The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-03 00:00:00

THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Dan be had Every Evening of G. 11. GLIc,NIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Ilyde-park. LAST SIX NIGHTS of Mr. ALFRED ME LLON'S CONCERTS. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN LAST NIGHT BUT FIVE. Mdlle. C. Patti and Madame Parepa, Md le. Krebs, Mr. Levy, Mr. J. Winterbottom, and Sienor t,ottesini. Liraud Operat c Selection from L'ETOILE DU NORD. Nrilleew Polka, "Eh Lambert !" (first time). Burlesque Quad, " Panl-y-Toole-y-technic," Sre. Bands of the Coldstream and Grenadier Guards. Conductor—Mr. ALFRED MELLON. Promenade, Amphitheatre Stalls , and Amphithea're, One Shilling ; Dress Circle, 2s. Ed. ; Private Boxes, £1 is. and 10s. 6d. TJ-morrow (Tuesday), a CLASSICAL NIGHT, on which cccasion will be performed, for the first time in London, Lioneod's becond Symphony in E. On Thursday next, a BEETHOVEN NIGHT. And on Saturday next, the last night of the Concer:s. Mr. Alfred Mc I on's Benefit will take pia e. TEATRE ROYAL, DRURY- LANE.— Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. R. Roxby, M B e lmore ; Miss Hudspeth. After which, the Second Part of Shakespere's Play of HEN itY TIII FOURTH.. Mr Phelps; Messrs R. Roxby, Edmund Phelps, G. F, Neville, Ban ett, t . Raynor, Ray mond, F. Morton, &c. ; Mrs. IL Vandenhoff, Mrs. Wallace, Idizs E. Falconer, and Miss Collier. Commence at Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.— Lessee. Mr. Back tone. THIS EVENING, SACCHUS AND ARIADNE. Atter which, MADEMOISELLE DE BELLE ISLE. Messrs. Howe, Farren, Gordon, Baird, etc• ; Mesdames Beatrice, Ange', &c. And THE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA. Messrs. Weiss, Buccstone, Chippendale, Compton , Rog ers, Farrell, Bon, &c,; MLsiames Weiss, Keeley, Griffith, To commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.... Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. Atter which, THE sTREET6 OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi Henry D. Murray, J. Nelson, II Forre,ter. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma . Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMIN EN TALENT' AND COMEDY. Those celebrated artistes Mr. and Mrs. Mathews are engaged. THIS EVENING, and during the week, Mr. Arthur Sketchly's original Comedy of HOW WILL THEY GET OUT OF IT. Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews. Mr. I'. Robinson, Mr. H, J. Montague; Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling. To ccnclude with USED UP. Mr. C. Mathews, Mr. Ash ley ; Miss Wentworth. STEW THEATRE-Ito YAL, ADELPHI.— sole Proreotor and MallaZar, M. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Messrs. J. Clarke, Billington, Eburne, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon. After which, THE IRISH AMBASSADOR. Sir Patrick 0' i'lenipo Iwith songs , , Mr. John Collins. supported by Mei srs. Billington, Stephenson; Miss Eenrie to ;:itams and Dirs. Killington. 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JAY, of Regent-street, have now in stock a variety of WASHING SILK. DEtEISES suitatle for the country and seaside, and at the c:earing; , out price of only 118. ed. the dress. JAY'S, 247, 249, and 251, Regent-street. COALS. —The LILLES HAL G COMPANY'S COALS. Pirect from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 255. per ton. 1 Double 21s. per ton. T o p 249• •, 1 De,p 221. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Lent THE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Eveninz by II FINRY BROOKS, ewspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendis Es street, W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Moraing, 3h. 19m.—Afternoon, 3h. 35m. 10-monnow.-Morning, 3h. 50m.—Afternoon, 4h. 10. n. , - • 4 4S ' ° lf f e / ;fr.' i O lPl4b'A SUU 4 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1869. LONDON, MONDAY, OCT. 3, 1864. Every now and then the country is startled from its propriety by an awful catastrophe, which, for the time being, absorbs the attention to the setting aside of all other objects of interest and importance. Since the fatal accident at the Hartley mines there has not been such a fearful event as that of last Saturday at Erith. The explosion of powder-mills is, of course, at any time a serious evil, but in the present case the catastrophe at Erith seems to have been attended with the utmost loss and productive of extraordinary injuries to human beings. Doubts less it will be almost impossible to ascertain the exact amount of injury occasioned by this affair. Many persons have sustained a severe shock to their nerves, and other minor but annoying circum stances will assuredly have occurred, such as change of plans and loss of time consequent upon the sudden calamity. It is, however, when we come to rt fleet upon the fearful sufferings that have taken place and the sudden deaths occasioned that it seems requisite to consider thecause of such a serious event, and to think if any means could not be adopted to prevent the recurrence of such an awful catastrophe. It appears that the beginning of the accident was not in the mills, but originated in some barges that were proceeding to take the casks of gunpowder to the magazine. It is sup. posed that one of the men on board must have dropped a piece of lighted tobacco when smoking, and thus ignited the powder. This is only sur mise, but most likely it is the correct interpretation of the awful event. Unfortunately, there may be no means of ascertaining if such be the fact or not for all those on board the barges have, it is fear, been destroyed. It is certain that the mischief begun there from the fact that a man who was at work near the spot where the ex plosion took place beheld a light suddenly appear on board one of the barges. He thought it was a flesh of lightning, but was speedily undeceived, for he was blown into the air, and afterwards was struck by a piece of timber and much injured, It is positively frightful to contemplate the agonies endured by the unhappy persons who felt victims to this awful occurrence. It is most important then that on the supposition of the accident arising fro m smoking having taken place in consequence of smoking being practised on board the barges that more care should be taken b prevent the habit being adopted than is at all the case at present. People are always too apt to thick that because nothing appears immediately dangerous that no harm will ensue, and that it is idle to make such a fuss about a trifle. Events have shown, however, that this is not the case, for fi ightful sufferings and terrible deaths occur in consequence of a moment's carelessness. Tills has been proved in innumerable instances, and the serious accidents on the railway lines have borne testimony to the fact that want p ro ductive of m os t die of thought will be as'sous occurrences. Surely som e plan might b 3 devised, by means of which the insane h a bi t o' smoking may be put a stop to in places wh ere i t is courting death and destruction to themselves and others for the men to do it. It is, at all events, worthy of the trial, and whether or not the circuna stance is elicited at the evidence, it will be a duty for those who are at the head of a large