The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FEIDAY EVENL\ G, SEPTEMBER 15, 1865.

families or to see them want ; but we cannot agree
with Lord HOUGHTON in thinking that to discourage
women with out-door work is to encourage idle-
ness. Every mother M a family in the working
classes hat gate enotigh to occupy all her energies
at home, and the wretched, neglected condition of
the children and the home of a woman who is en-
gaged all day away from home too surely testifies
that the choice doeS not lie between idleness and
industry, but between wages and want. As for
the temperance question, his lordship is probably
in the right, and the reformation of the lower
classes in. this matter must be brought about, like
that of the upper and middle ranks, by slow degrees
of refinement, enlightenment, and instruction. But
the other speakers, who argued from the teetotal
side of the question, should remember that it is not
always drink that leads to poverty, but often pro-
verty that leads to drink. The hard work, the
wretched, dirty homes, bad air, bad drainage, bad
water, poor food badly cooked, are all powerful
auxiliaries to the public-house, and so long as our
working men have to contend against all these we
shall find them given to drink. Again, the lack of
diversion or recreation is another great reason for
frequenting those places where company and mer-
riment are to be found. If your social reformers
could bring cheap and wholesome amusement (not
directly instructive) to the doors of our working
men they would do more to reduce the perils of the
public-house than by countless editions of temper-
ance tracts.

Railway and other Companies.

GREAT EASTERN.

It appears that the statement recently circulated
to the effect that this company were to commence
running coal trains over the Great Northern loop
line on Oct. 1 was not correct.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE tORUSSIA.
SOUTIIAMPTON, SEPT. 15.

The Hamburg and American Company's steamer
13orussia, from New York on the 2d inst., has ar-
rived. She brings 240 passengers for this port,
Havre, and Hamburg, and a full cargo, but no
specie.

On the 3d inst. she spoke the City of London ;
and on the 13th the Austrian bark Humphrey, the
Dutch bark Alycone, and the Swedish bark Gideon.
Her news has been anticipated.

SPAIN.

MADRID, SEPT. 14 (Evening).

It is asserted in financial circles that the Muni-
cipal Excise duties and ;he Octroi will shortly
be abolishcd,throughotit Spain.

THE DEATH OP M. OTT.

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(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
BERLIN, Sept. 13.
The semi-official 11'orddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
prefaces its already telegraphed version of the cir-
cumstances which led to the death of M. Ott with
the following remarks :
" Prussia must really stand high ! When we
find the chorus of the Pruq,so-hating foreign press
reduced so low as to obtain the material for its
attacks out of the ' Miscellaneous Intelligence,' we
are well entitled to exclaim, ' Prussia must really
stand high '
" Were we to avail ourselves of the horrible

murders that have stained English soil within the
last few weeks for the purpose of attacking Lord
Palmerston's Cabinet, this course would justly be
considered ridiculous ; and if any one were to
attempt to deduce from the late theatrical riot at
Lyons conclusions hostile to the system of GoVern=
ment in France, the French press would not hesi-
tate a monient to point out the absurdity.
" And yet we see the French and English press
daily adopt this ridiculous course, daily commit
this absurdity by making a squabble at Bonn—an
unfortunate affair, truly, but far removed from all
political importance—the peg on which to hang
their attacks upon Prussia.
" Yesterday, too, comes the Independance, which
ordinarily takes a more sober view of matters, and
writes upon the same subject, as follows :
"'We have hesitated to express the feelings which
the murder committed upon a French subject in
Bonn by the nephew of a Prussian Minister could

not fail to call forth within us, because we presumed
that Prussian justice would do her duty. But the
impunity which the perpetration of the deed appears
to enjoy has evoked general indignation in England,
and especially in France, and the press of both
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countries emphatically demands that the Govern-
ments should interfere to obtain legal satisfaction.
We hear, indeed, from Paris that the French Go-
vernment has taken steps for this purpose, and it is
more than probable that similar representations

will be made by the English Government to the
Prussian Cabinet. Should these reclamations re-
main unnoticed, a stranger in a country inhabited
by savages would be more secure than in that land,
where, as the miller of Sans Solid said, judges are
to be found who give judgment even against the
king. Thus the Independance:—
"We will first ask the Belgian paper what
answer even a Belgian Minister of Justice would
return if a foreign Power should permit itself to
interfere by such diplomatic steps in the administra-
tion of justice in that small but still sovereign State.
And we believe that if the independence had only
taken the trouble to reflect, it would not have
assumed the ridiculous office of further diffusing its
correspondent's statement of such an interference
from abroad with the Prussian administration of
justice, and of discussing it with this foolish com-
mentary. And if the Independance, instead of
allowing itself to be deluded by this fable of its
Paris correspondent, had taken the further trouble
of making inquiries into the subject in Bonn, it
would have been in a position to correct the lying
narratives of French and English papers which re-
port that a Prussian officer slew an unarmed man
with his sabre.

