The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1866.

have been able to judge, he is not so free and in-
dependent as one would suppose at first sight."
Certainly it is rather a falling off from the position
which Mr. BRIGHT assumes to himself of dictating
to Parliament and influencing the million, to be
told that he is virtually a demagogue, whose
success depends mainly upon his exhibiting
those violent passions and indulging in those
vehement denunciations which excite those who
have no more elevated pursuits to charm and
interest them, and where class prejudices and love
for excitement may be gratified at the expense of
the reputation of their superiors in station.
Some of the comments upon the Reform question
we have met with are likewise very good, and we
suspect that there is a great deal of sound sense in
thein, although they may take the gilt off the ginger-
bread so far as the clap-trap of certain cliques are
concerned. Then we read that Mr. GLADSTONE has
long been associated with the question of Parlia-
mentary Reform, but "if it is believed that this
eminent statesman adopted all that JOHN BRIGHT
says in these great popular gatherings it would be a
strange error." Very true also are the deductions
which this able foreigner draws from the circum-
stances around him, and the prophecies he makes
are likely enough to be speedily realised. The more
Mr. BRIGHT advances, writes he, the more does he
separate himself from those Commoners with whom
he votes and speaks, and he " reaches what we
used formerly to call in France Radicalism—the
democratic aspirations of which take no account of
constitutional forms and requirements, and he may
not find himself separated, or nearly so, from
his party." In point of fact, "we do not
see how a clear and comprehensive politician like
Mr. GLADSTONE could possibly coincide with a tenth
part of Mr. BRIGHT'S extravagances, and so on with
the rest of the party. Some of the remarks made
upon the difference of the English and French
temperaments are well done, and the following is an
admirable illustration of a truth which Mr. BRIGHT
is only too apt to forget, or to pretend to do so at
any rate. " The Englishman studies politics and
examines them largely, and with such liberty and
independence are the problems presented to him
that the solution is not far off. For him
politics may have their Gordian knot, but he
dreads, above all, to have recourse to the sword of
ALEXANDER to get at the secret." There is much to
attract attention in this admirable discourse upon
a question that now occupies so much thought and
notice, and we may feel convinced that there is
truth in the satirical observations respecting Mr.
BRIGHT. While professing to advocate principles
which will guide and govern the community, he
is reality doing his utmost to sap the foundations of
the time-honoured Constitution of the country, and
by sowing the seeds of dissension broadcoast over
the land, he is exerting his most strenuous efforts
in a cause both impolitic and imprudent—that of
setting class against class, and creating discord
everywhere.

Matters are just now anything but satisfactory
in the States. The Radicals have gained so great
an advantage that they are confident of carrying all
before them in the new Congress, and their writers
and speakers assume a tone which leaves little hope
of common justice to the South. One of the Re-
publican journals says on this subject, " The South
insisted upon war, and has had enough of it ; it is
now our turn to insist that the peace we have
conquered shall be so settled as to make
war impossible for the future." This is the
mistake into which the members of the extreme sec-
tion are continually falling. They imagine because
the South is now exhausted and subdued by the war
that the North will be able to dictate its own terms
for the future. But if they intend to withhold the
right of representation from a large population, and
an immense tract of country, while they attempt to
enforce the most unpopular measures upon the
people, they are contemplating an impossibility.
Tyranny of such a character is growing out of date
in Europe ; it would certainly never be tolerated in
the free Republic of the New World. The Radicals
of New England and Washington are gravely
setting forth a programme which would scarcely be
tolerable in Poland or Venetia, as it was before
the resurrection of Italian nationality. They do not
appear to see the inconsistency of their acte, and,
unfortunately, events have so far declared them-
selves in their favour that we can hope but little
from their moderation or from their fear of conse-
quences. Men who are pledged to neither party
should exert themselves to stem as far as possible
theviolence of faction, remembering that the tempo-
rary triumph of a party may often represent mis-
fortunes, and that a political victory may be too
dearly bought if it exercise an adverse influence on
the future of the nation.

