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A Doors open at half-past One o'clock. Commence at Two precisely. Millie. Christine Nilsson. WEDNESDAY, July 8. Donizetti's Opera, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR._ Edgardo, Signor Mongini; Enrico Aston, Mr. Santley; Rai mondo, Signor Foli; A rturo, Signor Agretti; Normannio, Signor Casaboui; Alisa, Mdlle. Corsi; and Lucia, Mdlle. Christine Nilsson. Box-offices of Her Majesty's Opera opon daily. MR. MAPLESON'S BENEFTI, at the CRYSTAL PALACE, on WEDNESDAY, July the Bth, pupported by all the strength of TIER MAJESTY'S OPERA. THEATRE ROYAL, HA YMARKEL Sol© L3SSCO, Mr. Buc'.>itone. THIS EVENIN ( }, THE LADIES' CHAMPION. Mr. Ken dal, Mr. W. (lor lon, Miss lone Burke, and Miss F. Wright. To ba followed by A HERO OF ROMANCE. Characters by Messrs. Sothern, Howe, Compton, Chippendale, Rogers, ('tirk, Ste.; Meslamal Robertson, Fitzwilliam, Chippendale, .1 )stilton, Laws, and Daubigny. Concluding with A CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT. Mesars. Compton and Kendal ; Mesdames Chippendale, Dalton, Lewin. iste. 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MOSES Lnd SON find it necessary to state that they do not employ any travellers or agents, and that their only Establishments are the above-mentioned. n at iT Al - • . " '' 'r Th 2111 L LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1868. Mr. GLADSTONE may perhaps now feel convinced, even if he will not own it, that he has made a mis take. He has wastes the time of the Session, and all for no purpose. The result of the debate in the House of Lords can take no one by surprise, for from the commencement of it there were some in dications of the failure of the bill introduced by Lord GRANVILLE. A majority of 95 may well be matched against Mr. GLADSTONE'S famous 60, of which so much has been predicated and affirmed since April. So much for human judgment, or rather for political perversity. At any rate the House of Lords cannot be accused - of sloth fulness, or of neglecting its work this year, for it has bestowed a vast amount of tizr,e and thought on the subject of the Irish Church, and all men of eminence among its ranks have taken part in the protracted debate that ensued. The Opposition put themselves clearly in the wrong at the outset, and the circumstance of the amendment being moved by one of their own party was in itself most damaging to them. We may well ask now if Mr. Msßam,i was so impe ratively called upon by all the rules of the Consti tution to resign, as some sapient judges affirmed, of what avail would it have been if he had made room for Mr. GLADSTONE in April, and that right hon. gentleman had found himself face to face with the overwhelming majority in the Lords in July ? The fact is that the whole affair has been badly managed through out, and the scheme has borne too much the appearance of a party move to please disinte rested and unprejudiced observers. People may well ask why there was such haste made about a question that had so long been suffered to re main dormant during the reign of Liberalism, and, above all, why it was pressed forward in an expiring Parliament, already overwhelmed by the remnants of the Reform work, and pledged to le gislate on some important secondary questions. The House of Lords has had ample time, it must be re mem b ere d, t o thi n k o f a ll this, and to reflect upon the confusion that might ensue if matters were carried to extremity after the fashion prescribed. The interest of the debate was well sustained, and the debating power of the Upper House ably vindicated in many speeches. The Duke of ARGYLL spoke at some length with his usual bitterness when subj!cts of importance come on the tapis. It may be said that the noble duke might look at home with propriety before he calls others " crotchety politicians," and so on. It has, however, long been known that the Whigs mono polise all criticism to themselves; and thus Lord GRANVILLE made himself so busy in his remarks on Lord DEmir's speech that the noble earl declared !me could not recognise it from his own, and yet the Duke of AI:GYLL considered himself at liberty to letiounce Lord DERBY for having presumed ti attack Mr. GLADSTONE'S speech, and those of other members of the Opposition. The Duke made a bold defence of his party, for he said that the party had had the bill forced upon it in copse- THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1868. quence of the \liuistry having failed to settle the Irish question. This is quite a new doctrine to lay down, because we all know that this year was not a seasonable one in which to bring forward so comprehensive a question as the disestablishment of the Irish Church ; and even if it had been an approppiate season, it would have been more suitable to have moved a vote of want of want of confidence than to have interfered with the business of the session as they did. Another Libe ral dissentient was found in Lord SHAFTESBURY, but the noble lord refrained from voting, for fear of prejudicing the country on the eve of the elec tions. The Duke of RICHMOND'S speech was an effective one, and the quotation he made most applicable. He took two lines from a poet whose works were edited by a noble earl, a member of the House of Lords. " As bees on flowers alighting cease to hum, So settling into places Whigs are dumb." So far as Fenianism being an argument for disestablishment, the noble Duke showed that in the year 1848 there was disaffection in Ireland, and those were in office who now advocate the change, and yet they did not propose such a bill. The Lord Chancellor's was the speech of the evening, and the effect on the House was surprising. It is long