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

ROUNDELL PALMER, Q.C• and M, P.— La Vie de Cesar par L. Napoleon—Fashionable ba.teln gence—(n FUN this week. One Penny. N' THEATRE-8.0 Y AL, ADELPI Sole Proprietor and Msnairer. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE IRISH TIGER. After which. at Eight o'clock, a new drama, entitled 'THE .HAUNTED MAN ; OR, E GHOST'S LIARGAE in which will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adaptaVe at of the Great Spectral Illusion. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phi :lips ' efton, C. J. Smith; Mr s. Alfred Mellon and Miss H. Si) rims. Followed by a new Burlesque, entitled ILL-TRE.P, TED IL TRO VATORE. Messrs. Toole. P. Bedford, R. Pb i Hips, )borne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Cari.y and Sara, and Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEAT RE blanager, Mr. W. H. Swanborougl. TIiIB EVENING, HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE.. Mr. Leigh Murray. 1 0 dloweci by (20th time) THE MOTTO, "I'M 'ALL THERE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers, Collier, Clifton; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, F. Josephs, :3larfa Simpson, Wallace, aria .Jenny White. To conclude with TURN HIM OUT. Mr. Turner; Miss Theme. Commence at 7. r HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SAJN,' Containinz the Latest SPORTING DITELLIGE NEE, 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.-Morning, 6h. 40m.—Afternoon, 7h. sm, The Weather—Sun Office, Aug. 21, 1803, THERMOMETER. This ntornhirr. This day at Two o'clock .- Barometer-29.30. Whirl—N.-W. ; moderate, fine but cloudy, Slut gtiz LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1863. Aspiring to a loftier title than that borne in history by WARWICK, "The King-Maker," NAPO LT&ON 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 th e 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 cf the Confedera tion of the Rhine and Mediator of Switzerland Emperor himself exclusively, NAPOLEON 111., iJ 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 be was Emperor of the French. NAPOLEON 111., if solely Emperor of th e French, if unable himself to assume, with the Imre 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 CAVOUR, 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 conquered 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, for 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 one solitary, even the briefest, interval of interruption. Circumstances, fortunately fur the peace of Europe, have precluded the present NAPO LEON from extending, except in one comparatively t*vial instance, the frontiers of his dominions. In this, most unlike NAPOLEON the GREAT, the rapid and • the gigantic exten s i on o f w h ose empire b roug h t trically to the eeaar„ tn western frontier of hi s d om i n i ons d own r 0 Y shores of th e B a l t i c, an d i n the diame nosite direction at their south-eastern extremit y down to the very shores of th e Ad r i at i c. NAPOLEON t h e GREAT, besides cons tit ut i ng him ealf sovereign of to his supreme that vast do m i n i on , append i ng title the haughty subsidiary ones already partieui e • ris ed the Germanic ) besid es expanding two of Eleetor ates into Ki ng d oms, distri buted among his relative, friend s , rega l or vice-regal authority over standat stemeetheafuntoholseessoifmHpoorh tance in the Europeas a y land, of Naples, of Spai n , et. .` "toga/ of Wurtem , burg, of Italy, and of a throng of mi ties, Debarred, ha ilk ll° principali , from an Y emulation of that 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 cut an im per i al throne with his sword on the other side of the Atlanti c, and hag, with nothing less than a magnificent ra ag _ nanimity, called a brother of his Imperial ally a t Austria to ascend it. So far as in all this he has succeeded in gratifying the pride of his own people, he has without doubt acted wisely, But it 15 not alone the pride of France that Los to be con sulted. Neither is it— I what NAPOLEON 11, has cared for hardly less since first he assumed the reins of authority over France—her material interests. There is still that judicious " crowning of the edi fice"—that is of this imperial constitution of a Na poleonic Empire—established in spite of European Coalitions, in spite of Waterloo, in spite of St Helena—that vary crowning of the Edifice which the r (dyer of this Napoleonic empire in Christendom 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 or diplomatic, but towards the more effectual consolidation of the imperial edifice he has been so signally successful in building up anew from the midst of the ruins of the last Revolution! Its effectual consolidation, that is, by the very -process he has himself already specified, by the symbolical phrase of crownin g