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Its early use on Children's Hair will insure an abundant and bountiful supply from YOUTII TO OLD AGE. In large Bottles—price Three Shillings. Sold by most Chemists and Perfumers EUROPEAN DEPOT AND SALES OFFICE, 2GO, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, ENG. • SIM 4 LONDON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1868. Her MAJESTY'S journey to Switzerland is regarded with much interest by her loyal subjects. At this season of the year most of those who have wealth and leisure are already taking wing for the Con tinent or the Highlands. Even toil-worn states men are for awhile deserting their pasts and seek ing refreshment in sylvan solitudes from the cares of office and the excitement of party warfare. The most vigorous and unrelenting of their assailants are contented for a brief space to turn their ener gies to the destruction of feathered victims in steal of the displacement of Ministers, and are glad to turn from poring over blue-boaks and wrangling over clauses and amendments to the customary pursuits and pleasures of the autumnal holiday. Even the busiest of us snatches his few weeks respite, and prepares for the political, or literary, or commercial cam plign of the winter by a brief anticipatory fur lough. It is no great wonder that Queen VICTORIA, wearied of the cares of State, which, even in her retirement, press more or less heavily upon her, should share in the general MOVCMC3D, and should seek that repose and simplicity of life which she is known so much to prefer to a more stately and pretentious existence. The change, we regret to learn, is recommended by her medical advisers on account of her health, but we may reasonably hope that a short interval of rest and change will restore her to full vigour. In place of the usual trip to Balmoral her MAJESTY has this year proceeded to Switzerland, where the novelty and beauty of the scenes will restore her to full vigour. Her MAJESTY is travelling incognito as Countess of KENT, and therefore her departure was not attended by any of the customary forms. The weather was as usual pro pitious, and at half-past six yesterday evening the Victoria and Albert was safely anchored off Cher bourg. Extensive preparations have been made by direction of the EMPEROR for the convenience of the Royal party, and tha Imperial train has been placed at the disposal of the QUEEN. From Cherbourg to Paris is a distance of 230 miles, and Her MAJESTY will have to pass througli some of the chief towns of Normandy, Bajeux, Caen, Nan tes, &c. Having ari ived at Paris, she proceeded to the British Embassy, where she will remain to-day, and very likely by this time she will have exchange) courtesies and compliments with the EMPEROR AND EMPRESS. This evening the QUEEN will resume her journey and proceed to Bale, where, it is hoped, the Royal travellers will breakfast to-morrow, then proc_eding through the beautiful district of the Jura to their destination, Lucerne. The spot chosen for her MAJESTY'S resting place during her sojourn is close to the Lake, and is situated in the midst of beautiful and romantic scenery, which will of itself afford gratification to the visitors. So great are the improvements now effected in the means of communication between England and Switzerland that twenty-four hours will serve to transport a traveller from Charing cross to the lake itself, passing at so brief an in terval from the midst of the whirl and bustle of a London thoroughfare to the sublime tranquillity of the Alps themselves. Mr. GLADSTONE has certainly began his canvass early, and let no time elap3e in making his inten tions known. As usual his speech to the consti tuents was long, and distinguishe. , l for some of his notable phrases, finding truth here and there, and scattering his criticisms far and near as it suited his purpose so to do. 113 began by saying that it was the first time he addressed his audience, and then launched upon a description of his doings since he bad had the honour of being member for South Lancashire. This circumstances recalls to one's wind in what divers steps the right honourable gentleman has troi since these days, and we may remember the famous saying in his letter to a constituent at Oxford, that he did not think the Irish Church was a public question on THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 186 8. which he should be called upon to decide. are ch anged, indeed, since then, and we are now on the evt e of a great struggle, partly occasioned by the chat tges of the new Reform Bill, and partly also by the n ew dispute which the right hon. gentleman has brot%ght into the affairs of political life. It is Da to be expected that the Ministry should figure vtry faT - ourably in this discourse, and therefore there is no need to be surprised at the tone adopted by tht' right hon. gentleman. He has it all his owt -wry on an occasion like that referred to, and can . accordingly vent his indignation and express his ;sarcasms with no fear of a reprisal and no ap prelim lsion of a reply which may spoil all his best point!. and mar the effect produced by his oratory. N o s ,withstanding the length of his speech, Mr. IDSTONE said that he had not time to enter upon all that this Parliament had done, though its dura tiott had not been a long one. The fir6t charge preerred against the Ministers was that they had ppe.gt too much and added some millions to the expenditure of the country. This was manifestly unfair, because it is well known that the late Government did not leave the de fences of the country in a proper state, and Mr. GLADSTONE ought to be the last to have complained of the pressure of taxation, because he has never shown any willingness to remit those taxes which press _heavily upon the community if he wished to accomplish any of his particular purposes. Very little was said by Mr. GLADSTONE of the Reform Bill, for all his aims and energies were