The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-21 00:00:00

MANCHESTER DIALOGUE. THE DEGENERATE PEERS. A GIRDLE ROUND THE WORLD, ate. In "} UN" This Week. One Penny. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—Daring the storms of the past year the boats of the National Lifeboat Institution save d 417 persons from different wrecks on our coasts. The Institution also expended! £13,819 3s. 2d. in the same period on lifeboat establishments, in addition to granting £1,351 6s. c d. as rewards for saving 714 shipwrecked persons by its lifeboats, and other means. The Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on th,.: I ns tit u tion's 137 lifeboat es t a blishments. Contributions are received by all the London an d country binkers ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adelphi. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY- LANE,— Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, a new and original Farce, by Edmund Falconer, entitled THE O'FLAIIERTY 'S. 31 - . Edmund _Falconer; .31essrs G. Belmore, Barrett. Fitzjames, Ric.; 31iss lindspeth, Miss E. Falconer, Mrs. 11. Vandenhoir, .„%iter which, at a Quarter to Eight o'clock, Shakespere's Play or CYNII3I4,LING - . Mr. Phelps; Messrs. Creswi k, marstOn, Walter Lacy, E - mund Phelps, A. Raynor, G F. Fitzjames, dic.; Miss Atkinson and Miss Helen Fauzit. L'oors open at ha f-past Six—Commence at Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Lessee. M-. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, I3ACCHUS AND ARIADNE. Aft r which, MADEMOISELLE DE BELLE ISLE. Messrs. Howe, Farren, Gordon, Baird, &c. , Mesdames 'icatrice, Ange , , &c. Followed by BOX AND COX. Mr. Buckstone and Mr. Compton. And OUR MARY ANNE. • To commence at 7. _ ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter. This Theatre will OPEN on SATURDAY. October 22, w ish a New Drama, entitled the KING'S BUTTERFLY, In w hich Mr. Fechter will perform the principal character, The Scenery painted by Mr. William Callcott. The BOx-office open daily from Eleven till Five. ROYAL. PRINCESS'S THEATRE.-- Sole Le,,:see and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EvENINGi, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy 0' Rafferty, Mr. Domitoek Murray. After which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining - , J. W. Ray, D. Fi.her. D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. F or rester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Rainy Gwynne. NEW THEATRE-R0 YAL, ADELPIII.- Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Novelty and Attraction - Third Week of lir. John Collins, the popular Irish Comedian and Vocalist, who is only en gay,ed for a limited number of nights. THIS E VENING, and during the Week (by desire), the Comedy of THE IRISH AMBASSADOR. Sir Patrick O'l'lenipo, Mr. John Collins (with the song of "The Bold soldier Boy"), supported by Messrs. Billington, Stuart, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, R. Romer; Mrs. Billington and Miss Hearin ta. Simms. To conclude with the celebrated s - rlo-cemic Drama, by 5. Lover, Esq., of RORY O'MORFi. Rory, Mr. John Collins, with the songs of "The `Vi tow Machree," and "The Sprig of Shillilah." Iho other characters by Mr Billington, Mr Phillips, Mr Paul Bedford, Mr Stuart, Mr Stephenson, Mr C. J. Smith.; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss Kate Kelly, ,tc. Commence at 7, ROYAL ST. JANIES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINEN I' TALENT AND COMEDY. This popular Theatre is Open for the Winter Season. THIS EVENING, UNDER THE ROSE. At a quarter to 8, Mr. Arthur Sketchley's highly successful and original Comedy of HOW WILL THEY GET OUT OF IT ? Mr. J. Maddison Morton's New Comedy Farce, entitled WL , OD , OCK'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. C. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. Those celebrated artistes, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews, are re engage& Mrs. Stirling, Str and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Ashley, Mr. J. Clarke, Mr. Chamberlain, Mr. Johnstone, Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mr. U. J. Montague; Kiss W entworth. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, JNLI3IITE CONFIDENCE. Followed by, at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle. James ; Mesdames Swanbor :ugh and Mande a. After which, the great Burl. sque, THE MILLER AND HIS MEN. Messrs. Fenton, James, and Thorne; Mesdames Swanborough, Simpson. Johnstone, Hughes, and Carson. C OALS.—The LILLES DIAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' .255. per ton. I Double.. .21s. per ton. Top 21s. „ De( p .22s Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne I'ark-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, l'.tddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, dole tgent. alf-IE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Ccntaininz the Latest SVORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. It. GLkNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, C:nnaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evenin:r. by _HENRY BROOKS, biewspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TilIS DAY.—Morning, sh. 52m.—Afternoon, 61. 20m. ('o-monßow.-31oraing, 40m.—Afternoon, 7h. 101 n. cw,„ 4, 011 r I.git, LONDON, FRIDAY, OCT. 21, 1861. Among the many topics discussed by the Chan. cellar of the Exchequer in his recent oratorical campaign, brilliant and statesmanlike as all Mr GLADSTONE'S displays unquestionably are, he touched but incidentally on fin anc';—the very topic of all others with which he is suppled to be most practically conversant. Whether it was from modesty or policy we leave time to determine. He made but a slight allusion to the present accumulat ing distress in the great monetary circles of com merce, but he eulogised the wisdom and foresight of the directors of the Bank of England as exem plified in their conduct of that national establish ment, as they no doubt amply deserved. That this was a trying time for men in business was, of course, no fault of theirs, but still the pressing circumstances did exist, as the public felt to their coat. Nor was this attributable to any specific cause, so far as events in the wide range of public opinion seemed to indie cate. Still bankruptcies took place, and rumours of failures or impending failures were of daily —nay, of hourly occurrence—until apprehension produced alarm, and the very suspicion of danger actually precipitated the evil which a cooler judgment might have prevented. If the adage that money be the root of all evil be correct, surely the want of credit, or the imputation of the want of it, is quite as bad, if not worse. For who will trust if there b.) a doubt ? And if the rumour of the doubt be magnified by frequent and' insidious iteration, no virtue can well bear up against the scandal ; for men do not stop to inquire, but believe, or affect to believe, and seemingly lament the unexpected catastrophe to a neighbour who was ever the most honourable of unfortunatea. Thus, unlooked for circumstances, however trivial at the beginning, s?)on assume an adverse character, and calumny, -with ill-concealed jealousy, hurries the victim to his doom. But the question still occurs. Here we are in the full tide of prosperity, with business ever increasing, not only in our home trade, but expending in our foreign with a fair promise of still further extension, and yet there is a ecarcity of money. How is this ? Have our means of production exceeded expectation, or has the equ'valent for oar labour failed to keep pace with our power of production ? Is not this the age of free trade, which Mr. GLADSTONE has so eloquently and so truly glorified ? Yes; but the free trade principle is chiefly felt at the extremi ties ; it is