The Sun. — London, England, 1868-06-02 00:00:00

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In large Bottles—price Three Shillings. Sold by most Chemists and Perfumers 1:1:110FEIN DEPOT AND SALES OFFICE, 265, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, ENG. IIMIE TIMID EDITION OF THE SUN,' -114 4•;v;Iv all the SPORTI Gr N 1 - W8 of the day. may be seen M N'l o''S house, "'t he Swan anti Horse Shoe," I..ttle Britain, City, E.C. rpm.: LATE EinTioN of "TILE SUN" at -IL JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellington," Wellington-street, Strand. T HE LATE EDITION of " TIIE SUN " at J. SMITFI'S, 39, Bow -street, Covent-garden. r iiiE l'E LDITION of " THE SUN "at W. SMITH'S, Camden Stores." 71, Park-street, Camden to Tll. r ONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1868. Whit-Monday is always one of the great popular festivals. It is the last general holiday for some time, although all through the summer months the pleasure vans and similar tokens show that Saint Monday occupies a prominent place in the calendar of a good many who are apt to forget that winter weather, short work, and high prices will inevit ably come again. Still Whitsuntide is an open and recognised season,:when parties of pleasure are arranged, country excursions fixed upon, and fami lies and friends meet and share their merry mak ings. This year Whitsuntide has certainly been kept with all the honours. The extraordinary fine ness of the weather gave, no doubt, a stimulus to all pleasure seeking out of doors, but, accustomed as we all are to talk of the vast population of Lon don, it was something really marvellous to behold the throngs which poured through the great thoroughfares, and which gathered round every place where amusements were going forward. The railways, the omnibuses, the steamboats, be sides every other sort of public and private convey ance, were from an early hour in the morning closely packed with holiday excursionists. Never theless the chief streets of London were full to overflowing, and exhibitions, and theatres, and music -halls, and every other place of popular resort could boast of large audiences. Islington was in great favour, though the visit of the Prince of WALES and the Crown Prince of DENMARK has been, very wisely, postponed until Wednesday. It was, however, the first public day of the Horse Show, and the award of the prizes was completed. At the Crystal Palace, where there are always at tractions enough to summon pleasure-seekers, the visitors numbered no lets than 36,000, but the attendance at all other places of entertainment, a little out of London, was on a similar scale. Busi ness was by general consent suspended in most places very early in the afternoon, and London in general gave itself up to the unwonted luxury of wholesale holiday-making. Those to whom such festivals bring no exceptional and highly-prized leisure may vote the crowds a nuisance, and 'Whit suntide altogether a very unwelcome season, but such classes can afford for once or twice a year to put their personal convenience second to the enjoyment of their fellows; and we grave, plodding English folks would be all the better for a little more of the vivacity, the joyousness, the abandon of those nations who spend their holidays in the open air. Our climate will not always indulge us with such opportunities for al fresco entertainments as the brilliant and unclouded sunshine of yesterday afforded, and we may be thankful as we pass through some of the dismal and evil-smelling dis tricts in which throngs of our vast population spend COUNTER CLOTHS FOR LICENCED VICTUALLERS. THE only article really suitable for that purpose, ss. Gd. ver dozen, hemmed, ready for use. Address ; LO5, Fleet-street, and 5, Tho Pavement, Clapham. 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Sign , r Casaboni; Antonio. Signor Agretti; Giorgio, Sicmpr Ballesca; Lucia, Mdlle Hersee; Pippo, Madame Trebelli- Bettini; and Ninetta, Millie Kellogg. Conductor—Signor A rift!. Door c open at Eight o'clock; commence at half-past Eight. Stalls, One Guinea; thinhitheatre Stalls, is, and 55.; Reserved Bus Sea :s. its. 61; Oalle!'y, 23. 6d. ,talls. and places may be obtained at the new Box o4ner_s of Ifer Majesty's Theatre, under the Colonnade (second do - w from Pall-mall), open daily from 10 till 5, under the super inte admire of Mr Nugent; also at the Box-office, Theatre Royal, Dru,:y-lane (under the portico In Brydges-street). open from 10 till F% Tickets also at all Librarians' and Music-sellers'. i l / 4 d ir 0 1 t N I W N F T ,D G NEsD P AY E PUNTE O lOTl l i t ' " C E. _Vit. Titiens—Nilsson Kellogg. IL DON GIOVANNI. Doors open at half-past One, commence at Two o'clock pre cis %.Iy. I :oxes, Stalls, and places at the Box-office of Her Majesty's Op Ira, at Her Majesty's Theatre, and Theatre-Royal Drury lan. t. Ii ER MAJESTY'S OPERA. THEATRE ROYAL, H A YMARKET. Sole Lessee, Mr. Buckstone. T EtIS EVENING, THE LADIES" CHAMPION. Mr. Ken dal, 'Mr. W. Gordon, Miss lone Burke, and Miss F. Wright. To be followed by A HERO OF ROMANCE. Characters by 7 Vessrs. Sothern, Backstone, Compton. Chippnulale, Rogers, Cleric &e.; Mesdames Robertson, Fitzwilliam, Chippendale, Dalton, Laws, and Dauhigny. Concluding, with A CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT. Messrs. Compton and Kendal Mesdames Chippendale, Dalton, Lewin, Commence at Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. 11 Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. I3:..AVEBSTER. Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon, THIS EVENING, GO TO PUTNEY: A Tale of the Boat ,"face. Messrs. O. Bellmore, G. J. Taylor, Miss Harris, and Miss Emily Pitt. At a qnarer to 8, NO THOROUGHFARE. Mr. R. Phillips, Mr. Billington, Mr. H. Neville, Mr. G. Belmore. Mr. C. J. Smith. and Mr. B mjamin WO)ster: Miss Carlotta Leelereq (her 137th appearance), Mrs. Alfred Mellon, Mrs. Billington, Mrs. H. Lewis, &c. Commence at 7. (AU E E THEATRE, Long-acre. Lessee and Manager, ➢lr. W. 11. Linton. THIS EVENING, at 7, MARY JONES. Followed by. at a quarter to 8, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wigan. To conclude with KEEP YOUR DOOR LOCKED. Mr. J, L. 'Toole. r HEATH E ROYAL, HOLBORN.—Elegantly npainted and redecorated.—Under the management of AL :In Fanny Josenhs. THIS EVENING. at 7.30. HONEYDOVE'S TROUBLES. After whieh, at 8.1.5. FOUL PLAY. To Conclude with THE WHITE FAWN. For particulars see bills. Box-oMee open daily from ten to gyn. ftOYAL AI\IPIIITIIE,VI'RE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. Re-appearance of Madlle. AZELL N. the female Leotard, this (TUESDAY) EVENING. "The elements of sensation and excitement are combined in the feats executed by the lady, which include all Leotard's illus trations, and terminate with a somersault of 30ft. from the plat form. The performances of the fair artiste excited the genuine enthusiasm of the house at their various stag, s, and te,minateci amid defeaning applause. She was honoured with a quadruple recall, and even compelled to appear a fifth time to receive the homage of her admirers."