The Sun. — London, England, 1867-08-12 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 1867. To-night the House of Lords will consider the Reform Bill in connection with the amendment disagreed to by the Commons. Lord DERBY will state what course the Government will advise the House to adopt on the matter, and there can be but little doubt as to what the Premier will say. It cannot be denied that great disappointment will prevail in some respects. The voting-papers would have been a great advantage, and all who have studied the transactions of elections will regret that so important a clause of a remedial nature should have been lost. Still, as things are now, it is idle to dream of carrying out these propositions against the expressed wish of the House of Commons, and therefore the scheme must be deferred to a future period. It was hardly to be expected that so im portant and comprehensive a thing as a Reform Bill would pass without some difference of opinion be tween the two Houses of Parliament ; and, perhaps, under the circumstances, more points of difference might have naturally arisen, but as these must be surmounted, many of them, small or great, before the measure is completed, the best way will be to get over the intervening stage as quickly as pos sible. The committee appointed by the House of Commons to draw up the reasons why the House disagreed with the Lords' amendments sent them by a messenger to the Lords on Friday. We do not anticipate that either House will be put to the alternative of fixing three months for the considera tion of the matter, thus destroying the bill, nor is it even likely that the House of Lords will ask for a conference with the Commons. This was done in the case of the Jew Bill but that was quite The long-talked of trial of SURRATT for compli city in the assassination of President LINCOLN has come to a somewhat unexpected conclusion. The jury finding themselves unable to agree to a verdict have been dismissed. The evidence given was of so contradictory a character, and the rumours of sinister influences were so current, that it is not sur prising such should have been the result. The tele graph brings us no further news, but the arrival of two vessels, bearing date July 31st and August Ist, confirm the previous accounts of disturbance and uneasiness throughout the South. Gen. SHERIDAN, who seems to have adopted the Radical policy con amore, has removed Governor THROCKMORTON, of Texas, for opposing the State Convention, " and otherwise impeding reconstruction," and has ap pointed ex-Governor PEASE as his successor. This continual interference with the State officials can hardly be otherwise than naischicvoul, more espe cially as by the action of political parties the re moval is likely to be superseded in the course of a few weeks, and the supposed offender reinstated. The decision of the Attorney-General respecting the constitutional law was against the supercession of the civil governors by the military commanders. According to General SHERIDAN'S interpretation of the Act the civil officers are but puppets in the hands of the officer in command of the district, and peaceable citizens have no security in the nominal superintendence of a civil ruler. It was not likely that the military commanders whom the Radicals have put at the head of affairs in the Southern States would make a merciful or conciliatory use of their power. So far from doing so, they appear for the most part anxious to stir up the smouldering discontent and irritation felt among the people to open manifesta tions of disaffection. Thus General SCHOLEFIELD has issued an order requiring a list of all officers in his district who are disposed to be obstacles in the way of reconstruction. The chief interest of the moment is centred on the State of Tennessee, where the election excitement is on the increase, and riots of a serious nature are apprehended. The Govern ment has been making active preparations for the suppression of any disturbance, and Governor BnowNLow has made it his business for weeks past to divide and subdivide his militia at diffe rent posts. Notwithstanding these precautions a fight occurred at Purdy, Tennessee, on the 3d of July, between a party of guerillas and a company of the State militia. Such a condition of things may be tolerable during a temporary political crisis, or immediately on the conclusion of civil war, but it is most inconsistent with a settled government and a time of comparative tranquillity. The great difficulty in American politics is one of Radical manufacture, since the Southern population have shown every disposition to accept their fate with outward silence, if not satisfaction. if a consistent and liberal course had been pur sued towards them from the first there is no doubt that the real work of reconstruction would by this time have been done, and the national finances would be in a very much better position. But the Radicals have made it their object to dis organise and irritate the white populations, since by so doing they maintained their own political supremacy by loud talking, by an unscrupulous exercise of bribery and influence, and by a skilful use of the PRESIDENT'S imprudent language they con trived to carry the elections last year, and by so doing to strengthen the position immensely. The common sense of the country has, it is true, begun to discover that the effect of all this high-toned national feeling is to fill the coffers of the Congress men themselves, and to enrich the soldiers at the expense of the national solvency. The warning voice of the SECRETARY of the TREASURY has been raised with emphasis, and there have not been wanting tangible indications to confirm his state ments. Still the Radical party for the present car ries all before it. The leaders, secure of the two thirds majority, despised the Presidential veto ; its orators compete with each other in virulence of language, in reckless abuse of the PRESIDENT, and in threats and execrations towards the South. Unless some great crisis should occur which would justify extreme measures, we cannot hope to see a change for the better in the American Congress until new elections give the people an opportunity of showing their feelings. Nevertheless, mode rate views are gaining ground. A few days since a delegation of Conservative Republicans from Pennsylvania waited on the