The Sun. — London, England, 1867-10-04 00:00:00

COVENT -GARDEN PROMENADE CONCERTS. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. EVERY EVENING, at EIGHT. Under the sole Direction of Mr. JOHN RUSSELL. Thursday nights a Selection of Classical Music ' • other nights Miscellaneous. The Progra mme is varied every evening. Conductor Signor Bottesini, and for the dance music, Herr Johann Strauss. Admission, One Shilling. friIEATRE ROYAL DRURY-LANE. Eole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. B. Chattertur:. THIS ifVENING, FAUST. Mr. Phelps; Messrs. Edmund rh,ii s, C. liarc,urt, C. Warner, T. Bartleman, J. stone ; Mrs. Hermann Yezin, Mesdames Vandenhoff, Grat tun, Jec. To concl , tde with THE MILLER AND EIS MEN. Messr4. Ryder, Phelps, C. Harcourt, Earrat, J. Rouse; Mesdames Echth Stuart and Grafton. Doors open at half-past 0, commence at 7 o'clock. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager. Mr. Vfnint - , he-appearance of Mr. Lnil Mrs. D101'.7 BOUCICAULT. THIS hVENING the performances will commence with the popular Farce, by J. M. Morton, Esq., entitled POOR I'ILLICODDY. Alter which, at a quarter to Mr, Dion Boucle...suit's cele brated Irish Drama, entitled Alt itAH-NA-POGUE. Shaun the Post, 31r. Dion Boucicault ; The O'Grady, Mr. Vining ; Feeney, Mr. Dominick Murray; Murray M'Coul, Mr. G. F. Neville ; Mayor Power,Coffin Mr. G. Shore; Secretary, Mr. M•Lean ; Fanny 4h Miss flub es; Arrah Meelish, Mrs. Dion Boucicaulr. The celebrate I 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. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. TUN EVENING, ROMEO AND JULIET. DI, ssrs. Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, Compton, Kendal, Braid, Clark, White, Coe. Vincent, 1% eathersby, Ate. ; Mesdames Chippen dale. Scott-Siddons, Laws, Coleman, &cc. After which, TO PA RI3 AND BACK FOR FIVE POUNDS. Mr. Buckstone. To Conclude with MY 111.1.iBAND'S GHOST. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Mr. Fechter, sole, actual, and responsible Manager. 'IIIIS EVENING, and during the week, the perform ances will commente at Seven o'clock with a comedietta, entitfed THE MISTRESS OF THE MILL. Mr. 11. Mellon, 5l r. S. Calhacm ; Miss Itii.ter, Miss Montgomery. At Eight o'clock, Lord LI tron's Play of the LADY OF LYONS. lieauseant, Mr. G. Jordan; General Dames, Mr. Addison; Glavts, Mr. S. Calhaean ; M. Desrhappelles, Mr, IL Mellon ; Gaspar, Mr. Dalton ; Landlord, Mr. J. Francis ; Officers, Messrs. Stuart and Fienijm.T, ; Claude Melnotte, Fechter; Pauline Deschappelles, Miss . ' Carlotta Leclereq ; Widow Melnotte, Miss Elsworthy ; Madame LeschapPelius, Dire. if. Marston. rui II EA T E ROYAL ADELYI-II• 6cle Proprietor and 3lanazer, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. Ti is Theatre chain , the recess having been entirely re de:mrated and repainted, will OPEN for the WINTER. SEASON To-MO it ROW (Saturday), Oct. 5, on which evening Mr i.enj. Webster will make his fleet appearance these two years, and since his severe and critical illness, for 12 nigh•s only. Mrs. Alfred Melton will make her first appearance since her domest c affliction. Mr. G. Belmore will make his fir-t appearance here, on which occasion will be verformed a new comic farce (never acted), entitled MAN IS NOT PE R.- F EcT, NOR WOMAN EITHER, in which Mr. G. Belmore will make his first appearance in this theatre. Mrs. Alfred Mellon will perform with the revived popular comely of MASKS AN U FACES ; or, Before and Behind the Curtain. Triplet (his original character), 3lr. Benjamin Webster, his first appearance these two years and since his late severe and oritical illness. Peg Woffington, Mrs Alfred Mellon. The other characters by Messrs. Billington, Ashley, Stuart, Stephenson. Smith, Eburne, Romer, sill Mrs. Billington; and the celebrated revived farce of A SCHOOL FOR in which Mr. G. Belmore and Mrs. Alfrei Mellon will perform. Miss Herbert, of the Royal St. James's Theatre, is en gaged, and will appear for the first time in this theatre in a new and original drama by Watts Phillips, Esq. The Box•oilice will open on Thursday, Oct. 3. from 11 to 5, and every succeedint day of performance. No tees'ior book ing, and places may be secured a fortnight in advance. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, lire. Swanboroug - h. rats EVENING, at 7, OUR. DOMESTICS. Messrs. Parselle, Thorne, and James; Mesdames Eliza Johnstone and Weath3rsby. After which, the Latest Edition of KENJLWORTIL Messrs. James, Thorne, Turner, and Fenton ; Mesdames Ada SNvanboroug - h, E. Holt, and Gwynne. To conclude with DEAF AS A. POST. Mr. W. Belford. HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL will OPEN on SATURDAY EVENING, October 5. T. J. Williams' new farce, DANDELION'S DODGES, at 7. At 8, an original drama, by T. W. Robertson, author of "Caste," .tc, entitl . d FOR, LOVE. Mesdames Stephens, M. ll , ,nrade. J. tVillmore, and C. Saunders ; Nlessrs. 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There is no particular reason to be found in the situation or the capacities of Belfast to account for its prosperity and success ; the explana tion is entirely to be found in the energy and in dustry of the people. The rapid increase of the trade and commerce of the district has rendered the construction of extensive and costly works necessary, but these expenses have been defrayed by loans from local capitalists and surplus revenue, in addition to £lOO,OOO advanced by the Public Works Loan Commissioners, under the Har bo;ar and Tolls Act. The tonnage of the port has doubled within the last 15 years, the number of tons last year amounting to 1,866,788 register. The revenue, which in 1852 was only £32,000, has risen to £60,000, without any corresponding increase in the rates. More than half a million had been ex pended on the improvement of the harbour before the commencement of the recent works, which will amount to about £25,000. The authorities of Belfast are evidently determined to keep pace with the spirit of the town, and are well aware that a liberal out lay at the right time, and in the right manner, will very soon repay itself. Works like those now in progress at Belfast are certain to have a powerful influence on the trade of the town, and we may confidently expect to see the tonnage entering the port to increase at a still greater rate than it has hitherto done. At the banquet given to the Lord-Lieutenant by the CornEnissionors