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The very kind reception he met with on Saturday night, from a fashionable and crowded house, will never be effaced from his memory, nor the enthusiastic calls that he received before the curtain by a kind and enthusiastic audience, entire strangers to him, and a few only of whom heard of his serious attack of illness ou arrival in this country. The box-office open under the direction of Mr. C. Nugent. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING, at 7, A CHARMING PAIR. After which (at 8 o'clock), Dion Boucicault's new drama, in four acts, entitled AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life. Messrs. Vining, Walter Lacy, Dominick Murray, H. J. Montague, J. I. Shore; Miss Tressy Marston, and Miss Rose Leclercq. Entirely new Scenery by Mr, F. Lloyds ani assistants. To conclude with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 10 till 5. ROYAL STRAND THEATItE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. 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The chief thing that engaged attention at the latter part of the inquiry was the evidence of Mrs. DtcKEN, which is indeed of an extraordinary character. Additional import ance WA3 attached to it, however, from a witness coming forward to corroborate it. In all probabi lity these parties are mistaken, and must be con fusing the carriages before and after the mail ran in their account. The great confusion of the scene and the terrific nature of the affair altogether may well account for this, and indeed in no other way can we account for the statement made, be cause if passenaers were in the situation desciibed they must have made some signs which would have been heard by those who jumped out of the carriages directly after the collision took place, and whose clear and concise accounts have already been made known to the public. The natu ral impulse of every one would be to come oat of carriages on fire, and if that were rendered impos sible, they would not have remained quiescent if they retained any consciousness at all. It is also evident that the flames enveloped the fatal carriages at once, and with the smoke would have prevented a looker on from distinguishing whether or not they contained occupants until it was too late to rescue them. The story may be true, if we substitute the carriages lower down the line for those in the front, because the occupants might have seen that no immediate danger was at hand, and be afraid to rush at extremes and be too hasty for fear of increasing the evils. The Assessor did not think much of the evidence referrred to, and no doubt he was justified in the remark, but at the same tune it will be as well to bring forward to-morrow any substantial statement that may dis prove it, because the very notice of it must greatly increase the suffering of the relatives of the deceased parties. Any of the passengers who sat on the sea side of the mail train would do well to come for ward, and state what he saw or did not see on the momentous occasion referred to. A letter of Lord CASTLEROSSE on the subject is worthy of notice. lie refers to some remarks made as to the chance all had of escaping if the doors had not been locked. " I was one of the first to jump out, indeed I did so before the shock of the collision was over, yet in that moment of time the first three passenger carriages were wrapped in a flame of fire, which, in fact, swept through them, and rendered any approach to them impossible." The noble lord the❑ proceeds to say with great justice that persons should abstain from giving cur rency to sensational letters and harrowing details, which can only distress still more the unfortunate mourners. It was said that Lord CASTLEROSSE'S go verness heard alady call, "For GoD's sakelet us out," and this before the flames had reached her, whereas the real circumstances of the case were that the governess heard a gentlemen ask the guard for a key to open one of the London carriages, which were never touched by the flames. ii No doubt the same interpretation may be put upon other dis tressing versions of the affair, if the right parties came forward. Mr. TOWNSEND, Lord HAMILTON, and others agree in the account that the flames en veloped the carriages even before the shock of the collision was over, and yet attempts are now made to disprove this view of the ques tion. Great blame may no doubt be at tached to the want of due precautions observable in the arrangements of the goods trains, and the very fact of their being despatched so soon before the Irish mail was due appears extraordinary. But, so far as we can form a judgment from the description of the sad event itself and the accounts of those well qualified to give an opinion, front their being immediately on the spot after the colli sion, no responsibility attaches itself to any one in the train for not having attempted to rescue the victims of the accident. The best proof their free dom from the charge is that they did not know that any one was in the carriages owing to the stillness that reigned there, and all chance of rescu ing them was over from the first. In one of his speeches at Londonderry, the Lord- Lieutenant referred to the question of emigration in Ireland, and very forcibly observed that it was the duty of all, for the common interest of the country, to put a stop to the evil as far as it lay in their power to do so. Increased poverty cannot be given as the reason of this determined effort, be couse in many respects the Irish peasant is better off than he used to be in former years. He feels, however, that the state and condition of his fathers will not suit him, and that he has a right to better things. The only way to counteract this is to make his condition a more favourable one in his own coun try,and the few but judicious observations of the Lord Lieutenant may be considered with advantage, and are far more likely to meet the real issue of the question than the sweeping censures and wholesale remedies of agitators and one-sided politicians,who care less for finding a remedy than they do for establishing the certainty of the ills they complain of. The best means to improve the present state of things are " improved houses and better ways," and if the landlords and others would only set to work with might and main to effect these salutary changes, no doubt a short time would witness a decided improvement. As for the cottages his Excellency declared that as an Irish proprietor he was ashamed of the average dwellings of the agricultural labourers on his own estate, and yet he was not able to see his way to a change for the whole mass. The subject should, however, as he said, be taken up in the proper manner, and