body of workmen to insist on the discontinuance of the habit in places where danger results to life and property is injured. Perhaps more care and caution might be adopted in molly other ways, but at all events it is the one thing needful that this reprehensible custom be discarded. It is strange that the expes rience of so many calamities does not impress more of consideration upon the minds of those employed in places of danger; but there is no use trusting to this. Use is everything, and those engaged in perilous employments proceed about their business as recklessly and carelessly as if nothing of conse qaence would ensue from their forgetfulness and in attention. The event of Saturday has been a startling shock to the community, and it will be well if the occasion is improved by the sub stitution in future of more care in places which contai❑ combustible matter. It is satisfactory to think that after the awful event occurred the greatest care seems to have been taken everywhere to rectify the evil effects of the sad disaster. Where this was unhappily impos sible then all possible means of mitigation were employed. The sufferers were removed by trains to the hospital, where every possible care was bestowed upon them. It is at times like these that we fully appreciate the value of these insti tutions. It would be impossible to have the same care and attendance bestowed upon the sufferers from such casualties at any other place, and once within the walls of the hospitals they are treated with all possible speed and tended with care. The scenes that took place at the station were most distressing, and the numbers of persons who ar rived there to glean intelligence of their friends was very great. The exertions used to prevent the danger to the Thames embankment from spread ing were most praiseworthy, and altogether this ' accident seems to have been attended with more skill and enterprise than are often witnessed in such sad affairs. The speedy arrival of the troops from Woolwich was productive of great assistance, and it is satisfactory to think that no means were neglected which could obviate the spread of the evil. Occasions like these call forth the resources and appliances which in safer times lie dormant, and the scene down the river on Saturday was a strange one that does not often occur. Considering the violence of the shock, and the distances at which it was felt, it cannot be supposed that all the sad particulars connected with it have yet been ascer tained. The state of the poor sufferers in the hos pital is the most serious consideration, and many of them will doubtless feel the effects of the accident to their dying day, So deplorable a calamity is fortunately not often witnessed, but since there is no knowing when or how such events may take place, it behoves all in authority to be on their guard and keep themselves prepared for emergencies. With the exception of the supposed carelessness that originated the catastrophe, there is no biame to be attached to those who superintended the subiequent arrangements, and all possible means appear to have bed put in requisition to prevent farther mischief ensuing, or more sufferings experi enced: This fearful occurrence is another proof of the solemn fact so often slighted and universally disregarded, that in the midst of life we are in death. Those engaged in the pursuit of their callings were in a moment scattered abroad, their dwellings destroyed, and themselves injured seri ously. Such reflections should teach humility, for in the midst of the appliances of civilisation men may be really as much exposed to danger as if they ware in the desert or surrounded by savage tribes upon a barbarous coast. Perhaps this may be re garded as an illustration of the tenth, that there are limits set to out finite attempts at excellence, and when we think ourselves most successful, it is said, " Thus far shalt thou go, but no farther." Englishmen have good cause to be thankful for their national prosperity, which seems not only to be totally unaffected by the convulsions of other States, but increases and enlarges with a rapidity that finds no parallel in financial history. The Revenue—sure test of public welfare—continues to improve; and the tables just issued show an in crease in the quarter just ended over the correspond ing quarter of 1863 of more than £380,000, although we are now experiencing the effect of the late re ductions in the Customs and in the Income-tax, The decrease perceptible under these heads is there. fore simply consequent upon the remission of duties, and, notwithstanding that grant to the public, ws can still boast an improvement of £380,000 in the poorest quarter of the year. Such a fact demonstrates very forcibly the elasticity of our revenue, but in truth that principle of compensa tion which has always made Free Trade the most profitable policy, and has converted our Post-cffice into one of our principal sources of profit instead of being one of our national burdens, is already a' work. The benefits accruing, not only to the popue lation, but to the Exchequer, are now being felt from the reduction of duties on what may almost be called the necessaries of life. The reduction of the tea duty is felt in the increased consumption, and we hope that the next budget will deal with sugar in the same liberal spirit, for those articles, so necessary to the public comfort, will always repay a generous consideration for the requirements of the people. The decrease in the Customs is £248,000 for the quarter, but it is noticeable that the decrease on the half year was £659,000, so that we are mak ing rapid progress even in this particular. The loss of the £248,000 under this head is amply atoned for by the increase in the next great source of revenue—the Excise, which is £430,000, or on the half-year £889,000. This is a rate of increase rapid enough to satisfy the most impatient of financiers, while stamps show an addition of £76,000, and the Post-office no less than £140,000. The latter is a somewhat remarkable item when we contrast it with the half-year's increase of £150,000. Our dull quarter can certainly boast of a very active correspondence. The reduction in the Income tae produces a decrease in that department of £84,000, and other taxes generally the trifling difference of £B,OOO. But these items of decrease, in common with the losses under the head of the Customs, are scarcely felt. The E seise has come valiantly to the rescue, and thanks to its increase at the rate of about half a million a quarter, the revenue of a year, in which reductions amounting to three millions and a quarter have been made, only shows the net decrease of £120,438. We apprehend that more than one of the Continental States would be very t hankful to arrive at such a conclusion even by the help of putting on a few taxes instead of re mitting them and truly Englishmen have reason to be grateful to PROVIDENCE when they look around them. The extraordinary buoyancy of our revenue proves at least that the principles which govern our commercial and fi n ancial policy are sound, and foreign legislators might well profit from the re sults of our experience so clearly set before them. Whether the vast revenue so easily acquired is always laid out to the best