The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1863

LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1863.

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A more overwhelming, or a more ignominous
defeat than the one to which it was subjected
last night in the House of Commons the Govern-
ment has not experienced throughout the whole
of this session. Not that: the division which
took place shortly after midnight ought to be re-
garded in any way as a party division. The re-
Ault can hardly be looked upon as a triumph for
the Opposition, when amongst the minority there
in to be found no less a personage tnan the right
hon. gentleman the leader of the Opposition. Yet,
for all that, it must in one sense be regarded as

an immense discomfiture for the Ministry in respect
to one of its most cherished designs, the purchas-
ing for national purposes, and the terrible
preservation and perpetuation as a public edifice,
of that most hideous of all architectural mons •
trosias--even in this age of architectural
monstrosities—the Great International Exhibition
Building of 1862, down at South Kensington ! Al-
though Mr. DISRAELI found it necessary, or advis-
able, or convenient, or however else it might be ex-
pressed, to walk into the same lobby, for once, with
a round dozen or so of the leading members of the
Coalition Government, secretaries and under secre-
taries, chiefs and subordinates—the majority by
which the Cabinet scheme was defeated so very
signally upon this most memorable division, com-
prised amongst them, saving and excepting the leader
of the Conservatives himself, the leading members of
her MAJESTY'S Opposition ! For the vote (of
£105,000) proposed by tt e Government and sub-
mitted to the House last evening by the foremost
orator of the Cabinet, meaning of course the
Chancellor
of Her MAJESTY'S Exchequer, there
were numbered up 121 —in opposition to an
overwhelming majority of 287 (nearly three
to one) who voted dead against it I The clear
majority, as the numbers show, Was no less
than 166 in a House, or rather a Committee, of
408. No wonder the announcement, when made
known, was greeted with loud and long continued
cheering, principally front the side of the
Opposition. For, if Ministers had had the
satisfaction of seeing Mr. DISRAELI stroll
out into the same lobby with themselves, their
exultant antagonists had had the still greater satis-
faction of finding their aggregate swelled and its
importance signalised by the fact of its comprising
in the list of the majority the names—not the name,
but the names—of Mr, HENLEY, Mr. WALPOLE,
Lord STANLEY, Lord JOHN MANNERS, and Sir JOHN
YAKINGTON. Perhaps the finest thing the noble
.lord the member for North Leicesterehire has yet
-done in the interests of the metropolis, if not with a
view to its adornment, at any rate to the end that it
might be spared at least the most appalling of all the
.permanent disfigurements with which it has ever
Tet been threatened, was the simple fact of his voting,
,as be actually did vote, last evening. Perhaps the
drollest evidence yet afforded of that dry humour
for which the right hon. gentleman the member for
`Oxfordshire is at all times so delightfully remark-
able, was, amidst shouts of laughter, afforded last
evening by Mr. HENLEY, when illustrating, by a
most apposite apologue, the force of a certain pre-
posterous remark made by a correspondent of the
chancellor of the Exchequer, to the effect that this
detested and now (thank Heaven !) doomed build-
ing was "susceptible"—" that' think was the word,"
said Mr. -HENLEY with irresistible sarcasm (en-
ered by cheers Bed laughter), was " susceptible
of great ornamentation:,
Whereat, said the dry
ova joker—the Apologniit, not the Apologist—" I
rzcoilect ones seeing a mountebank with a black
Issmar, who was susceptible of a great deal of
cm=cis-
s+ation. (Laughter.) He said, can make
make her red; but do what I
her white, and I can
will, l can't naeks a - hPaesome women of her.' (Great
laughter.) I am afraid,"A edded Mr, HENLEY, with
but otherwias with so air of im-
twinkling eyes,
"that Mr. SateRKE, do what he
perturbable gravity,
may to ornament the Exhibition
Building must still
leave it like that unhappy black woman. (Laughter.)
at'
anti-climax to which perfectly good-
lluuteuee4 but absolutely crushing remarks in oPP°*
sitioutotha propowal for this monstrous vote—coolly
asked for ,
tir can
ministry, nominally com-
posed of Aasst.,l4o,n. .
ousoats—there again wee to address the House Of Commons the chief ministerial I

