The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-21 00:00:00

QTR ROUNDELL PALMER, Q•C• and ALP La Vie de Cesar par L. Napoleon—Fashionable Int Bence—in FUN this week. One Penny. B A w DE o L st r er lD INT'SVoIe PrrrollarlEatAorraßndE-ISltlan()jeAr THIS EVENING, THE IRISH TIGER. Atter which, at Eight o'clock, a new drama, entitle,' T FIE HAUNTED MAN; oR, T &LE GHOST'S 13ARGAIN, , in vrhich will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adapt atior L of `he Great Spectrai Illusion. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phill etton. C. J. Smith; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss H. Sin' ca2s. F o ll o wed by a new Burlesque , entitled ILL-THE A' rIL: IL D TRO v.ATORE. Messrs. Toole. P. Bedford, It. Phi (lip s, Yburne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Carr:, and Sant, and Miss b. Kelly. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE Manager, Mr. IV. 11. Swanborouzlt. THIS EVENING, EIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. Mr. Lei, , zh Murray. Followed by (*nth time) THE MOTTO. "I'3l AIL Ti3Et;E." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers_, Collier, Clifton; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, Josephs, Maria bimpsou, Wallace, and Jenny White. To conclude with TURN Him OUT. Theme. _ Mr. Turner, Miss Commence at 7. r HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN,' Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, sh. 59m.—Afternoon, 6h. 19m. To-moßßow.-111orning, 6h. 40m.—Afternoon, 7h. sm. The Weather—Sun Office, Aug. 21, 1863. THERMOMETER. This reornlnz This day at Two o'clock 7O Barometer-29.30. Wind—N.-W. ; moderate, fine but cloudy. f, SUIT, LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1863. Aspiring to a loftier title than that borne in history by WARWICK, " The King-Maker," NAPO LEON III.," The Emperor-Maker," is steadily asso ciating with his reign a prestige of grandeur not unbefitting the inheritor of the great name, and the reviver of the empire, of the modern CHARLEMAGNE. The Founder of his dynasty, it is true, was in him self both Emperor and King—Emperor of France and King of Italy. To say nothing of his being also, in his own person, Protector of the Confedera tion of the Rhine and Mediator of Switzerland Emperor himself exclusively, NAPOLEON W e ii unable to arrogate to himself the haughty supple mentary title of King of Italy, seems in a manner, in very despite, to have been resolved for that precise reason, if for no better one, to make another at least the claimant of the title. NAPOLEON the Great was, in propria persona, King of Italy him self, no less actually than he was Emperor of the French. NAPOLEON 111., if solely Emperor of the French, if unable himself to assume, with the Impe rial Crown- of France, the iron crown of Lom bardy, has won that diadem for another, has enabled the King of SARDINIA, by the aid, now of the statecraft of CATOUR, now of the adventurous sword of GARIBALDI, to absorb the chief part of the Roman Peninsula within the boundary of his dominions. His wonderful predecessor, the head of his Sovereign race, delegated his son-in law, the Prince EUGENE, to preside over Northern Italy, from the Lombard- Capital of Milan, by the title of Viceroy, as his representative. NAPOLEON 111, having coequered that fairest province of the peninsula, like his predecessor as a General in the field, at the head of his army—having had his Marengo at Solferino—hands over Lombardy to another, makes a present of it, an imperial gift, indeed, to his ally and brother-in.arms throughout the war, King VICTOR EMMANUEL. NAPOLEON the Great haughtily accords to his only child, his infant son, the destined heir, as the conqueror imagined, of his imperial sceptre, the loftiest desig nation surely to which a helpless babe was ever born, that of King of ROME. NAPOLEON 111., de barred by the situation of affairs in Europe from doing the like, in his turn, fcr his only child, his infant son, the heir, as he hopes, to his empire, does everything he can possibly venture to do in the same direction, in stead—by way (almost we might call it) of compensation to his own pride., Unable to have the POPE at Paris to crown him in Notre Dame, he has preferred reigning for more than ten years without being crowned at all. If his infant son cannot be King of ROME, he receives at least the title of Prince Imperial ; he has the Pontiff for his Godfather; the Imperial soldiers of France, long be fore the child's birth at the Tuileries and ever since then, guard the Eternal City. The emulation, so far as appears to have been in any way practicable, the distinct and carefully pains-taking emulation, in every way, of the Founder of the Dynasty, by the present occupant of the throne of France, is among the most remarkable peculiarities of his most re markable and hitherto most successful policy. NAPOLEON 111., as NAPOLEON THE FIRST did before him, has made war:upon Russia, has made war upon Austria. As his predecessor strove to do, more than once, in his time, and for one brief interval in truth, after the accom plishment of the Treaty of Amiens, strove not ineffectually, the French Emperor has secured an alliance with England. With this difference, that the alliance once secured with England by NAPO LEON 111., he has remained consistently faithful to it—without ono solitary, even the briefest, interval of interruption. Circumstances, fortunate l y for the Peace of Europe, have precluded the present NAPO LEON from extending, except in ono comparatively trivial instance, the frontiers of his dominions. In this, m ost online NAPOLEON the GREAT, the rapid and gigantic extension of whose empire brought the north-western frontier of his dominions down to the very shores of the Baltic, and in the diame trically opp os i te direction at their south-eastern extremity down to the very shores of the Adriatic. NAPOLEON the GREAT , besides constituting him self sovereign of that e vast dominion, appending to his supreme ti tle , the e taughty sub s idi ary ones besid es already particularised expanding two of the Germanic Electorates into Kingdoms, distri buted among his relativ es and friends, regal or vice-regal authority over st ates of no less impor - tance in the European system t h an , land, of Naples, of Spain, of Portug a l, of Wurtera tnose of llol burg, of Italy, and of a throng of min or prineipaii. ties. Debarred, happily, from any eni t a m i ea of th tt kind, NAPOLEON 111. has done now what NAPOLEON the Great never attempted, h e has Created an Empire, he has raised an Archduke into an Emperor, he has carved out an imperial throne with his sword on the other side of the Atlantic and has, with nothing less than a magnificent mag nanimity, called a brother of