The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-23 00:00:00

modifications in the new Convention Ist. Modify
irticle third by reducing the postage on a single in-
ernational letter to ten cents in the United States or
id. in the United Kingdom; the existing contracts
with this department for sea transportation at the
L.:ate of 15c. per ounce for letter mails justifying
uch are luction of postage. Also provide in the
same article for further re lactions of the postage
from year to year as the cost of sea transportation
shall be reduced. Second, Modify article four !by
fixing the amount of the fine to be collected in the
Unite 1 Kingdom on unpaid or insufficiently pre-
paid letters received from the United States either
at twopence or threepence, as the British office shall
;lest. Third, Modify article five by stipulating
that the total postage on international newspapers
(including prices current) shall be two cents in the
United States and one penny in England per four
ounces ; and that the total postage on international
book packets and patterns or samples shall be six
-tents in the United States and threepence in the
United Kingdom per four ounces or fraction thereof.
Fourth, The new convention to be terminable at any
time on a previous notice by either office of one year."
The Moniteur has officially announced the e3nces-
:ion granted to Baron Emile d'Erlanger and M.
Reuter to lay a telegraphic cable from France to
the United States. The communication is to be
established before the Ist September, 18(39, start-
ing from Brest to a point on the American coast
between Boston and New York. The price of a
despatch containing twenty words cannot exceed
100 f. The State of New York has granted a cor-
responding concession to be exclusive, and at least
on the French side to last for twenty years. The
Pall Mall Gazette thus gives the reasons which in-
fluenced the Governments :—The grounds upon
which the projectors have found favour with the
French and New York State Governments hive been
chiefly that the proposed cable will obviate the circuity
and delay incident to the present line, and will also
lessen the existing liability to casualties. By the only
route we now have not less than four submarine
cables have to be employed, while the electric fluid
has to perform four land journeys also before a m
sage can be sent from the continent of Europe to
New York. Thera intervene-1, the North Sea,
or the English Channel ; 2, the Irish Sea ; 3, the
Atlantic; 4, the sea between Newfoundland and
the American continent; while the wires have also
to be carried across England, Ireland, Newfound-
land, and, lastly, from the coast of British America
southwards to New York. It is, perhaps, surpris-
ing that with this circuity messages are sent from
Europe to the United States as quickly as they are;
but there is no doubt that communication will be
very lunch accelerated if, as is said, a merchant or
b ►nker at Paris will be able literally to speak into
New York. It may possibly be a sanguine calcula-
tion that messages between those cities may then be
sent and answered in half an hour, and that messages
may be sent from Berlin or Frankfort to New York
answered within an hour ; but the difference of time
must obviously he very great. It is thought also that
'he directness and simplicity of this route will very
much diminish the chances of communication with
America being from time to time put out of gear.
Ocean telegraphy has now been carried to such per-
' fection that there is more fear of mishap by land

.han by sea : and, in point of fact., during the last
two winters, when we have several times been
Alarmed by a stoppage of messages, the explanation
has in each case been that storms had blown down
the land telegraphs, sometimes in Newfoundland,
-iometi:nes on the American mainland. From this
danger, whatever it may amount to, the new line
will be,exempt. As the capital it will represent
will, it is stated, be only £1,000,00D, and as the
working expenses, with only two stations (at Brest
and at New York), ought to be very small, it is
probable that this project will bring the luxury of
telegraphing across the Atlantic within the reach
of persons of very moderate means. A cable laid
across the English Channel, from Falmouth to Brest,
would also give us the benefit of it. It is under-
stood that the new Atlantic cable will be ready for
laying next June.

A. LEI TER FROM GEORGE FRANCIS

'RAIN.

(From the Anglo-American Times.)

George Francis Train has done us the honour of
adding us to his score of papers. If given all the
space he would fill, the editor might put his hands
in his pockets and go and refresh himself at the
Blarney Stone, or cool himself on the Alps, for his
work would be at an end. Train would undertake
to edit half a dozen newspapers from the Mar-
shalsea. Indeed nothing but a big " daily" could
keep pace with his requirements. He tells us so pub-
lish in whole, in part, or throw all into the basket,
and we act on the permission.. Mr. Train has a
right to rush snorting and screaming through the
world like his namesake the train if he chooses,
but we feel assured he might employ his great
talents more effectively. We are wholly opposed
to every course which in any degree tends to stir
up ill-feeling between America and England. If
Slr. Train thought that his method was that best
,adapted to force the redress of Irish grievances on
the English Government, he may be justified as far
as Ireland is concerned. But where we disapprove
is iu mixing up America with the question.

