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The very kind reception he met with on Saturday night, from a fashionable and crowded house, will never be effaced from his memory, nor the enthusiastic calls that he received before the curtain by a kind and enthusiastic audience, entire strangers to him, and a few only of whom heard of his serious attack of illness on arrival in this country. _ . The boa-office open under the direction of Mr. C. Nugent, R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Vining. THIS EVENING, at 7, A CHARMING PAIR. After which (at 8 o'clock), Dion Boucicault's new drama, iu four acts, entitled AFTER DARK, a Tale of London Life. Messrs. Vining, Walter Lacy, Dominick Murray, H. J. Montague, J. G Shore; Miss Tressy Marston, and Miss Rose Leciercq. Entirely new Scenery by Mr. F. Lloyds and assistants. To conclude with MASTER JONES'S BIRTHDAY. Doors open at half-past 6, commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 10 till 5. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. 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The chief thing that engaged attention at the latter part of the inquiry was the evidence of Mrs. DICKEN, which is indeed of an extraordinary character. Additional import ance was attached to it, however, from a witness coming forward to corroborate it. In all probabi lity these parties are mistaken, and must be con fusing the carriages before and after the mail ran in their account. The great confusion of the scene and the terrific nature of the affair altogether may well account for this, and indeed is n 9 other way can we account for the statement made, be cause if passengers were in the situation described thcy- must have made some signs IvLich weidd have been heard by those who jumped out of the carriages directly after the collision took place, and whose clear and concise accounts have already been made known to the public. The natu ral impulse of every one would be to come oat of carriages on fire, and if that were rendered impos sible, they would not have remained quiescent if they retained any consciousness at all. It is also evident that the flames enveloped the fatal carriages at once, and with the smoke would have prevented a looker on from distinguishing whether or not they contained occupants until it was too late to A letter of Lord CASTLEROSSE on the subject is worthy of notice. He refers to some remarks made as to the chance all had of escaping if the doors had not been locked. " I was one of the first to jump out, indeed I did so before the shock of the collision was over, yet in that moment of time the first three passenger carriages were wrapped in a flame of fire, which, in fact, swept through them, and rendered any approach to them impossible." The noble lord then proceeds to say with great justice that persons should abstain from giving cur rency to sensational letters and harrowing details, which can only distress still more the unfortunate mourners. It was said that Lord CASTLErtOSSE'S go verness heard a lady call, "For GOD'S sake let us out," and this before the flames had reached her, whereas the real circumstances of the case were that the governess heard a gentlemen ask the guard for a key to open one of the London carriages, which were never touched by the flames. No doubt the same interpretation may be Fit upon other dis tressing versions of the affair, if the right parties came forward. Mr. TOWNSEND, Lord HAMILTON, and others agree in the account that the flames en veloped the carriages even before the shock of the collision was over, and yet attempts are now made to disprove this view of the ques tion. Great blame may no doubt be at tached to the want of due precautions observable in the arrangements of the goods trains, and the very fact of their being despatched so soon before the Irish mail was due appears extraordinary. But, so far as we can form a judgment from the description of the sad event itself and the accounts of those well qualified to give an opinion, from their being immediately on the spot after the colli- sion, no responsibility attaches itself to any one in the train for not having attempted to rescue the victims of the accident. The best rro3f their free dom from the charge is that they did not know that any one was in the carriages owing to the stillness that reigned there, and all chance of rescu ing them was over from the first. In one of his speeches at Londonderry, the Lord- Lieutenant referred to the question of emigration in Ireland, and very forcibly observed that it was the duty of all, for the common interest of the country, to put a stop to the evil as far as it lay in their power to do so. Increased poverty cannot be given as the reason of this determined effort, be couse in many respects the Irish peasant is better off than he used to be in former years. He feels, however, that the state and condition of his fathers will not suit him, and that he has a right to better things. The only way to counteract this is to make his condition a more favourable one in his own coun try,and the few but judicious observations of the Lord Lieutenant may be considered with advantage, and are far more likely to meet the real issue of the question than the sweeping censures and wholesale remedies of agitators and one-sided politicians,who care less for finding a remedy than they do for establishing the certainty of the ills they complain of. The best means to improve the present state of things are " improved houses and better ways," and if the landlords and others would only set to work with might-.and main to effect these salutary changes, no doubt a short time would witness a decided improvement. As for the cottages his Excellency declared that as an Irish proprietor he was ashamed of the average dwellings of the agricultural labourers on his own estate, and yet he was not able to see his way to a change for the whole mass. The subject should, however, as he said, be taken up in the proper manner, and brought before the public, and the sooner it is done the better, it may be added. The wrongs of Ires land, and the various schemes cennected with that fertile subject, are dwelt upon continually, but the fault of all the reformers is that they are not prac tical. Teey will not condescend to details, and despise the consideration of matters which are minor in relation to some, but which should never be neglected by those who really understand the welfare of a community. It would be the first step in the way of amelioration to make the dwellings of the peasants more suitable to cor rect notions of decent and comfortable habitations, and the difficulties that are in the way should be an incentive to those who take