The Sun. — London, England, 1861-09-25 00:00:00

ALFRED iIELLON'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. THEATRE 'ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. LAST WEEK BUT TWO. THE FRENCH NIGHT THIS EVENING. Vocalists —Mdlle. PAREPA, Mdme. LAURA BAXTER, Mr. WEISS, and Mr. VERNON RIGBY. The first part will consist of Pieces by French Composers I•he second part being Miscellaneous. Beethoven's Battle 47mphony will be performed by the Orchestra, assisted by the Bands of the Victoria Rifles and the City of London Rifle Brig,ade.—Overtures. Operatic Selection, Quadrilles, Songs, Solos, &C., Re. Commence at 8. Promenade, Is. Coqductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. On Thursday (To-morrow), a MENDELSSOHN NIGHT. On Friday, an ITALIAN NIGHT; and on Saturday, a VOLUNTEER NIGHT, when a copy of the Grand Volunteer March and Part Song will be presented to each visitor on entering the theatre. On Monday next Mendelssohn's Oratorio, ELIJAH, will be given. 1 . "-f t_ EA i - t 0 YAI„ HAY NA ET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Backstene. P I.; EVENING, the nerformaneks will commrtlise with THE BALANCE OF COMFORT. After which, a new Comedy, en titled THE SOFT SEX. Mr. C. Mathew s , Mr. Buc ' lcstone: Mr. Compton, Mr. E.Villiers, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Wilkins, SLC• With USED UP, Mr. C. Mathews. To conclude with the Ballet, BACCHUS AND AREADNE. commence a 7 RO YA L PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Trams. This theatre will open on Saturday, Sept. 28, with a neW and original comedy, in five act., written by .Tohn Brougham, entitled PLAYING- WITH FIRE ; characters by Mr. John Brougham (his first appearance at this theatre), Mr, Ryder. Mr. H. Wicldicombe, 'Mr. George Jordan (of the principal theatres of the United States, his first appearance in Enc , - ), Miss C. Lelc eicq, and Mrs. Weston. With other En landlnve prep Vi d o r n e , s s S e h s a , k an e sdp apps a re's n tragedy . tertainments• of 0 CU ELLO, with new scene Othello, Mr. Fechter. The box-office will open on Wednes day, Sept. 25. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE . Manager—Mr. Edmund Falconer. THIS EVENING, the new and origiAl farce, entitled , BE FETCHES; or, The Onconvanience of a Single Life. Tim O'Reilly, Mr. Edmund Faiconer ; MaryO'Brady, Miss Lydia Thompson. After which, at Eight o'clock, the new and success ful comedy of WOMAN; or, Love against the World. Characters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Herman Veen, J. Robins, Mrs. Charles Young, Mrs. Weston, Miss Murray, and Miss Lydia Thomson. To conclude with AN UNPROTECTED FEMALE, in which Miss Lydia Thompson will danee a New Volunteer Quick Step. Prices as usuaL Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7 Box-office open daily from 11 till 5. NEW THEATRE -ROYAL, ADELPITL___ sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. 13. Webster. Open for the Winter Season. „ THIS EVENING, MUSIC HATFI CHARMS. Messrs. D. Fisher, Romer, Warde, Misses K. Kelly and Laidlaw. Alter which (234th time), THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr. D. Boncicault, I). Wisher, Billington, S. Emery, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, Romer, Howard, Ward ; Mrs. Boncicault, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. 13111ington, and Mrs. H. Lewis. To conclude with LOVE AND HUNGER. Messrs. Fisher, Emery, C. J. Smith, Mrs. 11. Marston, and Miss K. Kelly. Doors open at half past B—Commence at 7. CANTERBURY HALL AND FINE ARTS GALLE C R O Y N , GALLERY. CONCERTS, Mr. SAM COWELL every Evening, at Nine and a quarter to Eleven.—Also, Grand Selections 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. New Opera by Auber LA CIRCASSIENNE.—A Grand Selection, arranged and conducted by Mr. Jonghmans, from this Opera was produced, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THIS COUNTRY, on Monday, 23d inst., and will be performed every evening. Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Mr. Herbert, and Signor Tivoli. Musical Diractor, Mr. Jonglunans. Admission—Hall, ( Id. ; Stalls and Balcony, Is, T H E FOR D, 6, OXFORD-STREET. EVERY EVENING A Grand Selection from Verdi's new opera, " Simon Boc- Canegra" (now produced for the first time in this country), by Miss Russell, Messrs. C. Greville, Tivoli, Greene, Morley, and Herbert ; also from Verdi's " Macbeth" by Madame Enderasohn and the entire Company. Full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jon g hmans. Varied Comic entertain ments by Harvey and French (the Nerves), Wood and his Son, E. Marshall, and W. Randall. Hall, 6d. ; Balcony and Stalls, ls. Private Boxes, lOs. 6d. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MI. DA - Y.—Morning, sh. 10m.—Afternoon, bh. 26m. To-mounow.-Morning, sh. 46m.—Afternoon, 6h. sm. TIIE WEATHER.—SUPT OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 25, 161. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 63—highest since noon yesterday. 47—lowest this morning and during the night. 56 —this day at noon. Bluomrrmu-29.36. WlND—South-Westerly—fresh; with rainy weather. 4 .l"V* 46., ' - ,. 7't ",;:,, 4 :4 4'1 ,i - 7 ( _ - :g 2 ,3 - !/, : f') l2- ,rt . if .. ''' , , 1-64 , 1tt. t.„_ ..,I_,lP.*-',-14 .--/ 1.-. v: p.....z.„,„ i. I', , . '4• , •; •it tt . ) r:ot r ---, s''' '?=------7-3•14:—_,.1r.',.,.„t - 't yr.... ~. _.• , s •- . 4 7 - ,---.., ' THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, ISCI Our readers will not wish to let Hungary slip out of their sight. Americans, who occupy so much attention, share, indeed, our language and our blood, but we believe it is the truth that the Hungarians share rather more of our political tem perament than do our transatlantic descendants. Hungary is a Constitutional Monarchy. She loves that form of Government as ardently as we do. She cherishes like us the memory of a long Consti tutional history ; and the present struggle is, simply and solely, to preserve intact, tb,pugh with the im provements made in 1848 with the sanction of FER DINAND, the Constitution under which she has lived for more than a thousand years. She exhibits in this struggle all the law of love and order, all the respectful demeanour towards a Sovereign in the hands of bad advisers, and all that attach mcnt to the forms of Constitutional pro cedure, which distinguish Englishmen. With such a nation England must sympathise ; and we are glad the Hungarians have had an opportu nity of seeing that we do. Much as we regret, for his own sake, the Austrian eccentricities of Mr. ROEBUCK, his reception at home has shown to Hun gary that we are all on her side. Even the old Tory papers of this country, greatly to their credit, refuse to sanction the revolutionary conduct of the EMPEROR, and stand by the Hun garians as true Conservatives. Some Tories here, perhaps most in the highest circles, would like to see a fusion of Hungary with the rest of the Aus trian dominions; but even they disapprove such pounding of all into one mass as the SCHMERLING Cabinet is attempting. It is a voluntary fusion which our Tories desire ; and they have the sense, and the political experience—taught by the union which makes the British Isles—to assure them that the way to an effective union is not the coercion of the Hungarian Parliament. They see with dismay a Sovereign