The Sun. — London, England, 1857-07-21 00:00:00

HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. FAREWELL PERFORMANCES AT ANDUCED PRICES. THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, July 21, LA FIGLIA DEL REGGINIENTO. Marie, Piccolomini ; La Mareheia, Poma ; Sulpizio, Beletti ; Tonio, Belart. Between the Operas a Divertissement, in which Madlie, M. Taglioni will appear. The Last Act of LA FAVORITA, Leonora, Spezia ; Baldass%rre, Baillon ; Fernando, Ginglini To conclude with the new SP Ballet AD Divertiss.ment of MARCO A, _ Madame Rosati, Mdlle. Katrine, M. M-ssot, Signori Boretti, Cecchetti, and Romani. PRICES : Pit Tier, Grand Tier, and Oue Pair 22 12 6 Two Pair 1 11 6 Half Circle 1 1 0 Pit Stalls Ol2 6 Gallery Boxes 0 12 6 Gallery Stalls 0 3 6 Gallery Side Stalls 0 3 0 Tit 0 3 6 Gallery . . 0 2 0 No free list.—Applications to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre. Doors open at 7, Opera to commence at half past 7. E R MAJESTY'S THEATRE Farewell Performances at Reduced Prices. To accommodate the families of non-subscribers, and to open the opera to all who may desire to visit it before the final departure of the Company, the close of the season will be followed by a short series of EXTRA PERFORMANOES, at reduced prices, in the course of which each of the favou rite Operas will be once represented with the same cast as during the subscription, and Mozart's NOZZE DI FIGARO, and Rossini's CENERENTOLA will be presented for the first time this year. The Extra Season commenced Yesterday (MONDAY). the 20th inst., and will be continued every day in this and the following week. The following arrangements have been already settled : THIS EVENING —LA FIGLI A DEL REGGIMENTO. Last Act of LA FAVORITA. WEDNESDAY, July 22— IL TROVATORE. THURSDAY, July 23—LA CENERENTOLA, Last Scene of I MARTIRI. FRIDAY, July 24—LA. TRAVIATA. SATURDAY, July 25— IL DON GIOVANNI. The entertainments in the Ballet will combine the talents of Madame Rosati, Madlics. Katrine, Boschetti, and Marie Tagi ion i. Piices as above. THEA TR E-R OYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. OPEN EVERY EVENING. GREAT EQUESTRIAN AMERICAN and CONTINENTAL COMPANY, under the direction of Miss Ella. Prices—Pit and Promenade, is Boxes, 2s. 6,1,, 25., and Is. 6d. ; Galleries, Gd. Doors open at half-past 7. Commence at 8. JACK THE GIANT KILLER, with novel effects , . Miss ELLA in Two unapproachable Acts. ILO T Y_ A HIS H E VrENINNGC w E i S ll S b 'S e pe T r p or E me A d T R E. Shakespere's Play of THE TEMPEST. Preceded by LIVING TOO FAST. T HEATRE ROYAL, H YMARKET Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with the new and greatly successful original Comedy, entitled VICTIMS, in which Mr. Buckstone, Mr. Howe, Mr. William Farren, Miss Reynolds, &e., will appear. After which, by general desire, the late Douglas Jerrold's comedy of THE. HOUSEKEEPER. To conclude with a new Ballet, THE GLEANERS. 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. Dress Boxes Upper Boxes 3 0 Upper Boxes- ......... 2 0 Pit ..... Lower Gallery 1 0 Lower Gallery 0 6 Upper Gallery 0 6No half-price to Upper Gallery. T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. TFIIS EVENING, will be performed THE CUSTOMS OF THE COUNTRY. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. tier which, a new drama, THE FAIRY CIR 'LE; or, Con O'Carolan's Dream. Mr. a A Mrs. B. Williams. Followed by a new farce, LATEST FROM NEW YORK. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. R OYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE Lessee, Mr. Alfred Wigan. THIS EVENING, will be revived WIVES AS THEY WERE AND MAID AS THEY ARE Mr. Addison, Mr. Mr. E. Vining, Mrs. Stirling, Miss Swanborough, To conclude with the o,iginal Extravaganza, by R >be:•t B. Brough, Esq., called MASANIELLO. Messrs. Rob son, Cooke, Danvers, dm ; Misses Swanborough, Thirlwall, Hughes, Bromley, and Mrs. Melfont„ Commence at half-past Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. II) Leaseeg, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswiek. Sixth appearance of the great English Tenor, Mr. Henry Squires. THIS EVENING. MONDAY, will be performed IL TROVAT ORE. Mr. 11. Squires, Lucy Escott, and Miss Lana`, To conclude with THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGI. MENT. Mr. Manvers and Miss Dyer. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke. Under the patronage of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Albert. The ever popular Spectacle of 3IAZEPPA continues its triumphant career. • The renowned Parisian Equestrienne, Madlle. Mililos, nightly hailed with enthusiastic approbation. THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), the entertainments will commence with the superb spectacle of MAZEPPA AND THE WILD HORSE. Mazeppa, Mr. James Holloway. The entertainments concluding with a recherche pro gramme of Mr. W. Cooke's SCENES in the ARENA, intro ducing the talented Equestrian and Gymnastic Artistes, and Madlle. Mililos, the great Parisian Equestrienne, in her daring SCENE D'EQUITATION. Corameuee at seven o'clock. Dress Boxes, 4s. : Upper Boxes, 3s. ' • Private Boxes, from 215., no charge for booking; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Half-price at half-past Eight. B ix-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, Mr. W. West. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, jun. G REAT NATIONAL STANDARD THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. John Douglas. .• FOUR NIGFITS MORE OF THE WIZARD. THIS EVENING, Professor ANDERSON, the Great Wizard of the North, in his entirely New Magical Drama, A NIGHT IN WONDER-WORLD ; or, Magic, Mirth, and Mystery. Extraordinary novelties every night, and three new tricks each night for the concluding week of wonders. Mt-action incre , sing every night. Great success of Mr. G. Fe:Me, who is the King of Comic Vocalists. CIANTERBURY HALL. Westminster-road.— i OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow biz company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of 'elections from all the popular Operas, Madrigals, Choruses, Glees, Duets, &c., viz.: Miss E. P earce, M rs. P a l myre, Mi ss F. Scott, Visa Drnell, Miss Summers, and Madame Marietta; Mr St. A'bya, Herr P. Jonghmans, R. Grover, T. Far rant, S. Joaec,, J. Barker, W. Melling, P. Corsi, Senor An tonio M. le, Soila, and E. L. Hime ; Master Corri; lifessrs: Sam Collins, and E. Mackney, Pianoforte, Mr Cecil Hicks; harmonium, Master Williams ; D:rector, Herr F. JonghmAns Cominence at Seven o'clock precisely. Sap pers, tc.. until twelve o'clock MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T,irs DAT—Morn. 36 min. aft. I—Even., 2 min. aft. 2 To MOBBOW—Morn., 27 min. aft. 2—Even. 51 m'n aft. 2 THE WEATHER-SUN 01,7101 C, JULY 21. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 80—highest singe noon yesterday. 57—loweit this morning and during the night. 