directed to the Irish question ; and first of all, he questioned the accuracy of the statement of the Premier at the Mansion House the other day, when he said that the state of Ireland just now af forded great satisfaction. The manner in which this was commented on was really absurd, and he even went so far as to call it " infatuation" to describe the state of the country as coming under that denomination. It is always easy to pervert anything, and hence Mr. GLADSTONE de clares that it is foolish to talk of its being satisfac tory to have the Habeas Corpus Act suspended ; whereas every one must know that Mr. DISRAELI meant that it was fortunate the provisions of the Suspension Act were not obliged to be put in force. It is really too bad for Mr. GLADSTONE, as a states man, to declare that the laws and institutions of Ireland are such that he cannot be responsible for maintaining them ; and when he talks of the " loathsome process of suspending the Habeas Cor pus Act," we may well remind him that it was the Government of which he was a conspicuous mem ber that began the practice, and then he had not discovered the necessity for the Irish Church being disposed of in order 0 put down Fenianistn. The best satire on the style of this speech is to say that it reminds us of the speeches of Mr. BRIGHT. We were hardly prepared for the leader of the Opposition so far forgetting himself as to be in in some sense the apologist of Fenianism, for really there is ri% other conclusion to be drawn from the words he employs. Set the laws right, he says, then trust to Providence for the result. We may remark on this that Providence helps those who help themselves; and it was not because of the fault of the laws that disaffection arose in Ireland, for many of the chief offenders lived outside the pale of the law, and set the mildest restrictions at defiance. As for Mr. GLADSTONE'S argument, it amounts to this, if, when all his present plans are accomplished, there should still be discontent, make another concession, say Repeal of the Union. He can hardly carry out Mr. BRIGIIT'S Utopia of floating the Emerald Isle to its kindred land of the West. It is much to be regretted that a politician of Mr. GLADSTONE'S eminence cannot keep to plain facts, and not distort things to make a great effect. The peace of Ireland is really too serious a subject for it to be made the tool and handle of candidates at a general election ; an I it is unfortunate that through the tactics of the Opposition it has so fallen out. Times Mr. GLADSTONE treats with contempt the declara tion of some that they wish to reform the abuses of the Irish Church, and as goof as says that either they do not m. 4t.330111.p115u As for the commission which was appointed at the instance of Lord RUSSELL, that is quite a nonentity; their plans are futile. But Mr. GLADSTONE blames them, and he is very sorry for them. He did not know what better they could do. Why did he not say this earlier, before the Conservatives had taken Reform out of his hands. The brilliancy of Mr. G L ADSTONE'S eloquence must make any speech of his entertaining to peruse, but we wish that this the opening- of the election speeches, as it were, bad been characterised by a more dignified tone, and was more like the utterances of a great states man who ranks the success of his cause beyond personal or party aggrandisement, rather than the haphazard remarks of one intent on gaining an immediate point; and he wound up with the ex citement of the conflict that he cannot resist da maging his opponents, be the consequences what they may. This is not the spirit in which to heal the differences or to soften the asperities of the Irish, and the sooner this is recognised the better, for the welfare of the country is of more conse quence than the triumph of any party. Among the many travellers whom fortune or inclination is bringing over to our shores a very distinguished individual has arrived almost unno- ticed. On Tuesday last JEFFERSON DAVIS, ex- President of the Confelerate States of America, landed in Liverpool by the Allan steamer Austrian, and was warmly welcomed by the few who were aware of his coming. Some of the more prominent sympathisers with the Southern cause went on board to meet him, and were received with charac teristic courtesy. Afterwards he was conducted to the Adelphi Hotel, where be intends to remain for a day or two. As scon as his arrival be came known a considerable crowd assembled who cheered Mr. Davis loudly, thus paying tribute to courage in adversity and fortitude under most startling vicissitudes. Two or three years back JEFFEnsoN DAVIS was at the head of a great Con federation, the nominal ruler of States whose terri tory would divide into a dozen European kingdoms. He was the commander-in-chief of a formidable army, whose generals represented the first military talent in the world, and whose successes might riva the most famous achievements of history. It was more than possible that he might see his efforts crowned with triumph, and close his days the honoured and respected chief of a great and populous Repub:ic. A turn of fortune's wheel, and the statesman at the head of his Cabinet, the mili tary superior of men like LEE and JACKSON, was a prisoner in the hands of relentless foes, whose hatred was the more bitter from the kindred race. The public feeling was against him, and the passions of the furious war had not died out. His enemies did not scruple to circulate malicious falsehoods respecting him, and an attempt was made to fasten upon the high-minded gentlemen, whose chief fault as a ruler was his leniency and magnanimity, the stigma of collusion with the assassins of ABRAHAM LINCOLN. Had another man than President JOHNSON been at the head of affairs the result might L have been different. nt. As it is, America has been spared a shame which her people would have felt deeply when the first passion of the hour was over, and JEFFERSON DAVIS stands among