The Sun. — London, England, 1856-07-25 00:00:00

ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. The Last Night but Two of the Subscription. Mdlle. PICCOLOMINI. First Night of Don Pasquale. Mme. ROSATI—LE CORSAIRS. To-morrow Evening (SATURDAY, July 26), will be pre . vented Donizetti's Opera, DON PASQUALE. Norina, Mdlle. Piccolomini (her first appearance in tha t. character); Ernesto, Signor Calzolari ; Dr. Malatesta, Signo Belletti ; Don Pasquale, Signor Rossi. After which will be repeated the entirely new Ballet of LE CORSAIRE. With new Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. Conrad, Signor Ronzani ; Seyd, M. Dauty ; Yussuff, M. Venafra ; Birbanto, M. Vandris ; Sulmea, Mdlle. Clara ' • Gillziare, Mdlle. Rosa; Dilare, Mdlle. Lizereux; Medora, Madame, Rosati. The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven o'clock. Tancredi will be repeated on Monday for the Benefit and. last appearance of Mdlle. Wagner. Applications for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, Colonnade, Haymarket. VIVATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Nfr. E. T. Smith ENGLISH OPERA. THIS EVENING, ESMERALDA. After which A BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. 'Under the Management of Mr. Buc.kstonli. THIS EVENING, TWELFTH NIGHT. After which MR. HUGHES AT HOME. To conclude with THE POSTMAN'S KNOCK. ROYAL OLYMPIC TEIRATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Alfred Wigal. TRIs EVENING DELICATE GROUND. After which, MEDEA. To conclude with A CONJUGAL LESSON'. ROYAL PitiNCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. Cneaus KEAN. EVENING, MUSIC II kTH CHARMS. After whin, TIE WINTER'S TALE. ROYAL THEATRE ADELPIII. Proprtator and Hanager, Mr. B. Webster. Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, THE FLYING DUTCEIMAN. Followed by MEDEA. After which, THE CUSTONIS OF THE COUNTRY. To conclude with BORN TO GOOD LUCK. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, Revival of the great military spectacle, THE BATTLE OF THE ALMA, in honour of the return of the Guards. Warlike effects— the stage and ring combined—Mr. W. Cooke's stud of horses, &c. After which, The EQUESTRI kN PERFORM S.NCES in the ARENA, &c., witk other entertainments. To concluae with a Melange of High Art. Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. RIGS WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn. 18 min. aft. 7—Evening 45 min. aft. 7 Tsi-NfOßßOw—Morn. 14 min. aft. B—Evening 49 min. aft 8 THE WEATHEE-SUN OFFICE, JULY 25. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHAML 75 -highest sir so noon yesterday. fit -lowest thismorning and during the night. 71 —this day at noon. i A 40 METER-29 . 95. WIND, S.W.—Light, with dull weather, indicating a storm. ,Q ) ;_bg - t.. lZ' LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1856. The Bishops of LONDON and Dualism Retire ment Bill has. duly passed through Committee—. has been reported without amendments, and stands this night for a third reading. Judging from the divisions on different points, there can be no doubt that the measure will receive the Legisla tive sanction, and that these Right Rev. Prelates will receive Oh very comfortable retiring pensions of 6,0001. and 4,500/. per annum, for being re lieved from duties which they were no longer capable of discharging with credit to themselves or advantage to the community. The Bishop of LONDON seems to have made the better bargain of the two, inasmuch as he is to be permitted to retain the Episcop4l Palace at Fulham, while his brother of Durham will be compelled forthwith to surrender posses sion of the premises which he has occupied in right of his see for the last 20 years. It eannot, however, be said that either of these distinguished members of the Episcopal Bench have fared badly, or that they are greatly to be sympathised with, in the comparative poverty to which they are about to be reduced. We confess, however, that it would have been apparently more consistent with the doctrines which these Right Reverend Lords have professed had they exhibited greater moderation in their demands, and not dis played quite so much acuteness in striking a hard bargain with the nation. The argument put for ward on their behalf is that, however helpless and inefficient, they could not be got rid of without their own free will and consent. That the Church should endure the burden of inefficient Bishops, however injurious to its best interests ; and that, therefore, we ought to be thankful for their moderation is being contented with some thing less than a third of what they could have enforced by law. But there is such a thing as conscience, and we must suppose that even Bishops are not quite exempted from its operations, that the "still small voice" will make itself heard in epis copal palaces as well as in the glebes of humble curate; passing rich on 801. a year, or the cottages of poor men, that conscience might be rendered uneasy at the enjoyment of a princely income where there could be no quid pro quo, no consi deration for its receipt. If au inferior member of the Establishment were to resign his living he must do so for conscience sake, and he is precluded under stringent pains and penalties from receiving a n y pecuniary consideration, while his successor, even though ignorant of any payment having been made, would be liable to forfeit his prefer_ wont, and to bo for ever precluded from holding any ecclesiastical benefice or preferment. Now why should a different measure be meted to Bishops, than to the inferior clergy ? Why should that be publicly sanctioned by Parlia ment in the one C. 140 which would be a gross misdemeanour in the other ? It may be very well to enable incompetent parties to resign the functions which they can no longer satisfactorily perform, but unless a general measure be intro duced, applicable not only to bishops but to every beneficed clergyman, a great scandal will be com mitted, not only on the Church by law established, but on the Parliament, which authorised what could only be regarded as an illegal and criminal arrangement. The argumentum ad mi3ericordi can has, how ever, been resorted to. We are asked to pity these venerable prelates, who have not the Paeans of enjoying suitable comforts during their declining years unless this contract be fully carried out. The Bishop of LONDON provide for large i nsurances, is compelled to which will form the only provision for his family in the event of his death. Therefore the aposto- I LATEST IN EWS • income of 6,000/. is indispensable. Let us see how this matter stands. We have heard, usque ad nauseam, of the improvidence of literary men and badly-paid clerks, who do not set aside some portion of their incomes to provide a fund for the evening of life and the future maintenance of their families. There can be no excuse for such gross negligence on the part of men who have had to live and educate families on incomes varying from 1001. to 3001. per annum. But Dr. BLOMPIELD iS greatly to be pitied, because he has omitted that precaution, although he has been for the last 28 years in the enjoy ment of an average revenue of 22,000/. per annum, and although it was considered by Parliament that 10,000/. a-year would be amply sufficient to maintain the dignity of the high position he occupied, and to fulfil all becom ing acts of charity and beneficence. He has thus received at least 300,000/. more than was re quired, and surely he might have set some portion of that enormous sum aside, so as to be enabled to avoid a pauper appeal to the country. Besides that, he had been four years a bishop before his translation to the See of London, and was previously Rector of the lucrative parish of Bishopsgate ; so that he could not have come to his present See as a poor many encumbered with debts which he was compelled to liquidate. Why, then, should he not be enabled to act in obedience to the dictates of his conscience, having received for his own use and benefit more than 700,0001. out of the revenues of the Church without being compelled