The Sun. — London, England, 1855-08-13 00:00:00

ROYAL OPERA, DRITRY.IANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. Will be performed DER FREISCHUTZ Character by Messrs. Formes. A. Lockesley, H. Braham, and 'lodges; Mitses Dyer and Lanza, itc. To conclude with THE REGGA.R'S OPERA. Macheath, Herberte; Polly, Miss Dyer. Prices of admission :—To the two galleries. 6d.; second circle of boxes sad pit, Is.; dress circle, 2s. 6d. ; stals, 45.; private boxes to admit two persons, 10s. 6d.; four persons, one guinea. Box-office open from 10 to 6 daily. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. Bnekstene. THIS EVENING, VIM be presented THE SECRET AGENT. Principal characters by Mr. Beckstone and Miss E. Chaplin. After Which, THE ABBE IN LOVE, by the Spanish Dancers• After which, COURT FAVOUR. To be followed by ONLY A HALFPENNY. To conclude with THE SPANISH DANCERS. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. under the Management of Mr. Cause Szax. THIS EVENING, Will be performed HOW STOUT YOU'RE GETTING. To conclude with KING HENRY THE EIGHTH. Queen Ka tharine, Mn. C. Kean ; Cardinal Wolaey, Mr. C. Kean. THEATRE ROYAL ADELEHL Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster. —Directress, Ms.dame Colette; THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE WRITING ON THE WALL. Print!. Pal characters by Messrs. Wright, C. faelby, P. Bedford, Mrs. Leigh Murray, Miss Wyndham, and Miss Woolgar. After which, FRATERNISATION; To conclude with THE. SCHOOL FOR TIGERS. ROYAL STRAND THEATRZ. 'Under the direction of Mr. Payne. THIS EVENING, Immense success f Sor Marcos Dis and Senorita Anna Dells Fue o en nte, the renowned Spaanish Dancers, FrOm the Haymarket Theatre. W 1111 4 .3 performed BROKEN TOYS. THE. sgANISII BULL FIGHTER. Followed by a new Farce, THE LATCH KEY. TEE GALICIAN FETE. To conclude with GANIM. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lowe and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooks. Progressive attraction of 3fazeppa. Mr. George Wild and Miss Fanny Williams every night. THIS EVENING, Lord Bvron's MAZEF PA and the WILD HORSE, with all the original thrilling effects, and for which Mr. William Cooke has trained his unrivalled stud of horses. After which the first Fquestrians of the day will appear in the EVOLUTIONS of the CIRCLE. Also. a variety of Entertaiments. To conclude with a Laughable Farce entitled. MY UNCLE'S CARD, in which Mr. G. Wild and Miss Fanny Williams will appear. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Acting Manager. Mr. Nelson Lee. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T !iv DAT ....Idosn . nc 28 min. after 2 Evening46min. a ft ., 2 Ta-liaaaraw—Morning I g 1 min. after 3 Evening 18 min. aft. 3 THE WRATH:CR.-8w Orrias, Aug. 12. THENNONITIE, IN THZ SHAD& 75 h'ghest since noon yesterday . 65 —lowest this morning and during the night. 69—this day, at noon. BAROMETER, 30'30. WIND, N.—Rather fresh, with fine weather. AUGUST 13. 71—highest since noon yesterday. • 55 —lowest this morning and during the night. 69 —this day at noon. BAILOMETNE, 30 . 02. Wxtm, N.W.—Light, with fine weather. GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF "THE SUN," FROM FIVEPENCE-HALFPEN NY FOURPENC E. FOR THE THIRD OR LATEST EDITION. In consequence of the abolition of the Stamp Duty on Newspapers the public in all large cities and towns to which parcels are forwarded by the News-Agents, The Sun, which formerly coat Fivepence-half - penny for the Latest Edition, containing Parliamentary Debates of the same even ing, together with the List of Army and Navy Promotions in the London Gazette, with Official Despatches from the Seat of War, the Latest Sporting, and all other Commercial News, List of Bankrupts, drc., ch., can now be had for Fourpence, being a saving of nearly one-third. Hitherto the price of the paper was nomi nally Fivepence, but all Late Editions posted after six o'clock were charged a fee of One Halfpenny by the Post-office, which made the price to the Subscriber. Fivepence-Halfpenny. This charge must still be made to those in remote places unless the Postmaster-General have the magnanimity to forego such a paltry source of revenue. Bun-office, 112, Strand, London, 9th July, 1855. v ~ltl ,53431, ?1. LONDON, MOND&Y, AUGUST 13, 1865. The session, which has virtually terminated, awaiting only the formal prorogation, although very protracted, has been singularly barren of im portant reforms such as the nation had confidently anticipated and anxiously looked for from Minis ters. Many extraordinary changes have occurred, but they have been rather personal than material. Many public men have sacrificed their characters —have recklessly committed political suicide. We regret, however, to say that few have exhi bited the qualifications necessary to replace the virtually defunct statesmen, or to fill up satisfac torily the void occasioned in the national coun cils amongst the most trusted advisers of her MAJESTY. The Aberdeenites—Ne shall not desecrate the name of PEEL by again using the designation by which the scanty remnant of a once mighty party were formerly known—have irrevocably forfeited the confidence of the community. The Man chester school—that is to say, Messrs. MILNER GIBSON, BRIGHT, and COBDEN—have sunk them ' selves more deeply in the mire than before, and proved how grossly mistaken was the late CZAR in auPPesing that they might be regarded as the representatives of any large amount of popular opinion in the United Kingdom. But there has been a more deplorable fall than any. Lord JOHN RIISSELL, who, at the commencement of the session, commanded the respect and con , fidence of the people more,, perhaps, than any Member of either Rouse of Parliament— who had only Lord PAimERsTON as a rival for general popularity, has fallen from his high estate, and there are now " none so poor to do him honour." His has, indeed, been the m os t melan choly sacr ifi ce o f all. For, however we may con demn the 'truckling to Austria, the unmitigated " Coburg-Germanism" into which, in his convul sive grasps for the Premiership, he degenerated, we cannot altogether forget the knightly service he has so frequently renderecl—the doughty deeds he has performed in the liberal cause. A tear must necessarily fall for the backsliding of the repealer of the Test and Corporation Act, the intro ducer of Parliamentary R e f orm, th e vigorous and important en ergetic champion of many principles tending to the good of the community. Would that, like that of "the recording Angel," it could "blot out the transgression for ever"—that in another session we could hail the "Lord JOHN" of former days. The sacrifice, however, has been too complete. There is no vestige of hope of his political resurrection, and we can only lament the untoward termination- -to a once brilliant career. The session began in December. The Lords and Commons were hastily called together before Christmas —on the 12th December—to receive the Royal, or rather the Ministerial, congratula tions on the auspicious Treaty entered into with Austria, and to pass two measures of vast im• portance connected with the progress of the War. We confess that we did not see great cause for satisfaction or self-gratulation in the Treaty which found the Western Powers to everything, and their slippery colleague to nothing —which compelled France and England, in the event of War being declared against Austria, to enter into a treaty offensive and defensive, but bound "the Waiter-on-PnovrnEricE " to nothing but " to deliberate" on the best course to accom plish