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GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of one of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonderful liquid. It is now offered to the public in a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, including brush. nod Ball Wharf, Angel-passage, 93, Upper Thames street, London. E.C. ZT-it eti 01_1 ~lias. THE SKIN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1868. LONDON, MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 1868. All that relates to the fatal accident at Abergele i 3 sure to attract public attention, and the letter from the Marquis of HAatiLToNonthesubject will be found to afford information of an interesting kind, and particular importance is attached to it from his lordship being one of the travellers on that fatal expedition. What comes direct from a witness of the catastrophe is of far more consequence than Vie accounts which reach us through many sources, with additions or omissions as the case may be. About a mile from the Abergele station the pas sengers were startled by a collision, which threw every one against his neighbour, but is reported to have been not " very severe." Upon jumping out of the carriage Lord HAMILTON met a fearful sight. " Already the whole of the three passenger car riages in front of ours, the vans, and engine, were enveloped in dense sheets of flame and smoke, rising fully twenty feet high, and spreading out in every direction; it was the work of an instant." It is impossible to overrate the rapidity with which the conflagration spread, but it is some satisfaction to think that the unfortunate victims to the acci dent escaped the horrors of burning. In this letter we' find that " not a sound, not a scream, not a struggle to escape, or a movement of any sort was apparent in the doomed carriages." The best idea of the quiet that prevailed there may be found in the fact that it was at first supposed there were no passengers in the burning carriages. About an hour afterwards the greatest horror prevailed when it was discovered that this was a mistake, and their contents of , 4 charred and mutilated remains" were apparent. Had a better knowledge prevailed, how ev,er, nothing could have been done to render assist ance to the unfortunate passengers, and hence it lam I well that their fellow-passengers were spare". the hor ror of knowing the position withoutbeing able to ex tricate them. Lord HAMILTON'S suggestion is doubt less correct, when he says that the sufferers were in all probability instantaneously suffocated by the black and fetid smoke peculiar to paraffin, which rose in volumes above and around. Great fears were entertained for the safety of the Irish mail on the up-line, but fortunately intelligence was con veyed of the calamity in time to stop the mischief of another collision. It was also apprehended that the engine-boilers might explode, but the engine driver, before jumping off, had the presence of mind to turn off the steam, for which he deserves great credit. A more fearful warning of the uncertainty of life, and the serious nature of railway acci dents, could scarcely be given than was afforded in this affair. Lord HA3IILTON writes thus :—" I saw eleven bodies, if such they could be called, removed and carefully wrapped up in sheets," and beyond the knowledge that Lord and Lady FARN HAM were in these carriages, there was nothing to " designate them individually, but a watch, with Lord FARNHAM'S crest and coronet. After six hours' delay the mail train proceeded on its way, the ghastly figures and remnants of what a few hours before had been their fellow passengers being left behind by the survivors." The remarks at the close of this letter on the cause of the accident are very much to the point, and we entirely agree with the opinion that the " highest degree of culpability" is attached to those concerned in it, and it is impos sible to excuse and palliate the error, for the greatest mismanagement and heedlessness will be found to have prevailed. To quote the words of Lord HA MILTON, it is badfeuough of itself that an engine of mischief so potent as paraffin should be placed at the tail of a luggage-train subject to any shock or col lision that might befall it, but that " by careless ness the waggons should be allowed to detach themselves down an incline and carry death to every living thing obstructing them is a most serious aggravation of the evil." It is certain that after this fearful calamity some provisions must be made with respect to the arrangement of goods trains. In all probability the same carelessness may have con stantly prevailed, but at Abergele some particular circumstances rendered its consequences more serious. Nothing can now be done to repair the evil of the sad accident recorded, but at least let us profit by the horrors of that sad affair to avoid the possibility of its repetition. It has been too much the habit to neglect the particulars connected with goods trains, yet it must be evident much clepen.ds upon the due observance of the regu lations for public safety. Paraffin, and other ex plosive materials, should, on no account, be con veyed along the line unless the most stringent re gulations are kept with respect to them. Besides this, more caution must be maintained in regard to the departure of trains, which should not be allowed to succeed each other so closely, and it is worthy of notice that goods trains might be sent at times when no express trains are due on the line, and thus the likelihood of so fearful a calamity as that of Abergele would be avoided. It seems strange that the propriety of some such arrangement should not have struck those concerned before, but unfor tunately it too often happens that familiarity with danger induces a total disregard to it, or something very like it, and the public suffer for the neglect of wise precautions. We have yet to dwell, however, upon the details of a calamity that are of so painful a nature, and so startling a character, that the most callous must feel shocked, and the most indifferent become concerned. As yet, indeed, the extent of the evil has not been computed, and as time goes on, and investigations arc proceeded with, it be comes more evident that the loss is greater than was at first estimated. Thirty-three is the number now mentioned of those destroyed, but it is feared that more will hereafter be found to have been among the lost ones. The full extent of the cala mity cannot be estimated just now, and it will be necessary to wait until the friends of the various