us in health and vigour, notwithstanding the terrible experience through which he has passed. He will find by his reception at Liverpool that the respect and friendship of a great country does not depend upon success. In the North itself he has been received with kindness and courtesy by men who honour his private character, while they differ from his public policy. In England he will meet with the sympathy and respect which is due to a man whose greatness does not depend on the accidents of fortune or position, but on those in herent qualities which are above all adventitious aids. Men like JEFFERSON DAVIS awl General LEE may say to the fickle goddeis in the noble words of the Laureate— "Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and smile or frown. With that wild wheel we go not up nor down, For man is man, and master of his fate." LATEST INTELLIGENCE, (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FRANCE. PARIS, Aug. 6. Queen Victoria arrived here this morning at 7.15, and alighted at the English Embassy, DEPARTURE OF THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH. DOVER, Thursday Morning. The Duke of Edinburgh arrived here last night at 11.40 by South Eastern train. His royal highness travelled strictly incognito, attended only by the Hon. Elliot Yorke, and was received and escorted to the Admiralty-pier by Colonel Hamilton, R.E., Colonel Cox, Assistant Adjutant-General, Colonel Eton, the Mayor of Dover (Mr. J. G. Churchward), and embarked in a special steamer (the Samphire) for Calais, en route for Paris. A small crowd was collected, which cheered as ,he steamer left. OVERLAND MAILS. MALTA, Aug. 5. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Poonah leaves at 1 a.m. to-morrow for Southampton, where she may be expected early on the 15th inst. The Bangalore, from Southampton on July 25, arrived on the 2d inst., at 4 p.m., and left at noon on the 3d for Alexandria. BREST, August 6. The Transatlantic Company's steamer Europe, from New York, arrived here to-day, at 7 a.m. She brings 144 passengers, and $627,221 in specie. BOURSE, August s.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cent. End of month... Itsl'an Loan 3 per Cent End of month 7O 55 Mexican Loan ... 22 50 Credit Mobilier End of month... 258 75 Spanish Threes 35 50 Credit Foncier ...1420 Rome Debt — End of month:. : I Deferred .— RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans , .. 882 Northern 1153 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 565 Western Eastern • • 558 Sardinian Austrian 547 Lombard 402 North of Spain 55 Sarag ossa Roman 4'2 FIRE AT 7 HE LONDON BRIDGE RAILWAY STA2ION-7HIS DAY. This morning, shortly after three o'clock, a fire, which for a short time illuminated the south side of the River Thames, broke out in the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway station at London Bridge, and at one time threatened the most disastrous consequences. It appears that at the time of the outbreak there were only about three persons on duty at the station, and their attention was suddenly attracted to the vaults under the platform by seeing an immense volume of smoke pouring up and enveloping the interior of the station. The vaults and a shed build ing over were used as oil stores and' lamp rooms, and judging from the rapidity of the fire there must nave 'neeu a 1 1:011:51UC•...W o other combustible matter in the place, for in less time than the company's fire-engine could be wheeled over the platform the smoke changed to huge sheets of flame, and, lapping over by the force of the wind, fired three first class and one second-class carriage. The engine was at once got ready for work, but there were not sufficient persons on the spot to man it, and nothing could be done until the arrival of the London Salvage Corps from Southwark Bridge-road and Watling-street. Mr. Superiutendent Swanton, and Mr. Cooper, the foreman, at once ordered the men to get the company's engine to work, but the flames had then obtained too firm a hold to suc cumb to the power of one engine, and the necessary intelligence having been dispatched to the stations of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade several engines and a powerful body of firemen arrived. A large land steam engine by Shand, Mason, and Co. was at once set to work from an abundant supply of water furnished by the Southwark Company, which was yery fortunate, for an immense wooden tank on the station which supplied the company's engine took fire several times, and the hose had to be directed upon it to save it from destruction, and by that means the weight of water was obliged to be with drawn from the principal seat of the conflagration in the arches. By great perseverance, however, on the part of the firemen and the London Salvage Corps the fire was eventually arrested iu its pro gress, and no further loss to property occurred. The English squadron, under the command of Lord Clarence Paget, is making a sort of triumphal progress from port to port of the Adriatic. The reception it had recently at Venice will, it is thought, be equalled by the welcome that awaits the squa dron at Trieste. The arrival of the fleet at this port is expected by the 6th or the 7th instant, and it is said that Admiral Tegethoff has received orders to prepare for its reception. A contract has been signed by M. Rouher, on the part of Government, and by M. Plon, the Emperor s editor, and M. Norbert Billari, the former editor of the Moniteur, for an official paper, to be entitled henceforth Journal Officicl de l'Empire Francais, which, instead of costing Governineut £16,000,000 per annum, will bring in a net profit of £8,000,000 a year. M. de Keratry has once more applied to the Minister of State for permission to publish several documents in his possession bearing on the late Mexican campaign, and most especially a series of private letters exchanged between the Emperor Napoleon and Maximilian. M. de Keratry awaits