The Sun. — London, England, 1863-08-12 00:00:00

ICHARD M ONCK TON MILNES, 1-Hr4) Poor John Bull —Thoughts in a Crowd—in FUN this Week. One Penny • THEATRR•f E-)YAI„ D A ELPP:I N moo!© proprietor and Menap:er. :41:. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, THE IRISH TIGER. After which, at Eight ,:cloek, a new drama, entitled THE HAU:siTED 3 IA N T E GHOST'S 3ARGAIN, in which will be exhibited Professor Pep per's adaptation of the Great t•pectrai Winton. Messrs. J. L. Toole, R. Philips, Sefton C. J. Smith; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss H. Simms. Followed by a new Burlesque, ent ILL-TREATED IL TROvATORE yL ears. Toole. P. Bedford, R Phillips, Eburne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and sarl, and Miss K. Kelly. Commene.e at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. TO-NIGHT WHILE THERE' 3 LIFE THERE'S HOPE Messrs. W. H. Swanborough, Parselle, VoHaire, G. Honey Misses Ada Swanborough, L. Thorne, F. Hughes, Menders, and E. Bufton. Followed by (22c1 time) THE MOTTO, " I'M ALL THERE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers, Collier, Clifton; Mesdames Ada Swanborough, F. Josephs, Maria Simpson, Wallace, anti Jenny White. To conclude with KEEP YOUR TEMPER. Commence at 7. 111 HE THIP.D EDITION OF " THE SUN," 1. Containing the Latest SPORTING DTTELLIGENCE, , en be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 12h. 44m.—Afternoon, lh. 10m. To-moaßow.-Morning, lh. 30m.—Afternoon. lh. 50w. The Weather—Sun Office, Aug. 12, 1863. THERMOMETER. This morning This day at Two o'clock 7S Barometer-30.30. Wind—N.-W. ; light, and fine. Zjiairv• LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1863 Throughout these last fourteen years and eight months, during which France has had her present ruler at the head of the Government —for exactly one "lustre" as PRESIDENT, for n earl y eleven years as EMPEROR—that ruler has often been welcomed with enthusiasm by the peasantry and by the provin cial middle-classes, but never with more earnest or more heartfelt acclamations than those which have just greeted him in his short and rapid journey through a portion of Normandy. Of itself this re ception is a reward to NAPOLEON HI. But it was intended to be far more than that, we feel perfectly well satisfied. It was designed, of course, or we are much mistaken, to be accepted by the EMPEROR as a recognition of good services done by him to France in certain material respects, if not as yet assuredly in the rapid development of liberal institutions under the imperial regime, if not in the concession of greater freedom in writing and in speaking, among the journalists and among the occupants of the legislative tribune, at any rate in the encouragement afforded to the arts and sciences, in the development of commerce, in the extension of the railway system, and of the parallel system of instantaneous telegraphy. Waerever in France the Emperor NAPOLEON 111. receives anything in the way of a more than ordinarily cordial reception, we may rest assured of this, that it is due to the popu lar sense of the material advantages secured to the French nation under his rule, through the vigorous maintenance of order under his powerful and vigi lant Government. None the less vivid is the appre ciation by the French multitude of the material advantages thus secured to _them by the reigning Emperor, because the internal prosperity of France during the last decade of his reign has been accom panied by a revival of her influence far and wide among the nations of Christendom. The recovery of her influence, that is among the councils of Europe, by means of a foreign policy—designed and carried out from first to last by the EMPEROR himself—combining with it (this astute policy), alternately or simultaneously, an extraor dinary amount cf prudence, boldness, tact, energy, ductility or plasticity, according to the exigencies of the moment, and yet evidencing throughout none the less remarkably a marvellous tenacity or fixity of purpose. Even when, to use the very mildest phrase, the least scrupulous in his mode of advanc ing the material interests of France through the medium of his diplomacy, the EMPEROR, while alienating the feelings of other countries in regard to himself and his policy, has so far directly thereby appealed to the amour propre of the nation he governs (ever handling the reins of his autho rity the while with a grasp of iron in a glove of silk), that he has actually at those very times contrived to enhance his reputation at home at the very moment of his marring it abroad. Perhaps the most flagrant illustration of this, yet recorded in his history, is that furnished by the little episode closing the Italian war —the incident which, while mulcting Italy of Savoy and Nice, so far compensated France for the blood and gold squandered by her in the deliverance of Lombardy from the Austrians (so far, at least, as any nation could be " compensated" in that way for such services), by the absorption of those very territories within the line of the French frontiers. An overwhelming majority of the French popula. tion, if not actually the whole of the French mu titude together, forgave the scandal of the "sharp practice," for the fact of,that territorial aggrand.sf meat. Materially, in effect, France has prospered, is prospering under the rule of the French EMPEROR. In her commerce, that is ; in her agriculture ; in her manufactures ; in the restoration of her high autho- rity among the nations of the earth at the council board of Christendom ; and—as indicated in the questionable little incident just referred to—by the actual increase of the French dominions. A war or two France has had, it is true, ati 'al? these last ten years of her present rul er ', reign as EMPEROR. This—in spite of his peace a b lc . in programme at Bordeaux, epitomised, ' sentence, in a phrase—" L'Empire c'est la Pai x ii. war With A ...us A war with Russia—in the Crimea. A again, as in the in Lombardy. A war in Chi na , Crimea, side by bide with England— in armed allia nce , in an entirely ;war in Morocco. A war— last of all, Tbreatenin gs, but hithertoY new direction—in Mexico. only th rea t en i ngs , o f war, large or small, have been at other times excited by NAPOLEON'S poll, Y b , elsewhere than in the various parts of the glo dicated. Bold that policy e ' briefly in these shown its e lf t o be whenever any one of has c o me at length to be fairly adventuredrs But bolder still than his foreign Upon. n P en o licy has been the EMPEROR'S home policy_ Answer us whether it has been so or nolt°llall37. COBDEN ! You who as a dispassionate witness attest that this despotic rnier of France was the :11 to recognise the wisdom of the Free Trade Prin. and, on recognising that truth, to adapt to the future agulatiun, thobe prircipli:s boldly, to the veritable transformation, at a stroke of the pen as it were, to