The New York Herald Newspaper, September 15, 1869, Page 4

SBUROP SES. Te steamship City of Aniwerp, Captain Mire- Rouse, from Liverpool the 2d and Queenstown the 8a of September, ernvea at this port at an early hour yesterday morning, bringing our special correspond- nce and 2 mail report irom Europe, tn detail of our cable telegrams, dated to her day of saulug from Ireland. Tho steamship Nevada, Captain Green, of the Wiihams & Guion line, suppiied our files from Queenstown to the 2d inst., on Monday night, Russia is again turning her eyes to Ure East, and another ern question’? looms in the distance. ‘The Goioss of St. Petersburg has an article on the poaltion likely to be assumed by (he Danubian prin- cipalities in case of @ coniltct between the Huropean Powers on the subject of the Eastern question, The Russian journal believes that the provinces can ever aspire to complete independence, and the question for them to constier ts, therefore, who Would be their best protector, The Goloss holds that Russia ts thelr natural ay, ang tt records with sat- isfaction the rumor that Prince Charis ts about to marry a Russian grand ducl Prince has lately rec 4 from the Emperor Alexander the Ordor of Alexander Newskl. ‘Tho Paris Palric receives the remarks of the Rus- slan journal with displeasure, aud tlinks that Kou- mania will do more wisely in remaining under the easy guzcrainty of Turkey than in aliying herself witha Power under whose iniuenos “her native sovereign would become merely the governor of a Russian province.” The forces which compose the army of Prussia @re about to undergo their aunual fleld exercises, AS an imstitution the Prussian army is nearly per- fect. Every subject of King Wiiliain Is compelled to enter the military service, and no substitutes are allowed. ile must be three ycarsin the army and fourin tke reserve, and then he enters the land- Wehr for five years more. He ts then free from all obligatory service unless there ts a foreign invasion. Men who bave been condemned to imprisonment with hard labor are considered unworthy to enter Vhe army. The territories of the Coufeaeration are divided into thirteen districts, each of whicn has an army corps. The army of the North German Con- federation has a war strengib of 096,000 and a peace establishment of 300,000 men. Nine men were lodged tn the jal of Castlebar, Mayo, Ireland, charged on “suspicion”? of having doen concerned tn the murder of Mr. Hunter, the Sootch tenent farmer. Their names are John McGo- vera, Pat McGovern, Laurence McGovern, Martin Moran, John Moran, James Moran, John O'Neill, Randel Keane and John Moran. The case of J. G. Neville was before the English Bankruptcy Court. The bankrupts fhe well known comedian, who appeared for many years at the principal tieatrea in London. He ascribed his bavk- ruptcy to want of an engagement and inability to Meot two amounts of twenty and thirty pounds. He was discharged. Mr, Joha Arthur Roebuck (‘Tear ’em’) delivered @ Bpecch at the Cutlers’ Feast, Sheiield, England, in which, speaking of the condition of the British army and navy, he said:— Iwant to know what England would be if she could nor face the world, It ts requisite that we Should Lave a avy that the world canuot master. (Cheers.) Recoiiect that we have around us jealous Bations of every sort and description, from a despot to a free republic, aud we have to recollect that tney will ve ever ready to coerce and pat their foot upon Engiana, und that we ought to be always ready to deiend ihe Engiish soll against every invasion. «Cheers.) For, deiending Engiand, we defend good government throughout the world. Engiand’s bap- iness aud the world’s happiness are uulted; there- fore, I say, er, the Engiish nation requires the greatand generous support of the English people. (Cheers.) By ono of the last English acts of Parliament (320 and 33d Vict., cap, 103) the new duty at cusioms on topacco dolivered for home consumption is to be 8, 64. for every 100 pounds on the ist October, The Paris Puirie of the evening of September 1 Says (hat M. Magne is preparing a schome for fnan- clai reforms. The same paper states that it fs esii- mated that a surplus of sixty millions will be left at the disposal of the government at the end of 1899; that tweaty millions will be applied to the increase Of small salaries, twenty millions to the reduction of the octroi duty on wines entering Paris, and thata similar sum will be used for the reduction of the Jand tax. ‘Tho damage done to the statuary group at the now Opera ilouse, Parts, still attracted a great deal of NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER -15, 1869.—TRIPLE SHEET. priaonera, Put tne matter in what way you like they cannot be made anything else. What they have suffered in jaull There thoy nave been treated as convicts condemned to hard labor for bonsebreaking, murder or any other crime; few save those who have been released can tell ‘The agitation of Fenianism has passed over—at any rate forthe time, Whenever it revives, tt will be with a very different strength than what it showed two years ago, Ireland is quiet. Beyond @ litue “tall talk’? the released Fenians have done no harm whatever to the authorities; tn fact most of them have betaken themselves from thls to your side of the Atiuntic, What possible good, then, can there be in keeping as prisoners the thirty or forty men who have already suffered @ two years’ unprison- mont? It was to petition, or rather to make a demon- stration on the subject, that the gatvering took place yesterday. The Londo papers represent that tuere was # division among “the Nationalists,” and that whereas some of them went on two staamera down tle river to Gravesend, the rest and larger dl- vision started on vans for Hampton Court, This is so far true that tt was deemed better not 10 go ali together to Hampton Gourt, for the best of reasons, that they could