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Saturday morning, at 3. , nreserved seats, is., 28 ,; y slalls, 3s stall chairs, 55., can how DC secured at the Gallery without fee. --------______ B XF OR D, 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Co mpany (limited). 14-A FAVORITE, MARTHA, THE TROVATORE, rine following Artistes, viz., Misses Russell. Fitz-Henry, c a ni aleY, Tyrral, With a ented Band and Chorus, ondurted by Mr. F. Jonghmans. CMr J ACKSON HA.NES, the Champion Skater, in hisper ruane', on the Lrawiug Room Skates, of Quadr i l l es, soviennes. &c. -....ITNSWORTH (or any other man), EUGENE, W. Randall, -.I Nub, Rezr Hermann, and Mdlle. Cavallo. b axes, Admis s los io . 6d. Area , stalls 6d. • and balcony, is . ; private CANTERBURY HALL. Triumphant Success of PRINCE PERFUME AND PRINCESS BOUQUET. 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A full length portrait model of MULLER, taken from life, is now added. Admission, is. ; Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill•street, Piccadilly. Sole Proprietor, R. R. BIGNELL. _ During the week, and till further notice, in addition to the Pence Music, Sel ec ti ons f rom V er di' s p o p u l ar Operas, Il Rigoletto, ; MeyerNorbeer's Etoile du i 1 vatore, Traviata, Rugnenots, &c. ; Melodies of the Forest, Valse, Guy ann ri g, Polka, &c. Doors open at half Conductor—L. CURTI. -past B.—Admission, One Shilling. Manager —M. GREY ET. ry E E T ll.—Mr. ESKELL'S PATENT,—The __. exclusive right to this Patent was secured to Mr. lest of Grosvenor -street, Grosvenor-square, by her Ma his Royal Seal (July 17, 1860), and can only be procured at residence, where specimens maybe seen, and every infor mation can be obtained. 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' A _-_- .~ .. -,-- ~~~ ~ .~ .a E - WSPAP • t 4; • THE CAPE OF GOOD ItOM.DWAirZ i i; 4 4,14 x ti • • 4.. ,••• t a • Ar. e fr . ; : Ar• L r " O c KAA • -4 , ; 4 0 „ 4 4 7 c. --.-- - DTI I g • - 1 • , .• • ZNVE PRICE .4d. STAMPED,....Sd. to the local secretaries for their able and indefatigable labours, and to the press, local and general, for their reports of the proceedings. _;_,,al:llol3lCt Steam Navf,, screw steamer Kaffraria, at Plymouth yesterday, from Port NataY, Auist t —Port Elizabeth, August 20—Table Bay, on the evening of August 23—St. Helena, September 2 and Madeira, September 21. She had head winds from Table Bay, and put in to Madeira to coal. Cargo-1,099 bales wool, 99 bundles sheepskins, 33 ditto goatskins, 4 cases ostrich feathers, and several cases of sundries, all from Algoa Bay, and valued at £20,629. Also front Natal, 200 tons sugar, and 1,500 boxes arrowroot. The Kaffraria brings three days' later news from the Cape colony, but nothing of much import bad transpired in the interim. Business continued quiet, but an improv,•raent was Abolition of the Upper House in Greece. the Times Correspondent.) ATHENS, Sept, 22. Oa Monday (19th) the National Assembly de. tided by a large majority that there is to be no &nate or Upper House in the constitutional mon archy of Greece. The votes were 211 to 62. A single legislative Chamber places the sove ;eignty of the people'in the strongest light, and the revolution which is now working out its own pro blems in a small sphere at Athens may perhaps on this occasion be the forerunner of a change in the thoughts and feelings of continental reformers. Greece is not so free from the direct inCuence Of Western democracy as the Greeks themselves sup pose. The revolution of 1821 was the tilt fruits of the principle of nationality that ripenedin the poli tical system of Europe, and the Greek•revolution of 1843 was the herald of the popular commotioes of 1848. The abolition of a Senate places monarchy and democracy in that direct connection which must soon produce alliance, antagonism, or compromise. It is a logical consequence of the overthrow ofing -Otho's system and of the perjury of the ftt ek -senators. 114 . society is Undergoing so rand a cltange rani Violence and illegality to a state of regular. organi zation that even experienced Seeks do not pretend to see very distinctly how the' constitutional syse tern will ultimately work in their country under this new phase of Government witha single Chamber. It may therefore appear presumptuous in a foreigner to attempt forecasting its effects. But if more than 41 years' study can teach anything about Greekitolitics, "A man ho fought, toira, travell'd, and each part Of a trte citizen fulfilled;'! ; when Greec4 found few, to }gin her cause, may ven• tune to off t* an opinion. ;Your readers are not likely to tal.;:h it for more,thtin it is worth. Judg ing, then, of,the future by the light of the past, it seems that titre is a batter chancU of tranquillity for the reigti of King George by- the adoption of measures wLich place the Sovereign, and the people• face to face,tti frame a common Tolicy, and effect hn honest compromise, than there would have been in attempting tl? revive the old system by which the, Greelepeopleavere ccimp . lady hidden from the King by a crowd otlfalse officials and venal senators. The history of WI Greek revel *ion -proves that the people generallf acted unde4lieguidance of simple and sound imAulses, and tilirthe: ruling classes, civil and •Imilitaiy, phanariat4 and palikaria, have been a i curge and ‘ desolation to:the country. For some time lt has been evident that there would be great difficulty in the way, of re=establishing a Senate, and it was deeded iri; the palace that it should not be' madOtitlier a Government or a Minis terial question. Couht Sponneoir; on the part of the Crown,-announced Perfect re as the leader of the Cause; ' the. Opposition, pretended that !rate consisting of members named tely necessary; as a Coniervative Mon archy. Yet this. Conservat. the question was ,put in the At the . abolition of tlts Senate. Mr who leads the Ministerial party, al lish ment of an elective Senate, ;y of constituting a new Senate w lane of the elements of the old the memberi of the National' ree establishment of the body possible. drawing nearer every day. Seasonable rains bm4 fallen in and around Port . Eizibeth during the last day or two, and it was hoped that they