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The Emperor of the FRENCH is always most felicitous in his expressions, and any communication of his is always worthy of attention, not alone from its natural importance, but from its intrinsic excel lence. His MAJESTY has addressed a letter to the Minister of the Interior, M. DE LAVALLETTE, dated August the 15th, which is in every respect worthy of attention and consideration. It refers to the improvements that are wanted in the " means of communication," and their prompt completion is earnestly desired by the EMPEROR, since he considers them to be one of the surest signs of increasing the strength and the riches of France ; and, as he truly observes, with great force of expression, everywhere the " number and good condition of the roads is one of the most certain signs of the ad vanced state of the civilisation of peoples." In nothing has the Emperor NAPOLEON shown himself to be more the friend of France than in the manner in which he has taken up the task of improving the country. Paris under his auspices has rapidly im proved in every respect, and, indeed, all over the country may be seen traces of the energy with which his master-mind has directed operations, and imparted an impulse to the works that are renovat ing and restoring the condition of things. Instruc tions have been given to the Minister of Public THE SUN. LONDON, INIONOAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1867. Works to continue the examination of the different sic,n two resolutions were passed almost unanimously. lines of railway, and to seek out the best means 7a.'he first declared in explicit terms " that this of improving the canals and the navigation 1 meeting refuses to make victims of any of the mem of rivers, which are here called " modifying count' tr - bers of the S oc i e t y o f S aw g rinders, b y ex p ellin g poises to railway monopoly." This is one of thi use them on account of their connexion with the out admirable phases in which the illustrious writer so ' rages recently inquired into at Sheffield." Make greatly excels, and by means of which he can always victims of men like BROADHEAD ! The idea is an make his meaning clearly understood, while at the original one, when every one knows that if he had same time he conveys to his hearers the ultimate not obtained his certificate of indemnity be would intentions of the changes designated, and they acre be standing in the dock ! But the resolution, able to realise the full effect of this or that pi o- which is a very long one, goes on to say that they posal. Nothing could possibly be truer than this I decline going into any justification of the things done description, and one of the EMPEROR'S discerns nent beyond assenting that they are effects of a cause, must naturally feel most anxious to counteract by " the want of properly regulated legislative mea every means in his power the injurious influences of sures, binding men in some degree to what is this monopoly of railways. All that can in any de- honourable, just, and good." Ile will be a very gree arrest the course or change the directions of such clever statesman who devises such a measure as powers must be held as a social benefit, and that. We have already enactments against theftonur well wishers to the community must hail their der, arson, conspiracy, perjury,and intimidation, but adoption, and foster their development with might they do not seem to have produced much effect in and main. Sheffield. It has often been said that you cannot " Our efforts," says the EMPEROR, " must not be make men religious or moral by Act of Parliament ; confined to these tasks alone, and hence we find but the sawgrinders dissent from this doctrine, as that he desires to pursue his result of improvement they do from all doctrines that throw the respon in other directions. The Agricultural Commission sibility of a man's acts upon himself, and not upon has, it appears, shown in an unmistakeable manner others. It may be observed that in all their de that it is most important for the prosperity of the mands from the Legislature these would-be Re country that a complete " network of parish roads formers are most carefully vague, " properly regu should be constructed." This is an essential condi- lated measures," " giving labour due consideration," tion to the wellbeing of those rural populations " rights," " justice," " equity,"—all such words are who have always exhibited so much devotion to the constantly current, but they avoid any precise intimation of what the nature of those measures is EMPEROR, as he takes care to acknowledge in this t letter. " Preoccupied with the realisation of this to be. Unless they stipulate that the men shall fix project," the EMPEROR had already instructed the the amount of wages instead of the master, and Minister of the Interior to consider, in conjunction that the master shall be bound under heavy legal with the Minister of isnanee, a series of measures penalties to obey all the rules of the union, we do which might allow the termination, within ten net see much chance of satisfying the sawgrinders. years, of the network of Parisian roads, by the aid of But let us see in what light Messrs. BROADHEAD the State, the departments, and the communes. But and CROOKES are regarded by their maligned fel in addition to this triple concurrence the EMPEROR has lows, who were supposed to be horror-stricken by sought to facilitate the means by which the com- , the extent of their sins. They are " men who have munes can participate in the expense, and had' taken upon themselves the task of risking their lives therefore requested the Minister to arrange a special and their liberties for what they believed to be the fund to be devoted to the purpose of advancing the good of the institution ;" and the meeting indig necessary sums by means of loans granted at a mo- nantly disclaimed, as a libel upon the so derate rate, and repayable at long periods. No ciety, the statement that Mr. BROADHEAD had doubt this is the best plan to meet the exigencies of been reinstated as a member because he was never 1 the case, and its adoption will tend to remove many expelled 1 After this the second resolution, recom difficulties from the way. mending all Trades' Unions to