The Sun. — London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

LAST WEEKS OF ALFRED MELLON'S . PROMENADE CONCERTS THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. The following Vocalists will appear during' the Week Mdlle. PA REPA, Mdlle. FLORENCE LANCIA, Mdlle. LAURA BAXTER, Miss S. COLE, Mr. G. PERREN, and Mr. WEISS. BAND OF NEARLY ICO PERFORMERS. An entire Symphony by a great Master every Evening this Weer. Overtures, Operatic Selections, Polkas, Quadrilles, Galore, Waltzes, Songs, Solos, by the principal performers, se., sce. On WEDNESDAY next a BEETHOVEN NIGHT. On SATURDAY next a VOLUNTEER NIGHT, when Beethoven's Battle Symphony will be given. Commeace every Evening at 8. Promenade, is. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. THEATRE•ROYAL, HAYMASICET. Leisee, Mr. J. B. Backstone. 'MN EVENING, the neriormanoes will commence with FAINT HEART NEVER WON FAIR LADY. After which, a new Comedy, en titl e d THE SOFT SE X. Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. B uc kstone, ' Kr. Compton, Mr. E.Villiers, gra Charles Mathews, Mrs. Wilkins, &c. With THE CRITIC: Mr. C. Mathews. To conclude with the Ballet, BACCHUS AND ARIADNE. Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manarrer --Mr. Edmund Falconer. EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'clock, the new and suc cessful comedy, WOMAN ; or, Love against the World. Characters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Herman Vezin, J. Robins, Mrs. Charles Young, Mrs. Weston, Miss Murray, and Miss Lydia Thomson. Preceded by, each evening . , the new and original farce entitled THE FETCHE Edmund The Onconvanience of Single Life. Tim 'Reilly, Mr. Falconer; Mary O'Brady, Miss Lydia Thompson. 7 B Pricesox- office open daily f rom as usual. Doors open 11 till 5. at half-past 6, to Commence at NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELP HI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. This Theatre will RE-OPENon MONDAY, September 23, when Mr. and Mrs. Dion Boncicanit will re-appear in TIIE COLLEEN BAWN. This Drama will be played for a limited number of nights during the preparation of the new American Drama, by Mr. D. Boucicanit, entitled TEM OCTOROON ; or, LIFE IN LOUISIANA. Box-office open on Thursday, Sept. 19. C &NTERBURY H ALL CONCERTS, AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. Mr. SAM COWELL every Evening at Nine and a quarter to Eleven.—Also, Grand Selectioas from TROVATORE, TRAVIATA, NORMA, MARTHA, &c., by Miss Russell, Miss Ernst, Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, Mr. Morley, and a powerful Chorus. The Comic department comprises Messrs. Harvey and French, "The Nerves " Mr. Marshall—Mr. Wood and his talented Son —and Miss Harriet Coveney. Musical Dinictor, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, Bd. ; Stalls and Balcony, ls. T H E O X F O R D, 6, OXFORD-STREET. EVERY EVENING. A Grand Selection from Verdi's new opera, " Simon Boc cie:T.9l'a" (now produced for the first time in this country), by Misi Russell, Messrs. C. Greville, Tivoli, Greene, Morley, and Herbert ; also from Verdi's " Macbeth " by Madame Enderssohn and the entire Company. Full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Varied Comic entertain ments by Messrs. M. P. Foster, Sam Coll ins, Harve y and French (the Nerves), E. Marshall, and W. Randall. Hall, sixpence; Balcony and Stalls, one shilling. Private Boxes, 10s. Bd. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tuts Dior.—Morning, h. m.—Afternoon, 12h. 20m To-monaow.-Morning, 12h. 46m.—Afternoon, lb. 8m THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 15, 1861 THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 64—highest since noon yesterday.' 45 —lowest this morning and during the night. 50—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.76. WlND—Easterly—with squally and dull weather. SEPT. 16. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 56—highest since noon yesterday. 49—lowest tnis morning and during the night. 57—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.98 ; rising. WIND—N.-Easterly—rather fresh ; with dull, cloudy weather, and occasional rain in the afternoon. 4.fr \ ''' l l)ll 0 ~r•,i } ~, -. f i,? r ~i ~y ~IJ ' 3 10.! , •P_7,11 t2l o tic! THE SUN• LONDON, MONDAY, SEPT. 16, 1881. One of the most graceful tributes of our aristo cracy to the popular sentiment of the day is their hearty acceptance of the Volunteer Movement. There were not wanting a few of their number at the beginning who treated it coldly and suspiciously —a few even pronounced the sacred word "game," as if their pheasants or partridges were in danger from a class so respectable as would constitute the Riflemen of the counties. A few more shrugged their shoulders for the Horse Guards, and did not quite relish anything not directly under the corn mand of the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, and indirectly furnishing good appointments for the military pets of the Court. Some, here and there, fancied we might wish to save a little income tax, by cutting down the regulars and patronage together, if the nation found that it could furnish both rifle and artillery volunteers by the thousand. The great body cf our nobility awl aristocracy, however, taking the manly, sound, and English view of the subject, spontaneously headed the movement, and encouraged it by every means in their power. They opened their purses to offer prizes for shooting, and their purses and their parks, too, to facilitate and enliven reviews. Nor were the aristooracy of our manufacturers be hind - hand. Captain RATCLIFF, for instance, the brother of the popular Mayor of Bir mingham, was amongst the foremost to en courage the formation of Volunteer Corps in eon• nection with the great gun-making town, both by his personal exertions and by the prizes which he offered not only for shooting, but for such things as proficiency in the various parts of drill ; the prizes to be awarded by competent military examiners. M. DUPIN speaks of the efficiency of our " admi rable Volunteers in manning our fleet"—our Volunteers themselves, we doubt not, are far more modest. They do not contemplate ever acquiring their sea legs, so far as we know. What they do contemplate, and what they have achieved, and will yet achieve far more perfectly, is to be com petent to back our fleet—to be the reserve defence of the homes, of the wives and families, the fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters of our sailors, should that fleet by any possible mismanagement—a defeat we do not believe possible—suffer an invading army to effect a landing. That is the occasion, and the only occasion, for which the fleet, with all the rest of the country, looks to its Volunteers. Should a marauding body of 50,000 French glory-hunters be smuggled unto the English shores, favoured by night or mist, or by some almost unsupposable cause, then we look to our Volunteers to present themselves in front of the enemy till our Navy should collect in his rear, and enable us to carry them all off, as the rebels have just been carried off from Cape Hatteras to New York. We need not, however, conceal the fact, that in due time the numbers and efficiency of our Volun teers will tell upon the charge for the Army. It cannot be that we shall need as many regular regi ments for home defence as we did before the move ment began. The larger colonies are to provide for their own defence,an d they will have, in no long time, regiments of volunteers as efficient as our own at home. With better colonial arrangements for our army, and with a volunteer army, of which fifty thousand are, on high military testimony, competent to take their places with the