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------- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. — c. F. HANCOCK, Jeweller and Silversmith to the Queen, 39, Bruton-street, Bond-street, having been selected by the Committee to make a nal the "BAD Associa GE " ' to tibone worn egs by the Members of the "Ntio Rifle ," b respectfully to inform them that it may be procured at his Establishment, in SILVER, price Is. ed., and in GOLD ENAMELLED, price Three Guineas. 1 TPEArritE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buokstone. THIS EVENING, the performances win oommenee with TILE riAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE. After which THE OVERLAND ROUTE. Messrs. Chas. Mathews, Buckstone, E. Villiers. Rogers, &c. ; Mrs. Wilkins, Mrs. C. Mathews, and Miss E. Weekes. AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC by Mr. C. Mathews. And THE GALICIAN FETE. Commence at 7. RO YAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Hurls. THIS EVBNING, A.S.S. Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Cathcart Miss R. Leclercq, &c. Followed by WERNER. Mr. Phelps, Mr. Ryder, Mr. E. Phelps, Miss Atkinson, Miss R. Leclercq, After which, a new comic drama, called A HOMESTEAD STORY, Messrs. Ryder, Shore, and Miss M. Harris. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Reproduction of "The Colleen Bavvn." The Adelphi "Census" every Evening. THIS EVENING, the successful new Farce, entitled A TURKISH BATH. Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. P. Bedford. After which (218th time), THE COLLEEN BAWN. Mr. D. Boucicault, D. fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson, 'C. J. Smith, Romer, Howard, Ward ; Mrs. Boucioault, Mee Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley. To be followed by a new apropos Sketch, THE CENSUS. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Eburne, Romer, C. J. Smith ; Miss Kate Kelly, Miss E. Thorne, and Mrs. Chatterley. Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7. CANTERBURY -HALL CONCERTS AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. EVERY EVENING. Two Grand Selections from celebrated Operas. Including Verdi's new Opera, THE BAL MASQUE (first produced in England at this Establishment), with a Chorus of Forty Voices, and upon a scale unequalled'at any other Concerts. Miss Russell, Miss Ernst, Mr. Grey'lle, Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivoli, Mr. Bernard ; popular Solos on the Cornet-a-piston, by Mr. Levy (the first performer of the day) ; the Brothers Conrad (in an entirely original entertainment on the double r_o_pe, not to be seen elsewhere); continued success of Mr. Wood and his talented little So n. • -- - The Comic Department comprises the following favourites: —Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hollingsworth; the NERVES, IDY Messrs. Harvey and French ; and Mrs. Lawrence. ___ Musical Director, Mr. JONGHMANS. T H 0 X FOR D, 6, OXFORD-STREET. This noble building being now completed, its architectural beauty, elegance of ornamentation, and brilliancy , of lighting render it one of the eights of the metropolis. Open very Evening. The programme is varied, and includes Selections (by a full company of principals, powerful band, and chorus) from " Macbeth" and "Un Ballo in The both operas by Verdi, the composer of the day—The wonderful Solos on the Cornet-a-Piston of the renowned LEVY—Scotch Duets by the Misses Stuart, and other vocal and instrumental music of the highest order. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans. The Comic portion of the entertainment is supported by Miss Green, Messrs. Sam Collins, Harvey, and French (the Nerves) ' W. H. Wieland, E. M arshall. and W. Randall. Admission, Hall, sixpence ; Balcony and Stalls, one shilling. Private Boxes, 108. 6d. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tia Dia.—Morning, sh. 46m.—Afternoon, 612. 6m. To-moußow.-Morning, 612. 29m.—Afternoon. 612. 46m. TEE WEATHER.—Sum OFFICE, n is 28, 1861. THERMOMETER, IN THE MADE. 72—highest since noon yesterday.. 56—lowest this morning and during the night. 70—this day at noon. BAnoxtzTzse-29.88. WlND—North-Westerly ; light, with fine weather. LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1881. In America, in England, in Hungary, in the kingdom of Italy, leading public men have recently been suddenly removed from the world of political action by the stroke which so impartially visits the rich and the poor, the high and the low—but the deaths of DOUGLAS, of CAMPBELL, of TELEKY, of CAYOUR, were not of a kind to affect seriously and immediately the course of events. The death even of a SULTAN is not likely to cause any direct change in the political relations of Turkey, It would seem, however, hardly possible that it should be so with the death which is now looked for from week to week, if not from day to day, or from hour to hour. Pius Ninth, who has for some time been appa rently yielding to the effects of age and anxiety, appears now to be in such weakness that his re moval for medical reasons to his country house is impracticable, Those who surround him seem to do their best to conceal the real state of things ; they wish to shape their plans as well as they may while he yet lives, but it is understood that unless a change little expected takes place, he will soon be numbered with his predecessors. Indeed the less public information points to the conclusion that the Papal infallibility is now in the custody of a Regency, owing to the melancholy weakness of the pontifical mind. Should the event be what is so confidently ex pected, it must surely be an element in the turn of the present crisis. Louis NAPOLEON will be mas ter of the situation. He will be able almost to nominate a Pope. At least, if Rome is to remain the Holy See, he can say on what terms the Chief Bishop of the Roman Catholic section of the Chris tian Church shall retain the palace:and Cathedral of so many predecessors. He will be somewhat checked, it may be, by the intimation that if he be too ex acting, net Avignon, but Vienna or Madrid may be the dwelling place of a new Pope. But that would not be liked by the Pope's spiritual subjects. They are Roman Catholics, or they are nothing. Apart from the Holy - figment of the fisherman's chair, and keys, and seal, there are half a score of Bishops with equal pretensions to the Primacy of Latin Christen dom. The French EmpEßou knows well this advantage, and will know how to use it. The only thing against him is the waywardness of ecclesi astics. He may nominate a BECKET when he sup poses he has but nominated a tool. If hebe crafty, so are Italian cardinals: His best hope will lie in carrying the election of a man of strong common sense, if such men are to be found among ecclesi astics ; a man who will co-operate with him in re pressing Ultramontanism among Gallican. Bishops, and who will accept the facts of the case in regard to the temporal power of the POPE. That is now emphatically the point of difficulty between France and the Kingdom of Italy. Venetia, France is only indirectly to blame for. Even at Villafranca it was certainly open to the EMPEROR to say that he could afford no more French blood for Italian liberty. At Rome all depends upon his mere will. At no cost, rather at a saving of ex pense, he could leave Italians the capital they must soon have. The death of the present POPE will certainly facilitate the settlement of the Roman Question. No successor will derive any personal sympathy from a reign of strangely mingled amiableness, tyranny, and suffering, lie will not have inherited a patrimony which he can feel pledged to maintain, for nearly all is vanished before he will enter on his Bishopric, and the small remainder of temporalities has long been in the trus teeship of the French army, with a life interest for the poor old POPE. The definite terms on which the EmPu.oß will surrender his trust are now published. "The French troops will continue to ozenpy Rome so long b as the interests which France t o Rome are not covered by guarantees." What are those " interests," and what the g, guarantees ?" They are, of course, the subject of the present earnest correspondence and diplomatic conference between France and the King of Italy. Baron itic.ksou seems to interpret the EUPEROR'S meaning in his reply, when he says, " our wish is to restore Rome to Italy without depriving the 44 4 ? ‘4 AW sC s .