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

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

The Moniteur illustrates thus the position of
affairs arising out of the conclusion of the treaties :
--" The evacuation of Venetia is terminated, and
the populations restored by France to themselves
have been called upon to pronounce an opinion as
to their own fate." The Moniteur then recapitu-
lates the points of the speeches made on the occasion
of the surrender, of which I gave you a report.
" The result of the vote was such as might have
been expected, and the union of Venetia with the
provinces has been consecrated by the imposing
manifestation of her own wishes. The whole of
Italy has now been made, and the diplomatic in-
tervention of France has aided in the happiest and
most efficacious manner in terminating the work
which her arms had so gloriously commenced.
Public opinion in Austria, exclusively occupied with
internal affairs, is anticipating with interest the
fresh efforts which are to be made to effect the
constitutional organisation of the different parts of
the Empire. All the Diets have been summoned
to meet except that of Pesth, the exception being
on the ground of the unfavourable sanitary condi-
tion of the country. The treaty between Prussia
i s placed
abouton
and Saxony was signed on the 21st, and conse-
quently the armies of the two countries are to be
poecacucefoiottsienlig.sucTchesesiCvaelbyinwetithofthßeerlin
a occupy to
ap-
plication of the Prussian laws and institutions to
the territories recently incorporated. It has adopted
various measures destined to reorganise the civil
administration of the
ex-kingdom of Hanover,
which is placed under the orders of a Governor-
General."

There was another Cabinet Council yesterday at
St. Cloud, at which the Emperor presided.
For some days a report has prevailed in Paris that
the Government has the intention of resorting to a
loan of no less an amount than a milliard, and that
it was to he called a Peace Loan—Emprunt de la
pail. The great financial authority, the Sentaine
Financiere, seemed to think last week that events
had rendered such a proceeding probable, if not now,
at least at no distant period. Some well-informed
papers do not believe in the idea of a proposed loan,
and a sort of official contradiction is now given to
the report. My information, however, leads me to
think that a loan will be resorted to, but that the
amount will be much less than above stated.
A French geographical writer, in explaining the
recent aggrandisement of Prussia, states that in
1865 the Prussian monarchy, composed of the eight
provinces of Posen, Brandenbourg, Pomerania,
Silesia, Saxony, Westphalia, and countries of the
Rhine, Jade, La,uenbourg, Schleswig-Holstein, and
the domains comprised iu Luxembourg, at Mayence,
Rutadt, Frankfort, &c., had an extent of 5,087

square German miles (one German mile contains
7,420 metres and a fraction), with a total popula-

tion, according to the census of 1864, of 19,305,000
persons. The recent annexations give to Prussia a
total augmentation of 1,309 square miles of terri-
tory, and an increase of population of 4,285,700
persons.

The election of the jury who are to decide upon
the admission of works destined for the Fine Art
Exhibition of 1867, which was fixed for the 2d of
November, is postponed to that date from the loth
to the 16th of that mouth.

Few persons are aware of the volumes of contro-
versy which have been printed for and against the
use of tobacco. A sale is about to take place in
Paris, however, which throws a light upon the point.
It will consist of the complete collection of writings
and printel books produced in the entire world
during the three centuries for and against smoking
and snuff-taking. The collection forms a library
of from 6,000 to 7,000 volumes and pamphlets.
Among the works and documents is a firman of an
Emperor of Turkey, a Russian Emperor's ukase, a
law of a King of Persia, and a large volume written
by King James the Second of England.
It is only within about thirty years or so that
horse-racing has assumed auy importance in France,
but the chief progress has been made during the
last ten or twelve years. The Jockey Club, founded
in 1833, soon afterwards established steeple-chases.
The first steeple-chase took place on the Ist of April,
1834, at Croix de Berny. In 1848 La Marche was
selected for the purpose. La Marche is a corrup-
tion of the English word, a marsh. The locality
was an immense marshy meadow belonging to the
rich and powerful Abbey of St. Germain des Pres.
In the 13th century the Abbe Jean de Vernon con-
structed a village, and a parish church was built
under the invocation of St. Len and St. Gilles. The
neighbouring marshes, however, engendered fever and
the inhabitants emigrated. In one geographical work
La Marche is thus designated " Farm and beauti-
ful house near Vaucresson." On the sth of April,
11852, there were splendid races at La Marche.
Viscount de Tournou, who rode Pilot, was thrown
against a hedge ; and Eugene Sue, ridden by an
English jockey, called in the French papers Harry,
rolled over him. The Viscount broke his arm, and
Eugene Sue was killed. Neither Pilot nor Harry
were hurt.

