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rf‘IIEATR E ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chattert.., - .1. THIS EVENING, THAT RASCAL JACK B. Aleyne , ars. C. J. R , .ive, J. Neville, C. ` Varner; , Thompson. To conclude with T i 7 E GREAT CITY. Messrs. C.Warner, F. Morton, J. Fitzjames, F. Villiers, J. C. Cowier, W. M'lntyre, J. Rouse, J. Irving, J. 11. Johnstone; Mesdames M. Robertson, R. G. Le Thiere, C. Thompson. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and MRllltall', Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE SCIIOOI. FOR SCANDAL. Messrs. Chippendale. Backstone. Rogers, Compton, Howe, endal, Gordon, Braid, i-'ark, White, Weathersby, Coe, &c.; Memlames Sedgwick, Chippendale, Fitzii illtam, Dalton, Coleman. C. otter which, TO PARIS AND BACK FOR FIVE POUNDS. Mr. Buckstone. To conclude with THE RIFLE, AND HOW TO USE IT Mr. Compton. Commence at Seven. riIIIEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. TM'S EVENING, a new Musical Drama, GARIBALDI IN SICILY. 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EDI rtos of " TIIN SUN" can be seen at his house as above. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. 211 IS DAL—Morning, lb. 20m.—Afternoon, lh, 41m. T)-lifonnow.-liforning, 2h. Om.—Afternoon, 211. 22m. -r if „• • A S i UM LONDOIV, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14, 1867. To-day the Ministerial white-bait dinner takes place, and the fact is worthy of notice on account of the peculiar circumstances of the case. Who among the sage political prophets believed at the close of last session that the Government then in office would survive the storms of another session, and partake of the accustomed offering which Ministers offer up to the Parliamentary deities who have guarded their cause through the perils of debate, and brought them to the haven of the recess ? The present Government has par ticular reason for rejoicing that this day has arrived, not only because they have remained in office, but because of the work they have done there. The Reform Bill is indeed a trophy to boast of, and no doubt the Opposition leaders, who have so often celebrated this festival, bitterly repent the eclat which surrounds the one of to-day. We really think that a useful lesson may be learned from this unexpected denouement to the ses sion, and that for the future people may be inclined to look upon political matters with more prescience. No one can say that Lord DERBY'S Government has not earned a passing respite from their labours, for this has been a most arduous session, and one full of anxiety and care. The Reform Bill has been the chief thing, but many other useful Measures have. bean passed, and the affairs of the country in general put into working order with spirit and determination. ,The foreign aff,irs have been conducted with consummate tact, and all know that Lord STANLEY has been mainly instrumental in preventing a continental war. We see no cause to regret that the company who meet at the White bait ditEicr of to-day should be composed of diffe rent individuali to those who have so many times and oft feasted there; and those n ho are the present occupants of office can, in recalling the events of the Session, point to more items in one year than their predecessors had accomplished in seven, which is an encouraging reminiscence, and one that holds out promise for the future. The case of Mr. EYRE has long excited attention, and also given rise to indignation in many quarters, and we mly fairly say that never was there an instance of prejudice working out a wrong more glaringly exhibited than with this man, who has so long and so faithfully served his country. Last night Lord SHREWSBURY asked the Government if they would undertake to defend Mr. EYRE from another prosecution. The noble earl made a very interesting speech, in the course of which he referred to the distinguished services rendered to the country by Mr. EYLE. Perhaps the most effective thing that he said was the allusion to the insurrection in Ceylon, when a similar clamour was raised to that about Jamaica ; and when it was proposed to send out a Commissioner to inquire into the cruelty said to have been used, Earl RUSSELL, in the strongest manner, denounced the attempt, remarking that " if any Government was to take the dastardlypart of sacri ficing a Governor because there was a clamour raised against him, got up with great perseverance and industry, he believed that the Government, while it would sacrifice the Colonies, would meet . with the re probation—the deserved reprobation—of the people of England." Thus, said Lord SHREWSBURY, Lord RUSSELL threw the shield of his authority over Lord TORRINGTON, and yet he was the head of the Government that gave way to the clamour raised by the Jamaica Committee, and sacrificed Governor EYRE. The noble lord also referred to the many occasions on which Mr. EYRE had signalised himself by his zeal and devotion for the public cause. He has been before the public for 25 years, and where ever he has served he has obtained marks of approval for his conduct. Even in the affair of the insurrection in Jamaica, Mr. CARDWELL sent a despatch in which he mentioned his approval of the " spirit and judgment" which had been shown by the Governor during the disturbance. But a change came over the scene, and after the Jamaica Com mittee waited on the Ministers. " Whether the late Government was afraid of alienating Parlia mentary support was not for him to say, but in consequence of the importunity of that Committee a commission was sent out to Jamaica." As Lord SHREWSBURY very truly said, addresses of congra tulation were presented by both Houses of the Legislature, and from persons of all religious deno minations in the island, all of whom agreed that Mr. EYRE'S decision and promptitude was the means of saving the lives of the white and coloured population. We entirely concur with the noble lord, that where a great danger exists there must be some remedy, and the Government must act in self-defence in cases of emergency. A strong proof in favour of the course adopted by the late Governor was fur nished by the reply of the present one to Lord CARNARVON in remitting the sentences in some cases which had been passed by the Commission. Ile stated that it would not be advisable to do so. Ile deemed it to be inadvisable to remit any part of any sentence for a long time to come, " and then only if.the state of feeling in the colony recovered its tone." The Duke of BUCKINGHAM said that the Government could not do as the noble lord desired, and undertake to defend Mr. EYRE