The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-01 00:00:00

.! . 4i LONDON, SATURDAY, OUT. 1, 1864. Before the eighth meeting of the Social Science Association came to a clo3e, it was right that it should take into consideration a matter so closely affecting the public as bribery at elections. The subject is more especially pressing in its demands upon public attention from oar being now upon the eve of a general election, when we have every rea son to suppose that a very large proportion of the successful candidates will owe their election to the employment of means directly opposed alike to the letter and the spirit of our U Astittation. e may fairly anticipate that in every town and borough of Great 'B r i tain there will be scenes enacted from which those optimists who would have u s " l e t well their alone" had b etter tarn eyes, and what with bribery, direct and indirect, the gift of money or the promise of b,ntfits in some other form, th e i e . fiaences ezerciied by landlords,r a employers of of td 1 tbour, and large customers t rad esmen, by the time the House is made up very little re nl is lett for the fair representatives of the op i n ions honest British electors. Such a state of thi ngsisp ro aactiva of very great evil in every way, and goes far to neutralise the benefits derived from fulland fair discussion. Instead of each elector feeling elevated by the possession of a political right and the exercise of a national responsibility, ,he is really lowered and degraded by a misappropriation of it. The act of receiving a bribe is of itself des grading, and when it is :compulsion that is em ployed instead of bribery, a bitter and angry feel ing is created in the mind of the tenant or the tradesman who is made to feel himself a machine in the hands of his master, and not permitted to have a mind of his own. These and other similar reasons have so disgusted our electors, that half of them do not exercise their right. In some of the large constituencies only onesthird or one-half of the electors record their votes, and it is fair to suppose that a good deal of active agency has been employed to bring even that number to the poll, A curious contrast to this unwillingness to come forward in a Parlia mentary contest is shown in the case of voting for the election of Poor-law Guardians. Ninety per cent. of those qualified to vote voted for the Guardians. Mr. CHADWICK attributes the differ• ence to the convenience of the voting papers employed in the one case, compared with the trouble and delay caused by going to the hustings in the other. This may have something to do with it, but the real cause for discontent lies deeper. The instance of the Poor-law Guardians shows, however, that Englishmen are not naturally averse to the performance of their public duties, and it is not to be supposed that a people who take so deep an interest in the politics, not only of their own country but of the world, should not be able to form an opinion as to the relative merits of two or three Parliamentary candidates. The interest felt in this subject is by no means commensurate with its importance, and, in fact, our public men are most of them too deeply implicated in the pre sent unfair practices to be very severe upon the culprits, It has grown to be such a matter of course for Government influence to be used, for direct and indirect agencies to be em ployed, that even the Cabinet Ministers could not always take the bribery oath with a clear conscience. Political men of every grade can talk very largely when need be about purity of elections and the rights and duties of voters, but such high sounding sentiments do not always faithfully repre sent their real opinions. The meeting held in York the other day by the members of the Bri tish Association, was very thinly attended, and exhibited, in its scanty attendance, a striking con trast to the eager audiences which filled some of the lecture rooms. Some men of note were there, however, whose words have weight, and the meet ing was satisfactory, if only to prove that the im provement of our election system is ranked by them among the most prominent of our much needed re forms. Mr. CHADWICK, who addressed the meet ing, remarked that he thought much might be done by a body of gentlemen uniting in a declaration that they would not sanction or employ, directly or indirectly, any illegal means to secure their re turn. This plan has been found very useful in regard to the practice of duelling, but we fear it would not be equally efficacious in Parliamentary elections. la the first place it would be impossible to concsal the real actors in a duel, whereas in electioneering it is easy to shift the blame from one to another till all responsibility is lost. Mr. CHAD WICK also advocated, very strongly, the employ ment of voting papers, which he thought would be an effectual means of checking electoral corruption. It is a pity that he did not go a step further, for the ballot-box possesses all the advantages of the voting paper, and a good many others as well. The great practical cure was not, however, left with out an advocate, for Alderman LEEMAN concluded a brief but sensible address by observing that "the feeling of Englishmen was against these pains and penalties, all sensible people believing that bribery was not to be put down by such means. The true remedy lay in the ballot." No other speaker had the courage to endorse the sentiment, although Mr. URQU HART denounced the employ ment of Treasury influence, Lord BRouGnalt de clared the corrupt voter to be guilty of perjury, and Sir FITZROY KELLY went so far as to recommend the treadmill and oakum picking for the briber. The man who would bravely face the cannon's mouth would, he said, shrink with dismay from the cropping of his hair or the spoiling of his mous tache. But the very severity of such punishments would render it in the highest degree improbable that they would ever be applied. It is found diffi• cult enough, as it is, to enforce the milder penalties of disfranchisement and forfeiture of seat, for wit nesses sometimes forget what they know, and the whole case is apt to melt away in a most mysterious fashion. But Sir FITZROY KELLY, whose able ads dress excited warm applause, is no friend to the Ballot, and very coolly observed that it was hope• less to put a stop to the exercise of influence. They might as well, he said, think of putting an end to the operations of the laws of nature. But if not altogether abolished, the exercise of influence may certainly be confined within narrower limits, and its possessors may be debarred from illegal pressure upon others. Tne mischief of the case is, that those who see its evils will not turn to the real cure. It is as if the Anti-Corn Law League had wearied itself in devising other means to cheapen tread than the importation of cotton. Perhaps the ex perience of the coming elections may tend to enlighten their minds. The English Volunteers have every reason to be satisfied with their treatment and success. They appear to have been everywhere well received from the highest to the lowest, and this interchange of good feeling augurs well for both hosts and guests. It is always a pleasing sight to witness difs ferent nations on terms of amity, and the in habitants of