The Sun. — London, England, 1861-09-14 00:00:00

CINQUE PORTAL. Wit-in-G" moot-court.----In ' a. Diez-Cinc'kent.-50. N.—Pilot-soar aroh'y by fistrsgeographie of Qover's Arrow .•• : : off-and-on, D i epp • s - Roue n to Lizard's o 'er Ind. Quadra...culmina tion zodiac wen& t'rd minorca sLangue G'ock 400 N. State rove " Anchor flag -tow" by Tyre 'round the flit earth, as of Titus Vespasian's meter, yr '79 in 1824-35 Act. A Bozoloig.ne circular—for illegal co-j-Regatta fete on the 27-Bth, August'en A.D, 1861, as eve of " the comber head'no night of Ihon papte'ft"—issued on the 13th, Old Lam'mass-day • from the " Mandato office of the Grand master (of Malt A's," St. James's-st., on U. S. c. 33, s. 7, 1800-2, as of the Amiens Treaty-Nap), in dupelex 'Paukthe' plea-scholastic, by neilLzwns' Ship tray seal' of Paris, on an ' Earth-moving' Taught-error. '=..q l4 ' viz. This king' awa' Bamfin, Outlflotfm,_,circular [in mask proverb, " Like a G a.-father COWPER (1712) like G.Q.G. child=PALmeßsToN (1861), as of H. J. Temple—cites the foisted Charter of Bristol by L. P. 9 Annce, 24 July for it s badman:l'ns, , to six, five, or f our ," combar-(on's in O ber- Spanish Cabotage) curv a t ure a ' Latrinity-Hs., )'er t 1,7 Sank -port Q. inn Jetfm land wad-set's prior t o Pope NT. tax 1291-97 Doge ¶.G,'s 9th, at Shore-HAm, pavil ion, Bright-helm-stone m er idi an o f London fad, now resumed for " Carthage-mud port-Coe hon, Edict Cornyli., of Re w in Egypt's 1828," by 9-10 W. 3d, c. 15, for undersigned's sole arbitration, 'twixt Turkish ALI, and Codrington, who didn't— "Scorn arbitration as a s tain — To ninth and tenth of William's reign." On the aforesaid illegal mixture with, a Fixt earth Lan gueG'oi-`6'er Jet'famen' y astral :-Ist, See act I Edw. VI., c. 2 4 , • —re-enacted in g lB2, by_ 2-3 Will. IV., cap. 92, sec. 4,—entitled, The Submission of the Clergy 4- Restraint of Appeals—as yet pendingctao Pombal's Brazil-9, in Non-- 19, via. Whereas Whereas divers intervention, 25 Henry 6, p life-titled noblemen and spiritual . ' persons have sent out civil-summons, in their own names, as in the time of t he us urped powers of the Bishop of Rome, contraryto the common law , touching writs in lay causes of cor rection, de jure patronatus, and probates of testaments Be it enacted, that all such citations or other processes by advocates (a• other officers on behalf of the King's High ness, for validity-sako do bear the State endorsement, as wall as the official Common-clerk's name placed under the citor's name, and after the registered seal, in " Die Baaren Jetfm" TEST to Wit.— a .Poveasey : : 'lRofa. transit i n Antcec o'er Waitango's 3-ty. (0. S. 200 E. Azrs). Thus—Lvgg'nd of Kent, under Nature's subsyderal lathe 6pochs for P. £' audits forßow towns pprefix 5110 N., its L'ond'on-wave over a Wall-in-ford bye , -.firencester Seven hundreds' (1-4 11. IV), as of Bristol's noulfvrd constabulary meet, of the Fresh and salt water Admiral's Court." 2dly. Whence, by 1 Fhilip & Mary, c. 7, "No man shall exercise the office of Justice Conservator of the Water's Silver-oar or Indian-paddle of the TPilot's Lode-manage ment of gfiscal-Crts. who, IikeWoLSEY, shall take on himself the power 'to direct and serve his own precept.' Where fore this Negative ; since (by Russ-Dutch loan on America's trust-act 1832), pension'd Church-Queen's ' ca—of, "by civil list, —tho' in b'er^f..eft , 4 'acce"—have ceased to be the head of th e mone t ary Realm of England's Lay prambytera7 estate, and at your peril disobey this law —for one and all'—as based on Agricola's n,"cot and 'lot hand-up ceremonial,'—typic on Cmsar's silver coinage for electing yearly4magistrates. 27 Aug 31, 1861 [unpaid-jan'ter martyr 19 yrs], London, PETER BASQUET, [" Si Peu Qu' Rien,"] L. S. England's Antipodal Chief Income-tax V freeman of 1842, as the Criminal Law's 0 Buie. Extradition A c t, C ons t a bl e o f th e S ea Temple. Shores, bearing %America's paddle of Labrmchere. Admiral's Court, late in Canterbury's H 2 March, '4l] Ge-Guizote settlement for New Zea .M. Perky. land's Probate Court, it's Stil'lord Warden ny Py—. Crown-egu CHARLES H. ACXERLEY,* J.P. of Carib-ally'd England, elected 29th August, 1825 (by Ad- / miral G. Hamond, Stuart de Rothsay's Sec- S C retary ; Marcus HiII—SANDYS, Presbyter, 0 on the Holy Alliance of King's abolition, Tresor club), its Standard meter-bearer 1837—Lt. trove. R.N. t pay'd double- oathced victim—supporter S.P.Q.R. of poor indian PETER 10 yrs in Elders duty. To all metre-rod Councils General' in nature's Year-law, under 1835's Municipal and Reform Acts to Mayor's local supremacy. against New Commission Christian Clubs, on 11 Geo. 111, c. 55, in prevention, as at Dover and Cinque Ports in 1772's the resignation cause of Clement XlV's. Jesuit priest Abolition, for Earth Lay-resumption. *Vide Foreign Quarterly Review, Nov., 1829, p. 303 ; and Maritime Register, 17th Aug., 1861, p. 1051. Arbitrations.—By the 9 10 W. 111, c. 15, it is enacted, " That merchants, traders, (and all persons antipode'an to the whorle, as those under Turkish, 1809-Dardannell's Padt,'ha treaty,' &c.), desiring to end their controversies by arbitration, mav agree that their submission of their suit to the Award or Umpirage of any (as in 1828 Africa trust on Monthermer' AcxERLEY„FIae.:-Lt. of Ocean 74), person should be made a rule of any of her Majesty's " Admiralty courts" of Record ; and in case of disobedience to such award or Umpirage, the parties neglecting or refusine. (F. Q. Review, Nov. 1829), to perform the same, shall be subject to the Penalties of Contemning a Rule of Court. riEORGE HOBSON respectfully invites the ‘ir attention of Gentlemen to his new Autumnal Coatings, Trowserings, and Waistcoatings. The new Shooting Suits, £2 188. to Li 3s. The superfine West of England Woaded Black Cloths for Beaufort and Frock C ats, £2 15s. to £3 3s. Excellence with Economy. GEORGE HOBSON, 57, LOMBA.RD-STREET. LAST WEEKS OF ALFRED MELLON'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. The followinz Vocalists will appear during the Week : Mdlle. PAREPA, Mdlle. FLORPINCE LANCIA, Mdlle. LAURA BAXTER, Miss S. COLE, Mr. G. PERREN, and Mr. WEISS, BAND OF NEARLY ICO PERFORMERS. An entire Symphony by a great Master every Evening this Week - . Overtures, Operatic Selections, Polkas, Quadrilles, Galons, Waltzes, Songs, Solos, by the principal performers, dzc. On VirEDNESDA.Y next a BEETHOVEN NIGHT. On SATURD XY next a VOLUNTEER NIGHT, when Beethoven's Battle Symphony will be given. Commence every Evening at 8. Promenade, ls. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. T REATRE•ROYAL HAYMARKET. Legsee., Mr. J. 13. Buckstone. ."`Tr- Pri 7 M•Tr\T f , thP rwr'nrmtnms will nornm , ri., with THE SUN AND THE WIND. Miss Fanny Wright, the Leciercqs, After which, a new Comedy, entitled THE SOFT SEX. Mr. C. 'Via thewq, Vir. Elnekstone, Vim Compton, Mr. E.Villiers, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Wilkins, Arc. To conclude with PAUL PRY. Mr. C. Mathews. Commence a' 7 ROY AL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manacrer -NTr. Edmund Falconer. EVERY EVENING. at Eight o'clock, the new and suc cessful comedy, WOMAN; or. Love against the World. Characters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Herman Vezin, J. Robins, NTrs. Charles Young, Mrs. Weston, Miss Murray, and Miss Lydia Thomson. Preceded by. each evening, the new and original farce entitled THE FETCHES; or, The Onconyanience of Single Life. Tim O'Reilly, Mr. Edmund Falconer; Mary O'Brady, Miss Lydia Thomps'm. Prices as usual. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7 Box-offioe open daily from 11 till 5. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. R. Webster. This Theatre will RE-OPEN on MOND A.Y, September 23. when Mr. and Mr'. Dion Boncicanit will re-appear in THE COLLEEN BAWN. This Drama will be playedfor a limited number of nights darinz the preparation of the new American Drama, by Mr. D. Bowie:mit, entitled THE OCTOROON; or, LIFE IN LOUISIANA. Box-office open on Thursday, Sept. 19. C A NTERBURY HALL CONCERTS, ANT) FrNF', ARTS GALLERY. • Mr. SAM COWELL every Evening at Nine and a quarter to Eleven.—Also, Grand Selections from TROVATORE, TRAVIATA, NORMA, MARTHA, &a, 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 Diroctor, 3fr. Jonzhmans. Admission—Hall, M.; Stalls and Balcony, Is, T II E O X FORD, 6, OXFORD-STREET. EVERY EVENING. A Grand Selectiin from Verdi's new opera, " Simon Boc canegra" (now prodaced for the first time in this country), by Miss Russell, Messrs. C. Greville, Tivoli, Greene, Worley, and Herbert ; also from Verdi's " Macbeth " by Madame Enderssohn and the entire Company. Full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonglimans. Varied Comic entertain ments by Messrs. M. P. Foster, Sam Collins, Harvey and French (the Nerves), E. Marshall, and W. Randall. Hall, sixpence; Balcony and Stalls, one shilling. Private Boxes, 10s. 6d. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. DA.T.—Morning;, 9h. 48m.—Afternoon. 10h. 36m. To-m.oßitolr.-Morning, 1112. 17m.—Afternoon. 11h. 64m. _ THE WEA.THEL—Suu OPPICn t SEPTEMBER 14, 1881 TRE S-MOM:TER, IN THE SHADE. 6l—highest since noon yesterday.: 50—lowest this morning and during 65—this day a t noma, the night. lis.noNtwrisu-2975 ; a sudden fall. WIND--South-Westerly—very fresh and squally; with weather. Some rain in th e n i ght. The Equinoc tial y gales are near at hand. 2.2s—Wind shifted to W.; with heavy squalls and sharp showers. The weather promises to be dirty, in nau tical phraseology. .% ' N? ..,,,; -,, 1,4± 9 .\;4•4.. gym' 1.,..,?,. THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 14, 1861. Polite equals, and polite because we are equals are the terms chosen by France and not unwil lingly acceptad by ourselves, for our naval rela tions. We ought perhaps rather to say polite for rivalry is the real policy of our neigh bollt at present. We must confess that the rivalry an the other and dig n i ty than on is conducted with more quiet our own. France does not dapparently p ut herself out o f th e wa y. Sh e laid own long a g o a Beheine to increase her navy to proportions somewhat resembling ours, and she has done little more than work that scheme with vigour. She has done her work also in a far more business-like and economical style than we have, and has consequently a great deal more to show for her money. We have slum bered and worked by turns, she has kept at it. When aroused we have thrown as much energy into old-fashioned and antiquated work, as she was giving to the best and latest plans, and have consequently found that even after the great PAKINOTON ado we were still far behind the builders of La Gloire. And so it has gone on. England making every now and then a spasmodic effort, getting considerably a head, and France then quietly again making up to us and threatening to surpass us. This behaviour on the part of our rival has created two parties here, one that would put a stop to the costly rivalry by some means ; the other and the vast majority, with the Premier for a willing leader, who would go on to any extent that French ambition may push us. Of the former party one of the favourite projects is a convention, which shall limit the number of ships to be maintained on each side side. To this plan Lord PALM ERST ON objected, we think, unanswerable, that it would give endless occasion to misunderstandings and disputes, and be more likely in the long run to generate war than to preserve peace. It is instructive, however, to observe how our neighbours themselves view our estimates of French policy, and the proposals of the peace and economy party in England. M. CHEVALIER, so far as we can comprehend him, would put all straight by bidding us confide in NAPOLEON 111. Accord ing to him, the great and noble-minded man who made the treaty in which M. CHE VALIER took so active a part, can never mean any harm to England ; and it is folly, therefore, in us to put ourselves to the expense of building ships of war, as if the EMPEROR's ships could ever be employed against us. We are, in opposition to a very high authority, to "put our trust in Princes," and in one, too, who, as some persons think, has not done much to earn such trust, or rather has done a great deal to shake it. Mr. COBDEN, M. CHEVALIER'S associate, has much the same confi dence, though he has not been very successful in imparting it to his countrymen. The almost universal feeling in this country is, indeed, that he does cherish good-will enough towards us. That it is his interest to do so ; but there is as little doubt with most of us that should his interest be the other way, no moral scrTples would keep him from our shours—in short, that confidence in LOUIS NAPO LEON must be a confidence sustained by " keeping our powder dry." But another Frenchman, and one who has served in almost every line of French politics, talks to a French audience in quite another strain. M. DUPIN laughs at the theorists. Advayting to the coming Exhibition, he says—" I do not doubt the good reception which our exhibitors will receive in London. The English, when they like, can be courteous, and even caressing. They gave a proof of it in the celebrated banquet recently given at the Mansion House to Mr. COBDEN and the French theorists who assisted the English practical man in concluding the famous treaty of commerce, des tined to reconcile for ever the two nations, and which is to bring about cheapness in everything.' Everything will be cordial on both sides—that is certain." And having thus dismissed them with a good-tempered skit at their Utopianism and their chimeras, he turns to ridiculing the idea of limiting the number of the French fleet. "Nevertheless," he says, " let not the English, under the circum stances, think of reproducing those tracts in which they spoke of bringing about I know not what com promise which would condemn France to never have a fleet more than half the strength of the English fleet. True, Frenchmen could not listen coldly to such things. Ido not know how many vessels may be necessary for England in order that she may be assured of her safety, and relax the activity of her dockyards. That is her affair. I am equally ignorant of hqw many France may re quire to ensure the honour and safety of the French flag ; but this I fear not to assert, that never shall the English succeed in making us adopt a formula which would fix the limits of national independence and of our sovereignty." We believe two to three was the proportion assigned by Mr. COBDEN, for the French navy to bear to that of England—it was obviously, how ever, not the proportion of half, Ns hich excited the contempt of M. DUPIN. " I fear not to assert," he says, " that never shall the English succeed in making us adopt a formula which would fix the limits of national independence and of our