The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-04 00:00:00

R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEAT3F,.E Lessee, Mr. George Vining. Open under the Management of Mr. Walter Montgome Ty. THIS EVENING. Shakespere's Comedy of MUCH .1 4 kDO ABOUT NOTHING. Bentdick, Mr. Walter INlontgornery. To be followed by A ROUGH DIAMOND. Commence at 7. N' THEATRE-HO irAL, ADEL fill—. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webs cer. THIS EVENING (2d week), at 7, a new comic dre ma, THE TIEN AND CHICKENS ; or, A Sign of Affection. Messrs. Billington, R. Phillips, Stephenson ; Mrs. Stirling and Miss H. Simms. After which, at a quarter-past S, the new dram aof THE _HAUNTED MAN; oil, T.tE GHOST'S BAR , JAIN, in which will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adni )tatton of he Great Spectral Illusion. Messrs. J. L. Toole, . Philips, e fton C. J. Smith; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss If. Simms. Followed by a new Burlesque, ent. tied ILL-T.r.ftEATED TROVATORE. Mr ssrs. Toole. P. Bedford, R. Philip /4:l)tirne, C. J. itSh, Burner ; the Sisters Nelson, Carry Phillips, Sara, and Miss Kelly. OYAL STRAND THEATRE .Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborouzli. THIS EVENING, HIS FIRST CHAMPAG.NE. Mr. Leigh Murray. Followed by (Ist time) THE MOTTO, " I'M ALL THERE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers, Collier, Clifton; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, F. Josephs, Maria Simpson, Wallace, ana Jenny White. ----- To conclude with TURN HIM OUT. Mr. Turner, Miss Thorne. Commence at 7. TV aE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," 11.. Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. It GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-parlr- HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tars DAY.—Morning, 6h. 10m.—Afternoon, 6h. 30m. To-monnow.-Morning, 6h. 54m.—Afternoon, 7h. 19m. The Weather—Sun Office. Sept. 4, 1863, THERMOMETER. This morning This day at Two o'clock Barometer-29.83. Wind—South-Westerly; moderate, and cloudy, IA )0 4 San LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 4, 1863. The treatment of little children in this our own country is fast becoming ono of the most bitter anxieties to every true philanthropist. Never in any age or in any land was child-murder known to be so frequently perpetrated. One of the last, as it was also one of the most laudable, acts of the late Mr. THOMAS DtlscomrsE—for so many years the independent representative of the great metro• politan borough of Finsbury—was the procuring o 1 a return (duly laid upon the table of the House of Cammons shortly before the death of the hon. member who had asked for it)—an appalling return, comprising within it a lamentable catalogue of the infanticides brought to light within the two or three years then last past— infanticides perpetrated in London alone or in its immediate neighbourhood. Since that return was issued, the frequency of this miserable crime has in no perceptible degree diminished. Coroners' inquests have been holden just as frequently as ever to inquire into the cause of the death of new-born infants, whoze remains have been still dis covered at rapid intervals in all kinds of likely or unlikely places of concealment. Child murder indeed has of late years become so rife here in this metropolis, that the question has arisen whether it might not after all be achisable to adopt the humane contrivance of the bell and turn table so long attached to the porches Des Maisons des Enfants Trouves in France —to adopt that humane contrivance here in England at the very time when it is beginning to drop into desuetude on the continent. Another system long established among the labouring classes of the French population, benevo lent observers in this country have yet more ear nestly hoped might some day be adopted here in England—to the certain and immediate diminution of a very large amount of infant mortality caused by the injudicious administration of soporific draughts such as the notorious " DAFFY's Elixir.`' In Sir FRANCIS HEAD'S delightful volume of gossip about France and the French people, but principally about Paris and the Parisians, a work oddly en titled "A Faggot of French Sticks," there may be found a very graphic and charming description of ono of those same useful and beneficent institutions now, and for some years past, in full opera- tion, daily, in various parts of the French capital. Day-homes, they may be described as being, far children-in-arms whose mothers are, engaged, from sunrise to sundown, in the workshops of Paris, earning their livelihood. At these benevolen establishments, usually presided over and tended throughout the day by a Sour de la Charite, the toiling mothers, early of a morning, on their way to their daily labours, leave their little infants in the care of the good nuns or matrons—leave them there to be cherished and nurtured until those mothers shall return for them towards nightfall : and all this for some fractional amount of money per week; just sufficient, indeed, to pay for the food, • rent, and firing required upon the respective institutions. None of those deleterious drugs con- sequ ently are the Parisian mothers tempted to admi !lister, none of those baneful drugs administered only too frequently by hardworking mothers here in London—drugs employed amongst the latter to hush into an unnatural quietude—repeatedly re- suiting in death—the " little hindering thing," ac cording to an exquisite phrase applied by GERALD MASSEY to an infant child over whose death he is lamenting. Immeasurably worse, however, than the infant mortality caused here in England, either uninten ticnally by the incautious administration of an over dose of " DAFFY'S Eli x i r ," or d es i gne dly by the fiendish Perpetrators of the crime of infanticide— 1 immeasurably unutterably worse than the actual mor tality thus caused among the chili-population, are the dreadful wrongs affecting one most afflicted sec tional part of that population, wrongs that, during these last few weeks, our leading contemporary has nobly ventured not only to touch upon, but boldly to stigmatise and reprobate with a scorn and eloquence not unworthy of the Timer. Dreadful wrongs these are, only requiring, here, thus casually to be glanced at—wrongs of twofold infamy, here of loathsome disease inherit e d , here of individual profanation. Reflecting, in this 'wise, upon how it has long since come to pass th at BO many tender innocents are being dealt with here in England, here in London, the thought recurs to us of the fiery tempest poured down centu. ries back upon the cities of the pl a i n, and we yearn at least for some tardy effort being at length made with a view to the diminnzion of those frequent atrocities by a vigorous interposition on the part of the Legislature. The mere publica• tion of a return of the number of infanticides, within a given time, in and about the neighbourhood o the metropolis, is as nothi n g. It is simply and purely a preliminary proceeding. It should lead to something else of a really practical character-- with the intention of at least striving thereby to bring about an appreciable diminution in tha number of infanticides. Mr.DuNcompr, who moved for the return alluded to, has unhappily passed away from amongst us. Another must follow up the good work, he wa s in thi s part i cu l ar quite evidently meditating. Is there no .9ne amongst all the members of the House of Commons, i s th ere no one especially amongst our metrop o li tan represen tatives, who will take up the matter where the late and who W ill next member for Filabbury left it, session plead in the Legislature for the more effectual protection by the law of the lives, of the bodies, of the souls of little children ? A hideous revelation Eire that