champion of the project, to wit (of all members of
the administration !), the economising Chancellor of
Her MAJESTY'S Exchequer Not, however, to have
his remarks greeted as Mr. HENLEY'S had
been with cheers again and again re-
peated ! But— a novelty for Mr. GLADSTONE,
this !—to be interrupted again and yet again with
cries of " Oh, oh !" and of " Divide ! Divide !"
until the weariness and disgust of the House be-
came such that we absolutely find the reporter
breaking off his record of the right hon. gentleman's
speech with words given thus in significant paren-
thesis—" (the rest of the sentence was drowned
by impatient cries which rose from all
sides) !" After which—came the Deluge—of
that overwhelming defeat of the pet Palace
project of Her MAJESTY'S Government, by a loyal,
but a thoroughly independent, Opposition. Thus,
happily, has been swept aside—in spite of the Go-
vernment—the dreadful prospect looming up for the
metropolis until late last night, or rather early this
morning, the alarming probability, as it was until
then, that FOWKE'S Folly was to be preserved in
perpetuity at South Kensington.

The importance of having efficient and plentiful
means of dealing with fire has been abundantly
proved to the public of late years. It has been
ascertained by the painful test of practical experi-
ence, that our fire engines are by no means adequate
to the occasion of an extensive fire, and that the
risks run by the property of immense value in the
metropolis were very considerable. The terrible
conflagration of 1861 impressed the lesson forcibly
on men's minds. It was felt that, great as was the
damage and mournful the loss of valuable life, the
catastrophe was but a faint reflection of what it
might have been had the boisterous winds of winter
fanned the progress of the finites. Insurers and
insured were alike startled, while the owners of
property, which no money could replace, perceived
suddenly that their security was but partial and
limited. But the evil, like most other evils, even-
tually resulted in good. Attention was called to
the question, and since that time no effort or expense
has been spared to raise our fire engines to the
highest possible degree of efficiency and excellence.
On that memorable occasion at London-bridge the
superiority of the steam fire engines employed was
so strongly manifested that all recent improvements
have been directed to this branch. A series of in-
teresting and curious experiments is now being
made in the gardens of the Crystal Palace, with a
view of ascertaining which is the most successful of
the various kinds of steam fire engines now con-
structed. The trial of strength and skill is conducted
under the superintendence of a committee of noble-
men and gentlemen, Captain SHAW, the able suc-
cessor of the lamented Mr. BRAIDWOOD, who lost
his I:fe at London-bridge in 1861, being the hon.
secretary. The engines are divided into two classes
—those not exceeding 30 cwt., and those not
exceeding 60 cwt. Arrangements are made
to facilitate the trial, by which perfect
impartiality will be secured to the com-
petitors, and the test will try the efficiency of
the engine, not the ability of the men who work
it on this special occasion. With a view to
ascertaining the quantity of water which each
engine can project to given heights and distances,
the committee have arranged a set of water tar-
gets and tanks in such a manner that the water
can be measured after delivery. As might be
expected many various engines have been brought
to this trial of strength, the most prominent com-
petitors being the engines of Messrs. SHAND and
MASON, Mr.MERRYWEATLIER, and some American
machines. The American fire engine brigade par-
takes more of the character of a political union
that. of a plain business-like institution, and
laughable stories are told of the rival engine-
drivers beginning at a fire to quarrel over points
of personal precedence, instead of attending to
the work in hand. However, American machines
are not generally to be despised, and we are glad,
therefore, that these ccmpetitors should have
entered the lists. The first day's trial gave the
palm to Messrs. SHAND and MASON, whose en-
gines succeeded in getting up steam from cold
water and being at full work in eight minutes, the
others taking neatly ten, while the distance to
which they succeeded in throwing a large body
of water was greatar than any reached by their
antagonists. Yesterday the trial was more severe,
each engine having to work by itself for two
hours without stopping, drawing its supply of
water from a depth of 10 feet and sending it
through a hose 400 feet long. Only the large
engimes could be used for such an experiment as
this, and great difficulties were, of course, met with
even by them in accomplishing the feat. Mr.
MEIBYWEATHER'S engine came off the best from
the trial, but it is said that two American engines
not yet tried will be still more successful. We
shall not learn the results of the trial and the names
of the foremost competitors until the committee
make their report a few days hence. The benefits
resulting from such a trial will be very great, for
it affords a stimulus to skill and invention, while
letting the public know what is really the best
and most useful kind of engine.

