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PORTING.—JOHN ROBERTS supplies the LAr EST EDITION of "FHr. SUN" as soon as pub f, B tth-street, City-road, E.C. TIIE "SUN" NEWSPAPER.- G. R. GLENIF, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught terrace, Ed4ware-road, d slivers the LATE EDITION of "TILE SUN " at the earliest possible moment atter leaving the press. lie is able to deliver copies in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the Country at a comparatively early hour the same cvening, say 40 miles by 9 o'clock. Orders by Post punctually attended to. LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 1867. The Conservatives have had a grand time of it in Yorkshire, and Tuesday witnessed a most successful display. The inaugural banquet of the Working Men's Conservative Association was celebrated, and a large company assembled to do honour to the pro ceedings. The chair was taken by Capt. ROTHWELL, the President of the Association, and the proceed ings passed off very successfully. Mr. COLLINS pro posed the health of her MAJESTY'S Ministers, and made an effective speech. He began by congratu lating his hearers upon having " dished the Whigs," to use the phrase of Lord GRANVILLE. There was certainly great truth in his observations as to the manner iu which the Liberal party selected their Ministers; they owed their position to hereditary and family influences rather than to the ability of those put in high places. Like many others of his party, Mr. COLLINS confessed that he had some scruples as to the advisability of her MAJESTY'S Government giving so large a share of power to what he called the " wages classes" of the country ; but he con fessed that the situation was a critical one, and that it would never have done to have left things as they were, and even to have gone upon the old principle of having a " hard and fine line" of rental and ratal. Reform has been so long appre ciated by the Liberal party, as belonging exclusively to them, that it is a relief to all sides to think that it should be settled somehow, for it has been made so much a party question that little or no heed was paid to the principles of the matter. Lord FEVERSHAM, in speaking of the House of Lords, with which was coupled the name of Lord DERBY, said that the life of the noble Premier was the his tory of this country for the last thirty-five years. The noble lord might have lived a life of ease had he been so minded ; but, on the contrary, he had devoted himself to the service of his coun try. His position in the House of Lords was a peculiar one, and "long might his eloquence re sound within its walls, and long might his wisdom advise their counsels." It has been the fashion for some time past to run down the House of Lords in certain quarters, but the course which that distin guished Assembly has pursued with reference to the Reform Bill of this session has certainly vindi cated it from many of the aspersions cast upon it. As Lord FEVERSHAM remarked, it is of importance that we should have a second cham ber to overlook and modify, and even some times to reject, those measures which might be too hastily passed by the Commons. It is also worthy of notice that any man, by his talents and industry, can attain a seat in that house, so that it is not an exclusive assembly set apart for rank and wealth. The toast of "Mr. DISRAELI and the House of Commons" was responded to by Sir HENRY EDWARDS, M.P., in a very spirited speech, which did full justice to the subjects before him. The House of Commons is a comprehensive subject, and one that, if fully appreciated, may well ex cite feelings of pride and enthusiasm. It yields, as Sir HENRY EDWARDS truly said, to no other representative assembly in the world, and only this session we have had a notable instance afforded to us of the patriotism which in fluences it as a whole. As for the leaders of the Liberal party, they did not behave so well, certainly, and some very amusing definitions are given of their conduct in this speech. When it was known that the Reform Bill was to be made a comprehensive measure the old Whigs went about wagging their heads, and prophesying all kinds of mischief that would ensue. The honourable baronet was very eloquent concerning the merits of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and declared that he had a right to speak because he had watched him as leader of the House, and knew how ably he had performed his task of carrying the Reform Bill through the House of Commons. "No man had received greater opposition than he had from Mr. BRIGHT and Mr. GLADSTONE, by whom he was thwarted, but his tact, his zeal, his knowledge of human nature, were wonderful to witness. He was not, like his adversary, Mr. GLADSTONE, sudden and quick in quarrel. No Mr. DISRAELI maintained an equanimity of temper throughout the whole of the tremendous contest, which had gained him not only the admira tion of his own party, but that of the whole world." Viscount NEVILL, in proposing " Success to the Halifax Working Men's Conservative Association," gave some very wise advice to his hearers, and de clared that they should support the Government which had given them so much at the next dissolu tion. Their party was united, and they knew who were their leaders, while the Whigs were all in a state of confusion. In Buckinghamshire, on Wednesday, the annual meeting of the North West Bucks and the adjoining portions of Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire Association took place. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM presided, and a letter was received from the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, expressing his regret at not being able to attend, but offering his wishes for their success. The preceedings were all of an agricultural kind, and seemed to pass off very well. The Conservatives are certainly gaining ground through the county, and this is due partly to the enlightenment of their own views, and partly to the misconduct of their political opponents ; but, be the causes what they may, the fact cannot be dis puted ; and we believe that it is to the interest of the country that this party should have made such progress in many respects. It is certainly a fortunate occurrence that the Social Science Congress should have selected an Irish city as the scene of its labours. In the social condition of Ireland there is abundant room for reform, and the first step towards it is public discussion and public interest. In sanitary matters more especially the lower classes of the Irish peasantry have much to learn, and they cannot be expected to learn unless somebody takes the trouble to teach them. Fifty, or even twenty, years ago our own sanitary arrangements were very different from what they are now, and the main principles even of sanitary science were little understood. By degrees a better state of things has been introduced among ourselves, and by degrees a better state of things must be intro duced i❑ Ireland. It is neither just nor reasonable to expect the Irish middle classes to arrive at once at those conclusbus which it has taken us years of slow and tortuou3 progress to reach, and which even now have been very imperfectly accepted by the less edu cated among ourselves. The•social science gathering will appropriately inaugurate a new and more energetic era, and we hope that the able and interesting addresses delivered on the several branches of this important subject during its session may serve to stimulate the energies of local re formers and produce practical results. The address delivered on Tuesday morning by Sir JAMES SIMPSON " Public Health" was listened to with deep att' Intion. Sir JAMES is President of the Health - Department, a post for which he is emi nently qualified. Sir JAMES, in the course of his addrest ', spoke strongly of the great evils arising from overcrowding of cities and towns, and the accumulation of manure and sewage in rural dis tricts. In describing the condition of the lowest class 4A Irish hovels, where the family, the pigs, and the poultry share and share alike in bed and board, the speaker mentioned an illustration of their wars which occurred in the Edinburgh High-stri et some time since. A doctor visiting an Irish family in the upper storey found among them an immense pig, and, on asking how it could Inve been got upstairs, received for answer, " Faith, yer honour, she never was below I" The evils of overcrowding in towns are very forcibly illustrated by the fact that, notwithstanding such drawbacks, the people in the country districts live longer than in the towns. On the question of hos pitals, Sir J. SIMPSON quoted some startling sta tistics. It seems the average mortality in hospi tals is very much higher than was supposed. " The men treated in a surgical hospital," says Dr. J. SIMPSON, " was exposed to more chances of death than the soldier on the battle-field." In cases of amputation the subsequent mortality ranks very high, and, although there are no reliable statistics on this point, the general impression in the profes sion is that the private practitioner finds no such mortality after his operations. The great evil seems to be the crowds of patients assembled together, while we must take into account the de pressing moral effect of the melancholy associations. It is anything but encouraging for a sick man to see around him other sick men, some a little worse than himself, others much worse, others on the verge of death. He sees the painful course which he may have himself to tread marked out before him, in all its successive stages. His rest at night is disturbed, and his system has little chance of recovering its tone. Whatever may be the prevailing cause it seems from the results of a commission of inquiry issued by the French Government that in hospitals one case in 88 died, while of the same cla.is at home only one in 212 died. Neither were these statistics collected from partial observation, but were taken from a million cases in various continental and Bri tish hospitals, and 900,000 cases where the patients were treated in their own miserable hovels. Sir J. SI3IPSON, after referring to the treatment adopted in the Shakers settlement in America, where fever is almost unknown, and good food and sweet ale are the only medicines, said he thought if our hospitals were changed from crowded palaces, with a dozen of sick persons in each flat, into villages and cottages, with one or two patients in each room, a great saving of human life would be effected. It must be remembered, however, that the bulk of the accidents occur in towns, so that it would be absolutely necessary to have the hospital within easy reach. It is worth the consideration of our hospital authorities, and of the medical profession generally, whether some change for the better might not be introduced, such as, for instance, having an auxiliary hospital in the suburbs, constructed on the plan which Sir J. SIMPSON recommends, to which those cases which would bear removal could be sent, thus clearing the space for others who could not be moved. The mortality of children was another subject to which Sir J. SIMPSON alluded at some length, and on which his observations were valuable. The ignorance of mothers and nurses had, he thought, much to do with the excessive mortality, and he touched upon a few of the more important points. Pure air was, he said, one of the first requisites for infants, that it should be warm. He censured the practice of imperfect clothing, of letting children sleep in the cold, and of bathing them in cold water. The vital influence of heat is, in fact, very much underrated in our nurseries, although if the guardians of infancy took the trouble to think they might learn a lesson from the brute creation. The first object with bird and beast as soon as a safe house for the little living charges is secured is to keep them warm. There is no " sleep ing in the cold," for young bird, or kitten, or puppy ; the careful mother has provided too well for that. Nature herself guards against the danger of insufficient clothing,but little tender human beings are, according to the wisdom of nursery despots, to be made hardy, to be sent out in frost and wind with bare legs, and allowed to run about indoors iu draughts and chills, with bare necks and arms. Sir J. SIMPSON has entered upon his duties vigor ously, and if he can infuse as energetic a spirit, and as sound a judgment into his coadjutors, he will do good service before the work of his section is done. EMOSES and SON, Ready-made and • Bespoke Tailors, Habit Makers, Woollen Drapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoo Manufacturers, and Ge neral Outfitters for all Classes. - 1 - . - 1 7 MOSES and SON respectfully invite an • Inspection of their Stock of Ready - made Clothing, which in magnitude, variety, lowness of price, and general excellence surpasses any that has ever been placed before the public. 