The Sun. — London, England, 1867-11-11 00:00:00

THE LONDON, 191, FLEET-STREET, Corner of Chancery-lane, Temple Bar. Mr. FREDERICK SAWYER begs to announce that be is again sole Proprietor of the LONDON, and having re ceived substantial proof that the former prices were con sistent with the views of his Patrons, and anxious to meet the present wishes of the public, has reduced the tariff to its original scale, viz.:— Dinner from the joint, with vegetables, bread, cheese, ls. 9d. ; joints, with soup or fish, 2s. 6d. ; fish dinner, is. 6d. ; attendance, 3d. Dinners for large or small parties in private rooms from 3s. 6d. to ss. per head. Especial attention has been given to the quality of the Wines and Cigars, and a great reduction is made in the prices. A Table in the Grand Saloon may be engaged by giving half an hour's notice. The famous London Dinner, at 2s. 93. per head, will be ser ved on and after SAT CRIA Y, the 9:,h of November. T " LON D O N, 191, Fleet-street, Temple-bar. The LONDON DINNER at 2s. 9d. ; ATTENDANCE, 3d., for to-day : Mock Turtle. Italienne. Soles b, 1 Maitre &Hotel. Anguilles h la Tartare. Vol au Vent h la Toulouse. Itis de Veau au Petit Pois. Sirloin of Beef. Boudin la Reine. Pates de l'Abricot. Fromage, &c. The LONDON TUESDAY, THE 12TH I TTENDANCE, 3d. Ox A NST., Giblet. Ravioli. Cabillaud aux huitros. Plies Frites. Kari do poulet a l'lndienne. Paces d'Homard. Roast Sirloin of Beef. Boudin a l'Ecole. • Beignets de Pommes. Fromage, &c. The Bill of Yare of the "London Dinner" will be pub lished in THE Sux every evening. FREDERICK SAWYER, Sole Proprietor. HONDURAS GOVERNMENT RAILWAY LOAN, £1,000,000, in Bonds to bearer of £lOO, £5OO, and £l,OOO each, bearing 10 per cent. annual in terest, payable half-yearly in sterling, issued at 80 per cent., and to be redeemed at par in sterling within 17 years by yearly drawings, by means of an accumulative sinking fund of 3 per cent. per annum. The first drawing to take place on Dec. 31, 1869. The payments by subscribers will be as follows :- 5 per cent. on application £s 0 0 10 „ on allotment 10 „ on Jan. 1, 1868, less interest V 9 4i 9 10 15 „ on July 1, 1868, less interest 1 11 3 13 8 9 20 „ on Jan. 1, 1869, less interest 2 10 0 17 10 0 20 „ on April 1, 1869, less interest 1 17 6 18 2 6 80 per cent Interest will be payable on Ist July and Ist January in each year at the London and County Bank, and, for tLe first instalment of £l5, will date from Ist October, 1867. In default of payment of any of the respective instal ments, all previous payments will he liable to forfeiture. The instalments way be anticipated at any time at Bank of England rate. The Government of Honduras having agreed to appro priate to the subscribers a moiety of the net profits of the railway during 15 years after the complete repayment of the present Loan, subscribers will receive, as bonne, with in one month after allotment, with each £lOO bond, ono 10,000 th deferred fully-paid up railway share to bearer, entitling the holder thereof to receive his proportion of such net profits. PROSPECT US. The President of the Republic of Honduras, being duly authorised, has given full powers to Mons. Victor Herran, Minister at Paris, and Senor Don Carlos Gutierrez, Hon duras Minister in London, to contract on account of the Government a Loan, to be applied towards the construc tion of an Interoceanic Railway from Puerto Caballos, on the Atlantic, to the Bay of Fonseca, on the Pacific. To show the importance attached by the British Go voanment to the Honduras Interoceanic Railway, it may be stated that the line has been surveyed on the part of her Majesty's Government by Lieutenant-Colonel Stanton, R.E., and a detachment of Royal Engineers sent out for the purpose. Colonel Stanton reports "That the harbours at both termini are unexceptionable, and that the read can be constructed " without any sharper curves or heavier gradients than are to be found on existing lines over which locomotives work without difficulty." The new Treaty between Honduras and Great Britain declares that— " In order to secure the construction and permanence of the route or road herein contemplated, and also to secure for the benefit of mankind the uninterrupted advantages of such communication from sea to sea, her Britannic Majesty recognises the rights of sovereignty and property of Honduras in and over the lino of the said road, and for the same reason guarantees, positively and effiaciously, the entire neutrality of the same. And when the proposed road shall have been completed, her Britannic Majesty equally engages, in conjunction with the Republic of Hon duras, to protect the same from interruption, seizure, or unjust confiscation, from whatsoever quarter the attempt may proceed." Treaties signed by the Honduras Government with France and the Unitot-fitates contain the same provisions, and th., French Government, considering the public utility of the Honduras Railway, has promised the official quota tion of the Honduras Loan on the Paris Bourse. The following official report by Rear-Admiral Davis, made to the Secretary of the Navy of the United States Government, in compliance with a resolution of tho American Congress on the 19th of March, 180, demon strates likewise the importance which the United States Government attaches to the construction of the Honduras line : " The reader who follows the course of the surveyors, naturalists, and geologists from the capacious, safe, and ex cellent harbour of Puerto Caballos, through regions re markable for their salubrity, fertility, great variety of cli mate and productions, and valuable mineral resources, to the waters cf the splendid harbour of La Union (Bay of Fonseca), cannot but regret that capitalists have not found it to their interest to carry out one of the most promising and one of the least embarrassing enterprises of the day." The line of railway has been carefully selected and sur veyed by Mr. Trantwine (late engineer-in-chief of the Panama Railway) and an efficient staff, and a contract has been entered into for the construction of the whole line with stations and rolling stock, for a stipulated sum of about £B,OOO a mile, including every outlay, and the works are to be proceeded with in sections. From time to time, as the instalments of the present Loan are received, the proportion to be applied to the construction of the first section of the railway will be handed to and held by trustees in trust, to pay the con tractor the instalments on his contract, as certified by the Government Engineer. The balance of the Loan will be applied in clearing the forests, and in payment of engineer ing and other incidental expenses. ['he interest and sinking fund of the Loan are specially guaranteed by a first charge upon the intended railway itself and its revenue, and also by a first mortgage upon the whole of the domains and mahogany forests of the State of Honduras, which, according to official report, are of im mense value. It is arranged that the whole of the produce of the above mortgaged State domains and forests shall