The Sun. — London, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Two Extra Performances only, at Reduced Prices, on Friday, September 18, and Saturday, September 19. with Piccolomini, Spezia, Ortolani, Giuglini, Violetti, Rossi, Beneventano, and Belletti, when will be presented LA TRAVIATA. and IL DON GIOVASNI. PRICES: Boxes to accommodate four persons, Grand Tier, Pit Tier, and One Pair £ 2 2 0 T Pair 1 1 0 Throe Pair 0 15 0 Pit Stalls 0 10 6 Pit 0 3 6 Gallery ''tall , G diery ...... .... 0 2 0 I . lli-i%ATRE ROYAL, EI)...YMIRKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buekstone. mis EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled VICTIMS in which M. Backstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William Farren, Miss Reyn o ld s, Mi ss E mma King, cite., will appear. After which, Dougl is Jerrold'a drama of BLICK-EYED SUSAN. William, Mr. T. P. Cooke To conclu 'e with THE SWISS COTTAGE. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each. (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. d. Second price S. d Dr!ss Boxes 5 0 Dress Boxes 3 o Upper Boxes ... 3 0 tipper Boxes... Pit Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. — ITALIAN OPERAS, at the usual PRINCESS THEATRE PRICES. THREE NIGHTS ONLY. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, last, night but one of IL TROVAT ►RE, Grisi, Alboni, Mario, Dragone; Friday, positively the last appearance of Madame Gassier, in LA SONNAMBULA.; and Saturday, positively the last night of Grisi, Alboni, Mario, Dragono, and all the eminent artistes, in IL TROVATORE. Prices :-Is., 25., 45., ss. LOYAL PRINCESS'S THEA.T.RE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, IL TROVATORE. Leonora, Madame Grial ; Azucena, Madame Alboni ; Inez, Mdlle. Baillou ; II Conte di Luna, Sig. Dragone ; Fernando, Sig. Kinni ; Ruiz, Sig. Baillon ; Zingaro, Sig. Pierini ; Messo, Sig A.nnoni ; and Manrico, Sig. Mario. THEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES. Mr. B. Webster, Mr. Wright, Mr. Paul Bedford, and Madame Celeste. Followed by MY PRECIOUS BETSEY. Mr. Wright, P. Bedford, Mary Keeley, &c. To conclude with SL xSHER AND CRASHER. OYAL O.LYMPIC THEATRE. AA) Lessees. Messrs. F. Robson and Emden. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama ol THE LIGHTHOUSE. After which, the comedietta, entitled A SUBTERFUGE Mrs. Stirling, Mr. G. Vining, aad Mr. G. Murray. To conclude with the oLiginal Extravaganza, by Robed B. 13rough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob. son, Cooke, Danvers, &e. ; Misses Swanborough, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont. Commence at half-past Seven. OYAL SURREY THEATRE. LA) Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd awl Creswiek. THIS EVENING, CFIRISTY'S MINSTRELS will appear. After which, will be performed THE SURPRIiE, in which Messrs. W. Smith, T. Robertson, Butler, and Miss E. Webster, will appear. With other attractive novelties. ALSTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Complete and unexampled Succoss of the Grand 0 iental Spectacle of EL HYDER. Mr. Wm. Cooke annonuces with great satisfaction another Triumph. The intens&y interest ing' and thrilling Equestrian aad Dramatic situations with which this splendid Hippodrama abounds have been nightly received with inenased delight and enthusiaAm. THIS EVENING, an , l daring the week, the entertainments will commence with the Grand Eqne , trian and Oriental Spec tacic, in 2 Acts, entitled EL HYDER • or, THE CHIEF OF THE GHAUT MOUNTAINS. El Hy&r, Mr. James Hol loway. Introducing Mr. W. Cooke's magnificently Trained Horses. _ _ After which an unapproachably brilliant series of Mr. William Cooke's inimitable SCENES IN THE ARENA, sup. ported by the popular and talented Artistes of the establish. ment, including Madlle, Mili To' conclude with Shaksieir's KATHARINE AND PETR UCHIO, with Equestrian Illustrations. Coinmet.ce at seven o'clock. Dress hazes, 4s. ; Uppe. B ,xes, 3s. ; Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. ; Upper Gallery, 61. Half-price at ball-past Eight. 133 x-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooks, jun. ANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance oi 'elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses. G‘ce-,, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. Pearce, Mrs. Pa'myre, Miss E. Scott, Kiss Brunel], Mrs. Le Jenne, Miss Lcslie, and Madame Marietta; Herr F. Jonghmaus, B. Grover, T. Far. rant, S. I wiet;, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corri, Senor An tonio, E. L. Hime, and %fr. St. Arbyn ; Master Corri; Messrs Sam. Collins, and E. Mackney. Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Wilms ; Director, Herr F. Jonginn ins. Commence at Sewn o'clock precisely, Sap pers, &c., until twelve o'clock HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. ars DAY— Morn., 15 min. aft. 1--Even., 36 min. aft. 1 To-Molutow--Morn., 57 min. aft. I—Even., 14 min aft. 2 THE WEA THER—Sinr OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 3. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. &3---highest since noon yesterday. 52,--lowest this morning and during the night lowest for a long time. 63 —this day at noon. BAROMETER, 29.60. Wrim, S.W. ; fresh, with dull, rainy weather. It rained all night, and there was a hail shower yesterday afternoon. Pr.- c5 7 ,4 , P 4 X • e--- -1 A ~,„..,,,,,,, C",--- - -.; , :c•--F-7 , -Z.-,1) C . -,.. A ?VA A.• ' O l / • -..„... 1 . ,- _ --).--- •'- ,, - 7 -I= 7 : - 7 , --, ‘ -:. --- - V (v , -? - ' . .P.::: , -- 4 --v ---, LONDON, THURSDAY, SEPT. 3, 1857. Parliament has been prorogued, and the mem. hers of both houses- are already dispersed far and wide in pursuit of health or amus3ment, " by mountain, lake, or sea." This is as it should be. Those who have faithfully discharged the arduous and important duties confided to their hands are well entitled to the full enjoyment of the cus tomary holiday. " All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," and our legislative • Jacks form no exception to the general rule. They must recruit their exhausted energies, that they may be fully prepared to enter on the next campaign with renovated strength and vt)nr. Many of their number have, however, with praiseworthy for bearance, remained ready to respond to the first summons, and to resume their labours whenever the exigencies of the public service may demand the exertion. It is only when Parliament is sit ting that they can be really useful, and so long as they can be called together at a brief notice, they have done all that can reasonably be expected at their hands. • But something more may justly be required from members of the Government. These are perilous times, and they should he ready at any moment to deliberate on the intelligence received, and to advise on the proceedings that should be taken without unnecessary delay. We find, how ever, that at the Cabinet Council, on Monday, but seven ou t o f th e fift een mem b ers o f th e Cabinet were in attendance, viz. :—Lord PAL 3"ItsTON) Earl GRANVILLE, Sir GEORGE GREY, Lord PANltnaz, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right n on . E. V ERN ON SMITH, and the Right Hon. M. T. -Warms. Of that number four im mediately afterwards left town, so that at present there are but three Cabinet Ministers at their ,t 4 a nd that during aor • posh, ism of almost unpa ralleled interest, wh e n the fate of our l u di at . Empire remains in suspense, when we are shocked by the inelincholy acco un t s of the murder?, with every possible aggravation, of o ur brethren and sisters at the seat of the war. It is but justice to Lord _PALMERSTON to flAiy that he remains close at hand. He has only gone to the family seat in Hertfordshire, whence he may return to town within a few hours. He, at least, will not postpone the calls of duty to plea sure. Whenever the honour or the interests of the nation require it, he will be at his post. He well knows