since the benches of the Upper School witnessed such ex citement ; it is long since the walls of the House of Lords re-echoed to such plaudits as those which greeted the peroration of the magnificent speech. It seemed as if for a time party claims and poli tical interests were put aside in the universal de sire to do homage to talent, and pay respect to earnestness of conviction, so ably and elo quent expressed. The noble arid learned lord spoke, as others had done , in sup - port of the prerogative of the lio use of Lords, and said very forcibly that when people talked of the question belonging to the new Parliament, and being out of the jurisdiction of their lordships, they did not know yet what the new Parliament would be ; and as for the ll.)use of Lords being compelled to be of the same opinion as the II )use of Comm yas, he declared that he valued the harmonious action of the two branches of the Legislature as much as any man could do, but the way to promote such action was for each house to examine fairly what came before it, and then pronounce a deliberate opinion. If the day should ever come when a question passed though the House of Commons should be acceded to by the other - House, not because you approve of it, " but merely because it has been carried by a majority for the first time in the House of Com mons, the influence and independence of your lordships' House, the respect of the country fur your lordships, and the respect of yourselves for your selves will be for ever at an end." No one can say that Mr. DISRAELI has not had his battle fought for him with spirit and energy in that field which he could not himself enter ; and whatever may be the future consequences of the debates in Parliament on the Irish Church, there can be no doubt that the posi tion of the Ministry is greatly improved by the division of the House of Lords. There will be ample opportunity afforded of modifying any exist ing abuses without proceeding suddenly to the summary mode put forward by Mr. GLADSTONE and his friends. One thing we may add, in con clusion, not for the sake of tl e stability of the Go vernment, not in defence of the House of Lords, but for the sake of common sense and justice, that those who have been against Mr. GLADSTONE in both Houses of Parliament have not upheld the present system as it is, but have all of them all along de clared that some change might be desirable, and that is a consequence to remember on the eve of an election when so many contrary statements will be made to prejudice opinion. Although the interest of the evening centred last night in the House of Lords, the Commons trans- ' acted a good deal of business. There was no great debate or stirring dismssion, no momentous divi sion or long-looked-for explanation, but the sub jects brought up, though of a minor character, were not without importance. Many questions referring to military and other matters connected with the public service were introduced, and some griev ances inquired into. The House wants an evening of this character now and then, else under the pres sure of more engrossing topics it is apt to overlook some of its functions. A subject which deserved at tention was brought forward by Sir C. RUSSELL, who moved that " it is expedient to employ in Government situations non-commissioned officers and privates discharged from the army with good character." There are a large number of small situations always at the command of the Government--situations in the Post-office, in the Customs, in the Excise, and similar positions, which might be most suitably filled by discharged soldiers. If the latter are men of good character they would, indeed, be especially fitted for official work, from their habits of regu larity, punctuality, and discipline, while they have undoubtedly a strong claim on the Go vernment. A military life must necessarily un settle a man from ordinary pursuits, and in any case it takes so many of the active years from his life that he enters upon any other employment at a great disadvantage. After faithfully discharging his duties in the public interest for perhaps many years, he finds that his good character stands him in little service compared to the advantages which other men possess who have given their earlier energies to civil life. Sir C. RUSSELL last evening referred to the reports of societies for employing discharged soldiers, and also to some letters from a corporal in the Engineers, who had been discharged after 21 years' service. All these authorities showed that many deserving men experience the greatest difficulty in finding employment after their dis charge from the army. At present there is a great difficulty in the way of their obtaining any post in the civil service, as the age fixed as the limit for applicants is usually just past. Sir C. RUSSELL thought there would he another advantage arising from the employment of such men in the Govern ment offices, as the chance of such an opportunity would induce soldiers to improve themselves during their time of military service. " They had provided," he said, "first-rate schools and reading-rooms for soldiers, but the troops did not fully avail them selves of these advantages, because they did not see of what use it would be to them to do so. If, however, they knew that they would have a chance at the end of their rervice of obtaining a Government appointment they would fit them selves for such a position." The general feel ing of the House, we are glad to find, was in favour of the principle. Captain VIVIAN believed that if such a system were adopted they would procure a much better class of men in the ranks. In some of the public offices, and the War-office in particular, there was an objection he said to the employment of soldi.A.s. This seem s to b e a mos t ill- p l ace d an d I unreasonable objection in the War-office, filter surely the heads of the several departmentE. zhoi,a) be most anxious to consult the jut „ res t ; of the soldier. It is certainly not from motives of economy that civilians are preferred for General HERBERT affirms that there are ir e a public office two clerks receiving jointly a sale , r y o f 500 a year for duties which he knew a discharged soldier of excellent character and abilities would be delighted to perform at ss. a day. Mr. GLADSTONE also gave his sanction to the principle involved, though he thought the question of age was an awkward one to deal with. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON, we are glad to find, supported the system warmly, and said that a more extensive adoption of this principle of em ploying soldiers of good character in the civil de partments of the country would act as a great encouragement to the observance of good con duct in the ranks of the army, and would be a fair and legitimate reward to those who left the service with a good character. So far a 3 the plan has yet been tried it has, aecording to Sir J. PAKINGTON'S authority, proved highly successful. We must therefore hope that there will be some relaxation of the limits as to age, especially as these men will bring to the service valuable habits of re gularity and order, which will make up for any lost time. Another subject brought under consideration last evening was the selection of an architect for the new public buildings. Mr. GOLDSMID moved for a select committee to inquire into the appointments —a motion which, after a somewhat lengthened discussion, was very wisely rejected by the House It is next to an impossibility ever to give satisfaction in making such a selection. Professo rial jealousy is always very strong, and no man likes to see his designs passed over for those of an other. Hence all the parties immediately concerned are unconsciously prejudiced, and very ready to de clare an adverse decision to be unfair. The appoint ment of a committee would only prolong a delay which has already become tedious without sympli fying the question. The Government has divided the honours between the chief claimants—Mr. BARRY being chosen for the National Gallery and Mr. STREET for the New Courts of Law. Surely neither gentleman has any reason to complain. Let them vie with each other in the beauty and excel lence of their structures, and they will have no cause to complain that their abilities are overlooked or their services unrewarded. LATEST INTELL IGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ARRIVAL OF SIR ROBERT NAPIER AT MARSEILLES. MARSEILLES, June 30. Sir Robert Napier arrived here last night from Malta in her Majesty's troopship Urgent, and will start for London by the 11.30 train this morning. AMERICA. (Per City of Antwerp, via Queenstown.) NEW YORK, June 20. General Buchanan has published a telegram from General Grant, in which Buchanan's course in Louisiana is fully approved of. General Grant suggests a modification of the oath of office to be administered to Louisiana officials elect, so as merely to require their present loyalty and support of the new constitution. The House of Representatives has reconsidered and tabled the bill granting an increase of 20 per cent. to the salaries of Government officials. The Florida Legislature has elected two Radical United States Senators. The new indictment against Surratt charges him with complicity in plots to murder President Lin• coln, or to kidnap and deliver him to the Con federates. A delegation of Fenians has arrived at Wash ington, as is reported for the purpose of urging the Senators to pass Mr. Banks's bill for the protection of naturalised citizens. It is stated that the Federal authorities have sAze,d Fenian arms en route from St. Albans to New York. The New York papers publish advices stating that Polanco (?) has heade 1 a new revolt at San Domingo, and pronounced agaiust General Baez. The Inman Royal Mail steamer City of Antwerp arrived at Queenstown at 3.50 a . m . t o -d a y (Ju n e 30), with $410,000 in specie. Having landed mails and passengers, she proceeded mmediately for Liverpool. All well. QUEENSTOWN, June 30. The Cunard (extra) steamship Tarifa, from New York, arrived here at 8.45 a.m. to-day, with 142 passengers, 32 of whom she landed, with her despatches, and proceeded for Liverpool at 9 a.m. All well. RIO DE JANEIRO, June 8. Advices from the seat of war report, that Ilu maita was to be attacked on the 30th ultimo. A revolution has broken out in Corrientes. The Mana and Italian banks at Monte Video have declined to pay in specie. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 29. Prince Napoleon was received yesterday at the Imperial Palace, and was - visited to-day by the Sultan at the beautiful Kissque placed at his dis posal. Mehemed Ali Pacha, a relation of the Sultan, died last night. BAVARIA. MUNICH, June 29. The treaty between Bavaria and the United States has been ratified. According to the treaty emigrants from either country, who may have been naturalised and should again return to their native land, will retain their acquired citizenship, unless it be distinctly renounced by them. SERVIA. BELGRADE, Juno 29. The sentence on the persons accused of conspiring to assassinate the late Prince has not been pro nounoed to-day, it baying been postponed on account of fresh discoveries and a further con fession of the prisoner Marie. The inquiry will be continued, and more arrests are being made. Captain Mirzalovic, to whom with a body of troops was. allotted the task of occupying the police bar racks, was shot this morning early in the pre sence of an immense number of persons. :BERLIN, June 29 (Evening). The semi-official North German Gazette of this eve ening, in reply to a statement of the Memorial ipluntatique, announces that it is empowered most p isitively to declare that perfect unanimity exists the view taken by the great Powers on the Ser f. ian question. The Gazette adds that nothing has o 3curred which could justify the assumption that this unanimity of opinion will cease to prevail. St. PETERSBURG, June 29. The Journal de St. Petersbdurg refutes the accu "aation made by sme fareign newspapers that the Russian Press has attempted to influence the choice of a successor to the Servian throne. ITALY. FLORENCE, June 29, Evening. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies Count Cambray Digny, replying to Signor Comin, aid that the company contracting for the tobacco onopoly would pay 4,000,000 lire to the Govern meat by the end of June and 18,000,000 lire upon the approval of the contract, as a guarantee for its fulfilment. The Official Gazette adverting to the rumours of secret recruiting in Italy for some enterprise un known says :—"lf such attempts are made any where, it is absolutely false that the- Government has permitted or favoured them. The authorities have received most explicit ord-rs to use all the rigour of the law against the promoters of such illegal acts, and the Government has resolved to punish severely those attempting to disturb the peace of the country or endanger our foreign re lations." ROME. ROME, June 29. A Pontifical Bull summoning a General Counci of the Roman Catholic Church, to meet in the Basilica of the Vatican on the Bth of December, 1869, was formally promulgated here to-day. All ecclesiastics entitled to be present are enjoined to appear, or, if prevented, to be represented by proxy. The Bull expresses hopes that princes and other rulers will afford the ecclesiastics all possible facility for making the journey to Rome. The Bull also states that the object of the Council is to assure the integrity of the faith, respect for religion and the ecclesiastical laws, the improvement of public morals, the establishment of peace and concord, and the re moval of the ills afflicting civil and religious society. The Bull finally adverts to the necessity for main taining the temporal power, the sanctity of matri mony, and the religious education of youth, and deplores the efforts of the enemies of the Church to overthrow those principles. THE BRAZILS. LISBON, June 30. The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship, Oneida, from the Brazils, &c., arrived here at 1 p.m. yesterday, with 173 passengers for Southamp ton, £32,089 in specie, 1,033 bales of cotton, 150 barrels of tapioca, 516 barrels of coffee, 306 rolls of tobacco, and 135 packlges of sundries. The Seine, with the outward mails of the 9th inst., was at St. Vincent on the 20th inst. BOURSE, June 29.—Three o'clock.—The market closed as follows :- 44 per Cent. End of mouth... Ital'an Loan 3 per Cent End of month 7O 80 Mexican Loau ... 23 Credit Mobilier Spanish Threes 39 50 Home Debt — Deferred ... 37 25 Cash Orleans ... 887 N orthern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern..... 6OO Western Eastern • • 552 Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Roman.. End of month... 320 Credit Foncier —1540 End of month... RAILWAYS. 585 395 611 72 46 PROFESSOR LONGFELLOW AND THE ABYSSINIAN CA PTI VES. " The Poet Longfellow has arrived in London. On Saturday last he visited the studio of Mr. John Watkins in Parliament-street, and gave sittings for several photographic negatives. Mr. Rassam and others of the released Abyssinian captives have also sat to Mr. Watkins for portraits, which will excite an unusual amount of interest."—The Times. An Abyssinian boy brought to England by Dr. Blanc, whose portrait is included in the series of photographs referred to by the Times, appears with a set of the heavy iron manacles that night and day fettered the limbs of each of the prisoners during the twenty one weary months of their cap tivity. During the present season Mr. Watkins has made many valuable additions to his already comprehensive and, indeed ; unequal led series of contemporary portraits, among whom mly be named the Marquises of Salisbury and Waterford, Lord Ly tton, The Countess of Donough - more, the Ladies Dacres, Viscountess Strang ford, Viscount Curzon, M.P., the new Bi shops of Rochester and Hereford, the Bishop of Honolulu, the Ven. Archdeacon Wordsworth, the new Vice-Chancellor Sir G. M. Giff.trd, the Hon, Baron Pigott, the Hon. Justice Hannen, the Attor ney-General, the Solicitor-General, Sir Charles W yke, Ambassador to Copenhagen ; Sir Bartle Frere, late Governor of Bombay ; Admirals Sir Sydney Dacres, Sir Alexander Milne, and Sir Adol phus Slade ; Generals Sir Richard Dacres and Sir Melvill Melvill ; M. Gustave Dore and Mr. Thor burn, the eminent artists, and Mr. Whitworth, whose munificence has recently made him famous — these alone form an attractive collection of portraits, but at this well-known " Studio in Parliament-street" may be seen a dozen volumes, each containing a hundred faces of persons dis tinguished in every walk of life, and all of whom have been posed, focussed, and photographed by Mr. John Watkins and his stJf of able assis tants. MARKETS-7HIS DAY. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE MARKET. Only moderate supplies are in the market to-day, and the tone in general is steady, although there is but a limited demand. Tea— The usual pubic sales were not held to-day, but privately thero is rather more inquiry for common qua lities. Rice is very quiet, but transactions are at steady pri ces . Saltpetre remains in limited demand, at 19s to 19s 6d. for middling to good Bengal on the spot. Hemp is in moderate request, at £37 to £37 lOs for clean St. Petersburg. Sugar—On the spot there is more inquiry, but the mar ket is not brisk. Prices are without quotable change. Deliveries are well kept up, and the relative deficiency in stock is increased. Floating cargoes continue in steady request for outports at 23s Cd for good musca vado sugars. In refined there is not much passing to alter quotations. . . . . . . Coffee maintains a firm position, and for native kinds the demand Is decidedly better, purchases being made at 48s 6d to 50s for good to fine ordinary. Colory, planta tion, Ceylon coffees also range full prices. Consumption and export continue favourable. _ COTTON MARKET. LivEitrooL, Juno 30.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Market steady. Great excitement has been produced at Marseilles by threatening letters sent to some of the principal inhabitants demanding sums of 25,000 f. from each. One of the persons having paid no attention to the missive, received a few days later a parcel which had been left at his house by a stranger. This packet proved to be a volume entitled " La Vie de Gerson," and the merchant, who had some suspicions, hav ing carefully raised the corners of one of the leaves, found that the middle of the book had been scooped out, and the space filled with denotating powder, arranged with chemical matches and sand paper in such a manner that on the book being opened suddenly and forcibly an explosion should be caused. He shook out the powder, and was thus able to examine the new kind of infernal machine without danger. All the letters scut bear the signa ture of Bandulini. The last advice 3 from America announce that there will be no payment of the July dividens on the Virginian State Bonds, there being no money in the Virginia treasury, and no prospect of the treasury being typlenished. A journal called the Revival, which is devoted to chronicling the proceedings of the " converted clowns" and other irregular preachers, l rints in a recent number the following advertisement Gardener, Lead. —An energetic young man, age twenty-six, is desirous of obtaieing, a situatipn as above. Has been bred to the profession. Tho roughly understands forcing, bedding, laying out, and the different branches connected. (Is a labourer in the Lord's vineyard.) Testimonials, both professional and Christian, will bear the strictest investigation.—Address, &c." IJORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS: (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY, June 29, The Imperial family are passing a quiet time at Fon tainebleau. The live quite en famine, and take frequent drives into the forest. Last week they dined in the open air. The Prince Imperial is pursuing his studies regu , larly. Yesterday the Empress received the committee of a local horticultural society, who presented her with a basket of the most beautiful flowers and the choicest fruit. The rose-growers of Brie-Comte-Robert are going to pre sent her Majesty with some of their finest roses. The France, which is very often incorrect in its state ments, gives a list of diplomatic changes which are about to take place. They are chiefly among the secretaries of the various legations, and I will not trouble you with all the names. I- may mention, however, that M. Gobineau, our Minister at Athens, is going to Brazil, and that M. De St. Ferr6ol, now first secretary at Washing ton, is going to take the same post in London. The Etendard to-day gives a formal denial, in its largest type, to the various statements which have appeared during the last day or two respecting the elections. This denial is only another instance of the disagreement which exists between the semi-official journals. It was the semi-official Patrie and the Pays which told us that the prefects had come up to Paris, and that the question of the elections had been debated in the Council:; and it is the semi-official Etendard which denies these statements. With these dis agreeing doctors, what are we to do or believe? I have very little doubt that the question at issue has been discussed. If it is not still under consideration I fear that the inference must be that the Emperor is not sufficiently assured of peace abroad to enter upon the electoral campaign at home. He is said to have expressed great satisfaction at the progress made by the troops at Chalons. His exact words have not reached us, but 1 have no reason to suppose that they had any political importance. Meanwhile, the Imperial yacht Aigle has been ordered to get ready for sea, and it is supposed that Napoleon means to make a trip somewhere, but where we do not know. The seizure and the prosecution of MM. Picard's and Favre's new journal L'Electeur has produced a very bad effect. The article which has given offence is entitled " Grandes manceuvres electorates," and is written by M. Jules Ferry. The conductors of the journal are accused of exciting to hatred and contempt of the Govern ment. Even the semi-official France expresses regret at this procedure on the part of the Government so soon after the passing of the new press law. The editors of the Etecteur announce that they will republish their first number (excepting the incriminated article) with their second, so that their readers may not be deprived of it. At a recent meeting of the Academy of Sciences twe medals were presented to MM. Mathieu and Dupin, tc commemorate the 50th anniversary of their election, Claude Louis Mathieu was born in 1783, and was about sixty years ago attached as astronomer to the Observatory and tc the Bureau of