The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-08 00:00:00

of the last two or three weeks has supplied them THEATRE ROYAL DRURY - LANE. j ust now with something to grumble about. In the sheaves have ben ready for the stack Managers, Messrs. Edmund Falconer and F. B. gthe past Cha.tterton.—The Public is respectfully informed that the above (the National) Theatre will be 01'14:NED for the rkshire week, and every WINTER SEASON, on SATURDAY NEXT, Septembed 12th, when will be produced an entirely new an of .nee or four times Burin original Comedy, by Edmund Fal-oner, Author " Extremes," " Woman." " Peep o'Day," t,me the rain has compellednderatorms and heavy rains entitle .n d NATURE'S ABOVE ART : A Romance of the Nurserty, Ryder, Ba , rre the gathering. The the postponement of which Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, i n this quarter thunderstorms and there is unfortunately Belmorek F. Charles, Neville; Miss Charlotte S 3 aiu r n s , Miss Murray, Miss R. Leclercq, Mrs. Melville, nd have entirely prevented the loading, mend Falconer. assisted by other artists, 7 a ill eri'ar " . - After the Comedy will be presented a Popula Farce, prin ters by favourite members of the Company. a good deal of grown Z al -oil l i l e a e ra o c een from Ten till Five daily. grain in low and damp parts, so that the thrashi • ng will have to be deferred for some time. It is sin gular in such an abundant season to find the northern millers are compelled to h pure rise stock in the south, where the harvest has been gathered in. Still the turn of the north will come presently, as the quality of the crops appears to be everywhere highly spoken cf. Wheat, in particular, is first rate. Several farmers in the eastern counties have thrashed out seven to eight quarters per acre ; and . in Northumberland and in same of the better culti vated of the Scottish counties the wheat crop has never been excelled. Although not yet thrashed out, the colour and general appearance of the crops promise the most satisfactory produce. Oats are less favourably spoken of, but barley, although defi cient in some quarters, is in others very promising. Much depends on the weather we may have during the next few weeks, and we must, therefore, trust that so fortunate a summer will have an equally welcome ending. The appearance of the potatoes is another matter for rejoicing. Since the deadly blight first appeared that carried such desolation to Ireland, and has made itself felt more or less ever since, there has never been so little disease as there is this season. The two staple com modities of the poor will therefore be good, cheap, and plentiful, a fact which at any time is a national blessing, and will, we may hope, go far towards averting any feeling of discontent that might arise at the continued deficiency of the cotton supply, and will also serve in some measure to lessen the distress still weighing heavily on the energies of ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Lessee, Mr. George Vining, Open under the Management of Mr. Walter Montgomery. Tins EVENING, Shakeepere's Tragedy of RICHARD 111. Richard, Duke of Gloster, Mr. Walter Montgomery. To be followed by FAMILY JA Its. Y Commence at 7. v.vv- E N Flit,. VJ YAL, ADELYEL—.. :461A Prom'lator and Manazer. M'. B. Webgter. ITs EVENING (?d week), at 7, a new comic drama, TUE n MS' AND CHICKENS ; or, A Sign of Airtiltion. Messrs. Billington, K. Phillips, Stephenson ; Mrs. Stirling and Miss Simms. • After which, at a quar`er-past 8, the new drama of THE HAUNTED MAN; olt, T E GHOST'S iSARGAIN, in which will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adaptation of 'be Great Spectral Illusion. Messrs..J. L. Toole, R. Phillips, efton. C. J. Smith; Mrs. Altred Mellon and Miss H. Simms. Followed by a new Burlesque, entitled ILL-TREATED IL TROVATORE. nissrs. Toole. P. Bedford, R. Phillips, Ebnrne, C. J. Smith, Romer; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and Sari, and 3liss K. Kelly. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. Mr. Leigh Murray. Followed by (44th time) THE MOTTO, " I'M ALL THERE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, N. Danvers, Collier, Clifton; Mesdames Ada Swanborou,gh, F. Josephs, Maria :Simpson, Wallace, and Jenny White. To conclude with TURN HIM OUT. Mr. Turner, Miss Thorne. the North. Oa Saturday an aide-de-camp of the Emperor of AUSTRIA delivered to the King of PRUSSIA the pro• tocol of the deliberation of the Frankfort Congress, and the invitation of the princes to his MAJESTY to give it his approval. it is said that the KING re plied that he had nothing further to say than he already intimated to the Emperor of AUSTRIA. This is a very likely answer to be given by his MA JESTY, but rather an uncourteous one. He could not besides ba certain beforehand of events, and thus ,what he said to the EMPEROR clurs_ng their brief interview at Gastein could not be taken as a full and fair reply to the propositions that have since been made. It shows, moreover, a dogged determination not to be persuaded into any con cession whatever. In short, the present ruler of Prussia mi g ht we ll ex p ress himself in the words of the man whom no argument could affect—"l'm open to conviction—but convince me if you can.' One thing is certain, that every possible token of respect has been shown to him by all those who attended the Congress; and hence it is not just or reasonable on his part to complain that he has been neglected or treated with disrespect, or that these late measures have been taken with a view to de preciate Prussia, and injure her position among States. From the first that took place relating to this affair, when the EMPEROR went in person to solicit his co-operation ; further on, when the King of SAXONY endeavoured to persuade him to honour the deliberations of the assembly with his presence; till now, when a special messenger has been des patched to him from the EMPEE.OR—every available means has been taken to demonstrate attention. IL is always easy, however, for people to make these shuffling excuses when they have no valid ground for their objections, or aro ashamed or afraid to tell the truth. Thus we find the King of PRUSSIA taking refuge in obscure or vague reasons that he gave long ago for his refusal, taking no heed of the chances and changes that had been wrought since by circumstances, and his Ministers openly assert ing, in their address concerning the electors, that the object of all the proposals of the Congress is to stultify Prussia, and to injure her interests. The assurance that is requisite to carry out some inten- tions is really surprising ; but thti last exploits of a political nature in Prussia are almost incredible. It is astonishing to find rulers and statesmen doing their utmost to suppress all liberty, and professing, such virtuous indignation against those who are inviting them to carry out reforms for not going far enough, when they really abhor an y progress. The revised report on Fir© Insurance Duties calls attention to a subject of great importance, and that ought not to be trifled with any longer. It is true that Mr. GEORGE COODE, in his elaborate calcula tion, has endeavoured to prove that the tax is a fair and eqaitable one, • but it must appear to many observers that he has made out a one-sided state ment, and that much can be said in contradiction of his remarks. Mr. COODE denies that it is a tax on prudence, or opposed