the whole complex system of French commerce. Whenever NAPOLEON 111. is received with more than usual cordiality by the French multitude, that reception is attributable no longer to the mere glamour of the glorious name the EMPEROR bears. These acclanaa tions are awarded to him not alone as a NAPOLEON, as the EMPEROR, as the living chic i of the impel ial dynasty founded by the most wonderful man of modern times—they apply to a very consider able extent to himself individually. They n re recognitions of all he has done for France, since he ascended the thrcne and grasped the sceptre—order maintained, commarc3 increased, agriculture advanced, territories (we need not again say how) extended, glory and influence regained and enhanced, both at the council board and upon the battle-field. All tkese recognitions of the past are expressed, inarticulately, but quite comprehen sibly, in the shouts of welcome greeting NAPO LEON 111. as he traverses France, as he did the other day, when he rapidly passed through the enthusi astic population of Normandy. But there is more than this recognition of his past in these acclama tions ! There are audible, to our thinking, none the less clearly in them—hopes, aspirations, encouragement to him in regard to the future. And the duration of his pDpu'arity, the perpetua tion of his dynastic power, are dependent upon his justification of those hopes, upon his fulfilment of these generous aspirations, upon his boldness and resolution in acting—at length—in answer to that appreciable encouragement. He has spoken himself, plainly and more than once, about "crowning of the edifice." The crowning of the edifice as promised by him, and as understood by others, has barely yet commenced. The EMPEROR has probably—we do earnestly hope that he has —many years yet before him. But—he is now already in his fifty-sixth year. Austria herself gives good augury, nowadays , of going before him in the development of a despotic into a Constitutional Government. Festina lente m a y be a very good rule to begin with. But the time arrives, at last, when it becomes tedious. Theae is an interesting letter in the Times of yesterday on the subject of Transportation. It is written by Mr. GRELLET, and he ably demonstrates some of the errors that exist on this subject. He states that " the people of the sister colonies assume the right of dictating to the Western Australians what they shall and what they shall not do. The colony is not to continue a penal settlement, simply because they do not please it shall ; then the mother country is openly threatened if the Government do not accede to their wishes," It is observed that the Western Australians have asked the Government for convict labour, to supply the want of that labour which the other colonies had taken from them. There is much force in the argument that transpor tation has not injured the other colonies, and it is added that the inhabitants of Portsmouth, Port land, Chatham, Pentonville, &c., have more reason to complain of the system than these objecting colonies. When it is taken into consideration that the nearest of these colonies is by land one thousand and five hundred miles distant, across an impassable country, it seems really absurd to inter pose such obstacles. When the scheme is one that is sure to be the means of conferring immense benefits on numbers who now are driven into the commission of crime, it is really wrong to use such a frivolous pretext, and to create so many difficulties in the way of improve ment. It is quite impossible for the convicts to make their way by land to the other colonies, and by sea the stringent regulations laid down render that also out of the question. No man can land from any part of Western Austra lia without producing a passport to prove that he has never been a criminal ; the master of any vessel who takes such passengers is fined for each in the sum of a hundred pounds. Therefore, with such precautions, it must be evident that the only evil to be complained of or dreaded cannot possibly occur to these complaining colonies. Since transporta tion to Western Australia took place more than thirteen years ego, only between forty and fifty met have been lost, and of these it could not be proved by contending parties, before the " Trantportatien Commission," that six even had arrived on their confines. Also there is very little communication between Western Australia and the other colonies. With Sydney they were years without having any communication at all, and with Adelaide only four or five times a year is there any traffic. Mr GRELLET emphatically contradicts the statement that was made by Mr. EBDEN to the effect that " sixteen ticket-of-leave men were shipped off to Wanguini, by the authorities of West Austra lia." He says that such an occurrence never took place. Ho canoot recall an in stance of a vessel clearing for New Zs eland. There is no trade with the country. In referring to a remark made by another disputant, that "he did not object to West Australia having these ras cals, if she only kept them," Mr. GRELLET states that that is all they desire, and that they have no doubt of keeping 'them, but also hope to reform them. " The other colonies are frightened at a shadow, and make all sorts of loose statements, but do not substantiate one." Mr. GRELLET next at temps to show that there are great inducements for these men to remain where they are, and that it is their interest and intention to do so. In the first place they are a/1 well aware of the penalties that are entailed upon them if they seek to land in other colonies, and also the obstacles in their way. When a man has gained his ticket-of-leave he may take service, or enter into business on his own account ; and numbers of these men are comfortably settled, and are landowners in the colony. Of course, with all these ad vantages, they have no wish to move ; and why sh ou ld they do so, since the utmost they could expect in distant colonies would not be any greater prosperity than they have where they are. Men whose wits are sharpened by their mode of life, and who have gained experience in a hard school, will not be slow to find out that, should they escape detection, the chances are all against their succeed- ing so well in other places. Tr,e want of employ. ment which has 'been talked of Mr. GRELLET declares to be the argument of those who are in total ignorance of the place and its sources. "Our minerals," he says, " are of as great extent, and as rich as any of the other colonies ; they have no timber to compete with our enormous forests." The pasture land, he adds, is daily being increased, and as the boundaries of West Australia include some- thing more than 640,000,00 0 acres of land, but a tithe of which is as yet explored, he truly says that " it is rather presumptuous to declare they cannot employ the few that are at present proposed to be sent