abstain from all'acts After expressing his approval of the note which had of violence in waiting for the action of the Legis. been addressed to him by M. LAVALETTE, the Est_ lature, falls quite powerless. Such conduct as BROAD ' PEROR goes on to say that there are some important HEAD and CROOKES'S must either be stigmatised by questions to examine, and the Minister in question the strongest language of horror and indignation, or a lt o gether. It is not possible to give must collect together means of information a t once passed by "precise and complete." The Municipal Councils faint blame to so atro cious a s y stem, and i f we are, . as the sawgrinders tell us , to attribute the offences will, by their deliberations, form the " po int of de to the whole Union, the sooner such a body is pasture" in this work; but the EMPEROR , with ri g ht feeling, desires that a large part in th e investiga- broken up the better, for the semi-savages on the 1 tion " may be left to the members of those de p art- very outskirts of civilisation know better than to tolerate murder. mental assemblies with whose pa t r iotism and devotion he is acquainted, and w hose concurrence But Mr. BROADHEAD'S popularity in Sheffield is he knows will not fail him." This confidence not confined to members of his own union. On is well placed, and the proof of it thus signally the hero's return from the meeting we have referred to he found a deputation awaiting him. They afforded cannot fail to h ave due effect upon those c oncerned. It is very s uitable that these assem- were non-unionists, who, not being able to obtain bli es s hould have full opportunity afforded to them admission into the old union, thought of forming a s o f exercising their judgment and e x pressi n g their society of their own, and were looking out for an views in respect to these charges which so inti- experienced director. BROADHEAD seemed to them mately concern them. The more free and unli- a likely man, and fully expecting that he would be mited is the power conferred the more lasting is expelled his own society they hastened to in the work likely to be that is done ; and the more vite him to take the management of theirs. genial the feeling with which the work is un- So that, so far from the men of Sheffield dertaken the better for all concerned, either having been shamed into a better state of directly or indirectly. The EMPEROR concluded feeling here is a new society going to be formed on his remarkable letter by expressing his confidence the worst principles of the old ! BROADHEAD de in the "enlightened zeal and energetic activity of clined the honour, and advised the deputation to M. DE LAN" kLETTE, and trusts that, at the next wait for an opportunity of joining all the saw sitting of the Legislative Body, a bill may be laid grinders in one body. Assuredly public morality Lefore it, which will insure the execution of this among the working men of Sheffield must be at a work," the realisation of which he has so much at very low ebb, and the inferences to be drawn from heart. In accordance with the wishes of the Im_ these facts is not very flattering to our national con perial letter, M. LAVALETTE has already pub- dition. It is easy enough to understand the motives lished a report alluding to the execution of of such men as CROOKES, BROADHEAD, and the others. the measures proposed in the communication ; Unscrupulous and low-minded, they were actuated and a Ministerial decree has also appeared , con- by the very common motives of greed for money yoking the Municipal Councils during the early and love of power, and their patriotic devotion to the rights of labour, " their risking of life and part of September, in order that they may rev ise liberty," resolves itself under one or other of these the classification of the parish roads. Thus the heads. They took very go o d c are of their lives and matter will not be allowed to decay, and we m a y liberties at the expense of the " institution" when congratulate the French upon having the p ros p ect of improvement in so important a direction. It the necessity arose. The we a k er men aroun d them has long been a reproach to our neig hbours that were no doubt swayed by fe ar . Th e b u ll e t s a n d they cared more for show than for s ubstance, and the gunpowder did their work we ll, an d s il ence d th e gave less heed to solid and substan tial wants than tongues of cowards,who feared it m i g ht b e th e i r t urn the circle wanting to get in and selecting leaders ? u c h i, e a man s u n s they did to superficial. Mistrust seem s likel y to be next. But what are we to think o f new men ou t o f as BROADHEAD for choice as thir' n ow done away with. It was said of an Empe r o r of old that he found Rome brick and left it marb l e ; and although this cannot be literally applied to the have no more of the high principles. The honesty Emperor NAPOLEON, he will leave France very dif - and good feeling of our working men, for all their ferent in many respects from what he found it, and boasted mental progress, has b been only backwards so long as they can tolerate such d • these improvements are likely to record the most doings. momentous memorial of his reign, as they certainly redound to his credit, and prove his interest in the I _ people. i; CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. (PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) If we required any proof of the dangerous ten dency of Trades' Union principles we should as suredly find it in the conduct of the Sheffield saw grinders. Those who incline to the opinions of the Unionists, who regard all the relations between labour and capital as a warfare between recognised enemies, who accept the doctrine that the interests of the union should be paramount to every other consideration, were very indignant because the public common sense blamed all the members of the Union for the offences proved against a few. It was not credible that men should be shot down in the street, should be maimed for life, should have their houses blown up in the very middle of a large town without the events attracting some attention. As these men were invariably known to be offenders against the Union laws, it could not require much penetration on the part of their