The Sun. — London, England, 1854-08-26 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 26, 1864. • THE SUN" ON SMOKE PREVENTION. the Baltic, on which the possession of Finland and There really ougly, not to ne any excuse for the entire riddance of the smoke nuisance : our own experience satis f ying us the security of St. Petersburg de p en d. At the that the syrtem or s 'Poke prevention and economy of fuel, invented worst, if the season has been so far thrown away ant caste.: our by Mr. Lee Stevens, as effective as it is tot 1 we had it ally' ea to our rwn cream-. Wane turn ice, we could the all cannot be secured this year, it will cost torn no idea of the ease and certsinry of its operations, without any co mparatively little to complete our work next wovestre parts, and at such very m xiirate expense."—Sun. I I summer. The first great expenditure has been &Or) of OFFICIAL, AND OTHER REPOR CA, and of Testimo ,, nista in favour of the Invention , as appl ied to STEAM BOILERA: made, and it will only be the difference of support- FRY COPPERS; STILLS; CHEMISTS. DYERS , and C 3 T OREN;ECTIONCONFECTIONER,'E,, PANS ; COAL OVENS. &c, with informat•on ing our soldiers at home or abroad. , respec ting licenses to manufacture or u4e P4tent =make ess Fur - It will therefore, be little short o f t reac h ery t o ven by Mr. JOHN LEE STEVENS, the P atentee, at the Europe, if Russia be suffered t o nego ti ate as s h e a fg g es . , gNcl. FISH-STREET-HILL, FREE f-HILL, CITY, LCNDON . is, and upon the basis of her being able to hold the stolen territories which make her formidable against the armies of the allies. Silistria and Bomarsund have settled that question ; we can, if we will, take the material guarantees for permanent peace ; and we are bound, instead of leaving a faithless barbarian the means of future annoyance, to cut them off at once and for ever. Were the CZAR a mortal accessible to any notion of honour; had not each of the allied Governments been obliged to convict him of the meanest lying, there might be some reason in talking of negotiation and treaties ; but when his word is even mole worthless than his armies and garrisons, it would be madness to make the least account of it in settling this great quarrel. The " ticket -of - leave " system can never answer for convicted Czars ; an honest reign over their own steppes will never content them. They must be deprived of the means of menacing the civilisation beyond them—must be driven from the robbers' fastnesses which they have constructed on territory not their own ; and the guns of the very forts they have erected against the liberties of their neighbours must be come their neighbours' " material guarantee" against the aggressions of future Czars. There is no security for peace without these humiliating and now easy precautions. To leave Russia one mile of coast, for instance, on the Danube, is to insure another mud-bound mouth in the course of a few years ; but to permit her to retain both sides of any pact of the principal mouth would render certain another series of at tempts at ruinous quarantine devices and ob structed navigation. Turkey kept the Danube open while she had it ; she will do it still, even without a treaty, while Russia closed it in spite of a treaty. A child would know what to do. No treaty with Russia is worth the paper on which it is written ; but restore her own to Turkey, and Europe, from east to west, would enjoy the full advantage of that noble stream, and the trade with the fertile provinces through which it flows. In like manner any limitation of the power of Russia in the Black Sea which left her any power there at all would be equally mischievous. If she retained Sebastopol, partially dismantled and with a diminished fleet, who could prevent succes sive additions to the fortifications and ships, each too small to become a casus belli, yet amounting in a series of years to a most dangerous magni tude ? The same remarks apply the Baltic. We could speak of Poland also ; but in the terri tories just adverted to the power of the Allies to do what they must know to be necessary is un questionable. Let all this be done, as done it may be, and then will be the time to talk of Poland. A glorious crowning achievement in deed it would be if the royal robbers of that noble s nation were all made to disgorge, and if the land of KOSCIUSKO became once more the barrier of civilisation against Muscovite barbarism. But whatever there may be across the Channel, here, in this land of constitutional liberty, we have no man amongst our governors able to rise to the height of the occasion. An ABERDEEN Cabinet and a liberated Poland are not likely to go down to history together. We do sometimes hope that the head of another Government may fulfil the promise of his great ancestor. BREWERY, COPPER, AND OT HER FURSA`,,ES. " The Brewery, Lichfield , 9th kugust, 1854. ui "Dear Sir,—We are gla tto say that your apparatu. q te bears Nl' the assurance you gave us that it would answer our purpose " The doubt we had as to its adaptation t furnaces with defective draught is enlirely removed. our liquor copper now boils qu to as soon as the wort copper, and with both there is a diminution in the consumption of fuel. "The experiment we witnessed at Messrs. C HARING TON, HE AD, and CO.'S, as to smoke prevention, we hought at the time perfectly Sneeesstel and this impresstou we are happy to confirm from actual eXpericnce. "It will give us pleasure to reply t o inquiries that may be made by any Brewery Firms at Burtoo-on-Trenr, but should suggest that it may probably be more satin actory to those gentlemen to juke for them-elves by seeirg the tun/ices at work, and this they can de at any :line. We ren.t.u, dear sir, " Yo“ri.., very truly, JOHN AND ARTHUR GRIFFITH. "J. Lee Stevens. 'FM" Copies of official a nd other repor's, and of testimonials in favour , e . 6 applied to -team hollers, Brewery Copiers, btlila Ch e mists', Dyers' , and Confectionerof Yana Coal O vens, & c with ' informat i on respecting Licences to manufactu re or u..ie thie we n-. atablished system of .woke Prevent! .n and Ec, nom, of Fuel continues to be given by Mr JOHN LEE STEVENS, th e P atentee, at the Offices, No. 1, Fish-street-hill, City, London. LYCEUM THEATRE.—HENRY RUSSELL, for Thirty :• ights, commencing on ,i ON LX i , Au.ust 28th, and every Event:l.—, r RUS'ELL will pr, sent TfIE PROGRES4 of the KANT from the OLD WOici D to t h. NEW, and sing several new songs —" Cheer, Boys, cheer," " The Gambler's Wife," tce. The Second Part will consist of a Series of Sketches, entitled NEGRO LIFE, Dress Circle, 2s. 7d. ; Upper Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, 6d. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET. Under the management of Mr. itacketone. THIS EVENING. AUGUST 26. WM be performed TFIE OLD CHA.TEAII. Characters by Messrs. Rogers, H. Marston, and Buckstone; Mrs. Fitzwililam, and Miss Reynolds, Followed by the SPANISH DANCERS in a NEW BALLET, THE GIPSY QUEEN. The new Farce AS LIKE AS TWO PEAS. LYCEUM THEATRE. THIi EVENING. AUGUST 25, FOR THE BENEFIT OF Mx. ALLCROFT. On wlfch occasion Mr. and Mrs. SIMS REEVE 4, with Mr CHARLE, M.-1 HEWS, will make their Last Appearance in Lon. don th , s seas. 41, when will be presented lieldtics celebrated Opera o LA SON N A MBULA. Amina, Mt s. Sims Reeves ; Elvino, sir. Sims Reeves. • - After which, PATTER VERSUS CLATTER. Captain Patter, Mr.< harlea Mathews. To be followed by TILE WATERMAN. Tom Tti;, Mr. Sims Reeves. To conclude with the Grand BALLET. Poxes. 5s ; Pt, 2s. 6d. ; Gallery, Is. Private Boxes, 215., to be had at the Boa-office. Zel L The licensed victuallers are at length exhibiting decided manifestations of hostility to the New Beer Law. We cannot feel surprised that those who are so deeply injured by its vexatious pro visions should take the initiative against a mea sure, hurried, as we have already stated, " through both Houses of Parliament with indecent speed at the fag end of the session." But, although we willingly recognise the large amount of capital and the magnitude of the interests involved in the ques tion, as well as the great personal annoyance in flicted on these gentlemen, we must look at it in even a bolder point of view. Although the case of the licensed victuallers alone is sufficient to command attention, and the repeal of the obnoxious statute, yet it must be dealt with on a still broader foundation, and the community in general, more especially the middle and labouring classes, who are especially concerned, must grapple with the intolerable grievance, and endeavour to obtain the reversal of these stringent and vexatious enactments. General action is requisite. Already we may clearly discern evidence of the intention to follow up the blow by something even more decided next Session, if the people remain indifferent to this unwarrantable invasion on their liberties (!) Yes, we use the term advisedly ; every' such re striction is an infringement, aye, and a very gross infringement, ou the liberty of the subject. The next step will be the extension of the " FORBES MACKENZIE Act" to the entire of the United Kingdom ; and, if . that be tolerated, the enact ment at no distant day of a "Maine Liquor Law." Persons not as yet personally interested i❑ the question, who have their own cellars and their own clubs to resort to on Sundays, may sc iff at this assertion. But unless they take a more enlightened and less selfish view of the subject, they may possibly find results following that will " astonish their weak minds." The Times has already thrown out a feeler, without openly committing itself to the extreme line ; and veiling its arguments under sundry hypothetical statements, it yet clearly exhibits the animus by which it is actuated, and the ulti mate object at which it is aiming. it admits that it is treading "on dangerous ground when it so much as doubts the right to be supplied with all kinds of liquour, at all times and places, so long as the soul may desire it and the pocket afford it," and even acknowledges that "the odds are ' against it, when it interferes with full liberty of drinking !" But, notwithstanding this candour, it unhesitatingly ventures on the dangerous ground, and boldly takes " the odds" on the point in dis pute, for it shortly after declares emphatically, that "self-preservation requires that we should stop an evil where we can, if we should atop it somewhere ;" and adds, " Wo cannot give up the right and duty of society to stop crime in the bud, and especially to prevent that day which should have been our welfare and happiness becom ing to us an occasion of falling." After such declarations it scarcely required the addition that it would " not be misled by a few exceptional cases of inconvenience," when demanding the " large classes" that would " suffer by the FoRBES IVlAcimrzrx Act as it is called, or the correspond ing measure in this country," to show what it is ou i g ib il the Times wants. Every argument is in favour of an absolute prohibiti on ofthlimited the sale saleitoedf liquorsto Sunday byrersettraiiclt,i restriction crim - If it in the be " apparently right and duty o f S oc i ety to stop e ud," it • 'is surely as much so on every day in the week as on the Sunday. We are not to countenance immorality time. is gmo on any day, or a t any gettin derate and temp era t e refreshment to recruit our exhausted f acu l t i es " a cr i me " that must be That we di s ti nctly and Positively . not to cast as id e the b lessings affordey e are d bW P TinTalloxlbeca use some men ill y RO en make use of them. We are not to probibit the moderate and tem perate of the ma n y b ecause the " few" degrad e themselves by excess. Punish h t ose who do wrong, but do not inconvenience the entire com munity because there is the possibility of some forgetting themselves ! The old proverb Where there's a will there's says, " a way," and if the inclination for ardent spirits exists it will be indulged in, no matter how stringent may be the restrictions imposed by the Police. We have repeatedly asserted that "men cannot be made religiousby Act of Parliament." We now add that there is great dangerto all classes in attempting to do so.: Why shmild we. 'excite a feeling of ble seine of wrong, in any irritability, an iUttLqa persons, however humble ? Why should we, by im posing vexatious, intolerable, and unwarrantable restrictions in the name of religion, render it a nuis ance, while uneducated men, who cannot separate the divine principle from its improper application, will ba desirous of abating on the first favourable opportunity? The Christian religion is one of peace. It strives to persuade rather than to enforce obedience to its precepts. The paramount principle of the Btitish Constitution is that of universal toleration of the most unqualified liberty of conscience. Why then should we endeavour to enforce, the " Judaical observance" of the sacred day on those who think that "the Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath ?" Why should we strive to prevent what a large proportion, if not a majo rity, of the people believe to be innocent enjoyment because some would apply their time to what they consider better purposes ? Why should we prevent any from obtaining what may be termed, if not necessary, at least wholesome refreshment, because some may d generate into brutality ? If we strive to make the Sabbath a day of gloom and seclusion we may materially injure in place of promoting the cause of true re ligion. HOW TO SUBDUE SMOKE. We need not linger in completing our observa tions upcn the more simple and serviceable class of smoke-preventing furnaces. Preceding the patents under which the already described system of Lee Stevens is worked, came Robertson's patented invention, but with smaller claims to public support. Still, if secondary in that respect, it has led the way to many imitations or modifications of the original idea, neither of which can be justly placed on the same level with it. Roberston, availing himself of the split bridge introduced by Parkes about thirty years since, has turned it to better account, by in creasing the temperature of the air that ascends through it to the top of the furnace. He forms the face of his split bridge with what is commonly known as " pigeon-holed" brick-work, or bricks pierced with holes, by which means the gases flowing off from the fire are better and more rapidly mixed with the oxygen passing up the aperture behind the face so constructed, and at times the effect is satisfactory. But, as will occur to the attentive reader, a greater or lesser supply of fuel--or its deeper or shallower thick ness on the fire-bars--must make an amazing difference in the operations; because, in proportion with the increased quantity of coal thrown upon the bars, will be the decreased ratio of admixture of the combustible gases, inasmuch as the higher the coals are heaped up, the larger the number of orifices that will be thereby closed ; and, on the other hand, there must be a level below which if the fire be allowed to subside, the spaces left open for the admission or admixture of the air, must be relatively in excess of what would b e required. Thus the action of this particular arrangement will necessarily vary with the supply of fuel, and the higher or lower degree of temperature attained by the air. Hence, although in many cases the smoke may be satisfactorily subdued, in most of them extra fuel may be required, and iu none of them can such eco- nomy be obtained as would warrant the assump tion of their producing a saving on the general average. At the same time it should be remem bered that the diversion of the flame through the apertures described cannot fail of depriving some portion of the boiler of the heat it would other wise derive ; and that the fusion, fracture by splitting, or burning away of percolated brick work, must be more rapid from an intense fire than if thesurface were a solid and unbroken plane, and by comparison impervious. These objections apply with still greater force to the attempted evasions of R ibertson's patent claims. Some, as in the case of his most formidable competitors, consist in the addition of clumsy moveable parts, either to regulate (we should with more propriety say attempt to regulate) the supply of the atmo spheric fluid, by valves, or to restrict the natural action of the furnace by dampers. And the prin cipal exception to these moveable-addition com- petitors, Jerrard, wh• adopts a regular series I _ cell-work in his vastly extend e d " pigeon -holed" erection, requires for his more complex, although fixed, construction, so great an addition of space and material as must dissipate so much more heat, and in time destroy so much more brickwork, whilst the common allocation of furnace-room for the purpose, will, with few exceptions, inconve niently cramp his arrangements where they can be effected at all, and " in the multitude by com parison" preclude the possibility of their applica tion. It will be soon enough for us to inquire into the merits or demerits of the air-pipe, hollow fire-bar, side-flue, steam-jet, argand, inverted bridge, -or other resuscitated plans, when a dozen of either of them can be submitted to our inspec tion, in unquestionably successful operation, within the bills of mortality. As we have not space conveniently to convey 4) our readers, in this article, all we desire to place before them respecting river steamers, we will occupy what remains