The Sun. — London, England, 1867-08-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT ROUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at Ave o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The West Cork Railway (Amendment) Bill was read a third time. TUE PROSECUTION OP THE LATE GOVERNOR EYRE. The Earl of SHREWSBURY postponed his motion re lative to the late Governor Eyre and the course of the Attorney-General in the matter. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL. On the resumption of the adjourned debate in committee on the R Tresentation of the People Bill, The Marquis of SALISBURY moved that a clause be inserted after clause 27, having for its object to allow all persons duly registered as voters for any county or borough in lieu of attending in person to vote by papers under proper regulations. lie said that he conceived this to be a matter of the utmost importance, and it was a ques- tion agitated in the year 1859. It was a course which ho considered would be highly beneficial to the general body of voters. This mode of election was re garded favourably, he believed, by the majorities in most constituencies. He would refer to the very small number of voters in the metropolitan boroughs, and this small number was to be attributed to the fact that the occupations of a large number of them would not allow them to vote personally, and ho could further point out to their lordships that only one-half, or at least one-third, voted at the last general election. He would enumerate to them a few of the larger constit uencies, their number of voters, and those who actually registered their votes. In Liverpool he found that the number of voters was 20,600, and that only 14,600 re corded their votes ; that in the City of London there were 15,500 voters, and only 10,900 voted ; in Manchester 21,000 and 14,900 voted ; in Maryle bone 23,500, and only 11,000 voted ; in Lambeth, which was the last he should mention, 27,000, and only 11,700 voted. With these figures they would see how essential an element it was in the com position of the bill that some provision should be made to enable voters to record their votes otherwise than personally. He (the noble marquis) was not advocating that there should be an indiscriminate power given to per sons to present voting papers, but that under proper and or ganised regulations they might be allow,.d to do so. Of course it was necessary to guard against any species of bribery creeping in, and the proper precautions must be taken. The noble marquis concluded by moving the amendment. After a few remarks from Lord Russell and Earl Granville, Lord DERBY said that he was glad that this question had been brought before the house. As far as these voting papers wore concerned, he gave to them his unqualified adhesion. (Hear, hear.) He con sidered that it would bo the means of avoiding much corruption that now existed. In 1859 the Government then in office, of which ho had the honour to be the head, had proposed such a course, and the present Government had wished to introduce the same system in this bill. At the recent elec tion at the University of Oxfcrd carried out by a system of voting papers double the number of voters were polled than on any other occasion, nor did he hear that any inconvenience had arisen in consequence. It must do away with a great deal of bribery, tumult, and ill-feeling, which now prevailed. He (the noble earl) had not had the opportunity of comparing the schema of the noble marquis, nor did he think he was prepared at once to accept all he had brought before them. He should not be sorry that the House of Commons should have the op portunity of reconsidering this question, and introducing it into the bill. Lord DE GREY disapproved of the clause, and did not think that it was even advantageous in the universities. Lord Cairns, Lord Do Ros, Lord Cloncurry, the Duke of Cleveland, the Earl of Carnarvon, and Earl Fortescue all supported the motion, and Earl Granville opposed it. On the committee dividing it was carried by 114 to 36, or with the large majority of 78. It was subsequently agreed that tho clauses necessary to embody the regulations under which voting papers are to be used should be brought up on the report. On the motion of Earl STANHOPE, a clause was added to the bill providing that Parliament should not be dissolved upon the demise of the Crown, but continuo until dis solved or prorogued in the ordinary way. On the motion of Earl DE GREY, a clause was also agreed to disqualifying any person who should act as an election agent from being a returning officer. A clause moved by Earl GREY, providing that no member of the House of Commons should vacate his seat by the acceptance of an office which did not now dis qualify him from sitting in Parliament, was opposed by the Earl of Derby, and, after discussion, negatived. A similar fate befel another clause proposed by the same noble earl, disqualifying all persons in the civil service of the Crown from voting at elections. The schedules were then agreed to, and the bill passed through committee, amidst some cheering from the Ministerial benches, and was ordered to be reported on Monday. The Poor-law Board Bill was read a second time ; and the Agricultural Gangs Bill went through committee, and was read a third time and passed. The sitting closed at a few minutes after 11 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKE a took the chair at half-past 12 o'clock. MIDLAND AND EASTERN, NORWICH, AND SPALDING, Ix., RAILWAYS BILL. The Lords' Amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. BARNOLDSWICK RAILWAY BILL. The Lords' Amendments to this bill were also considered and agreed to. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN IRELAND. Mr. FAWCETT gave notice that in consequence of the answer which the Chancellor of the Exchequer gave him yesterday on the subject of University Education in Ireland, he would move on going into Committee of Supply on Friday next, that in the opinion of this house it is unadvis able that the Government should advise her Majesty to grant any charter to a Roman Catholic University, or sanc tion any scheme affecting university education in Ireland un'il Parliament has had an opportunity of being consulted. COURTS OF LAW FEES, &c., BILL. The house went into committee on this bill, and an amendment was agreed to, to the effect that the Commis sioners of her Majesty's Treasury should have power from time to time to prepare amended tables of fees. The house then resumed, and the bill was read a third time and passed. INLAND REVENUE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. DOMINICA LOAN BILL. This bill was likewise read a third time and passed. The Local Government Supplemental (No. 6) Bill, the Prorogation of Parliament Bill, and the Naval Stores (No. 2) Bill were also road a third time and passed. ARTISANS AND LABOURERS DWELLINGS BILL. On the order of the day for going into committee on this bill, Mr. BAZ LEY moved, "That in the opinion of this house it is not expedient that the provisions is this bill, by which it is proposed to impose upon the local authority the obligation, if and when required by the owners, to pur chase condemned properties at prices to be ascertained under the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, should receive the assent of this house." Seeing the late period of the session he recommended that the bill should either be with drawn or amended in such a manner as would make it acceptable. lie regarded it as totally impracticable that municipalities should become agents of property, and, fact, engage themselves in matters with which they had nothing to do. Mr. POWELL deprecated the introduction of abstract resolutions with the view of obstructing the passing of bilis. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE thought the amendment was a very effectual way of putting a stop to the bill, and it would therefore receive his support. Mr. HARDY remarked that the bill would lead to groat difficulties, and perhaps bo the means of reducing munici palities to a state of insolvency. He did not see why this should not be taken into consideration. Mr. WHALLEY supported the amendment. Mr. LOCKE urged that it was as much the duty of mu nicipalities to buy up pestileat houses as to make sewers. Mr. CANDLISH was strongly in favour of the bill. Mr. TORRENS said the amendment was proposed vir tually to defeat the bill. The Corporation of Manchester had always been opposed to schemes of the present nature, but as the Government did not oppose the bill, he should do all in his power to 'Cress it forward. After some further discussion the amendment was with drawn and the house went into committee on the bill. The consderation of the various clauses occupied the house up to the time allowed by the standing orders. PUBLIC HEALTH (SCOTLAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. The sitting of the house was then suspended. At the evening sitting, Th 3 ATTORNEY -GENERAL stated, in rerly to - Major Anson, that he NS AS not aware of any proceedings, civil or criminal, pending against ex-Governor Eyre, and it was b3yoad his provihce to'hazard an opinion as to what course the Government might take in the event of any further prosecution being instituted by the Jamaica Committee. A conversition of some interest was raised on a question put by Mr. ITANREv to the Speaker, as to the meeting held iu the tea-room on Monday evening relative to the Royal Parks Bill, and which was attended by other gentlemen than members of the house, and at which speeches were made by such gentlemen with regard to the discussion then about aen to take place oa that measure. Had Mr. S p eaker b accordanceinformed of these facts, and was the p roceedin g in TheB with th e es t a bli s hed rules of the house ? EAJCER answered that he had been informed of what had occurred, and that the proceeding was not in ac cordance with the rules the t house, but was of au entirely uoyol ehamtor, As soon 48 an iutamatiou Was liven to the Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms of what was going on, that officer with great propriety proceeded to the room, and informed the gentlemen present that their proceedings were irregular; and thereupon the meeting broke up and the members dispersed. It gave him great satisfaction to be able to add that the members who were instrumental in calling the meeting had since communicated to the Ser geant at-Arms that they were not aware at the time of its being a breach of order, and had expressed their regret at the irregularity. Mr. AYRTON remarked that the tea-room had been ex tensively used for consultations between members and their constituents with reference to business that was being transacted in the house, and when such interviews took place observations must be made by one side and the other. In that respect, therefore, the conference of Mon day e'id not differ from others. It was important to know, however, whether there was no part of this vast building in which a member could communicate with his consti tuents. If that was really the state of things, then all he had to say was that it was the most inconvenient structure that had ever been erected for the purposes of man. He hoped, therefore, the Speaker would put himself in com munication with the proper authorities with a v'ew to get ting a room set apart for the express object of enabling members to see their constituents or other persons on mat ters of business before the house. The SPEAKER understood that the assembly in the tea room on Monday constituted itself into a sort of public meeting, and this answer applied to the appropriatiMi of any room in the house for such a purpose as that. He admitted, however, the inconvenience pointed out by Mr. Ayrton, and that it had lately been increased by the re moval of the hotels and other houses in Palace-yard at which members formerly met deputations from their con stituents. Mr. MILL regretted the irregularity of Monday, but assured the house that the proceedings of the conference in no respect partook of the nature of a public meeting. Colonel KNOX inquired whether the members of the Reform League who attended the meeting did not hold out certain threats as to what they were prepared to do if mem bers did not vote in favour of theft views on the particular question before the house; to which Mr. Mill replied that nothing of the kind was heard by him. Mr. NEATE having inquired what were the intentions of the Home Secretary consequent on the notice given by the Reform League that they would hold a monster meet ing in Hyde Park next Monday, M-. Secretary HARDY said that all he knew repecting the proposed meeting was gathered from the reports in the newspapers ; but of course it would be his duty to see that order was preserved. On the order for supply, Mr. 11. SEYMOLTR directed attention to the great mor tality occasioned by the famine in Orisssa last year, and, in doing so, contended that the blame for the terrible loss of life which took place on the occasion rested upon Sir Cecil Beadon, the lieutenant governor of Bengal, who had failed to discharge the duties of his high position, and when he ought to have carried out certain measures to avert the calamity permitted the Revenue Board to step in with their theories of political economy and prevent him. The hon. member also moved for the production of the papers relating to the subject. Mr. SMOLLETT declared that such a calamity as the loss of 700,000 lives by famine, mainly through neglect, had not been known for 1800 years. In his view it was a great crime, and the question was with whom the re sponsibility lay. Sir Cecil Beadon was primarily respon sible for the government of the province to the Governor- General of India, who had condoned the lushes on the part of Sir Cecil. For during the whole period Sir John Law rence was up at Simla, where he knew no more of what was passing around his capital than if he had been in Cali fornia, and never moved from his pathetic indifference until he had received pressieg orders from home. Not only, then, was Sir Cecil Beadon responsible, but the Governor General also, and the house would not do its duty if it did not take some serious notice of the disaster. Mr. 11. BRUCE spoke warmly in defence of his relative and friend, Sir C. Beadon, whom ho eulogised for his ability and humanity, and who now, after 32 years' service, was returning to his native country with shattered health and reputation assailed. Lord W. HAY imputed the chief blame for the fearful given's which had culminated in the depopulation of Orissa to Sir Cecil Beadon, who, he maintained, was both men tally and physically incompetent. It was deplorable to think that his mal-administration and that of his superiors should have entailed such direful results upon an entire province. Sir J. FERGUSSON admitted with sorrow that ho was unable to make out a complete defence of those whose con duct in this matter had been impugned. But the capacity and humanity both of Sir J. Lawrence And Sir C. Beadon were too widely known and generally acknowledged to ho damaged even by the heavy charges brought against them on this occasion, and that the blame chiefly rested with suborEnates upon whom they had too implicity Mr. S TANK' ELD hoped the Government would accede to the motion, and consent to the production of the papers asked for. The perusal of those already published had inspired him with a very low estimate of the administra tive capacity of those who, in view of a great national calamity, had indulged in common place theories of politi cal economy to check actirn which might have saved thousands of lives whose sacrifices now lay heavy at their doors. . Lord CRANPORNE strongly deprecated any attempt to divert from individuals the responsibility which properly belonged to them, and shift the blame to a system. There was no douLt that the revenue board were as devoted to the worship of political economy as was the African to his god. They made it their Fetish. But the real question was whether sufficient warning had been given to Sir Cecil Beadon of the imminence of the impending danger. And he hold that it had, from various sources, including col lectors of revenue and the police. Tho warnings that the lieutenant-governor thus received could have left him in no doubt as to the destitution which prevailed, and lie must have known that, unless supplies were provided for the people before the winterecame on, the country would be inaccessible and