The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-14 00:00:00

ROAYL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. Last Week but Two. . Extra Eight. , _ Last Night of Le Prophete: THIS EVENING (THURSDAY), July the 14th, will be Performed, positively for the last time this season, Meyer beer's Grand Opera, in four acts, LE PROPHETS. Fides, Madame Didiee ; Bertha, Madame Eudersdorff ; Count Ober thal, Signor ; Zaccaria, Signor Cappoiai ; Math Jean I Ben, i g nor Polonini ; Giona, Signor Neri-Baraldi ; and ot eyden, Signor Tamberlik. Conductor, Mr. Costa. Te Grand Skating Sene and incidental DlMUSSerrtent will v b.") supported ti by Scene and incidental DlVP.rtlssemeflt will supported by Md le. Salvoni, Adlle. Carmine, Mdlle. Navarre, and M. Desplaces. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre bta Is, 10s. 6d., 78., and ss. ; amphitheatie, 2s. 6d. 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Ministers have evidently, after all, hit upon the right policy to seeure to themselves the retention of c fs z e by insane of the approbation pronounced upon their conduct—not certainly by the members of the House of Commons in Debate, but by the majority of the votes of those members upon a Division. It is true, no doubt, that the Ministerial reprobated by a ll except policy has been sternly Ministers themselves. Ands n importe!—Th e yer . diet pronounced, after all that has been said and done in that way, was unmistakably in their favour. " The House," as Mr, BRIGHT has now so v ery caustically and emphatically remarked, " did not come to a vote of censure, but it did unani mously, or at least with a general consent," adds the hon. member for Birmingham, " it did with a general consent that I have never seen approachel in a similar case, condemn the irritating and offensive policy of the Foreign- OCze Not one instant's doubt about that, we take it! But —even when Ministers have granted as mu'2'n (as they can very wail effird to do with an air of delightful self-possession)—what then ? There is the triumphant result of the division ! The 313 a s opposed to the 293 ! The clear majority of Rghteen—under the circumstances really and i a swing i ng majority I truly Approved upon so large a division, by so really consider ably a nv i ar ity• as that same cl e ar ma jority of Eghteen, in a house ( count i ng the four tellers and the Speaker) of 613— Ministers can, just as jauntily as they please, sweep out of conside ration, not mere ly the disapprobation expre sse d i n their regard by the Opposition !—for that came to them, we may be sure, as a mere matter of course —but the firm and .unboreprovai6ing disapproval of the Miniaterial policy exp r essed .r during the late debate by stern patriots like the right hon. mem ber for Stroud, like the hon, gentleman the member for Stockport, like the hon. and learned gentleman the member for Sheffield, and other out s Peaking, but in-voting chiefs among the Liberal Independents. What matters it to Ministers how adverse the " opinions" expressed in regard to their foreign policy, so long as the persons so condemning that policy suppor t it vigorously and energetically by their "votes" ? No—upon second thoughts, upon calm c onsideration, upon deliberate reflection— Ministers are clearly enough proved, by the result, to have been " wise in their generation"—in carsy lug on the business of the nation precisely in the very way in which they have been carrying it on. And that chosen path may—that selected policy ? Don't we all know it by heart by this time ? This foreign policy that the House of Commons pronounces to be so odious and so intolerable, and yet accepts and endorses, so to speak, upon the division list! What does it not include as among its distinctive characteristics? No one can find it very much of a difficulty to enumerate at least a few among the more salient and more con spicuous of those characteristics. For it is wholly undeniable, it is universally admitted, it is perfectly legible, in fact, upon the blue books —that it includes, among other charming peculi arities, the following :—The repeated encourage • meat of the hopes of Denmark that England would afford her material assistance, under certain dire contingencies, and then, when those contingencies actually did arise, the leaving Denmark in the lurch after all ! The throwing out again and again of the most alarming threats against Germany as to what England would feel constrained to do under such and such circumstances, and then, when those circumstances actually did come to pass, nocketting the threats, eating the big words, and meekly backing out of it ! Those were the two principal horns of the dilemma upon which the Ministerial policy may be said to have been impaled and held up to the scornful gaze of Christendom—" wkich," as Mrs. GAMP might say, in the words of the convivial chorus, nobody can deny !" B at—beside these, beyond these peculiarities, glaringly conspicuous upon "the head and front" of the ministerial " offending" in ~ he matter of its Foreign Policy, there were others quite as readily distinguishable, and in a great measure what we might designate " ail of a piece !" There was the elaborate preparation—with the brz..nd of inevitable failure upon it from the very commencement—the elaborate and ostentatious preparation ,by England, at the instance of Minis ters, here in London, of the abortive Conference ! As there had previously been the unnecessarily discourteous rejection, by England, or at least in the name of England, on behalf of Ministers, by Earl RUSSELL as Foreign Secretary—the unpro vokedly discourteous, not to say wantonly im pertinent rejection (by Earl Russell as the mouthpiece of our Government) of the French EMPEROR'S proposition of an European Congress. Sweeping aside 411 other peculiarities, there were at least those four very unpleasantly conspicuous peculiarities indelibly stamped upon the Foreign Policy of her MAJESTY'S Ministers! Yet— looking at the decision of the House of Commons —who shall say that it was not a wise policy for Ministers to have selected, or rather to have fabricated? it may be a noLorious failure in itself. it is admitted by Ministers, indeed, to be a note torions failure. But—what matters that ?