The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-12 00:00:00

THE DAY AFTER THE BATTLE.

Night came on and silence reigned throughout
except when it was broken at intervals by the
piercing cries of the wounded, who wer% calling
for help. Many (says the correspondent of the
Debats) died for want of adequate ambulance ac-
commodation, and the peasantry took advantage of
the darkness to rifle the dead. The next day
was spent in collecting the wounded and
dressing their wounds. Miss White, in a fan-
tastic dress, devoted herself entirely to this mis-
sion. The hospital of Santa Maria was full,
and train after train brought wounded men
into Caserta. There were 480 in the hospital of
Santa Maria on the 2d, and as many more in that
of Caserta, without speaking of those who were
carried into Naples. These, however, were not
very nimerous.

The field of battle was dotted with soldiers, who
were either looking after the wounded, or giving a
slight covering of earth to the dead. Still, how-
ever, on the 3d there remained many bodies, most
of them of the Royalist party, exposed on the field.
They were recognised by the tattooing on their
bodies, phe scapular of the Immaculate Conception
around their necks, and by their kepis. The dead
horses were left decomposing in the sun, which
shone with a kind of calm funereal splendour.
The correspondent of the Debats says :—" The
guns of the barricades on the road to Capua were
partly served by sailors belonging to the English
frigate Renown, who, happening to be here as
tourists in want of excitement, felt disposed to
amuse themselves by hunting down the Royalists.
I saw them again on the 3d, merry as bridegrooms,
returning to the fete of the cannonade. But it was
a dismal day, for not a gun was fired."

BLONDIN AT NEW YORK.

(Front the New York. Times.)

Blondin, the famous Canadian acrobat and rope
walker, capped the climax of his dare-devilism yes-
terday afternoon by an exhibition at Jones'sWood,
which immeasurably distanced all his previous at-
tempts on this side of Niagara Falls. The continued
and invariable success of this man has impressed
the public mind with supreme confidence in his
powers ; and it may well be so, for it does seem that
anything that a man can do on a rope Blondin can
accomplish. It is not too much to say that he is
the greatest acrobat of the day. The Chiarinis and
De Laves, with the thousand and one small imita-
tors of the mysteries of rope walking, fall into
oblivion before this little acrobatic giant.
Jones's Wood was not crowded with people yes-
terday afternoon. The few policemen on duty had
no trouble to speak of with refractory boys and un-
manageable rowdies. The old trees that have long
adorned the woods were there in their usual
verdure and beauty, but no clusters of half naked
boys bore down their unpruned boughs. The
placid bosom of the East river was not particularly
animated by the congregation of small craft, nor the
fluttering of banners, pennons, and flags. There
was no premium on ginger pop or larger beer, and
many a bottle of soda water went off in its original
gas for want of some person to pay it particular at-
tention.

The hour fixed for the opening of the performance
was 4 o'clock, but Blondin did not appear until
much nearer 5. The report of his presence was, of
course, greeted with unbounded applause. The
ropes were all fixed, and nothing but the performer
was wanting. The afternoon was clear and bright,
and though a strong breeze prevailed, it was not so
boisterous as might have been expected on the very
day of the equinox.
When Blondin did appear he was most enthusi-
astically received. He drove around the wood in
an open barouche, and attracted a great deal of
attention, especially from the fairer sex. He did
not waste any time about his preliminaries;
but with a degree of promptitude that would do
credit to public bodies, he at once proceeded to busi-
ness.h Driving into the tent, from the centre of which
ascended the main pole which supported his rope,a he
ran ran up the side steps with the agility of a "'Placed
was soon safely settled on the babas
trade
to
there for his convenience. Here
'inproceededthe start on
arrange his dress, pole-balance,
B';Cio'w forshouting out
his perilous march, the crowd
huzzas and " tigers" in the
.meiobinsetplapartotvireedd:tayilied
Blondin was very plainly a
differencean_ in his costume
there was little apparent
from that of an ordinary rope-dancer in the circus.
The only distinctive badges he wore were out or
two medals which have been presented to him in
Canada and other places. As soon as his pole was
with
fairly balanced, the band began playing See the
conquering
hero comes," and, simultaneously
little
the first echoes of the music, the daring
Frenchman started on his dizzy journey. There
There
very remarkable in his
was nothing progress to the
other extremity of the rope. -ar
..&0 stopped several
ti./es, laid on her back
his head, and pformed other feats as dangerous
as they were uselessly absurd. His arrival at the end
of the rope was greeted With loud and prolonged
great lauelevatise, whon .hic he duly acknowledged from his
The return to the starting point was the most in-
teresting, and caused more emotion, because it was
by far the most dangerous attempt' of the evening.
In obedience to the propositions of his programme,
Blondin now caused an agent, who stood at his side
for the purpose to bandage his eyes closely with a
white handkerchief. This having been done secun
don artenz, he very leisurely threw athick sack over
his head and shoulders—an act that seemed to the
spectators to border on complete insanity. With-
out any further ado he started on his return to the
point whence but a few moments before he had
started. The people did not now venture to applaud.
The temerity of the daring acrobat seemed to im-
press them with a certain degree of awe. At first
Blondin felt his way cautiously along, but as he
progressed he seemed to gain more condence, and
presently began to run along the rope, blind-folded
as he wat, with the agility and steadiness of a
squirrel. In the centre of the
.rope he again laid
en his back, and after performing a variety of ex-
traordinary evolutions returned to the starting
point as safely as he had ascended. He carne to
the ground by one of the guys as firmly and
steadily as possible, amid the fervent acclamations
of the crowd. There were about MOO people pre-