brought before the public, and the sooner it is done the better, it may be added. The wrongs of Ire land, and the various schemes cennected with that fertile subject, are dwelt upon continually, but the fault of all the reformers is that they are not prac tical. Teey will not condescend to details, and despise the consideration of matters which are minor in relation to some, but which should never be neglected by those who really understand the welfare of a community. It would be the first step in the way of amelioration to make the dwellings of the peasants more suitable to cor rect notions of decent and comfortable habitations, and the difficulties that are in the way should be an incentive to those who take an interest in the case, instead of retarding their exertions. At any rate let the experiment be tried of bettering the labourers' cottages, and if it fail at least it will be more creditable than letting things stop in the con dition they are now in, which is a reproach to an age that has witnessed so many improvements in this respect. According to the news brought by the Russia from New York on the 18th inst. the uneasiness in the Southern States still prevails. The Governors of several States have appealed to the Secretary of War for arms for the militia, but Gen. SCHOFIELD has refused to give them on the ground that Con gress has not legislated definitively on the subject. This is a red-tape reason, not much in accordance with the usual spirit of American politics. Possibly Gen. SCHOFIELD has taken warning by the difficul ties about his predecessors, and is determined to act a cautious and inoffensive part. Still, if there is any fear of armed disturbances occurring in the States, it is unwise to run the risk of an outbreak for want of particular powers, especially when the whole policy of Congress has been to encourage military action in the South. Perhaps the Secre tary of War thinks the apprehensions are ground less, and is averse to sanctioning anything like a return to martial law ; but as it is only sought to arm the militia, not to employ troops, there could be little danger of so undesirable a result. In any case it should be one great object with all parties to restore public confidence and social security in the South, without which there can be no hope of returning prosperity. if the people are haunted by the spectre of a war of races, and kept in a state of alarm by rumours of armed meetings among the negroes and threatened disturbances, it is not likely that they will be able to give much attention or interest to their business, while it is idle to hope that under such circumstances capital will flow into the country. It is said that the Governors of the States who made the unsuccessful requisition to the Secretary are preparing an appeal to Congress on the subject, but the news is not decisively given and wants confirmation. Dletinwh h the fever of political excitement, if not on the wane, is undergoing a lull. Both parties a:a waiting very anxiously for the result of the titumn. elections, which will of course materially in- THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVE.NING, AUGUST 31, 1868. fluence the great Presidential contest. To-morrow the Vermont election for State officers will be held, and this at least will be on the side of the Republi cans, since they have predominated in that State for many years. It is thought probable, however, that their majority will this year be much reduced, and should this prove to be the case the omen will be favourable to the Democrats. California comes next on the list, and the election will be held on Sep tember 8. Last year the Democrats obtained the majority, and are of course hopeful as to the result this year, but the Republicans aver that their defeat was due to divisions in their ranks which will not be repeated. Pennsylvania and Ohio hold their elections in October, and upon the action of these States much depends. They are at present divided between the two parties, but if the Democrats can keep Pennsylvania and gain Obio their chances of success in the Presidential struggle will be greatly increased. Mr. PENDLETON, a pro minent Democrat, who, it will be remembered, was himself put in nomination for the Presidency, has given his opinion that the battle will be decided by the action of Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. These three States give one-third of the vote necessary to decide the election of the President, and Mi• PENDLETON himself is therefore devoting all his energies to promoting the Democratic cause in them. We are sorry to find it reported that some pro minent journals on the Radical side have not scrupled to invent speeches for their opponents, prophesying the establishment of a Southern Con federacy, and advocating wholesale slaughter. It is needless to say that the Democratic leaders have given utterance to no such absurd and preposterous language. If they entertained such visions they would not certainly put them forward at a time like the present, while the notion of recommending their enemies is, one would imagine, too much for any one to credit. However some readers of these journals appear to have been deluded by these scandalous attempts and are greatly exasperated. Of course the calumniated speakers have authori tatively denied the whole of the reports, but the mischief is done. Political feeling always runs high at election time, and this year it is likely to be more violent than usual, but the employment of such unscrupulous means to forward party interests can scarcely fail to rebound upon the authors. While we in England have been lamenting the absence of rain, our fellow-subjects in India have been having rather too much of it. In the North- West the rains have been threatening the grain crops with absolute inundation, but, as usual, there are two sides to the question. In Central India and Berar the heavy rains have done good service, and have actually saved the cotton crop. The cotton commissioner, Mr. CARNAC, reports that encouraging accounts have been received from all the districts, where a few weeks back all was arid and sterile. Curiously enough in some parts of America the cotton crop has come short of the esti mate from excessive rain and inundation, while in India it has suffered from the other extreme. The cotton cultivators of Central India are now full of activity, sowing or resowing their cotton. It is hoped, from the delay in the arrival of the mon soon, that it will be prolonged, and therefore the crop next spring will be plentiful. In Bengal the monsoon came on early, and therefore it is feared next season's crops will suffer. Berar and the Central Provinces are rapidly rising into importance