The Sun. — London, England, 1867-09-18 00:00:00

gginf..ma....".-.................gar......-......+..........m..............., BANT E B. ONE PEN NY only true exponents of the public feeling, it is GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA. really worth while to direct one's notice a little to An original and exciting Romance of Life and Adventure .. Abroad and at Home, entitled " this vindication of the claims of these despised wholly written by GEORGB A UGESTCS SALA, Will be corn- counties. " The truth is," remarks the hon. mem menced in " Banter," No. 5 (published on September 30th), and will be continued weekly. No. 3 of "Banter" now ber for Warwickshire, "that the freeholders, the ready. To be bad of all newsmen, railway book-stalls, householders, and the copyholders, resident and and the Office, 183, Fleet-street, Londo n. Price One Penny. boroughs, vote for the county members." Referring to points immediately connected with the meeting before them, Mr. NEWDEGATE made some very wise suggestions respecting the prevention of the spread of disease among the cattle. He regretted that the House of Commons had not insisted upon the Go vernment fixing upon certain ports as the only places where cattle should be imported from abroad, and the regulations could have been made whereby we could have more effectually guarded against the importation of disease from abroad. As he puts it very plainly before us, we know that the disease has been suppressed in England, and hence if it break out again it must be imported from abroad. We think that it would be a good thing if this notion was more taken up than it is, for great care lessness often prevails upon the matter. It would be far better to adopt precautionary measures in time than to allow the evil to reach a height, when it is difficult to arrest its fatal consequences. It is something to hear a member of Parliament of Mr. NEWDEGA.TE'S political sentiments declare that it was a fortunate thing for the country that a Reform Act had been passed. Surely an assertion like this ought to give the lie to the repeated assevera tions of Mr. BRlGHTandsorne others, that all progress was opposed by a certain section, and that Reform must be carried in the teeth of the Tory party, if it was ever carried at all. It cannot be disputed by any impartial observer that there is truth in the remark of Mr. NEWDEGATE that the bill may not be a per fect one, but that the House of Commons has done its best to secure a " real representation of the in telligence of the people of England." It is also worthy of notice, as the hon. member remarked, that the House of Lords directed its attention more to the representation of the towns, and thus showed that they cared for something more than the agricultural interests. By adopting the pro position of Lord CAIRNS they asserted a principle in accordance with the Constitution of England, as distinguished from that of foreign states, that where there was a large minority it should be represented in the Legislature. The speech of Mr. FORSTER was fair enough in its way, and he certainly spoke very forcibly on the subject of Reform. He never feared, he said, that the bill would not become law, though many had felt alarm on the subject. With respect to what had been a puzzle in other quarters, he said that he could not explain how Mr. DISRAELI had come to pass a Bill which he was ready to accept ; but, " however, as it had been accomplished, they ought to feel grate ful for the result, and to Mr. DISRAELI for effecting it." It has been said by captious individuals that we had realised this triumph of Liberal principles at the sacrifice of the character of our statesmen, and it is a relief to find so great an authority on the subject as Mr. FORSTER declare that be cannot coincide with this view of the question. The hon. member for Bradford gives a much more straightforward explanation of the "remark able agreement" that has existed this session, and he defines it that the Conservative party felt their responsibility, and in seeking to settle the Reform difficulty they had to go down to the very principles of English politics, " and in so doing they came to the foundation of political feeling in their own minds, and found them to be much the same as they were in the minds of all Englishmen." This is taking a far larger view of the matter than merely to regard it in the light of party feeling, and it redounds to the credit of Mr. FORSTER that he should do so. Respecting the prevention of bribery, he thinks that the time has come to obtain the Ballot, though he does no regard that as the only means for attaining tha object. COVENT-GARD EN P ROMENADE CONCERTS. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. EVERY EVENING, at EIGHT. Under the sole Direction of Mr. JOHN RUSSELL. This Evening the Programme will include—Songs by Madame Jetty Treffz and Mr. W. Morgan ; Solos by Mr. J. M. Wehli, Messrs. Lazarus, %Vinterbottom, H. W. Hill, and Reynolds; Overtures, "Lo Philtre" and " Nicolo di Lapi ;" Gounod's Meditation ; the grand Operatic Selection from "Der Freischn.z ;" new Valso for Orchestra and Chorus, new Polka, and new Quadrille Ly Johann Strauss, &c. Conductors—Signor BOTTESINI and Herr JOHANN STRAUSS. To-morrow (Thursday), a Selection from the works of SPOHR. Education furnished a topic for consideration, and in reverting to that interesting theme, Mr. FORSTER said that the present system had few sup porters. "It was unfair, capricious, and uncertain." We concur with the hon. member in his opinion against compulsory education, but it would be a questionable mode of arriving at the desired end to follow his suggestion that the State should give no religious education. Respecting Trades Unions Mr. FORSTER made some very sensible remarks, and did not approve of the mode used in Sheffield of making terms with the men who were murderers. No doubt this is a knotty point to decide upon, but it is well for all speakers whose views are known to be rather extreme to take every opportunity of de nouncing the outrages that have been committed by these combinations. On the whole, we may say that these speeches are much to the credit of those who delivered them, very fair specimens of the utterances of Englishmen to their constituencies, and each in its peculiar style exhibits an absence of party spirit, and a sense of the importance of public interests,which cannot fail to commanthrespect and win confidence from all classes. The story told by Mr. Joni; ASHWORTH, of Salford, before the Trades Union Commission, yesterday, afforded a very powerful illustration of the working of the system. Mr. ASHWORTH is a brickmaker in Salford, and the story of his struggles with the Union, and their result, is not without its moral. In 1864 he had 60,000 bricks destroyed and the handles sawn off his