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out the programme were very creditable, and the
whole affair pleased the speczators greatly. M.
Blondin will repeat his rope exercises, with some
formidable additions, at an early day at the same
„ Some say he will next attempt to cross the
East ri , on a small rope. He will then go to
*bkir.
--L6n on, England, where he expects to exhibit some
of his greatest performances ; but although no one
doubts that he can do anything on a rope, some of
his friends have expressed the hope that he may
never die by a rope.

SUPPOSED LOSS OF TWO STEAMERS,

AND OTHER WRECKS.

Later accounts from the ports in the North of
Europe furnish sad additions to the list of m reeks
and casualties announced in this journal on Tues-
day. The storm in many places raged fiercely for
72 hours, and its like has not been experienced for
many years. The destruction among the coasters
in the Baltic was very great. Several English •
steamers, outward and homeward bound between
Hull, Grimsby, and Cronstadt, being overdue,
the greatest anxiety has been manifested respecting
them, which was considerably heightened yesterday
by the receipt of the Borsets _Halle, a journal pub-
lished at Hamburg, which contained the two follow-
ing paragraphs :
" 'DUSTED, Oct. 6.—On the south side of the
Agger Canal, near Langor and Rou, a steamer came
to anchor during the late gale, and shortly after
stink. All the passongers, probably about one hun-
dred, drowned. When the news left people were
still seen on the masts, but it was impossible to sage
them. A number of bodies of grown-up persons
and children had been washed ashore."
"RINGJOBING, Oct. 6.—Ten vessels are reported
to be on shore between Seegaard, Saarstrand, and
Lemvig. Among them a steamer, with cotton,
which sank ere she reached the strand; the crew
and passengers drowned. A child is said to hits
been washed on shore."
The places mentioned are situaWolitheanortl3'
west coast of Denmark. Thisted and Ringjobing
are about twenty miles apart, and it is a matter of
doubt whether it relates to one os two vessels. An
•
impression was entertained at Lloyd's that it re-
ferred to the Arctic, Hull and St. Petersburg
steamer, known to have been wrecked. Captain
Boulton was despatched from London on Tuesday
night by Lloyd's Association to protect their inte-
rest. A telegraphic message has been sent to him
to furnish some particulars of this supposed loss of
two steamers ; but as he was not expected to reach
Skieve till this morning, it is doubtful if the answer
gets back before tomorrow (Saturday) morning.
Two melancholy losses happened off Libau
during the fury of the storm. Lloyd's agent,
writing from the spot, dated Oct. 5, says—The
storm has now been raging 72 hours along our
coast, and no appearance of a lull. Much damage
has occurred among the shipping. The Eliza Kirk-
bird and another vessel (a schooner) were lost last
night, but so assistance could be rendered from the
shore, the distance being about 200 fathoms, .an
enormous high sea running in, besides a dark night,
with heavy rains and squalls of hail. At 7 o'clock
this morning seven men were to be seen fastened.
to the rigging of the Eliza Kirkbird, but soon after-
wards the mast broke down and all perished. The
body of a young female, apparently the wife of the
captain, had been washed ashore. With the excep-
tion of a man's shirt on the upper part of the per-
son the body was naked. The ship has since ibroken
up into two small fragments. 0•1
The ship Trio, Capt. Anderson, belonging to
Arbroath, laden with coals from Shields for Leith,
has been wrecked on the Longstone Rock, where the
Forfarshire steamer was lost. The master and crew,
after being exposed on the wreck 12 hours, were
rescued by a boat from the lighthouse, manned by
the father, a brother, and two nephews of that
heroine Grace Darling. The father is now in his
76th year, 50 years of which have been spent in the
lighthouse service.

THE DURHAM NURDER.

CHESTER-LE-STREET, OCT. 10.
Milner Lockey, miner, was brought before the
county magistrates here to-day, charged with the
wilful murder of Thomas Harrison, Bankruptcy-
court bailiff, at Urpetb-mill, on the 30th of Septem-
ber. Mr. Hoyle, of Newcastle, appeared for the
prosecution. The prisoner is a powerfully-built
man, 59 years of age, and extremely cool and self-
collected. He has borne a respectable character down
to the time of committing the horrible offence
with which he is charged, and looks like, and is
described as a person of some intelligence. The
court was much crowded during the examination,
and there was much excitement. The witnesses
examined at the inquest repeated their evidence.
In addition, Robert Coulson, a pitman belonging to
Leasingthore Colliery, was examined. He said ho
had known the prisoner for some time. He wrought
with him about a month since. Had frequent con-
versations with him regarding his wife. He used
threats often with regard to her. He was jealous
of the miller at first, and at the latter end of the
nine weeks that he wrought with him, he said she
had taken a -- old bailiff to live with her, and
that if she did not livO with him (the prisoner) she
would live with no one else. He doubted it would
be a bad job, and said, if he caught them he would
" coup" their heels up. He was not excited with
drink when he told witness this.