to morality or public policy ; but it is strange how he can make this out when nothing prevents small householders, or em barrassed holders of property, from insuring but the heavy sum that is charged. On the lowest premium that is taken for the lowest risk against fire, for instance, there is 200 per cent. charged, the duty being 3s. on ls. 6d. Surely this is a monstrous over charge, and because it is only to London that this rate is confined it does not improve matters, because of course the chief extent of insurances on a small scale would be in the metropolis and its environs. This real arrangement of the burden makes the act of insuring almost impossible to those of impove rished means; hence when any casualty takes place by fire of course the unhappy holders of small pro perties are ruined altogether. Had the law b een equitably arranged, they might have been possessed of sufficient means, by their timelyforethth up forethought, to start again in business, or, at all events , themselves and their families until some other occupation was ready. The state of things is evi dently wrong which thus necessitates hardship, risk, and even sometimes ruin, on many deserving members cf the community. There are many more just taxes which might with advantage be imposed rather than this harsh and inconvenient duty should be retained. Like many other burdens imposed by the State it does not matter to the wealthy or the man of large property, but it presses heavily on the humbler ranks, and causes them great annoyance. It must be borne in mind aexlseohtehaaut:he great amount of duty imposed by an acneds of t h is country, la often a serious loss to the Insur tzt;,ey, for many of our met . - and other foreign. c a h n a ce nt c s fn , property, insure in Ham burglt is the towns in order to avoid 'hills, in Every way, is this im pay laying the tax here. more h port an undesirable one. i c t n u s e e u s l t and for Bible, since it induces person s to ma . a repre ee . yield to temptation. It would oftenkbeedx small 4 beginners, and moderate capitalists to insure at the outset of their careers. The apparent hope lessness of the case , as it at p res ent stands, offers a reasonable excuse, and thus the matter is left in abeyance. That_ fatal error of procrastination is fallen into, and too late, when the evil has occurred madness te defer." It is does the luckless loser realise the truth of the ad vice, " Be wi s e 'tisto-day, to be 01140 that nest seSeiOn :4*ls (3144D51M Commence at 7. TWIHE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLINIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY.—Morning, 10h. 29m.—Afternoon, llh. 10m. To-Moscow.-Morning, llh. 45m.—Afternoon, h. In. The Weather—Sun Office, Sept.:B, 1863. THERMOMETER.. This morning This day at Two o'clock Barometer-29.80. Wind—South-Neat; moderate, and cloudy. ,eiNt r.rz v 7 -7 v 1.2.; ' 4 l • .111.11 ,, 1 1,t • LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 8, 1863. The announcement contained in our third edition of last night, the brief but fearfully significant in timation by telegram that President JEFFERSON DAVIS has decided upon calling out 500,000 black troops, we cannot but take to be the most ominous intelligence that has for a long while past come to us from the American seat of war. When North meets South, thus armed—then as NAT LEE'S famous line in the old forgotten tragedy has said, of Greek meeting Greek, will, in very deed come in terrible earnest " the tug of war," President DAVIS'S de termination, it will be seen, has been arrived at only after most mature and cautions deliberation. Upon President LINCOLN—as may be said in regard to the source of very nearly all the horrors of this dreadful war, with scarcely one exception —upon President LINCOLN devolves the hideous responsibility of having added the miseries of a servile war to thoze of a civil war. President DAVIS, in coming to this last horrid resolution above particularised, has only taken up the gauntlet already some time back flung down scornfully and in fierce disdain to the South, by the insensate chief of the Federal Government at Washington. Fire hundred thousand negroes—to be called out at once by JEFF. DAVIS, to swell the ranks of the armies of the Confederates ! But—it may be added, like a taunt, in reference to this announce. ment—President DAYIS may, quite as confi• dently as OW EN GLENDoWEII, or as PROS r;:no, or as any one else so m:nded, call even spirits from the vasty deep, but—will they come ? 'lnc probability as to such a summons as this to the negro population of the south, being answered, however, the telegram itself would seem plainly enough to indicate. For what is the temptation to be held out to these black recruits ? The announce ment itself indicates it before the close of that ene sentence. For each negro who shall enlist at the SUMOIOIIS of the Southern President—Freedom is offered, and with Freedom fifty acres of land at the end of the war. Imagine the temptation of that to the Slave ! And then look at the probabilities o "'resident DAVIS rapidly completing, to the num ber of 600,000, his proposed scheme of negro en listment. The abundance and excellence of the harvest are matters of general conversation and thankfulness. At this period last year, there was little reason to anticipate a good harvest, although the state of trade, and the prevalent distress in the manu facturing districts made every one eager to hope the best. The season went on, however, and the cheerless prognostications were only too well confirmed. The low estimate formed of the crops was too high for the actual result, and the crop of 1862 is ranked among the least profitable sea sons on record. IVs can bear, however, to recall such cheerless times when the fullness and quality of the crops are matters of universal comment. The good fortune which has befallen us this year was not at first expected. The absence of frosts filled t he farmers with apprehensions. The ground, it wa s thought, would not be properly prepared for seed se'svi • ng, the insect tribe, so fatal to the growth of th e ehecked, while Y: b u i gplant, would be left to increase un baneful weeds would spread rapidly in the fields, their growth favoured by the unusual mildn ess of the season. A proof that the mournful for e • 133 dhigs of the downhearted arc no more worthy of eteuence than the visionary hopes of the over-sanguine is current afforded andse different art t se h a the lonft:sataphcol inspected fi farmers thatctuithgeeishd the crops of this year are as decidedly favourable as the hatve,.. of last year was below the ordinary average. gentleman has recently the publi c informed that has very lately travelled over the greatestg he part of England and the south of. Scothuad, in very du i crops growing' as well as on dissimilar soils. T he , vations is extremely satisfactory, and a , s 0 33.1* a certain inequality exists, Owing to Fume having been fortunate enough to have in their _ crop s ~ before the break - up of the weather, there seem reason to fear that any locality will fall abort. Th e county of Norfolk, which rejoicesgenerally in cora l* _ ratively an early season,has been the most fortunate. Its farmers set to wed: with poreptitude and vigour, acting on the old time-honoured maxim, Nehich bids us `rmake hay while the sen and consequently iu the short p. riod of thrt e weeks most of them brought their reaping and gat her• ing to a triumphant conclusion. In Berkshire, on the contrary, due advantage has not been taken of the early season, and too much dependence was un fortunately placed on the fair promise of the wea ther. Promises, however, are made to be broken, and the smiles of an English sky are certainly no exception to the rule. There is consequently a good deal of barley still standing, and in some of the northern counties half the crops remain uncut. In Scotland there is still much to be done, but hap pily little damage has as yet been caused by the heavy rains. It we can secure another month of fine weather thee will be little room for even the Proverbial complaints of farmers. The fickleness THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1861 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) UNITED STATES AND CANADA. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY MORNING. The Canadian mail steamer Hibernian, Captain Ballantine, which left Quebec on the 29th u lt., arrived in the M erse y a b out 11 o ' clock last night, after one of the most rapid passages ever made from the St. Lawrence. The papers from New York are only one day later than those already to hand, and the Cana dian ones contain little detail of interest concerning affairs in the States. We extract the following items. The New or 1; herald of the 27th gives the following as the " situation":— ' "We publish to-day still later news from Charleston, by the way of Richmond, giving an account of proceedings up to and including the 21th r inst. Gen. Gilmore has been able to throw shells from his batteries into Charleston, a distance of five • miles. Gen. Boanregard ' has protested against such proceedings on the ground of humanity.' The Richmond papers wisely reply, his protests will be of little use, indeed, if he cannot disable those batteries which fired the shells.'" Our news from the Potomac army is confined to the doings of Mosby 's cavalry and our forces in pursuit of them. General Mosby is reported to have been fatally wounded near Annandale, on Monday. It is certain that an officer of his party was very seriously hurt, and was conveyed in a dying condition to Leesburg. The guerillas under both Mosby and White have been very troublesome of late, and the forces of the latter still threaten a succession of harassing attacks on our lines. The death of General Pemberton, who com manded at Vicksburg, at Selma, Alabama, is re ported by despatch from Cairo. Over one hundred thousand bales of Confederate States cotton have been captured near Natchez. It is said there are 8,000 rebel troops at Monroe, sixty five miles west of Vicksburg. Generals Walker and Heber are in command. AlLirs in Kansas and on the Missouri border are assuming a serious aspect. It is reported that General Lane has returned to Lawrence, where he is organising a force to make a raid into Missouri. General Ewiflg has given notice to the inhabitants of the border counties that they must depart within 15 days, and at last accounts several build ings in Cass County were in flames, and upwards of 100 persons were reported killed. Martial law had been proclaimed in Leavenworth. The burial of the dead in Lawrence showed that 183 had fallen victims to the rebel massacre. The merchants and others of neighbouring towns were contributing sums of money to rebuild Lawrence, and the work is now pro gress i ng. " The follo w i ng is the official despatch of General Gilmore Headqua r t ersl ,Department of the South , Norrissland, S out h C aro lina, Aug. 24. To Major-General Haileck. Sir,-1 have the hon our to report the practical de molition of Sumter, as the result of our seven days' bombardment of that work, including two days of which a powerful north-east storm most seriously diminished the accuracy of our fire. Fort Sum ter is to day a shapeless, harmless mass of ruins. My chief of art ill ery, Col. M. T urner , reports its destruction complete—that it is no longer of any avail for the ddcnce of Charleston. He also says that by a longer fire it could be made more cam. Plete:Y a ruin, and a mass of broken masonry, but it could scarcely be made more powerless for the defence of the harbour. Breaching batteries were located at distances varying between 6,330 and 4,245 yards from the work, and now rem a i n as efficient as ever. I deem it unnecessary at pre sent to continue the fire on the ruins of Sumter. I have also, at great labour, and under a heavy fire from James Island, established batteries on my left, within range of the heart of Charleston, and hav e opened with them, after giving Gen. Beauregard due notice of my intention to do so. My notification to Gen. Beauregard, and his reply thereto, w i t h the threat of retaliation and my re j oi nder, have been transmitted to the army headquarters. The pro jectiles from my batteries entered the city, and G en , Beauregard himself designates them as the mo s t destructive ever used in war. The report and an accurate sketch of my chief of artillery, of the ruin of Sumter, taken at 12 o'clock yesterday, s i x hours before we ceased firing, are herewith trans witted. (Signed) Q. A. GILMORE." The Baltimore American publishes a d espatc h, dated off Morris Island, Aug , 24 noon. I t says : " Gen. Gilmore o n Thursday n o tifi ed to Gen. Beau regard that if he did not su rren d er the forts, he would shell the city in twenty-four hours; at the same time requesting him to remove the women and children. No attention was paid t o thi s no ti ce , and on Friday night Gene ra l Gil more t h rew fifteen inch shell into the city of Charleston, charged with Greek fire. On Saturday afternorn General Beauregard sent down a flag of truce boat with an urgent protest de nouncing Greek fire us a most villainous compound unworthy of civilized nations, and demanding more time to remove the women and children from the city. The English, French, and Spanish Consuls also denounced the short time given by General Gilmore, and claimed more time to remove the sub jects of their respective countries. General Gilmore yesterday replied by a renewal of the demand to surrender the forts and public property. General Beauregard answered by asking a truce of four hours. General Gilmore refused to give any more time, or to accept of any other terms than an unconditional surrender. At 12 o'clock last night the shelling of the city with Greek fire was resumed, It is generally thought the stars and stripes will wave over Sumter to-night 7 1114 monitors and ironsides are preparing to go up at the hour the steamer sails. There is evidently great trouble in Charleston. It is not believed there are over 20 men in the ruins of Fort Sumter. The whole of the rear wall is down, and shells pass en tirely through the structure. The sea wall is ter ribly di.figured. All the guns of Fort Sumter are now mounted on Sullivan's island. The ruins of Sumter are now held by the guns of Moultrie. There are now only sufficient men in the ruins to keep the Confederate flag up, which is shot away every few hours. This morning the south sea wall of Sumter was battered down to the frontier ease ments. A Port Real newspaper, of Aug. 27, has a para graph stating that the Confederate steamer Ever glade, with a cargo of cotton and a large number of passengers, including a full complement of offi cers for a new pirate craft at Nassa'i, has been lying several weeks in the Savannah River. On the night after she attempted to run out off the buoy, and was