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MOSES and SON find it necessary to state that they do not employ any travellers or agents, and that their only Establishments are the above-men tioned. !UGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Pius DAY.-11orning, 12h. 53m.—Afternoon, lh. 16m. T)--Nlonnow.-horning, lh. 35m.—Afternoon, lh. 54m. T dy qr.:l Sum LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 1867. The Peace Congress at Geneva does not appear to have been very successful on the whole, but per haps that was hardly to be expected under the cir cumstances. GARIBALDI has now left for Italy, which is fortunate, for he was quite out of place in Germany. It is hardly fair to pass a judgment upon this distinguished man, since he was put in such a false position, but those who conducted the affair generally were much to blame for their indis cretion and ill-advised acts. In point of fact it has been a series of contradictions from beginning to end has this Peace Congress, and it is pretty evi dent to all that those who figured most promi nently in the matter set out to represent one set of ideas, and ended by promulgating another totally dissimilar. M. LEMON.NIER, at Tuesday's sittings, declared that the only way to put a stop to war was to establish Republican Government. Besides the inconsistency of such an assertion, it was most ill-judged to make it at a meeting which had for its avowed object the preservation of peace ; but the worst part of the affair was that GARIBALDI went out of his way to show his approval of these sentiments. Such a thing was most extraordinary, and showed the folly of inviting the General to an assembly of this nature. It is not to be wondered at that so unsuitable an exhibition as GARIBALDI embracing LEMONNIER at the conclusion of his speech should have been rebuked, and M. CAMPERIE, a Genevan Councillor of State,was perfectly justified in protesting against these appeals to a revolutionary spirit, as being quite inconsistent with Swiss neutrality. Another incon sistency to be noticed is that General PRIM was at this Congress, and his name alone is enough to show that the assembly was not composed of proper mem bers. We regret that GARIBALDI should have shown himself in such an unfavourable light ; but, at the same time, the chief blame lies at the door of those who were so ill advised and inconsiderate as to in vite him to such an affair, and it is to be hoped that for the future he will haie more sense than to comply with their requests. Peace Con gresses at the best are awkward subjects to enter upon, and very often do much more harm than good, so far as promoting the objects they profess to serve. What end, we may well ask, has been answered by this exhibition at Geneva ? Vague ideas have been sent afloat, most impossible plans have been promulgated, and altogether the affair has been a failure ; and, worse than that, it has sunk to the ridiculous after aiming at the sub lime. A more incongruous set of individuals could hardly have met together to effect a difficult task than those who figured at Geneva, and, as usual with reformers, they were too busy quarrelling with each other to enlighten the world at large very much about their meaning, or to state by what means the desired end should be attained. France and Ger many were invited to come to a good understanding on the question of internal liberty, which is a wide subject of contemplation certainly, but not one very likely to be settled iu a satisfactory manner. It would be difficult to say what has been done by this Congress, except to show that these Utopian schemes are quite impracticable, and generally make them worse instead of better, besides confusing persons by their misrepresentations. The news from Australia is always read with interest, and just now i❑ the dull season of the year it is refreshing to turn from the reiteration of the old subjects of debate among ourselves to the poli tics and perplexities of the other side of the world. The difference between the interest taken in Eng land in Australian and in Indian affairs has always been very marked. India, thanks partly to the monopolising and exclusive system of John Com pany, is looked upon as a world apart, something to be studied under different aspects, governed by dif ferent theories, and peopled by another race. There are all the perplexities incident to the traditions, and religions, and prejudices of Brahmin, Hindoo, and Mabometan. Australia, on the contrary, is nothing more nor less than an English colony, or ' rather group of colonies. A continent peopled mainly by ourselves, rising rapidly in importance, governed by English laws, without any drawbacks of alien habits and customs, speaking the good old English tongue, and cherishing English sympathies. No doubt there are political deadlocks occasionally and endless matters of dispute, but so there are among ourselves, and they are such as Englishmen can more readily sympathise with and understand. Added to this the continual tide of emigration has linked together so many Australian and English homes that they seem to form a common country. The greater vicinity of the United States, together with the same advantage of language, have indeed rendered them in some degree more popular than our own colonies across the Pacific, but we may hope to see matters change in this respect. To healthy and active men, willing to work and anxious to maintain their families in comfort and respectability, Australia offers manifest attractions. What can be more encouraging to the struggling mechanic or artisan, weighed down by want of work and high prices, than the accounts from Melbourne, where mutton of the best quality is 2d. per pound, bread sd. and 6d. the four-pound loaf, and so plentiful a supply of these necessaries that large quantities of wheat are being exported to England, and squatters are busy calculating the highest profit to be ob tained by boiling down ? It is simply impos sible for the population of