Has England degenerated into a second-rate
without confidence in her own institutions
her own ? Is nothing English worth
panything
?
According to some such would seem to
be the case- Mr. BRIGHT very recently insisted
that the model transatlantic Republic ought to form
the basis of our Constitution. Mr. COBDEN is,
eloquent in his recommendation to Englishmen to
substitute sour 'yin ordinaire for malt liquor, while
our Ministers do not like to speak out on foreign
affairs for fear of displeasing continental rulers or
republican despots. Commercial treaties, notwith-
standing that the advantages are not too reciprocal,
may stimulate trade and augment the revenue, and
are therefore accepted by the public. But the
wholesale revolutions which Mr. ENVART proposes
to bring about in this country cannot be sanctioned.
Proposes, we say, for were the House
of Commons
to agree to his motion nem con at the third reading,
the public would not, could not pass it. It is
neither more nor less than to assimilate English
weights and measures to the French metric system,
and of course its coinage to boot; and for what
reason, forsooth P That foreign commerce may be
carried on more expeditiously, while millions of
English tradespeople will be hopelessly embarrassed.
Even this make-believe is fallacious, end only
brought forwzra to support the hobby of a few
enthusiasts. The exchange between different coun-
tries must always fluctuate, and those who carry on
extensive foreign trade have clerks, who with little
or no trouble can substitute the value of our coinage
for that of another. It is amusing to observe the
various conflicting arguments advanced by the
several advocates of this wholesale innovation. Mr.
EWART, in the course of his speech, observed that a
certain Belgium merchant settled in this country
states that the adoption of the metrical system in
England would save him the labour of two clerks.
This is all very well for a Belgium mer-
chant, but the laws of England are sup
posed to be framed to serve the interest
of British subjects, rather than that of foreigners
Again Mr. BAINES -maintained that the intronuc•
tien of this system into our schools would save a

year's study to the scholars, that there were
28,000,000 children in this country receiving their
education, and that the year thus razed might be
profitably devoted to the acquisition of much
valuable knowledge. This is a very specious argu-
ment; the well educated classes of society are at
perfect liberty to make up their accounts on any
plan that suits their fancy, as in the higher branches
of science and mathematics all calculations are
worked out on the decimal system. Mr. BAINES,
however, forgets that in saving a year in the edu-
cation of a future generation, he is requiring many
millions of adult individuals whose education is
barely equal to the old•established mode of calcula-
tion to go to school again, and recommence their
education. This is, of course, absurd; yet further-
more, there are hundreds of thousands moving in
respectable circles who find it difficult as it is to
settle the ordinary accounts in their daily transac-
tions. How will they get on when both shopman
and purchaser are equally at fault in endeavouring
to elucidate this uncalled-for new system, which is
to overturn all existing rules, whether it be for the
weight, measurement, or price of the article. The
length of a road and the measurement of a piece of
ground, in fact everything, must be included in the
category. The whole survey of Great Britain must
be readjusted and readapted to the new metric
system, the length of every road and street revised.
and every individual who wishes to know the exact
value and length of his estate will have to call in
the surveyor to furnish him with a new measure-
ment, for chains, roods, and perches will have to
make way for their foreign successors. That the
present system of weights and measures throughout
the United Kingdom requires great revision we are
well aware, and would be among the first to support
a gradual and moderate amendment. But this is a
very different affair to change at one fell swoop
pounds into killograms, yards into metres, sove-
reigns into napoleons, and shillings into francs.
Why not, when such a comprehensive revolution is
to take place, complete the innovation by substitut-
ing the French language for the English.

