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Just now affairs in Vienna seem to engage a great deal of notice, and the general feeling is being developed in favour of progress. A public meeting was held yesterday, at which some important speeches were delivered, developing the programme of the German popular party. The meeting adopted some significant resolutions condemning the exclu sion of Austria from Germany, and protesting against the German question being solved merely by a policy of " annexation." The efforts of the popular party were then approved of, which aim at the German question being settled upon a Democratic basis. Finally, a committee was appointedto,organise a branch of tha popular party in Austria. While acknowledging the truth of these resolutions in the inconsistency of Prussia professing to insure public freedom, and ending by establishing a military des potism, it must be said that Austria has not, in reality, been the loser in the affair, for what she has added to her Constitution far more than makes up for what was taken from her in the late disas trous war. Who thought a few years ago that we should see or hear of a public meeting being held in Vienna, and that for the purpose of advocating the advanced views of the popular party ! The pro gress thus made rests on a sure foundation, and it is far more likely iu the long run to be of service than any temporary success of a brilliant na ture, or any triumph that springs from mere military prowess. Too much credit cannot be given to the EMPEROR and his Ministers for the support and encouragement they have given to this march of mind, and they are the more meritorious because they were all the time suffering from the depression occasioned by defeat and mortification. We do not wonder that indigna tion and irritation should exist upon the subject of their exclusion from their Fatherland in the minds of Austrians ; but they have the satisfaction, at any rate, that without them the scheme of Prussia can not be complete, and the boast of unity is evidently an unfounded assertion, when so large and influ ential a part of the community is shut out from reciprocity. if it were only the recollection of the time when they last met to discuss politics, there had been enough to excite their regret and awaken their distrust. Then Count BISMARCK was the hero of the hour, and expectation was rife to see what changes he could bring about. But alas for human hopes, the wily statesman of Berlin was the insidious foe of all Austrian freedom, and the before and after of his celebrated improve ment may well rank among the curiosities of his age. We cannot say that just now any decided change may ensue from the general demonstration that the capital of Austria has witnessed, but still it is a sign not to be overlooked by the experienced judge of political affairs. A better opportunity could not have been afforded for the display of the national sentiment than the rifle meeting of German marksmen, because it assembled people together without any appearance of premeditation, or the semblance of anything that could give offence to the Prussians. The part which Frankfort took in the affair must not be overlooked, for it is a most important one, and it is not to be anticipated that those in high places at Berlin will approve of what passed, though they can hardly take any public notice of it, if only for their own credit's sake. 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Still we know how in this particular we all suffer for a few delin quents." A LL GOODS MARKED in PLAIN FIGURES B SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUG LIST 4, 1868. Germ an unity as un fait! accompli. We are as fs r an d further than ever from it, while so many si rkes l nen ',Toni different parts of the country can m eat F.r,d protest against their severance from the erland, either virtually or in reality. Who can sa: r that Frankfort is really united when she is be acne down by such stringent rules, and cannot ex er rise a free judgment on matters of interest to the cc Iniortinity ? The solution of these problems 'lies'. in the future, but meanwhile Prussia cane It lay claim to the credit of having aeeku tplishel any great or glorious ends. The, progress of Austria, at any rate, seems certain, and, it seems worthy of notice to dwell upon the rt:co,pl ion accorded to the Home Minister's remarks at •the banquet of the other day in connection with the: rifle display. He said that the " Ministry nu de rtoa to govern . in the conviction that Austria would: gain a gigantic strength as soon as the bonds with vithich she had been enslaved by misrule should be torn dawn." The misunderstanding between Prussia and Italy has not yet been yet settled, the Prussian people, of cpurses, making the most of things. The last discovery is that France instigated the affair, and set the rivals on each other. A denial was expected by the 211oniteur to this outrageous statement, but it has not yet been met with. The object of all these insinuations is clearly to provoke the French, but such a course is much to be reprehended on various grounds, and especially just now when peace is greatly to be desired. In a few days we shall hear more of this affair, which seems likely to be an awkward one in many respects. The intelligence, uncertain and conflicting as it is, which reaches us from the seat of war in South America, demonstrates very plainly that the Allies are making no progress. If they had anything to boast of, any decided advance to record, or any trophy to exhibit, we may be very sure that they would not delay the information. The report of a severe engagement is contradicted, the only foun dation for it being the removal of some wounded men from Chaco, sufferers from the bombardment, from Humaita. This