The Sun. — London, England, 1861-10-07 00:00:00

NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL - Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Open for the Winter Season. THIS EVENING, MUSIC HATII CHARMS. Messrs. 0 . Vlsher, Romer, Warcie, Misses K. Kelly and Laidlaw. At ter' which _(244th tine), T E COLLEEN BAWN. Mr. Boncleault, D. Fisher, Billington, S. Emery, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer. Howard, Ward ; Mrs. Boneicault, Miss Woolgar, Mra . Bulingto n. and Mrs. H. Lewis. To conclude with LOVE AND HUNGER. Messrs. Fisher, Emery, C. J. Smith, Mrs,. U. Marston, and Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at bAlf-past 6—Commence at 7. THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, OCTOBER 6, 1861. THERMOMETER, IN VIZ SHADE. 65—highest since noon yesterday. 54—lowest this morning and during the night. 64—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.10. WlND—Easterly—rather fresh; with dull rainy weather. OCT. 7. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 65—highest since noon yesterday. 53—lowest this morning and during the night. 63—this day at noon. BAROMETER-30.13. WIND—E.-South-Easterly—light; with finer weather now. It was foggy and dull all the morning. '`INN-Jet-13 a.m. 'Lag= rota' 017111•Flot-s a.m.vz .N Wall,Lmurem-24 March -ff-29 Sept. zrranemi go-rillays. THE ASTRAL rERIOBE AN PHILOSOPHY. CINQUE-PORTAL, Wit-in-U" Moot-court.—ln B. 0. Diez-Cinc'kent---50c , N. *Pilot-soar arc-en-oceli b y / 3 a s tre-geograph /18c " :: to qover's 4. Arrow ' off and-on' Diepp's-Rouen to Lizard-Pt. o'er Ind. Quadra.-- cu l m ination zodiac wend t°wrd minorca's Langue O'ock 40" N. Its state-rope 'Anchor flag-tow' pres-by Tyre 'round tho fist earth, as of Titus Vespasian's meter, yr. 79 on 1824-35 Act for isecca-Concha'd, leet-Crts. The Bow/oigne 'd illegal mixtCoren Regatta ate of the 27-Bth, A ugnseen A.D. 1861--es Eve sham' ci-on " the after math-if head'ng night of then apte'll"--issued the 13th, Old Lawman-day from the " Jac'A.saera office (of Grand master of Malta's College, St. James's-at.", on U. S. c. 33, s. 7. 1800-2-as of Amiens treaty-Nap), in dnpelex, welkin Pala the eapson-schnlastic,' by Goal LEWES' Ship way seal' of Traria 'o'n a kirk Earth-moving' error. So " Command old words, that long have slept—to wak? ; Words that wise Bacon, and brave Raleigh spake. This lan/ awa Barefes Out-flot m s ,exchange as C2 r ..n: hill-st. ms-chaTdi. " Like G oa -father-131 Caw-r Es. ( 1 7 12) like oaG. 4 e.hild sprigFALMERsTON of li z j ui Te fo m r p i l tg e —cites the charter of Bristol by L. r. 1861 24 9 Ann° ' July baekwarn'ng to six, five, or four," combar- ( .onnss e'er . th , e Span'sh Cabotage) curvature a LatrinisY sunk Tort, Q. inn Jet; m land wad-set ' s prior to Pope Nic. e 9th,Shore-Rau, ' pavillion, tax 1291-97-Dogs 11.G.'s a tßright-helm-stone meridian of London sad, now ofresumed Edict e. Re v i ew for" Carthage-mud port-Cot' bon, in Egypt's 1828," by 9-10 W. 3 d,. ..fo! undersigned's _ sra sole Etruscan " Arbitrat'm aTate.n_s -ecatlAssum — Em - tor" as G' log ssta 'twist Turkish ALI, and Codrington, who in Claudian's '0 'way letter-g, didn't— " Scorn arbitration as a stain 9th] To ninth and tenth of William's reign." [nO 10th. s o, no 1581's Earthro ll ing - bulls," with a 'Fiat earth Langue(4'oi ct.* o'er Jet'famen'ys astral.—lst, See I Edw. VI., 0. 2_, re-enacted _ ubm in 18 32, .by 2-3 Will. IV., cap. 92, sec 4,--entitled, The S ISSiOn of the Clergy 4 Restraint of Appeal B—as yet pending to Pombal's Brasil-9, in emit " i n t e rvention, 25 Henry 8, cap. 19, viz, Whereas divers life-titled noblemen and spiritual persons have sent out oivil-summons, in their own names, as in the ti m e of the usurped powers of the Bishop of Rome, contrary to the common law, touching writs in lay causes of correction, de pre patronatue, and probates of testaments —Be it enacted, that all such citations or other processes by advocates or other will -court officers, of the King's Highness, do bear the Echo Knight rider's fisoustom'ary endorsement, as well as the Common-clerk's name placed under citor's name, and after registered seal, in " Die /Mann Jet, e TEST to Wit. a Pevessey : : pd nofa. transit mana in Antceo right o'er N. Z. Waitangi's Brother and sister's" treaty. -(-0. 5.209 E. Aers Ist ponti-Phi/imore'd. Thus — Lvganum-notaloram's of Sent, under subsyderal lathe epochs for P. L' audits to Bow towns Eprefix 51i0N., its L'ond'on-wave over m Wall-in-ford bye -- , fcirencester Seven hundreds' in 34-HEN. Ist.—Mile'r Alnothus, to 1-4 Ben. 4's hogshead of wine Jus-" Ex-change-A 1." as of BristolV" leva langta in alt°mare Conic-meet, of Fresh and salt water Admiral's Court, not of a ' Co-mercer'sjf. fa. l'srewing-sup,' as on the ward books ca. sa.'d. " Think deep.—or touch not the Pyrean spring," 2d17. Whence, by 1 Fhilip & Mary, o. 7, "No man shall exercise the office of Justice Conservator (to Water bailiff's Silver-oar, of July, 1521,81—n0w ITtiecht's Indian-paddle Treaty of 1713-63, as of Mexico's Philipine isled Bohun inspector of all jiscal-fmeter-Crts.), who like WOLSEY, shall take en himself the power 'to direct and serve his own precept.' Wherefore this Negative ; since (by Russ's-Dutch loan on America's double-hdd-eagle-xorucncg, in Mingan trust •acts of 1832), pension'd Church-Queen's" inre —of a, by civil list, —tho' in 6'er"Reft faces"—have ceased to be the head of Malcolm G.G.4.6011 monetary Trust in presbyteraq kindred and at your peril disobey this law —for one and all' as based on Agricola's it'oot and 4 lot hand-up ceremonial,'—typic on Caesar's silver coinage for electing yearly the Ex'change ghat, on 29th Sept., or Simi -call-mere--*magistrates, on union echo-wall with the 24th March one--in murri nomine"l—. 27, Aug. 31,1861 [mpaid-jan,ter martyr 19 yrs], London, - - - PETER, BASQUE; t The flag-union Jag, Ist Fruit a.m M p. m. fleece- corn Wird-tribune of Income-tax freeman,Antipod'n Crown Colons' chief BALLO' of 1842, as The criminal law's Extradi -2 Temple. tion Act, Constable of the Sea Shores, Labonohere. bearing Samerica's paddle of Admiral's [2 March, '4l] court, late in Canterbury's Ge-Guizote H. M. Paley. settlement for New Zealand's Probate 3 Sept, '4l. Crt., its (dial w-m'poy Stil'lerdWarden tho' cruelly set up a neeca machine, in " naccarite gentis imagines." * N . CHARLES ' At:MERLE - 3r, J.P. of Carib-allyd f Enoland, elected 29th August, 1825 (by Ad- .•• : : miral G. Hamond, Stuart de Rothsay's Sec- Crown retary; MareusH il l—S.axars, Lay pres by ter, 6gu, on' The holy alliance abolition, ' of ing clubs), its Standard meter-beare r 1837—Lt. I R.N. pay'd double-oathied victim—supporter Si of poor indian PETER 10 yrs, by Indian female Peu Qu' sponsorship Quebec's Hamilton-' Rien Dalhousie, in Elder's duty for His and own's S.P.Q.R. instant State-birth provision, as p 7 he Mon tague Subsidy first-fruit loan 1814'20's, major Trevsor- Cartwright's successorial Ombra-Whem6, to trove. 1322'99'5' Quadra Manfredum'y depeccaria,' Coil:she'd in 1-2 W. 4, Ne. 54, naming Act. To all metre-roded ' Councils General' in nature's Year-law, under 1836's Municipal and Reform Acts to Mayor's local supremacy (against New" Comfn 'Grippe-Jesus' Christian Clubs, 11 Geo. HI, a. 56, male or female," as at Dover and Burgh-Ports 1772's on the resignation aver-bult'srun of Clement 14's Jesuit priest Abolition, for Earth Lay resumption for all allotments of land) over the yearly Poor-law Guardians—(as are for the time being) on 1603's church Canon in vestry'red lettered functional succession —an afterthought of Q. Elizabeth's. P. C. l'nunLET-men, for oaths in retro' O'way-sense, for sound office. "'Tis thus that heaven its empire doth maintain ; It may afflict, but MAN must not complain!' 