missing passengers have been able to ascertain their whereabouts, and, failing this, to consider that they were among those destroyed on Thursday. One thing is certain amid all this vagueness, which is, that the me.nory of the tragic circumstances at Abergele will not soon pass away, but remain as a nightmare in the recollection, and will cast a gloom over. the busy and gay scenes of everyday existence. On Friday evening the electors of Richmond, Yorkshire, had the opportunity of listening to an interesting address. Sir ROUNDELL PALMER'S ex position of his political sentiments attracted the more attention from the fact of his having openly declared that he could not follow the dictates of his political leader with regard to the great question of the Irish Church. Sir ROUNDELL PALMER, how ever, whatever his views on this particular question of disendowrnent, is second to none in his liberal interpretation of the doctrines of religious and poli tical equality. "If there be any difficulties," he said to his constituents on Friday evening, " which I feel about this question of the Irish Church, undoubtedly it is not from any wavering in my adhesion to the prin ciples of religious liberty or political equality. The first speech I made in Parliament, at a time when the question had made no great progress, was in favour of the admission of JeWs to seats in the assembly. I believe when the Ecclesiastical Titles Bill, as it is called, was introduced to make it penal —although the law has never been put in force— for Roman Catholics to call their voluntary bishops in unestablished churches in Ireland and England by such names as are convenient to them, I was one of the small minority in the House of Commons who resolutely opposed that measure, and I had the honour of being thanked for it by my Roman Catholic countrymen in Ireland." Sir ROUNDELL PALMER does not shrink from avowing his own convictions, but so long as he is actuated by these motives even his opponents must agree to differ from him. With regard to Ireland itself he acknowledges a deep anxiety to see a better state of feeling grow ing up. "It is impossible not to feel very anxious at the constant chronic repetition of outbreaks, in surections, seditious , and conspiracies in Ireland." It is not, as Sir ROUNDEL', PALMER remarks, only the Fenian conspiracy which we have to consider. The state of affairs which fostered that conspiracy, and indeed rendered it possible, has been of long continuance, and every man who has the welfare of his country at heart must agree with Sir R. PALMER in his ass:rtion that the restoration of peace, contentment, and harmony in Ireland, would be the greatest blessing that could be conferred on the United Kingdom. Of his political chief Sir ROUNDEL'. PALMEP, speaks with respect and admiration. He dif fers from him, as we have seen, on some points, and especially with regard to the dis establishment of the English Church in Ire land, Sir ROUNDELL being also opposed to the dis continuance of the grant to Maynooth. But while he thus disapproves of Mr. GLADSTONE'S panacea for the embarrassments of Ireland, he is ready to acknowledge his good faith. So far back as 1863 Mr. GLADSTONE told Sir ROUNDELL PALMER in confidence that he had made up his mind Qn the sub-. jest, and that he should sooner or later give public expression to his feelings. Ho did not know when it would be practicable to do :so, but he wished his friends connected with the university to consider whether, under the circumstances, they would not desire a change in the representation. That communication Sir ROUN DELL PALMER asserts took him altogether by surprise, but from that time. ;he has been aware of Mr. GLADSTONE'S intentions. What were the right hon. gentleman's reasons for reserving his change of views until Mr. DisnAELV3 accession to power Sir ROUNDELL PALMER does not say, neither does he attempt to explain why no allusion was made to them when Mr. GLADSTONE accepted office under Lord RUSSELL. At that tirne his presence in the Cabinet was absolutely indispensable to its exist ence. He might therefore have made his own con ditions. Sir ROUNDELL PALMER is too accomplished an advocate not to leave in discreet silence those parts of a question which are unfavourable to his client, though we see nothing of such reticence in regard to his own position. Were he to yield to considerations of personal interest, he frankly admitted, he should waive all points of difference between himself and his party, with whom on other occasions he still hoped to act, but on matters con nected with his conscience he was not prepared to go to the right or to the left. The general feeling ;of the meeting appeared to be in favour of their member, though one or two questions were put to the learned gentleman. We are sorry to find from his reply to one of these that Sir IIOUNDELL PALMER is no supporter of the Ballot. It appears not a little singular that wise men and conscientious statesmen continue session after session their laborious endeavours to unravel the gordian knot which might be so quickly and so effectually disposed off by one trenchant and timely blow. The English public will learn with satisfaction and relief that although the rumour was not alto gether without foundation the report of a Fenian attack upon the life of her MAJESTY was untrue. It seems that a man named CHARLES WILLIAM WooD was arrested for having endeavoured to enter her MAJESTY'S apartments. The man, upon exami nation, proved to be insane, and was therefore taken to Berne by the police and handed over to the British Legation to be sent back to England. It is possible that the man had no serious intention in thus intruding upon the QUEEN'S privacy, but being insane he did so with some vague notion of grandeur. Madmen often . think themselves to be kings or persons of dis tinction, and are constantly talking about royalty and its associations. Whatever the intentions or object of this Englishman may have been, at any rate it is more satisfactory to find that he was in no way connected with the Fenian orga nisation. If he had been we should have had to dread a new and more troublesome development of the mischief-working movement which has already cost us so many lives and so much anxiety. An attack upon the QUEEN would be utterly useless to the Fenians, who have gained nothing by the attempt upon the life of the Duke of EDINBURGH except general execration both in England and Australia. The Swiss Confederation have received her MA JESTY with such cordial hospitality that it must be a source of gratification