"At Bonn, however, everybody knows that two
or three students, on going home in the evening,
had an altercation with a very considerable and
superior number of persons ; that a row followed,
in which one of the students, who is serving in the
army as a private, had his sabre torn from the
scabbard by one of his opponents; that hereupon, in
order to defend himself, the student laid about him
with the scabbard, and that in this squabble one of
the opponents of the student was injured in the head
with a blunt instrument, but whether with the scab-
bard or with a stick is not settled. In consequence
of this injury, in which not even the bone is said to
have been damaged, the wounded man .was seized
with erysipelas in the head, of which he died. How
far this inflammation may have been occasioned by
the fact that the wounded man was far advanced in
intoxication when he received his hurt must be left
to medical opinion, but it is on evidence that both
the parties concerned in the row were considerably
in liquor.

(" This is the case, as known to every one in Bonn,
a case such as often occurs in university towns, but
without this deplorable termination. And every
one knows also that the student who is said to have
dealt the unlucky blow, will, if he have dealt it, fall
under the punishment of the law, no matter what
name he bears, no matter whether he is the relative
of a Minister, or of any other citizen. But that the
young man should be more harshly treated than
other subjects of the State because he is the relative
of a Minister, that the ordinary procedure should be
departed from and greater strictness applied in his
case, for the sake of gratifying a few newspapers, is
something that cannot seriously be expected even
were it proved that the wound was inflicted by
Count Eulenburg. The accused himself is not
aware of this being the case, and it may be difficult
to settle with certainty in such a matter as a night
affray.

To attempt, however, to manufacture political
capital out of such an occurrence is, as we have
said, purely ridiculous, and we could have -wished
that a paper like the Independence would have
guarded itself against the reproach we cannot re-
frain from making. From this proceeding of the
press, however, as observed, we can only derive the
conviction that Prussia really must stand high when
attacks against us are derived from such materials."

Napoleon 111. and Isabella 11.

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(From Me Times)

If, as Louis XIV. is reported to have said, or as
somebody has said for him, punctuality be the
politeness of Kings, Queen Isabella of Spain has
something to learn in this respect. For instance,
her arrival at San Sebastian from Zaranz on Friday
was some hours after the one fixed upon, and when
she went to the church there was, I believe, but
one person to sing the Te Deum, it being supposed
that her Majesty had changed her mind. Her
troops, however, had to remain standing for hours
under a burning sun, and were obliged to remain
to the last. Then, again, on Sunday she kept
the bishop, his clergy, and the whole congrega-
tion waiting three-quarters of an hour, though
the distance from the Hotel de Ville, where she
was lodged, to the church may be walked over
in five minutes. In the matter of ptinctitality the
Queen might take a lesson from her Imperial
brother, with whom she is now exchanging visits.
Punctual or unpunctual, however, the King, Queen;
Infanta, Prince of Asturias, and the other Royal
children attended Mass at San Sebastian on Sun-
day. They were received at the church door by the
Bishop of Vittoria, in whose diocess San Sebastian
is, and who stood arrayed in full pontificals
to give the holy water to their Majesties. The
whole party, including the nurse of the youngest
of her Majesty's children--a fine young woman
from the mountains of Santander—proceeded under
the canopy of white satin embroidered in gold,
borne by ecclesiastics, to the high altar, the bishop
leading the way, and the organ, which is a gift
from a native of San Sebastian, and is Said to
be one of the finest in Europe, pealing its solemii
music. On the gospel, or left-hand side of the
spectator, a gorgeous canopy of crimson silk, richly
ornamented within the sanctuary, had been erected,
with arm-chairs and hassocks for their Majesties.
Mass immediately commenced, the bishop officiated,
and the Te Deum performed with much solemnity.
They were conducted from the altar to the church
door with the same ceremonial as on entering.
At 1 o'clock the Queen held a reception of the
civil authorities and other inhabitants of the town
who might ChoOse to attend. At half past 3 she
drove, attended by a feiv only of her suite, to
Luscati, to visit a cloth manufactory belonging to
the Messrs. Brunet, of San Sebastian, who had
made every preparation to receive the.m. She
returned by way of Hernani and the picturesque
village of Astigarraza, and descended the Urumea,
which winds through the tranquil valley of Loyola.
The Urumea flows into the sea close to San Sebas-
tian, at the bridge of Santa Catalina, where the
Royal carriages were waiting.
Yesterday Queen Isabella touched with her foot
the soil of France for the first time. Her arrival at
Biarritz had been announced for three o'clock; but,
exact in her unpunctuality, she did not make her
appearance till four. The day was lovely, perhaps
a little too warm, but tempered by a delicious
breeze from the sea. The town was crowded to
excess. Thousands of vehicles of every size, form,
and capacity, came in from Bayonne and its neigh-
hood. Biarritz possesses many fine hotels and resta-
raunts, *but three times the number would hardly
suffice for the numbers that filled it yesterday.
Along the road to the Negresse station,
by which the Queen was to enter Biarritz, were
erected lofty poles bearing the flags of France
and Spain alternately, and a triumphal arch,
at a short distance, on which floated the colours of
several nations, among them the British flag and
the stars and stripes of the United States. On the
sideways of this road thousands were either standing
or seated on chairs, which at 12 o'clock were hired

