The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-27 00:00:00

ME SUN, LON :ON, TUESDAY EVEN ENG, AUGUST 27, 1867.

His wife, it is said, refused to see him again, and
elesu minced him as a traitor. The lapse of time has
not, however, moderated the cruelty of the Mexican
rula-rs pro „tem. They have doomed another victim,
SALM-SALm, whose wife made so many
r Coble efforts for the rescue of her husband and his
Emperor. The Congress was expected to meet in
' November, the Presidential election taking place a
r aonth later. JUAREZ has issued a long proclama-
tion, styling himself the " Constitutional President
' of the Mexican Republic." lie rejoices over the
return of the National Government to the capita
after four years' al'sence, and in,lulges in the 113111

high-flown linguage about the glorious achieve-
ments of the Mexican people, and advises them now
to direct all their effirts to obtain and consolidate
the benefits of peace. He warns them that the welfare
and prosperity of the nation can only be obtained
by an inviolable regard for the laws, and by an
ol3,2,clienee to the authorities chosen by the pople.
If the Mexicans follow this advice it will certainly
be for the first time; and the example of JUAREZ
himself has not been of a very pacific nature. But
in spite of his confidence boldly expressed, and in
spite of his cordial reception, we doubt whether the
Mexicans are yet prepared to settle down to pursue
the arts of peace, and to maintain civil rights and
social order.

At the close of the Parliamentary Session the
chief subject of anxiety in all quarters was that of
the Abyssinian captives, and although the public
have not now such facile opportunities afforded to
them of receiving information, still the interest is
as fresh as ever in the matter, and all intelligence
will attract attention. It will give satisfaction to
know that the preparations have actually begun for
the Abyssinian campaign, and that instructions
have been received from the War D3partments
for the departments in the Woolwich Arsensal to
attend to the arrangements for furnishing the ex-
pedition, which is to be despatched from India with
the least possible duly. From all the various ac-
counts it seems that the universal opinion is that no
time must be lest in seeing to the affair. Sir J.
PAKINGTON had a consultation with Captain
EADE, the Superintendent of the Military Stores,
and it was arranged that the matter must
be pushed forward with as little delay as
possible. This is very satisfactory to hear
of, because the affair was becoming an awkward
one, and caused great doubt and disquietude in
many directions. We are aware that many whose
opinion is worthy of consideration are under the
impression that any expedition will be of no use,
bUt the general belief is in favour of trying some-
thing, be it ever so venturous and uncertain. It
will never do for things to go on as they are,
and the sooner some decisive step is taken
the better for the sufferers themselves, the
credit of the Government, and the interests of the
country, whose honour is at stake in this unhappy
business. We are glad that so much despatch is to
be used, and no doubt with due appliances it will
be found not impossible to bring the affair to a
satisfactory issue, but at any rate if we do our duty
we shall not have to reproach ourselves, however
much wo may lament the turn affairs may take ;
while, if success crowns our efforts there will be
every reason to congratulate ourselves upon the
spirit that decided upon the adoption of a bold line
of policy.

quillity. Goree is aFrench port in the colony, under
the command of a superior French naval officer.

The King and Queen of Portugal returned to
Lisbon on the 19th. The next day aTe Deum was
chanted in the cathedral.
News from Haiti to the 6th inst. has been re-
ceived in Paris to the effect that at this date the
power of the President Salnave was consolidated,
and that tranquillity was completely re-established
in the Island.

The Pope has appointed a committee of Cardinals
to arrange the questions which arc to be submitted
to the (Ecumenical Council. Prominent among
those points will be the maintenanceof the temporal
power of the Pope, the nee3ssity for n hich will be
supported by all possible means and arguments.
M. Barthelemy, the journalist who as a politician
WAS " everything by turns, and nothing long," died
on Saturday, which by a somewhat strange coin.
eithace was the anniversary of St. Bartholomew,
the day on which the terrible massacres of the Pro-
testants in France took place. He was born at
Marseilles in 1795.

One often hears of " trernmdou3 sacrifices" by
tradesmen for various reasons, chiefly of course for
the benefit of customers. At the shop of a boot-
maker in the Faubourg Montmartre there is now a
monster placard announcing that he is selling boots
and shoes at 25 per cent. under prime cost., in con-
sequence of his " departure for Mexico." Some
say that the adventurous disciple of St. Crispin
has an idea of offering himself as Emperor. if this

_ e so, considering the fate of the last Emperor,
both body and sole may be in danger.
At a wine shop in the same locality there is a
printed bill announcing that the proprietor, a man
named Solomon, has been fined 50 francs for putting
water into his wine. llis customers call the sen-

tence the judgment of Solomon.
The murderess Madame Frigard has been con-
veyed to the prison devoted to women at Clermont

Oise), where she is now attired in the prison dress.

