The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-22 00:00:00

Commence at 7.

ROYAL ST, JAMES'S THEATRE, under the
Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER.
Crowded with rank and fashion.
Re-engagement of those ce' ebrated and popular artistes, Mr.
ant Mrs. Charles Mathews.
Production of an entirely new original Travestie of a very
popular subject, by F. C. Burnand, Esq., entitled FAUST
AliD MARGUERITE. In which Mr. and lilts Charles
itiathews will appear. The new b the celebrated
artists, Messrs. Danson and Sons ; theincidental Ballet by
Osear Byrne.
Amongst the artists engaged will be found the popular
mmes of Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. axlesCh Mathews. M.
prank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. a Mr. Paul
Bedtbrd, Mr. _F. Robinson. Mr. Ashley, Mr. J. Johnstone;
lliss Herbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. Simms, Miss
A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss
Wentworth,lMrs. ana Mrs. Chas. Mathews.
EVERT EVENING, at 7, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S
CLOTHING. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. J. Clarke, and Mr. F.
Robinson.
At a quarter-past 8, a new Travestie, entitled FAUST
AND MARGUERITE Mr. Chas. Mathews, Mr. J. Clarke,
Mr Ashley, Mr. Montague, Mr. W. H. Eburne, Mr. W.
Chamberlain, and Mrs. C. Mathews.
At 10, LITTLE TODDLEKINS, Mr. Charles Mathews,
Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews.
To conclude with BRISTOL DIAMONDS. Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Matatws, Mr. Ash ey, Miss Wentworth.

GOODWOOD.—RACE GLASSES, the beat at
CALLAGHAN'S, 23A, New Bond-street, W., corner
of Conduit-street. N.B.—Sole agent to Voigtlander, Vienna.

OPERA and RACE GLASSES, Field and Yacht
Glasses, in every variety of size, form, and mounting,
matchless for their great magnifying power and sharpness
Qt definition. Price, from 30s. each, at CALLAGHAN'S,
agentßond-street, W., corner ot Conduit-street. Sole
for the celebrated race and field glasses and photo-
graphic lenses made by Veigtlander, Vienna. Field glasses
made expressly for India. warranted to withstand the greatest
tropical heat. The new aluminium mounted glasses (as re-
cently made for H.R.H. the Prince of Wales?, though of the
largest size, weigh but a iew ounc,e7.

COUNTRY and SEASIDE DRESSES.
Messrs. JAY, of Regent-street, have now in stock a
variety of WASHING SILK DRESSJI3S, suitatle for the
country and seaside, and at the c.earing-out pace of only
£1 11s. 6d. the dress.

JAY'S,
247, 249, and 251, Regent-street.

BLACK SILKS.—The price of Silks in the raw
material has already r son 15 per cent, and it will soon
reach a far treater per-centag,e. Messrs. JAY, therefore,
invite their numerous patrons to take advantage of the stock
they have on hand, which they can now dispose of on favour-
able terms ; but the same qualities will naturally be more
coAly as the price of silk fluctuates to a higher average
JAY'S,
247, 249, and 251, Regent-street.

COALS.—The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S
COALS.
Direct from their own Collieries.
Marnni5'........231. per ton. 1 Double ..20a. per ton.
'lop ',2.5. „ ; Deep .2le. „
Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De-
pots, Westhourne Park-road. W., and 17, South Wharf,
Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N.
Best Coke Ms. per chaldron.
Terms cash.
JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent

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The Weather—Sun Office, July 22, 1864.

TIIERMOMBT2R.
This day at Two o'clock

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Barometer-29.84.
WIND—S.W. ; light, and cloudy.

FIIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
THIS DAY.—Morning, 4h. Bm.—Afternoon, 4h. 28m.
io-atottuo-A:Morning, 4h. 63m.—Afternoon, 3h. 12m.

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LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1864.

