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Om.—Afternoon, 4h. 20m. tft ) it .t 1 - SUIT te-44 Another victory for the Reform Bill was obtained last night, and it will, we hope, prove the last mo mentous struggle that has to be overcome. It is true that the majority was not a large one, but still it was decisive, and removes the measure from danger in the direction indicated. Lord DERBY was fortunately enabled to take his place in the House, and his arguments were unanswerable, especially as regarded the labours of the session. Perhaps it is not surprising that there should have been so much difficulty found in disposing of this motion, when we remember that Reform is one of the most awk ward, if not the most awkward,subjects to deal with. Every one has a plan of his own, a suggestion or crotchet, or something to which he seeps to give precedence, and when the rare opportunity of legis- Iry ion presents itself, he is naturally unwilling to lose the chance of realising Lis cherished idea. Re form, indeed, is actually not a party question : although it may sometimes have been made its stalk ing-horse, for it relates to principles that affect the state of society, and no one can be supposed to decide hastily on a subject of so much importance. The chief fault to be found with Lord GREY'S pro posal was', that it was too complicated, and could hardly, under the most auspicious circumstances, have been successful as an addenda to an already organised plan. As Lord DERBY very truly said, the proposition amounted almost to a new Reform Bill, and it was not expedient for their lordships to decide upon such important changes ; for to say at this time that the House of Commons could be consulted amounted to a mockery. Hence the boroughs which were to be partially disfranchised could not have been heard through their own repre sentatives, and we agree entirely with the noble earl at the head of her MAJESTY'S Government that the House of Commons is the fitting place for deciding upon those changes of so comprehensive a character. It would, as the noble Earl said, have engaged the attention of the House for three months to accept the range of speculations which Earl GREY wished them to take up. - W e doubt indeed if at any time the House of Commons would have received very favourably the notice of the changes proposed by Lord GREY emanating from the House of Lords. The House is jealous of its rights, and would not have cared to have had these alterations forced upon it at a late period of the session. The Government scheme of Redistribution might have been better, but it is the best that could have been devised under the circumstances ; and it must be remembered that the difficulties which they had to contend against in disposing of the franchise part of the scheme were so great that too many and too startling changes could not be expected to be found in the latter portion of the Bill. We can hardly acquit Lord GREY of indiffer ence as to whether or not the success of his scheme interfered with the measure before the House ; and at any rate he knew the risk it ran, when Lord DERBY said that the adoption of the amendment would be productive only of one result, that of throwing the whole subject into confusion, and putting an end to the " great progress which had been made towards the settlement of a very doubt ful and difficult question." Lord CAIRNS gave it as his opinion that the Redistribution scheme might have been better, but the amendment of Lord GREY was little, if at &l, different from another Reform Bill. The noble and learned lord put the case very strongly before the House, when he said that their lordships would incur the responsibility of abandoning the Reform Bill altogether if they per sisted in carrying this amendment. Loft STAN HOPE stated the case most effectively, when he said that he looked upon the amendment as much more calculated to injure the Government than to im prove the bill. The noble lords who supported the amendment certainly did not mince matters in the way in which they spoke, and one and all seemed to think that they had a right to lecture Lord DERBY as to the course he was bound to pursue in the event of Lord GREY'S amendment being carried. Lord GRAN VILLE tried being facetious, and the Duke of ARGYLL adopted a censorious tone ; while Lord GREY evidently lost his temper altogether in his concluding remarks. The Lord Chancellor aptly described the amendment as a most crude and un considered scheme, and very truly said that he could not see why if ten thousand was not a limit that could be called final that stopping at twelve thousand should improve their position. Lord RUSSELL made a vigorous attempt to gain the desired end of the Opposition, and of course de clared that the Government scheme was not the way to settle Reform. A majority of fifty-six disposed of Lord LYVEDEN'S amendment, notwithstanding his earnest appeal to their lordships to make his proposal an exception, as hitherto they had adopted no amendments which wore not Con servative. The noble lord's proposal to disfran chise all boroughs under five thousand population was, if possible, more confused than that of Lord Lord GREY'S more extended scheme. Perhaps the debate iu the House of Lords last night may be considered as animating and exciting as any of those in the House of Commons on this subject, and certainly its issue was as critical for the safety and success of the bill. It must be a matter of rejoicing to-day that this measure has advanced another step in its uphill course, and perhaps it is not expecting too much to think that the worst is now really over, and that minor arrange ments will be all that will engage the attention of the House. The country had a right to expect more consideration from the noble lords on the Opposition side of the House ; but very likely, when all their plots have failed, and their machinations disappeared like the baseless fabric of a vision, Lord GREY and Lord RUSSELL