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

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Deep Top . „ Well screened and delivered within live miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, 'Sole Lgent. 11111 - 1 E THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," j. Containing the Latest SPORTING- INTELLIGENCE, Dan be had Every Evening of G. Et. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Ilyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS Dem.—Morning, 2h. 18m.—Afternoon, 2h. 35m. 10-monnow.-Morning, 2h. 50m.—Afternoon, 3h. 3m. • 134 Ve 41-1-Iti LONDON, SATURDAY, OCT. 1, 1864. Before the eighth meeting of the Social Science Association came to a close, it was right that it should take into consideration a matter so closely affecting the public as bribery at elections. The subject is more especially pressing in its demands lawn] public attention from our being now upon the eve of a general election, wl.en we have every rea son to suppose that a very large proportion of the successful czndidates will owe their election to the employment of means directly opposed alike to the letter and the spirit of our C,nstitutior. %V, may fairly amicipate that in every town and borough of Great 'Britain there will be scenes enacted from which those optimis's who would have us " let well alone" had better turn their eyes, and what with bribery, direct and indirect, the gift of money or the promise of benefits in some other form, the in fluences exereiied by landlords, employers of labour, and large customers of tradesmen, by the time the House is made up very little room is left for the fair representative s of the honest opinions of British electors. Such a state of things is pro ductive of very great evil in every way, and goes far to neutralise t he benefits derived from full4rd fair discussion. Instead of ech elector feeling elevated by the possession, of a political right and the exercise of a natic,nal responsibility, ,he is really lowered and degraded by a misappropriation of it. The act of receiving a bribe is of itself de• grading, and when it is compulsion that is em ployed instead of bribery, a bitter and angry feel ing is created in the mind of the tenant or the tradesman who is made to feel himself a machine in the hands of his master, and not permitted to have a mind of his own. These and other similar reasons have so disgusted our electors, that half of them do not exercise their right. In some of the large constituencies only oneathird or one-half of the electors record their votes, and it is fair to suppose that a good deal of active agency has been employed to bring even that number to the poll. A curious contrast to this unwillingness to come forward in a Parlia mentary contest is shown in the case of voting for the election of Poor-law Guardians. Ninety per cent. of those qualified to vote voted for the Guardians. Mr. CHADWICK attributes the differ.. ence to the convenience of the voting papers employed in the one case, compared with the 'trouble and delay caused by going to the hustings in the other. This may have something to do with it, but the real cause for discontent lies deeper. The instance of the Poor-law Guardians shows, however, that Englishmen are not naturally averse to the performance of their public duties, and it is not to be supposed that a people who take so deep an interest in the politics, not only of their own country but of the world, should not be able to form an opinion as to the relative merits of two or three Parliamentary candidates. The interest felt in this subject is by no means commensurate with its importance, and, in fact, our public men are most of them too deeply implicated in the pre sent unfair practices to be very severe upon the culprits, It has grown to be auch a matter of course for Government influence to be used, for direct and indirect agencies to be em ployed, that even the Cabinet Ministers could not always take the bribery oath with a clear conscience. Political men of every grade can talk very largely when need be about purity of elections and the rights and duties of voters, but such high sounding sentiments do not always faithfully repre sent their real opinions. The meeting held in York the other day by the members of the Bri tish Association, was very thinly attended, and exhibited, in its scanty attendance, a striking con trast to the eager audiences which filled some of the lecture rooms. Some men of note were there, however, whose words have weight, and the meet• ing was satisfactory, if only to prove that the im provement of our election system is ranked by them among the most prominent of our much needed re forms. Mr. CHADWICK, who addressed the meet ing, remarked that he thought much might be done by a body of gentlemen uniting in a declaration that they would not sanction or employ, directly or indirectly, any illegal means to secure their re turn. This plan has been found very useful in regard to the practice of duelling, but we fear it would not be equally efficacious in Parliamentary elections. la the first place it would be impossible to conceal the real actors in a duel, whereas in electioneering it is easy to shift the blame from one to another till all responsibility is lost. Mr. CHAD. WICK also advocated, very strongly, the employ ment of voting papers, which he thought would be an effectual means of checking electoral corruption. It is a pity that he did not go a step further, for the ballot-box possesses all the advantages of the voting paper, and a good many others as well. The great practical cure was not, however, left with out an advocate, for Alderman LEEMAN con,cluded a brief but sensible address by observing that " the feeling of Englishmen was against these pains and penalties, all sensible people believing that bribery was not to be put down by such means. The true remedy lsy in the ballot." No other speaker had the courage to endorse the sentiment, although Mr. URQUHART denounced the employ ment of Treasury influence, Lord BROUGHAM de clared the corrupt voter to be guilty of perjury, and Sir FITZROY KELLY went so far as to recommend the treadmill and oakum picking for the briber. The man who would bravely face the cannon's mouth would, he said, shrink with dismay from the cropping of his hair or the spoiling of his mous tache. But the very severity of such punishments would render it in the highest degree improbable that they would ever be applied. It is found diffi. cult enough, as it is, to enforce the milder penalties of disfranchisement and forfeiture of seat, for wit nesses sometimes forget what they know, and the whole case is apt to melt away in a most mysterious fashion. But Sir FITZROY KELLY, whose