ou the day of the opening ceremony, Lord ABER CORN declared that the ceremony of the day was not only of national but of impe rial importance. "It is not Ireland alone," said his Excellency, " which should be proud of your undertaking and of your enterprise, but im perial Britain herself may look with pride and satisfaction upon those works which, I believe, have but few examples even among her great undertak ings." Referring to the prosperous condition evi denced by the statistics of the town, Lord ABER C ORN said it was due not to any special, local, or fortuitous advantage, but to the energetic en terprise and go-ahead tendency of the popula tion ; perhaps also, in some measure, to the union of the caution of the Scotchman with the genius and vivacity of the Irishman which was remarkable among its people. A little more exten sive combination of those qualities would make Ireland very different from what she is, and when once the preliminary difficulties attending the open ing of industrial undertakings on a large scale are surmounted, there:is very little doubt that in trade, and commerce, and agriculture may be found the most potent cures for the wants and grievances of her people. Mr. FERRAND has always something to say worth hearing on most subjects, and if he is vehe ment, and at times too outspoken, he is at any rate sincere and steadfast. At the late banquet of the Halifax _Working Men's Conservative Association he made a speech of some length, chiefly referring to the political subjects of the day. After de claring that the recent Reform Bill was a glorious triumph, he went on to speak of the difficulties which had surrounded the Government and im peded their progress. For twenty years, he re minded his hearers, the Whigs and Radicals have used the cry of Reform as a dodge to keep their political opponents out of office, and during seventeen of these years they have held office them selves and done nothing, while during the three years that the Conservatives have been in they have twice brought in a Reform Bill. There was cer tainly great force in the arguments used by the hon. member respecting the insufficiency of the efforts made by those who arrogated to themselves the right of legislating, and styled themselves the friends of the working classes. Thus Mr. GLAD STONE in 1866 brought in Mr. BRIGHT'S Bill, and that proposed a £7 franchise in boroughs, and a £l5 in counties. In 1867 Lord DERBY'S Government brought in a bill which was based on rated bonze hold suffrage ; and, strange to say, the determined opponents of that measure were Mr. GLADSTONE and Mr. BRIGHT. Now that the bill is carried they turn round and say, "Is not the measure ours !" the country is indebted to us for the measure of Reform so long sought after, and so earnestly de sired. Mr. FERRAND refers to the test of public opinion, and asks, " What does that say now ? Is not Mr. DISRAELI the most popular man in England at the present hour ? Has not the policy of the Conservative party, with two or three exceptions, been approved and sanctioned by the whole nation? Has not the con duct of the Government, backed by the Conservative party, been the means of consolidating it ?" As for Mr. GLADSTONE, Mr. FERRAND observed that the course he had pursued this session had shown him to be a bad manager, and unfit for a Parlia mentary leader ; while hard-headed, practical men, at every market table in every manufacturing dis trict, were ready to agree that he could not be Prime Minister of England. The deputations of working men which went to London were of great service. They strengthened the hands of the Go vernment, and showed the House of Commons that the people were in earnest. Mr. FERRA.ND con cluded his spirited speech by prophesying that the Conservatives would be in office for years, because they had done more service to the country during the last twelve months than the Whigs had done for twenty years. A Conservative demonstration took place at Lin coln on Wednesday, when several speeches were made. Sir J. TROLLOPE alluded to the work of last Session, which had effected only one thing, that being, however, the, one thing needful. The hon. baronet very truly said that if they were to settle a great constitutional question of this sort, let it at all events be settled for the present gene ration." Ho also expressed confidence in the working classes, and said that at the first meeting at Lord DERBY'S he had been the first to rise and give in his adhesion to the noble lord's plan. It is strange, as Sir J. Turn.r.orE oli3erved, that the Conservatives have been far more liberal in their policy than the so-called Liberals, while they have as a party more confidence in the working classes. All or most of the doubts have been found among the ranks of those who talk glibly enough about their benighted ingo rance and obstinate prejudice, but in the day of trial are found far more obstructive themselves. Mr. CHAPLIN, the chairman, declared that he thought it incumbent upon him to take part in this demonstration, on account of the significance of the times in whieli we live. lie was conservative in his feelings, but he had no fears of the conse quences of the Reform Bill just passed. lie thought that the " strength, good feeling, an ! union" of the E, le s h people for their country's good would still Col ltinue to flourish. He added that meeting 3 like that which brought them together were of great service in counteract ing tho mischief done by demagogues, and in show ing that the country would not be dictated to by them, an d refused to adopt the doctrines of Messrs. BRIGHT, .BEALES, and Co. It is certainly worthy of notice that great confidence was expressed by all these si beakers in the working class s, and no doubt some of this advice here proffered would, if followed, tend to the advantage of society, and create more sympathy and communion of interest between the middle a nd upper ranks on one side and the work ing men. on the other. The curious ingenuity with which in our public works our legislators and reformers continue to con tradict themselves, and to defeat their own objects, was yesterday brought to light by the meeting of the Common Council. Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE, M.P., began to catechise Mr. TAYLOR respecting the new Mansion-house street, of which we have heard so much and seen so little. Alderman LAW RENCE put four questions on the subject. 