At the close of the evidence for the prosecution,
the Chairman (Major Johnson) said that if the pri-
soner had any statement to make it was now the
time to do so. He warned him what he might say
might be used against him on another occasion, but
tbat he need make no statement unless he liked.
He (the Chairman) would indeed recommend him
to reserve his statement, but, at the same time, the
Bench would hear him if he had anything to say,
and that what he did say would be written down.
The prisoner preferred making his statement, and
proceeded to do so in nearly the following terms
" The first time I saw her after our separation she
was very kind. I went to the house about nine
o'clock at night and stopped till three in the morn-
ing. A fortnight after, when I next saw-
her,
she was all the other way. She dinna ken nee,
and she asked me what I was doing there. We
sat up till 11 o'clock. The man Harrison was there
and all. My wife told him two or three tines
to
go to bed, but he did not go. About 11 o'clock she
went ustairs. I followed her, and she asked _ when_
1 was going. I said, am going thou.' She
lay down tween the two boys. It was not a bed,
but two mattresses laid side by side on the floor.
There was no room for me, and I lay down by the
side on the boards. I got cold and wanted to get
in beside them, when she got up and went down-
stalrsh.ardl
forthena
mlaaidn, after coming 19 miles acrossdown with the boys. I said it
via
the country, to have to lie on boards and the other
bed• I said she
man in a good • might have con-
trived differently. She saidhe paid for his bed. I
said I could pay for mine. I had a sovereign. Next
morning she never spoke to me, but Mr. Harrison
was everything. She did give
I stopped till 1 o'clock. me a cup of coffee.
trouble them for my dinner,
I thought I would not
a
would gan and set Inc a bit.ndSlhaeswkeednthweritihf sheme
about 50 yards, and said, ' Now, Lockey, ar't gan
to give me that sovereign ?' I said, Aye, hinny,
on conditions. If thou'll live with me again thou
shall hae't,'
She said she would consider by neat
fortnight,
stopped with my son till Monday
morning, and went back to my work at Leasing-
taerne. I was at my work about a week, when I
got aletter saying she had been drinking at Pelton
On the Monday Pleft. I was sair put out when I
beard on't. When I came home last time, on the
29th, to my great amazement she was lying on the
bed with the man. [Mrs. Lockey-011, man !] She
came off the bed when I went in, and I
said, Now, hinny, how art thou ?' She said,
' Middling.' I said, ' Thou'rt going on bravely
here. your blood I've a good mind
to kill you :both.' I was aniest mad, and I
pulled out the knife. I stabbed. her and then I
stabbed him. That's all I have to say."
On the above declaration being read to the pri-
soner, and laid before him for signature, the pri-
soner stepped briskly up to the table and wrote big
name in a bold, firm hand, remarking that he would
have been all the better of his spectacles. On hav-
ing been formally committed to stand his trial at
the next assizes he was removed from the dock, =a:
will be lodged in Durham gaol. We understand
that he is to be watched in his cell, as fears are en-
tertained that he will make an attempt
to destroy
himself.

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SUBSTITUTE FOR TIIE POTATO...—A writer in ft,
contemporary says :—ln this and the sister island of Guertt-
sey many thousand tons of parsnips .are grown annually,
chiefly as food for cattle and pigs, but- the country part of
the population during the autumn and winter months sel-
dom sit down to a midday meal without,: a dish of parsnips,
prepared in some simple way or other; without his dish of
parsnips, a real Jersepntua would scar rcely think he had
dined—with salt fish the parsnip is an a ndispensable ace In-
paniment ; a pig's foot stewed or boiled with parsnips formso-
the sole dinner of many a :poor family,. Jersey pork, the
time, who, most other butters are either rankthoera
tasteless,
tier
laelsi admirably
richbtt
and i n tho
delicious world, ifisafve
ocluernotfi rtchl ye onoe
rp '.butter
lips;
in the winter
is produced by the use of the parsnip in the feeding of the
,„0„-s. The pace of this valuable
root in the island is now
pricefheothe
..crop of the present
front Is Gd to 2s the 1001 b, anTdh
iv)eeratr
wouldi s un u snl 101 Ily
exceed b u nidoasn. t .
or
15 e freights to any English
would s. per e
ir,
et ton,
b,
osuot tga. tptehr eclw t,
to the consumer in England
not one-half the,feril.(oitatoes,in thf i most plentiful of
seasons. I venture
that no more fitting substitute for the. 7posttattoo •;,cotnurtefo readersunc
than this highly therefore, to ouggy ,
nutritious cud Palataii, le vegetable,

' the Defence of England is now the most serious
subject of every one's thoughts on public mat-
ter a. That we must, at all costs, be safe, is both
the, instinct, and the deliberate judgment, of all
men . True, there are some who imagine that we
are' in no danger of hostile attack—the gentle-
men, chiefly, of the school who have been most
active in originating, and completing, the French
trclaty. We doubt not the sincerity of their
professed opinions. Intent only on commerce,
they measure all probabilities by the wishes of
com mercial men, and they find that class nearly
as :hostile to war as the same class in England.
They judge of both countries by the sentiments
of 'the trading parts of the two communities ;
but: we must think they overlook the classes who
ph Leed the Emperor of the FRENCH on his throne,
wl iile he showed of how little importance he
thought the goodwill of the bourgeoisie, by point-
in g his cannon at their shops, and shooting them
without mercy.