professing to be consti tutional, dictating to the Parliament of the people what it shall do, and withholding those rights which it has always enjoyed, and which Tories and Whigs here, quite as much as Radicals, deem fun davaentel—the right to vote troop s and supplies. Well, the Diet is di sm i ssed, and another is to be chosen. And here begins another chapt er o f Royal Revolution. The Comitats, or county Parliaments in Hungary, are very efficient municipal bodies ; they immediately commenced voting resolutions approving the Diet's proceedings and immediately they, too, are forcibly dismissed ; and the business they should transact is ordered to be done by arbitrarily nominated Royal Commie sioncrs ! An utterly illegal proceeding. It was once before attempted for ten years by the liberal despot JosErn 11., who was never crowned King of HUN GARY, and who WQS compelled to the bitterly mortifying act of repealing everything he had done during the ten years ; treating the whole period as a nullity in legislation. The descen dants of those who accepted commissons under JOSEPH are, it is said, to this day held in odium in Hungary, and can only redeem their character by acts of special patriotism. Hence FRANCIS JOSEPH finds it impossible to g e t li qngarianl.4 of position and character to ec cept an office which will make them and their children objects of hatred to their fellow-coun trymen. To estimate the bitterness (a correspondent writes))Thich these and like measures produce, I plat beg you to remember that we are not in France or in Germany, where the people are accus tomed, and Ministers venture, to praise institu tions octroyes, The Hungarian is accustomed by centuries of constitutional conflicts to the veneration for law and precedent which distinguishes the Eng lishman. Each violation of an established law wounds him to the quick, not because of its parti cular effect so much as simply because it is a disre gard of what he holds most sacred. It is this great principle, not less than that of nationality, which binds together all classes and all creeds, whether religious or political." The EMPEROR and his Germans are now , scheming to get another Diet, which they think will be a manageable one. The scheme is of , course utterly illegal. They will revert to the election code of almost feudal times, and only persons paying a large amount of taxes, • and of a few electors who shall havebeen first elected ' by others—double election—will be suffered to vote. Of course, the idea is that the richer classes will be more subservient to Vienna, but if all accounts are correct, this class will prove quite as determined as any other. The most Conservative Hungarians are as firmly attached to their constitution—perhaps more so—as the Radicals themselves. The best informed correspondents both at Pesth and Vienna expect that the new Diet will prove as firm and uncompromising 1 on all the main points as the late one, In this 1 case it is supposed that SCHMERLING will resign, that the Emperor will give up his revolutionary projects, and will undertake to reign as a lawful King of Hungary. It will be remembered that the Diet refused to proceed to business till the representatives from Transylvania, as well as from other parts, were present. The Vienna Government, of course, de sires to divide and conquer. Transylvania, there fore, it was ordained, should have her own Diet, and this Diet is now being convened, with every artifice of political economy, to secure a separation from Hungary, and an election of Transylvanian deputies to the Reichsrath. It appears that the Government has even quarrelled with its own chief official for Transylvania. We are informed that the Chancellor of Transylvania, Baron KEMENEY —a Transylvanian Hungarian—had already drawn up all the instructions and details; these had actu ally received the Imperial sanction and signature. Baron KEMENEY had returned to the Chancery to despatch them, when at ten o'clock in the evening the Archduke RAIGNIER, the Pre sident of the Cabinet, called to communicate to him the will of the EMPEROR that the rescripts should be returned, as M. SCHMERLING had declared that he would resign if the said documents were issued. The rescripts were cancelled, and of course Baron KEMENEY tendered his resignation, but this the EMPEROR refused for some time to accept. Yesterday, however, we learned that the Baron was firm and that the Court was compelled to accept it. It is quite probable that the Government will, in form, at least, obtain its wish in Transylvania. It has adopted such measures as can hardly fail to secure that. But the proceeding will have no moral weight ; and the Transylvanians when Hungary succeeds will cast in their lot with her. Our latest intelligence from the Australian colo nies is of a gloomy nature. From Victoria we read of the all but certain failure of Mr. BURKE'S ex ploring expedition, positive information of the death of several of his party, and the too probable destruction of the leader himself and three com panions, who pressed on from their last depot at Cooper's Creek to endeavour to reach the Gulf of Carpentaria ; 'and from the 16th of December, the day upon which he left Cooper's Creek, until the return of Mr. BRAHE on the 12th of May, no tidings had been heard of the missing party. As soon as the authorities in 3felbournelearned the facts of the case, a strong party was organised to search for it; but much time must be lost before they can reach Cooper's Creek and coromonoo opera tions. The Melbourne _Herald gives the following abstract of the proceedings of the expedition, fol lowed by an interesting account, from the pen of Mr. WRIGHT, which appeared in this journal last week : —" Sad news has been received about the exploring expedition. Mr. BRAHE, one of the party, arrived in town on the 29th of last month, and reported that Mr. BURKE, the leader of the expedition, left Cooper's Creek on the 16th December, to start for the Gulf of Carpentaria, and that nothing had been heard of him since. He was accompanied by Messrs. WILLS, KING, and GRAY, and six camels and one horse, and left the remainder of his party under the charge of Mr. BRAHE, at Cooper's Creek. The party remaining at the depot were—Messrs. BRAHE (in charge), PATTON, M`DONOUGFI, DOST MAHOMMED, and camels and 10 horses. Mr. WRIGHT, the officer in charge of the contingent party, left at the Darling, moved onwards towards Cooper's Creek. It being summer, nearly all the watercourses had been dried up, and the ravages of scurvy re duced the effective strength of the party to an alarming extent. Unable to proceed from these causes, he established a camp and stockade at Bulla, where the natives became hostile, and repeatedly attacked them. Mr. LUDWIG BECKER, the naturalist and artist, and a gentleman of great scientific ac quirements, and Messrs. CHAS. STONE, W.PURCELL, and PATTON died, at various intervals during the journey. Three of the horses perished from exhaus tion, two of the camels from scab, and another was lost." The success of this expedition was looked for ward to with confidence by the exploring committee, great preparations having been made for it. Camels had been imported at a considerable expense to accompany it, under the expectation that these animals would be able to endure the privations of the desert and