at five sous, and which a little before three were
quoted at if., and half an hour after from l f. to
2f., according as the demand exceeded the supply.
As the day wore away and no Queen appeared,
the unpunctuality of the Royal visitor was very
freely commented upon. It was remarked, very
truly, that the Emperor arrived at the San Se-
bastian station at 2 55 exactly, as he had an-
nounced, and that, also as announced, he entered
the Hotel de Ville at 3, or a minute sooner. How-
ever, there was no help for it ; they were there,
and there they must remain or miss the sight.
There were a good many false alarms got up by
wags at the expense of the assemblage, who heartily
laughed at their own simplicity. The best of all was
caused by an old Basque peasant, who traversed the
whole line, or the greater part of it, from the Ne-
gresse to Biarritz, mounted on a diminutive but
lively donkey. He was hailed with shouts of laugh-
ter and applause, acknowledged the compliment paid
him with inimitable gravity, and repeatedly bowed
his thanks at the cry of " Vive le Cent Garde !"
Hope was also from time to time excited and as con-
stantly baffled by the passage of the officers of the
Imperial Household from the Palace to the Negresse
to meet the Royal cortege. At last the whole of the
Cent Gardes /on duty at Biarritz were seen to issue
from their, quarters and enter the road leading
to the railway station. They were magnificently
dressed and superbly mounted. Their plumed
helmets and corselets glittered like silver in the
sun, and in their appointments their appearance—
for they are the finest men in the French army—
gave you the idea of perfect men-at-arms. A mur-
mur of admiration was heard as they rode slowly
by. They are all men in the prime of life, and have
the rank of sub-officers. They corresponded in
number to the Halabarderos who attended the Queen
of Spain, but otherwise there is no similarity be-
tween the stately Cent Gardes, with their glittering
helmets, their skyblue tunics, steel corselets, and
magnificent chargers, and the Halabarderos with
their three-obrnered hats and their uniform, which
makes them look somewhat like parish beadles.

A little before 3 the Emperor left the Palace, at-
tended by the principal officers of his household.
He wore the same dress as when he entered San
Sebastian—the uniform of a lieutenant-general, with
the collar of the Golden Fleece, out of compliment to
his royal guest. He was not long going over the two
miles and a half between Biarritz and the Negresse,
and he arrived there long before the Queen. After a
few more false alarms the cortege was heard ap-
proaching. Those who had climbed on the walls
and housetops could discern the flashing of the
swords and helmets of the cavalry as they appeared
now and then in the turns of the road, which were
concealed by the trees. The head of the cortege
at last appeared. Six Cent Gardes opened the way,
followed by two outriders, *who immediately pre-
ceded the Imperial carriage in which were seated
the Emperor, the King, the Queen, and her
daughter, the Infanta. The Queen and her daughter
were dressed in black, and wore the man-
tilla, which became them well, particularly the
Infanta, who is rather tall and thin. The King
wore the uniform of a Spanish Field-Marshal, and
of course, out of compliment to his Imperial host,
the riband and cross of the Legion of Honour. As
the carriage passed under the balconies of a house
at the turn of the road into the town, bouquets of
flowers were flung into the carriage, very probably
by Spanish ladies who were standing there. The
next.carriage contained the Prince Imperial and the
Prince of Asturias, and the rest of the carriages
contained the Spanish Ministers—among whom was
O'Donnell—Generals, and their aides-de-camp, &c.
The cortege was closed by a troop of Chasseurs.
The party drove to the Imperial residence, where
the Queen was received most graciously and grace-
fully by the Empress. After a short rest their
Majesties, with their suite, proceeded to Bayonne,
which is, as you are aware, about four miles from
Biarritz. The first visit was to the Cathedral, due
notice of which had been sent to the episcopal resi-
dence. The Bishop was absent on his confirmation
tour, which usually coincides with the visit of the
Emperor to Biarritz; and his Grand Vicaire lies
dangerously ill. The rest of the clergy did their
best to receive their Majesties. The canopy was at
the church door, the ecclesiastic whose duty it is to
present the holy water, &c. As they walked up to
the altar the 7'e Deuni was chanted. After per-
forming their devotions the party drove down to
the large square of Bayonne—la Place d'Armes--:and
issued out on the Allies Marines, which are the
finest public walks to be found anywhere along the
banks of the Adour, with the citadel crowning the
heights opposite. The carriages swept round the
glacis of the fortifications, .entered the high road,

