The Sun. — London, England, 1868-08-03 00:00:00

President JOHNSON, we learn by the Hammonia, has put his veto on the bill recently passed by Con gress excluding certain of the Southern States from participation in the Presidential election. The PRESIDENT, of course, was well aware that in the present position of parties in Congress there was no chance of the bill being actually rejected, but he felt it only consistent with his duty to set clearly before the people the real natur. , and object of the mea sure. It provides that such Southern States as have not been restored to representation in Con gress under the Reconstruction Act shall not participate in the electron : that is to say, it excludes a large proportion of the popu lation from having any voice in an election which concerns every American. It is quite a new doctrine that one-half the country shall settle not only how the other half is to vote, but whether it has a right to, vote at all. The old theories of per fect equality have been altogether lost sight of in the chaos, and the North assumes an authority over the South such as no aristocracy dare claim over the lower orders in the most despotic European kingdom. The white men of the North treat the white men of the South with as little regard as the latter treated their slaves in the old days of involuntary servitude. Mr. JOHNSON, in his veto, declares the bill to be revolutionary and unconsti tutional, bang based on the assumption that several of the States are out of the Union. The bill, he shows, might enable the Congress to control the ap proaching Presidential election (no slight argument in its favour in the eyes of the Radicals), and Congress had his authority to exclude from the Electoral College any State because a portion of the inhabitants had joined the rebellion. All this logic was naturally wasted upon Congress, whose members immediately passed the bill by 48 to 45 in Senate, and by 124 to 36 in the House of Representatives; but it will not, we hope, be lost upon the people. Time has shown them the truth of many of Mr. JOHNSON'S former addresses and expostulations, and the Radical in fluence is no longer what it was. The movement in question is clearly unconstitutional, but that con sideration has long ceased to weigh with the leaders of Congress, and the motive is in this instance suf ficiently powerful to make them disregard a much more pressing reason. The election of a President in America is conducted on a principle peculiar to itself, and is founded on the not very Democratic theory that the body of the people are not duly qualified for the onerous task of selecting a President, but must select delegates to vote for them. These represen tatiVe voters constitute what is called the " Elec toral College," and their total number is 316. Each State has its electors in proportion to its Re presentatives in Congress, and thus the larger and more populous States can greatly influence the election. New York, for example, has 33 votes, Pennsylvania 26, and Ohio 21, while Delaware and Kansas have each only 3, and Michi gan and lowa 8. Of course the same rule is in force in the South, and Vir ginia heads the list with more electors even than New York. It is no great wonder, under these circumstances, that the Radicals are anxious to exclude Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi, the three unreconstructed Southern States, with their 23 voters, from the Electoral College. The sum total of the voters of the seven reconstructed States ' is only 47, so that these three would almost double the Southern :vote. Virginia alone has 40, and the politics of Richmond are not unknown at Washington. What matters old theories of cons' i tutional rights and privileges ,with such statistics staring the Radicals in the face. Allis fair in love and war, says the old adage ; but, it should be added— and in an American election. The excitement into which the whole country is thrown by the near approach of an election for President is something which we do not even dream of. The campaign is carried on all over the country by indefatigable committees, whose members never rest, who busy themselves about every one's affairs, and are con- Galatz. LOIV DON, MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1868. . _ i ____ Now that Parliament is over it is to be expected that we shall have election intelligence in all direc tions, and speeches from all parties of every class and section. On Saturday last a meeting was held at Preston for the purpose of hearing addresses from the Conservative candidates, the Right Hon. Ccl. PATTEN and the Hon. F. A. STANLEY. The greatest enthusiasm pervaded the assembly, and the number was very large. Colonel PATTEN spoke at some length, and he informed his hearers that he had been accused by both parties that whatever was the result of the approaching contest, no attempt would be made to interfere with his seat, but still he felt it to be incumbent on him to appear on the SCJile and state his views on public questions. The Parliament which has just ceased to exist has not been one of long duration, and during the greater part of its existence the present Government has held office, and though not in a majority, it is trud, there is just ground for Colonel PATTEN'S assertion that it has done good service to the country and reflected honour on itself. L is certainly somewhat strange that a Government in a minority should have held office for so long ; but the reason of its assuming power may be found in the weakness of its adversa ries, who, numerically strong, were defective in unity, an I could not combine with success to their cause or service to the business of the country. There has been nothing extraordinary in the assertion made by the Conservative leaders to the effect that stantly organising meetings, processions and torch light manifestations, while the press is kept con stantly at work by both sides. The labour which these committees undertake in the cause of their party is something wonderful ; but Ame ricans of all classes like excitement, and in the Presidential election they have enough to satisfy them. The general eagerness and recklessness increases day by day until the day of election, and business is in many places almost at a standstill long previous. The aim is to get as many votes as possible for the electors, every American who has any lights whatever having the right to vote for the College. No man, therefore, need fear to be over look by the agents, and we may expect to hear a good deal about the rights and wrongs of Ireland • until the Irish vote is secured. What the result of this election will be is of course doubtful. The Radicals, as we have seen, are not scrupulous about the means which they employ to the desired end, and the exclusion of the three states will be of great service to them. There can be no question, however, that the Democrats have gained greatly in popular estimation since the first trial of strength, and it is generally believed that even should the Radicals carry the Presidency the Democrats will secure a large accession to their numbers in Congress in the elections for members, which take place at the same time. They can hardly, it is thought, obtain a majority, owing to the ingenious manoeuvring of the Congres sional districts, but they will be able to secure more than a third of the House of Representatives, which will place them in a very differeht position. Should SEYMOUR be elected this improvement in the position of the Democratic party will give him powerful support, since the Presidential veto will be something more than a form. Mr. JOHNSON, we find, has been recommending a Constitutional amendment regarding the elec tions. lie has sent a letter to Congress recom. mending that the PRESIDENT be elected by direct popular vote for a term of six years instead of four, as at present, and that he should be ineligible for a second term ; also that Senators should be elected by the people instead of by the Legisla ture. It is not very probable that either of these suggestions will be accepted by the Congress. The fact of their emanating from ➢lr. JOHNSON would of itself deter the majority from subscribing to them, while the issue of the election is too uncertain to render the extension of the term of office very welcome. If General GRANT and Mr. COLFAX were certai❑ of success, no doubt the six years would be an agreeable change, but as it is more than possible that SEYMOUR and BLAIR may be the favoured names the old term of office will doubtless be retained unaltered. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARISS (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, Su?MAT, August The unfortunate discussion which General La Alarniora has raised respecting the war of 1866 has entered upon a new and most unpleasant phase. The New Prussian (Cross) Gazette has asserted that the note which General Alarmora recently sent to Count Usedom on the subject of the Prussian account of the war was inspired by the French Government. The Prussian paper adds that France hoped by this means to break the alliance between Prussia and Italy and at the same time to prevent the alliance now so much spoken of between Austria and Prussia. A denial to this most important statement was expected this morning in the Moniteur or Constitutionnel, but both these official papers are quite silent, It must not be forgotten that the C ?OM Gazette is an official Prussian paper, representing more especially the party of General von Moltke. Statements of this kind would not he pub- lished in such an organ without a purpose. There is, no doubt, a war party in both countries. In France the possibility of friendship between Austria and Prussia whilst the latter country and Italy remain allied, was naturally alarming. Nor is it likely that this attempt on the part of France to revive old grievances and stir up fresh animosity between the three countries would be calmly received in North Germany. Of course it remains to be decided whether France did interfere as the Cross Gazette averts. If so, this promises to be a very grave affair indeed. M. Henri Rochefort has given in. In yesterday's Lanterne, het publishes the communique which caused him such trouble last week. It appears that the Government threatened to virtually stop the publication of La Lanterne if the document were not inserted. Its appearance caused no little astonishment. M. Rochefort had stated that the communique would occupy forty-five pages, whereas it does not fill half that space, and is, moreover, nothing more than a refutation of what must, under the mildest interpretation, be considered a gross libel. M. Rochefort and La Lanterne will not greatly profit by this affair. A paper which occupies such an anomalous position loses all its influence when founcl disseminating incorrect intelli gence. In this case the calumny referred to the late M. Billault, formerly Minister of State, and is, therefore, all the more discreditable. ROUMANIA.. Very grave news comes from Nimes. It is to the effect that a private meeting was intruded upon by the central commissioner of police, and that very unpleasant and serious results were the consequence. The meeting was for election purposes, to hear M. Cazot, a democratic candidate. The assembly was somewhat numerous, but each individual was invited by private letter. Hardly, however, had the meeting opened, when the central commissioner made his appearance, backed, not by an in junction to stop the proceedings, but by a force of armed men. The proprietor of the room refused to give up the meeting. The candidate, M. Cazot, made his appear. ance, and protested strongly against the interference. At length the armed men were called in, the sight of the bayonets producing a feeling of great astonishment and indignation. The candidate was seized by four soldiers and thrust violently out of the room, and the rest of the assembly was turned out with as little cere mony, one receiving a sword or bayonet thrust. A pro ceeding precisely similar has occurred at Alais. It is scarcely necessary to say that these deplorable events have produced the most painful sensation in political circles. As to the injustice of the interference, there seems to be no question whatever. During the debate which took place on the IBth of March last on the new law, M. Rouher expressly stated that, in accordance with its title, the measure referred to public meetings only. Private meetings, by separate invitation, had never been forbidden nor subjected to previous authorisation. The Minister of State further added, amid tremendous applause, that private meetings would remain free from all intervention. There can be no ambiguity here. A gross injustice has been committed. BUCHAREST, Aug. 1. Telegrams received from Rustchuk state that an engagement, which lasted three hours, had occurred between the Turkish troops and the Bulgarian in surgents. Thirty-eight cf the Litter were killed, and the remainder were surrounded by the Turks at a point between Kasanlik and Schilkau. The headquarters of Mithad Pasha are established at Grahovo. Shots have been fired upon a Turkish gunboat from the Roumanian bank of the Danube, near A large number of suspected persons have been arrested by order of the Roumanian authorities at Ibraila. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. THE SUN, LONDON, AiI&DAY EVENING, , AUG UST j , 1868, MAGAZINES. BLAcKWoon.—The first article met with itt this number is one sure to excit e i n t eres t an d attract at tention: it is a notice of the career of the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, and this is the first part, so that the reader may look forward to successive instal ments. It is said that although successful in his literary attempt, Mr. Disraeli soon began to feel the " con sciousness of power to influence the fortunes of his country otherwise than by his pen," and also that he was many years in Parliament " before the House and the country began in any degree to appreciate his powers." Some of the earlier speeches of the right hon. L rgentleman are here re corded, and among them the celebrated one which he made against Sir Robt. Peel's unscrupulous mode of requiring his followers to rescind their votes on some of the great topics of discussion. Ile said that the right hon. baronet's " horror of slavery extended toevery place but thebenches behind him." It is certainly not to the credit of the leader of the 'Cory party that he should have slighted in so marked a manner one of such distinguished ability as the subject of this sketch. Sir Robert Peel's love of mediocrity was never displayed in a manner more inimical to his reputation than it was in his treatment of the member for Shrewsbury, but time has vindicated the one at the expense of the judg ment of the other. " The Odes of Horace" are concluded, and we should say, without fear of con tradiction, that the attempt, here submitted to the consideration of the general reader, and to the criticism of Horatian scholars, will meet, among the latter at any rate, with mingled respect and admiration. The meaning of the great poet in these versions has been in every instance scrupu lously preserved, while the rhythm throughout is flowing, and the whole most delightful to bear in remembrance. We only trust that the whole of this new and remarkable version of the Odes may be shortly published in a separate form, and in its entirety. Judging of it merely from the frag ments that have already made their appearance, we should pronounce it a most felicitous notion most felicitously carried out. " How Frank Thornton was Cured" is an ingenious sketch, which may furnish a useful lesson ; and per haps if the decisive treatment here advocated were adopted at an earlier period, it might be better for all parties in the long run. Mrs. Craven's charming work, entitled " Recit d'une Spear" is considered in an entertaining paper on the subject, which affords a good idea of the work to those not acquainted with it in detlil. "Letters from a Staff Officer with the Abyssinian Expedition " have now reached to Part the Fifth. "Historical Sketches of the Reign of George the Seconl" brings the poet to our notice, and it is worthy of remark from the style in which it is written and the comments made on the various characteristics of the notabilities re ferred to. " Cornelius O'Dowd" is as curious as ever in his strictures. DUBLIN.—The pretty little story called " My Queen" is concluded this time in a more satisfactory manner than seemed probable at one time. " Itine rant Thespians" is a pap,er that is very entertaining to peruse, and the incident of the j_tcli-chain very amusing. " Haunted Lives" is continued, and furnishes plenty of incidents in this num ber to awaken curiosity and admiration. " The Abdications of Diocletian and Charles V." are considered, and some similarity is found between those two notable instances of the surrender of power by sovereigns. 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This, however, did not meet with the consent of the Opposition, and hence the last Session through which we have passed has been distinguished for party conflicts of a very acrimonious character. Mr. GLADSTONE and his immediate circle knew that a direct vote of censure, a motion, or a want of confidence, could not have been carried, and therefore they resolved to find some question which would rally their party and discomfit their opponents. After a consultation they decided that the Irish Church would be the best thing to take hold of to answer the desired ends ; and Colonel PATTEN may perhaps be excused, when he says that though he is not in the habit of expressing himself strongly, or of imputing motives to political parties, he ventures to say that " there never was such a question brought forward with such exclu sively party objects as the question of the Irish Church." The land question in Ireland is of great importance, andsome attention was being diverted to that, until the idea of the Irish Church became the uppermost one in the minds of the Liberals. On the land question great discussion prevailed in the Opposition benches, and it seemed wellnigh im possible to arrive at a definite conclusion, but it was otherwise when Mr. GLADSTONE'S Resolutions engaged notice, and it was fortunately settled by them that they should be the battle-field at the general election about to take place. Colonel PATTEN held out no prejudicial opinions on the matter. He said that)le believed the Irish Church question did require serious attention, and that it was impossible to deny that there were " anomalies" in that Church which demanded in vestigation. One objection to Mr. GLAD STONE'S Resolutions is that he had not the patience to wait until the Report of the Commis sion moved for by his own leader, Lord RUSSELL, but insisted on bringing matters to an issue before the general election. The Government arc entitled to the credit claimed for them by the Colonel for having worked most sedulously to shorten the time for the dissolution to take place, and to put a