to us with a few sen tences about that undervalued and usually over worked class of men known as stokers. It is said that fuel may be saved, and smoke very much abated, "if the fireman or stoker would only coke his coals on the dead-plate, just inside the common furnace door, and then push them on to the fire-bars at the back." The economy of fuel under such a method is asserted without any proof ; and, until practically convinced to the contrary, we must be permitted to doubt its correctness. That, so worked, a furnace will yield less smoke, altlmgh certainly not to anything like the extent assumed or expected, may be ad mitted by way of argument. But to stoke a fire on a large scale in the easiest manner, which is the best too, in connection with the invention to which we have assigned our preference, and which is nothing more than to scatter the coals fairly , over the fire-place, is in itself as exhausting an em ployment as a strung and healthy man can well endure ; and if to that were superadded the necessity of pushing forward a heavy mass of blazing fuel, every ten or fifteen minutes, two men, at least, would be required to do what the superficial ex aminer of the matter supposes to be attainable by one. Add to this, want of space to work in and the still greater absence of ventilation, in hun dreds, if not thousands, of the stoking-holes in London, and the astonishment should be how these poor fellows perform their work so well, even, as they do. Sweltering is the labour, hardly earned are the wages of a stoker, kept steadily at the furnace, if for only ten hours out of the twenty-four, in the most, spacious and airy furnace room ; but some steam-boiler places that we have entered, in which the fireman actually pants for breath, and earns his bread almost weight for weight by the sweat of his brow, are absolute abominations. NUISANCES. — It is a "great fact" that, in the pro vinces, where no board of health is established, abomin able nuisances exist under the eyes of commissioners, under local acts, union committees, medical officers, and relieving officers, one and all—with few exceptions —not having the moral courage to encounter the task and duty laid down for them. The Poor Law Board, therefore, has acted most wisely and laudably in issuing their or ders to boards of guardians (which has just been done), that existing nuisances, of 'whatever description, should be swept away. If country officials will not do their duty, then the Government will act both wisely and laudably in establishing boards of health, and the provi sions carried out I.y officers appointed by them ; the do nothings in the provinces will then have their own good selves to blame for it, however the cost may tell upon their pockets. They have now efficient powers in their nshape,eedl frontage.st ri own hands to remedy the crying evil, and it reflects dis grace upon them that they do not exercise it. BUILDINa UP OraN SPACES IN TfIREADNEEDLU-STREET. — Operations are going on in Threadneedle-street, at the back of the Royal Exchange, which will quite ch;:nge its appearance. Mr. Hardwick is putting up a buildieg for the Australasian Bank (at the corner of Finch-lane) ; next to this, westward, is a stone-fronted house for Mr. Banister, for whom Mr. Henry Currey is the architect ; es whicho I e will n i b: l a k e: l 8 and further westward still, a large house of irregular Mr. Lemann, under direction of Mr. John Shaw. The it look like two, is being erected for iliat notrmoonside latter is of brick, with a dash of colour. The line of tu thii (Mao.; zur akaptvivu.oeetz Build i r a 3 very wide.ol l n b s : In d e o r oi a vt b eh l n. y , t ol s tt o i thatbT necessityhh Thread needle-street a ) coddf preseeviN air-way at the backs given tly) h01.19s ss wull _as THE OFFICERS OF THE 46th REGIMENT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —An anonymous correspondent in your paper of this evening has alluded to the conduct of certain officers of the 46th Regiment, after dining at the mess of the Northamptonshire Militia in this town. I think it inily just to Colonel Garrett to state that those officers of the 46th Regiment, who were concerned in the dis turbance, were most severely reps itnanded by him, and the one who hail made himself most conspicuous was not only forbbiden to go into Northampton without a p a ss, but also was not permitted to meet my officers when they returned the visit of the 46th at Weedon. I must observe, in conclusion, that the officers of the Northamptonshire Militia do not concur with " A Constant Reader" in condemning a whole regiment for the misconduct of a few. Declining any further correspondence on the subject, I remain, your obedient servant, BURGHLEY, Lieut.-Colonel, Commanding Northampton Militia. Northampton, Aug. 24. THE THMORTAL FORTY-SIXTLI. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —Some of our regiments in the army have from time to time acquired honour and celebrity by their in domitable bravery, and, as a mark or marks of distinc tion, have had engraved On their col mrs the names of the places where those honour.; were achieved. Thus we find some colours bearing the names of " Vittoria," " Waterloo," and others those of " Acre" and " Scinde," which the soldiers can contemplate with a heartfelt pride and sa'islaction, enhanced to many of them by the re flection that at those places they courageously distin guished themselves in the service of their country. Now, as it would be a manifest injustice to the " Forty-sixth" to refuse it those or similar honours which have been bestowed to other regiments, I humbly suggest that on its colours be engravers " Windsor," " and " sent Perry to Coventry," as at that piace, and in conjunction with such exploits, the officers of the "Forty sixth" have earned an undying fame. " Black Bottle" has long been synonymous with the name of one of our cerebrated officers, and most cer tainly "Get into your tub" and "Shoulder arms in nothing but your shirt," will henceforward continue to be associated with the names of other "gallant office's" which need not now he mentioned. But what have civilians to do with these things ? Nothing more, itideal, but that those who "pay the piper" should have a voice in the direction of the dance. It is to be hoped we shall hear no more canting about "the ignorance and immorality of the lower orders," or what the Earl of Derby denominated " the noxi ous influences of the working classes ;" whilst the disgusting operations which recently were enacted at Windsor continue to be practised by men calling themselves "officers" and "gentlemen." The recent court-martial was nothing better than a playin.i at "Judge and Jury"—l had nearly said at "Punch and Judy" —and the one-sided reply of Wetherall is scouted by the most ignorant amongst us. Such melan choly exhibitions do more to bring the calling of a soldier into everlasting contempt than waggon-loads of tracts issued by the Peace Society. It is to be hoped that the Press will not suffer, as far as its combined agency can prevent it, the sacrifice of Lieutervint Perry to as diab o li ca l a persecu ti on as ever was practised upon earth.—l remain, Sir, yours respectfully, A WORKING MAN. Brynamaur, South Wales, Aug. 24, 1854. BRITISH ARCH.EO,,OQICAL ASSOCIATION. FRIDAY.—The excursions made were to Caerleon. Usk, and Raglan Castle. Caerleon was .a Roman sta tion, and the ancient metropolis of Wales. It was a place of great note—the " city of the legion." The fol lowing is from the account which Geraldus Cambrensie gives more than seven centuries after the Romans had left this island :—" Many remains of its former magni ficence are still visible; splendid palaces which once emulated with their gilded roofs the grandeur 0 1 Rome,, for it was originally built by the Roman princes, and adorned with stately edifices ; a gigantic tower, numerous baths, ruins of temples, and a theatre, the wa,llsnf which are pat tly standing. Here we still see, within and without the walls, subterranean buildings, Aqueducts, and vaulted caverns ; and what appeared to Inc moat remarkable, stoves so excellen , ly contrived as to diffuse their beat through secret and im pert ptible pores." Ail these things, however, ill the lapse of seven centuries more have disappeared, although Roman 'relics are occasionally excavate,l. The amphi• theatre may still be traced ; It is of oval form, 222 ft. b) 192 ft. Caerleon Church contains a curious sepulchral stone of the fourteenth century, on which are carved two rude whole-length figures of a man and woman, with their arms folded, standing on each side of a cross. A superstitious belief prevails among the lower class of people in these parts that sick children who touch the stone on the eve of the