that the public look to him, rather than to Mr. VERNON SMITH, fur prompt decision and energetic action. He is naturally the, head of every department, and that of India is it pre sent incomparably the most important. It is that conviction that Las carried hie), notwith standing heavy drawbacks, so triumphantly THE SUN, LONDON, through the Session, that gave him such a de cided and unequivocal majority on the recent ap peal to the country. We look to him still, not merely to control and direct his colleagues, but to act in any and' every department where his services may be required. His presence gives confidence to Vie nation, which would be sorely tried if he were to withdraw to any considerable distance from the metropolis. That he is no . insensible to the .eaeni• rade of the emergency wit be discovered net 0111 from the large reinforce ments already despatched to the scene of action, but from the fact announced in the military intel ligence communicated in another column, that eleven more regiments—four cavalry and seven infantry—have received orders for India, and may be expected shortly to embark. It is to be regretted that the Court is so far from the metropolis. GOD forbid that our Most Gracious SOVEREIGN should be debarred from any relaxation that may conduce to her enjayrnent or advantage. But it is not on her account solely that the journey to Bel moral is undertaken, and that one of the principal Secretaries of State is obliged to attend in a re mote part of Scotland. It is that the PRINCE CONSORT may indulge in deer stalking and grouse shooting, on evhich he was so intent that a single day would not be spared in order that the British SOVEREIGN might pay the usual compliment to the co-ordinate branches of the Legislature of pro roguing Parliament, and delivering the validictory address in person. It was only on the morning if Friday that the Royal party departed from London, and six hours later the Royal Speech was read by the gemmiseieners We should readily spar& Prince ALBERT. We should willingly relieve him from all the political duties in which he engages, but it is too ')ad that, under the present peculiar cir cumstances of the case, great, and, very possibly, untoward dt lays, may be oc casioned by the absence of the Court from the vicinity of the metropolis. We have already had enough of COBURG interference during the 'ate Russian war, not merely of the PRINCE CONSORT himself, but of " Uncle LEOPOLD, ' r and the Germanic element. It would be well if Endian affairs were exempted from these sinister influences. We recently alluded t 3 the remarks made at a memorable Trinity House banquet, that " the British Constitution was on its trial." Et is so at the present moment ; but it is not the Parliamentary element that is now involved. Parliament has done everything that could be an icipated. It has armed Ministers with all the power and authority that were demanded. And, tt these powers were not sufficiently ample, they nave only themselves to blame for the omission. rhe nation expects that every person will do bie e. her duly, and if there , be any shortcoming, Strict accounts must be rendered of the causes .hereof. At all events, the members of the cabinet must be ready, at any and every moment, 'or the performance of their important functions, in which the welfare and happiness of 150,000,000 of her MAJESTY'S subjects so greatly depend ! It would appear t!lat though slowly, yet surely, the ministers of justice are surrounding the never to be forgiven miscreants at Delhi. Towards the North and North West they have no chance. The vigorous administrator Sir JouN LAWRENCE, a man only second, if second tel his lamented brother at Lueknow, keeps the Punjaub well in hand ; even the Sealcote mutineers were In omptly net and route 3, and VAN CORTLANDT leaves the rebels little space or rest on that side of Delhi. Lord. ELPIIINSTO).TE also informs us that Sir JOHN LAWRENCE i 3 rapidly organizing levies to the amount of 35,000 men from the Sikhs and Pun jaub tribes who have no other care for the high caste Sepoys than to attack them as soon as they can, and ex►ract the pilfered gold m9hurs from their pockets. Thus, with the considerable num ber of British soldiers already in the North-West, tied with the new levies of the right stamp, Delhi *ill soon be hard pressed on that side. On the North there is at present but our small besieging army, which, small as it is in compari son with the army within the walls of the town, yet firmly holds its ground, will not be outflanked by the vastly more numerous enemy, but quickly repulses all attacks with great slaughter of the assailants. This small force, keeping guard, as it were, over the monster, Dow waits patiently the descent of reinforcements from the Punjaub on , me side, and the advance of General HA.VELOCK, and the gradual arrival of the reinforcements from China and England on the other--the south-east side. We trust that HAVELOCK was enabled both to relieve Lucknow, and turning back again to march to the relief of A gra i , whose gairison and numerous Europeans, now shut up in the fort, reported, it is trua, to be sufficiently spacious and well provisioned, may yet soon begin to see their supplies failing them. We trust, indeed, this will not be the case. The anxiety to meet the enemy at some dis tance from the fort probably arose from the wish not merely to save, if possible, the cantonment, but to avert an attack on the fort itself, aft 3r so many women and civilians had sought shelter within it. It would appoar that the necessity fur retreat and apparent defeat was entirely due to the loss of their ammunition by the blowing up of the tumbrils ; it became evident, however, imme diately after with whom the real:victory lay, since the enemy did not venture near the fort, but though they had marched out of the direct road from Neemuch and Nusseerabad to come to Agra at all, they turned aside and marched for the grand centre of the conspiracy, 'Dalhi. For some distance south of Delhi the country seems to be pretty freely traversed by the mutineers, but Indore and the adjacent stations, and all the Deccan south of the Nerbudda appears t be se curely occupied and hell by us ; the risings hav ing been everywhere suppressed and the rebels driven out. Of course every part of the country occupied by the late B3ngal Army will be liable for a time to be infested by predatory and savage bandit'i, composed of the scattered sepoys, but they do not appear likely to make head against any number of our troops, except in the district a little east and south of Delhi. To this district, therefore, the efforts of all appear to be converging, and though we must probably wait some months yet before either Sir JOHN LA.WRENCH'S levies in the Punjaub, or the reinforcements now arriving at Qalcutta, and at Kurrachee t )o, will be able to act with.effect, yet that time must come, and then the doom of the Mahommedan Sodom and Go morrah is sealed. D e lhi will soon then be num bered with the cities whose sites are but curiosities for the a n tiquary a2'i r trust, will be c arried its do ve wnt r h y o the stones, we W to e found another city , to Yr, to be known by another name, or to extend Agra as the future emporium of the north-west fl • uvral traffic. It seems beyond doutt-Low that th e i nfernal a t roc ities practised on our women especially were not mere cruelty, but cruelty - and defiance of Europeans combined. These wretches intended,_ by their unheard of villanies to . ,va‘ds our femalts, to clot away their scabbard and proclaim irrecon- cileable war between the Mussulman and the Englishman, between the Sepoy and his late master. Nothing do Asiatics guard so jealously as the honour of their own women, no insult cau they offer to each other or to us equal to that of degrading the female sex. They cannot plead Ignorance here. They do not wish to plead it. Their fiendlike boast is, that come what may, they have dishonoured at