The Sun. — London, England, 1867-06-29 00:00:00

The Nationhl Reform Union. Last evening a very crowded meeting, called by the National Reform Union, was held at St. James's hall, "to protest against the Government scheme of redistribution, and to demand adequate repre sentation for the great borough Constituencies." Mr. Wilson (of Manchester) was to have taken the chair, but be was unable to attend, and Mr. Jacob Bright was, on the motion of Sir Henry Hoare, unanimously voted to preside over the meeting. When, at a subsequent period of the evening, Mr. J o hn Stuart Mill came on the platform he was re ceived with loud and enthusiastic cheering. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said he hail not before had the honour of assisting at a London meeting. He was familiar with the great meetings which had taken place in the North, of which the northern people were very proud. Front what he had seen of the enthusiasm of this meeting he could tell the Londoners that they favourably compared with their country brethren. The meet ing need not now discuss the borough franchise— not, at least, so far as related to England and Scot land, for the household suffrage and the lodger clause were generally satisfactory to the whole com munity. (Hear.) But he trusted the county fran chise would next be dealt with, for, if the money qualification was not needed for the boroughs it was no more necessary for the counties. (Cheers.) With respect to the question which the meeting was more directly called upon to discuss—the question of arrangement of seats—there was a universal feeling that great injustice had been done on this embarrassing question at every turn. (Hear, hear.) Now, whatever there had been of beneficent legisla tion, that legislation had found its chief support in large populations, and if these large populations had been anything like adequately represented in the House of Commons, the legislation so much required would have been completed in one half the time. (Cheers.) Mr. Disraeli and his friends endeavoured to confuse the question by saying that the boroughs had the larger representation. But this was not a question of county against town, but it was a ques tion of large constituencies against small constituen cies. (Cheers.) In America large territories were represented in Congress by members who had a voice, but no vote, and just as the wilderness was treated in America so the large towns of England were treated. The power was given to villages where cattle were to be found, and not men. (Hear.) This state of things did not exist because our Legis lature knew no better, but because they had party and not national objects in view. (Cheers.) If this bill Should pass with the present scheme of redistribution of seats, he should be able to refer to some 30 small constituencies of from 10,000 to 20,000 in each which would be represented in such numbers that, if Manchester had the same propor tion of members to her population, she would be represented in Parliament by 50 members. (Cheers.) Then there would be ten villages so represented that, if Manchester were represented in like propor tion to them, she would have 90 members in the house. He spoke upon other points, and, after re ferring to the want of a Reform Bill for Ireland, he resumed his seat amid loud cheers. Mr. MASON JONES stated to the meeting that the resolution which was to have been proposed third would be proposed first, in order to give some Irish members the opportunity of addressing the meeting. Mr. ISAAC HOLDEN, M.P., then proposed, in a speech of great length, which was listened to before its close with some impatience, a resolution to the effect that the meeting deeply regretted the Government refuse to redeem its pledge respecting a Reform Bill for Ireland during the present session of Parliament. Mr. S. POPE seconded the motion in a speech which was greatly applauded. He held that the Government bill, if carried,would only be the signal for a more combined agitation than had yet taken place ; and he asserted, amid loud cheers, that the people of England would never be contented until Ireland had at least the same amount of Reform which was being given to themselves. The resolution was carried amid acclamation. Sir J. GRAY, M.P., who was received with loud cheers, then addressed the meeting on various points connected with the Reform question, and declared that the Irish Reform Bill would not have been withdrawn had the Ministry known of the true union between the English and Irish peoples, and he asked to be allowed to bear the resolution just passed to the Ministry, so that he might show, he said, amid loud cheers, that the people of England had the warmest feeling towards oppressed Ireland; Mr. LAYARD, M.P., then came forward and was received with cheering, which was again and again renewed. He said he was unwilling to attend this meeting for more than one reason. Mr. Mill— (cheers) —had shown a devotion to the cause of Reform that might well be followed by other metro politan members. One reason why he (Mr. Layard) had abstained from taking part in these meetings was that he felt in a different position to Mr. Mill from being a member of the late Govern ment. He felt unwilling to give rise to any sup position that he was desirous of throwing impedi ments in the way of the Government, or, in other words, to be factious. Whatever might have been his opinions, what he had seen during the last few days had convinced him that, unless the agitation which had gone on of late were continued, and unless the full pressure of public opinion were kept on the Government, the bill which was now going through Parliament would be in its main features and essen tially a restrictive bill, and not a bill of Reform, but opposed to Reform. On the question of redistribution of seats it was said that there was to be a compromise. Now, he thought that the present anomalies were so great that the country would not put up with them, and be, for one, should advise the people not to take any half measure, because, then, the weak-hearted Liberals who had hitherto deserted their party would say, " They have met you half-way, and it will be as well to give this up." (Hear.) This question of redistribution of seats was as vital a part of the Re form question—no less vital than the reduction of the franchise itself, and the Government must be forced to concede a full representation to the large constituencies. (Cheers.) He was not in the secrets of the Conservative party, but he believed that they deeply regretted already rejecting the moderate pro position made a short time since on this question. But he really pitied that party. (A laugh.) They were rejecting one day a proposition which they were ready to support the next, and proposing things which they were readily brought to throw over. But the party had been brought to begin a work which they must continue. They rejected the moderate but honest measure—(cheers)—of the late Govern ment, and he himself was received with those noises which Mr. Gladstone called the " inarticulate ex pressions of opinion," noises which were like nothing so much as the sounds issuing from the Zoological Gardens. (Laughter.) If he had devised means of revenge for this treatment he could not have de vised a more effective revenge than the appearance of the country gentlemen in the house now, for they were in the position of persons upon whom a peculiar Japanese ceremony of twisting a sword into the bowels was being performed, so much did they writhe while engaged on this bill as in the utmost agony and extremity. (Laughter and cheers.) Since the passing of the Reform Act the most liberal mea sures had been brought forward, and it must be a re sult of this bill that the franchise must be further ex tendel so as to take in to a certain extent the agri cultural population. (Hear.) Ile then