The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1868.

Royalist cause, and, taken in conjunction with other
circumstances, seems to indicate that the end is fast
approaching to a reign that has been unfair to
others and possessed no glory in itself.

The heavy gales of the last two days have made
,hemselves felt even in the sheltered streets of the

metropolis, and many of us, while the doors and
windows were rattling in the stillness of the night,
or the dust was sweeping along the roads, have cast

a thought to those at sea. It is seldom enough that
we are visited by a gale of such severity without

hearing afterwards the sad chronicles of wreck and
disaster. Unfortunately the present is not one of
those favoured exceptions, and the accounts which

reach us from various parts of the coast are more
than usually disastrous. Off Portsmouth
there has been a serious loss, the Florence,
a steam screw schooner of Sunderland, from
Trieste to London, being wrecked within a few miles
of the port with a loss of six lives. Twenty were
saved by a boat sent out to their rescue, but the
captain, an Italian passenger and four of the crew

were drowned. The vessel went down head-fore-
most near the Dean Shoal, the tops of her masts

being visible above the water during the day. It
is said that at the height of the storm the captain
was advised to put into Portland, but that he per-
sisted in proceeding, as he thought the storm would
abate. Many of these total losses might be avoided
by the exercise of a little more caution. The delay
of a few hours in port would often avoid the loss

of the ship and cargo, and the peril of the crew.
It has not unfrequently happened that a vessel has

been wrecked the very day of leaving port. No
doubt it is highly necessary that the commanders
of vessels should as far as possible keep time with

,heir employers, but a wise discretion should be

exercised when a heavy gale is blowing. To lose or

damage the ship and cargo, as well as to risk the
men's lives, is very unsatisfactory to all parties, and
as no human skill or science ,can altogether avert
the consequences of a hurricane it is well to keep
out of its direct influence whenever possible.

From Weymouth we have even more disastrous
tidings, a schooner, the Liberty, from Portsmouth,
being lost with all hands. This vessel was lost
upon Kimmeridge Lodge, and great efforts were
made from the shore to rescue two of the crew who
were seen clinging to the rigging. Several boats
put off, but were driven back by the violence of the
waves, and the spectators on shore had the melan-
choly spectacle of the vessel reeling over, and the
two poor sailors disappearing with it. From
Llanelly, Ilowth, Kingdown, Cornwall, and Ilfra-
combe comes the news of wreck and damage and
loss of life, though happily not to such an extent
as in the cases just referred to. The lifeboats
round the coast are, as usual, doing good service,
and their crews are playing their dangerous
parts with the traditional intrepidity of British sea-
men. At Llanelly the lifeboat succeeded in res-
cuing two of the crew of a shipwrecked vessel; at
How th the lifeboat, after great effort, saved four
men belonging to the schooner Airdrie ; at Looe,
Cornwall, the lifeboat succeeded in bringing in a
vessel which was in great danger on the rocks at
Ilfracombe ; the Broadwater lifeboat was manned
with alacrity at the first rumour of danger, and was
out all night busy in its humane errand. It will
thus be seen that the difficulty which occurred a
few weeks since in manning the lifeboat was altoge-
ther exceptional and unlikely to occur again.
Remembering what terrific storms occasionally visit
our coasts, and the dangers which the lifeboat men
are called upon to face, we may rather wonder,
considering the number of men employed, that any
display of hesitation or reluctance on their part
should be so rare an occurrence. No doubt the
recent difficulty at Ilfracombe has stimulated the
seamen of the neighbourhood to greater exertion,
and stout-hearted men have come forward eager to
redeem the credit of their locality. The coxswain
of the lifeboat reports that he never had a more
willing or better crew for service on this

