The Sun. — London, England, 1868-09-02 00:00:00

TB E SUN , LONDON, / WEDNESDAY EVENING SrPTEMBER 2 9 1868 • ....-----. .........-„,--............P1111M1N11M1 ,------ --- ---- COUNTER CLOTHS FOR LICENCED • sa y s that he saw at once that the sidin g would ' y et taken p lace. One occurs to-da y , another a i CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. DISQUALIFIED CANDIDATES, VICTUALLERS. not hold the entire of the train. The week hence, others, again, not till October; but 1 ;.-----ss---4:.-4, - ' (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) q \ '1 I IIE only article really suitable for that purpose, train was a long one, and it was obliged to as straws show which way the wind blows, so may PARIS, TuESDAT, September 1.- j'A. 'contemporary says • , . ~..:. -- e - - - 11 - ss. 6d. per dozen, hemmed, ready for use. Address wh0 :96 ., has been convicted oil t it ' (11 ; 14 0r:e r r e occasion 1.)5, Fleet-street, and 5, The Pavement, Clapham. be divided, so as to put some waggons on one set we learn from these minor contests the prevailing - . The question of Ministerial modifications is treated in Of , tampering with electoral virtue is in itself an , detail by several of the journals here. The Ministry of insult to a respectable constituency, and should - - of rails and some on another. The sooner some temper and sentiments of the American people. GLASS CLOTHS SUITABLE FOR LICENCED . . change is made in these arrangements the better The Democrats, so we learn by the City of Boston ' State is to be suppressed, says one report, and M. Rouher VICTUALLERS, 7:3. 9d. PER DOZEN. listo be made Minister of Finance and President of the be at once resented by a refusal even to listen to rsop s opl slightest Linlithgowshire aectagnrahlield forgetfulness aee smrsotamenncedot, countenance, astonishment airustset aEnwogaafdeennn asccdt t iehau h n.nen a Ni tdtrohionaLetrwl antecedents mrht e c oeeppacrnyNeoedrs find soutbe es i k u eosal c ifksnt h thgha m atttoi e t n tbihse a s eirne WILLIAM lIOLDICII and C 0.,. No. 105, for the general safety of passengers, and it seems from New York on the 22d ult., have carried the Council. M. Piiiard, at present Minister of the Interior, any proposals from such a quarter. It is not without Fleet-street, foot of Ludgate bill ; and No. 5, surprising that there should not have been more elections in the territory of Idaho, returning their is to be replaced by M. Ernest Leroy, Prefect of Rouen. '1 he Pavement, Clapham-common. accidents the way things are carried on. It is no candidate as delegate to Congress. In the New This scheme takes no account of M. Magne, who would t ignoranceul r returned FABLE CLOTHS, in every Width and Length, use making arbitrary rules and not allowing for England States Mr. PENDLETON is busy canvassing be supplanted by M. Rouher in the Finance Departm en t. expressly for Licenced Victuallers. Damask Napkins • and has met in Another combination, published in the Figaro, gives theelectors. Johntoof any chances or accidents for Tray Cloths, Drills for Bar Aprons and Towellings of that may occur from the for Mr. SEY3lol3lland General BLAIR, portfolio of the Interior to M. Buffet, deputy ; the Wartwhaeef afford commissionersr cl therefore, them every description. Patterns gratis and post free. first train in question being a little too late, or the some quarters with an enthusiastic reception. If the Ministry to General Trochu •; preserves M. Magne as second too soon, and no space being left on the New England States give in their adhesion to the Finance Minister; and does not change the functions of - etARDIGAN JACKETS made expressly for Bar appointed to inquire into the existence of corrupt practices 'kJ use, Warm and Elastic, from ss. 6d. each, for sidings, and so on. Another very desirable change Democratic candidates they will have a good chance the statesman, M, Rouher, in the now disfranchised boroughs of Totnesand Great Yar st dies' ani Gentlemen's use. WILLIAM HOLDICII The Gaulois solves the problem of the day-the visit of and Co., LICENSED VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS 105, Fleet- will be to give up the habit of locking the carriage of success. It will be a singular, though, under the Count and Countess de Girgenti to Fontainebleau. mouth. If the Parliamentary Elections Act bad become law ttreet, City, and No. 5, The P avemen t, Claph'am.common. doors, for it is a most pernicious one. It is said present circumstances, not an improbable thing, if The solution of the Gaulois is not very novel-and, alas 1 three years earlier, Mr. Pender would have been incapable --- 'until 1874, not only of being elected to, or sitting in, the WILIAM. HOLDICH and Co.,_ LICENSED that some of the doors on the platform side were the Northern electors should vote for the Demo- there are no means of determining whether it be the House of Commons, but of being registered as VICTUALLERS' DRAPERS, Established 1842, at 105, locked, but that does not agree with the account given crats, and the Southern electors for the Radicals, correct solution - but it bears the appearance of though hihimpoaufg io.i:f office f lcaent the ire Iths:ctitet ivsofet whatever. . andconTs Parliament o ei ig f eencs a voter, of being appointed or acting as a Fioet-street, City ; Southern Branch-No. 5, The Pave- probability. An alliance, offensive and defensive, between justice peace,holding any judicial or muni 'Aleut, Clapham-common. Patterns gratis and post free, by those who passed the keys to passengers to let The fact is that the common sense of the Northerners France and Spain, is the key to the mystery. It was to with Price List, themselves out. At any rate let the rule now be sees that the real interests of the country are being conclude this alliance that the Queen of Spain desired an accident ou 8 i hislt of n t o i c t n o a i e lt do ti has cbte. r s e a t v r e o e Butl. 'TO LICENCED VICTUALLERS. that doors are not locked at all ;it will be far the sacrificed by the Radicals, who have raised the interview with the Emperor of the French-a request which was not conceded. Thc Emperor probably wished wisest. The experience of the accident at Abergele taxation to an enormous height by their lavish ESTABLISHED 1842. to avoid the public excitement which invariably follows spective, the action of a constituency may and offenceouglat a t g o ains b t e pub so lic 1 1 / 4 VIL LIAM HOLD I C II and CO. has shown the public very plainly that there are and reckless expenditure at a time when the these royal interviews ; and it is just possible that the po p lic r y ib a elY nd powsasitive as saw much h re the an V LICENCED VICT UALLERS' DRAPERS, No worse evils to be apprehended than can arise from finances were exhausted by a protracted and costly visit of the Count and Countess de Girgenti was 1 0.5, Fleet-street, corner of Farringdon-street ; and at No. e. r cent measure was passed 1143 it is now; and as decency L, 'Pte Pav emen t. ci ap h am _ nommon (s ou the rn Branch). a stray passenger here or there jumping out of the war, and the greatest prudence and watchfulness Planned as a substitute. According to the Gaulcns has not availed to prevent a man whose acts, if committed the terms of a secret convention have been fr lIEATRE ROYAL, ADELPIII. carriages too soon. The general safety and con- was needed. The Radicals of Congress voted large settled, and the Count and Countess are come to since the 31st of July, 1868, would condemn him a. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. venience of the passengers must be considered be- bounties to the soldiers for the sake of securing arrange the details. The stipulations were that Spain to seven years' disfranchi semen t f rom o ff er i ng hi m - Directress, Mrs. Alfred Mellon. self as a candidate, we can only hope that decency Mr. Eburne's Benefit. fore the claims of those who run risks by their the military interest in favour of their party ; they should supply 40,000 men and a naval force for the defence THIS EVENING, THE FLYING SCUD. Messrs. George foolhardiness and before the prejudices voted mess, large sums for themselves on pretence of of the Pope in case of war between France and any other will prevent the electors of Linlithgowshire from returning Bornore, Billington, Ashley, J. G. Taylor, C. H. Stephens on, European power. In return France was to protect Spain him as their mem ber. Sir Edmund Lacon's position may C. J. Smith; Miss Charlotte Saunders, Mi ss L ou i sa M oore , Mi ss and fancies of those who like to make travelling expenses; they kept up a costly system not be such an open outrage upon politi ca l mora lit as DI trio, Harris, and Miss Lennox Grey.from attacks both without and withi n . Thi s i s th e diffi- y Followed by A CONCERT. arbitrary rules. Let no t the unfortunate of military rule in the South, and used every effort culty. The Emperor is willing to lend assistance to Spain Mr. Pender's, but we believe that such men as he are at After which, Four Scenes from ROB ROY. Messrs. J. W. least equally responsible for the corruption b which they Anson, Stuart, G. Belmore, R. Phillips, W. H. Eburne, and Mrs. affair of the other day be in vain, but to keep those great producing States impoverished in case of a foreign attack, but hesitates to guarantee the . y ... Birlingt on. unstable throne of Queen Isabella against revolution. The have profited. If no candid a t es p resen t e d th emse l ves t o To conclude with A PAS DE FASCINATION. Mi ss E s t e ll e l e t it b e a mar k f or th e c h anges th a t are rendered and desolate. The Protective interest, too, notoriously corrupt constituencies but su c h a s m a d e no Bodenham and Mr. W. H. Eburne,Mexican affair is too terrible a warning to be readily for necessary by the requirements of the passengers, and is very strong in the present Congress, secret of their readiness to b r ib e w h en requ i re d, it wou ld gotten. No foreign enemy is likely to strive for the barren 1 - YCE U M TH.EA. T R E.— t h e exper i ence w hi c h eac h d ay ' s trave lli ng a ff or d s an d th a t h as h e l pe d t o k eep b ac k th e h onour o f conquer i ng S pa i n, b ut the prospect of the at least help to ticket these electoral plague spots m ore • 4 - .. Mr. FAIRCLOUGH having made an extraordinary success dynasty being overturned fre within is imminent. The unmistakably. ,s,i his first appearance in England, h e w ill h ave th e h onour o f th ose w h o are w illi ng to learn. The Railway Com- progress of trade and the development of corn :pmearing EVERY EVENING during the week in HAMLET. Emperor may well recoil from the task of putting down - 9' e lt very kind reception ho met with on Saturday night, from a panies may rest assur e d th a t public opi n i on w ill not merce. The Reciprocity Treaty with Canada has fa Altionable and crowded house, will never be effaced front his Spanish insurrections by French bayonets. FRACAS IN A CHURCH. nt enory, nor the enthusiastic calls that he received before the tolerate any addition to rules and regulations that never been renewed, as it has been part of the Another journal in the hands of the authorities ! The curtain by a kind and enthusiastic audience, entire strangers to * omen 1 S , eU t e t h l l - s E a t3ohtfeerdnif divine iln u lo z ew et s te ienr , gvinicseittosar at St. o s: _ e t h ., e , s Margaret'st Juster and b eCfohcrahet church theracmh iii.it, and a few only of whom heard of his serious attack of illness have been shown to be fatal, and that in future they Radical programme to threaten war with Eng- Correctional Tribunal of Nantes has condemned one of the on arrival in this country. contributors and the proprietor of the Esperance du People The box-office open under the direction of Mr. C. Nugent, must endeavour to carry out those plans which land. Then the perpetual quarrels between PRE- commencement to in fines of £6O and £4O respectively. most readily insure safety, and not follow those SIDENT and Congress has kept up a state of public, The final acceptation by M. Dufaure of the Opposition II : I) OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. . • it Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. more convenient ones, which may be all right, yet feeling most undesirable and unprofitable. The candidature in the Var department is considered to afford on Sunday morning, some surprise was caused among the THIS EVENING, at 7, A CHARMING PAIR. which are liable to fail, and to produce the most se- price of gold under the Radical auspices is evi- a congregation who witnessed the occurrence at a fracas After chance of success to the Democrats. The election After which fat 8 o'clock), Dion Boucicault's new drama, in of M. Grhvy in the Jura has revived the hopes of the between the clerk and sexton of the parish and the 7, , 1r acts, entitled AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life. rious consequences. dente sufficient that they have completely failed Me isrs. Vining, Walter Lacy, Dominick Murray, H. J. M ontague party, and the acquisition of so excellent a candidate as pew - opener at the church. It would appear that a J. , s shore ; Miss Tressy Marston, and Mi ss R ose Leclercq. ' to inspire that public confidence and security M. Dufaure, who, if returned, would doubtless rank as lengthened course of legal proceedings have been for some Flutirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds and assistants. 'Co conclude with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY . Mr, F. PEEL has issued an addressto the elec- without which no nation can flourish. If the De- one of the best debaters of the Corps Legislatif, renders ti past in progress between Kingsford, who now holds Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open , them confident. the offices of clerk and sexton of theparish, against P The official journals, I see, speak P. daily from 10 till 5. tors of South-east Lancashire, and declares that he mocrats had been able to exercise a more decided of the election in a very angry tone. The success of Weller, the former clerk and sexton, to deprive him of Rill support Mr. GLADSTONE'S Irish policy, and influence on political affairs, :and to oppose D those office s , Til OYAL STRAND THEATRE . M. Dufaure would produce an effect anything but agree- which he had held fora great number of . 1. li f Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. seems to be very desirous of promoting education the progress of the Radicals, the fall of the latter able at the Tuileries. years. The result of the proceedings has terminated in i'LLES EVENING, at 7.30, SISTERLY SERVICE. Messrs. Kingsford taking the clerkship and s t 1 • 31, ford, Harcourt; Miss Sheridan by all available means. He entertains the most might have been less speedy and less complete. As M. de Montalembert is recovering, though somewhatex ons lip of the After which, THE FIELD 010 THE CLOTH OF GOLD. slowly, from the effects of his accident. M. Nelaton has parish, while Weller, the former holder, has been deprived 1'4, , , Ts. Thorne, James, and Robson ; Mesdames Sheridan, lively hope that the result of the elections now at it is, they have had every advantage. No one can . not deemed it necessary to continue his attentions. not only of his means of livelihood, but has been actually ti s, tall. Hughes, Newton, &c. 