The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-09 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE —WEDNESDAY NEXT, JULY 13.—The Directors have the pleasure to announce that they have entered into arrangements with Mr. Maple -16011, the Lessee of Her Majesty's Theatre, for a GRAND EXT &A OPERA CONCERT, on the above date, supported by the Principal Artistes, Band, ana Chorus of Her Majesty' Theatre. The First Part of this Grand Concert will consist of a re cital of the most interesting portions of 31ons. GotTNoD'a New Opera, MIRELLA. The Second Part of the Concert will consist of it MISCELLANEOUS SELECTION. Madame Harriers Vizippern, Mdlle Sinico, Mdlle. Volpini, Madame Trebelli, Mdlle. Iteboux, Madame Gross', andlle. Titiens ; S gnor Gardoni, Sig,nor'Bettini, Signor Rossi, Mr. Santley, Signor Gassier, Signor Junca, and Sign iu or Gglini. And the Band and Chorus of Her Majesty's Theai re and the Crystal Palace combined. Conductor, Signor ArditiCo ncerts . viz., A dmission as usual on the days of th e O p era , by admission tickets purchased before the day, 2s. ed. tech, or by payment on the day 55. Guinea Season Tickets free. Single stalls, hall-a-crown. Admission tickets and stalls will also be ready for issue at :0 o'c.ock on Monday morning, the 11th ol July, at A o. 2, Exeter Hall, at the Crystal Palace, and at the Box-office of Her Majesty's Theatre. Admission Tickets may also be had of the following agents on Monday and Tuesday - Addison and Lucas. 210. Regent street ; Austin, St. James's Hall, Piccadilly; Barker, Post office, Lower Norwood ; Babb, 167, New Bond-street Chappell, 40, New Bond-street ; Challen, Duff, and Hodgson. 20, Oxford-street; Cock, 62, New Bond-street; Cr Wood, and Co., 201, Regent-street; tr y s t a l Palace Union, Art Polytechnic, aO9, Regent-street; Downe2, stationer, Penge ; Hammond and Co ,2 4, Regent-street ; Hopwood and Crew, 42, New Bond-street; Keith, Prowse, and Co., 48, Cheapside ; Lacon and Older, 169. New Bond-street ; Letts, Son, and Co. , 8, Roy al Exchan ge; Mar ratt, 63, King Wil liam " 140 s treet ; Mead and Powell , 73, Cheapside ; , Bond-eta eat ; 33 , New Old Bond-street ; noutrie, 55, Baker-street ; 011ivier and Co., 19, Old Bond -street ; Santa, 1, St. James's-street ; F. Warren. High-street, Croydon ; Wes ter on, 20, St. George's-place, Knightsbridge ; Westerton, 12, Newland-terrace, Kensington ; and Williams and Lloyd, 29, Moorgate-street. R O AYL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent -garden. Last Week but Three. Mdlle. Adelina Patti ; si gn ori Ronconi, Faure, and Mario. THIS EVENING (Sat urda y ), July 9, will be performed, for the 2d time this season, Donizetti's favourite opera, in two acts, L'ELL3IR D'Ald ORE. Adina, Mdle. Adelina Patti ; Duleamara, Signor Roneoni; Belcore, M. Faure, his second appe trance in. that character ; and Nemorino, Signor Idario, his second appearance in that character these eight years. Conductor, Mr. Costa. After which the Divertissement, L'lle Enchantee. Sup rted by 3 1411 c. Sa l vioni , Mdfle. Carmine, Halle. Navarre , po Assunta, M. ')esplaces, and Mr. W. H. Payne. Commence at half past Eight. pit tickets, 78. ; amphitheatre eta Is, 10s. 6d., 79., and 58. ; emphitheatre42s. ed. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-office under the portico of the theaire, which is open from ten to five, and at the principal musicsellers' and ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After vhich, the new pray by John Oxenford, Esq., THE MONASTERY OF Sr. JUS r : Messrs. Vining, H. Mars ton, J. Nelson, J. W. Ray, H. Mellon, W. Robins, C. Seyton, Lliapman ; Mrs. H. Marston, and Mdlle. Stella kolas. NEW THEATRE-8.0 YAL, ADELPHI.— Me Proprietor and itantwer, Mr. B. Webster. For the Benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, SHAKSPERE'S HOUSE. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. R. Phillips. Followed by THE AREA BELLE, with a Norrible Tale: Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, xi. RomerMiss Woolgar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. After which, A SCRAP OF PAPER : Mr. and Mrs. A. Wigan, Mr. tt. Phillips, Mr. Billington, Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. Billiogton. To conclude with THE FIRST NIGHT : Mr. Alfred Wigan and Miss Cotterell. Commence at 7. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion. Re-engagement of those ce'ebra - ced and popular artistes, Mr. ant Mrs. Charles Mathews. Production of an entirely new original Travestie of a very popular subject, by F. C. Burnand, Esq., entitled FAUST Ai' D MARGUERITE, in which Mr. and Mrs Charles Mathews will appear. The new scenery by the celebrated artists, Messrs. Denson and Sons ; the incidental Ballet by Osear Byrne. Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular names of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. Charles Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Paul Redford, Mr.:F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. J. Johnstone; Miss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, Mrs. Stirling, and Mrs. Chas. Mathews. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. J. Clatke, and Mr. F. Robinson. At a quarter-past 8, a new Travestie, entitled FAUST AND MARGUERITE : Mr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Ashley, Mr. Montague, air. W. H. Ebume, Ms. W. Chamberlain, and Mrs. C. Mathews. 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The majority which has turned the balance in favour of the Government has been guided into the lobby —we were going to say purely, but, sound. ing as the word does, rather ma• a-propos under the circumstances, We Will say by preference--Folely and exclusively by Party considerations. Not by considerations of Principle, in the least ; solely and exclusively, we repeat, by considerations: of Party. Is there any, even one instant's doubt upon the matter ? Examine the speeches delivered during this heavy debate of four nights' duration, examine the speeches delivered by those only true patriots and honest men (in their own estimation, that is to say, of course) the so-called Inde p endent Liberal s , sitting below the gangway ! Mark well—haw they spoke and how they voted! They spoke every one of them dead against t he Government. So speak ing, of c ourse —nominally — out of considerations of principle. Bat voting afterwards— diametrically the other way. Voting, as we have said, solely and e - c iusively with an eye to party considerations. Not voting upon principle—there is but one thing to be said obviously of the course pursued by these immaculate gentlemen, by these only spotless, high-minded, right thinking politicians. Liberavi animam mean: said each of them to himself after pronouncing his own especial condemnation of Ministers, and then, having so whispered consolation to their consciences—into the lobby after