The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-22 00:00:00

TILE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1866

LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1866.

The opening of the Canadian Parliament on the
Bth of this month has enabled Lord MO AK to give
public expression to the feelings of the Government,
and their view of the Fenian disturbances. The
Parliament assembled for the first time at Ottawa,
the new seat of Government, a circumstance which
gave especial interest to the assembly. In all pro-
bability the Parliament of Ottawa will yet play an
important part in the history of the world. Its
influence on the great Western hemisphere is not
to be measured even by the present position
or progress of Canada, since we have as
yet only read the first chapters of her
national history. The recent disturbances hare
abundantly proved that the Canadians inherit
the spirit and the patriotism of their race, and it
only needs energy, enterprise, and perseverance to
develop the natural wealth of:their country and its
magnificent capabilities. The British North
American provinces contain within themselves the
elements of an empire, which might throw the
proudest nations of Europe into the shade • while
the population, whatever their national defects or
shortcomings, are saved from many of the in-
ternal dangers
.which have weakened their great
neighbour by their attachment to the old constitu-
tional traditions of the mother country.
They have not had to contend against
the evils of internal conflict, or the predominance
of reckless factions, but have accepted England as
their model, and have endeavoured to imitate her
form of Government and manner of legislation.
Like all young states they have had difficulties to
strive against, and have always the shadow of a
Powerful neighbour in their close vicinity,
but the dangers and alarms of the last few pars
have proved in the end advantageous to them, by
rousing the national spirit and calling out in them
the self-reliance and decision, the independence
and patriotism, which might otherwise have
slumbered too long. The long continuance of
the American War also
directed attention to the
advantages of the Confederation scheme, and
although this was for a time delayed by the influ-
ence of Fenianism in their xe, Brunswick scheme,
final adoption is only a matter of time.

The address of Lord MOCK at the inauguration
of his Parliament in its new and
magnificent habi-
tation was therefore something very different from
the ordinary platitudes of similar occasions. Re
had to report to them fhe ocial proceedings during
the recess, which included the convocation of the
Council of Trade representing the different pro-
vinces. The proceedings of this body, and the
result of its deliberations on the commercial affairs
of the country are, to be laid before the Par-
liament. The changes of the last few years have
greatly affected the trade of Canada, and although
it is very probable they may subse!rontly tend.
to Increase and develops it the transition -state

requires attention and forethought. " It has now,"
said Lord MoNcK, " become still more impera-
tive to open, by an extension of the trade of
the country with other nations, new markets
for the varied products of our industry."
He has, therefore, with the approval of the Home
Government, sent:a deputation to the West Indies
and to Brazil, with a view of ascertaining the best
means of extending commercial relations with those
countries. In this the Canadian Government has
done wisely, since the American provinces
like the mother country, must look for their
wealth and influence to commerce, not to war. They
have shown, indeed, that they do not lack for
martial spirit if occasion requires ; but the real secret
of fortune and success with a land of such vast
natural resources must be found in the less noisy but
more solid and substantial resources of trade and
commerce. The monopoly of the Hudson's Bay
Company cannot be suffered to continue much
longer, so that the extent of vast and fertile land
open to the enterprise of the colonists will before
long be greatly increased. The termination of the
Reciprocity Treaty, like the raids of the Fenians,
will probably be of good service to the Canadians
by driving them to extend their commerce in other
directions, and to open up new channels for the
export of their products. The Americans will be-
fore long find out their mistake; but, in the mean-
time, the Canadians cannot afford to wait
their leisure, and their commerce is far too
important to be despised. Lord MONCK observed
in his speech that its results during the past year
had been so satisfactory that the revenue had been
largely in excess of the estimate, so that he had
been enabled to provide without inconvenience for
the heavy and unexpected charges entailed upon the
country by the recent events. Naturally the pre-
parations which have been thought necessary for
the defence of the country have been costly enough,
but, as Lord MONCK has reminded his hearers, the
events which had occurred just prior to their meet-
ing gave additional proof of their neces-
sity. The Governor- General warmly thanked
the people for the spirit and readiness
with which they had responded to his
Proclamation, and while expressing his regret for
the loss of some of the gallant volunteers, he con-
gratulated the country that the first note of danger
should have shown their mettle. "The entire
people," he added, " have been thoroughly aroused
by recent occurrences, and it must now be apparent
to all that the whole resources of the country, both
men and means, will at any moment be cheerfully
given to repelling any invasion of their homes."
This is of itself a powerful protection to the colo-
nists, and it shows that they are well worthy of
the cordial co-operation promised them by the
British Government.