—seeing that the House of Commons is ready to accept it, is eager to approve it, is prepared deliberately to support Ministers, in spite of this their Failure of a Foreign Policy by a victorious majority of Eighteen The English people generally pride themselves on their power of self-discipline. We aro not ac customed in this metropolis to see public order maintained by the bayonet, or to entrust the guar dianship of our streets in times of peace to armed men. Foreigners unfamiliar with our ways express extreme astonishment when they firstmingle among an English crowd, en the day of some grand festival, at the immense bodies of people who are kept in order by a limited number of quiet blue coated offi. ciale. We have always been proud of a liberty which few continental nations would know how to use if they had it, and our authorities know they may generally trust with perfect safety to the good sense, good temper, and fair play of an English mob. Very recently, however, there has been an unhappy exception to this order of things, which is the more to be regretted, as an enterprising and talented gentleman, whose exertions have long been known to the public, underwent great risk and annoyance, as well as heavy personal loss, and his valuable property was entirely destroyed, It ap pears from his own account of the disaster, which is corroborated by an eye-witness, that Ir. COX WELL, the well-known balloonist, was engaged to attend with his balloon at a grand fete of the Form. ters, held at Leicester on Monday last. The gathering was a very large one, the num. berg present being estimated at 5U,000, and great preparations had been made for it, fifteen acres of ground having been temporarily enclosed on the racecourse. The principle of leav ing the mob to control themselves was, however, carried on this occasion to a most imprudent ex tent, if it be true, as Mr. COXWELL heard it stated that only eight policemen were engaged to main tain order and protect property in a mob of 5,000 persons. This number was quite insufficient to defeat the machinations of pickpockets, and, as the event unhappily proved, it was totally inadequate to the necessities of the occasion. Mr. COXWELL, whose name has been so often associated with Mr. GLAISIIER in his recent scientific explorations, and who is among the foremost of our aeronauts, prepared for the ascent of his balloon, which was unfortunately his newest and largest, together with the car used by himself and Mr. GLAISHER in the scientific ascents. The beginning of the confusion was, that some person, from what motive it is diffi cult to say, gave it out that it was not Mrs COX WELL'S best balloon whose ascent they were about to witness, but a small one. Of course the crowd could not ascertain the fact from inspection, but an angry feeling manifested itself, and very soon a body of persons broke into the enclosure made for the protection and inflation of the balloon. It Was in vain for Mr. COXWELL to entreat the crowd to g i v e him more spaaa, and for several persons to second his efforts and endeavour to clear the ground, the hoarding having been broken down. ph e mob pressed on, and whin at last the balloon was taken out, being necessarily removed into an open space before the ascent was possible, " a sea of clamouring spectators" pressed around it, a ll angrily vociferating for an immediate ascent, and refusing to hear or to believe that their pressure was the obstacle. A certain number of tickets for the ascent had been sold, and the holders of these tickets soon made matters worse by getting into the car in so unceremonious a fashion that all opera tions were stopped. One man, who thus himself was hindering the ascent, excited the mob, and made them believe that the aeronaut was unwilling to make the ascent. This offers no excuse to the people, since they had no reason to suppose a gen ( tleman of Mr. COXWELL'S proved experience and ability should hesitate to make an ascent which to him was no unusual experiment. But the crowd pushed on, until the network was broken and the car damaged in several places, a battle being thrown into the balloon itself. Mr. COXWELL now threatened to let out the gas unless a ring was made, being fearful for the lives of the passengers. The end of the matter was that the aeronaut had to let off the gas, when the mob immediately attacked the balloon, which they entirely destroyed, finally burning it and carrylug the remains through the streets. Mr. COXWELL narrowly escaped with his life, and a bystander who attempted to protect him was knocked down three times. He contrived to take refuge in a neighbouring house, but had it not been for the efforts of a sergeant of police and one or two by etanders, he would scarcely have :es Cued it alive. If this is to be a specimen of English merrymaking, uncontrolled by lac - , the sooner we adopt the con tinental system of gendarmerie the better ; but we certainly accept it as a most exceptional case, although, in any case, it is a national disgrace. Out of 50,000 English men and women how is it that none attempted to interfere and preserve order ? Were there not in that assemblage a sufficient num ber of straightforward English working men to make some interposition on Mr COXWELL'S behalf, and, in the absence of the police, play the part cf guardians of law and order ? The Foresters' fete at Birmingham last year was unfortunately sig nalised by the death of the poor female acrobat ; but for that accident the company were not, of course, responsible, though considerable heartlessness was shown in keeping up the sports. But the Foresters' fete at Leicester has a notoriety of its own, and it has succeeded in making all respectable English. men ashamed of the conduct of their countrymen. Mr. COXWELL'S new and expensive balloon has been entirely destroyed, and he has himself been subjected to insult and rough usage because there were not a sufficient number of respectable persons among the 50,000 present to exert themselves in favour of the common decencies of public assemblies. It is conduct like this which justifies those who re fuse to recognise the rights of the people, and exclude them from places of beauty and instruction. Certainly, if our working classes can show no more sense of what is due to science and skill than a sense less demolition of what they do not understand, men of intelligence and learning had better take care for the future to keep themselves and their property out of their reach. Lord SHAFTESBURY is always distinguished for his zeal in the cause of the oppressed and injured, and certainly he has ample reason for complaint in the occurrences of the war now raging between the Danes and Germans. There is constantly some thing octurring of an almost unprecedented charac ter in the way of barbarity, and the general conduct of the