dangerous coast, and since they were at sea
for a great many hours during Saturday,
night their self-possession was pretty severely
tested. The full story of the gale is not yet told,
since it was not altogether abated, but no doubt
when the records from the various stations are col-
lected, we shall find that the National Lifeboat In-
stitution, of which Englishmen are so justly proud,
has been more than usually efficient in its
humane and enterprising endeavours to res-
cue and assist the distressed mariner.
As an instance of the disturbed state of the weather
we may mention that, on the Norfolk coast, there
has been a severe hailstorm, which has destroyed
an immense quantity of glass in the vicinity of Ely,
as well as heavy thunders, while at Dulwich on the
same evening the unusual spectacle of a lunar rain-
bow was visible. Happily, in these temperate
climes such disasters are of a moderate degree,
while in the tropical regions the calamities produce
their fatal effects upon thousands. The accounts
from the scene of the earthquake in South America
unfortunately confirm the hurried news imparted
by the telegrams of the loss of life and property,
and the consequent suffering and destitution en-
tailed upon the population being even more terrible
than was at first represented.

Mr. BRIGHT evidently finds himself in an awk-
ward position just now with respect to the electors.
He is to blame himself for having set the style of
interfering at all in any place, but at the same time
people seem to think that he is to assume a vast
responsibility and dictate to many a constituency
which is the right man, and inform them how
to adopt the best means to secure his return. It is
not surprising that the hon. member for Birming-
ham should find this duty rather too onerous,
besides being likely to involve him in unpleasant
consequences. The letter he has written to
Mr. BRADLAUGiI on the subject of the
representation of Northampton will show
that he is far from being pleased at having
his words taken up so sharply and made so much
of one way or the other. It appears that from
some observations made by the hon. member a
belief was entertained that he was in favour of
Lord HENLEY and Mr. GILPIN, and Mr. BRADLAUGH
has written a rather indignant remonstrance to him
on the subject. " That you should support Mr.
CHARLES GILPIN," says the letter, " with the
weight of your great influence is natural, but that
you should bolster up tumbling Whiggism, as re-
presented by Lord HENLEY,I confess surprises me."
To this Mr. BRIGHT has returned a dignified reply,
and one that contrasts favourably with some of his
communications. He was asked a simple question
about men with whom he acted in Parliament for
years, and he made a " direct and honest" reply.
After that he add.; that he does not. think it is

always wise to select the " moat extreme politician

because he is the most extreme." 'nth is a piece
of wisdom which is not often met with from M 7.. I
BRIGHT, and we commend it accordingly. No don bt
he sees the folly by this time of always putt ing
faith in those men who make the most professit )ns,
and are always ready to decry the services of al ,ers.
Another remark of Mr. BRIGHT'S is to the pnrpt ,se,
where he says that his sympathy does not run wl.th
those who seek to divide the Liberal party, on ale
ground that some part of it is more advanced thnt

the rest ; and to do this is, as he says, calculated
to put up the " representation to auction," and there
would hardly be a candidate before the public who
could not be outbidden. Many impatient and im-
petuous politicians may learn wisdom from these
observations, and we advise them to lay them to
heart, for the mistakes they allude to are of most
frequent occurrence.

LATEST INTELLMENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

THE INSURRECTION IN SPAIN,
PARIS, Sept. 29.

The Moniteur of this morning says:—
" There is no news of interest to report to-day

from Spain.

"The city of Granada has made a pronuncia-
miento, whereupon the garrison withdrew. The
same fact is said to have occurred at Carthagena,
where the appearance of the three frigates bad de-
termined the officers in command to evacuate the
town with the troops.

" The encounters believed to be imminent between
Marshal Serrano and Marquis de Novaliches has
not yet taken place. It is agreed on all hands that
such an event could have important consequences."
The Siecle of to-day states that the brothers
Conca Manuel (Marquis del Duero) and Jose (Mar-
quis of Havana) have jointly addressed a letter to
the Queen, declaring that, owing to the refusal of
her Majesty to proceed to the capital without being
accompanied by Senor Mafori, they were unable
any longer to guarantee the situation.
On receipt of this letter the Queen gave orders
to General Pezuela to form 'a new and complete
Cabinet at St. Sebastian, and to summon the mem-
bers of the State Council.

