The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-04 00:00:00

ERREDUCAI .I‘II,II.TC R Elast
til of MALMESBURY. Whatever
sent out to Governor DOUGLAS
This F., en'trz (WeCnfs-18:1-), Augtvt I (last night hut three),
'the
ee
instructnr t f ottha se
()JULE ; r.na Last Seine vf LA CENERENTGLA,
grated the cele g nil'. "Xe pin ri It-testa," by .11alt Alboni by the Colonial Secretary, but little good, we conjc.c-
-r• n ,
' rtiurad,iy, August 5 Oast night but tiro),ZINGAR.I. ture, ca reasonably be looked for in that direction
Friday. August G (last night but one), LA FIGLIA. DEL unless the proclamation, if not actually recalled,
ItEGGIMENTO, and other Entertainments.
Saturday August 7, ( tho last ni7fit), L I TRAVIATA. be not gracefully and graciously modified in its tone.
On each, occasion a Di7ertisseintnt, in which 31adlle. Boschetti .
As it is—it is a temptation to misrule, an incentive
wit! appear.
Applications to be made at the Cot-eStee of the Theatre. \ to outbratle, a glove of let-Linn thrown down Fr-
versely at the feet of an ally with whom we have
been not very recently and with some difficulty, first
on one ride, then on the other, reconciled. If anything
additional had been required in the way of illustra-
ting the folly of giving up entirely to the discretion
of the servants of a fur-trading company of selfish
monopolists the rule of such gigantic tracks of terri-
tory as those embraced within the compass of the
Hudson's Bay dominions—that additional illustration
would be dicoverable at a glance in the proceedings
upon which Governor DOUGLAS hail adventured before
ever dreaming of consulting the wishes of her MA-
JESTY'S Governmeßt. The creation of this new
colony of British Columbia is inaugurative at last,
however, we do believe, of a system, by the rapid
development of which we may now reason-
ably hope to witness by the setting aside of
that fatal Charter the ultimate and long-wished-for
subversion of the Hudion's Bay Company as the
delegated rulers of our uncultivated and unpeopled
North American territory ! Territory, neverthe-
less, so soon as the incubus of the last two hun-
dred years shall have been removed—destined,
we do believe, thanks immediately to the gold-
diggings upon Frazer's River, but indirectly to the
all-mastering energies of the Anglo-Saxon race—to
be cleared by the axe of the settler, to be brought
under the share of his plough and under the spikes
of his harrow, to be threaded by a grand trunk rail-
way having branches hither and thither ; in short,
to be gifted with the g;fts and blessed with the bles-
sings inseparable from the benign influences of our
modern civilization.

lIE 31.1IESTY'S ITTIE.
Last Night but Tl:ree.—lteduct...ti PriCeS.
THIS EVENING (WEDNESDAY), Asg. I, will be repeated Doti-
Zetti's Opera,

DON rdEQU'ALE.
Norina, Madlle. Piece ; Ernesto, Signor Belart ; Dr. Mala-
testa, Signor Beneventano; and D,,n l'a,quale, Signor Rossi.
The last Scene e r Rossiui's adn-,i Y d Oplra. 1,1 CENERENTOLA,
Comprisir,g the Grand trinale, " Non pin raest,t," by Madlle. Alboni.
And a Divertissement, in which Madilr. BlSchotti will appear.
The Opera commences at 8 o'clock.
fit etnlis, 123. 61; boxes : grand tier, 3i.; one pair, £2 12s. 0.;
pit tier, £2 25.; two pair, el 5=.; three pair, 153.; gallery boxes, le:.
6d.; pit, 3s. 6d.; g4tiery stalle, 33. 6d.; gallery, 25.; may be had at the
Box-ofllce at the Theatre.

ROYAL IT kLIAN OPERA, COVENT-GATIDEN.—NEW THEATRE.
P oluctio of Z.V.IPA.—L Rill
t but Five.
TO-IIOkOW (TIIUMDAY), Aug. 5, will be produced Hdrold's
R
romantic Opera.

ZiMFA.
Camilla, MaAlla. l'arepa (her first appearance this season) ; Rita,
Madlle. Didi6e ; Dundolo, Signor Roneoni ; Alfonzo di Monza. Signor
Neri-ThwAldi ; Daniele, Signor Taglialico ; tin Corsaro, Signor rierini;
and Zampa, Signor Ta Condetor. Mr. Costa.
The Opera c immereces at half-1 ast s,
Pit tickets, 10s. ed.; amphitheatre stalls, 10s. 61, 75., and 55.;
amphitheatre, 2s. Gd. Second tier boxes, £2 12s. Gd.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
Under the Management of Mr. Charles lean.
THIS EVENING will 1)0 presented Fliakspere's Play of THE
MERCHANT OF VENICE Shylock, Mr. C. Kean ; Portia, Mrs. C.
Kean. Preceded by the Farco of DYING FOR LOVE.

ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of 31r. George Webster.
Far the benefit of Mrs. Wilkins.
THIS EVENING, LONDON ASSURANCE : Lady Gsy Spanker,
Mr.. Wilkins; Grace Harkaway, Mrs. C. Youn:-. To be followed by
THE LANCASHIRE WITCHES: Miss Laura HoLey. With a Grand
Ballet of Broomsticks, by Mesdlles. Marie and Collinson. Mrs.
Howard Paul will sing " Hurrah for ,the Highlands." Concluding
with THR ROUGH DIAMOND.

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessees, Messrs. F. Robson and W. S. Emden.
THIS EVENING, LEADING STRINGS: characters by Messrs. G.
Vining and Addison, Mesdames Stirling, Wyndham, and Herbert.
After which, BOOTS AT VIE SWAN : Jacob Earwig, Mr. F. Robson.
To conclude with A. DOUBTFUL YICTORY characters by Messrs.
G. Yining and W. Gordon, Mesdames Stirling and Min Herbert.