PRESIDENT, and informed him that their party proposed to nominate candidates on a platform distinct from either of the great political parties. The PRESIDENT slid, in answer, that he trusted both wings of the party supporting him would bury past differences for the promotion of the common end. It is to be hoped some such compromise may be made, and that a firm and united party may rally round those moderate and patriotic politicians, who, by what ever name they call themselves, prefer the ultimate good of the whole country to a temporary triumph of their own interests, and refuse to sacrifice one half the nation to the selfish ambition and reckless greed of a limited and unconstitutional party of political fanatics. THEATRE ROYAL DRURY - L ANE. -I- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chattertoa. THIS EVENING, THAT RASCAL JA.CK. Messrs. J. Rouse, J. Neville, C. Warner; Mesdames B. Aleyne, C. Thompson. To conclude with T EIE GREAT CITY. Messrs. C.Warner, F. Morton, J. Fitzjames, F. Villiers, J. C. Cowrer, W. M'lntyre, J. house, J. Irving, J. B. Johnstone; Mesdames M. Robertson, R. G. Le Thiere, C. Thompson. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE LOVE CHASE. Messrs. Chip pendale. Howe, Ro;rers. 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The Reform. Bill is, on the contrary, most important, and suggests that no time should be lost about it. Lord Derby, we fully expect, will advise the Lords to agree to the reasons of the Commons, and thus obviate the ne cessity for a discussion, and the result would be, of course, that the bill would soon become law. It would be out of the question to suppose that the House of Commons could not agree to the voting papers or to the £lO copyhold or leasehold franchises, because it must be remembered that they have twice decided against them already. Such a concession is not to be expected nor even desired, for it would be un fitting to the dignity of that assembly. The house of Lords have done something as it is, and they had better rest content with what they have achieved, and not attempt too much. The representation to minorities which they have given to some of the largest constituencies is a change of an important kind, and one that will introduce a new state of things into the House of Commons. With the ac complishment of this great scheme, the Lords must make up their minds to give up their other plans, and they had better do so with a good grace. If the only wise course that lies before them be taken, and we have no doubt that it will, the bill will speedily become law, and the chief want of our legisla tion supplied. People have become so accustomed to seeing one session go by after another with nothing done in the way of Reform, that it will be, indeed, a startling change to find that this year has seen the realisation of the hopes of many preceding ones. It often happens, when a work of this kind has gone on for some time, that as it nears its conclu sion some drawback occurs in it, and the progress of the Bill in the House of Lords has not been so satisfactory as could have been hoped. There was, on more than one occasion, reason to fear that it might, at the eleventh hour, follow the long train of defeated mea sures that had preceded it. When, at last, the measure had left the Upper House, the Commons started new difficulties by disagreeing with the last amendments sent down to thew. We feel confident, however, notwithstanding all these hindrances, that the end is near, and that a satisfactory one. The House of Lords will have too much sense, and too much anxiety, for the passing of the mea sure to agree to any act which would interfere with that one, and they will choose the only safe course which lies before them, namely, that of accepting the reasons of the Cora mittee of the Commons, and thus remove the last obstacle that stands in the way of the measure. Not till the bill has become law will the relief be experienced of having this vexed question settled. For long years it has stood in the way of other useful and important acts of legislation, besides being the bugbear of statesmen and the shipwreck of Cabinets, the fruitful source of agitation, and the source of anxiety to the wise and far-seeing. The Government of Lord DERBY have indeed accomplished a great work, and now it will he universally recognised when it is a settled thing. They have effected what their predecessors could not do with a large majority in the House of Com mons, and what the former Cabinet could not and would not do with many and great advantages around them. While a few may murmur at this, and find fault with that, the general voice of the community will be in favour of the measure as it stands, and that is the best that can be hoped for ; for under no circumstances can everybody be satisfied, and no thing is more difficult than to pass a measure of reform. fHE SUN, LON ._;ON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1867. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FP.031 OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Sunday Evening. There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the Tuileries. The Empress presided. The Commission appointed by the decree of the 17th July last for the settlement of the Mexican indemnities assembled yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and commenced their labours. The letters and documents which have been sent to the Ministry were placed before the Commission. 