had ex. tended to the country districts also. There had recently been considerable discontent on the part of the labouring, chases in Cipe Town at the scarcity of empkj mentt owing to the dicon tinttance of government w or k s , b u t some or d Ers h a d been issued for the continuance of these works, and this had had a beneficial fffect. The governor had instructed the colonial railway engineer to proceed immediately with the new railway at Tulbah Kloof. The Wyiberg line of railway was very shortly to be opened for public traffic, The disputed doctrinal trial of the Rev. Mr. Koine v. The Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church was to come off in the Suprem . Court the day after the Kuffraria The proceedings throughout, as well as the 9,a1 decision of the court, would be watched and wilted for by the public in the colony withdeepest interest. The Dromedagy, 2, iron screw tr Commander Alexander Brnwn,_„el Brae The eau against tie Sens tins:--The. 79 h oitiuie of that the Senetars are to receive 500 drachmas monthly during the legislative Sessions. In order to secure large salaries they contrived to make the :egislative sessions last ten months. But, after receiving an annual salary of 5,000 drachmas for sotne time, they considered that they were better able to appreciate the value of their /services than the Constitution could be, and by forming a conspiracy with a corrupt House of Representatives they violated the consti• tution, and appropriated to themselves larger salaries than they would have been entitled to receive even had their legislative sessions been rendered perpe tual. When the people drove Otho from his throne for not respecting the Constitution, they could not allow the senators who had deliberately violated the Constitution to retain their seats as legislators. Monarchy escaped destruction, because it was pos sible to find a foreign King whose name was con stitutionally pure ; but there was no salvation for the perjured senators, since, in making a new Con. stitntion, it was impossible to forget the violation of the old Cous; itution. The decision of last Monday announced the judgment of the nation, and it must not be forgotten that every member of the late Senate has rendered himself liable to a criminal prosecution by the Attorney-General for perjury, and to a civil action on the part of the Greek Treasury for the large sums of money which he has received beyond his legal indemnity of 500 drachmas a month dura ing the legislative Sessions of the Senate. We ought really to give Democracy credit for the mer ciful manner in which it has consigned the late Senate to oblivion. The question concerning the existence of a Senate in Greece presents a choice of evils and ad vantages somewhat different from what it offers in other countries. No class of society exists from which an unpaid Senate can be formed, for the ablest and the wealthiest men in the country pre fer a seat in the Chamber of Representatives. A Senate can, therefore, be little else than what the Athenian newspapers have termed it in their recent discussions—an hospital for worn-out officials. There are only two political powers in Greek society—the Government and the people. The power inherent in the Greek Government far ex coeds the power of the English Government, and the complete centralization of the administrative pr , medure invests the Crown with almost despotic authority over the Government. On the other hand, no people can be more helpless in ordi• nary times than the people in Greece. There are no national institutions in the Greek king dom, no parishes, no corporations, no local enter prises, no popularly constituted municipalities, and not a trace of self-government. The people have, therefore no legitimate sphere of action except unia vernal suffrage, and they have hitherto exerted no influence in the State. Their real power has only been displayed in a few irregular and revolutionary movements, when misgovernment goaded them to action and aroused. the energy of popular passions. Time can alone show what will be the ultimate effect of bringing the tendencies towards despotism and democracy which operate on Greek society into direct antagonism. There are some indications that a compromise will be effected which will pro duce a centralized constitutional sy s:em better suited to the exigencies of a rude state of society than could be obtained by a blind imitation of any older forms of government presented by Western nations. fans V Considerable ability on the part of the Crown, and some prudence on the part of the Chamber of Representatives, will bo necessary to insure success in giving stability to the new type of constitutional government which Greece has now adopted. But the circumstances ate extremely favourable, for at this moment the interests of the Crown and the people are identical, Both are injured by the arbitrary authority assumed by the official classes, and both would profit greatly by rooting out the corruption that pervades every branch of the public service. The cordial union of the King and the people in en forcing obedience to the law would be suffisient to render Greece what Sing George declared that was his ambition to make her—a model kingdom in the Ent. teutrality. Mr Balga ervatve section of he considered a See I forife to be absolut ele4ent in the M Alva leader, when Lsse ly, voted for r Ko moundeuros, v advo ted the establ ~ T'i impossibilit: with() ' admitting si d Sen':. , -,-Toel - snaded Asseth ,that the was fq• - : he present Stn er- • '''.:' -,-* .- 1.-sti tti, 61313titt - Ittou dei THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1864. LA WItEN C E, Mayor.—in a Meeting or Assembly of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Liverymen, of the several Companies of the City of London, in Common Hall assembled at the Guildhall ot the said City, on Thurs day, the 29th day of September, 1864 Resolved unanimously— That this Common Hall desired to express to the Right Hon. William Lawrence, Lord Mayor, their high apprecia tion of the earnest and faithful manner in which he has dis charged the important duties of his office, and to tender to his lordship their thanks for the liberal support he has rendered to the numerous charitable institutions of London, for maintaining on all occasions the dignity of his offia. , , and for the hospitality he has so freely dispensed. The citizens of London regard with satisfaction the filen ly and h.spi table reception given I)) the Lord Mayor to General G ribaldi on his being presented with the freedom of the City, thereby manifesting the strong attachment ot his lordship to the ause of liberty ; and this Common Hal! desired to express their conviction that whatever position she Lord Mayor may be cal ed upon to fill he will ever be found a strenu us advo cate of the cause of freedom and a firm upholder of the rights end privileges of the citizens of London. Resolved unanimously— That the thanks of the Livery are due, and arc hereby given, -to Hilary . Nicholas IN issen, Esq.. and Thomas Cave, Esq., Sheriffs of Landon and Middlesex, during the pa year, for the courteous and dignified manner in which they have discharged the important duties of that ancient and honourable offi •e, for their generous hospitality, and for their munificent contributions to the numerous charitable institu tions of the metropolis. Resolved unanimously— That the best thanks of this Common Hall be given t the Livery Committee for their exertions in securing this Hall on the present occasion from the intrusion of strangers who are not Liverymen ; and to the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council for the kind assistance they have rendered to the Committee in the accomplishment of their oOODTH Objecßt. WPE. 1 4 "IJRNITURE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. 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The Committee des re to expre,s their grateful sense of the generous support which they have received from the British public during the past few years, a support which has enab'e i th, m to establish their present magnificent fleet of 123 Lif boats on the shores of the United Kingdom. Deeply sensible, however, of the great res onsibility_ that rests on them to ii.aintain their fleet in a thoroughly efficient state, and its Crews pra.itts, d in the management of their bo ts, which can only be effected by x large and permanent annuul income, they earnestly al peal to all classes of their countrymen to aid them in upholding and perpetuating so great and truly national a work. Donations and annual subscriptions will be thanlfully re ceived by the Bankers of the Institution, Messrs. Willis. Percival, and Co., 76, Lombard-street ' • Messrs. Coutts and Co., 59, Strand ; Messrs. Herres, Farquhar, and Co., 16, ;A. James's-street, London ; by all the Collectors of Customs and Bankers in the United Kingdom ; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, Esq , at the Office of the Institution, 11, John-street, Adelphi, London, W.C. real Roman army; in defending Rome it will defend its own flag; and there will not be anything in its organisation to hurt any principle. There are numerous precedents, and, without going so far back as the Republic of Venice, we need only oast a glance, as we have already said, on what is actually taking place in the Republic of the United States. The Pontifical Government will, therefore, have an army. It will also have finances. Italy, by taking upon herself the portion of the debt adhering to the ancient provinces of the Church, has, evidently, simply done her duty, She has obeyed the principles of political economy and natural equity, which imply that the cost must go with the advantages ob tained. It is no less certain that the Treasury of the Holy See will find itself relieved of very heavy charges. More over, how can it be supposed that the great Catholic com munity which daily by its donations comes to the aid of the Holy See, struck by the events, and feeling the contre coup of a great revolution, wit not double its devotion and zeal when the point is the reconstruction of the power and of the independence of the Sovereign Pontiff? Such is, as regards the temporal power, the bearing of the stipulations of the 15th September. But, we aro told, have you forgotten that the consent of the Holy Father is necessary ? No, we have not forgotten it. We have simply fancied that a Power which has for so many years been maintained by foreign protection, and to which means aro given to support itself, could not reject such propositions without justifying its enemies. Secret clauses Every one was it ber—there is a ro who has no forei Holy See, which power—real for have left Rome It elf - grraTiaiiit ing its safety at home. The object has been attained To know how b wait, in fact, is the best condition of 'success for` a policy which knows what it wants and desires what is just. Adoption of the Public-house Closing Act in Manchester. A special meeting, of the City Council was held on Wed neaday—the MAYOR (J. M. Bennett, Esq.) in the chair--: to receive a report from the General Purposes Coreneittee, and to adopt a resolution thereon. The coMmiitee had recommended unanimously that the Public-house Closing Act, 1864, should be adopted in this city. The DEPUTY TOWN CLERK (Mr Austin) said it was ne cessary for the adoption of the act that a meeting should be called by the Mayor, upon a requisition signed by a num ber of ratepayers. Such a requisition had been received in this case, The net would come into operation one month after its adoption by the Council, - .1111 . . Alderman Hey - woof) moved the adoption of the ' ita. He kaidhe believed the-act would b e a benefit, not only to the public, bt desired to keep public hews evithou have theni ()pen during the iniall hoe act hart given general sat islaction, t le change in the neigh bourhoods wt a formerly open:- A com plaint had be aitors on the Inorning pepers wonlc r being unable to obtain e , reeeshment. ho had been connected with the prix: : a centu4 had stated, from the Bar Bents at., the prinCipal offices were i aid got refreshments at any hour; at i better for them if they would go hen* at 2 or 3 o'clock, instead ofgoing tp the could be no tioubt that a necessity exit put in operation in Man chester. Tt )r to the chief officer of police,. subjea of the Mayor,-ta grant oQeesional- lief es from the provisions Orihe 'act c: and upon special occa sio'us, to be ' Ise, 11, therofore, Any necessity.tah( for one ortwo houses to be' open for the. market people or of hers, such housei v ased. .2ric, believed that the'bulk of II leSter w,Mid approve the adoption. of I , Aide:Ma:l,S mded the motion. 