wheelbarrows. The reason !given for this outrage is not a little singular. Mr. ASHWORTH attributed it to the fact of his own son, who was not a union man, working in his yard. Two men afterwards came and drew away the unionists in his employ. But this was not enough. The bricks were destroyed, and the men enticed away from their work, but the justice of unionism was not satisfied. Two Union men came to Mr. ASHWORTH, and told him that he must pay £5O for having given a man into custody for the first outrage, or he would not be allowed to make any more bricks. Mr. ASHWORTH thereupon replied, as most men would be inclined to do, that he would not pay fifty pence. lle made a bold effort to escape from the grinding tyranny of the trade, and got two men to work with his two sons. Finding it impossible to get enough hands, he started a machine. At first he sold a great many bricks, but the Union interfered and prevented the bricklayers from setting those bricks. The Union extends its ramifications from one trade to another, from one branch of the trade to an ther, until they bring every one more or less within their control. Naturally the consequence of this interference with the machine-made bricks was that the sale of them was stopped to a great extent, for where was the use of men buying thousands of bricks that the bricklayers were not allowed to set? Nevertheless Mr. AsHWOP.TII continued making his bricks by machine, and some time later he received a letter, signed " A 'Well-wisher." It stated that at a meeting of the operative brickmakers, held at their own hall the day before, a committee was appointed to consider the best means of shooting Mr. ASH WORTH, and otherwise putting an end to his busi ness. The writer added what was no doubt true, that in writing that letter he put himself in quite as much danger as Mr. ASHWORTH himself, if it should beconi , :, , known. It was not long before there was a me- Admission, Ono Shilling. ,r HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, ROMEO AND JULIET. 11, sere. Chippendale, Howe, Rogers, Compton, Sendai, Braid. Clark, White, Coe, Vincent, Weatbersby, ; Mesdames Chippen dale, Scott-Siddons, Laws, Coleman, fie. After which, TO PARIS AND BACK FOR FIVE POUNDS. Mr. Buckstone. Concluding with PERFECTION. Mr. Ku:lda' and Miss lone Burke. Commence at Seven. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Mr. Fechter. sole, actual, and responsible Manager. THIS EVENING, and during the week, the perform ances will comm2rce at Seven o'clock with a comedletta, entit►ed rim MISTRESS OF THE MILL. Mr. H. Mellon, Mr. S. Calhaem ; Miss Ritter, Miss Montgomery. At Eight o'clock, Lord Lytton's Play of the LADY OF LYONS. Beauseant, Mr. G. Jordan; General llamas, Mr. Addison; Glavls, 11r. S Calhaem ; M. Derrhappelles, Mr. H. Mellon ; Gaspar, Mr. Dalton ; Landlord, Mr. J. Francis ; Officers, Messrs. Stuart and Fleming; Claude Melnotte, Mr. Pechter; Pauline Desehappelles, Miss Carlotta Leolercq ; Wlcjvv Melnotte, Miss Elsworthy ; Madame Deschappelles, Mrs. 11, Marston. R OyA!. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole i. .ssee and Manager, Mr. Vininr, OPEN t,,:r the WINTER SEASON. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with the popular Farce, by J. Z. Morton. Esq., entitled FOOR PILLICODDY. Characters by Messrs. Dominick Murray and Miss Polly MarshalL At a quarter-put 8, THE STREI:TS Or LONDON, by Dion Bouecault, Esq. Badger, Mr. Vink.nrr. Messrs. M'Lean, Dominick Murray, H. Forrester, C. Price, R. Cathcart, W. R. Robins. Newbound, Chapman, Tapping; Alias it. Sanger, Miss Emma Barnett, and 3lrs. Addle. N.B —Mr. and Mrs. DION BOUCICAULT will shortly make their re-appearance at this Theatre in ARRAH-NA POGUE. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, RIGA HOLBORN. Universally admitted to be the best ventilated and most elegant theatre in London. " With the dog days prolonged into autumn it is something to know that then one theatre in London where the ven tilation is good and the seats roomy. When to these recom mendations it may conscientiously be added that the enter tainment is excellent of its kind, we have pronounced a strong, but not undeserved, eulogium on the new Circus Theatre in Holborn. Altogether, for young folks, or old onus who are still young enough to like the emus. we can re commend the clean, cool, well-appointed, and well-conducted Holborn Amphitheatre."—Times, Sept. 10, 1.467. 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Phelps; Messrs. Edmund Phelps, Ilarciurt, Warner. B trtlecian. IVebb, Johnstone. Temple, Moreland ; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Mesdames Vandenhoff, Gratton, Brougham, &c. At the conclusion of the Play on Saturday, Sept, 2', the NATIONAL ANTHEM will be sun*. To conclude with each evening, for the first time at this theatre, Pocock's romantic Drama of THE MILLER AND BIS MEN. Characters by Messrs. Ryder, E. Phelps, Har court, Barrett, Rouse ; Mesdames Edith Stuart, Stafford, and Gratton. Scenic, department under the direction of Mr. William Beverley, Musical director, Mr. J. 11. Tully. Stage-manager, Mr. Edmund Stirling. Doors open at halt-past commence at 7 o'clock. Box-office open from 10 till 5 daily. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. rHIS DAY. —Morning, 4h. 27m.—Afternoon, 4h. 47m. TJ-Itonatow.-Morning, sh. 3m.—Afternoon, sh. 25m. te°lit 4r: 1‘ ti 7i* Pr''‘ SUIT 11,1 LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18, _1867. Speeches from Members of Parliament are now the order of the day ; and it is a curious and in teresting task to notice the difference between them and the various views expressed by the several speakers. Just now we have before us two very dissimilar speeches, one delivered by Mr. NEWDE GATE and the other by Mr. FOSTER. The former availed himself of the opportunity afforded by the annual meeting of the Warwickshire Agricultural Society to pass some remarks upon public affairs. Ile observed that we had had one fact called to ruind during the discussions that took place in the Reform Bill, and that was that the county members of England were not members of the counties only. For a period of forty years Mr. NEWDEGATE said that he had had the honour of representing in some degree the town of Birmingham, and in point of fact the county members were the only ones who could claim to be the representatives of the whole community of the district which they represented. Now that it is so much the fashion in certain quar ters to decry the county representatives, and put such stress upon the boroughs being the THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1867. lancholy proof that the warning was tooweilfounded. For twelve years M. Billault had practised at the Mr. ASS WORTH offered £5O reward for the apprehen.. bar in that great commercial and industrial city. sion of the