regiments of the line, it would be too bad to maintain our present exact ing military taxation. The tax really contributed by the Volunteers themselves is immense ; and they and their families will have good reason to complain if our incomes are to be taxed at the same rate for a v et , 1 7 _ th : army as if we had no Volunteers taxing mine, I . t : do their work. It must be borne in D class , t the V o l un t eer c l ass i s th e S c hedule already taxed so disproportionately for the , increased cost of our army during the last few years. The self-assessment under Schedule V. ought to lessen the amount of unjust self-assessment under Schedule D. Whatever the future effect of the volunteer Army on our military financial expenditure, the country noblemen, and gentry, and the volunteers continue to display their zeal and jnterest:in the cause of na tional defence. Two very successful reviews came off in the country only last week, one at Holkham Park, the seat of the Earl of LEICESTER, the other at Studley Park, the seat of Earl DE GREY and RIPON. About five or six hundred collected at Studley Park, and went through their evolutions with what is now becoming the customary success. The Earl could congratulate them on their " good drill and soldierlike bearing," and on their deter mination to form a permament part of the institu tions of the country. We have no doubt that this determination will be considerably strengthened if the Government takes the course we have sug gested, and diminishes the national charge for a regular aamy iu proportion to the success of the Volunteers. It will be the most honourable tri bute which can be offered to their merits, that they fill up the place of a large number of regular troops ; and a stimulus to perseverance and permanency when they see that the Government and the coun try have confided in them as a trustworthy army. The Review of the Norfolk Volunteers in Holkham-Park was a much larger affair. Not fewer than 1,850 Volunteers actually dined there after the conclusion of the work of the day. The review was looked forward to with some interest by the military authorities and by ,he Volunteers themselves, as affording an oppor- tnnity for comparing the proficiency of the town and country companies. The latter live, of course, at greater distances from each other, and cannot meet so often, or meet at all without a great part of them travelling a considerable distance. They can seldom make up a company, and not very often a sub-division. They can only practice, their ma noeuvres for the most part with their few comrades. Acting with large numbers especially in a review, is therefore, to a great extent new work to them. We are especially gratified therefore by observing that the Ist county battalion under Lord SUFFIELD distinguished itself well, and, in many respects, was not surpassed by any troops on the ground. The county men are already and naturally excellent marksmen, and in a year or two will be finished soldiers. In the agricultural districts, too, notwith standing the difficulty of meeting—the first enthu siasm has nowhere abated. At Studley Park the clergy were toasted, and the Bishop, who was present as an honorary member of the corps was called on for a speech. He remarked that he only followed the example of the venerable Archbishop of CANTERBURY, who was also member of a volunteer rifle corps. He justified their posi tion by alleging that the volunteers were the best security for peace, Of this, indeed, there can be little doubt. We hear nothing of invasion panics now. The vast expense which we are incurring on our army and navy is due to no fear of attack, but partly to the enormous cost of new inventions in offensive and defensive arms, and chiefly to our desire not to be reduced to insignificance in Euro pean politics by the immense armaments, naval and military, of our ambitious neighbour. He chooses not only to have an army so largely out numbering ours, but a fleet too, if we will let him, which shall be equal or superior to ours, He will, however, keep the peace with our Volunteers. He sees, in the reviews in English noblemen's parks, what can be seen nowhere in France—a country and its natural leaders doing their military work in their own way—with an almost invisible minimum of Government aid—a spontaneous organisation to bid French ambition and love of glory look in some other direction than that of England. Once again things look a little brighter for the North. The expedition to Cape Hatteras has been completely successful; without the loss of a single life the fort of the rebels was taken, and happily but few of the rebels themselves were killed. The importance of the movement would appear to be considerable. It destroys at once the chief nest of the privateers, which have annoyed so much the Northern trade, and it turns the very position they had chosen into the means of further threatening the rebel flank and rear. North Carolina was previously the shield of the Slave States south of Virginia, and her railroad their grand means of access to the Atlantic. They are now watched from a position of more importance, we should suppose, than was Fort Sumpter itself; certainly nothing can go out or come in, while it would seem to be easy to make the forts the basis of operations on the main land. • On one point there seems to be some doubt—Mr. RUSSELL in his letter tells us that the surrender was with, under present circumstances, the all- important condition that the men should be treated as prisoners of war ; and that the articles of capitu lation show not only the name of the United States general, but that of "Flag-officer BARRON of C. S. Navy !" This is, of course, an acknowledgment at once of the belligerent position of the Confederate States, and of the title of their officers. Hitherto Mr. LINCOLN has persisted in ignoring the status assumed by the rebels ; but if he ratifies these acts of General BUTLER, he, and of course we, must entirely drop that word henceforth. It will probably be very mortifying to the PRESIDENT to find', that our Government were practically right in the first stage of the contest in taking the humane and civilised view that seven States which had then seceded were entitled to the rights of belligerents. It is singular, however, that the New York, Times, of the same date as Mr. RUSSELL'S letter—Sept. 2—states explicitly " that the sur render was absolute and unconditional ; Gen. BUT LER refusingto treat on any other terms." The paper states also that it has its information from its " ape cial correspondent who accompanied the expedition.'; How to reconcile such an important discrepancy we hardly know. Washington being so much nearer Cape Hatteras than New York, ought to have the earliest and fullest information. Mr. RUSSELL must, we may also presume, have his inform ation from Government sources, where the conditions would hardly be acceptable ; and it is possible that the " Special Correspondent" did not consider the formal Confederate signature and the men being treated as prisoners of war as any conditions at all; more espe cially as it is likely Commodore BARRON, C.S. Navy, had at first asked concessions, which were more obvious conditions. An equally important fact, now confirmed, is that Col. FREMONT has not only proclaimed martial law in Missouri, but the liberation of slaves belonging to rebel owners. Mr. RUSSELL would hardly state, what before we mild only consider as a rumour, from Washington, as c. fact, unless it were so. Now, this is precisely the measure which we have always held to be completely within the fair right even of a Presideat who was too much in love with a radi cally vicious and immoral constitution like that of