4 Mr Ardent believed the act had been cOnducive to silty in London. , r- ,--- Mr G. Bo altered *xiStieg arrange ments in om blichouse would be - closed iroln 1 (info< / e ‘Mr ituut nmend ills re 'olutiou to 3 her rtel,riet';.s. It was t'Wese who t , LlUal d it), , Utt.t;441"41 4) ; 1 • l4 _Aaie el il , .- :'.., ' l 49fietell'-• The act before thew was, - itive - Ver, a stet i ' • alight Oirec: Lion. There were places open in Manchester during the night which were a disgrace to civilisation and Christianity. It the Council had the power to enforce further restrictions upon publichouses, such as Suneay closing, they would gladly put them into operation. Mr CLOWES said he believed that no respectable inn deeper wuuld object to the act. Mr STRACY said great discretion would be necessary in granting licenses in the n e i g hb o urhood of Smithfield mar ket. Twice a week the bu s i ness of the market was con tinued all night, and those w h o b r ought commodities to the market must have places of shelter. He thought the act would hays been more valuable if the hour at which houses were permitted to be opened had been five or six o'clock in stead of four. A man who went home tipsy at one o'clock had scarcely time to got sober by four o'clock, whet eas he might recover by six. (Laughter.) In 1844 he moved a re solution in the Council in favour of closing publichouses during church hours. That provision was afterwards adopted in the local act of parliament, and it was the first break in the continued keeping open of publichouses. Mr WGILL made a few remarks, which were not heard. Mr WHITEHOUSE said he objected to the act, because it would involve some injustice and cruelty to those who, by any misadventure on the railway or frau] any other cause, arrived in the city between one and four in the morning. Mr KING said Mr Whitehouse's objection would be met by the fact that hotels would be open during the night, and the persons staying at h o t e l s could obtain refreshments. With respect to the mark e t, it had been sugg e s ted that all the publicheuses in the n e i g hb o urhood should be licensed in turn. A better plan would be for the M arkets Committee to provide a comfortable room to be opened during the night. where good tea and coffee, and wholesome refresh ment might be obtained by th e country people. Mr. ROBINSON said he considere d that the act would not interfere with persons a rriving at nig ht b y railwa y . The fifth clause forbade the k ee ping open of a public house be tween one and four o'clock for the aaleoecertain liquors; it wasperfectly competent for any inn to keep a night :porter, an d admit arrivals by night trains• lie ho p ed that wh en the act came to be construed the fac t of a house bein g o p e n would not be considered evidence of intention to s ell ex ciseable liquors. Proof must be given of an actual sale, to cause a conviction under this act. He had ascertained by inquiry that all the hotel keepers and the respectable licensed victuallers were in favour of the act. Most of them already did more than the'act required, as they closed at 12 o'clock, and opened again between six and eight o'clock. The act would affect some night houses in Manchester, whose number did not exceed a dozen.—The resolution was 'opted u naninconsly.-11Tanclaster Guardian, PILGRIMAGES IN INDIA.—The Bombay Times inserts the following statement :—" Thirty miles north-east of Sholapoor, at Toolazapoor, is the great temple of the goddess Bhowani, and twice a year the place is thronged by men and women of every grade, who come to pay their vows and sacrifice to the idol. Besides this, at every full moon long trains of pilgrims may be Been flocking thither, distance, Not r f i and such is the faith of the people in the healing power of t te h r e e m aw yr n ia e d it s r who go i f r r ie ra y it was under the burning the goddess that the sick are resorting there constantly in the vain hope of some relief. The temple at Punderpoor is there at the great festivals, persons make a pilgrimage thi ther every month from a distance of 50 or 100 miles, and the practice is kept up for many years, One man, who had ap parently mere renowned., by prostrations, measuring his length journey by rolling himself upon the sun of noon umpaok in t g he thecgro come day,and, hardly able to proceed, he seemed the very picture of despair. But a case still more remarkable was that of a ground. We came up with him two miles east of Wairag, and asked him where he was going, and why he was thus torturing himself ? lie at rst did not seem to hear but at man performing the length stopping, he lay exhausted upon the ground, and answered in a faint voice that he w as go i ng to P un d erpoor . After some further questione, Eta the writer remonstrated with him upon the folly of such a course, he raised his head from the ground, and, half reclining, said that he had come so far already that he cc,uld not desist now. He stated that his village was near Chandrapoor, 450 miles to the east from there, that he had spent fifteen months on the way thus far, and that it was forty miles more, and he wished to complete the pilgrimage. He was accustomed to go about a mile each day. lie would then note the place where ho had stopped , and walking back to the nearest village, would remain until the next day, re ceiving his food from the villagers, Then he would return and from the place left the previous day, would begin agdin his toilsome pilgrimage. If he came to a river that could not be passed in this manner, he would go back a distance equal to this space, and roll over the ground a second time. He had for clothing only a coarse cloth bound tightly about his loins and another about his head, and thus almost naked, over roads extremely rough and stony, exposed to heat and cold, sometimes drenched with rain or covered with mud,—for a year and 3 months this man had been rolling himself along towards