ROYAL STRAND THEATRE.
Lessee and Directress, Miss Swanborough.

THIS EVENING, ASMOVEL S; or, The Little DeCil's Share: Miss
Marie Wilton, Mr,. Leigh Murray, &c. After which, LOVE IN ALL
CORNERS: Messrs. Belford, C. Young, Mesdames Leigh Murray
sod M. Ternan. To conclude with GOOD FOR, NOTHING : Nan,
Miss Marie Wilton.

CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.
OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The following company of Vo-
calists are engaged for the performance of Seleetions from a7l thn
Popular OPERAS, MADittrit T.s . eITOPCx7.9 CLCES, DUETS, Jr.,
.i5...--.3fiss Russell, Mrs. B;ulsey, Miss Brunch], Miss Ray, Madame
Bartoletti, Miss Montague, Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. Anderson ;
Herr F. Jonghnians, Mr. Henshaw, S. Jones, J. Barker, W. Melling
Senor Antonio, E. L. Rime. Mr. Badzey, Senor Tiroli, Mr. Cozens.
Mr. Bell, Mr. Barnard, and Mr. St. Albyn. Mr. Yanin, John G.
Forde, and E. W. Hackney. Pianoforte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmo-
nium, Mr. Couttnay ; Director, Herr F. Jonghma' s. Commence at
Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, &c., until twelve o'clock.

TII E SUN.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1858.

A ccording to eur latest Transatlantic intelligence
the gold fever in regard to the newly-discovered
diggings along the auriferous banks of Frazer's
River, appears to be spreading rapidly on both sides
of the great North American continent. Advices
from Toronto tell the same talc, already familiarised
to us by the journals of San Francisco. The more
adventurous members of the Canadian population are
afoot already for the golden soil of British
Columbia—the glittering seaboard confronting the
Island of Vancouver. Parties of diggers are forming
and others prepare to follow in their footsteps,
tracked along the stupendous waste marking their
course overland from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
throughout the whole gigantic width of our vast North
American possessions. The territories there have,
from time imtnemoriii, had the repute of being impe-
netrable to all save the daring and practised fur hunters

The session which has just been brought to a con-
clusion will lung be remembered amonz:,t public
men. It will be reizardeil as an annul mirabilis by
the Tapirs and Tadpoles, and all the red-tapist class.
PALMERSTON had " wo❑ in a canter" at the election
of 1857, and his opponents were "nowhere" It was
another edition of the Eclipse expIoit—PALMERSTON
first, the rest distanced. The country had enthusi-
astically responded to his appeal, and perhaps no
Minister, since the abolition of rotten boroughs, was
ever placed at the head of a stronger, more compact
or more easily managed majority.
But there arc sage apophthegms that apply to
parties who arc supposed to be enabled " to kick the

world before them," The Noble Premier's head was
apparently turned, and he thought he could easily
fling aside many steps of the political ladder, by
means whereof he had risen to his high estate. Ile
became petulant and contumelious. As single
votes were supposed to be of little importance, he
hought that he could afford to insult those who
gave independent support, without submitting to be
shackled to his chariot wheel, or to join the ranks
of the recognised waiters on Providence. He thus dis-
gusted the third party in the House, a party far
more numerous and influential than the mere
Whigs. It required no extraordinary powers of
vaticination to predict the result. When he repudi-
ated the character of an English Minister, for which
alone he was supported, notwithstanding his Tory
predilections—when he became the toady of the
French Cabinet, permitting the insulting despatch
of Count WALEWSKI to remain unanswered, and the
truculent addresses of the French Colonels, demand-
ing to be led against the den of assassins, duly
paraded in the columns of the Moniteur, to continue
unnoticed, the glory departed from his House, his
quondam prestige was for ever annihilated.
He, however, remained blind to the signs of the
times, could not understand the changes that were
palpable to all unprejudiced observers, both in and
nut of the House, and pursued recklesSly the tangled
path on which he had entered. The result naturally
followed. He was left in a minority, and, according
to Ministerial etiquette, was bound to resign. He
might, however, have saved himself by a straight-
forward and honourable course. Had he called
a ineetlng of the Liberal party, and invited their con-
curi-ence in the course which he intended pursuing
he might still have remained in ( flice. But he chose
to sulk, fling up his office, thinking he could make
the malcontents bow at his footstool. To his as
tonishment Lord DERBY eccepted office at the re
quest of his SOVEREIGN.
There were, however, many points on which
it was supposed the new Premier might be
tripped up. The India Bill was the first. Lord
ELLEN BOROUGH introduced a very decided imprf,ve-
meat on Bill No. 1 ; but its provisions were of eitn-
paratively little importance : .India was to be made
the coal-ft in which the battle between the contend-
ing parties was to be decided. But even then the.
veteran Viscount had reckoned without his ho,t
lie had neither secured the co-operation of " little
,touN," nor of the real true-hearted Liberals. The
former held aloof until he could make his bargain
—the latter until they saw what would be tendered
for their acceptance, and whether good measures
would be brought forward. The difficulty with the
former was easily patched up—arrangements wer
entered into respecting every place, not only in the
in'eneed Cabinet, but even in the subordinate
ranks. Palmcrstonians, Russellites, and Peelites
made hard bargains. The charge was preferred, and
Mr. CAnnwrr..r, was appointed to lead the onslanulit,
but it was by no means supposed to be a
"fi)rlorn /tope." An overrlielming majority was
anticipated, but truth and justice prevailed, and the
brilliant orations of the Solicitor-General of Eng-
land, the Attorney-General of Ireland, Lord STAN-
LEY, Mr. DISRAELI, and others, won the good opinion
of the country, and the motion was eventually with-
drawn just at the moment when a despatch from Sir
JAMES OUTBAM proved beyond the possibility of
a doubt the errors into which its mover and sup-
porters had suffered themselves to be betrayed.
After that all was couleur de rose. Ministers
received—with son:c few and rare excep-
tions, fair play—all that they ever asked,
for or required. The Government of India Bill was
preceded by resolutions, according to the constitu-
tional principle. And although there was an ap-
pirent loss of time at first, it was amply compen-
sated for by the subsequent despatch. Indeed the pre-
cedent has been so felicitous that we should not
regret to see the Reform Bill and other leading mea-
sures inaugurated in a similar manner.
The Budget was a great success. Sir G. C. LEWIS
chuckled at the dasnnosa haTeclitas he had bequeathed
to his successor. There was no deficiency at the end
of the financial year, simply because a large amount
of Income-tax was rectived in which the war
broke the hearts of the contributories under schedule
D. But there would be a serious deficit in the fol-
lowing year, for which the new FinancEal Minister
must provide.