Victoria to consume their own flocks and herds. How can they when they reckon less than a million, and the increase of lambs this season on the plains of Riverina is estimated at 2,000,000 ! The United States have passed through all these stages of superfluity, and their progress has been so rapid that while their years as a nation are yet young, they find themselves involved in all the perplexities of older countries. The labour question, which is distracting England, is gaining prominence in America, and the workmen out there are alarmed at the prospect of workmen from here trenching upon their domains. It is a favourite cry with demagogues and agitators among ourselves that in America the working man is secure of his rights, and the States are represented as a workman's paradise. The disaffected are constantly advised to go to America, where they will get rid of all their troubles and find no new ones. However, if we are to judge from the Americans themselves, the paradise is not perfect. A National Labour Congress has been held at Chicago to discuss the Eight Hour Law and other matters of the kind. The prospect of increased emigration from England was viewed with great alarm, as being calculated to impoverish the working men of England and America alike. So uneasy were the Chicago men on this subject that they resolved to send a delegate to Europe to make arrangements to prevent the im portation of labourers. How they can hope to do this it is difficult to understand. The delegate must be a very eloquent one, the arrangements must be of a curious nature that can stop the tide ' of emigration between two continents. But we hope the effect desired by the Chicago Congress will be attained in another way. Our working men are evidently not wanted in the States. They will find there all the old difficul ties of strikes, and jealousies, and rivalries, and all the mischievous machinery of Trades Unionism and secret plotting. Men who wish to get free of all such fetters, and to have a fair field for their unchecked energies, had better turn their eyes another way. Our North American colonies have much to recommend them, bat at the same . THE SUN, LONDOIv. THMISI)A. V EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, PM. time they can hardly rival the attractions of Aus tralasia. There is an absolute excess in some of the southern colonies of supply over demand—a state of things which seems strange to English minds. We must remember, too, that the capa cities of the soil are as yet almost undeveloped, the cry is everywhere for more hands, more emi grants, more to work and to eat. The great thing to guard against is the exportation of those who will not or cannot work, and such, while they may find it difficult to live in the old country, will certainly not be able to make their way in the new. It would be well for those gentlemen who are now interest ing themselves in assisting the emigration of some of our destitute labourers, wearied in the fruitless search for employment, to advise them to choose for their future homes a country where their labour is really wanted, and where the supply of all the necessaries of life is more than abundant. Another lesson is to be learned from this double picture. It is that Republicanism and Radicalism in their wildest extent cannot possibly satisfy the extortionate demands of men whose great object in life appears to be to live at other people's ex pense. Our Trades Unions may find themselves reflected across the Atlantic. There, as here, it is impossible to satisfy their claims, which are indeed insatiable. Such men, were they masters, would be just as oppressive and unjust to their workmen as they are now arrogant and insatiable. The world is not wide enough for them, and its most favoured locality will, we may be sure, leave them something to grumble about. The preparations for the Abyssinian Expedition are being proceeded with with all possible despatch, but unfortunately there have been some hindrances interposed with one thing and the other. The strike of the coalheavers at Birkenhead has interfered in some degree with the preparation of the steamers that are being fitted out at Liverpool. The misun derstanding that arose with the seamen respecting wages has been settled in a satisfactory way, and so far the aspect of things has improved. Another difficulty has been found in the low tides, which render it necessary to bring the vessels out of dock to load in the river. It is hoped that they will put to sea on Monday, if not before. It is evident that no pains are being spared on the part of the autho rities to send out this Abyssinian Expedition in a fitting style. This care is rendered absolutely neces sary, on account of the hazardous nature of the un dertaking ; but it will, in all probability, turn out that many of the dangers and difficulties have been exaggerated. According to the theory of some it is quite idle for us to send representatives to these dis tant parts of the earth, for, whatever happens to them, we cannot and must not help them. The days are gone by when there existed some doubt as to the, course to pursue when our honour was in question, and even in the face of the insults and injuries heaped upon us by King THEO DORE, we are told that more might still be done in the way of conciliation. This sort of action would not be consistent with the reputation of our country, and we are glad that Lord STANLEY has decided in a more spirited manner. Surely sufficient latitude has been given to the King of ABYSSINIA, and he has had long enough to make up his mind as to what he will do. To go on any longer pandering to his caprice would be a very undignified course for us to take, and it is well that the Government have come to the con clusion that they have, for the general feeling of the country is quite against these unfortunate men being left any longer in their unsettled state with out any effort being made for their release. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROJI OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, IVednesday Evening. The Moniteur announces, on the authority of the PITSSe of Vienna, that the negociations for an Austro-English treaty of commerce have been con cluded. A convention has been signed, according to the terms of which England will be entitled to enjoy the same advantages as the Zollverein, as soon as the arrangement about to be made between the Zollverein and Austria shall have been defini tively concluded. If the Paris papers be again destitute of general news or exciting polemics this need not excite sur prise, for they have to report the proceedings of no less than four congresses. There is a congress of workmen at Lausanne, a congress of Austrian teachers at Vienna, a congress of peace at Geneva, where, by the bye, some rather warlike speeches have already been made ; and last, not least, a Catholic congress at Malines. Garibaldi, who has been called the hero of a hundred fights, is like a sucking dove at Geneva. The Moniteur announces, on:the authority of the Courier de Saigon, the official journal of the French colony of Cochin China, that the pacific conquest of the Western provinces of Vinblong, Chandor, and Hatien has been accepted by the Mandarins themselves with praiseworthy resignation. The in habitants manifest their joy at belonging to a Government capable of protecting them. The Chinese and the Annarnites immediately solicited permission to navigate the waters of the interior to profit by the suppression of the Custom-houses and other obstacles to commerce. A Royal rescript of the Bth of September con vokes for Saturday, the 28th inst., the Bavarian Chambers, which were prorogued on the 21st of March until further orders. Dr. Rayer, grand officer of the Legion of Honour, physician in ordinary to the Emperor, has just died suddenly from apoplexy. He was formerly Presi dent of the Academy of Medicine of Paris. The Exhibition has been of material benefit to the Paris theatres, as will be seen by the following comparison of the receipts for April, May, June, July, and August of 1826 with the same months of the present year. In April, 1826, the receipts were 1,378,207 f. 86c. In April, 1867, the receipts were 1,222,755 f. 51e. In May, 1866, the receipts were 1,184,349 f. 51c. In May, 1867, they were 1,558,192 f. 03c. In June, 1866, they were 717,219 f. 34c. In June, 1867, they were 1,554,023 f. 71c. In July, 1826, the receipts were 609,272 f. 27c. In July, 1827, they were 1,489,373 f. 04c. In August, 1866, they were 777,807 f. 14c. In August, 1867, they were 1,863,751 f. 72c. Total for those months in 1866, 4,666,856 f. 12c. Total for the five months of 1867, 7,188,096 f. Ole. Difference in favour of 1867, 2,321,239 f. 89c. It will be remarked that the effect of the Exhibition was only manifested from the month of May. The receipts of April, 1867, were in fact lower than those of 1866. The difference was relatively very considerable during June, July, and August, the hottest months of the year. The Paris thieves are always ingenious, and it cou:d hardly be supposed that they were in want of brass, but yet this appears to be the case, for on Monday night all the brass knobs to the bells at the doors on the Boulevard Haussmann, from No. 10 to No. 108, were cut off. A similar onslaught was made upon the bells in various streets leading to the Faubourg St. Honore. The numbers in question on the Boulevard Haussmann are on the right-hand side. Three years ago some depredators, perhaps belonging to the same company, favoured the re. sidents of the Boulevard Haussmann by cutting the brass handles from the bells on the left-hand side. In Paris the even numbers are on one side of the street, and the odd numbers on the other. There is great jubilation in the camp of Despotism at the idea of the suppression of the insurrection in Spain, which, according to Government announce ments, is an accomplished fact. I believe " the snake is scotched, not killed." Authentic accounts from Arragon and Catalonia speak of numerous bands collected in the mountains of those provinces, who do not show themselves, but Who appear to be awaiting orders to strike some decisive blow. The Government appears to think that the next mani festation will take place in old Castille, as it has despatched large forces to Bargos and Valladolid. The coaxing amnesty issued by the Queen, and countersigned by Narvaez, promising pardon to in surgents who will surrender, does not seem to take, but has rather led to increased agitation. So few have taken advantage of it that the time appointed fur surrender has been enlarged. The insurgents do not forget that, although the Government now thinks it politic to talk of pardon and civilisa tion, it has shed the blood of the insurgents upon a wanton and wholesale scale. Many have been executed who did not take any part in the insurrection at all. The executions have been much more numerous than has been generally imagined. It is fear, and not clemency, which has prompted their cessation. A new representative of the Danubian Princi palities, M. Cretzoulesko, is shortly expected at Paris. The Roumains have great confidence in him, and expect most satisfactory results from his mission. M. Cretzoulesko is a firm supporter of the independence of Roumania, and has also had the means of appreciating the favourable views of France towards that people. The Journal des Debuts has a salient appreciation of the anomalous position of Garibaldi, the man of "fire and fury" and the sword, at a Peace Congress. It says :—" His presence there has caused astonish. ment, but his speeches astonish still more." In one of these speeches, to which the Journal des Debats refers, this man of peace congratulates the Congress upon having done with war, but almost in the same breath he promises to st:ike the last blow at the Papacy, and says again that he means to go to Rome. Upon this the Debats remarks :—" As Garibaldi does not, of course, expect that the rope will throw the gates of Rome open to