The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-09 00:00:00

TEE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 1867.

MAXIMILIAN'S REMAINS.

The New York papers just received publish the
following :

"Mexico City, Sept. 7 ; via Vera Cruz,
Sept. 7, 5 25 p.m.

" The remains of the late Emperor Maximilian
have arrived here from Queretaro. Notwithstand-
ing the difficulties that were placed in Admiral
Tegethoff's way, there is every probability that the
remains will be delivered to the envoy of the Aus-
trian Imperial House. The letter said to have been
written by Maximilian shortly before his execution,
and addressed to Carlotta, has been proved to be a
forgery, as the Archduke was persuaded some days
previous and up to the last moment that Carlotta
was dead.

" The following official correspondence is taken
from the Mexico Diario Official of the 9th of
September : _ _

"'Minister Tejada to Messrs. Palacio and De la

Torre.

" Mexico, Sept. 4.

" ' Messrs, Mariano Itiva Palacio and Rafael
Martinez De La Torre, who acted as consul for the
Archduke Maximilian of Austria, presented them-
selves yesterday at this Ministry and stated that
the Vice-Admiral Tegethoff, of the Austrian navy,
had arrived in Mexico and wished to hold an inter-
view with the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The
Vice-Admiral appeared to-day, accompanied by
Messrs. Palacio and De La Torre, at the hour ap-
pointed.
" ' The Vice-Admiral makes known he has come
to Mexico to request of the Government of the Re-
public permission to take the mortal remains of the
Archduke Maximilian to Austria. The Minister for
Foreign Affairs replied that he would submit said
petition to the President of the republic ; but
before taking it iuto consideration he would like
that the Vice-Admiral would be pleased to
state in what character he presented himself.
The Vice-Admiral answered that when his
journey to Mexico was decided upon, it was
thought that it would please the Government of the
Republic better for him not to come with any official
ission from the Government of Austria, but simply
with a private commission from the family, who, out
of affection and family piety, naturally wished to ob-
tain possession of the Archduke's mortal remains. For
this reason he had come merely with a private com-
mission from the Archduke's mother, and his brother,
the Emperor of Austria. In reply to the Minister for
Foreign Affairs, he further added that he had
brought no document, and that he had simply re-
ceived a verbal commission from the family of the
Archduke ; but that, if it were necessary, he was
willing to give a written statement that he had
come for the purposes already mentioned. The
Minister for Foreign Affairs repeated that he would
submit his request to the President of the Republic,
and would be able to make known his determina-
tion on the following day.

" ' S. LERDO DE TEJADA.'

" On the sth Vice-Admiral Tegethoff, accom-
panied by Messrs. Palacio and De La Torre, re-
turned to the Ministry and received the following
reply :
" MINISTER TEJADA TO ADMIRAL TEGETHOFF.

" Baron Lago, who acted as Austrian Charge
d'Affaires near the Archduke ; Baron Magnus,
who acted as Minister of Prussia, and Dr.
Basch, family physician of the Archduke, some time
ago asked permission to remove the mortal remains
of Maximilian. The Government replied to all
three that it had reasons for not acceding to their
request. This reply was given because Government
thought that its duty required that, previous to de-
termining whether permission be allowed to remove
the Archduke's remains to Austria, either an official
document of the Austrian Government, or an ex-
press authority from the Archduke's family request-
ing the Republican Government to deliver the re-
mains, should be submitted to the consideration of
Government.

" ' Although Vice-Admiral Tegethoff, by reason
of his social position in Austria and his personal
merits, is deserving of consideration on the part of
the Mexican Government, the latter cannot decide
to grant him permission to remove the Archduke's
remains, seeing that he has brought with him no
credential fulfilling either of the above two requi-
sites deemed imperative in the case. The Presi-
dent of the Republic has authorised the Minister
for Foreign Affairs to inform Vice-Admiral
Tegethoff that when either of said requisites shall
be satisfied, whether by an official document from
the Austrian Government or by an express authority
from the family requesting the Archduke's remains,
the Government of the Republic will be disposed to
permit their removal to Austria out of a due regard
to the natural sentiments of piety that prompt such
a request. This Government, out of the same senti-
ments of piety, has in the interim ordered that the
remains be embalmed, entombed, and cared for with
all the decorum due to a departed being.

" 'S. LERDO DE TEJADA.'

" The following are the instructions that were
forwarded to General Escobedo in regard to the
remains of Maximilian, Miranion, and Mejia :
" ' San Luis Potosi, June 18.

" 6 General Mariano Escobedo, Queretaro,"

" Permission has been asked of the Government
to remove the remains of Maximilian to Europe
after the execution. This has not been granted ;
but on account of the said petition the President of
the Republic has ordered that you be governed by
the following instructions :
" ' 1. After the execution, should any of the re-
latives of Don Miguel Miramon or Don Tomas
Mejia request their remains, you shall at once allow
them to take possession of them.
" 2. You alone shall take the proper measures
regarding the remains of Maximilian, and not allow
any ono else to take any measures in relation thereto.
" 3. You shall take the precaution to have
coffins of zinc and wood made to contain the re-
mains of Maximilian, and also of Don M. Miramon
and Don T. Mejia, in case the relatives of these last
do not claim them.