'The Queen Mother, of Naples, died on Thursday last at St. Albano. She was the daughter of the Archduke Charles, of Austria, and married King Ferdinand 11., on the 9th of January, 1837. The Gazette, of Vienna, received in Paris, pub lishes the text of the treaty of Commerce and Navigation concluded between Austria and Italy. The Russian frigate General Amiral, from the Piraeus, anchored at Cadiz on the 31st of July, bound to Cherbourg. The Minister of the Interior has issued a cir cular to all the Prefects respecting the celebration of the Emperor's fete on Thursday next. The cir cular states that although the National fete is always celebrated very joyously it will always re ceive additional éclat this year from the fresh glory shed upon France and her Sovereign by the grand results of the Universal Exhibition. it then re quests the prefects to assist . with the religious and military authorities to take steps to render the re , joicings worthy of the occasion, and to devote the greater portion of the funds voted upon the oc casion to the relief of the poor generally. The annual public meeting of the five academies will take place on Wednesday next, under the pre sidency of M. Lebrun, Director of the French Academy, when the grand Council prize offered by the Emperor will be awarded. Various interesting speeches will be made by the most eminent mem bers of the academy. A paper will be read by M. Renan, the author of the elaborate work, " The Life of Jesus." The death is announced of Madame Sardon, the wife of the young author who has written so many popular comedies. Madame Sardon had suffered from a long and painful illness. The funeral ser vice took place yesterday, at the parish church of St. Mary-le-Roi, and was attended by vast numbers of actors and literary men. Public attention is very much excited by a sen sational trial for murder before the Court of Assizes for the Seine and Marne, some particulars re specting which I gave at the time of the terrible occurrence. The accused is a mar ried woman, named Matilda Louise Frigard, who is charged with murdering, on the Bth of May, 1867, at Fontainebleau, a widow named Marguerite Dussart Mertens. In another indictment the pri soner is charged with fraudulently obtaining several sums of money from the deceased by means of forged documents, and also with abstracting from her pockets two keys and gold and notes. It ap pears from e fed r oddeu o eon Fa n nd t i h r the evide nce nbhhn ocacc fiyngeei rolgtadfhsnAttsh t ,e neaoa grf h til ivatde widow the tdhieaonertwr et7haeht Mertenstwo w of Fontainebleau, Mayo w mn a e saatf slept t tehr t aewe i oinagotd thereet after wards town. right The hand bac k was s some grass evidently plucked in the agony of death. From the appearance of the tongue and lips and other indications the surgeons gave their opinion that death was caused by suffocation, probably by the knee of the murderess being pressed upon the neck of the deceased. In the course of the afternoon of n o ae thefskdif Bth Ma t d h a e m p e ri A so l n er e t r en w s en b t ad to co t m h e e p p re r t e t t y end ev ed ide th h a t t t s h h a e t l a o f s t t er he t r he in ptrhie fboarceks t t . h e r l e t a i n s d soner had committed the murder she extracted two keys from the pocket of the deceased, as well a 3 some money, and then went to the house where she bad lived in Paris (in the Rue de Laval) and took away documents and money. The deceased led an irregular life, and so did the prisoner, and one of the imputations is that the prisoner received a share of the money given by gentlemen who visited the deceased. The widow Martens had a sum of money to the amount of 31,000 fr. placed at interest at the Comptoir d'Escompte, a great dis count establishment. By means of forged docu ments the prisoner contrived to obtain this money from the bank, and it was proved that she had paid part of it to purchase an hotel. She also sent 800 fr. to her husband, and expended other sums in jewellery. The evidence proved also that the prisoner was in the habit of carrying a six-barrel revolver and ball cartridges in her pocket. The ex planation of the reason for this which she gave to the President was that she was afraid of an Englishman [named Williams, who, with other men, had once Attacked her in the street and en deavoured to murder and rob her. She said this man was a very desperate character, and was much wanted by the English police. On further interrogation the prisoner suggested that the murder was committed by this man Williams, who had been seen, she said, near the spot where the body was found. Besides, she added, he was very murder der a i n h d th s e he w v a e y ry im w a e g a i k, too hedhy N t V h e e ak su t r o commit geon a On the very next day after the murder it was proved that the prisoner went to the Discount Bank, and by means of a forged receipt in the name of the widow, drew out the remaining 3,500 f. left there to the credit of the deceased. The prisoner admitted this fact to the President, adding that she did not know of the widow's death at the time, but that she drew out the money for her benefit, as they were p w a a r s t n d e u r e s . t o e The i ci e n s i a d en, provision trem shop, ark ed a t ha ndsome rent t t he forged document went to support the charge of murder. The prisoner, in a loud and excited tone, replied, " But, Monsieur le President, you know very well that I did not kill this woman." The prisoner then added that she did not positively accuse Williams of killing the widow, but she wished energetically to protest her own innocence of the murder. The sitting of the Court yesterday was adjourned after an examination by the jury of the document alleged to be forged. The Government has not yet received any posi tive information respecting M. Dano, the French Ambassador in Mexico. It is supposed, however, that he is retained as a prisoner by the Mexican Government. The latest news respecting him from the United States is of the 26th of July, when his position is described as " very equivocal." Ile bad requested Porfirio Diaz to give him the means of reaching the coast with 250 other Frenchmen who had remained at Mexico. Diaz had referred the matter to Juarez, who replied that M. Dano must wait until his arrival in the capital. There seems little doubt that M. Dano is really a prisoner, but it is supposed that he will be liberated on the arrival of Juarez. There has been a terrible catastrophe at Bor deaux. Some explosive materials in the cellars of a house took fire, and several buildings were blown up with no less than 80 persons. Some were killed, and upwards of 30 were taken to the hospital. It is feared that more victims will be found in the cellars. An artilleryman of the 10th Regiment at Vin cennes has murdered a young servant girl with whom he was on very intimate terms. They had passed the day together on Friday, and after a quar rel, the girl having threatened to leave him, he drew a dagger from his pocket and stabbed her to the heart. Death was instantaneous. The murderer was arrested without resistance. Count de Labedoycre, a Senator, died on Fiiday last. Yesterday and to-day have been settled, real summer days, with uninterrupted sunshine and ex cessive heat. Another King has arrived in