want of water better than horses ; they, however, failed, being all more or less affected by scab, while the majority of the horses survived. Too much attention cannot be paid to the appoint.. ment of an expedition into an unknown region in which the lives of many individuals are at stake. The stations or depots should be numerous, the main body should never advance until a small party lightly equipped had explored some hundred miles in advance to ascertain whether water could be found. This could be done easily by providing the party so employed each with a led horse, and these horses should be of the best quality. This is a common practice with stock holders, when they wish to explore in search of a new sta tion, and the ground that is thus traversed by two or three men with little baggage is surprising. Where a wide extent of desert has to be traversed, by establishing pickets at short intervals a supply of water might be brought forward water; e r; to until do the ad vanced party h a d die eo v ered Wthis pro perlya large party would be required, but in the long run a party of this d escr i pt i on would be cheaper both in human life and expense, and stand a better chance of success. Promptness of action and the least possible loss of time are th e chief re -1 quisitcs, therefore to this end, care should be taken i in the selection of all those employed in the enter prise. We do not in the least with to complain of those employed in the present instance, but we do complain of the practice of sending small parties into a country remarkable for the scarcity of water without every available means being placed at their disposal for quick travelling and continuous commu• • nication. Scurvy seems to have been prevalent among • the party. A proper supply of preserved meat, and what game could be killed on the road ought to pre , vent this, and enable the men to travel in safety and comfort. Let us change the scene, and see what is going on in New South Wales. If the China war be over in Asia, it is by no means so in Australia. The steady increase of these Mongolians in the colonies in spite of all restrictions and taxation has rendered the diggers already exasperated against them furious, and despite the endeavours of the authorities to preserve order by the prao tice of fixing certain limits to the Chinese encampments, a wholesale attack was made at Lambing Flat, which is situated some six miles from Back Creek, near Yass, and on the boundary of the colony, on the unfortunate China men, by some three thousand armed ruffians, who not only maltreated them, but openly plundered them of all portable property and burned the re mainder; thence they proceeded to Back Creek, and here another outrage was committed. The authorities took up the matter, and the next Sun day arrested three of the ring-leaders. The news spread like wildfire, and the cry of " Roll up " re. sounded through Tipperary Gully, and in a short time a large body of armed men attacked the Police Camp. They were repulsed, however, but the next day Captain ZOUCH had to retire, leaving the in surgents masters of the field. Troops are being for warded from Sydney, and elsewhere, and the riot will no doubt be quelled, but not, we fear, without a considerable loss of life and property. Since the memorable Ballarat riots such a scene has not taken place. In that case the diggers showed a certain moderation, and were fighting against tyrannical and unjust oppression; in the present case, however, wan ton barbarity has been indulged in, and although we regret the presence of the objectionable Mon golians, still they are hardworking and inoffensive, and if the authorities allow them to land, they are bound to protect them from wanton brutality. We give in another part of our impression an ac count of the affair, taken from the Australian Mail in which our readers will obtain full information on the subject. New Zealand is still in a state of partial revolt, and a renewal of hostilities on a more extended scale is imminent. The natives, encouraged by designing missionaries and others, who desire to keep up their influence over these simple but turbu- lent creatures, decline all terms offered to them by the . Government. It is not to be expected, when one set of white men urge them to support their supposed rights, that they will listen to any terms from the other side. Those who act in this unprincipled manner have much to answer for. The following anecdote is given in the Australian Mail. It must be taken for what it is worth, but anyhow it speaks well for the determination of General CAMERON :—" With regard to the in fluences that have been brought to bear upon this question, and that have so materially tended to the present complications, the following paragraph is not without significance :—Referring to a rumour that was current some days ago, to the effect that he Bishop of NEW ZEALAND had been endeavour- ing to influence the mind of the new Commander in-Chief (Major. General CAMERON), with regard to the justice or injustice of the war, we may mention that a letter was received yesterday by a gentleman in this city which confirms the report. It would appear that on a certain day Dr. SHLWYN waited upon the gallant veteran, and after an interchange of civilities, at once broached the object of his mis sion, offering to discuss the Maori question with the General, and to point out the unjustifiable nature of the contest now being waged by against New Zea landers by the British. General CAMERON'S reply was just what might have been expected from his character and reputation as a soldier. 'My Lord,' said he, ' it is no pars of my duty to discuss questions of theology with your Lordship. The QUEEN has sent me to quell the rebellion and to maintain the supremacy of her rule in this island, and I mean to do it. Good day.' " All these difficulties will, of course, be overcome, and matters arranged after some fashion sooner or later ; but, had proper care been taken by the various Governments and equal justice administered, we much doubt whether Captain BURKE'S unfortunate expedition would have come to its untimely end, the riot on Lambing Flat been serious, or the doubtful war in New Zealand have ever token place. • The position of Italy at the present moment is one of deep interest, in a soc:al point of view no less than in a political aspect. When the smoke of the battle has cleared away, when the shock of overthrown dynasties is no longer felt, when the enthusiasm and excitement which keep large masses of men together, lose somewhat of their charm, then is the severest test of all newly -organised States. On the same principle that affection which is capa. ble of great sacrifices cannot stand petty wear and tear, we often find men who have done great deeds in the face of hostile force and craft fail in pre serving that which they have accomplished. The Italians, notwithstanding the proverbial vehe mence and fickleness of their Southern race, have as yet given the world no cause to fear for their future. The arts are again reviving under their native skies. Italy, which was once the focus of the industrial arts, no less than the scene of the triamphs of the graces, once more takes her place I among the nations of Europe, and the bright city of the Arno competes with its greater northern rivals in an Industrial