The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-23 00:00:00

THE SUIS4I, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1858.

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my st in that of a man.
the presence of a woman, al

And the thing is gro• sing ; hardly is one case
got well out of the vr iy by the Bishop and the
Archbishop, here in Lc)ndon, than we find one quite
as bad, all but patronised by the Bishop of OXFORD
—the once tutor to ter MAJESTY. It is said that on
one occasion our SOVXRDIGN, by personal remon-
strance, checked the ex,'-xavagances of the Roman-
ising son of the Methodist WILBERFORCE—we know
not what truth there! was in the report, probably it
was like most other court tales ; but here is a case
in which a female so• fereign might well remonstrate
with a Puseyistic Bishop—in which, revolted as she
must be by the fa( As, if she knows them, she could
properly, on behalf of her sex all the kingdom over,
warn the Bishop that such intolerable indecencies
must be put down with a much stronger hand, and
by much more s•ave.re rebukes. Nothing will more
entirely alienate Englishmen from the Church of
their fathers than to find that, conformably with its
laws and rubrics, a Bishop can retain in their offices
men who can abuse them for the purpose of entering
houses in the absence of the husband, and of
putting questions such as have lately been made
public.

We repeat that liere lies the real mischief. There
ought to be nothing in our canons and liturgy which
a perverted mind can legally make a pretext for act-
ing the Papist in what the people have, till the last
quarter of a century, honestly taken for a Protestant
Church. The Bishop of OXFORD and his client
equally rely on canons and rubrics; they ought to
be unable to do so. Accustomed to the prayers of
the Church, in all their simplicity and beauty, the
flocks have forgotten that their shepherds have the
means of driving them to spiritual pastures—or bogs
in truth—which they would rather avoid. This ought
to be put an end to. Why in the world should the.
Act of Parliament, of which the Prayer-book is de-
clared to form a part, be less open to amendment
than any other ? it is absurd to be so delicate about
he matter. Our Prayer-book, with its rubric, is an
Act of Parliament Prayer-book, and if it screens
such offenders as the one who has just escaped under
the Bishop of OXFORD, it is time we settled the matter
at once—that we sent Romanisers to Rome, and kept
our Protestants at home.

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING POST.

Sin,—The directors having received the gracious
permission of the Queen to publish her Majesty's
telegraphic despatch as transmitted through the con-
ductor of the Atlantic cable to his Excellency the
President of the United States, and the reply of his
Excellency thereto as also received through the
cable, I beg to annex office copies thereof. The
President's message with addresses numbered 143
words as transmitted, and occupied two hours in its
passage through the cable, including several
" repeats " and corrections. I also attach the copy
of a complimentary message from the directors of
the New York, Newfoundland, and London Tele-
graph Company in reply to the inaugurating
message transmitted to them from the directors of
the Atlantic Telegraph Company.—Yours truly,
(Signed) GEO. SAWARD, Sec.
Chief Office, 22, Old Broad-street, London,

Aug. 23, 1858.

" From her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain to
his Excellency the President of the United States.
" The Queen desires to congratulate the President
upon the successful completion of this great inter-
national work, in which the Queen has taken the
greatest interest. The Queen is convinced that the
President will join with her in fervently hoping that
the electric cable which now already connects Great
Britain with the United States will prove an addi-
tional link between the two nations whose friendship
is founded upon their common interest and recipro-
cal esteem. The Queen has much pleasure in thus
directly communicating with the President, and in
renewing to him her best wishes for the prosperity
of the United States."

The following is the President's reply to the fore

going :

The Prelident of the United States to her Majesty
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain.

" The President cordially reciprocates the congra-
tulations of her Majesty the Queen on the success of
the great international enterprise accomplished by
the skill, science, and indomitable energy of the two
countries. It is a triumph more glorious, because
far more useful to mankind, than was ever won by
a conqueror on the field of battle. May the Atlantic
telegraph, under the blessing of Heaven, prove to be
a bond of perpetual peace and friendship between
the kindred nations, and an instrument destined by
Divine Providence to diffuse religion, civilisation,
liberty, and law throughout the world. In this
view, will not all the nations of Christendom spon-
taneously unite in the declaration that it shall be for
ever neutral, and that its communications shall be
held sacred in passing to the place of their destination
even in the midst of hostilities ?

(Signed) " JAMES BUCIIANAN:

' From Peter Cooper, President of the New York,
Newfoundland, and London Telegrap'i Com-
pany, to the directors of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company, London.