the objects of the War. There can be no doubt of the true intent and meaning of the clause, or the manner in which it was understood by the Western POwers. But we knew that Austria was a slippery customer. We felt con vinced that she would wriggle through any loop hole for escaping or evading her responsibility, however filthy the path or disgraceful the mode. We did not hesitate to give these views to the world, and, unhappily, our gloomy vaticinations, or rather sober calculations from existing data, proved but too well founded. Nor do we take any credit for prescience from opinions based on the treachery and faithlessness of Russia—the duplicity and in sincerity of Austria. With such doubtful quanti ties, how could there be a satisfactory solution to the Equation ? Two measures alone were brought forward and received the Royal Assent before Christmas. The Militia Bill and the Foreign Enlistment Bill ware declared by Ministers to be indispensable to the vigorous and energetic waging of the just and necessary War in which the country had engaged. But they were of a very different character. The one commanded universal assent, the other almost as general reprobation. The first allowed Eng lish subjects engaged in the service of the Crown to volunteer for service beyond the limits of the - United Kingdom, in certain places where they might relieve the regular garrisons, who would thus become available for service in the Crimea, or elsewhere. The other cast a slight upon Eng lish, Irish, and Scotch, by seeking the aid of foreign mercenaries, for that for which our own countrymen would gladly have come forward, if offered equal inducements. It was a virtual confession of either cowardice or incompetence— an admission that we were either unwilling or unable to fight, and should purchase the venal exertions which we ourselves were afraid to make. Such was the natural interpretation of a measure forced by the sinister influence of an irresponsible party on the Cabinet and Parliament of Great Britain. Both were hurried through with reck less speed. But the Militia Bill had been pre viously fully announced, and fully canvassed— it had received the "fiat" of public approbation even before the delivery of the Royal Speech, and there was nothing to complain of in the speed with which it passed through its various stages in both Houses. But not so the obnoxious proposi tion, the, manner whereof was as objectionable as the matter. It was carefully concealed from pub lic knowledge, not a hint was suffered to leak out, even through the most favoured channels. It was known that it would occasion intense indignation and, disgnst, and therefore it was enveloped iu a dense veil of mystery until the very moment that it was brought forward in Parliament. Much of the virus was extracted before it was suffered to receive the . Legislative sanction. But although it passed, it gave a death-blow to the popularity of the Government, and paved the way for the overthrow of the ABERDEEN Ministry, which occurred during the ensuing month. It is only necessary to say that these very urgent measures have as yet led to no practical results. Not a single regiment or even company of Militia has garrisoned a Mediterranean post—nor has the Foreign Legion, embodied under the provisions of the Act, as yet smelt Russian powder. We have embroiled ourselves with other nations—have submitted to many slights from petty German States, but the contemplated object, which was of so "peculiarly urgent a character" that Ministers " could not answer for the consequences if a single day were lost," has not since been car ried out or materially advanced. So much for what occurred before Christmas, and which, as we stated, paved the way for the fall of Lord ABERDEEN, and occasioned a general want of confidence in the stability or earnestness of his Government. The striking events that followed the re-assembling of Parliament must form the subject of another notice, as time and space alike prohibit a continuance of the review of the past session. Lord STANLEY, while the light of Parliament is still flickering, has commenced the interses sional engagements, by which its leaders generally in some measure supply its place. It seems that, as a people, we can hardly do without a certain ',mount of public speaking ; if it be true, as Lord STANTEY remarks, that we need books more than most nations on account of our habitual reserve, Constraint, and reluctance to communicate freely our views in social intercourse, the reverse is th© case with our speeches in public assemblies. In , them our b es t men , an d our mo st worthless it must be co n f esse d a l so, spea k w ith a f ree d o m un kdniocwain p e r ls e e s: h a e n r: tihneEurope. platform, Btheetwneaetnionthgeetpsearit othe current th oug h ts of all, including the w i s d om of its careful thi n k ers ; Lord' STANLEY is himself an exemplificatio n , f or no doubt he feels the Eng lish constraint in ordi nary i ntercourse which he so frankly describes, whil e h e g i ves us his entire thoughts on an important su bj ect in a public speech.. To the important class of men w h o h ave some thing worth saying to oth ers, and, therefor©, modesty enough not t o deem themselves inf a llibl e oracles, the request to make a speech seems to be the very apology they need for uttering thoughts without reser ve. In his very thoug htful s p eech at Hatfield,thei Lord which appeared in The Sun of Saturday, STANLEY discussed pretty fully the value of boots as the means of adult education for our popula tion generally. He has aided in the establish ment of several free public libraries already, both • at Lancashire and at Lynn, i n Norfolk, the bo rough for which he sits as a member , a town in which, without forfeiting the respect and support of his Conservative friends, he has, by his honest and intelligent conduct on church rates, educa tion, and . almost every important domestic topic, gained the heartfelt esteem of the liberal po rtion of the cons tit uenc y- ; so much so that they woul d Probably support him generally in another elec tion, and decidedly prefer him to the professedly liberal Quak er ' s san, whose votes have been Tory ism itself compared with Lord STANLEY'S. The Marquis of SA LISEVRY, being desirous to establish a Free Library at gatfield, obtains the experienced d the lect ure of Wednes aid of Lord STANLEY, an day last is evidently i4ie result of much observa tion and reflection. After showing our extraordinary deficiency in regard to free libraries, compared with continental. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13 1855 states (Russia of course ex.f!epted), he discussed ti,e Time hls proved its correctness to this v; rv'o'ff,n, Erei'Moyal Iligbn4ss the Duchess (.1f Gloucester enter tained Lord. Adolphus Fitzciafenec and a select party to qu-stion of the value f 1,, 1: , f Purpose of mental cultivation. " How far are books, or the study of books, valuable in forming character ?" Some would appear to dispute it, and no doubt many men who have been greatest in thought and action have trained themselves with little exter nal aid. Admitting this, however, the speaker observed that a practical people, like ours, will never be in danger of pedantry, while books, on the other hand, are a natural antidote to the effect of that division of labour which is so liable to contract the minds of all. The result of the severe competition is, " that general development is sacrificed to special aptitude." Each man to succeed must absord all his energies in one limited pursuit. Books filled with the best thoughts of other minds are almost the only means by which the mass of men can remedy the narrowing ten dency of the cause just adverted to, by imparting a larger knowledge of human life and thought in all its varieties. Lord STANLEY thinks, as we have already ob served, that ideas in England are less freely cir culated by word of mouth than in any other coun try, which is doubtless true, if we except those countries where the inquisition and the spy have, as HALLAar observes, even changed the national character. Books, of course, especially free as they are in this country from the censors, scissors, and the index expurgalorius, meet to a great ex tent this peculiarity of our national character. The chief use of free libraries, however, is that of inducing our rising young men to continue their education beyond the term of school instruction. The want of obvious means of instruction for those who have left school tends no doubt to I suggest to the child that after he has left school he has nothing to do with books, and to parents that all their children get in the way of " book learning" they are to get at school. The boy, therefore, leaves off just when' he is about to com mence the most important part of his education— voluntary, or self-improvement; and the parent attempts to cram into a few years of childhood the study of almost everything which he thinks it desirable his child should know. It will be a most desirable result of free libraries if their ex tensive adoption should counteract these erroneous conceptions of the nature and use of the earlier part of education. Lord STANLEY'S travels appear to have impressed him with a sense of our national deficiency in pur suits, pleasures, and institutions common to all. No doubt we are the most aristocratic nation on earth ; and France, Germany, most nations on the Continent, and even the United States, sur pass us in having more points of social union. It is pleasing to see the son of a peer noticing this as a grave social evil, and regarding every public park, and picture gallery, and museum, and free library, as a blessing to the country, from its tendency to cement good feeling between the wealthier and the poorer classes. Nothing tends more to goodwill than community of enjoy ments. Even uniting parties almost acciden tally in a public dinner has often soothed down inconvenient asperities of feeling ; and probably nothing conduced more to the popularity of such a worthless king as CHARLES 11. than his delight in the Parks and other pleasures of the people. and of those "fine, naaDly qualities" he i linn'r MI 71-.3., I a Ranger's credited with, wo way well ask, and we de sorrowfully—What is there left ? Great men have fallen beneath the strokes of faction. A SOCRATES has had "to drink the leprous distil ment," and ALcIBIADES died in exile, but they were great to the last. None of them left the stage in shame, deservedly pursued by a humiliat ing hiss. That fate was reserved for Lord JOHN RUSSELL, who, we fear, still conceives himself in ferior to none of them, and has been brought about by his " valuing himself more upon his dexterity and finesse" than upon the higher qua lities we always desired to believe he possessed. Richmond Park. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will re torn to St James's Palace, to day, from visiting the Queen at Oshor.,e. The Duke of Cleveland left St. James's square, on Friday, for his shooting box, on the borders of Yorkshire, for grown shooting. The Duchess and Lady Augusta Poulett left the same day from Brighton, to pass a few weeks previous to proceeding to Raby Castle, Durham, for the autumn. The Duke of Devonshire, who has arrived at Chats worth from Devonshire House, gave a grand entertain ment at that princely seat, on Friday last, to the officers • of the Chatsw , .rth Rifles, - or 2d Regiment of Derby Militia, including Colonel W. H. F. Cavendish, Major Lord Cavendish, Captain R. H. Fitzherbert, Captain F. Hurt, Captain the Hun, 0. H. Cavendish, Captain J. K. Fitzherbert, Captain W. G. Cavendish, Captain F. Arkwright, Lieutenants Lucas, F. Goodwin, W. Dais,, F. H. Pent, E. Brabant, W. Danielle, Captain G. &c. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford left town on Satur- day, for Buckinghamshire. The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk and Lady Adeliza Fitzalan Howard, who arrived in town on Thursday last, from Arundel Castle, left Norfolk House on Saturday, for Glossop Hall, Derbyshire. Viscountess Palmerston returned to town, on Satur day, from St. Leouards-on-Sea. • _ Lord John Russell has left town for Perthshire. Lady John Russell and family are still residing at Richmond park. " WHO WILL DECLARE FOR IT ?" TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--The soul -stirring article in your paper of the 11th inst. ought to have the effect of rousing every patriot in the kingdom to a sense of the awful position in which she is placed, and to reflect that it is only through the means you so clearly, forcibly, and justly point out that the power of Russia can be resisted, or our fleets and armies make such an impression on her as is likely to lead to an honourable and beneficial ter mination to the war. To this intent you put the em phatic question, " Who will declare for it ?" I, for one, who have seen warfare in all its glories, but in all its horrors, accept the invitation, and offer my feeble aid in any way required. To you, Sir, it will rest, by con tinuing your appeals to the British people, to test their opinions, and for them, to show whether they will answer the appeal or not.—Yours, obediently, E. MORGAN, Lieut.-Col. Merioneth Militia, formerly 7th Fusiliers. Golden Grove, near Ilolvwell, Ang. 12, 1855. The Duchess of Sutherland, after a short visit to the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, at Arundel Castle, Sus sex, returned to Stafford House early in the past week, and has since gone to Trentham, accompanied by Lady Blantyre. The noble Duke and Lord Ronald Leveson Gower have arrived at Dunrohin Castle in his Grace's yacht, via the Caledorian Canal. A large family party will meet them at the end of the month. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and Lady Louisa Hamilton have arrived at St. Leonard's-on-Sea, from Chesterfield House, with the intention of sojourn ing a few weeks at that favoprite watering-place. The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare arrived, on Saturday last, at Trentham, to visit the Duchess of Sutherland, from the Duke of Leinsterls seat in Ireland. The Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Countess of Ches terfield, and Lady. Evelyn Stanhope, Lord Charles Bruce, and a select party, have been during the week visiting the Earl and Countess of Wilton, at Cowes, Ise of Wight, and have taken daily excursions on board the noble earl's yacht. EMBARKATION OF MADLLE. RACHEL. SAILING OF THE PACIFIC. The United States mail steam-ship Pacific, Captain Nye, sailed from Liverpool, for New York, on Saturday morning at 20 minutes past 10, taking with her a full cargo, the usual mails, and 210 passengers, among the latter of whom was Mr. Crossley, M.P. The cele brated trariedimene, Madile. Rachel, and about 30 other dramatic French artistes, were also among the passengers. Madile. Rachel and her confreres, accompanied by Mr. Nimmo of the St. James's Theatre, arrived at the Water loo Hotel, Liverpool, on Friday by the afternoon traM from London. In the evenieg she visited the theatre, where she occupied one of the boxes for a considerable