neighbouring or distant lands meet together for friendly purposes, and vie with each other for proficiency in the art of peace. The Volunteers being represented abroad is in itself a fact that imparts additional interest to the accounts that reach us of the ceremonies that took place at Brussels. King LEOPOLD is deservedly popular in England ; he has always been recognised as a peace maker, and on more than one occasion his presence has been welcomed as a timely and fortuitous occur. rence from which those at home and abroad have augured well. It is therefore gratifying to notice the favourable reception which our Volunteers have received in his domains, and the unanimity that universally prevailed rendered the display and the attendant arrangements something superior to the ordinary routine of such aff,Airs. The address de• livered to the KING by the President of the Com mission was very appropriate, and did not launch out into those extravagant assertions which so often mar the effect of royal communications. It stated that in the name of all the riflemen present,whether Belgian or foreign, the KING was thanked for the support and countenance which ho extended to them. This was striotly true, for the Duke of BRABANT and the Count of FLANDERS have also taken great interest in the affair and encouraged the exertions of the riflemen to the utmost. It was no inflated compliment that informed Prince LEOPOLD that ho took the first place in the council of kings, for it is an ackaowledged fact that he does so, and rules no lees by his Windom than his foresight, and doubtless it is his skill in discernment which induced him to recognise the importance of the rifle movement, and to acknowledge its progress with hearty goodwill and genial approbation. It is satisfactory to notice the goodwill expressed by the Volunteers towards the KING and his interest in their progress. The regular old-fashioned English cheers which saluted the KING evidently astonished the Belgians, and formed an appropriate contrast to their cries of " Viva le Roi." Altogether, it must be seen from all accounts that the expedition is a striking suc cess, and that sufficient testimonies of goodwill have been exchanged on both sides to augur well for any future attempt of a similar nature. Doubtless tbeir visit to Brussels will long live in the recollection of .11 the Volunteers, and their gracious reception by the KING no less than their welcome by others will prove a substantial proof of their discernment i❑ making the expedition. The betrothal of the Princess DAGMAR to the CZA.REIVITCEt is just now a very welcome piece of intelligence, and we may not unreasonably hope that from this affair some hope may dawn for Den mark. The German Powers will find Russia a very different power to deal with from that of England. There will be none of that slow creeping movement witnessed, none of that fatal hesitation apparent, which have so fatally marred the effects of our policy. It is not certain, indeed, that the Cabinet of St. Petersburg will take up the cause of Denmark, either directly or indirectly in a manner that will attract notice, but there are other causes at work, and other influ ences to be met with, than those which strike the casual observer, and which he who runs may read. It cannot be but that this Russian and Danish alli ance will prove eventually of some service to the much-tried and persecuted sovereignty and State of Denmark. Doubtless, it is regarded with jealous eyes and scanned with no indifferent notice by the cunning observers in unfriendly lands. It is a sort of compensatory triumph that at this special junc ture the gcodKING should find his family raised in importance, as it were, and that the adverse occur rences of this last year have not prevailed to shut him out from his former privilege of mingling with kingly houses. The rising generation of the royal house of Denmark is indeed a most promising one, and its members have met with striking success at their outset in life. If all has not prospered ac cording to the wishes of the Danes, and their ex pectations have not been realised to the uttermost in the marriage of the Princess ALEXANDRA, still, for her it has been a splendid union. The second son of King CERISTIA.N has also become a perso❑ of note, and obtained for himself an exalted posi tion, the duties of which he seems to fulfil with skill and success. Now that the Princess DAGMAR is also to be called upon to take a high place among the magnates of the world, it seems, indeed, as if fate were resolved to make compensation abroad for the misfortunes that have fallen so heavily at home upon the royal family of Copenhagen. The Danish people will rejoice at the bright future thus opening beforo their princess, and regard it as a favourable omen that she should becomo connected by marriage with so powerful an empire. It is to be hoped that this event may exercise a restraining influence upon the greedy and inconsiderate policy of the German States. It is sure to prove a rebuff to them ; but it is to be trusted that they will find cause even tually to verify their suspicions. At all events this betrothal seems to be a sign• manual that there will be no concurrence between Russia, Prussia, and Austria touching the peace negotiations. It was the union of these three Powers that produced such fatal results in the Polish affair, and it is, therefore, an additional source of satisfaction to know that we now witneis a totally different aspect of affairs. It is only to be regretted that this union did not take place last year, and then most likely we should not have been scandalised by such proceedings as those which have outraged common sense, justice, and consideration. It is a step in the right direction which cannot be too greatly approved of, and if it warn those who are so oppressive and unjust to pause and take heed to their ways, it will have worked more signal service to the right cause than such an arrangement might at first sight have been supposed to effect. The apparently unchecked course of success which has attended all the Prussian and Austrian de marches has filled the minds of reasoning persons with grave disquietude. It is not in the nature of things that such a system should long prevail, but in the meantime it works frightful misery to inno• cent and deserving persons, and occasions devasta tion to prosperous citizena and happy States. Any event, small or great, any incident, trivial or im portant, becomes of consequence, if in its ultimate carrying out we can trace the germs of opposition to a graspin g policy, which confounds right and wrong in its reckless FATAL SLEEP W ALlUNG.—Yesterday Mr Payne h€ld an inquiry respecting the death of Caroline Iles, aged 42 years. She was the wife of a tobacco cutter, living at 5, Elam street, Bermondsey, who said that she went to bed intoxicated, and at three o'clock the next morn ing he missed her. He went in search of her and found her lying at the bottom of the stairs apparently awake. The following day she said that while she was asleep she had fallen down the stairs from the top to the bottom. Her husband did not know that she was in the habit of walking about the house at night in her sleep. She died on Tuesday from the effects of the fall. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death from injuries received while in a state of somnambulism." REMARKABLE PRESERVATION OF AN INFANT.—A young woman named Sarah Gregory was on Wednesday charged before the Melksham (Wiltshire) magistrates with attempting to conceal the birth of her illegitimate infant. The prisoner a short time ago was taken ill, and her mis tress very kindly sent for a medical man. On examination of the woman be charged her with having been recently delivered. She denied it, and search was made for the child without success. Oa the following morning Mr Merrett, her master, wont into his slaughter house adjoin ing the premises, and having occasion to lift a sack which was in a cheese tub ho found beneath the sack, and wrapped up in a coloured apron, a fine baby, which immediately gave him a specimen of its vocal powers. The child had been in the tub more than ten hours. A nurse was called in, to whose care the little foundling was entrusted. The prisoner was again charged with being the mother of the child, but she still persisted in denying the maternity ; but, just as the nurse was about to take it away, she said, " Give it to me," and immediately, suckled it. The want of food did not seem to have distressed the hardy young Spartan in the least. The bench did not consider that the prisoner's intention was to destroy her baby, and discharged her with a caution. HORRIBLE DEATIL-0a Thursday morning, be tween the hours of 7 and 8, one of the most dreadful acci dents, resulting in death, occurred in a busy metropolitan thoroughfare. It appears that a respectable woman named Lane, keeper of a coffee-shop in Leader -street. Chelsea, while waiting upon her customers, caught fire from the shop stove. and the terrified woman instantly ran out into the street, and across the road into an oilman's shop, Thence, in a sheet of flame, and shrieking piteously, she bounded back again into her own premises, where she set fire to the parlour. Men and women in pursuit endea voured to throw her down on tho floor, but the affrighted creature eluded these praiseworthy efforts, and appeared gifted with supernatural powers, for she literally flew away from her wood-be preservers into the garden, whore a Mrs Lewis enveloped the sufferer in a carpet and stifled the fumes. It was now found that the steel bands of her crino line were rod hot, and burning into her very bones, while the flesh dropped off her arms and legs. Dr Davis's assist ant speedily arrived, but death terminated the unfortunate woman's sufferings about eight o'clock. Mrs Lane was an example of neatness in her person, but owes her untimely end to crinoline. She leaves behind her a husband and a family, who are fortunately grown up. THE PRESTON M URDER.—Yesterday evening the invest on the body of Mary Barry was resumed and con cluded. The jury found a verdict of " wilful murder" against the husband of the deceased, and he was thereupon committed to take hid trial at the next itemizes for Lanca• shire, M . R. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS EVERY EVENING, at Eight. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN. LAST NIGHT BUT SIX. THE LAST VOLUNTEER NIGHT. Mdlle. C. Patti, Madame Parepa, Id le. Krebs, Mr. Levy , and Signor Bottesini. Orchestra and Bands of the Grenadier and Coldstream Guards (159 performers). &rand Operat c Selection from Meyerbeer's L'ETOILE DU NORD. The new Burlesque Quadr ille, " Paul-y-Toole-y-technic." Conductor—Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Promenade, Amphitheatre S talls, and Amphitheere, One ; Dress Circle, 2s. ed. ; Private Boxes, £1 Is. and 3.05. Bd. Mr. Alfred Mel'on's Benefit will ake pla e on Saturday, Oct. 8, on which Evening his Concerts positively terminate. TEI EATRE ROY AL, D RURY - LANE. — M ana ,ers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. S I EVENNG, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. IL Roxby, DTI Belmore Miss Hudspeth. After which, the First Part of Shakespere's Play of HEN ttY THE FOURTH. Mr Phelps; Messrs Creswick, Walter Lacy, R. Roxby, G. Belmore, 11, Marston, ,tc. ; 3liis Helen Howard, Miss Arabella Smyth, and Mrs. C. Melvi le. Commence at Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET,- Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, T iACCIIUS AND ARIADNE. After which, at:half-past 7, O'Keefe' revived Comic Opera of THE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA. Messrs. Weiss, Buc;cstone, Chippendale, Compton, Rogers, Farren, Matthi son, gc, ; Mtsdames Weiss, Keeley, Griffith, So. To be followed by FRIEND WAG to Horatio (his original character) , Mr. Compton. Concluding with A KISS IN THE DARK. To commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Sole Lessee and Alanager, Mr. Geo. Vining. Tins EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O' Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Alter which, TILED TREETS OF LONDON. Messrs Vining, J. W. Ray, F orr ,r,ter. U. Mellon ; Mrs. henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss F4nny Gwynne. N' THEATRE-R0 VAL, ADELPHI.— s3te l ',-onristor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Will OPEN It;r the WINTER SEASON on MONDAY, Oct. 3, with great and attractive novelty. First appearance of Mr. JOHN COL.. INS, who has obtained such celebrity in America as an Irish Vocalist and representation of Irish Character, for whom be produced the celebrated Comic Drama of THE IRISH b MBAS - , ADOR and the screaming Irish Farce of TEDDY TliE TILER. MONDAY, Oct. 3, and durin; the week, the performance will commence with the celebri:ted co is Drama of D GOO F( PR NOTHING. Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Billlngton, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon (Miss Woolgar). After which will be produced, for the first time at this theatre, the popular comic Drama of TIIE IRISH AMBAS SADOR. Sir Patrick O'llenipo (witii songs', Mr. John Collins, support , d by Met srs. Billington, Stephenson; Miss Benrinta sioams and Mrs. Billington. With the screaming Irish Farce of TEDDY ',ME TILER. Teddy (with songs), Mr. John Collins. Commence at 7. In rehearsal, for immediate production, a new and original Drama, in three acts, in which will be introduced some mar vellous effects invented yin atented by Mr. H. N. King. V a rious other novelties are preparation. OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. r TALENT AND COMEDY. Last Night of the Burlesque. This popular Theatre is now Open for the Winter Season. THIS EVENING (for the 18th time) Mr. Arthur Sketchly's highly successful and original Comedy of HOW WILL .HEY GET OUT OF IT. After which, F. C. Burnand's Laughable Travestie of FAUST AND MARGUERITE. To conclude with UNDER THE ROSE. Those cele brated artists Mr. and Mrs. Char es Mathews are re-engaged. 1161 n. Stilling - , Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robin son. Mr. Ashley, Mr. J. Clark, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. John stone, Mr. H. Montague, Miss Cottorel , Miss Fanny Joseph Miss fatti Josephs, &c. ar,c. Scenic Artists, Mr. Gates and his pupil. Acting Manager, Mr. J. Kintoch. Musical Con ductor, Mx. IVallenstiene. Stage Director, Mr F. Webster. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. t HIS EVENING, SHORT AND SWEET. Messrs. 