The Carlsruhe Gazette states that a commutation
has been obtained of the sentence of 20 years' im-
prisonment passed upon Oscar Becker, the young
man condemned by a tribunal of the Grand Duchy
of Baden, for au attempt to assassinate the King of
Prussia. This commutation, it is said, was ob-
tained at the intercession of the King of Prussia
himself, who was moved by the representations of
the uncle of the prince, M. Weber, an evangelical
minister at Hostenwitz. Becker is now released.
The only condition is that be must not stay in
Germany.
After two or three days of beautiful weather it
changed to rain this morning, and it has rained
almost all day.
A strange conflict has arisen which has led to
unusual excitement in the dramatic and literary

world of Paris. I mentioned that M. Victorien

Sardou had written a piece for the Vaudeville,
which, after much consideration, was to be called
"La Mai son Neuve." The piece was placed in
rehearsal. Indeed publicity had been given to the
whole or the greater portion of it. Seve-
ral papers elaborately reviewed it, described
the plot, and commented upon the " situations." M.
Sardou was much displeased at these anticipatory
disclosures. He says the critics have culled the

best parts of his drama and exposed them prema-
turely to the public view. This being the case, and
the public being by anticipation initiated into all
the mysteries of his play, it has been deprived of
its chart7s and lost its interest, and he will not
allow it to be represented. The dramatic critics
argue in support of the right of anticipatory criti-
cism. Another difficulty arises. Although M.
Sardou has withdrawn his piece, M. Harmant,
director of the Vaudeville, says he will produce it
in spite of him, as it is now his property. The
tribunals may have to decide upon these knotty
points, but it is a mighty pretty guar rel as it
stands.

THE REV. MORLEY PUNSHON, a graceful writer
and an eloquent preacher, of whom the Wosleyans are
naturally proud, is so seriously ill as to preclude any hope,
though he may yet live many years, of his being able ever
to write or preach again.

