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N EAT a AND BR EC ON RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ORDI NARY GENERAL HALF-YEARLY MEETING of n the Neath and Brecon Ra ilwa y Company will be held o SAT [MD XY, the 28th instant, at 1 o'clock in the after noon, at the Castle Hotel, Brecon, for the transaction w o ill f the general business of the Company. Such meeting be held pro forma, and then adjourned, of which duo notice will be given. Notice is also given that the transfer books of the above Company will be closed on the 1-Ith inst., and remain so closed until after such meeting shall have been held. (Signed) D. L. BANKS, Chairman. D. HOWELL MORGAN, Secretary. 1, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street, Westmibster, Sept. 12, 1867. SWANSEA VALE AND NEATII AND BRECON JUNCTION RAILWAY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ORDI NARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway will be held on SATURDAY, the 28th instant, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at the Castle Hotel, Brecon, for the transaction of the general business of the Company; such meeting will be held pro forma, and then adjourned, of which due notice will be given. Notice is also given that the transfer books of the above Company will be closed on the 14th inst., and remain so closed until after such meeting shall have been held. (Signed) W. L. BANKS, Chairman. D. HOWELL MORGAN, Secretary. 1, Westminster-chambers, Victoria-street, Westminster, Sept. 12, 1867. CO VENT-GARDEN PROMENADE CONCERTS. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. EVERY EVENING at EIGHT. Under the sole Direction of Mr. JOHN RUSSELL. Band of 100 Performers. The Programme This Evening will include —Overtures : " Tannhausser" and " Zanetta ;" Meditation on a Prelude by Gouuod; Marche Orientale, Bottesini; Polkas and Valse by. Johann Strauss. ,Sorgs M by JM. dlle. Sarolta an JdWin- Mr. Wilford Morgan. Solos r. M. Wolin, Mr. . terbotton; and Mr. Reynolds, Monday next a selection of Claspical Music, and first ap pearance of Madame JETTY TRE.2EZ. Thursday next, a sromt Night. Conductors—Signor BOTTESINI ; for ale Dance Music, Herr JOII..A.NN STRAUS. Promenade, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Amphitheatre, One Shilling. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Solc Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, ROMEO AND JULIET. M. ssrs. Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, Compton, Kendal, Braid, Clark. White. Coe. Vincent, 41 cathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Chippen dale. Scott-Siddons, Law', Coleman, Sac. After which, TO FARB AND BACK FO'.: FIVE POUNDS. Mr. Buckstone. To conclude with FISII our OF WATER. Mr. Comp ton. Commence at Seven. lIOYAL LYCEUM TH EATRE. ' Mr. Fechter, sole, actual, and responsible Manager. On MONDAY, Sept. 16, bad during the week, the perform ances commence at Seven o'clock with a comedietta, entitled Thu MISTRESS OF 'lam MILL. Mr. II Mellon, 31r. S. Calhaem ; Miss Ritter, Miss Montgomery. At Eight o'clock, Lord Lyt:on's Play of the LADY OF LYONS. Beauseant, Mr. G. Jordan; Gent•ral Dimas, Mr. Addison ; Glavis, Mr. S. Ca'haem ; M. Desliappelles, ellonMr. Dalton ; Landlord, Mr. J. Francis Offic M ers, Messrs. S pa tuart and Fleming; Claude Melnotte, Mr. Feebler; Pauline Deachappefics, yllss Carlotta Leolercq ; Widow Melnotte, Miss Elsworthy ; Madame Leschappelles, Mrs. 11. Marston. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining', OPEN tor the WINTER SEASON. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with the popular Farce, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled rOOR PIi.LICODDY. Characters by Messrs. Dominick Murray and 311 as Polly Marshall. At a quarter-past 8, THE STREETS OF LONDON, by Dion Boucica ult. Esq. Badger, Mr. Vining. Messrs. M'Lean, Dominick Murray, If. Forrester, C. Price, B. Cathcart, W K. Robins, Newbound, Chapman, Tapping; >llse Edith Stuart, Miss Emma Barnet! . , and Mrs. 11. Marston. N.B —Mr. and Mrs. DION BOUCICAULT will shortly make their re-appearance at this Theatre In AR RAII-NA POGUE. R OYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HIGH HOLBORN. BRILLIANT AND UNABATED SUCCESS.—GREAT lIIT OF THE NEW PANTOMIME MIMIQUE. THIS EVENING, the new Pantomime Mimique ABLE QUIN SINGE, by Mons. Montero and Company. Boars of laughter nighty greet the Eccentric Abbott's " Vanishing.; Act." The Brothers Daniels in their Inimitable Violin Per formances repeatedly encored. Airec's thrilling ~Erial Act. SCENES IN THE ARENA by the m atchless Troupe of E qu estrians. Georges Velevanti, King of the Riders. Mdlle. Lam'sert's Wonders of the Haute t.cole. The Pouell Family. Madame Gerard in her daring' Balloon Flight. The marvellous Kings of the Carpet. Fillis's Fire Horse. ac. OPEN EVERY EVENING. 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We have certainly just had rn illustration of the folly of those who cry " peace" where there is no " peace." The great international Peace Congress, which lAz beeu 41130',111Cea to take place with 4tich grandeur and solemnity, has ended in total discomfi ture. Certainly GARIBALDI has redeemed in so me degree the end of his arrival, by his premature de parture from the scene of strife. From VII .; beginning of the affair 'it was evident to, call that the Congress could not possibly succeedi in its enterprise, but it was hardly anticipated ti la's it would have so short an existence and so ignom . mioux a termination. On Wednesday M. DUPAF iQUIER was unwise enough to discuss religious topi zs, and the consequence was most disastrous. lie found fault with the Assembly, and brought in the; ques tion of the American Republic. The next day a public meeting was held condemning the course pur sued by members of the Congress, and declaring that their tendency was in favour of revolutiot and socialism. Further on it seems that the Ra Real party continued to put a stop to the proceedings of this objectionable Congress by clearing the room in which they met. 