men who had spoilt his bricks, and other In the profession of the law he had occupied the front rank, and took an important part in the deli masters who had had th e i r b r i c k s spoilt offered £150; berations of the Council General. M. Bill au lt but nothing came o f it. T en days after the receipt afterwards devoted himself no t on l y to politics, but of the letter refe rre d t o a man named PARKES, who to social improvements, public education, and the very much resembled Mr. ASHWORTH in height and welfare of the working classes. During an event figure, was attacked one night by three men while ful struggle of seven years M. Billault was the for walking near Mr. ASHWORTH'S house. According midable adversary of a Cabinet which had at its head one of the greatest orators of the ti me . Th e g l or i ous Unions he was b ea t en a b out the head with a glass to the humane s y s t em f avoured by the Manchester work which he desired to ac comp li sh, the basis upon which he wished to place th e d ynasty was the Em bottle containing blasting powder, to which pire, democratic and liberal. M. Rouher, in allud was attached a fuse. The poor man was insen- ing to the eloquence of M. Billault, characterised Bible for nine days, and narrowly escaped with his his arguments as "inflexible logic." The orator life. His eye being permanently injured after this, then described all the important objects which M. it is no great won d er t h at Mr. ASHWORTH was Billault had achieved, and, i n conclusion, said that afraid of leavin g hi s h ouse at n i ght, and soon after "history in its turn would erect a statue to M. disposed of his ma c hi nery t o a company. Not long Billault. It would assign to hi m a place among the present glories of the Empir e , an d the front rank in after a person in th e ne i g hb our h ood told him that that pleiad of great men who, since 1789, had given the brickmakers had agreed to murder him, and that lustre to our parliamentary assemblies. On the they had arranged to shoot him, and hide the men monument which would be offered as an example to who did it at a p ar ti cu l ar h ouse he named. "Since successive generations they w ou ld i nscribe the words of Cicero—' Nihil oratore perfecto pr.wclarius.' ~ these occurrences," said p oor M r. A sHwoRTH, i n The speech of M. Rouher ex c i te d deep sensation. It conclusion, "be had empl o y e d un i on men, " so the battle was won at l as t. will be recollected that M. Bill au lt di ed about three years ago, and there was a very magnificent funeral, Reading this evid ence one is tempted to ask, the expense of which was defrayed by the State, in whether such things can actually be possible, whether order to mark the high sense entertained of the m we are living i n c i v ili se d Ch r i st i an England ? The merits and distinguished qu a li t i es of the deceased or seral marvelsyears,of is Paris no . w . This wildest fabrication of romanc i s t s f a ll s s h ort of the, MiniSt esThe central door of Notre D ame, which has been plain facts reveal e d a t M anc h es t er and Sheffield, erar. t nd io is at on ne of for the several and, we doubt n o t, t o b e t o ld o f ot h er places where a under com pleted, Commission shall be appointed. Here are we pay- door is never thrown fully open b ut on great ing annually immense sums to maintain internal occasions. It was opened for grand ceremonies peace and order. We boast of being a law-observ- during ing people, we ran k lif e an d property at a very high and Xlthe reign of Philippe V. The latter m onarch went to N o t re D ame IV., L ou i s X II., XIII., value. But, with all this, life in the Italian cities of with the Queen Marie Therese t o b apt i se &he famous the middle a es in Mexico at the resent da is bell called the Bourdon, w hi c h i s only tolled at the , p y, decease of monarchs, th e A rc hb ishop of Paris, or is as safe as in quiet, matter-of-fact Engl a nd. No royal personages. This b e ll i s i n the southern tower. secret tribunal can be more übiquitous in its watch- Th e c e r e m o n y i n quest i on took place in 1685. It fulness, more deadly in its vengeance; a n d w h en we inscribed with the names given to it—Emmanuel remember that the few sentences qu i e tly u tt ere d Louise-Therese. Th e second visit of Louis XIV. before the commissioners mean y ears o f anx i e ty and was to lay the sto ne of the altar. The Emperor nervous apprehension to the family ci rc l e , t o en d Napoleon 1., who ord ered various reparations in the interior of the cath e d ral for the celebration of his perhaps in bereavement and ruin, we shall n ot won- coronation, and Pop e Pi us VII., were introduced into der that the stoutest hearted give way, and that the church by this door. Not far from this door, men, for the sake of their families, make the conces- at the moment o f th e ceremony of the coronation, descend in a square in Rome. This m arve ll ous x- . sion they would never make for themselves. But abßuotutth,e a paper ballo on , b eautifully festooned and decorated plain English of it is—What are the police with flowers, w as sent up, which it was said wou l d t e n t o f Considering these thenumber, outrages very the few of h character,e c riminals and the balloon is said t o h ave performed its mission, and it is now preser ve d i n t h e Vatican. The last ti me t hi s e h a thler theye w w e il h l a n v l e u rmdeen door was thro wn open was upon the marriage of r the present E mperor. c h o a o v l e ly b d e e e c n id b i r n o g ug i h n t th conclave justice. so-and-so, and settling where the murderers shall Madame M ar i e L alande, who, some 30 years ago, be hid. The banditti that infest the Southern obtained much repute as a singer at the operas in m ountains might very well make such calc u l a ti ons, London a n d P ar i s, died a day or two ago. but we might have supposed they could hardly A letter from Si am announces the death of the have been made in the England of railroad s an d eldest son of the Ki ng, Prince Kirom Mum Mahes detectives. But the Unionists after all knew e war Siva V 1 as, which t oo k place at Bangkok. The , , very Prince was 44. well what they were about. The conspirators have A few days before the close of the Exhibition not been brought to light. The men who nearlymur- there will be a very imposing and interesting cere dered PARKES have not been punished. The £2OO re- molly at the Palace of Industry in the Champs ward never elicited who dest r oy e d th e b r i c k s . W e Elyseds. The Empre,ss will preside at th e distribu talk about giving up capital pu n i s h men t f or murderers tion of the re war d s and encouragements given by • ty founded f or the protection of apprentices e that are found out ; but the T ra d es U n i ons ado the so ciety and children employed in manufactures, and to