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TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1858. MERCURY. THE LEEDS LATEST NEWS. (By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph.) FRANCE. The Patric, reflecting on the part which the telegraph might play in the event of some future war, inquires whether an English squadron would respect tho communication between Franca and Algiers, or a French squadron tbat between England and Canada? and concludes by asking THE QUEEN'S JOURNEY TO BERLIN.

Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Prussia, arrived, on Thursday evening, the 12th at ten minutes past ten, at Potsdaui. They were received with enthusiasm by an immense crowa. On the whole way from Dusseldorf to Potsdam the railway stations were adorned with flags and garlands. iesty took luuoh at the castle of Herrenhausseu, near wau over, partaking of the King of Hanover's easy of ascent the best proof I cn gW 3 1 CoiUndel. 200 odd feet 'bel kept, and the banks of the stream a Jfuf07eHher side, in excel-track-pths; which are con "th.

work of the lent ondition, they wea nee found load ibousaudsof wlft, To river in no case up to the great inSwsart f.oial embankments indeed, the leve of fhe riverS considerably below that of the adjacent plains nd when at its highest only overflows the marshes and Taku. Its bed is conerally a stiff, tenaoioua LOCAL NEWS. LEEDS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 The Qoben's Visit. Yesterday, thorn speoial meeting of the Queen's Visit Committee, to consM the tenders for the erection of the galleries for the Sunda' school children on Woodhouse Moor.

Eight tenders Wa uccu bcuv in, wv Ifjfl the former, which was from Mr. David Hall, Victoria-road, was adopted. There will be two galleries' running parallel to each other, and each 1G0 yards Ion? One will rest against the reservoir bank, but not so as to impede the view of those on tho bank, and both win be fitted with conveniences for retiromeut. At the same meeting a deputation from Wellingtou-road, West, street, and Woodhouse, waited upon the committee and asked for assistance towards the decoration of those thoroughfares. The deputation having retired, the corn, mittee proceeded to consider the application, and after some discussion, it was decided to appropriate 300 fot the purpose of street decorations, itB expenditure to be left to a "sub-committee.

The deputation were then caller i and informed of the result. We observe from a circular issued by the Festival Committee, that the ballot for ladies' seats at the inauguration, will take place on Monday, the 23rd, but we believe the members of the Council will claim a precedence for the tickets allotted to and by tbem Messrs, Wright Brothers, cloth dressers, West-street, are erecting a platform in front of their premises, which, it estimated, will accommodate 900 persons. We believe that Messrs. Wright Brothers intend, with great liberality, to pay over the ainouut they may receive, after defraying ex. penses to the treasurer of the Leeds General committee appointed for the decoration of Wellington, street, (as will be perceived by an advertisement elsewhere) yesterday evening determined, at a meeting held at Gill's West Hiding Hotel, to invite tenders, the cost of the plan of decoration not to exceed 200 or 250.

The collection of subscriptions towards providing the necessary funds has gone on iu a very gratifying manner, and the contribution! generally have been moat liberal. The street, however, ij very long, and, from the nature of the buildiugs, will neel a considerable expenditure to render the ornamentatioa and decoration complete and we understand the committee intend to eolicit assistance from the railway companies, who occupy so large a portion of property in the street, i0 order that they may be enabled to provide a handaome acd successful demonstration. It ia intended, should the money raised permit, that the decoration Bhould be illuminated with gas, and as in Briggate and other streets, that it shoal) remain up during the Festival week. A meeting of tlie in. habitants of Upperhead-row was also held yesterday evening at the Wheat Sheaf Inn, when plans were received froit Mr.

Dillon, Briggate Mr. Teale, Upperhead-row, ant Mr. Fearnaide, Loweihead-row. The decision was defetrec until to-morrow evening, when another meeting will be hel at the Nag's Head Inn. Tho raising of funds in this distric; is going on well, and about 70 has already been subscribed.

Yesterday, the directors of the Midland aud North Eastcrt Railway Companies met to decide upon the preparations the Midland station for the reception of Her Majesty, at; wo believe, the necessary decoration was undertaken by tiy. directors representing the North Eastern Company, Tlf' barricades to be erectod along Her Majesty's route have already been commenced, and the work appears to very rapidly. With reference to the above aud other stree: decorations, we would urge upon the i-cspective the importance of seeing that the designs are stiictlycarriej out, both as to material and workmanship, or we may a series of meretricious decorations, which will be anythii; but creditable to the spirit of loyalty and liberality whit the inhabitants are disposed to manifest. Stattjb op Mr. Baines.

We understand thai the Town-hall Committee yesterday decided to recoininet to the Council that the statue of Mr. dnes bo the large hall. The site selected is the second space between the pillars, on the right handside from the entrance. Th statue arrived in Leeds on Friday, and it will be erected prior to the inauguration, but the pedestal will only bo oi a temporary character, to be replaced shortly by the per. uianent pedestal.

Wesleyan Confei EXCE at I'LL. The Conference lias been brought to a close. On Friday the staticsi were conlirmed, and a long discussion tool: place on lie ministers' annuitant fund. On Saturday morning there va? another meeting, and the discussion on the ministers' annuitant fund waa concluded. At half pa.

Oi.e o'clock the Journ il" was signed by the legal hundred the final ac! of Conference. Acojib House Asylum. We undvrstand thai the Commissioners in Lunacy have detei mined to to the Lord Chancellor the expediency of his LvrOdti)) copending the license to Mr. Metcalfe, the proprietor of this establishment, whose conduct in the treatment of Turner has met with such severe censure, created this asylum a notoriety of no very agreeable character. Visitations op the Bishop op Kipo.n.

Tli; Lord Birhop of Kipon will, we understand, bold his primary visitations in tho respective archdeaconries as follows Archdeaconry. At Ilipoti, on Wednesday, the 22nd day of September; Richmond, on Thursday, the Sir! day of September Hawes, on Friday, the 24:1. day i Svp-tember. Archdeaconry of Leeds, on Monday, the 27th September; Skiptou, on Tuesday, the 2.Sth September; Wakelield, on Thursday, the 30th September; aui Halifax, on Friday, the 1st day of October. Testimonial to thk Earl ov Carlisle the Ladies ok Ireland.

A number of ladies, Ua presmce otten graced the Viceregal Court during the psrU in which the distinguished office of viceroy was held byite Earl of Carlisle, having reBolved to offer his Lordship soie tastimonv of their hieh reaard and esteem for his dzninV. courtesy and attention while presiding in Dublin Castle, commissioned Mr. West to design some appropriate token national in its character, and unique in its leading featim; The object Belected was a Kecoru case ot tne most xz-tiful and elaborate workmanship. It is made of Irish carved imitation of the celebrated ornamental pattern the 12th century, the nattes resembling the interlaced witb of matting. The case is bound around with silver, gorgeous; chased, and engraven in compartments after patterns from the Book of Kells and other illustrated worts the kind.