M. Rouher's answer before he initiates the public into these important papers. . . The Empress will be present at the distribution of prizes which takes place at the Lycee Bonaparte next Monday. The Prince Imperial belongs to this college, inasmuch as his education is directed by one of its professors. It is reported that he is likely to carry off the prize for mathematics. The Lye6e Bonaparte, formerly College Royal de Bourbon, has its principal entrance in the Rue du Havre, near the station of the Varsailles Railway. The buildings in which it is established were erected in 1781 for a convent of Capucins. The approaching marriage of Princesss Margaret of Orleans and Prince Theodore of Bavaria, brother of the Empress of Austria, is announced. The Rev. Arthur Baker, rector of Addington, Bucks, who elicited from .Mr. Disraeli some time since an explanation of his views on Ritualism, is just dead. He died, the Church News tells us, as a devout "Catholic, surrounded by his relations and fortified with the sacraments of the Church. CORRESPO 10M PARIS.,, SPEMIT OP (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS. WEDNESDAY, August Q. The Opposition had never counted upon a success in the Gard district, but they did hope that the affair of inter rupting the private meeting at Nimeswould have increased the votes given to their candidate. Nothing of the kind has, however, occurred; the triumph of the Government has been as complete as possible. It appears that a sort of terror was produced at Nimes by the interference of the soldiery, and especially by the know ledge that preparations had been made by the Government for the grand manifestation which has been talked of. The result was, that a great number did not vote at all, though if they had they could not have affected the result. The circular which usually precedes the Emperor's Fate day has been sent to the prefects throughout the Empire. The Minister of the Interior urges that, on this occasion, the celebration of August 15 should be marked with unusual solemnity. It is generally believed that the Em peror is becoming anxious on the subject of dynasty. The great rifle meeting at Vienna is drawing to a close, and the manifestations of German patriotism are becoming less numerous and violent. The Austrian public, I believe, has taken little notice of the passionate appeals of the South German orators. Very little interest is now felt in Austria with regard to external affairs. The nation with one accord seems to have agreed that unity is the surest means of strength, and that political alliances add nothing to the chances of national prosperity. ' The Austro-Prussian alliance is still talked of. If the North-East Correspondence is to be believed, overtures really were made by Baron Beust. This journal says that some time ago the Austrian statesman addressed a letter to Herr von Friesen, the present Saxon Premier. This letter was intended to be shewn at Berlin. It spoke of the advantages and the possibility of an understanding between the two Powers, and expressed an opinion that the objections to an alliance which formerly existed might be easily removed. Last year the Austrian Government were compelled to decline the overtures made by Count Bis marck, through Count Tauffkirchen, because at that time there was an open misunderstanding between Prussia and France ; and Austria, having accepted the office of mediator, could not enter into special negotiations with any one Power. The state of affairs has since changed, end friendship between the two German Powers would be the best guarantee for the peace of Europe. Herr von Friesen, says the same paper, had several conferences on the subject with the Prussian statesmen, especially with Gen. Moltke and Count Bismarck. All expressed them selves in favour of the project, and the King was of similar opinion. No definite conclusion was, however, arrived at. All this is on the authority of the North-East Corre spondence, which, by the way, is not by any means an authority to be disregarded. Did the French Govern ment really stir up the angry dispute at Florence relative to the war of MG ? And, if so, was the object to frus trate this possible alliance between the German Powers? If such was the case, French diplomacy appears to have been successful, for the question has been entirely inter rupted by this melancholy affair. A joke said to have passed between two diplomatists is going the round here. One of the diplomatists is an Englishman, the other French. The former asked the latter if he did not think that the excessive armaments of France tended to maintain in Europe an uneasiness and uncertainty from which every nation suffered more or less. The French diplomatist replied that these were merely measures of precaution. " Just so," was the reply, " the rush of the firemen proves the existence of the fire." This is not much of a bon mot, even in French, but it is the sort of thing appreciated here just now. _ Some doubt appears to prevail here as to whether the Queen will stay in Paris any length of time, or whether her Majesty will at once proceed to Switzerland. After some days of peace, rumours of disturbances again reach us from the Peninsula. Clandestine publications have recommenced, and libels on the Government are circulated throughout Madrid. The Government has changed the locality of several regiments, apprehending, I presume, that it was dangerous to keep them long in one place. Meanwhile, misery and beggary are the only certainties in the country. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. Extreme Sei Thuday, **-4 i 4 F. 11 August 6, B. T. Wto F. D. WR. I t 8 a.m. XI 112 t Nairn 29'sBf. 67 61 S. 2 4 S.W. ib.c/ / o'o4 Aberdeen Leith - Shields Scarborough 29'71f. 68 64 13.5. E. 2 3 S.S.E. b.c. Yarmouth Helder Cuxhaven Skudesptes Ardrossan 29'61f. 63 62 S.S.W. 3 4 S.S.W. r.o. ;o'os, Greencastle 29•62 f. 61 58 N.W. 1 '2 S.W. r.o. i 0 38 - Holyhead , . 