Paris, Orelie Antoine the First, King of Avaccania and Pata g o n i a , b u t as he is a very poor King nobody takes any notice of him. lie is so poor, indeed, that he has petitioned the Senate to give him a pension. Thi s h e h as d one in despair, having, without success, written to the Emperor, the Empress, and the Imperial Prince, and sent a memorial to the Minist er o f F ore i gn Affairs. In his memorial he says that " the moment he ascended the throne he endeavoured to establish a strong central Government." THE RAIL 1 Y ACCIDENT NEAR DUBLIN. THE FENIAN TRIALS. ___, DUBLIN, Sunday. The coroner's jury found that the accident on the Bray Railway was caused by some defect in the permanent way, but that they had not sufficient evidence to say what the defect was. The wounded are progressing favourably, with the exception of Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Jordan, and a man named Donnelly, who are not expected to live. The engine -driver and stoker are going on well. Captain Moriarty was found guilty of treason felony at the Kerry Sessions on Saturday, and sen tenced to twenty years' penal servitude. A witness swore that it was arranged that Moriarty should hang Father Mawe, P.P., Cahirciveen, for speak ing against Fenians from the altar. Thomas Noonan was sentenced to ten and Reilly and Goulding to five years' penal servitude. The West Gloucestershire Election Riots. On Saturday the magistrates sitting in Petty Sessions at Dursley, were occupied in hearing charges arising out of the late election for West Gloucester shire. In the first place there were five prisoners charged with riot and attacking Sir George Jen kinson and the lion. Grantley Berkeley after the close of the proceedin gs; and, secondly, Sir George Jenkinson himself was charged with an assault upon one of the yellow party. The magistrates on the bench were—Mr. Purnell (chairman), Capt. Moss, Col. Purnell, Mr. Ben gough, Mr. G. C. Hayward, and Mr. Forbes. The first case was against four men, named Andrew Kilmister, William Deane, Richd. Lacey, Rowland Hill (a boy), and Henry Woodward, who were charged with having, with divers other evil disposed persons to the number of ten and more, unlawfully and riotously assembled together to the disturbance of the peace, and with having riotously assaulted Sir George Jenkinson and the Hon. Grantley Berkeley. A great number of witnesses, chiefly members of the police, were examined. They proved that after the declaration of the poll, as Sir George Jenkinson was leaving Dursley in a carriage or break, accom panied by the Hon. Grantley Berkeley and a num ber of ladies, they were followed by a crowd throw ing at the carriages eggs, sticks, sheeps'-heads, stones, and other offensive matters ; that Lady Jenkinson, other ladies, a little boy, and Sir G. Jenkinson, were struck with aa t en h te e i, s v e e who was not p th a a rt t ic t u h l e ar p ly ri i s d o e n n e t r i s fi , ed e : c t e o p o t k a ll n e missiles;thaesnde part in proceedings. One important witness was Captain Kennedy, who was visiting at Sir George Jenkiuson's, and accompanied him to the hustings. He was near the Bell and Castle lan when Sir G. Jenkinson's c arriage was brou g ht out ; but S i r George's party were intercepted by the crowd, and stones, bones, eggs, sticks, and rubbish were thrown at the people in the carriage. lie was the last of the party that got into the carriage, and could see what took place. Lacey was one of the most active of the crowd, and witness got hold of him and handed him over to the po l ice, having taken from him a paper bag full of eggs. He was himself struck with eggs and other missiles. Lady Jenkin son had her face cut, and another lady had blood on her face. When be got up to the carriage, a little boy who was in it was crying bitterly. He had been struck in the eye. After he (witness) had given Lacey into custody he was surrounded by a lot of persons, and he had no doubt that, but for the timely arrival of the police, he should have got a good thrashing. At length the carriage drove off. At that time he was standing on the hind step of the car riage. The crowd followed the carriage with various missiles. He considered the conduct of the mob was calculated to excite terror. He was not a very timid man, but he certainly did think that lives would have been lost. lie had been at elections before in a military capacity, but never saw such au excited mob. This was the first occasion on which he had been an amateur assistant at an election. Cross-examined—Did not see Sir George Jenkin son strike any person. Several broken mop and broom handles were thrown into the carriage. One would have struck him on the head, but he avoided it by stooping. Police-constables Hawker and Gough identified some of the prisoners. All were r ecogn i se d as taking an active part in the riot except Deane. crowd, and saw Hill pick it up and p i tc h i t i n t o Si r Gough had seen a sheep's head " flying about " the George Jcnkinson's carriage. Another policeman proved an admission by Hill, after his apprehen sion, that he had picked up th e h ead and t h rown it, and that it fell in the carri age amongst the l a di es . For the defence it was alleged that this was no riot, but only a common electioneering row, and that justice would be fully done by calling upon the defendants to enter into sureties to keep the peace. The bench considered there had been a disgraceful and violent riot, and committed all the prisoners except Deane for trial at the assizes. Bail was accepted. Thomas Ward, labourer, and militia sergeant, then charged Sir G. Jenkinson with an assault by striking him with a whip. The evidence taken in the case showed that on the morning of the declaration of the poll, a number of yellows (Liberals) had assembled at King's Hill, near Dursley, to meet the unsuccessful Liberal can didate, Mr. C. Berkeley, when Sir George Jenkin son drove up in a carriage. Ile was hooted, and as his witnesses alleged, a boy ran in front of the horses with a bushel, to make them shy. He cut at the boy with his whip, which struck complainant on the head. Ward denied that any boy with a basket was on the road, and said the blow was aimed at him, and that Sir George called them all a set of black guards. Two policemen deposed that Ward ad mitted to them that Sir George, though he had cut at him, did not hit him with the whip. The magistrates fined Sir G. Jenkinson 40s. and cos! s. FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE..--About one o'clock yestorda2 , morning a fire broke out in the stablo , -; belong mon were sleeping in the stables ing to the Hautboy an d Fiddle pu b l i c -h ouse , at Ockliam, near Esher, Surrey. Two at the time, aad b e f ore they could escape the place was consumed. Thus th ey l ost the i r li ves . Two valuable horses, the property of the postmaster at Esher railway station, were also burnt. The origin of the calamity has not been ascertained. L A TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ITALY. FLORENCE, Aug. 12. The Senate has adopted the first 17 clauses of the Church Property Liquidation Bill, the first and most important clause was passed by a large majority. BERLIN, August 12. Count von Bismarck will preside at the first meeting of the Federal Council on Thursday next. His wounded hand is progressing favourably. THE BOMBAY MAIL. SUEZ, August 12. The Benares, from Bombay, July 24, anchored at one a.m. to-day. The Orissa left for Bombay at five a.m. to-day. Clears off all cargo. PORTUGAL. LISBON, August 12. A decree has been issued appointing a royal corn mission to examine the financial state of the country, and devise the best means for its ameliora- tion. OPORTO, August 12. Prince Augustus, of Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha, and Princess Leopoldine, of Brazil, have arrived here. FRANCE. Queen Amelia, widow of Otho, ex-King of Greece, has been attacked with small-pox ; but the disease, it is hoped will not prove dangerous. A letter from Sion of the 7th says :—" The in auguration of the resumption of the works for the completion of the railway to Italy took place here yesterday. The President of the Council of State of the Valais laid the first rail." Mr. Bancroft, the new Minister of the United States at the Court of Prussia, has arrived in Berlin. Lord Lyons, late English Ambassador at Con stantinople, was received by the Sultan, when at Pesth, in audience of leave, and left on the following day for Vienna. BOURSE, August 10, Two o'clock.—Great calm ness with hut restricted transactions. Threes are firm, with an advance of 5c., at 69f. 37c. Italian Fives remain unvaried at 48f. 92ic. Credit Mobilier and Spanish Mobilier shares have advanced If. 25c., at 322 f. 50c. and 213 f. 75c. Credit Foncier and Inimobiliere are quoted without change. Very little doing in railway shares, which show no noticeable variation. Three o'clock.—The following were the closing prices :--- 4-1 per Cents lOO 50 Do. end month — 7- 3 per Cents. G9 40 Do. end month 0 42i Credit Mather Do. end month ... 323 75 Credit Foncier 1375 Do. end month 1385 Bank Shares 3325 Italian Loan 4B 90 Do. end month 4B 90 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds llO Spanish Threes _ 34 25 Home Debt Deferred 'ATB. For Account. Orleans Northern 1152 50 Lyons and Mediterranean B9O Southern bs2 50 Western 565 Eastern 540 - - Sardinian — Austrian Lombard 373 75 North of Spain Saragona Roman. 86 25 ARRIVAL OF A CAPE MAIL. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 11. The Diamond Steam Navigation Company's screw steamship Kaffraria, Captain B. B. Starks, arrived at Falmouth on Saturday night, from Table Bay, July 6 ; St. Helena, July 15 ; and Madeira, Aug. 2. She brings 24 passengers, 13 bags of mails, and a full cargo, including 1,500 bales of wool. At the Cape, Parliament was still in session, and during the past fortnight had been engaged in con sidering some important measures. The Home Government despatches relative to the withdrawal of the troops had been tinder discussion, and resolutions had been adopted by the Assembly, urging that it is impossible for the colony to pay more than it now does—upwards of £lOO,OOO a year, and otherwise appealing to the generosity as well as justice of the mother country for continued protection. - The Legislative Council were left discussing ad ditional resolutions on the same subject, in which they took up a bolder position, and stated reasons why they thought the colony entitled to this pro tection. Two bills, intended to modify the colonial legislation relative to the natives, had also been under discussion. The first of these bills was in troduced by the Government, and virtually estab lished a vagrant law. It provided that any person found wandering about or over a farm might, unless be could give a good account of himself, be imme diately arrested, and summarily tried and punished before the nearest magistrate. The second bill was introduced by a private member, Mr. Molteno, and was strenuously opposed by the Government. Its object was to more effectually repress sheep and cattle theft ; and with that view it empowered resident m agistrates to try offences of that sort summarily, instead of the usual process of a circuit judge and jury ; and it provided as punishment either a short imprisonment, not exceeding one year, with or without spare diet, or a limited flogging. Both these bills had met the approval of a large majority in Parliament, and would in all probability pass, although there was a strenuous opposition from a minority. A similar Reform measure to that recently abandoned by the Government had been attempted by Mr. R. W. Murray, the member from Cradock, but was rejected, the Parliament being decidedly Conservcalve. The expected visit of the Duke of Edinburgh continued to be looked forward to with much interest, and arrangements for giving him a most loyal reception were b e i n g continued on the largest scale. The inner docks of the Table Bay works were con fidently expected to be completed and ready for traffic next April. For the works at Algoa Bay, the Assembly had agreed to authorise a loan of £40,000, and for the Bowie works £30,000. The s hip Queen of the Deep, 1,257 tons, from Calcutta for Liverpool, with a cargo of cotton and jute, took fire in lat. 31.50 S. and long 28 E., and had to be abandoned at sea. The crew, after being three days and two nights exposed in their boats, were picked up June 26, by the Union Company's steamship Natal, and were taken on to Natal, and from there shipped on board the Diamond Steam Navigation Company's screw steamship Natalian, en route for Algoa Bay and Table Bay. Her Majesty's ship Orontes left Simon's Bay, June 21, for Alauritius. The Union Company's screw steamship Saxon, Captain Ricketts, left Table Bay on the same after noon, July 6, for Southampton. The outward bound mail steamer Celt, from Ply mouth June 11, arrived at St. Helena July 3, and proceeded on. Her Majesty's ship Hesper, iron screw storeship, Staff-Commander .T. G. H. Thain, from China, for England, arrived at St. Helena July 5. The Torch, 5, screw gunvessel, Commander CT. A. Douglas, was at St. Helena July 11. The Kaffraria's mails were landed at Falmouth, and forwarded by this morning's (Sunday) mail train. Several of her passengers also landed at Falmouth. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—This Day. The market opens firm at full prices, especially for American. Sales probably 12,000 or 15,000 bales. CLOSE OF THE SEssroN. —Lord Redeadale, as Clair Ilan of the Committees of the House of Lords, sig nalised the approaching eltre of the present Session of Parliament on Saturday last, by the usual fish dinner at. the Trafalgar. Covers were laid for 60 guests. The Mi nisterial whitebait dinner has been fixed for Wednesday next, at the Ship Tavern. A clergyman in Cornwall, named Barton, has been fined LO and costs for abusing and starving a flock of 20 sheep, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH STREET. AN UNGRATEFUL ACTION.—Louis Hamburg, a Polish tailor, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a watch, the property of William Wolf, also a Polish tailor. The prosecutor said that on Wednesday last ho met the prisoner in Leicester-square, and after some conversation the prisoner asked him if he could give him any work. He took the prisoner up to his room, where there were three other men at work, and told him to wait a few minutes while he went on an errand, he (prosecutor) leaving his watch hanging by the side of the mantel-piece. While he was gone the prisoner went to the fire-place and lit his cigar, and then said "I'll be up in a minute," and left the room and went down stairs, and shortly after he was gone ono of the men missed the watch from the place whore it had been hanging, and went after the prisoner, but could not see him. From information ho obtained ho went that morning to the prisoner's lodging:, accompanied by a constable, and, after the prisoner had denied all knowledge of the watch, ho produced it, saying that he had taken it. Polico-constablo Win. Chandler, 117 11, said that in going to the prisoner's lodgings iu Chambers-street, Good man's-fields that morning and telling him the charge, ho denied knowing anything of the watch, but after wards on him telling him that ho should search his box, produced it, saying, " Well I did it at a moment when the deyil got hold of mo, and I meant to take it back." The prisoner said he had been out of work for a month. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner's was an ungrateful action towards a man who was willing to help him, and ho should commit for two months', with hard labour. WESTMINSTER. ROBBERY AND DESPERATE ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.— James . Carroll, twice before convicted of felony, was charged with unlawful possession and assaulting Police-sergeant Hickson, 4 B, in the execution of his duty. James Hickson said that at twcrify minutes past three he was in Cromwell-road, and met prisoner with a bundle and two other men and a woman. Ho crossed over and asked prisoner what he had. He said, " Nothing belong ing to you." Witness asked to look at it, and prisoner threw it down. It contained linen and wearing apparel. Witness asked him where ho got it from, and ho said from his mother at Hammersmith, and was taking it to his wife, at 6, Pond-terrace, Marlborough-road. The other two men and women crossed the road, and ono said, " Go to the Marlborou . sh-road and see if it is right." I said, " I shall take you into custody for un lawful possession, and ho said ho would go. He walked twenty yards, and then threw the bundle down, and said, " Will you let mo go?" I said, "No, you are in my custody." Ile said, " I will kill you if you don't lot me go," and struck me with a chisel in the back of my head ; it broke in two, and loft the iron part in my head. I got up and rushed at the prisoner, who was running away, and knocked him down. Wo struggled on the ground for ton minutes, during which I received a severe blow. I became exhausted, and prisoner ran away into Thurloo-mews, to the bottom of which I followed him, and struck him with my truncheon. He then drew a knife and said, "You —, I will rip your guts out." We struggled on the ground, and ho got away in Thurloe place. I again struck him with my truncheon and knocked him down, and two constables came up and he asked me not to kill him. He was then taken to the station. Tho property has not been identified. Ho was remanded till Friday. THAMES. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—Alexander Crawford, a man about 40 years of age, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with violently assaulting Henry Pink, a watchmaker, of No. 18, Beaumont-terrace, Stepney. The complainant, whose face was marked, said ho was passing along the Mile-end-road on Saturday evening when the prisoner, who was a total stranger to him, tapped him on the shoulder and said, " I wish to speak a few words to you on a matter of great importance, will you retire a few steps. He refused to do so, and asked the prisoner what he meant. The prisoner said, "If you don't come with me I'll look you up for robbing my wifo of a jacket 12 or 18 months ago." Ile begged of the prisoner to leave him. The prisoner immediately struck him a fearful blow and knocked him down. When ho got up the prisoner struck him three " consecutive" and " very distinct" blows, and he was immediately covered with blood. The prisoner then dragged him to the opposite side of the way, and said to hls wife, "Do you know this man ?" to which she said "No, I do not." Mr. Partridge —How do you know it was his wife ? Witness—lie said it was his wife. He beat me again, and while doing so a policeman interfered and pulled him off me. Two witnesses confirmed the statement of the corn plainant. The prisoner said he was very sorry for what he had done—he had made a dreadful mistake. His wife pointed out a man as having robbed her some time ago, and he thought the complainant was the man, and on his refusal to confer with him ho did