possible advantage may well be questioned, but like a young spendthrift, whose fortune is sufficiently large to cover many follies, we can afford to indulge ourselves nationally with costly freak s a t th e Ad m i ra l ty, an d in other kaarters, and can even venture to maintain our effete currency laws in defiance of right and reason. How long the growing wealth of the country will consent to be fettered by them remains a question for the future to solve. The meeting of the Herta Agricultural Society on Friday had little to distinguish it from the ordi nary rural gatherings of the season. We may ex. pect at this time of the year to hear of a succession of agricultural shows, exhibitions, banquets, and gatherings of various kinds. They ar© as regularly looked for by the upper classes of our counties as the harvest homes of the labourer's anticipations. According to a wise and long-standing rule the discussion of politics is usually forbidden by the rules of each societies, although due respect is not always paid to the prohibition by the speakers. The other day the determined breach of this regu lation produced some unpleasantness between a noble chairman and his associates, but it is to be expected that when a Minister of State forms part of the company the audience will be a little more indulgent if he touches upon the topics with which he is habitually familiar. Apparently the speakers at the Hertford dinner thought so, far peace and war, the cotton supply, and the malt tar, were all touched upon in succession. When it came to Mr CowrEß's tarn he did not hesitate to follow their example, but apparently finding some little embarrassment in expressing his opinions re specting the malt tax, he took refuge in the CODBi deration of the aspect of foreign affairs. Upon these his sentiments were certainly worth hearing, for he laid down a new and striking theory. It was of coarse to be supposed that a member of the Govern ment would be quite prepared to take up arms in defence of his allies, but the mode of his strategy was at least novel. It is interesting to know what, in Mr CowrEß's opinion, is the whole duty of a great nation with ships on every sea, and an amount of revenue unequalled among the nations of the world :—" Our business in foreign affairs is to ex press our sympathy, and use that freedom of speech which is the great privilege of Englishmen.' Truly, if the whole of our obligations are fulfilled by words, cynics might well ask the use of our costly army and navy. But it is really too much for patience, after the manner in which _England has suffered Denmark to be despoiled, nay, after having advised her to submit to dismemberment, for our political leaders to turn round upon the unhappy little kingdom and lay the blame of her misfortunes at her own doors because she did not make use of the diplomatic assistance of England and France. Such unworthy pretexts are not likely to redeem the errors and mismanagement of the Ministry. THE PRUSSIANS IN JUTLAND. AARHUUS, Sept. 27. - The following stringent proclamations have re con tly been issued by General von Falkenstein, the Prussian Military Governor in Jutland : The protocol respecting the armistice, appended to the peace preliminaries of Ist August last, orders in Art. 6 that only the necessary costs of administration (lea depenges necessaires a la marche de l'administration), besides the ex penses for the maintenance of the troops, are to be paid out of the revenues of Jutland. By reason of this order I can only in future sanction such payments out of the income of the province as appear unavoidablylnecessary for the admi nistration. From this day forth especially no pensions or support money are to be drawn from these sources, no mat• ter under what head they are comprised or from what fund they are payable. All order; of an opposite character are devoid of force. (Signed) VON FALKENSTEIN, Milirary Governor. Owing to the unfavourable weather and the continual high winds prevailing in Jutland, as well as in consideration of the approaching winter, it is requisite for the preservation f the health of the tr.( ops that their maintenance should be regulated as follows : The Prussian scale of dietary permits under such circum • stances an increased rate of allowance, which will be of meat And an addition to the brandy. It is therefore ordered that Irom the day following the issue of this proclamation each Prussian soldier in Jutland is to be furnished with the fol lowing provisions daily :-1. flb fresh or salt meat ; 2. As vegetables, 3cz rice, or 3f-oz groats, or 71oz husked vega tables, or 7/oz flour, or 31b potatoes ;3. •a salt; 4. loz coffee ; 5. llb 13oz bread, all in Prussian weights; 6. 1.6 pint brandy. The country depots have to govern them selves accordingly, but the landlords of quarters to whom the materials are furnished from the depots, shall see to their being properly and well cooked, to that the soldier may be regularly served with a good breakfast, dinner, and supper. Should, however, the soldier prefer to dress his own victuals, the landlord of quarters shall provide him with the requisite utensils, wood, and cooking convenience. In quarters where board is included the soldier is to be satisfied with the table of the house according to the Prussian scale, but shall at least receive so much as is allotted to him from the depots. The allowance of 311 b straw to the Prussian field ration is calculated upon the requisite straw for litter beirg fur nished by the landlords or quarters. As this, however, is not the case at present in Jutland, and the health of the horses of the Prussian 2d combined Army Corp, has already suffered by the deficiency of straw, it is hereby further ordered that from this day forth the allowance of straw in the heavy as well as light field ration is to be increased from 311 b to 61b daily, the mature being left to the landlords of quarters without compensation. (Signed) VON FALKENSTEIN, Military Governor. The royal Prussian troops will take up their winter quarters chirily in the following towns. The permanent stay of the troops in one and the same place requires settled quarters and garrison arrangement, and the respective com mandants have received orders to do what is necessary. The authorities 0 the towns concerned are hereby desired to comply at once with the demands that may be made upon them by the King's commandants. The troops will be distributed as follows :—Horsens, 4 battalion, 4 squad rons, 2 batteries—Skanderberg, 1 battalion —Silkeborg, 1 battalion—Aarhuus, 4 battalions, 4 squadron, 2 batteries— Abeltoft, 1 battalion—Grenaa, 1 battalion—Randers, 1: bat talions, 5 squadrons, 2 batteries—Viborg, 2 battali,ns and 1 battery—Skive, 1 battalion 'Aalborg, 4 battalions, 4 b quadrens, 1 battery—Hjorring, 1 battalion—and Frede riskhavn. 1 battalion. (Signed) YON FALKENSTEIN, Military Governor. Some notion may be formed of the pressure which will be put upon the towns by the distribution of troops ordered in the last proclamation by a glance t the following table, showing the population of each place and the number of soldiers allotted to its share ; Population. Troops. Horsens 8,980 Skanderborg.... 1,423 . . Silkeborg Aarhuus 11,000 tion of the general staff corps offid 1. Ebeltoft 1,313 Grenaa Randers 9,72.5 ___ Viborg .. 4,801 - Skive /,709 Aalborg 10,039 Hjorring Frederikabavn .. 1,843 Orders lnvp likewise been issued that the inhabits tants of the above.named towns, no matter what the size of their families, shall confine themselves to a minimum of rooms, in most cases occupying only a single apartment, and that in any case the best rooms in the house are always to be allotted to the military. Orders have further been given that the park of waggons, so great a tax upon the country people, and a cause of the greatest danger to both men and horses in winter, shall immediately be re•established upon the same footing as during the campaign. Fresh proclamations of General von Falkenstein have made their appearance to-day. One orders that all goods imported from the remainder of Den mark into Jutland shall again be subjected to duty, although they have already paid duty once upon entering the country. This order, quite contrary to the terms of the peace preliminaries, at once cuts off Jutland from all traffic, with the remainder of the Danish kingdom. ST. lirEs, Sept. 30.—The Champion Prizes in ,he All England Ploughing matches continue to go to Ipswich. At the Huntingdon Society's match held to-day this piizi was agalu won for the Messrs. Ransome by their man Barker, although he had as competitors Messrs. Howard's crack ploughmen, Brown and Purser, one cr whom ploughed on each side of Barker's piece of land, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTERS TELEGRAMS.) M. Drouyn de Lhuys Despatch on the Evacuation of Rome. PARIS, OCT. 3. The following is a summary of the despatch, dated 12th September, addressed by M. Dronyn de Lhuys to M. de Sartigee, on the evacuation of Rome : The despatch recalls that the French Govern ment always considered the occupation of Romp as abnormal and temporary. In 1859 the Pope pro posed to fix the end of that year for the evacua tion of the Papal territory by the French ; but events prevented this from taking place. In 1860 the French troops were to have returned at the end of August, but the agitation which arose again prevented the evacuation from being accom. plished. M. Drouyn de Lhuys then explains the reasons which made France desire the evacuation of Rome, and continues : " The occupation of Rome constitutes an act of intervention contrary to one of the fundamental principles of our public law, and is the more diffi cult to justify, inasmuch as our object in lending Piedmont armed support was to free Italy from foreign intervention. The consequence of this state of things is to place two distinct sovereign ties face to face on the same territory, and to frequently give rise to serious difficulties. The equity of things is stronger than the will of man. Frequent changes have taken place in the chief command of the French army, and, neverthe less, the same dissensions and the same conflicts of jurisprudence have continually recurred. Other inconveniences result from different political points of view. Two Governments, not following the same inspirations, do not proceed on the same principles, and our conscience obliges us too often to give ad vice which too often the Court of Rome believes itself bound to decline. In witnessing acts at vari ance with onr social condition and the maxims of our legislation we escape with difficulty the respon. sibility of a policy which we cannot approve." The despatch continues ; " Notwithstanding the manifest inconvenience which we experienced, we resolved not to allow ourselves to be diverted from the mission we had accepted." M. Dronyn de Lbuys then points out the happy changes which have taken place in the general con• dition of the Peninsula. He says :-- "The Italian Government has succeeded in dis solving the formidable associations directed against Rome. It did not confine itself to opposing the organisation of any regular force against the Pon• tifical territory, bat impressed its policy towards the Holy See with a tendency more in harmony with international. duties. It ceased to put forward in the Chamber the absoluto programme proclaiming Rome as the capital of Italy, and to address to us peremptory declarations on that subject. Other ideas now begin to prevail. Renouncing the pur.. snit by force of the realisation of a project we were determined to oppose, and being unable to retain Turin as the seat of authority, the presence of which is essential at a more central point, the Cabinet of Turin itself intends transferring the capital to another city. This eventuality is of the highest importance for the Holy See as well as for the Emperor's Government, for it will constitute a new state of things no longer offering the same dangers." The despatch says, in conclusion, that France, on seeing the stipulations for the protection of the Holy See, might then fix a term for the evacuation of Rome. The Holy See must also desire to return to the normal state of an independent Govern. meat. TLe Minister says:— " We are confident that it will do us full justice for the sentiments by which we are guided." DENMARK. AND SCHLESWIG. COPENHAGEN, OCT. 3. The question of the boundary line between Schleswig and Jutland is still unsettled: Captain Scholler, of the Danish service, has arrived here hom_Vienna to discuss that point with the Danish Minister for Schleswig. The point in dispute is the small town of Christiansfeld, in Schleswig, which is claimed by Denmark. THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. (Rom the Times Correspondent) CLIFTON-110USE, NIAGARA FALLS, Sept. 19. General M'Clellan's prospects do not brighten. His repudiation of the platform on which he was nominated has rejoiced his foes, discouraged his friends, and alienated the honester, though perhaps the smaller, section of the Democratic party, and reconciled many of the sincerest opponents of the war to accept the re-election of Mr Lincoln as pre ferable to a triumph achieved on an issue not pre sented to the candidate. The peace party loudly proclaims the shiftiness of his principles, while the It-publicans deny that he has any principles at all, and assert that he would have accepted the plat form as readily as he has rejected it, it Gen. Sher■ man had been defeated at Atlanta. The peace men, composed mainly of Democrats, do not like the idea of mutiny against the discipline of the party, and, though they have no faith in the General, would be glad if ho would give them an opportunity of voting in his favour. With this view attempts have been made to induce him to write a supplementary letter to the Chicago Committee, declaring himself emphatically for an armistice and a convention of the States. It is urged that he would thus restore the harmony of the party, gain the votes, if he could not secure the confidence, of the friends of peace, and set himself right in the estimation of honest men and lovers of fair play, He has not yet seen the necessity of responding to the call, and pro bably will make no sign, unless a defeat of Grant or Sherman should again push the fickle people into the Slough of Despond in which they floundered in August, and set the tongues that now wag so furi ously for war wagging as dolorously for peace, as they did a month ago. And while the Democracy is thus divided in opinion with regard to the Presiden