i t —in other words, by aiding to the evidences of the vigour and the glory of his rule as a Sovereign, the accordance to France, no matter how _, gra dually. no matter how cautiously, of the inesti mablo blessings peculiar to Constitutional Govern ment. The business at Frankfort seems to have begun le good earnest. It is satisfactory to find that so many princes and potentates have answered the invitation of the EMPEROR, and actuall y 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 possibly 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 baud of union be tween us." At the opening of the "Congress of Princes" the EMPEROR made a long addrees, 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 tint 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 " Bund 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 1 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 01 things in Germany; and he very truly observed that, allowing that his proposals might admit of altera tions hereafter, th ere would be no gain i n very "pro longed deliberati ons ." 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 tended tp e roject or some particular p re j u di ce be first at. to. It then followed, as a matter of course, that allusion was made to the nation conspicuous by its absence from that national assembly and most illustrious Congress. The EMPEROR lamented that Prussia was not represented. " One of my most heartfelt wishes has not been fulfilled," he said, in reference to that vexatious event. He ex plained that King WILLIAM had no other objection th ecti a o n n to make to th e p ropos i t i on to h o ld a Congress that the proper preparations had not been made. He wished for a " Conferecca of Ministers" to pre cede "an assembly of Princes." Of course everyone knows who spoke in that remark, and whose infl once it was that sought to be represented is 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 ha had told the KING that the negotia tions carried on by second pe r s ons h a d a l ways proved fruitless before. He forcibly declared to the KING that it was their duty to .4 reform the Bund." Notwithstandiag th e d e f a l cat i on, the EmPERoR endeavoured to exhibit the most friendly intentions toward the confederates t o a bseu r he t t ee, and exhorted his preserve erve f or mighty kingdom of Prussia that place to w hich untty she was entitled, ,a,ninddtehliubslehoiptneptrhesastinntheinrn all produce an German e h l o , e r a A t the conclusion of hi s long and harangue the EMPEROR observed that he should a l ways feel satisfied that he hied whichdcaleaullniittee his l npower~ to " draw closer the ties t h e Oergagn people, and to mako !ha Band, co one great Power, a boon for Germany, and a guarantee for the peace of Europe." It is riot 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 proved upon : and both in the spirit of its inten tions, and the style of its address, it must have sur passed the expectations of many, while it realised the hopes and wishes of all anxious observers, The King of BAVARIA acted as the exponent of the wishesof 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 4 , conscientious consideration," and they hoped of to t a h c e on K c i l n u g sio o n f , ioar ~t r nh f s thas a eeut. t ynh: n esb o ladl sAel d iidff e o eb a f:uar y etretnh w ataasr o sttGe tl ie l ptl t d reomdt o bwr e anuetn c srhs u ftesp r ue tdrl i aabsencelinkthatwhendnnug, tldht th i s s o ga trg importantebaaei g re at chain l w t a h n e t y conference has been most happily arranged, and it b i is to f b l l e o w t r e a d s t b e that its u y d t at a ri m s p a h s a p n i t c auspicious minatinaugur ation termination, n d tmay t hat 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 neighbouring nations it will be a source of gratification to witness a brightening exception in the unity that exists among the various States of Germany. White 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, and 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 now 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 trus hat the chance may not be thrown away, but that, 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, we may certainly rank the risks run by excursion trains. In vain disaster after disaster, catastrophe after catastrophe, have turned pleasant holiday trips into ghastly tragedies. Ia vain the public indignation has been roused, and most tthe public fi t c a o b n l fi e d e branchesn c shaken, e funtilr ailway o n e of the revenue has threatened to fall into disfavour. Nothing, it seems, will teach the authorities. In almost a e n ve e ry xeu c r a s s i e on w t h ra e i r n e , i a t n ha a a cc b i e d e e n n t o w h i a n s g otoccaurred want to 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 neglecting to take care that a proper and