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To-Motutow.-Morning, 9h. 55m.—Afternoon, 10h. 30m I y 4 I 44 4,4§„441 LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1867. On the whole there is much to be satisfied with in the decision arrived at by the Commons last night, for they agreed to the most important of the Lords' amendments, the representation of minorities. Most strenuous opposition was made to its passing, however, and indeed the course pursued by the Liberal side of the House altogether was disgraceful. Surely sufficient oppor tunity has been afforded them during the progress of the Bill to express their opinions, and to try to g:in their ends, but last night was evidently made a standing ground for a faction fight, and it i 3 fortunate that an important clause was carried after all. Despite all the sneers of Mr. BRIGHT,. and the efforts he had made, he found himself in a minority. Mr. GLADSTONE also tried his utmost, but to no purpose, and Lord CAIRNS'S Clause mly now be regarded as a settled thing. Mr. BRIGHT moved its rejection in a speech of great length, and evidently set his mind upon its rejection. The hon. member for Birmingham cer tainly al not shine last night, and his intole rant language contrasted very unfavourably with some of his earlier speeches this session, when be seemed to wish to help the Government to get through their awkward task, Prejudice has, 11091- ever, so perverted his judgment that it is almost im possible to say what he will do next on any im portant occasion, and if a d; bate be protracted, ten to one but he will fail at the last, and virtually undo all that he has done before by moderation and conciliation. Mr. BRIGHT was most earnest in his adjurations to the House on this subject, and de clared that the giants of the English constitution, the great men who were the parents of English freedom, would have given their vote for him had they been there. We really do not see how this can be, or by what means Mr. BRIGHT ascertained their would-be intentions, but the majority of the House of Commons preferred to act up to their own convictions, instead of following Mr. BRIGIIT in his visits to the spirit land. The hon. member for Birmingham tried argument as well- as exhortation, and said that the whole matter was " so monstrous, and so unconsti tutional, that he felt as if he were either humiliating himself or his hearers in discussing it." Mr. KNATCH BULL-HUGESSEN'S speech was much to the point, and he said, very truly, that Mr. BRIGHT argued as if the weight and importance of constituencies de pended entirely on majorities. The main reason why he advocated this plan was, because "he desired to see the greatest amount of in telligence, and the largest number of persons possible engaged in taking part in all political affairs ;" and this is of itself a very forcible argument in favour of the adoption of the scheme. Mr. LOWE was, of course, very earnest about the clause, and was very effective in discussing the speeches of Mr. BRIGHT and Mr. GLADSTONE. The latter was very strongly against the clause, and declared that it would not be right to curtail the electoral powers of the great towns. Mr. G LADSTONE'S arguments showed an illiberal spirit, for he went too much on Mr. BRIGHT'S tack of sweeping everything away by the power of numbers. At any rate, it is a matter of great satisfaction that the House should have adopted this clause for the representation of mino rities, and its success will infallibly be shown as time proceeds. It is matter of regret that the Voting Paper Clause should have been thrown out, and the opposition made to it came with a very bad grace from the Liberal side of the House. Mr. GLADSTONE declined to agree to Mr. DISRAELI'S proposal to have a compromise, and to omit boroughs from its operation. Mr. BRIGHT, as might have been expected, was furious about the motion, and declared that it would lead to intimidation and similar undesirable results. Altogether, the course taken by Liberals in this matter wan, as we have said, not unworthy ; and it is pretty plain by this time that they will not try anything which will make bribery less effectual, and prevent the noisy and turbulent party from losing the best chance of win ning the day. Mr. MILL said that he would rather have no bill at all than one with such a condition attached to it, and we have in this declaration a very fair specimen of the sincerity of these enthusiasts about Reform. They are full of crotchets, and directly any one ventures to touch upon their province they are in dignant, and say that nothing must be done at all if all is not exactly as they want. Mr. BRIGHT has threatened to retire from Parliament in the event of the minority clause coming into operation, but in all probability he will see fit to change his intentions when the time comes for putting principle into practice. A good deal of work was got through last night, and the Reform Bill may safely be considered as virtually passed. The difficulties which Ministers have had to contend against may be best estimatedby the viru lence of the opposition which they encountered last night. Those who, like Mr. GLADSTONE, had remained practically quiescent after the great Government success in April, reappeared yesterday in full force, while Mr. BRIGHT, who had affirm' d the measure before it went to the Lords, attacked it in a spirit worthy of 1859, and the malcontents, like Lord CRANBORNE and Mr. BE RESFORD HOPE, were all on the alert. The public will rejoice that the bill has survived the dangers of this motley crew, and that, with a few exceptions, it bids fair to sustain the desired end of those who introduced it. Mr. DISRAELI did his best in the awkward position in which he was placed, and though the House of Commons did not respond to his invitation with quite the cordiality of previous occasions, it acted well and wisely in the most important clause that came under its consideration ; and it is no exaggera tion to say that most desperate efforts were made by some to defeat the Lords' amendments altogether, a desire in which they were most happily