soon overhauled and sank near Tybee Island ; 22 of her passengers were captured. A Washington despatch of the 27th ult. says "Adviees from the army of the Potomac state that while no offensi ve operations of a general bu t aeter have taken place during the recent warm o INFANTICIDE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. In conclusion, I have the pleasure to inform you that a society is in course of formation to grapple with the increasing evil of infanticide, and I trust it will meet with such support from the public, as to enable it to try if it is possible to remove the present stigma attaching to us as a civilised nation. —I remain, Sir, your obedient servant, EAGLE EYE. Islington, Sept. 5. An influential preliminary meeting to deal with ,he increasing evil of infanticide was held yesterday ;the 3d inst.), at 16, Craven-street, Strand, whe❑ ;he following resolutions were unanimously carried : " That this meeting having considered with painful in terest the various causes which conduce to the commission of the crime of infanticide, is of opinion that a society should be formed with a view to devise means of checking an evil which is now prevalent to a degree loudly calling for imme diate remedial measures. "That a committee be appointed, consisting of those now present, with power to add to their number, and that the names of a president and vice-president be submitted at the next meeting; and that a draft of the rules and regula tions for the management of the society be prepared and laid before the same meeting. "That the prospectus (which described the causes which led to infanticide and the probable remedies) embodies many of the views of this meeting; but that it will conduce to the objects of this society if gentlemen wi,l come to the next meeting prepared with papers containing their ma tured sentiments upon this most important subject. " That a ladies' committee be appointed at the next meet ing,and that ladies be earnestly invited to co-operate in this beneficent movement. " That a subscription of 10s. 6d. annually, or a donation of £•5 ss, constitute the subscriber or donor a member of the society. " That the Bank of London be requested to receive sub scriptions. "That the next meeting be held at 16, Craven street, Strand, on the 17th inst., at four o'clock p.m. " That the cordial thanks of this meeting be given to George Greaves, Esq., for his able conduct in the chair." The meeting was exceedingly unanimous through out, and the suggestion made by Lord Raynham, that it be amalgamated with a kindred institution, was well received, and will be considered at a future meeting. Standard, Sept. 4, 1863. THE LATE SIR FREDERICK SLADE.—With refe rence to the paragraph that has gone the round of the papers we are informed, on unexceptional authority, that it is a tissue of invention, unfounded in fact. The late Sir Frederick Slade was married once, and only once, to his wife Barbara, only sister of Lord Vaux, of Harrowden, at George's, Hanover-square, openly ana publicly. His eldest son, Captain Sir Alfred Slade, Bert., has succeeded to his estate and title, and is prepared to defend them.— Western limes. SNOW IN HARVEST.—Snow fell in Nottingham on Sunday morning, and in the afternoon rain set in and continued to come down heavily during the night. There is still a considerable quantity of corn ungathered in this district.--INotlingham Guardian. MEMORIAL TO ISAAK WALToN.—The inhabitants of Stafford are making an effort to obtein subscriptions to erect a memorial to their townsman, Isaac Walton, of pis catorial celebrity. THE SEWING MACIIINE.—A periodical has now been issued with the strange but explicit title of the Sewing Machine. A :JUDGMENT, it has been oddly remarked, has just befallen Mr. Lush, for using such a superabundance of eloquence in the late case of Woolley versus Pole. He lost his portmanteau immediately after the trial, with the whole of his scenic decorations as Q.C., wig and gown. The former is worth at least ZlO, the latter £2.0. What is more, there was a court suit, with the collar well greased with white powder, within the portmanteau, and a lot of legal kickshaws. Several wealthy Mexicans in Paris are said to have been ruined by the Paebla confiscations. Ono family, recently possessing nearly £60,090 a year, is d2-scribed as being now in such kgraitened circumstances that its members are compelled to live in a small cottage. Prince Metternich, the Austrian Ambassador at Paris, will remain at his chateau, Johnannisberg, on the Rhine, till the Emperor Napoleon's return from Biarritz. HOPE FOR OLD AIDME. SAQUI !—Mdme. Poitevin is about to make an ascent at Madrid on a horse, and another on a bull. The balloon which is to carry up the strange pair was expected from Paris. The Czar's brother, the Archduke Constantine (late of Warsaw), is reported to have received an invitation from St. Cloud to join the autumnal shooting party in the forest of Compiegne. The wing of the Tuileries called Pavillon Marson is getting ready for the reception of King George I. of Greece, who is expected in Paris next week. THE Sou'ruEr.:m CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIMES. --The announcement recently copied into our columns from a Scotch newspaper in reference to the identity of the above admirable writer, might, it would appear, quite as reasonably have declared him to be the notorious General Butler as that he was Lieut. Butler, the heroic defender of Silistria, the latter having, years ago, been dead, buried away in an honoured soldier's grave. DIE Aumon OF ROBINSON CRUSOE.—The stone 6 mar ,ing the head and foot of Daniel Defoe's grave iu Bun. hill-fields had become almost buried in the ground, and the inscription, except one letter, obliterated. They have re cently, says the City Press, been raised and repaired, with the addition of a suitable epitaph, at the cspense of Dr. Rogera of Dalston. GREAT Wi:STERN RAILWAY.—Mr.C. A. Saunders, the present secretary and general manager, retires from office, on a pension of 5.,1,250 per annum, which the direc tors have agreed to recommend for the sanction of the shareholders. The secretary and manager's duties will form distinctive departments under the new 'Vt . /JIG —it being understood that Mr. F. O. Saunders, the general manager of the South Wales division, will succeed his uncle as secretary to the amalgamated companies, and that Mr. Grierson, the Great Western Company's goods manager, will be advanced to the post of general manager of the united systems. FOREIGN VISITORS AT WOOLWICEI DOCKYARD. rzi.raobne-t — Admiral Mustapha Pasha, of the Turkish hope- Tial Navy, yesterday visited the dockyard, and inspected the c li a f s , ecl screw frigate Caledonia and various depart meats . of the establishment, accompanied by Commodote- S,uperintendent Sir F. W. E. Nicolson. The Marquis of f c i d t ia al t y in L eti ß o zo p n rov v i o d n ed I w io it ff h eg A an tha te i , ra tt it n y d or o d t e h r e s r , foreigners also visited the dockyard, will be more amenable to the claims of a large por tion of the community, or that some other Minister may fill his place, more alive to the demands and desires of the classes referred to, and also more im pressed with the necessities of the case. No mis take that a Statesman makes can be more fatal to his reputation, or more hurtful to those under his rule than to ignore the interests of the humbler classes. There is no reason 