which has but just now startled the inhabitants of London " down east " into a reconsideration of this dreadful frequency of infanticide in the metro polis—the discovery of the broken coffins and mutilated remains, of the mouldering bones and raiment of a whole cluster of little children, whose debris have been found festering in a heap upon the roof of \Vhitechapel Church—a hideous revelation like this ought surely at last to close the legislative apathy in regard to a peculiar class of crime, a class of crime here, in one sense, most re luctantly alluded to ! Crimes that demand the most stringent application of the law with a view to their prevention or diminution, while perpetually crying to HZAVEN for vengeance upon their per petrators. The oonclusion of the Frankfort Congress makes one reflect as to what has been done by all this stir and commotion, this gathering of princes and as semblage of potentates. It would be ungracious to say that no good has been effected, while at the same time it would be untrue to declare that more practical benefits might not have been gained. The future Directory is settled to consist of six voices. Some of the plans seem reasonable enough, but, as usual, some objections were taken to the libe ral tendency that prevailed. The Grand Duke of BADEN and other princes made several reservations. These princes seem determined that it shall not be their fault if reform gains the day, and enlightened principles prevail in some measure over those long in vogue. It is strange that people can be so blind to the signs of the times, and put themselves, as it were, out of communion with those who look to them for help in the great work of progress now exciting the minds of all civilised communities, and identifying itself, as it were, with the spirit nasJfpetrhoer age. At the close of th e C on f erence, the :e of AUSTRIA proposed the formation of a Committee for the purpose of examining the Kotocols. The Congress proceeded to elect six members for this Committee, and fixed upon the King of SAXON; the Grand Dukes of BADEN and MECKLENBURG SCHWERIN, the Elector of, HessE, the Duke of SAXE COBURG GOTHA, and Dr. HALLER, the Bur gomaster of Hamburg. Unfortunately, the mem bers of the Committee could not come to an under standing, and therefore the final consideration of the revised form could not be considered, as was proposed on Monday. There is, doubtless, consider able truth in the reports afloat that the Emperor's patience is severely put to the test by the conduct of some of those debaters in the assembly. They seem to ignore the purpose for which they have been assembled, and to shut their eyes to the fact that if they are to consider all their own fancies, and seek only the furtherance of their pet projects, they might as well, indeed they had much better, have remained at home. It is idle to come to a great national assembly intent on private aggrandisement, acid inflated with pecu liar prejudices. Unless every one is willing and able to sink personal pique, and to put aside parti cular views to attain general advantages, no meeting can ever prosper, and the details and discussions will end in smoke. "Self-denial" is not a pleasant thing, but it is a very necessary one sometimes, and those Princes who now abhor its mention may hereafter bitterly regret their lost chances and missed opportunities. One thing the EMPEROR holds fast to, and it is not to be wondered at—he will not relinquish the right of being at the head of the German Confederation. This is not a matter of surprise, and, indeed, he can hardly be called to account for his persistency, since Austria has more claims to respect and regard at present than Prus sia. In other things the august proposer of the scheme has not shown himself unwilling to ma k e sacrifices, if they are such as may conduce to the benefit of the Germans, and help to maintain a spirit of unity. There is great doubt existing with regard to the question of Ministerial Conferences. It is rumoured that Prussia will not immediately agree to their arrangements, but later on may bring forward counter propositions. It is hardly likely that King WILLIAM will have the sense, the deci sion, and the courage to dismiss M. BISMARX ; but if he should do so, and propose a series of resolu tions that would offer more liberty to the States, and give the people a truer representation, he migh yet gain the prestige for himself of being the re generator of the freedom of his country, and of those contiguous States whose interests are so identical, and whose mutual influence is so considerable for good or for evil. It is an opportunity not to bo lost by one who would distinguish himself now, and acquire a renown that should survive in enduring lustre hereafter. It is to be feared that the present ruler of Prussia has not the discernment to behold the necessity, nor the discretion to adopt such a course. The general state of affairs is not altogether as it ought to be. A reflective people like the Germans, one would imagine, would not find so much difficulty in arriving at a solu tion of political enigmas as they have uni versally done. If, as has been feared in some quarters, some princes refuse to sign the protocol, they will be exhibiting to their own subjects their inefficiency and unwillingness to meet half way, in any scheme for reform, and they will also demonstrate to Europe that pretentious as surance and determined self-will may mar the best-constructed plans, and render void the efforts of Statesmen and the counsels of Princes. The Grand lluk e it has been i n ti mated, has agreed to his Government ' joining any Mi nisterial Confer ences, on condition that both the Great Powers g looph to ole take fr part in them. Thi s i s making a escape,since grave s usp i c i ons are entertained that such an event will not t a k e place. a o and deceive thems e l ves . It is a pity that Princes and Statesmen in gene. ral should thus delude If they can outwit this reformer, and manoeuvre to upset this scheme of progress, they think they have achieved a great success. Experience will show them very different things, and the page of history, if they read it aright, would instruct far other wise. It has attested through many a deathless age how often legislators have erred, and monarchs have mistaken their vocation in smothering the mcipient signs of reformation. For the storm has burst, and in the common ruin neither sceptre or crown has been spared to survive the wreck. It is the• true wisdom that can appreciate the neces sity for a change, and at once set to work to make it. The cause of is • teloerolog assistancei cal m l r i . k G el L y A ito derive much valuable STIER. That gentleman has, by repeated experi ments, cffectEd at the cast of some risk and hard ship, made a series o f obser • vations whose result s are calculated to afford important have of late years learn e d to appreciate ai service o re . h i g l h ice , the practical utility of this science. Thanks to knowledge Admiral FITZROY, meteorological has proved of immense benefit to our mariners and fishermen. The seaman, no longer dependent on his " weather eye " fur judging the fluctuations of the weather, may consult the glass, and avoid those sudden and disastrous storms which so often quench the light in a humble home. Time was when meteorology was looked upon as one of the most purposeless and profitless of studies by many persons, who are now startled to find winds and waves confirming the auguries of the man of science. But Mr. GLAISIIER would ex tend its range even further. He employs a new term, " aerial meteorology," to typify his branch of the science. He say s —" To ascend vertically like a rocket into the regions of the upper atmosphere — ina t t o ru te m s e t personally, uta,tbeam a a ll n e d at by aid a atie id us of in the tb n e icest