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and concussions _
and seven other daring companions—notwithstand—
ing the hairbreadth escape of the whole party front
instant death, an escape effected through thel cool
courage and wonderful exploits of one of them,
NI. Jules Godard—notwithstanding the utter fain re
of the whole project, and the futility of the iwya-
ratus relied upon for a secure descent on terra fit 2 na,
M. Nadar, though stretched, bruised and batten'd,
upon his bed, a victim to his temerity and his
aerial theory, is impatient to contradict the mau.v
statements that have been published respecting his
mishaps, and promises us a continuance of those
ascents until ho solves the problem of the aerial
screw, to which he clings with indomitable pluck.
According to the following letter, it appears that
the next peiformances of the "GeAnt" balloon are
to take place in the neighbourhood of the British.
Luetropoli6

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The Empress of the French,

A letter from Madrid of the 22d gives the follow-
ing account of the grand ball at taw palace, in
honour of the Empress of the French The
Queen and the Empress entered the ball-worn at 20
minutes before 11, and were followed by file King
Consort, the Princess Anna Murat, the In fantes
Don Francisco and Don Sebastien, the Infanta G
iris-
tins, the whole diplomatic body, including the Faye.)
Nuncio and his First Secretary Baron Cavalchm,i,
the Chargé d'Affaires of Italy, and the Count. de
San Martino, who represents the ex-King of Naples. '
Queen Isabella was dressed in white; her robe was
covered with the richest lace ; her crown of large
diamonds and her necklace of stones just as large
a richl pr Louisa.
were most dazzling. The Empress, who was also in
white, wore a crown of diamonds mixed with rubies
and emeralds and a necklace of eight rows of pearls.
Their Majesties wore the Grand Cordon of
th
eaPndrinhceead-
ss Adlruesrsathada
on a white dress covered with small leaves in em-
broidery,e Order of Maria
ea rl necklace,
kce The
com-
posed of a comb ornamented with diamonds and
some ears of corn. It would occupy too much space
to describe the splendid toilettes displayed on this
occasion. I must, however, be allowed to say that
the Duchess de Medina-Cali, her sister, the Mar-
quise de Villaseca. Madame Gnilhou wife of the
Director of the General Credit Company, the
Ducheese de La Torre, and the daughters of Gen.
Ros de Olano and of the Marquis de M. iraflores,
shone pre-eminent by the elegance of their toilettes.
The King wore the Grand Cordon of the Legion of
Honour, and the French Ambassador the Grand
Cross of Charles 111. Queen Isabella did not dance,
in consequence of her interesting position, and the
Empress only twice. Princess Murat was vis-a-vis
in the first with Don Sebastien and in the second
with the King. At midnight their Majesties
withdrew to the grand gallery, where a splendid
supper was served, and successively, and without
the slightest confusion, the whole of the com-
pany invited, 1,500 in number, took their seats at
table. After supper the Queen and the Empress
walked through the saloons, and conversed with a
number of persons. At half-past 2 their Majesties
retired, but the great majority of the company re-
mained at the palace for nearly two hours after."
The Correspondencia gives the following details of
the Empress's departure from the capital—" Her
Majesty left on the 23d for Toledo and Valencia.
At 10 in the morning the Queen left her apartments
with the Royal family, and proceeded to those of
the Empress, who, attired in her travelling dress,
was waiting for her Majesty. The two Sovereigns
at meeting showed marks of the greatest affection.
At half-past 10 the Empress, the Queen, the King,
and the Princess Murat left the palace for the rail-
way station in one of the State carriages, drawn by
eight horses richly caparisoned, followed by others
containing the persons of the Imperial suite. The
Countess de Montijo, the Infantes Dons Sebastien
and Francisco, and all the Ministers were in waiting
at the station. Before the Empress got into the railway
station Queen Isabella embraced her in the most
affectionate manner, and the Empress was moved to
tears. The train started at 11. M. Barrot, the
French Ambassador, accompanied her Majesty, and
the Marquis de Villafranca and the Count d'Alta-
naira will not leave her until she embarks on board
the Aigle. The Countess do Montijo could not go
with the Empress as far as Toledo on account of the
delicate state of her health. We hops that her Ma-
jesty will feel satisfied with the reception she has
met with in Spain, and that the Emperor Napoleon,
on hearing the details of the journey, will see how
highly Spain appreciates good allies, and how much
she values the friendship of France."

"TO THE EDITOR. 01, THE 'INDEPENDENCE BEI,GE:
matters of controversy, it i 8
a sir,—Will you have the :g‘okoldanne°sysert'o°rcetc.42ifs; a
inhaishtate little able at
e;pTared in your number of
,pnyt n y
myselfow u_rw.
cci_tohr ram adenee from P.risiofthe
2cit, :1
Althoughe r,
this moment
2th3eda
impossible for me to let pass unnoticed, in •
a journal
so extensively read as yours, without a
sttoa toil
most ener-
getic protest, the two following passages, viz,:
"'Doubtless they will revive an experience which
up to the present time has shown that it is as dan-
gerous to the lives of aerial voyageurs as it is little
advantageous to science.'
" 'lt is said that an industrial of Melbourne has
offered 75,00 .francs for the wreck of the balloon
and its car, wgifth the view of exhibiting in Aus-
tralia.'