2965 f. 62 61 S.S.W. 2 4 S.S.W. f.o. :o'l2l-- Liverpool Valentia Cape Clear 2.9'67f. 60 58 N.W. 3 3 W.S.W. Ic. ()'O2 Rocl.e's Pt. 29'17f. 63 61 W.S.W. 1 4 S.W. c.b 1 Penzance 29731. 67 65 S.S.W. 3 3 S. o.r.fi 0'28! Plymouth Weymouth 2912 f. 67 65 S.W. 2 2 W. cim' 0'431 Portsmouth 29'72f. 67 65 S.W. 3 3 S.W. r.o. !0'421 London C'peGris Nez, 2985 f. 66 64 S.S.W. 5 5 S.S.W. c. 0.; Brest L'Orient 29 39f. 66 64 S.W. 4 4 W. f.c. : 0'35 Rochefort - Biarritz - - - Comma.. t. Brussels Paris - piy& t giou rz — Toulon 1 29'85f. 66 66 N. 7 4 W. o.b. Heart's Con-I tent (6 a.m.l local time) 130'485. 51 50 E.S.E. 1 1 E.S.E. b. EXPLANATION. ....Am.., 5., 9.9 .1. iv it eon Inapt- Theleat sea Kul, sip n of me Theletter , tion of the in shade Z.—calm THE PUBLIC AA:WALL In referring to the letters of two Eastern correspon dents in its columns, the Times says that they afford us no new information when they tell tis that no justice what ever can be obtained at the hands of the Turkish or Egyptian Government. Those Eastern communities are not the only ones in which either the law is defective or it is imperfectly administered. That simple fact, however, constitutes no special ground of complaint for a foreign resident. It is only in the case in which that justice is denied to him to which a native is entitled that the interference of his own Government in his behalf can be justified. According to all principles of general international law, an Englishman in Turkey or Egypt would have no more right to find fault with Turkish or Egyptian justice than a Turk or an Egyptian in England would have to quarrel with English justice. It is what the country affords ; you may take it or leave it. The Times remarks that the decisions of the English and French consular courts may be good, but not of all the twelve other consular courts. We have come to an end of exceptional jurisdiction throughout the world. Consular courts are as much out of date as ecclesiastical tribunals, and it is some time since the latter, in Italy or even in Spain, have been made to renounce the privilege they once possessed of smuggling away a priest guilty of the most heinous offences, and of withdrawing him from the authority of the ordinary magis trates. Whatever our correspondents may say will not shake the conviction prevalent among the British public, that the consular courts in the East have been and are hotbeds of flagrant abuses, that they have given rise to a chaos of laws and forms of procedure which renders the administration of justic., even among the subjects of the various European States, an extremely complicated and cumbrous transaction. The Post draws attention to a memorandum of Lord Elcho's upon the simplification of drill in the army. With the exception of a few trivial modifications and alterations, such as those pointed out by Lord Eleho, nothing has been clone of late to make the drill-book of the British army represent the spirit and tendency of th^ most advanced military opinions of the age ; and that book is still modelled upon the old complicated and involved style of evolutions which have obtained, for so very many years. And, as usual, it has been chiefly left to amateurs and the press to urge the adoption of improvements almost self-evident. The Post complains of circumlocution, excess of red tape, and clerkdom in the departments, and looks to a future Parliament to remedy this and other matters. The Herald thinks the report of the Irish Church Com mission will give that opportunity for reforming the Irish Church which the present Ministry have always been willing to embrace. Whether all the changes which the commission recommend are wise or prudent can only be decided by careful inquiry and discussion, but, at any rate, the measures which they suggest demand considera tion. The Liberal party, which appointed the commis sion, has done its best to render their labours valueless, but the public will be disposed to ask whether the Irish Church is not capable of being so improved as to do away with any pretence for destroy ing it. Sir J. B. Karslake, in addressing the electors of Exeter, has admitted, 1 in common with all his colleagues, that there are defects in the Irish Church, and in the application of its revenues, " which require to be dealt with by legislation." This is the standpoint of the party ; but the classes which are eager to destroy the Episcopal Church altogether will not hear of reforms. They do not want to render the Irish Church more useful than it is now, but to annihilate it, in the hope that the English Church will fall afterwards. The Daily Ncws has a leader on the attitude of the clergy, and gives them advice. The theory of Church Establishments is not now in question, except so far as some of the clergy seem bent upon showing that the ten dency is not so much to consecrate authority by religion as to make religion the handmaid of faction, and to convert those who should be its teachers into eager political paltisaus and electioneering agents. Let these clergymen reflect that in so far at: they succeed in connecting the Church with a particular party and policy, they associate its future with the fate of that party and policy. The Church of England has survived the uprise and the growth of Nonconformity. It has even been purified and strengthened by the healthful rivalry of the Free Churches ; and its numerical losses have thus in one respect been its moral gain. But it will not survive an alliance, offensive and defensive, with Toryism, and a partnership with the professional politicians of the day. The evil spirit of privilege and ascendancy, hunted out of its retreat in rotten boroughs, must not be suffered to find a refuge in the sanctuary. Happily, there are clergymen in the Church of England, and many of them, who understand that the only politics which have any proper place in the pulpit are those which enforce the highest morality of nations, who feel that justice is the first duty of a Christian State, and that the