The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-19 00:00:00

-----..------"--"--- --- LMER, Q•. ana MX.— dealings with us to be iusolent, turbulent, and en- SIR .R y o ie U d e N c D E r L p L a r P L. A Napoleo n—Fashionable Litchi- ctc aching. We have met such conduct alt erna t e l y L g en ce—in FUN this week. One Penny. with vacillation and with injustice, or rath er w i t h ___.---------- mismanagement. ln dealing with se.ch tribes care should be taken not to leave room for future dis• turbances, as in the case of the disE aited block of land. A strip of territory which inter vened between Taitamara Block and the settlement was allowed to be claimed by the natives, whereas whatever flaw existed in the earlier transaction, when it had once become a subject of warfare, and the IF,nd had been conquered and reconquered, the inter vening space should have been also occupied, if it was intended to avoid further contentions. We are, of course, bound to act upon our principles, whatever construc tion may be put on them, but it should never be forgotten that savage tribes are apt to mistake hesi tation for weakness, of which they are never slow to take advantage. If, therefore, alas hope to keep them at a distance, and at once to preserve the in terests of our colony, and to spare the lives of the Maories, we should take care that they respect our rights and fear our anger. It is a. most mistaken kindness to shrink from taking decisive measures at the outset of the strife, since by un wise vacilla tion and a timid and hesitating policy, outbreaks strong growsuffered be the case in the present instance. Sir into formidable wars. S uch ha p pily will not G EOR GE GREY, a lthough one writer accuses him of having 6, procrastinated, conciliated, and yielded until he h ad exhausted at once the na ti en ce of the colonists and his own," is now adopting measures whose vigour and promptitude will, we may hope, speedily produce considerable effect. Under the able leadership of General CAMERON, an attack has been planned on the native s , pah," or foil, which has been completely success ful. The Maories have been dislodged from their stronghold, many of them killed, and the colonists ' have plucked up hope and courage under the pro- I mising aspect of affairs. The numbers of the con ' tending parties and the lists of the killed and ' wounded appear strangely small after the whole ' sale slaughter of which we are continually hearing. ' An encounter in which less than a thousand men ' are engaged on both sides, and the deaths are ' reckoned at four on the one side and twenty-four ' on the other, does not appear at first sight to have ' been of very formidable dimensions, and it seems strange that the colonists should attach so much importance to it. On further inquiry, however, we shall find that the attendant circumstances added very greatly to its consequence. It was the first step taken in the actual warfare, and the natives were completely outwitted. For once our men succeeded in surprising them in their encamp ment, in spite of their keen watchfulness, their quick wit, and the assistance of professed friends of the colonists who haunt our quarters and pick up what information they can. Means were taken to elude the vigilance of such observers by mislead ing them as to our movements. Instead of arriving at the native encampment after much toil and labour to find the enemy decamped, General CAMERON and his men were able to take them by surprise ; and exactly one day month after the commission of the yet unpunished crime the Maories were taught a well-merited les son, and defeated on their own ground. It was necessary to surprise them, in order to prevent their hasty retreat, it was also indispensable to take a sufficient body of men to ensure the assaulters against all risks. These seemingly incompatible conditions have been successfully secured, and the position in which the enemy had so strongly en trenched themselves has been wrested from their grasp. The plan of the works constructed by these natives was by no means despicable. Their party assumed a position at the foot of a hill, with a river in front, and honey-combed the ground around them with zigzag rifle pits. The storming parry was divided into two divisions, one of which went along the road up the cliff from the beach, protected by the guns of the Eclipse; the other ascending the river,:sshich they crossed there, rushing on the rifle pits. The plan, which had been skilfully laid down , was boldly carried out, and the result has infused fresh spirit into the colonists. As a proof of the danger and difficulty attending this species of war_ fare, we are told that when the encounter was stip_ posed to be over, a party of men were standing carelessly over a pit in the ground that had been covered by a hurdle, when a Maori from beneath endeavoured to stab one of them. On further exa mination six natives were found concealed in the pit, all of whom refased to yield, and consequently fell in the struggle. , The strife was short and sharp for an hour—after the first attack all was quiet. The natives were pursued by a detachment of skirmishers who, it is said, killed many of them, a fact which must be taken into account in reckoning the enemy's losses. A general enthusiasm animates the colony. Volunteers are forthcoming in any number that may be required, and the regular and irregular forces act most harmoniously in unison. We trust that the authorities wilt keep up the spirit in which they have begun, and endeavour to bring matters to a speedy close; for however much they may deplore the bloodshed and expenditure inseparable from a war, it i s man i fest that neither life nor property Was secure under th e o ld regime. Regiments are being summoned from Australia, and an ironclad turret gunboat of light draught is also to be forwarded from that country. It is satisfactory to find that notwithstanding these unhappy dissensions the fortunes of the colony are thriving, and,that it is better able to contribute its share of the demands of the war, both in men mad money than it was two or three year s s i nce. The g old fields of Otago have greatly expedited th e d o . velopment of its fortunes; and,as the Auckland and Nelson gold fields continue to improve European enterprise is not likely to suffer itself to be checked by Maori caprice or assumption. An interesting feature in the intelligence is the announcement of an intercolonial exhibition which it is proposed to hold at Otago in January next. It is to be open to all branches of colonial ndustry, and to such articles of British or other origin as are likely to benefit the colony. This is a sensible and spirited proceeding, and speaks well for the prospects of New Zea'and. We sincerely trust that the colonists may be able to enjoy the gathering in peace and comfort, and that these vexati o u s an d f re quent con tentions with their unruly and d angerous neigh hours may long before that time be set finally at i rest. NEIV THE A:111E-11.0 Sr AL, AD ELPHI.- Sole Pronriotor and Manao.o.r, M 7. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE IRISH TIGER. After which, at Eigh OR,clk, a new drama, entitled VIE HAUNTED MAN ; T ~E GHOST'S BARGAIN, in which will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adaptat!on of 'he Great Spectral Illusion. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, efton. C. J. Smith; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss H. Simms. Followed by anew Burlesque, entitled ILL-T RE ATED IL TROvATORE. Messrs. Toole. P. Bedford, R. Phillips, 14:13nrne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and Sara, and Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. Mr. Leigh Murray. Followed by (27th time) THE MOTTO, "FA ALL THERE." Messrs. Honey, Turner. E. Danvers, Collier, Clifton; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, F. Josephs, Maria bimpson, Wallace, and Jenny White. To conclude with TURN 11131 our. Mr. Turner, Miss Thorne, It is much to be regretted that more caro is not tak en with regardnistotratthioensawlehoefnpopiusorcnhsa, saendd also thei r d ue a dmi. Last week there were two cases of a very distress ing nature, in which 1 - wee were lost through sheer carelessness and ignorance. One victim was a lady at Liverpool, who sent to a chemist for a blue pill and a black draught. Instead of , the latter mixture the chemist sent laudanum. Tho servant who procured the medicine stated that the shop was all in confusio n • , owing to some alterations going on. The lady observed that the draught tasted very peculiar, but no notice was taken of the circumstance. Nothing unusual was discovered until the next evening, when all as sistance was unavailing, and she expired. In the first place, during any unusual arrangement of a Commence at 7. r HE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," 11 Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, lan be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, llyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 4h. 50m.—Afternoon, sh. 2m. To-moßßow.-Morning, bh. 20m.—Afternoon, 511. 40. n. The Weather—Sun Office, Aug. 19, 1863. THERMOMETER. This raorninz This day at Two o'clock 63 Barometer-29.15. Wind—S. ; fresh, and cloudy, with rain. # 44go '4!. 5 ? 4 . 11 wjjg ;r e qDrsiity AUL LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1863, Non-intervention, if persisted in to an extremity, becomes hardly less than a crime on the part of a nation. The period arrives, in every contention between armed belligerents, when—that conten tion becoming, day by day more sanguinary, and yet giving, day by day, clearer and clearer augury of proving, so far as anything human can, in terminable —interposition becomes a solemn duty on the part of powerful, on-looking non-bellige rents. To insist upon it that, under any and every imaginable combination of circumstances, non intervention is the law of civilised nations, is, to say the least of it, illogical. If ever, since the hour of its commencement, this deplorable war in North America has appeared to be utterly hopeless as to its admitting of termina tion upon the battlefield —it so appears to be, at this present juncture. The charm of its definitive settlement through some crowning victory won either by the Federals or by the Confederates, seems more obviously than ever at this moment to stretch away into a perspective so dim and remote as to be altogether beyond the reach of vision. Insomuch is this the case, that we are left wholly to conjecture that that crowning victory is situated far away in the vague hereafter, at some undefinable interval beyond the vanishing point in the terrible picture of the war now spread out before us. The hopelessness of that fierce conflict being brought to a close by the belligerents themselves, in a manner would appear to necessitate the ultimate abandonment by non-belligerents of the principle of non-intervention. Sooner or later, in the in terests of humanity, in the interests alike of the old and the new world, the interposition of Europe between North and South—the striking up of the bloody weapons by the potent wand of diplomacy, and the calling for a truce and parley in the name of all that is dear both to civilized man and to Christian—does more and more appear to us a thing inevitable. In those more and more outraged in terests of mankind at large, mediately and immedi ately in the respective hemispheres, we are beginning to yearn every day more fervently that that inter position which we believe to be inevitable, at last may be adventured upon sooner rather than later. Reasons enow for this aspirtition might be found only too abundantly, by any one who listed to go in quest of them, strewn in ghastly guise far and wide over that bloody chaos of slaughter—the utterly fruitless, and yet hideously destructive battle-field upon and around the now tainted heights of Gettysburg. A battle-field littered over by forty thousand mangled victims of the war, a struggle that lasted almost uninterruptedly during from three to four days and nights, and where four hundred cannon (200 on the side of the Confederate assailants, and at least 200 on the side of the Federal defenders of those heights of Gettysburg) thundered, sometimes almost simul taneously, during many consecutive hours—a spec tacle so dreadful of its kind, and so absolutely boot- less, as leading to no result one way or the other : this last event of the war alone, this one isolated incident in it, would really seem to clamour for the interventian at last of European diplomacy. For what is the diplomacy of Europe waiting ? For the prospect of some natural termination to the war itself ? The struggle has now lasted, with varying results, for more than two years past. The contend ing armies have been struggling to and fro, north wards and southwards, eastwards and west wards, in fierce and deadly strife—now in one state, now in another. And now, after all these vicissitudes of the war, after these two years and upwards of its continuance — with the fury of it still perpetually increasing— now, in the Autumn of 1863, the war between the Federal and Confederate States of North America, appears to be further away from any prospect of a conclusion than ever. Thousands, and tens of thousand s are perishing through it. Millions upon millions of dollars are squandered upon it. The so-called ministers of religion, like this wretched Dr. Ty 0 mentioned in the Telegrams, seem disposed to hound on the North to the pro secution of an implacable war (as Dr. TYNG says, ,c to all eternity .), and this in the prostituted name of Emancipation. In heaven's name, let us that so me effo r t may hope tardy at last be made towards putting an end to th ese dreadful abomi nations. The news brought by the last mail from New Zealand is more encouraging than might h ave been expected. It could not be hoped that war had been averted; and, indeed, it was scarcely to b e desired, after the flagrant conduct of the Maoriee. The murder of the English soldiers in May last Was an outrage which no civilised Government could pass over, and certainly Sir GEORGE GREY cannot be accused of too great haste for war, when ho waited for such a catastrophe before he commenced hostilities. In fact, the Governor has been censured in many quarters for having shown too much in dulgence to the natives, and it is probable that a due admixture of firmness and c .nsideration might, at the very instant, have prevented the outbreak. The Maories 'are, undoubtedly, a troublesome race to deal with. They are sharp-witted, and pcm.cased o f a degree of civilisation Which enables them to oppose the assaulters with their own weapons, while they maintain all those features of a guerilla warfare which make a campaign against savages so wearying end unprofitable. Presuming on those improved notions of justice and humanity which make Englishmen of the present day shrink from exterminatinr , the aborigine s of their colonies, the Maorie3 ka glown themul t h eir I Tea in al THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 180. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ARREST OF PRINCE CZARTORISKY. POSEN, AUG. 19. Prince Roman Czartorisky has been arrested by the Prussian authorities at his estate of Ruchberg, and has been conducted to Berlin. THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRA LIA MAILS, SOU ITAMPTON, AUG, 19. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived here with 99 passengers, £59,452 in specie, and a general cargo, including 634 bales of raw silk, value £60,000, She left Gibraltar on the 14th inst., and on the 16th inst. spoke the Ellora off the Darlings. At Gibraltar exchange on London, 90 days, was quoted 49Z-; on Paris, 5.28; Madrid, at eight dayb' sight, par. Freights unaltered. BELGIUM, (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) MALINES, AUG. 17. This afternoon his Eminence Cardinal Wiseman was presented to his Majesty the King of the Bel gians, with whom his Eminence had a long audi ence. POLAND. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. CRACOW, Aug. 15. The most important event of the last week in connection with the Polish insurrection, is the cir culation of a paper dated Moscow, July 29, and entitled, "Address from the Russian patriots to their Polish brethren," among the inhabitants of al: parts of Poland. This paper, although purporting to be the production of the Russian patriots, is evi dently the work of the Russian Government ; and while unmistakeably defining its policy towards the Western Powers, shows how formidable the insur rection is to Russia. The following extracts will give a tolerably clear idea of its meaning and tendency : " Six months have now elapsed since a murderous struggle between kindred races has been raging in our common country, and in which neither your admirable bravery nor your perseverance and sell sacrifice have succeeded, even for a moment, in bending the power of Russia. Do not wonder, Polish brothers, that when you ignored your des tiny and your real interest, which commands you to join us, our dearest Sovereign was forced to treat you with the utmost severity. For it is to him that Providence has entrusted the government of the Selavonic peoples, of which you are one, in order that, after crushing, with their help, the chains of all our kindred races, he may enter upon the great work of resuscitating egotistical and doting Europe. We, sharing thb generous sentiments of the Czar, hold out to you the hand of brotherhood and unions believing that your political reason will not allow you to reject it. Consider what are the fruits of the conduct you have hitherto pursued, so inconsistent with your destiny. You have shed your noblest blood in vain, and destroyed your prosperity. In fluenced by intrigue, hopeless to conquer unaided, you have raised your sacrilegious hands against our common country, trusting only in the assistance of your supposed friends, who are using both your and our blood and your powerlessness and folly with cold calculation for their own profit. For what can you expect from those who, both before and now, never proved by acts the reality of their sympathy ? What do you expect from Austria, who when you, the liberators of Vienna, held out your hands to het for succour, only answered with the crocodile tears of a bigot; who repaid the wonderful generosity of Nicholas with ingratitude, and is now using you as an instrument for retarding the progress of Sclavonianism ? And, what from France, ruled by a monarch who strives to uphold an usurped throne and glory with falsehood and deceit ? Or from England, trifling with the desti nies of nations, and desiring to prevent the fulfil ment of the great destiny of the Sclavonians in the east at your cost, and without expending a single drop of her blood or a farthing of her money ? " We do not desire amalgamation with you, but union. In a Sclavonic state, united with us, is alone your salvation, your glory, and your freedom. In it alone will you find domestic happiness. Polish brothers! listen to our words—yield to the sentence of Providence, give up your fatal dreams and your vain hopes, Europe will not dare to defy Russia to a mortal struggle in your behalf, for the Europe which during the past century by her silence consented to the destruction of your political existence, can only in 1863 raise her voice to sanction a completed historical fact and defini tively acknowledge '. be rights of Russia, thereby making your fate worse instead of better. Long live Russia, Poland, and Sclavonia, one, entire, powerful, and free." FRANCE. BOURSE, Aug. 18.—The market has been much more buoyant, and a fair amount of business has been done at improved quotations. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67f. 80c. The Railway Share Market has been also more animated, and prices are, generally higher. The market closed as follows : If per Cents .. 96 80 Italian Loan 72 60 Do. end month.... Do. end month 72 45 3 per Cents ...... 67 65 New ditto Do. end month.... 67 65 Do. end month 72 70 Credit Mobilier.... 1107 50 Russian Do. end month.... 1107 50 Austrian Bank Shares 3385 '---- Spanieh Threes.... 52 50 Credit k oncier .. • l 2 bo flozne Debt - RAILWAYS Cash. Account. Orleans 1022 50 .. 1015 Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1025 .. 1026 25 Geneva.. 492 50 .. 492 50 Southern ........ 697 50 .. 702 50 Western Eastern .... ....... , Sardinian .......... 416 25 .. 415 Austrian Lorrbard ...... 555 .. 653 7 5 North of Spain ........ 548 75 .. 547 50 Saragossa .............. 685 .. 685 Ditto to Barcelona .... 355 .. 