The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-11 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

A SOLDIER'S VISITS TO A CIVILIAN'S 1103IE.—A very
respectable man, living at Chelsea, asked the magistrate if
he would be good enough to tell him what he had better
do with his wife, who was receiving the visits of a soldier
of the Grenadier Guards.

Applicant produced two letters of an amatory character,
which he requested the magistrate would read.
Mr. Belle having done so, inquired where ho got them
from.

Applicant replied that he took them from the postman
on Saturday, who just came to the door at the moment he
was going out.

Mr. Selfe—How long have you been married ?
Applicant Eleven years.
Mr. Selfo—Have you any family ?
Applicant—We had not until after this soldier had been
in the habit for some time of coming backward and for-
ward to my house.

Mr. Selfe—Havo you over said anything to your wife
about this ?

Applicant—Yes, soveral times ; but she denied it, and
said I was'nt to think any more of it—it was all nonsense.
Mr. Selfe—Havo you said anything to the soldier ?

Applicant—l strongly suspected him. I spoke to him
about it, but he said the same as my wife, that it was all
nonsense. I was, however, not satisfied, and that made
me look at the letters. What can Ido with my wife ?
Mr. Selfe—lt is a delicate thing to advise in such mat-
ters ; but you will be perfectly justified in turning her out
of doors after these letters.

Applicant—l had letter get rid of her as soon as I can

ALARMING FIRES.

This morning, at ten minutes past seven o'clock,
a fire, well nigh attended with fatal consequences,
took place in the premises belonging to Mr.
Bailey, boot and shoe dealer, 34, Union-street,
Borough. The discovery was made by the inmates,
who were awoke by finding their bedrooms
filled with smoke. They immediately made an at-
tempt to get down the stairs, but were prevented
owing to the suffocating nature of the smoke. Mr.
and Mrs. Bailey then appeared at the second floor
and screamed loudly for help, which brought con-
ductor Thomas Ball with the Royal Society's
escapes to the spot, and he having pitched his
machine against the house he ascended the same
and brought down in safety the proprietor of the
house and his wife. r The land steamers by Shand,
Mason, and Co., and others quickly attended, and
owing to the combined exertions of the firemen
and the conductor the flames were confined to the
basement and the lower part`of the staircase. The
origin of the fire is unknown. Other fires also took
place on the premises of Messrs. Taylor, No. 11,
Durringer-street West ; at Mr. Braddock's, 27,
Onslow-square ; at Messrs. Ring, 153, King's-road,
Chelsea ; at Mrs. West's, 12, Broadway, West-
minster 29, Gloucester-street,
Commercial-road ich were attended by
; au d
a t M
East,rk s
the firemen and Royal Society's conductors, but the
damage done at the last-named was not con-
con-
siderable.

Li 7erpocl Cotton Market. —T) is Day.

The market opens with a moderate demand
Sales probably 8,000 bales.

however,
The accounts from the various manufv,turing
districts businessrepresentthat
aina ctive.At Manchester,
moderate
inquiry for cloths and yarns, and
there
has has
h been
been
ee
n
manufacturers generally ale well employed. In the
woollen districts of Leeds, Bradford, and Hudders-
field, there has been very little animation, while
the hosiery and lace trades of Leicester and Not-
tingham shown symptoms of more activity.
Inthe have
hardwaretricts of Birmingham and Wol-
verhampton there has been no change of impor-
tance.

General Buckley did not pair against Lord Stan-
ley's motion on Thursday, but voted against tho Govern-
ment on that motion, and also upon Mr. Walpole's amend-
ment.

