The Sun. — London, England, 1868-12-09 00:00:00

THE FRAIVCO-AMERICAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY. The directors, shareholders, and others interested tr the success of the Socidte3 du Cable Transatlantiqus :Francais dined together on Tuesday evening at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street. The chair was occupied b 3, the American Minister, Mr. Reverdy Johnson; and amongst the company present were Sir John Hay, Sir Daniel Gooch, Professor Sir Charles IVheatstone, Mr. Morse, United States Consul, Baron d'Erlanger, Baron Pernet, Admiral La Capelle (French navy), Captain Richards, RN., hydrographer to the Admiralty, Captain Sherard Osborn, htN., Mr. C. Grinnell, &c. The health of the Queen and of the Emperor and Empress of the French have been duly honoured, Sir JOHN Hit proposed the health of Mr. Reverdy Johnson, observing that no Minister to the English Court had been received with such enthusiasm, and no Minister had, by his public acts, so thoroughly deserved that enthusiasm, as Mr. Johnson. The American MINISTER, in acknowledging the compli ment, said that of the mans associations h, had formed with the English people this was amongst the most pleasant, not only because he had there met with a 'people speaking the same language as himself, and who thought as he thought, but because he had also been brought into direct communication with the representatives of other nations who were equally as friendly with the people of the United States, and equally anxious to preserve peace amongst the nations of the world. Ile was sufficiently acquainted with the details and objects of the enterprise in which they were engaged to feel assured that it was one which the best of men might combine to promote, because it was destined still further to bind together in one harmonious brotherhood all the nations of the world. Doubtful as many were of the success of the first effort to unite England and the united States by means of the electric telegraph, that doubt existed no longer ; and it was impossible that such a communication should fail to strengthen the bond of brotherhood, and open out new channels for the develop ment of civilisation, and the spread of that Christian faith in which the nations concerned had a common interest. He denied that the new enterprise would injuriously affect the interests of the old company. In his opinion there was no ground for that suspicion. The increase in the populations on both sides of the Atlantic was so rapid that in the course of a short time a dozen cables would not suffice to meet their requirements. Moreover, the competition between the two would tend to the • advantage of both, for competition was the life of trade between individuals as between nations, and no share holder need be in doubt as to the remuneration that would be obtained from his investment. Now, if he were correctly informed, with the high rates which the old com pany bad felt bound to exact, the reward was almost princely, and in proportion as the rates had been reduced had the reward increased. And if the new company still further reduced the rates, so far from striking a blow at existing interests, such a policy would in crease the prosperity of both. Mr. Johnson then referred to doubts which had been expressed with regard to the landing of the new cable upon American territory, and after explaining that the several States possessed sovereign rights independent of the federation, the hon. gentleman intimated his belief that no difficulty would be interposed in this respect. In conclusion, he proposed success to the new undertaking. In the course of the proceedings which followed, Baron D'ERLANCER acknowledged the obligations of the company to the British Admiralty, and especially to Captai. Richards and other officers who had rendered such valuable assistance. Before leaving the chair, Mr. Jonisson . , speaking as the representative of tn, American people, said : We desire to stand well with the people of England, and with all other nations. We like "the almighty dollar," and the best way to obtain that is by being on terms of amicable relationship with all people. If you give us a fair chance I shall be very much surprised if we don't at least equal you. Your institutions and ours differ in some respects, but they differ only in degree. We think we are free, and we are so certainly impressed with that idea that we have made up our minds to continue to be free. Governments may go on if principles do not. A Government, if I under stand my friend on my right (Sir J. Hay), now in its last extremity is to be followed by a. Government which, if I am not greatly mistaken, will, as far as the great prin ciples of human feeling are concerned, tread in the foot steps of their predecessors, and I shall also be much mistaken if those who go out do not, in the course of a few days, prove to be a great deal happier than those who go in. As far as America is concerned, although Lord Stanley, whose name I cannot mention without---I was going to say affection—although his lordship gives place to Lord Cla rendon, whom it is my privilege and happiness to know, the change will be of little, if any, consequence. With the seals of office in the hands of either, peace between your nation and ours is certain, and a great deal more certain than that the sun will shine upon you to-morrow. THE GREAT GALE We have recently had an angry storm, and several casual ties on the sea have already been noticed. Mr. C. 0. F. Cator, of Beckenham, writing of the gale oa Sunday, says: "At two p.m. the great gale began ; by three p m. the pres sure reached 91b. on sqLare foot. and frequent pressures of 716. to 91b. till eight p.m., when it rose to 1211 b. ; at ten p.m. 171 b. ; at 11 p.m. 1916. ; and then gradually receded to 81b. at 1.30 a.m. of Dec. 7, the direction of the wind up to this time being SW, when there was a rather sudden shift to WNW, and simultaneously the pressure increased very greatly, and at 1.15 a.m. there was a terrific gust of 301 b., being a greater pressure than I have ever previously recorded. It remained excessively violent from WN W till 1.55 a.m., When it was 251 b., at 8 a.m., 191 b., and then gradually de creased to 11b. and 21b. at 7.30 a.m., and the direction had by this time veered back again to SW. Over the metropolis the gale swept with great fury Trees have been blown down in exposed situations in all directions, houses have been unroofed, and chimney stacks blown down. Serious losses have been the re sult of the storm on the river and in the docks by the numerous collisions among the shipping, barges, and boats. At two o'clock on Monday morning, when the fury of the gale was such as to give rise to the most gloomy forebodings, the few people in the streets at that hour were blown down in many places. Tho top of a house in the Back-road, St. Georges-in-the East, was blown off and fell into the street. On Sunday last the force of the wind at midnight is re ported from Sheerness to have been as great as the memo- Thble night in October, 1853, when the Royal Charter was lost. From the