period to the confused state of things now existing. The Hon. F. A. STANLEY spoke at some length, and alluded to his three years' connection with Preston. He dropped his connection with that place as its representative with mixed feelings, and he acceded to the request made to him to stand for the county, because he thought he could thus serve more effec tually the interests of his party by standing for North Lancashire. Mr. STANLEY forbore to dwell on the past, and directed his attention to the sub ject which must engage Parliament for the future. The Irish Church ranks prominently among those questions which must be attended to, and the hon. member observed with truth that Ireland altogether must be treated with attention, for much retusins to be done there. Like Colonel PATrEN, he thought so much haste need not have been made, and regretted that they had not waited to see the result of the inquiries of the Commission. Mr. STANLEY concluded his spirited speech by calling on the electors to decide on the day of election which party could best serve the interests of the country, and to act in accordance with that decision. SPAIN. MADRID, Aug. 2. The Minister of Finance has arrived at La Granja to lay before the Qaeen a decree granting a concession for the establishment of a Spanish Credit Foncier. The official Gazette publishes a decree rendering criminal all infringement of patents. SHIP NEWS. NEW YORK, August 2. The Inman Royal Mail steamer City of London arrived here to-day. All well. OVERLAND MAILS. SUEZ, July 27 (Received Aug. 2). The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Baroda, for Bombay, left at midnight yesterday, and the Nubia, for Calcutta, at 4 a.m. to-day. FRANCE. PARIS, Aug. 3. Au Imperial decree, dated yesterday, authorises the issue of the loan voted by the Corps Legislatif and the Senate, at the rate of 69f. 25c. per 1001., bearing interest at 3 per cmt. from the Ist July last. According to an order of the Minister of Finance subscriptions to the same will be received from the 6th to the 13th inst. The minimum allowed to be subscribed is fixed at sf. rente, and the deposit on subscribing at one-tenth the amount applied for. The rest is payable by monthly instalments extending over a period of eighteen months. Bo URSE, August I.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : 4 per Cent. End of month — 3 per Cent End of month 7O 05 Credit Mobilier ... 265 End of month... 270 Credit Fonder ...1418 End of month... RAILWA' Orleans , Bank Shares 3145 Italian Loan — End of month — Mexican Loan 22 75 Do. Bonds Spanish Throes 36 50 Home Debt — Deferred — 3. Cash ... 880 Northern ll5O Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... 570 ___ Western Eastern .. 557 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 403 North of Spain Saragossa Roman 42 A MAGISTRATE SENTENCED TO ITARD LABOUR. —Mr. Montgomery, a magistrate of the county of Monaghan, who was brought up some days since before the magistrates at Belfast, and fined for using party expressions and otherwise misconduct ing himself on his return from the Maize races, was again in court under a warrant on Thursday, and received a severe lesson. A man named Duffy, a butcher, complained that ,he had been assaulted by the prisoner, who threw stones at him and called him a Fenian. A police-constable having been called asa witness, the prisoner protested against his being ex amiued, on the ground that he had sworn falsely on the last occasion, and his word was not worth the ashes of the cigar which the prisoner had in his hand. The complainant's attorney protested against such an imputation being allowed to be cast upon a member of the constabulary force. The bench cx pressed surprise that the prisoner should have been betrayed into the use of such language. He replied that he was " as cool as a cucumber," and retuied to retract the charge. He offered no defence. The magistrates bore testimony to the unimpeachable character of the constable, and, reminding the pri soner of the terms of their oath, which bound them to do justice alike to rich and poor, observed that had Duffy been found guilty of a similar offence he would have been sentenced to imprisonment. The bench, therefore, felt bound to sentence him to fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labour. Extreme Bea Monay. f . 1 August 3, it i s q" W. 1 F to F. D. W R. to 8 a.m. 12 -- 9 Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields Scarborough o o r u o t lgl 30 30: 1 1 8 8 s s . . 6 6 3 7 063 E.S.E.SSE 21 2 s S . s . E . E . c b . b . Helder Cuxhaven S L L d d r o e s s 30 7 1 - 01. 6 - 8 — 63 E. — 2 — 2 g N — . W. • c.m -- — 1 Greencastle 3000 f. 70 65 S. 1 2 S.E. b. _ Holyhead Liverpool Valentia 29•89f. 64 61 W.S.W. 2 3 S.S.W. f.c 1 Cape Clear 29•85f. 68 67 S. 3 4 E.S.E. r.f: o'o2 2 ftocbe's Pt. 65 62 S. 2 4 S.E. b. —I 1 Penzance Plymouth - I IVeymoutli 30•04 f. 68 66 E. 8 5 S.S.W, b.c. 5 Portsmouth 30'07f. 70 64 S.E. 5 5 S.E. c. 4 condoit 30.13 f. 71 I6G E.N.E. 3 4 S.E. b. grpeGrisßez 30'1•25. GS 61 E. 3 —1) c 1 .; res t 1 6 1 N.W. 1 — b; f : ? 1 L'orient llochefolt rritz • Corunna — Brussels ... • Paris Strasbourg — Lyons .. — —— Poulon 29 98s. 75 75 Z. 0 b . 1 Heart's Con tent (6 a•ITL , local time) 1 30'00r. 60 6) S.W. 1 1 W. r.o. 3 ZXPLANATION. Barome ter corrected and reduced to Z 2 deg. a sea l eve l. Th e l e t ter r., rising; 1., failing ; a . , stead y — indicate directicn of motion of the mrercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer mond in shade Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm Weather : b.—blue sty ; c.—clouds, detached ; f.—fog ; h.—hail I.—lightning ; m, —misty, hazy ; o. — overcast, dull; r,— rain; a.