The Sun. — London, England, 1861-09-12 00:00:00

ALFRED MELLON'S PROMENADE CONCERTS. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. 31(11Ie. FLORENCE LANCIA. Mme. LA.' RA BAXTER, and Herr FORMES, every Evening. ormis Evic.NUIG. (Thursday), an ITALIAN NIGHT. First appearance of Mdl! e. VASCHETTI (from La Scala, Milan, an d other Continental Theatres). o n F r iday (TO-MOR ROW), a WE 3ER NIGHT. On Saturday next, a VOLUNTEER NIGHT. Commence at 8. P romenade, Is. ; Amhitheatre Stalls la.od. ; Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Private Boxes, £1 Is p ., and 10s. ed. Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON. rf YAL, HAYMI.RKET. Leelee, Mr. J. B. Backstone. TUT? EVENING, the neriormances will commenee with THE SUN AND THE WIND. Miss Fanny Wright, the Leclereqs, After which, a new Comedy, entitled THE SOFT SEX. Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Compton, Mr. E.-Villiers, Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Wilkins, Am To conclude with PAUL PRY. Mr. C. Mathews. Commence 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Manager—Mr. Edmund Falconer. EVERY EVENING, at Eight o'clock, the new and suc cessful comedy, WOMAN; or, Love against the Workd. Characters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Herman Vezin, J. Robins, Mrs. Charles Young , Mrs. Weston, Miss Murray, and Miss Lydia Thomson. Preceded by, each evening-, the new and original farce entitled THE FETCHES; or, The Onconvanience of Single Life. Tim O'Reilly, Mr. Edmund Falconer; Mary O'Brady, Miss Lydia Thompson. n at half-past 6 , to commence at Prices as usual. Doors open 7 Box-office open daily from 11 till 5. ENV T RUA:ME-ROYAL, ADELPHL NE Sole Provriator and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. This M Theatre will R-OPEN on MONDAY, September 21, when r. and Mr.. E Dion Boucicault will re-appear in THE COLLEEN BAWN. Th is Drama will be played for a limited number of nights during the preparation of the new American Drama, by Mr. Boucican't, entitled THE OCTOROON; or, LIFE IN LOUISIANA. Box-office open on Thursday, Sept. 19. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS, AND FINE ARTS GALLERY. Mr. SAM COWELL every Evening at Nine and a quarter to Eleven.—Also, Grand Selections from TROVATORE, TRAVIATA, NURMA, MARTHA, &c., by Miss Russell, Miss Ernst, Mr. Herbert, Signor Tivol, Mr. Morley, and a powerful Chorus. The Comic department comprises Messrs. Harvey and French, "The Nerves " Mr. Marshall—Mr. Wood and his talented Son - and Miss Harriet Coveney. Musical Director, Mr. Jonghmans. Admission—Hall, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, ls. H E O X F O R D, 6. OXFORD-STREET. EVERY EVENING. A Grand Selection from Verdi's new opera, " Simon Boc canegra" (now produced for the first time in this country), by Mis 4 Russell, Messrs. C. Greville, Tivoli, Greene, Morley, and Herbert ; also from Verdi's " Macbeth " by Madame Enderssohn and the entire Company. Full band and chorus. Conductor, Mr. F. Jonhhmans. 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. Tan DAY.—Morning, 6h. 59m.—Afternoon, 711. 34m, To-monnov.-Morning, 811. 14m.—Afternoon, 811. 59m, THE WEATHER.-Strx OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 12,1861. THEILIIOXISTER, IN TYR SHADE. 62—highest since noon yesterday.' 46—lowest this morning and during the night. 67—this day at noon. BAROMETER-3018.E WIND —Southerly—light; with fine weather. pkl V;4, ~'~rWi~S THE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 1881. Every mail from America brings us accounts of skirmishes, more or less destructive of life, from the shores of the Potomac to the south-west of Missouri. The first accounts are generally exaggerated, as might be expected, and it is rather remarkable, that though they come to us through the North, they for the most part are coloured too strongly against it. The losses are set down as greater than they are ; or what was by no means a discreditable failure reads like an utter rout or panic. In most of these petty engagements the generalship some how seems to have been on the side of the South. Thus in this last affair at Summerville, reported a little more accurately tc-day, Col. TYLER'S Ohio regiment was caught at breakfast; was attacked on two sides; the Colonel was, in fact, out-gene ralled ; but then his men fought with desperation, probably did inflict on the more numerous forces of the Confederates greater loss than they suffered themselves; and though separated, in their endea vours to cut through an enemy which attacked them on both flanks and in front simultaneously, have yet been able to re-unite, while by a timely warning the Colonel saved his waggon train. Except while M'CLELLAN was acting so successfully in Western Virginia, in a subordinate capacity, the Confederates have almost always shown the most skill in surprises, and in bringing forces from several points to bear on the point for action. In the affair at Missouri, near Springfield, where the brave LYON lost his life, FREMONT was prevented from following to his support by a de monstration of General PILLOW'S with 25,000 men, as it was given out, who yet afterwards appeared to be but a kind of rabble army. The season of skirmishes will, however, soon be over. October was the month always fixed, by the military men, for the commence ment of decisive operations, as soon as it became evident that a serious war was the only settlement of the controversy. a The three months' volunteers Mr. LINCOLN himself could hardly hope would avail to bring the South to bow to Northern authority, when its leaders had once tasted the sweets of power. They soon showed how incom petent they were—how wanting, at least, in pub lic spirit. Their marching off the field of battle at Bull's Run, combined with their quitting PAT TISON at Harper's Ferry, and thus liberating JOHNSTON'S corps to leave that position and come fresh up by the railroad to the conflict, had more than anything to do with the rout and panic of that day. The army now is an army enlisted for the war. Its time for training has been short enough, but the Bull's Run affair has had one good effect which we naturally anticipated— it has ma d e t h e i n d epen d en t N or th er n ers feel that drill and obedience are essential not only to victory but to safety, and the thousands of sovereign electors', each of whom thinks himself as good as his officer, have learned that, on duty, they must as implicitly respect their officers' autho rity as if the latter were absolute monarchs. There can be no republicanism in an army before an enemy —a truth known to be true from all antiquity ; but Yankees despise antiquity, and have pro b a b ly needed the lesson at Bull's Run to teach them what every schoolboy learns from his " Xenoph on and his " Caesar." But what will be the result when the autumn move commences in earnest ? We almost shrink front the conjecture. The South, encouraged by its great .success, and the in-gathering of the cotton and other crops having liberated great numbers, must, as well as the Yorth, have been both increas ing its numbers and perfecting its drill. We quite expect to find it superior in this latter respect, but also that the North will have the superiority in numbers and a still superiority in artillery and the munitions of ter• It would seem as if the first shock of renewed, war must be a fearful one. - We ean hardly expect Tic .w such strategy on the part 't the North as will e or tpel a speedy retreat of.the so uth -without much deadly conflict. It will re t°o to b being be seen, how far the advantage of the de fend ersprobables on t. heir own soil will neutralise artillery, andov 1 :7 101 city of the North in men and while we hope far T u ad . d, in ships. On the whole, Lew Northern victories, yet „ 1 .2.1: 1t..” we