'rue President retired from the scene of turmoil to draw up a protest. It is long since so signal a failure has been heard of as this matter of the Peace Congress, and the excitement the whole thing has caused in Germany may be better imagined than described. Reproaches are rife on all sides, and the Genevese and the foreigners vie with each other in making complaint for their mutual timidity and want of management. So ends this disastrous exhibition; and perhaps, all things considered, there is not much to regret in the matter. People will never be the better for all these make-up patriots, and would-be philosophers setting out to teach them what they knew very little or nothing about themselves ; and if the con sequence of this direful failure at Geneva is that for the future more suspicion is entertained for these undertaking the results will be a fortunate one. So much fuss and ferment made about nothing is always to be viewed with a fearless eye, and such indica tions of peace are sure to be stormy. All that relates to the Abyssinian Captives is sure to possess interest at present; and hence the letter just received from the Rev. H. A. STERN, by Mrs. STERN, will be welcome. It is dated " Magdala Prison, June 29th," and contains full particulars of the state of things at that time in the dreary place to which these unfortunates are consigned. This " Magdala home," as Mr. STERN styles it, has latelY become noisy and tumultuous. Reports are constantly reaching them of agitating events, and information concerning the Royal camp and the rebel chiefs are brought to them by those vendors of provisions who come to the prison, so that their quiet is disturbed by tales and recitals of the stormy news of the world without : pillage, triumphs, &c., are being told of until the inhabitants of the place seem to be pos sessed of a warlike feeling themselves. It must be perceived that the boasted courage of the men is much ado about nothing, and often proves to be sham rather than substance. Mr. STERN says that " a dozen stout Englishmen with a revolver or two each might easily subdue the whole garrison here, and set us all at liberty." Fortunately the KING has been advised to remain at Debra Tabor during the period of the rainy season, and thus to put off visiting Magdala until the spring comes on. Mr. STERN indulges in the hope that he may never see his face again, or hear him prate of SOLOMON, Jerusalem, the bishop, and so on, with which themes he has wearied and worried his white prisoners so long, and delights his " malicious heart." It is, indeed, to be hoped that this idea may be realised, for the captives have had more than enough of him in all conscience. The rebellious subjects of King THEODORE are quite on the alert, and call him the " enemy of GOD and man ;" but the writer of this letter does not think, however, that much will come of tho revolt, and very likely all this " brag and boast " will end in smoke. It would be a more f r a.vourable conjunction of circumstances if the con trary proved to be the case, and if his indigenous people sent the tyrant to the right about. With respect to the preparations for the Abyssinian Ex pedition many suggestions are still being made, and one counsellor condemns the pack-saddles made at Woolwich and sent to the Crimea, and hopes those forwarded to the East are not of simi lar construction. It is strange and unsatis factory, but also very like our mode of management, that we should have persisted in not using the French pack-saddle made in Normandy; the autho rities at Woolwich have sought to improve on the pattern sent to them, and the result has been unfor tunate. Maltese carts have been suggested, but it is said that only Maltose can drive them, and these latter are not desirable camp followers. A Russian waggon, drawn by mules, was found to be very useful in an expedition, and surpassed American waggons in a great measure. This sort of waggon is a larger one, and was capable of carry ing a great deal of stores and other provisions. With respect to providing mules for the expedi tion, some expense might be spared if less of these were bought, and if upon arriving in Abys sinia the bullocks were taken to aid the transport, &c., of the stores and ammunition, with the exercise of care and discretion we do not doubt that a great deal of the fuss that has been made about the difficulty of providing for this expedi tion will prove to have been unnecessary ; and as for the dangers of it that have also, in all proba bility, been made the most of. It is so much the fashion nowadays to make the worst of all these military undertakings that one is fairly puzzled sometimes to detect the true from the false, and to decide where temerity ends and prudence begins ; but it will never do to give way to chimerical sug estions. The conclusion of the annual meetings of the British Association was arrived at on Wednesday, when a brilliant and intelligent assembly dispersed amid mutual congratulations. That much useful work has been done, as well as many interesting papers delivered, is amply shown by the list of grants of money for scientific purposes read by Professor HIRST. Many of these departments of inquiry, although purely scientific, are likely to be of much practical value, such as the study of un derground temperature, which has lately been brought before the public notice in a very painful manner. Besides the grants of money, there was a list of recommendations ranging over a very wide circle. Among them was a request that the Presi dent should communicate the report of the com mittee appointed to consider the best means of pro moting scientific education in schools to the Presi dent of the Privy Council, and to the Parliamen tary Committee on the part of the Association. Some of the recommendations involved applications to Government, one or two of which we are glad to find concerned Indian affairs. A committee was appointed to wait on the Secretary of State for India to represent the desirability of exploring the district between the Brahma pootra, the Upper Irrawaddy, and the Yang-tze-Ziang, with a view to a route being established between the navigable parts of those rivers. This appears to be both a more important and a more practicable undertaking than the explo ration of the area around the North Pole, which the saeans also recommend. The concluding meeting passed off very successfully, all the leading members expressing tbezigelvee highly satifified with the pro. THE SUN, LUND ceer dings of 1867. A cordial vote of thanks '.vas given to the noble duke who had so ably discharged the duties of President, and to the authorities of the good town of Dundee, for their admirable arrangements and genial hos pitality. Of course no affair of the kind in any part of the United Kingdom could terminate without a substantial feast, and accordingly a grand banquet was given by the town authorities on Wednesday evening. Among many other appro priate toasts, " The Cause of Education" was given, coupled with the name of Mr. AIONCREIFF, M.P., who replied in an eloquent and forcible speech. Not without reason, said he, was the cause of edu cation made a toast at the end of their sittings, for they had just had an exhibition of education