frightful starvation must ensue. lie had heard that it was intended by the Government to fur nish the lieutenant-governor hereafter with a Council; but he trusted that that was not the case. If we would have our officials in India regard the lives of o'ir fellow subjects there with the same sympathy and zealous quick affection with which we should regard our fellew-subjects hero, we must give the tone and sot the example. We must ourselves zealously and jealously watch their conduct. And until we showed a thorough earnestness in this matter, wo could not divest ourselves of all blame if wo found that officials in India treated with coldness and indiffe rence such a terrible calamity as that of Orissa. Sir S. NORTIICOTE said he ha , l no objection to pro duce the papers required. The right hon. baronet then, after vindicating the language of his despatch, proceeded to defend Sir J. Lawrence from the attack of Mr. Smollett. No blame whatever, he argued, could be thrown upon the Governor-General ; and all that could bo said of him was that, if he had acted more vigorously on the representa tions he received at an early period, and had insisted on setting aside other business and looking into the matter himself, it might have been a harpy thing; but whilst he said this Sir J. Lawrence could not be blamed for not doing it. What was true of Sir John was also true, though in a lesser respect, of Sir Cecil Boadon. It was not pro posed to give the Lieutenant-Governor. of Bengal a coun cil, and all he had stated was that as that officer had to administer a large presidency, and, unlike the other go ' vernors, was unprovided with a council or an equal secre tariat, a great deal of labour devolved upon him, in per forming which it was desirable that he should have some ' efficient assistance. The motion was then withdrawn. The Militia Pay Bill was read a third time, and passed. Some other measures ware also advanced a stage, and at five minutes past three o'clock the mouse adjourned. ANOTHER MYSTERY OF TILE ASSASSINATION.— If some Canadian editors know as much as they pretend to about the assassination conspiracy, they ought as honest men to offer themselves as witnesses in the Surratt case, or before the Congressional Committee. The Montreal witness having denounced the two Catholic priests who sheltered Surratt in Canada as in complicity with the assassination, the Montreal Mincrre, the organ of the French Catholics, says in an article in reply :—" We could have published long since the name of a Protestant minister, whose letter is under oar eyes, and who himself originated the idea of assassinating President Lincoln. The Confederate agents in Canada, whose answer we also hold, declined the proposal, and the minist^r then resorted to a private attempt. If need be we could give his name, the place where he is at present residing, in one of the northern States, in a city well known, where he occupies an important post, and is respected." If the editor of the Minerve possesses a secret so important as this he cannot in conscience retain it. It would be a monstrous crime against society.— Spring field Republican. 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Important Caution.—Beware of the me-ny unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liobig's name is most auiacio 'sly attached.— In tins at Is. W.; 1 lb., 2s. 9d. 2 lbs., 4s. Gd.; 5 lbs., Ils.; 12 lbs., 225.; 24 lbs., 408.— BARRY DU BARRY and Co., No. 77, ..tegent-street, London; also Fortnam and Maso 082, Piccadilly ; and at 61, Gracechurcla-street; 4, Chcapside ; 63, 150, and 298, OlgOrd-etreet ; 4ao trancl ; anti all grocers an i chemists. Miscellaneous Foreign News. (From Correspondents of the Anglo-American Times.) PARIS, July 30. Fling aside the good armour in which thou art clad, And don thou this weed of her night gear instead, And charge thus attired in the Tournament dread, And fight as thy wont is, where blood is most shed, And bring honour away, or remain with the dead. SCOTT—" The Talisman.' Unfurl our royal banner to the Field, And let Our Fleur de Lys, which oft hast shadowed The bloody battle-field, bloom o'er the Tournay. FRANCIS TIIE FIRST. Who doth not recal the thrilling interest with which he first read the glowing pages of " Ivanhoe," or those of the " Talisman." Equ dly rich in chivalric imagery, whether before the cheerful coal fire of a winter's night, with the hail beating against the closely curtained windows, or perhaps in his boyish days surreptitiously in bed of a morning on plea of a toothache. I had thought that those splendid reproductive photographs of that master hand were now the only vestiges and relics of the gallant iron age, never more bodily to appear in these days of little weight and long rifles, for the Eglinton affair was decidedly a failure. I was, however, agreeably mistaken on visiting yesterday the beautiful little port of Bercy, in finding myself in presence of an actual and bona fide tournament. But as the reader will doubtless bye-and-bye ask me what and where is Bercy, I will anticipate his question, and at the same time follow out my maxim of blending as far possible the useful with the agreeable in asking him to walk with me as far as the locality in question, promising him at the same time to point out en route such objects of interest as will give him an idea of how a visitor in Paris may spend at least one day advantageously on foot, and without the encumbrance and expense of a Guide Interprete. He must get up very early though, for he will have to pass one place, which affords perhaps one of the most beautiful sights in Paris, and which, should he visit it later than six o'clock a.m. in company with the aforesaid Guide, will then have lost by far the greatest portion of its beauty and its charm. Let him meet me, then, at the Place de la Madeleine, five sharp, not one instant later, and no great hard ship either on a morning in July in the sunny climate of France, and we will have a walk, which, if he be an American, the vigour of our Transat lantic cousin will enable him at once to appreciate, and enjoy a walk, finished up, too, with a real tournament, that is, if the limits I prescribe to my self in my letter for hints to visitors permit us to arrive in time. The chances are in our favour for p h s i c s h t it s a t lovelyi t n h o e r n o g r n o i n n g t h s e broad e, gi Boulevardves no now d lying still in the morning sunshine, gives no evidence of the a va f s e t w h st o r u e g w as ith la w will iu burning in front of the grand hotels, aff m ording a r a s m b c o i f n u h n u d m a t a e n d , ' f l e e sickly contrast with the flood of morning sunlight, and raising a feeling of compassion for their inmates, probably sleeping off the fatigue of their previous evening's amusement in the heated saloons and theatres of Paris. Turn to the right, down the Rue Montmartre, gradually we find more signs of life and movement, for we are now approaching the grand Central Halles, or markets of Paris. Fruit, vegetables, flowers, fish, meat, corn, &c., where, at two o'clock in the morning, the commissionaire, or wholesale merchant, arrives at his office to debate his prices with the producer ; in his turn to supply the multitudinous retail dealers, and revendeurs who keep the great markets, or who again disseminate through the capital and its environs, or even export to other countries, the produce of France. A little farther on and you are in presence of a scene of active life one has rarely the good fortune to behold in the centre of a mul titude through which you can scarcely thread your way, and which overflowing the immense covered building of the Halles themselves surges far up every street iu its immediate vicinity. Carts and vehicles of every description, laden to the full, disappearing like magic on every side of you, their place imme liately supplied by others. Men and women, bearing on their backs long peculiarly shaped wicker panniers, or training with difficulty closely packed voitures a bras, the very pavement bearing the appearance, if I may use such a simile, of a vegetable battlefield, and you are approaching, approaching only, be it remarked, the great markets of the great city at the only period of the day at which they may be seen