—snow L—thunder. Rain-fall. snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKB During the last twenty-four hours a slight diminution in atmosphe rical pressure is shewn at all stations, but readings are still high in the south-western districts. The region of least pressures is in the S.W. of Ireland. In the N. temperature has fallen since yesterday: dot much change has occurred elsewhere. Winds hare been and con tinue light and variable generally ; but at Weymouth an easterly gale is reported this morning, which has blown at Plymouth, where the wind is still fresh from the E. Mist prevails in the N. The weather is generally fine. The health of Count Bismarck is reported to be still better ; but he suffers greatly from restlessness and want of sleep. The efforts made to keep the Germans now assembled in Vienna from the domain of politics are not altogether successful. The speakers at the various reunions will not be put down. The progress made by Austria in the direc tion of civil and religious liberty, and the chance of the Austrian Germans being cut off from the Fatherland, are the two great topics, and they are handled with much more freedom than prudence. Baron Beust has found it necessary to send a despatch to the Austrian Embassy at Berlin declining all responsibility for the fete, and stating that it is impossible to prevent manifestations which are often caused by the imprudence of individuals. On the first of July the last of the troops composing the Abyssinian expedition arrived at Bombay. They left Zoulla on the 25th of June, by which time the traces of invasion were fast disappearing. The pomp and circum stance of war had gradually vanished, and Zoulla was beginning to re-assume the miserable dreary aspectof yore. Long may it he retained. The Indian press is engaged in a raid upon that peculiar form of Anglo-Indian insanity which has gained the distinction of Russophobia. It is now beginning to be thought that Russia may work her wn y in Central Asia, but she will not go further than it will pay her to go. Says the Indian Daily News: " Before she can reach our frontier with such a force as would be of any avail to injure our possessions, she wcull have to incur an expenditure she can ill afford ; and even with that, might find the expedition as disastrous as that of the first Napoleon to Moscow, or our own unwise and impolitic attempt upon Affghanistan. We trust that lesson has not been forgotten." The prevalence of such conside rations as these is a healthy symptom. We can gain little by a war in Central Asia, but if we aro to fight, let us not first provoke the contest. From Madras we hear that the Commander-in-Chief has issued an order forbidding beards to be worn in the army. The joy amongst the barbers at this announce. ment may be great, but the soldiers do not appear to share it. The order has been received with mingled indignation and ridicule. The question appears to be, is a man's hair, like the head upon his shoulders, his own, and should he be consulted as to its removal ? The .Bangalore Herald decides in the affirmative, but the logic is clearly not all apon one side. We must confess ourselves utterly puzzled to decide uetween the conflicting news arriving from South America. A day or two ago the Paraguayans were announced to have gained a victory of some magnitude. Five thousand of the allied army had been utterly defeated, the fortress of ;lumaita was declared as strong as ever, and the hopes of he Paraguayans were represented as proportionately high. Now we hear from Brazil that the Allies are daily gaining , ;round. "Positive information" bad been received that Lopez had fin ally determined to evacuate the fortress, having thus found his strongest position untenable. The Buenos A yres Standard says that the Paraguayan commander will dispute with the remnant of his army the pass of a deep and rapid river called the Tebicuari. How shall we decide? By much the greater part of our news has been received through Brazil, and it has, of course, invariably been favourable to the Allies. The only difficulty is that the numerous victories that have been announced ought to have completely flnished.off the war long ago. The Allies are always beating the enemy, but never gain any. thing by it, It is an extwa i nary war, COLBURN'S UNITED SERVICE for August opens with a continuation of Dr. Gordon's " Notes on Vie History of the British Soldier," in which some further interesting particulars are given, tracing the various changes and improvements which have gradually occurred in the conduct and tortunes of the army from the earliest times down to a very . recent period. The doctor shows great research and wide knowledge of history, all which is more interesting than valuable in a practical point of view. Captain Brackenbury " On Military Ar maments, &c.," refers to the actual operations in the field, and the capability of the several weapons of destruction, in which he deve lops some startling effects from our cam paigns in China down to the crowning glories of our doings in the mountainous advances to the strongholds of Magdala. From great guns his description descends to the varieties of rifles in use in the several States in Europe, and he exhibits a rare appreciation of their several qualities or de merits. The articlu:on " Coast Defences, No. 2 " resumes the subject by giving some practical descriptions of the operation as exhibited by our devoted kinsmen across the Atlantic in their fratri cidal determination to " do or die " in that struggle for victory, in which the battle is not always on the side of the bravest cavalier. Fortification and the Defences of the Kingdom, No. 3," is another instalment on a very important subject, in which the writer dilates with patriotic ardoar on the absolute necessity of our being better prepared for eventualities than we are at particular junctures. lie dwells with a generous spirit on what ought to be done in strengthening our present defences and in providing additional forts, on the principle that things are much better and much cheaper done in peaceable times than they can be in the commotion and bustle incident to a state of war, wherein dan ger is magnified, and wasteful expenditure is reck lessly thrown broadcast on the winds. By the way he asks, very pointedly, what has become of the grand central arsenal at Cannock Chase, which was once to be constructed as the forlorn hope of our freedom as far back as 18G0? We have but one arsenal yet, and that is at the mercy of any daring freebooter who may take a fancy to have a look at the time of day at St. Paul's, after taking a hasty breakfast at Woolwich on his way up the Thames, now being purified for the unwelcome visitor, who will be welcomed with the same feelings as was the Grand Turk at the Mansion House. Certainly we expend plenty of powder and burst great guns in our destructive gambols at Shoeburyness by way of learning how long it will take to kill a poor gun which has weathered some two thousand attempts on its existence ; and yet we have not