in its highest form, of men reading the handwriting of nature in its most obscure characters, and tracing her footsteps along her most ancient and hidden paths. The cause of education was, said Mr. MONCREIFF, in a more hopeful condition than he had ever seen it, and he trusted the reformed Parliament would reform the country. This could not, however, be done without a strong popular effort, an expression of public sentiment, and a sense of public duty strong enough to sweep down before it all the barriers of political jealousy, denominational rivalry, and sordid parsimony. "In the cultivated intellect of the people," said the speaker in conclusion, " good Govern ment would find its strongest bulwark, religion her best hand-maiden, and the economy of the country its truest, best, and wisest resource." Such assemblies as that which has just concluded its labours at Dundee, exercise au imperceptible, but not the less real, influence. They familiarise the minds of the general public with the higher branches of education, and insensibly enlarge their views and extend their mental horizon. We must get the middle classes to appreciate and value education more highly than they do before they will be willing to make the necessary efforts on behalf of those below them. The name of Manchester has, during the last twenty years, been held synonymous with free-trade principles. The " Manchester school," despite its follies and shortcomings in other respects, has always advocated free competition, free exports and imports—free trade, in short, in every way. But, strange to say, Manchester itself is the scene of an unmitigated monopoly, which, among other strange things, has been brought to light by the Trades' Unions Commission. Manchester will not allow the bricksetters to set Ashton bricks. Man chester claims a circle of four miles round for ten districts, or 121 square miles, and Manchester, says the witness, is too powerful for Ashton, and the weak always fell to the wall. It used to be said that the object of these combinations was to pro tect the weak against the strong ; but it seems that matters are changed. A carter, carting bricks out of the Ashton district into the Manchester district, was soundly thrashed, and on one occasion was made to take the bricks back again and put them in the yard. But the monopoly does no end here. The city, which is full of machinery, has men who would stop the employment of ma chinery if they could. Some clay was being ground by a machine, when the men employed came and said they must not use it. Of course the means to enforce all such prohibitions is ready at hand, and bricks are destroyed by the thousand. But Lancashire union men do not stop at bricks. They are capable of acts of unmitigated brutality. What are we to think of breaking into a stable, tying up a horse by the head, putting shavings under it, and setting them on fire ? One would think that the secretaries and managers, and other gentlemen with fine sounding names, had been busy ransacking the .Neuvate Calendar to stimulate their imaginations. If King THEODORE wants a Minister or two, it is clear he had better send to Lancashire for them. A boy of 11 was thrown into a pit of water by two men, as he was taking a letter to the post for his master, a maker of bricks by machinery. He was saved by a mechanic, who happened to coma by, and who, we may suppose, did not belong to the Union ? Such revelations are losing their novelty, but their number increases their startling character. CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OW;N AR c ls o , R , R r Es hu r r o s xdpaymening. The Steele has a commentary on the speech of the King of Prussia, which is worth attention. It says have sought in th e speec h pronounced the—"lli We y King of Prussia at the o p en i ng of the Reichstag relative to anterior t rea ti es, engagements contracted, and other matters, for some elucidation in regard to the present position of Europe and Germany. The speech is distinguished for extreme ution, and for reserve carri e d t o excess. The questions which have excited the m os t storms, that of Schleswig for instance, are not mentioned. No allusion is made to the complications which may arise, and we may opportunely recall to recollection the famous saying of Tacitus-- , 1 E o magis conspicua q uo d non vide bantur." Frederick William takes care to limit him self strictly to the Federal Constitution of the North. It is only by words which escape involuntarily that one can discover the tendencies of. Prussian policy, the real object of whi c h i s not to infuse Prussia with an extensive German unity , but to absorb Germany i n t o P russia. Thus the King insists upon the o r g anisation of the mili pturruysssioarnvira,ndanweobrr. gani r s i a e tio s n pe t a o ks b e of copied from the the important step taken for the regulation of the national rela tions of the Confederation of the North, and alludes to the necessity of laying the foundation of a union, supporting the national interest between the Con federation of the North and the German States of the South. His Majesty, above all, as chief of that Confederation, desires to consolidate it by giving the same rights to all the members of it, and then refers to various projects of laws relative to natives, passports, weights and measures, the post-office, and the merchant navy, as affording proof of pro gress towards the completion of the Federal Con stitution. In this enumeration of the projects which the Reichstag will have to discuss, why did not the King leave a little place for mention of pub lic liberty, the political rights of citizens, and the guarantees requisite to protect them from arbitrary authority ? With the exception of Hanover, and the formerly free town of Frank fort, the greater portion of the States represented at the Reichstag is inebriated by the words unity, the country of Germany, and Ger many great and strong. But what will these States have gained by the events of 1866 if they have only to sacrifice men, shed their blood, andcxhaust their treasure for the good pleasure of Prussian ambition, and if they do not obtain, with common accord, liberal institutions by means of the powerful lever of the Reichstag ?" The Sleek then refers to the speech of the Grand Duke of Baden, and says it results from the explana tions of the Cabinet of Berlin upon the subject, that although it always puts forward the German interest as its motive, it only consults its own. If no attempt be now made byPrussia to make an annexa tion of Southern Germany, it is because she ima gines that she would lose by the incorporation. Should she perceive