The Governor-General, after referring to some
important public measures to be submitted to the
Legislature, concluded by expressing his well-
founded hope that the next Parliament which
should assemble at Ottawa would not be confined
to the representatives of Canada alone, but would
include members from all the British colonies.
Immediately after the Governor's speech the bill
suspending the Habeas Corpus Act was introduced,
and passed through both houses without discussion ;
and thus, in spite of wars and tumults, the Parlia-
ment of Ottawa has opened under encouraging
auspices of political unity and patriotism.

Notwithstanding the time that has passed we are
still quite uncertain of the movements of the Aus-
trians, and no decisive engagement has taken place.
the contest seems likely to commence by an en-
gagement between the Prussians and the Federal
troops in the vicinity of Cassel. 'rhe former are
endeavouring to surround thd ilanoverians at Got-
tingen, and the troops of the Federals are hastening
to relieve them. The chief object to which the
attention of Austria is directed seems to be the
capture of Silesia, and in a short time there can be
little doubt that that province will be the scene
of a struggle between the two great German
Powers. Marshal BENEDEK'S address to the
army is very good, and seems to be replete with
spirit, and to inspire confidence by its trust. " Every
man, without distinction of name or position, shall
be promoted whenever he shall distinguish himself
on the field of battle." It may turn out that the
Prussians have gone too far in their attempts to
seize so many places, and that they may find them-
selves surrounded, instead of cutting off the retreat
of others as they intended. Great reliance must
be placed upon the strength of Austria, whose
forces are all prepared, and when concentrated
upon any given point will be sure to do
great damage to the adversary. The Saxon
troops have now entirely evacuated the
kingdom of Saxony, and will of course join the
Federal forces. Dresden is now in the hands of the
Prussians, who consider it a great prize evidently,
and are engaged in throwing up earthworks before
it and erecting batteries. News reached Paris yes-
terday of au engagement having taken place, in
which the Prussians were defeated, but subsequent
despatches that arrived afterwards seemed to con-
tradict it ; it adds greatly to the anxiety and ex-
citement of those who are watching events that all
details connected with the Austrians seem so un-
certain and confused for some time after they
reach us.

Under these circumstances it is cheering and
encouraging to dwell upon the spirited addross of
Marshal BENEDEK, and to note those passages
in which he refers particularly to the need for the
determination that exists. If his plans are carried
out, and his advice followed, there can be little
doubt that success will crown the efforts of his
troops. His risolve that-the troops shall not go to
the field of battle unnecessarily laden is an excel-
lent one, and does credit to his judgment. His
object is that they " may throw themselves with
rapidity upon the heavily - laden enemy."
The officers also are to discontinue their
scarfs, and the "useless insignia of their rank,
which but renders them too distinguishable in
action." Marshal BEMEDEK has great confidence
in his own troops, while at the same time he has
prescience enough to understand the disadvantages
which impede the cause of the enemy. One por-
tion of their forces consists of troops of the line,
comprising young men not inured to fatigue and
privations ; and another division contains those
who arc doubtful and dissatisfied, and « rather
than fight against us will prefer the
downfall of their Government." it is quite
impossible to divine thaetnaectidcsisoclfosAelartshmhea B l ;
butENE-
DEN, and time can alone
the probability seems to be that
some counter-movement of his own, Ihe
e ismeditating
and the
war
may soon take a different direction to any that tho
Prussian commanders at first dreamed of. If this
be not the cage, it is difficult indeed to decide what
causes the delay of the Austrian troops in coming
to the rescue of the Saxons. They must surely have
some motive, or else their conduct is extraordinary
and mistaken in the highest degree.
accordingly w
ene
Circulars seem to be the order of the day every-
where, and
th h is very
meetw with one
from
the Hanoverian Government, much
to the point, and sets forth the conduct of Prussia
war created by
in its true light. The case of
an illegal and arbitrary
Prussia is characterised as