(From the Sunday Gazette.)
The marriage of her Royal Highness the Princess
Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth, youngest
daughter of his late Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge, with his Serene Highness Francis Paul
Charles Louis Alexander, Prince of Teck, will be
solemnised at St. Anne's parish church, Kew, on
Tuesday morning next, at 12 o'clock. Although the
nuptials areto be conducted without State cere-
mony, the personal popularity of the Princess Mary,
and the presence of her Majesty the Queen, their
Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales
and other members of the royal family, will cause
the occasion to be regarded as one of great public
interest. The church itself will not be prepared for
the ceremony until after the regular services this
day. Shortly after 12 o'clock to-night workmen
will begin to remove the old-fashioned close pews,
and will substitute chairs or other accommodation
by which the largest number of spectators may be
present. It is understood, however, that the pews
will be restored afterwards. This part of the work
will be undertaken by the Metropolitan Board of
Works. The church is situate close to Cambridge
Cottage. As a building it has few pretensions to
notice despite its intimate associations with Royalty.
It stands on the south side of the Green, with its
porticoed entrance facing the gateway of Cam-
bridge Cottage. The exterior, over which the ivy
climbs in great luxuriance, is partly bidden by the
dense foliage of the lime, chesnut, and yew trees,
I which surround the building. Inside the church
itself there is much to interest the stranger, there
being several marble tablets, among which are those
erected to the memory of Jeremiah Meyer, the
miniature painter, and Francis Bauer, botanical
artist to King George 111., and also that of Thomas
Gainsborough, the painter. The ceiling is arched,
and supported on six pillars; the Royal gallery, de-
corated in front with the Imperial arms and
escutcheons, is at the west end of the church.
In consequence of the small size of the edifice
the parishioners have given up their claims to be
present, though, at the request of the Princess
Mary herself, the tradesmen belonging -to Kew
who supply Cambridge Cottage will have places
given them in the church. The other parishioners
are to view the marriage procession as it passes from
the cottage to the church. For this purpose a low plat-
form has been erected on the left of the pathway,
and has been strictly reserved for them. It was at first
suggested that a covered way should be made, leading
from the portico of the cottage to the entrance of the
church, but it has now been arranged (weather of
course permitting) that the procession shall walk in
the open air, the distance being some 50 or 60 yards.
The pathway will be covered with carpet, and it is
stated that the school-girls belonging to the
Queen's schools, in which the Princess has taken
great interest, will line the path and strew it with
flowers. Her Majesty and the other mem-
bers of the Royal Family will occupy places near
the altar, and not in the gallery, as at first
stated. The latter will be occupied by the servants
of the Royal Family. The service will be performed
by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Lord Bishop of Winchester, the Rev. P. W. Nott,
curate. The choir of the church will take part, and
will sing the hymn " Both Jesus and his Disciples
were called to the marriage," and the anthem by
Tallis—" God be merciful unto us and bless us."
Dr. Sole, organist of St. Anne's, will preside at the
organ, and, at the conclusion of the service, Dr.
Selle, who was tutor to her Royal Highness the-
Priacess Mary, will play the "Wedding March."
It is understood that the newly-wedded pair will
spend the honeymoon at the seat of Earl Brownlow.
The ladies who will act as bridesmaids are :—Lady
Agneta Yorke, Lady Cornelia Churchill, Lady
Cecilia Molyneux, and Lady Georg:ana Hamilton.
The people of Kew will testify their goodwill to-
wards the Princess by the erection of a triumphal
arch on the road beyond Kew-bridge, and which
is to have an appropriate motto, and to be illumi-
nated at night. Workmen were busily employed in
its erection yesterday. The band of a Hussar regi-
ment at Hounslow and a private band will give a
performance of music in the afternoon and evening
for the gratification of the visitors. To carry out
these and other arrangements a local committee has
been formed, with Mr. Pearce, of Burnage House,
as their secretary. There is also to be a display of
fireworks in the evening, but it is doubtful whether
a bat! will take place.

To those of the public who may intend to visit
Kew next Tuesday, on the supposition that. they
witness the passing of the marriage procession from
the cottage to the church, we would say that there
is but little chance of their doing so unless they are
provided with tickets. Nor will those persons who
may take a Lip to Kew before Tuesday receive any
special gratification beyond that which is always
obtained at this favourite place.

The Rev. C. W. DENIs", in his correspondence
from London for the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin,
thus describes the exciting scenes in some of the
streets of this metropolis during the business hours
of the memorable Friday,
May 11th :
LONDON, May 12th.—This great Babylon, which
the English have built, has seen many and wonder-
ful excitements, but it has never witnessed anything
like that which is at this moment transpiring. The
position of your correspondent has required him to
be in the midst of it all. The half has not been told
you by the English newspapers, and it is not likely
that it ever will be. On the contrary, the Times,
in leading off, has shown more than its usual cun-
ning in keeping out of sight the real difficulties of
this most extraordinary financial epoch. It will be
impossible, however, even for that artful dodger to
hide the final results.