sove reignty." Though there may be something of French swagger in the way in which this is thrown out, which its being a popular speech may well excuse, the principle is, we must think, the sound one. No limitations can be imposed on two per fectly independent nations, beyond that imposed by their own good sense and convenience ; and, we may add, by the state of public opinion. M. Chevalier, may some day convince his countrymen, that to spend their money on soldiers and ships is a very thriftless proceeding ; but we fear that time is very far distant. Till it arrives, the rulers of France, being Frenchmen themselves, will not cease to levy the taxes which the nation is willing to pay for :the glory of constituting France the first military power, and not the second naval power in the world. To that point French ambi tion tends. She is at the head of the world in taste, in fashion, perhaps in science. She leaves to us willingly the superiority in the coarser mechani cal arts and manufactures, but she means to stand at the head of the nations with her army and navy. Only—just on this last item England has a pretty strong opinion, and that opinion is, that as France keeps an army large enough, so far as numbers are concerned, to beat ours outright, so we mean to maintain a navy which, whenever it may be neces sary, can send that of Franee, and all the beach men and landsmen necessary to complete its crews, to the bottom of the ocean. M. DUPIN gives the English nation credit for greater wisdom than some of its leaders. The exposure of our neighbour's policy is, he thinks, amongst the arts " employed by certain orators and some newspapers, in order to gain popularity in the eyes of the nation. lam willing to believe; but these sort of tactics are worn out, and it is reLllly time to give them up ; for the English people themselves, more enlightened as to their true interests, seize, on the contrary, with avidity on every occasion of marking their desire to remain at peace with us. Lnt them gather, then, them selves the fruit of our affiance —let them enjoy the fruits of this treaty which they have so much desired ; and when at the proroga tion of their Parliament their august Queen expressed the confidence that there was no apprehension of peace being broken, let them enjoy with us the benefits of that peace ; and instead of showing themselves so proudly sullen in Syria, at Suez, and everywhere (and the fable of the pretended cession of Sardinia to France !), let them seriously think of procuring in sufficient quantity corn to eat anti ouricott corn nt n o spin." DunN, we will attend ..and eotton7 M. but THE SUN' LONDON, SATURDAY - EVENING, SRPTEMBER 14, 1861 while you can please French audiences by such speeches as these, we think it wise to attend to our navy also. Mr. ROEBUCK'S model Parliament at Vienna has just taken in hand the subject of Religious Liberty. A subject every Englishman thinks he quite under stands, and he does, too, practically; for he knows that he may not only think, but do and say all he pleases in regard to religion, may adopt the most fantastical notions, may even build a palace if he chooses, like a late wealthy banker, for.,the recep tion of the daily expected Saviour at his second Advent, and no one will dream ofj interfering with him. Even the illiterate Ranter may now fre quently assert his apostolic succession against the well-comported Rector or Vicar ; the squire and the large farmer having in many places got a notion that however little methodism may be to their own taste, it is yet an excellent thing for turning out steady labourers ; that the "Brimstone", preaching is, in truth, the best recipe for tendencies to idleness and poaching. The document on which we have to offer a few remarks represents the views not of the Govern ment at Vienna, but of that portion of the Reichs rath to which the consideration of the subject was remitted, and is, of course, to be received as their recommendation to the Government and the rest of the Reichsrath. We may not be far wrong, if we suppose that, as a bid for popular favour, it would be willingly accepted by the Government at the present moment. The Chairman of the Committee was the Dr. SMOLKA who spoke so well for the Hungarians in the recent debate on their conduct. The most remarkable result of its adoption would be that it would completely smash the Con cordat, as it would place all the confessions on a footing of legal equality. The Report proposes first to guarantee " full free dom of creed and conscience to every man"—a proposal which strikes us in England as offering a guarantee, for what no one can deprive another of; but we must remember the powers claimed by the domi nant faith in Austria and in other Catholic coun tries. The Inquisition is possibly, therefore, alluded to, and the clause may be a guarantee that it shall never be restored. The addition that "no one shall be forced to declare his religious conviction" looks that way. They have, we believe, a religious census in Austria; we may ask, after our experi ence of this year, whether a person will be required on that occasion to acknowledge his belief. The next clause certainly points to the existence of religious restrictions which we should hardly have expected. It proposes that " the domestic exercise of religion should be free to all." It would seem, therefore, that in some instances religion as a family affair was not secure against interruption by the authorities. Public worship follows—nearly all over the con tinent, the Governments, however liberal, seem to think they have a right to supervise, at least, meetings for this purpose. This results not only from desire to include worship itself amongst the subjects of their superintendence ; but from fear lest the meeting for worship should be abused as an occasion for plotting political schemes. The pro posal is that every " legally recognised Church and Religious Society" should be " assured the right of public worship." And this is to be subject to the rules necessary for the security of public order and tranquillity." The last limitation probably aims at nothing more than purely police regulations, such as Continentals, even the Liberals, all think essential. The former limitation seems, however, to point to the few well-known confessions ; as, besides the Roman Catholic, the Lutherans, Cal -1 vinists, Moravians, Greek Church, and perhaps, some others. The next clause is the one which, in regard to the extent of religious liberty is most important. Lord LYNDHURST'S last act conferred the full pro tection of the laws on any assembly for religious purposes, wherever it might assemble and what ever the religious views of the worshippers. We can hardly think that the Vienna Parliament—superior to our own in some points, Mr. ROEBUCK says—would equal it in following Lord LYNDHURST thus far. When, therefore, it proposes to " grant the same protection and rights to all churches and religious associations," and that " no religion is to be especially privileged by the State," we fear we must under stand it as meaning the Churches and Associations " legally recognised," according to the former para graph. Even this is, however, a great stride to make at once. Indeed the member for Sheffield would tell us that it far surpassed our own prac tice ; since, in this country, Episcopalians in Eng land and Ireland, and Presbyterians in Scotland, are " especially