The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-06 00:00:00

T REATRE-ROYAL, HAY MARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, a new Farce, entitled AN UNLUCKY MO RT AL. _ _ After which,lBth time, a new and rriginal comedy, entitled FINESSE; or, Spy and Counter-Spy : Mr. BU:kstOne, Mr. Howe, Mr. Chippendale, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan, and Miss Louisa Angel. Followed by an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a Panorama of the Tour of the Prince of NN ales in the East. Commence at 7. THE DUKE'S MOTTO. THE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH NIGHT. OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.- Under the Sole Management of Mr. FECHTER. THIS EVENING, to commence with an Orlzinal 4ketch. entitled A MIDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, 11. Widdicomb, Miss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. • After which, at a Quarter-past Eight, the Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr3locrue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham.. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Pechter, supported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G. Jordan, J. Brougham., iddi :ombe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson .; Misses Sophy Henrade, Kate Terry, E. i-avenue, as id Elzworthy. Doors open at 7, commence at half-past. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATP.E. Sole '.4 see and Manager, Mr. G. Vining THIS EVENING, will be presented (10th time), CO !JET AND CAMP : Mess's. G. Vining, C. Verner, H. Ma eston, Relmore, G. Murray. W ar d e; M. ss A m y Sedgvack,, Miss L. Laidlaw, and Miss Lydia Thompson. To be preceded by PERFECTION. And followed by A CHARMING PAIR. NEw EATRE-ROYAL, ADELP HI.- 6ole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Billington, and Miss K. Kelly. • _ . After which (22d time), a new Drama, in one act, entitled TIJE WOODEN SPOON MAKER. Messrs. B. Webster, Stuart, Stephenson, Sefton ; Miss H. Simms, and Mrs. 8.1- lington. Followed by a new Burlesque, entitled I LL-TREATED IL TRoVATORE. ssrs. Toole. P. Bedford, R Phillips, I...burne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and Sari, and Miss K. Kelly. To conclude with HOW TO PAY THE RENT. Mr. C. Stephenson, Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF 4, THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, June 6, 1863. THERMOMETER. This morning- This day at Two o' c lock 62 Barometer-29. 8 5. Wind—S.W. ; moderate breeze, and elouly. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, sh. 9:n.—Afternoon, sh. 31m, To-kto - anow.-Morning, sh. 58m.—Afterncon, 6h. 25m. f wyg' ') LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1863. How long are the great Powers of Europe going to look oe, to all appearance most apathetically, while the Polish patriots are struggling fiercely, spasmodically, for life and death, with the great Russian Autocracy ? Remembering the history of Poland, aware of the disproportion between the opposing ranks of the belligerents—an inflexible persistence on the part of the great Powers in the application to this new phase of the Polish question of the principle of non-intervention certainly does seem not only erne], it seems hardly less than crimi nal. Willie we write, this afternoon, there just now comes to us as the latest telegram from the seat of war, yonder in the north-east of Europe, the announcement of yet another engagement between the Imperialists and Insurgents. The contest in this instance, we learn, took place on the 29th ult. at Grochowy. The result—as so often before now has proved to be the case, since this last popular rising of the Poles commenced—turning oat decidedly in favour of the Insurgents. The Russians, we read in the telegram, were defeated by the Poles with great loss—that is on the 29th of May, in the battle which then took place at Grochowy in the Kaliez Palatinate. Not only was this the result, but upon the next day, that is upon last Saturday (this day week) the vie• tory won by the Insurgents was repeated ! The Russians returning to the attack on the following day, the 30th ultimo, were again repulsed—this time at Slawiszyn ! And, as if this renewed advantage gained over the Russians by the Polish Insurgents were not sufficient to satisfy the p itriotic determination of the latter, yet a third contest took place, there, in that same Palatinate of Koiisz on the very day afterwards, the 31st, that is last Sunday—several waggon-loads of Russian soldiers (we presume wounded) being driven across the frontier of the Prussian territories from the direction of Brudzawo : there, when safely lodged upon the Prussian soil, being hospitably received by the local authorities and cantonned at Pleszewo. Satisfactory though these tidings are in themselves, when we read that the Russians were again and again defeated, the Polish insurgents again and again being left by their imperial antagonists masters upon the field of slaughter —one can never hear, at the same time, of one single Polish victory without a qualm of anxiety as to the result of those same tidings when brought to the Imperial councils at St. Petersburg. There, in the Palace of the CZAR --Mr. KINGLAKE has pointed the moral and adorned the tale of this formidable truth in regard to the Great Northern Autocracy—there, in the Palace of the CZAR, at St. Petersbargh, sits in his chamber the despotic ruler of 60,000,000 of men. One who has but to stretch forth his, hand, there, in thatpa!ace chamber where he sits—who has but to stretch forth his hand, to ring a bell, to utter or to breathe a few syllables, and within a few seconds issue his mandate through the electric wires to the extremities of his vast dominion! Mandates setting in motion wherever and whither soever he pleases hundreds of thousands of armed men soldiers well armed and highly disciplined— ready, by their concentration upon any given y " in overwh e l m i ng num b e rs, to repair "dinary disaster of a warlike kind ! All G re s ` Possible any day, if the rest o f t h e to eat "P owers s h ould appear to the CZAR himself, be still b eat t? ! on resol ute l y carrying out the policy at wttelli e• l eent s apathy, out like thi s w ith seem i ng uf l„ ciple o f nen-interZt'le"than to th e vaunte d prin ln• In t h e instance of the Poles, sometimes even fain in the instance of the Americans, w e ar e stehriiso policy that the period. for thus persic'scetilat non-intervention has at length been Plss'd• It is not many years sincelhestate of our Indi an finances was the cause o f serious con d, and forebodings and dismal prophecies cern abound loomY there were not wanting "me wh o doubted whether it -etuer it were worth while, in a monetary p o i nt of vieA to retain possession of so u n profitable ell empire, Rut a few brie!' years have passed, and What d o we see? By the wand of the two beneficent fairi Eß peace end prudent financial administration —th e deficit has been converted into a surplus. The empty exchequer has been replaced by an elastic revenue, and the Indian financier is enabled, after reducing the obnoxious income tax by one-fourth, lowering the duty on iron, and diminishing that on beer to one half, to leave himself, in the new finan cial year, an unemployed sum of nearly half a mil lion. This large amount, which he retains unap- Proprip.ted, will serve as a reserve fund to meet any possible emergency, or supply an unexpected defl t ; better still, it mt4y be employed in develop -31R th e re „ ur eta of the country by road making NT! Lter works, and the extension of railways. The re pid growth of the Indian revenue, after so great a depression, is almost unexampled. The average nnual increase has been over two millions and half. In 1858-59 the Indian revenue was £30,000,000; it is now X 45,000,000. When we consider the effects of that tremendous outbreak WI Lich shook India to its foundations, we shall see tt.at the most sanguine anticipations could hardly have foretold so rapid an increase. This is only a sample of what the future of India may be if only the same principles that regulate our English ad ministration are allowed free scope. Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN is ready, he tells us, to supply funds to any extent for making cotton roads, and adds that the want of the cotton cultivation in India is not money but labour and superintendence. Here is an excellent field for the energy and enterprise of our middle classes. The effects of European di rection and management have been forcibly shown in many other branches of Indian commodities, and if a sufficient number of skilled and energetic men would undertake the superintendence of the cotton plantations we should pro bably see as great and as rapid a change in the prospects of the Indian cotton trade as was visible when the culture of indigo passed in Bengal to the hands of the Company's agents. Sir CHARLES TREVELTAN 18 liberal, as an Indian financier in the present state of the country has urgent need to be, in his expenditure on public works. The following statistics show the rate o expenditure : 1862-63. 1863-64. Works of public improvement £2,380,000 £2,618,000 Railway supervision and cost of land 132,500 182,500 Loss by railway exchange 366,300 294,600 Civil buildings 570,000 570,000 Mili tar y works, ordinary Military works, extraordinary One per cent appropriated ex income tax .. Total Total for 1862-63 Increase When we add the sum of £238,000 reserved for cotton, roads, and other works of the kind, we shall hope for some good results. We are reaping the reward of our own negligence, as well as of the misgovernment of past generations, in the tardi ness of those results oompared with what might have been. On this subject Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN says :—" The lacites of ages cannot be repaired in a single generation, still less in a year or two. We must not repeat in India the mistake made in Ireland, by not distinguishing between the ultimate capabilities of a country after its resources have been developed, and the improvements which are immediately practicable. The soil and labour of India are so largely engaged in producing indigo, saltpetre, opium, oil seeds, fibres, and other export able commodities, besides this last urgent demand for cotton, that she can with difficulty meet all the demands upon her. We are too much accustomed to look upon India as an inexhaustible fund to be drawn upon ad libitum. She ought rather to be regarded as a bank, the many pressing claims upon which can be answered in full only by making the most of every available resource." When we re member the vast amount of waste land and the lack of irrigation, besides the old and limited system of agriculture mostly followed, we shall rather regard India as a bank, which has a large portion of her capital lying idle, and profiting neither herself nor her claimants. Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN'S Budget has been favourably received in Calcutta, as it deserved to be. At its conclusion he announced his intention of carrying out a very valuable and necessary reform. He proposes undertaking a thorough revision of our Indian public establishments, not with the object of reducing the expense, but of rendering them more efficient and satisfactory. In some imstances two officers from England will assist an Indian officers in the task of reorganisation. In others Indian officers will undertake it alone. The ❑umber of ill paid and unprofitable native servants who still linger in our offices are said to be the cause of much of that corruption which is so difficult to detect and so disastrous in its effects. It is not intended to seduce the salaries but to secure the fittest men for the work. Let a good amount of work be done in a proper manner and the pay will be proportionate. Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN has evidently a clear perception of the real wants of India, and while his satisfactory budget will give confidence to the merchant and the capitalist we hope the enlighted assistance he promises to public works will meet ready assistance from the energy and enterprise.of this country. It is satisfactory to find from tLe late remarks of the Crown Prince of PRUSSIA that he at least takes no part in the late unhappy affairs that have caused so sad an estrangement between the people and their rulers. His Royal Highness arrived at Dantsic. They paid a visit to the Rathhaue, and were received by the municipal authorities. The chief magistrate regretted that the untoward cir cumstances that had recently taken place prevented any public rejoicings that might celebrate the visit, to which the Crown Prince replied, "I also regret that I have come here at a time when disagreement has taken place between the Government and the people, the news of which surprised me greatly ; being absent, I was unaware of the ordinances which have brought about this position of affairs, and took no part in the deliberations when they were resolved upon." His Royal Highness could not have spoken more strongly than this, and indeed, considering the extreme delicacy of his position, we might well have supposed that he could not say so much. He could hardly have been placed in a more awkward situation, and from this he extricated himself very successfully. He added a few words about the good wishes of the King for the welfare of Prussia, which, of course, from him, were genuine, and were appreciated accordingly. It has long been hinted and whispered that the CROWN PRINCE has taken no part in the austere arrangements that have of late so marred the prospects of the country, but it is very gratifying thus to meet with his viva voce testimony to the con trary. The perusal of this short discourse will be very encouraging to all whom it concerns, and it is a most fortunate coincidence, that just at this particular juncture an opportunity should have presented itself where, without any undue effort, in terfere his Royal Highness could publicly state his views, or rather what were not his views on great political with the pea questions such as those which now threaten to in to the propositioYn of xly,the Common C an addrcs a to the Berlin has resolved to agree The mutieipaut peace and prosperity of th© land. Council to send has reached us, it a I%'" From the 3urnmary which and to refer t o thePPearaht° b e a very suitable one, forcible and yet te e-ict Points • temperate lan at issue in The address calls the Biiagß the prejudicial consequences of hia Majesty to recent ordinance on the eeß of I)(3,,tacultill the government without press, and eEkri * g the a settled bud 