fellow-workmen to attribute their misfortunes to the right source. Many of the members of the Union may have been ignorant of the full extent to which the iniquities were carried, but they could only have been so ignorant from shutting their eyes and wilfully refusing to discover what they did not wish to know. At the same time it is not a little surpris ing to find the hardihood and indifference evinced by the unions whose names have been disgraced by he recent disclosures. The unanimous condemna- PARIS, Sunday Evening. The papers to-day discuss with earnestness, and some with a degree of apprehension, the probable results of the coming conference between the Em peror Napoleon and the Emperor of Austria. There is little reason to doubt that politics are much mixed up with this interview. A Vienna corres- pondent of the Journal des Debats, who seems to be well informed, mentions several points which the two Monarchs will have under consideration, but they all resolve into the one important idea that Austria is determined, or desires, to regain her power and influence in Germany. Upon this sub ject the Siecle says : " The interview at Salzburg between the Em peror of the French and the Emperor of Austria is the great political fact of the moment. The public in Germany are more occupied with it than the people of France. We have already given our reasons, drawn from the present position of Austria, for thinking it doubtful that Power wishes to make formal engagements with the view to an active policy. Her internal position seems to re quire abstention and peace. " Would it be legitimate to found upon this basis interpretations of too confident a character respect ing the possible results of the interview at Salzburg ? We think not. For several years past European policy has resulted in events quite opposite to those which were foreseen by statesmen of the greatest reputation and experience. How few persons, for instance, believed that Austria would carry folly so far as to expose her situation in Germany to certain ruin, in order to satisfy the vain pride of not surrendering Venice without fighting for it ? How few persons also were there who believed that the French Government, on its part, would have such little foresight as to contemplate, with her arms ready, the triumphs of Prussia, without being previously assured of serious guarantee, in com pensation for a neutrality which was almost equal to active assistance ? The facts accomplished have contradicted the most probable anticipation. This recent experience, therefore, ought to make us cautious of hazarding predictions." Among the views of the correspondent of the Journal des Debuts he gives reasons . for arguing that Austria has already regained in Southern Germany, in Wurtemburg, for instance, and in Bavaria, a great portion of the influence which she lost last year. Austria, therefore, becoming more confident in the sympathy of a portion of Germany, Austrian policy would seek to form a Confederation of Southern Germany, having ever it the same in fluence as Prussia over the Confederation of the North. tion of all who are not absolutely blinded by poli tical prejudice is powerless against them. The censures passed upon them by the press, not of England alone, but of France and America, fall careless on their ears. They assume the airs of martyrs for the public good, and look confidently to the interference of the Legislature on behalf of their interests. It will scarcely be believed by many readers that BROADHEAD and CROOKES, whose names have become bye-words through their own revelations, are still retained as members of the Sawgrinders' Union, which body refuse to dismiss them ! The London Trades' Council, it seems, having a better idea of the estimation in which these men were held out of their own circle, passed a resolution a short time since, expressing astonishment, which they well might feel, that BROADHEAD and CROOKES were still members of the Union, and declaring that they will hold no com munication with it while these men remain in con nection with it. Upon receiving this intimation the Sheffield sawgrinders held a full trade meeting in the Temperance Hall, at which, after a long discus- The Siecle, in commenting upon these assump tions, says :—" One need not be endowed with much perception to understand that the realifiatiO4 of this plan would involve a new war against Prussia. One need not fear that it would be called a hazard- ous opinion to affirm that Prussia would risk war to the uttermost, in order to prevent the success of such a policy. The correspondent of the Debats is not deceived upon this point. It is clearly to be seen that he considers war to be inevitable; should he be correct in regard to the policy of the Cabinet of Vienna." • The Empress has left Paris to meet the Emperor at the camp of Chalons. The Emperor afterwards went to Salzbourg to see the Emperor of Austria. As at present arranged their Majesties will return to Paris on Tuesday. _ _ The cholera still prevails in Italy to a fearful extent. At Palermo, on the 9th inst., the number of cases was 405, and of deaths 278. On the 10th the number of cases decreased to 312, and the deaths to 213. On the 10th, at midday, there were 260 cases, and 162 deaths. The cholera has made many victims in the small town of Albano, but it is beginning to diminish. The ravages were among illustrious personages as well as the poor. The Queen Dowager of Naples and the Princess Colonna died from this terrible malady, and since that the Cardinal Bishop of Albona, Prince Altieri, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. has been carried off by it. He was 62. The latter, (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) on hearing of the invasion of the disease, came with most heroic promptitude for Rome, and at the head of his clergy went everywhere, in order to render every assistance in his power. Such apostolic zeal and devotion have excited great enthusiasm. Cardinal Prince Altieri, almost to the moment when _ _ struck by death, visited the sick and gave them encouragement and consolation. In this good work he was aided by the Cardinal di Pietro, who was equally zealous. The Pontifical Zouaves, who are in garrison at Albano, also exhibited the most _ courageous devotion. A despatch from Frankfort states that a terrible fire broke out at two o'clock in the morning in the eatnearai of that city. 