The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-24 00:00:00

THEATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the new and original Comedy, by Ed mund Falconer, entitled NATURE'S ABOVE ART : A Ito mance of the Nursery : Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, Ryder, Barrett, G. Belmore, F. Charles. Neville ; Miss Charlotte 3aunders. Miss Murray, Miss R. Leclercq, Mrs. Melville, and rs. Edmund Falconer. To conclude with TIIE DEAL BOATMAN : Messrs. G. Belmore, F. Charles; Miss It. Leclercq, and Mrs. Edmund Falconer. Box-office open from Ten till Five daily. Prices as usual. Commence at 7. T HEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Oren for the Season.—Notice. —During the recess the undermentioned alterations have been made to ensure the comfort of the audience distinct row ot Stalls has . been erected, with two new Stall Staircases, one on . each side of tie Theatre. In the Dress Circle, all the .partons and ori ginal seats have been removed, snd chairs o a convenient size, covered with Utrecht ve vet, introduced. The approaches to the Dress Circle be carpeted and generally unproved, while the seats in the Amphitheatre, will be made as commo dious as those of the Pit. In addition the whole of the inte rior of the Theatre has undergone a thorough restoration. Mr. and Mrs_ Alfred Wigan every evening. THIS EVENING, and during the week, to commence at Seven with FOUNDED ON FACTS : Mr. Compton. After which, Planche's revived Drama of CHA/ILE3 THE T L'ETH. Charles the Twelfth, Mr. Alfred Miran • Ad a m Brock, Mr. Buckstone; Muddlework, Mr. Compton Utrica, Miss Louisa Angel ; Udiga(with the ori g inal song of . •• Ri s e Gentle Moon"), Miss Louise Keeley. To" be followed by THE BENGAL TIGER: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan._ C o ncluding with the Spanish Ballet of THE GALICIAN FETE :Miss Fanny Wright, Senor Ricardo, and the Corps de Ballet. On 280 ' Monday, September Will be repeated Lady Gifford's Comedy of FINESSE • ' or, Spy and Counter Fpy. And due notice will b e g i ven o f the return to the Lon don Stage of Mr. Charles Mathews. The Box-office. under the direction of Mr. George Turpin, open daily, irom Ten till Five. R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE Lessee, Mr. George Vining. Open under the Management of Mr. Walter Montgomery. THIS EVENING, THE L EkDT OF LYONS. Claude Melnotte, Mr. Walter Montgomery ; Beauseant, Mr. Edgar ; Damas, ulr. Fitzjames ; Pauline, Miss Kate Saville. And NOT A BAD JUDGE. Commence at 7. NEW THEATRE-HO YAL, ADELPHI.- bole Proprietor and ➢tanager, Mr. B. Webster. - THIS EVENING, THE TRAGEDY QUEEN. Mrs. Stirling. Followed by the new comic drama, THE HEN AND CHICKENS ; or. A Sign of Affection. andsMesrs. Billington, R. Phillips, Stephenson ; Mrs. Stirling Miss H. Simms. After which, at -past 8 o'clock, the new drama of THE JAUNTED MAN; OR, THE G. OST'S BARGAIN, in which will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adaptation of `he Great Spectral Illusion. Messrs. A. Wood, It. Phillips, Sefton. C. J. Smith; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss 11. Simms. To conclude with CATCHING AN HEIRESS : Mr. A. Wood. NEW THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHL ANNUAL BENEFIT of Mr. BENJAMIN WEB STER, Sole Proprietor and Mana7,er. SATURDAY NEXT, Sept. 26, and LAST NIGHT of the SEASON, when will be revived, for this night only, the celebrated Comedy of MASKS AND FACES. with Mr. Benjamin Webster and Mrs. Stirling in their original characters of Triplet and Peg Woffington. With other attractive Entertainments. NEAV THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI--- Mr. B. WEBSTER begs to announce that having entered into an engagement with the young American Actress. Miss BATEMAN, the Theatre will be ULOSND from SATURDAY, the 26th of september, and will RE OPEN on the following THURSDAY, an interval being, re quired for cleansing and re-decorating the interior, and for the due prepara ion of a New Drama, in five acts, with en tirely new Scenery and Presses, founded on the celebrated German Play of Deborah, by M orenthal, and entitl E ed LEA I, in which the principal character will be supported by Miss Bateman, who will make on this occasio n her First Appear ance in England since her recent and e xtraordinary r su in this and other characters in the chief cities of Am ica.ccess ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborouh. THIS EVENING, WHERE'S YOUR WIFE. Mr. Eel. ford, Miss Simpson. Followed by (58th time) THE MOTTO, "1 r ALL THERE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers, Collier, Clifton ; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, F. Josephs, Mari a Simpson, Wallace, and Jenny White. To conclude with TURN HI3I OUT. Mr. Turner, Miss Thorne. Commence at 7. T" THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN , " Containing - the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, llh. 25m.—Afternoon, llh. 59m. To-MORROW.-Morning, h. m.—Afternoon, 12b. 30m. The Weather—Sun Office, Sept. 24, 1863. THERMOMETER. This morning This day at Two o'clock Barometer-29.04. Wind—S.-Westerly ; moderate, and cloudy. I nt aa) SAM, an opponent of slavery as an institution that he waits for a who'e year or two after his succession to the Presidency, before he can venture to deal with it as an institution even partially—then doing so only partially—inflictingemancipation as a penalty upon the more obdurate antagonists of the Union ! De monstrations of this kind, we may rest quite assured of this, will never farther the interests of Eman cipation by a single hair's breadth—no matter whether they be indulged in, as political pastimes, in Yorkshire or in Virginia. It was justly observed by a public speaker the other day that the English were always great in associations. We have societies for the patronage and cultivation of every branch of art, science, and literature, and we have charitable assemblies and associations for the furtherance of objects of practi cal benevolence. If any great political question becomes the leading feature of the day, we are sure to hear of public meetings, of companies formed for the assistance of one side or the other, of chairmen elected and committees appointed to carry out the popular views. If an eminent man passes away from among us, sme among his friends and ad- mirers are sure to bind themselves together in order to do honour to his name and his memory. In more private life, too, the principle of association is usually carried out to a considerable extent among the English. Clubs and assemblies, institutions and meetings of various kinds enable men to gather together to discuss the different sides of a question, to collect and contribute information in that free and open manner so congenial to the atmosphere of our national mental life. So useful and so plea sant were these institutions felt to be, that it was suggested by some practical philanthropists that if they could be brought down to a lower scale of life they would prove valuable antidotes to the temptations which so continually assail the working man. Mechanics' institutes have been in existence some years, and have doubtless been productive of much good, although they m a y not have fully carried out the sanguine antici pations of their founders and originators. They are chiefly designed to give the working man an o pportunity of cultivating his mind, and as such they have probably given the first help up the w of h o would learning ou id t t o h e r m w a i n a y e h a a v y e o u been e g e n a m k b e i p t t i o ui ins l