Ascension are miraculously cured. There sore other remains of interest to the archaeologist at Caerleon. U.k ►s seven miles from Caerleon, situate on the river of that name. Near to it, on the right bank of the river. on the brow of a precipice, is a Roman encampment. Craig-y-Gierwyd, which attracted some of the party Usk Castle was the favourite abodes of Richard Duke of York, father of Edward IV. and Richard 111., b , ith of whom, it is said, were born here. In the church is an inscription on brass, which has long puzzled antiquaries. Raglan Castle is a much admired ruin, belonging to the Duke of Beaufort, and, like 'Chepstow Castle and Tintern Abbey, is kept in as perfect a state of preserva tion as the inroads of the destroyer time will permit Cliffe, in his valuable hook of South Wales, says it is the most perfect decorated stronghold of which thie 'country can boast, a romance in stone and lime. No portion of the structure except the Yellow Tower, or keep, can be assigned to an earlier period than that of Henry V., from which tran,ition styles can be traced down to the first quarter of the seventeenth century. It was one of the refuges of Charles at the period of the Civil War. It was then held by an ancestor of the present Duke of Beaufort, who raised an army of 2,900 men to support the royal cause. To-day the congress will terminate with further re. searches and a concluding meeting at Chepstow. LATEST NEWS. THE WAR. FIRST OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IN THE WHITE SEA. H.M.S. Brisk, Cross Island, White Sea, July 39.—We have had a slight skirmish at Arch angel and destroyed three other places. First, Savlovetski monastery ; second, the town of Kio, in Onega Bay ; thirdly, a large town in Ponchlathta River. We sail to-morrow morning in company with Eurydice, but where not known. All well on board, but very cold. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, FRIDAY. His Royal Hichness Prince Albert, attended by Col. the Hon. C. B. Phipps and Captain Du Plat, went to Newport yesterday, to lay the firs, - , stone of St. Thomas's Church, about to be erected there. The Prince was received by the mayor and corpora. tion of Newport, the 'Bishop of Winchester, Lord Downes, and Mr. Fleming. A guard of honour, with the Royal Marine Band, was in attendance. The Queen and Prince, with Princess Helena and Princes Loui-a, drove out in the afternoon. The Maharajah Duleep Singh left Osborne yesterday. The Earl of Clarendon arrived in town yesterday from he Grove, near Watford The Dike of Newcastle has arrived in town from a visit to her Majety at Osborne. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial• office to the Governor-General of Canada D-soatches vt ere also sent to the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, and Matta.- During the last week there arrived at Gordon Castle, on a visit to the Duke and DucheAs of Richmond, thr Prince Guillaume Ra.lzivill of Prussia and son, Lord and Lady Churchill, Lord Hill and Mr. B.l.lwin, Lord Arthur Lennox, brother to his grace, and Lord Henry G. Lennox. CRYSTAL PALACE, FRlDAY.—Shilling day : Admis ion at the doors, 7,305 ; admission by season tickets, 792 ; total number of vi s it ors , 8,097. THE GENERAL BOARD OF HEALTH.—Mr. J. F. Camp bell, barrister, late secr etary to the Duke of Argyll, is appointed assistant sec re t ar y to t h e bo ar d, at 6001. per annum; Mr. H. Austin, C.E., consulting engineer, at 1,0001. ; Mr. Ranger, C.E., superintending inspector, at 8001. Mr. Rammell and Mr. R. Rawlinson. late su perintending inspectors, were offered appointments, and have declined. There are to be two superintending in spectors. One appo; ntment remains to he made. The appointment o f M r. Tom Taylor, as secre tary with salary of 1.0001. p er an n um, was announce d earli e r.—The Builder. SHOCKING MURDER IN THE 87TH REGIMENT.—Let ters from th e 87th Regiment, at present stati o ned in India, at R awul Pindee, in the Bengal Presidency , men tion the particulars of a very shocking murder, perpe trated by a private, named Costelloe, on his wife, a young woman from th e B utts i n D u blin, named Mary Walsh, aged twenty-two years " . It appears that the deceased had a br o th er in the regiment, a man of very excellent character, an d through him became acquainted with Cos telloe, whilst a t th e d epot i n Chatham, where she mar ried him. When Walsh and Costello° were going out to join the regiment in India, the young woman was not permitted to accompany the draft, but she was sent out to her husband along with the last draft, and joined the regiment' at Rawul Pindee last February. Several of the soldiers who are natives of Kilkenny frequently ac companied her brother to see her ; and although there was no blemish whatever upon ber character, her hue band exhibit e d muc h j ea l ou sy of any man who spoke to her, and they b ecame very unhappy. In the begin ning of M ay a detac h men t was sent from the regi ment to Mu rree -hill s , t o remain for the summer, and Costelloe a n d hi s w if e b e i ng of the number he there con tinued paroxYerni of jealousy frequently beat and il l- t r eated her. his .unjust suspicions of the w oman, and in th e On May 24, he mad e a murderous attack upon her , but she got aw a y, and reported his conduct to , t he comma nding officer, who the evening the placedofficer hiin c u om ndmeranincodnfignexaio confinement. French, 5 However, 3 in d SPAIN. Regimen t ), ordered his release, and up on le a v ing the . The 21st being on Monday, the only Madrid guard-room h e p rocee d e d to drink, and, maddened by ar. Journal of th a t d a t e which we have received is the dent spirit s , h e went h ome a nd beat his wife in the most Gazette. It contains an address from M. Sagasti, dreadful m anner. A s soon a s he freed her s'ae ran out of civil governor of Madrid, to the electors on the the bungal ow , w ith th e i n tention of again reporting hi m , elections fur the Constituent Cortes, which are but he pursued and overtook her. She cried out that he about to take place. The new Cortes, he says, was chokin g . h er, an d a l t h oug h there were about twenty will i n t ro d uce i nto t h e con stitution the ideas pro of the soldiers within a few yards of the scene, they did claimed by the liberal army, and the principle not interfere, supposing he only meant to stop her from written on the barricades in the blood of the going to make the report ; but almost instantaneously n population of Mulrid. As to the policy of the they saw her f a ll to t h e ground with her throat cut Government with respect to the elections, he from ear to ear, and her head nearly severed from her cptent programme of the states. that it_is summed up in the simple and do body. The murderer was at once seized by his comrades, deed . with a Duke de la, Victoria— and it was found that he had committed the dreadful "Let the national will be accomplished ! '' lie tells viously perceived -in his hands, as it was-dark at-the . the electors that they will be allowed to meet, and , 'iazor which the spectators bad not pre time. The wr e t c hed murderer, who is a Conuaught to exercise all their rights freely. In a notification I man, was expected to be tried by cowl-martial. . , from .theltame-anttority, also inserted in tbei -Ga-i zette, it is state that the complete execution of the law of 1837, relative to the press, cannot be de layed, as otherwise liberty would degenerate into license, and the enemies of the popular cause would be able to dishonour it by clandestine and libellous publications, which might lead to distrust, disunion, and anarchy. " This," he says, "is what the Queen's Government is determined to prevent, and, in so doing, it counts on the support of all good patriots." The notification is followed by a declaration that all the periodical publication s which shall not have made the depot of 40,000 reals at the Bank of San Fernando, and shall not have a regularly appointed publisher, as required by the said law of 1837, shall be suppressed. The declaration adds that the term " periodical publi cation" shall be applied to all printed papers pub lished at dates and within periods determined or undetermined, with or without title, and which shall not exceed six printed sheets. The Gazette contains a royal decree which enacts that, in provinces in which there are not sufficient provincial deputies of from 1840 to 1843, the number shall be completed by others, and that then the election of alcades of the judi cial districts shall be proceeded to. The Duke de Sotomayor, first injordotno to the Qaeen, has, says the Gazette, addressed a letter to the constitu tional mayor of Madrid, 'informing him that " the Queen having learned that a bull fight is to take place for the benefit of the wounded in the events of last month, and of the orphans of those woo were killed in them, and desiring to contribute to this charitable and philanthropic enterprise, places at his disposal, as president of the commission of the bull fight, 12,000 reals de veillos in her own name, in that of the King, and in that of the Princess of the Asturias." The Gazette fulther states that the Minister of the Interior has given strict orders to prevent the mails from being need lessly delayed on the roads of Arragon and Anda lusia. Several provincial juntas in Spain, and amongst them that of Cadiz, have decreed the aboli tion of death for political crimes ; and at Madrid a petition is being signed praying the Government to extend the measure to all the kingdom. The indefatigable Lamartine has just sold a history of Turkey, from his pen, to the proprietors of a Paris daily newspaper for 4,800/. sterling. THE AFRICAN MAILS.