The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-26 00:00:00

A CORRECTION CORRECTED.

EPAMINONDAS, THEMISTOCLES, AND PERICLES.
The following letters have been addressed to the
editor of the Times :
Sir,—l am not surprised at the claim advanced
by " Aspasia ;" she was never known to miss an
opportunity of making herself conspicuous ; but I
hope you will not let an honest woman be deprived
of her proper honours. It was my husband,
Themistoeles, who made the bantering speech at-
tributed by Lord Cairns to a Theban, as any one
can see by referring to Plutarch's story of his

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Who was Dr. Whately, and when did " Aspasia"
ever sit at his feet ?-1 am, sir, an indignant wife
and mother, ARC HIPPA.

July 25.

Sir,—That you may not be put out of counte-
nance by " The Ghost of Aspasia," who says that
you are wrong in connecting the story of " ruling
Athens" with the name of Thermistocles, I beg to
refer you to the following passage in my life of
Laughing at his own son, who was somewhat
Themistocles :
too bold through the indulgence and fondness of his
mother, he told him that he had the most power of
command monaendinthGe for,'trereecse'o'f Greece,sa I id he,
' the Athenians
command the Athe-
nians, your mother commands me, and you command
PLUTARCH.
your mother."'--I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

Sir,—" The Ghost of Aspasia" has a lively inven-
tion, or a dull memory. In her anxiety to fix upon
you a blunder similar to that which you have fixed
upon Lord Cairns, she claims for Pericles the story
which you ascribe to Themistocles. She may be
right, and certainly she ought to know ; but in
calling Dr. Whately as her common vouchee, she
is unquestionably wrong. If you turn to that emi-
nent author's " Elements of Logic," p. 346, 3d ed.,
The child of Themistocles governed his mother; sho
you will find the following fallacy :
governed her husband ; he governed Athens; Athens,
Greece ; and Greece, the world; therefore, the child of
Tnemistocles goverbed the world.
'The above citation will show you that Mrs.
Pericles, like too many of her charming sex, has
" just enough of learning to misquote.".-1 am, Sir,
your obedient servant,
July 25,

SCRUTATOR.

Sir,—The person who wrote to you yesterday is
not in society (at least not in ladies' society, for I
hear she has Socrates, who is also not in society,
and other persons, such as Alcibiades, who ought
to know better, at her evenings), and therefore
as I cannot appeal to
her to correct the curious
error into which she has fallen in her note to you, I
must ask you to contradict her exceedingly absurd
statement that she is the widow of Pericles.
don't
say I am ; for,
as you are aware, in consequence
indeed of the way in which he went on with that
person, I was forced to make him obtain a divorce
from me. But she was never even his wife. Relict,
indeed ! If she be, I should like to know why he
had to get his and her boy legitimised ?
This was the only reason why I wished to write ;
but, as I am writing,
a friend of mine, a very re-
spectable old gentleman (though a Bo3tian) of the
name of Plutarch, desires me to mention that the
story in question comes from him, and that though,
as he is good enough to say, he has no doubt that I
did command (ho
Bays the word he used was
irtrarretv, which does not mean to be Sovereign of)
Pericles so long as he would let me, yet, in fact, he
told the anecdote, as you do, of Themistoeles, and
not of my husband. But he says it does not matter
much which it is told of, as it is no doubt untrue,
as since he ham been down hero and, talked with
people, he has
found most of the stories he told
about them are.—l am, sir, yours,
THE ONLY LAWFUL WIFE of PERICLES.

THE BEVERLEY MURDER.--At a very early hour
on Wednesday morning the body of John King,
alleged to have been poisoned by antimony a month ago,
as well as that of his mother, Catherine King, aged 42, were
exhumed at the Beverley St, Martin's Cemetery, and por-
tions of their intestines placed in jars for analysis by Dr.
Letheby, of London. A young woman, named Hannah
Thorley, is now in custody charged with the murder of
John King, with whose father, late station-master here, it
has been proved she has carried on an adulterous con-
nexion. She was living with King at the time of his wife's
death, and although no suspicion was attached to Mrs.
King's death at the time, circumstances have since tran-
spired that have induced the authorities to apply for an
analysis of her body.
1:146 case has caused great excite-
ment in the town.

Tea at Hankow rules higher than was antici-
pated, in consequence of Russian orders. It is
expected, however, that the prices will be lowered.

AMERICA.

NEW YORK, July 25, 6 p.m.

The body of the Emperor Maximilian has been
embalmed, and has been brought to Vera Cruz.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIENCE.

Closing Prices :—Gold, 1371. Sterling Exchange
on London, 110. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1111.
Illinois, 119. Erie, 73. Cotton : Middling Up-
land, 27.