America. Rebellion de facto cancels the political rights of rebels. And when the iniquitous clause in the American constitu. tion, which was drawn up to recognise the accursed doctrine of property in man, became the very T FIE SUN, LONDa c i l MaNDAY G VEXING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1861. cause of a great and bloody rebellion, a President with any soul in him would much rather have de- ' clared that clause abrogated, so far as the rebels were concerned, by their rebellion itself, than have violated the constitution by illegal arrests and seizures of newspapers. The former course would have ' been as dignified and effectual as the latter is petty and irritating. It is gratifying to see that Colonel FREMONT, the anti-BUCHANAN candidate, four or five years ago, and for whose defeat by the dastardly Pennsylvanians England felt so grieved, is the first man boldly and openly to inaugurate the better war policy. It is to be his to lead the Mississippi expedition, and if he descends the Father of Waters, with "Liberty to the slaves of rebels" on his banner, he will probably find that inscription as good as a second army. We do not expect, indeed, a servilelrising, or anything like a servile war; all that is the mere cant, generally hypocritical, of the slaveholders and their Northern friends. The paralysing effect of the proclamation will be, if we so may phrase it, in Canada being brought next door to the South. Freedom and free soil will not be a thousand miles off, but close to the slave himself. He will have but to place himself in the rear of the advancing army, and he may laugh at his old oppressor—and all the LEGREES among them will, with too good cause, fear that their victims may literally " cut and run"—give them a taste of the cat them , selves, make off to the cry " Massa FREMONT for ebber." We should be sorry that emancipa tion should cost a single life. If it does, it will, we believe, be the fault, not of the emancipated, but of their tyrants. But we cannot deny that a little corporal punishment would he but the due reward of their deeds. We may hope the quarrel between the two sec tions of States will soon take the form in which Englishmen will have no doubt as to which side to give their hearty moral support—that emancipation will become the necessity of " the situation." When that hour arrives, America will not have to complain of want of English sympathy. The North has had our preference, indeed, hitherto, because we hoped its difficulties might compel it to move in the right direction. But its cause we could not care for. What on earth have we to do with the question, whether the thirty-four States should be united, or divided into two Governments ? That they should all be free States is what England desires for them and for the whole world—that it is better for the Free to coerce the Slave States into union with them, is more than we can know, and what we hardly believe. We trust, however, the better day is coming, though even then we should have preferred that Northern love of liberty had proclaimed liberty to the captive of her free im pulse, rather than wait till compelled to do it for her own objects. Let the North sympathise with the negro, and we will sympathise with the North. We are happy to state that the Earl of Derby's illness is of only slight import. While staying at Worsley on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, the noble earl took more than his ordinary exercise, which induced symptoms of gout, which prevented him joining in the hospitalities at Worsley. The Right Hon. Frederick Peel, M.P., has left town for Hampden-in-Arden, in Warwickshire, accom panied by Mrs. Peel. We are happy to learn Mr. Peel's health is all but re-established. The Earl Spencer returned to town on Saturday from visiting Colonel Loyd and the Hon. Mrs. Lindsay at their seat in Berkshire, where Lord and Lady Overstone have also been staying. The Earl and Countess de Grey and Ripon have been entertaining Viscount Bury and a select party at Studeley Park, near Ripon. The Earl and Countess of Leicester have been 1 entertaining a select circle at Holkham Hall, Norfolk. Viscount Palmerston left London on Saturday for `Palmer Castle. DEATH OF EARL FORTESCI7E, K.G.—We have to announce the death of Earl Fortescue. The melancholy event took place on Saturday morning. It is only a few days since that his lordship left London for his seat in De vonshire in what was considered improving health. The deceased earl, Hugh Fortescue, Earl Fortescue, Viscount Ebrington, county Gloucester, and Baron Fortescue, was the eldest son of Hugh, Ist Earl Fortescue, by Esther, third daughter of the late Right Hon. George Grenville. He was born 13th Feb. 1783, and married, 4th July, 1817, Lady Susan Ryder, eldest daughter of Dudley, first Earl of Harrowby, who died in July, 1827, by whom he had issue, Hugh, Viscount Ebrington (now Earl Forteseue) and two sons. General Turr was married to Madlle. Wyse- Bonaparte a few days since at Mendovi. Captain Littledale, well known in aristocratic and sporting circles, died yesterday morning at his resi dence in St. James's-street, St. James's, after a protracted illness. It is stated that the French demands for space in the forthcoming International Exhibition are exorbitant; the Austrians claiming the next largest share of the number of feet appropriated to foreign exhibitors. A Dutch journal states that the streets in Am sterdam have been for some time past settling down in parts ; owing, in the opinion of competent men, to the foun dations being weakened by the water. Late despatches say that the Montenegrins are all to a man under arms, and much fighting is expected when the Ottoman troops advance and assume the offensive. CAPTAIN ALDHAM.—From inciairies recently made at Haslar Hospital respecting the health of Captain Aldham, of her Majesty's ship Valorous, who was shot through the thigh in Mexico, we regret to state that the gallant officer still remains in a precarious condition. BOW CHURCH, CHEAPSlDE,—Yesterday this church, after being thoroughly renovated and beautified, the old gas apparatus having been replaced, the clock repaired and regilt, and the "Bow-bells" put in order, was re opened for public service to good congregations, at which the rector, Rev. M. Vine, officiated in the morning, and Rev. W. Webster, of Christ's Hospital, in the evening. TWO WOMEN BURNT TO DEATH —On Satur day Mr. Sergeant Payne held an inquest in the board room of St. Thomas's Hospital, on the bodies of Mary Hart, aged 50 years, the landlady of the Duke's Head Tavern, Fore-street, Lambeth, and Mary Wood, aged 18 year, who resided at Regent's-place, Battersea, who were burnt to death by their clothes catching fire. The jury re turned a verdict of accidental death. The DRAWBACK ON PAPER.—In consequence of a communication from the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to the effect that stationers, who are also printers, would not be entitled to the drawback on the Ist of October next on the stocks held by them, the effect of which, if carried out, would exclude the greater portion of the trade from the advantages of the drawbapk, Mr. George Chater, the Chairman of the London Association of Wholesale Sta tioners, has, on behalf of the trade, had an interview with the authorities at Somerset-house, and he has been given to understand that they have decided that any bona-fide stationer, whether printer or not, will be entitled to the drawback, and that directions to that effect will be issued to the Government officers, authorizing them to allow the same. The satisfactory nature of this determination cn behalf of the Commissioners renders any further proceed ings unnecessary in regard to the repeal of the paper duty. FATAL LADDER SLIPS.