76 —this day at noon. Beam/men, 30.17. Wm, W. to W.N.W., rather fresh, with heavy clouds, c4:14, 4 , 1 c 7 ev-Y LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1867. The difference between sailing vessels and screw steamers for the expeditious conveyance of troops to India was again discusied last evening in the House of Common,, and, we are bound to say, much to the discredit of the Acluair .lfy. We have, on previous occasions, pointed out the superior advantages possessed by screw steamers over heavy rolling sailing vessel%, and our very arguments were repeated last eveni ng b y several Admirals in Parliament, some of whom were well acquainted with Indian navigation. It must be - apparent, even to landsmen, that the assistance of steam t) a sang vessel Inuit give her a great advantage when best in a just as a coach Which runs ten miles an hour on a level road is brought to a stand-still at the foot of a precipi tous hill, and must have recourso to fresh horses to help it up on its journey. Now, a vessel which can run before a fair wind, and gets sud denly becalmed, is just like the coach, and would :End the help of an auxiliary steam screw of simi- , lar advantage as the coach found the additional horses. This is so obvious that one wonders how men, calling themselves statesmen, can have the hardihood or effrontery to contradict it. The fact, we believe to be, that they have no screw TH VI SUN, LONEOr44, TUESDAY EVENING JULY 21, vessels or men at command, having hastily dis charged them on their return to port. It was much the same during the late Russian War. Gunboats were very specially wanted at the commencement, and after two years' delay they were got ready only to be put out of Com mission. Really it looks like as if our Govern ment were not in earnest in doing their duty, or were only throwing dust in the eyes of the coun try by way of a make believe. Sir BALDWIN WALKER, the Surveyor of the Navy, deserves great and just credit for the manifest innovations, by way of experiment and improvement, in the construction of new ships ; but we think he might have converted many of the old ones, now lying, ultimately to rot, in our harbours, into good serviceable vessels, by the aid o f auxiliary screws. These ships have good capacity—several of them could be rendered serviceable, to last for years, either as transports or for defence, In cases of any sudden emergebcy, such as the present, and we are likely to have many of them, these ships would be invaluable. But no I—this would be creating a precedent, and be utterly distasteful, if not destructive, to Red-tapists. On this prin ciple, or want. of principle, men are never to, or must not get wiser, either for their own good or the benefit of their country. How long the people, who pay so dearly for this system of jobation, will continue to look on and suffer remains to be seen. But to our thinking there has been far too much of it to be pleasant. of his surplus funds, and in the plenitude of financial pride, has insisted on paying off the indemnity for the Danish Sound dues, with out availing himself of the privilege of liqui dating it by instalments spread over 20 or 30 years. We protested at the time against the plan, as tending to oppress the existing taxpayers already exhausted by the burdens of a serious war. Already we discern the ill effects of the course ! The nation is to be denuded of its defences be cause the Exchequer has been denuded of its balances, to gratify the hobby of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The safety and honour of the empire must be imperilled, in order that he may play the part of " ready money Jack," and astonish the weak minds of the continental financiers. This may be called " a valuable financial demonstration," as a similar act of cul pable folly was styled at the commencement of the Russian war. We, however, regard it in a very different and less flattering point of view. Under any circumstances, the bands of the Government should be strengthened. A. short act, authorising them to call out a portion of the militia en permanence, or until the end of the next session of Parliament, would provide for the domestic defences of the country in a satisfactory manner, and that salutary precaution should not be delayed for a single hour. Is England always to be fettered in trammels of red tape ? Must routine maintain its baleful pre eminence whenever matters of vital import ance to the welfare and stability of the Anglo- Indian Empire are ventilated ? It would seem that such was the case, from the neglect and apathy exhibited in reference to one of the most important projects that has been brought under public consideration for many years. Every man o; ordinary capacity and ordinary information must feel the vast results that would arise from the construction of the Euphrates Valley Railway. The mere fact that it would shorten the distance to India by at least 1,000 miles, and the time to about 14 days, or about half of that now occu pied, should ensure its immediate construction at almost any expense. But there are other cir cumstances of scarcely less weight and magnitude in its favour. It would be " the means of con solidating the power of the SULTAN in his Asiatic dominions," prevent " the dangerous isolation of Persia," and reduce the chances of a Muscovite invasion of India to a minimum. What expendi ture of men and money has England recently in curred for these objects, and how gladly would it again contribute largely for similar purposes ! Millions of pounds sterling would be nothing in the scale, provided they were only required in the regular way, and in strict accordance with the dictates of red-tapism. But, unfortunaMy, such is not the case, and therefore the most trivial Government aid is with held from an undertaking which it would be well worth its while to complete, even without th• prospect of a pecuniary return. Such under takings, say the red tapist sages, should be left to private enterprise. There should be no Govern ment interference except in the shape of creating impediments. The removal of difficulties is by no means in its line, and is totally opposed to the most approved and best established precedents. " TAPER'S" hair would stand on end at the mere suggestion, while " TADPOLE" would sacrifice bis "Brutus," and literally " fling his wig in the fire" at the notion. The thing would be perfectly inadmissible ; and could not be en tertained for a single moment. It was stated in the course of debate that the average time taken by 98 sailing vessels was 130 days to India, while seven auxiliary steam -ships went in 93 days, making a difference of thirty seven, days—a precious difference at this eventful juncture ! Why, a saving of thirty-seven days might be the salvation of thousands of valuable lives if not the preservation of India. Even Sir CHARLES WOOD at last confessed that the first portion—the greater portion—of the troops were being sent out in sailing vessels, but that the tenders for the last 6,000 men were all for steamers. Now, this is really " too bad !" after all our bitter experience of the past, to be again, and so soon, left in the lurch by official neglect or indifference. And to make up for this continued mismanagement, he actually boasted that the country was never so well prepared for war. This reminds us of the reply of the Dutch Captain, when asked the time of day—" Why," said he, I have not got my watch now, but I know where it is." Where ? "At the bottom of the sea." And so the ships and men of the First Lord of the Admiralty are laid up and dispersed !—he must wait a long time before lie can bring them to bear. Now, this boast only aggravates the burning sense of our disappoint ment. There must surely be something wrong somewhere to account for all this misdoing, and the sooner it is righted the better. After having trained up a body of the finest and bravest seamen in the world, we coldly cast them adrift, aud, like the boy who opened the cage, wondered and wept that the bird had flown, never to return, w.) are left to repent. But we must refer our readers to the debate. We are heartily ashamed of our Rulers. The question respecting the sufficiency of the naval and military defences of the country, is assuredly one of the most important that can be ventilated in either House of Parliament. We cannot conceive in what manner an inquiry into the interesting subject can be considered as tanta mount to one of want of confidence in the Go vernment. We place great reliance on the vigour and energy of Lord PALMERSTON. So far as the foreign policy of the country is concerned, we be lieve him to be " the right man in the right place," and that opinion is shared by a large pro portion of the chosen representatives of the people, and a still more overwhelming majority of the community. But it is also known that he is not altogether his own master, and that he is beset by sinister influences, against which his hands should be strengthened, as they would be, by a decisive demonstration in the popular