not get vans enough in London to accommodate such @ vast multitude, Therefore te yas, us Woll ag with the Litention of gathering tn at the various villages down the river some huadreda of Irisumen who were auxtous to join in the demon- siration, that the river brip was undertaken. ‘This morning’s London papers, tn the short account they give of the gaihering in Lincola’s Inn Pieids yesierday, say that soime 1,000 persous were present, Now, i was present, and cau most distinctly assert there were at least 3,000 Irishmen and women, all Wearing green riboons, and that besides quite us many Lhoro Who met together at London sridge. Besides uiese—for 1 am only counting those who took part on the two excuraions—there were at least some 10,000 men wearng the grecn looking on and approving of tad ovject of the meeing, bub too poor to lake part mit, Butit was bol the aneve numbers that impressed me. What I was moat astonished at was tae wonderful aud extraordinary order ana uecthod with which thit vast mullicude Was stowed away in the that had to take them, livery man seeined to have @ place and to know at onco where that p was, Thore were !oadera of tens, oi huadreds and of thousands, No veieraa troops could have a more complete organizaiton then the Fealans have, Another tag that as:oulsiied ine Not a litle was that among those who thus openly and avowedly acknowledged them- solves to be Fenians tuere Were present all the most mate {n political relations between China and its all is Lis: ern would be of groat — fical = impo were he, in _ enunciatine it, his government’s spokesman. There would be dimiculty in referring overy petty ‘iev- ance of British merchants Or missionaries to Pexin when the Chinese saw the claims of American sub- Jecis redrossed on the spot by tie guns of an Ame- rican trigate, But an expression of the personal opimons of @ retirlug American Minister on the matter carries no welght but their own intrinsic Feasonabioness. It is not impossible that Mr. Browne may also have suffered from Solemmaphio conciseness, If he has been correctly reported It 13 hard to follow the Loerie | by which he seems to havo persuaded bunself that a destre on the part of Prince Kuneg’s government to esiabiish direct and equal rejations with the Powers which exercise 50 material an intuence over 118 fortunes can indicate an aversion ip Catna from progress. We ourselves beheve tuat a policy of equality 1s for the honor aud interests of China and the West allke, We are as convinced as Mr, Browne can be of the er to peace itssif from anything like a yielding attitudo in we Western lowers; but we are at a loss to conceive how to umpoxe on the goverament of a country the responsibilty of making good its eugagements, iu- stead of taxing the burden on ourselves of forciag {t3 subjects to respect our treaty rights, can be con- founded with want of spirit and resoiution, Mr, Burlingame’s mission could scarcely have ro- covered tie confidence waich it would have lost by the failure on tae reported grounds of its first ne- gotiauions. Wo think euch fatiure would have been Much to be lamented, aud equally whether the treaty repudiated had been one with Great Britain or one wiih the United States, Whatever draws China inio irectreations with other States benafts he civilized world atlarge. Itdoes nob matter What the par- ticular Power 1s for whose immediate advantage Mr, Burlingame may be at tue moment negotiating, the negotiation basin any case the same Teneral ouect of bringing the Chinese empire Out of its 130 lation, Tie merits of this particular treaty witu the United States are out of tho question, The great point 13 Guat the Cuinesy empire shouid recognize its capability for being, as it were, tmpersonated in @ mission, and thug represented at foreign Courts and bound by agreements concluded by tia repre- sentatives in itsname. Had it been true that to American treaty bad been repudiated it would have appeared that the Chinese government bad not as Yeu learned to appreciate the siguiitcance ef tts own decision LO appoint ambassadors, ‘Mr. Burlingame’s Noto, (Warts (Aug. 31) Correspondence of London ferald.] Toe Chinese American Envoy, Mr, Burlingame, las sent round @ curt n0.@ to the papers bo the elect that he has received a despatch from Pekin stating that the Chinese government had “gratefully’’ ac- cepted the treaty concluded through bua with Wie United States, This news does not at all agree with taat publisaed by yourseli and your coniemporaries, respectable Irishmen in London; saopkeepers, tradesmen, merchants, journalists, and others, The police, of course, Were present in great numbers, both muniform and ia plain clothes — But there was nota single man to be seen drunk among the “‘Na- tionglists,” as they are now called by. themselves, having dropped the term Fenian, although they have retained the organization 01 the same. Another thing surprised me, although | had been told before such was the case, namely, that among the “‘Nation- al” Assembly, or the aasembiy oi ‘Nationalists,’ yesterday, there were nota few prominent membe: of the Orange Society. Iu fact, Orangemen and Protestauts ave: now fraternizing and joining with Fenians; both parties seem determined to forget ail their former ailferences, and to unite together as “National irishimen," to get ireland fres trom Eng- lish dominion, The national party is daily gethering strength. resterday was the frst time it has been bold enough to snow in public before the world of Lou- don and Loudon police. A year ago the huge green banners that were yesterday carried i the proces- sion would not have been alowed for a moment in the streets of London, Still lesa would the “‘stara and Stripes” of America have been tolerated in a political procession. But now this is really tuougnt nothing of, A year ago what was then called tbe Fenian movement had regily no very definite object in view. