The Sun. — London, England, 1863-06-06 00:00:00

T HEAT RE L - . ROY AL, Ay_ MARKET. water works, and the extension of railways. The J• B. reipid growth of the Indian revenue, after so great THIS EVENING, a new Farce, entitled AN UNLUCKY MORTAL. a depression, is a l mos t unexamp l e d. The average After which ' 18th time, a new and criginal comedy, entitled annual increase has FINESSE ; or Howe, air. Ch i p pendale, Mr. and Mi.& a Alfred Wigan, and been over two millions and half. In 1858-59 the Indian revenue was Miss Louisa Angel. F o ll ow ed by an apropos Dramatic Sketch, introducing a £ 36,000 , 00 0 ; i t i s now £ 45,00 0 , 000. When we P anorama of the Tour of the Prince of Wales in the East. Commence at 7. consider the effects of that tremendous outbreak which shook India to its foundations, we shall see that the most sanguine anticipations could hardly have foretold so rapid an increase. This is only a sample of what the future of India may be if only the same principles that regulate our English ad ministration are allowed free scope. Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN is ready, he tells us, to supply funds to any extent for making cotton roads, and adds that the want of the cotton cultivation in India in not money but labour and superintendence. Here is an excellent field for the energy and enterprise of our middle classes. The effects of European di rection and management have been forcibly shown in many other branches of Indian commodities, and if a sufficient number of skilled and energetic men would undertake the superintendence of the cotton plantations we should pro bably see as great and as rapid a change in the prospects of the Indian cotton trade as was visible when the culture of indigo passed in Bengal to the hands of the Company's agents. Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN is liberal, as an Indian financier in the present state of the country has urgent need to be, in his expenditure on public works. The following statistics show the rate o THE DUKE'S MOTTO THE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH NIGHT. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE Under the Sole Management of Mr. FW:HTER. THIS EVENING, to commence with an Orizinal sketch, entitled A SIiDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore, Garden, b. Widdicomb, Mss Henrade, and Mrs. Lee. After which, at a Quarter-past Eight, the Romantic Drama, in Three Acts, and Pr310 , .. , ,ue, entitled THE DUKE'S MOTTO, by Paul Feval and John Brougham. The principal character will be sustained by Mr. Fechter, sunported by Messrs. J. G. Shore, G Jordan, J. Brougham, H. iddi.tombe, F. Charles, Garden, Raymond, Dawson ; Misses Sophy Henrade, Kate Terry, lg. I,avenue, and Elsworthy. Doors open at 7, commence at half-past. expenditure:— 1862-63. 1863.64. Works of public improvement £2,380,000 £2,618,000 Railway supervision and cost of land 132,500 182,500 Loss by railway exchange 366,300 294,600 Civil buildings 570,000 570,000 Military works, ordinary Military works, extraordinary One per cent appropriat e d ex income tax Total £4,528,800 £4,995,100 Total for 1862-63 Increase When we add the sum of £238,000 reserved for cotton, roads, and other works of the kind, we shall hope for some good results. We are reaping the reward of our own negligence, as well as of the misgovernment of past generations, in the tardi ness of those results oompared with what might have been. On this subject Sir CHARLES TRETELYAN says :—" The lathes of ages cannot be repaired in a single generation, still less in a year or two. We must not repeat in India the mistake made in Ireland, by not distinguishing between the ultimate capabilities of a country after its resources have been developed, and the improvements which are immediately practicable. The soil and labour of India are so largely engaged in producing indigo, saltpetre, opium, oil seeds, fibres, and other export able commodities, besides this last urgent demand for cotton, that she can with difficulty meet all the demands upon her. We are too much accustomed to look upon India as an inexhaustible fund to be drawn upon ad libitum. She ought rather to be regarded as a bank, the many pressing claims upon which can be answered in full only by making the most of every available resource." When we re member the vast amount of waste land and the lack of irrigation, besides the old and limited system of agriculture mostly followed, we shall rather regard India as a bank, which has a large portion of her capital lying idle, and profiting neither herself nor her claimants. Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN'S Bud get has been favourably received in Calcutta, as it deserved to be. At its conclusion he announced his intention of carrying out a very valuable and necessary reform. He proposes undertaking a thorough revision of our Indian public establishments, not with the object of reducing the expense, but of rendering them more efficient and satisfactory. In some iristances two officers from England will assist an Indian officers in the task of reorganisation. In others Indian officers will undertake it alone. The number of ill paid and unprofitable native servants who still linger in our offices are said to be the cause of much of that corruption which is so difficult to detect and so disastrous in its effects. It is not intended to !educe the salaries but to secure the fittest men for the work. Let a good amount of work be done in a proper manner and the pay will be proportionate. Sir CHARLES TREVELYAN has evidently a clear perception of the real wants of India, and while his satisfactory budget will give confidence to the merchant and the capitalist we hope the enlighted assistance he promises to public works will meet ready assistance from the energy and enterprise of this country. It is satisfactory to find from tLe late remarks of the Crown Prince of PRUSSIA that he at least takes no part in the late unhappy affairs that have caused so sad an estrangement between the people and their rulers. His Royal Highness arrived at Dantsic. They paid a visit to the Rathhaue, and were received by the municipal authorities. The chief magistrate regretted that the untoward cir cumstances that had recently taken place prevented any public rejoicings that might celebrate the visit, to which the Crown Prince replied, " I also regret that I have come here at a time when disagreement has taken place between the Government and the people, the news of which surprised me greatly ; being absent, I was unaware of the ordinances which have brought about this position of affairs, and took no part in the deliberations when they were resolved upon." His Royal Highness could not have spoken more strongly than this, and indeed, considering the extreme delicacy of his position, we might well have supposed that he could not say so much. He could hardly have been placed in a more awkward situation, and from this he extricated himself very successfully. He added a few words about the good wishes of the King for the welfare of Prussia, which, of course, from him, were genuine, and were appreciated accordingly. It has long been hinted and whispered that the CROWN PRINCE has taken no part in the austere arrangements that have of late so marred the prospects of the country, but it is very gratifying thus to