'l', conclude aith MARRIAGE AT ANY PRIOE, hand will be to replace the existing administration pretend that their views or policy have been inter- A poisoning case has just been decided in the Assize driven to bankruptcy. A considerable amount of sympathy by one presided over by Mr. GLADSTONE, which is fered with. Even the PRESIDENT himself has been Court of the Seine. The poisoner was found guilty, with and indignation against Kingsford is accordingly felt in 113 0 YAL AM PHITH EA FRE AND CIRCUS, sure to possess the confidence of the majority of the powerless to check them. They have had - the parish, the church committee still employing the late .1 L HOLBORN. went for life. From the following brief details your clerk and sexton as pew-opener and for other purposes in tuguration of the London Season. Fresh Engagements and people. Why he does not explain very clearly, two years to experiment on, and what is the result ? aII )st of Attractions. First appearance of M. NAPOLI, the readers will be able to judge how far the plea of extenuat- connected with the church, and refusing to recognise his Italian Hercules; M. LOZADA, the celebrated French Prestidi- but lays great stress on the importance of retrench- It is no great wonder that the shrewd politicians of ing circumstances has become a legal fiction to prevent successor. On Sunday Weller was in the act of escorting etateur and Equilibrist; and .A.LMONI'I and DELEVANTI, the .1 ranch Clowns. merit, which seems to have become a sort of mania New England begin to repent of their bargain, and the punishment of death. The poisoner, Ringard by the officiating clergyman to the reading desk, when Kings ()Nita, the Sensation of London.had seven name, was married to his cousin, and children, . ford attempted to prevent his doing so, on which Weller I NRA, every evening, in his Flying Trapeze Act, as performed among the Liberals lately. Doubtless they are are inclined to try whether the altered side of poli 1-Are the Prince and Princess of Wales. He was a bad husband and a bad father. His cruelty either struck or pushed him down the steps leading to the ONRA'S Terrific Flights on Two Bars. taking the cue from their leader's famous address tics cannot produce a more satisfactory state of was incessant, and his infidelities numerous ;he formed reading-desk. The occurrence, just before the commence o . RA'., lueredibli, Somersaults and Pirouettes. cr , f HA, the most wonderful and perfect performer ever at St. Helen's on the subject. Mr. HUGHES affairs ? an illicit connection with his niece, and persecuted his meat of divine service, has given much pain to those who w' .''asses' sister-in-law with his assiduities. Five of his chit- witnessed it. One of the congregation has, we are informed, Lie incomparable Scenes in the Arena as u sua l, i nc l u di ng M. has addressed at some length a meeting at Kenning :4Ln' yell's wonderful performing Dogs. dren died-one at least, it is believed, from want of since laid the circumstance before the bishop of the diocese, /den at half-past Seven, commence at ight. Morning Per- ton Hall, yesterday. In contesting this election, Wednesday and Saturday, at Half-past Two• Children LATEST INTELLIGENCE. proper treatment. His wife left him on one occasion, in order that he might interfere to prevent such an 1 5 ::: . Ter ten, half-price to morning performance only. * the hon. member assured his hearers, that he should but was induced to return, an indulgence which was duly unseemly occurrence again." 5.13.-On and after Monday. Sept. 7, the doors will open (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) at 7, not have recourse to any of the " venal electioneer- rewarded by frequent threats of poisoning, which were i erformance commencing at half-past. ing machinery" that was in vogue, and truly added -•.- ultimately put into execution by means of cyanide of THE WEATHER TABLE.—THIS DAY. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' GUARDIAN AMERICA. potassium. Madame Ringard and her son were both el R. GLENIE, of the Sporting Library, that it was degrading alike to the constituencies poisoned; but the child recovered, whilst the mother died. • ‘ .4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, London, W., begs to , and the candidates to do so. He made some at- NEW YORK, Sept. L The wretched poisoner when told that his wife was dying 4,.., Tin his customers, and the Licensed Victuallers in general, The National Company's steamship France manifested the utmost indifference, and would not even go METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. that he has been appointed Agent for the above-named paper in tempt to defend the Sunday Trading Bill, and de- hlition to his agency for the Sporting Edition of '' TIIE SUN," , arrived out to-day. and see her. If these are extenuating circumstances, when Extreme Sea tud can supply the same on Friday evening, if required, in town G l ared that the measure he had introduced into br country. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. is a murderer wholly and unjustifiably guilty ? Wednesday, 1. 4 F. September 2, B. T. "'" W. Ito F. D. WR. tO G. R. G. begs to inform the Trade that he is Agent for the Parliament was intended to render the law 8 a.m. lEtFci 12 9 ruvrEsT EDITION of "THE SUN," and can supply it earlier Closing prices :—Gold, 145. Sterling exchange 1),11 any other man in London or Country the evening of publi " efficient and satisfactory." He certainly has The North-East Correspondence contradicts the report of Nairn 3OTh-, - si ) , 53 4 W.N.W. c. 7 . ... - 1 I , ! , , ,t es No a c n or i eg t o i r i t .s w i lh a t ,te ny; other l persons. Bally's, Ruff's, the bestk f • ' • b • • right to Speak o its intentions, ut it is on London, 109 k. 5-20 United States Bonds, the intention of the Russian Government to propose a Aberdeen - 1 the Daily Papers, Maga s eels, and Periodicals as soon as published. Agent for the Joint 1882, 1131 ; ditto, 1885, 111 i ; 10-40 Bonds, European Congress, with the view of a general disarms- Le ith Suelds ..._. : 3 3 ( 0 ) :gr r : 5 5! 5 58 W.TT.W. 2 4 N. W, o. ' ...t - 7 - I `tack Coal Cempany. Orders by post attended to, also very true that the measure in question did not meat. The Cabinet of Berlin questioned Prince Gortscha- Scarborough 30'29r. 59 56 W. 2 4 W.N.W. c.b. - 2 fulfil them, and would have caused great dissatis • 105 f ex coupon. Illinois, 145 ; Erie, 4q. Cot- on the subject, thinking it possible that the Con- Yarmouth„ 3012 r. 59 56 W.N.W. 2 3 N.W. .b. - 2 Helder .... 30'27 63 - W.N.W. 8 - - . - - 2 frIIE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN " faction had it done so. It is quite idle to draw the ton, middling upland, 30i. Petroleum, standard ference which is to meet at St. Petersburg to Cuxhaven,. 30 7 0 6 ii 7 W.N.W. - 2 . L" W.N.W. - 0. - i n supplied, as soon as published, Every Evening, by W. white, 311. Flour, extra state, $8 10c. to $8 70c. determine the use of explosive bullets in war- A fao , d s cr3% . i ' ,. * : g 7 8. 2 3 141.". c. '376" 55 W .-.W. 1 4 W. o, c. A I - . iXtl. \DER (late Brooks), Newspaper Agent, No. 4, Old line too tight in this respect, and all the recent Holyhead .. 30'2Er. 59 58 S.S.W. 1 3 W.S.W. c. - - Cavandish-street, Oxford-street. Corn, old mixed, $1 24c. fare might undertake still more important questions. Liverpool ~ 30'32r. 60 56 8 1 3 AN W c.b. - 1 efforts made to legislate upon the matter gave rise The reply of the Russian statesman was in the negative. Valentin,— 30115. 60 55 Ek 3 3 *W. .bc. - 3 - PIIILADELPIIIA, Sept. 2, 1 a.m. Cape Clear.. 30'22f. 63 W. c. 1 - 1 4 \VP II O'S GRAIN G E R ? 'LICENSED to invidious comparisons as to the relative advan- On the other hand, the evidence of constant diplomatic itoche's Pt. 30'25f. 59 ,18 S. 2 3 W.N.W.'b.m - 1 V VICTITALLIOS TOJIACCONIST, SFIEPIIERD'S-BUSII. The Republicans have carried the election in communications between Prince Gortschakoff and Lord Penzance .. 30'31f. 58 ,' 14 7.1 0 3 W.N.W. c.b.l - 2 'he sportTr N G EDI CIO Vof "THE SUN " can be seen at tapes of the rich and the poor, which are always to Plymouth .. 30'33r. 55 154 S. 1 2 N.W. c.b.l - 1 • .