1. Whether the Metropolitan Board of Works have commenced pulling down any of the houses and clearing the ground on the line of that portion of the new street from the Mansion-house to Blackfriars which lies between the Mansion house and Cannon-street. 2. Whether any railway company possesses Parliamentary powers which enable it to impede in any way the formation of this position of the new street ? 3. Whether, if the Metropolitan Board of Works were so disposed they might not complete and open for traffic the street, irrespective altogether of the completion of the street from Cannon-street to Blackfriars-bridge? 4. Whether Mr. Taylor could state in what year it was probable the new street from the Mansion house to Cannon-street would be open for public traffic ? These questions, as Mr. TALYOR observed, were all very important, and they were all also very significant of the lack of system and consistency in our public improvements. How can there be a collision between the Parliamentary powers grante d to any railway company and the long-projected street which is so greatly required by the ever increasing necessities of the City traffic ? Yet Mr. TAYLOR, in his reply to the questions put to him, said that most of the properties from Cannon street to Earl-street were at present in course of demolition, but that the great impediment to the more rapid progress of the work was occasioned by the Metropolitan District Company, whose railway would extend from the Thames Em bankment to the new street. He should be glad indeed to see the street from Cannon-street to Earl-street opened for traffic in connection with the railway, but he believed that such an opening could not be made for some years hence. Mr. TAYLOR at all events is not too sanguine, and is determined not to raise false hopes, and will not even fix the possible date of this far distant future. The prospects of the new street from Cannon-street to the Mansion-house are more hopeful, not being impeded by any railway company, and consequently hopes may be without extravagance indulged that the property there may be shortly :cleared. Even this, however, will only be effected within a twelvemonth, so that although Mr. TAYLOR pro mises, on behalf of the Metropolitan Board, that they will do all in their power to get the property cleared and the land re-let, so that the street may be opened without delay, it is likely to be a work of time. It is no great wonder that some of the citizens are losing patience and beginning to wonder when the work is to end, since it is so long in getting fairly begun. In granting the requisite parliamen tary powers, it is surely not too much to ask that care should be had that one scheme should not unnecessarily impede the progress of another ; and n the present overcrowded condition of London streets, more especially in the heart of the city, we may well expect that there should be no needless delay, but that the improvements which have been decided upon should be pushed forward with promp titude and vigour. The new Town Hall of Preston was opened yesterday, and the importance of the ceremony was enhanced by the presence of the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, who appeared to perform the duties of the day. The Archbishop of YORK and other distinguished per sons also came, but the Earl of DERBY was unfor tunately prevented from attending from illness. All went off well, and the Archbishop offered up an appropriate prayer, expressing a hope that the district might be preserved from those deeds of violence which had taken place elsewhere. The Recorder of Preston addressed some observations to the Royal Duke, to which his Royal Highness replied that he was deeply sensible of the compliment paid to him in requesting him to take part in such a ceremonial, and was happy to believe that the desire for his presence had been prompted by attachment to the Throne, and to the long-established institutions of the country. The announcement of the Duke to the effect that the Hall was opened, which was sub sequently made, was received with loud cheers. The general interest of the scene was enhanced by Madame LEMMENS-SIIERRINGTON, a native of Pres ton, singing " God Save the Queen." It is always satisfactory to hear of these affairs going off well, and undertakings of this sort possess an interest and importance that extend beyond the range of the community to which they actually belong, and because the value of their success is greatly en hanced. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Thursday Evening. According:to the appreciation of the Paris papers, founded upon the despatches and private letters from Italy, the return of Garibaldi to Caprera has only had the effect of suspending the revolutionary movement in the Pontifical States for a few days. It appears that an insurrection has broken out in the province of Viterbo. At Acquapendente the barracks of the Pontifical gendarmes were besieged by a band of insurgents. The Journal de Rome says that armed bands had appeared at Canino and on seve ral other points of the Pontifical territory. Some engagements had taken place between the insurrec tionists and the Pontifical troops. There were some killed and wounded. pondence from Florence in the Moniteur, to which I alluded yesterday, and dissents from the opinion formed by some of the Paris papers that it indicates a disposition on the part of the French Government to revise the Convention of September. "As to the feeling of the French Government," adds the Siecle, " the report, not denied, of another expedi tion to Rome, in the case of a serious insurrection against the Pcmtifical Government, does not allow of any illusion upon the subject. It is strongly insisted and believed that the French Government is determined to maintain the temporal power of the Pope." Of course the Siecle disapproves of this determination, but it is supported by almost all the other Paris journals. The President of the Reichstag has left Berlin for the chateau of Hohenzollern, where the King of Prussia is now residing, to remit to his Majesty the address recently voted by the Reichstag. The arrival of the delegates, charged with the discussion of the project of law for postal reform, was ex pected. The King of Saxony has left Pilnitz, and is now at Weesenstein. The railway from Warsaw to Terespol will shortly be opened for traffic. This line, which tra verses a distance