bombardment, by all accounts, is steadily kept up on both sides—a sufficient proof of the failure of the Allied attempt to dis mantle the fort. The Paraguayans, so far from being disheartened by the continuance of the struggle, have been endeavouring to extend their defensive operations. A reconnais sance, made at the beginning of June by land and water, showed that they were in force on the Tebicuary, and that they had constructed and armed heavy works from the Paraguay for some distance along the north bank of the Tebicuary with the intention of placing a boom across' Paraguayan prisoners and deserters have affirmed that this has already beeri attempted several times without success, owing to the strength of the current. A great deal is made of the statements of these prisoners by the Brazilians, but we may rea sonably receive them with great reserve and sus picion. The information given by them is, accord ing to the account, very minute, specifying the number of the cannon, the strength of the garrison at the several places, the position of the foundries, &c. But as yet the invaders have not been able to turn this news to much account. The river is fall ing, which is in their favour, since the appre hension of forced evacuation of the Chaco by its inundation were removed, but there are other considerations which must tend to de press the invaders. The unpopularity of the Brazilian alliance is becoming more and more openly expressed throughout the Argentine Re public. Two motions against the treaty of alliance have been introduced into the Argentine Senate, and since the election for President of the Argen tine Confederation is now pending the public feel ing will have an opportunity of manifesting itself. In Rio Janeiro there is a strong opposition to the preeent Ministry, while in Buenos Ayres the dis content is gaining ground. In Corrientes there has been, as we know, an actual revolution. In Montevideo matters are still worse, for the financial crisis has reached a climax, and at the end of June the panic was intense. Natu rally, in such a state of things, men are beginning to question the advisability of maintaining a costly and profitless war for no other reason than to foster the aggressive ambition of Brazil. Even in their own interests these smaller States are unwise in as sisting at the destruction of Paraguay. Should Brazil unhappily prove victorious, her next move ment may be against one of themselves, and Buenos Ayres or Montevideo may be absorbed into the elastic empire. Happily there seems at present little reason to apprehend such a catastrophe. The Paraguayans are united and resolute, they are animated by one prevailing sentiment, and support their leader with unshaken confidence and loyalty. We hear but little of their prospects or movements excepting through the medium of their enemies, and :consequently we must not imagine that they are losing confidence because the Brazilians are industriously spreading reports to their disadvan tage. The Paraguayans are well aware that they have everything t) gain and nothing to lose by maintaining their gallant resistance. The struggle has been a severe one, but it is by no means desperate. They have maintained their ground so long that the chances of success are in their favour. Time fights on their side, not on those of the invaders, who are carrying on a costly and unpopular war. One the one hand the people know that their whole national existence is in ques tion, and they cannot abandon the struggle without surrendering all they hold most dear. On the other side, the leaders have but to withdraw from an attack which has already cost them more men and money than they reckoned on, and which is yet far from its conclusion. If the Argentine Republic breaks off the alliance with Brazil, which seems by no means improbable, it will bring matters to a crisis, but in any case the issue is likely sooner or later to be on the side of Paraguay. The members of the Jamaica Committee will no doubt find that the course they have thought fit to pursue in respect to the prosecution of Mr. EYRE has not found favour with the public, and already a good many remarks have been made on the sub ject. It should be noticed, however, that in at tempting to defend themselves, these gentlemen are in reality renewing their charges against the ex- Governor of Jamaica, and a letter from Mr. ROSE, of Salisbury, will show to what lengths they have gone already. Mr. ROSE does not attempt to answer all the statements made by Messrs. MILL and TAvLon, but he mentions that they have announced the abandonment of any more criminal proceedings, and therefore a statement of Mr. EYItE'S case will 30011 be published. This has 1:12.en withheld on account of the trials taking place, and will be certainly a subject of great interest and importance. We may truly say in this case that the least said the soonest mended, and if Mr. MILL and his coadjutors desire to serve their own best interests they will abstain from making a defence of their proceedings in a style which reiterates all the accusations against Mr. EYRE, and shows very plainly that if opportunity served they would do the same thing again. Public opinion has already decided very plainly upon this business, and it will be quite impossible for any ingenuity to show that the Jamaica Committee was justified in the course it took, or that there was any foundation whatever for the charges brought against the Governor who so successfully put down the rebellion that threat ened our colony with destruction and its inhabitants with loss and suffering. LATEST INTELL LGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) HUNGARY. PESTII, Ang. 4. In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of the Hungarian Diet the draft of an agreement with Crotia was laid before the House by the special commissioners who had been negociating with dele gates of the Croatian Diet the terms of compro mise. They propose to abolish the entire system of border-militia hitherto in force along the whole length of the Turkish frontier. The question whether the district of the free sea port town Fiume shall belong to Hungary or Croatia has not been settled by the delegates of the two Diets. The general debate on the army Reorgani sation Bill continues to occupy the House. AMERICA. CROOKHAVEN, Aug. 4, 8.45 a.m. The Inman steamer City of Antwerp is now passing Browhead signal station, en route for Queenstown. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 4. The North German Lloyd steamer Bremen, from New York, passed Hurst Castle at 9 15 a.m. to-day. SOUTHAMPTON, Aug_ 4. The North German Lloyd steamer New York, sailing to-day for New York, takes out £30,000 in specie, and the Berlin, sailing for Baltimore, takes out 46 cabin and 400 steerage passengers. CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS' (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.I PARIS. MONDAY, Aug Vit 3. The affair at Nimes continues to be the great topic here. The Moniteur is quite silent on the subject, but the Constitutionnel endeavours to give some official account of the affair. The only point upon which the Government journal can possibly take issue is the question whether the meeting really did come under the definition of reunion privie. As to the facts there can be no dispute ; some assert that blood did flow, and others deny this ; but it is incontestible that the meeting was violently interrupted by the commissioner of police, and the candidate snd his friends forcibly thrust out of the room. As to the private or public character of the meeting, the case is not very difficult to decide. The admission was not, as the Constitutionnel asserts, by tickets, but by letters, which were sent closed and personally addressed to each individual invited. Some of those present were of the most undoubted respectability. I can not, therefore, agree with the official paper. The manner in which the meeting is convened settles the question; the place of meeting seems to me to have nothing to do with it, provided always that the place is such as can be kept private. With respect to the interference of the authori ties at Alas, the ConsfifWion Ile', has not even this poor argument, for the meeting was held in the house of the person who issued the invitations. The affair has caused immense excitement. It would have been held important at any time ; but now that the Corps Ltislatif is no longer sitting, and there is a dearth of news, it is a real blessing to the French papers. They do not fail to make the most of it. Columns of argument, sophistry, and hairsplitting take the place of the debates, and are likely to be regarded by the public as a greater infringement on their liberties than the outrage itself. The Governor-General of Algeria has decided to visit Paris. The Opposition journals are inquiring whether the object of his journey is to save the colony from the evils which it now endures, and from the famine which will recommence in the winter. The Liberal papers do not state their arguments for believing in another famine, but in so far as no measures likely to be really effective have been adopted with a view to prevent the horrible calamity of last year, their anticipations are justifiable. The demand for a change of government, the replacing of the military regime with a civil administration, is still kept up. The Presse says the statu quo (I suppose it meant status) ig no longer possible. " Not," answers the Arenir Nationale, " without the certain death of one hundred thousand Arabs." The Liberal papers are not, however, very hopeful ; which is judicious. The plot which the discussion on the war of 1866 has pro duced thickens every day. Instead of the various explana tions throwing any light upon the subject, the affair has become a hopelessly unintelligible enigma. The North German Gazette has just declared that the famous note containing the plan of the campaign, which Count Usedom sent to General La Marmora on the 19th of June, 1866, was not authorised by the Prussian Government, who knew nothing of it until ten days after it had been sent. This is a sensational statement, certainly. What conclusion can we adopt ? The French translation of the Prussian report of the campaign was denounced as inaccurate ; the French Government was then charged with issuing the translation for the purpose of weakening the friendship between Prussia and Italy; afterwards General La Marmora was accused of complicity with the Cabinet of Paris; and, finally, the note which had been the cause of much of the trouble has been disavowed by an official Prussian journal. The dilemma is very simple : if Count Usedom :had received no intimation of the plan of the campaign, he could not possibly have sent the note; and if he bad, his capacity of Ambassador justified him in acting upon general instructions. All that can be determined is that General La Marmona has reopened a most disagreeable question, which all parties, but more especially Prussia, would have been delighted to leave in oblivion. This piece of diplomacy will be a fine subject for the future historian. The thinker who penetrates this labyrinth will confer a real service upon posterity. The duel which has taken place between MM. Jecker and Barot has excited more interest than is generally the case with the farces between journalists and the enraged objects of their attacks. From the correspondence which is published in the Liberte, it appears that M. Odysse Barot claimed the right to decline the duel, as he was justified in his cha racter of public journalist in criticising the part which M. Jecker had played in the Mexican tragedy. However, M. Barot accepted the challenge, happy, as he said, to risk his life against the man who was the first cause of the dishonour of his country. The Liberia says that M. Barot, who sustained a severe contusion of the liver, will shortly resume his labours. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. PAILVRP OF DNE OF 711 E ATLANTIC CABLES. The following letter has been addressed by the chairman of the Anglo-American Telegraph Company, Sir Richard A. Glass, to the secretary of the Stock Exchange, London '' Anglo-American Telegraph Company, 26, Old Broad-street, London, E.C., 3rd August, 1868, 1.35 p.m. "Sir,—The following telegram has this moment been received from Valentia, dated Valentia, 12.35 p.m.:— ' 1866 cable failed ; will report after testing.'—Yours faithfully, (Signed) " R. A. GLASS, Chairman. "To the Secretary of the Stock Exchange, London." FRANCE. NIMSES, Aug. 4. The election of a Deputy to the Corps Legislatif for the department of Gard has terminated. There were 34,093 electors registered, 22,619 of whom voted. M. Dumas, the Government candidate, was elected by 13,832 votes. The Opposition can didates were M. Larcy and Carzot, who obtained 2,427 and 4,338 respectively. BOURSE, August 3.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : 4i per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 69 971 Credit Mobilier 265 End of month 262 50 Credit Foncier l4lB End of month — - RALLWAI Bank Shares 3145 Ital'an Loan End of month — Mexican Loan Do. Bonds Spanish Threes Homo Debt Deferred — Cash Orleans ... 880 orthern ll5O Lyons and Mediterranean Southern-- 570 Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard 403 North of Spain 55 Saragossa Boman 42 MARKE7S-7HIS DAY. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. Sugar.—.lmports continue less than those of last year, whilst the deliveries for consumption and export ara greater, and the stock (70,620 tons) is 26,000 tons less than last year at this time. Refined sugars are steady in value, but the demand is only moderate. Raw sugar meets a steady demand. Coffee.—The imports having been heavy during the last week or ten days the stock is increased to 18,400 tons against 14,800 tons last year. There is a moderate de mand for good useful qualities, for which steady rates are paid. Tea—The auctions of China tea commenced this morn ing, 32,0001 b. being on catalogue. The biddings were not brisk, and prices barely sustained. Rum.—Tho stock is 2,700 puncheons against 29,500 last year. The market is dull, without change in prices. Corn Spirit.— German has advanced is to is 9d. Rice—The quantity landed last week was heavy, and increased the stock to 2,080 tons, against 5,600 tons last year. There is a steady demand for soft grain to arrive. Saltpetre—The market is quiet, but deliveries are modc rate, and stocks light, being 5,800 tons against 8,250 tons last year. TALLOW The market is steady at 44s 9d spot, and 45s 9d last two months. THE NEW POEM ASCRIBED TO MILTON.--Visi tors to the British Museum who are interested in the new poem discovered by Professor Morley may see this now celebrated manuscript and judge for themselves as to the calligraphy and signature at tached to the poem. The book in which it is con tained has been made a " select " one, and may be seen in Case XII. of " Books with Autographs," in the King's Library. It is among other cele brated autographs, and is placed next a copy of " Aratus's Phenomena , " printed in Paris in 1559, which contains on the fly-leaf an acknowledged signature of our great poet, " Jo. Milton." Mr. Froude, the historian, has become the tenant of what a correspondent describes as the " romantic house and sporting grounds " of Dir reen, near Tralee, and some days since he enter taineil all the children of the local national school with the mottoes, go Bragh," &c., a " t G a o n d open- t a h ir e f ( e z t l e le . la " g zin were carried by the children as they proceeded to Dirroen. After the athletic sports, Mr. Fronde briefly addressed his young guests, and presented prizes to the winners in the different competitions. The Misses Froude were present. THE HEALTH OF THE EX-EMPRESS CHARLOTTE. — The Indepcndance Beige, deprecating the imperti nent curiosity which has been manifested in regard to the private life of the ex-Empress of Mexico, and stigmatizing .as pure falsehoods most of the stories current on the subject, announces in gene ral terms that the condition of the unfortunate Princess has undergone little variation since she set her foot on her native soil. Her physical strength is perfectly restored; her intelligence even is often lucid and complete ; but every now and then in explicable eccentricities show that the state of her mind is yet far from satisfactory. A FATAL FREAK.—Morecambe Bay, near Lan caster, has lately been inundated with excursionists from the manufacturing districts of Lancashire and Yorkshire, and a party of weavers from lie:ghley on Monday engaged a boat fur a row in the bay. On a pproaching ono of the buoys in the bay, John Skirrow, ono of the weavere, in bra vado, jumped from the boat on to the buoy, which being in the shape of a barrel, turned over, and the unfortunate man was drowned in sight of his companions, none of whom could swim or understood the management of a boat. The body was recovered an hour or two afterwards, and the weavers took it to the railway station and actually tendered the deceased man's return ticket as his passport. It is needless to say that the company disavowed the obligation to carry a corpse on the same terms as they had undertaken to convey the living traveller back to Yorkshire. TWELVE HOUSES DESTROYED BY FIRE.