The Sun. — London, England, 1867-06-01 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.-LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The London and North Western Railway (Ashby and Nuneaton lines), Mersey Docks and Harbour Board Bills were read a second time. THE TORNADO. In answer to a question relative to the Tornado, from the marquis of Clanricarde, Lord DERBY said that communications relative to the trial in the Spanish Courts, concerning the Tornado, had passed between her 3.lljesty's Government and Spain, and it was now stated by the Spanish Government that a new trial would take place. It appeared that the owners of the ship were opposed to this course, but it would receive the support of her Majesty's Government, as they should c ,ns.mt to a new trial under the cirlumstanc's attending the trial of the Tornado. THE CATTLE PLAGUE. Jo answer to a question from a noble lord, 'Llee Duke of BUCKINGHAM said there had been some reappearance of the cattle plague, and in the month of March there had been 82 cases in the dairies of the metropolis, particularly in the neighbourhood of Islington. But he (the noble duke) had had a long and interesting conversation with Sir J. Thwaites, the chairman of the Metropolitan Board, and the result had beon that most stringent steps had been taken to check the evil, and suc cessfully- so ; and he was able now to report that there had only been two cases during the week. Reports with re gard to the matter ware in progress, and would shortly be published. The subject then dropped. OFFICES AND OATHS BILL. Lord KIMBERLEY said that in moving the second reading of this bill ho did not expect any opposition, but he had received that morning notice from a noble lord that he intended to oppose the bill. It would have been better if the noble lord had given notice of his motion, and on this ground he should wish that it should be post poned. But in the event of this not being acceded to, he should review the various reasons which had induced him to bring in the bill. In Ireland, at the present moment, two out of three chief judges were Roman Catholics, and seven out of the nine puisne judges were so likewise. The Magistrates and most eminent persons in Ireland were Catholics. Therefore he contended that, as they were thought of with the highest degree of respect, and were most efficacious in the discharge of their duties, he thought it only right that the Lord Chancellor should have the same privilege, and by the bill he was now advocating he would do so. There was hardly any Church property attached to the Chanc.dler ship, and what there was he held onlyconjointly with the. Archbishop. He could see nothing in the office of Lord Lieutenant which would not induce them to open the office to Roman Catholics. High and important functions could be as well performed by a Roman Catholic as by a 7rotestant. By these concessions they were not diminishing the supremacy of the Protestant church, nor its security, and therefore he asked their lordships to do away with these remnants of superstition, which were a disgrace to the country. Lord COITRTOWN, objecting to the bill as a step to wards the recognition of the Roman Catholic Church, moved that the second reading be deferred for six months. Lord ELLENBOROUGII, although not offering any specific objection to the Bill, yet opposed it as a departure from the compact agreed to on the passing of the Emanci pation Act. Lord LYVEDEN supported the bill, which _ _ Lord DERBY advised should be read a second time upon the understanding that the Committee should not be taken until after the Oaths Commission had reported. This suggestion having been adopted, the bill was read a second time. The Transubstantiation, &c., Declaration Abolition Bill was also read a second time after a brief discussion upon a similar understanding. The Army Enlistment bill was read a second time, after some critical remarks from Lord CTItEY. The County Courts Acts Amendment Bill was also read a second time. The sitting was closed at 20 minutes past 7 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 2 o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The SPEAKER attended at the bar of the House of Peers to hear the royal assent given to several public and private bills. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed:-- Ford and Lowiek Roads, Gateshead Improvements, and N3rth Western aryl C4aring-cross Railways. REPRE'3ENPATION OF Tan PEOPLE BILL. o'l clause 9 being proposed, L said the portion of the bill with which they were now about to proceed, viz., the distribution of seats, was as important as that which related to the settlement of the franchise. The bill of the Government proposed to take one member away from any borough with a population under 7,055, but lie did not think that that provision was sufficient, and therefore he moved as an amendment to the clause that nu borough with a less population than 10,005 at the census of 1861 should return more than one member to serve in Parliament. As a specimen that the bill of the Government did not go far enough, he would point out that Ceckennouth, where in the year 1866 the population had fallen to 7,000, was left untouched by the measure, and it would continuo under the bill to return two members, giving that place as great a return as Liverpool, whore the population amounted to 443,000. That was merely a specimen of the provisions of the bill, and it was to remedy that which he took the liberty of thinking an anomaly that be proposed the amendment now before the house. if his proposal was adopted it would give 52 seats for distribution, and they could be dealt with as follows : —ln all large boroughs where the population exceeded 150,000, he proposed for the future they should send three instead of two members to Parlia ment. This arrangement would take six out of the seats obtained. Next, in all largo towns with a population of over 50,000, two members should be sent instead of one; this would take another four. He adopted the 12 now boroughs proposed by the Government, and those with the two additional members to the Tower Hamlets, and the member to the London University, would amount to 2:5 seats. 'With respect to the counties, ho proposed that in all, where the population exceeded 150,000, three mem bers should be elected instead of two. This arrangement would take 26 of the additional seats, making, with those enumerated, above 51, leaving a small margin of one seat to be disposed of as might be thought best. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to comp :re his proposal with that of the bill of the Government, and contended that his was by far the better arrangement of the two. With re spect to grouping, he believed the feeling of the house was against it, generally speaking, and therefore he had not adopted it to any very large extent. He had only made seven groups, viz., the Bodmin boroughs, consisting of Bodmin and Launceston, returning one ; the Torquay boroughs, consisting of Torquay, Dartmouth, and Ash burton, returning ono ; the Honiton boroughs, consisting of Honiton and Lyme Regis, returning 1 ; the Eye boroughs, consisting of Eye and Thetford, returning one ; Chichester boroughs, consisting of Chichester and Arun del, returning ono ; the Chippenham boroughs, consisting of Chipponham and Caine, returning one ; and the Rich mond boroughs, consisting of Richmond and Northaller ton, returning one. He thought the plan he had laid be fore the house would, on examination, be found the best that could be adopted, and therefore he confidently re commended it for the adoption of the House. Mr. 13. COCHRANE said unfortunately Honiton always stood No.l in schedule& when disfranchisement was talked about. (Laughter.) He had had to stand up for what he called the forlorn hope ; but he was very much afraid that their fate was now doomed. (A laugh.) However. there was one circumstance which had not been pressed upon the right hon. gentleman, and ho hoped ho would consider the matter. In most boroughs from which it was proposed to take away ono member territorial influ ence prevailed to a very large extent. The effect of the Go vernment proposal would be to leave the remaining repre sentation entirely in the hands of those possessing that influence. The plan would leave 70,000 persons without a vote, because they would not be able to exercise