meet with his viva voce testimony to the con trary. The perusal of this short discourse will be very encouraging to all whom it concerns, and it is a most fortunate coincidence, that just at this particular juncture an opportunity should have Presented itself where, without any undue effort, his Royal Highness could publicly state his views, r e ratherin terfere h eq uestio ns Municipality stuh h eathth the s thoseer a e c n e o at which h and prosperity views i e n w o s w o threaten great t i c n a an address to the XING of Berlin p r h o a s s p erity resolvedof the to agree r n e d e . t . o r . b e n has reached us, it appea.rsP to the proposition by the C u points nsnaon Council to send and to refer to the %,,ut t e s r u y nl s m ui a t r a y bl w e h o i n c e h , the av forcible and yet tamperate language, The address calla the Uttentiort of his the prejudicial consequences of Maj esty to prom u i„,„, recent ordinance on the ng the press, and of c the government with out a settled budget. It re pro" arry lug on sents the unfavourabl e i n fl uence of the long -pro tracted constitutional conflict upon the relations of property, trade, and the public credit, and concludes by requesting the King to re-establish the consti tutional state of affairs by a speedy convocation of the Diet. If King WILLIAX chooses to persist in the coarse already entered upon he will not offer the excuse that he has not received sufficient warnings as to its unwise and mischievous tendency. From all sites thera have been protests, and if these representa tions have been made quietly they ought to have had more effect, and those who remonstrated should have been treated with more respect for their re straint and moderation. The address above referred to brings plainly before the King the importance of speedily terminating those unseemly contentions. It shows him that a prolongation of the pre sent state of things will be prejudicial to the vital interests of the community. It will, therefore, be with open eyes that King WILLIAM proceeds in his present arrangements for curtailing the rights of the Constitution, if not suppressing them altogether. The Press has also vindicated its claims to consideration in a decided manner. Six Berlin journals have just published a joint declaration, "reserving their rights in view of the Royal Ordinance of the Ist inst. relative to the Press ; they say that the Government has yet to furnish the nation with proofs of the legality of that measure." Altogether there will be a firm stand made against these innovations, and the KING and his Ministers will find that theirs is not a path of roses. It is rumoured that M. BISMARK is to accompany the KING in his retirement at Carlsbad. If so it will be a most unhappy occurrence, for the counsels of that statesman have been proved to be most pernicious to the welfare of the State with whose legislation he has unfortunately so much to do. The late un fortunate misunderstandings are mainly owing to the pernicious influence of the Ministers, who have done their utmost to foster and encourage all the tendencies to unconstitutional forms of government that they have noticed in the King's disposition. They have insulted the Chamber of Deputies at every possible opportunity, and then always de clared that they acted soltly in regard to the in terest of their Sovereign, thus giving him the odium of their own actions. Sad as affairs are, it is a positive relief to notice that a decided stand has been made in some cases to the carrying out of the Royal decrees, and it is not yet too late to hope that a quiet resistance may do much to effect its purpose, and that dark as the present is, the future may shine out brighter over the distracted kingdom of Prussia. It is always difficult to trample on those who steadily resist invasion with calmness but decision, who do nothing to provoke, but who also will never yield to oppression. Acting-Manager, Mr. H. Barnett. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole f..ssee and Manager, Mr. G. Vining. THI' EVENING, will be presented (10th time), COURT AND CAMP : Messrs. G. Vining, C. Verner, B. Marston, G. Belmore, G. Murray. Warde ; M'ss Amy Sedgwick, Miss L. Laidlaw, and Miss Lydia Thompson. To be preceded by PERFECTION. And followed by A CHARMING PAIR. NEw TE EATRE-RO YAL , ADELPM. - . Sole Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, ICI ON PARLE FRANCAIS. Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Billington, and Miss K. Kelly. After which (22d time), a new Drama, in one act, entitled TILE WOODEN SPOON MAKER. Messrs. B. Webster, Stuart, Stephenson, Sefton ; M i s s H. Simms , and Mrs. 8.12 lington. Followed by a new Burlesque, entfled ILL-TREATED IL TRO VAT ORE. ssrs. Toole, P. Bedford, R Phillips, Ebnrne, C. J. Smith, Romer ; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and Sari, and Miss K. Kelly. To conclude with HOW TO PAY THE RENT. Mr. C. Stephenson, Miss K. Kelly. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN, " Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather —Sun Office, June 6, 1863, THERMOMETER. __- This morning 63 This day at Two o'clock 62 Barometer-29.88. Wind—S.W.; moderate breeze, and cloudy, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. This DAY.—Morning, sh. 9m.—Afternoon, sh. 31m, To-monßow.-Morning, sh. 58m,—Afternoon, 6h. 2533. %Ult t 4.47: LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1863. How long are the great Powers of Europe going to look on, to all appearance most apathetically,. while the Polish patriots are struggling fiercely, spasmodically, for life and death, with the great Russian Autocracy? Rsmemb3ring the history of Poland, aware of the disproportion between the opposing ranks of the belligerents—an inflexible persistence on the part of the great Powers in the application to this new phase of the Polish question of the principle of non-intervention certainly does seem not only cruel, it seems hardly less than crimi nal. While we write, this afternoon, there just now comes to us as the latest telegram from the seat of war, yonder in the north-east of Europe, the announcement of yet another engagement between the Imperialists and Insurgents. The contest in this instance, we learn, took place - on the 29th ult. at Grochowy. The result—as so often before now has proved to be the case, since this last popular rising of the Poles commenced—turning out decidedly in favour of the Insurgents. The Russians, we read in the telegram, were defeated by the Poles with great loss—that is on the 29th of May, in the battle which then took place at Grochowy in the Kalisz Palatinate. Not only was this the result, but upon the next day, that is upon last Saturday (this day week) the vic• tory won by the Insurgents was repeated! The Russians returning to the attack on the following day, the 30th ultimo, were again repulsed—this time at Slawiszyn ! And, as if this renewed advantage gained over the Russians by the Polish Insurgents were not sufficient to satisfy the patriotic determination of the latter, yet a third contest took place, there, in that same Palatinate of Kolisz on the very day afterwards, the 31st, that is last Sunday—several waggon-loads of Russian soldiers (we presume wounded) being driven across the frontier of the Prussian territories from the direction of Brudzewo : there, when