of 192 " werstes," will hereafter be prolonged to the Southern provinces of the Empire of Russia. At present it is chiefly important, because it places Warsaw in direct communication with the strong fortress of Brzecs on the Bug. One of the attractions of the fair at St. Cloud, which has just terminated, was an exhibition of rats by a man named Antoine Leonard, who is well known in Paris by the appellation of the " Ratman." He has discovered the secret of taming rats, and has taught them some curious gymnastic exercises. The rats are as docile as a dog, and ,seem to understand what the man says, for they obey at his directions. One of the rats is getting grey with age. He has had it in his possession for eleven years. When Leonard takes this rat from his pocket, and pretends to run away, the animal runs after him and caresses him. Two years ago an Englishman was so delighted with this rat that he offered a good deal of money for it. The ratman, however, said he would not sell his old boarder, which was the only friend he had in the world. The vintage in the villages around Paris is nearly concluded. The produce is somewhat less than the average. The wine of these localities is of rather inferior quality, and is sold at a cheaper rate. It will not keep, and is generally consumed during the season. The ordinary quantity produced each year in the various districts is, at Sannois, 60,000 pieces. (The piece or barrel of wine contains about 300 bottles). At Corneilles, 8,000 pieces. At Suresnes, 15,000 pieces. The Suresues wine is considered the best of all the wine produced in the localities contiguous to Paris. Rueil, 5,000 pieces. Sartrouville, 4,000. Les Carrieres St. Denis, 5,000. St. Ouen, 3,000. Stains, 3,000. Epinay sur Seine, 3,000. The hills of Montmorency and environs, 9,000. In some years this wine is sold at three to four sous the bottle. The Siecle, which appears to be well informed in regard to news from Italy, has some remarks worthy of attention upon the subject, but it always speaks with a strong bias against the Pope. This preju dice, however, is not so strong as to induce it to dis close facts. The Siecle says : The news of these events cannot fail to produce a profoltid sensation i❑ Italy. If the it;surrection should only be sustained for a few days, the Cabi net of Florence will, in spite of its resolution to maintain the execution of the Convention of Sep tember, 1866, find it impossible to prevent young Italy from rushing to the assistance of the Roman patriots. " The Florence journals announce that most of the persons arrested in consequence of the manifes tations provoked by the arrest of Garibaldi have been set at liberty. There is no doubt that the others will also be set free. The Western Railway Company have opened for traffic the section of the line from Flers to Vire, a branch of the main line from Paris to Granville. A few days ago, when the official inauguration took place, the Bishop of Bayeux formally pronounced his benediction upon the station, the engines, and the carriages. The line, when finished, will traverse a very picturesque portion of Lower Normandy. A frightful murder has created consternation at Lambersart, in the Department du Nord. A widow lady named Lescan, aged 83, was assassinated in her house on Sunday last. The assassin or assassins, knowing that her children and servants were gone to Mass, entered the house and cut her throat with a knife. A sum of 500 f. and various portable articles of value were carried away. French barristers are sometimes rather facetious and concise in their arguments. At a trial of an Arab soldier, named Mohammed-on-Said, before the Council of War at Algiers, the counsel for the prosecution contented himself with a very few words to the Court in support of the prosecution, and finished by the remark—" Mohammed-on-Said has his place reserved for him at the hulks. I hope, gentlemen, that you will not allow it to be vacant." The counsel for tha prisoner was equally brief. He said " Said is innocent, and the really guilty man is beyond your power." The prisoner, who was charged with various acts of swindling, was convicted, and was sentenced to ten years hard labour, a fine of 3,000 f., and the restitution of the amount obtained by swindling. Yesterday was a perfect summer day. The sun shone uninterruptedly all day, not a cloud was to be seen, and it was very warm, although the fields were covered with frost early in the morning. To day the weather has veered round to winter. It has been dull, cloudy, and very cold, with occa sional rain. Spanish emigrants. Two theatrical artists of some note have died his week. The wife of M. Villaret, the tenor of plays under the name o f Mdll e. the Opera, who Godfrend, and who was only married three months ago, has succumbed after a short illness. Mdlle. Eleonore has died very suddenly. Sh e was a t h er duties at the Delassements Comiques only a few hours previously. The monument erected to the Virgin Mary at Sainte Barbe, near St. Etienne, was inaugurated on Sunday last by the Archbishop of Alby. It is in the architectural style of the 13th century, and is the work of Montagny. BANE OF FRANCE. PARIS, Oct. 3. " The Italie of Florence affirms that the Italian Government has sent to its diplomatic agents i❑ foreign countries a note relative to the present posi tion of the Roman question in consequence of the lide events." The following is the return of the B an k o f F rance for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : Ths Siecle then refers to the important corres, [HE SUN, LON uO.N, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1867 (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE PAPAL STATES. ITALY. SPAIN. TURKEY. roin Europe. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3. Petroleum—Standard white, 35. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 4. LATEST INTELLIGENCE, PARIS, Oct. 4 The Moniteur of this morning says :—" The measures which have been adopted by the Italian Government to protect the Pontifical frontier against the entry of hostile bands have, up to the present, afforded the best results, and are still being rigorously maintained. Notwithstand ing the strictest surveillance, a few agitators suc ceeded in introducing themselves into the Papal States—notably at Acquapendeute and Loriano— where, after assembling together, they attempted to raise disorder ; but, having been encountered by some detachments of Pontifical troops, whose task was facilitated by the attitude of the inhabitants, the insurgents were promptly defeated and dispersed. The most complete tranquillity has not for one instant ceased to reign at Rome, and the general state of the public mind is most satisfactory." FLORENCE, OCT. 3, Evening. The Opinione of this evening says :—" Our intel ligence from the Papal frontier announces that Acquapendente was yesterday retaken by the Pon tifical troops. They also captured some of the insurgents, others taking refuge in Italian territory. Several localities in the province of Viterbo are, however, still overrun by bodies of the insurgents, and the inhabitants show themselves undecided, seeing the movement yet undeveloped. The rumour that disturbances have taken place at Rome is de void of foundation." FLORENCE, Oct. 3, Evening. This morning the King received the delegates and officials of the foreign goods who aro repre sented at the International Statistical Congress. The Diritto of this evening publishes the follow ing telegram, as received from private sources : " General Garibaldi embarked yesterday for Leg horn, but on his arrival he was re-arrested an d again conducted to Caprera. He is now under the surveillance of a Government vessel." THE PRUSSIAN AND WURTEMBURG SOVEREIGNS. FRIEDRICIISHAFEN, OCt. 3. The King and Queen of Prussia arrived here yes terday, and were received by the King and Queen of Wurtemburg. Their Majesties then proceeded together to the Royal Castle amid salvoes of artil lery. After dinner the Prussian Sovereigns re sumed their journey to Hohenzollern. MADRID, Oct. 3 (Evening). The Ministerial journals express the belief that no danger whatever would attend the return of the CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 2. The Grand Vizier leaves to-day on his mission to Crete, on board the Government steamer Sultanich. During his absence Fuad Pacha, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, will also act as Grand Vizier. The North American Legation in this city has obtained from the Porte the satisfaction the United States had demanded for certain grievances which had been complained of by the American Consulate in the island of Crete. AMERICA. (Atlantic Telegraph.) NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 6 p.m. The gold market is excited by the news received Closing prices :—Gold, 1451 ; Sterling Exchange on London, 109 ; Five-Twenty United States Bonds, 112 k ; Illinois, 1211 ; Erie, 641. Cotton— Middling Upland, 22. The Royal Mail steamship China, from New York, arrived here at 2.50 a.m. to-day, with 47 cabin passengers and $5,014 in specie. She landed 99 sacks of mails, and proceeded for Liverpool at 3 a.m. All well. DEBTOR. Oct. 3. Sept. 26. fr. c . fr. e. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 9, 7,044,776 02 7,044 , 776 02 Pr j o u fi n ts e 1 a 8 ( 5 1d 7) it . i . 0 .. n . .. t . capital (Art. 8, Law, Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to orderand receipts payable at sight 31,894,191 23 31,095,835 26 Treasury account cur rent creditor 85,710,438 35 96,797,826 10 Current accounts, Paris 277,603,229 21 276,325,825 84 Do. branch banks Dividends payable 1,067, 665 75 1,138,796 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last ex months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 1,093,802 80 1,093,802 80 Total CREDITOR. Oct. 3. Sept. 26. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. e Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 257,429,943 60 217,412,051 97 Do. branch banks 235,906,420 223,025,580 Advances on deposit of bullion 57,451,800 Do. branch banks 10,237,231 Do. on French Public 35,510,300 - 10,089,931 12,316,900 - 7,227,200 - Securities.. Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 12,428,600 - 7;072;000 - 37,399,400 - 26;240;350 - Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 876,900 - 798,350 -- 819,400 - 773,350 - 1857) Government Stock r©- 60,000,000 -- 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 35,988,737 91 35,093,737 91 servo Do. disposable Routes Immobalis6es (Law, Juno 2, 1857) 100,000,000 -- 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bcnk and landed property branches Expenses of manage ment 1,528,963 57 1,348,266 74 Sundries 8,404,02- 8,379,944 - Total 1,822,665,229 49 1,787,294,702 66 Certified by the Senator Governer of the Bank of France. (Signed) ARDROUILLE. ACCIDENT ON TIIE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSIIIP,E RAILWAY.—MANCRESTER, Thursday.—T ho roof of a por- tion of the summit of a tunnel on au Lancashire and York shire Railway fell in this afternoon, blocking the up line of rails. Fortunately beyond impeding the traffic no acci dent has occurred. FRAN CE. PARIS, Oct. 4. A judiciary prosecution has been commenced against the journal L'Epoque for the publication of false news in its issue of the 2d inst. A general meeting of the shareholders of the Credit Mobilier Company has been convoked for the 14th November. The International Exhibition Club has received authorisation to establish an auction mart for the sale of large objects in the Exhibition. BOURSE, Oct. 3, Two o'clock.—There is a cessa- lion of yesterday's violent panic, and many sellers are now buying in with large profits. The market opened with slightly higher rates to again retrograde, but in a more moderate way. Threes, after reaching 68f., are at 67f. 70c., with a decline of 15c. Italian Fives are quoted at 45f. 25c., a further decline of 70e. Credit Mobilier shares are Of. lower, at 165 f. ; and Spanish Mobilier If. 25c., 163 f. 75c. Credit Foncier, after advancing 10f., at 1,227 f. 50c., a loss of 12f. 50c. Suez Canal shares continue to be offered with a fall of 5f., at 230 f. Some of the railways show an improvement. A rise of is telegraphed on English Consols. Three o'clock—The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents 9B Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 67 90 Do. end month 67 75 Credit Mobilier 165 Do. end Month Credit Ponder 1240 Bank Shares 3320 Italian Loan 45 25 Do. end month 45 4U Mexican Loan — Th. end month 1233 Do. Bonds BB 75 Spanish Threes Home Debt — RAIL' Deferred 'AYs. For Account. Orleans Northern ll2O Lyons and Mediterranean B6O Southern 515 _ _ _ Western Eastern Sardinian = Austrian - - - Lombard 860 - North of Spain GO -- Saragous - Roman . - -- ANOTHER ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN.—ShortIy after 2 o'clock yesterday morning a cabman was driving his vehicle into Gower-mews, Gower-streot, when ho ob served something bulky in the roadway. On getting down and examining the object he found it to be the body of the constable on the boat, Police-constable Moore, 113, E Division, who was lying in a state of insensibility. With the aid of some men ho at once had the policeman removed to the station, where mcdical assistance was immediately procured. It was then ascertained that the officer had been ferociously assaulted by three m )n, who, after knocking him down, struck him with their fists, kicked him, and finished up the outrage by taking his truncheon and beating him most severely about the head and other parts of the body. The fellows made off, and have not as yet been heard of. The truncheon of the officer was found in one of the adjoining areas in Gower street. The place where the assault was committed is in the immediate neighbourhood of the locality where M'Donnell was shot. The wounded man was lying in a very weak state. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A GROOM.—On Wednesday an accident occurred at Sleaford, Lincolnshire, by which a groom in the employ of C. Kirk, Esq., of the firm of Kirk and Parry, received injuries which terminated fatally the same day. As usual, ho had been exercising two nag horses on the roads near the town, and was returning to the stables at seven a.m. when, the horses proving very restive, ho lot go one so that ho might bettor manage the other upon which ho was riding, but with a sudden plunge of the horse he was thrown to the ground head downwards. Ho was instantly picked up and taken to a surgeon's, but ho shortly afterwards expired. Ile has left a wife and three children. THE MAGAZINES. FRASER.—" Sixty-nine years ago," says the writer of the first article in Fraser, " the inhabi tants of Paris might have been seen repairing to the Champ do Mars—at that time a plain entirely separ ated by waste places from the French capital." Their object in this expedition was "a small wooden structure composed of rough planks, scarcely watertight, badly lighted, rude and incon venient for the purposes for which it was con structed." Yet this poor and insignificant building was the prototype of all those wonderful accumula tions of art, science, beauty, wealth, and industry, which we now celebrate asinternational exhibitions. Yet the writer reminds us also that the humble exhibition of 1798 could boast three objects which cannot be equalled among all the gorgeous displays of 1867. General Bonaparte had just returned from his first Italian campaign, and the Apollo Belvedere, the Venus de Medici, and the Laocoon trophies of his brilliant victories were among the treasures of the first French Exhibition. An interesting account of the wonders at present to be seen iu the Champ de Mars is succeeded by an essay on " The Irish Church in the time of Queen Elizabeth" by W. Maziere Brady. To this succeeds a further instal ment of the story of " The Merstons," which affords a favourable contrast to some of the sensa tional romances of the day. Two critical papers are well written and worth reading. The one examines the poetical achievements of Mr. Browning—the other discourses very pleasantly respecting Miss Thackeray's novels. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY.--The indefatigable edi tor continues his new romance, and the adventures and misadventures of Mr. Myddleton Pomfret, for merly Mr. Julian Curzon, and his associates are duly chronicled. "Little Lappmark" has reached the fifth number, and gives a pleasant account of the simple and primitive people. Francis Jacox dis courses respecting the unpleasant, but not uncom mon, position of finding one's:occupation gone, of which he finds numerous examples. " A Glance at New York" shows us American life at home in an animated manner. COLBURN'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.--" The Campaign in Abyssinia" is the first thing we meet with in this month's number, and although the sub ject has already been pretty amply discussed, the reader will find it very ably and comprehensively treated. The resume of the early career of Theo dorus, and of the painful story of the captives, will be found useful. " Peter Bell and the Primroses' is the title of a sketch on unirapressible and unima ginative mortals, and there are other topics of general interest discussed, besides a plentiful supply of stories of various merits. " The Deepdale Mystery," which is certainly startling and original, if painful and repulsive in some of its features, is continued. The search for the body of the supposed suicide, and the horror of the murderers when its failure betrays that their guilty secret is no longer theirs alone, are powerfully described. COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE MAGAZINE.—The absorbing question of the day—the war with Abyssinia—forms the principal topic in this num ber. Like most things of which little is known presumption is ever too ready to put forward its " vain imaginings" of the great unknown as matters of fanciful "fact." The public is accordingly very much bewildered in the discussion of a subject too grave to be trifled with ; but still the tide of ignorance rolls on, and new corners seem only to make confusion worse confounded. Abyssinia was once considered to be the happy valley for poor mortality, but now it is made to contain " more devils than vast hell can hold." Common sense cannot understand what all this bugbear means. Certain it is that people contrive to live in that most " unhealthy climate," notwithstanding all its draw backs of poisonous reptiles, roaring lions, and fiery dragons; and we shall be much surprised if the public will not be very agreeably disappointed in their expectations before long when the army has once unfurled the banner of St. George from the mountain tops of the Abyssinian Pisjah. British enterprise has overcome greater obstacles than can be encountered in that region, and the public will do wisely to bide the event. " Berberah and Somaliland," by Lieut. C. K. Low, 1.N., is an in teresting paper penned by a sailor who has passed some time on the coast, extending from Mas sowah on the Red Sea to Zanzibar while serving in the Indian navy. Then we have " Notes on Abyssinia," a paper in which the subject is discussed in full. Due credit is given to the King or Emperor for bravery on the battlefield, and other virtues common to most savages. But Theodore is politic as well, and turns the superstition of the people to good account with the aid of the priests, who maintain a very occult influence over the native mind. Still there is great dissension prevalent throughout the country, which an army may turn to good account. The other articles in this number are varied and practical. That on " The National Portrait Exhibition" gives an interesting account of General Monk, the restorer of our Royalty. " The Story of the War Ships of thelPast and Present" exemplifies the progress of the boy into the man in the art of shipbuilding, and is to be continued, so that we may expect to see him mani pulated in due time into a man of war with the Iron Mask We hope they will make him go a little faster in proportion to his strength, for that seems to be his chief necessity. SAINT PAULS.