EDrrol A. A. T,

He Pays his Compliments to the Anglo-American Times
—A Wonderful Foreshadowing of Events—He Publishes
a " Train Extra" on the Fourth containing his Anniver-
sary Address -Ho Advises the Irish not to Elect any
more Members of Parliament—He Appoints Bea Butler
as his Congressional Agent to It lease our Citizens—He
Adds the Anglo-American Times to his Scare of Journals.—
Dublin, Four Courts, Marshalsea, July 13.

Dear Anglo-American Times,---As I cannot invite you
to my cottage in New York, I can only make my
acknowledgments for an occasional kind word of re-
membrance, by asking you to drop in and see me
at the Marshalsea should you be passing this most
agreeable simmer resort. Mutual friends have told me
that my name often appears in your columns, and as I do
not get the paper, please to send it to me direct and I will
enclose the stamps. Anything that has the word "Ameri-
can " in it is a godsendto afellow who never knew what fair
play was till he came to England. Wonderful country !
Statesmen so pure !—aristocracy so noble ! —women so
virtuous!—people so temperate ! No paupers—no poverty
—uo crime ! Wonderful race the English ! Think of
little England being able to whip great Abyssinia! Exeter
Hall was always too much for the negro. And if you
would like an occasional letter for the Anglo-American
Times. You shall have it.

(From the "Train Extra.")
In the Grand Court of All Nations.—America v. Eng-
land in the case of Train.—For the Plaintiff, Benjamin F.
Butler, Member of Congress.—ln a British Jail, Anniver-
sary
of American Independence, July, 1868. Hon. Ben-
jamin F. Butler, M.C., House of Representatives, Wash-
ington.—Dear Sir,—Three cheers for the Fourth of July.
Civis Amencanus sum. You are another. You possess
pluck. It is rare with Americans. You possess enough
for several. You are generally sound. Sound at Baltimore
on the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington ; sound at
New Orleans; sound on American industry, and hoisting
the first flag over the capitol made of American Bunting;
sound on Grant, sound on Patent Medicines, sound on
Educated Suffrage, and had you impeached Johnson for
being a Bourbon in a Bonaparte age, instead of other
counts, you would have been sound on Impeachment. I❑
gaol for life for being honest, I want a friend a lawyer.
Here is digest of my sentence. (From the Irishman, June
27.)—Judge Miller gave judgment.) He went over the
evidence at great length, and to the utter astonish-
went of every person present concluded that as
no offence by Mr. Train of a criminal nature
against the Act of Parliament was before the court, he
would gladly assist in any arrangement by which the
opposing creditor would be enabled to restore Mr. Train
to his liberty and his country; but having regard to the
fact that this admitted debt was due to the Ebbow Vale
Company since 1861, and also to the fact that Mr. Train's
Australian property, said to amount to £lB,OOO, and his
Americana property, estimated at £30,000, were alleged to
be settled en his wife and family, without any real infor-

illation being given as to the settlements, or the docu-
ments themselves, or copies produced, to satisfy the cre-
ditor, he could not, under the 208th section of the Act,
declare that he entertained a doubt touching any matter
alleged against Mr. Train to prevent his discharge from
the legal custody in which he was at present detained;;
therefore he should adjourn the hearing and examination
of Mr. Train sine die with liberty to him to apply for a
rehearing when advised. Not a word in reply. People
stared in amazement at each other as they heard this de-
cision, and Mr. Levy, who appeared to be taken aback
by the refusal of his client's petition, rose and asked per-
mission to make an observation respecting the decision.
Not a single word would Judge Miller allow him to
say. He had delivered judgment, and would not allow
it to be questioned or commented on. Then arose Train,
and in a quiet tone of voice asked if he would be allowed

to say a word? No. llialordship would not allow any
one to speak. This reply did not satisfy Mr. Train, who
in an excited manner exclaimed—" Why even in criminal
cases a prisoner is allowed to speak. Am Ito be treated
worse than a criminal ?" Judge Miller—This is a civil,
not a criminal case. Mr. Train —And yet I am not allowed
to say a word, although condemned to imprisonment for
life ! Baron Bramwell would not allow the patriot
Burke to speak, but I must be heard. Judge Miller

—I most carefully guarded myself against treating
you as a criminal. You must recollect the state of
the case. You are not in my custody, but in the cus-
tody of the Court of Exchequer, whose judgment is against
you. You ask ma to relieve you from the process of an-
other court ; but I can only do that on certain terms -on
your affording me the information which the law requires.
I shall be very glad to give the opposing creditor every
opportunity of effecting a settlement. Mr. Train—As a
stranger I don't understand the judgment. If lam right,
I am to return to the Marshalsee. Judge Miller—
That entirely depends on your giving the infor-
mation which is required from you. Mr. Train—
That is impossible. I have given every infor-
mation in my power. My schedule has boen pre-
pared without falsification or prevarication, and I can do

no more. Judge Miller—l believe the documents are en-
tirely under your control ? Mr. Train—No, my lord ; my
father-in-law has the documents. Judge Miller—You
could get copies of them. Mr. Train—As I understand
you send me back to the Marshaism for perpetual impri-
sonment. Judge Miller—No; that is not my in-
tention. 1 have given you the best explanation in
my power. More than that I cannot do. It is not I who
keep you in custody ; that custody is under the power of
another court.