to them." The roads, also, they hope to have made by convicts, and then they can employ more men than the home country can send them. Mr. GRELLET concludes his admirable letter by asking whether for a crotchet of the other colonies the men are to be cast back " into a state of crime whence there is no escape but transportation, t bus keeping up the number of criminals, and begetting a class of juv en il e offenders which in time take their place.'' the Western Australians will also be deprived of the only labour tbey can retain. The case seems clearly made out on the side of retain ing the convicts in Western Australia, and it is greatly to be hoped that instead of diminishing their liumbers they may be largely increased. All the evidence taken on this subject from persons best qualified to judge proves that at home they are exposed to temptati ons of all kinds that vanish in the distant land beyond th e seas to which th e y are sent. Employment is certain, and privation is nest to impossible in consequence ; thus two great evils abounding in this country are unknown. It seems almost incredible that persons will persist from prejudice in throwing obstacles in the way of Improving the condition of these MED. They are MggNiWilummilini•WillialinialdbMinnols•rnakaM ENIIMIIons THE SUN, LO DON. WEDNESDAY EVENING. AITOTTST 12, 18G3 dooming them to that second state of guilt which is worse than the first; they are-injuring society at home, and endangering the safety and risking the property of many. They are also inflicting losses on their sister colony by depriviig them of useful labour, and throwing away the chance of conferring a double boon on those who employ and those who serve. It is to be hoped that a better understand. ing will be come to on this point, and that no stop page will be put to a system which has been seen to possess so many and such vast advantages to all classes. We are not surprripisceuuhe the ca dbbsnyrl o l that the verdict of th e j ur y at the inquest he ld on the victims t o the late rail way accident is se vere an d uncompromising in its c h ara cter. The experience of the last few yea rs h as been so disastrous with respect to excursion trains t that there is some danger aie o t tl ehde f h that e :tvtloaath v hneeg t e: pleasant iatet ganhaeideo nw puromepp s l pt breezes. no, u , raco s m tevbsT m iot nh whoht o e ghee r f a assfbyri r rude r essse a ti htse n nc: nge g obs e r escp m hneifa e noofi n s rrfit oi t he , ol nl r b egt n y hsg teohwr too b i ae b retno to been dwellersadvantageous the receipts of the shareholders, A series of start ling catastrophes have somewhat diminished its popularity, but it seems that with due care and precaution excursion trains might be even safer than those ordinarily running from the lesser speed re quired. We all remember the terrible disaster which two years ago threw a gloom over one of the most popular and busy of the excursion lines. There were not wanting moralists who pointed to it as a warning against Sunday travelling. But before many days had passed, while every incident of the first tragedy was fresh in our minds, came a second shock, this time occurring on a week day. The moralists were silenced, but the general feelings of alarm, sorrow, and indignation were very loudly expressed. All sorts of improvements and cautions were suggested, apparently with good effect, for the various companies, who no doubt shared fully in the general regret and consternation, have guarded against a repetition of such catastrophes This season, however, has not been brought to a close without disaster. An accident has converted a pleasure expedition into a journey to death and suffering; and although it might have occurred to any ordinary passenger train, there are some points about it which reflect upon the management of excursion trains. The accident foretold so long ago by a sceptical inquirer to the great founder of our railway system, and treated by him with quiet contempt, has verified the justice of the objection in a manner that no one in this generation antici pated. A bullock straying on the line was the cause of the disaster by which four persons have lost their lives, and eleven have been seriously injured. The engine, though thrown into the air by the shock, again alighted on the rails, followed by the three next carriages. The fourth carriage, as is not sur prising, got off the line, taking with it the two third-class carriages immediately behind it. These carriages, inferior in price, were also, it seems, inferior in quality, and the shock, which did not materially affect the one, dashed the other to pieces. This is a point which the directors of every line would do well to look to. People expect less accommodation when paying a less fare, but they do not expect increased risk to life and limb. The second and third-class carriages should be made as secure from accident as the first, and the public are not prepared to admit that one man's life is worth less than another because his purse is lighter. The jury alluded to the state of the carriages in strong terms, and it is certainly much to be regretted that such weak and fragile constructions should have been put upon an excursion line. Another serious mistake was the one so very frequently committed by the arrangers of the time tables, although it is a mistake to whist the greater part of our excursion accidents are due The trains followed each other in such quick suc cession that, although the danger was detected be fore the shock came, the driver could not stop, the next train being close behind him. A quarter of an hour's difference between two heavily laden trains subject to fluctuations of sped from various causes, AMERICA. RErTER'S TELEGRAM. LIVERPOOL, AITG. 12. The Liverpool and Manchester papers publish a despatch, to the effect that a private telegram put on board the City of London at the last moment, says it was currently reported and generally be lieved at New York that the Federals had captured Fort Wagner. The City of London has reached Liverpool, bui brings nothing in confirmation of this despatch. (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) NEW YORK, AUG 1. The following is the " situation," as describ.d by the New York Herald of to-day : " Information received at Washington yesterday from the army of the Potomac states that Lee massed his forces at Culpepper on Wednesday, and made other preparations to give us battle on the Rappahannock. His first advance, south of Cul pepper, was to foil us in taking the Fredericksburg route ; but finding we did not advance, he concen trated his army at Culpepper. The Rappahannock is guarded from Fredericksburg to Ely's Ford on the Rapidan by one rebel regiment. The Rapidan is fortified south of Culpepper. "Mosby's gang made an extensive haul of antlers on Thursday night at Fairfax Court-house. 