privileged by the State." If, there fore, it is not proposed to put literally all sects on a level, that is all which have arisen or may arise out of the pale of the legalized ones, between the latter it creates an equality unknown in a land which boasts of complete religious liberty. Several clauses follow, apparently designed to exemplify "the rules" before spoken of, as necessary for tranquillity and public order. Some of these are such as, we should all think, undue intermed dling by the secular authorities—neither Church clergymen nor Dissenting ministers would submit to them here ; still we imagine they are only such as all parties would think necessary in all the States of Austria, and generally in Germany—they seem the results rather of their habits of adminis tration than of any design to be vexatious. One of the principal rules seems to correspond almost entirely with the arrangement, by which the Assem bly of the Church of Scotland requires the presence of the Queen's Commissioner. The laws for marriage it is proposed to place on a sound basis. As we understand them, they are equivalent to the proposal of Archbishop WHATELY—that the State should prescribe one civil form for all, from which all the civil protec tion and advantages the State can guarantee should flow, leaving to all persons to add such religious service as they think right. There can be no doubt that this is the sound principle, and that it would simplify a great many of the questions relating to marriage. Different sects could then disallow or recognise certain marriages according to their distinctive tenets, while the Civil Government could bestow the civil rights of property and legitimacy on all who conformed to the civil mode of Registration. Even the vexed question of marrying a deceased wife's sister could easily be settled on this basis. The church or sect which choose to pronounce it sinful could act accord ingly, in its religious proceedings, but it would no longer be able to inflict civil penalties on the more numerous Christians who think such mar riages lawful and commendable. What course will be taken with this liberal re port, we cannot yet tell. No intimation of the - views of the Government has appeared. The pre sent Reichsrath is indeed not in a condition to pass laws for the Empire, although the EMPEROR declares that it is. The Representatives of Transylvania Ld Croatia, as well as of Hungary, are yet absent, an id the Assembly will be felt to have no universal authority. The Government may, however, be in elin Td to accept and carry through these, for Austria, very liberal proposals, by way of saying to the recusant Hungarians—" See what a liberal Parliament is this which you refuse to join." At present nothing of this kind would, however, cajole the wise and cautious Magyars. They have planted their feet on a rock, and they know it. They have got their Archbishop's speech in their hands, and they care not for his being sent back from Vienna. The laws proposed may be good, but they will have them lawfully. MR. HAMER STANSFELDS CURRENCY SCHEME. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, --On examining Mr. Hamer Stansfeld's scheme, I can see nothing but the old subterfuge, with a circumben dibus to hide it, of issuing more promises to pay gold than there is gold to meet such promises. This will ever be the case as long as the formula " I pro mise to pay" is adhered to. To pay what ? Gold. But the gold is not there, and the more promise-, you issue the sooner the touchstone of the system—panic—brings matters to a crisis. But if taxation is looked upon in its proper light, as a mere debit and credit transaction—a mere financial opera tion—carried on by a nation within itself, it would be seen that all that the State has to do is to issue paper notes, which should be declared legal tenders for taxes; and the formula would run thus :—" This Exchequer note is receiv able by her Majesty's Exchequer as legal tender for ONE POUND." This declaration, with the number, signature, and stamp, is all that is wanted to make a piece of paper, or a piece of tin if you please, into money. Anything is motley that the State will receive in payment of taxes, and nothing else is money. A bar of bullion is not money unless the Government weighs it, assays it, stamps it, and gives it a money denomination.—Yours re spectfully, JAMES HARVEY. Liverpool, Sept., 1861. MR. ALFRED MELLON'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. The various schools of music are receiving in turn due attention at these concerts. On Thursday evening the first part of the entertainment consisted entirely of a selection from works of the Italian masters, and last night of one entirely from the works of Weber. The Italian night was so completely modern that the specimens of Rossini had quite an archmological toae in contrast with those of Verdi and Donizetti, with which they wen. mixed up. Of course the instrumental features of the concert, as far as complete works were concerned, were confined t% overtures, and of these it is not easy to find many exampbs in the writings of the more recent composers. The overture t 3 "Il Bar biere" was as good a choice as could, perhaps, be made to give an idea of Rossini, and that to the " Figia del Reggi mento was almost a compulsory selection from Donizetti. Amongst the vocal items were Tour pieces from " Il Bar biere," with others from " 11 Trovatore" and "La Travi ata," and an air by Mercadante, and the list was completed with a fantasia on airs from " Lucia de Lammermoor," played by Miss Woolf, and a selection from " Lucrezia Borgia." The vocalists were Herr Formes, Mr. G. Perren, Madame Laura Baxter, and Mdlle, Vaschetti—the last a new candidate, as far as London is concerned, for public approval. The selection of last night (that is, of the first part of the concert) was entirely from the works of Weber, and conse quently the tone of general similarity of style which marked every piece given contributed to produce a far more agree able effect than any miscellaneous collection from various composers could have done. Tha marked characteristics of the great master of romantic music might be detected in every piece that was either played or sung. The Symphony in C with which the concert commenced is perhaps less familiar to the concert-frequentin; public than its intrinsic merits deserve. It is an admirable exemplar of that pic turesque mode of treatment which is almost peculiar to Weber—or at all events, in which no composer has ever excelled him. It is, moreover, pervaded by a constant stream of melody, which ever ripplas and gleams as it flows, at times wild and unearthly, at tines quaint and almost comic. The instrumental solo selected was the well-known and difficult "Concert Stuck," which Mr. George Russell interpreted with a conscientiousness as well as vigour, which, joined to neatness and brilliancy of execution, did full justice to the impetuousness of this characteristic pro duction. Two overtures were given—the graceful and graphic " Preciosa" and the melodious and characteristic " Oberon." The execution of this latter called forth a pretty strong demand for its repetition, which Mr. Mellon, with his known antipathy to encores, appeared most un willing to give way to. The audience, however, could not be quieted, and the conductor expressed his willingness to give way to the majority, which urged him to acquiesce in