LAND RECLADIED FROM THE OCEAN.—A project
has been set on foot for desiccating the Zuyder Zee, by
which it is estimated 380,000 acres will be gained for
agricultural purposes. The calculated cost is £10,500,000.
MUNIFICENT GIFT.—Mr. Richard Thornton West
and Mrs. West have presented to the National Lifeboat
Institution £620, to defray the entire cost of a lifeboat
station to be formed at West Wittoring, at the mouth of
Chichester harbour, on the coast of Sussex.
INSECT DEVASTATIONS OF BEETROOT.—M. A. de
Norguet, of Lille, an entomologist, has presented to the
Central Society of Agriculture of the Pas de Calais a
treatise on the insects that ravage the beetroot fields;
these creatures, at least the most destructive amongst them,
are seven in number, some of them bearing rather curious
names—the opaque shield, the beetroot flower eater, the
little striped mole, the common cockchafer, the nocturnal
Y, the harvest night fly, and the nocturnal mark of exclit-
matical ! M. de Norguet treats the matter scientifically
and practically, traces each insect from the egg to matu-
rity, and points out the seasons and the methods for their
destruction.—Grocer and Oil Trade Review.
INAUGURATION OF THE SYKES MEMORIAL—OH
Friday at noon the magnificent monument reared by the
East Riding of Yorkshire in memory of the late Sir Tatton
Sykes was formally inaugurated in presence of a gathering
such as rarely assembles—the nobility, the gentry, the
peasant, the clergy, the farmer, and the sportsmen of the
county. No sooner was it determined to raise a memorial
ix honour of the deceased baronet than everyone, from the
peer to the peasant, were desirous to co-operate for the ob-
ject was to honour the memory of one who was in reality
"a fine old English gentleman"—a thoroughly English land-
lord devoted to home and tenantry, attending personally
to his estates, his stock, stud, and hounds, but ever mind-
ful of the poor, and no niggard in the work of church erec-
tion and endowment, and the building of schools—whose
portrait, in short, is to be met with in every cottage. The
history of the undertaking shows how much the work has
been that of a labour of love. The idea of a memorial was
conceived early in 1864, and a committee of gentlemen and
farmers of the Riding was formed, under the presidency of
Lieut.-Col. Pease, of Hull, and the joint hon. secretaryships
of Mr. F. C. Matthews, of Driffield, and Mr. W. 'Popham,
of Eastborno. Subscriptions flowed in so rapidly that in
July of the same year an exhibition of designs for the me-
morial, comprising 157 competitive contributions, was held
and the present design was selected, and on May 17, 18G5,
the preliminaries had so far advanced that the foundation
stone was laid by Lord Hotham, M.P. for the Riding, who
also undertook the ceremony of inauguration on Friday.
Except, indeed, for the sculpture, the monument might
have been inaugurated six months ago. Tho site selected
for the monument may be regarded as classic ground. The
erection occupies tho summit of Garton-hill, and stands upon
the southern rampart of the British earthworks which cross
the high welds from Wartre to the Danes' Graves, a range
of 15 miles. The burial mounds of the Britons—the abori-
ginal occupiers of the welds —are scattered profusely around.
Traces of Roman occupation are there too, and after that
of the Anglo-Saxon rule—the mound on which the monu-
ment stands being one vast Anglo-Saxon Christian ceme-
tery. Through the mediaaval period the wolds wore an open
waste, and their cultivation and enclosure was mainly
owing to the Sykes family, and to none was their improve-
ment more due than to him whose memorial now occupies
the loftiest position—for not only to the weld country and
to Holderness, but to Lincolnshire, the pile is visible.
The memorial consists of a tower and spire, surmounted
by a cross, the design being a fine conception of the
early decorated period by Mr. John Gibbs, of Oxford. Tho
design is admitted to be of bold conception, picturesque
arrangement, and beautiful proportion. The monument
has a base of 28ft. square with a total height of 120 ft. The
base, or pedestal, has four panels, in ono of which is the
entrance door, and over it the bas-relief of the late baronet
on his favourite hunter—a copy, in fact, of the idea of
Grant's famous picture of Sir Tatton. The opposite panel
is filled with the emblematic representations of agricultural
life, and the two others are blank. The sculpture is from
the chisel of Mr. Forsyth, of Worcester, and is extremely
bold and effective. The ornamental portion is limited, so
as to give effect to the sculptured caps, string=, entabla-
tures, &:c. A stair leads to the observatory, a room at the
base of the spire, lighted by four ovate windows, from
which there is a lookout over most of the county, and a
glimpse of Sledmere itself. The monument was estimated
to cost upwards of £1,500, but the full outlay will be nearly
£l,BOO, solely from the contributions of the East Riding
people, among whom the veteran baronet spent his long
and useful life. It is requisite to state that the work has
been most admirably executed by Messrs. Simpson and
Malone, of Hull, and the stone used is in alternating strings
of white Yorkshire and Mansfield red, producing a very
fine effect.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

FRANCE.

PARIS, October 29.