the common prudence of providing an inland armoury at Cannock Chase, so as to have a shot in the locker for a stormy day. And yet we are so very careful of the public money that the Minister for War who preceded General Peel " had ordered the conversion of some 40,000 small arms into breechloaders, at a cost of 112 a gun" (a very liberal Minister !), when his successor got the con version effected for less than twenty shillings, thereby saving nearly a million in 100,000 rifles only ! This statement has not been contradicted. " Marshal Niel on the Performance of the Chas sepot Breechloader," which is all but perfection, with some slight drawbacks, and Lard E. Cecil " On Military Education, Guns, and Other Matters," we have not time to dilate upon, but recommend to the reader's attention. On the subject of in vasion, which was once a great bugbear, we will only say that a wise man will not leave anything which can be guarded against to take the chance of any unlucky because unforeseen accident. Time was, time is, but time shall be no more! What then ? England, while there is yet time, must act ! FRASER. —SonL3what weighty is the table of con tents which " Fraser" presents to us this month, though it is not devoid of interesting matter. Lands and Seas of Another World," by K. A. Proctor, 8.A., will attract the astronomer. " The Vrench Army in 1734" supplies some curious infor mation, while "Trades' Unionist:a in the City and .IPay Fair" is an article which shows that exclusive less is not confined to brickinakers and file grinders. We have besides a translation of the Ninth Satire of Horace," by Theodore Martin, three chapters of " Oatnessiana," the coatinuation of l'atricius Walker's " Rambles," and sundry papers of a less attractive order. MACMILLAN.—The COIICIUSiO.I of Mr. Markham's narrative of the "Abyssinian Expedition" is the first thing to meet the reader, and the events subse quent to the fall of Magdala are briefly though vividly described by one who participated in them. Miss Clough contributes a very sensible and suggestive article on Primary Education, and her notice of the THE ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE.--The illustrations in the St. James's refresh the sight of the weary Londoner, bringing as they do visions of trees and flowers. The literary contents, however, are not without its attractions, beginning with Mrs. Rid dell's novel, and following with instalments of two other novels for the lovers of fiction, and more solid articles for the wiser reader. " The Secret of Economy" is a sensible and suggestive piece of advice to houskeepers, while " Oar Cabs" is the title of a paper which looks at both sides of the question. " Merlin," that mystic hero of romance, is resuscitated and his, history told, and the King of Clubs—Brillat Severin—is also chosen as the subject of a memoir. TEmrLE Ban.—" Kitty" is continued, and the adventures of the heroine in this instalment are well worthy of note. The fatted calf is killed, and it is said that the ceremony is pleasant to all but the calf and the prodigal. The col-dhearted philosophy of the damsel is indeed most undeserving of the attachment she inspires in well-meaning indivi duals, but that, perhaps, is not unusual in the world. "Lady Esther" is a tale that tells of the doings of a young lady who is at war with circumstances, and cannot decide between the rival claims of a man she loved without money and a man she hated with money. It must be said that she got a better fate than she deserved under the circumstances. " A Popular Swiss Tour" tells how a month ►nay be spent most delightfully in the country whi c h h as become the word's great playground of late years. The scene traversed was the Bernese Overland, and the description may well tempt any one to follow the track here put before them. " Vera" is a pecu liar sketch, that will be more interesting next time in all probability. " Adventures in the Mosquito" is an exciting sketch, and " Vox Populi on the Farr has some very sensible observations on that topic of public interest. An interesting notice of Samuel Lover is met with, and he is called the most popular of Ireland's song-writers since the days of Moore. TnE MONTH.—" The Story of a Great Li brary " traces the fortunes of the Bodleian Library at Oxford very pleasantly. " Men of the Thirty Years' War" is the title of a biographical series, beginning with Firdinand 11. and the Elector Frederick. " Anne Severin" and " Eudoxia" are two pleasing stories, while" Of the Sun," an essay by Fr. Secchi, is full of valuable information, and illustrated by several diagrams. There is a good supply of critical notices, and Aubrey de Vere contributes a thoughtful poem on the memory of Coleridge. TIIE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE.—This old friend with a new face keeps up its improved character. It opens with four chapters of " Not in Society," a smartly-written drama of London life. Part 3 of " Among the Pictures" is worth reading, and the directions " how, When, and Where to Bathe" are very useful and appropriate this weather. " Our Grammar Schools as they are" are considered, prior to the discussion of what they should be, and the " Science of Croquet" is dilated upon by an en thusiastic votary of the balls and hoops. " Pigs to Wit," is an essay which possesses;the recommen dation of novelty, for few writers ever discourse on the merits and demerits of the various specimens of pork! Edwin Arnold contributes a well-written essay on "Theodore the King," whose ambition might have been gratified had he known the cele brity he was to enjoy in the West. " The Memo rial Window" is an interesting story, and " Music in Vanity Fair" is a pleasant piece of criticism. THE MUSICAL MAGAZINES. lIANOVER SQUARE this month is a very excellent number, and opens with a very clever composition— a nocturne for the piano, entitled " Murmurs," by Charles A. Palmer ; it is very effectively set, and doubtless will become a favourite. o.le of the songs in the present number is by G. F. Stanislals, who has adopted S!lakespere's words to a very graceful melody. Rene Favager contributes a brilliant morceau de salon, entitled " L'Etiucelle," and " Virginia Gabriel " another of her very pretty ballads. Al ogether the August number is perhaps one of the best that has yet been sent forth by its accomplished editor, Mr. Lindsey