to them that this runaway mortal, who has temporarily broken the peace of her sojourn, does not even belong to their people. We may hope that the beauty of the scenery and novelty of the associations will send her MAJESTY hack among her loyal subjects re freshed and invigorated. MR G LADSTONP, AND THE FINANCIAL REFORM UNION. We have been requested to publish the following correspondence : " Financial Reform Union, 10, Bridge-street, \Vestwinster, Aug. 15. " Sir,—l send, by desire of the executive com mittee, the enclosed copy of a resolution passed at their weekly meeting on Tuesday evening last. " I also enclose a printed copy of an address to the electors of the United Kingdom, which you will perceive has been already extensively signed, and which it is intended to virculate prior to the forth coming general election—l am, yours obediently, " JOHN NOBLE, Hon. Sec. _ _ , 4 The Right lion. W. E. Gladstone, M.P." Resolved,—That this meeting desires to ex press its satisfaction with that portion of Mr. W. E. Gladstone's address to the electors of South-West Lancashire which refers to the question of the pre sent excessive national expenditure, and urges upon all constituencies the necessity of returning such candidates only as will pledge themselves to take all necessary steps to secure a large reduction of taxation; and that the secretary be requested to communicate this resolution to Mr. W. E. Glad stone.' " " Penmaenmawr, N.W., Aug. 19. " Sir,—l am gratified to find that my late re ference to the increment of our national expendi ture has attracted the notice of your association, and I am sure it is highly desirable that the attention of the constituencies should at this juncture be effectu ally drawn to the subject.—l remain sir, your faithful servant, " J. Noble, Esq." " W. E. GLADSTONE. ME LA7E GALE. TENBY, Sunday. Capt. Drummond reports that the " Florence lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, sta tioned at this place, was launched twice yeS erday on service while the wind was blowing very hard from the W.N.W. The first time a brigantine was in distress outside Caldy Island. her crew got on board another vessel, and were ultimately brought ashore by the lifeboat. The vessel herself stranded on the opposite coast near Pembrey. On the second occasion another brigantine was lying in a most dangerous position close to Monkstone, and the crew were rescued by the lifeboat. Altogether 22 men were saved yesterday .by the boat. RADSTOW, CORNWALL, Saturday Night. To-day during a very heavy N. W. gale (says the Rev. Rich. Tyacke) a French vessel ran for our harbour and entered it about low water, the worst possible time. In consequence she was carried on the Doomed Bar Sands, and soon became a total wreck. The crew of four men were fortunately rescued by the " Albert Edward" lifeboat belonging to the National Institution, which was promptly launched when the danger of the vessel was first seen. She was the Jules Josephine, of Regnelle, and was on a voyage from Llanelly to La Rochelle. Two or three hours after this wreck touk place an other vessel ran for the harbour. The lifeboat was again manned, and lay at the entrance of the har bour about two hours waiting her arrival. The vessel then entered, but, though the gale was still violent, the flowing tide was iu her favour, and she passed in safety without requiring the assistance of the lifeboat. GREAT YARMOUTH, Saturday. To-day (states Mr. M. 11. S. Butcher) it, blew a heavy gale here from the S.S.W. The Norwegian brig Vikingen, in the Roads, drove at her anchors and was in danger of going ashore, The " Mark lane" lifeboat, which belongs to the Lifeboat So ciety, was got out in readiness to be launched to her assistance, but happily, the wind moderating, the brig's anchors held her, and there was consequently no necessity to take the lifeboat afloat. The Morning Post understands that it is the in tention of the Marquis of Salisbury to rebuild his late father's family mansion in Arlington-street, Piccadilly. It will take years to rebuild azid complete it for the recep ti9U of the family. LATEST INTELL EGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ALARMING FIRE. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 24 An explosion from fire-damp has just occurred on board the Union Steam Company's mail steamer Briton, which was to sail to-day for the Cape of Good Hope. The explosion took place in the after hatchway amongst some patent fuel. The flames shot up half-mast high, and it was first thought that the ship was on fire. Several engines were immediately on the spot, but fortunately were not required. The explosion smashed the saloon table, tore away the ventilators, fittings, skylight, ship's binnacle and compass, and burnt some linen. Fortunately, two men only were injured, and they, it is supposed, but slightly. They have been removed to the infirmary. The patent fuel has been removed from the hold, and the com pany hope to get the ship ready for the mails, which can easily be effected, so that the ship can sail to contract time if the Government will allow the mails to be embarked here instead of at Plymouth. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. 'FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS. SUNDAY, August 23. The Ifiberte has published a warlike manifesto, consistinE of a large chart representing the natural Rhine frontier, the frontier as it was in the time of the Republic, and, alas ! the frontier as it is now. The chart begins at Path and radiates to the Rhine. The object of the article is tc shew that with the present frontier France is open tc attack on all sides, and yet would not be able to attack herself, except at a disadvantage. The command of the Rhine and of the line of fortresses which intervene between French territory and the great river is of the first strategic importance to Prussia. In five days the Germans could mass half a million of men amongst these strong places, whilst Marshal Niel would require that time to mobilise his forces. A glance at the map so ostentatiously published by the Liberte is quite sufficient to prove the immense superiority which the Rhine frontier confers upon the nation which includes, as Prussia does, the river wholly within its territory. If the two Powers met at the stream, Prussia holding one bank and France the other, the case would be en tirely altered, but from the mouth of the river to Strasbourg, the Rhine is entirely excluded from France. Belgium interferes on the north and Rhenish• Prussia on the north-east. But what does this prove ? France is now at a strategical disadvantage, as are many otl er nations ; but this is no plea for the acquisition of a territory and a position which would render the French army an absolute terror to all Europe. The article in the Liberte is `nflammatory by implication, but of argument there is tone. Newspapers, I suppose, like nations, do not argue 'n these matters. The Government has announced the election for thel , ar iepartment, but has not fixed upon the official candidate. fhe selection of Baron de Bourgoing in the Nibvre has • • riven rise to many objections even amongst Imperialists. The chief complaint is that the Baron has more ties at the court of Paris than in the department which he is hosen to represent, and that therefore a landed pro -srietor ought to have been selected. The. Emperor and Empress often visit Count von Goltz h his new residence at Fontainebleau. Prince Metter filch has also visited the suffering ambassador. The Lanterne received summary treatment yesterday; t was seized at a very early hour, the authorities conclud hg that some objectionable matter would be found in the 'umber. The activity was so laudably great that nobody hems to have obtained a copy. The judgment of the ;Jona of Appeal has gone against M. Rochefort. A rare and precious opportunity for the savans now pre knts itself in Spain. At the National Library of Simancas ill the documents relative to the Inquisition are being lisposed of. A great storm which extended over the whole of France luring last week is considered one of the most violent within the memory of man. Much damage has been done o the fruit trees and the later corn crops. In some )laces hailstones of an extraordinary size ruined he vineyards. The steeple of the cathedral of Auxerre vas struck by lightning, and the great central door broken nby the violence of the wind. The interior of the edifice vas invaded by a deluge of water mixed with sand. The ailways have suffered considerably. In some cases the unnels were flooded, in others the Ltations were unroofed, .nd trunks of trees and other d6bris utterly blocked up the ray. By great care, however, accidents were prevented. krany lives have, however, been lost in various other ways. The Univcrse reports that the tribunal of Hanover has test condemned a lad of fifteen to eight days' imprison tient for singing a couplet of the Hanoverian National, t.nthem. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY, - --P METEOROLOGICAL RETORTS. Monday, August 24, 8 a.m. Sfairn kberdeeu :eith shields Scarborough armouth elder luxhaven Ikudesmea Lrdrossan hveneastle ' iolyhead Averpool /alentia ;ape Clear toehe's Pt 'enzance tlymouth Venn() uth ortsmo uth koldou 29'32r. 29 33r. 29'46r. 29'52r. 29'58r. 29'72r. N. W. W. N. W. W. N. W. N. W. W. W. S. W. Extreme N.W. N. W. N. W. 29'58r. 29 65r. 2973 r. 29'72 29'95r. 7.0. b. c. b c. c. c.b. o.c. 29'89r. 29'96r. 29'92r. 29'88r. 29'86r. 29'81r, 29'99r. 29'98r. 29'95r. NW. N.IVI W.N.W. N.W.' W.N.W. W. VV. N. W. N.W. NV. g.W. W.N.W. W.N.W. W. W.N.W. W.N.W. W.N.W. N.W. N.E. rpeGris Nez rest Orient ' tochefort 3farritz )orunna Irussels 'iris ltrasbourg :pons :'oulon aeart's Con-: tent (6 a.m.l local time) N.N.W. N. W. W. N. W. N. W. N. W. N. W. W. N. W. W. W. N. W. W. N. W. 23T)Sr. O.C. C. Crlll c. o. c. o. r.c. 11V. N - . W. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. The Inman Royal mail steamer City of Antwerp arrived here to-day. All well. SOUTHAMPTON, August 24 The United States . : steamer Ariel, from New York on the Bth instant, has arrived here. She landed 26 passengers for this port, and proceeded for Bremen. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS GIBRALTAR, August 23 The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delta left at 7 p.m. to-day for Southampton, where she may be expected on the 28th instant, All well. FRANCE. PARIS, Aug. 24 The Minister of Finance has addressed a report to the Emperor concerning the final results of the subscription to the new loan. Ile states that the calculations put forth in his previous report have not only been confirmed but even surpassed. The total amount subscribed represents a capital of more than 15 millions of francs. The subscrip- tion not exceeding the minimum of five francs of Rentes reach the sum of 3,360,000 francs in Rentes, more than three-fourths of which were forthcoming from the provinces. The total amount of money received by the Imperial Treasury in the shape of deposits is ascertained to have been 6 65,609,725 francs. The basis of allotment will be fixed at 2 francs 37 centimes for every hundred of francs in Rentes subscribed for the whole amount of Rentes, which, according to the provisions of the loan could be discounted, is but 4,619,785 francs. The Minister purposes to increase this amount to 4 ,880,618 by adding to it 266,830 francs of Relates. This decision would have the advantage of treat ing all scrip of a smaller figure than one hundred francs on an equal footing, and would render the task of liquidation more expeditious. The Minister concludes by pointing to the above results as telling evidence of the financial power of the country, and says, " The results do not prove our resources to be inexhaustible, but they testify to their immense expansiveness." Every good citizen should rejoice to see in this state of things the most effectual means of guaran teeing the maintenance of peace and of rendering it a source of prosperity. BoursE, August 22.—Three o'clock.—The marke closed as follows : 4 1 . per Cent. End of month... Ital!an Loan — 3 per Cent End of mouth_ 70 471 Mexican Loan ... 23 25 Credit Mobilier End of month... 281 25 Spanish Threes Credit Fonder ...1445 Homo Debt — End of month... Deferred 32 RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans ... 897 Northern ....................................... 1170 Lyons and Mediterranean ............... 951 Southern..... ................................. 581 Western ....................................... 577 Eastern .. ........................ 562 Sardinian .................................... 41 Austrian ....................................... 538 Lombard ....................................... 