'why they should not be equally th 9 objects of his solicitude, and the re ceivers of his services, as the greater or more opu lent members of society. They constitute an im portant branch in the aggregate, and it is a dis grace to the management of the exchequer that so many taxes are made to press heavily and unequally on them, the injustice of the case making its hard ships the greater. Snt,—l trust you will allow me space for a few remarks upon the leading article in last evening's (i. e. Friday's) impression of your journal relative to infanticide. It was in consequence of my atten tion having bsen attracted to the painful subject of child murder by the public sympathy for Anne Padfield on her trial for this crime, that I was in duced to think the returns of coroners' inquests on infants under two years of age might throw some light upon the subject; and upon writing to the late Thomas Duncombe, Esq., and urging him to move in the House for the returns in question, he very kindly did so, and I was enabled by an analysis of their contents, published in the columns of many of your contemporaries, to rouse peiblic attention to the defects of the present bastardy laws, besides other causes in operation productive of child mur der. In this I have been greatly assisted by the present popular member for this borough, William Cox, Esq., who has not only obtained further im• portant returns bearing on this subject, but has had the courage to bring the question before the House of Commons, previous to the prorogation, and elicited from Sir George Grey his opinion that the " moral improvement of the people" was the best remedy for infanticide; consequently he could not promise that the Government would take the subject into consideration during the recess. Therefore your lament that no member since the death of Mr. Dun combo had taken up the question, bears an appear ance of injustice towards our hardworking and use ful, though not yet perhaps influential member, W. Cox, Esq., and I feel sure you will, by giving pub licity to this explanation, assist to give merit where merit is due. weather, the cavalry under General Pleasanton has been constantly on the alert, scouting, reconoitring, and picketing, and not a day has passed which has not added to the list of rebel prisoners, and some of these captures are of an important character. Our own and the rebel pickets on the Rappahannock below hold friendly intercourse daily, but no intel ligence of importance is obtained by these means. The rebels generally assert that the heavy fighting is over for the season in Virginia." The Canadian papers state that Lord Lyons, ac companied by the other foreign ministers, at the American capital, and by his suite, were about to pay Quebec a visit. Telegraphic advices by a previous arrival an nounced the discovery of a plot to overthrow the British authority in Canada. The following is the article from the Toronto Leader :—" Intel- ligence of the most startling character has come to us, through a channel which leaves no doubt of its correctness. Certain persons in Canada have been detected i❑ a treasonable correspondence, the object of which was to invite and, if possible, to induce the Federal Government to invade the pro vince, overthrow British supremacy, and bring us under subjection to the Lincoln dynasty. This correspondence has been perused by Mr. Archibald, the British Consul at New York, who has commu nicated the facts to the Imperial Government. The persons concerned in this,traitorous correspondence will, we presume, be brought to trial. If our Go vernment should feel that it would not be compro mising itself or its friends, it wil', doubtless, be able to obtain the necessary information from the British Consul in New York." The Canadian Parliament had passed the address by a small majority, after several amendments charging the present i'dinistry with illegal and unconstitutional conduct. The Quebec Daily News says the Ministers had irritable debates. The City of Washington left Now York on the 29;h of August, with 48,000 dais, in specie. THE DANUBE COMMISSION. CONS TANTINOPLE, SEPT. 7. The Danube Commission has decided upon the St. George's Mouth as the definitive ship channel. The Porte approves the negotiation of a special loan for the necessary works. FRANCE. BOURSE, Sept. 7.—The market has been buoyant, and a fair amount of business done at an advance. Threes, for the Account, are now firm at 69i40c. The Railway Share Market rather quiet, but firm. Prices again slightly receded towards the close, and left off as follows : 11 per Cents. ...... 95 i Italian Loan 74 10 Do. end m ont h .... Do. end month 74 35 Do. end m ont h ••• per Cents ...... 69 25 New ditto 74 ... 69 30 Do. end mouth 74 10 C redit Mobiher.... 1245 Russian Do. end m0nth....1246 25 Austrian .. — Bank Shares ...... 3100 . Spanish Threes — Credit loneter ....1410 , Home Debt RA IL WAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans - Northern .... New. ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 1050 .. 1050 —• Geneva 496 25 .. 495 Southern Western Eastern .... Sardinian .. 430 .. 435 Austrian Lan. bard North of Spain Saragossa 675 .. 675 Ditto to Barcelona THE GALWAY PACKET SERVICE.--A telegram has been receive' announcing that the Hibernia, the first steamer of the Royal Atlantic Mail Company, which left Galway on the 18th ult., had arrived safely at St. John's on the 26th. The first voyage has not been in point of time as satisfactory as might have been expected, or as under ordi nary circumstances would be required. By the stringent terms of the contract the passage should have been made in six days instead of eight, We think, however, there is an adequate explanation of the delay in the terrific hurricane whi_th is reported to have raged in the Atlantic. The Great Eastern, which sailed from Cork at the same time, experi enced the force of it. A brig in the United States service was totally lost, with all hands, except one man; and several other disasters occurred on the American coast.— Dublin _Express. THE NEW ROUTE TO WALES.—The Brietol and South Wales Union Railway is to be opened this (Tuesday) morning. The grestei n Daily Press observes that it might have been opened 11 days ago but for the delay needlessly interposed by the Board of Trade. Of course some people will suppose the delay has enabled the inspector to see the line again and pronounce it safe for the public to travel upon. This is a mistake. The inspector has not been near it again, he is absent in Scotland; but en Saturday the secretary (Mr. Bruton) was favoured with a telegram, to the effect that he had advised the Board of Trade to "re open " the line without further inspection. It is a pity it should have required 11 days to arrive at this conclusion. COLLISION AND Loss OF LIFE IN THE CHANNEL. During the heavy squall of wind and rain on Sun day evening, a collision happened a few miles off Dunge ness, which resulted in the foundering of the barque Elvira, Captain Haus, and the loss of several of the crew. The barque was on a voyage from Jamaica with a mixed cargo of rum, sugar, and logwood, and was bound to Hamburg. She put into Plymouth on Saturday for orders, and resumed her voyage the same evening. As she was making her way up Channel, the wind blowing strong from the N.W., with heavy rain, she was run into by the Ocean King steamer, and she sustained such fearful injury that she sank. The second mate, named