sufficient time intervenes between the arrival and departure of each train. After the long experienee 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 for a 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 driaer 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 limes 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 up the way and delaying the departure of the ordi nary trains. So long as no accident occurs, nothing is known of such mismanagement beyond the sufferers f rom the temporary inconvenience at the station; but, if we add the narrow escapes to the positive catastrophes, we shall find that the amount of risk occasioned by this culpable mode of proceeding greatly increases the dangers of railway travelling. expect th e railway manage- We cannot, of cour se, ment to be infallible, nor can the most sleepless vigilance guard against every accident. But the public have a right to demand that when special provision is professed to be made for their comfort and convenience, some little regard should be had for their lives and limbs as well as for their pockets It is very acceptable, no doubt, to save half-i 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 con stant repetition of any risk has a wonderful effect, we all know, in diminishing its terrors. The good old proverb about the pitcher and the well is not half so much considered as it deserves to be. A danger incurred regularly every week, or every day, non 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 bu t many times in the day, an d i t i s per h aps no W°u(let that station-masters and driyero grow 4like DAY EVENING, AUGUST 21, 1863, 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 another. Yet setting aside the ciaims 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 are 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 reckl ess apportionment of trains, and a frantic chase of excursion by express or stoppage of express by excursion. The Late Field-Marshal Lord Clyde. THE MENDELSSOHN NIGHT. The French Emperor and the French Church. The Moniteur publishes the following decree signed by t h e Emperor and coun t er signed b y M, Baroche, K eeper of the Sea l s an d Minister of J us ti ce and of P u bli c Worship : A pamphlet h av i ng published, c. Consultations address e d address e d t o their its title, R e pl y o f va rious Bishops s to Bishops re latwe to the forthcoming principle _Electio ns , th e sa id pamphlet being signed by th e Archbishops of Cambrai, of Tours, of Rennes, and by the Bishops of Metz, Nantes, Orleans, and Chartres, we have decreed and decree as follows : Consideringtha"t,atall time times that it i t t b e i s canonical bn established ibsl l sw 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 W ithi n 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 M ax i m of the public law of France that the Head of tha Church and the Church itself have not received any power except upon spiritual matters, and not upon temporal things ; that consequently, the pastoral letters which bishops may address to the faithful of their diocese only must be confined to instructing them in their religious duties.— " Considering that the pamphlet • in question has been addressed by the archbishops d an bishops who have put their names to it, not only to the faithful and clergy of their respective dioceses, ,but to the faithful, and clergy of the French E • mpire, by the daily newspapers and by a pamphlet distributed in the departments : " Considering that the said pamphlet is evidently result common agreeentand joint resol u ti on : " Considering that i t s object is by no means to trl programme in : a politicalfaithful their religious duti es; th at it is inu c t fact he Relative to the l etter of the Archbishop of inst Tours : " Considering that that letter challenges the right of the Government to inforce the respect due by the bishops to the laws imposed upon by the Empire : " Considering that it cont a i ns a censure upon certain acts attributed to th e G overnment and con cerning gal policy : " l ' s double head, it const i tutes a violation of the la ws of the Empire and an abuse of its ender i power ha t , u " Having consulted our Council of State, we have decreed as follows " Art. 1. There is abuse of power in the pamphlet Bespselydolto them relative to th e f or th com i ng Elections, certain Bishops to th e Consulta tionsoe 1 c ti l ma ed d br i, dre signed and published by th e A rc hbi s h ops 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 of the present decree, which will be inserted in the Boulletin des Lois, "Approved, Aug. 16, 1863. " Countersigned. " NAPOLEON. "BAROCLIE." SOHN LEECH is in full force this week in Punch. Witness this his wonderfully funny commencement of a new series in the shape of THINGS THAT WE WANT TO KNOW. —No. 1 —We want to know why a couple of conceited fanatics should be allowed to disturb the repose of a Sunday afternoon by the sea side ? Or his droll peep into the well-known pastrycook's at Brighton— Georgiana— "Do you know, dear, Pam so unhappy now dear Charles has gone to town!" Gertrude—. 