any advantage in the annexation the liberties of the Southern States would very speedily be compromised. This is a proved fact which Germany should appreciate. A letter from Florence communicates various matters of interest connected with Italy. Towards the end of this mouth the opening of the sixth ses sion of the International Statistical Cona o reee will DN, FRIDAY EVENIN, SEPITAIBER 13, 1867. take place. The preceding sessions, the first of which was held at Brussels, commenced in the year 1853. The following sessions took place succes sively at Paris, Vienna, London, and Berlin. The head commission, charged with the organisation of the Congress in Italy, has for president the Minister of .Agriculture. Among the members are several men of eminence, including Messrs. Ferrara, Pepoli, Arrivalene, Boucompagne, Scialoja, and Selea. Among the most curious questions to be discussed by the Congress will be the best mode of taking a census of the population, the organisation of a system of credit and sinking funds, monetary cir culation, the moral condition of the army and navy of various nations in Europe, their equip - nent, alimentation, exercises, duration of service, and the sanitary condition of troops. Papers will also be read relative to mendicity, vagabondage, failures in trade, and the regulation of prisons. The deliberations, as a whole, at once so interesting and so practical, will furnish to learned men, economists, and even to Governments, information of great value. The Pope has confided the preparatory proposals to be made to the CE:iumenical Council to a con gregation of seven cardinals, under the presidency of Cardinal Patrizzi. This congregation, which is to be called the Directing Commission, has already met several times, and has made a division of its labours. It is divided into sub-commissions, under the following heads :—Dogmas, Canon Right, Dis cipline, Oriental Rites, and Politics as Connected with the Church. Each of the presidents of these five sub-commissions will be assisted by a certain number of consulters—that is to say, persons of whom advice may be asked. The Holy Father has expressed a desire that the Patriarch of Jerusalem, Monsigneur Valerga, should form part of the com mission on Oriental Rites, whose object will be to ascertain the means of rendering as uniform as possible the various Liturgies of the Churches of the East. The publication of a work is announced which will be peculiarly interesting to lovers of the drama, and, indeed, to the literary world in ge neral—a diary kept by the comedian, Lagrange, one of the actors belonging to Moliere's dramatic company. This diary will form a complete his tory of the Theatre Francais, and of French comedy from 1658 to 1688. Lagrange kept his register very carefully, and every day wrote down the name of the play to be performed in the evening, the character performed by each actor and actress, the date, the changes made in the company, the repre sentations which took place at the palaces of princes or the house of great men, the disputes between rival actors and actresses, and indeed every incident interesting to the company in general or any of the actors in particular. Lagrange also kept a record of the marriages between comedians, births of children, deaths, burials, and other particulars. Indeed all that apper tains to the state and progress of the drama at his time is made with minute and scrupulous exactness. This work will be published under the auspices of the comedians of the Theatre Francais. M. Edouard Thierry has written the introduction to it. The spelling, the marginal notes made by Lagrange, and other peculiarities,will be very closely followed. Information of the deaths of two distinguished foreign personages has been received in Paris. The Princess Olga Stourdza has just died. She was the daughter of Prince Michel Ghika, and was married to the Bezzade Gregoire Stourdza, son of Michel Stourdza XV., Prince of Moldavia. She was sister to the Princess Kortzoff Massalksy, known in the literary world as Dora d'lstria. The other death is that of the Bezzade Prince Constantia Ghika, son of Gregory Ghika IV., Minister of Alexander, brother of Gregory. The barometric indications point to storm, and the weather is peculiar. This morning between eleven and twelve there were several claps of thunder, but b i ut a n t othleigthimtnei,nbguwt there a were two or threes percoptible. Ther e was slight showers afterwards. The temperature was warm but not oppressive. Such is the advanced state of civilisation in France that one would not believe in the existence of vam • pires were it not for the authority of the serious Monitcur, which states that a man named Bertrand, know as " the vampire," has been arres t e d on the taken o n going th e i r rounds saw h charge of violating a grave in Jere la Ch a i se on Su a n t d a a y last. The d beenpatrol coffin had out of a gra ve i n t h a t portion of the cemetery devoted to p oor peop l e The body was that of a widow of 42 , an d the i n - that l in terment only took place on the p rev i ous even i ng. The nails had been drawn out of th e co ffi n , an d th e baly had been part ial ly taken out an d ex p ose d, th e sheet in which it had been wrapped having been taken away. This vampire is described as having a monomania for such acts "having for several years been addicted to the strang e habit of disinterring people." Robbery was not the motive of this vio lation of the grave. 'SANK OP PRANCE. PARIS, Sept. 12. The following is the return of th e B an k o f F rance for the week endi n g to- day, together with the cor - figural of the previ ous account : DE BTOR. Sept. 12 . Sept. 5. responding fr. C. fr. c. Pao fits (Art: 8, La w, June 9, 1857) ......... 7,014,776 02 7044776 02 Reserve of the Ban k , , Cfiittasl of t a n d e di ß t it o n n k. i 7) 182 ,500,000 182 , 500 , 000 and its branches ...... 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro- Notes in circulation .. 1,106,541,275 1,121,114,125 01 Banknotes to order and 4,000,000 perty ............ .. 4 ,0 00,000 -- 37 7,826 68 30,561,251 53 receipts payable at 9311:203,229 90 92 533,090 78 C T u rs r ei r ag e sh n ut t r .cyar. accou nt: C d e ' o *t t .. .1 : . cur rent'.aril...: 29_5 ,120 , 388 91 281, 861 , 503 16 Do. branch banks 36,5'43,904 47,884,089 Dividends payable 1,202,932 75 1,337,308 75 Discounts and sundry interests ............. 3,522,211 04 3,291,045 05 Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. Sept: 12. Sept. 5. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c Branch banks ......... 9 7016,160 65 961,68 0 , 680 04 Commercial bills ove r - - duo .................... 