Exhibition. We ars not surprised at the deep interest which the new Sovereign of Tuscany appears to take in its welfare. We have all read the sentences he addressed to the enthusiastic auditory at the opening of the Exhibition at Flo rence. We learn that in addition to the state occa sions he has since paid a private visit of inspection and examined the building and its contents with eagerness, expressing his satisfaction by bestowing decorations on the architects. It must be in deed a matter of gratifilation to VICTOR EM MANUEL that a people so recently transferred from one Government to another are so well con tented with their new rule; that instead of indulg ing in those plots, intrigues, and party feuds which have been for centuries the great drawback to Italian freedom and Italian unity, his new subjects can centre their interest on an exhibition of this nature. The Constitutionnel of the 22d mingles some truths with the JOSEPH SURFACE platitudes peculiar to Parisian oratory and journalism. After being informed that "everything will be unravelled in time" (the designs of their own EMPEROR pos sibly included), we are told that " the unity of Italy will be longlived and strong because it is the will of Italy which alone accomplishes it ;" and further, that "Italy, free from tho Austrian yoke, will Work out alone the modification of her national existence." The national existence of the couatry -1 inen of RAPHAEL and GALILEO would indeed be Incomplete without Art and Science, and in con templating the future of Italy we mu s t always allow for their benign and fascinating influences. There is scarcely a city in that famous land which cannot boast its asso c i a ti on , with some great name 1 TILE LONDOr4, WEDNESDAY' ! V 1 NI NG, SEPFEATBER 25, 1861. the very Florence, which is so worthy a site for the first Italian Exhibition, recals the memory of that gifted sou who " sleeps afar" from its ungrate ful soil. The fervent imagination and susceptibility of the South find their due expression in art, and the festive scene at Florence is a happy augury that the world may yet increase:its debt to Italian taste and genius. The occasion is the more interest ing, coming in such close proximity to the opening ot our own Exhibition of the ensuing year. The Exhibi tion of 1862 is, we are told, to eclipse its predeces sor in size and character, as it will include paintings, sculpture, and other works of art, The coincidence of two such undertakings is striking, and gives rise to a host of memories and anticipations. But though there may be generous emulation between the old monarchy and the new, between the coun try which has so long led the van of freedom and unity, and the nation which is just struggling out of ages of tyranny ana feud; between the "cradle of the arts and sciences " and that rough northern land, which is but just learning that beauty may be combined with utility'; though there may be all these grounds of comparison and com petition, we are certain that the full development of Italian art, Italian genius, and Italian unity i; nowhere more eagerly watched, more earnestly hoped for, than among her rival exhibitors. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Hohenzollern - Sigmaringen have arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Southampton. His Royal Highness the Duke of Oporto has arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Southampton. THE LORD-LIEUTENANCY OF DEVON.—It is ru moured that the Lord-Lieutenancy of Devonshire, which has become vacant by the death of the Earl Fortescue, will be conferred by her Majesty upon Earl Russell. Lord and Lady Proby have arrived at Elton Hall, Oundle, from the Continent. A VETERAN ROPE DANCER.—Madanle Saqui performed on the fight-rope at the Paris Hippodrome on Thursday and Sunday last. Although now eighty-three years of age, she danced with considerable vigour and graco, and was loudly applauded. THE TEMPLE CHURCH. Tbis magnificent church, which has been for some time closed, is to be re opened on Sunday, the 6th of Oct., with a full choral ser vice and a sermon by the Yen. Archdeacon Robinson, D.D., Canon of Rochester. Hitherto buildings have almost en tirely hidden the view of the south side, but, these having been removed, that portion of the building may be seen tolerably well, and also the elaborate Norman porch. REV. C. H. SPURGEON. The Rev. C. H. Spurgeon's visit to Scarborough has been indefinitely post- poned, owing to a serious nervous affection under which he has of late been labouring. The following note was re ceived from Mr. Spurgeon a few days ago by the Rev. Dr. Evans :—" Clapham, London, S.—My dear Brother,—l have made another experiment at preaching abroad, and the result has painfully demonstrated to me that I must not attempt it again for some months. My nervousness is just now so great that it is not merely an affliction, but a warning that the worst results may follow unless the mind shall be left at ease. lam deeply grieved to be compelled to post pone my engagement with you, but I have been driven to it by a necessity before which I bow with sorrow.—l am, dear brother, yours most truly, C. H. SPURGEON." AMERICAN REPRISALS.—NEW YORK, Sept. 9. Accounts from Charleston of the sth September state that the whole coast at St. Augustine was blockaded, and , re ports that several ves se l s, laden with co ff ee and fruits, ran the blockade on the 29th August, under a heavy fire from the blockading fleet. Sept. 10.—The following schooners, owned wholly or in part in the Southern States, were seized at Newport, Rhode Island,'yesterday :—The S. P. Brown, with cargo ; and the Maine Law, the Wabash, and the R. Balch, without cargo. Sept. 11.—The Mary M‘Rae, of Wilmingt)n, North Carolina, from Liverpool, with a gene ral cargo, has been taken in charge by the United States' Inspector. Sept. 17.—The Laura Ross, from Sl. Jago de Cuba, with sugar, has been confiscated, on account of 1-16th being owned at Navy Bluff, Florida. SERIOUS RESULT OF A PRIZE FIGHT NEAR LEEDS.—One of those disgraceful exhibitions of human brutality took place near Leeds yesterday, and resulted, we regret to hear, in the serious, and probably fatal, injury of one of the combatants. The fight was between Samuel Webster, of Woodhouse, and Thomas Kelve, of York street, for £5 a side, and it commenced yesterday morning in a field called the Fifty Acres, near Bothwell, in the juris ' diction of the West Riding constabulary. After fighting for nearly an hour, the police interfered, and drove them into the Leeds boundary. They resumed the fight in a re tired place called Gipsy-lane, between Beeston and Middle ton Wood, when Webster, who had previously had the better of the contest, was worsted and rendered insensible , He was subsequently taken to his mother's in a cab, accom panied by a number of the ring, and was attended by Mr. Loe, surgeon, who pronounced him to be in great danger. The result of the injuries cannot be known for some hours. —.Leeds Mercury. WRECKS ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.—RAMSGATE, Sept. 23.