4.‘knd I miss dear Percy dreadfully—l d o hope they'll get home safely (We wonder what dear Charles and clear 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 Gent (to Butler)—" Claret I Yes, yes; put it down; and pray, Simpson, don't blow upo n my head o !" Some of the journals state that Madile. Patti has been engaged t 9 play Rosina in the "Barbiero" and other characters, at Frankfort, before the assembled prince s , at ths: , Padlet rozuzgativn 9f -.100 a night 1 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, in 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.—l imes. MR. ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS, Another great 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 great es t o f modern composers. T he p i eces con sisted of th e wonderfully tramatic overture t o Ruy Bl as "— 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 great qualities than on this occasion, and in the treatment of each of the masterly specimens allotted to it. Madlle. Georgi and Mr. Weiss were equally happy in their rendering of the vocal por tion of the entertainment, and which so favourably exemplified the great variety of Mendelssohn ; and aM. Richard, from the Musard concerts of Paris played th e concerto w i th a grace a nd d e li cacy that made the v ery b est i mpress i on . The second p ar t cons isted of the usual ple asant mi scellany, and was particularly distinguished b y the efforts the Puritani...._“ s on V erg in Vezzosa" — were ap plauded to th e echo. T h e t h ea tre was crow d ed in every part. l r a eia lld seicCilaiernlonttesap and pol acca f rom Patti, wh ose b o l ero from the " of vepi LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REITTER.'S TELEGRAMS.) cessor. stating that Mr. Howard, of New York, came to him in July, 1860, saying that he came at the instance of Alessrs. 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. Tito New York herald states that several Cabinet meetings have been held at Washington at which the Mexican question was discussed. It was decided to demand from France the entire abandonment of the monarchical scheme. The China, Sixonia, and the Gl asgow 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 lend on the south end of Folly Island. General Bragg is at Chattanooga. Part of his army is at Rome, Georgia. is rumoured that Bishop Polk has superseded General Bragg. During 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 batt:o is imminent at Fort Blunt, Indian ter ri tory. 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 Rupublicun 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 Kentucky 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 Richmond Enquirer announces the military appointments made by President Davis, and says: " The spirit of resistance to the North is as strong as ever, but the Southern people Are weary of the 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 Rappahannock as far rs 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 tho 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 tarn upon the victorious Federals, if not sustained by recruits, the volunteer system is so far exhausted as to be inadequate.,' 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 -oast 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. NEW YORK, AUG. 12 (Morning). The news generally is unimportant. Military affairs are quiet. The steamer Georgia has been wrecked. General Leo's head-quarters are at Gordons ville, and his main body is on the line of the Rapidan. The New 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 son 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, I. AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, 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 sue- flagrant mismanagement of the Government by President Davis's Administration." There is a large increase in the mortality of New- Yark. 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 261 per cent. premium. Exchange on London—Bankers' bills, 1391. Stocks dull. New York Centrals, 12%; Illinois, 120- ; 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. Ccffee heavy. Sugar steady. Molasses quiet. Crude petroleum, 341 c. to 85c. 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 annoznces that the detachment commanded by Mackiewicz has gained a victory over a buperior Russian force near Kiesdany. The Presse states that an engagement unfavour able to the Russians has taken place at Obiechow, in th© 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-Dolitsch, I3ennigsen, Mctz, &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 Annamito Ambassadors have arrived a Suez. SPAIN. MADRID, AUG. 2 The Corresponclencia 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. FRANCE. PARIS, AUG. 21. 