fact, however, that the dockyard, basins, eic e , were well sheltered by the houses of the town, no serious damage was sustained. The shipping in the har bour also escaped injury. Not so, however, the gigantic Bermuda dock. From the position in which she was anchored, and as a consequence also of her vast bulk, she was unable to resist the fury of the gale. She dragged her ruchors, and it being utterly impossible to render any assis tance, she drifted to the adjacent mud flats. Casualties and wrecks on the sea are continually reporied ; and the lifeboat services in connection with them have been most valuable. The Austrian Consular agent has written to the secretary of the Tremolo branch of the National Life boat institution to exp - .ess the grateful thanks of the captain and crew of the Mea for their rescue, 16 of them, from an almost inevitable death. From Castletown, isle of Man, to hear of the gallant rescue of the crew of a smell schooner, five in number, by the Castletown lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, the Commercial Traveller. During a heavy gale from the S.W., the vessel was in a most danger ous positien. The boat, with a full crew, was despatched to the vessel, which was found to have struck or. a reef of rocks, and arrived at 12.45 p,m. Ths launch through the raging surf was a most successful and brilliant one. Amidst the cheers of hundreds of spectators the vessel was reached in a very short time, and, with much difficulty the crew of five hands were taken on board the life boat, which then proceeded to Port St. Mary, where she arrived with the rescued crew. The rescuers and the re scued were received by almost all the inhabitants of the place with repeated outbursts of enthusiastic cheering. The lifeboat had scarcely reached the slip when she was seized by a host of volunteers, who dragged her to a place of safety. The boat was then placed on her car riage by the volunteers and started for Castletown, amid the cheers of all the villagers. The vessel, which, during the afterneon, parted her anchors. aril is very likely to become a total wreck , p roved to be t he Vision of Dregheth, Joseph Leech, master, .65 tons register, from Diteghed tto Gerste:l, with a cargo of propwood. Previous to the lifeboat's arrival the Volunteer Rocket Brigade was on the ground, and bad fired several rockets, but the vessel NV :A 5 beyond their reach, cvory shot falling short. A bhocking murder has been perpetrat:d at Pres -too. A plasterer named Caton was grievously insulted by b s wifo, who was in a state of iatoxication, upon which rtruck to r two or three times with a pieco of wood on the I;eiW. rrd the blows prove;l i; ILI G OVER NMENT einIMUNICATIONS. Sir Btirtle Frere, the late Governor of Bombay, has Leen eKamined before the Bombay Bank Commi:;sioners, at the New India Office, and objected to the production of cer tain papers which he had received from the Governor- General of India and from the Secretary of State, which he considered were "privileged communications." The chief commissioner (Sir C. Jackson) said the commission bad the eame powers as the courts at Westminster, and ,the only exception was that their production would be ,against the policy of the State. Sir Bartle Frere said it would b e go, He was xque4e.ttg,a4942llAurfidni with thusluillamtol SPECIAL 21.12ETINY1 n r TTIR CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY. The large room at Freemasons' Hall, Lonaon, was yesterday afternoon the scene of a meeting of an exceed ingly animated character in connection with the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge. A resolution was passed at a meeting of the society, held on the 6th of October last, to the following effect :—" That this society feeling strongly the suffering and exceptional position of the Church in the diocese of Natal, and the munificence of the legacy recently left the society, hereby resolves that a grant of £2,000, or such further sum as the standing com mittee may think possible to give, be made to the Dean of Pietermaritzburg and the church committee of that diocese." The mover of the resolution was Mr. Fitz-Roy, and, as soon as possible after it was passed, the Rev. W. G. Humphrey, rector of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, gave notice that at a subsequent meeting he should move that the motion be rescinded. The challenge thus thrown down, was at once accepted by Mr. Fitz-Roy, who announced his intention to propose that the grant hi the Church in Natal, should be of the value £1,0::0. A number of other amendments were sent in to the society's secretary, and the standing committee took the opinion of counsel on the validity of Mr. Fitz-Boy's resolution. The learned gentlemen thus consulted came to the con clusion that it was invalid, as by the constitution of the society all grants must be initiated by the standing com mittee. That body then met and resolved that : "The standing committee having been advised by counsel that the resolution of the board of October 6 is irregular and invalid for all purposes, -as not having been based on the original recommendation of the committee, and believing that without some action being now taken by this committee, any resolution that might be come to at the special board meeting of the Bth instant would be irregular and invalid in like mannet, it is now resolved that this committee agree to recommend to the special meeting on December 8 that the sum of £2,000 be granted for the promotion of Christian knowledge in the colony of Natal ; such sum to be expended by the standing com mittee." It was under the circumstances detailed above that the special meeting of yesterday was convened. The chair was occupied by his Grace the Archbishop of York, and the room was densely crowded with members of the society, the utmost care being exercised by the stewards to pre vent admission being given to any other than those ' who had a clear right to be present. Having expressed the hope that a fair hearing would be given to each speaker, his Grace the Archbishop was %bout to call upon the Bev. Mr. Humphrey, when a gentleman in the body of the hall suggested that it was not competent to the standing committee to call a epnial meeting. The objection being overruled, the rev. proposer proceeded to point out that the duty he was about to perform was one to which he was strongly urged by many of the most earnest friends of the society. He denied that there was a particle of truth in the statement that he was a brother-in-law of Bishop Colenso. The fact was that he had no connection with him in any way. Having detailed the action taken by the standing committee, Mr. Humphrey asked leave to withdraw the resolution of which he had given notice, le stated above. The Rev. Mr. MAYHEW was of opinion that the with- Irawal of the resolution practically concluded the business f the special meeting. At this time a raid was made by the hundreds who were unable to find admission, and who had almost drowned the voices of the speakers by their shouts. At length the doors were closed by main force. The meeting objected to