him, he has singularly ill chosen the moment for making such a declaration." In reference to thisdeclaration, the Constitutionnel contents itself with quietly hinting to Garibaldi that a Convention agreed to last September is in exist ence which may form some obstacle to his aggres sive projects. Garibaldi, the warrior, in his new character of apostle of peace, never before acted, reminds one of the last Duke d'Angouleme, who, although affecting to be a great warrior, was called very pious. At the time of his expedition to Tro cadero, one of the Paris papers said—" The priests thought him a hero, the soldiers looked upon him as a saint, so quiet was his demeanour in war." LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ~ --- THE PEACE CONGRESS. GENEVA, September 11 (Evening). A long and stormy sitting of the International Peace Congress was held to-day, at which M. Dupasquier reproached the assembly, attacking re ligion, and criticising the American Republic. The next sitting of the Congress will take place on Friday at 9 a.m. General Garibaldi left suddenly this morning, without informing any one of his intention. GENEVA, Sept. 12. A large public meeting was held hero yesterday to protest against the revolutionary and socialist tendency of the International Peace Congress now sitting. In addition to M. his seat on the committ ee . Fazy, M. Wessel has resigned DENMARK AND PRUSSIA. HAMBURG, Sept. 12. A semi-official communication from Copenhagen, published by the Hamburger Nachrichten, states, in reference to a rumour current in Berlin, that Prussia was willing to draw the North Schleswig line of demarcation in the district of Hadersleben, but that such offers could not be accepted by Denmark on account of their insignificance. The Copenhagen journals express the same views on the subject in an equally irritated tone. KIEL, Sept. 12. The Schleswig Holstein notables summoned to Berlin will exclusively discuss administrative mea sures, under which heading would come the ques tion as to what language is to be employed by the authorities in Schleswig in legal matters. ITALY. FLORENCE, Sept. 12. The Opinione states that the question of the the good which has n ever h ad any effect upon ions existing between France and Italy, has been settled. The negotiations on the subject have been con cluded to the perfect satisfaction of the Italian Go vernment, and in accordance with the spirit of the September Convention. Naval and Military Intelligence. VALETTA, Sept. 7.—We are again without any mail from the fleet ; but a telegram has been received from Porte Ferrajo, dated the 2d inst., stating that Lord Clarence Paget, with the ships sailing under his command, was at that place at that date. Her Majesty's screw troopship Himalaya, Capt. Piers, left Malta on the sth inst., with the Ist battalion 60th Rifles, under the command of Lieut.-Col. B. E. Ward, and consisting of 19 officers., 632 non commissioned officers and men, 61 women, and 55 children. After landing the regiment at Quebec she will embark the 25th Regiment, at present in Canada, for conveyance to Great Britain. Orders have been received here by telegraph for two com missariat officers Deputy-Assist.-Commissary- Gen. Furse, and Deputy-Assist.-Commissary-Gen. Casolani—to leave immediately, the former for Tre bizond, and the latter for Beyrout, with sealed orders, for the purpose, no doubt, of purchasingcattle in connexion with the expedition now in course of preparation against the Emperor of Abyssinia. Mr. Gavalla, commissariat clerk, has also received orders to proceed to Alexandria. The latter two gentlemen leave this evening, and Deputy Assist.-Commissary Gen. Furse will leave by the first steamer for Con stantinople. The commissariat have already made large purchases here of the fine Maltese breed of mules for the expedition, and some business has been done in coals. Some telegrams were received here onthe sth inst. from London announcing the liberation of the prisoners, but the good news not having been confirmed, it is supposed to have been invented by interested persons for the purpose of commercial speculation. We learn from Crete that the new fast Turkish gunboats Retiwo, Candia, and Cenea bad arrived at that island from England and Malta. The United States' corvette Swatara, from Malta, called at Canea on the 20th of August and left again on the 22d for the Pirleas and Smyrna. In Malta there have been rumours of cholera for some time past, but as the Government continues to issue clean bills of health, we must consider them as devoid of foun dation. Notwithstanding this assurance Tripoli has placed a quarantine of 15 days against arrivals from this island, and refuses all admission to passengers. The fever which lately prevailed in a portion of the Ist battalion Bth Regiment, quartered in Lower St. Elmo, has greatly diminished since the removal of two companies in tents on the island of Fort Manoel. It was not until some 12 or 14 men had died, and about 70 were in the hospital, all within a month, that the experiment of keeping them in unhealthy bar racks was considered to have been tried long enough. Some 14 men of the 14th Regiment, just arrived from Queenstown in the Himalaya, are in hospital, their illness in the generality of cases being caused by over indulgence in spirituous liquors and. unwholesome fruit, added to the effect of change of climate. One man died somewhat suddenly, and his death was re ported to have been from cholera by the regimental assistant surgeon, but on the case being examined by a medical board the cause was not attributed to that disease. Two, if not three, others are reported dead this morning. The number of cases of suicide in the garrison has been of late uncommonly great. Generally speaking, the public health both of the population and garrison is satisfactory. In ac cordance with the rule followed in times of appre hended sickness, the Roman Catholic Archbishop has given permission to his flock to eat meat on fast days. The prohibition