5."' en cents the unfavourable influence get. i t re , re. of the r tracted constitutional conflict u "13-Prcl loon the relations property, trade, and the public cr e di t, and concludes of by requesting the King to re-establin the consti tutional state of bffitirts by a speeuy conveeatiou of he Diet. If King WILLIAM chooses to persist in the course already entered upon he will not offer the excuse that he has not received sufficient warnings as to its un wise and mischievous tendency. From all sides there have been protests, and if these representa tions have been made quietly they ought to have had more effect, and those who remonstrated should have been treated with more respect for their re straint and moderation. The address above referred to brings plainly before the King the importance of speedily terminating those unseemly contentions. It shows him that a prolongation of the pre sent state of things will be prejudicial to the vital interests of the community. It will, therefore, be with open eyes that King WILLIAM proceeds in his present arrangements for curtailing the rights of the Constitution, if not suppressing them altogether. The Press has also vindicated its claims to consideration in a decided manner. Six Berlin journals have just published a joint declaration, " reserving their rights in view of the Royal Ordinance of the Ist inst. relative to the Press ; they say that the Government has yet to furnish the nation With proofs of the legality of that measure." Altogether there will be a firm stand made against these innovations, and the KING and his Ministers will find that theirs is not a path of roses. It is rumoured that M. BISMARK is to accompany the KING in his retirement at Carlsbad. If so it will be a most unhappy occurrence, for the counsels of that statesman have been proved to be most pernicious to the welfare of the State with whose legislatio❑ he has unfortunately so much to do. The late un fortunate misunderstandings are mainly owing to the pernicious influence of the Ministers, who have done their utmost to foster and encourage all the tendencies to unconstitutional forms of government that they have noticed in the King's disposition. They have insulted the Chamber of Deputies at every possible opportunity, and then always de clared that they acted solcly in regard to the in terest of their Sovereign, thus giving him the odium of their own actions. Sad as affiirs are, it is a positive relief to notice that a decided stand has been made in some cases to the carrying out of the Royal decrees, and it is not yet too late to hope that a quiet resistance may do much to effect its purpose, and that dark as the present is, the future may shine out brighter over the distracted kingdom of Prussia. It is always difficult to trample on those who steadily resist invasion with calmness but decision, who do nothing to provoke, but who also will never yield to oppression. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 0, 1863. The Luxuries of a Turkish Bath, "A Tartar," said Mr. Urquhart, in his lecture before the Society of Arts, "having a❑ hour to resf, prefers a bath to sleep. He enters as if drugged with opium, and leaves it, his senses cleared and his strength restored, as much as if he had slept for several hours. This is not to be attributed to the hest or moisture alone, but to the shampooing, which is of an extraordinary nature. The Tartar sits down and tumbles himself up ; the shampooer (and he selects the most powerful man) then springy with his feet on his shoulders,cracking his vertebra; with all his force and weight he pummels the whole back and then turning him on his back and face, aided by a second shampooer, tramples on his body and limbs ; the Tartar then lays himself down for half an hour, and perhaps, though it is not necessary, sleeps. Well can I recall the hanzam doors which I have entered, scarcely able to drag one limb after the other, and from which I have sprung into my saddle again, elastic as a sinew and light as a feather." And now this exquisite luxury of a Turkish bath may any day be enjoyed ley any one who lists, at the most trifling cost, at the Hammam, in Jermyn-street, St. James's. PURIFICATION OF THE SERPENTINE.—A coloured lithograph has to-day been published by Mr. Stan ford, of Charing. cross, from which any one at a glance can see how it is Captain Grant purposes to purify the abominably stagnant water of that pretty little sylvan stream—not very sinuous in its form, it is true, but still for all that called the Serpentine. Captain Grant's plan is simply in so many words, one for effecting this long •wished for purification, by making the stagnant water flow from the bottom of ponds or reservoirs and retaining the fresh supply of surface water, whilst all im purities which collect upon the surface are carried off as they arise by checking the flow of water in the overflow pipes and causing it to run from the surface in the usual manner. LAYARD AND TIIE PRINCESS OF SERTIA.— The Princess of Servia was in the ladies' gallery during the late debate on Servia, and she became very excited and energetic while Mr. Layard was speaking. She clasped the bars in front of her with great energy, as though she would have liked to have darted down into the house and have seized Mr. Layard by the throat, and I am sure some of her exclamations must have been heard down in the house. She was very irate at Mr. Layard's statements about the royal house of Servia.—?lse Queen. HONESTY OF THE TURKS.—Mr. Layard (says The Queen) has evidently a very exalted notion of the general character of the Turk, and -onsiders him in many respects superior to some of the de. nizens of those Christian countries that surround him. In illustration of the honesty of the Turk, he said, the other evening in the House of Commons, that he had frequently slept in a small tent in a field, with his portmanteau open and exposed, but ho had never on any occasion lost the most trifling article. Mr. Layard asked it that could be done in any part of England where there was a rural population. THE SYRIAN TELEGRAPH.—We lately announced, says the Moniteur, the opening, between Diarbekir and Aleppo, of a telegraphic communication connecting the lat ter town on the one hand with Constantinople and with Bagdad on the other. The Latakia line being also com plete, direct communication is now established between Aleppo and the towns of Beyrout and Damascus. THE MAYNOOTH GRANT.—The list of the divi sion upon Mr. Whalley's motion for a repeal of the grant to the College of Maynooth discloses some curious particulars. The grant was supponed by the "trusted leaders," as well as by many of the rank and file of the Conservative party. Messrs. Disraeli and Walpole, Sirs John Pakington and Roundell Palmer, Lords Robert Cecil and John Manners, went out into the same lobby with Messrs. Gladstone and all the ministers, except Lord Palmerston. The Premier and Mr. Whiteside entered no appearance. We have the same to say of three others of the "Dublia six." The setting and the rising sun of our Irish metropolitan system—Sir Edward Grogan and Mr. lon Hamilton—were both behind clouds upon this oecasion. Colonel 1 aylor was also absent ; so that the only Dublin representatives who were present were Messrs. Lefroy and fiance; they both support Mr. Whalley.---Dublin Evening REPRESENTATION OF NEW Ross.