branch of the Legis lature. Besides, highly as we respect the Pre mier, we would not, even in his case, omit a single precaution in a matter wherein the safety, honour, and welfare of our Sovereign Lady the QUEEN and her dominions " in all parts of the globe" are concerned. It would constitute an evil precedent which might become dangerous under differerA circumstances. For the sake of the Government itself, but still more for that of the nation, we wish that the most ample and satisfac tory information should be obtained, and that suitable measures should be forthwith adopted for the purpose of ensuring the efficiency of the na tional defences both by land and by water. There is certainly a prima facie case for a strin gent and searching investigation. The troops voted in the commencement of the session were then considered amply sufficient for the military re quirements of the nation ; but circumstances have arisen that have required the services of at least 20,000—perhaps we should be nearer the mark in Baying 25,000—0 f those troops. It is thus obvious that either the establishment must have been far too great, or that it is now, or will shortly be, very deficient. It is a dilemma from the horns whereof there is no possible escape. The Minister who sanctioned the number must be tossed on one horn or the other. The troops actually en route for China have been stopped in transitu, in order to meet the greater exigency in Bengal. Surely, then, the deficiency for China should be amply supplied, while every possible exertion should be made to prevent .the nation from being denuded of disciplined troops. There may not be any threatening cloud in the political atmosphere at this moment, and even if a difficulty should occur, we have no doubt that the zeal and unflinching resolution of the people would fill up the breach. But si xis pacein, pars bellum, and the truth and accuracy of the adage has been established beyond the possibility of dispute. It would be unwise and unsafe t 3 trust too im plicitly to the goodwill of other nations, if we neglected the means which are within our own power. We believe that England could on an emergency more than double her troops, and that without resorting to a conscription or compulsory powers of enlistment, such as are in operation I It is reported at Brussels that her Majeßty Queen Vic. toria after visiting the Emperor and Empress of the amongst all continental nations. But would it French early in September, will proceed t Brussels, be right ? Would it be judicious or proper to where her Majesty will remain for a few days on a visit , wait for the crisis, which mi g ht be oc c a- to Klo g Le o p o ld. Palmyra has arrived from Shanghae, with sinned by the very want of preparation 688,300011)s. of tea and 168 bales of silk on freight. on our part ?We think not ; and therefore we I PREPA . RATI , /,18 FOR MARRIAGE.—Art old maid yre should lik e to see prompt and effectual means centl died who ;eft property t o th e va l ue o f near l y eight thousand pounds. She was all her lifeti me ge tti ng adopted to supply the void while there is yet time, ready to be married, and had stored up 182 sheets, 63 and before th e security of the empire 1201 numerouscould be f c e o a v t e h r e l r e s t: , 54 50 p i o l blankets, e t s s 3 , h2a7ndkbeertiewfsi,thandl,b. of affected by the deficiency. j ether articles. ' Now, it is well to understand the real state of the case that has excited such intense horror among petty officials. The undertaking offers a very handsome return on the amount required, but unfortunately capitalists are a timid race, They will not invest their money, save on something approximating to a certainty. The assurance of Sir JOHN MWErLL, that in his opinion, the first portion of the work, that connecting the Mediterranean with the Euphrates, and which is estimated to cost 1,400,0001. would return 8 per Cent, on the out lay is not sufficient. They require something even more decisive, a positive guarantee of a cer tain per tentage. Even this has not been withheld. The SULTAN, recognising the extraordinary advantages that would arise from the completion of the line, has offered a guarantee of 6 per cent., and also to com mence, simultaneously with the railway, the con struction of a harbour at the mouth of the Orontes, at the proposed terminus of the railway. But this, too, is inadequate, for are not Turkish un guaranteed 6 per Cent. Bonds quoted at 95 ? and there must be something to supply the defi ciency, in order to induce private speculators to come forward. In a different state of the Money Market the matter would be very diffe rent. But the extravagant price of mon e y occasioned by our monetary legislation has arrested this as well as other useful schemes. It is then reuired to prevent the project from falling to the ground that the Government should give an additional or counter guarantee of 5 per cent, for 25 years, or 4 1 2 per cent. for 50 years, on the capital of 1,400,0001. for the first section, and this could only come into operation in the event of two contingencies, viz., " the railway not paying a moderate dividend, and the Turkish Government failing to fulfil its part of the con tract." The risk would thus be almost infinitesimal, while the advantages would be great and certain, and far more than equivalent to what could be demanded if we had to pay the full amount of our responsibility. Even that responsibility would doubtless be shared in by the East India Company, so that a trifling portion of what is occasionally sacrificed on jobs of the worst description would more than secure the inestimable benefits arising from the establishment of the line, It could scarcely constitute a dangerous prece dent, for we cannot conceive any case in which the results would be so decisive. We trust, then, that the Government may for once disregard the red-tapists, and do that which the interests of the nation so imperatively require. We are quite certain that they will receive the cordial sanction and cc-operation of Parliament for the pro ceeding. IfessLeodrdthPatALMheEßSiTsON hasbyno means satisfied wcon i the existing state of affairs. He h as more than hinted that "the amount was not quite so large as they (the Government) wou ld have desired, had there been more ample means at their disposal." This reveals the entire mys tery. k is Sir G. C. LEWIS who protests against the additional expense. We must " cut our coat according to our cloth," fie hag, however, boasted A sbock of earthquake was felt at Venice on the 11th. The motion was undulatory, in a direction from east to welt. The sky was cloudy at the time, and there was no wind. The shock was also felt at Treviso and Rovigo. REPRESENTATION OF GALWAY,—Mr. P. Blake, Q.C., has waived his p re t ens i ons t o th e b orough of Galway, and hag, it is said, resigned in favour of Sir Thomas R.dington. REPRESENTATION OF MAYO,-The Nation announces that Mr. Tristram Kennedy, the rejected of Louth at the last election, goes down to Mayo under the direct auspices of the archiepiscopal returning officer for thi . l county, and tha t , his Protestantism notwitlastandio6 lie will be suppotttd by tbe'priestslo a bolly. THE QUEEN OF THE NETI:IERLAND,4. Yesterday forenoon the Queen of the Netherlands, attended by the chief members of her suite, visited Westminster Abbey, and, after gOing over the chapels and other interesting portions of the sacred building, left for St. George's Hospital, of which charitable insti tution her Majesty made a thorough inspection, attended by the principal medical officers of the establishment. On leaving the hospital, the Qaeett and the members of the Royal suite visited Stafford House, in order to go over the picture gallery of the ducal mansion. Her Majesty was received, in the absence of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, by the Marchioness of Stafford. The Queen then returned to Claridge's Hotel to uneheon. Ib the course of the afternoon