The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-03 00:00:00


THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1863.

N°. 22,210.

MANILLA AND JAPAN.
Now ready, Svo., with Illustrations, 145., bound,
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question ; and if any one would give him a fossil out of
these red beds identical IN ith that he produced ho would say
what the rocks were, but he could not without such evi-
dence. Sir Roderick took the Cambrian system on the pa-
leontological evidence; it was to be feared he would have
to give up the Permian system on the same condition.
(Laughter.) He could not help saying so, because he be-
lieved it was the truth. There were volcanic conditions in
the north-west of thi3 island when there were none here,
and those volcanic conditions produced the brecciated beds.
He had a great distrust in all red beds together, and nothing
would satisfy him any more than Sir Charles fyell but a
fossil in the right place. Mr. Kirkby, who had worked at
the Permian system for a long time, and himself, had
found that the Permian system was as entirely connected
with the mountain limestone and with the carboniferous
system as the Cambrian was with the Silurian. (Laughter.)
After a few words in explanation and reply from Sir
Roderick Murchison,

horse side by side, Udine being fourth, and Tippler, pull-
ing hard, last. Upon reaching the gate to which Warhorse
had previously bolted, be tried again to make for that outlet
towards home, and, in keeping him in the course, Kenyon
lost considerable ground, and quickly dropped into the last
place. Immediately afterwards, however, Warhorse went
in pursuit of his compeers, and Odiuc gave way both to hint
and Tippler, the latter of whom, in the meadows, took
second plac6, and waited upon Jack's Alive to nearing the
distance, where the Marquis's horse took up the running,
and won in a canter by three lengths; Jack's Alive, who
was stopped a dozen strides from home, beat Warhorse for
second place by a head ; M y Mary was a bad fourth,

SECTION C.—GEOLOGY.
President, Warrington W. Smyth, M.A.
FOSSIL FISHES FROM Tun PERMIAN LIMESTONE.
Professor JONES gave an extract cf a paper by Mr. J.
W. Kirby, on some fossil fishes from the Permian lime-
stone of Ful well, near Sunderland. The object of the paper
was to record the discovery of fish remains in the upper
magnesian limestone of the Permian formation ; the dis-
covery being of interest, especially on account of the re-
mains having been found at a horizon considerably higher
in the Permian series than any vertebrate remains had

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been previously known to occur. The fossils were first
noticed in August, 1861, in a newly-opened quarry, be-
longing to Sir lledworth Williamson, Bart., at Fulwcll, a

ST. LEGEIt.
st) 1 agst Lord Clifden (offered)
sto 1 agst Ranger (offered)
6to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken)
13 to 1 agst Avenger (offered)
14 to 1 agat Golden Pledge (offered)
33 to 1 agat Mogador (taken)
33 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken)

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OF ROME, Translated by the Rev. W'
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Professot lIAnKNEss, at some length, entered into details
supplementary to the statement of Sir Roderick Mur-
chison. _ _ .

DEVON AND EXETER MEETING—WEDNESDAY.
The Devon and Exeter Club Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs
each, 3 ft, with 50 added; winners extra. Three quarters
of a mile. 5 subs.

The PRESIDENT remarked that they required further in-
formation to enable them to come to definite conclusions on
this subject, and the conversation then terminated.

Mr. Ellison's Heber, 2 yrs, 6st (Cannon) 1
Mr. Meredyth's Barmaid, 3 yrs, 7at, 51b (Pearson) 2
Mr. J. B. starky's Souveraine, 3 yre, 7st 71b
(S. Adams) 3
Betting-7 to 4on Heber, who won by half a length; a
bad third.

T" oxF ORD,
R, OXFORD STREET, W.

THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections
from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE and Halevy's
MUSKETEERS (first time in England).
Principal Artistes —Miss Russell, Miss Ell'son, Messrs.
Green, Bernardi, finish, &c., with full band and chorus.

The Mamhead Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added,
for two •yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b ; certain
winters extra; allowances. Three-quarters of a mile.
27 subs. _ _

Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans.
Fiute Solos by Drew Dean, &c.

Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any other man "), Eugene,
W. Randall, A. Lloyd, and George Hodson.,
Also, a Pei format:we by Herr S ORAL ICENB A.CH on his
wonderful instrument, the ..PIA.ND
_ORCHEsTR,E, contain-
ing biod oevrtirgvninrentm--

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Mr. E. Brayley's Outlaw, Sst 101 b
Mr. J. B. Starky's Agatha, Bst 4.1 b
Mr. Merry's Mcostissima filly, Bst 111 b (Covey) 3
Hengist and Faith also ran.