the franchise for the counties. Sergeant GASELEE said the hon. member for 'Wick (Mr. Laing) had appropriated to himself the idea he (Sergt. Gasolee) had put forth. He had " jockeyed" him out, of his proposa l solely by being better acquainted with the technicalities of the house than ho was. (Laughter.) When the Reform Bill was first introduced he (Sergeant Gasolee) Two notice of his intention to move precisely that which the hon. gentle man had just detailed to the house. Ho denied that the plan brought forward by the honourable gentleman (Mr. Laing) as his own part of the scheme which ho had put forth with such a flourish of trumpest belonged to him (Ser geant Gazelee), part of it belonged to the Government, and the other pist belonged, no doubt, to some body who would yet be found out. (Loud laughter.) He had a plan fur a distribution of seats, but he had purposely k"pt that a secret in order that the hon. member for Wick might riot filch that from him. (Laughter.) He could not but feel indignant when ho heard the member for Wick talk about "his" plan, when, in fact, he had no claim whatever to the originality of the proposition. He could not but admire the coolness with which the hon. member for Wick gave advice to the Chancellor of the Exchequer—(laughter) —but he felt the right hon. gentle man would estimate the ad v i ce a t its proper value. Mr. GOLDNEY thought the bill of the Government went far e nough, and he hoped th e comm i ttee wou l d pause before it gave its assent to the proposal of the hon. member for Wick. Mr. SAMUDA thought the Ministerial proposal much the best and safest one for the adoption of the house. Mr. NEWDEGATE supported the amendment of Mr. ',ling, and expressed a hope that it would be adopted by the house, as it was poly a measure of justice to a great increasing mass of the community. He denied that the House of Peers represented the agricultural intere 3 t because its most wealthy landed proprietors, such as the Marquis pf West minster, the Marquis of Salisbury, and the Earl of Derby, had most of the property situate in towns, and not in the counties. Sir G. GREY said it was to be hoped that the matter of distribution of scats would have been dealt with in such a manner by the Government as would put a stop to future agitation on the subject, but he thought that such an object had not been attained by the Govern- ment, but that in the now Parliament to be elected under the bill amongst one of its first duties it would be called on to make a very groat addition to the proposal at present under discussion. He thought the proposal of the hon. member for Wick would make the bill more valuable, and therefore he should give it his earnest and hearty support, at the same time he reserved to himself the privilege of reservation with respect to the details. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not deny that there were anomalies in the prosont arrange ment; but in the representative system there always must be. The principle the Government have gone on in framing the bill has been to give representation to thoso communities that have sprung up since 1832, and which aro not now represented in Parliament, and wfth the exception of giving one represen- tation to a seat of learning, the Government have in the present instance entirely acted in that spirit. (Hear, hear.) The matter was one of the greatest difficulty, be cause you can easily draw up a scheme in the morning which looked everything that could be desired in fairness, but when you come to examine into the details, the subject becomes one of the greatest difficulty, and one that it would be both uawise and unsafe to adopt. The Government had given the greatest attention to the proposals in the bill ; but with respect to the amendment of the hon. gentleman, the member for Wick, he hoped the house would hesitate before it adopted it. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the system of giving a double representative, and as was now proposed to give to som e places three representatives, personally he was of opinion that one member alone was quite suffi cient to represent one community. (Hear, hear.) That was his individual opinion. The attempt to represent minorities could only, in his opinion, result in a feeble executive ; and, therefore, it was not for the advantage of the country that it should corns into practice. Her Majesty's Government had acted on practical and proved principles, and had sought to give representation where it w►as wanted ; and, under these circumstances he hoped the house would not involve itself in that sea of trouble which the adoption of the amendment of the hon. member for Wick would most undoubtedly place it. Mr. GLADSTONE supported the amendment of the hon. member fur Wick, and he was surprised the right hon. gentleman had not, before he resumed his seat, ex pressed his determination to adopt it. (Hear, hoar, and laughter.) The house divided, when there app?ared— For the amendment Against it Majority —127 The house shortly afterwards adjourned till 9 o'clock. At the evening sitting, Mr. C. FORTESCUE, in calling attention to the presew condition of the Queen's University in Ireland, recepitte lated in detail the circumstances which led to the establish ment of the colleges and the university, the reasons why the Roman Catholics were dissatisfied with these institu tions, the motives which induced the late Government to grant a supplemental charter to theuniversity (which they had intended to accompany by legislation), the proceed ings in Convocation repudiating the acceptance of that charter by the Senate, and the subsequent legal proceed ings, in the course of which the Master of the Rolls had expressed an opinion against the power of the Senate to accept it. Depicting next the difficulties under which this state of things placed the university, he insisted that the Government ough to interpose either by sanctioning and completing the scheme of the late Government, or by pro viding, something better. Lord NAAS, in reply, wont through the same history, and intimated that the Government had taken only a Ministerial part in the matter, and before taking action would wait until the ordinary tribunals had decided the validity of the charter. But he acknowledged it to be the duty of tho Government to make university education more acceptable to the people of Ireland, and when the proper time came they would not shrink from it. Regarding edu cation only as a means, ho agreed that nothing which bad been done heretofore ought to stand in the way of a satis factory settlement. The claims of the Catholic University to a charter were advocated by Mr. O'REILLY and The O'DONOGIICE ; and after some remarks from Mr. ACLAND in the same sense, Mr. LOWE, after a. warm eulogy on the wise and statesmanlike policy which had founded the Queen's Col leges—the desire to bring up Irish youth of different re ligious persuasions in peace and harmony together—mein teined that up to the mischievous interference of the late Government, these Colleges, notwithstanding the ban of the Roman Catholic prelates, had succeeded, whereas the Boman Catholic University had been a conspicuous failure. Ifs, too, in his turn narrated the history of the supple mental Charter, accusing the late Government of a breach of faith in passing it without taking the opinion of Parlia ment, and of packing the Senate to procure its acceptance, and, in vigorous language, denounced their attempt to set aside the system of united education and to hand Irish education over to bigotry and intolerance. Mr. GLADSTONE warmly repudiated Mr. Lowe's charges both of breach of faith and of a design to reverse the mixed system of education, professing himself as warm a supporter as ever of the Queen's Colleges, which had not failed, though there was a considerable section of the Irish people whose wants they did not meet. Tho steps con temp'ated by the late Government went simply to assimi late the system in Ireland to that in England—to extend the benefits and honours of University education to those who were educated in denominational Colleges, and ho threw back the charges of intolerance and bigotry on those who would force a large portion of the Irish people into a system to which they entertained conscientious objections. After some remarks from Mr. Pm, the house went into Committee of Supply. A vote of £15,000 to complete the sum necessary for the adaptation of Burlington-house to the occupation of va rious learned societies was agreed to. On the vote of £20,000 for the new buildings for the University of London, a resolution moved by Mr. LAYARD, condemning the two designs exhibited for these buildings, was carried by 52 to 46. Some other biesiness was disposed of, and the house ad 'ourned at a quarter past two o'clock. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. MEETING OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY. An adjourned moAing of the stockholders of the Penn sylvania Railroad Company has been held at Concert Hall. At the annual meeting of stockholders in February a resolution was adopted, which provided for a committee of seven stockholders for the examination of the report, and authorising and directing theM to examine into and report upon the expediency of issuing additional stock and borrowing more money; and, further, to examine into and report upon the operation and working of the system of discrimination, of free passes, and of private freight expresses, and to what extent the officers and employes are interested in the last, and the effect these have had, and still have, upon the earnings of the road and the rights and interests of the stockholders, with power to send for persons and papers. In order to give the committee time to make the exami nation, an adjournment was then had until the 30th of April, and the present meeting was chiefly for the purpose of hearing the report and acting upon it. The stockholders were notified in the advertisement that at the meeting of the 30th the act of Assembly approved March 22, 1867 ; entitled "An Act to repeal an Act entitled `A further supplement to the Act incorporating the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, authorising an increase of capital stock, and to borrow money,' approved the 21st day of March, A.D. 1866; and also to authorise the Pennsylvania Rail road Company by this act to increase the capital stock, to issue bonds, and to secure the same by mortgage," ap proved the 22d day of March, A.D. 1867, a proposed increase thereunder of the capital stock of the company by 300,000 shares, would be submitted to the stockholders for their action in the premises. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Macmichael, who, after stating in brief its object, made a few remarks in reference to the appointment of the committee of in vestigation, and he had exorcised the greatest care in the selection of the committee, and taking into view the high character of the gentlemen composing it he felt that the stockholders and the public would be entirely satisfied with such report as they might make. Inquiry was then made of the chairman if the committee was ready to report. He replied that he understood a report had been prepared, but he had not signed it. As a member of the committee he had a statement which ho should in duo time submit to the meeting. Mr. Israel H. Johnson, of the committee, then read the report. It sets forth that soon after their appointment they met the president and board of directors, who ex pressed a willingness to aid the committee in e v er y pos sible way, in order that the fullest investigation mi g ht b e made. The subjects referred to the co.nmittee wore treated in the following order:— 1. The system of discrimination. 2. Free pas ses . 3 . Private freight expenses. 4. Report of the Board of Di rectors. 5. Expediency of issuing more stock and of bor rowing more money. On the first point, the report stated that the company had no such system, and no discrimination had been made between parties shipping freight under the same circum stances. The committee recognise the fact that equal rates are most productive to themselves and satisfactory to the public. In regard to free passes, it is a universal custom to issue them, to some extent, but when carrit d beyond proper limits it is unjust. The granting of Viese to all membeis of the Legislature and City Counc.!s is of a perniciouS tendency, and ought to ba abolished. With this view, a meelution WAS passed by the directo4 limiting the bus of passes to cases of charity, and those required by the in- Spirit of the A anerican Press. THE PACIFI C RAILWAY. terests of the company. In regard to private freight expresses there are none upon the road, but there are fast freight lines—two owned by incorporated companies, and running to and from west ern States. These aro run also over about 900 miles of other roads, and the effect is to bring over said roads to the Pennsylvania Central much freight which would not otherwise be obtained. They have, therefore, been posi- By reference to the recent statements of the Se cretary of the Treasury ri;lative to the condition of the connecting lines of - the Pacific Railway, it will be seen that six hundre I and thirty-four miles of this important work have been completed. The Government subsidy paid for this extent of mileage amounts to $12,920,000. The Californian end of the line has made an .eastward advance of a hun dred miles over an ascent of six thousand feet ele vation. The tunnel through the summit of the Si erras is nearly half completed, and the grading has so far been finished upon this side as to lead t , ) the confident expectation the t in less than three months the rails will be laid to the mining region of Ne vada. It is noteworthy that this end of the road has already proved largely remunerative, the net earnings for one quarter amounting to the hand some sum of $281,363.35. The estimate of the entire cost of the several lines composing this great road, from the Missouri to the Pacific, is set down at one hundred millions of dollars. Ten millions additional will be required for equipment. At the present rate of progress of construction, and with correspondingly rapid returns for capital invested, it is evident that the country will not have to wait long for the final completion of the great connecting line between the two oceans. Conjoined with the line of Pacific steamers projected, and already in partial communication with China and Japan, it will become the great highway to Asia for European nations, as well as ourselves. The time between Hong Kong and New York will be reduced to thirty days, and between Hong Kong and Liverpool to forty days. A column of trade will be poured over this avenue, whose far-reaching consequences upon the future growth of the great West can scarcely be grasped by the most com prehensive flight of imagination. The spread eagle orators, who are so fond of expatiating upon " mani fest destiny," will find here an ample field for the exercise of their rhetoric, while the practical busi ness man will see in such developments of material greatness opportunities for the investment of capital altogether beyond his previous experience. tively beneficial. The committee found that the officers and employers of the road were interested in these private express lines to a very limited extent, while neither the president, vice president, nor any of the directors are interested pecu niarly at all, and that by giving six months' notice they may at any time terminate the contracts. In regard to the expediency of issuing stock and bor rowing more money, a sub-committee of three carefully investigated the financial condition of the company, while another sub-committee of three investigated the subject of original issues, but their investigations disclosed nothing in any way at variance with the last annual report of the directors. The value of the rolling stock is much greater than the amount standing to the debit of equipment of road in the last annual report. The system of accounts is perfect and accurate. In conclusion, the committee referred to the extended trips which they bad made over the various branches of the road, for the purposes of their investigation, and are more convinced that the policy of the managers has for its object the increase of the commerce of our city, the development of State resources, and the direct interest of the stockholders. But unless ample pecuniary means are provided, the policy cannot be successfully carried out. Believing that such means, if provided, will be so used as to conduce to the public good, the committee recommend to the share holders the acceptance of the report of the Board of Directors