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THE LATES L EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening* by HENRY 11.11001iS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish, street, W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T HIS DAT.—Morning, 2h. 18m.—Afternoon, 2h. 35m. r 0-MO ItUO W.- M oruing, 2h. 50 tn.—Afternoon, 3h. 3m. THE SUN, LONDON', SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1864. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. ARRIVAL OF QUEEN CHRISTINA IN MADRID. MADRID, SEPT. 30. Queen Christina arrived hero at five o'clock this evening. Her Majesty was well received by the crowd assembled to witness her arrival. The Madrid journals speak of this event in favourable terms, BERLIN, OCT. 1. The President of the Council proceeds this even ing to join the King at Baden Baden. Herr von Bismarck will return to Berlin with his Majesty. INDIA AND CHINA. ALEX ANDRIA, SEPT, 30. The Messagaries Iceperiales steamer Imperatrice, with India and China mails, 66 passengers, and 1,390 packages of merchandise, arrived at Suez on the 28th. The Peluse left Alexandria to-day for Marseilles. FRANCE. PARIS, OCT. 1. Advices received here from Japan by the French mail, state that two English vessels had been fired into by a battery I. elonging to Prince Chosien. Cholera was prevalEnt at Shanghai. BOURSE, Sept. 30.—The reponse de primes (option) was made at 65f, 80c. The market has been rather firmer, but with only a very slight improvement in prices. Threes, for the Account, era now at 65f. SOc., and Mobilier at 1,007 f. 50c. Railway Market iat:on in quotations up to carket became heavy to. ff as follows: — Italian Loan 67 40 Do. end month 67 25 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian Austrian .. Bl Spanish Threes — Rome Debt Deferred heavy, but with little Tad the present time. The ward 3 the close, and left o 41 per Cents .. 92 50 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 75 Credit Mobilier 1000 Do. end month 1000 Bank Shares 3101 Credit Fonder 1207 60 Roman RAIL WAYS. Cash. Account. 877 50 4. 880 983 75 921 25 .. 917 50 628 75 .. 630 518 75 .. 520 495 496 25 315 442 50 .. 445 528 75 .. 525 398 75 .. 396 25 485 48Z 50 Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern . . Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona ITALY. The following is the passage of the speech which Cardinal de Bonnechose delivered on receiving the Cardinal's hat, as quoted by the Correspondence of Rome and announced by telegraph—" In the Pope is personified that admirable institution founded by the Saviour of the world, who constituted the Pope as his representative on earth, But we look on his Holiness such as Jesus Christ made him by himself, and such as he has become by the work of ages—the instrument of his providence—the Pope surrounded by ell the temporal guarantees of his dignity, independence, and sovereignty—the Pope, with all his means of free action over the human race. Such for the last 1,400 years France has always comprehended him—such, with the exception of some moments of giddiness, she has always wished him to be, and maintained him. Such we cannot doubt is also the wish of the glorious Prince whom she has voluntarily given herself as Sovereign. He is too well acquainted with the French not to have proved that, among so many generous sentiments rooted in their hearts, there is not ono deeper or more indestructible than that of attachment to St Peter's Chair. The his tory of the Church and of France attests that truth, and reminds us that the closest union is necessary between that people and the Holy Sae, in order that, on the one hand, the people should prospgr under the benediction of GA, and that, on the other, the Church should enj )y the plenitude of its beneficent influence in the world." The G iornale di Roma of the 221 publishes the following ;—" During the last three days Cardinals Trevisanato and Bonnechose have been receiving the congratulations of the cardinals, diplo matic body, prelates, nobles, and other dis tinguished persons. The residence of the Austrian Embassy, where Monsignore Trevisanato held his official reception, was superbly decorated for the occasion, and the same magnificence was observed at the Colonna Palace, the hotel of the French Embassy, where Monsignore de Bonnechose held his levee. The Marquis Antici Mattel, of the Sacred College, senator, came to Rome yesterday to make his customary visit to the two cardinals. Before the Austrian and French Embassies military bands were stationed, and for two evenings both buildings were illuminated. The two cardinals proceeded yesterday to the tomb of the Prince of Apostles to pray, and afterwards visited Cardinal Mattei. During the evening the cardinal's hat was delivered to their Eminences by Monsignore Francesco Ricci, Secret Chamberlain." AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) LIVERPOOL, OCT. 1. The royal mail steamer Scotil, arrived here at 1.30 this morning. Among her passengers are Mr Hiram Sibley, President of the Western Union Telegraph of America, and P. Mc D. Collins, pro jeetor of the overland telegraph to America via Behring's Straits, who are en route to St. Petersburg to carry out the enterprise, NEW YORK, SEPT. 21. Advices from City Point to the morning of the 19th inst. state that heavy cannonading was main tained during tha preceding night against the Second Corps, and it was believed that the Confe. derates were about to make an effort to penetrate General Grant's left flank. The Lieut.-General returned to the army on the 18th inst. Oa the evening of the 16th a large force of Con. federate ca va l r y un d er G ene ral Wade Hampton dashed suddenly th roug h Grant's lines, and sur rounded the rese rve ca ttl e p e n opposite Harrison's Landing, and captured the entire h erd, numberin g some 2,500 head. Th e y a l s o surprised and captured the First District of Columbia Cavalry Regiment, which was armed with sixteen -shooting rifles. The Confederates then fell back rapidly on the Ha w . kinaville road. A pursuing column was immedi ately pushed after them under Generals Davies and Kantz. The pursuit was, however, unsuccessful, and Hampton, with his prisoners and cattle, entered the Confederate lines about three miles below Ream's Station. This raid ia regarded as the most daring and one of the most successful of the war, as it has secured for Lee's whole army full rations of beef for five or six weeks. The cattle were in fine condition. A desperate battle took place on the 19th be t ween the forces of Sheridan and those of Early near Winchester, in the Shenandoah Valley, and resulted in a decided victory for the Federal arms. Secretary Stanton transmits the following report from Gen. Sheridan : Winchester, Sept. 19, 7.30 p.m. Lieut.'Gen. U. S. Grant,—l have the honour to report that I attacked the forces of Gen. Early on the Berryville Pike, at tho ofossing of Opequan Creek, and after a most stubborn and sanguinary engagement, which lasted from early in the morn. log until five o'clock in the evening, completely defeated him, driving through Winchester, captur ing about 2,600 prisoners, 6 pieces of Artillery, 9 army flags, and most of their wounded. The rebel Generals, Rhodes and Gordon, were killed, and three other