The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-04 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1866.

the withdrawal of the police from Hyde Park after
the riots. The noble earl asked whether some pro-

tection could not be provided for persons who
crossed the Park after dark, and paid a tribute to
the general good conduct of the police. It was
possible, said Earl RUSSELL, that among the 1,600
of the police present on the night of the riots
there were some who did not act with forbear-
ance ; he, for his part, would rather believe that
they showed great moderation. The Earl
of DERBY confirmed this assertion by some
rather startling figures. While the injuries of the
mob were comparatively few and trifling, one-sixth
of the police force employed were injured, and some
permanently disabled. " There are no less than
265 members of the police force injured, and this
includes a great number of officers and superin-
tendents, and I believe there are 56 who will suffer
for life from the violence of the mob which accom-
panied the Reform procession." Neither Earl
RUSSELL nor Lord DERBY are inclined to identify
the Reformers themselves with the violent miscon-
duct in Hyde Park, but at the same time it cannot
be denied that the League kindled the spark which
led to all the mischief, and the lesson may be a
useful warning to political leaders henceforward.
As for the compact between the Home Secretary
and Mr. BEALES, there is nothing to complain of.
Mr. WALPOLE did not give up the right of inter-
ference or remove his reserves out of reach ; but
the public mind had been irritated and excited, and
the surest means of avoiding a repetition of the
riots was to withdraw all displays of active force.
There was certain to be considerable disturbance
after dark for some little time after the out-
break, as a storm at sea leaves the heavy
swell behind it ; but there has been no serious
riot, nor anything more than might have
been reasonably expected. Well dressed persons
with watches and chains and money in their pockets
were not very wise in choosing such a route after
dark within ten days of the riots, and if Mr.
WALPOLE had trebled his police force, we doubt
whether unpleasant consequences to such unwary
travellers could have been avoided. As for the
preservation of the parks, Lord DERBY proposes
putting them under one authority instead of two,
and adopting a better system of lighting. These
plans will be likely to answer the purpose in some
measure, though it is uncertain if ever the parks
were perfectly safe for the foot passenger after
dark.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

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

There is no news of consequence in the Paris
papers respecting Germany in addition to the tele-
grams. The Gazette de l'Allemagne du Nord says
that the preliminaries of peace fixing the expenses of
the war to be imposed upon Austria are estimated
at 150 millions. From this amount is to be de-
ducted the sum of 57 millions, due to Austria for
the expenses of the war against Denmark, and 18
millions as compensation for the retributions fur-
nished to the Prussian army during the present war,
leaving 75 millions of francs. Prussia, according
to the stipulations of peace, will have an augmenta-
tion of superficial territory and population in the
following proportions :—Prussia at present, which
has an extent of 5,122 97 square miles, with
19,304,843 inhabitants, will have annexed to her the
Duchies of the Elbe, 332 miles, with 954,326
inhabitants ; Hanover, 698,73 miles, with
1,923,492 inhabitants ; Electoral Hesse, 174,010
miles, with 745,063 inhabitants ; Upper Hesse,
7,287 miles, with 289,484 inhabitants; Nassau,
8,550 miles, with 468,311 inhabitants; Frankfort,
183 miles, with 91,180 inhabitants ; total, 6,488
square miles, with 23,776,699 inhabitants.
A letter from Nicholsburg, dated July 27, con-
tains some interesting particulars, from -which I
translate the following :—" When M. von der
Pfordten, Minister of Bavaria, arrived at Nichols-
burg he was full of illusions as to the support he
might expect from Austria. They were, however,
dispelled after a very short interview with M. Bis-
marck. The Prussian Minister told him very curtly
upon what conditions Bavaria might obtain peace.
M. der Pfordten was at first very indignant, and
appealed to Austria, but she turned her back upon
him. Prussia and Austria are equally desirous to
come to a settlement with as little delay as possible,
and the small States certainly will not interpose
delay. When peace shall be concluded Austria will
desire to get rid as soon as possible of the military
occupation of her provinces of Bohemia and Moravia,
for such continued occupation would ruin them.
Prussia, on the other hand, wishes to make her vic-
torious soldiers resume their civil occupations, and
assist in harvest labours. Decidedly Hanover will
be annexed to Prussia as well as Electoral Hesse.
Only a small portion will be detached from Hano-
ver, not for King George, as was supposed, but to
reward the fidelity of Oldenbourg. This will be a
source of some consolation to Prussia, who placed
upon the throne of Oldenbourg one of her Grand
Duchesses out of deference to the French Govern-
ment ; and to give satisfaction to the principle of
nationality, King William consents that the popu-
lation of the north of Schleswig shall be consulted
upon their fate, and return to Denmark should they
express such a desire by a free vote."