—The nomina tion took place on Thursday. The proceedings passed off quietly, Mr. Baden, J.P., proposed, and Mr. Michae Power, J.P., seconded the nomination of Mr. M'Kenna. Mr. M'Cormick proposed, and Mr. Thomas Tobin seconded, the nomination of Lieut.-Colonel Totten ham. The show of hands being in favour of Mr. M'Kenna, a poll was demanded for Colonel Tottenham. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.—Monday—Geographical, at 81.- Tuesday—Syro-Egyptian, at 71, "Dates of Pentateuch," Mr. Sharpe—Royal Institution, at 3, " Sound," Professor Tyndall—Zoological, at 9. Wednesday—Horticultural, uncovering of the Memorial of the Exhibition of 1851— Microscopial, at B—Society of Literature, at 81, " Phoeni cian Inscription, Sardinia," Mr. Deutsch—" Ancients' Knowledge of Sources of the Nile," Mr. Veux—ArchaJolo gical Association, at 81, " Leaden Objects found in London" —" Seals of the Bishops of Man," Mr. Cuwing—" Jewry Wall, Leicester," Mr. Wright—" Roman Discoveries, Wes Coker, Somerset," Mr. Moore, Thursday—Antiquaries, at 81, "Human Sacrifices among the ltomans," Dean of Ctuhtiroisnt, at 3, Unpublished Antiquaries of Bononius of Treviso," Mr. Black—Royal, at 81, Croonian lecture, . i ~,I. _nt ere ai not oo : ri?t: i l , l ' a s ' a G tt e yBo o s l Geology," theseßgyo E , y ' a ' "Coagulation of the Blood," Professor Lister—Royal Insti -8 tution, Radiant Heat," Professor Tyndall. Saturday—Horti cultural, Institution, Professor A at n t- , d " "Researches F r jda Tel `:_ ra l p _ promenade—Royal Institution, at 3, "Electric N t a. 1 .. Y, Professor Thomson.—Athenccum. 11. ' - LuILILE ' Pt NreEpPrleTse.filoonns, la Q, The attractions are varied aaYn 10th for Flor --l'i°l and latt, c°ll3 tnini. 'say • 0 eti r i e in her t enrich the programme. Traviat K and La be; p art "' ram yliunebs G4e4Viglid 'd jlau;sntGaeipupBge;ainri-si me. Piccolornini takes hers, thegoo good tragic andove veer, the th e co m m a i r e . , exic e , °Mini, W i ll leave England on the LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE POLISH INSURRECTION. CRACOW, JUNE 6. On the 29th ult. an engagement took place at Grochowy, in the Palatinate of Kalisz, in which the Russians were defeated by the insurgents with great loss. They returned , however, to th e attac k on the defeated. efollow following day at Slawtszyn, when they were again Another encounter took place on the 31st ult., at Brudzewo, in which several waggons, full of Russian soldiers were driven across the frontier into Prussian territory, where they were received by the authorities and cantonned at Pleszewo. PRUSSIA. FIRST WARNING TO THE BERLIN PRESS. BERLIN, JUNE 6. The publishers of the six newspapers which pro tested yesterday against the recent press crdinance The rea sons f or t hi s step p e a r r e e c received a first warning, stated t e d to be ethat th e pap ers i n question have distorted facts, represented them in an odious light, aroused hatred against the Government, excited disobedience, and on accaunt of their atti tude generally. SPEECH OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. Their Roy a l Highnesses the DANTZIC, FRIDA Y. Crown P r i nce an d Crown Pri ncess o f P russ i a have arrived h ere . They paid a v i s i t to the Rathhaus to-day, where they were received by the municipal authorities. The Chief Magistrate having expressed his sor row that circumstances would not permit the mani festations of public rejoicings at the visit of their Royal Highnesses, the Crown Prince replied : " I also regret that I have come here at a time when disagreement has taken place between the Government and the people, the news of which sur prised me greatly. Being absent I was unaware of the ordinances which have brought about this position of affairs, andlook no part in the delibe rations when they were resolved upon. "But we are all convinced—and no one better than I, who know the noble and patriotic senti ments of the King —that Prussia, under his Ma jesty's sceptre, is securely approaching the great ness which Providence has marked out for her." speech of his Ro yal High ness b y The chief inagistrate, Herr Wi n t er , rep li ed to the calling upo n th ose present to g i ve three cheers for the King and the Crown Prince. ADDRESS OF THE BERLIN MUNICIPALITY TO THE KING. The muni c i palit BERLIN, Frid ay . agree to the yof Berlin has resolv e d t o -d ay to propositio n made yesterday by the Com mon Council, to send an address to the King, of which th e foll o wing is a summary : p j The address calls th e attention of his Majesty to the rcudicial consequences of pi omulgating the recent ordinance on the press, and of carrying on the Government Without a settled b u d get. I t re unfavourable influence of the long pro questing the Ki ng tracted c onst i tutional conflict upon the relations of property, trade, a n d the public credit, and concludes by re tional state of affairs by a speedy convocation of the Diet. to re-establish the constitu wi'l'iliracechoeinapr The Kreuz Zeitun g of to-day says : at2hl;tthHeericr Vino; I d t:t i n: a rk: se j h o o u n r h n a e u y sz Carlsbad." B OURSE, June F SR.—TANCE. heavy, and the limited he mark e t h as been again amount of b us i ness done has been d or e at prices below the closing rates of yes terday. The Railway Share M ar k et has been as inanimate the Rente, and the variation in quota tions trifling. Mobilier are The mark et recovered towards at 1,310 f. as follow s: s the close, an d l e f t off it per Cents. ..... 97 Do. end month.... -- 3 per Cents ...... 69 35 Do. end month.... 5 - - 69 6 Credit Do, end m0nth....1305 Bank Shares ...... 3450 -- Credit k oneier I talian Loan 73 15 _ Do. end month.. • • _ e w ditto Do. an end raonth... • Ru __ ..._ Austria n _ s§panish Th rees — tionae Debt ,WAYS, BAIL' Cas h.. Orleans ............. lOO2 60 .. 1003 Account 75 Northern .... 1035 .. 1040 New ditto • -.... Lyons and 'Mediterranean 1050 .. 1055 Genera 440 .. Southern ............. . 755 —. .. 758 75 Western 525 .. Eastern .• • • 505 .. 507 25 Sardinian Austrian Lour bard North of S pa i n 5 70 .. 571 25 Sarago ssa 723 75 .. 722 Ditto to B arce l ona •• • • 385 .. 387 50 50 DE :NMARK AND GERMANY. The following despatch has been a dd resse d b y the banish 'Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Re presentatives of Denmark at the Co u rt s o f Vi enna and of Berlin, in reply to the communication of those two German Courts Ott the 7th of April last : a Copenhg May 2 "Sir,—l t i s with much sorrow that the G en, overnment B. of the King has l earn t by the n o t es presented to it, on the 7th of April last, by the Envoys of Prussia and of Austria at Co penhagen, that those two Great Powers have felt them selves obliged, by the patent and rescripts of the King, under date of 30th March, to claim in the name of the German Confederation, as also on their Own account, all rights and privileges of a federal or international nature, founded upon the arrangements of 1852, or upon any other basis what ever. The two Powers, however, reserve the appreciation of the measures which have been taken by the said acts of the King for the consideration of the German Confederation, and, i n f act, leges mau lting from negotiations cond uc t e d i n t h e name it is a matter of course that r i g ht s an d privi and will the authority of the Confederation, can