will follow the example of Mr. GLADSTONE, and tell Lord DERBY that the bill is not that of his Government, but that it belongs to the house. This will make very little difference so long as the measure is a success ful one; and it may well be said in this instance that the end crowns the work. Last evening the House of Commons was engaged in discussing a variety of subjects, rang; ing from the postal service with the East Indies to the revenues of the Irish Church. The evening was, in fact, chiefly devoted to discussion, for three or four successive motions were withdrawn as soon as the general opinion of the House had been elicited. Among the topics thus touched upon and then abandoned was one brought forward by Mr. CowPER respecting national exhibitions of art. The right hon. gentleman moved that an address be presented to Iler MAJESTY praying for the appointment of a Royal Commission to consider what portions of the national collections of fine arts ought to be exhibited in Trafalgar-square ; what provision should be made for the exhibition of the National Portrait Gallery, and how the other classes of objects exhibited to the public should be divided between the remaining institutions. Mr. COWPER, who was well qualified to deal with the subject, observed that much of the value of our art collections depended on their being placed • in a logical order and sequence. He approved of the general plan at present adopted, but was anxious to have some changes in the disposal of certain pictures. For instance, in the British Museum is a valuable collection of the drawings of the ancient masters, which would be more advantageously placed in the National Gallery. To the National Gallery, too, Mr. COWPER would transfer those wonderful cartoons of RAFFAELLE, which have never yet been suitably located. In Hampton Court they were not well seen, and ran great risk from fire. In South Kensington they are perfectly secure, but are not well seen. Other drawings, sketches, and paintings might be more advantageously classified, so as not only to delight the ordinary spectator, but to afford profitable op portunity for study and comparison to the student. The earliest outline by the hand of a great master might very probably, as Mr. COWPER observed, be more serviceable as a guide and an incentive to the young artist than the finished picture. The National Portrait Gallery, being intended rather as historical illustrations than as works of art, might very well, as Mr. COWPER suggested, be transferred to the British Museum, which would be an important saving of space to the other institutions. Mr. HOPE, who followed Mr. COWPER, was somewhat apprehensive of the effects to be produced by a royal commission, and main tained that England would never take her .place among the artistic nations of the world until we sepa- THE SUN, LOiNuO.N, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1867. rated our art collections from art teaching. has also sent 20,000 f. from the public Treasury and Lord JOHN MANNERS, on behalf of the Government, the Committee of Subsidies to the Minister of the promised to give careful consideration to the Interior for a similar purpose. The Cardinal V icar has also been charged to distribute money to indi whole question of the disposal of our art treasures, gent families who have been attacked by cholera. but demurred to the appointment of another corn- The Moniteur announces that steps will be adopted inittee. There ought, indeed, to be no lack of in- to counteract the agitation which extreme parties formation on the matter, since during the last two have endeavoured to foment in Italy. The Go years there have been eleven committees and corn- vernment of the Emperor will protect the mainten missions. We should like to see our national stores ante of the Convention: of the 15th September. The Government of King Victor Emmanuel is ani disposed of to the best possible advantage, having mated with the same intentions. It has adopted regard to the requirements of the students, the pro energetic measures to frustrate any attempt against per care and preservation of the works themselves, against the Pontifical frontiers. Numerous troops and the general pleasure and convenience of the have been concentrated with this view. Vessels are people. No feeling of local jealousy or of the rivalry a , so cruising the coast to prevent the landing of any not uncommon between institutions and societies troops which may have the intention of promoting should be suffered to interfere. We have no lack insurrection. The President of the Council has several times given assurances to this effect. The of artistic treasures, and no doubt our stores would Convention of the 15th of September will be regu be considerably enhanced if the owners of valuable larly executed. works were aware that they would be properly and General Cavaignac died on Tuesday in his 77th advantageously placed if they were given in charge year. The General played an important character ,o the nation. in his time. He was a candidate for the President - ship of the Republic in opposition to the present Emperor. He was a rough but courageous soldier, and saw much service. To-day an extremely violent wind prevailed, which was accompanied with torrents of dust. At early morn yesterday the strawberries in the gar dens to the south of Paris were covered with white rost. The banquet given last evening at the Fish mongers' Hall was attended by a goodly company. The most prominent speaker was Mr. GOSCIIEN, M.P., who, in returning thanks for the toast of the House of Commons, took occasion to refer to its recent labours in the cause of reform. While en gaged upon that measure they had, he said, acted in defiance of the Ten Hours' Bill, and had, after all their labours, launched their craft on a sea of which they had no chart. For his own part, he expressed full confidence not only in the ultimate success of the bill, but in its effects upon the future. The character