—Two MEN KILLED.— On Saturday Mr. G. S. Brent held two inquests, the first at the Lord Wellington, University-street, Tottenham court-road, and the second at Middlesex Hospital, on the bodies of Henry Charles Fowler, aged 53, and Henry Jas. Kirby, aged 18, both of whom lost their lives through the insecure position of ladders while they were engaged at work. Fowler was a painter and glazier, engaged in washing the walls of a staircase at No. 8, Fitzroy-square. Kirby was the son of a butler residing with a family at Basingstoke; he was working as a slater at the top of a house in Par's court, Oxford-street. In both cases the jury returned verdicts in accordance with the facts, which were purely accidental. The salutary movement in favour of a general adoption of short time in Lancashire has been assisted by the further account of depression in the Eastern markets brought by the Indian mail. In the course of the ensuing week the reduction of employment will in many districts oe considerable. FrouPthe latest accounts regarding the debt of Chili, it appears that the entire amount of the old loans out standing is £460,600 of Six per Cents., and £554,000 of Three per Cents. The sinking fund for the last half-year was £21,182 on the former, and £6,820 on the latter, and these sinking funds increase every half year by the amount of interest on the sums redeemed. The only other Chilian bonds in this market are those of the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. railroad loan of £1,400 ,000, and on this loan there I:ro a p s o i s n e to increase fund off pe r cen t ., which the Government to 1 per cent. i LAIEST NEWS. FLORENCE, SEPT. 15, Evening. The opening of the Italian Exhibition took place ;o-day. The King, replying to a speech delivered by the President of the Commission, expressed the pleasure he felt in inaugurating the first Italian Exhibition in the city, which might be called the cradle of the arts and sciences. His Majesty said, his principal care was to establish the unity of Italy and to develop the elements of her pros perity. He thanked the commissioners for the assiduity they had shown in the performance of their duties, and concluded as follows : " Oar great national work is not yet completed, but on this occasion Italy, which is completely re presented at this Exhibition, again manifests her wish to be one united nation." His Majesty left the Exhibition amid the vocife rous cheers of the audience. TURIN, SEPT. 14. The American Minister at Brussels has returned from Caprera. It appears certain that Garibaldi has refused the command in chief of the Federal army which was offered him by President Lincoln, NAPLES, SEPT. 15. General Pinelli, with 8,000 men, has explored the wood of Monte Cochio. The village of Cipriano is surrounded by the Italian troops. Generals Chiabrera and Zongone have driven the brigands from the mountains between Aquila and Teramo. TURIN, SEPT. 15. The King arrived at Florence at 7 o'clock yes terday evening, in order to open the Exhibition of Italian Industry. His Majesty was received with the greatest enthusiasm at Leghorn, and also at all the railway stations on his route. At Florence large crowds of people assembled at the places and in the streets which his Majesty would pass. On his arrival at the Pitti Palace, the King, visibly affected by the warm and incessant cheering of the immense crowd which filled the square, appeared several times on the balcony and thanked the people for the loyal and enthusiastic reception they had given him. RAGUSA, SEPT. 2. The contingents from Buda have joined the Montenegrin army, which numbers about 16,000 men. Omar Pasha, who has 32,000 soldiers under his command, occupies good positions, and the paths leading to the mountains. MADRID, SEPT. 14. The Epoca of to day says :—" We are authorised to declare that the statement of a Belgian paper that Monsignor Claret had attacked the Emperor Napoleon from the pulpit is false. The preachers of the Queen never introduce political matters into their sermons; and her Majesty would not allow any Sovereign or any Government to be abused in her presence." BERLIN, SEPT. 14. M. Sydon will hold the portfolio for foreign affairs until the arrival of Count Bernstorff. CHINA. The Semaphore de Marseilles, on the authority of a private letter from Shanghai, states that Count Sallabery, a French gentleman, who had gone on a tour into the interior, had been murdered by his two servants, an Italian and an Englishman. The assassin's took possession of the count's junk, and had fled in the direction of Ningpo. FRANCE. PARIS, SUNDAY. The Constitationnel of to-day publishes an arti cle, signed by M. Grenier, which expresses the same opinions as are contained in the article of M. Limayrac, which appeared in the Pays of yesterday evening, and says :—'s France will never ask for a single inch of Italian soil. The Island of Sardinia is Italian ground, and for us to take it would not be an annexation, but a conquest." BOURSE, Sept. 14.—The market has been very inanimate, but prices have been maintained, at ahout the rates of the previous day. Threes, for the Account, are now at 69f. sc. Railways quiet. The following are the last quotations : per per Cents ... 96 05, Credit Fancier ll2O Do end month.... 96 151 Belgian 4f 3 per Cents ...... 68 95IPiedmontese Fives 7l 2.5 Do. end month.... 69 05; Roman Bank Shares ...... 2930 —1 Austrian Credit Mobilier.. • . 760 Spanish Threes — Do. Account ...... 762 60 , Home Debt SPORTING NOTES The programme for Doncaster presents a promise of abundant and interesting sport. There is £2,000 of added money to the various stakes, and the fields in all likelihood will be very large. The Champagne Stakes will be an easy victory for Tho Marquis, the only public performer that may cause him any trouble being Tolurno, and from the dark division, Cellarius. Thero are eighteen nominations for the Filly Stakes, amongst the best of which are Hippodamia and Hopeful Duchess, but the former shall have my confidence. Not a fourth of the horses entered for the Great York shire Handicap have accepted. Old Underhand heads the list with 9st 31b, which shuts his chance out, and the same may bo said of Blue Jacket, 9st. Wallace, who is now the property of Mr. Ten Broeck, and has only Bst 71b to carry, will be hard to dispose of if he is backed in earnest. Moorcock ran a game horse in the Ascot Stakes, carrying upwards of a stone more than he has to do on the present occasion, and, if the ground is in any way heavy, he may be near winning. Chere Arnie and Voltella both occupy the position of first favourite, the same price being taken about each of them. If Voltella be not in reserve for the Cesare witch, for which she is lightly handicapped, I would give her decidedly the preference over Cher() Arnie. Jingling Johnny and Asteroid have both too much weight; Intimi dation colt, Highflyer, and Winnstay have nothing to com plain of in the weights, but I expect the judge's award will be in favour Of MOORCOCK Or VOLTELLA. RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1415 .. 1417 50 Northern New ditto .. Ly o ns and Mediterranean 1025 .. 1026 25 Geneva 355 .. 353 75 Southern 657 50 .. 658 75 Western Eastern Sordinian 361 25 .. 