The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-15 00:00:00

TIIE GAS SUPPLY.

Dr. LETHEBY stated that the illuminating power
of the gas supplied to the City during the past week
had been at all times equal to the requirements of
the act of Parliament, for the average power of the
gas of the several companies had been from 13.72
to 13.94 sperm candles ; but the chemical quality
had been bad, the amount of sulphur in each case
having exceeded 20 grains per 100 cubic feet, and
the gas of the Chartered Company had been con-
stantly surcharged with ammonia.
By a return furnished by Mr. Joseph Daw, the
clerk, it appeared,that there was a balance of £6,289
11s. Id. in hand on the consolidated rate, and
£10,279 19s. 111 d. on the sewers rate ; whilst there
had been overdrawn a sum of £1,463 13s. 111 d. on
the metropolis drainage rate.

Some other business was transacted, and the
Court adjourned.

The Eon. Mr. Berkeley on Political Affaiis,

The anniversary iirEdwardrilltittilan-
thropist, was celebrated at Bristol, on Monday, in
the usual manner. The members of the Anchor
(Liberal) Society dined together ; while those of the
Dolphin (Conservative) and Grateful (Neutral)
Societies severally met together for the same pur-
pose. The Parent Society also celebrated the occa-
sion by a banquet. At the dinner of the Anchor
Society, which was presided over by Mr. J. H.
Leonard, both the members for Bristol—the Hon.
F. 11. F. Berkeley,-M.P., and Sir S. Morton Peto,
Bart., M.P., were present, as well as Earl Ducie,
Colonel Kingscote, M.P., Sir John Bowring, and a
crowded assembly of the Liberal party in Bristol.
After the customary toasts had been drunk with
enthusiasm, the chairman gave that of the " Mem-
bers of Parliament for the city of Bristol," which
was duly honoured.

The Hon. F. 11. F. BERKELEY, M.P., in return-
ing thanks, after a few local and general allusions,
said—lt might be necessary that lie should say
something to them of the political aspect of the
country, deeply interesting as it must be to them all,
and to consider what their future prospects were.
They had lost the Premier of that administration of
which himself and Sir Morton Peto had been sup-
porters. (Hoar, hear.) When he said supporters
he believed he might venture to say modified sup-
porters—supporting all those measures which they
believed in, but declining to support those measures
the goodness of which the.), disbelieved. Lord Pal-
merston had been taken from them—a powerful
man, the first man of the age, a man of peculiar
talent peculiarly called forth. Never was there any-
thing ever written in the way of panegyric stronger
than that which was to be found in the Times news-
paper. He could not believe it possible to write an
eulogium upon an individual and minister combined
stronger; the only danger of it was that it ap-
proached to hyperbole. For a particular reason of
his own, which he would presently explain, the lion-
ourable member 143,id lie would direct their atten-
tion to the opinion of the Times newspaper
upon Lord Palmerston from the year 1835 up to
1850. He was not about to quote it at great length,
but he would quote to them some of the Times'
opinions on Lord Palmerston's merits, whether as a
man or a minister, in the year 1850. On that occa-
sion Lord Palmerston had to defend himself from
certain charges, and he (the hon. speaker) remem-
bered that lie spoke for five hours, and a striking
instance it was of physical strength, for he never
tasted a glass of water nor an orange during the
whole of those five hours. Now, the following was
what the Times of March Ist said upon the Greek
question :—" After the experience of the last few
years in various parts of Europe, it is not surprising
that people should be found to believe the motives
of the British Foreign Minister are not merely ludi-
crous, and that he has in view something more
dangerous than Don Pacifico's claims." On May 22
the Times said :—" The time is now arrived when
it is absolutely necessary for the Parliament and
people of England to determine whether it is for the
interest and dignity of this country to have their
foreign affairs conducted by stratagems and de-
fended by falsehood and violence." On the 23d of
May the Times said of Lord Palmerston—" He has
been pursuing this miserable game in the spirit of an
attorney of the lowest class, perfectly unscrupulous
in his practice ; and in his, passionate eagerness to
enforce the demands of these persons he has sacri-
ficed the dignity, the policy, and the alliances of the
Crown." On June 20—" If Ministers cannot de-
fend themselves from a mischievous colleague, there
are others who can defend the nation from dis-
honour." And on June 22 —" A Vise Minister of
this country might have obtained a magnificent posi-
tion of ter the events of 1848, if he had the confidence
of the world as to temper, prudence, and good faith.
That confidence Lard Palmerston did not inspire, pre-
cisely because he had substituted his own passion or
caprice for the permanent interest of his country, and
would not have sacrificed the amity and respect of
all nations to inflict a blow on the King of Naples,
or extort from the Greek Treasury the amount of
Pacifico's claim." Now, he would ask them to mark
the last quotation which appeared on 26th of June,
before the division in the House which fully excul-

