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LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1866.

The last accounts seem to confirm the Prussian
successes which were briefly alluded to yesterday.
The junction of the two armies under the Crown
Prince and the Prince Frederick CHARLES is now
looked upon as completely effected. Certainly there
is no accounting for the chances of war, but at the
same time we must say that Marshal BENEDEv has
been very unequal to the occasion, or else that the
Government of Vienna must have hampered him
with their tardiness until his skill and stratagem
seemed alike unavailing. No one in this country
has yet been able to comprehend why or
wherefore the Prussian forces were suffered to
overrun North Germany in the manner which they
have done, and it was pointed out by many good
ju'iges that the Austrians would eventually rue
their inaction and regret their lost ground. The
King of PRUSSIA has now reached Gitschin, and
had an opportunity of witnessing a scene such as
seldom meets the eye of Monarchs in the present
day. Everywhere there were visible signs of the
severe struggle which had taken place. The enemy
retreated under cover of the night, which was the
best thing thing that they could do under the cir-
cumstances of the case. According to the tele-
gram that bas been sent from the Prussian
head-quarters, it would seem that the army is in
excellent spirits, and behaved with great gallantry
during the arduous encounters which have already
fallen to its lot. An immense number of Austrian
prisoners have been taken—indeed, their number is
said to be over five thousand. Several Austrian
regiments were almost annihilated ; and the 18th
Jager battalion was destroyed to the last
man. From Vienna we learn that Mar-
shal BENEDEK, for " strategical reasons," has
deemed it advisable to take up a position between
Josephstadt and Konniggratz. This looks bad, but
we trust that he will yet see means to retrieve his
losses of position. It is most vexatious to think
that, notwithstanding the desperate stand by the
Austrians, and the practical advantage which they
gained, that such an important place as " Gitschin"
should have been taken by the enemy. It will give
them immense advantages in the campaign before
them, and is altogether one of those events which in-
spirit one side and dishearten another. Au official
journal of Vienna states that no further fighting
has followed upon the affair of Gitschin, and that
there has been no fresh attack made upon Marshal
BENEDEK'S position, a proof that the Prussian losses
must also have been severe, and that their troops
are much exhausted. No doubt this is the truth ;
the best possible spirit and most undaunted courage,
we are told, prevail in the army, and " im-
portant events are expected within the next few
days."

Perhaps the zeal with which the Prussian force
have carried on the war until now may tell
against them when they have to go through the
ordeal of a pitched battle, which has not yet been
their fortune. The battle of Custozza appears to
have been the most regular engagement which has

taken place yet, and in this the Prussians had no
part. So far as we can judge the army of the Aus-
trians is in the best condition for fighting of the
two, and it will be best for the EMPEROR. to stake
his fortunes on a regular engagement than to trust

to skirmishes and petty encounters, for the Prussians
seem decidedly to be the smartest and most able in
such manoeuvres. No doubt the Austrian troops are
longing to distinguish themselves, and their leaders
burning to avenge the insults put upon them by
their adversaries. At any rate, whether advanta-
geous or not, it seems pretty certain that a decisive
struggle will ere long take place. Until we hear
the result of this affair all remarks on the subject
must be vague guesses or mere speculation. It will
be the work of a day to drive the Prussians from
many of their strongholds, which they now consider
impregnable, and preserve the treaty that a
victorious army cannot achieve in the flush of its
success and the eclat of its triumph. With the
Italians the Austrians seem to have had the best of
it from the beginning. From Peschiera we hear
that the Austrian cavalry have driven back the
Italian outposts and taken several prisoners ; and
that two Austrian gunboats have cannonaded the
encampment of Volunteers on the shores of Lake
Garda, and the Volunteers dispersed after sustaining
severe loss. These, though not not by any means
considerable advantages, are nevertheless significant,
as showing that the Italians have not had time to
recover themselves from the rebuff which they met
with at the outset of the affair. Thellungarian Epis-
copal body have voted two hundred thousand for the
relief of the wounded in battle, and three magnates
have proposed to raise and equip a corps of volun-
teer cavalry. The prorogation of the Hungarian
Chambers, which has just taken place, is a most ill-
timed affair, and speaks badly for the EMPEROR.
Nothing is said in the Imperial speech that tends to
reassure as to the future intentions of the Imperial
Government. How much much better it would
have been for the Austrians in the present emer-
gency if they had pursued a more liberal policy to-
wards the Hungarians ; abo re all, had they given
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resident Jonisisox has sent a message to Con-
gress with Mr. SEWARD'S report, relative to his
transmission of copies of the reconstruction resolu-
tions to the State Governors for legislative ratifi-
cation. Mr. JOHNSON has taken the opportunity
of reminding Congress that there are serious doubts
whether the State Legislatures could rightfully be
called upon to ratify constitutional amendments
passed while eleven States were excluded from re-
prekentation. Dlr. JQHICSO never lous an oppor-