tial candidate, there is some curiosity expressed to know what the nominee for the Vice-Presidency will do under the circumstances. It is asked if Mr Pendleton, a thorough and uncompromising peace man, will allow his name to be dragged through the mire to suit the purposes and further the ambitions views of another, and whether he does not owe it to himself as well as to his party either to resign the nomination, or to declare in terms that no one can mistake his adhesion to the plit'orm which the other candidate has repudiated. It is even argued by some that Mr Pendleton, by pursuing this course, might at a new peace convention to be immediately summoned become the nominee for the Presidency. All this, however, is mere talk that shows nothing but the confusion into which Gen. M'Clellan has thrown the Democracy. All the support that he loses Mr Lincoln receives, and to so great an extent that the chances of the latter were never so brilliant as now, or the hopes of his supporters so high that he will not only be able to win, but to win fairly. As in all previous contests the people grow im patient as the day of election approaches, and resort to an infinitude cf devices to gauge the state of opi nion and form an approximate estimate of the strength of each candidate. If there be a large as semblage of guests in an hotel some one will take the trouble when they have all sat down to dinner, or are otherwise easy of access, to ask and record their votes, and as such assemblages are held to he fair epitomes of the general public, the result is thought to prefigure with tolerable accuracy the final decision at the polls. Large manufactories or workshops furnish a readily a 7 ailablo opportunity for taking a vote of this kind, and the thing is pushed to such an extent that the inmates of hospi tals, prisons, and even of lunatic asylums are called on for an expression of their opinion on the all-en grossing topic. A week ago the lunatics in one of the chief asylums in the West recorded a clear ma jority for Mr Lincoln, with a large majority for Gen. M'Clellan, and a score or two of scetering votes for " Beast Butler," Wendel Phillips, Frede rick Douglas, the negro orator, and as many as three votes for no less awful a personage than the Davi'. In the steamboat by which I travelled up the Hud son River on Thursday night from New York to Albany, en route to Canada, the vote was taken of . all the male passengers. The results showed 123 for Mr. Lincoln, 104 for General M'Clellan, and three for General Fremont. Some one having sug gested that the ladies on board were as well quali fied to form an opinion as the gentlemen, the vote of the blushing,end I must add the unblushing, fair ones was taken, and found to be still more strongly in favour of Mr Lincoln than that of the ruder sex —a fact which may be accounted for by the pulpit influence which has converted the women into fu rious fanatics for the prosecution of the war and the immediate and unconditional emancipation of the negroes. Oa the folio win Way in the railway train from Albany to Niagara rails, a pedlar, or, as he would be called in this country, a " merchant," and who seemed to consider himself the equal if not the superior of every one present, entered the carriage in which I was seated, and began to discourse to the passengers on the patriotism, the virtue, and the heroism of General M'Clellan, and offered for sale, at 25 cents each, badges to be worn at the button holes containing what he asserted to be a "first-rate likeness of that illustrious soldier and statesman." He was met with cries of " Dry up I" " Shut up !" " M'Clellan's dead," 1 . You will see his funeral in November." The pedlar was not daunted at this inhospitable reception, and plied his vocation as be. fore. " Gentlemen," he said, " 5,,0u have a right to your opinions, just as I have. lam for M'Clellan to the marrow of my bones, He is the only man who can save the country." " Haven't you a badge of old Abe ?" inquired a passenger. "No, I have'nt, and I don't want to ; and if I had I could not sell three in a week on this line of road." Later in the day the vote of the passengers was taken by two meP, one in Lincoln's interest, the other in Ve'Clellan'e, who proceeded tcgether feom car to car, no`e book in hand, for the purpose. The re sults were 57 for Lincoln, 54 for M'Clellan, and 2 for Fremont. The newspapers daily record similar experiments in all parts of .the country, the figures invariably showing a balance so close as to fore shadow a severe contest, with the preponderance slightly against M'Clellan, and not very likely to Oe turned to the other side by any event, civil or mili tary, that may occur before the election. As it was well known to the Government that Gen. M . Clellan was among the first of the military authorities to urge the necessity of a conscription, Mr Lincoln, after much hesitation and apparently much misgiving, has resolved to rick the enforce ment of his last call, and ordered the draught to commence to-day. Should the measure be as un popular as expected Gen. M'Clellan will share the odium with the Administration, and gain no votes from that source. And, as it was considered in Wash ington that the people were in unusually good spirits with the prospects of the war—that they really be lieved that the end was at hand ; that the tough " backbone of the rebellion" was well nigh broken ; that Grant would certainly take Richmond ; that Sherman would swallow up Hood's army, and that the inestimable and never-failing Farragut would beyond all doubt add Mobile to the list of his tri■ umphs—it was suggested by the War Secretary to Gans. Grant and Sherman that they should each write official letters to him, calling for reinforce ments, and recommending the immediate enforce, meat of the draught. Tho two generals obeyed orders, and each on the same day set forth, in a curt and soldierly epistle, his want of men and the abso lute necessity of a conscription:if volunteers did not. offer themselves in sufficient numbers. Fortified by this support, Mr Lincoln and Mr Stanton took the decisive leap and ordered an immediate draught throughout the Federal dominion. New York and some other cities will be exeliipted on the pretence that they have eu2plicd their quotas, but for the real reason that fcrniidable riots would ensue if working men we. a draughted, taken from their work and their fimilies, and compelled to serve against their will. What may be the state of feeling throughout the country on the subject it is yet too early to deter mine; but if there be as much excitement every where else as exists on the American side of the Niagara river, there may be danger to the public peace in other places than the city of New York, and a troublesome time before the Administration, Tee ferrks and ma:Tension bridge are strongly guarded by soldi: re, to arrest any free American who may try to escape into freer Canada to avoid military service, and knots of men are gathered at street corners in Niagara EAlle City, de'oAting per• haps whether they shall skede.dd!e aryl transfer their allegiance to the British Crown, er whether it will not be better to stand the chance of the draught, and trust to the fears or the liberality of the wealthy to purchase substitutes for