'There is no Union force stationed immediately in the Courthouse. The sutlers of the army of the Potomac have been generally advised of the fact, but it is a convenient resting-place at the end of ,he first day's journey, and some six or seven sutlers, with their trains, wares, and chattels, bivouacked there, and were all made prisoners. " Gen. Gillmore's despatches to Gen. Halleck state that his total loss in killed, wounded, and missing during the three days' action on Morris Island was only 985, of whom 350 are missing. " The news from Kentucky and Tennessee con tinues most discouraging for the rebel cause. On Thursday, near Paris, the rebels, 375 strong, drove in our pickets and unsuccessfully attempted to flank our troops and burn the bridge. They were dEven back two miles, when the 45th Ohio came on their rear, captured 15, and drove the rest towards Mmint Sterling. " Col. Sanders attacked their main force, about 2,000 strong, at Winchester, with 8 pieces of artil lery. The rebels retreated tcwarda Irvine, Colonel Sanders pursuing them. "A despatch from Memphis, of the 28th ult., says that the forces sent on under Colonel Hatcb, to look after the rebel troops enforcing the conscrip tion in Weat Tennessee, had a fight at Lexington, routing the rebels and capturing Colonel Campbell, of the 23d Tennessee, 2 lieutenants, 25 Frivates, and 2 cannon. Colonel Campbell was en route from Chattawooza to join General Pillow, who is under stood to be near Paris, Ky. "A despatch from Cincinnati reports that the rebels were attacked yesterday at Lancaster by our troops, and hud 20 killed and 100 captured. The enemy got possession of Stanford Keys at noon, but our cavalry soon drove them out, with great loss, and at last accounts they were making for the Cumberland River. " We learn from Vicksburg that General Herron has gone to Mobile with his division. Our army at Vicksburg has fallen back to the Big Black River. It Was reported that Joe Johnston was retreating to Mobile. "By the arrival of the Morning Star from New Orleans, with dates to the 25th, we learn that the Mississippi is fully open to navigation. Several steamers had arrived at New Orleans from St. Louis, within a few days. General Franklin had reached Baton Rouge. " Our war vessels are committing some havoc on the enemy. The United States steam•sloop Ossipee, captured on the 20th ult. the James Battle and m. Bagle, loaded with cotton, blockade runners from Mobile. " The United States steamer Sciota, off the coast of Texas, on the 7th ult., chased two small vessels laden with cotton, both of which ran ashore and were burned by our men, there being no means of saving them. Oa the Thursday following, while pat , sing Corpus Christie, two vessels were discovered at anchor behind Mustang bland, apparently loaded with cotton and awaiting an opportunity to escape the blockade. A rifled 20 pounder was fired at, them, when both got under weigh and stood up the bay about 6 miles, where they grounded and were then burned. " On the 22d ult. the privateer Florida was still 1 at Bermuda, her departure having been delayed by the rEfusal of the naval authorities to furnish her with fuel ; but she was then getting a supply from the rebel steamer Harriet Pinckney, and would sail in a day or two on her voyage of destination. " Our advices from Nassau, NP.., are to 26th ult. The Federal gunboat Tioga arrived at Nassau on the 24th ult. from Key West, and left shortly afterwards. The Governor of Bahamas had re ceived an intimation from Lord Lyons that his lordship's efforts to induce the Washington Cabinet to withdraw its prohibition of exportation of live stock to Nassau have been wholly fruitless. Ad vices report that several blockade runners had returned, unable to enter the rebel ports. The following additional particulars appear in the New York journals : General Jonn Morgan and Colonel Cluke and staff arrived at Cincinnati, July 27, shortly after ten o'clock, over the Little Maine Railroad, guarded by troops under General Sehackelford, the captor of Morgan. It consisted of Morgan and Cluke, with . - their staff and orderlies, amounting in all to 31 per. son s. On disembarking from the train they Wer e taken in charge by a detachment of the 111th Ohio. A large crowd assembled at the depot, and as the prisoners moved immense numbers were added to it. Wnen they marched down 9th -street not less than 5,000 persons surrounded the famous guerilla and his aides. Many of these lookers-on seemed excited, and cried, " Ring the cut-throats." " Bully for the horse thieves." Several of the spectators were flourishing pistols, but the guard quickly drove them away. The field baud of the 111th discoursed " Yankee Doodle" on the march, which the prisoners endured with complete sung froid. Morgan on the way in terrogated the captain commanding the guard con cerning the whey, abouts of his brother. His ques tion on that point being answered, he turned and said, "Puss up that whisky." Tbe whisky was pissed forward in a canteen, which the General proff ere d to the captain, who politely refused. The General th en too k a long pull. They were ensconced in the city prison shortly before eleven o'clock. Before locking them up they were deprived of a large number of pistols, which they stated they had been permitted to retain by the terms of surrender. There was a bushel of pistols, all loaded, stowed away in the office of the city prison last night, all of them revolvers, many of the officers carrying a brace. Morgan is fully six feet high, and of preposses sing, though not imposing presence. He wet , attired in a coat, black pants, white shirt, and light felt hat. No decorations were visible. He has rather a mild face, there being certainly nothing in it to indicate the possession of unusual intellec- tual qualities. Colonel Cluke is very tall, rising probably two inches over six feet. He was attired much after the manner of his chief. He is slender, has sandy hair, and looks like a man of invincible determina tion. His countenance is not devoid of certain savage lines, which correspond well with his bar barities as a leader, The whole lot is a counter part of the squads we have heretofore seen of the same command. The same motley dress and the same decorous behaviour (no great merit in the last trait) distinguish them. Our advices from Nassau, N. 8., are to the 26th ul t. The Union gunboat Tioga arrived at Nassau on the 24th ult. from Key West, and having communi cated with W. C. Thompson, Esq., United States Vice-Consul, left shortly afterwards, The steamer Arabian, from Wilmington, N.C., arrived at Nassau on the 24th ult. The Arabian had been detained by the rebel authorities at Wil mington on suspicion of her being owned in New York ; but proof of British ownership having been established she was allowed to proceed. WASHINGTON, JULY 31. The following was received to-day at the head quarters of the army : "Department of the South, in