able ad. dress excited warm applause, is no friend to the Ballot, and very coolly observed that it was hope- less to put a stop to the exercise of influence. They might as well, he said, think of putting an end to the operations of the laws of nature. But if not altogether abolished, the exercise of influence may certainly be confined within narrower limits, and its possessors may be debarred from illegal pressure upon others. The mischief of the case ib , that those who see its evils will not turn to the real cure. It is as if the Anti. Corn Law League had wearied itself in devising other means to cheapen bread than the importation of cotton. Perhaps the ex. perience of the coming elections may tend to enlighten their minds. The English Volunteers have every reason to be satisfied with their treatment and success. They appear to have been everywhere well received from the highest to the lowest, and this interchange of good feeling augurs well for both hosts and guests. It is always a pleasing sight to witness difs ferent nations on terms of amity, and the in habitants of neighbouring or distant lands 'meet together for friendly purposes, and vie with each other for proficiency in the art of peace. The Volunteers being represented abroad is in itself a fact that imparts additional interest to the accounts i that reach us of the ceremonies that took place at Brussels. King LEOPOLD is deservedly popular in England ; he has always been recognised as a peace maker, and on more than one occasion his presence has been welcomed as a timely and fortuitous occur rence from which those at home and abroad have augured well. It is therefore gratifying to notice the favourable reception which our Volunteers have reee:ved in his domains, and the unanimity that universally prevailed rendered the display and th e attendant arrangements something superior to the ordinary routine of such affairs. The address de livered to the KING by the President of the Com• mission was very appropriate, and did not launch oat into those extravagant assertions which so often mar the effect of royal communications. It stated that in the name of all the riflemen present,whether Belgian or foreign, the KING was thanked for the support and countenance which he extended to them. This was strictly true, for the Duke of BRABANT and the Count of FLANDERS have also taken great interest in the affair and encouraged the exertions of the riflemen to the utmost. It was no inflated compliment that informed Prince LEOPOLD that he took the first place in the council of kings, for it is an acknowledged fact that he does so, and rules no less by hie wisdom than his foresight, a nd doubtless it is his skill in discernment which induced him to recognise the importance of the rifle movement, and to acknowledge its progress with hearty goodwill and genial approbation. It is satisfactory to notice the goodwill expressed by the Volunteers towards the KING and his interest in their progress. The regular old-fashioned English cheers which saluted the KING evidently astonished the Belgians, and formed an appropriate contrast to their cries of ViTe le Roi." Altogether, it must be seen from all accounts that the expedition is a striking suc cess, and that sufficient testimonies of goodwill have been exchanged on both sides to augur well for any future attempt of a similar nature. Doubtless their visit to Brussels will long live in the recollection of all the Volunteers, and their gracious reception by the KING no less than their welcome by others will prove a substantial proof of their discernment in making the expedition. The betrothal of the Princess DAGMAR to the CZAREWITCH is just now a very welcome piece of intelligence, and we may not unreasonably hope that from this affair some hope may dawn for Den mark. The German Powers will find Russia a very different power to deal with from that of England. There will be none of that slow creeping movement witnessed, none of that fatal hesitation apparent, which have so fatally marred the effects of our policy. It is not certain, indeed, that the Cabinet of St. Petersburg will take up the cause of Danmark, either directly or indirectly in a manner that will attract notice, but there are other causes at work, and other influ ences to be met with, than those which strike the casual observer, and which he who runs may read. It cannot be but that this Russian and Danish alli ance will prove eventually of some service to the much-tried and persecuted sovere;gnty and State of Danmark. Doubtless, it is regarded with jealous eyes and scanned with no indifferent notice by the cunning observers in unfriendly lands. It is a sort of compensatory triumph that at this special juin• ture the good KING should find his family raised in importance, as it were, and that the adverse occur rences of this last year have not prevailed to shut him out from his former privilege of mingling with kingly houses. The rising generation of the royal house of Denmark is indeed a most promising one, and its members have met with striking success at their outset in life. If all has not prospered ac cording to the wishes of the Danes, and their ex pectations have not been realised to the uttermost in the marriage of the Princess ALEXANDRA, still, for her it has been a splendid union. The second son of King CHRISTIAN has also become a person of note, and obtained for himself an exalted posi tion, the duties of t which he seems to fulfil with skill and success. Now that the Princess DAGMAR is also to be called upon to take a high place among the magnates of the world, it seems, indeed, as if fate were resolved to make compensation abroad for the misfortunes that have fallen so heavily at home upon the royal family of Copenhagen. The Danish people will rejoice at the bright future thus opening before their princess, and regard it as a favourable omen that she should become connected by marriage with so powerful an empire. It is to be hoped that this event may exercise a restraining influence upon the greedy end inconsiderate policy of the German States. It is sure to prove a rebuff to them ; but it is to be trusted that they will find cause even tually to verify their suspicions. At all events this betrothal seems to be a sign• manual that there will be no concurrence between Russia, Prussia, and Austria touching the peace negotiations. It was the union of these three Powers that produced such fatal results in the Polish affair, and it is, therefore, an additional source of satisfaction to know that we now witness a totally different aspect of affairs. It is only to be regretted that this union did not take place last year, and then most likely we should not have been scandalised