only be claimed by the latter. Now, it is our firm conviction that a fair consideration would only tend to show that the Royal patent of th e 3 0th of March, if properly understood, would prove th at its real meaning gives no pretext to any claim whateve r . In fact, neither by that act nor by any other has it been the intention of the Government to disown obliga tions which may be incumbent upon the King, in virtue of the federal l aws accepted by his Maj • sty for his federal pos sessions, or in consequence of the negotiations of 1851-1832 with the G erman Confederation. " The royal measures in question refer exclusively to the position of Holstein in the monarchy, and by them a larger competency has been granted to Holstein. It is unneces sary to add that this new arrangement cannot tend to pre vent the Royal Governm ent from conscientiously fulfilling its federal obligations tar Holstein. On the contrary, the Government foresees flat it will be better enabled to satisfy the wishes and exactions of the Confederation, since the position of Holstein in the monarchy has thus become more independent; and, if it is true that the Royal patent grants to the Estates of Holstein that deliberative competency in the legislation and in the voting of the estimates which, following the principles of the negotiations of 1851, ought to be exercised as reg,,,ds Holstein also, by the common re presentation of the monarchy, the Royal Government could not be made responsille for it. " The two great German Powers are aware that federal resolutions, repeated with threats of coercion, as also the ailure of all our attempts at conciliation, have left no choice to the Royal Government in this respect. Any eventual conflict bet ween E s t a t es o f H o l ste i n and the Rigs raad which it may not bo po s sible t o se ttl e must, it is true, lead to a partial disso!ution of the existing arrangement in common ; but this is only a necessary consequence of that exaction of the Confederation, that the Holstein Estates should be inves ed with a legislative competency in the category of afleirs,whicb, according to the arrange ments of 1851, ought, neverth e l ess , t o em a n a t e exc l us i ve l y from the representationin c o mm o n ; an d thi s consequence could not be avoided vithout consenting that the whole existence of the monarchy should be paralyzed. " I request you, Sir, ;o read this despatch to —, and "HALL," to leave hint a copy. CRIME. —During 1862 there were 20,000 per sons committed for trialin England, 6,666 in Ireland, and 3,360 in Scotland. Of these 7,816 were acquitted, and 21,101 convicted, and 3)62 of these were sentenced to vari ous terms of penal emtude. LITERATURE. The Adventures of a Sporting Dog. Adapted from the French by Edmund Routledge. Bvo, pp. 155. Routledge and Co. Our publishers are certainly cultivating author ship in earnest. Time was when the most popular novelist of his age was a bookseller. That fat, old, apparently common place Richardson, who was one of the most notable of Dr. Johnson's contemporaries —the creator of Lovelace, the pathetic narrator of the history of Clarissa Harlowe, the refined and courtly delineator of Sir Charles Grandison. There was 'William Hone, too, a long while afterwards, who sold books and wrote them, and who crowned his rather remarkable career by killing Lord Chan cellor Eilenborough by the very poignancy of his wit and by the ruthless and pitiless cruelty of his logic. Thomas in our own time, had a bookseller's establishment in Newgate•street, if we remember rightly ; there penning some of the most readable of the fictions he dealt in. For how long a time past, is it, that here i❑ London, and yonder in Edinburgh, two of our most popular booksellers and publishers have been amongst the most industrious men of letters of their age —Charles Knight and Robert Chambers ? The last-mentioned having the credit (or the discredit, shall we call it !) of writing (anonymously) the celebrated geological book of scientific scepticism called " The Vestiges of Creation." The former en• joying now in his ripe old age the quadruple glory— of opening up an epoch of cheap literature with " Tb Penny Magazine;" of editing with rare ability one of the best editions of Shakspere ye r, published ; of conducting to its completion, at a cost of £40,000, the gigantic work, known now far and wide in both hemispheres as "The Penny Cyclopmdia," or, better still, in its revised form (as recently republished), as "The National Cyclopmdia ;" and, finally, of himself writing what will henceforth perpetuate his name both as a scholar and as a patriot, his" Popular History of England !" It was only very recently, indeed, that we had occasion to comment upon the completion of the initial volume of yet another history of this country penned by another eminent publisher, Mr. William Longman, one of the heads of the great House of Longman and Company. And this same sympathetic association—already, but more particularly, as we have seen (and shown indeed) of late, so often witnessed—appears to be manifesting itself, now, in the younger genera tion, what we may almost (seeing that it has barely yet begun for itself) call the next generation. Here in this charming little version of the wonderfully popular Ilistoriette descriptive of Les Aventures d'un Chien de Chasse, now for some time past the delight of the sporting, and becoming every day, more and more evidently, that of the non-sporting world in France—here, we say, in this delectable ade.ption of this suddenly famous Novelette, we have proof positive of what we have just now been saying. Youthful though the English adapter of the tale is, in years, he is already, to a certain extent, experienced —he has undoubtedly here, in this his last volume, shown himself to be already skilled—as a man of letters, as a wielder of the pen, though he can but so very recently have crossed the scholastic threshold— to begin life as the son of one of our Londo❑ pub lishers. Several little books of miscellaneous col lections (a handbook ono of them is to the manly English game of Cricket) we have observed during this last year issued from the press in connection with the name, as writer, editor, or compiler, of Edmund Routledge. Here unquestionably, how ever, is the very best thing the young bookman's hand has yet attempted, and—more than that, we will say—accomplished. The charm of the whole story about the Sporting Dog, Jim, as told in the original narrative by the French author, lies in a certain nameless, strange, indefinable, quaint, quiet subtlety of humour that Mr. Edmund Routledge, in adapting the tale to English readers, has caught as it appears to us almost magically. It is as impalpable almost in its way as an aroma, and yet he has contrived to seize and to impart it, with the full flavour of the original, even to the translation. The effect produced thus is hardly less surprising in its way than would be the retention of its sparkling foam and animation by a bottle of ehampagne after having bee❑ decanted. Even in its translated form, therefore, these "Adventures of the Sporting Dog," the reader of them will find to be one of those exceptional books that we laugh over and cry over—that even the most phlegmatic will, at any rate, chuckle over and read with moistened eyes. Among all the