from any just prosecution, but that when these trials were over that would be the proper time for them to form an opinion as to what course they ought to pursue respecting Mr. EYRE. We hope and trust that when that time arrives the Government will take into consideration the gallant services rendered by that gentleman, and appoint him to a fitting post, whore he can still serve his country, for to have him living as he is is only giv- ing occasion to say that he is dismissed from the public service, while it would be a lasting reproach to this country that so distinguished a public ser vant should be so neglected and passed over. The Atlantic cable brings us the important news that President JOHNSON has suspended Mr. STAN TON, and appointed General GRANT Secretary of War. It will be remembered that the PRESIDENT had requested Mr. STANTON to resign, and that the Secretary declined to do so. The differences in the Cabinet had long been a matter of general comment, at least so far as Mr. STANTON was concerned, for the other Ministers have for the most part given Mr. JOHNSON a willing sup port. It was a question whether the PRESI DENT would follow up his demand or whether he would shrink from so bold a step as the suspension of a Secretary of State. However, he is not a man to be easily daunted, and in this instance, at least, he has shown his wisdom by insisting on the fulfilment of his original purpose. lie has enough to contend against in the vehement opposition and audacious insolence of the extreme Radicals. It would be a proof of weakness to per mit the same thing among his own colleagues. A united Cabinet can do much, but a traitor in the camp is a dangerous foe, and under the existing circumstances he could hardly occupy a more criti cal position than the Secretary of War. The PRESIDENT'S greatest stronghold, now that the Radicals have clipped his powers in so many ways, is his office of Commander-in-Chief. By this he retains the superiority over all those district com manders and arrogant military officers whom Con gress hai put over the heads of all civil authorities in the Southern States. It is manifest how much Mr. JOHNSON would lose by having as his Secretary of War a disaffected colleague, who differs from his policy, despises his authority, and resents his control. The Radicals knew they had a powerful ally in Mr. STANTON, whose opinions were no secret. Mr. JOHNSON has yet full eighteen months of power, and much may be done in that time. It is very pos sible that feeling himself strengthened by the grow ing aversion of the country to the Radical policy he may strike out a bolder course, of which this super cession of a troublesome colleague is the first step. The appointment of GRANT in STANTON'S place is a w isc and politic measure. GRANT has always been popular, and at one time he acted very cordially in concert with the PRESIDENT. He is certainly the right man for the place, and the offer of it is due to his mili tary reputation and to his political standing ; for though no great statesman himself, ho is confidently looked to as the next President. If GRANT will act heartily with the President, Mr. Joossores position will be immensely strengthened, and he will be free to take vigorous steps for the better administration of affairs in the South. GRANT'S popularity with the army will make it difficult for the Radicals to circumvent his influence or defy his authority, and Mr. JOHNSON could hardly have secured a more valuable ally. The news will not be very welcome to General SHERIDAN, who con tinues to lord it over the unlucky district under his command in the most arbitrary fashion. Ile has removed the alderman and assistant alderman of New Orleans, on the plea of their opposing the Reconstruction Laws. Naturally his conduct has excited warm approval among the Re publicans.; and the Virginian Republican State Convention, which has recently been adjourned at Richmond, has endorsed his action in removing the Governor of Texas, " notwithstand ing the embarrassments thrown round General SHERIDAN by the PRESIDENT." In Tennessee the Republicans have carried the day, Governor BROWNLOIV having a majority of 30,000 votes. Happily the election which has occasioned so much apprehension has passed off quietly. With regard to Mexican affAirs, intelligence re ceived at New York yesterday nnounces the surrender of the body of MAXIMILIAN to Baron MAGNUS, the Prussian Minister in Mexico. Of the position of the Mexicans themselves we learn nothing. Documents have, however, been published in New York, showing that the late Emperor made a proposition to JUAREZ, through the United States Government, offering to retire from Mexico until the permanency of the Empire could be decided by the people. Mr. SEWARD declined to entertain the proposition, not recognising the right of MAXI MILIAN to represent any portion of the Empire. Mr. SEWARD was known to have been strongly averse to the imperial interest, and has taken no pains to conceal his satis faction at the downfall of the Empire, and the establishment, as he thinks, of the MONROE doc trine. his refusal to take any part iu this negotia tion, however, is scarcely to his credit, and many persons who have already ceasured him for the part he has played, will now be convinced that the tragedy which has aroused the sympathies of the whole of Europe might have been averted by a more conciliatory action on the part of the Ame rican Minister. THE SUN, LON 1.)0N, WEDNESD A Y EVENING, AUGUST 14. 18672 CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Tuesday Evening. The residents of Paris, who are able to do so, are leaving the capital for the provinces, and aristocrats are getting scarce here. Although one hears of the capital being deserted, however, we are not yet come to the " last man," and I assure you that there are yet a few people in the streets, the promenades, and the cafes. The King and Queen of Portugal and the Duke de Coimbra have left and are gone back to their respective localities. So has the King of Sweden. They have all been intensely delighted with Paris, but yet they seem to cling to the idea that " there is no place like home." On the other hand, however, we shall have the King of Greece here to-morrow. The Moniteur states that the accounts brought to Irieste by the Suez mail are dated Hong Kong, June 29. Some difficulties had arisen at Japan between the Taicoun and the Daimios rel.