be consigned direct to London by the Honduras Government to Messrs. Biscboffsheim and Goldschmidt, who will pay over the peo ceeds of the sales towards the annual interest and sinking fund, and the construction of the remaining sections of the rail way. It has been further arranged in the contract that, as soon as any portion of the railway is completed, the contractor shall bring down to the terminus, free of charge, by the return empty waggons, any produce of the Government forests and domains that may be ready for shipment to Eng land. Beginning at the harbour of Puerto Caballos, on the Atlantic, the railway will proceed over the table land of Honduras—in a line of 230 miles to the Bay of Fonseca, on the Pacific. The ports at either end are spacious, safe, and easily accessible for the largest ships. The steaming distances from Liverpool to San Fran cisco, touching at Jamaica, are—by way of Panama, 7,980 miles ; Nicaragua, 7,720 miles; Tehuantepec, 7,740 miles; Honduras, 7,320 miles. The distance between New York and San Francisco, by Panama, is 5,224 miles; by Nicaragua, 4,700 miles; by Tehuantepec, 4,200 miles; by Honduras, 4,121 miles— a saving, by way of Honduras, as compared with Panama, the only line on which a railway is already constructed, of 1,103 miles. _ _ _ _ _ The difference in actual distance, coupled with the su periority of ports, the facilities of embarkation and disem barkation, and the connection with the American coast lines, will effect a saving in time, as compared with the Panama route, of not less than five days between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of the United States. The line will afford the easiest, safest, and speediest route between Great Britain and British Columbia ; it will also offer the increased facilities of first-class ports for the establishment of speedy intercourse with Australia and New Zealand, and will • bring Jamaica, Belize, and other British possessions in the West Indies into the direct line of communication. Last year the dividend paid by the Panama Company was at the rate of 24 per cent. per annum on a capital of £1,600,000, in addit'on to a bonus of 40 per cent. from accumulated profits. The Honduras line will in all pro bability return as much profit as the Panama line, if not considerably more. Sufficient of the proceeds of the present issue will be applied to the construction of the first section, from Puerto Caballos to Santiago. This section will enable the ex portation of the mahogany, eitc., to take place ; the means of transport now existing being too expensive to be re munerative. Careful estimates have satisfied the Honduras Government that the surplus revenue of the State domains and forests will b amply sufficient to complete the whole line, without any further issue of stock, but in case it should be found advantageous, on account of increasing traffic, to accelerate the opening of the railway from sea to sea by raising more money, fur ther stock will be i s sued for th e cons truction of the rema - ning sections of the railway. The several contracts and other documents can be in inspected at the office of Messrs. Baxter, Ruse, Norton, and Co., solicitors, No. 6, Victoria-street, Westminster. Applications for the Loan will be received from Mon day, 11th November, to Fridly, the 15th November, by the London and County Bank, 21, Lombard-street, and branches, where prospectuses and forms of application can be obtained ; and in Paris by Messrs. Bischoffsheim, Gold schmidt, and Go., 26, Rue de la Chaussde d'Antin. Pay ments on application for the Loan can also be made at the Bank of France and branches. HONDURAS GOVERNMENT RAILWAY LOAN FOR £1,000,000. FORM OF APPLICATION. (To be retained by the Bankers). To the Directors of the London and County Bank. Gentlemen,—Having paid to the London and County Bank the sum of I hereby request that you will allot to me net in Vonds of the above Loan, and I hereby agree to accopt the same, or any smaller amount that may be allotted to me, and to pay the further BUM of £lO per cent. on the same when allottod.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Signature Address in full Delemmiummutonmift iiiiiiiiiiii utut iiiiii tum JOHN GrOSN ELL and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a pleasant fragrance to the breath. Prioe Is. 6d.—led Ball Wharf, 93, Upper Thames street, London. TOTHING I M POSSIBLE.—The greatest and most useful invention of the day, AQUA AMA BELL A. ileum JOHN GOSNELL and CO., Red Ball Wharf, 93, Upper Thames-street, Perfumers to her Majesty, respect luny offer to the publics this truly marvellous fluid, which ?radually restores ins human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at what age. The Agna Amarelia has none of the properties of dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and when the hair is once restored one application per month will keep it in perfeot colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in half bottles, lbs. Bi. Testimonials from artistes of the highest order, and from individuals of undoubted re spectability, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell and Co. have been appoiated roalumera to her Royal 111 04319116th0ra1M0 3 9t Ways. __— THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chatterton. TRIUMPHANT AND BRILLIANT SUCCESS. The Carnival of Venice, at the conclusion of act, has been unanimously pronounced by the press and the public to be one of the grandest spectacular effects ever witnessed on the stage. THIS EVENING, her Majesty's servant. will perform the new Romantic Play, in 4 Acts, entitled THE DOGE OF VENICE, adapted by Bayle Bernard from Lord Byron's Tragedy of " Marino Faliero," with additions from the Play of " Marino," by Casimer de la Vigne, and Musically Illustrated by Selections from the Operas of "Marino" by Donizetti, and the "Duo Foscare " and "Bravo" of Verdi and Mercadante, with New and Magni ficent Scenery by Mr. Wm. Beverley. The music selected and arranged by Mr. J. 11. Tully. The dances and panto mimic action devised by Mr. J. Cormack. The costumes and masks invented by Mr. B. W. Keene. The play will be produced under the direction of Mr. Edward Stirling. Principal characters by Mr. Phelps, Messrs. J. U. Cowper, H. Sinclair, E. Phelps, Barrett, James John stone, C. Warner, W. M'lntyre, C. Harcourt, Webb, F. Moreland, fix.; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss Grattan, &c. Increased orchestra and numerous ehorus. Te conclude with each evening THE LADIES' CLUB. Mesdames Beatriz Shirley, Kate Harfieur, Grattan, Huds peth, L. Wilmot, Mrs. H. Vandenhoff ; Messrs. J. Rouse, Barratt, Harcourt, &c. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7 o'clock. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THE WINNING CARD. Mr. Ziompton. After which, OUR AMERICAN COUSIN : Messrs. Sothern, Raymond, Chippendale, Rogers, Braid, Gordon, Claak, Coe, &c. ; Mesdames Robertson, Chippendale, Dal ton, Burke, Wright, &c. To conclude with FISH OUT OF WATER ; Mr. Compton. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Mr. Feohter, sole, actual, and responsible Manager. THIS EVENING, at Eight, HAMLET. Prince of Denmark, Mr. Fechter ; supported by Messrs. Emery, Ryder, F. Matthews, Calhaem, Mellon, Dalton, Anderson, Francis, Stuart, Fleming, Lomas; Miss Elsworthy, Miss Bishop, and Miss Carlotta Leelercq. Preceded by, at Seven o'clock, a comedietta, entitled THE MISTRESS OF THE MILL. Mr. H. Mellon, Mr. S. Calhaam ; Miss Ritter, Miss Montgomery. QUEEN'S THEATRE, Long-acre. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with a Romantic Ilay, by Charles Reade and Charles Maquot, called THE DOUBLE MARRIAGE. Mr. Alfred Wigan, Messrs. C. Wyndham, W. H. Stephens, F. Charles, Sanger, C. Seyton, Lionel Brough ; Mrs. Saville, Miss F. Addison, Miss E. Teri y, Miss H. Hodson. To conclude with the Comic Drama of THE FIRST NIGHT. Achille Talma Dufard (a French actor), Mr. Alfred Wigan (his original character) ; Emilie Antoinette Rose Dufard, Miss Pauline Markham. Doors open at half-past six o'clock, performance to commence at seven. The Box-office open from 10 till 5, under the direction of Mr. Griffiths. On THURSDAY, November 14 (by desire), STILL WATERS RUN DEEP, hi which Mrs. A. Wigan will sustain her original character. R OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. New Management. Solo Lessee, Mr. B. Webster ; Manager, Mr. H. Wigan. THIS EVENING, THE WAY TO GET MARRIED. Messrs. H. Wigan, H. Nevill, M. Robson, Addison, and Charles Mathews; Mesdames L. Moore and St. Henry. Followed by IF I HAD A THOUSAND A-YEAR. lessrs. C. Mathews and Farrell ; Mesdames Caulfield and St. Henry. To conclude with MY WIFE'S BONNET. Messrs. R. Soutar and J. G. Taylor; Mesdames L. Moore and E. Ferran. iCommence at Seven. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. Mr. and Mrs. DION BOUCICAULT in Arrah-na-Pogue. THIS EVENING the performances will commence with a Comedietta by T. J. Williams, Esq., entitled A LITTLE FLIRTATION. After which, at a quarter to 8, Mr. Dion Boucicault's celebrated Irish Drama, entitled ARRAH-NA-POGUE. Shaun the Post, Mr. Dion Boucicault; The O'Grady, Mr. Vining ; Feeney, Mr. Dominick Murray, M'Coul, Mr. G. F. Neville ; Mayor Coffin, Mr. J. G. Shore ; Secretary, Mr. M.Lean ; Fanny Power, Miss Hughes ; Arrah Meelish, Mrs. Dion Boucicault. The celebrated scenery, by Mr. Telbin, and Mr. F. Lloyds, entirely repainted and renovated by Mr. F. Lloyds. To conclude with NO. 1, ROUND THE CORNER. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. rfITIEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. THIS EVENING, at 7, MAN IS NOT PERFECT, NOR WOSIAN NEITHER. Messrs. G. Belmore, J. G. Taylor, C. H. Stephenson, Miss E. Pitt, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon. After which, 17th time, MAUD'S PERIL. Messrs. Billington, G. Behnore, Ashley, Eburne, C. J. Smith ; Miss Herbert, Mrs. Billington, Miss Emily Pitt. To conclude with THE SCHOOL FOR TIGERS. Mr. G. Belmoro, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Miss Harris, Miss Nally Harris, &c. HOL BORN THEATRE ROYAL. Sole proprietor and manager, Mr. Softon Percy. THIS EVENING, at 7, the highly successful Drama of FOR LOVE. Mesdames Stephens, Heurade, C. Saunders; Messrs. Montague, Price, Widdicomb. At 9, Burnand's new Burlesque, MARY TURNER ; or, The Wicious Willin and Wictorious Wirtuo. Mesdames Fanny Josephs, Saunders, Wilmore, Clinton, Sec. • Messrs. Robins, Montague, Garden, Wilmot, &c. Magnificent new scenery, dresses, and appointments. NOTE.—Seats may be secured a month in advance. Box-office open from 10 till 5; and all Libraries. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7, THE FRENCH EXHIBITION. After which, a New Comedy, KIND TO A FAULT. Messrs. Parselle, Belford, and Turner; Mesdames John stone, Gwynne, and Hughes. To conclude with Byron's WILLIAM TELL WITH A VENGEANCE. Messrs. Thorne, James, and Fenton ; Mesdames Holt, Weathersby, ecc. LICENSED VICTUALLEUS' GUARDIAN. GR. GLENIE, of the Sporting Library , . 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-pare. 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Gtd , :iNll 4 :, Sporting I. brary, 4, Connau:ht terry e, Thlgw4re-roid, deivers the LAT EDI I loN ci "I' BLT • " at Ihe e rifest pore b e moment sft, r leaving the press. He :s ••bl, to deliver copies in Town, the Suburbs. and in many parts of the country at 4 comparatively ear'y hour the same evening, say 4U miles by J o'clock. Orders by Post punctually attended to. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOV EMBEaI 11, 1867. EXPOSITION TJNIVERSELLE, PARIS, 1867. WHEELER AND WILSON,. X 39, REGENT-STREET, AND 43, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, AW A RDE D, OVER EIGHTY-TWO COMPETITORS, THE HIGHEST PREMIUM, A GOLD MEDAL, For the Perfection of SEWING MACHINES and BUTTON-HOLE MACHINES, THE ONLY GOLD MEDAL FOR THIS BRANCH .440ticitip•-,. LW. LONDON, MONDAY, NOV. 11, 1867. The intelligence which reaches us from the United States is not calculated to allay the anxiety with which all interested in the welfare of our transatlantic kinsfolk have recently watched the progress of affairs. The negro difficulty is assuming alarming proportions, and although we may set down some of the reports and rumours as probably exaggerated, there is evidently some ground for the prevailing uneasiness. The negroes have learnt their strength ; they find arms and ammunition easily obtainable, and they are inflamed and excited by the constant agitation of Radical demagogues. The division of the planters' land among their former slaves is a favourite doctrine with these mob-orators, and it is one which naturally is very welcome to their throngs of excitable and indolent hearers. To have land enough to support him in laziness with the least possible amount of exertion is the negro beau ideal of happiness, and it is no great wonder if by degrees he persuades himself into the belief than is no more than his right. It has been easy for those at a distance to foresee the consequences of the Radical policy in the South, but warnings and cautions have been completely thrown away. The Radical party had gained the political pre eminence and they were determined to main tain it at any cost. It was necessary for them with this view to keep their rivals out of the field, and the negroes were a powerful agent. Regardless of the ultimate consequences, they have been deluding them with visions of political equality, and even supremacy, the division of lands, the protection of Government, and other chimeras, till the result has been that the negroes have outstripped their teachers. Their numbers in many of the Southern States, thanks to the new registration system, completely outbalance the whites, and they are returning delegates and elect ing officers of their own colour in a manner very unwelcome to the masses of the North. To such a length has their assumption grown that in America, the boasted land of free speech, several prominent citizens have been ordered to leave Richmond by the coloured Vigilance Committee for speaking disrespectfully of Mr. HUNNICUTT