362 50 Austrian Lorebard RUSSIA. The Emperor of Russia has granted to the fo reign Jews, settled at Odessa, permission to reside there permanently, and to engage in trade ; but the provisions of the law on passports and vagabon dage are to be strictly enforced as to those Jews who have more recently arrived in the country. Another Imperial order confirms to the Jewish citizens of Nicolaiew and Sebastopol the same rights as to trade, commerce, and domicile as those possessed by the other inhabitants. The Courier d'Odessa states that the swarms of locusts that had descended on the peninsula of Kertch had been nearly exterminated by the peasants; but that these insect pests had ravaged and destroyed many fields of wheat in the districts of Theodosia, Simpheropol, and Perekop. In the governments of Podolia, Kieff, and Tchernigoff the destruction caused by the locusts is reported to be enormous. A new lighthouse has been placed on Cape Eu -1 patoria. The light was displayed for the first time on the Ist of August. MONTENEGRO. A despatch from Ragusa states that the Berda contingents have joined the Montenegrins, who have now a force of about 16,000 men. But the force at the disposition of Omar Pasha doubles that number. He also holds strong positions, and occupies the roads to the mountain. On the 9th a Turkish steamer arrived at Ragusa, from Constantinople, having on board two batta lions of the Turkish Imperial Guard. These troops, selected for their efficiency, were immediately disem barked, and commenced their route to Bileki, a point three hours' march from the frontier of Mon tenegro, where Omar Pasha had established his head-quarters. A corps of Albanians, from Janina, had also arrived at Bileki ; and two others that are being formed by the Arnaut chiefs, according to an arrangements made with the Turkish Government, were shortly expected. The Patrie, which a little while ago gave re peated currency to the false report that the English fleet had been ordered away from Naples to Malta, now ac counts for the continued presence of our ships in the Neapo litan waters by the pleasant fiction that Admiral Martin's wife, who is indisposed, has been ordered by her medical advisers to take the air of Castellamare. This story lacks probability ; the movements of English fleets do not depend upon the health of officers' wives. Among the persons admitted to pay their respects to the Emperor at Biarritz was General Miramon, ex-Pre sident of Mexico. THE GREAT ST. LEGER. There will be about 16 to contest the great race of the meeting, and they will be selected from the following : Horses. Probable Riders. Kettledrum L. Snowden. Aurelian Kildonan G. Fordhrm. Imaus A. Edwards. Janus .. Wells. The Sage S. Rogers. Billy Dwindles .. Withington. The Roe .. A. Day. Lady Ripon Bullock. Conqueror Russley Clarissa colt Aldcroft. Brown Stout .. Charlton. Camerino H. Grimshaw. Brownie Dictator J. Osborne. Caller Ou The following are the performances of the different horses likely to take part in the race : Kettledrum, by Rataplan, out of Mincemeat's dam—At the York August Meeting, in 1860, won the North of Eng land Biennial Stakes, receiving 31b from Dictator, the favourite, who was beaten by a neck ; Minnie a bad third. Beaten the following day, in the Colt Sapling Stakes (2 to lion him) by Gardener (first) and Phemy colt (second) — won by a length and a halt; Kettledrum beaten a neck from the second. Second to Walloon, by a neck, for the Champagne, 6to 1 being laid against him. Ran second to Diophantus for the Two Thousand, at even weights of Bst 71b, Klarikoff being third ; won by three lengths ; a head between second and third. Won the Derby by an easy length from Dundee, Diophantus being third ; a head fur - ther away, and a neck from him, finished Aurelian ; 100 to 7 was laid against the winner. Aurelian did not start as a 2-year-old. He made his ap pearance at Epsom for the Derby, for which national trophy he ran fourth. In this race he was heads and tails with the second and third. 1,000 to 15 was laid against him at starting. Aurelian's reappearance was at Ascot, where, carrying 7st 31b, he ran a very bad fifth to Parmesan, 4 yrs Bst 101 b, for the Gold Vase. Big Ben, by Ethelbert, out of Phcebe, 1860, ran second to Lady Clifden, for the Tyro Stakes, at Liverpool Spring, giving 51b to the mare. Not placed for the Althorpe Park Stakes, at Northampton, won by Walloon. Won the New market Two-Year-Old Plate, receiving 51b from Walloon by two lengths. Won the Mostyn Stakes at Chests - Sp rin g ,' carrying Bst 121 b. Dictator, Bst 71b, was second, a length off, and from the latter by a neck, was Kildonan. Walked over for a Biennial Produce at the same meeting. Divided forfeits with Canary for the Wirral Stakes next day. Won the Ninth Biennial at Bath, Bst 71b ; Damascus, Bst 101 b, second ; won by a head only ; and at the same meeting, won the Weston Stakes by half a length, Fairwater second. Was beaten by a length by Mountebank for the Wild Dayrell Stakes, Hungerford, but he only lost through running out at the turn. Ran third for the Fernhill Stakes, Ascot ; won by six lengths by Queen of the Vale. Was not placed for the Stockbridge Biennial, won by Cynic. Walked over for the Abingdon Two Year Old, and ran fourth for the Tenth Bentinck Memorial Stakes, at Goodwood, won by Vergiss mein-nicht. Won, this season, the A.F. Sweepstakes by a neck from Zingaro. Beat Cashio for a Swinley Course Sweepstakes at Ascot, in a canter by six lengths. Bombardier was bred in Ireland. He is by Surplice (who was the first since Champion's year, 1800, to add the St. Leger to his Derby victory), out of Janette, but like most of the Surplice stock, his reputation is founded on what he ought or might have done, not upon what he has done. His principal achievements were in Ireland, but he only met moderate animals in the place of his birth. His first appearance was at the Curragh on the 4th of September, 1860, when he beat a field of 15 by a length and a half. His or ponents, however, were of the most moderate character. At the same meeting he met with a reverse, but perhaps his defeat conferred more credit upon him than his first suc cess, for in a field of 13 he ran second to The Lawyer (who won in a canter by two lengths) for the Railway Stakes. Still it is no disgrace to be "second best" in a race in which The Lawyer has a sure cas9 to conduct. In the October meeting at the Curragh we find Bombardier beating by a head Bally Edmond, a horse that has recently obtained no very insignificant reputation in England. Brown Stout is described as being a great but somewhat overgrown horse. He has certainly good blood to recom mend him, for he is by Sir John Barleycorn, who, despite the puffs of his owner, is a really fine horse, and one that, unlike many modern stallions, can still follow hounds " up to his owner's weight," which is no trifle. As a two-yr-old Brown Stout had only one opportunity of distinguishing himself, and of this opportunity he dii not seem to take the best advantage, for he ran very badly in the Two-yr-Old Plate at Harpenden, which was won by Blisworth, 16 start ing. He rested until the Harpenden Meeting of this dear when, carrying 6st 71b, and ridden by that clever light weight, Johnny Daley, he did not obtain the honour of a situation in a race for which seven started, and which was won by Estella, aged, 7st. His next performance was at Ascot, in the July Meeting, where he ran a very indifferent third to Prairie Hen, 2 yrs, ist 21b, for the South-Western Stakes ; Eheu, 4 yrs, 9st, being second ; six others started. At the same meeting, carrying 7st 71b, ran second, beaten by a length, to Gaylad, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b, having Chirper, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b, and two others behind him. Caller Oui, br f, by Stockwell, out of Haricot, first made her debut at Beverley, where, with Bst 31b in the Bishop Burton Stakes, she was a bad fourth, despite being made Ihe favourite at 2to Ito Doefoot. Dictator gave her 71b and a length's beating the same day, in the Londesborough Stakes. Merrie Carlisle showed