This step is considered to indicate resolutions o
grave importance.

WEST INDIA MAILS.

PLYMOUTH, Sept. 29.
A gale is blowing here from the S.W., and a
heavy sea is running.

The Royal Mail Company's steamer Tasmanian
arrived here this morning with the West India,
Pacific, New Zealand, and Australian mails, 63
passengers, treasure valued at $958,401, and 623
packages of cargo. The mails and 15 passengers
were landed and forwarded by special train at 7.30
a.m., and the Tasmanian proceeded on for South-

ampton.

It is reported that in Tambo Valley, just beyond
the new port of Hejra, near Islay, a small town
was swept away, and out of 500 inhabitants only

20 managed to escape. Capt. Fox, of the wrecked
Liverpool bark Chanarcillo, and who returns in the
Tasmanian, has furnished a graphic account of the
catastrophe at Arica to the West India papers.

The city of Arica was laid in ruins by earthquake
at 5 p.m. Half an hour afterwards the lower part
of the city was submerged by an earthquake
When the first wave recedel the

AMERICA.
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
(Via Southampton).
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 29.

The North German Lloyd steamer America, from
New York, has arrived here with 86 passengers for
this port, Havre, and Bremen, 39 sacks of mails,
$20,000 for London, and $10,400 for Bremen.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 (Noon).

Governor Brownlow has issued a proclamation
calling upon the white and coloured loyal men of
Tennessee to organise a national militia for the
suppression of armed outlawry. Governor Brown-
low expresses his willingness to co-operate with the
national forces if the necessity for the employment
of the State militia can thereby be avoided, but
adds that he will suppress armed marauders at all
hazards.

A large and enthusiastic Republican meeting has
been held at Rakigh, in North Carolina, after which
there was a torchlight procession. The proceed-
ings passed off quietly.
The son of Governor llolden made an inflamma-
tory address to the negroes, urging them to go fully
armed to the poll.

Rowdies assailed a Republican procession at Phi-
ladelphia last evening, when a fight ensued. Pistols
were used and four persons were wounded. The
disturbance was quelled by the police.
The report of Butler's defeat for nomination for
Congress turns out to be premature.
Advices received here from Hayti state that the
Cacos were concentrating in the neighbourhood of
Port au Prince.

The New York papers publish news from Mexico
stating that the Mexican Congress reassembled on
the 12th.

CROOKIIAVEN, Sept. 29, 6 a.m.

The Inman steamer City of Baltimore, from New
York, has passed Browhead Signal Station en route
for Queenstown.

CANADA.

OTTAWA, Sept. 16.

Tile Canadian authorities are taking active mea-
sures to relieve the distressed inhabitants on the
Red River settlements.

TURKEY.

CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 28.

Fuad Pasha continues indisposed. This has ren-
dered it necessary to appoint a Minister of Foreign
Affairs ad interim in the person of Savfed Pasha.
Three other secondary nominations have been made
at the Porte.

Fuad Pasha will probably spend the winter in

taly-.

Two foreigners have been arrested on suspicion
of crime, and are undergoing a close examination
by the police.

HUNGARY.

PESTH, Sept. 28.

In to-day's sitting of the Lower House of the
Hungarian Diet, the Constitutional agreement with
Croatia,-including the right of possession of the free
seaport town of Fiume, was agreed to unanimously
The Upper House also unanimously adopted the
Government budget for 1868.

The Papal Nuncio, Falcinelli, left Pesth yester.
day, on his return to Vienna.

_ .
The Emperor-King will arrive at the castle of
Guedaelloe to-morrow, and thence proceed to
Buda, where the Court will reside for some time.

FRANCE.

BoußsE,lSept. 28.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

lia- per Cent.
End of mouth... -- It&U.an Loan
3 per Cent
End of month 69 7 Mexican Loan ... 22 75
Credit Mobilier

End of mouth... 272 75 Spanish Threes —
Credit Funcier ...1412 Home Debt
Ead of mouth... Deferred ......
Cash
Orleans
orthern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern....
Western
Eastern .. 567
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 407
North of Spain
Saragossa

RAILWAYS.

