The Sun. — London, England, 1870-08-16 00:00:00

E MOSES and SON, CORNER of MINORIES and ALDGA.TE. NEW OXFORD - STREET, CORNER of HART-STREET. CORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EIISTON-ROAD. BRADFORD, YORKSHIRE. MOSES and SON'S PRICE LIST of F. GENTLE: MEN'S CLOTHING. Dress Colt 3. Oxford Coats. Frock Coats. 30s. 21s. 85s. 265. 425. 30s. 50s. 365. ~J. Also at I Also at Also at other prices. other prices. other prices Also at other prices LI MOSES and SON beg to remind the public .L.!J• that the cheapness of an article depends entirely on its quality, and they venture to affirm that every article sold by them is :onsiderably cheaper than what can be obtained at any other ho Ise in England. E. MOSES and SON'S PRICE LIST of G ENTLE WEN'S CLOTHING CONTOUED : Summer Tourist Summer Dress Suits. Suits. Trousers. Trousers : EVENING EDITION. 245. 245. 10s. 6d. 15s. 28s. 288. 12s. 6d. 16s. 6d. LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1870. 365. 365. 14s. 18s. —. 40s. 425. 15s. 6d. 21s. THE recurrence of the Fete Napolion could hardly 455. 48s. 175. 6d. 245. have been marked by circumstances more disastrous. 555. 525. 20s. 265. The "Grand Army," the army of the " Great -- Nation"—already withdrawn from between the Also at Also at Also at Also at other prices. other prices. other prices. other prices Rhine and the Saare, and afterwards from between , _,_ __L e____Ll__ THE recurrence of the Fete Napoldon could hardly have been marked by circumstances more disastrous. The "Grand Army," the army of the " Great Nation"—already withdrawn from between the Rhine and the Saare, and afterwards from between the Saare and the Moselle—drawn back, yet further to the left or southern bank of the Moselle, in full retreat upon the camp at Chalons. Beaten at Weissenburg, at Forbach, and at Worth, having lost 10,000 of her warriors, as prisoners, almost all of them unwounded, in the hands of the enemy ; having had two eagles torn from her grasp in the very first engagement, together with thirty cannon and as many as half a dozen of those vaunted arms of precision and destruction, the mitrailleuse— France realises the return of the 15th of August in the midst of a series of disasters only comparable to that which marked the triumphant advance of the allied armies from the frontiers to the very gates of Paris at the close of the last great war. Strasburg ORDERS by post are attended to with care and punctuality, and the easy and accurate system of self measure introduced by E. MOSES and SON enables them to guarantee a faultless fit. invested, Nancy occupied, Metz beleagured—the conquering forces of Prussia to the number of nearly half a million of armed men, heartened onward by their successes, successes that have from first to last been uninterrupted, now behold the fairest plains of La Belle France spreading unobstructedly before them, with the Emperor NAPOLEON and his Marshals at the head of the ac cumulated ranks of what has hitherto been regarded as the greatest of all the military nations of the Continent, still in full retreat along the whole line—the Grand Army withdrawing, now, as rapidly as possible to the Camp at Chalons. Hardly an agreeable anniversary, this Fête Napole"on of 1870 ! Hardly a holiday calculated to awaken much national enthu siasm ! As sad a festival, almost, one would imagine, as even Paris, that capital of stupendous catas trophes, both military and political, has ever known. What renders this campaign disheartening and dis astrous in its influence far more than any loss of men, even though to the number of ten thousand un wounded prisoners, of eagles (not of one merely, but of two Imperial eagles), of thirty pieces of artillery in a single struggle, and of six of those "weapons of the devil" the mitrailleuse, at the very first serious encoun ter—what is far more disheartening, what is far more disastrous than all these incidents and particulars combined, is the loss of their prestige by the French, and the enhancement, the astoundingly rapid and enormous enhancement of the p; estige already won to the German arms by the Prussian forces in 1866, and forced upon the recognition of all Europe in the glare of the crowning triumph won upon the field of Koniggratz. The restoration of the prestige of France, now, is only to be effected by a serious of almost miraculous achievements. It is rather more than— " The league-long roller thundering on the beach " that we are all watching keenly as it sweeps onwards over the broad and smooth plains to the south of the Moselle. It is far more than any "league-long roller " it is a human wave, fully one hundred miles from end to end, having at its back the whole weight of that Atlantic of the Teutons, the vast mass of the German nationalities, the forty millionsof the North German Confederation. As far as it has yet advanced it has, so to speak, overthrown and submerged almost everything before it.. And there is no dyke to with stand its further - progress hitherto anywhere visible. A fortress is left, here and there, islanded in the midst of the conqueritg flood as it has advanced—as at Metz, for example, and as at Strasburg. But at Chalons at last, we may presume, the retreating army of the French and the advancing army of the Germans must give battle to each other deci sively. No partial success, but on the contrary, a complete and overwhelming success, can alone re store to the Imperial cause the prestige it formerly possessed, a prestige which has now all but completely disappeared. how far that might be in any way possible, the battle of Chalons must announce almost on the morrow of the Fete NAPOLEON. WHAT looks uncommonly like another blunder is announced to have resulted in a victory to the arms of NAPOLEON. The statement is so directly in violation of all the probabilities that the effect of it is almost bewildering. According to the EMPEROR'S despatch, dated from Longeville at 10 