The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-22 00:00:00

The Drinking► Fountain Movement.

The anniversary meeting of the Metropolitan Free
Drinking Fountain Association was held yesterday
at Willis's-rooms, St. James's, under the presidency
of Mr. Samuel Gurney, M.P., with whom were the
Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., the Hon. F. Byng,
and other gentlemen interested-in the moral and
social advancement of the masses. After the re-
port had been read, the Chairman said the drinking
fountain movement was eminently calculated to
minister to the health and welfare of the poorer
classes, and to promote habits of temperance among
the thousands of working classes thronging the '
streets of London. Little more than six years since
there was not a single street-drinking fountain in
London, and the only free supplies of water were to
be obtained at the street pumps, which were few in
number, scattered at great distances from each
other, often situated in out-of-the-way courts and
alleys, and the water of which was in many cases
little better than liquid poison. The society had
done much towards remedying these evils, for 85
drinking fountains had been opened when the re-
port was written, and two had been erected since,
many of them situated in the leading thoroughfares
of the metropolis, in the very heart of its traffic,
dust, and heat. Not only had the society made this
provision for the wants of the itinerant poor, but it
had also so educated the public mind on the subject
that many fountains had been erected by private
persons, who would, probably, not have discovered
this new channel for their benevolence had it not
been for the prior operations of this association, so
the association might fairly lay claim to having
given the thirty thousands of London from 120 to
130 drinking fountains, where they might obtain
water day and night " without money and without
price." Not only had provision been made by the
society for the wants of mankind, but, as far as the
funds would allow, it had sought to alleviate the suf-
ferings of dumb creatures by placing about the metro-
polis many troughs for dogs and several large troughs
for cattle ; and though the number of these was far
below what they should be, still it was the beginning
of a good work. This was what the society had done
and it wanted to do more—it wanted so to multiply
the fountains and troughs that there should not be
the slightest necessity for either man or beast suffer-
ing from thirst in the streets of London. It was
considered that 200 more fountains would not fully
supply the need there was for them, and the com-
mittee were afraid to say how many troughs were
needed ; but lie considered that no street in London
should be without one. The fountains under the
care of the society were visited twice a week, and
every one of them was in working order and well
supplied with water, but several of them which had
been erected apart from the society had become
dilapidated for want of supervision and were unsup-
plied with water. The society had the discredit of
these fountains, for it was believed by the public
that it had them under its care, and so general was
this opinion that one or two newspapers had advo-
cated the placing the whole of the fountains under
parochial control. It happened, however, that the
dilapidated and dry fountains were under parochial
control which had proved unequal to the task, for
some of the parishes had petitioned the society to
take the fountains under its management. The
society was willing to do this, but it required funds
—the task of supplying drinking water, which was
partaken of daily by at least 300,000 people, de-
manded an income larger than the society had
received. The Hon. F. Byng proposed the first
resolution, " That the report should be printed and
circulated," which was seconded by Mr. Futvoye,
and carried. Mr. S. C. Hall proposed the re-election
of the committee, and a vote of thanks to the gentle-
men composing it, and for their attention to the
society, and said that the work carried out by the
society had been a great aid to the temperance move-
ment and a great benefit to the poor, as well as con-
tributing graceful ornaments to the metropolitan
thoroughfare. The Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P.,
seconded the motion, which was also carried.
Mr. Manockjee Cursetjee, of Bombay, in propos-
ing a vote of thanks to the chairman, described
the hardships which had been experienced in former
times in his native Presidency by the want of
water, a want which, he said, had been supplied by
the British Government at an enormous expendi-
ture of money. The vote was seconded, carried,
and acknowledged, and the proceedings terminated.

Royal Humane Society.