Ministers ! Hence the three hundred were exceeded by a good broad supplementary thirteen— the drift of the mass of arguments making up the de bate to the contrary notwithstanding I The debate, in fact, having been all one way—the result of the debate, that is to say, the upshot of the division, has been all the other. It is an immense triumph for Ministers, and one, moreover, upon which they have ample reason indeed to congratulate themselves. And what caps the climax of victory to them is this, that it is virtually, to all intents and purposes, a twofold victory. A victory still greater, to our thinking, in the Lords than in the Commons. For, it would be idle to regard the result of the division last night in the Peers as, in any way, in the light of a triumph for the Opposition. A majority of Nine in the House of Lords is, in one point of view, more of an anti-climax to the cause of the Conservatives than a minority of Eighteen in the House of Com mons. Particularly, remembering that the majority of nine in the Peers for the Opposition was in a House (Proxies and Present) of 345—and that the majority of eighteen in the Commons for the Government was in a House (exclu siva of the Tellers) of 608 altogether. A division, in fact, as broad and comprehensive as the Houses of Parliament have been driven to for many years—and therefore (so far as the Legislature itself is concerned), upon the actual matter in dispute, final and conclusive ! Observe what is significantly here intimated in parenthesis—final and conclusive so far as the Legislature itself is concerned. For— there is obviously, still, beyond the House of Com. mons, the Country ! The representatives of the people have been appealed to for their opinion, and that opinion they have now pronounced unmis takeably. Bat—there still :remain—the consti tuencies ! Scanning the whole of this great Party Debate from its commencement to its conclusion, we are constrained to pronounce it altogether, as unques tionably very considerably below the mark as a display of Parliamentary oratory. But one man alone, to our thinking, was really up to the mark, was really up to the level of his reputation— whether we look to his share in the debates as a speaker, of exceptionally brilliant powers as a humorist, or whether we scrutinise the division. list for his name (happilly in vain !) as a man of veritable, not of nominal bat of veri table independence. Su signally well has Mr. RALPH BERNAL OSBORNE acquitted himself both by his bold speaking and his not voting at all that—now that we have at last fairly recovered our gravity after the ex'oausting laughter caused by his radiant, witty, delightful speech of last evening —we would here seriously proffer to him our most earnest congratulations. The member for Liskeard has fairly borne off the bell, he has crowned himself with honear, he has once more, and this time very signally, taken occasion to vindicate his indepen dence. lis constituents have more than ever reason to be proud of him. For he has been at once the most effective speaker in the whole of this great party discussion, and the most consistent among all the independent representatives in withholding his vote from the division list. It is especially observable in regard to the speech delivered by the hon. and gallant member for Liskeard, that while in the thick of an unusually angry debate, it seemed to put every one into good humour, it was brought to a close amid loud cheering from both sides of the House ! Glancing for a momsnt at the one night's debate in the Lords, we would say that the Earl of CARNARTON has at least the satisfaction of remembering those noble words with which he closed his protest against the feeble, vacil lating, and abortive Foreign policy of Ministers— the policy which has now been reprobated by the Lords bat condoned by the Commons ! Lord CAR NARVON,WB say, has the satisfaction at least of having eased his heart and his conscience by the delivery of those noble words with which he thus closed his eloquent peroration : " I myself claim, when I see a weak, ancient, Christian people, allied to us by blood and otherwise, ruthlessly tram pled down in despite of the laws of GOD and man, and when I see England dragged in an unwilling accomplice, then as an individual I claim my privi lege of expressing my abhorrence, and of washing my hands of the guilt, and of,shaking off from my feet the dust of this transaction." Whoever looks seriously at the matter in dispute, not through consideration of party, but purely through considerations of principle and patriotism, will find stirring in his heart and in his conscience an echo of those burning words of Lord CARNARVON, Others disposed to view matters less seriously, even at this juncture, when Denmark is being abandoned to brutal subjugation under the heels of the Prus sian soldiery, may be disposed to follow with a glance of wistful sympathy the member for Lis. keard as he quitted that scene of division in the House of Commons, as with a scornful laugh. and a disdainful shrug of the shoulders. Amid the crowd of events thei, hurry on, one ie very apt to forg e t incidents that at first striking become after a sh or t time but secondary in interest and importance, compared With matters of more pressing and particular account. Yet there are some events which should be rescued from the shadows of such earl oblivion, and specially singled out as objects of :loam Among these the expulsion of the Circs'elsians must be considered to take a and it is therefore ver y grat if y i ng prominen% p l ace, to not ; ,co that a public meeting was held the other do - for the purpose of considering the condition of the Circassian exiles, and the measures suitable to h is a undertaking, for their relief. Thi s i s a very eworthy and the best wi s h es o f all feeling hesr te will be with those who unde r t a k e pra this work of benevolence, and advocate the cause of the opp resse d end the wronged. Lord &RAT. FM ) Di REDCLIFFE was the chairman, and he, very successf u ll y di sc h arge d the duties of 'that onerous unde r t a ki ng. He tru ly said that though the Circassians Were far from us in a geographical point of view, yet that they be, claims on oar support and symp at h y from the gallant manner in which they had defended themselves in their struggle with their enemies, His Lordship was very wise in his declaration to avoid mixing np the 'political question of Russia and Circassia with the "purely benevolent" object of their meeting; nothing could be better designed,l than this, because it is well known that nothing leads people so far astray from their orginal ins tenti'ans, or so often fails in attaining results, as the excitement of a great question politically discussed, and the ramification of party interest and private prejudices to which it leads. Lord STRATFORD DE BEDCLIFFE only made one remark on