tunity of pointing out to his adversaries the uncon-
stitutional nature of their policy, and is continu-
ally defeating their-best laid schemes with their
own weapons. They do not know what to do with
the Southern States, since the public temper will
scarcely tolerate even the advocacy of their favourite
theory of confiscation and subdivision of the ex-
Confederate States; and, without completely over-
turning the old constitutional doctrincs, they can
hardly deny that the exclusion of eleven States from
representation render any constitutional amend-
ment inconsistent and illegal. Mr. JOHNSON thinks

it right to explain that Mr. SEWARD'S transmission
of the copies was merely in an official form, in
no way committing the Executive to the
approval of the amendments ; and the PRESIDENT
plainly adds his own opinion that no constitutional
amendment should be proposed by Congress and
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South refused to send men who would cordially
accept the Union, if when the opportunity were
offered them they refused to avail themselves of it,
there might be some valid reason or excuse for their
persistent exclusion. But to refuse them the
chance of sending loyal members, which, judging
by their public conduct during the last twelve
months, there is no doubt they would do, is so
manifestly unfair that no political rancour can
excuse it. Surely there has been time enough for
the angry feelings on both sides to die away, suffi-
cient, at least, to allow the old forms and cus-
toms to be resumed. Until the States are repre-
sented the Southern people will never feel that
confidence and security which is absolutely neces-
sary to the restoration of commercial prosperity,
the encouragement of enterprise, and the satisfac-
tion of the people.
The Legislature has been busy enough of late.
The news from Europe has naturally created a
good deal of disturbance in financial circles, and the
cure for all evils most loully proposed in Congress
and out of it is a strict observance of a protective
policy. Happily, the proposed export tax upon
cotton has been defeated by the good sense of the
majority, but the Americans have still a good deal
to learn respecting the doctrines of free trade.
The explanation given of the sudden fervent
friendship of the Radicals for the Fenians is
explained by the suggestion that the STEVENS and
SUMNER party imagine that by taking advantage
of the Irish feeling against the PRESIDENT they
may damage the Democratic cause by the loss of
the Irish votes. Anything to serve a temporary
purpose or gain a political end seems to be their
motto, and their designs are assisted by the fact of
their having the majority in Congress, which en-
ables them to pass such resolutions as flatter the
vanity of " our Celtic fellow-citizens." A great
mass meeting was to be held in the neighbourhood
of Jones Wood under the call of STEPHENS. That
worthy, however, has gone considerably out of favour,
being denounced in many quarters as a British spy.
He in his turn refuses to recognise ROBERTS and
SWEENEY as Fenian leaders, and inveighs
against the recent invasion of Canada, in which the
collapse of the scheme supports him.

Mr. PEABODY is as much the centre of observa-
tion in his native country as he was among us, but
he remains firm in rejecting all invitations or en-
deavours to make a " lion" of him. His letter, re-
fusing one of these pressing summons, does credit to
his kindly feeling both towards America and Eng-
land, while his consistent refusal to accept any pub-
lic recognition of his disinterested and magnani-
mous actions is of itself a lesson to the pretentious
benefactors of the present day.