an interest in the case, instead of retarding their exertions. At any rate let the experiment be tried of bettering the labourers' cottages, and if it fail at least it will be more creditable than letting things stop in the con dition they are now in, which is a reproach to an age that has witnessed so many improvements in this respect. According to the news brought by the Russia from New York on the 18th inst. the uneasiness i❑ the Southern States still prevails. The Governors of several States have appealed to the Secretary of War for arms for the militia, but Gen. SciroFIELD has refused to give them on the ground that Con gress has not legislated definitively on the subject. This is a red-tape reason, not much in accordance with the usual spirit of American politics. Possibly Gen, SCHOFIELD has taken warning by the difficul ties about his predecessors, and is determined to act a cautious and inoffensive part. Still, if there is any tear of armed disturbances occurring in the States, it is unwise to run the risk of an outbreak for want of particular powers, especially when the whole policy of Congress has been to encourage military action in the South. Perhaps the Secre tary of War thinks the apprehensions are ground less, and is averse to sanctioning anything like a return to martial law ; but as it is only sought to arm the militia, not to employ troops, there could be little danger of so undesirable a result. In any case it should be one great object with all parties to restore public confidence and social security in the South, without which there can be no hope of returning prosperity, if the people are haunted by the spectre of a war of races, and kept in a state of alarm by rumours of armed meetings among the negroes and threatened disturbances, it is not likely that they will be able to give much attention or interest to their business, while it is idle to hope that under such circumstances capital will flow into the country. It is said that the Governors of the States who made the unsuccessful requisition to the Secretary are preparing an appeal to Congress on the subject, but Cie news is not decisively given and wants confirmation. Me tnwh 1; the fever of political excitement, if not oa the wane, is undergoing & lull. Both parties ale waiting very anxiously for the result of the utumn elections, which will of coupe materially iu- rescue them. The story may be true, if we substitute the carriages lower l'own the line for those in the front, because the occupants might have seen that no immediate danger was at hand, and be afraid to rush at extremes and be too hasty for fear of increasing the evils. The Assessor did not think much of the evidence referrred to, and no doubt he was justified in the remark, but at the same time it will be as well to bring forward to-morrow any substantial statement that may dis prove it, because the very notice of it must greatly increase the suffering of the relatives of the deceased parties. Any of the passengers who sat on the sea side of the mail train would do well to come for ward, and state what he saw or did not see on the momentous occasion referred to. THE SUN, LONDON, fluence the great Presidential contest. To-morrow, the Vermont election for State officers will be held, and this at least will be on the side of the Republi cans, since they have predominated in that State for many years. It is thought probable, however, that their majority will this year be much reduced, and should this prove to be the case the omen will be favourable to the Democrats. California comes next on the list, and the election will be held on Sep tember 8. Last year the Democrats obtained the majority, and are of course hopeful as to the result this year, but the Republicans aver that their defeat was due to divisions in their ranks which will not be repeated. Pennsylvania and Ohio hold their elections in October, and upon the action of these States much depends. They are at present divided between the two parties, but if the Democrats can keep Pennsylvania and gain Ohio their chances of success in the Presidential struggle will be greatly increased. Mr. PENDLETON, a pro minent Democrat, who, it will be remembered, was himself put in nomination for the Presidency, has given his opinion that the battle will be decided by the action of Ohio, Illinois, and Indiana. These three States give one-third of the vote necessary to decide the election of the President, and Mr PENDLETON himself is therefore devoting all his energies to promoting the Democratic cause in them. We are sorry to find it reported that some pro minent journals on the Radical side have not scrupled to invent speeches for their opponents, prophesying the establishment of a Southern Con federacy, and advocating wholesale slaughter. It is needless to say that the Democratic leaders have given utterance to no such absurd and preposterous language. If they ent.3rtained such visions they would not certainly put them forward at a time like the present, while the notion of recommending their enemies is, one would imagine, too much for any one to credit. However some readers of these journals appear to have been deluded by these scandalous attempts and are greatly exasperated. Of course the calumniated speakers have authori tatively denied the whole of the reports, but the mischief is done. Political feeling always runs high at election time, and this year it is likely to be more violent than usual, but the employment of such unscrupulous means to forward party interests can scarcely fail to rebound upon the authors. While we in England have been lamenting the absence of rain, our fellow-subjects in India have been having rather too much of it. In the North- West the rains have been threatening the grain crops with absolute inundation, but, as usual, there are two sides to the question. Iu Central India and Berar the heavy rains have done good service, and have actually saved the cotton crop. The cotton commissioner, Mr. CARNAC, reports that encouraging accounts have been received from all the districts, where a few weeks back all was arid and sterile. Curiously enough in some parts of America the cotton crop has come short of the esti mate from excessive rain and inundation, while in India it has suffered from the other extreme. The cotton cultivators of Central India are now full of activity, sowing or resowing their cotton. It is hoped, from the delay in the arrival of the mon soon, that it will be prolonged, and therefore the crop next spring will be plentiful. In Bengal the monsoon came on early, and therefore it is feared next season's crops will suffer. Berar and the Central Provinces are rapidly rising into importance in the cotton trade, having