sanction the withdrawal of Mr. rinmphrey's resolution, and the resolution of the 6th of October was duly moved and seconded. Upon this the Rev. Mr. Mayhew, in order to facilitate blis;ness, moved that the resolution of the standing committee of Decem ber 4 should be alone proceeded with. The proposal that the motion of the 6th October should be rescinded, awoke a tremendous uproar, in the midst of which Archdeacon Denison rose, but was for a long time refused a hearing. The meeting decided that the resolu tion of the standing committee of December 4 should be at once proceeded with. The Rev. Mr. HUMPHREY then introduced the resolution, .eating that he did so at some sacrifice, for he felt that to deal with Natal was to plunge into all kinds of difficulty. At the same time it would not be denied that a large number of the members of the society thought the contrary, and believed that there was in Natal a large field in which the society could be usefully engaged without committing the society as a society to any opinions upon the question of agitating that colony. It was proposed by the committee that the grant should be distributed by themselves. The person who was the bishop of the diocese was one to whom they could not trust the grant. (This observation excited cheers and counter cheers, as did also the expression of opinion that the position of Bishop Colenso was a scandal to the Church). The Rev. P. GEDGE seconded the resolution, denying that he and his colleagues had any sympathy wit,lt Bishop Colenso. In the course of his speech Mr. Gedge raised n perfect hurricane of hisses by stating in answer to a question put by some one on the platform Is to what the late Archbishop of Canterbury had thought about the canonical deposition of Bishop Colenso, that, though he had the highest re-Tect for the late prelate, be could not help thinking that it was a pity that he did not know his own mind better than he had done. It was onlyby a judicious hint from the chairman, that it was unwise that speakers should be interrupted by questions being asked, as it caused them to pronounce hasty conclusions, that the uproar was allayed. Mr. Gedge sdmitted it was wrong of him to have answered the question at all, urged at length the value of the resolution, and called upon the meeting to discard all amendments that might be proposed. Mr. E. A FiTz-Rov then proposed the following amend ment, amidst hearty cheering :—" That with the view of carrying out the object of the resolution of October 6, the sum of £2,000 be granted for the promotion of Christian knowledge in the colony of Natal, such stein to he applied by the standing committee to such purposes as the Bishop of Capetown and the Bishop of Grahams ',own may think fit." This resolution was seconded by Archdeacon DENISON. The CHAIRMAN then attempted to put the amendment to the meeting, who appeared anxious at once to vote. Several rev. gentlemen, however, stood up to speak, all of whom, after a scene of uproar that would have done no discredit to a hustings nomination of an unpopular candidate, gave way to Dr. Miller, vicar of Greenwich. The demonstration against this rev. gentleman was so violent, that after waiting a long while for a hearing he left the platform with every sign of indignation and dis gust. At length Dr. Miller obtained a hearing. The amendment was then put. The show of hands was decided in favour of the amendment ; but the result of a ballot gave 674 for the amendment and 765 against it. The attempt to propose other amendments provoked a more stormy scene than had yet occurred. All attempts at speaking were futile, and finally the original motion was carried by a good majority, and the proceedings kerminated. GREENHOUSE PLANTS.—The number of surplus padding out plants distributed at the close of the season y direction of the First Commissioner of her Majesty's Yorks, &c., among the poorer working classes, schools, charitable institutions, &c., has amounted to 48,987. Of this number 17,837 plants were furnished by the Green and Hyde Parks and Kensington Gardens, 12,848 by Victoria Park, 11,852 by Battersea and Kennington Parks, 4,524 by the Regent's Park, and 1,926 by the Royal Gar '.ens at Kew. A MAD BRIDEGROOM —A few days ago two persons from a neighbouring parish presented themselves to a clergyman at Coleraine to be married. The ceremony proceeded as usual until the bridegroom was asked to subscribe his name in the registry, when, to the consterna tion of his bride and the assembled friends, he began to compliment the minister in the most absurd manner as to the size of his head and to the intellectual powers which that fact showed he possessed. He then snatched up his bat and fled from the church—all his acts being clearly those of a madman, although he appssred to he perfectly sane when he went to the church. B e took refuge in a house near at hand, and terrified the inmates so much that the police were sent for. The unfortunate man was then secured, handcuffed, and conveyed to his home under the care of Dr. Barr. The poor bride left for her parents' home, well-nigh distracted. EXTENSIVE FLOODS IN mu WEST RIDING.—A very disastrous flood has visited the heavy woollen dis tricts of the West Riding, as well as the agricultural district lying in the basins of the Calder and its tribu taries, and done damage amount i ng to many thousands of pounds. On Monday morning nearly th e w h o l e of the valley was submerged, haystacks and cornstacks floated down towards the sea, woollen mills and manufactories flooded, and their hands thereby thrown out of employ ment, and property to an immense extent destroyed. In the town of Dewsbury, the centre of the Leavy woollen district, the effects of the I) d Lave been and sre being felt with extreme severity. The principal portion of -the town is under water, and all classes of shopkeepers have suffered in damage to their stocks of goods. The market-place was flooded to the depth of two or three feet, as also were some of its approaches, and access between the town and one of the railway stations was cut off to those who did not choose to employ vehicles to carry them through the rushing waters. No loss of human life is reported, but a good deal of live stock on the farms Land hgye Daithed. ABINGDON.. ANDOVER .. AYLESBURY ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE ANOLESEA BRECONSrunz BARNSTAPLE BRIDONORTH BANBURY BATE! BED7OIID Viciuricx BEVERLEY BEWDLEY BIRSENIIEAD L'IItatINGUAM BLACKBURN BODMIN BOLTON BOSTON ... BRADFORD BP.IDOWATER BItIGIITON . BRISTOL . BUCKINGHAM BURNLEY BMW BURT ST. EDMUNDS BCDFORDSHIP.Z BRIDT'ORT BEAUMARIS ...... BRECO BUCKINGTIA3I.BIIIRE BERKSHIRE . CI7MBIERLAND, EAST CUMBERLAND, WEST CAMBRIDGE . CAMBRIDGESHIRE CANTEUBUItY CARDIFF CARLISLE CARMARTIIEN CAIMARTHENSIIIRE CARNARVON CA R NARVONSII IRE CIIESUIRE, MID CHATHAM CHELTENHAM CHESTER CIIICTIESTER . CIIIYPEN HAM CIRENCESTER CLI THEROE . COVENTRY ... CALNE CAISBEIDGE TJNIVERS CARDIGAN CARDIGANSIIIRE. CHELSEA CHRISTCHURCH COCKERMOUTH COLCHESTER CiercaLADE CORNBALL, EAST CORNWALL, WEST CHESIIIRE, EAST CIIESHIRE, WEST DENBIGII DENBI6IISIIIRE Mr