and returned by Anglet to Biarritz at about a quar-
ter to 7.

The dinner was served at 7. A magnificent dis-
play of fireworks was given in the square at Biarritz
opposite the Palace. At a little after 10 the party
broke up. The Emporor accompanied the Queen
to the station, and took an affectionate leave of her
husband and her children. Her Majesty will have
entered San Sebastian about midnight.

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HER MAJESTY.

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13ALMORAL, Sept. 13

The Queen, with their Royal Hignesses Princess
Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince Leopold, arrived at Balmoral yesterday
afternoon; shortly after three o'clock, having tra-
velled by special train from Windsor.

Her Majesty and the Royal family partook of
breakfast at Perth, at 8.40 a.ni;
Lady Churchill joined the Royal trash at (Word;
in attendance on her Majesty.
The Hon. Mrs. Grey, Lieut.-General the Hon.
Charles Grey, Colonel the Hon. D. F. De Ros, Dr.
Jenner, and Mr. Buff, travelled in attendance on
the Queen and Royal family.

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Queen Victoria at Coburg.
(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
COBURG, Sept. 10.
tirevious to leaving the 11, osenau, Queen Victoria
desired the foll Owing letter of thanks to be addreSsed
to the municipality cf this town
" The Queen has been both touched and rejoiced
to see how the inhabitants of the town of Coburg
have associated themselves with her endeavours to
honour the memory of her never-to-be-forgotten
consort. The recent proof of the affection borne
towards the prince by his native town has deeply
moved the Queen. Coburg, the birthplace of her
consort and her mother, will always be dear to the
Queen. She Cannot now leave Coburg without ex-
pressing her warmest thanks, both to the burgo-
master of the town, and, through hilt, to all the
ithabitantsi for the marks of attachment she has
experienced upon this last visit, as upon every pre-
vious occasion.

(Signed) " FANVILLE
" Coburg, September, 1805,'4

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The Prince and PriLcess of Wales.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied
by Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess
Hilda of Anhalt, drove out yesterday, and visited
the Zoological Gardens.

In the evening their Royal llighnesses went to
the Princess's Theatre.

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Wales, Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, and
Princess Hilda of Hanhalt, accompanied by the
Royal children, and attended by their respective
suites, will leave Marlborough House this evening,
en route for Scotland.

A GREAT OCEAN RACE.—The celebrated China

clipper ships Fiery Cross and Serica arrived in Lon-
don on Tuesday, from Foo-chow-foo, having on board the
first teas of the season. The Fiery Cross was built by
Messrs. Challoner, of Liverpool, in December, 1860, and
each year has proved herself ono of the fastest clippers
in the world. The Serica, however, built by Messrs.
Robert Steele and Co., Greenock, and launched in August,
1863, completely outstripped the Fiery Cross last year,
and gained the premium. On the outward run to China

this season the Serica again beat her rival " down the
sea" by two days. From the fact of two such celebrated
clippers having been pitted against each other, consider-
able interest was centred in the result, in London, Liver-
pool, and upon the Clyde. Both ships were towed to sea
together on the 28th May, and proceeded on their home-
ward voyage. On the 23d June the Serica passed the
Straits of Sunda, 27 days out, and on the following day
the Fiery Cross passed the same straits, being 28 days
out. The sailing qualities of the Serica are reported as
being superior in strong winds and heavy weather; the
Fiery Cross, on the other hand, excelling in light weather•
Nothing was again heard of the ships until Sunday, when
both vessels arrived off the Isle of Wight almost simul-
taneously. By a stroke of good fortune, however, a tug
steamer ran alongside the Fiery Cross, and, having taken
her in tow, reached Gravesend the same tide. No other
tug being in the vicinity, the Serica stood out to mid
channel in order to catch the flood tide, but did not get
or see a steamer again till she got to the Foreland, and, in
consequence, lost the tide. Had the Serica been fortunate
enough to have fallen in with the tug sent out to bring
her in/rem off the Isle of Wight all would have been
well, as both ships would have gone up the Thames
together. As it was, however, the Fiery Cross got up first
and thus secured the premium. The voyage from Foo-
chow-foow is about 25,000 miles, and occupied 106 days.—
Glasgow Ilerald.
AN INNKEEPER COMMITTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER.