her another second, Doe foot beating her again at 31b better advantage—the winner's mpost being Bst 10Ib, and the mare 101 b less. Upon th e Yellow Jack principle, there was still another second at Stockton to her old opponent, Dictator ; won by three quarters of a length, the winner giving 101 b over the T.Y.C. There were still further "secondary symptoms" at the same meeting, Lady Louisa giving her 31b and a length's beat ing, similar distance. Her first appearance at Doncaster, where she never ran up in the Portland Plate, with Est 31b up, Tattoo winning at Est 51b from Emily, Est 51b, by half a length. Her first victory was at Leicester, where she beat Lava in a canter by three lengths; the second giving the winner exactly a stone, over the half mile spin for the Bradgate Park Stakes. Once more second to Scrubbing Brush, at Bst 61b, giving the winner 31b, and the odds of 6 to 4 being on her. Won by a neck. Then comes the se cond victory at Bst 11b, over a Field of ten at Melton, Lady Bird, the favourite, winning by two lengths. Pursuing her career of better form, she beat Staunton by two lengths in the Langton Stakes, the following day. Another second—to Oberon, allowing 251 b the same meeting ; won by three-quarters of a length. Not placed for the half mile Handicap, won by Nutbush, at the same place. Ia 1861, we find her in the Waltham Plate, at Croxton, muting second, at Bst 51b, six furlongs, to Nicholas, a four yr old, Bst 121 b. A still further second, carrying Bst 91b, in the Knavesmire Plate—won by Baliverne ; 16 starters. Her fourth winning was at Malton, over a straight four furlongs, Bst 91b, beating Trust and seven others ; won by a head only. Beat Lopcatcher, receiving 51b, at Manches ter, by three lengths-1 mile 240 yards. She next appeared in :the Oaks, but was placed seventh : won by Brown Duchess. At Newton, not placed to Cape Flyaway, for the Great Newton Handicap ; won a length from Sutton. Camerino is by Stockwell, out of Sylphine. He has per formed many times, but his exhibitions have been little to his credit, far, despite the position—insignificant as it was —which he for a short time held in the market, no " score" has been placed against his name to justify it. Dictator, by the Cure, out of the Queen—At Chester, car rying Derby weight, second to Big Ben (Bst 121 b) for the Mcstyn Stakes—by a length. Kildonan, with the same impost as the winner, was beaten only by a neck for second place. At Beverley, he won the Londesborough Produce, beating Caller Oui. At Newmarket won the July Stakes, Walloon second, by three-quarters. Knight of the Thistle was third, and Lupus "nowhere." At York August meet ing, he ran second to Kettledrum, giving the winner 81b for the sth North of England Biennial Stakes, T.Y C. — won only by a neck. Bushey was fourth ; eight started. Won the Cleveland Stakes, at Stockton, carrying Bst 121 b, byithree-quarters of a length, Caller Oui second, with Bst 21b. At Doncaster, in the Eglinton Stakes, won by Lady Clifden, 6st 111 b, he was second, and defeated by two lengths, carrying 7st 51b, and giving 51b to Folkestone, who was third—a leng h from the second. During this season he was not placed in the Derby, won by Kettledrum, quite in the ruck. Won the North Derby in a canter by ten lengths, carrying Bst 121 b. Galileo second, Bst 71b, and Yorkminster, Bst 71b, the latter, made a strong-favourite at 6 to 4. linens, by Nowmiuster, out of Fl imalaya,—At Newmar ket, July 3d in the Chesterfield Stakes—won by Touch-me- Not. Diophantus was beaten off a long way. In the Clear well Stakes he also ran third to Folkestone, at Bst ; Vergiss mein-Nicht second. Won by two lengths, a head between the second and third. For the third time he was 3d for a T.Y.C. Sweepstakes, at the Houghton Meeting, won by Sweet Hawthorne; Elborus second. Won by two lengths ; one between second and third. In 1861, won the Whittle bury Stakes, Northampton, after a dead heat with Manrico, Bst 31b, by two lengths ; eleven starters. Same meeting, won the Racing Stakes, one mile, 9st 31b, beating Kildonan, Bst 51b, in a canter by a length. Walked over for a £75 Sweepstakes at Newmarket Craven Meeting, where he also ran second to Kildonan, in the S de Stakes, across the flat ; the winner giving 31b. At same place, won the Rowley Mile Sweepstakes, Bst 71b ; Conjuror (second), Bst 21b ; Doefoot, Bst 31b, third; won in a canter by three lengths. His next performance was in the Two Thousand Guineas, which Diophantus won by three lengths from Kettledrum, Klari koff being third. He was beaten off from the third half a length. He was not placed in the Derby. Janus, by King Tom, out of Orestes's dam.—Won the Grosvenor Place Sweepstakes, at Newmarket, from Carbi neer and three others this spring, by a neck, Bst 41b weights. Not placed the next day for The Third N. Biennial, won by Russley, by a neck ; Yorkminster defeating Asteroid by a similar distance. On the succeeding day, carrying Bst 31b, won a Ditch Mile Sweepstakes easily by three-quarters of a length from Reaper, Prudence third. Not placed for the Two Thousand, won by Diophantus. Ran fourth for the Craven States, won by Cantine. At Ascot, ran first for the Derby Stakes, beating Knight of St. Patrick, at even weights, easily by four lengths. Ran second on the follow ing day to Lupus, for the Ascot Biennial, won by a neck, Diophantus third. Won a mile sweepstakes at the same meeting by twelve lengths, beating Walloon (second), and Baguio (third). Kildonan, by Newminster, out of Shamrock.—Ran third to Big Ben for the Mostyn Stakes ; won by a length, Kil donan being a neck from Dictator, the second. Ran third to Knight of the Thistle for First Year of the Wothorpe Biennial Stakes, at Stamford ; won by a length ; bad third. Second to Imaus for the Racing Stakes at Northamp ton ; the winner clearing the chair in a canter by a length ; Strike third. Won the Walton Stakes at Epsom, beating Parasite by three-quarters of a length. Won the Fifth Sale Stakes at Newmarket Craven, beating Imaus, second, by three. quarters of a length easily ; Captain Fortibus third Not placed for the Derby. At Manchester, ran second to Malta, for the Suffolk Stakes, at 7st 71b each ; won by a length and a half easily. At Worcester, in the Croome Stakes, he ran second to Billy Dwindles, who won by a length, the former carrying 71b more. Ran third to The Sage, for the Second Wothorpe Stakes, at Stamford; won by three-quarters of a length. Won the Goodwood Derby beating Snapshot in a canter by three lengths, 6 to 4 being laid on the latter. His recent achievements at Wolver hampton and Stockton are too fresh in the memory of our readers to require notice. Lady Ripon, by Stockwell, out of Mary Aislabie.—Ran third for the Western Meeting Stakes, at the Caledonian meeting, to Aurora ; Joey Jones second ; won easily by two lengths. Won a sweepstakes at the same meeting, beating Homeward Bound by a length. Ran second to Nutbush for the Knowsley Nursery, Liverpool ; won by two lengths. Beaten by Yorkthinster for the Juvenile Stakes, at the same place, by a length. Beaten by Sporting Life for the Salopian Stakes, by half a length. Beaten by Venison, by a head, for the Nursery Plate, at the same place. No where in the All-Aged Handicap, on the following day; won by a length easily. At Chester, ran a bad fifth to General Hesse, for the Grosvenor Stakes. Fcr the Dun ham Massey Plate, she also ran so indifferently as not gain a place. Ran fifth to Chere Amie for the Stewards' Cup at the same meeting; won by half a length bt Ben Webster. Ran second to Brown Duchess for the Oaks—won by a neck only, after a splendid race between the two ; Fairwater third. The Durdans Plate she won the next clay, beating Industrious by three lengths easily. Nowhere in the Queen's Stand Plate, Asc3t—won by Buckstone. Ran secon 1 to Optimist, by a length, for the Royal Stand Plate, at the same meeting, the former carrying 6st 131 b, and the latter Bst 31b. For the South Lancashire Trades men's Plate, she ran third to Pastime, Lustre being second, and a head dividing the three. Placed fourth to Silkstone for the Grand Stand Stakes. The Roe, by Wild Dayrell, out of Chamois, has only figured once in public, when she ran fourth for the Third Biennial Stakes, at Newmarket, in the Craven Meeting. Russley was the winner, York Minster second, and Asteroid third; seventeen started, including Janus, The Sage, Lupus, and King of Kent. Sage, by Teddington, out of sister to Singapore.