—This morning at as.yi...ah, Curing a strong gale 11.0111 IV W ana squally, a barque was observed ou snore on the North part of the Goodwin Sands. The Northum berland lifeboat, in tow of a steamer, immediately put off from Ramsgate to the vessel's assistance. On proceeding to the wreck the tug also took in tow the Broadstairs life boat. A teal lugger which hal. been cruising about was found with the vessel. Through the joint exertions of the three boats' crews the vessel was fortunately got off. She proved to be the barque Cereal, of Sunderland, from Dun kirk to New York. The wreck having also been observed from Walmer, the lifeboat on that station, belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, immediately put off to her assistance, and reached the vessel shortly after the other boats, but leer services were not required. The Walmer lifeboat is a new one. It was said that she behaved re markably well on the occasion. Having to cross Goodwin Sands through a heavy surf she was frequently filled with water, which, however, she speedily freed herself of. REPORTED MASSACRE OF A SHIP'S CREW.-- Intelligence has reached Glasgow that the ship's crew who sailed in the barque Prince of Wales, which left the Clyde for Buenos Ayres on the Ist April, and was wrecked, it may be remembered, 70 miles to the southward of Rio Grande in the month of June, have been massacred. In a letter dated 25th June, H. Vereker, H.M.'s consul at pie Grande, communicated the intelligence of the loss of the vessel, and that the crew (14 in number), most of whom shipped at Glasgow, had been lost ; but, from a communication recently received, it would appear that a belief is now enter tained, which is thought to be too well founded, that the men had met with foul play. No legal proof of this h is yet been obtained, but an investigation was 'abo it to take place into the circumstances, the result of which, it is ex pected, will be known on the arrival of the next mail, due in the beginning of the next month. — Seottisle, guardian. THE FIRST ENGLISH CHURCH IN AUSTRIA.—On Friday, the 13th of September, the first stone of au English church was laid at Carlsbad, in Bohemia, the " King of German watering places." For upwards of five years this "project has been under discussion, and many hundreds of English families yearly visiting Carlsbad have had meanwhile no better place of worship than a ba'lroom or the saloon of an almost inaccessible Gasthaus. The Colonial and Continental Church Society had given its aid, and a subscription had been raised, but a commencement this year was only rendered practicable through the exertions of the Rev. R. W. Greaves, a member of the sogiety's committee, who chanced to be a visitor. Ho was warmly seconded by Sir Henry Bentinck, Colonel Thoresby, the Rev. Augustus Hewitt, .5.7. c. The design, by Mr. Ewin Christian, is that of a simple early English chapel, with high pitched roof and bell turret. A portion of the " Garthenthal," a site both quiet and easy of access, was purchased for the sum ofXlOO , and vested, by direction of th e A us t r i an G overnment, in the names of five English noblemen and gentlemen. AN AMAZON QUEEN.—A letter from Rome of the 16th says : Riding a few days since in the Campagna I was passed by three equestrians—two certainly men, the third a puzzle, but seeming rather of the epicene' or doubt • ful gender. It wore a yellow Zouave jacket; a black gar. a t sol ere w e r hat,m em with.b rs ; aand greaton its me n h t e ad plume of yellow It rode like a woman beyond wasjauntily description andbsltaucckk clothed f aeabtheresr i s of its two companions, who, dressed in tight and suffering suits of black, and one at lost with his feet thrust into his Providencein a --that is, very fast and recklessly — to the evident terror stirrups the wrong w ay, were tempting trot. A wide ditch was before them—l have seen men turn from a smaller. It, however, went straight at it, and got well over ; and turning round, and taking off her hat to her pounded ' companions, there was the beautiful face of the ex-Queen of Naples, who stopped to light her cigar, while the two men went ignominiously round by the bridge." FATAL CATASTROPHE AT ST. VINCENT'S ROCKS, BRISTOL.—A shocking catastrophe occurred at St, Vin cent's Rocks, near Bristol, on Sunday morning. About hall-past 8 o'clock a man from a packet which wai steam ing down the river observed a man falling from the rocks near the pier. Tic raised an alarm, and the police went to fully fractured, and the brains lay scatte re d on th e grass. tihlie s se l lo ot th . eOsaweelamnoirturiteina:itnhtehy found th e s k u ll was fright fully fall, but one of his boots— probably from having come in contact with a projecting piece of rock in the descent —was ripped several inches near the ankle. He was subsequently identified as a shoemaker of Bristol, named Crocker. The cause of the poor fellow's falling from the rock is at present involved in mystery, but it is quite certain that at that particular spot ho could not have been placed in imminent peril except by crossing tbe rails which the Merchao.t Venturers have erected for the safety of the public. N tl/4,4. CANTON, AUG. 12. . The Prussian Minister has failed to obtain a treaty from the Chinese Government. The rebels are ieported to be approaching Shanghai with an army of 100,000 men. Nanking is still closely invested by the Imperial troops. The port of Tai-\Van-Foo, in Formosa, has been opened under the treaty. Mr. Swinhoe has been appointed British Vice-Consul there. The Chinese Customs, and the working of the new Treaty, cause much dissatisfaction to the whole mercantile community. The Chamber of Commerce has summoned a meeting to consider the question. The Emma is reported lost. The Manila, Rajali (?), Drusan, and Cosmopoli tan are aground in the Yangtze River. The neighbourhood of Canton is flooded. PARIS, SEPT. 25. The 2loniteur of this morning says : The negotiations between the Porte and several other Powers for the conclusion of treaties of com merce, in conformity with those which have been signed between it and England, France, and Italy, not yet having been terminated, the Porte has demanded that the application of the treaties of commerce with the latter Powers, which had been fixed for the Ist October next, should be postponed until the 13th March, 1862. " France has acceded to this proposition of the Porte." PESTH, SEPT. 25. The reports circulated by some German news papers in reference to a proposed meeting of some members of the Austrian Reichsrath with the lead ing members of the Hungarian Diet are without any foundation. CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 24. On Sunday last the first conference on the union of the Danubian Principalities took place here. _ • The Porte, England, and France were in favour of, and Russia, Austria, and Prussia, opposed to, the union. The conference thus remains without any result. FRANCE. PARIS, SEPT. 24. BOURSE, Sept. 24. The upward movement which set in yesterday continued to-day until the English quotations arrived with a decline of 1, when a slight fall took place. The following are the last quotations : .3.4 as 2,20 41 per per Cents 96 10 , Credit Fonder 1232 50 Do end month.... Belgian 4t — 3 per Cents Do. end month — Roman . 71 Bank Shares 2925 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 783 75 Spanish Threes..... Do. Account 785 —1 Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1432 50 .. 1433 75 Northern Now ditto 9ll 54 .. 912 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 1046 25 .. 1047 50 Geneva 357 50 .. Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lorabard 543 75 .. 545 BADEN. Some of the German papers, referring to the trial of the student Becker, for his attempt to shoot the King of Prussia, deny that the criminal is a German. They assert that he is a Russian, being the son of M. Paul Adam Becker, Director of the Lyceum of Odessa, and Conseiller d'Etat of the Em peror of Russia. His son was born at Odessa in June, 1839, and only entered the University of Leipsic in 1859. His chief employment during his residence in that city was translating Russian works into German. SCEIVE BETWEEN THE POPE AND THE DUC DE GRANONT. The Nazione of Florence of the 21st contains, in its Roman correspondence, the following account of a scene between the Pope and the Due de Gra rnont, occasioned by the order given to a Signor Venturelli, a Sicilian naturalised in France, to, leave Rome within a fortnight :-- " The arbitrary acts committed by the Papal Government are so numerous that it would be easier to count the sands of the sea; and these acts are perpetrated not only on its own unhappy sub jects, but likewise on the subjects of other govern ments. I now record one which has excited consi. derable attention in Rome, having been committed against a certain Signor Venturelli, the secretary of the Salamanca Company for the Roman railways. This Signor Venturelli is a Sicilian, who has be come naturalised in France, where he married and brought up a family. It,is true that in 1848 this gentleman took part in the Sicilian revolution, but that he afterwards became naturalised in France, and wholly abandoned politics, confining his atten- Lion to commerce. He formed a connection with Signor Salamanca, was his agent in several of his undertakings, and possessed his entire confidence. In Rome his prudence was such as to create the belief that he had completely forgotten that he was an Italian and a Sicilian, so that ho was even taxed with too great servility towards the Papal Government. All at once the police gave notice to Signor Venturelli that he must leave Rome and the Roman States within 15 days, and this on account of the express command of his Holiness. Venturelli was thunderstruck, and asked some ex planation about the most holy decision of the most Holy Father, but the only answer he could get was, that the Holy Father is the sole judge of what is right, and gives no reason for his actions ; that he does everything by Divine inspiration, and is infallible. As Venturelli is almost indispensable to the Salamanca Company in Rome, all the rail way grandees were in motion ; some of their people attached to the Court were also busy about this matter, but the Pope remained unmoved, and, in sisting that Venturelli was his own personal enemy, repeated that he must take his departure without delay. Even the Spanish general, Cordova, who interested himself in Venturelli's behalf, returned from his audience with the Pope in a perfect fury, protesting that the stories about the 'kind heart of the angelic Pius' were mere humbug. All that could be obtained, not from the Pope, but from the head of the police, Monsignore Matteucci, was a delay of a few days. At length the Deus ex ma china likewise made his appearance in the person of the Due 'de Gramont, ex-Ambassador of France at the Holy See. On the facts being made known to him, and on his learning that the matter regarded one who by naturalisation had become a French subject, the Due de Gramont exclaimed, 'But this is my business ; I will act in the matter ; I will look to it ; I will speak to the Pope: To the Pope he accordingly went and spoke, but got no satisfaction from his Holiness, nothing except nn expression of sarprise at his having taken any trouble at :111 in the matter. Holy Father,' replied the Duke, 'I must trouble myself about the matter, for not only is Signor Venturelli a French subject, but he has even been specially recommended to me by a letter from the private cabinet of the Empe ror,' am reiilly very sorry for replied the meek Pius,' but causes nobis notes, SignorVenturelli must leave.' there is 39 but in the matter' pray you, Holy Father, to consider that I be obliged to make a report on the subject to my Government.' 'By all means make your re port.' And that I shall be compelled to demand a large sum as a compensation for Signor Ventu relli.' Demand it, by all means.' And that the Government of your Holiness will be obliged to pay it.' That remains to be seen.' So the Deus ex inachina returned from the interview with a flea in his ear, and a moral box on it besides to the French nation, which keep s th ou sands of soldiers and its flag flying at Rome to enable the Papal Government to kick the posteriors of French sub jects whenever it feels inclined. The real cause of the order given to Venturelli to leave Rome is the following :—The Count of Trapani and the ex-King of Naples, having it no longer in their power to tyrannise where they would, still tyrannise where they can; and the obstinacy of the Pope is ascribed to his having given his word to the ex-King to send Venturelli off. The Bourbonists have been stirred up in the matter by Monsignore de Merode and his friends, for no political reason whatever, but on account of little railway jealousies, in which M. Oudry, the former engineer of the Civita Vecchia line, and a Count de Maguelonne, the correspon dent, in former days, of the Univers, play a promi nent part. But it is not my object to enter into the details of these wretched little intrigues. I have communicated the facts, because they illus trate the unceremonious manlier in which the Papal Government treats the representations and the re monstrances of France." SIR GEORGE GREY AT BEDLINGTON. On Friday evening a soiree took place at Bed lington, to assist the purchase of a piano for the use of the school of the parish. The chair was occupied by the Rev. the Vicar of Bedlington (the Rev. C. T. Whitley), and on the platform were the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart. ; Mr. Joseph Young, of Hartford; Mr. R. B. Sanderson ; and Mr. Hood, Morpeth. The Rev. CHAIRMAN having expressed his hap piness at seeing so large and respectable a company as that which faced him, Sir GEORGE GREY rose to address the meeting, and was received with warm applause. On its subsiding, the right hon. gentleman began by ex pressing his thanks to Mr. Whitley for affording him an opportunity, by the invitation he gave him a few days ago, of being present on that occasion. He must say that he felt the greatest interest in seeing assembled before him those who were en gaged, as many of them were, directly or indirectly, in an occuptillUL utal 1 =CI U. 11, La unumg village in Northumberland—an occupation which involved great labour, involved more than ordinary risk, but which was a most honourable occupation —(hear)—an occupation which conduced to the comfort and the enjoyment of every man in this country, from the humblest to the highest, and from the cottage to the palace, by the cheering fire which enlightened and afforded us many conveniences and comforts, and added so much to family enjoyment, and at the same time conduced so eminently to the wealth and prosperity —yes, and the security of this country. By the last census it appeared that the population of that parish had very materially increased, and he