The 91st anniversary dinner of this society took
place last evening at the Freemasons' Tavern ; Lord
C. Paget in the chair. Among the guests present
were the Marquis de Bethizy, member of the cor-
responding society in France, Sir W. Fraser, M.P.,
Captain J. W. Tarleton, R.N., C. 8., and Mr. T.
Baker, treasurer of the society. The minutes of
the society show that during the last year 177 cases
of immersion attended with risk to the lives of 240
persons had been brought under their notice, and
that out of that number 232 cases had been success-
fully treated ; the remaining eight having been past
recovery. During the same period the society con-
ferred as rewards of gallantry on those who had
risked their lives to save the lives of their fellow-
creatures 15 honorary silver medals, 58 honorary
silver medals, 19 vellum and 50 parchment testimo-
nials, besides 64 other persons who received pecu-
niary rewards for their humane exertions. It further
appeared from the minutes that in the last twelve
months 246,926 persons had bathed in the Serpen-
tine, and that among that number only one fatal
casualty had occurred, notwithstanding that there
had been as many as 43 casualties. Since the estab-
lishment of the society the number of lives saved,
chiefly in the metropolis, has been upwards of 35,000.
The healths of the Queen, the Prince and Princess
of Wales and the rest of the Royal family having
been proposed by the Chairman and duly honoured,
he gave that of " The Army, Navy, Volunteers, and
Naval Reserve," observing that we had at the pre-
sent moment a reserve of 18,000 men, of whom, if
it were necessary to go into battle, he should be
proud to have the command. " The Health of the
French guests present" was then proposed, and was
responded to by the Marquis de Bethizy, who, in his
turn, gave the toast of " The memory of the Prince
mourned in England and loved in France." In giv-
ing. the " Houses of Lords and Commons," the
Chairman spoke of the former as being in good health
and of the latter as being in a deep decline, but as
having yet sufficient vitality left to enable one of its
members to return thanks. Sir W. Fraser responded
to the toast, remarking that he hoped a good many
of the present members of the House of Commons
would meet together next January to discuss the
affairs of the nation. The Chairman then proposed
the toast of the evening, " Prosperity to the Royal
Humane Society," stating that the society was in-

OXFORD, June 21.

A brilliant sun, a cloudless sky, and a summer air of ex-
quisite softness, combining to form a day such as Midsum-
mer Day should ever be, will make the Commemoration of
1865, otherwise not very distinguished, a pleasant memory
to those who witnessed it. At the usual early hour gay
dresses were flitting about tho solemn streets and old grey
corridors of Oxford, and eyes that could have been closed
but a few hours were looking as bright as if their owners
had 'tot been dancing to 4 o'clock in the morning for two
nights before. All steps were directed towards the theatre,
where new regulations, of which few had practically any
warning, stirred the wrath of many, and caused much con-
fusion and difficulty. A special notice printed in large
letters :informed undergraduates that they must have
tickets before they could enter the theatre ; but no similar
notice was given to the masters that tickets were required
to enable them to introduce strangers. Such a notice was
huddled into a general paper, at which nobody ever looks,
and that paper was not even sent to all resident members
of Convocation. The art of " how not to do it" is clearly
studied with effect among Oxford Dons as among public
officials. When, after overcoming this difficulty, and
being kept unnecessarily waiting for half an hour in a
gravelled quadrangle, the masters and their friends at
last obtained access to their own theatre, then found the
undergraduates and ladies' galleries well filled, the semi-
circle half occupied, and the area at their disposal. Tho
saturnalia of Undergraduate Oxford had begun. Young
throats were giving vent to those hearty shouts
which aro seldom uttered after two-and-twenty, and
which are never heard without a thrill of pleasure by
those who have once taken part In them. The first name
which we caught was that of Lord Derby, which was
lustily cheered. Then followed three cheers, loud and
prolonged, for Jefferson Davis ; then a storm of groans for
President Johnson, tremendous cheering for General Leo,
and groans, loud and deep, for the Great Western. These
groans were repeated at intervals, each time with increased
intensity—a clear proof of the side which the undergradu-
ates are inclined to take in the vexed question of the trans-
fer to Oxford of the Great Western workshops. The same
question has given more than ordinary popularity to Pro-
fessor Goldwin Smith, the leader of the opposition, who
was repeatedly and warmly cheered. The general political
leanings of " young Oxford" were shown by repeated con-
tests between opposition sections as to the comparative
merits of Mr. Gladstone and Mr. Gathorne Hardy, which
generally terminated in the triumph of the supporters of
the former. For Lord Palmerston something like a
unanimous cheer was raised, while the name of Mr.
Whalley was greeted with a unanimous groan. " The
Liberals" were repeatedly hissed. Lord Stanley's name
was well received. Victor Emmanuel, the Bishop of
Oxford, Dr. Pusey, and Professor Kingsley were cheered.
Mingled applause and hisses greeted the name of Arch-
deacon Denison. Coming nearer home, juvenile opinion
declared itself strongly in favour of the present Proc-
tors and of the Vice-Chancellor. The 'Varsity Eleven
and the 'Varsity Eight, with its accomplished Stroke,
Mr. Morrison, received warm applause. The gallantry
of the youth broke out aepeatedly in the somewhat
eccentric fashion usual on such occasions. Classifying
under every shade of colour and style of dress, under
every variety of ago and almost of thought, "the ladies,"
received the rapturous plaudits of their admirers. " The
ladies in blue" seemed to have the call—but were closely
pressed upon by "the ladies in violet ;" " the ladies in
black and white ;" " the ladies in green ;" " the ladies in
hats ;" "the ladies with flowers iu their bonnets ;" " the
ladies going to the ball ;" "the ladies who dance," and :so
on ad binituni. Among cries of this kind less common than
those we have mentioned were "the ladies going in for
examination" (an allusion to the recent extension of the
Cambridge middle-class scheme); " the ladies who are
ploughed ;" "the ladies who get through ;" "the ladies
over 21 ; " "the ladies under 21 :" and "any other ladies."
The general applause thus lavished on the weaker set
stood in marked contrast with the fierce anger concen-
trated on certain individuals of the other, who from time to
time appeared in the area in white hats or coats, or who
accidentally entered through the doors without removing
their hats. Through all this storm of mingled approba-
tion and disapprobation it was curious to see three Indian
Princes placidly sitting, evidently surprised and somewhat
amazed, but only by very slight signs betraying either feel-
ing. Several warm cheers were given for these interesting
foreigners, who received these marks of goodwill with evi-
dent satisfaction.