those the code of DR ACO, and inflict capital punishment who have the most contributed in whatever way to without scruple on any offender who infringes'their th e amelioration of the condition and the moral or laws. The state o f f ee li ng ,. th e t one o f pu bli c professional instructi on of these children. The re crnpenses will consi s t of portraits of the Empress, morality revealed by these commi ss i ons , i s some thi ng o indication, with an written b y h er own h an d , of the startling. The most carel e s s an d i n diff eren t mus t motive of the distinction conferred. Portraits of shrink appalled. But the work is not at an end yet. the Imperial Prince, with a similar inscription writ- A correspondent of one of our contemporaries, ten by him. Also of banne rs o f honour, gold, sil. writing from Dudley, urges an inquiry in South ver, and bronze medals, and diplomas. The weather continues stormy and unsettled. Staffordshire and East 'Worcestershire into out- rages committed there during the recent strikes, while at the same time we hear from Plymouth that a shipbuilder having employed non-union men has been threatened that" his brains shall be blown out or his house set on fire." The evil extends, we may depend upon it, more or less over the whole country, and by dragging it to light and, taking action upon This morning there was a strong and cold wind, like a March wind, and during the day dark and threatening clouds were in the ascendant, which seem to portend more thunder storms. When the sun shone, however, the temperature was agreeable. STATE OP TRADE. MANCHESTER, Sept. 17.—The market assumed a more cheerful tone yesterday in consequence of a more favourable report to hand from Calcutta by private telegram, and to-day we have had more active inquiry. In yarns for shipping there has been a rather better market, 40's Indian mule being in rather important demand. There is no improve ment in price, stock being sufficient at present to induce spinners generally to meet the demand pretty freely at Friday's rates. In home -trade yarns sellers svbanusejearn' but they find it the rates of Fri e market i s i n a h ea l t hi er r dd e ai pi , c r ut t hl tao though fair og he s they ha y be e yli r as think g h e a d n a a y t dh ' position. In cloth there has been for several days gsacconets, mulls, the Indian markets; , j to meet but nu a past t though d f e as r bo a mr t i e ce s s f a es l w e u i o ts f ae bl l s le h er i sf r o t s i re n e m unwilling the demand at the low rates of last week, we can price. Buyers in n the rates of last t end domestics, and Friday.ch a a n r d lyr e generally plnor printers, r i a snu n ti y et r s i t n , h i i p eom r ll o gs v ec e li v r n o et e s : t a, fabrics for the home trade there is no improvement. CARDIFF, 16th.—The demand for steam coal during the past week has increased, and the exports ecdon to the Cape and the to charter at coals are in excess of many previous wee k s. Several Easternvessels ports, have and d e k despatched continuo remunerative rates. Orders for are also in creasing slightly from the M e di terranean, and freights are firmer than they h ave been for some b s r r o a time past. At the majority of the collieries the hands are better employed, and there • is a fair pro spect of a further increase in the consumption. House coal merchants are shippi ng • winter supplies to the West of England and Ireland • Last month the exports reached 188,326 tons, as compared with 162,769 tons im the corresponding month, and the shipments coastwise were 84,420 tons, against 78,129 tons in August, 1866. Owing to the lateness of the season, the export of rails to the Baltic is being pushed on vigorously, and the re is also a fair demand from the United States. The Americans would ere this have been much larger buyers had reconstruction proceeded as many • • anticipated. On home account railmakers anticip a t e that the lead ing companies will be in the market at the com mencement of next quarter with the contracts so long held back, and as money is to be had on such favourable terms, and the price of iron so low, it is believed that they will embrac e the present favour able opportunity fo r making purchases. The ex ports last month rea c h e d 18 1 , 49 tons being a large increase on the ret urns of th • ' e previous month. LEEDS, 17th.—The woollen markets clothto-day have not been very well attended, and the buyers present were not active buyers. Only 11 sma selec tions of goods were made, except as to tweeds, which sell freely, though not 80 well as at the correspond ing period of last year- The demand for heavy coatings was about equal to last week, but that branch, as well as the plai n goods trade generally, is not brisk. There is no quotable change in the prices of either wools, woollen yarns, or goods. RoCIIDALE, 16th.—There was only a small attend ance of buyers in the flannel market to-day, and market., , the general tone of thes quiet. Ihe plain goods department is the wa • most active, and a moderate amount of business was done in • medium y and common qu a li t i es to-day. The . The Yorkshire goods trade maintai ns i ts late position, and the supply, having been contracted more than usual during the spring months, is not much in excess of th , 3 demand. Prices of both flannels and • Yorkshire goods firm, as are also those of wools. ...-___ A REIfARKABLE COINCIDENCE Exactly two years ago the child of a Mr. Martin, an employe at the Ply mouth Theatre, while playing outside his door was run over by a waggon and killed. A. carter named Pinney was at the time supposed to have caused the death, and at the inquest a solicitor attended to watch the case on his be half. It was not elicited from the evidence, however, that Pinney was implicated in the affair. One evening last week the son of the man Pinney was playing in the road exactly opposite Martin's house, when he was knocked down by a cart and killed. The strangeness of the coincidence, the age of the two children being precisely the same, and the accident occurring on the second anniversary of the first mentioned casualty, has caused considerable comment an the neighbourhood.—Weitern .3forning Now: LA TEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ARRIVAL, OF M. DANO. BREST, Sept. 17. M. Dano, the French Minister in Mexico, arrived here this day. employers to attend that meeting—(hear, hear) — and he trusted that if the request for increased remuneration were not complied with, at least the reasons for non-compliance would be stated. (Hear, hear.) All they asked for was a fair and temperate consideration of the memorial which would be sub mitted to the employers—that the question should be fairly argued and fully gone into, and they were content to abide by the result. (Cheers.) The meeting had before them the report of the sub-com mittee appointed on the sth of August last to pre pare a report on the resent position of readers, and the means whereby that position might be improved. The report in question contained, amongst others, the following statements : " Wages-195 bona fide readers receive weekly a total of £394 125., being an average of £2 Os. s}d. each. The salaries range from 365. to £3, but the greater number are at £2 weekly. The details are as follow :-33 readers receive 365. each weekly ; 37 receive 385.; 77 receive 40s. ; 13 receive 425. ; 1 receives 425. 