act, which it most assuredly is ; and if one thing
can make it worse than another it is the line of
action which they have pursued towards Hanover,
Saxony, and other ruined States. It is marked by
a policy at once cruel and vindictive, and what-
ever be the issue of the war, it will for ever
dishonour the character of Prussian statesmen, and
disclose the principles upon which they act. The
sympathies of Europe are with these unfortunate
States, which seemed threatened with destruction
because they have refused to conform to unheard-of
demands ; and, as this Circular states, the " Hano-
verian Government, with its army, occupies a posi-
tion of necessary defence against a lawless and un-
heard-of attack upon its independence and honour."
We do not see how, under any circumstances,
the demands of Prussia could have been com-
plied with ; and all we can do is to hope that
the skill and strength of Austria may prove equal
to the occasion, and the mean and unworthy con-
duct of the Berlin Government may be covered
with the defeat and the disgrace which they deserve.
The King of HANOVER has issued an address from
the head-quarters of the army, in which he declares
that he has upheld the independence of his king-
dom, and implores his people to be firm and true,
looking for better times. If it were possible for the
reputation of Prussia to fall lower, certainly the
events which have ushered in this German war
would assuredly have done so ; for we can trace in
their conduct a desire for plunder and spoliation,
and a restless seeking after aggrandisement of ter-
ritory, which bodes ill for the safety and security
of their neighbours. The attention of Europe now
centres itself on Austria, and that nation has, in-
deed, enormous responsibilities upon it at this
critical juncture. The English Government has
compromised itself seriously in favour of Prussian
interests, and the policy of France is doubtful, so
that the Government of Vienna may be said to
stand alone in a war which, nevertheless, deeply
affects the interests of all, and upon whose issue
will depend the progress and prosperity of all
nations.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Thursday Evening.

We have had all sorts of reports to-day at the
Bourse, but, considering that war has really begun
prices are better supported than might have been
anticipated. Someexplain this by saying that cer-
tain speculators have been playing for war and a
fall for several months, and they have now changed
their tactics, and are playing for peace and a rise.
As such important errors are sometimes made by
the telegraph, I think it right to give you a literal
translation of the introductory paragraph of the re-
markable article in the Moniteur explanatory of the
policy of France, particularly as the deduction made
from it by some of the Paris papers is that the Em-
peror knew there would be war when he wrote the
letter to M. Drouyn de I'Huys. This is the intro-
duction to the article :—" The armed conflict which
the Government of the Emperor endeavoured to
prevent, in concert with the other Great Powers,
not German, became inevitable when it was neces-
sary to renounce the hope of a European Confe-
rence (deliberation)."
M. Lavigerie, Bishop of Nancy, has been ap-
pointed member of the Imperial Council of Public
Instruction, in the room of M. Parisis, Bishop o f
Arras, lately deceased.

A suburban railway has been projected, which
promises to be of much use and convenience to the
Parisians. The Paris station will be on the Boule-
vard de Clichy, near the ancient barrier, and from
thence the line will form a junction with the short
railway of the Docks of St. Orien. Crossing the
Seine at St. Orion, the railway will traverse the
rich communes of Gennevilliers, Epinay, Corneilles,
Montigny, Jouy-le-Aloutier, and Andres, and from
thence to be carried to Triel. The length will be
about 33 kilometrs?s. A branch line will connect it
with Pontoise. This will be the most important
local line of the department of the Seine et Oise.