The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated,
and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis.
Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ed. ; stalls andbalcony, Is. ;
private boxes, 10s. 6d.

Betting-6 to 4on Hengist-4 to 1 each agst Faith, Out-
law, and Agatha.
Won by three-quarters of a length; four lengths be-
tween second and third.

CANTERBURY HALL " GHOST."—In order
to gratify the curiosity of nightly-increasing, crowds,
Mr. C. MORTON has transferred the representation of Pro-
lessor PEpper hud Henry Dirks, Esq.'s, world-famed spectral
Illusion,
"THE
GHOST," from the ricture Gallery to the
Concert Hall, where a now and elegant stage is erected,
affording a more ample view of the Illusion from Stalls, Bal-
cony, and b3oly of the Hall. He has also arranged for Mr.
A. ,gilyeater to give (with all that gentleman's latest im-
provements and effects), REPRESENTATIONS EACH
EVENING, at Ten o'clock.

The County Cup, a Piece of Plate value 100 sous, by sub-
scription of 10 soya each, 5 ft, the surplus in specie;
weight for age; certain winners extra; the winner to be
sold for 500 soya if demanded, &c. Two miles and a half.
15 subs.

Lord Portsmouth's Cachuca, 3 yrs, 7st lAlb ....• (Covey) 1
111 r. Brayley's Golden Dust, 3 yrs, 7st 101b....(Uannon) 2
Betting 7 to 4 on Golden Dust.
Won by a neck.
A. Selling Sweepstakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added;
weight for age, with selling and other allowances. One
mile.

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All the other Musical and Pictorial attractions as usual,
including Operatic Selections, Arc. ; Crusworth (the modern
Demosthenes), Eugene, Arthur Lloyd, George Hodson, &c.

-ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The
GHOST ! The GHOST ! ! The ONLY COMIC
GHOST !! ! —The beautiful FAIRY FOUNTAIN. —A
Grand Divertissement by Signora Rachele and Mariannin a
and Signor Guiseppe France•co, assisted by a corps of
Twenty young Ladies—Selections from favourite Operas :
Principals, Miss M'Greo•or, Mr. Albert, Signor Georgini (the
new Italian tenor), and Mr. Vernon Rigby.

Mr. Sargent's Newfoundland, 3 yrs, Bst 31b
(F. Adams) t w.o.
Mr. Brayley's Kennett, 3 yrs, Bst 51b .... (Cowley) t
Mr. Jorrock's Surbiton, 4 yrs, 9st llb

NICOSI A, the Great Violinist. will make his
First Appearance in England on Monday next, at
the ALHAMBRA.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Windmill-street, Piccadilly.
NOTICE.—The above elegant Rooms will be Opened
on SATURDAY, September 5, entirely redecorated under
the sole direction of Messrs. Delicourt, of Paris, decorators
the Palaces of the Emperor Napoleon. The artistical work
will be done by Messrs. Biggs and assistants.
The musical department under the directorship of Mons.
Jullien, and chef d'orchestre. The band will be chosen from
the Household Troops and the Royal Italian Opera Houses.
This celebrated band is well known by the public, and will
be called in future the London Band, and will be represented
by the best art.sts of the present day.
Conductor of the Rooms and Manager, Mons. GRENET.
Sole Lessee, R. R. BIGNELL.
Admission, Is.

CIPECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented
Tinted Spectanles are patronised by the majority of the
Nobility, including• Viscount Palmerston. They afford extra-
ordinary relief to weak, din, and detective vision.—S. and B
SOLOMONS, Opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.

RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.
WHITE'S
MOC-MAIN LEVER TRUSS
(PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT
ExHIBITION B OF 1831 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of
Two Hundred Medical Gentlemen to be the most effective
nvention in the curative treatment of fi ERNI A.
The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects,
;a here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the
body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the
Moe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease
and closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn
during sleep. A descriptive circular may be had, and the
truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir-
cumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being
sent to the manufacturer,
Mr. WHITE, 228, Piccadilly.
A Single Truss, 165., 215., 265. 6d., and 31s. 6d. Postage, is.
A. Double Truss, 31s. 6d. 425., and 52e. 6d. Postage, is Bd.
An Umbilical Truss, 42a. and ss. 6d. Postage, ls. 10d.
Post-office Orders to be made payable to John White, Post-
office, Piccadilly.
NEW PATENT
ELASTIC STOCKINGS,
KNEE-CAPS, &c., for Varicose Veins and all cafes of
Weakness and Swelling of the Legs, Sprains, &a They are
Iprous, light in texture, and inexpensive, and are drawn on
De an ordinary stocking. Price 4s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 10a, to 16s.
each. Postage 6d.
JOHN WHITE, Manufacturer. 228. Piccadilly.