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 cause some uneasiness, but ener getic measures on the part of the Ottoman Govern tnimt 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 a 65f. 85e. Railway Share Market quiet, but firm The market closed as follows 11 per Cents .. 96 90 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 90 Credit Mobilier 1130 100, end month 1127 50 Bank Shares 3385 -- Credit t meter 1275 RAILI Italian Loan 72 80 Do. end month 72 70 New ditto Do. end month 73 Russian Austrian Spanish Threes. n• • 52 50 home Debt vAYB. Cash. A ccoun t. Northern Or'earls 1022 50 .. 1022 50 .... New ditto ............ : - Lyons and Medit erranean 1030 ~ 1031 25 Geneva Southern .............. 7 90 .. 717 50 Western. .............. 530 .. 530 Eastern . .......... ... 407 5° • . 498 75 Sardinian .............. 416 25 .. 417 50 Austrian .............. 431 25 .. 430 Lorrbard - North of Spain Saragossa 685 .. 685 Ditto to Barcelona THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company have received the following telegram : F.RIDAY, 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 CORRESPONDENT 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 him 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 hays 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 more to the news paper correspondent 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 Colin will always be reckoned a great general, but he never made a finer show of general ship th a n w h en h e welcomed t h e corres p on d en t of the Times to his tent, hi s t a bl e , an d hits council board. Jo A RURAL JOCK E Y : --The Journal tie Chateau. briant says that at the late races at Nozay (Loire- Inf6rieure) a st ee pl ec h as e presented unusual inter es t from the fact that a y oung peasant of the environs, mo unted 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. Oa leaping the first fence the halter broke, and the rider fell, but he instantly mounted again and cleared all the obstacles till he reached the last, which the horse refusal. The young peasant, however, managed to force him over, and passed hA witaaing-post first amid loud applattee, 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 make other labour arrangements. .FIROI The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, S ir Henry and Lady Sophia des Veen; and the select party who have been staying with Captain and the Hon. Airs• Egerton at Grimston Park, near Tadcaster (Lord Londes" borough's scat), 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 Wi ll shortly go to Eastnor Castle for the autumn. Lord Louth has arrived at Cherbourg in hie yacht from Ityde, Isle of Wight. Lord Londesborough is expected to leave tow ! ' 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 ig Berkshire. A NOBLE ACTRESS—a rival to Prince Galitzln among musicians !—A great sensation h as been created at Paris, we learn, by the news that the Countess Bathyanyi, adopted daughter of Prince Esterhazh shortly to make her appearance on the stage—first of th o Ecole de Jeunes Artistes, and then of the Thatre Franca's' The lady has already written three novels, published by Amyot, novels whi c h h ave earned for her the distinction cf being made a Member of the Societe des Gess " Lettres. THE ARCEUEOLOGISTS AT ROCHESTER." --°11r immortal Boz—a u th or, among other wonderful things, of "Bill Stumps His Mark," in Piciewick—appertrs to be making the amends at last down in his own neigh' bourhood to those very tempting gentlemen whom ho 133 so often poked fun at, before now, the archasologists! , The year 1563 w ill b e a red-lettered one in the annals °' the Arehmplogical 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 t uccessful that have taken place since, twenty years ago, these eharmlug annual reunions w ere i naugurated at Canterbury. Nor mus t we omit to call attention to the fact, that, although at th° time Mr. Pickwick's idea of an archeologist was not far from the mark, Mr. Dickens, in the present year of grace , is content t o b e 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 Gonvillo and Cali's College en the WednesdaY , on the landing of Julius Caesar in Britain, a subject of such interest to the author of the " Vie de Cmsar," should have been listened to by a French archzeologist, M. A, MaurY , who was specially sent over by the Emperor to hear it. 116 unfortunately came too late; but Dr. Guest had not lef t and was enabled to go over the subject a second time wit h the distinguished visitor. " CAPTAIN SWING " appears to be abroad again' if we may judge from the following paragraph from The Age ire Live In " WILFUL