The Sun. — London, England, 1867-10-01 00:00:00

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THIS EVENING, and during the week, the perform ances will commence at Seven o'clock with a comedietta, entitled THE MISTRESS OF THE MILL. Mr. 11. Mellon, kr. S. Calhaem ; Miss Ritter, Miss Montgomery. At Eight o'clock, Lord Lvt• on's Play of the LADY OF LYONS. BFanseant, Mr. G. Jordan; General Dimas, Mr. Addison; Glavis, Mr. S. Calhaem ; M. Deschappelles, Mr, H. Mellon ; Gaspar. Nir. Dalton ; LandlorJ, Mr. J. Francis ; Officers, Messrs. Stuart and Fleming; Claude Mclnotte, Mr. Fechter; Pauline Deschappelles, Miss Carlotta Leclercq ; Widow Meinotte, Miss Elsworthy ; Madame L'eschappelles, Mrs. H. Marston. riIifEATRE ROYAL ADELPIIL bole Proprietor and Mana:,Yer, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, This Theatre during the recess having. been entirely re decorated and repainted, will OPEN for the WINTER SEASON on SA t UItDAY, (let. 5, on which evening Mr. Lenjamin Webster will make his first appearance these two years, and since his severe and critical illness, for 12 nigh's only. Mrs. Alfred Melton will make her first appearance since her domest c riltetion. Mr. G. Belmore will make his first appearance here, on which occasion wilt be performed a new cumic farce (nr•ver acted), entitled MAN IS NOT PE lt- FPICT, NOR WOMAN EITHEtt, in which Mr. G. Belmore will mare his first appearance in this theatre. Mrs. Alfred Mellen will perform with the revived popular come '.y of MASKS AN l) FACES ; or, Before and Behind the Curtain. Triplet (his original character), Mr Benjamin Webster, his first appearance these two years and since his late revere and critical illness. Peg Woffington, Mrs Alfred 11ell3n. The other characters by Messrs. Billin.gton, Ashley, Stuart, Stephenson. smith, Eburne, Romer,' and, Mis. Billington ; and the celebrated revived farce of A SCHOOL FOR TIGERS, in which Mr. G. Belmore and Mrs. Afire i Mellon will perform. Miss Herbert, of the Royal St. Ja.MC,'S Theatre, is en gaged, and will appear for the first time in thi theatre in a 11CW and original drama by Watts Phillips, Esq. The Box•ollice will open on Thurmlay, Oct. 3, from 11 to 5, and every succeeding day of performance. No tees for book ing, and places may be secured a fortnight in advance. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. FUN EVENING, at 7, OUR DOME i IC3. Messrs. Paraelle, Thorne, and James; Mesdames Eliza Johnstone and Weatly!rsby. After which, the Latest Edition of KENILWORTH. Messrs. J aaie4, fligrne, Turner, and Fenton ; Mesdames Ada Swanborou rh, E. Holt, an I Gwynne. To conclude with DEAF AS A. POST. Mr. W. Belford. ITOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL will OPEN on SATURDAY EVENING, October 5. T. J. Williams' new farce, DANDELION'S DODGES, at 7. At 8, an original drama. by T. W. Robertson, author of "Caste," cc, entitl.d FOR LOVE. Mesiames Stephens, M. llenrAde. J. ‘Willm• re, and C. Saunders; Messrs. Ray, Montague, Price, Garden, Wthnott,WestlAud, and IL Widcii comb, New scenery by Mr. W. Telbin. Box-office ojea horn 10 till 5 ; and all Libraries. OYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, lIIGtI HOLBORN. BRILLIANT AND UNABATED SUCCESS. Brilliant reception of the great Continental Artiste Mdme. Virginie Tioost. Immense success of Charles Lauri's new Comic Ba "THE FIEND 0e EAR AIR, FIRE, AND WATER." Startling effects. Charlie Abbott s laugh ab.e and original Eccentricities. '1 h Brothers Dan els in their inimitLhle Violin Performances. Airec's thrilling !AerialAct. The Delevanti Family, th , . incomparable acro bats. 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Admission, Ono Shilling. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. -I- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chattertc..n. TIII3 EVENING, FAUST. Mr. Phelps; Messrs. Edmund Phelks, C. liareJurt, C. 'Warner, T. B irtlems.n, J. John stone; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Mesdames Vandenhoff, Grat ton, Am To conclude with THE MILLER AND UI3 MEN. Messrs. nyder, E. Phelps, C. Ilarcourt, Barrett, J. Rouse ; Mesdames Edith Stuart and Gratton. Doors open at halt-past 6, commence at 7 o'clock. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRF. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining, Re-appearance of Mr. and Mrs. DION BOUCICAULT. TIIIS EVENING the performances will commence with the popular Farce, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitlt d rOOlt Pi DLICODDY. Alter which, at a quarter to 8, Mr, Dion Bouecault's cele brated Irish Drama, entitled Alt KAII-NA-POGUE. Shaun the Post, Mr. Dion Boucmcau t; The O'Grady, Mr. Vining ; Feeney, Mr. Dominick Murray; Murray 3,'Coul, Ilr. Neville; Mayor Coffin, Mr. J. G. Shore; Secretary, Mr. 3PLean ; Fanny Power, Mies Ilw o hes ; Arrah Mulish, Mrs. Dion Boucicaulr. The celebrated scenery, by Mr. Tahiti and Mr. F. Lloyds entirely repainted and renovated by Mr. F. Lloyds. To conclude with NO. l, ROUND TIIE CORNER. Doors open at half-past 6, co'nmence at 7. rrE ATR E ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Mana:;er, Mr. Buckstone. EVENING, ROMEO AND JULIET. M. sera. Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, Compton, lieadal, Braid, Clark. White, Coe. Vincent, 1% eathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Chippen dale. Scott-Siddons, Laws, Coleman, &c. After which, TO PARIS AND BACK FOIL FIVE POUNDS. Mr. Buckstone. Concluding with SHOCKING EVENTS. Mr. Compton. Commence at Seven. LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 18G7. Political parties in the United States have seldom a very long respite from agitation, plots, and counterplots. Thanks to the constant changes going on, the State elections, the Congressional elections, and, above all, the Presidential election, no one who likes the occupation afforded by canvas sing, threatening, bribing, influencing, and reckon ing up chances need be long idle. Speculation is just now very busy respecting the momentous question of who is to preside at the White House. General GRANT is the favourite, and, strange to say, both parties are putting him forward. He has always been popular