should, with our present means of conjecture, be in no way surprised at a few serious repulses. We must still think, however, that all turns on the greatest of all the questions involved, and the one so studiously kept by Mr. LINCOLN and most Americans in the background—the question of dealing with slavery. An influential contem porary, who always contrives to take the view which shall spare slavery and slaveholding, speaks of the Emancipation party in America as a san guinary one ! And but for some names, on which it is useless to cast dirt, would doubtless honour the whole of them with its most dignified contempt. Yet we have seen no sanguinary proposals on the part of Abolitionists, and the probability is that they think as we do, that a well considered plan of declaring abolition of slavery as the policy of the Government would save both blood and money. It is silly nonsense to talk of Abolitionists encouraging a servile war. A great number of them in America itself are actually Peace Society men ; those who so talk and write doubtless calculate on the ignorance of their auditors and readers. • The basis of Abolitionist plans is, an equitable compensation for the present Slaveholders. Not one fixed, indeed, by the prices current for human beings in the South prior to the Seces sion, but one that should be fair under all the cir cumstances. The value of slaves must be less than it was, and will become less every year the quarrel continues. Part of the news of this morning is that within a trifle of £lOO,OOO is just gone to Bombay to pay for Cotton. Every such remittance is the sure precursor of other large remittances. Our East India free labourers are as fond of money as any of us at home—and as the rupees for cotton begin to circulate among the ryots and native estate holders, they will call up increased supplies as if by magic. The value of negroes will fall with every hundred thousand pounds sent to the East, with every thousand pounds of capital—the only thing wanted in Jamaica—invested in cotton-growing there. It will also fall owing to the war and unsettlement of things in America itself. A moderate compensation is all that equity requires for another reason. The whole thing is a system of crime, and the compensation for a legalized crime ought never to be equal to the full extent of the loss inci dent to geting rid of the crime. To be rid of such an infernal institution as personal slavery, is itself an immense part of the compensation. The North ought, therefore, if it means to suc ceed, to take its course at once. It should declare that slavery is abolished—that it is advancing South to enforce its abolition—that all owners who quietly and peacefully renounce the crimi_ nal relation of master and slave will receive an equitable compensation, to be afterwards arranged ; that the emancipated slaves must work peacefully for wages, and will not be allowed to squat on lands they have not purchased by their own earnings,— that anything like negro risings will be visited with severe punishment—but that every black "has rights which every white man is bound to respect" —and among those rights are " life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Such a policy would compel Kentucky and the border states to yield at once—the rest must soon follow ; and the fons et origo mali to the American Union would be dried up for ever. That strikes involve enormous losses to the working men themselves,. with frequently almost ruinous damage to their masters, no one now denies. We did not need Dr. WATTS' well-arranged figures to convince us of that. He had no difficulty in showing what probably Mr. POTTER himself knows enough to calculate, that thousands who strike for wages, or time, which is the same, will not re cover for years, sometimes not for a lifetime, the clear losses of refusing to labour. Nor does the result strike us at all more than we should have expected, that the direct loss to the men from seven strikes in the cotton districts, and that of the London builders, amounted to more than a million and a half sterling. Every reader at once observes that he has no doubt of it ; he would not have been surprised to find the total larger. The problem is to detect the real cause of strikes, if there be any general cause or causes, and to apply the appropriate remedy. It must not be snpposed that because the loss of the vast sum above-named is distributed amongst so many per sons the loss is lightly felt ; the reverse is the truth. The sum lost by each is his livelihood. It is not the diminution of a balance at the bank, or the failure of a superfluous investment, but the loss of his daily bread. The suffering, notwithstanding what clubs and societies can do, is commonly ex treme. The aspect of the man himself too fre quently reveals the sad truth ; a visit to his home would tell a yet more melancholy tale. We have known article after article of furniture parted with to meet the urgencies of the hour, and we have admired the cool courage of the sufferers when they have been really convinced that they were acting for the good of their class; for their own good they have known they were not acting. But they were not going to be beaten by their masters, or they should secure ultimately work for all, and on better terms ; or, if the folly of such reasons or hopes could be all but demonstrated, yet the un answerable argument remained, that they could not desert their fellow-workmen, they must all act together. A similar feeling would have prevented the catastrophe at Ball's Run. That, except by the merest chance, the workman is a tremendous loser by a strike can need no demonstration, but is it possible he should be con vinced of it ? One thing makes it difficult. He is accustomed to live from week to week, and if ho does but scramble through he is too apt to resume work, when he does so, looking on the time lost as of little consequence. And, perhaps, in so far as it is merely a loss of food or clothing, when he can live again as well as before, it does not make much dif ference to him. Too frequently, however, his own health and that of his family, and the furniture of his house, are sad mementos of the conflict. But what as much deludes him as anything is the receipt of money from his club. Notwithstanding the exhaustion of its funds in a strike, he thinks, while he gets in this way the money, which he and others have subscribed, that enough will still be left should he be laid aside by sickness. Hence he has lost nothing ; the chief pecuniary benefit of the Union will still be continued to him. Yet this is but partially true. But for the madness of wasting in this way the funds which ought to have been a life or health in surance, his relief in sickness, or payments at his death to his family might have been very much larger. It is painful to think, in addition to all other evils, of the difference to the benevolent payments of the unions which in evitably must have resulted, had the splendid sum of half a million not been absolutely wasted, for no return whatever, by the Amalgamated Engi neers, and had it been retained in the treasuries of the societies. Unhappily the loss is never brought directly before the men, and they suffer the cur tailment of payment in time of need, with rut recollecting how much better pay they might have had. The Unions have, of course, been the chief causes of strikes; their working is, unhappily, T FIE SUN, LONDOX, THURSDAY E VENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1861 but too well known. As societies for relief in sickness and want of work, they are, if well managed, admirable institutions ; that, however, has come to be the least important part of their functions, in the opinion of their managers. It is as a kind of guild, not really very dissimilar in principle