unsuccess ful, but their responsibility is the same. Lord STANLEY'S answer to the question put to him last night by Mr. H. SEYMOUR, did not express much confidence in the present position of the Abyssinian captives. The noble lord said that the latest accounts which he had received from Mas sowah were of the date of July 20th. It was re presented that the KING'S power was greatly diminished, that rebel troops were actually in sight of his camp, and that communication between Debre Tabor, where he is, and Magdala, where the prisoners are detained, is cut off. " But," added Lord STANLEY, after repeating this statement, " I cannot say whether it will be permanently cut off, and it would therefore be premature to conclude that the prisoners were about to be imme diately liberated." Such being the case, we trust that the opportunity afforded us by the temporary release of the prisoners from THEODORE'S guard may be turned promptly to account. The chances of war arc proverbially uncertain, and it is very probable that the KING may make a special effort to recapture the prisoners in pursuance of his policy towards this country. lie had evidently some end in view in their long detention, and will no doubt be much mortified at his prey having escaped from his grasp. If he can regain possession of the Euro pean captives he may recover some of his lost prestige among his followers. By sending a force from India to the assistance of the rebels we may recover the prisoners from their long captivity with very little delay or difficulty ; and we hope Lord STANLEY will transmit instructions for an im mediate despatch of troops. By leaving the fate of so many Englishmen to. the doubtful chances of war, in which neither party is fighting for us, we shall do incalculable harm to our reputation in the East, and weaken the power and influence of Eng land iu every semi-civilised country with which we have to deal. No nation is more concerned in preserving that hedging round of dignity and prestige which is so valuable an assistant to mere physical force, and which indeed in many cases seems as an efficient substitute for it. But if Eno.- land is known to be too weak, or too indolent, or too indifferent to exert herself on behalf of her official representatives, our interests in every quarter of the globe will be imperilled, and in our dealings with China, with Japan, above all with India, we shall find that the timorous saving of life and honour at the expense of the Abyssinian cap tives wil be likely to involve us in heavy and costly wars. England is at a low ebb indeed if she cannot rescue her subjects from a half-de throned KING, whose people are in open rebellion against him. It is not a question that will afford to wait, and we hope that Lord STANLEY has already adopted the only safe and ready means for its solu tion. Yesterday afternoon was held, under the presi dency of the Lord Mayor, a Reform meeting in the City—one of the last, we may presume, that will for the present be found necessary or desirable. The proceedings were very brief, inasmuch as the time was limited owing to the necessity of present ing the petition agreed upon to the House of Commons that very afternoon. The object of the petitioners was to obtain the rejec tion of the Lords' amendments against which the speakers argued with much energy. The increase of the copyhold and leasehold qualifications from £5 to £lO, the use of voting papers the loss of one vote to the electors of the City, or, as the petitioners termed it, their " partial disfranchisement," and the requirement of the payment of a county or borough rate in addition to the poor rate were all dwelt upon. As we have seen, the House of Commons, with one exception, adopted the desired views, and reduced the bill to very much the same position as formerly. The citizens of London have less reason to complain of the reduction of their voting powers than the members of other constituencies, seeing that three votes is by no means an unreasonable allow ance. The terms of the petitioners were ingeni ously vague. They do not altogether disapprove of the principle of representing minorities, but say that the mode by which that object is proposed to be effected by the Upper Home " affords oppor tunity for the practice of abuses, for the evils of which any supposed advantages in the principle itself would yield inadequate compensa tion." This is not a very lucid objection. The fear that the Peers hope to replace the influence they lose in nomination boroughs and nomination minorities is surely a groundless one in the City of London. The voting papers were objected to on the grounds that they would facilitate corrupt practices and the exercise of undue in fluence. All this, however, is mere matter of con jecture, and since there are many solid arguments in favour of the adoption of voting papers, it would surely be wise to make the experiment in a few boroughs or counties. Experience would soon show whether the objections raised to them were valid or no, while there is no question that the adoption of a different mode of voting would be the first step towards the Ballot. Very probably it is the conviction of this that excites so strenuous an opposition to the papers. One thing is certain our present mode of conducting our elections is eminently unsatisfactory, but there are always a host of objectors to exclaim against the adoption of any new course, so that we have not much chance of seeing a change for the better. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Thursday Evening. The evening Moniteur, in its weekly review of foreign events, says :-- "A few days before the departure of the Em peror of Russia from St. Petersburg for the Crimea, to meet the Empress, he signed an ukase relative to the reorganisation of the newly-annexed provinces of Turkistan. The two administrations, civil and military, are declared to be conjoined under the authority of a Governor-General. The natives fill a good many offices, and the customs of the country are scrupulously respected. The Govern ment of the Emperor Alexander has obtained an important success by extending its influence over those countries which, in the vicinity of Persia, the Indies and China, occupy in the heart of Asia, as it were, such an important geographical position under the double rank of politics and commerce. " The elections for the Confederate Parliament have commenced throughout the whole of Northern Germany. The scrutiny will commence towards the end of this month. The absence of any pay ment for the deputies has rendered candidates less numerous. The Prussian Government has sus pended the measure which it proposed in regard to the treasure of the ancient electorate of Hesse. Instead of adding to the Prussian Treasury the reserves successively accumulated by the sovereigns objects of of that co l u o n c t a r l y i , nt i e t re i s s t. proposed to apply them to The Sultan left Vienna on the 31st of July to embark in the Danube on his return to his States. During the interruption of the labours of the Reichsrath, the committees charged with the exami nation of the laws presented during the session pursue their task with activity. The Confessional Committee is occupied with propositions having for object to give matrimonial jurisdiction to the civil tribunals, to emancipate public instruction from ecclesiastical authority, to regulate the relations between various religious communities, and to decree the equality of the confessions before the law. The Chamber of Deputies has already accepted these propositions in principle, but it ap pears doubtful whether the House of Lords will ratify them. " In Italy the agitation which extreme parties endeavoured to foment appears to have been com pletely dispelled by the public good sense. The note published in the Moniteur, on the subject of the journey of General Dumont to Rome, has replaced things in their proper light and put an end to all equivocation or misunderstanding. The Govern ment of King Victor Emmanuel, like that of the Emperor, exhibits the firm intention to scrupulously respect the Convention of the 15th of September, which is at once the safeguard of the Pontifical territory, and the pledge of the amicable relations existing between France and Italy. The Chamber of Deputies held it last sitting on the Ist of August; it will not meet again till November. It is believed that the Senate will agree to the law for the liquida- tion of ecclesiastical property without difficulty." The packet which has arrived at St. Nazaire from Vera Cruz has brought a despatch from H. Dano, dated July 8, to the Government, and anterior to the telegram recently published in the Monikur, Juarez had not yet arrived at Mexico, where, how ever, he was expected without delay ; and Parfirio Diaz, who continued to hold the command, seemed personally disposed to exhibit moderation. General Vidaurri, who was arrested in consequence of a denunciation made on the morning of the 7th, was shot on the same day in one of the principal squares of the city. The school vessel, the Jean Bart, has arrived at Brest. The health of all on board is excellent. Prince Napoleon and the Princess Marie Clotil44' have left Paris to take the waters in the Pyrenees, where they will remain for,the season. The Siecle, in discussing the nationality of Schleswig, says : " What could have been more easy and more ad vantageous for victorious Prussia than to have ful filled the treaty of Prague, as regards Schleswig ? By executing it faithfully there would have been extenuation for greater violence on her part. As Andrieux says — " A wind mill is res p ected ; a consistedprovinee is of ro ti b ie be r d ig ." The in dn o l u il r l for eo u s little Prussia hts that ag population of Danis , ' Schleswig, who resisted and of c who still resist their invaders with such heroism. If it be true that homage is due to courage in mis fortune, no nationality ought to be more respected than that Danish nationality, so attached, so de cided, and which now prefers dispossession and exile to submission to Prussian Germanism. We had occasion lately to see in Paris a certain 'lumber of persons of various classes belonging either to Denmark or to the provinces in question. It is impossible to imagine a population better beloved, better instructed, or more sympathetic, or who merit less the misfortune which has occurred to them. Some statistics relative to the elections ex plain why Prussia does not proceed to the vote respecting the cession of Schleswig in pursuance of the treaty of Prague. She knows that the iEthabi, tants wish to be again placed under the dominion of Denmark. The papers are remarkably barren of news or in 'ormation. Their attention is still centred upon ;he elections to the general councils. The robbery of jewels from the Swedish portion of the Exhibition was effected in this way : A well dressed gentleman walked up to the glass case while many persons were about, took off the globe under which the ornaments were kept, and wrapped them up carefully in tissue paper, and put them in his pocket. This he did in such a business-like way, without any concealment, that no one had a sus picion, as the gentleman was supposed to be one of the Swedish Commissioners. It may be well to explain that many stands are left the greater part of the day without any one being in attendance to look after them. Some of the proprietors of articles only:come once a week, although, as a general prin ciple, there is a representative of the owner. The most curious part of the affair Kerns to be that, although this stand inclosed such valuable jewellery, the window was not under lock and key. It is stated from Rome that, although the depar ture of the Pope for Castel-Gardolfo was fixed for this day, it is the intention of his Holiness to remain in the former city until the cholera shall have en tirely disappeared. The cases of cholera have very much diminished, and the disease is now in such a mild form that a cure is generally effected. At Palermo, however, on the second day after the disease manifested itself there were no less than 80 deaths. M. Rattazzi intends very shortly to put up for sale ecclesiastical property to the amount of 200 Strange