the overture being repeated. After this, of course, the audience were allowed to have their way with the " Bac chanalian song" from " Freyschutz," which Herr Formes had to repeat. Madame Laura Baxter gave " Oh, Araby, dear Araby," and with Mdlle, Florence Lancia the duet " Come, be gay." It was Mdlle. Lancia's first appearance here, and that lady created a most favourable impression by her execution of the well-known scena from "Der Freys cbutz," " Softly sighs." Mdlle. Lancia has an agreeable though not powerful voice, and is decidedly sympathetic and expressive in her manner of singing. The whole selection was well calculated to exhibit favourably the genius of Weber, as well as the executive powers of the company, both vocal and instrumental. The lovers of good music will notice with pleasure that Mr. Mellon announces for each evening next week a sym phony by one of the great masters, to commence at eight o'clock—an arrangement which will doubtless prove a great attraction to all admirers of classical music. The Princess Piombino has returned to Claridge's Hotel from Scotland. The Princess Camporeale has arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Paris. His Excellency Baron Bentinck has returned to the residence of the Netherlands Legation, in Lowndes square, from Buxton, Derbyshire. The Marchioness of Queensberry and family have arrived at the Portland Hotel, Southsea, from the Conti nent, to meet the young marquis, who is serving on board her Majesty's ship Emerald, now lying at anchor at Spit head. The Marquis and Marchioness de Lavalette have left Fenton's Hotel for Paris. Tho Earl and Countess of Lisburne have left Fenton's Hotel for Crosswood, South Wales. Lord and Lady Lyndhurst have arrived in town from Tunbridge Wells. Lady Isabella Stewart and her infant son are progressing most favourably at the family mansion in Bel grave-square. Lady Harriet St. Clair has left Claridge's Hotel for Dysart House, N.B. Mr. Watts Sherman has arrived at Fenton's Hotel from New York. Mr. Labouchere has arrived at Fenton's Hotel from St. Petersburg. BANQUET TO EARL RUSSELL.—We are in a con dition to state that Earl Russell will be the guest of Mr. Hutt, of Gibside, about the middle of next month. The noble earl will be entertained at dinner by the Liberal party of the north in the Town Hall, Newcastle. We believe that it is arranged for the Earl of Durham to preside on the oc casion.—Northern Express. PRINCE NAPOLEON IN AMERICA,—The follow- ing is a copy of the letter sent by Princo Napoleon to the Governor of Massachusetts, in reply to an invitation from the Governor to visit that State New York, August 14.—Sir,—I hasten to address you my sincere thanks for the amiable letter which your Excellency has sent me by your aide-de-camp, Lieut.-Colonel Harrison Ritchie. The Princess and myself are equally touched by the sentiments of thoughtful kindness which you express for us. I am about to commence a journey to the West, to which I shall devote about three or four weeks, and it is on my return from that excursion that I hope to go to Boston. All that I have seen up to the present moment of your grand and beautiful country has increased in me the desire which I have felt to visit that scientific capital of the United States, cradle of their liberty. For a long time I have cherished for America a profound sympathy, inspired by its grandeur and by its liberal institutions, and the cor dial reception which I now meet from so many of its most notable inhabitants willJeave in my heart a touching and enduring remembrance.—Receive, Mr. Governor, my ex pression of profound esteem.—NAPOLEON (JEROME)" LUDICROUS RESULT OF MATRIMONIAL ANGLING. —A laughable affair has furnished abundant materiel for the Norwich gossips this week. An individual, either pos sessing or assuming the name of Rogers, advertised from Southampton for a wife with £3OO a year. A reply reached him from Norwich, his correspondent assuming the euphoni ous signature of " Panks." A personal interview was in ♦ited in a large enclosure in Norwich known as Chapel-field, and after an abortive effort from Rogers to secure an allow ance of £lior travelling expenses from Panks, Rogers con sented to Mme over at his own cost and risk. Accordingly on Wednesday evening he arrived, and at the appointed time made his appearance in Chapel-field. He soon observed a small btry, on whose back was pinned a placard bearing the mysterious inquiry, •' Rogers is come, but where's Panks?" and continually-increasing crowd collecting round him, ho was quickly made to understand the real position of affairs. The gentleman, however, with an eye to £3OO a year proved equal to the emergency, tor, pulling out a knife he cut his way through his perse cutors, effected his escape from them, and soon left the town. Richard Hargreaves, a Bradford bankrupt, was committed for trial by the Bradford borough magistrates on Wednesday for destroying a book in which his money trans actions were entered. Trade and turf transactions to the amount of £4,700 are said to have been recorded in the book, and twice, before the Bankruptcy Commissioner, the prisoner admitted that he had burnt it. He was committed for trial, but the magistrates said they would take bail for his appearance, LATEST NEWS. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Sur. 14. The Royal Mail steamship Canada, from Boston on the 4th, and Halifax on the sth inst., arrived here at 6.45 a.m. She brought 67 passengers. She landed 110 sacks of mails and three passengers, and proceeded for Liverpool at 7.10 a,m, She passed the Arabia on the 4th inst. NEW YORK, SEPT. 3, EVENING, The naval expedition, under the command of General Butler, commenced the bombardment of the Confederate forts at the entrance of Hatteras Inlet on the 28th of August. On the following day the garrison, consisting of 45 officers:and 600 men, surrendered conditionally, and will be treated as prisoners of war. The Federals captured 25 cannon, 1,000 stand of arms, and three vessels. They now occupy Hatteras. The prisoners have arrived at New York. General Butler has arrived at Washington and been serenaded. He made a speech on the occa sion, in which he declared that at the commencement of the frost the Federal army would march south ward. It is reported on good authority from Washing ton that the Administration will not at present avail itself of the permission of Congress to collect duties on shipboard at the Southern ports. Fifty vessels have been seized in the Northern ports under the confiscation law, as property owned by the South. The Secretary of the Treasury has issued an ap peal to the people on behalf of the National Loan. The privateer [Jefferson Davis has been captured off the coast of Florida. Heavy firing was heard to-day at Washington from the Virginia side of the Potomac. President Jefferson Davis is very ill. It is re• ported that he is dead, but the news is discredited The steamers North American and Arago have arrived out. (LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO HALIFAX.) NEW YORK, SEPT. 5. There is no further news of importance. Stocks are firm. Erie, 241; Illinois, 65 ; New York Central, 781. A further considerable rise has taken place in cotton, Midland Uplands being now quoted 22 to 221. The provision market is quiet. TURIN, SEPT. 13. The Danish Minister will accompany the King to Florence. The Corrzere Mercantile of Genoa of to-day con firms