'The vestry and several adjoining houses were completely destroyed. There are three deaths to deplore. The Queen of Prussia, who is at present at Coblentz, on hearing the dis- aster, sent a telegram to the director of police o Frankfort, in which her Majesty expressed her ex treme regret at the occurrence. The murderess Frigard continues to exhibit per feet coolness and indifference in regard to her crime and her situation. Immediately after the sentence she was reconducted to her cell in the prison at Melun, where, according to the usual regulations, she had to change her attire and put on the prison dress. Madame Ledoux, the wife of the director of the prison, shed tears and was much excited at see ing one of her own sex in such a position, and, knowing her to be condemned for so terrible a crime, nearly fainted. The prisoner, however, was as calm as possible, and said to Madame Ledoux " What is the matter with you ?" at the same time smiling as she ever seemed to be according to the witnesses. " Recover yourself ; lam calm ; feel my pulse ;" she added, holding out her arm ; " it does not beat more quickly than it did this morning." In the course of the trial the prisoner took many notes of the evidence upon a paper which she passed to her counsel, who returned it as soon as he had read the contents. This paper was found afterwards in the cell which the prisoner occupied, and affords a strong proof of the prisoner's coolness and power of argumentation. Points of the evidence were analysed with searching discrimination. For in stance, Dr. Bergevon gave some explanations in regard to the manner in which he supposed the murder had been committed. He imagined that a double pressure had been exercised on the chest and throat, and said he had made an experiment upon a dog to test the accuracy of this hypothesis. In reference to this the prisoner wrote on her paper, " Madame Mertens wore a pair of stays of excellent workman ship, and made up with strong whalebone. Ask the doctor if to press upon stays of this kind it would not be necessary to use much more powerful strength than mine. Ask him also if, when made the experiment upon the unfortunate dog, he put stays upon the animal." In reference to another deposition, this lively murderess actually perpetrated a calembourg, a play upon words. The mother of the unfortunate widow said that a Monsieur Thotniere was one of the most constant visitors of the deceased, and the prisoner wrote upon the paper, " Yes, she said Thome bier, as if the expression had the meaning of Thome yesterday, Thome aujourdhin, Thome demain—that is to say, Thome yesterday, Thorne to-day, Thome to-morrow ; there was too much of him." The Emperor and Empress will arrive at Lille, to be present at the grand fete which I have mentioned, on the afternoon of the 26th of August. Great preparations are in progress for the reception of their Majesties. The clergy of St. Maurie, with the Archbishop of Cambray at their head, will receive the sovereign at the door of the church. There will be a deputation of young girls dressed in white, who will present bouquets. There will be banquets, illuminations, and various showy and im posing ceremonies. The weather continues very hot and seasonable, but there arc still indications of a coming storm. A very curious atmospherical phenomenon took place a few nights ago in the arrondissement of Grasse. The thermometer suddenly descended to several degrees below zero, although it had been very sultry in the day. The gutters and fountains were January.st winter. The corn, Indeed, the ice was thicker iv any time la h ar i co ts, potatoes, and fruits which were touched by frozen th a n at as the frost have all perished. A. similiar occurrence took place in the same locality in the month of August in the year 1834. The explosion at Bordeaux was even more serious than was supposed. Besides the killed—seven in number-112 were more or less injured. ITALY. FLORENCE, Aug. 17. Signor Rattazzi has returned here with the Royal assent to the Church Property Bill. The Sting will arrive here to-morrow, and will receive Sir Augustus Paget, who will present his credentials as English Representative of the Italian Court. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Aug. 19. The King of Sweden and the Prince and Princess Frederick of the Netherlands arrived here at 9 a.m. to-day. They were met at the railway station by the King, who accompanied them to the Palace of the Netherlands. TILE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH. MuNicir, Aug. 19. On the departure of the Emperor and Empress of the French from this city, they were accom panied by King Louis 11., not only to Rosenheim, as was first arranged, but as far as Prien, half way to Salzburg. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. SUEZ, Aug. 18. The Surat, from Calcutta, July 23, anchored al noon to-day. The Candia, with the outward mails of 4th and 10th August, leaves for Calcutta to-morrow. She clears of all cargo. GIBRALTAR, Aug. 17. The Syria, from Southampton, 12th inst. with the outward Bombay mail, arrived to day at 1 p.m., and leaves at 5 p.m. for Alexandria. Experienced foggy weather and head winds. SHANGITAE, July 20. Intelligence has been received here from Japan that the Dutch Minister had been fired at by a Japanese in Jeddah, but sustained no injury. The assassin had not been arrested. FRANCE. PARIS, AUG. 19. A telegram received here from Salzburg says : " The French and Austrian Sovereigns received a most brilliant reception in every part of South Germany which they traversed." The Emperor of Austria with his own hand con ferred on Prince Metternich the Order of the Golden Fleece. _ . _ Pmus, Aug. 17. BOURSE, Aug. 17, Two o'clock.—The market is is dull and transactions are insignificant ; stocks and shares are quoted with but slight variations. Threes at 69f. 70c., a fraction higher ; Italian Fives, on the contrary, are 49f. 30c., or 10. lower. Credit Mobilier and Credit Foncier unchanged at . 326 f. 25c. and 1,385 f. The same dulness exists in the railway department, but from London there is an advance telegraphed in Consols of one-eighth. Three o'clock.