357 50 THE FRENCH C ATHOLICS AT L IVER POOL—The Emperor's fete day was celebrated at the Catholic pro-cathedral church, C opperas -hill , on S un d ay morn i ng , by a solemn high maas. There were present the French consul and several of the leading French residents in the town. The sermon was preached by the Very Rev. Pro vost Cookson, V.G., who, previous to the delivery of his discourse, remarked that in France it was customary in all Catholic churches, on the Feast of the Assumption, to pray to God that he would bless the Emperor and the Prince Imperial. This year his Excellency the French consul had requested that the custom might be observed in Liverpool, and accordingly, at Ethe close of the service a solemn Te Deum would be sung. Much depended on the French na tion—and this year the Catholic Church had especial cause to thank that n a ti on on account o f t h e expe dition which the Emperor had sent to Mexico to put down the factions which existed in that country, and for the purpose of re storing law and order. The Catholic institutions there had been frequently exposed to violence, and the bishops and clergy had been in great danger of being expelled from the country by the factions that had, ore after another, ruled there ; and it w s, therefore, a great blessing that the French nation had generously undertaken to put an end to :men a state of things. He, therefore, asked them to unite, heart and soul, with his excellency the French con sul in thanking God for the blessings that had been vouch safed to the F renc h nation, an d to beg a continuation of them. At the close of the service a solemn To Deum was accordingly sung, in thanksgiving for blessings bestowed on the French nation during the past year. —Liverpool Post, " KEEP YOUR TEMPER !" is easier said than done, according to the Saturdayßeviezv, a facetious writer in which observes philosopher, living with a proper system of final causes ever before his eyes, is naturally in. different to th e li tt l e disappointments o f weather, friend ship, or meals. Still we have met with philosophers, of lofty mien and stoical complexion, who would fall into transports of fury over cold shaving-water or a bad hand at cards. We have known men who would declaim by the hour, in all the raptures of a s elf-complacent transcenden. talism, about the mystic significance of the universe, about the inscrutable destiny of the human soul, about the nothingness of time and the inoffable splendours of eternity, and yet who 'could use very bad language over an ill-fitting teat, a fractional fell in Console, or mn an underdone potgo. AIERICA. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) (Per the City of New York.) NEW YORK, AUG. 8. The _Richmond Enquirer says the Federal pri soners now in Richmond number 4,300, including 523 commissioned officers. The Richmond Examiner thinks it is the deter mination of the British Government and people to do no act that shall tend to abridge war,or help the South, or involve itself in a quarrel with the United States. The South, it continues, has no worse enemies than the British Government ; not that the British Government is a friend of the North, but it hates the whole American people, and all their diplomacy will be to prolong the war by preventing the interence of any other nation. The Examiner, however, thinks that Napoleon's possession of Mexico will render his interference compulsory whenever it shall become evident that the Southern Confederacy shall cease to exist with out it, for the Crown of Mexico will be untenable on the day when the subjugation of the South shall be compl.eted, and the United States power re stored. Considerable excitement exists in Columbus, Ohio, caused by invalid soldiers tearing down flags inscribed with the names of Vallandigham and Pugh. One soldier was nearly killed, and all the soldiers in the city were confined to their barracks. Copperheads afterwards paraded the streets and replaced the flag. The Federal Government is about to increase its naval force in the Pacific. General Grant's official despatch states that dur ing his operations in Mississippi he captured 39,000 prisoners, 31,000 of whom were paroled, and 8,000 sent North. The New York Herald concludes that Lee is preparing another bloody campaign against Wash ington, relying upon superior numbers to defeat Meade in the next battle, and, as a consequence, to capture Washington. "It is rumoured that a por tion of Bragg's army reinforced Lee, and that he is pushing troops for an important movement, and it can hardly be doubted that this movement will be northward." The herald further thinks that the fears of the Cabinet for the safety of Washington will prevent Meade attacking Lee, and that the policy of the rebel Government will Lbe to attempt to wipe out their late reverses by striking a blow at the army of the Potomac. The ,S't. Louis Democrat says :—" Letters were captured near Jackson confirming the treason of James Buchanan, and his letters to Jefferson Davis confirmed General Scott's accusation." The Atalanta Appeal states that the Governor of Georgia is making extensive preparations to stop the raids into Georgia. A large force of raiders from Rosencrans' army were at White Side. The Appeal also says that the Confederate War Department has resolved to stop the navigation of the Mississippi by a well organised system of gue rilla warfare. The editor thinks that Rosencrans is moving on Selina, Alabama. Every place of im portance in Georgia is fortified. The New York TVorld denounces the presence of a military force at polls during the elections in Kentucky. There are at present 18,000 paroled Union pri. soners yet ufiexehanged. The _Richmond Examiner says the iron track of the street railroads has been torn up for the purpose of ironplating a gunboat. Numerous rioters have been tried and convicted in New York to terms of imprisonment varying from three to 15 years. The draft in Washington has been completed. It gives an aggregate of 3,700 white and 1,250 coloured conscripts. Guards have been placed on all the roads and rivers leading from Washington in order to prevent conscripts from escaping. The New York Democratic State Convention has been called to assemble at Albany on the 9th of September. Captain Meffit, of the steamer Florida, writes that up to May 11, ha had destroyed 97,000,000 dollars worth of Northern commerce, and had eluded 13 Federal cruisers sent to destroy him. The steamer Ruth was burnt on the Mississippi during a voyage from St. Louis to New Orleans. Thirty lives were lost, together with a large amount of Government funds in the hands of the paymaster on board. A proposal is to be brought before the New York Chamber of Commerce for the construction of a ship canal to the West, by way of the Chanub and Champlan canals, for the purpose of throwing the commerce of the North West and Canada through the State of New York. The Governor of New York supported the scheme. The steamer Eagle arrived at New York from Havana reports having seen a steamer with two white smoke pipes and a hull painted lead colour, steering S.E., with another steamer in chase. The Eagle fired a blank shot at her, stopping her, when the Federal steamer Sackawanna came up and took possession of her. She was an English built iron side wheel steamer, of about 600 tons, laden with cotton, of which she threw a quantity overboard. ARRIVAL OF THE OLYMPUS. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday. The Canard screw steamer Olympus, Capt. Muir, from New York on the sth inst., arrived in the Mersey shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon. By her we get New York journals of the sth, but their contents have been fully anticipated. The Recorder of New York, in charging the grand jury, in reference to the late riots, made the follow ing remarks : " One of the worst signs of the times has been the pre valent disregard and want of respect for the laws and the lawfully constituted authorities. Dangerous men have, by example and 'accept, taught the people to disregard and disobey constitutional and legal obligations; and sometimes on one pretext, and sometimes upon another, have counte nanced, if they have not counselled, disobedience and resist. ance. The evil teachings of misguided and wicked men have not been without their effect. They have taken deep root in the popular mind. Infidelity to constitutional and legal obligations has produced its brood of evils. This in fidelity and the false teachings and examples of partisans of various sects and parties, aided as they have been by causes and elements which are always actively at work in times of war and civil convulsions, urged on by the spirit of law lessness which they have created, have recently produced in this city an outbreak which resulted in violence and enormities without a parallel in the history of he country. The immediate cause of this was opposition to the enforce. ment of the conscription law; but this cause would have been wholly inadequate to the result if the poison of consti tutional and loyal infidelity, and of false teaching and per nicious example had not been infused into the popular mind The outbreak was fearful, its results dreadful. 'Whatever may have been the cause, and whoever may have been re sponsible for the terrible consequences, one thing is cer tain, the plea of resistance to the draft affords no justi fication or excuse, and it is the duty of every public officer and private citizen to labour with all his strength to bring to justice and to judgment the men who have violated all law, outraged all decency, and trampled upon all rights." The New York, Herald says " It is thought there will be another drawing in Massa chusetts for conscripts, as not one in five comes up to the soldier's standard. Only 800 men have thus far been taken to camp, and a number of these have already managed to get away." " THE DREAMER," a new penny weekly periodi cal, devoted to a record of notable dreams, and a discussion of the philosophy of dreamiri t g, somnambulism, &c , has just been commenced by a London publisher. Another oddity recently iszty.'d is tb.e history of the 4alllatO Plan flow of England, chemist's shop, particular care should be taken by some responsible person that all poisons are safely locked up, so that no hurry or confusion may lead inexperienced assistants into mistakes that that may terminate fatally. Whoever put beenwrong very mixture i ignorantnt into h o r t vee ry bo e tt a l r e el m es u a st uu e t i t h tu er have been very ignorant or very careless not to notice time,anything peculiar an y m eans,about it. precise t i y s a n i l t a h r e fi first acci dents have occurred, and yet it does not seem to produce greater caution on the ofthose pity that. em It a there is not a better knowledge among all ployed in such matters. classes concerning the ar pearance of poi atioenrrurawoaltdh at gua a r r d e s a o g n a s inst sinc m e he Had w u t lhde ladynot ut h a p v o e s s esse drunkd a t t h i y e any 7ch dre in ad f° f r u ta l s d u a eh i knowledge. draught, and if any of her servants had noticed the remains of the mixture which was left in the bottle when they were washing it, they might at least have been in time to procure remedial mea sures for their unfortunate mistress. The other case was that of a nurse giving morphia to an infant instead of dill-water. The coroner who pre sided at the inquest made a most valuable sugges tion, to the effect that all bottles containing poisons should have peculiar kinds of stoppers. By this means the ignorant, who cannot read, and even those whose eyesight is defective, can readily guard against the commission of fatal blunders. The fact is that too much care cannot be taken in all matters relative to medicine, and the reverse is generally the order of the day. It is very lament able to hear of so many untimely deaths occurring from want of the commonest Care being used on one side and the simplest knowledge possessed on the other. Until people will have the sense to perceive that ignorance and bad management are at the root of all these sad occurrences, they will never learn how to prevent their recurrence. It seems strange that with so many warnings before them they will not seek to rectify the fatal errors so constantly com mitted by the adoption of the only means that may serve as a remedial measure, and seek to obtain the knowledge that will be of such essential service to them. It is quite time that COMO check should be put to the dangerous practice of omnibus racing which has lately become so much the custom. On Monday an inquest was held at St; Bartholomew's Hos pital on the body of an omnibus conductor who was run over and killed on Thursday last in Holborn. It appears from the evidence of those who witnessed the occurrence, that two omnibuses were racing violently along towards the City, one slightly in advance of the other. The deceased conductor jumped off his board for some purpose, and was almost instantly knocked down by the second omnibue, and killed on the spot. On further in quiry it turned out that the conductor had got down for the purpose of inquiring of a passer by if she was going by his omnibus. It seemed also that the unfortunate conductor was himself greatly to blame, because he used no care when he descended from his board. He was in a state of great excite ment, apparently, concerning the racing, and one of the passengers by the omnibus in question stated that he kept continually urging his driver to greater speed. When they came opposite Fur nival's Inn, where the accident happened, he got down, and then seemed only intent on the dan gerous sport in which they were engaged. He went forward telling his own driver to pull across the road to stop the other omnibus, and at the same time walked backwards so that he got in the way of the second omnibus. Some said that the driver of the second ♦ehicle might have pulled up quicker than he did, and others that it was impossible for him to have done se. This is a question very difficult to decide, but it is certain that had he not been proceeding at so rapid a pace the accident would not have oc curred. The jury did not come to a decision re garding the conduct of the driver—some were for a verdict of manslaughter, and some for a verdict of a contrary character. It is not the fault of one party more than another in these cases of furious driving and reck less conduct. It is the system itself which is so bad, and which cannot be too strongly condemned. It is productive of innumerable risks to passengers, as they are scarcely allowed sufficient time to get in or out of the conveyances in consequence of the conductors calling out and the omnibus starting before they are safely settled inside, or fairly out on the road. It is to bo hoped that the whole of the omnibus trade will take warning by this occurrence, and not continue the fatal practice any longer. There should be stringent laws in force against the system, and the police should exercise a strict watch until the practice is altogether put down. It is impossible for either the drivers or conductors