her Majesty paid a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Wellington at Apsley House, and availed herself of the opportunity to visit the Waterloo Gallery and chief apartments of the man sion. From Apsley House the Queen and party were driven to the House of Lords, where her Majesty remained until nearly six o'clock. Shortly before eight o'clock her Majesty proceeded to St. James's Pal ice to dine with her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and subsequently honoured Vie. oountess Palmerston by her presence at a " dance" at Cambridge House. LATEST NEW. Accounts from the Naples of the 16th announce that the insurgents who were made prisoners in the late affair, will not be tried by the Military Court, but by the Royal Court of Salerno. This more lenient measure has, it is said, been decided on, because a part of the prisoners of Ponza were ed into the movement by threat, and were com pelled to fight. Several who refused to march were shot by order of Pisacane. The second leader in the revolt, Baron Nicotera, an ex-functionary, who took pact in the insurrection of 1848, and was then banished, is among the wounded prisoners. Manifestoes, hostile to the Neapolitan government, continued to be circulated." FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has sent a cir cular to all French consuls giving them instructions as to the manner in which they are to act with re spect to the new Russian tariff. A number of the aristocracy called tl pay their re spects to the Queen yesterday at Claridge's Hotel. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge called in the course of the afternoon. - A Paris cones po tiden t of the Independance of Brus sels writes :—" The sending out of some French and English vessels of war to Tunis is spoken of. France has severaltimesnaade similar manifestations against the regency, and for a less serious cause than the pre sent one ; under Louis Philippe, two such rnani feitations were made. The concessions of Si-Mo hammed to the fanaticism of his subjects are all the more inconceivable that his envoy extraordinary, General Ker-Eddin, was in Paris some months age , , and was the bearer of presents to the Imperial family. The Akbar of Algiers demands in the in terest of public security that the Hatti-humaioun of Constantinople shall be applied to Tunis. But th's guarantee is not equal in our opinion to a frank execution of the treaty of alliance concluded in 1830 by Admiral de Rosamel, the stipulations of which provide for all the points connected with good neighbourhood and religious toleration." BOURSE, July 20.—The following were the last quotations : His Royal Highness the Prince Consort will visit Salisbury on Wednesday next, on the occasion of the Royal Agricultural Show. We are informed that the officers of the 07th have arranged that their regiment shall visit the Crystal Palace to-day. The regiment is on its way to India, and will, in fact, take its farewell of England at Sydenham. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—Tlie marriage of Lady Mary Catherine Yorke, second daughter of the Eerl and Counte:s of Hardwicke, with Mr. Wm. Geo. Craven (Ist Life Guards), nephew of the Earl Craven, was solem• wised yesterday at St. Paul's, Knightseridge. The Sun, Doily News, and Express were seized yes terday at the Paris Post-office. It is stated that the principal nart of the 186,0001, brought from New York by the Persia and Ericsson on Saturday is on French account. Telegraphic advice.; from Spain yesterday announce an extraordinary decline from the recant high prices of wheat. Liverpool letters state the suspension of Messrs, H. Schwabe and Co., with liabilities for about 60,0001. A composition is said to be offered of 6s Bd. in the pound The Palmyra has arrived from Shanghai, with 688,300 pounds of tea and 168 bales of silk. The Pera is stated to have 1,159 bales of silk. In the general business of the port of London during the past week there has been but little change, The num ber of vessels reported inward was 171, being 11 less than in the previous week. These included 56 with car goes of corn, 11 with cargoes of sugar, and one cargo of tea and silk. The number of ships cleared outward was 137, including 14 in ballast, showing a decrease of 16. THE LATE CASE OF STABBING IN THE QUEEN'S Peasoet.—Mr. Gower, implicated with Selvi, has been adrnitted`to bail. The amount fixed by the magistrate was two sureties in 5,0001. each, and Mr. Gower in 10,000/. At the Guildhall Police-court, yesterday, Walter Jones was fully committed for trial on a charge of robbing the office. of Mr. Wood of bills of exchange to the amount of 3,0001. Loss OF THE CANADIAN SCREW STEAMER.—It is re ported that the owners intend to abandon the Canadian screw steamer ' • but it is affirmed that her after-com partment can be pumped out, when the cost of raising her would be comparatively little. A Daum MAJOR'S PRINCELY PUPIL.—Drum Major William Lsomes, 2,1 battalion Coldstream Guards, who has for some time past attended at Buckingham Palace for the purpose of teaching the young Prince Arthur the art of military drum beating, received from her Majesty on Wednesday last a special mark of her approbation for his attention to the Royal prince. The Queen herself presented him with a handsome gold watch, engraved with an inscription ; also a portrait of his young pupil, who is never so happy as when he is performing some military movement. —United Service Gazele. SUICIDE BY POISON.—The inquest upon Mr. James Sebastian Yeates, stockbroker, who died at his residence in the Crescent, Albany-road, on Thursday morning, was resumed yesterday by Mr. W. Carter, the coroner, and the evidence of his daughter, Miss Placebo Yeates, hie son, Mr. Richard Yeates, and a female servant, was taken, leaving no doubt that he had died from the effects of prussic acid administered by himself The jury found a verdict of suicide under temporary insanity. We are informed that the breaks occurring on the Lombardo-Venetian Railway Company's line between Milan and Venice have been completed, and that the traffic between those two cities will be uninterrupted, dating Crow the Ist of August. Thursday next has been appointed special settling day for the shares of the Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Company, which are to be quoted in the official lists. PROTRACTED LITIGATION.—After 17 years' litigation the important case of certain English bondh elders, re presented by Messrs. Palmer, Mackillop, and Co., against the North American Trust and Banking Com pany, has been decided in the New York Court of Ap peals in favour of the English elements. The turn involved is more than 300,000/. THE Rorer, )(Acme—The Queen of these realms has, as she should have, the fastest and finest steam yacht in the world. The Victoria and Albert wag built at Peg broke Dockyard, from designs furnished by the Surveyor of the Navy. Her length retween perpendiculars is 300 feet, and from taffrail to figure head 337 feet ; her ex treme breadth is 40 feet 3 inches ; her burden in. toes 2,343. She bas engines of 600 nominal horse-power, and is propelled by paddle-wheele When tried at the mea sured mile in Stokes' Bay. with a draught of water of 14 feet aft and 13 feet 10 inches forward, her engines worked up to an indicated horse-power of 2,980, making 15.4 revolutions per minute ; and the yacht attained the unparalleled speed of 191 miles per hour. Her character, for unequalled speed was well sustained on a recent trip' from the Isle of Wight to Cherbourg, when she accom: plished the journey of 84 miles in 41 hours, having started from the spit buoy at 17 minutes past 3 a, m., and entered the harbour of Cherbourg before 8 a.m., thus making nearly 18 miles per hour. She is built upon the diagonal principle, and is, therefore, both lighter and stronger than either an ordinary wooden or iron-built ship.-M echanics' Magazine. GLASGOW FAIR, —Glasgow, July 18.