Green, a seaman named Holman, an apprentice, and another person, are reported to have pe rished. The steamer is stated to have bean much damaged. MENDELSOHN'S OVERTURE TO " MELUSINA",-- A week ago I had a great treat. I had got the proofs of my rondos in E sharp from Leipsic, and, not liking to print them without at least one rehearsal, I in vited the combined musical talent of the place to try them with me. As they would have been offended by an offer of payment, I gave them a supper of roast veal and bread and butter, and made them tipsy to their heart's content, This, however, was not the treat, but the success of my overture to " Melusina," which was then played for the first time. The performers were no great things—yet I had more en joyment than from many a perfect representation, and came home in the evening in a more cheerful mood than I had done for many a day. We played it three times ; and, the last time, the trumpets followed up the ultimate dying strains with a flourish that produced a most ridiculous effect. It was capital, too, when we sat at table, and some body made a long speech with elordium and everything complete, and ended with my health, and the trumpeters and drummers leapt up as though possessed, and rushed to their instruments for another flourish, and I delivered a masculine oration, for all the world like Sir Robert Peel, wherein I recommended unity and Christian love, and keeping time, and concluded with a toast to the everlasting weal of the music of Dusseldorf Then they swore it had been the happiest evening of their lives, then quar relled a little, by way of demonstrating the power of my eloquence; then the sober part of the company (Schirmer and I, to wit) interposed and made peace; fin a lly, we 'parted about midnight—they rejoicing at the wine, and I at " Melusina." Next morning at six I was on horseback, on my wa y to Seam. Two merry days.--Mencleis o w s Correspondence. ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTIES FOR SUNDAY HAY MAKING. —A scene, which caused considerable ex citement and indignation, was witnessed at Leigh, on Friday last. Mr. Superintendent Orton, the informant and prosecutor of a number of farmers and their neighbours for haymaking on a Sunday, proceeded to execute warrants of distress against five of the defendants who had been con vioted. Mr. Orton was accompanied by a large body of police, collected from various parts of the Warrington division. Their first visit was.to Messrs. Cleworth's farm, near the Leigh Vicarage. Mr. Orton stated that his demand was £2 Gs., being 235. for penalty and costs, against AI essre. Peter and John Clewoith. A valuable cow was taken possession of by the police, and driven away. The police then proceeded with the bailiff's cart to Mr. Joseph Ole worth's, in Thritelshawgate, whence they obtained a sofa for their booty. After safely lodging it in the Town Hall, they proceeded to the residence of Joseph Batteraby, in Back Lane, Westleigh, and demanded £1 3s. The house and premises bore evident signs of poverty, and Batteraby's wife promptly informed the officers that they had much more need to bring her something than take anything from her. Her persuasions were successful, and Mr. Superin tendent Orton withdrew his men, The police then proceeded to Mr. Robert Howarth's house, near Westleigh Mill. Mr. Orton produced the distress warrant for £1 35., but the defendant declined to pay; whereupon Mr. Orton seized a handsome chest of drawers, which were removed by the police. We may state that, although a considerable number of people were present at the seizure, yet the utmost order was. preserved by all. At the same time a strong feeling of indignation was universally manifest. A subscription has been commenced for the purpose of assisting the defendants to test the validity of the oonviotione. ALHAMBRA PALACE. --.^- Last evening Signor Nicosia, a violinist of consi derable continental reputation, made his first ap pearance in England at this splendid eetablis:2ment. The pieces selected for the display of his rare abili ties in the first part of his performance, were a se lection from "11 Trovatore," and a fantastic kind of polka, the latter, of course, being his own composi tion. The first piece, however, was the great effort of the evening, and fully established his claim to rank amongst the greatest violinists of the day. The tones he produced from his instrument, were deli ciously clear and powerful, the lower notes more particularly so; and n the plaintive air enng by Manrico in the last act, he fair!y enchanted his audience by his masterly and facile execution. The great charm of Signor Nicosia's playing is, that he accomplishes everything he at tempts with the greatest precision and correctness of intonation, and during the whole of his perform ance, which extended over a considerable portion of the evening, not a single false note was heard. In the polka, or, rather, we should say, the sensation piece, he eatecuted several novel movements in the neatest manner imaginable, and, of course, elicited the most enthusiastic applause. As a second part he gave a selection from "Lucia," performed a la Paganini, viz., on the fourth string, and in this he was as successful as in his preceding pieces. lie also played a new arrangement of the "Carnival of Venice, in which he introduced the harmonics with extraordinary effect, which brought the per formance to a most triumphant conclusion. We most cordially congratulate Mr. Wilde upon the en gagement of this talented artiste, and from the vo ciferous applause his playing elicited, it must have demonstrated to the spirited proprietor of the Alhambra, that crowded and delighted audiences can be attracted without the assistance of perfor mers on the traptza To the brilliant attractions of the Fairy Fountain, a pretty ballet company has been added, and various other pleasing addaions have been made to the entertainments which now render the Alhambra one of the most entertaining places of amusement in the metropolis. EL TOUSSON AND EL MON.A.STIR. The first exploit of these two vessels of war, which have now almost arrived at completion in Mr. Laird's building yard, will be to run the home blockade of legal difficulties before they are allowed to proceed on their destined career, whatever that may be. Whether they can successfully navigate the channel beset with shoals and rocks through which the Alexandra was steered, remains to be seen. There is now, we believe, little dcubt that, under the terms of the Foreign Enlistment Act, they are to be detained by Government. The alle gation against them is that they are fitted out for the purpose of carrying on hostilities against the United States. On the other hand, it is contended that they were built by order of a French house for the late Pasha of Egypt, who gave the firm a commission for the coinage of a large sum of money in France, and for the construction of two steam rams in England. The money was duly coined and received in Egypt. The vessels were in course 3f construction when the Pasha died, and his suc cessor repudiated that part of the contract. What the French house intends to do with them is not known. The accusation is that they are destined for war with a friendly Power. They will, conse quently, be detained, and a court of law will deter mine whether, under the terms of the Foreign En listment Act, the detention is legal, or whether the owners can recover them from the hands of the Government. —Post. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—This Day. (Before Mr. Sergeant Gazolee.) Henry Conderot was' indicted for stealing goods to the value of £6O, the property of his employer, M. Alphonse. The jury found the prisoner guilty. Mr. Sleigh, the counsel for the prosecutor, said, as the prisoner's conduct had been eulogised for honesty, he had to inform the Court that he had been sentenced in France to five years' iraprismment for forgery, he being at the time a corporal in the 7th regiment of the line, and also for 12 months for swindliog. The learned judge sentenced him to 10 years' penal ser vitude. (Before Mr. Payne.) Edward Welsh was indicted for stealing a watch. Sergeant Thompson, of the detective force, said he was on duty one night at the latter end of last month, in Hol born, and his attention was attracted to the movements of the prisoner. He saw him mix in the crowd of persons who were just leaving one of the places of amusement, and suspecting his object was robbery he followed him, but before he got up to him he had succeeded in taking a watch from the pocket of a gentleman, who had been fortunate enough to seize him before he could detach the watch from the Albert chain. He then took the prisoner into custody, but the gentleman said he could not appear aga'nst him as he had to leave town on the following morning. He, however, took the prisoner before the ma gistrate at Bow-street, who, as he was a well-known thief, committed him for trial. h h 1 0t a b e e i Other r w y i t f n o e u s n s e d s t a e v p ; n r i g s o b a e e e r n guity examined,. P o li c e-constable A ckrill, of the F division of police, said he had known the prisoner for years as one of the worst Seven-dials. He had also known him to take children thteves ni out for the purpose of committing robbery. He 'had been frequently in prison for three and six months, and altnough he had had every chance of getting an honest living he had always told him (witness) when he cautioned him about the life he was leading that he should go "gunning" whenever he felt disposed. Judge Payne said it appeared that short terms 'of im prisonment had no effect upon the prisoner, as he found he had undergone various terms of three and six months. He had had a very narrow escape of being sentenced to penal servitude for a long period. On the present indictment he could not inflict that punishment, but the raost severe punishment he could inflict he would sentence the prisoner to undergo, and that was that he be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two years. George Dixon was indicted for robbery. The offence was committed in King's-road, Chelsea, and a number of witnesses satisfactorily proved the case. The jury found the prisoner guilty. On the judge asking whether anything was known of the prisoner, A police constable said he was present some time ago when he was sentenced to eight months imprisonment. Prisoner—Thank'ee. - He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment and hard labour. Mr. GEORGE PEABODY'S last generous act is re ported to be the endowment of Yale College with a new geological cabinet, at a cost of £25,000. BOHN'S NEW EDITION OF " LOWNDES'S BIBLIO. GRAPHER'S MANUAL."—According to the Book seller, the sale of this work has been as yet unremunerative. This, the Bookseller thinks, is a discreditable fact, and it recommends every one in the trade, not already provided with a copy, to procure one. In this age of literary inquiry there ought; we think, to have been a considerable demand among scholars for such a standard work of reference, im proved as it has been so notably by the additions of its present editor. Seven parts have been published, and two or three more will complete the work. TEE NILE RISING; —lt seems as 5f Punch's picture of the discovery of the sources of the Nile. says the Reader, was what Z adkiel would call "The Hiero glyphic." Apparently offended with having had his privacy invaded by Captains Speke and Grant, o.d Nile is swelling with indignation. The Times correspondent, writing from Alexandria on Aug. 19, says—" The Nile is rising so rapidly as to excite great apprehension; it is already 14 feet higher than last year at the same season, and it has yet 45 days to rise. The Government has despatched by rail a large quantity of timber and piles to different points, to be ready to dam the gaps in case the dikes give way ; and the men are employed in raising the banks along the river." TAKING THE VEIL.--Miss Mary Frances Graham, daughter of Col. Graham, of Cossington, Somerset , hasjust taken the veil at Connington Nunnery, nearTaunton. The ceremony was conducted with much pomp, the chief officiating priest b e i ng the lion. and Eight Rt3v. i)r. Clif ford, the Cath o li c Bi s h op of Clifton. The young la d y was dressed in pure,white, having over her head a long veil, sur mounted of questions,edbyorangeblossoms. She declared, in answe r to a series consent of her parentst,h sheat, o o f o h o e a r e o r o a w t e n d w h i e l r l , e ealfn for w ever t I ro e Almighty God. The ceremony was witnessed by about 50 persons, many of whom evinced much emotion.— Western Daily Press. WASHINGS IN THE RIVIILET.—JuIy 12th, 1838, —What shall we have on this page to-day ? No thing has come but the " Song of the Grasshoppers." Let us wait till evening. Evening at Twilight.--1 write with a cold hand, on my return from washing my gown in the stream. It is pretty to wash and watch the passing by of fish, of ripples, of grass-stalks, of leaves, of iallen blossoms —to follow these, and I know not what besides, with the current of the water. So many things come to the washer who knows how to look into the course of this stream I It is the bath of the birds, the mirror of the sky, the emblem of life, a road flowing on, the reservoir of baptism I— cfe auorin's Journal, - _ ()null - lirtnlat HER MAJESTY. ROSENAU, COBURG, Sept. 4. His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria arrived at the Palace at Coburg at one o'clock yesterday, where her Majesty the Qleen, Royal Highnesses Princ e an d P r i ncess Louis of Hesse, Prince Alfred, an d P r i ncess H e l e na had proczed(-d previously. their The Emperor was met at the railway station by ,: . , 2 30 Duke of Saxe-Coburg, who drove with him to the Palace, and was received at the entrance to Palace ,t.ly the Duchess of Coburg, who conducted the Emperx upstairs, where his imperial Majesty met the Queell: There were als'!) present, Prince and Princess Augustus of Saxe Coburg, with their son and daughters, and Prince Edward of Leiningen. A dejeuner was prepared for the Queen and Em peror and the royal party, and another for the ladies and gentlemen of the my Al households. The Queen was attended by the _Marchioness of Ely, Lady Augusta Bruce, and the gentlemen in waiting. Earl Granville was also present. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice came to the Palace from the Re senau before the Emperor left. Prince Alfred returned yesterday morning from Hummelsheirn. Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse took leave of her Majesty this evening on their return to Darmstadt. Princess He!ena and Prince Leopold, attended by ;:he Marchioness of Ely and Mr. Buff, have been twice to the theatre at Coburg. The Queen was to leave the Rosenau yesterday (Monday), on her retur❑ to England. The perfect peace and repose enjoyed by her Ma jesty at a place endeared to her by so many tender recollections, and the respite (however short and imperfect) from public business, have been most soothing to her Majesty's feelings. With the exception of passing visits from the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia, her Majesty did not feel strong enough to accept those kindly offered by other royal personages assembled at Frankfort. In order to avoid the heat of the sun, still very great during the day, her Majesty will again travel by night, but the fatigue of the journey will be lessened by repose at Krauichstein, near Darmstadt, where her Majesty intends to spend the whole of Tuesday, on a strictly private visit to her daughter, Princess Louis of Heese. Her Majesty will leave Krauichstein at 10 o'clock on Tuesday evening, and expects to reach Antwerp , and to embark at once on board the yacht, about half past eight o'clock on Wednesday morning. It is probable that the King of the Belgians will pay her Majesty a parting visit on board before her Majesty leaves the port. eather permitting, her Majesty may probably arrive at the Wore late on Wednesday evening, ill which case she will land at Woolwich in the course of Thursday forenoon, and proceed immediately to Windsor Castle. King Ferdinand of Portugal arrived at Coburg on Friday evening. His Majesty was received at the railway station by the Duke of Saxe-Coburg and by the Prince and Princess Augustus of Coburg, who were attended by the Court Marshal M. Von Wangenheim and Major Von Reuter. RETURN OF HER MAJESTY.—An official notifica- tion having been received a: Woolwich to the effect that her Majesty and suite will disembark at the Royal Arsenal on Thursday next, a number of workmen were yesterday employed in placing an awning over the pier, and making similar arrangements as at the recen:, royal embarkation. The steam vessel Fairy, Staff Commander Welch, tender to the Victoria and Albert, royal steam yacht, is under orders to convey her Majesty and suite from th o royal yacht at the Nore to IV oolwich. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland ha'U entertained a distinguished party at Alwick Castle, their princely seat in Northumberland. The guests of the noble duke and duchess have included Lord Ravensworth, Lord and Lady Lovaine, Sir Roderick Murchison, Sir Wm. Armstrong, Dr. Wilson (Toronto), Dr. Bruce, Dr. Bence Jones, the Mayor of Newcastle, Professor Owen, Professor Tyndall, Mr. Gould (the naturalist), Dr. and Mrs. Lee, Sir Edward Belcher, Colonel and Lady Florence Cust, Mr. and Mrs. Michell, Mr. Hodgson, M.P., and Mrs. Hodgson, Captain Grant (of the Nilo source), Mr. and Mrs. Bell. Several of the visitors left on Saturday last. The duke has been in the enjoyment of excellent health since his arrival at the castle. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort are expected to arrive in town to-morrow from Badminton, Gloucester shire. His Excellency the Netherlands Minister has left London for the Continent on leave of absence. Chevalier Mazel will act as charge d'affaires during Baron Bentinek'e absence. Earl Granville, President of the Council, has left Coburg on his way to England. The Earl and Countess Fitzwilliam will entertain a large party at Wentworth House duriug the approaching 'aces at Doacasier. The Earl and Countess of Tankerville are , enter taining a select party at Chillington Park, Northumber land. The Countess of Glengall, who has been detained in town by illneo, is much better, according to the medical report yesterday. _ The mariiage of Lord Londesborough and Lady Edith Somerset, youngest daughter of the late Duke of Beaufort, is fixed . to take place on Thursday next, instead of Monday, the 14th, as originally intended. Sir Henry and Lady Sophia Des Vceux are expected to arrive in town to-morrow from Draklow, Derby' shire. ITHE GHOST CLUB.—Yesterday we announced 111 a brief paragraph, the recent organisation of a Ghost Club in the metropolis. In reference to this eccentric freak of the time, the Court Journal has the following :—Among the oddities of the day is the establishment of a ghost club —not, as might be supposed, a club for the assemblage of genial spirits, but an institution for the organised research into the possibility of a traveller returning from those bournes to which we all look forward with interest. The club is in downright earnest, as may be gathered from the fact that the committee advertise for a " Haunted House," one whose reputation is well authenticated. Doubtless the answers will be numerous; and if, after minute research, the committee of the ghost club succeeded in re• establishing the responsibility of the hitherto supposed haunted man sions, by proving the charge unfounded, their labours will be largely useful,as the number of so-called haunted houses that are closed and have gone to decay in and about town, under this mouldering and blighting reputation is ridiculously large. We know of half-a-dozen such. The reader wishing a, pleasant drive out of the suburbs may choose Finchley road. and just before the corner of the road made celebrated by the halt of the Woman in White —namely, that diverging to Frognal and to West Hampstead—they will sea a stately ruin imbedded in trees, quite in the ghos tly style. This place, we believe, bears the reputation of being the habi tation of a ghost, and is, doubtless, at the service of the club, though the old keeper, who receives the gratuity of the credulous inspector, pooh-poohs the idea, if not the profit it raises. It has, however, its bit of real romance, well vouched for by this cicerone —namely, the walling in of a wife for two years, without her seeing a ray of light from heaven or the aspect of her fellow-beings. This iS the story the person tells, and gives very minute particulars of many other matters high:y interesting to the gobemouche with the name of the Bluebeard, which is one not new to fortune and to fame. THE CLOTHES AT THE KITCHEN DOOR---Or CAMPDEN HOUSE.—Referring to this point in the late trial; the Examiner pertinently asks :—" For what purpose are we to suppose the clothes were at the kitchen door, assuming the hypothesis of guilt ? The counsel for the defence laid great stress on the circumstance, and harped upon the purpose. but without stating the purpose• If Woolley was guilty it was a part of the comedy, or ratber the tragedy as it might have proved as regards the Temples, that he should appear as having fled for his lite in his shirt alone; but having so to figure in a stormy wintry night, it would have made little difference, in point of discomfort , whether he left his clothes behind him in his bedroom or stripped at the kitchen door; but to avoid all chance of dis covery, the former was the more natural course. And here we must observe, that not least amongst the improbabilities is the intentional exposure to weather in a winter n ight. Bulwer says that nothing will tempt an Englishman to risk catching cold, and certainly few would stand out in a cold stormy March night, with no covering but a shirt, for the chance of succeeding in a fraud not very gainful, and chance also of dying of influenza. or rheumatic fever before the booty could be realised." THE BARON DE BAZANCOURT'S second volume of French military history of the Crimean expedition has just left the press. THE BRITISH MUSEUM will be re-opened on Thursday, the 10th, after the usual autumnal cleaning•