this subject, and the loud cheers with which it was received showed that it met the full approval and elicited the general approbation of the assembly to whom it was addressed. He said that they would be traitors to the great cause of humanity if they did not avail themselves of all opportunities of that kind to mark theirreprobation of the conduct of Prussia. This sentiment is one that is completely in unison with the spirit of the people of this country ; and however an unworthy Ministry may falsify the policy, or a degenerate House of Commons support them, the general feeling in all public assemblies will be against the Continental despots and great oppressors of the North of Europe. If England cannot at present assist as she ought by force of arms, or even by moral influence, the unhappy victims of cruelty and oppression, at least she can bestow ma terial aid to the victims, so that in some measure their cruel sufferings may be alleviated, and their state of privation partially ameliorated. When we consider that there are more than three hundred thousand of these emigrants, it is scarcely necessary to say that too much cannot be done for them, and that the utmost that gene rosity can effect and charity bestow will be only too insufficient for their need and exigency. The present appeal is made to the citizens of London, with the earnest hope aad confident expectation that their example will be followed by other parts of the country, and so some really useful contribu tions may be expected for that heroic people now suffering the worst ills of war in expatriation and penury. The English people have never yet been found wanting in the hour of need to come to the succour of the oppressed, nor in lending their help to the fallen. The liberality of their donations is beyond the power of Government to check, and it will be a satisfaction that in some degree, however trifling, the native honour and spirit of the nation can indicate itself, and while achieving the primary object of assisting the Circaesians, we may also at tain the result of proving a part of our abhorrence to the tyrannous Governments that are now tread ing freedom, right, and justice under their feet. A more pressing ease of need than this hes never come before a humane auditory, and those who respond to it will be serving humanity in its hour of need, and acting in the spirit of that charity which we are told can never fail when mighty things shall pass away. Within the last few days a lamentable accident has deprived the metropolis of one of the most beautiful and ancient of its ecclesiastical buildings. The age and historical interest of the Savoy Chapel and its mediaeval works of art all ranked it among our venerable curiosities. The catastrophe which has rendered it a total wreck and levelled the grim old Crusaders and stately ladies with their ruffs of stone among the ruins left by the conflagra tion, has again brought up the que3tion concerning the management of our fire-engines. While it is a matter of debate under whose control. the fire engines of the metropolis shall be placed, the public are left in a comparatively unprotected state. No doubt, as far as their means go, the employes of the Insurance Companies do their beat to fulfil the arduous duties imposed upon them, while the exertions and devotion of the firemen generally are worthy of high praise. Still the whole matter of fire insurance and fire extinction needs looking into, and a thorough change must be made if we wish to put this important branch of social protec tion on a proper footing. During the last 30 years the policies of the companies have increased three fold, and during that period London has greatly extended its bounadries. Outstanding suburbs have become part of the metropolis, but the district stations of the fire-brigade have not been increased to a degree in any rate commensurate with the requirements of the public. Houses in the neglected outstanding districts may be burnt to the ground before the fire engines from London proper can arrive to their assistance, When volunteer companies are famed for the protection of these districts they are treated with contempt by the superintendent of the brigade, and the police often place every obstacle in the way of such praiseworthy endeavours. The engines belonging to private companies or individuals, such as those of Capt. HODGES and others, meet with the same opposition whenever they clash with companies' bery ante, although in point of law, since neither i party is licensed by Act of Parliament, they are really on an equality. It has been proposed to put the whole management into the hands of the Board of Works, and this in our opinion would be un • questionably the best way; but if this is not done some law should be passed placing volunteer and district companies on the same footing as their dictatorial fellow labourers. If the companies are for the present suffered to retain the charge of ex tinguishing fires—a responsibility and expense which they declare themselves anxious to get rid of —arrangements ought to be made for placing powerful engines and a competent staff in every district of the metropolis. When a fire broke out the other night in one of the northern suburbs, the keeper of the engine had to be awakened from his bed to prepare the engine. As it happened, the fire was of no great magnitude, and was easily sub dued ; but of course it Might have been far other wise. Of course we do not complain of the conduct of the individual in this case, for it was clearly not his duty to sit up all night and every night waiting for fires ; and he showed, we believe, the greatest promptitude ; but it is the system with which we gad fault. It is entirely out of keeping with our other business arrange ments, and when we reflect on the vast amount of property acoumulated within our metropolis, and the liability which every one is under to risks of this kind, it is only marvellous that we should not long ago have adopted a more complete and effica, cious system. If the distance of the suburban districts from the centre of action put them, under existing rules, in a very dangerous position, the busy thoroughfares of city life run equal risks from a diferent cause. The ingemmability of the con tents of many of the warehouses, and their close vicinity to each other, often enable conflagrations to spread with alarming rapidity, and as, with the best intentions, there is always a delay in getting the engines to work, and the supply of water is often deficient, a trifling accident soon becomes a disas trous catastrophe. Why should not the application of steam, whose marvellous power we are so ready to eviiloy in everything else, be encouraged by ev'ay means in our power. The old adage, Bis dat qui cite dat, is emphatically true at a fire, and everything depends on the speed and force with which the water is