KS PE ARE, at
hi h Sir Robert
CELEBRATION BBIRRATTursno: the TERCENTENARY of
Stratford-upon-
Avon. The Tercentenary Committee (of w---c—
-aoeountottheT
N. C. Hamilton, Bart., K.C.8.. is Chairman! are now receiv-
ing
and Kidderminster or Warwick and Leamington Banks,
Strati ord-upon -Avon ; Messrs. Greenway, Smith, and
e r SUBSCRIPTIONSnte n' aand
C tohme my it mtaeye , also
at t hbee Sptaoiudr btroi dt lee
Greenway, Warwick ; or their London agents, Messrs.
Smith, Payne, and Co Messrs. Hanburys and Co., or Messrs.
lyn and Co , bankers,, London.
The Tercentenary Committee, in submitting the subscrip-
tion list to the nation, most earnestly appeal to the admirers
of Shakapeare for their aid and assistance. The Committee
rest their claims upon the ground that Stratford is not only
the birthplace of Shakspeare, but the centre of attraction to
all admirers of the great Poet's works, and that it was his
home, the town he loved, and where he lived and died.

ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, Gray's-inn-road
in the immediate vicinity of the Great Northern Rail-
way Terminus, at King's-cross.

Patron—The QUEEN.
Tthreeafisrusrtehr—Edward
principle
of
free
President—The Duke of BUCCLEUCII, A.G.
This was
and instant admission to the destitute sick, without the for-
mality of governors' letters. It is entirely devoted to desti-
tution in its most pitiable form—viz., that which is accom-
palled by sickness and disease, and is now of sufficient
magnitude that, with adequate support, it may be rendered
capable of admitting into its wards a very large proportion of
the casual sick of this great metropolis. It requires but the
funds in order to have 500 beds available for the reception of
these the most wretched of our fellow-creatures. Moreover,
it gratuitously affords medical advice and medicine to more,
ofa the average, than 3,000 out-patients a week.
The Weekly Board feel it their imperative duty to make an
EARNEST APPEAL to the public for continued support,
to enable them to admit and relieve the distressing cases that
daily present themselves.
Contributions are received by the Treasurer, Edward
Mas rerman, Esq., Nicholas-lane; also by Messrs. Coutts and
Co. ; Drummond and Co. ; Herries and Co. ; Hansom and
CO. ; Prescott, Grote, and Co.; Smith, Payne, and Co. ; Glyn
and Co. ; Jones Loyd and Co. ; Barclay and Co. ; Denison
and Co. ; W Deacon, and Co. ; Overend, Gurney, and
Co. ; Nisbet and Co. ; Messrs. J. Barned and Co., Liverpool
and at the Hospital.
STANFORD S. SMITH Secretary.

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Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.
The screw frigate Arethusn, 30, 3,140 tons, 500
horse power, fitting for the first-class Chatham
steam reserve, is being hastened forward with her
final fitments, in readiness for immediate commis-
sion, her destination being the Rieifie. It is stated
at Chatham that sbe will be commissioned by Cipt.
Luard, late flag captain of the Formidable, 84, at
the Nore.

PAIL-1.7,R
The Weather and the Crops in Scotland.
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The screw corvette Clio, 21, 1,470 tons, 400 horse

power, recently paid off into the third division of
the steam reserve squadron in the Medway, is to

undergo a thorough overhaul in order to ascertain
the defects existing in her engices and machinery

which have been placed under the charge of Mr. C.
Moore, chief engineer. The Clio is in the great
basin, and will, it is understood, be shortly taken in
hand in readiness to be recommissioned.

Admiralty instructions have been received at
Chatham far the screw sloop Fawn, 17, 100 horse
power, to be brought forward for commission, to
relieve the Greyhound, 17, 200 horse power, on the
West India station.