The manifesto of the Confederate States comes
very appropriate at this juncture, and from its tone
and sentiment it appears to bo free from that jealous
disposition and vehement expression which so often
mar the effect of the American declarations. So
much calumny has been uttered relative to the
Southern States by those who should have known
better, and their garbled statements have so often
bewildered and taken in the ignorant and mis-
informed, that it seems to be a right and fitting
thing for them to come forward and declare their
purpose, explain their meaning, and give expression
to their feelings. It is styled " Joint resolutions
declaring the disposition of principles and purposes
of the Confederate States in relation to the existing
war with the United States,"and through the whole
tenour of its course it keeps to the text and fulfils
its promise. It seta nut by stating that it is dne
to the great sacrifices which have been made that
the public opinion of the world be enlightened as
to the nature and character of the struggle in which
they arc engaged, and there can be no doubt that
there is ample justification for the adoption of such
a course, and that many will be glad to meet with
such a document, comprising as it does a summary
of the chief objects and the great aim which
those belligerents have had in view from the
cln'eneement of the struggle which has occupied
the attention and riveted the notice of the world.
It would have b,en 4
impossible for this manifesto to
have been drawn up
is vigorous and its in a better manner—its style
language statesmanlike. It
reflects great credit
in keeping with all w
JEFFERSON DAVIS, and is
we have seen of his conduct
from the outset of this memorable contest. The
opinions herein put forth do not belong to any
Sato or appertain to a particular people ; they are
part of the great principles which are the
and property of all the nations of the heritage
world, and i
more especially those which can claim, like the Con-
federate States of America, to have had a free
cixistence which their fathers fought for and gained
at so much cost and sacrifice. 'Whether we regard
of principles, its determined advo-
its broad ontlitis
clly
of freedom, or its calm review of the events
daring the war, it must appear
that have occurred
that this enunciation is alike fair and honourable.
It does not require a very great scope of fancy to
Picture to ourselves what terms the Federal States
would have made use of bad they been issuing a
statement of this class or character. We should
have been treated to the most extravagant
aseertiuns, the bitterest rancour, and the
most Vehement indiguAtioa relating to their

....----we ,
opponents. On the contrary in this mar , jest°
there is particular care lest offensirt terms
be employed. A writer of history,, writing
impartially of past transactions, could not discourse
more quietly and collectedly than do tb ese expo-
nents of the objects for which they are s truggling.
In the first place it is laid down that nothing but
necessity would have induced them te , take up
arms, and that whenever their enemy c eases from
its persecution they will willingly accede to
the proposals for peace. This is as meach as could
be expected from the Congress of Sta tee that have
exhibited such z al, ardour, and pat! iotism in the
prosecution of their purpose. " Hereditary rights
and cherished institutions," are worthy of
being preserved, and much as the beholding
world may deplore the sad havoc and disastrous
consequences of the war, all must admit that the
efforts are not fruitless nor the object unworthy of
the strife. Pro anis et focis is an axiom of univer-
sal renown, and the world as it grows old can give
ns no better watchword to send forth with our
armies into the field, and inspire our community at
home with zeal and vigilance. Every one of fore-
sight must be aware that the Confederates are fight-
ing for their existence, for their status in the world,
as free citizens of independent cities, and the good
wishes of all haters of tyranny and oppression
go with them to their arduous encounters,
and trust that the day is not far distant when
a termination will be put to this fearful struggle in
the only satisfactory manner that can possibly
issue, and the end will crown the work which has
been so assiduously performed. This Manifesto is
another proof that the Confederates have displayed
of their partaking far more than their rivals of the
genuine Anglo-Saxon sentiments. Not alone have
these been exhibited by their dauntless bravery,
but by their indomitable spirit, which reverses
could not quell nor disparity of numbers affect. It
is also in their moderation in writisg and speaking
that we recognise the germs of that calmness and
reticence which, as much as our arms, have made
us mighty, and given strength to our councils, and
effect to our representations. The truth put for-
ward in this deelaration cannot be gainsaid, end
years of fighting have attested to the veracity of
the assertion, that the world must see that eight
millions of people in so large a territory, with so
many and such varied resources, and animated with
such a spirit of resistance, cannot be conquered.
This is so evident that it is alike distressing and
irritating to find the fact wilfully ignored by the
Federals, the sharpest among whom must have re-
cognised the niter fallaciousness of their task long
before this. Perhaps the most effective passage
here met with:is the one which denounces the attempt
made by the invaders to transfer states and indepen-
dent citizens as though they were rebellious subjects.
This is emphatically designated as a " solecism in
terms, as well as an outrage on the principles of
public law." It is something to say that, after these
years of strife, these unequal struggles, and the
constant temptation to violence, the Confede-
rates have earned the right to call themselves
honourable claimants for independence and worthy
champions of a just cause. Their opponents have
failed utterly and completely in winning respect
for their motives or their actions. Their conduct
has been distinguished by traits unbecoming savage
communities and utterly unbearable among civilised
States. It is to the lasting honour of the Confede-
rates that their course has been marked by no such
unworthy events, and there is no reason to gainsay
the justice of their appeal when they, in confidence
and faith, " commit their cause to the enlightened
judgment of the world, to the sober reflections of
their adversaries themselves, and to the solemn and
righteous arbitrament of HEA YEN."