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Sole Lease.' and Manager Mr. LAST NIGHTS OF THE STREETS OF LONDON. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with the popular Frce, by J. M Morton,entitlud 0011 PILLICODi Characters by Messrs.q Dominick Murray and 311ss Folly Marshall. At a quarter-past 8, THE STREETS OF LONDON, by Dion Boucrcault, Esq. Badger, Mr. Vining. Messrs. M'Lean. Dominick Murray, H. Forrester, J. G. Shore, It. Cathcart, W Robins, Newbound, Chapman, Tapping; ' , llse It. Sanger, Miss Emma Barnet', and Mrs. Addie. N.B —Mr. ,ind Mrs. DION BOUCICAULT will positively make their re-appearance at this Theatre in ARRAH-NA POGUE on Monday next, Sept. 30. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, ROMEO AND JULIET. tt , ears. Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, Compton, Kendal, Braid. Clark, White, Coe. Vincent, Weathersby, &c. ; Mesdames Chippen dale. Scott-Siddons, Laws, Coleman, 4m. After which, TO PARIS AND BACK FOR FIVE POUNDS. Mr. Buckstone. Concluding with PERFECTION. Mr. Kendal and Miss lone Burke. Commence at Seven. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. L , Mr. Fechter, sole, actual, and responsible Manager. THIS EVENING, and during the week. the perform ances will commerce at Seven o'clock with a comed!etta, entitled THE MIST EtESS OF THE MILL. Mr. H. Mellon, Nr. S. Calhaem ; Miss Ritter, Miss Montgomery. At Eight o'clock, Lord Lvt , on's Play of the LADY OF LYONS. Beauseant, Mr. G. Jordan General Damas, Mr. Addison; Glavis, Mr. S Calhaem; M. Desehappelles, Mr. H. Mellon Messrs.pa, Mr. Dalton ; Landlord, Mr. J. Francis Officers, Stuart and Fleming' ; Claude Helnotte, Fechter; Pauline Desohappelles, .Visa Carlotta Leclercq ; Widow Melnotte, Miss Elswortby ; Madame Leschappelles, Mrs. 11. Marston. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Bole Proprietor and Manager, Mr., B. Webster. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. This Theatre during the recess has been entirely re decorated and repainted, will OPEN for the WINTER hEASON en SATURDAY, Oct. 5, on which evening Mr. Benjamin Webster will maka his first appearance these two years, and since his severe and critical illness. Mrs. Allred !lichee will make her first regular appearance since her do mest.c affliction. Mr. U. Relmre will make hia tint appear ance here. ROY AL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HIG II HOLBORN. BRILLIANT AND UNABATED SUCCESS-ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS. Engagement of the great Continental Artiste Maiame Virginie Troost. The new CO II IC BIT, LET, every evening. Charlie Abbott's laugi:able and original Eccentricities. '1 he Brothers Dan•e!s in their inimitable Violin Performances. Alma's thrilling Aerial Act. rhe Delevanti Fam ly, the in comparable acrobats. wonderfully trained Fire Horse " Zamor," &c. 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The task of realising the unity of Germany pro ceeds rapidly and without let or hindrance for the moment. The Grand Duchy of Baden gives its official support and sanction to the treaty of alli ance, offensive and defensive, with Prussia, and says it will facilitate the development of national institutions in common between the Duchy and the kingdom of Prussia. Baden consents without the least hesitation to the principle of confiding the military command to Prussia. Nay it treats that measure "as the natural consequence of the power and the predominant position of that kingdom, as well as the proved superiority of the organisation of its army and its institutions. In case of war the army of Baden ought to be placed under unique and superior command." The Paris papers have not yet said their last word about the late manifesto of Count Bismarck. The Opinione Nationale considers the tone of the Prussian Minister as haughty, ill-considered, ironical, and provo catory. " Such fabrications," it says, " are not calculated to sustain or consolidate good rela tions between France and Prussia. However, as two great Powers will not draw the sword for mere phrases, we may hope that peace will not be interrupted this time in consequence of them." The Opinione proceeds to reproach the French Govern ment for not having frustrated the Prussian policy of aggrandisement by not being prepared, and for suffering itself to be surprised by the battle of Sadowa. It is stated from Rome that the composition of the Commission of Cardinals and Prelates, instituted by the Pope, to arrange the subjects for the future deliberations of the (Ecumenical Council, is now known. The cardinals who will form part of this commission are Monseigneurs Panebianco, Bizzarri, Barnabo, Catarini, Bilio, and Reisach. Mon. Panebianco will preside. Monseigneur Catarini, Prefect of the Council, will be specially charged with the canonical subjects. Monseigneur Bizzarri, with all that concerns the reform of religious orders ; Monseigneur Bilio with dogmatical sub jects ; Monseigneur Barnabo with all matters ap pertaining to the Church of the Last ; and Mon seigneur Reisach with diplomatic questions. To these prelates will be added various other canons and theologians belonging to different orders, among whom are the Jesuits ,Perrone, Tarquini, and Franzelin ; the Dominicans Spada and Corbo ; the Service Murra and Alonseigueur Cordoni. The principal subjects which will come under the de liberation of the council have been classed into 17 propositions, the text of which was submitted to the bishops who came to Rome on the occasion of the Centenary, with a request that they should give their personal advice and opinions upon them with in a short period of time. tho day for the first meeting of the (Ecumenical Council has not yet been fixed. The cholera has diminished considerably in Rome and the environs, as well as in the southern pro vinces and in Sicily, but it still exists with much intensity at Messina. The existence of the cholera has given rise to outrages, which prove to what extent ignorance exists among the population of a portion of the Peninsular. Several persons have been murdered on suspicion of having poisoned the air or the waters. On the other hand, however, the scourge has engendered acts of heroic devotion and charity. The French affect great admiration for Shake