in full swing at the circumference, but almost inert at the centre, where its influence should be most active. We have free trade in almost every thing but the one thing needful— moner. Is not money the symbol of power, the re presentative of labour, the true source of wealth 'Tien why restrict the free action of that labour by contracting or restraining the action of its representative or symbol money ? It is to this narro w view of the operation of cause and effect that our present difficul ties and commercial f a i lures are mainly attributable. The habiliments of the youth have ceased to suit the necessities of the man, and the wonderful growth of our trade and commerce has outstripped the limited power of wh at Wile our standard currency. That amount of curren cy re . presented as a token the extent of our productive labour, but no Pr fails to represent our accumulated transactions, even to a very moderate degree. Gold is but the product of labour; it is, no doubt, more substantial than other articles of value, but still it is only as a token of labour that its relative values is considered. It requires so much labour to collect so much gold, whether by digging it out of the mine or crushing it out of the rock, and the labour must be compensated by the produce of its toil. So gold is but the representative of labour, and passes as a token of the value of so much labour. Bat if all the gold passing current in the world were coined into sovereigns it would fail to represent even one•half of the transactions of British commercial enterprise. Why then fix the value of gold at a standard price of £3 17s. 104 d., when every commodity is allowed to find its value in the market, either in quantity or quality according to the demand and supply P We allow labour free scope in all its products but in that of gold, and yet we make that gold a stun• dard of value far below its real worth, judging by the demand. Yet, in idea, the price fixed is but nominal, for the value of the article is enhanced as the rise in discount has of late so lamentably testi fied. Nor is the rise confined to the Bank of Eng land—it has increased all over the Continent, for the value of money cannot long be dear in one country and cheap in another, more especially now that there is such freedom of intercourse among civilised communities. If the standard in gold were abolished, and the article left to find its own true level, like other commodities, panics would cease The Ant of 1844 has been lauded beyond its worth, for its efficacy has been tested, and its fallacy proved. Twice it has failed, and now again it is found want ing. Indeed, the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated that no Government would be hardy enough to be answerable for its security. Then why permit such a statute to remain as the rule of our na. tional currency ?_ As trade expands the circula. tion should correspond. That gold cannot meet the necessities of trade is proved by the substitu tion of paper for part of the currency, but that paper is bated upon gold, and when the gold diminishes in amount the paper is also diminished, so that one evil begets another. Surely there must be something wrong in the Act that sanctions such an absurdity. Gold is but a token of value, which value is representative of labour, but paper represents that value also founded on national confidence. If a pieee of paper be considered to represent five or ten pounds, or even a thousand pounds, why should it not for more general convenience be allowed to represent one or two pounds, founded on the credit of the nation, and limited to a certain amount represen tative of our annual taxation ? Even now some fourteen millions of debt to the Bank is considered as gond security for the issue of paper to that amount. If the national credit be considered good for eight hundred millions, it must surely be good for a larger amount than fourteen millions to the Bank. But there again, when the Bank ficds its stock of gold to be unequal to meet the demands of trade, it is compelled to have resource to the Government for help, in other words, to suspend the payment of gold for its notes, so that in effect the Bank trusts to the Government in its season of distress, and profits by the loss of the public, Is this just ? Why should the nation be at the mercy of any one class There has been nothing of recent occurrence in public affairs to warrant the present ruinous per. turbation in the money market. Surely there muse be something wrong in the working of a system that periodically brings about such deplorable re. eults. As the stock of bullion rises or falls public opinion is elated or depressed. Bullion is the baro meter of the national pulse, and when the bullion is low the national spirit becomes very low indeed. Haw long will the nation be left at the mercy o; this Doctor Bullion P We hope Mr GLADSTONE, who has done so mach for the freedom of trade, will yet do the one thing needful, give ns free trade in money, and so emancipate the ccuntry from a danger ever pregnant with disasters. It is difficult to say where people will stop when once they take an obstinate notion into their heads. They seem to cast consideration to the winds, and only to seek to express their feelings in some strong or striking manner. Thos it is with the colony of Victoria in the matter of transportation to Western Australia. This vexed question seems destined to be the source of constant and continual irritation to all parties concerned, It is much to be deplored that the concession of the Home Government has not exercised a better influenze upon the minds of the colonists. The earnest recommendation of the commission appointed to inquire into the state of the convict system in general has been almost put aside in order not to outrage more than was neces. eery the opinions so decidedly expressed against the transportation of convicts at all by the colo nists. Many censured this arrangement upon the part of Ministers, and declared they had given in unnecessarily, and yielded to a foolish prejudice, but all efforts seem to have been in vain. The letter of Mr. CARDWELL has added fuel to the flame instead of quenching it, and the most extreme measures seem to be obtaining favour in Victoria, A great part of the confusion arises, however, from the fact that the affair has been taken up by those who are making a regular job of it, and heed no• thing so much as getting themselves into notoriety and making a good " party cry" out of the fracas. The minute on the subject of Transportation to Western Australia that has been submitted to Sir CHARLES DARLING, the Governor, by the Victoria Cabinet, is most extraordinary, and doubtless those who thought the result of Mr. CARDWELL'S de. spatcli would not be satisfactory were tot prepared for this step being adopted. A tone of indignation, and a spirit of threathen ing breathed through the tenour of the communication, such as to create surprise and misgivings on the part of those who peruse it, and to afford a striking example of the lengths to which people will go when they lose sight of reason in their infatuated notions, The Government of the colony consider that they had a " right to ex pect" the measure of justice, by which terms they designate their demand that all transportation to Western Australia shall cease forthwith. How it can be justice for one colony to dictate terms to another it is very difficult for lookers•on to decide, but at the same time this burst of indignation is still more uncalled-for and unprovoked when we consider that more than ample concession had been made to the exorbitant demands of the colonies. Why the inhabitants of Western Australia should have their petition totally disregarded, seems as strange reasoning as why the inhabitants of the opposing colonies should have their