invaders is quite at variance with the recog. nixed principles of civilised nations. His lordship, the other evening, asked Earl RUSSELL whether there was any further information regarding a re port that he had before alluded to, to the effect that the Prussians had massacred some Swedes who were lying on the ground after the battle of Drippel. Lord RUSSELL endeavoured to justify the conduct of the accused soldiery, and made a long explanaa tion. He said that the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Prussia had stated that there was exaggeration in the number of Swedes that were said to be in the Danish Army, and thus the report alluded to was false. This is generally the way in which it is sought to extricate those who deserve censure from the coussoineuces of their actions to make the worse appear the better cause. It was not so much the matter whether or not the exact number stated were slain as the principle of the thing. It is not to be eznected, of course, that the Prussian Minister should give a very cerree,t or impartial . account of the affair, and Earl Itussaan had better have endeavoured to obtain his information from other sources than from a quarter where prejudice would prevail. Lord SHAFTESBURY, however, is not one to be deterred from his purpose by the empty and insufficient excuses of Ministerial platitudes. Ho returned to the charge, and read a letter which proved the truth of his former statement, that Swedish soldiers were fired at after the engage ment. This document stated that a lieute nant was serving in the Danish army, and when the Duppcl forts were taken, he was defending the retreat of a part of the army, when, being wounded, he fainted. On his recovery he found that he was lying on the ground amid wounded and dead men, and some Prussian soldiers were standing a little distance aft He rose up a little to look around, end on being seen these inhuman me❑ fired at him from a very short distance, and left him for dead. OTTO MORDENFALU had the presence of mind to keep quiet, and was fortunately unharmed by the bullets, although they passed near enough to go through his cloak and coat. He afterwards met a friend, who assisted him to escape under a close pursuit. The writer of this letter states that he has heard many instances of the cruelty of the Prussian troops from his brother, and the harsh manner in which they comport themselves towards the country people. Admiral DAcßns very properly animad verts upon the extraoadinary conduct of the Prussians, and says that he has " yet to learn that firing on wounded men, whatever colours they may fight under, is justifiable." Such conduct outrages all our notions of propriety, and stamps a lasting disgrace on the reputation of the German armies. There cannot be the least foundation for any boast they may make as to their skill in fighting in these campaigns, because with such numerical superiority they have all the game in their own hands. The only merit that could attach itself to those com pelled to obey orders and injure the country of a brave nation, would be the fact of their displaying moderation in the carrying out of their designs. Instead of this we hear everywhere the same report that nothing can exceed the cruelty and want of good feeling displayed by the Prussian troops. Nothing can excuse or explain away such conduct ; it is perfectly uncalled for, and it exhibits a bar barity and a contempt for the laws of civilisation that are alike astounding and irritating to witness, Lord DERBY, in speaking on the subject in the Houso of Lords the other day, observed that he regretted to see that the Prussian army had not improved in tone since the time when their cruelty gave so much offence to the Duke of WELLING TON. It is quite fallacious for the Germans to fancy that all this excitement now existing in :England will blow over, and that when they have ravaged a weak State, and plundered an un happy people, they will be able to resume their place in the general estimation of Europe. Loss of cha racter is an irretrievable deprivation, and not in this generation can Prussia ever be regarded in the same light by those who admire the principles of justice and adhere to the law of liberty. Earl RUSSELL made another of his ridiculous remarks when he replied, in answer to Lord SHAFTESBURY'S state ment, that the Prussian Government bad no desire to mitigate the horrors of war, that he did not think that it was intended to carry the order of the day alluded to into effect. The noble Lord said that he had reason. to believe that it would not be put in force. He did not purticularise, but there is no doubt that his reasons were as invalid as his gene• ral statements on such subjects. Why should Prince CHARLES FREDERICK issue the order in question if it was to be null and veil. It is not usual for such things to occur, and all that has appeared in reports and accounts goes far to verify the belief that the order is now being vigorously observed and acted upon in the spirit and the letter. It decrees that any foreigner made prisoner in the Danish ranks, who is unable to prove his nation.. ality or to certify that he is enrolled in the Danish army, is to be dealt with as a brigand, brought before court-martial, and, when convicted, " duly shot." This is not the way in which to conduct a war so as to secure the respect of the looli•ers on and to entitle the belligerents to lay claim to rank among civilised nations. On the contrary, it would seem that Prussia hod resolved to bs independent of all recognised principles of the courtesies of war, and to be determined to ezhibit indifference to the opinion of all competent judges, and the esteem of sight-minded persons. Mr, Charles Kean in Australia, (Prom the Melbourne Aye of May 2.) The farewell night of the Keane is one that must long live in the recollections of the drama loving population of Melbourne. To say that the Hay market Theatre was crowded is but to give a faint notion of the reality. It wes crammed, and huma nity packed wherever standing room and a glimpse of the stage could be found. The disappointed crowds that were turned away from every door would have filled the theatre two or three times over. In the dress circle, the spacious passage be hind the boxes was crowded like a pit entry on boxing night, and Ministers and men of senatorial rank were happy on the occasion to have tha privilege to stand side by side with the most plebeian admirer of the great artists who were now going to give " a taste of their quality" for the last