to advantage. But you may not purchase yet until within the precincts of the market. You will, perchance, on seeing a woman bearing on her head a wicker tray of peculiarly fine mullet or mackerel, or a similar tray filled with osier baskets of ripe fruits, make her an offer, not for her self, but for her merchandise. In vain, it is sold already, or is not to be sold in detail, but a little further on and the Hanes are before you, and you can purchase in their immediate vicinity a bouquet for the sum of fivepence, which a few hours later, and even in the interior of the same locality, would stand you in as many francs, or in like manner, sg.l peaches, is trre o nh r ie t n h gg e r an p pn l e u t n ic i a s cui o dr f na O erl r pl l ol e eN a v n m s pa , ur t rk h pe e lte m i sa o na r and on the same principle, a littl e os i er p ann ier of s sk ti i l n l dhsiroseate of itself, which you will meet further down by the Seine, and over against the ancient cathedral of our Lady of Notre Dame, we shall pass it iu our walk ; that is to say, if it be market day. The great mar kets of the Hallos are, however, an every-day affair. Or if your pockets are extensive you may encumber them with artichokes, aubergines (a vegetable mar row of a rich purple colour), cucumbers, or what ever else you may fancy. Pass on, enter the Fish Market, where, oa the marble slabs, you may pur chase from the salmon to the ecrivisse (prawn), or from the reservoirs constantly supplied with water you may select, still living, a variety of others too numerous to mention. But I have said enough to give evidence of the Central Halles, and the morn ing is passing. Cross we the Rue di Rivoli to the Palace and Gardens of the Tuileries. Exquisitely laid out with its square groves, fish-ponds, and statues, and where, later in the day, the visitor may enjoy the music of the finest military bands of Paris, and amuse himself, if he be so inclined, with feeding the wood pigeons and sparrows so familiarised with humanity as to perch readily on your shoulders and feed from your hand. Standing in the middle of the broad central avenue, the gaze falls in a right line first on the huge monolith of the Luxor in the centre of the " Place de la Concorde," the noble gift of Egypt to France ; passing on through a long leafy avenue, it takes in the magnificent triumphal arch of the "Barrier de l'Etoile "—on one side lie the grove and gardens of the Champs Elysces, with their numerous theatres, concert-rooms, cafes, divans, and guigols, which, when illuminated in the soft summer evenings, give the spectator the idea of a fairy land, and which must have brought to the mind of his Highness the Sultan the Gardens of the Golden Horn. Last year, when, on the occasion of the Emperor's birthday fete, this panorama was illuminated with every possible splendour, and an Egyptian Temple raised as if by magic around the Obelisk, it afforded a coup d'ceil that may be better imagined than described. But we must not stay too long in one place. Allons en avant let us pass on a little way by the broad road leading along the river side to St. Cloud and Versailles, where the little brilliant steamers flit along like fire-flies. side by side as it were with the immense omnibuses of the American Horse Railway, until we come in sight of the pretty little village of Passy, with its white-roofed cottages and green shrubberies glisten ing in the sun, cross over the Pont d'Jena, and we are at the gates of the monster palace. We have, however, loitered too long on our route to reach Bercy to day, and as my services as guide inter prete are by this time required ?a another direction, I must leave the reader to amuse and improve him self as he best may in the Palace and its gardens, with a rendezvous for the ensuing week to resume our interrupted promenade. Her Majesty the Empress returned to theTuileries via Havre on Monday last at half-past 2 a.m. The Duke and Duchess of Aosta have quitted Paris for Baden. The Queen Maria Pia of Portugal and the Princess Clotilde, sisters of the Duke, accompanied their Royal Highnesses to the Eastern Railway Station to bid them adieu. Her Majesty of Portugal will protract her departure from Paris until the return of Prince Humbart, who is expected shortly on his return from St. Petersburg. It is more than probable that the Emperor of Morocco, in company with the Bey of Tunis, will shortly visit Paris and the Exposition. The Grand Duke Constantine, brother of the Czar, has arrived at Paris. His Highness was received at the Strasbourg Station by the Russian Ambassador and suite. The splendid Austrian band gave a material aubeule oa Tuesday last in the gardens of the Tuileries, in spite of the early hour, between five and six o'clock. A considerable number of persons were in attendance to enjoy the rich musical treat thus unexpectedly afforded them. By-the-bye, later in the same day I met with a great treat myself, in being at the exhibition and explanation of a new invention by T. Silver, Esq., of New York, to remedy the present existing de fects of working the Atlantic Cable. As Mr. Silver was the bearer of a letter of introduction to Mdme. l)olby and the staff of the FRANco- AMERICAN from a gentleman of high standing in England, distinguished not only by his active promotion of all subjecls of general utility, but by his capability of appreciating them, I ex pected to find in him no ordinary personage. The, result more than justified the anticipations I had formed. The exhibition of the invention was strictly private. One or two distinguished savants connected with the Emperor's household, among others, M. Williamson, alone being present. The object of Mr. Silver is to form a company, with the view of establishing a telegraphic marine communication in its proposed improved form, between America and Continent— y a method which, he of the Azores, and France,thence acrosspro bably contends, would be attended with less expense than the byc overland communication, it being calculated that messages might be sent for ten shillings instead of as at present ten pounds, a difference in expendi ture which would be enormous in its saving. From the clear illustrations given by Mr. Silver of his in vention by the help of a beautifully constructed model and accompanying diagram, I was enabled fully to comprehend that the mode at present in use for paying out the cable—viz., over two or three large wheels placed at intervals in a line with the stern of the ship—is exceedingly defective in conse quence of a large weight being attached to the centre of the rope between the wheels as a counter action to its velocity, which drags it down towards the sea in the shape of an isosceles triangle, the weight in question forming the apex. The occa sional roughness o f the sea conveying an oscillating motion to the weight in question forms bights in the rope which contribute materially to its fraying and occasional part ing. By the getting rid of the weight in question and the concentration of the machinery inboard under the guidance of his patent governor, Mr. Silver proposes to obtain the following ad vantages :—The keeping an even strain on the cable in the roughest weather, thereby assuring its safety, and in case of its becoming entangled in any serious impediment the capability of hauling it in with out danger of parting the machinery on board after a certain amount of strain taking an inverse movement. The same machinery also affords an ' opportunity of weighing the quantity paid out, whilst by means of an indicator placed at the stern the officer in charge is enabled to mark the amount of strain. Such, divested of technicalities for the comprehension of the general reader, is the inven tion of Mr. Silver, and such the advantages clearly perceptible even to the non-professional critic, which he proposes to afford. If his inven tion be really capable of affording these advantages, for that they are advantages no one will, I think, deny, then Mr. Silver has come to the right place to succeed. In England he would have had to con tend with the stubbornness of island Prejudice; in America he might feel the force of the axiom that no prophet is honoured in his own country ; whilst in France, henceforward the first goal to which men