PHILADELPHIA, July 25.
Standard white petroleum, 32i.
ARRIVAL OF THE JAVA.
NEW YORK, July 16 (Evening.)

The Senate by 31 against 6 votes, and the Home
of Representatives by 11 against 30 votes, have
passed the Supplemental Reconstruction Bill, with
the amendments of the House. The bill has gone
to the President. Congress has appropriated
$1,000,000 for the Reconstruction of the Act.
President Johnson, in reply to the Congressional
inquiry, sent the message to the Senate, stating
that the Reconstruction Act will necessitate the
appropriation of $14,000,000, and that Con-
gress should consider whether by , abro-
gating the civil Governments in the States,
the National Government would not become
responsible for the debts legally incurred
by those States before the rebellion, amounting to
$100,000,000, and thereby greatly impairing the
credit. The refusal of Congress to guarantee those
debts would be a violation of good faith, and a re-
pudiation of the legal State debts by the national

legislation.
The Senate has instructed the Judiciary Com-
inittee to inquire whether Kentucky, Maryland,
and Delaware have Republican forms of Govern-
ment.
The House of Representatives has refused to
order the evidence taken during the impeachment
investigation to be printed.
The house have rejected the resolution
asking for
pro-
posed by Mr. Munger, a Democrat,
an investigation into the treatment of rebel pri-
soners by the North. A resolution was after-
wards passed, declaring that the house would
entertain no resolution implying other than humane
treatment of rebel prisoners.
The correspondence between Mr. Seward and
Colonel Naphegzi, Santa Anna's agent, has been
published. Naphegzi, on the Bth inst., asked
Mr. Seward to demand the release of Santa Anna,
and rebuke Commander Roe for interfering with
his movements. Mr. Seward replied, justifying
Commander Roe, on the grounds that Santa
Anna had attempted, under the protection of the
flag, and in the presence, and with the co-opera-
tion, of the United States, to foment civil war

in Mexico, and that only great national injury
would justify the United States in assuming a
hostile attitude towards the Republic of Mexico.

It is reported, via Galveston, that the French

linister, M. Dano, has been refused a passport.
Juarez is confiscating the Catholic convents. Cor-
tinas has been ordered to occupy the line of the
Rio Grande. The late Emperor left by will
8100,000 to the widows of Miramon and Mejia.

The Royal Mail steamship Java arrived at Queens-
town at 11.45 p.m., last night, with 153 cabin pas-
sengers, $195,082 in specie, and £4Bl. She landed
94 sacks of mails, 10 passengers, and proceeded im-
mediately. All well. She took in the mails for
Liverpool and Scotland.

QUEENSTOWN, July 26.

The National Steam Navigation Company's
steamship Erin, from New York, arrived here at
2 a.m. to-day, with $250,000 in specie. She
landed passengers, and proceeded to Liverpool.
(Per Saxonia.)

NEW YORK, July 13.

The Supplemental Recohstruction Bill, as passed
by both Rouses, taking it for granted that the
House of Representatives amendment, in which
the Senate refused to concur, will be set aside by
the Conference Committee, is regarded as furnish-
ing an explicit definition of the letter and spirit of
the original Reconstruction Act.
The Presidential veto and a subsequent two-
thirds vote over it in Congress are regarded as
merely unavoidable delays.
The President's power has now been so cur-
tailed that it is not expected that he can, even if so
disposed, in any way impede or prevent the execu-
tion of the heconstruction Act. The clause in
the Supplemental Bill, prohibiting persons from
registering as voters by reason of a Presidential
pardon, and the removal of District Commanders
from military subordination to the President, are
maintained by Democratic argument to be flagrant
violations of the Constitution, being in defiance of
the Constitutional powers of the President as
Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy,
and an interference with the pardon power
unconditionally vested in him by the Constitution.

The resolution of the House of Representatives,
declaring that when it adjourns it shall be until
Nov. • 13, is regSrded as virtually a defeat of the
impeachment project, as the impeachers strongly
urged reassembling early in October.
Letters from Mexico state that Marquez had es-
caped to the mountains, where he was endeavouring
to rally a force to join Gozada, and operate against
Juarez. He is said to have few followers, but to
have plenty of funds, taken from the capital.
The occupation of the capital by the Republicans
was not attended with any enthusiasm on the part
of the inhabitants. Only 100 of the Imperial gar-
rison of 7,000 fell into the hands of Diaz. What
became of the remainder is not stated.
Gozada and Montenegro continue to ignore the
authority of Juarez in Jalisco, and have proclaimed

4 per Cents 99 50
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 6B 80
Do. end month 6B 85
Credit Mobilier
Do. end mouth
Credit Poncier —
Do. end month 1362 50

Bank Shares 3350
Italian Loan 4B 80
Do. end month 4B 85
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds —
Spanish Threes
Homo Debt —
Deferred
rays.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1142 50
Lyons and Mediterranean .. 873 75
Southern 547 50

Western —
Eastern 536 25
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 370
North of Spain —
SaragosEa

Roman.