from what the City of London Com panies were, that they have attracted more atten tion, and wielded such suicidal power. Each trade once thought that rules should be drawn up for its conduct by the associated members, and that the trade as a whole would do better if the free play of individual faculties, and the un restricted competition of all persons were pre vented. It is not to be wondered at that the essen tial fallacy of this principle, as well as its essential unrighteousness, should be least perceived by the least educated class. Socialism is often declaimed against by those who are little aware of the diverse forms it assumes; but it is present wherever prices and wages are attempted to be regulated by law, whether that of a club or of the state; whether it be done by a territorial House of landlords, aiming to preserve an artificial price of corn ; or by a union of workmen limiting the number of persons who shall learn their trade, or the hours or the price at which any of their members shall work. _ _ The time may come when workmen may look on all this as tyrannical interference with nature. When they do, it will be as great a start for them as was the repeal of the Corn Laws to the landlords of England. As in the case of the landlords, the pride of the body is against it. No large bodies of men like surrendering power, or practices they have long defended as perfect. To the working man his Union appears as the symbol of a power by which he is master of his master. Alone he is helpless, but he and his Union are more than a match for the man who employs him. It is not in human nature to part willingly with such a position. It inflicts every now and then tremendous suffering on the many; but revenge is sweet, and they hope that they inflict, as indeed they often do, fearful losses in return. Dr. WATTS seems to hope that, in the cot ton manufacture, co-operative mills may teach the workmen the true relation of wages and capital, and thus enlighten them as to what masters can and can not do. This seems to be not nnlikely. If they have this effect we might well hope that co-opera tion establishments would arise in every trade. They could hardly fail, ultimately, to reveal to workmen those laws of trade and commerce to which even their masters themselves must bow. PRINCE ADALBERT OF PRIISSIA.—A Hamburg letter of the 4th says Prince Adalbert, of Prussia, Grand Admiral of the Fleet, has been here for some days. He is accompanied by Captain de Bothwill, by his aide-de camp, M. Richthofen, and some other persons. His Royal Highness has come to inspect and manoeuvre two vessels of war and five screw gunboats armed with rifled guns of 24. The Steamboat Company of Hamburg and New York, most of the directors of which are senators, invited the Prince to make an excursion on the Elbe. After going as far as Brunshausen the party returned, and all dined together there. M. Geffroy, one of the directors, proposed a toast to the Prince, and in doing so dwelt on the importance of the Hansa, of the commerce of Hamburg, and of her merchant navy ; concluding by expressing regret that the northern coasts and the merchant shipping of Germany were without protection and without defence, especially at a moment at which the political horizon was cloudy. The Prince, in reply, eulogised the commerce of Hamburg, and express ed the hope that the German provinces on the coast would join in attaining the object to which the German popula tions aspire. The Prince afterwards proposed ' The Health of the King of Hanover,' whose Minister was seated by his side. On the Prince's return to Hamburg the bands of the garrison gave him a serenade in presence of a large crowd.' MR. WALTER MORRISON AT PLYMOUTH.—An enthusiastic meeting of the Liberal electors was held at Plytcouth on Tuesday night, to hear from Mr. Walter Morrison an exposition of his political principles as a can didate for the representation of the borough. Mr. Caleb Trotter took the chair, expressing his regret that Mr. David Derry, in consequence of the state of his health, had not been able to take that part in the proceedings which had been allotted to him in times past. Mr. Morrison delivered an eloquent speech, in which he declared him self opposed to any precipitate measure of reform, an oppo nent of church rates and the game laws, and a warm advo cate of reform: in the civil and criminal law. Mr. Barter said that when he attended a meeting of the committee held on Friday night it struck him that Mr. Morrison was a timid Reformer, but after the straightforward and eloquent speech he had heard he had changed his opinion, and re solved to give the candidate his warm support. Mr. Derry, who had refused to take the chair in consequence of his advanced age, then proposed, "That this meeting, having heard a full and candid expression from Mr. Morrison of his political opinions, and believing them to be in unison with those of the great Liberal party, consider him fully qualified to represent this borough in Parliament, and re commend that immediate measures be undertaken in order to secure his election." The resolution was seconded by Mr. Turner, and was put and carried almost unanimously, only three hands being held up against it. Mr. Sleigh, who had come into the field as a candidate, appeared at the meeting to state that he had withdrawn from the contest, and gave his hearty support to the resolution proposed by Mr. Derry. MR. TRAIN'S STREET RAILWAY.—Mr. George F. Train, the projector of the street railways in this coun try, has forwarded to the Commissioners of Sewers of the City, and to the several vestries and district hoards in the metropolis where a trial of his street railway has been per mitted, a communication in which he says, " The Birken head line is a decided success, and is being extended ; 600,000 people testify to its advantages. Over a quarter of a million passengers have passed over the Marble-arch line since it was opened on March 22, and some 20,000 residents have signed petitions for its extension. The 'Westminster line in Victoria-street is equally successful, and arrange ments are about being made to connect it with the Surrey side line, just accomplished, from Kennington-park to Westminster-bridge ; and the parish of St. George-the- Martyr and St. Saviour's have given requisite permission to extend the same through Westminster-road, Boro'-road, Blackman-street, and Wellington-street--thus making a through line from Pimlico station to London-bridge." FALLING OF A PORTION OF A RAILWAY TUNNEL. —Last night the passenger traffic on the up line of the North Kent Railway was entirely stopped for about two hours, in consequence of the falling of a small portion of the Blackheath tunnel. Fortunately no accident resulted, as Mr. Chapman, station-master at the Blackheath station, immediately telegraphed to down stations to stop all up traffic. A gang of workmen was employed to clear the line, and the up train leaving Maidstone at 7 30, after remaining at Woolwich Arsenal station about 'one hour, proceeded slowly through the tunnel ; and arrived at London-bridge station at 10 50, or one hour and twenty-five minutes be hind time. The train is express from Woolwich to New Cross, and but for the prompt action of the Blackheath station-master a serious accident might have occurred. A party of workmen will be employed during the night, and it is stated that the damage to the tunnel can be easily re paired. DEATH OF THE CHIEF USHER OF SOUTHWARK POLTCE-COURT. — On Tuesday the magistrates of South wark police• court received information of the death of Mr. Edward Burridge, who for many years filled the office of chief usher in that court. Mr. Burridge, in early life, was a storekeeper in the commissariat department during the Peninsular war, serving in Spain, Portugal, and