The Sun. — London, England, 1867-09-05 00:00:00

IRELAND - - D ÜBLIN, Sept. 4. The deputation from the Reform League, who have come over, with the chivalrous Mr. Beales at their head, to enlist recruits for their new move ment, must have learnt by this time how difficult a task they have undertaken. It was not natural, perhaps, that Mr. Beales should have anticipated triumphant success, though Mr. Bright, the first a postle of the cause , had failed in a similar mission. "With the laurels thick and fresh upon him which he won so gloriously, as he tell us, in Hyde-park, he had courage for any enterprise, and he certainly is not wanting in perseverance. But he can hardly fail to see that the people to whom he now appeals for support 'rive no real sympathy wi:11 his cause or himself. His friends may have ~ . .e.i=pected this when they thought it expedient to send a lecturer with him such as Mr. Jones, who, as a political martyr, might find favour in their sight, and be the more likely to engage their attention. It is vain, how ever, to stir up now the embers of agitation in this country, at least for such objects as Mr. Beales and his associates have in view. Some leading politicians deplore, but all admit, theinaction and indifference which prevail on the subject of Reform. The Irish people know extremely little, and care far less, about it. It has been found necessary, in order to obtain any footing for the League, that other ques tions than Reform should be pressed into its ser vice. But with all the adventitious aids which have been resorted to in order to make popular preju dices and passions subservient to the success of this movement, it has failed to make any great impres sion on the masses. The new war-cries of " resi dential manhood suffrage" and " vote by ballot" still fall coldly upon Irish ears, and, conscious of this, the advocates of the movement are obliged to invoke the spirit of Fenian disaffection whenever they want to kindle any enthusiasm or sympathy. The great public meeting, which has been pro duced by the protracted labour of successive confer ences, was held last evening in the theatre of the Mechanics' Institute—a building capable of accom modating about 1,500 persons. It was crowded. The banners of the Regular Tailors and Coopers were displayed on the platform. The Lord Mayor occupied the chair. Apprehending a renewal of the scenes which occurred when Mr. Bright appeared in the same place, the managers of the meeting had a body of about 50 coal-porters enrolled as a protec tive force to maintain order. The special constables performed the duty most efficiently after their own fashion, by inflicting summary punishment upon any one who ventured to express dissent during the evening. Their services were frequently called into requisition, and the unhappy individual who sup posed that he was at liberty to offer the slightest in terruption was immediately pounced upon, severely handled, and expelled ignominiously from the hall. The Lord Mayor, on taking the chair, expressed a hope that the meeting would be conducted in such a manner as to reflect credit upon the city, and called upon those present to put out any one who interrupted—a direction which was strictly obeyed. The secretary, Mr. Shanley, a compositor, read a letter from Mr. J. S. Mill, expressing regret that he had not received an invitation to attend until after he had left England. He also presented as address to Mr. Beaks from the Irish Reform League. Mr. Bales then addressed the assembly. He reiterated the appeals which he made at previous meetings for a real union between the people of England and of Ireland, and alluded to the support he had received from The O'Donoghue in the Hyde-park agitation. Referring to the late speech of the Lord-Lieuten ant, he said the time was not far distant when Ire land would be a source of strength, instead of weak ness, to England, and they would no longer see the people of the country decreasing while cattle and bank deposits were increasing. The O'Donoghue followed in a characteristic ad dress. He said—" Dablin should be the stronghold of patriotism, the headquarters of nationality. The English and Scotch people were animated by a generous desire to make reparation for the untold wrongs inflicted by the British Government. As an evidence of their feelings he stated that he had met with the warmest sympathy for the political pri soners. (Loud cheers.) The mass of the English people knew that the political prisoners were en shrined in the hearts of millions in this country. (Cheers for Burke.) The generous English people expressed their deepest conviction that the political prisoners had sacrificed their all on the altar of patriotism, and Mr. Bright had declared at Man chester that their prison doors should be opened and the captives set free. (Great cheering and some in terruption.) He called on Irishmen to unite with the Engliih reformers, who were prepared to let them use their political rights in whatever way they pleased, and the Irish reformers accepted their help on those conditions. (Great applause.) He thought that the Reform Bill of last session put them far on the road towards the attainment of their political rights. lie concluded by moving a resolution de• mending an immediate extension of the Reform Bill to Ireland, and expressing the opinion that manhood suffrage and the ballot would afford the only satis factory settlement of popular rights." A Mr. Ci'Donnell, in seconding the motion, re ferred in a similar strain to the Irish political pri soners. Mr. Moyer, Vice-President of the Scottish Reform League, supported the resolution. He advo cated the equal claims of all classes to the suffrage, ohtained a show of the audience's sympathy by a further reference to Fenianismn, and eulogised the coal porters. The Rev. Mr. Mullen, who has avowed hiliself a convert to Mr. Jones's views, though he had previously lost all faith in agitation, moved another resolution. Mr. Mowatt seconded it in a speech which had a very disquieting effect upon the audience. An ohservation of his gave occasion for a scene of great violence and uproar. Ile complained that the people were expatriated to make room for fit beasts, and were deprived of their cattle, wideli were sent across the Channel. To this re mark " a voice" replied that the English sent money in return. The audience hissed, and the speaker called upon them not to mind that sheep, which would soon be done bleating. The voice re torted " Shut up ; none of your gammon." This was the signal for the storm. The " sheep " was instantly seized by the coal-porters and dragged out as if to the slaughter. He was struck with great violence, and at first bore the ill-treatment with meekness, but at length venturing to remon strate he was silenced by so many clenched fists that he was soon incapable of making any further noise. Two or three of the bystanders interfered, and being then taken for enemies were set upon and beaten savagely. The sounds of the blows were distinctly audible amid the general uproar, but no one attempted to protect the victims, and the Lord Mayor still presided with unruffled composure. At length the luckless group of intending peace makers, having run the gauntlet through the crowd of assailants, were violently thrust into the street. The scene called forth the remark from his Lord ship that now that the " temporary cloud which hail overshadowed the gallery had been dispelled, he hoped they would proceed in