of the people of this country, as he very truly observed, justified the ex periment, and however much it might modify the immediate course of legislation, they might depend on the common sense and the love of order of the people. Mr. GOSCIIEN looked upon the question in a national spirit, and did not express much anxiety about the effect which the Reform Bill would have upon the the position of parties. Such a view of the question is without doubt a limited and partial one, and is one, moreover, more of name than of substance. The Tory of to-day would have been the Liberal of fifty years since. The Liberal of to-day may be the Radical or the Conservative of the next genera tion. Lord STANLEY could hardly have sat in the same Cabinet with Lord LIVERPOOL, while other statesmen, bearing the same outward name of party, would find themselves as diametrically opposed. A national question must be treated on a national basis, else whatever the temporary triumph of this or that faction its settlement can be but partial and insecure. The evening Moniteur, in its weekly review of says :—" The note published in the foreign affairs, Moniteur of the 29th of July, relative to the gene ral situation, is considered in France and foreign countries as the confirmation of the conciliatory ideas and moderate views which actuate the policy of the Imperial Government in its relations with all the foreign Powers. Its language and its acts offer a vahlable guarantee for the peace of Europe, and the good sense of the public, reassured by declara tions so precise, does justice to unfounded reports and imaginary alarms." CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Thursday Evening. Real news being a somewhat scarce commodity to-day, some of the Paris papers occupy themselves with inventing ingenious distinctions respecting the contradiction of the Moniteur to the report that a note had been sent to the Cabinet of Berlin by the French Government of a somewhat menacing character. They will have it that if no note has been sent, there was a despatch or some sort of com munication. I am enabled to inform you on the most indubitable authority that the announcement in the Moniteur was strictly and unequivocally correct. No diplomatic communication whatever has passed between France and Prussia of late in reference to the Duchies of Schleswig and holstein. The Gazette of Northern Germany has an article upon the subject, in which it ridicules these puerile and malicious contradictions to the straightfor ward and truthful disclaimers of the Moniteur. There was a Cabinet Council yesterday at the Tuileries, at which the Emperor presided. The Empress was piesent at the council, which was not of long duration. The Moniteur says : " The newspapers are occupied with the mission of Generpl Dumont to Rome, and some of them give a report of a supposed speech made by that general officer. It is necessary to mention the pre cise facts. The Minister of War directed General Dumont to ascertain during his stay in Rome the causes which had led to some desertions from the Legion formed at Antibes. As to the speech attributed to the general, it is sufficient to say that he did not make a speech, and therefore the reports of it are apocryphal. " Some disorders took place at Tangiers in the course of July. They do not appear to have been of serious gravity, and the command ant of the gun-boat of the Imperial Marine, Sur prize, for Gibraltar, states that the security of the French subjects was not in any way threatened or compromised. " The Emperor of Morocco, Sidi Mohammed, has left Fez for his summer residence of Mequinez. " The Princess Marie-Clotilde Napoleon, yester day, received at Mendon Palace the visit of Baron de Zuylen de Nievelt, the new Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the King of the Belgians to Paris. " The Emperor of Russia has just left St. Peters burg. His Majesty intends to pass a few days at Moscow, and to go from thence to the Crimea, where the Empress is waiting for him." The King of Portugal, yesterday, received Blacque Bey, charged by the Sultan, to remit to him the insignia in diamonds of the Imperial Order of Osmanie, as well as the letter which accompanied the present. His very faithful Majesty, after making an appropriate reply to the speech of Blacque Bey, conferred on him the grand cordon of one of his orders. M. de Casal Ribeiro, Minister of Foreign Affairs of his Majesty, and Viscount de Paiva, Minister Plenipotentiary from Portugal to France, were present at the cerearony. The Imperial Prince is expected to return to Paris this afternoon from Bagneres-de-Luchon. The Queen of the Belgians has arrived at Vienna in company with the Princess Charlotte of Mexico. _ LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE SCOTIA. The Royal mail steamship Scotia, from New York, July 24th, arrived at Queenstown at 4.20 a.m. to-day (Friday) with 167 cabin passengers and $1,765,151 in specie. After landing all the mails, consisting of 126 sacks, and 20 passengers, she pro ceeded at 4.30 a.m. for Liverpool. All well. NEW YORK, July 24 (Morning). Congress adjourned on Saturday last until the 21st November. The Senate has rejected the appointments of Mr. Gleeley as Minister to Vienna, and General M'Clernand to Mexico. It is reported that Mr. Seward has decided not to send a Minister to Mexico. The Bill passed by Congress, enabling negroes to hold office in the district of Columbia, has failed to become law, Congress having adjourned before the Bill had been acted upon by the President. The leaders of the impeachment movement pre vented the report of the proceedings of the investi gation being presented to the House just previous to the adjournment. Reports were furnished only privately, and with an injunction to secrecy. General Sheridan has designated the 31st a July for closing the registration in his district. It is reported that some prominent Democrats urge President Johnson to exercise his constitu