them. Several regiments have been ordered to the West to help to preserve the peace of Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana; and a gen tleman who arrived yesterday at Clifton-house from Nashville, in Tennessee, relates tLat he had to wait two days before he could secure a passage by the railway, the trains being wholly occupied by soldiers of General Sherman's army proceeding westward. The number who had been sent off during the week prior to his departure amounted to 15,000. Many of these were supposed to be hundred-day volun teers, whose term of service had expired ; but the larger number, it was believed, was destined fur service somewhere else than it , Atlanta or the army of General Sherman. A tc-legralli'c det.p a'c's from ledianopolis, dated the 15,h inst., and published in the Cincinnati Inquirer, may perhaps serve to cars roborate the traveller's statement. The despatch says—" The Fremont men are holding an enthu)i astic meeting here tonight. The principal speaker is an original Republican, but is terrifically severe on Lincoln. I understand from military men that the remnants of 30 regiments are to be quartered hero in Indians, and to remain during the ensuing two months. What for ? " The writer does not attempt an answer to the inquiry, but will proba bly be able to reply to it before the day of the Pre• sidential election, especially if the feeling against Mr Lincoln is very strong in the district, and there should be no chance of carrying the State of Indiana peaceably in his favour. The influx of Southern refugees from Kentucky and elsewhere into Canada continnes as great as ever. As the Clifton-house is but a summer hotel, and not adapted for winter residence in this climate, the stream of travel sets in other directions, and the exiles distribute themselves over the cities of Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec, or, if they have been fortu nate enough to rescue any portion of their ready cash, or other available means, from the greedy hands of the brigadier-generals who do Mr Lincoln's bidding i❑ their decimated and groaning lands, they betake themselves, after short sojourn, to Europe, via Halifax or St John's, and strive to forget in Paris or Naples the miseries of their country. Vote by Ballot and Extended Suffrage. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—Whenever the proposal for vote by ballot is dis cussed in the Ilouse of Commons, there is continually brought forward as an objection that secret voting is some thing un-English, and that the elective franchise being a public trust the exercise of it has ever been and ought to be attended with the greatest publicity. In Mr Foster's valuable new work, "The Biography of Sir John Eliot," there is a striking exemplification of the contrary fact, and that, so far from secret voting being a novel proposal, it was practised and recognised by Parliament more than 230 years ago. In the Parliamentary session of 1628, a very few days after the opening, an inquiry was instituted into the pro ceedings in certain boroughs and counties during the then recent general election. The election fur the county of York furnished one of the cases specially investigated, resulting in a very striking decision, thus related in Mr Foster's work : "The point eattled by the Yorkshire election had wider significance. Wentworth had carried this return not only against his old enemies, the Saviles, but against the influ ence cf the Crown ; and the principal question started whether claiman s to vote who refused to declare their names were not thereby disabled to be electors. It appeared that during the days of the election men presented them selves at York who, having braved the displeasure of the officers et the Northern presidency in refusing to vote for the Saviles, had, at the polling booths, after offering proof of their possession of 40s, freeholds, of their residency, and of their not having before polled, refused to declare their names. Their votes were nevertheless held good, on the ground that as it might be inconvenient to them to set down their names, because notice might be taken of them to their prejudice,' it was not necessary to insert the names in the indenture." And the biographer shows that this was cmfirmed by a decision of the House of Commons, and stands on record as a precedent, and a judicial declaration in the j-urnal of the proceedings of that house : " Resolved,—That if an elector or freeholder being, by the sheriff upon the polls demanded his name, shall refuse it, he is not disabled to be an elector.' '— Commonsiournal, April 17. This mode of obtaining secrecy and consequent security for the elector Mr Foster acknowledges to be a clumsy ex pedient or sorry substitute for the ballot, but he adds— " But for want of a better it has the decisive support of Eliot, who desired at all risks to protect the elector in the exercise of his vote."--Biography of )sinfolli2 Eliot, vol. 11,, p. 271. The protection of the poorer voters from the influences of the wealthy and powerful, and the extension of the franchise so as to comprehend all classes, were the main results of the investigation regarding elections in other places. Thus— " The same points generally were at issue in the majority of the disputed borough elections. At Warwick the ques tion was whether the mayor and common council, or the commons in general, should return the member, and the decision was for the latter. A counter petition had in this case been got up by the mayor and council, which 200 of the commons bad been induced to sign, disclaiming the right, but the committee rejected it, resolving upon the question that the right of election belonged to the common alty, and if but one commoner sued for his right they would hear him."—l bid. In the Parliaments of our day not merely may one com moner, but one million of commoners, sue fJr the right of admission within the pale of the constitution, yet the ap plication be utterly disregarded I " At Colchester, the dispute was between the bailiffs, aldermen, and common council, who, to the number of 42, met in an upper room, and the much greater number of the common sort of burgesses, who assembled in the lower and larger room. The claim of the first was alleged to be one of prescription; but it having been shown, in reply, that until Richard the First there were no bailiffs, and from that reign till E 'ward the Fourth no common council, the title of prescription was disallowed and the power of election adjudged to the common sort of burgesses exclusively. At Lewes, where neither mayor nor bailiff existed, and the election had been by a small number of constables, it was altogether taken from them and given to the inhabitants. At Coventry, where the return was of two ' gentlemen of worth' for whom there had voted a majority of six hundred of the freemen in whom the right of election was admitted to rest, but where the return was nevertheless disputed on the ground that the elected were not freemen themselves, and not even resident within the borough, it was resolved, upon the statute of henry the Fifth, that the election was good. At Bridport the question was whether the election resided in the commonalty in general or in two bailiffs and 13 capital burgesses claiming by prescription ; and the deci sion was in favour of the commonalty, the return being held void 'in respect of no warning to them.' At Boston, upon similar dispute between a select number and the commonalty it was again decided for the latter ; and further, it was de clared that nothing might avail to rt-strict such rights but a prescription and constant usage beyond memory. In all these cases Eliot took earnest share, and never but in be half of the more extended franchise."