--.A fire occurred on Friday afternoon in Nantwich, Cheshire, by which 12 houses, a number of stables, and other buildings we e burnt to the ground. O'Neil, a blacksmith, had been hooping a wheel, and a spark from the wheel fell on the thatched roof of the shop, setting it on fire. The fire soon ex tended to the adjoining dwelling-houses. Water was not to be had, the supply to the town being limited. The townspeople flocked to the spot, but the fire soon spread in spite of all exertions, and in about two hours no less than 12 dwelling h-:uses were totally gutted, the inmates saving themselves and a small portion of their furniture and effects with great difficulty. STORMS IN THE SOUTH OF FRANC E. —The journals in the south of France report a succession of terrific thun derstorms and rainfalls in that part of the country. The hailstones in some places were as large as pigeon's eggs. Much damage was done. STREET TRAMWAYS FOR LIVERPOOL. —The first act of Parliament authorising the construction of street tramways on a scale sufficient to test their adapta bility for the omnibus traffic of large towns and cities re ceived the Royal assent on Friday last. The act em powers the company to lay down and work a lino of tram way running from north to south of the borough of Liverpool, passing through crowded, and, in many in stances, narruw streets, wit'a a loop line in the contra of the town, enabling carriages using the tramway to reach the Exchange. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. Extreme Sea Tuesday, F. 1 August 4, B. T. W. Ito F. D. WR. I to 8 a.m. ie.,. I 12 9 Nairn i 29'91f. 71 j 6( I W. 1 1 N.W. ;club 1 Aberdeen 1 30'04f. 60 59 I S. 1 1 S. b.f. 1 Leith Shields Scarborough 33'05f. 65 62 S.E. 1 2 I S.S. E. 'b.co 2 Yarmouth 3o'olf. 69 65 E. 2 2 E S.E. c.b. 2 Helder CII.OIAVCTI - Skudesmos Ardrossan Greencastle 2999 f. 63 6k W.S.W. 1 3 E.S.E. b.c. Holyhead Liverpool Valentia Cape Clear 29 91r. 64 163 N.E. 2 2 S.W. I c.m 2 Roche's Pt. 29•93 f. 62 61 S. 2 3 S. I b.f.l 1 Penzance Plymouth Weymouth 29'89f. 70 68 S.S.W. 3 8 E. c. 3 Portsmouth 29'902. 73 65 S.E. 3 5 S.E. c. 2 London C'peGrisNez 29'92f. 73 62 E.N.E. 4 5 N.N.E. c. 1 Brest L'Orient .' 29•932. 63 61 S.E. 1 5 W. c.f. 2 Rochefort Biarritz Corunna — Brussels Paris Strasbourg — Lyons — Toulon Heart's Con tent (6 a.m. local time) 130 . 055. 57 57 N.E. 1 1 N.E. f. 1 EXPLANATION. Barometer corrected and reduced to n deg. a sea leve I. Thelet r., rising; f., falling ; s., steady—indicate direction of motion of the mercury 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.—hall I.—lightning ; m,—misty, hazy ; o.—oTercast, dull; r.—rain s.— snow t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. On all our coasts there has been a small decrease in barometrical pressure, except on the south coast of Ireland, where rea ling,s are slightly higher than they were yesterday. Pressures are generally uniform : between the lowest reading at Holyhead and the highest at Scarborough there is a difference of-017 inch. Temperature is generally high : the rise at Nairn since yesterday has been 11 dogs. Moderate winds from the southwards prevailed generally yesterday : at Wey mouth it blew a gale from the E. This morning the wind is light and variable, and at the entrance of the Channel there is a calm. Thunder is reported from Penzance and Plymouth. The weather is generally fine, but fog exists on the Irish coast. A decree has been published at Berlin, by which the subjects of all the States belonging to the North German Confederation are admitted to all public offices, &c., in Prussia upon the same conditions as Prussian subjects. A few days ago a grave statement was made by the Portuguese journals to the effect that an English armed force had landed from a gunboat at Colonia, in Guinea, cut down the Portuguese flag, hoisted in its place the flag of Great Britain, and made the Portuguese guard pri soners. More serious still, it was stated that our governor at Sierra Leone had authorised that attack. Now the Portuguese journals are able to announce that the British Government has disapproved of the conduct of the governor, and has decided to give satisfaction for the insult to the flag of Portugal. There is something suspicious about this story. It has received very little attention in England ; and, moreover, it is not likely that our Govern. merit would condemn its representative without inquiry, and there has been no time for inquiry yet. It is very probable that the facts are exaggerated. The great gathering at Vienna has proved a success, so far as the number of competitors is concerned. The shooting tickets already issued number 13,000, and it is expected that not less than 30,000 will ultimately take part in the competition. But the mani festations of public feeling have been so numerous and decisive that it is yet to be feared the meeting will prove a misfortune. The Austrian papers are now taking up the questions which, in spite of all precautions and recom mendations on the part of the Vienna Government, were so freely discussed at the reunions of the competitors. The New Fremdenblatt says that Prussia is opposed to the gathering, through fear of a reconciliation between Austria and the South• German States. " Prussia would have appeared under a more favourable light if she had spoil taneously held out a fraternal hand to Austria." Other papers adopt a similar tone. Many Bavarians are present at the meeting, and take a foremost part in the Anti. Prussian demonstrations. A piratical story is told in the Italian Correspondence. Three vessels manned by freebooters recently made their appearance off the coast of the Bay of Tarento. Theis crews were composed of Turkish sailors. The pirates sighted a small Italian ship and gave chase, but the Itidiane managed to get so near the shore that the pursuers dare not follow. If piracy, in addition to