in the cotton trade, having last season exported 220,000 bales to Bombay. The prospects of the cultivation are the more promising, as the railway now lends its aid in carrying the bales to the coast, and affords a powerful stimulus to the export trade. CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. (Fnot OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY, Augitsi 30. A political speech was anticipated from M. de PersigiO at the opening of the Councils-General ; but, though it is said that he was prepared to discuss the "situation," a message from Paris prevented him. All the other presi. dents have likewise followed the instructions and the example of M. Rouher. Save Marshal Vaillant's allusion to peace, which was anything but compromising, the speeches have been singularly barren of speculative material. The Emperor will positively depart for the camp at Chalons on Wednesday. His Majesty will personally direct the grand manoeuvres at the camp on the 6th or 7th of September. In the meantime the Count and Countess de Girgenti will be received. This visit still continues to occupy, and I may add to puzzle, the public mind here. The speculators have yet done nothing towards a satisfac tory solution of the problem, but their enterprises are not the less numerous on that account. It is remembered that recently Prince Humbert of Italy and his bride, the Princess Marguerite, visited the Courts of Germany with out entering France, and the gossips put this and that together. The distinguished reception about to be ac corded to two members of the House of Bourbon—a family to whom the Emperor is generally anything but friendly— leads to the conclusion that the Court of Paris is adopting a system of reprisals. Whilst the people of France are harassed with the doubt and uncertainty of the future, and ready to magnify every movement and visit into a war prognostication, the Court at Fontainebleau is almost wholly given up to amusement. The Prince Imperial is, of course, the centre of these distractions. llis Imperial Highness has many admirers of both sexes, as a matter of course ; but if the sayings attributed to him are authentic, he ought to find great favour with the pious women who are to be found sparsely scattered even in Courts. He , expresses himself a great friend of religion, and declares that when he is Emperor he shall desire that nobody fail to per form their religious duties. He is said to be an intelligent boy, with aptitude for various branches of study, though it is not much to the purpose to say that his tutors arc satisfied with him. His musical faculty is repre scnted as being exceedingly promising ; but the Emperor does not desire that this talent be too largely cultivated. He does not wish, he says, his son to be made a Cohourg. The Prince's preceptor, M. Filon, is a worthy man, and strives bard for the due cultivation of his young charge, but he sometimes makes a ridiculous figure in attempting to take part in the dances which are organised for the enter tainment of the Prince. The forced reconciliation which the King of Italy has determined to bring about between Generals Marmora and Cialdini is not likely to produce voluntary friendship. A duel between the two is considered imminent. Further details shew that the injuries sustained by M. de Montalembert, through the carriage accident which I mentioned yesterday, are much less serious than was stated by the telegraphic report. It appears that the horse took fright and ran away, ultimately throwing out M. de Montalembert. lie sustained several severe contusions, but no serious wound. Dr. N6laton, the new senator, has gone to render assistance to the sufferer. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. ---- LYCEUM THEATRE. The winter season at this theatre, under the ma nagement of Mr. E. T. Smith, commenced on Sa turday evening, and introduced to a London audience an American actor, Mr. Fairclough. The new actor comes to us in the most unobtrusive manner, unhearlded either by gigantic posters or inflated announcements, he being desirous to " stand on his own merits," and in this determination he has shown a wisdom rarely to be found in actors coming from the other side of the Atlantic. The part selected for his first appearance was Hamlet, and if we cannot congratulate him upon being the best exponent of the much-criticised character which we have ever seen, we can honestly bid him welcome, as a careful, judicious, and clever actor. In person Mr. Fairclough is about the middle height. He has dark but expres sive features, piercing eyes, a good figure, and a gentlemanly deportment. In addition to all these it is evident he has deeply studied the great author, and if he did not reach the highest point of dra matic excellence on Saturday night, he never de scended to absolute mediocrity. In the develop ment of the character there was an utter absence of all that blustering and rant which usually so greatly mars, in the estimation of Londoners, the perform ances of " great American tragedians ;" on the contrary, we had a subdued and unexagge rated embodiment of the great character, but founded on the old conventional model, that won for the actor well-deserved applause. His elocution throughout was that of a scholar and a gentleman, and not once did it degenerate into coarseness. The delivery of the soliloquies were generally marked with great taste, but some of them suffered very much from a want of force, but this more than likely was due to a desire on the part of the new actor to avoid the accusation of over-acting. The general impression of the audi ence was highly favourable to Mr. Fairclough, and doubtless a further acquaintance with the London stage will enable him to surmount that feeling of nervousness under which it was evident he laboured on Saturday. At the conclusion of the tragedy he received the warmest congratulations—a reward he had most decidedly well earned. Mr. Lawler, also a first appearance, acted the part of Claudius so excellently that he will prove a useful addition to the company of any of our beet theatres ; and with respect to the embodiment of the parts of Polouius and the Ghost of Hamlet's Father by Mr. Addison and Mr. Henry Marston, we briefly say each gen tleman acted with his usual excellence. Miss Fanny Addison made a sweet Ophelia, and Mrs. 11. Van derh off a stately Gertrude. The tragedy was mounted in the best style, a fact which speaks well for the management. One of the great features of the season will be the production of a new romantic play in five acts, by the author of the " Lady of Lyons," an announcement to that effect being already in the bill. The house was crowded in every part. THE AMERICAN SCHOONER SAPPHO.