in' the service of the great monopolist company.
Nevertheless the greed of the precious metals has
so heartened the idlers of Canada to the audacious
enterpri:f.e, that they talk nothing, if they think any-
thing, of the bold project upon which we now learn
they have actually adventured. The pritneva
forests, the unmeasured prairies, the tanghd under-
growth, the miles upon miles of barren wilderness,
unknown water-eourFes, lakes, and tarns, and rivers
and rivulots may obstruct theiriprogress in unlooked
for multiplicity—what matters it ? There beyond
them are the grounds of the new El Dorado—virgin
as yet to the pick and spad..', with mysteries wealth
unsifted by the labours of the brawny arm,, rock-
ing the miraculous cradle of the embryo millionaire!
And so, in spie of wild beasts, and wilder forests, of
white men from the Red River Settlement jealous of
intruders, and leagued with the red Indian aboriginesc
of the soil upon a more than tacit understanding
that the territories lying ly.twcen Hudson's Bay and
the frontiers of the United States, between the bor-
ders. of Canada awl the giant rang,: of the Reeky

Mountains, are theirs, and no others —the Canadian
diggers arc sallying from Toronto, bent upon
' pushing their way at all hazards and in defiance of
every obstacle to the scene of the general rendezvous.
Thither frOm other quarters, the free lances of the
world, men who might but for the marvellous influ-
ence of the probable dust-sifftingl, and the possible

nuggets have remained irrt.T!airnable necr•,'o-:eve's

or professional Chevaliers d'lndustrie, are flocking
in ship loads, in boat loads., in tramping companies,
helter-skelter, any how and every how—Governor
DOUGLAS to the contrary, nevertheless, notwith-
standing ! Nomadic adventurers though they are—
wild, arcivilistd, la..vless, owning no arbiter
but Judge Lynch, and no punishments milder
than the crock of the revolver or tie thud cf
the bowie-knife—these men are in Ver./. truth the
pioneers of civilisation. Precisely, indeed, fur that mat-
ter, as the founCers of anetnt Rome were the sovc-
reignS or the then known world—fathers howbeit of the
ultimate rulers of the huruln race. So it has been
from time immemorial. so it is being accomplished
—the.first rough work in the labour of transplant-
ing and diffusing civilisation and good government—
in Ausfralia, in California and now (last but not least
remarkable instance) in British Columbia.
There cannot be a diubt of it now, that Mr.

POFBUCK was perfectly correct in his first instanta-
neous suggestion—as be so, ONII:1S in these abrupt
emergencies—as he is so frequently and explicitly,
thanks tetitt-sagetifyalasost amcunting to an instinct.-
Yes—Mr. LonnooK was surely right when he
insisted upon the necessity of strengthening the
arms of the authorities, out yonder, in Briti?li
Columbia, by providing them betimes.with an ade-
quate force either of military or constabulary.
The military force at our command may be too
precious nowadays to be so applied, because of the
wars in Asia, there with the stubborn Chinese, there
with the mutinous Bengalese. In which case the
alternative is simple enough—that of the consta-
bulary. But some armed force regularly organised in
some way, having some badge of their office and
some systematic di,:cipline—wsuredly, if we are in
earnest about the new colony, ought in reason to be
despatched forthwith to Frazer's River. Pterticularly
has this become more than ever desirable now
that it is becoming by every mail from the West
more and more distinctly obvious that Governor
PoUGLAS, doubtless an honest and resolute servant
of the Hudson's Bay Company, but a very
indifferent and inexperienced administrator in the
name and on behalf c.f the Imperial Government, has
that, to say the least of it, was
already acted in a way
is
clearly injudicious. It yet to this moment uncer-
tain whether his ill-judged proclamation, subjecting
all foreign vessels to seizure (including among their
m
number, of course, vessels hslon ina to natives of,,
the United States), if found presuming to enter upon
the forbidden waters mentioned in this daring and
defiant prontinciamento—may not embroil us once
again and yet more seriously with the Government at
Washington. A diplomatic complication which nt'ght
possibly lead to serious consequences, coming so soon
after the literally vexed question of the Right (SI
Search, a very delicate qu w:th cur republican
cousins across the water, and one which was but
u lit to a
yeiterday bro g. happy issue by an - ex
quisittly judicious blending of firmness
Kith tact on

It was almost a sufficient compensation to the ex-
Reviewer to think that he bad escaped the difficulty,
and was not called on to propose a breach of faith by
maintaining the Income-tax at its original rate. To
.his astonishment, however, Mr. DISRAELI passed
triumphantly through the ordeal, and gave new
strength to the Ministry on what it was supposed
would be their weakest point.