Delhi tin beautiful girls of England. But lives there an Englishman who will not spend his last sovereign, were it necessary, to wipe out in the blool of these wretches, and the utter de.,truction of the city the stain on our national honour I A. satisfaction must be taken, the memory of which shall outlive he memory of the insult and the crime, or at least be for ever told of with it as the terrific itonement. The name of Delhi that once was, nust, for all future ages, be the epithet for un heard of atrocities avenged by unheard of severity of justice. Delhi retribution must mean a retri hntion at which the ears of Oriental shall tingle for all time to come. This is the first great act our troops have to perform. We loath the mawkish cant which can whine about mercy for the dishonours, the maimers, and the murderers of our women, and the torturers of innocent children. We hold such language t 3 be unworthy of men. Bankside can give such effeminate creatures a lesson. We be lieve that GOD and man alike demand that such heathenism and Mahommedanism, such licantiou, and wanton savagery, should be extirpated from the face of the earth. If these are the lustful and bloody orgies appropriated to the defence of Ma hommedanism, the sooner we relegate its disciples to their own paradise of black-eyed bonds, the better. Bat as earth may be, it is too good for them. The fund for the relief of the sufferers by the Indian mutiny is progressing, and we hope and believe that it will prove alike worthy of the British nation and the cause for which it is re quired. Fearful, indeed, have been the miserie endured and the losses sustained by those sufferers. Many parents and providers have been cut off in the pride of health and strength, leaving widows and orphans in a state of comparative destitution. Many helpless children have lost both parents under the most deplorable and heartrending cir cumstances. Many of the survivors have been deprived of all their resources, and lef almost naked and penniless, too happy that their lives and honours were preserved. If ever there was a cause that appealed irresistibly to British sympathy and British liberality, it is the one advocated at the Mansion-house meeting, and the demand will be promptly and fully re sponded to. The good work goes bravely on. A high minded lady has headed the list with the splendid donation of 1,0001. May she long enjoy the am ple means which she applies to such noble pur poses. Others too, have aided in proportion to their resources. Even " the widow's mite " has not been withheld. Count PERSIGNY has exhi bited his kindly feeling, by the handsome gift of 1001. ; and sundry other subscriptions to a similar amount have been recorded. To those who have not yet had the opportunity of rendering assistance, we emphatically say " go ye, and do likewise." Do honour to yourselves by proving that you know the proper use of the abundant means with which you are endowed. It is not, however, merely the wealthy that should assist. The shillings of the millions are more productive than the pounds of the upper ten thousand. There are few indeed who cannot spare something for such a cause. The cutting off some luxury or even comfort, the sustaining SO/Ile petty privation wilt enable them to contri bute, and the more urgent their own calls, the more acceptable will be the gift. It is a national question that should be answered by the community without exception. The old proverb " bit dat qui eito dat " should be strongly borne in mind. Every man should give not only liberally, but promptly. The exigencies of the.sufferers dethand immediate aid, and what comes slowly will be of compara tively trivial benefit - . At present the affair is but in its first stage ; but surely the bril liant ex maple set by Lady FORBES, Miss A'SIIBURNER, and their coadjutors, will not be lost on those who have the power and op portunity of acting in a similar manner. We earnestly commend the case to the general con sideration to which it is so pre-eminently entitled. Something may, of course, be expected from Par liament ; but that must be long deferred, and the necessities of the case are already peculiarly urgent. Let the nation now do its duty, and Parliament and the E tst India Company will not be wanting when the proper time has arrived. HOLYHEAD, HARBOUR AND BREAK- TV ATE.R. HOLYHEAD, SEPT. 2. • A grand operation took place to-thy at noon in presence of the Lords Coinmissioners of the Admi ralty and Mr. Hawkshaw, the Admiralty Engineer. He•gbt of quarry fsce, 172 feet ; length of ditto, 150 feet ; grip, 60 fe:t ; charge of powder, 11,000 lbs. ; power of galvanic battery, 40 cells ; result of operation, 70,000 t , 113 of the hardest quartz rock. Engineering operations conducted by Mr. Ch•+rtes Rigby in person, assisted by Mr. Reitheimer, the resident engineer of the con'ractors.. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, with the Prin cess Royal and the youthful members of the Royal Family, are expected to honour the-Highland Gathering at Braemar to-day by their presence. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Autnale and suite have arrived at the BrunsNick Hotel, Jermyn-street.• The Duchess Dowager of .Cleveland has arrived at Downliam, Suffolk, on a visit to Lord and Lady Wm. Powlett. The Earl and Countess De La Warr, and Lady Ara bella Sackvills West have left Buckhurst Park, Sussex, for Ingestre Hell, Staffordshire, on a visit to the Earl and Countess Talbot. The Countess of Jersey and Lady Cletnentina Villiers have arrived at Mummond Castle, Perthshire, on a visit to L'rd and Lady ViriLoughby d'Eresby, from M. Baillie Cochrant,'a seat in Lanarkshire. Lord and Lady Foley leave town to- lay for Worksop Manor, ' Notts for the autumn. Lord and Lady John Russell and the Misses Russell are still staying with the Earl of Minto, at Minto House, Hawick, N. 8., where a large family circle have assembled. Lady Georgiana Romidy and family hare arrived at End,leigh Cottage, the Duke of Bedford's romantic seat near Tavistock. _ The Eall and Countess of Shafteibury have arrived at Spa. The Earl and Countess of Malmesbury are staying at his lordship's shooting-box at Achnacarry, in the High lands. The noble earl and countess have been eot?.r tainin,g a select circle. His Excellency Count Ci.opto wich has been among the guests. The Earl of Westmorland returned to town last week from Cowes, Isle of Wight. The countess trio' Lady liMia Fans returned a few days since from a tour in Swi , zsrland. The noble earl and countess have g. , ne to Apthorpe Hail, Northamptonshire, fur the autumn. The Countess CowpPr and family have arrived at Pan shanger, Ilerts, from Roseneath, Argykshire, the Duke of Argyll's seat, which the countess has been occupying for a short time. Lady Charles Somerset as returned to town from Windsor. Sir Joseph and Lady Charlotte Copli , y have just re turned to their seat in Yorkshire fioua a tour in the United States. S r Charles and Lady Cecilia Des Veelx will leave town this week for Lea•nington Spa, where Sir Char:es Las purchased a tnansior. LORD HARRY VANE AND THE PEERAGE.—The Gates head Übserver gives a curt , Jus reason for Lord Harry Vane declining a peerage, that his lordship was unwil• ling lo pluNe his cmstituLn's into the turmoil of an election. THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S SAIICOMAGUE.—The Duke of Wellintou's earcophagna, which bas been in bawl upwards of two ytare„in Luzillyan, is now nearly MIDDLESEX ELECTION.