Longitude. In 1809 and 1812 he obtained the Astronomy Prize, founded by Leland, and in 1817 he succeeded Meissier in the Academy of Sciences. He married the sister of Francois Arago, and followed hie brother-in-law to the political stage, and became a mem ber of the Constituent Assembly in 1848. Since then he has given himself up to scientific work. Baron Charles Dupin was born in 1784. Be was a sailor, and engaged in the great war with England at the beginning of the century. He took a very prominent part in politics at the fall of the First Empire, at the revolution of 1830, and at that of 1848. He was an advanced and consistent Liberal. Scien tifically he is known by his works on political economy. The biographical notice of him in Vapereau occupies nearly two pages. He is the brother of the still more celebrated Andrd Dupin, who was born in the year before Charles. I am sorry to say the Comte de Montalembert has had another attack of illness at his scat, 11oche-en-Br6my, Cote d'Or. Your readers are, no doubt, aware that this illustrious writer has long been suffering from bad health. The number of ships totally lost on the French coast last month was 171, 84 of which were English, 35 Ameri can, 13 German, and l 2 French. There is some news of interest from the provinces to-day. A vessel named the Emma, with 751 barrels of petroleum on board, took fire in the port of Havre, and soon became an incandescent furnace, vomiting smoke and flame to an enormous height. Surrounding vessels were threatened with destruction, but by great exertions all were saved except one, which was much charred. From Marseilles intelligence has been received of an extraordinary series of robberies in that city. Two or three years ago a band was formed, which embraced the opportunity of making its debtlt one evening in an open promenade called the Prado. Here the robbers struck down AN ith a hammer a merchant who was taking a walk with his wife, of course relieving him of his valuables. Other night attacks followed, until a panic seized the entire city. At the end of last year, again, a band of Italians overran Provence, and some of the leaders were ultimately arrested and executed. No salu tary effect was, however, produced, for shortly afterwards the papers reported a series of garottes, which have been renewed during the last few days with sti 1 greater frequency. Amongst the more sensational proceeding!, a rich merchant received a letter demanding a sum of money (to be carried to a certain place), an I threatening him with consequences. He took no notice of the communication, and soon he received a box, apparently containing a book. Fortunately, he opened this with care, and the escape of some grains of powder caused him to remit his present to the hands of the authorities. The packet was found to contain explosive material which would at least have maimed or disfigured anyone unwary enough to ignite it. A rich proprietor received a similar demand, accompanied with the threat of carrying off his youngest child. Mean while, the police have accomplished nothing. The incom petency which cannot interfere with a series of crimes of this description is something which your readers would think strange, even in England.—A girl in the district of Pas de Calais has been condemned to ten years' imprison ment for drowning her child. She had been seduced by a magistrate, to whom fell the unenviable task of making the preliminary inquiry. He was cunning enough to escape compromise. THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. Extreme Sae Tuesday, F. 1 June 3), 13. T. Y' „z W. '1 to F. D. WR. to 8 a.m. ,-"'" 12 9 Nairn Aberdeen Leith Shields Scarborough 56 53 N.W. 3 3 N.W. b.c. 3 Vermouth Fielder Cuxhaven Skudestites Valentia 3llof. 66 62 N.W. 2 3 W.N.W. b. 2 Cape Ciear 3O 39f. 67 66 S. 1 2 N.W. c. 1 ROC/ o'3 PL 30'37f. 64 62 N.N.E. 2 2 S.W. b. 2 Holyhead Liverpool Ardrossan 3011 r. 59 56 N.W. 2 2 N.N.W. b.m 1 Greencastle 30'44r. 60 57 N.E. 1 1 E. o.c. Penzance Plymouth Weymouth Portsmouth 30'32f. 62 56 E.N.E. 2 4 E.N.E. c. London 30'34r. 59 55 E.N.E. 2 4 E. b. C'peGrisNez 30'30f. 57 53 N. 5 5 N. o. 3 Brest L'Orient . 30'183. 59 54 E.N.E. 5 5 E.N.E. b. 3 Rochefort 3O lEr. 64 59 N.E. 7 7 N.E. b. 2 Biarritz Corunua — Brussels Paris Strasbourg — 62 N.N.E. 6 b. Lyons Toulon .. , 29'98r. 77 75 E. 4 4 E. c. 1 Heart's Con-, tent (6 a.m.! local time) 130 . 335. 46 43 S.S.E. 1 1 S. o.b. I EXPLANATION. Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. a sea level. Theletters r., rising; f., falling; s., steady—indicate direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction during last 24 hours. Z.—calm Weather : b.—blue sky ; e.—clouds, detached ; f.—fog ; h.—hail I.—lightning ; m,—misty, hazy ; o.—overcast, dull; r.—rain; e.—snows t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail (melted) during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. There is scarcely any change in the distribution of barometrical pressure at the different stations this morning. Readings are still lowest in the South of France, but have risen a little since yester day. Temperature, also, is almost unaltered. The winds are still moderate, from N.B. on our eastern and southern coasts, and in France ; but are chiefly from N.W. in the west. The weather is very fine, but cloudy in the east. The Constitutionnel remarks that the prtject of a South German Confederation is growing into favour at Stutt gardt, Munich, and Darmstadt. M. Krupp, the celebrated Prussian cannon-founder, lb still at St. Petersburg. He has received large orders from the Russian Government, and will have to extend his already enormous establishment. The Libirto has received news from Berlin to the effect that