" ' 4. Should any one request permission to em-
balm or inject the remains of Maximilian, or do
anything else that you may deem proper, you shall
refuse them permission, but in such case you shall
take measures to have this done yourself in due
time, having care that it be done by Mexicans on
whom you can rely, and that all things be done in
a decorous manner for account of the Government.
You shall not refuse foreigners permission to be
present.

" 5. After the execution you shall take care of
the remains of Maximilian, and of the others also,
if their relatives do not claim them, everything
being done with that decorum due after justice has
been satisded.
" ' G. You shall have the remains of Maximilian
deposited in a becoming and safe place, under guard
of the authorities.
7. At the entombment of the remains of
Maximilian, and of the others, in case their rela-
tives do not claim them, you shall see that the cus-
tomary religious ceremonies be performed.

" ' S. LERDO DE TEJADA.7 7'

"The following is the correspondence that has
passed between Baron de Lago, Baron von Magnus,
Dr. Basch, and Minister Tejada in relation to
Maxuniliau's remains :

" Baron de Lago to Minister Tejada.

" Tacubaya, June 19.

" Citizen President,—l request that you will
have the goodness to allow me possession of Maxi-
milian's remains, so as to remove them to Europe.
" BARON DE ',AGO.'
" Aliuistcr Tejada to Baron de Lago.
"'San Luis I'otcsi, June 20, 10.15 p.m.

" Baron de Lago, Tacubaya,—The President of
the Republic has ordered me to say to you, in reply
to your telegram of yesterday, received to-night,
that for weighty reasons you cannot be allowed to
dispose of the remains of Maximilian.

" S. LEIIDO DE TEJADA.'
" Baron von Magnus to Minister Tejada.

"San Luis Potosi, June 28.
" Excellency Senor Don Sebastian Lerdo de
Tejada,--Senor,—The Prince, while a prisoner at
Queretaro, on the eve of his death, in a letter signed by
his own hand, and addressed to General Escobedo,
expressed his wish that his mortal remains might be
confided to us—Dr. Samuel Basch, family physician
of the deceased, and myself—to the end that Dr

Basch should accompany his body to Europe, and
that I should see to having it embalmed and to
all that regards its removal to Europe. In com-
pliance with the wish of the deceased Prince, which
he verbally made known to me, the removal of his
remains should take place without any demonstra-
tion and in such a manner as to avoid carefully any-
thing that may excite such or even arouse public
curiosity.
" Hence I reiterate the request which I have
had the honour to lay before your Excellency, to
the effect that you will have the goodness to give
the necessary order, so that the mortal remains may
be entrusted to me, and I will comply willingly with
all that may be required as to their removal to the
coast, and on board of one of the vessels of the
Austrian navy stationed at Vera Cruz.

" I avail myself of this occasion to renew the
protestations of my highest consideration.

" A. VON MAGNUS.'
" Minister Tejada to Baron von Magnus.

" ' San Luis Potosi, June 30.

"Baron A. von Magnus, &c. :—Senor,—l have
received the communications which you had the
goodness to address me yesterday on the subject of
the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, of Hapsburg,
having on the eve of his death expressed the wish
that his mortal remains might be intrusted to you
and Dr. Basch for their removal to Europe.
66 6 As 1 have already had the honour of stating
to you, the Government of the Republic believes
that, for several reasons, it cannot permit that the
mortal remains of the Archduke be removed to
Europe. Hence I regret that I must reply that this
Government cannot give the orders which you wish
to that effect.

"' I take this occasion of repeating, Baron,
that I remain your most respectful and obedient
servant,

" S. LERDO DE TEJADA.'
" ' Dr. Samuel Basch to Minister Tejada.
" ' Mexico, July 27.

" Citizen Lerdo de Tejada, Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs,—The undersigned, with all due
respect, has the honour of setting forth to you,
Citizen Minister, that as family physician of the
late Archduke Maximilian, he has been intrusted by
him with the duty of removing his remains to Europe
for delivery to his family. That such was his wish
appears, both from the letter signed by himself and
addressed on June 16th last to Don Carlos Rubis, at
Queretaro, a copy of which I have the honour to
enclose, and from the one dated the 18th of the
same month, the original of which is in possession
of General Escobedo, as appears from the letter of
Colonel Ricardo Villanueva, which I also enclose.
" ' In fulfilment of this order I consider it a sacred
duty (and I hasten to discharge it) to beg that you,
Citizen Minister, will deem it proper to order the
delivery of said remains to me, grounding this my
request on the fact that by superior orders the re-
mains of his two companions in misfortune have
been delivered to their families, and that at no period
has the supreme Government refused to deliver the
mortal remains of any one to his relatives. Finally,
I request an answer to this my petition, whatever
may be its tenour,so that when I return to my country
I can justify myself before the family of the deceased
Archduke, and show that I did all I could to obtain
the delivery of the remains referred to.
" Thankful for whatever favour may be granted
by you, I remain your most respectful and obedient
servant, " ' Dr. SAMUEL BASCII.'