(-tz*4i,\ y. • ‘,„z e t $ r • L 51 0 DiF6 4 f t - - t THE SUN. Church of any of its grandeur, or the Pon of his independence." These are the general terms on both sides. The only difficulty will be in giving practical effect to them. This ought not to be difficult. If the Bishop of ROME be secured a per sonal independence of all civil control, in return for surrendering the mock civil power which he now possesses, he will be quite as independent as he now is. To reign purely by the help of the French, over subjects whom they alone compel to obey him, may be independence of his poor slaves ; but it is absolute dependence upon those who rivet their fetters, and could knock them off at once if they were displeased. As to guaran- tees, except those of solemn treaty engagements in regard to the person of the POPE and his ecclesias tical property in Rome, with the POPE himself, and perhaps with all Catholic powers who wish to be parties to them, there can be none. Any foreign army in Rome would be, of course, intolerable ; a Papal native army, unless an army of bandit mer cenaries, would be an Italian army with Italian sympathies. The EMPEROR'S note and the Baron's reply would seem to show that matters are in train for adjustment, and the demise of PIIIs IX. could hardly fail to render it more easy: It would seem that Mr. SEWARD has taught England and all Europe a lesson. He threatened, and Europe succumbed. If any Powers of the old world ventured to recognise the commissioners of the Southern Confederacy, Mr. SEWARD had a rod for them — the Government at Washin g t on w o u ld cease to hold diplomatic intercourse with them. The rowers heard, bowed meekly, and forthwith proclaimed that privateers would not be allowed to sell their prizes in the ports of the old world and its colonies. The bold tone of the American press is also said to share with Mr. SEWARD the honour of having brought the Powers of Europe to their senses. Our readers may smile at such representa tions, yet there they are in the New York .Herald, a paper of very large circulation in America. We may suppose therefore that thousands of Americans seriously think that Mr. SEwaßD,with thellera Id and its like, have diplomatically "licked the Britishers " and France too. It were probably vain to tell such vanity that England and .France only laughed at the silly rudeness of Mr. SEWARD, barely glanced at the rant of the Herald, and simply considered what was wisest and best to do. Having " licked" us diplomatically, our best wish for them now is that they may " lick" the Southerners as effectually in whatever way they can. In a recent conflict we see that this proved not to be quite such easy work as was hoped. Near Fort Monroe the Secessionists compelled the Federalists to run for it, with disastrous loss of life. At Harper's Ferry, however, the Southerners more discreetly withdrew without fighting at all, believ ing, doubtless, in the old rhyme which celebrates the usefulness of those " another day" who have the prudence to " run away." Besides the Harper's Ferry men sent away the manufacturing machinery of the arsenal, and setting fire to the buildings, left the Washington Government possession only of the charred and empty walls. What the real prospects of each party are must be conjectured by the light of such facts as we can verify, for the representations are as opposite as they well can be. That the South is congregating its strength for the defence of Richmond and the Manassas Railway junction seems pretty certain. That they will fight seems likely, but when General SCOTT will move forward upon those positions no one knows. Probably not even the Cabinet itself. If the northern and eastern part of Virginia can , be secured before the grand move southward in November, it will be gaining a great start. But General Scoz • r seems very cautious. The report from Washington is that he has engaged to put down rebellion by next May, but requires time to make his volunteers into soldiers, and to arrange his commissariat. The Government itself is said to be still of the opinion that a short campaign, at whatever cost, is the most economical plan ; that if 500,000 men be necessary to settle the business in one season, they had better be called forth ; and that nothing, there fore, will be spared to make the demonstration in November sufficient. Some go so far as to say that the demonstration ought to be such as to compel the seceders to make terms without fighting at all, at least south of Virginia. Virginia is to be sub dued, and perhaps North and South Carolina, and then the Gulf States may be starved into submis sion. Thus the Union, with Slavery, is to be re newed in all its vigour. "F. P., so-many Feet." It is a cabalistic inscrip , tion familiar to us at almost every street corner Puzzling, doubtless, to many a foreigner. Signifi• cant, only too significant, to ourselves. It is a sort of übiquitous reminder that we are all more or less trembling perpetually upon the verge of destruction. It is an indirect advertisement for the Fire Insur ance Companies—an indirect, but, at the same time, a very urgent, advertisement for them scattered far and wide all over the metropolis. For, in simple matter-of-fact words, the inscription means in reality, nothing more or less than this :—At so many Feet distance, upon any sudden emergency, you may find, if you care to look for it, the Fire Plug. But the chances are you will find no water, or if any water, a most inadequate supply. So that in nine cases out of every ten what might have been extinguished in a few minutes is allowed (by the time the water supply is really got at) to develope itself into a destructive conflagration. All this — observe — being entirely the fault of the various Water Companies. The grie vance , or rat h er t h e ca l am i ty, o f w hi c h we recuartre here c i o a m t p r l u a e in . in g is one of But f, it has s very perpetualrecently had so frightful a result—it has led up, within the last few days, t o so deplorable a catastrophe, that it becomes incumbent upon every e impunity. wh a voice or wield a pen, t o protest oneagainst can its con tinuance s henceforth with Had the water supply down by London -bridge, within the distance of a pebble's chuck