—{This Day.) The election for the county of Middlesex, rendered necessary in consequence of the elevation of Lord Robert Grosvenor to the House of Peers under the title of Lord Ebury, took place this morning at Brentford. Tht proceedings were of the dullest description, which was to be attributed partly to there being no contest, and part]) to the inauspicious state of the weather. Mr. Sheriff Mechi and Mr. Sheriff Reates, accom ,anied by the Under-Sheriffs, Messrs. Crwley an , Inderton, were punctual in their attendance, and libel he proceedings commenced at ten O'clock there wei. iot a dozen persons on the hustings, which were erecter n the Market-square, including the officials. The great Ady of the free and independent electors were repro ented by a about 50 navigators and lahourers, wh, vere obliged to take refuge from the rain that descende( 'n torrents, under the dopr.ways and projecting window , 7 , .f the antiquated houses in the neighbourhood. Mr. Under-Sheriff CUOSLEY opened the business witl, ne usual proclamation of "'Oh, yes !" desiring all per oils int rested in the proceedings "to draw near anc ire their attendance,'? which was re4ponded to by ouple of urchins, who braved the pitiless storm, am vivanced to Vie barriers erected to keep off "the pres ure from without ;" bat, on a mysterious signal give, 'Y one of the policemen in attendance, they beat a sud len retreat, and the , open space in front of the hastlng: vas left in quiet possession of the force. A long pause ensued - after the formal opening of the business, and the arrivals'• were few and far between. At 20 minutes past 10 o'clock an open carriage drawl I four greys with outriders, drove up in front of the gustings, when the hon. Mr. Byng, the candidate, ac companied by several of his' younger members of the Family, And Sir W. Staling, alighted and took up a po iition assigned them . on the hustings. The cheerles tate of the weather hasl so damped the ardour of the tssembled few that they were only able to welcome the 1 on. gentleman with alaint cheer. Mr. lIANBURT, the oilier member for the county, wa.- present. The usual ceremonies having been gone through, Mr. Sheriff MEctu then came forward and asked the elect , rs to propose a gentleman to represent them ii Parliament. Mr. MONTGO3fERY, after referring to the last election which took place tt few months since, said he had thei, the• honour of proposing to them Lord R. Grosvenor a. their representative. Since then that gentleman ha(' been elevated to the peerage, and he looked upot .t as a matter of great satisfaction, because it howed, to a certain extant her Majesty approve( )f their choice. A more honest and conscienciou member than Lorl Ebury never represented the county. end he hoped he would make such conduct as apparent in the House of Lords as he had in the House of Com mons. At the last election they selected a gentleman as Lord Ebury's colleague who was considered competent to represent the great commercial community of th county, and when this vacancy arose it was thought b) those who took an active part in public matters counected with the county, that they should seek a gentleman to -upply it who was connectad with the county by roperty, family, and station, and of liberal politic-, and from the comparatively few of such there were in the county, they had no difficulty in fixing upon th Hon. George Byng, of .Wrotharn Park. (Cheers) Ii was a gentleman who hid had some-experience in Par ltament, and was conversant with most of thi - e topics o; the present day. Although he wat - . a young man, hi: efforts in the House of Commons bad been very succest— ful, and he was spoken of by every one as a man of ri,ing talent and of indipendence of character that ell titled bun to the c)nsideration of the electors of Middle sex. (Hear, hear.) , The honourable genVerea , then stated that Mr. Byng was prepared to supp,i-r Parliamentary reform, vote by ballot, Church ref,rtn. A.rmy, and a reform in -the Civil Service deparmoetit. (Hear, bear.) He (Mr. Montgomery) was for severing the Church from the Stitt, entirely:—(hear, hear)--ant for the equalising tb.a payment of the ministers of the Church Establishment, so as to raise, the incomes 01 thme who now worked. hard and wore ill paid, by bringing down the revenues of the pluralists and those who enjoyed large patronage. (Hear, hear.) The only objection he had heard to Mr. Byng was that stated by a morning newspaper, that by electing him they would then have, with 'their other member, two boys to represent them. Their present representative was a man 35 years of age, With a wife and family--:(laughtei) --and if he was, nt:4 old enough for a member of Parlia- : , meat he did not know Who was. Mr. Bybg was . 28 yearirof age. He was a. gentleman who had taken bigh honours at College, and ,bad,attegessfully Jepiesented a small constituency for five years, which he (Mr. Mont. gomery) considered a sufficient guarantee of his cape Wity satisfactorily represent the county of Middlesex (Heat, hear.) He concluded by moving the election of the Hon. G. Byrig. (Cheers.) Mr. R. MILLS seconded the nomination of Mr. Byng. He was a gentlemairwho brought with him an honour able name, and a fragrance that was, justly esteemed by the electors of Middlesex,. and he felt certain that if they elected that gentleman their representative that he would transmit that naive with equal honoUyn to succeeding generations. (Hear, hear ) They were not called onto take an untried gentleman. Mr.'Byog had represented Tavistocl for five years; and during that time he recorded hip vote in favour of the abolition of of church-rates, vote by ballot, the abolition of Jett-i,h oisabiiities, and an extension of the suffrage, which Showed his attachment to the great principles of civil and religious liberty, and on those grounds he cordial) , recommended him to the :tupport of the elector. (Hear.) A. reform of the House of Commons was rendered necessary, and if they sent Mr. Byng to Parliament as their representative, - they would send a gentleman there who wad independent in station and mini, and who, instead of taking his cue from the Minister of the d ty would tell him what were the wants and expectations of the people of Middlesex, and maintain their intere-ts in the House of Commons? (Hear, hear,) What wat wantel in a rElorrn of Parlia , rient was the extinction of nomination boroughs and adarge extension of the suffi age, both of which Mr. Byng was ready to support. (Hear, bear.) Adverting to the unfortu afftire in India the honourable gentleinaa sall, that undoubtedly a great change must take place in the administration of the Government of :India which must devolve on the 'Home Governmeht, but care must be taken teat the great patronage it would give a Governmet.t, should not be used as a means of corrupting both Honee s Of Parliament, disastrous to the liberties of the peop e. (Hear, hear.) The' only way to revent it was by in creasing the franchise by the admission of men of iota l'i gence to its participation. (Clear, hear.) No other candidate being proposed, Mr. Sheriff ,MEnlit declared the Hon. G. Byng duly elected a knight of the £hire to represent the County of Middlesex in the present Parliament. The Hon. G. BYNG 'then came forward and addressed the people at some length on the important and interest ing topics of the day. He commenced by stating thal. he appeared 'before theen .to a-k their support with mingled feelings of heartfelt pride, and, be trusted, also with a not unbecomingbinnility—with heartfelt pride, because he felt glad that the p same name . and the sam e lib ral principles were as acceptable to the electors of Middlesex in 1857 as, they:: , were upwards of a century ago, when his great grand . iaiher firststood for the county and he appeared before them. with feelings of humiliti because he felt that the varied interests of a great county like Middlesex demanded, in its representative, talents far higher and superior to any be could venture to boaq for himself, At the Fame time, having been elected their member, he begged to assure them that ho was not ignorant of what duties he was thereby called on to perform, and he assured them that, so far, as his health and strength would permit, he freely dedicated his time and such talents and abilities as he possessed to the .full rind conscientious discharge of those duties. (Cheers.) Tneoe were rio days of holiday legislation, for