A certain Monsieur Nicolas Feter, of Dijon,
is, it appears, not only an inveterate hater
of dogs, but he has written a pamphlet—
" The Extinction of the Canine Race." In
this pamphlet he argues in favour of little short
of the destruction of all those faithful animals. The
author sent his work to no less a personage than
Marshal Vaillant, Minister of the Emperor's House-
hold, and a great patron of the Fine Arts. That
gentleman, however, so far from partaking of the
author's views in regard to dogs, has written him a
letter, half playful, half serious, in which he says,
•' I have a horror of this new massacre of the
innocents which you propose. I have a horror of
another St. Bartholomew of dogs. What ! You
would kill the dogs of Ulysses, the old blind dog
which recognised his master after an absence of
more than twenty years, and which makes a last
effort to come again and lick his hand. Pardon,
sir, pardon for Argos, do not kill him. He dies
from excess of joy—let him die of happiness. You
would kill the young Toby's dog which came from
snch a distance to announce to Toby's blind father
the approaching termination of all his misfortunes.
Would you kill that courageous dog of Montarges
without leaving him time to denounce the assassin
of Aubry de Montdidier, his master, and to compel
Richard Macaire to confess his crime. Would you
kill Tido, Jocelyn's dog, which inspired Lamartine
when he wrote those delicious verses which can
only be read with moistened eyes ? Would you
kill the Chieu du Regiment, the Chieu du Convoi
clu Paudre, the chieu of Newfoundland, and the
chieu of Mont St. Bernard ?" " Would you," adds
Marshal Valiant, " Kill Nero ?" I may explain
that Nero is a favourite dog of the Emperor, which
goes with him everywhere, and which sleeps in the
same room with him. It was only the other day
that Nero went with the Emperor to witness the
experiments with the warlike missiles which I
mentioned, and Nero's playfulness, attach-
ment, and varied feats, excited almost as
much interest as the experiments themselves.
There was great consternation at Court some
months ago, for, nowithstanding the vigilance with
which he is watched, Nero strayed away, and to
this day I believe nobody knows where he went to.
In another part of his letter, Marshal Vaillant says,
" Would you carry your rage upon the dog,
which is crouched at my feet watching the hand with
which this is written to you, his eyes fixed upon
mine, and reading in them the indignation with
which I am animated against you?"

Soon after the commencement of the trial for
murder and piracy on board the Faderis Arca, the
deposition of an apprentice named Chicot was read,
which contains some frightful particulars of the
murder of the captain and the second officer, Aubert.
" Nobody can give you the details of the murders so
well as I," said Chicot, " for I witnessed every act,
but I was afraid to assist the victims, as the crew
threatened to throw me into the sea." The witness
said he could not tell how many stabs Aubert re-
ceived, for he was covered with wounds. He was
not quite dead when the carpenter, Daoulas, and
Carbuccia, the Corsican, threw him into the sea.
They had just " finished" Aubert when the captain
came up. The mutineers told him they meant to
throw him into the sea in the same way as they had
dinosnueltwedithhihmis, officer.
kicked him, and stabbed him in the
They disarmed the captain,
side. Lenard, one of the assassins, said, "To the
sea, to the sea ; are all lost if vf, e don't throw
him in." The captain swam for a few minutes
when he was thrown into the sea. His last words
were—" Dieu coils conduise, mais volts aurez 1. cou
cove."

A letter from the special correspondheentoftheSiecle at Berlin, dated June 18, says, ~T
appoint-
ment of M. de Bennigsen, chief of the National-
verein, as Governor-General of Hanover, is spoken
of as likely to take place. It was also reported that
there would be a convocation of a new Chamber
in Hanover, to replace that which the King dissolved
before his departure." King George, after variows

marches and countermarches, returned yesterday
evening to his residence at Herrenhausen, but no-
thing could induce him to agree to M. Bismarck's
project of Reform, and he had embarked with the
Prince Royal for England. It was said that the
Southern States intended to march their armies,
under the command of Prince Philippe of Hesse,
against the Prussians at Cassel. So the valley of.
the Fulda is likely to become the theatre of military
events.

According to the Unita Italiana, just received in
Paris, a report was prevalent at Florence that a
society of English bankers had offered to the Italian
Government two millions sterling, under certain
conditions, to carry on the war.
The taste for foreign productions sometimes leads
to strange mistakes. When the Chinese mission
passed through some of the towns of France, and
also a while at Paris, a great sensation was produced
by the beauty of their silk dresses. Some of the
spectators regretted that the Chinese beat French
manufacturers, the patterns and shades of the silk
were so beautiful. The ProgrLs of Lyons says—
" This admiration was very legitimate. These
silks, supposed to be Chinese, were manufactured
at Lyons."

A beautiful picture, by Tony Robert Fleury,
which was very much admired at the late Exhibi-
tion, " The Massacre of the Poles at Warsaw on
the Bth of April, 1861," has been purchased for
20,000 f. by a Polish emigrant, Count Xavier
Braniski. M. Henri Magniant, an eminent sculp-
tor, has just died in Paris, aged 42.
At the first day's races at Montauban, the prize
of the Council General, 1,000 f., for horses of three
years old and upwards (gentlemen riders) was won
by M. Janicot's Balafre, ridden by M. R. de Sevin.
The horses entered for the Grand Prix du Midi at
Toulouse (June 24, 26, and 28), are—Le Sioulet,
Cantiniere, Mira, Cinna, Marietta, Radamah, and
Stilton. It is said that Prince Achille Murat has
bought all the race horses belonging to M. Vaillant,
with the exception of Africain, which remains the
property of Mr. Riddell.
Reaumur's thermometer to-day reached 40 deg.
in the shade.