4. Papal-tribunes of inirsv minor E x -change be pointers* o.s. Fiat-earth's Piere'an Philosophy to 1582, on COWPER's 1671's Huitson " Chiliarchaer" of St. Michael's PENN for • Fox human' organ run' of Hidelburgh, in Heligoland 3ty Jan. 14, in May Copenhagen, by C g A of Daphne, 1814. Foreign Quarterly Review, Nov., 1829, p. 303 ; and Maritime Register, 17th Aug., 1861, p. 1051. Survey Arbitrations.—By 9 10 W. nn, c. 15, it is enacted, " That merchants, sole-traders—(and all Antipode'ans a 9 those under the 'Turkish, 1809-Dardanell'd has Jan' Baffled btreat',' 1841)—desiring to end all controversies by arbitration, may agree that their submission of their suit to an Award or umpirage (as of Africa's 1828 trust on Thony Monthermer' AcKERLEY, Flag-Lt. of Ocean 74),—0f any person, should be made "on Captain Cook's mans rule in tribal right AfeoßT 4 -plea" of his Majesty's Admiralty courts of Record ; and m case of disobedience to such award or Umpirage, the parties neglecting or refusing (IF. Q. Review, Nov. 1829),—t0 perform the same, shall be subject to the penalties of Contemning a Rule of Court, as Co'mis • sion'd on the Anglo-Saxon Mexi-Spanish trust, as Cuba- Philipne'd to 1763-4-state Grants, reset 31 Jan. 1842-3, on the Carib-Micmac's minor L'noa r's head, Inn-fan-Gee and Out-fan-G.—sustentation v. " Locatelli-Naps." "heath polar Astra's warring wolf to fawn, And view with trembling whom they view'd with scorn.' " The writ original—now ' police-sheet' root As master-key—spring, of every civil suit." fL GUILTY OR "NOT GUILTY" FICTION IN LAW.— The " not guilty" when GUILTY is the free and accepted for county rate expenses, in all the courts—but, the guilty on written evidence to Female complainant, &c., before hearing—is certainly saved from a committal under the twofold spiritual and corporeal capacity of the casting voice of the Judge, on behalf of the prisoner. The case in ques tion being a complicity betwixt Plaintiff, and Defen dant, under a pre-tacit agreement—in order to obtain " a baillie's day criminal committal," as the Octob6r Laird o'Cockpen's first fruit of the French treaty jurisprudence— in the Marylebone Police-court on Wed., Oct. 2, " Bellew v. Baillie" committed for three calender months to the cells, with loss of hair—omitting her Christian name. The mute-sister prisoner, on the faith of pre-arrangement with plaintiff in laundress, for not having council—as witness to some facts, not truly forthcoming—therefore it is hoped that Mr. Tyrwhitt may instantly rectify this Cassandra washing-tug' case between mistress and servant —in order for instant release under Chief Justice "Fortes cue Statute"—to jail-keeper. " Providec alwags,—Aye I that if e'er Quack or Lady Quack's—should interfere, Or take upon them—' as a scholar'— Prohibitory writ, should follow." HAYDN'S CREATION. THIS ETENINa AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. Vocalists :—Mdlle. PAREPA, Mr. VERNON RIGBY, and Mr. LEWIS THOMAS. Band and Chorus of 200 performers. • Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Commence at Eight. Tickets, is., Is. 6d., and 2s. 6d. Private Boxes, £1 is. and 10s. 6d. TO-MORROW (Tuesday), a Miscellaneous CONCERT. Second appearance of M. Fontanier.—Other Vocalists, and 400 Members of the National Choral Society, will sing. Wednesday, for the Benefit of Miss Julia Woolf, when Beet hoven's Concerto in E flat will be performed. Thursday, Roe • ini's STABAT MATER. Friday, a MONSTER CONCERT, commencing at 7, and On Saturday (the last night of the Concerts) for the Bene fit of Mr. Alfred Mellon. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. Under the management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Wm. Harrison • Will OPEN for the Sixth Operatic Season on MONDAY. October 21st, When will be presented (first time) an entirely new Opera, by Howard Glover, to be entitled RUT BLAS. Full particulars in luture advertisements. ROYAL PRINcESS'S THEATRE.— Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. I/ 8. Tins EVENING, THI RENDEZVOUS. Alter which, a new and original cornet in five acts, writ (his Bth appearance), Mr. ten byJohn 'Brougham, Brougham LATINOr WITH FIRE ; characters by Mr. John Ityder, Mr. Widdicombe, Mr. O. Jordan (of the principal theatres of the United States, his Bth appearance in Eng land), Miss C. Leto 'amyl, and Mrs. Weston. With THE GARIBALDI EXCURSIONISTS. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATR E. Manager—Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, A MIDSUMMER'S EVE. After which, at Eight o'clock, the new and success !ad comedy of WOMAN; or, Love against the World. Ufaracters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Herman Veen, 3. Robins, Mrs. Charles Young, Mrs. Weston, Miss Murray, and Miss Lydia Thomson. To conclude with AN UNPROTECTED FEMALE, in which Miss Lydia Thompson will dance a New Volunteer Quick Step. Prices as usual. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. fox-office open daily from 11 till 5. THEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lome, Mr. J. B. Baokstone. TIM EVENING, the nerformaneee will commence with A NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBTS. SU Giles Over reach, Mr. Edwin Booth (from the principal American theatres); supported by the company. After which, BOX AND COX. To conclude with Tilit; CHRISTENING. Commence a 7. lANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS, AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. Mr. SAM COWELL every evening at Nine and a quarter to Eleven. Also, Grand Selections from TROVATORE, TRA VIATA, NORMA, MARTHA, tVe., 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 Director, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. TH E OXF OR D, 6, OXFORD-STREET. EVERY EVENING. Selections from Anber's New Comic Opera, LA CIRCAS SIENNE by Madame Enderssohn, Mr. Greene, Mr. H. Herbert and the Company. Also from Verdi's new Grand opera, "Simon Boccenegra," by Miss Russell, Messrs. Mor ley, Greene, C. Greville, and the Company. Full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. Varied Comic Entertainments by Mr. and Master Wood, Harvey and French (The Nerves), Mr. E. Msrshall, and Mr.W. Randall. Hall, 6d. ; Balcony and Stalls, is ; Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY.—Morning, 3h. 32m.—Afternoon, 3h. 54m To-MORROW.-Morning, 4h. 16m.—Afternoon, 4h. 40m. ~..4 ~ _ .•0 \ 1. CLU ., a4,,, 4 . , t d7 - 4k-L ' 4 1. 2) 4: 74 t ; C ti ' / . /i i....4 , 0. 1$ . 0. • , I n ''' ./ilia‘ri ll t *. e , * ,' ''' C ,'t r. - -..' : : 1 - " il4 W' ' 1 .. A .