►tive to the opening of several ports to foreign commerce. The claim of the Daimios was that the system of free trade adopted at Osaka should be extended to the other ports of their dominions. The Taicoun, however, dissents for the present, and exhibits a hopeless and melancholy desire to struggle for the principle of Protection. Nobody in the Daimios territory seems to wish that he may get it, with the exception of his retrograde advisers. The Emperor, on being informed of the melancholy catastrophe at Bordeaux, sent to the Prefect of the Gironde a sum of 5,000 f. for the relief of the suf ferers. A question of great importance as regards indivi dual liberty is about to be brought before the Tribunals. On the 4th of June last, when the Emperor of Russia went to the Opera, there was a sort of Polish manifestation, and, in consequence, of cries from the mob of "Vive lai Pologne," many individuals were arrested. Among them was a respectable gentleman named Parent, who took no part in the cries, and who had no sym pathy whatever with the demonstration. Never theless he was arrested by a police agent named Andre, who took him to the station. Not con tent with this, Andre, as the complainant alleges, kicked and insulted him, and called him a " miser able wretch." The complainant was detained for several days. He has therefore taken proceedings, and claims the sum of 100 francs as damages, and the payment of all the costs to which he may be subjected. The case will be heard in a day or two, when, of course, I shall send you the par ticulars. M. de Bistnark met with a rather serious accident the other day on returning to Berlin. A short time previous to the arrival of the train at the Berlin station the guard shut the door of the car riage su ldenly - , and did much injury to the fingers of M. de Bisinark's right hand. The injury, how ever, is not so great as to prevent the Alinister from pursuing his ordinary labours. The Moviteur Prussien announces that a Royal ordinance has been signed, Nviliolt, in execution of Article 12 of the Constitution of Northern Ger many, fixes the 15th of August as the period for the meeting of the Federal Council. Various military manoeuvres take place daily at the camp at Chalons, at which the Emperor is present. One operation ,was an attack upon a line of field works, executed by four divisions, with a strong reserve. The troops formed in echelon, a difficult manoeuvre at all times when the number of troops engaged in it is considerable. The attack was made upon the supposed enemy, and the works carried with great precision and effect. On the next day a brigade of the Second Division of Infantry went through some new and very difficult operations to the perfect satisfaction of the Em peror. Races, night fetes, and various other amusements are about to take place at Chalons. The Journal des Debats gives a sort of half official contradiction to the opinion emitted by some of the journals that there is nothing political connected with the ensuing meeting between the Emperor Napoleon and the Emperor of Austria at Salsbourg. It seems to think that there is more in the meeting than "meets the ear." Referring to the opinion given by some German and other journals that the object of the meeting is to enable these two great monarchs to confer upon the best mode of prevent ing " surprises" and insuring the peace of Europe for many years. The Journal des Debats says it heartily responds to the wish. So be it. In spite of the excessive heat, such a judicious system of ventilation has been adopted at the Exhi bition that vast quantities of fresh air are intro duced by strong motive power, and the temperature is always cool and agreeable. The Exhibition is the only place in Paris where it is cool. The agreeable sensation is at least worth the franc charged for ad mission. To-day it has been more than usually thronged, and the Parisians and fureign visitors seem determined to enjoy it while they may. Your readers should do •so likewise, for I am informed to day OR authority not to be questioned that, in spite of the expectations that the building would be allowed to remain as it is for years, the Commis sioners have come to the final and positive determi nation that the Exhibition shall be closed in pur suance of their former announcements, on the last day of September. The Dutch papers received in Path to-day an nounce that the cattle plague is on the increase in Holland. The malady had begun to decline, but it. has broken out again with increased intensity in the places where it preva,ile.l, and had manifested itself iu several other communes. . _ The Moniteur of this evening does not contain any news of the least interest, either official or general. PLYMOUTU, Aug. 13.—The annual swimming matches took place to-day. For the All-Comers' match eight prize swimmers swain. henry Gurr, of London, the Champion ofk l ugland, was first. The distance was 1,000 yards, twice tWer a course. Time, 13min. 21see. David l'amphlin, of London, was a very close second. The pro vincial men were nowhere. PACTS ABOUT CRIME.—Sore interesting facts and figures about crime in England and Wales have just been published in the thick blue-book of judicial statistics for 1866. Compared with the previous year, serious offences show a gratifying decrease, probably on account of more frequent application of summary jurisdiction, the minor offences dispdoed of by magistrates show au increase. We learn that we have 23,728 policemen, who cost us £1,8 . a,105, being 478 constables and .£78,647 more than the year . before. The criminal classes "at large" are set down at 113,566, but of these 33,191 aro of the tralup and vagrant fraternity. Those not at largo are 16,706 iu local prisons, 7,018 in convict establishments, and 3,635 in re formatories. In England and Wales are 20,219 houses of bad character. During the year there were 50,549 indictable offences, in respect of which 27,190 persons were apprehended and committed. The murders numbered 131, being four less than the total of 1865. The attempts to murder were 45, and there were 679 eases of r hooting, stab bing, &c.; 250 cases of manslaughter, 8 of attempts to pro cure miscarriage, 211 of concealment of birth, 155 of un natural offenc3s,2s7of rape, 322 of assaults with intent, ecc., 272 of assaults and bodily harm, 207 of common assault, and 164 of assaults on "peace officers." There were 481,770 persons proceeded against sammarily, and of these more , than one-fourth were discharged. LATEST INTELLIGENOB. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (By Atlantic Telegraph.) NEw YORK, Aug. 13 6 p.m. Intelligence received here from Mexico announces that the body of the Emperor Maximilian has been given up to Baron Magnus, the Prussian Minister in Mexico. The Transatlantic Company's steamer Pereire and the Cunard steamer Tarifa have arrived out. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Closing Prices— Gold, 1401. Sterling exchange on London, 1091. Five-Twenty United States Bonds, 114. Illinois, 12 . 0 ; Erie. 70 ; Cotton— middling upland, 22c. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13. Petroleum—standard white, 28e. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. VIENNA, August 14. The Conference of Hungarian and Austrian De puties have agreed upon the principle by which Hungary's share in the expenses of the Empire is to be fixed. This share, to be covered by Hun gary, is not to be regulated by the direct or indi rect taxes, or by any other system of taxation. It is the actual amount hitherto contributed by Hungary to the general expenses that is to serve for a basis for the future settlement of the finan cial relations of Hungary and Austria. FIUME, Aug. 13. It is expected that the Royal Commissioner will shortly order the electiou of Depntie3 to the Hun garian Diet to take place here. THE BRAZILS. BUENOS AYRES, July 12. Exchange on London, 48} 48k. hides, 41 for 231bs. Lumber, 44 to 52. THE BOMBAY MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, Aug. 13. The Tanjore sailed at 9 a.m., and the Nyanza at noon to-day. The former may be expected at Mai seines on the 19th, and the latter at Southampton on or about the 2Gth inst. FRAN C E. PARIS, August 14. Prince de la Tour d'Auvergue, French Atnbas dor to the Court of St. James', has been nominated Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour. Count Reculet has been nominated Grand Officer, and M. Desnoyers, French Consul at Newcastle-upon- Tyne, and M. Chapdelaine, vice-Consul at Cardiff, Chevaliers of the same order. BOURSE, August 13, Two o'clock.—Transactions continue on a restricted scale, with slightly im proved quotations. Throes have advanced 5c., to 69f. 80c. ; and Italian Fives to 49f. 30c., with a similar improvement. Credit Mobilier shares are unvaried at 330 f. Credit Fancier have advanced 2f. 50e., to 1,392 f. 50c. Comptoir d'Escomptc, Immobiliere, and Suez shares remain firm at 727 fr. 50c., 160 f., 325 f. In the railway department, Austrian and Lombard are in request with a gain of Gfr. 25c. and 31. 75 c. , res p e ctively. No change from London. Three o'clock.—The following were the closing prices :-- 4} por Cents lOO 50 Do. end month — Bank Shares 1355 Italian Loan 49 25 Do. end month 49 30 Alexican Loan l2 Do. Bonds ll5 Spanish Throoe Ilomo Debt Dororred f &Yd. 3_ per Cents ond mouth 69 8; Credit Moldher 330 Do. end mouth ... 33l 2 Credit Poneier 1397 50 Do. end mouth 1392 50 /LAIL' For Account. Orleans Northern 1167 50 Lyons anti Mediterranean 893 75 Southern 558 75 Western 577 50 Eastern Santini:at Austrian Lombard 3BO North of Spain — Saragosia — Roman The Use of Trade Marko. a hop and vinegar m erc h an t, of charged with fals e ly an d k now i ng ly Yesterday, at the La ncaste r Police - court, Chris topherusing upon a cask of vine g ar the trade mark of that wFno,thwearggill, Messrs. Hill, Evans, and Co., British wine and vice gar merchants, of Worcester. It appears that, from information received in Manchester by Mr. Neshan, a clerk of the prosecutors, ho visited the Boardsley Station at Birmingham, and in a truck saw five casks bearing the prosecutors' brand, "E. H. and Co., Worcester," as well as the number of each cask, and a capital letter indicating the quality of the contents. Each cask had on it a card bearing the address of defendant, and an intimation that it was to be returned to a firm at Birmingham as soon as empty. Mr. Neshan took down the number of casks and placed his initials on each. He subsequently proceeded to Lancaster, and having ascertained that the casks had arrived there, ho placed himself in communication with Mr. Black, au innkeeper, and reckntly an inspector in • the Lancaster police force. Mr. `Black waited upon the defendant and asked if he had got any of the prosecutors' vinegar for sale. Defendant at first said he was without any, but that he could get some in a day or two. Black told him that he should like to have it at once, where upon defendant said, " Oh, by the bye, I have got some in the warehouse, which came in yesterday,'' and he instructed his man to let Black taste it. Having done so, Black ordered a cask of the vinegar, which was delivered the same day. The vinegar which was in one of the casks Mr. Nesbam had seen at Birmingham was sold at £2 4s. 4d., being at the rate of ls. 41. per gallon. For the defence it was contended that the brand upon the cask merely de noted to whom it belonged, and was not intended as a trade mark within the meaning of the act. It was shown, however, that whenever the prosecutors received casks to be filled bearing other firms' ini tials they obtained authority from the parties to destroy the brand before sending, out any vinegar in them. After a lengthy investigation the Bench decided to convict defendant in a penalty of 10s., and £4 93. costs, and, in addition, ordered him to pay 255., the estimated value of the vinegar.—Man chester G uard ia n.. INTERNATIONAL NAvAL COURTESIES. ---64. The visit of a Russi an squadron to Swe d en , which has been the occasion of a man if estat i on o f fraternal cordiality . between the two n av i es, h as, " sa y 3 the Independance "caused a certain s urpr i se, espec i a lly i n France, where they seem still to b e li eve i n t h e eterna l duration of national ill-feeling. This V i s it h as j ust h a d its counterpart in the appearance of the S we di s h squa d ron on the shores of Fin laud on its way to C rous t a lt. The Swedish officers received from. the R uss i an au th or ities of Helsingfors the most friendly re ce pti on. I n a b an quet given them by CoutitVallen, the g overnor o f t h e pro vince, the latter gave as a toast the S we di s h-N orweg i an na tion, 'from which,' he added, 'Finland has i n h er it e d a civilisation o f which she is pr o ud.' Re also stated that, ' since the commence ment of the Rus s ian r u l e i n Fi n l an d, the Swedish langu a ge ate.' form of government have spread in the country beyond the limit 3 to which they formerly extended, thanks to the just and enlightened manner in which Russia had acted towards the province.' " THE HEIR TO THE THRONE OF JA PAN * —The Tycoon of Japan, who is childless, has decided, in accord with the dad Daimios, that his younger brother, Prince Min-Bon-Taiou, now in Paris, shall be declared his legal • successor. In order that this heir to the Japanese throne should receive an education suitable to his high position the Tycoon