time. On Saturday morning she left the hotel a short time before 8 o'clock, and proceeded to the landing-stage, where she was greeted by the cheers and lively recogni tions of a large concourse of pect:ttors. She and her companions immediately proceeded on board the tender, and were conveyed to the steamer in the offing. On going on the deck she was very gracefully received by Capt. Nye, the commander of the noble vessel. When the Pacific had received all her passengers and mails on board, and was about to depart, the actress appeared at the stern of the vessel, where she was greeted with enthu sia,,tic cheers and waving of handkerchiefs, which she gracefully returned. Madile. Rachel is accompanied by her sisters and brother, M. Raphael Felix, - and a com plete troupe, consisting of 30 artistes. To Mr. Niminp, of the St.. James's Theatre, the whole arrangements for the embarkation were judicously confided. This gentle man carried out his task in such an able manner as to call forth the personal t' anks of the great tragedienne and every other member of the company. The Earl of Aberdeen, accompanied by the Hon. Arthur Gordon, 1!1.P., left Argyll House, on Saturday last, for Haldo House, Aberdeenshire. We r egre t t o learn L• rd Haddo, 112 P., in consequence of the delicate state of his health, has abandoned his intention to visit Haddo House this autumn, and will continue with Lady Haddo and family at the Ranger's Lodge, Blackheath. The Earl of Egremont has gone to visit his extensive estate; in Ireland. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess Persigny's dinner and evening party, at the French Embassy. originally fixed for to-morrow, will take place on Wednesday. His Excellency and the Countess are expected to leave the French Embassy on Thur,day, for Paris. His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Coun tess Bern•torff have returned to the Prussian Legation, Carlton-house-terrace, from Cowes, Isle of Wight, where they have been cruising in the Earl of Wilton's yacht. Viscount Duncan, M.P., leaves town to-morrow for C , mperdown House, N. 8., where her ladyship has alrewly arrived. The Earl and Countess of Bessborongh will join the party about to a , serrible at Gordon Castle about the end of the month, to partake of the hospitality of the Duke and Duchess of Richmond. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.-Aug. 11. The Earl and Countess of Ha,rewood, who have ar• rived at Harewood House, Yorkshire, from town, are entertaining a large family circle. The Earl and Countess of Bective have left town for Cowes, Isle of Wight, for the yachting season. Lady Rachel Russell has left town for S , :iiitland. The Earl and Countess of Haddington have arrived at Tyninghatne House, N. 8., where they are about to receive a succession of visitors. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DOCKING OF THE ROYAL MAIL STEAMER TYNE, OF 2,300 TONS.—This splendid ship was taken into the Medina Dock this mornin g . Her length is 316 feet ; that of the Messrs. W hite's dock 330 feet, breadth 62 feet, depth of water at spring tides 17 feet. Five other laige steam-ships have been taken into the same dock within the last few reeks. Messrs. White's other dock (the Thetis) is mars adapted for sailing ships, not being of sufficient length for these monster steamers. The Earl and Countess Fortescue left town on Thurs day, for Scotland, accompanied by Miss Genie. The Countess (Dowager) of Erroll and Lady Alice Hay left St. James's Palace to visit Viscount and Viscountess Campden, at their seat in Rutla,ndshire. Mr. H. L. Bayley, Assistant-Commissary-General to her Majesty's Forces, died at Bala,klava on the 24th ult., of fever and extreme debility. We can state on authority that, in accordance with the recommendation cf the committee on the Arctic Ex pedition, moved for by Mr. Mackinnon, Captain M'Clure has received 5,0001., and a similar sum to be distributed among his officers and his crew. Sir William and Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner, on Saturday, Viscount and Viscountess Palmer ston, the Hon. Sir Allan Macnab, the Countess of Tankerville, Mr. Thacker:Ay, Viscount Castlerosse, M.P., Mrs. Horace Twist', Viscount Torringt on , Mr. Delano, Lord Wodehouse, Lord Alfred Ch,mrchiil, the Hon. Mrs. Norton, the lion. Gerald Talbot, the Hon. Mrs. Dyce Sombre, Mr. Herman Mcrivale, and Mr. Strachey. DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM A. CIIATTERTON, BART.-- We have to record the demise of Sir Wrn. Abraham THE ROYAL VISIT TO PARIS.—As at present arranged, the Queen, Prince Albert, and suite embark in the Royal yacht on Friday evening, and sail from Cowes at 4 a.m. on Saturday for France. His Royal Highness the Duko of Cambridge arrived at Oslaorne to-day. The Duchess of Kent leaves Osborne on M nday. On Monday (this day) . the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta commences with a match for Prince Albert's Cup, value 100 guineas, by schooners of the R.Y.S. under 200 tons. On Tuesday the Town Regatta com mences with a match between Lord Mountcharles' cele brated American boat and three others, English-built, but of similar rig. There will be six rowing matches, between Southampton, Ryde, and Cowes boats. There will be duck hunts, and a variety of other amusements.. The R.Y.S. dinner takes place in the evening. On Wednesday the R.T.S. Cup, open to all the yachts of the squadron. On Thursday the annual R.Y.S. ball. Oa Friday her Majesty's Cup, by cutters and yawls under 100 tons ; in the evening the usual annual display of fireworks. The second Town Regatta will this season take place about the middle of September. Between twenty and thirty yachts have come into the roadstead this evening. The Lady Cecilia Conyngham met with a very serious accident on board the Cecile yacht on the passage from France to the Isle of Wight. Her ladyship was standing on the companion, when a sea struck the vessel, and in a fall she broke the pan bone of the knee. Her lady ship, on her arrival at Cowes, was attended by Dr. Hoffrneister, surgeon to her Majesty, but it is feared that she will not be able to leave the yacht for some weeks. EMBARRATIOX OF TROOPlL—Detachments from several regiments embarked on Friday, and it is expected that within one week 2.000 men and 42 officers will leave the Isle of Wight for the seat of war. RUSTIC FETE.—Tb , - Queen's annual treat to the royal tradesmen, tenants, &c., took place on Friday. The sailors from the yacht took part in the proceedin4s. Running, jumping, dancing. &e., was the order of the day. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the royal chil dren, seemed to enjoy the sport as much as their lieges; and, the day being very fine, everything passed off most satisfactorily. Those who wish to establish free libraries in the smaller towns of the kingdom may avail them 'Oyes advantageously of Lord STANLEY'S remarks and experience. He chows that for 3501. or 4001. a library, valuable for its object, may be advantageously commenced in a small town, and that if 40/. per annum can be raised by yearly subscriptions of 2s. or 45., it may be fairly sup ported. We need not, however, enter into de tails—suffice it to say that the speeeth to which by these remarks we wish to draw public attention is a valuable practical contribution to the cause of free libraries. All our local contemporaries, espe cially in agricultural towns, who profess to take an interest in popular education, would do wisely to give it in full. We only add that with the manifest impossibility of getting any general mea sure through Parliament, and perhaps the equal impossibility of devising any one which shall reach the only class for whom the State needs specially to provide, it behoves all practical friends of edu cation to throw their energy into voluntary schemes like that under consideration. __,.......