—ln 1860, not placed for the Newmarket Two-Yr-Old Plate, won by Big Ben. Ran fourth to Doefoot for the Sapling Stakes, Manchester. Won the Welland Stakes, Stamford, by three-quarters of a length, beating Sacetdos and three others. Ran last in the Wothorpe Stakes the same day, won by Knight of the Thistle, by a length, Cynic second, and Kildonan a bad third. At the Newmarket Second October Meeting, not placed for a £5O T.Y.C. Plate, won by Lava. Not placed for a Handicap Sweepstakes, won by Sporting Life, the next day, and likewise ran nowhere in the Half-mile Sweepstakes, won by Nutbush, at the same meeting. At Warwick Spring, this year, ran seventh to Thunderbolt for the Trial Stakes. At Newmarket Craven, was beaten by a neck by Cosmopolite for a Handicap Plate, and did not g..in a place in next day's Biennial. Won the Extra Class Wokingham, beating Frailty by a head, after a luau heat. Won the Borough Members' Plate at Stam ford, beating Pardalote by a length ; the Second Wothorpe, at the same meeting, from Russley, Kildonan being third ; won by three-quarters of a length. After Kettledrum's easy victory at Epsom, and the good field of horses he defeated, it would be madness to oppose him on the present occasion. Aurelian, Lady Ripon, and Kildonan I have a great fancy for. Both Janus and Imaus have been stopped in their work for three or four days, or they would have caused the backers of the favourite some uneasiness. Brown Stout, I expect, will be nearer last than first, and those that back him to be last will have a better chance of winning their money than those who operate on him winning. The finish of the race will lie between KETTLEDRUM, AuRELIAN, and KILDONAN, and the judge's fiat in favour of KETTLEDRUM. Longshot, Hesper, and Antwerp are favourably handi capfa in the Corporation Prate ; and the same remarks apply to Hesper, Olive Branch, Fravola, and Donner und Blitz in the Portland Stakes. Lady Clifden ought to secure the Eg,linton Stakes, Imaus the Scarborough Stakes, and Carbineer the Zetland Stakes. Brown Dachess will likely walk over for the Park Hill Stakes, unless Pardalote puts in an appearance to secure the 100 sous for second. Donner und Blitz is again "well in" in the Cleveland Handicap. The Don Stakes should be secured by The Lawyer. Several other items have yet to close, including the Doncaster Cup, for which an investment on the Wizard will turn out pro fitable. A FRESH MAN. TATTERSALL' S-S ATURDAY. For the convenience of the subscribers the room was opened this afternoon for the purpose of comparing on the forthcoming events at Doncaster, as also for the settlement of the Warwick and Derby accounts. The attendance, as usual at this period of the season, was quite up to the aver age ; but business on the great event—the St. Leger —ap peared " flat, stale, and unprofitable." The anxiety to back the favourite during the afternoon gave evidence of the poverty of the field opposed to him, and which became more apparent towards the close, 5 to 4 being with diffi culty obtainable about Kettledrum ; at the same time Aure lian's supporters, nothing daunted at the firmness of the " crack," readily accepted anything over 7 to 1, at which price he was supported for upwards of £3OO. Lady Ripon did not appear so buoyant, but a point over her opening price (8 to 1) would have been accepted. Kildo nan was mentioned, but little or nothing was done ; 10 to 1 was offered, but at the finish 11 to 1 might have been obtained without much difficulty. Brown Stout, about which so many rumours have been industri ously circulated with reference to his trial with Cape Fly away, came with a ►rush yesterday in the city, and as little as 7 to 1 was quietly booked about him; but, as our return will show, a reaction set in against him at the opening of the room this afternoon, and, with the exception of one or two stanch supporters of the stable who invested a stray "pony" Cu keep the animal in the markeL, ne may bo q uoteo. at lOU 08. Imaus appeared out of all favour, as also Janus. the latter's friends appearing to be in doubt as to the cause of the hostility shown towards him. The Roe and the Sage were mentioned, but not backed for money. The Great Yorkshire Handicap was but slightly touched upon, Chere Arnie and Voltella appearing to divide the favouritism, 9to 2 being freely taken about each. Moor cock was also fancied by many supporters of J. Osborne's stable, and 10 to 1 was taken to some money. The Cesarewitch was introduced, and after some fencing Paste was promoted to first favourite, 20 to 1 both in the city and here being readily accepted. Votella was also supported in good quarters at 25 to 1, and Lord Strath more's Mouravieff at 30 to 1. The transactions on the Derby were confined 'to the two quoted ; 10 to 1 was taken about Buckstone, and 16 to 1 against The Marquis. ST. LEGER. sto 4 agst Kettledrum (taken) 7to 1 agat Aurelian (taken) Bto 1 agst L tdy Ripon (offered) 10 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Brown Stout (taken) 20 to 1 agst Imaus (offered) 20 to 1 agst Janus (offered) 20 to 1 agst The Sage (offered) 20 to 1 agst The Roe (offered) GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 9to 2 agst Chere Amie (taken) 9 to 2 agst Voltella (taken) 10 to 1 agst Moorcock (taken) THE DERBY. 10 to 1 apt Buckstone (taken) 16 to 1 agst The Marquis (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER. —SATURDAY. For the Great Yorkshire Handicap there was money for either Voltella, Chere Arnie, Asteroid, or Wynnstay at any slight advance upon the prices quoted, and, although there is a difference in the quotation, it would la() difficult to say which was in the greatest force. The business done on the St, Leger was nearly confined to Imtms, who, commencing at 100 to 6 (" hedging money") offered, finished, by a very gradual process, at 50 to 1 laid. 20 to 1 was offered that he did not see the starter ; but, after all, we think it would not be very safe to say that he his received his quietus. 6 to 4 would have been taken against Kettledrum, and 17 to 2 about Lady Ripon ; and although the froth seems to have been blown off Brown Stout, they was no response to an offer to take 100 to 8. Closing prices : GREAT TORRSHIRE HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Voltella (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Chere Arnie (offered, take 6to 1) 7to 1 agst Asteroid (taken) 7to 1 agst Wynnstay (taken) 10 to 1 agst Moorcock (offered) THE CHAMPAGNE STAKES. 5 to 4on the field (offered) ST. LEGER. sto 4 agst Kettledrum (offered) Bto 1 agst Lady Ripon (offered) 9to 1 agst Aurelian (taken) 10 to 1 agst Kildonan (offered) 11 to 1 agst Brown Stout (offered) 16 to 1 agst The Roe (offered) 25 to 1 agst Janus (offered) 25 to 1 agst The Sage (offered) 50 to 1 agst Imaus (taken) CESAREWITCH STAKES. 