—PLYMOUTH, FRIDAY.—The contract steampacket Forerunner, Captain Johnson. with mails, a full cargo of British manufactured goods, and passengers, left yesterday for Sierra Leone and the West Coast of Africa. She is relieved from the conveyance of a mail officer, the duties being performed hy Captain Johnsen, in consequence of the owners having arrangeu with the Government that, on the pas sage out, she shall expend 48 hours, if necessary, in seeking to communicate with the Niger expedition. If enseccessful going down the coast, she is, on returning, to make a second effort. The Pleiad steamer, which is at the heal of the expedition, is supposed to be in the river Nun, one of the mouths of the Niger. The Forerunner has, on previous voyages, returned many lays before her postal time ; on the present occasion it is very improbable that she will reach England before rh 7th or Bth of November, the date when due. The Candace, the only mail steamer now out, is due in September. THE STRIKE AT DONCASTER.—A few fresh hands from London were put on the works at, the parish church on Thursday. Three of these were German, only one of ehom could at all understand English. The turnouts -eat for a Hungarian mechanic from Sheffield, and rhrough the medium of his interpretation endeavoured to dissuade the Germans from commencing work, but without the desired effect. A few of the society hands have given in their cards and resumed work, for which they have been abused by the turn-outs, who assert that iy persevering in the strike they will not only obtaie their present demands, hut ultimately an advance of wages. Mr. Ireson, the contractor, has offered to give he men an hour on Saturday afternoons, and also that their names shall be called in his time ; but this dues not -atisfy the turn-outs, who demand also an additional eour on Monday mornings, and the prohibition of rubble yellers from setting ashlar and doing masons' work file contractor has obtained the promise of a number of 'lands from Scotland. THE DUNMOW FLITCH.—The local committee ap .oitited to revive the ancient custom of Durtinow have received a communication from Mr. Harrison Ainsworth to the effect, that he will gladly present a flitch of bacon to any one couple who may claim it next summer, and .vho can juetify their title to the prize. He will also be happy to contribute five guineas towards the expenses of 'he entertainment on the occasion, which he feels cer tain will be well carried suit. REDUCTION OF POSTAGE ON LETTERS TO ST. THOMAS —On and from the Ist of September next, the packet rate of postage on letters addressed to St. Thomas, or my other Danish colony in the West Indies, will be re• luced to :—When not exceeding half an ounce in weight, 6d. ; when exceeding half an ounce and not. exceed', g ene ounce, ls. ; when exceeding one ounce and not ee eeeding two ounces, 2s. ; 'and so on. according to the scale for charging inland letters. The postage of these letters may be paid in a'lvanr'e, or they may be for warded unpaid at the option of the senders. THE SUICIDE IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.—The Stamford Mercury says that it has been discovered, since the last adjournment of the inquest, that the gentleman who saw the body on Monday came down from London by the Great Northern train, arriving in Lincoln at 11 am. He left Lincoln for London by the Midland at 5.15 p.m., shortly before the interment took place. lie was a tall elderly and gentlemanly man, apparently between 60 and 70 years of age, was dressed in black with a white neckcloth, and from the length of time coat worn and other circumstances was evidently a clergyman. Upon looking at the face of the deceased through the glass in the coffin lid he gazed earnestly for about three seconds, and then being asked if be had ever met the deceased, he replied "No ;" but though his !lands were clasped one over the other in strong menta• effort to prevent the outward display of inward emotion, he trembled visibly ; and when he turned away to descend the stairs the tears trickled down his cheeks, and some time after this he was seen weep ing at the book-stall. Before he saw the tie was particular in his inquiries of several parties as to where the body was, and whether it was in a stable or not, and after he had seen the c4ipse and the coffin, it is discovered that he got some one to point out to him the house where the inquest was held, and the churchyard in which 'he interment was to rake place. Several circumstances point to the conclu sion that the deceased was a literary man, and that he was from London is beyond all question. The photo eraphic likeness is preserved, • and though the deceased .vas studiously careful to obliterate from his clothing all that could aid in tracing his name, matters were over looked which, used skilfully, will materially aid the dis covery which the satisfaction of justice and of the public mind demand. FATAL THuNDER-sToßef.—On Wednesday a terrific 'hurader storm burst over the perisili of Yester, in East Lothian. %Visite it lasted showers of hail. or rather of ice, fell with considerable force, some of the pieces being about half an inch in size. We regret to add that as some women were returning home from working in the fields, the lightning, attracted by the iron hoes which they thoughtlessly carried ever their shoulders, struck two of the number dead. Several of the others we-e a little stunned by the shock, one woman, singular to say, having the iron heel of her shoe knocked off by the. electric fluid. One of the women who were killed has left a family of five children. —Edinburgh, Courant. At the Canterbury election of 1852, when bribery and corruption were practised by the Tories, the numbers eere for the Tory candi later as follow —Bittler.Tohristone, 758 : FL P. Gippe, 766. For the Liberal candidates, ,vho indulged in no ill, gal expenditure, —Somerville, 570; Roil-lily. 533. Now that bribery has been abandoned, the Tories poll oily 671 for the Tory, and 729 for the Liberal Conservative, the letter receiving many half votes from moderate reformers. So the Tory interest loees 87, and the liberal gains 129 votes. Is not this tolerably significant ?—ffeet Herald. SINGULAR CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY.—Some days ago. a man of the name of Middleton, employed at Logic Works, received a letter from an intimate acquaintance of the family, conveying the distressing intelligence that a son of his, a tradesman iii Glasgow, had unfortunately been drowned while bathing in the Clyde. This information, as might be expected, plunged the family into the deepest distress ; and the father, accompanied by another son, proceeded to Gla,.gow, and on their arrival repaired, along with their correspondent, to the receptacle of the re mains of their deceased relative. On gazing on the pallid countenance, they all . recognised the well-known features of him they loved and res,iected. Having made some arrangements respecting the interment of the body they proceeded to the empty lodging, as they believed, of the deceased. On knocking at the door, to their unspeakable surprise, it was opened by the son sup posed to he dead, who was in his usual good health and cheerful aspect. Of course, it is easier to con ceive than describe the feelings to which this un expected interview gave rise, Suffice it to state that ' g , atness and gratitude took the place of sadness and sorrow ; and the father and son, who left this quarter mo urning, retu rne d re j o i c i ng. The effect on the young man 's mother has had a deeper impression, as we are informed that, from the moment of receiving the first intelligence of her lose, she has not been able to leave her bed. It is a singular coincidence in this affair that, besides the striking resemblance between the real and supposed deceased, they were both of the name of Middleton. —Montrose Review. CHOLERA IN BELFAST.