has requested the Emperor Napoleon to ap point a governor for him, whose duty will be to direct his studies during th e f our years w hi c h th e Prince is to pass in France. The Emperor, acceding to that desire, has named Lieutenant-C o lon e l Vil e tte, of the staff, aide-dc camp to the Mi n i s t er o f W ar, t o be governor of the Prince. CHESTER CATHEDRAL—The Bishop and the ROY. Rob e rt Henry G ra y, M.A., of Chester has collated the Rev. Win. Pollock, M.A., Vicar of Bowden , Incumbent of Kirkby, to honorary canouries in Chester Cathedral. TBE PUBLIC HEALTH'. (Front the Registrar-General's Return.) In the week that ended on Saturday, August 10, the births registered in London and 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,201 ; the deaths registered, 2,715. The annual rate of mor tality was 23 per 1,000 persons living. In London the births of 1,053 boys and 1,034 girls, in all 2,087 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of the ten years 1857-66 the average number, corrected for increase of population, is 1,958. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,274. It was the 32d week of the year, and the average number of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,394. The deaths in the present return are less by 120 than the estimated number. The deaths of 177 children and 12 adults from diarrhoea were registered last week ; in the four preceding weeks the numbers were 115, 170, 196, 217. The disease has not exhibited an epidemic character, and if the ordinary safeguards of health and life are not neglected, the mortality will pro bably not be greater than it generally is at this season of the year. Young children are the greatest sufferers when diarrhoea is prevalent, and the pro portion of the deaths of infants as compared with those of adults is startling; many of these young lives would be saved if proper attention were paid to diet, and medical aid obtained at the earliest stage of the malady. Last week 26 deaths from diarrhtea occurred in the west, 46 in the north, 30 in the central, 44 in the cast, and 43 in the south districts. 13 deaths from cholera or choleraic diarrhoea were registered. In the corresponding week of last year (1866) the deaths from diarrhoea were 264 and from cholera 781. Kensington ; St. Mary, Paddington.—At 7, Waverley-terrace, on August 4, the son of a linen drapCr's assistant, aged 4 months, choleraic diarrhoea. Kensington; Tow n.—At 15, Addison-road, North, on August 4, the son of a clerk, aged 11 months, cho leraic diarrhoea. St. George, Hanover-square ; Bel grave.--At 133, Gatliffe-buildings, on August 4, the son of a tailor, aged 4 years, cholera (30 hours). Westminster ; St. John.—At 9, Earl-street, on August 8, the son of a painter, aged 1 year, " cho leraic diarrhoea (six days)." St. James, Westmin ster; Berwick-street.—At 39, Berwick-street, on August 10, a female, aged 6 months, "choleraic diarrhoea (36 hours.)" Marylebone; All Souls.— At 54, Bolsover-street, on August 3, the son of an umbrella maker, aged 2 months, "cholera infantutn (three days.)" iancras ; Regent's-park.—At 2, Marley-court, Charles-street, on August 8, the son of a commercial traveller, aged 8 months, "choleraic diarrhoea (6 hours)." Pancras; Camden-town.— At the workhouse, on August 1, a female servant, aged 45 years, cholera. Shoreditch, At 28, Wilson-street, on August 5, the daughter of a fruiterer, aged 4 months, choleraic diarrhaa." St. George-in-the-East (St. Paul).—At 10, Anthony-street, on Angnst 5, the son of a cooper, aged 2 months, cholerine (seven days.)" Bermond sey (St. James). —At 5, Perseverance-place, Blue Anchor-road, on August 1, the son of a carpenter aged seven months, choleraic diarrhoea (two days).' Wandsworth (Battersea). —At 14, Patmore-street, ou August 3, the son of a railway guard, aged 1 year, choleraic diarrhoet, rice water purging (three weeks)." In same sub-district, at Grant-road, on August 8, a daughter of a builder, aged 3 months, choleraic diarrhoea, exhaustion. _ _ The deaths of three persons who were killed by Lorses or carriages in the streets were registered. The annual rate of mortality last week was 22 per 1,000 in London, 21 in Edinburgh, and 21 in Dub lin ; 14 in Bristol, 27 in Birmingham, 28 in Liverpool, 28 in Manchester, 24 in Salford, 22 in Sheffield, 29 in Leeds, 22 in Hall, 24 in Newcastle upon-Tyne, and 21 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 22 per 1,000 during the week ending the 3.1 inst. when the mean temperature was 5.1 deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the same week in London, where the rate was 22. - At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.747 in. The barometrical reading decreased from 29.57 in. on Thursday, Aug. 8, to 30.00 in. by the end of the week. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 601 deg., which is:2.deg. below the ave rage of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Gl.tisher.) The highest day temperature was 75.9 deg. on Saturday, Aug. 10. The lowest night temperature was 49.1 deg., on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The entire range of temperature in the week was therefore 26 . 8 deg.. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 62 deg. ; that of the lowest was 60.5 deg. The difference between the mean-dew point tem perature and air temperature was 5.7 deg. The - mean degree of humidity of the air was 82, complete saturation being represented by 100. Rain fell to the amount of 1.09 in. A few meteors were seen during the night of Saturday, Aug. 10. According 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 51,645,039 gallons, or 231,617 cubic metres, equi valent to about as many tons by weight. The London sewers will carry off, according to the computation of Mr. litzalgette, in addition to the sewage, fin. of rain in 24 hours ; but between midnight and 9 o'clock of Friday morning, July 26, Hin. rain fell, not like a thunderstorm, but by a uniform downfall extending over the whole me tropolitan area. London was eovered with 26 mil- lion tons of water. The tide rose as the storm fell, so that the discharge of the waters by the sewers into the Thames became impossible ; and the lower parts of South London were flooded, where at high water the river is Gft. or 7ft. higher than the streets and 12ft. higher than the basements of the houses. (See Report of Engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works, Aug. 9, 1867). Naval and Military Intelligence. VALETTA, August B.