" ' Minister Tejada to Dr. Basch.

" ' Mexico, July 29.

" ' Dr. Samuel Basch,—ln view of your petition,
dated yesterday, requesting permission to remove
the mortal remains of the Archduke Maximilian to
Europe, the President has determined that for seve-
ral weighty reasons he cannot accede to your peti-
tion. Independence and Liberty !

" ' LERDO DE TEJADA.7 "

for the impending battle ; but the loud roar
of the artillery, which scarcely ceased, might have
deceived a listener into the belief that the
action raged. Indeed, before night the battle
had commenced, for MEADE, fording the stream
far on the Federal right, established himself on
the other bank, crushing the opposition the Con-
federates cffered. So close was MEADE'S contact with
the enemy that the picquets of both armies in the
dark intermingled on ground destined in a few hours
to be piled with American dead. During the night
General MANSFIELD'S corps crossed the stream to
support MEADE, whilst the Confederates sent
STONEWALL JACKSON with his renowned division
to hold this post, considered the key of the position.
The morning of the 17th dawned on the long lines
of the blue and the grey, and night closed on those
lines still fronting each other on ground strewn
thick with dead and wounded men. Fourteen long
hours of a summer's day had witnessed the varying
fortunes of the most hotly-contested field ever seen
in America. It will readily be believed that the
divisions of MEADE, DOUBLEDAY, and RICKETS,
forming HOOKER'S corps, carried the post only with
fearful carnage, when it is said that JACKSON de-
fended it with the STONEWALL division, and they
carried it only after a moment of victory to be them-
selves dislodged by the fresh supports of the enemy.
Then came MANSFIELD gathering up the shattered
divisions as his corps swept on to the fatal spot, and
again the Federal cheers rang out as they stood
victorious on the ground. Their triumph was
but momentary. Both MANSFIELD and HOOKER
fell, and their corps staggered back under
an avalanche of destruction. Again the tide
of Federal victory seemed to flow as the
divisions of RICHARDSON and FRENCH came
up. But once more the Federal efforts proved
vain, for two Confederate divisions the one
from Harper's Ferry, the other from their
right—again turned the fortunes of the day.
SEDGEWICK was killed, and RICHARDSON covered
with wounds. Night was falling on this fearful
contest when General FRANKLIN'S corps, fresh from
Pleasant Valley, arrived at the double, and the
lines of blue were hurled for the last time on their
Confederate foe, when they carried the position,
and kept it. It was on this spot that the great
interest of the Battle of Antietam centred, and
when night put an end to the contest it fell on two
shattered and exhausted armies, for Greek had there
met Greek, and every effort of skill and valour in
the attack had been foiled by the skill and valour of
the defence. But M'CLELLAN gained his object.
There was an end to the Confederate invasion of
Maryland, and the broken and discomfited ranks of
the hitherto triumphant Southern army sought
shelter in its own State of Virginia. The
ground, then, on which the PRESIDENT stood on
the 17th ult. was sacred soil. It had been con-
secrated by the blood of the flower of the Federal
Army; men there had given their lives in thou-
sands, rushing into the jaws of death, inspired by
patriotic ardour. The bones of these men were
beneath the feet of those assembled, and it was to
commemorate their noble self-sacrifice, that the dis-
tinguished in the States were there assembled. More
of sorrow than of triumph must have filled the
minds of the crowd, for it cannot be forgotten that
it was by American hands the victims of Antietam
fell.—Anglo-American Times.

THE INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER
CHALLENGE TROPHY.