—An inquest was concluded at Preston, yesterday,
on the body of a woman, named Elizabeth Callerewho met
with her death on the Ist inst. under suspicious circum-
stances. The deceased was a widow, about 30 years of ago,
and somewhat dissolute in her habits, and she had been
living for a short time at a public-house in Great Hanover-
street, Preston, kept by a man named Thos. Cushion. On
the night of the 31st ult. the deceased and Mrs. Cushion
went to a neighbouring public-house, and on returning
at a late hour the husband of the latter created a disturb-
ance. He was heard to thrash his wife, and both she and
the deceased screamed out " murder." Some neighbours
heard the deceased shout out as if pain, and then all was
silent. Early next morning Mrs. Cushion went into the
next house and informed the occupants that the deceased
was very ill. They returned with her, found tho de-
ceased lying on one of the bedroom floors nearly naked ;
and on examining her saw that she was dying. The land-
lord Cushion was brewing at this time, and on being told
that the woman was dying, he said, " Let her die ; I have
not time to attend to her." Mr. Smith, surgeon, was called
in, but he could give no assistance, and the woman after-
wards died. On a post mortem examination being made,
several bruises were found on the deceased's body ; her
head was injured; her brain was extensively congested—
and she had evidently died from sanguinous apoplexy,
produced by either a blow or a heavy fall. Some time ago
Cushion was heard to say that he would kill the deceased.;
but on the night in question no ono who was examined at
the inquest saw him strike her ; and no ono could say that
she had fallen anywhere so as to produce the injuries
named. All that was stated definitely against Cushion was
that before the deceased went into his house on the night
in question she was quite well, and had no marks of vio-
lence upon her; that afterwards she was heard to scream
whilst he was creating a disturbance; and that next morn '-
ing she was found dying from external injuries. Cushion
was committed to take his trial at the next Lancaster
assizes on the charge of manslaughter. Bail was taken for
his appearance. Yesterday morning he was brought be-
fore the magistrates at the Police-court and charged with
manslaughter. After a formal investigation, the case was
remanded until Friday.
THE LATE FIRE ON BOARD THE SEINE.—The
diractors of the West India Royal Mail Company having
felt it their duty to investigate the circumstances connected
with the fire which occurred on board their steamship
Seine on the night of the 13th of August, with the view
of finding out, if possible, the cause of the fire, an inquiry
was held at Southampton on Monday last for that purpose.
Among other documents produced on this occasion were
letters from the Post-office and from the Board of Trade,
complimenting Captain Revett and those under his com-
mand for their conduct during the fire. It appeared to the
committee of investigation that the fire could not be ac-
counted for except the supposition were correct that it
arose from the spontaneous ignition of the contents of a
case of indiarnbber waterproof clothing, remains of which
were found among the burnt and damaged cargo. The
directors have consequently decided to place such articles
on the list of those prohibited by the regulations of the
company from being shipped on board their vessels. The
court of directors have marked their approval of the meA
praiseworthy conduct of Captain Revett, and the perfect
discipline displayed by all the officers and crew of the
Seine, on the trying occasion, by ordering testimonials of
suitable value to be presented to Captain Revett, gr•
Gribble (the chief engineer), Mr. Parkes (chief officer), Mr.
Savage (second officer), Mr. Serjcant (third officer), Mr'
Cheeseman (acting fourth officer), Mr. Chase (fifth officer),
Mr. Walker (surgeon), Mr. Morrish (purser), and Mr.
Blaker (carpenter), and also to Captain Reeks, who was e •
passenger-to England on board the Seine at the time, hav-
ing been invalided home from the company's steamer
Solent, and who exerted himself very much on the occa-
sion, although on time sick list. The rest of the ship's
company—viz., those in the seamen's, engineer's, a_u,e:
saloon departments will IA presented with one month e
a
pay. Letters of thanks have also been addressed by tll_
directors to Captain Ramsey and Mr. Gramm, passenge;
on board the Seine, fur the ready assistance rendered by
them during the fire. The damages done to the fittings
.9,1
the vessel by the fire have been repaired, and she w-
leave
oiiay
Southamptonn withext.
m
the outward ails in regular
course on l