- .._ - ---:0 s-` 't THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY, OCT. 7, 1861. If the two SOYEREIGNS who are now meeting at Compiegne express their candid opinions to each other on one topic, it would be in a few words— that the POPE is a great plague. The Ruler of the Catholic and of the Protestant country would be perfectly agreed in that. And, probably, if they gave utterance to their religious opinions there would not be much difference either. We may imagine the two Monarchs got to the stage which Royal intercourse, we suppose, may never reach —M. HOHENZOLLERN and M. BONAPARTE with their feet on the fender, doing justice to their cigars, and disclosing to each other a few such personal notions as may never appear in public documents and speeches. M. BONAPARTE, with much sym pathy, would deplore that the old man of the Vatican should give his good cousins on the Ger man side of the Rhine so much trouble by his obstinacy, but adding, with an appropriate inter rogatory look, and a tentative twinkle of the eye —" still you know that the papacy is a venerable institution." M. HOHENZOLLERN—WeII, between ourselves— a venerable imposture—a figment at the beginning, with nothing but the ignorance and superstition of successive generations to uphold it. M. BONAPARTE— Between ourselves, again, neither my uncle nor myself have ever doubted that, but then these peasantry of ours have all got the notion of a Vicar of CHRIST on earth, an infallible Head of the Church they belong to, while they look on us as very fallible governors. Perhaps we are so; but the mischief is that they will not believe him to be as fallible as we are. Here we have the supersti tion to deal with in our electors, taxpayers, sol diers, and above all in the women—l wish I could say that Madame BONAPARTE was free from it. What are we to do ? M. HOHENZOLLERN—CouId his Holiness but go up to Heaven, the Popedom with him, the Vatican, and St. Peter's and all—so much the better for earth I should say. Each nation could then have its own church, or churches, among its own people, and have no irresponsible intermeddling from the south of the Alps. However, the laws of matter standing in the way, besides some doubt in my own mind whether Heaven's laws would admit the eccle siastics and their palaces, the only thing we can do is to fight it out with such weapons as we have. I advise, at all events, that we leave him to shift for himself in his own quarters. M. BONAPARTE—And send for General Goyon home, you mean ? M. HOHENZOLLERN—Yei, why not ? You have plenty of good excuses—or rather, I should say, it must be monstrously difficult for you to find ex • cuses for hanging on there so long. M. BONAPARTE—It is, indeed. But then, cou sin of Berlin, you know it's pleasant to show all the world that you are strong enough to defy it, and to defy common sense and reason and anything. I really am thinking, however, that I have in dulged this freak long enough. Nobody will think now that I leave Rome because I am forced to do it. M. HOHENZOLLERN—Why, no, no—the thoughts of people are all working the other way, so far as I can judge. The notion is that you are forced to stay—that the POPE and the French Bishops have frightened and beat you ; they say you dare not go. Now, let us suppose the colloquy broken in upon by a copy or two of the POPE'S Allocution, and of Father PASSAGLIA'S pamphlet brought in to their MAJESTIES. After a series of silent puffs over their contents, what must be their common thoughts? The Prussian, being the representative, moreover, of every educated European, would certainly think—Well, here is one of the first theologians of the POPE'S own Church proving beyond the possibility of refutation, the contrariety of the PopE's temporal power to sound theology ; and here is the old POPE himself cursing and swearing at all who write and think so—while he is answered by anticipation on the part of theo logian, who proves from hie theological resources that causeless anathemas and excommunications, like projectiles shot perpendicularly to Heaven, fall back on the heads of those who utter them. And his companion would know that such would be the thoughts of all Europe as these documents were published in all countries. Cursed—says the POPE be those who propose compromise—" concilliation is not possible between GOD and BELIAL. To which the Father, relying on ST. AUGUSTIN, meekly replies by anticipation—" If any amongst the faithful shall be unjustly visited with anathema, the unjust sen tence w ill recoil do the ecoilnoonhahrmim tow hhoimis otohowahuothmoritoifs wrong, w but in flicted. For the HOLY SPIRIT dwelling on high, by whom each man is bound and loosed, never in flicts an undeserved punishment." Nothing would seem plainer than that the papal pear is now quite ripe. The amplest guarantees are offered for the personal security and the spiri tual independence of the POPE and of his Church in Italy. The POPE'S own chosen theologian takes up the ecclesiastical side, and shows that the POPE is wholly in the wrong and the Italians wholly in the right ; the POPE has only one reply, which 1 might be briefly given in two words, a verb and a pronoun, very current on the decks of English vessels, when the angry tar condenses his wrath into a pair of brief monosyllables. To tell the truth the POPE seems inclined to , prove himself PETER'S successor by imitating his cursing and swearing, rather than by imitating the apostle iu his declaration, " Silver and gold I have none." • When, however, his EfoLINEsS is driven to vitu peration instead of argument, the EMPEROR'S game must be a pretty:safe one. He is openly insulted by the old man and his cardinals, the purport of the whole being, as far as the EMPEROR is con cerned—" Now, EMPEROR, we have thee on the hip ;" but the effect on all Europe being to lower the POPE to a little old man scolding to his cardi nals, at his own theologians and his French keepers. If the time be not come when the Prince of the Remnants of the States of the Church should drop down to his venerable bishopric only, we know not when it will be. The harder task 'will yet remain, that of liberating all the States of Europe from his mischievous intermeddling. He will try and console himself for temporal deposition, by making his ecclesiastical reign more troublesome. It is 'wise, in this point of view to bind him over to keepthe peace, by making his income dependent on contributions nom the Catholic Powers. Mr. MACNAUGHT'S letter suggests to our thoughts something more serious than the topic now under discussion in the daily papers—the reading of the Clergy, The reading is no doubt an important subject ; it has to do with the comfort of half the worshippers of the kingdom some hours every week. But the topic suggested by Mr. MAC NAUGHT'S letter of resignation has to do with the foundations of morality, or of Christian honour. He has long been a popular Minister of ST. CHRYSOSTOM'S Church at Liverpool—and besides a large congregation, he has had a very effective organisation of schools, and other societies for the improvement of his flock. His salary wae, we presume, what his large congre gation would lead us to suppose; and the social position of a clergyman thus placed could be a matter of indifference to no human being. Be sides, he had, of necessity, a wide circle to break with, which must be not a little painful. Under these circumstances the incumbent of St. Chrysoston's deems it his duty to resign his charge—no mutiny of his flock, no charge of moral indiscretion, no difficulty in carrying out the bene volent projects in which he took an interest, much less any desire to exchange a poorer living for a richer one and leisure, had anything to do with the resignation. The only reason he sums up in very few words :—" Till quite lately," he says, " I have accepted all the Prayer Book in some scriptural sense. Now I find myself unable any longer to ex press my ' unfeigned assent and consent to all and everything contained in the Book of Common Prayer;' and therefore it is time for me