and the adoption of the resolutions appended thereto. The 'epee was signed by Israel H. Johnson, Henry Winsor, John C. Davis, Alan Wood, William P. Cresson, and Charles Wheeler. When Mr. Johnson had finished the reading there was considerable manifestation of approval. The statement prepared by the chairman of the com mittee was then read by him. It set forth the object for which the committee had been raised, and said that al- though ordered on the 19th of February it was not selected until the 9th of March. Five of those chosen refused to serve. Two new names were selected, and not ono of them consented. It was not until twenty-one gentlemen were notified and heard from that a committee was obtained. On the 26th of March, thirty-five days after the annual meeting, the committee was organised, and but twenty seven days were left for the discharge of their duties. The chairman could not say anything as to the condition of the road, as he did not accept the invitation to travel over it with the remainder of the committee, but he had no doubt that his colleagues had a pleasant time of it. Some discrepancies were then noticed between the an nual report, as submitted to the stockholders, and the statement made to the Auditor General of the Common wealth. In reference to the system of free passes, it was stated that its abuses elsewhere wore given as the reason for continuing it hero. They have been issued in abundance, and without any regard to the hands they might fall into. The members of the Legislature have bad all they wished of them. No record was kept, and it was impossible to obtain the number during 1866. Time will develop° whether the new system inaugurated this year will work any better. The claims of and objections to the fast freight expresses were then alluded to, and tho report of the special com mittee to the Ohio Legislature on the subject was spoken of, and its perusal advised by all who were interested in the matter. The subject of authorising the company to borrow money was treated of at length. Mr. John S. Mullen then submitted a resolution of thanks to the committee, which was unanimously adopted. On the motion of Mr. Theodore Cuyler, a formal reso lution was adopted, which endorsed the views of the ma jority of the comn.ittee, and approved the resolutions attached to the report of the board of directors submitted in February. While these resolutions were under consideration, John Mime, Esq., gave to the meeting his views in respect to the act of the Legislature amending the charter of the company. He said that it must be accepted or rejected unconditionally. If he understood the question before the meeting, the result of the stockholders responding " aye " would be to grant to the president and board of directors the power to act, without further consent, in such manner and for such purposes as they may choose, to an extent that will eventually increase the present capital stock of twenty millions by an addition of fifteen millions, and the present bonded debt of, say, ten millions by an addition of twenty five millions, making in all a prodigious total of seventy millions. lie would ask what is the enormous increase of stock and bonds of forty millions required for ? Is it to complete the ten miles of double track? Is it to erect a passenger depot at West Philadelphia ? Is it to aid a steamship line to Liverpool ? All of these and other legitimate objects would net require one-tenth of forty millions. The annual report of the president for the past few years had shown that the surplus revenue of the road, after making good cash dividends, has enabled the managers to invest annually about two and a quarter millions of dollars for extraordinary expenses. This, the gentleman thought, a very liberal margin, to meet the re quirements of increased traffic, and enough without in volving the company in forty millions of increased capital and debt, and he for one solemnly protested against his property being thus disturbed and encumbered. Ile further protested against granting such vast power to any agents without knowing in advance the specific objects and purposes for which it is wanted. Mr. Hulme proceeded to argue against the policy of the stockholders giving up everything into the hands of the president and directors. On the subject of fast freight lines, the gentleman said that it was a fallacy to argue that by secret organisations increased tonnage and profits are realised by railroad companies. He would assert without hesitation that fast freight lines, operated and run by rail road companies, can secure every pound of freight that could be found by fast outsiders. The gentleman closed by denying that there was any present necessity for action on the important act of the Legislature submitted to the meeting. Theodore Cnyler, Esq., reminded Mr. Hulmo that ho had, when a director of the company, voted in favour of the establishment of a fast freight lino. Mr. Hulme replied to the effect that at that time ho re garded the measure as a necessity in order to compete with other roads. He now thought it was no longer necessary. The act which was pissed by the Legislature, authoris ing the increase of stock and the borrowing of money, was then submitted to the meeting for its approval. Mr. Isaac llazlehurst then offered a series of resolutions, which were submitted to the stockholders for their vote. These provided for the acceptance of the law as passed by the Legislature. A stock vote was demanded. A recess of one hour was then agreed to, in which the tellers were directed to take the vote in the specified manner. Resolutions of thanks to the officers of the company and to the chairman of the meeting were the❑ passed. Upon the meeting reassembling the vote was announced as follows :—For the resolutions, 127,630 ; against, 2,319. —Majority, 125,311. The meeting then adjourned. The Erie Railroad will use coal burning loco motives exclusively hereafter, and has commenced onselling h and* w off es t t h e e rn railroads have suffered heavily by wood the recent floods, and it is estimated that the repair of its lowa division will cost the Chicago and North Western $700,000. Nitro-glycerine is cutting the Pacific Railroad Tunnel through the summit of the Sierra Nevadan at the rate of 50 feet per week, and by mid-summer 50 miles of road will be added to the 91 already in operation at the California end. The car masters from a large number of leading railroads have held a convention in Springfield, to talk over matters of mutual interest and to examine new inventions. They will form a national associa tion at Altoona, Pennsylvania, in September. The Greenfield Gazette says that work on the old Troy and Greenfield R ailroad is rapidly progress ing. The grading bas been nearly done out to Bardweil's Ferry, and the track through Wisdom (Deerfield) laid for two or three miles. It is cal culated the road will be in a conditian to be run over as far as Bardwell's Ferry by the last of July, and to Shelburne Falls the forepart of November. The road between the falls and the tunnel has been let, and work commenced. The grading is to be done this season, and the road in a running condi tion to the tunnel in July, 1868. Good progress is being made upon the tunnel. In one week twenty six feet were completed. One hundred and fifty workmen are engaged on the grade for the second track of the Western Rail road between Middlefield and Washington. The Housatonic Railroad has declared a dividend of $1 per share on the preferred capital stock, pay able on the 25th. FARMS IN LouIsIANA.--The Commissioner of the General Land Office has official information showing that during the months of January, February, and March last, one hundred and fifty-nine farms, comprising in the aggregate over twenty thousand acres, were added to the product force of the State of Louisiana, under the Act approved June 21st, 1866. A strange disease has broken out in Long Is land, in the vicinity of Great Neck. It attacks animals in their throats, incapacitates them from swallowing, and death is sure to ensue, if not in twenty-four, in forty eight hours. One gentleman has lost seven fine horses, valued at $B,OOO, within ten days. The most experienced farriers have been at the stables, and state that they have never, during their experience, seen animals affected with a similar disease. The horses fallen victims to the disease ipe 1244 facet breed. THE SUN, LON UO.N, SATUR DAY EVENING, JUNE 1, 1867. has been made, we cannot blame it so severely if springing from the second class of motives as if from the first. It does, however, seem strange that trustworthy, intelligent, and unexcitable men can not be found to send us the real news of the day, and not the distorted fictions of their own brains. As used now, the news by the cable is simply a fraud upon the public, and it is not the less repre hensible because the statements in large type are contradicted immediately afterwards in small. \\That everybody wants is a single truthful account, and not two contradictory accounts, which cannot both be true, and may possibly both be false.— . Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. THE FALSE NOTION OF PARTY FEALTY. One cf the best political indications of late is the general condemnation by men and presses of all parties of the gross venality that has prevailed in the New York Legislature. The Republican Tribune and Times have rather excelled the Democratic World in bold rebuke of corruptions, the responsi bility of which must rest mainly upon the party of the former, because of its controlling majority in the Legislature. One or two Republican papers in the rural districts have condemned the metro politan press for their free exposure of the Legisla tive offences at Albany, as if it were infidelity to the party. Let the enemy discover and expose our faults, they cry out ; if we belong to a party we must stand by it and defend it. The mistake is a radical one. It is the Legislators who accept bribes that are false to their party, as well as themselves. It is they who bring dishonour upon the party, and if the party would escape ruin by them it must dis avow and condemn their acts and do what it can to punish them. To do otherwise ; to attempt to cover them up, to excuse or defend them, is to bring upon the party the condemnation which be longs to individual members ; and the Republican press of New York city, in its course towards the Legislature at Albany, has not only shown itself faithful to the interest of the State but of the party also. It seems to be very hard for the political press of this country to break away from the old and absurd notion of fidelity to party. True alle giance simply requires that they advocate the prin ciples and promote the aims of the party to which they are attached. Yet most of them act on the apparent supposition that they must indorse the course of the individuals belonging to the party, at least of all who are prominent enough to be in the Legislature or in Congress. They are always to assume that what these party leaders say and do is wholly right and to be implicitly received, and they are never to admit for a moment that there can be such a thing as dishonesty in their ranks. When important measures are proposed they are discussed, if at all, with careful avoidance of posi tive opinions, until they pass, or it is certain that they will ; then they are espoused absolutely and without qualification, and defended through thick and thin. If a man gets nominated for office, by whatever means, no matter if he is the most unfit person that could well be found for the place, he must be held up as a model statesman and an example of all the social and Christian virtues, while the opposing candidate is of course to be held so debased in morals and principles as to be almost beneath contempt. The party press is gradually breaking away from this wholesale and indiscriminate mode of treating measures and men, but the old habit still clings with wonderful tenacity, and there are many who have yet to learn that independence and honesty can exist with fidelity to party. There have been some amusing illustrations of this in the comments made upon the acts of the military com manders in the South. Because these commanders are acting under laws of Congress, some of our Re publican papers seem to think they are bound to indorse whatever they do—their petty follies and mistakes with the rest—and, so far as they can, they thus make the Republican party and Congress responsible'for the errors of the President's ap pointees. This whole matter ought to be too plain to need discussion. He is faithful to a party who supports its principles, and in that support, and to make it real and effective, uses entire freedom in dealing with men and measures ; who rebukes cor ruption all the more severely that it is found in his own party ; combats errors and sophistry wherever it appears, and has no toleration for duplicity and demagogism because they are found on his own side. The opposite course is fiunkeyism, not fealty. —Springfield Weekly Republican. Two things of some significance, as regards the Protection and Free Trade Controversy, have oc curred within the last ten days. The one is the meeting of the iron masters at the Astor House, in this city, for the purpose, we believe, of creating an organisation to work on public opinion in opposition to the Free Trade League. The Sessions were pri vate, so that, except the resolutions and the speeches of Messrs. Greeley and Cooper, nothing is known of what happened. But it is as well to state frankly that we think the pro minence given to these two gentlemen looks badly for the future of the movement, inasmuch as neither of them is likely to be of the slightest use in controversy, both being entirely ignorant of the existing condition of economical science as taught by free-traders, and one, at least, possessing little or no reasoning power, which in politico-economical discussions is of prime importance. We say this with the utmost respect, as they are both worthy citizens ; but Mr. Greeley's contributions to the science have for some years excited simple merri ment amongst the leading free-traders of England and the Continent, who, whenever the great tug comes here, will undoubtedly supply most of the weapons to the free-trade arsenal. The other dent to which we have referred is the appearance of a pamphlet on the " Collec tion of Revenue," by Edward Atkinson, who is treasurer for several of the largest mills in New England, and perhaps represents as well as, or , better than, anybody else the manufacturing mind of New England on the tariff. The pamphlet is a I broad, straightforward advocacy of the application of the free-trade theory to our tariff, as far as cir cumstances will admit, and of the total abandon ment of the protective system, due regard being had to the vested interests which have ;grown up under it. We propose next week to notice Mr. Atkinson's views at greater length. His utterance of them is an indication of a formidable defection from the Protectionist ranks. —The Nati on. In Rhode Island the amount of capital invested in manufactures is reported to be $33,000,000, and the grosp annual product of the mills of the State is estimated at about $103,000,000. SENSIBLE.—Jay Cooke, the well-known Phila delphia banker, in invitations to a party recently given by him, is said to have forewarned his guests followingly " Guests received at 5.20 ; dancing commences at 7.30 ; supper at 10.10." It is presumed that the guests were expected to leave soon afterward, although it would not have exactly done to have fixed also the hour for depar ture. This is a good example, and if generally followed, would do away with one serious objection to evening entertainments of this nature. The Springfield Weekly Republican gives in a correspondent's letter from San Francisco, the following description of the Japanese Commissioners. " They are very intelligent, and much superior to the doubtful embassy that visited Buchanan some years ago, and turned the heads of fair New York. They are of higher rank, a Prince and Governor being among them. They seem to be well educated, understanding the theory and principles of many things which they saw practically demonstrated for the first time. The Secretary of the Commission is a Japanese author of some popularity, and has translated a history of the United States, the Constitution, and Declara tion of Independence, into his own tongue, with comments and annotations. He has also written a treatise on European civilisation, besides occasionally translating from English and American papers accounts of discoveries, inventions, and scientific data. The Commissioners aro obliged by virtue of