The news just received from Madagascar is of a
startling and painful character. The King,
RADAMA 11., has been assassinated, and all the
bright hopes founded upon his career are brought
to an untimely end. The name of the late QUEEN,
his mother, who was for many years sole ruler of
this vast island, was long held in detestation
throughout civilised Europe. The readers of
Madame PFEIFFER'S interesting travels will re-
member how the adventurous and fearless lady,
who had safely and uninterruptedly made her
" Woman's Journey round the World," underwent
great hardships and was in peril of her life at Mada-
gascar. The conduct of the QUEEN to the European
Governments and to the Christians who unhappily
found themselves within her dominions was such as
to run the risk of provoking the Western Powers
to punish the offender summarily. Thanks to her
geographical position and to her political insignifi-
cance, she escaped the lesson which she deserved,
and it was the only consolation for her suffering
subjects to hope for better times under the gentler
rule of her son, RADAMA 11. The accession of this
Prince was hailed with universal satisfaction, and
the lenity and moderation of his character contrast
strikingly with the reckless injustice and cruelty of
his mother. He refused to sacrifice the life of his
brother although his counsellors advised it, and we
hope it may not prove that this forbearance has
been remotely the cause of his death. The telegram
informs us that not only has the KING been
strangled and his Ministers hanged, but that his
reign has been declared null, and mourning pro-
hibited. As a further sign of the times we learn
that the treaties concluded with European Powers
have been suspended. Certainly if King RADAMA'S
reign is declared null his acts can hardly be officially
recognised ; but the fact is suspicious. The wife of
ItADAmA, who has been proclaimed QUEEN, has
signed, it is said, a constitution in accordance with
the views of the old Hova party. Religions
liberty, we are told, is to be maintained ; but who
can trust such an assertion. Discontent, we are not
surprised to hear, is spreading throughout the
kingdom, and fears of civil war are entertained by
the unhappy peasantry. So the curtain has fallen
over the new and hopeful prospects of Madagascar.
Neither life nor property are safe. The few steps
taken in the way of progress are retraced, and the
future looks cloudy enough. The rulers probably
reckon on the difficulties offered to invaders by the
interior of their island and the combination of the
arms of civilised and savage warfare, which they
possess, to render their position secure. But they
must not repeat the barbarities of the former
Government if they wish to retain undisturbed
possession of their ill-gotten power.

SIGNOR VAILATI'S MORNING CONCERT.

This accomplished performer, whose misfortune gives
him so strong a claim on the sympathies of his audience,
gave his grand concert at Willis's Rooms on Tuesday last.
The instrument on which he performs is one not often
heard in our concert rooms, but he continues to display a
marvellous degree of skill. He has been surnamed the
Paganini of the Mandoline, and his ingenuity and execu-
tion are something wonderful. He has obtained great suc-
cess in Paris, and we do not doubt will find the results of
his English visit equally satisfactory. Prominent among
the singers was Madlle. Georgi, whose fine voice promises
to render her one of our best concert singers. Signor
Bianchi was the pianist, and delighted the audience with
his brilliant playing. The music was classic and well
selected, but there were considerable variations in the origi-
nal programme. However, the audience were perfectly
satisfied, and the concert has assisted in establishing the
reputation of Signor Vailati.

MR. BRINLEY RICHARDS' CONCERT.