natural, comical, cool, impertinent, delightfully ridiculous dogs ever depicted—whether, we will even go so far as to say, by the pen of Shakspeare, or by the brush of Landseer—Jim will take high rank. As henceforth a dog of fame he will be regarded as worthy of association, with the Crab of Launcelot, or with either of the "Twa Dogs" of Burns—with Sir Walter Scott's Mustards and Peppers, or with Sir Bulwer Lytton's Sir Isaac. A wonderfully delightful dog is Jim, with his yellow eyes like two carbuncles ! Scratching at the door of sour old Gurney (in ad vance of his diffident young master, Thibault), and, when the door is opened, rushing into the room, and beginning to ferret in all the corners, " with almost the same amount of curiosity as a broker levying an execution would display ! " Point ing at the game—his ears trembling vio lently his tail stuck up in the air, poker-wise his muzzle thrust forward, sniff ing at the delightful effluvium—twice passing his tongue over his face in order to relish more lady the pleasant odour ! A most delectable canine rascal is Jim —luring his reluctant master on into poaching like a very Mephistopheles ! Drinking in the air of the forest with a sort of rapture—air im pregnated, for him, with odours that almost drives him delirious ! Perhaps the funniest touch of all in this droll delineation of Jim,the Sporting dog, is that in reference to his bearing at the moment when Baron Übertus has passed one an evening after the Baron's preserves have been most shamefully despoiled by Jim. Leaning his forepaws upon one of the large stones bordering the park, Jim takes a survey of the property with the greatest assurance. "In fact," says the writer, as here translated by Edmund Routledge, " it is very prubable that if Jim had been blessed with two hands, he would, while staring at the Baron's retreating form, have applied them to his nose, after the manner of the dirty little boys of the street !" As to the plot of the story, we wont breathe here one syllable about it. Let those who love to read a little book brimming over, from cover to cover, with emotions of the pathetic and ridiculous, thread their way through the mazes of the plot for themselves. Any one who reads the book,upon our recommendation,will thank us for the hint thus commending them to it —and will offer their thanks more especially to Mr. Ed mund Routledge, for placing the history of Jim and his human companions thus readily within their reach. MANSION-MDSE.—For more than a week past the Lord Mayor has been suffering from an attack of illness, which during some days confined him to bed, and was at one time so alarming as to render necessary the presence, night and day, of his medical attendant. On Tuesday he was able to leave his bed, and on Wednesday had so far re covered as to proceed to Brighton for change of air, hoping, however, to return to receive the Prince and Princess at Guildhall on Monday evening. RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIA MENT,--Yesterday the examination of Mr, Hawkins, the traffic manager of the Brighton Railway in opposition to the proposed new line to Brighton, was continued, Mr, Watkins, engineer, was examined in the case of the South Yorkshire and River Dun Company ; and Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C., replied on the entire case of the Osweatry, Newtown, and other companies Amalgamation Bill. The case of the Scottish Central is still proceeding. In the Lords, Messrs. Robertson, M.P., Price, Bevan, and others were examined as to traffic and finance. A Pennsylvania girl, who has been serving as a soldier in the Federal army of the west for ten months, says she has discovered a great many females among the soldiers, one of whom is now a lieutenant, She has assisted in burying three female soldiers at different times, whose sex was unknown to any but herself.—Ameriean paper. Advices from Tahiti, by way of San Francisco, report further seizures of Peruvian vessels engaged in steal ing South Sea islanders to sell them as slaves to work on the Peruvian guano islands. The natives of Kuppa seized a Peruvian vessel, confined the crew as prisoners, and by the aid of a white man took the ship 300 miles, and delivered her up with the crew to the French authorities at Tahiti.— Goliforn i(#1; ,raper. T onal ,„ 0-mw—Elralbt „ HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, June 4. The Queen drove out yesterday, accompanied by Princess Louise. Prince Alfred has been fishing constantly in the Dee. ..-----. THE QUEEN'S RETURN TO WINDSOR. The royal train arrived at Windsor this morn ing shortly after eight o'clock. THE PRINCE OF WALES. In addition to the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the City on Monday evening next, his royal highness has accepted an invitation from the Merchant Taylors' Company, and will visit their hall in Threadneedle-street on Thursday evening. The freedom of the company will be offered to the prince, after which a sumptuous banquet will be served, at which the Archbishop of Canterbury and many of the peers will be present. The hall of the company is now being decorated for the occasion. SPEECH DAY AT ETON. VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales having signified their desire to be present at the speeches of the Etonians, great preparations were made by the autho • rities of the college to give a proper reception to the illus trious visitors. Soon after 11 o'clock the nobility and gentry began to assemble in the quadrangle, togather with the students, and by 12 o'clock the quadrangle was nearly filled with a highly fashionable company. At five minutes past 12 o'clock the Royal party arrived, in two pony phaetons and four, with outriders in scarlet liveries. In the first carriage were the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Prince of Leiningen ; the second car riage contained the lady and gentleman of the Royal suite. The carriages were driven into the quadrangle, and as their Royal Highnesses alighted and proceeded to the Upper School they were heartily cheered by those present. Their Royal Highnesses having taken their seats, surrounded by the provost and fellows, head master, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Lincoln, Bishop of Oxford, Duke and Duchess of Bur;cleuch, Duke of Wellington, Duke of St. Albans, Duchess of Beaufort, Lord and Lady Elcho, Lord and Lady Taunton, Lord and Lady Sydney, &c., the speeches commenced with the poetical address to the Princo and Princess of Wales, which was spoken by Lord Francis Hervey with considerable oratorical elegance. The speeches were afterwards in the following order :- 1. Lord F. Hervey.. The Address 2. Freeth, max Phillip 11. 3. Walter, ma 4. Kennedy,ma.K.S Moncontour 5. TinnO, ma. 6. Wood 7. Puller 8. M'Kerrell 9. Bridges The Princess 10, Thackeray, K. 5...„ dEneid VI. .. 11. Cunningham, K. S, 12. Bodkin, K.S. Merchant of: Venice Shakspere 13. Fortescue, ma.... Marmion . Scott 14. Pollock, ma., K.S. Argent° ;. 15. Puller 16. Fremantle . j 5capin........ 