by the res augustce domi to enter into a bargain so injurious to the interests of religion. Dr. MALTBY only enjoyed his seat on the Episcopal Bench a quarter of a century, during twenty years of which time as Bishop of DUREAM. It is true that he was obliged to pay 11,200/. to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, having been appointed after the Aot fixing the income of the see at 8,0001. per annum. But the returns show that by some clever arrangement he continued to appropriate to his own use some 13,0001. per annum, or, during the 20 years, about 100,0001. more than he was fairly entitled to. The public will, in his case, also think that, with common prudence, he ought not to be compelled to sue in forma pauperis in his old age. The entire matter is greatly to be regretted. It will afford a handle, not only to the oppo nents of the Law Church, but also of re ligion, to sneer at disinterested professions on the part of those absorbing large shares of the loaves and fishes, and supply a striking illustration of the sincerity with which the nolo episcopari is uttered, when the position will not be surrendered in one case for less than 6,0001. and a Palace, in another at a lower rate than an annuity of 4,500/., secured on ample revenues, and therefore in the nature of chief rents, that must be punctually paid under any circumstances whatsoever. It would be well for the Church and the Parlia ment if the bill could be postponed until it was made part of a general measure providing for all bishops, priests, and curates in the Establishment. Unless in the estimation of Sir T. WlLsort there be a magic charm in the number three which may operate as a temptation to complete its multiples, we fancy the defeat of his twentieth attempt to obtain power to build on Hampstead-heath must have put a final extinguisher on his efforts in that direction. The obligation of the inhabitants of the metropolis to , insure . indisputable possession of the Heath remains, however, unimpaired, for the tenure on which they hold it is the precarious one of the continuance of a single life, so that were Sir T. WILSON to die to-morrow they would be completely at the mercy of bis successor, who would do what he liked with it. The precise position, therefore, of the metropolis public and the worthy Knight may be assumed to be this : the former have the ' strongest inducements they possibly can have to purchase his rights on fair terms, and he has none whatever to reject their offer. Under these circumstances we most earn estly entreat that no time b 3 lost in entering into a communication with him and endeavouring to ascertain the precise amount which would induce him to dispose of his interest. That on a prim 4 facie view of the case he is at their mercy by no means insures the purchase of it on any terms ; consequently, believing that liberality is the best policy, we trust he will be dealt with in a liberal, not a stingy, any more than an extra vagant spirit. The price ascertained, the ques tion "How is the money to be raised ?" will then acquire increased importance, and on this head we will only remark, as we have done before, no scrupulosity as to any of the modes hitherto proposed ought to be entertained, provided the attainment of the object in view be not likely to be endangered. The immense importance of possession of the Heath cannot but be admitted by all who know anything about the subject, and an additional proof of its value is afforded in the fact that the name of those who feel interested in its preservation is Legion. Every one, in short, admits its value—will not every one con tribute in whatever way may ultimately be de cided on to enrol its title-deeds among the public, we cannot say municipal, archives ? In all our dealings with metropolitan questions we cannot call to remembrance any particular one of at all corresponding importance on which a greater unanimity of feeling existed. Londoners well deserve to he the laughing-stock of the entire country, if the Heath after all slips through their hands. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. According to the present arrangements of the Government Tuesday next is the day fixed for the prorogation of Parliament. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Secretary's-office, Waterloo Bridge Station, 24th July, 1856. SIR,--I am i ns t ructed to inform you that the direc tors of this company have resolved to recommend to the proprietors at the general meeting, on the 7th August next, that the dividend for the half-year ending 30th June, 1856, be at the rate of Si. 10s. per cent. per annum on the capital.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, L. CRONIBIE, Secretary. There is a rumour that Sir B-lojamin Hall will be raised to the peerage.—Morning Paper. GENERAL WINDHADL—The gallant Major-General Windham is to be invited to a banquet in St. Andrew's hall, Norwich. He is a native of the county of Norfolk. Mr. Laing, member for Wick, has purchased the beautiful estate of Hordle, on the Hampshire coast, where he intends staying all the autumn and winter, for the benefit of sea air. - The Head Mastership of the new College, Lansdown e , near Bath, has been conferred upon th e R ev. Josephu ; Glover, of the University of Cambridge. It is stated that Messrs. W. S. Limbo), and Co. have have obtained the contract for the conveyance of mails to the Cape-of Good Hope, the tenders for which were sent in on the 10th inst. PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO SIR. W. FENWICE: WlLLlAms.—Yesterday, at a Court of Common council, the Lord Mayor stated that he had arranged with General Sir W. F. Williams, that the pre ti-mtatidn of the freedom of the City to that distinguished officer shou'd take place on the next court day. The medical body of France is organising at Paris a banquet t o the medical men of the army and navy of the East, to take place on the 20th of August, ~ THE SPANISH INSURRECTION. PARIS, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 9 A.M. Advices from Bayonne of the 24th inst. state that, according to a letter from Saragossa, dated the 20th inst., General Falcon had held a review of 16,000 men. A battalion of Royalists, which had left Tudela, revolted on arriving near the town and joined the insurgents. The Custom-house officials did the same. 15,000 militiamen or peasants, coming from Quinca, were advancing to join the Arragonese. The frontier of Navarre is tranquil. MARSEILLES, JULY 24. The packet-boat, the Cid, has just come in, with accounts from Barcelona. On the 23d, at eight a.m., the troops were masters of every point, but still remained under arms. Preparations were being made for executing the persons who were -taken with arms in their hands. The strife was very sanguinary. According to the estimate of the commander of the Cid, the number of killed and wounded on both sides can not have been less than 1,200. General Ruiz commands the garrison g rona, which has risen. HAMBURG, Jrn 23. Accounts from Warsaw state that the transport direct to St. Peterburg and Moscow of foreign merchandise, which was allowed during the late war through the Polish custom-house of Wiers bolow and Nieszawa, is now inte'r'dicted by order of the Russian Minister of Finance. Count Walewski was at Baden Bade; on Tues day (on his return from Hombourg), and had an interview there with Count de Morny , SPAIN. . The Madrid journals of the 19th have come to hand. The Gazette publishes a decree, dated the 17th, and revoking that of the 15th, by which Madrid had been placed in a state of blockade. By Royal decrees of the 17th and 18th, Marshal Manuel de la Concha is named a knight of the Golden Fleece; Lieut.-General de Messina has re ceived the Grand Cross of the Order of Charles 111. ; Lieut.