— Standard, March 11. R OYAL AMPHITHEATRE AND CIRCUS, HOLBORN. ISHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS AND THE HORSE cIOWP WEEK. Special Novelties. Incomparable attractions. First appear ance of tho FRITZ TROUPE, the Lightning Acrobats : Majelton, avec sex Chapeaux Diabolique ; and M. Sextilian, l'Homme Elastique. Great success of the celebrated lady artistes, Mdlles. Kenebel, Gaertner, and Ethair, with their wonderful performing horses ; Le Petit Eugene, the most original and ac complished artiste extant; M. Agouste, le Jongleur ; Casein on the Invisible Wire; M. Tournaire and Harry Welby Cooke in their dashing and daring Equestrian feats; the Pereira family, &c.. EVERY EVENING. Doors open at half-past Seven; commence at Eight. Morning Performance every Wednesday and Saturday at 2.30. ROYAL ST R A I\T 1) T lIE ATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanhorough. Tins EVENING, at 7.30, SISTERLY SERVICE: Messrs. Belford, Harcourt; Miss Sheridan. After which, THE FIELD OF THE CLOTH OF GOLD. Messrs. Thorne, James, and Robson; Mesdames Swanborough, Lydia Thompson, Sheridan, Hughes, &c. To conclude pith MARRIAGE AT ANY PRISE. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GUARDIAN R. GLENIE, of the S i ,o r t ing I .m 4ibry, G 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, Loudon, W., begs 1,, u tform big customers, and the Licensed Victuailers in gen , rp.l. that he has been appointed Agent for the abo,,named paper in addition to his agency for the Sporting Edition of "THE SUN.' and can supply the same on Friday evening, if required, in town or country. _ _ G. R. (SI begs to inform the Trade that ho is Agent for the r!..ATEST EDITION of "THE SUN," and can supply it earlier ',.ttan any other man in London or Country the evening of pubii cation. No connection with any other persons. Batty's, Ruff's Wright's, and M`Ca.ll's Guides. All the Daily Paper.:, Maga sines, and Periodicals as soon as published. Agent for the J viut stock Coal Company. Orders by post attended to. rgiIIE LATEST EDITION of « THE SUN " supplied. as soon as published, Every 1- vening, by W. ALEXA •DER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, .\ o. 4, Old - 2aveudish-street, Oxford-street. IVII O'S GRAINGER? LICENSED VICTUALLERS' TOBACCONIST. SIIFIPIIF.RD'S-BUSH. The SPORTI G EDI 110 \I of "TII SUN " can be seen at iIIAINGER'S Establishment, as above, every evening by Eight " T in; SUN " NEWSPAPER.—" The Mitre" Tavern, New Church-street, near the .% Ipha-road, Pad- Atngton. L U SIJ V " cl'hird Edition), containing the Latest Sporting News, Results of Races. Latest Parliamentary Debates, &0., can be seen as above " 11 the year round." *** A well-selected and extensive stock of WINES, SPIRITS, VIIE LATEST.' EDITION of "TILE SUET" supplied as soon MS pnblished, containing all the LATEST N F.WS and SPORTING INTELLIGENC by II W lI:\RRIS, z : ews paper Agent, 4, Blackfriars-road, London, S. trOIIE LATEST EDITION of "TILE SUN." J. HOLMES begs to inform his friends and the public, generallythat ho supplies the LATEST EDITION o f "THE as soon as published.—No. 10, Hampstead-road, N.V. Ordrir3 by post punctually attendel to. k SHE "SUN" NE \VSPAPEII.—G. It. GLENIE (1,1 , ,n3 tli3 L TE EDITION at Chelsea. 7.40: Kilburn, S• Staruh-zrcen, S; 'Woolwich, 72;0; Uxbridge, 9.20; Watford, T r gt rOMNIITTAL OF GOVERNOR EYRE, V THE EYItE DEFENCE AND 2,1 D FUND. PRESIDENT. The Right Honourable the Earl of SHREWSBURY and TALBOT. VICE-PRESIDENTS. THOMAS CARLYLE, Esq. Sir RODERICK IMPEY MURCHISON, Bart., K.C.8., F.R.S. Mr. Eyre having bee❑ committed to take his trial, thei Committee of this Fund earnestly IN VITE SUBSCRII'- TIONS to defray the great expenses to which ho will thereby be subjected, and as a protest against the proceed ings of the so-called Jamaica Committee. Civil proceed ings are also pending in the Court of Queen's Bench, en tailing very heavy expenditure. With reference to Mr. Charles Burton's letter to The Times of the 25th inst., stating that "it is notorious that sums vastly beyond all possible costs are at his disposal," in other words, that pecuniary assistance is not needed on account of the vast sums subscribed for the defence, the Committee desire to state that there is not a shadow of foundation for such an assertion. It is a well-known m atter of fact that it would have been absolutely impos sible for Mr. Eyre in any way to have met the expenses of the civil and criminal prosecutions that have been carried on so persist-ntly against him for the last two years but for the generous aid of the public. Subscriptions to be paid to the credit of " The Eyre De fence and Aid Fund," with the United Service Company (Limited), Bankers, and Army and Navy Agents, 9, Water loo-place, Pall-mall, London ; or Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, 1, Lombard-street, E.G. All communications to 4.) addressed to the Honorary Secretary, No. 9, Watorloo-place, Pall-mall. HAMILTON HUME, Hon. Secretary. 17°R THE RACES.—Dust-proof and Water proof COATS in great variety. ready made or made to measure, at unusually low prices. E. MOSES and SON, Corner cf Minories, Aldgate ; New Oxford-street, corner of Hart-street; Corner of Tottenham-court-road, Euston-road; and Bradford, Yorkshire. EXCELLENCE COMBINED WITH CHEAPNESS. FMOSES and SON, Ready-made and Bespoke • Tailors, Habit Makers, Woollen Drapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, and General Out fitters for all classes. Every article the best of its kind in Material, Style, and Workmanship. An unusually large and varied Stock for the Summer Season in every departmont. List of prices, with rules for self-measurement, patterns and fashion sheet, forwarded gratis and post free. Every article is marked the lowest price in plain figures, from which no abatement can be made. Any article not approved of will be exchanged, or the money will be returned. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are Closed every Friday Evening at sunset till Saturday Evening at sunset, when business is resumed till 11 o'clock. The following are the London addresses of E. MOSES and SON:— 155, MINORIES 156, 3IINORIKS 157, MEN ORIEs. 83, ALDG ATE. 84, ALDGATE. 85, A L DGAT 86, ALDGATE. 87, ALDGATE, 88, ALDGATE. 89, ALDGATE. 506, NEW 'OXFORD STREET 507, NEW OXFORD-STREET. 508, NEW OXFORD-iTREET. 1, IIA.RT-SIREET. 2, lIART-S I R E ET. 3, lIART-S L'lIE E I'. 137, TOT r EN II A.)I-00 133, TOT TEXII.I 31-GOGRT ROAD 283, EUSTON-ROAD• Country Branch: 19, BRIDGE-S rREE C, BRADFORD, YORK 20, BRI DG E-STRE ET, BRADFORD, YOLKS, SPECIAL NOTICE. In consequence of frequent misrepresentations, E. MOSES and SON find it necessary to state that they do not employ any tra vellers or agents, and that their only Establishments are the abo ve-meutioned. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 2, 1868. their days that it is sometimes possible for them to escape into brighter scenes and a purer atmo sphere. In spite of all our recent improvements, and, in fact, partly in consequence of some of them, there is still much to be done among the rookeries of London. The demolition of houses and high ways, inevitable in some poor and populous quar ters, has thrown so vast an increase of inhabitants into other parts already overstocked, that the evil which all practical reformers acknowledge and lament is increasing rather than diminishing. The public health must naturally suffer from such a state of things, and the only chance of the people preserving their health at all iu hot weather is by getting what fresh air they can. It is well, therefore, that the growing popularity of out-door entertainments should call them, on days like yesterday, out into the fresh air and under the open skies—not into the heated at mosphere and glare of theatres, and places of in door amusement. In another and more important aspect the fine weather of this W'hitsuntidt is doubly welcome. Last year Whitsuntide, it is true, was fine and sunshiny, but it was so excep tional that it could not revive the drooping spirits of the population. The Derby was run in a snow storm less seasonable though less violent than the thunder-storm which this year characterised the Oaks. The interminable winter and constantly recurring frosts played havoc with all the natural products, and flowers, fruit, and vegetables showed only too plainly what we might expect from the all-important crops of a later date. This year, with its glorious early summer, has happily reversed the picture, and better than any holiday intelligence is the news from the corn market yesterday morning, where there was a decline of between 3s. and 4s. from the rates of Monday last. The high price of bread, which has all through these winter months carried desolation to many a struggling household, will now, we may hope, soon become a thing of the past. We must hope that in some cases at least it will have taught pleasure-seekers a lesson of prudence, since, in spite of holiday-makers, winter will come, and those who like to enjoy the beauty of the present seaion should alio " learn, like the ant in summer, to provide" for darker and more costly days. Yesterday the Premier was able to turn his thoughts from the weary range of political subjects into more agreeable channels, and the inaugura tion of the Halton Industrial Exhibition afforded a pleasant holiday to many. The county of Buck ingham has thus asserted its claim to notability in this respect, and, as may readily be supposed, a rural affair of this sort offered more attractions than the hackneyed exhibition of towns. The origin of this Halton business was, it is said, the desire of the ROTHSCHILDS to collect specimens of the works of the inhabitants in a parish of their estate, and the result has more than justified any expectations that may then have been formed of it. Straw plait, which is one of the most notable pro ductions of the county, was in great force, and hats and bonnets, baskets and boxes, were duly exhibited. Models of cottages were also shown, and it is worthy of notice that in this more regard was had to the comforts of within than to the orna ments of without ; but this, if a fault, was one on the right side at any rate. Altogether the arrange ments were of the most admirable kind, and re flected the greatest credit on all who had to do with them. In order to avoid any awkwardness that might arise, the judges of the standard of merit were either from London or outside the dis trict. Mr. and Mrs. DISRAELI came to do honour to the affair, and the scene altogether was one of the most animated description. The beauty of the weather cub mcel the attractions, and enabled those present to do full justice to the display before them. Mr. DISRAELI addressed some ap rropriate remarks, which were listened to with tl:e greatest attention. In alluding to the industry of the vale, the right hon. gentleman men tioned that at one time it was believed that the good old county of Buckingham could only produce " butter, beef, and barley," but the fact was that they had produced a variety of other things, for which the world had not given them credit, and hence this attempt to vindicate their reputation had been made. The attempt was at first to be con fined to one district only, but as the news spread so did the demand for annexation in crease, and at last fifty parishes contri buted their share to the interesting display of Buckinghamshire industry. As Mr. DISRAELI re marked to his hearers, iu some branches of art ma nufacture their county had excelled, and well sus tained its reputation. " The lace of Buckinghatu, especially of late years, has vied with that of the L)w Countries, and we have produced for public exhibition specimens that have rivalled the products of Mecklin and Valenciennes." Furniture has also been made with great success in this county, in consequence of the large quantity and good quality of the beechwoods, and those products have been sent to the Colonies, and also to other parts. It was not likely that Mr. Disnasa.f would pass over in silence the " earnest movement" that has been making of late to improve the dwellings of the working classes in Buckinghamshire, and the nu merous specimens of inventions and devices that were furnished in the Halton Exhibition suffi ciently proved that it exists in full force at present. Anything that can tend to promote the comfort and convenience of the poor is to be welcomed, and it is to be hoped that with due attention being bestowed upon this important object it will be found possible to combine improvement with economy, and thus achieve a most desirable object, and one which has long baffled the skill of the most learned on the subject. It is, indeed, a mortifying reflection that those who contribute so much to the prosperity of the land and to the general comfort and welfare of the community should suffer hardships and incon venience in their dwellings. To better this state of affairs is indeed a " great end ;" and we may hope that those who have hitherto been culpably indifferent, or inexcusably ignorant on the subject may be shamed into more activity, and induced to spend more care in consequence of the example set them in some quarters that have been made to effect this desirable end. Buckingham has indeed no cause to hide its light under a bushel, for it rests its claim to the approbation of the country at large in no solitary achievement, but possesses many advantages. The " silk manufacture" was