last season exported 220,000 bales to Bombay. The prospects of the cultivation are the more promising, as the railway now lends its aid in carrying the bales to the coast, and affords a powerful stimulus to the export trade. LFCEDM 771EATRE. The winter season at this theatre, under the ma nagement of Mr. E. T. Smith, commenced on Sa turday evening, and introduced to a London audience an American actor, Mr. Fairclough. The new actor comes to us in the most unobtrusive manner, unhearlded either by gigantic posters or inflated announcements, he being desirous to "stand on his own merits," and in this determination he has shown a wisdom rarely to be found in actors coming from the other side of the Atlantic. The part selected for his first appearance was Hamlet, and if we cannot congratulate him upon being the best exponent of the much-criticised character which we have ever seen, we can honestly bid him welcome, as a careful, judicious, and clever actor. In person Mr. Fairclough is about the middle height. He has dark but expres sive features, piercing eyes, a good figure, and a gentlemanly deportment. In addition to all these it is evident he has deeply studied the great author, and if he did not reach the highest point of dra matic excellence on Saturday night, he never de scended to absolute mediocrity. In the develop ment of the character there was an utter absence of all that blustering and rant which usually so greatly mars, in the estimation of Londoners, the perform ances of " great American tragedians ;" on the contrary, we had a subdued and unexagge rated embodiment of the great character, but founded on the old conventional model, that won for the actor well-deserved applause. His elocution throughout was that of a scholar and a gentleman, and not once did it degenerate into coarseness. The delivery of the soliloquies were generally marked with great taste, but some of them suffered very much from a want of force, but this more than likely was due to a desire on the part of the new actor to avoid the accusation of over-acting. The general impression of the audi ence was highly favourable to Mr. Fairelough, and doubtless a further acquaintance with the London stage will enable him to surmount that feeling of nervousness under which it was evident he laboured on Saturday. At the conclusion of the tragedy he received the warmest congratulations —a reward he had most decidedly well earned. Mr. Lawler, also a first appearance, acted the part of Claudius so excellently that he will prove a useful addition to the company of any of our best theatres ; and with respect to the embodiment of the parts of Polonius and the Ghost of Hamlet's Father by Mr. Addison and Mr. _Henry Marston, we briefly say each gen tleman acted with his usual excellence. Miss Fanny Addison made a sweet Ophelia, and Mrs. H. Van derhoff a stately Gertrude. The tragedy was mounted in the best style, a fact which speaks well for the management. One of the great features of the season will be the production of a new romantic play in five acts, by the author of the " Lady of Lyons," an announcement to that effect being already in the bill. The house was crowded in every part. THE AMERICAN SCHOONER SAPPIIO.—It is re ported at Cowes that the commander of this yacht intends to challenge the schooner Aline to another race. This would, no doubt, extend to the Cambria, which schooner won the recent match round the island, but that she has gone into Cowes harbour to refit, her owner intending to sail for Spai❑ in a few days. ATTACK OF PRISONERS ON THEIR WARDERS. NINE PERSONS KILLED.—The prisoners confined in the gall of Carthagena, in Spain, have made an attempt to kill the warders. It was found necessary to use force against then. Niue prisoners warn killed, and several wounded. FIRST ALL-ENGLAND PLOUGHING MATCII.—The first match of this season came off on Friday, under the patronage of tho Kingscote Agricultural Association. The match was held on Colonel Kingscote's farm, at Latter wood, and the day being fine a large company assembled to witness the proceedings, including many of the aristo cracy of . the neighbourhool. The champion prize way won by Messrs. Itamsome's man Barker, with ono of their celebra`ed ploughs, against seven competitors; whilst the first prize in the boys' class was taken by ono of Colonel Kingscote's own servants, with one of the same imple ments. LATEST INTTLL MENGE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) SPAIN. The ministerial journal Espana of to-day pub lishes an article pointing out the urgent necessity of carrying on public works as a means of prevent, ing revolutionary outbreaks. The authorities have discovered a secret depot of powder and ammunition at Villena, in the province of Alicenta. Several bands, each about GO strong, have ap. peared in the mountains near Toledo. INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MAILS, ALEXANDRA, Aug. 30. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Syria, left at 5, and the Nyanza at 5.30 this morn ing. The former may be expected at Marseilles on the sth, and the latter at Southampton about the 12th proximo. SUEZ, Aug. 30. The Golconda sailed for Bombay at 6 p.m. yes terday. AMERICA. GREENCASTLE, Aug. 31. The Allan Company's steamship Nestorian, from Quebec on the 22d inst., arrived here at 6 a.m. to day with 35 cabin and 42 steerage passengers, and $1,350 in specie for London. She landed mails and proceeded for London. L SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 31. The North German Lloyd steamer Union, from New York, har arrived here with 99 passengers for this port, 11avre, and Bremen, 41 sacks of mails for London, and $6,500 for Bremen. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 31. The Inman Royal mail steamer City of Cork arrived here from Liverpool at 6.30 p.m. yesterday, embarked mails and passengers, and proceeded for Halifax at 10 a.m. to-day. All well. THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. LIVERPOOL, Aug. 31. The West Coast of Africa Mail steamer Man dingo has arrived here from the West Coast. her dates are—Benin, Aug. 3 ; Fernando Po, July 30; Cameroons, 30 ; Old Calabar, 29 ; New Calabar and Bonny, Aug. 2 ; Lagos, 5 ; Accra, 7; Cape Coast Castle, 8; Cape Palmas, 10; Monrovia, 14 ; Bathurst Castle, 17 ; Teneriffe, 22 ; and Ma deria, 24. The Mandingo brings 3G passengers, amongst whom are Governor Übsher, of Lagos, and Admiral Matey, from Gambia. The news from all ports on the coast, so far as commerce and health are concerned, was satisfac t)ry. There was a cessation of hostilities between the natives at Bonny. FRANCE. BOURSE, August29.—Three o'clock.