s a p d i r d i e t r , durance vile by • "Those two gaolers of the daring mind, Low birth and iron fortune." The movement that is now being made in some places is, however, totally distinct in its character. We allude to the formation of Working Men's Clubs, which are gradually extending through the metropolis. Lectures, recitations, and classes of different kinds will be part of the programme, but still instruction is not the chief aim. There is a reading-room, a library, smoking-room, and lava tory, and members will be supplied with refresh ments. Free discussion on all public topics is also courted, and tl.iis is a feature especially worthy of notice, as several clergymen have been prominent leaders of the movement. A public meeting was held in the National School-room of St. Martin's in-the-Fields, on Tuesday evening, to celebrate the opening of one of these clubs in the parish. The Rev. H. SWABEY stated that it was now fairly launched, and remarked that there had been con siderable difficulty in finding suitable accommoda tion, but it had at last been obtained in Great May's-buildings, St. Martin's-lane. Mr. MAR SHALL, one of the speakers, said that these clubs provided for a want long felt by the lower classes, and it was satisfactory for the working teen of the district to know that, by sacrificing one pot of beer, they could become members of this useful and agreeable institution. They would have, in addition to other advantages, the privilege of assembling together for the purpose of exchanging ideas, as the upper classes did. The remarks of some working men who addressed the meeting are especially worthy of notice, as showing the sentiments of the class for whom these institutions are designed. Mr. NOEL, a journeyman carpenter, who seconded the resolu tion, pledging support to the club, said that there were many working men who required a club like the present, but who did not want to cultivate their minds, and therefore did not care about joining mechanics' institutes. The Working Man's Club would, he thought, meet every objection. They did not intend to exclude any Lind of discussion, neither were they members of a teetotal society, although they hoped to reclaim drinkers by giving them better amusements. He considered that these clubs would tend to counteract the evil influence of the publichouse. Mr. TURLEY, a tailor, told the meeting that, in consequence of some reports, he had asked Sir F. GREY, the chairman of the meet ing in St. Martin's Hall, what restrictions were to be placed on members ? Sir F. GREY had replied that there was none whatever, but that the work ing men might manage their club in whatever manner they pleased. This is how it should be; and we agree with Mr. TURLEY in believing that the working men will prove themselves worthy of the trust reposed in them, and that their club will be conducted in a spirit of order, fairness, and mo deration that will deserve success. ' The entertainment at Liverpool to the officers of the Channel Fleet was a very successful affair. The greatest cordiality prevailed throughout, and on several occasions much enthusiasm was excited. Lord STANLEY, who was present, responded for the Houses of Parliament, and made an effective speech on the auspicious circumstances which drew them together. He said that he valued the opportunity thus afforded him of testifying his gratitude to Admiral DACRES and the officers under his corn mend for the honour of the visit thus paid them by the Channel Fleet, and also for a sight that was at once " interesting and unique. The chairman bad truly said that it, was the first time since Liverpool had been a borough that the Mersey had been visited by a considerable portion of the Royal Navy. He added that he trusted this first visit of Admiral DACRES would not be his last, for Liver pool always appreciated naval men. The sea had made it what it was, and Liverpool men took pride in the sea. In one way they had a navy which could compete in some measure with the magnifi cent ircn vessels lying in their waters ; a navy existing indeed for purposes exclusively peaceful, but not the less a triumph of human indus try and skill—those vast ocean steamers, which have joined the New World to the Old, and creased the Atlantic with the regularity of boats crossing a ferry, at a speed which is only sur passed by the railroad." In this fleet before us, Lord STANLEY went on to observe, there is a series of novelties, for almost every vessel is an experiment. We have most likely seen the last of these old wooden two-decked ships which will carry the flag of an English Admiral. We also saw the first of those noble engines of destruction, which are revo lutionising naval warfare, and which our friends on the other side of the Atlantic are kind enough to be trying for our instruction, and at their expense. Re wished the House of Commons could see and feel what they now experienced, and then be was sure that they would believe that for the money that they had expended they had ample value received, and also they Would then, acknowledge that they THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPITNIBET 21, 1863. were feeling their way in this naval architecture. Lord STANLEY concluded his able speech by the following pertinent remarks concerning the part that was assigned to the Legislature in the difficult task of naval transactions :—" It is our duty to grudge no outlay which is necessary for purposes of efficient defence, and that is a duty from which assuredly we shall not shrink. It is our duty, above all, to shrink from no outlay which may be ne cessary for the purpose of experiment, but it is not the less our duty at the same time to avoid that fault into which we have often fallen before, and into which, while men remain what they are, it is always pos sible we may fall again. I mean the fault of being satisfied with what we have accomplished, of rest log upon our oars, and of assuming that what we consider as the perfect model of the day will be an equally perfect model 10 years hence." If Lord STANLEY'S advice was followed, and members of Parliament took more heed to the tentative and experimental character of the work before them, it would be better for the navy, more profitable for the country, and more creditable to themselves. Admiral DACRES made a smart speech, which gave great satisfaction, and produced considerable amuse ment. He paid a compliment to Liverpool for its treatment of the sailors, and said that there had been fewer reports of misconduct among the sailors here than at any other place at which the Channel Fleet had stopped, and that was because " JACK was a knowing fellow, and knew when he was well off, and would not kick up a row." On the whole, all those assembled appeared to be highly pleased with the evening's entertainment, and it was a very creditable affair to all engaged in it. It must be of essential service in keeping alive the public in terest in the navy to witness these displays in vari ous parts of the coast. It is to be trusted that everywhere the same enthusiasm will be excited as in Liverpool, and that the same unanimity may prevail wherever the Channel Fleet may proceed. At this time, more especially when wars and ru• mours of wars are rife, it is most important to relax no efforts in maintaining the efficiency of our navy , and in stimul a ti ng the interest that should be y taken in its welfare. Such results can but be pro fitable and satisfactory. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE POLISH INSURRECTION. BRESLAU, 24 SEPTEMBER. The Breslauer Zeiturey of to-day says :—Colonel " Colonel Lebouchine, Who took a prominent part in the destruction of Count Zamoyski's palace was stabbed yesterday in Warsaw." has arisen since the union of the grand duchy with the empire ; in other cases there is a want of clear ness and precision. Wishing to remove these de fects, I purpose ordering the preparation of bills con taining explanatory and supplementary provisions, which will be laid before the next Diet that I in tend calling together three years hence. Firmly maintaining the constitutional monarchical prin ciple which is deeply rooted in the customs of the Finnish people, and which is distinctly stamped on all their laws and institutionz, I will concede, in these measures to the States, a more extensive right to the revision of the taxes than that which they at present possess, and also the right, which they formerly had, of introducing measures; rest rving to myself, however, the right of initiative in all ques tions which relate to an alteration in the funda mental laws. " You know my sentiments, my desires for the welfare and prosperity of the peoples committed to my care. No one of my acts has been of a nature to disturb the relations which ought to exist between the Sovereign and the nation. I desire that this may continue, that it may, as heretofore, be a secu rity for a continuance of the good relations which unite me with the brave and loyal Finnish people. It will powerfully contribute to the welfare—so dear to my heart—of the country, and give me an additional motive for assembling yon around me at regular periods. " It is for you to prove, by the dignity, modera tion, and order of your deliberations that, in the Lands of an intelligent people determined to labour in a practical manner, in concert with their Sove reign, at the development of their own welfare, liberal institutions are far from being a danger, but are much rather guarantees of order and pro sperity." PORTUGAL. (From the Correspondent of the Times.) LISBON, Sept. 16. The South-Eastern of Portugal Railway from Vendas Novas to Evora was opened on Sunday last by the Duke of Louie (President of the Council and Minister of Public Works), Viscount Sada Ban deira (Minister of War), some members of the Diplomatic Corps, and many Portuguese dignitaries, whom the contractor (Mr. Edward Price) had in vited, with several of his personal friends. The party, after crossing the Tagus by a steamer between 7 and 8 in the morning, partook of a capi tal breakfast at the Barreiro station. After pass ing over the first section of railway to Vendee Novas, the Don Luiz, prize engine of the late Exhi bition, opened the new section by conveying them along the rails to Evora, a distance of 38 miles, in 6a minutes, includin g e i g ht m i nu t es ' stoppage . The ancient and ce l e b ra t e d c i ty o f E vora seeme d mad with joy ; the Archbishop gave his benediction to the engine, the Municipality invited their visitors to a splendid lunch, while many thousand mouths, congregated from different parts of the province, gave hearty vivas of congratulation (as well they might.) in anticipation of the benefits they will derive from the progress of the South-Eastern Railway. Evora was gaily decked out with flags, and illumi nations were preparing for the evening, when the Duke of Louie and party were obliged to return along the line to Barreiro (where a recherchi dinner Was served to them at six o'clock by the proprietor of the Brag anza Hotel, and by order of Mr. Price). The Tagus was recrossed in the steamer, and the party re -landed at Lisbon before 11 at night, de lighted with the excursion, and particularly with their rapid and easy transit over the new line of railway they had opened, the speed of the Don Luiz being at times above 50 miles the hour. Its mate rial and construction are considered equal to the best lines in Europe, and I believe there is no doubt of the fact that the Portuguese Government, repre sented by its intelligent fisoal engineer, M. Sebastiao do Canto, has not had a single dispute or disagree ment with the company or contractor during the progress of the works—a very rare occurrence in public contracts executed by foreigners, and parti cularly by Englishmen, in this country. The Queen's expected confinement prevented the King attending the opening of the railway. The healths of their Majesties and the royal family of Portugal were given with great enthusiasm, as also those of the Duke of Louie, the South Eastern Company, Mr. Price the contractor, Mr. Symonds the engineer, and others too numerous to report. Upon returning thanks Mr. Price bore testimony to the consideration, good faith, and assistance he had received from the Duke of Louie, and from the other Ministers in office, since the commencement of the works, and to which he attributed the satisfactory completion of the section just opened to Evora, and the favourable progress of the rest of the line. In two or three months it is expected another section will be opened to Beija, and the line will doubtless then be continued from the province of Atlentejo through the Algarvas to the Guadiana and Spanish frontier, which will develop great agricul tural resources and an important traffic. The railway from Lisbon to Badajoz is already open, and this capital is now placarded with adver tisements of excursion trains for next Sunday's bull fight and fair at Badajoz. The northern line, also contracted for by M. Salamanca, has several sections already open, and the whole is expected soon to be so from Cintra to Oporto—thus the principal Portu guese lines of railway through the heart of the country from Lisbon north to the Douro, south to the Gudiana, and east to Badajoz, are now so near completion that their progressive influence upon the trade and resources of the country may be fairly relied upon as tangible realities, already demon• strated in the large increase of revenue actually collected to the end of the financial year on the 30th of June last, which I mentioned in a previous letter. The wheat harvest in Portugal has turned out rather better than exprcted ; maize is expected to be very large ; wine also promises well, both as respects quantity and quality. LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 1863. As the lengthened report, given in our impres sion of yesterday, will already have apprised our readers, the stump hes very recently indeed bee❑ mounted here, in England, quite as effectively, and even blatantly, be it said, as ever it has been here tofore in the U-nited States of America ! The time, Monday last. Tne place, Leeds, in Yorkshire. The occasion, an anti-slavery demonstration. A " clear stage," certainly, but we can't possibly say, " no favour." For the whole affair, from first to last, was worked out with a very decided animus— positive and negative, as ever is magnetic force—in tense in prejudice and in predilection. The speakers one and all at Leeds onWednesday evening were some more, some less, for the North and. against the South, were the apologists of Federalism,were the traducers an d vilifiers of Secession. Mr. LINCOLN, according to their view of things, was all in the right. Mr. DAVIS also, according to their view of things, was all in the wrong. Upon the peg of Slavery all kinds of flowers of rhe- toric were hung up in garlands upon gar lands. Flowers of rhetoric, some of them so pesti ferous in their breath that (or we are much mistaken) even the faint odour of thent,when wafted abroad by the winnowing of the press,will stink in the nostrils of many who chanced not to be present in the Leeds Music Hall