strike him. He was now satis fied of his mistake. He was now anxious to make au apo logy to the prosecutor. Mr. Partridge— What are you ? Prisoner—l am a wood engraver. Mr. Partridge—l will let you retire with the prosecutor. You may come to terms if you please. The parties were away for a few minutes, and on their reappearance the complainant said he was satisfied with the apology made by the prisoner. Mr. Partridge•-You aro very forbearing. The prisoner has committed a very gross and unjustifiable assault, and I hope this will prove a caution to him in future. He is discharged. The Chaiing•Cross Hotel Company, Limited. HALF-YEARLY MEETING (TINS DAY). The seventh general half-yearly meeting of the Charing-cross Hotel Company took place at the Board-room of the hotel this morning ; the Hon. James Byng in the chair. Mr. Haines, the secretary, was called upon to read the report, which was as follows :—" That the directors congratulated the shareholders on the very satisfactory condition of the company, as shown by the accounts. It would be observed that their an ticipations of increased business, as referred to in the last report, had had been fully realised, and that the receipts during the six months were £38,603 ss. Bd., and that after placing £2,000 to the credit of the fund for depreciation and renewals, charging interest on debentures, and £690 14s. 9d., the balance of the cost of the South Shades, there re mained £9,016 13s. 2d., which, with £74 19s. 10d. brought forward from last year, would amount to £9,091 13s. The proprietors would observe that the directors had been enabled to write off the re maining costs of the South Shades, by which the future profit arising from that department would be added to the revenue without any increase of capital. The directors recommended that a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, free of in come-tax be declared, which would absorb £B,OOO, and leave a balance of £1,091 13s. Id. to be car ried over to the next half-year—the dividend war rants to be payable on the 15th August, at the Imperial Bank, Victoria-street, Westminster. The CHAIRMAN congratulated the proprietors on the position of the company, and the report having been unanimously adopted, and the retiring direc tors and auditors re-elected, proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Higgs, the manager, eulogising in very strong terms the ability and energy displayed by that gentleman. Mr. HIGGs briefly replied, and, after the cus tomary formalities to the chair, the meeting terminated. Pigeon Shooting. THE GUN CLUB, SHEPHERD'S BUSH. The pigeon shooting at the Gun-club Grounds, Shep herd's Bush, was brought to a close on Saturday. A£s handicap sweep was announced as the final event, but the attendance of members being small, and the majority of those present objecting to so large a stake, it was aban donekand nothing beyond sovereign sweeps were arrived at. The first, for which there were only eleven entries, was well contested, five gentlemen—Mr Gregory, Captain Talbot, Mr Neville, Mr Rudd, and Mr Monk, M.P.—kill ing all their birds. On shooting off the ties Captain Talbot and Mr Rudd fell of at the second round, leaving the contest between Messrs. Gregory, Neville, and Monk, the first of whom missed at the fifth round. The remain ing two killed their five birds each, and consented to di vide rather than prolong the contest. A large number of similar events were shot off, in the whole of which the shooting was very fair, being quite up to the average The ground will be closed, except for practice, until the Ist of : April next, by which time it is expected there will be a very large accession of members. THE HOME DEPARTMENT.—We regret to state that owing to continued ill-health the Right Hon. Horatio Waddington has tendered his resignation as permanent Under Secretary for the Homo Department, an office which he h a s fur years filled with so much credit to him self and usefulness to the country.—John Bull. DROWNED WHILE BATIIING.—A sad accident happened at Bode, Cornwall, on Thursday. A gentleman named W. G. Langdon, late of the firm of James Black and Co., Exchange-square, Glasgow, was bathing with his son, when a breaker was seen to strike his head, and he sank. Hie body was discovered about a quarter of an hour aterlyardm v o; rt ° (fir or. HER MAJESTY, do. OSBORNE, AUG. 11. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, at tended by the Countess of Gainsborough and LadY Augusta Stanley. The Hon. Mortimer Sackville 'West was in at tendance upon horseback. Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice also went out. Her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses PrincCß Louise and Princess Beatrice, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in waiting, attended Divine Service at Whippingbam Church this morning. The Rev. George Prothero officiated. his Royal highness Prince Arthur, attended 11 Major Elphinstone, kit Osborne yesterday for Greenwich Park. The Right llon. John Wilson Patten, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, arrived at Osborne yeg terday, and had the honour of dining with the Queen and the Royal Family. Lieut.-General the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey had also the honour of being invited. Mr. Odo Russell has left Osborne. The Princess of Wales drove out on Saturday afternoon, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Hardinge. The Prince of Wales, with Captain Ellis in wait ing, attended Divine Service at the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning. ROYAL PRINCESS'S TIIEATRE.