This popular composer and accomplished pianist's
concert took place on Wednesday evening at the Queen's
Concert Rooms, Hanover-square, and attracted one of the
most crowded and fashionable audiences of the season.
The programme was an exceedingly attractive one,
embracing, as it did, the names of Madlle. Parepa, Miss
Edith Wynne, and Mr. Sims Reeves, as vocalists,
and Mr. Brinley Richards, Mr. Balser Chatterton, Mr.
John Thomas, and M. Paque, as solo instrumentalists.
The opening piece, a part song, by the London Choral
Union, by Pearsall, " 0 who will o'er the downs," was well
and steadily executed ; and then followed a piano solo—
Beethoven's magnificent Sonata Pathetique—which Mr.
Richards performed in a manner that left nothing to bo de-
sired. Big execution was something extraordinary, and
his touch brilliant in the extreme ; added to which
suss
nata,
a charming distinctness throughout the
wholeperformance.
which gave additional beauty to
the sonata,
Sims Reeves, of course, sang Mr.
Richard's world-renownedthere song " God Bless the Prince of
Wales" in his own peculiar
and unequalled style, and in
by the same author, entitled
" The White Cross of Denmark," he created such an effect,
another new
the song
gs song adnodubeeussrsbeeeme one of the celebrated
of the author's countless performances. Madlle. Parepa
delighted the audience with the shadow y
song
from
Dinorah," and Miss Edith SVynne perfecti enchanted
airs very beautifull
the fashionable assemblage by the sweetness of her singing
" The Bells of Aberdovey." The celebrated harpists, Mr.
Welshß. Chatterton and Mr. Thomas
performedmade a duet on Welsh
all but speak in his brilliant solo on cottih his
chief instrumental performance, in the second part, was Mr.
Scottish
Richards' pianoforte solo fantasia on Welsh airs, which he
gave with exquisite taste and feeling. The concert,
although nearly the last, must be classed amongst the
greatest successes of the saason, airs. violoncelloTh

LITtRATURB.

Dragon's Zeeth. By the Eev. James Pycroft, B.A.
Two vols. Booth.

As we Sow, so must we reap. They who, like the
hero of the old fable, plant the teeth of dragons in
the earth will find an armed harvest the recompense
of their toil. Such is the theme of Mr. Pycroft's
new work—the dragon's teeth particularly alluded
to being the evil self-indulgent habitS fostered in
early life by a bad education. The plan of the
story is very ingenious, and the first portion is ad-
mirable. Edward and Nathaniel Walford an the
twin sons of a widowed mother, and Edward, the
first-born, is the heir of Rickworth Manor. The
difference of one hour in the time of their birth is
the cause of an immeasurable difference in their
careers and fortunes. The advantage is apparently
with the elder, but is in reality with the younger,
brother. Flattered and followed by time-serving
favourites from his childhood upwards, consigned
to the pernicious influence of tutors who dispense
with all discipline from a dread of offending their
patrons, poor Ned grows up weak and wilful and
wicked, full of his own importance, seeking only his
own pleasures, unhappy himself and the cause of
unhappiness to all connected with him. Meanwhile
Nat, the more fortunate younger brother, stimu-
lated and invigorated in mind and body by the
discipline of Eton, sets to work resolutely to earn
for himself friends and fortune and position, all
of
fwhiclavishlybestowed which have
havebeenbythe accident of
birth already upon his brother.
In describing the diffirent effects of the education
of these two brothers, Mr. Pycroft strongly advo-
cates the advantages of public schools over private
ones, especially for the sons of wealthy men. In
the latter, he argues, the boy has no real training
or discipline, as the master, in many instances, fears
-to irritate a spoilt child, and exasperate the parents,
may be as a
who will probably withdraw the pupil and injure
the establishment.
"However this
general rule there can be little doubt that a few
years of Eton or Harrow would have been of
amazing benefit to Master Ned. The conclusion of
the tale is very inferior to the commencement. The
author seems to anticipate that the adventures of
Hannah Hengan will be the subject of animadversion,
and no wonder. Her conduct, no less than the whole
concluding portions of the story, is unnatural, and
even ridiculous. A young timid girl, Alice Hengan,
has been deserted by her lover on the eve of an
attempted elopement. She pines away, heart-sick,
with hope deferred, and her elder sister, Hannah, a
strong-minded woman, burning to revenge her els .
ter's disappointment, matures aed carries out a
scheme of retribution the like of which we will
venture to say would never have entered into any
woman's head or heart to project or to perform.
Actually, Hannah Hengan personates a wealthy
heiress, and by way of revenging her sister she
marries the deceiving lover ! Immediately after
the marriage, of course, the bride declares herself
and takes leave of her husband, who finds that he
has lost the expected fortune, and is deprived of all
liberty to seek for another heiress. Mr. Pycroft, in
self-defence, assures us that two or three women he
could mention have been actually married under
similarly false representations. We feel assured,
however, that on inquiry a difference would be
found in the actual circumstances of these cases and
that of Hannah Hengan. Motives of personal re-
venge or ambition for self-aggrandisement might
have been at work, but we cannot conceive such an
example of sisterly retribution to have had any
parallel in real life ! The whole conclusion of the
story is greatly inferior to the commencement,which
is admirably well-planned. The lesson inculcated is
so excellent, and the moral reflections are so worthy
of general attention, that we very cordially wish
success to Mr. Pycroft's book, notwithstanding the
blunders we have mentioned.