from the liver Thames been (as it certainly ought to have been) imme diately get-at-able, and when got at abundant —the bundle of jute that was seen smoking and smoul dering in a corner of that first-ignited warehouse might have been readily and rapidly extinguished. And had it been thus, seven acres of land in the heart of London need not have been devastated by this late destructive conflagration ! Had it been thus, £2,000,000 of property need not have been destroyed ! Mr. BRAIDWOOD—whom every one regrets—would still have survived amongst us as one of the most valuable and energetic of our public servants. Mr. SCOTT, also, who is understood to have perished with him, would still have been in the land of the living; and with him several others whose names are most of them unknown, would not have perished miserably, some by burning, some by drowning, some by suffocation. Be sides which hundreds upon hundreds would not then have been, as they must necessarily be now, thrown unexpectedly and most ruinously out of employment. It seems strange that nothing has yet been done effectually in the way of constraining the Water Companies to do in this matter what certainly they ought long since to have done, what assuredly they THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 28, 1861. • ought now to be compelled by legislative interposi tion to do. An opportunity there was for effecting the object we have in view, a direct opportunity for this there was about nine years ago. But— as so often happens—the opportunity was missed. This was in 1852, when the General Water Com- 15 and 16 Vict., c. 84 , was passing panies Acts, through both Houses of Parliament. It was then recognised by many that the system of what has been termed " constant service," should have been there and then substituted for the system at present established —the system of intermittent service for one hour's service in the twenty-four. That substitu tion might have, in some measure, obviated the diffi culty so plainly perceived—might have guarded to a considerable extent against the danger so very fre quently recurring. But the proposition thus wisely and, we may add, humanely made for constant service instead of intermittent service, was cleverly set aside by the strenuous opposition made to it by the advocates of the various Water Companies. The difficulties met with in the endeavour to get al the water supply whenever a fire occurs in any pari not one single instance of unsteadiness ; and that is ac counted for by your perfect quietness, which enables you to comprehend the orders given to you, and to execute these orders without confusion. And I may be ex cused, being an old soldier, and fond of my profession, for mentioning that I have scrutinised the small details, and with great satisfaction have observed how carefully you have attended to everything which makes your devotion valuable in its results. I observed the flank sub-divisions in their skirmishing, and saw with pleasure how carefully every rear rank man tapped his front rank man on the shoulder when extended, and what the flank sub-divisions do so carefully, I have no doubt, is done by the whole of the regiment. This is 0, small matter, but it is these small matters which indicate how hard you must have laboured in your new vocation, and indicates also the possession of an extraordinary amount of perseverance by your officers, and a degree of temper and patience which I wish to God I possessed." Finally, appealing to the patriotic ardour of his hearers, on Saturday, Lord CLYDE then closed his remarks to the London Scottish Rifle Corps—some what in the spirit of that ringing verse in ROBIN BURNS'S world-famous War Song— " CALEB ONIAN 1 ON Wl' ME !" Quoth the gallant veteran on Saturday to his young fellow-countrymen— " Gentlemen,—Our country has always borne a high military reputation, and haviag conversed with many mili tary authorities on the contincnt, their remarks on the mili tary qualities of your countrymen in the regular army during our late wars were very pleasing, as showing that we can maintain the renown of our country. Ido not allude to India, where we were alone, but to the Crimea, where we were continually under the observation of war like and gallant allies. Gentbmen,—l was proud to hear the comments of those allies—and I was proud to learn when this great and necessary movement took place that a body of my countrymen in the capital of the United Kingdom were particularly prominent." It was only the other evening that we had occa sion to mention in these columns the presentation to this very same Rifle Corps of half-a-dozen Bag pipes, as a characteristic gift from the Scotch lassies resident in the English capital. And since then, as we have here shown, the Scottish Riflemen of the Metropolis have listened to warlike music more in spiriting even to their Scottish ears than the thril ling sound of the pibroch--they have listened, namely, to those encouraging words addressed to them by Lord CLYDE, words that, to them, must have been as the verse of SPENSER was to Sir PHILIP ►SYDNEY—stirring the heart like the sound of a trumpet ! LA'T'EST NEWS. TURIN, THURSDAY. The following is a summary of the French note on the recognition of the kingdom of Italy : The Emperor, on the demand of Victor Em manuel, has recognised him as King of Italy. But by this recognition he does not approve of the past policy of the Cabinet of Turin, nor does he encou rage enterprises of a nature to compromise the general peace of Europe. The Emperor regards the principle of non-inter vention as a rule, but he declines the responsibility of any project of aggression. The French troops will continue to occupy Rome so long as the interests which brought France to Rome are not covered by guarantees. Baron Ricasoli, in his note in reply to the fore going, thanks the Emperor for the recognition of the Italian kingdom . . He recalls the programme set forth in the recent votes of the Chambers, and expresses a hope that the wished-for solution may be brought about without interruption. He says, " Our wish is to restore Rome to Italy, without depriving the Church of any of its grandeur or the Pope of his independence." He hopes that after a time the Emperor will be able to withdraw his troops from Rome without exciting the apprehension of the Catholics. He leaves it to the high wisdom of the Emperor to determine the moment, and trusts. that France will not refuse to bring Rome to accept an arrange ment which would be fruitful in happy consequences. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, Baron Ricasoli, President of the Council of Minis ters, laid upon the table of the house the diplomatic correspondence exchanged between France and Italy, in reference to the recognition of the King dom of Italy. The discussion on the bill for a national loan was then resumed. Signor Joachim Pepoli, althoagh supporting the Government on political grounds, was opposed to the bill for financial reasons. Signori Galeotti and Brofferio also spoke on the subject. The Opinione of to-day says :—" Count Arese has been intrusted with an extraordinary mission to the Emperor Napoleon, and will leave Turin to-morrow, accompanied by Signor Artour." PARIS, THURSDAY. It is asserted that Marshal Niel is about to pro ceed to Turin to notify officially to the Italian Government the recognition of the kingdom of Italy by France. The Corps Legislatif was prorogued to-day. Count Morny, the President, in his closing speech, congratulated the Corps Legislatif on having fully appreciated the new privileges granted to them. The deputies dispersed shouting " Long live the Emperor." PARIS, THURSDAY. A telegram has been received here from Constan. tinople, announcing that Abdul Aziz, on the occa sion of his accession to the throne, published a Hat., in which he declares that he will follow the present foreign policy of the Turkish Government. He also announces his intention to introduce great reforms in the interior in favour of all his subjects, without distinction of religion. He concludes by insisting on the necessity for economical and financial reforms. The same telegram states that a modification of the Ministry is probable. RiZa Paeha, the Mini ster of War, will, it is said, be replaced. of the metropolis are only too well known amongs its inhabitants. All these obstacles, in the majo rity of instances, might be easily evaded, of course, by the very simple arrangement securing to each house an independent supply of its own. Supposing there were such a supply always on hand in each house—or let us here make, at any rate, a strictly reasonable proposition—supposing there were such a reserve supply as we are speaking of (as so desirable) in each street—a hose immediately connected with this might readily enough pour a sufficient quantity of water upon the commencement of a fire so as to extinguish it, in the majority of instances, before ever a parish engine could arrive ! The possibility of any house or of any street securing this adequate safeguard from destruction by fire, the Water Companies deny to all houses and to all streets, by the system at present authorised (in their interests) by thetupreme authority of the Legislature. The obstacles raised to this end by the Water Companies, so that they can thus effectually shut the public at large from any such rational safeguard, have been thus tersely epitomised by our able contemporary the Daily News :—" Their total charge," says our contemporary, while referring thus to the Water Companies, " Their total charge on a dwelling-house is made up of a variety of items. There is first a rate of 4 per cent. on the rental. Then there is a charge of 4s. to 12s. per annum for each single watercloset, bath, or high service, and of 2s. to 6s. per annum for each addi tional convenience of such nature. A high service is a delivery of water into a cistern more than 10 feet above the pavement. Thus, every new cistern on an upper floor involves a payment of 2s. to 6s. per annum, although not a drop of water may be wanted from it or may flow into it during the whole year. In like manner, every extra watercloset in volves a similar annual expense, though it is toler ably obvious that it involves no additional con sumption of water or other extra expense to the companies." Here then are clustering together what are generally nuts to our M.Ps.—grievances upon grievances—public grievances sorely requir ing immediate removal, with a view to the preven tion henceforth of countless (otherwise inevitable) catastrophes. We heartily commend this subject for legislative interposition to the energy and to the humanity of our metropolitan representatives. Whoever may take the matter up at last in genuine earnest, may now most effectively and (we are sanguine) effectually point the moral and adorn the tale of these same grievances by directing attention anew to the insignificant origin and the gigantic consequences of this last Great Bonfire, costing £2,000,000 ! The address delivered to the London Scottish Rifle Corps on Saturday by a veteran countryman, no less distinguished as a soldier in the regular army than Court CAMPBELL, Ist Lord CLYDE, was in every syllable of it full of hearty encouragement. It must have been singularly gratifying to the gallant members of that distinguished corps of Volunteers. And beyond their ranks its every syllable cannot fail to be welcome among all classes of their fellow-countrymen. Nothing in the way of commendation could at one and the same time have been more warmly, more cordially, more judi , ciously discriminative, or more eminently soldierlike throughout. " Gentlemen," said Lord CLYDE at the very outset of his remarks— " Gentlemen,--I feel gratified in expressing to you the very great surprise and admiration with which I have seen you go through your work. You have shown, in all that you have done, a degree of steadiness that evidences the excellence of your instruction; and I should be very sorry to be considered as flattering you when I tell you that from what I have seen •f you to-day I would just as willingly lead you into action as I would any regiment in the regular army." Surely the very highest kind of commendation that could possibly fall from the lips of a dis tinguished soldier, who has himself occupied the responsible position not merely of a General of Brigade, but of Commander-in-Chief of a royal army ! Lord CLYDE immediately went on to ob serve to the London Scottish Riflemen on Satur day— " Gentlemen,--I say this as the candid opinion of an old soldier, and one proud of our nationality. And when I say that lam surprised at the steadiness and soldier-like way in which yeu have manieuvred in every position, I may tel l you that, of course, I expected a good deal from Sc otchmeni and men who, in general, are drawn from classes starting with greater advantages than those who mostly enter the regular army. What has surprised me has been to observe the perfect silence in the ranks, and the exactness of your formations, which indicates obedience and attention to orders; and knowing that you have been only about 18 montb• in existence, I am sure that you must have laboured very hard, and you must have shown a great deal of devotion to have already (and that, too, in addition -- - - to performing all your various duties in society) acquired those very qualities which distinguish the old soldier, and make him valuable—perfect quietness, obedience, and atten tion to orders. Gentlemen, an old soldier possesses these qualities through long training, which enable his general and his officeis to rely upon him. And should you be called upon (which God forbid), I may say, from the machine which I have seen at work to-day, that you may be relied upon in action as well as upon parade ; and, indeed, after having 13:ien once in action, you would go into action a second time with confidence, and you would experience then for yourselves the v al ue o f th ose qualities which I have spoken of, and which it has gratified me so much to see you pos sess." There is a valuable significance, by the way, in every one of those simple but earnest words, com ing as they do from the sound judgment, the brave ,tenfaamedous in s o many different like Lord o a r n d d C th L e yD ex E experience of a Veteran quarters of the globe, long before he gained his peerage at the point of his keen sword, as the the ranks va li a nt Sir CoLIN CAMPBELL. But, n o t con tented with encour a g in g his y oun g compatriots here enrolled and d isci p lined in of the London Scottish Rifle Corps, not satisfied with encouraging them thus with these cordial and hitherto generalized