--To-day no fewer than 44 steamers started from the Broomielaw bridge for the coast, each containing on an average 500 persons, exclusive of the pleasure seekers who left by other steamers to Ireland, Campbelton, &c. ; and about 28,000 persons left the city by the various railey t ays. Pig-iron--The pig-iron market continues dull and ins• nimate, prices having rather a downward tendency. A few lots have changed hands during the week at 735. to 735. 3.1. per toneacsbh.ippTinog iron,-day in he :d numbers,rketisnoiwnaals, the quotations for mixed numbers warrants being 734, per ton cash, while offered at 71s. 6d. per ton each. To-morrow being a holiday there will be no meeting of metal brokers on 'Change. THE LAND TRANSPORT CORPS.—The reports of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Land Transport Corps has been handed in and published. The committee declare that the di , charge of the corps imme diately on its return from the Crimea was not in viola tion of the terms of its enlistment ; but they think, on the other hand, the mode of discharging the men was, with few exceptions, not in accordance with the usual rules and regulations of the service. The committee regret that the service regulations were not more strictly observed. The committee revert to the impolicy, to say nothing wore, of alienating the goodwill of our ar tisans, whose services may be again needed for the sup port and furtherance of the most important intere is of the country, by any act of injustice or any display cf an ungenerous spirit towards them ; and they recommend that the unsettled claim s of the Land Transport Corps should be carefully and justly examined by the depart ment which employed them, a nd that all those justly made should in ell cases be frankly s.cknowledged and nit loft foet manub tehubaot honesty sme eho aeu nol woulddt ma n i d r o e. t THEe hpaEveslbGesesn generously discharged. The committee call attention to the want of unity and combination which characterised the reiation of the Secretary for War with the Com 'appears Land Transport Corps. from N der-iteChief with reference to the 'formation of the the j ELECTlONEERlNGonrnaljournals ofth e I N () In t : N I LO:: Parlia mentary History," that one Thomas Long, gent., was 1571. —lt returned for the borough of Westbury in the county of Wilts, who, being found to be a very simple man and was questioned how be not fit to serve in that place, immediately nt hony Garland, con fessedcam e to to b t h e e h o elected. use t h The at h he gave :a t o a n A of the same, 41. for his place in parliament. Upon which an order was made that the said Garland and mayor of the said town of Westbury, and one Watts Watts should repay unto the said Thomas Long the 4/. they had of him. Also that a fine of 201. be assessed fur the Queen's use on the said corporation and inhabitants RofertiVelers,tnbeuwryn, number. LOST scandalous attempt.—Quarterly Losr IN THE WOODS.—An of I gentleman in his 619 t year, from the eastward, started from Nellisville to go to his son-in•law'e, about three miles distant. The old gentleman got into the woods, became bewildered, and for nine days wandered about with n othing but cran berries to eat, and water, of which be drank Afteroften.kno he bad been gone two or three days, and it was known and that be was lost, the population turned x ected find the least trash of his track, and it 716`ihies expected searched for him in every directi , o that some hunter wool one day find . had got into the It had rained for several days. Ile to get out. windfalls, where it was difficult for any The second Sunday from the time he Black River, his appearance on the East Fork of the and meat, but such was the oisj He first entered about 16 miles from where he started. left some flour a deserted logger's camp, wieere had been man s e .FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT not touch it, He appeared quite vigorous even then, except . offices. The suac r e e ell i flually :came to • The above singular ie cared for. Ile flame ot the tl James Yates, by whom he was IC and legs were badly swollen. He is expected to. king., that his feet recent competitionge n e m f oarn thes,vh o plansg gained the the finreswt privy government the fuueis candidate t co r w e c a t s am . i A s . ri n c O t r F e o F p f: n C t e E h t fl , e . 'ctor of the works at the Louvre. - of Grande Rue do Vaugirard, Paris, architect, and in Black River occurrence is mentioneel so 'ke (Wisconsin) Banner.—New York 5z:22, - : ) Cash. fr. c. End of Month. 4i per Cents - —fr. —o. 3 per Cents 67 6D 67 70 Bank Shares 2,900 Credit Foncier Credit Mobilier 1,000 Roman Do. Account 1,000 Austrian Belgian 4. Fiedmoutese (5) 9li— Home Debt RAILWAYS—FOIt CASH. 86 - tr. tr c. Orleans 1,160 c. Western_ 750 Northern Lyons — New Ditto Mediterranean — Grand Central Geneva Midi SARDINIA. The legislative session of the Piedmontese Cham bers was closed on the 16th. On this subject the Piedmontese Gazette of the 17th says : " The legislative session, opened on the 27th of January, and closed yesterday, leaves an agreeable and lasting impres-ion on account of theimportance of the questions treated, the utility of the measures adopted, and the interest of the discussions. This s ssion affords a brilliant proof of the progress made by our country in a shirt space of time in the prac tice of representative institutions. The laws for the fortifications of Alessaticlria, the transfer of the naval arsenal to La Spezia, and the new law on military conscription, have provided for the organisation of the national forces and defences. The law which abolishes the usury laws is a new step in economical science. The laws on public instruction, on ground rents, on the reform of prisons, and many others, have consecrated im p9rtant improvements in public administration. We will conclude with mentioning the law for the Li.4urian railroad, extending from the frontier line of the Var to that of Modena, and the law for the perforation of Mount Cenis, a co'ossal project, which, as an English paper has happily expre-sed it, is worthy of ancient Rome and modern Eng land." SPAIN. In the Spanish SenateaniChamber of Deputies on the 16th, the royal decree closing the session was read, and the members of both immediately dis p,Tsed with cries of "Ling live the Queen." In the Chamber of Deputies, the President .o f t h e Council, before reading th e decree, said that the Queen felt regret at not being able to close the session in person, but that her Majesty was grate ful for the patriotism and high qualities which the Chamber had manifested. The Gazette announces that the " binds of Vapid ils," which hid appeard in the provinces of J.ien and Seville, having been dissolved, an d " no mem ber of these bands" being now to be found in tl'e latter province, or in the Sierra Morena, or the Serrania de Ronda, the troops and Civil Guard, who were sent in pursuit of them, had re ceived orders to return to their respecive quarters. The Gazette then enumerates the various executions win k ha 1 t4ken place, and adds :—" Judicial pro ceedings against the persons made prisoners, are being clamed on with the greatest activity, and the terrible, but salutary, vigour of the law will fall on the guilty !" Some of the persons arrested at Maltid l , ad been set at liberty. It was thought that the Cortes would not meet before the middle of October. In the seirhern provinces the heat was extraordinafily great, and, in consequence a far greater number of people than usual had flocked to the seaports. Accounts from Melilla of the Ist say that the Mors had again commenced acts of hosiillty against the Spanish garrison, firing •a Soldiers, throwing stones, uttering insulting threats and gestures, etc. ; they also declared that tho ug h the Emperor of Morocco wished for peace, they wanted war. PORTUGAL. The steamer Minho has, at-lived at Liverpool, with Lisbon dates of the 14th inst. The only foreign vessel of war in the Tagus was the French steamer La Bourdonnaye, on her way to the West Indies. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Tamar arrived at Lisbon on the morning of the 13th, landed mails, and proceeded on to Rio de Janeiro on the afternoon o , the same day. The stock market was dull and prices were look ing down, but with no decided alteration. They were quoted as follows :—Three per Cent. Regis tered, 47 to 474 ; Coupons, 461 to 4 ; Deferred, 281 to 29 Bonk of Portugal Shares, Bto 9 per cent, premium. The exchange on London was still looking up and some transactions had been effected at 541 fur three months' date. The Cortes were closed on the 11th inst., by His Majesty Pedro V. Af er complying with the usual formalities, his Majesty read his speech, in which ha thanked the membeis for their zeal and attention, as also for putting at the disposal of the Government the means for carrying out measures of public utility, and specified as the most important, and as exercising the most direct influence in developing prOdic prosperity, the project for uniting Oporto with Lisbon by means of railway communication. He lamented that shortness of time prevented their adopting any plan of public instruction, thai.ked them for the liberal allovvanc3 granted to his future Queen, and concluded by expressing his satisfaction at the amic tble relations which existed with the Allied Powers, the state of internal peace of the country, and the prospect of a better harvest for the present year. A letter from Bucharest of the 10th in the Bourse Gazette of Berlin says :—" We have had a foretaste of the election for the Divans in the mu nicipal elections, which has ju-t terminated to the advantage of the Government party or the mode rate Liberals. nines Demetrus Ghika and M. Papa obtained the majority of votes for the presi dency of the municipality, but as the former pre ferred keeping his post of prefect of police, M. Papa was nominated president. Both parties put forth all their strength in the strnggle." A Vienna letter in the Augsburg Gazette says : " A resolution of the Diet of the Empire of the 7th Sept. 1848, decided t h a t t err i torial property should be relieved, on payment of an indemnity, from all land-charges offeudal origin with which it was loaded. This resolution was confirmed by an Imperial de cree of the 25th Sept., 1850, and a commission was appointed to settl e a ll the points of detail specified in the decrees. This commission has just completed its labours. The indemnity is to be paid in mort gage bonds, which have been issued to the extent of 560 millions of florins, of which 207 millions are f"r the empire property, so called, and 353 for Hungary, Transylvania, Croatia, and Gallicia." Stockholm journals state that the health of the King of Sweden has so greatly improved that it was believed that his Majesty would renounce going to Soroe for sea bathing. k 7 PARLIAMENTARY OATHS BILL. DEPUTATION TO LO RD PALMERSTON. (THIS DAY.) This afternoon Lord Palmerston received at his residence, Cambridge House, Piccadilly, the deputation of Liberal members appointed at a recent meet ing of that body held at the King's Anna, Palace-yard, to tako into consideration the rejec tion by the House of Lords of the Parliamentary Oaths Bill, introduced into the House of Commons by his lord ship, and approved of by a large majority of that house. Notwithstanding there was a day sitting of the House of Cammonsl, and subjects of importance were on the paper, the attendance was very numerous. At the appoult,ci hour for the assembling of the de putation at Cambridge House our reporter attended, as is u=ua.l on these occasions, and applied for admission, but it was met by the door-keeper with a stern refusal, curtly adding, that he d,d so by order of Lord Pal merston. In this instance the public has not lost anything by the exclusion of reporters, became we Shall ba, enabled in our late edition to give a report of the adjourned meeting, to be had this afternoon, at the King's Arms, Palace-yard, when the chairman will report Lord Pal merston's answer to the meeting. LAW FIiTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Gouiburn.) THE METROPOLITAN BREAD COMPANY-LIMITED. To-day was appointed for the examination of some of the directors of this company, which is being wound up under the New Limited Liability Act. Mr. Ogilvie, one of the directors, was called and Exa mined at some length, but the only point of interest arose on the witness's solvency. Mr. Lawrence of jetted, and contended that the C iurt had no power, wider the act, to inquire into the private circumstances of pirsons tolled upon to give evidence, and said that in a case in the matter of the Royal British Bank, on one of the shareholders being called upon to show cause why he did not pay the-501. ca'l made by the directors, Mr. Commissioner flolroyd held that he could not inquire into the circumstances of the party. His Honour said that was entirely a different case. Here the party was summoned to give evidence as to the trade, dealing, estate, and effects of the comp Any, and one ingredient was to ascertain whether the directors were responsible parties and men of substance, or wne ther they were men of straw ; but as the question put was whether the witness had not been insolvent seven years ago, he should decide on that point that the ques- tion need not bo answered. The solicitor said he did not impute insolvency at the present time to the witness, and his txlinination termi nated. His Honour said the question was one of great im portance; and required much discussion, but the point did not arise here. On one point he was quite &ear, that they had no right to go back for seven years and inquire into the dealinz of a man's whole life. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) -0-- - THAMES. PLUNDER OF GOODS FROM A BARGE.—Henry Brooks, •Aged 22, was nroir4.l , t before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing 13 plttes, 16 glasses, 9 cup and 9 saucers, and 4 jugs, value 12s. It appeared that the prisoner was the mate of a barge called the Ceres, belonging to the Kennet and Avon Canal Navigation and Great Western R dlway Corn. pany, in which were goods consigned to the ship La Hogue, outward bound, in the Wet India Dock. The prisoner wa seen by the ship-keeper of the La Hogue under the tarpaulin of a barge called the Richard, made fast to the ship. The noise of hammering first attracted the attention of the ship keeper, who sa s the prisoner break open two casks, one containing g'ass and the other crockery, on board the Richard, and take away a quantity of articles from each which he took on board the Ceres. Information was given t.) a dock constable, named Cordran, who found the goods above-nadred on board the Ceres. The prisoner, on being charged with the theft, said he bought the glass and crockery of men who had stails in the street. Toe merchant who shipped the goods, the lighterman who put them on board the barge Richard to be trans ferred to the La Hogue, and other witnesses clearly proved the ideitity of the goody and the has from the casks. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, advised his client to plead guilty, and then called James Cooke, the captain of a canal barge, who said be had known the prisoner many years, and ha always bore a good character. Mr. Yaroley said the witnesses called for the defence wool I hear the sentence he was about to pass, which he he hoped would be known to every bargeman in the kingdom. He was sorry to say that his experience told him that gouds in transit, either by canal, river, or rail way, were plundered to a fearful extent, But for the v'gilsnce and good conduct of the ship-keep.J., Thomas Joyce, the goods would have been shipped and sent to sea without it being- known that the casks had been plundered, and pr..bably the crew of the ve , sel would have been Id tined for that of which they were quite in nocent. He could not allow the charac;er given of the prisoner to affect the punishment ho was about to inflict in the slightest degree. Goods forwarded by canal or railway, or in the course of transit t, be shipped, were too often plundered, and he should inflict the most severe punishment in his power to award. He sentenced the prisoner to six months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. MA ItKET WS.