The Liberte has received a first warning from the
Minister of the Interior on account of an article
signed by M. Duvernois, published on the 27th inst.
The article in question is declared to have dis-
paraged the policy of the Government, and vio-
lently attacked the constitutional institutions of the
country, thus inciting disobedience to the laws.
BOURSE, Oct. 27, Two o'clock.—A limited amount
of business is being transacted, but with a rirm
market. Quotations were, for the most part, higher
at the opening, but have somewhat retrograded.
Threes opened at 69f. 10c., and are now worth 68f.
971 c., a fractional decline. Italian Fives are quoted
at 56f. 40c., an advance of sc. Credit Mobilier
Shares lose 2f. 50c., at 631 f. 25c., whereas Credit
Foncier gain a similar amount, at 1,377 f. 50c.
Comptoir d'Escompte are at about the same as yes-
terday. Railway Shares are firm, with, in some
cases, a slight advance.
Three o'clock.—The last quotations are as fol-
lows :

4} per Cents 96 70
Do. end month

Bank Shares 3600
Italian Loan 56 40
Do. end mouth 56 30
Mexican Loan —
Do. Bonds —
Spanish Threes
Home Debt

3 per Cents. 69
Do. end mouth 69

Credit Mobilier ... 627 50
Do. end month ... 628 75

Credit Foncier

Do. end month 1377 50

Terre,

'AYE,.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern 1175
_ _

Lyons and Mediterranean 926 25
Southern 583 75
Western 557 50
Eastern MB 75
Sardinian

Austrian

Lombard 421 25
North of Spain lO7 50
Saragossa 137 50
Ditto to Barcelona

62 50

Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited.)
VICE-CHANCELLOR KINDERSLEY'S CHAMBERS.

(THIS DAY.)

•
In consequence of its being known that an application
was to be mado to the Chief Clerk this morning with re-
spect to some of the matters in connection with Overend,
Gurney, and Co. (limited) the room was densely crowded
with shareholders in the concern.

Mr. Denton, on the part of the liquidator, said he had to
apply that day for the usual four day order to enforce the
payment of certain calls that had been made
on the shareholders. It appeared that two gen-
tlemen, holding shares in the company, iu order
to test their liability, had taken out summonses
which were to be heard before his Honour, Vice-Chancellor
Kindersley, on the 3d of November; but, notwithstanding
that, a summons was taken out against those who opposed
the call, which summons was heard before Mr. Peek, who
decided that the call ought to be enforced, and he, there-
fore, overruled the usual order to go. With a view to give
an opportunity to those dissatisfied with the decision, the
order was not to be signed for a week, and before
the expiration of that time, without any notice to the
liquidators, another application was made by Mr.
Lewis on the part of certain shareholders, but.
his Honour directed that the matter should stand adjourned
The next step on the part of the liquidators was to take
out 12 summonses against those who still refused to pay
their calls, one of which was heard before Mr. Hall, who
made an order that the call should be enforced. To show
the effect of this proceeding it had originally been thought
that they (the liquidators) would have to deal with no
less than from 1,400 to 1,500 shareholders, but in conse-
quence of the decision of Mr. Hall, the liquidators had re-
ceived a very large amount of money in payment of the
calls, and the number of dissentients at the present moment
did not amount to more than 950. Up to the present
moment the calls had come in well, and he had no doubt
but that before long the number of those who still objected to
pay would be reduced to about 100, and what he had to
ask for that day was that the order should go against those
who had not yet paid.
Mr.Rawligns (who appeared on the par tof the 629 share-
holders) asked that the present application might stand
over for a week, when the matter would bo resumed before
the Vice-Chancellor in opon court. It was then proposed
to take a representative case, which could then be decided,
the Jesuit of course to be held binding on the others. It
would be a much better course to pursue than to put such
a vast number of persons to the expense of defending them-
selves singly. He contended that many were on the liqui-
dators' list but who ought not to be there.
Mr. Buckley asked whether a summons to vary the list
had been taken out ?