—It is re ported at Cowes that the commander of this yacht intends to challenge the schooner Aline to another race. This would, no doubt, extend to the Cambria, which schooner won the recent match round the island, but that sho has gone into Cowes harbour to refit, her owner intending to ,ail for Spain in a few days. ATTACK - OF PRISONERS ON THEIR WARDERS. NINE PERSONS KILLED.—The prisoners confined in the gall of Carthagena, i❑ Spain, hare 111 A.) an attompt to Lill the warders. It was found ueee,ssacy to use force against th^ a. Nine prisoners ware killed, and sovera' wounded. FIRST ALL-ENGLAND PLOUGHING MATCH.—The first match of this season came off on Friday, under the patronage of the Kingscote Agricultural Association. The match was held on Colonel Kingscoto's farm, at Latter wood, and the day being fine a large company assembled to witness the proceedings, including many of the aristo cracy of the neighbourhood. The champion prize was won by Messrs. Ramsome's man Barker, with one of their celebrated ploughs, against seven competitors; whilst the first prize in the boys' class was taken by one of Colonel Kingsoote's own servants, with one of the same imple ments. LATEST INTELL MENGE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. MADRID, Aug. 29. The ministerial journal Espana of to-day pub lishes an article pointing out the urgent necessity of carrying on public works as a means of prevent ing revolutionary outbreaks. The authorities have discovered a secret depot of powder and ammunition at Villena, in the province of Alicenta. Several bands, each about 60 strong, have ap peared in the mountains near Toledo. INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS. ALEXANDRA, Aug. 30. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Syria, left at 5, and the Nyanza at 5.30 this morn ing. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the sth, and the latter at Southampton about the 12th proximo. SUEZ, Aug. 30. The Golconda sailed for Bombay at 6 p.m. yes terday. AMERICA. GREENCASTLE, Aug. 31. The Allan Company's steamship Nestorian, from Quebec on the 22d insL, arrived here at 6 a:m. to day with 35 cabin and 42 steerage passengers, and $1,350 in specie for Loudon. She landed mails and proceeded for Loudon. i SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 31. The North Cierman Lloyd steamer Union, from New York, har arrived here with 99 passengers for this port, Havre, and Bremen, 41 sacks of mails for London, and $6,500 for Bremen. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 31. The Inman Royal mail steamer City of Cork arrived here from Liverpool at 6.30 p-m. yesterday, embarked mails and passengers, and proceeded for Halifax at 10 a.m. to-day. All well. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 31. The West Coast of Africa Mail steamer Man dingo has arrived here from the 'West Coast. 11er dates are—Benin, Aug. 3 ; Fernando Po, July 30; Cameroons, 30 ; Old Calabar, 29 ; New Calabar and Bonny, Aug. 2 ; Lagos, 5 ; Accra, 7; Cape Coast Castle, 8 ; Cape Palmas, 10; Monrovia, 14 ; Bathurst Castle, 17 ; Teneriffe, 22 ; and Ma deria, 24. The Mandingo brings 36 passengers, amongst whom are Governor Ussher, of Lagos, and Admiral Patey, from Gambia. The news from all ports on the coast, so far as commerce and health are concerned, was satisfac tory. There was a cessation of hostilities between the natives at Bonny. FRANCE. BOURSE, August2o.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 41 per Cent. End of month... Ital'an Loan 3 per Cent End of month 7O 821 Mexican Loan ... 23 75 Credit Mobilier End of month... 278 75 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1452 Home Debt End of month... Deferred — RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans Northern llBO Lyons and Mediterranean Southern-- 5Bl Western Eastern • • 565 Sardinian Austrian 542 Lombard 4lB North of Spain 5l Saragossa Roman 42 COMPOSI77ON DEEDS. Mr. Justice Willes last week emphatically de scribed composition deeds as " legalised highway robberies," adding that he meant what he said, that his opinion of them was the result of long ex perience. That opinion will have the entire concurrence of our readers. The profession have been unanimous in denouncing this great abuse, and have endeavoured year after year to procure from Parliament a reform of it. Had the remonstrances of the solicitors been backed by the mercantile community redress would have been conceded long ago. But there has been a lukewarmness upon the subject on the part of the trader world, which raises a suspicion that this legalised system of " highway robbery" was not altogether distasteful to them, possibly in the re flection that some day they themselves might find it useful. The toleration of such an abuse for a single year is in itself a painful illustration of the degra dation of British trading morals in these latter days. Twenty years ago a whirlwind of indignant remon strances would have swept such a law from the statute-book in a month. An endeavour has been made during the last session to amend some of the most manifest evils of the system, but it is very doubtful if enough has been done even to stay the plague, for cured it certainly is not. Mr. Moffatt's bill, which cut at the root of the evil, was pared down by the influence of representatives of the mercantile community, who manifestly desire the minimum of reform. We are inclined to think that the entire system is wrong ; that it is incap able of substantial improvement; that it is based on false principles, and requires entire reconstruc tion. It is an important question whether the law should interfere at all between debtors and cre ditors, and whether it can do so without injustice to one or the other. Is it just that three creditors should be empowered to com pel a fourth coeditor to do what may be advan tageous to them, but injurious to him? Would it not suffice for the ends of justice that the law should provide efficient means for collecting and distributing an insolvent's estate equally among his creditors, and for punishing fraud on the part of the debtor, leaving all the creditors and the debtor to make among themselves any arrangement to which all assent, in default of which assent there would be the remedy of equal division ? We trust that these important questions will be discussed at the coming session of the Social Science Association.