General officers were wounded. Most of the enemy's wounded and all their killed fell into our hands. Oar losses are very severe. Among them is Gen. D. A. Russell, commanding a division in the 6th corps, who was killed by a cannon ball. Generals Upton, M'lntosh, and Chapman were wounded. I cannot tell our losses. The conduct of the officers and men was most superb. They charged and carried Every position taken by the enemy from Opequan Creek to Winchester. The rebels were strong in number and very obstinate in their fighting. I desire to mention to the Lieut.. General the gallant conduct of Generals Wright, Crook, Emory, Torbeit, and the officers and men under their command. To them the country is indeb;el for this handsome victory. A more detailed report will be forwarded. P. H. S:IERIDAN, Mjor-Gen. Commanding, Unofficial accounts state that the Confederate loss was over 5,000. The Federal loss is known to be very severe, but is not yet ascertained. The 19th Corps suffered severely from a furious can nonade of grape and canister, which it encountered at the commencement of the engagement. The final discomfiture of Early's forces was e ffected, it is said, by a desperate charge of the Federal cavalry under Generals Custer and Merritt. Early is reported to have retreated under the cover of night, and a pursuit was to be commenced on the following morning, The news had caused great rejoicing at Wash ington, where a salute of 100 guns was fired yes terday, by order of the authorities, in front of the President's mansion. Various opinions are enter tained as to the course Early will now pursue. Some think that he will receive reinforcements and make a stand further up the valley, and others that be will at once abandon the valley and reinforce Lee. The only news from Georgia is a Confederate re port that the 35,000 Federal prisoners at Anderson. ville have been removed to Savannah and Columbus. Mississippi advices announce a formidable con centration of Confederates under General Forrest at Jackson. Some important movement was about to be inaugurated. Forrest had 20,000 men and an abundance of artillery, and a pontoon train. He had prohibited all persons from passing though his lines either way. It was rumoured that he medic tated an attack upon New Orleans. Confederate accounts from Mobile announce all quiet. Several Federal vessels were lying below the obstructions. A report—which, however, lacks confirmation— comes from New Orleans, to the effect that the Mexican chief Cortinas, after repulsing a French column advancing against Matamoras, had driven back a force of Confederates which was moving down on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande with a drove of cattle for the French commander. Cor tines, then, finding he could not cope with the en tire French force advancing against him, crossed the Rio Grande to the Texan side with his entire command, numbering about 2,000 men, and drove the Confederates under Col. Ford out of Browns ville, when Cortinas entered the town and raked the American flag, declaring that he would hold the place for the United States Government, to which Power he gave in his adherence with his ens tire command. It is represented that at latest accounts Cortinas was at Fort Brown, and had 19 guns bearing upon Matamoras, which place the French had no: yet entered, their forces being about ten miles above Bagdad. Ford's force was en. camped a few miles north of Brownsville. It is also reported that a number of vessels which had sailed from New Orleans for Matamoras with car. goes for Cortinas, had been seized at the mouth of the Rio Grande by the French squadron. Full returns from the State election in Maine show a Democratic gain of over 3,000 over the Democratic vote polled at the last election. Go vernor Coney, the Republican candidate, was, how ever, elected by a majority of about 15,000. De mocratic journals claim that the State will be carried for APC:ellan in November. A great mass meeting to ratify the nomination of M'Clellan and Pendleton was held at Union-square, in this city on the evening of the 17th inst. The meeting is believed to have been the largest and most enthusiastic one ever held in this city. A. number of eminent speakers, among whom were Governor Seymour, Governor Parker (New Jersey), August Belmont, Han. RAt. C. Winthrop (Massa chusetts), Mayor Guuthre, and Judge Comstock, addressed the people from ten different stands. The meeting terminated with a display of fireworks and a torchlight procession of the various M'Clellan clubs. The speeches made were severely condemna• tory of the present Administration. On the same evening ratification meetings were also held in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, and all the principal cities of the North—great enthusiasm being manifested throughout. At St. Louis, the meeting was interfered with and partially broken up by a mob, instigated, the Democratic journals assert, by the Republican authorities. It was feared at one time that the disturbance would result in a general riot, A meeting held at Pottsville, Penn-• sylvania, was also interfered with. The Philadel phia Age, a Democratic paper, states that a squad of about 20 cavalry, from a camp adjoining the town, attacked the people with drawn sabres, and that quite a fight ensued between the citizens and the soldiery, during which a number of persons sustained serious injuries. The soldiers flashy finding themselves outnumbered retreated to their camp. PORTUGAL. LisßoN, Sept. 27. The discount rate of the Bank of Portugal con tinued at 7 per cent., being 2 per cent. above its legal rate. It appears the mercantile community in Per. tugal will be quite satisfied with the variation of the rate with the value of money, should the Cortes take from the Bank its obnoxious privilege of first being paid its bills from bankrupts' estates, con tained in the same law which gave the bank the exclusive issue of notes and maximum discount rate 5 per cent. The exchange on London for bills at three months had varied at Lisbon from 54 to 541, and at Oporto it was current at 55, with some trans actions Mi. Portuguese stock quoted 48-1- to j, little doing. All excitement respecting the recent election in Portugal had subsided, the Government majority estimated at fully three-fourths of the members elected had been obtained without any disturbance, though the contest was severe in some districts at Oporto, Torres Vedras, &e. The supplementary elections were to take place on the 2d October, when M Fontes would be a candidate for the seat still vacant for one of the districts of the capital. FALL OF THE CEILING OF A CHAPEL.—On Monday evening last, a few minutes before 10 o'clock, tha ceiling of the Primitive Chapel, Boston, fell with a tremendous crash. There had been service during the evening, and the congregation left about eight o'clock. At that time all appeared as usual. The ceiling joists had been separated from the crass timbers of "the roaf, owing to being inefficiently fastened in the first instance, The chapel is a spacious building, an d was erec t e d a b ou t 25 years ago, It was fortunate the ceiling did not fall while the congregation were assembled, or the consequences would have been fearful.—Lincoln Mercury. ESCAPE OF A WOULD-BE SUICIDE.