—A magazine edited by Anthony Trollope. No. 1. Virtue and Co.—A new maga zine .under the auspices of Anthony Trollope can hardly fail to secure a very wide circle of readers. The natural curiosity with which the reading public turns to examine the claims of every fresh competitor iu the field is considerably enhanced by the popu larity and the reputation of the b r illi ant an d accom _ _ plished editor of St. Pauls. Although the literary arena is well nigh crowded with rival claimants for fame and fortune, though the ranks are so full that they jostle one another, and the muster roll has scarcely been fully answered before the list of names - - must be cried once more there is little doubt that there is room enough for St. Pauls, and the chronicler of Barset, even if older favourites lose ground and are thrust aside, and a fair field and no favour is all that our modern Sir Christopher asks 'or himself and his associates. lie believes the public demand for periodical literature to be well nigh insatiable, and the attempts to satisfy it so far as his magazine is concerned by widening his range of subjects and excluding nothing that may excite the popular interest or concern the public welfare. " What matter," asks the maestro in his intro - duction, " may not be discussed with profit and delight if the mind of the writer be full and his hand be light ?" and in pursuance of this theory he ,urns a deaf ear to the counsels of cautious friends who would judge all men's tastes by their own standard. " Don't have any poetry," says one eager adviser. " You may put in what you like, so that you steer clear of politics," says another, who is quite certain of the results of his own expe- rience. " Confine yourself to novels and syllabubs. The world does not want to be taught wisdom by you" is the dictum of a third. " Get your padding cheap," says a fourth, " because no one ever reads it." In face of all these contradictory counsellors, Mr. Trollope resolves to think and act for himself, and to admit freely to his pages the politician, the novelist, the syllabub maker, provided only they comp with good material. The novelist, from wheresoever he may come, will find a formidable rival in the editor himself. " Phineas Fiun, the :risk member," will very shortly become one of the recognised members of the best English society, despite all his accidents of birth and fortune. Already the young adventurer has obtained a seat for the borough of Loughsbane, already he is the hero of an admiring family, already he is making love to pretty Mary Jones in Killaloe, and pay ing devoted court to Lady Laura Standish, in Portman-square, of ter a fashion, truth to tell, not very uncommon in Mr. Trollope's heroes. Mr. Finn is not, we are told by his biographer, to be remarkable for his virtues or his vices ; if he were, he would break the spell of that faithful and life-like portraiture which so accurately shows us in Mr. TroHope's pages the men and women, not of Ar cadia or of the Inferno, but of London in the year of grace 1867. " All for Greed," the commence ment of another novel, takes us to the French town of D---, and makes us at once at home among its simple but not too disinterested people. Then wo have " The Ethics of Trades' Unions," " The Pre , sent Condition and Prospects of the Turf," " Taste," and " Sovereignty," alike discussed by writer and editor, are bold indeed, for they do not fear to handle the terrible topic of Reform. If we might venture, in bidding the editor a kindly word of wel come, to add one of warning, we might hint that in avoiding the " cheap padding" which he despises, he has gone somewhat to the other extreme. Ile has hardly given us enough of syllabubs. The subjects are important, the essays are able ; but between politics and ethics, critical and moral, we need sAnething lighter. A. first number, however, though generally compiled with the greatest care, is seldom the most favourable ; and we shall look forward to seeing " St. l'auls' indulging in a little more of the lightness and brightness supposed to belong to the West-end. TEMPLE BAR.—" Stephen Laurence, Yeoman," is continued, and the events here chronicled are remarkable at any rate, for the unlucky Stephen is married to Dora Fane. Amid the many misrepre sentations around it is a relief to meet with Old Barbara's plain, outspoken protest, and simple com mon sense. " Gup" still proceeds with its eventful sketches of Indian life and adventures. An im pressive sketch in verse is met with of " Joan of Arc." " Baden-Baden in 1869" is an entertaining sketch. " Tapas, the Notary of Argostoli," and " Ordered Abroad" are continued. " A Lost Homo' continues its stirring sketches and eventful incidents in along instalment. CORNIIILL. —" The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly" is continued at some length, and this in stalment reveals the perplexities of the old peer, who will not resign, and yet cannot enjoy his digni ties. The view from the top of the cliff alters Jack's intentions regarding the fair Julia. " Witch- Murders in India" is the title of a sketch that reveals such amount of cruelty and prejudice that one cordially concurs with the closing remarks, to the effect that there is much nonsense talked about of taking native provinces under British rule, but that if the consequence is to clear away the dark cloud of ignorance and superstition from the minds of the people, " the wider British rule extends, the better and happier for India." "The Beautiful Miss Gunnings" are chronicled in an interesting sketch, sure to attract notice from the reader. " The Marriage Laws of the Three Kingdoms" is a paper certain to be appreciated just now. " Little Red Riding hood" is a pleasing sketch that contains some entertaining incidents. " A Gossip on our Rosalinds" compares the different styles of some dis tinguished actresses. " Jottings from the Note book of an Undeveloped Collector" is continued in a second part. " The Abkhasian Insurrection" forms the subject of an article that contains a good deal of information about the spot, and the events that took place there during last year. &flirt "‘*a fratin HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Oct. 2. The Queen, and Princess Christian went out in the morning, attended by Lady Churchill ; and in the afternoon the Queen drove out, accompanied by Princess Christian. THE PRINCESS OF WALES.