their office to transmit an account or daily journal of their experience, and I presume that a very detailed and accurate description of our pacific civilisation will, by the time this reaches you, be in the possession of the Japanese State Department. Their literature is marked by a refreshing simplicity and good faith. The Secretary translated one of Dr. Ayer's advertising almanacs, even to the marginal facetim, and transmitted a copy to Japan, as a work of a national and benevolent character. All this of course has no relation to the specific object of the commission, which, when it transpires, will create some little excitement in Washington. As it was told to mo as a secret, I are of course burning to get rid of it. Nothing but a perhaps too sensitive regard for the bowels of my friend the Secretary reatraho my pen at this mo ment." OCEAN TELEGRAPHY. The practicability of telegraphic communication through mid-ocean having long since been so com pletely settled as to dispel the last fingerings of scepticism the field of competition is now fairly open for other lines. The present cables between Ireland and Newfoundland present to the citizens of this country two objections of so strongly marked a character that the establishment of competing lines is felt to be a necessity, and their accom plishment only the work of time. One lies in the fact that the existing line is mainly owned and con trolled by British capital, and that in the event of hostilities with England, its detrimental use could only be prevente Iby its destruction. The other is, that its management has been characterised from the start by extreme illiberality. The charge for the transmission of messages is so excessive as to be almost prohibitive, and as a natural consequence of its burdensome tariff, the line has only been worked to a fractional extent of its capacity. The only remedy against such unwarrantable disregard of public convenience, to say nothing of public rights, is that which is applicable to all other forms of busi ness enterprise. This remedy, we are glad to ob serve, a company of New York capitalists is about to have recourse to. The Legislature of that State has granted the requisite authority for the construc tion of a line between New York city and Brest, in France. The length of the cable will necessarily be greater than by some of the more tropical routes hitherto proposed, but the connection with France will have the advantage of directness. The bill confers upon the grantees the exclusive right of laying and working telegraphic cables from New York to France for twenty years, provided that the communication shall be established and in successful operation within two years. The only reservation is that the State, under certain circumstances, shall from time to time have prece denc3 in the use of the cable, or power to transfer a similar right to the United States Government. It is said that the Emperor of France is not only favour- able to the undertaking, but ready to promote it with sub3tantial aid. In view of the rapi fly in creasing business relations between this country and Europe, the large amount of travel and social in terchange, and the constant tide of immigration, an enterprise like this will be warmly welcomed. It will lift from the press the enormous burden now imposed, and bring within the reach of ordinary purses the use of a power which should be an instru ment of good instead of an engine of speculation. —Baltimore Weekly Commercial. THE ATLANTIC CABLE : ITS PERVERSION. _minded people it would seem a very easy th s i i ngt i o c send the current news of the day across the Atlantic ; to collect, that is, the straws of in telligence that float constantly in well-informed circles in New York and London, and transmit their substance by the cable. There are, however, disturbing influences at work which interfere with the discharge of a duty which appears so simple and demanding o nl y a moderate de gree of ability. Without imputing direct corruption, it i s o b v i ous that the temptatio n to distor t facts so as to suit a particular purpose must be very great. We all like exciting news, and a spice of the marvellous never comes amiss to the American public. To please your audience, to satisfy ) - our employers, is no doubt very proper, and it may be that no worse motive prompts the sensation reports we are daily treated to. But, after a ll, our so b er judgment prefers th e strict truth, we are more than satiated with a daily rechauy e" of falling dy nasties and shattered thrones. Take, for instance, the report of the press of May 7th, and look at the gorgeous dress relative to the Hyde Park Reform meeting, given in the first report, a report which, by-the-by, started the gold market, and caused the tongues of the malicious to wag. We are told first of a " vast army, sa y a hundred thousand people, of every class, age and sex, being assembled—that the troops were under arms—that the police were hidden away in a secluded corner of the park, with cabs in readiness to carry them quickly to any scene of action." A decided improvement on the mounted police, and combining the advantages of the ancient war chariot with the rapid evolutions of modern light infantry. But the excitement, is only beginning. " Fifteen separate meetings are orga nised"—we have seen four in Union-square for not over five thousand persons—" revolutionary cries are uttered as the police pass by—not in their war chariots it is to be presumed—" the Tory and Re-' form press are violent in their denunciations of one another and of the Government, and all London is intensely excited." And, as if to prolong our agony into the next day, the account winds up with— " The meetings are still in progress, and will con tinue until a late hour." There certainly is excitement enough. IVesee dimly a vision of anarchy reigning in London, of the Government overthrown by violence, of the Times and Punch office being torn down by the mob, and the New York Herald offering Queen Victoria an asylum on the banks of the Hudson. The postscript, however, of the evening calms the fears of the timid and crushes the dawning hopes of the Fenians ; its sententiousness forms a charming contrast to the wordy gabble of the morning : " London, May 6 (Evening). —The great Reform meeting which has been in contemplation for some time occurred in llyde Park to-day. As was ex pected there was a vast crowd of people in attend ance, though but few speakers. There were no riotous demonstrations whatever, and the services of the police were not required. Not one of the extra policemen who had been sworn in for this occasion was present. The meeting was of very short dura tion, and the multitude dispersed without disorder." We may well leave the special reporters to reconcile these conflicting statements, but the public very pro perly asks if this is all they are to get from the esta blishment of instantaneous communication With Eng land. If such false reports are transmitted for stock jobbing purposes alone, no reprobation of such abuse of our confidence can be too loud. But we rather incline to the belief that they originate in a love of the marvellous, and a desire to pander to a morbid craving after excitement which exists here ; and though in either cam a culpable misrepresentation DESTRUCTIVE STORMS. The two thunderstorms of the 13th and 14th May were remarkably severe and destructive. St. Paul's Church, New York, on Monday night was struck by lightning, although no serious harm was done. A house in that city was fired from the same cause, but the flames were ex tinguished. Two men, who were in a sewer, were almost drowned by the sudden inundation. A build ing in Brooklyn was consumed by the fire caused by lightning. At one o'clock on the morning of 14th, during the rain storm, the telegraph wire leading into the New Jersey Central Railroad Com pany depot, at Plainfield, was struck by lightning. The current passed down the wire into the building, setting the telegraph office on fire, and resulting in the complete destruction of the depot, which was one of the largest on the line of this company's road. The loss is estimated at about $5,000. This is the second depot belonging to this company which has been destroyed by fire during the present month, the first being at Somerville. At half-past ten o'clock on Monday evening, the barn of the widow Laforge, on the road between New Durham and Samptown, in Piscataway township, about seven miles from New Brunswick, was struck and entirely consumed. A horse, two wagons, and a lot of hay and grain were burned. The damage was about two thousand dollars. In Trenton, the house of Mr. Joshua Jeffries, in North Warren-street, was struck, and considerable damage was done, al though no one was injured. The electric fluid passed within three feet of the bed of a young girl, who was terribly frightened, but not hurt. In Newark, New Jersey, the flagpole on the cupola of Mayor Peddie's truck manufactory, in Campfield street, was struck and shattered. The woodwork of the cupola was somewhat splintered. A pile of trunks was knocked down, and the report sounded as if a brass piece had been fired in the building.