on Monday evening. Slashing though the Chairman's speech at this meeting undoubtedly was, in many parts of it, that gentleman must yield the palm up frankly to a far greater master of " that sort of thing" present there upon the flame platform, the hero of the the night, the Rev. W. H. CHANNING. As readily as Gallium could play his "many parts" between his two favourite Muses, THALIA and MELPOMENE, turning With equal facility, here to the Comic here to the Trag i ctne Rev. W. H. CHANNING, that Master Orator of the Stump, plies his art, as a Stump Orator, between his two chosen muses! Having them ever at his call, to the right hand and to the left, here Bunkum, here Soft Sawder. - 1/ ow much of the charms of the former he delights in, how little of the latter's in spiring influence he direct, towards the Confode rates, those who may turn to this Mr. W. H. CHAN may, alm ost at a glance, judge NINO'S speech, Enough for us, for themselves. as a specimen of this Yankee Demosthenes, if We quote the grandiose flourish at the close :of his remarks When he pre dieted solemnly, in so many words, that Peace is 'Treading over the continent of America, and on that bow of promise sits a glorified angel of Got — Universal Liberty !" 'Whereat the Leeds audience, immensein g reeted the Il e ,. delight apparent ly, W- H. CHANNING, as he resumed his seat with a very salvo of acclamations. "Peace!" Surely if ever a misquuter of one of the most bleEsed Words in holy writ, cried Peace ! Peace! when there was no Peace, it was this Rev. gentleman from the other side of the Atlantic, who talked thus confidently at Leeds on Monday evening about Peace now spreading over that unhappy land from which he comes to us —so ostentatiously affecting t h e air not only of an Orator,but even, as we have seen , f e a P ropuet. Peace! spreading now in America, Mr. W. H . CH AN NING ? With a hideous rain as of h e ll f i re pouring down upon the outworks of b e l eaguered Charleston ! And, at whose bidding ? At the kn own bidding, in obedience to the direct personal order, of that ungainly alter ego of the Glorified Angel aforesaid, that ugliest and larkiest specimen of the human rase in America, as MANHATTAN has called him, Mr. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. The man who is so conscientious and strenuous AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, SEPT. 23. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Saxonia, Captain Trautman, sailed aence to-day for New York, with the Unitej States mails and 602 passengers from Hamburg. Havre, and this port, of whom 35 are first, and 84 second-class, and 483 steerage. The Saxonia takes out about 900 tons of cargo, of which 250 tons of tea and 150 tons of general merchandise were shipped from this port, and 17,000 f. worth of jewellery, Sz:c., from Havre. The company's steamer Germania, Captain Elhers, with New York dates of the 19th inst., is expected off Cowes on the 13th inst. FRANCE. PARIS, SEPT. 24. BOURSE, Sept. 23.—The market has not recovered from the feeling which produced the fall of yester day. The downward tendency, however, has been checked—Threes, for the Account, beitg now un varied at 67f 80c. Railway Shares heavy, with little change in quotations. The market closed as follows: 43 per Cents .. 95 85 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 80 Credit 11Iobilier 1170 Do. end month 1177 50 Bank Shares 3100 Credit I. oncier 1350 Italian Loan 73 60 Do. -end month — New ditto - Do. end month, — Russian Austrian .. — Spanish Threes 52 Home Debt RAIL Orleans Northern .... Cash. Account. 1020 1027 50 905 .. 1000 New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1025 .. 1022 50 Geneva.. 497 50 .. Southern Western 535 •• Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain ...... Saragossa 655 .. 655 Ditto to Barcelona HOLLAND. THE KING'S SPEECH. The session 1863-64 of the Etats Generaux was opened on the 21st by his Majesty in person, when he delivered the following speech : " Gentlemen,—With feelings of the utmost satis • faction I find myself again amongst you. Let us thank Providence for the prosperity which He has granted to us during the last year. " The amicable relations with the other Powers have not been interrupted. " The good understanding with Belgium has been confirmed upon solid basis by treaties recently concluded between the two States. " The land and sea forces both in the mother country and the colonial possessions respond in a laudable manner to their mission. The defence of the country will be augmented by the new organisation of the national guard. A projet de loi will be submitted to you on this sub ject. " The establishm en t o f ra ilways at Java will con tribute to spread p ros p er ity also amongst the natives. " the slave ppulation in our western possessions have shown from the commencement that they attach a high value to their freedom. "Among the projects of law concerning our colo. nies which will be submitted to your consideration will be found those relating to the responsibility of the colonial finances and to the new administrative regulation of the West Indies. " Conformably to article 77 of the fundame nta l law, the number of deputies to the Second Chamber of the Etats Generaux ought to be augmented in proportion to the increase of the population of the kingdom. podu o c o h " We are occupied actively in prep arin g the orga. nisation of establishments in harm on y With the provisions of the law upon the educ ation M oyer). s generally very " A projet de log will be present ed to y ou pretend. ing to regulate the provisions for the edu cation of those who devote themselves to t he admi nistrative career in the Eat Indies. " The projets de log upon t he medical police will be again presented to you. "lheharve . s t appears The of av ethea fisheries been and of the rivers has bee n alike satisfac tory. " The progress of ou r industr y is ev ideat, r t " We observe with pleasure the extension of the works of public utility undertaken either by th e State, the provinces, the communes, or by J particular opened to to be executed i n the course of next year on the S ta te railways w ill be presented societies. "The plan of works to you. Thanks to t he arran g eme nt of the manner o of fy may b railway iw a shortlyi n the a re, or will b e, the public service. Concessions granted for the construction r o u f c t s i o t a n t e of lines railways.net work " You will receive immediately the projects of a new code of crimina l instructi on. The project of a new code of civil instruction is upon the point of being completed. "The situation of the finances of the State con tiones to be favourable. Whilst the works of the State railways e xact Mach more considerable amounts than those allotted up to the present, we will be able at the same time to anticipate those expenses without being o bliged to have recourse to extraordinary measures,and without suspending the process for the extinction of the public debt. " Various proj e cts of law will be presented to you forming the ensemble of _ a plan for the gradual revision of our imposts sy stem. " May the accomplishment devolves on you tend, under the benediction of Heaven. to the greater h -app;ness of the country. " I declare open the ordinary session of the Etats Generaux." FINLAND. ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 18. More than 50 years having elapsed since a Fin body h a s caused niDie t al existed, th e ca lli ng t oge th er o f this e xtraordinary excitement in Fin land.really exi sted, Was opened to-day by the Em peror in p erso n , and th e s p eec h f ro m th e throne, of which the follo w i ng There D 1 is the resume just received here , excited the greatest enthusiasm : Ai since I see You assembled around me I esteem myself fortunate that I can satisfy my wishes and your hopes. . The financial statement will show that the revenue has always been sufficient to meet the current expenditure. The increasing re turns of the indirect taxes—an eloquent proof of the general prosperity of the country—has allowed more extensive means to be employed towards the material and moral development of the country. d , 1 had empowered the Government of the grand duchy to con tract loans for the purpose of meeting claims arising out of the last war, and covering the cost of the construction of the railroad from Helsing fors to Tavasthans. The accounts that will be fur nished you ad to the application of these loans will prove that the present receipts are sufficient to pay the interest of the debt, and provide for its extin guishment. My desire, however, is that, for the future, no loan should be created without the con currence of the States of the grand duchy, except in the case of an unexpected invasion by an enemy, or any unforeseen public calamity. The new taxes which I snail cause to be proposed to the Diet have been determined upon in order to enable various measures for the welfare of the country, and the promotion of the education of the people, to be carried out. ,‘ Many of the provisions of the fundamental laws are no longer applicable to the state of things which And, as compared with the month ending the 23d Aug., 1862, the above returns show a decrease of £891,920 1 a the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of £871,231 in the circulation of the United Kingdom : On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the seve ral banks the following is the state of the circulation. : DEATH OF JACOB GRIMM This celebrated German writer, who, in conjunc tion with his late brother William, has been so long well kdown, not only in Germany, but throughout all Europe, died on Sunday evening last at Berlin, after a short illness. He was born on January 4, 1785, and had therefore reached his 79th year. Although ho sought comparative retirement after the death of his brother, he was indefatigable up to his last moment in carrying out the objects to which he had devoted his long and useful life; and with patriotic self-devotion his last hears were spent, not in earning new fame by the continuation of those works which were so peculiarly his own, but in the preparation of his great German dic tionary. Jacob Grimm, like many others, had difficulties to contend with in the outset of his career. When he commenced the trade of author ship, Augustus William Schlegel looked upon an cient German literature as in some degree his own domain, and did not treat the young beginner with any degree of friendship, regarding him almost as an usurper, and found terrible fault with his etymo logy. But a change soon came over the feelings of Schlegel as to his countryman, for afterwards he never spoke or wrote of him without expressing the highest opinion of his talents, and be once said— " I cannot ❑ame him without expressing my admi ration of his greatness." His loss will be irre parable in more than one sense, for he was honoured and esteemed in Germany not less as a man than as a scholar, and the tranquil spirit by which he was actuated, manifested itself in the kindly nature of his writings. I❑ politics he took the Liberal side —not to say the freethinking side—and his loss will he felt by many German journals, with the con ductors of which he was on terms of valued amity. It is to be regretted that the great national German dictionary on which he vc's engaged has not reached beyond the word " Fromm ;" but, from the ample materials left by the deceased, there is every hope that the work will be concluded in as satisfactory a manner as that in which it was commenced. A Curious Case of Literary Plagiarism. The Athenceum states that a very curious case of literary plagiarism is now engaging much attention in the two Universities—greatly to the disadvantage of Cambridge, The Camden Medal, for the best Latin poem on " India Pacificata," was this year awarded to Mr. F, W. H. Myers, a scholar of Trinity College. The poem having been printed, eyes quicker and more critical than those of the examiners perceive that a large portion —some say more than one fourth of it—has been taken, line for line and word for word, from the prize poetry of Oxford, To give a few in stances. Mr. Myers has these lines : si non fluit auro Finibus his rutilam uoluens Plata diues harenam, Si non pestifero pallens sub fornice seruus lncumbit ruadidis aeterna nocte fodinis. Sminaque effossi cogit generosa metalli ; At tibi concessit foecundos übere campos Sol propior, tibi pampineo grauidus autumno Floret ager, moderatque aestum intactabilis anni. The following lines appear in the Oxford poem for 1812, by Mr. H. Latham, of Brasenose si non fluit auro Finibus his rutilam volvens Plata dives arenam, Si non pestifero pallens sub fornice servus Incumbit madidis eeterna necte todinis. Seminaque effossi cogit pretiosa metalli ; At tibi concessit fcecundos übere campos Sol propior, tibi pampineo.... —And Virgil, Georg. ii. 5 : pampiaeo gravidus auctumno Floret ager. —This passage, also put under contribution, appears in Mr. Law's Oxford poem of 1807 : Mulcentque m3tum intractabilis anni. Again, Mr. Myers has these lines : - - Neue ergo inpastae proiecta cadavers circum Inuigilate tigres, obscenarumque volucrum Tetra super legio ferali remiget ala. —Compare three lines in a poem by C. Wordsworth, of Christ Church, which obtained the prize in 1827 : Dum procul impasta3projecta cadavera circum Invigilant tigres. obsecenarumque volucrum Tetra super legio ferali remigat ala. Again, Mr. Myers has— Nunc autem e coelo niveis concordia pennis Plaudit, et annorum incepit formosior ordo : Securos veluti cum rauca per eequora nidos Alcyones posuere, tugantur carmine nubes, Suave micant fiuctus et detumuere procellsa. —Compare with the following passage from the Oxford poem of 1827, by Mr. Wordsworth:— Pone sequens coelo niveis concordia pennis Plaudit; et annorum incepit jam purior ordo, Secures veluti cum rauca per a3quura nidos Alcyones posuore, fugantur carmine. nubes, Suave micant fluctus et detumuere procellal. And, again, Mr. Myers has— Fortunate nimis regio, si munere quantum Naturaa flores, tantum contingeret et to Florere reternum virtuta animisque tuorum. Pot tuata nimis regio, si in vera veniret Barbarus officm, et jam tandem turpia vellet Vincula desicso et longum excussisse veternum. —Compare with the Oxford poem of 1807, by W. J. Law, of Christ Church : Fortunate nimis regio; si nunc quoque quantum, Muneribus verbs aucta coolique solique, Tantum etiam aucta lures virtute animisquo tuorum. Fortunata nimbi regio, si in sane rediret, Consilia Hispanus s 1 tandem turpia vellet Vincula desidia3.et longum excussisse veternum. —Much curious speculation is going on in the University as to what action the authorities will take in the matter. So fligrant a case of plagiarism cannot be overlooked ; and the general opinion is, that the examiners will have to re• view their decision, and call upon Mr. Myers for an expla nation of his conduct. The old saying of "Murder will out" appears likely to be verified in the case of a crime commit ted two years ago on the person of an old man named De france, residing at Laval (Aisne), who was killed while alone in his house, the murderer never since being disco vered. About a fortnight ago a quarrel took place in the street between the son of the murdered man and a relative. Words of the most insulting kind were exchanged, when the relative, irritated by some remark of young Defrance, exclaimed that at all events he had never attempted to kill his father. The observation soon came to the ears of the authorities, and the wife of the old man, his son's wife, and the servant ware interrogated, and ultimately sent in cus tody to Laon. The son of Defranco was not at home at the time, but on his return he also was taken into custody. The next eclipse of the present year, one of the sun, takes place on the 11th of November. It will not be visible at Paris, but can be seen on the southern hemi sphere, at Cape Horn, the Cape of Good Hope, and Aus tralia, BANK RETURNS. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending Aug. 22. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 19th Aug. (the nearest date furnished by their returns) will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : July 25, Aug. 22, 1 1863. 1863. +lncrease. Decrease --- -- -- Bank of England... 21,415,839 21,364,053 51,786 Private Banks 3,078 ,1 6? 2,991,6091 86,558 Joint-stock Banks 2,812,970 2,764,965 -- 48,00,3 ---- Total in England. 27.306,976 27, 120 , 627 186, 072 349 - -52, Scotland 4,16 ~ 979 4 , 113 , 607 I re l an d 4,986,487 4082,173 104,314 ----- —___ -- United Kingdom. 36,459,142 38,116,107 _ 342,735 Funeral of Professor CockerelL --This Day, The interment of the mortal remains of Cearles Robert Cockerell, F.R.S., &c. &c., took place this morning in St. Paul's Cathedral. The funeral cortege started at eleven o'clock precisely from the late professor's residence, 13, Chester-terrace, Regent's-park. It consisted of four mutes, the esquire's plume, a kind of gothic hearse drawn by six horses, four mourning coachee, each drawn by four horses, family carriages, and ether at tendants. The chief mourners were the four sons of the deceased, Mr. Penson, h;s son-in-law, Mr. R. Rennie, Mr. J. Rennie, Mr. C. Rennie, Sir Hugh Palliser, Bart., Major Goodenough. Mr. J. Good child, Mr. Pepys Cockerell, the Rev. Henry Cockerell, vicar of North Weald Bassett, and Cap tain Cockerell, A few minutes before the hour appointed for the arrival of the funeral procession, the pall•bearers, each having a wreath of immortelles in hand, took up their station in the following order outside the great door facing Ludgate-hill, which had been heavily draped with black cloth curtains, held par tially open by white silk cords and tassels. The Left Side—Royal Institute of British Archi tects—President Donaldson, Professor of Architec ture, University College; Vice-President Owen Jones; Fellow F. C. Penrose, Architect to St. Paul's Cathedral; and C. C. Nelson, Hon. Sec. Foreign Correspondence. The Right Side—The Royal Academy—Calder Marshall (sculptor); C. Landseer, Keeper (in the absence of Boxall, Esq.); J. P. Knight, Esq., Secretary; and Sidney Smirks (architect), Trek surer. Precisely at 12 o'clock the body of the deceased arrived at the cathedral, where it was met by the Very Rev. Dr. H. Milman, the dean ; Most Yen. W. H. Hale, M.A., archdeacon of London ; the Rev. Canon Melville, the Rev. Canon Dale, t he Rev. Canon Champoeys, the Rev. W. C. F. Webber, M.A., sub-dean; the Minor Canons Mr. Buckland, Mr. Francis, the vicars choral of the cathedral, who conducted it with mournful ceremony to the choir, amidst the solemn chanting of "I am the resur rection and the life." The members of the Royal Academy took their place in the procession immediately after the rela tives of the deceased, and then followed the Council, Fellows, and Hon. Secretary of the Royal Institu tion of British Architects, and a large number of the members of the most learned and scientific in stitutions of the three kingdoms. At that part of the ceremony which directed that the body shmild . be taken to the grave, the pro cession moved to the spot at which the remains of Sir Christopher Wren and Sir John Rennie lie buried, and by the side of his relative and friend the corpse of Professor Cockerell Was consigned to its last resting-place. There was a full choral service in choir. Mr. John Goss presided at the organ. The Lord Mayor, Mr. Kirkman D. Hodgson, M.P., the Governor of the Bank of England, the president of the Royal Society, and other distinguished persons were prt sent. Mr. Howard, of Ole Quebec-street, was the undertaker, and Mr. Garston, of Welbeck-street, supplied the appointments. In the album d'honneur, presented Ist January, 1863, by the members of the Institute to the deceased, the rank he had obtained was stated in the following formed terms : —" To Charles Robert Cockerel], Esq., 8.A., D.C.L., F.R.1.E.A., late Professor of Architecture in the Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Gold Medalist and late President of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Associated Member of the Institute of France, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, Member of Merit of the Pontifical Academy of St. Luke's at Rome; honorary member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Bavaria, of the Royal Academy of Denmark, of the Academy of Arts of Genoa, of the Archaeological Society of Athens, and of the American In stitute of Architects, associate of the Royal Academy of Belgium, member of the Society of Dilettanti." This album comprised the autograph signatures of nearly all the members of all great societies, and accompanying the address which had been illuminated appropriately by Mr. Owen Jones, and contained the expression of the unani mous voice of the Institute, in acknowledgment of his eminent merits as an architect and as a promoter of art, whose reputation had been long established and widely spread, and whose dignity and courtesy, united with those resources of knowledge and graces of character, had done so much honour to the highest office in the gift of the mem bers as to cause them, besides having recommended him (1848) as the first recipient of her Majesty's Gold Medal in Architecture, to communion Mr. Boxall, R.A., to paint Mr. Cockerell's portrait for preservation in the Rooms of the Institute. Mr. Charles Robert Cockerell, born 1788, was a pupil of his father, Samuel Pepys Cockerell, who was at that time architect to the East India Company. He was also with Mr. Smirke at the building of Covent Garden Theatre; passed several years of study in Asia Minor, Sicily, Greece, and Southern Europe, where he was one of the party that excavated, in 1811.12, the ruins of the Temple to Jupiter at 2Egina,:and to Apollo at Phigaleia, and brought to light the now well-known specimens of early Greek sculpture secured by a foreign potentate, but to be seen in casts in the British Museum. In 1829, he was elected an associate of the Royal Aca demy, obtained full rank of academician in 1836, and was appointed Professor of Architecture in 1840, since which time that chair assumed the importance which properly belonged to it. The'illustrations prepared for his lectures would alone form a large and valuable exhibition. His de tided predilection for what is termed the classic style, was electrically tempered by an honest and warm appreciation of the beauties duo to Gothic art, The principal structures, which we call to mind, due to his professional skill consists of the new 'University Library in 1839, and the completion of the Fitz william Museum, after the death of Mr. G. Basevi, both at Cambridge, the Taylor's Institute at Oxford, the Philosophical Institute, 1820-3, the branch office