air and temperature—to sail horizontally at will in e x a t e c u i r t ui t a e r T h i e o w r i z t o b n e a e r e o u u fi n i d e t i o u f g almost s i I p l iame pace, a l b - l i e t h tions of a day's weather exhibited in their rise, progress, and subsidence—to be present among the hidden influences which direct the meteoro logy of a day on the earth, and to see them un rolled, is bringing a new faculty to bear, making a new opening for study in the science of meteo rology." The risks attending such a mode of locomotion he considers have been exaggerated. In all modes of transit, he observes, there is some danger ; accident and occasional loss of life are inseparable attendants on every mode 01 locomo tion; and while the average number of disasters in aerial ascents is not so greatly in excess of those attending excursions by other means, he complains that every single catastrophe that has ever occurred to an aeronaut has been carefully registered, without regard to the numerous aerial voyages accomplished without any accident what ever. He cautions prudence, however, and know ledge of one's business—two qualifications indis pensable alike to the safety of charioteers, engine drivers, and helmsmen. A timid, imprudent, or incapable aeronaut puts himself and Ms compa nions in undeniable jeopardy. "Mr. Cox wEaa," says Mr GLAISHEIS, " admiral of his own craft, in the high atmosphere, seated in his basket vessel, with his grapnel at his side, I hold as worthy of confidence as any admiral in England to con duct his fleet." The experience and judgment of so accomplished an aeronaut are not, however, to be attained in a day, and it is to be hoped that the late melancholy accident, which resulted in the death of Mr. CHAMBERS, will prove a caution against similar needless attempts. The interesting account given by Mr. GLAISIIER of his ascent last April from the Crystal Palace ex emplifies some of the dangers of aerial navigation. An hour and eighteen minutes after starting, the aeronauts were four miles high. But, in descend ing, Mr. COXWELL'S experience suggested that they might have been travelling along more quickly than they supposed, and he deemed it advisable to descend until the earth was again visible. He opened the valve freely, and they came down at the rate of a mile in three minutes. When they were still 10,000 feet from the earth, Mr. GLAISIIER, who was busy with his instruments, heard Mr. COXWELL suddenly exclaim, " What's that ?" He might well be startled, for the sight which he saw was no other than Beachy Head, betokening that they were close to the sea, and could barely save themselves. Mr. GLAISIIER tells us that he looked over the car and the sea seemed to be under them. " There is not a moment to spare," cried his companion ; " leave the instruments." We may fancy the keen regret with which the man of science obeyed these instructions, not only forfeiting his observations, but losing his instruments, which were nearly all broken by the rapidity of their descent. Thanks to the bold and decided course adopted by Mr. COXWELL, the dan ger was averted, the balloon descending at New haven, close to the sea, only four minutes the time, when at an attitude of 10,000 feet Mr. COXWELL first caught sight of Beachy Head. Mr. GLAISIIER describes the singularity of the effect produced bv their hasty down-coming: the earth appearing to be coming up to them. On a subsequent expedition, starting from the same spot, Mr. GLAISIIER made some valuable observations respecting the peculiari ipaet n i lee e rtrr s eeraraet o edeu f sytrtu a ei nemoagaf a edtexheof the ree rainfall,respecting rmptreheoecenuut experiments. g u e s a i e t ti s se u w a h i variations,wc h b regulate ee i t tb , ee t meh been fe m r t o u s u p a h t e e r l e and y, hisother obser vations on this occasionin gU w n e at re cut short by an untoward accident, which compelled him to defer the v e ag s o le. Theu ti on ef reasonseveralof b this iad perplexitieselay Mr. until GLAISIIERan o ther y professedtruly itmay himself to be alm os t as h amed to give, and well temper the pride and'self- conce i t of humanity, possibly unduly elevated by the tri umphant researches of science, to ;receive positive evidence of the malice and contemptible wickedness that can disfigure man's nature. Some miscreant consequently u a balloon eque t i l t y h a h s a c d e n e t and t the M r , knife e ox I p v r E e L v L i o usuddenly the detected a large rent in it which compelled their descent. The public will be shocked and disgusted to learn from Mr. GLAISIIER that this is no isolated event, for that Mr. GREEN had a still narrower a s l i i nc a e e , r a e n u d au h ts e d ar e e no l u ia n b c l e e s . it S a u s ch a d e s a c n a g p e e r m t o a y w h 3. i e c a h " criminals, if they could be detected, ought to be treated with the greatest severity, and we trust that ou future occasions a sharp watch will be kept, The The perils of aerial navigation are great enough in the present state of experience and science without supperadding a peril which might endanger any traveller. The manner in which Mr. GLAISIIER describes the impression left on hi s m ind by aerial flights is most instructive and startling. dire meet with none of the boastful arrogance too com mon among successful savans. We find none of the materialistic train of thought which sometimes mars the lessons of scientific explorers. In launch ing into the vast regions of the upper world, in voyaging through the illimitable pathways of space, the sense of Infinity grows upon the mortal travel. ler, the existence of an unseen Power makes itself felt through the harmony of the universe. The able man of science who has first recorded his ex perience describes himself as a hard-working prac tical man, used to logical reasoning and exact cal culations, yet the sense of awe and sublimity was his dominant feeling, not curiosity as to results or triumph in s uccessful achievements. " I believe it," he s a y s , " the knowledge o t o f t b h e e an EA CR EATOR, o R , intellectual and a yearning n a t if r e y r faith acknowledging the immortality of the soul." DISTRICT COURT-MARTIAL AT jrEORGE'S BARRACKS, TRAFALGAR -SQUARE. o : . Saturday a district court-martial was commenced at the above barracks, to n quir Charles e into against Grenadier Guards, i‘ jo le r t ef ß er a r t ed talio a ofcers composed Fletcher, certain Guards, regimental clerk. Tho following om the court :—Lieut. - -Col. Stanley (presid en t), Captains p G s as e - coyne, Jarrett, Hon. Douglas Pennant, and Lord Claude Hamilton, and Lieut. frotter. The Hon. Capt. Sackville prosecuted on the part of the regiment, and Mr. Smythe, solicitor, of Rochester-row, defended the prisoner. The following is a summary of the charges for the investigation of which the court-niatad was appointed : "For disgrace ful conduct in having at different thins, as stated below, when employed as regimental clerk ta the Grenadier Guards, at London, embezzled or fraudulently misapplied o su bt m ai s l n o ed P b u y h t li c c ea ra ns ot a ' t ey ch a e m qt t i ) e u s n o ti n ng tth,) r X ec 4 r l u s, iti o n r g th ae a c r o ea u b n o t u t t d the Grenadier Guards—namely, £35 by means of a cheque for £6O, payable to himself or order, on account of variJus recruiting sergeants, on or about the Ist of February, 1860." The other items of fraud and embezzlement were stated, the entire deficiency amounting to the above sum. The pri soner, who at the commencement of the proceedings was asked what ho had to say to the charge, by the advice of h d i e s lvi s br o ee l yr ic a:io i t ter, pleaded guilty. He s a id h e h a d b een l e d to the commission of the offence by gambling and d r i n k. E v idence of u e: o g n ood t h e e i h r j ara u e d t g er m h en, having been it en N g v i a y s en a , n t n h o e un co c u e r d t would be forwarded to the military authorities for confir mation, THE SUN,. ..SUN FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1863. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REIITER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN, THE SPANISH ELECTIONS. MADRID, SErT. 4. A denial has been given to the rumours of a Ministerial crisis. . It is said that Senor Olozaga is opposed to the policy of abstaining from voting at the elections. FRANCE. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATEER FLORIDA. PARIS, Sm. 4. The lloniecur of this morning says :—.".rhe pri vateer Florida, sailing under the Confederate flag, has entered Brest to repair damages. Her recep tion was in accordance with the ordinary principles of international law. At the opening of the war the Emperor's Government, in accord with other Powers, recognised the Confederates in the cha racter of belligerents, and declared its intention of observing a strict neutrality between the two parties. In like cases it is the right as well as the duty of neutrals to permit the vessels of belligerents to procure themselves means, not for fighting pur poses, but for navigation. It has, therefore, been decided that the Florida could be rermitted to pro cure all that was indispensable to maintain her in a good and navigable state, without being able to make purchases tending to recruit her armament of vier." BOURSE, Sept. 2.—The market has again be come buoyant, and a good amount of business has been done at improved quotations, Threes, for the Account, Share Market has been equally well supported, and Citrepdeirt i‘ C i e o n b t i s i i . e . : being now firm at 69f. sc. The Railway prices are up to this time generally higher. The market closed as follows : C D r o e . dit end k o lu n c o i n o t r h Do. end month.... _ 3 per Cents ..... 68 90 Do. end m0n th....1217 50 Bank Shares ...... 3385 .;::::.;11 4 2 01698098 _7O-55 Italian Loan 74 05 Do. end month 74 10 New ditto ...... 73 90 Do. end month 74 Russian Austrian Spanish Threes., , Home Debt .. 5l 75 ,WAYS. RAIL" .... Cash. Account. Orleans lO4O .. 1045 -- Northern .... New ditto ............ % — • ' Lyons and Medituranean 1047 50 .. 1050 G 493 7 5 ** Southern 750 .. 745 Western Eastern . ... Sardinian.......... Austrian Lombard . North of Spain Saragossa. - .. LORD CLARENDON. Lord Clarendon has awbfferaititirhnseg;reansvdhile the grea : g t u Sovereigns goes on, to o a memorialrheemciandsalluds that keep h gather bteeoertFi ntbkhfefotirbnt the German information to the Foreign.° himself up with the current of he is now, we are told, engaged in s Clarendon happens professional statesman, on the German question. This reminds may probably return some day of a ce b and makes us think what we shall gain or lose y b having him there. Lord to e an excellent representa tiveparticular class of politicians. He is a and about up to a f a i r ave rage. Happenin g to h ave an h ere di tary access to political lif e, he Went p pa throughapproved; he gave al the ae preparation i:ll2ls u for it whi c h is most p to the work of his department with a regulation measure of official zeal; and when he is out of office he takes an interest in public business, and, by mak ing himself master of what is going on, holds him self in readiness to take office again. Such a career is commonplace, but it is creditable and useful. It may seem as if it were a very simple thing to get such a man as Lord Clarendon, and to give him such a prospect of office as will encourage him to keep himself from stagnation. And, in one sense, it is easy to get such a man. The educated classes of England can always furnish statesmen of this calibre in abundance. If we take Lard Clarendon in the Upper House, or a man like Mr. Cardwell in the Lower, we see at once that they are on a level with men who succeed in intellectual oro fessiona. They might have made good working Judges, or Colonial Governors, or Indian offi cials. Possibly, if they had been Bishops, they would have been a little above the average. They do not rise above the standard of educated gentle men of good ability, but then they do not fall below it. There are very few men who come up to Lon don with a high University reputation of whom there is the slightest reason to suppose that they would do better if the chance were given them. There are astonishingly few men in England, sup posed to have an aptitude for public life, as to whom even their warmest admirers can seriously believe that it makes any difference to the country whether they are in Parliament or not. If . Lord Clarendon or Mr. Cardwell had never been in Parliament, there is every reason to hope that some other men of their mark and standard would have been. But then it is a very great gain to the country that this should, be the type of our professional statesmen, and that, having a class of persons like Lord Claren don and Mr. Cardwell in society, we should get them to devote their lives to public affairs. It can scarcely be said there is any other country but En gland in which it can be confidently expected that the bulk of the Cabinet will be on a par, in intellect, honesty, manners, and character, with an English judge. Such a man as Lord Clarendon is an im possibility in America. There he would have to write a history if he were industrious, or to import marbles and correspond with European noblemen if he were idle ; but there would be no more opening for him in public life than there is for a Sunday opera in Edinburgh. It may be said that it is one great aim and result of the British constitution to produce, rear, and reward ' men like Lord Clarendon. And if sneerers remark that this is rather a little fruit for such a big tree, they may be reminded that even much more romantic things than the English Constitution have a pro saic as well as a poetical side. Lord Clarendon is not a great statesman, nor even a party leader. He has none of the qualities that lead to eminence of any sort. But it ought to be observed that he is much above the usual feeble Whig who is put in at the end of Cabinets to please the great families. Sir G. Grey is the price we pay for having Lord Palmerston. The Premier will not allow us to love him without also loving his dog; and both Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell have a persuasion, from which they will never get free, that any Whig is fit for any place he can get, except for the very big places that ought to be reserved for the very big Whigs. Lord Palmerston never found any incident of his varied career more incompre hensible than that the public should have been dis pleased at his appointment of Lord Clanricarde. But humbler people think it an object of no small importance to keep clear of the very objectionable type of official. It was a great thing that India should pass from the hands ot Lord Lyveden to those of Lord Stanley, and it would be an excellent thing if Sir G. Grey were replaced by Mr. Cardwell. The Houses of Parliament and the country at large take the measure of public men with tolerable ex actness, and perhaps statesmen are more often underrated than overrated. Only a very small portion of Lord Melbourne. of the British public iyn ewould oud understoodl muchthe merits rather have to go on a matter of public business to Lord Palmerston or Mr. Gladstone than to Sir Charles Wood. Even when Sir Charles Wood is right, and takes a sensible independent course, he is one of the least Accommodating, sociable, and courteous of men. He makes things as unpleasant where a superior man would make them as pleasant as possible. Lord Clarendon may again, in the nr.tnral course of things, return to the Foreign Office, and if we cannot get any better man there, we may be content he should have his turn. We are not sure that it would he any loss if he suc ceeded Lord Russell. It is undoubtedly desirable that, at a time when foreign affairs occupy exclu sively the attention of England, and when every month brings with it the danger of a new war somewhere or other, there should be some one at the Foreign Office whose name itself carries weight, and whose character and position ensure that his opinion will generally be the opinion of the Cabinet. But then Lord Clarendon would be much more easily kept right than Lord Russell. He would not be nearly so offensive. He would not have the auda city to job in a first-class way, and would never venture to torment a diplomatist of the highest ability and reputation into resigning. in order to make room for 13 Villiers.