—A marvellous escape from instant death took place at Ashbourne on Wednesday night. As a train approached the railway station a man, who afterwards gave his name as Smith, was seen to throw himself across the rails in front of the ad vancing enr'ne. Tho horrified spectators were prepared to see him cut to pieces at once, when providentially the wheel guard of the engine struck him and tossed him off the line. lie was at once picked up, and given into the custody of Mr Superintendent Corbishley, having only sustained a cut lip and a few broken teeth. Ho was lodged for that night in the union workhouse, and the surgeon to the union gave it as his opinion that the poor man was unsound in mind. A watcher was provided until further steps could be taken fur securing his safety. On being questioned as to his rea son for acting in such a manner, the man said he had had a dispute about Luther with some young men at Glossop, of whom he had made such enemies that they were pursuing him ; he was destitute and weary of the persecution, and so had attempted to destroy himself, and, though he had failed then, he said he would attempt it again, THE BRAZILIAN AND RIVER PLATE MAILS. (REUTER'S EXPRESS•) SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 1. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Parana, Captain Jellicoe, arrived this morning with the above mails and 93 passengers, also, on freight, specie valued £9,395, and the following cargo, viz. :-15 bales cotton, 312 bales wool, 807 rolls of tobacco, and 45 serons minerals. Her Majesty's ships Satellite and Triton, and the gun boats Dotterel and Spider, were at Monte Video; the Sheldrake was at Buenos Ayres, and the .Egmont and Stromboli at Rio de Janeiro. The steam troopship Vulcan, from Hong Kong on the 9th June, Singapore 25th, Mauritius July 19, and the Cape of Good Hope Aug. 22, with naval and military invalids, put into St Vincent on the 20th, for coals and fresh sup plies for the sick, and was to sail for Madeira on the fol lowing day. The Spanish war vesmels,Baranquilla and Bianca were to sail from Rio for the Pacific, after coaling. The French war vessel Ashtreo left Rio on the Ch to cruise to the southward. The Russian war vessels Ryda and the Hydyman left Pernambuco on the 13th for Europe. The Federal ship of war Onward was cruising on the Brazilian coast for Confederate vessel S. The Magdalena had not arrived out at St Vincent when the Parana left on the 20th, BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 27. Affairs are without material change. Congress is still sitting. The peace of the country is undisturbed. Agricultural industry is on the increase. General Mitre's Government enjoys respect and confidence The invasion of the Indians has been less repeatei. A . scheme is before Congress to extend our frontier line, and secure the province several thousand leagues of territory. In the province of Catarmarca rich and valuable mines have been discovered, and people are flocking to them. Mr Wheelwright has proceeded to Rosario to superintend the works of the Great Central Argentine Railway. Several vessels have arrived with plant for the line. The arrivals of ores and regulus from Catamarca are unusually large and valuable. The Provincial Government is occupied with a scheme for the redemption of the convertible paper currency. The works of the Southern Railway are pro gressing favourably. The winter is nearly over--grass is abundant —the flocks have increased—the sheep are in good condition, and the prospects of the farmers good. The money market has been unsettled. The demand for specie has increased. The price of the dollar has fallen from 29, paper dollars, to 284. The fall in the price of specie is expected to continue to the end of the year. A heayy business has been done in exchange for this packet. The rate on England has gone up from 491 d to 50d and 50id. The amount drawn for the packet is estimated at £200,000. In produce salted hides have an upward tendency. Dry hides are on the decline. Nearly all the wool has been dis posed of—last sales 117 dollars. Sheepskins have been sel ling at extreme rates—the current rate for the best wooled skins is 3 reales per pound. The import market is becom ing active. Prints are in great demand, Rio DE JANEIRO, Sept. S. The Import trade in cotton goods is improving, and the demand increasing. The coffee market is dull; dealers evince much desire to sell, but owing to the small stock of 60,000 bags not at such a decline as the position of the article in fpreign markets would require. Sales from 6th ult. to date have been 112,776 begs, prices rule for superior washed and pulped, 6 800 to 7 400 ; superior fine, 6 900 to 7 000; superior, 6 700 to 800. Ist good, 6 400 to 500, and Ist ordinary, 6 100 to 200, Sales of hides, large, at 260 to 270, as small, 250, as stock, 8,000. In exchange about £450,000 have been negotiated (including £50,000 for the Government at 271, 27i, 271 on France, and Antwerp, 2,000,000 f., at 344 to 346r5., and Hamburg B M 500,000 at 657r5. The rate of interest in the banks is 8 per cent, The transactions in stock have been moderate at 97 to 93 psr cent.; freights 10 England, 40s; Channel, 50s to 555. BAHIA, 11th Sept. Trade is dull on account of the elections, but which goes on quietly. The crops of cotton will be much less than was expected, supplies are insignificant, and a few bales disposed of at 28 500 per arroba. The sugar continues completely stagnated, no sales of importance, quotatiors nominal. No sales of coffee effected, stock small, price demanded, 5 0',)0 to 5 400 per arroba. Cocoa dull. B ides, no sales. Rum, for regular quality, 76 000 per pipe. Stock of tobacco much reduced, no sales of importance, freights for Chann'l, 478 6d for tobacco. Exchange, 271 to ; on Paris, 348 and 346 per franc; on Hamburg, 659, as per mark B Co. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS, [REUTER'S EXPRESS ] SOUTHAMPTON, OCt. 1. The Peninsular and Oriental company'. steamship Massilia, Captain Almond, with the heavy portion of the above mails and 53 passengers, arrived at 11 p.m. last night. The Massilia brings on freight 11 packages specie, value £3,067; precious stones, value 1,500 rupees ; jewellery, 3,500 rupees; silver plate, 770 rupees; feathers, 2,900 rupees; and a general cargo, including 1,782 bales raw silk, value £160,000 sterling. The Massilia left Gibraltar on the 26th, and experienced a strong easterly gale for eight hours, falling light off Cape St. Vincent, thence to Finistere being unsettled weather, with heavy squalls of wind and rain; from Finistere fresh north-easterly winds, with heavy confused sea and swell; in the Chanty'', north-east winds and thick weather. On the 22d the Massilia spoke the steamship Ripon, steering south-east; 28th, the steamship Atlas, of Liver pool, steering north-east ; and on the 29th, the steamship Syria, with the outward mails of the 27th, steering south west. The steamship Poonah, with the outward mails of the 20th, arrived at Gibraltar on the 25th, and left at noon on the same day for Malta and Alexandria. Her Majesty's ships Procris and Redpole, and French ship Talisman, were at Gibraltar ; at Malta were her Ma jesty's ships Hibernia, Orlando, Meanee, Psyche, and Weser; and at Alexandria the French sloop of war