—Letters received last night from the ,squadron, dated off Nice, Aug. 2, state that the ships sailing under the command of Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8., left Toulon on the 18th ult., and after cruising for five days and exerting gun drill, anchored in Golfe lonan, between Cannes and Nice, on the 22d. On the same day they met the French squadron at sea, also cruising, and exchanged complimentary signals with them. On the 24th the English squadron sailed from Golfe lonan, leaving tlie Psyche there, and on the 26th arrived at San Fiorenzo Bay, in Corsica. At this place the officers had some sport, both in shooting and fishing. Large numbers of the population visited the ships during their stay, no ship of war having been there for many years. On the morning of the 31st the Tyrian gunboat, which had been left behind for the pur pose, arrived from Toulon with the mails, and soon afterwards the squadron weighed and proceeded to sea, passing the French squadron just off the northern point of Corsica. They were again seen on the fol lowing morning under steam (they appear never to use sails), steering to the southward. The Tyrian was to go into Villa Franca on the evening of the 21, with mails from the squadron. Captain Ingle field, of the Prince Consort, was to proceed by that vessel on 14 days' leave of absence, on a visit to • England. The Tyrian was to remain at that place until the 12th inst., when she would rejoin the Commander-in-Chief's flag with the mails from England. The :-qu tdron was to be divided between Genoa and Spezzia. Most probably the Caledonia, flagship, and Arethusa would go to the former, and the Prince Consort and Royal Oak to the latter port. The following appointments have been made :—Mr. C. E. Napi,,r and Mr. A. 0. Tottenham, supernu merary sub-licuts. of the Prince Consort, to the Prince Consort, as part complement; Mr. C. G. Whittlock, supernumerary sub-lieut. of the Prince Consort, has been invalided ; Lieut. W. Stewart, formerly of the Victoria, is to be Flag Lieut. to the Commander-in-Chief, in lieu of Lieut. Kennedy, promoted. Th..; Cruizer, 5, screw corvette, Com mander M. Singer, left last night after the arrival of the mail, to join the Commander-in-Chief either at Leghorn or Genoa. The only British man of war now in port, besides the flagship of the Admiral Su perintendent, is the surveying vessel Hydra, Capt. Shorthand. This vessel has been employed survey ing the coast of Sicily,'and while in the neighbour hood of Catania, about the end of June last, the second master, Mr. Jarrad, was attacked with cho lera. He has since quite recovered and returned to duty. It is with much regret, however, I have to report the death of the surgeon, Mr. Owen J. Llewellyn, who died on the 3d inst., in the Royal Naval Hospital, of diarrhcea, after a few days' ill ness. Several of the crew have been laid up with diarrhoea, supposed to have been contracted on the Sicilian coast, but it is satisfactory to state that at present all on board are in good health. Owing to the constant obstructions arising from quarantine, which one town or district imposes on another, it is not improbable the further survey of the coast of Sicily will be discontinued or given up, and should this be determined on Iceland may be selected as the scene of the Hydra's future hydrographical labours. Her Majesty's iron screw troopship Simoom, Capt. T. B. Lethbridge, which has made an excellent passage of 19 days from Malta to Ha lifax, with the first division of the 3d brigade Royal Artillery, is expected back here about the 18th, with the 10th brigade Royal Artillery, and will leave again on the 24th inst. for Halifax with the head-quarters of the brigade. The iron screw steamship Supply, Staff-Com. C. Bawden, arrived here on the Gth inst. from Deptford, Spithead, and Gibraltar, with Government stores. She has on board some heavy moorings, to be laid down for the use of the Royal Navy in the newly-acquired an chorage called the French Creek. It is expected that the Supply will leave on her return to England in eight or ten days, taking condemned stores. The Austriaia ironclad frigate Archduke Ferdinand Max, Captain Berry, left port early yesterday morning, on her return to Trieste, having completed the repairs for which she was sent to Malta. Her captain and officers, I understand, were highly pleased with the kindness and attention re ceived from the naval authorities during their stay here. The Schwartzenburg, frigate (bearing the broad pennant of Com. Pokorny), will have made good her defects by Saturday next, when she will proceed to Smyrna. An interesting event took place here on Thursday, August 1. On that day was laid the first stone of the new royal naval dock in the French Creek, by Rear-Admiral Kellett, in presence of the principal officers of the dockyard and a few private friends. The grand ceremony of laying the key-stone will, it is hoped, come off about October, when the works will be far enough advanced to admit of the public being present, without fear of a flooding of the works, a contingency which is at present not at all improbable. Thanks, however, to the arrangements made by the Admiralty civil en giceer, Mr. Lovell, everything worked admirably, and the stone was set at a depth below sea-level of 41ft., without any disappointment on the part of the authorities or inconvenience to the guests. The Prince and Princess Teck paid a visit to Al dershot yesterday afternoon, when a grand review of the troops of the division took place. The troops formed on the Queen's Birthday-parade, on Cove common, shortly after 2 o'clock, under command of Lieut.-Gen. the lion. Sir J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.8., in one line of contiguous column. Their Royal High nesses, accompanied by Sir James and Lady Yorke Scarlett, Colonel Newdegate, A.A.G., Col. Her bert, C. 8., Col. 'Laffan, R.E., and Col. Huyshe, R.A., arrived on the ground shortly after the for mation, and were received with the usual salute. The division having been inspected, and the Prince and Princess having taken up a position at the salut ing base, the troops marched past as follows :-- The Royal Horse Artillery, Cavalry, and Royal Artillery, in open column of batteries and squadrons at a walk, and the infantry in open column of grand divisions in quick time, viz.—Staff of the division, Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. Y. Scarlett,K.C.B, commanding; Staff of the cavalry brigade, Major-Gen. E. Hodge, C. 8., Col. Huyshe, and B, C, D, and E batteries, C Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, Major Anderson and the King's Dragoon Guards, Col. Shute and 4th Dragoon Guards, Col. Fitz-Wigram and 15th King's Hussars, Col. Elgor and C and II Batteries Royal Artillery; Staff of the Ist Infantry Brigade—Major- Gen. H. Benny, commanding; Major Deacon and 54th Regiment; Major Rice and 72d Highlanders; Col. Harrison and 80th Regiment ; Col. Lacy and 56th Regiment. Staff of 3d Brigade.