—The marke closed as follows : ! per Cent. End of month... ---- Ital 4 an Loan - 3 per Cent End of month 7O 82i Mexican Loan ... 23 75 Credit Mobilier End of month._ 278 75 Spanish Threes Credit Foncier ...1452 Rome Debt — End of month... Deferred ... RAILWAYS. Cash Orleans Northern llBO Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 5Bl Western Eastern 61 Sardinian Austrian 542 Lombard 4lB North of Spain Saragossa Roman 42 COJIPOSTI7ON DEEDS. Mr. Justice Wiles last week emphatically de scribed composition deeds as "legalised highway robberies," adding that he meant what ho said, ,hat his opinion of them was the result of long ex perience. That opinion will have the entire concurrence of our readers. The profession have been unanimous in denouncing this great abuse, and have endeavoured year after year to procure from Parliament a reform of it. Had the remonstrances of the solicitors been backed by the mercantile community redress would have been conceded long ago. But there has been a lukewarmness upon the subject on the part of the trader world, which raises a suspicion that this legalised system of " highway robbery" was not altogether distasteful to them, possibly in the re flection that some day they themselves might find it useful. The toleration of such an abuse for a single year is in itself a painful illustration of the degra dation of British trading morals in these latter days. Twenty years ago a whirlwind of indignant remon strances would have swept such a law from the statute-book in a month. An endeavour has been made during the last session to amend some of the most manifest evils of the system, but it is very doubtful if enough has been done even to stay the plague, for cured it certainly is not. Mr. Moffatt's bill, which cut at the root of the evil, was pared down by the influence of representatives of the mercantile community, who manifestly desire the minimum of reform. We are inclined to think that the entire system is wrong ; that it is incap able of substantial improvement; that it is based on false principles, and requires entire reconstruc tion. It is an important question whether the law should interfere at all between debtors and cre ditors, and whether it can do so without injustice to one or the other. Is it just that three creditors should be empowered to com pel a fourth coeditor to do what may be advan tageous to them, but injurious to him? Would it not suffice for the ends of justice that the law should provide efficient means for collecting and distributing an insolvent's estate equally among his creditors, and for punishing fraud on the part of the debtor, leaving all the creditors and the debtor to make among themselves any arrangement to which all assent, in default of which assent there would be the remedy . of equal division ? We trust that these important questions will be discussed at the coming session of the Social Science Association. —Law 2 inzes. A gratifying tribute of goodwill was offered on Thursday to Lord Castlerosse by the inhabitants of Killarney. A public meeting was held, presided over by the High Sheriff, and representing all parties, at which an address of congratulation on the escape of Lady Castlerosse and his family from the late terrible railway disaster was unani mously agreed to, and the warmest expressions of respect for Lord Kenmare were embodied in the address. Among the speakers were the Right Rev. Bishop Moriarty, Colonel Herbert, M.P., Lord Headley, Mr. Leahy, Q.C., Mr. John O'Connel, J.P., aryl the Rev. Richard Herbert. A similar demonstration was made in the county Limerick. The tenants, to the number of 400, met in the hospital, and then proceeded to the Roman Catholic Church, which was brilliantly lighted up and decorated for the occasion. The very Rey. It. Slattery, P.P., addressed the congregation from the altar, and responding to the invitation they all joined heartily in thanksgiving to Almighty God for the providential escape of Lord Castle rosse and Lis family. They afterwards adopted an address of congratulation couched in cordial terms. THE EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF THE DUKE OF CUM BERLAND IN CATENDISII-SQUARE.—This statue, which stands upon its stone pedestal in the centre of the enclo sure, and which was erected in 1770, has become so dilapidated that it is about to be taken down to be recast. DAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1868. MADRID, Aug. 29. CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, SUNDAY, August 30. I A political speech was anticipated from M. de Persigit* at the opening of the Councils-General ; but, though it is said that he was prepared to discuss the "situation," a message from Paris prevented him. All the other presi i, dents have likewise followed the instructions and the example of M. Rouher. Save Marshal Vaillant's allusion to peace, which was anything but compromising, the speeches have been singularly barren of speculative material. The Emperor will positively depart for the camp at Chalons on Wednesday. His Majesty will personally direct the grand manceuvres at the camp on the 6th or 7th of September. In the meantime the Count and Countess de Girgenti will be received. This visit still continues to occupy, and I may add to puzzle, the public mind here. The speculators have yet done nothing towards a satisfac tory solution of the problem, but their enterprises are not the less numerous on that account. It is remembered that recently Prince Humbert of Italy and his bride, the Princess Marguerite, visited the Courts of Germany with out entering France, and the gossips put this and that together. The distinguished reception about to be ac corded to two members of the House of Bourbon—a family to whom the Emperor is generally anything but friendly— leads to the conclusion that the Court of Paris is adopting a system of reprisals. Whilst the people of France are harassed with the doubt and uncertainty of the future, and ready to magnify every movement and visit into a war prognostication, the Court at Fontainebleau is almost wholly given up to amusement. The Prince Imperial is, of course, the centre of these distractions. His Imperial Highness has many admirers of both sexes, as a matter of course; but if the sayings attributed to him are authentic, he - ought to find great favour with the pious women who are to be found sparsely scattered even in Courts. He expresses himself a great friend of religion, and declares that when he is Emperor he shall desire that nobody fail to per form their religious duties. He is said to be an intelligent boy, with aptitude for various branches of study, though it is not much to the purpose to say that his tutors are satisfied with him. His musical faculty is repre sented as being exceedingly