At five minutes to 11 the procession of doctors, &c., en-
tered, headed by the Vice-Chancellor. Among those pre-
sent were the Master of University, the Warden of New
College, the Master of Balliol, the Dean of Christ Church,
the President of Magdalen, the Warden of All Souls, the
Principal of New Inn Hall, Professor Pusey, Professor
Bosworth, Professor Acland, Dr. Woolley (Head of the
University of Sydney, Australia), Dr. Child, and Dr. Row-
den. After a verse of the National Anthem had been
played by the organ, and cheers given for the Vice-Chan-
cellor and Proctors, the proceedings began. The Vice-
Chancellor was heard attentively, and the degrees wero
conferred without any of that senseless clamour which for
the last three or four years has disgraced the undergra-
duates. Interruptions were few and not impertinent ; the
addresses of the Professor of Civil Law (Dr. Twiss) were
allowed to be heard, and the several recipients of degrees
were received not without some tolerable appreciation
of their merits. Lord Lyons, who came first, was
warmly greeted ; Sir Hugh Rose was received with oven
more favour; Count Melchior De Vogue was evidently
less known, but was fairly cheered ; Mr. Macdonald, the
Canadian, had a good reception. Mr. Maine disputed with
Sir Hugh Rose the honours of the day. Professors Chris-
tison and Stokes had a fair amount of applause, but inter-
mingled with some cries of " Don't know them." The
Public Orator then commenced the speech, which consti-
tutes technically " the Commemoration." The academic
youths listened with patience for about five minutes, after
which there was a great deal of interruption, mingled,
however, with cries of " Order, order," and the result was
that most of the speech, in which the undergraduate body
was not spared, was pretty generally heard. The recita-
tions which followed were not very well treated, the
speakers being subjected to numerous interruptions, which,
however, they provoked in some degree, partly by being
too long, and partly by not being sufficiently loud. It
seems a pity that elocution is not a little more studied by
those whose literary ability enables them to gain the prizes.
The Newdegate (on Mexico) seemed to possess more than
ordinary merit, but was poorly delivered, and seemed a,
poem more fitted for reading than recitation. The proceed-
ings terminated shortly after half-past 12 o'clock, and were
generally felt to have passed off fairly, the conduct of the
undergraduates having been, if not all that coula be wished,
at least a great improvement upon that of recent years.
In the afternoon a grand masonic fete was given in the
gardens of New College, which were thronged with residents
and visitors. The day was glorious, and the singing of the
celebrated Orpheus Club all that could be desired. A ball,
given at the Corn Exchange by the Freemasons who aro
members of the University, will terminate the festivities of
the season, which have been more than ordinarily varied
and abundant.