the Countess Bismarck has sustained a dangerous accident at the chateau of Varzin, in Pomerania. Madame Bismarck, it appears, had stepped upon a - chair for some purpose, fell, and broke a rib. As there was no medical man near at the time, several hours elapsed before assist• ance could be procured. The extra vote for the Prussian navy just passed amounts to about £850,000. The principal items are about £300,000 for works and fortifications at Jande. At Kiel a large sum is to be spent—namely, about £130,000 — for the establishment, £60,000 for the armament, 1.16,000 for constructions on land, and £44,000 for the pur chase of heavy artillery. The preamble of the credit says that it is necessary to urge forward these undertakings, in order that they may be able to shelter the fleet at the latest by the end of 1869. All the men of the naval division stat:on,d at Kiel, as well as the marines and gunners who have been absent on leave, are recalled into the hervice, THE BISHOP OF NATAL. DEPUTATION TO THE ARCHBISHOP Or CANTERBURY. On Monday afternoon a deputation from the English Church Union, headed by Earl Nelson. waited upon the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth I'alace to proof the following declaration signed by 20,150 clerical and 1 1 1 c mmunicants of the Phurch of England:— "To his Grace the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Pri• mate of All England and Metropolitan. "May it please your Grace.—We, the undersigned clergy and lay communicants of the Church of England: having in mind that Dr. Colenso has denied that large portions of the Holy Scriptures are the Word of God, bed charged our blessed Lord Jesus Christ with error, and bee denied that Ho is the proper object of Christian worshin hereby solemnly declare that we renounce all Christian communion with Dr. Colenso until such time as he repen t, of these his errors." . _ --- --- Earl Nelson having read the declaration, stated that the object of those who had signed it was not to pass gal/ judgment upon Dr. Colenso themselves, but was based upon the fact that he had been legally deposed and 00 01:12 ; municated by a consistorial court, in accordance With thl common law of the church. The Archbishop of Canterbury observed that as he 108 01 asked to perform any specific act no answer was required• gig views with regard to Dr. Colenso's errors and the validity of his deposition were well known. The subject had bee ° under consideration by a committee of the Upper House of Convocation, whose report would be before the public day or two. The deputation having thanked his grace, then withdreiri THE EARTHQUAKES IN THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. • Tho American papers just received contain full particgsTri of the terrible earthquakes in the Sandwich Islands, of whi ch telegraphic accounts were published some weeks since. correspondent of the New York Times, writing on the spot, Ear l "On this day" (April 2), " at 4 p.m., an event occurred which defies description. Such a shock has no record in the mews* the history, or the traditions of these islands. It lastedfrora two to three minutes, and was terrific. Houses j arre ' cracke 1 , swayed, slid, rose, and sank upon their foundations. Many buildings in Kau, including nearly all the churcheat and some in Hilo, fell. Many others which stood are so racked and broken as to be nearly useless. Most of the stone build . ings, including the Hilo gaol, were destroyed. Trees swayed and fell ; thousands of yards of stone fences went down; great boulders were rolled and tossed about like footballs. Land slides were numerous, and precipieces fell thundering into the sea. The earth rent in a thousand places fissures; opened from one inch to six, eight, and ten feet in br eadth. The streets and fi e lds of Hil o c r ac ked, and seamsopened all around us, where we had supposed that volcanic forces had long ago left their final t race Ricers and horsemen wore thrown to the ground, as multitudes of men were prostrated by the shock. In sau the convulsions of the earth were so tremendous th at well had to steady themselves by holding on to shrubs an d recital In order to avoid being bruised against the ground. Our streams ran mud. Our houses were strewn with debris from garret to cellar. Bureaus, tables, cabinets, Wk, cases, wardrobes, glass and earthenware—all 201' able things, in short, were thrown pell-mell. 11 , 1 largest bookcase, which stood nearly east ,and west, " prostrated towards the north : while my cabinet of shells, d which stood at right angles to the fcrmer direction, rereaiue standing; seeming to prove that the most violent lateral of? cillations, at least, were in the direction of the magnetic needle' Dr. IVa.nore's drug-store was thrown into utter disorder; the whole house fumed with the mixture of incompatible acids, the floor was covered with the wreck of glass bottled and rttorts, and it is a marvel that explosion and file did ur l occur. The confused noises, the dust, the awful throes of the (aril:, the falling of rocks into the sea, the coaster' nation of men and animals, made a scene which baffles desc ri r, tion—a scene of terror such as our islands have nev er Ws ' a nessed before. The crust of the earth rose and sank l arg , the sea in a storm. It seemed as if the rocky ribs of the mountains and the granite walls and pillars the world were breaking. At this moment the g r°lln , was suddenly rent open in Kau, between the lass' of Messrs. Raed and Richardson and Judge F. 5 Lyman. As quickly as the discharge of a battery or the 014 plosion of a shell, a vast eruption of mud, rocks, and earth (not heated) took place, disgorging a mass three miles long and half as wide, which