Per drix, two Sardinian vessels of war, and the usual Egyptian fleet, GIBRALTAR, Sept. 26. The submarine cable between Oran in Algeria, and Carthagenia in Spain, has been successfully laid by the aid of the steamers Edaireur and Dix Decembre. The British steamer Osiris, 8 days from Liverpool— steamer Brenda, 9 days from London—steamer Marathon, 6 days from Liverpool—steamer Messina, 9 days from Glasgow—and steamer London, 71 days from London, have arrived out since the departure of the last mail. Exchanges are quoted on London, 90 days date, 50 to 50/ Paris, 5f 30c—Marseilles, 5f 30c to 5f 31c —Genoa, 5f 320. Madrid, 8 days' sight, par to / dia—Cadiz, 1/ to 2 dia— Seville, / dis—Malaga, par—Barcelona, / pm—Almeira, Valencia, and Alicant, par. The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 23d of September says —Letters from Tangier mention that the last accounts from the interior report the Sultan as being within a day's march of Rabat, where he intends taking up his resi dence for some time. During the Sultan's stay at Rabat he will be visited by several of the representatives of the Euro pean Powers from Tangier. Sir John Drummond Hay, her Majesty's Minister, left Tangier for Rabat by land on the 21st, and it is understood that the representatives of France and Belgium will proceed thither shortly. One of the causes, and a not improbable one, which has been assigned for the Emperor fixing his residence at Rabat is that it is a convenient strategic point. His authority over the unsettled tribes in hie dominions depends a good deal on the proximity of himself and his troops. When the Sultan is at Fez the discontented tribes in the southern portion of his empire take the opportunity to rise and refuse the payment of taxes. When at Morocco the tribes of the north are beyond the reach of his arm, and profit by the occasion to redress their grievances themselves. But when the Sultan is at Rabat he occupies a central position prepared to move either north or south, and the unruly tribes in both quarters are kept quiet, because, whilst none know in which direction the Sultan intends to move next, all are certain that the slightest symptoms of insubordination either in the north or south will speedily bring him amongst the rebels to his authority. The Sultan appears to bo fulfilling very fairly his promise to Sir Moses Monttfiore to administer even handed justice to his Jewish subjects. The following occurrence at a town in the interior, called Damnat, proves that the Sultan is in earnest in protecting his Jewish sub jects from oppression by the Moors. A Moorish youth, a member of the Governor's family, had forcibly abducted from her honle a young Jewess. All the representations of her family and relatives to the Moorish authorities only brought insult and illtreatment on the resionstrants. They then employed the intercession of the Hebrew congregation of Tangier, and the latter appealed to the foreign ministers, who brought the matter to the Sultan's knowledge, The result was that the girl was immediately restored to her friends', and the delinquent punished. A still more impor tant part of the Sultan's order on the matter, as providing a security against future oppression of the Jews of Damnat, was that in which he named a respectable Jew of the town, who is to have the right of being present at all trials in which a Moor and a Jew are parties, with the power of sus pending the execution of judgment pending an appeal to the Sultan, adding in fact a Hebrew tribute to the Moorish court, with the power of staying proceedings. Tho part of the Sultan's edict respecting the Jews which is found in practice most difficult to carry into effect is that which de clares that they shall in all cases be paid for their labour. Most of the skilled artisans within the Emperor's dominions are Jews. The Moorish authorities were in the habit of exacting from them compulsory labour without payment. Their burden was worse than the ancient corvee in France, because the compulsory labour was not, like the latter, cot fined by law or custom within fixed limits, but depended on the moderation and discretion of the Moorish authorities, Since the issue of the Sultan's idiot the Jews have in many parts of Morocco refused to perform this forced labour, acid disputes and squabbles with the Moorish authorities have been the consequence. 0101113 r, /AV!, tri bt HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Sept. 29. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena and Princess Louise, drove out yesterday afternoon to Loch Bulig. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ARTHUR I: 1 GEMlANY.—llocumm, Sept, 26.—Last Friday our avian' renowned little town was honoured early in the morning bY the visit of his Royal Highness Prince Arthur of England and Prince Adolph of Mecklenburg, accompanied by sere• ral English officers. The princes first went to the Queen Victoria Vineyard, inspected the monumont erected by the proprietor, Mr Pabztmann, in honour of her Majesty Queen Victoria, and took great interest in the explanations Mr Pabztmann gave them with respect to the culture of the Rhenish vines. They afterwards tasted the celebrated wines in the large collars of Mr Pabztman, which they highly praised ; and were much pleased at tasting, after the Rhenish custom, the Queen Victoria hocks from the casks, to which the prizi medal was awarded at the London In" ternational Exhibition. The excursionists were favoured with very fine weather, and the princes seemed much pleased with the arrangements of Mr Pabztmann, to wheal our little town is indebted for the honour of this visit. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminste r have Icft Motcombe House for a tour in Scotland, The Fail and Countess Home are entertaining a select circle at their seat in Snotlard. Viscount Canterbury arrived in town last e'en• ing from Newmarket. Lord and Lady Vivian left Bodmin yesterday , on a visit to Mr and the Hon. Mrs Tremayne, at Syden" ham House, Devon. Lord Ebury has left Moor Park, on a tour of visits to Scotland. Mr. and Lady Mary Craven arrived at Thomas's Hotel yesterday, from Newmarket. The mortal remains of the late Sir G. F. Eimon A stone will be interred this day, at .Effingham Church, nea r Leatherhead, Surrey. Emigration to the United States. The Superintendent of Immigration at New York, has received the following instructions from th° Department of State at Washington :- 1. All contracts that shall be made by immigrants to the United States in foreign countries, whereby immigrants shall pledge the wages of their labour to repay the expenseft of their immigration, shall be submitted to you for your BP' prove' in writing. They must conform to the provisions of the Act to encourage immigration, approved July 4, 1864, end no contract will be approved by you unless the immigrants, parties to the contract, shall have actually arrived in the United States, nor will any be approved by you which may provide for the pursuit of a disloyal or otherwise unlawful or disreputable calling or which may be at rates of wages that are unreasonably low or improvident. All contracts made with immigrants that may not be approved by you will be de barred from the provisions of the second section of the act above referred to. You will keep a record of all the contracts approved by you, stating the names of the parties, the dates of commencement and expiration, the amount of compensa tion, and other general provisions, and transmit a copY °f each to the State Department for record in the Bureau of Immigration. 