Nor was it only in finance that this great triumph
was achieved. Lord STANLEY folly verified the
proud anticipations of his noble father, and proved
himself a worthy scion of the House of DERBY. He
exhibited a practical :lilt and ability on every point,
that ensured not merely the approbation, but the
admiration of the House, and greatly conduced to
the harpy solution of the great Eastern problem.

The Jew Bill, so earnestly supported by the vete-
ran Lord LYNDHURST, by Lord STAINLLY, Sir JOHN
PAKINGTON, Sir F. ii.}.LLr, Mr. DISRAELI, and others,
was disposed of, and Baron ROTHSCHILD has voted
in the place from which he was so unfairly excluded
fcr ::early a dozen years. The Properly Qualifica-
tion bas aIK) bean abaighediod 4 reasobb chance

for the purification of the " fluvial Father,"
so that it may once more be designated as
" the silver-winding Thames." Many other
sound measures have received the Legisla-

tive sanction, so that they, as might have been
anticipated, ha.ve won golden opinion 3 from men of
all shades and varieties of political opinion, and will
appear ne.7t session, if not with strength sufficient to
. .

inane.; tlKin to despise public opinion, at all events
with enough to carry good measures, such as will be
acceptable to the Parliament and the people of the
United Kingdom.

We cannot sufficiently express our thanks and
gratitude for the numerous expressions of sympathy
and kindness, and tenders of valuable assistance, that
have flowed in from every direction. We have
already expressed our deep obligation to the Morniug
Post, and the spirited and liberal gentlemen by whom
it is controlled and directed, for the promptitude
with which they placed all the resources of their
magnificent establishment at our disposal. Our
neighbours proved themselves to be truly friends,
and everything calculated to mitigate the calamity
was freely offered.
As we stated yesterday, we are fully covered by
assurances with highly respectable offices. There
was no interruption to our business. The Sun ap-
peared at the usual hour yesterday, and we con-
fidently expect that there will be no diminution
either in the quantity or quality of its contents.

There is one mistake into which some of our con-

temporaries have fallen, which requires correction.
Neither Mr. YOUNG nor the inmates of the house
were compelled to make so precipitate a retreat as
was indicated ; in fact they would not, however
strong the kind importunities for their safety.
Some valuable account books and other im-
portant documents were saved, and it was in doing
so that Mr. Muano YOUNG received the injuries
alluded to in our impression of yesterday, but from
which he is rapidly recovering. Indeed he never
left the premises until the fire had been completely
subdued.

Once more, then, we tender our heartfelt thanks to
all who have proffered their friendly and valuable aid
and assistance—and we beg to assure them that they
are not the less highly appreciated because they
have not been required.

LATEST IN TE LLIGENCE

FETES AT CHERBOURG.

CHERBOURG, Ara. 2.

It would be a very ill-natured thing to do to give
an accurate and drtailLd account of Cherbourg pre-
ci.iely as it appears to-day. It would be as ill-
natured as to exhibit scene-painting by day-light, or
to draw up the curtain before the prompter's bell
was rung and catch the actors as they were pre-
paring and dressing for their respective -parts. To-
day Cherbourg is a city of scafilldings, of eagles in
clutches, and banners in bundles, of gilded staves
laggotted, of wreaths of laurel scattered on the
ground, and glistering imperial diadems in baskets.
It is a manufactory of the raw materials which have
yet to be worked up with that taste and genius
for decoration for which the French have been in
all ages justly distinguished. What the loyal
citizens of Cherbourg are doing to exhibit their re-
spect for the Emperor must therefore remain a
secret ; and I certainly shall not attempt to give a
description of it until Wednesday next.
One portion of the spectacle to be seen to-day I
cannot refrain from referring to. It is the manner
in which its streets are crowded, and, above all, that
portion of the city adjoining to the military port and
the streets leading to it. These are literally crammed
as a fair—as a Greenwich fair, when Greenwich fair
was worth seeing. The hundreds pouring into .
Cherbourg for the past week are to-daylibto be
reckoned by thousands ; and they have come by all
sorts of conveyances from the new railway to the
old clumsy market—garden cart—impeding the one
by their numbers, compelling the train to be two
hours after its time ; and as regards the other, the
common old-fashioned mode of conveyance blocking
up the reads, and in some parts making them almost
impassable. But the numbers to-day, I am informed,
are as nothing contrasted with what it is more than
surmised—it is calculated—will be here to-morrow.
I was told by one enthusiastici gentleman that there is
to arrive by a single train not less than 10,000 per-
sons! an assertion of which I doubt the accuracy,
because I believe it would be impossible to convey
any such number on a railway, which is, as yet, not
fully completed. However, the exaggeration itself
gives an idea of the numbers that are coming, and
are sure (however they contrive to come) to be here
to greet the Emperor and Empress upon their first
appearance in Cherbourg.
All who arrive this day point their steps in the

same direction—it is to "the port"—that is to the
grand war marine harbour which Napoleon I. re-
vived, and his nephew has completed. This crowd
is remarkable—first, the number of women with
their children that are engaged in seeing the new
harbour ; and then it is remarkable that the nineteen-
twentieths of it are composed of the agricultural
classes, comfortably-clad farmers and well-clothed
labourers, with their strong, healthy, and happy-
looking families. All these seemed to me to take a
personal interest in the completion of the great
Napoleonic idea—Cherbourg !—and to feel a pride
in examining the magnificent works carrying on, and
in looking with wonder upon that new dock, which is
the especial work of " their" Emperor.
I can say, from my knowledge of Brittany, that