This trophy, won by the Scotch Twenty in the
International Enfield match at Wimbledon, was, in
terms of the conditions of the match, consigned for
the year to the charge of the Lord Provost of Edin-
burgh, who appointed that its place of keeping
should be the National Museum of Science and Art
there. The uncovering of the trophy took place on
Saturday evening at 5 o'clock, in presence of the
Queen's Edinburgh Rifle Brigade, who marched to the
Museum after inspection in the Queen's-park by the
Lord Provost, the Midlothian Rifles from Leith, and
a large assemblage of spectators. The Lord Provost
wore the uniform of Lord-Lieutenant of the county
of the city, and was attended by the civic officers.
The International trophy is a beautiful work of art
executed by Messrs. Elkington and Co., Birmingham,
exhibiting on one side of the pedestal Minerva and
a pacific and on the other Mars with a warlike
group, and bearing the badge of the National Rifle
Association with the mottoes—" Si vis pacent, para
bellum," and " Defence, not Defiance." The Irish
trophy, which is also annually competed for by th e
highest marksmen of the three countries, and was
won in 1867 by Mr. Hay, of the London Scottish,
with a score of 65, an elegant work of art, and ex-
hibiting a traditional incident in the history of one
of the Irish kings, was placed alongside, and both
were covered by the Union Jack as the Volunteers
entered. The covering of the pieces having been
withdrawn, the band of the Queen's Brigade played
" Scots Wha Hae," and the " Conquering Hero."
The Master of LOVAT, Captain of the Scottish
Twenty, then, addressing the Lord Provost, said—
The object for which we are assembled to-day is
one of great interest to all the Volunteers of the
country—namely, the celebration of the victory
which we Scotch have gained after a severe struggle
over our friends and opponents in England and Ire-
land. I look on this competition as one of great
importance and immense service to the Volunteer
force of this country. The first thing to be desired
in any regiment, whether regular or volunteer, is
efficiency in discipline and drill, but without each
man knowing how to use his rifle drill and dis-
cipline would be of little use before an enemy.
Nothing keeps up the efficiency of our Volunteers
as good shots so much as competition, and no one
knows how soon our volunteers may be called on to
defend the public. This match, my Lord Provost,
originated with Captain Mackenzie, my predecessor
in the captaincy of the Scotch Twenty, and Captain
'Williams, the leader of the English Twenty; and
after Lord Elcho had presented his noble shield for
competition among the small bore shots it was
thought proper to raise by subscription a trophy to
be competed for by the Volunteers. After great
exertions on the part of Colonel Lindsay and others
who interested themselves in the matter this noble
work of art was procured, and it was presented for
the Volunteers of the three countries to compete for.
By the rules of the match the competition must be
held at Wimbledon, when the match has been
won by England, and in Scotland, when it has been
won by Scotland. In 1868 the competition will
take place at Edinburgh, and I feel sure that what
the Scotch were able to do under a burning sun at
Wimbledon they will be able to do again on their
own ground. I know Captain Field will bring
down the best 20 that England can produce, and
that Capt. Hopkins will bring a plucky band from
Ireland. For my own part, I engage to bring for-
ward 20 who I hope will enable Professor Archer,
the director of this Museum, to be the permanent
custodier of this beautiful work of art. I have also,
in the absence of Mr. Hay, the winner of the Irish
trophy, to hand it over to your Lordship's custody
for the year. I hope that next year another trophy
will be added to the group, namely, the Elcho
Shield, which was lost this year to Scotland by only
one point.
Four of the Scotch Twenty, including Angus
Cameron and his brother, then carried the inter-
national trophy through the lines of Volunteers, the
band playing "The Garb of Old Gaul," followed
by a pibroch from the bagpipes.

The LORD PROVOST then said—l receive with
great gratification the custody of these trophies for
the current year. Having been gained in honour-
able competition by our countrymen, they are,
I think, properly lodged in the capital of Scot-
land. Last year it was my privilege to be cus-
todier of the Elcho Shield, which unluckily has
been lost to us for the present year by a single
point ; but we cannot regret that which is
taken from us by such able and honourable op-
ponents. It is pleasing, however, to think that the
Scotch Volunteers have shown such skill in arms
as against their English competitors. It may per-
haps be said that we Scotchmen are apt to get a
little boastful on these points. I can only reply to
any sarcasm of that description that we are a small
nation, only one-sixth of the number of the English
nation, but an ancient nation distinguished in all
ages for courage, loyalty, integrity, and skill in
arms, and it is a matter of pride to us that we

should still be able to maintain our fame. (Cheers.)
Ic is also a matter of pride to us that we also
maintain our skill in honourable competition
and our ancient loyalty to the Sovereign, and
that while sister countries are agitated by miser-
able insurrectionists within the circuit of Scotland
loyalty alone prevails. (Cheers.) His lordship
concluded by complimenting the Queen's Brigade
on the proficiency in battalion movements which he
had that afternoon witnessed.

The presentation then took place of cups to such
of the Scottish Twenty as were present, including
the Master of Lovat, Angus Cameron, and others.
Three cheers were then given for the Queen, and
the same compliment was paid to the Lord Provost.
The band then played the National Anthem, and as
the audience were dispersing the pipers of the
Highland companies played in the hall and galleries.

HERRING v. CHA7 WOOD.