tional powers as Commander—in-Chief of the army, • and remove the district commanders. The New York Constitutional Convention has rejected the Female Suffrage Bill. Advices received from Matamoras to the 18th July states that Juarez is a candidatefor re-election. The command of the army has been given to Escobedo. Twelve more Imperial Generals and four Colonels have been shot at Queretaro. Porfirio Diaz has ordered the capture of all foreign representatives refusing to recognise the Republican Government. The death of Santa Anna has again been denied. Prince Michael, of Servia, has arrived in Paris, The King of Bavaria has left Paris. I have already told you that his Majesty is an ardent ad mirer of the Exhibition (who is not who has seen it ?) At his last visit the King went completely round the building, as if to take a last pleasing and general glance at the marvellous products which it contains. b is stated that Marshal Niel, the Minister o: War, having declared that he did not want the Champ de Mars for military exercises, it is intended to preserve the'iron palace after the close of the Exhibition. The motive power of the machines will be let to workmen. A permanent exhibition of useful products will take place in the galleries, and in the pack cheap lodgings are to be con structed for working men and their families. 'The Emperor is about to make a journey to Lille, where preparations on a grand scale will be made to receive him. From Lille his Majesty will proceed to Bethune, to vi.it the famous battle-field of Lens, made memorable by the illustrious Conde. His Majesty will also go to Arras before he returns to Paris. The Emperor will only make a short stay in the capital for the transaction of necessary business, and then go to the camp at Chalons. The Eir pervr of Austria will probably be in Paris at the time, and accompany his Majesty to the camp. Then the Emperor and Empress will go to Biarritz. The opening of the railway from Nice to Monaco n the Maritime Alps will take place in a week or two. The Journal of Rome announces that the Sanitary Commission, after conferring with the ecclesiastical and municipal authorities, has organised measures with a view to prevent the spread of cholera, and to cleanse and purify the localities occupied by the poor, which are much in need of such precautions. The Pope has given 5,000 f. from his private re , sources for the relief of sufferers from cholera, and AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Aug. 2. According to present arrangements, it is expected that the Emperor Napoleon will remain at Salzburg the Bth, 9th, and 10th of August. M. de Moustier and Prince Metternich will accompany the Emperor. ___ The Empress Eugenie will visit the Empress of Austria at Ische. Baron von Beust will arrive at Salzburg on the 17th August. The amount of notes paid to the national bank by the Minister of Finance is sixty millions of florins, and not 608 millions as erroneously announced yes terday. Ems, August 2d. Count Von der Goetz has arrived here from Paris. Count Bismark is expected on Sunday. The day for the departure of the King from Ems N not yet fixed. ITALY. FLORENCE, Aug. 1 (Evening) In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies the number of members present was insufficient to vote the whole bill on the Royal civil list, the articles of which were approved by the Chamber yesterday. The President announced that the De puties will receive notices of the next sitting at their private residences. The Opinione and Nazionale state that prepara- Lons for early insurrectionary movements continue at Rome. FLORENCE, August 2. Count de Kisseleff, the Russian Ambassador a is Court, has left for Paris. ROME, August 2. General Dumont and Count Tartiges left here yesterday for Marseilles. TILE BOMBAY MAIL. MALTA, AuguEt 1 The Delta and Ceylon left here at 8 a.m. to-day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the evening of the 3d, and the latter at Southampton on the 10th inst. OUTWARD CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. The Bangalore, from Southampton July 20, arrived at 6 p.m. on the 28th, and left at 10 a.m. on the 29th for Alexandria. The Vera, from Marseilles July 28, arrived on the 30th at 7 p.m., and left at 11 p.m. for Alexandria. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. 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Egmont) Beauchamp dour Lytton Brooke & Warwick Avolaud Monson Cadogan Bagot Northwick Cardigan Beruers Peurhyn Dartmouth Bolton Raglan Derby Brancepeth (V. Ravensworth Devon Boyne) Redesdale Eldon Cairns Rollo Ellenborough Churston Saltoun Gainsborough Clarina Sherborne Graham (D. Mont- Clements (E. Lei- Silchester (E. rose) trim) Longford Haddington Clifton (E. Darn- Skelmersdl Hardwicko ley) Sondes Harrington Clinton Southampton Home Cloncurry Stewart of Garlies Lucan Colonsay (E. Galloway) Malmesbury Colville of Culross Sratheden Mansfield [Teller] Strathnairn Mount Edgcumbo Congleton Tomplemore Nelson Crofton Tenterden Powis Dolamero Walsingham Shrewsbury Denman Wemyss (E. We- Stanhope Do Ros myss) Stradbroko De Saumarez Wharncliffe Tankerville Digby Wyaford Verula.m DUKES. Cleveland Devonshire Grafton Manchester Rutland Somerset MARQUISES. Camden galisbury Westminster EARL , . Abingdon Airlie Albemarle Camperdown Carnarvon Chesterfield Chichester Clarendon Cowper De Grey Denbigh Ducie Effingham Fitzwilliam Fortescuo Granvillo Grey (Teller) Harrowby Kimberley Lichfield Lovelace Minto Morley Morton NO r-CON TENTS. EARLS. LORDS. Romney De Mauley Russell Dunfermline Selkirk Ebury Shaftesbury Foley Somers Granard (E. Gra- S pencer nard) Zetland Harris VISCOUNTS. Hatherton De Vesci Konry (E. Dun- Evorsley raven and Mount Halifax Earl) Harding° Leigh Stratford de Red- Londesborough cliffs Lyttelton Sydney Lyveden BISHOPS. Monteaglo (M Chester Sligo) Peterborough Mostyn LORDS. Overstone Belper Ponsonby (E. Bes- Blantyre borough) Boyle (E. Cork and Romilly Orrery) Saye and Selo