—Col. Greer, C. 8., 68th Light Infantry, commanding; Col. Synge and 43a Light Infantry ; Col. Cooper and 70th Regiment ; Major Kirby and 68th Light In fantry. Staff of 2d Brigade.—Major-Gen. Camp bell, C. 8., commanding.—Col. Call and Ist Batta lion 18th Royal Irish ; Col. Wyatt, C. 8., and 65th Regiment; Col. Browne, C. 8., and 44th Regiment. As the Royal Horse Artillery, Cavalry, and Royal Artillery passed the saluting point they wheeled round and again passed in the above order at a trot. The Cavalry and Royal Horse Artillery again passed at a gallop. As the Infantry passed they formed columns of companies, and closed to quarter dis tance on the leading company, formed columns en masse, countermarched, and then passed the salut ing point from the reverse flank left in front. They again countermarched, and for the third time passed the iialuting point in line of contiguous column of brigades. The movements incidental to a field day were then gone through, in which all arms of the service took part. In the course of the battle the entire division crossed the Basingstoke Canal by several pontoon bridges, which were thrown across by the Royal Engineers, the Cavalry taking the valley by Norris and Eehnoor Bridges. After an hour and a half's fight the division was ordered to quarters, which were reached at 4.30. This was the first afternoon field day for the season, and, in con sequence of a rumour that prevailed during the morning to the effect that her Majesty would be pre sent, there were a very large number of spectators. The day was intensely hot, and the men paraded without knapsacks. About 5,600 of all ranks were present. Their Royal Highnesses were the guests of Sir James and Lady Scarlett during the evening. THE LOSS OF THE MISSIONARY BARQU.E JOHN WILLIAMS. The report of the loss of the missionary barque John Williams, on the north end of Savage Island, has been confirmed by the arrival at Sydney of Cap tain Williams and the officers and crew in the brig Tawera, from Tahiti, via Navigators' Island. From the particulars supplied by Captain Williams, it seems that on the 9th of January the ship went off Savage Island, and the boats went on shore. At evening the boats returned to the vessel, which was then four or five miles from the shore, and as the wind was getting light, all sail was made. The wind soon after fell off altogether, and as the ship was getting near the reef, the boats were got out and sent ahead to tow. Blue lights were burned, and a man was kept sounding, but could find no bottom with the deep sea line. At half-past 10 o'clock at night the boats were called alongside, and the ladies and chil dren, and then- the other passengers and the crew, were got into the boats. As soon as the boats left off pulling the ship's head turned to the reef, and she was almost in the breakers when the boats quitted her. She struck at 11 o'clock with a tre mendous crash. The boats, with their freight of 72 suuls, got to the shore, and the passengers were taken through the surf, two or three at a time, iii a canoe, by the natives. All were land2d safely. The next morning the ship was seen lying ou the reef, with her back broken, and the sea breaking right over her. Some natives went on board, but could succeed in saving only very little of the goods. —Melbourne Argus, June 27. CAPTURE OF A CHAMELEON ON SNOW-HILL.—A chameleon was ruu over on Tuesday last by a cab on Snow hill, where the road branches off to avoid the Holborn valley improvements. When first observed the little reptile was slowly creeping up the spoke of the wheel, which had nearly amputated its tail. Its rescuer, fearing to touch the creature with his uncovered hand, rolled it up in hie handkerchief and brought it to our office for identification. On opening the parcel wo found it to contain a chameleon (Chameleo Africanus). It had been badly injured, the wheel of the cab having grazed the skin from off a considerable portion of its tail. We purchased the quaint-looking lizard, and having immensely alleviated all injuries by the judici ous application of glycerin and its health by a feed of green caterpillars, we aro happy to state that the chame leon captured on Snow-hill is in a fair way to conval escence. The reptile must have escaped from some package while being conveyed from one part of London to another. Possibly it might have been brought from a ship recently arrived from abroad.--Land and {rater. a l l 4 , Y 7 HER MAJESTY, &a. OSBORNE, Aug. 13. The Queen, the King of the Belgians, Princess Aouise, and Princess Beatrice drove out yesterday gfternoon. Major-General F. H. Seymour was in attendance upon horseback. The Prince and Princess of Leiningen dined with the Queen and the royal family in the evening. Count Van der Straten-Ponthoz had the honour of of being invited. The King of the Belgians took leave of the Queen this morning on his return to Ostend. His Majesty, attended by Count Van der Straten- Ponthoz, M. Devaux, M. Brewer, and Dr. \Vim mer, embarked at eleven o'clock, at Trinity Pier, East Cowes, on board his yacht, which left shortly afterwards. The Hon. Mortimer Sackville West and Major- General F. H. Seymour attended his Majesty to Trinity Pier. Mr. Desanges has had the honour of submitting to the Queen's inspection his sketch in oil for a pic ture which he is painting of her Majesty laying the foundation-stone of the Central Hall of Arts and Sciences at South Kensington. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. The Prince of Wales, attended by General Sir William Knollys and Captain Ellisleft Marlborough House early on Monday morning for Sandringham. His Royal Highness returned to Marlborough House yesterday afternoon. The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday after noon, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Hardinge. LITERATURE. Cometh up as a Flower. An Autobiography. 