instantaneously buried a village W ith its thirty-one native inhabitants, and five hundred or sis hundred head of cattle. The discharge was ae slid den that thero was no escape for those within its We . At the same time the sea rose and fell rapidly a n aroun d the shores of the island, a coast circumference of two hu rl ' dred miles. In Hilo Bay, it came up to Front-stre et I height of six or eight feet above high-water mark. Is th : district of Puna it rose from ten to fifteen feet, swe e r ir) :, away a number of houses, and drowning one person. B ut Kau the tidal wave came iu twenty or twenty-five feet big" , destroy ing all the villages and churches of the lo wer shores, and drowning scores of people. Men, women, and children, with all their earthly substance, were swept awlf c i in au instant. Nearly 100 people, in all, were killed, a u , seventy or eighty escaped wounded from the scone 0` the catastrophe." Some mortars captured at Magdala have reach ed lrosport; also some Abyssinian dogs of a curious variety. The Rev. J. R. Woodford has accepted the vicarage of Leeds. He preached on Sunday morning at the Chapel Royal, Savoy. Upwards of 30,000 acres of land have recentli been taken up by actual settlers, in one district enlY , Minnesota, in the United States. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has su b scribed fifty guineas to the fund now being raised to VI" chase an annuity for the widow of the late Mr. William Dargan. SIR ROBERT NAPIER.--FrOHI a private let ter received on Monday by the Lord Mayor at the Ars. ol°l ., House, there is reason to believe that Sir Robert N a P leh will arrive in London on Thursday or Friday next. THREE MEN DROWNED.—A few days ago, on th e occasion of a regatta being held by the natives of thew dale slate quarries, a boat capsized, and three men ere drowned. The sad occurrence produced great depression in the place. We understand that the Junior United Serv ice) Club has conferred honorary membership on Prince Arthur, and Sir Robert Napier. Both are Engineer officers, 1)1° are distinguished in different ways—the one by illus tri°llll birth, the other by pre-eminent merit.—Daily News. Lieutenants Nolan and Chapman, of the Rci 1 Artillery, the officers specially attached to the Mee t Mountain Battery in Abyssinia, and who a rrived e i Woolwich a few days ago, give some interesting details a the effects of the fire from these little guns, which is ea, to have been most destructive, pa r ticularly with t-ft," Boxer shrapnel' shell. A meeting of I , distinguished Roman Catholi ac ladies," with Cardinal Cullen at their head, has been b f l in Dublin, to take measures for raising funds for supPor t l the Papal army. Among the patronesses of this mo ven° are the Lady Mayoress, the Marchioness of Londonderry) the Countess of Portarlington, the Countess of Gransrcl! Lady Ffrench, Lady Bellow, Lady Burke, ctc. An inquest has been held at Camberwell NO ric i house, on the bodies of John Robert Mode and fte•c h n % Sweeney, which were found in the Surrey Canal• fir°— the evidence it appeared that the deceased had kept n ul ; pang together, and Sweeney had been beard to sal 51 , 1 should drawn herself for Mcdo, who had seduced her. It 1 /7 i, supposed they had agreed to drown themselves together' verdict of " Found drowned" was returned. INDIA OFFICE BREAKFASTS.—Mr. W. S. cote writes as follows to a contemporary :—" Sir, i e1i,41 directed by Sir Stafford Northcote to say that he has °on served in one of the articles in your paper this merni/. 3 ,_ g0 attack on the Indian Council for giving public breaPiwts at the expense of the Indian taxpayers. These brealda'sw, are, however, entirely private entertainments, g iven Sir Stafford at his own expense." DARING ATTEMPT OF A PRISONER TO E SC f. e ! FROM THE CENTRAL POLICE-OFFICE.—On Saturdaynsormm.' shortly before nine o'clock, a man named Thomas Conn°ll2a made a daring but unsuccessful attempt to escape frosoo; Central Police-office in the High-street. The pr isoner! one of a batch of three who had been brought to the Ole on a charge of theft and assault committed in an ea me house in the-West Port. While in custody in th e sergee'll'a room, the prisoner made a sudden bound to the windoor sprang through it, smashing two panes of glass and daulgitill the framework. He alighted on his feet outside ivial,°;ll sustaining any serious injury, and was making off William Robert officer on duty in Parliame nt-5,l° J t saw him, and at once started in pursuit, and before h e ;i 0 run many yards he laid hold of him. A seve re stru % 6 ensued, in which Robertson never lost his hold prisoner fell, and Robertson rolled over him , still uteh. ing bins tightly. The prisoner was s hortly aft er° pa secured and taken back to the office by two policemen ~ t hisif a detective. A considerable crowd had gathered while short but sharp struggle was going on. Robertson 1:0 r ued fell off during the scuffle, and was picked up and c3OO off by some one in the crowd as a prize. Connovy,fei understand, is a returned convict, and has been 01 11 Y 1 sve 440 days at liberty. The prisoner and his companion° 40, much intoxicated as to be unfit to appear before the U s " • 03 65tµ,r.day,--,Scotynan. The prices export bullion activit but of steady now ai Rail w; downy of the The shorte busine Excha busine The from t The are qu for ac, 94i t, Bank prem. In t • Bonds , stance to 74, Turkis main s ianis to Mis prices graph per C to par Gen er By learn Rey esti Ulf The with when pa ny rennin The montl The ti were compti falling ing a per ce At sent i The specie into t Th.( of Eel The Corpo an in spond Great an inc Th( Co. ( the re at the coma po Di 3 pe . 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