The truth is, that at any moment in which it
might suit the EMPEROR, no subject would be
mf)re popular in France than a summary humilia-
ticm to be inflicted on England. Pretexts would
never be wanting; and we must do the EMPEROR
thq, justice to say that they would be more wel-
co me to his subjects than to himself. Invasion
of England would be, assuredly, his very last
ca rd ; but, so far as the past has taught us any-
thing, it is, that Louis NAPOLEON needs short
and brilliant campaigns to divert the Minds of
hi.; subjects from t. political serfdom which
with not enslave the reflection of an in-
telligent and civilised people ; and that
he therefore refuses to reduce his naval and mili-
tary armaments to simply defensive proportions.
The worst additional fact is—that his word, and
his promises, his assertions and denials, with his
warnings to prove himself sincere, are all worse
than useless. Europe can believe the unequivocal
assertions of even a ROMANOFF, a HOHENZOLLERN,
or a HAPSBURG ;—it cannot give the slightest credit
to a BONAPARTE ! We write not thus in vitupera-
tum. Is it not the simple fact, that ever since by
13°Tinry and friendly profession he deceived to their
nun the representatives of France, all foreigners
who have trusted his professions have also found
themselves deceived. It " runs in the blood ;" the
first NAPOLEON hardly knew what moral principles
meant. It seems to be the same with the third.
BONAPARTES regard them as a kind of superstition
or weakness, with which minds of their superior
order may play just as will suit them.
It is these too obvious facts which give such an
interest to all really able
and competent discussions
of the subject of the "Defence of England." And,
we hardly need say, few more
competent persons
have given us their thoughts upon it than General
Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS ; whose Pamphlet of nearly
100 pages, published by MURRAY, well deserves the
attention of all intelligent men. We may remark,
that though a few of the details, and only a few,
may be best a. ppreciated by professional men, the
reasonings of his pamphlet are made not only in-
telligible, but lucid, to the comprehension of every
educated and sensible man ; and we gladly invite
general attention to them. H. e investigates the
whole subject of the "naval, littoral, and enternal
defence" of the country, and his suggestions on
each and on their combination demand public
attention.

In the first paps of his pamphlet he naturally
adverts to the red, the honest reason for all our
solicitude on the .Lubject ; and it comes, of course,
to the hostile attitude assumed by France. With-
out an irritating word, almost indeed seeming to
own that France has a right to put England to her
present heavy expense, he shows that the facts may
be summed up as—preparation by France of an

On the contrary, year after year, the French
Government has gone on adding to its naval force,
till now, in 1860, their steam navy amounts to 264
ships afloat and 61 building. And these are thus
classed :-37 line-of-battle ships, 47 frigates, 19 cor-
vettes, 68 gunboats, 9 floating batteries, 89 avisos,
5 iron-cased ships, and 31 transports. And this
immense navy has been constructed by a country
which has not a colony worth naming, except one
at its own doors, and that colony one which the
most belligerent neighbour would assuredly never
covet —one to which needy Frenchmen themselves
can hardly be induced to emigrate. Everyone is
also aware that these ships can be manned at any
time, and by trained gunners, almost at a day's
notice; while the enormous standing army can be
as rapidly increased by conscription, or by recalling
soldiers whose term of service has not expired. Sir
H. DOUGLAS gives in this connexion an authentic
account of the French artillery. The totals are-
-212 batteries, 1,272 guns, 1,794 officers, 55,974 non-
commissioned officers and privates, and 40,924
horses—all ready for service I Our own totals are
but 80 batteries and troops, and 480 guns, with pro-
portionate equipments. But we must leave our
readers for the present to ponder on these facts,
purposing soon to advert again to this important
pamphlet.