wish carried out to the letter. It is well known that convict labour is very efficient in per. forming the works of a new colony, and those who have reaped the benefits of such labour them selves in the earlier stage of their history now positively prohibit their fellow colonists from the advantages of such aids to progress. The reasons given are quite absurd, because the number of con victs who pass from Western Australia to the other settlements is comparatively small, and it is incur ring a serious responsibility for the sake of prtja dice thus to deter men from being put in the way of gaining an honest livelihood. Ile temptations in this country to their returning to their old habits THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1864. are very strong ; and, besides, there is an insuperit able difficulty to their obtaining employment in many cases. Both these evils are, in a great mea sure, if not altogether, avoided in the distant lands to which the recommendations of the Commissioners urged their transportation. The extreme lengths to which the demurrers to Mr. CARDWELL'S despatch have thought fit to go in their zeal is most inconsistent and, reflects little credit on their judgment, consideration, or respect for the mother country. " Unless the terms of the existing arrangement with the Peninsular and Oriental Company be altered, and the company consent that their packets shall not touch at any port in Western Australia, the Government of Victoria will, at the expiration of six months from the first of Novem ber next, cease to contribute their annual subsidy ; and, further, they will withdraw their offer to join in establishing a fortnightly service except upon similar conditions." It is really lamentable to witness such an example of blinded prejudice on the part of those who ought by every consideration of justice and consistency to know better and to act more wisely. It is strange that the interested or infatuated arguments of a few should so have influ enced the many, but such is often the case, It is not often, however, in these days, that we witness such a spirit of intoleration in the old States of the world, and in the new Colonies that have sprung up into existence of late years, it is sad, indeed, to see that such narrow notions have been growing with their growth and strengthening with their strength as it were. It is a ♦ery bad illus tration to the world of the sense and good feeling of the Anglo-Saxon race in a new home that they should thus comport themselves. Whatever foun dations some people may have thought the objet.. tion to convict transportation to Western Australia rested upon, this unjustifiable act of threatening will do away with entirely. Nothing is ever gained either in large or small matters by Binh manifestation of impotent haste and such an exhitl bition of blind rage, and however much our Govern. ment may regret the confusion that has arisen, they cannot, in consistency, now depart from their deter. minatiori, and they ought not to dojo for the sake of example. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, October 20. The following is the return of the Bank of Fratice for the week, together with the corresponding figures of the previous account OCT. 20. DR. f . c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition toCapital (Art. 8 law June 9 . 1857) 5,934,031 60 5,722,688 53 Reserve in the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 4,000,003 Notes in circulation 761,296,775 754,479,725 Bank notes to order and re- OCT. 13. 182,500,000 ceipta payable at sight 6,176,821 62 5,679,107 48 Treasury ace. cur, creditor 68,262,830 03 66,934,450 53 Current accounts—Paris 100,299.279 95 100,060,572 15 Do, branch-banks 23,548,393 20,44.5,254 Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests 14,817,385 Re-discounts of the last six months 2,588,735 17 2,588,735 17 Sundries 13,813,622 83 1,206,755,774 25 1,195,803,041 b CR. Cash in hand and branch banks 254,073,596 14 25 1 ,423,737 64 Commercial bills overdue 760,613 76 982,803 29 Commercial bills discounted not yet due 322,540,470 16 321,289,231 02 Do. branch-banks.... 298,917,770 297,967,113 Advances on deposits of bullion Do. branch• banks 6,084,300 4,468,000 Advances on French public, securities Do. branch-banks 9,079,5,0 Advances on milway shares and debentures Do. branch-banks 20,016,800 Advances on Credit Fon cier Bonds 16,993,900 - 8,932,4,50 - 27,921,600 - 19,811,200 - 461,400 -- 386,700 -- 448,500 -.- 398,500 - Do.branch-ba n k s . Advances to the State (Conven. June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Govt. Stock Reserve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 L Do. disposable Rentes immobilisees (Law June 9, 1857) .... Hotel and furniture of the Bank Landed property, branches Expenses of management 1,812,306 41 1,615,512 14 Sundries .. 6,499,825 79 4,238,655 42 100,000,000 - 8,449,300 - 1,206,755,774 25 1,195,503,044 51 Certified by the Sub-Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ANDOUILLE. Royal English Opera, Covent-garden, The new English Opera promises to be an ex traozdinary euzcess. The audiences attracted by " Masaniello" have been immense, and last night Flotow's "Martha" drew a crowded house. The cast included Madame Lemmens Sherrington (Martha), Miss Fanny Huddart (Nancy), Mr Henry Haigh (Lionel), Mr H. Corri (Plunkett), Mr Aynsley Cooke (Lord Tristan), while the in. cidental divertissement was danced by Mdlle. Rose Giraud, and Mdlles. Dachateau and Bonfanti. Madame Lemmens-Sherrington, of course, extorted an encore for her "Last Rose of Summer" in the third act, but the effect was as nothing to the positive furore of admiration which burst forth at the close of her romanza, "Here, in tranquil silence." The shake preceding the grace notes was PPoggiatura itself was grac e f u l, the music a ll otted to the part with Miss Fanny H u dd ar t, fl as ue t n r t :e an a d s u t n h e e xa a ggerated. r a e s m N a a rk nc a y ble sa s n w g eetness; and Mr Haigh, although apparently suffering from c o ld, executed the favourite air, she appeared, a ll seemed love, " with excellent effect. Mr Corri and M r Aynsley Cooke also d e serve commendation f or the pains they took w ith th e i r res p e ctive parts. Th e choruses were well maintained, and leave no point unfilled the orchestra so complete and close that the over ture narrowly escaped' an encore. The Richmond fair, with its gay and busy groups, and the graceful dances so full of quaint and antique coloure,formed one of the most animated sights imaginable; and the whole spectacle was an admirable specimen of skilful step management. Mr Macfarron's " Hel vellyn" stands announced for Wednesday next. Gallery of Illustration, Mr German Reed has just produced another new opera, entitled " The Sergeant's Legacy," written by Mr John Oxenford, and the music by Mr G. A. Macfarren. The plot of the opera is very simple, but the words and the music to which they are set are beyond praise. A soldier has a friend who dies after the battle of Salamanca, but just before he expires charges him to return to England and seek out an only and beloved ohild that he left behind him. He calls her Charley, though her name was Charlotte, and this incident gives rise to a great deal of humour, in which the vocal powers of Miss Poole, well known as a popular favourite, of Miss R. Henderson, and of Messrs Whiffin and G. A. Shaw were displayed to perfection in several duets and quartettes. They were loudly applauded. There is also considerable merriment produced by the character of a "jolly widow" that Miss Poole sustains to perfection, and in which she displays those rare comic and vocal powers that have made her so long a favourite in the musical world. Tne novelty was a complete success, and will certainly become highly attractive. We have to award great praise to Mrs. G. A. Macfarren, who played the whole of the accompaniments on the pianoforte in , the most artistic and brilliant manner. CHARITABLE PERFORMANCE ON BOARD A STLAMER.