-- -A meeting of the guardians of the Belfast Union was held in that town on Wed nesday, when the report of cholera cases in the Belfast District was as follows---Number of new cases for the week ending the 221 inst., 77 ; remaining' from last week, 13 ; total, 90 ; died, 15 ; cured, 30 ; sent to hospi tal, 25 ; remaining under treatment, 20. The total number since commencement has, therefore, been 435 ; died, 105 ; cured, 136 ; sent to the hospital, 174; re maining, 20. The total admissions into the hospital have been 243 ; died, 134 ; cured, 101 ; remaining, 8 . A report was also read of the cholera cases for the week in Ballymacarrett, which stated that there were nine new cases, in addition to one case remaining from the previous week. Of those, four died, five were cured, and one in hospital. MALT FOR HARVEST LABOURERS. —Most of the farmers in the extensive corn district of Cit 2 rove have supplied their labourers with malt for the harvest, in stead of ale and b3er, as in tines past. - Each " harvest man '! receives two bushels, or "strikes " he brew to his own liking at home.. .The pUs - gives the greatest EStisfaction to the men in ge4oral. - • - THE OCCUPATION OF ALAND. STOCKHOLM, Aug. 23.—1 t is reported here that if the pending negotiations for the occupation of Aland by Sweden with 20,000 Swedish troops should fail, the fortifications of Bomarsund are to he blown up before the Ist of September. A telegraphic despatch, dated Berlin, Friday, says :—The French troops at Botnarsund suffer extremely from cholera, and will probably embark again immediately. THE GERMAN POWERS. VIENNA, Friday Eve n jug. —Price Gortsch akoff is said to have received intimation from St. Peters burg that no direct answer will be given to the last propositions forwarded by Austria, but she will be asked what her intentions really are. The armaments here are on t greater scale than ever. The Wanderer of Vienna, of the 21st, says : " It is said that Count d'Arnim, the Prussian am bassador at this Court, has gone to Berlin, in order to ascertain definitively the intentions of Prussia with regard to Russia, and to compare the proposi tions et the latter with the demands for guaran tees, by submitting them to a fresh examination. In the serious complications of the Eastern ques tion, it will be heard with pleasure that, in the opinion of the diplomatists of Vienna, the majority of the German Governments share in the views of the Austrian Governwei:t, and think with it that the guarantees set down by the Western Powers are in accordance with the interests of Germany, and that they are acceptable. It is mentioned in diplomatic circles here, that the Islands of Aland, which have been taken by the allied troops, will be declared independent of Russia, and placed under the protection of the Western Powers, and that the same pan will be pursued with all the other islands that may fall into their power." The last number of the Prussian Correspondence contains another article on the protocols of tilt Conference of Vienna. It concludes thus : "In comparing the protocols quoted by us with that of the 9th of April, which is po.terior to them, it is seen hat the points on which the Four Powers were com pletely agreed on April 9, were no other than those , vhich are formally ineotioued as such in the protocol o that day, viz., Ist, the maintenance of the integrity of the Ottoman empire, the evacuation of the principalitie, being naturally a principal condition of that state of things ; 2dlv, the guarantee of the religious and civil ii g hts of the Christian , übjects of the Porte by meant xhich would not interfere in any way with the indepen dence and sovereignty of the Sultan. These two points lesignate the object cf the concert mentioned in the protocol, and when we add that the Powers have pledged •hernse!ves to seek out in common the guarati ees calculated to connect the exit' ence of the Ottoman em pire with the general European equilibrium, and thhi they have bound themselves not to conclude either witl, Russia or with any other Power any convention contrar to the principles laid down in the protocol, we steal; have called to mind the obligations which Prussia ha contracted in participating in the conf Tence of Vienna. No one can deny that Prussia has been faithful to these obligations." THE PRINCIPALITIES. A Vienna letter of the 20th says :—" It is re ported that 'Baron Gehringer is • named corn misioner-general for Wallachia, whilst M. de Bach is to proceed to Jassy iu a similar capacity." A letter from Jasey, 13th, in the Lloyd of Vienna, says :—" Russian agents are exerting all .their efforts to induce the inhabitants of Moldavia to get up an address to the Czar, praying him to retain the protectorate of the Principalities. The following is the text of the address, which is quietly circulated throughout Moldavia : "All-powerful Czar ! The undersigned inhabitants of Moldavia avail themselves with all obedience, and with heartfelt joy of the opportunity of swearing to you, Majesty our unshakeable fidelity, for it is only to tlit unlimited power of your Majesty that Moldavia owes he, present position, in which she wishes for ever to remain If God, the Master of Victory and of Power, gives to your Majesty the victory over your enemies, who have the criminal intention of wresting us from the protection of your Majesty, it is then more particularly that we will testify by the real joy which we shall feel what efforts we will make to remain for ever the faithful and obedient servants of your Majesty." FRANCE. The embarkation of draft-horses and stores for he artillery for the Black Sea, is going on with activity at Toulon. The Moniteur contains a report to the Emperor, from Marshal Vaillant, Minister of War, recom mending the concession, to a rich builder of Paris, named Demonchy, of the ruins of the anciew Roman town of Tipaza, eighteen leagues to the west of Algiers, near the sea shore, on condition that he builds there a town of a certain size. With the ancient town is to be conceded a territory of ?,672 hectares (the hectare being 24 acres.) A decree from the Emperor carries out the recommen dations of the report. A telegraphic despatch in the Moniteur, dated Barritz 24th, says :—" The Emperor arrived here yesterday evening at 7 o'clock. His return from Pau by Oleron, Mauleon St. Palais, and Haspar. ren, during which he passed through the most de !ightful and picturesque country, was marked by the wannest manifestations of enthusiasm. On all sides the inhabitants, who came in crowds froth the mountains and valleys on the road, hailed his Majesty with the loudest acclamations. Marshal Elarispe waited for the Emperor at Mauleon, being desirous, notwithstanding his great age, of sharing in the general manifestation." The reception given to the Emperor during his late visit to Pan was of the most enthusiastic description. Triumphal arches were erected in the streets through which his Majesty had to pass. The mayor, attended by the municipal council, received the Emperor on his w•rival, and delivered an appropriate a 'dress, in which lie alluded to the chateau in which the Emperor was about to reside having been the cradle of the only King whose memory had been retained by the eople. The Emperor, in replying to the speech of the Mayor, sail, " I am anxious to satisfy th wishes of all. I fully appreciate your having called to my mind the memory of Henri IV ; he was a prince eminently French, and the friend of his people. The wish that every family should have a fowl in their pot once a week was a royal one ; I wish it may be reserved to me to rea li se it." is Majesty afterwards received the different autho rities and constituted bodies. Among them were the Members of the Council General, headed by their President, the Baron de Crouseilhes, who in a short speech expressed the delight felt by the inhabitants at having his Majesty among them, and their happiness at the good effect which the visit had had on the health of the Empress. In the evening, a numbprof the civil and military autho rities had the honour of dining with the Emperor, and at night the town was brilliantly illuminated, and a grand display of fireworks took place. The Moniteur of this (Saturday) morning an nounces that Baron Lelang, General of Division, has left Paris for Vienna, charged by the Emperor with a military mission on the staff of the Com mander-in-Chief of the Austrian Army of Occupa tion in the Principalities. The Three per Cents. closed yesterdayat 73f. 40c. for the end of the month ; the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. at 99f. 95c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,225 f. ; Rouen, 980 f. ; Havre, 590 f. ; Great Northern, 850 f. ; Strasburg, 795 f.; New Shares, 630 E • Paris and Lyons, 967 f. 50c. ; Lyons and the Mediterranean, 8701. ; Western of France, 650 f. ; Bordeaux and Cette, 628 f. 75c. Great Central of France, 520 f. ; Lyons and Geneva, 515 f. ; Bank of Credit MAilier, 723 f. 75c. STRAND THEATRE. , le Lessee Mr. F. W. Allcroft. THIS EVENING, Atrourr 26, Will be performed HARD TIMES. Fol'owed by FA.U4T A' D ‘RGIIERITE. Mephistopheles, Mr. Milord; Faust, Bias G. Godson; Marguerite, Miss el Gordo' To conclude with IHE OMNIBUS. 