the shrine of Vithoba. Yet it was not a sense of sing r a desire for pardon that induced him to undertake this pnful journey. But it was evi dent, upon further conversation, that he was urged on by no higher motive than a selfish pride, He sought a re putation for holiness. National Association for the Promotion of Social Science. Yoitx, Thursday. The business of the congress was formally brought to close. The whole of the departments concluded their labours yesterday. According to the opinions of those best• qualified to judge, so far as tho value of the papers read and the discussions which have taken place, the meeting has been a success. As regards the number of members and associates who gathered on the occasion, it has not reached to the height of the wishes of the chief supporters of the institution, although the estimate must be token as relative and by comparison in this respect with that of last year at Edinburgh. The predominance of ladies at the sittings of the departments was remarkable. There are those who say that social science or its objects, and as it is illustrated by this society, is grave, if not dull ; but assuredly its meet ing on this occasion has made the ancient and picturesque city of York gay. Nor mutt it be forgotten that contrary have been hinted at; there • are none. in a false position before the 15th of Septem- real situation now o s et all—real for Italy, eigners left except at VQnice7A-real for the h re-enters into the nchlal conditions of all France, who, faith to herself, will not, without havittr 'gWgiiitiantees -to the st elte'riariTgers and the mane of assur- at - also to thoso who 1.4 Ding Optlled to 1 mg., In Bandon the and causeln remarkabl here night Houses were eery tktnt compo i I bo inconveitipaced by But n geriflernan wl itiag business - for half tltt‘ , .arrangel ;itch that t , :tnen c ou id flia . 't it be mud ne whenltiff*t work o night by • -.There c :sled for th be p to 7th elan's:- 0 powe ct to the np i soon tenses pas parti, luring ce,rr‘ , —,ours - specified lice] juld be foul* exist fi accoialuiciil .••• 921 of would bo lice] Rio publics t auch hc acc. E sect than Glinkio he I public ordi mura lomg said ly respect pt' put 21-i to 4a. , rEY said he ;alight to obtigtkixtt The Franco-Italian Convention. The following is the full text of the article in the Constitutionnel, of which a summary has already appeared in our columns. The article, which is signed Paulin Limayrac, bears the heading, "The Temporal Power and the Convention of the 15th September : Which is the chief argument of the adversaries of the Holy See in France, in Italy, and in the rest of the world ? Which is in newspapers and in books the principal objec tion directed against the temporal power of the Holy Father? The principal argument of the radical school of philosophy and the principal objection of revolutionary policy may be thus summed up : " The temporal power of the Holy Father is no longer possible, because it no longer contains the essential condi tions of all power ; at one time it exists under the protection of Austrian troops, at another time under the protection of French troops. It passes, according to political circum stances, from one military occupation to another military occupation; but it is always a foreign flag which floats over the Vatican." The argument and the objection were the mere serious as the fact had long existed, In our opinion, however, the fact was transitory. Was it to be allowed to become permanent? and when a favourable opportunity presented itself for re placing the Pontifical Government in the normal and logi cal conditions of every Government, was it to be missed? we do not think so. To have so acted would have been to share the reasons of those irreconcilable adversaries of the Papacy who will not have the temporal power at any price, and subsidiarily to have been like those deluded friends who fancy they glorify the Holy See by condemning it to perpetual protection. The policy of the Imperial Government has always kept at an equal distance from these two extreme parties, which definitively come to the same conclusion ; for let us repeat it, to declare that the temporal power is no longer a thing of our days, as asserted by freethinkers and revolutionists, or to declare that it can only be maintained by a French or Austrian army at Rome, as is now asserted by certain Ul tramontane organs, is one and the same thing. The diplomatic acts of Sept. 15 have been inspired by a more elevated-and just idea, and they are the consecration of the policy invariably followed by the Government of the thoseEs vo m r pe ds rt of f r ot i hf n eu t nE h d e ma mapffeearniortras l o n f idd l ei t a na l s y awl ; h t t h ihe e eh y da a er r se e pt t ao h t c e bhe c e o fso n ou s f e nh c d r i s a i t a i o n th o e f Mini stersa l ; that, on the one hand, our troops could not remain for ever at Rome, and on the other hand, that they could not leave, handing over Rome to revolutionary passions. The mission of France was therefore clearly defined, and it was to remain faithful to that mission that the French Government accepted the overtures made to it when the Italian Government, with a view to its internal organisa tion and safety, considering the present and the future, to respond to the aspirations of reform at home, and to guard against certain possible dangers from without,ahowed itself disposed to respect the territory of the Holy Father, and not to allow that territory to be attacked. By acting otherwise, it would have disavowed the principles which it has never ceased to obey. The French occupation wounded the legitimate pride of Italy ; that occupation will now cease. The Holy See, en the departure of our troops, might fear an invasion from without ;it is guaranteed against all invasion. It might also fear internal commotions ; it has the possibility and the resources for constituting a real armed force. Thus the enlightened friends of the Holy See, those who do not mix up political passions with religion, must rejoice at a new era opening for Rome. Instead of an abnormal power maintained by foreign troops, the Sovereign Pontiff has refound the real conditions of all power in this