of science will direct their steps, he will find assist ance and encouragement. In the Emperor (if worthy) he will find a patron, capable not only of appreciating, but of aiding him , • and amongst the Ministers of France he will find that active co operation which will connect for ages to come the name of the Baron de Lesseps with that mighty undertaking of modern times—the Isthmus of , Suez. The chess tournament at the Cercle Internationa has come to an end, the grand prize given by the Emperor, a magnificent vase of Sevres porcelain, of the value of 4,000 f. to 5,000 f., having been gained by M. Kolit9ch, of Hungary. An exhibition of high-bred horses is going on at present at the Ex position, the greatest number belong to the English, Arab, and Norman races. A similar exhibition of the canine race will shortly be held at Billancourt. Amongst the conferences already announced at the Exposition are one on meteorography, by M. Secchi, and another, which attracts no ordinary interest, by the Baron de Lesseps, on the works of the Isthmus of Suez. As a sign of the vitality of the Exposi tion, a Cafe Estaminat is at present in construction on the roof of the Palace; to be reached by the me chanical ascension at present exhibited there. His Highness the Viceroy of Egypt has expe rienced another of the amusements of Paris, in being upset in the Boulevard Pouponniere whilst passing in a private carriage, with his Minister, Nubar Pacha. The accident, which when known caused great consternation amongst the Viceroy's suite, afforded considerable amusement to the gamins, or street boys of Paris. "If you are looking fur your master," said one of these precocious indi viduals to a solemn -looking Nubian, " you will find him at the blacking merchant's round the corner." The accident, however, was unattended with any serious consequences. On Tuesday last came off the grand review, given in honour of the King of Por tugal, which bad been postponed from the Friday previous, in consequence of the badness of the wea ther. The troops reviewed consisted of three regi ments of the Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard, two regiments of the Artillery of the Guard, the Train of the Equipages of the Guard, h Empress, and four regi tnaeeDragoons regi ments ts ofthe M of h i lit Cuirassiers atry e E mo f the Line, the latter executing with the most beautiful precision a charge fullat e Emperor and his Staff. His A accompanied by the King of gallop ajesty close N‘ ,a s n p Portugal and his brother the Duke of Coimbra, the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, the Princes Charles and Albert of Prussia, the Duke of Olden bourg and his three sons, the Minister of War, Marshal Niel, &c., &c. The Queen of the Belgians has left Trieste en route for Vienna, accompanied by the Empress Charlotte. A ludicrous incident occurred the other day at the Exposition. An inhabitant of Cambrai had some time since lent a small sum of money to a fellow townsman name d Ch a bot, who was so little recognisant of th e f avour as to leave Cambr ai not only without payi ng the debt, but without even taking leave of hi s b ene f a ctor. Last week the excursion train f rom th e no rth afforded the creditor an opportunity of visiting Paris and the Exposition. As he promenaded in the park his attention was attracted by a Chinese bazaar, in the midst of which, enthroned amidst a collection of every kind of porce lain monster, sat an apparentinhabitantof the Celes tial Empire. Our hero from the country contemplated the Mandarin for some time W ith astonishment, whilst the distinguished foreigner appeared considerably unquiet and distrait. All at once a luminous idea traversed his cerebellum. " Chabot," shouted he. The Chinese made a gesture of affright. The countryman approached still nearer. " Cash up," said he, sternly. "For the love of heaven," s a id the false Chinese, "say nothing-" "Le rieux bien," was the reply, " on condition that you pay imme diately, otherwise I tell everything." As the bazaar happened to be tolerably full the victim had no other alternative, and the countryman went his way with the reflection that at all events he had paid his expenses in visiting the Universal Expo sition. Batty, the intrepid lion tamer, has narrowly es caped with his life during the course of his exhibi tion this week at the Theatre Porte St. Martin ; before the Grand Duke Constantine. Among the five animals exhibited by him was a lioness who had recently whelped. As the natural ferocity of the animal is increased tenfold at such periods, Batty had been warned not to enter the den. He, however, persisted in going on with his performance, in the course of which he struck the lioness, who crouched sulkily in a corner over her whelp, a blow with his whip. With a bound the wild beast was upon him, striking the claws of both paws deeply into his shoulders, and seizing his arm at the same time in her teeth. At this moment the terror of the audience was extreme, ladies fainting in all directions, and the Lion Tamer himself exhibited all the symptoms of a mortal terror, not so much from the pain of his wounds as from the knowledge that the sight and smell of the blood which flowed from the wounds would exasperate the lions to the highest possible pitch of ferocity. He succeeded, however, in freeing himself from the gripe of the infuriated animal, and got out of the den more dead than alive. The curtain had fallen for some time on the terrible scene, but loud cries of " Batty, Batty !" showed the desire of the audience to ascer tain the safety of their favourite ; and, in accord ance with their reciust, the doinptcnr appeared, pale and bleeding, from his recent struggle. He has been forbidden by his medical attendant from again resuming his metier. His place, it is said, will be supplied by Lucas. The international fete and banquet has been postponed to the 16th inst,, the day following that of the Emperor's birthday fete. PAras, August 1. A great many " Nationalities" have attracted public attention this week, and some suspense pre vails in speculative minds concerning a novel one a promised " international Exposition of Dogs." This is to take place in some official building, which will probably be decorated for the purpose, with ensigns, which have the privilege of drawing forth canine capacities and exciting those energies. I pro pose the portrait of the arch-traitor Judas-Escobedo. It is certain that on the day of the awarding of prizes the jury will be welcomed by snappish testi monials, but the members of that august body have gone through so much that ten to one the natural eloquence of quadrupeds at the Champ do Mare will be more satisfactory than the artificial growling of bipeds there located. The next international exposure will, I fear, be the literary congress. The sharpest steel pens are already skirmishing ou the subject. When the first idea was projected of a great gathering of literati a nother was suggested—namely , th at literati cannot gather together without funds, and Mr. Duruy, the Minister of Instruction, was requested to vote two thousand francs, or £BO, for the emergency. His Excellency replied that this was insufficient, kindly made the wants of all international literati known to the Emperor, and immediately received from his bounty an order to draw on his private revenue ten thousand francs wherewith to cover expenses. It would be natural to suppose that the literati were pleased, and felt inspired with odes, blank verse, alexandrines, &c. This was not the case, poetry was not forthcoming, nothing but bitter, sweet prose, and all poets, on feeling their pulses, discovered that their dignity would not allow them to accept a gift for which they would have to offer thanks. The endurance of Napoleon 111. is so great that he was content to receive but one expression of gratitude, and that was Mr. Duruy's. Musical fetes are the order of the day. We have Strauss and Bilze at the Champs de Mars, all tbe foreign military bands in our public gardens, and Japanese banjos at two circuses. Chinese notions of melody, if as celestial as their empire, are better suited for Turks than Christians, the former having a seventh heaven, consequently out of the hearing of those whose sole ambition