6d. ; 2 receive 445. ; 18 receive 455. ; one receives 465. 6d. ; eight receive 50s. ; one re ceives 525. 6d. ; one receives 555. ; one receives 575. 6d. ; and two receive 60s. each. Time : In 34 houses there are 19 variations in the number of hours which constitute a week's work for the readers. In one house the week consists of 45i hours' work ; in one, 47} hours ; in one, 48k hours ; in one 49 hours ; in one, 49} hours ; in one, 51 hours ; in one, 51f hours; in three, 52 hours; in three, 52i hours ; in two, 53 hours; in one, 53i hours ; in five, 54 hours ; in one, 541 hours ; in one, 55 hours ; in one, 551 hours ; in three, 57 hours ; in one, 58 hours ;in one, 59} hours ;in five, 60 hours—in all, 34 houses, the average being 53 hours' work. The reader's week is ordinarily counted as six hours less than the compositor's, but is not always so favour able to him. When a man is promoted to the read ing -closet, his promotion usually stops ; and he is compelled to stay there for life, unless he finds it more profitable to go back to case, or leave the busi ness. When overseers are wanted, the choice very seldom falls upon the reader, though on many grounds he is likely to be the most suitable. Read ing is not a healthy employment. The reader is subject to some of the most sad and most painful of diseases, and that should he by chance live to be old and past labour he is found to be altogether unpre pared in pocket to meet the contingency. Nor are any of these misfortunes brought on by fair wear and tear of time and healthy mental labour, but by excessive application at times when authors and pub lishers are pressing; then the day runs into the night and the night into the day again, until the over:asked and throbbing brain, having long vainly complained, begins to reel, and the mind is little better than a hazy conglomeration of unconnected ideas. As to a reader's education, if it has not been expensive to his parents—though that is the case in some instances—it has been obtained by great labour, and by the denial to himself of those recrea tions which other young men are free to enjoy. The chief points in which the position of readers re quires improvement are (1) the amount of wages ; (2) the length of time they are required to work. The average of £2 Os. sid. is without doubt too low a sum to pay for a reader's work, being only a trifle more than the wages received by good compositors, and usually less than those of overseers, with whom readers ought rather to rank. Considering the amount of mental toil involved in the right perfor mance of a reader's duties, the average of 53 hours , is too long a pe r i o d f or a wee k' s work, especially as there is a manifest tendency to lengthen the esta blished week, either by occasional and regular over time, or by a permanent extension of the daily time of attendance at work. In some cases this last ob ject is sought without an equivalent increase in Isalary. There is also a growing tendency to cram a greater amount of work into a given time. It ap pears to the sub-committee, then, on the grounds herein submitted, that the readers of London are justified in asking of their employers either an in crease of salary, or a reduction of the hours of labour. But the request must be practically confined to the first point, as a week of about 50 hours appears to be necessary to the proper despatch of business." i Mr. HARPER moved the following resolution : " That, in the opinion of this meeting, the value of the services rendered by the printers' readers of London is not adequately recognised by their em ployers." The CHAIRMAN announced that the resolution would be seconded byMr., not Mrs., Harris. (Much laughter.) Mr. HARRIS having seconded the resolution, it was put and carried unanimously. The SECRETARY then read a memorial, intended for presentation to the Masters' Association and to the employers individually. The following is an abstract of the memorial The lower purchasing power of money of late years has been the cause of an advance of wages in most skilled trades. The major part of the printing trade has shared in this advance ; but readers have been overlooked. Read ing being a mental operation, a reader's efficiency depends upon his personal qualifications. A mini mum salary is not therefore fixed, but an advance of 10 per cent. is requested. Overtime should be better regulated, readers often getting a lower pay ment for night-work than compositors. The more a reader learns the more valuable he is to his em - ployer. Study should therefore b' encouraged by liberal treatment. The recent advance having raised the rate of the compositor, that of the reader should be proportionately raised, so that the old distinction should be at least maintained. Further, the employ ment is unwholesome, study is expensive, and a reader's position and (if at all educated) tastes in volve a greater outlay in the necessaries and conve niences of life than those of other printers." Mr. BEGG moved, and Mr. FORREST seconded, tho adoption of the memorial. The motion was put and carried. On the motion of Mr. PARRY, seconded by Mr. DUSTER, Messrs. Adams, Challoner, Forrest, Parry, Upjohn, and S.l h lrhitwell, jun., w ere appo i n t e d as acommittee, wit power to add to their number, to sign and present the memorial to the master printers of London, and if necessary to confer with them thereon. A cordial vote of thanks was then, on the motion of Mr. CHALLONER, passed to Mr. Dickens for pre siding. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowleding the vote, said— Gentlemen, I beg to thank you very cordially for your hearty response, and to assure you that you have been most fully welcome to my small services. I sincerely trust and believe that your very calm and temperate proceedings will finally result in the establishment of relations of perfect amity between employers and employed, and consequently tend to the general welfare. (Cheers.) The meeting then separated. ABUNDANCE OF ITERRINGS.