the field, Morris Island, S.C., J uly 23. " Major General H. W, Halleck, General-in-Chief, United States Army, Washington, D.C. " Sir,—My medical director in the field reports an aggregate loss in killed and wounded in our hands of 635. I judge there are 350 missing. The losses cover the three actions of the 10th, 11th, and 16th inst. Many of the wounded will return to duty in a week or ten days. The health of the command is improving. "Respectfully your obedient servant, " Q. A. GILMORE, "Brigadier• General Commanding.' COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW ILRK, July 31, 6 p.m. The money market continues as easy as could be desired. Money is offered in large amounts to the leading brokers at 5 per cent., and at 6 the specu lators in light fabrics find no difficulty in getting supplied. There is less caution than there was some time ago in scrutinising margins; railway stocks are improving in the opinion of bankers as a collateral, and those which pay regular divi dends stand as high as any other class of securities. Debt certificates are steady. Mercantile paper continues to be quoted at 5 per cent. for strictly prime names, and 5-} to 64 for good mercantile paper. Gold advanced to-Jay to 129 k, cosing at 5 p.m. at 129. Exchange sold at 1411 to 142 for bankers bills. No special cause is assigned tor the adviuc, in gold and bills, but it was evident some days since, that unless we heard of the fall of Charleston the tendency of the market would rather be toward reaction after the recent heavy decline. There will be a heavy specie export to-morrow. The stock market opened weak this morning, and there was rather a disposition to improve the reac tion by putting out some sellers' options. But at the close of the first board the decline brought in flesh buyers, and the market soon recovered strength. At the first board Cumberland fell oft k per cen►.; Quicksilver, 1; New York Central, 1; Erie, 11 ; Hsrlan, 2; Erie Preferred, 1 ; Hud son, 227 Reading, 1; Michigan Central, ; Southern Old, 11; Illinois Central, 11 ; Cleveland and Pitts burg, 1; Galena, 1 ; Terre Haute, :; Toledo, a ; Rock Island, -1 ; Fort Wagner, 1, &0.., &c. State Stocks were steady. Missouris a better. Govern ments were steady, without activity. After the board there was a rally in the whole market; and at the 1 p.m. call the transactions show an advance on the active shares of 4 to 1 per cent. all round. Erie sold at 103, against 1012 at the first board. People who sold two mornings since at 104, appear to be quite eager to get in again at the decline; no one seems to look for a reaction of Ito 2 per cent. At the second board the upward movement was continued, and the market be came very buoyant. The advance was re sisted by the regular bear operators, who tried to hammer some of the leading fancies ; but their efforts appeared to have no Effect in check ing the advance. While the existence of obear interest will naturally impart strength to the next upward surge, Erie rose I ; Central, ; Southern,t ; Fort Wagner, 1 ; Rock Island 2, &c. Central was especially strong, selling dividend off at 1251. It is understood that a new party, with head quarters at Albany and Soratoga, has been t'ormed to put up the price of Central, and operators, who are supposed to be in their secrets, talk of an extra dividend, and 150 for the stock. It ought to sell as high as Hudso❑ River. At the 4 p.m. call the market was very strong in.. deed. Fe%v stocks were offered for sale, and every one wanted to buy. Cotton was in good demand, and 2,300 bales were reported sold at 61c. and 63c. for middlings. PENSIONS FOR DISTINCTION IN LITERATURE AND SCIENCE.—Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to grant a pension of £7O a-year to Mr. Joshua Alder. " ATHENS ON THE SPREE," as the Prussians like to call Berlin, has about a dozen daily papers, with from 6,000 to 20,000 subscribers. There are in Germany, ac c,irding to a recent return, 1,221 newspapers, of which no less than 249 are dailies. WHAT NEXT ? N ot sat i sfied, apparently, in the " Show" Way, with going to "the detnnition bow- Wows," as Mr. Mantalini has it, nor with the announcement of a coming " cat show," Londoners have it now actually announced to them that at an early date a prize show 01 London costermongers' donkeys will be held, with a view to the encouragement of humane owners among the poor and the well-being of that useful and too often misused animal. CHARLES DICKENS'S ACCOUNT OF A FOUR PENNY HALFPENNY DINNER.—It had just struck twelve, and a qui& succession of faces had already begun to appear at a little window in the wall of the partitioned space where I sat looking over the books. Within this little window, like a pay•box at a theatre, a neat and brisk young woman presided to take money and issue tickets. Every one coming in must take a ticket. Either the four fence-halt penny ticket for the upper room (the most popular ticket, I think), or a penny ticket for a bowl of soup, or as many penny tickets as he or she chose to buy. For three penny tickets one had quite a wide range of choice. A plate of cold beef and potatoes; or a plate of cold nam and pota toes; or a plate of hot minced beef and potatoes; or a bowl of soup, bread and cheese, and a plate of plum pudding. Touching what they should have, some customers on taking their seats fell into a reverie—became mildly dis. tracted—postponed decision, and said in bewilderment, they would think of it. One old man I noticed when I eat among the tables in the lower room who was startled by the bill of fare, and sat contemplating it as if it were something of a ghostly nature, The decision of the boys was as rapid as their execution, and always included pudding. There were several women among the diners, and several clerks and shopmen. There were ( arpenters and painters from ne ighbouring buildings under T epair, and there were nautical men, and there were, as one diner observed to me, " so me of most sorts." Some were solitary, some came two together, sum dined in parties of three or four, or six. The latter talked togefltei, but assuredly no one was louder than et my club in Pail-Mall. One young fellow whistled in rather a shrill manner while he waited Tor his dinner, but I was gratified to observe that he did so in evident defiance of my uncommercial individu:klity. Quite agreeing w ith him, onsideration, th a t I had vo b us iness to be there, unless,. dined like th e rest, I i wont in," as the phrase is, for h fourpence-halfpen ny . '1 h o rap idity with wll d ic e he e v ri e t r y with yw 01 E2 corner got serv ed , was remar k a bl e ; and the dexterity month before) discharged th e i r d uty, was as agreeable o art see, a . which the wait resses ( qu ite new to the as the neat smartness with which they wore the ir dress and had dressed their hair. If I se ld om saw better wai tin g , so I certainl y t never it'e better