harmony." Mr. E. Jones then addressed the meeting. He was followed by Mr. Cook, an aucticnecr, and Mr. Cleary, grocer, completed the array of speakers. Though the proceedings inside were sufficiently ani mated, there were no manifestations of excitement outside, and the city generally wears its usual quiet azpecie uerufll.2l by the tremendous efforts of the Reform missionaries and their friends to get up a popular deuinnstration. Another branch of the Orange prosecutions in the coal-Ay of Down was ope ned on Monday, at Prom era petty sessions, before Mr. Ebrington, R.M., and Mr.. Heron, J.P. No fewer than 41 persons appeared to answer the summons of Sub- Inspector M'lnerey, charging them with joining in a processsion and forming an unlawful assembly, having banners and emblems, the display of which was calculated to provoke animosity between diffe rent classes of her Majesty's subjects. It was proved by the testimony of constables that processions, num bering 200 or 300 persons, with Orange flags and emblems, with the indispensable accompaniment of fifes and drums playing " The Protestant Boys" and other party tunes, passed through the village on the 13th of July. ."..<;o disturbance took place. With the exception of ten, against whom there was not Tr tE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVE NINO, SEP FEMBER 5, 1867. • - _ sufficient evidence, informations were taken agains 'introduced to the audience the president elect, the the defendants, and the cases returned for trial at Duke of Bur .:eleuch. the next Downpatrick assizes. Four publicans, who The DUX E, who was warmly received, said (allud displayed Orange flags out of their windows on the ing to the p hrase " the bold Buccleuch") that of all same day, were fined 10s. each. the deeds at tempted by men of his race, perhaps the A fracas at the late Cattle Show between two boldest was his taking the chair on that occasion. gentlemen, who might have settled their differences It was not, however, for him to disparage the choice on another field if the police had not interfered, the Association had made, but rather to endeavour was the subject of inquiry before one of the magi- in his own'. 'way to discharge the duty laid upon him. strates at the Head Police-office yesterday. The It had be m the custom of former presidents to de combatants were Lieut.-Colonel Ireland, of Dona- liver on such occasions an elaborate address. For bute, and Mr. Andrew Conolly, J.P., of Tullamore, such a task he felt himself quite unqualified. He and the dispute arose during the excitement which would rathe7:. fail in speaking a few words from prevailed while the Lord-Lieutenant was inspecting his own heat and heart than succeed by borrow the horses. The parties pushed against each other, ing the tholghts of others, and depriving them angry words and at length blows were interchanged. of the fruit 3 of their own toil. He felt that On hearing the case the magistrate suggested that one of the z ;reatest gifts which Providence had it ought to be amicably settled, and so the " affair bestowed net Juan was intellectual power. It was of honour" was disposed of by mutual apologies. one vouchsafeil to few, and happy were they who E VENING . exercised it alight. In connection with this remark, _ the Duke alluded to the death of Faraday, one who, Mr. Johnston, of Ballykilbeg, and 25 others at tended to-day at Bangor petty sessions to answer though of humble origin, had risen to the highest summonses for breach of the Party Processions Act distinction as a man of science. He went on to say on the 12th July. All except two were sent for trial that he was one of those who held that the advance at the assizes. Mr. Johnston has issued an address ment and diffusion of science ought not to be con to the electors of Belfast offering himself in the s idered hostile to true religion, and he advocated the event of Mr. Getty's retirement. importance of making science a part of the instruc tion given in the public schools and Universities. He brought his address to a close by some remarks on the desirableness of resuming the system of storm signals. THE BRITISH ASSOCIA7ION. The 37th annual meeting of the British Associa• ion for the Advancement of Science opened las' Professor Phillips moved, and the Provost of Dundee seconded, a vote of thanks to his Grace, and the meeting separated. night in Dundee. The present is the first visit of the Association to that important city of industry, and only once has that learned body been further north, viz., at Aberdeen in 1869, on which memorable oc casion the chair was taken by the Prince Consort. It is the sixth time since the Association was formed that it has met on the north side of the Tweed, Edinburgh having been twice honoured with a visit, namely, in 1834 and 1850, and Glasgow in 1842 The Oxfordshire Members on Reform. BICESTER, Wednesday. The first of the Oxfordshire agricultural gather ings was held yesterday, and the show of imple- meats, roots, &c., was very satisfactory. A nume rous party dined together under a large awning at the back of the King's Arms, but their comfort was disagreeably disturbed by a violent storm of thund der, lightning, and rain, which lasted for a consider able time, and at times rendered the voices of the speakers almost inaudible. The chair was taken by Sir Algernon W. Peyton, and among the guests were the Earl of Jersey, Mr. Henley, M.P., Colonel North, M.P., Colonel Fane, M.P., the Hon. Mr. H. J. North, Colonel Percy Herbert, the Rev. J. C. Blomfield, and 1.55. The town of Dundee has made active efforts for the reception of the learned body, and in only one instance can the preparations be said to be behindhand, viz., in the case of the Albert Institute —a philosophical institute erected in memory of Prince Albert, which, though rapidly pushed for ward, is scarcely yet ready to give comfortable ac commodation to the Section of Geography and Eth- nology, for whose reception the hall has been set apart. The Albert Institute is from a design by Mr. G. Scott, and, presenting four sides to view, it oc cupies a site which presented no small difficulty to that architect. On the east side it is left unfinished, but it presents to north, south, and west some very beautiful features. On the west front, however, the original design has been departed from by the erec _ _ tion of a double staircase outside, intended for faci lity of egress from the hall, but appearing to the eye rather an excrescence on the building. Among the other buildings set apart for the meetings of the Association are the Royal Exchange, the fine hall of which forms the reception-room; the Kinnaird Hall, which, with the addition of temporary galleries, will accommodate an audience of above 2,000 ; the Volunteers' Hall, a new structure erected for indoor drill, but for the timo opened as an exhibition of paintings and other works of art, to which the Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Kinnaird, the Earl of Camper- down, and other noblemen have sent some very vain. able contributions ; the High School, whefe two of the sections will meet, the Watt Institution Hall, &c If not so well supplied with public buildings as some other towns—and it is yet deficient in halls of great size—Dundee can boast of offering upon the whole good accommodation for such a gathering as the British Association will command in a provincial town of the kind. There are, in addition to the proper meetings of that Association, many incidental attractions