speare, and a version of "Hamlet," though only in the garbled form of a translation of Alexander Dumas and Paul Meurice, has created intense en thusiasm at Nantes. There was an unprecedented circumstance there—the crowd is so great that many persons cannot obtain admission. Even the dialogue of the gravediggers is listened to with deep atten tion, and occasionally draws forth expressive plaudits. A courageous robber has pursued his object at Chenee, in the department of the Meuse, under singular circumstances. The proprietor of the Menagerie at the Fair sold his valuable collection of wild beasts to an Englishman, who paid him 14,000 f. on account. In order to insure the safety of this money he placed it in a cash box among the elephants, lions, and tigers. Nevertheless a bold thief ventured into the den and carried off the cash box. The police have not yet been able to recover the property. At a sale of pictures at the public sale room in the Rue Drust on Monday two amateurs obstinately disputed the possession of a beautiful picture by the celebrated Dutch painter Pottedard, each made biddings against the other. The picture repre sented an ass. At last one of the gentlemen said, "Itisof no use, I will not yield. This picture once belonged to my uncle, and I will give any thing for it." "In that case," said his adversary, "I will not go on. You shall have it as it is a family picture." During the late terrible thunderstorm a powerful electric light traversed the territory of Seillans, in the department of the Var. The light was seen for 20 minutes. The lightning struck a house in the country in which a young woman had taken refuge. The inhabitants of the vicinity were alarmed, and a search being made the body of the young woman was found, much scorched. Death was no doubt instantaneous. The proprietor of the house, and his wife and child were uninjured. Trees in the vicinity of the house were uprooted, and much injury was done to the vines and olive trees. Several persons received minor injuries, and many oxen were killed. A violent shock of earthquake was felt last week at Badamieux, in the department of the lierault. Inside the houses the effect experienced was as if some heavy substance had fallen into the attics. The effect was felt from the top to the bottom of the houses. No personal injury was sustained. A daring theatrical manager, M. Gustave La farque, who is at the same time an amusing writer in dramatic papers, has approached a subject of peculiar difficulty—more difficult, perhaps, than the solution of matters talked of at Salzburg—the ages of ladies. The only secret a woman keeps, accord ing to Fontenelle, is' as to the exact time when she was born. However, Lafarque has by some means or other found the respective ages of many eminent actresses. It will surprise many to learn that Mdme. Dejazet, who now appears upon the stage and looks like a young love.sick maiden in some of her characters, has seen no less than 69 summers and winters. Jenny Lind was born on the 6th of October, 1821; Madame Cerrito, once the goddess of the dance at the London Opera, came into this breathing world on the 11th March, 1821, and Madame Viardot on the 18th July, 1821 ; Madame Alboni was born in 1824 ; Madame Adelina Patti, now the star of the Italian theatre, was born on the 9th of April, 1843. Adelaide Ristori, the emi nent tragic actress, is getting into the "sere and yellow leaf," but she used to delight to bring her children to the theatre, and said she felt young again when she played before them, and needed no better inspiration. As to the great actress, Mdlle. Mars, at 70 she personated young ladies, who in spired love like Juliet, and proved that " age could not wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety." Mdlle. Mars went to London and played some of her characters at the French theatre with such effect that she was called an enchantress. It was said, indeed, that she had power to change the seasons. She played in the middle of the summer, but a Frenchman said, " Nous arous Mars en Juin" (we have March in June). LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) NEW YORK, Sept. 25, 6 p.m. The Denmark and the Baltic have arrived out. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Closing prices.—Gold, 1431. Sterling exchange on London, 1091. 5-20 United States Bonds, 114. Tllinois, 1211. Erie, 62i. Cotton, Middling Upland, 23k. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 25. Petroleum (standard white), 32. HAMBURG, Sept. 26. The Assembly of Burghers of Hamburg have ac cepted the proposal of the Senate for the abroga tion of the agreement with the Submarine Telegraph Company. The decision of the question whether the town of Hamburg shall still remain a free port or join the North German Union will take place next Wed nesday. ITALY. FLORENCE, Sept. 25 (Evening). A manifesto has been issued by the Mayor of the city calling upon the national guard to maintain order. Some of the military posts have been reinforced as a precautionary measure. Up to the present the city is quiet. Several persons were arrested last night. The despatches sent from various parts of the kingdom announce that the news of the arrest of Garibaldi bas nowhere produced any disturbances, and tranquillity continues to prevail throughout the peninsula. The ( , pinions of this evening repeats the state ment that the Ministry will allow Garibaldi to go to Caprera if he will renounce his expedition to Rome. Should, however, be refuse, it is believed that the Minister will convoke an extraordinary sitting of the Parliament. Yesterday evening a severe hurricane passed over Venice and the vicinity. Several houses were de stroyed, and at Burano and Mestre many fatal accidents occurred. 