4 t, , t 14, 44.; Boxes, 2s. 64.; Pit, la. ' • G allery . 6d, ; Private , s ,, x el is., •.o be had of Mr. Allcro ft , 15, New Boo,l.strePt. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENB. "This place fills up an hiatus which the Crystal Palace leaves wanting. Vocal an .1 instr'nnental music of the first order, and a display of fireworks which exceeds all imagination. are a fitting close to a day at the Crystal Palace." DANSON'S COLOSSAL, PANTOR.A.NTA of CHUSAN. Splendid and Extensive 151enavrio and Marine Aquarium—Unri ♦alled Military Band. VOCAL and INSTRUMENTAL CONCERT, In which Miss Poole, Miss Ransford, and Mr. Manvers sing several National and Patriotic Songs—All the .%musing Novelties of the Gardens in succession. c.oncludint with the " Feast of Lan terns," and a most muguilicent display of Fireworks by 4outhby Admission One Shilling. A sphridid Pavilion for Dancing has been erected. Full Quadrille Band, &c. ASTLErS ROYAL AMPIIITII EA. r,s. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William rnoke. In preparation, with entirely new scenery, and every necesiry regitleite, a Grand EQUEsTRI A.N BURLESQUE, from the pen , if a popuiar suthor. Every pains has be n tak,n. and the most proftPe expen-e has been 'avished, to render this magnificent Spectacle worthy 44 the approbation of the public! THIS EVENING, For a few nights more, the War Spectacle, THE COSSACKS; or, Viva la France Aft. r which, the Inimitable SCENES to the ARENA, invented arranged, and directed by Sir. William Cooke. lIKRR CIIRIsTOFF, whose miraculous Feats on the Tight Rope have absolutely electrified the audience, will appear. • - - - The whole to conclude with the Equestrian Ballet d'Action, by Mrs S.G. Healey, THE gNIGLI r Atli/ THE WALES LILY; or, Love among the Mermaids. Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr, W est. HIGH WATER AT LONDON RRIDOFC Tm- DA+ Morning 31 min.after 3I Eveninp 46 nain.aft. 3 70-110anow—Morning 2 cain.after 44 Evening 18 nnualft. 4 THE WEATHER.—Suu Oni i , Atm. 26. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 68 —highest since noon yesterday. 51—lowest this morning and during the night. 71—this day at noon. BA.IIO3IIITEB, 30'42. WIND, N.W.—Fine, sunshiny 'weather. A.-§i t i b ,?....1 : A. , ,,,, LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1854. Russia is now thoroughly unveiled. Our reluc tant Ministers have been compelled to declare her a convicted liar ; her defeated armies and cap ture 3 forts have proclaimed her military weak ness. Her moral reputation, if she ever had any, and her military repute are alike gone, and what has she left ? _ NESSELRODB and MENSCLIIROFF have shown that her wont is worse than nothing. Silistria and Bomarsund have exposed her incapacity for offensive or defensive warfare. " The wave of Russian invasion dashed into spray on a third-rate Turkish fortress," and her formid able-looking granite fortresses smashed and crumbled before a few small but well-directed batteries, have opened the eyes of all Europe to the real character of Russia as a military power. The infamy of a retreat from Arab Tabia she can never wipe off the weakness of frost-bitten granite she can no longer conceal. Rubbish, faced with stone softened by arctic frost, will not again be taken for what it looks. In a word, St. Peters burg is open to the allies, or at least we are bound to try whether Sweaborg and Cronstadt are of better stuff than the towers of Bomarsund. Why the former should be the better built we cannot well conceive. If it was important to secure the frozen capital, it was equally important to render the ppaition chosen to overawe and finally to sub due Sweden as strong as possible. .. - What, however, will our Cabinet do ? Will • they honestly try to become masters of the Gulf of Finland and the mouths of the Neva ? Do they -wish it 1 They have not yet indicated the slightest. desire to restore the stolen province to its le mbalatencecononfeeptoio:e,ran in d t t h h e e r e to restore so far Lord CLARRN DON'S last never even hints at Baltic.t thing to do with the conditions or havinganandy: superior mind to his, DROITYN DE al leaCe ; regret to acknowledge, is guilt of 82 we also we -blam e the la y tter, omission. Befor e we should like to know how far German influence, the s ame feeble enough at the French Court, but onanipo- Eneland tent at ours, may have limited through the better aspirations of Franc e . -ey- England the must never "forget that " terms of peace a t St. Petersburg" was Lord ABERDEEN'S own description o f the best place to negotiate. efotiate. Why, the n , d oes he not p u s h on to a position where he could conclude a peac e worthy of the sacrifice of money and life already made ? We have no wish to prolong the war ; we are a s anxious to escape double Income Tax and to save the lives of our soldiers and sailors as Lord ABER- Dzmr can b e ; but we do insist on the folly of has shown one. himself ac cepting any peace now but a conquered to all shame as the CZAR already, his innate barbarian cunning and dupli city may any day get the upper hand of an ambi tion -void of all sense of honour and chivalry, and he may begin to negotiate on the faith of English gullibility, and of German influence in our Cabinet. If he slip out with Finland, Poland, Bessarabia, and the Crimea intact, and with no indemnity to Turkey, well may he cons id er hi mself tr i ump h ant ; v ran n4istory will cert a i n l y record that he outwitted 7 _ 7 . 7 ..,.% 4,ltie who had him at their feet, but who choose rith_t4eir eyes open to leave him the fullest means ~,,,. - 4?,- aissuroing whenever h e .. ;,' A- . .-. 4 -'t4f.r•l• - iiiircpe. -•It is now in our 1 -:, ly t ~, ~,,: i .._ .. joilalL Cost; to - oonquer p leased the peace of po P we r at comparatively peace. Ismail, Galate 4,,y7rti pdtsfes, the Circassian forts, an d '' (~ „:2,te4.,- ' `e • Sebastopol, the military' centre and base of them all, ate . oura if rifl: c 7 -.l' we choose. Ati- ukuoll-luay be said f ar the fortsin - - ---- OUTRAGE ON TWO BRITISH SUBJECTS. The letter of our special correspondent from Bucharest contains matter which cannot be allowed to pass without comment. The subject is of SO' grave a character, that abstention from all passion and exaggeration in discussing it becomes an iin" perative duty. We shall speak of it, in the first place, as if it concerned only third parties in whom we have nu interest whatever—on its abstract merits, in short. On the 11th of this month, three travellers, two of them English subjects, the third a German gen tleman, arrived in Bucharest from Giur g evo. Their passports wer e p er f ect l y en regle, and were dull deposited at the police-office ; they had travelled in open day along the public road, had been chal lenged by a n d b a d answered satisfactorily all the patrols and videttes they passed ; they were per' sonally known to most of the high officers in the ' Turkish and Alli e d armies - and had conducted themselves irreproachably. These gentlemen were soon atter their arrival in Bucharest assailed--" can give it no other name—by the Wallachian police in the most wanton and outrageous manner* For the details we refer to our correspondents letter : e )ough that it was attempted to drag them by brute force before some petty functionary ; no offence being laid to their charge ; on the authority of a hasty, inexplicit scrawl from the Turkish car mander-m-chief, which gave no description of their persons, and mutilated their names to a degre: that renders them utterly i rrecogn i sa bl e . AS t h e gentlemen were soon set a t lib erty on th e ir simpl e parole, without being obliged to quit the town; as the Turkish officer in command in Bucharest,t. by his refusal to see th em , appears to wis h to avoid mixing himself up in the affair; and as the English and other consul and a high English military authority, are strenuously exe r t ing th emse l ves i n behalf of the party aggrieved, the final denouement and ex . planation of this mysterious drama may be patienal waited for. But there must be a full and sati s- 1 factory explanation of such a gratuitous a nd en" accountable outrage upon two British