p.m. on Sunday, the French army before Metz had begun crossing over to the left bank of the Moselle when, one half of the army having already crossed, the other half was attacked in great force by the Prussians. Evidently, there fore, the French were taken again at an immense disadvantage—they were once more completely out generalled and outmanoeuvred. As the result of the four hours' struggle, we learn from the French EMPEROR that the Prussians " were repulsed with considerable losses "—and at the same time we hear from the Prussian KING that his soldiers have again fought against the French " a victorious battle !" The contrast of the two statements is all the more striking, because of . the confident tone of the KING and the anything but confident tone of the EMPEROR. The former is positive, the latter negative in his manner of making the announce ' meat. WILLIAM I. claims a victory. NAPOLEON 111. claims only to have inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. Everything considered—the divided position of the French army, half of it on the right bank, half on the left bank of the Moselle, when one moiety E MOSES and SON'S PRICE Li B OYS , CLOTHING : Knickerbocker Suite. 9s. 6d 13s. 6d, 16s. 6d T of Eton , Brighton Harrow Suits. Suits. Suits. 15s. 18s. I 18s, 19s. 235. I 235, 21s. t 265. 265. 325. I 325. 30s. 365, Also at other prices. I Also at I Also at j Also at other prices. other prices. ' other prices, EMOSES and SON supply every description of . clothing, ready-made, or made to measure, for all ages, all occasions, and all classes also Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, and complete outfits for all climates. All Goods marked in Plain Figures. Any article exchanged if not worn or injured. List of Prices, with Rules for Sell-measure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-fre E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when busi ness is resumed until Eleven o'clock. The following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON : LONDON. CORNER of MINORTES and ALDGATE. NEW OXFORD-STREET, CORNER OF HART-STREET. QORNER of TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD and EUSTON-ROAD. COUNTRY BRANCH. BRADFORD. YORKSHIRE. VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, STRAND.- Lessees—Messri, H. J. Montague. D. James, and T. Thorne.—THlS EVENING, at. 7 30, CUPBOARD LOVE, by F. Hay. Atter which, at 8, a new and original Comedy, in Three Acts, entitled TWO ROSES, by James Albery. To conclude with the the new and successful Burlesque, DON CARLOS ; or, The Infante in Arms. Supported by Messrs. H. J. Montague, H. Irving, G. Honey, W. H. Stephens, and T. Thorne ; Mesdames Nelly Power, Amy Fawsitt, T Lavis, and A.. Newton. Doors will be open at 7. Overture at 7.30. N.B.—Mr. David James will shortly appear in a new farce, entitled'` Chiselling." PARTRIDGE AND COOPER, MANUFACTITRING STATIONERS, 192, FLEET-STREET (CORNER OF CHANCERY-LANE), LONDON (E.O ), THE PUBLIC SUPPLIED AT WHOLESALE PRICES, AND CARRIAGE PAID to the COUIsiTRY ON ORDERS OVER 20e Per ream. s.d. 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A descriptive circular may be bad, and the truss, which can not fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the circumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being sent to the manu facturer, Mr. JOHN WHITE, 228, Piccadilly, London. A. Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6cL, and 31s. 6d. Postage. Is. A Double Truss, 315.6d.,4 s.. and 525. fid. Postage, ls. Bd. An Um bilical Truss, 425. and 525. 6d. Postage. is. 10d. Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post office, Piccadilly. NEW PATENT ELASTIC STOCKINGS, KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cases of Weakness and Swelling of the L'gs, Sprains, &c. They are porous, Heft in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on like an ordinary stocking Price 4s 6d., 7s. 6d., 10s., and 16s. each Postage, 6d. JOHN WHITE Manufacturer, 228, Piccadilly NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE, AGUA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. J NO. 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Free letters are available for necessitous applicants. THOMAS ROBINSON, Hon. Sec. H OSPITAL for DISEASES of the THROAT, Golden-square, W. President—the Right Hon. the Earl of STRAFFORD, F.R.S. This Hospital has relieved upwards of 24,000 patients since its foundation, and is in gnat NEED of FUNDS to meet the heavy current expenses. . EDMUND WYED, Secretary. WEST LONDON HOSPITAL, Hammersmith, w.—FUNDS are urgently needed, and the Committee earnestly appeal to the benevolent to assist them in carrying on heir useful work. T. ALEXANDER, Sec. and Sup. SSAVIOUR'S TIOSPITAL and REFUGE, . Alfred-terme , e, Upper Holloway, N.—This Institution affords a Refuge for Women seeking to abandon a life of sin, especially those about to become mothers, and provides a Home for the Children of such. FUNDS arc very urgently NEEDED. v a nkevs, ndon and South Western (Holloway Branch). HUGH R. GOUGH, Hon. Sec. THE LATESt EDITION of •'THE SUN" supplied as soon as published, containing all the LATEST NE WS ;lad SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, by II W. HARRIS, NewapaperAgent, 4, Blackfriare-road London. TEIE StTisi, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1870. MA DAME TUSS AU D'S EXHIBITION, BAKER STREET. On view Portrait Models of the Emperor Napoleon 111., the Empress Eugenie, and Prince Imperial ; King William of Frussia, and Count von Bismarck. Admission, Is.; Children under 10 years of age, 6d. Napoleon Rooms 6d. extra. Open from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. was assailed in great force by the Prussians—it looks uncommonly, as yet, like another disaster to the Imperial eagles. Another extraordinary announce ment made by the EMPEROR is that on quitting Metz, with the Prince IMPERIAL, for Verdun, he issues a