proceeded to speak of Mr. Gladstone,at the mention of whose name the whole meeting rose and cheered, and he bore testi mony to the earnestness, the consistency, and sincerity of that gentleman, who, he said, was well entitled to be looked to as leader of the Liberal party. He then proceeded to say that the manner in which cer tain members of the House had acted in opposing a measure of Reform one year, and then, in de ference to excitement out of doors, proposing one the next, was sufficient to destroy the faith of the country in the character of public men, for he said the Ministry had only brought in this bill when they found that they must give a Reform Bill or abdicate. One thing must be said for Mr. Disraeli, though he was acting to the country party as if he had really sworn, as it was said he had, to be their ruin for the discouragement they cast THE SUN, LONDON, SATOROAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1867. upon him when a young man—(a laugh)—yet he bad succeeded in breaking up the Liberal party. This was a question, however, which would have to be settled on the hustings - at the next election. (Cheers.) Whatever became of the present bill the Conservative party were pledged to household suf frage, and the bill shorn of all dodges would be a household suffrage bill. When this was obtained, and an equitable distribution of seats with it, the people would be as near manhood suffrage as pos sible. He concluded with moving :—" That in the opinion of this meeting the redistribution scheme of the Government cannot be regarded as even a tem porary settlement of the question. It is unfair and deceptive, seeking through the instrumentality of increased representation to the counties to counter act the wide extension of the suffrage at length given to boroughs, and while retaining members for small and decaying towns of 4,000 to 5,000 inhabitants, leaves Marylebone, Finsbury, West minster, LambAh, Manchester, Liverpool, Bir mingham, Leeds, Sheffield, and Bristol, without increased representation. Mr. PRICE was then announced to speak amid loud cries of " Mill." Silence having been obtained for him, it was announced that 'he was a working man, who had made good use of his time, and he proceeded to speak with remarkble force, and in a manner which enchained the attention of the large meeting, even at the late hour of nearly 11 o'clock. He urged the meeting, amid loud cheers, to keep united, that the present truculent Ministry, who, he said, had thrice placed London in all the throes of civil war, should be ousted from power if this question were further paltered with. The resolution was carried. Mr. PROBYS proposed the following resolution : —" That, in the opinion of this meeting, the Na tional Reform Associations are bound to continue their present organisations, in order to secure a just redistribution of seats, the ballot, and such an ex tension of the county franchise, as will give the suffrage to the great bulk of the inhabitants of the numerous large county towns and villages which, with a £l2 rating franchise, would remain excluded both from borough and county representation." Mr. BEALES, amid cries of " Mill," was called upon to second the resolution. He commenced by saying that he regretted to stand where Mr. Mill should stand, and to this there were cries of " Hear." Ile proceeded to speak of the Hyde-park riots, and announced that the League, of which he was the head, was about to hold a demonstration in favour of the Irish Reform Bill. The course of his observations was stopped by a cry of" Time," fol lowed by some disturbance in the part of the hall whence the cry arose, and the speaker, in a greatly excited state, said if the person who uttered that word was present at the meeting a fortnight ago in that hall he had no business there that evening. Mr. MILL, M.P., in coming forward to second the resolution, was received with the most enthu siastic cheering. He said there was not the slightest need that . he should address the meeting, for all that he should have thought it useful to say had been anticipated by some speaker or other who had preceded him, he hoped therefore they would excuse him. (Loud cries of "Go on," and cheers.) Considering that many of those present were his constituents, he certainly felt that they had a right to know what he thought on the subject of the redistribution of seats, and he would therefore at that late hour very briefly tell them. (Cheers.) He thought, then, that if the Reformers were willing to continue to do their duty they would agitate until they had got a far better Reform Bill than the one then before Parliament upon the subject of redistribution. Above all, no Reformer ought to be satisfied until the large towns obtained, not three members here and there, but a great number of additional members. When he spoke of the large towns he naturally included the metropolitan boroughs,which, even upon the single ground of of population, were entitled to a large increase of representation. But all the large towns were entitled to an increased re presentation, not only upon the principles advocated by the Liberals,but upon the principles even of their opponents, for Mr. Disraeli hal himself declared that the counties ought to have a much larger re presentation than they had at present, because, taking the whole r o r ulation into account, the counties were more populous than the towns. If that argument were good for the counties it was good for the large towns. London contained 3,000,000 of inhabitants. Now, if they allowed to the counties 12,000,000, then, according to the ratio of the population, London ought to have one-fourth of the whole county representation of the country; therefore London would be entitled to 40 or 50 members, and other large towns to a proportional increase of members, this increase, of course, being at the expense of the representation of the small towns. But he would invite the meeting to look more closely into the question as it affected the counties. Of what was,the population, consisting of eleven million inhabitants in the counties, com posed? First, there were the landlords, and next the farmers ; but these did not constitute the whole eleven millions ; there were the small shopkeepers and the professional men living in the small unre presented towns, though it was not known how many of them would have votes. But even these did not make up the eleven millions. How, then, was that number made up ? Why, it was made up by the agricultural labourers. Now, he should like to ask whether there was any gentleman who would stand up in the House of Commons or any other place and say that the landlords as county members represented the agricultural labourers ? Why, those were precisely the only people that the agricultural labourers ever had any dispute or quarrel with. But let them look at the subject in another point of view. These agricultural labourers had no votes, nor were the landlords dis posed to give them any ; but if they possessed no votes the Conservatives had no right to count that portion of the population as forming a part of the county constituencies. But sometimes it was said that, although these people were not represented directly, they were indirectly or virtually repre sented—that was to say, they were represented vir tually or indirectly by those who had the same interest as themselves. He would ask, had the agricultural labourer the same interest as the land lord and the farmer ? It might be all very true to say that they had all the same interest in the long run ; but mankind were influenced by their imtne diate rather than their remote interests, and if he had any immediate interest to be settled he should much prefer that the man who..bad to decide the matter should not be chosen from persons who had opposite interests to his own. (Cheers.) The town and borough members were