-General Serrano is ap pointed captain.general of the army, and other pro motions in the army have been effected. Various dismissals and new appointments are likewise men tioned in the official journal. A letter from Saragossa, of the 15th, in the Gazette, gives an account of the formation of the Junta in that town, and of the drawing up of the revolutionary proclamation, and says that after the members of the Junta had separated at 8 p.m. there were " no groups, no disturbance, nor absolutely anything to give a colour to that inex plicable act, since the national guard was not even convoked." Letters in the Epoca take the same view of the matter, and state that only a small detachment joined in the pronunciamento, whereas the artillery remained firm, determined to obey no other orders but thoSe of the Queen. .Some accou n t s sa y th a t General Falcon has made his escape into France. The troops sent against Saragos.sa from Burgos and Valencia were slowly returning, there being no need of reinforcements to maintain order. On the 16th the Junta - met again, and addressed the following proclamation to' the SpOrrishmation : A political movement, of which history affords but few instances, has taken place in our city. Without any display of power, without military preosutions, without the least disturbance, er the people uttering a single alarming cry, all the authorities, the Deputies in the Cortes, the popular corporations, and the chiefs of thearmy and the national militia, interpreting the will of Madrid, Saragossa, and the entire country, resolved yesterday to resist the administration of General O'Donnell, who bas trAden all principles under foot, revolted against the Constituent Cortes, and violated his own solemn en gagements. If the contemned authority of the C nter is to be re-established to its full extent—if the Throne is to remain closely united with the people—if the political principle represented by tin Duke of Victory is to remain unimpaired—the nation will have to un dergo new sacrifices, in order to preserve those conquests of the revolution of July now placed in extreme danger. The offer mole by the whole country to the Duke of Victory must now be "Tensed. Those who in prosper ous days promised him two years ago th e i r f u ll an d loyal suppo r t, are bound to come forward at a moment when he is the victim of a p o liti ca l in trigue lik e ly t o entail on us a long series of misfortunes. We do not wish to innovate. We desire neither more nnr less than the results of the revolution of July, 1854 ; the Throne, the Cortes, progress (of which General Espartero has ever been the personification), public order, and material prosperity—such are our principles and those professed by the entire Liberal party. Those principles having been violated by the Count of Lucena, it behoves us to make an effort, the more efficacious as it will be general, in favour of rue naced liberty, of the Cortes, who have been treated with scorn, and of the Throne, now divorced from the country. " ANTONIO FALCON, President. " FELICIA.NO POLO, Vice-President. " Mabruvr. GARRAGA, " JoAnum MAMA, " Joss CANO MANUEL, " LORENZO MAMA SCHMID T , Members of " CANDIDO CONDE, natal. " SIMON GIMENO, " GERONIMO BORAO, " Mum° /Auto, Secretary. "'Saragossa, July 16, 1856." The events at Madrid had produced some agita tion at Jaen and Granada. The Captain General of had addressed the followiug despatch to the Minister of War, under date the 18th : " Early in the mornicg of yesterday a few groups and other symptoms of alarm were observed in the streets, which corroborated the account I had previously received that a manifestation would be attempted against the new Government. After adopting some measures to place the troops in the most suitable positions, I issued a bando, which induced the groups to disperse and re stored the city to its normal condition. The telegraphic despatch announcing the triumph of her Majesty also efficaciously contributed to the maintenance of order. The city has ever since continued tranquil, and at this hour (2 o'clock p.m.) I perceive no cause of alarm. The troops of the garrison presented themselves united and compact, and their energetic, attitude sufficed to awe the revolters and disperse them." The Messal& de Bayonne publishes the:following letter from Madrid, dated the 17th : " From an early hour this morning workmen had been employed in replacing the pavement which was torn up to form the . barricades. Circu lation is, everywhere re-established, and th e city police have` resumed their usual petrol, at all times rather careless, on .the pavement. Thw.shops are Open, and the public conveyances recommence their service. . . . , " The streets are very much crowded by per. sons anxious to see the effects of the insurrection. The 'artillery has caused 'considerable damage to . some of the houses - ; principally to the Hotel ]Vie dina-Cceli, which appears ready to . fall 'to the ground ; to the Platerias ; the. Palace of Count d'Onate ; and several houses in the Calle de los Milaneses and the Calle de Toledo. The Hotel of the Countess de Montijo and the adjoining houses are completely riddled with balls. In some of the streets soldiers still occupy the bal conies, and sentries are placed at the entrance of a number: of others. Detachments of troops, escorting waggons, are occupied in making domiciliary visits to collect arms. Acts of private vengeance are dreaded, um less measures are immediately adopted to prevent them. A rumour is current that Serrano-Dominguez, ex - Captain-General of Madrid, while passing this morning along the Calle do Hortaleza, in company with his wife and an aide de-camp, narrowly escaped a shot which was fired at him, and which killed the aide-de-camp. MM. Sixto Camara and Becerra, who commanded the 3d Light Infantry, were killed. Emile Castelar, a distinguished orator of the Democratic party, Was wounded, and is a prisoner ; the other editors of the Democratic journals have either fled or are in concealment. The Dace de Glucksberg was fortunate enough to save the lives of four or five insurgents who had been taken in arms. One of them held in his hand the mirket which was still warm from the .discharge with whi c h h o h a d j us t kill e d a soldier, and the comrades of whom were about to DON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1856.1 despatch the whole of them, when the duke interfered and persuaded the soldiers to-spare their lives, and only make them prisoners. It is supposed that Don Patricio Escosura is concealed at one of the embassies. His brother was seen at one moment of the struggle to throw himself into the arms of Pucheta, and embrace him with great warmth. A strict search is being made for him,. but hitherto without success. At the first cemmencewent of the contest her Majesty was surrounded by the Duchess d'Albe, the Dukes de Baylen and de Saragossa, the Mar quis d'Alcanices, Counts de Punonrostro and d'Altamira, General San Miguel, and M. Melchior Ordonez, ex-Minister of the Interior. Generals Urbistondo, Larrocha, Sanz, Mlyalde, Galiano, and Rodriguez Soler also presented themselves at the palace, as did several political men, such as ex-ministers, members of the old and new Cortes, and journalists, and a great number of other per sons, most of them belonging to the Conservative party. The moment the insurrection brok out al most all the officers not on active service, but then in the capital, placed themselves at the disposal of the Government." It so happens, and it is a curious coincidence at the present moment, that for several days past great quantities of munitions of war have been conveyed by railway from Bordeaux to Bayonne. The French Government journals, in reporting the fact, are careful to explain that these tran , ports have no connection with the move ment of troops towards the Spanish frontier. The munitions, they say, come from depots which were formed to supply the army of the Crimea, and which are now in due course being deposited in the arsenal of Bayonne. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The Moniteur continues to promulgate a num ber of bills adopted by the Legislative Body during the last session. The Moniteur Algerien announces the nomina tion of generals of brigade de Cissey and Lefebre, recently returned from the East, to the respective commands of the aubdivisions ofMilianah and Con stantina. Bouitsx, July 24.