proclamation, dated but a few hours previously, namely, two p.m. on Sunday, in which he says to his spldiers that he leaves them in order to fight against the invaders. He goes to fight —by retreating ! As yet the tactics of the French in this campaign are simply incomprehensible. TOPICS OF THE DAY. Jurors are to be entitled to six days notice, the sheriff regulating their attendance. The present practice of nominating special juries in London and Middlesex is to be abolished, and they are to be provided in the same manner as in other counties. The overseers ' are to specify special jurors, and justices are to cer tif.), the jury lists after revision. Aliens, after ten years domicile, may be placed on the list. Any per-, son having a case tried in one of the courts in Lon don or Middlesex may claim, as in other counties, to have it tried by special jury. Special jurors are to have £1 ls. a day for their attendance, and common jurors 10s. They may be allowed# fire when out of court, and reasonable refreshment at their own ex pense. Then is no provision made for the payment of jurors in criminal cases; but the judges of the superior courts are to see that the several provisions of the Act are carried out. SERIOUS RAILWAY COLLISION. A collision occurred at Carlisle Station on Saturday morning, when the night express ran into a train of empty carriages. Sixteen persons were injured, but not seriously. All the passengers resumed the journey after having their bruises examined by surgeons. OPERAS, THEATRES, AND AMUSEMENTS. PRINCE OF WALES'S—A 7.30. Quite by Accident. M.P. Dearest Mamma. QYZEN'I3—At Seven, rly Wife's Dentist. 'Twixt Axe and Crown. VArDEvrLLE—Cupboard Love. Two Roses. Don Carlos. CHRISTY MINSTRELS, St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 ; Wed nesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, Regent's-park. Open daily (except Sun days). Admission, is. on Mondays, 6d. Children under ;, - Wel , '7e, 6d. MADAME TIISSAUD'S EXHIBITION, Baker-street, from 11 a.m. till 3.0 p.m., and from 7 till 10 p.m. Admission, is.; extra 6d. HER. MAJESTY'S SERVICE. All parties agree that, in view of the present state of affairs on the Continent, it is desirable to recruit our forces more liberally than heretofore, and the authorities have thought it desirable to set the advantages of the service more clearly before the public. The Adjutant-General has issued a notice explaining that, by the Army Enlistment Act of 1870, a recruit has the choice of enlisting either for long or short service. For long service he may enlist for twelve years, at the end of which time, if he have conducted himself well, he may re-engage himself for nine years more. Having thus completed twenty one years he will receive a pension for life. For short service the recruit may enlist for six years in the army and six, in the first class reserve. While in the reserve he may live in what part of the United Kingdom.he likes, and will receive 4d. a day, being subject only to occasional drill. if recalled to the service during the time he is in reserve, his reserve service will count towards his pension. After setting forth the various advantages of payment and pension,, the use of libraries, savings banks, &c., and the op portunities given of learning trades, the Adjutant- General points out that on his discharge the deserving soldier is fitted for many situa tions in civil life, such as those in the police force or on the railroads, and that a good character gives him the best testimonial to obtain them. Few callings in civil life, he says in conclu sion, promise so good an opening to unskilled labour. THE STREET ARAB AS A SOLDIER. It seems that the Franco-Prussian war; amidst all its incalculable mischief, is effecting one good. end, in providing honest employment for the idlers and "roughs" of our streets. In London, where the work of recruiting goes on vigorously, the men who come forward in answer to Mr. Oard.well's appeal for 20,000 are mostly drawn from classes which at first sight appear most unlikely to furnish good soldiers. It often proves, however,that the best troops are formed from the most unpromising raw material, and the street Arab of St. Giles or Whitechapel is daring, active, inured to hardship, and ready at resource — all useful qualities for the practical soldier. The country recruits often appear to hesitate at the last moment, and seem heavy and unintelligent, but they have shewn before that a little discipline and experience will convert them into formidable anta gonists. There is one very great improvement in the recruiting of the present day. The men are not inveigled into the service, nor are they induced to enlist when they have not their full senses about them. Intoxication is out of fashion, and in Charles street, Westminster, there is nothing to drink but the water of the drinking fountain, so that if the men enter the service, they do it of their own free will, and with a clear understanding of what they are about. The Engineers is the favourite corps, and a recruit who is rejected for that is grievously disap pointed. The rejections are on the average about one in every six. It is curious to note that the men are generally accurately informed as to the character and value of the various branches of the service, having,we may suppose, obtained their knowledge from acquaint ances already in the forces. The recruiting officers are confident, it is said, that the full number of men wanted will be raised without difficulty. If a good propor tion of them be drawn from our street Arabs, it will be so much the better, as military life offers them opportunities of settling down which they can novel find in civil employment. THE NEW GUNS AND RIFLES• In military circles, the results of the trial of the Montigny gun at Shoeburyness have so far been looked upon as highly favourable, and it is generally conceded that the gun would be most useful and efficient