A third trial of French and English armour-plates
:ook place at Portsmouth yesterday under the su-

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pervision of Capt. A. C. Key, C. 8., commanding
her Majesty's ship Excellent. The range, as usual,
was 200 yards, and the projectile a cast iron 68
pound shot, the practice taking place afloat from
the Foam gunboat, against the plates fixed on the

side of the Monarch, old sailing liner. The plates
comprised four from the French firm of Petin, Gau-
det, and Co., two of 4,% inches and the remaining
two of 53- inches; one from Messrs. John Brown
and Co., of Sheffield, for her Majesty's ship Agin-

court, of 51 inches ; and one from the Millwall
Company, of 51 inches, the average length

of the whole being 15 feet, and their

breadth 3 feet 4 inches. Patin and Gaudet's
two 41in. plates received six and scven shots re-

spectively, and both proved to be of a very inferior
quality. They had both very extensive cracks
and separations of the metal, and showed cracks of
greater extent than has been done by the French-
made plates on any former trial. One of these two
plates struck full on the upper edge by a shot away
from any other indent, broke away the metal from
the main body in a semi-circular form round the
blow to a bolt on the opposite side of the indent.

Another shot on the lower edge opened a triangular
crack across two other shot marks art. Gin. in length.
The third shot fired at the second 41-inch plate
effected penetration in the centre of the plate, and
not in the i-icinity of any other blow, the metal

MID-LOTHIAN.
At the close of the first week of August about
an inch of rain fell, which was of immense benefit
to all the crops. Dry weather set in and con=
tinued, with only the slightest showers, until the
25th. A very considerable fall, amounting to
about two inches, has since taken place, and the
lying uncut corn has scarcely been quite dry. As
vet the total rain fall for the month amounts to
two inches and nine-tenthe. Some corn was cut
about the 10th, and it has beau gradually becoming
ripe as you ascend. In the early districts three-
fourths of the entire crop is in stook, but a small
portion only in stack. In the middle district about
one-third is cut and none in stack, while on the
insides reopinfz has not begun. The wheat crop is
somewhat thin, but of stout firm straw, a good
length, and seeming to carry plump full ears;
about one-half is reaped. Barley is of strong stiff
straw, and thick enough. In a full average field
of grain, while the ears are sound, oats show a few
more light fields than barley does. He.yvever, taken
throughout, the crop is a full average. On the
whole the white corn crops promise well, and with
a return of dry weather will give a different result
from last year. Beans are early, somewhat short
ibneasutrvaewry, hbsy. i‘i u
uutwellpodeh of
the
de lteaping machines have
grain baying been
standing they wrought with ease; now, however,
their use will not be so satisfactory, as the contrary
breezes and rains have twisted about the stalk:
Potatoes have improved in leaf; and it is to be hoped .
in tuber also, their size hitherto having been smell.
Where frosted down, a fresh growth of thick--set
shoots have come away; as yet the bulbs have
done little. Turnips are growing most vigorously,
and there is every likelihood, should frost keep
away, of their being a full crop. Pastures, which
were very bare, are improving. There is very little
good aftermath, the red clover not earning
up. Any portions of the new crop of barley or oats
which have been sold, from their fine colour, have
brought better prices than old, while wheat of last
crop has been very dililcuit to sell at falling prices*
All sorts of stock arc fetching full rates, lean cattle
and lambs being very high.
EAST LOTHIAN.
The weather was most favourable for maturing
and also for harvesting the crops until the 26th of
last month. It was wet on Wednesday morning,
and on Thursday and Friday an immense quantity
of rain fell. The two succeeding days were fair,
but it rained the greater part of yesterday very
heavily ; however, this day is more promising. The
total fall of rain for August amounts to the large
quantity of (4.5)41 inches, of which 3 inches have
fallen since Wednesday last. It is to be hoped it vc ill
now continue fair for a time, as with wet weather
for a short time longer, the damage that will accrue
to the outstanding grain must be enormous. Con-
siderably more than half the corn crops in the county
are at present in the sheaf, and just in the position
to be injured, if not destroyed, by wet, In the
lower district of the county reaping commenced
early in the month, and might be general about
the middle of it. On some farms cutting is already
finished, but it will take another week to bring it
generally to a close, and even then there will be
stray fields of spring wheat uncut. Very little has
been done in carting home the grain; on most farms
not above two or three stacks have been secured.
The grain crops have cut up even better than was
anticipated. Wheat and barley are particularly
fine crops; while oats, which were generally con-
sidered inferior, have proved much thicker on the
ground than they appeared to do when growing,
and in some instances are even tall in straw; they
have a fine head, and if they do not prove a full
average crop, they will be very near it. Some of
the earliest fields of beans are already cut; the pods
are closely set, and the seeds well ripened.
Altogether, the grain crops are considered the
most abundant grown for many years, if they were
only safely secured. The samples of new oats and
barley shown in lladdington market have been of
fine quality and great weight, oats running from 43
to 4411 b. per bushel, and barley from 56 to t-301b.
per bushel. If there is an immediate change to fine
weather, the rain may prove not to have
been injurious to the quality of the grain be-
yond darkening the colour of the oats and barley,
while it must be most beneficial to the turnip crop,