to attend to their business properly while their thoughts are engaged in a totally opposite manner ; and the fearful risks that they expose themselves to, as well as the danger to all the passengers, and also the passers by, are convincing proofs that this practice is a most obnoxious one, and it is strange that more attention should not have been given to the subject before by those empowered to interfere. SCIENTIFIC DETECTION OF FORGERIES. --The methods used by the forger are different in charac ter and in degree. In some instances he imitates simply the writing and signature of another person, as at the bottom of a will, deed, or other doCument. This capacity of imitation is possessed by few, and a quick eye may soon be able on comparison of two specimens of writ ing to determine a real as distinguished from a forged hand. The points to ba observed in this research have reference, first, to what is called the strength of the writing, for no two hands bear on the pen with equal force; next, as to the angle of each letter in relation to the line on which it is written; thirdly, to the distance of one letter from another; fourthly, to the angles of the letters them selves; fifthly, to the way in which certain letters are dotted or crossed; and lastly, to the mode in which long letters are maae to terminate. Assuming that in any given case where a comparison has to be instituted there is so much difficulty In the way that the naked eye fails to make the determination, recourse is th en t o b e had to enlargement of the writing by means of a p ower f ul lens. This enlargement brings out in u nmistakeable r e li e f any differences which may exist between two specime ns of writing, affietremctedonbyeothmims method, h 6 observation and himself that a ourselves having a r t v s h e ien l vgse signature beennk a n t knew unable o w f was s a t n example in whi c h the false signature of a gentleman was ao d forgery. It is to be specially remembered, however, in conducting the inquiry, that not one nor even two differ ences are sufficient to mark the distinction; but if in any Levugien case thma ere is a com bination of differences, even oh y nnt bo presented in eac h letter, the ev idence becomes decisiv e by accumulation of details, and of course the rwre decisive according to the number of points of difference. This is br oug h t out very easily by a simple experiment. Write down on a pi ece of paper a singly wont twice over, then let another person copy the first word in imitation, with the strictest attention to details. To the eye the distinction between the words ft om the same hand may seem as great as between the originals and the imitation. Now, however, with a power_ inc7ease the size of the fir s t or i g i nal wordf ul magnifying and o f th glass, e op copied word, say ten times, and th en analyse each by she six points given above. It will be found that in every letter there are at least four essential difference. This analysis concluded, turn to the secon and although point of d word written by the same hand, of the letters, th e ana lysis will yield character isticsetailsd differences may be presented in respect to the size the same, in the main, in all the details. The detection of f orge d s i gna t ur es by this mechanical analytical method is so simple and so perfect in its results, that we wonder it has not been universally adopted in legal i nvestigations. By mathematical measurements it might be brought to such perfection as to be demonstrative, and to yield evidence tar mon. valid than that of circumstances, on which life often is._sentenced.-6Ocial Science Review. A 6TEA3I STREET-sWEEPING APPARATUS is iD preparation for the daubing of London, INDIA. By the arrival of the Bombay mail we have ad vices from Bombay to July 24, and from Calcutta to July 13. The arrest at Ajmere of the man supposed to be Nana Sahib continues to occupy public attention in India. An order went from Poona on July 10 relieving Col. Crawley of the command of the 6th Inniskil lings, and appointing Col. Prior as his successor. It was also intimated that Col. Crawley was not to leave the presidency of Bombay without permission. Lord Elgin has been laid up with fever at Simla, but was convalescent at latest dates. The Commander-in-Chief of India will have a standing camp next cold season either at Lacknow, Lahore, or Delhi. His Excellency the Governor of Bombay opened the second meeting for 1863 of his council for making laws and regulations on July 15 at Poona, The Governor of Bombay recently paid a state visit to the Ranee of Tulligaum. This lady is one of the highest of the Deccan noblesse, and owns one of the richest tracts of country in the Deccan table land. The Government of India has notified that those who formed the Hurrianah field force, and were present at the occupation or Jhujjur, will be allowed to share in the prize booty captured at Delhi and Jhujjur.. The Governor• General has notified, according to article 5, section 48, of the military regulations, that military officers are strictly prohibited from taking any part in the management of banks in India, or from being connected with banks or any other trading companies, except as simple share holders, the only exception to this rule being in favour of ex•oslcio directors or secretaries of the government banks. The cotton crops in the Madras Presidency have been much injured by the rains. Sir Robert Montgomery has been asked to retain office as Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjaub for one year beyond the usual period. A military despatch from the Secretary of State to the Government of India has been published prohibiting the appointment of offi3ers to military commands in other than their own presidencies. The Government of India has ruled that all goods manufactured in the piece, whether imported in the piece or cat, shall be henceforward admitted at the lower rate of duty, namely, five per cent. ad valorem, and that the excess of duty levied under the contrary ruling of September last shall ba at once refunded. Government has sanctioned the enlistment of men from the Punjaub into the Native Regiments throughout India. The number of Punjaubees in any one regiment is not to exceed 100 men. The Dinapore scandal has ended by Colonel Burney gaining the case in the High Court, and recovering damages to the extent of 50,000 rupees. THE CAPE OF GOOD Hon. PLYMOUTH, TUESDAY. The steam ship Bahama, from China for London, passed up the Channel off here last night. She left the Mauritius, June 27, and Simon's Bay, July 10. The Bahama brings eight days' later news from the Cape than that brought by the Golden Fleece, which arrived on the 9th inst. The June mail steamer Briton had not arrived out, and the Ba hama, therefore, partially forestalled the Briton's news, by bringing European intelligence to the 26th of May from the 'Mauritius. The Bishop of Cape Town had cited Bishop Colenso to appear before him on the 17th Novem ber next. The House of Assembly had passed by an over whelming majority the Loan Bill, which is intended to provide for the revenue deficit. As regards the manner in which the loan should be