believed that increase was due to the wide extension of the coal workings within the parish. Now, it was an interesting fact, which he durst say they might be familiar with, to notice the great and rapid increase in the coal production of this country. We lived in an age which gave us much cause for thankfulness that we did live in it. We lived in an age in which comforts and en joyments were greatly multiplied, and in which science had made such rapid strides as to add greatly, not only to the national wealth, but to the enjoyment and comfort of the humblest families in , this kingdom. He alluded to the security of the country, to which this most useful branch of in dustry so largely conduced ; and he alluded in that to our great navy, which had been the strength of this country, and which, he trusted, would always continue to be its strength and defence, keeping far from our shores any invading foe. That navy was propelled almost exclusively by steam, coal being the means by which they were enabled to produce that mighty power, which carried not only our merchant ships all over the ocean, conveying the produce of our country to the most distant lands, and bringing back the products of those lands, but propelling our magnificent line-of-battle ships, which were destined, he hoped, in case of need, to be that defence to our shores which they had ever been. He had never been more struck than when looking into the hold of one of those magnificent ships, and seeing the enormous and beautifully-constructed machinery, and seeing that enormous mass floating idly at the moment in the water, but capable of being propelled at a most rapid speed, and sailing in the most tempestuous seas with that mighty power to which they, who were engaged in the production of coal, were con tributing by their daily industry. He alluded to that, because those who were living in that village _ha anal,l °au ;t -roLy occluded, but still, if that term was to be applied to it, those who lived in it and were oecupi.a a.,11 j sometimes not be aware how much they were ful filling duties in the sphere in which they were placed, not only by the discharge of their duties to their families, providing them with the means of an honest subsistence, obtaining those comforts and enjoyments which he hoped many of them were able to possess as the results of their industry, but how they were component parts of the nation's greatness, and what reason they had to be thankful for those muscles and sinews which God had given them, and which they were enabled to use so as to enable that nation of which they were a part to occupy the proud position which it did occupy among the nations of the earth. (Cheers.) And those were only material advantages. They had a higher existence than that which they were leading here on earth ; and it was hardly possible to address them within that room, devoted to the most important object of secular and religious edu cation, without looking higher than those mortal interests which came home to them at every mo ment of their lives, and remembering that they were immortal beings, and appreciating—as he trusted the large assemblage he then addressed did—those advantages which they possessed in the moral and religious privileges which were afforded to them through the institutions which existed in that parish, and he trusted in every parish which existed throughout the kingdom. Again, he said, they had reason to be thankful that they lived in this day, because, contrasting the present period with 50 or 100 years ago, they possessed advantages infinitely greater than their ancestors then possessed. They saw schools arising throughout the land, and not empty schools, to be merely permitted to say, " There's a school in the parish," but schools thronged with children of industrious parents, who were anxious to give their children a good sound education, which would enable them not only to make their way in this world, but to understand and fulfil their duties not only to their fellow - men, but to God himself, and to prepare themselves, as immortal beings, for that future world to which they were all hastening. Mr. Whitley had alluded to the intemperance which prevailed, in not one, but in all classes many years ago. It was a most gratifying circumstance that that habit of intemperance had greatly, he hoped, diminished ; and he had a hearty sympathy for those who, by any means which 'they thought were likely to effect their object, were endeavour ing to wage a war against a habit—he might call it sin—which was the fruitful parent of misery and crime. But he must say that he had much more faith in the counter-attraction of good schools, of meetings like the present, of reading-rooms, and of innocent, useful, and instructive amusements and and occupations, placed within reach of the masses of the community, than he had in any legislative restrictions and prohibitions. He believed there as a marked difference in the rising generation con pare with former times, and he hoped they should have 8110 : wn to their children good examples, and those example-L.' would be improved upon ; and use of generally would be counteracted by thought the sin of intemorance ere now, .ads,; mprovernen those means which r' ere the moral, religious, any t of the country. Another thing which ra.? they had reason to be thankful for was the irnpl'Oved it was impossible to tra vel through the mining hones of the people. Now, disi:icts of this country - without seeing the great improvet.h..nt in the new houses of the pitmen as compared with • '• the old ones. With reference to himself, there were 8 6--nreat many Northumbrian men, and he believed there were some present, who would cover more ground then ho did. But a word mußt 1)9 said For the Nor- thumbrian women. He believed it had been well said that many of the greatest men of this country had owed their greatness, as far as their natural talent, education, and training were concerned, in a great degree to their mothers ; and be believed it was to the women of England that they were to look chiefly for the improved character of the ris ing generation. (Applause.) Now, he was reminded 'of this by alludin g to the homes of the people, be cause if they gave a woman a good home to live in, he believed she would take care that it should be made a comfortable home for her husband and for her family; .and the number who were present on that occasion showed the interest they had in the proceedings of that evening, and how much they were disposed to appreciate the advantages which were held out to them in that place. (Ap plause.) He could only say that he sympathised most cordially and earnestly with all the efforts that were made for the good of those who dwelt in that district; and he was delighted to know and to feel that the improvement that was going on was effected in a great measure through their own doings. (Hear, hear, and cheers) There was an admirable book, published not long ago by the author of the Life of George Stephenson," called " Self Help." It was by helping themselves and using their own exertions that they must look for their improvement; and he must say that from the advantages held out to them, and their evident appreciation of those advantages, they might look with hope to the future parish of Bedlington and the district in which they were