It appears that the movements of the Prussians
continue without obstacle. The troops belonging
to the Army of the Maine occupied pacifically Man-
heim and Heidelberg, in the Grand Duchy of Baden.
The Grand Ducal Government of Baden had given
up the struggle against Prussia, even before a for-
mal armistice was arranged. It is believed that the
reserve corps commanded by the Duke of Mecklen-
bourg has entered:Nuremberg.
The shooting season will commence in some parts
of France from the 15th to the 18th inst., and on
the other divisions from the 18th to the Ist Sept.
In Champagne preparations are being made for
splendid falconry fetes. There are various attri-
butes of the sport at the camp at Chalons. The
diversion has already commenced in that locality,
and among those who have participated in it are
Marshal Regnaud de St. Jean d'Angeley, Prince
Joachim Murat and his son, and the Count de
Montebello.

A splendid new edifice is nearly completed in the
lower part of the park of St. Cloud, close to the
entrance from Sevres. It will comprise a new
Ceramic Museum, and a new manufactory of Sevres
china. It will contain a very rich collection of the
works of art and industry, ancient and modern.
The building has a splendid and palatial aspect,
and has a facade of 150 metres. There are two
storeys above the ground floor, each with 27
windows.

There will be an imposing fete at Boulogne-sur-
Mer on the 15th of this month. The church of
Notre Dame, built in the reign of Louis
Eleventh, which had fallen decay, has been tree-
stored, and is to be consecratedtol on the day in
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ornamented with p"ecious stones. Some of the
skilful sculptors of Rome have been occupied upon
this work of art for three years, and it is said to
have cost nearly a million of francs. Dr. Manning,
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster, and
30 prelates of England, the United States, Canada,
Belgium, and France, with an immense number of
priests and pilgrims from all parts are expected
to be present upon this great occasion.
It is said that the procession which will conduct the
Pope's Legate to the church will rival in pomp and
splendour the most imposing religious processions
of the Court of Rome. There will be another at-
tractive feature at Boulogne on the day following,
the opening of the International Exhibition of
articles connected with Fisheries, organised under
the superintendence of the Minister of Marine. One
great point of curiosity will be the gigantic aqua-
rium of the Garden of Acclimation, in which Will

be specimens of all the fish which frequent the sea
near the coasts of France, as well as shell-fish and
other inhabitants of the sea, and also marine plants.
It will form the most important, valuable, and
curious marine exhibition on record.
The town of Avallon :is about to erect a statne
to the memory of Vauban, the celebrated military
engineer, who was born in that town. Marshal
Vaillant has subscribed 1,000 f., and accompanied
his subscription with an appropriate verse in Latin.
The verse is dated Lutetia Parisiorum, July 22,
1866.

The Cologne Gazette gives an anecdote headed
"Twice Saved by a Dog." Captain G--r, who
was severely wounded in the head at the battle of
Sadowa, is now under treatment at Vienna. In
1856 at the battle of Sadowa he also received a
dangerous wound. This brave officer owes his life
to the sagacity and fidelity of his favourite dog.
This dog followed him twice on the battle-field
drew attention to his master, who was lying among
the heaps of wounded and dead, or he might have
been hurriedly interred with the latter.
Champagne drinkers (and whois not, when he can
get it ?) may feel some interest in the news of the
death of Madame Cliquot, the head of the house of
the great champagne dealers of that name.