109,335 58 108,252 29 Do. branch banks ... . 221,284,579 Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 213,426,262 30 222,168,473 37 Advances on deposit . of bullion . . ........... 55,885,400 Do. branch . 57,719,700 218,873,599 Do. on French Public Do. on railway Securities .. I.;:tnis ...... 9,901,031. 9,720,331 _. ........... 12,420,100 7,186,800 Do. by branch banks... 7,161,900 on Credit Fsehnarci; and debentures . 37,319,700 37,392,500 Do. branch bank ...... 26 479,750 26,634,250 Do., 12,432,300 Bonds ..... 809,500 800,500 Do. branches 784,030 804,550 -- . ........ Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) .............. .. 60,000,000 -- 60,000,000 Government Stock ..... . serve .......... - 1 2,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Hotel and furniture of D Ront di es sPes l a m b ui lB :l " Z " e 7 ; (Law, June 2, 1857) the Bank and landed property branches 8,"75 710 8,375,740 Expenses of ... " Q ' 10 31 0! : 0 9‘ 0 9 0 3 1 : 0 ' 0 35 0 7' 9 - 1 - 1 9 00 5 : 9 0 9 0 3 0:0 3 00 91 .. manage tnont ..................... 1,158,959 48 1,083,952 72 Sundries .................. 20,139,622 74 22,168,924 25 Total ........... 1,7:)4,479, 5 7 8 80 1 , 806 , 125 , 040 72 Certified by tilt Senat o i Governor of the Bauk of France. (Signed) ROULAND. THE AB YSSINIAN EXPEDITION. —The screw steam ship England was yesterday at anchor in the Mersey ready for sea, and it was expected that she would go out with the evening tide, bound for her destination ; but at the time of the despatch of our parcel she and three others, the Queen, sister ship, which has also received her stores, tho Peruvian, and the Kangaroo, were still at anchor in the river. An effort was also being made to send the Peru vian to sea along With the England. Both the England and Queen were deep in the water, having apparently re ceived their full quantity of stores and ammunition. The fine new ste amship France, belonging to the National Steamship Company, has, we believe, been declined for the Abyssinian expedition on the ground that she has not yet made a voyage, which the Admiralty make a condition of approval, LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) 4.- AUSTRIA. VIENNA, September 13. An understanding has been arrived at between the Austrian and Hungarian Ministers of Finance, in reference to the financial quota to be contributed by Hungary. This understanding is on the basis of the resolutions adopted at the late Ministerial Council. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 13. The Danish Ambassador at Berlin has been definitely appointed the commissioner for Denmark in the North Schleswig negotiations. ITALY. FLORENCE, Sept. 12 (Evening). The Official Gazette of to-day states that the transport of the remains of Daniel Manin to Venice has been postponed in consequence of the Sanitary relations existing in those places through which the procession would have to pass. The Italie publishes a rumour that the Papal authorities had made several arrests at Viterbo. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 6 p.m. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Cimbria arrived out here at 9 this morning, and the Cunard steamer China to-day. COMMERC lAL INTELLIGENCE.-.—GOid, 14G. Ster ling Exchange on London, 109 i ; 5-20 United States Bonds, 1151 ; Illinois, 122 Erie, 70i. Cotton : Middling Upland, 251. PIIILADELPIIIA, Sept. 12. Petroleum (Standard White), 34. TILE CRETAN INSURRECTION. BERLIN, Sept. 13. The Borsenzeitung of to-day publishes a telegram from Vienna stating that Omer Pacha, has received orders to suspend hostilities in Crete for four weeks. A general amnesty has been granted to all in surgents, and foreigners can, if they desire, leave Crete in Turkish vessels without hindrance. LITERATURE. NEW NOVELS. The close of the season and the rapid dispersion of the Great Multitude from the Great Metropolis puts a stop, for the time being, even to the, almost, interminable stream of literature pouring from the press. Writers and readers alike leave the desk and the studio for moor and mountain, sea-beach and country side. Amid the general relaxation, however, one branch of literature is still in fashion. One class of readers becomes even more numerous than usual. Scattered far and wide upon the sea beach, all round the coast, or under the woodland tree, up and down the country, the novel reader still pursues his pleasant task. Our circulating libraries flourish when all other libraries are at a dis count. No wonder that at such a moment we find our list of new novels more than usually great—old friends and new faces are alike assembled hero. The Sisters of Sainthill, by Lady Blake (3 vols., Hurst and Blackett), will be a great favourite among the readers of the circulating library. We are glad to congratulate Lady Blake upon the great superiority of this work over the " Hammonds of Holy Cross" and the " Step-father's Home." It has the same attractions as a novel of home life in the simplicity of its style and the naturalness of its details; while as a story it possesses far more interest and gives a greater evidence of the ability of its writer. The scene in which the treacherous Theresa is discovered as the dupe of a clever scheme is very capitally described. £5OO Reward, by a Barrister (3 vols., Richard Bentley), is highly sensational in its title and its situation, but its readers will be agreeably surprised by the very amusing character of the work. " Missing, a Young Lady," &c., is an advertisement in the Times,which excites the curiosity and ambition of a briefless barrister. He devotes himself to the dis covery of the fair incognita, and his adventures are described with great spirit. The incidents of the tale are of course utterly impossible, but the tale itself is full of amusement. We shall look with in • terest for some other production from an author so delightful in his manner and happy in his humour, albeit the history which he records is hardly worth the telling. Of a more serious character are The Confessions of Gerald Estcourt, by Florence Marryat (3 vols., Richard Bentley). Prefixed to these autobiographical reminiscences are some ex tracts from the diary of the hero's mother, which record the painful differences that embittered the domestic life of the whole family, and deprived the young Gerald for many years of a father's care. This introduction is written with so much feeling and truthfulness as to induce the reader to expect great interest from the corning narrative. Such expectations are, however, doomed to disappoint ment. The story is not an agreeable one, indeed coming from a