time on our stage. His Excellency the Governor, Lady Darling, and family, attended by Captain Tyler, aide-de-camp, and Mr Ward, private secretary, occupied the vice-regal box. The recep tion of his Excellency on entering the crowded theatre was most hearty. The play was " Richard the Second," again most splendidly performed. The applause of that brilliant house, and the critical concurrence everywhere uttered, confirmed the opinion we ventured after the first production of the play—that the Richard of Mr Kean and the Queen of Mrs Kean, aro second to no dramatic effort ever witnessed on our stage. The splendid acting of the tOurth act, and the heart-rending grief to which Mrs Kean gave utterance in the parting scene brought down not merely thunders of applause, but excited emotion not often manifested by spectators in these undemonstrative days. On the fell of the i curtain, Mr. and Mrs. Kean, in responding to a call, received a greeting that could hardly have been surpassed by any compliment in kind ever paid to them in the course of their artistic career. Mr. Kean a second time came forwarl, and when the applause was hushed spoke a follows ; "Ladies and gentlemen,—Painful as it is at all times to bid farewell to friends, hoer much more painful must it be to Mrs. Kean and myself on the present occasion when, in all human probability, we shall never again visit this portion of the globe. In a few days we shall Leave the snores of Victoria never to return, bat we shall have the satisfaction of carrying away with us not only the more substantial proofs of your favour, but also the grateful remem brance of the kindness and hospitality that we have received during cur sojourn amongst you. (Cheers.) In years to some when far away, should our lives be spared, my wife and I will find trus enjoyment in the contemplation of the wonders which we have witnessed in this new world, and shall anxiously watch the progress and increasing prosperity of this extraordinary country—a country wherein we have seen so much to instruct, surprise, and interest us. We shall recall to mind with peculiar gratification the fact of having given utterance to the language of Shakspere sixteen thousand miles from home, in a populous city, built upon a spot which, 30 years ago, was a lonely wilderness. (Cheers.) Allow me to take this opportunity of stating hog; fortunate I consider myself in having been a sociated in busi ness during our Australian tour with so upright, truthful, and honourablea man as your old favourite Mr. George Coppin. (Loud and prolonged cheering.) Although this night corciudes our theatrical engagement in Melbourne, we have been induced, at the request of many persons, to devote two evenings, previous to our departure, to readings from Shakspere and other poets; and I have now the honour to announce to you that these readings will take place at the Mechanics' Institute on Wednesday and Thursday week, the 11th and 12th of May. Then, ladies and gentlemen, I may say, in the words of our great national poet— 4 ' Whether we shall meet again I know not, Therefore an everlasting farewell take." In passing, we may note that, in the exquisite elocution, the point, the fine intonation, and the gentlemanly grace of manner of which Mr. Kean spoke thece few words, there was as fine a piece of art as any speech he ever uttered, or passion ex pressed as an actor. There were loud and genera! calls for Mr. Coppin, but that gentleman, it ap peared, had left the theatre, The exquisite comedy, now so familiar to us all, now, alas, to be seen no more, of Air. and Mrs. Oakley, in " The Jealous Wife," concluded the brilliant performance of the Kean engagemant. As the curtain fell for the last time, the words of Prospero, but with a sorrowing accent, rushed upon the memory : " Our revels now are ended : these our actors, As I foretold you, were all spirits, and Are melted into air, into thin air : And, like the baseless fabric of this vision, The cloud-capp'd towers, the gorgeous palaces, The solemn temples, the great globe itself, Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve ; And, like this insubstantial pageant faded, Leave not a rack behind," May we not appropriately, and with a cordial echo of the public sentiment, cite a good wish for our departing visitors on their return home, from the same beautiful poetry .. Calm seas, auspicious gales, Aud sail so expeditious that shall catch Your royal fleet far off;" * Bo free, and fare thou veil T." TEM RAPPAHANNOCK.—A. letter from Calais states that the Confederate vessel the Rappahannock, at present in that port, lately had a judgment pronounced against her by the Chamber of Commerce of Boulogne, for commercial debts of the captain. It appears that when the huissier charged to affix tho notice of sale made his appear ance on board the vessel, the captain warned him off with out delay, as no such errand should be performed there. The huissier had nothing else to do but retire and draw up a proces-vertal of the circumstance. MR. b. H. HAYES, 2D LIFE GUARDS, in a letter to the Mornmg Post, says :—" Finding that the story which I relate below has gained greater publicity in London than I should ever have imagined, I should feel much obliged if you would allow my version of it to appear in your columns. On Monday nght, July 4, I was return ing from Maidenhead to Windsor on horseback. When about half-way I was met by two rough-looking men (on horseback only), who asked me what time it was. I answered that, not having my watch, I could not tell them. They then said, 'Oh yes, you have, and we want it. Upon this, see ing that they were bent on mischief, and being utterly unarmed (not even a riding-whip in my hand), I put my horse to his best pace, dashed through their comrades on foot (four in number, an d arme d w ith pistols an d sticks ) , and kept straight a l ong th e high road , and t wo mounted men following me, full gallop. We went, I suppose, two miles in this way, during which time they twice came alongside me but failed in stopping my horse, notwithstanding they en d eavo ured so to do, w h en I suddenly viewed a public-house, with several men standing balm it. I immediately pulled up, and all owe d my pursuers to pass on. I here obtained a heavy sti c k in hopes of meeting my frien ds again, and arrived in bar racks in due course—to find that the two rough-looking men were two of my brother officers and their comrades, four others. Their intention, they told me afterwards, was to pull me off ray horse, and regularly act the highwayman. This, as will be seen, however, they failed in doing. In conclusion, I can only say that I do not publish this in any spirit of animosity, as, I rjoice to say, I am on the very best terms with all my brother officers; but think it only fair, as I hear the story told in all sorts of different ways, that there should be are autheutle accouut given." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. [EEIITER.'S TELEGRAMS.] ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE KEARSARGE AND THE FLORIDA, ---• , 0 , - SOUTHAMPTON, 7uLT 14. The steamer Wonder, arrived this morning from the Channel Islands, reports that the steamers Kearsarge and Florida had an engagement off Jersey yesterday, in which the Kearsarge was disabled and put into Gorey. The Florida was brought up off Gorey waiting to renew the engage.. runt. :7 !In SUIN,•77LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING - , JULY 14, 1864 A MERICA. ,Per the North America, via Greencastle, July 13,) NEW YORK, JULY 1. There is no news from either of the armies. Grant has made no further attempt to turn the Confederate position at Petersburg since his defeat on the 22d. The term of service of many of his veteran regi ments expires from day to day, and the soldiers exhibit no disposition to reenter the ranks. The Administration journals insist that he must be heavily reinforced before ho again ventures to advance. Much anxiety is felt for the safety of Sherman. Many of his supply trains have been captured, and the Confederate force in hie rear is steadily aug menting. Sherman's loss during his present campaign is estimated at nearly 20,000 men. Secretary Chase has resigned, and Mr. Lincoln has nominated as his successor ex-Governor Todd, of Ohio, who having declined the appointment, Senator Fessenden, of Maine, was appointed, and confirmed by the Senate. Gold opened at 250, rose to 282, but declined to 260 on Mr. Fc-ssenden's confirmation, and to 230 on the repeal of the Gold Bill by the Senate. NEW YORK, JULY 2 (Morning). Wilson's cavalry has destroyed 20 miles of the Danville Railroad. On their return on Monday night (27th ult.) they were intercepted by the Con federates at Beam's Station on the Weldon and Petersburg Railroad. Wilson fought all night and the following morning, but was unable to push his way through. Meade sent the 6th Corps, with a division of the 2d Corps, to the assistance of Wilson. On Tuesday the Confederates were moving in the direction of the rear of Grant's left. The Bavaria had arrived out. SPAIN. MADRID, JULY 13. The Madrid Liberal papers, commenting upon the journey of the King to France, say that the object of this journey is to preserve the alliance with that country. The clerical papers are much opposed to this journey. DDNRIARK. COPENHAGEN, JULY 13, 4.39 P.m, Colonel Haufmann, of the Danish Army, pro ceeded yesterday to the Prussian headquarters, it is supposed, for the purpose of negotiating a short suspension of hostilities. A Danish Cabinet courier has left for Berlin. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JULY 14. The Mini6terial Provinzial Correspondenz of to• day, referring to the recent change in the Danish Ministry, sass " It appears certain that this change is intended to preserve Denmark from further losses by at last entering upon a path leading to peace. It may be presumed that the German Powers will meet any earnestly meant peace policy of the Danish Govern ment by every means in their power. But peace is no longer to be obtained by Denmark except by her giving up the whole of Schleswig-Holstein and and recognising its independence. An armistice can also only be agreed to when an acceptable basis for peace negotiations has been offered." RUSSI A. ST. PETERSBURG, JULY 13 (Evening). In conformity with an Imperial order received by telegraph, the statutes of the " Societe Generale du Credit Fancier et Industriel" have been sub mitted for consideration to the Council of State, from which a decision favourable to the society is expected. SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 14. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam. ship Ellora, with the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 114 passengers, £136 in specie, and 119 packages of general cargo. Her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Meanee,Liffey, Royal Oak, Magicienne, Pelican, and Psyche were at Malta; and the Procris and R c dpole at Gib. raltar. Gibraltar exchange on London 90 Clays, 507 ; on Paris, 5.31 to 32 ; on Marseilles, 5.32; Genoa, 5'33; Madrid, 8 days, par. Freights unchanged. 1........,.. V0..4 PRANCE. BOURSE, July 13.—The market maintains its firmness. Threes, for the Account, are unvaried at 66t. 30c. Mobilier .have advanced to I,olBf. 76 c . Railway Shares rather in demand, and some of the lines show higher quotations. The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cent 5....... 94 25 Italian L0an...... 63 40 Do. end month.... Do. end month.. ~, 68 45 3 per Cents ...... 66 66 25 Ditto Threes,.... . Do. end month.... 40 New Mexican Credit Mobilier.... 1020 Russian ..... e• Do. end m0nth.... 1022 50 Austrian ....... — 0 Bank Shares ...... 3435 Spanish Threes.... .. 4 8 4 • H,..°ereD Credit ßouia : o . n . .. r . .. .. :123a 4 0 D P re debt .... "5 .. BAIL WATB. ........ """' Cash. Account. 0 875 875 60 980 898 7 5 .. 900 -- Orleaw ....... Northern .. t . Lyons and Hedittir•an,an New ditto Southern Western Eastern • .......... • . Sardinian .......... Austrian .............. Lombard .............. North of Spain ........ Saragossa .............. Ditto to Barcelona .... co: 65 — s° 610 510 475 .. 473 75 355 353 75 401 25 402 50 537 60 .. 535 435 .. 435 527 50 .. 5 0 247 50 .. 255 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton July 19. via Alarseillea July 13. Brazil and Cape Yards, by British packet Aug. 4. Cape of Good Hope, ABCCIIBIOII, and St. Helena July 29. (lina, Penang, and Singapore, via Seuthampton July 19. via Marseilles July 14. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .. July 12. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton July 29, via Marseilles July 14. India (Bombay), via Southampton July via Marseilles ........ July 18. Portugal.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton...... July —.— via Marseilles ........ July 14. Newfoundland .. July 20. Oporto and Vigo ............... U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... July 14. by U.S. pack t... July 16. • All parts of West Indies, including Chili, I - Peru, by C anadian packet. I July 14 California. and British , Columbia. ........... THE CONFEDERATE \ ESSELGENERAL LEE.