-- Chatterton, Bart., who died on Tuesday last at Rolls Hall, Essex. Toe deceased baronet was born 6th Aug., 1787, and succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father, the first baronet, the 9th April, 1806. He married, 34 Aug., 1824, Georgina, daughter of the Rev. Lascelles Iremonger, prebendary of Winchester, and niece of Lord Gambier, but does not leave any male issue. The late baronet is succeeded in the baronetcy and estates in Ireland, by Major-General James C. Chatterton, late of the 4th Irish Dragoon Guards, and now commaniiing• the Limerick district The present baronet was at Watt:1'11)o, and for some time represented the city of Cork in the House of Commons. FIRE AT WOOLW[CH.—On Saturday morning a destruc tive firo raged at Woolwich for several hours. The fire originated in the lower part of the premises of Mr G. Hill, pork-butcher, No. 22, Richard-street, Woolwich. The filmes communicated to the house of Mr. C. Mor gan, grocer, and adjoining houses, doing considerable damage. The origin of the fire is supposed to be a spark from a candle. The contents are insured in the Atlas Fire office. Perhaps with no other class are sober, plod ding men of business more at fault than with wits. In the long run they may ap preciate their jokes, and by a hearty guffaw by a Parliamentary train testify to the fact ; but, in their secret hearts, a reputation for wit is accounted as a proof of a disordered intel lect, rendering its possessor incapable of taking a common-sense view of anything pertaining to the serious business of life—the advancement of a claim, in fact, which the mail-clad barons of the past would have recognised by the bestowal of the cap and bells. And yet it is not too much to say there can hardly be a greater mistake. In all times, ap proved wit has more or less deserved the title of merry wisdom, and men of this sort, if they have been entitled to carry the fool's bauble, have shown themselves inferior to few in ready appre ciation of character, and profound discernment of the signs and necessities of the times -SOCRATES, for instance, in ancient, and our own SYDNEY SMITH in modern times, may be adduced in proof of our assertion. Both loved dearly their joke, and without meaning to draw a paral lel between them, both manifested an apprehension in advance of their times, together with a fine insight into character. The one discovered be neath the foppish insolencies of ALCIBIADES the germs of high capacity, and the daring spirit to affront and to command ; the other, besides being the strenuous and successful champion of Religious Liberty and Parliamentary Reform, found out Lord JOHN RUSSELL, discerned, in fact, beneath the dapper little statesman's aristocratic hauteur, and sober air of self-importance, the absence of many of those qualities for which he gave himself credit. Everybody knows his sar castic illustration of his Lordship's presumption, in his alleged readiness to undertake anything at a moment's notice, from the oversight of a bishopric to the command of the Channel Fleet, and coup ling thi s w i t h his various recent appearances, t h e correctness of th e w itt y di v i ne ' s a ppreciation of his Lordshi p ' s analysis, g however, c are political character is tolerably p rop imperfectheprophecy, y contingent f t has lately appeared in Vol. I. of the " Selections from the Writings of the Re v . SYDNEY SMITH,'' in the " Traveller's Library," for which, of course, we are indebted to the merry but saga cious Canon of St. PAUL'S. The occasion for its appearance was Lord JOHN'S conduct many years ago, on the Ballot question, and it was written in no hostile spirit : " He gives hopes where he ought to create absolnte despair. This is that hovering between two principles which ruins poli tical stren g th by lowering political cha racter, and crea tes a notion that his enemies need not fear such a man, and that his friends cannot trust him. No opinion could be more unjust as applied to Lord John, but such an opinion will grow if he begin to value himself more upon his dexterity and fines se than u p o n those fine, manly, historice-Russell qualities he nios undoubtedly possesses." Comment on the above is almost superfluous. MANCHESTER, BUXTON, MATLOCK, AND MIDLANDS JUNCTIONS.—The half-yearly meeting ~f the shareholders was held last Saturday afternoon, at the Midland Hotel, Derby ; Sir Joseph Paxton, chairman of the company, in the chair. The report stated that, on the capital account, there had been a further expenditure of 1,6871. 13s. 3d. in the erection of permanent stations on the line, and in the settlement of some claims of landowners. The half-year's rent from the lessees, amounting to 5,266/.5 , would yield the usual dividend of ls. 4d. per share for the half-) ear, which the directors proposed to to paw, as on former occasions. The Chairman said that the affairs of the company had become so contracted and reduced to such order, through beiefy in the hands of the Midland and London and North-Western Companies, that he only moved the adoption of the report for the sake of formality. The report was unanimously a ?opted and the usual dividend having been declared, the pro ceedings terminated. GENERAL MARKHAM. (From the Yorkshire Gazette.) The health of General Simpson has been so unsatis factory that he has intimated his wish to retire from his important position as Commander-in-Chief of the Bri tish troops in the East. When he will finally abdicate his position is not known ; but it is understood be has received instructions, on daing so, to place the command in the hands of General Markham—a soldier who has won his present exalted rank at an early age by his own exertions and gallantry. Like the late Duke of Wel lington, we have in General Markham a warrior who acqured much of his military experience in India. He also served in Canada, during the rebellion in that co. long, and, in whatever quarter of the globe his services were required, there he has been found promprly obeying the call of duty. General Markham, if rt a Yorkshirenan, is clo•ely allied to many of our old Yorkshire families. His grandfather, Dr. W. Markham, was Archbishop of York fer nearly ball a century, and died in 1807, at the advanced age of 89 years. His father, Admiral John Markham (second son of the Archbishop), was, we believe, a Lord of the Admiralty. He was member for Portsmouth for many year,. Sin gularly enough, he contested the representation of that borough in 1820 with Sir G. Cockburn, the brother of 'the present, Dean of York. Admiral Markham married the Hon. Maria Rice, daughter of Cecil Baroness Dynevor, by whom he had three sons—the youngest, Frederick, being the man on whom the eyes of England and the world are now directed, as the future com mander of the British troops in the Crimea. General Markham is nephew of the late Dean Markham, and of Archdeacon Robert Markham ; and also cousin of the late Colonel Markham, of Becca Hall, in this county. He is also, of course, closely allied with the numerous other branches of the Markham family, who have now been for nearly a century connected with the county of York. GLOUCESTER AND DEAN FOREST RAILWAY. The half-yearly meetii g was bell at Gloucester on Saturday; Mr. Price, M.P., in the chair. After a ehort'discussion, the report was unanimously adopted, as was also a resolu tion dee . aring a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, free of income tax. The retiring directors and audit ee having been reelected, the proceedings ter minet d. A private letter from Berne, of the Bth inst., mentions that (Jul. Dixon, who is at the head of the commission for the enlistment of men for the British Legion, had arrived there. It was said he had made an effort to ob tain the publication of the real conditions of the service, in order to destroy the bad effect produced in public opinion by a very defective, and, in some respects, actudly false account already given of them. Up to the above date, however, it does not appear that any journal has dared to publish them, in consequence of the prohi- Cot, against the enrolment, which is executed with the greatest severity of late. NEW NAVAL UNIFORM.