best service that can be rendered to Protestantism in Ireland is to withdraw it from a position which is in conflict with the elementary principles of social and neighbourly duty. The Standard calls the Dissenters to account for their conduct in the struggle upon the Irish Church, and con gratulates the Bishop of Carlisle that he prefers his Church to his party. As the influence of the State Church wanes, the power of the Papacy will be advanced. There is no question, as Dr. Waldegrave says, that the only power which can gain by disesta . .bilii ,,,, . ,- .! the Church of Rome. because the Establishment is the one effectual barrier against Roman aggression, and its destruc tion can but weaken the other non-established forces arrayed with it for the same end. We cannot under stand how it is that certain of the dissenting communities have become so strangely insensible to this obvious truth. If the English Church were arrogant or intolerant towards them, such a falling away would be intelligible enough ; but considering the ample liberties they enjoy, and the concessions which, year by year, are granted at their solicitation, this policy of " judicious neutrality," of which we hear so much, seems as ungrateful, selfish, and cowardly as it is ill-judged. They will have only them- selves to thank for the consequences which will infallibly recoil upon their own communities if, either actively or passively, they join in the conspiracy set on foot by the grinding despotism of Borne to destroy the most tolerant Church on the face of the earth. The election struggle is at last beginning in good earnest, and the Star notices this with satisfaction. Addresses, signed by familiar names, are appealing to the memory of past and faithful services ; new men, full of vigorous pro mise, and, apparently at least, of genuine political prin ciple, are coming to the front. Men like Mr. Thomas Hughes and Mr. Stansfeld have only to point to the part they took in the past as an earnest of what may be looked for at their hands in the future. One reads with pleasure and hope such addresses, among the new men, as that of Mr. Ernest Noel, for instance, who promises to add fresh worth and distinction to a worthy and distinguished name. We have not often read anything more vigorous and straightfor ward in its Liberalism than the address of Sir Henry Bulwer Lytton, whom in one sense we may regard as a parliamentary veteran, in another as a parlia mentary novice, and who seems to offer to the Tamworth constituency all the fresh energy of the latter and all the skilled resolve of the former. But the great event in the English electoral campaign so far ie that the chief of the party has formally taken the field. Mr. Gladstone has actually addressed a portion of his Lancashire constituents, and announced himself gs a can didate for that division of the county in which he spoke yesterday. " The King himself is rode to view their battle." Mr. Gladstone is in the field—the struggle has fairly opened. The Telegraph never heard that the advocates of tilt triangular constituencies intended their p!an as an indirect lesson in arithmetic, algebra, electoral discipline, and severe party drill. If to their mind these were " unshunned con-sequences" of the scheme, verily they have their reward. The humour of the thing is, that the original patentees of this three-cornered plan upheld it as especially favourable to the individual independence of the electors. But it will act exactly the other way. The result of the election in those triple constituencies will entirely depend on elaborate calcula tions, first-rate management, splendid discipline, and exact obedience to the word of command. A man who will think for himself will be treated with fierce contempt as the fellow who tends to spoil a splendid plan of cam paign. "Go it blind " will be the watchword from each camp ; " Vote the exact ticket!' will be the shibboleth of salvation. The Queen has forwarded a d: ration of £lOO to the Metropolitan Frinking Fountain and Cattle Trough Association. At the Wesleyan Conference now holding its sessions in Liverpool, an address to the Queen was read by the Rev. Dr. Jobson on Tuesday, and was adopted by a rising vote, all the members of the Conference standing. Immediately after its adoption, the first verse of tb national anthem was sung at the request of tile presider A FATAL CLIMB. —A party of young men, three in number, recently took a boat from Bridlington Quay t( Flamborough Head, and one of them attempted to climb the high and precipitous rocks which skirt the sea. After ascending some distance he became unnerved and was unable either to ascend further or descend. He called for his companions to come to his assistance, but scarcely had ho done so than he lost his hold and fell upon his head from a height of about 150 feet. He received such injuries as caused his death in about fourteen hours, an' was never conscious after his fall, - Barometer co rrected and reduced to 22 deg. a r., rising; f., falling; 5., steady—indicate dircc mercury within lest 14 hcurs. Thermometer expose, Extreme Force with ita Direction during last 24 hours, Weather : b.—blue tky ; c.—cicuds, detached ; f.—fog ; h.—hail I.—lightning ; m,—misty, hazy ; o.—overcast, dull; r.— rain; a.— snow t.