Camoys Somerhill(M.Clan- Charlemont (E. ricarde) Charlernont) Stanlay of Alderley Chaworth (E. Sundridge (D. Ar- Meath) gyll) Churchill [Teller] Taunton Clermont Truro Clonbrock Vernon Cran worth Wenlock Do L'lsle and Wentworth Dudley Wrottesley The Anglo-American Telegraph Company, MEETING THIS DAY. An extraordinary general meeting of this com pany was held to-day, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving a report from the directors, declaring a dividend, and electing an auditor in the room of Mr. Smythe, resigned. Sir Daniel Gooch, Bart., M.P., in the absence of Mr. C. E. Stewart, the chairman, presided. The minutes of the last meeting having been con firmed, the report, which has been published, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and statement of accounts, said that the chairman was not able to attend in consequence of the state of his health. The directors recommended that a dividend should be declared at the tate of 25 per cent. for the past half-year. Negotiations had been entered into with the Atlantic Telegraph Company with a view to the reduction of the tariff, but nothing definite had yet been obtained. Ile consiaered it was most desirable that the tariff should be reduced. However, a meeting of the Atlantic Telegraph Company had been held within a few days on this subject. There were some conditions proposed by the Atlantic Telegraph Company, to which this company could not agree, but there was a clause in their act which enabled them to refer matters of minor detail, and he hoped that the result would be satisfactory. (Hear, hear.) As a proof of the advantage of lowering the tariff, he referred to the fact that when the company had previously lowered their tariff the traffic had increased. One of the cables had broken, and it was the same that had broken before. He strongly urged on the meeting the necessity of reducing the tariff, and said that the company could do fourteen times more than they did at present. Sir RICHARD GLASS seconded the motion, and some discussion ensued, in the course of which it was suggested that the number of directors should be reduced, and that the company should be amal gamated with the Atlantic Telegraph Company. The motion was adopted, and the other business was transacted. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. THE WEST AFRICAN MAIL. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2. The West African Mail Steamer Lagos arrived here this morning. Her dates are Benin, July 3d ; Fernando Po, June 29th ; Cambroons, 28th ; Old Calabar, 27th ; Brass River, New Calabar, and Bonny, 2d ; Lagos, sth ; Jellah Coffee, 6 ; Accra, 7th ; Cape Coast Castle, Bth ; Cape Palmas, 10th ; Monrovia, 12th ; Sierra Leone, 15th ; Bathurst, 18th ; Teneriffe, 24th ; and Maderia, 26th. She brings a large cargo and 35 passengers. Public health and trade was good at all ports. The barques Fleeting and Irene were totally wrecked on the coast of Africa. Emancipated negroes from the United States are arriving in Monrovia. FRANCE. PARIS, August 2. Yesterday the Emperor received au address sent by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, in the name of the corporation of that city. BOURSE, August 1, Two o'clock.—The settlement on French stock is proceeding faveurably, the charge for carrying over remains low; there is a deport on Three per Cents., which has varied from 7c. to Bc. This stock is now at 69f. 10c., showing an advance of 17ic. Italian Fives have advanced 15c., at 49f. 45c. Credit Mobilier shares and Comptoir d'Es compte each gain If. 25c., at 338 f. 75c. and 737 f. 50c. ; and Paris Gas shares 2f. 50c., at 1,547 f. Suez Canal shares have fallen 10f., to 280 f. The Railway market is quiet. A. fall of l is telegraphed from London. 'the cours de compensatiou has been fixed as follows :—Threes, 69f.; Four-and-a-Half, 99f. 75c. ; and Treasury Bonds, 470 f. Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : Bank Shares 3350 1 talian Luau 49 50 Do. end month 49 421 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred rAYS. 41 per Cents lOO and month 3 por Cents. Do. end month 69 17i Credit Mobilier Do. end month 338 75 Credit Foncier — Do. and month 1370 BAIL' For Account. Orleans Northern 1145 Lyons and Mediterranean B7B 75 Southern — Western 565 Eastern Sardinian 7O 456 25 Austrian Lombard ~ 371 25 North of Spain — Saxagona — Roman.; ttttttt IHIHMIIIIIMIOIIIII.IO 75 —.. IRELAND, DUBLIN, August 1. The Right Hon. Maziere Brady, Vice-Chancellor of the Queen's University, has presented to his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant his report of the condition and prospects of the university in the year ending April, 1866. The Vice-Chancellor states that the general university examinations com menced on the 25th September, and terminated on the 22d October. Egaminations for degrees in the faculty of medicine were also held in June, and first university examinations in arts and engineering in April. At these various examinations 353 candi dates presented themselves. Examinations of can didates who were not members were also held in the month of June. Thirty-three candidates presented themselves for the certificates. _ At the Cork assizes yesterday Edmund O'Loughlin was arraigned for the wilful murder of Sub-con stable Patrick Sheedy, at Midleton, on the occasion of the rising in that county on the sth March last. The unfortunate occurrence took place in a colli sion between the insurgents and the constabulary on the night in question, when the sub-constable met his death by a bullet fired by one of the Fenian party. Mr. Sergeant Barry and Mr. Exham, Q.C., represented the Crown, and Mr. Waters appeared for the prisoner. The prisoner availed himself fully of his right to challenge jurors, and several were directed to stand aside by the Crown. The jury having been sworn, Sergeant Barry addressed the jury on behalf of the prosecution in a very able speech, detailing very minutely the circumstances connecting the