—The following were the las quotations : Cash, fr. e. Bud al/4MA. 4i per Cents : 94 —f. —n. 3 per Cents 7O 85 71 New Loan 7l Bank Shares 4,050 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,502 50 Austrian Belgian Fives. 9B Spanish Threes 44i eiedmontese (5) 9O 50 Home Debt ......... 33 4 ' RAILWAYS—TOR CASH. Orleans ......... 1,297 50 Western 962 50 Northern 1,067 50 Stragbrug Lyons ...... 1,425 New Ditto Mediterranean 1,810 Grand Central 703 75 Lyons Geneva — Testa Cotte . A letter from Berlin of the 21st, in the Debats, says :—M. de Titoff, lately Minister of Russia, at Stutgard, has just passed through this city. He is proceeding to Baden-Baden to take leave of the King of Wurternberg, who happens to be there at present. M. de Titoff's saccessor is General de Ben kerdoff. The Opinione of Turin quotes a letter from Bologna of the 15th, stating that, in a recent sit ting, the communal council of the latter unani mously adopted a proposition moved by Count Marsigli, for an address to the Central Govern ment requesting it to relieve the city of the burden of an Austrian garrison. This vote is the more re markable as the communal councillors are named by the Government. - The Journal de Constantinople of the 14th ins{ says— " The Russian flag floats on Sebastopol since the 6th inst. Kamiesh is deserted. General Sir Wm. Codring ton embarked on the 6th in the Algiers, commanded by his brother, with the intention of visiting Odessa, Kinbourn, and other points on the coast of the Black Sea. The evacuation of Balaklava is complete. The Russians will take possession of it immediately after the embarkation of the 34th and 56th Regiments of the line." The caravan for Mecca took its departure for Damas cus on the 16th June. It is composed of. 3,350 indi videals. Money was in increased request yesterday for short, periods, owing to the payment of the Loan, but a con siderable sum was lent. for two months at 3 per cent. CEA-STAT. PALAML—ONE SHILLING DAY—THURSDAY, July 24.--Admissions on payment, 8,661 ; ditto, by season tickets, 655 • total vi4tors, 9,316. - TAE MAIL% - - LIVERPOOL, ' July' 23:-:—Th'e lYaitect States mail steam-ship Atlantic sailed from this port for New York to-day,' with 64 passengers, a fair cargo, and the usual MAIL FOR THE CAPE OF GOOD 'HOWL—Notice was given yesterday by the Postmaster-General that a mail would be made up forthe Cape of Good Hope, to be sent out by the steam-transport which leaves Liverpool un the 26th inst. THE AUSTRALIAN MOILS.--THE GLASGOW' CONSTI TURNCY.—We understand that Mr. Wilson, the financial secretary for the Treasury, has every prospect ut being returned for Glasgow in the place of Mr. John M'Gre gor. We know that Mr. Wilson's chances of election for Westbury were "nil," but he has well earned the suffrages of many of the constituents of Glasgow by the fervent way in which he has supported the recent con tract for the Au9traliao Postage service.—Morn. Herald. TILE Loss OF THE ZEBRA.—LIVERPOOL, Thursday. A telegraphic despatch fr.,m Falmouth states a large quantity cif cargo had been landed from the Zebra, owing to the continuance of propitious weather. Con siderable doubts still prevail as to the probability of saving the hull. THE REV. NEWHA.N HALL—The Rev. Newman Hall, 8.A., late of Hull, has just taken the degree of LL.B., by examination at the London University. We (Hall Herald) have much pleasure in also being able to state that the rev. gentleman came out first in honours, and obtained the scholarship which is awarded in that Case. REVIEW OF TIIE IST LIFE GUARDS.—WINDSOR, Thursday.—The Ist Regiment of Life Guards, under the command of Colonel Parker, was this morning reviewed in the Great Park by the Earl of Cardigan. Earl Mountcharles, Lieutenant F. D. Megens, Viscount Grey De Wilton, and Lord Charles B Bruce put the regiment through several evolutions, after which the regiment advanced in parade order to give the Royal salute. The Earl of Cardigan passed a high compliment on the appearance and discipline of the rrg went. CULTIVATION OF COTTON.--Mr. J. B. Sharp had an interview with the directors of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, yesterday, to explain to them the course which the projected Fibre Company intend to take in reference to the cultivation of cotton. The directors took much interest in the statements laid before them, but could not as a chamber undertake to give any active assistance to the company. Toe president expressed the satAiction of the chamber that efforts such as those intended should be undertaken. THE LATE DREADFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN WALE* —Great e,citement continues 10 the neighbourhood ut the recent explosion, extending through the whole of the colliery district up to the neighbourhood of Aber dare. It was found necessary to call in the aid of at strong body of the county police force for the prevention of any outbreak. Communications which we (Swansea Herald) have received from the neighbourhood informs us that a strong feeling exists among the colliers against the parties employed as firemen at the time of the accident, and also against the manager for appointing them. The prospectus has been issued of the United King dom Provision Company, with a capital of 500,000/. in 11. shares. The object is to carry on the provision trade by inbans of an extensive organisation, so as to insure steady supplies from all the principal markets, as well as consignments from the Continent and America. Flour, meal, butter, cheese, bacon, pork, &c., are the chief articles to be dealt in, and the company contemplate giving an extension of credit to any customers among their shareholders on a deposit of shares. The scheme is one of those which must depend entirely upon manage. men t. WELCOME TO THE FOURTH DRAGOON GUARDS AT SHEFFIELD.—The headrquarteis of the 4th Regiment of Dragoon Guards, which so greatly distinguished itself in the cavalry charge at Brlaklava, having become located at Sheffield, a public diuner is announced to take place at the Cutlers' Hall, on Thursday next, under the pre sidency of the Mayor of Sheffield, to give a welcome to the officers on the return of the regiment from the Crimea,' The Earl of Cardigan has accepted the invita tion of the mayor to be present at the dinner. Sir Harry Smith has been invited to be present, and it is also in contemplation to invite the new commander-in-chief, the Duke of Cambridge. On the following Thursday a dinner will be given to the privates of the regiment, in vitations to whi c h w ill also be given to all the men in Sheffield, of whatever regiment, who have taken part in the engagements in the Crimea.—Manchester Gdardian. ROBBING ,THE PATRIOTIC FUND. —On removing the box pl ced in the booking -office of the Great Northern Railway station at Doncaster, fOr the reception of penny subscriptions on behalf of the Patriotic Fund, it was found that some mean thief had rifled the receptacle of its contents by slitting a hole in the back of the box, which is made of tin, and forcing his hand into the aper ture. It is believed a considerable sum of money has been thus stolen, for it Was discovered that two pieces of paper (the Great Northern Company's waybill.) had been pasted over the hole just mentioned, indicating at least two visits to the box by the depredator, and it was known that a good deal of silver had been put into it. The box has been sent to Mr. Williams, the superin tending constable of the Great Northern line ; and, as' the officials at Doncaster are not without some clue to the identification of the thief, it is hoped he may yet be discovered and punished for this flagitious offence. According to advices received in New York from Con stantinople, it is in contemplation to start a line of steamers between New York and Odessa, touching at various intermediate ports in the Mediterranean. A statement was added which perhaps had no other foun da'ion than the hopes of the projectors, that " the Czar is expected to subsidiee the line, with the view of con necting more and more his country with the United States." The plan would be for the vessels to tcuch at Marseilles and Smyrna on their passage to Odessa, and at Smyrna and Genoa on their return. , , THE JULY FETRS AT BRUSSISL- BRUSSELS, Wednesday.