At last we have the frightful authenticated re-
cord of our coast casualties in 1859—that year of
storms and shipwreck. It is an annual banquet of
horrors, with the ordinary character of which most
of us are long since only too familiar. The latest
served up to us, however, is very far indeed be-
yond the average in abundance. Elsewhere in our
impression of this evening we give the usual epi-
tome of those statistics, from which it will be un-
derstood readily enough how fearful are the records
of death and disaster chronicled by the Board of
Trade, and carefully tabulated for subsequent pre-
sentation to the Imperial Parliament,
Often as we have spread the annual -Wreck
Chart before us, and examined it by the aid of
the Wreck Register, we have seldom, if, indeed,
we have ever done so with more profound
emotions of commiseration. Nor can the dismay
inspired by these latest official reminders of
the perils of the deep to those who, in scriptural
phrase, "go down to the sea in ships," be
any matter of surprise when it is remembered that
the twelve months of 1859 saw wrecked upon the
shores of these islands as many as 1,416 vessels,
calamities fearfully endangering the lives of 3,977
individuals, 1,645 of whom, indeed, actually
perished, together with property to the estimated
value in the aggregate of £1,500,000 sterling!
Along the eastern coast alone, out of those 1,416
wrecks, as many as 621 occurred. Yet appalling
though the numbers here specified are unquestion-
ably when examined by themselves, it has been
judiciously remarked that they absolutely appear
to dwindle into comparative insignificance when
contrasted with the total number of the vessels
known to have been entered inwards and
cleared outwards at our ports during that
single year of our LORD 1859—that aggregate
number being literally no less than 300,580 vessels
(manned by considerably more than 1,000,000 per-
sons) representing a tonnage of fully 31,712,500 !
Beyond which, says the epitome of the official re-
cord published elsewhere—" It is not an unfre-
quent occurrence to see 400 or 500 vessels at one
time coming down the East Coast"—that fatal
coast line along which (as we have before noted)
in 1859, 621 ships were lamentably wrecked !
Remembering, therefore, that these islands of
ours constitute the very central core or focus of
the mercantile enterprise of the whole world—
that here, around the entire sweep of our shores,
roll those seas where--

" Commerce plies her ever-busy sail I"
Remembering that here, within each successive
twelvemonth, arc perpetually passing to and fro
upwards of 300,000 vessels, manned by more than
1,000,000 people, and representing a tonnage of
over 30,000,000—it cannot (frightful though these
annual disasters may be in themselves) it cannot
be deemed so wholly incomprehensible that more
than 1,500 of these unfortunate seaman and traders
perish within a single year, that nearly 4,000 of

DEATH OF THE EARL OF LEVEN AND MELVILLE.
—'We regret to announce the death of the Earl of Leven
and Melville, which took place on Monday last, at his resi-
dence, Melville-house, in his 75th year. The deceased,
David Leslie-Melville, was son of the 7th Earl, by the
daughter of Mr. John Thornton, of London, and was born
in London on June 22, 1785. He succeeded to the title on
the death of his father on Feb. 22, 1820, as eighth Earl of
Leven and seventh Earl of Melville. In 1824 he married
the daughter of Sir Archibald Campbell. He entered the
navy at an early age, and commanded a boat at the capture
and destruction of a convoy in the Bay of Rosas in 1809,
and became a vice-admiral in 1858. The deceased noble-
man was one of the representatives peers of Scotland, and
a deputy-lieutenant of the county of Fife. The first Earl
of Melville was a distinguished Minister in the time of
'William HI., and the first Earl of Leven was an eminent
republican general.
THAMES AND MERSEY MARINE INSURANCE
COMPANY.—A meeting of the combined Boards of the
Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Company was held
at the London office yesterday, when it was decided that,
in consequence of the successful operations of the company
up to the present time, no further capital is required, and
that the call of £2 which the prospectus stated would be
made at the end of the year may be indefinitely postponed,
an action on the question of any increase of capital being
left to the general meeting in February, 1861.
IMPERIAL GAS LIGHT COMPANY.—The half-
yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday
at the offices in Bedford-row ;J. St. G. Burke, Esq., de-
puty-governor, in the chair. The report stated that the
profit for the ast half-year, added to the balance in hand,
would yield a dividend of 10 per cent., and also pay 2} per
cent. in respect of dividend for 1857, in which the dividend
was only 71 per cent. The directors have found it necessary
to order the expenditure of a large amount of capital in the
construction of a new gasholder room, and in the laying
down of mains of large calibre. The report was unani-
mously adopted. Mr. J. Silver moved the appointment of
Mr. James St. George Burke, as governor, in the room of
Mr. Richards, deceased, which having been seconded,
passed; and the appointment of Mr. Edward Richards as
deputy in the room of Mr. Burke, was also passed unani-
mously.

THE DOUBLE INCOME-TAX UPON ENFACED IN-
DIAN RUPEE LOANS.--A meeting of capitalists interested
in the welfare of India was held yesterday morning at the
offices of the Agra and United Service Bank, for the pur-
pose of considering the preliminary steps to be taken with
reference to the double income tax upon enfaced Indian
Rupee Loans. Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., was in the
chair, and a resolution was unanimously adopted to form a
committee "for the purpose of ascertaining the legal posi-
tion of the holders of the securities of the Government of
India in reference to the income-tax question, of collecting
subscriptions towards the necessary expenses thereof, and
of taking such steps as they may consider expedient for
the protection, of the interests concerned."

NEAPOLITAN RAILWAYS.—It seems that the
concession granted by General Garibaldi to Messrs. Adami
and Lemuri of Leghorn, for the construction of the rail-
ways of Naples and Sicily, and which has just been for-
mally revoked, involved a guarantee of 51 per cent, on all
expenditure that might be incurred. Of course, it was
highly undesirable that at a moment of confusion like the
present such an extensive financial concession should be
made to any parties, and the fact of its having been annulled
before the favoured individuals had time to raise any pre-
tence for damages is therefore satisfactory. That the act
was beyond the fair power of any merely provisional Go-
vernment is also obvious. It may be remarked, however,
that if, by the statement that the guarantee was to apply
to all expenditures incurred, it is to be understood that the
intention was to depart from the common practice of limit-
ing it to a specified estimate and leaving the subscribers to
take the risk of that estimate being exceeded, the innovation
was a desirable one,and such as maybe hoped will be pursued
whenever, under a settled government, the question shall
definitively be brought forward. Experience has shown
that no guarantee, however high, en a fixed sum will coun-
teract the effect of apprehension that a further SUM will
be required. The probability therefore is that henceforth
all Governments jealous of their credit wil. in such matters
adopt the more economical plan of giving a guarantee on
the entire cost of each work, stipulating that the consent of
a representative of the Government shall be obtained at the
commencement of every contract.