Since writing on the great international Safe con-
test, papers bearing on the subject have been
forwarded to us. From these we have obtained the
facts and fancies which have hitherto enabled the
committee to withhold its award. The special
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph groups them
together with others pure inventions of his own in
his letter dated Paris, August 21. It is alleged
that the test of the trial was erroneously supposed
to be the first extraction from either safe of the
sealed block placed in each—that the tools used by
HERRING'S men were heavier than those used by
CHATWOOD'S, that there were errors in the drawings
of the safe banded in by Mr. HERRING, that the
HERRING'S safe was forced in front, while CHAT-
WOOD'S was stripped laterally ; but the gravest
charge, was that made against the secretary, Mr.
HOYLE, who though an English gentleman of high
character, knowing nothing personally of Mr. HER-
RING or his safes further than is known to the world
of any eminent manufacturer, is stated to have
displayed a very marked bias in the American interest.
Nor does the correspondent hesitate at much graver
insinuations against a member of the committee
than marked bias. Mr. HOL3IES is accused of en-
deavouring to influence M. Dour Am's award by
suggesting a distribution of the prize, so that a
thousand francs should go into his pocket, which, the
correspondent hints, had so strong an effect on the
eminent French engineer, that the English members
of the committee, Messrs. MALLETT and FAIRLIE,
knowing how the PRESIDENT'S decision would go,
and alleging other than upright and honourable
motives, formally withdrew from the committee.
On the strength of this statement a message was
despatched to New York alleging bribery and cor-
ruption. The resolutions of the committee furnish
a conclusive answer to the first allegation. The
members decided that the test of the trial should
be as follows :—A marked block of wood being
given to each of the competitors, and deposited
by them in their safes, it should be deemed con-
clusive evidence, when produced, that the safe from
which the block was, taken had been opened ; that
the attack on both being commenced simultaneously
shall be declared ended, as soon as either safe has
been opened. Two better defined resolutions could
not have been framed. What was to be con-
sidered as positive proof is distinctly stated. What
was to close and decide the result was so plainly
laid down that it appears almost impossible a
dispute could arise after terms so clear had been
complied with. Mr. HERRING produced the sealed
wood, deposited by Mr. CHATWOOD in his safe, at
7.20 p.m. on the day of the trial, while CHATWOOD'S
men were still at work on HERRING'S safe. Here,
then, was the conclusive evidence in the terms
of the resolutions framed by the committee, and
according to those resolutions the trial then ended ;
yet the Daily Telegraph asserts that the production
of the sealed block was quite erroneously supposed
to be the test. After this simple statement we may
leave our readers to judge of the truth and fair-
ness which characterise the correspondent's let-
ter. It will not surprise them to learn that the
weight of tools instead of being, as alleged, in
favour of the HERRING party, was in favour of the
other side, being 10711bs. against 106—the tools
used in stripping the side of CHAI WOOD'S safe. The
statement that the drawing of HERRING'S safe was
incorrect may be refuted by reference to a work
termed " Fighting Fire for Twenty-six Years,"
comprising a history of HERRING'S Patent Cham-
pion safes. Those who can put their hands on
this book may by turning to plate 16 see a
drawing of the box tested, with dimensions given.
It is a fire-proof safe with a cash-box
inside very different to his banker's safe, expressly
made to resist burglars—the one he intended to use
in the trial, but which Mr. CHATWOOD would not
allow, as, being accidentally detained at Havre,
it was not on exhibition. While barring HER-
RING from the use of his true burglar safe, the
two English members of the committee availed
themselves in their report of every defect in the
HERRING'S fire safe tested. By the correspondent
it is alleged that there were two safes, one inside
the other, and Mr. CHATWOOD appears as if only
aware of this after the terms had been agreed on.
But Messrs. MALLETT and FAIRLIE complain that
Mr. HERRING proposed at first to leave the outer
doors open, but afterwards rescinded this intention.
They condemn the construction of the outer doors
in two leaves, with a meeting joint in the centre
as extremely weak, and rejected by all safe
makers. Now, Mr.
protectionHEßßlNG
against intended
fire, a thisnd ,
outer case simply as a
when his challenge was accepted, urged Mr. CHAT-
WOOD to permit his burglar-proof at Havre to be
substituted, when he would stand on equal terms--
a request denied him, though it was on that safe he
issued his challenge. Yet, the defects of a con-
struction intended only to resist fire are made the
groundworks of a report against the competitor
whom these very men had denied the use of a safe
constructed to defeat burglars. The weight laid by
the English portion of the committee on the fact
that CHATWOOD'S safe was stripped laterally, and
not forced in front, only shows how men will seize
on all excuses, if resolutely bent on defeating
a fair award. Whether a fortress is carried by a
gate or breached in its weakest part will little avail
the garrison who fall victims to the defective
construction. The crew of a ship riding out
a gale may be assured that the strength of
their cable is equal only to its weakest part. Mr.
CHATWOOD can scarcely be under the impression
that the quick-witted and skilful burglar is going to
waste his means in following his ideas, and effect-
ing the breach at the spot rendered impregnable by
all Mr. CHATWOOD'S ingenuity. It matters little
to him whether he penetrates in front or in rear, so
long as his object is attained. But if the door of a
safe is to be the test, it would only have been fair
at least to have given Mr. HERRING'S burglar-proof
safe the opportunity. It was, however, not so decided,
and it is manifestly unjust to take a third-class
HERRING'S safe, and maintain that on all points
t was equal to an extra quality of safe manu-
factured
expressly by Mr. CHATWOOD as a chal-
lenge to the burglars of the world. All Mr.
HERRING contends for his firm is, that with
an inferior safe he has beaten, according to the
terms of the Committee, the best safe CHAT-
WOOD could manufacture. It is amusing to see
how the correspondent of the Daily Tekgraph shifts
his ground when it suits his book. It was unfair iu
the HERRING party to strip the CHATWOOD Safe,
batter in its side, and knock out its top—but see !
he exclaims, the HERRING'S Safe literally torn to
ribbons, and scarce a feature of its original con-
struction to be recognised. " Was this done
without manual strength, and without an amount
of noise no burglar in his senses would dare to risk ?"
On one side we are informed of the skilful and cun-
ning devices of the Germans—on the other atten-
tion is directed to the huge sledge hammer used
with such unsparing strength. However they acted,
it was clear the HERRING party could give no satis-
faction to their opponents, whether deftly insinuat-
ing a chisel, or - peeling the safe before the
eyes of its astonished and dismayed maker. But
all these are objections easily answered, however
unfairly advanced, while the real malice and venom
of the defeat is seen in the attack on Mr. HOYLE in
his alleged bias, and against Mr. JOSEPH E. HOLMES,
who gave his opinion as to a fair remuneration for
professional fees to the civil engineers employed.
Mr. HOLMES, as perfectly justified, took HERRING'S