"New York, Aug. 18

" The directors of the New York, Newfoundland,
and London Telegraph Company desire to express
to the directors of the Atlantic Telegraph their joy
and gratitude for facilities and privileges of coming
into closer union and fellowship with them and their
fellow-mcn throughout the world. May the success
that has crowned your labours secure to the nations
of the earth a perpetual bond of peace and friend-
ship.'

THE QUEEN IN GERMANY,

FROM THE COURT NEWSMAN.

POTSDAM, AUG. 19.

Yesterday her Majesty the Queen and the Prince
Consort, with the Prince and Princess of Prussia, and
Prince and Princess Frederick William, dined early
in private, and afterwards embarked on board the
Alexandria, the steam-yacht of his Majesty the King,
and went to the beautiful island called the Peacock's
Island. Here an evening party was assembled to
meet her Majesty. Amongst the principal guests
were their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
Charles, Prince Frederick Charles, Princes Albert
(father and son) of Prussia, the Princes Leopold and
Charles of Hohenzollern, Prince William of Baden,
Prince Augustus of Wurtemberg, Prince Julius of
Schleswig-Holstein, and Gen. Bonin, the Governor
of Potsdam. _ _

The band of the Ist Regiment of the Infantry of
the Guard played several pieces of music in a supe-
rior manner.
Tables were laid in front of the large palm house
in the open air, and tea and coffee and refreshments
were served to the Royal and other guests.
Upon her Majesty's return the Palace of Glienike,
the seat of his Royal Highness the Prince Charles,
and the castle and grounds of Babelsberg, were illu-
minated with the greatest taste. Boats, ornamented
with Chinese lanterns, passed backwards and for-
wards upon the water, and the whole scene was one
of great brilliancy and picturesque effect.

MR. RA REV AT THE ALHAMBRA PALACE,

It will be seeen from an advertisement in another column,
that this attractive place of amusement has added another
item to its already overflowing programme. The horse
" Cruiser" will he exhibited by that most wonderful of all
rarey-showers, Mr. Rarey himself, every morning and even-
ing during the week ; and we have no doubt that our readers
will be much gratified at witnessing the power of intellect
over mere physical strength—Mr. Rarey (that " rarey avis
in terra") having completely subdued this hitherto untame-
able and vicious animal. Mr. F. Wallett and his celebrated
circus troupe will likewise add to the amusement of the
evening, and we are certain that an excellent evening's ea-
tertauiraent may ln Anticipated.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

law to carry out the sentence before the Sultan's
death signature had reached Jeddah. Ismael Pacha,
two days afterwards, appears to have arrived with
the necessary orders for the executions, which then
irnmeciliately took place. Now, there could be little
doubt touching the determination of the Government
at Constantinople to punish the cruel murders
which had excited the indignation of Europe, and
elicited from England and France the most energetic
remonstrance. The Turkish Government at once
pledged itself to the Governments of England and
France that full justice should be applied to the
actors of the Jeddah massacres ; further, the families
of survivors of the bloody drama had been recom-
pensed, and two commissioners, appointed by Eng-
land and France to investigate the affair and see that
full satisfaction was given, are now on their way to
Jeddah—at least, the French Envoy was to have left
Paris yesterday, and the English Commissioner had
equally received orders to proceed to his post. All
these circumstances taken into consideration, and
the knowledge on the put of the captain of the
Cyclops that Namik Pacha really had no power to
execute the condemned without the Sultan's orders,
would perhaps have prevented the further bombard-
ment of the town. No doubt our people on board
the Cyclops thought the Turkish authorities were
shuflling, and sought to screen the murderers, so
they continued to 'shell the town.
If I understand the history of the Jeddah affair
rightly, the Governments of England and France
thought it best to allow the offending parties to be
punished by Turkish authorities. Such a policy
was calculated to produce a valuable moral effect
throughout the East. It was for the Mussulmans to
know and feel that the Turkish Government pro-
tected Christians from outrage, and punished even
to death those who molested them. There are scat-
tered about in various corners of the Turkish
dominions small groups of Christians, many of whom
are English, French, or subjects of European coun-
tries, surrounded by fanatical Turks just now in a
most excited state, for they have been taught that
the Western Poviers wish to destroy their faith and
occupy their country. If it were believed in these
districts that Turkish authority would wink
at any persecution of the Christians, outrages
would assuredly be committed. The fanatics
would think escape easy, supposing they once
imagined foreign ships alone would be sent to
revenge their murders. It is therefore to
be feared that the bombardment of Jeddah may lead
to irritation in Turkey ; whilst, on the other hand,
the ends of justice would assuredly have been ob-
tained through authorities on whom the scattered
followers of the Cross in the land of the Mussulmans
must ever depend for protection. These observations
are made on the existing information which has
reached Paris, and may be open to correction. At
all events the whole proceedings demand investiga-
tion.