is to be in the first. The liber ties they take with the gamut are nothing compared to those they expect their limbs will not resent. Some of their feats are so daring as to be painful to behold. Clusters of these bronzed muscular men manage to climb up to a fearful height, when they dart forward and form clusters of human beings holding together apparently on a thread, and when all spectators are breathless with anxiety lest they all should be dashed to pieces, they suddenly alight, no one sees how, sit down, draw out their fans, fan themselves, and look round the house as if they had not held their lives cheap a moment ago. Their native tongue is as harmonious as their music, but neither arc spared the audience. No less then 200,000 listeners crowded into the Tuileries yesterday to hear the Austrian band (Duke of Wurtemberg's Regiment, No. 73). At one tune the crowd and crush were so powerful that sonic fearful accident would have been inevitable if the Spanish Band had not struck up a wild tam bourine dance close to the Palace. Those who were dissatisfied with their station on the outskirts of the crowd ran to the new attraction, and a few thou sand spectators were relieved of what was becoming a n intense panic. Another incident offered a free passage to the stiffing. The Emperor and Empress slowly drove through the central avenue, and many flew in that direction. The Austrians instantly stopped the piece they were playing (we are getting and gave Que en II so thick with Austria), ortense's " Partant pour la Syrie," which spontaneous atten tion elicited an outburst of enthusiastic cheering. The pieces played afterwards were Richard Wagner's ove rture to "Rienzi," Zimme rman ' s Wurtem berg march, and polka. Zimmermann is the clever leader of the band, which presents a most martial appearance. I cannot say less of the Spaniards, though their sleeves are as wide as their pantaloons ; the same prodigality of fulling can be objected to when one has a back view of Bavarian infantry. How they ever sit down on so much broad c l o th w ith o ut the help of crinoline is known of course to themselves, but it is far from graceful. It is almost impossible to get any view at all of the Dutch Grenadiers — they are covered up by their gigantic instruments. A Dutch violoncellist must be in au enviable posi tion when he has to accompany cannon balls on a battle-field. The Russian Guards are all metal from top to toe. The Prussians play on trombones that express their feelings very harmoniously, but ungently if one happens to be less than a quarter of a mile from the player. I have received a letter from one who signs a " Constant Franco Reader," begging I will kindly give an account in this number of the iodoleromoni trophenol. lam sorry to be one of the profane who do not study such questions. Would " Constant Reader" be obliging enough to give me an account of the paraphenolitysulfato industry 9 . I may not close without describing the dress worn by Queen Pia at the Hotel de Ville. This is a re quest lam happy to comply with. Queen Pia of Portugal is much like her sister, Princess Clothilde- Napoleon. She wore a plain white tulle, covered with entwined convolvoli. One of the most re markable jewels seen in the splendour of this season was her diamond snap—a large square of these precious stones worn below her right shoulder, from which hung the jewelled cordons of Saint Elizabeth and the Concsption, which were crossed over her bosom. The newest 'colours are called saffron, sulphur, and frog. Bismarck's are called cockchafers ; there is no accounting for affinity. Who would dare connect the King of Prussia's vizier with an obnoxious, buzzing insect? COMMERCIAL. NEW YORK, July 20, Mining shares have fallen in San Francisco, the Yellow Jacket for some unexplained cause tumbling down $7OO in a few days. This is a sharp reaction after a strong rise. The receipts of coin from California amount only to $700,000 during the week, while the export demand of gold for Europe has increased considerably, Some people account for this by the large proportion of our bonds held in Europe, which require a constant drain to liquidate the laigti interest they bear. Others attribute it to the exodus of tourists, which has been progressing for some weeks: They carry away small parcels in great number, anti those in Europe direct their agents to remit in coin to meet their requirements. As the Scotch say " every mickle makes a muckle," and the "muckle" of the body of general visitors to Europe has had its effect on the price of gold and of European ex changes. Last Saturday the total exports for the week wore found to amount to $4,870,835. On Wednesday the shipments from New York were about $1,000,000, while the Java took from Boston $192,000. Gold has risen, last Monday tcuching 140 i, but it declined fractionally as the week advanced, closing on Thursday at 140. Specula tors would have the market in their hands were it not for the immense surplus in the Treasury, which gives the Secretary a real control. If the "bulls" push up the price Mr. M'Culloch will drop in, and combinations' for affooting the value aro controlled by tho mouse power ho wields. Tho harvest is splen did, and is now everywhere in full operation. It is even better than the most sanguine expected, and a few weeks of fine weather will fill every barn to bursting in the West. Tho heavy failures, more particularly in the dry goods trade, would have had a much more depressing effect had it not been for the buoyancy induced by the fine harvest. The money market in the West improves in tone and business, and reviving good accounts are given of the cotton crop in the South, and, although the yield will be large, high prices are anticipated, as the coun try in the early part of the year was cleared of all the staple stored, and no cotton remains to be thrown on the', market, except that obtained from the growing crop. Government Securities continuo to be absorbed by the public as investments, but the recent advance has not been quite maintained. The Stock Market has been active, and much speculative business transacted. This is noticeable in the violent fluctuations which occur, Erie Stock being the most prominent example, having ranged 5 per cent. in a couple of days. It closA over 70, with loud predictions that in less than a fortnight it would reach 80. Securities generally are advancing ; some of them rapidly,rnore especially the Michigan Southern and the New York Central. The policy of the railroad interest is indi cated to recent moves which point clearly to amalgamations and strong combinations. I believe this policy to be sou❑d, and if well and judiciously carried out and administered likely to be beneficial both to the public and to stockhol ders. If there is to be a rivalry, it would bo better for two grand and distinct lines to compete than for a number of smaller interests to bo checkmating each other, and for this reason it may be of public advantage that the Hudson River, New York Central, and Michigan Southern, should identify their interests, and be opposed by a league of the Pennsylvania Central, with the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago, who may compete for Western travel and traffic. The earnings of the roads generally are increasing, and contrast favourably with the dullness that prevailed a few months ago. Among the rises are the stock of the Pacific and Atlantic Mail Steamship Companies, which aro daily growing more popular investments, as may bo judged from the fact that the latter have advanced thirty per cent. within the ouarter. I enclose the latest quotations :—Gold 140, United States Five-Twenties (1862) 1111, (1864) 109, (1865) 1091, (1865, New Issue) 1071, United States Ton-Forties 102, United States 7-30 Loan 1071, Missouri Sixes 105, Tennessee Sixes 69, North Carolina Sixes 57i, New York Central Railroad 1061, Erie 711, Erie Preferred 77, Hudson River 1141, Reading 1041, Michigan Central 111, Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana 791, Illinois Central 121, Cleveland and Pittsburgh 921, Cleveland and Toledo 121, Chicago and North-western 451 7 Chicago and North-western pre ferred 1021, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago IC2I, Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific 981, Toledo and Wabash 491, Ohio and Mississippi Certificates 261, Adams Ex press Company 72, American 69, Western Union Tele graph Company 471, Pacific Mail Steamship Company .44, Atlantic Mail Steamship Company 111. (From Messrs. Bowles, Drevet, and Co.'s Circular.) Paris, August 2, 1867. Our market has been more animated during the past week, with considerable change in values. Commencing with the depression reported in our last prices have ad vanced and again declined, as influenced by various poli tical rumours, the market closing at some reaction from highest rates. Americans have shared in the fluctuations of the Bourse. 