victory as granted. Nothing could be more clear
than that the victory was lIERRING's, and the prize
at his disposal, subject to the conditions laid
down in the articles. Mr. HoLmEs suggested what
he considered fair remuneration, and hence arose
the charge of bribery and corruption. Mr. HOLMES
merely discussed a proposition advanced by one of
the English members of the committee, stating
at the time that if the English members pre-
ferred it, he was in favour of the whole going to
charities; each competitor paying his share
of the expenses from his own pocket as
allowed and audited by the committee. There
appears to be little doubt in the minds of those
influenced only by upright and honourable motives
as to who was the conqueror. The articles of
agreement were, that the committee should consist
of five engineers—" two English to be appointed by
the said SAMUEL CHATWOOD, two Americans or
others to be appointed bythe said SILAS C. HER-
RING ; the four thus appointed to appoint a fifth,
who shall be a French engineer, the decision of the
majority to be final on all points." To these
was added a secretary, thus making six gen-
tlemen. Of these six, Messrs. MALLET!' and
FAIRLIE, the engineers appointed by Mr.
CHATWOOD, hold opinions at variance with those
of the other four—at variance with common
sense, as well as in direct contradiction of the
resolutions drawn up by themselves. They
make a muddle, stirring up the mud in a stream
that ought to be perfectly clear, in hopes in the
confusion of swimming off with the prize. But the
first article bars this, which provides that the deci-
sion of the majority should be final. The Telegraph
has certainly one way of putting it, which condenses
into a sentence the spirit that actuated Mr. CHAT-
WOOD'S nominees. These are the correspondent's
words :—" They decline to hear M. DOULIOT'S re-
port (the French engineer elected by themselves),
feeling certain as to which side it would tend, and
formally withdrew from the committee." A course
more self-condemnatory could not have been taken,
or a more absurd reason advanced. They elect a
man expressly to award the decision, and then be-
cause they know that decision will be adverse,
withdraw from the committee, refusing to hear it.
Why, two babies could not have adopted a more
childish course. It would better have become
them if they had pulled out their pocket handker-
chiefs and had a good roar over the result. As M.
DOULIOT has reported strongly in favour of the
HERRING Safe, we presume this question will be
settled ere this appears in print. We propose next
week to discuss the pamphlet termed " Fighting
Fire," which gives some interesting facts relating to
the history of the Safe manufacture, and a curious
account of the rise of the great firm of which
SILAS C. HERRING is the senior partner.--Anglo-
America n Times.

A NOVEL WEDDING.