lady's pen the episode of Julia Sherman is singularly repulsive. The fair authoress occasionally displays so much power and originality that wo trust in her next adventure she will be more fortunate in the selection of her theme. Not very attractive is the subject matter of Circe, by Babbington White. (3 vole., Ward, Lock, and Tyler.) This story records the ambition and the dreamy, phrenzied delusion of a young painter, who, like a moth in the flame, suns himself and destroys himself at the shrine of a veritable' Circe, the Princess Aspromonte. The conclusion of the story is sufficiently tragical to suit the most sensational of readers. Very different are the sober hues and elaborate finish of detail which characterise the history of Waldemar Krone's Youth, by H. F. Ewald. (2 vols., Edmonston and Douglas.) This is another translation from the literature of the North, and like other novels of Scandinavian authors it is remarkable for the homeliness and fidelity of its domestic pictures, elaborated to the minutest details. The character of Waldemar Krone, the hero, is not a very attractive one, but the two heroines, the gentle and virtuous Ida and the brilliant and selfish Countess Fransiska form an admirable contrast to each other, and the story of their rival attractions is sufficiently interesting to contemplate. A Woman's Trials by Grace Ramsay (3 vols., Hurst and Blackett), is a very interesting and somewhat original story. The heroine, Mabel Stanhope, is a very charming creation. The father, Sir John, is depicted as stern and relentless in an almost incredible degree. The sketch of the French schoolmistress, Madame St. Simon, commonly known among her pupils as Juno, is cleverly depicted. The French school girls are not more attractive than the Labasse couriennes, well known to the readers of " Villette." Rosa and Flora, a romance by Mrs. Child (2 vols., George Routledge) is another and very interesting episode in the frightful history of slavery. Rosa and Flora are the beloved daughters of a Southern planter, well educated and possessed of every attraction. On their father's sudden death they discover, to their unutterable surprise, that they are not only orphans but slav,s ! The story is very interesting, and the different characters and fortunes of the two sisters aro well described. O, t T the Stage, a story— (3 vols., Cautley Newby)—is decidedly of the sen sational class, but it is written with considerable vigour, and gives considerable promise of the author's future success. The pursuit of the wretched Mortimer and the unhappy Kate, by the indignant and despairing Seymour, is very vividly described. The character of gentle Mary Fairlie is very attrac tive, and affords a happy contrast to the many painful scenes with which the novel is crowded. The Curate's Discipline, by Mrs. Eiloart (3 vols., Hurst and Blackett). is, we believe, the first novel from the pen of the very clever and very popular authoress of Johnny Jordan and Ernie Elton. The Baule vivacity of sqlc and the same lively ap. preciation of the humorous which rendered those works such favourites with their juvenile readers are very happily conspicuous in Mrs. Eiloart's novel. The character of Mrs. Marclidale is a brilliant crea tion, drawn to the life. We regret, however, the introduction of religious differences, which are almost always out of place in a book of this cha racter. After bestowing our very genial commen dation upon Georgiana Craik's very charming story of Leslie Tyrrell (2 vols., Hurst and Blackctt), we have enumerated all the most conspicuous among the novels recently issued from the press. The North British Review. September, 1867. Edinonston and Douglas. As usual we find in the pages of this Quarterly some very able and interesting articles. It opens with a weighty essay on a characteristic subject— thoroughly " North British" in its nature. " Moral Theories and Christian Ethics" is the title, and th c writer enters very fully into the various systems of our modern philosophers : Bain, Mill, Ferrier, Grant. The feminine school of philosophy is not unrepresented, for Miss Cobbes' " Studies Ethical and Social " hold a prominent place. Leaving this able essay we come to a striking contrast—English vers de societe—a criticism on Mr. Locker's grace ful and spirited collection, which ranges from Herrick to Houghton, from Suckling and Cowley to Praed and Landor. The definition given of really good vers de societe puts them in a high place, and certainly some of the specimens of semi-serious love-making, moralising, or satirising fully carry out the critic's idea. A sister art in some of its modern aspects forms the subject of another article, analysing the career and the achievements of Gus tave Dore. The critic does not rank his artist very high. He admits that he possesses a fertile imagi nation, but a low standard of taste. In his works, of which the writer takes a comprehensive though brief survey, there is he affirms no thing that is lofty, little that is beau tiful. The veteran Danish poet, Carsten Ilauch, suggests an interesting discourse upon Scandinavian literature and its principal features. There is a marked difference in the predominant characteristics of the French and the Danish school of thought, which is very apparent to the readers of these two essays. " The Great Pyramid" is the title of an interesting article commenting on the individual peculiarities of the great pyramid, as distinguished from its lesser and more ornamented fellows. The entire absence of all hieroglyphics and representa tions on its walls, together with its peculiar form, have led many scientific explorers to the belief that this pyramid at least was designed as " an almost imperishable record of meteorological data, indi cating standard units of length, area, and volume." Professor Smyti..:, the results of whose researches at the pyramids have recently been given to the public, has made elaborate calculations, many of which are quoted in the article before us. The writer in the North British Review remarks, in concluding his paper, that modern mechanical devices can easily replace in their proper positions the highest stones in the pyramid, and until that is done in the inte rior, and the original sides measured with rigid precision, there will always be a feeling that impor tant knowledge is being allowed to disappear from the earth for want of proper vigilance. Among the remaining papers are a notice of the " Early Years of the Prince Consort" and a lengthened discourse on the political and social situation. BELGRAVIA.