—Law A gratifying tribute of goodwill was offered on Thursday to Lord Castlerosse by the inhabitants of Killarney. A public meeting was held, presided over by the High Sheriff, and representing all parties, at which an address of congratu'a►ion on the escape of Lady Castlerosse and his family from the late terrible railway disaster was unani mously agreed to, and the warmest expressions of respect for Lord Kenmare were embodied in the address. Among the speakers were the Right Rev. Bishop Moriarty, Colonel Herbert, M.P., Lord Headley, Mr. Leahy, Q.C., Mr. John O'Connel, J.P., and the Rev. Richard Herbert. A similar demonstration was made in the county Limerick. The tenants, to the number of 400, met in the hospital, and then proceeded to the Roman Catholic Church, which was brilliantly lighted up and decorated for the occasion. The very Rev. R. Slattery, P.l'., addressed the congregation from the altar, and responding to the invitation they all joined heartily in thanksgiving to Almighty God for the providential escape of Lord Castle rosse and his family. They afterwards adopted an address of congratulation couched in cordial terms. THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF THE DUKE OF CUM BERLA.ND IN CAVENDISH-SQUARE.— This statue, which stands upon its stone pedestal in the centre of the enclo sure, and which was erected in 1770, has become so dilapidated that it is about to be taken down to be recast. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. Extreme Sea Monday, I' 4 -4 F. 1 August 31, B. T. - W. Ito F. D. W 11. Ito 8 a.m. 12 9 - - - - Nairn Aberdeen - 1 Leith - - Shields - 2 Scarborough 30'11r. 57 53 N. 2 3 i N.W. c.b. - 2 Yarmouth 3o'llf. 60 57 W.N.W. 2 3 S. 0. - 4 Helder - - - - - Cuxhaven - - - iikudesnoas - - - Ardrossan 30'05f. 57 53 W.N.W. 5 3 N.N.W. r.o. o'lo, 4 Greencastle 30 C4f. 58 56 N.W. 2 3 W. , .W. o.r. o'o6- Holyhead - - Liverpool - 1 Valentia 3o'2lr. 57 53 N.N.W. 2 3 N.N.W. b.c. - 2 Cape Clear - - - - - - - - - Roches PL 30'18r. 54 52 N.W. 1 4 S.W. mfb - 1 Penzance - 2 Plymouth _ 30'21f. 60 59 N. 1 1 N.E. m.o - 1 Weymouth 30'20f. 62 61 W. 3 3 W.N.W. o. - 2 Portsmouth 30'18f. 62 59 W.N.W. 2 3 W. o. - London - 30'15f. 62 58 W. 3 3 W.N.W. o.c. - C'peGris Nez 30'184. 63 61 W.S.W. - 5 W. c.o. - 3 Brest - I L'Orient 30'22f. 57 55 N.E. 3 1 A.N.W. b. - j Rochefort - 1 Biarritz - b. - 2 Corunna - - - - - Brussels - - - - - Paris - - - - - - - - - - Strasbourg - - - - - Toulon - 5 Heart's Con tent (6 a.m local time) 30'11s. 60 60 , W. 1 1 S. f. 0"36' 3 EXPLANATION. EXPLANATION. taro ter corrected and reduced to :2 deg. a sea level. The letter r., rising; f., ; a., steady—indicate directicn of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weatli r : b.—blue ay ; c.—clouds, detached ; f.—fog ; h.—hail; I.—lightning : m.—misty, hazy o.— ove I cast, dull; r.-- rain : a.— snow; t.—th u nder. snow or bail (mellcd) during last 24 hours. Sea disturl ance. REMARKS. Atmospherical pressures are lower at all stations than they were on Saturday, but during the last twenty-four hours a slight increase has taken place in the northern and western districts. A difference ct three-tenths of an inch is shown between pressures at Nairn and Rochefort. Temperature has fallen since yesterday in the northern portion of our islands, but has risen in southern districts. Light westerly winds prevailed during yesterday, and still continue. The weather is generally overcast. Fog is reported from the S.W. Though the talk of a Customs Union between France and Belgium has passed away, the Times is persuaded that the Belgians cannot be fully reassured as to some design of the French Government on their commercial and military independence. The bare mention of ti contem plated cession of Savoy to France was scouted both at Paris and Turin up to the very eve of that flagitious transaction. The sale of Luxemburg was likewise treated as an idle and slanderous rumour. It seems certain, says the Times, that the question of a Customs Union has for some time been entertained in French political circles. The dis l'aimer of direct, and especially of violent annexation, n.ay be sincere; but the French Government cannot ',see why Belgium and Holland should not be offered the same terms which Prussia has rendered acceptable to the South German States. The cases are not, however, analogous. The nationality pretext, which was somewhat vague in Germany, would be altogether too flimsy in this case ; and, moreover, the consent of Belgium is, under no circumstances, to be looked for. When ever the subject of a Franco-Belgian Customs Union was broached under Louis Philippe it was met by an unanimous declaration of the European Powers that the thing could not be. The objections against the scheme are as strong at the present moment as they ever were. The Li!,erte is assured that the Queen of Spain, fore seeing a general revolution, the imminence of which can no longer be concealed, is seriously contemplating the formation of a new Cabinet. Marshal Concha is spoken of as the President of the new Ministry, which is to be chosen from the most moderate partisans of the Liberal Union. The important news of the entrance of the South American Allies into Humaita, and the retreat of the Paraguayans, is confirmed by further particulars. There was no assault, victory, nor defeat. The Paraguayans, vanquished by famine, quitted their important strong hold, and the allied forces entered it after them. It would appear, from the most recent intelligence, that there was an after-combat, and that the Paraguayans were attacked by the allied ships and troops whilst endeavouring to cross the river during their retreat. Two hundred and fifty pieces of cannon, and an enormous quantity of muni tions of war have been captured with the city. Tebicuari and Timbo were both bombarded, and the latter battery taken. The chains which barred the river have been removed. The news from Mexico is important. More than one correspondent speaks of the project of a protectorate of Mexico by the United States being revived. Juarez is said to be in extreme difficulties. Anarchy reigns through. out the republic, and the President is utterly unable to restore order. No sooner is one rebellion put down than another springs up in its place. Since Juarez became "master of the country" it has never been free from in surgents of greater or less pretensions. The President is in despair, and is now ready, in return for a protecto rate and a loan of money, to consent to a little rectification of the southern frontier of the United States. General Grant favours this proposal, and the propensity of Mr. Seward for the acquisition of territory leaves no doubt as to his support. The protectorate of Mexico, at least if the present state of things continue, will involve the aid of the Ameri can army, if not a permanent occupation. What this will end in can hardly be doubtful. It has long been known that the American Government was merely biding its time with respect to Mexico, and it appears that the time has now come. Ile disastrous effects of the