applied. The power of the steam firesengines has been proved to be very great. When the other engines seemed to be comparatively powerless at the fire in the Savoy, the steam engine came to the rescue and produced an immediate effect—in fact, extinguished the fire. We ought to have one of such engines to every metropolitan district as well as hand en• zinevrigLAtniiel hßtneond day and, night. A THE SITN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1864. line of communication by telegraph betvieen every head station, as also with the nearest police station, is another desideratum. An arrangement should be made with the water companies for each district station to hold keys for the water plugs, so that time may not be lost in hunting up the turn cock or the beadle. Surely these precautions are simple enough in these days ; and that they are imperatively needed is proved by the fact of engines being so long before they reach a fire. The drivers dash along fast enough when once they are started ; but the tardiness of the preparations and the want of communication are the causes of the delay. With telegraph lines traversing our streets there is no excuse ; and it is to b 3 hoped that the late disaster will produce some reform. Had the steam fire engine arrived at the Savoy sooner the destruc tion of the property in tile Strand might have been avoided. THE VOTE OF CENSUIitE, DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, :ULY 8, Lords summoned—Order of the day read. Then it was moved to resolve, — "That this House has heard with deep concern that the sittings of the Conference recently held in London have been brought to a close without accomplishing the im portant purposes for which it was convened ; " That it is the opinion of this House that while the course pursued by her Majesty's Government has failed to main tain their avowed policy of upholding the integrity and independence of Denmark, it has lowered the just in fluence of this country in the councils of Europe, and thereby diminished the securities for peace." (The Earl of Malmesbury.) Objected to. An Amendment moved, "To omit all the words after the word convened,' for the purpose of in serting the following words-- , That this House regrets that Denmark was allowed to expect from the English Government material aid in support of the objects of the Treaty of May, 1852.' " (The Lord Somerhill.) On Question, " That the words proposed to be omitted stand, part of the Motion ;" Present. Proxies. Total. Contents Non-contents .. 123 ...... 45 CONTENTS—PRESENT. DUKES. _ EARIS. LORDS. Beaufort Powiti -- Colville of, Cuhoes Buckingham and Romney (Teller) Chandos Rosse Conyers Manchester Rosslyn Crolton Marlborough Sandwich Denman. Richmond Selkirk De Ros Rutland ShrewslnrY De Saumerez AI ARQUISES. Stanhope Digby Abercorn Stradbroe Dinevor Bath Verulam Dunsandle and Exeter Westmulland Claoconal Hastings Wilton Dunsany Salisbury Winchilbea and Egerton EARLS. Nottingham Farnham Abergavenny VISC)UNTS. Fevereham Amherst Canterbery Grantley Aylesford Clancarty (E. Clan-Grinstead (E. E n , Bandon carry) niskillen) Bantry De Vest: Heytesbury Belmore Harding. Inchiquin Brooke and War- Hawarden [Teller] Kingsdown wick Hill Leconfield Cardigan Hood Lovel and Holland Carnarvon Hutchinscn (E. (E. Egmont) Cathcart Donoughmore) Northwick Cawdor Melville Polwarth Coventry Sidmonth Raglan De La Warr Bisnor Ravenswerih Devon Oxford Rayleigh Grahem (D. Mon- LORDS Redesdale trose) Abinger Sheffield, (E. Shef- Grey Arundell of War- field) Hardwick© dour Sherborne Harewood Begot Silchester (E, Long- Home Biternan ford) Lucan Berwick Skelmersdale Macclesfield Bolters Sondes td almesbury Boston Southampton Mansfield Chelmsford Stewart of Garlies Manvers Churston (E. Galloway) Mayo Clements (E. Lei- St. John of Bletso Mount Edgeumbe trim) Templewore Nelson Clitton(E.Darnley)Tenderden Orkney Clinton Thurlow Pomt cat Clonbrock Tredegar Portarlington Colchester Walsingham Wynford PROXIES. DUKES. EARLS. LORDS. Cleveland Tankerviile Kilmaine Northumberland Vane Lifford MARGILISSES. VISCOUNTS, IliddloLoll (M. Tweeddale Bangor Drogheda) Winchester Doneraile Petro EARLS. Lifford Plunket (Bp. Tuam, Beverley St. Vincent &c.) Bradford &rattlellan Rodney Buckinghamshire 13isnor. Rollo Cadogan Bangor Ross (E. Glasgow) Chesterfield LORDS. Saltersfort (E.Cour- Derby B town) Desart Blantyre erne Saltoun Doncaster (D. Buc- Blayney Stourton cleuch and Braybroke Strathspey (E. Sea- Queensberry) Castlemaine field) Erna Clanbrassill (E. Tyrone (M. Water- Hillsborough (M. Roden) ford) Downshire) Clarina Wemyss (E, We- Howe Clonourry myss) Huntingdon Delmer() Wharucliffa Morton Dormer Wigan (E. Craw- Mount Cashell Dunfermline ford and Bal. Onslow Forester cures Stamford and War-Rawly) rington NON-CONTENTS.—PRESENT. LORD CHANCELLOR EARLS, LORDS. Westbury Yarborough Hatherton # ARCHHISROP. Zetland Houghton Armagh VISCOUNTS, Hunsd on (V.Faulk- DtricEs. Eversley land) Devonshire Falmouth Keane Grafton Leinater (D. Lein-Leigh St. Albans ster) Lismoro (V. Lis - Somerset Stratford de Red- more) Sutherland cliffe) Llanover Wellington Sydney Lyttelton MARQUISES. Torrington Lyveden Ailesbury Anglesey Bristol ham) Camden Cork, (fee. Monson Lansdowne Downe, &o. mmt Eagle (M. Normanby: Ely r u e n th st u e e r z Sli g o ale C o a h r e l s i t s ß e l r e ia"Ps ' Jloueester and Bris-Monteagle of Bran- Westminster tol don EARLS.' Flereford Mostyn Abingdon Lincoln Overstone .„, ~a l. Airlie London Pannaure (. 5 . 4 ' MCOnyng. Albemarle aspen bowie) ve. Caithness LORDS, PonsonbY ( g • B ` Camperdown Aberoromby Chichester , Annaly Clarendon A.veland Sandy's Cowper per S a ys a nd Sele De Grey Doyle (E. Cork andSeaton Ducie Orrery) Sefton (re Sefton) Durham Calthorpe s e yreour .—• Teller, (E• St. Effingham: Camoys maul) Essex Carew Rivers borough) Fitawilliam Cheshar o Fortescue Churchill Stafford Ald 1 Granville Clandeboyea.. Dal'. Stanley of Alder ley M. Clan- Essex Lichfield boye) so ffield Lovelace Clanwilliam (E. s u ndri •dge t D. Minto Clanwilliam) Argyll) Morley Congleton Talbo de Malahide Portsmouth Cranworth Taunton fer i n and - S S t ° r rul a i eteharreladdielein Russell Dar trey morne) (L. Cre- Trur o St. Germans ma an A pli t r e Shaftesbury SRN D iro. e ch M e seh a as ent ge l e yr Somers D-, Tabley Spencer E bury Wentworth (sr. Strafford Foley [Teller) 1-V:lrvai:ulipxasliofeylid a ai rr e owden Ockham) Suffolk and 13erk•Gardi zer Wodehouse shire Harris Wrottesley, PROXIES. Anoniarsrit.R. LORDS, BISHOPS. Fitzhardinge York Durh am DUXES. Gifford NewcastlePo r m t la n E d c noward de Walden I‘S,nliii M. Head- Portland ur Charlement v-1111. fort) Northampton IT oreester ji enmara (E. Ken- EARLS mare) LORD. Brownlow jCintore (E. Kin- Brough ton Carlisle Byron tore) Cowley Mendip (V.Clifden) Loud esborough Gainsborough Lovat ~„ Ilchester Chaworth ('''' Lurgan • Innes (D. Pox- M eath Manners