— " Circe " is concluded, and this brilliant sketch ends in a manner quite as powerful as it has been told throughout. The moral to the story is very much needed at the present time : it Is a protest against the worship of the sensuous in art; and after explaining that many may suggest that this love of splendour and colour is inseparable from art because of the talk of the age, the author replies with truth that surely it is not so. " Surely in the religion of art there is a higher and purer form of worship than that which begins and ends at the feet of earthly beauty." "Lunch on the Hills" and "Away at the Sea" are two delightful sketches, which present tempting visions to the sight of the town-tied denizen of breezy clovers and sea shore attractions. "Forbidden Fruit" tells of a life of disappointment wrought out in the shining prac tice of a ball-room by a cunning and over• careful mother. " Birds of Prey" becomes exciting and eventful in this instalment, for Valentine refuses to close with George's offer of settling the fortune quietly between them. Philip seems likely to be a still greater cheat than ever. " London Parks" is the commencement of a series of interesting sketches in every respect worthy of commendation. Various other articles of interest are met with in this num ber, among which we may mention " Camp Life at Wimbledon." " Dead Sea Fruit" is continued in a long instalment, that is full of vivacity and vigour. CORNIIILL.—" The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly" is continued, and the chief characters seem to be rather at cross purposes with each other. It is a well-sketched scene, which represents the curate's sister and the would-be admiral. This story shows a good insight into the crooked ways by which some persons aim at distinction. " Stone Edge" is con cluded in a very impressive manner. " Hope in the Far West" dawns upon the long-suffering hero and heroine in the New World, and we leave them in their new dwelling, the forest spread wide around, and the " woods touched with the magnificent colour of au American autumn." The House that Scott Built" is a paper that well deserves attention. It refers to the new place in Downing-street which has risen up in the "West for the Company's suc cessors. " Time" is au article of a reflective mind that repays perusal. The Argosy.—The history of Robert Falconer is continued in three chapters, and the story of " The Last Lords of Gardonal " is brought to a startling and terrible conclusion. The lovers of the marvel lous will find plenty to satisfy them in it. Miss Parkes gives us a pleasant account of Sens-sur- Youne, which is prettily illustrated. " A Cruise in Search of a Slaver," by Lieut. Low, and "A Game of Thimblerig," are animated papers. " Over Hungerford-bridge" is a lively sketch of a locality familiar to every Londoner, and the number alto gether is quite up to the average. PAPER IN JAPAN. The two Japanese botanists, Tanaka and Ye koussima, whose communication to the Societe d'Acclimatation on dry rice fields we mentioned some time ago, have recently sent in another on the plants used in their native country for making paper. The most important of these is the matsoo mata, or "three-branched shrub" (Daphne papyrifera), which does not grow wild. The seeds of this plant are gathered in May or June ; they are mixed with earth, then put into a sack, and in this state deposited in a corn-pit, in order to protect them from cold and rain. In the month of March following a field is manured and got ready for them, and they are sown at once, if the weather be not too cold. These shrubs may also be propagated by cuttings, but sowing is far preferable. The seeds germinate in May. If the young plants are too close together they are thinned by pulling up a few, and the field is then watered with liquid manure. On the return of winter the young plants, which have grown by this time to the height of about two feet, must be preserved from frost by straw, mats, etc. In the second year the shrubs are transplanted to some sunny sloping site, and in the third year the cutting off of the twigs begins, and is continued every succeeding year. There are other plants, respectively called gampi and kami nokee, also used for paper. The twigs of all these plants are made up into bundles and exposed to the action of steam. As soon as the bark will peel off, the bundles are taken away and stripping com mences. The bark thus obtained is exposed to the sun till it becomes friable, when it is laid by in a dry place till wanted. In order to manufacture paper with it it is put into water, or, better still, exposed to a stream of running water, then pounded to a pulp, which is spread out on a hurdle made of bamboo. By a sort of see-saw motion given to this hurdle the fibres contained in the pulp gradually spread themselves out longitudi nally, which imparts considerable strength to the paper. The latter is sized with gum extracted from amaryllis and other plants, and left to dry on polished EN-c Tortt HER, MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Sept. 11. The Queen went out yesterday morning, accorn' panied by Princess Christian and Princess Louise i and in the afternoon drove out with Princess Chris tian, attended by the Hon. Lady Iliddulph. Princess Louise went out riding, attended by LadY Churchill. Mr. and Lady Frances Millie arrived at the Castle yesterday, on a visit to her Majesty. ROYAL PRESENT.—The QACC:I has sent to Mr . Lionel Moore, second secretary of her Majesty's Embassl here, for presentation to the Sultan's son, Prince Izzetho , a very handsome album, containing photographic por traits of all the members of the English Royal family'' with the following inscription on the fly-loaf in her Ma jesty's handwriting: " To his Imperial Highness Yong" souf Izzedin Effendi, an affectionate souvenir from tho Queen of England, Victoria."