—We are enabled to announce confidently that the dress regulations of the navy are now undergoing extensive revision, and it is understood that those cumbersome and worse than useless orna ments—epaulettes—will henceforth be abolished. The new uniform will, we fully expect, be greatly simplified, and rendered more suitable and comfortable for all who have to wear it. The antiquated cocked hat, so difficult to be kept upon the head in blowing weather, may also be expected to give place to a more modern and be coming covering for the head. Without doubt the Ad- miralty will take this opportunity of removing those galling distinctions between officers of the civil and mi litary branches which have so long prevailed, and we hope that henceforth officers of the navy will be less in clined to substitute mufti for the established cost ime. MUTINY ON BOARD AN LEAST INDIAMAN.—DEVON PORT, Sunday.—A case of considerable interest to the mercantile service was heard at the Guildhall, Saltash, on Friday evening last, before W. Rundle, Esq., mayor of the borough ; and Major Rory, R.M., ju-tice of the peace, when fifteen of the crew of the ship Wanota, 1,442 toes, Captain March, bound from London to Calcutta, were committed to gaol for 21 days, with hard labour, on a charge of mutiny. It appeared from the evidence of the captain that the crew shipped on the 21st July. Some days subsequently they each re ;eived a month's advance, pa;able afier the ship was clear of the Channel ; but hay ng been out so long, it is likely all the notes have been cashed. Their refusal to do duty occurred when the ship was in 48 deg. 40 min, north latitude, and 4 deg. 40 min. west longitude, at about two p.m. on the Bth iust. Previous to that they had a gale from the we , tward, with a heavy cross sea, so that the ship was roiling heavily. The topgallant back-stay was carried away, and it became necessary to repair. The captain found he could bear up and run before the wind, but in doing so the ship would have borne down on the coast of France. The captain turned the men up in the morning to house the tepgaliantmast, which they did. As soon as this was done the ship was hauled to the wind again, and the men.were sent down to dinner, after which the men were turned up again to 'bout ship, as she was (hawing too chisl: to the French coast. On coming on deck, which they did very reluctantly, they held a consultaton, when oee of the prisoners came aft and said he spoke fir the whole of the crew, end they posh ively refused to do any more work unless it was to put the ship back to port to refit. Its this they persisted, and it was with great difficulty, and at great risk of snip and :;argo,ithat she was got into Plymouth Sound. LORD CHARLES MANNERS' WILL.—The will of the Right Hon. Lord Charles Somerset Manners was proved under 18,0001. personalt7. His funded property and railway shares he bequeathed to his nieces, Lady Stuart Wortley and Lady Norman, appointing his two nephews, Lord John Manners and fiord George Manners, resi duary legatees and executors. THE QUEEN'S LETTER TO SIR E. LYONS.—It is well known that an autograph letter was sent by the Queen to Sir Edmund Lyons on the death of his son. We be lieve that it has not yet appeared in print, but so grace ful a proof of womanly delicacy and feeling ought not to be kept from her admiring subjects. We print the letter verbatim :—" Buckingham Palace, June 29, 1855. —The Queen cannot let any one but herself express to Sir Edmund Lyons the Prince's and her feelings of deep and heartfelt sympathy on the most melancholy occa sion of the loss of his beloved and gallant son, Captain Lyons. We grieve deeply to think of the heavy afflic tion into which Sir E. Lyons is plunged at this anxious moment, and we in,.urn over the loss of an officer who proved himself so worthy of his father, and was so bright an ornament to the fervice be be'onged to. To lose hitn, just when he returned triumph Ant, flaying accomplished so admirably all that was desired and wished, must be an additional pang to his father. If sympathy can afford consolation he possesses that of the who'e nation." FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—An accident, by which a man and a woman lost their lives, occurred yes-. terday evening on the river Thames, near Southc , Tk• bridge. It appeared that two men and a woman hired a boat of Mr. White, of the Floating Bath at Blackfriars bridge, for the purpose of having a row on the river. When near Southwark-bridge, owing to the force of the current and the swell of the water caused by some pas sing steamers, the boat was driven against the steam float ing engine w ith suc h v i olence th a t it wa s literally cut in two, and the three persons became immersed in the water. The firemen on board the float came to their assistance, and s uccee d e d i n sav i ng one o f the men, who was clinging to th e triangle of the engine, but his two companions were carried away with the tide and wfre drowned. The river was immediately dragged, but neither body could be found up to 8 o'clock last night. r A rip T.l7.4ryFP 0 61 fi.4l Up to the time of our going to press (three o'clock) this afternoon no intelligence has been received relative to the bombardment of Sweaborg by the Baltic Fleet. We believe it is intended to destroy the outworks on some of the islands before the port is finally bombarded. The accounts brought by the Sinai, which left Constantinople on the 2d, state that an immense quantity of projectiles have been conveyed to the trenches. There still remain some works to be executed. The Presse d' Orient states that 56 batteries have been prepared for the general attack on the left at a distance of from 50 to 120 metres from the enemy. Omer Pacha has not yet left the capital. The Turks are fortifying the Danube. The mouths of the Sulina are inter cepted by brigands, and commerce calls for pro tection. Difficulties have arisen in the Princi palities between the Turks and the Austrians. The latter pretend that they ought to have notice given them of any movement among the Turkish troops. Schamyl still remains in the mountains. Kars still holds out. At the time of the Sinai's departure a ministerial crisis was regarded as imminent. The number of troops in the camp of Meslak has been increased. The latest accounts from the Crimea state that fever bad shown itself among the troops. Tim Russians have heightened and. increased the fortifi cations of the Malakoff tower. Experiments were being made at Kamiesch with the mortar vessels and gun-boats recently zurived in the Black Sea. The accounts from Anaipa, are to the 24th. The Russian garrison have sumeded in recrossing the Kouban. The Circassians