pated Lord Palmerston—" It
whether the House of Commons and British peep 1 choose to retain a Foreign Secretary who forces the
nation into these wretched quarrels without even its
knowledge, much less its consent." The division
took place, and after the House of Commons had
come to a triumphant conclusion in favour of Lord
Palmerston, the Times came out with the following:
" off Wi
insolent
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ahti mi n a
troe sftol
re
es
gspirit
voefr inuntleernf
tesr? na cued,
lve ascribe unwarrantable
to
hima dvijcu
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thwartedi like l y t
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othiswh
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add
whattemper
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undeniable—a mode of getting up cases and tam-
pering with official correspondence that would not
be thought honest in the private transactions of one
gentleman with another."
erTTellieed7e7;e.uirhecandddettlaoiNu.s (the
hon. gentleman remarked) realised the fable of the
viper
thfi ande
an and broke
ofikl file—the
endeavoured
to lacerate the hand of Lord Palmerston, and then
licked it. (Hear, hear.) Now, they would permit him
to show them, after having vilified Lord Palmerston
in that way, what the Times had said of him within
the last six weeks. Between Oct. 27 and Nov. 6
the following appeared—" No one commanded so
large a belief in his patriotism, his disinterested-
ness, his good sense, his experience, his personal
powers, as Lord Palmerston. In the language of
faith, he has been raised up' for the ' work,' and
it is impossible to imagine once more worthy ' of the
calling.' A man of imperturbable good temper,
broad common sense, an intellect at once flexible
and retentive, equally careful to keep what is good
in the old, and to seize what is good in the new,
loyal to his early friends, but eager to enrol rising
talent in his service—in a word, free from the pre-
judices —.‘cation, the thraldom of formulas, and
the influence of cliques.- All these qualities go to -
make a great leader, and those qualities Lord Pal-
merston had." Now which were they to believe, the
Times of 1850 or the Times. of 1865 ? because it
wasn't that the 'limes exercised the right of a jour-
nalist in finding fault with a Minister, but attacked
him upon personal grounds, and said his. conduct
was that of a low attorney. That was the abuse
which the Times newspaper did not scruple to
level at Lord Palmerston, and when they found
that they could not hurt him they turned round
as he had shown them. lle had particularly
referred to that subject, because it bore
upon the politics of the day. In the same column
with that exaggerated praise, for though he pro-
fessed great reverence for Lord Palmerston's
memory, he was compelled to say that such praise
was exaggerated, but in the next column they found
the grossest abuse of Lord Russell. (Hear, hear.)
Lord Russell was held up as an incapable man, and
they wore told that the Government ought not to
fall upon his shoulders ; the only thing he had done
well, said the Times, being his correspondence with
Mr. Adams, the American Minister. The Times
admitted that that correspondence was clever, and
they told Reformers of the good deeds of Lord Rus-
sell. (Cheers.) They did remember what he had
done for them in the Reform Bill, for, thank God,
they were not unforgetful. They did remember
that ha was the life and soul of that Reform
Bill, and they also remembered the height of
popularity to which he was raised. (Cheers.)
Why, in speaking of Earl Russell, they almost for-
got Lord John Russell ; but England never would
forget Little Jack Russell of the Reform Bill.
(Great cheering.) The honourable gentleman fur-
ther eulogised the noble earl, and remarked
that he had climbed a mountain, and there found
an unfortunate text, which had done him infinite
harm : "Rest and be thankful." (Laughter.) Well,
when that went about the country there wasn't a
friend of Lord Russell's who was not sorry to see it.
Because, what did the word Reform mean? It
meant reformation of abuses, and so long as there
were abuses how was it possible to do their duty
and to rest. (hear, hear.) Those were his opinions,
and he believed them also to be the opinions of them
all. (Cheers.) But because such an error as that
crept into some speech made by Earl Russell, were
they to turn their backs upon all the former benefits
he had bestowed upon the country, and say that he •