Cherie/rout) burghe) Clid ord o f CbUCI". Poltimore Lindsey L e i gh Radnor De Frene Stuart de Decies Scarborough Dorchester Sudeley B1E:nor. Erskine Vernon Bath and Wells illgall (E.FingalVenlguic,. ...N....0nm HOUSE OF CONDIONS, JULY 8 . THE VOTE OF OEN SLRE. Order read for melanin proposed to question, " Tha t an humble address be pre sented to her Majesty, to t h an k her Maje st y for directin g the correspondence o n D enma rk and Ge rman y , and the g," adjourne d debate on amendment protocols of the conference recently held in London to be laid before Parliam en t : T o a ssure her Ma j est y that we have heard with d eep c oncern th at the sittin g s of that conferenc e h ave been broug ht to a close without accomplishi ng the impor t a nt purposes for which it was conven e d : T o express to her Ma j est y our great regret that, whil e the course pursued by_her Majesty's Govern men t h a s failed to m aintain their avowed policy of uph o ldi n g the integrity and indepen dence of Denmark, it h as lowered the jus t influence of this country in the counsels of Earope, and thereby diminished the securities for peace." Amendment pro • posed, to leave out the last paragraph pi the proposed question, in order to add the words " To express the satisfaction with which we have learned that, at this eon juncture, her Majesty has been advised to abstain from =AO intftforougg in tno war now going og between [penmark and the German Powers," instead th ereo f . Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out Se---,a .Iy4. —t of the question," The house divid e d—A yes, .... .. .. 295; Noes, 3io. •I. AYES-20g. Acton, Sir J. Greville, Col. F. Mute, n'.' Adderley, C. B. Gray, Capt Naas, Lord Annesley, Col, H. Grey deWilton,Lord Nicol, W. Arbuthnott, Gen. Griffith, C. D. Noel, G. J. Archdall, Cipt.ALE. Grogan, Sir E. Mirth, Col. Astell, J. H. Haliburton, I'. C. Northcote, Sir S. H. Bailey, C. Hamilton, Lord C. O'Couor Don, The Baillie, H. J. Hamilton, Major O'Donoghue, The Baring, A. H. Hamilton, - Viscount O'Ferrall, M. Baring, T. Hamilton, I. T. O'Neill, E. Bar ttelot, Col. Hardy, G. O'Reilly, M. W. Bateson, Sir T. Hardy, J. Packe, C. W. Bathurst, A. A. Hartopp, E. B. Pakenham, Col. Bathurst, Co'. H. Harvey, It. B. Pakington, Sir .1. Beach, W. W. Hansard, M. Palk, Sir L. Bective, Earl of Bay, Sir J Palmer , R. W . Beecroft, G. S. Heathcote, Sir W. Papillon, P. 0. Bentinck, G. W. P. Hennessy J. P. Parker , Major W. Bentinck, G. C. Henniker,, Lord Patten, Col. W. Benyon, H. lieske t h, Sir T. Paull, H. Beresford, W. Heyg, , ate, Sir F. I'eacocke, G. M. W. Berestord, D. lleygate, W. IT. Peel, Gen. Bernard, Col. Hill, tt. C. Pennant, Col. Bernard, T. T. Hodgson, It. Pevensey, Viscount Blake, J. H o lf or d, R. S. Phillips, G. L. Bond, J. W. Holmesdale, Lord Powell, F. S. Booth, Sir It. G. Hood, sir A, Powys-Lybbe,P. L. Bovill, W. Hopwood, J. T. Quinn, P. Bowyer, Sir G. Hornby, W. 11. Redmond, J. E. Brady, Dr Hol - s,ali, T. B. Repton, U. W. J. Bramley-Moore, J. Hotham, Lord Ridley, Sir M. W. Bramston, T. W. Howes, E. Rogers, J. J. Bremridge, R. Hubbard, J. G. Rolt, J. Bridges, Sir B. W. Humoerstone, P. S. Rose, W. A. Brooks, R. Hume, W. W. F. Rowley, It. T. Bruce, Sir H. Humphery, W. Salt, T. Bruen, H. Hunt, G. W. Sclater-Booth , G. Burghley, Lord Ingestre, Viscount Scott, Lord H. ButlerJohnstone,ll. Jermyn, Earl Scully, V. Cairns, Sir H. Jervis, Captain Selwyn, C. .r. Cargill, W. W. Jollitfe, Sir W. Shirley, E. P. Cartwright, Col Jolliffe, H. Smith, Abel Cave, S. Jones, D. Smith, .sir F. Cecil, Lord R. Kekewich, S. T. Smith, M. Clive, Capt. G, W. Kelly, Sir F. Smith, S. G. Cobbold, J. C. Kendall, N. Smyth, Col. Cochrane, A. D. B. Kennard, R. W. Smollett, I'. B. Cogan, W. H. Ker, D. S. Somerset, Col. E. Cole, IL Kerrison, Sir E. Sornes, J. Cole, J. L. King, J. K. Stanhope, J. B. Collins, T. Knatchbull, W. Stanhope, Lord Conolly, T. Knight, F. Stanley, Lord Copeland, Ald. Knightley, It. Stirling, W. Corbally, 31. E. Knox, col. Stracey, Sir 11. Corry, H. L. Knox, 3lajor W. S. Str.nge, Col. Cubitt, G. Lacou, Sir E. Stewart, Sir M. R. Curzon, Viscount Laird, J. Stuart, Lt.-Col. W. Dalkeith, Earl of Langton, W. G. Sturt, H. G. Darner, S. D. Leader, N. P. Sturt, Lt.-Col. N. Dawson, R. P. Leeke, Sir H. Sullivan, M. Dickson, Col. Lefroy, A. Surtees, H. E. Disraeli, B. Legh, W. J. Talbot, W. C. Drax, J. E. Lennox, Lord G. G. Thynne, Lord E. Du Cane, C. Lennox, Lord H. G. Thynne, Lord H. Duncombe, W. E. Lennox, C. Tollemache, J. Dunne, Col. Leslie, C. P. Torrens, R. Du I're, C. G. Leslie, W. Tottenham,Lt.-Col. Edwards, Col. Liddell, 11. G. Trefusis, C. 11. It. Egerton, Sir P. Long, It. P. Treherne, M. Egerton, A. F. Longlield, It. Trevor, Lord A. Egerton, E. C. Lopes, Sir M. Trollope, Sir J. Egerton, W. Lovaine, Lord Turner, C. Elphinstone, Sir J. Lowther, Col. Vance, J. Estcourt, S. Lowther, Captain Vandeleur, Col. Pane, Col. Lyall, G. Vansittart, W. Farquhar, Sir M. Lygon, F. Verner, Sir W. Farrer, J. Lytton, Sir E. B. Verner, E. W. Fellowes, E. 31acaulay, K. Vyse, Col. Fergusson, sir J. 3l`Cann, J. V alcott, Admiral Ferrand, W. M'Cormick, W. Waldron, L. Filmer, Sir E. Macdonogh, F. Walker, J. R. Fitzgerald, W. S. MacEvoy, E. Walpole, S. H. FleMiug, T. W. 31`Malion, P. Walsh, Sir J. B. Forde, Col. Malcolm, J. W. Waterhouse, S. Forester, Gen. Matins, it. Watlington, J. Franklyn, G. W. Manners, Lord J. WelbY, W. E. Fraser, Sir W. A. Manners, Lord G. Whiteside, J. Gallwey, Sir W. P. Maxwell, Col. Williams, Col. Galwa Viscount Miles, Sir W. Willoughby , Sir H. Gard, li. S. Miller, T. J. Woodd, B. I'. George, J. Mills, A. Wyndham, H. Getty, S. G. Mittord, W. T. Wyndham, P. Gilpin, Colonel Montagu, Lord R. Wynn, C. W. W. Goddard, A. L. Blontgomery, Sir G. Yorke, E. T. Gore, J. R. 0. Mordaunt, Sir C. ierlie, J. R. Gore, W. R. 0. Morgan, 0. TELLERS, Graham, Lord W. Morgan, Major Greaves, E. Morritt, VT. Greenall, G. Mowbray, J. R. Taylor , Col. Greene, J. Mundy, W. Whitmore, IL NOES —313. Adair, H. E. Ewart, J. C. Onslow, G. Adam,W. P. Ewing, H. E. C. Owen, Sir H. Adeane, H. J. Fenwick, E. M. Pacae, Col. Agar-Ellis, L. G. Fenwick, 11. Fadmore, R. Agnew, Sir A. lermoy, Lord Paget, C. Alcock, T. Finlay, A. S. Paget, Lord A. Andover, Lord Fitzwilliam, C. W. Paget, Lord C. Angerstein, W. Foley, H. W. Palmer, Sir R. Anson, Major Foljambe, F. J. S. Palmerston, Visot. Anstruther, Sir E. Forster, C. Paxton, Sir J. Antrobus, E. Forster, W. E. Pea3e, H. Ashley, Lord Foster, W. 0. Peel, Sir R. Athlumney, Lord Fortescue, F. D. Peel, F. Aytoun, H. S. .Fortescue, C. Si reel, J. Bagwell, J. French, Col. Fender, J. Baines, E. Gavin, Major 'eto, Sir M. Baring, Sir F. Gibson, T. M. rilkington, J. Baring, T. G. Gilpin, C. I'inneY, Col. Barnes, T. Gladstone, W. E. Ponsonby, A. Bass, M. 