held out to its members and associates. There will be a lecture this evening to the working classes by Professor Tyndal on " Matter and Force ;" to-morrow evening Mr. A. Geikie, director of the Geological Survey of Scotland, will address the members of the Association on the " Geological Origin of the Scenery of Scotland ;" and on Monday Mr. A. Herschel will deliver a lecture on " Meteors and Meteorites." A cattle show has been set on foot by the Agricultural Associations of Forfarshire and neighbouring counties, favoured also by the patronage of the Ilighlan'l and Agricultural Society of Scotland. It will be opened to-morrow on the Magdalen-green, in the extreme west of the town, while in the Baxter-park, in the extreme east, a splendid flower show, accommodated in 15 marquees, was opened yesterday morning. A Chess Congress is sitting in the rooms of the Caledonian Railway, and to-morrow and Tuesday evening next the exhi bition of art already referred to will be opened. Saturday afternoon and Thursday next are devoted to excursions to such places as the University seat of St. Andrew's, the city of Perth, the seaports of Montrose and Arbroath, the seats of the Earl of Airlie, the Earl of Strathmore, Lord Kinnaird, Sir David Baxter, &c. While geologists will be attracted by the remarkable fossil deposits in Dura Dew, the lovers of the traditional and historical will find abundant material of interest in the an cient Palace of Falkland, the seat of th 3 early Scottish Stuarts, and in Lochleven, once the prison of Mary, Queen of Scots. To give still further variety to the entertainment provided for the savans, it may be mentioned that a grand ball is to be held in Kinnaird Hall on Tuesday evening. To give visitors some insight into the industrial occu pations of the town, the principal spinners and manufacturers have invited visits to their premises, including Messrs. Baxter, Brothers; A. and D. Edward and Co. ; Gilroy, Brothers, and Co.; Cox, Brothers, &c. Various public buildings will be thrown open, including the Royal Infirmary, Dun dee Asylum, and the Morgan Hospital. The latter is an institution fur the education and maintenance of boys, on a basis similar to that of Heriot's Hos pital and kindred foundations in Edinburgh. It occupies a commanding site on the heights above the Baxter Park, and forms one of the most conspi cuous ornaments of the town. It is yet in an unfinished state, but its arrangements are suffi ciently advanced to admit of visitors. The fund for the building and endowment, about £lOO,OOO, was left by John Morgan, an Indian merchant, who was a native of the town, and whose inheritance was the subject of a prolonged litigation between his rela tives and the public authorities. The town of Dundee, though of great antiquity, has little or no historical remains, always excepting the " old steeple," said to have been founded in the 12th century by the Earl of Huntingdon, brother to William the Lion, King of Scotland. The attendance at the present meeting, though not equal to that which h3s been noted at towns of larger size, is, nevertheless, creditable to the town of Dundee, nearly 2,000 tickets having up to last night been issued. The principal office-bearers of the year are :—President, the Duke of Buccleuch, K.G. ; Vice. Presidents, the Earl of Airlie, Lord Kinnaird, Sir John Ogilvy, M.P., Sir David Baxter, Sir Roderick Inapsey Murchison, Director-General of the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ire land ; Sir David Brewster, Principal of the Univer sity of Edinburgh, and Dr. James Forbes, Principal of the United College, St. Andrew's. The secretaries are Mr. Gulton and Professor Hirst, with Mr. Griffiths, assistant-secretary, and Messrs. 'fender son, Anderson, and Gloag, local secretaries. Mr. W. Spottiswoode attends as general treasurer, and Mr. A. Scott officiates as local treasurer. The fol lowing gentlemen are the presidents of the sections, ‘vhichmeaentd Physic- morning scienc e, at 11 : —A, Mathe matical Professor Sir W. Thomson, D.C.L. ; B, Chemical Science, Professor T. Anderson, tlasrow University ; C, Geology, Mr. A. GeilKk; D, Biology, Professor Sharpey ; E, Geography and Ethnology, Sir S. Baker ; F, Eco nomic Science and Statistics, Mr. Grant Duff, M.P.. G, Mechanical Science, Professor W. J. M. R an : kine, University of Glasgow. In the afternoon a meeting of the general com mittee was held, at which the usual reports were presented and approved. The inaugural meeting in the evening was at tended by above 2,000 persons. While the audience were still assembling, Sir David Brewster fainted from the heat, and had to be carried out of the hall. Professor PHILLIPS announced shortly after Sir David's removal that he was decidedly better. The chair was taken, in the absence from indispo sition of Mr. Groves, by Sir R. Murchison, who the Rev. Mr. Trench, &c. The usual loyal toasts having been given and duly honoured, The CHAIRMAN proposed "The Army, Navy, and Volunteers," to which Colonel NORTH responded. The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocess." The Rev. J. C. BLOMFIELD, in responding to the toast, expressed a hope that the laity would cordially co-operate with the clergy in sharing the burdens which too frequently rested on the poor clergyman alone, and that their joint efforts would greatly tend to promote the education and improvement of the people. (Cheers.) In conclusion, the rev. gentleman proposed " The Lord Lieutenant and Magistrates of the County." (Cheers.) The Earl of JER SEY briefly responded. The CHAIRMAN next proposed "The Health of the Three County Members." The toast was drunk with great enthusiasm. Mr. HENLEY, whose voice was almost overpowered by the pelting of the heavy rain, said that although he had often had the pleasure of meeting his friends at Bicester and elsewhere, it had never fallen to his lot to address them in a position where it was almost necessary to put up umbrellas to keep the wet from their heads--(laughter)—but he hoped it would not be considered like a prophecy of things evil to their future meetings, however it might have the effect of cutting the present one short. (Laughter and cheering.) He thought, under the circumstances, that the best thing he could do would be to express what he had to say in as few words as possible. There was now hardly anything to talk of but the future. They had had plenty of the past. They had had the cattle plague, but he hoped and trusted they had got rid of that. At all events, if those in authority stood to what they -had said when they expressed their belief that the Conti nent was always infected, and would stop infected beasts from coming in, we might hope to get rid of the cattle plague altogether within the four corners of the country. He resided in a neighbourhood which had suffered severely, and could not help expressing his thanks to his neighbours for the kind and liberal manner in which they had come forward to pay the burden imposed upon them in order to assist their suffe r i ng b re th ren . (Ch eer s.) That feel inglnydgo general, n friendlyet h r a e l ,and support mmanner congratulated n e t e h r ey i n had w h i which given,i his but was fr o ign given. eh d ne s k no i nt kind n , as t t (Cheers.) It was impossible for any one who had been in the thick of it not to say a word about Re form. (Hear, hear.) All that could be hop,2d was that the people would gain what they had for the last 14 years been taught they Q ht ug to gain. He