406 North of Spain Saragossa Roman 7HE CHARING-CROSS HOTEL COMPANY (LIMITED). MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly meeting of this company took place at the Charing-cross Hotel ; the Hon. James Byng in the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the shareholders upon the continued prosperity of the company. It would be seen by the accounts that the profit on th e b us i ness done during the past six months is £9,923 9s. 9d. After placing £2,000 to the credit of the fund for repairs and renewals £2,009 9s. 2d. interest on debentures, and charge which sum of £1,730 6s. 9d., l a ,99 0 2 t h e O r s incidental e t h e e x r p e n w s i e t s h brought forward from last half year, will amount to £11,653 16s. 6d. With the sanction of the pro prietors, the directors proposed that a dividend en per cent. per annum, free of income tax, be declared, amounting to £B,OOO, and that the ba lance of £3,633 16s. 6d. be carried over to the next half year. A scheme had been prepared, by which the _debenture debt of the company might be paid off by the shareholders. lie concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. HUGHES wished to know why this debt should not be paid off by preference shares. It appeared that it would be many years according to this scheme before the debt would be paid off, and many of them would have ceased to exist at that time. An explanation from the auditor was given, to the effect that the object in view was that ulti mately the shareholders might have the whole pro perty of the Charing-cross Hotel in their own hands. In sixteen years it would all be paid off, and, as they had £30,000 to pay in November, it was absolutely necessary that they should have an amount sufficient to meet it. Mr. BEAmE said that he was much obliged to the auditor for the clear manner in which he had made out the scheme, and he for one should be most happy to pay off the debt out of his dividend. After a few remarks the report and dividend were agreed to. The proposition for paying off the debenture debt was 'then carried unanimously, and after a vote of thanks to the chairman, directors, and managers of the hotel, the meeting terminated. TIIE RAINS IN INDIA.-As the heavy floods in Bengal arc attracting attention, it may be interesting to know the amount of rainfall in the different districts. The following extract from the meteorological observations taken at Cherrapoonee during the month of Juno and a few days in July will give some idea of the enormous rainfall in those hills that finds its way through the rivers and swamps of Sylhet and Alymensing into the delta of the Bralanapootra - Juno 7th, 1.0 in.; Bth, 3.4 in.; 9th, 3.6 in. ; 10th, 10-7 in.; 11th, 10.0 in.; 12th, 9.5 in.: 13th, 9.4 in.; 14th, 3.4 in.; 15th, 2.6 in.; 16th, 5.2 in.; 17th, 6.,in.; 18th, B.Bin; 19th, 9.6 in; 20th, 7.1 in.; 21st, 16.4 in.; 22d, 5.25 in.; 23d, 3.0 in.: 24th, 0•Oin.; 25th, 0.95 in.; 26th, 2.55 in.; 27th, 3.7 in.; 28th, 1.9 in.; 29th, 2.8 in.; 30th, 7.6 in.; total, 131.9 in. July-let, 11.0 in.; 2d, 19.0 in.; 3d, 3.8 in.; 4th, 4.25 in.; sth, o.oGin.; 6th, 0.0 in.; 7th, 3.0 in.; Bth, 8.8 ; total to date, 50.45 in. The daily total is taken at 9.3 a.m.; the greater quantity of rain generally falls during the night, and the maximum amount per hour is about 2in. During the heaviest fall on the Ist of July, from 10 a.m. - to 1 . 30 p.m., 3/ 119tusili N.W. 3011 r. so•ira, W.N. W. EXPLANATION. Dar( meter corrected and reduced to ; - .2 deg. a sea level. Theletter r., rising ; f., faiin,g ; a.. steady—indicate direction of motion of nu nercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade, Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; c.—clouds. detached ; f.—fog ; h.—hail, .—lightning : m.—misty, hazy ; o.—overcast, dull; r.—rain ; a.— snow; L—thunder. Rain-fall. snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. lea disturbance. REMARKS. Atmospherical pressures in the north diminished yesterday very apidly, and readings at Aberdeen and Nairn are still low. On our othe, toasts pressures have continually increased during the last thirty-six lours, but on the coast of France a slight diminution is shown since resterday. The difference between readings at Nairn and Penzance s six -tenths of an inch. Not much change is shown in temperature, rise gale of Saturday continued to blow with increas violence luring the night on our east coast and in the English and Irish Thannels, but moderated during yesterday. This morning a north- , esterly gale is reported from Cape Gris Nez : on our coasts fresh north westerly winds are now prevalent. Much rain fell in Scotland on Saturday, and at Nairn a large amount fell yesterday. The w,athe , a now generally cloudy. Brigandage in the Italian peninsula is becoming a little mysterious. The brigands are said to flourish in such numbers and with such impunity, the troops are so utterly inactive, and the people so terror-stricken, that the only wonder is that the whole nation does not embrace bri- Kandage as a profession. In the environs of Ravenna, a locality which appears to be the Elysium of free booters, the guards, the carabineers, besides other troops, and armed citizens have for the last three months carried on a war a l'outrance against the great plague of the country. But the brigands were in no wise 'fleeted by this terrible campaign. Their numbers were not diminished, and their audacity only increased with lifficulties. At a village in the neighbourhood forty of the inhabitants were in the habit of forming a grand caravan 'rid proceeding in company to make their purchases. Against this host it would naturally be thought that Drganised brigandage of a very high order would be required. In fact, however, one solitary brigand made his appearance and went through the usual formula with the most complete success. The courage of the caravan was utterly prostrated. The brigand, we are told, went round, rifle in hand, and the forty delivered up their money without the slightest show of resistance. There appears to be no doubt that the popularity of the Duke and Duchess of Montpensier has accompanied them in the exile of which they complain so much. There the idea of an Iberian Kingdom is revived, and a question on the subject has been asked in the Senate by the Marquis Mallada. The Marquis appears to have put this question in a safe form. He asked the President of the Council whether there was any foundation for the rumour that Portugal was to be incorporated with Spain. The Presi• dent of course replied that there was no foundation for the report ; but that so foolish a report should have attained consistence sufficient to obtain its mention in Parliament is not without significance. The colonisation of Japan is by no means a hopeful undertaking at present, but it appears that an attempt has been made. From Yokohama we learn that a ship had arrived there from Australia with eighteen passengerS on board who had left employment in the