with the moderate Republi cans, and, notwithstanding his acceptance of office (which indeed he could not help, as the PRESIDENT was his military superior), he is still looked upon with favour by that party. They think he is acting as a check upon the PRESIDENT, and preventing him from proceeding to greater lengths. As for the Democrats they are quite ready to accept him, since he is far prefarable to many other candidates, and they cherish some hope of getting back to power under his shadow. Added to all this, he has the prestige of military success, which tells with the population generally, and is not likely to do any thing very rash or reckless when he gets the control of affairs. Such influence as Mr. JOHNSON possesses will probably be given to GRANT, while he will of course command the suffrages of the army. Thus, even without the aid of the " Grant clubs," which we hear are forming in various parts of the country, it is very probable that ULYSSES GRANT will wear the thorny dignity of President of the United States at the election of 1868. His own consent has yet to be obtained, but there is not much doubt of that so soon as the chances of success are such as to prevent his can didature from being a failure. He is going on seemingly unconcerned, while all the orators and newspapers of both parties are busy with his name, history, and his achievements ; but the conviction is daily gaining ground that GRANT will be the next President, and in the present complicated and distracted state of affairs all parties might have made a much worse choice. In the Southern States General ORD has just been showing himself in a favourable light in contrast to some other of the military district commanders. A newspaper office at Camden, Arkansas, has been destroyed by a mob of soldiers because the paper contained articles reflecting on the military. A good deal of excitement, as may be supposed, was caused by this unwarrantable outrage, and the com mandant of the post, upon being charged with per mitting it, took a high hand. He wrote to General ORD that the censures of the press against public servants were allowable, but that General ORD'S and NEIL'S forces were not servants of the people of Arkansas, but their masters, and "it was felt to be a great piece of impertinence for the news papers in this State to comment upon General NEIL under any circumstances." This is a fair speci men of the manner in which too many of the Fede ral military officers are disposed tc treat the Southern People. They consider themselves as their masters, and resent any comment upon their conduct as " impertinence." It is not to be expected that the feeling produced by such language and conduct can be other than hostile and bitter, and if the Radicals had openly proposed to find a means of alienating and disgusting the hardly reclaimed Southerners they could scarcely have done it more effectually. Luckily in this case the commanding officer pre ferred rather to play the part of a just and judicious administrator of the laws than of a petty tyrant, and accordingly he wrote in reply to the commandant of the post that the troops had committed an out rage, and asked why it had not 133 en pre vented. Ile added that the assertion that General NEIL'S forces were not the servants, but the masters, of the people of Arkansas was unjust both to the people and the general, and unfounded in law. " The laws are for the benefit of the people. The assumption that a party of soldiers could, at their own option, forcibly destroy a citizen's pro perty and commit gross . violation of the public peace, would not be tolerated under a NAPOLEON." This bold and decisive reproof will, it may be hoped, produce a good effect in other States besides Arkansas, and induce some of the imperious and dictatorial commanders to hesitate before they insist upon the enforcement of arbitrary measures which "would not be tolerated under a NAPOLEON." General ORD has ordered the trial of the com mandant by court - martial for violation of the thirty-second Article of War. The PRE SIDENT has suggested that all the elections in the Southern States flould take place simultaneously on the first Tuesday in November. The object of fixing the same day in each case is to pr event the migration of voters from one State to another, thus unduly influencing the elections. General SCHOLEFIELD, who commands in Virginia, has published an order, calling an election on the 22d of October—a piece of wanton disrespect to the PRESIDENT, which is not a little singular, as General SCHOLEFIELD is considered the most conservative of the military commanders. General Titomas, in Tennessee, upholds the civil supremacy proclama tion. A person was arrested by the military autho rities. A writ of habeas corpus was sued out when General THOMAS commanded his sub ordinates to obey the writ as required by the proclamation. This is an important step gained on behalf of civil liberty in the South, for so long as force could override command, the positive orders TIIE 81714_ LoNiit)N. TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, li6l. of judicial authorities were set at defiance by mili tary of racers, a premium was held out to fraud and violen cc, which the strictest discipline in the army could never guard against. If the military cora ismam.lers had from the first acted in the spirit of enizral Ortn, and refused to sanction illegal pro .ceedings simply because the offenders were Federals .and the sufferers ex-Confederates, much injustice : and oppression would have been saved, and much heartburning and opening of old wounds pre fan ted. The National Reform Fete and Banquet is over, and perhaps the best that can be said of it is that it has steered, pretty evenly between success and failure. Its friends may call it one and its enemies dEsignate it as the other, but in this, as in other cases, the juste milieu may be taken as the standard, It is certain that those who laboured to inaugurate -the affair have met with many drawbacks and dis- Gouragements, but perhaps it was not so much their fault as their misfortune that they should have done 80. They were treated very shabbily by the Reform I