was one of those who, for the, la s t 14 years Laving seen successive Prime Ministers put into the Queen's mouth words in which the people were told they ought to have an extension Lof the suffrage, chose no longer to play the humbug, and thought it neces sary honestly to settle the question if it was possible to do so. (Cheers.) Hit beene believedhad on—he was going to say that the best principle— but, at all events, in the only mode in which it could have been settled with any prospect of per manence ; and he trusted that the people of this country, in whose good sense he hadthe greatest confidence, would use fairly and properly the great trust which had been placed in their hands. (Cheers.) It was impossible for any one not to have seen the vast spread of intelligence and energy whith had been manifested, especially those who had lived as long as he had done. Not only must they have seen that spread of intelligence and energy, but they must have witnesses many things which had tended to improve the condition of the 1 peop e. They had seen a great diminution in the amount of crime and drunkenness and immorality ; and 1h a t ough there was still plenty of evil and sin in the world, they could not but feel that the changes b which ad been made were vastly for the better. (Cheers.) In the face of enormous temptations—in the face of crease of wealth, which was an enormous tempta tion to abuse—in the face of all discouraging cir cumstances those who looked back for 40 or 50 years must do so with great confidence in the people of this country. (Cheers.) For his own part, he had always done so, and he hoped to live to see his expec tations still further fulfilled. (Cheers.) Ile would just say a word on another subjelt, on which his rev. friend had touched, and that was the question of edu cation, which in the next session must conic very prominently before Parliament. He hoped the great friends of education would try to accommo date matters as far as possible, and would not strain the line too tightly ; that they would not endeavour to take away from useful occupation those persons whose services were necessary to the land, and that those who had the care of them would take every opportunity of making them useful members of so ciety. Those who were taught to do their duty to God and man would make the best labourers, and the most sure way to give them that knowledge was to train them in good schools where these matters were properly attended to. (Loud cheers.) Colonel NORTH, in responding to the toast, ex pressed his concurrence in the remarks which had fallen from his right hon. friend—that they had passed through a most eventful session—one that gave many hon. members cause to consider most deeply, and his hope was that they had decided for the good of the country. His right hon. friend had said, and most truly, that the greatest possible re liance might be placed on the good sense of our fel low-countrymen. The opportunity of showing that good sense was now afforded them, and he hoped that the privileges which they had obtained would tend to promote the honour and glory of the country. (Cheers.) No doubt they had been " called over the coals" for having been parties to the passing of the Reform Bill ; but, after 14 years' dangling about the country, he thought it was necessary that something should be .done. (Hear.) That being the case, it was impossible to do it by halves ; and he thought their leader had taken a right and proper course i n going to the foundation of the matter at once. He trusted that what had been done would prove bene ficial to the country. On both sides of the House every possible attention had been given to the sub ject, and be could honestly say that in no previous session of Parliament bad there been a more sincere desire to do justice to all classes of the community. (Cheers.) Colonel PANE also expressed his thanks for the kind and and flattering manner in which the toast had been received, and the satisfaction which he and his colleagues felt in paying these annual visits to their constituents. (Cheers.) A great deal had been said about the last Session of Parliament. lle would only say that during the Session his regular habits had been greatly disturbed by the Reform Bill, for, instead of being able to go to bed at 10 o'clock and rise at 8 the next morning, he. had fre quently been obliged to sit up until 3. (Laughter and cheers) All this had been caused by that tre mendous Reform Bill which it was said would do much good to the country ; but as Lord Derby had said , " it was a leap in the dark," and no one could reallysay what would be the result. The bill had been most ably carried through by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who had received most valuable assistance from his right hon. friend (Mr. Henley). The success of the measure was greatly owing to what his right hon. friend had slid in the house, and ce on an important point, Possessed; for sometimes t w o h e t n h e a influence w t o h o i c k h p h l a e and an bon. member was unable to make up his mind, it was a common thing to inquire, " Which way does Mr. Henley go?" (Cheers.) During the discussions on the Reform Bill Mr. Henley carried so many hon. members with him that, whether the Reform Bill be a good or a bad measure, its success was in a great measure attributable to his right hon. friend. (Cheers.) acknowledged the HENL EYcom- Mr air . man pliment. " who then briefly Ch Success to the society, and several other toasts of a local character, were afterwards given and re sponded to. SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATIIAIIL On Monday, the 2d of September, some further r ‘ night siege operations vere carried on at Chatham. The whole of the dicers and men of the Royal Engineers paraded . at Bp.m., and were told into two working parties —one to continue the construction of the battery commenced on the previous Wed nesday, the other to trace out a first parallel and three batteries in connection therewith—that is to say, to perform the very first operation of breaking ground before a besieged fortress. This latter was carried out in the great lines, in the direction of and facing Fort Amherst. On reaching the ground the construction of the three-gun sunken battery was proceeded with by the first party. The lines of fire of the several batteries, proposed to be traced on the great lines, having been laid down before dark by the officers is charge, the actual tracing was commenced as soon as it bad become sufficiently dusk to prevent danger of discovery from the for tress. The batteries and parallel were so arranged that the latter might serve as a screen to the former. Communications from the rear to the right and left of the parallel were also traced. On arrival on the ground, about 9 p.m., the men detailed for that duty were extended along the line traced out, as a working party. _ _ _ The electric light was used both by besieged and besiegers—by the former, as before, from the para pet near the end of St. Mary's casemates , and by the latter from the trenches near the sunken battery. The attacking force h a d, on this occasion, arranged their light to act through an opening-- a kind of funnel, so to speak—through the parapet of their works, so as to give protection as far as possible to the lamp and to the men employed in working it from the fire of the defenders. This opening was one foot square on the inside, where the light was placed, with a lateral splay