—The following were the last quo tations : 4} per Cents lOO Do. and month — 3 per Cents. 69 70 Do. end month 69 65 Credit blobilier Do. end month Credit Foncier — Do. and month 1385 Bank Shares 3340 Italian Loan 49 25 Do. end month 49 32 Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Home Debt Deferred (its. Orleans For Account. . 897 50 Northern ll6O Lyons and Mediterranean 895 Southern 555 Western 572 50 Eastern 545 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 385 North of Spain Snragosea - - Roman , — THE BRAZILS. RIO DE JANEIRO, July 23 The financial measures proposed by the Govern ment passed the second reading in the Chamber o Deputies on the 22d, and will probably pass the third reading by the end of the month, so that the discussion in the Senate will commence at the beginning of August. In the Chamber of Deputies the Cabinet have a large majority, but in the Senate they are at the mercy of their political adversaries, the Conserva tives and the Radicals. It has always been a principle with the Senate not to deny the Cabinet the means to govern the country, but it is yet doubtful if that Chamber will consider the authorisation to issue paper money as the only means left Government to pay the ex penses of the war and the necessary bills in circula tion in case the bearers exact payment. The proposal which authorises the Emperor to admit into the Council of State the Imperial Princess and the Prince her consort passed the third reading in the Senate, despite the efforts o f Government, but as their majority is large in the Deputies it will most probably fall in the Lower House, or perhaps be sent to a committee, who would, it is believed, never sit on the subject. Dates from Paraguay reach to the Bth inst. Both the army and the fleet were ready for battle, and were awaiting only the word of the Commander-in- Chief, which was momentarily expected, when very heavy rains set in, and compelled the Marquis of Caxias to adjourn active opera tions for a few days, as the ground became so much soaked as to render the march of our army a very difficult affair. With respect to the plan of the attack there are many conjectures more or less plausible. As the fleet would have to co-operate with the army, it was by many supposed that the ironclads would force the passage of Curupaity to shell Humaita, compelling the Paraguayans to attend to that point. Others affirm that the ships would pass Hutnaita, to protect a division of 5,000 men which march along the Chaco, cross the river above Humaita, and attack the Paraguayan lines in the rear, and thus cut off the retreat of Lopez's army. Curuzu has been entirely abandoned, and the fleet can prevent the Paraguayans occupying the posi tion, which is exposed to a raking fire from the river. REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF A PRISONER.—One of the prisoners from the Winchester County Gaol, whose name was Neale, was on Thursday last engaged in spade labour, under charge of a warder, outside the prison. It happened that Mr. Coawell's balloon, which had ascended from Southampton, passed close over the ancient city, and attracted of course much attention. Among others, the warder watched the unusual visitant with close inrerest. When the balloon had passed the warder turned to his charge, but ho had passed too. The shrewd fellow had taken the opportunity to escape, and has not since been traced. TIIE FALL OF A FLAGSTAFF.- , —The jury who as sembled at Plymouth on Saturday to inquire into the cause of the death of Joseph Avery, which occurred on Thurs day by the fall of a flagstaff in front of the Royal Western Yacht Club, returned a verdict of accidental death, coupled with the observation that they considered that a flagstaff 61ft. long ought to have been stepped in the ground 6ft. and not sin., like the flagstaff in question. Mr. John Ed monds, the coroner, stated that he concurred in the very proper comment which the jury had made. The members of the club are raising a handsome donation for the parents of Avery. HEAVY RAINS IN YORKSHIRE.—MaIton, Satur day.—The immense rains of Thursday night, which reached 1-69 in. at Malton, and at the moor base 2.51 in., have caused the North Riding moors to assume the aspect of a winter flood. Up to the time of writing, however, they had not overflowed. The Ilolbeck, however, did not over flow on Friday, and the flat country of the Vale of Mow bray, cornfields and grass about Wiling particularly, was under water. Tho rainfall has been greatest on the eastern sido of the Vale of York, and on the great North of England lino, in the neighbourhood of Tollerton, the fields were flooded and cattle were driver& a Aga fell 12 0YOY on sAturclAy. 711 E ATLAIV7IC CABLES. It must have appeared extraordinary to those who have watched the condition of the submarine tele graphic lines connecting Europe with America that while the 1865 cable, which was picked up from the depths of the ocean after it was thought it had been irremediably lost has since its junction with America remained intact, that of 1866 has been ruptured twice. The explanation of this is, however, exceedingly simple. It appears that when the shore end of the 1866 cable was being laid from the Great Eastern the vessel was in a fog, and unfortunately this part of the line was laid over a shoal patch, about 40 fathoms in depth, so that the ice bergs which so constantly occur in that region, reaching, as they often do, to the bottom, cut the cable. The wire has been completely repaired, but it has been resolved upon to raise the shore end of it as soon as possible from its present bed and re move it to a deeper channel. Meanwhile, with a view to more perfect communication between Europe and the United States, the ship Chiltern, which had been commissioned by the Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, sailed on Tuesday last with the telegraphic wires, of the materials of which we gave an account some tim e a g o, which are to be laid from Placentia, in Newfo undland, to the island of St. Pierre, on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. She carries 3 9 0 miles of wire, which is packed in new water-tight tanks. There is no doubt that until perfect telegraphic communica tion is established between Europe and the