17. Martyn, ma., K.S. Antony and Cleopatra Shakspere 18. Follett 19. Cole, K.S. 20. Fremantle 21. Moore K S Lalla Itookh The various speakers displayed much rhetorical ability, particularly Mr. Wood, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Fremantle, and Mr. Follett, each of these gentlemen coming in for his share of well-merited applause. Their Royal Highnesses appeared to be much interested in the delivery of the speeches, which occupied upwards of an hour, at the termination of which they were ushered through the Upper School through the private entrance to the chapel, where, in addition to the improvements which have lately been effected there, an elaborate process of deco ration has just been completed at the east end, immediately beneath the great window, which, extending as it does the entire width of the building, presents an imposing appear ance, and as an example of colour and gilding applied to architectural stone work, is the most important in this part of the country. The whole expense of this decorative work has been defrayed by the Rev. John Wilder, one of the Fellows of the College, who, by many former acts of muni cence, has added greatly to the beauty of the in'erior of the chapel. As the Royal party left the chapel the band of the Coldstream Guards played the National Anthem, but a shower of rain came on which obliged them to take to the carriage to be conveyed across the Quadrangle to the en trance of the Cloisters, through which they proceeded to the residence of the Provost, Dr. Goodford, whom they hon oured with their company to luncheon, which was prepared in the Provost's dining-room, the beautiful model in silver of the chapel, presented to the college by William IV., and an elegant epergne, presented to the provost by the Etonians, appearing conspicuous ornaments on the table. A distinguished company were invited to meet their Royal Highnesses. Their Royal Highnesses in consequence of the rain were prevented from attending the parade of the rifle corps, which took place at 3 o'clock, under the command of Capt. Richards. Along the High-street of Eton the houses were gaily decorated with flags and banners. The Royal party returned to Frogmore shortly after 3 o'clock. A 4 o'clock the provost and fellows gave a grand banquet in the college hall, to which 160 of the nobility and gentry were invited. Notwithstanding the continuance of the rain the boats left for Surley at 7 o'clock, and after partaking the usual repast, and drinking the customary loyal and collegiate toasts, they returned to Windsor at 9 o'clock; but the un favourable state of the weather tended greatly to mar the pleasure of the evening. The usual displPy of fireworks took place at dusk from the Eyot, on the Thames, concluding with the customary Floreat Etonia, ALMACK'S BALLS. There will be a series of these fashionable meet ings this year, on Thursdays, June 18, and July 2 and 9. The balls will be under the patronage of the following noble ladies :—Frances Anne Mar chioness of Londonderry, the Marchioness of Clan ricarde, the Countess of Derby, the Countess of Kinnoull, the Countess Dowager of Lichfield, Vis countess Palmerston, Viscountess Combermere, Lady Aveland, and Lady Egerton of Tatton. THE QUEEN.—The Stern Correspondance of Berlin announces that the Queen of England will arrive towards the end of the month of July at the Castle of Itosenau, near Coburg. Her Majesty will probably be ac companied by Earl Russell. The Prince and Princess Giustiani Bandina have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Rome. The Princes Kotsehoubey has arrived at Cia ridge's Hotel from Paris. The Duke de Chartres will be united to the Prin cess ➢Mario of Orleans at Kingston cn Thursday next. It is believed that the Prince and Pt incess of Wales will pay a visit to the duke and his bride after the ceremony, and that some of the younger princes and princesses of the Eng lish royal family will be present, The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmondeley have left town for Westbrooke, Herts, on a visit to the Hon. G. D. and Lady Georgiana Ryder. The Marquis of Biencourt has arrived at Long's Hotel. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury Entertained at dinner last evening Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Emily Duchess of Beaufort and Lady Edith Somerset, the Duchess of Manchester, the Marquis of Hartington, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl of Westmore land, Earl Cowper, Viscount and Viscountess Lismore, Sir Henry and Lady Sophia des Vceux, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Londesborough, Lord Dwak e lli n , th e Hon, G. Fitz. William, Mr. and Mrs. Baillie Cochrane, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baring, The Earl of Dudley will give another grand ball at Dudley House, Park-lane, during the present month. Viscount and Viscountess De Vesci and the Hon. Miss Vesey have returned to Carlton-house-t. ne° from Savernako Lodge, the Marquis of Ailesbury's seat, Wilt shire. Viscount St. Vincent has left Long's Hotel. Lord Clyde is going on favourably after his recent illness. Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last even ing, at her residence in Eaton-place, the Earl and Countess Stanhope, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, the Earl Russell and Lady Georgina Russell, the Countess of Desart, Mr. Fortescue, M.P., and Frances Countess Waldegrave, the Right Hon. Lord Stanley, M.P., the Right Hon, Sir Robert Peel, M.P., and Lady Emily Peel, Lady Mary Wood, the Bishop of Oxford, Mr. and Lady Caroline Townley, Mr. Delane, and Mr. Fleming. His Excellency the late Brazilian Minister in London, Madame de Carvalho Moreira, and family left London yesterday morning, on the suspension of rela tions between the two Governments, for Paris. Hi s excellency was accompanied by the members of the lega tion. A large party of diplomatic and personal friends attended at the station to manifest their esteem for M. de Moreira and their regret at this termination of his mission i London, THE ROYAL VISIT TO THE CITY. As the time draws near the interest with which the forthcoming entertainment at Guildhall is re garded increases, Of the 2,000 odd persons who have been invited by the Corporation few indeed have had occasion to decline the compliment, and those only from pressing considerations. The Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary were among the first to accept invi tations after the Prince and Princess ; and up to last evening the following, among other eminent per sons, had intimated their intention to attend the ball :—Lord and Lady Palmerston, Earl Granville, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Duke of Buccleuch and LadvVictoria Scott, the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of St. Alban's, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salis bury, the Earl and Countess De Grey and Ripon, the Earl and Countess of Macclesfield, Earl Grosve nor and Lady Constance Grosvenor, the Earl and Countess of Mount •Edgcumbe, Viscount and Vis countess Sydney, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alder ley, Lord Clyde, Lord Harris, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone, Sir George and. Lady Grey, Sir Charles and Lady Wood, bir Robt. and Lady Emily Peel, the Marquis of Hartington, Baron Lionel and Baroness de Rothschild, Mr. and Mts. Disralie, Sir Edward Buiwer Lytton, and Sir Wm. Hayter ; nearly all the foreign Ambassa dors, and 14 of the Judges, Lords Justices, and Vice-Chancellors. Lord Derby will not be able to be present, nor will Earl and Countess Russell. At a recent meeting of the Court of Aldermen, held at the