1862's touching 12 11-16 on the 26th, have receded to 82 on the 30th ult. ; they close at 82k. In 1865's some trans actions have occurred at a disadvantage of 11 per cent. Our advicos from Now York are to the 30th July. Gold, 140 ; United States Bonds (1862), 1111. The Bente closes at 69 15 The Italian closes at Exchange on London 25 17 (From E. F'. Salterthwaite and Co.'s Weekly Circular, July 31.) By the Java, our usual weekly advices aro to the 17th inst. Government securities wore reported in rather less demand, but generally quotations were well sustained. In railroad shares the market was active and strong, and speculation, stimulated by the abundance of money, was on the increase. Erie was again the favourite stock, and exhibited a further rise of 6 per cent.; next to this Chicago and North-Western Preferred was most sought after, at an advance of 4 per cent. State stocks were freely taken at enhanced rates, the opinion being prevalent that they were the cheapest investments offering. Gold was last quoted 140, after having been 140 k. ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. The following letter with regard to this Company has been issued by the Chairman of the Committee of Investi gation : Sir, —ln reply to numerous inquiries when a report from the Committee of Investigation will be forthcoming, I shall feel obliged if you will allow mo to state that one of the two members of the committee who went to America has already returned, and the other, with Mr. Trevothick, who is engaged in making a very thorough investigation into the practical details of the condition and working of the line, is expected to be home in a few weeks. . _ Mr. Clarkson Potter, the counsel for the divisional and consolidated bondholders, who proceeded against the rail way, is now in London, for the purpose of consulting with the committee and other parties in interest as to its affairs, and before be goes back to America the committee will be prepared to make a full report to the creditors, who will be called together not later than the first week in October, to consider the whole question, and determine upon a future course of action. In the meantime it may bo taken that the following facts have been ascertained:- 1. Considerable repairs will bo necessary to put the rail way completely in a condition so that it may be worked to the best advantage. The mode of procuring the funds for these repairs will be a matter for further consideration. 2. It will, in all probability, be requisite to ask the divi sional bondholders to capitalise their interest for a certain period, and to postpone for a time the interest on tho Con solidated Bonds. 3. The arrangements already made have insured the property to the creditors in their legal order of priority, and prevent hostile measures which might break up the Railway, or give uuduo preference to anyone class of creditors. . Tho Committee regret the delay which has already oc curred, but it is obvious that in an undertaking of this magnitude, and which has become unusually complicated, any premature recommendation or plan of action, without the fullest information and consultation, would in all pro bability only result unsatisfactorily.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, WILLIAM RUSSELL, Chairman of the Committee of investigation. London, July 2G. American securities have been steady on the London market during the past week. In United States 5-20 Bonds there have been some considerable transactions, especially in the 1865 issue, which have been largely taken for Holland, where the desirability of holding them in preference to the issue of 1862 (which we have so fre quently pointed out,) appear now to be appreciated ; they close 728 to 728, and 718 to 711 respectively. There has again been an active demand for Erie shares for shipment to Now York ; they have been so scarce that as much as $2 per share "backwardation" was paid during the recent settlement; the price, however, 481 to 4 i shows only a half per cont. improvement. Illinois Central Shares have been steady at 76 to 77 all the week. THE SUN, LoNDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3. 1867. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. The track of the 'Troy and Greenfield Railroad will bo laid to Shelburne Falls in two months, and to Charlemont village by the first of the year, but the road will not be opened for business to the Falls until the middle of November. A small freight engine for gravel and work trains has been purchased by the Company from the Western road, and it crossed Green River Bridge for the first time on Monday, 15th July. In a few days it will be run regularly over six miles of road extending from Greenfield. The Western Railroad has just imported a quantity of iron from Wales, for track purposes, an - I two miles of it will be laid on the Pittsfield and North Adams Road. The second track of the Western Road is now com pleted from Washington to Becket, and trains will pro bably be run over this section within a fortnight. Several months, however, will be required to blast away the rocks, so that the remaining gap between Becket and Russell can be laid. When this is done an unbroken lino of double track will extend from Boston to Albany. The Springfield Republican says that " the work of building the bridge over the canal at Chicopee, on the Chicopee street road, seems to be a greater undertaking than at first supposed. A number of workmen have been employed day and night, Sundays excepted, for two weeks, and the abutments are not laid up. The travelling public are naturally a little impatient, but they will have to bear the inconvenience a couple of weeks longer. The work is being substantially done, and it seems to be the inten tion of the builders that the bridge shall outlast at least the present generation." Work has been begun on the Milford Branch Railroad, and it will be completed in a few months. The Hartford and Erie Road has offered to run the branch, giving the town and stockholders satisfactory terms. The New York Legislature refused permission to the Central Railroad to increase its fares, and the road has attempted to evade the law by demanding specie rates. Hiram Lewis sued the company for extortion in taking more fare than the law allows, and the Supreme Court at Binghamton has given a verdict in his favour with costs. The court was unanimous, and the Central Railroad will henceforth be obliged to content itself with the legal fares in currency. rADVERTISEMENT.I- Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Useful Knowledge.—The successful treatment of the great mass of diseases is not so great a myst . ery as many may suppose. Purify the blood, cleanse the liver and stomach, and the absorbent system will immediately right itselt. Both medicaments may be beneficially used by the most inexperienced, under w hose caro the very worst of cases will progress favourably and terminate happily, by using Holloway's celebrated remedies according to the instruc tions wrapped round each pot and box. These renowned rem edies cure all diseases of the bowels and kidne y s, and will be found superior t o all other means for mitigatin g the, sufferings of those unfortunately ended by incurable ma ladies. COUN' LIVERPOOL—FRIDAY. There was a good attendance at to-day's market, and, with a good demand for wheat, we quote a decline of 1 . . d per cental on the rates of Tuesday last. Flou r was in moderate request, at former rates. Barley scarce, and.ra ther dearer. Oats and oatmeal in fair request, and prices fully supported. Indian corn dull, and at a decline of 6d per qr. LINCOLN.