prisoner with the crime with which he was charged. He descanted at much length on the criminality of those who were persuaded by the voice of the seducer to engage in treasonable prac tices, which, the learned sergeant said, could only end in their own destruction. The jury, he felt con vinced, would weigh deliberately the evidence that would be produced on the part of the Crown, and if the case put forward against the prisoner failed to proVe incontestably his guilt, they would be bound by the saving provisions of British law to give the accused the benefit of any reasonable doubt. But they were equally constrained, if they believed the evidence that would be addued, to find the prisoner guilty. Several witnesses were then examined with reference to the charge against the prisoner. Some of the witnesses swore to the presence of the prisoner amongst the insurgents at Midleton On the occasion of the rising. Mr. Waters then addressed the jury in behalf of the prisoner in an able and forcible speech. The learned gentleman contended that the evidence produced on the part of the Crown failed to prove the complicity of the prisoner in the attack on the constabulary which resulted in the death of Sub-constable. Sheedy. Ho made an earnest appeal to the jury to give the pri soner the benefit of the doubt which, he contended, existed in the case, and return a verdict of ac quittal. At half-past 11 last night the jury re turned into court, and stated there was not the slightest chance of their agreeing to a verdict. His lordship then discharged them, and directed that the prisoner should be detained in custody. James Butler was indicted yesterday, at Nenagh, on a charge of treason-felony before Mr. Justice Morris. A good deal of evidence was adduced in support of the charge. A letter found in the pri soner's house was also put in. the letter was written by the prisoner to his brother in America, but never sent to its destination. The following is the unique document : " Mount Catherine, November 17, 1865. " Dear Brother, —lt is time for me to write to you. I always thought you would not forget me. Well, I hope you will write now to answer this letter. I thank God lam well and in good health, and all my family. I have now seven children, four boys and three girls. My third son is Edmund, a stout fellow like yourself. My father is still liv ing and in good health, and all brothers in like manner, thank God. Lizzie wrote to Father Molloy a fortnight ago, and he told us that he thinks from her letter she is Mother in West Mat Island. You spoke in Phillip Maher's letter about her ad dress, and also Cornelius. The address of Lizzie— Convent of the Good Shepherd, West Mat Island; and Cory is Glen Rule, Cotehill's Creeks, Belfast Post Office, Victoria. Dear brother, I wish to know that you would be well circumstanced. I loved you dearly, and why should animosity exist between us so far from each other ? The e r eason is you never wrote one scrawl to m e. I s hould think you are not the brother I thoug ht y ou t L o a b u e r . enc T e ho ab u o g u h: y not our writingbing to you I neve r forgot you in my mind, and at my prayers, an d for ever, my dearest of brothers. You spoke in a letter to in want of mone y , which gave us great uneas i n ess ; but don't y ou know all the money that Li zz i e took from us to be a g ain. Now let us cheer how the FelliallS is preparing to land from America here. We are told in the papers the people here are wishing to see the day their country would be free. Let us know is the Govern ment of America giving them any encouragement. The people here are expecting that it will be up the top light and in actio n before Christ mas Da y . Let me know how you a re in health, wea lth, and pros perity. Wishing ybu and wife a nd children m y best respects, yours, <<JAMES BUTLEII, " Fond Brother." The case had not concluded at the rising of the court. THE OLD BERKELEY FOXIIOUNDS.—Vicotint Malden, Load Water House, Rickmansworth, Herts, has, consequent upon failing health, resigned the post of master, and the noble viscount will be succeeded in the mastership by Mr. C. A. Barnes, J.P., Chorley Wood, Rickmansworth. PROGRESS OF SCIENCE.—" A ma chine for black ing boots," says the Union, " might be seen at work yes terday in the garden of the Palais Royal, at the pavilion on the eastern side of the Cafe de la Rotonde. This in vention, however, unfortunately not only blackens the shoes, but the stockings and trousers of the wearer. It besides appears to be not without some danger ; one customer had his foot caught between the two cylinders, which are turned by means of a handle, and when he ex tricated himself he was heard to affirm that he should never be caught there again I The experiment, neverthe less, appeared to cause great amusement to the distin tereoted bystanders." Hospital for Consumption, Brompton. A quarterly special court of the governors of this charity was held in the board-room of the hospital yesterday, the Rev. Sir Henry Foulis, Bart., in the chair. Amongst those present were Sir Peter Van Notten Pole, Bart., Thomas P. Beckwith, Esq., H. E. Pellew, Esq., H. A. Bosanquet, Esq., J. D. Rochfort, Esq., Charles Few, Esq., J. H. Wilson, Esq., W. Needham, Esq., F. J. Augarde, Esq., the Rev. William Niven, 8.D., C. E. K. Butler, Esq., and John Colebrooke, Esq. After the usual preliminary business, the Secretary read the Report of the Committee of Management. From this it appeared that all the 210 beds in the hospital had remained fully occupied, and the out patients' department continued to be as useful as ever. Reference had been repeatedly made in the annual report to the great increase from year to year in the number of out-patients, the new cases having risen from 3,971 in 1858 to 8,625 in 1866. In order to diminish the detention of the patients consequent on such large attendances many alterations had been made, and, to a certain extent, with an advantageous result ; but the com