and discharging negro Radical employes. American politeness has grown into something very remark able : it leaves Parisian courtesy altogether in the shade. " Speaking disrespectfully" of a political opponent is sufficient for social ostracism, and dis charging disagreeable employes, if they happen to be black, can be punished by nothing less than banish ment. The servant who " discharged his mas ter" finds his parallel among the American negroes. If a master orders a black servant to leave his house he is likely to have himself to leave the town. But the care for Mr. HUNNICUTT's safety goes still further. Armed negroes guard his house, declaring that he is threatened with assassi nation. It is no great wonder that under such cir cumstances the Southern whites turn for protection to those very military officers whose first appearance among them they shrunk from with dislike and dis may. So far from resisting the military govern ment forced upon them by Congress under the new Reconstruction scheme, they are urging the Presi dent to increase the military force in the South so as to overawe the negroes, who are well armed, an it is feared meditate a general insurrection. The Southern press generally predicts a war of races, but notwithstanding all these unsatisfactory and significant indications the Radicals continue the same dangerous and reckless course. The Republican Congressional Executive Committee have issued an address urging the people to support the Republican party, whose defeat at the approach ing elections would be a national disaster, would jeopardise the lives and property of Union men in the South, and even the national credit and exis tence, and would probably result in another rebel lion. This address stigmatises the PRESIDENT as "an apostate and a rebel sympathiser." These threatened dangers awaiting Unionists in the Southern States have their existence only in the imaginations of Radical orators, and the people at large are beginning to discover this. But the very fact of this high sounding committee thinking it necessary to advise the electors of the consequences of their defeat at the approaching contests shows how much their position is shaken. The fact is that they feel they have lost their hold on the public, and they know it is more than probable the bulk of the elections in the future as well as in the past will be against them and their candidates, Their predictions of another rebellion in the South are sufficiently answered by the appeal of the leading Southerners for more Northern troops. If they were attempting an organisation of their own such a request is the very last which they would prefer. But happily for the future of America these Radical threats and pledges are losing their force. The people who have been patiently paying most oppressive taxes for a long period are now told that their debt is greater than at the close of the war. 'Whether this be true or no there can, unfortu nately, be no room to doubt that it is substantially the same, and no wonder. The Southern States instead of bringing the vast produce of their plantations to enrich the national coffers are a heavy national burden. The expense of the military governments is no small addition to the public expenditure, and there is no correspond ing return. The Radical policy has been Protec tion under its worst forms, so that there has been no chance for the trade of the . North to recover what it lost through the apathy and desolation of the South. Add to all this the extravagant bounties to soldiers, .the reckless expenditure in many other ways, and it will easily be seen that the Radicals, during their fast closing lease of power, have been no better guardians of the public purse than of the general welfare and the national honour. It is not likely that the time-honoured custom of the Banquet at Guildhall will be given up, for it is looked forward to by many as a not little day in their calendar, and, besides, it affords the oppor tunity for the citizens to meet some of the leading men of the day, and judge for themselves how public matters are proceeding. In the absence of Lord DERBY, the duty of representing Her MA JEsTy's Ministers devolved upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he performed his task with great ability and adroitness. His reception was a most enthusiastic one, both on his entering the hall and upon his rising to respond to the toast. The right hon. gentleman spoke hopefully of the state of affairs in general, although he declared that he could not follow the course which his noble friend would have clone, and " taken stock" of the general condition. Mr. DIS RAELI referred most particularly to that department of the State with which he is most intimately con nected, and alluded to the bad condition in which all were placed at this time last year, owing to the collapse of credit, which, in its " extent and seve rity," was probably unprecedented. Even yet one so capable of forming a judgment could not con gratulate his hearers upon having entirely recovered from the shock then received. This is nut at all surprising, though it may not be very satisfac tory, for, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer said very truly, " Credit is the most powerful, but, at the same time, the most delicate of influences," and therefore time must elapse before we are in the position we were some years ago. Consolation is not wanting, for the country has no reason to com plain of the state of our commerce or of the condi tion of the revenue. The right hon. gentleman declared that "the course of our commerce had been steady and uniform, rich and regular, like one of those trade revivals with which it is connected ; and as for our revenue it maintains itself at that rate to which we have been accustomed, and I am glad to say that the exchequer is, without overflowing, full." It is very satisfactory to find Mr. DISRAELI, on the part of her MAJESTY'S Ministers, assuring the citizens of London that the relations between Eng land and foreign Powers are so friendly ; also that there seems little cause to fear that the peace of Europe will be disturbed. This .country seems also to be gradually resuming its rightful posi tion among the nations of Europe, and upon more than one occasion lately the British Government has been applied to for its friendly offices. This last year has brought calmer feelings to America, as well as to Europe, and justice is at last rendered to the goodwill that England has dis played. This desirable state of affairs has, we doubt not, been partly brought about by the representa tions of the Foreign Secretary, as Mr. DISRAELI very truly said. The domestic position is not less hopeful, and it must have been with feelings of pride and rejoicing that the Chancellor of the Exchequer referred to the passing of the Reform Bill at the civic banquet, where the subject had been so often discussed in its immature form on previous occasions. As he emphatically remarked, it was a question of " chronic irritation, which embarrassed the