wras---no—itmger-to-be-=trasted- ? No, perish such a
thought. (Cheers.) They might depend upon it
that Lord Russell and Mr. Gladstone—(loud cheers)
--were at the head of a Reform Ministry or no
Ministry. (Cheers.) They of course laboured under
strong difficulties. (Ilear.) He would propose to
them that they should modify Lord Russell's text,
and instead of saying, " Rest and be thankful," ho
would propose to them that they should say, " Rest
and be watchful." (Hear, hear.) Give them
a fair chance ; don't push measures down their
throats before they were well settled in opinions.
They should not urge upon them anything. Those
who thought the question of reform was a small
question made a great mistake—(hear, hear)—and
the Ministry required their consideration and their
co-operation, and they required their rest at the
present moment, but they also required their watch-
fulness. (Hear, hear.) 119 hon. gentleman re-
marked that they might expect a measure of reform
from the present Government, and went on to refer
to another instance of the insolence of the Times
newspaper. (Laughter, and hear, hear.) There
was a young nobleman who was, he should say,
known to them all—Lord :de Grey and Ripon, and
than whom there was not a more reforming noble-
man in the House of Lords. •lle was at the head
of the War-office, and the Times said he was unfit
for it. The hon. gentleman, after further enlarg-
ing upon this subject, said there was another
young nobleman, the Duke of Somerset, whom
the Times had taken under its wing, and said
ought to preside over the War-office. Was
it to be suggested that that journal, puffed
success,wit(h)nte
rar
inup that a sit
w wayas
? Lord John Russell was raised by its (the Times)
contrary,
was t
yo, dictatetiiu t o
knew England
that
bceynistusrpe ,r
praise.
ed. th(act
ht he
cerDs
.)uk eTohfeSroemaseorsnewt laysasthdearomnukede
of Somerset was no reformer, and the Times set its
face against reform, and Lord de Grey and Ripon
was a good reformer. Probably there was some-
thing in that, but he only threw it out as a sug-
gestion. (Cheers.)

Sir S. MORTON I'ETO, M.P., also responded to the
toast, giving some account of his recent visit to
America.