sec gue, whose committee withheld all support from the, proceedings, and seemed determined to make it as Cully known as possible that they had nought to do with the affair. Refusals to appear at the fete arrived successively from Earl Rts- SELL, Mr. GLADSTONE, and Mr. BRIGHT. Not withstanding all this the promoters of the un dertaking persevered, and yesterday celebrated their triumph. In the afternoon a meeting was held, at which no resolutions were passed, but where some criticisms were made on the Reform measure of this Session. The best that could be said was not much, and one speaker was strongly against the bill, which he denounced as being inadequate and unsatisfactory. In fact, he considered that the greater number of the constituencies would still be the " political preserves of a worthless aristocracy.' , The most objectionable speech of the meeting was delivered by Mr. J. LEICESTER, a glass-blower, who was conspicuous at one of the meetings last autumn for his extraordinary language. He went on in much the same strain this year, and conducted himself with dealing most unsparing abuse around. Men who forget themselves in this way do a great deal of harm to the cause they profess to serve, and thus only exhibit how unfit they are to judge of those acts of Parliament which they consider themselves privileged to decide upon. The banquet was thinly attended. Mr. PorrEn was chairman, and a letter from Mr. BRIGHT was circulated among the company. It must be con fessed that the hon. member for Birmingham made the best of an awkward affair with his usual dexterity and adroitness, and he contrived to set at rest any doubts that might be entertained as to whether he would honour the rival Reform banquet with his presence. A similar answer to this is, he announces, to be sent to all invitations that may be sent to him. He has given, he says, the " leisure of many autumns to the movement for Reform, and now when one main part of the work is done, I do not feel disposed to give another autumn to platform labours to celebrate the victory we have won." Perhaps it would have been too much to expect that Mr. BRIGHT should conclude his communication without showering a little abuse upon some one and some thing, and accordingly the lot falls upon the Houses of Parliament. The Legislature, he declares, " has been driven in one direction, but by forces too strong for it, but its temper is not changed." The chief charge against it is the destruction of the popular power of the great boroughs by the vote at the end of the session. Mr. PorrErt proposed that the Reform Act of 18G7 should be accepted as an instalment. lie was profuse in his acknowledgments to Mr. GLADSTONE and Mr. Bracurr for the services they had rendered, so much so, that had a stranger been present he might have been excused for thinking that they, and they only, had proposed and passed the measure of last session. It would have been better taste, and a little more in accordance with truth and justice, if he had tendered some thanks to to those under whose auspices this instalment had obtained the sanction of Parliament. On the con - trary, we hear that Mr. BRIGHT'S honesty of pur pose entitled him to the " crown of victory which he had earned." His eloquence had broken the power of the Tory party, and had led to victory the Liberal party. The best com mentary on this is that had Mr. BRIGHT himself thought so he would not have begrudged the leisure of many autumns to celebrate the victory he had won. The Chairman only made one reproachful comment upon the absence of those leaders they had expected, when he said that the Tory party would misrepresent their non-appearance. Mr. AYRTON made a few remarks, the most significant of which referred to the want of unity which characterised the Liberal party, and he counselled them to sup port their party—" they must be prepared to sink all personal opinion, and to give their hearty sup port to their party." It is worthy of notice, that had this advice been acted upon last session Mr. AYRTON would not have been able to figure at a Reform Banquet, for the Course which Mr. GLADSTONE indicated would not have permitted the second reading of the Reform Bill to take place at all. It was a significant fea ture in the evening's proceedings that when one of the speakers was entering into the question of trades unions, he was met with interruptions. On the whole the affair passed off very well, and it is most satisfactory that no contretemps arose to annoy the harmony of the undertaking. Considering the peculiar character of the tenets which some of the speakers upheld, it may be fairly allowed that no great exaggeration or extravagance of language was used, and that no very vehement denunciation took place concerning the existing state of things, for, with some exceptions, the prevailing tone was mode ration. Those who can spare a little time to study the manner in which Prussia is consolidating her con quests and converting the free cities into provinces under the dominion of King WILLIAM may perhaps be astonished and perhaps disappointed. The truth remains the same, at any rate, and a rapid trans formation scene is going on, by moans of which the proposed unity of Germany is to be worked out by placing many cities and States in a worse condition than they were before. The contingent furnished by the free town of Hamburg to the for mer German Confederation has been disbanded, and Prussian troops will henceforth undertake the mili tary duties of the town, and the chief guards have already been occupied by them. So much for freedom and progress under the new regime, and so much for the independence of feeling and action that can be maintained. In point of fact an arbitrary military absolutism is being rapidly esta blished, and the sooner the truth is realised the better for all parties. Frankfort-on-the-Maine has just received intelligence, by means of a Royal decree, defining the bases upon which the property belong ing to the city is to he settled. It is declared, among other things, that the loan effected by that city to meet the costs of the late war is to be con sidered and treated as a debt incumbent upon