1...........••••

The Historical Works of Giraldus Cambrensis.
Bohn's Antiquarian Library.
This is a s orthy addition to Bohn's very valu-
able library, The works contained in this volume
are " The Topography of Ireland" and " The His-
tory of the Conquest of Ireland," translated by
Thomas Forester, M.A., and " The Itinerary
through Wales" and " The Description of Wales,"
translated by Sir Richard Colt Hoare, from the
preceptor to Prince
(afterwards
original manuscripts of Giraldus Carnbrensis.
Giraldus was a native of Wales, hence his denomi-
nation of Cmbrensis. He was born about the year
1.14 6 . H
e was
King)atJohn,
one timeand accompanied him to
Ireland as Secretary. As the compiler or the pre-
sent edition of the old cLronicler's masterpiece
observes in the Preface :

Giraldus was evidently a zealous, if a rather credulous,
observer and collector of facts. It was during this visit, to
Ireland that he occupied himself diligently in collecting
materials for a description of that country, and remained
lilt Bed
the refowrhtich
that
he
eubrpegosaen
to compose soon after his return to
some time after the departure of
Prince John. The result was his "Topography of Ire-
land,"Wales, a little after the Easter of 1186, and completed in
7.
hislbtsoock, °mPleti
-";n
gave occasion for a remarkable dis-
play of the wr,twerh'sievhanwiatys
danivdidleodveinoftoosttherneteatpioanr.te, He re-
cited
called by the then fashonable term of distinctions, before
a public audience of the University of Oxford on three
successive days ; and, to give more effect to this proceeding,
he gave on each day a sumptuous feast. The
the
doctors
ropcetoprlse
andof the
studentstown
onh
firstteday;second
cond
and on
the third the other scholars and the burghers and soldiers
Giraldus was evidently very proud of the sensation he had
made on these occasions; for in one of his books (that De
Gestis Suis, lib. ii. c. 16), ho declares that it was worthy of
the classic ages of the poets of antiquity, and that nothing
like it had ever been seen in En4land. Its effect appears to
have been to increase its celebrity.
Giraldus appears to have been equally remark-
able for his diligence in collecting facts and for his
skill in arranging them. Into the especial merit s
of his works we do not now propose to enter. We
have said enough already, in these few words, to
show the lovers of history and antiquity what a
treasure Mr. Bohn has here laid before them.