United States in such a manner as to avoid adopting the assistance of the laud lines in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland our correspondence will be subjected to the interrup tions by which it has been so often retarded during the past year. With a view, h o wever, to tem porarily remedying the evil it is contemplated to establish throughout Nova Scotia a series of land lines from Sydney, via Halifax, to the United States and Canada ; should these fail during the winter, and there is no doubt that they will have to bear the brunt of snow storms and sustain the weight of superincumbent ice, it will become absolutely necessary to lay submarine lines between Halifax and Boston in 1868. A Franco-American company is, we understand, in course of formation, with the object of laying a submarine cable from Ushant to Boston, so that it will be advisable for us to take such measures as will obviate the necessity of avail ing ourselves of the new projected line. This is not a subject, however, in which Englishmen alone are interested, the whole world will doubtless have more or leo =jay for ltd Pingeig• CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) The August sessions of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning. The calendar con tains the names of no fewer than 121 male and 29 female prisoners. It does not contain a single charge of wilful murder. The indictments against the persons charged with illegal conduct connected with the tailors'strike will also be tried; but with the exception of the above cases the offenders charged are of the ordinary description. Martin Minus surrendered to an indictment, charging him with stealing an order for the pay ment of the sum of £59 4s. 10d., the property of Thomas Southey, his master. The indictment also further charged the defendant with feloniously altering and uttering the same, with intent to de fraud. From the evidence it appeared that certain words were written across the cheque, requesting that it might be paid in cash without the initials of the drawer, which was not in accordance with the usual practice. There were circumstances connected with the transaction which rendered it possible that the cheque might have come into the prisoner's posses sion in the state in which it was, previous to its payment at the bank, without his being aware that the crossing had been improperly altered. _ The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, adding to their verdict that they considered a great over sight had been committed by the bankers in paying a cheque without the usual words written thereon, and without the initials of the drawer being attached thereto. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBING A JEWELLER.—Thomas Scenes, a man with several aliases, was charged with stealing a diamond pin from the shop of Mr. Propaze, jeweller, New Bond-street. The prisoner went into the shop of the prosecutor and asked to see an opal pin, but there being none of the kind desired by the prisoner, ho was shown another, and was to call again. A few days afterwards the pin shown the pri soner was missed: and it turned out he had exchanged it for another to Mr. Johnson, of the firm of Messrs. Johnson and Walker in the City. Sergeant Cole, an experienced officer of the C division, who knew of the prisoner's ante cedents, it appears, had been watching him for some time, and in consequence made . inquiries, which led to t he pro secutors finding that they had been robbed of the pin in questioh, and Sergeant Colo succeeded in taking the pri soner into custody. Mr. Propaze, jun., and Mr. Nelson, in Mr. Propaze's employ, identified the prisoner as the person m ho called at the shop. Mr. Troggatt said ho should call Sergeant Cole to prove a former conviction, and then ask for a remand, a fresh charge having just come to light. There were several other charges against the prisoner, but they were in the City. Sergeant Cole proved apprehending the prisoner, in consequence of what had come to his knowledge, at Pen tonville. On his being placed with others, he was identi fied by the persons from Mr. Propaze's. The prisoner had been convicted several times, and he was convicted at the Middlesex Sessions, with others, and was liberated about the 2d May, his term not expiring till November, but di rectly he was out he was concerned in a robbery. His sentence was four years' imprisonment. Another case against the prisoner was then gone into, for stealing two watches from the shop of Mr. Muller, Hanway-street, about two months ago. The prisoner wont into the shop and asked to see a lady's watch, and was shown one, and he left, saying he would call again, and directly he was gone the watches were missed. The prisoner was committed for trial. THAMES. A DESPERATE FELLOW.—BASTARDY Hayhow, a beerseller, 37, Penton-street, Pentonville, was brought before Mr. Benson on a warrant charged with neglecting to pay the sum of £1 12s. 6d. to Charlotte Sell, who affiliated an illegitimate child upon him on the 25th of May last. The complainant said that Mr. Partridge ordered the prisoner to pay 2s. 6d. per week for the support of his child, and he was now 13 weeks in arrear. Benjamin Stubbings, No. 111 11, an officer of the court, said ho went to the prisoner's beer-house on Friday night last, and told him ho had a warrant against him, and that he must arrest him. Tho prisoner said, " Very well ; you will allow mo to put my coat on," to which I replied, " Certainly." Tho prisoner went into another room, put on his coat, returned and then was allowed, at his own request, to go to the roar of the house. The prisoner then immediately got over a wall, made his escape into Penton-street, and though immo mediately pursued, outstripped every one and got away. Last night the prisoner was again taken into custody by a constable of the G division, from whom he also made his escape, and was arrested for the third time this morning. The prisoner was asked by the magistrate if he meant to pay the money duo to the young woman. The Prisoner—l have got no money. Mr. Benson—Have you any goods ? The Prisoner—No, I have not any. I will not run away. I will pay the money in four or five days. Mr. Benson—You are a great runner. You have run away twice. I must issue a distress warrant if you have any goods, and keep you hero until a return is made. Tho Prisoner-4 have some goods. smith, an officer of the court, 415 K, said all the goods in the defendant's house were not worth ss. The Prisoner—l don't think they are worth 55., your worship. . Mr. Benson sentenced the prisoner two months' impri sonment and hard labour, and told him he would be liable to be sent to prison again if he did not pay half a crown weekly for the maintenance of his child. WESTMINSTER. EXTARORDINARY DECISION.