—.Saturday Rerfew, Lord Russell and the Steam-rams in the Mersey. The following answer to the memorial on the subject of the steam-rams in the Mersey, addressed by the Emancipation Society to Earl Russell, was received last evening : "Foreign-office, Aug. 31, 1863. " Gentlemen,--I have received your letter, calling m 3 attention to a subject of very grave and pressing importance —namely, the fitting out and equipping of two powerful iron-plated steam-rams, which you are informed are in tended to commit hostilities against the Government and people of the United States of America. " ➢iy attention has long been directed to this subject. Both the Treasury and the Home Department have, at my request, made the most anxious inquiries upon the subject of these steam•rams. "You are aware that, by the Foreign Enlistment Act, a ship is liable to be detained, and its owners are subject to penalties, when the ship is armed or equipped for purposes of war, and its owners intend to use it against some State or community in friendship with her Majesty. It is necessary to prove both the equipment and the intention. But in order to prove the equipment and the intention it is neces sary for conviction in a British court of justice to have the evidence of credible witnesses. I was in hopes, when I began to read your memorial, that you would propose to furnish me with evilence to prove that the steam-rams in question were intended to carry on hostilities against the Govern ment and people of the United States of America ; but you make no proposal of the sort, and only tell me that you are informed' so and so, and it is believed' so and so. "You must be aware, however, that, according to British law, prosecutions cannot be set on foot upon the ground of the violation of the Foreign Enlistment Act without affida vits of credible witnesses, as in other cases of important misdemeanours and crimes. " Such, likewise, is the law in the United States o: America. " I have the honour to be, gentlemen, your most obedien humble servant, RUSSELL. "Messrs. Evans, Taylor, Malleson, and Chesson." A LADLE-FULL OF PUNCH. Apropos to the last " JOB at the Foreign Office," says Punch, "And so Sir James Hudson is choked off to be superseded by an Elliot I It is a wonder that Earl Ruo ell is not tired of finding places for the Elliots, of whom there are so many. He must be very patient. The continual task of placing out those Elliots is enough to tire the patience of J 013." A Curious Equestrian Feat—is gravely thus announced : "A well-known licensed victualler the other day seen can ter ing up Rotton •row upon one of his owti Screws.' " Unaer the head of " Hydrostatics ; How to move a body of Water," we are told, " go out into your garden, and drag the pond from one end to the other 1 " "RATHER A KITCHENY WAY OP PUTTING IT."—John. Leech funnily illustrates, in reference to this underground confabulation :—"lfousentaid.—‘ Oh—but it couldn't a bia 'er "—" Cook.—' I tell yer it were— she called upon miscue this morning, and she 'ad on a Pork Pie 'at, and half a pheasant stuck in it.' " STREETS OF PARIS.—One of the sections of the report of the committee on the nomenclature of the Paris streets, just presented to the Prefect of the Seine, refers to the different terms used to designate the public thoroughfares according to their form, dimensions, situa tion, or importance. Thus the use of the m ord Square, which had been adopted from the English, will be discon tinued, and that of Place in future applied to all open spaces, whether planted as gardens, like the ground before the Arts-et-Metiers and around the Tower of Saint- Jacques, or left entirely open. The Barrieres no longer existing, that word will be abandoned, as also those of Route, Chemin, Sentier, Chemin de Ronde, Alhle, and Chaussee. The name of the Rue de la Chauseee d'Antin, which is so universally known, caused the committee to hesitate a little before deciding on the sup pression of the latter word. The name Chaussee-d'Antin being applied not only to a street but also to a whole dis trict, the determination was come to, to preserve it for the latter ; as an exception, and restore to the street the name of Mont-Blanc which it had previously borne. That street has in tact often changed its name, and been successively called Chemin de l'Egout-de-Gaillon, Chemin des Porche rons, Chemin de la Chaussee-d'Antin, Rue de l'Hotel- Dieu, hue de la Chaussee-d'Antin, Rue Mirabeau, and Rue du Mont. Blanc. The Empress Josephine occupied the house No. 62, before her marriage with Gen. Bonaparte, and Gen. Foy died in the same residence in 1825. Close by was also the hotel of Cardinal Pesch. The use of the word boulevard is also to be circumscribed. That term generally signifies a rampart, and should only be applied to roads which follow the line of the ancient fortifications, or which at least run in a circular direction, and suppose more of less the traces of an old municipal boundary. The wide thoroughfares which traverse the city in an oblique di rection, or run from the centre to the circumference, are in reality Avenues. The designation Boulevard as applied to some of the transversal thoroughfares recently opened in the centre of Paris will however be retained. The attention of the committee has also been directed to the abuse of certain names in the nomination of the streets or public places, not less than 18 bearing the title of Egliso, 7 of de la Mairie, 16 that of Marie, and the words Notre Dame forming part of the appellations of 16 others. Such a state of things call loudly for reform, and will shortly be remedied. FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT OFF THE ISLE OF MAN. —A fatal accident happened in Douglas Bay, Isle of Man, on Tuesday afternoon. Six young men, visitors, of respectable connections, hired one of the slight rowing gigs (named the Willie) which are let to persons desirous of visiting the numerous picturesque little creeks which abound in the neighbourhood of Douglas Bay. The names of the young men are Henry Whiteside, of Liver. pool ; Henry Hollands, of Manchester ; E. G. Henshaw, of Shrewsbury ; Armstrong, of Ormskirk ; Byers, of Ormskirk ; and J. S. Cooke, in the employ of Messrs. B. Smith and Sons, Back-square, Manchester. At the time they rowed out into the bay it was blowing a stiffish breeze from the south west. They proceeded to the northern part of the bay, opposite the Castle Mona Hotel, which portion of the bay, under the influence of the wind blowing from the quarter mentioned, is generally covered with short chopping seas, peculiarly dangerous to small rowing boat-, especially if they are manned by inexpe• rienced amateur boatmen, such as these were. They were turning the little craft, scarcely broader than a plank, with a view of returning towards the harbour, when, caught by a wave, she swamped, and the Fix young men were thrown struggling in the water. 