The project of embanking the Thames is one of
the most important of the various ychemes for
improving and adorning the metropolis. It has
been talked of so long that it has come to be looked
on in many quarters as almost a Utopian vision,
and the public were fain to content themselves with
the prospect of still retaining our noble river as an
insalubrious and unsavoury highway for traffic,
instead of being, as it might be, the source of health
and comfort to the passer-by. The air blowing
across pure running water is as fresh and healthful
as the vapours arising from foul water is injurious
and obnoxious. We had some years ago eo strong
a lesson on this point that it startled even our
apathetic Legislature, and sent the members hurry.
ing from their committee rooms. Of what avail
was it that they should carry on their delibera-
tions in Mr. BARRY'S gorgeous and costly structure,
when all the ingenuity of the architect could not
render its ornamented walls impervious to the
❑oxious vapours arising from Old Father Thames ?
The consequences of the unwholesome Effluvia to
those employed daily on its banks or in its naviga-

[on were more serious, and had the evil reached

its height in a cholera year the results might have
been frightful. As it was, the question of what
was to be done with the Thames rose into imme-
diate prominence, and every oue had some scheme
or device for ameliorating its condition. Happily
the great main drainage scheme has done good
service since that time, by diverting the sewage of
the metropolis. It is this scheme that has directly
hastened the carrying out of the long talked of em-
bankment, for the inconvenience of constructing a
low level sewer under the busy and crowded high-
ways north of the Thames was so great and so
obvious that the idea of an embankment at once
suggested itself to the Board of Works. They saw
that by this plan they would not only carry
out a great public want and provide a much
needed thoroughfare, but they would have the
opportunity of completing their drainage scheme
without causing any inconvenience or interfering
in any way with the vast traffic of the metropolis.
They therefore submitted their views on the matter
to Mr. COWPER, who brought the necessary Bill
before Parliament, and the great work was set in
hand. It is, in fact, only marvellous how a wealthy
and energetic reople like ourselves, possessed, too,
of such engineering skill, can so long have de.

layed such a necessary reform. Whether we con•
Bider the value of purifying the river—the
importance of relieving the traffio—or the orna-
ment which the Embankment wild be to the
Metropolis, we must feel some surprise that ;,,t
was not set about before. The unheal'chy

vapours, the dismal mud-banks, the wretched

little piers which supply our vast steamer traffic,
and the mighty stream of life and business daily
rushing and chef ng along Fleetastreet and Cheap-
side have all been borne with the constitutional
patience of Englishmen under evils of gradual
growth and venerable antiquity. If we could
obtain an accurate history of the loss of time and

temper, the injury to business, the annoyanco and
inconvenience occasioned by one week's stoppages
and delays in the Poultry during the busy time of
the
year, we should probably stand aghast at the

aggregate of mischief during the last twenty years,
Them was no valid or actual reason why the
work should not have been done long
ago. Certainly ve were not waiting for
money
or means, for financial credit or for
engineering skill. The covetousness of proprietors
has had something to do with the delay, but the
active pDirit with which the metropolitan railway's
are being Carried forTfard leaves no room for 4cical