the feelings which I saw this day exhibited by the

farmers and peasantry of Normandy with regard to
the existing dynasty, is precisely the same in the
adjoining province. The Emperor is with them
positively the most popular ruler to which France
has been subjected since 1815. If there be any
doubt still entertained in England that the chosen
chief of the agricultural classes in this empire is
Napoleon 111., then I am quite sure that the
occurrences of this day,-and of this week, will be
sufficient to dissipate any such doubt—to put an end,
and for ever, to all controversy on the point.
A sight, no matter how cursory—such, for instance,
as your correspondent had only time to bestow upon
the "port militaire"—is sufficient to add to the Em-
peror's popularity amongst all classes of Frenchmen.
I intend to praise it when I say that it is one of those
marvellous works of man that is worthy of the an-
, cient Romans, or of the mighty genius for such un-

dertakings which has characterised the English

merchants of the current century. I never before
saw in France anything which made me feel as if I
was still in England until
‘I examined this day the
"military post" of Cherbourg. You are reminded
of Southampton, of Liverpool, and of Holyhead con-
verted into a second Woolwich by a view of the in,
terior of this harbour. The wonderful things Eng-
land has done for commerce, and not for war, Fraßce
has here constructed both for war and commerce.

The "military port" of Cherbourg is in itself a
thing apart from all others;_ it is an enormous forti-
fication, with its double-ditch glaciS and ramparts,
and, as. it appears to me, constructed on the same
plan as the Dunkirk defences. This fortification
stands away from the city, and would be as difficult
to be assailed from the land as the sea. I shall merely
recapitulate the different compartments and piles of
buildings filled with workmen that are to be found
within. the inner lines of defence of this fortress—
their mere names, without stopping to give a descrip-
tion of the works carried cn in them, will convey
some idea of the extent of the new military
inrt. They are the grand hangar, the salle des
gabaris, the atelier de la scierie mecanique, the atelier
des chaloupes et canots, the halle de montage, the
atelier dcs martinet=, the atelier des machines, the
atelier de la fonderie, the atelier a 13eis enclosing the
atelier de la touncilerie et avirounerie, the atelier 'de
la sculptors, the ponl'erie,,the atelier des cabestans,
the ateliers de peiuture and menuiserie, and the
atelier des modeles. None of these are crowded
together. A whole army of a 100,000 men, perhaps
more, could be manoeuvred in the open spaces that
lie between theta and the docks, for, also enclosed
within the military defences of the fortifications, with
a single opening to the sea, are three huge docks.
the bassin Napoleon 1., the bassin Charles X., and
the grand dock, the bassin Napoleon M., Which is
now dry, and the flooding of which, with the launch-
ing of the Ville de Nantes, are to form, as I have
already mentioned, the main local attraction to the
Cherbourg fetes.
In addition to the workshops_ for the construction,
of a" vcaclikc iiay, and of the docks, to be found
ithin the walls of the fortification, there are three
large buildings to be added—the boulergerie
de la marine, the caserne des equipages. de
la fotte, the corderie, the Majorite de la
Marine (including several departments), the
• ,
magasm generns, the atelier de la garniture, the
atelier de la volerie and of conture, the ateliers des
forges d'armement, de chandronnerie, and des
chandieres k vapeur, the direction. des travaux
hydrauliques, the atelier de le uniturs, the direction
de l'artillerie, and the salle d'artnes.
These works are defended by different forts,
mounting, according to a rough calculation made by
me, to 627 cannon.

Of all then works, that which is the principal
object of attraction with all to-day's visitors is the
DOck of Napoleon 111. This dock is, I find by
French measurement, 420 metres-long by 200 broad,
and nearly 18 metres in depth. It is to be hereafter
connected with the Dock of
Charlcs.X.; and, like
the °acts, one cannot help feeling astonishment at
the construction of such works out of the solid rock.
The French may justly be proud of having brought
so difficult an undertaking. to so successful a conclu-
sion.

It is to see what has been done by untiring enemy
and a vast expenditure of time and money that our
Queen has been invited to Cherbourg; and already
;here are great preparations making in the "military
port" to do honour to the Sovereign of England.
Triumphal arches are erecting, and military trophies
constructing on which draw n sabres rest upon dazzling
bright brass cannon, and then again repose upon dull
heavy cannon balls, whilst the whole seems to be held
together by anchors and iron cables. Like the propor-
tions in the town, I pass by those of the port, without
further description, for /waling has yet assumed

that complete form which' a few hours' more labour
will impart to .them.
The authoritieF, civil and military, have mule a
regulation with respect to the coming
,fetes, which I
think reflects credit alike upon their ju3gment and
gallantry. They have assigned in " the port" as in
" the place" to the launching of the Ville de Nantes,
and the inauguration of the statue of the first Napo-
leon, all the tribunes that are erecting by them, fur
the accommodation of ladies exclusively. They alone
are tt be protected from the sun, and the chances of
bad weather. All that is to be done for gentlemen
favoured with tickets is "a reserved place ;" but
beyond that no other privilege will be extended to
the most. favoured guest ; not even to the honourable
members of the House
.of Commons, whose appear-
ance in Cherbourg is next to that of the Emperor
and the (,-,,ueen, look forward to with curiosity. They
certainly will receive a cordial welcome ; and not the
less so because their simple guest will be regarded as
most strange•to a people who have no idea of great
influence, exalted rank, and high station, apart from
LI An official costume.

Pope for his successor has fallen on the Marquis Antici
Matt( :i, who has accepted with gratitude the high fa-
ir-our shown to him. The Duke de Gramont is ready to
leave Rome, and will quit in a few days with all his
family for Leghorn for the purpose of sea-bathing.
M. do Sampayo will act as Charge d' 'Mires dur-
ing his absence. Almost all the diplomatic body'
have lea_ M. Pidal, the Spanish Ambassador, only
waits the arrival of M. Rios Rosas, his successor, to
take his departure. The - Albani Palace purchased
by Queen Christina is being repaired and beautified
at au enormous expense. The new Prince Albani,
the eldest sou of Count Castelbarco, who is to assume
the name and arms of the family, is now looking out
for a new palace. The large storehouses of the
Roman Forum have just been purchased by the
Pontifical Government in order to continue the ex-
cavations for opening to public view the Temple of
Caesar, which was one of the most celebrated monu-
ments of the Forum."