by such proceedings as those which have outraged common sense, justice, and consideration. It is a step in the right direction which cannot be too greatly approved of, and if it warn those who are so oppressive and unjust to pause and take heed to their ways, it will have worked more signal service to the right cause than such an arrangement might at first sight have been supposed to effect. The apparently unchecked course of success which has attended all the Prussian and Austrian de marches has filled the minds of reasoning persons with grave disquietude. It is not in the nature of things that such a system should long prevail, but in the meantime it works ftightfnl misery to inno• cent and deserving persons, and occasions devasta tion to prosperous citizma and happy States. Any event, small or great, any incident, trivial or im portant, becomes of consequence, if in its ultimate carrying out we can trace the germs of opposition to a grasping policy, which confounds right and wrong in its reckless policy. FATAL SLEEP WALKlNG.—Yesterday Mr Payne held an inquiry respecting the death of Caroline Iles, aged 42 years. She was the wife of a tobacco cutter, living at 5, Elam. street, Bermondsey, who said that she went to bed intoxicated, and at three o'clock the next morn ing he missed her. Ile went in search of her and found her lying at the bottom of the stairs apparently awake. The following id d ay she said that w hil e s h e was asleep she had fallen the stairs from th e top to the bottom. Her husband not know that she was i n the habit of walking down d about the house at night in her sleep. She died on Tuesday from the effects of the fall. The jury r e t urne d a ver di ct of " Accidental death from injuries received while in a state of somnambulism." REMARKABLE PRESERVATION OF AN INFANT.— A young woman named Sarah Gregory was on Wednesday charged before the Melksham (Wiltshire) magistrates with attempting to conceal the birth of her illegitimate infant. The prisoner a short time ago was taken ill, and her mis tress very kindly sent for a medical man. On examination of the woman be charged her with having been recently delivered. She denied it, and search was made for the child without success. On the following morning Mr Merrett, her master, went into his slaughter house adjoin ing the premises, and having occasion to lift a sack which was in a cheese tub he found beneath the sack, and wrapped up in a coloared apron, a fine baby, which immediately gave him a specimen of its vocal powers, The child had been in the tub more than ten hours. A nurse was called in, to whose care the little foundling was entrusted. The prisoner was again charged with being the mother of the child, but she still persisted in denying the maternity ; but, just as the nurse was about to take it away, she said, " Give it to me," and immediately suckled it. The want of food 'did not seem to have distressed the hardy young Spartan in the least. The bench did not consider that the prisoner's intention was to destroy her baby, and discharged her with a caution. HORRIBLE DEATH.—On Thursday morning, be tween the hours of 7 and 8, one of the most dreadful acci dents, resulting in death, occurred in a busy metropolitan thoroughfare. It appears that a respectable woman named Lane, keeper of a coffee-shop in Loader-street. Chelsea, ' while waiting upon her customers, caught fire from the shop stove. and the terrified woman instantly ran out into the street, and across the road into an oilman's shop. Thence, in a sheet of flame, and shrieking piteously, she bounded back again into her own premises, where she set fire to tho parlour. Men and women in pursuit endea voured to throw her down on the floor, but the affrighted creature eluded these praiseworthy effurts, and appeared gifted with supernatural powers, for she literally flew away from her wood-be preservers into the garden, whore a Mrs Lewis enveloped the sufferer in a cat pet and stifled the flames. It was now found that the steel bands of her crino line were red hot, and burning into her very bones, while the flesh dropped off her arms and legs. Dr Davis's assist ant speedily arrived, but death terminated the unfortunate woman's sufferings about eight o'clock. Mrs Lane was an example of neatness in her person, but owes her untimely end to crinoline. She leaves behind her a husband and a family, who are fortunately grown up. THE PRESTON MURDER.—Yesterday evening the inquest on the body of Mary Barry was re.2umed and con clu&d. The jury found a verdict of " wilful murder" against the husband of the demised, and ho was thereupon committed to take hie trial at the next assizes for Lanca• LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. ARRIVAL OF QUEEN CHRISTINA IN MADRID. MADRID, SEPT. 30. Queen Christina arrived here at five o'clock this evening. Her Majesty was well received by the crowd assembled to witness her arrival. The Madrid journals speak of this event in 'avnurable terms. BERLIN, OCT. 1. The President of the Council proceeds this even• ng to join the King at Baden Baden. Herr von Bismarck will return to Berlin with his Majesty. INDIA AND CHINA. ALEXANDRIA, SEPT. 30. The Messageries Imperiales steamer Imperatrice, with India and China mails, 56 passengers, and 1,390 packages of merchandise, arrived at Suez on the 28th. The Peluse left Alexandria to-day for Marseilles. FRANCE. PARIS, OCT. 1. Advices received here from Japan by the French mail, state that two English vessels had been fired into by a battery I, elonging to Prince Chosien. Cholera was prevalent at Shanghai. BOURSE, Sept. 33.—The reponse de primes (option) was made at 65f. 800. The market has been rather firmer, but with only a very blight improvement in prices. Threes, for the Account, are now at 65f. 50c., and Mobilier at 1,007 f. 50c. Railway Market heavy, but with little variation in quotations up to the present time. The market became heavy to wards the close, and left off as follows : 41 per Cents .. 92 60 Do. end month.... Italian Loan 67 40 Do. end month 67 25 Ditto Threes New Mexican Russian Austrian Spanish Threes — Rome Debt Deferred 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 75 Credit Mobilier 1000 Do. end month 1000 Bank Shares 340 ► Credit Fancier 1207 50 Roman ,, 75 50 RA IL' rAYS. Cash. Account. 877 50 .. 880 983 75 921 25 .. 917 50 628 75 .. 630 518 75 .. 520 495 .. 496 25 315 442 50 .. 445 528 75 .. 525 393 75 .. 396 25 435 482 50 Orleang Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern .. Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa.. Ditto to Barcelona ITALY• The following is the passage of the speech which Cardinal de Bonnechoee delivered on receiving the Cardinal's hat, as quoted by the Correspondence of Rome and announced by telegraph—" In the Pope is personified that admirable institution founded by the Saviour of the world, who constituted the Pope as his representative on wilt. But we look on his Holiness such as Jesus Christ made him by himself, and such as he has become by the work of ages—the instrument of his providence—the Pope surrounded by all the temporal guarantees of his dignity, independence, and sovereignty—the Fope, with all his means of free action over the human race. Such for the last 1,400 years France has always comprehended him—such, with the exception of some moments of giddiness, she has always wished him to be, and maintained him. Such we cannot doubt is also the wish of the glorious Prince whom she has voluntarily given herself as Sovereign. He is too well acquainted with the French not to have proved that, among so many generous sentiments rooted in their hearts, there is not one deeper or mere indestructible than that of attachment to St Peter's Chair. The his tory of the Church and of France attests that truth, and reminds us that the closest union is necessary between that people and the Holy See, in order that, on the one hand, the people should prosper under the benediction of Gel, and that, on the other, the Church should enjoy the plenitude of its beneficent influence in the world." The Giornale di Roma of the 22d pablishes the following ;—" During the last three days Cardinals Trevisanato and Bonnechose have been receiving the congratulations of the cardinals, diplo matic body, prelates, nobles, and other dis tinguished persons. The residence of the Austrian Embassy, where Monsignore Trevisanato held his official reception, was superbly decorated for the, occasion, and the same magnificence was observed at the Colonna Palace, the hotel of the French Embassy, where Monsignore de Bonnechose held his levee. The Marquis Antici Mattei, of the Sacred College, senator, came to Rome yesterday to make his customary visit to the two cardinals. Before the Austrian and French Embassies military bands were stationed, and for two evenings both buildings were illuminated. The two cardinals proceeded yesterday to the tomb of the Prince of Apostles to pray, and afterwards visited Cardinal Mattei. During the evening the cardinal's hat was delivered to their Eminences by Monsignore Francesco Ricci, Secret Chamberlain." AMERICA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) LIVERPOOL, OCT. 1. The royal mail steamer &Mil, arrived here at 1.30 this morning. Among her passengers are Mr Hiram Sibley, President of the Western Union Telegraph of America, and P. Mc D. Collins, pro jeetor of the overland telegraph to America via Behring's Straits, who are en route to Saetersburg to carry out the enterprise, NEW YORK, SEPT. 21. Advices from City Point to the morning of the 19th inst. state that heavy cannonading was main tained during tha preceding night against the Second Corps, and it was believed that t he Conf€, derates were about to make an effort to p enetrate General Grant's left flank. The Lieut.-General returned to the army on the 18th inst. On the evening of the 16th a large force of Con federate cavalry under General Wa de Ham p ton dashed suddenly through Grant's l ines, and sur rounded the reserve cattle pe n opposite Harrison's Landing, and captured the entire herd, numbering some 2,500 head. They also surprised and captured the First District of Columbia Cavalry Regiment, which was armed with sixteen -shooting rifles. The Confederates then fell back rap idl y on the Haw. kinsville road. A pursuing column was immedi ately pushed after them under Generals Davies and Kantz. The pursuit was, however, unsuccessful, and Hampton, with his prisoners and cattle, entered the Confederate lines about three miles below Ream's Station. This raid ii regarded as the most daring and one of the most successful of the war, as it has secured for Lee's whole army full rations of beef for five or six weeks. The cattle were in fine condition. A desperate battle took place on the 19th be. Omen the forces of Sheridan and those of Early near Winchester, in the Shenandoah Valley, and resulted in a decided victory for the Federal arms. Secretary Stanton transmits the following report from Gen. Sheridan Win c hester, Sept. 19 , 7 . 30 p.m. LientaGen. U. S. G ran t, —I have the honour to report that I att ac k e d t h e fcrces of Gen. Early on the Berryville Pik e , at the crossing of Opequan Creek, and afte r a most s tubborn and sanguinary engagement, which lasted from early in the morn. ing until five o'clock in the evening, completely defeated biro, driving through Winchester, captur ing about 2,500 prisoners, 5 pieces of Artillery, 9 army flags, and most of their wounded. The rebel Generals, Rhodes and Gordon, were killed, and three other General officers were wounded. Most of the enemy's wounded and all their killed fell into our hands. Our losses are very severe. Among them is Gen. D. A. Russell, commanding a division in the 6th corps, who was killed by a cannon ball. Generals Upton, M'lntosh, and Chapman were wounded. I cannot tell our losses. The conduct of the officers and men was most superb. They charged and carried every position taken by the enemy from Opequan Creek to Winchester. The rebels were strong in number and very obstinate in their fighting. I desire to mention to the Licut.- General the gallant conduct of Generals Wright, Crook, Emory, Tor bett, and the officers and men under their command, To them the country is indebted for this handsome victory. A more detailed report will be forwarded. P. H. SHERIDAN, Mjor-Gen. Commanding, Unofficial accounts state that the Confederate loss was over 5.000. The Fcderal loss is known to be very severe, but is not yet ascertained. The 19th Corps suffered severely from a furious can nonade.of grape and canister, which it encountered at the commencement of the engagement. The final discomfiture of Early's forces was effected, it is said, by a desperate charge of the Federal cavalry under Generals Custer and Merritt. Early is reported to have retreated under the cover of night, and a pursuit was to be commenced on the following morning. The news had caused great rejoicing at Wash ington, where a salute of 100 guns was fired yes terday, by order of the authorities, in front of the President's mansion. Various opinions are enter tained as to the course Early will now pursue. Some think that he will receive reinforcements and make a stand further up the valley, and others that he will at once abandon the valley and reinforce Lee. The only news from Georgia is a Confederate re port that the 35,000 Federal prisoners at Anderson. ville have been removed to Savannah and