the news that the American Minister had gone to Caprera for the purpose of offering to Garibaldi a command in the Federal army. The Diritto of to-day says : "We regret that we cannot give a denial to the rumour of the acceptance of this offer by Garibaldi." INDIA. CALCUTTA, AUG. 8 (via Marseilles). Grey shirtings dull, and declining; mule twist tending downwards. Raw silk and indigo quiet. Copper inactive, and declining. AUG. 15 (by Telegraph to Point de Galle.) Grey shirtings dull, but unchanged; mule twist lower. Sugar and linseed active, and prices ad vancing. Saltpetre dull at forme' quotations. Copper, jute, and rice unchanged. Hides active; shellac buoyant. Exchange on London, 2s. Old. Government Securities : Fours, 191 dis. ; Fives 51 dis. Freights falling. CHINA. SHANGHAI, JULY 19 (via Marseilles.) Grey shirtings declining. Tea tending upwards. Silk active. Settlements in the fortnight, 4,000 bales; export to date, 2,600 bales. Exchange on London one penny higher; oil India three rupees lower. Freights unaltered. FOOCHOW, JULY 18. An active business is doing in tea at former prices. CANTON, JULY 27. Grey shirtings dull and declining ; water-twist unchanged. Tea active, and prices advancing ; total export to date, 8,615,0091 b. Exchange id. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, JULY 25. Business dull. Brandies—Martell's, 10s. 3d.; Hennessey, 103.; Geneva, 16s. 6d. Oats, 47d. ; butter, 10d. ; hares, 13d. ; Bass's ale, £8 10s. ; flour, £l5; rice, 172 d.; Mauritius sugar, £36 to £47. Wool in limited demand, exports 1,175 bales. Exchange on London, 60 days, 14 prem. ADELAIDE, JULY 26. Copper, £92 lOs per ton ; Burra Shares, 130. Exchange, 60 days, 3 prem. TURKEY. A letter from Constantinople of the 4th says : " The Sultan has just dismissed his first chamber lain, Ghalib Bey. The reason assigned is that his Majesty, having gone incognito to render assistance in extinguishing a fire which broke out a few nights back in the district of Bechiktache, near the Imperial palace, remarked that Ghaiib Bey, though residing there, did not present himself : it is also said that his Majesty is irritated against him for having made repeated demands to be promoted to the grade of Muchir (Marshal), and to obtain an increase of salary. A grand review and manoeuvres took place a few days back war the ' Waters of Europe.' The Sultan was not present, but. the Minister of War, Namik Pacha did the honours to Generals Codrington, Monte bello, and Willisen. General Codrington, who is already decorated with the Order of the Medjidie of the first class, has been presented by the Sultan with a magnificent snuff-box, ornamented with diamonds. He has left Constantinople, but is to spend two or three days at the Dardanelles to inspect the fortifications, and is afterwards to stop some time at Athens. General de Montebello has received from the Sultan the decoration of the Medjidie of the first class, and so likewise have General Willisen and Count Golez. General de Montebello intends to remain here ten days more. He is engaged in visiting the principal curiosities of the city and environs, and in addition, has frequent interviews with the Grand Vizir and the other Ministers. The General, who has always professed great sympathy for Turkey, lately paid a visit with all his suite to Riza Pacha, and had with him a conference which lasted about two hours. After it Siza Pacha manifested great satisfaction, but what was said by the General is not known. Said Pacha, Viceroy of Egypt, lately visited the Grand Vizir at the Sublime Porte, and two days back dined with the Sultan, who shows him much kindness. The Viceroy is studying the Turkish sys tem of military administration and of manoeuvres. The Valide Sultana has just presented Sir H. Bul wer with a ring arnamented with brilliants, as a testimony of her special esteem." FRANCE. The Moniteur of to-day publishes an Imperial de cree opening the Custom-house of Dieppe for the importation of cotton yarn of and above N 0.143, and for long stapled and twisted woollen yarn. The ports of Marseilles, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rouen, and Havre, and the custom-houses of Lille, Mulhouse, and Lyons are opened under the same regulations as the Custom-house of Paris for the direct importation and clearing of English and Bel gian textures, which pay duty ad valorem. The other ports of France and the other custom-houses on the Belgian frontier, which are already open for the transit of unprohibited goods, may also in future receive thin texture of English and Belgian manu facture, but only for transit. The payment of the import duties on Belgian and English textures imported into Algeria can only be effected at the port of Algiers. BANK OF FRANCE.—The following is the account for the month ending Thursday, Sept. 12 :—.. ASSETS. F. e. Cash and ingots .. 89,409,516 6 Cash at the branch-banks 296,405,454 Bills due to be paid to-day.. .. 753,623 25 Bills becoming due in Paris, of which 61,908,838 f. 86c. are from the branch banks .. 235,395,358 18 Bills in the branch-banks 271,061,754 Advances on coin and ingots .. 38,682,834 69 Do. in the branch banks .. 6,254,400 Do. on French securities .. 19,840,900 Do. in the branch-banks 10,178, 200 Do. on railway shares and bonds .. 36,510,600 Do. in the branch-banks .. 20,762,550 Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds .. 627,000 Do. in the branch-banks 183,100 Do. to State by treaty, 1848 .. 30,000,000 Rentes of the reserve-fund 12,980,750 14 Rentes, disposable funds .. 54,514,797 58 Rentes immobilised (law of June, 1857) 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. 4,000,000 Real property of branch-banks .. 6,004,645 Expenses of administration .. 918,977 27 Sundries , 22,443,834 42 LIABILITIES. .. 91,250,000 --- .. 91,250,000 - .. 12,980,750 14 .. 9,125,000 - 4,000,000 - 1,256,932,568 49 Capital .. New Capital .. Reserve .fund New Reserve Reserve-immobiliere Profits to be added to Capital (Art. 8 of law June 9, 1857) Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and the branch-banks • • • • Do. to order (Post-bills) .. Bills payable at sight .. Acc. cur. of Treasury Creditor .. Various accounts current .. Do. branch-banks .. Dividends to be paid .. Arrears of values deposited .. Discount, iututeat, and expenses .. Re-discounts of the last half-year Sundries 2,316,603 57 .. 757,199,875 4,821,819 6 .. 6,500,018 .. 119,827,198 51 .. 112,058,137 17 .. 31,783,996 .. 1,627,502 75 1,99b315 99 , 7,245353 47 1,936,567 58 1,017,631 25 1,256,932,668 49 BOURSE, Sept. 13.—The market has been rather heavy, and prices, owing to sales for realisation, have slightly retrograded. For the Account, Threes are now at 69f. sc. Railways quiet. The following are the last quotations :- 4t per per Cents ... 96 Credit Foncier ll6O Do- end month.... 96 20 I Belgian 4}.. — 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 5 I Roman Bank Shares 2925 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 755 Spanish Threes 4O Do. Account 757 50 Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1420 .. 1421 25 Northern New ditto 912 50 .. Lyons and Mediterranean 1025 Geneva.. 350 Southern 655 .. 658 75 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 546 25 .. 547 60 . . 