THE NOCTES AMBROSIANZ.—Part 11. of the
cheap popular edition of the Noctes appears with
the July magazines, but this. time without any en-
graved portrait by way of illustration.

SUICIDE IN HIGHGATE PONDS.—Dr. Lankester
held an inquest yesterday afternoon on the body of
Mr. Joseph Rawlins, a decorator, residing at 10, Breck-
nock-crescent, Camden-town, who was found drowned in
one of the Highgate ponds. The deceased left his home on
Wednesday morning week to go to his place of business as
usual, and kissed his children, as was his custom, before he
went out. He was not heard of till Wednesday evening,
when some boys who were fishing caught their hooks in the
hair of the deceased's head, and brought his body to the
surface. It was got out and conveyed to St. Pancras dead
house. Some lines of poetry wero found in his pocket
headed " Creedy the Neal" (the latter being his• wife's
maiden name), in which from their tenour he was evidently
under a delusion that his wife hated him and did all she
could to destroy his prospects in life. It was stated they
did not live vary happily together. Verdict " Temporary
Insanity."

NEW OIL WELL.—The editor of the Oil Czty
Register has recently paid a visit to the wonderful flowing
oil well in that neighbourhood, which throws every vein
yet struck entirely into the shade. He says :—" While
there the parties owning it were making preparations to
put on a stop-cock, so as to control it. The first joint of
tubing was taken off, and the oil spouted up to a height of
50 feet, with a roar like a hurricane. The stream from the
pipe was 21 inches, and was incessant, and we looked at the
scene for an hour or more, and finally had to leave before
the stop-cock could be put on. We could form no definite
estimate of the capacity of the well; some estimate it as
high as 2,000 barrels, some 1,000. But we are satisfied
that it was flowing at the rate when we saw it of 1,200 to
1,500 per day. The depth of the well is about 450 feet.
A despatch from Oil City to the Cleveland _Plain Dealer
states that the market is unsettled in consequence of the
new well.

FATHER THAMES A LITTLE CLEANER.—The
high and middle-level sewers of the main drainage
of the metropolis are announced to be partly in operation
in two or three months' time, when Father Thames will be
relieved of at least one-12711f the refuse which he is now
obliged to carry.
ANOTHER SUICIDE ON A RAILWAY.—Another
very shocking case of suicide occurred yesterday
morning on the Midland Railway. About one o'clock on
the above named morning the mail train from London was
passing the Thlumpton-road crossing, between Kegworth
and Trent Stations, Notts, when the engineer saw by the
moonlight a man coming down the bank side and walk in
front of the train. He was intantiy knocked down, run
over, and killed on the spot. The body, which was fright-
fully mutilated, was afterwards conveyed to the Kegworth
Station, and an inquest will be held this evening. The de-
ceased was well dressed in black, but no-money was found
upon him. His name at present is unknown,

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(13,EUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE INSURRECTION IN POLAND.
CRACOW, JULY 3.

On the 2d inst. Wysocki had a sanguinary en-
gagement at Perzajow, in which he succeeded in
piercing the Russian lines. He afterwards marched
in the direction of Krzyroeintei

ZAwadzki at the head of two detachments of
Polish cavalry encountered the Russians on the
29th ult. at Dobra in the Palatinate of the Kalisch.
An engagement ensued lasting can hours.
Count Sierakowski was hung at Wilna on the
27th ult.

Czachowski appeared with his band on the 27th
ult. at \Vochoch.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING, July 3.

A destructive fire has broken out in Water•street,
in a large warehouse filled with cotton and grain.
It is still raging, but is apparently tinder control.
The loss will be very heavy, amounting to nearly
£200,000. The value of the cotton in the building
is estimated at £150,000.

The amount of insurance, principally upon the
cotton, is said to be over XBO,OOO,

CANADA.

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY NIGHT.

The Canadian steamer Nova Scotian, from Quebec
on the 20th ult., has arrived in the Mersey. Tne
Canadian papers contain nothing of importance.
The elections were not yet fully decided. Serious
riots had occurred at some places.