—lbid. For proof of these important decisions and resolutions of the House of Commons reference is made to the Commons Journals of the respective dates of May 31, March. 28, March 29, April 29, April 12, and May 7. The decision and resolution of date April 12 are quoted verbatim:--• 6 Resolved upon question—The commonalty in general ought to have vJice in the election of burgesses for Parlia ment. Secondly, the election is void in respect of warning to the commonalty. A new writ." Yes, "the commonalty in general ought to have voice in the election of burgesses for Parliament," and the eve of the general election now approaching would be a fitting time for the commonalty throughout the island to make themselves heard by demanding their birthright. Especially in the parliamentary boroughs should " the commonalty" who do not inhabit ten pound houses, and those who are qualified to vote, but are not protected from the undue influences of landlords, employers, creditors, or customers, raise their voices to render unpopular and by every justifiable means thwart the election of such candi dates who cannot be fully relied upon for assisting to ob tain the right of voting for nonvoters and protection by secret voting to those who have, as well as those who ma) in future have, votes. The Parliament which is shown by Mr. Fester, on the evidence of its own journals, to have declared the right of the elector to be protected from undue influence by secrecy in giving his vote, and further that "the commonalty in general ought to hav voice in the election of burgeses for Parliament," was not Barebones Parliament, nor the Long Parliament, nor any of the assemblages of questionable authority as precedents. It was the Parliament which contained the illustrious names of Coke, Hampden, SAclon, Pyrn, Phillips, and Eliot—in deed, a greater number of men of established reputation and lasting fame than probably any other which has pre ceded it or succeeded it. Moreover, it is worthy of not.: that all the names which tea held in veneration by poste rity are those which identified themselves with the prin ciples exemplified in the foregoing extracts. Indeed, it was the Parliament to which wo aro indebted for that landmark in history, the Bill of 'tights. Mr Fos'ter's own descrip tion of it is that it was " The greatest of all the Parliaments that England had sees in her history."—Vul. p. 72 4 . JAMES HILL. Landon, August 29. It is her Alttj,!sty's intent on to return to Wind sor an the 25th inst., rind to remain there until sax ut the 1011 or 20th llecemb3r. The Court will then leave for Os borne to lipoid the Christmas.—Couit Ion) nal, N3,l‘ uurt elximblt HER MAJESTY. BALMOItAL, Sept. 3 0 . The Queen, accompanied by the princesses, drove out in the morning, end went up the Glen in th e afternoon. OcT• 1• The Queen, accompinied by Princess He lena, and attended by the Hon. Mrs. Bruce and the Hon• Emma Llsceres. drove to Alt-na-Guithassch and went to the Rills of Glasselt yesterday. Her njesty has honoured Mr. Brodie of Abe" then with sittings for a statue to be erected in Aberdeen, which has been subscribed for by the working classes of Aberdeenshire. Colonel the Hon. D. F. do Ros has succeeded Major-General the Hon. A. Hood as equerry in •A ing to the Queen. The Prince and Princess of Wales, STOCKHOLM, Oct' 2, The departure of the Prince and Princess 0t Wales for Copenhagen has been postponed u ntil Tuesday next. Their royal highnesses Will then be accompanied by Prince Oscar. FRANCE. BOURSE, Oaf. I.—The market has been firm, but without much. business doing. Threes, for the present settlement, are now at 65f. 75c., and for the end of the month at 66fr., the carrying over being about 25a. Mobi!ier are unvaried. at I,ooofr, .Railway Market quiet, but pretty firm. The mar ket became rather weaker towards the close, and left off as follows : 41 per Cents 92 15 Do. end month — 3 per Cents Do. end month., 65 95 Credit Mobilier 995 Do. end month - Bank Shares 310) Credit 14oncier 1215 50 Roman Italian Loan 67 50 Do. end month — Ditto Threes .. New Mexican 51 50 Russian - -.- Austrian Spanir , h Threes — Home Debt Deferred 'AT& Cash. Orleant! ~.•. 871 25 .. Northern Lyons and Mediterranean 917 50 Southern 626 25 RAIL Account. Western Eastern .... Sardinian Austrian ..... 445 Lon'bard North of Spain Saragossa T Ditto to Barcelona .... 280 .. Drury Lane Theatre. The second part of Henry IV. was performed here on Saturday evening, according to the announcement made iu the programme of Messrs. Falconer and Challerton. The play, however, devoid of spectacle, is one of the richest in character and poetic writing of Shakespeare—but, like most second parts, it is less effective for stage representation than the first, although it possesses all that characterisation, wit, and passion peculiar to the one Great Dramatist. More than forty years have passed since it was produced at Covent Garden Theatre, with Mr. Macready as Henry IV. and Mr. Charles Keimble as the Prince of Wales ; and it is eleven years since it was revived at Sadlers' Wells by Mr. Phelps as ono of the celebrated Shakespearean series. The great attraction of the performance on Saturday even ing was the impersonation of the two opposite characters— the servile Justice Shallow, and the potent Monarch who placed the house of Lancaster on the Throne of England. In the one we have the very dregs of intellect shown, in the other the utmost exercise of wisdom and power of character. Our stage has witnessed few such triumphs of dramatic art as the impersonation of Jastice Shallow by Mr Phelps, and this real masterpiece of histrionic genius suffices to make up entirely fer the shortcomings of the play, with all its un deniable literary beauty. Both in outline and in filling-up the portrait was perfect. Thera was not a point which did not give undeniable indications of conscientious thought and rare delinea ive skill; thus the lover of fine acting could not but view it with the utmost delight. In his assumption of the old, weak-winded, talkative, quick, country justice, Mr Phelps was strikingly artistic. The sentiment of the part was most delicately brought out ; the reflections on old Double's death, and the recollections of his boyish frolics, were certainly the very perfection of art. As King Henry, Mr Phelps equally delighted the audience, although the part is limited to two scenes. Tae soliloquy on sleep was spoken w ith i n fi n it e g race, and the interview with Prince Henry w as given with genuine pathos and fine effect. Ae a whole, th e em b o di me nt by Mr Phelps of the two parts is an extraordinary performance, and one that will remain long in the recollection of every person of taste and appreciati n. Mr Barrett as Sir John Falstaff wee worthy of high praise, and Mr Roxby as ancient Pitted, although