—FRIDAY. A moderate supply of wheat. Trade quiet, a nd prices unaltered. Scarcely any malting barley: grind in g sorts readily made higher rates. For oats there was a fair de mand, and unchanged in value. Beans in favo ur of the sellers. Peas also dearer. New white wheat, 70s to 76s ; now red, 64 s to 71s per 3 6 stone. Barley for malting, 4 9 s to 51 s per qr ; grindng, 35s to 37s per 30 stone. Oats, 29s to 355. Beaus, 475 to 50s per 38 stone. STAMFORD—FRIDAY. We hal a very small show of wheat to-dny again. n i n v (-1 the business done was limited, at late currencies. 13 " rieJ was in small show at high prices. Oats and beans at rather more money. c 6 New white wheat, 68s to 75s ; red do., GOs to 70s per'„ stone. Barley, malting, 40s to 50s; grinding, 27s to „ per qr. Oats, new, 28s to 33s ; old, 30s to 32s per 21 stout ) . Beans, 4Gs to 54s per 38 stone. Peas as of late. DERBY—FIIIDAY. There was an improved supply of wheat on offer to-daYI and last week's prices prevailed. A small show of Barley , and trade firm at slightly improved rates. Oats scare• Beans in short supply, at the extreme rates of last week• Peas rather dearer. New white wheat, 62s to 75s ; do. red, 56s to 65s Per 36 stone. Barley for malting, 40s to 48s per qr. ; grinding , 33s to 34s per 30 stone. Oats, now, 26s to 345; old, 34s t° 36s per 24 stone. Beans, old, 58s to 60s; new, 38s to 45 3 per 38 stone. WAKEFIELD.—ERIDAY. At our market to-day English wheat met a slow denlandl and the business done was at the rates of last FridaY . Other articles rather dearer. Weather dull. BRISTOL S ('GAR—FRIDAY. There bas been a firm demand for sugar during th e week, and prices must be quoted rather higher than of late. Refiners' produce steady. Rums are quiet. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the closoof the market. s. d. s. °. Tees Raton Lyons ........ 18 9 Walls End Iletton South Hetton West Hartley West Wylam Bradyell'slletton 2O 3 East Hartlepeol ...... 12 3 Haswell .. 2l 6 ships at market, 34—sold. 31. Foreign Rail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton..... Aug. 24 ' Ditto, via Marseilles Ditto, via Panama ........ ......... ........ ... Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video • Aug. 5 . Ditto, by French packet Aug. 22 Cape Verde, by Brazil packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension. anti St. Helena Aug. 21 ' China, Penang. and Singapore. via Southampton Aug. 8 ' Ditto, via Marseilles ... Aug. 2 . Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Aug. 8 ' India, via Southampton Aug. 8 ' Ditto, via Marseil es Malta, Egypt, A. Aug. 8 . Ditto, Marseilles Aug. 2 .• Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton Aug. 21 ' Ditto, via Marsei les Aug. 18 ' Newfoundland Portugal Aug' 5' Ditto, by private ship to Oporto ... Ditto ditto to Lisbon United States, Canada, California, Ac., by British packet . Aug. 8. Ditto, by United States packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet Aug• 2. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffd Aug. 3 * West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha mas) Cubs and Mexico Bahamas, via New York Bermuda, via ditto COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Last Evenjog. Amsterdam Short. 11. 171 Ditto 3 Months. 11 191 Rotterdam 11 0 12 ,4 25 35 , 25 35 13 91 Paris Short 25 121 Ditto 3 Months. 25 30 arseilles Antwerp Brussels .... Hamburg 20 13 25 31' -} 2) 25 41) 11 0 1 13 '5 13 31 3 1 1 ` 2.6 ' 49i 49! 27 2 ' 0 27 0 27 5 1 6 27 27 6 27 n 25 52} 52. Frankfort on the Maine V ienn. Trieste Petersburg' Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina ... Lisbon Oporto 1201 12 95 12 93 321 6 26 4S 491 27 17 27 17 27 27 17; 27 17 27 17 Mr. Johnson has discovered another mare's ef°. Ho has formally suggested to Congress the pose' that Congress may, as the consequence of enforcing Reconstruction Act, be compelled to vote the whole rove do th required to pay all the governmental expenses of Southern States, and that the Federal Governme nt 11 2,: l a become liable for the whole debt of these States ittonl-0 previous to the war. We are afraid Mr. Johnson bas rit consulting "the College of London" or "the Bill jurists," by whom the unfortunate Maximilian wa s ind tg. to believe that he had a good title to the Mexican thre 7/ or he would hardly fall into such absurdities. Ile sn knows that no Government ever becomes liable for 6- . 1 0 debts except such as it chooses to assume. Congress 1/10 have to pay the debts of the Southern States, and to 11°1 money for all their expenses, whenever it pleases to d e n is :; but not sooner. There is no process for collecting In e- . 0 - 0 from Governments against their will. if Mr. J 01113 "„ o s writes many more messages, we shall be driven into ser'" misgivings as to the state of his health.—The Nation. of There was an important caucus of the Itepublic members of Congress onMonday evening, July 15; S eD .,; Morgan, of New York, presiding. Genera l Sclie ;s t Chairman of the Executive Committee, electe d at the 0/, Session, made a report stating that the Comm ittee had co. lected about $17,000, most of which has been spent i ' 3 , s e ploying speakers and organisers, and furnishing -co ing matter to the South. The Committ ee in "01 em pl o ying some sixty coloured men and Oelctui whites in organising the Republican party ill ., Southern States. Judge Kelly gave a favourable acto of prospects in the South, and urged the necessi, going forward with this work. Senator Chandl er ' i 0 Michigan, said every member of Congress taught to rail' at least $l,OOO in his district for these operations in South, and he believed if ample means were furoin, at least two of the reconstructed States l' r °, o ll l be carried at the first election. Senator W:,7 0 said the result of the election in Virginia, next S e p t ber, will astonish the nation, for she will take rank au -00 the first Republican States. It was agreed that $ l - (:)vl be t should be raised for the Southern field, and the 10n n3 , - 00 pledged themselves to do their utmost to raise it; was subscribed before the meeting adjourned. irb°„ll publicans of the ccuntry will not fail to respond li d d to this call. A dollar spent now in the South Will tiv- . ( plish more than ten a year hence. It is the seed-tia" Republicanism. tl The receipts of cotton at all the ports ob United States, from the Ist of September, 186 6 , t° o ,o latest mail dates, were 1,811,000 bales, as comper ed 1,953,000 bales for the corresponding period of the P o c coeding year. The weekly receipts now average I°„' bales, and the total exports of the current cotton have been 1,433,000 bales. Births. the Ist inst., at 35, Belgrave-square,,o,io OSTER - _ the wife of Edward J. Foster, Esq., of Linc °lll ' barrister-at-law, of a son. t NEVILL -On the 28th ult., at Mtdling House, Hon. Mrs. Ralph Nevill, of twins, stillborn. w„ t VAIZET - On the 2d inst., at 163, Adelaide-road, 24•_,D; wife of J. S. Vaizey, Esq., barrister-at-law, of Marriages. ha ° FITCH—SKINNER—On the Ist inst., at the parish c„, St. Pancras, Middlesex, Wm. C. Fitch, of Nort'llicit land-street, Charing-cross, and Southampton, s O r 9 to Rosina, tl ird daughter of the late W. Skinne of Olive House, Loose, Kent. , CO MEDWIN—DOCIDNEY — On the Ist inst., nt St• (IV:La berweli, James Medwiu, jau., of Deumark-hi"logli Stock Exchange, to Elizabeth, only surviving ut of Edward Doudney, Esq., of Donmark-hill. . -...,1 o farC i HURT—On the 2d inst., Deaths at 31, Dorset-square, P". Hurt, Esq., aged 72. ~,i i IS IvEs -On the 31st ult., at 28, Wilton -place, Susan Cecil, daughter of Capt. Cecil Ives, Royal gors e , „ e l JOSSELYN— On the 31st ult., at Copdock House, J. J° ' - Esq., aged 70. r nanla tl LIARDE r—On the 25th ult., at Harrovrgate, ‘-,0.- William Liardet, RN., aged 73. ~' r W I LLIAMS—On the Ist inst., at 12, Waterloo-Plae mall, Wm. Williams, Esq . , 77. WE S TMORE -On the 2,1 inst., at Lattrieston 11°1-15e'the end, Hampstead, Col. Richard West rn ore, late ° f Regiment, aged 7 5 , -....-! London : Printed and Published by WILL IAII of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Trim SUN Office, C° alit Strand, in the Precinct of tho S avo y , toe Middlessz—Saturday, August 3,1867. TB. , ,-.