The hinges represented the head of on animal, i favoured type of the time, are carefully imitated from ii ancient shrine of St. Molosh, and the clasp of the lock, aud shutting like the modern trunk, is a cem in the my of ornamentation both as regards the chasing and On its inner surface are engraven the names of the laiy donors. North Eastern Railway. The report of tie directors of thia company, to be presented to the shareholders at the half-yearly meeting, on Friday next, tains the following passages The directors regret to have to report a decrease iu the receipts compared with tho corresponding period of last year. The cli.ei cau to lie assigned for tkk is, the great and ejntinnou-i y.

tr throughout the country, consequent the crisis autumn, which has more or less diminished the trallic ui.ou a.lrv..-way?. Tnere have also been affecting this coiui.any character, which havo operated inj-iriouaty upon trade, could not fail for a time to reduce tne coinpiuy's receipts. Pe competition, too. between the London and or.ii Great Northern, and Manchester, Khrtlield, and LincoteniK ui panies, has prejudicially aflected this company, by diverting traffic its ordinary routes. The directors, however, cannot recant lie uifflu-tion in the receipts as otherwise than temporary, anJ they IHve doubt that, with thu revival of trade, the souinlnws and vitality ot undertaking will again manifest themselves in an increase of tuimi.

The tabular half-yearly statement- shou-i tho follow 1857. Gross receipts 959,381 25'h Deduct expenses 336,321 Nett receipts 4k There is consequently on the net receipts a A equal to 6.61 per cent. The total workins manent way ninu, taxes, alu7 iJ.inc 531. and in the corrcsDoni rtf Ron nr tn rl 11 ner cent. rrcspoilinnE nuu-ycai show a decra to the extent of lherollin permanent way, at the same time been maintained iu full rrticeucy.

On the Berwick revenue account, tho disposable "TOvg'K ing all preferential charges, amounts to the sum out of which the directors recommend that a ilmccii'l he ui' i-- i ir worKini: uiuiuyivu upon the ordinary r-tocK anu snares, ac riui; ui annum, leaving 7,920 13s. 5d. to be carried forward t.i uext On the York revenue account, the disposable balance, clared upon the ordinary etock, at the rate cf 3 per cent, per leavinu 14s. 3d. to be carrie forward to next half year, r.Btvlc rpufimifl mv.nnnt.

the balauie 1 -V- 'IA nfml, nh.har 1111 LI1ILT. .1 liiil'l'." Mit (livltieil Lr clared upon the ordinary stock, at the rate of 1 12s. 6rJ. ptr anuum, leaving the sum of 8s. id.

to be carried forward half-year. On the Thirskand Malton branch revenue account, the i balance is 309 6s. out of which the directors rtciinineiM. i. dividend be declared to the holders of that stock at the rate cent, per annum, leaving 53 6s.

Id. to be carried forward to eSF- tmice tne special meeting or tne snureuuiueia nun. Vorll. Vorrt- shire and Cleveland Railway has received the Royal 1Bi. flu.

terms ami. company, nuu octuuiv: iiiwujimiy iwisn .1. ditions which have already received the raucti.u 01 holders of both companies. w(l is expected that they will be ready for opsning mtju. lfC-iw with the works of the Derwent Iron Corapiinj at w.tn tne wonts 01 tne uerweui.

nun v.uiu, so special a nature tuap tuey nave raui. f0rmed limited liability principle which has offered to 'j now the property of the liquidators of the late nmvtntMl. and has received the sanction 91 Chancery hn to enstrie the new company to carry out iw. ment, consiaorauie pecuniary i irailnay to the North-Eastern and Stockton and Darlington it rSniij. whose lines communicate with the works, toass lev Allnwincr the dues ou tranic wnicn iwiuiliu.

years to remain unpai'1, but be secured by a share of a 000 on the whole 'of the works. Tho mor gas Jo fntereafat 5 per cent, per annum, and be payable at. tin- uveyeair This proposition has beep ins at tho extensive nature of the works, the large L'K allowing the dues on traffic wh.c 1 1 may arenas u. ja 11.. t.ho irrm SSSrf fro" tt.ey to be fe55S directors have decided to.

reoommeud that the oeg" tntoY made as to tne uetaun. The Pays says of the speeches of Mr. Eos and Mr. Lindsay, at Teignmouth Every ng malevolence, envy, and ignorance can suggest to first thought iB how to flatter popular PMSUHU- a found in the speeches of MM. ftterf shall for the present conone ourselves to taking these low inBults offered to the Emperor and France guests of yesterday-by very persons who re whelmed at Cherbourg with courteBy and cordiality.

The Survivor of the Cawntoke Massa. ii4, f. fcnnniirah and in uiiTtfut. uuui there, dent in Calcutta, mingling extensively in "Tho vAiinc- Av who survived tue sacre is now in Calcutta. Her mind ia still she cannot bear to be spoken to on the subject.

of this letter is July 1. Daily News, yesterday. New Act on Settled Estates. In session an Act was passea 10 auieuu um 8etiic-Estates Act of 1836. Adefinition is now given oi iE.

provided that whenever a mameo womaa the jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of uUdfr the Court of Chancery of Ireland, her exmMlu the former Act, 19th and 20th Victoria, cap. made by any appointed for the purpose by tll whethei he is or is not a solicitor of Coui s)l Si St anora conclusive eviueuiro ur.su"" 'i the time of such examination resident out tne lded, of the Court. The recited Act is further am tse poweris given to rescind rules anu same in the former as well as the present Act. ment" and "settled estates." punuiug je wuu elude a "repairing lease." An alteratior is a resneot to taking the examination of married v. onie plies to the Boera, and denying them to the aborigines, we stimulate tne aggressive auu uvanuioun jjruijouoiireo of the former and compel tho latter universally to regard na as secretly anxious for their destruction.

Such an impression, though unfounded iu tmtn, is dangerous to tha peace of tho Cape Colony and the consequences of our one-sided policy cannot fail, if it be persevered in, to prove widely disastrous. Wo earnestly hope that the British Government will revise these treaties justice and humanity alike call for their modification. Let the readers of Dr. Livingstone's work say whether this is not so and let all well-wishers to Christian and commercial enterprise among the numerous tribes of Southern Africa urge upon our rulers the necessity for real impartiality in their colonial administration. SARAWAK.

To acknowledge that Sir James Brook is a hero of no vulgar stamp-that be has struggled single-handed against difficulties and dangers under which matures would long ago have succumbed that he has displayed a wisdom council, nnrl trresence of mind in moments of general conster nation and perplexity, firmness, a boldnees, a vast-nesaof resources, and a knowledge of character worthy of those great men to whom we owe the existence of our Indian empire would be nothing more than the Ion" years of obloquy he has endured, and the great' ness of tho services he has performed, fairly entitle him to claim at the hands of bis countrymen. But it is no sentimental feeling of gratitude, no newly acquired revelation in hero-worship, which has fired tho minds of Manchester manufacturers and London merchants. The tribute of homage naid bv the Man Chester people some months ago was not an offering of incense to a brave and successful adventurer, but the avowal by men of practical business knowledge of au interest in the object for which the adventurer con tended. To them Sarawak was interesting, as it increased not the sphere of our ambition, hut the raoge of our commerce. So too with the London merchants.