Lindsay Mr Fortescue Mr N Rothschild ...... Mr Smith * Mr Mellor * Mr Davies Hon G C Morgan Mr T Cave * Captain Williams Mr Whitmore Mr Samuelson Mr The * Mr Dalrymple Mr Whitbread Mr J Howard * Lord Bury * Mr J Stapleton Sir 11. Edwards Captain Kennard Sir It Gh ia Mr John Laird Mr John "nigh' Mr Dixon Mr P II Muntz Mr W H IT.ortiby Mr J Eeliden llon F L Gower Lieut-Colonel Gray Mr J Hick - Mr Malcolm Mr T Collins Mr 1V E Forste ' Mr Ripley Mr A W Kinglake Mr Vanderbyl Mr James White Professor Fawcett Mr II Berkeley Mr S Morley Sir Harry Verney ' Mr R Shaw Mr Philips Mr Hardcastle Mr Greene Mr F C H Russell Colonel Gilpin Mr T A Mitchell Hon W 0 Stanley Mr Bowel Gwyn Right Hon B Disraeli Mr Du Pre Mr Lambert Mr Benyon Colonel Loyd Lindsay * Mr John Walter lion C Howard t Mr W N Hodgson Captain Lowther Hon P Wyndham * Colonel Torrens * Mr Fowler Lord George Manners Lord Royston t Right Hon H Brand Mr Butler Johnstone * Captain Brinckman Colonel Stuart Mr E Potter * Sir Wilfrid Lawson * Colonel Stepney * Mr Sartoris * Mr John Jones Mr W B Hughes * Captain Parry Mr G C Legh Hon W Egerton Mr Otway * Mr H B Samuelson Earl Grosvenor * Mr Raikes Lord H G Lennox Mr Goldney Hon A Bathurst Mr R Assheton Mr Eaton Mr Staveley Hill * Lord E Fitzmaurice Right Hon S Walpole I Mr Beresford Hope t Sir Thomas Lloyd * Mr Richards * Mr C W Dilke * Sir Henry Hoare * Mr E Haviland-Burke Mr J Fletcher Mr Rebow Dr Brewer Sir D Gooch. " Hon F Cadogan * Sir John Trelawny • Mr B Willyams Mr St Aubyn • Mr P Vivian * Mr E C Egerton * Mr W Legh Mr Tollemache Sir Philip Egerton * Mr Williams Sir Watkin Wynne * Mr Morgan Mr M Chambers * Mr Lewis * Mr Backhouse Mr M T Bass * Mr Plimsoll Sir T Bateson * Serjeant Simon Major Dickson * Air Jesse', Q.C. Sir John Pakington Mr Henderson * Mr Davison Sir H Williamson * Mr Elliott Mr Pease * Mr Beaumont Colonel Sturt Mr H B Sheridan " Sir T Gresley * Mr R Smith .* Hon H Strutt Hon Captain Egerton Lord G Cavendish " Mr. Arkwright t Sir Massey Lopes Mr Kekewich Mr T D Acland Sir Stafford Northcote Sir L Palk t Lord Courtenay Hon Mr Portman Mr Floyer Mr Sturt Col Bourne Mr Coleridge * Mr Bowring * Mr W Baker * Mr A Johnstone Lord Eustace Cecil Mr S Ibbetson * Mr Rour d * Colonel Brise Lord Barrington Mr WC Torrens Alderman Lusk I Mr T. Hughes Sir John Hammer Mr Fowler Mr Fastwiek Lord It Grosvenor Colonel Talbot Mr H Vivian Right Hon Sir W Mutt Mr Price Mr Monk • it C Wingfield t Captain Toinline Mr Alderman Salomons Rt Hon W E Gladstone Mr Onslow * Captain Cholmeley • Hon r Tollemache Sir M Beach Mr Holford Colonel Kingscote • Mr Marling Right Hon W Cowper t Lord H Scott Hon II Cowper Mr A Smith • Mr H Brand * Mr C Reed * Mr Holms Mr Stansfeld Colonel Akroyd Mr T Brassey * Mr F North • Mr Young Mr It Dimsdale Mr Clive * Mr Wyllie Mr Biddulph Mr Bailey * Sir H croft Mr James Clay Mr Norwood Baron N de Rothschild Mr W B Beach Mr Sclater-Booth Major Jervis Mr T flaring * Mr JaAson * Colonel Edwardes Mr Hurst double * Major Aldridge i return Lord It Montagu Mr E Fellowes Mr E A Leathern Mr H B Adair * Mr West. Q.O Sir J Simeon * Mr Mills " Mr Talbot Lord Hohnesdale Mr Hart Dyke Mr L Pemberton * Hon G Milles Lord Stanley * Hon It Bourke * Mr Lea * Mr Illingworth * Mr Whitwell * Alderman J Lawrence * Mr W M'Arthur Mr Baines * Alderman Carter * Mr Wheelhouse Mr Taylor Mr Harris Lord J Manners * Mr Frewon Lord Curzon * Mr Pell * Mr Cross Mr C Turner Hon A F Egerton * Mr S Henry Mr Arkwright Colonel Clive Mr Goschen Mr Crawford Mr Lawrence * Mr Bell t Rt Hon Robert Lowe lord CI t.; Lennox Mr Henry Lopes Mr 0 Seely * Mr H Palmer Sir M J Cholmeley * Mr It Winn • Mr Amcoats • Mr H Chaplin Mr Well* , * Mr Tumor Sir Arthur Buller Lord Pelham Colonel Dyott Mr Graves * Lord Sandon * Mr Rathbone Colonel Wilson-Patten t Hon F Stanley * Mr Holt • Mr Starkie Mr C W Wynn * Mr Rental * Mr Wetherhed Mr Mitford * Mr C Brocklehurst • Mr Chadwick Mr Lee Mr Whatman * Mr Powell Mr Bazley Mr Jacob Bright " Mr Birley Mr H Lewis Mr T Chambers * Mr Richard * Mr Fothorgill * Sir J Ramsden Hon 0 Fitzwilliam Lord E Bruce * Mr D Williams * Mr Bolckow Hon C H Tracy sir G Grey Mr C Morgan Colonel Somerset Viscount Enfield Lord G Hamilton Mr E Howca Mr C S Read Mr G Hodgkins= " Mr E Denison Mr Ileadlam Mr Cowen Mr Allen Mr Buckley ' M: Hutton Lord Henley Mr C Gilpin W RuEsell Sir H Stracey R Clifton ?if) IVri2lit Mr Martin t Sir B Lacon lion le Walpole Sir W nagge Hon T De Grey • Mr Ward Hunt Mr S Stopford * Maj or it Cartwright Sir ainald Knightley Right Hon J Denison * Mr F C Smith Mr Barrow Mr Hildyard " Earl Percy * Mr Ridley Mr Beaumont Hon 11 Liddell I lit Hon G Hardy I. lit Hon J Mowbray Mr Henley Colonel North Alt VATtlails4 s ... 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DowNsEtizez DOWNPATRICK DITNOANNON DUBLIN DUBLIN Uxtvzitstry DUBLIN COUNTY DUNDALK DUNGARVAN DROGHEDA ENNISKILLEN ENNIS FERMANAGH COUNTY GALWAY COUNTY GALWAY KERRY COUNTY KILKENNY KILKENNY COUNTY KINSALE KILDARE KING'S COUNTY . LEITRIM COUNTY LONDONDERRY COUNTYI LONDONDERRY . LIBIERICK CITY . LIMERICK COUNTY LONGFORD COUNTY. LOUTU COUNTY LTSBUTV NIAYO COUNTY SIEATH COUNTY AIONAGITAN COUNTY MALLOW Njw Ross NEWRY Po aTmILINGTON QUEENS COUNTY ROSCOMMON COUNTY Suao SLIGO COUNTY TRALEE TIPPERARY COUNTY r VRONE COUNTY WEXFORD WATERFORD COUNTY WATERFORD CITY WESTMEATH WEXFORD COUNTY WICKLOW THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, It 68, COMPLETE LIST OF THE NEW PARLIAMENT. - * New Members.--f Old Members for ri ew constituencies. Constituency. Members. Constituency. FOREIGN NOTES. THE RUPTURE BETWEEN TURKEY AND GREEM The Porte has first sent an ultimatum to Greece,ond has then broken off diplomatic relations with the Govern ment of Athens without waiting for an answer. Even if the earliest intelligence only be correct, there is much reason to apprehend a war between the two countries ; but if the Turquie have good ground for its statement, that the Porte has decided to suspend all intercourse with the Greek Government, it is hardly possible to hope that a conflict can be averted. There has been no lack of provocation on the part of the smaller State. A large sum has been advanced to the volunteers who were to prolong or renew the insurrection in Crete, and the Greek arsenals at Nauplia have been ordered to furnish the insurgents with guns and munitions of war. The action of the Government at Athens has lately become so open and unre served as to lead to the belief that support has been promised from without. A few days ago one of the officers at the head of a band of volunteers defiled, with colours flying, under the very windows of the Ottoman Legation. At the same time the Porte has so suddenly assumed a decisive policy, after a long period of hesitation, as to give just reason for the suspicion that some supporter of Turkey is also in the background. She has right on her side, and her ultimatum has been sanctioned by England, Austria, and Trance; but it is thought that some more special as sistance must •have been promised. The Inth - pcnclance Beige believes that the ultimatum is due chiefly to Austria. This State has, next to Turkey, most at stake in the