of the Bank of Eagland about 1847, and the Trinity Church, Hotwells, 1829-32, at Bristol, St. David's College, at Lampeter, abou 1836 ; the branch office of the Bank of England, at Liverpool, where he continued the building of St. George's Hall, after the death of its archi tect, Harvey Lonsdale Elmes, in 1847, to its completion, in 1854; the concert room at the north end of the structure, entirely filled up from Mr. Cockerell's designs, received great approbation at the hands of the public as well as from the occupiers of the orchestra. The sculpture for the pediment of St. George's Hall was designed and executed during Mr. Elmes' lifetime. Mr. Cockerell's last work was at Liverpool, being a noble range of offices for the Liverpool and London Insurance. In London he executed Hanover Chapel, Regent-street, 1823-5; the British Fire-office, Strand, 1842; the Sun Fire-office, Threadneedle. street, 1842 ; the London and Westminster Bank, Lothbury, 1837 8, in which he was asso ciated with Mr, Tite; various alterations in the Bank of Eng land (including the new Drawing-office, in 1849), to which establishment he held the appointment of architect since the resignation of Sir John Soane in 1833, Mr. Cockerell was appointed architect to the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's Cathedral, by whose direction he took down the old ball and cross, and put up new ones in the year 1821, and under his direction the whole interior was cleaned and the painting in the dome renewed in 1842. A few years ago Mr. Cockerell resigned these and other appointments, retir ing from the arduous duties of an active life; but, neverthe less, accepted the honourable office of President of the Royal Institute of British Architects on the death of the Earl de Grey, at the end of the year 1859. After a few months of declining health he quietly breathed his last in the army, of his family, on the 17th inst., aged 76 years. Amongst the literary productions which have appeared from his pen and pencil are the descriptions and illustrations of the "Temple of Jupiter, Olympius, and the Temple of Hercules, at Agricutum" (folio 1825). ‘‘ The Ichnogr a ph y of the west front of Wells Cathedral, with an appendix on the sculpture of other mediaeval churches in E ng l and " (about 1850). " The Temp le of Jupiter Panhellenius at .Egina and of Apollo Epicurius at Bases, near Phigleia" (large folio, 1860), &c., Etc. FATAL FREAK OF A RAILWAY PASSENGER.—On Tuesday afternoon an inquest was held at Timperley on the body of a young man, 20 years of age, namel James Phillips-strdet, Hulme. It aSpmpietahr,edandowathoonhasclulived y at a 7 f l e 3 ;noon a party.of five young men, ono of whom was the deceased, left Manchester at 3.20 per train for Bowdon, where the annual wakes were being held, and large numbers of passengers were consequently conveyed by rail. During the ride the five friends had some larking amongst them, in the course of which two of them exchanged hats. One of these was looking out of the window when the train was approaching Timporley station, and the hat which he had put on was blown cff. It was agreed by the others that they should get out at the station and go back for the hat. The deceased, however, against the remonstrances of hie companions, said that ho would jump out of the carriage and get the hat. Opening the door he stepped on the footboard, and telling his companions to be sure to wait for him at Timperley station, he closed the door and leaped off the train. Whether he struck a signal post near by, or lost his balance by getting in the hollow betwixt the sleepers is not known, but he had fallen back under the train, and was killed instantaneously, part of the skull and brain being carried a yard from the body. A verdict of accidental death was returned, no one being to blame but the unfortunate victim; but. the coroner (Mr. Dunstan) severely censured the practice of leaping out of trains whilst in motion. = 41141111 Lit THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND, BALMORAL, Sept. 22. The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, drove to Invercauld yesterday. Princess Helena and Princess LJuise, attended by Lady Churchill and Baroness Schenck, rode on horseback. The Prince and Princess of Wales dined at Bal moral, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Keppel and the Hon. Mrs. Bruce. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial-office from the Governors of Gibraltar end Malta. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the West Coast of Africa. His Royal Highness the Duka of Cambridge left town on Monday evening for Gedling Lodge, Notts, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield. Their Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, who arrived on Tuesday on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield at Gedling Lodge, Notts, from Gordon Castle, the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, in Scotland, will return to town to-morrow. The Princess Czernicheff, with a numerous suite, has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from the Isle of Wight , The Duke and Duchess of Grafton arrived in town on Tuesday from Baden-Baden. The Marquis of Bristol and the Ladies Hervey' were to arrive in Paris yesterday from a tour in Germany The noble marquis and daughters are expected home in a few days. The Earl and Countess of Derby left Knowsley on Monday, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Chester field, at their seat in Nottinghamshire. The Earl and Countess of Wilton, who arrived in town a few days since from the west of England, depart to-morrow for Heaton Hall, near Manchester. The Dowager Countess of Jersey, accompanied by Lady Harriet Ponsonby, has arrived at Brighton. Her ladyship has taken a house in Lewes-crescent. _ . Lord and Lady Lyndhurst are expected to return to town the week after next from Tunbridge-wells. The noble and learned lord, notwithstanding his great age, is in excellent health. Lord Charles Fitzroy has returned to town from visiting the Earl and Countess of Cawdor, at Golden Grovel Carmarthenshire. Lady Francis Gordon and Miss Gordon arrived in the early part of last week at Crimonmogate, Aberdeen shire, on a visit to Sir Alexander and Lady Arabella Bait nem an. Baroness de Clifford has returned from a tour in Germany, and leave on Saturday for the family seat in Leicestershire. DISTINGUISHED SHOOTING PARTY.—The Earl of Chesterfield, with his guests, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, Lord Stanhope, aad the Earl of Derby, commenced their annual sport on Tuesday last, starting from Mrs. Tomlin's farm, near Ratcliffe, Oa the Morken Hills. In the course of the day the party brought down 74/ brace of partridges, one quail, and 134 hares. The day's excursion closed at 5.40, and the noble earl and his guests returned to Gedling Lodge. The sport will continue about eight days. The same guests assembled at Gelling Lodge last year. FUNERAL OF ADMIRAL WASHINGTON.