promising ; but the Emperor does not desire that this talent be too largely cultivated. He does not wish, he says, his son to be made a Cobourg. The Prince's preceptor, M. Filon, •is a worthy man, and strives hard for the due cultivation of his young charge, but he sometimes makes a ridiculous figure in attempting to take part in the dances which are organised for the enter- I f3inruent of the Prince. The forced reconciliation which the King of Italy has determined to bring about between Generals Marmora and Cialdini is not likely to produce voluntary friendship. A duel between the two is considered imminent. Further details shew that the injuries sustained by M. de Montalembert, through the carriage accident which I mentioned yesterday, are much less serious than was stated by the telegraphic report. It appears that the horse took fright and ran away, ultimately throwing out M. de Montalembert. He sustained several severe contusions, but no serious wound. Dr. I\T6laton, the new senator, has gone to render assistance to the sufferer. THE I FEA THER TABLE.-THIS DAY. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. Extreme Sea Monday, 1"r 2 41 F. 1 August 31, B. T. W. 11 to F. A W R. to 8 a.m. 12 j 9 - -t Nairn Aberdeen 129 97r. 53 50 S. 1 2 N.E. b.o. 1 Leith 3:,"02r. 55 52 W. 5 2 I W. ! o.c. Shields Scarborough 30'11r. 57 ;53 N. 2 3 N.W. c.b. 2 Yarmouth 3o'llf. 60 57 W.N.W. 2 3I S. 0. -- 4 Holder Cuxhaven Skudesiues Ardrossan 2ol'sf. 57 53 W.N.W. 5 3 N.N.W. r. 0., 0 'lO 4 Greencastle 30 046. 58 56 N.W. 2 3 W. -.W. o.r. o'o6! Holyhead 1 - 4verpool V arZY4 ti a 30'21r. 57 53 N. NW. 2 3 N. N. W. b. c. 2 Cape Clear — Roche's Pt. 30'1Sr 54 52 N.W. 1 4 S.W. mfb 1 Penzance Plymouth Weymouth 30'20f. 82 61 W. 3 3 W.N.W. 0. 2 Portsmouth I 30'18f. 62 '59 W.N.W. 2 3 W. o. 1 London C'peGris Nez ' 30'18.4. 63 161 W.S.W. 5 W. c.o. 3 Brest 30'23f. 57 57 E.N.E. 1 3 N.W. b.f. 1 L'Orient ~ 30'22f. 57 55 N.E. 3 1 A .N.W. b. I Rochefort .; 30'245. 63 59 N.E. 5 5 N. b. Biarritz Corunna — Brussels Paris Strasbourg — Toulon Heart's Con tent (6 a.m. local time) 30'11s. 60 60 W. 1 1 S. f. 0'36! 3 EXPLANATION. Earo ter corrected and reduced to 52 deg. a sea level. The letter r., rising; f., falling; s.. steady—indicate directieu of motion of the mercury within last 14 Lc urs. Theimemeter exposed in shade. Extreme Foice with in Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather: tI y c.—clouds, detached; f.—fog; h.—hail; m.—misty, hazy :o.—overcast, dull; r. —rain; 8.-8110 w; t.—thumler. snow or Lail (melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturlance. REMARKS. Atmospherical pressures arc lower at all stations than they were on Saturday, but during the last twenty-four hours a slight increase has taken place in the northern and western districts. A difference of three-Liiths of an inch is shown between pressures at Nairn and Rochefort. Tenuc-rature has fallen since yesterday in the northern portion of cur islands, but has risen in southern districts. Light westerly winds prevailed during yesterday, and still continue. The weather is generally overcast. Fog is reported from the S.W. Though the talk of a Customs Union between France and Belgium has passed away, the Times is persuaded that the Belgians cannot be fully reassured as to some design of the French Government on their commercial and military independence. The bare mention of ti contem plated cession of Savoy to France was scouted both at Paris and Turin up to the very eve of that flagitious transaction. The sale of Luxemburg was likewise treated as an idle and slanderous rumour. It seems certain, says the Tints?, that the question of a Customs Union has for some tin e been entertained in French political circles. The dis '!aimer of direct, and especially of violent annexation, may be sincere ; but the French Government cannot 'see wl,y Belgium and Holland should not be offered the same terms which Prussia has rendered acceptable to the South German States. The cases are not, however, analogous. The nationality pretext, which was somewhat vague in Germany, would be altogether too flimsy in this case ; awl, moreover, the consent of Belgium is, under no circumstances, to be looked for. When. ever the subject of a Franco-Belgian Customs Union was broached under Louis Philippe it was met by an unanimous declaration of the European Powers that the thing could not be. The objections against the scheme are as strong at the present moment as they ever were. The Liberty is assured that the Queen of Spain, fore seeing a general revolution, the imminence of which can no longer be concealed, is seriously contemplating the formation of a new Cabinet. Marshal Concha is spoken of as the President of the new Ministry, which is to be chosen from the most moderate partisans of the Liberal Union. The important news of the entrance of the South American Allies into Humaita, and the retreat of the Paraguayans, is confirmed by further particulars. There was no assault, victory, nor defeat. The Paraguayans, vanquished by famine, quitted their important strong hold, and the allied forces entered it after them. It would appear, from the most recent intelligence, that there was an after-combat, and that the Paraguayans were attacked by the allied ships and troops whilst endeavouring to cross the river during their retreat. Two hundred and fifty pieces of cannon, and an enormous quantity of muni tions of war have been captured with the city. Tebicuari and Timbo were both bombarded, and the latter battery taken. The chains which barred the river have been removed. The news from Mexico is important. More than one correspondent speaks of the project of a protectorate of Mexico by the United States being revived. Juarez is said to be in extreme difficulties. Anarchy reigns through. out the republic, and the President is utterly unable to restore order. No sooner is one rebellion put down than another springs up in its place. Since Juarez became "master of the country" it has never been free from in. surgents of greater or less pretensions. The President is in despair, and is now ready, in return for a protecto rate and a loan of money, to consent to a little rectification of the southern frontier of the United States. General Grant favours this proposal, and the propensity of Mr. Seward for the acquisition of territory leaves no doubt as to his support. The protectorate of Mexico, at least if the present state of things continue, will involve the aid of the Ameri can army, if not a permanent occupation. What this will end in can hardly be doubtful. It has long been known that the American Government was merely biding its time with respect to Mexico, and it appears that the time has now come. rho disastrous