—A Cherbourg newspaper says that the Confedirate vessel General Lee has received orders to be in the Channel by Friday next, SOUTH KENSINGTON. Last night their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin cess of Wales wore entertained by the Duke of Buccleuch, as President of the Horticultural Society, at one of those beautiful conservatory soirees which attracted such deserved admiration when the first was given a few weeks ago. Great pains were taken on this occasion to make the gar dens look as beautiful as circumstances would allow, and it is only fair to say that, night favouring the delusion, they were made to wear an aspect which was really strikingly effective. The new orchard houses were just sufficiently lit to show the perfection to which the fruit trees have been brought in a short time in these most attractive new entrances. The arcades, as ornaments to the grounds, which they have now really become, were fully illuminated, and though there was less of horticul ture in the nay of little nooks of flowers and ferns such as were so conspicuously beautiful on the last occasion, still they were amply decorated with vases, and statues, and the remains of the show of flower-holders, which enabled some handsome ranges of ornaments to be exhibited. The little band houses in the grounds, the promenade in front the conservatory, and the first row of terraces were well lighted, and, if it is fair to say so, it only required the addi tion of coloured lamps to bring forcibly to mind the later of that once famous "royal property" which is now being built upon at Vauxhall. 'With the conservatory, which, as the reception room of the evening, was made the great centre of decoration and attraction, it was impossible for the most fastidious to find fault. The decorations were, of course, only flowers hang ing in massive wreaths and tendrils covered with bloom from baskets suspended from the middle of the light arches of the building, and made to fill up with a continuous line of flower and foliage the side galleries which overlooked the central hall. It is almost heatless to say that none of these were artificial, but were simply tr u e best specimens which the grounds in Chiswick could afford of splendid flowers pressed into temporary sr4vice on this occasion to aid the effect of the fine stape.ard plants which make this conserve•• tory one of the prre'ctiest and best kept, certainly in London, if not in Eneand. Every part of this conservatory was bril liantly liglated up, though not fully till the royal visitors arrived, when the jets, minute in size, but in such numbers as to shed more than the light of day, were turned on fully, and brought out in the most glowing beauty every detail of the variegated foliage and flowers which filled the building. All visitors honoured with invitations were requested to be in their places before half-past 10, the hour at which it was stated their Royal Highnesses would arrive. The Prince and Princess, however, did not come till after 11, by which time every part of the conservatory was filled with one of the most distinguished assemblages which even South Kensington has ever drawn together. Their Royal Highnesses were received at the entrance by the Duke of Buceleuch, Earl Granville, Sir W. Dilke, Mr Cole, &c. The Royal visitors proceeded at once into the conservatory, the Duke of Buccleuch conducting the Prin cess, followed by the Prince with the Duchess of Bueeleuch. All the Royal party were in plain evening costume, her Royal Highness wearing half mourning, with a very simple wreath of flowers in her hair—just, in fact, in such a dress as the most popular of her likenesses have made us familiar with, No stay was made in the conservatory on their arrival, and the party simply passed through, amid the pro found reverences of the visitors, to partake of refreshment in the gallery, where an extemporised salle- 11. manger had been fitted up and beautifully decorated with flowers for the occas on. At 12 o'clock the Royal guests returned, and passed dew's, the arcades, where the Princess made a care ful inspection of the flower vases and porcelain flower holders sent by Mr Minton, and went regularly through the best of the, collection which had been exhibited on that day. Re turning to the conservatory, their Royal Highnesses passed down the centre walk to a teat, where they witnessed an illumination by means of Bengal lights of the little cascade which flows from under the base of the Prince Consort's Memorial. The effect of this was pretty for its diminutive size, but it would be absurd to give the feeble attempt higher praise. It was impossible for many present to avoid remem bering that the last cascade which the Prince of 'Wales saw illuminated was Niagara, when the Canadians went to such an enormous cost, and laid their plans so well, that for the first time man's agency did succeed in influencing the ma jesty of that eternal catraet, and lit it up till it came thun dering down like an avalanche of fire. The attempt of last night suggested no comparison, of course, though it did suggest to many that the Horticultural Society might have been more happy in their efforts to astonish their Royal visitors—might have shown them flowers, for instance. The illumination of the cascade over, their Royal High nesses returned to the conservatory, in the locality of which they beheld something which it is really difficult to witness elsewhere. The Prince and Princess quitted the grounds at about 1 o'clock, but notwithstanding the etiquette usual on such occasions, very many of the visitors had taken their departure previously. The Murder on the North London Railway. The excitement created by this murder is growing daily more and more intense. The railway company has offered £lOO reward for the capture of the murderers, in addition to the £2OO offered by the Government and Messrs Robartes, Lubbock, and Co. Fresh bills were circulated yesterday giving a description of the person who changed the chain belonging to the late Mr Briggs, and also of the chain and signet ring which he took away with him. The police believe that the man is already known to them, and they ere fol lowing him up with great perseverance. The man is described in the police bill as being about 30 years old, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, with a sallow complexion and thin features. He is a foreigner, and is supposed to be a German, but speaks good English. He