— Newark Advertiser. SUMPTUARY LAWS AND RIOTS. An ancient statute which forbids an Englishman to be served with more than two courses at dinner or supper is said to be still unrepealed. This statute —lO Ed. 111 , st. 3—had its origin in a salutary puapose, perhaps did some good in its time, and was doubtless evaded by those who wished and were rich enough to evade it, very much as such a law would be evaded to-day. The fact is that sump tuary laws are of all laws the most inefficacious and most constantly violated. They are, therefore, in accordance with a well-established principle, of all laws the ones to be most carefully avoided, or, if thought indispensable, to be most delicately and cautiously applied. More especially with modern institutions and under representative Governments is this reserve indicated as needful; since, frame them as you will, let them be ever so ostensibly equal in pressure, they will inevitably press lightly on the rich and heavily on the poor. There can be no doubt of the theoretical excellence and desira bility of many sumptuary laws. Nine out of ten of us, for example, would be better in a sanitary point of view if compelled to leave the dinner table hungry. Most people eat too much, drink too much, and sleep too much. Nearly all who use tobacco or other narcotics or stimulants use more of them than is wholesome. Few take as much exercise, either physical or intellectual, as they ought to take. The great majority of mankind are in sober truth mere grown-up children, and would be better off in some respects for gentle but regular coercion in all personal habits and dis cipline. The objection, however, to applying this coercion is that its subjects, if better off in some respects would be worse off in more respects. They would cease to think for themselves, since others would do all their thinking for them, and their minds would become weakened and emasculated. Their notions of right and wrong would become con fused as they lost the habit of making selection, they would cease to have aspirations for virtue, liberty, and enlightenment ; and, in a word, their progres sion would first be arrested and paralysed, and would then become retrogression. We often see indivi duals whom we know would be better for positive restraiut—dipsomaniacs, for instance, or even in dolent, grumbling, self-indulgent women, whom we feel ought to be driven by main force to bracing exercise and wholesome labour. But we cannot make fish of part of the community and flesh of another ; and the good of individuals, however de sirable, cannot be made paramount to the good of all. This is the manifest objection in brief to Maine Laws and all similar semi-despotic enact ments. We look at a solitary drunkard and think that law a good thing ; we look at the whole com inanity and we know it to be a bad thing. The solution of the mystery is not difficult. In Paris public opinion is so strong that not even an em peror, in most things, can go against it. In New York public opinion is so weak that even a wretched rabble, in most things, can safely defy it. Call the systems what we like, these are the fruits. Where a given progress of civilisation is, names amount to very little ; where it is not, they may amount to much. The French submit to the name of abso lutism because they find themselves by experience very comfortable under it. We of New York sub mit to the reality of absolutism—and that of the very worst sort—because we foolishly imagine that we secure, and can only secure, by such a submis sion the august and sacred presence of Liberty. SPORTS IN AMERICA. Besides the regular regatta of the New York Club in June, an ocean yacht race is arranged for the 11th July from the lightship off Sandy Hook to Cape May and back to the place of departure. The distance to be run is two hundred miles, and it is expected that some English yachts will compete for the prize, which is a hand some tea service of silver. Ten yachts are already entered, viz. : Fleetwing, Mr. G. A. Osgood ; Fleur de Lis, Mr. Dickerson ; Calypso, Mr. Bache ; Widgeon, Mr. H. Lloyd Phoenix, Rear Commodore ; Phantom, Mr. H. S. Stebbins, Commodore ; Sylvie, Mr. Dodge; Rambler, Mr. Gandy ; Idler, Mr. Durant; Alarm, Mr. A. C. Kingsland ; Dauntless, Mr. J. G. Bennett, jun. We regret to perceive that no less than four prize fights are reported from America. One took place near New York, one on an island in Lake Erie, one in Colorado, and one in California. With the vast field open for healthy manly sports, why should such disgusting, brutalising spectacles be encouraged, unworthy, as they are, of a Christian people ? A number of gentlemen at St. Louis, following the example of Laclede Association, have combined to give a series of trotting races. They will occupy the Abbey track. Colonel Norman J. Coleman, editor of the Rural World, is the presi dent ; Messrs. Thomas Lapsley, A. W. Howe, and R. H. Austin, are vice-presidents ; Mr. James Lupe is treasurer ; Mr. L. A. Clark, secretary. Wilkes's Spirit says :—" If trotting is well conducted by the new association at St. Louis, the course there, will attract many of the fine horses now owned and in the way of being bred in the States of Illinois and lowa, as well as Missouri. Besides, the river affords a cheap and easy means of communication with all the horse-breeding and horse-racing States border ing on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers." The entries have reached us for the Spring Race Meeting in Jerome Park which was to be held on the 22d, 231, and 25th May. In the Spring Stakes for three-year-olds, three-quarters of a mile, the entries were eight. Among them are Ruthless, Maid of Honour, Monday, Hampton Court, Clara, Clarita, Metairie, Morrissey, &c. On the second day for the Feather Stakes, Fleetwing, Captain Moore, Onward, Delaware, Julius, Loadstone, and Earing are entered. On the 25th the games were to begin with a hurdle-race handicap ; the entries are—Zigzag, 1561 b ; Black Bess, 1401 b; Blackbird, 1401 b ; Birague, 1351 b ; Lady Alice, 1351 b. On the same day the Hotel Stakes of $5O each and $l,OOO added, three miles for all ages : Fleetwing, Onward, Delaware, Loadstone, and Hampton Court are in it. To conclude, there was to be the match at mile heats, between Maid of Honour and Dc Courcey. For the Summer Meeting to be held in June, the Belmont Stakes for three-year olds contains eleven entries. For the Hopeful Stakes the entries are ten. In the Westchester Cup, of the value of $1,500 in gold and $5O, 21 miles, the entries are no less than eighteen ! Among them are Muggins, Duke of Orleans, Gilroy, and Beacon, besides Julius, Onward, Ripley, and the three-year - old s Ruthless, Monday, Hampton Court, &c. In the Nursery Stakes of 1867 the entries are 17, and in the Champion Stakes of this year 13. To judge from this list Jerome Park must have proved most attractive during the past week, and a brilliant pro spect for June. COUNTRY MARKETS. DERBY—FRIDAY. There was not much wheat on offer to-day; the trade was quiet, at rather under last week's prices. 3 1 "I tin g barley at last week's quotations ; grinding in demand at eztreme rates. Oats were in middling supply, and made full prices. Beans had if anything an advancing tendency in value. New white wheat, 72s to 76s ; old red, 68s to 71s per 3 6 stone. Barley for malting, 40s to 47s per qr. ; grind in g' 30s to 35s per 30 stout. Oats, new, 26s to 325; old, 31s to 36s per 21 stone. Beans, old, 58s to 60s; new, 46s to 4 63 per 38 stone. LIVERPOOL.