The present Minister of Public Instruction is very
favourable to literary men. It having been said
that any literary man who wanted the cross should
ask for it in order to obtain it, the Minister made
this reply :—" This is an error. No doubt many
literary men ask for it for themselves and for
numerous others, but nobody is more happy than
I am when I can discover a man of merit who has
no other recommendation to the Minister than my-
self. I invite others to do the same, and if lam
mistaken, assuredly it is in good company.,,
Something like summer has returned to-day. The
temperature has been pleasant, and not oppressive,
but throughout to-day there have been dark, heavy
clouds, which seem to portend more stormy and
unsettled weather.

The cattle plague has been succeeded by an insect
plague. First there came the locust invasion in
Algeria, which was followed by the plague of
mosquetoes at Bordeaux, which I mentioned. Now
there is an account that at Barbezieux in the de-
partment of Charente the light was almost obscured
by fleas, supposed to be brought by the wind, for
they all departed when the direction of it changed.

Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

- - --41.--

Yesterday a meeting of this institution was held
at its house, John-street, Adelphi ; Thomas Chap-
man, Esq., F.R.S., V. 1?., in the chair. There were
also present the Right Hon. Stephen Cave, M.P.,
Admiral Gordon, Sir Edward Perrott, Bart., Cap-
tain De St. Croix, W. H. Harton, Esq., Admiral
W. H. Hall, C. 8., F.R.S. ; George Lyall, Esq.,
Admiral M'Hardy, Captain Ward, R.N., inspector
of lifeboats to the institution, and Richard Lewis,
Esq., the secretary.
The minutes of the previous meeting having been
read, rewards amounting to £27 were granted to the
crews of the lifeboats of the institution stationed at
Arklow, Courtown, and Cahore, fur various ser-
vices in the boats during the past month. A reward
of £l2 was also voted to the crews of the fishing-
smacks Water Lily and Jane, of Beer, near Axmin-
ster, and £2 to each man of the crews of two smaller
boats, belonging to Budleigh Salterton, for their
valuable services during a thick fog on the 10th
July, while fishing some distance outside Torbay, in
assisting to bring ashore the officers and crews of
H.M.S. Amazon, and the steamer Osprey, which
vessels had sunk after being in collision a short time
previously. At the time the boats containing the
shipwrecked men were fallen in with they were
pulling away from the land, and were so heavily
laden that the gunwale of one of the boats was said
to be actually only an inch and a half above the
water. Shortly after they had been assisted by the
smacks a breeze sprang up, which would inevitably
have swamped the boats had they not been thus so
opportunely lightened by the fishing boats.