wore a black frock coat and waistcoat, dark trousers, and a black hat. The chain which he carried away is a square oval, secret link, gold Albert, with a knot pattern twisted key, and a swivel seal. The ring is a plain gold signet ring with an oblong white cornelian stone, bearing an engraved head, The following is the history of the discovery of the chain —On Monday morning about 10, a gentlemanly looking foreigner, apparently a German or Swiss, entered the shop of Mr Death, jeweller, 55, Cheapside, and asked to be shown some gold Albert chains. Mr Death's brother showed him several, and he at last picked out one of the value of £3lss, w hich he seemed to fancy. At the same time he took appa rently from his waistcoat pocket a chain, and asked Mr Death what he would give him for it, Mr Death examined it, and found it to be anade of 15 carat gold. He put it in the scales and weighed it, and told the man that its value was £3 10s. The man then said he would take in exchange a chain of the same cost. Mr Death took one from the win dow, which was worth £3 55., and showed it to the man, who said that it would suit him very well, asking what he could have to make up the other ss. Mr Death showed him several second-hand signet rings, from among which he selected the one already described, and tried it on his finger, leaving it there. The chain was packed in a paper box and delivered to him, and he quitted the shop imme diately afterwards, At the time the man called upon him Mr Death had heard nothing of the murder, but on subse quently reading the description of the missing chain in the newspapers he was particularly struck by its closely coin ciding with that of the (Alain he had taken is exchange, the circumstances of the missing hook confirming his:suspicions. Ile immediately communicated with the authorities at Great Scotland-yard and at Bow lane Police-station, and Inspector Kerressey at once proceeded to Cheapside and took possession of the chain. He then took it to the daughter of the deceased gentleman, who unhesitwiegly identified it as having belonged to her father. Inspector Kerressey immediately made a report on the subject to Sir Richard Mayne, and exertions aro being made in all directions to discover the person who eetchanged the chain. The police aro confident that they are on his track, and that a very short time will elapse before he is captured. There now appears to be some reason for supposing that a second person, already known to the police, was implicated in the murder. This person is also being closely followed up. Mr T. li. Walker, the manufacturer of the hat found in the catriage, has been interrogated by the police, but he can give no clue whatever to the person to whom it was sold. , The incident of the changing of the chain somewhat com plicates the matter. The man who called on 51r Death may, of course, only be a confederate of the murderer. He seemed perfectly collected in his manner during the transaction, but it was noticed that ho endeavoured to keep his counte• nance concealed from the person who was serving him. No watch was shown by him at the tim e, and from the ease with which he withdrew the cha in from his pockete acit. did not seem to be attached to one. ealsosteh seemed shoppforldau,isy careful to a void appearing as it to he entered from the purchase y when chain the shopman did so, and he ob j ecte of greater u of e the than h honest purposes, moving awl y i left i n exchange. A close ex aminationmagnifying glass i failed to va chain the t onew with h h e a de tect the slightest trace of blo o d upon it, andlrons the dirt u still adhered to the links it did not s c e ai e t rn ed by toh have been eineebnwgashed . The chain and watch must therefore have been wrenched from the person of the de ceased before any blood was shed. The encounter which fol lowed was probably caused by the endeavours of the de ceased to secure the thief. the discovery of the chain also , con s to do away with the somewhat prevalent theory that the outrage was not committed for the sake of plunder. It has been said that the murderer left behind the diamond ring worn by the deceased, but it shouldle remembered that it is no eas y matter to wrench off a well-fitting ring from the finger of a man who struggled for life so bravely as the de ceased gentleman appears to' have done. Again, the fact of exchanging the chain for another, instead of selling it in the usual manner, seems hardly to point to the professional thief, and the ring chosen by the man bears a head of very peculiar character which would render its identifica tion easy. All these circumstances tend to make this ex traordinary case still more mysterious, and a plentiful crap of fresh theories to account for the murder has sprung up, one of which may be mentioned from its singularity—that the outrage was perpetrated by a maniac. A rumour was prevalent yesterday that a foreigner living in Soniers- town had been apprehended on suspicion, but there is not a word of truth in the statement. It is true that Somers -town hes been well watched for the last four or five days, but the same may be gaid of every eistrict in the me , troptllis, ,‘J IGN LIEN (01111 Tat HER MAJESTY, OSBORNE, July 13, His Royal Highness Prince William of Prussia, her Majesty's grandson, arrived at Osborne yes terday, attended by Baroness von Dobeneek and Count Furstenstein. The young prince will remain, for some weeks for the benefit of sea-bathing. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Louis of Hcsse and Princess Helena, attended by Mdlle. de Grancy, rode on horseback. The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterday, attended by Captain Grey: The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive. Their Royal Highnesses went in the evening to the conversazione given by the Dake of Miceleach, at the Royal Horticultural Gardens, South Ken sington. Iu attendance were the Hon. Mrs. Stonor and Captain Grey. The Prince of Wales honoured Mr Evan Thomas by inspecting the memorial of the Prince Consort, now in execution for Tenby. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Capt. Ellis, honoured the Marquis and Mar- chioness of Abercorn with their presence at dinner yes terday evening at Chesterfield-house, Mayfair. There were present, to meet the Royal guests, his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and Countess Apponyi, the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath, the Marquis of Harlington, the Earl and Countess of Dalkeith, the Earl and Countess of Stanhope, Viscount Hamilton, Lord Claude Hamilton, Hon. E. Edgcumbe, Sir E. Landseer, Dr. Quin, and Mr Leslie. The Duke and Duchess of Buecleuch have issued cards for a grand entertainment to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Piincess of Wales at Queensberry•villa, Richmond, on Saturday next. The Right Hon. the Speaker gives his annual dinner to the principal officers of the House of Commons on Wednesday next at his official residence. Address of Polish Priests to the Pope, ROME, July 6. Several Polish priests who have taken part in the revolution have succeeded in passing the Russian frontier and in reaching Rome. The fugitives have been kindly received by the Pope, and allowed to take up their abode in the Convent of the Trinity for Pilgrims. Upon the fete of St. Paul these un fortunate ecclesiastics, some of whom had been con demned to death by the Russian Government, were presented to the Pope, when one of their number, the Abbe Polkewski, read the following address; "Most Holy Father,—We, ecclesiastics of the Polish Church, expelled from our country and hose pitably received by your bounty, present ourselves before your Holiness with tears in our eyes and, et the same time, joy in our hearts. We weep for the ruin of our country, and we rejoice to find ourselves in your presence, who have greeted the children of that unhappy nation and Church with truly pater' nal love. Further, we have every confidence that, by means of your Holiness, mourning will be turned into joy, and the great ruin of Poland converted into prosperity, for whatever is bound on earth shall also be bound in heaven, and whatever is loosed 02 earth shall also be loosed in heaven. So that if yon are with us, who shall be against us ? If you bless Poland, who shall dare to curse her ? Who Will dare to tempt his fate ? "Accept, therefore, most Holy Father, our infinite thanks both for the good you have deigned to do us, and for the far greater benefit you intend to confer upon us and onr nation. Receive in especial the thanks of our faithful people ; receive its prayers and its tears, of which we have been th e witnesses. Receive the fidelity of that nation which recognises your Holiness as its pastor; receive the hope which it has in you alone in this world. Deign to accept all this, most Holy Father, and rejoice over the good which you have alreadyeffected you have saved souls, and rallied around your Dolls ness our Church and our nation, against whom, e s , gainst your Holiness, ports; inferi non pre' valebunt." The Pope replied to this address with a short speech. His Holiness said, " The words cause to e distress in which you have shown to me the grea t danger of the Polish nation. We must persevere in the same sentiments, and pray God to cause the storm to cease. You especially, as priests, should petition the Almighty to give yorl, patience and perseverance, in the belief that lie will avert the misfortunes which now oppress you. kitt/ ° , confidence in Him, and you will not be abandoned. It is believed that this address and reply Wi ll not fail to add to the irritation of the Russian G°' vernment when they arrive at its knowledge. The diplomatic abiility shown by Cardinal Antonelli is cotitidered the only cause why relations have 11 ° t already been broken off. Shocking Accident on the Great Eastern. Railway. Yesterday afternoon a disastrous accident bef el the uptrain which started from Harwich, at 2. 45 ' p.m., on the Great Eastern Railway. This trol l/ is run in connection with the new line of Rotterdl steamers, which ply from Harwich. When it proceeded on its jaurney towards London as far e t; within half a mile of the Bradfield Station, th e engine lurched over and dashed down the steel ) embankment, dragging all the train after it. frightful scene ensued. The stoker was killed e ll the spot, having been crushed by the engine. S io e lay with his hand still grasping the metal lasO d '. of the break. The driver who also stayed at 1)10 post, escaped. The pass engers , i n th e grea t e st eg g a n c itement, got out of the car r ia ges as th e y b es t 0 0 ' 0 who were, injured ; and it s a om e%h t e im lp e ed those before eit was ascertained that, althoor o many had been cut, bruised, and injured, en % very severely, only the stoker had b een killed ° 0 the spot. Mothers and their children, e° l3l wounded, some joyfully discovering those who O ro saved, and all endeavouring to help and to extrica te .d those who were injured, while the -st o k e r 1 " crushed and dead, rendered the scene a harr°, 4 ing one. The benevolent r ec t or of Braco3'o speedily arrived, and, seekin g ou t a ll w h o wer e most hurt, had them s en t to the rectory-11°1°: where they were cared for in the kindest maon e l and their wounds att en d e d to. T he house seelPpif nearly full of maim e d an d bl ee di ng people, an d fe 0 of the sufferer s w ill ever forget the m i n i str atO k /3 0 which they rec e i ve d f rom th e l a di es present, or t ni w , hospitality and welcome so freely accorded th e ; The Passengers, who were able to proceed, after delay of a b out f our h ours , were b roug h t to tow° ti a train which was despatched for the purpose. o f The damage done to the engine and carriage s 0 , the train to which the accident occurred will P li. r bably entail considerable lees on the company. 0 s inspection of the line shortly after the accia s seemed to establish the fact that the permanent scti b t was in too weak a condition to support the Nve l g i f of the train, and that this weakness resulted sii n P o t from the rotten condition of the sleepers, real, h •ot which were broken and the metals torn up. defect was commonly remarked by those pre en o g The violence of tho shock b y w hi ch t h e trail/ , es overturned was such, that the engine and train 11 .0). a fterwards found lying al ong t h e b ase o f the 131 ; o t embankment, having in the fall been turned e lc4 , to completely round, s o th at i t wou ld b e eupPose);ad look at the present position of the train, that it sa d been proceeding from London to Harwich, 11114 of up to London. TUE NEW , T ,.; TO' STEAMBOAT PIER AT WESTI6.- 5 h - c Il —Yeaterdfly morning the new steamboat pier able has been placed at 'Westminster .bridge was open° f f E ;tor° public convenience, in place of the old and ricketty et r ea PP which has served the purpose of a pier for the last fe w - 01; The new pier, access to which is gained by a timber st ,i th a which has been strongly put together at the side " bridge, is very cenveAiey,tly lucked.