The Gazette de France, speaking of the bombard-
ment of Jeddah, says :—lt is difficult for us to be-
lieve that this statement can be exact. We hope, in
fact, that the English vessel has not bombarded
Jeddah before the arrival of the French Commis-
sioner, and of the Ducayla, which was to assist it."
We learn by telegraph :

" TurEsrE, 19th.—Advices from Constantinople to the
14th state that the Turkish Ministry had held a special
meeting to examine the projects of Vely and Ahmed Pacha
relative to the affairs at Caudia. The plan for the regula-
tion of the exchanges has been adopted. A loan of
£BOO,OOO issued by the Government has been taken up.
Accounts from Athens state that King Otho was expected
to return in October."
The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa stigmatises the
bilious articles of one or two of your contemporaries
on the subject of Cherbourg as being contrary to
every great principle tending to the development of
an intelligent European policy, and believes them to
be solely dictated by the jealousy of England at
every increase of the maritime power of continental
nations. The same journal considers Mr. Roebuck
in the light of an English Brofferio (M. Brofferio is
the leader of the Ultra-Liberal party in Piedmont),
whose opinions, formed during his tour, are of the
most grotesque kind imaginable.
The Independance of Brussels gives the following
account of the reception of the Queen at Berlin,
from its correspondent in that city :
" The visit of the Queen of England has, it cannot be de-
nied, been greeted by the population of Berlin with an
enthusiasm the like of which we have not witnessed for
many years. When the late Czar used to come to the
Pru.sian capital, a multitude, inspired by curiosity, col-
lected to receive him and his brilliant suite, but it
remained indifferent and silent. But what a difference
did yesterday present ! The news that Queen Victoria
was at the palace of the Prince of Prussia spread like wild-
fire, and immediately a compact crowd filled the immense
square of the university—raising acclamations and hurrahs.
At length the Prince of Prussia, in spite of his repugnance
for display on such occasions, was obliged to cede to a de-
monstration so enthusiastic, and to solicit the Queen to
allow him the honour of leading her Majesty on to the bal-
cony. The Queen, with the best grace in the world, con-
sented to accept the ovation, which was addressed partly to
1 the mother of a princess who has quickly gained general
affection, but abosc all t) the 53% ereigu of a kingdom nliieh
t old traditions and new hopes render dear to the people."

PARIS, SUNDAY, 6 P.M.

It was not until yesterday that the, Plenipoten-
tiaries signed the last protocol of the last meeting, at
the hotel of Foreign Affairs. Probably this docu-
ment refers to the navigation of the Danube, and is,
in fact, -very much like a protest against the pro-
posed regulations agreed to by Austria, Turkey,
Bavaria, and Wurtemburg. As I have before in-
formed you, the regulations for navigating the
Danube are not yet accomplished. On this question,
however, France and England are agreed; the text
and spirit of that portion of the Treaty of Paris, you
may be sure, will be carried out in such a way as to
prevent the sipping of any one power exercising a
monopoly, which would have been the case had the
interested Powers accepted the Austrian propositions,
or rather " regulations." It will be remembered,
Austria originally contended the right of the Con-
ferences to bring the question forward, but, subse-
quently, the Cabinet of Vienna has given way.
Whether the final laws for the navigation of the
river can be agreed to without the Plenipotentiaries
meeting again I know not.
M. Renee, in the Constitutionnel of this day, gives
an outline of the results of the Conferences touching
the organisation of the Danubian Principalities. It
adds little information to that already in the pos-
session of the readers of the Morning Post. In the
first place, we are reminded that, after three months'
hard work, the Plenipotentiaries charged with the
organisation of the Principalities have brought their
labours to a close ; but the text of the Convention
cannot be made public before the documents
are ratified. The writer then gives an out-
line of what has been done, first reminding
the public—France is still for the union, but,
finding herself in a minority, obtained for the
Roumans the nearest approach to the union. This
is certainly perfectly correct ; both the Emperor and
his Government regard the union as the best guaran-
tee for the integrity of that portion of the Turkish
empire. The two Principalities, says the Constitu-
tionnel, will be endowed with the same political in-
stitutions. As your readers are already aware, a
liberal franchise enables the people of Moldavia and
Wallachia to elect their respective legislative bodies.
Their deputies will eventually elect the two Hospo-
dars, hitherto named by the Porte at Constantinople
The Sultan will then confirm the said election, by
which means the sovereign power of Turkey will,
at all events, appear to be maintained. The Hospo-
dars are powerless without their decrees are counter-
signed by the Ministers, who are responsible to the
Legislative Chambers.
Independent of the two Chambers, a sort of per-
' manent Council of State will be formed—an upper
House, recruited from the two Chambers of the Prin-
cipalities, to regulate general laws which interest
both Principalities. This is the nearest approach to
the union embodied in the new Convention. It was
impossible for the Plenipotentiaries to do more than
give the Roumans material for self-legislation,
as there are many delecate questions on which
they themselves are not agreed. Certain