—The steam packet Maoris, of the Mossageries Imr tlriales Company, sailed last month from Marseilles to Alexandria, and on touching at Messina took on board Mdme. Ristori and her troop of comedians to convoy them to Egypt. The commander of the Moods thought it a good opportunity to avail himself of Mdme. Rietori's splendid talents for a charitable purpose, and he requested her to organise a representation for the sufferers by the fire at Limoges, Mdme. Ristori willingly assented, and after the performance a collection was made among the passen gers and ship's company, which produced a 614111 of 2,100 f. (484). LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REITTER'S TELEGRAMS.) DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, OCT. 21, 10.9 A.M. Their Royal,Highnesses the Prince and Princess will leave Copenhagen to-morrow. The Flyveposten of today says:--Th e peace nego. ciations at Vienna are not yet terminated, instruc tions upon the financial questions having been sent as late as the day before yesterday to the Danish Plenipotentiaries at the Conference." SPAIN. MADRID, OCT. 20, The .YoUcias of to-day declares the rumour that the Government intended to circulate at a forced rate the notes of the Bank, or to alter the value of coined money, false. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.. ADEXANDRIA, Ocr. 20, The Baroda left here at 10 a.m. on the 18th, and the Ripon at 4 p.m. on the 19th inst. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the 24th, and the latter at Southampton about the Ist November. The Calcutta, China, and Australian Mails. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's screw steamer Delhi, Captain Kellock, arrived at 11 a.m. to-day with the above mails and 75 passengers. On freight she has six packages specie value £15,000, also 1,126 bales silk and 127 packages sundries. The Delhi left Alexandria on the 9th; Malta, 12th; and Gibraltar on the 16th instant, and has made a rapid passage, with moderate SE breezes through- out. The usual Egyptian fleet was at Alexandria. Her Majesty's ships at Mal' a.—Resistance, Revenge, Meeanee, Gibraltar, Orlando, Psyche, Racer, Firefly, and Chanticleer. The Marlborough was to sail on the 13th. The En chantress, with the Lords of the Admiralty on board, was to sail on the 16th instant, Her Majesty's ship Procris and Redpole were at Gibral ,ar. GIBRALTAR, OCt. 16 , The Zaragoza, upon which, when partially built, the experiment was tried of clothing her with iron plates, is now abandoned. Ihe plating is pronounced a failure, and after the ship having some millions of reals spent upon her she is useless. The Spanish sailing frigate Ferrolana, 30 guns, Captain Aicardo, from Carthagena, arrived in Cadiz on the 12th inst. This frigate is destined by royal order to proceed to Santo Domingo. The screw frigate Carmen, which was being got ready for sea at Carthagena, would proceed to Spezzia, to receive on board and convey to Spain their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Montpensier. At Gibraltar Exchange on London, 90 days, was quoted 50; on Paris, 5f 29c; on Marseilles, 5f 30c; Genoa, 51 30c to 31c; Madrid, eight days' sight. par to die. The following vessels from England had arrived at Gib raltar since last mail :—The brig Billow, from Newport— the schooner Gwalia, from Cardiff—the steamers Grecian and Atlas, from Liverpool—the brig Ana, from Llanally— te schooner Hawendale, from Swansea —the schooner At lantic, from Cardiff—the barque SeHffower, from Sunder.. land—the brigantine Jane, from Runcorn—the steamer Clotilda, from London—the steamer D'anube from Liver pool—and the brig Shields, from Cardiff. The brig Parkside, from Palermo for Glasgow, arrived at Gibraltar, reports that on the 29th September, at 5 p.m., while off Cape Spartivento, bearing Nby E E, distant about 20 miles, saw a schooner, with hull painted black, under all plain sail, suddenly disappear; not the least vestige of her to be seen afterwards. The Incendiary Fires in Russia. The governments of Orenbourg, Simbirsk, Sara tow, Samara, K4zin, &a., are at the present moment suffering dreadfully from incendiary fires. These governments have been lately selected for the re sidence of a great number of Poles condemned by the severity of the law in Poland. It appears from an article in the Botschafter of Vienna, that in some towns the fires have been attributed to these nn -fortunate people. Many have perished as victims of the exasperation of the masses ; and, far from seeking to suppress this ote break of popular pas sion, some Russian journals, including the Invalid, an official journal, and the Moscow Gazette, the most widely-circulated journal in Russia, (cho these accusations, and add to them insinua tions adapted to excite still further the passions of the multitude. Nothing has transpired thus far to give the least appearance of foundation to these charges, while, on the other hand, numerous facts seem to disprove them in a manner most honourable to the Poles. Thus the Northern Post of the 7th of October states that after the fire at Orenbourg, the Poles living in the Government of that name has. tened to send to the people deprived of shelter and means of subsistence two carts filled with bread, gruel, and salt. Same days before, the head of the police of Orenbourg, Colonel Michel Fedorow, bore striking testimony in favour of the Poles in the following letter addressed to the Moscow Gazette : The St. Petersburg Gazette publishes the follow , ng "According to the last news from Orenbourg five Polca have been arrested, who are suspected and convicted of having several times excited the inhabitants of our country against the Government and order. One of the Poles arrested was found in possession of a considerable sum of money—the inquiry commenced will show by what means he acquired it." It is only through reading the said journal that wo people of Orenbourg have learnt this fact, unheard of among us. There are in the town of Orenbourg 52 Poles transported and placed under the surveillance of the police. All of them conduct them selves very reasonably and properly; they live in the mow peaceable manner, and there are no capitalists among them. Moreover, the Russian Gazette itself bears tes timony still more direct and positive. This is a letter describing the incendiary fires at Kourgan and Tumen, which says : The transported Poles are accused of those incendiary acts. In order to show the absurdity of this accusation it is sufficient to state that in the country places they are equally regarded as the authors of the drought which has prevailed this year. People look upon them as magicians and enchanters. It is related that they are in possession of millions, by means of which they bribe the Russians them selves, and induce them to burn their towns. Many of the Poles are, however, distinguished by the activity and cou rage which they have displayed in rendering assistance in our fires ; and have even received on this account public thanks on the part of the Government. The Poles in gene ral behave with great circumspection, and have a good re putation among the most enlightened of the citizens. GENERAL MORGANS' HORSES.—The Richmond Dispatch s t ates that when General Morgan was killed he had in hi s p ossession four valuable horses, The finest of these he rod e i n hi s last march, and he was captured in Grenville when the G enera l f e ll . Th e th re e others wer e sold at Abin g d on, V irginia, at public outcry. O ne was a bay saddle horse, and the others a pair of blacks well matched. They were sold separately, and brought respeo tively—the bay 1,675 dols., and the others 2,100 dole. and 2,009 dols. Neither horse sold for much more than half his real value. A MULLER CASE IN INDIA.