In the peculiar but highly interesting village of
Northowram, there have been living for the last 23
or 26 (it being a disputed point as to the exact
number) years a couple of elderly persons, both of
whom we should judge to be closely verging upon
60 years of age, known respectively in the neigh-
bourhood as Tom and Rachel, but up to Saturday
last have been living as man and wife without
having gone through the marriage ceremony. How
long this state of things would have continued it is
a difficult matter to determine, had it not been at-
tributable to the circumstance that, having both
joined friendly societies some time since, from which
their friends would be entitled to a few pounds at the
death of the worthy pair, they had recently made
the important discovery that, according to the so-
cieties' rules, if one of them was to die while in an
unmarried state the one left could not claim the
money. To avoid such an unfortunate occurrence,
they had at length determined that they would be
united in the holy bonds of matrimony, and had
several times scraped together a small sum of money
to be devoted to that purpose, but somehow Tom
had always found a mode of spending it which gave
him greater satisfaction. At last their friends de-
cided, in order to accomplish the desired object, they
would raise the necessary funds by subscription
among themselves ; and, we are informed, about 60
persons contributed a few shillings each, with which
they were determined, as they said, to have a " jolly
spree." They arranged to employ all the donkeys
which the township could muster, but this not being
agreeable to the bride, was dropped. On the morn-
ing of Saturday, which was the day fixed for the cele-
bration of the event, the people in the neighbourhood
were all full of excitement in anticipation of it, which
even extended into Halifax itself, as the news of the
wedding had been afloat for two or three days pre-
viously. At a quarter-past ten the interesting
procession started from the abode of the happy
pair. It was headed by a man playing on a violin,
followed by a well known person named " Tommy,"
a relative of the bride's, who was, after all, mounted
on an ass, and wore a scarlet coat, and a hat which
had been got up expressly for the occasion, being
made with a large and overhanging crown, from
which were suspended strings of beads all round.
Immediately after this imposing personage came the
bride, escorted by a young man known by the
name of " Gad." The woman was very plainly
dressed, wearing a straw hat slightly trimmed with
blue ribbon ; but Gad's costume was in every respect
remarkable. He was enveloped in a " coat of many
colours," which appeared to have been made out of
an old shawl, and reached nearly to the ground,
and in the place of two buttons at the back it was
adorned with two coloured paper rosettes. Under-
neath this he wore a white vest with black buttons,
which was ornamented with the empty frame of a
hand looking-glass, suspended from his neck by a
piece of narrow blue ribbon, and through which he
occasionally took a survey of the people around ;
this article of wearing apparel was also adorned
with a superfluous amount of watch chain. He also
wore a large white necktie, and a pair of knee
breeches and white stockings, and undoubtedly was
the person who attracted most attention. Following
these there were about eight couples, composed of
men and women of all ages, and two or three of the
males being very grotesquely attired, one of them
having, in addition to knee breeches, white stock-
ings, and a peculiarly shaped coat, stuck a lady's
brooch into a white necktie. The bridegroom, who
was only ornamented with one rosette, fastened on
his left breast, brought up the rear, accompanied by
a smart young woman.
They were followed by a large crowd of delvers
and other persons—indeed, we have since heard
that there was not a quarryman left in the village,
and that the women were so busily engaged gossip-
ing and watching the strange wedding party, that
in the evening there was scarcely a single house
which had received its weekly cleansing. They
arrived in the town at about a quarter to 11, where
the already large crowd was considerably increased,
and kept on augmenting until they reached the
parish church, Halifax, where the ceremony was to
be performed. The route they took after leaving
North Bridge, was along Northgate, up Old Mar-
ket, on Corn Market and Southgate, down Horton-
street, and entered the churchyard opposite the Ring
of Bells Inn. As they were going down Horton-
street Tommy fell off his donkey, but was quickly
assisted by about half a dozen big fellows, and rein-
stated in his honourable position. The violinist was
also protected frOm the pressure of the crowd by
two or throe persons on each side. There were a
large number of people waiting in the churchyard,
many of them having been there for upwards of an
hour. The party had to wait in the yard 15 or 20
minutes before they could be admitted into the
sacred edifice, during which time jocular remarks
were freely made use of, Gad receiving a good share
of them, but, fortunately for himself, did not seem
much annoyed by what was said ; and poor Tommy
and his mule were actually carried about the yard.
At length the door was opened, and guarded by
three or four policemen to keep the mob out, but
after the first two couples had entered was shut
again, leaving the greater portion of the party out-
side, including the bridegroom, who, naturally
enough, was made very uneasy by such an unex-
pected proceeding, and cried out (like the man who
was going to be hanged), " Why, yo can do nowt
ba'at me." The door, however, was immediately
opened, and the rest of the party went in, with the
exception of Tommy and another old man, who

could not get up to the door for the crowd. Inside
the church there were not many people to witness
the ceremony, which was gone through without any',
thing remarkable taking place, except that only three
of the party actually took part in it, Gad performing
the duties of both bridesmaid and groomsman, look-
ing very much like a robed attendant on some im-
portant personage. We hear, however, that the
clergy insisted on payment before the work was done.
After leaving the church they again formed in a
procession, headed by the violinist, Tommy and
the donkey, followed by the newly-married pair and
the remainder of the company, the crowd, of course,
pressing on all sides. Unfortunately, it had now
begun to rain very sharply, which necessitated the
use of umbrellas, consequently making it more
difficult to get along, especially as the multitude
had now increased to so large a number that it
might now be counted by hundreds. A number of
Northowramites, however, did good service by
taking hold of each other's hands, in addition to
some of them being armed with whips and sticks,
and in this manner forced a way for the wedding
party by keeping in front. They marched up
Square-road and Woolshops, where several persons
had climbed up on to the lamp-post which stands
at the top, in order to get a good place of observa-
tion; they then went up Old Market, Crown-street,
Silver-street, King Cross-street, and turned on
Lord-street ; thence up Lister-lane, on Clarence-
street, and up Gibbet-street, till they arrived at the
Prince of Wales Hotel. It was an intensely ani-
mated scene all along the route taken by the pro-
cession ; and the crowd took good care to let those
inside know they were coming, by shouting with all
their might at every turning.
immediately after their arrival at the Prince of
Wales's every room was filled to overflowing, and
the exhilarating liquid—strong ale—began to be
carrid about the room in abundance, and no doubt,
before the company parted, showed its enlivening
power. The wedding party were conducted up-
stairs, and judging from the particularly pleasant
odour which pervaded the house, and a hasty glimpse
at a large piece of beef suspended before the kitchen
fire, we should imagine that there were merry doings
at the place from that time until after ten 10 o'clock
at night, when, we are informed, the humorous
party were seen winding their way homewards, to
renew the celebration of the event on the Monday
night following in Northowram.—Halifax Courier.

DANGEROUS 7 ENDENCIES OF
MILITARY RULE.