meat, potatoes, or pudding. And the 8014. was an honest and stout soup, with rice and barley in it, and "little matters for the teeth to touch," as had been ob served to me by my friend below stairs already quoted. The dinner-service, too, was neither conspicuously hideous for high art nor for low art, but was of it pleasant and pule appearance. C on cerning the viands and their cook er y, one last remark. I dined at my club in Pall-Mall aforesaid, a few days afterward s, for exactl y twe lve times the money oa,ncdlonckotsthraulefk,asanwd changed pretty company thickened er one pretty quickly _ , From the new paper of " The Uncommercial Traveller" in this day's No. of" 411 the Year Bound," occasions a series of risks which no railway author ties are entitlt d to run. How often would five or ten minutes' difference in the starting of the trains have saved many precious lives, and spared years of suffering. There would never be an excuse for putting so many lives in jtopardy for the sake of saving a few minutes, but if a reason for it could ever be found it would certainly not exist on an excursion day when the time of the travellers is of very little value. The chief cause of the disaster was, however, the defective state of the fencts along .he line. I seems that the constructors had trusted in that flat marshy country, to the ditches and dykes beside 01 the low fences, to keeping off intruders. This was certainly not wise, as the event has too sun. ly proved. A matter of such vital importance should ❑ever be in any way dependent upon circumstances and chance. As is always the case after an accident of any kind has occurred, there are plenty of persons ready to come forward and testify their perception of the danger, and it certainly seems strange that no steps should have been taken to avert the disaster. .Every driver and guard who passed along the line must have seen the state of the ditches, every farmer or farmer's man, who drove sheep or cattle off the line, must have known of the risk. It would not have been too much to expect that some of the , railway officials might have remembered Low much was left to the protection of the dykes, which the st, to of the surrounding country might have ri minded them were liable be affected by the wea ther. But so it is. What is everyone's business is no one's ; what was safe yesterday will pass muster to-day, and nothing is done till some startling disaster adds another to the long list of railway tragedies. Such events are to be regret' ed by the shar e hold e r s as muc h as by the prin- cipal sufferers. Not only do they cost them large sums for compensation, but they damage the re ceipta and shake the confidence the public are very willing to place in the direction of our railway travelling. In the cause of humanity, as well as in their own interests, the officials are called upon to look closely into all matters affecting the safety and efficiency of tneir line ; and although the recent disaster has brought upon one company a censure, it is to be hoped that others will take every pre cautiun in their power to prevent tte repetition of the calamity. ROYAL GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.—The Gal lery of Illustration is annoucced to close on the 20th of this month, when there will be both a morning and au evening's entertainment. Tile season has been very pros perous. Mr. Reed takes "The Charming Cottage" into the provinces, and will be accompanied by Mr. John Parry, who intends to repeat his very successful domestic scene, " Mrs. Roseleaf's Little Evening Party." MR. BEVERLEY, the sceve painter, recently had four water-colour drawings sent by him to Colnaghi's, these four being at once eagerly bought up at 150 guineas each! The marriage of M. Chas. de Molly, Attache to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, with Madlle. Amet, granddaughter of the Duchess d'Abrantees, was celebrated last week before a large and distinguished circle at the church of St. Philippe du Roule. M. de Mouy's book, entitled " Philippe 11, et Don Carlos," was, a few days prior to his marriage, crowned by the Acad6mie Frangaise as being one of the cleverest books that had for some tun made its appearance. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (RZITTEIt'S TELEGRAMS,) THE POLISH INSURRECTION CRACOW, AUG. 12. lip to the present the expected battle in the Palatinate of Lublin has not taken place, The news of the victory of the insurgents under Chruscina, at Policna, upon the 4th and sth inst., and of the concentration of troops in Lublin has been confirmed. The insurgents under Callier attacked a squadron of Uhlans on the Bth inst. at Raszyn, near War saw, liberating a convoy of prisoners. The Uhlans fled to Warsaw. Grabowski suffered a defeat on the ith inst., near Gradzisk. FRANCE. PARIS, AUG. 12. The Semaphore of Marseilles has received a first warning for having published false news calculated to lead public opinion astray, by its announcement of an exchange of letters between the Emperor of the French and the Emperor of Russia, which, as it is officially stated, has never taken place. BOURSE, Aug. 11.—The market has been rather firmer, and the business done, though I.mited in amount, shows a slight improvement. Threes, for the Account, are now at 671. 30c. The Railway Share Market has been also more animated, and previous prices have been well maintained. The market continued to improve to the close, and le off as follows :-- it per Cents. 96 40 Do. end month 3 per Cents Do. end month 67 45 Credit I‘l obilier 1075 on. end month 1072 50 Bank Shares 3365 Credit I' oncier 1245 Italian Loan 72 Do. end month — New ditto Do. end month — Russian Austrian Spanish Threes., Home Debt RA ILWAYB. Cash. Account. Orleans .... 1015 --- .. 101 5 Northern Mediterranean ditto '— .. -- Lyons and Medit 102"5 .. 1020 Geneva . • 488 75 .. 490 Southern 690 .. 692 50 Western . ....... 523 75 .. 525 Eastern Sardinian 406 25 .. 406 25 Austrian Lorphmrd North of Sp a i n Saragossa 686 25 .. 6 82 50 Ditto to Barcelona ... • POLAND. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) CRACOW, Aug. 8. One of the most effective arms used by the Rus sian Government to provoke the Poles into acts of desperation, and at the same time to deceive Europe as to the real facts, is the official pleas. I have now before me the last numbers of two official papers of Warsaw and Wilna. the D:iennik Powezechny and the Kuryer jVilenski. The former of these publishes a number of loyal addresses to the Czar, purporting to proceed from various dis tricts of the empire. To say nothieg of the unneces sary provocation involved in the publication ot such addresses in a Polish paper, they ate couched in such fulsome terms that they bear the marks of fabrication on the face of them. Thus one, stated to be signed by ". the ;andowners, zajsangs, and clergy of the Calmouck people" declares that they are " quite happy under the wise rule of the Rus sian law," and that " the Polish rebellion lies on their hearts like a stone ;" but that " all this is but a trial, which will End in placing Russia higher than all the nations in the world," and that " they (the Calmoucks) are ready to sacrifice everything for the prosperity of Russia and the peace of the Czar, which is dearer to them than anything on earth." In another, the inhabitants, of all trades and professions, of the town of Barnaul, in the Go vernment of Tomsk, are made to say that "they live at a distance of 4,000 versts from St. Peters ' burg, at the foot of tne frozen Altar Mountains," that "their love for the Czar is boundless," and that "should the hosti l ity of forei g ners co mpel the Czar to have recourse to arms, they are ready to make all sacrifices." But it is in the TVilna Courier that the provo cation assumed an aspect of brutal insult, Which must be bitterly galling to the Poles. The hosti lity of the inhabitants of this city to the Russians is well known, Scarcely one of them but has suffered, directly or indirectly, by the terrible per ,ecutions of the tyrant Mouravieff. Wilna is the headquarters of the.Lithaanian insurr-ctioa, all the women wear mourning, and the whole city has now for many mon A p parently this was not t o t he taste of f h s presented an aspect o f sorrow and he gave orders for the cele b ration of the Empress's birthday on the 3d b y a grand fete inatiens, oh which Occasion the htthee ffila theatr e was to be open e d for the first time SincCeotthtretebr€:g—in .vi o desolation. ua r:vaeiff :n t do eintscgriopfttiho en jouts. tuhrirse o jets, tion . as T g h i e ve fo n l l i o n w t i h n e g yesterday, on the 22d July (August 3), t being the glorious anniversary of the birth of her Mr , jesty he Empress Maria AleKandrowna, his excellency General 111uuravieff 11. deigned to receive . . (he congratulations of the clergy, the civil and mili. , ary emplo3 e•, tie nobles, the merchants, and the representatives of the townsmen. After this Alex ander, Bishop of Kowno, officiated at the holy iiturgy, and his eminence Joseph, Metropolitan of Lithuania, said the prayers of thanksgiving, in pre sence of the President of the country, all the gene rals, military and civil emplo3 e,, all the nobles, the merchants, and large crowds of people. After prayers for the long life of nor Imperial Majesty and her family, a salvo of 101 guns was fired from the cita del. When the ecclesiastical parade, at which were present the troops, was over, and his excellency congratulated the soldiers, these all answered with a long and cordial hurrah. The adjoining squares and streets, which were filed with people, re sounded with the shouts with which they responded to the hurrahs of the valiant soldiers. . a the evening all parts of the town were illuminated, d crowds passed through the streets, r(joicing at the unusual sight. The churches were illuminated with great artistic taste. "In the theatre the performances commenced with the national hymn, t God save the Emptror,' which the enthusiastic audience encored; when it was finished the roof of the building long re-ecnoed with unanimous hurrahs. AU who were present wers in holiday attire, The threarre was full. All the places were taken, The toilettes of the ladies were remarkable for their elegance, After this, is it to be wondered at that the mourn ing population of \Vilna uses all its energies to overthrow the Government that insults it with such cynical falsehoods? -- — THE FIRST FRENCH NEWSPAPER was started in Paris in 1631, during the reign of Louis XIII., by a physician named Tneophraste Renaudot. Since then the number of political journals which have appeared in France would defy calculation. A statistical writer 11-43 recently stated that, on the 25th of July, 1863, there were no less than 609 newspapers, then being published in Paris alone. HOLID tY EN GLISIIM EN.— Bu-olle ,B is giving place to recreation ; etw:p irips are being takri, now from day to day by Londoners to Paris, up the Rhine and down the Alps; to N,,rway, with its fiords and lakelets; to Switzerland, w i t h i ts g l ac i er s and mountain p asses ; to Scotland, with it s g l ens an d s he-p-walks ; to Ireland, with its green scene r y aml lovely suns . ts; to Rams g ate sands or Margate cliffs; parties to the dinner p at Richmond, or the tea and shrimps a nd M a rgate I —City Press. FANCIED ENEMIES ON THE PRESS.—A Satur day Reviewer comments very reason ably, a s fol lows, on the prevalence, or at a n y rate the frequency her of certain kind of hatred, arising out of sudden mis conception, imagined blights, fancied in sults, and h yp o. h ,, tical wro tage . may y at be offensive l A novelist may come to the irresistible concl usion that su c h m and n suchwhoaw.jroouternatlhisatt, and horridn o other,article must npnn hi s certainly or be the uit e remark su aboutrethat such c himhp in a leading ar ti cle. One of the most curious pet writer,ncvel. O and r noa politician other, made m h, parts of a journalist's experience who ha ppens to be hind the scenes is to observe how many persons feel b quite sure, first, that particular articles are written by pariicular men ; and, next, that such and such passages a i m ed at them. It is needless to add how, almost univer sally, they are at fault. ice/ • N7-Ir.; • • 3.1 Ittutin HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Aug, 11. Her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, Prince Leopold, and Pon" cess Beatrice left the Cietle this afternoon, at three o'clock, where her M.jesty embarks in the lio,yal yacht Fairy for Greenhithe. The suite attending her Majesty consists of the Marchioness of Ely (Lady in Waiting), the Lad 9 Augusta Bruce, Lieut.. General Hon. C. Grey, Colonel Sir T. M. Biddulph, Major Cowell, Dr. Semler, and Mr. Buff. At Greenhithe the Queen and Royal party will embark in the Royal yacht Victoria and Aibert, and proceed to Antwerp. _ Earl Granville embarks with the Queen, and attends her Majesty to the Continent. His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by 31 , j0r Eiphinscone, left Windsoi for Bagshot Perk• Departure of Her Majesty for Germany. Her Majesty the Queen, whh their Royal High' nesses Prince Alfred and the Princesses Helena and Beatrice, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Du Platt Major Cowell, and the ladies of the Royal s uite, after alighting from the Van/hall station of the South Western Railway, proceeded yesterday after noon in private carriages to Woolwich, for embarka tion on board the Fairy steam yacht, en route for Germany. The royal cortege,which comprised slit carriages, was unattended by the usual military outriders, and proceeded at a smart pace through Deptford Broadway to Greenwich, where her Ma jesty arrived at 35 minutes past four, aLd was re" ceived with unmistakeable although unobtrusive