Frankfort-on-the-Maine. Whatever burdens cau be put upon others the Berlin Government is pretty certain to let them share, but it is really most strange that in so many quarters so much miscon ception should arise as to its policy and the motive of its actions. It is satisfactory to turn to Austrian affairs, which are proceeding in a more promising fashion, and it certainly shows much can be done by patience and perseverance. Last year no one would have thought that the Emperor FRANCIS JosErtl could have retrieved his position at all, and yet he has contrived to do wonders. The importance of the better understanding with Hungary cannot be over rated, and as yet it is difficult to appreciate it fully. Let but another war take place, however, and the advantage cannot be long doubtful. While Prussia has decidedly retrograded in the promulgation of true principle, Austria has male a corresponding advance in the right direction, and time will show which country will prosper the most ; the one which acts in accordance with the spirit of the age, or the one which persists in following the selfish and exclusive course of aggrandising her territory to the detriment of the prosperity of those concerned, and at the sacrifice of those principles which should actuate the rulers of free nations. The Revenue Returns I.)r the September Quarter give us, happily, no reason to apprehend that the general complaints of depression and dulness have in any way affected the condition of the National Exchequer. At first sight, it is true, the result of the quarter shows a net decrease of £282,358, but a second glance reminds us that the corresponding quarter of 1866 included £500,000 from New Zea land Bonds. The apparent decrease of £282,358 represents, therefore, an actual increase of over £200,000. The returns of the September quarter are always the smallest in the year, and the present quarter is no exception to the rule. The compari son of the whole results of the two years from September, '65, to September, '67, brings us to the satisfactory conclusion that the year just concluded boasts an increase of £1,010,329. In the year s account, indeed, there is an increase under every head but one, and that one the miscellaneous. Even the quarter's return, which shows a decrease of £39,000 under the head of Customs, and of £22,000 under that of Excise, gives an increase of a quarter of a million for stamps, £29,000 for taxes, of £15,000 for the property tax, and of £40,000 for the Post Office. There is then good ground for satisfaction in the retrospect of the national finances, and wo may hope that, with reviving trade and increasing activity of business, the Chancellor of the Exchequer may next April be able to congratu late himself and the country on an even more favour able condition of the national finances than our long course of surpluses and net increases had led us to expect. Quartet s ended Dec. 31, 31arch 3', I June 30, Sept. 30, 1866 1867 1867 1867 5,964,000 5,527,00 D 5,499,000 5,502,000 5,47 ,000 5,535,000 5 0.8,000 4,3 0,000 2,104,000 2,554,000 2,547,000 2,2.0,000 1,358,000 389,000 1,506,000 27 ,000 ',314,000 2,156,000 1,571,000 648,000 1,140,000 3,►00,00J 1,15 ,, ,000 1,290, , 00 95,000 93,000 71,000 72,000 (82,905 1,087,871 402,925 719,740 18,311,93 1 18.14,871 17,781,9.5 ,14,113,740 Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post-office Crown Lands Mis,e,,aneous Tota's.. ..... Quarters eri.'ed Dec. 31, March 31, June 30, Sept. 30, 180.1 1865 186 1865 £ £ £ -£ Customs 5,6 7, ,000 5,139,000 5,2 I,(Y 0 5,54 1 ,000 Exct-c 5,1,0,000 5,481,000 5, 41,000 4,520,000 Stamps Taxes Props. rty Tax I'ost-ofh e Crown Lands Miscellaneous Totals Year ended Sept. 30, 1867 1:-.ept. 30, 1866. ---, £ X Customs 22,492,000 2 1 ,6.-1,000 Exciie 20,334,000 2 ~ 25 ,000 Stamps Taxes Property Tax Posc-Office 4,516,000 4,3 '5,000 53 ',WO 3-2,000 Crown Lands Misce 1 ,neous Total .................. * Including New Zeala: j 69,47J,471 Lnd Bonds, £SC I 6?,46 ,142 'O,OOO IL—lncrease and Decrease in the periods ended Sept. 30, .1867, as compared with corresponding periods of the preceding year : Quarter ended Sept.' Half-year ended 30, 1867. I Sept. 3 , , 1867. _---- - Increase. Decrease. Increase. Decrease. --- — £ £ £ £ Cu i ' oms Excise Starlll,B 125, 001 .. 189,000 • • Taxes ._ Prop. rty Tax Post-Office .... 40.' ,00 .. 12( ,000 .. Crown Lands Aliscalaneous Totals Net Decrease £28:,533 Net Increase .C 35,90, Year ended So r t. 30, 1z67. Increase. Decrease. --'-- X X Cugtoma 871,000 ~ Excise Stamps Taxes ....................... . Property Tax Post Unice 225,0 K) .. ...... k rown Lands 10,1.0 J .. Miscellaneous ... ....................... .. 630,471 Totals Increase, £ 1 ,010,320 III.—An Account showing the Revenue and other Receipts of the Quarter ended September 30, 1867, the ap plication of the same, and the Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the said Quarter, together with the surplus or deficiency upon such charge : Surplus Balance beyond the charge of the Con solidated Fund, for the Quarter ended June 3 ~ 1867, viz. : Great Britain — Ireland Z911,2z4 Income received, as shown in Account I 11,913,740 Amount nised on Account of Fortifications, &0., per Act 28th and 9th Victoria, cap. 01 ,„ Amount received in repayment of Advances for Public Works, &c. Ditto for New Courts of J ustice 23 1 ,000 £.6,43!,984 Balance, being the Deficiency on September 30, 1807, upon the charge of the Consolidated Fund in Great Britain, to meet the Divi dends, and other charges, payable in the Quarter to December 31, 1W .£19,113,263 Deficiency of the Income of the Consolidated Fund in Great Britain in the Quarter to June 3 1867, for the charge et the Con solidated Fund in Great Britain for that Qu , rter (as shown in the prec ding ac count) Amount applied out or the Income to Supply Ser • vices 0 1 , 217 270 . •• Amount Advanced for New Courts of Justice .. 16 1 ),C00 Ditto for Greenwich Hospital ................ 1 0,0,0 Charge of the Consolidated Fund for the Quarter ended September 39, 1897, via.: — Interest of the Permanent Debt .