stipulations, however, are settled : such as equality
before the law ; equality of taxation ; individual
liberty ; guarantee for respect of property ; abolition
of caste privileges, and the admission of all classes to
public employment. It results, therefore, to that of
placing the people of the Danubian Principalities
beyond those abuses which Turkish agents, who
bought their positions in Constantinople, hitherto
imposed. The domestic affairs of the people are now
in their own hands, to be conducted by a constitu-
tional form of government, which, wisely employed,
ought to make the country prosperous and happy.
The party who desired a foreign prince as ruler,
and complete independence of Turkey, will alone be
discontented. The people of the Principalities have
now every opportunity of elevating their political
position. It will nevertheless perhaps be a work of
time. They have been demoralised by corrupt
practices ; they have suffered from the occupation cf
their territory by Russian and Austrian armies, and
their geographical position has caused Roumania
to become the ground of constant foreign intrigue.
If the great Powers of Europe accept the modern pro-
gramme of material progress, and cease to entertain
the ambitious aims of war, the people of at.
Danubian Principalities will eventually con-
solidate themselves into a compact and in-
telligent nation, stretching from the mouth of
the Danube to the extreme Carpathians. They have
now material for making themselves a people superior
to the Turks, the Austrians, or the Russians, if they
steadily turn a deaf ear to foreign intrigue, and look
to their own advancement and nationality. A con-
servative use of their liberty will eventually make
them an important group of modern civilisation.

It remains only to add that the Moniteur con-
tains this morning a note which reminds the
public of the completion of the labours of the
late Conferences. " One had for object," says the
official journal, " the regulation of the Moldavian
frontier towards Bessarabia ; another to verify the
Turco-Russian frontier. Two conventions have

been drawn up for this double object, the ratifica-
tions of which have been exchanged some months

since.