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Colonel GILBERT, commanding in Camden,
Arkansas, has admirably illustrated the tendencies
of military rule. The Eagle newspapr, published
in that town, had the impertinence to comment o❑
the military. In reply—a party of soldiers, led by
Major PIERCE, entered the office, broke up the type,
smashed the furniture, and strewed the street with
the debris. The publisher appealed to Colonel GIL-
BERT, who defended the lawless act. Appeal was
then made to General ORD to restrain the lawless-
ness of the men under his command. The auda-
cious outrage had attracted the attention of that
commander, who called upon the colonel for an
explanation, which was readily given by the
military autocrat. " The soldiers are not servants of
the people of Arkansas," wrote Colonel GILBERT,
" but their masters, and it is felt to be a great piece
of impertinence for the newspapers in this State to
comment on General NEIL under any circumstances
whatever." Who could suppose that such a sen-
tence could be written by a Republican officer,
trained in the service of the leading republic of the
world ? Scarcely was the ink of this correspond-
ence dry, when a lieutenant of the Federal army,
commanding a post in Mississippi, marched a detach-
ment of soldiers in to an hotel, to compel the land-
lord to receive there, as a boarder, a woman he
kept. We invite the attention of American
citizens to these remarkable facts, which speak
volumes for the tendencies of military rule. It
is dangerous for people to ignore history, or to
suppose for a moment that any country can prove
an exception to natural laws, or that human nature
will differ in the slightest degree, whether the air
that is breathed be American, Asiatic, African, or
European. A few years of violence will generate
very curious notions in the instruments. The ten-
dencies of an army long employed on active service
are to separate from the rest of the com-
munity into a distinct class —to substitute
brute force for reason and justice—to trample on
their fellow-citizens —and to combine in a brother-
hood, where they consider their interests in-
volved. They quickly learn to set up a special
code, as applicable to themselves, and by which
they are bound—and they readily give their
support to an ambitious chief sufficiently strong,
talented, and unscrupulous, to command their con-
fidence and admiration. Indeed it is often difficult
for the chief they have elected as their god to resist
the pressure they bring to bear, and many have been
forced to assume the purple against their inclina-
tion, whom history styles—ambitious usurpers !
The soldiers who are the masters of the people of
Arkansas may assert the mastery over any State of
the Union, and with equal right. The question is
not one of right—it is simply one of power. Most
republics, ambitious of military glory, have fallen
under the instruments they created to gratify the
national vanity, and if the majority of the United
States' officers held similar views to Colonel GILBERT,
the Republic, which has been set up as a model
to the world, might fare no better than its great
predecessor of Rome. The people should not overlook
the serious indications shown in the report of this
officer. Nothing more audacious could have
been advanced. No more dangerous sentiments
could be enunciated. If it is a great piece of im-
pertinence for a newspaper to comment on the acts
of an officer holding a high civil as well as military
post—if the offence is to be judged by any subordi-
nate who happens to be on the spot—if the sentence
he decrees be executed by himself by marching a
body of the armed men he commands to destroy the
obnoxious newspaper—if he can openly defend such
conduct by stating that the soldiers are the masters,
not the servants, of the people—and if this passes
without a general condemnation of the act and a
severe punishment to the actor, then we assume
that principles are gaining head which will eventu-
ally be fatal to the great Republic. Fortunately,
however, the General in command of the District
was not the man to accept such reasons as those
advanced by Colonel GILBERT.
General ORD replied—" You will please explain
why this act was not prevented by you, as Post
Commander, and if the requirements of the 32d
Article of War have been complied with. Your
assertion that General NEIL'S forces are not the
servants of the people of Arkansas, but rather
their masters,' is unjust both to the people and to
General NEIL, and unfounded in law. The laws
are for the benefit of the people. The assumption
that a party of soldiers could, at their own option,
forcibly destroy a citizen's property and commit a
gross violation of the public peace would not be
tolerated under a NAPOLEON."

The Colonel was placed in arrest, and a court-
martial assembled to try him for a violation of the
express provisions of the Reconstruction Act, Major
PIERCE and the lieuten ant being similarly dealt with.
Had anE nglish officer attempted a proceeding so high-
handed and justified it on such grounds, he would
have raised a storm of indignation over the empire.
But the English have been warned by the history
of a thousand years, and they have no fancy for
again submitting to the rule of a CROMWELL and
his Ironsides. To them it is inexplicable how
people .of their own race can receive so quietly,
accounts of proceedings directed against their
liberties. Americans rest on a fancied security,
which may sonic day be violently disturbed. Till
but lately, they so worshipped their Constitution
that it was accounted sacrilege in him who spoke
against it. Their own act has torn that Constitu-
tion— a battery of artillery has been driven through
it, and they would be wise now jealously to watch
the tendencies of the age, that the substance of
their liberties at least may be carefully guarde.l.
We trust the Eagle " may, like the Phoenix, arise
from its ashes " at the expense of the State in time
to report the proceedings of the court-martial on
Colonel GILBERT, and to uphold in its own sheet
the full liberties of speech. The life or death of a
hundred Eagles might matter little, but the dearest

principle to the American citizen is involved—the

liberty of the people. Mobs may act on impulses
—may burn, lynch, and riot, but they are not the
paid servants of the State—the trained soldiers, in
whose unlawful action so many great Republics
have found a grave.—Anglo-Anterican Times.