An interesting exhibition of bees is at present to
bo seen in the Royal Horticultural Society's gardens at South
Kensington. In the largo central hall of the south building
are several glass hives, whore those interesting little crea-
tures may be examined in comfort and safety.

CHILD MURDER.—At the Woolwich -Police-court
yesterday, Emma Robinson, a woman who has resided as
housemaid at the residence of Mr. Magrath, a fanner, at
North Cray, was charged before Mr. Maude with the wilful
murder of her infant. The evidence proved that the body
of the child was found in a closet, with a cord tied tightly
round the neck and the skull frightfully fractured. Tho
evidence taken at the coruner'o inquest proved that the,
infant had lived, and the prisoner was now fully commit s!
for trial. . .

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LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1865.

The first reading of the Appropriation Bill gives
warning that the last days of the session are near
at hand, and that members will very soon find
themselves on the hustings to answer for the omis-
sions and delinquencies of the last six years. If
any further indication of the coming end were
needed, it might be found in the withdrawal of
three measures yesterday—the Municipal Corpora-
tions (Ireland) Act Amendment Bill, the Merchant
Shipping Disputes Bill, and the Bank Notes (Ire-
land) Bill, which were all disposed of in a very
summary fashion. It is somewhat curious that after
the prominent position which Irish affairs have
occupied during this session, no less than two out
of these three measures should belong to the sister
country. The number of election addresses and
the lists of candidates are daily on the increase,
and very soon the whole political world will be in
the turmoil and excitement of a general election.
The prospect is not probably a very pleasant one to
the members de facto, though ambitious aspirants
to the honours of the parliamentary arena await
the opportunity with eager anxiety. There is an
uncomfortable recollection in the minds of many
of the large and enlightened measure of Reform
which they were elected to carry, and a fear that
some of those very indiscreet and impolite querists,
who usually attend the hustings, and play
the part of a Greek chorus, with the
proviso, that their running commentary
is generally opposed to the chief speaker, will rake
out old pledges and ask inconvenient questions as to
votes given or withheld, speeches delivered or un-
spoken. The truth is, that the members of the pre-
sent parliament occupy a very invidious position
with regard to reform. The occupants of the
Treasury bench illustrate forcibly the good old
fable about the dog in the manger, While the Oppo-