better representatives of the agricultural labourers than either the land lords or the farmers. The town members had no disputes with them ; they were not their masters ; they never disputed with them about their wages. Moreover, it was their wish to educate the agricul tural labourers, while the farmers did not want them to be educated. They said it made the labourers too independent, and they wanted them to labour at an early age, and therefore it was im possible for them to go to school. He did not apply these remarks to the landlords, many of whom were very desirous that the agricultural children should be educated. But, after all, things might and woul 1, no doubt, go on much better, even between the farmers and the labourers if it were not for that accursed gang system. Now, the town members never had anything to do with such things as gangs ; but, the system having taken possession of the agri cultural interest, be could not conceive that any man would choose to be represented by a person connected with it. Then, again, there was the gamekeeper, whose word was law ; it might be denied, but it was a great pity that every now and then something hap pened that gave a great deal of colour to the state ment. A recent case had been brought to light by a clergyman of which the world would otherwise have known nothing. A gamekeeper, who had pre viously had an accident of making a mi3take in charging a person wrongfully, made another mis take in swearing that two persons had been seen by him in the act of poaching. The father and mother of the two delinquents gave positive evidence that those two persons were in their houses the whole of the night. They were disbelieved and the game keeper believed. One of the accused was dis charged, and the other sent to prison; but while that man was suffering imprisonment two persons came forward and confessed that they were the per sons who were guilty. One would have supposed that the magistrate would have let the accused man out of prison, but he did not see it in that light, and it was not till after considerable delay he was discharged by the Home Secretary. As - to any atonement being made to the man, such a thing was never to be dreamt of. Nay, more, after all, the man though innocent was held to bail. These things did not often happen ; but even one such case a year was sufficient to show the sort of rela tion existing between the landlord and the agricul tural labourer, and which would make it not at all probable that the labourer would elect the landlord to represent him in Parliament. Therefore, what ever argument might be founded on the agricultural population of the counties did not at all include the agricultural labourers. It was said that these la bourers had no votes; but that was not strictly correct, for some of them had votes. He might be asked where. Why, in the towns and, still more, in those petty sham counties—that was to say, in those places hardly better than villages which had large landed districts attached to them. All the agricultural labourers would have votes, but these would count as town votes, and, therefore, as he had said before, the town representatives were the more real representatives of the agri eultural labourers than the landlords. 'Well, it being assumed that the great towns ought to have more representatives, the question, then, to be considered was where were those additional mem bers to come from. He would call attention in respect to this point to those small sham counties of which he had spoken. They were Cricklade, Ayles bury, and Shoreham. By the disfranchisement of other boroughs these bad had the surrounding dis tricts added to them, and ought, therefore, to be eounted among the county representatives. By the Reform Bill of 1832 many of these boroughs were created. A Conservative member of the House of Commons the other day gave the history of Wen lock, which covered 75 square miles, while the town was not larger than a village, and yet it returned two members to Parliament. He should like to know where they could find a better place than this for disfranchisement, which would give them two mem bers to be disposed of elsewhere. There were other places of a similar description, and the hon. gentle man mentioned Thetford, Tavistock, and Totnes, all of which returned two members, the plan gene rally being that the patron returned one member, and the people the other member. Some of these places were to be deprived of one of their members, and the question was who would be the loser, the patron or the people? (Cheers.) Where there was no member to be disposed of he feared the patron would be stronger than the people, but all such ought to be considered county representations. He would give the Government what credit might be due to them for having given additional members to the metropolis, and also a member to the London Uni versity ; but while they added largely to the repre sentation of the counties they would not grant any additional member to the great towns. (Cheers.) A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the meeting to a close at a quarter past 11 o'clock. free entrance at all times, even to sleeping apartments, and the appearance of -My Lord upon the Imperial Terrace, or elsewhere, - was a never failing indieation that. his master was at no great distance. When the Czar decided upola visiting the Exposition the question was raised as to 'whether or not the animal should accompany him, many of the Russians holding it to be an ill omen if the dog were to quit his master. It was eventually decided that the dog should remain behind ; the animal, however, pined for his master, and in a short time died, it is stated from chagrin at his departure. The news telegraphed to Paris was concealed from the Emperor for the time, and it was not until the - eve of his departure that he re ceived intelliOnce of the loss of his favourite. The superstitious Russians, it would appear, see some connection between this affair of the dog and the attempt of Berezowski. However, I offer no opinion. Whilst keeping aloof from superna tural theories, I hold, nevertheless, that all things are possible to Providence, and say, as the old woman in England, who went to see the conjuror, said to her husband—" Timothy, my dear, I ain't superstitious, but I'd rather go home." The little grey soldiers of the Prince Imperial have, it appears, set a good example, or have been made the medium of a precencerted movement, and companies of French Tireurs of Free Rifles are already forming in more than one department of France. She cannot do better than to follow the example of England -in this respect, whose volun teers need only practical experience to rank them amongst the first rifle troops in the world; and if, as is reported, we are to have in July International Rifle Matches, as well as other international con tests, the French Tireurs will do well to look to their laurels, especially at ranges from 500 to 1,000 yards. The Fete Dieu has been celebrated this week by all the parish churches of Paris, and the Banlieue, with unusual solemnity. A singular spectacle was presented at the Church of the Madeleine. During its celebration the Sacerdotal Procession encoun tered on its way two battalions of the line ; the Colonel in command immediately ordered a halt and military salute, and amidst a flourish of drums and cornets, the regiments knelt down as one man to receive the blessing of the venerable Cure who led the march of his flock. The International Monetary Commission has had four levees, during which all-important and funda mental questions have been decided almost unani mously, and there is little doubt that before long a common system will be adopted, which will save bankers, merchants, and travellers for the future the trouble and loss of an exchange of moneys. Great excitement was caused at the Esplanade