as an intermediary arm between the rifle and the field piece. The chief advantages of the Montigny-Mitrailleur are found in its deadly effect at short distances. At long ranges it is surpassed by the she and shrapnel fired from cannon. Its lightness and mobility as com pared with field pieces are strong recommendations in favour of its superiority over cannons. A great deal of doubt still seems to exist as to the alleged ex cellence of the Henry-Martini rifle indeed it is thought by many official authorities that the almost adverse reports just made of its proficiency to the War De partment ought to be considered as final, and that time and money should no longer be spent in con sideration of its qualities. THE FRENCH BALTIC FLEET. The French have experienced great difficulty in obtaining transports to convey General Trochu's corps to effect a landing on the German coast. At Hamburg the expedition is regarded as virtually relinquished, more especially as all disposable troops are required in France. In some quarters it is believed that a serious attack was never con tem plated , but that the object of the French was to engage a number of Germans troops, and prevent them from joining the army. The vessels that compose the squadron are not adapted for the required purpose, as they are far too unwieldly, and draw too much water for the coast of Germany. They could not pass through the Sound, and could only gain access to the Baltic by the Great Belt. They have been seen cruising off the Bay of Kiel, but at such a distance, that it was impossible to make out their rig. They appeared to have no definite object in their movements. A British vessel from New York was stopped off the coast by a French ironclad, and the captain was obliged to - spew his papers. It is the opinion of General Falk enstein, who is charged with the coast defences, and has returned from a tour of inspection, that there is no fear of an invasion of Hamburg. TREATMENT OF FRENCH PRISONERS. A German writes to the Times on the treatment of French prisoners in Germany, and subjoins an extract from his brother, who is on the administra tive staff of the Hessian Railway at ➢Zayence. In this it is ;aid that trains are continually arriving with wounded of both sides, and the same care and attention are bestowed upon either. The French shew great gratitude for the kindness they receive. The day before the letter was written 500 or 600 French wounded arrived, and the rail way staff were assisted by a number of doctors, sisters of mercy, and ladies and gentle. men of Mayence, in administering to the comforts of the men. The unwounded prisoners received the same treatment and refreshments with the same liberality as the German soldiers when they left for the frontier. After the wounded are given proper attention, they are sent on board the steam boats to Bonn and other places. TIIE NEW ACT ON JURIES. The new Act on juries, amending the laws relating to their qualifications, summoning, attendance, and remuneration, has been issued. The Act itself will take effect on the first day of Michaelmas term, November 20, and relates to England and Wales only. No person is to be summoned to serve on ally jury, except a grand jury, more than once a year, unless all the jurors on the list have been summoned. BEER AND PSYCHOLOGY. The journal which represents the licensed vic tuallers in the metropolis, is well known to combine the advocacy ot the interests of its con stituents with those of a higher hind. If it is rather Philistine in its tone, the public must take it for granted that at all times it is in favour ot plenty ot spirit (or spirits) and that in this respect it is a believer in the doctrines of Mr. Matthew Arnold. It would seem, however, that the Advertiser has taken up a new line,and has added apsychologist to its staff. In its last number an account is given of an experiment tried upon the unfortunate ex- Empress of Mexico. As the physicians expected, " the sudden shock of the communication to the Princess Charlotte of the late Prussian victories, and the approaching collapse of the French Empire, has had a wonderfully salutary influence on the state of the Royal patient's mind." The interrupted thread of her ideas has been restored. She reads with avidity the news of the day, and sees in the retribu tion which has overtaken the present occupants of •the Tuileries the avenging hand of Providence—and much more to the same effect. Evidently the Advertiser has no desire to lose its reputation for strange news. A QUIET VILLAGE. People who, weary of the turmoil and everlasting din and dust of London, are trying to find out some quiet place where they can forget politics, war, and business, and seek in vain to solve their difficulties by poring over guide-books, may take courage. There is one place in England where the telegraph is not known, and whose inhabitants persistently refuse to have anything to do with poles and wires. Walton-on-Thames, a name that smacks of " the gentle art," is the recalcitrant village which refuses to march with the times; and thus lays itself open to an invasion of armies of holiday-seekers larger than those who rush to Ramsgate and Margate. Up to this time, it is stated, the distinction of exclusiveness has been shared by Battle, in Sussex, but the historic village struck her colours to Mr. Edmund Yates last week. LIGHT AND HEAVY SOILS. The long-continued drought of the summer has not been altogether unfavourable in the two king doms. Mr. Mechi, of Tiptree Hall, to whom the . public is so often indebted for valuable information concerning agricultural matters, says he has been informed by Scotch and Irish farmers that they never had a more favourable season for their general crops. This he considers impertant, as these coun tries contain 20 millions of acres under various kinds of crops, the whole of the United Kingdom containing only 45 millions of acres under crops. Mr. Mechi