laid particular stress on by the Premier, and justly so, for of late there has been a sort of mania with respect to French productions ; and it is therefore very satisfactory to know that the Ayles bury silk manufacturers are very suc cessful in their products, and it was mentioned in this speech that they find Itheir productions not only welcomed in the French markets, " but they are re-exported back to Eng land, and bought in Regent-street as admirable specimens of silk from the Continent." It is at all times a desirable thing for friends and neighbours to assemble and note the progress that is being made in various departments ; and as Mr. DISRAELI truly said, in conclusion, how much better were such meetings than those which merely assembled for some " brutal pastime ;" they fill up a void which has long been felt, but which unfortunately the upper classes do not contrive always to effect. At any rate, Halton has set an example which may well be followed, and other counties may, with ad vantage, rival that of Buckingham in exhibiting specimens of their excellence, and showing signs of improvement, which are alike important and inte resting to dwell upon. LATEST INTELL LGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION-DEATH OF KING THEODORE'S WIDOW. HEAD-QUARTERS OF THE BRITISH ARMY, ATTEGERAT, May 22. Sir Robert Napier and the rear column arrived here to-day, and will reach Senafe on the 24th inst. The widow of King Theodore died of consump tio❑ in the British camp on the 15th May. Five regiments and two batteries of artillery have already embarked at Zoulla. SCEZ, June 1, 6 p.m. Colonel Milward arrived here to-day with de spatches and presents for the Queen from the army. The captives and a portion of the troops are ex pected in a few days. SPAIN. MADRID, June 1 (Evening). The official Gazette of this morning publishes a royal decree authorising the Minister of the Colo nies to accept the proposals of a company to lay telegraphic cables between Cuba, Porto Rico, the Mexican coast, and Panama. PORTUGAL. LISBON, June 1 (Evening). The Chamber of Peers was constituted to-day as a tribunal of justice to arrange the preliminaries for the trial of Count Peniche for treason. Troops continue to scour the country near Torres-Vedras, but no further tumults have oc curred. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. MARSEILLES, Juno 2. The Messagerics Imperiales steamer Peluse, with the above mails, arrived here at 10 a.m. to-day. Her advises are from Shanghai to 22d April, and Hong Kong to 27th. EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, June 1. The negotiations between the Viceroy and Messrs. Oppenhein and Nephew for a loan of £6,000,000 to convert the floating debt of Egypt have just been concluded. One of the conditions of the loan is that the Viceroy shall not make another loan for five years. CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY, June 1. The Emperor has returned, andthe Prince haa departed. These are almost the only items of news to-day. The Pays certainly asserts that three men have been arrested at Rouen for conspiring against the life of the Emperor. This is entirely new: if it be true, the Pays, "Journal de l'Empire," has contrived to keep the matter to itself, for none of the other journals that I have seen— and I have turned over a pretty large number of them— has a word about this. Of the Imperial visit to the Norman capital there is abundant information. The Emperor and the Empress were to have left the station in the Rue d'Amsterdam at eleven o'clock, but being detained by the length of the service (it was Whit- Sunday), they were a quarter of an hour late. However, the engine-driver made up for lost time, and reached Rouen by the appointed hour, 1.25 p.m., stopping at Vernon and Saint-Pierre-Louviers on the way. At Rouen station their Majesties were received by the official nota bilities of the place, and in the waiting-room the mayor presented an address and the keys of the ancient city. In spite of the jeremiads of ii. Ponyer-Quertier, who is deputy for Rouen, the mayor assured the Em peror that the trade of the city owed much to him, and that the people desired to express their gratitude and unalterable loyalty. To the Empress, the mayor said that her presence " embellishes every fOte, completes the happiness of the people in their hours of prosperity, and consoles and relieves them in their days of affliction." (The italics are mine.) The Emperor replied by express. ing the sympathy of the Empress and himself with the in dustrial and agricultural population of the department. " We have," he said," pitidd the sufferings which have been borne with courage, and we have applauded the efforts which you have made to diminish their effects. You know well that I have at heart the prosperity of this city. I will forward with all my power the measures which should increase its development. Now that the bad days aro passed, I hope that a favourable era will open for the agriculture and the industry of this rich province." Their Majesties then drove from the station to the cathedral amid an enormous crowd which seemed to have been gathered from every part of Normandy. The Emperor, who was dressed in black coat and white waistcoat, and wore the broad ribbon of the Legion of Honour, looked dull, dispirited, and weary. He leaned upon his stick in the Lack of the carriage, and rarely raised his hat. The Empress, in a mauve silk dress, and petticoat of muslin and white lace, and mauve bonnet with a lilac flower, and a green parasol, kept smiling and bowing every minute as if to do away with the bad effect produced by her hus bend's gloom. The Cardinal-Archbishop Bonnechose, sur rounded by his clergy, received their Majesties at the entrance to the cathedral, and when the latter had taken their places under the dais, the Cardinal read them an address, which was very historical, and referred, among other things, to the fact that the heart of Richard Coeur de Lion lay beneath the place where the Emperor was standing. Adverting then to the Church festival, he ex pressed the wish that the gifts of the Holy Spirit might be poured upon the Imperial family, and he invited them to offer their supplications within that venerable house of prayer. The Emperor replied : "It is never without pro found emotion that the Empress and I enter these ancient basilicas, where so many illustrious heads have bent, and where every day the faithful find support and consolation. The Church is the sanctuary where are maintained intact the great principles of Christian morality which raise men above material interests. (This, of course was a reference to the recent debate in the Senate.) Let us, then, ally the faith of our fathers to the sentiment of progress, and never separate the love of God from the love of country. It is thus that we shall be