safely lodged upon the Prussian soil, being hospitably received by the local authorities and cantonned at Pleszewo. Satisfactory though these tidings are in themselves . when we read that the Russians were again and again defeated, the Polish insurgents again and again being left by their imperial antagonists masters upon the field of slaughter —one can never hear, at the same time, of one single Polish victory without a qualm of anxiety as to the result of those same tidings when ,! - )rought to the I m p er i a l counc il s at St. Petersburg. There, in the Palace of the CZAR --Mr. KIN GLAKE has pointed the moral and adorned the tale of this formidable truth in regard to the Great Northern Autocracy—there, in the Palace of the CzAR, at St. Petersburgh, sits in his chamber the despotic ruler of 60,000,000 of men. One who has but to stretch forth his hand, there, in that palace chamber where he sits—who has but to stretch forth his hand, to ring a bell, to utter or to breathe a few syllables, and within a few seconds issue his mandate through the electric wires to the extremities of his vast dominion ! Mandates setting in motion wherever and whither soever he pleases hundreds of thousands of armed men —soldiers well armed and highly disciplined— ready, by their concentration upon any given Poin t in overwhelming numbers, to repair any ordinary dis as t er o f a war lik e ki n d ! ! All t r " 11 ' 1 4 possible any day, if the rest of the Great Pow er s to be still Ilestahould appear to the CZAR himself, policy of u pon resolutely carrying out the apathy, out at 11.1 ! events like this with seeming ciple of nen-interveaut4. devotion to the vaunted prin- Poles, sometimes 07 :.. In the instance of the seriously that Americans, we a ,„, tain in t the instance of the the period for thus persiostitMuk this policy of non-intervention has at lengtinigh e n Pulsed. It is not many year s since the- state o f o. n fieances was the cause o f serious concern 'Rabin forebadiegs and dismal Prophecies abounded, and there were not wanting some wh o doubted whether it were worth while, in a monetary Point of vi evt , so unprofitable are empire. to retain posQession of But a few brief years have passed, and what d o we see? By the wand of the two beneficent fairies._ peace and prudent financial administration —th e deficit has been converted into a surplus. The empty exchequer has been replaced by an elastic revenue, and the Indian financier is enabled, after reducing the obnoxious income tax by one-fourth, lowering the duty on iron. and diminishing that on beer to one half, to leave himself, in the new finan cial year, an unemployed sum of nearly half a mil lion. This large amount, which be retains unap propriated, will serve as a reserve fund to meet any possible emergency, or supply an unexpected defi cit ; or, better still, it may hr, employed in develop tv, - resources of the country by road making THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 0, 1863. The Luxuries of a Turkish Bath, "A Tartar," said Mr. Urquhart, in his lecture before .he Society of Arts, "having an hour to rest, prefers a bath to sleep. He enters as if drugged with opium, and leaves it, his senses cleared and his strength restored, as much as if he had slept for several hours. This is not to be attributed to the heat or moisture alone, but to the shampooing, which is of an extraordinary nature. The Tartar sits down and tumbles himself up ; the shampooer (and he selects the most powerful man) then springs with his feet on his shoulders, cracking his vertebr se; with all his force and weight he pummels the whole back and then turning him on his back and face, aided by a second shampooer, tramples on his body and limbs ; the Tartar then lays himself down for half an hour, and perhaps, though it is not necessary, sleeps. Well can I recall the hamam doors which I have entered, scarcely able to drag one limb after the other, and from which I have sprung into my saddle again, elastic as a sinew and light as a feather." And now this exquisite luxury of a furkish bath may any day be enjoyed by any one who lists, at the most trifling cost, at the Hammam, in Jermyn•street, St. James's. PURIFICATION OF THE SERPENTINE.—A coloured hograph has to-day been published by Mr. Stan brd, of Charing-cross, from which any one at a glance can see how it is Captain Grant purposes to purify the abominably stagnant water of that pretty little sylvan stream—not very sinuous in its form, it is true, but still for all that called the Serpentine. Captain Grant's plan is simply in so many words, one for effecting this long-wished for purification, by making the stagnant water flow from the bottom of ponds or reservoirs and retaining the fresh supply of surface water, whilst all im purities which collect upon the surface are carried off as they arise by checking the flow of water in the overflow pipes and causing it to run from the surface in the usual manner. MR. LAYARD AND THE PRINCESS OF SERVIA..— The Princess of Servia was in the ladies' gallery during the late debate on Servia, and she became very excited and energetic while Mr. Layard was speaking. She clasped the bars in front of her with great energy, as though she would have liked to have darted down into the house and have seized Mr. Layard by the throat, and I am sure same of her exclamations must have been heard down in the house. She was very irate at Mr. Layard's statements about the royal house of Servia.-2he Queen. HONESTY OF THE TIIREE.—Mr. Layard (says The Queen) has evidently a very exalted notion of the general character of the Turk, and considers him in many respects superior to some of the de• nizens of those Christian countries that surround him. In illustration of the honesty of the Turk, he said, the other evening in the House of Commons, that he had frequently slept in a small tent in a field, with his portmanteau open and exposed, but he had never on any occasion lost the moat trifling article. Mr. Layard asked it that could be done in any part of England where there was a rural population. THE SYRIAN TELEGRAPH.—We lately announced, says the Noniteur, the opening, between Diarbekir and Aleppo, of a telegraphic communication connecting the lat ter town on the one hand with Constantinople and with Bagdad on the other. The Latakia line being also com plete, direct communication is now established between Aleppo and the towns of Beyrout and Damascus. THE MAYNOOTH GRANT.—The list of the divi sion upon Mr. Whalley's motion for a repeal of the grant to the College of Maynooth discloses some curious particulars. The grant was supported by the "trusted leaders," as well as by many of the rank and file of the Conservative party. Messrs. Disraeli and Walpole, Sirs John Pakington and Roundel! Palmer, Lords Robert Cecil and John Manners, went out into the same lobby with Messrs. Gladstone and all the ministers, except Lord Palmerston. The Premier and Mr. Whiteside entered no appearance. We have the same to say of three others of In am th ori e sh ‘ H ‘D rne a t b ir l io i t a pono s Ler six." metropolitan both setting and the ri s i ng sun o f our wadrsd upon nogthians occasion. Colonel t tn h; S h i i r n d B d clou t they yv l eo bothar w wa s hosu a wp l s ep o roer at presentbAsiernt . vh a ilso were thateyMessrs. ._ e the s .Dsrusbonly Evening ro Dublin ya d vrCeoapinroecensee;ln'lttaha REPRESENTATION OF NEW Ross.