my ascensions with the Geant' as soon as possi-
ble, and I shall continue my expergn
ents inasmuch
as I have entered into an engagement q,38.4 VIS of
myself; and until I have received the first funds
'
necessary for the construction of he
licoptere of
"Now, in the first place, I intend to recommence
practical propositions, your correspondent may per-
sist in declaring that aerial antomotion has nothing
in common with science. As certain as I exist, the
time will yet come when the aerial screw will be
solved. I do not need any other demonstration
more wonderfully mathematical.
"In the second place, the statement of an offer of
75,000 francs by a speculator of Melbourne for the
wreak of the balloon is wholly untrue; for this
primary reason,
which, will render unnecessary any
other, that there is no wreck, as I shall show in
London, where I am going in a few days.
" Whilst I have the
pen in my hand, permit me
to add, most explicitly in my name, and I believe
I may add in the names of the other passengers of
the • Geant,' that the narration of our second ascent
reproduced by the Independence from the La Nation,
involves only the responsibility of him who, it is
assumed, has signed it. I have many reasons for
insisting upon this point. I shall have the honour
of addressing to you very soon a trae and complete
relation of our voyage, which will be previously
submitted to the sauction of my other companions,
so as to establish a complete guarantee for its cor-
rectness, and to prevent all personal exaggeration
for the future.
" From the impossibility of writing at this
moment to all journals that have been kind enough
to occupy themselves with notices of our second
voyage, and to manifest a sympathy for which I atn
deeply touched, I shall feel grateful to them by
their reproducing the present rectification.—l offer
you, sir, the expression of my
" NADAR."
beat feelings.

ytobethe
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bhaen cd oal °silo
ledierl
boyf
ntahtuer7bthe
wHaisgwhel
laln‘dvoerrtsb is vacant
by the death of Gen. Macneil. A Highlander by
bi
colonel of the Ross.shire Buffs. Who will now succeed to
he colonelcy of a regiment which, soon after it was raised,
gained the praises of Sir Arthur Wellesley at the battle of
Assaye, and which has never been degenerate ? On the
contrary, at the battle of Cawnpore, in the year 1857,
Havelock so greatly admired their courage that ho addressed
to the 78th Highlanders these words, " Should her Majesty
ever be pleased to confer upon me a regiment, I shall ask,
as the greatest boon, the colonelcy of the 78th High-
landers." The hardships and the dangers which
this little band encountered under a hot July sun, on the
plains of Bengal, and the important service which it ren-
dered in quelling a frightful insurrection against almost
overwhelming numbers of mutineers, have been made known
by Marshman'e " Life of Havelock," and by other books.
Never was fortitude under privation better displayed than
when Havelock's force was shut up in Lucknow. But ser-
vices well described have not been well rewarded. No clasp
has been given for the battle of Cawnpore, notwithstanding
the courage there displayed. Havelock, Outram, Neill, and
many of the heroes of Cawnpore and Lucknow are dead;
but there are survivors of that little band who can better
tolerate the loss of health than the want of honours. A clasp
for Cawnpore, or a Companionship of the Bath for Luck-
now, would cost the country nothing. They would reward
valour, and, moreover, render not fruitless the words of the
dying hero, which have since been inscribed on the pedestal
of his statue in Trafalgar-square--" Soldiers, your lab.ours,
your privations, your sufferings, and your valour, will not
be forgotten by a grateful country." The author of these
words, if he had lived, would have advocated their claims,
no doubt successfully ; that he would have been the succes.-
sor of Maeneil, of Barra, in the colonelcy of the 78th Regi-
ment, is less certain. Highlanders might not have wished
for their colonel an Englishman, however proud they might
have been of the aspiration of a Havelock.
THE FREE SEAT SYSTEM IN CHURCHES.—The
Archbishop of York laid the corner stone of a new
church at Masbrough, near Sheffield, on Monday. The
church will be free throughout, and will accommodate 800
persons. At an influential meeting held after the eereiliony
Lord Wharncliffe took the chair, and made some observa-
tions on
the necessity of having free churches among the
labouring population. Ho hoped that Masbrough church
would lead to the erection of.other unappropriated churches.
The Archbishop of York said he entirely agreed with Lord
Wharncliffe. While there were social distinctions which no
one, not even, he believed, the working man, wished to re-
move, and which were quite right in ordinary life, these
ought to be left behind at the door of the church, folded up
like umbrellas, and all should appear before their Lord and
God as perfectly equal, as sinners seeking His mercy, In
a few days it would be his pleasant task to go to the other
end of the county and lay the foundation stone of a church
among a population working, like that, in iron, every seat
in which would be perfectly free. He would mention
another instance of a free church being opened, in the hope
that it would possibly bear fruit among those present.' The
clergyman of a small country parish has lately
restated his
church. He told legal
' his people they had no right, but
merely a presci iptive right to their seats, and
suggested that
they should revert to the law, and make theseats i
fact, as
they were in law, absolutely free. The
and he had had the pleasure of reopeningparishioners agreed,
was now perfectly free. the church, which

GERMAN FEDERAL REFORM.--The Europe gives
the following sketch of the proceedings of the con-
ference of Nuremberg :—" On Thursday there were only
simple conversations between the Ministers, who took into
consideration the memoir which Austria had sent to those
who had signed the labours Frankfort, with a circular de-
spatch dated the Bth inst., commenting on that document,
and summing up its essential points. On Friday the Mini-
sters held two official conferences ; the sittings were long
and the discussions fatiguing. Each Minister brought for-
ward a series of considerations relative to the attitude of
Prussia, to the reply to be made to that power, and to the
opportuneness of the reforms. M. de Platen, the nano;
riatt Minister, strongly urged on the necessity of,..tielnoo2l_
ing, and urged that nothing should be done hss,.,
ji.y:tuslir"i:
following resolutions were ultimately come to :
and to the
shall first reply to the letter of King
despatch of the Count do Biamark. 2.
The
eo
despatches.
shall support the reply of Austria by separatetot work of
3. The princes remain entirely
faithful
onts brought for-
Frankfort. 4. The three preliminarytaP.,!, and cannot l
ward by King William are nuaccepiatibains., „
taken as the starting point far neq_c pins. onficlential
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