states that the effect of drought on light, warm soils is this year painfully striking in contrast with heavy soils. He knew of ten acres of wheat in the straw and chaff having been sold for £2O. On his own stiff clay the first yield of wheat, drilled with one bushel per acre, yielded six quarters two bushels per acre, and sold for 595. per quarter, or £lB Bs. 9d. per acre, independent of the valuable straw and chaff. The expense of cutting, binding, stacking, and carting to the thrashing ma chine was 9s. 6d per acre. Of course this must be taken as the results of scientific farming —the general average on heavy soils will no doubt be much less. DIFFERING IN OPINION. The two gentlemen who were charged at a London police court on Saturday with making a disturbance in the not very savoury purlieus of Whitechapel, have set an example which it is to be hoped will not be generally followed. Mr. Simon Prager is a Pole, and he is likewise a tailor. Now tailors are known to be valiant-minded men, and it is therefore no wonder that Mr. Prager takes some interest in the great events that are happening on the continent, or that, being a Pole, he should sympathise with the French, and place his reliance on French bravery. But Mr. Robert Nathan is a German, and pins his faith to Prussian bravery. By some unfortunate circumstance, these two sympa thetic gentlemen met, and without further ado began to argue about the war. Prager held that the Frenchmen were the best and bravest soldiers in the world, and that the Prussian victories were the result of accident and superiority of numbers; from this Mr. Nathan dissented. The Prussians were the best men ; they had won their victories as such; they would win fifty more; they would reach Paris, and would sack and destroy it. The martial knight of the thimble was enraged at the remarks of his opponent, and threatening Berlin with all the horrors of war, he rushed at the piece merchant, who, by this strategic movement, slightly lost ground.. Recovering from his surprise, he gathered all his power and attacked the foe, but, in the midst of the battle, an active neutral in the shape of a policeman came up and took the two belligerents to the station. The magistrates, having heard the story of the campaign, advised the combatants to leave the war alone, as, whatever might be the con dition 9,f affairs on the frontiers of France and Germany, peace must be preserved in Whitechapel. Let Mr. Simon Prager and Mr. Robert Nathan, for the future, keep to their literally " pieceable " pursuits, and save the "neutrals" from enhanced work. rnt OrtuTat HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, AUG. 15. The Queen walked in the grounds this morning, accom panied by Princess Louise and Pzince Arthur. Princess Beatrice also went out. The Prince of Leiningen and Commander Campbell, of her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert, dined with the Queen and the Royal Family yesterday. Lieut.-General Viscount Templetown and Admiral Sir James Hope have left Osborne. A Malta letter says the Mediterranean squadron was last heard of in the Malta Channel. It is reported that the Commercial Department of the Board of Trade is about to be removed to the Foreign Office. The Earl and Countess Grey will receive a large party this week at Howick Hall, on the occasion of the nuptials of Lord Dunglass and Miss Grey. Orders have been received at Pembroke dockyard from the Admiralty not to discharge any more men, even of those who had received notice to leave. A number of young men are reported to have left Cork for France ; some state that as many as 1,000 have left to join the Foreign Legion in the service of France. General Burnside and his wife were among the passengers by the Cunard steamer Cuba, which arrived at Liverpool from New York on Saturday. WORKMAN'S INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, AGRI CULTURAL HALL.—The number of visitors, exclusive of season ticket holders, Exhibitors and of hers, yesterday, the 15th inst., was 10,185. THAMES REGATTA. This great regatta, commence n Saturday, was re sumed yesterday. The atte 42 opening day, was titin, but spirited as carried on throughout the afternoon. T e first race arranged was :-- CHAMPIO.,II3 SCULLS. Prizes £50 2 WO, £5. FINAL HEAT. J. H. Sadler, Putney ... R. Chambers, Wallsend ... R. Hepplewite, Newcastle... ti Sadler started a good favourite, and from the west station cut out the pace, and cleared himself at the Point ; Hepplewite, who had rowed well with the Putney man, here 'gave way to Chambers, and as the North countrymen could not reach Sadler and row in the same four, they did not persevere, but divided the prize, £25. Previous to this Matfin and Carr, Newcastle, who had had some fouls with Kelley and Griffiths in the pairs on Saturday, rowed over the course to entitle them to start in the final heat, Kelley and Griffiths declining to go. APPRENTICES' RACE.—Coat, badge, and freedom, £3O ; second, £4 ; third, £2 ; fourth, £l. FINAL HEAT. W. Messenger, Teddington 1 H. Messum, Richmond ... ... 2 J. Mackinney, Richmond ... ... 3 A. Trodd, Staines ... ... 4 Putney to Chiswick.—Messenger was the favourite, but Trodd and Mackinney got off together, and held the lead to the Point, where Messenger came to the front, all having had enough of it. At the Dung Wharf Messum disposed of Trodd, who stopped at the Crab Tree ; and Messenger, retaining his lead, won by four lengths ; Messum defeated Mackinney on the Point for second honours by two yards. CHAMPION FOURS.—Final Heat.—First prize' £lOO ; second, £2O ; third, £5. Newcastle.—R. Heppeiwite; J. Bright, J. Percy, R. Chambers, 0. Heavens (cox.) ... • 1 Gourock, Clyde.—J. Moody, T. Smillie, J. Calder head, W. Calderhead, H. Rushbrook ... 2 Newcastle.—M`Neile, W. Matfin, G. Carr, T. Matfin, n Nuttall (cox.) ... ••• ••• ••• Hammersmith.—T. Wise, G. Dark, J. Anderson, W. Biffen, J. Holder (cox.) ... ... ... ..