—EIIen Diggin, before con victed'of felony, was charged with being concerned with her brother in robbery from the person with violence on the 25th of June last. Mr. Thomas William Baker, a clerk, residing at 184, King's-road, Chelsea, said that on the 25th June, late at night, ho was going home, and the defendant accosted him ; he tried to avoid her, but she followed him and continu ally forced herself upon him, until, as he went into King street, he was suddenly seized by several men, who rifled his pockets and then escaped. Mr. Selfo asked how he connected this woman with the man now awaiting his trial? Bloomfield, 248 A, said he was the brother of the pri soner, and had been seen with her all that night. Police-constable 345 T said that on the night in question he saw the prisoner and three or four others following the prosecutor. He watched them into King-street, and then lost sight of them ; in a quarter of an hour Mr. Baker told him he had been robbed, and they caught the prisoner in Bond-street but prosecutor declined to give her into custody, because he did not wish his father to be bothered about it. In reply to Mr. Selfo, the prosecutor said the constable was incorrect about his father, he did not wish to be troubled with the ',prosecution, as it took so much time, and he would now be probably detained three or four days at the trial ; the police, however, having caught one he determined to prosecute the prisoner, so as to deter such characters in future. He would swear the prisoner held bim at the time of the robbery. Watts, 252 B, said the prisoner had been several times convicted of felony. _ _ _ vv Mr. Solfe said he did not think a jury would convict, the prosecutor had abstained from charging her at the timo, and then having got one resolved to have the lot. He cautioned the prisoner, told her it would bo re membered of her, and then discharged her. LIVERPOOL COTTON lIIARICE7—This Day. Market opens quiet, but steady. Sales probably 10,000 bales. AN EXECUTION AT HONG KONG. —Cheong-Po-sang, the only ono convicted of the five men engaged in the mur der of the clothseller in Tank-lane, and three of the four pirates convicted at the May sessions for piracy and murder on the high seas, were on the 24th of June executed at Hong kong, at the usual place in front of the gaol. As the bell struck six the prisoners wore led forth to the scaffold, near which were a number of Europeans, one or two companies of police, and 50 penal servitude convicts ranged on ono side of the compound. Cheong-fook had to be pushed up the scaf fold ladder by main force; and when all the condemned men had reached the platform, thero followed a scene which will not soon be forgotten by those who witnessed it. Po sang was as cool as a statue, with his painfully drawn-up features ; but the other three swayed about uneasily, look ing behind over the wall as if meditating escape, now noisily resisting the executioner, and again moaning and groaning as before. Cheong-fook stamped and danced upon the platform, and cursed and swore at the crowd below, until it was feared some accident might happen to the scaffold, and he had at last to be bound round the ankles with a rope. The voice of the Roman Catholic padre was drowned in the torrent of abuse from the scaffold; and it need hardly be said that the exhortations of the ministers of religion seemed to have not the slightest effect upon any one of the doomed men, excepting perhaps Po-sang, who now and then during the morning had listened to what was said to him. At five minutes past six, at a signal from the sheriff, the holt was drawn, the fatal jerk given, 0.0 the miserable Tictivas Were left dangling in the rt to‘ of ri Mihr. HER MAJESTY, dm OSBORNE, Aug. 18. The King of the Greeks visited the Queen yes terday, and after taking luncheon with her Majesty and the royal family returned to London. His Majesty crossed over from Southampton in the royal yacht Alberta, Captain his Serene High ness the Prince of Leiuigen, and was received on his arrival by the Queen and the royal family in the entrance hall. In attendance upon his Majesty were Count Braila "(the Prime Minister to the King), Count Radostamos, Major Metaxa, and Lieut. Funck. Mr. Herbert Fisher (Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales) was also in attendance on his Majesty. Colonel the llon. Charles Lindsay and Major- General F. H. Seymour, the Groom and Equerry in Waiting, attended his Majesty from and to the landing place in Osborne Bay. Previous to the King's departure the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting upon her Majesty had the honour of being presented to the King, and the gentlemen in attendance upon his Majesty had the honour of being presented to the Queen. Har Majesty the Queen and the Royal Family, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting, were present at Divine service this morning at Osborne. The service was performed by the Very Rev. the Dean of Westminster. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH A 7 RIO JANEIRO. His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh ar rived at Rio, in the steam frigate Galatea, on the 15th of July. The following account of his arrival and reception is abridged from the Anglo-Brazilian limes : " Monday, the 15th inst., brought to the Eng lish residents of Rio de Janeiro a realisation of a much-anticipated pleasure, when the Galatea, in command of one of Britain's Princes, entered the beautiful harbour of Rio, and anchored near the fortified little, but story-famed, isle of Villegaignon, while the thunderings of the forts and the armed ships of the various nations resting within the hospitable precincts of the bay hailed the illustrious voyager who for the se cond time visited its waters. Hardly had the vessel dropped her anchor, when his Highness the Comte d'Eu and Conselheiro Dr. Albuquerque, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, accompanied by the Veador Siqueira, climbed the gangway stairs to offer to Prince Alfred Brazil's welcome to her shores, and to bear him off to lend his presence to the social party which the Comte d'Eu had prepared to beguile him after the wearing monotony of the voyage. Next morning, also, brought his Highness the Comte d'Eu on board the Galatea, and the two Princes landing at the Arsenal of Marine drove to Sao Christovao to the Palace of Boa Vista, to pay the due respect to their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress, who were waiting to receive England's Prince and give their welcome to him. At one o'clock p.m. the Duke returned to Rio, there in the City Palace to receive a deputation from the British residents, with an address of loyalty and congra tulation." THE COST OF METROPOLITAN PAVING• A report from the Highways, Sewers, and Public Works Committee of the parish of St. Pancras has just been printed for the consideration of the vestry, showing the enormous cost entailed upon the rate payers for paving purposes, as well as the addi tional sum thrown upon the parish by the abolition of tolls, by which that vast monopoly, the London General Omnibus Company, has derived such enor mous advantages without affording the public any adequate benefit. The report sets out by stating that for 1866 the rates levied for paving purposes were insufficient by £4,600 to meet paving require ments, whilst at the same time extraordinary expenses hail to be incurred out of the general rate, includ ing expenses of cholera committee £1,631, excess of labour in sanitary precautions £154, extra cost of water carts £6OO, cartage of snow £B2l, repairs, of vestry hall £256, and compensation for ac cidents £ll3—making a total under this head of £2,975. The cost of works in relaying footways and paving intersecting portions of adjacent roads in connection with paving certain of the late turn pike roads had been £6,976. The total cost of paving these roadways amounted to £49,661, for defraying the cost of which £50,000 had been borrowed by the vestry, the balance of which, £33 9, the finance committee had appropriated towards the paving expenses adjacent to the turnpike roads, leaving a balance of £6,643, the whole of which was charged to the rates during the year under consi deration. To meet this sum £2,801 was estimated by the assessment committee as a liability to Michaelmas, 1866, leaving the balance of £3,84 2 unprovided for. In consequence of works executed there was a large quantity of surplus material in the depot, which being available for other streets re quiring repair might be regarded as an asset to the value of £1,500. Amongst the estimates for 1866 was an item for repairing the carriage way and footways of Tottenham-court-road at a cost of £8,288, but seeing that Tottenham-court road is a most important thoroughfare, and that the then existing paving had been laid down about twenty years ago, and also that the paving could be advantageously dressed for other thorough' fares of lesser traffic, if not allowed to be still further depreciated, the committee, taking into con sideration the dangerous condition of Tottenham" court-road, directed the chief surveyor to caul out the repaving, which swelled the amount of ees t to £11,147. After referring to the payment of grea t works on roads, such as Gray's-inn-road and others , out of the general rate to the extent of £13,000, which they considered a great mistake, the corn" mittee report that the cost of maintaining the roads thrown upon the parish by the abolition of tolls wa s £ll,OOO per annum, but the vestry having bor rowed £50,000 referred to, and paved with granit ° those portions of the old turnpike roads that vi er subjected to the heaviest traffic, had reduced til e , cost of maintenance, including the payment 01 the instalment of loan and interest, to £8,400 Pe f annum, which was equal to a rate of 21d. in 0 u , pound. The appendix to the report thus show s tha l i the amount required for paving work in the p aris o of St. Pancras in 1864, the year in which tolls Net taken off and turnpike roads thrown on the paris , had been—March £18,097, Sept. £17,7 1 0 ; in 1865 ; March £18,517, Sept. £21,607 ; in 1866, Mar c : £18,794 ; September, £21,710 ; in 1867, Marv' £2l,B42—total, £138,277, the amount for all p ur e poses required under the general rate for the sata period being £170,156. It is announced, says Galignani, that the Qu eeP of , Spain is again in an interesting situation. Vert rILE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND.—The-The e; rable Duke of Northumberland is extremely ill at AIeVIG.4 Castle, and in consequence of his great age his nines° I , causing much anxiety to his family. The E arl and C°t'll,,llo tess Percy, Lady Louisa Percy, and other members a Percy family are staying at Alnwick Castle wit h the vello, °' rable duke. The marriage of the lion. Mr. L ittle to eldest to son of Lord and Lady Hatherton, and M iss BctillY o 1 is postponed in consequence of the illness of t he Northumberland. The marriage had been appointeu ,-,, take place on Thursday last. According to a telegl'ii, received from Alnwick Castle the Duke was considered shade better. Ho is, however, not out of danger. , ~... THE FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES I N AIEXICt,,,,, The Official Gazette of Florence publishes a repor t fromt"- Italian Charge d'Affaires at Mexico announcing tbal,l the 9th of July an agent of the Corps Diplonaatique 0-1 informed General Porfirio Diaz of the intention of the foreign repsesentatives to quit Mexico. The General r ef plied that the affair would be regulated on the arrival. 0...' Juarez. The represefitatives intended to await at Wes 1. 1 ington the instructions of their respective Governmeuts: .0 STAMP DUTIES.—The now Act on star* datit: just issued provides that all letters of allotment in stamp,c pany or proposed company must now boar a penny 0, as also all scrip and scrip certificates. Any person 515n.,:0a or issuing any document chargeable with the duty, I ) " o f the same Li duly stamped, is to be liable to a polaltY £2O. .~