" The Commission for the Danubian Principalities
was charged to inquire into the views and wants of
the Aloldo-Wallachians, and to collect on the spot
necessary elements to prepare the organisation of the
Danubian Principalities. The convention signed
the day before yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs has for object to satisfy that important stipu-
lation of the treaty of March 30. Whilst the stipula-
tions are preparing for publication, it is known the
Plenipotentiaries have succeeded in reconciling the
varied interests of the Powers signing the treaty
with the voice of the people.;
" The European Commission for regulating the
navigation of the mouths of the Danube has not yet
completed its work, and the act elaborated by the
Riverain Commissioners [the propositions of Austria,
Turkey, Wurtemburg, &c.] have not been sanc-
tioned by the Powers who put their signature to the
Treaty of Paris. But the work of the two Com-
missions which specially concern the navigation of
the Danube is clearly defined by the treaty, and
its accomplishment can only be delayed by difficul-
ties purely technical. The Treaty of Paris mar
therefore, be considered as completed."
The Emperor and Empress arrived at St. Cloud
on Saturday evening at about a quarter before
eight o'clock. During the last day of their journey
their Majesties met with the same enthusiastic re-
ception as had greeted them in passing through Nor-
mandy and Brittany. Notwithstanding the rain,
which fell at intervals, the inhabitants stationed
themselves along the railway, and at every point
from which they were able to hail the passage
of the train with their acclamations, a number of
the peasants held in their hands statuettes or busts of
the Emperor Napoleon I. The ball given at Rennes
on the evening previous to their Majesties' depar-
ture was a very brilliant affair. All the rooms of
the Hotel de Ville were very magnificently decorated
for the occasion. The Emperor and Empress arrived
at half-past nine, and on entering the salons were
received by three rounds of acclamations. The
Empress wore a robe of white lace ornamented with
small roses and some other light flowers. The dia-
dem and other ornaments were in brilliants and
rubies. The quadrille d'honneur was danced in the
Salle des Cariatydes, the Emperor dancing with the
daughter of the Mayor of Rennes and her Majesty
with the Mayor. The crowd was so great that it was
a great difficulty to form the Imperial quadrille,
and when, at its conclusion, the Empress re quested
that the dances might continue, it was absolutely
impossible to execute the slightest figure. Their
Majesties afterwards walked through the different
salons, but notwithstanding all the respect felt for
the two sovereigns, only a very narrow passage was
left for them. Their Majesties returned soon after
eleven. At about ten o'clock on the following morn-
ing their Majesties, after several audiences given by
the Emperor, left the Prefecture and proceeded to
the railway station atn'dst the acclamations of the
people, who were assembled in great numbers in spite
of the heavy rain. The waiting-room was handsomely
flitted up for their reception, and the civil and mili-
tary authorities had assembled to take leave of their
Majesties. The Imperial train started at about half-
past ten, and on reaching Vitre stopped for a short
time to receive' the authorities. The attention of
their Majesties was directed to the residence of Mme.
de Savigne, which still exists at that place. On
reaching Lemart their Majesties witnessed the eff,xt
of the late storm which had visited that place. All
the large skylights had been demolished by the hail,
and nothing but the framework remained. The
Emperor and Empress alighted to receive the au-
thorities, and passed along the quay, which was still
wet from the flood. Their Majesties expressed their
commiseration at the damage caused, and left marks
of their munificence with the Mayor for the relief of
the poor sufferers. The Imperial train, after only a
few trifling stoppages, arrived at Chartres at half-past
five. Their Majesties were received by Marshal
Magnan, the Commander-in-Chief of the District,
and the authorities of the city, who delivered con-
gratulatory addresses, which were graciously replied
to. The train again started, and, after a short stop-
pan at Ramboullet and St. Cyr, reached St. Cloud.
By a decree of the 3d, the Universal Exhibition of
Industry which was to have taken place at Vienna
in 1859, has been put off to a period which will be
hereafter fixed.
The widow of General Havelock and her family
arrived at Rouen the day before yesterday from
Dieppe, and on the following day left by the steamer
for Havre.
M. Wagner,he celebrated Bavarian sculptor,
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Their llirthnesses the Prince and PrincessKousakin
have left the Brunswiek Hotel, for the Continent.
The Duchess of Sutherland; at the close of the
past week, left
Dunrohin Castle, Castle Howard, the Earl of Carlisle's seat in
Yorkshire, for N..
The Duke of Devonshire and the Marquis of
Harlington, M.P., have returned to Holt= Hall, near
Milnethorpe, from the Earl of Carlisle's seat in Yorkshire,
after attending the funeral of the Countm of Carlisle.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn and
family are passing the sea3on at Tunbridge Wells.

The Marquis of Dalhousie and Ladies Ramsay are
passing the season at Malvern Wells. The health of the
noble marquis remains much the same. It is said the
marquis and eaughters will pass the ►viuter at 11Talta.

The Count and Countess de Persigny are passing
the season at Tunbridge Wens.

The Earl Fortescne and the lion. Dudley Fortes•
ern,. arrived at Castle Hiil, the earl's seat near South Moiton
erly in the past week, from Normal-illy. The countess an(
Miss Geale had previously arrived f,om town.

Viscount and Viscountess Ebrington and family
and the Hon. John Fortescue left town early in the week to
join the Earl and Countess Fortescue at Castle Hill, Devon.
The noble viscount and viscountess, accompanied by the
Hon. John Fortescue, intend to have England the latter
end of next month, or early in October, for Madeira, at
which island they propose to pass the approaching winter.
Viscount and Viscountess Villiers have left town
for Upton Hall, Warwickshire.
Viscount Gage left Whitehall on Saturday last
for Firle Place, his seat in Sussex.
Lord and Lady Colchester are passing the season
at Tunbridge WellN.