• ••• 4 Chiswick to Putney.—Betting began at evens on the Calderheads, and closed at 5 to 2 on the Scotch crew. Percy's crew dashed cff with the lead at tremendous pace, the Scotchmen and Matfin together. Hammersmith last all the way. At the boathouses Percy's crew cleared the Scotchmen, who shook off Matfin at the Point, and although they rowed with great pluck and determination, keeping up 47 strokes per minute all the way, they were beaten, amid great applause, by four lengths ; Matfin six lengths astern of them, and Hammersmith far off. CHAMPION PARIS.—Final Heat.—First prize, £4O ; second, £lO ; third, £5. T. Matfin and R. Carr, Newcastle... G. Hanamerton and J. Coxen, Surtiton J. Percy and J. Bright, Newcastle ... ... ..• 3 F. Kilsby and G. Johnson, Wapping ... .. 4 W. Biff n and T. Wise, Hammersmith ... ... 5 Chiswick and Putney.—Betting even on Percy and Bright, and 2 to 1 against others. Matfin and Carr, from the best station, came away and won easily by two lengths. Hammerton and Coxen held their own against the favourites, who were terrribly cut up at the finish. The next mails for Australia will be despatched from London via Southampton on the 3rd of September, and via Marseilles on the 9th. Malta is about to be strengthened in its fortifica tions and garrison on account of the war. Workmen are already working day and night on the new naval dock in the French creek. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Lowe left their residence in Lowndes-squre, on Saturday, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of sh burnham, at Ashburnham Place, Sussex. The ancient mansion of the Rhodes family at Great Houghton, Yorkshire, within whose walls the great Earl of Strafford wooed and won his bride, is now a village alehouse. At the Leeds assizes, on Saturday, Thomas Rid dlough, a Bradford mason, was sentenced to `penal servitude for life for attempting to murder Henry Whit- taker. The Archbishop of Canterbury has formally accepted the resignation of the Right Rev. Dr. T. N. Staley as Bishop of Honolulu. It is doubtful whether another bishop will be appointed. The Western Mail is authorised to state that a committee has been formed in Cardiff, consisting of MM. Guret, Bregeon, Krieger, and Ronnfeldt, in order to raise contributions for the aid of the sufferers in the Franco- German war now raging on the Continent. The Marquis of Bute has generously headed the list with a donation of £lOO. Mr. Godfrey Knight, brewer, of Scarborough, who was out shooting- grouse on Friday, on Lockton Low Moor, near Pickering, when taking aim was seen to fall down suddenly. His groom ran to his assistance, and picked the unfortunate gentleman up, and he was found to be quite dead. The body was removed to the Durham Ox Inn, Lockton, and awaits , the coroner's inquest. In all the Roman Catholic churches of London on Sunday, the clergy called attention to the recent proceed ings of the (Ecumenical Council, and added that they were requested by authority to make known to their congregations that the definitions of the Council required no other publication than the solemn act by which the Holy Father had already published them to the Universal Church. Archbishop Manning, who endorsed this state went, preached on Sunday evening at St. John's Church, Duncan-terrace, Islington. The Board of Trade have awarded a telescope to Captain E. Chantard, of the French ship Formose, of Nantes, in acknowledgment of his humane services to four British Indian seamen whom he picked up at sea. It appears that these four seamen, who came from the coast of Aracan, had been overtak en by darkness and driven out to sea by a heavy north-east gale, and when disco vered by Captain Chantard, on the .6th January last, were suffering greatlyy from exposure and hunger. After being on board the Formose till the 7th February, they were landed at Reunion. ANNIVERSARY OF THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS.—The Pilgrim Society of Plymouth is preparing to celebrate the 22d of December this year in an appro priate manner. It is understood that Hon. Robert C. Winthrop will deliver the address. Since the last cele bration there have been wars and rumours of wars, and nations have risen and disappeared ; but the land of Pil grims has kept on its even course, prospering in spite of all calamities, and adding new glory to the history of the country. The two hundred and fiftieth anniversary will be observed with especial interest as the beginning, so far as can be now seen, of a new era of peace and prosperity. —Boston Advertiser. THE BOILER EXPLOSION NEAR LEICESTER.—The inquest on the three persons—William Davis, Joseph Armistead, and Frank Underwood, who were killed through the boiler explosion at Mr. J. W. Stablefords, brick yard, Coalville, on Saturday, was opened yester day afternoon by the Coroner, Mr. J. Gregory. The only evidence was as to the identification of the bodies, after which the inquiry was adjourned to Thursday, the 25th inst. The two lads, named Frank Armistead and Alfred Orton are so seriously injured that they are not expected to survive. The latter is in a verS precarious state. The cause of the explosionhas noa yet been accounted for, but it is believed to have been caused by a youth, engaged as stoker, allowing cold water to pass into the heated boiler. FATHER HYACINTHE AND THE WAR.—The fol lowing letter has been addressed to the Make of the sth Arrondissement of Paris by the well known pre.acher, Father Hyacinthe :—" Monsieur le Maire,—The spirit and the law of the Church forbid the priest from taking up arms except in moments of extreme danger to tfie country. That danger—if France should not be spared from it—will certainly find all those who are not bound by the obliga tions of the sacred office faithful to their duty as citizens upon the ramparts. In the meantime there is no reason why we should not assist in the national defence by use of the pick and shovel Please to direct me to what place I must go, in order to take part in the earthworks and fortifications now proceeding for the defence of Paris. From to-morrow, after mass, I hold myself at your orders.