When the mail left New Zealand fighting was still
going on at the East Coast between the friendly
natives under Morgan and the Hauhaus. The former ap-
pear to be almost invariably successful, owing,
in a great
measure, to the superiority of the arms with which they
had been furnished by the Government. A large body of
colonial troops and Maories have been moved from Wan-
ganui to Opotiki, to carry the war into the territory of the
most difficult and rugged character, but we may fully murderers of the Rev. Mr. Volkner. The country is of the
ex-
pect the troops will prove equal to what is required of
them.—New Zealand Examiner.
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more indirectly, though not less effectively, on the brain,
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PLIS and ROBERTS sidering the noble earl's performances of late years,
to say the least of it, betokens a very sanguine
11°hEjlvSeEnSu.nTerl\olutes:Is.ruirstnoi sihr(tD-)aasnuat unfurnishedo
.r
.s9A
t,ubuyban, aad Conned temperament. They might depend upon it, said
Particulars forwiairrdentyllo.r tohffireceess,ta27cposti
duuPit°-nstsrteaer,"-lieegxenactt-
Mr. BERKELEY to his Bristol audience, that Lord
r t and So South Kensington, lacing the Museum.
requirementse
ee
RUSSELL and Mr. GLADSTONE were at the head
of a Reform Ministry or no Ministry, but they
laboured under great difficulties. He proposed to
them a modification of the famous text, and would
say, "Rest and be watchful." " Give them a fair
chance ; don't push measures down their throats
before they were well settled in opinions. They
should not urge upon them anything." We would
rather say urge upon them the necessity of imme-
diate and comprehensive Reform, and do not let
them find in the indifference of the people an excuse
for that inaction and delay which- is so fatally in-
viting. Do not let the country be any longer deluded
by the pretence of a Liberal Ministry, who proposes no
Liberal measures, but shuffles off the great problems
of the day, from session to session, till the inhe-
rent difficulties are aggravated and the popular
temper irritated and soured. A crisis like the re-
construction of a Cabinet certainly affcrds the best
possible opportunity for the declaration of a new or
improved policy, and if Earl RUSSELL and Mr.
GLADSTONE are really the genuine Reformers they
profess to be, they will not lead men who refuse to
follow them in so vital a question. Let them have
a fair chance by all means, but they must carry
their colours in open day. The time is past when
Reformers need lay their plans in secret, and rely
on a successful outbreak or a guerilla warfare.
They are now a large and regular army, only like
too many other great armies, they lack competent
and earnest generals. We are disappointed, how-
ever, to find Mr. BERKELEY saying nothing about
the measure with which his name is more particu-
larly identified, and we cannot but think that he
might with advantage have shown the British Re-
formers that he was ready to fight for the Ballot
with undiminished vigour.
Sir MORTON PETO'S speech was principally de-
voted, as was natural, to the politics of that great
country from which he has so recently returned.
Sir MORTON PETO, as might be expected, views
everything Transatlantic, en couleur de rose;
but his remarks were interesting from there
being no theoretical speculations, but the actual
opinions of a gentleman who had mixed with the
people whose acts ho was criticising, and had seen
the country of whose future he spoke with so much
hope. It is encouraging to find that Sir MORTON
PETO'S view of Canadian politics is no less cheerful
than his opinions on the States. He went, he
tells us, through all the British North American
Provinces said he believed there was no part of
their own land in which loyalty to the Queen, and
love of the institutions and the Government, were
more shown. Of the public institutions of Canada
Sir M. PETO spoke in 'high terms. In Toronto he
was specially delighted with the noble university and
with the schools. In the States he met with a most
cordial reception, and the vigorous commercial life
of the country naturally excited his admiration. No
man of business entering life should, he said, con-
sider his education complete until he has paid that
country a visit, for to understand America they
must go there. We cannot, of course, agree with
Sir MORTON PETO in his estimate of the origin of
the war. "It was from the very first a war of
principle. Slavery was at the bottom of it." This
is in direct contradiction to the express decla-
rations of the Northern leaders at the commence-
ment of the war, and is, moreover, quite in-
consistent with the conduct of the Northern
States so long as the stream of Southern commerce
flowed through their ports. But at any rate, the
great evil, the terrible drag on the wheels of pro-
gress, is at last removed, and for that Englishmen
can only be thankful, from whatever motive the
struggle began, which ended the curse of slavery.
Sir M. PETO loot no opportunity of pointing out how
much better the North would legislate for the negroes
of the South than England had done for the blacks
of Jamaica, though the fault of our management in
his eyes seems to have been too great severity
instead of too great indulgence. Sir M.
PETO appears bo forget that some ten
years ago, before the now fashionable American
worship set in, it was the custom of ultra-philan-
thropists to extol the virtues of England and decry
the wickedness of the States. Both extremes are
bad, and thoughtful Englishmen and Americans
would alike condemn them. The views of the
party and the sect to which Sir M. PETO belongs
are somewhat extreme in these matters, as they are
with reference to American politics generally. All
parties, however, must unite in echoing his hope
that the two great free peoples of the Eastern and
Western Hemispheres may be able to preserve
unbroken the ties of friendship and consanguinity,
and may unite their efforts to secure the triumph of
'reedom and tolerance throughout the world.

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Bolton& &c. Messrs TOPLI4 and ROBERTS have RE
'I-
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localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regent-street, and
South Kensington, facing the Museum.

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ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-
GAUDEN.
(Opera Company, Limited.)
FIRST NIGHT OF IDA.