towards the outside, where its dimensions were lft. high and aft. wide, forming a kind of fan-shaped embrasure, the cen tral line of which was directed towards the position of the defenders' light. The r esult thus obtaine d was very similar to that on the p revious Friday night. Some of the outer rays were, of course, obstructed by the sides of the opening, but the central focus still remained sufficiently brilliant to counteract the opposing light as before. An attempt was made by the defenders to dis cover, by means of their electric light, the working party extended along the parallel and batteries in in the great lines, but without success. The dis tance to the nearest point of their line was about 800 and to the furthest point about 1,500 yards. The only object made out was a bell tent, about 1,000 yards distant, which was very indistinctly visible with a glass, figures moving across its white surface being a lso j ust p erce p t ible ; people moving a long the road to New Bro mpton, about 500 yards dis.it'ahnetnwas extremely ha zy , an d cousequeh tl y unfavourable, n ight were , however, clearly di s ti ngu i s h a bl e . to the lights, but it seems doubtful w h e th e r men in dark c lo thing and against the mode rately dark backg round ex isting could have been made out, even under favourabl e c i rcums t ances , a t this distance (800 yards and upwards). Ni g ht s ignalling was again carried on with Capt. Bolton's line and magnesium lights, as on the pre- vious occasions. The working parties of the attacking force were, as before, under the superintendence of Col. Len nox, C. 8., V.C. , Instructor i n Fieldworks, and the electricu r isn lightsof and under the personal pAnderson, R.E., Assistant- Instructor in Tel e g ra p h y at the Royal Engineers' s evio Lieut. signalling Establishment, the whole being under the command of Lieut.-Col. Fitzroy Somerset, R.E. Major-General Freeman Murray, commandant of the garrison, accompanied by his st a ff, was on the ground, and expressed himself highly pleased with the steady, quiet, and orderly manner in which the men were extended, as a working party, along the parallel and batteries traced on the great lines, as well as with the general arrangements of the whole of the operations. There were numerous spectators present, includ ing several officers of the garrison. HEAL TH. THE PUBLIC (From the Registrar-Generars Return•) In the week that ended on Saturday, August 31, 4,221 births and 2,903 deaths were registered in London and 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom. The 'annual rate of mortality was 24 per 1,000 persons living. The annual rate of mortality last week was 22 per 1,000 in London, 22 i n Edi n b urg h, and 21 in Dub lin ; 20 in Bristol, 32 in Birmingham , 30 in Liverpool, 32 i n M anchester, 29 in Salford, 28 in Sheffield, 26 in Leeds, 25 in Hull, 40 in Newcastle upon-Tyne, and 22 in Glasgow. T he rate in Vienna was 27 per 1,00 0 d u ring the week ending the 24th ult., when the mean temperature was 9.9 deg. Fahrenh e it hi gher t h an in the same week in London, where th e rate was 21. The mortality f rom di a rrhoea during last week showed an increase in nearly all the large towns, but more particularly in Manchester, Birmingham, and Sheffield. Of the above rates from all causes the following proportions resulted from diarrhoea : —.4 per 1,000 iu London, 6 in Liverpool, 9 in Sheffield, 11 in Manchester and Salford, and the highest, 12 per 1,000, is Birminghatn. Li New castle the mortality showed a further considerable iiler,ase upon previous weeks, while iu Leeds the mortality from all causes, but more especially from diarrhoea, had sensibly declined. In London th e bi rt h s o f 1,034 boys and 1 , 051 girls, in all 2,085 c hild ren , were registered in the week. In the correspon di n g wee ks of ten years, 1857-66, the a verage num b er , corrected for increase of population, is 1,937. The deaths registerel in London during the week were 1,288. It was the 35th week of the year, and the average number of deaths for that week is, with n correction for increase of population, 1,269. The deaths in the present return exceed by 19 the estimated number. The deaths of 208 c hildren and 18 adults from diarrhoea were regist ere d last week. Thir t y -ei g ht cases occurred in th e w est, 58 in the north, 24 in the central, 40 in the east, and 66 in the south dis- tricts. Cholera or choleraic diarrhoea proved fatal to 16 children and 6 adults. The 226 deaths from diarrhoea and the 22 deaths from cholera are slightly in excess of the deaths from the same causes in the previous week. The cases are sporadic. The health officers in all such cases should still see that disinfectants are effectually em ployed. In the corresponding week of last year the deaths from diarrhoea were 128, and from cholera 198. By Dr. Frankland's analysis of the water supplied by the London companies it appears that both the New River and the East London waters contained n 100,000 tons 23 tons of extraneous matter, the other companies still more, while the West Middle sex water contained 29 tons, and the Kent 40 tons of stuff of various kinds. The previous sewage con tamination of all the waters at the time of analysis had apparently beee converted into innocuous com pounds. By this test the East London waters were then the best, the Chelsea and the Kent waters the worst of the eight. The turbidity of +1 South wark water implies some defect in the process of filtration. Kensington ; Brompton-At 6, John's• terrace, on Aug. 29, the daughter of a fishmonger, aged 9 months, choleraic diarrhoea (4 days), convulsions (several hours). Chelsea; North-east.-At 4, Ter race-court, on Aug. 26, a labourer, aged 21 years, choleraic diarrhcea (2 days), consecutive fever (3 days). St. George, Hanover-square ; Belgrave.- At 20, Aylesford-street, on Aug. 27, the son of a grocer's clerk, aged 4 months, choleraic diarrhcea, convulsions. Marylebone ; Rectory.-At 11, Gray street, on Aug. 29, a female, aged 20 months, choleraic diarrhcea (2 days). Marylebone ; St. John.-At 40, North-street, on Aug. 25, the son of a french polisher, aged 1 year, choleraic diarrhcea. Pancras ; Somers-town.-At 45, Clarendon-square, on Aug. 24, the son of a commercial traveller, aged 2 weeks, choleraic diarrhcea. Hackney ; West.- On Aug. 28, the wife of a blacksmith, aged 29 years, cholera (24 hours), premonitory diarrhcea (3 days). Hackney.-At 14, London-terrace, Dal ston, on Aug. 27, the daughter of a compo sitor, aged 6 weeks, infantile cholera. Strand ; St. Clement Danes.-At 13, Clare street, on Aug. 26, the daughter of a commercial traveller, aged 8 weeks, English cholera, Clerkeu well. Amwell.-At 12, Yardley-street, on Aug. 27, the wife of a coachman, aged 67 years, cholera (4 days). Shoreditch, St. Leonard.-At 52, Paul street, on Aug. 22, the son of a cabinet maker, aged 2 months, choleraic diarhcea (5 days). In the same sub-district, at 19, Cotton's-garden, on Aug. 26, the son of a tailor, aged 3 months, cholera (8 days), convulsions (2 days). In the same sub-district, at 33, Red Lion-street, on Aug. 27, the daughter of a check taker at a theatre, aged 8 months, choleraic diarrhcea, exhaustion. Bethnal-green, Church.-At 1, Bath-street, on Aug. 25, a greengrocer, aged 56 years, choleraic sickness, diarrhoea. In same sub district, at 50, New York-street, on Aug. 27, the daughter of a machine maker, aged 15 months, cholera (14 days). Whitechapel, Spitalfields.