broken away being driven into the ship's side 81in
from the front of the plate, that is Olin. bcyonel and
clear of the back of the plate. The 5.1 in. plates
stood no better, considering the extra inch of metal.
One received ten shots, several of which were edge
blows, and opens the layers of the metal in an un-
usual manner, proving these plates, like the former
ones tested, to be of very inferior manufacture in
the welding. The metal was of good quality. This
plate was struck by three shots in a diameter of
13in., and in the centre of this space there were
very deep fissures with the iron driven into the
ship's side from the main body of the plate. The
second sin. French plate received eight shots—one
on the upper edge, striking, however, full on the
plate and away from other blows, broke out a semi-
circular piece, 27in. in length and 10in. in depth.
On the right extremity of this plate a crack ran
through three shot marks to the lower edge of the
plate, aft. Gin. in length. Messrs. Brown's plate
stood until after its fifth shot, without giving sign
of a crack, but after that time a succession of blows
in two spots on its lower edge broke up the metal
in those places, as, indeed it could not well have
been otherwise under so unusual a pounding in two
particular spots. It received 12 shots in all. The
Millwall plate received 11 shots, more fairly dis-
tributed. A second unlucky blow on its right lower
corner broke through the metal. With this excep-
tion the plate came out of the trial satisfactorily.
Messrs. Brown's plate, and that of the Millwall
may be considered about equal, and as the best by
far of the six tested. The French plates proved to
be far below the average of " A 1 plates, and very
inferior indeed to the two first plates which were
tried at Portsmouth from the same firm. M. Gaudet,
who was present during the trials yesterday, ex-
pressed his astonishment at the results as regarded
his plates, and said that no such result had ever
attended any trial of them in France. Captain
Harrison. one of the members of the Iron-plate
Committee, was present during the firing, as were
also the respective representatives of the Millwall
Company and Messrs. John Brown and Co. 'The
uncertainty of the practice yesterday, owing to the
rough state of the weather, destroyed in a great
measure the interest which would otherwise have
been attached to the trials. Thus, Messrs. Brown's
received the mejority of the shots directed against
it by mere chance in two particular spots, while
the shots on the Millwall plate were scattered.
Under these circumstances the comparisons required
between the two plates, which would have been of
great value, could not be drawn, and only approxi-
mate results could be arrived at. The same argu-
ment applies, of course, to the French plates, only
in their case their failure altogether to resist shot
enabled a more decided opinion to be formed. There
were upwards of 20 misesbots yesterday, owing
to the movement of the gunboat, which fully ac
counts for the uncertainty of the practice. All other
countries test their armour plates on land, the plates
under trial being on a fixed target and the gun
being also fired from an immovable platform. The
greatest possible accuracy of firing can be obtained,
and shots planted in each plate as they may be
wished, so that certainty can be arrived at in any
comparisons which may be drawn between diErent
plates.
The Dutch screw steam corvette Vesuvius, Capt.
Pschotborg, yesterday arrived at the Motherhank
from the Texel for the Coast of Guinea. The com-
mander will be introduced to the Port Admiral and
:0 the General by Mr. L. A. Vandenberg, Consul
'or the Netherlands. When the weather moderates
.he Vesuvius will fill up coals and proceed to her

the grass and the potatoes, all of which stood much
in need of moisture. There is a largo breadth of
inferior turnips in the county, but there is now a
prospect of their making great improvement,
Though there have been fewer hands than usual in
search of harvest work the supply has exceeded the
demand, from the general use of reaping-machines,
Wages hitherto have been 9s. per week, with vic-

tuals. As the grain has been generally standing,
reaping-machines have done work well, and the corn
is much more neatly handled than it used to be in
olden times,

destination.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Staff Commander H.
Beehant, additional, to the Saturn ; Bub-Lieut. A.
C. Harris, to the Liffey ; sub-Lieut. L. Ching, to
the Edgar; W. D. Tennant has been nominated to
a naval cadetship;
H.Brimfield, of the Wye,
confirmed as
first-class assistant-engineer ; and W.
H. Barker, of the Topaze, promoted to acting first
class assistant-engineer.