there would be subjects to be discussed its the next session of Parliament of vital interest both at home and abroad. The hon. member then adverted to the events in India, to our foreign 1 3, lieY, to Parliamentary reform, as well tie vote by ballot, tho removal of the Jewish disabilities, re lief from church-rates, and one or two other subjects of interest, in terms similar to those expressed by him at the various meetings he iddresecl in the county prior to the day of electron, and which do not now re quire repetition. He said that doling the five years he had been in Parliament he bad voted for the ballot, and for the admission of Jews into Parlianter4, and he should continue to do so, and so long as-he had a seat ire Pae• !lament he should give his support to all measures of a liberal character. O❑ the motion of Mr. Hanbury, M.P., seconded by Mr. Bang, M.P., a vote of thanks was given to the sher:ff, which Mr. Sheriff Yfechi briefly acknowledge:), and the proceedings terminated. _ According to a Parliamentary paper published yester- day the totals of gold shipped from'? Australia during the •ear 1856 were 138,0071. from New S,uth Wsltr, and 12,015 2241. from Victoria; Ot the latter 10,8C9,652/. W 5 sent to. Engirt - nit, 774,4961. to lotha anti China, 429,7161. to Sydney, Ade laide; anti Taswa'mia, M 141,3001, to Ametica. Tnc largest shipmi.nti ttere made in January, Marcb, April, August, and December; and the smallest in July and November. THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER ,3, 1867 LATEST W S. AMERICA. (BY ELECTRIC TELE3RAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The United States mail steamer Fulton has just arrived off Cowes, with advices from New York to the 22d ult. (being two days later), and $lOO,OOO u specie. The Jason, screw steamer, from Southampton, rrived at New York on the 214. The New York money market was active, but prices for railroads stocks were still downward. the Market for cotton closed firm and at full prices. Flour was dull and irregular, some de 'eriptions closing at a further decline of about 56e. per barrel. Wheat heavy, for common and )rdinary ; while prime was unchanged. Con) was in good request. Sugars without change of orices. Sales of coffee embraced 900 bags of Rio tt 11c. Rather more doing in freights, espe cially to Liverpool and London. FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. The Debats again recurs to the violent 4pirit manifested by some of the London papers :elative to Delhi, and once more expresses the opinion that the anxiety expressed for the utter destruction of that extensive city will die away, ace - r ling as the insurreAion approaThes its termination. At the same time, the . Debats ex resses its utter detestation of the acs which have ti - irown so terrible a shade on the character of the natives of India, .end declares that motives of hu manity alone induce it to raise its voice against the extreme course recommended by the London paper, refereed to : "As to us," says our contemporary, " in face of the spectacle presented in India, unexampled as it is for cruelty on . 64 one side, and for energy aid perseverance on the other, our sentiments can not be for a moment doubtful. Even were Eng land not our ally —even s'iould we gain something by her misfortunes, we could not behold without !lc rror and without pity a civilised nation enveloped in a barbarous war, exposed to such disasters as xere no doubt, familia r to an ti qu ity an d t o th e middle ages, but of which humanity seemed t have lost the remembrance. What, then, must be our eelings, if we are convinced—as assuredly we are to the utmoyt extent—that these evils cannot lead to any good, either for our own country or for the rest of the world, and that the interest of civilisa tion commands us to desire their cessation !" The Gazette de France also expresses itself in onerge is language against the terrible chastisement which has been proposed for Delhi, and points to the fact that all the continental journals of high Standing have protested against the cry of ven geance which has been raised. BOURSE, Sept. 2.—The following were the last quotations : Cash. fr. e. End of Month. ii per Cents .3 per Cents 66 85 67 Bank Shires 2,775 Credit Foncier ___ _ :;(redit Mobilier 920 Roman Do. Account 920 Austrian Belgian 44 - - Viedruoutese (5) B9 75 Home Debt RAILWAYS-FOR CASH. tr. c. f r c. Orleans 1,440 Western :Northern Lyons and Med B5 New Ditto 2 — New Ditto 875 Grand Central Geneva - Midi THE CAMP AT CHALONS. A correspondent of the Independance of Brussels gives the following details of the camp at Chalons : " The inhabitants of the country flock to this spot toadniire the wondefful metamorphosis which has been effected here. Dry and barren plains which before were the image of desolation are row all life and animation. In a few days whole villages have been constructed. Huts in planks frr kitchens, for officers' mess rooms, for canteens, stables, &c., extended from the Petit Mourmelon towards the Grand St. , Hilaire. It is towards Rheims that the most curious part of the camp is placed.' The railway stAt'on is situated in that quar ter. Piles for a bridge across the Grand Mouimelon have already been driven. On leaving the station, and in advancing into the camp, a large slaughter house is se_el, where from 25 to 30 oxen arc,k)lled every, day, and the eansumption will soon mate rially increase. A number of liye animals, suffi cient for five or six days, are always kept in re serve. The skins of the slaughtered animals are sold iii Paris, and the fat is sent to Strasbourg. The part of the establishment which will be visited with great interest 'by tourists is the bakehous', where.a great ntimber of field ovens may he see , ' in operation. They are formed by excvvations made. in the ground, lined w;th plates of cast iron, covered at the top with sheet iron, and over that with sand. In the - front is a square hole, - formed of brickwork, through which the loaves are introduced. The bread bated in this way is ex cellent.' 'Next Come the storehouses for conon'al produce, for forage, for different kinds of camp equipage, and other articles, and at the end of the whole is the park of artillery. Near this spot . ; and just across the 'rivulet of. the Mourmelon, are . stationed three brigades of cavalry, and in the r ar of thein the infantry, whose quarters extend in the direction of the village 'of the, Grand St. Hi laire.. Opposite, in the interior of the camp and across the Roman road, are placed the staff and the Imperial headquarters, with the pavilion of the Emperor. - On either side-of the pavilion, whier is painted blue and white, in imitation of striped cloqi, are two . pret'y - chalets; and in the rear a small clump of fir trees.. The Imperial pavilion commands a view of the whole camp and neigh bourhood Restaurants, cafes, and. shops of all kinds have already been established on the slopes between Li cry and Sonain, running in fact al.,n.g the whole length of the camp. The Grand Mour melon is full of dealers, who offer for sale beds, abler, -kitchen utensils, and books, among which the works of Paul de Kock and Pigault Lebrun p -ertomi pate. Magnificent fetes are talked 'of dur-.. ing the sojourn of the Emicror. His Majesty laG invited '-lNiarshals Pelissier, Ganroberz, Bosquet, and Baraguay to env/ and pass some days at the camp. Mgr. Morlot, Archb shop of Pri ris, who is to perform asoleinn mass at the eamp on Sunday, will reside at Rheims." HUNGARY. The portion of Hungaf y which the Emperor of Austria is - now visiting is mostly ilihabited by people of the -Sclavonic origin, and professing the Protestaht religion. It was expected ti‘at these people, who it was erroneously su p pose d were wouned in their .national feelings, and in th religious faith, would give the sovereign a less cordial reception than he had met with from the Magyars. Such, believer, ha& not proved the case, for the ovations-which the