have been organised into a militia. VIENNA, AUG. 10. The last despatches from Sebastopol received here state that the attack age4nst the Malakoff Tower was expected to take pla.,e very shortly. KCENIGSBERG, AUG. 12. A private despatch says that i;lic Russians have decided on building a bridge connecting Fort Nicholas with Fort Michael, to assist the retreat from South Sebastopol. BERLIN, AUG. 10. Prince Paskiewitsch, who had before authorised the free exportation of corn for Austria, has just given similar permission for Prussia, by the fron tier town of Granica. PARIS, Mon )AY MORNING. The Moniteur makes, this morning, an official announcement of the programrx le of the Queen's entry into Paris. Her Majos ty will make her entrance on Saturday next, t,11.0 18th, at six at night, from the terminus of th e Strasbourg Rail way, passing the whole length. •of the Boulevards, the Rue Royale, the Place (lo IA Concorde, the Champs Elysees, the Avenue. de l'lrnperatrice, and through the Bois de Boulog tie to Saint Cloud. AT HENS, AUG. 4. The brigands arrest and ki II all they meet, even at the very gates of the city. The King persists in. requiring the retirement , of Kalerghi. He wishes to have for Minister of War Botzaris, who has just arrived from Russ ia. The Ministers have all tendered their resigmations. THE OVERLAAD MAIL. TRIID 3TE, AUGUST 12. The steamer Bombay arrived here this even ing at G p.m., in 119 hot trs from Alexandria, which she left on the 7th. The despatches by this Indian Mail left Alexandria on the 7th, with advices from Bom bay, 11th July, and Calcutta, 4th July. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. The greatest preparation is making for the recep tion of Queen Victoria. It will be one of the most magnificent pageants ever wi tiaessed. Another week has passed away without bringing us any important hews from the seat of war. It may be a subject for congratridation that the allies have not yet attacked the MlLlakhoff. The enemy has created new difficulties, and fresh troops have arrived in Sebastopol. No sztoubt, both have con tributed to delay another grathid move. Meanwhile, it is satisfactory to know that the gallant forces of France and England are augirientin , in equal pro portion, and whilst the ene cay only increases his numbers at a loss of 75 per ce at. by deaths on the road, our command of the k (;as enable us to land reinforcements without the hn'S of a man. General Canrobert has not arrived. It is stated that Rothschild's have lent ten millions tothe Porte at 6 per cent. According to letters from onstantinople it was expected that the Ministers la.vourable to reform would purge the Divan of the: Old Turkish party. At the Daidanelles order inta been restored, but the Bashi-Bazouk deserters were scouring the neighbouring villages, and snaking great havoc. Numerous desertions have tllken place from the Anglo-Turkish Contingent at . Constantinople, and there was some probability of its being removed to Shumla. Tho Emperor received his Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Bavaria. on Saturday at the Palace of the Tuileries. The :Emperor will receive at the Tuileries on the 15th of August— In the apartments of the E n Tress, at a quarter past 11 a.m., the Househob sof their Majesties and of their Imperial Highnes s es. At one p.m., the Ministers, the Grand Chancel lor of the Legion of Honour, :mid the Governor of the Invalids. lii the Throne-room, at halie-past one p.m., the Diplomatic Corps. The remaining presentations will take place at two &clock p.m. The magistrates are to be in full dress ; the civil functionaries in full dress, but without white trousers. Officers are to be in full uniform. At Lille, on Saturday, Du si ;art, Cordelier, and Dusumonerez were acquitted. Dhennie was found guilty of conspiring to kill the , Emperor, and Des quiers of a participation in a - plot. Extenuating. circumstances were admitted. Dhennie was sen tenced to hard labour for life, and Desquiers to five years' imprisonment. BOURSE, AUG. IL.-.CLOSING PRICES. Cash. fr. e. End of Month 4} per Cents 95 Olif. —e. 3 per Cents 67 20 6 7 40 Credit Mobilier ll9O Rom') 3 Credit Fonder .ust) i an Belgian Fives. ..... .. -7-• Span'l6ll Threes • 36i pieamontese — - Rom D Debt RAILWAYS-10H (14'1.811. Cr. c. fr. C. Orleans ..: ... ......... 1235 LyonsP, 1.1••• 1232 50 Western... ............ 820 Roue: n iette ................. 635 Stras! 977 50 warg . Mediterranen . n ...... 1327 50 Havre ) 7Ol 25 700 —Northern , ..... .... 920 Cherl nug THE GERMAN - DIET. A letter from Dresden of Vac 7th, in the Moni teur, says :—" The final sitti fig of the Diet for the session took place this mor Ding. at the Palace. The in the speech df 3livered (:n the occa sion, =in speaking of the law on sporting wLich had been rejected' by the Second Chamber, said I regret that an. understanding could not have thus 11:',N to on safiAt!ti ,- which has ! ; i e. : ll -'6 :t `r jrn ot e : litt w t e l l e i mere as this circumstance deprives me of • founded hope which I had entertained of healing' by a conciliatory 'measure, the last remaininf wound of a distant and stormy period.' Th e lb ' lowing is the only other passage of interest .1 'The political complications, of which I. s poke . the opening of the last extraordinary sesson, ha% not yet received a solution. Nevertheless we h i ' v s acquired'a well-founded hope that the calaraiwed and sacrifices of war will be spared Germany en r , our Saxon country. The firm attitude of the Ge. manic Ccnfederation has notably contributed to . 1. result, and has at the same time preserved 06 honour and interests of Germany. MY Gr e ' ve t ; ment only raised its voice in that sense in , he Majesty, on entering and lathe , b b hall where the members of the Diet an 14 dignitaries of the Crown had assembled, wasl3:l' by numerous cries of Long live the King r THE CRIMEA. ODESSA, July 28.—The garrison of Odessa, was yestel tbe head-quarters of General Luders , tWo day reviewed. It consists of 16,000 infatrY?es , c regiments of light cavalry, and a few batteri artillery. The telegraphic line from St. Peters ur siv bg t° Sebastopol is now in operation throughout its tire extent. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA. LIVERPOOL, This morning the royal mail steam-ship COAthe Captain Judkins, arrived in the Mersey wi tli t igi usual mails from the United States and 13 r 1 North America. She sailed from Bostou on the Ist inst., an fax on the 3d, and has brought besides the 131 146 passengers and 600,000 dollars in °Pee° freight. Ob i/ The royal mail steamer Asia, from he nce ° 21st ult., arrived at Halifax on the Ist Aug' t at The yellow fever is raging to a great ext ell New Orleans. tea bar.° The ship William M. Rogers has been n' at Halifax for the conveyance of the foreign to England. The latest dates from the Havana are to le the ult., at that period the island was q uiet, . cholera was very prevalent amongst the 1311_4 - - COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENC 00, NEW YOEIC, %goo' The market is very quiet, and there is no c,7 0 01 011 mat,-rial importance; money is yet freely offere° call'and time, and there is more short time busineUli offering both at the banks and in the str eet, taken at 6 to 7 per cent. There is no chang e 1 0 f01 1i rates of interest, although the turn is in f a vour beo borrower. Foreign exchange is heavy, arld bay selling slowly at 1091 to 110 on London, 60 daY - o;de, stock market is steady, with slight animation. fonVi from London have raised the value of the bons:001 railways, and in particular for Illinois Central, f g r e, and Construction 80nd.., Erie 1883's, Erie 18 ). 