'their screams for help attracted the notice of a Mr. J. P. Thomas, of Man chester, who was in a sailing boat about a hundred yards / from the scene of the disaster. He immediately steered his boat towards the drowning men, five of whom were endeavouring to keep their heads above water by means of the oars, two being attached to one oar, while the other scrambled on to their boat, which was turned bottom upwards, but he was washed off three times, and as often struggled back again. Mr. Thomas, with the aid of two harbour boatmen, named William Kernan and John Todd, who were in his boat, succeeded in picking up all the young men except Whiteside, who sank within six minutes after the accident, and did not riseagain. The unfortunate young man, we are informed, was an assistant in the Liver pool branch of Messrs. Copestoke, Moore, Crampton, and Co. - Liverpool Mercury. MELANCHOLY CASE OF DROWNING AT LEEDS.— Mr. Blackburn, borough coroner, held an inquest on Wednesday, on the bodies of two boys, one of whom was drowned whilst bathing, and the other in attempting to save the life of his companion. The names of the deceased were Squire Broadbent, aged 13, and George Edward Shippen, aged 12. On Tuesday evening they went to bathe in a re servoir adjoining Mr. Parker's mill at Hunslet, and when they had been in a short time Broadbent went out of his depth, and being unable to swim began to sink. Shippen, who could swim, seeing that his companion was drown ing, dived in to his assistance. Unfortunately, he came in contact with Broadbent before reaching the surface of the water, and the drowning lad seized him and held him so tightly that he was unable to liberate himself, and both remained under water for some moments. At length Broadbent rose to the surface, called out " Mother 1" and sank. Immediately afterwards Shippen was seen. On reaching the surface of the water he tried to swim, but was completely exhausted, and went down after the companion whom he had so bravely attempted to save. At that mo ment a young man named Joshua Watkinson, who lives in the neighbourhood, and who had dressed himself up for a walk after his day's work, was informed that two lads were drowning, and he ran to the reservoir, and without remov ing an y of his clothes, jumped into the water. The bodies of the deceased were found lying about a yard apart, but life was quite extinct, The jury returned a verdict of acci dental death, and it was ordered that the reservoir should be fenced eff.—Leeds Mercury. GROSS SUPERSTITION.—Ia one of the streets of Taunton there resides a man and his wife who have the care of a child. This child was attacked with scarlatina, and to all appearances death was inevitable. A jury of matrons was, as it were, empanelled, and to prevent the child "dying hard," all the doors in the house, all the drawers, all the boxes, all the cupboards, wore thrown wide open, the keys taken out, and the body of the child placed undr.r a beam, whereby a sure, certain, and easy passage into eternity could be secured. Watchers held their vigils throughout the weary night, and in the morning the child, to the surprise of all, did not die, and is now gradually re covering.— Bridgewater Mercury. LAUNCH OF AN AUSTRALIAN PASSEN GER STEAM vEssEL.—Yesterday afternoon, at five o'clock, a splendid iron screw steam-vessel, named the Nu*tfield, was launched from the, premises of the builders, Alessi's : James Ash and C o ., I s l e o f D ogs, P o pl ar , in the presence ira a large number of spectators. The ceremony of christeninc; was performed by Abs. Stewart, and after the launch the vessel was removed into dock, to be fitted with her machinery and boilers, previous to being forwarded to her owners in Australia, where she will be used for river passenger traffic. The Nuffield is 1,77 j touz burthon ; length, 215 feet ; and breadth, 25 feet 6 inches, Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. The following vessels have been chartered by the Government for the conveyance of troops and stores to India and the colonies, namely the Canning, 923 tons, and the Percy Douglas, 781 tons, for Bombay; the Saladin, 865 tons, for Calcutta ; the John Ban field, 508 tons, for Hong Kong ; the Fontabelle, 537 tons, for the Cape of Good Hope; and the Frances, 310 tons, for Trincomalee. The French Imperial screw yacht Jerome Napo leon, Captain Du Boisson, at anchor off Ryde, Isle of Wight, had her steam up at seven p.m. yester day, in readiness to convey his Highness Prince Napoleon over to Havre or Cherbourg. The Prince was expected to embark from Ryde last evening. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Commander Chas. A. J. V. Robinson, Inspecting-Commander of the Coast guard, to the Ajax ; Commander John Murray, Inspecting-Commander of the Coastguard, to the Cornwallis ; Thomas H. Hayman, master, to the Indus for the Royalist; and Friend Stow, chief engineer, to the Indus for special service.. THE ARMY. As many days may not elapse before her Majesty returns to England, and there appears to be some probability that the disembarkation will take place at Woolwich Arsenal, it may be satisfactory tostate that the publicity given to the late absurd order promulgated by the Woolwich officials has had the effect of directing the attention of the Secretary of State to the subject. He has given instructions that all local orders shall be transmitted for his inspection before being issued. Accordingly, should the Royal family land, as anticipated, on Woolwich pier, there is little danger of a repetition of the scene which greeted her Majesty on her last visit. Her Majesty is said to have asked " what had be come of the labourers formerly so numerous ?" A portion of the order by the heads of departments has already been published in the Sun. The fol- lowing, which has not found its way into the public press, is another portion : " No person is to be upon any road in the Arsenal under any circumstances whatever, on Tuesday, the 11th inst., after half-past 4 o'clock, until her Majesty has left the Arsenal. Any person, of whatever rank, will immediately be taken into custody if found in the roads between these times, and will be discharged without any appeal. Every person leaving the Arsenal after 2 o'clock on that day must go out by the Plumsteadgate. Any one attempting to leave by the main gate will be discharged. No one is, under any circumstances, to attempt to view the embarkation from any door or window in any way in the Royal Arsenal. Any person infringing these instructions, either in the letter or in the spirit, or attempting in any way TO intrude upon the strict privacy which it is her Majesty's wish should be observed, will be summarily discharged." The new garrison church at Woolwich, ordered to be erected by the late Lord Herbert, when Secretary of State for War is fast ap proaching completion, and will be consecrated for Divine service, in the month of October next, by the Bishop of London. The architecture, which is Byzantine, has been much admired. The building was commenced in February, 1862, under a contract for £14,000, with £2,000 extras. The organ has been purchased by a general subscrip tion among the officers in the Royal Artillery for the sum of £4OO, and will probably be in its place to-morrow, Ten of the stained glass windows have been fitted in. Sir William Gomm, who has been appointed to the Colonelcy of the Coldstream Guards as the suc cessor to Lord Clyde, entered the army in 1794, and served in Spain, Portugal, and subsequently in Flanders. He became Colonel of the 13th Foot in 1846, and General in 1854. He recsived a cross and one clasp for his services as Assist.