THIS EVENING wi I be produced a new opera, the music
by Mr. Henry Leslie, the libretto by J. Palg., are Simpson,
ksq., entitled IDA, with new scenery, resses, and appoint-
ments. Ida of Ila nfeld, MdLe. Ida (illness ; Greta, Madame
Emma Heywood (her first appearance this season.; Baron
Adrian of ilainfeld, Mr. J. G. Patey ; Baron Langzsopt,
Henry Corri ; Damian, Mr. A Cook ; Hildebrand, Mr. E.
Dussek ; Eric, Mr. C. Lyall ; Rudolf, Mr. W. H. Cummings
(his first appearance on the stage).
Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon.
To conclade with the Grand Ballet, GITTA LA BAL-
LERINA. Mdlle. Duchateau ; Mdlles. Montero, Carey,
Borelii, and Pancaldi ; Mr. Harry Payne and U. Despl .ces.
Supported by 48 Ladies of the Corps de Ballet.
Commence at half-past 7.

THEATRE ROY AL, DRURY-LANE.-
Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton.
THIS EVENING the performances will commence with
the Farce of HUSBANDS BEWARE. Mr. G. Belmore ;
Miss Hazlewood, Miss It. Leclercq,
After which, Shakspere's Tragedy of KING JOHN : Messrs.
rhelps, James Anderson, T. Swinbourne, Raynor.
more, E. Phelps, C. Harcourt ; Miss Atkinson, Mrs. H.
Vandenhoff. Mrs. Hodson, &c.
Commence at 7.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.—
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Buckstone.
.0 HIS EVENING, THREE WE ii:KS ArrER MAR-
RIAGE. .ISIr. W. Farrell, Mr. Chippendale, Miss Snowden,
MISS Nelly Moore.
Atter which, USED UP. Mr: Charles Mathews, Kr. Howe,
Miss Neill, Moore, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam.
To be followed by (3rd time) WHO KILLED COCK
ROBIN ? Mr. Chippendale, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Charles
Mathews, Mrs. Fit z william, &c.
• • - -

-
Concluding with THE BALLET. Messrs. Arthur and
Charles Leclercq, Miss Fanny li right, Miss C. Adams, and
the Corps de Ballet.

Commence at Seven.

ROYAL LYCEUM TREAT,RE.—
Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter.
THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, THE DAY AFTER
THE WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Horsman.
After which, at 8, a New Drama, entitled THE WATCH
CRY. Mr Fechter, supported by Messrs. H. Widaicombe,
S. Emery, C. Horsman, Raymond, Fitzpatrick, CRSlord, and
Miss Elsworthy.
To conclude with the Farce of NIIRSEY CHICKWEED.
Messrs. H. Widdicomb, Raymond, Moreland; Mrs. Lee and
Miss Lavenn.

Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five.
Acting Manager, H. Barnett.

ISTEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI,
Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, at 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Mrs
Alfred Mellon end Mr. Felix Rogers.
After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 63d
appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billington,
I'. Bedford, R Phillips, Felix Rogers, Ashley, Mourne, C. J.
Smith; Mrs. Billington, &c.
To conclude, at half-past 10, with THE WIDOW'S
VICTIM. Messrs. Billington, Felix Rogers, Ashley; Miss
Godsell, Miss Seaman, and 3tliss Jenny Willmore.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
THIS EVENING, QUIRT LODGINGS.
After which, at a quarter to Eight, IT IS NEVER TO()
LATE TO MEND. Characters by Messrs. Vining, T. Mel-
ville, T. Mead, D. Murray, S. Calhaem, F. Villiers, J. G.
Shore, G. Murray, B. Mellon, C. Seyton, R. Cathcart; Miss
L. Moore and Miss Katherine Rodgers.