to retire from a position which demands sueh ' assent and consent' from its occupants." It had long been known that the rev. gentleman's views have been tending in the direction indicated. generally, by the celebrated "Essays and Reviews° , He was, however, both unwilling to act precipi tately, and to disturb without ample ground the comfort of a congregation, amongst whom he must have so many attached hearers. Moreover, he thinks the ministers of the Church of England are more free than those of any other Church, and that he might " be doing positive harm, if any should suppose thad one abandoned religion or CHRIST in abandoning the position of an English clergyman." Hence he writes with great desire not to be misunderstood :—" I have, as firm a hold—nay, a far firmor hold than ever—upon the great Christian principles of love to GOD and love to man. Reflection has strengthened—as I trust it has also purified—my Christian hopes of a future life and its discernment between good and evil. These are not matters of doubt or disbelief with me. I could still continue to preach on these subjects honestly, and you will, perhaps, kindly think, not unprofitably or unacceptably, as I have done before." He could not, however, as he tells us, be content to remain as a preacher among them, which he could legally do by suppressing a few truths which he now recognised, while on several points, which he specifies, in the Prayer-book he could "no longer express unfeigned assent and consent; that is, he could not—" if theselsords and the Chnrchformutaries are to bear any natural and grammatical signification. Now it is impossible not to respect the English gentleman and Christian minister who can take this manly, straightforward view of the case. There is a widely-spread opinion that the terms of sub scription to the Church of England ought to be relaxed ; and also another very general opinion, that if all intelligent and popular clergymen were to utter their real thoughts, no ordinary congrega tion would hold them to be compatible with " un feigned assent and consent" to what they had sub scribed to at the commencement of their ministry. Were all these men but to speak out, it would be impossible at the present day to refuse to hearken to their voice. If, as Mr. MACNAUGHT says, the ministers of the Church of England are more free than those of any other Churches in this country, their hearers will think it is because they make but too free with their own solemn declarations. The popular opinion is that by no honest inter pretation can the formularies of the Church be made to embrace the vagaries of the Romanisers and the philosophy of the Essayists and Reviewers. One or both must be wrong; and either certain parts ought to be ex punged from the Prayer-book, or those who have signed it to recal their signature. Probably, in comparison with the mischief done by vulgar " Sunday desecration," as it is called, the mischief done by the clerical desecration of using formulas, which, in their " natural and grammatical" sense, are at variance with the clergyman's views, cannot be overrated. A Protestant service read by a Romanizer, a dogmatical service read by an im pugner of orthodoxy, is infinitely more demorilali sing than the Sunday pleasure-trip of the smoked anti toil-worn artisan. We need some amendment here; the sincerity of our pub lic teachers, even if the sincerity is in error, is of the highest moment. It is of infinitely more consequence that a ministers example should main tain scrupulously the sternest sincerity in regard to pledges, than that his notionsshould all be right. No man can be really a Pope—can be really infallible; —but every man can avoid paltering, or seeming to palter with obligations into which he has solemnly entered. Without therefore touching on the opinions of Mr. MACNAUGHT, which are no busi ness of ours, we think his moral example of the highest value, one much needed at the present day, and one which can hardy fail to do much good in the circle in which he is known. rec A •e p nt r l o y po in s s o is f te te d h up n o e n w b q y ua t l h ifi e ca ß t i i s o h n o f p or the P of RoCHEs- TER,ulpit we publish a communication addressed to us by the learned gentleman who may be said to have originally inaugurated the whole movement out of which this episcopal demand has grown. A twelve month ago Mr. CHARLES PLuMPTRE, of the Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law, took the matter up for the first time in genuine earnest at the University of Oxford. Almost immediately afterwards a similar enterprize was adventured upon at the sister University of Cambridge by the Rev. ALFRED D'ORSEY—to whose efforts in the advancement of the good cause we took occasion to allude in these columns as recently as last Friday. We have already more than once directed attention before this to the labours of Mr. PLUMPTRE at Oxford, and of Mr. D'ORSEY at Cambridge. We have done so in months past the more readily because of our cor dial recognition at once of their novelty and of their importance. But now that those labours of theirs may be said to have re ceived not merely the indirect and collateral approval of the Bishop of ROCHESTER, as already indicated, but the timbre of the approbation of the whole Episcopal bench headed by their Archbishops, we may refer to the position assumed by Mr. PLUMPTRE at Oxford, and by Mr. D'ORSEY at Cambridge, as to a position at once firmly secured and very generally recognised. At the two great sister Universities, the rev. gentleman on the one hand, and the learned gentleman on the other, have received, each respectively, the support of the local Vice-Chancellor. Their appearance has been hailed with every evidence of satisfaction, here at Oxford, there at Cambridge, alike by students and profes sors. For they came to sapply an undeniable want. They came to remind the alumni that an adequate knowledge of their own tongue is, in more ways than one, far more essential than any familiarity with the dead and foreign languages. A considera tion—obvious though it is in itself—really, until now, in a very great measure overlooked in the scheme of University education. DOGBERRY has been laughed at by successive gene rations of Englishmen during the last three hun dred years, for saying with his delectable air of crass stupidity, " Reading and writing come by nature !" And yet all the while these generations of Englishmen, so far as their own vernacular is concerned, have been acting absolutely upon that notion. The prosody at least of every other lan guage but their own they have striven to master systematically. But as for the cultivation of Eng lish Elocution ;—well, that, without a question, they have regarded as superfluous. They have seemed to think with DOGBERRY that Reading, at any rate, " comes by nature." So that young men have left the universities to enter the House of Commons, to be called to the "utter" bar, to clamber into pulpits, to ascend platforms, to approach vestry boards, to rise (in Public) after Dinner, without the faintest notion in the wide world, as to how their voices even ought to be used, as to what, in the name of fortune, should be done with their hands, as to the arrangement of their ideas, or the selection of their language. " Speak the speech I gave you, as I pronounced it to you, trippingly on the tongue "—says HAMLET to the Players. But, alas ! the Players only, hitherto, have had their turn in