Emperor receives at the foot of the Carpathians are nut less enthusi astic than those which hailed him on . the banks of the Danube and of the Theis. Private letters -state that at LeutsChau. Mikolez, and- Kaschau, where the Emperor is expected in a day or two, ti e preparations made for his reception are most mag nificent. At Kaschau, in particular, the influx of,. strangers is so great that the town is uncomfortably crowded. The Emperor of Austria, who left Presburg on the 27th ult. by railway to continue his journey in Hungary, bad a narrow escape, at Hobulkut, the locomotive ran off the rails with such ♦iolence that one of the wheels broke and the whole train was' dragged off the . rails and stuck fast in the ground. After some delay bis Majesty resumed his journey, and in the evening reached Bolasso-Gyarmath. ITALY. • A letter:from Naples, in the Gazette de Lyon, gives some particulars of the termination of the differences between Piedmont and the Two Sicilies on , the subject of the capture of the Cagliari steamer :—" It has been stated that notes had been addressed to•the Neapolitan Government by the Cabinets :of London and Turin, protf*ting ' against the detention and trial of British and Sa-di- Man subjects who were on bogrd the Cagliari, either as pyssengers or as composing her ecew, and that a rupture had taken place between the Cabinets o Turin and Naples. • All this is incorrect. The truth is, that the Court of Naples assumed the in itiative by addressing a note to the Piedmontese Government, complaining that an expedition against the safety of the kingdOin of the Two Sic li s should have been organised .without the . knowleoge of the police, or, what would be still worse, with the connivance of the Government. This note was written in a very dignified and firm style. Thl Cabinet .of_Turin, in its reply, did not assume the attitude of arrogance which has been attri buted to it- by certain journals ; its note, on the contrary, was written in a tone of great mode ration and in a spirit of conciliation. The Sardi man Minister endeavours to justify his goVernmerit from the charge of connivance. He stated that the captain of the Cagliari was the - Victim of an infa mous scheme, and that he was compelled by 'no-. lence to change his destination, which was Tunis, and proceed to Ponza and Sapri ; and that, copse quently, it was not surprising that the Sardinian police should have been deceived. As a proof of its good faith, the Cabinet of Turin assures the Neapo litan Gbvernment that for the future a more rigid surveillance shall'be exercised, and promises to give the Government of Naples information of any facts arhich may come out during the political trials now doing on at Genoa, which may in any way in terest the security of - the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and requests that the Neapolitan Go vernment will make a similar 'communication should anything transpire during the trial before the Court of Salerno calculated to throw light on the events which have lately taken place in Pied •nont. No trace of any bitterness of expression is ro be found in any of the notes exchanged. As far to regards England, no note whatever has been sent. 'The consul at Naples has confined himself to recommending his countrymen who were ou board the Cagliari to the attention of the Neapoli ,an Government, without in any way wishing to impede the free course of justice and throw any difficulties in the way of the investigations which may lead to the discovery of the hand which directed the criminal enterprise of Sapri..' NIOARAGUA. The f yllowing is a translation of an address issued by Don Patricio Rivas to his countrymen on the occasion of his retiring from tl,i3 Presidentship of the Republic of Nicaragua, and printed by order of that government Leon, June 24, 1857. Nicaraguans,—l this day withdraw from the Presi dentship of theßepublic, which will be vested in General Senor Jerez and Senor Martinez. They are resolved, in the exercise of the supreme power, to conciliate parties, to maintain the dignity of the nation, and to cause thr ,political and civil guarantees of the people of Nicaragui, to be respected. Let all unite in good faith; rally roune the new governors, and lend them that co-operation am assistance which each may be able to afford. Wh m the a.bdicat'on of my office was proposed tr me, Prez,igned without a moment's hesitation. "If civi war continues," I said to myself, "it will bring desola Lion upon one of the finest States of Central America . This consideration appal* me. I perceive how mucl better it will be ifs cease to command than insist on tilt fulfilment of the convention of the 12th Sept., 1856. Tr, be the cause of a renewed conflict I dread more than death. Impartial history. will determine whether the acts of my Government had other objects in view tha:. the welfare of Nicaragua. With tranquility I await this judgment of my conduct." Fellow-citizens,—You have witnessed the days of bit terness I experienced during my administration. I have shrunk from no sacrifice to save the independence of the country, and to rescue it from the stormy sea of anarchy, ro the many citizens who have with me participated in these sacrifices I offer my most heartfelt thanks. Fellow-countrymen,—More than two-thirds of my life have passed, and to the eod of the few days that yet re main to me the privacy of domestic life is my only aspi ration. M, heart, however, will always be with Nice ragua, and with my last breath I will pray to haven for her happiness. PATHICIO RIVAS. SPAIN. The Madrid Gazette of the 29th ult. publishes a telegraphic despatch from the embassador at Rom-, announcing that on the Bth Sept. the Holy Father will do the embassy the signal honour of consecra ting the monument ereeted in its palace to com memorate the proclamation of the mystery of 'he Immaculate Conception as a dogma of the Roman Catholic church. The Espana, 'a semi official authority, po!itively denies, "on inform - tion obtained from the best sources," that any secret treaty exists between the United Stat -s and Mexico. Whit has given rise - to the rumour f the existence of one is, it says, that an understand ing exists between some American and Cuban filibusters ; but it declares that the projeats of those parties " may be regarded with contempt." The new scheme of public instruction had be , n definitively drawn up, and was about to be sub mitted to the Queen. The recent census shows the popu'ation of Spain to amount to 16,340,500 souls. According to a letter from Berlin of the 30th ult., the arrangements for the great military movements which are about to take place will hive to be modified, owing to ophthalmic c )m -plaints having broken out in the garrisons of Berlin and, Potsdam, and appearing on the increase. Prince Frederic Wlllian of Prussia, according to a letter from Berlin, after his marriage with the Princess Royal of England will reS:de dtiring tha summer at Breslau, and will have in the provinces of Silesia and Prussia the same position as the Prince of Prussia in tbe provinces of the Rhine and of Westphalia, where he is Military Governor. The Queen: of Bavaria. and *the two 'younger princes her scirrs who are stopping in the moun ains of the south of Bavaria, made a few days ago the ascmsion of the Beiling, which is upwards of 6,000 'feet high. The Arcbishop of Friburg, Mgr. de Vicari, though 85 years of age, is making a pedestrian excursion in the same mountains. "It is p-sitively stated," says a Paris letter in the Independance of Brussels, " that the Duke de Grammont will not arrive in France before the 25th September, and thAt he is now occupied at Turin in arranging the long standing differences between the Holy See and the King of Sardinia. It is added that be does not despair about bringing about a reconciliation between the two govern ments." A letter from Warsaw says :—" The Prince Lieutenant-General has been officially informed from St. Petersburg