FRANCE.
OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS.

PARIS, JULY 3.

In consideration of the eminent services rendered,
especially in Mexico, by the commanding officers of
the army, General Forey, the chief of the expedi-
tionary corps, has been appointed a Marshal of
France, and General Bazaine will receive the
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour.
The nominations of M. Venillefroy and of the
Marquis Gricourt as senators, have been published.
Le Pays mentions the arrival yesterday morning
in Paris of Marshal O'Donnell, Duke of Tetuan.

THE BOURSE, July 2.—The market has been
rather more buoyant, and a fair amount of business
done at improved quotations, Threes, for the Ac-
count, being now at 68f 60c. Mobilier have also
slightly advanced. Railway Share Market without
animation, but the prices of yesterday, up to the
ned. The market closed

present time, well mainta'.
as follows :

It per Cents .. 96 80
Do. end month....
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6B 60
Credit Alobilier 1170
Do. end month 1162 60
Bank Shares 3420
Credit F =ler 1360

Italian Loan 73 70
Do. end month 73 25
New ditto
Do. end month —
Russian
Austrian
Spanish Threes.,,
Home Debt .. —

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Account.
Orleans 993 75 .. 997 50
Northern
New ditto
Lyons and Mediterranean 1010 1007 50
Geneva..
Southern 690 .. 687 50
Western

Eastern •....
Sardinian ....... .... 410 .. 412 50

Austrian
Lonrbard

North of Spain
Saragossa..

Ditto to Barcelona .... 350 .. .. 352 60

AUSTRIA.

VIENNA, JUG() 30.

M. von Hasner, the President of the Lower
Chamber, has replied to the 11 Bohemian (Czech)
members who, on the 25ta inst., announced to him
their resolve not to appear in the house, " becausi-
the Constitution of February is not in keeping with
the diploma of October; because the electoral law
promulgated by the Austrian Government is of such a
nature that the Sclaves in Bohemia cannot possibly
be fairly represented ; and because the present
Reicharath, being incomp'ete, has no right to vote
the supplies for the year 1864." He says
4, In answer to your collective communication, I have
the honour to inform you that the Lower Chamber
of the Reicharath declines to accept the reasons
adduced in justification of your non-appearance.. I
therefore, in accordance with the fourth paragraph of the
standing orders, do summon you to take your seats in a
fortnight from this date, and I at the same time inform you
that if you should fail to do so you will cease to be consi-
dered members of this House. By accusing the Lower
Chamber of the Reicharath of intentional injustice (unreal°
you have displayed a want of respect for it; and I, as its
President, consider it my duty to express my disapproval o"
your conduct.

" HASNER.

" Vienna, June 26, 1863."

ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA;

Mr. Gounod's " Faust" was produced here last evening
with the greatest success. The caste embraced the leading
members of the company, added to which Mdlle. Miolan-
Carvalho for whom the part was written, was specially en-
gaged to sustain the character of Margherita. M. Faure was
picturesque and impressively diabolic as Mephistophiles.
Madame Didiee made an excellent Siebel, and Taniberlik
magnificently sustained the part of Faust. The music was
superbly rendered by the different artistes, and the opera
cannot but bring the season to a close withthe greatest eclat,
Its production here must be pronounced a decided triumph.

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION.

DEFEAT OF THE GOVERNMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, JULY 2,

INTERNATIONAL EX lIBITION BUILDING.
n committee of supply, motion made and question pro-
posed, " That a sum not exceeding £105,000 be granted
to her Majesty to defray the charge which will come in
course of payment during the year ending on the 31st
day, of March, 1864, for the purchase of the existing
Exhibition buildings at Kensington Gore from the con-
tractors, and for repairing, altering, and eventually com-
pleting the said buildings." The committee divided—
Ayes, 121; Noes, 287.