colony in order to seek a fortune in Japan. The local papers strongly urge other colonists, however dull times may be with them, not to take a similar step. The week just passed has been one of " sensation." On the same day it fell to the lot of journalists to chronicle the great railway accident % s boiler explosion causing the death of five persons, and a painful rumour of an attempt to assassinate the Queen of. England. Unhappily, the full extent of the first-named catastrophe is not even yet known. But the rumwared attempt on the life of hes Majesty was an Unwarrantable piece of untruth. How it ever got afloat we can hrrdly understand. A "crazy" man is said to have wanC.cred into the royal abode, and thus raised a hue and cry. Be this as it may, her Majesty, from all accounts, is still enjoying her continental sojourn. Touris'A have, fortunately for the Lucerne hotel-) ccepers, taken a liking for the neighbourhood in whicl?, the " Countess of Kent" is staying. At first the royal party were mobbed by some snobs of the true Eng,liF•ll breed. These, however, have either been taught better manners or have withdrawn from the town. The late Earl of Carlisle, it is now definitely sctt'ed, is to have a monument erected to his memory at Carlisle. Mr. Foley has been cliosen as the sculptor; his statue of the deceased earl, now erected at Dublin, being universally admired. The head and face of the new statue are to be from the same model as the one at Dublin. The position and the drapery, Loweve., are to be rearrang:d, the reboa of a K.G. being aulatitiakcl. L h 240 91 A. 41). mos THE "COUNTESS OF KENT" AT LUCERNE. The Daily News has a letter from " an occasional corre spondent," now at Lucerne, which contains some interest ing details as to the residence of the " Countess of Kent," at Lucerne. " There can be no doubt," he says, " that Lucerne is at this moment inconveniently crowded. All the hotels are overflowing, their cUpendances are full, and travellers who arrive without having secured rooms by letter or telegraph have no hope but that of obtaining sleeping accommodation in some neighbouring house with the privilege of using the saloons of the hotel at which they are nominally staying (and for the complete accommodation of which they will of course have to pay) in the day-time. Opinions differ decidedly upon the question whether this influx of visitors is a natural result of the season, or has been mainly brought shout by the visit of the Queen of England. If my judg ment inclines in either direction it is towards the view of those who think that the occupation of the Pension Wallis by the Queen has led a more thanusual number of wandering Britons to to _n their footsteps hither this summer. What can be more delightful than to be able to say, as many a young, middle-aged, and old lady will be able to - say all through the autumn and winter, when there is nothing to talk about but the conquests of spring and the journeys of the summer—" Oh, the dear Queen ! So :harming, was it not? We were at Lucerne while she was there, and met her out constantly. (Possibly they may have seen the back of her carriage.) She lived st the Pension Wallis, my dear. Quite an unpre tending villa residence with two sweet little turrets, and used to go out nearly every day, either driving or in a steamboat.' There are a good many tourists of this sort here now, and I fancy that their stay is a good deal pro longed, if their visit is not altogether caused by the plea sure which they derive from knowing that they are staying •n the same town with the Queen of England. One lady trrived with a couple of daughters the other night, and tlmost before the luggage had been deposited in the passage sf the hotel demanded of the porter the whereabouts Df her Majesty in French, which she pronounced as nearly as I can represent it in the following fashion—` Oo • noter rain ?' Every word must be uttered very broadly, and a good interval allowed between each. !laving obtained the desired information, her next inquiry, sttered in the same extraordinary style, was, `Foot own se alley ?' And if she had not been assured in the most solemn manner that there was no possibility of getting near 'he house, I believe she would have started off immediately 'n the hope of being able to look through some window, or to )btain surreptitious admission at some unguarded door, n order to get a peep at the Queen and the Princess in their retirement. The weather has for some days been very uncertain. Yesterday it rained from noon till late In the evening. To-day the sky is overcast with clouds, which descend down upon the slopes of the mountains. It is very disappointing to look higher and find every 'ling obscured by cloud and fog. Under these ircumstances the ascent of either the Rigi or Pilatus must be little more than labour lost ; and it is act surprising that the great body of tourists are trolling about the banks of the lake, wandering upon the slopes of the nearest hills, or confining their attention steamboat trips of limited extent. Even upon these speditions the great proportion of them are provided with those worthless but pretty-looking alpenstocks which the swiss shopkeepers provide for the delight of holiday tourists, and for the destruction of anyone who should be so foolish as to trust them in any position of difficulty where the support of such a stick is really necessary. If sne might trust to the inscriptions upon their smooth ►taves, many of the ladies and gentlemen who are now dawdling about green Alps and quiet slopes have dared the perils of many difficult passes, and endured the fatigues of many a severe ascent on hazardous glacier expedition. Unfortunately the shops of Lucerne offer to the purchaser whole bundles of alpenstocks, branded with the names of sufficient ' peaks, passes, and glaciers' is sufficient numbers and variety to suit the taste of the most fastidious, and to meet the wishes of the most pre tentious ; and I am therefore indisposed to place entire faith in the certificates of travel which I tee in the hands of the many tourists whom I meet. The residence of her Majesty—the Pension Wallis—is situated upon a green and wooded height, a short distance out of the town. The hill itself rises rather from the bank of the Reuss than from that of the lake but both the grounds and the windows of the house corn snand excellent views of the Lake of the Four Cantons, if the town of Lucerne itself, and of the surrounding mountains. The house itself is a plain white structure >f no great size, and presenting no architectural itatures