of the Invalides on Sunday last by the ascent of Nadar and his friends in his celebrated Giant, the largest balloon in the' known world, holding 6,098 cubic metres of gas. The balloon rose into the air at seven minutes to five p.m., the intrepid aeronaut being accompanied by six of his friends. After a short voyage the balloon descended at Lonjumeau, without accident er injury of any kind, at eight o'clock in the evening. Preparations, it is said, are making for another ascent, which will have a much longer duration. A despatch is said to have been received at the American Embassy from Mr. Seward, who, it is reported, by the bye, will shortly accompany the President on a visit to the Exposition, to the effect that the Emperor Maximilian, having been set at liberty by Juarez under the punishment of banish ment from Mexico, has embarked for, and is on his way to, England. If this be so, the policy of the Mexican leader is wise, and shows the strength rather than the weakness of his position. On Sunday evening last the first international banquet between the foreign delegates and the working men of Paris took place at the Restau rant Rouz6, in the Park of.the Exposition. Great cordiality and harmony prevailed, and numerous toasts were drank, in French, English, and Italian to the welfare and prosperity of the respective countries, strong feelings_being expressed as to the necessity and value of peace with all the world. The Ottoman Ambassador left Paris for Toulon on Wednesday in order to 'receive his august mas ter, the Sultan, who will arrive in Paris on Sunday. The Prince of Wales and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will also take part in the approaching ceremony of the Ist of July ; after which they will again return to London to be present at the review ordered by the Queen for the sth. Great preparations are making at the Palace of Industry to do suitable honour to the grand ceremony of the Ist. The grand nave is t us e t r conv erted into an amphi thea tre, the seats of which reach as high as the upp er g alle ries, the space of the is a , wh il e of the fl ags o f a ll the nat i ons rnents, decor a ti ons , & c ., centre being appropria ted to th e reception of speci mens of every kind of ere cted against the easte rn en d of the Palace on the interiorladregce dais s on i s s s wo i f d il e tlhpe o r f iwn t oc h rip e ld. llaTlluy consiste,hriee arrangements, the A are carried on under the superintendence of M. Al drophe, architect to the Imperial Commission, and [ M. Dutron, architect at the Palace of Industry, to show the minute attention paid by the arrangements for this imposing ceremony. Even the bells to be introduced into the chorus of the hymn have been selected by M. Jules Cohen himself at the Exposi tion, after a most careful scrutiny in the presence of the Prince of Leuchtenstein, President of Honour of the Exposition Russe. The Palace was honoured on Tuesday by a special visit from the Prince Im perial, who has perfectly recovered from his late indisposition. The Prince, who was accompanied by his Governor-General) Trossard, Commandant Lamez, and Dr. Corvisart, spent two hours in the Palace, his attention being principally directed to the artillery, paintings, and naval exhibitions. The Cirque Americain bas proved a successful hit for the Theatre and I am informed that the directeur has offered terms little short of carte blanche to the champion rider of New York, James Robinson, provided he will renew his en gagement for a more lengthened period. The per formances of Robinson and his son Clarence require to be seen in order to be believed. Mounted upon a horse in an entire state of liberty, without saddle or bridle, the two perform evolutions which leave far behind the much talked-of feats executed on horseback by the Pawnees and Comanches. I noticed especially an act when, whilst the horse in the enjoyment of full liberty courses at full speed around the arena, the champion rider stands on his back moveless as a graceful statue, whilst his inte resting little son stands equally firm and motion less on the top of htti father's head. In the person of James Robinson the Americans have carried off the palm of horsemanship from the whole world, and many another instance of the persevering and go-a head spirit which animates that nation already so mighty, but still in the infancy of its future gran deur, will be preserved amongst the souvenirs of those mho visit Paris and the Exposition 1.1 'verselle ni in 1867. lam aware that, though late in the field, many honorary distinctions are in store for them, and trust that upon the momentous occasion of the Ist of July the result may be such as to justify and even exceed the warmest hopes and anticipations their friends may form on their behalf. I observe that our American friends have deter mined upon celebrating the anniversary of Ameri can independence by a Ate, of surpassing brilliancy, for which purpose the Prd Catalan has been engaged not only for the day, but also for the evening. The arrangements, I understand, are placed in the hands of a committee, Mr. Tucker, No. 4, Rue Scribe, taking a prominent part in its labours. The programme, besides announcing a ball, concert, theatrical representation, &c., contains a lengthened list of the various open air amusements, characteris tic of fetes in geueral. I hope, in my next, to send you a full report of an affair which cannot fail, under present auspices, to be carried out in the most satisfactory and successful manner. Paris, June 26. My correspondence this week must all be very dazzling, as it has become a matter of conscience to describe some of the jewels at the Exposition. Amateurs of precious stones go to the jewellery dis play at the Champ de Mars with the same enthu siasm which inspires a bibliomaniac is search of a rare edition. What there is in the possession of gem to make Women go supremely happy is not creditable to womankind, for the value of the ardently desired jewel, and not so much its lauty, makes it so priceless in the opinion of many: To have a set of pearls such as no one else can pay for is the chief merit of a valuable necklet, tiara, and ear-rings. One of the most interesting studies a philosopher could make would be to take up his station round the central stand at the Exposition, in which the wealth of jewellery is displayed. Here he would see women assemble from every clime— the Spanish scuarita, with Southern skin and dark eyes, all flashing with delight, while contemplating the famous peacock all studded with diamonds — rubies and emeralds poised on a single pearl—and looking ready to perch in Mahomet's seventh heaven. Here, too, stops the haughty English peeress, and her lip uncurls as she admires the large emerald star with a diamond in the centre, which alone weighs 35 carats, and is valued at £6,600. The German baroness raises her clear blue eyes to the roof of the edifice in rapture, which unfortunately is not speechless, for her gutturals spoil the effect of her fervent gaze. Both gaze and gutturals, how ever, are intended for an ornament representing a bunch of ribbon with flowing ends. It is com posed, of course, of diamonds. The diamond cross arrests the graceful Italian, and she says a mental " ave" before it, with some hope that the saints will perform a miracle and make her a present of it. This cross is composed of one large black pearl in the centre, two large oblong stones at the upper and lower limbs, and several smaller ones in the cross branches. But among all these beauties a tulip, which is composed of diamonds and rubies, proves the grand attraction for Parisiennes here ; they flutter in Bismark costumes as thickly as partridges over a stubble field, and look in this peculiar attire much like these birds as they trot about nodding their heads knowingly. A constant twitter and showers of " mon