-At 13, Great Pearl- street, on Aug. 25, the son of a silk weaver, aged 4 months, choleraic diarrhoea (7 days). Poplar, Poplar.-At 3, Orchard-place, on Aug. 26, a painter, aged 47 years, cholera, suppres sion of urine. In the same sub-district, at 20, Ade laide-place, on Aug. 29, the daughter of a grocer, aged 7 months, choleraic diarrhcea (21 hours). Lam beth, Church 2d.-At 30, Glyn-street, on Aug. 21, the daughter of a prison warder, aged one year, in fantile cholera, convulsions. Lambeth, Norwood.- At 1, Camden-terrace, Gipsy-hill, on Aug. 25, the daughter of a house agent, aged 5 years, diphtheria (14 days), cholera in collapse (12 hours). Green wich, East.-At 8, Reece's-place, on Aug. 27, the son of an engineer, aged 6 months,, , English cholera (2 days). Greenwich, Woolwich P6ckyard. -At 8, Sun-alley, on Aug. 25, the wife of a tailor, aged 50 years, choleraic diarrhoea. The deaths of six persons who were killed by horses or carriages in the streets were registered. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.894 in. The barometrical reading decreased from 30.4 in. on Wednesday, Aug. 28, to 30 - Olin. on the same day ; increased to 30-04 in. on Thursday, Aug. 29, ant decreased to 29-70 in. on Saturday, Aug 31. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 61 . 7 deg., which is F 8 deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher.) The highest day temperature was 77.6 deg., on Saturday, Aug. 31. The lowest night temperature was 46.3 deg., on Wednesday, Aug. 28. The entire range of temperature in the week was, therefore, 31.3 deg. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 65.7 deg. ; that of the lowest was 63 . 6 deg. The difference between the mean-dew point tem perature and air temperature was 5.9 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 81, complete saturation being represented by 100. Ozone was observed on four days of the week. Rain fell to the amount of 0.14 in., on Monday, Aug. 26, and 0.06 in. on Thursday, Aug. 29. The general direction of the wind was S.W. Accord ing to a return furnished by the engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works the average daily quantity of sewage pumped into the river Thames at ,the : Southern Outfall Works, Crossness, was 42,859,168 gallons, or 191,729 cubic metres, equi valent to about as - - nany tons by weight. THE 111ANCHES7ER TRADES UNION INQUIRY. MANCIIESTER, Wednesday. The commissioners charged with the investiga tion into the nature and operation of trades unions in Manchester and the surrounding district held their first sitting this morning in the Manchester Assize Courts. The commissioners are—Mr. P. A. Pickering, Q.C., Mr. F. Irving Barstow, and Mr. G. Chance ; the secretary to the commissioners is Mr. J. Shiel. The Chief Commissioner (Mr. Pickering), in opening the inquiry, stated that the commissicners had received their appointment under two Acts of Parliament passed last session to facilitate in cer tain cases the proceedings of the commissioners ap pointed to inquire into the operation of trades unions. These Acts gave power to the Government, upon certain applications, to appoint examiners to inquire into acts of intimidation and wrong alleged to have been committed, encouraged, or connived at by trades unions, whether of workmen or masters. The present inquiry was intended for the benefit of both masters and workmen, and would he con ducted in a fair and impartial spirit. It was not directed against any particular trades union, the commissioners being authorised to receive evidence that might affect any trades union, club, or associa tion implicated in unlawful practices. The object of the Legislature had not been to denounce trades unions, for no one could deny the benefits that arose from such clubs and associations when estab lished for lawful purposes, and carried on by law ful means. It was only when they went beyond these limits and attempted to control freedom of will and of labour that they were to be condemned. If there was any one right that a man might con sider to be more than another his own it was the exercise of his own personal strength and skill, and any body of men who attempted to control or interfere with this right was deserving of the strongest condemnation. The workman had as much right to have his personal skill and in dustry protected as the masters had to be left un controlled in the conduct of their business. The conunissioners trusted that they would have the ready co-operation of both masters and workmen, and that their labours would tend in some degree to put down that social tyranny which had already in flicted so much injury on employers and so much misery on the workmen. They would receive evi dence on both sides with the greatest impartiality, and although no one but themselves would be allowed to examine witnesses, they would be glad to receive any suggestions that might be made for the purpose of aiding them in obtaining the objects sought for by the inquiry. The commissioners bad power to compel the attendance of witnesses and to examine them on oath, and they had also power to give a certficate of - indemnity to any person who might come forward and make a full and true disclosure of all matters in respect of which he might be exa- mined. Therefore if any person, whatever outrages he might have been a party to, would make a full disclosure of all he knew he would be saved from any criminal proceedings in respect of these outrages. The names of many such persons were known to the commisssoners, and it was to be hoped that they would avail themselves of the opportunity now afforded them, not only of obtaining indemnity for past wrongs, but of making, by a candid confession of all they knew of how such outrages as they might have been engaged in had been promoted or encou raged, the best atonement in their power for their past transgressions. The first witness examined was Thomas Meadows, a master brickmaker, at Stockport. He said he was in partnership with his brother, and had carried on business at Stockport for eight years, and previously at Reddish. They employed about 100 men, of whom 24 were members of two unions—those of Stockport and Oldham. The wages of the men varied from 30s. to 503. a week. In June, 1864, witness made an alteration in the shape of the bricks he manu factured, so that they might fit a hand machine. This alteration effected a saving of 10d. a thousand, and some of the union workmen came to witness and said they might make the alteration if they would give the men the 10d. John Jackson, Wm. Fox, George Bailey, and three others came to wit ness, Jackson and Fox being the spokesmen. Wit ness refused the 10d., but offered to give the men 6d. The result was that the 24 union men struck work. The strike lasted three weeks, but before be end of that time three men came to the firm and accepted the 6d. Soon after this three of the strike men came and asked witness if he had given the men who had come back the 10d. per thousand, and witness said he had not. The other union men then offered to return to their work if witness would turn away the three men who had gone back. Wit ness refused to do this, and subsequently the union -meu returned to their work at the terms offered them. The three men whose dismissal had been de- manded were named Wild, Child, and Fallows. At 1 o'clock on the morning of the 3d Aug., after the strike, witness was called to Wild's house, and found him in bed with his legs and arms badly burnt. Cheetham and Slater, two of