—The illuminations last night were extraordinarily brilliant. All the pub lic buildings were lighted up with variegated lamps -or gas, and there was hardly a single street in the whole city which-was not illuminated in some way or other ; those in the commercial and aristocratic, parts of the town with flaunting Chinese lanterns and lamps and gas, those in the humbler quarters with modest wax candles. Of the illuminations at the public expense, those of the Hotel de Ville and the. Boulevard du Jardin Batanique were most admired. In some of the streets, particularly in those along which the King passed on Monday, the illuminations, both in number and splendour, far exceeded anything ever witnessed in Paris. The British Embassy was ill um i na t e d w ith t h e initials V. R., and the English and Belgian flags combined—all in variegated lamps. ' I To-day we have had a spectacle which perhaps Belgium alone, of any European country, could produce in such perfection. It has been a grand historical and allegorical cavalcade, got up with really astonishing splendour, and at the same time characterised by excellent taste. The first part of it brought the "olden time" in vivid reality before us ; and the latter represented the triumphs of modern civilisation in the most admirable man ner. First, came what was called " the Car of Limburg," drawn by eight horses, with decorations and personages symbolising the expulsion of' the Romans from that province by the Franks about the year 488, the car being preceded and followed by Roman prisoners on foot and Frank victors on horseback, all in the costumes of the epoch, a num ber of oxen following to symbolise the Roman mi gration. Then came a car from Luxembourg re presenting St. Hubert preaching the gospel ; the household and followers of Alberic, first count of Luxembourg, preceding and following ; the car was, besides, accompanied by huntsmen and a pack of hounds. The next car was that of the province of Hainault, and contained a gigantic statue of Bald win, seventh, count of Hainault, ninth count of Flanders, and first emperor of Constantinople ; the car was followed by 60 minstrels. Tne next car was that of Eastern Flanders, and in it was a statue of the great patriot Van Artevelde ; it was pre ceded and followed by horsemen. Then 'came a cortege from westein Flandora, rcapooting the institution of the Order of the Golden Fleece by Philippe le Bon, Duke of Burgundy, on his marriage with - Isabella of Portugal. The next car was that of Brabant ; it was in the form of the hull of a gigantic ship, and contained, with a number of attendants, Charles V. seated on his throne, with his aunt Margaret of Austria, his sister Mary, his son,: afterwards Philip 11., his principal cour tiers, &C. Then came a car of Antwerp, contain ing all the principal artists of the time of Albert and Isabella. Next came a car of the town of Namur followed by a splendid cavalcade. This terminated the historical part of the procession. The cars, the costumes, the flags, the banners, the music, the horses—all were admirable. Un like what is seen on similar occasions else , where, and even on the stage of some of the best European theatres, the various costumes, flags, &c., especially of the different historical per sonages, were minutely exact, and all appeared to be quite new, and of the very best velvet, silk, and other material; some of the flags were specially made for the occasion at Lyons. What was called the allegorical part of the procession consisted of a series of seven cars—one containing agricultural productions, implements, peasants, and even sheep; another filled with locometives, works in iron, &c. a third containing arms of Liege ; another devoted to horticulture, and so on. In some of the cars, all of which were splendidly getup, were busts of the King crowned withlaurel, and in others were large inscrip tions of "Namur to Leopold the Wise," " Grate ful Hainault to the King," "Twenty-five years of peace and prosperity," "To the King, protection of labour," &c. Each car was preceded and fol lowed by troops of peasants, miners, fishermen, wool-dressers, Workers in iron—in a word, work men of all trades, all in their respective costumes, and carrying the implements of their different callings. In the course of the procession th ere was no end of banners, and at intervals were bands of music. The weather for the spectacle has been most auspicious—not a cloud in the sky and a glorious sun. The crowds that have filled the streets and occupied every .window of every house on the line of procession have been immense ; and they have manifested their delight at the sight by most enthusiastic acclamations.' - BRUSSELS, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 24. The three days' holyday terminated last night with a display of firework 4 let off from an open space in the vicinity of th e Place St. Joseph. Alto gether they were much of the same kind as those exhibited in the London parks on the celebration of thepeace, though an illuminated view of the Chateau de Laeken and an allegorical temple surmounted bya crown connected them with the festivities of the day. Ev.ery place from which a sight of the tran sient glories could be obtained was densely thronged, and, as the King and his family saw them from an apartment situate bdhind the tempo rary throne on the Place, a new opportunity for shouting " Vive le Roy I" was afforded to the de lighted multitude, who hailed the Royal carriage as they approached • and departed from the site of observation. The half-yearly meeting of the Great Western Rail way Company is called for the 15th August. S r Charles Wood bad a levee yesterday at the Ad miralty, when the following officers attended —Adinira G. Raymond, Captains L. T. Jones, H. Layton, F B ck, F. D. Hutcheson, G. Hathorn, J. RI vetorne, Mark J. Currie, Cowper P. Coles, F. L M'Clintock, and Samuel Wain' ; Colonel J. A. Philips ' R.M. ; Commanders J. Cavell, H. M. Elli o tt, G. Raymond, F. E. Johnston, A. Smith, W M . lievain., D. Sra , n, Walter Reid, and J. B. Ballard ; Lieutenants H. S. Hamilton. R. Hoops, Coli n A. Campbell, and C. H. Young ; Drs. A. Bryson and J. G. Stewart. CORONER'S INQUEST.—Yesterday Mr. Wakley held au inquest at the Clerkenwell Workhouse, touching the death of Mr. James Macnab, aged 36 years, late a sur geon in the 93d Highlanders, who died whilst in custody at the Clerkenwell Police-station, on Tuesday morning last. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased had been for some time of intemperate habits. The post mortem examination showed congestion of the brain to have been the immediate cause of death, the congestion being produced by the excessive use of intoxicating liquors. Verdict accordingly. GREAT WESTERN OF CANADA RAILWAY.—A prospec tus has been issued for 250,000/. of the mortgage bond, of the Detroit and Milwaukie, a line running in connec tion with that company. They are 71. per cent. bonds, and are issued at 751. The London board of the Great Western of Canada recommend them, and state that by a traffic arrangement their company will retain a suffi cient amount of the receipts from through traffic to meet the interest, and also that Mr. G. Wytbes bas entered into a contract for the completion of the line for a fixed sum. THE BRUSSELS FREE TRADE INTERNATIONAL CON GRESS.—A circular has been published by the president and secretary of the International Congress which is t) assemble at Brussels, towards the end of September, to discuss the subject of universal customs' reform and free trade in general. In this circular they prescribe the order of their proceedings. The object of the Congress is comprehensively stated as "to collect from every tuntry, and every branch of human industry, all facts, laws, regulations, or other informatio n w hi c h may, for good or evil, affect the labour of each country, either by hinde'ing or facilitating the exo'iange of the results of that labour for foreign productions." TELESCOPIC DETECTION OF THIEVES.