—It is said that al the herrings that man, by exercising the greatest possible industry, can tako from "the sea are not of any consequence whatever ; or, in other words, that they do not in the slightest degree affect the supplies. Not to speak of the havoc that the millions of cod and other fishes make in the shoals, it has been calculated that the solan geeso of St. Kilda alone require au annual supply o f 214,000,000 herring. This is equal to 305,714 barrels— much more than the total average of herrings branded at all tho north-east coast stations put together in any one of the last three or four years. Tho quantities eaten by fowls and fish, and the number destroyed by other equally destructive agencies, are no doubt in proportion to thuso figures.—Macmillan's Magazine. THE SALMON RIVERS OF SOUTH "TALES.—Since the passing of the Salmon Fishery Act, the local conser vators of South Wales have made every effort to carry out the provisions of the act, and the effect has already been seen hi the greater abundance of salmon this year than usual. Mr. Frank Buckland, one of the insp2etors of fisheries, has paid a visit to the south Welsh counties during the past fortnight, and ho was present at the Eisteddfod held at Carmarthen, whore he made SOlll3 suitable remarks on the importance of saluiou culture, and there is little doubt that the suggestions ho threw out on the occasion will be generally acted upon. Efforts are now being made to prevent the deleterious refuse of iron, tin, and other works being thrown into the rivers, and the various inventions proposed for utilising the refuse, in stead of allowing it to run into the waters, aro being ge nerally adopted. Improved fish ladders aro also being erected at different points on the rivers, and the weirs are being in several instances rendered less obstructive. The fishermen in many localities have hitherto suffetel through the operations of the act; but ultimately it is clear that they will be greatly benefited, and it is believed that year by year there will be a gradual increase iu the take of salmon. y S i A 4, Al, 11, 13-1 Martr --- 4 _ HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Sept. 15 ' The Queen, Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, and Prince Leopold attended Divine Service in the morning in the parish church of Crathie. The Rev. Archibald Charteris, minister, of Glas gow, officiated. Lady Frances B a illi e an d M r . Hardy had the, honour of dining with the Queen and Royal FanlHP NEWDEG%I.7'E, 211. P. ov REFOR3L SUTTON COLDFIELD, Tuesday The annual meeting of the Warwickshire Agri cultural Society was held this day in Sutton Cold field-park, whe re p r i zes t o th e ex t en t of upward s° £BOO were distributed. A large number of the members and friends of the society dined together in a splendid pavilion on the show ground. In the absenze of the Earl of Wa rw ick (the president of the society), the chair was taken by Lord Leigh' and among the gentlemen by whom his lordshlP was surrounded were Mr. Newdegate, MY., J r. Wise, Mr. Greaves, Mr. V. Holbecke, the Rev. lu Kittoe, Mr. G. A. Hackett, &c. The usual loyal and constitutional toasts havi n g been given and honoured, Mr. GREAVES proposed the health of the membe rs for the county—Mr. Newdegate for the northern division, and Mr. Wise for the southern division. (This toast was received with loud and prolonge d cheering.) Mr. NEWDEGATE, in responding to the toast, sa id that out of the discussions on the Reform Bill bad arisen a truth which ought to have been known b e " fore, which ought to have been felt before, but which at the same time had not the cogency whi ch it had now attained, and it was this—that the county members of England were not members of the counties only. Ile had had the honour for four-and twenty years of representing in a large measure the great town of Birmingham. He had also had the honour of representing the city of COventrY, and the truth was this, that the freeholders, the householders, and the copyholders, resident and qualified by property within these several cities and boroughs, voted for the county members. (Hear, hear.) They (the county members) were the only members who could claim to be represen tatives of the whole community of the district which they represented. (Cheers.) He felt it a great honour to have his name connected with the agri culture of Warwickshire. The county m i g ht not be represented so fully as it bad been represe nted on former occasions at meetings of this descript ion. But why was this ? It was because they were threatened with the cattle plague, and, for one, as a part of his duty, he called upon the Governmen t to adopt such regulations with respect to the po rts as would establish certain ports only as ports for the import of cattle. The Government had thought fit to retain within their own discretion much more than he would ha ve a ll owe d th em . He regretted t that the House of Commons bad not decided tha t the Government should within a certain period name certain ports as those into which only cattle should be imported from abroad, because ports had been designated, in those ports re„ u ld lations might have been adopted such as would have secured us from the importation of disease: from the Continent. (Hear, hear.) He hep e s a , that the representatives of the Liberal interest would support those of the agricultural interest in insisting that certain ports should be na med into which cattle should be imported, and in which „ pro per regulations might be adopted. It was a kno i N; if tilos_ fact that the disease had been suppressed E t' land, and if it broke out again it must be imported from abroad. (Hear.) So much as to the eau! which had limit e d th e ex hibi t i on o f the present oc casion. He was not going to limit himself exactly to the inter es t s of agriculture. lle must remind all present th a t a Reform Act had been Passed' io considered it a most fortunate thing for the country that that measure h a d b een passe d. (Hear, hear) The truth was this—th a t th e H o use of Comm ons and he spok e as a mem b er o f th e House of Com mons, having been a tt ac h e d to it for the last -4°_. years—the House o f C ommons f o und that there was an opinion lar ge ly p reva ili ng ou t of the House it did not duly represen t t h e peop l e o f England , an u the consequence was th a t th e House of Commons lost confidence in itself an d in its vigour. The House of Commons was not sure that the people would believe that the o pi n i on o f the country w ould sanction their decision, and the effect was this, that influences that were not strictly English ga i ne d too large a powerin the House of Commons, and that was the reason that fo r e i g ht years , as m any of his consti tuents were aware, he had been anxious for a Reform Act. If his constituents were to be represented as they ought to be—being an important section of the people of England—their representatives mus t have confidence their commission was not doubted, and therefore he sought for the passing of a Reform Act. That Reform Act had been passed. H e did not say