£5, q 15,8)) Terminable Debt Pri nc! p.l of Exelicquer Bills 1, 00 Interest of Exchequer Bills 72,315 Interest of Deficiency Bills The Civil List Other Charges on Consoli dated Fund 3.)",816 Advances for l'ublicWorks,&C. 35),9 7 Sinking Fund 10 ',294 7,5.9,707 Surplus Balance in Ireland beyond the charge of the Consolidated Fund in Ireland for the Quarter ended September 30, 1867 .. 19,413,203 POACHING AFFRAY.—About 2 o'clock on Sunday morning two gamekeepers were on their rounds on the game preserves of Thomas Pares, Esq., of Hopwoll Hall, near Derby, when they came in contact with a gang of poachers near the hall. The keepers were about taking up a large quantity of 'netting, when the poachers made a murderous attack upon them with heavy bludgeons and large stones. John Geary, ono of the keepers, was so severely injured that his life is considered in danger. A man named Anthony has been apprehended and identified as one of the gang. LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) NORTH GERMANY. BERLIN, Sept. 29. In to-day's sitting of the North German Parlia ment, after a lengthened debate, the Salt Tax Bill was adopted. The tax on salt for homo consump tion is fixed at two thalers per cwt. The Parliament also adopted a bill providing that passports in the States belonging to the North German Confederation shall no longer be necessary. HAMBURG, Sept. 30, Evenisg. Hamburg and Lubeck have now received a per manent Prussian garrison. KIEL, OCt. 1. Prince Adalbert of Prussia and the Minister of Marine arrive here to-day, to be present at the hoisting of the North German Federal PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Sept. 30 (Evening). The Cezarewitcb, accompanied by his Consort, arrived here from Frankfort-on-the-Maine to-day, and alighted at the Russian Embassy. The Crown Princess of Prussia cathe to Berlin to meet their Imperial Highnesses. The latter, after paying a visit to Potsdam, will take their departure via Copenhagen, for Russia. Count Bismark, it is stated, has had a lengthy interview with the Czarewitch. General Fleury is expected here to-day from Prague. OVERLAND MAILS. MALTA, Oct. 1. BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAIL. The Ceylon left at 8 a.m., yesterday, for South ampton, where she may be expected on the 9th instant. OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The Pera, from Marseilles, 28th Sept., arrived yesterday at midnight, and left at 7 a.m. to-day for Alexandria. THE BOMBAY MAIL. MARSEILLES, Oct. 1. The Nyanza arrived in the Quarantine Harbour at 8.30 a.m. The mail leaves for London at 11,30 a.m. WRECK OF A CAPE STEAMER. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 1. The screw steamer Iliogo, Capt. Baiuton, from London for the Cape of Good Hope and Japan, has run on the eastern rock of the Eddystone Light house, and proves a total wreck. Crew and pas sengers saved. REVENUE RETURNS, ..—The following is an abstract of the gross produce of the Revenue of the United Kingdom in the undermen tioned periods, ending Sept. 30, 1867, compared with the corresponding periods of the preceding year : FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 30, Two o'clock.—The reponse des primes (option) has taken place rather unfa vourably. On threes it is as follows : 69fr. 7ic. Italian Fives, 48f. 55c. Credit Mobilier, 182 f. 50c. Spanish Mobilier, 181 fr. 25c. The market is rather weak, and sales prevail. Three per cents. are at 69f. 74c., or sc. higher. Italian Fives lose 10c., at 48f. 60e. Credit Mobilier shares are offered at 178 f. 75c., with a decline of Bf. 75c. Spanish Mobilier is weak, at 177 f. 50c., or sfr. loss. Credit Foncier is quoted at 1,285 fr., without change. Comp toir d'Escompte loses 3fr. 25c., at 651 fr. 25c. French Railway Securities are rather offered. Orleans 881 f. 2bc. Northern, 1,142 fr. 50c., with a loss of 7f. 50e. Lyons, 882 fr. 50c. Foreign Railways show no particular feature. Three o'clock—The close was as follows : 41 per Cents 9B Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 05 Do. end month 69 021 Credit Mobilier 175 Do. end Month Credit Foncicr 1295 Bank Shares 3335 Italian Loan 4B 45 Do. end month 4B 25 Mexican Loan lOl Do. Bonds 35 Spanish Threes , V3 50 Home Debt — Da. end mouth 1282 50 Deferred RAILWAYS. For Account. Orleans Northern 1145 Lyons and Mediterranean BB2 50 Southern 528 75 Western Eastern 540 Sardinian — Austrian ' Lombard 373 75 North of Spain — SaragosEa — Roman 711 E OXFORD. Mr. Morton has given another proof of his great desire to furnish his patrons with the best enter tainment by the production of a grand selection from Felicien David's " Herculaneum." The sub ject of the tragic opera, which may be justly declared "spiritual," is the destruction of the city of Hercu laneum, in consequence of the indulgence in luxury and sinful pleasures of its inhabitants. The Queen, Olympia, by her beauty, magnificence, and seduc tive blandishments, allures Helios, a Christian, from the purity of his faith, and from the affection of Lilia, who finds her way into the palace of her rival, and upbraids him for his apostacy. Magnus, a Christian prophet, who appears unexpectedly at a grand fete given by the Queen, entreats her earnestly to repent, and warns her solemnly that death and everlasting torment await her, and her people, upon refusing to do so; exclaiming, that " Satan has gone forth, and will claim his victims." Olympia, Nicanor the Pro Consul, and her attendants, however, deride and laugh at him. Subsequently Helios, struck with remorse, implores pardon of Heaven, and of Lilia ; who, assured of his contrition, forgives him, and expecting from appalling appearances the awful catastrophe they devoutly prepare for death. Satan, who then appears disguised as Nicanor, reveals himself to the horror-stricken Queen, and the condemned city, with all its inhabitants, are over whelmed by the fiery lava which issues from Mount Vesuvius. The translation has been performed by Mr. Wall, adapted to the music of Mr. Taylor, and the solo parts confided to Miss Russell, Miss Rivers, Mr. Greene, and Mr. Bury. The selection is cer tainly one of the finest that has yet been produced at the Oxford, which has attained so well-deserved a reputation for the introduction of music