The Royal banquet at the Trinity House was
especially interesting from several circumstances-
rhe first appearance of our popular Sailor-Prince as
Master of the Corporation was an agreeable inci-
dent in the ordinary routine of anniversary festivals,
while the presence of his royal brother was rendered
the more welcome from the narrow escape from
a serious accident which he had that day
encountered. The Duke of EDINBURGH ful-
filled the duties of president with tact and
readiness characteristic of the true British sailor, and
the young King of the BELGIANS, who was the
principal guest, paid high honours to the Corpora-
tion of the Trinity House, and the services which it
had rendered to commerce and commercial nations.
The other guests included Mr. GLADSTONE, Mr. M.
GIBSON, and other politicians, and the whole
entertainment went off with great éclat. The cordial
interest, which our young princes take in these
venerable associations serves to strengthen the ties
existing between the Crown and the people, and
confers mutual benefits and strengthens mutual
regard.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, Monday Evening.
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The Moniteur has very little news to-day about
the war, telegraphic or otherwise, and it is brief in
its usual commentary upon the positions and pros-
pects of the adverse armies. It however repeats its
opinion from the facts and circumstances accom-
plished that a great battle is imminent, and although
it does not say so openly, its belief seems to be that
Benedek will obtain the mastery over the Prussians.
The belief or hope at Berlin, however, is different,
for on Friday last an immense crowd, after enthu-
siastic cheers for the King, went to M. Bismarck's
hotel and greeted him with an ovation. The
Minister, in answer to the questions put by the
crowd, informed them that the capitulation of the
Hanoverian army had taken place that very

morning.
A letter from Brescia states that as the two hos-
pitals of that town were not sufficiently capicious
to receive the wounded, the Cathedral had been
thrown into an hospital. The ladies wereindefatig-
able in their attentions, and sent lint as well as all
sorts of comforts for the wounded men.

It appears from the latest details published re-
specting the Italian army that the corps of General
Cialdini had left their position at Ferrara, and was
marching towards Cremona. A statement has been
made that the Garibaldians who fought against the
Austrians in the valley of Bona were supported by
the regular troops. This is a mistake. It was the
Bessagliers of the permanent army of the 2d batta-
lion who formed part of the attacking column.
It was supposed by some persons here that the
close of the Session of the Legislative Body would
be marred by some communication on the part of
the Government relative to the war, but, as my in-
formation led you to expect, nothing of the kind
took place. The President of the Corps Legislatif,
M. Walewski, made a sensible and moderate fare-
well address, in which he spoke of the remarkable
character of the session and the general harmony
which had prevailed. There was not, however, a
word which could be construed as political in the
address. The members of the Opposition whom I
mentioned the other day were present, and some
hope prevailed among them in the morning that
they should be able to elicit some Ministerial ex-
planation, but zone of them made an attempt to
infringe the desire expressed by the President that
no discussion should take place about the war under
present' circumstances. They, however, asked for
some declaration from the Government on the sub-
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of expressing its opinion upon the amended pro-
position of cutting off a portion of them.
The question relative to the alleged claim of the

Baron de Bode, which has often been negatived in
the Houso of Commons, was incidentally discussed,
but the only result was an arrangement that it
might be again brought forward next year. The
claim at issue turns upon an alleged debt due to
France on the part of England, existing so long back
as the year 1818. The Minister of State said he
could not enter into detail upon the matter. The
last discussion upon the alleged claim was in 1856.
The official despatches and telegrams from Madrid
announce that tranquillity has been restored all
over the kingdom, but private letters announce that
much ferment still prevails in some of the provinces
of Catalonia.

The Vera Cruz, Capt. Hehard, the first vessel of
the new line of the General Transatlantic Company,
has just left Havre for New York with 53 cabin
passengers and 418 between decks. She is laden
with 325 tons of merchandise. Her accommodations
are first rate, and great attention has been paid to
salubrity. After disembarking her passengers at
New York, the Vera Cruz will proceed to Mexico.
She will then return to Havre, and make the voyage
regularly in her turn between that port and New
York.

It appears that the end is not yet of the tragical
affair on board the Fcederis Arca. It was generally
supposed that the murderers would be executed
forthwith, but it appears that their counsel are
again able to obtain the benefit of the " law's de-
lay." The Council of Revision of Brest has set
aside the judgment of the Maritime Tribunal on the
ground of incompetency. The grounds on which
the decision was given have not yet been made
public.
The weather to-day has been much the same as
that of yesterday—very heavy showers and much
cooler temperature.
I believe the report is correct that the Duke de
Grammont, French Minister at Vienna, has made
an official communication to M. de Mensdorff, to
the effect that France will persevere in her policy of
neutrality with certain " special reserves" as regards
Italy.