occasionally tutoring the youth of England at the eleventh hour, just before their ascent of the pulpit, their approach to the bar, or their entrance into Parliament. How the system, or rather the want of any system at all, in this way, has worked, we all know. The orators, the real undoubted orators amongst us, whether Pulpit, Forensic, or Parliamentary, are always—who shall deny it ? the very rare exceptions. Even a merely Respect able Reader is somewhat of a curiosity in his way. Going back even to the grand old times of the House of Commons, when PITT, BURKE, Fox, WYNDHAM, SIIBRIDAN, WHITBREAD were con temporaries—and selecting one of the most rarely gifted in that group of resplendant rhetoricians— CHARLES JAMES Fox—what are the anecdotes we read of him ? Why, that whenever he rose to address the House it was pain ful to listen to the stammerings and spluttering of that great master of oratory until he had fairly warmed to his work, and poured forth the full flood of his eloquence uninterruptedly. Again, we read of him that at the end of a labo rious session he seriously lamented that—although he had taken care to speak upon every other night's debate—upon two or three occasions he had somehow missed the opportunity of speaking at all. Mr. Fox deeming constant and unremitting prac tise to be the one great essential for the acquisition of anything like skill by the debater or the elocu tionist. Practise—observe--in public! Why, just as reasonably might the actors upon the stage argue in favour of public rehearsals, as essential by way of preliminary to their public performances. It was remarked of PAGANINI that when he made the tour of England, astonishing the world by his all but miraculous achievements as a Violinist, as the paragon of all past and future Violinists, he was never once known 4o take up an instilment and tune it. Any violin that came into his hands was —for him—already in tune. So subtle was his every sense, whether of touch or hearing. He had mastered all the mechanical preliminaries of his art by laborious and methodical preparation before ever he appeared before the world, violin in hand, to astound mankind by his musical performances. For when P AGANINI was a you ng man — the world knew nothing whatever of his existence. He wase was secretlyea studying —.preparing—practisin g. g. H advanced in m iddl e -lif e alrdy stud far yin when he first stepped forth from obscurity, the perfected master of his wonderful in strument. Perhaps none may ever hope, no matter how marvellously gifted or how sedu lously the natural gifts be cultivated, to attain the same rank as an Orator that PAGININI won as a Violinist. But—assuredly, the Human Voice is in every respect a more extraordinary organ than that described by EPHRAIM SMOOTH so very ludicrously as compounded of " the tail of the horse and the bowels of the cat !" And it is the preliminary cul tivation of the Human Voice, to say nothing of the ideas and words it may have to articulate, that is at length being cared for as a portion of our Univer- • sity curriculum at Cambridge, thanks to the Rev. A. J. D'ORSEY, and at Oxford, thanks to Mr. C. J. PLUMPTRE. May Prosperity attend the enterprise of each ! THE ' .'SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, 1861. SPANISH WINE. We suppose the public are by this time wide awake as to the merits of Mr. Gladstone's claret, and their distaste for that commodity may induce them to try good wino from a more western climate. The sherries of Spain have been long celebrated for excellence ; yet there was a slight drawback, not in regard to quality--but price. Now that obstacle has been at length got over by the Vintage Wine Company, who have imported very freely the Xeres Cotnida sherry, a species of wine which is not only excellent in quality and flavour, but remarkable for cheapness, being only eighteen shillings per dozen ! Just think—eighteen shillings for a dozen of genuine mild sherry for the dinner table ! It re minds one of Mr. Joseph Hume's canny remark stbout the fourpenny pieces, that they would pass muster for six pennys, being good silver, and far more handy. So it is with this Spanish Sherry; it is rich in quality, pleasant in flavour, and wonder fully cheap in price. Let those who consult their health, while saving their pocket, try the Comida Sherry, and they will be too glad to taste it often. The Hanoverian Minister has left his estates in Holstein for Hanover, where his Excellency is at present on a visit to his Majesty the King of Hanover, THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSIIIP. The Great Eastern anchored at Milford about 9 a.m. on Sunday. She made an average speed of 101 knots per hour with her screw from Queens town. She steered extremely well. The Duchess of Wellington and Lady Susan Ramsay left Apsley House on Friday for Scotland. His grace is passing the season at his seat in Norfolk. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester use visiting the duchess's relatives etmany. The noble duke and duchess will attend the coronation of the King of Prussia at Konigsberg. The Earl of Scarborough has left the St. George's lintel for Brighton. The Earl of Winchilsea has left the St. George's Hotel for Eastwell Park, Kent. The Earl of Clanwilliam leaves Belgrave-square to-day for Deal Castle, Kent. The Earl and Countess of Desart are expected in town in a few days from Ireland. His lordship has taken a house in Lowndes-street for three years, late the residence of the Dowager Lady Wrottesley. The Countess Dowager Somers has left Gros venor.place for Bournemouth. The Earl and Countess Stanhope have left Chevening.park, for a tour on the continent. Viscount I)unkellin has left town on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Cork, at Marston-house, Somer setshire. The Lord Chancellor has taken a mansion in Belgrave•square, late the residence of th 3 Earl of Norbury. Lord Dacre met with an accident a few days since while out shooting in Inverness-shire. It appears that while handing his rifle to an attendant gillie by some acci dent the gun went off. His lordship was badly wounded, and although a fatal result is not anticipated, it is feared he will lose the use of some of his fingers. Lord and Lady Harry Vane have left town on a tour in Spain. Lady Middleton has arrived at her residence in Grosvenor-place from a tour of visits. The Hon. Mrs. James Fitzmaurice has returned to Rock ECity, Chezhiro, from a tour of visits in North Wales. THE MINTSTRY.—Lord Palmerston remains at his seat, Broadlands, Hants. The Duke of Argyll is in attendance on her Majesty at Balmoral, Earl Russell is at Abergeldie. The Duke of Newcastle has left town for Clumber Park. Sir George Grey remains in the north. Lord Granville arrived a few days ago at Scarborough. Mr. Milner Gibson is expected to arrive in London in a day or two from a yachting excursion. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT.—It is expected that the Queen will shortly hold a Privy Council at Bal moral, in order to further prorogue Parliament. At the close of the Session, on the 6th of August, Parliament was prorogued by commission until Tuesday, the 22d of Oct.; and the Privy Council expected to be held at Balmoral will order a further prorogation from the 22d inst. DIPLOMATIC INTELLIGENCE.