—The nomina tion took place on Thursday. The proceedings passed off quietly, Mr. Baden, J.P., proposed, and Mr. Michae Power, J.P., seconded the nomination of Mr, M'Kenna. Mr. M'Cormick proposed, and Mr. Thomas Tobin seconded, the nomination of Lieut.-Colonel Totten ham. The show of hands being in t avour of Mr. M'Kenna, a poll was demanded for Colonel Tottenham. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.—Monday—Geographical, at 84 Tuesday—Syro-Egyptian, at 7f, "Dates of Pentateuch," Mr. Sharpe—Royal Institution, at 3, 'a Sound," Professor Tyndall—Zoological, at 9. Wednesday—Horticultural, uncovering of the Memorial of tho Exhibition of 1851— Microscopial, at B—Society of Literature, at Bf, " cian Inscription, ;Sardinia," Mr. Dentsch—" Ancients' Knowledge of Sources of the Nile," Mr. Vaux—Archs3olo gical Association, at SI, " Leaden Objects found in London" —"Seals of the Bishops of Man," Mr. Coming—" Jewry Wall, Leicester," Mr. Wright—" Rowan Discoveries, Wes Coker, Somerset," Mr. Moore, Thursday—Antiquaries, at 81, "Human Sacrifices among the 'Winans," Dean of Christ Church--" Unpublished Antiquarius of Bononius of Treviso," Mr. Black--Royal, at 81, Croonian lecture, " li C eoa o tv ii iel g f u oi l r a n ti i: o : l 9 f r: c e_e l u f . ei i i" Professor Lister—• Royal Insti tution, at 3, "Geology," Professor Austed. Friday— Astronomical, at B—Royal Institution, at 8, " Researches cu Radiant Heat," Professor Tyndall. Saturday—Horti- Tel egt :Prienade—Royal Institution, at 3, "Electric m u. ply," Professor Thomson.—Athenceunt. Eta i n e c d 4o ro tibo r l c ezl . : l- I: olk is .th ß eTs E he N :e E apt P rt l rea T sce . n — tit L ti l o o an n rse d , ay, Stine 8, is chioness Traviata and " 9° beat La p i ,„ l . arts , the tragic and the comic P variedi and ee o l o l m a s; i t nai appear andiugii takes n i iccoloraini grd work over, the Mar- will leave England on the Qa-etaui_v La. Pur°:ramme. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE POLISH INSURRECTION, CRACOW, JUNE 6. Another encounter took place on the 31st ult., at Brudzewo, in which eeveral waggons, full of Russian soldiers were driven across the frontier into Prussian territory, where they were received by the authorities and cantonned at Pleszewo. -___ PRUSSIA. FIRST WARNING TO THE BERLIN PRESS, BERLIN, JUNE 6. The publishers of the six newspapers which pro tested yesterday against the recent press ordinance have received a first warning. The reasons for this step are stated to be that the papers in question have distorted facts, represented them in an odious light, aroused hatred against the Government, excited disobedience, and on acc,Junt of their atti tude generally. SPEECH OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRUSSIA. DANTZIC FRIDAY. Their Royal Highnesses the Crown, Prince and Crown P r i ncess o f P russia have arrived here. They paid a visit to the Rsthhaus to-day, where they were received by the municipal authorities. The Chief Magistrate having expressed his sor row that circumstances would not permit the mani festations of public rejoicings at the visit of their Royal Highnesses, the Crown Prince replied : "I also regret that I have come here at a time when disagreement has taken place between the Government and the people, the news of which sur prised me greatly. Being abs en t I was unaware of the ordi nances which have brought about this position of affairs, and took no part in the delibe rations when they were resolved upon. "But we are all convinced —and no one better than I, who know the noble and patriotic senti ments of the jesty's sceptre, is securely approaching the great- Kiag--that Prussia, under his Ma ness which Providence has marked out for her." The chief magistrate, Herr Winter, replied to the speech of his present to gi ve three cheers for the King and the Royal High ness b y calling upon those Crown Prince. ADDRESS OF THE -~ BERLIN MUNICIPALITY TO THE JUNG. The municip a li t BERLIN, Frid ay . agree to the yof Berlin has r eso l ve d to-day to P roposition made yesterday by the Com mon Council, to send an address to the Kin g, of which the f o ll owing is a summary : The address -calls the attention of his Majesty to the prejudicial consequences of pi omu l gating the re cent ordinan ce on the Government the press, an d of carrying on without a settled budget. It re presents the unfavourable influence of the long pro. tracted constitutional conflict upon the relations of property, trade, and the public credit, and concludes by requesting the King to re-establish the constitu tional state of affairs by a speedy convocation of the Diet. The Kr euz Zeitun g of to-day says :-- " We hear that Herr Von Bismark-Schonhausen will accompany the King during his journey to Carlsbad." PRANCE. BOURSE, June s. —The market has been again heavy, and the limited amount of business done has been done at prices below the closing rates of yes terday. The Railway Share Market has been as inanimate as the Rente, and the variation in quota tions trifling. Mobilier are The market recovered towards the uote close, and left 3lof off as follows : It per Cen ...... 9 7 Do. ertd 3 per Cents ...... 69 35 Do. end month... 69 th " Credit Mobilier.... - IN). end m0nth....1305 Bank Shares...... 3450 Credit 1 oneier Italian Loan 73 15 Do, end month New ditto 74 Do. end month — Russian Austrian DoSPanisDebtrees — Dome - ,1941r8. BA IL' Orlean s Cash. A ccoun t. Northern 100 2 50 .. 1003 75 New d .... rr 1 035 .. 1040 . _ itto .. . ...... _ . L yons and Mediterranean 105 0 .. 1055 Geneva .• • • 4 40 .. Southern tern --755 .. 758 75 Wes ..• • 5 05 .. Sardini an Austri an 467 467 50 L orr.bard .. 572 50 North of Spain ...... .. 570 , 571 25 Sarago ssa 723 75 .. 722 50 Ditto to Barcelona .. 387 50 D, I ENMARK AND fhe following despatch has been addressed by the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Re presentatives of Denmark at the Courts of Vienna and of Berlin, in reply to the communication of those two German Courts on the 7th of April last : Copenhagen, May 28. " S it,—lt is with much sorrow that the Government of the o f April l ast, by the Envoys of Prussia and of Austria at Xing has l earn t by the n o t es presented to it, on the 7th Copenhagen, that those two Great Powers have felt them selves obliged, by the patent and rescripts of the King, under date of 30th March, to claim in the name of the German Confederation, as also on their own account, all rights and priv il eges of a f e d era l or internation a l na t ure , f oun d e d upon the atrau gements of 1852, or upon any other basis what ever. The two Powers, however, reserve the appreciation of the i on . -R. ; ---aa tlrea which have been taken by the said ac t s o f t h e —. dig fel' the consideration of the German Confederation, and, in fact, it is a matter of course that rights and privi leges emana ting from negotiations con d uc t e d i n t h e name and will the authority of the Conf e d era ti on , can on l y b e claimed by the latter. Now, it is our firm conviction that a fair consideration would only tend to show that the Royal tins whatever. e ti patent of the 30th of March, if properly understood, would prove that its real meaning gives no pretext to any claim o whieehillinata the federal laws neith erae f liy a t e bi t o:nino