stories are told about a doctor who re sides on the Faubourg St. Antoine, where he gives consultations in a little room on the second floor. The landlord allows the doctor to live rent free in consequence of the good done by him to society. He never goes to the house of a patient. All his patients visit him. He literally gives advice, for he will never accept money, although he effects mar vellous cures. His treatment is a perfect mystery. Some say he cures simply by his presence. He does not allow any patient to come a second time, be cause, he says, if he can cure at all he can cure in one visit. The crowd of patients is so great that it is necessary to give numbered tickets, and they go in their turn. Sixteen hundred tickets were given some time ago, and about thirty patients were admitted daily. The doctor, whose name is Jacob, is a man nearly 40, of middle height, and a very intelligent countenance. He is a soldier, that is to say he is a musician in a regiment of Zouaves of the Guard. When interrogated the other day relative to the wonderful cures he is said to have made, and asked bow he was enabled to effect them, be said he did not know. Some attributed the cures to spiritualism, some to mesmerism, and some to charlatanism. The doctors, he said, called him a quack, but that did not give him any uneasiness. When asked if his pa tients were really ill, he replied that they said so, and that he did th em goo d , an d th a t was all h e cared for. " So me come, " h e a dd e d, " who can't move, bat when I tell them to stir, they do so. Above all things, I tell them not to drug themselves and to take no physic." Mysterious as this may seem, it is quite certain that there is always a crowd of patients about the house. Among them are lame, blind, and paralytic, and what ever the disease the visitors all seem confident of obtaining reli e f. Wh en the doctor is in garrison at Versailles he gives consultations there,which are as much frequented as his consultations in Paris. He says he bas never studied medicine, but when a patient comes to see him he tells him instantly what disease he labours under. _ . . The King of Sweden has been several times to the theatre since he has been in Paris, but he goes in private without the least ceremony. A railway line has been commenced to connect Switzerland with Italy. The ceremony of laying the first rail took place at Sion (Switzerland), on Tuesday. It was performed by the President of the Council of the State of the Valais. By the advice of his physicians, M. de Lamartine is gone to Switzerland for the benefit of his health. The weather is inclined towards storm, and the wind is rather violent. It was very dull and cloudy in the morning, but it became bright in the after noon. ME SUN, LOIN DON, FRIDAY EVE MN 3r, AUGUST 9, 1867. THE SULTAN'S RETURN TO TURKEY. The Sultan arrived by the Danube at Rustschuck on Sunday evening, and left on Tuesday morning, arriving at Varna at four o'clock in the afternoon. pleased with the arrange ments highlyands his journey over the Varna line. This is the first rai lwa y whi ch has had the honour of conveying his I m p eri al Majesty in his own is Majesty made was dominions. We learn from the Levant Herald that the Sul tanieh and Pertavi Field bad left Constantinople for Varna to await his Majesty. Great preparations are being made everywhere for his reception with an éclat excelling that with which he was received on his return from Egypt. The preparations alone at the pr incipal yalis on the Bosphorus, from Tophaneh to Buyukdere, were a sight in themselves; conspicuous amongst them were the palaces of the Viceroy and of the Persian Minister at Einirghian ; and the illuminations promised to be marvellously varied and beautiful. In Pera, too, carpenters, lampists, and decorators were busy, and a very handsome triumphal arch was being erected at the Tarim. It was understood that the illuminations on the Bosphorus would take place on the first night after his Majesty's arrival ; that the second night would be devoted to the illuminations in Pera; and that at an early date a fete of unusual brilliancy would be given by A'ali Pasha in the beautiful grounds of his villa at Bebek. The Sultan is stated to have given 25,000 fr. for the poor of Vienna, to which is to be added a sum of 150,000 fr. of which he made a gift to the charit able institutions of the two Turkish communities established in that city ; one belongin g to the Greek rite and the other to the Jewish religion. The ser vants placed at the orders of Abdul Aziz and his suite received a sum of 50,000 fr. The Grand Equerry, Count Crenneville, the Grand Master of the Court, Prince de Hohenlohe, the Grand Master of the Ceremonies, Landgrave Furstenberg, and the Grand Cupbearer, Count Wratislaw, were deco rated with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Medjidie, and received snuff-boxes with the Sultan's initials iu diamonds. The Chancellor of the Empire Baron de Roust, received the_ Grand Cordon of the Medjidid in diamonds ; and in return, the Emperor of Austria conferred on Fuad Pasha the Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen, also in diamonds., Haidar Effendi, Ambassador of the Porte at Vienna, was decorated by the Sultan with the Grand Cor don of the Medjidid, and by the Emperor with the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold. During the Sultan's stay at Vienna, Mgr. Facinelli Antonucci, Papal Nuncio at the Court of Austria, was received s' in private audience by his Majesty, to whom he presented an autograph letter from. the Pope, in which his Holiness thanked his Majesty for the protection afforded in his States to Christians be longing to the Catholic Church." SUDDEN DEATH OF A REPORTEIL—We reg ret to that of the meeting s an d announce the death o f M r. James Brooke, who for nearly 40 years has acted as one of the princ i pa l reporters for this paper. The depa r t ment specially con fid e d to his care was public proceedings ar isin g out of the railway system ; an d the luc i d i ty an d correctness of his reports gained for hi m not only the a pproval of his em ployers, but the r espect and esteem of the railway interest. Mr. Brooke, who was in his G3d year, died very suddenly. Ho had attended the meeting of the Metropolitan Railway on Wedussday in th e discharge of his ordin ar y duties, and although complaini ng of fatigue retired to rest a pp arentl y in his usualhealth. Yeste r d a y morning., however, he was found lifeless in hi s b e d , h av i ng di e d from an attack of epilepsy. His loss w ill b e d eep l y felt by his colleagues and a largo circle of friends.