altogether unknown to the great body of the public in the metropolis. It opens with a fine and spirited bac chanalian chorus, and then follows a telling recitative and aria, " See the revellers," exe cuted in the most finished style of Miss Rivers. Mr. Greene follows with a massive solo, " On, on through gloom ;" then follows a brilliant duet for Miss Russell and Mr. Bury, and the whole con cludes with a chorus equal to anything that has yet been performed by any of the ancient or modern composers. The music, although differing widely from that which has hitherto been heard at the Oxford, will find thegreatestfavour amongst its habitues, who form quite a separate class from the usual attendants at music halls. With regard to the vocal per formers, we must award unmeasured praise to Miss Russell ; she sang with a brilliancy and finish that produced the most enthusiastic applause, and fully ratified her claim to an equality of position with any English vocalist of the present time. Mr. Greene and Mr. Bury also sang with the greatest care, and the choruses were given in a manner that calls for the highest commendation. The selection was ably conducted by Mr. Jonghmans, and altogether a better of more gratifying performance it has seldom been our good fortune to attend. The miscellaneous entertainments that preceded and followed the selection were of the best description, and to justify that assertion we have only to say they comprised the wonderful performance of Master Bonnay on the xylophone, that of the young pianist and violinist, the Masters Sauret ; the Indian juggler Daugwar, the comb effu sions of Kate Santley and Mr. Liston, mid the graceful dancing of Mr. and Mrs. Carle. An en tertainment of a better description than that now nightly given at the Oxford is not to be had in the metropolis, i SEARCH FOR _THE _FE2VI4N DEASY, IN SHREWSBURI . An unfortunate gentleman, from Glasgow, spend his holidays in Shrewsbury, has just fallen a victim to the zeal displayed for the capture of " Captain " Deasy, the Manchester Fenian. From the statement of the Glasgow gentleman it appears that, having been overworked in the commercial pursuits which he follows in his native town, he had sought in Shrewsbury that total rest which, he was advised, was necessary for his health. He arrived i❑ the town on Friday week, and took up his abode in a widow's house in a quiet street near the river, his daily custom being to take a short walk in the morning, and to spend the rest of the day in his own room either reading or writing. A few days after his arrival he had the misfortune to attract the attention of a neighbour named Evans, who, for some unaccountable reason, instantly conceived the idea that he was Captain Deasy, and under this impression watched him day by day till his suspi cion deepened into conviction, and at length he felt it his duty to lay a formal information in the hands of the borough police. No steps in the matter being taken by them, Mr. Davies, on Sunday evening, called upon Colonel Edgill, chief constable of the county police, and laid before him a description of the stranger, which so precisely tallied with that of Deasy, as furnished by the authorities to the various police stations, that Colonel Edgill lost no time in sending off a despatch to Manchester, and then proceeded to inform the mayor. He found his worship in bed, but on hearing the facts as re lated by the chief constable, he at once took such measures for the apprehension of Deasy as only needed the person's presence in the house indicated by the informer to crown them with perfect success. Accompanied by Colonel Edgill, Captain Fenwick, R.N., governor of the county goal, Mr. Hughes, chief constable of the borough, and half a dozen policemen, the mayor went to the house where Deasy was supposed to be hiding, and first disposing the men round about it in such a manner as to provide for the capture of the Fenian if he should attempt to make a run for his liberty, knocked at the door, and after some parley was admitted to the bedroom where the mysterious lodger slept. After a few questions put by the mayor and readily answered by the astonished Scotchman, it became clear that there was- a mistake somewhere, and after apologis ing for the intrusion his worship and the police officers withdrew. Early yesterday morning a detective police officer from Manchester arrived in response to Colonel Edgill's note, but on learning how matters stood he returned home. the Attempt to Upset the Limited Mail. Yesterday at the Town-hall, Wigan, before Mr. W. Lamb and Mr. Thomas Knowles, county magistrates, Michael Flatley, a young looking Irish navvy, was brought up on remand, charged with placing obstructions on the London and North- Western Railway, with intent to overthrow the trains running thereon. Mr. Mayhew prosecuted ; the prisoner was undefended. Thomas Houghton, inspector of the permanent way for the company, stated that he examined the up-line between eight and half-past eight o'clock on Sunday evening, the 22d inst., and found it clear. The next train to pass the spot would be the up mail at half-past 11. Jonathan Worrall, a coke man, shortly before six o'clock next morning found about 60 yards to the south of Kay's crossing, in the township of Ince, a couple of sleepers lying in the four-feet, one on the top of the other, and a third sleeper a little further south. One end of the last-mentioned had been broken off, and the other had the appearance of having been struck by the life guard of the engine. In his judgment the third sleeper bad been lying across the rails, and had been struck by a passing engine. The distance between the metals is 4ft. Biin., and the life-guard mark was found at that distance from the broken end. Peter Hart, f a pointsman at Springs branch, three-quarter s o a mile away, the same morning found a splintered sleeper near his cabin, and another witness, Joseph Stanley, a platelayer, discovered splinters in the wing of a crossing a short distance further north than where the sleeper was found. Craven Sutcliffe, a detective inspector in the employ of the company, from his inspection arrived at the conclusion that oa