'l'. Glyn, G. G. Portman W. H. B. Baxter, W. E. Goldsmid, Sir F. Potter, E. Bazley, T. Goschen, G. J. Powell, J. J. Beale, S. Gower, F. L. Price, It. G. Beamish, F. B. Gower, G. W. L. Pryse, E. L. Beaumont, W. B. Greenwood, J. Pritchard, J. Beaumont, S. Gregory, W. H. Proby, Lord Bellew, R. M. Gregson, S. Pugh, D. Berkeley, H. F. Grenfell, C. Ramsden, Sir J. W. Berkeley, Col. Grenfell, H. R. Ricardo, 0. Bet keley, C. P. F. Grey, Sir G. Robartes, T. J. A. Biddulph, Col. Grosvenor, Earl Robertson, D. Black, A. Gr,svenor,Lordltd. Robertson, H. Blencowe, J. G. Gurdon, B. Roebuck, J. A. Bonham-Carter, J. Gurney, J. H. Itothschild,Baron L. Bouverie, E. P. Gurney, S. Itothschild,Baron M Bouverie, P. P. Hanfio.d, G. Russell, H. Bright, J. lianbury, R. Russell, A. Briscoe, J. I. Band cy, J. Russell, F. W. Brocklehurat, J. Hankey, T- Russell, air W. Brown, J. Harmer. air J. St. Aubyn, J. Browne, Lord J. T. Hardcastle, J. A. Salomons,Aiderman Bruce, Lord E. A. Hartington,Marquls Scholefie,d, W. Bruce, 11. A. nerve), Lord A. :.colt, Sit W. Buchanan, W. Hayter, sir W. Scourfielo, J. H. Buckley, Gen. Headlam, T. E. Scrope, G. I'. Bulkeley, Sir R. Beatlicotc . , G. 11. Seely, u'. Buller, J. W. Henderson, J. Seymour, Dan by Buller, Sir A. W. Henley, Lord Seymour, Digby Burke, Sir T. J. Herbert, H. A. Seymour, A Bury, Viscount Bibbert, J.'l'. Shatto, R. D. Butler, C. S. Hodg•kinson, G. Shelley, Sir J. V. Butt, I. ii odgson, K. Sheridan, R. B. Buxton, C. Holland, E. Sheridan, 11. B. Caird, J. norsm.n, E. Sidney, T. Calthorpe, F. IL .Howard, C. W. G. Smith, Augustus Cardwell, E. Howard, Lord E. G. Smith, J. A. Carnegie, C. Butt, W. Smith, J. B. 31. T. Castlerosse, Vist. Ingham, R. Smith, , Cavendish, Lord G. Jackson, W. Stacpoole, W. Chapman, J. Jervoise, Sir J. Staniland, M. Childers, H. C. E. Johnstone, Sir J. Stansield, J. Cholmeley, Sir M. King, P. J..L. Steel, J. Churchill, Lord A. Kinglike, A. W. Stuart, Col. Clay, J. Kinglake, Serj. J. Sykes, Col. W. H. Clifford, C. C. Kingscote, Col. Talbot, C. R. M. Clifford, Col. liinnaird, A. F. Taylor, P. A. Clifton, Sir R. Layard, A. H. Ti,Aompson, H. S. Clinton, Lord R. Langton, W. H. G. Thornhill, W. I'. Cobbett, J. M. Lawson , W . Lite, W. Cobden, R. Leatham, E. A. Tollemache, F. J. Coke, Col. Lefevre, G. J. S. Tome, G. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Lee, W. Trac lin y, C. It. D. Collier, oir R. P. Legb, Major C. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Uolthurst, Sir G. Levinge, sir R. Turner, J. A. Cowper, W. F. Lewis, H. Tynte, Col. K. Cox, W. Lindsay, IV. S. Vane, Lord H. Craufurd, E. H. J. Locke, J. Verney, Sir H. Crawford, R. W. Lowe, R. Vernon, H. F. Crossley, Sir F. Lysley, W. J. Villiers, C. P. Dalglish, R. Mackie, J. Vivian, H. IL Davey, it. Mackinnon, W.(Ly.)Vyner, It A. Davie, Sir H. R. F. Mackinnon,W. A. IN alter, J. Davie, Col. F. Mainwaring, T. Warner, E. Denman, G. 3larjoribanks, D. C. Watkin, E. W. Dent, J. D. Marsh, M. H. Watkins, Col. L. Dering, Sir E. Martin, F. W. Weguelin, T. M. Dillwyn, L. L. Martin, J. Western, S. Dodson, J. G, Massey, W. N. Westhead, J. P. B. Doua.las, Sir C. Matheson, A. Whalley, G. H. Poulton, F. Merry, J. Whitbread, S. Duff, M. E. Mildmay, 11. White, J. Duff, E. W. Miller, W. White, L. Duke, Sir J. Mills, J. R. Wickham, H. W. Dunbar, Sir W. Mitchell, T. A. Willi ams: W. Dundas, F. Moffatt, G. Williamson, Sir 11. Dundas, Sir D. Moncreiff, J. Winnington, Sir T. Dunkellin, Lord Monsen, W. Wood, air C. Dunlop, A. M. Morris, D. Woods, H. Dunne, M. Morrison, W. Wrightson, W. B. mutton, It. H. Neate C. Wyld , J. Ek2io, Lord Norris, J. T. Wyvill, M. Enn,„:l,,Viscount North, I'. Ennis, ...• O'Brien, Sir P. TELLERS. Esmonde,..' , ._ Ogilvy, Sir J. Evans, T. W, O'llagan, T. Brand, H. Ewart, W. O'Logulen, Sir C. Kuatchbull-Hugess The Late . tire in the Strand, TO THE EDIT°, 'L OF THE SUN. SlR,—Will you kindly allow m.', through the medium of your journal, to e;press my sincere thanks to my neigh bours for their kind aid friendly assist..lnc° my family during the above fire yesterday, more perm'ularly so to Mr Horatio Hunt, of 370, Strand, and his f am ily; also to Mr and Mrs Ballinger, of 366, Strand.—l am, sir, yours mc st obediently, ALFRED WE, Putai,sher, Press.cace, 110, Strand, July 8, 1864. BIG PAUL AND LITTLE TOOLS.—" I allude to J. L. Toole, whose public celebris'y is world renowned, but whose real worth and goodness ca:' only be appreciated by those who have the pleasure of his p:ivate society and friendship. This miniature of goodness it: ever ready to lend a helping hand to the rfeedy of our craft. Fo.r example, on one night last season he played at three theatres, first at the Surrey, secondly at the Adelphi, and thirdly at Sad ler's Wells. A comic incident occurred in the transit from the Adelphi to Sadler's Wells. He (Toole) played the clockmaker boy in Janet Pride' at the Adelphi, having to finish at Sadler's Wells as Old Grinnidge in the Green Bushes.' Being pressed for time, he changed garments in the cab. When arrived at the theatre, cabby was astonished to see the old man turn out, and said, What have you done with the boy ? This cld cove didn't get in at the Adelphi ; what have you done with the young 'un ? I ain't easy in my mind about that there lad.' We laughed, and told the Jarvey it was all right." HAY MARKET THEATRE.—MR. COE'S BENEFIT. — Mr. Coo, so long known and respected as stage director at the "little theatre in the Haymarket," took his benefit last evening. The entertainments consisted of an amateur performance, interspersed with music. Charles Dance's comic drama, " Delicate Ground," brought out the talents of Mr F. Arkwright (Citizen Sangfroid), Mr P. S. Watt (Alphonse de Grandier), and Miss Adelaide Golier (Pauline). Stirling Coyno's comedy" Everybody's Friend" was filled up by the following professionals :—Miss Snow don, Mr H. Vandenhoff, and Mr J. G. Shore. Miss Gough and Miss Eliza Hughes played pianoforte pieces, the latter accompanied on the cornet by Mr W. J. Rolle hone, an amateur of great skill. Mr Aptommas played a descriptive Welsh fantasia on the harp; and the whole of the entertainments gave unqualified satisfaction. _ _ MR. ALFRED HILL, son of Mr Commissioner Recorder of Birmingham, has been appointed Regis mar of the Birmingham Bankruptcy Court, in place of Mr Wilson, who has resigned.