his Imperial ally of Austria to ascend it. So far as in all this be has succeeded in gratifying the pride of his own people, he has without doubt acted wise!y, Bat it is not alone the pride of France that Las to be con sulted. Neither is it—what NAPOLEON 111. has cared for hardly 1e33 since first he assumed the reins of authority over France—her material interests. There is still that judicious " crowning of the edi fica"—that is of this imperial constitution of a Na poleonic Empire—established in spite of European Coalitions, in spito of Waterloo, in spite of St Helena—that very crowning of the edifice which the re; iver of this Napoleonic empire in Christen4om was himself (vaguely at the time of its revival, but very explicitly since then) the first to indicate. By that phrase signifying nothing less than the gra dual addition to the Imperial constitution of one liberal institution after another: until eventually, with an Emperor still at her head, France should be endowed, under the rule even of a NAPOLEON, with the various social and political liberties—con spicuous among them the freedom of speech and the freedom of writing —peculiar to the genius of every truly constitutional Government. NAPOLEON 111. has done much hitherto by the combined daring and prudence of his Imperial policy, he has done very much already, towards the enhancement of his influence in Europe, and towards the encrease of his own personal prestige as a NAPOLEON over the imaginations of his own glory-loving people. He may now, however, readily enough when he pleases, surpass all that he has yet accomplished in that direction, by his own loyal and faithful fulfilment of his promise of advancing in ano ther ! Doing this by adventuring, with the like combination of prudence and daring, not to wards the further enhancement of the pride of France, not towards the gratification yet more of her greed of glory, whether military o r diplomatic, but but towards the more effectual consolidation imperial edifice he has been so signallythse ruins uccess of in building up anew from the midst of the last Revolution! Its eff e e h ct a u s al hi c ni o e n e s l o f l a id lr a e t a io d n y , that ie, by the very process h specified, by the symboalaicdailnophtroasteheofecvriodwenneing i eeo of his rule as a S overe i gr e i —in g o t o h u e r r a n w d o rtdhse, glory the accordance to France, no matter how gra dually. no matter how cautiously, of the inesti enable blessings peculiar to Constitutional Govern ment. The business at Ptankfort seems to have begun n good earnest. It is satisfactory to find that so many princes and potentates have answered the invitation of the EMPEROR, and actually appeared in person at the Conference. It often occurs that there is some flaw in these affairs, however well intentioned may be the originators of the scheme, and however anxious may be the promoters of it. Nothing could pcssibly have been more auspicious than the commencement of the illustrious conclave; and it is to be hoped that its performances will equal its promise. At the banquet given by the Senate the EMPEROR made a short speech, which appears to have been animated with the most libe ral and benevolent feelings. He observed, after thanking those who gave the entertainment, for the hospitable reception accorded to himself and. his brother Sovereigns, that he thought they—the princes of Germany —could not better express their gratitude than " by proving that a heartfelt love for our common fatherland is the bond of union be tween us." At the opening of the "Congress of Princes" the EMPEROR made a long address, in which he clearly explained the purport of his un dertaking, and endeavoured to elucidate his policy in a straightforward manner. He commenced by calling attention to the fact that an assembly such as that had not occurred for centuries. Trusting in the elevated sentiments of his fellow-princes, and the just spirit of the people, he had brought about that meeting. He thought it incumbent upon him to state openly that Germany looked ' forward to a development of its constitution." He therefore came there in person to state his views, and to declare what he was ready to accord. He then explained more fully his meaning, and tt, at one point was the periodical meeting of the German princes. In order to increase the sphere of the Bund, the power was to be placed in the hands of a Directory, which should be a Federal Council, In all these arrange ments, as much as possible, equality should be up held, making allowance, of course, for the population and political importance of the different independent States. Furthermore, the EMPEROR went on _to explain the chief object of the whole plan, " the single idea that had taken complete possession of his mind." This was, that the time had come for renewing, according to the spirit of the times, the " Band which our ancestors entered into." Certainly, the EMPEROR deserves great credit for his boldness in thus coming forward, and he stands alone in the glory of the idea. No one else can take from him his due in this respect, however much they may approve of it, or adopt it as their own by assimilating their policy to its intentions. No one could speak out more strongly for popular rights than did the Austrian EMPEROR in these words---" By allowing our peoples to participate in the Bund, we shall give new vigour to it, and enable it to uphold to the end of time the honour, power, security, and welfare of Germany as one great and inseparable whole." If this idea is carried out in its grandeur and integrity, the name of FRANCIS JOSEPH will be honoured and reverenced for generations to come ! And when the splendours of his august State have vanished, and the brilliancy of his sovereign rule has faded, the recollection of the public services he shall have rendered to the nation he represents will crown his reign with enduring lustre, and rank his name among the honoured benefactors of his kind ! The EMPEROR then explained the necessity that existed for immediate improvement in the state of things in Germany; and ho very truly observed that allowing that hi s p roposals might Cons hereafter, there would be , no admit i of alter s n very "pro longed deliberations." This was most correct, for no good ever came from a very lengthened controversy or long-drawn out argument. The disputants be come involved in elaborate ideas, and at last are so excited and irritated by contradictions that they dissent from everything proposed, unless some pet project or some particular prejudice be first at. tended to. It then lbllowed, as a matter of course, that allusion was made to the nation conspicuous ent e d by its absence from that national ERtiEonmarlasosß lamented and most illustrious Congress. The that