A letter from Milan mentions the probability that
the Italian fleet under the command of Admiral
Persano will either attack Venice or some other
neighbouring port. There is a force of 20,000 men
on the borders of the Adriatic, organised and com-
manded by Menotti Garibaldi, the son of the General.
They will no doubt co-operate with the fleet. Ex-
tensive preparations for defence had been made at
Fiume, in the expectation of an attack from the
Italian fleet.

Although to-day was the day of liquidation ai

the Bourse, very little business was done and every-
thing was unusually inactive. Prices were sustained.
The Rentes closed at G3f. 75c., and Italian was on
the rise 40 30. Securities generally had a tendency
to a rise. The 4f per cents. rose 50c.

Dr. Johnson's Last Interview with William

Windham•

In the recently published Diary of the Righi
Hon. William Windham we find under date 7th oi
December, 1784 :

After waiting some short time in the adjoining
room, I was admitted to Dr. Johnson in his bed-
chamber, where, after placing me next him on the
chair, he sitting in his usual place on the east side
of the room (and I on the right hand), he put into
my hands two small volumes (an edition of the New
Testament), as he afterwards told me, saying
" Extreinzim hoc maflus morientis habeto." He then
proceeded to observe that I was entering upon a
life which would lead me deeply into all the busi-
ness of the world ; that he did not condemn civil
employment, but that it was a state of great danger
—and that he had therefore one piece of advice ear-
nestly to impress upon me--that I would set apart
every seventh day for the care of my soul ; the one
day, the seventh, should be employed in repenting
what was amiss in the six preceding, and for for-
tifying my virtue for the six to come ; that such a
portion of time was surely little enough for the
meditation of eternity. He then told me that he
had a, request to make to me, namely, that I would
allow his servant Frank to look up to me as a friend,
adviser, and protector in all difficulties which his
own weakness and imprudence, or the force or fraud
of others might bring him into. He said that he
had left him what he considered an ample provi-
sion, viz., £7O per annum ; but that even that sum
might not place him above the want of a protector,
and to me therefore he recommended him, as to one
who had will, and power, and activity to protect
him. Having obtained my assent to this, he pro-
posed that Frank should be called in, and desiring
me to take him by the hand in token of the pro-
mise, repeated before him the recommendation he
had just made of him, and the promise I had given
to attend to it. I then took occasion to say how
much I felt, what I had long foreseen that I should
feel, regret at having spent so little of my life in his
company. I stated this as an instance where resolu-
tions are deferred till the occasions are past. For
some time past I had determined that such an occasion
of self-reproach should no longer subsist, and had
built upon the hope of passing in his society the
chief part of my time, at the moment when it was
to be apprehended we were about to lose him for
ever. I had no difficulty of speaking to him thus
of my apprehensions; I could not help, on the other
hand, entertaining hopes ; but with these I did not
like to trouble him, lest he should conceive that 1
thought it necessary to flatter him. He answered
hastily that he was sure I would not ; and proceeded
to make a compliment to the manliness of my
mind, which, whether deserved or not, ought to be
remembered that it may be deserved. I then stated
that, among other neglects, was the omission of in-
troducing, of all others, the most important, the
consequence of which particularly filled my mind at
that moment, and on which I had often been desir-
ous to know his opinions. The subjects I meant
were, I said, " natural and revealed religion." The
wish thus generally stated was in part gratified on
the instant. For revealed religion, he said, there
was such historical evidence as, upon any subject
not religious, would have left no doubt. Had the
facts recorded in the New Testament been mere
civil occurrences, no one would have called in ques-
tion the testimony by which they are established.
But the importance annexed to them, amounting to
nothing less than the sslvation of mankind, raised a
cloud in our minds, and created doubt unknown
upon any other subject. Of proofs to be derived
from history, one of the most cogent, he seemed to
think, was the opinion so well authenticated and so
long entertained, of a Deliverer that was to appear
about that time. Among the typical representa-
tions, the sacrifice of the paschal lamb, in which no
bone was 0 be broken, had early struck his mind.
For the immediate life and miracles of Christ; such
attestation as that of
the apostles, who all, except
St. John, confirmed their testimony by their blood;
such belief as their witness procured from a people
best furnished with the means of judging, and least
disposed to judge favourably; such an extension
afterwards of that belief over all the nations of the
earth, though origin from a nation of all others
the most despised, would leave no doubt that
the things witnessed were true, and were of a
nature more than human. With respect to evi -
natig
dences, Dr. Johnsen observed, we had no such
evidence that CEesar died in the Capitol as that
Christ died in the manner related.