vacation have extended to the Ganges. There is an utter dearth of news ; the papers by the mail just in are full of reports of the inquiry into the losses of the Bank of Bombay ; and almost the only item of intelligence is that the directors of the new bank recommend a dividend of 5 per cent. The working of the bank during the first six months of its existence has been very satisfactory. The Viceroy question appears to receive very little attention from the Anglo-Indians, who are still engrossed with the progress of the Russians towards Afghanistan. All the efforts of the Times of India, and they arc strenuous, cannot allay the excite ment caused by recent Muscovite conquests. The Indian Government is said to be seriously devoting its attention to this question. The time when Russia, in spite of its protestations, will cross the Jaxartes is contemplated with the general agreement that no VolMinifild be 41914 iutedmAlitirkk.4lo4_, MiiMMII MB. RUSSELL GURNEYS ADDRESS. Mr, Russell Gurney, the Recorder of London, btu issued an address soliciting re-election for the borough of Southampton, for which he sat in the Conserva tive interest during the late Parliament. Ile says that he has given a general but perfectly independent support to the Government, and when ho had thought their policy mistaken he had not hesitated to avow and to act upon his own convictions without reference to party consi derations. Having referred to the measures whichhe had sup ported, and the Corrupt Practices Bill which be prepared, he says that to the resolutions respecting the Irish Church he offered an unvarying opposition, believing them to be w mischievous as they were ill timed. That great abuses have existed and that great changes are called for he fully admits ; and believing that the true glory of a Church consists bi the spirit which animates its members, and not in the amount of its revenues or the politiCal support of its ministers, he will bo prepared to support the changes which the con dition of Ireland and the state of the Protestant population may require. Of the nature and extent of the necessary changes we shall be able to form an opinion when wo have had the opportunity of consid..ring the information col lected by the Royal Commission on this subject.. But the di. establishment and disendowntent of the Irish Church, as proposed during the last session, would, in his opinion, be attended with much injustice, and contribute neither to the interests of religion nor to the peace of Ireland. lie speaks of reforms which have been effected, although others ur gently called for have been unavoidably delayed, and, alluding to his two bills for the amendment of the criminal law, ho says that by them great scandals have been removed from its administration, and one has been found to conduce alike to the detection of guilt and the protection of the innocent. THE FESTIVAL OF THE THREE CHOIRS. Some notes from Gloucester give fuller particulars• of the forthcoming festival. The professional arrangements have been all made and reported long ago, and the work of fitting up the cathedral has been going on for some time, and is now pretty nearly finished. These are very much of the same character as at former festivals. The performance of sacred Music will he held, as heretofore, in the nave, which is being specially fitted up for the purpose, the orchestra being erected at the east end. An organ has been specially erected in the orchestra for the festival by Messrs. Bryceson, of London, which contains Barker's recently patented application of electricity to the mechanical movements of the instrument. The connection between tile keys and the sound of the organ is by this means electrical through a small cable of insulated wires. The orchestra will accommodate abut 350 persons, including the chorus of 250 carefully-selected singers from the London Exeter Hall concerts, Birmingham, Worcester, and Gloucester festival choral societies, the famous Bradford choir, Norwich, Exeter, and,not forgetting the original material of these festivals, the members of the three united choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford Cathedrals. The whole will be under the control of Dr. Wesley, organist of Gloucester Cathedral, who by virtue of that office wields the beiton at the Gloucester festival; the organists of the other cathedrals, by virtue of the same office, taking respectively—Mr. Townshend Smith (Here ford) the organ, and Mr. Done (Worcester) the piano forte. It has already been mentioned that the festival opens with full cathedral service on Tuesday, B th Sep tember, and it may be noted here that the Dean and Chapter of Gloucester, being desirous that the custom of daily service at the cathedral should not he broken, have resolved to hold it daily through the festival week, at eight a.m. and five p.m. On the opening day of the festival, however, the morning service commences at half. past ten. It is understood that the baptism of the infant son of the Prince and Princess Mary Adelaide of Teck is to take place to-morrow. Mr. Horsfall has purchased Lord Carrington's Gwrenygoe estate for a sum of £G0,500. The estate, which was sold at Newton on Tuesday, is situated in the county of Montgomery. Lord Mayo has announced, in a special circular to magistrates, that henceforth practising barristers, soli tors, and attorneys will not be excluded from competition for petty sessions clerkships in Ireland, if under fifty years of age ; but they must give up the practice of their profes• sion if appointed to that office. THE LATE BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH. —The remains of the late Dr. Jenne were interred in the Cathe. dral burial ground on Friday. The arrangements were of the most unostentatious character, but though the family wished the funeral to be completely private a large number of the clergy of the diocese manifested the esteem in which the deceased prelate was held by following his remains to the grave. The coffin was borne from the Palace, which is close to the cathedral, into the edifice, the pall-bearers being the Rev. Sir J. Hobart Seymour, Revs. S. Gedge, Dr. Mansell, Dr. Gifford, R. P. Lightfoot. and Mr. H. P. Gates. The Dean of Peterborough and the cathedral clergy officiated. The shops in the city were closed during the funeral, which was attended by a large number of spectators. THE SHEFFIELD CUTLERS' FEAST.—The accept antes for the Cutlers' Feast, which takes place on Thurs• day next, are not yet complete. Replies have beer received from Mr. Reed, C. 8., chief constructor the navy, and General Lefroy, chairman of the Ordnance Select Committee, both Of whom have announced their intentior of being present. A letter has also been received froir the new American Minister, the Hon. Reverdy Johnson . informing the Master Cutler that, unless he is prevented by diplomatic business in London, he will form one of the company. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Denman, Lord Edward Howard, Sir Thomas White, and probably Sir Amok Knight will be amongst the guests, as will also Mr. Roe buck, M.P., Mr. Alderman Stone, Sheriff of London, and the masters of :several London companies. The company will number about 320. A letter from S. G-. O. appears in the Times occupying two columns. He thinks that the connection of Church and State will shortly become the question of the day, and the Church will be hardly able to give a satisfactory reason why that connection should continue. He care fully and particularly points out all the weak places in our ecclesiastical system, commencing with Ritual ism, and ending with abuses of patronage. He complains that the doctrine of the Royal Supremacy is ignored in reality from Lambeth to the book-shed of the smallest curacy. He arrives at the conclusion that the strength of the Church lies in isolated works of the clergy, and that they have retained as individuals a power to the Established Church which she would have lost had she depended simply on her own platform. S. G. 0. says that she must be again reformed, even if her very existence is endangered. We await with interest his plan of reform, the more so as it will be the skeleton of a system which will not retain the blots of human imperfections, and will be more in accordance with the wants of the age than our old-fashioned Church of England. A correspondent of the Daily News gives a very interest ing account of a first visit to Mr. Spurgeon's Tabernacle. He notices that the building was crowded, and remarks upon the clear, soft voice of the preacher, " which fill( d the building without effort," the "high and mystical" tone of the prayers, the singing without instrumental aid, the reading of the lesson—there was only one, and that one was very well read—and lastly the sermon. The sermon was not altogether well organised, but the attention of all the people was rivetted. The correspondent—though be does not think Mr. Spurgeon preaches the brightest, most vivifying, and truest gospel—" could have sat twice as long listening to the preaching." The writer gives us what he thinks are the reasons for Mr. Spurgeon's success. In the first place, he has a very definite and positive system of doctrine, in which he thoroughly believes ; the great majority of people like to take their religion on a strong assurance. In the second place, Mr. Spurgeon is evidently a happy man, and happiness is contagious. In the third place, and most important of all, Mr. Spurgeon is a great master of the art of direct address. " His sermon was delivered to the people, not merely before them. The use of notes was out of the question, unless he had held them in his hands. Every word was spoken as from man to man, and every word was to the point. There was no resort to expletive, no use of padding. Every sentence contributed something to the effect which was constantly in the con templation of the preacher. No one, I think, could doubt that Mr. Spurgeon was expressing, in virtue of his ready command of language, thoughts which he had thoroughly worked out in his stu ly." Mr. Stuart Lane and Mr. John Westmoreland, the one a present the other a late director of the Credit Foncier, having offered to return to the shareholders any moneys wrongfully received, Mr. Stuart Wortley —whose forted name to a letter in the Times gave rise to these generous offers—writes, offering to surrender any portion of his receipts, of which not only any court of law or equity might compel the payment, but which any properly con stituted tribunal of honour might hold to be due. But evidently neither Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Lane, nor Mr. Wortley regard any money as clue to the share holders. Indeed Mr. Wortley says plainly that be always took care to be safe with regard to his salary. " On one occasion," lie declares, "I refused to accept and returned a sum of money sent me, and calculated as com mission on profits accrued while I was still on the direc tion, but when I had been necessarily absent from tem porary illness." In conclusion, Mr. Wortley insinuates that the whole charge is got up for political purposes. Nothing could be more absurd. The New York Z ribune has just declared another dividend of $3OO per share. During the past eight mouths its profits have been at the rate of 32 per cent. per 411111=1. .~~~ _ ~ - ,~,~ ; 't .~~ _ ~~ Despatches were received on Saturday at the Co lonial Office from the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, Malta, Gibraltar, and British Columbia. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the North American Provinces, Bermuda, British Co iumbia, and the Bahamas. REFORM A 7 0111 SCHOOLS. _ s Mr. Sydney Turner's report for the year 186/ states that there was no change in the number of reformatory schools in Great Britain in the year ; but two or three more institutions are needed, and specially another in Lancashir,: for Roman Catholic 'Joys, and one in the south of Eugland for Prom [Ant girls. The present number of these schools is 14-44 for boys and 20 for girls ; 54 for Protestants, 8 for Roman Catholics, and 2 mixed. The number of juvenile offenders under detention iu them at the close of the year 1867 was 4,046 boys and 1,016 girls ; and there were also 586 boys and 56 girls nit on licence. The numbr under deten tion shows an increase of 260 boys and 52 girls over the number at the end of the year 1866 ; but the increase was mainly due to the greater length of time for which the inmates are de tained ; the increased supply of children to be committed and demanding reformatory treatment has remained for the last three years at about the same average of 60. The subject of the period of detention requires very careful attention. Too long a detention creates discontent and restlessness, or indifference or apathy, and hinders rather than helps reformation. In the course of the year there were 48 deaths, about 1 per cent. of the inmates ; 15 were discharged on account of disease, and 16 as incorrigible, or convicted of new crime, and sentenced to penal servitude. Of the remain ing 811 boys 18 enlisted in the army, 153 went to sea, 81 emigrated, 559 found employment in Eng land, and of the remaining 222 girls eight emigrated, 128 were placed directly in service, and 86 were placed out through their relatives. There were three deaths in each of the school ships in the Mersey ; every effort is made to interest these boys and give the discipline as kindly and