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Mr. BENTINCK is always a fluent speaker, and his
usual readiness did not desert him at Taunton, the
other day, when he responded to the toast of " The
Lords and Commons." In the first place, there was
some novelty in coupling the two Houses together,
and as the hon. gentleman did not belong to one,
and the other had as .yet no definite existence, he
could only deal in platitudes and make objections
of a general nature. Still it was an amusing speech
on the whole, and contained some strictures on
political parties, which were more true than plea-
sant, and which his Liberal friends may not alto-
gether approve of. Mr. •BENTINcK paid a tribute
to the " other place," as the phraseology
of Parliament compelled him to call the august
assembly of the House of Lords, and
declared that he had great confidence in it, and that
they who belonged to it " would always be found
to do their duty, and defend that constitution which
had made England great, glorious, and free." The
hon. member, in common with all those who have
death of addressed public meetings of late, alluded to the
Lord 13... ALMERSTON, and expressed his '
profound regret at the termination of that long
and brilliant career. Although occasionally opposed
to the noble lord in politics, he had enjoyed the
honour of his friendship, and "any man who knew
Lord PALKERsiox was aware that a more hospitable
host, a more genial companion, or a kinder friend
never existed." Such tributes as these are
rife throughout the country, and it may
be fairly said that in some respects the late Premier's
fame rests more upon his private character than his
public eminence. Many men have won great re-
nown in their fulfilment of the arduous duties of
state, and their successful exploits in the senate, but
few, if any, of our departed statesmen have retired
from the sphere of their earthlylaboutrhseiarnsdoleeiaftl
such a train of glory behind them in
capacity as Lord PALMERSTON has done. It is
worthy of notice that the praise accorded to
memory of the late Premier has been quite as
heartily accorded by those who were in opposition
to him as by those who followed his lead, and were
at all events in some way connected with him.
All concur in recording his death as a great
national loss, and in recognising these genial
qualities in the discharge of his high duties, which
rendered his career a popular and prosperous one.
It is most unfortunate for Earl RUSSELL that he
succeeds to so fortunate a statesman. No Minister
who has swayed public affairs during the memory of

the present gyration was soshappy in his defini-
tions and so dexterous in his dealings as the late
lamented Premier, while of all our most valuable
public men none have made so many mistakes, and
failed so often to realise his grand projects,
as Earl RUSSELL. We find Mr. BENTINCK
following in the wake of many another
critic, and doubting -whether the present
head of the Government could any longer "rest and
be thankful." There -was much truth in the ac-
count which the hon. member gave of the profes-
sions which are so abundantly made by soi-disant
Liberalstand which are so feebly put into practice
when the time comes for exchanging deeds for
words. In some respects this discrepancy
may account for the little progress made
during the years which a Liberal Government holds
office, and also for the excitement which then pre-
vails among its members in opposition. As for
supposed preponderance of numbers on the Minis-
terial side of the house, Mr. BENTINCK considers that
time may prove that all is not gold that glitters, and
that when " certain investigations," which always
follow a general election, have been conducted, no
great changes will be discovered between the
mechanism of the past and present Parliaments.
The many differences which exist among the various
members of one party, as they style themselves,
were well shown up in this speech ; and there is also
a notable instance given of the tyranny which
sometimes prevails among their tactics, as in the
case of Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE and others, who were
ousted from their seats, because, to use Mr.
OSBORNE'S expressive phrase, " they were disobe-
dient to the crack of the Ministerial whip." Such
manoeuvres may serve the purpose for a time, but
they cannot eventually profit those who employ
them.