against the importation of cattle from Tunis has been removed, the disease affecting these animals having ceased throughout the Regency, and they are now admitted here subject to a quarantine of 30 days. A telegram from Tunis of the 4th inst. stated that a 7'e Deunt hai been chaunted in thanksgiving for the cessation of cholera, and that clean bills of health were now issued. The Government had paid the coupons, and trade was very brisk. The quarantine here on arrivals from Tunis has not yet been taken off. The merchant steamer Paraguay has been taken up here by the naval authorities for the conveyance of about 60 time-expired men, women, and children of the garri son to Spithead. She will leave in about 10 days' time. On Monday evening the Lords of the Admiralty, including Admiral Milne and Mr. Corry, arrived at Pembroke Dock from Queenstown, in their steam yacht the Enchantress, Capt. J. Potley. They were saluted by H.M.S. Revenge, with 19 guns, as they hove in sight. About half-past 5 o'clock they landed at the dockyard slip, where they were received by Capt. Hall, Mr. Fincham, and the other officials of the yard, a salute of 19 guns being fired from the fort barracks on the hill by a detachment of the Royal Artillery. Their lordships minutely inspected the iron ship Inconstant, just in frame. In the evening they dined on board the yacht, and on Tuesday morning they again landed and completed their annual inspection of the public works con nected with this establishment. About 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon their lordships sailed for Holy head, the Revenge firing the parting salute. All the vessels at Liverpool taken up and fitting out for the conveyance of troops for the Abyssinian expedition are to be victualled from the Royal Victoria Yard at Deptford. An additional number of men have been employed there this week in loading the steamers lying off Deptford, which are to convey the provisions, bedding, tanks for water, and other naval stores round from the Thames to the Mersey. The Venetia and the Bolivar are now in hand, the West of England and the Monte zuma sailed on Monday and yesterday respectively. Yesterday the troops composing the division at Aldershot under Major-Gen. E. C. Hodge, C. 8., commanding pro tem. in the absence of Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.8., had one of the most stir ring field days of the present season in the Long Valley. The whole available strength of the camp was engaged. The troops formed up at half-past 10 o'clock on Eelmoor, facing east, and on the arrival of the Major-Gen. Commanding received him with the customary salute. The General and staff having taken their position at the saluting base the division marched past, the cavalry in open column of squa drons at a walk and the infantry in open column of grand divisions in quick time. In consequence of several batteries of Royal Horse and Royal Artil lery being absent at Shoeburyness at practice, that arm of the service was represented by a single bat tery, a like circumstance not having occurred at Aldershot for many years. After the cavalry had trotted past, and than galloped past the reverse flank, the order of battle was formed. The enemy was supposed to be marching on Aldershot from the south-west, his advanced troops having reached Cocked-hat and Pyestock woods. To oppose this force the division formed up on their original ground, the cavalry being on the right and the whole force facing westward. The battle commenced by the skirmishers of the 3d Brigade on the right, supported by the several regiments of the brigade making an advance on Pyestock-hill and the plantations on the right and in rear. Covered by the battery of artil lery the whole right of the line advanced and made short work of taking Pyestock, the first 'vantage gained. The cavalry now came into action, and two or three brilliant charges had the desired effect of clearing the north end of the valley, enabling the whole of the division to form line. Cocked-hat wood was the next point gained after a very heavy file fire. Another advance and the infantry were occupying Long-hill, with two regiments of cavalry on the right. here they received a severe check, which resulted in the whole retiring on Eelmoor, from which a tremendous fusilade was opened. Several charges were performel by the cavalry, and the field-day was brought to a conclusion, the troops retiring to quarters about half-past one. The new Carter and Edwards breech-loading rifle, which was a few days ago tested in the Wool wich Marsh, by Lieut. Lockey, musketry instructor to the Woolwich livision of Royal Marines, in com petition with the Government Snider rifle, was again fired yesterday by Sergeant Bott, R.M., in order to notify, for the information of the authori ties, its correct rate of rapidity of fire. This was also exceedingly satisfactory, the result being 100 rounds of blank cartridge iu five minutes. When each charge was withdrawn it was remarked that the rifle immediately stood at full cock, in readiness for successive fire, without the necessity of further manipulation. Sergeant Bott afterwards made it apparent that by simply disconnecting the bolt, which has a needle through the centre, and, to which the lock is attached, the weapon, should it by mishap fall into the enemy's hands during an en gagement, could be rendered totally useless. '1 here is no complication of machinery, the only springs being the sear and main springs. The rifle is spoken of as being admirably adapted for the service, and is suited for the new Snider ammunition. Capt. Trench's battery, newly manned, 11th Brigade Field Artillery, marched out of quarters at Woolwich yesterday for Hilsea. The strength of the battery was 181 non-commissioned officers and men. The authorities of the War-office have issued an order for an increase of 2d. per day to the pay of all ranks of the Militia. The following non-commissioned officers and men were yesterday presented with silver medals and gratuities, at Chatham garrison, by order of the Duke of Cambridge, for long service and exemplary conduct :—Sergeaut William White and Sergt. John Ogoe, 29th Regiment, each a medal and gra tuity of £l5 ; Colour-Sergt. Samuel Bryant, 109th Regiment, medal and gratuity of £10; Sergt. Geo. Roberts, Corporal J. Cox, and Privates W. Cox, R. Butler, 'l'. Heard, and P. Henechon, Ist battalion 14th Regiment, each a meld and gratuity of £5 ; Sergt. J. Gould, Ist battalion 14th Regiment, was awarded a silver medal without a- gratuity. , ~,. Cu r t 414. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Sept. 11, 6 p.m. The National steamship Helvetia arrived here to-day. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.—CIosing prices : Gold, 1451. Sterling Exchange on London, 1091 ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 114 s ; Illinois, 121 k; Erie, 71i. Cotton : Middling Upland, 26. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11. Petroleum (Standard White), 311. ARRIVAL LtatOesF mail steamship Fulton, THE FULTON. FALMOUTU, I Sept. 12. The w o ited neend, from New Y or k , arr i ve d h ere Captain at 4 a passengers. tu . today passengers. She landed four and 32 mail b ags, an d procee d e d direct for Havre. with 57 She sighted on the 9th inst., in lat. 50.5, longi tude 21.16, the United States mail steamship Arago and the ship Retriever, both bound west. She experienced a heavy gale off the Scilly Isles. THE BOMBAY MAIL. SUEz, Sept. 10. The Madras from Bombay, August 25, arrived PLYMOUTIT, Sept. 12. this evening. The Reigate, from Melbourne on the 13th May, arrived off here this morning, and passed up Chan nel. She brings 24,162 ounces of gold, and a general cargo. BOURSE, FRANCE. Sept. 11, Two o'clock. — Very little business, b u t quotations well mainta i ne d . F renc h Threes are at 69f . 95e., with a rise of s c. Italian Fives are at 49f . 60c., with a loss of 10 c. Credit Mobilier lose Bf. 75 c., lier lose 5f., at 202 f. 50c. Credit Fonc i er Lave ad vanced 2f. 50 c ., : at 1,375 f. C omp t o i r d'Escompte No without change. a ' t 302 f. 50c. Spanish Mobi remarkable feature on French Railway shares. English Consols unvaried. Three o'clock. --The last quotations are as ful lows :-- 41 per Cent 5......... 98 25 Do. end month,.,,, 3 per Cents. ......... 70 05 Do. end month.. 69 02i Credit Mobilier 307 50 Do. end Month ... 307 50 Credit Poneier ...... 1378 75 Do. end month ...... 1370 - RAIL' Bank Shares 3310 Italian Loan 49 60 Do. end month ;,.49 55 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds lO6 25 Spanish Threes 35 50 Home Debt Deferred 'AU. For Account. Orleans Northern,,,,,,, . Lyons and Ilediter .............. Southern L— western ............ ............. . Eastern Sardinian ............................... ••• Austrian .................... 491 25 Lombard .......................... 390 North of Spain .......... ....... Saragossa ....... ..... Roman ........ Reform Soiree at Carlisle. On Tuesday night a great soiree was held at Carlisle, under the auspices of the Carlisle Reform Association, in celebration of the passing of the Reform Bill. Captain Fergusson presided at the meeting held after tea, supported by Mr. E. Potter, M.P., Sir Wilfred Lawson, Bart., and other influ ential gentlemen. Apologies were read from the Hon. Charles Howard, M.P. for West Cumber land, and the Mayor of Carlisle, for their non appearance. The CHAIRMAN briefly opened the proceedings, reviewing the progress of the formation of the Reform Bill, and said that, as to the share which Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Bright, and others of the great Liberal party, have had in moulding the bill into its present shape, the records of the divisions in the House of Commons would testify. He called upon Mr. THOMAS HARDY, who moved the adoption of the following resolution :—" That this meeting tender its warmest thanks to Mr. Edmund Potter and other leading Liberals for their indefatigable efforts to secure to the people so extensive a measure of Parliamentary reform." The Rev. Mr. LAMBERT seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. POTTER, M.P., then addressed the meeting. Ile said he was exceedingly gratified at the resolu tion they had passed. He could hardly himself claim to be one of the " leading reformers," but he was at least a steady and honest reformer. He had certainly worked hard through a hard session, and he had had deco anxiety as to the passing of an honest measure of reform. It had been a painful thing to him to watch the movements of his party, to see men with whom they had for so long a time acted then leave their own party and vote for the Tories. Whenever there was a doubt on his own mind as to the course he ought to pursue, he came to the conclusion that the plainest plan was to follow their honest leader. He would not go through the details of the session. It was q, session that would hardly be fairly understood by the present genera tion, but it would be recorded in the pages of his tory. Beyond doubt it was Mr. Disraeli's session. He would not say anything about the great Con servative party, but would only quote Mr. Stuart Mill's words, that they were a stupid party. They had shown themselves to be excessively stupid. He could not understand how these men, who last year set themselves against every measure of reform, and who said the country would be ruined if they ad mitted the working man to the franchise, had assisted in passing this bill. Neither could he under stand the conduct of those men who formerly be longed to the Liberal ranks—the members of the Cave —who last year resisted Mr. Gladstone's bill, and forced him to resign. How they could come down and vote for this bill, which, if it were honest, gave household suffrage in boroughs and a reduction of the franchise in the counties—he, could not tell. Mr. Potter referred at some length to the conduct of Lord Derby, one of the proudest Tories of his day, and how he had been induced by Mr. Disraeli to take the " leap in the dark." Mr. Disraeli