A Brussels paper states that since the re-appear-
ance of the cholera in that city there were in 17
days 35 cases-15 men and 20 women. Of these 16
died-7 men and 9 women.

The New Atlantic Cable.

Early in the next month a fresh attempt will be
commenced to connect the New World with the
Old by a telegraphic cord laid in the depths of the
Atlantic, an attempt which seems on the present
occasion more than ever to merit success, if deter-
mined perseverance and careful precaution
joined to the utmost skill can achieve their just re-
ward. The progress which has been made in the
science of ocean telegraphy since the failure of the
first attempt to maintain a telegraphic communica-
tion with America may be in some degree under-
stood when we consider that the expedition shortly
about to sail is intended not only to lay down a new
cable, but to remedy the last failure and convert it
into a success by grappling the last laid cable, where
it now lies at a depth of nearly four miles at the
bottom of the ocean, raising it to the surface, join-
ing it on to what was at first a part of it, and thus
completing the communication with Newfoundland
both by it and the new cable. The preparations
for this great expedition are now on the eve of
completion. The Great Eastern lies at Sheerness,
where she is taking in the last portion of the cable.
It is constructed on the same principle as that which
now lies at the bottom of the Atlantic, but certain
improvements have been effected in the details, the
result of which is that it is stronger than the former
one, having a breaking strain of no less than eight
tons, and yet at the same time lighter and more
flexible. These are advantages which there is no
difficulty in estimating as of considerable importance.
Besides the machinery for paying out the cable,
machinery for picking it up if needed is prepared at
both tha bow and stern of the ship. The machinery
for paying out is but little altered, but it has been
to some extent remodelled ; the gear has been
strengthened, and any portions which have been
found defective or injured by wear have been taken
out and replaced. Close aft of the paying-out
machinery the new machine for picking up the cable
is being erected. It will be worked by a pair of
cylinders of 70 horse-power, constructed by Messrs.
John Penn and Son, of Greenwich. The steam for
working these will be supplied from the boilers of the
marine engines. The picking-up machinery is en-
tirely new, and is somewhat different from that
which was formerly employed, though similar in
principle. In the machine used on the former
occasion the cable in course of being taken in
passed four times round a large drum, and the
principal difference between that machine and
the new one is that two drums are employed, so
that in passing round these four times the
strain is spread over a large area. These drums are
worked by spur wheels of immense strength, the
' gear of which is of 5-inch pitch, and calculated to
endure a strain of 30 tons, which is the calculated
resisting power of the grappling cable. It is not ex-
pected that the strain at the stern, in case of having
to pick up the cable, can ever rise to six tons, more
especially as Mr. Smith, the electrician, will on this
occasion be enabled to keep up a constant test for
continuity of current, as well as a constant test of
insulation during the paying out, instead of merely
applying these tests periodically, as on the last voy-
age. Hence, if a fault should occur in the cable, this
will be speedily discovered, if not at the moment
any defect arises, at least almost immediately after
the defective portion of the cablehas been immersed
in the water, and thus there will not be any proba-
bility of having to pick up any considerable length
of cable. The picking-up machinery at the bow is
precisely similar to that at the stern, worked by
similar cylinders, to be supplied in like manner with
steam from the engine boilers ; care has also been
taken to guard against the possibility of the cable
coming in contact at any time with the screw or
rudder. For this purpose a large guard, styled a
crinoline guard, has been constructed, and is about
being fastened on at the stern below the water. It
consists of a number of strong iron bars, braced to-
gether by stout rings, or rather semicircles of iron,
so as to form a species of cage round the lower part
of the stern. The Great Eastern also, on this occa-
sion, takes out several buoys, some of which are of
a very large size, so that if the weather became so
rough as to necessitate their cutting and buoying
the cable, it would not be a matter of much diffi-
culty to recover it.
H.M.S. Terrible will accompany this expedition as
she did the former one, to render any assistance in
her power ; and two large steamers—the Albany and
Medway—are to accompany the large ships as ten-
ders. Both these vessels are fitted with picking-up
machinery—that on board the Albany being of the old
kind with a single drain, while that of the Medway
is like the machinery on board the Great Eastern,
one with the double drum. There will, therefore,
probably be a good opportunity on this occasion
for deciding on the relative merits of the two plans,
as each machine is calculated to resist the same
strain, viz., 30 tons. The Albany as well as the
Medway takes a quantity of cables and other mat-
ters to assist in picking up the old cable, and the
Medway also takes out 450 miles of cable, which
will of course be transferred to the Great Eastern
to lay down when needed.