—The managers of the Glasgow and Renfrew Railway have been grealy annoyed by the mysterious disappearance of portions of merchandise entrusted to their care for conveyance. The abstraction of a few bottles of the " barley bree " from the puncheons was of almost diTy occurrence. Every manceuvre to entrap the mysterious spirit stsalers was tried in vain, and the manager; Mr. Cougleton, was al most on the point of despairing, when, having provided himself with agood telescope on Saturday of *moon, he placed himself in such a position in the station-house as to command a view of a larg e p or ti on of the line. A train laden with barrels was on its way to Renfrew, and when a good way down, Mr. Congleton, through his glass, observed that the horse was brought up awl tue truck brought to a standstill ; a bole was soon bored in the barrels, and about a gallon and a half of whisky abstracted. Thei train then resumed its progress, the persons who were in collusion with the driver proceeded to Paieley : with their b , uty. Before entrring -the town they were met by the police, who were sent fur in the interim, and taken into custody. The prisoners have been committed for trial, —Glaagow P as t. THE BRITISH FOREIGN L IGION.—PoRTSIIOUTII, July 24.—Thirteen huridred men of - the Britise Foreign Legion have during the week been encamped in a new camp at Brownclown, about four miss distant from this garrison, on the Gosport side. The spot is best indicat , d by describing it as on ,the bank s o f the Silent Water, immediately opposite Osborne House, of which a fine view is to be' ob'ained from the camp ground, whilst the camp itself must be plainly discernible from that marine re:Hence of her Majesty. The camp is entirely one of canvas tents, the only thing like edifice being the canteen, which is situated at the extreme end. The teats are the usual ones supplied to the army, each giving accommodation to Li limo. The ground is well situated for the health of the men, being dry and elevatod, so as to be swept by the sea breeze, whilst the country at its rear is open. An abundant supply of excellent water has been secured from wells which have been stink. Some 6,000 men are intend° I -to be assembled here; other regiments of the German' Legion being daily expected to arrive. The camp, it is reported, will be a permanent one, but whether it will be so for regiments of the German Le gion or of the British army, is not lyot known. The senior officer at present is Col. Dickson, commandant of the Swiss portion of the Br:tish Foreign Legion. The troops now stationed at Browndown are those who within the past few days have been reported as having arrived from the Edt. THE PHYSICAL ATLAS. BY •ALEXANDER KEITH JOHNSTON. A New and Enlarged Edition. Complete in Twelve "Guinea" Parts. William Blackwood and Sons. [CONCLUDING NOTICE.] Dedidated :by permission to Alexander Hum boldt—approved by Mary Somerville—commended , by David Brewster,—The Physical Atlas of Alex ander Johnston is, in a manner, independent, we might conceive, of all merely ordinary admiration. After such praise, what need of-further eulogium ? Already the compiler of this remarkable publica tion has been addressed thus in its regard by the Author of " Cosmos" the most venerable and comprehensive, perhaps, of all living intellects— " You have rendered a most essential service to the dissemination of a knowledge of cosmography." Teat is the authoritative panegyric pronounced up9u " The Physical Atlas" by the Baron Von Humboldt 1 It has been observed of this same splendid production by the Editor of the "Edin burgh Encyclopaedia"—the Biographer of Newton, and himself the greatest of our contemporary Opti cians—that "by devoting a single hour to the contemplation of our globe in the diorama of The Physical Atlas, the student will witness the gran deur 'of the tenement in which he dwells." The eloquent encomium, this, pronounced upon Mr. Johnston's -masterpiece y the pen of Sir David Brewster ! And has not the learned writer of the text-book of "Physical Geography,"—a lady whom it would scarcely be extravagant to designate the Urania of modern philosophy—has not Mrs. Somer ville eagerly remarked, in reference to this very noble repertory of geographical intelligence, that she " avails herself of an opportunity of expressing her admiration of the accuracy, extent, and execution of this Atlas, and. of the valuable information it. contains, which has afforded .her the greatest as sistance." Added to all which, what are the opi nions deliberately pronounced upon The Physical Atlas by the two great rival Quarterlies, once the arbiters of popular opinion, as they are still to a great extent the leaders at once of analytic and synthetic criticism ? "We know of no work of which the methods are so well fitted for the in struction of those who come ignorantly to the sub ject," says the old- tory Quarterly. It " embodies the materials of many volumes, the results of long years of research ; and exhibits the most valuable thoughts of the most distinguished men of the age pictured visibly to the eye," says the • still older Whig Edinburgh. Even the Lords of the Admir alty step in to pronounce an emphatic commenda tion upon the work : thus explicitly avowing that " Their Lordships are fully sensible of the ingenu ity and extensive information displayed in this Atlas." The Government collectively declaring in regard to it, through the official medium of their published "Geographical Survey," their sense of the national importance of the undertaking : speaking . of the extraordinary compilation before us as "that' adMirable and beautiful publication." Professor Jameson has distinctly asserted in so many words —" The want of such an Atlas, I have for years regretted during my course of Lectures on Physi cal Geography : ' while Professor Pillans enthusi astically designates it " The greatest boon that has ever been conferred upon the geographical educa tion of the empire." Upon the opposite side of the Atlantic it has been spoken of by the " New York Literary World " as a gigantic monu ment of the genius of science of the present day "—the various organs of public criticism at home, weekly or monthly, morning or evening, vieing with each other in the vivid re cognition of the merits of the production under notice, merits, by this time, universally acknow ledged and more or less fully appreciated by the students both of science and of literature. It was only, in trutl.:, last year, that the young and gifted Duke of Argyll, in the course of the very ornate and elaborate address delivered by him at Glasgow, in his capacity as (then) President of the. British Association, offered thus cordially and explicitly, his tribute of applause to the labours which have led to the successful completion of this extraordinary folio volume. "In connection," said his grace, " with the diffusion of geographical knowledge, I cannot omit to mention the magnificent publics tions of Mr. Keith Johnston of Edinburgh, in his ' Atlas of Physical Geography.' It is seldom that such a mass of information has been presented in a form so beautiful and attractive, or one which 'tends so much to place the study on a truly scieu tific basis." An opinion, formally pronounced, be rit remembered, in the presence of the great annual. !assemblage of the chief among the more important of the philosophical inquirers of the Age. If the . old classic adage be true—Pulchrum est accusari ab accusandis—it is assuredly true with the converse of it ! It is assuredly an honourable circumstance to be approved by those who are themselves entitle I to approbation. Or as the courtly Horace has ex pressed it—Principibus placuisse viris non ultima Taus est. Not the last or the least glory is it, ac cruing to the labours of Mr. Keith Johnston in re gard to his.geographic