On last Saturday evening the 48th Middlesex
(Havelock) Rifle Volunteer Corps was inspected by Col.
Wright, Deputy Inspector-General of Volunteers, in
Burton-Court, Chelsea. The corps (eight companies)
mustered in good numbers. The inspecting-officer, in
addressing the corps, complimented Colonel George
Cruikshank, and the regiment generally, on keeping up
its numbers and its soldiorlike appearance, as also upon
the manner in which the several manoeuvres were per-
formed. This corps has a company of cadets about 50
strong, and Colonel Wright also expressed himself much
pleased with their appearance and discipline. Altogether
the inspection passed off in the most satisfactory manner.
The muster roll of this corps is 560 ; 398 were on the
ground, the remainder were on leave.
TIIE TEA TRADE, July 2.—The deliveries in
London, estimated for the week, were 1,211,5851 b, which
is a decrease of 39,6531 b. compared with the previous
statement.

Yesterday Mr. J. G. Bateson, a gentleman hold-
ing a high position in the Liverpool cotton market, cut his
throat while shaving, at his residence at Wallasey. No
cause can be assigned for this sad event.

Last evening, Mr. Watts Phillips's new three-act
drama, entitled " The Huguenot Captain," was

produced at this theatre, with the most unbounded
success ; the pleasurable result being all the more
gratifying because Mr. Vining has spared neither
trouble nor expense in presenting to his patrons a
drama of unequalled magnificence, in regard to
scenery, dresses, and decoration. In order that
nothing might be wanting as far as the resources of
his company was concerned, Mr. Vining has made
certain special engagements, the most prominent
being Mrs. Stirling, Miss Neilson, and a troop of
comic dancers (MM. !Flagolet, Clodoche, Comete,
and Norinande) from the Chatelet, in Paris. In
fact nothing that could tend to heighten the beauty

orperfect the scenic illusion has been overlooked, and

:he enthusiastic delight of the entire audience must

have been as pleasing and gratifying to the talented
manager and his clever staff as it was well and
thoroughly deserved. That the new drama abounds

in striking incidents will be seen from the following
outline of the plot :—The Duke Hector, only son of
the widowed Duchess d'Armenonville, enters the
tavern of the White Cross, in Paris, accompanied
by a party of wild court gallants. The duke, who
surpasses his companions in dissipation'and insolence,
orders the abduction of a poor dancing girl, the
Bohemian Juanita, who happens to be present at the
time. A sergeant (Annibal Locust) in the duke's
employ, attempts to lay hands on the girl, who ap-
peals to the gentlemen around for protection, but
her supplications are received with shouts of de-
risive laughter. She succeeds, however, in find-
ing a champion in a man who has appeared to
be asleep on a bench. This man is Captain
Rene de Pardillan, Count de Brissac, the Huguenot
captain, who has arrived incognito in Paris in search
of a young lady whose life he had saved but a few
weeks before, but of whose name and address he is
entirely ignorant. Provoked beyond endurance by
the insolence of the young duke, Captain Rene en-