1026 25 SPAIN. We have received the Madrid journals of the 9th, but they contain little of any interest. The Gaceta announces that the Queen has granted the exequatur to Don Felipe Martinez, French Con sular agent at San Carlos de la Rapita. It also states that the Minister of Marine, Marquis de Sierra Bullones, is suffering under a severe indispo sition, which has prevented his going to the Royal villa of San Ildefonso. A camp of manoeuvres is to ba formed on the plains of Carabanchelles for the garrison of Madrid, to exercise them in the labours of a siege. The Correspondancia states that its number of the Bth was seized by order of the police, but it does not state the reason. The same paper confirms the rumour of a division of Spanish troops being sent to Mexico in company with French and British troops. The Spanish force is to be under the orders of General Gasset, who now has a com mand in Cuba. MILITARY _REVIEWS IN PRUSSIA. A series of military operations have been lately begun by the Prussian army near Dusseldorf. The following account will interest our readers:— "These extensive and important manoeuvres, for which such great preparations have for so long a time been made, and which have attracted the attention of military men in all parts of Europe, have now fairly begun. The scene of operations is on the banks of the Rhine near Dusseldorf, below Cologne; and in order to render the proceedings as brilliant as possible, and to afford good practical in struction to the troops, very many carps have been for some time gradually moved towards the scene of action, until the whole country in the vicinity of the chosen spot has recently presented the appear ance of an immense camp. A few days since a pontoon bridge was thrown across the Rhine in a very successful manner, and in a very short time a whole army of men, consisting of all arms of the service, crossed the river. The operations of the Bth Army Corps commenced on the 6th inst. by the two divisions being mutually opposed. One side is commanded by Lieutenant-General von Kleist, and the other by Lieutenant-General von Arnim. The plan of the operations is that a victorious army is supposed to be marching by Maestr:cht and Luttich towards the Lower Rhine, and its commander, Lieutenant-Gererai von Arnim, is charged to lead it to Cologne by way of Aix•la-Chapelle. The eastern army is in retreat on the Wesel, and has seized Dusseldorf, and intends to hold the Roer line to its entrance by strengthening it. A body of men under Lieutenant. General von Kleist are de tached from Cologne to cover the retreat, and to hinder the advance of the enemy as much as p)s sible. " The fighting during the first day of the manoeuvres took place mostly near Buir and Mannheim, in which neighbourhood the troops of the eastern corps had bivouacked. Their strength is 18 battalions of infantry, a battalion of Jagers, nine squadrons of cavalry, six batteries of artil lery, and a company of pioneers, while the western corps is still more numerous, consist ing of 21 battalions of infantry, nine squad rons of cavalry, six batteries of artillery, and a pioneer company. This corps is bivouacked near Duren. On the occasion of the bivouac orders were issued that experiments with peomeal and 'rata' should be made in preparing the food for the men, as it is stated that ' rata' has been proved to be very serviceable for the nourishment of troops. It is well flavoured, and has the appearance of chocolate, and a pound of it is enough to strengthen and flavour food for 30 men. " On the 7th the fighting while retreating was continued, and the 16th division in particular took up quarters nearer to Bergheim. The last of these grand field exercises took place on the 10th. The troops engaged were the two divisions of the Corps d'Armee, that went through all the movements of a general action, the field of battle extending over the plain between Bedburg and Bergheim. -Accord ing to the plan of operations the Eastern Corps (the 15th division), having its right wing on the Erft, had been extended from Pering to Wieienfeld and Garsdorf. To this division the intelligence had been brought in that the main body of the enemy having been repulsed at Worringen had rallied, and was preparing to make a fresh attack. At the same time the defensive army was aware that reinforce ments were arriving from Cologne, consisting of six battalions of infantry, one squadron of cavalry, and three batteries of artillery. This detachment had been pushed forward to Konigsdorf. Thus sup ported, the defending army, no longer waiting to receive the attack, assumed the offensive, and ad vanced against the enemy, represented by the western corps. This for ce had its left wing on the Erft, and its right on Niederauenheim. The East Corps quitted its position, and as the line advanced came on the enemy at the Gillbergerhof, which was invested by both armies, and here the action began by a heavy cannonade on both sides. The strong position of the West Corps was, however, held againstthe attack for a considerable time; finally, the point was carried, and the advancing force, making a movement to the right , p ressed the en emy into the defiles ot the Erft , by Paffendorf, Bohlend orf , and Bergheim, and the battle was over. The w ea th er was very unfavourable , as it rained heavily almost throughout the day. On the 12th and 13th this i Corps d'Armee was to be reviewed by the Ki n 2. of Prussia. The following officers have been appointed judges of the manoeuvres of the two corps against.eld each other from the 16th to the 20th inst. ' Marshal General von Wrangel (president), Generals Prince Radziwill, Prince Augustus of W ytemberg, Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia,_ Von Bo n i n Von Moltcke, Von Hahn, and Von wussow.,, The falling off of £360,000 it, the bullion of the Bank of France during the past mouth is very moderate, considering the extraordinary purchases of wheat effected for that country in Russia, America, and Augland. JA.3IES HOPE GRANT, G.C.8., PERTH. On Thursday, at two o'clock p.m. the Town Council of Perth met in the City Hall there, for the purpose of conferring the freedom of the city on General Sir James Hope Grant " as a mark of their warm admiration and gratitude for his eminent services to his country in the late campaigns 112 India and China." The hall was completely filled by a brilliant assemblage of ladies and gentlemen belonging to the city and county. The Ist Perthshire Volunteer Corps, commanded by Captain Moncrieff, mustered in front of the City Hall, and received General Sir Hope Grant with military honours, while the bells of St. John's Church rang out a merry peel. After the usual forms, The LORD PROVOST having made some prelimi nary remarks, addressed Sir James Grant as follows: —I have much pleasure, on behalf of the Magi strates, the Council, and the community of the city of Perth, in presenting you with this ticket of citizenship, as a token of their sense of your eminent services —(applause) —and our wish is, that you may be long spared as one of our citizens, with increased honour and renown. This box, which contains your burgess ticket, I may men tion, is made out of a rafter of Simon Glover's house, and if not valuable in itself, is valuable for the as sociations with which it is connected. The Lord Provost, amid enthusiastic and prolonged cheering, then put into Sir Hope Grant's hands the box con taining the burgess ticket, after which the oath of fidelity was administered to him by Mr. Reid, city clerk. General Sir HOPE GRANT rose, amidst loud cheering, to return thanks