There has been a peculiar state of anxiety in cer-
tain influential commercial circles for some months
past. The immediate crash, as Mr. Gladstone stated
in the House of Commons last night, is sudden and
unexpected ; but there arc many thoughtful men in
England who have for a considerable time been
anticipating that the storm would come. But few,
if any, however, expected it to break so suddenly,
and in such fury all around the sky.
I came in from my quiet retreat in the outskirts
of London—from that part called " Camden,"
where I keep up my pleasant memories of dear old
Philadelphia—on the morning when the tempest was
at its height. Nothing like it was ever witnessed in
the United States, and it is admitted on all hands
that such a sight was never before seen in England.
It was past noon of Friday, the 11th of May. The
City was crowded with strangers, many of them
from the country, attending the religious anniver-
saries. Rumours of war between Austria and
Prussia ran swiftly along the streets. The news-
boys were busier than usual, and their large-
letter placards more numerous. The report
of the suspension of the large banking house
of Overend, Gurney, and Company had been
spread . far and wide, and now there was a
general run on several of ' the local banks.
From Threadneedle-street, where I entered
on the scene, to Gracechurch-street, where I
turned off in another direction, the throng
packed the thorough fares all the way by the Royal
Exchange, the Bank of England, the Lord Mayor's
Mansion House, to Lombard-street and Birchin-
lane, where the offices of the falling house are
located. There could not have been less than ten
thousand persons, most of them merchants, bankers,
commercial men, mixed with gaping countrymen
and a few women. On, on, the crowd surged.
Now they stopped a single moment, as some curious
parties hedged the way, and the Dickens' cry of
the policemen rose above the hum and buzz—
" Pars Hon !" " Pars Hon !"—and on they passed
by thousands.
The wind was blowing almost a gale, and occa-
sional showers fell as only showers can fall in En o'.-
land, without a moment's warning. Crowd after
crowd swept by the granite front and corners of the
doomed banking-house, when there came a rumour,
as if by magic.
" There's trouble with the Joint-Stock Bank ?"
" Then there's a failure of a bank in more than
thirty towns in England," was the response.
" A run on the Mercantile Bank 1' cried some
one, in a half stifled voice.
" The London County Bank is swamped !" said
another.

" Sir Morton Peto is gone !" some one whispered
with a look of sadness that did him credit.

The throng now began to sway more and more
violently to and fro, and there were at one moment
intimations of violence—but no one seemed to
know why. The women holding cheques for gold
rushed up the steps of banks as if half frantic, and
carriages containing retired citizens dashed along
the kerbstones to the side-doors, where old men
jostled • each other in eager haste to save their
precious deposits. All business at the Exchange
was suspended. The Stock Board was as barren
of customers as the Desert of Sahara is of flowers.
The contiguous newspaper offices were thronged, as
the Bulletin was after "a great Union victory."
Wild excitement ruled the hour. It spread wider
and wider every moment, until just before the hour
of closing banks the roar and rush of the people
were absolutely fearful.
At this moment the cry arose " Mr. Gladstone
has driven to the Bank of England and offered a
loan of £5,000,000 from the Government ! " This
was immediately followed by the intimation that
there would be no war, as Austria would submit to
arbitration. The clouds began to lift a little, and
the crowds in the street grew less. The business
men gradually withdrew, and quiet resumed its
sway with the setting in of night.

The Worthing Mining Company (Limited) have
received their usual advices from the Bremer mine,
and they continue of a satisfactory character. The
expenses of the month were £2,041 12s. 5d., and the
quantity of ore raised during the same period was
330 tons of a better quality than of late. Remit-
tances received by this mail, £250.

The directors of the Consolidated Bank have
issued circulars to their creditors and shareholders
proposing to re-open their establishment if their
assent be obtained. Successful negociations are
stated to have been concluded with the Bank of
London, whose business the Consolidated took over,
for returning the money received, less, of course,
that paid away during the few days the business of
the two banks were mixed. If the proposal
be acceded to, the Consolidated will almost
immediately renew operations, and on the
the opening of the Bank the direct° rs psrso.poois etti the
ioe l
day
of
plassytt
the creditors ss. in the pound in easi(i ,5a o
October, ss. on the Ist February, an
June next, promissory notes being ,
terest at 5 per cent., which
be at once readily
50th
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required,
which would make £6
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in up,
£300,000.
SODDEN
anDdEpArToldi.TA painful sensation was ex-
cited
Worcester on Saturday by the rumours that Mr.
J. C. Berkeley, son of Mr. R. Berkeley, of Spetchley-park,
near that city, had been found dead in his father's ground
at
Spetchley-park. It appears that the young gentleman
had been missing on Friday afternoon, but as it was
thought he was at his farm (an adjoining estate to Spetch-
ley-park) no notice was taken of his absence until night,
when, the family becoming alarmed, a search was made for
him, and the telegraph was employed without effect. It
was not until about midnight that his dead body was found
lying in the shrubbery adjoining the grounds of Spetchley-
park. It appears the young gentleman had disease of the
heart, so that the suddenness of his death was not altoge-
ther unexpected. It has, however, thrown quite a gloom
over the neighbourhood.

AUG
Deauville...... 4, 5, 6 '
Rochefort 5
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Valenciennes
Moulins
Cherbourg l9

SEPT]
Baden-Baden 3, 5, 7
Chantilly
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Le Mans
Laon l9, 20
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1 Paris (Autumn) 23, 30

IBER.
Vincennes

THE SPANISH CONGRESS.

MADRID, June 9.

In the debate upon the budget of the Minister of
War in Congress yesterday' afternoon, Marshal
O'Donnell expressed an apprehension that 1866
would not pass without Spain having to defend her
territory. _ _ . .