-Quarter master-General at Badajos, Salamanca, Vittoria, Sebastian, and Nive. He was at Waterloo, and for his services at that battle he received the order of St. Anne, second class. He was Governor and Commander-in-Chief at the Mauritius from June, 1842, to February, 1849, and was appointed Com mander-in• Chief of the East India Company's forces and an extraordinary member of Council in India in September, 1850. He received his G.C.B. in 1859. In accordance with orders to that effect issued by Major-General Eyre, commanding the Chatham district, the whole of the non-commissioned officers and men attached to the invalid depot at Chatham garrison are to be transferred from the invalid establishment to the Royal Engineer Hospital, and the whole of the official documents and accounts of the depot made up to the 20th inst., preparatory to the Chatham invalid establishment being abolished, and the St. Mary's casemated barracks taken pos session of by the battalion of infantry now occupy ing the Hut barracks and Brampton barracks Chatham. THE ROHAN NECKLACE, The Civil Tribunal of the Seine has just been engaged during six sittings in trying an action brought by the heirs of M. Deville, a creditor of Cardinal do Rohan, against the Princes de Rohan-Rochefort, as representatives of the Princess Charlotte de Rohan-Rochefort, the Cardinal's re siduary legatee and executrix, for the recovery of sums amounting, with interest, to above 2,000,0001. The debts in question originated in the purchase by the Cardinal of the celebrated diamond necklace as a present for Queen An toinette, which occasioned so much scandal in the latter years of Louis XVl.'s reign. The circumstances are briefly as follows :—Towards the close of 1784, Boehmer and Boa sanges)ewellers to the King, made a magnificent necklace of brilliants, estimated to be worth 1,600,0001., which all the great ladies of the Court were anxious to possess. The necklace was offered to Queen Antoinette, who declined to purchase it on account of its high price. At that time Car dinal de Rohan was in disgrace at Court, and the Countess de Lamotte persuaded him that if he could purchase the necklace for the Queen it would insure his return to favour, and that the money would ultimately be refunded to him. On the 24th of January, 1785, the Cardinal went to the jewellers, examined the necklace, and said that he was autho rised to purchase it for a high personage whom he could not then name, Some days later he returned and purchased the necklace for 1,600,000 f. in the Queen's name, and arranged the conditions of payment. He took the necklace away with him, and on the Ist February gave it to tho Countess do Lamotte, who was to convey it to the Queen, but her Ma jesty never received it, and what became of it has ever since remained a mystery. The fraud was discovered in the fol lowing August, and the Cardinal, the Countess de Lamotte, Count Cagliostro, and others supposed to be accomplices, were arrested and sent to the Bastille. The prisoners were tried in December, and all acquitted except the Countess de Lamotte, who was condemned to be flogged, branded with a hot iron, and imprisoned for life. Meanwhile the Cardinal had made arrangements to pay the jeweller from his own re sources by transferring to them the greater part of the in come of his ecclesiastical benefices, and especially of the ab bey of St. Waast, which produced 225,000 t. a year. Some time after Mlll.l3cehmer and B ossang es, who owed M. Nicho las-Deville, the king's secretary, 900,602 livres, asigned to him the revenues of the above-named abbey for the extinc tion of their debt. But before any payment had been made the French Revolution occurred, and all Church property was transferred to the nation. The Cardinal, being forced to leave France, went to Ettenheim, on the right bank of the Rhine, a dependence of his bishopric of Strasburg, lying beyond the French frontier. Owing to these events, and the failure of MM. Bcehmer and Bossanges, M. Deville never received any part of his money. The Cardinal died at Ettenheim, in the year 1803, leaving a will, in which he made the Princess Charlotte de Rohan-Rochefurt his resi duary legatee, and she accepted administration of the estate on condition that she should not be held responsible to the creditors for any deficiency that might exist. At the time of his decease the Cardinal possessed landed property in Baden, and personal property to a considerable amount, part of which was money lent to his relatives, the Prince and Princess de Guemenee, and the Duke de Montbazon,whieh the Princess neglected to recover, and it was consequently lost. The Princess sold the lands in Baden and divided the proceeds among a few favoured creditors, but Deville obtained little or nothing. After the Restoration, when the property remaining unsold was returned to its former owners or their heirs, and an indemnity was also granted fur what had been sold, the Princess, according to the statement of the plaintiff's course], neglected the interests of the credi tors by omitting to recover the sums due to the Cardinal' s estate, especially th ose ow i ng from the G 1 :7 1 ::ee i : :ti c f aT o n t il u y i.. . ht 3 For this negl e ct o f h er d u ty e xecutrix, the eel maintained that the Princess was responsible in the per sons of her heirs, notwithstanding the conditions under which she had undertaken to administer to the Cardinal's will. For the defence it was argued that the Cardinal's estate had been properly administered by the Princess, that the plaintiffs had received the same share as the other cre ditors, and that they had uo claim on the defendants in the present action. The tribunal took this view of the case, and accordingly rejected the plaintiffs' demand with coats. Accounts from Warsaw slate that thP harvest this year is most abundant, but that the want of hands to get it in is much felt. The produce of the crops will be sufficient for every want until next year's crops. = o r s . Canal' I,2LDIEN HER MAJESTY. The Queen in Germany. On Monday afternoon the King of Prussia, 0 his return from Baden-Baden, arrived at Cobourg by special train from Lichtenfels, and immediately proceeded to Rosenau on a visit to her Majesty the Queen. His Majesty only remained at Rosenau two hours, and at eight o'clock left the Coburg Railway Station by special train for Eisenach , whence he travelled to Berlin by the night train. The King was accompanied by M. Bismark Sehonhausen, the President of the Prussian Cabinet, who did not proceed to Rosenau with the King► but remained in Coburg. He, however, continued thejGurney to the Prussian capital with his :Majesty. The news of the expected visit of the King Of Prussia was not known in Coburg till .Monday morning, but it was soon circulated in the town, and on the arrival of the royal special a considerable crowd had assembled at the station. During 1118 short absence of the King at Rosenau, the curious Coburgers had full opportunity to see the famous Prussian Minister, whom they apparently regarded with great interest. The Emperor has, the Patric states, accepted the Grand Cross of the restored Mexican Order of Notre Dame de Guadaloupe. The Duke of Newcastle left town early in the week for Clumber, Notts, on his way to Scotland. The Duchess (Emily) of Beaufort and Lady Edith Somerset will return to town on Monday next. The Marquis of Tullibardine has arrived at Dunkeld, N. 8., from Canada, where his lordship had been doing duty with the Scots Fusilier Guards. The noble and gallant marquis-has returned home sooner than was expected, owing ter the precarima state of the Duke of Athole. The Earl and Countess of Yarborough are pro longing their visit to the Earl and Countess of Eglinton at Eglinton Castle. Ayrshire. The Earl and Countess of Rosse have arrived at Brighton from the Continent, to pass a few months there, as usual, beforo taking up their residence for the winter at their seat in Ireland. Viscount and Viscountess Ingestre and famill are prolonging their sojourn at Brighton. Lord Londesborough is expected to arrive at Grimston Park, Yorkshire, on Saturday next, from his shooting quarters in Scotland. The Hon. Frederick and Lady Elizabeth Villiers have left Osterley Park, near Southall, where they hav