Boys DROWNED.—Two lads, aged respectively
12 and 15 years, were drowned on Tuesday, whilst bathing
in a pond connected with the mill of Mr. Parker, flax
spinner, Hunslett, Leeds. The bodies were recovered, and
removed to the residence of their parents, to await the
iflquest.

During the first six months of the present year
the number of letters seat through the Italian
Post-office was 17,133,025, being a diminution of 408,491
as compared with the same period in 1862. The number
of Journals and printed papers was 14,039,052, showing an
increase of 4,653,624 compared with the first six months of
1362. The revenue derived from the Post-office during the
first half year of 1863 amounted to 75,666,554 fr., against
61,767,393 fr. received in the first six months of 1862.
The wife of a farmer, named Lemonnier, residing
at Fumichon, near Eseardenville (Enre) was found,
throe days since, lying dead in the street a few steps from
her own Luise, having been murdered by heavy blows on
the back of the bead with some blunt instrument. It was
immediately suspected that the person who committed the
crime was her own son, a man 33 years of age, who had
been twice confined in a lunatic asylum, and had ro•
cently exhibited symptoms of a relapse. This suspicion
soon became a certainty, for the gendarmes found the un-
happy man engaged in washing blood off his hands, and
near him lay a heavy stick bearing fresh marks of blood.
He was immediately secured and submitted to medical exa-
mination, whicii left no doubt of his insanity.

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REAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-1
WARWICK RACES, Bth and 9th SEPTEMBER.—
FIRST and SECOND CLASS RETURN TICKETS to
L mington and Warwick, issued at Paddington, Victoria,
Battersea. Chelsea, Kensington, Windsor, and Reading, on
MONDAY, the 7th September, and following days, will be
available for return by any train up to Thursday, the 10th
September, inclusive.
Irains leave Paddington, for Leamington and Warwick, at
6 a.m., 8.20 (3d class), 9.3), 12. 2, 3.40, 4.50, and 6.30 p.m.
The 9.30 a.m. Express Train from Padd.ngton will call at
'Warwick on the 7th, Sth, and 9th September.

GRE AT WESTERN RAILWAY.-
WORCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—FIRST
and Sly:' 'OND RETU RN TICKETS to WORCESTER issued
at rnddington, Victoria, Battersea, Chelsea, Kensington,
Windsor, and Reeding, on MONDAY, 7th Septe mberTUR-
. and
following dnvs, will be available for return up
to SA
DAY, 12th September ir elusive.
TJ'ains leave Paddington f.l* Worcester at 6 a.m., 9.30 a.m.,
1 p.m., 9.50 p.m., and 6.30 p.m.

Tai PRINCESS'S THEATRE
Lessee, Mr. George
Vining
Under the Management of Mr. Walter Montgomery.
Tii N EN-ENING, Shakespere'n Tragedy of MACBETH.
lilac:-)eth, Mr. Walter Montgomery.
To be followed by A ROUGH DIAMOND.
Commence at 7.

.IXTT THEA FRE-KO YAL,
1 sole Proprietor and Manner, B. Webster.
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THIS F.VF.NING (2d week), at 7, a new comic drama, THE
II EN AND CFI [CRT ENS ; or, A Sign of Affection. Messrs.
Billing, ton, R. Phillips, Stephenson ; Mrs. Stirling and Miss
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After which, at
."A quarter-past 8, the new drama of THE
I-TAUNTED MAN ; OR, T .141 GHOST'S 13ARGAIN, in
which will be exhibited Professor Pepper's adaptation of
('scat,l)e('scat, Spectral Illusion. Messrs. J. 1, Toole, It. Phillips,
efton C. J. Smith; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss IL Simms.

Followed by a new Burlesque, entitled ILL-TREATED
IL RO VATORE. 31(ssrs. Toole. P. Bedtord, R. Phillips,
klbnrne, C. J. Smith, Romer; the Sisters Nelson, Carry and
Sara, and Miss K. Kelly.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Mana7,er, Mr. W. H. Swanboronzh.

THIS EVENING, HIS FIRST CHAMPAGNE. Mr.
Murray.
Followed by (fOth time) THE MOTTO, " I'M ALL
THERE." Messrs. Honey, Turner, E. Danvers, Collier,
Clifton ; 'Mesdames Ada Swanhorough, F. Josephs, Maria
Simpson, Wallace, anti Jenny White.
To conclude with TURN HIM OUT. Mr. Turner, Miss
Thorne.