cfutmheb by eGn ot t v h ue a pr n t o n a m e t t ehn nor Kt to y n ag a i: n oi y i 2w other virtueho b e r i i h g a a o . s .f. accepted b y hi s M a j ai ty f or hi s f e d era l pos sessions, or in consequence of the negotiations of 1851.1852 with the German Confederation. positionquestion of Holstei n i n the monarchy, and by them a larger competency has been granted to Holstein. It is unnects sary to add that this new arrangement cannot tend to pre vent the Royal Government from conscientiously fulfilling its federal obligations for Holstein. On the contrary, the Government foresees that it will be better enabled to satisfy independent; the wishes and exactions of the Confederation, since the position of Holstein it' the monarchy has thus become more following the to the Estates of Holstein that deliberative competency in to be exercisedPaarnisnd;ei the legislation and in the vot ing ofthe estimates which, ;la gads t ac i iso s 1. tr t u h e e t h a t t negotiationsh e Royal of patent n 51, grants ought resolutions, repeated Holstein also, by the common re presentation of the m onarchy, the Royal Government could not be made responsible for 4. " The two great Germa n Powers are aware that federal read which it ma ailure of all our attempt s at conciliation, have left no choice to the R oyal Government in this respect. Any eventual fletween Estates of Holstein and the Rigs with threats of coercion, as also the lead to a • • partial dissolution of the existing arrangement in common ; but this is only a necessary consequence of that exaction of Y not be possible to settle must, it is true, -- the Confederation, that the Holstein Estates should be invested with a legislative competency in the category of affairs, which, according to the arrange ments of 1851 opal, - bmt, nevertheless, to emanate exclusively from the representation in common ; and this consequence could not be avoided without consenting that the whole existence of th e monarchy should be paralyzed. I request You, Sir, to read this despatch to —, and to leave him a copy. " HALL." C AlME.—During 1 862 there were 20,000 per sons committed f or trial in England, 6,666 in Ireland, and 3,360 in Scotland. Of these 7,816 were acquitted, and . 2 n 21,101 convicted, and -, 9 62 of th ese were sen t ence d to va. owl terms of penal servitude, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. On the 29th nit. an engagement took place at Grochowy, in the Palatinate of Kalisz, in which the Russians were defeated by the insurgents with great loss. They returned, however, to the attack on the following day at Slawiszyn, when they were again defeated. LITERATURE. The Adventures of a Sporting Dog. Adapted from the French by Edmund Routledge. Bvo, pp. 155. Routledge and Co. Our publishers are certainly cultivating author ship in earnest. Time was when the most popular novelist of his age was a bookseller. That fat, old, apparently common place Richardson, who was one of the most notable of Dr. Johnson's contemporaries —the creator of Lovelace, the pathetic narrator of the history of Clarissa Harlowe, the refined and courtly delineator of Sir Charles Grandison. There was William Hone, too, a long while afterwards, who sold books and wrote them, and who crowned his rather remarkable career by killing Lord Chan cellor Ellenborough by the very poignancy of his wit and by the ruthless and pitiless cruelty of his logic. Thomas Miller, in our own time, had a bookseller's establishment in Newgate-street, if we remember rightly ; there penning some of the most readable of the fictions he dealt in. For bow long a time past, is it, that here in London, and yonder in Edinburgh, two of our most popular booksellers and publishers have been amongst the most industrious men of letters of their age —Charles Knight and Robert Chambers ? The last-mentioned having the credit (or the discredit, shall we call it ?) of writing (anonymously) the celebrated geological book of scientific scepticism called " The Vestiges of Creation." The former en joying now in his ripe old age the quadruple glory— of opening up an epoch of cheap literature with " The Penny Magazine;" of editing with rare ability one of the best editions of Shakspere ye; published; of conducting to its completion, at a cost of £40,000, the gigantic work, known now far and wide in both hemispheres as "The Penny Cyclopmlia," or, better still, in its revised form (as recently republished), as "The National Cyclormdia ;" and, finally, of himself writing what will henceforth perpetuate his name both as a scholar and as a patriot, his" Popular History of England !" It was only very recently, indeed, that we had occasion to comment upon the completion of the initial volume of yet another histo, y of this country penned by another eminent publisher, Mr. William Longman, one of the heads of the great House of Longman and Company. And this same sympathetic association—already, but more particularly, as we have seen (and shown indeed) of late, so often witnessed—appears to be manifesting itself, now, in the younger genera. tion, what we may almost (seeing that it has barely yet begun for itself) call the next generation. Here in this charming little version of the wonderfully popular Historiette descriptive of Lea Aventures d'un Chien de Chasse, now for some time past the delight of the sporting, and becoming every day, more and more evidently, that of the non-sporting world in France—here, we say, in this delectable adaption of this suddenly famous Novelette, we have proof positive of what we have just now been saying. Youthful though the English adapter of the tale is, in years, he is already, to a certain extent, experienced—he has undoubtedly here, in this his last volume, shown himself to be already skilled—as a man of letters, as a wielder of the pen, though he can but so very recently have crossed the scholastic threshold-- to begin life as the son of one of our London pub.. fishers. Several little books of miscellaneous col lections (a handbook one of them is to the manly English game of Cricket) we have observed during this last year issued from the press in connection with the name, as writer, editor, or compiler, of Edmund Routledge. Here unquestionably, how ever, is the very best thing the young bookman's hand has yet attempted, and—more than that, we will say —accomplished. The charm of the whole story about the Sporting Dog, Jim, as told in the original narrative by the French author, lies in a certain nameless, strange, indefinable, quaint, quiet subtlety of humour that Mr. Edmund Routledge, in adapting the tale to English readers, has caught as it appears to us almost magically. It is as impalpable almost in its way as an aroma, and yet he has contrived to seize and to impart it, with the full flavour of the original, even to the translation. The effect produced thus is hardly less surprising in its way than would be the retention of its sparkling foam and animation by a bottle of ehampagne after having been decanted. Even in its translated form, therefore, these "Adventures of the Sporting Dog," the reader of them will find to be one of those exceptional books that we laugh over and cry over—that even the most phlegmatic will, at any rate, chuckle over and read with moistened eyes. Among all the natural, comical, cool, impertinent, delightfully ridiculous dogs