least unworthy cf the divine protec tion, and that we shall march with head erect in the path of duty over all obstacles." A "Te Deum " was then chanted. After the service their Majesties visited the Horticultural Gardens and the Horse Show. They then went to the Grand Pavilion and received the religious, civil, and military authorities, and the Emperor gave the prize of honour to a farmer who, by his excellent farming, had succeeded in obtaining 1,200 fr. per hectare (about £l9 per acre) in twelve years. Several persons then received the Cross of the Legion of Honourifrom the Emperor. The Imperial visitors left Rouen at 4.40, having been just three hours and a quarter in the city, and reached Paris a little before seven. The Emperor may well look weary just now. There is no doubt that he is working very hard for a man who has passed his grand climacteric. Every day he has long interviews with Marshal Niel, the Minister of War, and of course this fact is not lost sight of by the vigilant watchers of every symptom of war. On the other hand, the rumour is very general that the elections will take place this autumn. This would imply that at all events there will be no war this year. La Lantcrne, M. Rochcfort's new paper, is likely to be a success. The witty editor has made a great hit by declaring his devotion to the Bo n aparte dynasty, and adding that his special admiration was for Napoleon 11. Of course that sovereign reigned, says M. Rochefort, for is-not our present Chef de l'Etat Napoleon III.? And what a happy reign it was. I can find no traces of any wars- or foreign expeditions costing milliards, nor enor mous taxation, nor heavy loans. Napoleon 11. is my man. This joke will last, you may be sure, and it is one that the Government cannot resent, but must not the less wince nuclei-. Another journal is to be started here, of which great things are said. It is to be called the Universel, and will b e Liberal without being invariably Oppo• .itionist. Jauret, who was for six years on the r esse, will c onnect himself with it. There is a l so to be a new weekly paper, the Revue Politique, which will take the place of, and I hope be more successful than the defunct Revue Nationale. Its first number is to appear on Saturday, and its literary staff comprises a large number of well-known men. A curious trial comes off to-morrow before the Imperial Court, at INletz. Some time ago a chateau in the Ardennes was purchased for the Prince of Orange, son of the King of Holland. He now refuses to pay for it, and the vendor has brought an action to recover the amount. The Prince has retained M. Jules Favre. There has just been another groat picture sale, at w hi c h some high prices were given. The works were chiefly of the Flemish and Dutch schools. The highest sum was £1,640 for a Van der Heyden ; a Gabriel Metsu fetched £BOO. A Parisian, M. Adrien Scholl by name, has just been fortunate e nough to become the possessor of the person (and purse) of Miss Irene Perkins, daughter of the great brewer. The Paris papers, in announ c i ng thi s f act, men tion an incident for which they must be responsible. They sa y that in the year 1822 there was a certain huge vat in Mr. Perkins's brewery, the beer of which had such delicious bouquet that everybody was asking for it, and the vat which should have lasted a month became emptied i n a fortnight. When empty, the secret of this fine flavour was discovered. At the bottom of the vat was a dead n egro, who had committed suicide in a fit of disap pointed love. " There are still," says the Petite Presse, " thirsty souls in the Strand who speak of the negro beer' with an air of sadness. Bordelais (the people of Bor d eaux ) gossiping about the comet' wine could not assume a more melancholy air." I suppose that now a-days there is more spirit than body in English beer. The Pays asserts that three men have been arrested at Rouen on a charge of conspiring against the Emperor Napoleon's life. The Pays is not a trustworthy authority on most matters, but being devotedly Imperialist, and calling itself par cxedience "Journal de l'Empire," it is scarcely likely to have spread a report of this kind with out some foundation. The Constitutionnel, however, denies the statement. The Liberte says that on the arrival of the Cretan depu ties at Athens, the French and English consuls with one consent addressed energetic representations to the Government of King George, advising it to refuse entry into his Parliament to deputies come from a country under the rule of the Sultan of Turkey. Taking this advice into consideration, the Greek Government had the prudence to elude the demands of the Cretan deputies, who consequently have not entered the Greek Parlia ment. Although the morning papers still continue to receive letters from their special correspondents in Abyssinia, the interest in the campaign is gradually dying away. When the stock subject of the weather is considered to be of such importance as to have more than a column devoted to it, it may be taken for granted that no stirring incidents are occurring on "the march" to deserve attention. All the communications bear evidence of being " padded," and the sage remark of the representative of the licraid—that he is sure the British public must be getting heartily sick of Abyssinia will be agreed to without a murmur. When "specials" have nothing to chronicle but the prico of a bottle of Lrandyand a box of matches,it is evident that the " sound of strife" has disappeared. Burying alive in India does not appear to be altogether an extinct crime. Lepers weary of life now resort to this means of getting out of the world. The Friend of India, in mentioning the matter, calls attention to the difficulty of pre-enting the practice. Vain are the threats of death or imprisonment to those assisting at the ceremony, for, seeing that the offenders are lepers, death would in many cases be welcome, and they know that no prince would in troduce them into his prisons. Therefore, the practice is unfortunately increasing, though happily but slowly. The list for six years contains less than twelve cases. Our in formant suggests that lizArettos • should be erected, in which the affiicted en a' ures would get Mlle kin sl 9/ §y9ltß and comaritiv; combit NAVAL AND MILITARY IN7ELLIGENCE. The Victoria and Albert, Royal yacht, Captain his Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, left Portsmouth yesterday for the Baltic. Admiral Sir T. S. Pasley, Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth, shifted his flag yesterday from the Victory to the Fire Queen, Staff Commander Paul, and proceeded to the Channel Islands (calling at Portland) on his annual inspection. During the Admiral's absence the duties of the port will devolve on Admiral Superintendent G. Wellesley. The armour-plated steamship Bellerophon, Capt. Macdonald, flagship of Rear-Admiral Ryder, second in command of the Channel squadron, went out of Portsmouth harbour on Saturday and anchored at Spithead. Yesterday she received her powder and shell, and will leave this morning for Portland, where she will remain a few days before proceeding to Ireland to join the Channel sylaclrop. The screw steamship London, Capt. W. G. Hall, R.N.R., arrived at Spithead on Saturday night from Gibraltar, with 67 military invalids and time expired men from various regiments, also 11 sol diers' wives and 13 children, under the command of Lieut. Innett, R.A., and in medical charge of Staff Assist.