TRAIN PRONOUNCES HIS TRIAL A FARCE.
As Judge Miller concluded these remarks ho appeared
to think the affair was over; but Mr. Train was not to be
"squelched" so easily. Turning from the judge to the
audience he said in an excited manner—l came here as a
stranger, and I must say that I did not get the fair play
that I wouldif I were an Englishman or an Irishman. With
regard to the fiat, I look upon the whole thing as a farce, and
I believe it to be a political dodge. The official assignee--
Mr. Levy—Would your lordship allow me— Mr. Train
—Allow me, Mr. Levy, I am now my own counsel. Judge
Miller, who appeared very nervous, said he was anxious to
allow every latitude to Mr. Train as a stranger to this
country. Mr. Train-1 do not understand anything of
your law. Judge Miller—l have made the decision I have
done upon the ground that the schedule does not afford
the requisite information. Mr. Train—l have given
every information in my power. You said my first
schedule was a farce. I say I believe it to be the
most honest schedule that was ever brought into
your court, and I pronounce my trial a farce. Judge
Miller—l will give you any information I can, but
I cannot allow you to comment !upon my judgment. Mr.
Train—lt is altogether a political affair. Judge Miller—
I cannot hear you on this topic. Mr. Train—You will
allow me to make a remark. Judge Miller—l will allow
you to make any remark you please, but I cannot bear
you talking of politics. Mr. Train—l wish to say that all
the persons engaged against me are Government officers.
Mr. Ashurst (Ashurst, Morris, and Co.) is solicitor to the
Post-office, Mr. Fitzgerald is a Government officer, and
you are a Government officer. Judge Miller—No, lam
not. lam not a Government officer.
TRAIN APPEALS TO AMERICA.
Mr. Train here turned to the audience, and, at the
highest pitch of his sonorous voice, said—l here solemnly
protest against the proceedings from beginning to end.
I protest in the name of the American Government against
this arrest. Your lordship stated that there was no ap-
peal from your decision in this court, but I appeal to the
army and navy of the United States of America, and
will yet have the power to remove you from the bench.
There has been no fair dealing from the commencement.
It i swindle of the British Government ; but I shall yet
have power, and that before two years are over, to repaY
them. The effect of this speech was electrical. Every per-
son in the densely-crowded court rose to their feet. Every
sentence uttered by Mr. Train was followed by bursts of
enthusiastic appla.ase, and at its conclusion the cheers
were almost deafening. Judge Miller appeared to be not
a little alarmed at the attitude of the people, and police-
men flocked into the court, ready to act in case of emer-
gency. When order was partially restored Mr. Train wag
removed in custody. On making his appearance in the
courtyard Mr. Train was greeted with cheers, and as he
proceeded to the Marshalsea, in custody of two hatcluneei
the cheering continued, until at Arran-quay some mem-
bers of the police force came up and dispersed the crowd,
Mr. Train was then conducted to the Marshalsea without
any further demonstration.

GEO. FRANCIS TRAIN.

THE GREENBACK QUESTION ILLUSTRATED.--If
we were buying and selling fabrics by a yardstick of daily
fluctuating—to-day, thirty inches; to-morrow, twenty-
eight ; next day, thirty-one, and so on—and if our gallon
and bushel measures of quantity were equally elastic--and
if our standard ton were daily varying from fifteen bun'
drod up to nineteen hundred pounds, with corresponding
ilactuctions in the number of ounces in the pound —and if
some mutton-head should open his face and gravely pro-
pound that we couldn't yet afford to return to the use °f
uniform yards, gallons, bushels, and tons, because we were
so recently involved fn an exhausting civil war, and have
come out of it loaded with a heavy public debt, wouldn t
we readily agree to shave that fellow's sconce and
put him into a safe place until he could talk less absurdly ?
And wherein does our national persistence in the use as
currency of that "false balance," which the Good Book
pronounces "an abomination unto the Lord," differ from
the course advocated by the mutton-head aforesaid
Tribune.