Prussia was not represented. ' 'Oneofmy most heartfelt wi s hes has not been fulfille d," he said, in reference to that vexatious event. He ex plained that King tiILLIAM had no other objection to make to th e p ropos i t i on to h o ld a Congress than J that the proper preparations had not been made. He wished for a "Conference of Ministers" to pre cede "an assembly of Pr inces." Of course everyone knows who spoke in that remark, and whose influ ence it was that sought to be represented in that preliminary parley that was to come before the illustrious meeting, and virtually to undermine its power and stultify its progress. The EMPEROR said that he had told the KING that the negotia tions carried on by second persons had always proved fruitless before. He forcibly declared to the KING that it was their duty to "reform the Band," Notwithstanding the defalcation, the E3IPEROR endeavoured to exhibit the most friendly intentions toward the absentee, and exhorted his confederates to preserve for the mighty kingdom of Prussia that plac e to which she was entitled' may an and thus hope that th e i r un i ty ~ indelible impression on all Germ produce an hearts." At the conclusion of his long and eloquent harangue the EMPEROR observed that he should always feel sati:Aaed that he had done all in his power to " draw closer the ties which unite all the German peoples, and to make the B an d, as one great Power, a boon for Germany, and a guarantee for the peace of Europe." It is not to be wondered at that this speech was received with every mark of approbation by those who heard it. It would be difficult to say how, or in what manner, it could have been im tions, and the styl e o f it s a ddress, it e rs. realised il e proved upon : an d;b o th i n th e spiri ni t n o n f t i h ts av i e nt s e n n r: the hopes and wishes of all passed the expectations of many, anxious whil e obse r i v t King of BAVARIA acted as the exponent of the wishes of the illustrious Confederates, when he stated that it was their general opinion that they coincided with the opinions they had just heard, He added that they would take the proposition into their " conscientious consideration," and they hoped that no delay would occur in coming to a conclusion. They also regretted the absence of the King of PRUSSIA, but still trusted that when again they assembled " that powerful link in the great chain of the different German States would not be want ing." So far as it has proceeded, this important conference has been most happily arranged, and it is to be trusted that its auspicious inauguration may be followed by a triumphant termination, and that the several members of the Confederation will ratify the propositions that have been proposed in so en lightened a form, and with so much right feeling and good sense. Amid the strife and turmoil of so many neighbouri ng nat i ons it will be a source of gratification to witness a brightening exception in the unity that exists among the various States of Germany. While some are striving on sanguinary fields of war to force their liberties with a strong hand from the grasp of the oppressor, while others are meekly vacillating between anarchy and deca dence in the political scale, the Confederate Princes have a great and glorious mission to fulfil. It is theirs to gain a bloodless victory, end to bes _ . upon their people the richest blessings of peace, in stead of the painful trophies of war. They may sow the seeds of freedom, that, germinating in a friendly soil, will spring up a glorious harvest to brighten and benefit a mighty nation. They may ❑ow commence a good work that shall live when they have themselves passed away, and associate their names with after generations as the pioneers of progress, and the heralds of reform. Let us trust ,hat the chance may not be thrown away, but tha having put their hands to the plough, they will not look back and disappoint the ardent hopes and earnest longings of an expectant people. The lessons of experience appear sometimes to be quite thrown away, and among the subjects which seem to be perfectly hopeless of improvement, from their teaching, wo may certainly rank the risks run by excursion trains. I n v ain disaster after di sas t er , catastrophe after catastrophe, have turned pleasant holiday trips into ghastly tragedies. In vain the public indignation has been roused, and the public confidence shaken, until one of the most profitable branches of railway revenue has threatened to fall into disfavour. Nothing, it seems, will teach the authorities. In almost every case where an accident has occurred to an excursion train, it has been owing to a want of common care and ordinary precaution. The trains have been overloaded, they have run too close to gether, they have started before or after their time, the engine has been defective, the carriages worn out, the guards and engine -drivers exhausted from overwork or ignorant of their business, the station master absent or inattentive. The shortest memory can recall at least one disaster from every one of these causes, and perhaps the most common source of misfortune is the most unpardonable. Various reasons or excuses may be brought forward, for many occasions of mischief, but there is no possible defence for neg:ecting to take care that a proper and sufficient time intervenes between the arrival and departure of each train. After the long experience we have had of railway travelling and its attendant perils, it is perfectly inexcusable to reckon that every train will come in to the moment. And to allow the following one to come so closely after it, that no possible margin is allowed fora trifling delay on the part of the first or a casual increase of speed by the second ! Yet trains have run into each other often enough, one would think, to have infused a little caution into the most reckless of officials. It might certainly have been supposed that the terrible catastrophe at the Clayton Tunnel would have sufficed to guard one generation at least from a repetition of its horrors. It is certainly not owing to public indifference on the matter, for so well is this danger understood that it is the direc tion in which every passenger's thoughts instinc tively turn, at the first rumour of any delay or stop page befalling a train. It is difficult to see the rea son for so much carelessness as unhappily exists in this respect, for an hour or two added to the day's work would make all the difference between reasonable caution and reckless risk of life. It would be better if necessary to curtail the number of the trains, rather than expose the passengers to unnecessary danger. It is to be feared that the repeated accidents from this cause tend to indiffer ence rather than to caution, if we may judge by the example