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sition, who have at least the recollection of Lord
DERBY'S Bill to fall back on, have not always
shown themselves to be very hearty in the cause.
Mr. BERKELEY has industriously kept the ballot
before the public, but though he has succeeded in
winning a large body of adherents out of doors, he
has not effected much inside the walls of the House.
' The extension of the franchise has been copiously
discussed, but very little has been really done. Mr.
GLADSTONE'S vigorous and powerful speech excited
the enthusiasm of reformers, and alarmed his old
allies to such an extent that while the one party
was rejoicing over his conversion, the other per-
suaded him to modify his statements and qualify
his opinions. The redistribution of seats being the
most invidious part of a Reform Bill, we are apt to
hear less about it, unless some energetic and not too
scrupulous reformer is addressing populous town when
he sweeps away all the old boroughs with the most
praiseworthy indifference to consequences, and the
most sublime disregard of Mr. MILL'S theory as to
the right of minorities to be represented. To say
the truth, the class of respectable mediocrities who
appear to be most popular in the largest constituen-
cies is not encouraging, if it is to form the staple of
our legislature. Such men may be very useful as a
drag upon the wheels, they may serve to fill up the
crevices very fairly and safely, but if an energetic
policy or enlightened legislation is to be looked for
among them, the result of the exclusive return of
such representatives would be less satisfactory. But
in this, as in all else, a wise medium is the safest
course ; and while we do not admire the adoption
of the representation by a number system, still there
are no doubt very glaring inequalities in the distri-
bution of seats. The fact of the matter being that,
in the bill of 1832, the Tory boroughs were for the
most part disfranchised, while the Whigs, who had
won the victory, very naturally did not turn it
against themselves, but spared those comfortable
pocket boroughs which still flourish amongst us.
But though it is much easier and pleasanter
to preach than to practise, you run the risk of being
taken at your word occasionally, and the people who
have heard the high-flown sentiments of Whig states-
men so often that they have got to believe them are
beginning to apply to Whig practice. Unluckily
the tine perorations about the rights of the people
and;the free constitution of the country apply equally
well to both sides, and there is no protective clause
in the general principles which stipulate that Whig
boroughs should be passed over in a Reform Bill.
So that in the new measure that some Government
or another will have to bring in before long the
people are quite prepared to exercise a close scrutiny.
It may do very well for one side to make the speeches
and the other side to make the sacrifices for once,
but the experiment can hardly be repeated after the
experience of thirty years. The Tories of 1830-32
could expect no better treatment, and they had to
thank their own obstinacy for what they lost ; but
the so-called Tories of our day are wiser and less
prejudiced ; and since they are not unwilling to
admit the principle of Reform, they will gain the
right to see that the same measure is applied to both
sides. Their empty promises will no longer avail.
The kind admonition to " rest and be thankful"
will scarcely be heeded by a great and enterprising
people, whose very anxiety to preserve their Con-
stitution makes them eager to eliminate all the
elements of decay. This is the time for promises,
but promises have been given before and have pro-
duced very little. Let the constituencies judge by
the acts of the past rather than by the professions
for the future, and they will scarcely be likely to
repeat the mistakes made in the last election.

In this its last Session, however, the house of
Commons may claim to have accomplished some
really useful measures, though the season has not
been rife with occasions of political contest. The
Courts of Justice Bill, the Union Chargeability Bill,
and the Partnership Amendmentßill are all goodand
productive measures, and the principles asserted in
them are really sound. The Courts of Justice Bill
has been talked of for many years, and it is only
wonderful that so great a public inconvenience as
the dispersion of the public courts could so long
have been tolerated. The Union Chargeability Bill
was similar in principle to a measure introduced by
no less a reformer than Lord BROUGHAM thirty
years ago, and it may be hoped that its adoption
will prove the first step towards removing some of
those heavy burdens which press so unfairly on the
pauper and the ratepayer alike. The Partnership
Amendment Bill is only an extension of that Limited
Liability principle which has been so generally ap-
proved of in commercial circles. These three mea-
sures are therefore something to boast of as the
result of the brief and uneventful session which
closes the present Parliament ; and the larger works
left to be done by its successor will, we hope, be
worthily fulfilled.

The rules which regulate the connection between
members of the House of Commons and their con-
stituents are difficult of arrangement and settlement
in many instances, and in most cases it may be said
that the fewer there are the better for the interests
of all concerned. At any time the officious inter-
ference of third parties is always mischievous, and
cannot possibly conduce to any good or beneficial
result. A notable instance of this has just been
seen in the correspondence between Lord ELcno
and the Protestant Electoral Union. A better
reply could not have been given than that which
was sent by the noble lord to the extraordinary
communication which was forwarded to him. In
his answer, Lord ELCHO gives a very proper defini-
tion of the terms which should exist between mem-
bers and their constituents. It may be said that
the circular letter was unwarrantable to a degree
that amounted to impertinence, and represented a
peculiar style of thinking, and exhibited a sectarian
spirit such as are quite incompatible with the course
which an enlightened representative should follow.
The information which was sought to be obtained
by the compilers of the circular was whether Lord
ELCHO would support or oppose some of the motions
before Parliament concerning Roman Catholic
endowments. As a candidate for the represen-
tation of Haddingtonshire in Parliament, the Pro-
testant Electoral Union of Scotland wished to
learn from Lord ELCIIO if he was in favour of
a motion for the withdrawal of the Maynooth
Grant and all " other Parliamentary grants in sup-
port of Romanism ;" also if he would support or
oppose " any proposal in Parliament for the en-
dowment of the Roman Catholic priesthood in Ire-
land out of the Consolidated Fund or otherwise ?"