dieu" express their satisfac tion, while a few sighs are suppressed and envious glances subdued. In fact, all of Eve's daughters are moved, even the coal-black negress, when she is told that two crowns exhibited by the jewellers to the Queen of Madagascar are much like that worn by the Queen of Great Britain. The only difference is that the finances of the island do not admit of anything but paste stones, instead of real, which small circumstance is not of much conse quence to negro admirers. Other people may be of the same opinion, but not so ladies like a queen of the demi-monde, whom I will for the sake of contemporaries here call Sosie. Sosie was very lovely ; every lady thought so in Paris some ten years ago, for my tale about dia monds is rather old, though many may have never heard it. Sosie was not only lovely, but she was an actress, so that when young Baron de S— left Tournaine in all the pride of youth, title, and for tune, and met Sosie he naturally fell in love with her. Our hero's mother was very much shocked at his intimacy with the actress, as all mothers ever are in similar circumstances ; but persuasion, ad vice, and promises were vain, and " dear Alfred" embarked on the high road to ruin. Sosie went everywhere with him—to the races, opera, &c. She liked seeing everything, and besides, she had a little white pug, and enjoyed above all things her open caliche, sumptuously lined with blue satin and covered with the downiest white rug, in which she and pug snugly drove round the Bois with or without friends, as the case might be. BUt these were the—l was going to say, balmy days of life, only I remember this all happened in the winter of 1857. These were more appropriately therefore the feverishly-loved and relentless days of Sosie's life, though everything was bright as seen under icicles and gaslight. One morning Alfred promised her a set of dia monds for a fancy ball, which all her theatrical associates were to attend. Poor Sosie she was so delighted that she published far and near that Alfred would end locked up at Chichy for her sake. The eve of the ball the jeweller sent word that the dia monds could not be ready for the following day, but that he would lend Sosie a splendid paste set for the ball. Sosie flew in what ladies call a passion, and a real scene was acted, at the close of which Alfred clearly understood that he, and not his lady love, would be dishonoured if paste ever touched her white shoulders. Sosie did more than act ; she told the Baron it was " all a gef-up" between him self and the jeweller; " a very good pretence," &c., &e. -And the result of the etceteras was that Alfred clutched up his hat, pulled it low over his eyebrows, slammed her door, and went out desperate. He cooled down on reaching his own home, where he asked for his mother ; she was out. He walked into her boudoir and sat down to reflect. Sosie has suspected him of a very mean thing certainly ; she had taunted him, but she was so disappointed, and he was so fond of her that he allowed for her passionate outburst. Poor Sosie, again ! What was to be done to recover her good graces ? He looked round, there stood a quaint old cabinet. He rose stealthily, opened it, and withdrew a square, massive box, and from within that a won derful set of glistening diamonds. They were his mother's. No matter; he slipped them in his coat pocket, and an hour after stood before Sosie. " Here are your diamonds after all," he said gaily. " Remember," he•added gravely, " I never break a promise." Sosie cried and jumped for joy. " They are not quite yours," faltered forth our hero. " They are my mother's, but they are very valuable, and you can keep them till you have your own." Sosie looked thunderbolts. " They are finer than those I have ordered for you, Sosie," urged Alfred, which communication, however, was no solace, but the actress wore the set at the ball, and was the glorious centre of every woman's envy. Towards two o'clock, just as the cotillon was turn ing into a furious scuffle, whirl, and confusion, a lady in a bonnet and mantle suddenly made her appearance among the dancers. She walked straight up to Baron S—, though his gaze was following Sosie. "My son," .said a voice behind him. He turned, and started. It was his mother. " What have you done with my diamonds ?" " For God's sake, mother, Sosie—come, mother, come away." " Have you paid your debts with them, Alfred ? Have you pawned them ? Just then Sosie approached. " She has them on !" exclaimed the Baroness. " Oh ! Alfred, your poor father's gift to me." Alfred seized his mother's arm and dragged her to her carriage. . • • • • The next day, when Alfred's servant cautiously entered his room to open-his master's blinds, he found the young baron's corpse across the bed and a letter on his table. " Dearest mother, I can never lift up my head again ; my disgrace was public ; in the eyes of all I am a thief, but I die repentant." The mother's story cannot find room here. She has never forgiven herself for exposing her son's folly, but Sosie kept the diamonds. She and her pug drove round the Bois till some officials put an execution in her dwelling, when Alfred's mother bought her oiVn set of diamonds back again, and Sosie retired to private life, some where in Germany. This is how it is : paste does not find a ready market in the demi-monde. The article does not sell when adoring Alfreds do not cud at Clic'uy, but by their own hands. The Exposition diamonds have led us far away, but although the story is somewhat old, it is founded on facts. The renewed demand for confiscation on the part of Mr. Thaddeus Stevens has had a beneficial effect on the South. the Republican papers of the North have so universally condemned his policy that the people of the South cannot help seeing how totally opposite to Northern sentiment the measure advo cated by Mr. Stevens is. The Republicans of the South now perceive that they will not be sustained in harsh measures by their party in the North. They have therefore shown it by throwing over those proceedings which so strongly tended to widen the bfeach. The Dunderberg is about to sail for France, under the command of Captain J. J. Comstock, to be delivered in terms of the contract to the French Government in French waters. She will be fully equipped, and has now on board a battcry of six Miscellaneous Foreign News. (From Correspondents of the Anyo-anyican Times.) PARIS, June 27. It is extraordinary sometimes how the most ridi culous rencontres, and the most ordinary events of everyday life, evoke the most serious trains of thought, and furnish hypotheses upon which to base serious deductions. I was passing the other day in company with an American friend through the motley throng which ebbs and flows upon the Bou levard des Italiens at midday, when all at once what should brush closely past me but a veritable nigger, got up in the ne plus ultra of Parisian fashion, from his low-crowned white hat modelle Anglaise perched . on one side of a crop of wool cut in the style our distinguished collaborateur who gives laws to all the fashionable world would call h la chignon, to his gold-headed riding switch and lavender-coloured gloves. Nothing was wanting, and you had before you a representation of Beau Brummel with his face blacked. My friend recoiled with a violent start. " Well now," said lie, " if that 'tarnal nigger don't lick all creation. I streak for Rome to-morrow, and shan't b.! surprised nohow to see the blacking ad vertisements on the walls of that air Eternal City." Yes, sir. I laughed a reply, for the temperature was decidedly too high to enter upon the Slave Question with an enthusiastic Southerner, and as my affairs called me in a different direction took leave, leaving my friend still at a high pressure of indignation. My curious rencontres were not, how ever, at an end. Scarcely had I entered an omnibus