world, as it now depends upon him to have an army and finances. According to the terms of the Convention, the Papal army, recruited from Roman subjects, and, if it suits the Holy Father, from foreign Catholic volunteers, will natu rally wear the uniform, cockade, and flag, which are the distinguishing signs of a national army. The foreign armies which have for so long a period• occupied the Pontifical States always remained foreigners ; the soldiers of Austria remained Aus rians, the soldiers of France remained French, and the Vatican was guarded by troops which it ILI not command. The new Pontifical army, sulfide/I ° ' maintain internal order without ever becoming a menace to others, will be a to all meteorological predictions, scientific and local, t: weather has been most propitious, bright sunny days, and soft tranquil, starlight nights, combining to make up a second summer-time of the year. The arrangements for the conduct of the business, and the (=fort and conve- nisnce of visitors under the auspices of the indefatigable executive of the association, have been as nearly perfect se possible, and it may well be said that, 'assuming that the meeting has not achicvel quite the success which its pro moters endeavoured to give it, at least it has deserved it. BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION AT ELECTIONS. Yesterday evening a special meeting was held in the 43- tival Concert-rooms for the discussion a the bit mean7bt., restricting-bribery, corrupt practices, i:od extravagant sir lenditure at elections, Lord Brougham was in the chair, and was supported by Sir Fitzroy kelly, Mr Edwin Chadwick, C.B m Mr Pollard Urquhart, M.P., Mr Neate, M.P,, Mr liaatinp, &c., and there was, tit rather moderate general attendance, the ajority being ladies. The discussion was commenced by - _ Mr_ CHADWICK, who gave an account of an attempt made by Mr Christie, late Minister at Brazil, to diseourage bri bery, and corruption by the signing, by persons engaged in election contests, of a declaration against thtpractice, which it was supposed would have greater moral weight and success than almost any penal enactments passe& for the purpose of repressing the evil. Mr Christie bed read a paper on the subject before the Jurisprudence section of the AssoCiation, and a committee had been appointed to consider it. Mr Chadwick read the statemeida of Earl Derby, Lord Palmerston, Sir R. Peel, and Mr '.l; S. Mill, all strongly condemnatory of electoral corruption. Whether the association succeeded in getting large declarations or not„. Mr Chadwick thought there were some points of ex- I penditurempon which . they could obtain legislatipe interfe rence. As„illustrations of enormous expenditure he quoted that of the return of Lord J. Russell for the city dT London —£4,000 of-which one-third was paid 'to printerps another for committee rooms, and another for. bringing, electors to vote. In tliit return of Roupell for Lambeth, £VOO was spent and . l,ooo agents employed, whose receipts were con sidered as idfact bribes. (Applause.) He auggeited the formation of =an association, every member of whielt should sign a declaOttion that he would discountenance bribery and corruption in every form, and that elections should be ear ried on by voting papers. Mr POLLARD-URQUHART, ist.r„ trusted that reformers would not be daunted by the slow progress their efforts to put down bribery was making. It would be a step in the right direction if the leaders of the different parties in the State would resolve to take'no part in the election which was now pending ; or to put out their influence, directly or indirectly, by working the treasury streams—or 'allowing their confidential friends to make use of their influence at elections. Lord BROUGHAM Or by subscribing to a general fund. Mr POLL AR u - URQUHART said it would boa great step. It would als9.be beneficial if they could obtain the en forcement and the practical working of the bill brought in by the learned gentleman now present, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, (Applause.) 'Members should bo made to give a true and complete return of the expenses attending their election ; and it had often struck him that one of the . best nodes of enforcing this would be to exclude from Parlittment for a certain time, say from five to ten years, every member who di I not make such a return. (Applause.) Mr HOLY 0 AKE gave an account of an experiment made at Per wick-on-T \ved by a society with which he was connected —the Northern Reform Union. sir upon the constitution and touching t o ebnstitution of this c - Juntry that ILI. great question affected the first interests of the nation, the first intAsts of all society, the character and well-being of the country, and the laws in which they were most deeply inte rested. That the II wise of Commons ought to be the express image of the people, that it ought truly to represent—it it he iencorsible to suppose that it can represent the entire people of this country—at least the constituencies who return the members of the House of Commons—all depends entirely upon whether those who are returned as members of the House of Commons are returned as men of the free, true, pure, and independent choice of the constituency by which they may be returned. He did not hesitate to say that the influence of the ministers of the Crown should be unexer cised or unfelt in the election of members of Parliament, but admitted that such a state of things was nearly impos sible. (Cheers.) The hon. and learned gentleman laid down that there was no bribery in counties, and gave a history of the legislative attempts which had been made to prevent corrupt practices at elections. Mr Alderman LEEMAN asserted that if there was not ex actly bribery is county elections, at least there was intimi dation and undue influence, and that no tenant in a county constituency could with safety vote against the will and opinions of his landlord. The only true remedy for the existing state of things was the ballot. Lord BROUGHAM, on closing the proceedings, said he be lieved that there was a great exaggeration with regard to the effect on elections which would be produced by the bal lot. In his opinion it