Mr. Rawlings replied in the negative.
Mr. Buckley said he had no authority but to grant the
order applied for, as the time had expired for making the
application.
Mr. Rawlings said it was a very serious matter to have
to proceed singly over 300 cases.
Mr. Buckley said he did not apprehend the same alarm ;
he thought the number would be very greatly reduced.
A shareholder said he hoped the application of Mr.
Denton would be refused until the whole matter was laid
before the open Court. He should then be prepared to
show such a mass of fraud had been committed that was
without parallel in the City of London. (Cries of " Hear,
hear.") Ho should also impeach the appointment of those
persons now acting as liquidators. (Hear, hear.)
Another Shareholder hoped that out of consideration
for the widows and orphans who had been rendered desti-
tute, the present application would be refused. No harm
could ensue to any one through the matter being allowed
to rest until it was fully before the Vice-Chancellor.
Mr. Buckley said he had no such power. The validity
of the order he had to make could bo tested before the
judge.
Another Shareholder hero exclaimed, " The liquidators
are not disinterested," and another called out, " They are
creditors !"

A gentleman standing at the back of the•room, said if
the order was made to pay the money into court, he did
not think there would be much objection to such a course.
Mr. Buckley said that was the order already. The money
paid on calls was sent to the Bank of England, and could
not be touched without an order signed by him.
Mr. Denton thought it but fair that it should be known
what the fraud was.

A Shareholder said he was prepared to show that two
millions had been lost on steam alone.

Mr. Rawlings said, if the application was postponed, two
representative cases might be taken, and if the court should
be of opinion that the call ought to bo stopped as for
far as persons in tho position such as he should select,
there, of course, would be an end of the matter.
Mr. Buckley said he had no power but to make the order,
but he would adjourn the motion for the opinion of the
judge to be taken. The orders would not be signed until
that opinion had been given. (Loud cries of "hoar, hear.")
According to his view of the case, Mr. Rawlings had got
all he required.

Mr. Rawlings said the matter relied upon was, that the
old firm was insolvent at the timo of the transfer to tho
new company, and that the prospectus afterwards issued
was consequently false. _

Mr. Buckley said that was matter of opinion ; the making
of a bad bargain, or oven being cheated, did not, absolve
any one from the payment of his debts. However, the
matter was at an end for the present, because the order he
now made would not be signed until the opinion of the
judge had been taken upon it, therefore the case must
stand adjourned in order that that might be done.
The decision of Mr. Buckley elicited loud cries of " hear,
heal" from the gentlemen who by this time had crowded
the room to overflowing.

A NEW WATCH KEY.—The Messrs. Carpenter,
of Carshalton, have just patented a very useful key, which
combines an improvement on the Brequet action, with a
contrivance in the shape of a plug to prevent the accumu-
lation of dirt in the key, which so often proves destructive
to the machinery of the watch. It is an ingenious and
useful invention.

BOTHWELL.—DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.—AIong
with other distinguished visitors at present residing at the
Clyde Hotel, Bothwell, are the widow and daughter of the
late Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of
America.

VISCOUNT NELSON, DUKE OF BreoNTE.—ln con-
nection with the disputed point as to whether an English-
man can legally bear a foreign title, or wear a foreign or-
der in England, without the sanction of the Crown, we
(Atheucouf,i) may refer to a precedent in the case of Nelson.
lle was informed that he could not appear at Court as Duke
of Bronte and Knight of various foreign orders, until he
had received the usual sanction. Nelson replied that thoso
honours had been conferred on him by his Royal master's
allies for services he had been deputed by his Royal master
to render. lie would go to Court, he said, with all his
titles and all his honours, and he did not suppose anybody
would stop him. The supposition was correct; nobody ven-
tured to "stop Nelson."
THE CHEVALIER DE CIIATELAIN, on the theme
and under the title of In Deo Spec, has just written a
heart-stirring copy of versos, which appeared in the last
number of the Courrier de L'Europe.

AUTHORSHIP OF THE ENIGMA ON THE LETTER H.-
Mr. Beresford Hope asserts that the well-known enigma
commencing, "'T was whispered in Heaven, 'twas muttered
in Hell," on the letter H, universally ascribed to Byron, was
written by Miss Catherine M. Fanshawo, a literary spinster
of the past generation.