of the Great Eastern line. The recent disaster was in some measure due to this cause, since the driver asserted that he saw the obstacle but could not stop the train, as the other was so close behind it. Yet at the inquest held on the un fortunate signalman killed since that time, we learn from the evidence of a station-master, that the old careless system is continued. The regular and irre gular trains were due at almost the same time, and he himself appeared to know very little about the arrival of the latter. Nor is this company by any means the sole offender. The want of caution of which we complain appears unhappily to be part of our railway system, and especially of the excursion branch of traffic. A. correspondent of the 7imes animadverts in strong terms on the confusion exist ing at the Birmingham station a week or two since, in consequence of several excursion trains blocking is kn t o rti w ins. up the way an d delaying the departure of the ordi nary of So s longsuch ch mismanagement as no ac ciden t b n occurs, ey nothing ond th the sufferers f rom the temporary inconvenience at the station; but, if we add the narrow escapes to the positive c a t astrophes, risk occasio ne d by this w ce l h p a a l b l fi le n d m t o h d a e t o the a r o n: o e e u d n i t n o g f greatly increases the dangers the e railway a y t r m a v a e n l l a i g vigilance guard agai net ever ng e W anent to be infallibl e , nor e cannot, of course, expects h can the most sl ee pl ess have a right t o d emand that when spe p cial provision ic is professed to b e ma d e for their comfort y accid ent. But the and convenience, some little r egard should be had for their lives and limbs as well a s f or their pockets. It is very acceptable, no doubt, to save halta crown in one's holiday trip ; but if that saving entails long years of enfeebled health and shattered nerves, the economy is not quite so agreeable. The eon stant repetition of any risk has a wonderful effect, we all know, in diminishing its terrors. The good old proverb ab ou t th e p i tc h er an d the well is not half so much considered as it deserves to be. A danger incurred regularly every week, or every day, seen becomes no danger at all theoretically, although practically the chance of disaster may increase with repetition. Much more is this the Case when the risk is run 'not only every day but many times in the day, and it is perhaps no wOndea that station -masters and drivers grow alike , • reckless, and are inclined to believe that the peril so often chanced is never coming, and that the plan . which worked safely through one season will carry them as safely through snother. Yet setting aside the claims of humanity and their responsibilities to the public, it is a very short sighted and mistaken policy which prompts the directors to such a course. The expense in curred by one such accident as that at the Clay ton Tunnel, would have paid a superior class of officials and re-organised the whole excursion sys tem for many years, setting aside the heavy indi rect loss occasioned to the company by the shock given to the pleasure taking public. The disasters to excursion trains ere becoming as common as the catastrophes to emigrant ships were a few years since; only as excursions are not a matter of neces sity or serious importance, people are less inclined to run unnecessary risks in their passage. We hope the railway companies will look to this matter and see that all that proper care and watchfulness can do is henceforth done to guard passengers against risks of all kinds, and that they will especially take heed that danger is not courted by a reckless apportionment of trains, and a frantic chase of excursion by express or stoppage of express by excursion. The Late Field-Marshal Lord Clyde. We have great pleasure in announcing that, by desire of her Majesty's Government, the remains of the late Field-Marshal Lord Clyde are to be buried, i❑ the most private manner, in Westminster Abbey, instead of at Kensal-green ; and that they will leave Berkeley square by 11 o'clock on Saturday. All the other arrangements already made remain undisturbed.— 7inies. MR. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS, THE MENDELSSOHN NIGHT. Another gre a t contribution to the musical enjoy ment of the public was tendered last night by Mr. Mellon in a selection from the productions of almost the greatest of modern composers. The pieces con sisted of the wonderfully dramatic overture to " Ruy Blas"—a work which reflects in a manner that is wholly unrivalled one of the most passionate of modern dramas; the spirited " War March " of the Priests from " Athalie; " one of the great concertos for the violin ; the graphic dancing song from the " Son and Stran ger ;" the well-known ballad of " The First Violet and, above all, the magnificent " Symphony in A Minor," which Mendelssohn wrote after his visit to Scotland, and dedicated to her Majesty, and which, as a piece of musical painting, both of nature and of history, has only its equal in the works of Beethoven. The execution of this selection was quite on a level with its merits. The admirable band, under Mr. Mellon's direction, never gave superior evidence of its gr eat qualities than on this occasion, and in the treatmen t o f each of t h e master l y spec i mens allotted to it. Madlle. Georgi and Mr. Weiss were equally h appy in their rendering of the vocal por tion of th e entertainment, and wh i c h so f avoura b ly exemplified th e great var i ety o f M en d e l sso h n ; an d a M. Richard, from the Musard concerts of Paris played the concerto with a grace and delicacy that made the very best impression. The second p art cons i ste d o f the usual pl easant miscellany, and was particularly distinguished by the efforts o f M adlle. Carlotta P a tti, w h ose b olero from the " V e p rea Sieil i ennes ," and pola cca f rom the Pnritani + " Son Verg i n Vezzosa"----were ap. plauded to th e echo. Th e theatre was crowded in every part. The French Emperor and the French Church. signed by th e 'he Moniteur publishes the following decree E m p eror an d cou ntersigned by M. Baroche, K eeper of the Seals and Mi n i s t er of J us ti ce and of Publi c W orship : A pamphlet h av i ng b een pu bli s hed, having far its title, R ep l y of various Bi s h ops t o C o nsult a ti ons addressed to th em re latlve to the forthcoming Elections, th e sa id pamphlet being signed by the Archbishops of Cambrai, of Tours, of Rennes, and by the Bishops of Metz, Nantes, Orleans, and Chartres, we have decreed and decree as follows : " Considering that it is an established principle that, at all times by the canonical law and con firmed by the bull and decree which fixed the new circumscription of the dioceses, that the powers