—thunder. Italu-fall, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. The diminution in atmospherical pressure during the last twenty four hours has been about two-tenths of an inch in the north of our islands, but on cur south and west coasts it has been leas. The least pressures are on our north coast, and the greatest in the west of France: there is a difference in readings between Nairn and Roche fort of four-tenths. Temperature is lower in the north and west, but elsewhere it is nearly the same. The wind has been and still is mode rate :it is generally from the south-west. Rain has been general on our south and west coasts, as well as in France. Thunder is reported om our N.E. coast. The weather is generally overcast, with mist and fog prevailing in the south. There is little of interest from Russia except the accounts of great fires, which are remarkably common, owing, of course, to the prolonged drought. A day or two back the town of Sestruesk was almost destroyed. Nearly SOO houses were burned down, and several lives were lost. The town of Vyttgra, in Central Russia, had a narrow escape. A forest in which it is situated was set on fire, burned for four days, and was not got under until it had reached within a hundred yards of the houses. The conflagration of the peat•mosses and forests in the neighbourhood of St. Petersburg continues _ with great intensity. On the Nicholas Railway the trains which start from the 'buskin capital " pass through clouds of fire and smoke for a distance of 120 miles. Light and left of the line the fire is sixty miles broad." The General Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers has taken a wise course ;with regard to the threatening notices sent to several master engineers, and purporting to have emanated from a " General Secret Committee " of Trades Unions. Ho has written to each employer who has received the threat, stating that the whole affair is a hoax or worse. As the secretary of the most influential of trade societies, he is in a position to declare most positively that in con nection with trades unions there is no such body known as a " Secret Committee." The title of "General Secret Committee " has evidently been assumed by some weak minded individual or individuals who wish to gratify a mischievous disposition in attempting to pass off a paltry and senseless hoax. This is taking the most charitable view of such conduct ; the only other light in which it can be viewed is that of a wretched incendiary. A case of breach of promise affords a glorious holiday for a court of law, but, unfortunately, what is fun to everyone else is frequently death to the defendant. Baron Bramwell put the law of the case in a proper light at the Leeds Assizes, when he told the jury not to give such heavy damages that every man should be frightened into marrying a woman who would make him unbapi y for life, but rather to give the plaintiff a fair compensa tion. Juries in future will perhaps be a little more merciful to a man who finds that he has made a hasty promise, to fulfil which would bs to mar his future life. There are cases in which a man has done a woman an irretrievable wrong, and deserves a fine which amounts to a punishment if he refuse to marry her ; but t . e majority of these cases are grossly unjust. The law courts are hardly any protection for a woman of feeling and rcllnement, while they offer every temptation to the a , lventuress. Where the other sex is plain tiff he is laughed out of court. In one case a man very honestly and candidly wooed an elderly lady ft r her money, and invested a considerable amount in marriage preparations. The lady repented in time. Here was a clear case of loss, but the judge told the man be never knew a jury award a masculine plaintiff anything, and accordingly they gave him one shilling damages. Apo r milkman had to pay a servant girl £25, the only evidence being to the effect that he had been seen kissing her behind the door when he came round with the milk. The jury should have known that he only complied with a hallowo' custom, common alike to himself, the policeman, the butcher, the baker, and even the postman when not in a ' -- • hIuYY t rj6 4 I Ive V 6113 4 1 natair. HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, August 5• The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice left Osborne this afternoon for Switzerland. Her Majesty and their Royal Highnesses, With the suite in attendance, embarked on board the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, Captain the Princ e of Leiningen, U.C.8., in Osborne Bay, soon aft er 12 o'clock, and shortly afterwards left for Cher' nourg. Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse took Ica Fe of her Majesty at Osborne Pier. The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday, :ended by the Hon. Mrs. Hardinge. SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CHATII4IIL One of those very pretty siege attacks both by land and sea for which Chatham is celebrated at the clCse of the drill season was made on tl' e lines" yesterday in the presence of a gre at muster of spectators. The reason for these ann ual ' , siege reviews at Chatham, which are always beau' tiful and sometimes of the greatest interest, fnaY be told in a few words. Chatham is the finishing school for the Royal Engineers, and there the last practical touches are given to their most technical education. There is taught practically what is almost always elsewhere taught theoretically. " real siege on the formidable Chatham lines is undertaken—sometimes on the sea side, seine' times on" the land. Every year the place of at' tack is different, and therefore, also, is the pia ° of defence. But both assailants and defenders, as far as the works go, do prec;sely what they woul d do in actual warfare, and the works of attack are as well and solidly completed as were those befor e Sebastopol itself. When all these works, however, are done it is usual to utilise them by a great sieg e attack on the lines, and by blowing up part of the new-made works with not too heavy charges, ha t enough to illustrate the action of mines. Yesterday the programme included all these feat° of battle, but it was on the whole rather toe pre tentious for the handful of men at disposal. " T he thin red line" was thin everywhere, and at plac es so thin as to be quite imaginary. The whole force under arms, both besiegers and defenders, wea n°t more than 4,000 men, and the work to be do ne would have required 40,000. The siege, therefore/ was a very imaginary one, and from the same tro o p s having to be moved by long distances to the dif ferent