---Mr. Paget's state ment at St. Bartholomew's Hospital dinner, which was quoted from the Pall-mall Gazette, was not quite correctly reported. Mr. Paget did not say that her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales would shortly be able to resume her active habits of life, but that much time must elapse before she could do so. CORN AVERAGES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—Following the course pursued by my pre decessor the late Mr. Willich, I take the opportunity at this season, being the close of the farmers' year, to send you, for the information of your agricultural readers, and more especially for those who have adopted the system of corn rents based on the ave rage price of wheat, barley, and oats, a statement of the average prices, founded on the returns as published weekly in the London Gazette : Average prices for the year ending Michaelmas, 1867. Wheat, per imperial quarter 6ls. 7-0. Barley, dittto Oats, ditto 2ss. 7d. The highest and lowest prices for the same period were : ' Highest. Lowest . I Wheat, Aug. 20 ~.. 68s. 4d. Wheat, Oct. 2 51s. sd. Barley, Dec. 11 Oats, Aug. 20 It may be interesting to show the fluctuation in the average price of wheat, which has taken place during the last ten years : 1858 1839 •- 1863 465. Bd. 1864. 4( 860 Os. 9d. 18G/ 1861 51s, 40s. 3d. 1866 46, 1862 Js. 10d. 61s. 74d lii. I remain, Sir, your most obedient servant, CHARLES M`CABE, Sec. University Lifo Assurance Society, 24, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall. Oct. 2, 1867. THE BANQUET TO LORD DERBY AT MANCHESTER. —The arrangements for the banquet to the Earl of Derby and her Majesty's Ministers, announced to take place iu the Free trade Hall, Manchester, on the 17th inst., has been made on a most liberal and elaborate scale, and the gathering will be one unequalled for splendour in this part of the country. Applications fur tickets continue to flow in, and an early day has been fixed for the allotment. —Manchester Courier. BANQUET TO LORD ELCIIO IN GLASGOW.—It is proposed that Lord Elcho should be entertained at a banquet by the working men of Glasgow, in recognition of his prominent and valuable services in securing the recont passing of an act to equalise the law betwixt master and servant. Tho banquet will likely be arranged to take place about the end of January next, Lord Elcho being un able to sparo time till then for the purpose. . _ _ The Right Hon. Earl Stanhope has forwarded to the collector of the Printers' Almshouses a cheque for the handsome sum of £2O, in aid of the Wing Building Fund. NEW PROVISION ON " TIPPLING."—In. the New County Court Act, which will take effect on the Ist January, an amendment has been made to " The Tippling Act." By the 4th section it is provided that no action shall be brought or be maintainable in any court to re cover any debt or sum of money alleged to be duo in respect of the sale of ale, porter, beer, cider, or perry, which, after the commencement of the act, was consumed on the pro mises where sold or supplied, or in respect of any money or goods lent or supplied, or of any security given for, in, or towards the obtaining of any such ale, beer, &c. SINGULAR ACCIDENT TO HORSES.—Au accident occurred last Sunday to two horses belonging to Mr. G. P• Holmes, of Arundel, so remarkable in its character that it is worth recording. The two animals—one a valuable chestnut hunter and the other a clever riding mare—were in the field galloping in a playful manner, and both were running nearly parallel, and apparently making for one point, when they " cannoned "—or rather came into colli sion at the angle, and were each thrown on the ground by the violence of the concussion. Both horses were stunned, and the chestnut horse—which, by the by, has taken ono or two prizes at the Sussex horse-shows—died shortly afterwards from the effects of the blow. The other animal is so much injured by the concussion that no hope is enter tained of its being of further use. It seems that the horses came together at the shoulders. The chestnut horse was valued at about 2200, and both were exhibited at the recent Southern Counties Association at Brighton.— West Sussex Gazette. LIE SUICIDE OF A YOUNG WOMAN AT THE STEPNEY JUNCTION.—On Wednesday the inquest on the body of the young woman who was killed at the Stepney junction on Wednesday week was resumed at the London Hospital by Mr. Humphreys. Deceased was seen to jump from the platform on to the lino and throw herself under the engine. Both her legs were cut off at the thighs, but she lived until the next morning. No person has corn° forward to identify her. Tho jury returned a verdict of " Suicide." TWO MEN KILLED BY A LOAD OF HAY.—On Wednesday two men, named Holder and Sharpies, were. found dead under some hay in a barn neat Chorley. It appears that the men had been drinking the night previous with a young man who lodge 1 at 1113 farm, bat he left the won and went home. 2ho two mon mutt have followed , :lA, it is supp,xl, got into the barn to seep on the top of a eartload of hay. This was found capsized, and the poor fellows buried beneath. aly pa ba n k Note,. main, India West: hav e at 66 , Ilud s AtTan Airier Ori en Morq Grew, Wal e/ Borne At bec ho dui ani shc coi Co., Lou] a fu bulli With been our most men T 1 pack 59d. rate TI the v Ti tveel; cults Rest Publi Other Or (loya l Other liote m Tl] bein g bullii au i, Idot6 Rate I'rieo Bu rom a of in inst. they II 92i 28s. Bon In ha s b Italia 'rano Passi 161; State erc.riib Shari Bl 76 i -,