Sloper. BOND STREET, too, this month is of more than ordinary goodness, and doubtless it will be generally appreciated. It opens with a most exhilaratingquad rille by Mr. C. Coote, entitled "Presentation," and one which will become a universal favourite in the ball-room, M, Lutz gives us a delicious gem of In a recent address to the electors, Sir Jolla Acton made the following remarks on the Irish Church question : " I approach this question of the Irish Churc h Establishment, I am sure w i t h out part i al i ty, an d hope without prejudice. I should deem it critnina' to be influenced in my judgment by the fact tbat I belong to a different communion, or to attemp t the destruction of an Established Church for n° better reason than because it is not my owe' (Loud cheers.) I judge the Irish Church Estah lishment on exactly the same principles that I should apply to a Catholic Church Establishment in the midst of an overwhelming majority of Protestants , :And I cannot be more zealous for the destruction of the one than I should be for the abolition o f the other. This seems to me the part of an honest man ; and this is not the spirit in which the Tories have acted. Refusing to consider the conditions which justify or condemn the existence of a State Church they reject the obligation of principle, an d disguise a sordid interest in the stolen garb of reli gion. (Applause.) There has been another con' troversy of late years which may serve to illustrate the one in which we are now engaged—l wean the controversy about the temporal power of t hs , Pope. Suppose I were t o say, i n the ca se °` Rome, that I would not consider the prineiPl es on which the Government is conducted, and ti / charges which are br oug ht aga i ns t i t —that would not judge it by the same standard a s other States, because I thought that its destruction might be injurious to the Church to which I bell _what would you then thi n k o f me ? Y o u woul d say that I was a man with ou t pr i nc i p l e , t h a t I W a f • willing to do evil th a t goo d m i g h t come , that ` acted as if the end justified the means; in sho rt ' you would scout m e f or a hy pocr i te. A n I Y° l would be perfectly right. But the course whic h , 5 have described is preci se ly th a t w hi c h t h e To rLe u have pursued in the question of the Irish Cha c Establishment. (" H ear , h ear ," an d a pplause . ) You cannot believe that the Irish people are less titled than the Roman to be governed in the WI, that suits them best. If you think it wr en ; to support by force a n ecc l es i as ti ca l d enom iaati° o.. in one place, yo u canno t d e f en d it la Li other. (Applause.) The r i g ht w hi c h y o u accord to foreign nations you canno t d eny t o your ca n countrymen. If su c h an ar bit rary an d unpatri°tie 3 distinction were pos s ibl e , th e pr i v il ege o f being British subject would b e a curse i n d ee d . The tae' tics of the Tories are not on ly a cr i me , b u t a w i to take. They are bindi n g th e t wo E s t a blishmen ts together by a bond which may prove too strong t be sundered when the weak one sinks. They , n° we, have embarked the Ch urc h o f E ng l an d iii thins crazy boat ; they, n o t we , are answera bl e for tho result. They cannot save the Irish Establishmee t its weakness exceeds their strength. I would O ra them not to plunge the two institutions iuto one N ei ' mon ruin. And I warn them in all sinceriT for I am very f a r f rom b e li ev i ng th a t 1) °. 1 10 are involved in the same con d emna ti on . W 11 1,,, the conditions which are essen ti a l t o th e l e gitimat e of a State Church are entirely wanting in the °i case, it cannot be j us tl y sa id t h at they are so in t .. v 0 other. There a re reasons wh i ch, while they fatal to the Church Establishment in Ireland, I t u n i plicitly sustain and fortify it in England. (1; plause.) It is yet ti me f or t h e E nglish Establishale to free herself f rom h er s i n f ul s i ster, an d t o es ,pi the effects of a ru i nous comp li c i ty. If she Ivo bring back the untaught heathen of our great toW to the forgotten n ame o f Ch r i s t , an d work e te /l a t that apostolate of charity t owar d s the negle c o poor, which England a mong a ll th e nations need 0, the most, then she ne e d no t f ear f o r her C o' do wments, for Catholic and Noncomformis t .4 alike acknowledge that the lab ourer i s w orthy °f hr hire. (Applause.) There are those who endeav c en o to persuade even g r o wn men t h at t hi s moven :l , against the Irish Establish men t i s par t of 3 cos spiracy for the erection of a P a p a l a b so l u tism ie A country. I will not wa s t e man y wor d s en su ch is pitiful absurdity. But I ask you to remember oif —that the Catholic clergy o f I re l an d h av e s°lelll. declared that there are not s u it ors f or the spo il of the Establishment, and th a t th ey w ill not C o sent to accept one farthing o f it s e ndoWol t eooo m ir They have done this, well k now i ng that twit decision will be an embarrassment to sta te brethren on the Continent, where any A that wishes to cast off th e burden of stag salaried clergy will find its hands stl.'"-voit ened by their declaration. And w h e re Ot think Mr. Disraeli has found th e mos t signifiesl support in his policy on this question ? A an official organ of the R oman G over nment , I r iti newspaper which is publi s h e d un d er the alltl3°6oo and the shadow of th e V a ti can. If co mbitla o f there be, it is a combination among the T eri° . h' different creeds to keep up ecclesiastical esta b ort ments both at hom e an d a b roa d. (Hear' • 13rl dg' and applause.) I may f a i r l y sa y that fe w; north will be in th e van o f the c° an d fight. When a large body of sincere w h o strenuous Protestants support a candidate t hel conspicuous for nothing but his Catholicism/ 10 to give in times like th ese a memora bl e exan3P e.) their countrymen. (" H ear , h ear, " an d aPP e 10 11 Perhaps you Will be t o ld th a t , i n electing 131134h' will not be earning the praise thus duo t(3 l , c to ld minded and enlightened men. You may 11 , foa l that I occupy an exceptional position, apa rt th e amen hat the common mind familiar line of opinion tha English Catholics. You may be reminded ela te in the late debates, a right reverend V o ; to pointed to me as one who had special real t he look with sympathy on the existence of 000 Establishment. And it may be said that the cannot be taken as a representative it y la rgo Catholic body who is at variance with tled en' portion of it on important points. — e 13 to ne," whether I represent the body o r not, I claimlf derstand and represent the spi r it. ( C he ers) the m differ from many of my friends, I differ from ivi be; in nothing more th an thi s , th a t so far fr ern hos tile lieving the principles of my religion to he f u rev ioll' e political enlighte nmen t, t o th e progress of testor secular knowled ge , t o lib er ty which is L / tha t r e ' truth, or to charity w hi c h i s a test of fait' , t oitieS' ligion has taught m e t o c h er i s h the hig h ,b. th e ' the love of Lir dealing and of ope n s P ee Are ti'° love of even justi ce an d o f freedom, which glory of the English name." (Lou' NEW DIVORCE ACT.