Columbus. Mississippi advices announce a formidable con. centration of Confederates under General Forrest at Jackson. Some important movement was about to be inaugurated. Forrest had 20,000 men and an abundance of artillery, and a pontoon train. He had prohibited all persons from passing though his lines either way. It was rumoured that he media fated an attack upon New Orleans. Confederate accounts from Alobile announce all quiet. Several Federal vessels ware lying below the obstructions. A report—which, however, lacks confirmation— comes from New Orleans, to the effect that the Mexican chief Cortinas, after repulsing a French column advancing against Matamoras, had driven back a force of Confederates which was moving down on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande with a drove of cattle for the French commander. Cor tinas, then, finding he could not cope with the en tire French force advancing against him, crossed the Rio Grande to the Texan side with his entire command, numbering about 2,000 men, and drove the Confederates under Col. Ford out of Browns ville, when Cortinas entered the town and raised the American flig, declaring that he would hold the place for the United States Government, to which Power he gave i❑ his adherence with his ens tire command. It is represented that at latest accounts Cortinas was at Fort Brown, and had 19 guns bearing upon Matamoros, which place the French had nol yet entered, their forces being about ten miles above Bagdad. Ford's forca was en• camped a few miles north of Brownsville. It is also reported that a number of vessels which had sailed from New Orleans for Matamoras with car• goes for Cortinas, had been seized at the mouth of the Rio Grande by the French squadron. Full returns from the State election in Maine show a Democratic gain of over 3,000 over the Democratic vote polled at the lest election. Go vernor Coney, the Republican candidate, was, how ever, elnted by a majority of about 15,000. De mocratic journals claim that the State will be carried for M'Clellan in November. A great mass meeting to ratify the nomination of M'Clellan and Pendleton was held at Union-square, in this city on the evening of the 17th inst. The meeting is believed to have been the largest and most enthusiastic ono ever held in this city. A number of eminent speakers, among whom were Governor Seymour, Governor Parker (New Jersey), August Belmont, Han. Robt. C. Winthrop (Massa chusetts), Mayor Gunthre, and Judge Comstock, addressed the people from ten different stands. The meeting terminated with a display of fireworks and a torchlight procession of the various M'Clellan clubs. The speeches made were severely condemnae tory of the present Administration. On the tame evening ratification meetings were also held in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, and all the principal cities of the North—great enthusiasm being manifested throughout. At St. Louis, the meeting was interfered with and partially broken up by a mob, instigated, the Democratic journals assert, by the Republican authorities. It was feared at one time that the disturbance would result in a general riot. A meeting held at Pottsville, Penn sylvania, was also interfered with. The Philadel phia Age, a Democratic paper, states that a squad of about 20 cavalry, from a camp adjoining the town, attacked the people with drawn sabres, and that quite a fight ensued between the citizens and the soldiery, during which a number of persons sustained serious injuries. The soldiers finally finding themselves outnumbered retreated to their camp. PORTUGAL. LISBON, Sept. 27. The discount rate of the Bank of Portugal con tinued at 7 per cent., being 2 per cent. above its legal rate. It appears the mercantile community in Pore tugel will be quite satisfied with the variation of the rate with the value of money, should the Cortes take from the Bank its obnoxious privilege of first being paid its bills from bankrupts' estates, con tained in the same law which gave the bank the exclusive issue of notes and maximum discount rate 5 per cent. The exchange on London for bills at three months had varied at Lisbon from 54 to 54k, and at Oporto it was current at 55, with some trans actions 551-. Portuguese stock quoted 481 to 1, little doing. All excitement respecting the recent election in Portugal had subsided, the Government majority estimated at fully three-fourths of the members elected had been obtained without any disturbance, though the contest was severe in some districts at Oporto, Torres Vedras, &c. Tho supplementary elections were to take place on the 2d October, when Mr Fontes would be a candidate for the seat still vacant for one of the districts of the capital. FALL OF TIIE CEILING OF A CIIAPEL.—On Monday evening last, a few minutes before 10 o'clock, the ceiling of the Primitive Chapel, Boston, fell with a tremendous crash. There had been service during the evening, and the congregation left about eight o'clock, At that time all appeared as usual. The ceiling joists had been separated from the cress timbers of the roof, owing to being inefficiently f astened in the first instance, The chapel is a spacious building, and was erected about 25 years ago, It was fortunate the ceiling did not fall while the congregation were assembled, or the consequences would have been fearful.—Lincoln Mercury. ESCAPE OF A WOULD-BE SUICIDE.—A marvellous escape from instant death took place at Ashbourne on Wednesday night. As a train approached the railway station a man, who afterwards gave his name as Smith, was seen to throw himself across the rails in front of the ad vancing engine. The horrified spectators were prepared to see him cut to pieces at once, when providentially the wheel guard of the engine struck him and tossed him off the line. lie was at once picked up, and given into the custody of Mr Sulmrintendent Corbishley, having only sustained a cut lip and a few broken teeth. Ile was lodged for that night in the union workhouse, and the surgeon to the union gave it as his opinion that the poor man was unsound in mind. A watcher was provided until further steps could be taken fur securing his safety. On being questioned as to his rea son for acting in such a manner, the man said he had had a dispute about Luther with some young men at Glossop, of whom ho had made such enemies that they were pursuing him ; he was destitute and weary of the persecution, and so had attempted to destroy himself, and, though he had failed then, he said he would attempt it again, THE BRAZILIAN AND RIVER PLATE MAILS. (REUTERS EXPRESS.) SOUTHAMPTON, 00t. 1. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Parana, Captain Jellicoe, arrived this morning with the above mails and 93 passengers, also, on freight, specie valued £9,395, and the following cargo, viz. :-15 bales cotton, 342 bales wool, 807 rolls of tobacco, and 45 serous minerals. Her Majesty's ships Satellite and Triton, and the gun boats Dotterel and Spider, were at ➢Tonte Video; the Sheldrake was at Buenos Ayres, and the Egmont and Stromboli st Rio de Janeiro. Tho steam troopship Vulcan, from Hong Kong on the 9th June, Singapore 25th, Mauritius July 19, and the Cape of Good Hope Aug. 22, with naval and military invalids, put into St Vincent on the 20th, for coals and fresh sup plies for the sick, and was to sail for Madeira on the fol lowing day. The Spanish war vessels,Baranquilla and Bianoa were to sail from Rio for the Pacifil, after coaling. The French war vessel Ashtree left Rio on the 4th to cruise to the southward. The Russian war vessels Ryda and the Hydyman left Pernambuco on the 13th fur Europe. The Federal ship of war Onward was cruising on the Brazilian coast for Confederate vessels. The Magdalena had not arrived out at St Vincent when the Parana left on the 20th, BUENOS AYRES, Aug. 27. Affairs are without material change. Congress is still sitting. The peace of the country is undisturbed. Agricultural industry is on the increase. General Mitre's Government enjoys respect and confidence The invasion of the Indians has been less repeated. A . scheme is before Congress to extend our frontier line, and secure the province several thousand leagues of territory. In the province of Catarmarca rich and valuable mines have been discovered, and people are flocking to them. Mr Wheelwright has proceeded to Rosario to superintend the works of the Great Central Argentine Railway. Several vessels have arrived with plant for the line. The arrivals of ores and regulus from Catamarca are unusually large and valuable. The Provincial Government is occupied with a scheme for the redemption of the convertible paper currency. The works of the Southern Railway are pro gressing favourably. The winter is nearly over—grass is abundant—the fllcks have increased—the sheep are in good condition, and the prospects of the farmers good. The money market has been unsettled. The demand for specie has increased. The price of the dollar has fallen from 29, paper dollars, to 284. The fall in the price of specie is expected to continue to the end of the year. A heavy business has been done in exchange for this packet. The rate on E.tgland has gone up from 494 d to 50d and 50Id. The amount drawn for the packet is estimated at £200,000. In produce salted hides have an upward tendency. Dry hides are on the decline. Nearly all the wool has been dis posed of—last sales 117 dollars. Sheepskins have been sel ling at extreme rates—the current rate for the best wooled skins is 3 reales per pound. The import market is Lecom big active. Prints are in great demand, RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. S. • The Import trade in cotton goods is improving, and the demand increasing. The coffee market is dull; dealers evince much desire to sell, but owing to the small stock of 60,000 bags not at such a decline as the position of the article in foreign markets would require. Sales from 6th ult. to date have been 112,776 begs, prices rule for superior washed and pulped, 6 800 to 7 400 ; superior fine, 6 900 to 7 000; superior, 6 700 to 800. let good, 6 400 to 500, and let orainary, 6 100 to 200, Sales of hides, large, at 260 to 270, as small, 250, as stock, 8,000. In exchange about £150,000 have been negotiated (including £50,000 for the Government at 27a, 27k, 27a on France, and Antwerp, 2,000,000 f., at 344 to 346r5., and Hamburg B M 500,000 at 657r5. The rate of interest in the banks is 8 per cent. The transactions in stock have been moderate at 97 to 93 per cent.; freights to England, 40s; Channel, 59s to 555. BAHIA, 11th Sept. Trade is dull on account of the elections, but which gas on quietly. The crops cf cotton will be much less than was expected. supplies are insignificant, and a few bales disposed of at 28 500 per arroba. The sugar continues completely stagnated, no sales of importance, quotatior s nominal. No sales of coffee effected, stock small, price demanded, 5 060 to 5 400 per arroba. Cocoa dull. ii ides, no sales. Rum, for regular quality, 76 000 per pipe. Stock of tobacco much reduced, no sales of importance, freights for Chann.l, 47s 6d for tobacco. Exchange, 27i to a ; on Paris, 348 and 316 per franc; on Hamburg, 659, as per mark B Co. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. [REUTERS EXPRESS SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 1. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Masailia, Captain Almond, with the heavy portion of the above mails and 53 passengers, arrived at 11 p.m. last night. The Massilia brings on freight 11 packages specie, value £3,007 ; preeliias estonce, value, 1,600 rupees , Jewellery, 3,500 rupees; silver plate, 770 rupees; feathers, 2,900 rupees; and a general cargo, including 1,782 bales raw silk, value £160,000 sterling. The Islassilia left Gibraltar on the 26th, and experienced a string easterly gale for eight hours, falling light off Cape St. Vincent, thence to Finistere being unsettled weather, with heavy squalls of wind and rain; from Finistere fresh north-easterly winds, with heavy confused sea and swell; in the Channel, north-east winds and thick weather. On the 22d the Massilia spoke the steamship Ripon, steering south-east; 28th, the steamship Allis, of Liver pool, steering north-east ; and on the 29th, the steamship Syria, with the outward mails of the 27th, steering south west. The steamship Poonah, with the outward mails of the 20th, arrived at Gibraltar on the 25th, and left at noon on tho same day for Malta and Alexandria. Her Majesty's ships Procris and Redpole, and French ship Talisman, were at Gibr - Itar ; at Malta were her Ma • jesty's ships Hibernia, Orlando, Meanee, Psyche, and Weser; and at Alex Andria the French sloop of war Per drix, two Sardinian vessels of war, and the usual Egyptian fleet, GIBRALTAR, Sept. 26. The submarine cable between Oran in Algeria, and Carthagenia in Spain, has been successfully laid by the aid of the steamers Edaireur and Dix Decembre. The British steamer Osiris, 8 days from Liverpool-- steamer Brands, 9 days from London—steamer Marathon, 6 days from Liverpool—steamer Messina, 9 days from Glasgow—and steamer London, 71 days from London, have arrived out since the departure of the last mail. Exchanges are quoted on London, 90 days date, 50 to 50i Paris, of 30c—Marseilles, 5f 30c to 5f 31c—Genoa, Of 32c. Madrid, 8 days' sight, par to dis—Cadiz, 1i to 2 dis— Seville, dis—Malaga, par—Barcelona, pm—Altneira, Valencia, and Alicant, par. The