the union men, were apprehended the same day on the charge of having assaulted Wild. Witness was examined afterwards at the trial, and was asked by some union men to sign a memorial for a commutation of the sentence on Cheetham and Slater. Wild was ill for a long time after the assault. Recently witness and his brother began to build some houses, and their men " turned out" in consequence of witness and his brother having set a brick. Witness sent for the turn-outs, and they sent a man who demanded on their behalf a penalty of 103. before the men would return to work. Witness paid the £2 10s. on condition that it was to be returned if it were ound on investigation that the men were in the A similar demand was made against wrong. a contractor employed by witness, but he refused to pay, and gave up the contract in consequence. Witness had only set one brick, and his object was to give the man a treat, because it was an under stood thing that if the master set a brick he should spend half-a-crown or so among the men. For a fortnight after the last strike witness was prevented from obtaining bricks in the neighbourhood. Thomas Wild, a brickburner, stated that in 1864 he was employed by the last witness, and was a " contribution man" in the Stockport Brickmakers' Union. That was to say, he paid is. per week, but received no benefit from the union. Remembered leaving when the men turned out in consequence of the dispute about the 101 per 1,000. Witness was paid 6s. a day, and had nothing to do with the price per 1,000. He was out about five weeks, and went in again with Child and Fallows. On the night of the 2d August witness was at the kiln, and about 12 o'clock he was attacked by six men. Before the assault one of the men had asked if he and his mate lie down for an hour or two, and witness said "Yes," and went to show him where to go. Slater was the man who spoke first, and witness directly afterwards recognised Cheetham. The other four came round then from an adjoining building. Cheetham then took up a lump of wood and struck witness with it. Slater pulled witness down, and the others joined in the attack, the result of which was that witness's right arm was broken in several places, and his leg and face were injured. Was in Stockport Infirmary for about six months after the assault. Cheetham and Slater were convicted, and sentenced to 20 years' penal servitude. Believed he was assaulted because he had gone to work before the remainder of the union men. Humphrey Holmes and William Potts told witness, after the crnviction of Slater and Cheetham, that they could guarantee him £2O if he would sign a paper they brought to him, and state that he did not know Slater and Cheetham. They said the papers had come from London, from Mr. Watkin, M.P. Witness afterwards received a paper signed by Holmes, Potts, and William Brown, guaranteeing, on condition that he signed the paper referred to, that he should be paid £5, and reinstated in all the benefits of the Brickmakers' Union. Witness consented to sign the paper in the presence of a solicitor, and he and the others went to the office of Mr. Andrews, a solicitor, in Bridge street, Manchester. The witness got a copy of the paper, which he now handed in. [The paper was read. it was in effect a memorial asking for a commutation of the sentence on Slater and Cheetham, and stating that witness believed neither of them was actuated by malice towards him personally, and that witness might have been mis taken in their identity.] Witness went on to say that he signed this paper because he was afraid he might otherwise get into a hobble. Ile never had any doubt about the identity of Slater and Cheetham. The promises made to him were some inducement. He went to the office of Mr. Watkin, M.P., on Bank Top, Manchester before he signed the paper, and there heard Mr. Watkin read the memorial. Mr. Watkin said it would do a deal of good, and asked whether the men were the right men. Witness said they ware Witness was afraid the brickmakers would do him an injury if he did not sign the paper. He had heard that a man named Bailey had been threaten ing to set fire to his (witness's) house. Witness was at present living under a feigned name in order that he might be quiet. When he was living in Regent-road, Salford, some men came to his house in the .night time, and kicked the panels of his door in. They said if witness would go out they would wash their hands in his blood. He believed one of these men was a " committee-man" in the union. Although witness paid a shilling a week he could not participate in the benefits of the union. Sarah Wild, wife of the last witness, described the injuries received by her husband on the night of the 2d of August, 1864, and corroborated other portions of his evidence. William Singleton, bricktnaker, formerly employed in Stockport, and now in Redditch, said he was a member of the Stockport Union, and was yesterday made treasurer. Had been treasurer before. The term of office only lasted three months. There were 200 members of the union. William Slater, the man who was imprisoned for the assault on Wild, was now president of the union. He was re-elected after he came out of prison, and had been president in 1864, the year in which the assault took place. Witness heard of the assault at the time. Slater was not president of the union then ; he was treasurer, and Cheetham, the other man who was convicted of the assault, was president. Witness was in bed at nine o'clock on the night of the 2d of August. Did not re►nember any meeting of the union or of union Inen on the Ist or 2d August. Witness was pressed somewhat closely on this point, and on being cautioned by the Chief Com missioner as to the consequences of his refusal to tell the truth as far as he knew it, and told that he would receive an indemnity if he made a full dis closure of all he knew, he admitted that he had some conversation on the night of the Ist August with some of the union men about the men who had gone back to work during the strike. Could not say whether Slater was present and took part in that conversation. Cheetham was not there. Cheet ham's defence was paid for out of the union funds. Witness did not take an active part in getting up the petition for a commutation of the sentence passed on Cheetham and Slater. Did not know why Wild had been illused. Knew a man named John Thorn ley, a brickmaker, who had 40,000 bricks destroyed in July, 1864. Could not say why the bricks were destroyed. Another man named Simpson, who was not an employer of union men, also had his bricks destroyed. A man named Bailey bad 50,000 bricks destroyed. The acceptance of the terms offered by Messrs. Meadows to the strike hands was sanctioned by a general meeting of the union. Witness would swear he was not present when Mr. Bailey's brick making plant was injured. Had heard that some of Mr. Bailey's barrows were cut, but did not know who did it. The inquiry was proceeding when our parcel was despl tchcd. MODERN NOVELS• There can be no doubt that a singular change has passed upon our light literature. It is not that its power has failed or its popularity diminished—much the reverse ; it is because a new impulse has been given and a new current set in the flood of contempo rary story-telling. We will not ask whence or front whom the influence is derived. It has been brought into being by society, and it naturally reacts upon society. The change perhaps began at the time when Jane Eyre made what advanced