that the Emperor Alexander will arrive in this city on the 6th Sept., and remain here until the 12th, when his Majesty will leave for Berlin, arriving there on the 14th." THE DUTY ON SUGAR. An arrangement with reference to the assessment of duty on sugar has recently been made by the Commissioners of Customs, which is likely to prove advantageous. The duty on sugar varies in amen at according to quality; and to guide the officers in the settlement of quality certain standard samples are approved by the Treasury. As, however, the cha racteristics by which quality must be decided vary n only in the 'sugars produced in each country but also in those of diffsrent estates, and even of dfftrent crops and boilings of the same estate, it requires a practical eya to determine the question. The appearance of any particular sugar is also much affected by the light in which it is seen—sunshine or reflected light giving a false tinge or colour—an important matter when everything dependsupon the slightest shade. Under such circumstances it w, s not surprising that sugars should' he differently al sesse by different men in different localities Sulli differences, however, gave rise to numerous remota strinc,2s, and a remedy lately suggested imme diately' met with the concurrence and urgent recommendation of many of the leading houses in the trade. This was simply that all sugars imported into London should be assessed at one place, and by one set of officers, who, by the constant practice and experience so acquired, and by kn- ping samples of all disputed qualities for future reference, would soon fall into a uniform system. Accordingly, two rooms in the Custom-house, Thames-strn t, with good light and north..ern.a.spect, properly fitted up and so painted asv to prevent as far as possible any reflection of light from' the ,walls, have been for some weeks past appropriated to the purpose. The benefits likely to accrue from the perfect unifor mity of assessment, as well as the convenien e and saving of time from the proximity of the Custom house to Mincing-lane, have been appreciated by the various dock companies and wharfingers, all of whom have afforded every assistance, with the exception of the Loudon Dock authorities, who declined unless specially authorised by each indi vidual merchant using their dock ; and the plan appears to have entirely succeeded, judging from the paucity of appeals, which were formerly nume rous. It is therefore desirable that the de a l ers i n general should endeavour to aid the Revenue authorities in this attempt to remove fiscal difficul ties, and to act equitably towards all engaged in a most important branch of the commerce of the country. • THE CHAPLAINCY OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tht , Rev. Henry Drury, M.A., prebendary of Salisbury, and vicar of Bremhill, near Chippenhan3, will be the new chaplain to the House of Commons, in the room of the Rev. Thomas Gamier, B C. L., rector of Trinity Church, Marylebone, who has held the appointment nine years. An announcement Which has appeared in some of the papers that Mr. Gamier had resigned is not strictly cor rect, the fact being that the Speaker intends exercisieg the privilege which has been enjoyed by his predecessors on their elevation to the chair—that of personally ap pointing the chaplain to the house prior to the corn. mencement of the next session of Parliament. Mr. Drury was appointed to his prebendal stall and to the vicarage of Bremhill by the late Bishop of Salisbury, the Speaker's brother. STEAII-SHIPPING.—The reduced number of steam-ships for sale sufficiently indicates the continuance of iMprov, d demand for this description of property ;.more particu-, larly as regards screw steamers of the largest class. East Indian affairs have induced the company to engage all' the suitable large screw steamers offered for the convej. ance of troops to India during the last month ; B o n steam ships riot yet in port have also been conditionally accepted for this purpose. Several of the leading builders have made important contracts for new ships, and we experzence a fair demand 'for MOderate•Sized screw ves sels for purchase as well as charter. Paddlewheel steamers, other than tugs, now on the market being not of a class suitable to existing inquiries, will account for the number of these we show for sale,—(Circular of Messrs, Alfred• Brett and Co.) TUE BED SEA TELEGRAPH. Mr. John Marshman, Chairman - of the Red Sea Telegraph Company, writes the Editor of the Time s as follows : • Sir,—ln reference to' your City Article in the issue of, yesterday, on the subject o f th e R e d S ea Telegraph' 1 ,eg to submit to you the following brief observations . There is no time for riv a l r y. Ci rcums t a nces are t e ! serious for such trifling. Though the scheme of tb; Red Sea Telegraph was submitted to the public OP r , than a twelve mon th before the - Euphrates Valley VI which has received th e p a t ronage o f t h e T re s when the intelligence from India became mordisPPia'7 by each succeedi ng m a il, an d th e cr i s i s m ore / 03°3 ' gent, we proposed for the consideration of the Cie' vernment the construction of an alternate lilt fn our late letter t o th e Ch a i rman o f t h e E ag t Company we said :—" Without reference to any wil l ' e r o f (rents which have b een a l rea d y ma d e on t h e subiec,e telegraphic communication with I n di a by h e r Moiesla Government and the Hon. the Court of Directors, su ci repudiating any intention of interfering with them, l og diverting its support from the scheme to which it 1 „ been granted, we feel con fid en t th a t t h e p re sent eel er gency justifies us in as ki ng th e H on . C ourt to colislicb the propriety of e ncourag i ng an a lt erna t e line, , v o o is capable of bei ng i mme di a t e l y carr i e d ou t. i .d i have thus anticipat e d th e very j u di c i ous remar ks w' e t you have made this d a y :—" A b etter course torf,til he difficulty seems, ho wever , t o p resen t it se lf. ii "' e t lines are practicabl e b o th s h ou ld b e completed, and e pa hould be encourag e d t o compe t e w i t h t h e o ther to 6 i 4 bow soon the first link can be realized." The tWO are, therefore, not an t agon i s ti c , b ut su b s idi a ry t° tbe rir stl-important object of establishing telegraphic . o° ol , munication with I n di a a t th e ear li est pract i ca ble Peri is For our own part, we have done all in our powel / obviate the danger to which you allude when you el it y " Between confli c ti ng sc h emes t h ere seems a probe let that the Indian tel egrap h w hi c h oug h t to b e con 3 P, le ,, e ec i in six months, will e i t h er f a il a l toget h er or b e dela.; until the greatest need for it is passed." The salient point on whioh the objection to the. ltla r e Sea line has been based is the existence of coral ref tf Sir F. Beaufo r t, l a t e b y d rograp h er to th e Adnoir,,, ll ; ( 4 : and Mr. Bright, th e eng i neer o f th e Atl an tic 3 4 graph, have effectually disposed of that objection. :; : jr coral reefs, more over , h ave b een surveyed, and bl t" position ascertained and most accurately laid dor l ao the late Capt Moresby in his admiral) . * chart .of bN Red Sea, and it is intended that our submarine e$ shall be placed beyond the reefs. e aist As to Mr. Andrews' remark about " the e ve A o irregularity of the b o tt om , i n consequence o f whichp line would in many places be unavoidably su°P en oe across submarine chasms and on sharp rccky edgeft f i l i which it would sp ee dil y c h a f e th roug h b y th e f o rce °d own weight," the st a t emen t res t s on no exper ience ' O l no survey, and is therefore as gratuitous as Mr. And_., re g io other asse r tion, th a t Ph aroa h' s c h ar i ot whee l s were of gold. „ to I will not intrud e f ur th er on your pa ti enc e 0 11 ;4 state that th e on ly o bj ec t o f t h e R e d S ea Telogrc o f Company is to assi s t i n supp l y i ng t h e grea t $ Ol % O l the day—co mmun i ca ti on w i t h I n di a at the P l+ ol awful emergency at the earliest practicable period. „ to should rejoice to fi n d th a t a v i gorous e ff or t w as 10 V i tr lay down both lines concurrently. The nationloof, terests would, we think, justify the encouragetne nt fr esi double line. As to th e suppor t we ma y e xeee' e l es Government; there can be no doubt that it will beg i th e not 'as a concession to importunate suitors, but ie .pirit of a just appreciation of the paramount iE° l3 "lO ance of this undertaking at the_ present time, a° of such an extent and on such terms as shall tsectire confidence of the public. THE ISLAND OF PERIM. "Wanderer" writes to a contemporary ite "it, lows :—ln the Independence Beige of the 28tP v „." a report is mentioned to the effect that M. 