—A murderous out. rage has recently taken place on the East Indian Railway, between Ahmoodpore and Bhulpore. A gentleman travel ling in a second-class carriage was suddenly attacked by a person travelling in the same carriage and robbed of his watch, and after being beaten severely was thrown out of the window, but contrived to lay hold of the footstep of the carriage, and by clinging to the buffer held on till the train reached the station. The man who committed the outrage is in custody.—Bombay Oazettte, Sept. 28. COMPLIMENT TO SWEDEN.—On Monday. the 17th inst„ Messrs. Pile, Spence, and Co., launched from their yard an iron ship for Mr R, S. Graves, of Liverpool, which is justly considered a splendid specimen of naval architecture. Her dimensions are 220 feet, 36 feet 9 inches beam, and 23 feet hold ; measures 1,400 tons, builders' measurement, about 2,200 tons burden, and is classed A 1 for 20 years. Her launch was made the opportunity for paylng a graceful compliment to a Scandinavian nation which has won, the hearts of England by the warmth of the reception it has accorded to the Prince and Princess of Wales. At the special request of the owner, Mr Fawcus, the Swedish Consul at this port, was present, and did the honours of the l a unch — christening the ship, as she glided off the stocks, the Prince Oscar, after the popular Crown Prince of Sweden. The figurehead is a bust of his Royal Highness, beautifully executed, supported on either side by the Lion of Norway, and on the stern' the arms of Sweden emblazoned in fine relief ; while the cabins are to be deco rated with Swedish scenes, among which will be the for tress of Waxholm, the palaces of Stockholm and Rosendahl —the latter being Prince Oscar's summer residence, Tint ship was tastefully decorated with digs from stem to stern --among these, in th e centre of the ship, was placed the ensign of Sweden and Norway, kindly lent for the occasion by the Cohettl.—.l2-atUe.pol Mercury. The Herefordshire Agricultural Society, pensive process of converting arable land into pas. cure without the assistance of the owner of the soil Hear, hear.) On his own farms, whenever a tenan . . iihed to have land laid down in grass, he, as land , lord, provided the seed. (Hear.) Sir J. BATLEY proposed the health of the chair. man. The CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging it, alluded to he recent visit of Lord Palmerston to Hereford, observing that the recepticn which his lordship met with was something more enthusiastic than an English gentlt mto was personally entitled to, but such as it was it did honour to the city, and shovi•ed that the Government and the people of this country were one and united. (Cheers.) The heEdth of " Sir Joseph Bliley," the pres' dent elect, being drunk, Sir JosEnt BAILEY, in replying, said they all, no doubt, regretted that Lord William Graham's declining health prevented his attendance there that day, and had also induced himself to withdraw himself from the representation of the county, They would therefore be called upon to elect a re. presentative in his stead, and he (Sir Joseph) had received very kind expressions on the part of numerous electors with respect to his candidature. (Hear, hear.) He had received many letters on the subject, all of them couched in terms expressive of this sentiment—" We wish everything well of your father's sou." He could assure them that he grate fully and humbly accepted the kindly hand stretched cut to him in remembrance of an old friend of theirs gone long before them—(hear, hear)—and although he could not pretend to lay claim to one•tenth part of his father's ability he would endeavour to deserve their confidence and to promote the welfare of the country to the best of his ability. (Cheers.) Tne CHAIRMAN proposed, in eulogistic terms, the health of " The Secretary." Mr FOWLER responded suitably and a few other local and personal toasts were after wards given. A Soldier Shot at the Government Rifle Range at Gravesend. An inquest was held at the Town Hall, Gravesend yes terday afternoon, before Mr E. A. Hilder, the borough c - ironer, on the body of a private soldier belonging to the Royal Marines, named Joseph Little, about 35 years of age ; stationed at Milton Barracks, who was shot by a comrade while under musketry instruction at the Government range, on the marshes, about threw miles below Gravesend. The jury having viewed the body, which had been dope sitel at the dead-house at New Tavern Fort, called Captain John Henry Steward, R.M,, who stated that he was the captain instructor of musketry at Milton Barracks, On the previous morning at half past 10 o'cl.ck he was at the rift) range with a company of recruits who were com pleting their third period of firfng, and was proceeding to the target of one of the ranges, when it was reported to him that a man was shot on an adjoining range. He did not see the accident. He sent for the assistant surgeon, who was on the practice ground, and gave him charge of the deceased, who appeared to be dead. Other accidents, but not fatal, had occurred at the same place under similar circumstances, in consequence of which orders had been given for the men not I to leave the mantlets. The deceased was one of the markers. Witness could not say whether any blame could be properly attached to the man that fired the shot. Sergeant Edwin Harris deposed that he was a sergeant instructor of musketry, and was on duty at the range at the time in question. The accident occurred when tho section under his superintendence were firing their last round at 600 yards distance. While he was registering a shot from No. 8, Matthew Doble, No. 9, who was kneeling, fired. Ho (witness) then saw a group of men standing near one of the targets, and called out that a man was shot. He called the surgeon, who was close at hand, and accompanied him to the spot, where they found the deceased lying on the ground. Although the ranges were 80 yards apart, it was necessary to watch the muzzle of each gun to prevent the men from shooting at the wrong target. It was his duty to do so ; but in this case he could not in consequence of Doble firing too soon. Thomas Mason deposed that he was an assistant sergeant instructor of musketry, and was on duty aL the time and place in question. The deceased, who was one of the markers, was within three yards of him engaged in picking up lead near the target when he heard him call out " Ob 1" and saw him fall. A ball had passed through his body on the right side. Other accidents had occurred from the men aiming at the wrong target previously. He was of opinion that the targets were rather too close together. Corporal Tedder and Lance Corporal Card corroborated the evidence adduced by the last witness, and stated that they believed that Dub!o shot at the wrong target, which was the cause of the accident. Assistant Surgeon John Roe stated that on being informed of the accident be went immediately to the spot and saw the deceased lying on the ground quite dead. lie ordered the body to bo removed to New Tavern Fort. He had since examined the body externally, and found two openings where a bullet rifle had entered between the ribs and passed out at th" other side. He thought that the ball had passed through the lungs and touched the heart. The wound must have caused instantaneous death. _ _ Matthew Duble,oftijeßOY;iilarines, who fired the fatal shot, stated that ho had been firing at the 600 yards range at the right hand target. He fired from his left shoulder. Ho was sure he fired at the proper target. The accident must have been caused by the shot striking the shield and glancing therefrom towards the other target. He was not acquainted with the deceased, and had