2HE HAW AIIAN THRONE. A San Francisan newspaper gives the following particulars of the sovereignty of Hawaii :—" The present King is slowly dying. He leaves no heir, but under the Hawaiian law and usage he may de signate some one who shall succeed him after his death, his choice being made with the approval of his Cabinet, and publicly proclaimed. In the event of the King dying without issue or designated heir, a choice is made by the chief or nobles, and ratified by the people. King Kamehameha is superstitious and believes that, under the influence of some sor cery, he will die on a certain day; and he believes that his life will be cut short by any provision made against the time of his death. Prince William, com monly known as Drunken Prince Bill," has a small party of native adherents, who espouse his claim to the throne for the reason that he is allied to the old Kamehameha stock, and, except the present Sovereign, is the only male representative of that once powerful family. But he is a young man of notoriously bad habits, and, like Kame hameha, is shortening his days by his vices. Though he is naturally a man of great talent, such are his habits and reputation he could not possibly cona- - mand any support worth mentioning should a contest arise. The probability is, however, that there will be no contest, but that the choice of the nobles and of the people will fall upon Mrs. Bishop, whose name is most fre quently mentioned in connection with the Hawaiian succession by those who are well informed in Sandwich Island politics. Mrs. Bishop is a lineal descendant from one of the powerful chiefs who were rivals and coadjutors of the great Kameha meha, who conquered the islands and compelled an acknowledgment of his sovereignty, like a Royal old usurper as he was. Of superior intellectual en dowments, excellent education, a mind improved by travel, popular among the natives, it is thought that Mrs. Bishop has superior qualifications for the position to which her rank and station seem to entitle her. In the event of an election, she will be sure to receive the support of the nobles or chiefs, the missionaries, the foreign residents, and through these, the whole people of the islands. Mrs. Bishop, though a pure blood descendant from a powerful chief, is the wife of an American banker at Honolulu." THE NEW REFORM AlgT IN PRESTON.—Consider able agitation bas prevailed in Preston with regard to a move which is being made by cottage property owners for what is considered by the occupiers to be an unfair advance of rent. A meeting of owners has boon held and at it a resolution was passed to the effect that notice should be served upon all compounding tenants intimating that upon its expiration, if they remained on the promises, the rent would be the same; that they would have to pay the poor rates themselves, and that the owners would continuo to pay the Local Board of Health and water rates. Almost, if not quite, every compounding householder in Preston has since received a notice of this character. The notices calling upon the tenants to "quit and deliver up possession" of the houses, &c., they may occupy, or else to pay the rent hitherto required, as well as the poor-rates, which have been paid by the landlords and included in the rent, will come into absolute operation on Saturday next. Last evening a meeting had to be held in the town with refer ence to cottage rents, Ste. CATTLE PLAGUE.—From the weekly return pub lished by authority of the Lords of the Privy Council the gratifying fact is ascertained that during the week ending the 21st September no case of cattle plague has been reported from any part of England, Wales, or Scotlanl. The total number of cattle reported to have been attacked in Great Britain since the conunencement of the plague is 278,927, and 50,911 healthy cattle have been slaughtered to prevent the spread of the disease. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. MALTA, Sept. 25. The Massilia left at 5 p.m. yesterday, and the Syria at 6 a.m. to-day. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 27th inst., and the latter at Southampton on the 4th October. FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 25, Two o'clock.—The market opened with improved quotations. French Threes have advanced 10c., at 69f. 30c., and though Italian Fives, after first reaching 49f. 10c., are now at 48f. 90c., this stock is nevertheless still in advance of 71c. The shares of the Credit Companies are all quoted lower—Credit Mobilier and Credit Foncier each lose 7f. 50c., at 207 f. and 1,312 f. 50. Comp toir d'Escompte have declined 5f., at 660 f., and Immobiliere 2f. 50c., at 1101. The advance of railway shares is of lf. 25c. for Orleans, Lyons, and Lombard, and of 3f. 75c. on Northern. Three o'clock.—The closing of the market is very weak. Last quotations : 41 per Cents - 98 25 Do. end month — 3 per Cents. 69 Do. end month 69 02+ Credit Mobilier Do. end Month Credit Foncier 1315 Do. end month 1300 Bank Shares 3320 Italian Loan 4B 60 Do. end month 4B 60 Mexican Loan — Do. Bonds 97 50 Spanish Threes _ 34/ Home Debt — Deferred 'Ars. RAIL' For Account. Orleans Northern 1155 Lyons and Mediterranean B9l 25 Southern 532 50 Western Eastern Sardinian — Austrian Lombard 378 75 North of Spain Saxagosza Bl 25 Roman .. 5O REFORM LEAGUE. At the meeting of the council last evening, Mr. Edmond Beales, M.A., in the chair, The PRESIDENT said, in reference to the course taken by Mr. Cunnington with the object of effect ing a union with the Working Men's Association, that it had been done without any previous com munication with himself. He had referred the matter entirely to the League, and would have been quite willing to carry out their decision, whatever it might have been. He had been in Glasgow, where a conference on Reform had been held, to which he had been invited. He had found that there was in Scotland a perfect identity of feeling with themselves. The Reformers there fully ad hered to the principle of manhood suffrage, while expressing a willingness to accept the bill which was offered them as an instalment of their rights. At the same time they objected to the difference between the borough and county franchise, and to the attempt to give an undue influence to the landowners, as well as to the insufficient number of representatives allowed for Scotland. Resolu tions in accordance with these views had beon passed by large and enthusiastic meetings in diffe rent places. He had assured them that the Leaguers in England were ready to support the Scotch Reformers. He had never met with a more cordial reception, and he could now safely say that Reformers were united in England, Ire land, and Scotland. When in Scotland he had re ceived Mr. Cunnington's letter, for which he was completely unprepared. He had then written to Mr. Howell, referring the matter to the council, for he would not allow any personal feelings or con siderations to stand in the way if they wished him to agree to the proposal to take the chair at the banquet in the Crystal Palace. The executive had agreed to the