Crown, made electioneering ridiculous, and England con temptible in the eyes of Europe." Our Govern ment for fifteen years was declaring that a resti tution of power in the State was necessary, and no one was competent to bring it about. Mr. DISRAELI believes that the nation accepts the recent arrange ment with favour, and that history will consecrate its consequences ; and we think he is fully justified in his belief. We may fairly say that it is long since a Minister of the Crown, at a Lord Mayor's entertainment, has been enabled to give so good an account of his stewardship as the Chancellor of the Exchequer did on Saturday last, and the company appear to have been of the same opinion to judge of their enthusiasm. Lord STANLEY made some remarks on the House of Commons, which were particularly appropriate just now. The connection between the City of London and the House of Commons calls forth, as the noble lord said, many historical reminiscences, and there are no members who speak with more weight and authority than those who, whatever be their party, are sent as " representatives of the greatest commercial community that ever existed since the world began." Nowa days it is the habit in certain quarters to de preciate rather than to extol anything peculiar to this country ; and we are therefore the more rejoiced to find in Lord SIANLET'S speech so able a vindica tion of the merits of the House of Commons. As he says, the English Parliament differs in some re spects from every other legislative assembly that has existed in the world. In the first place, "we are the only unpaid legislative body in the world,' and this certainly speaks volumes for the supe riority of English customs, as the noble lord argued, even if we do incur the expense and annoyance of popular contests for purposes of Vanity or ambition, it is something gained, since the motive prompts them to serve in the Parliament of a free country. No other legislative body in the world gets through a fifth part of the business that is done by the British Home of Commons. What ever its faults, no one can invalidate its claim to in dustry and goodwill. Another merit, and perhaps it may be called the crowning one, is that it exhibits so much justice and fair play to those who address it. "No doubt sometimes party spirit may be displayed, but there is one thing that in variably overrides party feeling, and that is purpose." It is r r e e a sp ll e y ct w to men who while pea of or th the advocates of the superiority of foreign and colonial assemblies over our own to study the observati ons k to some of those vehement here made, and they must recognise the justice of them to themselves, if they do not admit it to others. It is quite as absurd to say that a thing is bad because it is of ancient institution, as to declare that because it is venerable it must be good. Lord STANLEY has said nothing which is not strictly true concerning the House of Commons, and we would recommend his remarks to the attentive consideration of all interested in the subject. Sir Rome PAKINGTON'S speech was rendered par ticularly interesting on account of the reference he naturally made to the Abyssinian Expedition. The laurels of the British army have not, as he reminded his hearers, always been gained on the battle-fields of Europe ; and there is nothing to excite astonish ment in the fact that we are sending a force to a remote country, of which but little is known. The right hon. Baronet said very forcibly, " I trust we shall hear no more of such language as that Abyssinia is a place where England may meet with disaster ; but where there is peril to be encountered, or suffer ing to be borne, or difficulties to be overcome, then there is honour to be won." Mr. H. L. CoanY made some interesting re marks on the navy, referring to the visit of the American squadron to our shores as a happy oppor tunity for friendly and cordial intercourse. On the whole, this entertainment was a most successful one ; and, with the exception of the noble Premier, there seemed nothing wanting to impart interest to the brilliant reunion which is always held in such high esteem by the good citizens of London. The arrival of a new Ambassador in such a city as Paris is something more than a piece of courtly etiquette. The English do not usually shine in the arts of diplomacy, and it is a common saying that we lose by the pen what we gain by the sword. Nevertheless the selection of a representative at the French capital is a momentous undertaking, so much, in spite of all that is said and done and written, rests with the Ambassador himself ; so much depends on his personal qualities, his tact, his courtesy, his dignity ; and so much may be forfeited by want of readiness, by failure of temper, by a lack either of conciliation or of firmness. We may hope that Lord Lyons, who beam a name known and honoured in English diplomacy will, be a worthy representative of British interests at the Court of France, and that during his embassy no interruption may accrue to that entente cordiale be tween the two great nations, which, in the words of his own address to NAPOLEON 111., " have so powerfully contributed to the welfare of the two countries and to the happiness of the whole world." The EMPEROR, who received the English Ambas sador with marked attention, responded cor dially to his professions of friendship and goodwill on the part of Queen VICTORIA. " From the commencement of my reign," said the EMPEROR, "one of my most constant objects has been to maintain with Great Britain those friendly relations so useful to the progress of civilisation and to the peace of the world." NAPOLEON the THIRD'S diplomatic utterances are often criticised with some suspicion and severity ; but there is no reason to question his sincerity in this statement. During his reign he has consistently shown a desire for cordial relations with this country, although that desire was not always shared by his people. The present good understanding between England and France owes much to his example and influence, and we may hope that, under his auspices and with the cordial reciprocity of the English Government, it will long continue unbroken, notwithstanding the occasional irritations and disturbances to which in the present position of continental affairs all such relations are liable. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Sunday Evening. Reports are rife of - several changes in the Ministry, and to-day there seems more certainty about these changes. The Marquis de la Valette is said to disapprove of the policy pursued by the Government in regard to the Roman question, and it is possible that he may retire. Among the names mentioned as his probable successor are those of M. Rouher, the present Minister of Finance. Several other names are mentioned in political quarters. The chief point of the discussions of the Paris papers to-day relates to the participation of the French troops in the late affair at Mentana. The Siecle expresses its deep regret at the fact, and a few of the other journals participate in this view. The exact number of Garibaldians engaged in that affair is still not known. Some of the Italian papers say it was 6,000, whilst others estimate the number at 10,000. . One paper says the Garibaldian force com prised no less than 15,000 men. The vexed question as to whether the French troops did or did not take part in the engagement which has settled Garibaldi is answered in the affir mative by the despatches received by the Minister of War. These despatches do not mention any new fact of importance, but they state that a column of 5,000 men marched to attack the Garibaldians. General de Polhes commanded five French batta lions. The Pontifical troops were under the orders of General Kauzler. At 11 o'clock at night this officer announced that the principal column which had marched by the Via Nomentana had driven the enemy to the fortified village of Mentana after a sanguinary combat of four hours, in which the French battalions took part. It appears that after all the fire and fury denunciations of Garibaidi, his shouts of Rome or death, and his faithful promises to destroy the " monster" power of the Pope, when he found that a French army had come to Rome, he issued a proclamation, in which he quietly said, with lamb-like meekness, that he and his bands were " ready to retire from the theatre of war," and that they would " remain spectators of the solution which our army and the French army would give to the Roman question." This procla mation is dated Correse, Nov. 3, a fact which seems to indicate that Garibaldi would have been very glad if he could have avoided the encounter which has probably put an extinguisher ui on his folly and bravado for ever. Next year will have its Exhibition as well as 1867, and although not on the same scale of mag nificence and useful tendency, yet it will be a very interesting one. It will take place at Havre, which Napoleon I. used to call the maritime suburb of Paris. Erected opposite to the ocean, it may appropriately have the title of Exhibition of the Sea. There will be models and plans of ships and vessels of all sorts--war ships and trading vessels and boats illustrative of ancient and modern navigation, propelled by wheel and screw, with masts, sails, and armaments of all kinds ; life boats, and, in short, all that appertains to locomo tion upon sea and river. Included in this naval exhibition specimens will be seen of everything re quisite to provision vessels and of the products from far countries brought in them, and, of course, all the instruments, signals, lighthouses, chronometers, compasses, and everything connected with mari time commerce. Of course, the fisheries will not be neglected, and endeavours will be made to have specimens of every fish that swims in sea or river, from the sprat to the whale, sea monsters and the tiny fish which serve for epicurean appetites. The Exhibition will include two great branches called the Naumachies and the Vivarium. The Nauma chies were mimic representations of naval combats given by the Romans in lakes on Pond's-day for the purpose. It was under Julius Caesar that the first excavation was dug for this purpose upon the banks of the Tiber. These lakes were so contrived that the moment the fight was over the water all ran out. The Vivarium or Aquerium upon a grand scale will be fitted with inhabitants of the water, from the Seine and from the various seas upon the earth. Perhaps there may be even a living whale upon this vast Vivarium. It is stated, from Florence, that General Cantoni was killed in the late battle. General Stallo was seriously wounded in both legs. Salomne escaped without any injury. Garibaldi, according to report, will be tried for rebellion. His son, Menotti, is still at Florence. Reports are in circulation of an insurgent mani festo at Como, but the information from the most respectable sources is that tranquillity has been restored throughout Italy. A family has been poisoned at the village of St. Jean de Thouars by eating what was supposed to be mushrooms. Two members have died, and the rest are in a dangerous state. I yesterday took a stroll through the Exhibition. Although it is being rapidly curtailed in its fair proportions, yet the scene is both interesting and curious. It is a real Tower of Babel, where you may hear all the languages in the world, and the work of removal and destruction is carried on with desperate energy. The mode of effect ing the operation is a study. The English, quiet and steady, pull down their vast machinery with ease and promptitude, and no excitement pre vails. The proportions of these vast machines are removed almost as easily as the light valuable articles of jewellery. The Prussian workmen go through their work under the guidance of superintendents in military costume. The Italians make violent gestures, and talk, or rather bawl, in all directions. They seem as excited as if Garibaldi were among them. The Spaniards look moody and melancholy upon the empty cases. Here is a Chinese looking very busy, and there a Turk in deep contemplation at the packing up of the rich Oriental stuffs, and many other " unconsidered trifles." The French, ever hasty and vivacious, illustrate the national character in the way they go about their work. The great circular Galerie Mobilier, of which I have so often spoken, looks desolate ; the glittering marvels are hidden from sight, or have been taken away, whole sections and the produce of many lands have been stripped, and disorder reigns in the Champ de Mars. " Time is money ;" but alas ! the hand of destruction has been raised against the clocks and watches. But a few days since you could know the time not only at Paris, but, if you were very parti cular about it, you could know how it was going on at iimbuctoo or Yeddo, at Samarcand or Botany Bay, or even in the Cannibal Islands. How changed the scene. The great clock:of M. Detouche, of the Rue St. Martin, the marvel of the age, so accurate and so perfect in its mechanism, pronounced by many to have been the most wonderful piece of manufacture and mechanism in the Exhibition, no longer marks the hour—no longer tells the tale of time with its loud and piercing accents. Its fame, however, lives in the pages of all the Paris papers, and in the recollection of millions of astonished admirers. And all the other beautiful watches and clocks are removed from every section, so the visitor to the Champ de Mars is puzzled to know the " time of day." A Mr. Day was knighted in the winter by George 111., and it was said that the monarch had turned Day into Knight, and made a Lady Day at Christmas. Last, not least, the Restaurants have been emptied of their savoury contents, and the beer and wine barrels are either gone or empty. I will report more progress of this work of devastation on another day. M. de Lamartine, with his niece, is gone to renovate his herith in the salubrious climate of Nice. The health of the great writer is not so good as is desired. An explosion of gas has taken place in the Rue Lafayette, which has killed or