—The Earl of Cla rendon, K.G., who is appointed to represent her Majesty as Ambassador Extraordinary at the coronation of the King of Prussia, will leave London for Berlin on Tuesday next ; His Excellency will be accompanied by the following suite: —W. Villiers Lister (Precis-writer to the Foreign-office), private secretary ; Mr. Cornell Stepney (of the Foreign office), Lord Schomberg Kerr (Attache to her Majesty's Mission at Frankfort), and Lords Dangan and Hinchinbrook (of the Guards). The Consul-Generalship at Milan; vacant by the death of Mr. Loftus Otway, will be either abolished or reduced to a lower rank—most probably the former, by which a saving of £BOO per annum will be effected.— Observer. THE RUSSELL !BANQUET AT NEWCASTLE-ON TYNE.—The banquet to Earl Russell will be given in the New Town Hall, on the 14th instant. The Earl of Dur ham will be chairman, and among the names of the stewards published are those of Sir James Graham, M.P., the Right Hon. William Hutt, M.P., Sir W. Atherton, M.P., nearly all the local Liberal members of Parliament, the Dean of Durham, and most of the Whig gentry, clergy, and manu facturers in the two north-eastern counties. TIIE MAYOR OF OXFORD'S BANQUET.—The mayor of Oxford (Mr. C. J. Sadler) has issued upwards of 150 in vitations to a banquet in the Town-hall, on Wednesday next. Among those who have accepted invitations are the Vice-Chancellor (Sir W. Page Wood), Mr. Henley, M.P., Colonel North, M.P., Mr. Langston, M.P., and many others of high position in the county, university, and city. The last proposition of the Porte having been re jected by Montenegro, it has been decided at Constanti nople that the blockade shall be strictly enforced. Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. Harrison will com mence their season of English opera on the 21st of October at the Theatre Royal, Covent-garden. The " Midsummer Night's Dream" will shortly be revived at Sadler's Wells. DEATII OF MR. VANDENITOFF.---WO regret to announce the death of this celebrated actor, which thror place on Friday evening at his residence, 34, North Bank, Regent's-park. Mr Vandenhoff had been for some time suffering from gout, hut not so as to confine him to the house. On the morning of his death he walked to his physician and back for the purpose of consulting him. After dinner ho was seized, as the event showed, with pre monitory symptoms of paralysis, but was still able to retire to his bedroom and lie down without assistance. A medical gentleman in the neighbourhood was at once sent for, but on his arrival Mr. Vandenhoff was speechless, and shortly afterwards expired. He carries to his grave the unble mished reputation of a long and honourable life. For some time he had given up the practice of his profession, but, though in his 72d year, he was erect and active, and bore every premise of enjoying for many years to come the warm attachment of a select circle of friends who valued him for the kindliness of his nature and his many virtues. Tha assertion of the Constitutionnel that there was no security for life and property at Geneva, has excited the attention of the Federal Council, and it is probable that a formal application will be made diplomatically to have that journal prosecuted for a libel on the Swiss Govern ment. It is understood that by the middle of November the climate of Vera Cruz and Tampico will be well suited to the forthcoming intervention of the allied forces in the Gulf of Mexico. From that time the healthy season begins, and it comm3nly continues during some six months. Forged Bank of England notes are circulating throughout Germany and Belgium, It is not unlikely that they may be tendered to homeward tourists in exchange for thalers and gulden. They are well executed, but the paper is thi2ker and stiffer than that of the genuine notes. ANOTHER FIRE IN TOOLEY-STREET.—EarIy yes terday morning the Bull Tavern, a house supposed to be more than 200 years old, was discovered to be on fire. The inmates, six or seven in number, were with considerable difficulty aroused, and made their escape, some over the roof to the adjoining premises, and the rest by means of the fire-escape. We are sorry to add, however, that three of the firemen were severely hurt by the snapping of a ladder. FIRE IN THE STRAND.—This morning a destruc tive fire broke out on the premises occupied as a mineralogi cal institute, :opposite St. Mary's Church, in the Strand. Owing to the heroic exertions of the firemen, all the inmates were rescued. THE NEW RULES AND ORDERS UNDER THE BANKRUPTCY ACT.—Some surprise has been manifested that the general orders under the now bankrupt law have not been issued, and on Saturday it was ascertained at the Queen's printers' that they were in print, but no informa tion could be given when they would be published. Without the new rules and orders the recent act cannot be under stood, and until they have been promulgated the legal pro fession do not know how to proceed in reference to the new law. AN ELOPEMENT.—No little excitement has been created at Stratford New Town from the fact of a married man eloping with a married lady residing in the same neighbourhood. The parties wero traced to Norwich. During tho past week an effigy of the man has been paraded through the streets, preceded by a rough band, and followed by hundreds of persons. Ultimately the police were called in, and but for their aid no doubt a very serious disturbance would have taken place. The excitement still prevails.—Bishop Stortford Observer. The Journal de Frankfort says :—" The corpora tion of hatters, which will figure in the procession on the solemn entry of the King of Prussia into Berlin, will bo preceded, not by a standard-bearer, but by a hat-bearer. The hat displayed will bo of immense size, and beneath it will be as many little hats as there are states in Germany, each being of the colours of the different states. GREAT SALE OF STIORT-HORNS.—On Thursday last Mr. Strafford, of London, brought to the hammer the whole of the herd of first-class short-horned cattle belonging to Mr. W. Sanday, of Holme-house, Mime Pierrepont, near Nottingham. Mr. Sanday is well-known throughout this country as a most successful cattle breeder and eminent agriculturist. The company present at the sale was very numerous, including many of the leading breeders and agriculturists from all parts of the country, and some from Scotland and Ireland. The bidding was very spirited, and the prices realised were high, as might be expected from the well-known properties of the blood, and from the high renown in which Mr. Sanday has for years been held as a breeder. A large marquee was erected, capable of holding about 400 persons, and dinner was provided, including all the delicacies of the season. After the repast, the company repaired to the place of sale ; 65 beasts, cows, heifers, and bulls, varying in age from one month to 12 years, were sold, and the total sum realised was 3,313 guineas, or £3,465 135., being an average for each of £53 Os. 2d. To show the character of the bidding it need but be stated that ono cow alone realized 225 guineas, and was knocked down to Mr. J. R. Barclay, Keavil, Fifeshire. Two other cows also made near upon 200 guineas each, and w ere purchased, One by Mr. Pawlett, Beeston Sandy, Bedfordshire; and the other by Mr. Waldo, Edenbridge, Feat. i ‘l,. lo T 4 .