Eastern question. It is well known that Baron Beust has of late displayed so much activity in Eastern affairs as to excite the hostility of the independent press at Vienna. The Belgian paper adds that the French Government, which is on good terms with Austria at present, is dissatisfied with the excessive interference of the Vienna Government in the policy of Turkey, both as regards Roumania and Greece. That stormy petrel, the Liberte, thinks the great war is going to break out at last. On the other hand, a telegram from Constantinople says that Russia is about to interfere in order to produce a peaceful settlement. Members. Mr Hibbert Mr Platt. Mr Cardwell * Mr V Harcourt * Mr MeYrick Mr Scourfield Mr Whalley * Mr Wells Mr Nicholson Sir R P Collier Mr Morrison Mr Childers Major Waterhouse Mr Stone * Sir J Elphinstone Sir T Hesketh * Mr Hermon * Mr Arthur Guest Sir F Goldemid Mr Shaw Lefevre Sir Roundel! Palmer Lord John Hay Mr T B Potter * Mr Stewart Hardy Mr Foljambe Lord Galway ' Mr Price Mr W Martin.. Mr Serjeaut Kinglake Hon A Walsh Hon G J Noel Mr Finch Mr Corrance Hon J Henniker-Major Major W Parker Lord A Hervey Mr Hamilton * Dr Lush Colonel Harttelot Hon H Wyndham Mr R H Paget Mr Neville-Grenville Mr Gore Langton • * Mr A A Hood * Major Alen * Mr Bright Mr Gurney * Mr Hoare Mr Winterbotham * Mr Dickenson Mr Locke King Mr C Buxton * Mr Cawley * Mr Charley Mr Knatchbull-Hugessen * Mr H Brassey Sir J V Johnstone Mr J D Dent Mr Hadfield * Mr Mundella Mr Clement * Mr Figgins * Mr Stevenson Mr Layard Mr Locke Captain Meller * Mr Pochin Mr J B Smith * Mr Tipping * Mr J Dodds Mr Candlish * Mr Gourley Mr G C Glyn Right Hon S Cave Sir Percy Burrell * Mr Sidebotham * Mr W Peek * Hon W Brodrick Mr Briscoe Mr Cubitt Mr Dodson * Mr Scott Mr A Bass I* Mr M'Clean * Mr Ingrain * Mr Child Mr Adderley Sir E M Buller Sir J Hay Mr Ormsby Gore Lord N ewport Gen P Herbert * Col Corbett * Mr Magniac Mr Melly * Colonel Roden Mr Dillwyn Sir R Peel * Sir H Bulwer Mr Barclay * Serjeant Cox * Mr Price Mr Ayrton t Mr Samuda Mr Williams Hon. Captain Vivian * Mr E T Smith Mr A Russell Hon G Denman * Mr Amory Sir W P Gallwey * Mr Beaumont Earl of Bective Hon G H Lowther * Mr S Vickers Mr J Calcraft Mr Rylands Mr A' W Peel * Mr Greaves * Mr Brogden * Mr Phipps Captain Grosvenor • * Mr W H Smith Mr H Edwards " Mr Hambro t Mr W H Gladstone Mr Bentinck Mr Woo& * Mr Lancaster Mr Bonham Carter Mr Simonds Mr R Eykyn * Mr Barnett Mr Sherriff * Mr Laslett Hon G C Lyttelton * Mr Amphlett Mr Knight Mr Dowdeswell Hon. W H Carington Mr C Forster General Forester * -Mr Brown Mr Antrobus Lord H Thynne Mr T Grove Mr Villiers Mr Weguelin Mr g•-wdegate Mr B Davenport - *Mr C Wise t Mr John Hardy Lord C Bruce * Sir G Jenkinson Mr Lowther * Mr Brown Westhead Sir F Crossley Lord F C Cavendish Viscount Milton Mr Beaumont Mr Milbank Colonel 0 Duncombe f Mr C Sykes * Mr Broadley Mr B 1' Denison Mr J Fielden SCOTLAND. i Mr Fordyce * Mr M'Comble Mr Crawford * Mr Finnie Marquis of Lorne * Sir D Wedderburn Colonel Sykes t Mr Trevelyan * Mr Dalrymple Mr R Duff Mr D Robertson Mr Adam Mr Traill * Sir S Waterlow * Mr Orr-Ewing Sir J Ogilvy * Mr Armistead f Mr Jardine Mr M'Laren * Mr Miller * Dr. Lyon Playfair * Sir G Maitland Mr Grant Duff * Mr Grant Hon C Carnegie Sir R Anstruther Mr Merry 't Mr Moncreiff Mr Dalglish Mr W Graham * Mr Anderson * Mr Grieve Sir H Davie Lord Elcbo * Mr Mackintosh * Mr Cameron Mr Nichol Mr W H Maxwell Mr E P Bouverie • Mr. S. Aytoun * Matz Hamilton Sir Colebrooke • Mr M'Lag an * Mr Macti e Mr E Dmudwas n 31r Kinnaird * Jr Parker Sir G Montgomery Sir W Scott * Mr Matheson Mr Spices * Mr Campbell Admiral Erskine E skine L 3l o r rd Cru ß S Gower Mr Ellice Mr Baxter Mr Young Lord Guiles * Mr Loch IRELAND. Rear-Adinj. s e"c l am= Mr O'Neill Sir J 31 Stronge Mr Verner - I I **** C S Ml ( rrrr l o C jjjAB n o lool E :L hea l nnnwl vunas Vance eti a : n a O na d c 'L e th r e n * Mr Dalway Mr O'Beirne * Captain Fagan Mr Murphy Mr Maguire Mr Smith Barry * Mr Downing Mr Bagwell Sir Ii H Bruce Colonel Annesle Mr E Sanderson ' Mr Bruen. t Mr Kavanagh Lord Hamilton Mr Conolly ,Lord H Trevor Lieut.-Colonel Forde Mr Keowne Major Knox Mr Pim Sir A Guinness Mr Lefroy * Mr Ball Colonel Taylor Mr Hamilton * Mr Callao * Mr Matthews Mr Whitworth * Viscount Crichton Captain Stacpoole Lieut.-Colonel Cole Captain Archdall ;Mr Gregory Viscount Burke Sir It Blennerhassett 11 Lord St. Lawrence Lord Castlerosse Mr H A Herbert Sir John Gray Mr G Bryan Mr Agar Ellis Sir G Colthurst Mr Cogan Lord 0 Fitzgerald Sir P O'Brien Mr Sherlock Mr Gore Dr Brady Mr Peel Dawson Sir F Heygate • Mr Dowse Major Gavin Mr. F W Russell Mr Monsell Mr Synan Mr O'Reilly Col Greville-Nugent Mr C Fortescue Mr Pease Mr Verner ' Mr Moore Lord Bingham Mr Corbally Mr AlliroY Colonel - Leslie Mr Shirley ilerje nt Sullivan * Mr M'Mabon • * Mr Kink * Captain Damer Mr Fitzpatrick " Mr DigbY Ooloncl French The O'Conor Don I Major L E Knox Mr o'Coror Stir it G Booth The O'Donoxline Captain White Mr Moore Mr Corry Lord Claude Hamilton._ Mr Devereux Mr Esmond° Mr De La Doer Mr Blake * Mr Delahunty ' Mr Pollard -Urquhart Mr Nugent Sir John Power * Mr D'Arcy Mr F Dick * Hon H Fitzwilliam GERMANY. The Emperor of the French, says the Journal de Paris, addressed an autograph letter to Count von Goltz prior to that statesman's departure for Berlin. The terms of this farewell—for it is little likely that the Count will ever return to Paris as a diplomatist, produced so deep an impression at the German Court, that King William charged M. Benedetti to convey to the Imperial writer the expression of profound gratitude for this mark of good will to one of Prussia's most faithful agents. The bill for the sequestration of the property of the deposed German princes is " progressing favourably." Count Bismarck himself is anxious to have it amongst the orders of the day as soon as possible. Some interesting, if not stormy, debates may be anticipated when the measure is formally brought before the Chambers. The Prime Minister is said to be desirious of speaking, in order to deny a saying . attributed to him in allusion to the arms of George the Fifth's kingdom—" We must hamstring the Hanoverian horse." ITALY; According to some of the Italian papers, the Foreign Ministry at Florence has received favourable news relative to the international accord sought to be established between Italy and several other Powers to guarantee the speediest transmission of the English mail by way of Brindisi. The States of Southern Germany seem to take a lively interest in the success of this project. AMERICA. The Session of Congress has commenced, and the last message of President Johnson was submitted to the House yesterday. It contains some important statements. It announces that the Alabama negotiations are not yet com plete. The message states that certain portions of the protocol which were not approved by the United States were returned to England, and the resignation of Mr. Disraeli's Ministry is regarded only as a temporary hindrance to the prosecution of the negotiations. The United States offered mediation between Paraguay and Brazil, but