—Receive, &c., L'Abbe JULES TH. LOYSON, Professor of Sacred Eloquence in Paris.— Viva la France ?" Noting that prices were yesterday exceedingly strong on the Stock Market, the Times observes that the two tele grams received during the morning respectively from Prussian and French sources with regard to the battle before Metz contributed to the im provement, since, although they indicate losses equally severe, perhaps, on both sides, the continued retreat of the French army increased in many minds the expectation of an early close of the struggle. Among a large class, however, a strong impression pre vails that a French victory would now be most favour able to the prospect of peace, since it is difficult to con ceive any amount of disaster that would induce the French nation to submit to unqualified defeat. The Daily News notes that the settlement, which will be finished to-day, occupied very little attention, in con sequence of the limited extent of the account. No sus pensions were announced, nor are any expected. The absorption of stock by the public has recently been very large, and the result is a small supply amongst the dealers, THE ADMISSION OF UNITARIANS TO COMMUNION. • There are many sincere Christian-minded people who feel, with the Archbishop of Canterbury, that it is a melancholy thing ._,lit the religious faith of an individual communicant at the Communion Table should have become the subject of a harsh news paper controversy, and have led to uncharitable ac cusations being heaped up against men who had no desire but that of asking God's blessing on the work of revising the Testament by uniting in a holy rite. His Grace, in reply to a protest against the mixed Communion,sined by 1,500 clergymen of the Church of England, explains that ➢lr. Vance Smith the Unitarian minister, against whose participation in the Communion question has been raised, was invited in common with the other revisers to attend at the Holy Table, and it was left, and the Archbishop thinks rightly left, to each clergyman to decide in his own mind whether he could conscientiously draw near to it or not. His Grace adds that Mr. Vance Smith has since written to him repudiating in strong terms views that have been attibuted to him, and expressing his belief in the Divinity of our Lord. Perceiving in this statement a further proof of what his Grace has long known, namely, that it is extremely difficult to estimate the exact degree of divergence between the doctrine of the Church of England and that which makes a man attach himself to the Unitarian body, he frankly declares that he must withhold his sympathy from those hyper prudent men who would see in the admission of such Dissenters to Holy Communion a ground for condemnation or controversy. Western Morning News. Camb. Coats. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 4 after 5 Afternoon ........20 after 5 tft J4' r ri7l-rP ARCHBISHOP MI-ALE. The Irish National journals explain the demonstra tion outside Archbishop Mac Hale's hotel in Dublin, last week, by characterising it as one of religious and political significance combined. It is worthy of note, they say, that the Diocesan himself, Cardinal Cullen, arrived from Rome without being observed by the people in any remarkable manner, the reason being, that none of the people were "so slavish as to do him reverence." Archbishop Mac Hale, on the contrary, not only has always expressed himself in terms of sympathy for the sorrows and hard circumstances under which, speaking in a National view, the people have to con tend, but he has secured a fresh claim upon their gratitude by opposing, as an intelligent representa tive Irishman, the dogma of Infallibility, which the Cardinal seems meekly to have bowed to without any exhibition of opposition, or spirit whatever. Arch bishop Mac Hale's well known eloquence and erudition, the National papers declare, were exerted to the full against that oppressive doctrine, and for that alone he is entitled to esteem and admiration at the hands of Irishmen.—Northern Daily Express. CHECK TO PERSONAL GOVERNMENT. When the war ends the attention of the most thinking of nations, and of the mast vivacious, will be directed to the inquiry—What was it all about? The existing generation of Germans will never forget the painful fare well of the men in leaving their families, and the anguish, which spread over the country after that parting. They will recall the weeks of uncertainty and the desolation of homes scattered by each bulletin. The untitled fields, the ungarnered crops, the hus bandman not reaping what he had sown ; manufactories silent, universities closed, counting-houses and shops de serted, the coasts left in darkness, the harbours blocked by sunken vessels. and then will come the question-- What was it all about ? It is probable that in _France the record will be even more bitter ; and when tale French enumerate the indignities and, the loss that overwhelmed the soil of France at the hands of an invader, they also will demand to know—What was it all about ? Now, who can answer this simple inquiry ? Neither the conqueror nor the conquered ; neither King William nor Napoleon ; and if not they, how can their subjects, who know nothing about it? The one is called to repel an insolent invader, the other is called to repress the dangerous aggrandise ment of a threatening neighbour, while it turns out that the one which flew to arms to repel invasion itself invades, and perhaps that the House of Hohenzollern makes a tool of Napoleon to erect a throne over a German Empire. The Germans, however, believe they ale fighting for liberty. First, the freedom of their country to govern itself without foreign dictation ; to be followed by the deter - mination