PARIS BOURSE.—The market was steady at the
opening, but afterwards became rather heavy owing
to the absence of speculators, as they are departing
en masse for Cherbourg. Threes have been done at
68fr. 45e. and 68fr. 40c. for the end of the month ;
Mobilier varied from 633 fr. 75c. to 625 fr.; Austrian,
630 fr. to 627 fr. 50c.; Orleans, 1,272 fr. 50e. to
1,266 fr. 25c.; Lyons, 772 fr. 50c. to 768 fr. 75c.;
Northern, 920 fr. to 917 fr. 50c.; Eastern, 6551 r. to
652 fr. 50c.; and Southern, 520 fr. to 515 fr. The
following are the last quotations :

FRANCE.

(,By Submarine and British Telegraph.)

PARIS, WEDNESDAY.

The Emperor and Empress arrived at Mantes,
and were received by the Prefect of the Seine and
Oise and the other authorities. They were raptur-
ously applauded by the people.
At Evreux, their Majesties proceeded to the Pre-
fecture in the midst of cries of "Vive l'Empereur!"
" Vive l'lmperatrice !" " Vive le Prince Imperial!"
Their entry into Caen was a veritable ovation.
The cortege traversed the town, which was wholly
illuminated and with splendid decorations.

At dais hour (nine o'clock at night), their Majes-
ties arc-T-I,htering the Hotel de Ville, to assist at the
public ball given there.

PARIS, TUESDAY, 6 r.M.

The Emperor, the Empress, and their suite left
St. Cloud this morning at half-past nine for Caen,
on their way to Cherbourg. The imperial train left
the station of the Rue d'Amsterdam at nine o'clock,
conveying Count de Chasseloup-Laubat, Baron
Benoist-d'Azy, Viscount Duchatel, M. Emile Pereire,
M. Laffitte, M. Delessert, AL Dailly, and M. Simons,
directors of the Western Railway, M. de LaperßTe,
manager of the working, and AI. Coindart, the secre-
tary. A few privileged persons had also obtained the
favour of travelling in some of the carriages. On
the arrival of the train at St. Cloud, a short pause
ensued, after which their majesties took their places
in one of the imperial carriages, accompanied by
Marshal Vaillant and M. Rouher, Ministers of War
and Public Works (Admiral Hamelin, Minister of
Marine, had gone the day before); the Princess
d'Essling, Countess de LabOdoyere, and Countess de
Lourmel, ladies of honour to the Empress ; Geas.
Fleury and Niel, first equerry and aide-de-camp to
his Majesty; and the other personages appointed to
form part of the imperial suite. A considerable
crowd had collected in the neighbourhood and loudly
cheered their Majesties. The train then took
departure, a short stay having to be made at Mantes,
Evreux, and Lisieux, at each of which places there is
to be a reception of the authorities and principal
inhabitants. The calculation made was that their
Majesties would arrive at Caen about five in the
evening, but the probability is that, owing to the
incidents of the journey, the hour will be later.
Accounts from Posen in the German journals state
that the revolutionary committee of London has
recently distributed in Poland copies of a manifesto
exciting the Poles to rebellion. A copy has been
seized by the authorities of Posen.
The King of the Belgians arrived the day before
yesterday in Brussels from Laeken, and after having
given an audience to the Portuguese Minister and
other persous of distinction, attended divine service
in the palace chapel. His Majesty afterwards pre-
sided at a council of ministers. The Duke and
Duchess de Brabant also visited the capital, and in
the afternoon proceeded, both on horseback, to the
fair of Ixelles where they were received with great
enthusiasm by the crowd. The King and their Royal
Highnesses returned in the evening to Laeken.
The accounts of the movements of the Queen- of
Spain, given in the Madrid journals of the 30th ult.,
continue to be in arrear of those received direct by
telegraph ; they only announce that the Queen re_
mained at Leon, and that her Majesty was to set out

in the morning of the 31st ult. for Mieres. Like
other towns passed through by the Queen, Leon was
filled by the populations of villages for miles around;
all the private houses and public edifices were decked
with flags; and the greatest enthusiasm in honour
of her Majesty was displayed by all classes. The
Government is said to have definitively resolved to
divide Spain into five great military commands, and
to confide the principal one, that of the provinces of
Madrid, Valencia, and the Balearic Isle?, to the
Marques del Duero; but the sanction of the Ccrtes
wi!l be necessary for the execution of the project.
All the journals complain of the rigour of the ex-

isting la; on the press, and call on the Government
to malify it ; it was doubted, however, that the
cabinet would do so, unless authorised by the Par-
liament. The Discussion had been seized.
A Council of Ministers was held yesterday fore-
noon at St. Cloud, the Emperor presiding.
Prince Jerome left the Palace of Meudon yester-
day for llavre, where he intends to pass a part of
the summer. Ilis Imperial Highness left Paris by a
special train at 12 o'clock.
Marshal Narvaez has left Paris for Vichy.

M. Delangle, Minister of the Interior, 'has ad-
dressed a circular to the prefects of departments on
the subject of the late law on the false assumption
of titles of nobility. He particularly recommends
them to pay strict attention that the functionaries
whose business it is to deliver passports do not insert
in those documents titles to which the persons apply-
ing are not legally entitled. In order to verify their
allegation the_persons using those titles are to be
accompanied by two witnesses to identify them, and
they may be also called on to produce an extract
from the register of their birth. The Minister con-
cludes by recommending prudence and discernment
to the agents of authority, so that the precautions
prescribed may not have the appearance of vexatious
or inquisitorial proceedings.