It can hardly be supposed that these grave men of the ledger have worked themselves into a dream of territorial aggrandisement, that they are carried away by their enthusiasm for Sir James Brook's self-sacrificing spirit, or that as in days now long goue by they are dazaled by the fabled wealth of Ormus and of Iud," so irresistibly attractive to the imaginations of our forefathers. The poetic muse has jilted commerce altogether. The ledger has taken the place of the fairy tale the black diamond has gained the ascendancy over his brother of the first water even the discovery of a gold field in our territories, instead of immediately turning everybody's head, excites quite as much disposition to croak as to crow. What is it, then, in the position of this Sarawak which makes the mercantile mouth water in such au extraordinary way In the first place, Sarawak is of all places the one perhapB best fitted to command the commerce of tho Chinese seas. It is more central, and in all respects better situated, than Singapore.

The whole longth of the coast of China is within easy sailing distance. The whole net-work of islands, in whose hidden receBses a horde of pirates were wont to nestle, is no less accessible from this conveniently-situated port. Already the energy of Rajah Brook, as he was called, had swept this pest from the sea3 they had so long endangered by their cruelties and crimes. But a race born to piracy, bred to piracy, and encouraged to piracy by the laxity of the neighbouring Powers, will soon learn to profit by tho absence of the strong will which alone formerly put an end to their depredations. An English station at Sarawak, from which a few light, strongly-armed vessels could perpetually be starting on new cruises, would soon put an effectual stop to this barbarous and pernicious practice.

Besides, Sarawak possesses one great advantage over any Chinese port, that we may keep possession of it, without the necessity of perpetually making war and eventually con quering all the neighbouring country. The example of India should warn us against acquiring any landed possessions where we do not mean to appropriate the whole country. To try this with China would be a policy which all men of sense must earnestly deprecate. To command the commerce of the Chinese seas without putting ourselves under the necessity of pulling down His Celestial Majesty from his throne, is a piece of good fortune we could hardly have hoped for, and this good fortune the genius of Sir James Brook has placed in our hands. Besides, Sarawak has a recommendation by which all its other advantages are vastly enhanced, in the possession of a valuable coalfield, How much this would increase its worth to us as a naval station, it would be almost superfluous to point out but we may remark that with the prevailing tendency of commerce to avail itself more and more of steam navigation not to supersede, but to supplement, the use of sails this advantage will become every year more appreciated.

There is another point also which it is reasonable to take into account. By abandoning Sarawak, we give the monopoly of trade in the East Indies, and a prodigious advantage for trade with China, to our commercial rivals, the Dutch. Now, without any desire to injure the Dutch, it is at least reasonable that a mercantile people like the English should prevent themselves from being run down in the great race of competition. Any undue advantages in our own favour we have long ago abandoned. Differential duties and protective tariffs we have abolished.

Lord Eloin, in claiming the right of free commerce with China, will negociate no exclusive benefit for the English nation. What we gain for ourselves we gain for others we own no unfair advantages our maxim is "live and let live." But the "live" is quite as essential to the spirit of this maxim as the let live." We will not take unfair advantages for ourselves, but neither will we rashly abandon them to others. We are not bound, like Lear, to give all our good things away, with the certain prospect of an ungrateful return. By the possession of Sarawak we share the commerce of the East Indies with the Dutch, not diminishing their profits or advantages, but increasing our own. By abandoning Sarawak, we give up the traffic of a great part of that region to our Dutch rivals, who, if we are to judge of tho future by the past, will immediately proceed to reward our liberality by care fully shutting every avenue through which we could obtain any of its advantages.

Our readers may judge for themselves of the comparative advantages of these two courses. Mk. Bright, M.P. Mr. Bright is still in Scotland, recruiting his health.

He will be in Birmingham in Ootober, and stay there a week or two, taking the opportunity of addressing his constituents in the Town-hall. The experience of the past session has convinced his friends that a little care, and the husbanding of his streugth, will enable tako that active share in public life for which hie temperament and his talents alike fit him, Birmingham Journal. Km John Lawrence. We are enabled to state that Sir John Lawrence will not leavo his post in India until the tranquillity of the country is restored, though ho is moat auxious to return to Jingiaua, anu nun lor iue msur-ronHon. would have returned last winter.

It is in contem plation of his return, which is so far contingent, that the offer of a place in the council will be made him, conditional on his ability to aooept it, and with the option of his retaining or resigning it, if he should hereafter deBire to resume his present post in India. Times. Trt.hciraphio Communication with India. A paragraph has been going the round of the daily press to tne enect tuaij tno iaou muw wuij pb uuD.bwo in the wav of laying down a oable in the Persian Gulf, as a part of aline of telegraphic communication with India. A letter even has been quoted to show that the Court have abandoned all intention of executing this portion of the work.

We have no hesitation in saying that there is not a word of truth in this statement. So far from this being the oase, the whole of the neoessary preliminary measures have already been taken, so that no time should be loBt in commencing operations. Indeed, the line through Asiatic Turkey, which is being constructed under the superintendence of Col. Biddulph, is so far advanoed that no reasonable doubts can be entertained as to its ultimate completion, Alkn's Indian Mail. Wreck of a Laroe American Ship on the Isle ov Wight.

The wreck of the American ship Abby Laugdon, Capt. Hall, of New York, at the back of the Isle of Wight, was reported at Lloyd's on Saturday. She waB laden with 1,800 tons of rice, bound to Antwerp from Akyab. She was coming up Channel on Thursday morning, when she encountered a very heavy dense sea fog, and went ashore in the vicinity of Freshwater Bay, on the Bouth part of the Isle of Wight. All efforts failed to get her off.

Tugs were sent to aid her from Cowes and Southampton, and the last accounts from the ship Btated that she continued on the beach in a very dangerouasituation, making water, aud fears are entertained aa to her fate. The Bhip and cargo are valued at THE LEEDS MERCURY IS PUliiilSilJBJJ THREE DAYS A WEEK, NAMELY, ON" TUESDAY, THURSDAY, AND SATURDAY. JVKlCJiS. STiri. 2d.

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TTTE P.WK OF flOOD HOPE. BRITISH POLICY TOWARDS NATIVE TRIBES. Copies of the South African Commercial Advertiser, dated June 3rd and bring details confirming the view we took a fortnight ago of in that part of the world, and suggest serious inquiry as to tne wisdom of our policy towards the native tribes scattered over Southern Africa. As we stated, a suspension of hostilities between the new Orange Free State and the Basutas uuder MosunsH had taken place and diplomacy was to accomplish, if it could, objects for which the sword had been drawn. But it could hardly have been believed that the democratic Government would have shown so pitiably by the side of the semi-barbarous despotism with which, it had come into collision.

It seems that, for causes best known to the Executive Council of the Free State, an invasion had been made of Moshesh's country, and that notwithstanding the orders of that potentate to offer no resistance, the invading force had destroyed Zevenfontein, a flourishing village and Mission station, and had marched forwards to a point where M6shesh had them completely at his mercy. On finding themselves thus awkwardly situated, a dispute arose between their leaders as to the propriety of a battle, which was prudently decided in the negative, and a retreat undertaken instead. Mobhesh Buffered their escape without attempting to molest them, and shortly afterwards received from President Boshof a communication announcing that war had existed for two months, that "as a man and a Christian, he would wish to see an end to ruin and the destruction of life," aud that he would either refer the matter in dispute to Pketorius, the head of the Dutch Boers who several years since broke loose from British rule and subsequently set up the South African Republic, or would treat for peace directly by deputation. The reply of Moshesh to this offer is one of the most curious state papers the world has seen. The old Basuta Chief begins by denying that he has been at war with the Orange Free State, though his agrees that its troops have shed too much blood.