words of mingled approval and advice—Lord CLYDE gave proof posi tive to his hearers, on Saturday, that in uttering these agreeable and thrice welcome words to them, at once as an Old Soldier and as an Old Scotch man, he was by no means speaking with random carelessness, or out of mere complaisance. He ob- serves : " 1 have watched your ranks closely, and have oDsCrVel _DISCOVERIES AT CYRENE. Her Majesty's paddle-steamer Scourge, 6, left on Saturday last, for Alexandria, touching at Maria susa, on the north coast of Africa, to disembark a person there, lately arrived from England, on the part of the British Museum, to superintend packing the antiquities found by Lieutenant Smith, R.E., and Lieutenant Porcher, R.N., who have been en gaged for some months past, under the auspices of the Foreign-office, excavating amongst the ruins of the ancient city of Cyrene. The labours of these gentlemen have been very successful. They have already discoverGd several objects of marble sta tuary of very great value and antiquarian in terest, which have arrived here by the gunboat Assurance, and are to be conveyed home for the British Museum by her Majesty's storeship Supply. Encouraged by the remittance of funds from the trustees of the Museum, the work, which had been previously carried on at their private cost, is now being vigorously prosecuted, and a number of natives have been taken into their employ. The articles brought by the Assurance consist of a colossal statue of dEsculapius, eight feet high, a Bacchus, six feet high, a statue of a female, between four and five high, a statuette of a female strangling a lion, supposed to be of Diana, and up wards of 12 other heads of various sizes, amongst them one life size of Minerva, most exquisitely sculptured, and in an excellent state of preserva tion ; the face is of a beautiful contour, without a single blemish, the projecting peak of the helmet, slightly broken in falling off its original pedestal, having probably saved it from injury. With the exception of Bacchus, which was found in a temple by itself, all the articles were dug out of the ruins of the Temple of )Esculapius, and the whole of them are of piirp w hx l e l?re ~ ler .. The statue of A s culapius is said by the learned in sun matters to be of the best style of art of the period. On account of the total absence of roads, and the hilly nature of the country, great difficulty was experi enced in carrying these objects to the coast, though only a distance of fourteen miles. The weightier marbles were placed on to artillery waggons, sent from Malta for the purpose, which were dragged by thirty-two blue-jackets of her Majesty's gun boat Assurance, and seven of Lieut. Smith's native blacks, the party being under the direction of Lieut. Smith himself and Lieut. Luard, R.N., of the above vessel. The excavation of the ruins of a third and very large temple has just been commenced, and Lieutenants Smith and Porcher entertain great hopes of further valuable discoveries being made.— Malta Times. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S VISIT TO IRELAND: It may be stated that his royal highness will leave Holy. head in the Connaught some 15 minutes in advance of the mail boat on Saturday, reaching Kingstown about five p.m., where he will receive an address from the commissioners, and then proceed to the Viceregal Lodge. THE GLOBE IN LEICESTER-SQUARE.—That doom of destruction which the poet has foretold as certain, in the fulness of time, to overtake " the great globe itself," is already about to fall upon its curious little model, the area now covered by that unique edifice being required for the purposes of a railway. Though the exterior of the Rotundo in Leicester-square is anything rather than attractive, the interior is very interesting, and affords conclusive evidence of the skill, taste, and ingenuity of Mr. Wyld, the proprie tor. The exhibitions and entertainments to be witnessed within its walls combine pleasure with instruction, and pos sess in a remarkable degree the charms of novelty and variety. The present is the last season of this pleasant place of resort, and those who have not yet visited the establish ment, or who are but imperfectly acquainted with its re creative and educational resources, will do well to avail themselves of an opportunity which, in a few weeks, will have passed away never to return. STARVATION AND SUICIDE OF A SPITALSFIELD WEAVER.—Yesterday morning Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner for East Middlesex, held an inquest at the Two Brewers public-house, Spital-street, Bethnal-green, on the body of Philip Waterlow, aged 55 years, who committed self-destruction under the following painful circumstances : Ann Waterlow, of No. 18, Carter-street, said the deceased was her husband, and was a weaver. He had been out of work for several months, and they had been starving for want of the common necessaries of life. They had had trifling relief from the parish, and on Wednesday last she went out at six o'clock in the evening to sell a looking-glass to make a little money, and when she returned about ten o'clock, she found the deceased suspended by a cord, which had been fastened to a hook in the ceiling. Dr. Edmunds, of Spital-square, was called and promptly attended, but the vital spark had fled. The deceased had threatened to de stroy himself on account of his misfortunes, and the rope was used in his business. Eleanor Knight, one of the lodgers, said she was with the deceased a few days since. He was then in bed with his eyes rolling. He told witness he was dying for want of food, which he had not tasted for three days. Tho coroner remarked on the deplorable nature of the case, when the jury returned a verdict of "Temporary insanity, brought on through want and starvation." SUICIDE IN THE SERPENTINE, AND GALLANT ATTEMPT TO RESCUE. —Yesterday evening =investigation took place in the Board-room of St. George's Workhouse, before Mr. Bedford, coroner for Westminster, touching the death of a female, apparently about 30 years of age, and of fashionable exterior, who committed suicide on Monday morning last by throwing herself off the bridge in Ken sington- gardens into the Serpentine: Mr. Charles Blount, builder, of 23, Ebury-street, Pimlico, said—About nine o'clock on Monday morning last I was passing over tho bridge which separates Kensington-gardens from Hyde park, when I saw a shawl, bonnet, and reticule lying on the footpath. On looking over the parapet I saw a female floating in the river. I ran round to the Receiving-house and gave information that a female was in the water, when Mr. Williams, the superintendent, despatched Parsens, the boatman, to the spot. Parsons came up with the boat, when she was taken in, and conveyed to the Receiving house. Dr. Christian shortly arrived, and for two hours endeavoured to resuscitate the body, but without restoring life. Mr. Richard Corder, land surveyor, 29, 'Uxbridge , gardens, Bayswater, said— On Monday morning about 9 o'clock I was near the bridge at Kensington-gardens, when I I heard screams, and immediately afterwards saw a female in the Serpentine. I ran to the life-buoy, which was on the north side of the river, and, running down to the water's edge, threw off my hat, coat, and waistcoat, and swam with the life•buoy towards the deceased, who was still above the water. I succeeded in throwing the life-buoy over ber until Parsons came up with the boat, when she was taken to the Receiving-house. By the CoronenShe was cer tainly alive when I threw the life-buoy over her head; she was in my arms and I felt her moving, but on being placed in the boat she appeared lifeless. The coroner and jury complimented the witness on his very humane and gallant conduct. The j cry returned a verdict that the deceased was drowned, but there was no evidence to prove whether she committed suicide or otherwise, FRANCE. BOURSE, June 27.