Lord StrangfOrd, Secretary to the Embassy at
Constantinople, embarked in the evening of the 31st
ult., at Marseilles for the Turkish capital.
" According to intelligence received from the
Hague," says the I'resse, "the King of Holland has
expressed his determination to abdicate. The Prince
of Orange will be 18 years of age on the 4th Sep-
tember, then attaining his majority. It is even said
that King William IP., who is at present at Wies-
baden, will not return to Holland. The motives of

this determination are unknown; but it is remem-
bered that at de death of his father, the present
King, who was then in England, refused at first to
ascend the throne, and did not return to Holland
until after having hesitated some time."
Information has been received of the arrival at
Jeddah of Ismael Paella, the special envoy of the
Sultan. Advices from Toulon state that Capt Tri-
canit, of the Imiy•rial navy, has been appointed to
the command of the steam corvette the Du Cha)la,
which is under orders, as already stated, for the
iled Sea. This vessel is of 400 horse power, and
carries 16 guns.

A letter from Rome, in the Constitutionnel, says
"It has been already mentioned that Prince Orsini
bad on several occasions tendered his resignation as
senator of Rome and bead of the municipality, but
that it bad not been accepted. The prince, how-
ever, riot being able to agree with the municipal
council, urged the matter so strongly that in the end
he has been allowed to xetiO. The choice Of On

Fr. Ot,

Fr. Ct.
Vs per Cents 96 30 Credit Fonder —
Do. end of month .. 96 30 Belgian ell
Three per Cent. .. • 68 20 Piedmontese 5 B9 r;0
Do. end of month.. 68 40 Rny-onn 9l
Bank Shares
Cri:dit Mobilier... . 630 Spanish Threes.—
Do. account

METROPOLIPAN BOARD OF WORKS.

The ordinary meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works
was had yesterday in the Council Chamber, Muildball—Mr-
J. Thwaites in the chair.

The board met for the purpose of considering tile subject
for the 'nail' drainage of the metropolis.
DOULTON, who had given notice of the following
resolutions, said he wished to withdraw them, which Was
agreed to:—

" Whereas this board did on Ist Januar) last resolve--
Teat, considering the serious evils represented by the
memorial from the vestry of Camberwell to have arisen and
to be likely ts arise from the existing condition of the sewers
in the Surrey and Kent district, and considering also that
tee works of the main drainage, however soon they may be
commenced, will not for Eeveral years be sufficiently ad-
vanced to relieve that district of those evils, a pumping
station be erected at the spot indicated by the engi-
neer, for the purpose of producing a continual dis-
charge from the sewers, at an estimated expense for
construction of £7,000, and for maintenance of £2,000
per annum' And whereas, a hill has been introduced by
her Majestys Government for facilitating the execution of
the said main drainage works; and seeing that it is ex-
pedient to avoid as`far as may be the construction of works
for a temporary purpose only, that the engineer be directed
to prepare plans, sections, and Estimates for the construction
of a sewer from a point in Greenwich Marshes, near the
South-Eas'ern Railway Wharf, to the junction of the Earl
and Deptford Lower-road sewers, together with reservoirs,
pumping stations, and such other works as may be necessary
for deodorising during the whole year.
" Whereas the drainage of that portion of the metropolis
known as the western division presents considerable difficul-
ties under any system of main drainage; and whereas
Messrs. Bidder, Hawksley, and Bezalgette have reported it
as their opinion that if brought to a remote ()titian it would
add at least £250,000 to the cost (` Report on Main Drain-
age,' 6th April, 1858, p. 87), and have since reported that
the entire charge of deodorisation will amount to the insig-
nificant sum of 2d. per head annually; that it is now an
established fact that the lime process answers well, that it
does not produce a nuisance, that the supernatant fluid does
not purify alter being allowed to run off into a river, and it
is disproved that the concretions which might prove injurious
to navigation are formed (‘ Brief Observations,'July 20, Mee,
p.B), and whereas it is desirable, before dealing with the whole
sewage a the metropolis, to have satisfactory evidence of
the efficiency of the process of dendorisation to remedy the
evils complained of, as well as of the most economical and
efficient application of pumping to the drainage of a low
district. And whereas the western districts present peculiar
facilities; and that the works may, if commenced imme-
diately, be completed within a very short period, the en-
gineer be therefore directed to prepare, with all dispatch,
the several plans and estimates for draining the western
area, and for deodorising the sewage previous to its dis-
charge into the rivet during the whole year.
" Whereas the Committee of Woiks, Sec., reported to the
board on 21st May last, ' that they had directed their atten-
tion to the resolution of the board of the 26th March last
(No. 17), referring to thetn the memorial from the vestry of
Islington calling attention to that portion of the Hackney-
brook sewer which passes through the parish of Islington,
alleging that the sewer is a great nuisance and injurious to
health, that great injury is caused to property in the
parish in consequence of the brook not being adequate to
carry off the storm waters, and that they were advised that
permanent works could be executed which would fall
into any scheme which might hereafter be adopted for
the drainage of the metropolis, and praying that the board
would give such directions as might be necessary for the
abatement of the nuisance; and that their attention had
also been turned to the resolution of the board of the 30th
April last (No. 5), referring to the committee the memorial
from the Board of Works for the Hackney district, pointing
out the offensive state of the sewerdn question, and praying
the board to take the matter into their immediate considera-
tion, and to direct effectual means to be adopted at once for
abating the nuisance complained of; that the committee
had carefully considered the subject of the above referencese
and had received from the engineer of the board a report on
the first-mentioned inemurial, which they submitted for the
information of the board, together with a plan showing the
works proposed in such report,".and did recommend—" That
that part of the Hackney Brook sewer, extending from the
Holloway-road to the River Lea, be straightened and covered
over, as shown upon the plan and section accompanying
such report, at an estimated cost of £112,0002 And whereas
the said recommendation was postponed on account of the
said work having been included in the plan of main drainage
submitted by the hoard to the First Commissioner for his
approval on Ist July last. And whereas the urgency of the
said work continues to increase, and its adoption is indepen-
dent of, and will not prejudice, any scheme of main drainage
that may hereafter be adopted ; that the engineer be directed
to prepare forthwith plans, sections, and specifications, with
a view to advertising for tenders for the immediate execution
of the work."