and hydrographic master piece—this really wonderful Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena—that it has extorted the eu logium of persons as illustrious and gifted as those whose names we have here particularized. The recent completion of a new and en larged edition of The Physical Atlas, may be without exaggeration regarded as an event marking a new epoch in the development of human knowledge. It is to the facts of science what a census is to the aggregate popula tion. It is the enrolment, up to the latest hour, of the details already accumulated and recorded upon what may be called the Doomsday-Book of our Mother-Earth. - As indicative of tha extraor dinary scope of the undertaking, a few of the cha racteristic facts relating to the mere arrangement of the contents of this noble volume may here be enumerated. It comprises altogether, no less than forty-two coloured engravings —seven small ones, and thirty-five of very large dimensions. It in cludes, moreover, one hundred and forty-five folio pages of letterpress descriptions, as well as an in dex, containing upwards of 16,000 separate refer ences ? The present edition, therefore, is any thing rather than a mere reprint of its predeces sor. So far is it from being this, that the author claims for it, distinctly and justly claims for it, the merit of considerably extending the domain of Physical Geography. Doing this by the introduc tion of several subjects never hitherto comprised in that term, comprehensive though it was hereto fore. It includes, this new and enlarged edition, Seven Maps, each Map accompanied by an origi nal explanatory Essay—these seven explanatory Essays extending over as many as twenty-eight fOlio pages of letterpress. Maps and Essays, illus trative of subjects not at alt contemplated in the original edition of The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena. For example—in one of these "The Distribution of Marine Life," has been revealed by Professor Edward Forbes. In another, "The Geology of Europe," has been displayed before us by the united aid of Professor Nicol and Sir Roderick Murchison. Through the third, thanks to Professor Rogers ' of Boston, U.S., we obtain an insight into "The Geology of the United States and British North America." Through the fourth, we are inducted by the same learned pioneer, through all the marvels involved in " The Physical Characteristic of the Arctic Polar Basin." Colonel Sabine, R.A., and V.P.R.S , expounding to us (fifthly) the mpteries connected with " Terrestial Magnetism." Mr. Johnston himself giving us, in the sixth instance, " The Moral and Statistical Classification of the Human Family," and in the seventh and last, among these varied novelties, " The Geographical Distribution of Health and Disease." Besides all which—there have been withdrawn from the work as many as Six ma ps, embracing themes illustrating Iso thermal Lines, Currents of Air, Botanical Geo graphy, and the Mountain Systems of Europe, Asia, and America : in place of the old maps (with drawn) New Maps, "constructed from fresh mate rials," being substituted. The explanatory letter press connected with, these plates being, as a mat ter of course, re-written and extended ; but to gether with this, and by no means as a matter of course, the revised text being interspersed with six smaller plate-illustrations. The remaining plates (to the number of twenty-three) retained, have, nevertheless, while retained,! undergone a most searching revision—in several instances being appreciably - altered and enlarged. The residue of the letterpress, beyond the folio pages already specified —a residue extending over as many as seventy four altogether —being considerably changed " for the better -" fourteen being actually re-written, and the rest cnrrected and continued, wherever either or both alterations appeared to be, in any w a y, advisable. Wherefore, the Announcement of the completion of this new and enlarged edition, adds to all its other statements, boastfully but quite literally—" There are thus ticenty plate-illustra tions,. and sixtyloir pages of let terpress, in this which did not, appear in the First Edition"—a carefully compiled Index (including, as we h ave already observed, upwards of 16,000 references) perfecting, so to speak, at least as far as any work so vast and comprehensive could have. been per fected, The Physical Atlas of Natural Phenomena. A publicatiottefiecting the highest honour not only upon Mr. lieityi Johnston as the Author and Editor of the production, as well as upon the Messrs. Blackwood and ' . Sons as the munificent and enterprising' Publishers, from whose esta blishment it has immediately emanated—but upon the ,'splendid array of m en o f very rare talents martialled by Publishers and Author in the pro gress of this remarkablEi undertaking ! Sir David BreWster and Sir Roderick MurChison ; Professor ECIWar JAWS,' L- 3 keakteitt of the Geological O. ciety, and Professor James Forbes ) occupant of the Natural Philosophy Chai r i n the University of Edinburgh ; Dr. Ami Boue of Viemna and Dr. Heinrich Berghaus of ;Berlin ; the Astronomical Professor in the Univert iity of Glas gow, and the Natural History Profet3sor: in the University of Aberdeen ; these and ,with them several others not less gifted each itt his own peculiar department, have participated with the laborious Originator of the enterprise in The glory of conducting it to its present eminently suOcleseful completion. The Physical Atlas, under' their united conduct, embracing " eleven " largen,lnalls under the section of geology, and "tw elTe) under that of Natural History ; "six" plates illus trating the section of Hydrography, and. "six" that of Meteorology. Such, in brief, is the Athos of Natural _Phenomena, recently issued from the press by the Messrs. Blackwood a publication not unworthy of the Epoch in which it has been produced, the Age in which this Earth has seat knowledge the most widely diffused and the most sedulously cultivated, the Age of the Steam-engine and of the Electric Telegraph. MARSHAL PELISSIER AT CONSTAN- TIN 0 PLE. A letter from Therapia of the 14th, ie. the Moniteur, gives some curious details of Marshal Pelissier's sojourn at Constantinople ; "The Sultan, in order to gratify the Marshxl, bad been graciously ,pleased to order Mehemed Bey, the intendant of the palace of Top Kapon, to conduct that Officer through the room containing the treasures of the crown and the different kiosks erected by his Mejesty'a ancestors within, the circuit of the seraglio. On the morning of the 10th, the French Ambassador, the Mar shal, Vice-Admiral Treheuart, and the persons who accompanied them, proceeded in State carriages to the seraglio, 'where Mehemed Bey bad prepared for thep si splendid breakfast. Theyafter wards were conducted to the kiosk of Bagdad, a most beautiful construction, built by Sultan Amurath IV., and situated on the highest p oint of the seraglio. It is impossible to behold anything more admirable than this construction. It is lined inside and out with slabs of porcelain, known by the name of Kiachi, and the finest kind of which was formerly made at Kuchan in Persia. All the doors, shutters, and panels are of cypr e s s - woo d, i ncrus t e d with to r toiseshell, ivory, and mother-of-pearl in beautiful pet terns. The ceiling of the cupola is covered with de ,i4ns in gold on a vermillion ground, the colour of which is still as fresh and bright as ever. When ;the visitors had sufficiently admired this wondentul construction, Mehemed Bey conducted them to tl ie private treasury of the Sultan. Until late yeal'q the riches accumulated by the Ottoman sovereigns well deposited in coffe, s ranted in cellars of Byzantine con struction. But, in the prevision of a visit from the Dn.". peror of the French, the Sultan last year gave orders to have a room prepared and arranged with the objects' worthy of being shows to his august ally. The inten tion of the Sultan was in part carried out, and owing to the exertions of Mehemed Bey a portion of the wonders which the Ottoman treasury contains can be viewed by the persons specially permitted to visit them. Pl* visitor's attention is first attracted by the throne of Kei Kaous, Sultan of Koniah in 1245, which was formerly surrounded by hangings embroidered with pearls andemeralds, now bung up in glass cases. Thil seat, in solid silver, is covered over with enamelled de signs of the greatest beauty, representing the thrones add- ornaments of the Kings of Persia in the olden time-, This urrounded in every part with cloth of gold, and the en:ibid .