---There has been rather more buoyancy visible in the market to-day, and the business done, though still limited in amount, has been at a slight improvement on the rates of the previous day. For the account Threes are now at 67f. 65c. Railway Shares quiet, but firm. The following were the last quotations 41 per per Cents 96 80 Do. end month 96 80 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 651 Bank Shares 2845 Credit Mobilier 692 50 Do. Account 693 75 1 Credit Fonder 1020 Belgian 4f Piedmontese Fives 73 75 Roman Austrian Spanish Threes 49 50 Horde Debt .. 47k -- RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern 990 .. 991 25 New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 947 50 .. 946 25 Geneva .... 400 .. 401 25 Southern 571 26 .. 573 75 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Louibard 0 493 75 492 50 ITALY. A communication from TUrin, of the 24th, in the Constituttonnel, says :—" To-day being the second anniversary of the battle of Solferino, the King was to have reviewed the troops of the garrison, and issued an order of the day to the army, for which purpose his Majesty was to have returned from Valslieri this morning, but a slight indisposition prevented him. Under the circumstances of the anniversary in question, the language which King Victor Emmanuel would have made use of to his troops might have been of a nature to give rise to an interpretation of a not very pacific kind, as were the very innocent words he delivered to the deputation who presented the address from the Romans. The review was held by General de Cos sata, commanding the sth Corps d'Armee, who published an order of the day to the troops. The troops, assembled in the Campo Martio, received this order of the day with repeated cries of Italy fo ever!' Long live the King!' The Count de San-Martino has again applied to the Government for sixty battalions of the line in order to form moveable columns on all the points of the Nea politans provinces infested by political brigands or by bands of robbers, and other disturbers of public tranquillity. The King's Lieutenant at Naples had already made a similar application under the Ministry of General Fanti, who, from reasons of a different nature, refused it. Now the Count do San-Martino renews the application to the Central Government, being convinced, he says, that the only means of re-establishing tranquillity and safety in the Southern provinces consists in clearing them completely of some hundreds of ban dits or partisans of the old regime. My opinion is that the Ricasoli Ministry will not hesitate to send to the Count the reinforcements which he asks for, and the grantin g of which he makes the sine qua non con dition of his continuance in office. As however the removal of sixty battalions of the regular army would too much weaken the military position of Italy on her frontiers of the Mincio and the Po, a fresh appeal will be immediately made for the mobiliza tion of National Guards. In Sicily things are also in a similar position. The bands of Bourbonians which landed between Noto and Syracuse, and have succeeded in reaching the mountains of the Island, paralyze the surveillance and activity of considerable forces. Lieutenant-General Della Rovere, after having promised the greatest in dulgence to the guilty men, if at the end of three days they made their submission, has been compelled, by the force of circumstances, and for the purpose of punishing some acts of savage ferocity, to apply a system of rigour and severity rather in opposition to the tra ditions and principles of the King's Government. Twenty-three of those men, while occupied in set ting fire to a village, were arrested and shot. Certainly such extremities are always to be regret ted, but examples of this kind are, unfortunately, the only means which can be now adopted, for putting an end to civil war, and saving innocent villages from fire, pillage, and devastation of all kinds." The following is the order of the day above al luded to : "Officers, Sub-Officers, and Soldiers—On this day two years the great battle of Solferino and of San Martino was fought on the predestined banks of the Mincio. That memorable day, in which the Piedmontese army rivalled in courage that of our powerful and generous ally, decided the desti nies of Italy. His Majesty wishes that the anni versary of that happy event should be solemnly celebrated, which now bears the glorious title of the Italian Army. It is on you that falls the duty of following up what still remains to be done to consolidate the union of so many people of the same land arbitrarily kept divided for so many centuries. The King of Italy confides in your bra very, in your patriotism, and in the enthusiasm which the remembrance of past victories will give you for the achievement of fresh laurels. Long live the King ! Long live the country ! Italy for ever !" The Thrin Gazette announces that the Bourbo , nians have attacked and sacked Bojano and Castel Pezzato. INDIA. We have received Bombay journals to May 27, but they contain little more than confirmations of the Calcutta news, published yesterday, as to the general quiet of India, and the greater hopeful ness which prevails respecting the cessation of the famine. The Surat and Broach collectorates are to be amalgamated—the thirteen Pergunnahs of Surat are to be reduced to seven, and the six Pergunnahs of Broach to four. This will effect a saving of the salary of a collector and his establishment, and of eight mamlutdars and their establishments. Four regiments of Bombay native Infantry are order to be broken up; the establishment of native infantry of the Bombay army will thus be reduced to 21,300 of all ranks, against 30,158 on August 1, 1852—a total reduction of upwards of 8,000 men of all ranks. The Administration Report of Oude for 1859-60 has been published. The whole province has been restored to peace and industry, and the year 1859 60 was the first in which the administrative scheme of government as declared at the annexation was uni formly carried out. The most important political event of the year in Oude was the investing, in November, 1859, of some of the principal Talookdars with magisterial and revenue powers. The chief commissioner, in a re port published on the Bth May, considers that the experiment of associating the great landholders with the servants of government, in the administra tion of justice, has been attended with complete success. It is considered an immense benefit to the peasantry that their petty disputes with each other should be referred to the decision of their heredi tary chief, and not be brought into our courts, to the ruin of both disputants. Sonthalistan is again disturbed. The deputy commissioner reports that suits for