The capture of STEPHENs has naturally created
great excitement, and it is to be expected that the
conspiracy, such as it is, will thus receive a de-
cisive check. The whole of the circumstances con-
nected with his seizure display a great spite and a
vengeful spirit on the part of the offenders, such as
show that they have been long brooding over the
matter in their minds, and were savage at the pro-
spect of failure. It is confidently asserted that the
American agents, who were staying in various houses
in Dublin, declared that if " STEPHENS were ever
taken blood would be shed," and they have cer-
tainly put their threat into execution. A more
cowardly resolve could not have been made, because
there was no shadow of excuse for the commission
of such violence, there was none of the excitement
of a contest, and thus shooting the police-officers
was a wanton act of cruelty to those who were
merely discharging their duty. It is fortunate that
the wounds received were not fatal, but the conduct'
of those who fired at them is quite as heinous. It
is explained now that there was a very good reason
for the Government holding the investigation in the
Lower Castle-yard ; it was not for the sake of con-
venience or with a view to secure privacy that they
did so, but it was mainly for precaution, in order
that those attending the court should not run undue
risks. Some of the most useful among the police,
and some of the most important witnesses, were
threatened with assassination. One of the
police-officers declared that an attempt would be
made on his life if the inquiries took place in the
Head Police-court. it has been well determined
upon that some of the police are to be provided with
revolvers. It is to be hoped that this will serve as
a check to the attacks with which they are
threatened; and, indeed, it would have been a good
thing if this precautionary measure had been
resorted to before. If the promoters of the Fenian
Movement desire to make their memory infamous,
and to draw down upon them the obloquy of all
respectable persons, they cannot do better than have
recourse to the practice of assassination, which is the
most cowardly and detestable act that a human
being can commit. STEPHENS appears to have led
a very wandering life, and to be well educated, as
well as an accomplished speaker. He came from
Kilkenny, where his father had a humble employ-
ment. During a disengaged time in Dublin young
STEPHENS frequented the Young Ireland Clubs,
where he had doubtless imbibed the revolutionary
notions that have brought him to such a disgraceful
consummation as the head of the Fenian movement
in Ireland, and lovers of justice and peace will re-
joice at his•capture, while they pity his infatuation
and lament his misguided course. He affords a
striking warning to all those who let their ideas of
independence and remodelling the world after their
own fashion lead them they know not whither, and
who end by achieving their own destruction and
ruining the hopes of their friends and families.

Despatch of Baron Von Beust to Austria

and Prussia.

DRESDEN, Nov. 12.

The following is the text of the despatch ad-
dressed by Herr von Beust, Saxon Minister for
Foreign Affairs, to the Saxon Ministers at Vienna
and Berlin :

"Dresden, Oct. 11.

"On the occasion of my reception to-day of the
Diplomatic Body the envoys of Austria and Prus-
sia gave me information of a step which their Go-
vernments had taken towards the Senate of the
town of Frankfort, namely, that corresponding notes
had been despatched to their respective representa-
tives in the free town of Frankfort in which com-
plaint was urged against the excess of the recent
Assembly of Deputies, reference made to the pre-
viously proved connivance of the Senate, and stress
laid upon the necessity of preventing repetitions,
especially any further meeting of the Committee of
Thirty-six, and at the same time threats held out
of independent action by both Powers in case of
,non-compliance. I did not consider it neces-
sary to enter upon a detailed discussion of these
documents. As far as regards the complaints
relative to the past, it is the business of the
Frankfort Senate to come to an understanding with
the two complaining Governments. But as re-
gards the possibility of independent action, it is a
question of an eventuality which does not yet pre-
sent itself. At the same time we do not wish that
the interpretation of consent should be put upon
our silence, but rather that, the opportunity oc-
curring, we reserve liberty of opinion and declara-
tion, all the more since we cannot overlook the de-
cisions contained in the Federal fundamental laws
respecting independent action in case of differences
between the members of the Confederation. That
the disadvantage of agitating meetings possessing
no constitutional basis being held at the seat of the
Federal Diet is dwelt upon in both documents is a
consideration, the right to make which we are by
such
no means inclined to gainsay, although we are so
far surprised at it, since, in the course of the last
SiX years, similar meetings have frequently been
held in
protestshavingGovernmentsgivenrise onthef
Austria and Prussia. But further consideration of
the matter should havesbeartoughtinto notice the. fact•
that Frankfort,
perhaps subjected
must be
ecteadsttohean of the Federal. .Diet, is
that it certainly unexceptionalthe decision, and
Diet to decide what measures it itm. affairh of the Federal
necessary to take or not towards tte might be proper and
territorial Go-
vernment. The presence of the Austro-Prussian
garrison, which is also dwelt upon •
in both docu-
ments, is certainly a consideration worthy
of notice,
and must be taken into account by that body, since
their presence is not based upon treaty or any other
relation between Austria and Prussia and the town
of Frankfort, but is rather founded on the close
connection of the seat of the Federal Diet with that
town.
" Your excellency will read this note to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs or his representative.