Mr. LESLIE then moved—" That, under the powers given
to the Metropolitan Board of Works by the Act for the
amendment of the Metropolis Local Management Act, for
the purposes of the main drainage, it is not desirable either
in sanitary or economical view to provide for the removal of
the macadamised road grit and filth, or the mud and filth'
from the paved streets, or the mud and filth from the gra-
velled roads of the metropolis, as those matters can, wore
beneficially for the public health, and at a less cost to therate-
payers, be removed by the local authorities of the parishes
and districts by the scavengers' carts. That it is not desirable
to provide for the removal of the rain water which falls on
the surface of the metropolis through the sewers, as it is
absolutely necessary for the navigation of the Thames to
pour the whole rainfall into the river in every district alogg
its banks, at the nearest points to where it falls' by surface
drains; having no connection with the sewers, by gully or
ventilating gratings. That it is expedient to remove through
the sewers only the personal excreta and house drainagel
calculating the same at six cubic feet per head daily for ao
millions of people."
Mr LESLIE presented the following proposition from 111 r.
R. H. Crick suer for taking off the sewage of the metropolis,
as defined in the preceding resolution, to which, after dug
consideration by the Metropolitan Board of Works, it shook'
be found practical and desirable; that the ratepayers Of the
metropolis would be saved at least two millions of the money
proposed to be guaranteed by the Governmint for wale
drainage purposes, and without creating any nuisance :--
''
eiv ing
101, Borough-road, Southwark, 1358.
"Sir,—l purpose the house sewage as you have
proposed separate from the rein and surface waters, Mc.:
and to take the whole off geologically through the various
stratas of the London Basin so that it shall ultimately rO5
out through such stratas to and under the sea. And the
power thus obtained by :ewage water running or passing
down a shaft to such stratus I propose to employ in raising'
pure water for the use of the metropolis to be applied to anY
useful and sanitary purpose.—l am, sir, your most obedient

servant,
"John Leslie, Esq."

" ii:ii. CRICKMBR.

The prepo,ition was received.
The whole subjtct was adjourned to a future day.
Mr. IL L. TAYLOR moved the following motion, which
was carried :—" That the plans for the main,drainage of the
metropolis, as delivered to ,her Majesty's Chief Commis:
eioner, ho referred for consideration to a committee, with
power to confer with the engineers appointed by this board,
and to report to the board."
Mr. Ilows then moved the following motion That
committee of the whole board be appointed to consider 01
the best means of carrying out the objects of the recent act,
with instructions to take evidence, hear opinions, and report
as to whether It is desirable to operate on the principle Of
intercepting sewage or any other system."
Mr. LESLIE seconded the motion.
A long discussion ensued, in the course of which all th•
schemes proposed at various times for the drainage of the
metropolis were discussed, and ultimately the motion was
carried by a majority of 19 to 4.
It was then crranged that the committee should meet ost
Thursday at 12. .
The board adjourned at half-past three.

IRELAND.
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FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.
DUBLIN, TUESDAY MORNING.
THE FRENCH PASSPORT SYSTEM.

The secretary of the Royal Western Yacht Chub of Ire"..
Itnd has received the following circular from the Lords 01
the Admiralty :

"Admiralty, July 31, 1858.
"Sir,—l am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of
the Admiralty to acqua'nt you, for the informalon and
guidance of the Royal Western Yacht Club of Ireland,
that h r Majesty's Ambassador at Paris 123 s been in-
formed that the Minister of the Intnior has instructed the
Prefects on the coast of the Channel to give orders to the
police authorities under their control, that for the future the
owners of yachts. their ,riends, and the crews shall be Per'
milted to land without passports, on the preduction of as
Admiralty yacht warrant and a yacht club certificate.--
am, &c., (Signed) "W. G. ROMAINE.
"To the Secretary, Royal estern Yacht Club of
Ireland, Dublin."
LADY LISTOWEL.

At the Cork Assizes the other day, the libel case of the
Countess of Listowel against Gibbings, was tried for the
second time, ami resulted in a.verdiet for £3OO damages le
favour of the lady. The origin of the libel was a dispute,
about the right to a quarry. Mr. Gibbings, a gentleman 01
property and ajustiee of the_peace, slid. be .had a right to
rater upon the Lis-towel, estate to quarry. This the coun-
tess denied, and was advised not to permit a trespasss
Notice was given that Mr. Gibbings would, on a certain
day, assert his right, and Lady Listowel told her steward 10
resist the trespass. Such was the origin of the dispute
Mr. Gibbings then wrote a long and fabulous account of
the assembling of a mob by Lady Listowel—of hor plying
her followers with drink to excite their courage—of her
making speeches to them to inflame theirardour in main-
taining her rights, and doing a vast variety of other
things which would have been exceedingly illegal and
naughty for any lady to do. This account he sent to the
Cork Reporter, and gave an indemnity against a libel action
as an inducement to have it published. .
And it was published, and admittedly a grosser tissue of
libels never was pubiishtd. Scarcely a solitary statement.
made was consistent with truth.

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