never spoken to him. Capt. G. B. hasty gave the last witness an excellent cha racter, stating that since ho enlisted in August, 1863, there had been no report against him en the books. At this stage of the proceedings the coroner adjourned the inquiry till Monday next, in order to obtain evidence as to the proper ideutiticatiou of the chewed. HEREFORD, Wednesday. At the annual meeting of the Herefordshire Agri cultural Society, held here yesterday, after the ex hibition of stock, which was rather below the usual high mark, a publie meeting was held at the Green Dragon Hotel. The chair was occupied by the Rev, Archer Clive, in the absence of the presi• dent for the year, Mr. Mildmay, M.P., and there were also present Colonel Clifford, M.P., Mr. King King, M.P., and Sir Joseph Bailey, the Conserva tive candidate for Herefordshire. After tho usual loyal toasts, the toast of "The Bishop and Clergy" was given from the chair, and The Rev. W. HOPTON responding, said one fea ture in the proceedings of agricultural societies in the present year was noticeable—that whereas up to the present time the occasions of these autumnal anniversaries have been regularly seized as fit occa. sions for their abuse by the Times, this year that paper had discontinued its usual custom. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the health of "The County Members," alluded to the intended retire ment of Lord W. Graham from the representation of the county at the end of the expiring Parliament. Mr. KING KIZiG replied. After some allu sion to the extraordinarily dry season, he made some remarks on the new Highway and Paro chial Assessment Acts; and referring to the in. tended retirement of Lord W. Graham from Para liament, said that whenever a dissalution took place he should ask them to restore him to that proud position which he had occupied for so many years—not from any merits of bis own, but through their kindness; and he was not without hope that he might preserve and secure for years to coma a continuance of their support. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN proposed the health of "The City Members." Colonel CLIFFORD, replying, said they were now arrived at that season of the year when it was usual for members of Parliament to make a declaration of opinion on the various public topics of the day. Those who had time to read the newspapers would see that the various meetings of this class had been attended by distinguished members of Parliament, who had expreend their opinions on the topics of the day—the German question, the American war, and other matters. Politics they did not touch upon ; but they had made up for their reticence by long discursions on education, and some speakers had carried this so far as to recommend the schoolmaster to the farmer, although he (Colonel Clifford) thought the farmer was pietty well able to take care of his own interests. With regard to the harvest, he had heard it said that they were now passing through a cycle of low prices, and that in the natural course of events it would be followed by a cycle of high prices. He could only say that he wished it might be so. He had considered this matter of prices well, and his view of it was this—that, look ing at the price of corn compared with other pro. duce, such as woo', catt'o, and cheese, the question for them to consider was, how to diminish the growth of the former and increase that of the latter by the conversion of much of the arable land of the country into permanent pasture. This was no new thing, for shortly after the passing of the Corn-law Repeal Act it was advocated by Mr Caird, and his views had been borne out by the price of corn fa:l ing and that of cheese end of stock increasing ever since. He considered the tenant farmer ought no to be called upon to go through the apparently ax Inns of Court. The Reader on Constitutional Law and Legal History will expect the candidates for honours to be well acquainted with the origin and progress of our laws and constitution, as explained in chapter l, part 3, of "Hallam's History of the Middle Ages." He will expect them to be well ac quainted with the reign of Richard 11., and with the chap ters in "Hallam's Constitutional History" which give an account of the reigns from the accession of Henry VII. to the death of Anne; with the State trials of persons eminent in our history, or otherwise important, from the accession of James I. to the year 1760; with the history of the law of treason and the law of libel. All candidates will be required to know the principal events in English history from the Conquest to the year 1732—t0 have an accurate knowledge of the reigns of the Stuart Kings. of the trials of Sidney, Russell, College, Bushel, and Mrs Gaunt—aud to be well acquainted with the provisions of Magna Charta, the Bill of Rights, the Act of Settlement, and the Toleration Act. The Reader on Equity proposes to examine in the follow ing books : Haynes's Outlines of Equity—Smith's Manual of Equity Jurisprudence—Hunter's Elementary View of the Proceedings in a Suit in Equity, part 1. 2. The cases and notes contained in the first volume of White and Tudor's Leading Cases—the Act to further Amend the Law of Property and to Relieve Trustees, 22 and 23 Vic , c. 35—the Act to further Amend the Law of Property, 23 and 24 Vic., c. 38—the Act to give Trustees, Mortgagees, and others, certain powers now commonly inserted in Settle- mente, ➢lortgages, and Wills, 23 and 24 Vic, a. I4s—the Act to regulate the Procedure in the High Court of Chan . cery and the Court of Chancery of the County Falatinate of Lancaster, 25 and 26 Vic., c. 42—the General Orders of the Court of Chancery, of Feb. 1, 1861, and of Feb. 3, 1861. (Jurist, vol. 7, N.S., part 2, p. 58.) Mitford oa Pleadings in the Court of Chancery. Introduction—chap. 1, sec. 1 and 2—chap. 1, sec. 3 (the first six pages)— chap. 2, sec. 1 —chap. 2, sec. 2, part 1 (the first three pages)—chap. 2, sec. 2, part 2 (the first two pages)—chap, 2, soc. 2, part 3 chap. 3, Candidates for certificates of having passed a satisfactory examination will be expected to be well ac quainted with the books mentioned in the first of the above classes. Candidates for the studentship, exhibition,or hon ours will be examined in the Looks mentioned in the two classes. _ The Reader on the Law of Real Property, &0., proposes to examine in the following books and subjects :-1. Joshua Williams on the Law of Real Property, sixth edition. 2. Joint Tenancy and Tenancy in Common; Morley v. Bird, 3 Nes., 629, and the notes to that case, Tudor's Load ing Cases in Conveyancing, pp. 778-802. 3. Void an d Voidable Deeds and Contracts; Josiah W. Smith on Real and Personal Property, second edition, chap. 6, pp. 759 - 802. 4. The Common Forms of Mortgages. 2. Davidson's Conveyancing, pp. 497-1088, second edition. 5. Real As sets ; Joshua Williams on Real Assets, published by Sweet, 1861. Candidates for the studentship, exhibition, or hon • ours, will be examined in all the foregoing books and sub jects; candidates for a certificate in these under heads 1,2, and 3. The Reader on Jurisprudence, the Civil Law, and Inter national Law proposes to examine in the following books and subjects : —l. Justinian's Institutes, Thok 1., with the Notes of Ortolan or Sandars. 2. Mackeldeii—Systema Juris Romani hodie Usitati—Pars Specialis, Lib, 111. Jus Familiare, § 504—§ 600 (edit. Lips. 1847). 3. Code Napo leon, Livre 1, Art. 1-515. 4. Wheaten's Elements of In ternational Law (edit. 1863), part 4, c. 1. Commencement of War and its ,immediate Effects. 5. Maide's Ancient Law, chaps. 2,3, 4, and 5. Candidates for honours will be examined in all the above subjects; but candidates for a pass certificate will be examined in 1,4, and 5 only. The Reader on Common Law proposes to examine in the following books and subjects. Candidates for a pass certifi cate will be examined in-1. The Ordinary Procedure and Course of Pleading in an Action. 