except—if, indeed, it is necessary to make any exception —a couple of small turrets, which rise only short distance above the roof, and are generally lescribed as the two pepper-boxes. The grounds, is far as one can see from below, are of moderate dimen dons, and provided with a sufficient and, in hot weather, very agreeable amount of shade. For a day or two after ter Majesty's arrival she was, I am told, too much iatigued to take much exercise, and confined herself almost entirely to the grounds of the mansion, and when she was able to go beyond them she at first suffered a good deal from she impertinent curiosity of the tourists staying here. Wherever she drove she was followed by crowds of people ; and so intolerable did the nuisance become, that I tin told it was on one occasion found necessary to engage beforehand, as for the royal party, all the vehicles in Lucerne, in order that the public might be deprived of any means of transport. Whether in consequence of this hint, or as the result of greater familiarity with the presence of royalty, I know not ; but her Majesty is now allowed to drive about the neighbourhood without being exposed to this kind of unpleasant intrusion. Besides taking carriage drives nearly every day, she has made several excursions upon the lake in a steamer which has been placed at her disposal ; and I am informed by those who have seen her that her health appears to have Seen considerably improved by her stay here. The Princesses, too, seem to be enjoying their residence in Switzerland very much, and besides accompanying ;heir mother in their drives they take many little excur sions on their own account, accompanied by - some of the adies and gentlemen of the suite. The other evening they came down into the town to hear the organ of the cathedral, which is an instrument of come reputation, and which is played for half an hour every evening. In honour either of the Queen or of the English visitors, whose faces and whose purses are as welcome to the good people of Lucerne as to those of Dther parts of Switzerland, the organist always' concludes his performance by playing the National Anthem." INDIA. The following items of intelligence are furnished by the rimes of India down to July 28 : Affairs in the Persian Gulf are in a disturbed condition. The Chief of Bahrein has made piratical attacks on his neighbour the Guttur Chief and certain British subjects, and plundered them to the extent of £40,000. H.M.'s steamer Vigilant has sailed from Bombay with orders to enforce redress from the Chief of Bahrein. The sittings of the commission to inquire into the affairs of the old Bank of Bombay continue, the evidence elicited being of a character to astound all who read it. Lieutenant F. H. Gould, 47th Bengal N. 1., has been committed for trial at Calcutta, for forging and uttering bills of exchange. Captain Bell, of the ship Humber, has had his certifi :ate as a master mariner suspended for two months for running his ship on to the outer light-vessel of Bombay harbour. In consequence of the immense expense entailed by still keeping the transports hired for the Abyssinian Expedition in the pay of Government from the difficulty experienced in landing their stores, pressed forage is being given away free from the ships' sides. OBITUARY.—Major J. Denton, Madras Invalid Esti'. blishment ; Captain H. Anderson, R.A. ; Lieutenant George Hodson, H. M.'s 25th Regiment. Mr. Disraeli has presented, through the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the sum of .£5O to _Mr. John Askham, the Wellingboro' poet, from the Royal Bounty Fund. THE PERAMBULATOR NUISANCE.—The Hackney Local Board have directed proceedings to he taken against wheelers of perambulators on foot pavements. When em ployed for the development of rickets and spinal curvative in young children they are sufficiently detestable on foot paths, but when employed by tradespeople to send out goods in, the nuisance on crowded flags becomes unbearable. It is a fact that one poulterer in a certain district in South London keeps three for the sole purpose of delivering things to his customers.—South London Press. CAUTION TO "GLOW-WORM" SEEKERS.—As Mr. llenshaw, of Bedford, was walking up the Cemetery-road, Cambridge, he saw an object shining in the hedge, which. he took to be a glow-worm. Thinking it would please his children, ha secured the glittering prize, wrapping it in his handkerchief, which he placed in his hat. On arriving at his house, Mr. ITenshaw proceeded to expose the object t. his family, but when he had uncovered it he found th. Landkerchief was on fire. The supposed glow-worm ther, ascended to the ceiling of the shop, spreading itself out in flames, which ignited an American cloth which was on the counter, and filled the shop with smoke. Attempts were made to extinguish the flames, but not before Mr. Henshaw's hands and clothing were severely burnt. On making the matter known to Mr. Elkins, chemist, he gave it as his opinion that the combustible matter was phosphorus. How it came in the hedge, and for what object it was placed there, remains a mystery,— Cambridge Independent. vorat U./ il l= ,)114. HER MAJESTY. PENSION WALLIS, LUCERNE, August 19. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince Leopold, crossed the lake, by steamer, to Brannen, and drove home by Goldau. Iler Majesty has felt a good deal fatigued by the heat. The Royal Family are well. DEATH OFMR. COMMISSIONER GO ULIJ URN. The death of Mr. Commissioner Goulburn wa announced this morning at the Court of Bankruptcy The late Commissioner, who was in the 82 1 year of his age, was compelled through illness and gene ral debility to discontinue his attendance at the court a few months since, Mr. llazlitt, one of the registrars, being appointed acting commissioner iu his place. The late commissioner was appointed to this court in 1844 by Lord Lyndhurst, and, although Mr. llazlitt has per formed the duties during his absence, he can do so now no longer until regularly appointed in accord ance with some singular rules prevalent at this court, so that the business generally stood over. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Surgeon J. Balfour Cockburn, M.D., Royal En gineers, and principal medical officer at Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham, having completed his period of service at head-quarters, Chatham, has received orders to proceed by the next mail to Gibraltar, to take medical charge of the Royal Engineers at that station. He will be relieved at Chatham by Surgeon T. W. Fox, M.B. Orders have been received at Chatham directing a detachment of three officers and 70 men of the Ist Battalion of the Bth (the King's) Regiment and two officers and 7G men of the Ist Battalion of the 14th Regiment to be held in readiness to leave the garri son and proceed to Malta, to join the service com panies of those regiments, both of which are under orders for service in India. The Ist Battalion of the Bth Regiment returned home from India in 1860, and the Ist Battalion of the 14th from the West Indies in 1864. The first iron plate for the keel of the ironclad turret-ship Glatton, 2, 500-horse power, ordered to be built at Chatham Dockyard, was lowered into the third dock, in which she is to be constructed, yesterday. The moulds placed in the dock show that the Glatton will be constructed with perfectly' flat•midship sections, which will give her a compa ratively light draught of water, as she is intended for coast defence, and to operate in harbours a nd along parts of the coast where a great depth of water is not to be obtained. Her Majesty's paddle steamer the Medusa, Staff Commander G. B. Swain, steamed up to Woolwich Dockyard this morning, from Sheerness, for the purpose of being in readiness to take in tow the monster iron dry dock being constructed at North Woolwich, under Admiralty contract, and which is expected to be launched on the 2d of Sep tember. Her Majesty's steam storeship the Fox, Stag Commander R. B. Bath, proceeded down the river yesterday morning from Woolwich, for Pembroke Dockyard, with boilers for the Inconstant. The sum of £170,000 is to be placed in the next Navy Estimates for the purpose of defraying the cost of constructing storehouses on the occasion Of the conversion of Deptford dockyard. The river side of the dockyard will be retained by the Admi ralty for the storing and shipment of stores required for foreign stations; and the remainder of the dockyard will be handed over to the War Depart ment, who will erect storehouses on it in connec tion with the Military Store Department. The Royal Victualling-yard will remain as heretofore. The Sharpshooter, 6, screw sloop, Lieut. and Commander B. S. linmilton, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning from the South-east Coast of America. Admiral Sir T. S. Pasley will inspect her to-day, and, after discharging her powder and shell, she will proceed into Portsmouth harbour to be dismantled and paid out of commission. TILE VOLUN7EERS. On Saturday afternoon the Ist Surrey Artillery Brigade, which is one of the largest, of the metro politan Volunteer bodies, was officially inspected oa Tooting Common. The brigade possesses excellent head-quarters at Gresham-road, Brixton, and A complete establishment of armoury, stables, and store houses, near the Loughborough-road station in the same neighbourhood, where some large rail way arches have been utilised to these purposee• the brigade mustered at their quarters at 2 o'clock , and four batteries were horsed and manned, and the guns were supported by four companies acting 0 ° infantry. The whole marched thence to the inspec don ground under Col. Durnford, the commandant ; Major Jenkins commanding the infantry. capt• Sturges was in command of the right wing of the artillery and Capt. Porter of the left. The inspect' ing officer, Major Stirling, was escorted to the ground by a troop of cavalry from the Hon. Arta lery Company, which had attended as a guard 01 honour to his Royal Highness the Prince of 'reek , Honorary Colonel of the brigade, who was unavoid" ably prevented from attending. Throughout the long march there were continued showers, and from the time the brigade arrived until the close of the proceedings there was a heavy storm of rain ; bet/ notwithstanding, the manoeuvres of an inspection were gone through just as if the weather had bee°, bright. The batteries were divided into wings, an d opened fire after various changes of front, and the unlimbering, limbering up, and firing were verf, smartly performed. The infantry, too, marche d with great precision. The inspecting officer, in ad' dressing the brigade, condoled with the men upon their having such bad weather ; but, he added, the disadvantageous circumstances under which they had drilled bad proved that they were well up is the duties they had undertaken. From all he had seen he could hoilestly say the brigade had prove': its efficiency, and with respect to the batteries 01 guns, he said that of all the Volunteer inspectiolls he had made this was the first brigade of horse ar tillery he had seen among the force. Having a grea t attachment to this service, he had watched w it a interest the manner in which officers and men hA t drilled, and he could express his pleasure at NO 3 4 he had seen. Ho then proceeded to give this brav e % some " wrinkles" as to harnessing the horses, and he concluded by saying that all the arms and sto res ~ 8 were in very good order, and that he should have much pleasure in reporting favourably of the l a. spection. The brigade then marched back to head. quarters, where it arrived at about 9 o'clock. GETTING A VERDICT.—In a recent inipor t3l3s trial at Boston, the jury, after long deliberat ion ; were not able to agree, a minority holding out 0 6 acquittal. It so happened that the foreman wa" 9 , o minister from a country town, and after arguruens and appeals had been exhausted, he astonished 1 : 1 associates with the well-known pulpit / 001 , 13 1' " Let us pray." And pray he did, long and ~""( 3, i , vently, that the jury might agree, and their oc l l slim might be in accordance with right and iu sti ? L ; The effect was decisive. A unanimous verdict I°, conviction was agreed upon, and the PraY111!: foreman delivered it to the court.—.2llassachusett' Paper. A MAN BEATEN TO DEATIL—The I art Of of South Tawton was horrified on Wednesday- b3r Lai ts „, l - man having been beaten to death by his neigli"iii: Thomas Glandliold, carip.uter, has a daughter, WWII is accused an old man named Powsland of harbouring in ^" , i, houso contrary to his wish. On Tuesday evening 013 % field broke into Powsland's house in search of his tor, and on the following day (Wednesd a y) tho two meet' a in g in the road a quarrel arose, whop Gla.udfield, wh°l3,ll a largo stick in his hand, commenced beating the pou r man in the most savage manner. The injuries iii were so murderous that in about twe nt y minutes al° i t c l ea fortunate man was dead. Glandfield wa s at e lite the into custody, and the body of his victim lies awaiting ncluet.—lrVe4tern Times. i .r - , - fol do. Co 99 , ' Tl 4 11.1 encii a• Iv I : A ]