of bishops are limited within the bounds of that cir cumscription, and cannot be exercised except Within their respective dioceses— " Considering that the archbishops and bishops have no right to deliberate together or adopt reso lutions in common without the express permission of the Government — Considering that, according to the terms of the declaration of 1862, it is a fundamental maxim of the public law of France that the Head of the Church and the Church itself have not received any power except upon spiritual matters, and not upon 1 temporal things ; that consequently, th e pastoral letters which bishops may address to th e f a i thful of their diocess only must be confined t o i nstructing them in their religious duties Considering en addressed Cousideriiag by the ttiatthe pamphlet in quest i on has bearchbishops ani bishops who have put their names to it, dioceses, but to the P ve rench E m pi re , b y t h e . not only to th e f a i thful dailyfaani dt faithful, u l n e le r , w g a y snpd o a f pc l t ee h rrs e g i yra and do e f s p bt yh e c e t a pamphlet distributed in the departments : 44 Considering that the said pamphlet is evidently result of a common agreetnentand joint resoluti on Considering that its obj ect i s b y no means to instruct the faithful in thei r religious duties; that it is in fact a political programme : Relative to the letter of the Archbishop of Tours : " Considering that that letter challenges the right of the Government to allure° the respect due by the bishops to the laws imposed upon by the Empire : "Considering that it conta i ns a censure upon its foreign policy " certain fha acts n a d t e t r r . t b h u i t s e d to the Govern men t an d con cerning double head, it constitutes a violation of the laws of the Empire and an abuse of power di Having consulted our Council of State, we have decreed as follows Art. 1. There is abuse of power in the pamphlet entitled -Reply of certain Bishops to the Consulta tions addressed to them relative to the forthcoming Elections, signed and published by the Archbishops of Cambrai, Tours, and Rennes, and by the Bishops of Metz, Nantes, Orleans, and Chartres. " The said pamphlet is suppressed. "Art. 2. There is abuse of power in the letter addressed to our Minister of Public Instruction and Worship by the Archbishop of Tours on the 4th of June last. " The said letter is suppressed. "Art. 3. Our Minister of State, and our Keeper of the Seals, Ministers of Justice and Public Worship. are charged, each as far as he is concerned, with the execution o f th e present decree, wh i ch will be inserted in the Boulletin des Lois, "Approved, Aug. 16, 1863. " Countersigned. " NAPOLEON. "BAROCHE." JOHN LEECH is in full force this week in Punch. Witness this his w on d er f u lly f u nny commencement of a n ew ser i es in the shape of THINGS THAT WE W ANT TO K xow .—No. 1 —Wo want tot° know why a couple vt conceited f anat i cs s h ou ld b e allowed disturb the repose of a Sunday afternoon by the Bea sid e ? Or hi s d roll peep pastrycook's at Brighton— into the well-known Georgi ana — , s Do you know dear, ram so unhappy now dear Charles has gone to town!" Gertrude—. "And I miss dear Percy dreadfully—l do hope they'll get home safely !'' (We wonder what dear Charles and near Percy would say, if they saw you eating turtle at Mutton's, you little humbugs.) Or, funniest of all, his after-dinner illustration of Testy Old G ent (to Butler)— " Claret ! Yes, yes; put it down; and pray, Simpson, don't blow anon my h ee d so I" Some of the journals state that Madlle. Patti has play nosina in the "Barbier e " an d other characters, g ac e t u er a atgs,ed t Frankfort, before the assembled priaaces, at the modest temuneratio4 of £lOO a pight THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1863. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) censor. NEW YORK, AUG. 12 (Morning). The news generally is unimportant. Military affairs are quiet. The steamer Georgia has been wrecked. General Lee's head-quarters are at Gordons ville, and his main body is on the line of the Rapidan. The Yew York, Herald asserts that a convention of prominent Republicans will be held at Wash ington next week. The object of the meeting is not known, but the Herald asserts that informa tion has reached Washington that the Confede rates were willing to return to the Union if terms were offered them, and that the Republican party is desirous to stop the war, and to avoid the unpopularity of the conscription; hence a meeting has been called. President Lincoln has written a second letter to Governor Seymour confirming his determination to enforce the draft. It is reported that Confederate General Richard- Kin is conscripting all light-coloured negroes in West Tennessee to serve as soldiers for three years, at the expiration of which they will receive their freedom, but no pay. Mr. C. B. Sedgewich, late chairman of the Con gressional Naval Committee, has written a letter, stating that Mr. Howard, of New York, came to him in July, 1860, saying that he came at the instance of Messrs. Laird to make proposals to the Navy Department. Mr. Sedgewick referred him to the Secretary of the Navy, who declined entering into negotiations. Mr. Howard was either Mr. Laird's agent, or a volunteer expecting a commission, but was not an agent of the Navy Department. Tim New York Herald states that several Cabinet meetings have been held at Washington at Whi c h the Mexican question was discussed. It was decided to demand from France the entire abandonment of the monarchical scheme. The China, S3zonia, and the Glasgow have arrived out. The Confederate pickets extend along the South bank of the Rappahannock, though the Federal cavalry occasionally scour the country as far as the lower fords of the Rapidan. Stafford Court House and Acquia Creek are within the Federal lines. It is reported that 8,000 Federal reinforcements arrived at Charleston on the Ist inst., and would land on the south end of Folly Island. General Bragg is at Chattanooga. Part of his army is at Rome, Georgia. It is rumoured that Bishop Polk has superseded General Bragg. Daring General Foster's reconnaissance up the James River his vessels were fired at by artillery and sharpshooters stationed along the banks. A torpedo exploded under one of the vessels, doing considerable damage, Admiral Farragut has arrived at New York in the steamer Hartford. A battle is imminent at Fort Blant, Indian ter ritory. Governor Seymour has addressed another letter to President Lincoln, reasserting that there was in justice and fraud in the enrolment, and furnishing statistics proving that more persons were enrolled in the Democratic than in the Rupublican districts. Governor Seymour says he is sure that the Presi dent cannot fail