was not the fact that in counties elections were influenced widely in the sense of coercion by landlords on their tenants. No doubt the landlords exer cised influences, but that influence was derived not from fear' of harsh consequences to the tenant, but arose from the re spect and attachment which naturally existed between the owner and the occupier of the land. He strongly denounced all bribery and corrupt practices at election, and laid down broadly that anyone who took a bribe was morally guilty of perjary, because after he had taken it and went to give his vote he must be prepared to take the oath against bribery, which he was liable to have tendered to him. INTERNATIONAL GENERAL AVERAGE. During the meeting of the association a section, the object of which was to discuss the subject of international general average, held its sittings on the 26th, 27th, and 28th inst., at the Museum. Sir J. Wilde was in the chair on the 26th, and Sir F. Kelly on the 27th and 28th. There were present commissioners appointed by the Governments of Russia and Belgium, and delegates from various commercial and insur acce associations of New York, Boston, France, Holland, and other continental states; and from London, Liverpool, Sunderland, and other towns. fiirJ.WILDE in his opening address dwelt on the importance of the object aimed at by the section. It was most desirable if practicable that one uniform rule should prevail amongst maritime countries in a matter in which seafaring men were continually brought into collison with foreign laws. A long discussion ensued on the clauses of the draft of a bill or general code introduced by the committee. The fifth section, which related to voluntary stratviingg, was struck out, and a clause was substituted to the effect that when a ship is intentionally run ashore because she is sink ing or driven on shore on rocks, the consequent damage should not be admitted as general average. It was resolved that means should be forthwith taken towards obtaining the sanction of the several legislatures of the countries represented to the rules hero framed, which were henceforth to be known as " The General Average Rules, framed at York, in 1864." The co-operation of mercantile associations and the leading mercantile men in the several countries was also to be invited. To-day meetings of the several departments were held for the purpose of preparing re p orts of their proceedings, and subsequently a meeting of the council was held at the CLOSING GENERAL MEETING. At half-past one o'clock the final general meeting of the association was held at the Festival Concert-rooms. Lord BROU GUAM took the chair. Mr. HASTINGS read the report of the council, which con gratulated the association on the interest and value of the proceedings. It had not been expected that at York so large an assemblage would take place as in other cities, tut it was hoped that valuable results would ensue, especially in reference to the welfare of the rural population. Never theless, the number of members, being 1,019, was larger in proportion than that which attended the meetings of the association at any other city. The result of the discussions had been most valuable. Especial allusion was made to the working men's meeting, which had been accepted by the association as a marked success. The report alluded, spe cifically to each of the departments, particularly to that in which the question of mental responsibility of criminals, the sewage of towns, agriculture, and reformatory disci pline, had been discussed, as well as to the conference on internatioal averages. It was stated that Mr Peabody and Mr Jarvis, of Massachusetts, were honorary members of the association. The council gave their thanks to the Lord Mayor and corporation, to the various bodies which had afforded accomm odation to the association, to the dean and chapter for lighting up the Minster, to the railway com panies for the facilities afforded to the members for transit, ip, Master `5 to for ,tho Kaffraria. The Brisk, laq r screw-corvette,,Captctin C. W.. HoPe, passad' 5e Kiffrarfe, exchanging signals, on Seppi7, about 240 miles off Falmouth, also the BreMen steamer Concordia, bound for, the Mediterranesp: The passengervof the Kclfraria, on their arrival-at .r!.alMouth, pres&ted an address to Captain Starks,-fitii*lve of tbeit great satis faction at the accommodation affordeclihem on the passage. The Llfraria &loge a Supple Mental mail of 11 bags. Naval and Military Intelligence, On Wednesday, Col..WOipdhouse, C,8., Commandant ot -7 , 4t. , ,, the - Woolwich Depa,_ inspected the let Division of the Depot Brigade of -.Royal Artillery, stationed at Sheerness* The troops received the inspection in1*,:(441 after giving_ , the customary salute:, were inspected ; they4hen - marched past. in quick tin:brill qvatttr-distanco column, and were agairi , formed in lineo-tTheslnspecter addressed them in.. complimentary terms ufeiL. - ;their clean and smart appear ance. The Colonel then proct edec(tp ? inspect the barracks, the soldiers' recreation rooms, the Militar•Yhospital, and the garris`en books, andkipressed his eritiksatisfactionwith theThode in which everything was 10 o'clock on Wednesday night 150 officers and men ,of the 13th Brigade of RoyalArtiller4 with their accoutre ments, landed at the Camber dock, Sheerness, from Shoes . , bn4ness; * and in three honis ifterwarOreceeded by special train to Dover. - K.t.74 the same eveiiiiirNe. 3 Battery of s :, id Brigade of ifoial Artillery arrividlt Sheergest.freni" riroOlWich, eMbarked for Shbeburyness: - ' -' -~ theSerpent, 4, steam innboat, 695foias, *0 home power, :vas taken out of the large basin in Sheerness Vea-yar.dOn Wednesday, and prOCeeded on a trip to , the Nore Lightand' • • "bick to the coal ship in the river, in :order to test the•ma 'Chine& prpvicus to the trial. trip at — t4e measured aTo off _the..lllaplin Sands. The result was moat satisfactory, and ttlie.Nil will betaken on trial this day s .- bursatnrday last one of Captain 13Ialtely's 11.5141.1.