e been visiting the Countess•(Dowager) of Jersey, for Selby Hall, their seat in Northamptonshire. Sir Edwin Landseer left town on Wednesday for Scotland, to pass a few weeks in the Highlands. LAMARTINE'S NEW LOVE STORY, " Fior d'Alizat " says a Saturday Reviewer, is the history of a girl in the neighbourhood of Lucca, with whom and who family the author states himself to have been acquainte d. He describes her childish grace and virgin modesty as 011° bent like a Madonna over a little infant that the poet COng not have believed to have been her own. An aged womall in a neighbouring cottage and a blind old man tell the way' derer who this lovely young mother is, and all the Woe ° she has experienced. She was brought up with a cousin who was as innocent and as simple as herself. The childrell. played together from the cradle, and picked up sticks and chesnuts together, and tended the same goats and kids on the hill-side. At last, one evil day, when Fior d'Aliza was twelve years old, a fierce ruffian saw her, and loved th° pretty child, and determined she should grew up to be bit; wife. So, like all ruffians in poetry, he set to work to Nit , the family whose daughter he meant to appropriate. 116 got a lawyer, even more vicious and devilish than himsel f ? to set up a fictitious claim, and take away from them Wa" fourths of their little property. But they were good, 110 05 creatures, and acquiesced in the poverty sent them. So t something more was to De done that they might be brotO r into the frame of mind in which they would part with tliel darling. It had been arranged that a groat chesnut tre y from which the family derived their principal support,sha ll belong partly to them and partly to the fictitious clairaall invented by the wily lawyer. Only the boughs that looked to the south were the property of the friends (P ' Fior d'Aliza. But a lawyer who can make successfu l claims in this easy sort of way can also make law at his pleasure; and he asserted that his clients had a right at any time to three .fourths at least, or perhaps the whole, a the trunk of the tree, and he sent his myrmidons to cut this trunk down. Stung by this insult to the beloved and sacred tree, and by the prospect of utter destitution pending over his family, Hyeronimo, Fior d'Aliza's Play' mate, rushed at the wood-cutters, and drove them off wit ) " an axe. And soon a fresh attack and a new insult drove him to another and a more fatal deed of violence. Ti l l goats of Fior d'Aliza strayed into the maize of the stir Pos e ' owners of what had been the land of her friends, and Wer ° instantly shot by some watchful policemen stationed there. Hyeronimo seized a gun, fired it at hazard into the maiz e, and killed the sergeant of the police. He was instantly arrested, and carried off to Lucca. But Fior d'Alizat though hardly more than a child, determined to follow bin , ' and rescue him if possible. She dressed as a boy, an d taking a musical instrument with her, set off on herjourneY• Fortunately she was taken up at once by a wedding party' going to Lucca, and in want of a musician. Still more fortunately, this wedding party came from the household of the keeper of the very prison in which Hyeronimo was confined; and most fortunately of all, this keeper happened to be in want of an assistant, and he appointed Fior d'Aliza on the spot to the vacant place. She had thus constant access to her friend, whom a common misery turned at once into her lover. A kindly priest, entrusted with their secret, managed to marry them in the chapel frequented by condemned prisoners, and then, on the morning of the execution to which Hyeronimo had been sentenced , Fior d'Aliza opened a way for her lover to leave the prison? and herself took his place. She was led out to execution, and was on the point of being shot when her sex was die covered. The Duchess of Lucca steps in as the kindly deity of the story, pities and helps Fior d'A_Ziza, and get s the sentence of Hyeronimo, who gives himself up on seeing Fior d'Aliza's danger, commuted into two years' imprison' ment. The period of his sentence happened to expire on the very day when the wandering poet heard the story told him, and the tale ends with the wild joy of the couple thug restored to each other, and with the triumph of the old people blest with this sweet reunion, and also with 0 0 restitution of their property, which the wicked lawyer is of course obliged to give up. PRESIDENT LINCOLN.—A Washington corres° pondent of the New York Times writes—" I see the President almost every day, as I happen to live where he passes to or from his lodgings out of town. Mr. Lincoln never reposes at the White-house during the hot season, but has quarters at a healthy location, some three miles north of the city, the Soldiers' Home, a United States benevolent establishment. I saw him this morning about halt:-past S coming in to business, riding on Vermont-avenue. near Ie street. The sight is a significant one. He always has company of 25 or 30 cavalry, with sabres drawn, at id held upright over their shoulders. The party makes no great show in uniforms or horses. Mr. Lincoln generally rides a good-sized easy-going grey horse, is dressed in black, some what rusty and dusty ; wears a black stiff hat, anal luolts about as ordinary in attire, &e., as the commonest r aan. lieutenant, with yellow straps, rides at his left, and follow ing behind, two by two, come the cavalry men im their' yellow-striped jackets. They are generally going at a slog trot, as that is the pace set them by the dignitary tl Ley wait upon. The sabres and accoutrements clank, and the entirely' unornamental cortege trots slowly towards Lafayette. s qua re. It arouses no sensation ; only some curious stranger s tops and gazes. I saw very plainly the President's dark brown face, with the deep curt lines, the eyes always to me with deep latent sadn ess in the ex pression. Sometimes he comer s and goes in an open barouche. Th e cavalry always .accou r him with drawn sabr es . S ometimes one of his son s, a boy of 10 or 12, accomp an i es him, riding at his right 011 pang a pony. '' WRECK OF THE BARON 08Y STEAM-VESSEL 11l THE THANES.—Yeste r d ay a f ternoon, a b out half past 12 o'clock, the iron paddle steamship Baron Osy w e° , proceeding up th e r i ver, laden with passengers and g enert o ' merchandise Iron; Antwerp, and when in Limehouseereacb , nearly opposite the Commercial-dock pier, a small craft Wa s somewhat in th e way, an d t h e s t eamer di verge d towar d s the Middlesex shore, when the face part of her keel etruc heavily up on a hard substance, breaking her iron plates , and causing the water to rush into her foie cabin and ma chine room, immediately atter she struck the vessel turned round, and her stem rapidly sunk. The utmost alarm pre vailed amongst upwards of 100 passengers who were ea board, but fortunately the Naiad, - Woolwich steamer, Capt. Robinson, came near at the time on her up passage, nl' a the captain having witnessed the accident, promptly landed the whole of the Naiad's passengers at the Commercial-doc k pier, to continue their journey by the next boat, and wen t to the assistance of the Baron Osy. The whole of the ptiB - of the latter vessel and a large amount of luggag e were rapidly transferred to the Naiad, and conveyed to the St. Katharine's docks, the Naiad immediately returning with a numerous body of man to assist in removing toe cargo front the wreck. At 8 o'clock last evening the Baron Osy had been secured in the position where she now re mains. Her fore cabin, engine-rooms, &e., are entirely under water, and a considerable amount of property is still in the vessel, the stern of whic h has been well lightened , and sb is surrounded by barges, &c,, and guarded by the I'harn,es police, the wreak having been taken possession o f by the Thames Conservancy,