THE COMMERCIAL TREATY WITH FRANCE.—The
French Government have addressed a series of inquiries to
the chambers of commerce throughout France, to obtain
their opinion as to the advisableness of anticipating the
dates fixed by the commercial treaty for the admission at
the reduced duties of the various classes of British manu-
factures. The Chamber of Commerce at Rouen, well
known as a body devoted to the old restrictive system, has
replied in favour of maintaining the delays to their utmost
extent. That of Boulogne, which has always taken a most
active part in the support and dissemination of liberal com-
mercial views, and is presided over by M. Adam, a leading
member of the Commercial Reform Association, has ex-
pressed its opinion that the prolongation of the present
period of transition and suspense is injurious to all interests
alike, and that British machinery and tools ought to be
admitted at the reduced rates forthwith, and all other
articles on the 31st of December, instead of at various in-
tervals extending to the 31st of Octcber, 1861. Between
these extreme views it is expected that various intermediate
recommendations will be made ,• but it is thought that a
majority of the replies will be in favour of anticipating the
period for the complete operation of the provisions of the
treaty to a greater or less extent.
THE FIRE AT LIMEHOUSE.—It is understood
that, with the exception of a policy at the Phoenix-office,
the renewal premiums on the fire insurance of the premises
of Messrs. Goodhart, the sugar refiners at Limehouse,
which were destroyed on Wednesday evening, had not been
paid. The extra period of 15 days allowed by each office
had, however, not expired. On the premium being ten-
dered yesterday morning the offices interested, with the
exception of the Liverpool and London, refused to receive it.
The question is thus raised,—what is the scope of the 15
days' privilege which the offices profess to give ? Accord-
ing to general impressions, the result of a trial at law will
be that it has a definite meaning, and that that meaning is
that the offices are bound, under all circumstances, to re-
cognize a continuance of their liability during that period.
It may be instructive to the public to learn that informa-
tion of this fire was conveyed from the branch office of the
London District Telegraph Company, Commercial-road-
east, and delivered at the Fire Brigade station, in Watling-
street, last evening, in eight minutes.
THE FIRE AT LIMEHOUSE.—LOSS OF LIFE.—We
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regret to learn that Christian Koster, one of the workmen,
lost his life in the destructive fire at Messrs. Goodhart's
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FATAL AFFRAY WITH POACHERS.—On Saturday
night a serious affray occurred between the gamekeepers of
Archdeacon Jones, of Brynsteddfod, near to Conway, and a
party of five poachers. Owen Roberts, one of the poachers,
was shot by the gun belongine, to the keeper, who was him-
self much hurt by the poachers, as also was the under-
keeper. The body of Roberts was carried some distance by
his companions, who, however, left it. The keeper suc-
ceeded in reaching the residence of the Archdeacon and giv-
ing the alarm, when the butler went to the village for the
purpose of giving immediate information to the police. On
his way he tumbled over the dead body of the poacher,
which had been left by the gang for the purpose of more
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removede to
readily effecting their escape. The poachers were known,
and readily apprehended by the police. An inquest was
returned held
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The marriage of Lady Emma Stanley, only daughter of
the Earl and Countess of Derby, and Colonel the Hon. W el-
lington P. M. Chetwynd Talbot, brother of the Earl of
Shrewsbury and Talbot, was solemnised yesterday forenoon
at Knowsley Church, situate about a mile and a half from
the princely domain of the father of the fair bride.
The early part of the morning was obscured by threaten-
ing clouds ; but about an hour before the wedding party
left the house it cleared up, and turned out a brilliant
autumnal day.
Among the circle assembled at the hall for the happy event
were the Dowager Marchioness of Lothian and Lady Alice
Kerr, the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, Ladies Talbot,
Lord Royston, Colonel the Hon. E. and Mrs. Wilbraham
and Miss Wilbraham, Hon. Mrs. R. Bootle Wilbraham and
Hon. Misses Wilbraham (3), Colonel the Hon. Charles Stan-
ley, the Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Molyneux, the
Rev. F. and Lady Elinor Hopwood andthe Misses Hopwood
(2), the Hon. Reginald Talbot, &c.
Owing, we are sorry to say, to the weakness the Earl of
Derby is suffering from his recent severe attack of the gout,
the noble earl was unable, on the interesting domestic
event, to take an active part in the proceedings. So feeble
is his lordship that he is compelled to keep his room. Indeed
that unfortunate circumstance was the only drawback on
the occasion.
As the weather turned out propitious a large congrega