ever depicted—whether, we will even go so far as to say, by the pen of Shakspeare, or by the brush of Landseer—Jim will take high rank. As henceforth a dog of fame he will be regarded as worthy of association, with the Crab of Launcelot, or with either of the "Twa Dogs" of Burns—with Sir Walter Scott's Mustards and Peppers, or with Sir Bulwer Lytton's Sir Isaac. A wonderfully delightful dog is Jim, with his yellow eyes like two carbuncles ! Scratching at the door of sour old Gurney (in ad vance of his diffident young master, Thibault), and, when the door is opened, rushing into the room, and beginning to ferret in all the corners, " with almost the same amount of curiosity as a broker levying an execution would display ! " Point ing at the game—his ears trembling vio lently his tail stuck up in the air, poker-wise —. his muzzle thrust forward, sniff ing at the delightful effluvium—twice passing his tongue over his face in order to relish more fully the pleasant odour ! A most delectable canine rascal is Jim —luring his reluctant master on into poaching like a very Mephistopheles ! Drinking in the air of the forest with a sort of rapture—air im pregnated, for him, with odours that almost drives him delirious ! Perhaps the funniest touch of all in this droll delineation of Jim, the Sporting dog, is that in reference to his bearing at the moment when Baron Übertus has passed one an evening after the Baron's preserves have been most shamefully despoiled by Jim. Leaning his forepaws upon one of the large stones bordering the park, Jim takes a survey of the property with the greatest assurance. "In fact," says the writer, as here translated by Edmund Routledge, " it is very probable that it Jim had been blessed with two hands, he would, while staring at the Baron's retreating form, have applied them to his nose, after the manner of the dirty little boys of the street !" As to the plot of the story, we wont breathe here one syllable about it. Let those who love toread a little book brimming over, from cover to cover, with emotions of the pathetic and ridiculous, thread their way through the mazes of the plot for themselves. Any one wbo reads the book,upon our recommendation,will thank us for the hint thus commending them to it —and will offer their thanks more especially to Mr. Ed mund Routledge, for placing the history of Jim and his human companions thus readily within their reach, MANSION-lIGUSE.—F or more than a week past the Lord Mayor has been suffering from an attack of illness, which during some days confined him to bed, and was at one time so alarming as to render necessary the presence, night and day, of his medical attendant. On Tuesday he was able to leave his bed, and on Wednesday had so tar re covered as to proceed to Brighton for change of air, hoping, however, to return to receive the Prince and Princess at Guildhall on Monday evening. RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PARLIA MENT,--Yesterday the examination of Mr, Hawkins, the traffic manager of the Brighton Railway in opposition to the proposed new line to Brighton, was continued, Mr, Watkins, engineer, was examined in the case of the South Yorkshire and River Dun Company; and Mr. Hope Scott, Q.C., replied on the entire case of the Oswestry, Newtown, and other companies Amalgamation Bill. The case of the Scottish Central is still proceeding. In the Lords, Messrs. Robertson, M.P., Price, Bevan, and others were examined as to traffic and finance. A Pennsylvania girl, who has been serving as a soldier in the Federal army of the west for ten months, says she has discovered a great many females among the soldiers, one of whom is now a lieutenant. She has assisted in burying three female soldiers at different times, whose sex was unknown to any but herself.-14merican paper. Advices from Tahiti, by way of San Francisco, report further seizures of Peruvian vessels engaged in steal ing South Sea islanders to sell them as slaves to work on the Peruvian guano islands. The natives of Kuppa seized a Peruvian vessel, confined the crew as prisorers, and by the aid of a white man took the ship 300 miles, and delivered her up with the crew to the French authorities at Tahiti.— Californian ,Papor, -4N,"3?* c o orrt .1 % A , - RER MAJESTY. , June 4 The Queen dro ve out yesterd ßALMOßAL ay, accompanied . by Princess Louise. Prince Alfred has been fishing constantly in the Dee. THE QUEEN'S RETURN TO WINDSOR. The royal train arrived at Windsor this morn ing shortly after eight o'clock. THE PRINCE OF WALES. In addition to the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the City on Monday evening next, his royal highness has accepted an invitation from the Merchant Taylors' Company, and will visit their hall in Threadneedle-street on Thursday evening. The freedom of the company will be offered to the prince, after which a sumptuous banquet will be served, at which the Archbishop of Canterbury and many of the peers will be present. The hall of the company is now being decorated for the occasion. SPEECH DAY AT ETON. VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales having signified their desire to be present at the speeches of the Etonians, great preparations were made by the autho • rities of the college to give a proper reception to the illus trious visitors. Soon after 11 o'clock the nobility and gentry began to assemble in the quadrangle, together with the students, and by 12 o'clock the quadrangle was nearly filled with a highly fashionable company. At five minutes post 12 o'clock the Royal party arrived, in two pony phaetons and four, with outriders in scarlet liveries. In the first carriage were the Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Prince of Leiningen ; the second car riage contained the lady and gentleman of the Royal suite. The carriages were driven into the quadrangle, and as their Royal Highnesses alighted and proceeded to the Upper School they were heartily cheered by those present. Their Royal Highnesses having taken their seats, surrounded by the provost and fellows, head master, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Lincoln, Bishop of Oxford, Duke and Duchess of Buecleuch, Duke of Wellington, Duke of St. Albans, Duchess of Beaufort, Lord and Lady Elcho, Lord and Lady Taunton, Lord and Lady Sydney, &c., the speeches commenced with the poetical address to the Prince and Frincess of Wales, which was spoken by Lord Francis Hervey with considerable oratorical elegance. The speeches were afterwards in the following order :- 1. Lord F. Hervey.. The Address 2. Freeth, max .... Phillip 11. 3. Walter, ma ldylls of the King.... Tennyson y ShakspereSophocles 4. Kennedy,ma.K.S. Moncontour 5. Tinne, ma. 6. Wood 7. Puller .. Childe Harold Byron 8. M'Kerrell Wall enst ein .... Schiller 9. Bridges .. The Princess 10, Thackeray, K. 5... 2Eneid V 1... Virgil 11. Bodkin, K.S. . 