To this communication his lordship very properly
made answer that personally he had not the honour
of the acquaintance of those who addressed him,
that publicly he had no knowledge of the existence
of the Protestant Electoral Union of Scotland, and
that politically he did not recognise the jurisdiction
of any such self-constituted body. A more suit-
able reply could not have been framed than this,
and Lord ELctio merits the thanks of his consti-
tuents and the approval of the general public for
his bold and straightforward course. A more dele-
terious mode of proceeding can scarcely be imagined
than that which has been followed by this Society,
and it is the more incumbent on the part of those
who are the objects of its investigations to disclaim
its privileges and deny its rights on account of the
Approaching general election, wh), ever ig clone ox

left undone in the new Parliament, we certainly do
mot need the services of these narrow and partisan
Union. Societies or Institutions. To withdraw a
Parliai nentary grant is a serious thing at any time,
and ur Icier the peculiar circumstances of the case
there ,could be no more unfavourable instance of
such a thing being done than the Maynooth Grant.
To retrograde in the path of religious liberty would
be quite inimical to the spirit of the age, and foster
dissensions and raise controversies on the most ex-
citing and irritating of all topics.
Besides, as Lord ELCHO very properly puts it,
what right has this or any other self-constituted
political association to interfere ? They seek to
come between a representative and his constituents,
and between candidates and electors. Such a line
of action is quite against the Constitution, and must
necessarily impede the freedom of election, and the
sooner the evil of such a proceeding is made known
and condemned the better. Lord ELCHO has done
good service to the cause of independence by exhi-
biting such a right spirit, for the danger is, that
some inexperienced members or ignorant candidates
may fall into the snare so specially set for them,
and become compromised as to their future course
before they are well aware of what they have been
doing. It is fortunate, indeed, that this unjustifi-
able communication has fallen into the hands of
one who kifows the importance of its bearings and
the full significance of its purport. No one
can now say that they believed it expedient
to pledge themselves, for they will here meet with
an explanation that must convince them of the un-
desirability of the course pursued by the querists.
A better letter than this of Lord ELCHO could not
have been written, and a more fitting time could
not have been chosen for its publication. Let those
members who are undecided as to their views on
subjects of interest and importance not be over-
persuaded to come to any hasty conclusion, but let
them take their own time, and at any rate allowthe
matter to rest between themselves and their consti-
tuents. No self-constituted political association
ought to be permitted to interpose, with their mis-
chievous officiousness, and it is earnestly to be
hoped that the excellent example of Lord ELCHO
may be followed. When we consider the length of
time that his lordship has sat in Parliament, it
seems alike intrusive and impertinent for this Union
to interfere with his proceedings. The course
which has won for him the support and confidence
of his constituents for so long a period might have
been supposed to be sufficiently wise and proper ;
but there is no accounting for the persistency of
prejudiced persons. Lord ELCIIO gives a brief
account of the principles which guide him in his
course with his constituents, and they may well
serve as guides for others similarly circum-
stanced. He states that he has " in-
variably declined" to limit himself by any
pledge in the exercise of his Parliamentary
duties. He trusted to his own freedom and discre-
tion, and intended to adhere to that course. The
conclusion of this admirable letter is worthy of the
spirit which animates its whole tone and tenour.
After stating that hitherto he has enjoyed the con-
fidence of his constituents, Lord ELCHO says ••--
This confidence I hope to retain, and I do not
believe that it will be forfeited or diminished by my
denying, on their part as well as on my own, your
right to interfere between them and me." There
are times and occasions when a decided manner is
requisite, and this was essentially a case in point.
If all those noblemen and gentlemen who
are favoured with these inquisitorial demands
were to meet them in a similar spirit
the result would be very beneficial alike to the in-
terests of the community and the general progress
of liberty, both civil and religious. To attempt to
interpose a sectarian spirit into the conduct of our
Parliamentary proceedings is a very dangerous
thing, and though such an undertaking cannot
prosper it may occasion considerable progress while
it is in process of working.