-1 141 's e x,- V . TURIN, OCT. 7. Explanations having taken place between the Conrts of Turin and Berlin in reference to the in tention of Francis 11. to send a representative to Konigsberg, it results that Francis 11. will not be represented at the coronation, and that the Italian epresentative will be received simply in the quality of a representative of King Victor Emmanuel. The report that the present Minister of Prussia at Turin would be bent by his Government to Frankfort is variousiy commented on by the Italian journals. The bank of Turin has raised its rate of discoun to 61 per cent. VIENNA, OCT. 7. At Lemberg on the day of the celebration of the Emperor of Austria's name-fete the scholars of the preparatory colleges and the commercial schools sang the National Polish Song in the cathedral of that city while the organ was playing the Austrian National Anthem. A commissioner of police, who rebuked the students for their proceedings, was insulted. Some of the scholars were then arrested, but, in consequence of a popular demonstration, were after wards set at liberty. PESTH, OCT. 5. A funeral service has been held here to-day in memory of the Generals of the Hungarian army who were executed by order of the Austrian Go vernment on the sth of October, 1859. The officers of the former national Honved Regi , ments commanded by those Generals were present at the ceremony. THORN, OCT. 5. Last night an insurrection took place in the town of Czeladz (Russian Poland, district of Olkusz). The people tore down the Russian eagle from the public buildings, and affixed the Polish eagle in its place. The Mayor of the town was killed. MADRID, OCT. 5. The state of the Infanta Donna Maria de la Con cepcion leaves no hope of her recovery. The statement that the question of delivering up the Neapolitan archives to the Sardinian Govern ment had been settled is unfounded. NAPLES, OCT. 5. Signor Carcetti, Secretary General of the Lieu tenant of Naples, has been entrusted with an ex traordinary mission to Paris. It is believed that the remnant of the reac tionary bands lately disembarked have been able to effect their escape by re-embarking. Cypriano and Crisenzio, two brigand chiefs,-are wandering about half starved, in the mountains near Nela. Their bands are dispersing. An unimportant encounter has taken place near Sora between some brigands and the National Guards. MADAGASCAR. The Patrie publishes some details of the death of the Queen of Madagascar, Ranavalo. She had been suffering from a cancerous disease for more than a year, and had submitted to a severe opera tion ; but the disease re-appeared three months afterwards, and her European surgeon warned the Royal Family that recovery was hopeless. The Queen died on the 18th of August. She had en tered her 70th year. The Chief Minister, who was a devoted partisan of the Queen's nephew, Ram boasalam, attempted to conceal the fact of her death, in order to gain time to proclaim the nophuw us successor to the Throne. This was to have been done on the morning of the 19th ; but a European, an intimate friend of the Queen's son, the Prince Royal, in formed him of the plan. He assembled his adher ents secretly during the night, and at daybreak of the 19th, as the Minister and Prince Ramboasalam left the Palace to go to the Temple, where the proclamation was to be made, their escort was at 'tacked, and the Minister and the Prince himself were killed in the confusion of the fight that ensued. This event changed the whole state of affairs. The Queen's son was immediately pro claimed King by the title of Rakout-Radama I. His first measure was to publish an amnesty and to cancel the edicts of the late Queen forbidding foreigners to enter the country. This entire change of policy is attributed to French influence, FRANCE. PARIS, OCT. 6. The journey of the King of Holland to Paris has been delayed. The Moniteur de l'Armee publishes a letter from Reunion announcing the death of the Queen of Madagascar on the 18th of August. Her son Rakoto had been proclaimed King after the murder of his cousin, the competitor for the throne, and of the Minister who was the chief of the old Malagache party. The same letter adds that Rakoto, before his accession, had formally demanded a French protec torate. The majority of the French merchants had pre sented their congratulations to the King. The country is said to be tranquil. The King of Prussia arrived at Compiegne this evening at 6 o'clock precisely, and was received by the Emperor at the terminus. Both sovereigns wore plain clothes. The Emperor was accompanied by the Duke de Montebello and General Fleury. Their Majesties proceeded from the terminus to the Palace in an open carriage, without any escort, the people shouting by the way, " Long live the King !" " Long live the Emperor !" In the courtyard of the Palace the Zouaves formed a double line. The Empress, with the Prince Imperial and her Ladies of Honour, awaited the Emperor and the King of Prussia in the vestibule at the foot of the grand staircase. On their arrival the Empress ad vanced to the threshold. The King graciously kissed her hand, caressed the Prince Imperial, and afterwards offered the Empress his arm. Their Majesties then ascended to the Imperial apartments. The staircase was lined on both sides by the Cent Guards. In the evening thero will be a grand dinner. A hunt by torchlight will afterwards take place. BOURSE, Oct. s.—The market has been very quiet to-day, with but little business doing, and scarcely any fluctuation in prices. Threes are now at 68f. 35c. for Account. The following are the last quotations :- 4i per per Cents ... 96 15 Credit Foncier — ._ Do. end month.... Belgian 4f , 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 35 Rom.= .......... 72 25 Bank Shares 2915 Austrian ...... Credit Mobili er 723 75 Spanish Threes.... Do. Account 725 Home Debt . ..... ...._ RAILWAYS. Orleans Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean Geneva Southern Western. Eastern •• • • 00000 a•••• Sardinian Austrian Lowbard ‘• ....... ••• • • Cash. Account. 1352 50 .. 1358 75 980 .. 980 50 9 02 50 .. 1 030 .. 1030 342 50 .. 642 50 .. 647 50 546 25 .. 527 50 600 .. 600 355 .. •1 5 07 50 .. 510 500 .. 530 GREECE. A letter from Athens, published by the Augsburg Gazette, says:— " Young Dousios has evinced during his examination a presence of mind, intrepidity, and strength of conviction that have astonished everybody. His family had done all they could to make people believe he was insane; but he has rendered that plea impossible by his avowals, and by defending the crime he has committed. When asked if he bad any accomplices, be replied—. I am not so foolish as to have accomplices in an act which, if it failed, could only bring trouble on me; and if I had any, do you think I would denounce them ? Your question was altogether un necessary.' When asked whether he was aware of the enormity of the execrable crime he had committed, he answered indignantly, In the first place, sir, I insist that you withdraw the expression "execrable." My action is any thing but a crime. What you deem a crime is, in my estimation, a virtue. Is it a crime to free one's country from tyranny, and to make known the wishes of public opinion ?' And to the question—' What has the public to complain of ?' he replied—' Of the absence of a National Guard, of the succession question, still undecided, and of the wretched economical condition of ,the country.' Then ho added, The situation of Greece must be changed; the King does nothing towards the deliverance of the Greek provinces subject to Turkey. He is an obstacle to the realisation of the grand idea which animates every Greek. The consequence will be, sooner or later, a