when I found myself vis-a-vis with two of the in habitants of the Celestial Empire, the one appa- rently about sixty years of age ; the ocher, whom I at first took to be a female, from the peculiar plait ing of his hair, a young man of perhaps 20. Both were clad in the rich and picturesque costume of their nation, loose flowing robes of dark blue cloth trimmed with fur, surmounted by what the Scotch would term a coast-up hat of the style worn by Baillie Jarvie in the illustrations of " Rob Roy ;" but it was very evident, from the cut of their garments, the senior and junior had not patronised the same Celestial artiste. All at once the elderdescendant of Confucius, rising up, snarled out, in what I suppose he took to be most excel lent English, "Igo down hyar." " Et moiaussi,"added the junior, with a look and accent of dandyism im possible to describe. What is the world coming to, thought I. Birnam Wood is advancing to Dun sinane with a vengeance, and the diary of future Oriental travellers will present some curious fea tures for the time to come. The East is march ing towards the West, and as the sages of old travelled before the star which was to illumine the revelation of human salvation, so in our day the Orientals derobing themselves of the prejudices (especially in the case of the Sultan), which forbid a contact with unbelievers, are ad vancing before the star of civilisation and progress ; but it is to France alone that this credit is due ; it is owing to the establishment of French colonies in the East ; it is owing to the fact that the higher classes of Orientals seek ever and anon an education in her colleges and institutions ; it is due to French energy and talent that the stupendous enterprise of connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Seas has been commenced so auspiciously, and is so nearly approaching so auspicious a termination ; it is to the credit of France that at one station in the desert the greatmaritime canal will pass the caravans en route for Syria, whilst at another, a supplemental canal will connect Cairo with the undertaking; and, lastly, it is due to the sage policy and the grand embodied thought of her Emperor that a still more valuable practical opportunity is afforded for deve loping the effects of which France and her Great Ruler will have been the primary cause. " Vive la France," then, and " Vive Napoleon !" and I trust that the Choral Hymn, which occupies at this moment no less a person than the greatest maestro of the age, the inimitable Rossini, and which I am informed bears the following dedication—" To Napoleon the Third and his valiant People," will be worthy alike the composer and his subject. it is said that on the occasion of the Ist of July there will be a distribution of no less than 5,000 inelals, as also of 400 decorations of the Lsgion• of lknour, the latter, i❑ order not to prolong too far the ceremony, will be sent to the Palace of the Tuileries on the preceding evening. The political horizon is at present apparently with out a cloud, and a proposition for a general dis armament is said to have emanated from no less a person than Count Bismarck himself. Whilst, however, no information of what has personally been mooted by the various Sovereigns in conference has escaped from the cloud of incense and adulation which has surrounded them, I am apt to base my belief of a continued peace, rather upon the advance of enlightened opinion amongst the people them selves, and upon the mutual sympathies and social requirements which unite them, than upon the tor tuous and doubtful movements of diplomatic corps. A strange anecdote has recently been going the round of the Paris papers to the following effect : The Czar, pr6vious to his visiting Paris, had in his possession a favourite dog named My Lord. The dog, of which the Emperor was very fond, had 15-inch guns. Her engines and speed have lately been tested, and she is reported• to have made 13 9-10th knots an hour. The price is said to be £400,000. The ram Stonewall, if the report from Washington is true, has been presented to the Japanese Government, as remuneration for the worthless war vessels formerly sold' to the Japanese by some American builders. Who will recompense the French when the Dunderberg is found out ? ' 'rile ironclad Miantononzah is not to be disposed of to Russia, that vessel having departed some time ago to the United States. General Sheridan has found a hearty supporter i❑ the Nation. That journal seems to consider that the Unionist politicians in Louisiana require to be suppressed by the strong hand of military power equally with their opponents. There dles not exist a more corrupt, self-seeking set than many of the leading Unionists of New Orleans, and it will be hard to find a worse record of knavery than a strict investigation of the affairs of the First National Bank would reveal. So says the Nation, and it adds that it will give general satisfaction that an honest soldier like Sheridan should have got his hand on them, for it believes that no political opinions, however sound, can make knaves and charlatans anything but a curse to society. The Nation fully believes the truth of what the General has said against Mr. Wells' official career, and holds that the country will believe it also. The National Intelligencer has announced the result to the meeting of the Cabinet Council, to take into consideration the removal of State officers by military commanders in the foliowing paragraph : " We have authority for the statement that at a very recent consultation of the Cabinet it was decided that the military officers in command of the five districts into which the ten unrepresented Southern States are divided have no power to remove civil officers deriving their authority from the State Governments as now organised. The question, we understand, before the Cabinet had more immediate reference to the removal of the governor and other civil offieers of the State of Louisiana by General Sheridan, but of course will apply to the action of the other four commanders. No doubt the forth coming opinion of the Attorney-General, in accord ance with the reasoning of which it is understood the decision referred to was arrived at, will fully justify the legality and propriety of this determina tion. It scarcely need be suggested that the issuing of orders replacing the deposed officers (which may become necessary as a consequence of this decision of the Government) would be no good ground for application on the part of General Sheridan to be relieved from the position he holds ; much less would it warrant the interference that the Admi nistration contemplates or desires his removal for his errors." A telegraphic despatch from Bombay, dated June 22, announces the wreck of the American frigate Sacramento, near Cocanada. The crew were saved. The steamship North American, of the Montreal line, was totally lost on the island of Anticosta on the 16th inst. She was on her voyage from Quebec for Liverpool, and had but sailed the day previous, having made but 270 miles. No lives were lost, and her mails, specie, and baggage were saved. She was nearly 2,000 tons register, and had lately been repaired at a cost of £37,000. Being covered by insurances the company do not lose. She had on board, besides her usual complement of passengers, a number of troops. While on the subject of wrecks, we may add that the Admiralty have forwarded to Lloyd's a telegram from St. Petersburg, dated the 26th instant : " The Verno steamer and four sailing vessels have reached Archangel. The Cident is lost. The De Capo has been abandoned. The captain of the Verno reports some thirty vessels lost or abandoned in the ice, and as several crews were drifting on ice floes, he (the captain) suggests that the British Government should send a steamer out from Scot land to their succour, for the owners of