The Great German Powers and the Duchies.

KARLSBAD, June 17.—The knowledge that the
Prince of Augustenburg has forwarded further con-
cessions to Berlin than those he had declared at
Vienna has decidedly prejudiced the not in itself
particularly warm advocacy of his claim, by arousing
a feeling of deep depression at the unreliability of
the policy of the Kiel Cabinet. The strength and
persistence of this impression would probably have
been considerably greater if the Oldenburg protest
against the residence of the Prince of Augustenburg
in Holstein had not directed its main attack against
the policy of Austria, while the Grand Duke only
thought it necessary to give personal explanations
upon the matter in Berlin. It was not until the
Oldenburg concessions began to be talked of in di-
plomatic circles, if not at that time publicly known,
and their scope might be divined from the suddenly
altered tone of Herr von Bismark, that excuses
were made by the Oldenburg party at Vienna, and
the offer was held out of a personal visit of the
Grand Duke. The latter was declined, and the
necessity of the former denied, it being pointed
out, that according to treaty, Prussia could form
no separate agreement without Austria, and that
the Oldenburg negotiations in Berlin could there-
fore only have the value of a pour parler. It was
known, however, that matters had gone further in
Berlin. This and various ministerial statements in
the Berlin Chamber of Deputies seems to have
placed Austrian relations with Prussia upon a very
delicate footing. There is no longer any talk of a
meeting taking place between the Emperor and the
King at this place, and even their subsequent in-
terview at Ischl is considered far more doubtful
than it was a few days back. The scale in this
matter appears to have been turned by the Note
handed by Baron Werther on the 12th inst. to
Count Mensdorff, together with the conversation
relating thereto, whence it was seen that Prussia
considered her negotiations with Oldenburg as
stipulations, while Austria, considering them to
have been entered upon by one party only, will not
admit their validity in principle. It is looked
upon, in fact, as the destruction of the Confedera-
tion, and the utterly inevitable self-constitution
of the North German Middle States, and the pro-
jected arrangement is thought to place Hanover
in imminent danger. It is possible that those
organs which announce a complete "breach" of the
Austro-Prussian alliance make use of a very strong
expression, but it cannot be denied that the guiding
influences at Vienna have reached a point which
renders at least unconditional adhesion to the
alliance in principle extremely dubious. It is pos-
sible that practically a more decided advance would
be made in this direction, if a settled object, or
rather a settled way to the desired object, could
practically be found. This object is inclination to
apply the necessary means for the purpose stated
by the majority of the Diet on the 6th of April.
On the other hand, it has been repeatedly said in
influential quarters that that majority is willing to
saddle Austria with all the burdens, the difficulties,
and therewith also the method of arriving a solution
in conformity with the resolution of the Diet, but
at the same time withholds from her even the
slightest advantage of such sacrifices for the inte-
rests of the Confederation and the Middle States.
Of what kind this ultimate advantage is thought to
be at Vienna is not apparent. Tho notion of com-
pensation may still perhaps be entertained ; but
whether it is to be of a territorial or a federative
character—i.e., the accession of the whole of Austria
to the Confederation—no Middle State appears yet
to have received an intelligible hint.

Gladiateur left the Rue de la Faisanderie yester-
day for Newmarket. With the exception of a little thick-
ness of the shoulder, he is pronounced by Paris judges to
be " perfection."

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

ROME.
FLORENCE, JUNE 22.

" The Opinione of to-day says :—" The Govern-
ment awaits the return of Signor Vegezzi, in order
to deliberate further upon the questions which form
the subject of his mission. Signor Vegezzi can in-
form the Government probably much better than
by written communications as to the real dispositions
of the Court of Rome, and thus establish a solid
basis for subsequent negotiations with the Pope."

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, JUNE 22.

An Imperial decree has been published to-day,
ordering the issue of four new series of Treasury
Bonds, amounting to twelve millions of roubles, for
the purpose of covering the deficit in the Budget
for 1865.

SPAIN.
MADRID, JUNE 22.
The Minister of Justice in the new Cabinet is
Senor Fernando Calderon Collantes.