Belgium. At the peace he returned to England, and was appointed a Bow-street officer ; and afterwards, on the new Police Act coming into operation, he filled a situation at the Maryle bone police-court ; and, subsequently, as chief usher at Union Hall, removing to Southwark Court on its being erected in 1845. ----• DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--A desperate act of attempted self-destruction by drowning was perpe trated last evening by a young girl named Spooner, of North street, Maida-hill. It seems that in a fit of despondency from some unexplained reason, she left her home in the course of the evening, and precipitated herself from Maida-hill -bridge into the Grand Junction Canal. The act being witnessed by a great number of persons, of course created a great sensa tion. She was fortunately rescued by the efforts of several young men before life had become extinct and taken at once to the surgery of Dr. Dell, 6, Maida -hill East, by whose prompt attention in applying the necessary restoratives she soon afterwards recovered sufficiently to be able, with assist ance, to walk to her home. SINGULAR CATTSE OF DEATII—At Ashford on Tuesday were interred the remains of a little boy named John Lutt, aged eleven years, a member of the fife and drum band of the Rifle Corps. The body wa , ; followed to the burial ground by deceased's school-fellows, his com rades of the fife and drum band playing the Dead March. The death of the deceased was the result of a singular acci dent. It seems that on the previous Friday night, when heated with playing his instrument, he inadvertently swallowed two cherry stones he had put in his mouth. Tie afterwards dipped his head while heated in a pail of water, which, with the stones remaining in his throat, caused inflammation, and in a verfi short time the poor boy was dead,--Kentish Gazette, BANE OF ENGLAND HALF-YEARLY iffEETING.-(THIS DAY.) A general Court of Directors of the Bank of England was held this day in the Bank Parlour, Threadneedle street ; it was also one of the quarterly courts held pursuant to the Charter. Anthony Lathom, Esq., the Governor, presided. The minutes of the last court having been read and con firmed, The GOVERNOR stated that he had to acquaint the court that the net profits for the half year ending 31st August, were £750,589 4s. 10d., making the rest on that day £3,751,654 48. 3d. After providing for a dividend at 5 per cent., the rest would amount to £3,024,004 4s. 3d. The directors propose that arlividend on interest and profits of 5 per cent., free of income tax, be declared, payable on 10th October. He therefore moved a resolution to that effect. Mr. MATHEW CLARK seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Alderman SALOMONS said on the last court day he had expressed a wish that the directors would take into consi deration the advisability of publishing the weekly Bank returns in the Gazette, at a somewhat earlier period than was then the case. The directors had since that time pub lished the document on the Thursday evening instead of Friday, and the result had been one of great convenience and satisfaction to the mercantile community. The management of the affairs of the Bank had been highly satisfactory, and he therefore moved a vote of thanks to the governor and directors. _ _ The resolution was seconded, and carried unanimously. The GOVERNOR thanked the proprietors for the vote of thanks awarded for past services. He was sure they would all agree with him when he said they had a public duty to perform, and where that fell in with the interests of the proprietors, they (the directors) felt exceedingly gratified. The proceedings then terminated. The royal mail steamer Tasmanian, which left England with the West India mails of the 17th ult., was obliged to put into the Western Islands on account of some slight damage to her machinery. MASTER AND SERVANT.—The following strange ski) y appears, gravely enough, in a German newspaper. A certain Count Kuno Halm had given strict injunctions to his servants and dependants never to appear before him, " their master by divine appointment," but in white gloves and white cravat." The other day one of the household servants, who, it seems, had taken his master's orders too literally, presented himself before the countess with due respect, but dressed in nothing but white gloves and white cravat. The noble lady was so shocked that she fainted, and remained insensible for several minutes. The order which led to this untoward mistake has since been modified, and a complete and becoming costume, with white gloves and white cravat, is expressly stipulated. ATTEMPT TO MURDER A WlFE.—Yesterday, at the Leeds Town-hall, a man named Anthony Rayner, about 50 years of age, was examined on a charge of attempting to murder his wife, Maria Rayner. The prisoner is a hawker of rags and bones, but for a long time past had earned no thing, and has been supported by his wife, who is anhonest, industrious woman, and was a sorter in a rag warehouse. They had been married about ten years, and lived in Holmes's-yard, York-street, Leeds. Latterly Rayner's conduct towards his wife has been very brutal, and he has accused her of unfaithfulness, for which accusation however there seems to have been no ground. On the evening of the 27th ult., while they were in bed, the prisoner stabbed his wife with a knife, and also seized a razor, with which he attacked her. She struggled as well as she could, raised an alarm, and was rescued by one of the neighbours, who was aroused by the noise. The prisoner afterwards made a de termined attempt to cut his own throat, but the razor which he used—the one with which he attacked his wife, —was very blunt, and the wound he inflicted did not affect any vital part. The wife received several wounds about the head and face, and a severe cut across the palm of the left hand ; but, fortunately, her injuries did not prove fatal, and she will soon be sufficiently recovered to leave the Infirmary. From the expressions the prisoner made use of when taken into custody, there is no doubt he in tended to murder his wife. He had two razors in his hat, which was on a chair in the bedroom. One of the razors he had sharpened, and he stated that he afterwards got hold of the wrong one in mistake. But for this accidental circumstance, probably, neither party would now have been alive. The prisoner was committed for trial at the next Yorkshire winter gaol delivery. GROSS IMPOSITION ON SOMERSETSHIRE FARMERS. —A daring swindling case has just been brought to light in Taunton. For some time past a sharper from London paid visits to Taunton monthly cattle market, in the character of a dealer, and made purchases to a somewhat considerable extent, paying for them by cheques on the Reading branch of the London and County Bank. On presentation, the cheques were duly honoured, and as he gave somewhat liberal prices, he was courted by the farmers in the neigh bourhood. Saturday last was a great market, and the ap pearance of the London liberal dealer was hailed with con siderable satisfaction by sellers. The prices he offered for sheep exceeded their expectations, and in a short time the market was cleared of sheep by the enterprising London dealer. In the course of the afternoon the sellers received payment, as usual, by cheques on the Reading branch of the London and County Bank. A day or two since the cheques found their way to the Reading Bank, but to the consternation and alarm of the victims replies were received that the dealer had "no effects." Inquiries were at once instituted, when it was discovered that the fellow had sold the whole of the sheep at Islington market, at an alarming sacrifice, he being nowhere to be found. The sums we have already heard of lost by farmers in this neighbourhood alone amount to from £1,200 to £1,400. Some have been "done" of £l7O, the lowest sums being £3O. Amongst the victims we may mention the names of Mr. Hallett, of Swell; Mr. Denning, Corneytrowe ; Mr. Chappell, Brad ford ; Mr. Lovibond, Mare Elm Mr. Bond, Orchard Port man; Mr. Stephens, Musgrove Farm; Mr. Edwards, Hol nay ; Mr. Paulett and Mr. Hawkins, Bishop's Hull ; Mr. Tazewell, Moore Farm; Mr. Gould, Noiry Farm ; and Mr. Meade, Currey Mallet. The police have been made ac quainted with the circumstances, and the perpetrator of the fraud, it is hoped, will speedily be captured.