gages in a quarrel on behalf of the poor gipsy girl

and has the misfortune to kill his adversary, bui

succeeds in making his escape by jumping
into the Seine as the King's guard force the
doors, and discover the body of the Duke
d'Armenonville. Pursued by the soldiers, the
Huguenot captain climbs the balcony of a house,
and, in his desperation, enters the room. The only
occupant of this room is a lady. He tells her his
life is in her hands, and, after convincing her of
the justness of his quarrel and the imminence
of his peril, is sheltered behind the heavy hang-
ings of the room, she having previously pledged her
solemn word not to betray him to his pursuers.
The soldiers now enter, having tracked the fugitive
thus far, and inform the horrified mother that her
son, the Duke d'Armenonville, has just been killed
in a tavern brawl. The unhappy duchess still re-
members her oath, and, dismissing the soldiers, is
once more alone with the man who has killed her
son. She tells him to come forth from his hiding-
place ; but, in doing so, to cover his face so that she
may not recognise him again, but swears that if he
is not out of Paris ere morning dawns he shall pay
the penalty of his crime. Covering his face,
Rene de Pardillan is about to leave the room, when
he meets, face to face, the young girl who is the
object of his visit to Paris. Gabrielle de Savigny,
niece to the duchess, recognises her lover, and so un-
wittingly betrays him. In the next act we find that
the captain's fears for his own safety are so subser-
vient to the stronger feeling of his love for ,Gabrielle
that he cannot tear himself away from Paris ; and,
disguised as a monk, he seeks an interview with the
object of his affections. His disguise, however, is
discovered by Sergeant Locust—a price of five
hundred crowns having been offered by the king for
his arrest. He is taken prisoner, and lodged in the
old Chatelet prison. Juanita, however, will not
desert her preserver, and, aided by her brother
Ismael, enables the captain to escape from the strong-
, hold ; and he lowers himself into the river at the close
of Act 2nd. In Act 3rd we find Gabrielle over-
whelmed with despair at the situation of her lover.
'The duchess pursues him with an implacable
feeling of vengeance. But Captain Rene is
not to be daunted. With the aid of his friends,

the Bohemians, he once more enters the
Chateau d'Armenonville, and tells Gabrielle
of his escape, but refuses to depart unless she will
accompany him. She refuses to do so. There is a
river of blood between them. Driven to frenzy,
Gabrielle at last consents to accompany him: At
the moment of their flight, however, the duchess
confronts them, and once more the life of the
Huguenot captain is in her hands. The duchess,
torn by conflicting emotions, is at first deaf to the
agonised supplications of Gabrielle, but at last the
marble melts, and, throwing a sword at the captain's
feet, she tells him to at least " die like a soldier."
At this moment Hector d'Armenonville appears.
Ambrose Pard, the famous physician, had discovered
that life still flickered in the almost inanimate clay;
but fearing to raise hopes in the heart of the duchess,
he had kept his experiments secret until he could
restore her son to her arms. No obstacle now exist-
ing between the happiness of Gabrielle and himself,
the Huguenot captain is at last rewarded with the
forgiveness of the duchess, and the hand of her

niece.
Where all is admirably done, it is rather a diffi-
cult task to select a point at which to commence a
series of compliments ; but, beginning with the
actresses, our first pleasurable duty is to warmly
welcome Mrs. Stirling on her reappearance on the
metropolitan stage, from which she is now-a-days
too long absent, especially as she is one of its most
distinguished ornaments. Her performance of the
part of the Duchesse Jeanne was marked with all
that earnestness and pathos that won for her a fame
possessed by no other living English actress.
At the close of the first portion of the
drama her acting was intensely powerful, and if
proof of our assertion was wanting, we simply ask,
where is the actress who could approach her in the
scene in which she learns the death of her son,
knowing that she has the life of the man who has
caused her such grief within her power, and yet,
having regard for her solemn promise, refusing to
give him up to instant death ? We candidly,
admit we know of none. Miss Neilson repre-
sented Gabrielle with so much taste and feeling
that we confidently look forward to the time when
she will take her place in the very front
rank of her profession. Miss Thompson made a
very charming Juanita, and sang the music allotted
to the part very artistically. To Mr. Vining, for
his spirited impersonation of the Huguenot captain,
we have to award him as high praise as the actor as
we have already done as the manager. There was a
reality about the whole of his performance that
rivetted the attention of the audience, and in not
one of the wonderful escapes he is called upon to
make to obtain the hand of Gabrielle was their
sympathy absent from him. Mr. George Honey has
a part which would " go" a great deal better if a
little of the vocalisation were omitted, because the
lower notes of a basso profundi when too often heard
become troublesome ; however he acts the character
well, and therefore we ought to be satisfied. Mr. Shore
has a trifling part in the piece, but it is rendered a
very good one on account of the duel in which he
has to take part in the first act-7both he and Mr.
Vining showed themselves to be most accomplished
swordsmen. Mr. Seyton, as Ismael the Bohemian,
cleverly brought out a very small part, and the re-
mainder of the characters were well supported.
The scenery, by Mr. F. Lloyd and assistants, is
beyond all praise—the interior of the White Cross
Tavern, the sleeping apartment of the Duchesse
Jeanne, a bird's-eye view of Paris by moonlight,
from the old Chatelet prison, and the concluding
scene of the drama, the great hall illuminated, were
perfect triumphs of art. The audience were in
raptures, and testified their delight by frequently
calling the painter forward to receive their loud
applause.
The dances were arranged in the most admirable
manner, and they too were executed with such spirit
that many of them had to be repeated.
The dresses were costly and magnificent, the
colours brilliant, and the materials chiefly silk,
satin, velvet, most exquisitely embroidered with
gold and silver.
Taken altogether the piece is ono of the most
astonishing productions, and we cordially congra-
tulate Mr. George Vining on the immense success
that has attended his labours, and heartily wish him
that great measure of success which he so richly
deserves.
The theatre was crowded in every part ; not a
seat was vacant at the rising of the curtain, and
shortly after standing room rose to a premium.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE WAR IN GERMANY.