— The .Law Times of today. Mr Tennyson has row decided upon calling his forthcoming book "Enoch Ards...." It will form a volume of about the same size as " In Memoriam," and will be ?dilated at the game price,—Lpqm ,Ream, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. REUTER'S EXPRESS. AMERICA. (Per the Scotia.) NEW YORK, JUNE 29. Official edvices from the Army of the Potomac to the afternoon of the 27th inst. report no active ope rations at the fe , - mt. The Confederate s h ave an 18- gun battery on the heights beyond P e t ers b urg, which have been very troublesome, and has so far proved too heavy for any artillery. The Federals have been able to bear against it. General Grant has not been able to reach the Petersburg and IVeldon railroad yet, but his artil lery commands it at a point near Petersburg, so that the road is available to the Confederates only during the night. Grant's troops are suffering from a lack of water, the recent drought having allowed most of the springs to dry. On the night of the 25th, a reeonnaisance by the Confederates resulted in their attacking the left of Burnside's corps. They were, however, easily re pulsed. Further accounts of the engagement on the even ing of the 22d state that, after the movement of the Sixth and Second Corps to the left, and while a line of battle was being formed, a gap was left be tween the Sixth Corps and Barlow's Division, and befora it could be closed, the corps of A. P. Hill charged 'through the Federal line, and fell upon the rear of the Second Corps, capturing five pieces of artillery, 1,600 prisoners, and forcing the Federala beck in confusion. They, however, finally rallied, and, according to some accounts, recovered the lost ground. Unofficial accounts represent that the Confederates captured an entire brigade, comprising the 15th and 19th Massachusetts, and 42d and 82d New York regiments. Richmond papers claim that in this engagement the Federals, witik very severe loss in killed, wounded, and prisoners, were driven a distance of two miles, and that they were subsequently repulsed in an attempt to recover the lost ground. It is reported that, on the night of the 24th, the the corps of Lougstreet and Ewell moved towards Weldon, probably either to hold the railroad or to make a demonstration against General Grant's left flank and rear. It was supposed that General Lee had been recently reinforced by General Johnston with the corps recently commanded by General Polk. General Foster, with a division of Federal troops, is reported to be on the north side of the James River advancing against Chaffin's Bluff, opposite Fort Darling. Opposed to this force the Confe• derates are supposed to have a division of Hill's corps. Mr Stanton announces that "all the railroads leading into Richmond are now destroyed, and some of them badly." Confederate accounts, however, claim that, beyond temporary annoyance, no serious interruption of their railroad communications can be effected by the Federals, and that all damage done thus far has been speedily repaired by the " Railway Corps." General Sheridan's command is believed to have successfully crossed the James River, at a point five miles below Powhattan, and joined Grant's army. While marching from White House to the James River, Sheridan's command was furiously attacked by a large Confederate force, and for a time thrown into confusion. The Federals, how ever rallied, and repulsed their assailants. The remainder of the retreat was effected in excellent order, and without the loss of a gun or waggon. The Federal loss in killed and wounded is officially stated at about five hundred. General Hunter reports to the War Department that his expedition "has been extremely successful, inflicting great injury upon the enemy, and vic torious in every engagement," but that "Running short of ammunition, and finding it impossible to collect supplies while in the presence of an enemy believed to be superior to our force in numbers, and constantly receiving reinforcements from Rich mond" he deemed it best to withdraw and eua ceeded in doing eo without serious loss. Southern accounts represent that Hunter has de stroyed an immense amount of private propery, but has been utterly defeated in his object, which was the capture of Lynchburg and the destruction of the Railroad. The Richmond Examiner of the 24th states that Hunter had retreated with great loss to Fincastle, after being whipped in several en gagements, and losing thirteen pieces of artillery ; but that ho had retarded pursuit by destroying bridges and obstructing roads in his rear. Advices from Sherman's army to the 22d stated that fighting had been in progress for nine days, and that the Federal troops were much exhausted by their continued fighting. On the 18th instant 2,500 Confederates, under General Wharton, captured and burned five freight trains loaded with supplies for Sherman, bet ween Kingston and Dalton. Later advices announce that Sherman's army has met with a disastrous repulse in an attack upon Johnson's position at Kemshaw Mountain. An official despatch from General Sherman says : " Pursuant to my orders of the 24th instant, a diversion was made on each flank of the army, especially down the Sandtown road. At 8 a.m., General M'Phereon attacked at the south-west end of Kemshaw, and General Thomas at a point about a mile further south. At the same time the skir mishers and artillery along the whole line kept up a sharp fire. Neither attack succeeded, though botb columns reached the enemy's works, which are very strong. General M.Pherson reports his loss about 500, and General Thomas's about 2,000. The loss is particularly heavy in general officers. G enera l Harker is reported mortally wounded, also Colonel M' Cook, commanding a brigade. Colonel s Barndeil and Augustine are killed. Gen. MiPher. son took 1.00, and General Thomas about as many; but I do noe suppose we inflicted heavy loss on the enemy, as he !Kept clear behind his parapets," Confederate accounts estimate Sherman's loss at 4,500. A Chattanooga despatch, dated the 25th, s t ate that Genera; Pillow, with a forco of three thousand Confederates, had b'een repulsed in an attack upon Lafayette, Georgia, leaving one hundred dead and wounded on the field. North Carolina advice 3 announce that the expo. dition which recently left Newburn, under General Palmer, had returned, after having penetrated as far as Goldsboro and destroyed a portion of t h e Wilmington nad Weldon Railroad, besides a large amount of Confederate property. A portion of Magruder's force attacked the Twelfth lowa regiment on the 22d at the mouth of the White River, Arkansas, bat met with a decided repulse. It was rumoured that Magruder was marching against Little Rock. In the Federal Senate, during a debate upon the bill to prevent military arrests, Mr. Saulsbury, of Delware, expressed his great satisfaction at the return of Mr. Vallandigbam to Ohio, and intimated 1 that the national authorities dare not attempt toy rearrest him. Mr. Saulsbury declared that Demo flols Would henceforth defend the right - of trial by jury and the freedom of the press by force if neces sity required. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Davis, of Maryland, offered a resolution declaring that Con gress possessed the constitutional right to dictate the foreign policy of the country, and that the Pre sident was bound to respect the policy so deter mined. In reply to a resolution of inquiry from the Senate, Secretary Seward sent in to Congress yes terday a communication declaring that the Govern ment had never granted authority to any one to recruit in Ireland or Canada men for military ser• vice of the United States, but that all applications for such authority had met with peremptory refusal. COMi\JERCIAL. NEW YORK, JUNE 28. The money market is more stringent and un settled by tho new loan. 7 per cent. is the cur• rent rate. Government securities are lower and dull. Registered Sixes of 1881 1041; Coupon, ditto, 112 ; Seven Thirties, 1061; Five Twenties, 104 ; One Year Certificates, 941. Gold is firm at 240, and Exchange 260 for bankers' bills. The share market is active—Erie, 116; New York Central, 1341; Hudson Raver, 140;, 3 -; Harlem, 285 ; Reading, 1411; Illinois Central, 131 i; Michi gnu Central, 144 ; Michigan Southern, 671 ; Chicago and Rock Island, 1141; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago, 114; Pacific Mail, 276. FRANCE. BOURSE, July B.—The Market has been without animation, but previous prices have been pretty well maintained. Threes, for the Account, are unvaried at 66t. sc. Mobilier have slightly receded, being now at 070 f. Railway Shares firm. The market closed as follows : It per Cents .. 94 05 Italian Loan 6B 95 uo. end ',month.... Do. end month 6B 25 5 per Cents Do. end month.... 66 10 N t-,` NV Mexican .... 66 25 Jredit Mohilier..., 965 25 Russiau Do. end month.... 967 50 Austrian tian.k Shares — Spanish Threes.... •••• •••••• l ; redi tI , oncier 1220 dome Debt .. ~ 48a Roman .1%.. BAIL Cash. Account. 868 75 .. 870 9G5 .. 962 50 887 50 .. 89U Orleans ~ Northern Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Southern 630 633 75 Western Eastern .. 472 60 .. 472 50 Sardinian Austrian Lombard .. 536 25 .. 535 North of Spain Saragossa .. 527 50 Ditto to Barcelona ff . • eatmli o Tar tirtivy HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, July 8. The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High nesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, Princess Helena, and Princess Louise, went to Claremont yesterday afternoon and visited the Queen Maria Amelie. In attendance were the Countess of Caledon, Major-General Seymour, and Captain Von Westerweller. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrice and Princess Blanche of Orleans took a carriage drive. Her R)yai Highness the Princess Victoria of Hesse also took a carriage drive. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar and the Duchess of Alanchester arrived at the Castle and dined with her illujesty and the Royal family. Tho Q•icen, uswurapauied by her Royal Highness Princess Helena, drove out in a carriage and four this morning, attended by the Countess of Caledon and Major-General Seymour, and visited her Majesty's schools at Cumberland Lodge. The Dean of Windsor and the Rev. J. 5, John Blunt met the Queen. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and his Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar also took a carriage drive. Tile Duchess of Manchester had the honour of no cempanying their Royal Highnesses. Their Royal Highnesses Princess Helena and Princess Louise, attended by the Hon. Horatia Stopford and Miss Hildyard, drove in a carriage and four to Bagshot Park. The Hon. Caroline Cavendish and the Hon. Flora Macdonald have succeeded the Hon. Horatia Stopford and the Hon. Harriet Phipps as Maids of Honour. Mr. J. Evan Thomas had the honour of submit. ting to her Majesty his design of the Welsh memo rial to his Royal Highness the Prince Consort for Ten by. Mr. Menzies, the deputy surveyor, had the honour of presenting to the Queen a copy of his new work on Windsor Great Park and Forest, which is dedicated by permission to her Majesty. The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yester day, attended by Captaia Grey. The Prince and Princess of Wales went to Lord's Ground to witness the cricket match between the schools of Eton and Harrow, and afterwards drol) to the House of Lords. The Earl and Countess of Verulam and Lady Harriett ,Grimston leave town to-day for Gorhambury, Harts, for the season. Viscount and Viscountess Gormanston and the Hon. Misses Preston have left Browa's Hotel for Gorman.. ston Castle. Prince Volkonsky and son, from Vichy, and Baron Leopold do Rothschild, from London, have arrived at the Hotel Mirabeau, Paris. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster will give a grand dinner on Monday, the 18th inst., to their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary, at Grosvenor House. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury entertained at dinner last evening his Excellency the French Ambassador, the Due de Richelieu, Countess of Chesterfield - and Lord Stanhope, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Countess do Grey, Lord Harris, Duke of Manchester, Countess Cowley, Mr and Lady Mary Craven, Lord and Lady Proby, Mr Villiers, Duke of St. Albans, Countess Waldegrave aria Mr Fortescue, Earl and Countess of Dalkeith, Lady Foley, Lord and Lady Charles Bruce. CRICKET,--HARROW V. ETON.—This match was begun yesterday at Lords' Ground, where there was a very large and distinguished attendance, the Prince of Wales being among the visitors. Harrow went in first and made an innings of 242, when Eton took its turn, and in ito Arst innings made only G 3, when, of course, it went in again. Wnen the stumps were drawn tor the day, Eton's second innings stood for 74, with three wickets down. The match will be continued to-day. DISCOVERIES RECENTLY MADE IN POUPEII.—• Under the debris of a wall, Which, up to the present time, has .ffered nothing important, has now been found an invaluable statuette, 20 centimetres in height, This statuette represents a Silenus, who, with the left hand raised, graips a serpent, on which stands, or stood, a beauti ful glass vase, exquisitely worked, and decorated with gold. Of this cup only two small fragments have as yet been dis covered—sufficient, however, to s h ow i ts value. The Sty l e of the Silenus reminds us of the other bronze statue of the dancing Faun. In a few days it will be placed in the National Museum, where it will not fail to awaken admiration equal to that which was felt for the Nar cissus not long since discovered. In the same house, besides the Silenus, two elegant candelabra haie been found, also of bronze, and two large silver vases, remarkable for their size. But a discovery yet more important was made last week. In the same house a subterranean part was found, in which were a well, a bath, and a small altar, from which were collected the remains of the fruit of the pine which had been burnt bEfore the domestic Lares, up to the present time no well has bean discovered in Pompeii with water, it having been absorbed by time and volcanic changes. Iu this, which is 25.20 metres in depth, it has been cur good fortune to find excellent "drinkable" water, supplied by a limpid stream underneath. Prof. Sevartitino ti Luca IS ;zoNv completing the aualytie of it,"