points of attack there were terribly long l e ,: tervals between the acts. The theory of the at taes• and defence was supposed to be as follows whole of the south-west face of Chatham lines ha d been regularly invested from St. Mary's C ree t ic New Brompton. For all the first and greater par t of the second parallels, however, there was sufficient ground, so these were taken for granted' i but the third and fourth parallels were complete ll their minutest detail, except that, for the O ne want of space, the fourth had to be thrown up De a l to the besieged works than could ever have hapP e , in actual warfare. These works were beautifully finished, in some parts the earth being as much °8 25 feet thick, the minimum now considered nec es ‘ sary to resist heavy rifled guns from fortifications; Every device known to modern siege o peratic:olSW% carried out, and one, a new one, but likely to Ne i , into use extensively—a screen battery—was 13°1 4 to perfection. The besiegers were supposed t° about to make an attack on four points siniul,tar neously, but, as the troops were not enough l e t such manoeuvrzs, two attacks were made; the f 11.3 of which was repulsed, and then, after a very I ° 4 pause, two others, which were successful. n ef° , l : o the attack commenced Lord Napier of Mag da ; with General Murray, who was in command , r° d round the lines of the besiegers and inspec te , them from first to last. Soon after two the mimic siege began with a slight attack on ° e extreme left of the position of St. Mary's HOTIIOric and from St. Mary's Creek. This, however, 1 / 3 0 a very slight affair, and only interesting from tb s fact of the garrison springing some torped° under water when they saw the boats coral"; These, of course, were sprung long before the boa t t were in danger, but their effect was quite enough 0 show what a terrible engine of river and naval we' fare may be made of these hidden machines. yeh terday, though their charges were ...111, Lheic Alb ° . 0 was very heavy, and they sent the sea flying u P l ia gigantic columns high into the air. They w c " have broken the back of any vessel of war that ha been close over them at the time of their explosiS This, however, was but a picturesque eP is° of the attack—the real business was done agil e I Prince Henry's Bastion, to take which by es° 4l3 • he ° was next attempted. The besiegers sprung t the mine, and a great mine it was, too, hearing uP earth like water, as its great mass of flame a , Li o smoke rushed out into the air. Under cover (4 b , great fire and the confusion supposed t° the created by the explosion of the mine, , storming party divided i n t o th r ee divisi o '; and, headed by Sappers and the l a dder Pa rt , ie ,l rushed across the open. In a few minutes twi, were across and had their ladders down l° o the ditch, and the whole 32 carried across ag!cie,l and laid against the Bastion at the other al and the men instantly began to swarm thet: under a covering fire front their own suPPl c a The garrison, however, were not to be t 3 is by surprise ; they swarmed to the defence the numbers, and one would have thought from incessant roar that some 10,000 men had tithe engaged, so continuous was the crack of a i o Snider rifle. It seems almost incredible that a sili % wearou can be made to fire so fast. CotnP a . o g firing with it yesterday seemed to be del/ 01 ' 1 1 10 long, irregular, but always sustained volleys• e ir assailants got a footing in the Bastion, but sh e d triumph was to be only short lived. The he sjeg t he were too strong for them, and after one °' , . hoc e most animated mimic contests that have:ca seen at Chatham, the assailants were fairly °r i d, out and forced down their ladders r a ta ro in spite of the covering fire from their Me r it t o and shells, were chased across the open hac ,tei their trenches. Had it been real warfare, b ey would have been almost annihilated—certages would have got such a lesson as would have fot tually prevented any resumption of the assail it ' o r that day at least. The enemy, however, we re ° t he posed to be all powerful and determined to take fore' place at any cost. After a short respite, there at, two other attacks were made on the eafeehle ci h g er e• rison, but this time both were together, and there rison, but this time both were together, 5d r 5 at fore successful. The rear of the besiegers wOryory St. Mary's Sallyport was only defended by 3 At powerful stockade opening on St. Mary's ere., •while the Redan battery on the east cent r ? tre of supposed to have been destroyed by the , ?mo at the fourth parallel, and to have had a 10'' 139 a effected in it. The stockade was taken first. oips continuous fire from the gunboats an d 01 it, launches, its defenders were driven f r° a gi' and, under cover of this attack, a party ° c h arge lacers advanced towards it and affixed a heavy a bi of powder, which was fired on their retirl 0 r ' ea ter means of a long fuse, and in an instant the hinters r part of the massive stockade was laid in t he fc' far and near. The explosion was the Si g °l s torar advance on the Sallyport, and also for the ing of the Redan, both of which were 1 1 °`" fog rnenced in earnest. The Still i lostn v, llyport was 0 the minutes, for there were no guns to oPYrs,ia, th assailants, and only a handful of m en. r ip Rollin, however, it was very different, an d was to o a fierce fight, but the fire of the assa il a nts V‘ . d thei r heavy. Their covering p krt i es enable a ono pers to get to work, and in a few miunt ee the ditch t ; strong " trestle" bridge was thrown acr‘-' ss ,, rs had o f The defenn oia oS, and thea it was all over. beat a hasty retreat, and the two . c° o a no!ut ga rr . is i o attack, uniting, drove the whole I )° , lri bis -erritic uproar of musketry, from P° lll , a nd there was nothine. left to defol",,,,iog to proec° 4 very naturally brought the whole ~,i/ .r - .. 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