the offer has been declined. The fear of an Indian war is expressed, and the policy of reducing the army by with drawing troops from the South is favoured. (From the Anglo-American Times.) PARIS, Dec. 3. The Court being still at Compiegne and the elite as yet at their chateaux, Paris is socially parlant somewhat dull. The opera, the theatres, the con certs are,of course, well patronised; and at the Bois, on fine afternoons, numberless vehicles attest to the presence of many strangers here ; but the monde has yet given no signs of that activity which we are told is to render the coming season one of the gayest we have had for years. It appears that last winter the contre coup of the Exposition season was sensibly felt here. There was less extravagance, fewer balls and fetes, so that the Paris fournisseurs had a hard time of it, and as they employ so many workpeople, the latter naturally suffered also. It has seemed a constant preoccupation of the autho rities to furnish to the working classes ample em ployment, hence great concern was expressed as to the unpleasant state of affairs above referred to ; and it is understood that this winter the Court, the Ministerial and Diplomatic circles will vie with each other in giving fetes, the one more brilliant than the other. There are to be masked balls, fancy-dress balls, private theatricals, grand numer ous dinner parties ; in short, the fiat will go forth that the monde is expected to amuse itself largely, and in consequence spend much money among that class of people who grumbled so last season. I was conversing a few days since with one of the leading milliners of Paris, and she expressed much regret at the fact that of late years the Americans all go in the winter season to Nice, Pau, or Rome. The parties in question, as I was assured by the milliner, are the very best customers for her. " Nothing is too expensive for them," said she,with a sigh, as she reflected that so many have already departed for the more genial climes above named. She related many instances of the length to which les belles Americaines went in the toilette line. "They seemed to have but one concern—one care—their dresses were to be the finest, the most expensive." It may be added that, taking advantage of the am-- bition thus displayed by the New York, Boston, or Philadelphia belles, the Paris tradespeople became so exorbitant in their charges that the purses of the fathers or husbands were sadly collapsed, and now ces messieurs prefer spending the season in capitals where less show, less style, are kept up. Years since there were many American salons here, and great was the extravagance and luxury displayed therein. Now - there are fewer wealthy Americans who reside here during the entire season ; they thus escape the heavy expense which fashion entails at present. The time when Paris was a cheap residence has gone by, and none but the more wealthy may hope to keep the front rank. Still there are many American families who have made Paris their home, and who form a circle very fashionable and distingue, and it may prove inte resting to the readers of your journal to be kept an courrant with American life in Paris. Last season the salons of General Dix, the United States Minister at that Court, were a pleasant place of rendezvous for his countrymen and the notabilities of the Paris monde. Since then the daughter of the Ambassador has married, and this season the receptions of General Dix will not be on so large a scale. I hear that Mr. Phalen, an American gentle man, who has long resided in Paris, and whose daughter married the Comte Paul de Gabrial, is to open this season the salons of his splendid residence just erected on the Avenue de Rome. Among the Americans newly arrived, who are to pass the win ter in Paris, may be cited the following persons : Mr. Chas. Toppan and family, Mr. George Kemp and family, Mr. James Findla and family, Mr. Robert S. Weeks and family—all of New York; Mr. S. P. Dewey and family and Mr. Donahoe and family, San Francisco, California. Mr. Fettridge, the well-known American gentleman, who, as the author of " Harper's Guide Book to Europe," has rendered so much service to Americans, is to pass the season here. He has secured fine apartments is the Rue Auber. Mr. Fettridge has his family with him. Though the season is far advanced, a great many Americans arrive here each week, and the registers at the dif ferent bankers are filled with new names. As a general thing the parties in question are all to fol low the same route. They will visit Nice, and then on to Italy, passing in the spring through Germany and returning here to spend the months of May and June,' at which time of the year Paris is a delightful residence. Thera are to be this sea son a number of Americans on the Nile, as it now is becoming quite the thing among our country men to make the Eastern tour. The approach ing debut of the artiste Miss Minnie Hauck at the Italica here is creating some sensation in American circles. She became from the first a favourite in New York, and those who heard her sing there anticipate a success for the artiste here, all the more as she was so well received in London. We are quite proud of the enormous success of Patti, whom New Yorkers claim as an American artiste, and hope that Miss Hanell may likewise assume a front rank in her profession. While on this subject, I may notice the fact that Patti was quite ill last Tuesday evening, and could not sing. The disappointment was great. She was to appear in the " Barbiere" for the last time this season, and the house was filled to overflowing. The moment it became known that Patti would not sing the immense audience dispersed, and in not the best order—the grumblings of some parties being all the more bitter from the fact that whereas they had at the Agences des Theatres paid a great advance on the actual price for seats, the administrators of the opera of course returned, but the price as it stands. It is said thatoverl7,ooofr were repaid, and this loss must cause the management all the more to appre ciate the value of La Patti's services. At the Palais Royal Theatre a queer scene took place the o'her night. A new play, "Le Roi d'Amatibon," was deemed so absurd by the audienc) that they hissed down the curtain and would not per mit the play to proceed. The stage manager in vain attempted to appeal from the noisy deci sion. He was driven from before the curtain by the hootings of the audience. Considerable anxiety is expressed here in literary circles concerning the fate of Mr. V. Sardon's new play, "La Devote," which is a satirical hit at bigotry. It is said that the Censure were afraid to meddle with this, and that the MS. was sent to Compiegne for a higher decision. Awaiting this the artists of the Gymnase are busily rehearsing "La Devote." Messrs. Norton and Co., the popular American bankers here, have succeeded in procuring an admirable likeness of the President Elect of the United States—General Grant. It is pronounced by those most familiar with the General to be really a work of art. I'A RAG UAY. We have received the Buenos Ayres