A communication was read from Robert Whit-
worth, Esq., of Manchester, stating that he had re-
ceived £l,OOO for the institution from a lady giving
the initials of " H. W." That amount was intended
for two lifeboats, one of which was to be named the
" William Woodcock." She had approved of her
gift being appropriated in renovating the Lyme Regis
station, and in providing a new lifeboat for Lland-
d wyn, near Carnarvon. Capt. J. M'Gregor had
handed to the institution the handsome sum of £4O,
being the half share of the profits realised by his
interesting work on the " Rob Roy Canoe."
At the suggestion of Colonel Hargreaves, a col-
lection, amounting to £l6 165., in aid of the funds
of the society, had been made in the Volunteer camp
atLytham, after a sermon by the Rev. R. Robinson.
New lifeboats had been sent during the past month
to Hasborough, Ballycotton, Gorlestone, and
Brightstone Grange, and on Tuesday next a new
lifeboat will be launched at Margate, when either
the D uchess of Sutherland or the Countess Fitzwilliam
will be present to name the boat. New lifeboat houses
were ordered to be built at Queenstown
(Cork har-
bour), Lyme Regis, and Chapman's Pool, Dorset,
at an expense of £656 10s. Earl Percy presented to
the institution a fine portrait of the late Duke of
Northumberland, who had been its president for
many years. It was stated that Captain Montagu
Pasco, R.N., had banded to the institution an instal-
ment of £lO5, which he had collected in the London
southern district, in aid of the cost of a lifeboat. E.
Absolom, Esq., of Rood-lane and Snaresbrook,
was also using his best efforts to increase the
annual subscriptions of the institution. C. F. K.
had also collected from 45 persons £2 ss. in aid of
the funds of the society. Legacies had been re-
ceived during the past month from the executors of
the late George Anstice, Esq., of Chipping Norton,
£67 10s. ; the late G. Scott, Esq., of Warborough,
£45 ; and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan, Chel-
tenham, £204. It was also reported that the late
Mrs. Story, of Kensington, had left the institution
a legacy of £5OO to defray the cost of a lifeboat.
Payments amounting to £2,770 were made on
various lifeboat establishments during the past
month, and upwards of £7,000 have thus been made
by the institution since June last.
The proceedings then terminated.

LA TEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

SPAIN.
MADRID, Aug. 3 (Evening).
The Epoca of to-day says :—" The administra-

tion of the Bank of Spain is earnestly engaged in
the endeavour to put an end to the depreciation of

she currency.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Saturday Morning.

A warder of Kilmainham Gaol, named Gellins,
was murdered last night in the neighbourhood of
the prison. Another warder and a man named
Meehan have been arrested on suspicion.

FRANCE.

PARIS, August 4.

The MOniteur of this morning publishes a report
of the Minister of the Interior, which quotes a para-
graph from the last article published by the Courrier
du Dintanche, under the signature of M. Prevost
Paradol, and recommending the suppression of the
journal.

The report is followed by an Imperial decree

ordering its suppression.
PARIS, August 3.—Two o'clock.—Little business
is being transacted in the market to-day, and the
quotations of Stocks and Shares remain without
any appreciable change. Three per Cents. are at
69f. 15c., the closing rates of yesterday, whilst
Italian Fives have improved 20c., to 51f. 50c. ; and
Credit Mobilier shows an insignificant advance,
at 647 f. The tours de compensation has been fixed
as follows :--Bank of France Shares, 3,550 f. ; Paris
Gas, 1,560 f. ; Credit Foncier, 1,315 ; Comptoir
d'Escompte, 895 f. ; Transatlantic, 520 f. ; Italian
Fives, 52f. 25c. ; Mobilier, 665 f. ; Immobiliere,
430 f. ; Spanish Mobilier, 355 f. ; Orleans, 870 f. ;
Northern, 1,130 f. ; Lyons, 870 f. ; Western, 560 f. ;
Southern, 530 f. ; Austrian, 355 f. ; Lombard, 390 f. ;
Saragossa, 125 f. ; North of Spain, 105 f. ; and Ro-
man 60f. Numerous failures for rather heavy sums
are being spoken of to-day, and the manner in
which the liquidation has been effected is anything
but satisfactory. English Consols are telegraphed
with a fall of one-half per cent.
Three o'clock.—The market has closed as fol-
lows :

4i per Cents 97 75
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 69 25
Do. end month 69 25
Credit Mobilier 650
Do. end month
Credit Foncier —
Do. end month — -
RAIL

Bank Shares 3550
Italian Loan 5l 60
Do. end month
Mexican Loan 32 50
Do. Bonds lBB 75
Spanish Threes
Home Debt

Deferred
'AYO.

—..----
For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1127 50
Lyons and Mediterranean B7O
Southern 526 25
Western — . -
Eastern 532 50
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 387 50
North of Spain —
Saragossa —
Ditto to Barcelona
Roman — --