enhancement of rents have been brought against the Sonthals, and that pressure has been exercised by the Mahajuns. The Senthals were holding meetings, and the de puty commissioner had sent for the head men. Military police have been sent in considerable force to Nya Doomka and Beerbhoom. Mr. Pontet's enhancement of rents was the cause of the first Sonthal rebellion. Mr. Gladstone's budget has given great satisfac tion in India, as being both in its theoretical and practical parts so entirely in accordance with Mr. Laing's. It is regarded as full of hope for the future of both countries, that the two Chancellors of Exchequer, rather than im pose new taxes, or get deeper into debt, have resolved to reduce the ex penses of national housekeeping. The extensive reductions in the native army, mentioned in Mr. Laing's budget as in a great measure carried out, or distinctly ordered in a manner admitting of no discussion, are rapidly becoming faits accomplis. The resolution of his Excellency the Governor- General in Council ior of the native infantry of the three presidencies was published in Bombay on the 13th May. The establishment of native infantry in the Indian army will henceforth be as follows :—Under the Government of India, 12 battalions; Bengal army (including Sikh and Punjaub regiments), 60 ; Madras army, 52 ; Pegu Sapper battalion (temporary), 1; Bombay army, 30 : total, 155 battalions—making a total strength of about 110,400 men of all ranks, native officers included, against a total of 174,237 of all ranks on the Ist October, 1859, showing a reduction of more than 63,800 men of all ranks, and a saving fully equal to one million sterling. It is stated that there is to be a new uniform for the whole native army, to consist of a tunic without collar, leaving the neck bare, a pair of loose trousers, gaiters, and a newly-invented turban. It is thought that this uniform would be admirably suited for the European soldiery in India. The following aecount of the death of Lieutenant Hughes, already announced, is given by a corre spondent writing from Manantoddy on May 11: " A melancholy occurrence took place in the Terriott (?) Jungles the other day. Lieut. Hughes, of the 66th, was killed by an elephant. He had succeeded in killing one, but on going in for another his cap missed fire, and he was immediately trodden into the mire, from which he found difficulty in extricating his feet. One tusk was driven through h is thigh ; his neck, arm, and leg were broken, and his chest flattened. Much praise is due to one Richard Hadin, who, on hearing of the accident, went to the spot at night with torches and found the body, amidst the noise of tom-toms, as the place was alive with monsters." LAUNCH OF THE SCOTIA. on Tuesday afternoon the paddle steamship Scotia was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Robert Napier and Sons, at Govan, near Glasgow. This vessel is the largest after the Great Eastern yet constructed for the mercantile service. Her length is 360 feet, her breadth 47 feet. The main saloon is 62 feet in length by 20 in breadth and eight in height. The fore saloon measures 45 feet in length by 20 in breadth. Both of these spa cious apartments will be lighted from the sides by plates of glass placed in the alternate panels. They will afford dining accommodation for 300 passen gers. The same number of persons will be accommo dated with sleeping berths, for which there are set aside 157 cabins. The vessel has seven water-tight compartments. The goods are to be stowed in two of these divisions, 75 feet each in length, 20 in breadth, and 20 in height. These goods stores or tanks are placed in the central one of the ship, and are capable of containing 1,500 tons of measurement goods. They are perfectly water-tight, and, in the event of accident to the hull, would of themselves float the ship, the vessel being so constructed as to have in reality a double bottom under the goods chambers, so that if the outer were beaten in, or injured, the inner would in all likelihood protect the cargo and keep it dry. The weather on Tues day was unfavourable; slight drizzling showers kept falling throughout the day. In spite of this, however, an immense concourse assembled to witness the launch. The inclined plane along which the vessel was to glide into the water was constructed in the usual manner. Shortly after 3 o'clock several groups of workmen knocked away the bilge blocks, and the vessel sunk down upon her own weight. The ship was then named the " Scotia" by Miss Arbuthnot, the daughter of Mr. Arbuthnot, of Mairsbank, who performed the cere mony under a covered stand at the stem of the vessel. A moment of anxious expectation followed ; then the loud stroke of the hammer was heard re moving the little dogshore which upheld thatednoirn mous structure of 2 , 500 tons. the sound had sc arcely reached the ea rs of the spectators at the s t er n when the magnifice nt hull slid away, an another minute, amid the plaudits of the multitude, sat safely and gracefully on the waters of the Clyde. S The Scotia has been built b y the orders of the Messrs. Burns, of Gla s g ow, for the Cunard or British and North Ameri c an Royal 'Mail team packet Company. MADEMOISELLE DUVERNAY. Many of our readers will be intorested in learning that a lady much and justly admired as Taglioni's only rival 25 years ago, since then the wife and now the widow of Mr. Lyne Stephens, is to be promoted to the rank of Duchess. The once brilliant Virginie Duvernay is about to give her hand to the Duo de Aiolaelie LITERATURE. Bolin's illustrated Library. In this excellent series the two following works have recently appeared; the first volume of the poetical works of Milton, containing "Paradise Lost," with a memoir and critical remarks on his genius and writings by James Montgomery, also " Ure's Philosophy of Manufacturers." This is described as an exposition of the scientific, moral, and commercial economy of the factory system of Great Britain. This is a third edition of the work continued in its details to the present time, by P. L. Simmonds, F.S.S., editor of Dr. Ure's " History of the Cotton Manufactures." The use fulness of such a book can no t b e overra t e d, an d it is an immense advantage to be able to procure it at a moderate price. One can hardly suppose the amount of information afforded by this comprehen sive work until it is perused, and it is certain to become a valuable addition to the stores of scien tific volumes that are in demand at present. It is unnecessary to dwell on the popula r ity o f the works of Milton and, their being reproduced in a cheap form will be agreeable to all lovers of poetry, and especially to those who desire to pro cure for their libraries an edition that is at once handsome in form and moderate in cost. This edition of Milton's works is a most attractive book for presents, and the chief advantage of a series like this is that one can possess in a collected form the productions of the poets for little more outlay than was needed a quarter of a century ago in the purchase of one of the expensive editions of standard works that then appeared. The reading community aro greatly indebted to Mr. Bohn for the zeal and energy which he has always displayed in facilitat ing the diffusion of such works. The greater the spread of knowledge the more important