BANK OF FRANCE.

73 75

PARTS, July 25.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
responding figures of the previous account :

DEBTOR.
July 25.

jaly 18.
fr. (
182,500,000 -

Capital of the Bank., 182,500,000
Profits in additioi to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02
Reserve of the Bank
and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14
Reserve in landed pro-
perty 4,000,000 --4,000,000 -
Notes in circulation -
Banknotes to order and
receipts payable at
sight
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor 91,246,364 78 91,183,606 73
Current accounts, Paris 241,099,776 72 241,505,707 96
Do. branch banks
Dividends payable 2,720,376 75 3,417,571 75
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last
six months
Surplus of receipts not
distributed
Sundries .

23,760,729 30 25,485,469 36

1,381,524 85

1,093,802 80 1,093,802 SO

10,283,283 77 13,043,527 45

Total
CREDITOR.
July 25.
fr

Cash in hand and in

July 18.
fr.

Branch banks
Commercial bills oTer-
duo
Commercial bills dis-

109,937 15 272,818 64

counted, not ,at due 215,713,712 34 247,4.58,520 82
Do. branch banks 240,113,300 246,297,921
Advances on deposit of
bullion
Do. branch banks
Do. on French Public
Securities
Do. by branch banks
Do, on railway shares
and debentures
Do. branch banks
Do. on Credit Fancier

57 ,979,200 -

b 8,482,300

802;897 -

9;007,997 -

12,549,400 -

12,745,800 -
7,328,900 -

7,207;500 -

37,143,900 -

27,372,350 -

825,900 -
767,950 -

814,100 -
763,350 -

Bonds
Do. branches
Do. to the State (Con-
Tention, June 10,
1857) 60,000,000
Government Stock re-
servo 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
Do. disposable
Rentes Immobalis4es
(Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of
the Bunk and landed
property branches
Expenses of manage-
ment 469,747 94 112,511 40
Sundries

60,000,000 --

8,364,811 -

8,561,811 -

Total 1,755,456,696 33 1,753,425,445 06
°editled by the Senator Governor of the Bank of France.
(Signed). BOLLARD.

MARKETS.--This day.

MARK LANE.
There was a very poor show of English wheat hero
to-day. Although the demand was inactive, farmers were
very firm in their demands, andprices ruled a shade higher
than on Monday.
The imports of foreign wheat have amounted to 27,730
quarters ; but the supply on offer was by no means exten-
sive. On the whole, a fair business was transacted, at
extreme rates.
Floating cargoes of grain were very firm in value.
Barley—the supply of which was limited—moved off
freely, and Monday's currency was well supported.
Malt maintained its previous value, although sales pro-
gressed slowly. The supply was good. Wo were well
supplied with foreign oats, in which a steady business was
transacted, at late rates.
Beans and peas were firm in price. The inquiry for
them, however, was limited.
Both English and foreign flour were quite as dear as
last week.

ARRIVALS THIS WEER.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 1,570 450 640

Irish
Foreign 27,730 4,810 32,790 530 sacks
Maize 5,890 500 brls

NEW-GATE AND LEADENEALL.

_. ..
Fair average supplies of meat are on sale at these
markets. On the whole the trado is steady, at our quota-

tious :

s,

lIER MAJESTY, &c•

OSBORNE, July 25.
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louis of
lesse and Princess Louise, drove out yesterday.

Representation of the People Bill.

Notice has been given of the following Amend-
ments to be made in this bill during its passage
through the House of Lords :
Clause to be moved in committee by Lord Lyttel-
ton : —To follow clause 8 : " And be it enacted, that
from and after the expiration of six months after
the passing of this Act no one shall be entitled to
vote at any election of a member of Parliament who
cannot write a legible hand." " And be it enacted,
that the Lords of her Majesty's Privy Council are
hereby authorised and required to frame and issuo
regulations within three months after the passing of
this Act to carry the last preceding enactment into
effect."

Amendment to be moved in committee by the
Marquis of Bristol :—Omit clause 9.
Amendments to be moved in committee by Lord

Denman :

To insert between clause 9 and 10 :—" When any
elector shall have been convicted of drunkenness
three times in one year he shall not be entitled to
exercise the franchise until one year after the last
conviction."

To omit clause 16, and to transfer all or any of
the new seats which may be taken from the city of
Manchester or the boroughs of Liverpool, Bir-
mingham, or Leeds to such places as may be agreed
upon in committee.