Mansion-house, a resolution was passed on the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee, conferring on Colonel Fraser, the newly appointed Commissioner of Police for the city, something like despotic powers to clear the public thoroughfares from Temple-bar to the Mansion house and Guildhall, so as to maintain an unin terrupted passage for the carriages bearing the Prince and Princess, with the suite of their Royal Highnesses. The Commissioner, armed with this authority, has since issued certain regulations for the occasion, which concern the public generally, but more particularly all persons invited to the fete. They are to this effect. The hall will be opened for the reception of guests at 6 o'clock. From half past 5 no carriage or other vehicle will be allowed to enter or remain in Fleet-street, Ludgate-hill, St. Paul's-churchyard, Cheapside, or the Poultry, un less provided with a ticket for Guildhall. The bar riers in the neighbourhood of the Hall will be closed as early as 5 o'clock, and after that hour no person, excepting servants attending upon the car riages of guests, will be allowed to enter or remain in Guildhall•yard or the immediate approaches. Carriages containing persons provided with tickets may pass the barriers up to half-past 8 o'clock, after which time no carriage will be permitted to do so on any pretence until the Prince and Princess shall have passed. All carriages with guests for the Hall must approach from Cheapside, through King street, and set down in Guildhall-yard. On leaving the Hall carriages will pass off through Guildhall buildings and Basinghall-street. Up to last evening the work of decoration at Guildhall, though well advanced, was far from com plete, and every moment of the only two working days which remain will be required to finish the preparations. As the ornamentation of the hall, after the designs of Mr. Crace, is developed from day to clay it challenges admiration for its beauty and sim plicity, and the oldest members of the corporation concur in the opinion that on no festive occasion there within their recollection was the place so ap propriately embellished- CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE. The first of the wire coils, I,looft. in length, and weighing two tons, was successfully suspended across the chasm at St. Vincent's Rocks on Wed nesday. Although the workmen commenced to pay it out about 11 o'clock in the morning the end of it was not transmitted to the South pier till 8 o'clock in the evening, and it was not finally adjusted till a later hour. The magnitude of the work and the heavy character of all its details can now be fully estimated. It has been found necessary to double the number of workmen on the South pier. Even now the bridge itself has not been commenced' The huge stages on either side of the river , together with the anchorage, have occupie d between five and six months in their erection . The temporary bridge, of which the present coil of wire is the first support, will occupy about a fortnight in completion, and all this will be only the preliminary operations necessary for the men to work over the immense span of 700 feet. Under the superintendence of Messrs. Cochrane and Airey, the two and a half inch cable suspended on Tuesday evening was securely fastened to the end of the wire coil on Wednesday morning, and, as already stated, the men commenced paying out the coil at 11 o'clock. This cable was coated with oil and tar as it was unwound from the crab, and slowly made its way up the incline, two powerful crabs being employed on the Som erse t s hire side to haul it over. Two hundred feet having been payed out it was necessary to make everything secure, and then serve that portion of the coil resting on the " saddles" at the top of the pier with an extra coating of canvas and iron wire. Nine coils of this kind having been suspended a strong cradle will be attached to two of them, and swung down to the centre, and on this the workmen will commence bolting the planks for the platform, gradually completing the stage as they near the inclines, the declination of which is about lin 2/. This plat form completed, a " traveller" will be attached to one of the wire cables, and by this machine the chains, &c., will be conveyed to any part of the platform, above which the suspension bridge will be erected. The time of its completion will neces sarily spend on the character of the winter mouths, as rough and boisterous weather would greatly interfere with the operations. Large num bers of spectators assembled near the Observatory on Clifton Down, and watched the proceedings with great interest, although the almost impercep tible progress made sadly taxed their patience. THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY ACCIDENT. The real causo of this accident is still a mystery, and will, we suppose, continue to remain so until after the Govern ment inquiry has been held. This will bo commenced ins mediately after the termination of the inquest at Streatham, which was adjourned until the 16th inst. As a great number of absurd rumours about the affair have passed into circulatien, we think it right to give the railway company's account of the matter. There are four causes generally given to account for the accident — the explosion of the boiler, defective permanent way, excessive speed, and a faulty engine. The explosion of the boiler was the result, and not the cause, of the over turning of the engine. As fas as can be known at present, there was no defect in the permanent way, the company's inspector having surveyed the line of rails a very short time previously. As to the third cause, the company's officers give a positive denial to the story of excessive speed. The train left East Croydon at 6'B p.m., or ex actly four minutes behind its time, and not 20 minutes, as has been erroneously stated. The distance between EasS Croydon and the spot where the engine overturned is, in round numbers, three and a half miles ; and the front guard, who was thrown out of the break on to the engine, states positively that on looking at his watch, the chain of which was broken during his fall, it was exactly a quarter past 6, giving 30 miles an hout as the velocity at which the train was running. The engine was built in 1868 by the company themselves, and was one of six specially destined for express work. so there appears to be little room to doubt of its effi ciency. Several of the passengers, have, however, already stated that the train was going at an immense speed, but as most people judge of the velocity of a train by the amount of oscillation, their statement may possibly prove to be un intentionally erroneous. All parties appear to be agreed on one point, that the amount of vibration just before the ac cident was excessive, but fur the present it is perfectly un accpunted for. Singularly enough, the engine turned over on the inner side of the curve on which it was running, which seems to be an additional proof that it was going at moderate speed. SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE FINE ARTS.—Last evening, at the society's rooms in Conduit street, Mr. H. W. Carr delivered an interesting lecture on " Greek Tragedy," before a numerous audience, who *- peered to enter with deep interest into the subject, and wee frequently applauded. A discussion followed.