effects of the vacation have extended to the Ganges. There is an utter dearth of news ; the papers by the mail just in are full of reports of the inquiry into the losses of the Bank of Bombay; and almost the only Item of intelligence is that the directors of the new bank recommend a dividend of 5 per cent. The working of the bank during the first six months of its existence has been very satisfactory. The Viceroy question appears to receive very little attention from the Anglo-Indians, who are still engrossed with the progress of the Russians towards Afghanistan. All the efforts of the Times of India, and they are strenuous, cannot allay the excite ment caused by recent Muscovite conquests. The Indian Government is said to be seriously devoting its attention to this question. The time when Russia, in spite of its protestations, will cross the Jaxartes is contemplated with the general agreement th4t 110 Power must be 4110W04 . . a. 10 interfere 410.1444t0. MR. RUSSELL OUIUCEY'S ADDRESS. Mr. Russell Gurney, the Recorder of London, has issued an address soliciting re-election for the borough of Southampton, for which ho sat in the Conserva tive interest during the late Parliament. He says that he has given a general but perfectly independent support to the Government, and when ho had thought their policy mistaken ho Lad not hesitated to avow and to act upon his own convictions without reference to party consi derations. Having referred to the measures which ho had sup ported, and the Corrupt Practices Bill which be prepared, he says that to the resolutions respecting the Irish Church he offered an unvarying opposition, believing them to be as mischievous as they were ill timed. That great abuses have existed and that great changes are called for ho fully admits ; and believing that the true glory of a Church consists i❑ the spirit which animates its members, and not in the amount of its revenues or the political support of its ministers, he will be prepared to support the changes which the con dition of Ireland and the state of the Protestant population may require. Of the nature and extent of the necessary changes we shall be able to form an opinion when we have had the opportunity of considering the information col lected by the Royal Commission on this subject. But the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church, as proposed during the last session, would, in his opinion, be attended with much injustice, and contribute neither to the interests of religion nor to the peace of Ireland. He speaks of reforms which have been effected, although others ur gently called for have been unavoidably delayed, and, alluding to his two bills for the amendment of the criminal law, he says that by them great scandals have been removed from its administration, and one has been found to conduce alike to the detection of guilt and the protection of the innocent. THE FESTIVAL OF THE THREE CHOIRS. Some notes from Gloucester give fuller particulars of the forthcoming festival. The professional arrangements have been all made and reported long ago, and the work of fitting up the cathedral has been going on for some time, and is now pretty nearly finished. These are very much of the same character as at former festivals. The performance of sacred music will be held, as heretofore, in the nave, which is being specially fitted up for the purpose, the orchestra being erected at the east end. An organ has been specially erected in the orchestra for the festival by Messrs. Bryceson, of London, which contains Barker's recently patented application of electricity to the mechanical movements of the instrument. The connection between the keys and the sound of the organ is by this means electrical through a small cable of insulated wires. The orchestra will accommodate about 350 persons, including the chorus of 250 carefully-selected singers from the London Exeter Hall concerts, Birmingham, Worcester, and Gloucester festival choral societies, the famous Bradford choir, Norwich, Exeter, and,not forgetting the original material of these festivals, the members of the three united choirs of Gloucester, Worcester, and Hereford Cathedrals. The whole will be under the control of Dr. Wesley, organist of Gloucester Cathedral, who by virtue of that office wields the baton at the Gloucester festival; the organists of the other cathedrals, by virtue of the same office, taking respectively—Mr. Townshend Smith (Here ford) the organ, and Mn Done (Worcester) the piano forte. It has already been mentioned that the festival. opens with full cathedral service on Tuesday, B th Sep tember, and it may be noted here that the Dean and Chapter of GlouCester, being desirous that the custom of daily service at the cathedral should not be broken, have resolved to hold it daily through the festival week, at eight a.m. and five p.m. On the opening day of the festival, however, the morning service commences at half- past ten. It is understood that the baptism of the infant son of the Prince and Princess Mary Adelaide of Teck is to take place to-morrow. Mr. Horsfall has purchased Lord Carrington's Gwrenygoo estate for a sum of .£0,500. The estate, which was sold at Newton on Tuesday, is situated in the county of Montgomery. Lord Mayo has announced, in a special circular to magistrates, that henceforth practising barristers, soli• tors, and attorneys will not be excluded from competition for petty sessions clerkships in Ireland, if under fifty yean of age ; but they must give up the practice of their profes. sion if appointed to that office. THE LATE BISHOP OF PETERBOROUGH.—The remains of the late Dr. Jenne were interred in the Cathe. dral burial ground on Friday. The arrangements were of the most unostentatious character, but though the family wished the funeral to be completely private a large number of the clergy of the diocese manifested the esteem in which the deceased prelate was held by following his remains to the grave. The coffin was borne from thc Palace, which is close to the cathedral, into the edifice, the pall-bearers being the Rev. Sir J. Hobart Seymour, Revs. S. Gedge, Dr. Mansell, Dr. Gifford, R. P. Lightfoot, and Mr. 11. P. Gates. The Dean of Peterborough am' the cathedral clergy officiated. The shops in the city were closed during the funeral, which was attended by r. large number of spectators. THE SHEFFIELD CUTLERS' FEAST.