impediments. If a private speculation can be car-
ried on in face of opposition, surely a great national
undertaking for the benefit of the many need not
stand still to snit the whims or wishes of a few. For
the Embankment will undoubtedly be a public advan..
tage. It will profit both poor and rich; both alike
will gain a pleasant highway for recreation, and will
have the immense advantage of purer air and water,
besides the relief to the over-crowded streets. Ac•
cordingly, after so many delays and difficulties, the
great work is now began in earnest, and on Wed-
nesday afternoon the foundation stone was laid at
Westmi;:ater, opposite the Board of Control, and
the Thames Embankment fairly inaugurated.
There were present at the interesting ceremony the
First Commissioner of Works, the late Comraisl
sioner, the Chairman of the Metropolitan Board,
the engineers and contractors engaged, and many
others. The scene was a striking one; and when Mr.
TIMAITES declared the first stone duly laid, and the
answering cheer rose up from the surrounding spec-
tators, to be caught up by the workmen and navvies,
in the yard, it was no wonder that more than one
artist strove to catch its prominent features. For
the work is no mere ephemeral triumph of the
day, no building which, however grand or costly,
is merely a matter of speculative profit, but it is
to be one of those creations of art and science which
is to carry down the fame of a nation from one
generation to another. Even as the old water
gate, which is to form part of it, has survived all
the other traces of the splendour of Buckingham
House, and has outworn dynasties, so the Thames
Embankment may present its noble frontage to
the river when the present boundaries of Europe
and America are matters of the pest. Stretching
from the old City Cathedral to the grand Gothic
Abbey at Westminster, it links the past and the
present, and if no skill of modern times can rival
those venerable structures, the magnificent high-
way which is to unite the two will at least testify
to all succeeding time that the present generation
of Englishmen have inherited something of the
I genius, the daring, and the energy of their fathers.

BANK OF FRANCE.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
PARIS, July 21.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figures of the previous accounts :

JULY 21. JULY H.
Da. f. c. f. c.
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000
Profits in addition toCapital
(Art. 8 law June 9.1857) 5,069,532 49 5,050,668 93
Reserve in tho Bank and _

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its branches
Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 -,- 4,000,000
Notes in circulation 758,378,725 792,b19,275
Bank notes to order and re-

ceipte payable at sight.. 5,909,290 56 5,376,404 44
Treasury Rea, cur, creditor 60,496,245 97 58,430,429 98
Current accounts—Paris —113,792,771 18 131,889.202 73

Do. branch-banks 21,489.49 20,352,280
Dividends payable
Discounts and sundry
interests 4,417,058 59 3,583,344 57
Re-discounts of the last
six months 2,588,735 17 2,588,735 17
Sundries

1,234,491,432 40 1,258,418,650 63

CR.
Cash in hand and branch-
banks 269,810,253 27 266,890,961 30
Commercial bills overdue 3,225,228 27 473,531 44
Commercial billsdiscounted
not yet due 333,432,249 11 354,078,822 86
Do. branch-banks.... 307,867,104 313,108,624
Advances on deposits of
bullion
Do. branch banks 3,338,100 3,414,800
Advances on French public
securities ..
Do, branch-banks 9,678,650 9,571,050
Advances on railway shares
and debentures .. 28,593,600 29,439,700
Do. branch-banks.... 18,853,200 19,088,900
Advances on Credit Fon-
cier Bonds 350.600 362,000
Do.brancb.-banks 365,900 382,700
Advances to the State
(Conwn. June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000
(T„ct.
Ttpspro. 12.95().7 5O 14 12.950.750 1A
Do. disposable
Rentes immobilisees (Law
June 9, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of the
Bank ..
Landed property, branches
Expenses of management 505,311 03 113,413 26
Sundries 3,821,572 67 2,504,902 17

1,231,494,132 40 1,258,418,650 63
Certified by the Honorary Vice-PreEident of the Council
of State, Governor of the Bank,

AD. VVITRY.