• (~ d Vermont. Their majority is 27,000—a Republican Stanley, during the stay he latter at Lucerne is not to IVe o nth 30'31 of t , yrn .r. 59 I 5 , ..,8 lz.Ny. 2 3 W. Ib. I - 3 CR 1 INGER'S Establishment, as above, every evening by Eight b d t d th de de e, as the pro uce angry Neap san Portsmouth 1 30'3^_r. 581 .t> N.M. 1 3 IV.N.W. b.in - 1 ()I:1)A. 0 be despised ; though it does not at all follow that this gain of 7,000. London ....' 30•23 r. 55 54 Z. 0 4 W. b.f.' - I — can do no good to all one. interchange of despatches relates to a Congress. C'peGrisNez, 30'29r. 63 61 N. 0 7 W. b. - 1 (ME LATES I F,DmoN . of " T lIE SUN" An lin'ian massacre is reported in Colorado. Brest - - - - - - - The Baden journals consider the incorporation of the L'Orlent .... I 30'26f. (9 17 E.N.E. 4 3 W. c,l). - 2 I supplied as so )n as published, containing all the LATEST Rochefort .. ' 30'17c. 66 62 N.W.___ 4 N.W.. 1 .N 1 , 11V.i and SPORTING INTELLIGENC E, byli W HARRIS, • • • '' Nine persons have been killed. Untied States Grand Duchy with Prussia to be merely a question of Biarritz .... 30'18f. 66 66 N. * 4 - '- • b. := 3 IN e wspaper Agent, 4, Blackfriars-road, London, S. The intelligence from the seat of war in South troops are being sent to the western border. An time. The Minister of War is a Prussian, and the 'Dili- B° r, r i l i n e rit 3 l, : :: . 30'17 69 -_ N.E. 3 - L - - b. - 2 . - - .... _ .America, turns out, on further information, to be tary system is so completely identical with that of Prussia Paris Ir H E LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN." less disastrous to the Para Paraguay than was at Indian war is impending. that the entrance of Baden into the Confederation of the Lyons ° . t .' r . g .:: -.----. i: =_ 7_ .7 = = == : • I. LJLMES begs to inform his friends anti the public The Canadians have appointed an agent to nego- Toulon . 30'27r. 63 68 E.S.E. 1 3 S.S.E. f. - 2 f r l, ra ly that he stir plies the LATEST EDITION of "THE first represented. There is no reason to doubt that North could be effected without the slightest • difficulty. Heart's Con -5 ~N "as soon as published.-No: 10, Hampstead-road, N.W. tiate a new Reciprocity Treaty. These facts and the speech of the Minister Beyer at the loca l tent (6 a.m. Ilumaita has been evacuated by the Paraguayans, time) - - - - - - - ~ ;,,b;1... ~ 1,..,,,,,,,.4- to which wt. t,,,...,4.1- ~11.,,,,„1 ..,1- The North-East Correspondence contradicts the report of the intention of the Russian Government to propose a European Congress, with the view of a general disarma ment. The Cabinet of Berlin questioned Prince Gortscha koff on the subject, thinking it possible that the Con ference which is to meet at St. Petersburg to determine the use of explosive bullets in war fare might undertake still more important questions. The reply of the Russian statesman was in the negative. On the other hand, the evidence of constant diplomatic communications between Prince Gortschakoff and Lord Stanley, during the stay of the latter at Lucerne, is not to be despised ; though it does not at all follow that this interchange of despatches relates to a Congress. The Baden journals consider the incorporation of the Grand Duchy with Prussia to be merely a question of time. The Minister of War is a Prussian, and the mili tary system is so completely identical with that of Prussia that the entrance of Baden into the Confederation of the North could be effected without the slightest difficulty. These facts and the speech of the Minister Beyer at the " jubilee " banquet, to which we recently alluded, point to further conclusions. They strengthen the presumption that the terms of any military union amongst the States of the South in which Baden may form part will in great measure be dictated by Prussia. The news from Japan contains some wild rumours respecting the defeat of 20,000 men by 1,500, besides other terrible battles, and an infinity of executions. In the acceptation of these statements it will be well to " reserve all rights." But it seems certain that the native Christians have been very hardly treated under the rule of the Mikado, and that two more battles have been fought in which the partisans of the Tycoon have gained the advantage over Satsouma, who rules in the name of the Mikado. The Government of the latter has been discredited by the persecutions against the native Christians. Fearing final defeat, the party of Satsouma has offered to refer all differences to the arbitration of England, France, and the United States. It must not be forgotten that the Tycoon takes no active part in these struggles. According to all accounts he is content to do the ruling, but leaves the fighting to his subordinates, shutting himself up and awaiting th e i ssue of affairs with the most enviable equanimity. An attorney, named Moreton, has been applying for a license for a public-house. The Liverpool magistrates, who heard the application, refused it. The application for licenses at Liverpool causes no little excitement. A solicitor charged the bench with "audacity," one of the magistrates having voted without hearing a case. The solicitor said, " man's sins should not always be visited upon him, for if they were their worships'—and more especially one or two he saw on the bench—would not escape condemna tion." The bench called him to order. They could not have done much less. An able and powerful lawyer is sometimes too much for the peace of mind of provincial magistrates, but this sort of thing is rather undignified. The intelligence from the scat of war in South America turns out, on further information, to be less disastrous to the Paragutyaus than was at first represented. There is no reason to doubt that Humaita has been evacuated by the Paraguayans, or that the Allies are naturally much elated by the almost unlooked-for success. The fortress which has withstood a siege for more than two years is at their mercy, and the fall of the Chaco and Timbo are eagerly looked for. The defenders abandoned Humaita on the night of the 24th, crossing to the Chaco under cover of the darkness, and leaving behind them, we are told by the Bra zilian accounts, two hundred guns and a quantity of ammunition. As it turns out that these guns were spiked by the Paraguayans, before they left their post, the possession of them is not calculated to add much strength to the Allies. Without doubt the desertion of Humaita is a gain for the Allies, but it is by no means certain that it is so great a gain as tbey now represent it to be. LOPEZ is a man not only of great determination of charac ter, but of great resource. Ile has all the versati lity as well as the energy of a practised general, and 'we may be sure his deliberate movements are carried out in accordance with carefully matured plans. There is good reason for believing that the Paraguayan General has availed himself of the time afforded by the long siege of Humaita to raise new defences at the mouth of the 'reciquary—a river which communicates with Villa Rica and the centre of Paraguay. Villa Rica contains the arsenals and is LOPEZ'S base of operations ; and here again are strong positions, upon which the army may fall back. It must be remembered that the Paraguayan entrenchments are really something formidable. A siege of two years and a half has failed to captureHumaita until the besieged chose to evacuate it themselves, and if at every further point in their advance into the interior the invaders are to be met by fresh obstacles, the already exhausted patience of the Brazilian people and the Argentine Confe deration will scarcely hold out. The loss of the Allies during the recent encounters has been very severe. The accounts vary—the official returns making, of course, light of the matter, but the re ports of various independent correspondents put the losses of both Brazilians and Argentines at a very high figure. One writer, who gives a full account of the attack made by General ASORIO upon part of the works of Humaita before the evacuation, declares the loss to have been terrible ASORIO captured the redoubt at which he aimed, but, from some unexplained reason, the Marquis de CAXIAS ordered him to re treat from the rosition so hardly gained. The retreat occasioned the greatest confusion among the Brazilians, and two battalions were nearly destroyed in effecting it. We thus perceive, on examining the several versions of the story, that it will not do to put entire confidence in the reports which reach us through the medium of Braz:l. More than once in the course of the war we have been told decisively that all hope for the Para guayans was over, but the war is not yet ended. LOI'EZ has cho.,en his own time for retreat, ar.d doubtless his plans are well laid. Meanwhile there is no sign of the Paraguayan people being willing to abandon a struggle of which their enemies are heartily tired. Till E "SUN" NEWSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE deliNirA the L XTE EDITION at Chelsea, 7.40; Kilburn, ` , larch-green, 8; Woolwich, 7.30; Uxbridge, 9.20; Watford, V 4 5. GREECE. ATHENS, Sept. 1. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of M. Coumoundouros, late President of the Cabinet, and now chief of the Opposition, together with four others, for their conduct during the recent elections. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN ,, 11 giving all the SPORTING NEWS of the day, may be seen at .7 EM si Y M XNTON'S house, " The Swan and Horse hoe," ...lute Britain, City, E.C. PORTING.—JOHN ROBERTS supplies the LATES EDITION of "THE SUN" as soon as pnb ii ,hel.-4, Bath-street, City-road, E.C. fIIIE " SUN" NE WSPAPER.-G. R. GLENIE, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Edgeware-road, d •liverA the LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" at the earliest ;ible moment after leaving the press. He is able to deliver Ties in Town, the Suburbs, and in many parts of the country a t a comparatively early hour the same evening, say 40 miles by ine o'clock A matter of some importance is broached in the Times by "A Railway Director." He denounces in no measured terms the practice of feeing guards and porters. It is absurd to pay a man for doing what the passenger should have done for nothing, and it is questionable morality to pay a man for doing what he ought not to do at all. To wink at smoking, bringing a cigar, and locking a door so that no one may enter a carriage, may be small sins, but they tend to give the servants thus tempted a disregard for rules and laws. " I will not," says the correspondent, "pretend to measure the exact extent to which the moral sense of a man hourly in the receipt of bribes of any sort must be blunted, nor the contempt for all rule and law which must be engendered by the hourly breach of those which he knows it is his special duty to obey, nor the con tinued deceit which he is obliged to keep up to avoid detection. But what possible right has one to expect that an uneducated porter should feel it his duty to dis criminate between the laws he is taught and paid by passengers to disregard and those which he may break or neglect for his own convenience or comfort? How much may the accidents which arise from breach of duty be attributable to selfish disregard of right and wrong on the part of passengers ? " The usual charitable appeals which, as a rule, commence In November, have started early indeed this year. Ere September has really commenced, and while yet the wealthy are on their holidays, " Mary Stanley" writes to the Times, suggesting that just now coals and provisions are cheaper than they are late in the season. If, there fore, she had money now, she could lay up a store for the poor about one-third of what it would cost at Christmas. There is much of reason in this appeal. But is it advisable that such stores should exist? Would they not tacitly sanction a want of economy amongst the poor? A great deal of the distress existing in the winter is caused by a want cf economy and frugality when work is plentiful and food is cheap. It is only the fable of the "Grasshopper and the Ant " over again. What is really wanted is, that the practice of living from hand to mouth should be dis couraged. If the suggestion of Miss Stanley were carried out, would it not be rather encouraged ? APPEAL DAY AT MILE-END.—A petty sessions for the hearing of appeals against the parochial rates has been held at Mile-end Old Town. About 6,000 summonses had been issued, or an addition of about 5,000 on the number served in 1867, previous to the abolition of the compound ing system. There were between 500 and 600 appeals, the majority from persons occupying a humble position, and lb. tslekddiotress were lisnewizur in the extreme. The Democrats continue to make progress in such elections as have already taken place in the United States. The great State election 3 have not Orders by post punctually attended to, ► HE LATEST EDITION of " THE SUN" to be se,n Every Evening by 8.10 at Mr. ROBERT MRACOCICS, ci!a.nnia, Kensal New-town. inIE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" at I. JAMES SPEEDY'S, "The Wellington," Wellington-street, /111 E LATE EDITION of "THE SUN " J. SMITH'S, 39, Bow-street, Covent-garden. rviiE LATE EDITION of "THE SUN" at w. Camden Stores," 78, Park-street, Camden t FRANCE. PARIS, Sept. 2. The Moniteur of this morning reprints the peace ful speech delivered by M. Magne, Minister of Finance, at a banquet at Perigneux on the 26th ult. The commission for fixing the indemnity to be granted to the Mexican bondholders has completed its labours. Every bondholder entitled to indemni fication will, as a first instalment, receive 30 per cect. of the amount of his share of the capital appro priated for the liquidation of the claims. BOURSE, Sept. I.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows : Bank Shares 3170 Itt.P.an Loan — End of month — Mexican Loan 23 50 Do. Bonds , Spanish Threes Home Debt — Deferred -• 8. Cash Orleans Northern ll7B Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 5Bl Western Eastern • • 565 Sardinian Austrian Lombard 415 • North of Spain 5l Saragossa Roman 35 q per Cent. End of month 3 per Cent End of month 7O 82} Credit Mobilier 277 End of month 277 75 Credit Foncier 1435 End of month., — - RAILWAI Mr. Provost Paradol in the Debats exposes the disadvantages of personal government. lie writes : —" If the interests of France were not at stake one could afford to laugh at the squabbling be tween the semi-official journals, but what is really ridiculous is that any journal should presume to inform us of what is about to happen. We have often had occasion to remark that few Frenchmen as yet understand the principle of the Constitution under which we have lived for the last sixteen years. One reason is that several terms used under the parliamentary regime have survived the ruin of that regime, and lead citizens astray. The word minister, for example, has a far different significa- tion now from wbat it meant formerly, and pro duces constant confusion. Even well-informed journals are deceived by the appellation. The France spoke a short while ago of an interview be. tween Lord Stanley and M. de Moustier, and an ticipated the gravest consequences from this meet ing between the real and effective master of the foreign policy of England and the distinguished functionary who, under our Constitution, is simply charged to carry out the orders of the Sovereign." M. Paradol then points out that if, when the Mexican expedition had been determined on, M. Billault made certain promises which were not ob served, people were wrong to blame him for break. ing his word, as he was only the mouthpiece of the Government, and not a real Minister. M. Paradol does not go so far as to say that under the present system a Minister's word has no authority ; he knows what has taken place, but not what will take place. It is for this reason that the semi official journals who seek their inspiration from different Ministers take opposite views of the posi tion of affairs. Ministers are as much divided in opinion as tho public as to what is going to hap pen. 11.XPLANATION, Xaro ter corrected and reduced to 32 deg. a sea level. The letter r., rising; f., falling; s., steady—indicate direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shad.. 