-Itam ther'el4bast steel guns, Weighing-24 tons, underwent two rOuilTitsf proof at the 'What - rich hutt, with charges of 4')lb - of ptier, and cylinders of 2401 b each. After the second ';oundlir.:Mli.inlay, the proof. master, detected uhissing ';iouai4hioh seemed to be-caused by the,Tasitge of Umis- - esla tAkiigh the butt. On examination it appeared that the' 210111tfyituder had struck on an old shot, which had been fired,icliSoine former proof and had not been extracted, and the Lfiliggit4' had been forced upWards and passed through -the 'lnt. The continuation of the proof was there rare.6' future day. In the meantime the Royal • ;060 ;714 11 '1. i'ient underl2A Ilieexanliattion and repair 'of thl:':?!- 1 was complei ell :on 'Wednesday morning; "' the , i••:; • renewed. The charges were increased to • I COL , tiipl)wilcr atiX.6oolb cylinders, and at the coec`uzion of lrattfrlgilaUdiftg the ,en,;.riaolig t uni„=„tiA tile e! •,, slightest brenii:l4,or strain was (lit, et , ..d in the guns. Many persons intetataffinhe gun were in attendance each day, among whom were Mr Kendall, the Peruvian Consul in London ; Col. Bolognese, an artillery officer in the service of the Peruvian Govern ment.; Capt. Palliser, late 18th Hussars, and others. The company was represented by Capt. Blakely, Mr Campbell, I\lr Vavasseur, and Mr 'Wood: Yesterday theßlakely ordnanc. 7 inch steel gun, made to the order of our own Government for naval purposes, was proved at the batt, with charges of 31.11 b of powder and shot weighing 110Ib each. The gun is rifl4cl with 18 grooves. and weighs 6 tons 2 cwt. The proof was likewise satisfac tory, and the gun was taken in charge by the department of the inspectors of artillery, and will be fitted as a ship's gun for service. We have been furnished with the following interesting return of the steaming capabilities of some of the vessels in the Channel fleet, as ascertained on two recent occasions: —On the 27th August, in a trial of two hours, under full boiler power, the results were as follows :—The Prince Con sort gained on the Hector 3,200 yards, on the Defence 3,880 yards, and on the Enterprise 5,300 yards. The Research was not tested on this trial. On Sept. 20 trials took place with half boiler power, of three hours' duration, with the following results, the Research and Black Prince being included in this trial :—The Black Prince gained on the Prince Consort 6,974 yards, the Prince Consort gained on the Hector 6,475 yards, on the Defence 3,300 yards, on the Research 19,614 yards, and on the Enterprise 19,825 yards. As the speed of the slowest ship in a fleet must become the speed of the entire fleet in all combined offensive and defensive operations, vessels like the Research and En terprise would appear to be misplaced when occupying posi tions as component parts of a British fleet in the Channel. An almost universal feeling is entertained by naval officers that for all purposes of warfare a slow vessel is worse than useless, as her career can only end in capture by theinemy. The paddlewheel steamsloop Gladiator, 6, Capt. Francis Shortt, from Madeira, arrived in the Sound on Wednes day morning. She left Plymouth on June 21 for Madeira, and arrived there on the 29th. On July 26 she took chargo of the sailing transport Wanboojeeg, which had been towed. to Madeira by the paddlewheel steamvessel Bulldog. The Gladiator arrived with her at Sierra Leone on July 18, coaled there, and left on the 20th for Cape Coast Castle. The Wanboojeeg then embarked parts of the Ist and 2d West Indian Regiments, and left Cape Coast Castle in charge of the Gladiator on July 30, and was towed to lat 18 S. long 017 E, and on August 6 proceeded to Barbadoas. The Gladiator returned to Cape Coast Castle, and on the Bth embarked a part of the 4th West India Regiment, with which she sailed on the 9th for Lagos. On the 12th she disembarked them into the Investigator, 2. The Gladiator then embarked a detachment of the 3d West India Regi ment, and proceeded to Palma. There she took on board another detachment of the 3d, with whom she left on tho 20th, and she arrived on the 30th at Sierra Leone. She then embarked 75 men of the 3d West India Regiment, and the crew of the Spanish slave vessel America, captured by the Arid in the Mozambiqo Channel, and proceeded to Gambia. She disembarked her detachment of the 3d West India Regiment there, and sailed on the 4th of September, with the slaver's crew, to Teneriffe. She left on the 13th for Madeira, arrived there on the 16th, and left on the 20th for England. The Gladiator has experienced light easterly winds on the homeward passage. She brings as passengers from Lagos EnsignM'Callagh and a soldier belonging to the 3d West India Regiment, and from Madeira 22 naval in valids. Having same slight injuries in her coal bunkers, she will probably be sent to Seyham for repair. The West Coast squadron were stationed at intervals of 15 miles up and down the coast. The Russian storeship Gailiack sailed from Plymouth on Monday for the River Amoor. The screw steam corvette Brisk, 16, Capt. Charles W. Hope, left Plymouth on Tuesday for Australia and Not Zealand. The Channel squadron is expected at Plymouth towards the close of October or in the beginning of November. Several hired mechanics and others working in the Devonport dockyard will shortly be discharged, to reduce the expenditure. The following appointments were made on Wednesday at the Admiralty : —Lieut. H. A. Clavering to command the Sharpshooter, commissioned—Lieut, W. T. W. Hambly to the Orontes—and John Bruce (b.), chief engineer, to the Cumberland, fur the Star. The following appointments were male yesterday at the Admiralty :—Lieut. F. W. Hallowes to command the Nimble, commissioned in a separate command—Lieut. R. M. Sperling, Lieut O. IL Parker, and Lieut. E. G. Bourke to the Rattlesnake—Lieut. J. E. Stokes to the Euryalus ; Lieut. G. N, Smallpiece and Lieut. R. T. Clarke to the Hector—Sab•Lieut. F. Romilly to the Racoon—Sab- Lieut. A. H. Duthie, Sub-Lieut. W. Neilson, and Sub- Lieut, R. B. Wilkinson to the. Rattlesnake—Sub-Lieut. A. R. Cooper to the Sharpshooter —J. Southwick, second master to the Sharpshooter; W. L. Ilartison, maeter's -9918t, to the Sharpshooter—W. Lovely. assist.-paymaster, to the Cumberland—A. P. Cox, assist.-paymaster, in charge ro the Sharpshooter—G. C. E. A. 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