GITSCIIIN, July 2.

The total loss of the Austrians in their battles
with the Crown Prince was 25,000 men, and with
the army of Prince Frederic Charles 15,000. The
desertion of Italian soldiers from the Austrian army
The retreat of the Austrians was
very precipitate.

is increasing.

[Official.]

BERLIN, July 3

Authentic intelligence from Bohemia states that
Field-Marshal Benedek has found himself compelled
in consequence of the dissolution of the corps of
General von Gablenz, and the retreat of the Aus-
trian and Saxon troops, to abandon the operations
that he had commenced near Gitschin, and to con-
centrate his army in a more distant position.

THE POLICY OF FRANCE.
PARIS, July 3.

The Conttitutionnel of this morning publishes an
article signed by M. Boniface, with the object, as
stated by the writer, of tranquillising the public
mind, and placing the policy of the Emperor in a
better light. France had no reason, he continues,
to associate herself with the passions that demanded
war, but she cannot, on the other hand, remain un-
concerned, if a great struggle commences, and be
indifferent to its results.
The French Government has well been informed
of all of its double resolution. It has not
sought, and does not even seize, an oppor-
tunity of war, but neither does it admit
that one of the belligerent parties should, in conse-
quence of the success it might obtain, seek to secure
advantages of a nature to modify the state of
Europe, thus creating fresh causes of disturbance.
If the Emperor desired war in order to obtain satis-
faction or advantage, he would have intervened at
the commencement, and would not have allowed his
allies to become weakened in order not to have to
restore their cause. It would be necessary, then,
for grave circumstances to arise, such as those
pointed out by the Imperial letter, to determine the
Emperor to interfere. A war has now commenced
requiring very great efforts and sacrifices on both
sides. Whoever may be the victor will come out of
the contest sufficiently tried to fear to expose him-
self to a fresh struggle, and will not wish, in the
conditions of peace, to re-establish any of those
grievances which would excite the just suscepti-
bilities of France.

OFFICIAL DESPATCH.

GITSCHIN, July 2, 3.25 p.m.

It is estimated that in consequence of all the
combats and battles since the 26th of last month
between 30,000 and 40,000 Austrians are put hors
de combat. About 15,000 prisoners have been made
at the battles of Gitschin, Skaletz, Nachod, and in
the engagements at Hunerwasser, Munchengratz,
and Turnau. The number of killed and wounded
is more than 20,000. Several battalions have been
completely annihilated. The Saxon corps, the
Ralik brigade, the Clam-Gallas corps, and the Gab-
lentz corps are completely broken up, and for the
present are not in a condition to fight.
The Austrian army has retired to a strong posi-

tion between Josephstadt and Koniggratz on the
other side of the Elbe ; and, according to the state-
ment of some captured officers, the soldiers arc dis-
couraged and, the army partly in a state of disso-
lution.

RUSSIA.

ST. PETERSBURG, JULY 3.

The Emir of Bokhara has sent back the Russian
Plenipotentiary whom he had kept a prisoner. He
has also promised to liberate the Russian merchants
whom he holds prisoners, and has asked for a peace
conference at Orenburg.

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

BUCHAREST, JULY 1.

Scenes of violence took place in this town yester-
day, being directed against the Jews. The populace
destroyed their synagogue. Many Jews took
refuge at the Austrian Consulate.