A forced circulation has been declared for the
notes of the Bank of Saragossa.

AMERICA.

LIVERPOOL, June 9.

The extra Inman screw steamer City of Dublin,
Captain Eynon, from New York on the 26th ult.,
arrived here at noon to-day.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. -Ths Day.

LoxuoN, June 11.—Wind this day at noon—gouth.
Westerly; moderate breeze, and very tine weather, but
cloudy.
CLYDE, June 9.- Wind S.W.—Sailed—Chevalier, for
Qnebec.

BRISTOL, Juno 9.—Wind S.W. Arrived—Grefrey
Besy, from Havannali.
LIVERPOOL, Juno I.o.—Wifid S.W.—Arrived—Ocean,
from New Orleans.

OFF LIVERPOOL, Juno 10 —Arrived—Elwood Cooper,
from Now Orleans.

PLYMOUTH, Juno 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chance,
from Sulina.

Foreign mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australla and New Zealand, via Bouthampton Junet,
Ditto, via 3f.arseilleA June t
Brazil and Cape Verde. by British packet. ..... July 1.

Ditto, by French packet
June 22.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena June
China, Penang. and Singapore. via Southampton June 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton June 13.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton June 19.
Ditto, via Marseilles
India (Bombay), via Southampton. June 13.
Ditto, via garseilles June 7
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton June 13.
Ditto, via Marseilles June 28.
Sfauritius, via Southampton
Ditto, via Blarsell:e s June 7.
Newfoundland . June 7.
Portugal
Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon
United States and British North America, by Bri-
tish packet June 14.
_ _

Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp-
ton

Ditto, via C9rk

Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry June 8.
West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe ....June 10.
West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas and
Honduras) Junc 13

Cuba and Mexioo June 23.
Bahamas, via New I ork. June 28,
Bermuda, via Halifax.

A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the
official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in
Downing-street. The Ministers present were Earl Russell,
the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll,
Sir George Grey, theEarla of Clarendon, the Right Hon.
Edward
hnee
Cardwell,alohrt
of the l.
Alderley, the Bight
the
ll m4schluia f
t Hartington, Earl de
G
Exchequer, the Duke of Somer-
set,lln h. Ce. P. Right Hon.
T.
Ho
u.G. J.
Milner GiGhussochn,eD L, oarndd Sttahenlneyi-ghotf
MISCHIEVOUS DOGS.—Sir C. O'Loghlen has laid
wore Parliament a seasonable measure, proposing that
of any one ; the
the owner of every dog shall be liable in damages for any
injury done by it to the person or property
nitro-
damages, if not exceeding £5, to be recoverable by sum-
npl:srnmihtnt.edto provesl live or
boat;
sum-
mary proceeding before magistrates. The occupier of any
the dog was kept or permitted to live or remain there rpermemaiins?
istwhereo
b 0 thedeemed
iistskoTtne'll,our
t his sanction or knowledge.
glycerine at the bottom of the volcano of
There would almost appear to be some
Hawaii,
the Mauno Los, which has recently been in eruption. A
new crater recently opened near the summit, but the flood
of lava found some subterranean outlet, and burst out
half way up in a column of liquid fire 100
and from 100 to 1,000 feet in height. The column, white
feet in diameter,
at base, blood red above, glowed for
visible 200 miles away. All this 2O days, and was
while
from it down the mountain side, leaping from rock to rock,
a river of fire ran
;
burning the forests, and adding indefinitely
the fiery column, which, with
to the glare of
t
heard 40 miles off, and the ca
"thousands of square miles," formed
smoke, which covered
as only those who dwell un,de:Prvol
eedln a scene
ncilof terror Such
l ever see
Th. THE 11 HUSSARS. The ‘Saleesof the officers'
horses in this regiment, which sails for IndiaOnthe
last of July, took place on Saturday at Colchesterproduce of the sale was about £6,000, one-third of. The
which
was realised by Cul. Fraser's stud. The highest figure
touched was X 550, at which price one of the gallant colonel's
fell to the Marquis of Ailsa ; and Stilton, the property of
Capt. Conyngham, and winnerof the Punchestown Steeple-
chase, to a gentleman whose name wo did not hoar. The
buyers and visitors who only eat and drank returned tatown.
by a special train provided by the regiment. We are glad
to hear that the second majority created by the augmen-
tation of the regiment proodediug to India will, in consi-
deration of his long services, including the Crimean war,
be given to the senior captain, and not, as has been re-
ported, to an officer from half-pay;
and the senior lieu-
tenant, who was promoted from the ranks,
will succeed to
the vacant troop. Hospitable and gentlemanly wherever
they were quartered, the 11th Hussars will carry with
them to India the wishes of every neighbourhood
with which 01= 4t'rv'Quo itt iivaw fins oinantlod