—TIIO accept antes for the Cutlers' Feast, which takes place on Thurs. day next, are not yet complete. Replies have beer received from Mr. Reed, C. 8., chief constructor the navy, and General Lefroy, chairman of the Ordnance Select Committee, both of whom have announced their intentior of being present. A letter has also been received from the new American Minister, the Hon. Reverdy Johnson informing the Master Cutler that, unless he is prevented by diplomatic business in London, he will form one of the company. Lord Wharncliffe, Lord Denman, Lord Edward Howard, Sir Thomas White, and probably Sir Arnold Knight will be amongst the guests, as will also Mr. Roe buck, M.P., Mr. Alderman Stone, Sheriff of London, and the masters of :several London companies. The company will number about 320. A letter from S. G. 0. appears in the Times occupying two columns. He thinks that the connection of Church and State will shortly become, the question of the day, and the Church will be hardly able to give a satisfactory reason why that connection should continue. He care fully and particularly points out all the weak places in our ecclesiastical system, commencing with Ritual. ism, and ending with abuses of patronage. He complains that the doctrine of the Royal Supremacy is ignored iu reality from Lambeth to the book-shed of the smallest curacy. He arrives at the conclusion that the strength of the Church lies in isolated works of the clergy, and that they have retained as individuals a power to the Established Church which she would have lost had she depended simply on her own platform. S. G. 0. says that she must be again reformed, even if her very existence is endangered. We await with interest his plan of reform, the more so as it will be the skeleton of a system which will not retain the blots of human imperfections, and will be more in accordance with the wants of the age than opr old-fashioned Church of England. A correspondent of the Daily News gives a very interest ing account of a first visit to Mr. Spurgeon's Tabernacle. He notices that the building was crowded, and remarks upon the clear, soft voice of the preacher, " which filh d the building without effort," the "high and mystical" tone of the prayers, the singing without instrumental aid, the reading of the lesson—there was only one, and that one was very well read—and lastly the sermon. The sermon was not altogether well organised, but the attention of all the )eople was rivetted. The correspondent—though he does not think Mr. Spurgeon preaches the brightest, most vivifying, and truest gospel—" could have sat twice as long listening to the preaching." The writer gives us what he thinks are the reasons for Mr. Spurgeon's success. In the first place, he has a very definite and positive system of doctrine, in which he thoroughly believes ; the great majority of people like to take their religion on a strong assurance. In the second place, Mr. Spurgeon is evidently a happy man, and happiness is contagious: In the third place, and most important of all, Mr. Spurgeon is a great master of the art of direct address. " Ilis sermon was delivered to the people, not merely before them. The use of notes was out of the question, unless he bad held them in his hands. Every word was spoken as from man to man, and every word was to the point. There was no resort to expletive, no use of padding. Every sentence contributed something to the effect which was constantly in the con templation of the preacher. No one, I think, could doubt that Mr. Spurgeon was expressing, in virtue of his ready command of language, thoughts which he had thoroughly worked out in his stu ly." Mr. Stuart Lane and Mr. John Westmoreland, the one a present the other a late director of the Credit Foncier, having offered to return to the shareholders any moneys wrongfully received, Mr. Stuart Wortley—whose forted name to a letter in the Times gave rise to these generous offers—writes, offering to surrender any portion of his receipts, of which not only any court of law or equity might compel the payment, but which any properly con stituted tribunal of honour might hold to be due. But evidently neither Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Lane, nor Mr. Wortley regard any money as due to the share- holders. Indeed Mr. Wortley says plainly that he always took care to be safe with regard to his salary. " On one occasion," he declares, "I refused to accept and returned a sum of money sent me, and calculated as com mission on profits accrued while I was still on the direc tion, but when I had been necessarily absent from tem porary illness." In conclusion, Mr. Wortley insinuates that the whole charge is got up for political purposes. Nothing could be more absurd. The New York Tribune has just declared another dividend of $3OO per share. During the past eight months its profits have been at the rate of 32 per cent. per 411111U21. - I Vra 7fri Cirin gir M IS ,v, Despatches were received on Saturday at the Co' lonial Office from the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, Malta, Gibraltar, and British Columbia. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the North American Provinces, Bermuda, British Co' :umbia, and the Mamas. REFORM A 7 011. _I SCHOOLS. - -0- - Mr. Sydney Turner's report for the year 186 1 Mates that there was no change in the number of reformatory schools in Great Britain in the year; but two or three more institutions are needed, and especially another in Lancashire for Roman Catholic boys, and one in the south of England for Protes tant girls. The present number of these schools is 64-44 for boys and 20 for girls ; 54 for Protestants , 8 for Roman Catholics, and 2 mixed. The number of juvenile offenders under detention in them a t the close of the year 1867 was 4,046 boys and 1,04 6 girls ; and there were also 586 boys and 56 girls out on licence. The number under deters' tion shows an increase of 260 boys And 5 2 gills over the number at the end of the year 1866; but the increase was mainly due to the greater length of time for which the inmates are de tained ; the increased supply of children to be committed and demanding reformatory treatment has remained for the last three years at about the same average of 60. The subject of the period of detention requires very careful attention. Too long a detention creates discontent and restlessness, or indifference or apathy, and hinders rather than helps reformation. In the course of the year there were 48 deaths, about 1 per cent. of the inmates ; 15 were discharged on account of disease, and 16 as incorrigible, or convicted of new crime, and sentenced to penal servitude. Of the remain ing 811 boys 18 enlisted in the army, 153 went to sea, 81 emigrated, 559 found employment in Eng land, and of the remaining 222 girls eight emigrated, 128 were placed directly in service, and 86 were placed out through their relatives. There were three deaths in each of the school ships in the Mersey ; every effort is made to interest these boys and give the discipline as kindly and cheerful