—H is Royal High ness the Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Ellis, honoured this theatre by his presence on Saturday even ing to witness the performance of Mr. Hermann Veziu in the highly successful play of " The Man o' Airlie." INDIAN MODES OF SALMON FISHING. On the Nanimo river the Indians have a most ingenious contrivance for taking salmon. They construct a weir across the stream, and, instead of placing basket traps, they pave the bottom with white or light-coloured stones ; this pavement is always made on the lower side of the weir, and leads to an opening in the wicker ; a stage is erected between or near these paved ways, so that Indians lying on the stage can see in an instant if a salmon attempts to ascend over the white paving. A long spear, barbed at the end, is held poised in readiness, and woe betide the adventurous salmon that runs the gauntlet of this perilous pas sage. But the most ingenious system I have ever seen practised is employed at Johnson's Narrows, near the Nimkish river. Salmon readily take a bait in salt water. The Nimkish Indians provide a spear 70 feet in length, together with a shorter one having a barbed trident end, about 20 feet in length ; two Indians paddle along in a canoe, and when on favourable fishing ground moor it. The one having the long spear is likewise provided with a small hollow cone of wood, trimmed round its greater circumference with feathers like a shut tlecock ; this cone he places on the end of the long spear, and depresses it under water until down the full length of the spear ; then a skilful jerk detaches this feathered cone, and it wriggles up through the water like a strug gling fish. The savage with the short spear intently watches the deceiver—a salmon rushes at it, when like magic, he transfixes it with the spear. In June or July the great " run" begins, and the number of salmon that ascend the various streams is beyond belief to any one who has never seen them. In some of the tributaries to the Fraser river, the Chilukweyuk is an instance—a perfect mountain torrent—the salmon throng up in such myriads that it is next to impossible to throw a stone without hitting a fish. The spring salmon keep to the large streams, and seldom enter the tributaries until they get a long way up from the sea ; these spring fish reach the salmon falls at Colville, in June, distant about 1,000 miles from the sea. This salmon is the Salmo Quinnat of Sir J. Rich, F.B.A. ; in Chinook, " typhe, or chid salmon ;" Colville Indian, " Semet-leek ;" Yakima Indian, " kwiu-na-to ;" Nisqually Indian, "satsup." It is beyond doubt the finest salmon obtained in the rivers and inlets of British Columbia. The colour of the flesh is the most delicate pink, the general appearance bright silvery and metallic, the dorsal region having a tinge of greenish hue. Commer cially, it is, too, by far the most valuable salmon, and very large quantities are salted and bar relled by tho Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Langley upon the Fraser. During the season the Indians on the Columbia, Fraser, and, in deed, on all the principal streams, take immense quantities of these salmon, and prefer them to any other species for drying and winter use. At the cascades on the Columbia, and on the Fraser river, the method of taking salmon 1 3 with scoop nets. The salmon keep close to the shore, to avoid the more rapid current, and to take advantage of the eddies to rest in during their upward run. The Indian builds, or rather hangs, a stage over the water, and lies upon it, armed with a net like a shrimping net, about four feet in dia meter, fastened to the end of a long pole. lie passes his net down the current, and allows it to be swept on as far as his arms can reach, then he hauls it out and plunges it in again up stream as far as pos sible. In this way I have seen a savage take 35 to 40 salmon an hour. They usually fish immediately after sunrise, or late in the evening. At the north of the Fraser river and on Puget Sound the Indian employs long poles, with sharp gaff-hooks at the end of them, then paddling about in canoes, thus hook in large numbers of salmon. Higher up the streams, at the salmon falls or leaps, the Indians use huge wicker baskets, flat on one side, and bellied out on the other ; these they hang in places where they well know the salmon leap ; usually against the face of a rock, the flat side of the basket being towards the rock. These baskets are hung before the river begins to flood from the melting snow, for the Columbia rises at least 351 t. above its autumn and winter level. As soon as the water has risen sufficiently for the fish to leap the falls, at it they go, and in leaping often fall back into the baskets. I have seen from 250 to 300 salmon taken from out one basket two or three times a day. I have likewise seen over 100 salmon in the air at one time, and often six or eight tum ble into a basket together. Two Indians go naked into this huge pannier, each carrying in his hand a heavy wooden club, and, utterly reckless of the water dashing over them, and scrambling about amongst the struggling fish, they seize one after another by the gills, give each salmon a crack on the head with a club, then fling it out upon the rocks, whereon the squaws are waiting ; the women pounce upon the stunned fish, lug them away, cut off their heads, split them open, take out the back bones, and then hang them upon long poles to dry, keeping a small fire always smouldering underneath the poles to partially smoke the drying fish. Salmon cured in this way I have known to keep two years perfectly fresh.—A Home in the TVilderness. THE HARVEST IN THE EAST.—The harvest may now be said to be becoming general in the eastern district. In the neighbourhood of Newmarket the corn crops of every sort aro heavy, and they are expected to yield a full average. About Godmanchester the corn crops are pro mising, and all that is now required is fine and seasonable weather. Recent heavy rains have beaten down many fields of grain, but if fine weather follows it is thought that no serious damage will result. Reaping machines cannot, however, be so extensively used as on former occa sions owing to the corn having been knocked down so much. Near Debenham (Suffolk) wheat is considered to be quite equal, if not superior, to an average ; some pieces which in the spring were thought to be thin and inferior have now improved. Barley in this district cannot b.) called a good average crop. Peas aro in many cases cut and carted, and will prove a fair yield. Beans, if not equal to last year, must be called a gocd crop. Wheat has been cut in several places about Woodbridge (Suffolk); it ap pears to be barely an average crop in this neighbourhood ; but recent rains, although they have retarded harvest operations considerably, have proved of great benefit• Barleys on poor badly-farmed lands reflect the adverse in fluence of the severe spring, but on kindly well-cultivate d soils they look better. As many as 3,500 of the schoolmasters of France are to visit the Exhibition during tir3 vacation. They Will be 194'4 in th g Ctglegegan d POW ficil99l4 V# Paris.