Standard of Oct. 25, from which we glean the following news. The latest advices from the seat of war are to the 17th October. The head-quarters of the Allied army is still at Las Palmas, and the intended flank movement by the Chaco, it is said, will be entrusted to Gen. Osorio. Four infantry battalions of the Brazilian army have already crossed to the right margin of the Paraguay River to explore the ground hnd open up a road. Gen. Argollo left Humaita for Las Palmas on the 13th, taking with him three . thousand four hundred men. Colonel Picquet suc ceeded to the command of the fortress. The Second Army Corps is to operate in the Chaco under Gen. Argollo, to cut off the retreat of Lopez. The news brought by the Vale of Doon to Humaita bears out the news that Lopez would evacuate Villeta. Just as the steamer weighed anchor from Las Pal mas a great fire was descried in the enemy's camp, leading to the supposition that Lopez was unwill ing to leave behind anything else save devastation and ruin, and there are well founded fears that he will also set fire to Asuncion before finally aban- I dolling it and retreating to Cerro Leon. The news that he was plainly seen building a great house at Villeta, which has been confirmed to us by several eye-witnesses, is only in keeping with his deep policy of infusing in his own people, by outward and deceptive signs, a confidence in his cause which he is far from feeling himself. There is no doubt that cholera has appeared in the Allied army,although not of a malignant character. When at the worst it has never exceeded4o cases a day, and the whole of the cases that have ended fatally do not exceed 100. A private telegram from Lisbon, dated the 29th ult., asserts that twelve thousand Brazilians were marching by the Chaco across Paraguay to the south of Villeta to attack Lopez on his flank, Caxias only awaiting this movement to commence the assault. Six ironclads had forced the passage, and were in communication with the army of the Chaco. This was the march alluded to above. The Paraguayan army consists at present of 53 regiments of infantry, of from 200 to 300 men each ; also several cavalry regiments badly mount el. The in trenchments extend across the country from Pequiricy to the lagoon of the Yppa, all well defended by artillery ; the heaviest guns command the River Paraguay. In Asuncion there is one regiment, No. 49, and some artillery, 10 pieces. Lopez has established his head quarters on the hills of Cumbariti, about one league and a half from Paraguay river, and his troops are encamped along the line in such a manner that at the first notice large bodies of men can be thrown on any given point. It is said that the entrench ments are two yards deep and 2- wide, and also de fended by abattis. Mr. Gould, who ha 1 been in vited by Lopez, but declined to visit the Para guayan camp, sailed for Europe on the 25th Oct. per Bourgogne. This gentleman has been in the River Plate since March, 1867, and during that period has been three times to Paraguay. The American papers indignantly discuss the insult of fered to the country by Lopez in the arrest of two of the American Embassy and the threat to Mr. ashburne, the Minister, regarding whose conduct the intelligence was not sufficiently full to enable them to form a just opinion, but to whatever censure he may have been subjected, he has found able defenders. The New York Tribune, of the 21st of November, says that by the arrival of the Brazil mail steamship Mississippi yes terday we have important news from the South Atlantic squadron. Four vessels, comprising al most the entire squadron, except the Wasp, which was at Montevideo, were to leave Rio de Janeiro ot , . the 27th or 28th October for the Paraguayan waters, with the United States Minister, General Martin T. M'Mahon. This naval force comprises the Guerriere, 21 guns, the Pawnee, 11 guns, the Kansas, 8 guns, and the Quinnebang, 6 guns; and the Wasp, with three guns, can easily join the fleet on the way. Unless Lopez should be com pletely overthrown by the Brazilians before the United States has a chance to interfere, there seems to be little doubt that he will be sharply and most righteously dealt with for his insult to the American Government and his outrages upon Ame rican citizens. The life of " Brick" Pomeroy, to which we last week alluded, and by this time has been published by the Messrs. Carleton, was prepared by iirs. Mary E. Tucker, from materials furnished chiefly by Mr. Pomeroy himself. The New York World having stated that Senator Morgan franked the publications of Messrs. Putman and Co., the firm published s, denial asserting it to be wholly untrue in gross and detiil—which they took the trouble to swear before a notary public —as if any one believed such absurd and libellous stories. Messrs. Pettengill, Bates, and Co. announce that they will issue on or beforo January a new rural and family paper, to be called Hearth and Home. It will be a weekly, and will be devoted to the interests of country life. " Onward " is the title of a new monthly maga zine "for the Youth of America," conducted by Captain Mayne Reid, and published by Carleton, of which the fiat No. will be issued on the Ist of January next. [AbvERTISERENT.J— Dyspepsia (Indigestion), Constipation, Debility, Consumption, and all nervous, bilious, stomach, and liver complaints in every stage, are only aggravated and accele rated by drugs of every description, but perfectly curable by Du Barry's health-restoring Revalents Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had bean considered hopeless, such as —cough, asthma, also diarrhoea, haemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, nervousness, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphthe ria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheu matism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irrita bility, aleeplessneFs, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea, and sickness, even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the cheat, pains at the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders, ctc. We quote a few :—Tho Pope's health restored by flu Barry's Food. 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In tins, at Is. lid. • 1 lb. 2s. 9d.; 2 lbs.-18. Gd.; 5 lbs, lls. ; 12 lbs., 225. ; 24 lbs., 40s.—Also Du BARRY'S REYALENTA ARABICA CHOCO LATE POWDER is packed in tin canisters ; for 12 cups at 25., for 21 cups at 3s. Gd., for 43 cups at 65., for 283 cups at 305., for 576 cups at 55s.—being about one penny per cup. The 30s. and 55s tins are sent free of carriage in England on receipt of Post Office order.