critics call her "protest" against the conventionalities in which the world clothes itself. We have bad many ti pro tests" since that time, but it is to be doubted how far they have been to our advantage. The point to which we have now arrived is certainly very far from satisfactory. The English mind is still so far borne that we do not discuss the seventh commandment with all that effu sion and fullness of detail which is common on the other side of the channel, though even in that re spect progress is daily being made ; but there are points in which we altogether outdo our French neighbours. To a French girl fresh from her con vent the novels of her own language are rigorously tabooed ; whereas we are all aware that they arc the favourite reading of her contemporary in this country, and are not unfrequently even the produc tion, with all their unseemly references and exhibi tions of forbidden knowledge, of young women) moved either bygthe wild foolhardiness of inexpe rience or by ignorance of everything that is natural and becoming to their condition. It is painful to in quire where it is that all these stories of bigamy and seduction, those soi-disant revelations of things that lie below the surface of life, come from. Sue 11 tales might flow here and there from one morbid imagination, and present themselves to us as moral phenomena, without casting any stigma upou society in general ; but this is not how they appear' They have taken, as it would seem, permanen t possession of all the lower strata of light literature . Above there still remains, it is true, a purer atmos phere, for which we may be thankful; but all our, minor novelists, almost without exception, are 01 the school called sensational. Writers who have no genius and little talent make up for it by displaying their acquaintance with the accessories and sur roundings of vice, with the means of seduction, an d with what they set forth as the secret tendencies 0.1 the heart—tendencies which, according to this interpretation, all point one way.—Blacktcoo ds Magazine for September. COUNTRY MARKETS. SALISBURY.—TUESDAY. At market this morning the attendance of farmers, lers, and dealers was limited. A shorter supply of DC" and old wheat was offered, and little business done, at pre vious prices. Barley is now coming to hand, and malting qualities were to-day inquired for, the topping figure 44s per qr. In oats and beans the trade was moderaL I and quotations were unchanged. Flour easier to buy. The following are the quotations :—Wheat realised fr° 64 58s to 74s ; barley, 31s to 43s ; oats, 268 to 32s ; bea l t i . to to 565; and peas, 44s to 48s per qr. Tares, from 5 3 4 -j , 6d per bushel ; Best bread, 16d ; household ditto , per 81b loaf. Flour, 47s to 50s per sack. HULL—TUESDAY. At our market to-day there was a small show of ? ) .„ g s : lish wheat, which sold readily at fully last week's 70 In foreign the demand was of a retail character at estro e'er prices. Barley was a slow sale, and grinding sods NO the turn easier. Oats and beans as before. nt English white wheat, 66s to 70a; red, 60s to 63s ; sic and Konigsberg, 64s to 70s ; Baltic red, 606 to t' s l Danich and tintitborg, tips to 62s ; Russian, 59s to 61 .,. Barley, English, 408 to 425; grinding, Mediterrano w ' 31s to 35s 6d. Oats, new English, 26s to 28s • Russit 26s to 275. Beans, old English, 58s to 60 s; ioreigul to 445. Peas, English blue, 42s to 44s Od ; foreign 4.4. s to 435; grinding, 43s to 44s Od per qr. MONMOUTIISIIIRE—TUESDAY. red The following are the average quotations: —Whoa ,t io r, , 7s 3d to 7s Gd per bushel; white, 7s 3d to 8s Od ; in fe ! n d. Gs Od to 6s Gd ; malting barley, 40s to 41s per qr ing ditto, 31s to 36s Od; beans, 43s to 45s ; white oats, Gd to 29s Gd ; black ditto, 26s Od to 27s Od. LYNN—TUESDAY. o stli At to- day's market had a fair supply of wheat, 17°- {A new, which sold steadily at rather over last week's (1 11° 110 (1 tions. There was but a slender supply of barley, 0 a prices no lower than last week. Oats and barley wer limited trade, at late rates. hite, New wheat, 66s to 71s ; new red, 58s to 61s; old for 70s to 74s ; old red, —s to —s per 36 stone. BarloY or, '" malting, 40s to 42s ; secondary, 36s to 38s.Osts,,,Ileas, . 24s to 28s per 21 stone. Beans, small, 48s to 40s to 42s per 28 stone. CORK—SEPT. 3. Od White wheat, 13s 01 to 14s 3d ; red, 12s Od to --$ black oats, 8 id to 8s 9a ; white, 9s Od to 108 Od. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the eloseof the market. s• a s. d. 0 Holywell Main l l 7B 0 , Originalcradoc .. ... p .........e.. 1 Hastings Hartley Walbottle Hartley l5 6 . Ships at market, 30—sold , 21. a.o. .... 1 . . 2 ,0 0 .. Foreign Mail packet List. MAILS DUE. &Astral& and New Zealand, via Southamptos Sept. •1 9 . Ditto, via Marseilles .............. ... ..... •••Sept. 1 3. Ditto, via Panama ......... . ...... . . Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Oct. 4. Ditto, by French packet ....... Sept. 22 ' Capa Verds. by Brazil packet C a pe of Good Hope. A scension. and St. Helena Se p t 27. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Se . ,A. 2 . Ditto, via Marseilles ... Sept. 1 3 * Falkland Islands Oct. 4 Gibraltar, via Southampton Sept. 2 . India, via Southampton Sept. 7 ' Ditto, via Mandl es Malta, Egypt, &c. Ditto, Marseilles . Sept. 43 ' slauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton. Sept. 2 , 9 ; Dial, via Marcel lea Sept. '''' Newfoundland Sept. 11' Portugal Oct. 4 ' Ditto, by private ship to Oporto ... Ditto ditto to Lisbon United States, Canada, California, &c., by British packet ..... ....... It ' Ditto, by United States packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet SePt 6 ' r West Coast of Africa . Madeira , and Teueriffe Set ,- 4. `Vest Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Balsa- 13. mas) Sept' - nt• '". Cubs and Mexico ,,SeP- Bahamas, via New York S e pt. Bermuda, via Halifax . ........... Births. • C° C REAGII —On the Ist inst., at 4G, Royal York-cresaagbi Clifton, Bristol, the wife of Lieut.-Col. C. 0. (-)l. 6th Royal Regiment, of a son. t Ori llj' LARKING—On the 2d inst., at Stone House, Eas stead, tho Lady Adela Larking, of a son, stillborn. v.- LoueoN—Ou the 2d inst., at Cheltenham, the wife °f Col. Loudon, Madras Staff, of a son. Marriages. , ohtl oll , ALTSTWICK— SUTTON—On the Ist inst., at Trinity ---Nspi' Ryde, Isle of Wight, Mr. John H. Austwiek of lt rir -V. brook, London, to Emily Maria, daughter of gr• "-... Sutton. irc hi EAST - FRASER— On the 31 inst., at St. James's CLA,ce, Piccadilly, Sir Gilbert A. G. East, Bart., of 1 131. ' 3 00 10 4 Berks, to Eleanor Theresa, eldest daughte r of Fraser, Madras Staff Corps. Deaths. r Bar e the 2d inst., at Bontingford, Mr. John - • solicitor, aged 67. t ype. DAMES—On the 29th ult.. at Withersdane House, Kent, Lieut.-Col. ArthuiDavies. 0 ihe. , HUGHES—On the 31st ult., at Dieppe, Edward S. B . 111* Esq., of 24, rue Montaigne, Paris, aged 36. S. d:P ti Clapham-road, i r lie lt e l HOOPER—On the I , s m t r i . u n st . ., H a . at 31, Hooper, aged o a inst., at WILLIAMS S —On the Ist U • Edmonton, * Upper Williams, aged 48. d D e WALBANCKE—On the Ist inst., at 79, Morti t ner-rc t' s tr, Beauvoir-town, James S. Walbancke, late of W 1 aged 63. __....•-••% vo. London : Printed and Published by WLLLIAAI ANNE of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at THE SUN Ogle% ; Strand, in tho Precinct of tho Se coy , in the COI"' blichilesex.—Thursday, September 5, 1867.