tion took place in the church, and was not confined to the
villagers and inhabitants of the immediate neighbourhood,
but many came from Liverpool and the largo towns in the
vicinity to witness the solemnity. Among the prominent
attendants were the Rev. E. and Mrs. Ashton and Miss
Ashton, the Rev. M. Fielden, Captain Hornby, &c.
The bridegroom and his " best friend," Captain Lane,
were first to arrive at the church, and were soon followed
by the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot and other company
staying at the ball. The last to reach the church were the
Countess of Derby and the bride, accompanied by the
Marchioness (Dowager) of Lothian and Lord Stanley, M.P.
In the approach to the church were stationed 20 of the
girls educated at Lady Derby's school at Knowsley, all
attired in pink and white dresses and straw bonnets and
white ribbons. Each of the children had a basket of
flowers, and, as the bride passed up the avenue, they
scattered the path with their floral tributes. In the bridal
train, attending as bridesmaids, were the Ladies Gertrude
and Adelaide Talbot, daughters of the Earl of Shrewsbury
and Talbot ; the Hon. Adela Wilbraham, cousin of the
bride ; Lady Alice Kerr, daughter of the Marehioness
(Dowager) of Lothian; Lady Cecilia Molyneux, daughter
of the Countess of Sefton; Miss Hopwood, cousin of the
bride; and Miss Ada Wilbraham, also cousin of the bride
Lady Katherine Egerton was selected to form one of the
bridal train, but her ladyship was prevented attending by
her absence abroad. As the bride, conducted by Lord
Stanley, M.P., passed to the east end of the church, ex-
cepting a pardonable curiosity on the part of the female
portion of the congregation, a very creditable decorum was
observed.

The wedding party having congregated in front of the
communion table, the religious ceremony commenced. The
Rev. F. Hopwood, rector of Winwich, uncle of the bride,
officiated. The bride was given away by Lord Stanley, in
the absence of the Earl of Derby.
After the ceremony had concluded, and the marriage was
duly attested, the newly-wedded couple returned to Knows-
ley Park, being cordially cheered as they left the church.
The wedding party having repaired to Knowsley Hall, a
sumptuous luncheon was prepared in the magnificent ban-
queting-room, in which are hung the portraits of the long
line of the noble house of Derby, commencing with the first
earl and ending with the likeness of the late respected peer.
Among the family and friends present were the Countess of
Derby, Lord Stanley, and Hon. F. V. Stanley (Grenadier
Guards), the Marchioness (Dowager) of Lothian and Lady
Alice Kerr, the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot and Ladies
Gertrude and Adelaide Talbot, the Countess of Sefton and
Lady Cecilia Molyneux, Lord Royston, the Hon. Reginald
Talbot, Colonel the Hon. Charles Stanley, Colonel the
Hon. E. T. Wilbraham and Miss Wilbraham and Mr. A.
Wilbraham, the Hon. Mrs. R. B. Wilbraham and Hon.
Misses Wilbraham (3), the Rev. F. and Lady Elinor Hop-
wood and Miss Hopwood, Captain Lane, &c.
At half-past two o'clock, after the affectionate congratu-
lations of her relatives and friends, the happy bride departed
with her husband from Knowsley for Blyth Hall, the
Hcn. Mrs. R. B. Wilbraham's seat, to pass the honey-
moon.

In the breakfast room of Knowsley wore displayed the
valuable presents of the bride, mementos of royal and
noble friends. Among the most pleasing, if not intrin-
sically most valuable, were handsome gifts from the chief
domestics of Lord and Lady Derby's household, and a very
pretty tribute from the choristers of Knowsley Church.

NAVY Rum.—The Lords of the Admiralty (who
advertised for 50,000 gallons) have accepted tenders to the
extent of 108,000 gallons from the undermentioned firms :
—Henry White and Co., Lemon Hart and Son, Howe and
Son, and Alfred Lamb.
EXTRAORDINARY FRACAS AT BIRKENHEAD.—On
Tuesday morning an extraordinary scene took place about 3
o'clock at Monk Ferry, arising out of a dispute between the
Birkenhead Commissioners and the officials of the Birken-
head Railway. It appears that, consequent on the new mail
arrangements between Dublin and Holyhead, a mail train
arrives at Birkenhead, or rather, at Monk's Ferry, at 3.30
a.m., and for conveying of passengers, mails, and luggage
brought by this train, a steamer is necessary to proceed
to Liverpool. This boat the railway company hold the
commissioners bound to furnish, which the latter deny. To
avoid any misunderstanding the railway company proposed
to put on a boat of their own, but their right to do so was
disputed by the commissioners. On Tuesday morning the
question was brought to a practical test of strength. The
boat arrived at the pier. The commissioners refused to
allow the gate to be opened, by which alone access to the
pier and to the boat could be obtained. To enforce this re-
fusal they posted three policemen. The railway employees
were mustered in great force, and, armed with hammers and
other implements, vi et antis, they burst through the bar-
rier and swept the policemen before them. The passengers,
mails, and luggage were put on board the steamer and con-
veyed safely to Liverpool. It is understood that the re-
mainder of this fight will take place in her Majesty's courts
at Westminster, and that the belligerents will be gentlemen
armed with wigs and protected by gowns.