brigandage, is to be counted amongst the woes of Italy, the property of Italian subjects will be in decided jeopardy. The authorities cannot put down brigandage, or even tolerably restrain it, I,'irey !paid render their bavn alyvtlier too great% SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT CHATHAM. Some details are to hand of the serious accident which took place at Chatham on Monday. The troops of the garrison were rehearsing the movements which were to be gone through at the siege operations. The troops, who were under the command of Major-General Freeman Murray, arrivei on the ground at 1.30 p.m., and everything went on well until four o'clock, when the following sad accident happened. The move- ment about to be gone through was an assault on the redan, to reach which it was necessary to cross a ditch 33 feet wide and 25 deep, by a flying bridge. Two companies of the Royal Marines with fixed bayonets had been sent forward, and a third was ordered to follow, but being too close on the second company's heels, they were ordered to "-mark time " until the second company should have got clear to the other side of the ditch. The vibration caused by the uniform step of the men was so great that the bridge suddenly gave way, carrying with the d6bris between twenty and thirty men into the ditch below. One man, named Merchant, was killed on the spot, being transfixed by a comrade's bayonet. Two others were wounded, it is believed, fatally, while thirteen others wer so seriously injured by bayonet wounds, &c., that it was found necessary to convey them at once to the Casual Hospital. It is reported that another marine, whose name is Davies, has since succumbed to his injuries. FIRE AT HUDDEI?SFIELD. On Sunday night a fire on a large scale took place at Huddersfield. The goods warehouse of the Lancashire tad Yorkshire Railway station was discovered to be on ire. It is stated that in consequence of there being no buckets of water at hand ready, or those present not knowing where to look for them, what was at first an insignificant fire soon became a huge blaze. Some of the firemen entered the ware house by the door near to the stables, and were engaged in playing directly on the burning material, when several of the men connected with the goods station, desirous of saving some trucks of goods that were in the warehouse, opened the door near the main line, and the wind setting from that direction, the smoke and the flames were driven on the firemen in the warehouse, and they had to make their escape rapidly. The fire was discovered about half-past five. The roof fell in shortly after six o'clock, and the top part of the front wall fell shortly afterwards, then the end of the front wall gave way. The whole place, except part of the outer walls, was destroyed soon after seven, and the fire appeared smothered ; but as the supply of water to Huddersfield, like many other towns, is at present low, the firemen:ceased playing, and allowed the flames to work their will on the mass of material in the warehouse— beams, rafters, merchandise—and the flames increased in brilliancy. A jet was, however, left in operation, to prevent the flames spreading to the adjacent stable. RAILWAY COLLISION AT LIVERPOOL, We give a few particulars of the serious collision reported from Liverpool, by which ten persons were more or les! injured, and which might have resulted in much worse consequences. The 2.45 p.m. express train from London fE lue at Lime-street station at 8.15 p.m.; but on Saturday evening it was about 15 minutes late. Before the train left Edge-hill station a break-van was placed in front of the train, but from some cause which has not yet been explained, there was no person in charge of it. Consequently, after the., train had been started it began to descend the tunnel at a furious rate of velocity, to the great alarm and excitement of the passengers. The guard in charge of the train used every exertion in his power to stop its progress by putting on the breaks, but with little or no effect. The train came dashing down the tunnel with undiminished speed, and came into collision with several lug gage vans. Luckily, these were standing at intervals from each other, and the progress of the train was broken by degrees. Some of the carriages and vans were smashed to pieces. It has Leen said that three trains were to start from Edge-hill about the same time, and that the brcaksmen got into con fusion as to which they were to conduct, and hence the train due at 8.15 was allowed to depart without a breaks man at all. Tho rate of speed at which the train entered the terminus has Leen estimated at 30 miles an hour, and had it run at this velocity into another train or upon the fixed buffers the consequences must have been more appal ing than it is possible to conceive. One of the persons in jured was Mr. Arthur Swanborough, a member of the cele brated Strand Theatre family, though not a professional %ctor, who was travelling with his wife. NARROW ESCAPE IN A DUEL. In consequence of an article entitled " The Epilogue," which appeared in La Liberte of July 27, and signed " Odysse Barot," M. Jecker demanded satisfaction from ;11 , 3 author by arms, Belgium having been selected as the place of meeting. The duel took place at six o'clock on Saturday evening, near the skirt of the forest of Soignies and the avenue which leads to Waterloo. The seconds of M. Barot were MM. Leon Cahun and Ulric de Fonvielle those of M. Jecker were MM. Morineau and Salor. They fought with pistols, the combatants were placed at a distance of 25 paces, and at the word given by the seconds both fired. M. Barot was hit in the region of the abdomen, but by a singular piece of luck the ball was turned aside by the button, and was afterwards found in the waistcoat pocket. He suffered in