—Bath Herald. THE POPPING STONE.—I was not unmindful that it was at Gilsland that Scott first met with his wife, then the beautiful Miss Charpentier, and the spot where he put the " momentous question" is said to have become a favourite resort of fair spinsters in their rambles with the Gileland beau. The stone on which Miss Charpentier sat on the occasion is identified ; it is called the " Popping Stone," and many fragments are chipped from it as amulets propitious to Hymen, for, like the stone on which St. Thomas received e t y h e in cr th own e sm of all m es a t r f ty r r ac d t o i m on , a it a s i v n ir t t h u o e exists n w te i r t b h u e r q y u r a e l whole mass. When I inquired the way to this hallowed spot, I was told that the etiquette of the place did not admit of a gentleman undertaking to guide thither one of his own sex, but that I might be sure of finding some fair one haunting the co nfines of thein tn Ge direction ils of land" Caa w ba a lt dr l e ik w e , an unquiet spirit ; w hich p r oved true, for crossing the near r am to b w y h s ic t h ePP l in k gton new was the goal of my pilgrimage, I fell in with a young lady, as predicted. w h o , on my modes represen t a tion, willingly undertook the office of guide ; and, truly, Miss Charpentier could hardly have listened t 4 the poet's vows in a fairer or more secluded scene. The large stone which constituted her resting-place is chequered by the shadows Qf a mountain-ash th a t grows on the brink of the clear swift stream, whose course nar rows here between steep embowered banks, where the coo ing voice of the cushat-dove mingles with the murmur of the waters, as, gliding over many a rocky ledge, they flow in music that the fairies in their moonlit revels might not disdain to dance to. Leaving the quiet scene with an aspi ration that it might hear many repetitions of the whispered " Yes !" to be succeeded by as many happy marriages, I hastened on my return to the hotel.—Once a Week. RAILWAY EXPENDITURE AND RECEIPTS.—It appears from a Parliamentary return just issued in refer ence to the working expenditure of railways in the United Kingdom, that on the 31st of December last, the length of line opened was 10,433 miles ; that the maintenance of way was £2,437,362, or 18.48 per cent. ; the locomotive power £3,801,282, or 28.83 per cent. ; repairs and renewals of carriages and waggons £1,118,784, or 8.49 per cent. ; traffic charges (coaching and merchandise) £3,699,708, or 28.05 per cent. ; rates and taxes, £547,367, or 3.93 per cent. ; Government duty £363,074,0r 2.75 per cent. ; compensation for accidents and losses £181,170, or 1.37 per cent. ; and mis cellaneous expenses, not including the foregoing, £1,068,521 or 8 1 per cent., showing the total expenditure to have been £13,187,368. The total receipts were £27,748,486 and the net receipts £14,561,118. This gives 47 per cent. expendi ture in the total receipts. An account of the rolling stock of the various companies show that 5,801 locomotives were employed; 15,076 carriages of all kinds used for conveyance of passengers , and 180,574 waggons of all kinds used for the conveyance of live stock, minerals, or general merchandise. Another return gives a comparative summary of traffic upon the railways in the United Kingdom during the years ending Dec. 31, 1860, and Dec. 31, 1859. The total pas sengers carried during 1859 was 149,757,24, and for the year 1860 the number was 163,435,678 ; the live stock car ried in 1859 was 2,192,945, and for 1860 2,109,192; the mine rals carried in 1859 amounted to 51,756,782, and in 1860 to 60,336,788 tons; the general merchandise in 1859 was 27,500,737 tons; and in 1860, 29,470,391; the total number of trains run in 1859 was 3,594,484, and in 1860 the num ber was 3,896,960. The total receipts from passenger traffic in 1839 were £11,111,732; and in 1860, £11,550,942; the total receipts from excess lug gap, parcels, carriages, horses, dogs, &e., conveyed in passenger trains, were £951,358 in 1859, and £1,008,892 in 1860. In 1859 the re ceipts from mails amounted to £167,556, and in 1860 to £525,922. The total pass( nger receipts in 1859 were lo ' £13,085,756 in 1860. The total receipts fo r live ,l 6 and s 6 tockinlBs 1859 were £609,723, and £570,980 for 18G0. lhlr2 15e total mineral traffic in 1859 produced £4,223,002, and for Ib6o it was £4,951,899. The merchandise traffic re ceipts were £8,373,284 for 1859, and £9,157,987 fur 1860, making the total receipts from goods traffic £13,206,009 for 1859, and £14,680,866 for 1860. The total receipts from all sources of traffic:were £25,743,502 for 1859, aad £27,766,662 for 1860, A ri N L`.4, TURIN, SEPT. 12. The Opinione of to-day publishes a despatch from Naples, announcing that Maracco, the notorious bandit of Calabria, has made his submission. The Opinione adds :—" This event ensures the tranquillity of Calabria," General Pettinengo, the Lieutenant of Sicily, has left for Palermo. CHINA. CANTON, JULY 27 (via MALTA.) Affairs in China and Japan are stationary. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, JULY 25 (via MALTA.) Disturbances have taken place at Lambing Hat Diggings. Peace with the natives of New Zealand is con sidered hopeless. ODESSA. It having been reported from Odessa that several cases of cholera had appeared at Constantinople, the Russian Government has ordered a quarantine of five days to be enforced for all ships coming through the Dardanelles to the ports on the Black Sea. THE RED SEA. A communication to the Patric states that the French corvette La Cordeliere had arrived at Goree, on the 14th of August, on her voyage from Reunion to France. La Cordeliere has been stationed for several years in the Indian seas, and during that period has explored the Gulf of Bengal, the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf. It is stated that she has on board some Arabs, as prisoners, who are accused of having assassinated M. Lambert, the French Vice-Consul in the Red Sea. These Arabs were arrested at the close of a minute inquiry into the facts of the murder, and as Turkish subjects they are to be sent to Constantinople, to be tried for the crime, on the complaint of the French authorities. FRANCE. The Emperor, letters From Biarritz state, was present at a bull fight on Sunday last, but the Em press did not leave the villa, as the day was the anniversary of her sister's death. The Emperor was accompanied by Mme. de La Bedoyere and another lady of the Court, Marshal Niel, Count Walewski, and Gen. Ney. The bulls were fine animals, and gave the favourite matadore, El Zato, many opportunities of displaying his address, which was several times applauded by the Emperor. M. Antonio Flores has presented to the Minister of Foreign Affairs letters which accredit him as Charge d'Affaires of the Republic of the Equator at Paris. M. Torres Caicedo has also presented his credentials as Charge d'Affaires of Venezuela. The following is the note addressed by the French Government to Count de Massagnac, Charge d'Affaires of France at Berne, on the subject of the late disturbance at Ville-la-Grand;— " Paris, 26th Aug., 1861. " I announced to you by a telegraphic despatch of the 21st of this month the grave incident which occurred in the evening of the 18th in the French village of Ville la Grand, contiguous to the canton of Geneva. " The reports of the Prefect of the Haute Savoie and of the Procureur-General of Chambery, of which I annex copies, and the despatches of our Consul at Geneva, will make known to you how the events occurred, and will permit you to draw up in precise terms the demands which you will have to address immediately to the Federal Council. " As you will see from these different documents, it appears :-1. That the Swiss gendarmes and gardes raised the pretension of imposing a tax on public games established on French territory. 