for the honour paid him. He said—Lord Provost, and members of the Town Council, I have to return you my most sincere thanks for the great honour you hare conferred in presenting me with the freedom of the city, which I feel as a particular compliment from the fair city of Perth, which I am proud to own as my native county town. (Applause.) During these two last campaigns I have indeed seen much service, and in the commencement of the mutiny it was truly mar vellous and providential how the British nation was carried through the dangers and difficulties with which it was surrounded. I never shall forget, gentlemen, the Ist August at Delhi, 1857, during the rebellion, when it was at its height. The 2d of that month was the Burru-ede, a great Mahometan festival, on which day the King of Delhi used to pro ceed to a large serai or courtyard, about three miles from the town, where a camel was sacrificed in honour of Ishmael, who was supposed to have beenWfered in sacrifice in place of Isaac, and on that day the rebels determined to make a grand attack, and annihilate the Ferringhee force. Our numbers from the first were only about 5,000 men, but from the heat of the season, sickness, and fight ing, our strength was greatly reduced. Indepen dent of the trenches, we could only turn out about 1,000 men to resist any at tack made on our flank and rear. It was in the midst of the rainy season, when usually the country becomes so swampy that it is renderea quite impassable; there had, how ever, not been a drop of rain for a fortnight, a most unusual circumstance, and the rebels on this day determined to make a grand attack, which was skilfully planned. A large force with guns were to go up the left bank of the Jumna, which covered one of our flanks; they were to proceed up the river 20 miles, cross at a bridge of boats called Bagput, and occupy a town in the rear through which all our supplies came. Another force of some 6,000 men and some 18 guns, were to cross the canal about three miles to our right flank, and attack us there; and the remainder of the troops were to attack our positions and batteries in front. We had blown up the bridges which crossed the canal, but were unable to hold the position where they had been built, as we had not a man to spare from the defence ofthe camp. Accordingly, on Aug. 1, the day before their festival, they sent out their troops, built a bridge across the canal, some of their cavalry had crossed, and their guns were just preparing to get over, when a black cloud appeared overhead, and torrents of rain fell with such violence that the bridge broke away, and the whole country around was so swamped that they could not move through it. I was at this time talking to Sir A. Wilson in his tent, and as you may conceive, not in the most cheery manner, when the late Major Hodson, whose gallantry is well known, and who had been sent to reconnoitre, rode into camp with a water proof coat on, drenched with rain, and gave us this account, for though so much rain had fallen at the bridge we had scarcely a drop with us. It was the most wonderful interposition of Providence; with out which, in all probability, not one of us would have lived to tell the tale. In about a week after wards we had a strong. reinforcement of upwards of 3,000 men, which rendered us comparatively se cure. Well, gentlemen, the China war has also ended satisfactorily, and I trust commerce will in crease greatly. (Cheers.) If the Chinese nation were well governed, great trade might be expected from it. They are a fine, manly, civil, industrious people, strong, well-made men, and had they been better versed in the science of war, we should not have beaten them so easily. I am also delighted to see we are not behind other countries in showing a fine body of volunteers. As long as such a spirit of emu lation continues, foreign countries will not call us a nation of shopkeepers, and they will be of the greatest service to our nation when called upon to act. The present American war proves to us how useless are numbers without discipline, and I trust it will be an inducement to our volunteers to carry this out to the fullest extent. (Cheers.) I have now to return my sincere thanks to the ladies and gentle men here present, who have honoured and wel comed me so kindly to-day--an honour which I ever shall remember; and as I believe one of the advantages attached to the freedom of a city is to entitle the burgess to settle in some profession, I trust, when I return to this country, after a few more years in India, and perhaps take to some honourable trade, that the ladies will give me their patronage. (Prolonged cheers.) Three cheers were then given for General Sir James Hope Grant, and the large assembly slowly separated. In the evening upwards of 300 gentle men sat down to a sumptuous banquet in the County Hall, at which the Earl of Mansfield presided. THE LATE CATASTROPHE ON THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON ,RAILWAY.—After the decision of the coroner's jury had been announced in this case, and Legg had been taken into custody upon the coroner's warrant by Mr. Geo. White, chief officer of police, Montague David Scott, Esq., one of the magistrates of Brighton, and Mr. George Haw kins, the traffic manager of the company, at once tendered themselves as bail for Legg's appearance at the ensuing assizes, which, however, will not be holden until March next, when the trial will take place at Lewes. Mr. Legg is not, of course, acting at the Brighton station in his former capacity, nor will he be allowed to occupy any similar position elsewhere until after his trial. As regards the injured, all but two have so far recovered as to be enabled to leave the hospital, but Arnold and the child Ewing, although progressing most favourably, are still under the care of the medical staff of the institution. A CLERICAL MAGISTRATE AND HIS COLLEAGUES. —At the Spittlegate Petty Sessions, Grantham, on Friday, the Rev. Ralph Lionel Tollemache took his seat on the bench during the hearing of a case of game trespass, and after delivering judgment all the other magistrates retired to their private room. Shortly afterwards Mr. * William Manners, the clerk, returned, and politely addressing the reverend gentleman, said, " The magistrates wished to see Mr. Tollemache in their private room." Mr. Tollemache replied he had nothing to say to them. Mr. Manners said the magistrates wished the public to know that he had been invited to meet them privately. After an interview of about half an hour the j tAh u i e s r t . m i c T e ao s gi se e :: a - r e aa n tee t h e s r e i e ,n d the ro , o , ms Since c a e n y d o t u h e havech a i d r m e c a l i n n , e addressing s a ai p d rivate room, we feel compelled to state publicly what we should have said privately —that is, the bench feel that they would not be justified in further stop ping public business on your account ; and, therefore, on public grounds alone, we are determined to proceed. At the same time, we state that our opinion of your unfitness to occupy a seat on the bench remains unaltered." Mr. Tel lemache rose to reply, but the chairman interrupted him by saying, "The magistrates wou ld admit of no discussion there." —Nottingham Journal. The total amount of gold to be sent to this country by the State Bank of Russia was £250,000. Of this a great portion is believed to have arrived within the present weeks