—herald. RELICS OF THE PAST.—Upon lifting one of the flooring deals in an old house about to be pulled down and rebuilt at Linlithgow, paintings of a rema rkable and inte resting kind were discovered on the under side of the floor and across the oaken joists. Tho names of " Lord Fleming," " Erlo Detnaz," " Lord Lotoun," " Erle de Argyle," &e., have been found apparently in connection with their coats of arms. The house, whose walls are above four feet in thickness, is said to have been a great resort of the nobility in the time of Queen Mary ; and tra dition has it that each nobleman sat under his coat of arms before proceeding in a body to the palace. WHAT HAS LORD DERBY DONE 7 I LATEST INTELLIGENL (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) TO THE EDITOR. OF THE SUN. SlR,—Many years have indeed passed since I first [earned the Latin grammar as a little boy at school. however, full well remember when I did do so that I began learning the imperfect and past, or rather the preterperfect tenses before I began to learn the future. In my correspondence with you six months ago I began with the future, and am going to end with the preterite or past tense. I began at the com mencement of the present session with the inquiry, " What will Lord Derby do?" I will now end my correspondence with the simple question of " What has Lord Derby done?" My answer to the pies- tion at the commencement of the session was, of course, vague and problematical, as the future is for some wise and good end hidden from our view; but I have a good, full, lnd substantial answer to my question, at the end of the session, and that is where I ask, "What has Lord Derby done ?" In good truth, I can say, a vast deal. Ile has accomplished far more than has been done at any time since the over -memorable year 1832, thirty-five years ago; and it must be owned he has shown the same amount of energy and talent in carrying the Reform Bill of 1867 that he did in giving birth to its great ancestor of 1832. Thus in somewhat less than forty years has he completely been the means of revolutionising our ancient electoral system. Forty years is but a brief period, historically speaking; and just this time forty years ago Reform was described by the late Earl Grey (the very individual who only five short years afterwards actually carried the great bill itself) to be in a sad, hopeless, drooping, and despairing plight. What things have we not seen accomplished since 1832 ! Our gigantic railway system, which now spreads over the whole length and breadth of the laud, was then little more than a feetus, or at most a baby in arms. The electric telegraph was wholly unknown, and had any one even in those days been soothsayer enough to predict its present wonderful powers, he would have been laughed to scorn as a fool or a madman. Our police force was then in its infancy, having been introduced only three years previously by a Minister whom all England feels so justly proud of—l mean the immortal Sir R. Peel—and whose untimely end the country has daily fresh cause to deplore. Omnibuses were a mere novelty, and it was even so late as this very year 1832 said that it would be at least ten years before the London and Birmingham Railway would be completed. But so little are we ever permitted to know the future, that in less than five years every coach between London and Birmingham was off the road. Pursuing my theme still further, I may remark the old of 1832 are gone, those then in their prime are either in extreme old age, dying, or dead. The undergraduates of those days, as also the sixth-form boys in our public schools, are now converted by old Father Time, the greatest pantomimist, into the grey, elderly man. The little boy of those days is now middle aged, and in many cases become a grandpapa. The youthful Princess Victoria, the heiress pre sumptive to the British throne of those days, who at that time was regarded by the people of Eng land with feeble and uncertain hopes as their future Queen (remembering, as we all did, the melancholy tragedy of the death in direct suc cession to the throne of two generations of British princes only a few' short years previously) is now, and has been for a whole generation, our Queen, and is the mother of a large and numerous family of children and grandchildren, from whom we look forward to a line of illustrious kings ; and, in fact, in good truth it can be said that Queen Victoria has commenced a new d 5 nasty to the • British throne, and has been the means of severing Old England from her continental dominions, which, as we all know, have lately become merged in another foreign Power, now connected by marriage with the Queen of England. Before I quit this part of my subject, I will observe that the present line of suc cession to the English throne is wholly and entirely without precedent in the history of Eng land. Queens Regnant, as well as Princes of Wales, have flourished before, but never until within the last 30 years have we been governed by a Queen Regnant, with an heir apparent in succession. _ _ _ The stage coach, with all its numerous appen dages, which at the time of the passing of the old Reform Bill was said to have only just arrived at perfection, is now, in 1867, as much a creature of the past as the lleptarchy, and, in fact, may be said to form one of the curiosities of the Archaeo logical Society. Indeed, the locomotion of those days is what the rising generation of the present time have but an abstract idea of. To return, however, to the thread of my argument, again, I ask, what has Lord Derby done? Why, more in six short