—Levant Herald. THE MIDLAND RAILWAY COLLISION• On Wednesday afternoon an inquest was held at the Midland Railway Hotel, Peak Forest, respectia the death of the girl who was killed in consequenc e of the collision in Peak Forest tunnel. The first witness was William Townsend, the stationmaster at Peak Forest. He said the telegraph indicated that the up line was clear at about 5.20 p.m. on Monday. He heard a signal bell ring, but he did not know what for. William Knight, the signalman, and witness then went and had te a together, and after about a quarter of an hour's absence Knight returned to the signal box, and shortly after witness was told that a collision bad occurred in the tunnel. He went to the tunnel) and found that the report was true. The signalman, William Knight, was next called. He said he received a signal about half- past five ea Monday from Chapel -en-le-Frith, indicating tha t a train was coming on the up line. He at onee blocked it, thus giving the signalman at Chapel in timation that the telegram was received. The sta tionmaster had called him to take a note to a ma° in the limestone siding. He left the signal box fo r that purpose, and was away about three minutes. g e then came back to the station and got his tea, an d afterwards went into the box and found the signal at 44 line blocked ;" and noticing that the needle was being shaken from Chapel-en-le-Frit h, witness thought they wanted it unblocking. l l . ° thought the signalman at Chapel had changed lo s mind, and wanted the line unblocking, as there wa s no train due. Witness consequently pulled the Peg out, but at the same time he did not knock " L ie° clear." Witness then shook both the handles to COs whether the signalman at Chapel would say all; thing, but no reply w a s sen t. S o w it ness blocked it up again, and heard no more till h e was inforipe u i of the accident. Had been signalman about: . month, and was previously a gen tl eman ' s se rvant' Understood nothing about these matters befor e. During the la s t mon th h a d b een stu d y i ng tb° e ' s signals. Had been pre v io us ly l earn i ng a t Matlee d k. Bridge and Monsall Dale for three weeks, but ha o only been at Peak For es t s i nce l ast Thursday. II had been taught by James Lister, who was station' master at Monsall Dale. At M a tl oc k h e was wi th the signalman being taught. He did not ku ° , o whether that was a common p rac ti ce . Before the came to Peak Forest ho thorou g hly un d er stood ° code which he was bound to follow. The rules PO' duced were the same. The coroner here read out a rule to the witness' and then asked him to explain the substance of it' f The witness was unable to give the substance the rule. He went on to say there was n , b ook in the signal-box which be had not read. lle had no rules put up to refer to. He did not P r() ; fess to know the rules. He had been examined Mr. Loveday, inspector on the Midland line, at Miller's Dale upon the use of the ins till ; meets. lie had th en ma d e a m i s t a k e i n answ ering in regard to one of the signals. He also mad e , mistake as regarded the recognition of the 11P 1111- line and the down line. He had been learoil about a fortnight at that time. Mr. LovedaY sat he would do in a day or two. The day after til l examination witness had an order to go to Mon s % Dale, where he stayed a week ; whilst there wit ees ho turned the signals, and then the st a ti o nmvtur, W' t was instructing him at the ti me , came to see a. O - all was right. Ile underwe n t no f ur thei e xanii tion. While at Monsall D a l e M r . L o vcdaY t ot him that he had been a pp o i n t e d t o P e ak For est station. He accordingly went there. In answer to further questions from the coronear the witness admitted that whereas the rule reciiii rc r ., him, when the line had been " blocked," to ns ec to tale if it was clear again, he had neglect ed do this. Philip Hubbart, the sign a lm an a t Chapell' en : l : l ; Frith, was next e xam i ne d. O n M on d a y nigt% was in his signal b ox f rom 5 . 18 t o 5 . 20, She n ballast train left th e Ch ape l- en -l e -F r ith stat io n He had previously signalled to Peak Fores t ' answer to which he got " Line blocked." 11 'f t ha t sent on the ballast train. He heard no more 0 ' " ,ja train, and in about ten minutes after a came into Chapel station. Ile reported thi s 1 11 i 0 o to Peak Forest, and got an answer, '"" it , clear," Ile was positive of it. He had fi ve , w oo nesses to that effect. He accordingly allowe d h o train to pass on. Twelve minutes afterwar ds m a heard the cattle waggons coming back which cl; .. broken loose. He saw the cattle train at the B a lla d lane Bridge. Ile tried to get to the points, bu t not time. He ran across the fields to Bridgen er to cattle trliso expecting an accident to occur every five to the 5.20 train from Manchester. The train passed when he got to Bridgenorth. le' Mr. Tilson, the stationmaster at Chapel-a" t Frith, corroborated th e ev id ence o f Liubbart, th3ao the signal was re ce i ve d " Li ne c l ear ." 11° Woo unable to account for the little girl getting on T i o ballast train ; it was q u it e aga i ns t the rules. ' to had seen her at the station asking how she W get to Peak Forest. Henry Herbert Loveday, district inspector o f thc: Midland Railway, said he had known Wm. Ii about a month, He first sent him to A lat ' e- Bridge to learn the duties of a:telegraph signalei3,lll‘ When he had been there a fortnight witness cc, mined him respecting his knowledge of the si g n3 o and told him how important it was that he 03%0 know them well. About a fortnight ago, wlt bad to examine several railway porters e e ,, c ; quence of the line from Bradford to Londo n be ar d about to be opened. He saw Knight there, 31110 finding him incompetent, recommended thilltilio should go to Monsall Dale station to knowledge of the signals. Last week witness den i to examine Knight again, but failing to se e , "o ut questioned the Monsall Dale stationmas ter aP -t. him. The stationmaster thought him COIF Knight was then sent on to Peak Forest. d The coroner read the evidence of Knight, au n.,g The witness said the momentary taking the out by Knight would be an indication to the Gill t be signalman that the line was clear. It could love taken for anything else. That peg should 110tcro been taken out till the train had passel' - - were positive instructions - as to that point. aft er The coroner summed up, and then the jai , d iet a an absence of 20 minutes, returned with e : t bo of accidental death, but were cf opinion tb at not signalman was not capable of fulfilling his duti l ini° being sufficiently trained to it, and that the n ey allotted for acquiring hi s d u ties was not sulliciewith long. They also expressed a strong opin i°3 ,. rob"- reference to the co n d uc t o f the stationmaster at , lo ft Forest—that the signal-box should have be e alef so long without so m e person to look after it. away' a so censured him for sending the signalm an wii,h a letter when he should not have been -llea from his box. tr i „ to a: aes t The coroner then proceeded by sp ec New Mills, w h ere he purposed to open tile l i 'itioat upon the d r o ver s killed in the second ca in ecos which, it will be remembered, was the directi until quence of the first one. The inquiry last dea th midnight, and then a verdict of accidentairosioo was returned, the jury adding a strong eq r IVO of censure against the company's offioials 1 negligence!