-Surgeon Nash. The invalids were re moved to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, and the time-expired men disembarked at the dockyard, to be forwarded to their respective depots. There were also 30 passengers who proceeded to Loudon in the ship. The Terrible, paddlewheel steamer, went out of Portsmouth harbouryesterday morning and anchored at Spithead. She exchanged salutes with the Vic tory, flagship of Admiral Sir T. S. Pasley. The 97th Regiment, under the command of Col. Gloster, left Portsmouth yesterday morning for Farnborough, en route to Aldershot. They will be relieved by the 67th Regiment, Col. Thomas, from Ireland. The officers and sappers of the Royal Engineers at head-quarters, Chatham, have commenced their summer course of out-door instruction in field tele graphy, under the direction of Captain It. H. Stotherd, principal instructor in telegraphy at the Royal Engineer establishment. Yesterday the Royal Engineers were engaged in practising the new system of military telegraphy for field ser vice, by means of which lines of telegraph can be carried over a space several miles in length in a very brief time. In order to facilitate the operations two large waggons have been spe cially Constructed to accompany the field force, con taining the whole of the material and equipment for laying down a line of telegraph and for carry ing on telegraphic operations from headquarters or to the base of operations. In one of the waggons are conveyed the whole of the batteries and appa ratus for communicating by telegraph, while the second waggon is filled with several miles'length of wire, together with telegraph posts, tools, and other appliances to enable the sappers accom panying the working party to run out and fix the wires wherever it may be found necessary to lay down the lines. Each waggon carries a com plete equipment for laying down and immediately working a line of telegraph from four miles to six miles in length. The result of the operations which have already been made at Chatham show that no difficulties whatever exist, but such as can be promptly surmounted, in laying a line of telegraph wherever required by an army in the field. Yesterday Major-Gen. F. Murray, commanding the division at Chatham, inspected the detachments of Royal Engineers and the 29th Regiment, under orders to embark for Canada, on the general parade ground at Chatham Barracks. The troops will leave the garrison to-morrow and embark at Liver pool on board the mail steamer Moravian. Yesterday No. 2 Battery 17th Brigade Royal Artillery, numbering about 100 non-commissioned officers and gunners, with four officers, arrived at Gravesend from Hull, and proceeded to Dover, where the battery is ordered to be stationed. An order has been received at Chatham garrison directing quarters and stabling to be provided in the North-square, Brompton Barracks, for four officers, 100 non-commissioned officers and men, arid 70 horses of B troop Royal Engineer Train, which will arrive at head-quarters on Friday, from Aldershott, for the purpose of going into summer quarters. The dismounted portion of the troop, with the women and children, will arrive at the garrison to-day. The C and D Batteries, 11th Brigade, Royal Artillery, are under orders to proceed to Aldershot to-morrow, under the command respectively of Capt. the Hon. L. Addington and Lieut.-Colonel Ingilby. The C Battery arrived at the Royal Ar tillery Barracks this day from Shorncliffe, en route to their destination ; a troop of the Military Train is also under orders to leave the garrison for Alder shott. Yesterday morning the 3d Hussars left Houns low Barracks, en route for Chichester. The regi ment was conveyed by special train, which quitted the Hounslow station of the London and South- Western Company's loop line at 10.43 a.m., and proceeded, via Clapham Junction and the Brighton line, to Chichester. A detachment of the 17th Lancers arrived at the Waterloo station of the London and South- Western line from Brighton yesterday morning, and left London in order to take posses sion of Hounslow Barracks, just vacated by the 3d liussars. The main strength of the regiment, which is commanded by Colonel Lowe, quitted Brighton shortly after seven o'clock, and are on the march by road for Woolwich, where the troopers will remain till Hounslow Barracks are ready for them. Till then the regiment will be stationed in detachments at Woolwich, Kensington, and Hampton Court. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Staff-Commander Chas. Bow den, additional, to the Indus ; Staff-Commander George B. F. Swain to the Medusa, in command ; Staff-Commander Benjamin B. Stuart to the Indus, for the Black Prince ; Lieut, John W. Jones to the Rapid ; and Lieut. Philip W. Mayow, to the Eclipse. THE PROPOSED VOLUNTEER REVIEW IN WINDSOR PARK. The following notice bas been issued from the War Office : " Her Majesty the Queen having fixed the 20th instant for the review of volunteers in Windsor Park, commanding officers of corps which .are de sirous of being present on the occasion are reminded that their applications for permission to attend the review must, if not already made, be transmitted through the lords-lieutenant of their respective counties in sufficient time to admit of the receipt of the applications at this office on or before Monday, the Bth inst., after which date no further applica tions will be received. " The troops will be formed on the review ground at four p.m. "Further icstructions will be issued when the number of volunteers intending to be present has been ascertained. " War Office, June 1." Brorsen's Comet, which is one of the few whose path is eliptical, and which consequently returns at fixed intervals, in the present rise of five years and a half, had been lost sight of for some time, but has quite recently been re-discovered by M. Tempel at Marseilles, M. Schmidt at Athens, and M. Bruhns at Berlin. The latter has even published an ephemeris of its path. A popular edition of the translation of Dante by Philalethes (King John of Saxony) has just ap peared at Dresden. EMIGRATION FROM THE MERSEY.