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.—overcast, dull; r. —rain; s.—snow; t.—thunder. Rain-fall. snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS, Atmospherical pressure is generally uniform and high, an Increase since yesterday having taken place at all stations except at Valencia. In the N. the difference shewn in the last twenty-four hours is three tenths of an inch. but the change in southern districts has been of less extent. Since last evening a slight fall has occurred at stations in the S.W. Temperature has fallen in the S. and E. of our islands, but has risen in the N. and W. Moderate westerly winds generally prevailed yesterday. On our southern and western coasts the wind is now very light and southerly, and calms are reported at places. In the N. the wind continues westerly. The weather is cloudy in the W., but it is fine on the other coasts. Fog and mist are reported in places. Lord Arthur P. Clinton, M.P. for Newark, has been performing at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for Frederic Maccabe's farewell benefit. As all interests should have a representative in the House of Commons, the gallant Adullamite, if he be returned to the next Parliament, can take theatrical matters under his special protection. The present state of the law upon the performance of stage plays and the powers of the Lord Chamberlain are a Gordian knot which it will take an ingenious man to untwist. All Cardiff is en fete. In a few days the Lord of Cardiff will come of age. The Scotch proprietor of this Welsh town already has a history. His father, the second mar quis—grandson of the well-known Tory Minister whom the subjects of George 111. so cordially detested—was a far-seeing man. Being proprietor of all the land on which the present town of Cardiff is built and all the adjacent property, with its inexhaustible stores of mineral wealth, he saw that these stores would never be of service to him unless he rendered them more accessible. So he con structed docks and laid down railways, and the result is that whereas in 1814 Cardiff was a poor town of 2,500 in habitants, it now contains 60,000 persons, and is the fourth port in the United Kingdom. The late Marquis married first Lady Maria North, who died twenty-three years later without issue, and it was supposed that his brother, Lord James Stuart, would inherit his vast wealth. But the Marquis took it int( his head to marry again, and his second wife, the daughter of the first Marquis of Hastings, gave him a son two and a-half years later. This son, the present marquis, had rather tragical surroundings. his uncle, the heir-expectant, died of disappointment ; and his father died suddenly of apoplexy in the midst of the rejoicing which celebrated the birth of the heir. Some years later the child marquis became the subject of severe litigation, in Chancery ; for his mother having died in 185 t his relatives quarrelled as to who should bring us the young Crcesus. Of late years he has been at Oxford, where has given rise to much gossip through his aesthetic coquettings with ecclesiastics and ecclesiologists of a very advanced school. His secession to Rome has beet, several times announced and denied. He has been fre quently seen at the Roman chapel in Oxford, and has, we' believe, always given out that he has never joined the Church of England. But whether he has actually left th( Presbyterian faith, in which he has been brought up, for the Roman, is still a mystery which will probably b( very soon unfolded. The politics of the young peer art just now as much a matter of speculation as hi: religion. Hitherto the Bute influence has been used ii favour of the Liberals, but it is now understood that it will be thrown into the opposite scale, and Radical news papers, which saw without emotion the exercise of " territorial tyranny " so long as it was used in Owl) behalf, are denouncing it now that it is used against them. As the 60,000 inhabitants of Cardiff are all jtenants of the Marquis, they though, like all the Welsh, strongly Liberal—probably elect a Tory. It is said that the income sf the peer who is just attaining his majority will be not less than £300,000. Besides this he comes into possession of an amount that has accumulated during his minority which must be reckoned by millions. What this young nobleman will do with his wealth becomes therefore a matter of almost national importance. If it be true that we learn from * other men more in the way of warning than example, there re aye of, his .whooolenerbe will do well to stqcis. THE TVAR IN BRAZIL. RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug_ 7. The Anglo-Brazilian Times contains the following remarks on the fall of Humaita After a siege of almost two years and a half duration, and the expenditure of tens of thousands of lives and hundreds of thousands of contos of reis, the primary object of the Allied Powers engaged in the Paraguayan war has been attained in the abandonment of Humaita to them by its starving garrison. The importance of the event is great in a military as well as in a political point of view. A secure basis has been obtained by the Allies for their further operations, and 40,000 men and 30 armed vessels have been released to carry on the war, „it may be, through the length and brealth of Para guay. But can or will the Paraguayans resist to such a stretch of desperation as to require the operations of such a costly force for another term of undefinable duration ? We confess the difficulties which arise when the attempt is made to estimate the extent of the re sources of the Paraguayans, or their temper for enduring the terrible sacrifices of such a war. They have hitherto shown the blindest devotion to their ruler, the self-abnegation of fanatics, but will they continue to manifest the same spirit of resignation and obedience now that the lozs of their great fortress has, admirably and long as it had been defended, shown their weakness in power of num bers to contend with the nations he provoked by his aggressions ? In ordinary cases the failure to preserve such an important stronghold as Hu maita would be accepted as decisive, but fanatics and fanaticism cannot be judged by ordinary rules, and it may be that to forcibly subdue a resistance which has called even Paraguayan women under arms may yet consume more tens of thousands of lives and more hundreds of thousands of contos in many months of a dangerous internal warfare. Let us consider what the Allies may have in such a case to do. With Ilumaita in their possession, Timbo and the Chaco in general must be abandoned by the Paraguayans, and, as far as is now known, no other point upon the River Paraguay is fortified to such an extent as to close the river to the passage of armed vessels—above all ironclads—the only serious obstacle being a battery just above the Teciquary. But, in the rear of the river Teciquary, a river im portant as a defence and for its communication with Villa Rica and the centre of Paraguay, works have been found stretching from its mouth, and all accounts agree that, beyond where the ironclads could co-operate with the Allied army in attacking, Lopez has ably availed himself of the leisure afforded him by the long siege of Hu maita to raise new defences of a most formidable character, and that even if these were forced he has other strong positions to retire upon in the direction of his arsenals and base at Villa Rica. Of the difficulty