ETON COLLEGE.—The examination of candidates
for the foundation commenced yesterday mornir,g at
7 o'clock, the posers having arrived at the college on the
previous day. Tne following was the order of examination :
—From 7 till 9 o'clock Latin translation ; half past 10 till
half past 12, Latin composition; and from 3, till half past 4
arithmetic paper. To-day (Friday) the examination will
proceed as follows :—From 7 till 9 G...eek translation, and
from 11 till half past 12 second ma'lematical paper for boys
of 13 years old and upwards. T. ne candidates, numbering
it is understood upwards of --‘O, are allowed to use a dic-
tionary, gradus, Greek lexicon, and grammarfi for every
paper but the first. At the election of I_B6o it was agreed
that a certain amount of mathematical knowledge should
be required from a'.'t candidates in proportion to their ages.
For this purpori a general paper is now set, which includes
ordinary arithmetic, algebra up to quadratic equations, and
the first three books of Euclid. The examination concludes
to-day, P.nd the result will probably be made known on Mon-
day. The election regatta takes place to-morrow.

THE NEW HOTEL AT BRIGHTON.—The Grand
Rotel at Brighton is now completed, and to-mor•
row the doors of he splendid establishment will be thrown
open for the reception of visitors. The new building is
situate in the King's-road, and commands one of the best
views of the sea to be found in thin very popular watering
place. It is in the Italian style of architecture, admirably
finished both within and without. The structure is nine
stories in height, and has elegantly shaped balconies along
the entire front of the windows. The interior of the build-
ing is remarkable for the abundant amount of space which
has been devoted to every department; and all the new
principles of ventilation seem to have been skilfully followed.
All the usual requisites of coffee room, library, reading
room, biliard and smoking rooms, are well arreenged; and
on the ground floor there are two tastefully e,ecorated con-
servatories, together with a ladies' coffee reeom, which latter
II has all the character of a drawing roor,i in a private man-
sion. The coffee room is without :toubt one of the most
elegantly decorated apartments fever seen, and although
gilding enters largely into the ornamentation, yet
the other colours are so relatively blended, that
the effect is evsryPlLing that could be wished,
The hotel contains 26P., rooms, and on each floor both hot
and cold bathe have been provided, a " lift" also renders
the ascending of the stairs by a visitor needless, and he has
only to take 'lds seat in a very pretty little room on the
ground floor and forthwith he is raised to the storey upon
which his room is situate. The charges are extremely
moderate—so moderate, indeed, that any person can avail
hiras,:if of the advantages of th 3 Grand Hotel, as the
chs.rge for bedrooms ranges from 2s 6d to 21a. The direc-
teas have determined to leave nothing undone that can
conduce to the comfort of the public, and it is to be hoped
that their exertions will meet with that success which their
spirit, enterprise, and large outlay entitles them to.
EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OF A YOUNG LADY.
--The Elgin Courant records the death, under
very melancholy circumstances, of Miss Margaret Walker,
resieing with her brother, who is schoolmaster at Tulloch,
in Strathtay, in the parish of Logierait, Perthshire. "Mr
Walker, on Sunday week, went to church as usual, a dis-
tal:lee of about three miles, and on returning he found that
leis sister had left home without leaving any message as to
where she had gone. Ho took no particular notice of this,
as Miss Walker was in the habit of occasionally visiting a
friend that resided a few miles distant, with whore she once
stayed all night. Little was thought about her absence un-
til Monday night, when David M'Naughton, gamekeeper,
Pitnacree, found her clothes about two miles from the
schoolhouse, folded and laid up in a most regular manner.
It appears she waa seen by two men on Sabbath night,
about an hour after she left her brother's house, in a state
of nudity ; yet, strange to say, these men gave no alarm.
On Monday night the friends cf the young woman
commenced an active search, which was continued in vain
until Wednesday night, when the body was found atnce42
the hills, 10 miles from the house, lifeless and still nuked.
ahni cdhi g
there was
By post-mortem eixamination, loft emnae.`den of long
ie discoveredno
doubt. i n b
u:id 12a tpoo rtthi oe x
n eoft r thea o
r ashy
circumstances which resulted in her melancholy death.
The brain,
verdict of the medical men who made the post-raortem
examination was :—Died from exposure, while wandering
In a state of insanity ; but we believe they were of opinion
that she had recovered her senses before death—a circum-
stance which makes the case still more lamentable. Miss
Walker was a moat intelligent, quiet, inoffensive, and kind-
hearted young woman, in her twenty-third year, ItAd was a
gclaral APArIt9 pit all yap 1;13,Qw 1