negotiated, the Government advocated 6 per cent. debentures of the usual character_ Mr. Solomon favoured terminable annuities at 12 per cent. Mr. Moltem advocated ordinary debentures. The Government had been defeated on their Crown lands policy of reassuming disposal of these lands. The railway bills were passed, but merely empower the Government to prepare surveys. The Roads Bill was likely to last another year. The Chamber of Commerce had received a letter from the governor, declining to introduce a bill to abolish general clauses in the special mortgages. The Swedish consul died on the 7th of July. The frontier mail arrived on July 8, but brought no news of importance. The Union Company had offered, for £4,000 subsidy, to run a steamer be tween Natal and Mauritius. The inhabitants of Adelaide had adopted Lynch law, and punished Kaffir thieves by flogging and administering pur gative doses. The Vigilant arrived on the 2d of July, from Rio, and Valorous on the Bth of July, from St. Helena. The Tien-tsin would not leave until after the English mail had arrived. THE FRANKFORT CONGRESS. The Congress of Sovereigns at Frankfort was opened on the 17th by a speech of the Emperor of Austria. His Majesty spoke at considerable length. The following are the chief points of his speech, as forwarded by telegraph "An assembly of Sovereigns of the German nation deliberating upon the welfare of the country is an event which has not occurred for centuries. May our interview, with the blessing of Providence, become the source of a future fruitful in blessings I Confident in the elevated character of the Confederate Princes, trusting in the good spirit of the German people, and acting upon high and upright principles, enlightened by experience, I have enter tained the desire to hasten the accomplishment of Federal reform, and of the regeneration of our common country." The Emperor then explained his project, which is liberal and conservative of all dynastic rights. He then added,— " Let us endeavour to come speedily to an understand ing on the details in reas )R of the incalculable importance of the whole. Moreover, above all things let us maintain her place to powerful Prussia. " Let us hope that, with God's blessing, the example of our union will exercise a victorious influence upon all Ger man hearts; but I shall always have the personal satisfac tion of having had contitantly in view, at so critical an epoch, the strengthening of the national bonds which unite the Germans, endeavouring, at the same time, to elevate the German Confederation as much as possible, of which we are a compact body." The Second Conference of the Sovereigns was held on the 17th, at half-past five in the afternoon. The following is given as an authentic analysis of the project of Federal reform ; "The executive power of the Confederation would be en trusted to a Directory, consisting of five members. Austria, Prussia, and Bavaria would each appoint a member, the two others to be appointed by the other German States. " The defensive character of the Confederation would re main intact. "To the Directory, which would be presided over by Austria, would be added, as a purely federal organ, a Fe deral Council, alma presided over by Austria. "An assembly of delegates would be formed, consisting of 300 deputies, two-thirds of which would be selected by the Elective Chambers of the various States, and the re maining third by the Upper Chambers. This assembly could ba in office for three year& It would be the Legisla• Live Assembly of the Confederation ; it would fix the Fede ral estimates (budget), trace the fundamental lines for the special legislation of the German States in so far as it con cerns the press, the right of assemblage, the privileges of domicile, the execution of judicial sentences, emigration, and all Federal affairs constitutionally placed under the competency of the Confederation. "A simple majority would suffice for the decisions of the Directory, as also of the Federal Council and of the Assem bly of Delegates. "At the close of the sessions all the Sovereigns would meet to examine the resolutions of the Assemblies. "The project also - comprises the establishment of a supreme Federal tribunal.' A telegram from Frankfort, dated 17th instant, says : "At the dinner yesterday most of the German Princes were in the Austrian uniform. The Dukes of Baden and Coburg were loudly cheered by the people. " The representatives of the press have protested to the Senate respecting the want of courtesy shown to them by the committee charged with the arrangement of the festivi ties. Many of them have left Frankfort." F.RANIZFORT-ON THE-MAINE, Aug. 19. EArl Granville and Count Rechbfrg hold Tient conferenczs together. Bch oie_. tlrralar. go HER, MAJESTY. The Queen's Journey to Germany. The Gazette of lest night contains the following : HITEHALL, Aug. 17. The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., has re ceived the following despatch and telegraphic com munication from Earl Granville : " BRUSSELS, Aug. 13. " Sir,—l have the honour to inform you that her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by their Royal Highhesses Prince Alfred, Prince Leopold, Princess Helena, and Princess Beatrice, embarked at 6 p.m., on the 11th inst., on board her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert at Grcenhithe. "Immediately after their embarkation, the royal yacht proceeded down the river, and arrived at Antwerp at 2 p.m. on the following day. " The Queen immediately landed, and proceeded by special train to Laeken, where her Majesty ar rived at a quarter before four o'clock. " Her Majesty was met at the Laeken Railway Station by his Majesty the King of the Belgians and their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Brabant. " In compliance with her Majesty's wish, all guards of honour and other formalities were dis pensed with. " The Queen proposes to resume her journey to Coburg on the 14th inst. " I am happy to add that her Majesty and the rest of the royal fa mily have not suffered from the fatigues of the journey. " GRANVILLE." " The Right Hon, Sir George Grey, G.C.8." " COBURG, Aug. 15, 10 a.m. _ _ _ " Her Majesty the Queen left Laeken yesterday at 1.30 p.m., and arrived at the Castle of Rosenaa shortly before 10 a.m. this morning." Prince Alexander Bariatinsky has left the Clarendon Hotel, for Germany, The Marquis of Exeter is gradually and satisfac torily improving in health. His lordship has been in a very precarious state, but happily all danger is over. The Marquis of Hastings is at present staying at Loudoun Castle. His lordship will entertain his tenantry on the 20th inst., at the ancient family seat. The Earl and Countess of Warwick have arrived on a visit to the Earl of Wemyss, at Killin, the noble earl's seat in Perthshire. The Earl and Countess of Verulam left Gorham bury Park, Herts, at the close of the past week for Caledon Park, county Tyrone, on a visit to the Countess of Caledon. The noble earl and countess intend to make a tour of the lakes before their return home, The Earl and Countess of Seafield last week entertained a large party at Castle Grant, Grantown, N. 