consequence only a severe contusion, which is not likely to have any serious consequences. Owing to the skill and care of Dr. Feigneaux, M. Barot was able to return to Paris yesterday morning with his friends. M. Jecker, we hardly need say, is the gentleman with whom the famous, or rather, infamous Jecker Bonds originated. The article in the Liberte was written upon a debate in the Legislative Body, in which the name of Jecker played anything but an honourable part. Mr. Clapham, proprietor of the Leeds Royal Park, naa been again fined for permitting musical performances on a Sunday, and reprimanded for showing a spirit of resist ance to the law, subversive of all order. Lord Napier is to be entertained at a public dinner at Welshpool, on the Bth inst. The General and Lady Napier will during their stay in the neighbourhood bo the guests of General Scott, of Trelydan Hall, her ladyship's father. The Marquis de Caux is to be made to feel that ho has married an actress. The Figaro says the Emperor has written to the Marquis that he cannot tear the title of Imperial Chamberlain so long as his wife remains upon the stage, but that his salary will be continued. LYNCH LAw.—A short time since a gang of robbers ran off with a locomotive and an express car on a railroad in Indiana. When they attempted to open the car they were fired on by the guards, and one of them dangerously wounded, the others running away. Three of them were subsequently captured, and a fortnight ago, while being conveyed to Seymour, a mob stopped the train, overpowered the guard, took out the robbers, and hanged them. MORE DEATHS BY DROWNING.—WiIIiam Shilla beer, 17 years old, has been drowned while bathing in the Dart. He went home to dinner as usual, and finding it not quite ready, he went with a younger brother to bathe. •The water being very low, he walked across the river ; but on returning he got into one of the deep pits with which the river abounds, and, being unable to swim, he was drowned. He was seen by a sailor on board the Newcomin, who immediately put off to his assistance ; but it was some time before the body was recovered, and life was extinct. An inquest was held. Verdict, accidentally drowned. THE WILL OF THE LATE SIR BENJAMIN GUINNESS.—The personal property of Sir Benjamin Guin ness has been sworn under £1,100,000. He leaves his estates in Mayo and Galway to his eldest son, Sir Arthur ; his estates in Kerry, Limerick, and Kilkenny, and £20,000, to his second son, a captain in the Ist Life Guards ; his estate in Dublin, and his town house, to his youngest son, Edward Cecil. He leaves £30,000 to be invested for the sole and exclusive use of his daughter, the Hon. Mrs. Plunkett. There are a number of legacies to relatives and friends, varying from £3,000 to small annuities. The breweryjs left to the eldest and youngest sons; and if one of them should retire from it, he is to receive from the other £30,000 and half the value of the stock. These two sons are the residuary legatees. Should the estate bequests fail from want of issue, the property is to go to Trinity College. The interest to be expended in the maintenance of Pr t.p likosi sWnts Is tr ifa k mi ldcjko il eak t,tkus xis,>ta'auG ~,r 7 cL. S - &. _ - ‘- , ,_--4.. i r ,, , yall ninatt -; , / eliat ..---•VIZV'",'v.. HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, August 3. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, Prince and Princess Louis of Ilesse, and the Duke of Edinburgh, walked in the grounds this morning Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice also went out. The Princess of Wales drove out yesterday, Etc' i-ompanied by Prince Albert Victor and Prince George, attenled by the Hon. Mrs. Ilardinge. LITERATURE. Sweet Anne Page. By Mortimer Collins. Three Vo's. Hurst and Blackett. Some ten or fifteen years ago, when the young poets of the day were mistaking the obscure for the sublime, and preferring rant and rhapsody to rhyme and re Ison, one Percy Jones astonished the world of letters and brought the young Apollos to their senses by his very daring extravaganza of " Firmillian," in which, " ou.-Hereding Herod," he " fooled" the lovers of the sensational indeed " to the top of their bent." Percy Jones, as the wise ones were not slow to discover, was no other than Professor Aytoun, the poet of the " Scottish Cavaliers," and also the alter ego or " Bon Gualtier." " Firmillian" did the State good service. The sensational poets were eclipsed, and have been since that period, compara tively speaking, silent. A similar ambition, we are inclined to think, an ambition to rival the fame and achievements of " Firmillian" in regard to the sen sational novels of the present day, has animated the author of the new work now before us. " Sweet Anne Page" (Shakspere might have a right to com plain that such a name had been selected for such a purpose) is the "Firmillian" of the present day. It is smartly written ; it is amusing to read ; but, true to its apparent aim of surpassing in their peculiar ways the chief novels of its kind, it contains no character in whom we take an interest, no person to like or to admire, no incident that we can believe in, and few situations that we can approve. This, however, is as it should be. In the sensational novel, not only the probable, but , for the most part the possible also, is set aside, and not only the forms of conventionality, but even the rules of propriety are set at naught, and verY cleverly has the writer of "Sweet Anne Page" car ried out the rules of the art in these particulars. Before we quite understood the hidden meaning of the story, we were inclined to regard it as a Co3l' bination of the revolting and the ridiculous, and these terms will not appear too strong to any one who may read the very revolting scene in which