2. That a person named Longet, who simply pointed eut the flagrant illegality of this pretension, was violently struck by a garde champetre in a Swiss inn, situated on the other side of the frontier, and was afterwards arrested, as was also his father, who hastened to demand that he should be given up. 3. That the inhabitants of the village of Ville la Grand, moved by an arrest for which there was so little justification, went to the inn in which were de tained the two Long ets, father and son, to obtain their release, were not only driven back by the Swiss gendarmes, but pursued on the French territory. Some stones having been thrown at the gendarmes, they fired without any previous summons, and three of the inhabitants of Ville la Grand were wounded, one in the very gravest manner. " On the whole, Sir, the first cause of the de plorable incident of which I have noticed the principal features must be ascribed to an abusive pretension of the Swiss agents, constituting a violation of French territory, and an encroach ment on our sovereign rights. The events which followed were only the consequences of it, and if the inhabitants of Ville-la Grand made demon strations easy to understand in presence of the ill treatment inflicted on Longet junior, and the detention of that young man and his father, nothing can justify the Swiss gendarmes for having crossed the frontier, and having, without being able to invoke any necessity of making use of their arms, and at all events without previous summons, fired on people who had no means of defending themselves. The Emperor's Government takes pleasure in not doubting the disposition of the Federal Council to accord it the satisfaction it has the right to expect in such a grave affair, and which in its eyes can only consist in the severe punishment of all the agents who took part in the violation of our territory, and in the grant of a sufficient and equitable indemnity to the French subjects who were wounded by the Swiss gen darmes. You will be kind enough to present offi cially to the President of the Federal Council a copy of the present despatch and of the annexed documents.— Accept, &c. " TIIOUVENEL." The Council of State of Geneva replied at great length in a statement, dated Sept. 4, and addressed to the Swiss Federal Council at Berne. The docu ment, which is of unusual length, brings forward the same facts that we have already given when analysing the statement emanating from the autho• rities at Geneva. BOURSE, Sept. 11.—The market has been rather more buoyant, and a fair amount of business has been done at improved quotations. Threes, for the Account, are now at 69f 15c. Railways firm. The following are the last quotations:— ft per per Cents ... 96 60 Credit Fancier ll7O Do. end month.... 96 70 Belgian 41 3 per Cents Do. end month 69 15 Roman Bank Shares 2930 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 762 50 Spanish Threes — Do. Account 762 50 Home Debt AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The North German Lloyd's screw steamer Bre men, Captain H. Wessels, arrived off Cowes at one o'clock this morning, with advices from New York to the 31st ult., and proceeded on to Bremcn after transhipping mails, &c., for this port. She brought 36 passengers for Southampton and Havre, and 157 for Bremen, including Mr. Theodore Cauisius, United States Consul for Austria; and Mr. H. Boernstein, United States Consul for Bremen, with their families. The Asia, from Liverpool, arrived at New York on the 29th ; and the Arago, from Southampton, was intercepted off Cape Race on the 30th. The Bremen spoke the following vessels :—Sept. 2, in lat 43.30 N., long. 57. 16 W., the steamship Glasgow, for New York ; Sept. 10, in lat. 49 37 N., long. 9.30 W., the English ship Cameron and the American ship Black Sea, both steering west. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Tagus, Cap tain Hall, arrived early this morning, with advices from Lisbon of the 7th ; Oporto and Vigo, the Bth. She brings 18 passengers, £1,666 specie, 295 half chests lemons, 89 boxes plums, 1,317 half-boxes grapes, 130 cases eggs, 16 live bullocks, and 133 packages sundries. The Tagus spoke schooner Rosline, of London, on the 7th, entering the river Tagus; steamer Sultan on the 9th, steering south-west ; and steamer Rebecca, steering north-east ; and the steamer Tyne, on the 10th, The King of Portugal arrived at Lisbon on the sth inst. from Oporto in the steam corvette Bartho lomeu Dias, attended by the steamer Mondilla, and the French steamers Coligny and Euphrate. On passing St. Julien and Belim royal salutes were fired from those places. After passing the latter all the men-of-war manned yards, and when the King left royal salutes were fired from all the vessels. His Majesty l a nded at the arsenal, where a detachment of Lancers and likewise of infantry wero waiting to escort him to the palace. The harbour presented at the time a grand and imposing appearance. Many of the merchant steamers were dressed out in colours from top to bottom s and all more or less so. Lisbon exchanges for three months were quoted for this mail—London, 53! 53Z- ; Paris, 530; Amsterdam, 421 ; Hamburg, 48 ; Genoa, 525. Portuguese hree per Cent. Stock, Registered, 48 481 ; Coupons, 481 481 ; Deferred, 40 41. Bank of Portugal Shares, 17 to 171 per cent. pre mium. Bank of Oporto Shares, 29 to 30 per cent. prt mium. The Tagus left in the river, besides the usual Portuguese war vessels, the French steamer Coligny, which had arrived on the 29th, and the Brazilian corvette Bahiana, which had arrived on the 6th from Ferrol. The French steamer Euphrates hud put in on the 2d for coals, and left on the sth. There was no political news of importance. RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1420 .. 1418 75 Northern New ditto 915 .. Lyons and Mediterranean 1022 50 .. 1021 25 Geneva 350 .. Southern 651 25 .. 652 50 Western Eastern Sardinian 360 .. 361 25 Austrian Lour bard A letter from the Hague in the Independance says :—" Cardinal Wiseman has been here for some days, and has had the honour of a private audience of the King and Queen. He is still in a suffering state." THE B ULW ELL TRAGEDY. Yesterday Sarah Williamson, aged 17 years, was taken before the sitting magistrate at the Shire-hall, Nottingham, charged with th• murder of her brother, Christopher Williamson, at Bulwell, near Nottiagham, on Monday evening last (particulars of which have already appeared). The prisoner seemed very much distressed and wept bitterly. No evidence was gone into, and the case was remanded until Saturday. In the village of Bul well much sympathy is evinced on behalf of the young woman, but from the evidence adduced before the coroner on Tuesday there can be no doubt that she will be committed for manslaughter. The inquest was ad journed until Thursday afternoon. 