a tone as pus' sible, but probably in the continuous confinement to a school ship moored always in the same spot, with the inevitable deficiency of varied exercise and labour, it may be more difficult to rally and nail' gorate partially diseased constitutions than in a 3 open farm or workshop. Mr. Turner is able to re port very favourably of the order and general disci pline maintained in the reformatories under 1 10 inspection and of the average standard of behaviour and general conduct prevailing in them. Anything like an outbreak or serious disorder has been almost unknown. A wholesome moral tone pervades th e great majority of them, and both serious faults and severe punishments are rare among them. He has found alto a marked improvement in ne educa tional condition of many of the schools, though some have, to his surprise, declined both in the quality and the extent of the instructions given' The religious teaching is generally sound and earnest. The industrial training is almost uni formly good. The considerable sums realised in the way of payments from neighbouring employer° in many of the country reformatories for the labour of the boys, and the amounts earned by laun dry work by the girls are a sufficient proof of this. The total expenditure for 1867 on an average (4 5,140 inmates amounted to £llO,lOB, or £ 2l Bs. sd. a head. This included £2,291 for rent , £4,418 cast of disposal, and £4,609 building e%" penses. Deducting these, the expenditure averaged £l9 4s. 5d per head, reduced by industrial profits to £l7 Os. lid. net cost per head. The receipt amounted to £117,287 the treasury payment' , £72,999 ; parents' payments, £3,112 ; subscrr tions, legacies, £12,236 ; voluntary associa tions, &c., £625 ; contributi ons f rom ra t es , £15,28/1 industrial profits, £11,171; sundries, £1,829. A t Red Hill the realised earnings amounted to £5 los. per head on the boys, at Hardwicke to £5 135., a t the Northampton Reformatory to £5, at the Bedford , to £4 135., at the Dorset to £4 75., at the Nandi' worth to £4, at the Monmouth, Warwickshire, and Market Weighton to about £3 10s. ; at the Stran raer to about £5. For girls' schools the earnings were £5 per head at Toxteth-park, £5 12s. at Ips wich, £4 13s. at the Liverpool Girls', £4 103. at Limpley Stoke, £1 2s. at the Yorkshire Catholic (Sheffield), and £5 3s. at Hampstead. The crimin 3l statistics for the year 1867 show a very serious ill crease in the number of commitments for England and Wales, the total for offenders of all ages having risen from 124,291 to 131,398, or nearly 6 per cent' —a result probably of the depressed condition ' 3f trade and the distress from want or suspension 01 employment which has weighed so heavily on the metropolitan and other districts. It is satisfacterY to find that the increase was much greater iu th e class of adult offenders (those abo ve 16 y e ars , age) than among the juveniles; the number 01 commitments rising for the former from 114,935 to 121,767, i.e., by nearly 6 per cent., and for th e latter from 9,356 to 9,631, i.e. by nearly 3 Po cent. The prison re t urns con ti nue to g i ve pr o of the permanent effect of reformatory diseir line on young offenders. The whole nuns' ber of prisoners recognised in gaol in 1867 ' l ' 4 having been formerly in reformatory schoo lo was 310 males and 34 females in Ea land, and 117 males and 20 females in Scotland ; and in the four years 1864-67, deducting the dead , 2,798 males and 760 females were discharged fO ril reformatory schools. The prison returns give n tl these figures a relapse of 15 p er cen t . on t h e bar and 7 per cent. of the g i r l s . Th e rat i o i s no t 5 Per cent. of all discharged from the reformatories, but' after several years, many might elude recognitio v • The reconviction of those discharged in 1864-66 wer e 12.8 per cent, of Protestant boys and 6.3 per cen t ; of girls ; 27.4 per cent, of R oman C a th o li c b o ys an 9.4 per cent. of girls. This comparison is on l y useful as it may arouse managers to exercise mo re watchful superintendence over the inmates afte r they leave the school ; on this th e resu l t mair34 depends. The returns of those discharged from re formatories in Great Britain in 1864-66 (deduetieg deaths) show 68 per cent. of the boys and 67 . 5 P cr cent. of the girls known to be doing well ; 4 per cen t ; of the boys and nearly 13 per cent. of the girls 7 doubtful or indifferent characters; nearly 16 per ce nt. of the boys and 10 pe r cen t. o f th e g i r l s co nvict‘ ; con victe d of crime ; above 12 pe r cen t. o f th e b oys an d nearly 10 per cent. of the girl s un k nown . All ow i ng that fair proportion of the " unknown" are doing sg e p i lc ; we shall find the lon g st an di ng average o f a bout per cent. fairly maintained. English Catholic ha:, schools have advanced—Mount St. Bernard free 45 to 58 per cent., and B roo k- green f rom 63 to per cent. Market Weighton remains at about u per cent. As the principl e o f ear li er di sc h a rge an d more careful superintendence afterwards while ° a licence is more thoroughly ac t e d on , it i s belief e the results will be still more favourable. The Corporation of Cork met on Saturday unanimously passed a resolution proposed bY 1 . - . Sullivan, and seco n d e d b y M r . D wyer , cal, lr , for the liberation of th e F en i an pr i sone rs. P of Dwyer, in the course of his address in suppor t the motion, said that the Fenians had been di ll 0, to adopt the course they took by misrule and opPre sion. jo g AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATlL—Yesterday m° lll- f groat excitement was created at the Newcross the London, Brighton, and South Coast Ealway , t1 :01 sudden death, in the booking office, of an elderly named Brady. The deceased, who is a tradesman c lip ing on business in the Old Kent-road, was going forliig in the country with his wife, and while waiting I ' . ; ticket suddenly dropped on the floor of the office an station 00 ey- pired, death Wing instantaneous. A telegram from St. P e t ers b urg s t a t e s that P rine ° ! Gortchakoff has elabo ra t e d a pl an f or con voking a 17'11. „ l a' pean congress whose mis s i o n will be a general d ise ;ett ment. It is added th a t th e d ra ft o f this scheme bas , communicated to the Governments of the Groat 1 3 ' ).W°1. 1 . 0 ... A petition signed by 400 ladies was recent l y P OO , seated to the Russian Minister of Public Instructl.o praying that the professors at the university 'nig ht gl ior special lectures for ladies, so as to satisfy their desire higher instruction. - • del ter Cot Cer bei Ne Ba 11, sho teri and tot L.) tOi to 1 Gi - dat ( Lon liiin COro T .3epi 111 nOUI 41031 3 A b t .J Lc vztn I tq, t 2.,