—(This D .) HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, 3/ 3s to 4110 s Od; new do., a Os to 4/ 43; old clover, .11 103 to 5/ 53; new do., 3/. 103 to 41. 153; and straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 13s per load. Ti ale steady. CUMBERLAND. —Old meadow hay, 3/ 83 to 4/ 113 ; new do., 3 03 to 4/ 4s; old clover, 3/ 10s to 51 ss; new (10., 31 103 to 41 16s; and straw, 1/ 8s to 11 14s per load. A slow trade. WHITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, 3/ 53 to 41 103 Od ; new do., 31 03 to 4/ 44; old clover, 3/ 103 to 51 5s ; new do., 31 lOs to 41 168; and straw, 11 81 to 11 143 per load. Trade firm. HOPS. Our attention has been called to certain discrepancies which have lately appeared in reference to the state of the hop trade. It is but natural that every one should endea vour to make the largest amount of profit out of any corn me:iity he may have to dispose of; but, when we find statements abroad baring the stamp of untruth, every journalist sho ld be careful how he adopts opinions which reflect great discredit upon certain parties. For our parte • we are not inclined to give currency to statements which we know to be false ; and, though holders of hops may trust in a short crop and in higher prices, we decline to meet their views otherwise than on fair pounds. The state of the market at this moment is this: —Thera is every prospect of a good supply of new hops— the quantity of last growth on hand is still very extensive —and prices are likely to rule low. Why, then, we ask, should we assist to produce excitement in the market, when in fact no grounds exist fcr assuming that we shall have hops at 101. per cwt. ? Much more might be written on this subject, but we refrain from enlarging upon it for the present. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been extremely firm, and the demand for common Congou is brisk, at is 2d per lb. Holders do not press sales. Suumt.- -The demand for home consumption is by no means active, but for exportation there has been a moderate enquiry, at about former rates. In the IWined Market business is very dull, and to effect lower prioes must be submitted to. . _ _ COFFEE.—There is very little business doing, and prices, although steady at present, are 'expected to rate rather easier. RlCE—Only small quantities have been offered, previous values, in most instances, leaving been barely supported. Rum—The market is very inactive, and prices generally rule Lather easier. SALTPETRE—The market is very firm, and full rates are rea li,y obtained for all qualities. TALLOW—Mora activity has ave improved, beendisp layerd.y.thce., on all last two or three days, and prices positions is now quoted 58a 6d por cwt. Loss OF Two LIVES AT A FIRE —We regret to state that yesterday two of the sufferers by the late fire in Charles.streer, Hatton-garden, expired in St. Bartholo mew's Hospital. It appears that the premise, in which the fire commenced wore in th e occupat i on of firs. M. A. James, a stationer and t o b acconist, an d at the time of the outbreak a great many per sons were i n t h e upper part of the house, who upon being alarmed succeeded (with the exception of a y , ung female named Caroline Pipe, who had gone simply to get a pair of scissors) in getting clear out of the house, but the smoke arising from the basement was so dense that the unfortunate female was unable to descend the stairs, when a man named Timothy T oo ki ng, w i t h the most praisewor thy motives, ran and fetched the Royal Society's escape be fore the men came on duty, and, rait.ing the machine, endeavoured to get the poor girl out. In so trying he slipped on one side of the e , cape, and both fat to the ground, a distance of over fifty feet. They were at once taken to the hospital, where everything that humanity or surgical skill could devise was done fir them, but they i expired yesterd a y morn i ng from the effects of the nju rieB received. A n i t qu ee t was held upon the two b sties this day, when a ver,Jict of accidental death was returned in each case. "The corn crops," says the Coui'riee' de Madrid, "are most luxuriant in every part of Spain, and of ex traordinary richness in the provinces of Est,ratuadura, Andalu s i a , Murcia, Aragon, and OW . " One of the wooden brldges on the railway between St. Petersburg and Moscow was a few days back acci dentally burnt down. This disaster has caused great inconvenience in the communications between the two places. Accounts from Vienna state thab a line of packets from - Trieste to American: ports is about to be esta blished by tLe Austrian Lloyd. STATISTICS (IF EUROPE. A St. Pete: burgh corresprupient mentions the recent y , ublication in the gr-at northern capital of a remarkable work upon polit cal economy and na tional statistics, which has occaQiuned much sensa tion in the literary and p: - )litical world. It is en titled "Le Manuel de Stat'sque." Iti author is M. Roslayskii Petrovskii, of Kharkov, who says he intends it especially " for the use of the Russian you , h." The following very curious calculations are made by him : " The extent of Russia is 31 times greater than that of Austria, 39 times greater than that of France, Great Britain, and Prussia taken together, each of which taken sepantely forms scarcely one seventesnth of the coh -, ssil Russian empire. The cultivated Loads with us form 20 per cent. of the whole superficies, whilst they are buss 16 per cent. in Anstna, 12 per cent. in E, gland, Bi. per cent in Prussia, and 7 per cent. m France. The propor tion, however, is in an inverse ra'io in respect to territorial wealth. There is in Russia for every inhabitant 6.4 deciatines of productive land ; in Austria an 1 Prussia, 1.4 ; in France, 1.25 ; and in England, 0.75 on l y. U n d er a hydrogiaphic aspect Great Britain and Prussia possess per ,quare mile more than I of a verst of fresh water communication ; France, / ; Austria, 2.3 ; Russia in Europ e , 1.5 ; an d Poland. 1.1-10. Thus it appears that Poland is the richest country in water communication, and Russia the po.trest, not withstanding the great extent of her rivers. "The first canals in Russia were formed under the rule of Peer the Great. In France the canal du Midi was established under Louis XIV. Eng land had not commenced to form her canals until 1758 ; but since then she has outstripped all the other Powers, for she possesses to-day nearly 4,000 versts of canal. France has 3,960 ; Russia, 1,138 ; and Prussia only 361, That difference be comes sill more evi ent if we compare the ex tent of 'hose canals with the relative superficial of each of those States. Great Britain possesses per square mile more than 4-5 h of a verst of canals ; France, 2-sth ; Prussia and Austria, 1-14th ; Russia, in Europe, 1-80. In this respect G: eat Britain is nearly twice richer than Franca, Il times richer than - Prussia and Austria, and 64 times ri.her than Russia. It is true, however, that, in most of these countries, the navigable waters and rivers compensate to a great extent for their relatives inferiority. " Great Britain possessed, at the end of 1855, 15,054 versts of railway in operation ; France 5,000 ve!sts ; Prussia 2,758; and Austria 2,177. In proportion to sul erfieics GI eat Britain had 4i times more than France and Prussia, and 11 times more than Austria. " Under the head of population, it is to be noticed that mortality is greater in Russia than amongst any other of the peoples of Europe. Ac cord,ng to the statistical calculations made in the first half of the 19th century, there died in Russia no less than one out of every 30 of the inhabitants ; and, according