the Verno were induced to.telegraph out to him to go." This was followed by a second telegram naming the following among the English vessels foundered in the ice : —The Bis, the Effort, the Lorhlee, the Earl of Fife, the Curlew, the Trident, the Prince of IVales, the Emanuel, the Ennomia, the Rogan, the Conqueror, the 211antanzas, and the Per severance. Those who wish to see the horrors of such a scene of disaster truthfully depicted should pay a visit to Mr. Tooth's gallery, 5, Haymarket, and look at Bradford's picture Crushed by Icebergs." COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, Juno 15, 186 Money continues easy, and there is little change to note in any respect. On Government Securities loans can be obtained in the proper quarters as low as 5 per cent., and good business paper is readily discounted at 5 to 6 per cont. Several failures have, however, induced caution on the banks. At Chicago the fall in the price of grain has in volved four specul .tors for the rise in heavy loss, resulting in insolvency. A large house in the lumber trade in Frankfort (Maine) also went with liabilities, which is feared will approach $300,000. Two shoo manufacturing firms have also failed, and all these go to show that busi ness is not at present on a very stable foundation. There has been a considerable abatement of speculation since the war rumours in Europe have been dispelled. The Juno 1 statement of the Public Debt was considered favourable and has produced a good influence. Government Securities aro strong, and steady, and the price of gold closed on Thursday at 1371. The exports to Europe about balance the receipts from California. Since the Ist of last July that State has sent us $30,611,590, against $28,230,796 for the same period of the previous year. On Saturday last the steamers from New York took out $1,450,120, and on Wednesday $1,117,419, which gives a total from the Ist January to the present of $20,821,892. Mr. M'Culloch has received several letters of advice on the financial position. Our leading commercial newspaper, the New York Journal of 6 1 ,mmerce, informs him that the time is favourable for reviving his system of deposits for securing the better safety of the public funds. The collection in National Banks (whore there are no sub-Treasuries) of largo amounts amassed from internal revenue ought to be avoided, and the revenue gathered as quickly, as may be by transfer drafts into the Treasury at Washington. Mr. Colgate advises the Secretary to substitute legal tenders for National Bank notes, and re-commence the reduction of .the currency $4,000,000 per month from the Ist of May until the minimum is attained of $500,000,000, which, at that rate, would be realised in four years. The weather is splendid, and the crops on the prairies are looking so well that we have never yet had a harvest that promised better. It is impossible to over estimate the value of each favourable day. It has its erect on the general markets. Railway Shares are rising and all the leading stocks are stealing upwards Western Railroad Stock is in good demand ; New York Central has risen under the influence of an arrangement and close alliance with the Hudson River ; Pacific Mail keep going up. The People's Despatch will commence operations on the 18th, but the National Steamship Comiany, which ex- Governor Smith had hoped to launch, has failed to come out. The following are the latest quotations, and I add the prices of produce :—Gold 134, United States Five- Twenties (1862) 110, (1864) 1071, (1865) 107, (1865 now issue) 109/ United States Ten-Forties 100, United States 7-30 Loan 1061, Missouri Sixes 981, Tennessee Sixes 67, Virginia Sixes 67, New York Central Railroad 102},. Erie '43oi, Erie Preferred 731. Hudson River 1081, Reading 1081, Michigan Central 1131, Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana 691, Illinois Central 1201, Cleveland and Pittsburg 76}, Cleveland and Toledo 1181, Chicago and North-Western 351, Chicago and North-Western preferred 59}, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago, 971 ; Chicago and Rock Island 90, Ohio and Mississippi Certificates 251, 'Western Union Telegraph Company 441, Pacific Mail Steamship Company 139, Cumberland Coal Company Preferred 31, Canton Com pany 441, Quicksilver Mining Company 27i1„ Mariposa Mining Company 71, Mariposa Mining Company Pre ferred 201, Boston Water Power Company 24. At New York, 12th, flour was 10c. to 20c. lower, with sales of State at $7 9c. to $ll 30c. ; Ohio, $ll to $l3 15e., Western 7,90 to 12,80, Southern 10,23 to 15,50 ; wheat dull, spring nominally lc. to 2c. lower, with sales of Chicago No. 2 at $2,15, Red Southern 2, White California 2,60 to 2,65, White Southern 2,68 ; corn dull and le. to 2c. lower, and closed with a better export demand ; New Mixed Western 98c. to $1,04, and Old Mixed Western 1,09 to 1,10, 'White Western 1,02, White Southern 1,10 ; oats dull and le. to 2c. lower, State 83c., Western 701 to 72c.; beef steady ; pork lower, new mess $21,55, prime 18,15 to 18,75, lard firmer; whisky quiet; cotton very firm with sales of Uplands at `2,70; petroleum dull, crude 15c., refined bonded 23c. ; tallow firm at 11 to 11ie. (From Messrs. Bowles, Drevet, and Co.'s Circular.) The past week upon our Bourse has been one of un varied calm. Transactions have been very limited, and quotations show but trifling change. Americans have remained steady at the same quotations as reported in our last circular, 821 ; but close rather weak in consequence of the advanced rates for gold in New York. _ . The issues of 1861 and 1865 are gradually becoming known, but until fairly introduced are likely to continue at a disadvantage in value. Sales of 1865 Bonds have occurred at 80 to 80k, and of 1864 at 79. The Rent° closes at 69 17 The Italian closes at Exchange ou London 25 171 We wawa the statement of the public debt of tho United States on June Ist. As compared with the report of the month previous, there will be noticed a decrease in short time obligations of $46,000,000, and an increase in the long 5-20 issue of $61,400,000: The debt has in creased $18,000,000. (Front E. F. Satterthwaite and Co.'sWeekly Circular, June 26.) By the Scotia, our advices from New York date to the 11th inst. Money having been more freely offered, the stock markets generally presented a firm aspect, though without any material change in Government Stocks. Railroad Shares were' in increased demand, and some of the leading lines show an improvement, "Eidson River being quoted $5 higher, New York Central $3, and Read ings $2. Border State Stocks were also more in favour, an I were strong at quotations. Gold exhibited an ad vancing tendency, but the rise was only fractional. UNITED STATES PUBLIC DEBT—PROGRESS Or REDUCTION. The following from the New York Times, of the 10th inst., fully corroborates our estimate given last week of the probable position of the United States Treasury at the end of the fiscal year :- 1865. 1866. Jly 31, nix $2,757,253,276 Sept. 1... $2,595 683,168 Oct. 1 2,744,917,726 ... Oct. 1 Nov. 1 2,740,851,753 ... Nev. 1 Dec 1 2,714,663,311 ... Dec. 1 2,549,631,238 1866. 1867. Jan. 1 2,716,581,536 .. Jan. 1 2,543,325,172 Feb. 1 2,716,898,152 ... Feb. 1 2,543.349,748 March 1.. 2,711,850,000 March 1 2,530,763,889 April 1 ... 