16 to 1 agst Paste (taken) 20 to 1 agst Henham Lass (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Voltella (offered) 33 to 1 agst Rapparee (offered) 50 to 1 agst Artless (taken) 50 to 1 agst Rupee (taken) 66 to 1 agst Schism (taken) THE TillES" AND THE EXPECTED RISE .IN TEE PRICE OF PAPER. The 7'imes of Saturday has a long leading article for the purpose of showing that a rise in the price of paper is inevitable, and that, the ruin of the English paper manufacturing interest is certain. The limes, there is every reason to fear, is right. The Glad stonian legislation of last session, which opens our ports, duty free, to all foreign paper, while foreign Governments either prohibit altogether the expor tation of rags, out of which the paper is manufac tured, or impose so heavy a duty on their ex portation, as to be tantamount to prohibition, has accomplished this clever feat, for such, no doubt, Mr. Gladstone and the Manchester school consider it. It is no small satisfaction to us to reflect that we pointed out the disastrous effects of that legislation, and did all we could to defeat it. As a proof that the 7imes is correct in its anticipa tions of a rise in the price of paper before the end of the year, owing to the impossibility of obtaining the necessary supply of rags—we may mention that we are assured that there is not a paper manufacturer in London who will undertake to supply any news paper establishment for six months, after the begin ning of the new year, at the same price as is paid at present. This is a saa look out for those two penny weeklies which have reduced their price to a penny. A few years ago a rise took place in the. price of paper, which, had it lasted, would have destroyed all the penny literary journals, of large dimensions, which were then published. And six months of an increase in the price of paper will play sad havoc with those weekly journals which have just been reduced to a penny.—lllorning Advertiser. 2ERRIFIC SCENE A7' A FIRE, IN HUDDERSFIELD. • Early on Saturday morning, a fire of a most alarming character was discovered at the re,idence of Mr. E. L. Hesp, solicitor, Spring Grove, Hud dersfield. The attention of the police was attracted. to the scene of the conflagration by loud screams proceeding from the upper story of the building. On arriving there a fearful scene was presented. The three female servants were assembled at a third story window, shrieking for help, whilst the flames were fast approaching them. The officer who first arrived at the spot implored them to remain until assistance should be procured, and went with all haste and fetched two ladders, and when he returned_ with assistance he was horrified to find two of them lying on the ground, in a bruised and bleed ing condition. One of them, in her extreme terror, had thrown herself a distance of nearly 40 feet, and had fallen upon the cellar grating of the basement story. The second poor girl hestitated to follow her example, and clung to the window sill ere she dropped the ter , ific distance. At length she dropped from sheer exhaustion, and. lay mangled with the fall when assistance arrived. The third happily escaped the dreadful fate, a ladder being brought before she had taken the dan gerous resolve. Mr. Hesp, who was the only member of the family at home, had to risk a descent from his bedroom on the lower story by means of a sheet. He happily accomplished it without injury. The scene was one of mingled horror and excitement. The fire con tinued to rage while the injured and almost life less sufferers were conveyed to a place of safety. The first, Maria Woodhouse, the kitchen-maid, re ceived a concussion of the brain ; and the second, Ann Briggs, the cook, had a fractured leg and severe internal and external injuries. One was placed under the care of Mr. Robinson, surgeon, and the second was taken to the Infirmary, and, though still alive, they are in a very dangerous state. A great portion of the building was de stroyed, and much damage done. The origin is un known. AWFUL TRAGEDY AT PRESTON. -4 COLONEL AND ADJUTANT SHOT. PRESTON, SATURDAY. This morning, one of the most cold-blooded acts of vengeance ever recorded was committed at the Fulwood Barracks, near Preston. About eleven o'clock, a private soldier, named 111‘Cafferay,twenty years of age, a native of Preston, who joined the 32d Regiment 11 months ago, was sentenced to con finement to barracks for 14 days for neglect of duty. In 10 or 15 minutes after Colonel Crofton and Adjutant Hanham, both of the depot battalion, were crossing the infantry square together, the former officer 13 , =ing on the left of the latter, when M'Cafferay saw them from his quarters, took down. his rifle, which he loaded and hastened into the quadrangle. Kneeling in the middle of the foot path [other accounts state from a window or passage] he Oak deliberate aim at the two officers; the cap did not explode, and he coolly replaced it with another, and fired. The ball entered the left side of Colonel Crofton, and passed clean through his body, in its course perforating the liver and left lung; it then passed through Adjut. Hanh am ' s l e f t arm, entere d his side and lodged in his vertebral column. Both the gentlemen fell, and were removed to their re spective quarters, where they were immediately' attended by Drs. Clarke and Donald, of the bar racks, and Dr. Hammond, of Preston, was called in to their assistance. In about an hour afterwards, the ball, somewhat flattened, was extracted. At seven o'clock on Saturday evening, Col. Crofton, it was thought, could not possibly survive, and very faint hopes were entertained of the recovery of Adjutant Hanham. On the perpetration of this diabolical act, M•Cafferay returned to his quarters, and in the passage met several of the men, who, on hear ing the report of the rifle, were running out to ascertain the cause. He handed the rifle to a sergeant, saying, " Here, take this ; done it." He was at once lodged in the refractory cell, where his shoes and braces were taken from him, and his hands fettered. Captain Elgee, the chief of the county constabulary, and Superintendent Green, were then sent for, and in their custody he was removed to the Preston House of Correction, where the circumstances of the case were briefly gone into before Dr. Broughton, a county magis trate, and MiCafferay was remanded till Monday. Colonel Crofton served with distinction in the Crimea, where he led the 17th Regiment, and re ceived a severe wound in the left hand, which has since been almost useless. He has a wife and. three young children. Adjutant Hanham, in the Cabul campaign, displayed great bra very, and on various parts of his body bears honourable scars. He has a wife and four very young children. This shocking affair has created. deep feelings of sympathy and horror in the town. of Preston, where Colonel Crofton is Well known and highly esteemed. lie is cousin to Lieut.-Colo nel Crofton, who married the daughter of the late John Addison, Esq., Judge of the Preston County Court. Both officers are much beloved at the bar racks, where the deepest gloom pr eva il s. SUNDAY EVENING. On inquiry at the barracks, w e l earn that C o l . Crofton lies speechless, without the slightest hope of • indeed his death i s momentarily ex pected. Adjutant Hanham i s reported to be pro gressing favourably. M`Caff eray w ill b e exa mined to-morrow, at eleven o' c l oc k, a t th e H ouse recovery very ; of Correction. PLYMOUTH EL ECTION.--SATURDAY.—Mr. Ralph Anstruther Earle, who was secretary to Mr. Disraeli when that gentleman was Chancellor of the Exchequer, is ex pected to appear here on Monday as a candidate in the Conservative interest, to contest with Mr. Morrison, tho Liberal candidate, for the seat vacated by Lord Valletorti ligiW earl of Mouut-Edgeurabe. con bee cas cpc are in 1 hea oau hai ton J p 3p Ne hi 7 3