ATTEMPT TO FIRE GODALMING On Sunday night last some evilly disposed persons delibe rately broke several panes of glass in one of the large win dows on the S ou th a id e of Godalming Church, and having ignited a large bundle of papers they endeavoured to throw it into on e o f th e pews, but happily the aisle was too broa d 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 0 1d fashioned style, an d wou ld, from th e very dry material of which they are 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 obtained wherewith to fix the g uilt 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 entertain° a dull affection for some gentle heifer, with mild Juno-lik e 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 11 visions of future flitches. Community of tastes and put' suits leads the h un t sman to seek an object of affection 10 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 b e accounted for by the drowsy placidity of rural life, The love of birds is almost peculiar to women ; and there is a appropriateness in the tenderness graceful for canaries and other little creatures, nimble, s weet" tongued, and sensitive as themselves. Matrons have thoughtful preference for poultry, Venerable relish the spitefulness and lo quac i ty of parrots, and admire a gaudiness of plumage acc or di ng with their own methetis tastes. Some mental p erversity may be inferred lady who pets a Pa rro t ; and the Roman lady who, accord; in s a p:n o st v e: log to Martial, fondled a snake, must have been a sour old maid.—Once a If eek,' WORDA 1 0 , A F y 0 0 R E A . _ CE A FOR ROBERT o l cßr critic n ß t ß h o e w s N a u N r G , AND HENRY day Ecvietv, referring t o thee() two eminent but s calar appreciated playwrights, reminds them thue, that these ar e evil days for those who write " Philip Van Arteveldes" O f "Blots on the I Seuteheon." For, he asks, has not a start' mering fop monopolised one of our principal theatres for more than two hundred evenings ? has not a plunge into 3 painted lake been popular as long? and does not now 3 magic-lantern prove the sole attraction *of a fifth rate melodrama ? Should there ever be a renaz - s.:anee of the acting drama in Britain, a restoration of the audiences t . o i. their sen ses ( t h e actors w i ll soon recover theirs), Reber" Browning may then, for so me t wo or tnree of his trage dies' be summoned to make his bow to an applauding pit. Me 3 3, while, in ranch o ' s p h rase, ,4 patience and snuff' the candle . it needs it sorely, f or i t b urns very dimly before our P" eeniums. Whethe r , h owever, that good time be near or remote, whether it will for ever be a promise lacking pe r .oto formance, these 2r age di es and other Plays will live in remembrance of all who s t u d y aramatic compositions, , as the recreation of an idle h our , b ut as ranking a w° g ^ 3 O the purest and noblest recreati ons o f t h e human ruin • _ do.. . this fit but few audience they n ee d not our recocera"_, tion ; for they have already tak en t h e i r place am ong e volumes that have in them the promi s e of long, at leas t" t ' , not perpetual, life. dio 1114 : 4 1 4 i to C rti 1 1 / ICK Olt t Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin cess 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 Fifb, at Mar Lodge. As the visit I v " 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 assail' bled, who kindly hailed them. A man of the non e of Farquharson, a pearl-fisher, having called at the Castle a Lav days before, his bcx of pearls were pre sented to the prince and princess for inspection, and they selected two from the lot, and greatly admire d the whole. These pearls have all been taken out of the Strathmore River. One, for which the o wner , has been offered £ 3O, is indeed a " perfect pearl' , On Saturday the royal party drove by Clachiaturn and Lochnagar Distillery, on their way to Loch Muick, urin a fishing excursion. The weather , ho a ever, 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. Ttie 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 bas met, we believe, with much success, considering the advanced period of the year. As usual on Sandal their royal hig,bneeses and suite attended service at Crathie Church. The Rev. A. Anderson preached an excellent practical sermon from James, lst char 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 Pi incess 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 conditisn of his grace oc . casims much anxiety to his family. The noble duke i s residing at Dunkeld, Perthshire, with his duchess. Tb ° Marquis of Tullibardine is at present serving with his regi" ment, the Scots Fusilier Guards, in Canada. The Dachess (Emily) of Beaufort and Lad)" Edith Somerset are about to leave town for Yorkshire, 50 will visit for a few days Lord Londcsborough, at Grimste a Park, near Tadcaster. ~_