Sunday night the 22d inst., on the up line, 60 yards south of Kay's crossing, one sleeper was placed across the rails, and then three others on the top of that. Of these three one end of each rested in - the middle of the six• feet, and the other ends were across the first-mentioned sleeper. The engine as it passed the spot knocked the first sleeper into the position in which it was found by the witnesses, and then the fire-box striking the highest of the three lying on the top of the first drove it forward on the line as far as Springs branch. There were marks at intervals all along the three quarters of a mile to Springs branch just outside the outer rail, and then at the wing of the crossing the marks left the outside and appeared in the six-feet--showing that the sleeper had been thrown over to the other side. Joseph Livesey, booking clerk at the Wigan station, deposed that on Sunday night, about half-past 11, he received a letter directed to the " station master with speed." It was delivered to him by a man he did not know, and the_ limited mail passed just as he was reading it. He could give no warning to the driver of the mail, but he took measures to check the next train which was due in about ten minutes. This letter, which could not be entered in the minutes as evidence, ran as follows :—" 22d of September, 1867. To the stationmaster. Sir,—As I do not wish to be an informer against any, but my conscience tells me I should not witness anything not just. Therefore I tell you to see that there is nothing on the railway between your stations and St. Helen's.—JAMES J. HARN." Timothy Harn, a sharp-looking Irishman, then made a lengthy but straightforward and connected statement which brought the offence clearly home to the prisoner. Witness, the prisoner, and another man whose Chris tian name was Patrick, with a woman described as Patrick's sweetheart, went for a walk in the direc- tion of Ince on the night in question. The woman in question left the men near the cemetery, and the latter then Walked along the top of a railway cutting as their nearest way home. At an opening in the fence prisoner went down upon the line, and, calling to Patrick, said they would have a "jump" with the old engine. They both went down as far as a black heap of something, and when they re turned witness, who was walking along the hedge, asked what had been done. They told him not to mind, but he went down to look, and found three sleepers, one across the rails, and the others " doubled on each other in the length." He re moved them from the rails, and the prisoner ap proached him and threatened him. The two men then went to the place again, and witness moved away along the hedge. Prisoner and Patrick shortly overtook him, and prisoner said to him," You what has it to do with you ? Instead of three we have put four on now." When they got into Wigan they went to the Harrogate Arms and wit ness paid for half a gallon of ale, and then went out and ran away. He wrote the letter at once to the stationmaster and delivered it himself. Sub sequently the witness, who .was a stranger in the town, went with the police over the route taken by the party on the night the crime was committed, and his description of Flatley led to his apprehen sion. Evidence in corroboration of Ham's state ment was given by residents at the Harrogate Inn and by the person at whose house he wrote the letter ; and then Inspector Peters, of the county constabulary, proved the apprehension of the pri soner, lie charged him with the offence, when he said he new nothing about it. Ham pointed out to witness where the obstruction was placed by Flatley and Patrick, and the point was 60 or 70 yards south of Kay's crossing. The efforts to take the other man into custody had not been successful. Pri soner now asserted his innocence, and called three witnesses, not one of whom, however, said any thing to clear him from the harge, or to throw a doubt on his guilt. lie was then committed for trial at the next Liverpool assizes. THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION.—AII persons about to join this expedition are hereby recommended to provide themselves with Morison's Vegetable Universal Medicine of the British College of Health, London, which experi ence has shown to be the best remedy in tropical climates, and which, in fact, forms in itself a complete medicine chest. —LADYT.J VDr NT, 1:01114 trmbr HER MAJESTY. Her Maje3ty left Gleufiddich on Friday shortly after ten o'clock, and arrived at Dufftown 10 minutes before eleven. Though the loyal people of Dufftown hal but very short notice of her Majesty's intention of returning to Balmoral on Friday, the arrangements and tasteful decorations' in honour of the auspicious occasion did them much credit, and no effort seems to have been spared to give such a welcome to her Majesty as the circumstances would permit. Oa arriving at Fife Mills the reins were drawn, and the open carriage in which the royal visitor was seated moved slowly up the ascent to the town. Her Majesty was accompanied by the Princess Louise, Lady Churchill, and Sir Thomas Biddulph. Mr. Thomson, Fife Mills, had two flags waving, one on his dwelling house and one on the mills, the latter having the inscriptions " Welcome Victoria" and " God save the Queen." As the royal carriage passed along Fife-street figs were waving on several of the houses. Stretching across Fife-street was a triumphal arch, supported by two fir trees newly cut from the wood, in the centre of which was the royal standard beautifully formed of flowers and evergreens, and on the top a flag was waving with the words, " Welcome to the North, our noble Queen." Here the Dufftown band were stationed, and while her Majesty was passing played " God save the Queen." The whole of the streets through which her Majesty passed were lined with specta tors, and on the Sa uare an immense crowd was collected. During her Majesty's progress through Fife-street, the Square, and Conval-street, the in habitants of Dufftown and those from the country evinced their loyalty to their Queen by vociferous cheering and waving of handkerchiefs, which her Majesty repeatedly acknowledged