The orders given to his own forces had been to retire to Tbaba Bosigo, where the invaders at length came up with them and found themselves far outnumbered. The reason for non- resistance up to that point and the result of the Boers finding that they had run their heads into a noose, are thus humorously stated I strongly enjoined on my people, without excepting the smallest captains, not co aisturu you in rum- muitjii mnnld mitsnan-in view of liiv mountain. Before I hpirnn tn nr.rike. I wanted to ascertain what were the true intentions and power of the" boers. "While they were form-inn tht.ii- lAtmr at Thaba-Bosieo, I said within myself, I am i ri nnd if mv master Boshof beats nie, I shall bite him However, for reason's unknown to me, your commando would not come to a 6ght, and, after a short visit, the lager broke up, aud made for Bloemlontein.

In reply to President Bosuor's suggestion about Pretorious, Moshesh, who knows well the desirable ness of keeping suspicions people altogether off one's premises, says Tell Mr. Pretorius, if you please, that I am always hiu fviHtid. hnt that his mediation is useless. Mediation has for its object to part two adversaries, who are lighting uoainnfc Bunh other. Tell him, that I did not yet tight you, hut that vnu alone were fightine.

I did not mean to resist till A attnnk me at Thaba Bosiiio, and what evi dently shows that I never did act on the offensive, is ihe fact of my not having fallen on the lager when it was nnrl t.pplrkini' swav from Thaba Bosieo. 'We must hnth t.hank Pretorius for Mb good wishes, but I must tell you that I have got confidence enough in your own Government, without requiring the mediation of a foreign power. I will receive your deputation." The view which this Chief takes of Christianity will probably have surprised tho "Christian" to whom it was addressed and yet it sounds remarkably like truth "You style yourself a Christian in your la9t letter to me. I knew long Bincethatyou were aChristian, but the obtains of your troops are not, for if you persisted in saying that they also are Christians, we would immediately conclude that there isnoGod. What doeBtheirChrietianityoon-sist in destroying Christianity Have not your warriors destroyed the splendid station of Zevenfontein Did they not also burn the missionaiy house at Morija Did not they take the whole of the Rev.

Mr. Arbousset's furniture, along with a new waggon of his Aye, aud you stripped as well Mr. Maeder, the assistant missionary of Moi-iji, and dreadfully damaged the large churches which had been erected at -great expense, on tbat very station. When you came to Thaba BoBigo you fired more than ten cannon-shotB at the mission premises, but the Lord did not allow you to touch them. No, my good chief, the captains of your commando are no Christians, for I Bhall never believe that Christianity consists in carrying away women and children into captivity, in shooting down old and sick people and all this has been done by your ohildren.

I repeat it again, you ought to rebuke them publicly, and even chastise them, because they have made so little of your honour, who is their father. When I was at war with Selsonyela, I gave orders to my people not to destroy that ohief's church, and they did not touch it; and at the time the Bastards joined Major Warden, who was marching against mo, I sent one of the principal men of the tribe to protect the church of the rebellious Bastards of Platberg, and consequently, no damage was inflicted on thoBe two houses of worship. What shall the world say when it hears that the ohildren of a Christian chief have destroyed and ruined churches, whereas the children of a heathen chief were afraid to meddle with the house of God After imparting this sound doctrine, -which Boshof would do well to inwardly digest, Moshesh proceeds to declare that the real cause of his having been attacked is that the Boers openly profess that a war of races must take place and continue until one or other race has been rooted out and he attributes his own non-resistauce to a determination to show the English that the quarrel was none of his seeking. There are some admirable touohes of humour in this part of his reply, but we have only room for its closing passage, which is as follows The English know that we are no cowards, and we would like the Boers to learn that we know how to fight for our rights, now you Bay we are great oowards. Although I wish for peaoe, it might perhaps be better that we should fight onoe or twioo on both Bides, in order to get better acquainted with eaoh other, and then, perhaps, peace would be a little more sincere on the part of the Boers.

However, my name is Moshesh, and my sister is called I never liked war in my youth how could I like it now I am old But I lament your having bo loudly spoken, before the war began, of all the great calamities you were going to infliot upon our nation, aud what I regret more is that your conduct has clearly shown the true existence of these wicked intentienB. I have already advised several of my captains of what is going on, and my wish is, that we Bhould both pray to God that an amicable settlement may be the result of our present correspondence. I will send one of my sons to meet your deputation at Thaba 'Nchu, and I have given instructions in order that they may not be moleBted or insulted on the road. Such are, my good friend and chief, the trne words of Your true and humble servant, Moshesh, his mark." The Chief who thus makes "his mark" and illustrates his paoific prinoiples will doubtless hold his own against both the neighbouring Republics, if only he has fair play. But treaties formed between the Government of the Cape Colony and these very Republics contain provisions which place him and all other native Chiefs at the greatest disadvantage.

By these instruments, the free sale of ammunition to the former is guaranteed in the colony, while colonists are absolutely prohibited from supplying arms and warlike munitions to native tribes. The simple effect of this arrangement is, that while we profess neutrality in all differences which may arise between the two, we virtually throw our weifjht into the scale of those whose entire history proves them the least scrupulous. Wire our treatment of Boers and aborigines the same, but by affording warlike sup- whother a new conquest might not be achieved in the cause of peace if the neutrality of telegraphic communications were proclaimed? According to the samejournal the Emperor will leave tor Biarritz at the end of the mouth. It is stated that the Grand Duke of Tuscany is about to viBifc the King of Naples. Messrs.

Roebuck and Lindsay's speeches are etui com mented on by the press. STATE OF TRADE 1ST FRANCE. Wheat ha3 fallon in all the markets, but there ia little activity in tho flour market. The price of sugar has advanced. Accounts of the vine crops are favourable.

The silk trade at Lyons is active. AMERICA. Liverpool, Monday Morning. The Roysl Mail steamship America, Captain Mills, which left New York on the 4th has arrived, bringing 90 passengers, and 725,041 dollars in specie. The following steamships had arrived at New York The Vanderbilt, from Southampton, on the 1st the Persia and tha Vigo, both from Liverpool, on the 3rd.

The news by this arrival ia not of any great importance. It was reported from Washington tbat(the Hudson's Bay Company wished to negociate with the United States for the sale of their trading ports in Oregon and Washington territories. A new steam line to California, composed of the old Southampton liners (Washington and Hermann), had been formed. The New York stock market continued dull and depressed, but at the close an improved feeling was observable. The money market was unchanged.

Sterling exchange dull, but firm at 109J to 109. Ashes steady. Coffee dull. Cotton in very limited de mand, and quotations little more than nominal. The receipts at all the southern ports during the week amounted to 9,000 bales, making the increase over last year 759,000 bales.