—On Saturday Wa s h i 7 D ro° the Act which received the Royal assent 0 0 is i 0 rogation to amend the law relating to tlPPe3rdo the Divorce Court. Appeals to the n o ose °c o o° to be within one month, aud no appeal to the of Lords in undefended suits for dis solution 0 %Vil er riage unless by the leave of the Court. rf wa r there is no right to appeal the parties WY le &- again at any time after the pronouncing of ti „ t ive tree absolute. The act has a qualified retrosPev operation. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. manner in which reading and writing are taught together in Germany will interest all who know the difficulties of imparting rudimentary know ledge. Next we come to what will to many readers be the most attractive article in the number, the continuation of " Realmah" by the author of " Friends in Council." It is the " friends in council" who are in fact the chief characters of the piece, and their debates and discussions are never tedious. In the chapter before us Milverton and another entrap Ellesmere into one of his charac teritic semi -humorous harangues by asking him what he would do if he were to live to a patriarchal age, and Ellesmere proceeds with a sparkling mixture of jest and earnest to sketch out his plans, beginning with abolishing the penny post, and end ing with the encouragement of wholesome recreation and reducing the standing armies. The "Autograph of Handel's Messiah" affords matter for a critical inquiry, and " The Quarrels of Friends" are wisely discoursed upon. " Saved at Last," by the Rev. J. Gilmore, is a graphic account of an heroic rescue performed by the Ramsgate Lifeboat in a terrible gale of January. The feat was a desperate one, the lifeboat being beaten back four times from the wreck by the violence of the waves, and at last only succeeding by the desperate resource of driv ing her in over the sinking vessels, and throwing the anchor upon her deck. This gallant scheme was successfully carried out, and the shipwrecked crew saved after they had thought rescue impos sible. When they saw their friends in need driven off time after time they gave up hope, but one of them—it was a Danish vessel—assured his fellows that they had yet a chance. " I have sailed in English ships," he said. " I have often heard about lifeboat work, and I know they never leave any one to perish as long as they can see them, and they will not leave us." Encouraged by this hope, the men clung to the wet and shaking rigging to be all saved at last. Miss Youge's interesting story of "The Chaplet of Pearls" proceeds with animation, and the number altogether is an excellent one. BELGRAVIA.—As usual this magazine contains a variety of subjects. " Bound to John Company" is the first subject met with, and it is an effective sketch. " Charlotte's Inheritance" still proceeds, and "Dead Sea-Fruit" and "Diana Gay" also con tribute their share to the large stock of fiction which appears among the contents. " Marriage versus Celibacy" is a paper on the topic that is just now so often met with, and Walter Tbornbury's " London Clubs" are well worthy of attention. " The Whitebait Mystery" will please many at this season, and the poems interspersed through the pages of Belgravia are a useful as well as orna mental addition, relieving the monotony of the prose papers, and imparting a brilliancy to the style. CORNIIILL.—This number is an interesting one, and the completion of " Avonhoe" is written in a very powerful style. Thera is something very effec tive in the sketch given of the vanity of human wishes, and the sad loss of the, youth in the full hope and promise of his career was a warning to the pride and selfishness of his parents. " The Bra,mleighs of Bishop's Folly" is eventful in this instalment, and the returning Jack Bramleigh is the hero of new adventures. This romantic story will soon Coal') to au end, wich will be a loss to the reider, who has long followed its erratic records, and been conversant with its stirring events and peculiar characters. "A Prussian Soldier's Notes on the Prussian Army" will be found full of inci dent- and information, and " Anarchy and Autho rity" is concluded in this instalment, which is an impressive one, and carefully written. " Great Solar Eclipses" is a suitable topic to discuss just now, when attention is directed in that line. " How to Form a Good Taste in Art," " Coast De fence," and the " Sautals" complete the contents of this number, which is perhaps too solid, but con tains much of a noticeable nature. ~---- melody called "Silver Convent Rills," which will be found quite within the compass of au ordinary soprano voice ; and Mr. Robert Coote, as his quota, contributes a dashing mazourka. Mr. Blamphin song, "Snow-white Rose" is characterised by 311 the graceful peculiarities that have marked s° many of his celebrated compositions. We con gratulate the conductors of this very attractive magazine on the success of their venture for public approbation. nal „ kur DIE y Ortillbr HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, August 2. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise , drove out yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty and Princess Louise, Princess Bea] trice, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Leopold, and Prince Louise of H esse , atten d e d Divine Serv i c e am , Whippinghasr. Church this morning. The Prince and Princess of Wales drove out 013 Saturday. SIR JOHN ACTON AT BRIDGNORTH• to 15 Wt