— The monthly return prepared by the Government Emigratio❑ agents at Liverpool shows thit (11.164; May the tt.tid number of ships sailing under the Act was—to the United States, 24 ships with 11,032 passengers; and 8 to Canada with 4 ; 937 passengers ; total, 32 ships and 18,969 passengers, of whom 613 were in cabins and tha remainder steerage. The steerage passengers consisted of 4,310 English, F,62 Scotch, 3,190 Irish, and 11,107 foreigners. In addition to these there were 18 " short" ships, conveying 779 passengers, of which 8 ships with 603 passengers were for the United States, and 3 with 103 passengers to Victoria. The total emigration for the month was, therefore, 19,743 persons against 17,861 in May, 1867, being an increase of 1,884. 7al timfiat HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL CASTLE, May 30. The Queen walked out in the morning, accom panied by Princess Louise; and her Majesty drove out in the afternoon, with Princess Louise and Prince Leopold. The Duchess of Athole and Miss Macgregor were in attendance. Ills Royal Highnes3 the Prince of \Vales rode out yesterday forenoon, attended by Major Tees dale. The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday, ac complied by the Crown Prince of Denmark. The Handy llo a yal Atlas. By Alexander Keith Johnston. Wm. Blackwood and Sons. As a Popular Atlas we know of none whatever that can be compared to this publication. As to the size of it, nothing could be Handier. As to the look of it, nothing could be handsomer. Without being costly or ornate, the volume is as elegant and valuable in the general appearance of it as the most fastidious lover of books could reasonably desire. It is an imperial octavo, substantially half bound in morocco, two guineas and a half in price, containing forty-five maps in all—each of these five-and-forty maps being carefully revised and corrected ac cording to the latest procurable geographical information of a really reliable character. As to the authenticity of the work as a book of reference, as an Atlas in which implicit confidence can be reposed, the author's name alone (to say nothing whatever of his publishers') yields an in stant and absolute guarantee. Dr. Alexander Keith Johnston, by right of his two great master pieces, " The Royal Atlas" and " The Physical Atlas," has assumed an authority and a position among the geographers of the present century in which, if he be not actually unrivalled, he is most certainly nowhere surpassed. The title selected by him for his present volume has about it an especial significance. For, the work is, in point of fact, as that title inti mates, The Royal Atlas in a Handy form. It is the larger and costlier work, produced at a more mode rate charge and within more reasonable dimensions. The advantages accruing from that reduction, both in size and price, are, as a matter of course, obvious upon the instant. But, to refer simply to those arising out of the fact of the book being handier, any one without previously handling the book can appreciate at once how great a facilitation the modi fication in size must insure, where frequent reference happens to be the rule, happens in fact to be a thing unavoidable. To the tutor and the pupil teacher " The Handy Royal Atlas " must necessarily be— not conventionally, but necessarily—regarded as one of those three things so often spoken of, but so seldom found mentioned anywhere in plain Eng lish—a ne plus ultra, a vale mecum, and a deside ratum. Here, in effect, they are, all three of them, combined, and combined, too, in a wonderful man ner. For, without being cramped or entangled in any way, each map, so far as the scale permits, includes within it many of the distinguishing excellences hitherto to be found only in its costlier and bulkier prototype. Upon that prototype, that is upon the " Royal Atlas," the " Handy Royal Atlas" is, as its title indicates, di rectly and avowedly based. As a substitute for that larger and nobler volume, the work under notice is not merely what it alone assumes to be —that is to say " valuable"—it is invaluable. The care taken even in the mechanical getting of it up, is something remarkable. The printing of each individual map, all through the forty-five pages, is in the clearness of it really beautiful. And, after the printing has thus been seen to with admirable manipulative dexterity, the maps have been, one after another, daintily and delicately touched along the outlines by the camel hair-brush of the colorist. It is a treat to turn to any of ttie pages—it matters nothing which of these may be selected, for you can open the book hap-hazard with perfect confidence—and minutely examine them upon any point, upon any particular. For the compacting and selecting of the information contained in it, the book is really a marvel, and though The Royal Atlas is so vastly its superior in its dimensions, as well as very much more costly in its price, The Handy Royal Atlas can hold its own in any comparison that may be insti tuted between itself and its otherwise more im portant prototype in respect to accuracy, precision, authenticity, and distinctness. For portability, or, in other words, Handiness, it is superior to the larger work beyond all comparison. A supply of the Remington breech-loaders has been distributed to the Pontifical troops. On Monday the Count de Girgenti and his bride, the Princess of the Asturias, was presented by the King of Naples to the Pope. They will remain at Rome for the festival of Corpus Chr;sti. On the festival of St. Philip Neri, the patron of Rome, the Pope went to the church bearing the saint's name. The Holy Father was attended in his carriage by Cardinals Borromeo and Monaco de Lavalette, and preceded by Monsignor Persinelli, the Pontifical cross-bearer, on a white mule and riding bareheaded. The Rev. J. D. Massingham, LL.B., i ncum bent of St. Paul's, Warrington, has been lecturing the members of the Blackburn Church Institute on the proposed disestablishment of the Irish Church. la the course of his remarks he said Mr. Gladstone, be believed, was actuated in the course he had taken by two motives ; the first was revenge, and the second was a desire to get back to pay and place. The other day he astonished a gentleman by classing Mr. Gladstone with the Todmorden murderer, in aa far as they both acted from the feeling of revenge. There was, however, this difference; they could hang the man for murder, but they could not hang the man who sought to disestablish and plunder the Church, and he held that hanging was too good for the man who proposed to do that. A monument from the hand of the sculptor Molin is going to be erected at Stockholm to the memory of King Charles XII. The inauguration is to take place on the 30th November next, the 150th anniversary of the monarch's death. M. Leon de Rosny, Professor of Oriental lan guages in the Imperial School, Paris, is appointe d to the chair of Japanese just established. The