CORRESPONDENCE PROM PARIS

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, MONDAY, September 28.

The men of the Second Empire are dying off wiqi
startling 'rapidity. Morny and Thouvenel, and many
others of lesser note, have been followed by Vcralewskl,
one of the most respected of the Imperial councillors, The
Moniteur announces his death in the shortest of para-
graphs. The Etendard gives a very few details. It
appears that the Count had arrived at Stras-
bourg. from Evian, on the Lake of Geneva, and
had gone to the hotel La Ville de Paris. As soon as

he entered his room he began to change his linen,
and while doing that was struck by apoplexy, and died
apparently almost immediately. The news has been
received here with profound regret, for Walewski was
popular on account of his Liberal views. He was too
Liberal, indeed, for his master, and only a few months ago
resigned the presidency of the Corps Legislatif because his
sympathies were too wide.
The French papers have almost ceased to be French, so
far as their news is concerned. They are well nigh filled with
telegrams and despatches from Spain. These are read in
Paris with an eagerness of which you in England can have

little idea. This is not surprising, perhaps, considering
that the Spanish frontier adjoins ours—that Spain is our
next-door neighbour. This being so, it is natural that
the journals should take sides. The Government organs,
unmindful of the fact that the Emperor represents the
principle of the Revolution as opposed to dynastic claims,
take the side of the Queen ; the Opposition journals take
the side of the insurgents. The first have done their
best to extinguish the insurrection —on paper ; but
at last they cr3 re7urtantly coming to admit :that the
matter is serious. To-night there is a report that the
insurgents have retaken Santander, and that the whole
country has risen. Meanwhile the Queen remains at San
Sebastian, close to the frontier. It has been rumoured
that she has had a private interview with the Empress,
but this is denied in an official communique addressed to
the Paris journals. _ . _

Spanish affairs have almost entirely diverted our atten•
tion from other foreign matters. But the Liberti informs
its readers, in prominent type, that an interview has just
taken place at Potsdam between the Czar Alexander and
his uncle, the King of Prussia. The first sovereign is on
his way to Warsaw, where an enthusiastic reception is
being got up to order. The meeting of the two sovereigns
is supposed in some quarters to have had an important
political object, and to be a virtual contradiction to the
pacific announcements of the King of Prussia at Kid and

:amburg.
Next to the Spanish insurrection, the event of the aay
is the duerbetween M. Henri Rochefort, of La Lanterns,
and M. Ernest Baroche, son of the Minister of Public
Worship. The first, in a recent number of his paper,
referred to a letter written by the Duc de Persigny
respecting the candidature of the second during the elec-
tions of five years ago. A letter from a Minister of State
about a candidate for the Corps lAgislatif was, one

might have thought, a public document. Not so
thought M. Baroche. He summoned M. Rochefort,
and as the challenged could not return to France,
where he has been sentenced to imprisonment,
the meeting took place upon the Belgian-Dutch frontier
on Saturday, at 9.30 a.m. Baroche chose the sword for
weapon, and it was agreed that the duel should continue
until one of the two combatants was declared by the
surgeons hors de combat. Rochefort had for seconds the
two sons of Victor Hugo. Baroche had Adolphe Belot and
E. de Loyne. The duel lasted a quarter of an hour, and
there were five encounters. At the first Baroche was slightly
wounded in the stomach ; at the third he received a slice
on the right thigh. He insisted, however, that the duel
should continue. At the fifth round the combatants fought
close together, and with great fierceness. Baroche re-
ceived a third wound, this time in the side, and Rochefort's
right arm got slashed. The two surgeons then inter-
posed, and declared that the wounds prevented another
encounter. Whether M. Baroche felt his honour healed
by the hurts which his body received is not stated.
He will scarcely care to meet the man with the lantern
again.

THE WEATHER TABLE.-THIS DAY.