The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-07 00:00:00

SERVIA.

The following is the text of the address presented
to Prince Michael by the Skuptchina on the sub-
ject of the succession to the throne of Servia :
" Most Serene Highness and Gracious Lord—
The Skuptchina, which has before its eyes the san-
guinary events of the last 20 years, is alarmed at
the idea of the possible return of the old elective
system which existed in our country at the period
when legal order was destroyed. Servia enjoys the
happiness of seeing the old legitimate dynasty on
the throne, but the nation, not considering the suc-
cession to it sufficiently secured, trembles for its
repose and for that of the future generation The
law of 1860, on the succession to the throne, pre-
scribes that, in the event of the minority of the
heir, the Skuptchina shall name the guardians ;
but the nation, which has already felt the bitter
effects of a Regency, and does not forget the rapa-
cities of the guardians of 1839, dreads to see its
destinies fall into the hands of men who may not
direct the heir with disinterestedness and con-
science. Your Highness is well aware that the
absence of practical regulations for the succession
to the throne has already cost the lives of a part of
the people; and the Skuptchina, alarmed at the
very idea of such a misfortune, in the name of the
people calls the attention of your Highness to a
subject of such importance to the country. Provi-
dence could not give the people a greater consola-
tion than by blessing your august house with a
male -heir. But until the will of God shall give this
joy to the nation, it prays you, for the interest of
public tranquillity and for that of your princely
throne, to designate a sucepssor, in order that he
may be brought up in your family, and reserved
under your protection for his high destinies."

THAMES EMBANKMENT.

A PROPOSAL TO ISSUE THAMES EMBANK-

MENT NOTES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SlR,—The banks of the Thames have ever been a re-
proach to London. Mud banks, tumble-down warehouses,
and miserable huts deform a river which, in dry weather,
assumes the aspect of a large open sewer.
A proposal has been male and plans adopted by which
these unsightly objects are to be replaced by a handsome
river wall, and the practicability has been demonstrated
by the new wall already ereoted above 'Vauxhall-bridge.
But this obvious improvement has been delayed for a cen-
tury in consequence of the first heavy outlay. This con-
sideration has overweighed the fact that the rent accruing
from the land gained from the Thames would bring in a
revenue that would replace the first cost.
I have now to propose a financial operation, which would
in this case, as in all others of a similar nature, alleviate
the burthen, release the community from taxation, and
annihilate that everlasting lien on industry and poverty—
interest of money. The proposal is to get powers from Par •
liament to issue Thames Embankment Notes, and with
these to pay the first expenses : to allow these notes to cir-
culate in London till rents from the ground, gained from
the wharfs and from the quay room, began to come in, and
then to cancel these notes when presented in payment.
On a similar principle a market was built in Guernsey, as
may be seen in Mr. Jonathan Danaan's work on currency.
It is time that public works of obvious utility should be
commenced without submitting to what is hastily assumed
to be an inevitable consequence—a heavy fine, payable in
the shape of interest to the MONIED POWER. All that is
wanted for a great public work like the embankment of the
Thames is LABOUR and RAW MATERIAL; and as to the
great requirement of money, it is only necessary TO MAKE IT
on the plan proposed. Here is a great principle, which
will do more to emancipate labour from the shackles of
CAPITAL, as it is called, than all the Utopian ideas afloat.

I remain, sir, your obedient servant,

. _
Liverpool, Sept 5. JAMES HARVEY.
P.S. The Corporation of Liverpool, in 1796, got power
from Parliament to issue £5-notes, which unfortunately
was only of a temporary nature.

' THE BUILDERS' STRIKE.—A meeting of the
associated master builders has been convened for next
Thursday for the purpose of taking into consideration the
measures to be adopted consequent upon the three montlis'
extension of time granted them by architects for the com-
pletion of their contracts having expired, and also to decide
on the steps to be taken in the altered position of the dis-
pute existing in the trade, owing to the withdrawal of the
masons from the whole of their country jobs. Yesterday
afternoon the bricklaying works at the Chelsea barracks
were brought almost to a standstill, owing to the whole of
the gauge work cutters and groin and arch builders leav-
ing the employment and refusing to work any longer for
the contractor, Mr. Higgs, while he paid them upon the
hour system. This class of men are picked from the brick-
layers for their superior skill and intelligence, and receive
from ls. to 2s. per day more than the common bricklayers.
They have been employed in cutting the arches and groins
of a large tower, which, being left unfinished, the common
brickworks cannot be proceeded with. The number of
bricklayers now on the strike-books has, it is said, been
greatly reduced within the last few days, owing to the num-
ber of men who have obtained work under the compromise,
or on the old terms of the trade.

NOVEL POINT IN THE CASE OF A MUSICAL
DlRECTOR.—Yesterday (Priday), at the Judge's Chambers
bail was put in on behalf of Prince George Galitzin, musi-
cal director and composer. The defendant, who is a prince
of the Russian empire, had been arrested on a capias, as
about to leave the country, which allegation he denied,
and in order to obtain his discharge in the interim, £96 had
been deposited with the sheriff of Middlesex. The copies
was still in force, and the present application was to put in
bail, in order to get the money out of court. There was a
novelty in the case. The prince had petitioned the Insol-
vent Debtors' Court, under the protection act, and had ob-
trifled his protection till December next, from all process
except a capias that he was about to lave the country, and
hence the present application on his behalf. The bail were
accepted without opposition, and Mr. Justice Keating made
an order that the money deposited should be returned.—
Era.

Notwithstanding the heavy payments lately made
for grain imported into France, the monthly account of the
Bank of France to be published next Friday will, it is
thought, not prove very unfavourable as regards the stock
of bullion. The diminution sinco the last return up to the
present time is reported to be only £40,000. The discounts,
it is said, owing to the general limitation of business, will
exhibit a great reduction.