2 Vole. Second Edition. Richard Bentley. We are not surprised to find this novel, so re cently published, already in a second edition. It bears about it the unmistakeable evidences of vitality, freshness, and vigour, and originality. There is no striving after effect from the first page to the last, it is written indeed currente calanzo, with a fulness of feeling and a fearlessness of utterance quite refresh ing to the wearied reader of common-place frivo lities. The story itself, very simple in its incidents, is on that theme of all others the most pathetic and the most popular—that theme which imparts a tenderer interest to the thrilling legend of Lam mermoor, and a sublimer pathos to the mournful ballad of Robin Gray. The tale is an auto biography ; it is related by the heroine. Nelly L'Estrange is the spoiled darling of the last worn-out head of an old, impoverished house —a very Castle Rackrent, as she calls it. Ex quisitely tender is the affection which unites the neglected, half-educated, spoiled little Nelly, and her old Dad, as she lovingly and unceremoniously designates him. A sad picture of the domestic trials incident to many a sinking household is pre sented in the early chapters of this book. Here is a mournful, life-like glimpse of ITEM'S FATHER. My father was in his old velvet arm chair, and was sitting, leaning forward with his head between his hands, in a pose sufficiently expressive. You did not need to see his face to tell you that hero was a man careworn and weary, on whom the sun of his life's afternoon was beating scorching hot, a man with whom life was going awry—awry 1 should think it was ; the old house was going down hill, and he did not like it ; the brambles had sprung up rankly, and were choking tha Lebanonian cedar. Bravo as the Spartan boy, he kept the vitals gnawing fox hidden under his cloak, away from the eyes of the coldly prying world--a world often remarkably carious in seeking out and putting its fingers through the tatters in its neighbour's coat—a world that would "peep and botanise on its mother's grave!" I gambolled up to him in a kid-liko manner. " Well," said I cheerfully, " I suppose tho tea is quito cold and you're quite cross, and lam to have a real good scolding, aren't I?" Then 1 stooped and kissed the whitened hairs. " Eli, what ?" said he, thus suddenly called back from his joyless reverie; " indeed, Nell, I'd forgotten your very existence that minute." " What could have chased so pleasing an image from your mind's eye ?" said I, laughing. " What always chases every pleasing image," he an swered, gloomily. " Bills, I suppose," returned I, discontentedly ; " bills, bills, bills ! that's the song in this house from morning to night. Is there any word of one syllable in the English language that includes so many revolting ideas ?" "None except hell," said my father bitterly, " and I sometimes think they're synonymous." Very dismal aro the surroundings of Eleanor's girl hood, but lightened from within at first by her intense affection for her father, and afterwards by the pre sence of another affection " coming up as a flower " and filling herlife with brightness and bloom. Speak ing of her happy emotions in those memorable days, the fair autobiographer, quoting from the canticle of Solomon, " For lo ! the winter is past ; the rain is over and gone ; the flowers appear on the earth ; the time of the singing of birds is come ;'' exclaims, " It seems to me the exquisitest, joyfulest love song ever penned. It translates the spirit and essence of the spring into words. Spring out of doors, spring in my heart." Like pictures in a dissolving view, joys and sorrows succeed each other in the warm, impressionable heart of poor Nelly L'Estrange. At one time she exclaims, out of the fulness of bitter experience, " Sighs are the gales that blow us to heaven, I sometimes think ; they breathe unconscious weariness of the ' here,' and longing for the there.'" It is as a result of this same chequered experience, we may suppose, that we find a somewhat contradictory opening to two chapters in the second volume. Chapter vi., which begins with the question "Am I wrong in thinking that memory is the cruellest gift ever vouchsafed to man ?" and chapter xiv., in which, commencing with an allusion to the facility of forgetting griefs, the narrator exclaims, " To me, it seems, that what points the sting of every grief is the thought that a time will come when we shall grieve no more." We have likened the story, in a certain degree, to th 3 ever-memorable ballad of " Auld Robin Gray." There is a scene towards the close of the narrative that recalls the painful " situation" of that heart- rending ballad. It is where the two lovers (too late) meet and comprehend their misfortunes. " We say nothing for a while, only we look into each other's eyes with passionate, desperate long ing across the mighty chasm which yawns be tween us." The character of the two heroes, Major Macgregor and Sir Hugh Lancaster, arc in their different ways capital, and the old father also is most naturally depicted. We cannot speak so favourably of the treacherous Dolly, who, let us hope, has no counterpart in actual life. Novel readers may expect much from a writer so original in his thoughts, and so fearless in expressing them, as is the author of this very clever and interesting tale. THE LATE IMPERIAL VISIT.—His Imperial High ness Izzedin Effendi, the eldest son of the Sultan, during the late Imperial visit, is said to have made au intellectual observation unprompted by any tutor or attendant. Wlw il the amiable child—of whom everybody, even his uncles, seems to be fond—was being driven to Buckinghani Palace with his father, amid the hearty cheers of a great Eng lish crowd, he exclaimed all of a su lden, " If those people conic some day to see us in Constantinople, shall we eve r be able to show them anything like this, or will our lazy Osmanli give themselves half the trouble to be kind to them as they have taken about us ?" The Sultan w 39 iunnonsely delighted, and told his youthful son that the Turks would do their best; but that he did not think People living in such a town as London would ever lea" it for Constantinople. He subsequently repeated the little fellow's question with considerable glee. UNJUST WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.—OI MODIAY: at a petty session of the Justices held at the courthouse of the Tower Hamlets, in Great Prescott-street, 58 tradesmen • and others were convicted and lined as under, for the use of false scales, weights, and measures. The list embraced eight licensed victuallers, two beer retailers, 12 chandlers, seven butchers, four coal dealers, seven greengrocers, ten. tobacconists, one baker, one pork butcher, o no corn and dour dealer, ono eheesomonger, two grocers, ono oihnl , and one person keeping a stall iu the stree t for the ss 0 of fish. The total of the fines was £BB 15s. Three of the parties not paying the amounts of amercement up to t he rising of the court were sent to the House of C o rrection i u Coldbath-fields, two of them being fu r two months nt prisoument.