8., on the occasion of the Strathspey gathering, at which Viscount Rcidhaven, Sir Patrick Grant, and a large circle of the local gentry were present to witness the Highland games. The Countess (Dowager) of Tankerville has ar rived at TaMalian Castle, N. 8., on a visit to Count and Countess de Flahault. Countess Alexander Stroganoff, vie Wassiltchi koff, and family, with a numerous suite, have arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from St. Petersburg. Viscount Falkland, the Duchess of St. Albans, and the Lady Diani De Vere Beauclerk have arrived at Skutterskelfe, near Northallerton, Yorkshire. Lord Earlsfort rejoined his regiment (the Ist Life Guards) on Monday, from leave of absence to attend the funeral of his maternal grandfather, General Lord Downes, in Ireland. Lord and Lady De L'lele and Dudley have arrived at Ingleby Manor, Northallerton, Yorkshire. The Duke of St. Albans is at present on a visit at Ingleby Manor. The Hon. Mrs. S. A. Villiers has arrived at Drummond Castle, Perthshire, on a visit to Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby, who are surrounded by a large circle at their seat in the Highlands. A marriage is about to take place between Lord Londeaborough and the Lady Edith Somerset, youngest daughter of the late Duke of Beaufort. THE LATE LORD CLYDE.—We are requested to state that the number of friends of the late Field- Marshal Lord Clyde who have expressed a desire to attend his funeral is so overwhelming that the executors find it quite impossible to send them all invitations. They have, accordingly, no option but to limit the invitati ns almost entirely to those personal friends who have been attached to his staff at various periods, or have otherwise served with him. Lord Clyde having particularly requested that his funeral should be " that of a quiet country gentleman, and of the most simple, unpretending kind," his wish will be carried out as strictly as circumstances will permit. Parties who may wish to follow are informed that the funeral will take place at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning from No. 10, Berkeley-square, and the place of burial will be Kensal green. FIRE AWAY I—Fun has a capital "hit" this day in its Cartoon—though it is a " hit," strange to say, with a gun yet unfired I " The Shooting Season" is the title of the comic cut. NAP in full fig, as a crack shot, out for a day's sport 1 John Bull (as friend or g amekeeper, perhaps simply as a nei g hbo ur i ng farmer out to watch oport—we hope not to spoil sport, standing behind the Emperor with a hand on his Majesty's shoulder, whether by way of encouragement, or the reverse, it would be difficult to say. The French Poodle is doing service for once as a pointer I The game up aloft happens to be Poland, with the Russian eagle tearing her vitals, and the double-faced (that is headed) Prussian Eagle looking on and encouraging of the same. Says .Nap to his burly, but apparently hesitating companion :—" Now, John, if you're afraid of hurting the Prussian Bird, say so, and I'll fire at him by myself !" To which—how many are there not ?—all around us—who would say senten tiously, and in the choicest vernacular, " Go it 1" THE LATE SIR FREDERICK SLADE.—We learn that the decease of this well-known baronet is likely to lead to litigation of an important character, and that in cidents of a romantic nature will probably be disclosed in the course of inquiry. If reports peaks correctly, three gen tlemen of the gown of high repute have already been re tained, and Lady Slade, the widow of the deceased Q.C., will be a prominent and all-important witness.—Btistol rest, BARON MUNCRAUSEN IN SWEDEN. -_"A peasant tso f o r ae o t m T consult ni t kaer Cs vhmoi College, kle r e, gi regardingen sy sjo osiffiteed Ka pe ai official unwelcome report s atwote ; :ot says ys a beginning et the geu eßs p te h yt o y hefla s physician Swedish hi as nd year e gotaart into his stomach, namely —a snake. During a journey he had slept one night in a peasant's cottage in a wicker bas ket which stood upon the floor, and at once he woke feeling something which resembled a cold live body sliding down his throat. He remembered that he had seen some large and half-decayed logs brought in for the fire-place, and at once bethought himself that very likely a snake might have lain in ono of the holes in these logs, and during the night have come out to seek a warmer dwelling by sliding down the sleeper's open mouth into his stomach. This idea be came quite rooted within hint. When he got home he took Epsom salts and aloes in enormous doses, but the snake which had at once notified its presence by suckings just • below the naval and bites in the abdomen (I) was not brought to light. After this the poor sufferer drank at once half a gallon or more of mare's warm urine, but of no avail. Had he had more, he said, he should have drank more. Now he drank a quarters o a f s pipes n: t o t r i f s a o c u i v r d p h W i m eah i s xed with three pints of water, but equally unavailing ; th e make only made of thin s g o r u e N r v a m le o a r n e d r t e h s e t j v u e c e N of ext tobacco hael retchings, not et eh i e been g cleaned for more than a year. Cold sweatiegs, and at last vomiting followed, but the man only got worse, He now tried, assisted by two friends, to kill the snake by squeezing it to deah ; and he and his friends wire treacle, aiad continued during nine h ours to knead away, and the snake became more quiet for ab out 24 hours, but that was all. After having drunk several quarterns of turpentine to no use, an wh a o of i e r g o gs W , attempt waa mad e a t angling for it. A sort of fish hook was md it e e fna and lump buttero of d owt putcomposed on i o t. The hook, hook, find to a string, was then swallowed, and, after about half an hour, a " bite" was felt, and the string was therefore hauled in, and the patient could distinctly feel how the snake clung to the hook; but, unfortunately, just as it came to the gorge the snake let go its hold, and down it sank again into the stomach. The next attempt was stil l more unfortunate, as the hook got fixed in the throat, and it took long to get it loose again. It would have been thought that this would have induced the patient to give up any further attempts at angling; but no : a third attempt was made, and an extra tackle fixed at the hollow part of the hook to be able to get it loose if it should fix again. This time the snake would not bite at all; the hook was drawn up bare, and all further attempts at angling re,i linquished. Quite in despair, the peasant now consul! me (the physician spoken of above). I tried to reason w ith him, but it was no use; he clung to his idea. I have sine . heard that he has consulted both physicians and others, a nd was at last obliged to return home unalleviated. When he got home he became addicted to drink, which seems to have • Ily ha s been the only remedy which after some time really cured him." The tale seems so wonderful that it is di lll cult to believe it, but as it is taken from an official report of a Swedish physician there cell bo uo butt of its truth. — &Wish .Parer.