it is that the creations of those " Whose words are sparks of immortality" should be extensively circulated, and thus refine the taste and inform the intelligence of the large class who are thirsting for information, and may resort to other and less desirable channels of infor mation. What to Observe ; or, The Traveller's Remem brancer. By the Late Colonel Jackson, F.R.S. Third Edition: Houlston and Wright. The fact of this being the third edition of the work before us sufficiently testifies to its utility, since there is little in it to attract the general reader. In an age of such continual travelling and voyaging, when research and exploration in dis tant countries have become every-day undertakings, it is certainly calculated to be very serviceable. It has become, too, so much the custom for travellers of intellect who extend their journeys beyond the mere beaten track to give, on their return, a narra tive of their proceedings, that:many inexperienced authors may find these hints of advantage in enabling them to classify their acquired knowledge. The work is divided into various sections such as " Productions of a Country," " Inhabitants," " Agricultural and Commercial Industry," " Institutions," and many other heads. The hydrography, meteorology, and geology, and animal productions are all considered in the opening chapters, and at the close of the work there are some directions that might be very useful to wayfarers in solitary places. Taking for its motto the remark of a French author that the art of o bserving is the only means of acquiring useful knowledge, the work directs the traveller's attention to many points which might escape his notice. We so often see the nursery fable of " Eyes and no Eyes" realised in life from the want of mental cultivation, that a " traveller's remembrancer," if he really wish to gain or impart information respecting the countries he visits is no superfluity. The volume before us is revised and edited by Dr. Norton Shaw, acting secretary to the Royal Geographical Society of London, and is dedicated to Admiral Smyth, one of the founders of that institution. Walks Abroad and Evenings at Home. With. numerous illustrations. Houlston and Wright. The popularity and success of the famous " Even ings at Home" have induced the publication of many similar works. The amount of really valu able information conveyed under the form of con versation or adventure is often considerable in such volumes, and this is the case in the elegant volume before us. We may perhaps question whether ordinary parents of the educated classes could so readily furnishtheir children with accurate scientific instructionaccomp anie d by dates,names and all possible auxiliaries at a moment's notice ; but there is no doubt that such a form of instruction, divested of unnecessary polysyllables and superfluous techni calities, renders the royal road to learning no longer a fiction. Natural History, always one of the most attractive studies with. the young, occupies a considerable portion of the work before us, but botany and natural science also find a place. The illustrations are plentiful, and this volume will form an inexpensive and most attractive present to those juvenile readers who are passing the bounds of fairyland and reading -books, and are beginning to ask the why and wherefore of all about them. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat on sale here to -day was much restricted ; nevertheless, the inquiry was confined to good and fine samples, which were disposed of at fully Monday's decline of 2s per quarter. Inferior kinds were quite nominal in value. With foreign wheat we were well supplied, and the trade for it ruled heavy, at the late reduction in prices. Floating cargoes of grain attracted very little attention, and the quotations were drooping. Barley was a dull sale, yet no quotable change took place in its value. Malt moved off heavily, and previous rates were only ob• tainable for fine qualities. For oats there was a moderate, but by no means active, demand, at late rates. Beans were a slow sale, and prices had a drooping ten• dency. In peas sales progressed very slowly, on former terms. The flour trade was dull, and, in some instances, Amerl4 can brands were offered at rather less money. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 420 I 890 —l 760 Irish.. F0r5ign........ 14,5 - 10 9,200 I 14,530 1 6,990 brig. 10,500 sacks! NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat on sale hers are only moderate, ana the trade generally rules steady, on higher terms. Per 81b. by the carcase. ds d a dsd Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 4 Aliddlingmutton 4 4 4 8 Middling do. .. 3 6 3 8 Prime do 4 10 5 0 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal 3 10 4 6 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Small pork 4 4 4 10 Large pork .... 3 10 4 2 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. The plantation accounts, although still very unsatisfac tory, exhibit a slight improvement. The duty, however, is only estimated at £60,000. For most kinds the demand is limited, yet prices are well supported. Mid and East Kent pockets 80s to 210 s per cwt. Weald s Bos 180 s ~ Sussex Yearlings l2os 210 s ~ COLONIAL. TEA.—At public sale the biddings have been very inac. tive, and prices remain unaltered for all qualities. SUGAR.—The market has continued moderately active, and for good and fine grocery descriptions fully late prices have been sustained, inferior and damaged qualities, how• ever, are cheaper. COPFEE.—Plantation Ceylon continued in fair request, and little alteration can be noticed in values generally, Rica—Business has continued inactive, and prices have shown a slight downward tendency. SALTTETEEE—The transactions have been to a fair ex. tent, without any change to notice in values, TALLow—Business has continued dull. p . y .c ort the spot is quoted , 535. to 535. 6d. and for last three per cwt. months' delivery 525. 2711 S DAY'S ShIPPING. LONDON, June H.—Wind this day at noon, North.. Westerly ; fresh breeze, and fine weather, but cloudy at times. PORTS➢fOUTH, June 27.—Wind N.E. to W.N.W.--- Arrived—Her Majesty's steamer, Victoria and Albert, from London. PLYMOUTH, June 27.—Wind from London, for Melbourne. OFF DARTMOUT H June 27.—Arrived—Harrier, from London, for N eu foundland. OFP BEACHY HEAD, June 26.—Arrived—Maravi, from Algoa Bay. YOUGHAL, June 26.—Arrived—Countess of Durham ' from Quebec. CORR., Juno 26.—Arrived—Clara Hickman, from St. John's, N.B. SWANSEA, Juno 27.—Arrived—Boxer, from the Clyde, for Rouen—leaky. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Juno 28—Dolphin, from Stockholm ; Sydney Grant, from Bassein. Sailed, June 27—Henrietta, r Trinidad. Sailed, June 28—Triton, steamer, for Cologne. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Rover, brig, from the northward, for the west ward; Wings of Wind, for Bombay; Star of Tasmania, f r Launceston; Khersonese, screw steamer, and Emily A. Hall, for Cardiff; Clifton Hall, for Valencia—all from London; Baron David, barque, from Sunderland, for Bor deaux ; Princess Royal, from Hull, for Oporto; City of Quebec. from Quebec, fur London. The Susan Hincks, ship, from Sunderland, for Boston, iS ashore on the Brake Sand. Several boats and a tug in A 3 ,044440 to assist in getting Uer oil'.