We understand that Sir John Peter Grant, K.C.8.,
late Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal, will bo the new Go-
vernor of Jamaica.

WRECK IN CARMARTIIEN BAY. FERRYSIDE,
Carmarthen Bay, June 21.—During a strong wind from
N.W., a few days since (says Capt. A.rengo Cross), intelli-
gence was received here that a ship was on shore on the
Cefn Sidan Sands, about seven miles from this lifeboat
station. The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution,
named the City of Manchester, was thereupon at once
launched and proceeded to the wreck. On arriving along-
side it was found that the crew of soven men were making
preparations to leave the vessel in their own boat, and the
lifeboat thereupon towed the ship's boat safely to land
through a heavy ground sea. The vessel was a three-
masted schooner, the Mary Eoe, of Quebec, bound from
Liverpool to Canso, with salt and coals. She is likely to
become a total wreck. The cost of the lifeboat, and of
Robert Whitworth, Esq.,
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE WAR IN GERMANY.

BERLIN, June 22.

A Prussian corps coming from Saxony has been
sent to prevent the junction of the Hanoverians
with the Federal army, and has orders to join the
troops of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, commanded by the
Duke of Coburg.

The Prussians continue to fortify themselves
before Dresden.

The movements of General Benedek are kept very
secret. Up to the present nothing more than recon-
naissances appear to have been made by the Aus-
trians in Upper Silesia.

VIENNA, June 22.

The Vienna papers of to-day assert that the
Prussians have set fire to the Saxon town of Zittau
because the inhabitants refused to pay the war con-
tribution imposed upon them. The Prussians are
said to have then evacuated the town.

PRAGUE, June 22.
The Prussians entered Austrian territory last
night near Oderberg.
PRAGUE, June 22, 3 a.m.

The Saxon army has just completed its junction
with the Austrian army in the presence of the

King.

His Majesty, who is now at Prague, is calm and
firm. The spirit of the army is excellent.
FRANKFORT, June 22.

Sir Alexander Mallet has been instructed by the
British Government to take under his protection
the Prussian subjects, and to take charge of the
Prussian archives of the town.

GOTTINGEN, June 20.

The Austrian Ambassador has followed the King
of Hanover to the camp. The other members of
the diplomatic corps are expected here from Hano-

PESTH, June 22.

Count Majlath, Aulic Chancellor of Hungary,
has been in this city, and has held a conference with
llerr Deak on the question whether, and in what
form, the event of war between Prussia and Austria
is to be communicated to the Hungarian Diet.
TRENT, June 22.

Yesterday morning the Austrian outposts, at
Apaiso Bruffione, were attacked by Italian Volun-
teers. Several shots were exchanged.
COPENHAGEN, June 19.

The letter of the Emperor Napoleon, delivered to
the King of Denmark on the 15th inst., had no
political character, but merely referred in congra-
tulatory terms to the visit of the Crown Prince of
Denmark to Paris. The delivery of this letter was
accidentally delayed.

PARIS, June 22.

The 2loniteur of this morning says :—" Certain
persons seek to shake public credit by spreading
falsenews respecting the events of the war or the
imminent failure of some credit or industrial com-
panies. Some journals do not hesitate to receive
and propagate these inaccurate assertions without
taking the trouble to verify them. The Govern-
ment is observant of such acts, and will not hesitate
to institute legal proceedings against the authors of
false intelligence."

GALLED June 10.

The Messageries Imperiales steamer Tigre, with
the India and China mails, left here for Suez to-
day.

MADRID, June 21, Evening.

The Epoca states that, should the bill of Marshal
O'Donnell granting extraordinary powers to the
Government pass the Senate, it will only be by a
majority of five or six votes.