that it was perfect, but he asserted that it was a great thing that the Legislature had done its best to secure a real representation of the • gence of the people of England. (Cheers.) Th e representatives of the people might have failed or might have been mistaken, but this circumstance was patent, that the House of Commons, which he had now the honour to represent, had done its best to secure the county representation. By an inde pendent vote they increased the number of seats al located to the counties by ten. The House of Lords —and this was a matter which ought to be remem bered by the cities and boroughs of England— at tended rather to the representation of the towns. By adopting the proposition of Lord Cairns they secured the recognition of minorities, and showed that they attended rather to the towns than to the counties. That was an answer to the assertion that the House of Lords were only the representatives of the agricultural interest. They asserted this principle—that where the minority in towns is so considerable that in point of numbers, to say nothing of intelligence, they exceeded the whole of the con stituencies in many boroughs, the minority should have a voice in the representation, and that was the great principle of the constitution of England as distinguished from the constitution of other States, for in this country it was considered most desirable that where there was a large minority their voice should be represented in the Legislature—(hea r)' hitherto through the small boroughs, but always efficiently in the representative assembly of the people. (Hear.) And now having touched upon these points, rejoicing in the fact that he represented not only the opinion of a class, but of many classes —rejoicing in the fact that he shared in the repro' sentation of Birmingham and Coventry, while ho was nominally the member for North Warwickshire --he thanked all present for the honour they had done the members for the county in drinking their health, inasmuch as he appreciated the task which devolved upon them of representing not only the agricultural interest, but a variety of other interests, which, excepting the maritime interest, was a fair representation of all the interests of Engla nd ' (Loud cheers.) Mr. WISE also responded to the toast. Mr. NEWDEGATE then proposed " Prosperity to the town of Sutton Coldfield." Several other toasts followed, and the party then separated. • - GARIBALDI AND THE REFORM BANQUET. —W rt3 understand that General Garibaldi has definitely refused the invitation to bo present at the Reform banquet at the Crystal Palace, fixed for the 30th inst., on the ground that he does not know what matters may be then engaging his attention in Italy. THE EASTERN FISHERIES. The quantities of herrings landed by the Great Yarmouth boats have pre sented considerable fluctuations during the last few day s, but the qua li ty has improved. Prices have ranged at from £lO to £l7 per last (13,200 fish). STABBING IN LIVERPOOL.—NO less than five eases of stabbing were brought before the Liverpool magistrates yesterday. In one case a woman had nearly cut off the nose of another virago. The prisoners were remanded. ,we shall be delivering both masters and men from a dangerous thraldom. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Tuesday Evening. It appears, from the information of a German liberal paper and other sources, that Prussia is pursuing quietly, slowly but surely, her little game of annexation. It is only now that publicity has been given to a treaty, which she concluded on the 18th of July last, with Prince de Waldeck Pyr mont. This treaty, which is only to be in force for ten years, but which may be easily renewed, unless it should be renounced by either of the contracting parties, a year before the expiration of the period in question, entrusts to Prussia the internal admin istration of the Principality of Waldeck Pyrmont. It is Prussia who will receive all the revenue and pay all the expenses. She will, with a few trifling exceptions, exercise supreme power. Prussia will appoint the Director of the Government and all the public functionaries, who will bo Prussian subjects, and will take an oath to the King of Prussia. From and after the Ist of January, 1868, the Principality of Waldeck will in every respect become the vassal of Prussia. That little country, including the country of Pyrmont, occupies a sur face of only about 1,230 square kilometres, and has about 60,000 inhabitants. It only furnished 800 men to the reserve division of the former Federal army. It is, however, a rich country as regards its produce, flax, iron, copper, salt, and slate, and is therefore a valuable acquisition for Prussia. A Paris paper, which has a correspondent in Ger many, says it is informed that X Bismarck is de termined to be master over the Confederation of the North, and to rule over it without any control or opposition. This treaty affords proof of the fact. The Gazette du Potpie considers the conclusion of the above treaty as an infraction of the Prussian Constitution, according to which the King of Prussia is not allowed to enter into any treaty without the consent of the Chambers, if such a treaty should impose any change upon the State and any burthen upon citizens. By the terms of the Federal Con. stitution, the King of Prussia, in his quality of supreme head of the Confederation, may conclude with foreign Powers, and without the consent of the Reichstag, any treaty the object of which is foreign to Federal legislation. Should King William wish to treat with a foreign Power he ought to appeal to the Prussian Parlia ment, representing the citizens, to whom the pro posed new alliance might become onerous, but he will dispense with this by acting in the name of the Confederation. Should the Prussian Parliament make any objection, he will answer the deputies by referring to the rights granted to him by the Con federation of Northern Germany. In short (con cludes the above journal), in any case that may arise, the Prussian Government will be triumphant. Accounts have been received from Luxembourg of the solemn entry of the Luxembourg troops into the Grand lineal capital. Two battalions of chas sours, 800 strong, took possession of the city on the 9th September. Every man wore a bouquet on his gun, the flowers having bee❑ graciously offered for the purpose by the people of Echternach and Diekirch. The monument to the memory of M. Billault, one of the most eminent French Ministers of modern times, was inaugurated at Nantes, his native town, on Sunday last, with great ceremony and general Indications of respect. M. Rouher, Minister of Finance, presided, and the attendance included members of the Senate and all the men of note in the Department, as well as many persons of emi nence from Paris, magistrates, lawyers, and others. After an appropriate address from the representa tive of the Mayor, who was absent in consequence of a death iu his family, M. Rouher paid an eloquent tribute to the memory of the deceased Minister. M. Rouher traced his chreer, and alluded to his great talents and enlightened mind. ITALY. FLORENCE, Sept. 18. Intelligence from the Raman frontier announces that the Italian troops continue their patrols with the greatest rigour. The /?eforma denies the rumour that Garibaldi is going to Orvieto. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. VIENNA, Sept. 18. The new Cisleithan Ministry will only be com pleted on the adoption, by the Austrian Reichsrath, of the financial arrangements between Austria and Hungary. HUNGARY. PESTH, Sept. 18. The Hungarian Diet has been convoked for the 29th inst. All the speeches which have been made by Gen. Turr since his arrival are favourable to the Deak party. The Archduke Albert has held a grand review of the troops in this city. THE CANDIAN INSURRECTION. ATHENS, Sept. 14 (via Corfu). The Greek steamer Union has arrived here. She has made three successful voyages to Candia, tak ing out with her munitions and provisions for the insurgents, and bringing back their distressed families to Greece. Several Russian, Austrian, Italian, and Prussian vessels are also continually bringing away the families of the Cretans. In the island fights were again taking place from time to time between the Christians and the Turks. The news that Candia will continue in the possession of Turkey, but will be governed by a Christian Pacha, excites general indignation here. The Turks are endeavouring to raise the hull of the Arcadi. AUSTRALIA. The Victoria Legislature have rejected the Appro priation Bill, containing the proposal of a grant of £20,000 to Lady Darling, and the Ministry have resigned. The Governor is negotiating a compro mise, but the result is doubtful. The shipments of gold since the departure of the !ast mail are 167,000 ozs. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. GALL; Sept. 16. The Bombay, from Australia, arrived to-day. The Ellora, from China, not yet arrived (due 16). The Mongolia will leave for Suez upon the arrival of the China mail. The Geelong reached Melbourne on the 10th and Sydney on the 12th August, with the outward mail of June 20 and 26. The Candia arrived at Galle on the 2d Sept. with 'e outward mail of August 4 and 10. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. GIBRALTAR, Sept. 17. The Nyanza, from Southampton on the 12th inst., arrived to-day at 6 a.m., and leaves at 10 a.m. for Alexandria—all well. FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 17, Two o'clock.—A fresh fall is observable to-day, there being still a preponderance of sales. Transactions are not numerous, dealers being still engaged in the settlement of the bi monthly accounts. Threes have receded 15c., and are quoted now at 69f. 25c. Italian Fives are weak at 49f. 5c., a decline of 25c. Credit Mobilier shares are at 270 fr. 50c., with a loss of 14f, 50e. Spanish Mobilier at 185 f., with a loss of llf. 25c. Credit Foncier loses 17f. 50c., at 1,340 f. Railway securi ties are rather offered. Lyons 898 f. 75c., Orleans 895 f., Lombard 385 f. English Consols without change. Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows q per Cents 9B 05 Bank Shares ......... 3360 Do. end month — Italian Loan .... 3 per Cents. 4B 69 25 Do. en d m0nth...... ..... 49 Do. end month 69 25 Mexican Loan ...... 11 Credit Mobilier 267 50 Do. 80nd5......... 105 Do. end Month ..,.. Credit Fourier 1350 H ome Debt —......... Da. end munth 1342 25 Deferred ............ RAILWAYS. For Account. Orleans Northern 1160 Lyons and Mediterranean..., 895 _.Southern 538 75 Wostern 570 Eastern Sardinian 5 46 25 Austrian Lombard ................................. 386 25 North of Spain ......................... SaragosEa ................................ Roman ..e e. ............. London Association of the Correctors of the Press, A meeting of the members of the above associa tion was held last evening at the Salisbury Hotel, Salisbury-square. The chair was occupied by Mr. Charles Dickens. There was a crowded attendance. Mr. C. DICKENS, on rising to address the meet ing, was received with loud cheers. He said : Gentlemen,—As this meeting is convened, not to hear me, bat to hear a statement of facts and figures very nearly affecting- personally the interests of at all events the great majority of those who compose it, I feel that my share of the proceedings need be very brief indeed. Of the details of the question at issue I know of my own knowledge absolutely nothing. I have consented to occupy this chair at the request of the London Association of Correctors of the Press for two reasons. Firstly, because I think openness and publicity in such a cause a very wholesome example —one very much needed at this time, and highly becoming a body of men associated with that great public safeguard the press. (Cheers.) Secondly, because I know from some slight practical experience what the duties of cor rectors of the press are, and how those duties are usually discharged ; and I can testify, and do testify here, that they are not mechanical, that they are not mere matter of manipulation and routine, but that they require from those who perform them much natural intelligence, much superadded culti vation, readiness of reference, quickness of resources, an excellent memory, and a clear understanding ; and I most gratefully acknowledge that I have never gone through the sheets of any book I have written without having presented to me by the correctors of the press something that I had overlooked, some slight inconsistency into which I bad fallen, some little lapse I had made—in short, without having set down in black and white some unquestion able indication that I had been closely followed through my work bya patient and trained mind, and not merely by a skilful eye. (Hear, hear.) In this declaration I have not the slightest doubt that the great body of my brother and sister writers would, as a fair act of justice, hnrtily concur. (Cheers.) Now, gentlemen, for these plain reasons, briefly, 1 am here, and b e i ng h ere I b eg t o assure you that if any person in any way associated with the printing trade should desire to address the meeting, ho shall receive from me, whatever his opinions, the readiest attention, and I shall afford him the amplest oppor tunity. (Cheers.) Mr. CIIALONER, secretary, stated that the asso ciation was not a trade union. (Hear, hear.) It had been formed as an engagement agency, and a medium of intercourse. They had never interfered with the subject of wages. It was their desire that it should be stated publicly what they did, what they received for their labour, and what they consi dered they were entitled to. They had invited their