Flour moderately active, closing about 10 cents higher. Wheat heavy, aud one to two conts lower in com mou qualities. Corn had advanced one to two cents, but close with less buoyancy. Iron dull, but unchanged. Spirits of turpentine deolined to 43A cents.

Fork firm. Beef active, and tending upward. Sugar active, and i cent higher. Tallow unchanged. Tobacco firm.

Freights dull and grain rates to Liverpool had slightly receded. CANADA. THE NEW MINISTRY. Toronto, Aug. 2, 1S5S.

At tha re-asaemblinr of the two houses, this afternoon thero was an immense rush for places to hear the official announcement of the new Ministry. The excitement out of doors was intense, and the Speaker had no sooner taken his seat thau all the galleries were filled with anxious spectators. Some routine business having been disposed of in the Lower House, Mr. Patrick rose and stated that he had been instructed to announce to the House the names of the new Administration. They were as follows George Brown, Inspector General and Premier.

Jamea Morris, Speaker of the Legislative Council. Michael Foley, Postmaster General. John S. M'Donald, Attorney -General for Canada West. Oliver Mqwatt, Provincial Secretary.

Dr. Connor, Solicitor-General of nver Canada. L. V. Drummond, Attorney-General of Canada East.

G. B. Dorion, Commissioner of Crown Lauds. M. Thibeaudeau, Bureau of Agriculture.

M. Lemleux, Receiver General. L. H. Holtou, Public Works.

M. Laberge, Solicitor-General of Canada East. Mr. PatricK said that he was not authorised to make any statement ou that occasion of the views of the new Govern ment in regard to the measures before the House, but that ue nopea io oe aoie to ao so to-morrow. On the motion that a new writ be issued for Montreal, vacated by Mr.

Dorion's accentanco of office. Mr. Laneevin moved that the resolution be amended by adding to it the tr At. luiiuitiiig cuiwa. jiitai, buia XJ.UUHO, WUUO UIllUMIlg LU said wri, must at the same time state at the Administration, the formation of which has created this vacancy, does not possess the confidence of this House and the couu-try." The amendment gave rise to a vehement debate.

In the Upper House the conduct of the members of tho new Administration was violently assailed. In both Houses it is believed that the majority against them will be large. Toronto, Aug. 3, 10 p.m. Votes of want of confidence in the Brown-Dorion Ministry were passed last night in both Houses by large majorities, ihe vote in the Upper House being 16 to 8, and in the Lower 71 to 31.

It is not improbable tbat there will be a dissolution, although, the Governor-General is strongly opposed to such a step. The Legislative Council mot this morning, and passed a resolution declaring their regret at the vote of the Lower House on the seat of government question, aud denouncing it as an insult to Her Majesty. ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. Valenma, Yesterday Noon, The message of thanksgiving from the directors of Great Britain to the Honourable Directors iu America has been transmitted to Newfoundland, and has this moment been repeated back without error or omission. ELECTION NEWS.

Sir John Eawlinson having accepted a seat in the Iudian Council, Mr. E. James, Q.C., ia spoken of to represent Eeigate. TROOPS FOR INDIA. The 3rd, 28tb, and 48th Regiments are under orders to proceed to India from the Mediterranean.

(By Electric Telegraph. LOSS OF A VALUABLE MAIL. Honda, July 15. The parcel mail from Bogota to the coast, is lost in the rapids, opposite this city. It contained specie, about 200 to 300, and a box of emeralds, 33,475 carats.

The latter iusured for 900 only. EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN STEAM SHIPPING COMPANY. At a meeting yeBterday, the Chairman said he believed that if the accounts had been rendered by Crosskoy and the Company would have no difficulty in meeting their engagements, and unless the holders of debentures could be satisfied on 1st August, the concern would be wound up in the Court of Bankruptcy, and their property sold to Batisfy creditors. Mr. Stebbing moved the appointment of a committee to call for the accounts with Crosskey and aud to take steps to prevent the company being wound up.

After some discussion it was adopted. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A STOCK-BROKER. At the Central Criminal Court, yesterday, the Common Sergeant said tbat in the oase of Stevens, the stock-broker, charged with wrongfully appropriating money, he thought tho jury ought to find a true bill, if the ftfcts were made out as also iu the case of two timber merchants charged with misappropriating two cargoes of timber. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. The Evening Herald believes that although the metropolitan railway may be abandoned, a scheme for a grand city terminus and metropolitan market, near SmithBeld, will be carried out.

HULL SHIPPING, Ybsterday. Amuv'ED: Commoroo, from St. John's Lyna, from PJga Eliae, from Gothenburg Lasmahagora, from Wy. burg; Gazelle from Dunkirk; Enchantress from Rotterdam Alster (s.s.), from Antwerp Mainor, from Jaoobstadt; Caroline Louisa, from Charles Richard, from Cronstadt Seagull from Rotterdam Czarina, from Richibuoto Sea Horse, from Stettin. Sailed Kielmansegge (s.s.), for Harburg L.

N. Hvidt, for Copenhagen Boldera, for Petersburg. LIVERPOOL SHIPPING, Yesterday, Arrived Shamrock, from Demerara Demetrius (s.s,), from Constantinople; Elba, from Jersey; America (a.s.), from New York; Almara, fromBuotush; Bosphorus, from Antwerp Don Alfonso, from Palermo Khersonese, from Bombay. Sailed Columbia for New York Lucy Thomp. Bon, for New York Bhonada, for Cobija New World, for New York; Wreath, for Saville Cornelia, for St.

John's, N. Maria, for Dunkirk. The Marquis of Ailsa is building a lifeboat at his own expense, for use along the coast from Dunure to Turn-berry. Prospects of the Harvest in America. The moat important question that at this season of the year can occupy the attention of the people of every country in the world is, what are the prospects of the harvest? The general testimony from New York, New England, the WeBt and South, is that tho harvest promises to be a bountiful one.

The wheat crop has been in some places, it is true, much injured by rust and inseot, but, on the whole, it promises to be a fair average crop. Corn, which is the great staple of the West, and on which the farmers in that region place the moat reliance for their profits, gives every indication, with therequisite conditions as to weather of yielding laree gains to the cultivators. Potatoes have been planted more extensively than in former years, and are turning out well and in the South and South-west the sugar and cotton crons will be fully up to the average yield, for, after all, the iniuries occasioned by the inundations were not so extensive Vto affeot tho value of the agricultural produce of theMis- Therefore, under all points oi view, we nave abundant reasons to be thankful to Providence Jor the smiling harvests with which all portions of the countly have been btessed. New York Herald, July 29. letter trom Dusseldori, ot the inn, mj -Queen Viotoria arrived there at twenty minutes part lour ciock, anu was letajivou uy i Hohenzollern Sigmaringen as relatives oi "VJ with Prussia.