TURIN, OCT. 11, 7.30 P.M.

In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies
the order of the day, proposed by the committee
who rendered homage to Garibaldi, and unani•
mously expressed their approval of the project
of law of the annexations, was agreed to by
ballot, by 290 votes against 6.

TURIN, OCT. 12.
The discussion on the project of law en the an-

nexations was continued to-day.
Count Cavour acknowledged that the discussion
of that law has brought the different parties into
closer union. He said :

" There is a great difference between the past
annexations and those now under consideration.
Immediately after the conclusion of the Treaty
of Villafranca, the annexations could not be
precipitated. A Congress was also spoken of,
at which we were to take ;part. As regards the
annexation of Southern Italy, the same danger
no longer exists. Your vote is demanded in
order that you may give to the inhabitants of
those provinces a proof that the steps taken by the
Government have met with your approval. As
regards the disunion which has arisen between
the Government and Garibaldi, the fault has not
been ours, Public opinion leaves no doubt on this
point. The Ministry, therefore, decided on pre-
senting themselves before the Parliament, in
order that it might judge their policy. This is
the greatest homage that can be paid to any man.
The crown, after mature consideration, refuses to
accept the offer made by us to tender our resigna-
tion, being of opinion, that Government would
thereby be too much weakened at home and abroad.
It only remained, to us, therefore, to address our-
selves to you, not that you might judge Garibaldi,
who is not subject to your examination, but our-
selves, over whom you have power. Should you
support us we shall go to meet Garibaldi, and pre-
sent to him the order of the day proposed by your
committee which you will approve, and which we
accept with all our hearts. We shall offer him
our hand, and invite him to union in the name of
the Italian Parliament.

" The cession of Italian territory as an indem-
nity has again been spoken of. To this report I
give a formal denial, and add, that when the an-
nexation shall have been accomplished, any cession
of territory will become impossible. Nobody will
be able to ask such a cession from a country with a
population of 24,000,000.
" An attack against Rome and Venice has also
been spoken of. We desire that the Eternal City
should become the capital of Italy. But as regards
the means to that end we shall be able to say in
what condition we should be in six months hence.

The revolution in Rome will be accomplished by
,he conviction that liberty is favourable to religion.

Respecting Venetia, Europe does not wish that
we should make war upon Austria. We must take
into consideration the opinion of the great Powers.
We mast bring about a change in this opinion.
Europe believes us incapable of delivering Venetia
alone. Let us show ourselves united, and that
opini•)n will change. It is untrue that the Vene-
tians are peacefully submitting to their destiny.
Austria has flattered them in vain. Public opi-
nion will change not only in France and England,
but Germany also, which is becoming liberal, will
be in our favour."

Count Cavour emeladed by malring an appeal for

concord.

The order of the day of the Committee rendering

jesty :
" Most illustrious Baron,—The events which
have taken place in Naples during these last months
had already determined the King's Government to
send to that port some men of war having troops on
board, with a view to provide for the security of
Sardinian subjects. After that time the state of
affairs in that city became more and more alarming.
The King, Francis 11., abandoned his capital, and
thus de facto abdicated his crown in the presence of
his people. The civil war which rages in the Nea-
politan territory, and the absence of a regular Go-
vernment, place in extreme danger those great
principles on which social order rests.
"In this emergency the citizens and the consti-
tuted authorities of the municipality of Naples for-
warded or presented to his Majesty King Victor
Emmanuel addresses bearing numberless signatures,
imploring the aid of that Sovereign, whom Provi-
dence trusted with the mission of reconstituting
and pacifying Italy.
" Mindful of the duties imposed upon him by that
mission his Majesty the King, my august Sovereign,
ordered a body of troops to be sent to Naples. This
measure, which put an end to a state of things from
which disorder and anarchy may spring, will pre-
serve Italy and Europe from very serious injury,
and spare the further effusion of Italian blood.
" While fulfilling the duty of acquainting your
Excellency with this measure, I take the oppor-
tunity, &c.,

" C. CAVOUR."

PRUSSIAN INSOLENCE.

A correspondent in a contemporary says :—lt is
not many days since you gave an account of and
commented on the ruffianly violence used by the
Prussian officials to an unoffending English travel-
ler ; but can you imagine the Prussian Custom-
house officers having the insolence to attempt to
board and search her Majesty's yacht Fairy when
going up the Rhine to wait the order of her Royal
mistress at Mayence ?
The attempt was made at Emmerich, and the
Custom-house officers had a narrow escape of being
run down, boat and all, by the indignant officers of
the yacht.
Enraged at being frustrated in their outrageous
attempt, the Custom-house people telegraphed to
their comrades at Cologne, when another attempt
was made to board the yacht, but of course admit-
tance was refused.

The Cologne authorities then had the audacity to
refuse permission to the officers of the yacht to land,
although in their uniform, until the British Consul
made his appsarance on the scene and rather altered
the case.

Telegrams were sent to Berlin, and in due course
orders were received to allow the yacht to proceed
to Mayence without further molestation.
And yet these jacks in office have the coolness to
talk of the rudeness and ruffianism of English tra-
vellers.

It is time they received some lessons in civilisa-
tion.