Gibraltar Chronicle of the 23d of September says —Letters from Tangier mention that the last accounts f r om the interior report the Sultan as being within a day's march of Rabat, where he intends taking up his resi dence for some time. During the Sultan's stay at Rabat he will be visited by several of the representatives of the Euro pean rowers from Tangier. Sir John Drummond Hay, her Majesty's Minister, left Tangier for Rabat by land on the 21st, and it is understocd that the representatives of France and Belgium will proceed thither shortly. One of the causes, and a not improbable one, which has been assigned for the Emperor fixing his residence at Rabat is that it is a convenient strategic point. His authority over the unsettled tribes in his dominions depends a good deal on the proximity of himself and his troops. When the Sultan is at Fez the discontented tribes in the southern portion of his empire take the opp ortunity to rise and refuse the payment of taxes. When at Morocco the tribes of the north are beyond the reach of his arm, and profit by the occasion to redress their grievances themselves. But when the Sultan is at Rabat he occupies a central position prepared to move either north or south, and the unruly tribes in both quarters are kept quiet, because, whilst none know in which direction the Sultan intends to move next, all are certain that the slightest symptoms of insubordination either in the north or south will speedily bring him amongst the rebels to his authority. The Sultan appears to be fulfilling very fairly his promise to Sir Moses Montefiore to administer even handed justice to his Jewish subjects. The following occurrence at a town in the interior, called Damnat, proves that the Sultan is in earnest in protecting his Jewish sub jects from oppression by. the Moors. A Moorish youth, a member of the Governor's family, had forcibly abducted from her home a young Jewess. All the representations of her family and relatives to the Moorish authorities only brought insult and illtreatment on the remonstrants. They then employed the intercession of the Hebrew congregation of Tangier, and the latter appealed to the foreign ministers, who brought the matter to the Sultan's knowledge, The result was that the girl was immediately restored to her friends, and the delinquent punished. A still more impor tant part of the Sultan's order on the matter, as providing a security against future oppression of the Jews of Darentit, was that in which he named a respectable Jow of the town, who is to have the right of being present at all trials in which a Moor and a Jew are parties, with the power of sus pending the execution of judgment pending en appeal to the Sultan, adding in fact a Hebrew tribute to the Moorish court, with the power of staying proceedings. The part of the Sultan's edict respecting the Jews which is found in practice most difficult to carry into effect is that which de clares that they shall in all cat,es be paid for their labour. Most of the skilled artisans within the Emperor's dominions are Jews. The Moorish authorities were in the habit of exacting from them compulsory labour without payment. Their burden was worse than the ancient corvee in France, because the compulsory labour was not, like the latter, con fined by law or custom within fixed limits, but depended on the moderation and discretion of the Moorish authorities. Since the issue of the Sultan's edict the Jews have in many parts of Morocco refund to perform this forced labour, and disputes and squabbles with the Moorish authorities have been the consequence. Trani Tirtabr. HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Sept, 29. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena mil Princess Louise, drove out yesterday afternoon tl Loch Bulig. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ARTHUR I' Gr'lnlANy.—Hocllppt, Sept, 26.—Last Friday our wine renowned little town was honoured early in the morning b: the vis:t of his Royal Highness Prince Arthur of Eng lani and Prince Adolph of Mecklenburg, acccmpanied by save ral English officers. The princes first went to the (lace' Victoria Vineyard, inspected the monument erected by th proprietor, Mr Pabztmann, in honour of her Majesty Ql lOl Victoria, and took great interest in the explanations Al Pabztmann gave them with respect to the culture of th Rhenish vines. They afterwards tasted the celebrate wines in the largo cellars of Mr Pabztradn, which the: highly praised ; and were much pleased at tasting, after th Rhenish custom, the Queen Victoria hocks from the cask' to which the prizo medal was awarded at the London In ternational Exhibition. The excursionists were favours. with very fine weather, and the princes seemed vati c ' pleased with the arrangements of Mr Pabztmann, to wh° ° our little town is indebted for the honour of this visit. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminste have left Motcombe House for a tour in Scotland. The Earl and Councess Home are entertaining select circle at their seat in Scotlard. Viscount Canterbury arrived in town last ever' ing from Newmarket. Lard and Lady Vivian left Bodmin yesterda3 on a visit to Mr and the Hon. Mrs Tremayne, at Sydee ham House, Devon. Lord Ebury has left Moor Park, on a tour c visits to Scotland. Mr. and Lady Mary Craven arrived at Thomas Hotel yesterday, from Newmarket. . ~ The mortal remains of the late Sir G. F. Mawr stone will be interred this day, at .11. ffingham Church, Il ei Leatherhead, Surrey. Emigration to the United States. The Superintendent of Immigration at New Yor has received the following instructions from II Department of State at Washington :- 1. 'ill contracts that shall be made by immigrants to e United States in foreign countries, whereby immigftg shall pledge the wages of their labour to repay the expert" of their immigration, shall be submitted to you for your a proval in writing. They must conform to the provisions the Act to encourage immigration, approved July 4, 18G4, el no contract will be approv( d by you unless the immigrial parties to the contract, shall have actually arrived in t United States, nor will any be approved by you which 10 provide for the pursuit of a disloyal or otherwise unlawful disreputable calling or which may be at rates of wages that unreasonably low or improvident. All contracts made wr immigrants that may not be approved by you will be d barred from the provisions of the second section of the." above referred to. You will keep a record of all the contra approved by you, stating the names of the parties, the dat of commencement and expiration, the amount of comPenS tion, and other general provisions, and transmit a copy each to the State Department for record in the Bureau Immigration. 