revolution and much bloodshed. It was to prevent these that I was anxious to destroy the dynasty and sacrifice my myself. I only regret that I did not succeed, If I did not regret it how should I ever have been able to make up my mind to the attempt ?' " INDIA. By the arrival of the Overland Mail we receive intelligence from Bombay to September 11. The ceremony of the investiture of Sir Hugh Rose with the insignia of the Order of the Most Exalted Star of India took place at Calcutta on August 26. The Tinges of India gives the following summary of news:— "The cholera, which has raged so virulently in the Punjaub, has decreased. Sad havoc has been made in 11,M.'s 51st and 94th Regiments. The epidemic is said to be abating also in the north-west provinces. " A munificent entertainment has been given at Surat by the managing agent, engineers, and officers of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway to the staff of mechanics, inspectors, &c., in celebra tion of the successful close of the past working season. " The inauguration of the statue of the late Briga dier General Neill took place at Madras on the 24th August, in the presence of thousands of spectators. " The Rev. Mr. Long, sentenced by the Calcutta Supreme Court to one month's imprisonment, for his publication of the Nil Durpan drama, was liberated on the 24thAugnst, and proposes, it is said, to visit England. It is reported that her Majesty's 103 d Regiment (First Bombay Fusilier) will leave India for home service in a few months. " The city of Benares was lately visited by an earthquake and hailstorm. Hundreds of houses and cattle were destroyed, and 200 or 300 men buried under the ruins of houses. " The native community of Calcutta held a public meeting on Aug. 26, for the purpose of representing the conduct of Sir Mordaunt Wells, Paisne Juisne Judge of the supreme Court, Calcutta, to the Secre tary of State for India. " Mr. Seton-Karr has a second time tendered the resignation of his seat in the Legislative Council ; but the Governor-General has declined to accept it. " The Governor-General, it is stated, will leave Calcutta shortly for the North-West Provinces to confer the honour of the Most Exalted Star of India on the native chiefs selected for the honour. On his return he will proceed to Rangoon, and go back to Calcutta to await the arrival of Lord Elgin. " A Cabool letter of Aug. 1 states that cholera was rife at Kandahar, 600 or 700 men a day falling victims to the disease." AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, OCT. 5. The Royal Mail steamship Africa arrived here at nine o'clock this evening, with 39 passengers and 5,806 dols. in specie for England. She landed all mails, except those for Liverpool, and proceeded at 9 15 p.m. ; all well. The Africa left New York on the 25th ult. The Confederates captured a quarter of a million of dollars in the fort at T,pvin a ton. Secretary Chase's proclamation on the Confisca-, tion Act refers only to property used in aid of the rebellion, and not to deposits of Southern funds. Mr. Seward, in answer to the memorial requesting the attention of the Government to the letters of Mr. Russell, the Times' correspondent, has expressed his refusal to interfere in the matter. Draugh ting for the Federal army has commenced. at Chicago. The Federal Government has issued an order for accommodation to be prepared for 100 politica/ prisoners on George Island, Boston harbour. The St. Louie Republican estimates that 1,0011 Confederates were killed at Lexington. The Chicago Tribune states that strong fears are entertained that the Confederates will capture Gen. Prentis's command, as it is reported that his com munications have been cut off by Gen. Price. The Confederates are marching on St. Joseph: It is reported that General Fremont will take the field immediately with a large force. The New York press complain loudly on account of General Fremont not having reinforced Lex ington. The Federals have destroyed the fortifications deserted by the Confederates at Ocracoke Inlet. The New York Herald states that naval expedi. tions are preparing for Galveston and New Orleans. . .. __. The Sasonia and the P ers i a h ave arrived_ out. The commercial news by the Africa has been anti• cipated via Cape Race. 111 R. HORATIO .ROSE ON RIFLER. Mr. Ross, of Netherley, has addressed a letter to the Inverness Courier, from Which we make the following extract:-- my practice with rifles of all descriptions has been considerable, and I have no hesitation in pro nouncing the Enfield to be the worst of " modern" rifles. It has every f au l t—a high trajectory ren deringit a matter of great chance hitting a distant object when the ground is not accurately measured; a slow flight, which increases very much the diffi culty of hitting a mark in motion ; and very in ferior powers of penetration. I lately read a para graph in the newspapers of very great significance, "4 and which bears on this point. It is stated that Mr. Whitworth had had an interview with the Emperor of the French, the obj ec t o f that interview being to conclude a bargain for the purchase of 30,000 Whitworth rifles. Experiments were carried on in the presence of the Emperor for two days, and as he was not quite satisfied with the sh oo ti ng o f the rifles, the order was not given. We know some thing in this country about Whitworth rifles, and the Emperor, did n o t i t f h t in h k at t m he o shrewd them good goodeno o u f g m h men, the his army, we may form so me notion of the e xc ellence of the arms w ith w hich he ultimately intends to equip his soldiers. Put two regiments down i n an open country at the distance of a mile, one ar me d w i th Whitworth rifles, the other with Enfields, what would be the result ? I belive the latter would be destroyed before their opponents came within the range of the Enfield rifle. I therefore think that all corners prizes' are most useful for the sake of bringing out the best shot and best r ifl e. B ut they will cease to have anyinterest beyond that of the mere neighbourhood of the meeting if they are not left to perfectly free and open competition. I however gather this, that the people of Inverness are dissatisfied that so many prizes fell to the lot of my son and myself, and thus they want to exc l u d e us f rom their f u t ure competitions by heavy handicaps. I must confess that I am disappointed at finding Highlanders to be the first who hav e ca ll e d out. But 1 will relieve their anxiety ;we won't compete ne xt year, but if alive and well, we may perhaps j o in the shooting of 1863, by which time. if they attend to the spiri ted advice of Cluny, and follow the manly example of the Master of Lovat, who shot b eaut if u ll y, an d g . spirit at th e mee ti ng , th e y gained prop er con fid ence, an d will,spo spoke w h i o th pe b , e h co a m ve in prove themselves foemen worthy of any man's steel.'" THE GREAT EASTERN. —After receiving the re port of the Great Ship Company, which contained only a brief notification of the catastrophe, the officers of the marine department of the Board of Trade issued instructions, call ing upon the owners and commander of the vessels to for ward, under the requirements of the Mercantile Marine Act, an official account of the casualty and amount of damage occasioned, prior to directing a local inquiry into all the circumstances by Capt. Robertson, the head of the department, in conjunction with the Local Marine Board at Cork,