to govern themselves through Representatives and a responsible Ministry—through an enlightened public opinion, which neither the will of King nor Minister can overrule. There are many who think that the struggle of great military monarchs tends but to con solidate the sway of armies, yet we consider the defeat of the F renc h as likely to break down their military system, when Europe will owe the greatest of all possible boons to the intrepidity and resolu' tion of the German people. With that system will go another, which it is probable Napoleon undertook the war to preserve—Personal Government. The one must rest on the other, for it cannot be supported on anything except bayonets. If Germany conquers and becomes all powerful in Europe, and decrees that large standing armies shall not be maintained but be regarded as a menace to peace, those legions of idle men trained t o arms , w ill cease, an d nations will have to base their defence oh the system Prussia has found so efficacious. The peasantry of France have no desire. for soldiering, and little taste for war, however eagerly and passionately they may uphold the glory of their nation. But to get rid of the military instrument in France was beyond the national power, even had the Emperor desired it. France constituted a depot for the supply of a vast army, and so long as that army existed, the country could be but little else. This war, however, must work a change, for the French hereafter cannot fail to see that it was the Army which brought on the invasion, and probP,bly, if repelled, it will be through the people that it must be effected, while, if not, the profes sional force, which could not hold the frontier against the citizen force, can never regain its prestige, and will surely be disbanded as the first act of the conqueror. On the contrary, should the French army recom mence its old career of victory, civilisation would receive its most stunning blow, and the chains of peoples would be rivetted anew. We are happy to regard such a result as almost impossible, and while we deeply sympathize with the gallant French citizens and their magnificent army in their reverses, yet we feel assured that for the benefit of unborn millions, events are taking the course best calculated to advance the cause of liberty, and to discredit with an ineffaceable slur the future of Personal Government. —Anglo-American Times. THE FATAL DUEL WITH KNIVES AT LIVERPOOL.-- The trial of the sailor John Smith, who fought a duel with knives on board a ship at Liverpool recently, came off on Monday. Smith was arraigned for manslaughter, his opponent, Daniel Hawkins, having been killed in the en counter. The prisoner was acquitted, his lordship having laid it down that he could not be found guilty if he had acted in self-defence, and several witnesses having sworn that Hawkins drew his knife first. THE PRINCE IMPERIAL.—We are informed, upon authority in which we place confidence, that the Prince Imperial, whom discordant rumours have transferred to the French Embassy at Albert-gate, or retained with the Emperor at the head-quarters of the French army, has been sent back to Paris, and is now at the Tuileries. — Daily News. ENGLISH AND NORTH GERMAN TRAFFIC.--IR a letter addressed to the Chamber of Commerce of Liver pool the Imperial and Royal Austrian-Hungarian consul general states, that as in consequence of the war the traffic between North German and English ports is likely to be im peded, the:Austrian-Hungarian Government, inthe interest of international commerce, have arranged with the Austrian Lloyd's for the establishment of a regular direct steam communication between Trieste, London, Liverpool, and Southampton ; so that if business through the ordinary routes should become impracticable, the traffic to and from the North of Germany may be carried on through the ports of Austria. The consul requests that this arrangement may be brought under the notice of commer. cial men. BLOCKADE OF PORTO C4BELLO.—Porto Cabello, July 17.—The last vessels which remained here to load have left, and there are now no ships in the harbour in consequence of the blockade commenced by the Govern ment, which has been beaten, but which still has posses sion of the fort. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT AT GREAT YARMOUTH.— on Monday afternoon Mr. George Bussey, of South Mar ket-road, Great Yarmouth, w ith hi s wife and c hild, and Mr. Peter Jenson, a commercial traveller from Lon don, who h a d also with him his wife and child, went out for a sail in a pleasure boat. About two miles and a half from Yarmouth their boat came in collision with a wherry and was capsized. The two gentlemen were carried off by the current and drowned. The women and children were saved by another boat. GREAT FIRE IN BARNSTAPLE.—The greatest fire that is remembered to have occurred in Barnstaple raged in Trinity-street, t arnstaple, on Monday, a locality occupied chiefly by poor people. The town is destitute alike of a fire brigade and of water, wd the destruction of property was very great. The Tnwn Cotincil are much censured for not having provided a flre brigade, and the water company are to Mamie for leaving the town without water. DUNVILLE and Co., Belfast, are the largest holders of whisky in the world. Their Old Irish Whisky is r omineuded by the medical profession in preference to French brand . Sup plied in casks and cases for home use or exportation. Quotations on application to Messrs DUNVILLE & Co.. Royal Irish Dis tilleries, Belfast ; or at thei London Offices, 4, Beaufort Buildings Strand, W.O. THE EUROPEAN WAR. THE SUN, which is Published Every Morning at Eight o'clock, with SOME HOURS' LATER NEWS than any other paper, will always give the LATEST N EWS of the WAR, and of all other events. TI date, Arm grew eneo mat( It to-th chair on t] arm] TTI Min seen T 1 rails Cen , draf co corn Frei Loa The log is e . in I reps terd sign frog thei