seriously injured several workmen. The weather is not bright to-day, but it is pleasant and warm for November. For three days there has been a fog in the early morning, which must have destroyed the idea that fogs are not known in France. LATEST INTELLIGENCE, (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) TILE PAPAL STATES. PARIS, Nov. 11. A despatch from Rome announces that a French General entered Viterbo on the 10th with a mixed column. The troops were welcomed with joyful demonstrations. The Pontifical troops have re-occupied Frosinone, where they met with a similar reception, the Garibaldians having rendered themselves very un popular there, in consequence of the heavy taxes they had imposed upon the inhabitants. A detachment had commenced taking possession of the valley beyond Tivoli. No resistance was expected. In a few days a pamphlet will be published by Dentu, entitled "Napoleon the Third and Europe in 1867." FLORENCE, Nov. 11. Rear-Admiral Provano has been appointed Minister of Marine. Senator Montezemolo has been appointed Prefect at Naples. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has addressed a circular to the diplomatic agents of Italy abroad, explaining the development and present state of the Roman question. This memorandum enlightens the Powers on the Roman question, and enables them to decide whether it will suit them to accept or not the proposal of France to meet in conference. The King has signed a decree allotting 50,000 f. to be distributed in aid of the wounded in the Roman expedition, and of the families of the killed. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Noy. 11. On the demand of the public prosecutor, Herr Twesten has been sentenced by the Stadtgericht of Berlin to two years' imprisonment on account of the speech which he made in the Chamber of Deputies on the subject of the adminis tration of justice in Prussia, and which'has pre viously been the subject of prosecution. OF MANUFACTURE. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, lh. 15m. I Afternoon, lh. 27m To-MORROW.-Morning, lh. 46m. I Afternoon, 2h. sm. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (Morning). The election in Georgia is quietly progressing. Only a few whites vote. Genez al Pope has ordered the polls to be kept . open until Saturday night. An overwhelming Radical majority is regarded as certain. The ex-Governor Andrew of Massachusetts died yesterday of apoplexy. The British steamer Amsterdam was totally wrecked on Tuesday at Monbank Point. According to intelligence published here, St. Domingo has declared war against Hayti. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 11. The Cunard screw steamer Aleppo arrived here at 5.25 a.m. to-day with 128 passengers. She landed 27 passengers and despatches, and proceeded for Liverpool. All well. ARRIVAL OF THE UNION. SOUTIIA3IPTON, Nov. 11. The North German Lloyd's steamer Union, from New York, has arrived here with 109 passengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen, 40 sacks of mails, $73,128 in specie for England, and $2,500 for Bremen. She sailed on the 31st. On the sth, in latitude 47.1 longitude 411 she spoke the American ship Tonawanda ; and on the Bth, in latitude 49.59 longitude 20.49, the Norwegian brig Helga, 95 days from Rio Grande for Falmouth, short of provisions, She was supplied by the Union. 'FRANCE. BOURSE, Nov. 9, Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : 4} per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 6B 15 Credit Mobilier 137 50 End of month 137 50 Credit Foncier 1327 50 End of month-1325 - RAILWA Bank Shares 3295 Ital'an Loan End of month 45 371 Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred — Account. 855 Orleans Northern ll4O Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 535 Western — __. Eastern .• s2Bi Sardinian Austrian 485 _ _ Lombard 3421 North of Spain 53 Saragossit Roman 46 THE IaRRICANE AT ST. THOMAS'S. There is now very little doubt that the whole of the passengers, officers, and crew who were on board the Royal West Indian mail steamer Rhone, wrecked in the hurricane near St. Thomas's, perished with the ill-fated ship. In the published telegram received by the Company from their superintendent at Havana, detailing the fearful sacrifice of life and pro perty at St. Thomas's, the directors considered it advisable to withhold ono passage in the tele gram from the public, a doubt existing in s their minds as to what vessel it related to. As a subse quent telegram has put the question beyond a doubt, it may be but right that it should now be given. The passage run thus : " The Rhone lost at St. Peter's Island ; the Wye lost at Buck Island. Only 40 saved." This led to a belief that the number saved might be conjointly from both steamers, but it now appears evident that the only people saved was from the Wye steamer. The second telegram communi cating the sad intelligence came from Lloyd's agent at New York to Lloyd's, London, and contains the following : "The Rhone and crew lost at St. Peter's. The Wye and part of her crew lost at Buck Island." MR. CHARLES DICKENS'S DEPARTURE FOR THE UNITED STATES.—Mr. Dickens left Liverpool in the Cuba on Saturday, for Boston, having undertaken an engage ment to give a series of readings from his works in the principal American cities. The Cunard Company have done all in their power to make the famous novelist as cheerful and comfortable as possible. They have allotted him a second officer's cabin for his private use. SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday.—At the annual meet ing of the Council to-day, Mr. Alderman J. R. Stebbing was unanimously elected Mayor for the ensuing year, and Mr. W. Farber, Sheriff. ems'* iratbt HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTL E, Nov. 10. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses the Princess of Wales and Princess Louise, drove out yesterday afternoon. MR. DISRAELI AND LORD STANLEY ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS. The banquet at the Guildhall on Saturday was attended by about 800 guests. Lord Derby was unable to be present in consequence of an attack of gout., but all t e other leading members of the Go vernment attended. When Mr. Disraeli entered the hall, on the way to the council chamber, he was loudly cheered ; Lord Stanley was also very warmly received. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in responding to the toast in his honour, remarked upon the universal feeling that the great security of the rights and liberties of the people consisted in equal laws and the impartial administration of justice, and he con gratulated the country that there never was a time when it could be more truly said that the seats of justice were efficiently filled. The toast in honour of her Majesty's Ministers was responded to by The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, who on rising was most enthusiastically cheered; indeed a large portion of the company rose to greet him. He said : When we met last year upon an occasion similar to that which assembles us at present there was a collapse of credit which affected the city of London and those connected with its prosperity more than any similar disaster which ever yet pro duced an effect in this city. In its extent and in its severity that collapse was probably unprece dented. I cannot presume on this occasion to cony gratulate you on being entirely recovered from the effect of that disruption of mutual confi dence which then took place. I see before me the statue of a celebrated Minister who said that confidence was a plant of slow growth. But I believe, however slow, however gradual, may be the growth of confidence, that of credit requires still more time to arrive at maturity. Credit is one of the most powerful, but at the same time one of the most delicate of influences, and I think that those who have studied its character can hardly be surprised that though the year has revolved, we are not, so far as the force of English credit is concerned, in the same position as we were some few years ago. Last year when wo met and conversed together, England was in this remarkable position, that a great war, carried out upon a very extensive scale, but which lasted only a remarkably short time, had ceased, and the world, though peace was proclaimed, was full of rumours of war. Then we were told that great dangers were impending, that in every country armaments were commenced and were progressing on a great scale, and that the Great Powers of Europe seemed to be preparing for some undefined but menacing conjuncture. A year has elapsed, and these anticipations have not been realised. On the contrary, I may say the year which has elapsed has given opportunity to the Great Powers of Europe to consider their position, to study, to observe, to acquire, and mutually to commune with each other, and I believe the result has been that the great armaments which have taken place have been occa sioned rather by mutual and general fear than by any aggressive spirit, and that the conclusion to which the different Governments have arrived is that peace is the interest of Europe, not only for the moment, but that it is to the interest of Europe permanently to cherish peace. (Cheers.) If we turn to America we certainly have a right to assume that the same healthy spirit exists. When we met last year there was a great similarity between the position of affairs there and in Europe, because in both parts of the world a great war, carried on with great skill and assiduity, had left something of feeling of apprehension for the future. Impending dangers were rife, and we were informed that we must be prepared to meet a time of great difficulty. A year has elapsed in America as well as in Europe, and that year which has elapsed has brought calmer and dearer feelings to the people of America as well as of Europe, In _ America I believe that justice is now done to the temperate and friendly spirit in which England has examined and considered those questions which were once supposed to be sources of difficulty and of danger. I believe that not only the Government but the people of America generally have taken much calmer views of those questions now than they did a year ago, influenced 1 am sure in some degree in this matter by the able representations Made by my noble friend Lord Stanley. (Cheers.) Her Majesty's Ministers, with the noble and gene rous:aid of a patrioticßarliament,have been able since we met last in this hall to settle a question which it was of the greatest importance to the State should be carried to a settlement. (Loud cheers.) If left unsettled, this question would have been 3 source of chronic irritation, and of feebleness to the country, and of embarrassment to the Crown ; it made Parliament ridiculous and England contempti ble in the eyes of Europe, that for fifteen years we should have gone on insisting that the question of the redistribution of power in the State was neces• sary to be settled and that England was incomPe" tent to bring about that settlement. Her Majesty's Government, aided and assisted by a patriotic Par liament, have introducei and carried a measure with that object. (Great cheering.) I believe WY self that it is one which will establish concert among all classes, that the nation accepts it as a favourabl e result, and that history will consecrate its cense' quences. (Cheers) The toast of the " House of Commons" Ra s responded to by Lord Stanley, who said : As th e tendency of the prese n t ti me i s ra th er , I think, to depreciate than u n d u l y t o exa lt any thi ng which s familiar to this country, I may call attention to one or two points i n w hi c h it seems t o me th at the English Parliament differs, as I believ e ' from every other legislative assembly of A similar character in the world. In the first plac e ' we are the only unpaid legislative body in the world there is no country in the world except England in which you will find many hundreds of wealthy men who will submit to the annoyance of a popu l a r contest with no other hope than that of being able to give to the public a c er t a i n a mount o f gratuitous labour. You may say they gave them' r selves this trouble f r o m p ersona l va nity . ° r ambition, and that may be, b u t I am of oping /11 that even such a moti v e, s i nce it p rom pts men..i toe serve in the Parliament of a free country, is a virtu e rather than a failing. (Hear, hear.)• Then agal7 ; I do not believe there is another legislative bodY, l the world, not even an American or a Colen iia Congress, which gets through a fifth part of tb° , business transacted by the British House of Cef o mona. We may be charged with attempting much, and I have sometimes thought this role u d, but with whatever faults we may be .eairly charg e d it cannot be asserted that we are wanting if; of industry and goodwill. (Hear, hear.) There one thing more that I must say for the Hou b se ocif Commons. Ido not believe that any similar , ,to shows the same amount of justice and fair those who address it. No doubt party proce . e;s exist and sometimes party feeling runs llign/ „ n a there is one thing which overrides party feeling/ that is the existence of an honest confidence 10 th good intentions of the individuals of the ass (Cheers ) The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the ExcheVere has issued invitations for a full-dress dinner to the le6t; Ministerial members of the House of 0011=0119, on Ai ... .. °11 7j next. The dinner will take place at the Clarendon dot in consequence of the right hon. gentleman's mansion Grosvenor-gate being under repair. INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. — T be 1:11 „ eet‘ ings of this society are to be resumed to-morrow cll3-113f05; at the house in Great George-street, when the subject Sub.. discussion is the " Removal of Organic and Inorganic , S' oje stances in Water." The question was introduced, at , closo of last season, by Mr. Edward Byrne, M. ins t Y' c . tei in a paper detailing the results of some carefully con"Li laboratory experiments. `C.+; Y