to right these gross wrongs. The Kentucky Democratic press asserts that the election in lisntucky was carried by military au thority. President Davis has rescinded the furlough granted to the prisoners captured and paroled at Vicksburg. The Governor of Alabama has called a special session of the Legislature. The Eichmond Enqutrer announces the military appointments marle by President Davis, end says: "'The spirit of resistance to the North is as strong as ever, but the Southern people Are weary Of the LATEST INTELLIGENCE. AMERICA. QUEENS'TOWN, AUG. 21. The royal mail steamer Scotia, from New York on the 12th inst., arrived here at 7 a.m, She brings 116 passengers, and 696,000 dollars in specie. She landed all mails and 17 passengers, and pro ceeded immediately, all well. She made the pas sage in 8 days 16 hours. NEW YORK, AUG. 10, Evening. (Per the Scotia.) It is reported that General Meade has twice tendered his resignation, and now insists upon its acceptance. General Grant is spoken of as his suc- The Army of the Potomac is to be reorganized. drafted men and substitutes are now reinforcing it. The Federals have arrested all the inhabi tants North of the Rippahannock as far cs Belle Plaine. They have occupied Beverley Ford. Mosby's guerillas are still committing depreda tions between Alexandria and Fairfax. It was reported that the land and naval forces would attack Fort Sumter on the Bth inst. A Federal force has marched down the centre of Arkansas. Other forces are preparing to clear the territory west of the Mississippi of the organized Confederate forces. General Foster has made a reconnaisance with three gunboats up James River. The Secretary-of-War has ordered three Confede rate prisoners to be confined and held as hostages for three negroes captured on board the steamer Isaac Smith whom the Confederates refuse to ex- change. The Governor of New York has written to Presi dent Lincoln, complaining of the injustice done to the State by the mode of enrolment, and asking for a suspension of the draft until the errors are cor rected. He urges 'volunteering to be substituted for the draft, and claims that by the Constitution the Conscription Act should be tested in the State Courts. President Lincoln replied that the draft must be enforced, but that the districts where there is an irregularity could be re enrolled. The President does not object to submit the constitutionality of the Conscription Act to the decision of the Courts, but cannot consent to lose time while obtaining judgment :—" As the enemy is driving every man into his ranks, very much as a butcher drives bullocks into his slaughter-pen, thus producing an army which will soon turn upon the victorious Federals, if not sustained by recruits, the volunteer system is so far exhausted as to be inadcquate.'' The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald asserts that reports had reached Washing ton that Mr. Cassius M. Clay had entered into an offensive and defensive treaty with Russia, assuring to that Power that, in the event of the Western Powers declaring war against her, the United States would declare war against France and England. Blockade running at Wilmington is said to be carried on to an enormous extent at present. The steamer Georgia, from New York to Liver pool, ran ashore on the 4th inst. in a fog, on the north-east bar, Sable Island. It is supposed that she will be a total wreck. The passengers and luggage were saved. The mail steamer China was interrupted off Cape Race on the Bth inst. flagrant mismanagement of the Government by President Davis's Administration." There is a large increase in the mortality of New York. There were 970 deaths last week, being 400 more than in the same period last year. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, AUG. 11. Money abundant, Gold 26/ per cent. premium. Exchange on London—Bankers' bills, 1391. Stocks dull. New York Centrals, 127,1 ; Illinois, 1204 ; Erie, 105; 6 per cent. United States Bonds, 1051. Cotton dull. Middling Upland, 68c. Flour heavy, at a decline of 10c. Wheat and corn lower. Pre visions, good inquiry. Coffee heavy. Sugar steady. Molasses quiet. Crude petroleum, 31/c. to 35c. SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 21. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Hammonia, from New York on the Bth inst., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 114 passengers, 15,125 dollars in specie for England, and 1,300 dollars for Hamburg. On the 12th she spoke the English bark Reuben, bound for Glasgow; on the 16th, the English bark Crimes, bound from Cardiff to New York ; and on the 20th, off Cape Lizard, the steamer Scotia. The news by the Hammonia has been anticipated. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. VIENNA, AUG. 21. The latest intelligence from Lithuania announces that the detachment commanded by Mackiewicz has gained a victory over a superior Russian force near Kiesdany. The Presse states that an engagement unfavour able to the Russians has taken place at Obiechow, in the palatinate of Cracow. THE FRANKFORT CONGRESS. FRANKFORT ON MAINE, AUG. 21. The permanent committee of the populsr dele gates of the German Diets held a sitting yesterday. The following questions were upon the order of the day :—The German question ; the more enlarged organisation of the Congress; the Schleswig Hol stein question. Meetings of the Congress will take place to-day and on Saturday. Herren, Schultze-Delitsch, Bennigsen, Metz &c„ are among the deputies who have already ar• rived. The King of Holland was yesterday at the gala performance in the theatre. Thirty-two Sovereign Princes, with their Ministers and the corps diplo matique, were present upon the occasion. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, AUG. 19. The Annamite Ambassadors have arrived a Suez. FRANCE. PARIS, AUG. 2 Advices received here state that some disturb ances have taken place in the vicinity of Damascus. The Bedouins under Djibel attacked a detachment of gendarmes, of whom five were killed. Other similar attacks took place at Kesrout. These attacks oause some uneasiness, but ener getic measures on the part of the Ottoman Govern ment will soon put a stop to them. BOURSE, Aug. 20.—The market has been rather animated, but without any further improvement in prices, Threes, for the Account, being unvaried at 65f. 85c. Railway Share Market quiet, but firm. The market closed as follows : it per Cents 96 90 Italian L0an...... 72 80 Do. end month — Do. end month.... 72 70 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 90 Do. end month.... 73 Credit Mobilier.... 1130 Russian ........ 1 )o. end month 1127 50 Austrian . ....... Bank Shares 3385 Spanish Threes.... 52 50 Credit /meter 1275 Home Debt ...... RA IL WAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans 1022 50 .. 