Sultan of Turkey has just ordered to be n l3- nufactured in Paris a silver table, the price of which will not be less than three millions of francs. The great cattle market at La Villette, Paris, i 5 provided with sheds large enough to accommoda te 4,600 oxen, 2,500 calves, 23,000 sheep, and 4, 000 pigs. Taking the whole of France the consumption of meat is on the increase. In Paris, during th e last five years, there has been an augmentation cif about six kilog. per head and per annum, th e average being stated at 77 kilog. in 1866. The Queen has just presented the public library of Malta with two copies of the " Early Years ° l his Royal Highness the Prince Consort,' 3°a " Leaves from the Journal of Oar Life in the Highlands," each bearing her Majesty's autograF h signature. The gift was accompanied by a :: spatch from his Grace the Secretary of State the Colonies to his Excellency the Governor, trastl v_ initting, by com.nand of her Majesty, the t works, and expressing the Queen's desire tn' o , these books may be placed in the public library Valetta. Western'l'ilep e A ar u l str al fishery ia e x g t r e o n u d n a d l s o r n e g ce t n h t e ly co d a i s s t coLe r i e : l o: ( 6 ) miles. Upwards of (30 tons of pearl oystelrs owle:r fished up in December last, and sold for i ton. Sir Jo bil Lord Clermont is editing the works of 111 of Fortescue, and writing a history of the fa intly Fortescue. Ile offers £5O for auth entic inforw, chequer that 13ourne Willis says wa s tion of the picture of the old ChancelolorldofwVi:l FRANCE. PARIS, June 2. The Constitutionnel of this morning gives a formal denial to the statement of the arrest of three individuals at Rouen suspected of meditating an attempt against the life of the Emperor. BOURSE, June I.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 4 1 Per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 69 70 Credit Mobilier End of month 287 50 Credit Foncier _1522 End of month RAJLWA Bank Shares ...... HaFan Loan ...... End of month... Mexican Loan ... 22 50 Do. Bonds ...... 145 Spanish Threes ... 38 Home Debt...... 33 Deferred ......... 35 s _ Cash ......_....—. 8771 Orleans • • • • Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..., Western Eastern • • — Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman 376 i 65 A letter from Warsaw says—The other evening, just as the French company at the Grand Theatre were about to commence their performance, the curtain rose, and a general in full uniform appeared on the stage and read a telegram in the Russian language, announcing the birth of a new Grand Duke, Nicholas Alexandrovitch, the heir to the throne. The theatre being full of Russian officers great enthusiasm was exhibited, the National Anthem was called for and sung, the audience standing up, and was redemanded again and again. At last some Polish ladies in a box opposite the Count being fatigued, thought they might sit down. The husband of one of them, well known to suffer from weakness in the legs, also did the same. The Governor saw the movement, and getting into a violent passion, sent the police to expel the party from the theatre. The next day the Count sum moned the husbands of the ladies and soundly rated them. The one already alluded to pleaded his in firmity, and added that he did not know what was being sung, as he was not acquainted with Russian. The Goner,tl ex 31simed that he should start on the instant for one of his (the gentleman's) estates in Russia, and stop there until he had learned the language. And he was obliged to go. The frightful ravages committed by locusts last year in Algeria have called the attention of natu ralists to the subject, and it is now proposed to im port into that country various kinds of birds re markable for their avidity for that tribe of insects. There are about 15 species of martins, mostly from Asia, that possess this quality. The Emperor has strongly recommended the subject to the atten tion of the Ministers of War and Marine, and a new cargo of 60 of these birds, soon to be followed by others, left Reunion on the 18th for Algeria. The difficulty of feeding them during the voyage renders it impossible to send many at a time. Count Ireneas de Zaluski, a Saxon sculptor, has just died at Dresden of wounds received in a duel. Among the principal works of the deceased are busts of the Emperor mid Empress of Austria, pre sented in 1867 to Napoleon M. The Count en gaged in 1866 as a volunteer in a regiment of cavalry, and was shortly afterwards made officer for his bravery at Sadowa. The Baroness de Stampe, who was the devoted friend and patroness of Thorwaldsen, the great Danish sculptor, and at whose chateau the artist passed the latter years of his life, has just died at Nysce, in Denmark, in th e Ch a teau of Stampeborg, in which she had had a studio fitted up for the sculptor, and where he executed his last works. It is said the Emperor declares that if there is any delay on the part of the Italians in paying the debt due by them to the Pontifical Government he will himself pay the amount to the Pope, and hold Italy responsible for its reimbursement to France. OPENING OF THE " QUEEN'S GROUNDS," HAM - MERSMITH. —The spirited proprietor, Mr. Crux, notwithstanding that many circumstances were against him, kept faith with the public, and yesterday threw open his " Now Queen's Grounds," adjacent to the Queen of England Tavern, New Road, Hammersmith. Although the programme had been arranged under very difficult circumstances, yet sufficient sport was given to amuse the company that assembled, to cheer Mr. Crux on in his undertaking, and to make the day an exceedingly pleasant one. The new grounds aro situate iu a lovely sylvan spot, nearly surrounded by open country, as rural as if it were hundreds of miles from the metropolis, and it bas, besides, other special attractions, which only require it to become known to make it one of the most favourite resorts for pic-nic and pleasure parties. Yesterday there were run Ding and walking matches for silver cups and other prizes, which were spiritedly contended for, and the veteran Mouutjoy performed some of his arduous feats, which showed t hat he still pcssessed qualities that would take the young 'uns all their energy and endurance to surpass. The amusements were resumed this morning by pigeon shooting for a beau tiful silver gilt cup by Emmanuel, and although we should have liked to have sow a more numerous attendance, yet taking the newness of the proceedings into consideration Mr. Crux may congratulate himself that his efforts to in augurate the opening of his sew grounds were thoroughly appreciated, and there was but one desire prevalent throughout the assembly, and that was for his complete and perfect success. na t i ( sat t o rt. Ti frog: bett div, 944 117, 73 t,', are Sha 97i w f() t 6 , COI (.10 MI co; en