mittee, feeling that the only effectual remedy for the inconvenience—which was still growing—was to increase the medical staff from three assistant phy sicians (as it had been since the year 1848) to " not more than six" assistant physicians, and the com mittee therefore recommended an alteration in the standing rules accordingly. Dr. Hamilton Roe having been appointed Con sulting Physician, on resigning the post of Physi cian, which he had so ably filled for more than a quarter of a century, Dr. Burdon Sanderson had been elected to the vacancy thus created, and Dr. C. Theodore Williams had been elected to the vacant Assistant Physicianship. Mr. Granville Ryder had resigned the office of Chapel Warden, and the duties thereof had been undertaken by Mr. T. P. Beckwith. The Legacies announced had been unusually few, viz., from the late Mr. Richard Culverwell, £lOO. Miss Julia S. llolborn, £lO. Miss Anna M. Prinald, .£2OO, duty free. The number of in-patients admitted since the 30th May was 214 Discharged, many greatly benefited l9O Died 2l New Out-patient cases 1317 The report was unanimously approved and - adopted on the motion of the Rev. Win. Niven, 8.D., seconded by John Colebrooke, Esq., after which it was moved by the Rev. Sir Henry Foulis, Bart., seconded by Charles Few, Esq., and carried non. con.," That, in pursuance of the recommenda tion of the committee of management, the number of assistant physicians be increased to not more than six, and that the necessary alteration be made in Standing Rule No. 4, by substituting the words ' not more than six' for the word three' in line 5." A cordial vote of thanks to the chairman was then passed, and the proceedings terminated, t Cuurt Or Tat HER MAJESTY, &c• OSBORNE, Aug. 1. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with Princess Louis of Hesse, and her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Princess Louise and the Princess of Leiningen. Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also went out. Their Royal llighnesses Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, with the Princesses Victoria, Elizabeth, and Irene, took leave of the Queen last night on their return to the Continent. _ . Their Royal Highnesses embarked at ten o'clock on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Cap tain his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, which left for Antwerp shortly afterwards. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, accompanied their Royal Highnesses in the yacht. Captain von Westerweiler was in attendance upon Prince Louis. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Meek lenburg-Strelitz have arrived at the Duchess of Cam bridge's chateau at Rumpenheim, near Frankfort. The royal party slept at Bonn, on their way to Rumpenheim. The 'Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby and family have left town for the Continent. The Earl and Countess Spencer will leave Spencer House, St. James's, to-morrow, for Althorp Hall, North amptonshire, for the season. TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. MR. BARDSLEY. Last evening the interesting ceremony of presenting the Rev. Samuel Bardsley, the late incumbent of Christchurch Battersea, with a testimonial, on the occasion of his de parture thence to his charge in Spitalfields, took place in the now school-rooms, Battersea-grove. Amongst those present were Major-General Lawrence, C. 8., the Rev. Messrs. J. M. Soule, Griffiths, Ince, Cassell, Joseph Bardsley, and Thomson ; Mr. and Mrs. William Evill, the Misses Dives, the Misses Costaker, Mr. Canby, Mr. Conner, Mr. Daniel, and Mr. Forster. The testimonial consisted of an elegant clock and a purse containing £250, and a lamp and medie3val envelope case for Mrs. Bardsley, the principal subscribers to the latter being the children attending the schools erected in the parish mainly through the exertions of the late incumbent. Major-General LAWRENCE, on taking the chair, congra tulated the meeting on the opportunity that had arisen thus enabling them to give expression to their feelings towards Mr. Bardsley. That gentleman, during the seven years he had been amongst them, had won the esteem of all with whom ho had been brought into contact ; and now, when ho was about to leave them for the performance of more responsible duties, they bad assembled together to present to him a token of their affection, and of their appreciation of the manner in which he had laboured for their spiritual welfare. Ho concluded by calling upon Mr. William Evill to present the address and testimonial to Mr. Bardsley. Mr. Wm. EvILL, on coming forward, was most cordially received, and having read the address, which breathed a most affectionate farewell, said he might truthfully say that, during the eight years he had been churchwarden of Christ Church, ho had never, until that moment, been aware what were its privileges and responsibilities. lie said privileges, because ho regarded it especially as one to present the testimonial, and the responsibilities he felt arose from the circumstance of his being made the mouthpiece in giving expression to Mr. Bardsley of their attachment and gratitude. (Cheers.) The tribute which he now asked Mr. Bardsley to received at his hands had been raised by subscription among his attached parishioners ; and not the least interesting fact was that upwards of 300 children had also contributed towards the testimonial which was presented as a mark of their appreciation of the simple, unostentatious manner in which Mr. Bardsley had dis charged his duties amongst them. When that gentleman first came to Battersea, matters, there, were not in a very quiet state, in fact he might say there was open rebellion amongst them, but by his judgment, good taste, kindness, and affa bility he had put down the ttirrnoil, and in its place he had established Christian Jove, charity, and peace (Cheers.) The parish of Christchurch contained over 10,000 of the poorer classes, and amongst