2. You will not approve any contract made with inaral" grants in foreign countries to enter the military or naval service of the United States, and where it is practicable to do so you will notify each immigrant who may have made such contract that it is void. 3. You will cause notice to be given to immigrants tha t they can not be compulsorily enrolled for military service during the existing insurrection, unless they shall volun tarily renounce under oath their allegiance to the countries of their birth, and declare their intentions to become citizens of the United States, And you will cause to be arrested all persons who by fraud shall attempt to compel the involun. tau service of immigrants in the army or navy of the United States. 4. You will obtain and record in books, to be kept IA your office, accurate returns of all immigrants arriving at the port of Now York, ktatiug, as far as is practicable, the nationalities of the immigrants, the place from whence they came, the ports from which they departed, and by what vessel, the dates of departure and arrival, the names, sexes, ages, and professions of the immigrants, and their respective places of destination in the United states. PO" vision will also be mado for the safe custody of money, and valuables of small bulk, which may be temporarily deposited by immigrants, and for such custody no fees or charges will be imposed. Letters will be received and forwarded for immigrants, and such other facilities provided as mpg conduce to their comfort and happiness without incurring a tax upon your office. 5. It will be your duty under the Act to make contracts with the different railroads and transportation companies of the United States for transportation tickets to be fur nished to immigrants and to be paid for by them. The transportation of baggage forms a serious item in the el' penses of immigrants, and your attention is especially directed to the importance of obtaining the most favourable propositions from railroad companies, and other common carriers, for this object. Every case of fraud or extortion by agents, runners. &c., you will cause to be punished to the full extent of the law. 6. It is also your duty to see that the provisions of the Passenger Acts are strictly complied with, and all breaches thereof punished according to law. For this purpose you will cause all vessels arriving with immigrants at the port of New York to be carefully inspected, and in every instance in which the acts referred to shall have been violated, you will take the necessary measures to have the captala or owners of such vessels punishel. THE CIVIL SERVICE.—The Post-office—The post mastership of Doncaster is vacant—income £165 a year, with an official residence. The poatmastership of South ampton is also vacant—salary £l5O a year. The Admiralty —Mr T. Morgan, clerk in the Accountant's-office, Devon" port, has been transferred to Chatham, vice Adams, resigned •—Mr Harwood, temporary clerk at Pembroke, has been established and appointed to the Accountant's office, Devon' port, vice Morgan—Mr J. Angear, foreman of s hipwright has been promoted to be assistant master shipwright, an d , appointed to Portsmouth dockyard, vic e Sturdee, a ppointed master shipwright at Malta. Customs—Mr W. K. Currie has been promoted from the 2d to the Ist class--Mr J. Reid from the 3d to the 2d class—Mr D. Goupley from the 414 to the 3d class—and Mr A. T. Hall from the sth to the 414 class of the outdoor officers, Leith—and Mr T. Metcalf froro the 2d to the Ist class of outdoor officers, Middlesboroug h ' Inland Revenue—Excise Branch—Mr G. Baylis, officer , Grays division, Midd:esex collection, has been appointed all examiner—Mr H. Wood, officer, Gravesend division, to be officer of Sandwich division—Mr A. W. M'Clellant officer, Sandwich division, to be officer of Gravesend dive' sion—Mr R. Stewart, officer, North Shields, 2d division' to be officer of Bowling Preventive station, Greenock col' lection—Mr J. "Walsh, dropped officer, Liverpool port divi" sion, to be officer of North Shields, second division—a nd Mr T. Gardner, officer, Dewsbury, second division, to be officer of Dewabury third division. Ireland—There i 8 a vacancy for a third-class clerk in the Board of Works oflicet Dublin. Mr W. S. Stack, first-class clerk, has been pro*" moted to be chief clerk in the Board of Works office, vi e ? W. Mooney, deceased—Mr John P, Brophy, from the 2a to the Ist class of clerks in the Board of Works office, vic e , Stack—and Mr Edward D. Thorp, from the 3d to the 2a class of clerks in the Board of Works office, vice BropbY. Civil Service Gazette. FLINT HATCHETS.—We have already informe d our readers of the discovery of an immense deposit of flint implements in the district of Grand-Pressigay, ne at Poitiers. M. Bourgeois, who has recently visited the plac e ' has written a letter to Mr Mike Edwards on the subjec t ; chiefly with a view to determine the period of the age °' stone to which these relics belong, In his opinion al e hatchets of the quaternary period may be referred to three principal types :-1. The lanceashaped type, frequently ute with in the drift of the Somme and other similar deposits. 2, The oval type, which is rarer, but always associatsd with the former, and-3. The subtriangnlar type, which is smaller, thinner, and, in most cases, of much batter avcr ic° manship. M. Bourgeois has found this form in the grotto of La Chaise (Charente) with the reindeer, the aurocbs, the rhinoceros, tichorrhinus, and the hyena spea43, but it is De common iu caverns. All these quaternary hatchets are 001 i distinguishable from the much more recent hatchets eoci,"'t monly called Celtic. In the former it is always the snit" end which it is intended to cut, while in the others the 14 end is chosen. Between the hatchets of the quaternq period and the polished ones of the Celtic period, the rottao hatchets of the Somme and those of the Kjoggenurodd iu t at of Denmark should be chronologically placed. T he , o f hatchets of elaisitre (Grand Pereigny) are nearly prodigious dimensions, there being some no less than 13j S I.s. 7 in length, and w ighing as much as 8 kilogrammes. P _ i f tern of the length of 12in, appear to have been struck 0. from them at a single blow, and with great bold u: t " 0 Among the four or fivo varieties they offer, two beloozor, the age cf the peat deposits of the Somme. 'rhea ° gular prisms, ending like scrapers, exist at La Claise.,•_r_ only differing from those of the Somme by more con_ ita:eir able dimensions. The form of these implements and long excellent workmanship, lead to the belief that they " to the same age as those discovered near Abbeville by Boucher de Perthes. . o • BO' A SHERIFF'S OFFICER SHOT DEAD BV A. RISTER —DUBLIN, Friday.—About seven yesterday even; in bailiffs went to distrain from William Odell, b ,tud clerk to the School of Art, Royal Dublin Socret?ing Rathmines. Mr Odell cautioned them against procc The and on their persisting, shot one through the head man is dead,