compromise, but the council had re jected it by a large majority—(cheers)—and he bowed to their decision. Their was another matter he must now mention. A man who might be called the apostle of liberty had been arrested. He felt it would be their bounden duty to hold a meeting to sympathise with him. (Loud cheers.) Some discusdon arose as to the question of the banquet, which had been adjourned to that evening, and at length the minute of adjournment was dis charged by a unanimous resolution to pass to the next subject. Mr. LUCRAFT said that a perfectly sufficient reason for the league not uniting in the banquet was that they had themselves decided against holding a banquet in the Crystal Palace in consequence of the expense which this place would entail on working men. Other members followed, stating plainly that they could not co-operate with the Working Men's As sociation. A long discussion then ensued upon the attempt to enforce the payment of other than poor rates by the occupiers, and Mr. Acland was ap pointed to attend a meeting on the subject to be held at Hoxton this evening. The CHAIRMAN said that he was bringing out an edition of the Reform Act, with notes, and gave it as his decided opinion that the only rate necessary to be paid to secure a vote was thepoor-rate. A resolution was then unanimously passed, that as the council felt that Garibaldi had gained more freedom for the peoples of Europe, and with less cost of blood and treasure, than all the Govern ments of Europe, and that his arrest was intended to stop the progress of liberty, a meeting should be called at once to sympathise with him. After some discussion the secretary was directed to take steps to call such a meeting for Tuesday evening next. It was announced that the preparations for the banquet of the league were in a forward state, and time and place would be most likely announced this week. THE WESTERN FISHERY.—In the week ended on Tuesday nearly 50 hogsheads of pilchards and a large quantity of hake were caught on the Cornish coast. About 300,000 herrings were taken on the South Devon coast, in addition to a few hogsheads of pilchards. THE FENIA-V 0 UTRAGE. MANCHESTER, Wednesday. The examination of the prisoners concerned in the late rescue will commence to-morrow. The idea of holding it at the Assize Courts has been abandoned, but the ordinary business of the police court will be transferred to Albert-street station, so as to leave the police -court entirely free for the more important business of the day. The exa mination will commence at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, and arrangements have been made whereby the prisoners, nearly 50 in number, will be placed, some of them in the dock, and the re mainder in front of and before the table used by counsel. Provision has also been made for the proper accommodation of witnesses for the prose cution and defence, the number being very great, and they arc to be placed under surveillance of the police in the lower court. By way of precaution it has also been thought proper to limit the admission of witnesses for the defence to those only wb) can produce tickets from the prisoners' attorneys. There have been two more arrests to-day, one of a man employed in a highly respectable warehouse, and the other of a man living in Salford, on whom some Fenian papers were discovered. He had at tracted attention on Sunday by cutting off the entire of his whiskers and beard. A special meeting of the City Council took place this morning, to receive a report from the Mayor (already published) in reference to the Fenian out rage. The following is an outline of the discussion which followed : Mr. Alderman Clark, in moving the adoption of the report, complimented the Mayor upon the ad mirable manner in which he had conducted himself, and expressed a hope that a special commission would be issued for the trial of the prisoners. Mr. Councillor King seconded the motion, and agreed with Mr. Clark as to the desirableness of the speedy trial of the prisoners implicated. Mr. Alderman Heywood eulogised the conduct of the working men, and said that, as a class, they had no sympathy with this outrage. He also separated from any participancy in it the largest proportion of the Irish population. Mr. William Booth hoped that the delay in forwarding the telegrams Trom Dub lin and the Home-office would be thoroughly in vestigated. Mr. C. Thomson strongly objected to the appointment of a special commission, believing that Lif these men remained for a few months in gaol it would not only be a preliminary punish ment, but would give them an opportunity of re ceiving a fair trial. The Mayor made an explana tion as to the delay of the telegram from Dublin. It was addressed to Mr. Superintendent Maybury, at the detective office. Mr. Maybury was then ab sent on duty, and did not return to the Town-ball till between 6 and 7 o'clock, when it was placed in his bands. But in justice to the public, it should be stated that he had ascertained that the telegram ar rived at a much earlier hour than that at which it reached Mr. Maybury. Mr. Whitehouse expressed his entire dissatisfaction with the arrangements at the detective office, as exhibited in connection with the telegram, but the Mayor said it was undesirable to discuss the question. Mr. Alderman Grundy asked Mr. Councillor Murray for au explanation of some remarks of his at the Rotunda, in Dub lin, which appeared to convey a sympathy with the Fenian movement. Mr. Murray said he had been mis-reported, and that he had no sympathy what ever with Fenianism, or anything of the kind. Ultimately the report was adopted, and the pro ceedings of the Mayor approved, the general feeling of the Council being in favour of the appointment of a special commission. It was explained by Alder man Grundy that the city gaol had been strength ened so as to insure the safe custody of 'all the Fenian prisoners confined therein. FENIANISM IN LONDON. There being some reason to believe that the hunted Fenians, Kelly and Deasy, for whose apprehension so large a reward has been offered, might venture to enter the metropolis by the way of the North- Western Railway at the Euston-square terminus, a body of rough Irishmen, numbering as many as 200 on Sunday night last, and about half that number on Monday, were seen loitering about the neigh bourhood of the gates of the Euston terminus, and acting under the direction