—The funeral of this distinguished officer, the hydro grapher to the Admiralty, took place at Havre, where he died, on Saturday last, and was numerously attended 11 most of the British residents and visitors at Havre, a nd by all the English seamen that could be spared from the ships in port. The coffin, with the union-jack for pall, was borne from the hearse-and lowered into the grave by Bri tish seamen. The British Consul did not attend, but her Majesty's Government and the naval service were repre sented by Captain Hoare, R,N., attached to the British embassy at Paris. The generous feeling existing between the services of the two countries were never more fully ex emplified than by the noble conduct of the French naval military authorities, who attended the funeral, together with a considerable body of men-of-war's men, both of officers and sailors, in full uniform, at their own request, preferred to the widow of the deceased admiral. Thin spontaneous tribute of respect will doubtless be some solace to Admiral Washington's family in their bereavement, and most gratifying to his personal friends and brother officers of the royal navy. A FINE FRAGMENT OF METEORIC IRON, weigh ing 29 ounces, has been given by M. Gustav Rose to the Minerological Museum, at Berlin. It is stated by M, Domeyko to have been discovered in the Sierra de Chaco, in the desert of Atacama, to the north of Chili. " THE CHIsHOLm," gave rise to a sarcasm of the celebrated Simon Lord Lovat of " The '45," who had often bickerings with his neighbour, " The Chisholm." The old chief of toe Frasers (whose title is Mac Shim) alluding to something connected with "The Chisholm," exclaimed, " I never heard of more than three Thee in the High lands, ' The King,' The Devil,' and The Chisholm. " NEW INTENTION IN SHIPS' SIGNALS, introduced on board the Infanta Isabel, by Don J. M. de Satrustiqui.- - It consists of a signal lamp, which shows various coloured lights in rapid succession, by which means the orders of the officer in charge on the bridge are silently and with cer tainty conveyed to those in charge at the wheel. This lamp can also be used in communicating at night with ves sels at a distance. ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY. -- On Tuesday evening, as the 4.5 p.m. down train from Nor wich to Great Yarmouth was running between Reedham and Yarmouth, the tender of one of two engines by which it was propelled left the rails. Both the engines and the other tender, and all the carriages, remained on the metals, and no injury was sustained by any of the passengers, as the train was promptly brought to a stand-still. The wag was, however, slightly injured for some little distance, and a delay of 50 minutes ensued before the tender was again placed on the metals. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A COLLEGE CADET AT CHELTENHAM.—On Saturday evening, between si% and seven, while the College Cadet Corps were engaged in practice with blank cartridge in the college ground, 1 ) - Allsopp, a son of the eminent Burton brewer, sustained serious injury to his face, through his rifle discharging it self at the " order." He had incautiously let the hammer fall on the cap when it should only have been at " half cock," and the sudden jerk on the ground caused the cap to explode. Every attention was paid to the young gen tleman, and, although his right eyebrow has been shat tered, it is hoped no more serious result will arise from the untoward accident. His right hand man also had his lull' form considerably damaged. SINGING BY ELECTRICITY !—The singer, say, at London, the listener at Liverpool. The medium, an Acoustic Telegraph, by Mr. Ladd.—This instrument consists essentially of two distinct pieces of apparatus. That for transmitting the signal has a small mouth-piece. On the right hand aide there is a finger-key, forming part of the circuit, and an electro-magnet, with a vibrating arms" lure and binding-screw to connect with one of the line wires. Within a case, under a glass cover, is an elastic membrane, in the centre of which is fixed a platinum O at° in connection with the finger-key. A light piece of ani;U: her metal, resting on three pins, is so placed that the pin the angle rests on the plate in the centre of the membrae; the other two resting in cups on its edge, so as to al i°°l , ° , free motion on the points. In the body of the receive r-P ,t is suspended a soft iron core, surrounded by a coil of hi'''. covered wire, one end of which is in connection with the finger-key and the other with a binding-screw. Th e nm ," thod of producing sound in the receiving instrum ent depends upon the fact that, at the moment of magnetising or demag netising a piece of iron, there is an alteration in the arrange ment of the particles which gives rise to a slight ticking noise. Having connected the transmitter, by means of an insulated wire, with the receiver , and the binding-screws having been brought in con nection with a batterl' of three p or r four esse d t h e elemen ts, person a iftthtkee receivingfinger-keY on the transmitter be station hears the ticking noise ; and, as all m usical notes are the production of pul sations at regular intervals, we have simply to find ,sonte means of m aking and breaking contact a number of thnes equal to the pulsations of the note to be conveyed. This is done by the elastic membrane. The operators plane 11. ; 0 month to the tube in front of the instrument and sings a note, when immediately the membrane begins vibrating in accordance with the note sounded, and at each vibration breaks contact between the pia and plate in its centre. Phis, forming part of the circuit, causes the iron core in the receiving instrument to be magnetised and demagnetised a number of times equal to the number of vibrations of the membrane, and so conveys to the receiver an impression of a musical sound. The finger-keys and small magnet at the sides of the instruments are for the.purpose of varying the methods of communication by the combination of single sounds, and can also be used with the other parts for the purpose of regulating the lengths of the notes, and dividing them into varying portions, so as to form a sound -alphabet somewhat similar to the signals written by Morse's tele graph. A sharp fall of bail took place on Tuesday morn ing in Paris, the sun shining out brightly atterwards. According to advices from the Atlantic ports, the weather along the coast is rainy, with heavy winds from the west, and a rough sea. The 43d quarterly drawing of the 3 and 4 per Cent. Credit Foncier Bonds took place on Tuesday, when No. ::i3,204 gained the premium of 100,000 f; 71,816, 50,0001; and 101,198, 20,0001. The sixth halt-yearly drawing of the 3 per Cent. Communal Bonds was afterwards proceeded to, when No. 114,068 gained the premium of 100,0004 and Nos, 49,073, 33,287, 34,59 4 , 93 . 875 : each 10,000 f, The English private banks aro below their fixed issue £1,273,533 The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue £537,392 Total below fixed issue in England.... £1,810,925 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue .. £1,364,336 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue .... £1,472,321 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 19th Aug. was n 1,927,516, being an increase of £108,550 as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £3,037,160 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 22d Aug.: — Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,311, 908 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 1,906,425 £4,9Being a decre ase o f £99,047 as compared with the 18,333 previous return, and a decrease of £140,890 when compared with the corresponding period of last year. The Municipal Council of Paris has definitely decided on laying open the grand entrance of the fine old Church of St. S6verin by prolonging the widening of the Rue Boutebrie as far as the corner of the Rue Zacharie. On the occasion of the great Jewish fact which was celebrated yesterday, the soldiers of that religion who form part of the garrison of Paris, were, by order of the authorities, exempted from service for 24 hours, 'AYS. I p 1: aci do be Pi 14