was beyond doubt the Government of the present day. He had led the aristocracy through the mud, for mud it was. He (Mr. Potter) gave men credit who changed their opinions, but was of opinion that the great bulk of the Conservative party had not changed their opinions for he himself had not heard one single man of their party who bad said a favourable word for the measure. They all admitted that it was a dangerous " leap." And why they had voted for it he could not tell. Mr. Potter would not attribute motives for this strange conduct ; but the motives were either from fear of the people (Mr. Beales and his party), or else for the sake of retaining office. He himself thought the latter. Lord Derby had said it was time his party had a turn, or, in other words, it was time they had their innings. And they had had their innings, and they might be sure that they would keep in as long as they could. The Tories meant to keep office, and the question they and the country had to ask was whether they meant to keep office as Tories or Reformers. The present bill, he said, could not stand the test of years. Mr. Potter next referred to the state of education in the country, and was of opinion that education must be compulsory. He referred to the great benefits that had accrued from the Reform Bill of 1832, and said he could trust the working classes to make a good use of the power which had been entrusted to them. He thanked them for the good opinion they had expressed as to the part he had taken. One bill he had not voted for, and that was the bill for enfran chising women. He thought they had enough of reform measures on their hands, and they might possibly take up this at another time. Sir WILFRID LAWSON, who was received with rapturous applause, moved the second resolution, which was to the effect that household suffrage was incomplete without the ballot. In a few sarcastic sentences, the hon. baronet spoke of Mr. Disraeli passing a Reform Bill. He believed that " Rest and be thankful" would be the motto of Liberals, but the motto of true Liberals must be in the lan gnage of Emerson in his last work— " Go on without halting, without rest; Turning better into best." (Applause.) Ile thought there was a species of consistency about Mr. Disraeli's conduct after all. He dared say many of the audience had read the " Biglow Papers." In one of those papers there was a description given of a person called General C., and he would take the liberty of saying Benja min D. instead of General C. : Benjamin D. was a dreadful smart man, Ile had been on each side which gave poor polf ; But consistency still was a part of his plan— 110 was true to ono party, and that was himself. The hon. baronet went on to show, by quoting from Mr. Disraeli's speeches, wherein his consistency lay ; and said the hope the Tories were indulging in was that ignorance and vice would beat intelligence and virtue. That was the hope of the Tories, who trusted to the beer barrel to enable them to sur mount the independence of the voters, and to be able to perpetrate class legislation. He next passed on to speak of the ballot, which he strongly advo cated, and observed that the whole system of elec tioneering in this country was degrading and de moralising, and that the system of open voting was at the bottom of it. having briefly referred to the reform required in education, Sir Wilfrid concluded by expressing his faith in the working classes. The motion having been carried, another resolution, pledging the meeting to use its best endeavours to secure the return of Mr. Potter and Sir Wilfrid Lawson at the next election, was also carried. END OF THE TAILORS' STRIKE AT BRIGHTON.— The strike among the operative tailors of Brighton has ended. The "pickets" have been withdrawn, and the men have requested to be re-employed, offering, should any objection to them still exist, to take the matter into their consideration. There is, however, but little work now going on, and the masters are already well supplied with hands. The masters, moreover, decline to treat with the men as a body, though they are willing to meet them indi- Vidually.—Brighton Guardian. HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Sept. 10. The Queen went yesterday to Loch Muick, ac. panied by Princess Louise and Princess Beatrice, and attended by Lady Churchill. Princess Christian, attended by Lady Susan went out riding. Prince Christian, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon, went deer stalking. Lady Napier left the Castle yesterday. The Marquis Conyngham has arrived in town from Bifrons, near Canterbury, and will leave to-day for Scotland, to join Captain and Lady Cecilia Brinckman at the gallant captain's shooting quarters at Taviot, near Inverness. The Earl and Countess of Meath have left the Alexandra Hotel, Hyde-park-corner, for their seat in Ire land. Baroness de Clifford has arrived at Paris from Ems. Her ladyship goes to Kirkby Manor, Leicestershire and contemplates passing the autumn at Brighton. THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. SIR, —With reference to the telegram from Con stantinople on the subject of the Abyssinian pri soners, which I sent you on the 4th inst., I beg to say that I have made inquiries on two successive days by telegraph to ascertain the source froni which my agent obtained the news, but as yet 1 have received no reply, owing probably to the tele graphic communication being at present somewhat irregular. Full, and I hope satisfactory, explanations will, however, come by the next or following mail ; and as soon as they are received I will at once communi cate them to the Press. In the meantime I may state, in justice to my agent, that I have always found him most careful and cautious in transmitting intelligence, and that all he has sent !litherto has proved accurate. I am, Sir, yours, &c., JULIUS REUTER. 5, Lothbury, Sept. 11, 1867. The Houses of Parliament. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—Mr. E. W. Pugin's assertions respectingth e Houses of Parliament have already been so fully contradicted by his own witnesses that I need only say a very few words in reply to his long letter ill the Times of to-day. He says that his father made the designs whic h gained the competition. I produce as witness A- 11 ' Wolfe, who saw my father make them with his own hands. Mr. E. Pugin was an infant at the time of the competition, and therefore appeals to Mr. Talbot Bury, one of his father's oldest friends, to come forward. Mr. Bury does so, and states that it wa s not till Mr. Barry had completed his design that Pugin ever saw it. He adds that Pugin went froal Mr. Bury's house to see it, and returned full of its praises, and at that early period anticipated its success in the pending competition. Mr. E. Pugin then asserts that his father WO' nevertheless, the architect of the building as it i 5; To this I oppose the di rec t d en i a l o f t h e em inen t architect, Mr. Banks, who was my father's chie f assistant at the time, and through whose hands al: the drawings and orders for the work passed. ed . ' also quote Mr. Pugin's own lette r , w hi c h a ppear in the Builder in 1845. Mr. Pugin replies that 13 ' father " told an intimate friend that he was th e designer of the Houses." But he t o ld th e publiel li his carefully written letter that he was not, that b, s , " did nothing whatever on his own responsibility and that his occupation was simply " to assist In carrying out practically Mr. Barry's designs 6 , 0 views in all respects." I respe c t M r . E. anxiety to do justice to his father, but has he reflec ted .. that he is asking us to believe that he either told o' wrote an untruth. Mr. E. Pugin then quotes as negative evideue f3 that Mr. Wright, who, he says, traced his father ° drawings, refuses to give any evidence whateve r ' He is, however, again unfortunate iu his witness, far Mr. Wright has written to me a letter, in 1 , 71) 0 ' after expressing in strong terms his opinion of 1 ‘ 11.• E. Pugin's charges, h e s t a t es th a t " th e pos ition °: Mr. A. W. Pugin was th a t o f au occas i ona l assli b ant and valued friend, and that e ver y part of the building had the designing hand of Si r C. Barri ` 3t least ten times over." I c an assure M r . E. Pug h ' ; that I had nothing whatev er t o d o w ith M r . Wrigh t letter beyond asking, as M r . E. P ug i u hi m self ; that Mr. Wright would state w h at h e k ne w of t ' case. Mr. E. Pugin then denies the truth of my state ment,ti that since my p ro f ess i ona l assoc i a tion my father every design for his works was made " J himself. I repeat th a t s t a t emen t i n th e s tronge st terms, and it is corroborated by my eldest broth er ' Mr. C. Barry. I h ave , h owever , never wished to controvert Mr. A.W. Pugin's o wn s t a t e ment in i;s letter, that he assisted in details and in carryi ng out practically my father's designs. No one ha s , s higher opinion than I have of the late Mr. rog il3 4 great talent as to Gothic details. and when tin talents have seemed to me u n d u ly d e preciated bo have borne public testimony to hi s ge n ius, arid t assistance given by him at Westminster, when his son has been silent. I have received numerous letters available a ; further evidence should it become necessary, but will at present content myself with saying th at f shall gladly welcome any further havestiga ti° ,_'a' should Mr. Wolfe's suggestion of a reference to 0' Royal Institute of British Architects be acted on.o It would be unseemly in me to seek to depr eea/ r your condemnatory criticism of the Westnains, n Palace, but I may perhaps be allowed to refer to 0' warmth of the present controversy, and the earnes t ; ness with which it is waged, as p roo f s that yo u opinions are not universally h e ld, an d that 0, father's great work has still its enthusiastic ad mirers. --Yours, &c., EDWARD M. BABB3' Penshurst, Sept. 7. P.S.—ln ord er t o give the explanation of the late Mr. Pugin's position in his own words, 1 enclose 11 copy of his letter to the Builder in 1845. Jr. Pugin has referred to Mr. Ferrey, his father's W e :, grapher, to contradict this letter, but his witues : again fails him, for Mr. Ferrey says :—" rerne of ber well how energetically he denied the truth ,_,, the report that ho was the real architect of W Houses of Parliament, bidding me give it the 11s; positive contradiction whenever I heard it repeate "TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUILDER' (Sept. 6, 16*°./ " Sir,—As it appears by an article in the last nu n i ber of the Builder, as well as in notices contained ° late in other periodicals, that a misconception Preil; i vails as to the nature of my employmen t in the works of the new Palace at Westminster, I tbilltte incumbent on me, in justice to Mr. Barry, to s'. tu that lam engaged by him, and by him alone, io, the approval of the Government, to assis t in pro paring working drawings and other details of internal decorations, and to procure models .Ptv_ drawings of the best examples of ancient d ecorat. : art of the proper kind, wherever they arc t° 11), found, as specimens for the guidance of the sOrii, men in respect of the taste and foaling t o be lful tated ; to engage with artists and the most 50.," o f workmen that can be procured in every branothe decorative art, and to superintend personal i l co t practical execution of the works upon the f it, economical terms compatible with the nature ° 10 and its most perfect performance. In fulfilling duties of my office, I do not do anything whate.vng on my own responsibility; all models and wt'r kl l3o drawings being prepared from Mr. Barry's de sig . c ; alterstili and submitted to him for his approval or previous to being carried into effect ; in fitl e, I ; i t occupation is siutply to assist in Carrying in practically Mr. Barry's own designs and vie °. all respects. to 'Trusting to your fairness in giving i nsert i o n this letter in your next number—l am, sir, SO° " A. WELBY FUCIII4. " London, Sept. 3, 1845."