An elegant pavillion, nT of flowers, had been erected fur her reception. The tens Dusseldorf had aaaembled in large uurnben, mostly in m. j. t.bmr rssnects to Her Majesty. HerexpresBe in van: tne pouuiiit" wish to travel incoguuo ua -i aoon as state of the country, in fact, did not al ow Jt.

aw she left the pavillion, and entered tl oarriage, the broke out into lusty, cheers, to which wa Sffijllery. all the church bellsin theoity, Westhet hngdoJ The two rifle -sooieiieB pi me bri(iKe over and William Tell-union lined the road Xned Vr-tional Anthem' while Her Majesty the The octroi-gate of the a citv nau uoeu nmn'Ej ah. beariue the arms of Englaua, lof fliich lroug Ireland. An enormous thfJ filled the streets of the town lirough men enormous launu, rir 9II UD U10 UiHiOl.u6! had to pass, to reacli the no, toreacn uotsd to dinner, prepared in the Jagerl.of. Tuen mne At seven o'oIock.

tier iujjr -for t.B TJS. The larKe alley of trees, which leads to it eof the arrayngementB. The roya par 1 dorf next morning at uau-pasi jvm. has been addressed by Lord Bloomfield, in the name of the "Sir. The Queen, my august mistress, orders i me to testify to you tne great satisfaction wnicn sue leeis she has met with from tne wh of the" inhabitS fof Dusseldorf and at Irveh, i sl.

nno vorrP0Oll DV VOU lldiVO CA e9s wisi wn en tei deem it an honour have "mad you? acquaintance on the occasion auSbUeg you will receie the assurance otWT TTr Maiestv arrived on the evening of the 2th, jt ten 3olock, at the Wildpark Station near tn uei, where lieraugus daugh Prin minutes past ten oi CttRtle of Sans Souoi, cess Frederick William i iftna. was wttiLinii royal tram. Uien stoppeu a. Princes the Fotsaam oiawuu, were assembled tne iBemo" p.adan. and tho A innisfclis of wurtemourg nrliers of th( Prince of Hohennollern, a of Grenadiers oi vuo Guard, with colours Hying an Her Majesty was waiui'j bled multitude.

tb CouRTcording ments Her Majesty, the Prince oons, Queen will rv.nt.inrmt on tne ji" i. then 1 aud Royal nn the 6th familv and suite take their departure remain until uer mw, for jerls, of September, at Windsor Castle by the return from Scotland aud arrive nf flntober. r. HnriNrrt, Sir Frederick Currie and ui. tn Rfirve.

Mr. John Stuart mm, KOnrB spat has so been offered to Mr. J. P. wliilfughby! M.P., but he' has not yet accepted it.

No other iii, not. been made. o.aWik-Tho Sinwpora Free. Press says that Sarawak is rapidly recovering from the effects of laBt year ca most entirely destroyed, TbTen reba. at the end of April there were ,1,800 tons of shipping loading at the harbour under the British A British man-of-war is ahout to visit Sarawak to clear mast of nirates.

Sarawak has not been visited lor tne lf. 14 months bv auy savo Dutch ships ot war. The Lancashire Hussabs. Ihe following commissions have been signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the Sine for the snuadron of the Duke of Lancaster's t' Vonmar.rv Cavalrv. called the Lanca sbire Hussars Wm.

John Leigh, to be captain vice Ti. Tate Westby, to be 'snffiftld. Tpsiirned the Bight Hon. Edwd. Bootle Wilbraham, Lord Skelmersdale, to be cornet, vice WVmfchv nrnmnfeed.

Approaching Marriages in High Life. We i.i. marriage is definitively ar- ranged between Lord Walter Scott, third sou of tho Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, and Miss Annie Hartopp, daughter of Sir Wm. B. C.

Hartopp, Bart. We are also enabled to announce that a marriage will shortly take place nf Ounira. Perthshire, and oetweeu oir ii.nu wuu.i Trtii.n. Midlothian, and Lady Lucy Anne ielliam, Dam-hter of the second Earl of Chichester. Mernmg Post Earl op Seafibld to elevation of the Earl of Seafield to the British Peerage, under the title of Baron Strathspey, lias given the greatest aat.sf ao tmn ir, it he wild and romantic Highland district from which the Noble Lord The event has been celebrated in Strathspey with unusual demonstrations.

Enormous bonfires were kindled on the most prominent lulls of the nrnmrinln Tin th i and Abernetny, wn.cn compose the Strathspey section of Lord Seafield's estates xr io tbirtv-three bonfires, consisting each of fioiu i. i nA lnruo nuantities of other com i t.M-n.l wnra nut on fire at night, and blazed with great brilliancy until morning was well advanced. In th -r i nf t. bo bnutes were lllumiuated town oi viiviiuwwi. cwvc.h.

The Earl was also present at a public dinner given in his honour. Inverness Courier, ffST All Marriages smt from a distance must be f''ff'fj'''' simmmre ol one of oar acreuln. or by Su. AnmtumwMl of Births are subject to a charge oj 2s. M.

each, and must be properly MmJ On the 16th inst, at our parish church, by the Eev. W. W. Torre. Mr.

James Hasblouave, coranwrcial traveller, to Lydia JjUcv, Uauiihterof ll.elate Mr. JosErn Ulauk, of Uo'tock. sanday. at our parish church, Mr. Watson W.

Oldiioyd, flock dealer, to Miss Emma Bkook, both of this towm Same at our parish church, Mr. John mil ratter, to -Miss Kr.IZAliETU Ulauk, both of this town. Samortny, at our parish oniwob. Mr.OHAS. Lock, punter, to Miss Elizabbth Hai.l, both of this town.

Same day, at our parish church, Mr. Jons Lucas, brass founder, to Miss BLiz uiurn LEAKE, bith of this town. Same day, at oar parish church, Mr. WM. Lax, to Miss Jase m.1.

al. nnr narldi church, Mr. Howard, MiM M.uv ini Tniirn'soN. both ot this town Km'n iiv. at our narish church, Mr.

BENJ. AARON, joiner, to Miss Majiv LEVrri'. both of this town. Same day. at our parish church, Mr.

MAmrmw O. Bioa. tailor, HolbiiCk. tO 1U13S ill A ti i. ASK Same day, at our parish church, Mr.

osnrll S. BornERY, to Miss rfmi-nh. Mr. Wm. Medley, moulder, to M1siEi.i"abetu WnirBLEV, both of this town.

Same dw. at our parish church, Mr. Geo. Mekiit, farmer, to Miss in tha 14th Inst at our parish church, by the Key. W.

F. W. Torre, nVt.hi town, solicitor, to Louisa, young- "daitjliter of the late ohn Websteu, of Prospect House, Mame'day, at our parish clmrcb. Sir. Isaac warehouse-man, to Miss JasisTomunson', both of this town.

Same day, at om- parish church, Mr. Joseph Boaii'S, dyer, Leeds, i.iTrTTi,-ivi.-i.r. nf Maanwood. TTnlv Trinitv. Miclilecato, i (t Vpv II Waiiiwrkdit, 1CDWA1.D, youneeat son of tlio lit.

in Ross Hutchinson, H.E.I.O.B formerly senior JuOse of tho Siulder Court, Calcutta, to MAHOaket, eiaestuau r.T?pTAM lilan flf York. Rumed'av at the parish church, Hevorsham, Westmoreland, by tho ui joi TsmAiiETii. dauohter of the KS Woobs7E3r 'aud iieca of James Woods, Jiau of Rochdale. bameaay, Rev Ouicli, Ali'iieu IPieldino, sou of Mr. Wm.

Joj.es, ot Rhodes, near Manchester, to Maiitha Bahses, second daughter of Mr. Piiiuir-TAYLOE, ot unstoi. ...1. hv tin Rev. J.

S.Pol' J. LAWSON, to Miss liLIZABETl! oi Rluomsburv llcujo, Tiinperley, Cheshire. uioomsDury 5 hv tho Rev. W. Walters, Mr bcolcselier and stationer, to Mauy, only daughter of Air.

John Hoyms, larmsr, oi u. 11th inat at St James's church, Piccadilly. Loudon, the Gi ev be Wilton eldest sou of the Earl of Wilton, to the Sdy Elimeeth CnAiiLon'E Louisa OitAVEN, eldest daughter of the Earl of Ckaven. On tho 10th at the Priory church, Bridlington, by the Hot. M.

Tyke. Mr John Pekihtt, master of the Free Grammar School, and DnvatB teacher of mathematics, Bridlington, to Anne, eldest Siughter of Mr. John Moaius, of Hinstock, Shropshire, formerly at St. Martin's churoh, MloklBgate, York, tar the Rev. 1 Riohardsoii, Mr.

Robbut Hill, cabinet maker, Wetherby, to Miss Lund, of York. On the 3rd at the Outholic ohapel, Blake-Btreet, York, by tile Vervltev. Provost Render, J. Thompson, of Darlington, to MauyAnn, only daughter of the late Wm. Paiivih, of the ATnunt.

York. March 9th, at Canterbury, New Zealand, by the Ven. Archdeacon Matthias, Thomas Wollaston White, jSsq of Harewood, oldest son of the late Rev. Taylor White, vicar of Cuckney, Notts, und nephew of Sir Thomas Wollaston Whrte, of Wallingwells, Notts, to UnAiiLOTTK LoiTiTiA, eldest daughter of the late Rev. Fiuncis AllTHUE.

JAOKSO.N, vicar 01 itiocau, noranmre. BcatBs. On the 15th at Hessle, near Hull, in her 77th year, Hahkau, widow of the late Thomas Geohoe, of this town. Same day, ased 3i, Mr. Edward IIuoues Dixon, of this town, eldeBt son of the late Mr.

Edward Dixon, of Walsall, staltoruamre. On the 14th aged 5 years, JAME3 Edwin, son oi Mr. Ross, ennraver and printer. Bradford. Same day, Ann, wife of Mr.

George Smitu, of Scott Hall Mills, near Leeds. On the 13th aged 10, Fhanoes Isabella, Becond daughter of BionAiti Heniiy. Rhodes, or HudueraQaia. Same day, atBotvdon, Manchester, aged 33, WM. SrBNOEK, eldeBt aon of the late Gaiikiel Mauley, Esq.

Someday, aged 75, Mr. John Winstanley, bookbinder and Bta-turner. Manchester. On the 12th at Willow Edge, near Halifax, aged 51, Jebe-mtah Dyson. D.L.

and Same day, aged 50. Mr. Benjn. Womeesley, wire drawer, Manchester, late of Halifax. Same day, at Slaoke Hall, Chapel-en-le-Frith, aged 52, the wife of Taos.

Slaoke, M.D. On the 11th aged 7i, Mr, John Hardwiok, of Gilling Lodge, near Richmond. Same day, aged 48, Mr. David Carver, of Harrogato. On the 10th aged 80, Miss Stansfield.

of Style, near Tod, mordon. Same day. aged 73, Mahalaii. wife of Mr. John Sunderiand, Same day, aged 94.

Sarah, widow of Mr. Wm. Hick, of Fulford, aesJmodoy, aged 71, Mary Ann, relict of Mr. Jonathan Hilton, On the 9th at York, Emma, relict of Robert Cobw and last aurrivrng daughter of tho late Thomas Preston, oi Burythorpe. smith.

of On the otu mahy, uuuKiitoi u. Edinburgh. Major-Geueral WM. B. Dundas.

Royal Artillery. buokley, On the 7th at jvaimeiu, iow, Esq, late oi jaaucneater. clav and neither rook nor stone has been seen since we entered the Pei-ho. Tien-sin is a great disappointment. The city itself, situated on the angle between the canal and the river, is only a square of about one wile on each face a collection of moan one-storied houses, intersected at hv two ootid streets the rest a miserable col lection of lanes and hovels walls in perfect ruins.

Along the space, marked with houses in Maoartuey'a chart, houses and salt stores still exist but such a miserable collection of mud hovels only relieved here and there by some wealthy yamun. There iB, notwithstanding this squalor and poverty, undoubted proofs of au immense business being done hero in grain and merchandise for the interior, and I fancy Tieti-am is like many places in Russia a town where once a year merchants meet buy, sell, and exchange, and then depart, leaving it but little the richer for the convenience it has afforded. My own impression ib that, as a place of import, it oannot be too highly estimated. The 200,000 tons of rice now drawn from the South we can import far cheaper and better from Akyab or Siam. It is not from choice tbat we Bee tens of thousands of emaoiaced coolies sitting on the banks of the Pei-ho ready to drag our boats anywhere for a handful of Shantung beans, fit only for cattle, or black nee which has fermented iu the bilge water of a Shanghai junlc hold and if Chile has nothing but sycoe silver and lPer coin to give in return for our grain and pulse, so much tne better that we who pour in money to the southward tor teas Bhould be able to extract it here for something else than iV.

oi -r nr: lnmA vnuRfils can unload into lorobas, or, better still, 1 fancy that a secure anchorage may yet he found in the Shoa close to the innoaanntlv. 111B UaVl- jrei-o, wnere unioauujg "my bij gation from the latitude of the Yang-tse-kiang to here is the simplest a will find. East of the Strai Sunda any fool with a lead line and an anchor may come i. and doubtless iu good time, when the hydVog.Mr.her of the navy shall (lee it ii. mrc of home norts to these, which are leas known, we shall find some secure harbours not only here, but elsewhere.

hence come the swarms of junks which cover daily the seas between the bhaniung promontory, the Ooiea, and the head of the Gulf ol Leo- t0'lle imports here at first will mainly consist of rice, wheat, oil-cake, and fluur cottons of a coarse description and cheap, like American drills woollen cloth and flannel camlets, hardware and lass, besides articles of luxury, whether f-r citing, wearing, or domestic purposes the exports, metals, wool, hides, flax, tallow, and wood ht for spars or buildimr. The avidity with which any European articles are songlit for is most amusing. I have been ottered fabulous quantities of cash for a half-worn pair of Hong Koug boots now on my feet. a Amr iStli. Kavs the allied admirals in China have taken The are completely masters of the course of the Pei-ho up to the point where it ceases to De itavialle.

Some miles beyond Tieusing is the important granary of Northern China," where aie stored the immense supplies of rice from the southern provinces on which 1 ekin depends for its subsistence. MAHOMETAN FANATICISM. The Beyront correspondent of the Daily News says there is a mbject which lias gradually forced itself upon the attention ol k11 European residents in Turkey I mean the return to their ancieut bigotry, and their hatred ot Christianity, of all those who profess Mahoinetnmsm. lu this part of Syria, whore Christians are in a very deoided lliaiuiltv over but eveii here more especially among the Usmauli luras who come from Constantinople or Smyrna in government eniploymcut-we see day by day that the followers of the Prophet withdraw themselves more and more, from all intercourse with cither Christians or others, and blau openly those of their own creed who formerly made fashionable to break down the wall of separation. Ibis is not a move which can date further hack than two years ago and many of the more intelligent Turks, whilst lamenting that it ever should have arisen, do nevertheless admit that it is on the increase, and that it will soon be as rare as it was thirty years ao to a Mussulman on good or friendly terms with anyone who does not believe the Ivorau.