12, gham K : . S, Merchant of, Venice.. Shakspere 13. Fortescue, ma.... Marmion Scott 14. Pollock, ma., K.S. Argenta 15. Puller 16. Fremantle ~.... Scapin 17. Marlyn, ma., K.S. Antony and Cleopatra Shakspere 18. Follett 19. Cole. K.S Philip Van Artevelde Taylor 20. Fremantle 21. Moore, K.S Lelia Rookh Moore The various speakers displayed much rhetorical ability, particularly Mr. Wood, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Fremantle, and Mr. Follett, each of these gentlemen coming in for his share of well-merited applause. Their Royal Highnesses appeared to be much interested in the delivery of the speeches, which occupied upwards of an hour, at the termination of which they were ushered through the Upper School through the private entrance to the dispel, where, in addition to the improvements which have lately been effected there, an elaborate process of deco ration has just been completed at the east end, immediately beneath the great window, which, extending as it does the entire width of the building, presents an imposing appear ance, and as an example of colour and gilding applied to architectural stone work, is the most important in this part of the country. The whole expense of this decorative work has been defrayed by the Rev. John Wilder, one of the Fellows of the College, who, by many former acts of muni cence, has added greatly to the beauty of the interior of the chapel. As the Royal party left the chapel the band of the Coldstream Guards played the National Anthem, but a shower of rain came on which obliged them to take to the carriage to be conveyed across the Quadrangle to the en trance of the Cloisters, through which they proceeded to the residence of the Provost, Dr. Goodford, whom they hon oured with their company to luncheon, which was prepared in the Provost's dining-room, the beautiful model in silver of the chapel, presented to the college by William IV., and an elegant epergne, presented to the provost by the Etonians, appearing conspicuous ornaments on the table. A distinguished company were invited to meet their Royal Highnesses. Their Royal Highnesses in consequence of the rain were prevented from attending the parade of the rifle corps, which took place at 3 o'clock, under the command of Capt. Richards. Along the High-street of Eton the houses were gaily decorated with flags and banners. The Royal party returned to Frcgmore shortly after 3 o'clock. A 4 o'clock the provost and fellows gave a grand banquet in the college hall, to which 160 of the nobility and gentry were invited. Notwithstanding the continuance of the rain the boats left for Surle) at 7 o'clock, and after partaking the usual repast, aria drinking the customary loyal and collegiate toasts, they returned to Windsor at 9 o'clock; but the un favourable state of the Weather tended greatly to mar the pleasure of the evening. The usual display of fireworks took place at dusk from the Eyot, on the Thames, concluding with the customary Floreat Etonia. ALMACK'S BALLS. There will be a series of these fashionable meet ings this year, on Thursdays, June 18, and July 2 and 9. The balls will be under the patronage of the following noble ladies :—Frances Anne Mar chioness of Londonderry, the Marchioness of Clan ricarule, the Countess of Derby, the Countess of Kinnoull, the Countess Dowager of Lichfield, Vis countess Palmerston, Viscountess Combermere, Lady Aveland, and Lady Egerton of Tatton. THE QUEEN.—The Stern Correvondance of Berlin announces that the Queen of England will arrive towards the end of the month of July at the Castle of Rosenau, near Coburg. Her Majesty will probably be ac companied by Earl Russell. The Prince and Princess Giustiani Banding have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Rome. The Princess Kotschoubey has arrived at Cla ridge's Hotel from Paris. The Duke de Chartres will be united to the Prin cess Marie of Orleans at Kingston cn Thursday next. L is believed that the Prince and Pt incess of Wales will pay a visit to the duke and his bride after the ceremony, and that some of the younger princes and princesses of the Eng lish royal family will be present, The Marquis and Marchioness of CLolmondeley have left town for West brooke, Rents, on a visit to the Hon. G. D. and Lady Georgiana Ryder. The Marquis of Biencourt has arrived at Long's Hotel. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbnry entertained at dinner last evening Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Emily Duchess of Beaufort and Lady Edith Somerset, the Duchess of Manchester, the Marquis of Hartington, the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, the Earl of Westmore land, Earl Cowper, Viscount and Viscountess Lismore, Sir Henry and Lady Sophia des VOSUX, Lord Henry Lennox, Lord Londesborough, Lord Dunkellin, the lion, G. Fitz william, Mr. and Mrs. Baillie Cochrane, and Mr. find Mrs. Henry Baring, The Earl of Dudley will give another grand ball at Dudley House, Park-lane, during the present month. Viscount and Viscountess De Vesci and the Hon. Miss Vesey have returned to Carlton-house-terrace from Savernake Lodge, the Marquis of Ailesbury's seat, Wilt shire. Viscount St. Vincent has left Long's Hotel. Lord Clyde is going on favourably after his recent illness. Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last even ing, at her residence in Eaton-place, the Earl and Countess Stanhope, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, the Earl Russell and Lady Georgina Russell, the Countess of Desart, Mr. Fortescue, M.P., and Frances Countess Waldegrave, the Right Hon. Lord Stanley, M.F., the Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, M.P., and Lady Emily Peel, Lady Mary Wood, the Bishop of Oxford, Mr. and Lady Caroline Townley, Mr. Delane, and Mr. Fleming. His Excellency the late Brazilian Minister in London, Madame de Carvalho Moreira, and family left London yesterday morning, on the suspension of rela tions between the two Governments, for Paris. His excellency was accompanied by the members of the lega tion. A large party of diplomatic and personal friends attended at the station to manifest their esteem for M. do Moreira and their regret at this termination of his mission is X4ondon. THE ROYAL VISIT TO THE CITY. As the time draws near the interest with which the forthcoming entertainment at Guildhall is re garded increases. Of the 2,000 add persons who have been invited by the Corporation few indeed have had occasion to decline the compliment, and those only from pressing considerations. The Duke of Cambridge, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Mary were among the first to accept invi tations after the Prince and Princess ; and up to last evening the following, among other eminent per sons, had intimated their intention to attend the ball :—Lord and Lady Palmerston, Earl Granville, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Victoria Scott, the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of St. Alban's, the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salis bury, the Earl and Countess De Grey and Ripon, the Earl and Countess of Macclesfield, Earl Grosve nor and Lady Constance Grosvenor, the Earl and Countess of Mount-Edgcutnbe, Viscount and Vis countess Sydney, Lord and Lady Stanley of Alder ley, Lord Clyde, Lord Harris, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone, Sir George and Lady Grey, Sir Charles and Lady Wood, air Robt. and Lady Emily Peet, the Marquis of Hartington, Baron Lionel and Baroness de Rothschild, Mr. and Mts. Disralie, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, and Sir Wm. Hayter ; nearly all the foreign Ambassa dors, and 14 of the Judges, Lords Justices, and Vice-Chancellors. Lord Derby will not be able to be present, nor will Earl and Countess Russell. At a recent meeting of the Court of Aldermen, held at the