of expelling the Paraguayans from strongholds in their unknown wilds and savannahs there have been three years' experience. To follow them up and attack them in their inner wilds, far away from fleet and base, must prove, it cannot be denied, still more difficult, still more wasteful of life, treasure, and time. But is it neces sary that the allies should undertake to carry on such a disadvantageous and costly war to them selves ? We have seen how many months Humaita, iso lated and weakly garrisoned, held at bay all the forces of the allies. Now it has become theirs with all its cannon, and its defences virtually uninjured. With that possession of the rivers which the iron clads give, 4,000 men would render it impregnable. If then the allies were to abandon further offensive operations, were to confine themselves to the pos session of that important post to clearing Matto Grosso of its invaders, to holding the rivers, and in viting the Paraguayans to come to terms of peace, a single corps of the Allied army and half a dozen ironclads and gunboats would suffice for all the exigencies of such defensive tactics,which, throwing all the difficulties of the initiative upon the Para guayans, would weary and exhaust them the more, that they would be no longer spurred by the thought that they were defending their own lares from attack. With the quiet of reaction would come reflection and longings for peace, which would dlow the influence of reason to convince them that in fighting against the aggression of the ruler the Allies were animated by no feeling of hostility to the people, and entertained no desig❑ against its independence and liberties. We believe that his Excellency the Visconde le Staborahy, previous at least to his accept ance of the chief executive power of the em pire, favoured views in regard to the war analogous to those which we have just traced; and we appeal to him, to him who must well know how impossible it will be for the Brazilian nation to longer bear the depleting expenditure of blood and treasure in the Paraguayan war as heretofore it was waged to carry out a policy which will avoid the ruin of the nation and of those many important interests so in timately bound up with its prosperity. lle must be also aware that the phase which the struggle has been threatening of late to assume is such that public opinion must force the Go vernments of Europe and North America to interfere to prevent its wearing the characteristics of a war of extermination, in which the Paraguayan women will be involved, thereby outraging hu manity and disgracing the civilisation of the pre sent era. The honour of the Brazilian nation has now been vindicated by the fall of that fortress, which formed the boast and reliance of the enemy, and which he pronounced invincible. Let Brazil then rest con tent with a triumph which restores the lustre of her honour, and let her avoid unpledging her reputation in seeking further material triumphs. Let her pause and rejoice in what she has achieved at so great a cost, averting by a wise moderation the in crease of her internal difficulties and the creation of outer complications, imminent, it is evident, in view of the state of public opinion abroad upon the arraying of Allied battalions against combatants of the weaker sex. r 1 43 f !Pe • lA., e lt .ti LONDON, - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 2, 1868. Nothing very new has transpired about the acci dent at Abergele. It is said that the ir.quiry will terminate before Monday, and that Lord llAmin- ToN's evidence cannot be taken, as be will not be able to attend before that day. This, is unfortunate, w.-; he was one of the first to jump out of the car riages when the train came to 3 stand by the colli- After a caution conveyed to them by the Assessor, the station-master at Llandullas and the two breakstnen of the goods train said that they did )iot wish to give evidence, but they will be able to do so to-day if they deem it advisable. It would certainly be more in accordance with the wishes of the public that all those immediately connected with the occurrence of that day should present t'iemselves, and throw what light they can upon the tragic affair. One of the most important pieces of intelligence was given by EATON, the station master's son, a lad of thirteen. Ile has been in the company's service for three months, and he said that once before he was thus employed he saw trucks running iown the incline till they were near to the place of the accident, and they were brought lack by an engine. This looks as if the carelessness Eion. whi,;ll occasioned the catastrophe was no unusual ti,ing, and indeed the evidence of " SAnA," the (1,-iver of the goods train, shows that the system unployed was faulty in shunting the waggons so mar the time when the mail train was expected. In the first place, a rule of the company states that woods trains must be shunted ten minutes before a passenger train is due. To add to the confusion worse confounded of the whole affair, it seems that there was not sufficient space on the Llanddulas siding to shunt a train like that which oecasioned the disaster. it was thus necessary to divide the t: ain, the fatal consequences of which we have now to deplore. Some time was lost in making prepa rations for the change necessary, and the driver THE IRISH NATIONALISTS. A difference of opinion exists between John Mitchel and John Martin as to the propriety of the latter accepting a seat in Parliament, and some con troversy on the subject has occurred between them. Mr. Mitchel utterly repudiates the idea that the national cause can be served by parliamentary action, and declares that the sole aim of the Irish patriot should be separation from England by the instrumentality of the sword. The presence of an Irish patriot like John Martin in the British [louse of Commons could only, according to Mr. Mitchel's view, compromise the personal character and influence of the man, and injure the cause he represents by its seeming acquiescence in the ex isting state of things. Mr. Martin takes quite a different view of the matter, and states his opinions in a letter to the Nation. Ile urges that, as a member of the House of Com mons, he could still speak and act as an Irishman, advocating legislative independence, and that " ap pearing in the London Parliament purely as a representative of his country's desire and deter mination" to get rid of that Parliament's usurped authority, he could make his position, with the additional influence it gave him, sub servient to the attainment of the national will: Remarking that a fundamental difference of opi nion exists between himself and Mr. Mitchel as to the means by which the independence of Ireland is to be achieved, Mr. Martin observes : "It. is my opinion that the Irish at home and abroad, if they will consent to co-operate for such an object, have means within their reach for co ercing England into a peaceful 'restitution of our ❑ational rights. And it is also my opinion that, to some extent, I could aid my countrymen in labour ing for that great end if an Irish constituency were to give me the position of its parliamentary repre sentative."—Cork Examiner. Accounts have been receivedof an alarming shock of earthquake at Jabzbereny, in Hungary, on the 28th ult. Alp ", c au Tat T ana t , HER MAJESTY. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise , Princess Beatrice, and Prince Leopold, and attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Colonel Ponsonly, 84 °'' is expected, according to the most recent arrange' ments, to return from Switzerland to Windsor Castle about the 10th or 12th inst. Her Majesty will remain for three days at Wind sor Castle, and will then proceed to Scotland. The horses of the Royal stud, for the use of th e Queen and the Royal Family i❑ the Highlands, will be embarked at London, and forwarded by sea to the north of Scotland about the 12th inst. 7HE REMAINS OF TVILLIAAI RUFUS• It is well known that the body of the Red-hair ed King, defiled with dust and dirt, was rather unee" remoniously conveyed to Winchester, and buried In the centre of the cathedral choir, after the fata l shot of Waiter Tyrrell, in the New Fores, now jes t 768 years ago, " many persons looking on," saYs William of Malmesbury, "but few grieving." Tb e l bones were, it is conjectured, afterwards entomb e d by his nephew, Bishop de Blois, and at a subsequen t period, the date of which does not appear to he accurately known, they were removed to the sPn t which has now been occupied by the sarcophag us for many long years, near the altar, between tb ° north and south doors of the choir. During the great Revolution many of the tombs of illustriou s persons were violated by Cromwell's fanatic sol" diery, who, it is recorded, used the bones of tb° defunct as missiles to demolish the painted win' dows of the church. They were consequent l y scattered about, and many of them lost. Sn ell as were recovered at the time of the Restora tion were collected by the cathedral authorities, and placed in six mortuary chests. These chests are ranged three on either side of the partition walls which stand on each side of the altar, and among the bones deposited in them were supposed to b e those of William Rufus, as set forth by the follow' ing inscriptions, now nearly illegible In bac altera a regione cista reliquia) sunt Cauti et It'l l ' Regum, Emmet Reginx, Winm et Alwini Episcopo rum ;"and on the opposite side :—" Hac in cista, A.D" 1661, promiscue recondita sunt ossa Principtuo et Prmlatorum sacrilega barbaric dispersa, A.D. 1642. The sarcophagus was opened on Thursday last t° ascertain whether it contained any remains. ' lll3 sarcophagus itself is of Bath stone, one block he . ' lowed out, about two f ee t d ee p f rom th e r aised 'l c !' which is of grey or Purbeck marble. The shaPe commonly called dos d' due. The inside length wa s found to be 6ft. Bin., outside about 7ft. 6113 ; When the covering was removed, and the do s had been sifted, the almost perfect skele ton of a man was discovered by the su r geons who had been called in to assist at the examination' There were fragments of the skull, the vertebra al most complete, parts of the pelvis and sacrum, t he bones of the arms, jawbones, the femoral bones, a ni the two tibias, the two lastnamed being nearly pet feet. There was also part of the right orbit, the t‘ ce . , temporal bones, with the petros and mastoid porti ons complete, but there were no collar bones, and only ai ribs could be found. Nine teeth, remarkably son lld and perfect, were discovered. In addition to th ese human remains' several curiosities were foursd'''. namely, a number of distinct joints of wood, P °osl bly a rude ensign of authority ; a turquoise ati ulio which had apparently been set in a ring ; a eer y small head of an animal, probably fabulous, be au s tifully carved in ivory, but dulled with age ; s ura s pieces of cloth with gold embroidery ; an small quantity of lead, not sufficient, lin" • ever, to give the idea that a leaden coffin 1 131 been used, unless the great mass had been Previa ously removed. It crumbled with pressure. Am on ' the sifted dust, however, there were evidently co n ' siderable portions of pulverized lead, as shoi,vn by its weight. With the view of ascertaining t he height of the individual when alive several Pn r c i tions of the body were measured. It was foil ° that the tibias (leg bones) were 164 in. long; which would give, including the cartilages, .% least 17in. in the living body ; the femurs ( 11 , 41 : bones) measured 19in., thus making to the if l y i 3ft. 2in. The spine was 26in. long., and W 1 the general appearances of th e o ther par.- fa o e the body would lead to the conclusion that tb o skeleton was that of a man sft. Bin. or 51t. gin. ie height. The ankle bon es were f oun d in the ce n ts s , of the sarcophagus, th us s h ow i ng a positive placement at some former period. The exatn lij e , tion conclusively established the fact that the e° mains were those of one individual only—the b c ni of a man, and fully believed to be those of Wim i re , Rufus. By the direction of the authorities th e fter lies were carefully replaced in the sarcophagus, 3 a detailed account had been ordered to be d rs • up, and the ashes of the King w ill no doubt 0 0: remain undisturbed for many generations to coil —The Times. FRANCE AND PRUSSIA. 0 111. The Spectator has an article comparing th e tary and naval strength of France and V rti : l it e Germany north of the Maine, when reckoned 11 „ 4- g et generals reckon up states, is not yet the a trn ' t ba power of the two. Her area is less by a n ftb '• n st figures being 7,538 German square miles ag' ear l f 9,850, her population by seven millions, or it j o a million and a half of arms-bearing men' nt of true that in very great wars area is 11- 2 60 much importance, and that Berlin is miles from the French frontier, while rn ri- s pe only 130 miles from that of Prussia. It is 08 true that population in Prussia augments al it tle rate of 21 per cent. per annum, doubling i° o . more than forty years, while that of Franc e is but tionary ; but we are speaking not of the future/ tis the present. And, finally, it is true that, aloe a war like that between the North and South 0, Union, the ultimate resources in men are ney e f ti or, hausted, and a difference even of millions r t he therefore, never count ; but, on the other band' pit - Hohenzollerns have not above 300,0 00 r e o troops in garrison or reserve—in the strict cal 00 0, sense of those words—while Franco has 6 ° Ci f ,' When mobilised the two powers are tolerably e s" . at but it may be doubted if the Hohenzollerns, lclthe the utterly disorganising society, could sunlelnetici -900,000 men whom Napoleon, without er, to pating conscriptions, has the legal power re 0 0- pend. At sea the comparison is even 01° favourable to North Germany. She has :o`free did merchant service, comprising, wh en t n os,o o° Towns are added, 1,150,000 tons against lyvebsr there for ter belonging to France, and, owing to tbueerefare ter of her trade, her ships are bigger , and , a on ly better fitted for transport. But sheme.,oocla° 549 guns at sea altogether, and only three 1 ` °bo la frigates, and it would take months te ies tecif any large new supply. Doubtless, if the WaLtbaagl3 she could obtain more, for North Germany' s e pell her administration is expensive, is only hal f a hough as v taxed as France. But this advantage, tbell''„lice. enormous one in the long run, will not tell atD ut France might be exhausted before F rlls. : be pre; France, as M. Magne has shown, can for wane' • sent obtain any money she wants, and that which le to-day arc rarely carried up to th e p oint rist ef all national exhaustion begins to be felt, It real be je l o a d wars for reputation and territory. like l iar that Prussia has no reservoir of e ner g y so dangerous in peace, so valuable in war. ore THEATRE ROYAL, LIVERPOOL.—OaCe 111;.„,befiC crowded audience assembled within these W 3115 :i ll 0" ) Miss Bateman's "Leah." That fact, together "O l e fro enthusiasm displayed, is strong confirmation of t h f t pt quently expressed conviction that her performance 19.000 character is one of the most extraordinary- of the r a '' pia clay. At first the hypercritically inclined Woul Co, make people believe that the charm of the renderiogse w sisted in its perfect novelty. The brilliant b° ll o tos- - plauded her as warmly as ever, which was a 10013 .oritf timony to her ability, for it w as manifest that theo the were familiar with the p erformance. The cart4llloso, raised after every act, in com p liance with 9PPLire and three times was she ca lled before the curtain. PL iv Daily Post.