Claudia, surnamed " the Panther," makes love to Stephen Langton, who is at the time engaged to Sweet Anne Page, or the very ridiculous treatment with which that same Claudia soon afterward s revenges her disappointment upon her luckless rivalj when she is paying a visit at her home. Claudia compels Sweet Anne Page, who is seven teen, and who is engaged to be married, to wear • short frocks and frilled trousers, and to have 3 governess to hear her say her lessons and her prayers! On more than one occasion, when Anne is insubordinate, the determined Claudia administers a good whipping. The whole scene is ridiculous in the extreme. Sweet Anne Page is apparently se " sweet" as to be literally good for nothing. She 8 a pretty little fool, who, to escape from Claudia 'e persecution, allows herself to be run away with hy an ambitious young lawyer, who is anxious for her money, and who actually borrows the means Or the elopement from Stephen Langton, to whore Anne is at the time engaged. So great is the haste of her flight that the bride runs away in her short frock and frilled trousers. But if this book were only ridiculous it would lose its aim—the pro' prieties as well as the probabilities must be attacked. Anne Page is disappointed in her marriage. S he meets soon afterwards with Raphael Branscomb e, the brother of Claudia, " the Panther," who in hi° turn is surnamed "The Seraph," and who, We a re told, is as beautiful as a woman, but who is de' prayed and pitiless beyond the rest of human kind. Every woman in this book falls in love with this formidable Seraph, and Anne, the foolish little " Sweet Anne Page," insists upon ruariing aw a y with him. Raphael has left a young wife in Corsica: and one morning sweet Anne Page awakes to fins the companion of her flight lifeless by her side, w ith the dagger of the Corsican Vendetta in his hea rt. When her screams bring assistance, Sweet Anne Page is a raving maniac ! Are we not justified our compliments to the author of this sensational drama. But we have really given the reader bu t a poor idea of its peculiar merits. The Branscombe family are perfectly unique in their way. T he y boast they have no human feelings—that the wo rt is, according to them, divided into " men, won l e' ll and Branscombes." The father, a rain' and reprobate squire, rejoices in the appella tion of Devil Branscombe; the daughter, Claudia, e f a whom we have made mention, is the Panther, ea the brother, the Seraph. An old uncle, entitled the Wolf, returns from abroad with fabulous vrea'", • acquired, we are led to understand, by vielea' means —robbery, murder, and piracy, we ila t. a .. o gine. A very fast young lady, named Isola, w„" te has been living a solitary and very question able life, who talks slang, and who is ready to acce le : pany the first stranger to a dinner at Richcaoa u, turns out to be his daughter, and very extraordv nary scenes occur in the domestic life o f th° Branscombe family. On one occasion the Yo a , g , bo e le people go to a masquerade, and Isola to dressed as a page, a giantess endeavours_ a carry her off. The page draws a dagger, inflilet wound on her captor, and disappears, and se t friends return home to find the warlike d ay 3 be quite at her ease devouring Perigord pie, which to' declares to be " golopshious," and the autho r marks par parenthese, "It is astonishing i_oo much these little women can eat and drink." Th e° the Wolf, the father of Isola, administers e () ) ; 0 , / delicious beverage to his visitors. His neP, Raphael, and his. companion Stephen La n g to it drink deep of the enchanted draught, and then aue asleep for the next two or three days ! They ' g oo up to find themselves alone in a deserted "e and famished with hunger. To be revenge d _ tor 'S his uncle for this trick,Raphael, during the ma" oto absence from his house, converts the domicil° the ose l' e a perfect menagerie. On each side of ag og Ride bow windows are placed, filled wit h chica containing animals, birds, and reptiles, ' wir e, panzee and lynx, boa constrictor and t: ti , sa d Australian magpie and Esquimaux dog, oa t, the door is opened by " a dwarf, ye l l very stout, very hairy about the face, lookin:00- gether almost inhuman." Inside the e st o.oo oo, ment are lions, tigers, panthers, ostriches, kal'a o f 0 wombats, and over the door hangs the e /R a y do . ~ wolf with the title of the house, " The wolf's rim ed, When the uncle returns he is at first infulo re and then, admiring his nephew's ingenu it y a such venge, declares he is indeed a Branscolnh e ',_,. nr tara are the extravagances to be met with in the efwaiter of " Sweet Anne Page," extravagances wh ich of the nate with the many striking episo des oa tiet; Seraph's love making, or rather of th e Eons'' tact all ary o ts influence which he seems to exercise up on It is a relief when the dagger of the Cor sica lo an end to his reckless and revolting career, fat the reader of her history can feel any pitY orl oub of luckless Anne Page. Have we not salL, t _ at the to more than justify our impression xi. t r a osg ae t -_ author of this novel, disgusted by the e _ owe d e _ cies of some of his contemporaries, has r" t he as others see them," and thus to e hold up a mirror in which they can "see ca th u er 3to the only daring extravagance Sweet o w f ee " t F A ir n m n i e lli p an a ; e bJ, The R uovA lr • at ° LONDON AND SOUTII-WESTER N __ w on t . „ directors of this company have resolved toracyng 171 the proprietors, at the half - ye arl y general ear lug 30 13th inst., that the dividend for the , half ont ana 4: Juno, 1868, should be at the rate of 4 per Iny P:` crar y on the ordinary capital sto ck of the comp, forward a balance of £ll,lOB. PRICES BASED ON READY -51.0 NE Y SYSTEM. pri ani t el x are the cult Ce del Bo 92, Pet eat qri so,,