2RIAL TRIP OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. A very satisfactory trial trip was made yesterday from Tilbury to the Mouse Light and back in a new paddle steamer called the Prince of Wales, built by Mr. C. Lungley, of Deptford, for the Hunter River Steam Navigation Company. In obedience to the requirements of the well-known Australian river, the Prince of Wales is of light draught, but presents a very beautiful appearance in the water. Her lines ate peculiarly good, and her whole appearance rather that of a first rate steam yacht than of a vessel intended for commercial pnrposes. She is a paddle steamer, worked with oscillating cylinders, and her dimensions and specifications are as follows: Length between perpendiculars, 216 ft ; breadth extreme, 25 ft; depth, 13 ft ; register tonnage, 530; builder's tonnage, 650, with a raised quarterdeck 2 ft 9 in. Her after cabin is 8 ft 3 in. between decks and her fore-cabin 6ft 9in. The vessel was designed and built to float on a draught of 6 ft water, with 30 tons of coals on board, and to carry a dead weight of 200 tous at 7 ft draught, at a speed of 13 knots per hour. She has accommodation for 36 pas sengers in her first-class cabin art, and Itstlleb . cabin ; 40 in forward cabin, and 10 in ladies' cabin. This boat is No. 66, built by Mr. C. Lungley, who has constructed vessels for all parts of the world, includ• ing the Thunder for Calcutca, the Cape mail boats, one of which, the Briton, is built on his patent un sinkable plan, and will be ready for trial in a fort night. This vessel is exciting much attention, being so constructed as to give perfect Sf curity against the liquid fire, for protection against which no provision has been made in the royal navy. Be sides the advantage above referred to this unsink able plan as adopted in the Briton claims several others, two of which are, perfect security against fire, and freedom from any accident in case of colli sion. Mr. Lungley some short time since read, at the Institution of Civil Engineers, a paper elucida ting his unsinkable plan, and received the marked attention and approbation of that scientific body. The engines are a pair of oscillating ones of 175 horse-power ; diameter of cylinders, 45-1 inches; length of stroke, sft.; fitted with tubular boilers and with feed heating apparatus of a novel construc tion. Thenumber of revolutions made were 35, with steam at 301bs. pressure, and vacuum at `h6 deg. The engines were made by Messrs. J. and W. Dud geon, of Millwall. The vessel started from Tilbury punctually at 12 o'clock, having on board Messrs. Redfern ana Alex ander, the agents of the company; Mr. Dudgeon, the engineer ; Mr. Brett, Mr. Lang, Messrs. Joseph, Hartnoll, Bristow, Bateman, Gibb, Lungley, Clarke, J. S. Holland (Admiralty), and several other scien tific and commercial gentlemen who take an interest in steam navigation. There was some little delay in starting in consequence of the crowded state of the river, but as soon as the ship got sufficient sea room, her performance was unexceptionable, the speed reaching against tide the maximum which had been expected, and the engines working without the slightest vibration. The weather was beautiful, and the trip was a source of enjoyment to everyone on board. On reaching the Nore, Mr. Bowman, the surveyor, commenced marking the time, and it was ascertained that between the Nore and the Mouse, a distance of eight geographical miles, and back again, a mean speed (with and against) of 14 miles an hour was attained. In the course of the after noon the company sat down to an excellent cold collation, provided by Mr. Farr, of the Ferr3-- house, Tilbury, and at 6 o'clock the excursion ter minated. The trade for which. the Prince of Wales is in tended is one which of late years has been rapidly growing in importance. The vessels of the Hunter River Company navigate the Hunter at all periods of the year from Sydney to a terminus situated about 50 miles up in the interior, and find abundant freights both ways in English " stores" and colonial wool, live stock, and other produce. The number of passengers is also very great, and is annually in creasing. Another proof of the Norman origin of the Cinque Ports is to be found in the use of the terms "Jurats" and " Barons," in lieu of the analogous Saxon names of "Aldermen" and "freemen" so familiar to English ears, and so redolent of English liberties, In former days, under the Norman and Plantagenet Kings, and indeed to a much later date, the civil and municipal rulers of ports used to meet and transact their business in a parlia ment of their own, the framework of which still remains in the " Brotherhood" and " Guestling," whi c h i s convened from time to time for purposes of internal regula tion. It was assembled during the present century in 1811, and again in 1828, and more recently nn two occasions, and according to present arrangement it is ordered to be con vened 'once, at least, in every seven years. When the Brotherhood is convened, the barons and combarons still meet in the parish church at New Romney to elect a speaker with the ancient solemnities, which are celebrated with a scrupulous adherence to aniient precedent, that, pleasing u iereomarnk d as it may be to the lover of old associati ons, can o er n e p b,e pr, o u rhte y care scarcely fail to raise a smile on the lips of tho se w h o care as little as most oho ttwihemebeponsrreeoi present gnthth boroughs substanceaomyf i Ht d h d haela Hastings, n departed. thea 19th rt s edvr returned nenysdtt tr c It for r le t Par liamentha shadowsll,3 Sandwich, are still termed "Barons" of the Cinque Ports, and that they still claim to ex erc i se, i n virtue of the origi nal grant, the honorary office of hold ers o f the canopy over the head of the sovereign at every Successive —Once a Week. coronation. THE PALAIS DE L'ELYEE. The works at this palace are being at present pushed on with extraordinary activity, in order to make it a residence worthy of the Chief of the State. The Hotel d'Estrees, as it was called at tha time of its erection in 1718, has in fact become an . imperial palace by unforeseen circumstances quite unconnected wita its original destination. It has now been thoroughly repaired. On the ground floor, excepting a ball-room of recent construc tion, the decoration of which is not quite finished, all the saloons facing the garden are adorned with their panels, restored to their primitive beauty, charged with devices delicately carved and gilt, and forming so many frames filled with paintings by the hands of MM. Landelle and Chaplin, and Gobelin's tapestry. The dining-room, vestibule, and staircase had, under the first Empire, re ceived decorations characteristic of the period, These have been preserved, and their severity is tempered by an elegant group by the sculptor Jouffroy, and some fine vases of Sevres porcelain. On the first storey is a suite of rooms correspond ing to those of the ground floor. In the first room, the eminent landscape painter, M. Gallier, has added some of his finest pieces of Italian scenery to the landscapes of Reuel, a gifted painter of the last century ; thus forming a beautiful and inte resting ensemble. The following saloons, pro gressively increasing in richness and decoration, are now awaiting the artistical tapestry executing at the Gobelins, which is to fill their gorgeous frames. From the central saloon of this storey, three arcades afford a view of the charming scenery of the garden, which is reflected like a well con ceived picture in the large mirrors covering the wall opposite. All the panels are richly decorated with arabesques and garlands on a gold ground, encom passing figures of women and children, symbolising the four seasons. These subjeets, remarkable for their graceful attitudes, purity of outline, and suavity of colour and finish, are due to the gifted pencil of M. Gariot, and testify to the pre-eminence of the human figure in the midst of those delicate and brilliant ornaments which serve but to enhance its charming dignity. M. Gariot has surpassed himself in the conscientious execution of this work which he has just completed, fully justify