'le, kesch, the Austrian In t ernsmcio at Constantinlo had proposed to the Powers to send to the Eng " c f Government a collective note on its occupat i-en o l. the Island of Perim. The Ottoman Porte bri de s readymade its protest, which has been clisreg er as it deserved. Parliament haying cea sed its : 0 tings, it is right that the p r ess shouldit sharp en-w surveillance over our diplomacy which even d i boo its session Parliament seems to have resianed Should the report mentioned above be eruet., - ":ble it is far from improbable—it will furnish a va c ua of commentary on the wisdom of the late Treat the Paris, which not only admitted the Porte into brotherhood of Christian nations, but also gio r , no t teed the integrity of its dominions. have ; e 4 been able to learn that the guarantee wai att ac h o to any authenticated map of the dominioa t , ;s ts secured, but unless it were so, our diploma' would seem to have been even more than usu al the dark when they signed the treaty. thing is clear—that if the Turks are to be alloss tai invoke this guarantee not only in defce; of all they occupied at the time of its idg e , o tare, but also fur all the lands which they 113 ;„ abandoned or -lost, and of course still lay claire ' the " Eastern difficulty," far from b e ing : W ill nated, is only just beginning. The Porte claie ) i the whole of Abyssinia and Yemen, and I am sure that it has ever formally renounced Sielosnb e ,:i; gen, any more than Algiers. The same right IFllr io it has to Perim is equally valid against Englac, Aden—more so, indeed, for Aden once .ha u d Turkish garrison, while in the memory of hist° Perim seems never to have been held by one. the Montesquieu truly wrote that "of all pecrel e o p; Turks are the most proper to possess a great 's: pire without utili , y to themelves or to otivirpir The Treaty of Pa/is has iu no degree altersd capacity in this respect. The Turks are in pos t o f sion of Messawah, a small island on the 0°, 4 , Abyssinia. It has long served them, and still s et : 0 0 only as the entrepot whence they import slavee t i the the liedjaz. Messawah lies at the mercy °A 10 Abysiinian ruler, who has abolished slavery 111 _0 dominions, and he has long threatened to takerts session of it. Should he do so, are we pledg e " restore it to the Turks ? . 3 be " The best answer to the protest, should ! d o, made, would be the immediate seizure of J i dt iff Valid reasons, not pretexts, are at hand to i ll o lr this step, in the unsatisfied claims of British jects on the Government of that province. " We have seen, both in the English and O t i t of press, an inclination to ascribe the present w e or e in India to Russian intrigues. It is much f j , 3 o ol' • probably due to Turkish lies working upon Ditiwol , me lan fanaticism. The only place where 113 oi th Maliomn3edaus see Europeans in contact ' O O Turks is in Jidda, and there the position of the o p' Christian Consu's is so unworthy of the great 0 :11 1 tries they represent that we cannot be suipr is 'ofr the vauntings so. loudly indulged in, of the 6 d jectiou of all Christ:an Princes to the Sult e° oo l Corstantinople, seem credible. It is probable jo ii 4 the Indian Mahommedans looked to the victe!"iti, Sultan of the Turks for assistance against thei r d p fidel masters, rasher than to the Czar of Mtle c : t The Turks have gained in the far east aim° ill much prestige by the last war as they have 108 '0 6 the estimation of all the Europeans who have ec in cont tot with them. " Let us hope that Perim will neither be 6 4 , 0 1; cloned nor paid for t) the Turks. When We '„of it it did not belong to them. In our hands it • y ell become a station of the greatest importance ; g! te cl to them, it gill continue a barren and uninha bl er rock. We must, however, give M. Prokesch fo t dit, supposing the report to be well f o undec l, oo l showing England so plainly the gratitude she, r 0 expect from Austria for lighting her battle- -4° is her battle—in the Principalities. TREATY WITH HONDURAS.—A. treaty of trade .: 1 0 - 1 navigation between Her Majesty and the Repel° 11 ; 0 1 1 Honduras, signed on the 27th of August, 1856, h is been printed. It is to endure seveu years from tb°, ‘ 00 of the rati fi cation. The most important article ''' te r. additional one relative to the right of way by' the 11 10 oceanic route, the Honduras Government agreeing oe * the right of way over any such route, from sea t° s pin shall be at all times open and free to the G o verr o o :' and subjects of Great Britain for all lawful purp °l3 o ;s and that no tolls or dues shall be imposed on the trll,oo, of property or on the public mails of Great Brie the The Republic also engages to establish free ports 0 fa, extremities of the contemplated road. In retur n s , 0 1 these concessions England recrognisea the rig li ` th° sovereignty and property of Honduras in and over i of line of tke said road, and guarantees the entire netlo ,sd of the same, with the proviso that her guarante ° A protection may be withdrawn if the committee Wino° the road adopt regulations contrary to the sp urt intention of this article of the treaty, th e THE IRON AND COAL TRADES,—The condition 0 d 0 iron trade of this district still continues good, 11 , 13 0 0 steady business is Wing done. The prices, exoer o gN few instances , are fully maintained, an d altr o il l6 through the heat of the weather, th e f or ges en , c hir are not actively employed, in consequence 0 ! ;jot , the stocks of pig iron are increasing, yet the pile - he ioo not give way to any extent, th e p resen t qu otation ' 1 , 5 0 4/. 2s. 6d., which is so mew h a t un d er th e mark toff compared with the p r i ce o f b ars , an d h av ing je, ' 0 0 the high pric e o f l a b our an d ma t er i a l s . The Pr i ,, c e ; ° eo Scotch pig iron c on ti nue § su ffi c i en tl y hi g h to P r ''' j / aorhing like competiti on w ith St a ff or d s hire, an d t -,11 ge to confirm the id ea p re tt y genera lly enter t a ined e f ° ,o° the trade that r i g mas t ers ma y b e ena bled tint' ll 'i a iesf i e ur,e of the year to command an advaDee] 11 ,, 0° some unforeseen circumstances occur to chtoP:kero buoyancy which at present exists. The chain,r°7ool at Uradley, near Dudley, have, up to the present;oo; had very great difficulty in sending off their pS but as Lord Ward has a branch railroad from •"""otie% ford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line, eool3etohig itself with the Round Oak s.atioo ' and t xtendiegeigh• lordship's collieries at the " Salt Wet's," in the L.,00, bmrhood of Cradley, some arrangement is a bout made which will very much facilitate the tt015,,,1 the goods from the district above referred to oe nor" Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton line , an trod. the, ca to all parts of the kingdom. The Os' sr tid exhibits signs of improvement, on account of lie , to, being desirous of getting in the autumn euPP. id 0 ' carry them through the winter. Stone, the the aistrict, firmly maintain] its pric,‘ and i n quoted at 18e. per ton. — Wolverhampton: 'Ohronkle• T 1 lii WI St an 1.1 cia' Pt are 810 ] 22. 4i L~ a~ oli N ;