loyalty by the entire population. As the cortege passed the ancient church of-St. Alphege the bells sent forth a merry peal, and the entire line of route was thronged by thousands of persons, the balconies and windows in the several streets being also fully occupied by those anxious to obtain a glimpse of her Majesty, who, with Prince Alfred and the Princesses, was seated in the foremost car riage, the windows being down. Any a tt em pt at cheering was instantly suppressed by th e m ajority of the spectators, in accordance with the well known royal desire. Her Majesty, during the journey to Woolwich, more than once acknowledged her approval of the loyal scene which presented itself, At Woolwich the streets were equally crow led, the spacious area known as Beresford• square, immediately fronting the main gate of the Royal Arsenal, being occupied by many thousand s of persons ; but owing to the excellent arrange' ments made by the police authorities no obstructio n resulted to the royal carriages, which, after leaving Greenwich, proceeded through Lower Charlton to Woolwich, arriving at the arsenal precisely at fiv e o'clock. On entering the establishment Princ e Alfred courteously returned the salute of the p o lice force assembled on each side of the roadway, and th e royal cortege proceeded at once to the pier, was fitted up in an excellent manner and covered with an awning, the floor being laid with s carlet baize. On alighting from the carriages her Majesty and royal family were received at the entrance of the pier by Earl Granville (who accompanies her Majesty to Germany), Viscount Sydney (Lord Chamberlain and Lord-Lieutenant of Kent), Geri. Sir David Wood, R.A., Col. Maude, R.A. (equerry)' Sir F. W. E Nicolson (superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard), and Capt. Gordon, military storekeepe r ' Her Majesty was attired in mourning ; she appear ed to be in good spirits, and cheerfully conversed with Lord Sydney and the officers named, who accor panied the royal party to the pier head, off which were moored the steam yacht Fairy, Master Com mander Welch, the Trinity steam vessel Irene, and Admiralty steam vessel Vivid, Master Commanding Al.en. The Black Eagle steam vessel, Master Cora' mending Whittier, had left several hours previously with the royal luggage, which was conveyed to Woolwich by nine fourgons and vans. At 10 minutes past five o'clock her Majesty and family, with Earl Granville and others, embarked on board the Fairy and the remainder of the royal suite and servants on board the Irene and Vivid. The opposite shot° of the river was crowded with spectators. The squad ron immediately got under weigh and steamed down the river, the Fairy being in advance, followed by the Irene and Vivid. On the squadron arriving ° Lf Erith an inter es ti ng i nc id ent occurred. The Orea d steamvessel, Capt. Whaeler, belongi ng to the Wool wich Steam-pack e t C ompany, and plying b etween Gravesend and L on d on, was on her up voyage' laden with passe ngers f rom Gravesend, when s he n eared the Fairy, an d t h e Whole of the p assen gers on deck gave a round o f hearty cheers, which were instan tly acknowl e d ge d b y the captain and officers o f the Fairy. Th e squadron arrived off Gravesend sho rtly before si x , and made up to the royal steam yacht Victoria an d Alb ert, Capta i n h i s Serene Hi g hness , the P r i nce o f L e i n i ngen, an d t h e O s b orne royal yacht, Commander Bowen. Tt e entire squadron then dropped down the river to the Nore, where it Wa s to anchor. Her Majesty and royal family were to sleeP on board the royal yacht, proceeding to Antw er p this morning. The police arrangt m en t s a t Woolgil e f were well carried out by Sup er i n t en d en ts Mark? of the dockyard force, and Bray, of the R divisio.n; Toe stringent regul a tion s w ith regar d to the cle rks and workmen at the Royal Ar sena l were rig idl y e observed, and none were all owe d t o witness royal cortege. All visitors were refused admission,' and this rule applied even t o fi e ld o ffic t ra in nut ' form. Her Majesty's ca rr i ages returne d to Londo n immediately alter the embarkation. His Royal Highness the Count de Flandre,; attended by Major Burnell, has l e ft th e Cl ar endon li c ' te for Abergeldie, N.B. His Excellency Count Pasolini, governor of Turin, has not yet left town on his return to Pal,' es stated. His excellency will, howev er , s h or tly take his de parture for Turin by way of Paris. The Duke of Newcastle has arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Cowes, Isle of Wight. The Duke of Buccleuch, since attending at the t Highland Society's show a t K e l so, h as b e en staying Dalkeith Palace, near Edinburgh. The Duchess ana the Ladies Scott are at Carlsbad, a n d are not expected horn s until the end of next month. The Marquis and Marchioness Cholmondeley have left Carlton-house terrace for Westbrooke, near . Hemel Hempstead, on a vi s it to the Hon. D udley and Lady Georgina Ityder. ear Hamilton left town on Monday for Be rt hazdneesses, n of Abercorn. The Countess of Dalkeith and L ad y Georgiana Lich field, to visit the Marquis and The Earl of Dalkeith has g weeks. P re sident, left London Earl Granville, L ord one to Germany for a few Germany has arrived atl d° for Woolwich. The noble earl w ill yesterday afternoon his or of na"u in Scotland, where att , e r n h d e t E he ar Q l ueen to s hip's shooting quarters in for h . a select circle grouse s ooting and doer of his friends meet stalking. Viscount and Viscountess Hill and Captain Hill have arrived at his lordship's '-hooting quarters in Inver ness-shire from Hawkstone Park, Shropshire. Lord St. John has arrived at Fiowerdale House, Gairloch, Inverness-shire, for the shooting season. Lady Georgina Grey g l e ale o f f r her °in ni oma ece, expresslyl s / Charles itm.rs.AAlluurrrraayy: to be present at the marriage d a ughter of Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood. Min l i h st e er HatonD.resCd d in town within the last few days from Geimany, th 1100 " gentleman having obtained leave of absence for tw o months. hatvheearrivil British Miss Bu r d e t t C outts will have a garden P art/ at Holly L o d ge, training -ship, Highgate, this afternoon. mo nth FU ra TURE ADMIRALS OF ENGLAND.—In the on of May l ast there were borne on the books of the B r itanni! in Portland Roads, as naval cadets, tAu sons of 1 Deputy-Inspector ...... O. Secretaries Paymaster Generals 6 Colonels Majors ........ 6 Captains iu the Army .• 1 Surgeon Doctors Esquires 21 Lauies Colonial Bishop 1 Scotch do Reverends* • D•• • 4a Naval Chaplain ........ 1 Duke (as guardian) • .• • • 1 Marquis .............. 1 Lord 1 4 Honourables Count Baronet Admirals Captains Commando - a 4 , Masters •••••• * it will be remembered that the greatest sea captain that ever lived Was himself the son of a country parson, Total ............ 'l2l