There is also an evident uneasy roatless spirit visible amongst the lower orders of this creed, and a looking forward amongst them to a day when they can take up the sword against all unbelievers. In Syria-or in this part of it at any rate-the Christian population so greatly outnumbers the Mussulman, that there is nothing to be afraid of but I have more that once heard it hinted and this, too' by men not at all given to believe in ghosts that it would nab be surprisim: if some day very general rising of Mahometans was to take place all over Turkey. Although anything but an alarmist, I would strongly advise more than the usual number of men of war to be kept in these seas, for it would need but the slightest spark to light a flame of fanaticism in Turkey and Asia Minor, to which tho horrors of the Indian mutiny would be as nothing. lue advice is disinterested, for, as I said before, in Syria we have nothing to fear, being surrounded by an armed Christian population. A correspondence from Alexandria, dated the 4th inet.

has the following passage England affects great calmness in presence of the events at Jeddah and of the fears to which they have given rise but tho man of war Princess lloval, now here, seems preparing for a long etav; she is landing part of her guns, in order to bo able to enter the port. She has on board U00 soldiers." SHOOKINU mukdkr by a lunatic. On Fr iday, Mr. Charles Gross, coroner, proceeded with an inquest on the body of a man named Pattrick, the parish ehrk of Voybread, Suffolk, who met his death under very distressing circumstances. On Saturday last Mr.

T. P. Drane, of Weybread, a farmer and land owner, who labours under insanity, was missed from his residence, and. as several hours elapsed without anything being seen of him, some persons went out in search of hiin. About midnight he was fouud in a state of great excitement one of jus fields and the unfortunate deceased went up to him with the view of inducing him to return home.

Mr. Drane apnears to have behaved tolerably peaceably at first, but after proceeding a little way he struck Pattrick a number of severe blows on the head. Medical assistance was promptly obtained, but the injured man did not rally, and died on Tuesday. His unhappy assailant has been removed to a private lunatic asylum at Norwich. At the close ot the inquest the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the maniac.

There is no doubt that Mr. Draue has been for some time p'-st a dangerous lunatic, and it seems rather extraordinary that steps should not have been token to place him in confinement. At the inquest, Mr. J. Candler, surgeon, of Harleaton, stated I have known Mr.

lhomas Dra-io nearly nine years, and during that time I have frequently attended him for disordered health. 1 do not believe him to have been of perfectly sound mind at any time sines I have known him. I once attended bun lor suicidal manii, ai he had attempted to cut Ins throat, and I know that he has also attempted to drown himselt. saw him on Thursday or Friday (tho 0th), and he was then decidedly a maniac a dangerous lunatic in 1 ordered the deceased, Pattrick, with others to watch him. On Saturday, the 7th, I also saw Mr.

Draue, and he was then a dangerous lunatic. On the Sunday I saw him sitting in an arm chair, handcuffed and depressed; on having a little liberty he became very violent. Ho was decidedly mad, and 1 have no doubt that he was a state a frnm liVMiiv Ust until Saturday the Ul UllliCI UUD I T.i, i.0o ti.n lnct. tu-nlva months seen enough ot him to bo able to speak positively as to whether ho was conscious of tho difference between right and wrong, but my opinion is that iie was not. He has occasionally paid my bills correctly, but I don't think he could calculate ui.

fiofpni.ivB. but notabsolutelv Rone. He has said to mo that he used to be right before he had a bad fever, but hs never felt fit for company. At intervals, during nine years, I have suggested the propriety of placing him under permanent restraint as a lunatic. On asking ordinary questions, he would understand them, except when furiously mad.

but he was ordinarily of a defective understanding: in fact, there was a tendency to ldiotoy. Mr. B. J. Crisp, another suieon, gave similar testimony, aud stated that during the occasional tits of mania, Dnuie was absolutely unconscious of right and wrong.

llns witness added, "I saw him on Thursday he was dancing about, and struck at me with a towel. It is my opinion that he would have done me some bodily harm if lie could. I had not provoked him in any way. He walked down to my surgery on Saturday, and his manner put me in such fear that I felt unsafe in his company." The unfortunate deceased, Pattrick, seems to have been much respected in the neighbourhood, in which his untimely end has caused considerable sensation. Execution of a Boy Murderer, On the 16th of last mouth, at Mobile, a slave boy named Alfred Godfrey, aged ouly fourteen years, was executed for the murder of a child four years old.

The murder was committed two years ago (when the prisoner was twelve years old), aud the boy waB tried and convicted in June, 1857. Godfrey belonged to the grandmother (a creole) of the deceased child, aud was its nurse. The mother left the child in charge of Godfrey only for a few moments, and went aoross the street. She heard screams and ran over. "When Bhe got to the house she found her child lying close to a hogshead of water with its head split open.

The neighbours soon oamo to her assistance when they found a hatchet with blood on it close by whero the child was lying and on examining Godfrey they found that his shirt, pantaloons, and feet were covered with blood. They could see traokB of blood through the yard, It was evident from all the testimony that Godfrey had taken a hatchet and struck him with the Bharp edge over the head, again on the back, and again on the face, and then dragged him through the yard, aud attempted to put him in the hogshead of water. Godfrey's first story was that two Indian boys had dona the deed but in the evening he told one of his playmates that he had done it, and if they did not hans him he would do it again. It was also proved that the yet." Godfrey was a very intelligent boy ot ma age, ana hiB tender years would almost have recommended him to mercy but according to the laws of the Btate (he being a slave) the governor bad either to pardon him entirely or let An ncnpniline the scaffold, which he did apparently boldly and fearlessly, he was asked by the sheriff if he uau anyemng to say, to wmuu iojjucu omu ho hoped he would meet all in a better world. A Dog Frightened by a Hare.

For courage and devotion to his chief, this pointer might have matched a '45 clansman but, like the old Highlander, I once saw him show evident signs of superstition. When ranging a grass field he pointed a hare, which soon moved from her form, reared herself on her hind legs, straight as a small gate-post. The dog at onoe showed evident Bymptoms of uneasiness, by breaking his statuesque position, looking over his shoulder for advice, and twitching his tail most nervously. But when puss," pursuing her advantages, aotuallv paced ten yards towards him, erect as a drill Ber-ieaut he fairly turned tail, and, with -every sign of terror, took 'shelter behind his master. There were several witnesses beBido myself to this reversal of nature the hare pursuing the dog.

Most likely her young were near. Qotquhom's Sulttum Casts awl Stray Shots. day ueiore tna ueeu hid omm u.v.h-- his kite, for which he threw him down and kioked him, and 7. Mm nff aaid. "I will kill him l.nrl ofliunnhlri t.n OPiT, OOia OI.