ing the opinion that had been conceived of his talent for the embellishment of this saloon, which for the present appears the most important in the palace. In the next saloon the same system of arabesques has been continued, but softened down, so that they may harmonise with the tapestry which is to occupy the panels. This suite of saloons is terminated by a toilet room, the wails of which are covered with a continuity of mirrors, on which M. Chaplin has executed various grace ful figures of goddesses disguised as shepherdesses, as aerial as the ground on which they are painted, and the light scro ll work which encircles them. We have also had occasion to admire the taste and abundance of those decora tive paintings, due to M. Godon, and to compose which he has explored the fruitful mines of the antique and of nature herself, as used to be done so successfully in the age of Louis XIV. Similar and well-merited praise is due to M. Savreux's orna mental sculpture, which profusely decorates both the exterior and interior of the edifice. M. Eugene Lacroix, the architect under whose guidance the palace has thus risen to new splendour, may be said to have most successfully solved a most difficult problem : that of having happily restored the old works of art he found there, without thereby abdi cating that originality of composition for which ha had full liberty, and yet giving each artist the opportunity of developing his own unprompted talents. M. Lacroix, in short, has so ingeniously arranged the whole, that old and modern art har moniously display their rival merits. THE MOORS AND FOREST'S. PERTHSHIRE. A correspondent of the *Scotsman writes : " The accounts from all the shooting quarters report the grouse and other game to be very nu merous, in excellent condition, with few unsized birds, and all the grouse very wild and strong on the wing. The great quantity of rain which fell after the 12th, with the heavy gales of wind, have had the effect of rendering the birds shy and unap proachable ; besides, the adverse weather has caused the birds to pack much earlier than usual. Some of the yonng birds are as plump and fat as the old ones. Some sportsmen report that for seve ral days in the beginning of the season they could not get at the birds ; others report that there are numerous packs on the higher grounds. The large transmission of game boxes show the superior sport enjoyed on the best ranges. It is estimated that about 30,000 head of game have been bagged in Perthshire since the 12th. In Logiealmond the Earl of Mansfield had splendid sport during the few days he was out, bagging from 200 to 300 head of game, including roedeer, hares, and snipes. Mr. Patten, of Glenalmond has enjoyed first-rate sport o^ 1,;c 4 runs, Three days last wepis thp f‘ ,l lnrring. were his ouj- brace, 12 brace, the latter being only for half a day. At Cromlix Viscount Dupplin, thelHon. Captain Drummond, and the Hon. Captain Hay killed about 500 head of game in three days last week, including black game, snipes, plover, and blue hares. The Earl of Cam perdown, on his range on the Ochils, had from 20 to 30 brace of grouse, besides other game, during his 10 days' stay there, and about the same number have been got daily since. At Carim Mr. Edmunds has good sport, raving had about 600 head of game since the season opened. General Campbell and Major Campbell killed from the 14th to the 21st, in Strathbraan, 200 head of game, with out being constantly out. Mr. Peel and party (three guns) bagged 758 head of grouse in three days in Rannoch. The grouse rose fully a, hundred yards befoie the pointers. Major Cook has killed two fine stags in Gaick forest. At Lochgarry Sir William Alexander's shooting, two guns, had 118 head of grouse on the 13th. On several of the best runs in that quarter there has been poor sport, owing to the wildness of the grouse and the stormy weather, the sportsmen taking about half their usual bags. At Balhaldie, on the Ochils, from 25 to 30 brace have been bagged on several occasions. A num bet of very young birds were found there, which could only fly 20 or 30 yards. Mr. Lawes killed a fine Royal stag at Craiglodge last week. At Glenlochay Capt. Hale has had very cheering sport, having from 60 to 130 head of game for every full day's shooting. All the sport on the Grampian range has been as good as was expected. On the extensive moors of Glenturret Mr. Muir and Mr. Lumsden have bagged about 1,000 head of game since the season commenced, 35 brace, 42, 481, and 50 brace being some of the days' spurt for each gun. White and blue hares are very numerous. Lord Tredegar and Mr. Williamson killed nine blue hares and 18 blackcock at Lawers in one day. On two or three days out they had. 356 head of game. At Ashintully two guns killed 382 grouse, 10 black game, and 12 hares in a fort night, on 4,000 acres of moor, and with the grouse very wild, OBAN. " From the large transmission of game-boxes from the north by the Highland steamers it is in ferred superior sport is enjoyed. Around this the grouse shooting is good, many making 30 brace in five or six hours. Black game, pheasants, and. partridges are numerous. As usual at this season, there are many stray stags on the hills. The deer stalking in the forests in this county is reported to be very superior, the best for several years. Deer of all kinds are becoming numerous in Argyleshire. A stock of red and Indian deer were some time ago imported from France to the is:and. of Scarba, and another adjoining island belonging to the Craiguish estate, where there are some fine planta tions. They are getting very well i n th e i r island. home, and are becoming quite numerous. A few- are taken every year. " CRIEFF. " It is now four weeks since the shooting season opened, and notwithstanding the wet and unsettled state of the weather which prevailed the first eight, days, the sport as a whole has been the best which. has occurred for many years in this neighbourhood for all kinds of game. At Auchnafree, 1,500 brace , of grouse have been kill e d since Aug. 12 in 22 days, besides a large number of blackcock, hares, and other game.a At Connachan and Mon z i e 9 00 brace of grouse bn bagged by two g uns, b esides hares, rab bits, roedeer, &c. At Glenturret Messrs. Lumsden. and Muir shot 1,000 brace of grouse, and 100 head of hares and snipe. On the Perth estates three guns have killed 2,000 brace of grouse and a large quantity of wild ducks, hares, roedeer, &c. The sport of partridge shooting has been good the last. few days. On a farm on Friday afternoon two. guns killed 45 brace and 20 hares ; and as soon as the grain fields are totally cleared rare sport will be enjoyed. THE LAW OF LANDLORD AND TENANT IN FRANcE.—The Civil Tribunal of the Seine, on Saturday, decided a case of some importance to lessees. M. Chevreuil, three years since, took a house at St. Mande, belonging to three brothers named Tuvillon. The lease was for three, six, or nine years, and contained the following clause : "It is agreed that in case the lessors or lessee may wish to put an end to the lease six months' notice shall be given." On the 14th of November last, at the expiration of one of the periods, one of the brothers gave M. Chevreuil notice to leave on the 14th of May following. The lessee dis puted the right of one lessor to cancel a lease made by three; but the juge de paix decided that the lease must be considered void, since it required the consent of all three to continue it. M. Chevreuil appealed against that decision, anl the Tribunal, after hearing counsel on both sides, de cided that the lease is valid for the whole nine years, unless the three brothers give joint notice of their intention to put all end to it. to I ope ins it v wol 7 pc* up' me?, Tur MeJ Act. Def to t 1 litt Sat Au COT pri Or Pe 3p 3p Ne In( A