2,705,646,516 April 1 May 1 2,689,689,842 May 1 2,520,786,Q96 June 1 2,670,288,367 June 1 2,515,615,936 July 1 2,650,538,330 July 1 2,500,000,000 Aug. 1-- 2,633,099,276 The last figure was our estimate more than fifteen months ago of the probable public debt, at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1867. It is now possible that it may not be quite made, though from the unexpected re sults of the revenues and expenditures in May we have reason to expect it will be. The Juno figures (Statement of July 1, prox.) will probably be delayed in their publi cation, as last year, in order to bring up the exhibit of tho whole fiscal year in a mm o exact and complete official form, as it will appear in the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury, than the ordinary monthly schedules. The surplus gold belonging to the Government at the close of the year will probably be fifty millions in excess of the amount on hand July 1, 1865, or say about $85,000,090 as against $35,000,000. In our last weekly review, the revenues and expenditures of the fiscal year now drawing to its close, actual for nine and estimated for the last three months of the year, left $133,780,315 as applicable to the reduction of the principal of the public debt ; which would place the out standing total (less balances in the treasury) July Ist, 1867, at $2,516,758,015; but the publication since of the Schedule of June Ist—showing the total already down to $2,515,615,036 —and the Internal Revenue receipts of the past week, go far to show that in place of $488,000,000 gross revenue for the year, the round sum of five hundred millions will be realised—the difference of $12,000,000 in the actual from the estimated figures for the fourth quarter being divided between the internal and miscellaneous rove- noes—and the expenditures of the quarter will probably be economised from $1,000,000 to $6,000,000 from the hun dred millions heretofore allowed as the del-Innis on the revenues of the quarter. This revised calculation would place the finances of the whole year about as follows: Revenues from all sources Expenses, including interest 350,000,000 To reduction of public debt Without any increaso of business in the London mar ket for American securities during the past week, prices have been well sustained; Unitod States 5-20's havo ranged between 724 and 73}, closing 721 73. For both Illinois Central and Erie Shares there has been a good inquiry ; Illinois leave off steady at 79 to j, and Eries, after having been sold as low as 381, aro last quoted 401 to 41. For Illinois Seven per Cent. Bonds there has been a good demand at about 77, and the Six per Cent. Sterling Bonds are also inquired for at from 90 to 92. In Atlantic and Great Western Securities Consolidated Bonds have been bought on orders from America up to 261 ; they close dull at 25 to 1. The Debentures show no alterations, but the Divisional Bonds being more offered, without buyers, have slightly declined, the final quotation being 50 to 52. COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD.-FRIDAY. At our market to-day English wheat met with a ra ther limited inquiry, and the business done was at a de cline on the rates of last week. Spring corn unaltered. LIVERPOOL.--FRIDAY. There was a fair attendance at to-day's market, and there was a continued improvement in the demand for wheat at the extreme rates of Tuesday last. Flour was dull, and prices barely supported. Indian corn was in steady demand, at full values. Beans were firm, and 6d. dearer. In oats and oatmeal there was a quiet demand. LINCOLN.—Fainny. A tolerable supply of wheat. Trade slow, and prices not materially changed. A small show of grinding barley, at unaltered rates. Beans and other articles were a fair show nt the rates of last week. New white wheat, 70s to 75s ; new red, 62s to 69s per 36 stone. Barley for inaltinn 49s to 51s per cir ; grinding, 35s to 37s per 30 stone. Oats, 27s to 345. Beans, 47s to 51s per 38 stone. STA'MFORD-FRIDAY. Wo ha,i a small show of wheat to-day, and very little business doing, at late currencies. Barley a very small show, and may be quoted at the prices of last w,lek. Oats were at late rates, but trade heavy. Beans were also a heavy trade. New white wheat, 66s to 72s ; red do., 62s to 68s per 86 stone. Barley, malting, 40s to 50s ; grinding, 278 to 353 per qr. Oats, new, 28s to 33s ; old, 30s to 32s per 21 stone. Beans, 43s to 48s per 38 stone. Peas as of late. DERBY-FRIDAY. There was a fair show of wheat on offer to-day; the trade was steady, and last week's prices were about supported. Barley in middling supply, and at fully previous rates, with a healthy trade. For oats the demand was not brisk. Beans wero at last week's quotations, but tending down wards. Peas met with a limited demand, and prices wero easier. Now white wheat, 60s to 75s ; do. red, 55s to 66s per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 40s to 47s per qr. ; grinding, 33s to 34s per 30 stone. Oats, new, 26s to 345; old, 34s to 36s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 58s to 60s; new,_3Bs to 453 per 38 stone. BRISTOL SUGAR-FRIDAY. Thero has been a very quiet demand for sugar this week, and sales of raw have been limited, but prices aro supported. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the closed the market. s. d. s . d. Walls End Hetton ... 19 6 Holywell Main l6 6 East Hartlepsol Ede Main Cassop lB 0 -Alen Kelloe Hatton Lyons ........ 17 3 Hastings Hartley l7 6 West Hartley ... 17 6 ships at market, 35—sold, 32. OUR GOLD AND SILVER MlNES.—There seems to bo no end to the development of the mineral wealth of the Rocky Mountain ranges. Our exchanges from Montana, Colorado, Nevada, and California aro filled with accounts of new discoveries of gold and silver lodes, a large propor tion of which will probably never pay for working, but enough remain to furnish steady accessions to our wealth in the precious metals. In Eastern Nevada a neir lode has boen turning out very richly, and its yield for the present year is estimated at $200,000. Another Sevada district is also promising finely. It has a mild climate, and a far better supply of wood and water than the Washoe districts. The ores assal . from $5O to $2,500 a ton, while an average yield is co dently expected of from $BO to $ lOO a ton. The older Nevada mines are now more thoroughly worked than over before. Deeper shafts are sinking, and there is more system in the working of the lodes. The surface ores have become pretty well exhausted, and for a time the l may be a diminution in the net produce of the mines, tolt the deep mining will eventually pay as well as that which yielded returns more easily. All the mining interests have received a vast impetus from the anticipated results of the completion of the great railway across the continent* —lron Age. Births. CAPPER—On the 27th inst., at The North ate Ross, Her e ' fordshire, the wife of R. Harcourt Capper, Esq., 01 a ' daughter: IlussEY—On the 26th inst., at Lodgebill, Nairn, N. 8., t he wife of Thomas Hussey, Esq., of a daughter. PITT —On the 26th inst.., at France Hill House, FrivaleY, the wife of Capt. T. IL Pitt, Royal Artillery, of a daughter. Marriages. BRisco —PEDDER —At Emmanuel Ch ru oh, Feniscowlc s, Horton Brisco, Esq., eldest sou of Sir it. Brisco, of Crofton Hall, Cumberland, to Mary Elizabe th, widoW . Capt. IL N. Tedder, 10th Huss trs, and eldest daug.lttet of Sir Wm. Feilden, Batt., Feniscowles, Lancashire', SCOTT—WATT—On the 27th inst., at St. John's Episcopt" Church, Glasgow, John Scott, Esq., T hreadueedlestreet, London, and Fitzroy House, Upper Norwood, to 'lcie r ! eldest daughter of bones Watt, Esq., 13ath-crescoWl Glasgow. Deaths. EVELYN -On the 24th inst., at Myrtle Lodged Woolcots: park, lledland, Bristol, Frankland Evely n, Brookleaze House, Bath. LIAMILTON—On the 27th inst., at 23, Cheshain - p lace, ,sq. , late cot John Hamilton, F.R.S., aged 62. KITT—On the 23th inst., at Bath, Francis riitt, aged 76. MALCOLM—On the 26th inst, at Bath, Isabella Charlotte' widow of the kite Major-Gen. SirJ. Malcolm, 0. 0 • 13. , i , PATON—On the 26th inst., at 36, I nver ness-terrace , • park, Wm. J. Paton, Esq., youngest son of the late It; Paton, Esq., of Craning, Roxburghshire, N. 8., ag ed ; ,y, SELBY—On the 23d inst., at Ballo Vue, near Alul" Captain George Selby, R.N. - 31' . • S WEETING —On the 27th inst., at North-hill, High`P, e ' Q. A. 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