Women are here employed in dress making, manu-
facturing straw bonnets, and other suitable occu-
pations. They are classed according to capability,
and must execute a certain task daily. This prison
once formed part of the ancient chateau des seigneurs
of Nointel, and was built in the 11th century. All
that now remains of this federal fortress is the
dungeon, an enormous square tower of very lugu-
brious appearance, and its inhabitants are as it were
isolated from the rest of the world.
For the last day or two visitors to the Exhibition
have seen an innovation which has led to much in-
convenience, and indeed something like consterna-
tion. All the chairs in front of the cafes and other
establishments where people used to enjoy them-
selves with creature comforts and in looking at
passers-by have been taken away. The simple fact
is that a M. Bernard paid a large sum for the right
of letting out chairs in the park, and on an appeal
to a court of law the tribunal has decided that the
chairs on the outside of the cafes formed an in-
fringement of his right. M. Bernard claims from
the restaurateurs two francs a day and by chair--
that is to say, 60,000 f. a month from those who
have 1,000 chairs, and 420,000 f. for the season.
He has engaged to pay 4f. a day for the right of
exclusively letting chairs in the park outside of the
Ewoxuhlidbiitniotnwo daysfort payhewhole seven months of the
season. The price he claims from the restaurateurs
tracted to pay to the the
wperhioalleCstiocammwihssiejohnh.e eio.hn-
e
affair has created a good deal of excitement, but
the chief point is very simple. M. Bernard bought
a certain privilege ; surely that privilege ought not
to be infringed. The state of affairs for the moment
is Lot pleasant. You must either go inside the
cafes, where you are half-baked and suffocated, if
ly
to you
etild want
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statedsi t do w, nb,o
however,
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re
many
chair.an y
free and comfortable seats in various parts of the
Exhibition. The Imperial Commission in this re-
spect, as in all others, has done everything possible
for the comfort and convenience of visitors.
thatfive sous
there foraa
The weather continues intensely hot, but people
will flock in crowds to the Exhibition in spite of it.
The park is like a Paradise.

LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVEi
RAILWAY.

A meeting of the B and C shareholders of the
Metropolitan Extension of the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway took place this morning at the
London Tavern - Mr. Warter in the chair—to hear
the report of the committee appointed to investigate
into and protect the interests of this section of the
shareholders.
The CHAIRMAN said that they had called them
together on that occasion in order that the B and C
shareholders might hear what had been accomplished
by the committee since the 10th January, when
they were elected. At that meeting it was resolved
that the committee should be formed for the
protection of the interests of the B and C share-
holders, to sustain the claim of the B and C
shareholders against Sir M. Peto's firm, and watch
the different other interests attached to the exten-
sion. It was at first resolved to take proceedings
against
Messrs.
20s. in
P theet o, butpo
pound,
so
, o fara nf from m
then tli e i r beingretiring
on a
handsome the
likely to
pay
fortune, he had heard from various
sources
yobaoid a unleaPayverdiet they would only
nothing like it, and
therefore
t theyheexhaust their resources and get nothing, whereas
they bad a heavy Parliamentary fight to encounter.
t i a they
The Petos bad since gone into the bankruptcy
court. The Chairman then went into a detail as to
the technicalities which bad to be gone through in
passing a bill to obtain a grant and an extension,
and said that he was happy to inform them that
they had obtained an amount of £600,000, and an
interval of ten years to pay off their debts, and he
had no doubt that at the expiration of that time the
company woul.l be in a prosperous condition.
(Hear, hear.) They had to thank him for the ex-
tension of ten years, for up to the very last day the
committee had sat in the Lords he had adhered to
it. (Hear, hear.) llewould move the following
resolution : " That this meeting thoroughly ap-
proves of the efforts made in behalf of the B and C
shareholders by the committee, and authorises them
to still further protect their interests."
This was seconded and carried.
The CHAIIINIAN said that their Parliamentary
work had been expensive, and he should propose
" that the committee make application to those
shareholders who bad not pai •
d their ls. per cent. as
agreed to."
This was also carried neat. con.
After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the
meeting terminated.

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

ITALY.

FLORENCE, August 26 (Evening).

The _ltalie of to-day says that the Italian
Government has as yet received no communication
confirming the report that it is the wish of the
Emperor of Austria to meet King Victor Emmanuel
in Paris.

GRI;ECE.

TRIESTE, Aug. 27.

Advices from Athens state that the subscriptions
to the new Greek Loan have reached te❑ million
drachmas, the greater portion of which has been
spent in the purchase of vessels and munitions of
war.

Three steamers have already been bought in Eng-
land, and two other ironclad vessels have been

ordered.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 27.

The Russian Ambassador returned to Constanti-
nople with Fuad Paella, the latter has received the
Order of Alexander Newski. The Sultan is about
to send some Arab horses to the Czar.

General Ignatieff will return to the Crimea in a
few days to be present at the fete of the Czar.