—Rkaitir Du BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, Lon don; and all Circnera. mad ChelnietS. THE SOUTHERN STATES. Among the annual military Reports of Generals commanding departments is that of Thomas for the Cumberland, comprising the States of West Vir ginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky, which shows that a deplorable state of things exists in the two latter. The disorders and operations of the Ku-klux are fully reported, and what has been said about them heretofore seems to have come short of the truth rather than have exceeded it. And the worst of it is, General Thomas says he does not expect any immediate improvement. For Virginia General Stoneman's account of affairs is much more favourable. He says that by January not more than 1,000 troops will be left there ; also commends the operations of the Freedmen's Bureau, and urges that it be continued to a considerable ex tent. A test case is now on trial in the United States Circuit Court in Richmond, which involves the question of the competency of State judges, wh° are ineligible under the fourteenth constitutional. amendment. Its decision will confirm or nullify all the business transacted by State judges since the ratificatio❑ of the amendment. NORTH CARO LINA.—The Legislature met on :Mon day, Nov. 16, but there was no quorum present, and the delivery of Governor Holden's mes!age was postponed in consequence. A quantity Of small arms for the State has arrived at Raleigh, but the Governor asserts there is no cause for alarm At this precaution. The latest returns from the seventh North Carolina district, heretofore conceded to the Democrats, elect Jones, Republican, to Congress• The State will give Grant 12,000 majority. ARKANSAS.—More interesting still are the pre' ceedings of Governor Clayton, who has not only proclaimed martial law in several counties, but acted on it, as a party of his militia fought the battle with the su-Klux in Sivier county, forme& reported by Cable. FLORIDA.--." The conflict of authority in this State," says the Spring field Republican of Saturday' Nov. 21, "still continues, and will till the decision of the supreme court, now daily expected, in regard to the legality of the impeachment of Governor Reed. This decision was expected on Wednesday' but was postponed on account of the absence of the Chief Justice. The end of last week Governor Reed commenced a suit against Lieut.-Governor Gleam for conspiracy, but it was dismissed; and on Tues day the latter issued a long proclamation claiming] be Governor, and stating his side of the case. Glea son has the regular Secretary of State, George J. Alden, on his side, and on Wednesday both Reed and Gleason appointed an Attorney-General for the State. As far as we can judge at this distance, Governor Reed has the right on his side, but no one seems to care much how the contest turns ea t " Florida has a persistent coloured candidate for Cr gress, named W. W. Saunders, who has issued a flaming address to the coloured voters of the Stat e ' denouncing the nomination of Hamilton, the whi te Republican, as a fraud, an d s i gn i ng hi mse lf " Gra nd President of the Union League of Florida." The orders for the formation of a regiment °f infantry in Western Massachus e tts h a v e been issgetli It is designated the S e cond R eg i men t, t o b e composed 4 the following companies heretofore constituting the P i battalion : —Company A, Enfield ; B, Springfield (C iti Guards) ; 0, Worthington ; D, Windsor ; E, Pittsfield; v Northampton ; G, Springfield ; H, N orthampton ; I, ° lll i copee ;K, Holyoke. This regimer.t and th e 10th, (3 01°11 ',,, Robert H. Chamberlain, tho companies of which a r e located in Worcester county, are d e t ac h e d from t i r First Brigade, and designated as the Third Brigade, V. M. 'The Sub-Committee at the Joint-Congress C° 111 : mittee on Retrenchment met Nov.lB, and Messrs. Jeac i ti Benton, Van Wyck examined several of the Collectors the Internal Revenue Districts of New York. Mr. Fuller' ton also appeared and was examined. He fully explai De m his connection with the investigation . of revenue fro d " in this city. His testimony showed that the irioneY an bonds that were taken from a certain ex-Collector of the city, at the office, of D. C. Birdsall, were for entirely di fr r 9 rent purposes than those that have been alleged ; that was only acting as counsel, and had no share or interest the money paid by the ex-Collector at that time, and that the money and bonds were taken by the Collector's oall r l i sal and returned by him to Smith, less his expenses counsel fees. The following paragraph is now going the round s of the English pr.iss, although two years ago Mr. SO ° himself gave a full description of the v esse l i n our ecr lawns : —" We have seen a model of what is probably ` tile coming' ship of the age. It is to be of the same size the Great Eastern, except that instead of 28ft. it Wils draw only 181 t., and it will carry proportionally lc % tonnage. It is designed to carry four times as maw passengers as any present style of ship, and to st.l e stitute for bunks Christian beds ; it will also g ig four times the space to a state room. The prase et mode of bunking passengers is unworthy o f the 951); Sea sickness, if preventible by construction, should rendered obsolete. This desideratum is attained 1110 Mr. Thomas Silver's coming ship ; it is secured by t b f proportions of the ship, and by there being 30ft. less c ' t the hull out of the water than in the Great Eastern ; the motion is rendered almost imperceptible by a outside .0 vice. The state-rooms, instead of being at the o limits of the vessel, are amidships ; that is, along to centre line of the ship, where the roll is scarcely Pe rce i ; tible. The saloon is to be 500 ft. long, and clear of ° , e structions. It is not for dining. Instead of a public tab e ; there are to be two competing restaraunts at the extroustt adjoining the saloons. The ship will sell passage ° I15 ; the board being payable as meals are ordered. It i s C . ° J, templated to carry second-class passengers and thi Lill class in the same way. The present first-class bun -1.5 be for third-class berths."—San Francisco Times. The President of the New York Yacht Club 1131 , received the letter of Mr. Ashbury, owner of the CO 161 : p bird, challenging all American yachts to sail for the . c o won by the America in 1851, and naming the coo diti° ,lo. of the contest. Mr. Ashbury's proposal was given i411„,e -tail, but it must require time for consultation on the '"'" rican side before an answer can be returned. WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.—Preparatory 0 . ergr. have been issued by the Secretary of the Navy, to oe:11, Admiral William Radford, now in command of the Wn'o. ington Navy Yard, to command the European s(in adr° d- The Franklin will return to the squadron with lieir-4- miral Radford, and be the flagship. liii Liberia has 600,000 inhabitants, of wbonl ° 15,000 aro American negroes. ge d Cincinnati is disgusted because Chicago P ° of the most votes at the Presidential election, and or; r t hints that her rivals on Lake Michigan understand tile: of ballot-box stuffing. th e News from Calcutta, Nov. 9, states that Gazette contains a notification which directs that 50 ' $ , reigns and half-sovereigns be received at all the 'rre suries in British India at the rate of 10 rupees 4 sun i r ;fl . o • " After Grant, what ?" asks Wendell Ph il Z e : and the Washington Star immediately responds, "°`" seekers !" 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