- 6s are of crimson velvet, embroidered with pearls and precieus stones. Close to it are to be seen the shield and sabre which Sultan Amurath wore when he niade • his triumphal entry into Constantinople after his Pereian expedition. These arms are dazzling with diamoo de. By their aide is the precious box which contained . t;he Koran, and which the Sultan Suleyman carried with him (luring bis campaigns. The lid is covered , with jewels of price, amongst which is a tur quoise in the shape of an almond of immense size. To the end of the cord which served to suspend this box is fixed an emerald as large as a hen's egg. In another part of the room are arranged the aigrettes which the Sultans formerly wore in their turbans on. days of ceremony. The emeralds, rubies, and diamonds collected together in these ornaments are of a size and' brilliancy to excite wonder; and it may be safely predi cated that Western Europe can boast of few jewels to be compared to these banded down by the ancient sultans. I will not dwell on the beautiful objects in some other rooms, but nothing can surpass the beauty and exquisite finish of the cups of jade, the arms in laid with jewels, ancient stuffs stiff with gold and silver, China vases, and a most curious collection timepieces of the 17th century, sent as presents from the sovereigns of Europe. The inspection of the Im perial tr asury being terminated, the visitors were eon dectel to the library, erected by Suiton Ahmed, which contains a collection of Eastern manuscripts, such as cannot be found elsewhere ; and lastly, they visited the old throne room, the canopy and chimney-piece of which are covered with silver plates, beautifully enamelled and inlaid with agates, garnets, and turquoises. A. theatrical performance followed ; at the conc'usiOn of which the Marshal and his party proceeded to the Porte, and in spected a body of troops drawn up on the vast esplanade of the Seraskierate. Everywhere the 'Marshal was the observed of all observers." SPANISH AMERICAN BONDHOLDERS. The Committee of Spanish American Bondholders have issued a report preparatory to the meeting of Vene zuelan creditors to-morrow. It describes the eff rte wade by their agent, Senor 'Camacho, during the past year, and his arbitrary expulsion from the republic ; and shows that, up to the present moment; the Govern• ment of Venezuela have given no signs of any intention► of pursuing an honest course. A postscript to the re port contains the following statement of the terms the committee would be disposed to recommend to the bond holders, and of an offer from the Commissioners of Vene zuela, which being made subject to the approval of their Government ought probably to be regarded as little else than another pretext for delay : " At a conference which has taken place between Messrs. F. Corvaia and M. Pardo, jun., and the committee, on the subject of their proposition of the 27th of June, the com mittee stated to those gentlemen that their preposition was not such as the committee could feel justified in recom mending to the acceptance of the bondholders ; but that the committee, feeling very desirous to meet the conveni ence of the Venezuelan Government as far as could pos sibly be done consistently with justice to the bondhold ers, - would recommend to the bondholders the acceptance cf the following arrangement, if it should be proposed by Messrs. Corrals and Pardo ' 1. Bonds to be given for the arrears on the active and deferred debt at par, to bear interest at 4 per cent. per annum. " `2. The interest on the active stock to be reduced to 3 per cent. per annum for five years. 31" '3. The interest on the deferred debt to be reduced to .t per cent. per annum for five years. " '4. At the end of the aforesaid term of fivo years this arrangement to be considered as far as regards Articles 2 and 3.' " The committee have since received the following notice : " To the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders. " London, July 24, 1856. " Gentlemen,—Besides the proposal made to the com mittee, we offer this other, subject to the approval of our Government. " ' 20 per cent. of the ordinary Customs' duties, which shall never be less than $400,000, equal to 2 per cent. on active and arrears, and 1 per cent, on deferred ; interest on the active and all arrears to be always double that of the deferred, and never to exceed 4 per cent on the one, and 2 per cent. on the ()their (the said rates being the maximum amount of interest). If the 20 per cent. should yield more than requisite to pay these rates, any surplus arising front it to be applied as an accumulative sinking fund, in the proportion of two-thirds for the active and one-third for the deferred, " PARDO, Jun., for himself, and on behalf of Mr. F. Corvals, Special Commissioners from Venezuela.' " PORTRAIT OF THE LORD MAYOR IN GUILDHALL. Yesterday, at a Court of Common Council, Mr. T. Parker presented to the Lord Mayor a requisition nu. merously signed by aldeiceen and other members of the court, in which, after paying a tribute to the able, dig. nified, and courteous manner is which his lordship had discharged the important duties of his office, the requi sitionists expressed their desire that the portrait of his lordship, by Hart, now in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, might be presented to the corporation, in order to its being permanently placed in the Guildhall, not only to commemorate and exemplify the freedom and equality of the laws, but as a lasting memorial of the affection and esteem in which his lordship was held by his fellow citizens. The LORD MAYOR, who was much affected by the cor dial and complimentary terms of the requisition, in ex pressing his acknowledgments, remarked tLat the only claims he could possibly have to such a distinguished honour were the new and very peculiar circumstances that attached to him. No doubt there were circum stances applying to him which bad not applied to any of his predecessors. If they were honourable to bins they were no less favourable to that enlightened feeling which had so lcng been prominent in that great city, namely, the desire that, as far as his fellow•citizeos were concerned, there should be no restriction upon any man to prevent -his being elected to any public office which it was in their power to award. /Hear, hear.) If being so elected by them he had had the merit of being consi dered equal to any of his predecessors, or in any way had given them satiJaction, he felt that not only had the choice of his fellow citizens to the honourable ofEos he then held been amply justified, but it was most satis factory to him to know that he enjoyed the great honour and distinction of their approval of his exertions. If. they desired so to mark that year to him by any further honours, of course it was still more gratifying as con veying, not only to posterity the individual whom they so honoured, but the cause they had thought fit them selves to promote, as being founded in justice and as being a lasting testimony of the liberal feelings of the citizens of London. He need not say how gratified he was in complying with the request made to him. (Cheers. On the 19th a Russian vessel, the Tenaio, arrived at Marseilles with a cargo of wheat. This is the first ship that has been fteighted a Odessa for Marseilles since the conclusion of peace. ;7 . ' ,1 1 - t 1 ,.1 6 • 5.....i--' A. ~, {. ~' .o tl ii Ala Ala Bet Mai Mae Ilia Mit Pen Pen ion (I BR] 8 / ; 43 3 p t New Lone Pra: ban qre - i P o ; Pori 1 th e l 'Pe tM the