verging a little too much towards burlesque, was excellent. The other parts in the play were evenly repre sented, but nothing more. The house was crowded in every part, and at the fall ol the curtain the applause was geuQrAl and enthusiastic, LITERATURE. Charles Dickens's New Serial Story. Our Mutual Friend. By Charles Dickens. No. V l ' Several new characters are introduced to O ur notice in this latest instalment of " Our Mutual Friend"—one or two among them decided original s ' And foremost among these ought at once to be particularised a little creature destined, or we are very much mistaken, to lod embalmed with tears of love atno g our tenderest recollections. A chi ld —a dwarf—a girl—a something—a tiny, weakly being, at once graceful and grotesque, pathetic and ridiculous—Fanny Cleaver baptismally—MiseJen n i Wren according to her own whimsical choice Of a soubriquet—The Person of the House in a social point of view— a Doll's Dressmaker' when defined commercially or professional l y' . The interview between her and her old drunken father is, in several particulars—as where "th e swollen lead-coloured under-lip trembled with 3 shameful whine'.—something very strange and wonderful of its kind. We know not whether to think of this unnatural reversal of the relati ve positions of the two, The Person of the House an d The B ad Child, with love or with loathing, with tender pity or with actual disgust. Another new character admirably well defined, even in throw first fevi touches, is—the schoolmaster, Bradley Headstone. The description of the Toy Neighbourhood, by th e way, where his school stands, is j ust inimitable one of those rapidly-pencilled B z vignettes that are m .rvels of realistic wordnpainting-. A Toy Neig h ' bourhood, it looked like, we are told, as if it had bees taken in blocks out of a box by a child of a partien‘ larly incoherent mind and set up anyhow. The last chapter in the number is, after all, however, the chapter in it. A Piece of Work it is called —th e :aid piece of work being an exquisitely humorous and covertly satirical account of the manner in which Veneering obtains a seat in Parliamen t ' rho comicality of the whole of this description 1 ° something delightful. The legal gentleman 111 Britannia's confidence—the way in which both Veneering and Mrs. Veneering acknowledge t o each other " we must work," each thereupon setting to work aceordingly—Twemlow's energetic do-no g thing co-operation at the clu'i Lady Tippin s s resolute determination to assist in bringing hi° . (Veneering) in for Pocket Breaches —Podsnap eminently practical suggestion of their all dining together at Venecriug's (all those friends of hie, that is to say, that are rallying, rearing, roaring, reeling rarullarulling round him) their all dining thus together at Veneering's for the pa* pose of reporting progress and comparing notes -4" above all the extraordinary assiduity and devotional z.!ai in Veneering'a behalf, evidenced by Boots and Brewer in taking cabs and going about—every minute touch, here, as we read on, is a fresh provocative to laughter. Pre-eminent among these exquisite touches o f humour being three so rare and irresistible in their way as to require their being thus separately peel., ealarised. Firstly—Brewer's master-stroke at the close of Veneering's luxurious dinner, namely , his notion of hurrying down to th e House to see how things are looking. Secondly the Analytical's diabolical impulse to suggest that Baby's dream of the Fairies Wee attributable to " Wind"—throwing up his situa ticn upon the spot while suggesting it. Thirdly' and lastly, Twemlow's ejaculatory moan, in a sort of despairing collapse, in reference to Veneering . ' " I shall either go distracted, or die, of this wa n ' He comes upon me too late in life. lam n° 4 strong enough to bear him ! "—with which the number closes delightfully. The Warriors of our Wooden Walls and their Victories. By L. Bradshaw Walker. One Vol', pp. 296. Second E lition. Aylett and Sun. A glorious boy's book—full of chivalric anecdotes, hairbreadth 'scopes, and perillous adventures. Tae gift-book of gift-books for any young reefer why has j'tst had tacked on to his uniform jacket that gold-lace promise of the sea-ciptain's epaulette yclept, in maritime slang, the midshipman's c urse. Here, in these brief, but sufficient records of the deeds of " derring do" (and " done," shall we say ?) the intending emulator of the old dead and gone Sea Lions of England may read about such match. , less feats of arms (achieved upon the great deep) e° lend all the fascination of romance to the personal histories of heroes like Horatio Nelson and Cuthbert Collingwocd, Sir Francis Drake and Sir Philip Broke, Lord Exmouth and Lord Dandonald. It is impossible to turn the pages of this enthralling little volume without feeling one's heroic sympathies and patriotic ardour exalt_d and intensified. Can You Forgive her ? By Anthony Trollope• No. X. Half of Mr Anthony Trollope's lively task is done, in the way of propounding this still rather pro blematic question to his multitude of readers. Before the close (in this tenth number of his current serial tale) of the first of the two volumes, into which it i S divided, our author tells us that, so far as he him' self is concerned, he has already forgiven her ! Not so, however—we are perfectly well satisfied of thia —not so, in the least, has it yet come to be with an/ one of Mr Trollope's readers in the present instance• Not only have we not yet forgiven her, but we can't, for the life of us, imagine the probability, hardly' we might even say, the possibility, of our forgiving her (Alice Vavasour, that is) in the hereafter. TO plot, so far, is simply odious—and the characters one and all are very nearly detestable. The only cha racter in any way really worthy or meritorious , meaning John Gray of Nethercoats, is at the best , after all, a very slow and a somewhat spoon/ character indeed. The rest of the people in the tale, alike male and female, are—(w ° must needs reiterate the words with a sort of emphasis of indignation), nearly detestable. Lad/ Glencora is not as yet quite lost—her husband' s Mr Palliser's forehead is not as yet fully adorned' Goorge Vavasour has not as yet revealed himsel f to be completely and undeniably a mean and sordid scoundrel—and so forth with all the rest of them• Bat these extremest degradations and debasemen t° are (before half the book is done) all but accomplishe d * le the present number, particularly towards the close of it, there i 3 a good deal of coarse fua in the rival wooing of Mr. Cnceiacro and Captain Bellfieldt the Widow Greenow playing fast and loose with them most amusingly. POMPEY'S HEAD —The remains of the head of Pompey, the aboriginal who was lately shot by Mr Stuckey, in the far north, have been placed in the South Australian Institute for the inspection of students in etlallo: logy and others interested in the history of this aboriginal celebrity, the only regular South Australian bushranger. -4 South .Australian Register. CRYSTAL PALACE.—The illumination of the great centre basin during the playing of the fountains will be r - ,)eated this evening at 7 u'elock,accompanied by batteries of shells and Roman candles, and concluding of rockets, w ith a flight of