ACTS OF PARLIAMENT.—Up to the present time
the number of public acts is 57, and of local acts 146. rri
Session commenced on the 19th of November.
STATISTICS OF COINAGE. —The amounts of golds
silver, and coppqr moneys coined at the Royal Mint in each
of the years 1853-67 were as follows: —ln 1853, £11,94391;
in gold, £701,544 in silver, and £10,190 in copper. In 18.54
the amounts coined in each metal were £4,152,1831
£140,450, and £61,538 respectively ; in 1855, £9,008,6631
£195,510, and £41,091 ; in 1836, £6,002,114, £462,. 28, and
£11,418 ; iu 1857, £4,859,860, £373,230, and £6,720; in 18531
£1,231,023, £415,896, and £13,440; in 1859, £2,649,509,
£647,064, and £8,512 ;in 1860, £3,121,709, '18,403, si'd
£37,990; in 1861, £8,190,170, £209,484, and £273,578; to
1862, £7,836,413, £141,518, and £352,800 ; in 181'
£6,997,212, £161,172, and £151,648 ; in 1864, X9,535,59'1
£535,194, and £18,069 ; in 1865, £2,367,614, £501,732,
£57,493; in 1866, £5,076,676, £493,416, and £30,821; 111,,
1867, £496,397, £193,842, and £33,301. The total amount
of moneys coined in 1853 was £12,664,125 ; last year, 18671
the total amount coined was only £723,540. The Berb.,
Commissioners on International Coinage held a meeting
lust Tuesday, at 6, Old Palace-yard. Present—Viscount
Halifax, Col. Right Hon. J. Wilson Patten, M.P., Right
Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., Right Hon. S. Cave, M.P., Baron
L. de Rothschild, M.P., Sir John Lubbock ; the Governer
of the Bank; Mr. T. Baring, M.P., Mr. Hubbard, ig•P"
Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P., Mr. Thomson Hankey, the
Astronomer Royal, the Master of the Mint, and Mr. River°
Wilson (Secretary).
DEAD WEIGHT IN A BOAT RACE.—A story is told Of
Clodoche (Clodoche will be remembered as one Cf /014
clowns, who performed a short time in London, at the
Princess's Theatre), the extravagant dancer of the masked
balls of the Grand Opera and other theatres. He wag, Di
the outset of life, an undertaker. Devoted to boating, "
gave all his leisure hours to the oar, and belonged to a crow
which frequently won purses in races. One day, when
his boat was entered for a valuable cup, be was unable
to get leave of absence. A baby had died in the hoePi
tal, and he must carry it to the graveyard. Nobody coming
to the baby's funeral, Clodoche put the little coffin under
his arm and set out for the graveyard. What harm s'oB
there in going to see the boat race ? He had no sooner
a
appeared on the river's bank than his comrades shouted
for him. Row he must. The honour of the boat de-
pended on him. Ho refused, and explained his position t°ol
them. They insisted upon his joining them, and WO°l
take no refusal. He placed the coffin on the bottom of the
boat and took his oars. The boat beat all the other:*
The victory was celebrated with many a bottle. It is'
nights before he put the coffin under his arm and turned
his face towards Paris. What was his terror when 0011
reaching Paris he remembered the octroi search WI;
thing. The coffin was opened. He was arrested. "'I
story was investigated, and he was liberated from Prison,
but dismissed from service as an undertaken—Spirit
the Times.
Twice lately John Hare's morning train from the
north brought through Springfield 40 Canadian zollaVe
en route for Italy and the Pope.

Births. Dt
FAIRBANX—On the 19th inst., at Windsor, the wife of
Fairbank, of a daughter.
JOHNSTONE —On the 21st inst., at Kilburn, the wife of 181°.
Johnston-,, E: q., of a son.
VAT.A.SSEUR—Ou the 17th inst., at Knockholt Kent,
310
7
Vavasseur, of a daughter.

Marriages.
,r, ftin
HANRURI—TOW\LEY—On the 21st lost., at Do"7,l3ter'
Market Norfolk P. A. Haubury, Esq., 11. A. barri''Or.
at-law, to Illanclio, youngest dauglitJr of the 13t°
Townley, Esq., of Downham. ilm•tgt
MOORE—RYDER—on the 21st inst. at Bovingdon,
Wi'liam Westby Mooro, second son of the line
Ifou. Judge Moore, to Isabel, second daughter a
Hon. Granville and the late Lady Georgians Bydor*

Deaths. Old
CURZON —On the 21st inst., at 10, Stratford-P1ac,P4,,„1-0
Florance, wife of Captain G. A. Curzon, 2d Life u"-
aged 27. JoEge
NoBLE —On the 21st inst., at 2, Colnev-hatch-park,
oble, Esq., aged 80. es'd
SETON—On the 16th inst., at 14, King-street, St.
from the effects of an accident, Sir John baton, 01
corn, Bart., K.C.H., aged 72.

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