months than his predecessors did in seven long years. The only advantage England gained by turning out the Conservatives in 1859 has been that of causing Parliamentary Reform to be placed on the shelf for eight long years, and so causing England to be depri v ed f or severa l years o f a useful body of electors. Pray, why did the late Government postpone Parliamentary Reform for e o many years ? Why, when they thought proper to turn out the Government of Lord Derby in the summer of 1859, on their then Reform Bill, because, according to their idea of things it did not go far enough ? Why, again, do I ask, with all humility, did they allow the whole subject to go to sleep for seven years? Why, if a Reform Bill were so necessary in 1859, was it not considered necessary until 1866? The answer is by no means a difficult one. All the soi-disant Liberals wanted was to get into office. This feat they accomplished, I have not the least hesitation in asserting, to the great injury of the country; and when once fairly installed in office they were glad enough to send Parliamentary Reform to the winds. i might cry out with Juvenal, " Quis emin salvia infamia uummis," which might fairly be the motto of the late Government. Let us, however, be thank ful for our bountiful harvest of new Parliamen tary Reform. It cannot, and indeed it is not to be denied that no Reform Bill has ever reached manhood unless our present most illustrious Premier, happens to be a member of the Cabinet. Ile has carried the bill of 1867, as he did its great ancestor in 1832, only 35 short years ago, for 35 years is but a brief period, historically speaking, however long it may be for other pur poses. I am glad the country has taken my advice and given the present Ministry a fair trial. I trust the present Reform Bill will be the law of the land before we are any of us a fortnight older.—l remain, Sir, your faithful servant, . _ A LOVER AND OBSERVER OF HISTORICAL DATES AND FACTS. VOLUNTEER COURT OF INQUIRY.—The Duke of Somerset having issued a commission, a court has boon held to inquire into the conudct of Lieutenant Clarke, of the Ist (Exeter) Devon Volunteer Rifles. Sir Arthur Chichester was the president of the court. The allegation against the defendant was that, having made a certain statement against Major Moore, with regard to his dealing with the money of the corps unknown to the members, and charging his personal expenses when others paid theirs out of their own pockets, he retracted and apologised for having used such language at a committee mooting of offi cers held on the I.sth February last, but that a short time after he repeated the calumny, well knowing at the time that it was a falsehood. The whole of the evidence taken, with the opinion of the court, will ha laid before the Lord Lieutenant for his decision. THE RECKLESSNESS OF A CORNISH MINER.— The 300 mon employed in Condurrow mine, Camborno, were informed a few days ago that some amongst their number had been " spaled" (fined) to the amount of £8 or .£9 for riding in a skip; that the dangerous practice was strictly prohibited ; and that any man injured in the for bidden and hazardous enterprise would receive no benefit from the mine club. Yet, on Thursday, four or five mon got into the skip 220 fathoms from the surface, and, as it actually moved off, John Cock attempted to jump in. As the skip ascended he fell back, his head was caught by tho partition of the shaft, and the poor follow was killed on the spot.—Cornish, Telegraph. _ _ _ MINE DIVIDENDS.—During the month of July the aggregate dividends declared amounted to £16,821. Of this total, Devon Great Consols paid £7,168, South Caradon £3,072, Whitewall £1,500, Marko Valley £1,350, East Pool .£64.0, East Caradon £614, East Dayren £6OO, svutb, Darrell £OO, and 414§triaian £l,OOO. ARRIVAL OF TIIE CUBA.- NEW YORK, 30. In consequence of apprehensions of ser elec tion riots in Tennessee Federal troops a being distribited to preserve order, and Brownlow's militia are ordered to be under arms. The citizens also ay.,. generally armed. It is reported that the negroes in some counties will be intimidated from voting. Pres;dent Johnson has, it is stated, positively decided to remove General Sheridan. The Connecticut Legislature has rejected the Female Suffrage Bill. Fifty deaths from cholera occur daily at Memphis, chiefly among the negroes. Cholera is also raging among tae garrisons of the forts on the Western plains. Advicts from Brownsville to the 20th inst. state that all imperial prefects in Mexico had been exiled for six years. The Bishop of Jalapa had been arrested on a charge of aiding the empire. A general confiscation of Imperialist property had commenced. Foreign prisoners are alleged to have been marched through the streets of Queretaro. Lopez, the be trayer of Maximilian, had been arrested at Oajaca by the Governor, and ordered to be tried by court martial for excesses committed by him whilst an Imperial officer. Escobedo had announced his candidature for the Presidency, and proclaimed his policy to be to ex terminate or drive all foreigners from Mexico. The royal mail steamship Cuba from New York arrived at Queenstown at 5.50 a.m. to-day (August 9), with 150 cabin passengers, and $121,100 in specie. She landed 14 sacks of mails, 19 passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 6 a.m. All well. She was detained at Halifax nine hours by fog. QUEBEC, August 6. The Allans steamer Nestorian arrived here to day. ITALY. FLORENCE, August 9. The Senate began the debate upon the Ecclesias tical Property Bill yesterday. ROME, Aug. 8 (Evening). The Giornale di Ronza says :—" Diiring the night of the 4th inst. 200 peasants left Velletri singly, and proceeded to a place called Campetto, with the object of taking possession of some land belonging to other persons, and of cultivating it for their own benefit. The Government took energetic measures, by which the assemblage was dispersed and the leader of the band was arrested. The riot was, however, recommenced, in spite of the presence of the troops, and nine of the most turbulent indi viduals were taken prisoners. Order was thus restored, and the sinister intentions were defeated of those who had brought about the disturbances with perhaps a more serious aim." BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, August 9. A royal decree, dated Ostend, August 8, has been issued to-day, convoking an extraordinary session of the Chambers for August 19. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, August 9. The Emperor and the Imperial family of Austria have expressed to the Prussian Government, through the Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs, their thanks for the devotion and great energy dis played by Baron Magnus, the Russian Minister at Mexico, in his efforts to save the Emperor Maxi milian. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Aug. 9. An ordinance of the Minister of Public Worship has been published to-day, organising the Superior Protestant Clerical Council upon a new basis. The Emperor has increased the annual endowment of the Protestant Church to 50,000 florins. THE FRENCH IN COCHIN CHINA. PARIS, August 9. Official despatches have been received here from Admiral de la Grandiere announcing the occupa tion of the six western provinces of Lower Cochin China. The French troops oecupied the towns of Ving Lung, Sadec, Chandoc, and Hatien without firing a shot, the mandarins of these places opening their gates with the unanimous consent of the in habitants. The annexation of these territories to France has been effected 'oceans° they served as refuges to pirates and agitators. A proclamation of Admiral de la Grandiere, dated 25th June, says : Henceforth the six provinces of Lower Cochin China are and will remain French territory." FRANCE. BOURSE, August 8, Two o'clock.—Tho market is very calm, with but little business. Threes are quoted at 69f. 40c., with a fractional advance, whereas Italian Fives have declined 10c., at 49f. 15c. Credit Mobilier shares are more offered, and lose 5f., at 322 f. 50c. Spanish Mobilier are also weaker, with decline of 2f. 50c., at 215 f. ; Credit Foncier have advanced 2f. 50c., at 1,380 f. ; Comptoir d'Escompte If. 25c., at 718 f. 75c. ; and Suez Canal sf. at 305 f. Immobiliere unvaried. A Elight ad vance is also obtained in railway shares. Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : per Cents lOO Do. end month 3 per Cents. 69 47 1 2 Do. and 69 42f Credit Mobilior Do. end month Credit Fonder 1385 Do. and month 1385 - BAIL' Bank Shares 3325 Italian Loan 49 25 Do. end month 49 15 Mexican Loan l4 Do. Bonds ll7 50 Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred rsys. For Account. Orleans Northern ll5O Lyons and Mediterranean BB3 75 Southern 551 25 Western — Eastern Sardinian 67 50 Austrian Lombard 373 75 North of Spain Saragosea— Roman • 7O The Sewage Utilisation Act of 1867, for facilitat ing the distribution of town sewage for agricultural pur poses, has just been printed, as passed by t he House of Commons. Local boards may provide an y wor ks for re ceiving, storing, disinfecting, or distribu tin g sewage with in their respective districts, and in districts where no local boards exist a special authority may be created for the purpose. Such boards or authorities may purchase any requisite lands, and for agricultural objects may lease lund for a period not exceeding seven years, or may contract to share the produco or farm it and dispose of the produce. Different districts may unite for these ends. Authorities under the act may also agree to contribute to any outlay on the part of private capitalists or public companies for carrying sewage plans into execution, and, as regards companies, may become shareholders. All assessments under the act are to be included in the poor rates. CHARGE OF INTIMIDATING WORKMEN.—At Not tingham, on Tuesday, seven men, lacemakers, were sum moned on the charge of intimidating Thomas Roe, a lace maker, in the employ of Messrs. Hardy and Galloway, and endeavouring to force him to leave his work. After some discussion, it was resolved to adjourn the case until the decision of the Court of Queen's Bench is known in the ' matter of the operative tailors' strike in Loudon, the de fendants and Mr. West, the secretary of the Lacemakers' Trade Union a t Nottingham, undertaking that neither the complainant nor any other workman in Messrs. Galloway and Hardy's employ in the meantime shall be picketed, fel lovrgcl home, or WOlVOted, Tr * Wren HER MAJESTY, &c• OSBORNE, Aug. 8. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by Princess Louise, the Princess of Leiningen, and Prince Leopold ; and her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning with Prin cess Louise and the Princess of Leiningen. Priuco Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrico also went out. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Prince Arthur, attended by Captain Ellis and Major Elphinstone, were present at the Cowes Regatta yesterday ; and Princess Beatrice, at tended by Lady Caroline Barrington, the Hon. Emily Cathcart, the Hen. Mortimer Sackvillo West, and Major-General F. :H. Seymour, vas present at the Cowes Town Regatta in the after noon, on board the Royal yacht Alberta, Captain his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen. The Prince of Wiles, attended by Captain Ellis, left Osborne this morning for Marlborough House. Major-General Sir Thomas and the lion. Lady Biddulph had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal family yesterday. THE QUEEN'S YISIT TO JEDBURGII. Arrangements are now pretty nearly completed for the reception of her Majesty on the occasion of her approaching visit to Jedburgh. It is believed that her Majesty will arrive on the 22d or 23d of the present month. She will drive from Floors Castle, and enter the burgh early in the day. Three splendid triumphal arches will be placed in the town, one at the foot of the High-street, one at the top near the Market-place, and another at the Abbey-bridge. An address will be presented by the magistrates, either when her Majesty enters the burgh or when she reaches the Market-place—most likely in the latter place ; after which, it is expected she will pass a short time in the Abbey, and on leaving the town will drive up Jed Forest on her way to Greenhill, the shooting-box of his Grace the Duke of Roxburghe. A number of triumphal arches will be placed along the route by the gentry and nobility of the district. In the evening a grand illumination of the town will take place. The sum of £2O has been voted for the illumination of the Abbey, and the committee are confident that with this sum it will be very effective• Throughout the whole town the greatest exertions are being made to have everything in a proper state ; new buildings are being pushed forward with vigour, and old houses aro undergoing white washing and other improvements. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF `VALES• The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Ellis, arrived at Marlborough House yesterday afternoon from Osborne. The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the lion. Mrs. Hardinge. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and Limit) ? have arranged to leave town on Wednesday next for Bad minton, for the season. The Duke and Duchess of St. Albans are about to receive company at Bestwood Park, their seat in Not tingbamsbiro. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster have left Grosvenor House for Motecombo Park, Dorset- The Marquis and Marchioness of Headfort haY© arrived at St. George's Hotel. The Marchioness of Donegal and Miss Ashworth have left Grosvenor-square for Aix-la-Chapelle. FAREWELL ADDRESS TO LORD LYON (From the Levant Herald.) A farewell address from the British community of Constantinople was presented on the 25th ult. to Lord Lyons, at the summer residence of the British Ambassador at Therapia. The address was presented by a deputation con sisting of the following gentlemen :—Messrs. B. Gilbertson, Manson, E. Lafontaine, Charnaud, F. W. Taylor, D. S. Ogilvy, L. W. Courtenay, and Colonel E. C. Gordon. Mr. Manson, in presenting it on the part of the deputation, said : "My Lord,—We have been deputed by the British residents to present to your lordship an ad dress expressing the universal regret which they all feel at your lordship's departure, and thanking your excellency for the very ready and prompt manner in which you have at all times been pleased to settle their difficulties with the authorities. My lord, 1 have the more pleasure in being the medium of pre senting this address, as I can honestly assure your lordship that it is the spontaneous feeling of the whole British community." Mr. Hanson then read the address, which was agi follows : " The Right Honourable Lord Lyons, G.C.8., her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador. "My lord,—lt was with mingled regret and gratification that the British residents at Constary tinople learned that your excellency was about t° quit this city, having accepted the eminent post t° which her Majesty has been pleased to appoint you, and which the distinguished services of your excel lency as a diplomatist have so well deserved. While regretting the loss of a representative of her Ain jesty whose kindness and courtesy to all have created an universal feeling of attachment and respect, they cannot but rejoice that your lordship has received so fitting a public acknowledgement of the mod° in which your difficult public functions have been performed. They feel with some pride that tb° honourable and dignified manner; in which your excellency has maintained British interests 1 ° this country has won for her Majesty's All" bassador the esteem of all, natives and foreigners- The undersigned venture to hope that it will be an additional satisfaction to your lordship to feel that the sentiments of profound respect and regard with which they take leave of your excellency are most sincere, and that they are shared by most of their fellow-residents, who from various c i r cumstances have been unable to append their signatures to this address. Trusting that your lordship may long re main an ornament to the profession in which Yo u hold so distinguished a position, we have the honou r to be, my lord, your excellency's very obedient ser vants, [Here follow the signatures.] " Constantinople, July 24, 1867." Mr. Manson added that there were 146 signatures attached to the address, representing the clergy, tb ° banking, commercial, shipping, and engineering In terests in the capital, and that many more Nv eula have signed it had they had an opportunity of doing so. Lord Lyons, having expressed his thanks, enter tained the deputation and the members of the ency bassy to lunch. At half-past one his excellency 'wen t on board the Caradoc, which started at once for Varna. He was escorted to the steamer by quit e , 3 small flotilla of caiques, and warmly and frequeDUl., cheered. We understand that his lordship wil l aval : himself of a few months' leave of absence to spend some time at Kissingen, and afterwards in England/ not assuming the active duties of the Paris Emb one until about the middle of November. Lord Lyon° was accompanied by Mr. Sheffield, his private s ore " " tary, and Mr. Malet, one of the secretarie s of on bassy ; the former goes with him to Paris, but Mr• Malet, we believe, goes only as far as Rustichuck, and then returns to Constantinople. Lord Lyons, before leaving, wrote the following reply to the address given above : " Therapia, July 25, 13 67. , ° " Gentlemen,—l am very grateful to you for " 1 kind and flattering terms in which you b id me far L.. well. I assure you that I fully appreciate the inanY marks of courtesy and consideration which f have ceived from my fellow-countrymen during my res.l deuce here, and I feel that I owe them wa rm than" for the confidence they have ever manifested in u'Y sincere desire to do my duty by them. In no single t _ 0 instance has any misunderstanding arisen to mar 5 satisfaction which my intercourse with them I.'a, constantly afforded me. I take leave of them feelings of hearty goodwill to one and all, and with earnest wishes for their welfare and happiue s3 . 13° lieve me to be, gentlemen, your very faithful ser vant, (Signed) LYOTS. shire.