of a respectably-dressed man. This person appeared to be in command of the party. Their attitude was of a most menacing and threatening description ; and, indeed, some of these men were actually said to have been seen with firearms in their possession ; doubtless they were assembled there for the purpose of rescuing the Fenians Kelly and Deasy from the hands of the authorities, should they arrive, and should an at tempt be made to capture them. The police autho rities at head-quarters having, however, received information that these persons had congregated in the threatening manner described, at once took steps of a preventive nature to check any disturb ance which might arise. A strong body of the S division of police, under command of some of the most experienced officers of the force, were imme diately ordered by Sir Richard Mayne to remain within the enclosure belonging to the railway com pany, and their presence, uo doubt, had the desired effect, for although these apparently evil-disposed persons again assembled on Tuesday night, they retired to their homes after the arrival of the last train, without making the least attempt to dis turb the usual quietude and order of proceedings. There is every reason to believe that had the Fenians Kelly and Deasy arrived, as was antici pated, at the station named, a most serious dis turbance would have taken place ; but an intimation having fortunately been conveyed to the police authorities, all precautions that could be taken were taken. As may naturally be supposed the intelligence spread rapidly throughout the neighbourhood that a Fenian rising was about to take place, and no small alarm was created amongst the inhabitants by the appearance of so large a body of men. It was rumoured, and-with some truth, that the police were armed with revolvers, and had there been any attempt to rescue the prisoners from their custody bloodshed would have been the consequence and many lives would have been sacrificed, as the officers from the North of England would in all probability have immediately shot any Fenians in terfering with them in the exercise of their duty. It having transpired in the examination of Kelly at Manchester, when before the magistrate, that he had resided for some time in London, it is considered highly improbable that he will endeavour to reach the metropolis, considering that there are a great many persons who know him well, and the whole of whom are on the alert and constantly on the look out to effect his capture. On the morning following the congregations of men at Euston square station an examination was made, and several new percussion-caps were picked up, which had been dropped, a fact which leaves no doubt that they intended, if necessary, to resort to violent measures. ARRIVAL OF FENIAN CONVICTS AT PORTLAND.— The Helicon, tender to the Channel Fleet, arrived in Port land Roads on Monday afternoon, with 12 Eenian pri soners on board, among them the noted Moriarty. In the evening they were taken ashore, under a strong guard, and were marched to the convict establishment. LETTERS, &C., FOR TILE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. —All letters, &c., which may be posted, directed to persons serving i❑ the expedition about to be sent to Abyssinia, will, when not otherwise addressed, bo forwarded in the mail for Suez, for transtnissiou thence by such opportu nities as may offer. Upon all such letters, &c., the postage, as far as Suez, must be prepaid at the following rates : Via Southampton: For a letter not exceeding oz. in weight, Gd. ; for newspapers, Id. each ; for book packets not exceeding 4 ozs., 3d. Via Marseilles : For a letter not exceeding I oz. in weight, 61 ; for newspapers, 2d. each, when not exceeding 4 ozs.; for book packets not exceed ng 4 ozs., 4d. —By command of the POSTMASTER-GENERAL, General Post-office, Sept. 25, 1867. MR. BRIGHT, M.P.—Previous to leaving the residence of Mr. Caird, at Cassencarry, the Provosts of Dumfries, Kircudbright, and Wigtown, with other gentle men, were invited to meet and dino with Mr. Bright. Provost Turner, of Dumfries, availed himself of that op portunity of presenting to Mr. Bright a requisition, bearing about forty signatures, which hid been hurriedly got up in the town, inviting the h n. member for Birmingham to a soiree, or other public meeting, at such a time as might suit his convenience. Mr. Bright declined the invitation, assigning as his reason his desire for rest after the fatigues of the session.— Dumfries courier. _ C,Oll 111 E clank 4, HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Sept. 24. The Queen, acccmpanie I by Princess Christian, went out yesterday morning, and in the afternoon drove ont with Princess Christian and Princess Beatrice. Princess Louise and Prince Arthur, with Lady' Churchill, went out riding. The Hon. Mrs. Gordoa arrived at the Castle on a visit to her Majesty. Mr. Gathorne Hardy had the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal family. THE QUEEN OF THE NETHERLANDS.—The Queen of the Netherlands is now on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, at The Grove, near Watford. Her Majesty is attended by Count Bylandt and the Baroness do Dodem. Among the visitors staying at The Grove are- - The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Earl and Countess Cowley and Lady Feodore Wellesley, Lord Lyons, Mr. Odo Russell, Mr. Henry Calcraft, &c. Her Majesty will remain the guest of the noble earl and countess till Saturday, and then go to Knowsley on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Derby. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is expected to arrive at Gloucester House in a few days from Germany, and will then go on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Derby at Knowsley. Her Highness Princess Czernicheff, the Princess Marie Czernicheff, the Princess W. Bariatinsky, and family havo left Claridge's Hotel for Paris. The Duchess of Buccleuch and Lady Margaret Scott have arrived in Paris from a tour in Germany, and are expected to reach London in the course of the ensuing week. His Excellency Baron du Penedo, the Brazilian Minister, has arrived in town from Paris to resume his official duties at the court of St. James's. The Marquis and Marchioness of Drogheda are staying on a visit to the Dowager Lady Wharncliffe and Lady Henry Scott at Ditton Park, near Windsor, before going to Ireland. The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, on leaving Hatfield House, where they have been staying on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, returned to Highclere Castle, near Newbury. THE LIVINGSIONE SEARCH EXPEDITION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,—laving just received a letter from 111 r. Young, who commands the boat expedition sent out by the Admiralty to ascertain the fate of Dr. Living stone, I hasten to inform you that on the 26th of July, the party having been conveyed to the Kon goni mouth of the river Zambesi in her Majesty's ship Peterel, Commander Gordon, were about to cross the bar in their steel boat on the following day. They had been abundantly supplied with all necessaries by the naval authorities at the Cape. The expedition had been strengthened by the addi tion of two Kroomen and an English stoker from the Peterel, Mr. Young, who brought from the Cape two negro youths who had been formerly liberated from slavery by Livingstone, and who, it was believed, would be of good use as interpreters. After describing the great changes which have recently taken place in the relation of land and water at the mouths of the Zambesi, the entrance of the East I uabo being completely changed, and Pearl Island having disappeared, the letter thus con eludes : " I have not altered my views respecting the probable time of our return to the mouth of the Zambesi, and have written to ask the senior officer at the Cape for a ship to meet us there on the Ist of December. " In conclusion, I am happy to state that, as far as I can judge, we are supplied with everything we can need, are all in the enjoyment of perfect health, and look forward confidently to a successful accom plishment of our undertaking." I am, Sir, your obedient servant, RODERICK I. MURCHISON. Buxton, Sept. 24. 7HE SPECIAL COMMISSION ON ENGLISH . FISHERIES. -_~ The Special Commissioners—Mr. James Patter son (Chairman), Captain Spratt, R.N., and Major Scott (Secretary, Mr. T. F. Brady)—who, it was stated in The Sun of the 17th inst., opened their court on that day at Egremont, in Cumberland, have now finished in that district (the river Ehen) for the present. They were occupied two whole days in hearing an important claim preferred by Captain Irwin, of Calder Abbey, to a fish garth in the mouth of the Ehen, which Captain Irwin claimed under grants to the monks of Calder Abbey, temp. 37 Edward 111., and a grant to Captain Irwin's predecessors by Henry VIII., after the suppression of the monastery of Calder Abbey. The garth is a wattled hedge placed across a considerable portion of the sands of the estuary on the north shore, and there was a similar claim for a garth on the south shore by Mr. Stanley, of Ponsonby-hall. Lord Lons dale also claimed a garth at Starling Castle. Only the case of Capt. Irwin, however, was heard for want of time. This garth is left dry at the ebbing of the tide, but when the tide flows fish are carried into it, and, getting behind the hedge, are detained by it when the tide ebbs. There is a grating with perpendicular bars of tin. to 1 lin. at the deepest part of the garth, which only permits the water and small fry to escape, but detains other fish ; and evi• deuce was given that the catch fluctuates very con siderably. At some tides nothing at all is taken, while the best catch spoken to by the witness was some 30 salmon and sea trout at one tide. Captain Irwin's title-deeds not naming a fishery specifically his professsional adviser, Mr. Lumb, of Whitehaven, depended upon immemorial usage, and a number of the " oldest inhabitants" of the district were brought forward to prove that the garth is fished now in the same manner as it was ever since their boy hood, and some of the old witnesses were verging upon a century old. They also proved that, although the garth had been repaired from time to time and lengthened out as the river changed its course (which it had done to the extent of 200 yards within living memory), it was substantially in the same place as it was 60 and 80 years ago. On the other hand, Mr. Webster, for the local Angling Associa tion, submitted that the garth referred to in Capt. Irwin's title was a garth of the same name ("Monk's Garth") near Ravenglass, and that, if this was the garth, there had been such a substantial alteration of site as to render it illegal ; and he produced an ancient History of Cumberland to show that no fishery was passed by the grants of Henry and Edward granting Calder Abbey. After a good deal of learned argument pro and con, the commissioners reserved their judgment. The Commissioners sat yesterday at Broughton Furness to inquire as to fixed engines on the Duddon. THE BLAST FURNACE ACCIDENT.—TWO of the three men so shockingly burnt by the bursting of a tuyere at the blast furnaces of Mrs. Gibbons, at 31illfield5 near Wolverhampton, on Friday night, have died, and the other is dying. Yertorday an inquest was held upon the deceased. Ono was described as having been " lite rally shot by the metal and scorito," and the hospital nurse said of the other that " his back was quite roasted." Workmen and the manager of the furnaces deposed to the accident having resulted from the bursting of the tuyere, occasioned by the infringing upon the nose of the tuyere of the burning mass inside the furnace as it gradually settled down. It was, they said, impossible to prevent such accidents. Two tuyerers burst on Sunday at neigh bouring furnaces, " with a report that shook the place," but with no accident to the workpeople. At the same fur nace at Millilelds, a few years ago, the front was blown out, and seven men killed. At another accident a manager, standing by the side of a man who was killed, had " big hat, his coat, and his trousers shot off, yet escaped." The jury found a verdict of "Accidental death." A SOLDIER FLOGGED AT CHESTER.—On Tuesday morning the head-quarter companies of the 18th Regiment (Royal Irish), stationed at Chester Castle, under the com mand of Lieut.-Col. Call, were paraded in the inner yard to witness the puuishnient of a comrade, Private Richard son, who had been tried by court-martial and condemne d to be dogged for striking a corporal named Holborn. Th° culprit, who was a young man, and had only been one year iu the service, received 50 lashes. His appearance on being taken back to the hospital showed tigtt the puuisltineld had bowl of a mod severe nature, ' f