assembled. Mr Whitley had spoken of the usefulness of cultivating music, and had expressed a hope that it might be successfully cultivated within these walls. From the specimens they had had there that evening, he could not shut his eyes to the conviction that it had been already successfully cultivated to a great degree in that parish, and he only hoped that number would be greatly multiplied who were charming their ears with those sweet sounds which they had already heard with such satisfaction. With regard to his coming there on that occasion, he could only say, he had had greater pleasure in addressing such an as semblage as he then saw before him than he had in addressing many assemblage,' wh;.b b. 1.1 been uutina to address on former occasions on other sub jects of a political nature, which, however important in their place, did not afford so much satisfaction as a social gathering of that kind. (Loud cheers.) And while there always must be distinctions in classes, he believed any distance, any estrangement between those classes of society, would be best removed by meetings of that description, in which they all met on a level, all uttering the samesentiments, and met together as friends and neighbours, anxious only to promote each other's comfort, social enjoyment, and religious improvement. His chief desire in address ing them was to express the gratification he had felt at being present on that occasion, and the deep interest he should always feel in their welfare ; and he hoped that was not the last occasion on which he should havO the pleasure of addressing them. (The hon. baronet resumed his seat amid loud cheers.) _ENFORCEMENT OF ENGLISII,FRENCH; AIVD S.PANISR CLAIMS ON _MEXICO. It is stated that the conditions of a treaty between the Queen of England, the Emperor of the French, and the Queen of Spain are in course of arrange ment for an immediate intervention, by the com bined forces of the three Sovereigns, in the affairs of Mexico. The intention of the allies is to send a combined naval force into the Gulf of Mexico. This force will blockade, and will, we apprehend, temporarily occupy, the principal ports upon the Gulf, such as Vera Cruz, Tampico, and one or two others. By these means the allies will bring the Mexican Government to an immediate acquiescence in their terms. The plan on which they have agreed for the satisfaction of the outstanding claims is this :—The allied Powers will sequestrate the customs revenues of the ports in question. They will charge their consuls, or some other autho rities, jointly to collect these revenues at the different ports ; and these consuls, acting together, will form a sort of international commission, con stituted for the purpose at each port. No ship will be able either to enter or clear at the ports of Vera Cruz, Tampico, &c., without the authority of these consuls, who will exact—and not only exact, but themselves also receive—the customs dues on such entrances and clearances. They will, we presume, observe the existing customs duties re cognised by Mexican laws, and will throw the proceeds into a common treasury of their own at each port. They then intend to retain a given proportion of these proceeds for their respective nations, and to pat , oval' a portion to the Mexican We believe that the allies will retain "about 50 per cent. of these, and will pay over 50 per cent. to Mexico. Their respective consuls, after paying over to the Mexican Government its share of the proceeds, quarter by quarter, will divide the balance or other half rateably between the three countries. This arrangement will be permanent, or will endure at least until all claims shall have been discharged. A ship of war or two in the road steads of each of these ports will meanwhile secure the maintenance of authority of the allied consuls. Much of this arrangement of course presumes the capitulation of the Mexican Government. But if that Government should attempt to hold out, this (which would otherwise have been done by arrange ment with the Mexican authorities) will be done by means of a blockade. As soon as the arrangement can be made with the Mexican Government there will no longer be need of an effective blockade, for the authority of the consuls would spring from a treaty with Mexico herself. It is not thought that it will bo necessary for ourselves to send any additional force into that quarter of the world. We have already on the West Indian and North American station 26 ves sels of war, mounting 500 guns, and carrying 6,500 men.—Morning Post. TRAGICAL OCCURRENCE, NEAR REIV CAAYTLE-UNDER-LYME. Excitement of the most painful character was, aroused on Monday morning last, in the neighbour hood of Newcastle - under-Lyme, by the rumour that an elderly man, named Johnson, an Irishman, who keeps a beerhouse, known as the Mile House, half way between Newcastle and the village of Ches terton, had, in a paroxysm of rage, killed a young man, named Richard Pickstock, the previous even ing; and this feeling became the more intense when it was known that in the blindness of fury the unhappy man had caused the death of an un offending youth. The particulars of this sad oc currence are in substance as follow :—Johnson, amonst other children, has a daughter, about 15 years of age, who has been keeping company with a youth, named Cooper, and this, it would seem, in opposition to the wishes of her father, who is stated to be when excited a man of ungovernable temper,. On Sunday night, soon after divine service, at which the two had attended. Cooper and his sweetheart reached the girl's home, near which they stood for a short time in conversation. Close by were the deceased and a companion or two, waiting for Cooper, but taking no part in the young couple's indoors. n tete-a tote. Johnson, who was i n his own house timohoeepe ordering n r h , s a n d d au g strikethhteer girl mame P th hisW Was s fist, Cooper seen ato go to C ran off; the father pass i ng into the house. same again Almost immediately, h owever, he sa th m i e s came out, and followed Pickstock and his companions, who had also started on seeing the attack on Cooper.. One of these, a youth named Proctor, was a little in advance of Pickstock, and was endeavouring t o quicken the pace of the latter, who, nevertheless, went leisurely along, knowing that he had given. no offence. • Shortly, Proctor turned round and saw Johnson come up with his companion, whom he heard cry : " Don't hit me ; I know nothing about it." At the exclamation, Proctor saw the angry father raise a billet of wood and strike Pickstock to the ground. On seeing this savage attack, Proctor took to his heels, and ran until he procured assistance. On returning, Pickstock was found on his legs, and staggering wildly about in his attempts to proceed towards home. He was assisted for a little way, but, becoming rapidly worse, ho was at last obliged to be carried to his lodgings at Chesterton. Messengers were sent in every direction for medical help, but some delay occurred before it was available. In the meantime Pickstock became •werse, and died at five o'clock on Monday morning. He was a joiner, and about years old. His parents, we believe, reside at - '-.with. On Monday morning Johnson was Mad' , file - aL 4ud re ken beto.: e issue of the Coroner's inquiry, mantled until t,:, 8 a ^et evening . Which vas opene.