2. You will not approve any contract made with itno grants in foreign countries to enter the military or nag service of the United States, and where it is practicable do so you will notify each immigrant who may have ma' such contract that it is void. 3. You will cause notice to be given to immigrants th they can not be compulsorily enrolled for military Beryl during the existing insurrection, unless they shall volu . tarily renounce under oath their allegiance to the county' of their birth, and declare their intentions to become citize of the United States, And you will cause to be arrescod persons who by fraud shall attempt to compel the invalu taffy service of immigrants in the army or navy of t. United States. 4. You will obtain and record in books, to be kept your office, accurate returns of all immigrants arriving the port of New York, stating, as far as is practicable, t nationalities of the immigrants, the place from when they came, the ports from which they departed, and what vessel, the dates of departure and arrival, the name sexes, ages, and professions of the immigrants, and dal respective places of destination in the United States. Pi vision will also be made for the safe custody of money, a valuables of small bulk, which may be temporarily deposit by immigrants, and for such custody no fees or charE will be imposed. Letters will bo received and forward for immigrants, and such other facilities provided as in conduce to their comfort and happiness without incurri. a tax upon your office. O. It will be your duty under the Act to make contra' with the different railroads and transportation compea of the United States for transportation tickets to be ft nished to immigrants and to be paid for by them. T transportation of baggage farms a serious item in the e peuses of immigrants, and your attention is especia , directed to the importance of obtaining the most favoural propositions from railroad companies, and other cornice carriers, for this object. Every case of fraud or extorti by agents, runners, &c., you will cause to be punished the full extent of the law. 6. It is also your duty to see that the provisions of r Passenger Acts are strictly complied with, and all bread thereof punished according to law. Fur this purpose y will cause all vessels arriving with immigrants at the p , of New York to be carefully inspected, and in every instar in which the acts referred to shall havo been violate you will take the necessary measures to have the caPO or owners of such vessels punished. THE CIVIL SERVICE.—The Post•office—The poi mastership of Doncaster is vacant—income £I 6 L year, with an official residence. The postmastership of Sou( ampton is also vacant—salary £450 a year. The Admiral —Mr T. Morgan, clerk in the Accountant's-office, Deb" port, has been transferred to Chatham, vice Adams, resign •—Mr Harwood, temporary clerk at Pembroke, has be established and appointed to the Accountant's office, Devc port, vice Morgan—Mr J. Aegear, foreman of shipwrigt has been promoted to be assistant master shipwright, appointed to Poi tsmouth dockyard, vice Sturdee, appoin master shipwright at Malta. Customs—Mr W. K. Cu: has been promoted from the 2d to the Ist class—Mr J. n from the 3d to the 2d class—Mr D. Goupley from the to the 3d class—and Mr A. T. Hall from the sth to the' class of the outdoor officers, Leith—and Mr T. Metcalf fr the 2d to the Ist class of outdoor officers, Middlesboroui Inland Revenue--Excise Branch—Mr G. Baylis, eine Grays division, Middlesex collection, has bcon appointed examiner—Mr H. Wood, officer, Gravesend division, be officer of Sandwich division—Mr A. W. officer, Sandwich division, to be officer of Gravesend d! sion—Mr R. Stewart, officer, North Shields,s2d divief to be officer of Bowling Preventive station, Greenock I lection—Mr J. Walsh, dropped officer, Liverpool port d sion, to be officer of North Shields, second division- 1 Mr T. Gardner, officer, Dewsbury, second division, to officer of Dewsbury third division. Ireland—There 1 vacancy for a third-class clerk in the Board of Works off Dublin. Mr W. S. Stack, first-class clerk, has been I meted to be chief clerk in the Board of Works office, ' W. Mooney, deceased—Mr John P. Brophy, from the to the Ist class of clerks in the Board of Works office, Stack—and Mr Edward D. Thorp, from the 3d to the class of clerks in the Board of Works office. vice Brophy Civil Service Gazette. FLINT HATCIIETS.—We have already inforU our readers of the discovery of an immense dep( of flint implements in the district of Grand-Pressigay, Poitiers. M. Bourgeois, who has recently visited the ply has written a letter to Mr Mike Edwards on the Raj chiefly with a view to determine the period of the age stone to which these relics belong. In his opinion hatchets of the quaternary period may be referred to a principal types :-1. The lancesshaped type, frequently I with in the drift of the Somme and other similar depos 2. The oval type, which is rarer, but always associe with the former, and-3. The subtriangular type, whit smaller, thinner, and, in most cases, of much batter we manship. M. Bourgeois has found this form in the grl of LA Chaise (aarente) with the reindeer, the aurcchs, rhinoceros, tichorrhinus, and the hyena spola3l, but it is common iu caverns. Al: these quaternary hatchets are ea distinguishable from the much more recent hatchets e ( monly called Celtic. In the former it is always the to end which it is intended to cut, while in the others the end is chosen. Between the hatchets of the quatern period and the polished ones of the Celtic period, the rot hatchets of the Somme and those of the Kjoggenmoddi , of Denmark should be chronologically placed. The hatchets of Claisg:re C.irand Porpigny) are nearly all prodigious dimensions, there bring some no less than 1 4 in length, and w ighing as much as 8 kilogrammes. SP tern of the length of 12in. appear to have been struck from them at a single blow, and with great boldn l Among the four or five varieties they offer, two belong the age cf the peat deposits of the Somme. These trL gular prisms, ending like scrapers, exist at La Claisit only differing from those of the Somme by more consid able dimensions. The form of these implements and ti excellent workmanship, lead to the belief that they belt to the same age as those discovered near Abbeville by Boucher de Perthes. A SHERIFF'S OFFICER SHOT DEAD ET A 1 311 OUSTER —DUBLIN, Friday.—About seven yesterday ev ing bailiffs went to distrain from William Odell, barrisi And clerk to the School of Art, Royal Dublin Society, Rathmines. Mr Odell cautioned them against proceedi and on their persisting, shot one through the head. man is dead. •`~ s