- —FRIDAY. We bad a moderate attendance at to-day's market, and there was a limited demand for wheat at a decline of about 2d per cental since Tuesday last. Flour slow, and 6d per sack lower in value. Indian corn was in limited re quest, and 3d to Gd under previous rates. Beans and peal quiet, and rather easier. Irish oats steady. In oatm eal there was a quiet business doing. Malt dull. LINCOLN.-FRIDAY. A fair supply of wheat. Fine qualities at former quota tions ; inferior rather lower. Other articles were a mode' rate show. New white wheat, 60s to 68s ; new red, 58s to 69s per 36 stone. Barley for maltin,7 49s to 51s per qr ; grinding, 32s to 36s per 30 stone. Oats, 25s to 30s. Beans, 44s to 50s per 38 stone. S T AMF OR D—FRIDAY. "With a modt rate show of wheat the demand was agvill slow, at recent currencies. A small show of barley, grin d :, ing qualities of which were at top prices. Oats in anal' show, and s)ld at full rates. Beaus were rather in favour of the seller. New white wheat, 65s to 71s ; red do., 57s to 66s per 8 6 stone. Barley, malting, 40s to 50s; grinding, 27s to 3 53 per qr. Oats, new, 24s to 29s ; old, 30s to 32s per 21 stone• Beans, 43s to 48s per 38 stone. Peas as of late. WAKEFIELD.—FRIDAY. At our market to-day English wheat was in limited demand, and the little business done was at about the rates of last week. In barley very little doing. Beans and oats quite as dear. Weather dull. BRISTOL S UGAR—FItIDAY. Very little business done in all descriptions, and the de mand is dull. Prices of raw sugars remain unaltered, but refined sorts fully Gd per cwt. cheaper. The market doing; in rum were at full prices, with a fair demand. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the closeof the market. S. d. e. d Original Hartlepool .. 19 0 Wylam East Ilartlepvol liaswell . rails End Ilotton _ ._ 3 9 Hetton Lyons ........ 17 0 Tees Walls End Goforth 17 0 West Hartley Ships at mark - at, 25—sold, 22. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Am ity&lia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa June 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Ju ►e Ditto, via Panama O • • • Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video June 4• Ditto, by French packet .. June 22. Cape Verde, by Brazil packet . June 4: Cape of Good Hope. Ascension. and St. Helena June 27, China, Penang. and Singapore, via Sonthampton June 3 Ditto, via Marseilles ........... ...... • June it Faikland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India, via Southampton June 13. Ditto, via Maraeil es Malta, Egypt, &o. Ju ,e 8. Ditto, Marseilles June 7. Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton . June lg. Ditto, via Marge' les June 13. Newfoundland .. • • • —.June 5. Portugal ..June 4. Ditto, by private ship to Oporto ... Ditto ditto to Lisbon United States, Canada, California, &c., by British packet June 5• Ditto, by United zitates packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (New York) Ditt) ditto (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet June 7. West Coast of Africa, Bladelra, and Tenerift .lu •e 3 * Wert Indies and Pacific ,except Mexico and Baha mas) June Cub t and Mexico ..June Bahamas, via New York Bermuda, via Halifax Chicago employs 2,000 trade drummers, Boston 3,000, and New York 6,000. Other cities aro supposed t° make a round 20,000. The Panama Star contains the following frail Nicaragua with regard to gold mining in that Republic:-• " Our new President, Senor Guzman, has just gra nted t ° the Javali Gold and Silver Mining Company the right ° found a now town on their property. The town will hea r the name of Guzmanville, and is in the Chontales moue, tains, where the Javali, St. Domingo, and rayon Wa ti l diverge. The laying out of the town was one of the lag " acts of Dr. Seemann before his departure for Burce ; More than 40 lots were taken up the first two day s after the site had been agreed upon. Among the o ri g iaa ; founders were Americans, English, Germans, French, an,' Central Americans. The climate being healthy and co" and the soil fertile, it is thought that a respectable Placet will soon spring up. We further hear from Chontales Oa: the Javail mine has been almost entirely remodelled, long tunnels have been driN en, deep shafts sunk, n tramways established over the whole property, so that a th°,, si' seven mills can now be supplied with ease and at l ittle co from the richest part of the lode, and a steady remittance of gold is looked forward to by the shareholders." THE MEXICAN EminuE.—The Memorial DiPl°- matique states that "one of tho Emperor Ma:cinailias.a aides-de-camp, who has shown himself most devo ted to illg royal master, arrived on Thursday in Paris. Neither that officer nor any of his brethren in arms had quitted the Emperor Maximilian ; on the contrary, it was the peror who quitted them. From information derived fro"" this officer, who left Mexico on the 14th of April, all On munication between the seacoast and the capital had be eti cut off soon after the departure of the French troo n The Emperor Maximilian had determinately p rocee°,, absolutely alone with the Mexican troops, attend ed oa" by native officers, and without authorising a single Ans trian or other foreigner to accompany him. M s a bson e f is dated from March 13. From that time all concona nt ; cation has been suspended. and no intelligence has en procurable. Maximilian, influenced by Marquez , date.- mined to take the chances offered by a desperate ra t sistanco, but he desired to be isolated in order to preTsav a massacre of his countrymen in Mexico, and also to $ 13 °, 1 that if ho did take up arms it was as a true son o f his 0 country. It is expected that in any case the pe rson of Da Emperor would be respected, but the situation is exiNinf,il critical for the 500 Europeans who are still in 3. 1 °`4:0 The foreign regiment formed from the rem ains of "ea Austrian Hussars and other volunteers wh ich srrilvDs with Maximilian are not assured that their lives vrilea held sacred. Moreover, the position of those dov troops is deplorable, and their misery great, those to a six months' pay is duo having only received $lO isa te ;l o of $250. In the capital a comparative calm exists' 1 ,• 00 reliable intelligence concerning the Emperor MOW it - a had been received since March 13. It was only l tn° ha d. that he was behaving as a bravo man should, that lia - 0 1 devoted himself body and soul to the cause of 310%-ie n ,',:fal for that he had abandmed all his friends and most faith servants ; but a painful solution is not unlooked for Births. La a p F LETCHE R—On the 28th ,at 1, Eaton-terrace, the Harriet Fletcher, of a son. * MIREDYTH—On the 24th ult., at Ardnaglashei, -n co a Cork, the wife cf Sir Edward Miredytb , Bart., J.-1-" son and heir. 2 RosEilim.- On the 9th ult., the Lady daught?r. Resell/11i of ¢ .., Marriages. ~, Op , HAMILTON—GILL—On the 28th lilt., at Hengca l tiPi dol d ' Salop, Sir Edward A. Hamilton, Bart., late Gaptafo IJ. stream Guards, to Mary Elizabeth, nly daugh ter o'. Gill, Esq., of Trewere, Salop, and Burley, Yorkshiri;oll WooDs—MAYALL--On the 28th tilt., at the parish v li - ° i t of St. Nicholas, Brighton, Arthur " W. Woods, " --- ;,. ' r''' Denmark-terrace, Brighton, to Harriet, only datigh'e J. E. Mayan, Bsq., of Hove Place. ' • Deaths. /V ett BROWNRIGG— On the 30th ult., at 12, Eaton-Place Mrs. Brownrigg, aged 70. " ~, , We st ; CUFFLIN—On the 30th ult.. at 7, Osborne Vii' a " ( 1 9 ' green-road, Tottenham, Mrs. Margaret Galin, gewo, ENGLISH—On the 31st tilt., at the Parsonage, SP ) r ishi the Rev. Charles English, M.A incumbent of the P a 'I aged 57. rof erne! le l 6 ll°s top, , PEMELLER— On the 29th tilt., Mr. Thomas P 114, Hemingford Villas, 13ttrusbury-park, aged 69. sot' PRICE—On the 29th ult., at Sholfor d House, Tipp, wood, Thomas Price, LL.D. , ag ed 66. l kir. istoVi , PILLEy—On the 30th ult.' a t Crown Villas, Pla Henry H. Pilley, aged W 63. Steephera's. SEELL—On the 31st ult., at 7, Lawnlace, bush, W., Samuel Sewell, Esq., aged 49. --••••••""i" London: Printed and Published by WILLIAM ANDr o , f No. 112, Strand, Printer, at VIE SUS 001 0, l ' i T y Of btr . and, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the MiddieEo7i.,—Saturday, June 1, 1867. ~,. Ai Londo j(1 Tlti DI11)1i, It i Bnl, bY 11 1 lohn!n. 8, ( Ohs It R im Co Par! Monti It, R I Prpo, disco, No kerol ........ 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