subject!) upon that both the Turkish and English antheri ties may rely. Our hope is that the whole ll ° . arisen from some precipitate inadvertence on the part of Omer Pacha; aggravated by the stnpitl,i t A and it may be the m a li ce , o f th e R uss ia° gendarmerie of Bucharest. Mistakes will Hipp! , in countries so unhappily c i rcums t ance d as Walla" cilia is at this moment ; b u t w h en as-in the pras e instance, they lead to infringement of the .person al security of Englishmen, o f immunities guaranteed to Englishmen by tre a ty- s ti pu l a ti ons , an 'exPao r ,t don and apology for the m i sta k e i s th e least t"" can be 1040 for. Whatfiders the outra ge o f w hi c h we are„c °,.. A plaining art first glance utt er ly una ccountably the personal ch arac t er an d pos i t i on o f on e sufferers—we speak of our own special correspera„ dent. The extent to which this gentleman's Td,. inunications fr om th e seat o f war h ave b ee n q uo commented on, praised by a l mos t all the English continental' journalists and pu bli c ists, enables_ us to dispense with any detailed statement of 07 0 sential services he basrendered to Turkey. amid sought fur accurat e an d ex h aust i ve i n f orma tion aw death and danger —on th e b a ttl e -fi e ld and in e). bio, pestilential enca m p ment. Wi th a natura l, graP by • pleasing eloque nce, l ie h as won assent to his cone si ye ex posur es o f R uss i an falsehood, and vindirtiol2s;stio, of Turkish characterand conduct. These services bes t known toand h ave b een acknowledged by the hig to Turkish auth or i t i es . H e is personally known_ Omer Pacha, and u p t o the time of the recent t il i ; accountable incident has been treated with di s theh. guished kindness by th at grea t man. li nvr as comes it that we find suc h a person su ddenly' od without any a ss i gne d or assigna bl e reaso n, subi n c b e : to such scurvy treatment at tbsihands thoseilo has essentially served, as vie IW:described n letter ? When the first laconic intimation of his arres t 7,4 11: . '7„ conveyed to us—now some days back—by electric telegraph, we con f ess t h at our suspicions turn ed Austria as the origin of the inischid. Our COry': • spondent's suspi c io ns , it w ill b e see n, turn 1 0 different direction. The r easons he assigns *,,„ of a nature to render them still more P !able than ours. It is a preg nan t fact tha the correspondents of th e European journals_ and especially of the English—experienced 11 4 varying kind and respec t f u l t rea t men t from l u,_ Turkish authorities, civil and milita r y, p r evious TM , the arrival of the French and Engli s h ar mies wit h their commanders in the E as t ; an d th at th e i r trolly' meat has since that time been gradually altering fa t the worse. That the Head of the French Govern' merit would willingly bring the journalism of au Europe into thesainegaggedand manacled condition is that of France is highly probable. The invete rate hereditary antipathy borne by our aristocrati c - English functionaries, civil and military, to th e newspaper and all connected with it, is notorious; There can scarcely be a doubt that the ear of Outer Pacha has been poisoned, and that by is cessant and insidious whispers he has been led li,dieve that th e gen tl emen acting in behalf of the _ English newspapers in the East—the oltj ec ts for: time of his enlightened friendship and protection. , belong to a class of men, mischievous in character_ and socially so inconsiderable in their 0 7 country that they may be trampled upon with 17, punity. The press of England cannot. cont.e with the whisperers of such aspersions iu their cowardly and insidious sland ers ; b u t it has, neve a theless, a different kind of po wer a t it s comma 11 to baffle their machinations, and if put to it use this power. At this moment the press of land is the only free press in Europe, and the slightest encroachment upon its privileges must 00 this account be jealously watched and firmly rc pelled. Many circumstances con s pire to render h 4 ,1 essential that its ability to obt a in an d disseminar d trustworthy information regarding the East shot, at this time be kept unimpaired. Had it not bey, for the free-speaking of the English press the gf:r off, taut soldiers of En g l an d ( an d o f F ra nce too, that matter) would have been allowed to die 414 like, rotten sheep, by disease and of inaniti° l4 oo order to preserve appearances in the eyes of the public of Western Europe. Were it not for big free-speaking of th e E ng li s h p ress , we would 3 t t st moment be in imminent danger of seeing the re combined movement of the two nations at theur oo of European civilisation, to turn back the invt eo ' of Russian despotism, perverted into a m ove : soli , for the aggrandisement of Austria, and the cc' eses t dation of its ferociously stolid power. Tile P r od to is a time that calls upon the press of Eng in , 03 Of battle a l'outrance for its privileges and freedom action ; and in this point of view it i s forie iseoi that the first experimental attempt to violate w s o should have been made upon the person of e i r eo t. , distinguished !and respected as our correslr n Tar , The antiquated English military martinets in binet icey, and the sympathisine- portion of our Uapess, at home, may rest assured that the English ocote will vindi ca t e i ts own p e culiar tights "° . l lll' promisingly as it h as a l wa y s v i n dicated t h e e mon rights of the English public.— ' Y New s' CITY Or LONDON REGISTRATION. --Dir. .., wOris"c' f ear the r e vising b a rrister, has intimated his intention °- - t he nieneing the annual registration of voters f° l. ro city of London on Monday, September 18. Pleas,T ceedings will take place in the Court of anntrion G iildhall. ELECTION FOR LYNN.—The Gazette of last nig ht :: talus a notice, signed osrrieedeehlyynthiemvS.peaker, intirnatiq, d to the death uehim,athheer intends to t i o )p i r s o s p o j e t a a w t rtihtelfloeigradtbh'.oeet election insertion r i R i f A t R h - e G n z o N t E i( R e A : are, General • r rev° (trite certain that th ' e S y the !yam and other ,61 department DwEilPlAfinneTdaMreElvyNeTir.ny—tobSicri commissioners will visit and r eport O ige Registrar given greater satisfaction- perfect stare, for no department of the civil s ervic e o r n.,,t0 the public.t r . r.qerf C which Major Gral • eiVi '-' rain so ably presides. — n l4 dti d l a y y ce a rfttibeernit349re Gazette. THE LONDON B The riot BRIDGE STEAU-BOAT-PIERI antnir;tl:lslhe:i.ritre.ll;ll:ll::: oils proceedings which have been going ° in the Surrey side of London Bridge the last two d a lext attempting to fix a steam-boat pier at the stairs lido to Fenning's-wharf, were brought to a close Ye st h e : r gel morning at the desire of the harbour-master. Th e " WI moored by the Fenning's-wharf people abreast of poop stairs have been removed, and the stearn-b° t .„ P i e er o4 nave withdrawn from the contest, until they c"" •tbe cure the Lord Mayor's written authority for erect ghat pier. Two summonses have been taken out by the , b bour-master against the proprietors of the bargellowouth' obstructed the stairs, and which will be beard at '" wark Police Court to-day. I I 01 ABittEA.G.E_Dyle)E4aeTrudayllmßor.U.GßHakTeHrEher anlNilpStiTitATl° die Lo uestn n n body of Mary Gibbons — , the wife of a master tailn e r a ll e ge d business in the Mile-end road, whose death w 35 to have been accelerated through the incaga" us go' nistration of lobelia by her husband while she wan e i a ba l ing under typhus fever. It appeared that decease° ba i l s been prescribed fur by an agent of Coffin, the be r c is• for whom a regular medical practitioner had been Ain missed though the latter was aftervvards called iii 14 a . : b nv y l2:;a t a h hn e ,hi h etr t h is e h h a un n sieb d ,: . ll D l ceased ha 1 died the ne ict i ler death had been accelerated c e e v tl ig f i e e s n s b ee e y: i a t . e ow ha er ving adru,ipc t fi r oi ; of l°:d was p to powerful i e The coroner said he had already sent two oi 1 ,0 to theagents fir trial. Ten judge, however, in his it jury had directed their acquittal, on the ground th at .. o was possible for them riot to know that inflarninnout e v existed in the r. s..omach, so that there was no induce,l l ° to semd another case for trial. The agents of C(" a t agen _ ,:„,, tha t had found, thel o d, a fine of 201 had been inflicted upon one of were as active as ever, not withstaric dose ect that beadle practising without being a regularly qualta"LPl vve boner. The conduct of the husband .of dee"'"'"fDe , ni t in highly improper, and the result ought to lead h.—. v - eaaltions in future how he adxthistered raeditha. eL i.• tot,- Y-Natutei-delitb,"; ' .. . • -