cheerful a tone as pos sible, but probably in the continuous confinement to a school ship moored always in the same spot, with the inevitable deficiency of varied exercise and labour, it may be more difficult to rally and invi gorate partially diseased constitutions than in an open farm or workshop. Mr. Turner is able to re port very favourably of the order and general disci pline maintained in the reformatories under his inspection and of the average standard of behaviour I and general conduct prevailing in them. Anything like an outbreak or serious disorder has been almost unknown. A wholesome moral tone pervades the great majority of them, and both serious faults and severe punishments are rare among them. He has found also a marked improvement in the educa tional condition of many of the schools, though some have, to his surprise, declined both in the quality and the extent of the instructions given. The religious teaching is generally sound and earnest. The industrial training is almost uni formly good. The considerable sums realised i 3 the way of payments from neighbouring employers in many of the country reformatories for the labour of the boys, and the amounts earned by Jana' dry work by the girls are a sufficient proof of this. The total expenditure for 1867 on an average of 5,140 inmates amounted to £llO,lOB, or £2l Bs. sd. a head. This included £2,291 for rent, £4,418 cost of disposal, and £4,609 building e%' penses. Deducting these, the expenditure averaged £l9 4s. 5d per head, reduced by industrial profits to £l7 Os. 11d. net cost per head. The receipts amounted to £117,287 the treasury payment! , £72,999 ; parents' payments, £3,112 ; subscrip tions, legacies, &c., £12,236 ; voluntary associa tions, &c., £625 ; contributions from rates, £15,28 1 ; industrial profits, £11,171; sundries, £1,829. A t Red Hill the realised earnings amounted to £5 15s• per head on the boys, at Hardwicke to £5 135., at the Northampton Reformatory to £5, at the Bedford to £4 135., at the Dorset to £4 75., at the Wands worth to £4, at the Monmouth, Warwickshire, and Market Weighton to about £3 10s. ; at the Strati raer to about £5. For girls' schools the earnings were £5 per head at Toxteth-park, 12s. at 'Ps' wish, £4 13s. at the Liverpool Girls', £4 10s. at Limpley Stoke, £4 2s. at the Yorkshire Catholic (Sheffield), and £5 3s. at Hampstead. The crimin° l statistics for the year 1867 show a very serious in' crease in the number of commitments for England and Wales, the total for offenders of all ages havi n g risen from 124,291 to 131,398, or nearly 6 per ca t ' —a result probably of the depressed condition e' , trade and the distress from want or suspension 131 ' employment which has weighed so heavily on th e metropolitan and other districts. It is satisfacto r l to find that the increase was much greater iu th e s class of adult offenders (those above 16 years e '" , age) than among the juveniles; the number of commitments rising for the former from 114,93 5° 121,767, i.e., by nearly 6 per cent., and for th e latter from 9,356 to 9,631, i.e. by nearly 3 r ef , cent. The prison returns continue to give Pro e ' of the permanent effect of reformatory discir line on young offenders. The whole 1111111 ; ber of prisoners recognised in gaol in 186 7 1 0 having been formerly .in reformatory schee' was 310 males and 34 females in Beg: land, and 117 males and 20 females in Scotland' and in the four years 1864-67, deducting the de sl3, 2,708 males and 760 females were discharged from 0 reformatory schools. The prison returns give 0 0 these figures a relapse of 15 per cent. on the be ) : and 7 per cent. of the girls. The ratio is not 5 11 cent. of all discharged from the reformatories, h s n ' after several years, many might elude recognit ie a The reconviction of those discharged in 1864-6 6 ive L t. 12.8 per cent. of Protestant boys and 6.3 per c ell a of girls ; 27.4 per cent. of Roman Catholic boys s e i , 9.4 per cent. of girls. This comparison is 0 11 4 3 useful as it may arouse managers to exercise ree' w atchful superintendence over the inmates af ter Y• 1 they leave the school ; on this the result wa le depends. The returns of those discharged from 11 ; formatories in Great Britain in 1864-66 (deducting deaths) show 68 per cent. of the boys and 6 7 ' 5 P . „, t , cent. of the girls known to be doing well ; 4 per CO"of of the boys and nearly 13 per cent. of the girl e os , doubtful or indifferent characters; nearly 16 per ee of the boys and 10 per cent. of the girls con victe ji of crime ; above 12 per cent. of the boys and Heal 10 per cent. of the girls unknown. Allowing th at 1, fair proportion of the " unknown" are doing If 70 we shall find the long standing average of abou t .' per cent. fairly maintained. English Catholic boy 0 schools have advanced—Mount St. Bernard fr°,o q to 45 to 58 per cent., and Brook-green from 6- ,55 per cent. Market Weighton remains at abo ut ar o per cent. As the principle of earlier discharg e ie o p more careful superintendence afterwards licence is more thoroughly acted on, it is bel ly ve the results will be still more favourable. A scl The Corporation of Cork met on Saturday - A /r , unanimously passed a resolution proposed b Y i c.vg D. Sullivan, and seconded by Mr. Dwyer, for the liberation of the Fenian prisoners. 't pf Dwyer, in the course of his address in suPPrell the motion, said that the Fenians had been o r ' es , to adopt the course they took by misrule and orPr sion. AWFULLY SUDDEN 1) EATir.—YCSterclaY rn°1:11 on groat excitement was created at 013 NONVeI'OSi statitii°, the London, Brighton, and South Coast Ra'll'aY 11 , ;1 11 sudden death, in the booking office, of Lin elderlY named Brady. The deceased, who is a tradesman cfta . on business in the Old Kent-road, Wa 3 going for for 130 in the country with his wife, and while waiting ticket suddenly dropped on the floor of the Oleo an ( ' pired, death being instantaneous. £c © A telegram from St. Petersburg states t hat Gortchakotl has elaborated a plan for convok in g 3 ' Ol - ( a' 1113zIn congress whose mission will be a general Ill s b oa merit. It is added that the draft of this scheme bas communicated to the Governments of the Great r°Vl6:,,re' A petition signed by 400 ladies wa s recentl y seated to the Russian Minister of Pu blic Instr'l,6aiga praying that the professors at the university raig h r" for special lectures for ladies, so as to satis f y their clo' higher inaruqtion. ..... ~, _ ThE to 2i No °ll Sa Th t cony, ThE Railw ")epte Th( any ho unc most 3 e; 4 No er Newvy. A Do Do; . Th D o .4gch 00 D o *utlat n D o uaaa 41 ' ; e A h tlit —rict r , D, 1111 D ( u ,,,, D ia 1)4411 dui c(gv, r , q -vre e D _ ( D, Ho y +to ll Itaji bi kg.), oa r (1311.1