that teeming population the duties of a Christian minister were not of a light descrip tion. Mr. Bardsley had over teen found, in season an d out of season, doing good, and the love and affection be had won must be a source to him of feelings full of the sweetest consolation. When ho first came to Christchurc h no schools were in existence. He at once SO' the want, and the building they were at that moment as sembled in was a monuaient to his devotedness. (Cheers.) When the plans for the schools wore being arranged, it W decided that they should be so constructed that in at leas t one of them a room should bo built in which they might all assemble, and little did he (Mr. Evill) imagine that the first meeting they were destined to hold would be that convened for the purpose of taking leave of their dear part ing friend. (Cheers.) Although the removal of Mr. Bards" ley was his advance to a still more dignified position, It was sorrowful to part, and on behalf of those now as' sembled who still painfully felt the sense of loss, l ie begged to bid him farewell. True hospitality consisted however, not only in speeding the parting, but weleotnill the coming guest—(cheers)--and therefore whilst th e y speed the departing, let them cordially and hopefully If e l come the coming, friend. (Cheers.) It only remained fer him to present, in the name of the congregation of Christ'. church, the testimonial before him, accompanied by purse containing £250. (Cheers.) They did not offer it . as a reward for services performed, but as an evidence °' affection, and as a farewell expression of goodwill at part ing. (Loud cheers.) Mr. G. FORSTER then, in the name of the scholars of Christchurch School, presented the lamp and envelope' case as tokens of their regard and affection for kits' Bardsley. Mr. EVILL said he was anxious to supply an omission on his part, and that was to inform the meeting that he 113 a received a letter from Mr. Jenkinson, their Vicar, in whie l ' he expressed his deep appreciation of the efforts of l‘f Bardsley, and his regret that illness prevented him fr° lll personally taking part in the interesting proceedings. A. Mr. BARDSLEY, in returning thanks, was visibly affeelc; Ho said the separation was painful and trying , b ut whils his heart was filled with sorrow it was overflow in g Wit' gratitude. When ho first came to Christchurch Os/ years ago the population did not exceed 3,000, but now it amounted to J 2,000. The moment he f ours the place was without schools, it became ono of his grea tes t , objects to supply the want, and he had succeeded in g e a a ting them, thanks to the assistance of his kind frie Mr. Evill, who not only munificently contributed fro his substance, but who did more—namely, gave his wa rl9 ' active, and hearty co-operation. Few but himself kn ew ' said Mr. Bardsley, the work Mr. Evill had undergone 1,3; hon. secretary of the building fund. (Cheers.) him also was due the origination of the plan for buildingo the parsonage, and many, very many, other good wor3gt all of which had endeared him to those who, he Inig' id truly say, were his devoted friends. (Cheers.) lie e Oll not adequately thank those present for their kind feellabot towards himself and Mrs. Bardsley, and the consolation that i cheered them in their departure was that, though reruoe! from Christchurch, they were not removed from Loudl —a circumstance which he trusted would still of/ell ICA to a happy meeting. The Rev. Mr. INCE, the new incumbent, addressed ,_tb: 5 meeting in most eloquent and feeling terms , and said t°o though new to Christchurch ho was net new to Battersei c ; which place he left 14 years ago for Yorkshire. Althoegil at that time he had not many grey hairs on his head, eilo was not the case on his return, but though black hair 11.03 given place to silver, ho hoped he might say that T i l e them ho had learned wisdom. (Cheers.) His gre at , 4 . desire would be to follow in the footsteps of Mr. B arde' The meeting having boon addressed by many: °f t'l3'o clergy present, 4 . jot' Mr. DANIELS moved a cordial vote of thanks to log General Lawrence for his conduct in the ch air, rema ow that he was a gentleman always ready and willing t° " any good work. The vote having been unanimously carried, s tieg The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, and the i nter() a-oeeedings terminated. THE LORDS AND THE REFORM Grey has given notice of the following amen dment "- t o moved in committee on the Reform Bill :—" C13' 15 t follow clause 46—No returning officer for any CO borough, nor his deputy, nor any part ner or clerk of e."" of them, shall act as agent for any c andidate in the 5,33/55130 ment or conduct of his election as a member to FerV° re' Parliament for such county or bo rou g h ; and if /1 ) : t ber turning officer, his deputy, the partner or clerk of e'" of them, shall so act, he shall be guilty of a misdeincsD°lll. M E CHANICAL SCIENCE.—Mr. Whitworth h 3s 3( ,th dressed to tho Science and Art . Departm ent of the S°ll.'d Kensington Museum the following letter, w hich. w 9 - 1. before the Select Committee on Paris purchases' ing the national importance of ma intainin g the P°s',„.lll°f which England has reached in the m anufacture of 013;ii nery in general, I desire to do as much as the°juforo power towards effecting this object. I should feel obliged if you would inform t he Lord President of l eo, Council that I am willing to deposit in the Sou d, th ree or ills s i ng ton Museum, to be there perpetual l y presed, to. or original true planes and a measu rin g machine moot demonstrating the millionth part of au luc la ;:u.ioot propose, subject to some conditions, to make a stli"' e - _, endowment to provide for the delivery plain such instruments. Their importance will 1 3 ' ) 10 1 . 0 e, lest when it is considered that the value of °WO' l ' l3e t h j of when made of the best material, depe,nds on the truth its rart.. its surfaces and the accarate raeasuronient of of lootures