8 60lir the Michigan Central Eight per Cent Bonds 0 1 1869. top% The following are the ruling quotations for tbod,bicil government, state, and miscellaneous securitithrroleoi are known; and more or less dealt in, on theibek 614 -United States 6's of 1867-8, 120 k ; New 1872, 1191 ; New 'York 6's of 1873, 119/ ; vr6'o,° l ; 1860, 106 ; Ohio 6's of 1875, 112 ; Pennsylvann:: 10"' 89 ; Pennsylvania Coupons, 931 ; Kentuckir.u:';, Virginia 6's, 971 ; Tennessee 6's, 97 ; LOUt s4- 60 1 ; 95 ; Missouri 6's, 951 ; North Carolina 6'n, 98 ,if 6's, 98 ; California 7's, 87 ; Indiana s's, g;a ; ; Ni tr ; York City s's, lung, 101 ; Philadelphia 6's, '",„ tort cinnati 6's, 96 ; Baltimore 6's, ; St. Louis 9 1 New Orleans R. R. 6's, 80 ; New Orleans 6' 0 z r 4 7 . '0; Chicago 6's, 93 ; Sacramento City 10's, 87 ; ' m e i; 14 , f e b . Central 7's, 1021 ; New York Ce,,tral 6's, k t ie f- ; York Central Shares, '93 ; Erie 7's, 1883, 98 In; 1875, 931 ' • Erie Shares, 51 ; Panama Sharegt,iii;,' „ Hudson Ist Mort., 104 ; Hudson Convert.,o linois Central 7's, 8 71 ; I!linois Free Lands , 9 1 4: o Shares, 97 ; Mich. South, Shores, 1 03 • Minhlka)r tral, 97 ; Ohio Trust ex div., 92: 1 -i ; Delawar e 1411 ailson, 132 ; Pennsylvania Coal, 111 . op B There is good demand for State and Wes t- t ogel. and with a continued active inquiry for export, ~0pt7,4 with more than usual animation for home conoutei and light receipts, prices for common togoo d very firm, and in some cases an advance of I to (/' per barrel was obtained to-day for the ccntuo n 446 grades ; the sales are 10,000 barrels at our r - a 1. eluding 1,000 barrels for October at 7 dols : 2 1) , barrels for direct shipment at 7 dole. 75c. " 8 - 3;o 0 ' Dols. to 5, 0 0, Common to good state.., 7. 75 1,4 t Favourite state 7.871 t 4 to 50 Extra state • 6," Common to good Indiana, Ohio, t° 7 and Michigan Extra Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, 1 0, and St. Louis B5O t° Extra Genesee 16.27 t° 0 0 0 "; Southern flour is more active, and prices strap, sf e t firmer; the sales are 1,500 barrels at 9 dols. t ° joill' ' or for common to good grades ; 10 dole. to toil extra, ircluding 400 barrels Petersburg, at ld ri t beer t l Canadian flour is also selling more freely, 1 1 0 "0 brl e oo 'llf ket shows more steadiness ; the sales are I,°',."„ t 8 dole, to 5 9 0c do t ls o . 9 50 d c o . le f : r ; c it o i n .s im di o ffi n c t u o it ex to tra , ob u t ;o .o 9. l at 8 dots. r olt!, dots 50c. for the choicest brands. Rye lo',' but steady, at 7 dols. t 8 dole. 50c. for o°'" 56rier Corn meal :s dull at 4 dole. 50c. to 4 Ms. .$ ied Jersey, and 5 dole, for Brandy wine. W ile i - do 80 °. active, hut prices are steady ; the sales jo t eloc.; $ 1 bushels Southern red at. 1 dol. 75c. to 1 d°'•„• ditto white at 1 dol. 95c. ; 600 yellow Teoolsol' dol. 86c. ; and 10,000 Southern red, to arrivoebo to ot e p..p. Rye is in fsir request, with sales of for ° {pr hu shels at 1 do]. 17c. for old and 1 do]. 1 8 e' n 6S 1 '. 0 01. Oats' .are dull, and prices are lower at 56 0, t i00 0 . , 1 State and Western ; Southern are quiet 0, 6 0 1 7 % 0k Corn has declined lc. to 20. per bushel ; t",. 0 1 0 4, elude 80•„000 bushels at 88c. to 89c. for We e °. mostly at 88P. ; there is but little Southero and, with no sales, we omit the quotations. toe'd: There is only a moderate demand for 13° ado y prices for middling are firmer, with sales at of Lc. over our last quotations. fi A fr l FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE 1 0 • WAY BRIDGE, ROCHEST O THREE LIVES LOSr. • de pt If' RocrialTEß, Saturday Evening.—An 0 01 0 cos' very serinu s nature, by which three lives werolo.4 0e occurred at Rochester this morning , at the "totoveoo, fleeted with ,the railway bridge now erectlegii,,,,o4,lo' Medway, in t his city, for the East Kent Oltrotusoroe pany. Messrs'. Fox and Henderson, the e i f' eo for id , this portion of the works of the line, have '7 30 0 b r o il( months past pushing on the erection of t he 0110 and a large nu tuber of workmen have bee l l 3 sh o t' h o b preparing the foundations of the bridge b e `Abe "13°,1 the river for some time past. At the time (/` so ots ;$ OF, a body of labourers were at work near the s 'ol will form the centre arch of the Stroud Pi er ' o ,dor d t g ocil here that the ac c)dent took place. The Pl e f„ t hat "; ibt laying the foundation of the pier is similar, largLeigto erecting simiksr structures. At this britiggrottroito cylinders of ab.)ut 9 feet in diameter, and ° ars ° oop and thickness are used, and several of th, fotiovi spots selected. They are then braced toe the P O Of a long upright hollow pile. The water to the out, and work men proceed down the c reP o ter, of the river, w; 'sere the soil is excavated tot. 'OOl hr`'' the cylinders si eking with their own is then filled wi th concrete mixed wits tg ih r e 09°4 le whole forming a solid bed for laying °V v , ritlr t iert o tt On Saturday morning a number 0 1 ,.., s 4 :01rI e lob e t be employed, under the superintendence 0 1 1 0 4 0 10 1 " manager of the N .hole. For the purpos e° pil e r o ll 4 a large steam-tangine has been erected b ° o wit t o s e igli its centre of the rimer, which also pump s t t ee et 6l l, the cylinders. There is also a large divingthe o f several tons, used. The men had made o o fo°Vo o . llo safety, and had' sent- up several " journ e ,r ai s oft' ltt o i e O OJ from some unexplained cause, the botttreil dogr e ida o f the buckets, a ndt the whole suddenly stages 0 ,04 0 the cylinders, 'ea ,rrying in their fall the b,_„7 t ww t oo also the bell, the whole mass weighlua torafiliicp several tons. were,,,bt . 0 0°• At the time' of the accident there se yi evb f or' working insides. and from the ir° ll l ll o iost °l o l 0 26 4 , fell on them, tho it deaths must baveu e , i jate e e d wor Their names art ,—Thomas Colvill u a l! 11, 13° 0 06 fr , One man, who * as working with the belly o f 0 fa NN Humphries, was also killed. The ese_aliiiiiog 4,01 men was most no arvellous, on of the.m,. sueho:o escape by grasping •st the upper stagl..oo, p e it" the I.°ll l t 13 :0 0 ,f , As soon as th, 3 accident becao men were emp! eyed in removing. ~tl3° it o e, buckets. &e., but owing to the great ( i ivr do wo,. 0 re s . tio .! ders, and also th e heavy mass tbro!v u co ld _° oo ipvi 3 P, veral hours befor e either of the bodibat o f O s o i l ; The first brought to the surfrce wag I xor tioli er til e d 'O O O frightfully injure d. The most activeo,,e 0 0 . hit 0, I l i made all day to recover the bodies et:pp:lto 1 up to Saturday evening the m ell soft fi " o r succeeded in re moving a very , 43. „ IT O 0 0, 0 weight under wi ich they were berulp,kr ,r 1 ,10 1 _ 6 0 0:$ ' ' ade °l3t" e oPr. The most actit te exertions were last night to rem ver the bodies a th e beneath the st ing o f the ° Y• j ii 0 0 e ; men who lay b ied at the bottom, ef colvt v ors o biO eight o'clock t' bis morning the be°Y Thre e re to i en Ru ce ac e) e t. wards— at 11 lock—the m ° e we ° the body of th third man, Carteerceoe °ftbe It is now as el 'stained that th o , , o 0 of d isr l . o for and bucket°. eoc ied is to be attribut/ .d to the side . 1 , ' ea rth!_ be iron w buckets, hichcau e d P t tached. t i° l6r ri° 94 fls ll o whthi ich i e w h hconlentaoifatebaestsel°° ei tu oiell ) iv o t: 111 0 1 tendered to the j ury at the tri clu tb e e ° °4 -a life Mills, the residen t . Winder, 0 _,„vbier It is expected some important to.ntuoit Company, and MI Wiuder, the atll 4cl Rail out %1 4 .a