1022 50 Northern New ditto ............ -- Lyons and Mediterranean 1030 . 1031 25 Geneva _u 493 75 .. 492 50 Southern 720 717 50 Western 497 50 .. 498 75 Sardinian 416 25 .. 417 50 Austrian ...... Lou.bard ........ 556 25 .. 555 North-- of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have received the following telegram : FRIDAY, AUG. 21 " The Massilia left Alexandria with the Mar seilles portion of the above mails at 3 p.m. on the 19th inst. " The Poonah, with the heavy portion of the mails, sailed at 4 p.m., and may be expected at Southampton about the I st September. The Bengal brought the mails to Suez, arriving there on the 18th inst. " The Poonah has 2,790, and the Mtssilia 210 packages of cargo. THE TIMES C ORRESPONDENT AND LORD CLYDE, —The first interview of the correspondent with the veteran, as told by himself, was, says a daily con temporary, eminently characteristic. Mr. Russell, being favoured with introductions to him, waited on imp at head-quarters and presented them. Sir Colin gave him a hearty welcome to the camp, fully entered into his views, and promised to assist him to the uttermost. "You shall know," he said, "all my plans ; you shall be made acquainted with all my movements; I will conceal nothing whatever from you, on one sole condition, that you do not speak of them in the camp, but confine your self to sending the information to your constituents at home, where they will do no harm, because long before they can appear in print they will have been executed." It is needless to say that Mr. Russell cheerfully accepted and honourably observed these conditions ; and he indirectly observes that any other persons equally well recom mended would have enjoyed the same facilities, We venture humbly to differ from Mr. Russell," says the writer, " the attentions were offered snore to the news paper con espondent than the personal visitor. Sir Colin knew the advantages of securing a favour able critic at head -quarters, who could, through the columns of a newspaper, command the ear of Europe, the advantage of what his Highland ancestors would have called a bard to chant his praises. That condition was, of course, not Expressed, but it followed in the inevit- able order of things. Sir Cohn will always be reckoned a great general, but he never made a finer show of general ship than when he welcomed the correspondent of the Times to his tent, his table, and hie council board. A RURAL JOCKEY.—The Journal de Chateau hriant says that at the late races at Nozay (Loire- Inferieure) a steeplechase presented unusual interest from the fact that a young peasant of the environs, mounted on a horse of the Britanny breed, ventured to enter the lists against some of the best racers of the country. He rode barebacked with a halter instead of a bridle. On leaping the first fence the halter broke, and the rider fell, b ut he instantly mounted again and cleared all the obstacles till he reached the last, which the horse reiused. The yEuLg peasant, however, managed to force him ever, and passed he wiuhiLts-post first staid loud applause, THE SUEZ CANAL. CONSTANTINOPLE, AUG. 20. The statements published by some journals relative to the Suez Canal settlement are erro neous. Forced labour is absolutely abolished, the company having six months allowed them to maks other labour arrangements. SPAIN, MADRID, AUG. 21. The Correspondencia of this morning states it is asserted in well-informed quarters that the Ministry will not enter upon the consideration of the Mexican question until after the Archduke Maximilian has accepted the Crown. The electoral meetings in the various districts have been authorised by the Government. ‘11113,1- P:-,ir* i rr ;%r, e t. • - Irtgar The Prince and Princess of Wales. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales (says the Dundee Advertiser), accompanied by the Count of Flanders, drove through Braemar on Friday evening last, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Fife, at Mar Lodge. As the visit wee strictly private, there was no public demonstration; yet, on their return from Mar Lodge, a large num' ber of visitors and people of the village had awn' . bled, who kindly hailed them. A man of the name of Farquharson, a pearl-fisher, having called at the Castle a few days before, his box of pearls were pre sented to the prince and princess for inspection, and they selected two from the lot, and greatly admired the whole. These pearls have all been taken out of the Strathmore River. One, for which the owner has been offered £3O , i s indeed a " perfect pearl. , On Saturday the royal party drove by Clachintuen and Lochnagar Distillery, on their way to Loch Muick, upon a fishing excursion. The weather, however, having proved rough, and the rain falling very frequently, the enjoyment of the party was not such as it would have been had the day been fine' The Edinburgh Courant says :---Since the 12th his royal highness has been grouse shooting every day with great success. Her royal highness devotes a good deal of time to angling —a sport of which she seems to have a thorough appreciation—and has met, we believe, with much success, considering the advanced period of the year. As usual on Sunday their royal highnesses and suite attended service at Crathie Church, The Rev. A. Anderson preached an excellent practical sermon from James, let chap ter and 25th. verse, The church was well filled, and the parts from which a good view of the royal party could ba obtained were crowded to excess. The Prince and Princess of Wales are to be pre sent at the Braemar Gathering, which is to be held on the 27th inst. at Mar Lodge; and we learn that the prince and princess intend to honour the Earl and Countess of Fife by remaining at Mar Lodge from the 27th (the day of the gathering) till Satur day, the 29th. The Count of Flanders will accom pany the prince and princess. The Duke of Athole is, we are informed, suffering from very severe illness, and the condition of his grace oc• casians much anxiety to his family. The noble duke is residing at Dankeld, Perthshire, with his duchess. The Marquis of Tullibardine is at present serving with his regi ment, the Scots Fusilier Guards, in Canada. The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort and Lady Edith Somerset are about to leave town for Yorkshire, and will visit for a few days Lord Londesborough, at Grimstoa Park, near Tadcaster. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Sir Henry and Lady Sophia des Yceux, and the select party who have been staying with Captain and the Hon. Mrs. Egerton at Grimston Park, near Tadcaster (Lord Londes borough's seat), during the week, for the York races, sepa rate to-day. The Earl and Countess Somers arrived in town yesterday from a protracted sojourn in Spain, and will shortly go to Eastnor Castle for the autumn. Lord Louth has arrived at Cherbourg in his yacht from Ryde, Isle of Wight. Lord Londesborough is expected to leave town to-morrow, for his seat in Yorkshire, for the season. Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Frederick Grey, K.C.8., and Lady Grey left Spring-gardens yesterday for a tour of visits. Colonel Peers 'Williams, M.P., and Mrs. and the Misses 'Williams have left Berkeley -square for their seat in Berkshire. A NOBLE ACTRESS—a rival to Prince Galifzin among musicians !—A great sensation has been created at Paris, we learn, by the news that the Countess Bathyanyi, adopted daughter of Prince Esterhazy, is shortly to make her appearance on the stage—first of the Ecole de Jeunes Artistes, and then of the Thatre Francais. The lady has already written three novels, published by Amyot, novels which have earned for her the distinction of being made a Member of the Suei6t6 des Gens de Lettres. THE ARCHMOLOGISTS AT ROCHESTER.—Our immortal Boz—author, among other wonderful things, of "Bill Stumps His Mark," in .Picheick—appears to be making the amends at last down in his own neigh bourhood to those very tempting gentlemen whom he has so often poked fun at, before now, the archaeologists! The year 1863 will be a red-lettered oue in the annals of the Archiealogical Institute, writes one of the reporters of the late proceedings of that body, for the meeting at Rochester, the later proceedings of which we are about to chronicle, must be reckoned among the most :uccessful that have taken place since, twenty years ago, these charming annual reunions were inaugurated at Canterbury. Nor must we omit to call attention to the fact, that, although at the time Mr. Pickwick's idea of an archaeologist was not far from the mark, Mr. Dickens, in the present year of grace, is content to be a committeeman, and as such to work with the host of worthies, thanks to whose exertions such pro gress in the science has been made, To this the writer adds :—We may remark that the paper by the learned master of Gonville and Coins College on the Wednesday, on the landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, a subject of such interest to the author of the " Vie de Caesar," should have been listened to by a French ,archaeologist, M. A. Maury, who was specially sent over by the Emperor to hear it. lie unfortunately came too late; but Dr. Guest had not left and was enabled to go over the subject a second time with the distinguished visitor. " CAPTAIN SWING " appears to be abroad again, if we may judge from the following paragraph from The Age We Live In:— " WILFUL ATTEMPT TO FIRE GODIL3IING On Sunday night last some evilly disposed persons delibe rately broke several panes of glass in one of the large win dows on the South side of Godalming Church, and having ignited a large bundle of papers they endeavoured to throw it into one of the pews, but happily the aisle was too broad to allow of their mischievous design taking effect, and the mass of flame fell harmlessly on the stone floor. Had they succeeded, this noble old structure, built principally of wood, must have been destroyed, as the pews are of the old fashioned style, and would, from the very dry material of which they aro built, have been speedily on fire. The miscreants having been foiled in this diabolical object, went to a retired part of the village, to a yard where a car rier's van was kept, into which they thrust a quantity of straw, and set it on fire, thereby destroying the poor man's harness, whips, &c., although the van itself was fortunately saved. What makes this case more distressing is the fact that the van and harness were the property of a young man who supported his little brothers, all of them orphans, by the business of a carrier between Godalming and Guildford. As yet no clue has been obtainel wherewith to fix the guilt on such heartless reprobates, although the police are on the alert to detect them." A WORD ON PETS.—The choice of pets is gene rally an index to character. The farmer entertains a dull affection for some gentle heifer, with mild Juno-like eyes and aromatic breath. His man Giles lounges at leisure moments round the sty, and fondly scratches the fat backs of the lethargic tenants with! a clownish smile evoked by visions of future flitches. Community of tastes and pur suits leads the huntsman to seek an object of affection in his stables; and the soldier, whose life may depend on the fleetness and endurance of his charger, will share his last crust with him. A bucolic partiality for sheep can only be accounted for by the drowsy placidity of rural life. The love of birds is almost peculiar to women ; and there is a graceful appropriateness in the tenderness of young girls for canaries and other little creatures, nimble, sweet tongued, and sensitive as themselves. Matrons have a loquacitytry of p arrots, and admire . Venerable spinsters relish thoughtfulthe spitefulness preference and forpoula gaudiness of plumage accordi ng with their own msthetic tastes. Some mental perversity may be inferred in a 3 oung lady who Pets a Parrot ; and the Roman lady who, accord ing to Martial, fondled a snake, must have been a sour old maid.—Once a !reek,. A WORD OF SOLACE FOR ROBERT BROWNING AND HENRY TAYLOR. —...A. genial critic in the ,S'atur. day Review, referring to those two eminent but scantily appreciated playwrights, reminds them thus, that these aro evil days for those who write " Philip Van Arteveldes" or "Blots on the 'Scutcheon." For, he asks, has not a stam mering fop monopolised ono of our principal theatres for more than two hundred evenings ? has not a plunge into a painted lake been popular as long ? and does not now a magic-lantern prove the sole attraction of a fitth•rato melodrama ? Should there ever be a renaissance of the acting drama in Britain, a restoration of the audiences to their senses (the actors will soon recover theirs), Robert Browning may then, for some two or tnree of his tragedies, be summoned to make his bow to an applauding pit. Mean while, in Sancho's phrase, " patience and snuff the candle ;" it needs it sorely, for it burns very dimly before our pros ceniums. Whether, however, that good time be near or remote, whether it will for ever be a promise lacking per formance, these Tragedies and other Plays will live in the remembrance of all who study dram a ti c compos i t i ons , n ot as the recreation of an idle hour, but as ranking among the purest and noblest - , recreations of the human mind. To this fit but few au dience they n ee d not our recornmcnda- 'un; for they have already taken their place among the volumes that have in them the prowioe of long, at least, if not perpetual, life, "it