2. The Law of Contracts, as set forth in Smith's Lectures on Contracts (last edition), lectures 1-5 inclusive. 3. The Law of Torts and Remedies ex Delicto, which may be read from Broom's Commen taries (last edition), Book 111. 4. The Law of Homicide and of Simple Larceny, as stated in Archbold's Crim, Con. Plead. (15th edition), Book 11., Part 1., chap. 1, sec. 1 (so far as applicable), chap. 2, secs. 1 and 2. Candidates for the studentship or honours will be ex. sminod in 1,3, and 4 supra, and also in-5. The under mentioned cases : —Smith's Leading Cases, Vol. 1., with the notes thereta—Armory v. Delamirie; Ashby v, White; Chandelor v. Lopus ; Coggs v. Bernard; Collins v. Blantern ; and Lampleigh v. Brathwait. 6. Smith's Mercantile Law (last edition), Book I. : —Of Mercantile Persons ; omitting chap. 3. 7. Broom's Legal Maxims (fourth edition), chap. 6; Fundamental Legal Principles. 8. Taylor on Evidence (fourth edition), fait I, : Nature and Principles of Evidence. By order of the Conseil, WESTRURY C., Chairman. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—FLEETWOOD, LAN CA" snutE, Thursday Night.—During a heavy gale of wind this afternoon, from the westward, the brigantine Highland Mary, of Fleetwood, was driven on the Barnard Wharf Sands. The lifeboat of the National Institution stationed at this post was at once launched to her assistance, and has forfunatly brought safe on shore the brigantine'b crew of five men. She was bound from Ardrossan to Fleetwood with a cargo of pig iron. The cost of this life-. boat was presented to the National Institution about two years since by a benevolent lady. LIFEBJAT SERVICES.—This afternoon, in a heavy gale, a smack, coal laden, was driven on a sand bank off this place, and sunk. The National Institution's Lifeboat was promptly manned and launched, and suc ceeded in saving the crew of three men. This boat was the gift to the Institution of James Knowles, Esq., of Eagley' Bank, and since sho has been on her station she had rescued the following shipwrecked crews :—Barque St. Lawrence, of Liverpool, 14 men, saved ; sloop Hope, of Dublin, 3; barque Tarowortb, of Skier:, Nurway, 17; ship ])avid White Clinton, of New York, 5; and the crew of the above mentioned smack, 3—total, 45 men saved. Tle Connell of Legal Education have approved of the following rules for the public examination of the students for the Michaelmas Term : "The attention of the students is requested to the follow ing rules of the Inns of Court :—As an inducement to stu dents to propose themselves for such examination, student ships and exhibitions shall be founded of 50 guineas per annum each, and 25 guineas per annum each respectively, to continue for a period of three years, and one such student ship shall be conferred on the most distinguished student at each general examination, and one such exhibition shall be conferred on the student who obtains the second posi tion; and further, the examiners shall select and certify the names of three other students who shall have passed the next best examinations; and the inns of ccurt to which such stu dents as aforesaid belong may, if desired, dispense with any terms, not exceeding two, that may remain to be kept by such students previously to their being called to the bor. Provided that the examiners shall not be obliged to confer or grant any studentship, exhibition, or certificate, unless they shall to of opinion that the examination of the students has been eueh:as:entitles them thereto. At every call to the bar those students who have passed a general examina tion, and either obtained a studentship, an exhibition at such examination, or a certificate of honour, shall take rank in seniority over all other students who shall be called on the same day. RULES FOR THE PUBLIC EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR HONOURS, OR CERTIFICATES, ENTITLING STU DENTS TO BE CALLED TO THE BAR. An examination will be held in next Michaelmas Term, to which a student of any of the inns of court, who is de sirous of becoming a candidate for a studentship, an exhibi tion, or honours, or of obtaining a certificate of fitness for being called to tho bar, will be admissible. Each student proposing to Submit himself for examination will be re quired to ants^ his name at the treasurer's office of the inn of court to which he belongs, on or before Saturday, the 22d day of October, and he will further be required to state in writing whether his object in offering himself for exami nation is to compete for a studentship or other honourable distinction ; or whether he is merely desirous of obtaining a certificate preliminary to a call to the bar. The examina tion will COMMOIIC3 on Saturday, the 29th day of October, and,will be continued on the Monday and Tuesday follow. ing. It will take place in the hall of Lincoln's-inn, and the doors will be closed ten minutes after the time appointed for the commencement of the examination. The examination by printed questions will be conducted in the following order :—Sa turday morning, Oct. 29, at half-past rine, on constitutional law and legal history ;in the afternoon, at half-past one, on equity. Monday morn ing, Oct. 31, at half-past nine, on common law; in the afternoon, at half-past one, on the law of real property, Bcc. Tuesday morning, Nov. 1, at half-past nine, on juris prudence and the civil law; in the afternoon, at half-past one, a paper will be given to the students including ques tions bearing upon all the foregoing subjects of examination. The oral examination will be conducted in the same order, during the same hours, and on the same subjects, as those already marked out for examination by printed questions, except that on Tuesday afternoon there will be no oral ex amination. The oral examination of each student will be conducted apart from the other students ; and the character of that examination will vary according as the student is a candidate ;for honours or a studentship, or desires simply to obtain a certificate. The oral examination and printed questions will ho founded on the books below mentioned; regard being had, however, to the particular object with a V'3W to which the student presents himself for examina tion. In determining the question whether a student has passed the examination in such a manner as to entitle him to be called to the bar, the examiners will principally have regard to the general knowledge of law and jurispru once which ho has displayed. A student may present himself at any number of examinations, until he shall have ob tained a certificate. Any student who shall obtain a cer tificate may present himself a second time for examination as a candidate for the studentship or exhibition, but only at the general examination immediately succeeding that at which he shall have obtained such certificate; provided, that, if any student so presenting himself shall not succeed in obtaining the studentship or exhibition, his name shall not appear in the list. Students who have kept more than eleven terms shall not be admitted to an examination for the studentship or the exhibition. (Criurt tvirtnlar HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Oct. 19. The Queen, accompanied by Prince Leopold, an d attended by Viscountess Jocelyn and the Emma Lucelles, drove yesterday to Loch Muick• His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Lieutenant Haig, left the Castle in the morning for Elinburgb, whence his royal highness proceeds to day to pay a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe at Floors. Princ3 Albert V,ctor of - Wales arrived at th e Castle at five o'clock in in the evening from Ab er ' deep. Dr. Sieveking was in attendance on the infant prince. Princess Helena, attended by Lady Augus ta Stanley, honoured the Earl and Countess Delaviarr with a visit at Abergeldie in the afternoon. Prince Alfred. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred, attended by Lieutenant Haig, arrived at Floors Castle, Kelso, 0 0 Wednesday evening, from Balmoral, on a vielt t ° the. Duke and Duchess of Roxburgh°. At Edinburgh the Prince was accompanied to the Waverley station by the Lord Provost and Professor Playfair. His Royal Highness on arriving at Kelso station was received by the Duke of B,oxburg" and the Marquis of Bowmont, with whom he pr o• ceeded to the Castle. In the evening the following had the hon our of dining with his Royal Highness : T he Duchess of St. Alban's and Lady Diana Beau' clerk, the Marquis and Marchioness of N° ll manby and Lady Laura Pnipp, tha 'Marquis of Bowmont, the Earl of Selkirk, Lord an d , Lady Chelmsford and H on . Mi ss Th es i ger , Lord Charles Innes Kerr, Sir George Grant Suttie axd lisses Suttie, Mr. and Lady Susan Suttie, the Hon. G. Russell and Lady Charlotte Russell, the Hon. Harry Grey, Mr and Mrs Thornhill an d Misses Thornhill, Capt. Jarratt, Capt. Herbert) E al i Covers were laid for 30 guests. After the banquet his Royal Highness Was e l r pected to honour the Kelso race bail with h's presence. On Thursday the Duchess of Roxburghe gall ) 6 soiree dansante, which was attended by a nunacrou s circle of the nobility and gentry of the d tin oundivg neighbourhood. The above company will remain guests of the noble duke and duchess duri ng hi s Royal Elie:11105,15 stay at the Castle. Foreign Courts. PARIS, Oot. 1 9 . The Emperor went yesterday to St. Germain to shoot in the forest. The Count de Flandre has arrived i❑ Paris, wher e he intends remaining about a week. " Count de Bismarck," says the Indicateur of Biarritz, "occupies the splendid Maieon Garderes' The service of the telegraph, which was to be diss continued on the 10th, is not to cease during the stay of the Prussian Minister," The Emperor Alexander, who takes great inte rest in naval affairs, has expressed a wish to visit the port of Toulon. The imperial yacht, the Aigle , is to be placed at the disposal of his Majesty for excursions at sea during his stay at Nice. A rumour has been current at lurin within the last few days that King Victor Emmanuel intend!' to pay a visit to the Empress of Russia at Nice. The visit will take place, report says, in the earlY part of November. The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster, on their arrival at Eaton Hall, from Scotland, will entertain a succession of visitors. The Marquis of Hartington, M.P., is staying wi(h the Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Cavendish, at Hardwick Hull, near Chesterfield. The Earl of Carlisle is not in such a bad state of health as might be supposed from the occasional pai' graphs which have gained circulation through the medium of some of the provincial papers. It is true that no decided improvement has taken place since the respected earl left Dublin for the quietude and retirement he could obtain at Castle Howard ; but there is nothing so alarming in 1114 malady as to cause any immediate anxiety to his friends. Viscount Palmerston attained his 80th year yes' terday. The [noble Premier and her ladyship, with a small family circle, are at Broadlands, Hants. The noble viscount is in the enjoyment of excellent health, and was out yesterday afternoon for his customary equestrian. exercise. Vi-count Cranbourne, who is sojourning in Paris, is shortly expected to return home from a Conti nental tour. Lard Wodehouge, the newly-appointed Lord 4 Lieutenant of Ireland, will leave for Dublin next week about Wednesday next is the day named—so that his lord ship may be expected there on Thursday or the following day. His lordship will pay but a short visit to the Irish metropolis. It is said that the noble lord, accompanie d by Lady Wodehouse, a daughter of the late and last Earl of Chae, will take up his residence at Dublin Castle 113, December. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, Oct. 20. In a Convocation holden this day at ten o'clock, the names of Charles P. Chretien, M.A., Fellow of Oriel, and Thomas Fowler, M,A,, Fellow of Lincoln, were approve d as Public Examiners in Literis brunianioribus, At the same permission was given to the Rev. William Hirzel Le Marchant, M.A., of Exeter. to proceed to the degrees of B. and D. D. by accumulation. In the same Convocation the University seal was affixed to the presentation of Rev. Edward Moore, M.A., Queen's College, lately elected principal of St. Edmund Hall, to the rectory of Great Gatcombe, Is:e of Wight. In the same Convocation the name of Joseph Wes t Bramah, M.A., Merton College, which had been removed by mistake, and without his knowledge, was replaeed ou the register of Convocation. In a Congregation held afterwards the following degrees were conferred : Bachelor and Do,:tor of Divinity by Accum ulation.—Teo William Le Hirzel Le Marchant, Exeter. Masters of Arts.—Rev Charles Hall Raikes, Oricl ; Rev Weldon Champneys, Brasenose; Rev Hen. Martia Carr, Christ Chuach ; Rev James Lawrence Littlewoocl and Frederick Robert Ellis, Trinity; Joseph Lkipp Lloyd and Gcorge Buttanshaw, St. John's; Rev John Robinson, Charles 'Gerrard Andrewes, and Archibald James Bannock, Magdalen Hall. Master of Arts, comilatis cause.—Rev Dennis Tucker, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. Master of Arts, names replaced.—Algernon Cox, Christ Church, and Rev Thomas Daubeny, Magdalen. Bachelors of A) ts.—Hon George Thomas Kenyon, Christ Church; Joseph Skipp Lloyd, St John's; and Robert Hawthorne Collins, Lincoln. The next degree day is Thursday, Nov. 10. THE DEATH OF SIR ALEXANDER LAWRENCE.- - * ' The Delhi Gazette, in recording the death of Sir Alexander Lawrence, which event was announced by tele. , gram a few days since, says :—" The young gentleman wolf it appears, travelling up North by the Hindostan and Thibet Trunk-road, with his uncle Colonel Lawrence, the Deputy Commissioner of Simla. Tbey made ten or twelve marches in safety and reached Torahon, the summer residence of the Rajah Bassahir, on Friday, the 26th August. On Saturdai morning they started on horseback for the next bungalow at Tarunda. About four miles on the road they had to cross a bridge which girdled an almost perpendicular cliff; en nearing this spot, Sir Alexander's horse being somewhat restive, he passed his uncle to the front, and on riding over the bridge rather hurridly a largo cross-beam gave waYt when both rider and horse were precipitated violently down about 303 feet of khud, and of course killed on the spot . This shocking and tot rible accident happened about 120 miles from Simla, The corpse was brought into the station on the Mcnelay morah,g, and buried on the evening of tb° same day. The funeral was attended by the viceroy an d his staff, the commander in .chief and his staff, the members of council, Sir H. Edwards, and all the principal visitors and residents of the place, The procession left Government House at 4 p.m. The chief mourners followed the bier an foot the whole way; at the gate of the cemetery the bier was rested and b orne t h ence to the grave b y t h e personal staff of th e G overnor-General. The funeral service was read by th e R ev. J. Poynder ; and amidst universal tribu lation and sorrow th e rema i ns o f Si r Al exan d er Lawrenen were lowered into their last resting-place. Thus, snatch ed away as ho was in th e mid s t o f lif e an d yo t ifh, and uni versally beloved, a melancholy gloom will oversh adow Simla for the rest of the seas.m. He has left behind him a young widow and a child to mourn his loss. Poor as the consolation may be we feel assured Lady Lawrence will have the warmest and deepest sympathy of the community inhet sad bereavement."