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE CITY OF LONDON.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, Morning.
General Pope bas removed all civil officers in
Macon County, Alabama.

The white police in Mobile refuse to serve under
negro officers, and are resigning.
The registration is completed in Louisiana.
45,000 whites and 83,000 negroes have been re-
gistered.
The registration in Georgia was nearly com-
pleted. The whites were slightly ahead.
Yellow fever was increasing in Texas. Thirty
deaths occurred daily in Galveston.
Violent rain storms have greatly damaged pro-
perty throughout the country.
The Fenian panic in Chicago yesterday ended in
a general fight.
Advices from Matamoras to the 3d state that it
was reported that Castillo had escaped.

Cornales had revolted against Juarez, and was
marching on Matamoras.
The Inman steamer City of London, from New
York on the 17th, arrived at Queenstown at 7.30
a.m. to-day (August 27) with $65,709 in specie and
55 passengers. She proceeded for Liverpool imme-
diately.

THE SPANISII INSURRECTION.
MADRID, August 27.

According to official despatches published here
it is believed that the rebel band of Prierot has
been dissolved, and that of Priorati has surrendered
to the authorities. The insurgents have disappeared
from the district of Valencia.

MADRID, August 24.

The civil Governor of the province has published
to-day the following official extract of the despatches
received at the Ministry of War :
" CATALONIA.-All the railways and telegraphic
lines are free. The column of Lieutenant-Colonel
Rodriguez defeated yesterday on the territory of
Tapis (Gerona), near the frontier, two bands of
rebels who were obliged to take refuge precipitately
in France. Numbers of insurgents have sur-
rendered.

" The Alcade of Llorona (Bozagodo) with volun-
teers has assisted the carabiniers in defeating the
insurgents. Volunteers of the province of Girone
and of the civil guard of Torella have taken some
prisoners, amongst whom are four Frenchmen, who
had escaped from the prison of Ceret (France).
Fernando Pierrad Roger, and 27 men telonging to
this band, have been arrested by order of the
French authorities, and taken to the prison of Per-

pignan.
" VALENCIA.—Perfect tranquillity has reigned
here since the destruction of Carlet's band.
" AIZRAGON.—GeneraI Manso de Zuniga, nomi-
nated General-in-Chief of the forces on the Upper
Arragon, set out from the capital on the 20th.
He arrived at Saragossa on the 21st. lu his im-
patient ardour to place himself at the head of his
troops, who had already been on the march for
some days past, and without duly considering the
enemies he might meet on his way, he left Sara-
gossa on the 21st with a small column of 250
chasseurs of Ciudad-Rodrigo and 30 Cavaliers del
Rey.
" Yesterday afternoon they encountered at Linas
de Marcuello the combined factions of the ex-
Generals Pierrad and Do Moriones, 1,200 strong.
Taking advantage of the enthusiasm which ani-
mated his troops, he resolutely attacked the position
occupied by the rebels, and after a fusillade of two
hours' duration dislodged them at the point of the ,
bayonet. The small detachment of cavalry at the
same time charged with fury, and followed the
rebels almost to the gates of the town. The
firing continued until the ammunition being
exhausted on both sides, Manso's troops
formed in column and quietly awaited the
enemy, who for an hour and a half hesitated to
attack them. Night coming on the column en-
camped at Ayerbe, where it halted, intending to
continue its march towards Huesca this morning.
The rebels have retired to Zacca, having lost 50
men killed, besides three officers and a great num-
ber wounded.
"The column lost, besides General Manso de
Zuniga, who fella victim to his ardour, one captain
and one lieutenant wounded, 13 soldiers killed and
wounded.

" The conduct of the troop has been beyond all
praise. The Spanish army has shown itself a
worthy inheritor of its traditional glories. It has
not degenerated. The body of the brave General
Manso was immediately removed from the field of
battle by his son and his aide-de-camp, who con-
veyed it to the camp of Huesca, where they arrived
at 7 in the evening.
" In the rest of the Peninsula perfect tranquillity
prevails. The Queen, upon being informed
of these details, has deigned to reward the services
of the troops engaged in the pursuit of the insur-
gents in Catalonia, Valencia, and Arragon, and
notably the soldiers of the column commanded by
General Manso de Zuniga.
" The Queen will provi le for the families of the
soldiers who have perished in these encounters. It
is her wish that the above bulletin and her royal
resolut;on be published as a general order of the
army for the information and satisfaction of the

troops."

FRANCE.
THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON.

PARIS, Aug. 27.

The Emperor Napoleon during his journey to
Lille, to be present at the fetes to be held in that
city in commemoration of the 200th anniversary
of its annexation to France, passed through Arrast
yesterday. The following is his Majesty's reply to
an address from the Major of that city :--

" With pleasure I find myself once more among
you after so long a lapse of time. I have seized