to the latest documents, one for every 28, and even for every 26, of the inhabitants —a terrible proportion, far beyond the state of mortality in Great Britain, France, or even Austria, where mortality is said to be very great. Besides that, the average duration of life in Russia is much shorter than i❑ the other nations of Europe. Out of 1,000 deaths there died in Russia only 116 old persons, whilst, out of the same number there died in Austria 170, 193 in Prussia, 214 in France, and 270 i❑ Great Britain. The Russian mortality, too, amongst children is very high. Out of the total number of deceased amongst the Russians who professed the Greek re. ligion, there died very nearly 1,000,000 of children under 15 years of age. Thus it appears that nearly 1745th of the entire population of Russia die prema turely. After that tact, who can deny,' says the author, that the ignorance which surrounds the cradle of the peasant's child is much more dan gerous and destructive to the country than all her possible enemies? _ " The fertility of the soil of the great European nations is represented by the following numbers : One grain produces in Great Britain, on an average, 9 or 10, in France a little more than 6, in Austria 5, in Prussia 4-7, in Russia 3-5. Under this re port it appears that England raises proportionally three and a half times more products from her soil than Russia, notwithstanding the extreme richness of the land in many of our governments. We cau only attribute this deficiency to the bad system of cultivation that is generally adopted in Russia. " Under the head of " Public Education," we count in Prussia 1 pupil out of every 6 to 7 inha bitants, in Great Britain 1 out of every 9, in France 1 out of every 11, in Austria 1 out of every 14, and in Russia 1 out of every 132 ; and if we in clude those who receive a domestic eduCation, t out of every 70 ! In France and Prussia there is puhlishe i, proportionately, a new work for every 7,000 inhabitants ; in Austria, 1 for every 14,000 ; in Great Britain, 1 for every 21,000 ; in Russia (not including Poland and Finland), 1 for every 58,000 ; and including Poland and Finland, 1 for every 46,000. On the other hand, the numbers under t' e head of " Moral Statistics," if they can h e called such, are all to the advantage of Russia. We count id Russia 1 criminal for every 1,380 inhabitants, whilst in Austria the proport;on is 1 to 652 inhabitants ; in France, 1 to 585 ; in Prussia, 1 to 449 ; and in England, 1 to 375 inhabitants ! It true that the enormous extent of Russia is fa vourable to the flight of criminals, and increases the possibility of their escaping from the vigilance of the police ; nevertheless, under this head, the advantage indisputably remains oa the side of " There is in Prussia 1 church to every 1,060 in habitan s, in Russia 1 to 1,360, in Great Britain 1 +01,414, in Austria Ito 1,820. We count in Russia 1 ecclesiastic to every 370 inhabitants, in Austria 1 to 450, in France 1 to 460, in Prussia 1 to 1,228, in Great Britain Ito 1,250 inhabitants. The dif ference is enormous as between Catholic and Pro testant countries. Industry and commerce present the foll , wing numbers :—The industrial produc tions of Great Britain are valued at 172 francs per head ; in France, at 110 francs ; in Prussia, 104 francs ; in Austria, 68 francs ; and in Russia, at 34 francs. The amount of the commercial move ment is 128 francs for every inhabitant of Great Britain, 52 francs for Fr ince, 28 francs for Prussia, 17 francs for Austria, and 12 francs for every in habitant of Russia." The author in conclusion says :—" We have not failed to observe in this sketch, to our great satisfaction, that on the one side nature has richly endowed our country with her gifts, and on the other side that it has conferred upon the inhabit ants of Russia a happy physical oiganisation, and qualities which promise to this country a long and vigorous existence. The defec's which we h a ve remarked with us ought neither to as'ouish nor to sadden us. They are explained by the natural progress of events, for we must not forget that the civilisation of Western Europe is the fruit of long and painful efforts of human intelligence, often accompanied with fatal outbursts of pasiions, whilst Russia has not tak en any act i ve part in. European civilisation until from the period of Peter the Great." SwitzPrland has just lost one of her best patriots, and a most iutel'igent public man. NI. Franscini, chief federal councillor, died on the 19th, raiher suddenly. Leominster and Kington Railway is to be opened for public traffic on the 28th inst. Four trains will run daily each way. COMMENGEMENT OF THE LTAIIVEST IN SURREY. — Wheat-cutting is commencing much earlier this year than usual, The crops look extraordinary this year, and we have not had so heavy a crop of grain since the year 1847. , Wheat, oats, barley, peas, and beans will, no doubt yield abundantly ; and the show for root crops is s, , lendid. We suppose that wheat reaping in the Weald will be general by Undfield fair, which is at least a fort night earlier than usual, The harvest in France is also very ti rward ; a loaf made from wheat grown this year has been produced in Paris.—Sussex Express. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.—The last coil of the cable which is to unite the Old and New World, will, it is expewed, be on board the Agamemnon on Wednes day. The event will be celebrated by an entertain ment at Erith to the workmen of the various factories. The Agamemnon will arr:ve in Cork on M on d a y. More than ten thou,and persons visited the ship on Sunday. CRICKET.—NORTU V SOUTII.—This match was COW mono- d at Lord's yesterday, and when the stumps were drawn the game stood thus :—South, Ist innings, 165 ; North, 81 (five wickets Slandirg). BETTER LATE THAN NEV ER.—The Master in Chan cery (ti orn phry) charged w i th the wi n di ng - up o f the London and Manche;-ter Direct Independent Railway Company (Remington's line), will, on the 22d inst., adjudicate on the claims of the ecripholders to the divi dof 6s. 31. per share. Such is the disgusting state of our law, that this company has been not less than 13 years under the winding -up process, although there was plenty of money, and all that had to be done was to pay the debts and restore the surplus to the share holders. NORTII LONDON COLLEGIATE SCHOOL.—Yesterdot the eighth annua l distribution of prizes to the pupils of the above oboe' took place by permission of the autho-' rides of the paiisl4, in the Vestry-ball, King's-road, Camden -town. Toe Bishop of London presided, and supported by a large body of the clergy and laity of the district, including the Rev. T. Dale, vicar of St. Pancras ; G. Attonburough, Esq., churchwarden • J. Payn e , E-q., Major Cobbe, it. F. Erettinghatn, Esq., A. E q., &c. EAST AND WEST IiTALLING.—Our hop bine still looks promisingly ; some grounds not so well cff eft others, but judging from pros, nt appearances wo diall do as well as our neighbours. THE SurToNs.—Many grbuilds in the parishes are very Joul, and appear as if they were going into a rapid blight : others look more favourable The hot weather 1.3 . 111 their favour. 8.~::--- MO The L With an u per lb. to 10,00( apeeulati< Share 1% went in There ers in the Captain ing the p that the I and the t f ore, 12, will lose At th e don , he." ( a divides tuaking cent. f or rep or t w The d; ec'lnPara. kinds of c ent. bel hope th; lower th are now A full In the F. thAt the b° 5 per Stock Buiines: 'S inaCti arrival into free to a elig little it looney I 92k. The / Reduces 216. E heavy. Forel Without have be , Theo] 40s. G cents., ! The f Stocks:. 22i 4 ; 6; Por Per c al Spanish ditto C( The ] active a be quot Lancasl Wester North : Caledoi about 5 rates. and Ly advance 15s• to In IV Port. ConsoL 49. Join AUStra tondo Bank The fair de 22k; 4 99i to BRIT' Ittak s 3 per t. 3 ,APer ew 3 New 2 la tin r►itt Cot cool; Etel con Brazil II ate W.~ Pic/ .A.r (R.' Ili