Mansion-house, a resolution was passed on the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee, conferring on Colonel Fraser, the newly appointed Commissioner of Police for the city, something like despotic powers to clear the public thoroughfares from Temple-bar to the Mansion house and Guildhall, BO as to maintain an unin terrupted passage for the carriages bearing the Prince and Princess, with the suite of their Royal Highnesses. The Commissioner, armed with this authority, has since issued certain regulations for the occasion, which concern the public generally, but more particularly all persons invited to the fete. They are to this effect. The hall will be opened for the reception of guests at 6 o'clock. From half past 5 no carriage or other vehicle will be allowed to enter or remain in Fleet-street, Ludgate-hill, St. Paul's -churchyard, Cheapside, or the Poultry, un less provided with a ticket for Guildhall. The bar riers in the neighbourhood of the Hall will be closed as early as 5 o'clock, and after that hour no person, excepting servants attending upon the car riages of guests, will be allowed to enter or rerain in Guildhalliard or the immediate approaches. Carriages containing persons provided with tickets may pass the barriers up to half-past 8 o'clock, after which time no carriage will be permitted to do so on any pretence until the Prince and Princess shall have passed. All carriages with guests for the Hall must approach • from Cheapside, through King street, and set down in Guildhall-yard. On leaving the Hall carriages will pass off through Guildhall buildings and Basinghall-street. Up to last evening the work of decoration at Guildhall, though well advanced, was far from com plete, and every moment of the only two working days which remain will be required to finish the preparations. As the ornamentation of the hall, after the designs of Mr. Crace, is developed from d a y to day it challenges admiration for its beauty and sim plicity, and the oldest members of the corporation concur in the opinion that on no festive occasion there within their recollection was the place so ap propriately embellished- CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE. The first of the wire coils, I,looft. in length, and weighing two tons, was successfully suspended across the chasm at St. Vincent's Rocks on Wed.. nesday. Although the workmen commenced to pay it out about 11 o'clock in the morning the end of it was not transmitted to the South pier till 8 o'clock in the evening, and it was not finally adjusted till a later hour. The magnitude of the work and the heavy character of all its details can now be fully estimated. It has been found necessary to dou ble the number of workmen on the South pier. E pee now the bridge itself has not been commese ~ • The huge stages on either side of the rive r ' together with the anchorage, have occupie d between five and six months in their erection. The temporary bridge, of which the present coil of wire is the first support, will occupy about a fortnight in completion, and all this Wi ll be only the preliminary operations necessary for the men to work over the immense span of 700 feet. Under the superintendence of Messrs. Cochrane and Airey, the two and a half inch cable suspended on Tuesday evening was securely fastened to the end of the wire coil on Wednesday morning, and, as already stated, the men commenced paying ou t the coil at 11 o'clock. This ca bl e was coate d with oil and tar us it was unw oun d f rom the cra b, and slowly made its way up th e i ncline, two pow erful crabs being employ e d on the Somersets hi ra s ide to haul it over. Two hundred feet having been payed out it was necessary to make everything secure, and then serve that portion of the coil resting on the " seddles " at the top of the pier with an extra coating of canvas and iron wire. Nine coils of this kind having been suspended a strong cradle will be attached to two of them, and swung down to the centre, and on this the workmen will commence bolting the planks for the platform, gradually completing the stage as they near the inclines, the declination of which is about lin 2t. This plat form completed, a " traveller" will be attached to one of the wire cables, and by this machine the chains, &c., will be conveyed to any part of the platform, above which the suspension bridge will be erect:d. The time of its completion will neces sarily depend on the character of the winter months, as rough and boisterous weather would greatly int er f ere with the operations. Large num bers of sp ectators assembled near the Observatory on Clifton Down, and watched the proceedings with great i nterest, a l though t h e a l mos t impercep tible progress made sadly taxed their patience. THE BRIGHTON RAILWAY ACCIDENT. The real cause of this accident is still a mystery, and will, we suppose, continue to remain so until after the Govern ment inquiry has been held. This will be commenced im mediately after the termination of the inquest at Streatham, which was adjourned until the 16th inst. As a great number of absurd rumours about the affair have passed into circulAtien, we think it right to give the railway company's account of the matter. There are four causes generally given to account for the accident — the explosion of the boiler, defective permanent way, excessive speed, and a faulty engine. The explosion of the boiler was the result, and not the cause, of the over turning of the engine. As fas as can be known at present, there was no defect in the permanent way, the company's inspector having surveyed the line of rails a very short time previously. As to the third cause, the company's officers give a positive denial to the story of excessive speed. The train left East Croydon at 6'B p.m., or ex actly four minutes behind its time, and not 20 minutes, as has been erroneously stated. The distance between Eas6 Croydon and the spot where the engine overturned is, in round numbers, three and a half miles ; and the front guard, who was thrown out of the break on to the engine, states positively that on looking at his watch, the chain of which was broken during his fall, it was exactly a quarter past 6, giving 30 miles an hour as the velocity at which the train was running. The engine was built in 1858 by the company themselves, and was one of six specially destined for express work, so there appears to be little room to doubt of its effi ciency. Several of the passengers, have, however, already stated that the train was going at an immense speed, but as most people judge of the velocity of a train by the amount of oscillation, their statement may possibly prove to be un intentionally erroneous. All parties appear to be agreed on one point, that the amount of vibration just before the ac cident was excessive, but for the present it is perfectly Uri' acc)unted for. Singularly enough, the engine turned over on the inner side of the curve on which it was running, which seems to be an additional proof that it was going at a moderate speed. SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE FINE ARTS.—Last evening, at the Society's rooms in Conduit street, Mr. H. W. Carr delivered an interesting lecture on "Greek Tragedy," before a numerous audience, who ap peared to enter with deep interest into the subject, and was frequently applauded. A discussion followed.