in her usual grad cious manner. Her Majesty's route .to Balmoral was through Glenrinnes, Glenlivet, Tomintoul by Castle of Congarff, and Gardenshiel, the shooting lodge of the Prince of Wales. Her Majesty's own horses met her at Toruahash, about 14 miles from Balmoral, where she arrived on Friday night. On Wednesday afternoon Prince Arthur went to Loch Muick and had a most successful day's sport, having caught a large number of trout. On Thurs day Prince Christian and others went out deer stalking around Lochnagar, and got fair sport. The day was one of the finest that has been this season. Princess Christian, accompanied by Prin cess Beatrice, went out and met Prince Christian and party returning from the forest, and rill reached Balmoral late in the evening. The servants of the Castle, down to, the stablemen, having got permis sion, went out to pic-nic, tempted by the fine weather, and Balmoral was deserted by all save a few domestics. During her Majesty's journey across the hills to Doonside on Tuesday the luggage car riage proved to be too heavily laden for the gale of wind, and broke down on the way. Another carriage and' horses were speedily ordered from Ballater, but of course arrived too late for her Majesty's use that night. Lord Lytton and Mr. Robert Browning. Life-like portraits of these distinguished men have recently been produced in. the form of some exquisitely artistic photographic carte-de-visites— several among these being perfect masterpieces of the art of photography. They are the result of sittings given to one of the first photographers in London, Mr. John Watkins, at his well-known studio, No. 34, Parliament-street, Westminster. As specimens of his skill they are admirable. Those of. Lord Lytton may be pronounced by far the best and most pleasing likenesses yet produced of that illustrious Poet, Orator, and Novelist. GLEANING. -~.-. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—On the 11th of June, 1788, in the Court of Common Pleas, a question was determined now worthy of notice, namely, " Whether the indigent poor have any right by law to glean after harvest." In England and Wales, the judges, except J. Gould, said there was no positive law or usage upon which a right to glean could be ascertained. It could not be claimed as a right, for no action or prosecution would lie for the refusal. The Law of Moses, Levit. iii., did not apply to Christians, and the Poor-law Act of 45th Elizabeth had given a right of sustenance otherwise by a parochial provision. The gleanings were the property of the farmer, as his own industry, and the poor folk had no right to glean by law. Mr. Justice Gould differed in opinion, and gave it in favour of the right to glean. He cited the opinions of Blackstone, Hale, and others, and maintained that the Old Testament, united with the New, was obligatory, and formed part of the law of the land. It seems that this judgment of the court has never been re• versed, and consequently that gleaning is unlawful in England and Wales.—l am, Sir, yours obediently, CUR. COOKE. London, 26th Sept., 1867. Naval and Mtlitary Intelligence. - - The Nelson screw line of battle ship, fitting at Portsmouth as a guard and training ship for the colony of Victoria, made a preliminary trial of her machinery yesterday outside the harbour, but was prevented making her trial of speed over the mea sured mile by the high wind. The Viper double screw armour-plated gunvessel, Commander Crozier, was undocked yesterday at Portsmouth, in readiness for her further trials over the measured mile in Stokes bay. The London screw steamship, Capt. Hall, one of Messrs. John Hall and Co.'s London, Gibraltar, and Peninsula line of packets, from Gibraltar, bound for London, put into Spithead yesterday afternoon to land Captain Stevenson, 87th Regiment, Dr. Doherty, 13th, Dr. Ford, R.A., Mr. Bennett, and 22 invalided and nine time-expired soldiers (from various regiments in Gibraltar garri son.) They had been brought home in the ship under contract with the Quartermaster-General's Department at Gibraltar. The troops will be dis embarked at Spithead and forwarded to the Royal Victoria Hospital at Netley, and the London will afterwards resume her voyage for the Thames. The following appointments .were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Cosmo F. M. Gordon, to the Rosario ; Thomas Roche, surgeon, to the Rosario ; Edward Lewis, engineer, to the Nelson; and Frederick Bush, engineer, to the Cumberland, for service in the Recruit. MR. CHARLES DICKENS.—The public will be interested to learn that Mr. Dickens has decided to visit America for the purpose of giving a series of those "Read ings" which have attained so much popularity in this country. Yesterday, in answer to the inquiry whether ho had determined to embark in the enterprise, which is likely to prove so successful and remunerative, Mr. Dickens telegraphed " Yes." It is with the greatest pleasure we have to announce that Mr. Richard Bentley is progressing most favourably towards recovery from his late serious accident at Chepstow. in other respects Mr. Bentley, in general health, is as hale and hearty as every one amongst his large circle of friends could desire. The most sanguine hopes are entertained that before long he will be again in New Burlington -street. THE HEALTH OF LORD WROTTESLEY.—Lord Wrottosley is, we are sorry to learn, suffering from severe indisposition. His lordship's complaint is what is known as Bright's disease. He is not in quite so critical a state as ho was a few days ago, but ho is not out of danger, and is constantly attended by Mr. Nownham, surgeon, of Wol verhampton, and by physicians.--Birrningh,am Post. Earl Vane has met with a warm reception at Carnlough, in the north of Irelapd, after his return from St. Petersburg, where he had been on a special mission appointed to confer the illustrious Order of the Garter on the Emperor of Russia. The birth of au heir to the Muckross estates, Killarney, has been celebrated with unusual festivities, in which the tenantry on the extensive estates of Herbert and tho gentry of the neighbourhood shared. Upwards of 400 eat down to dinner on Thursday evening.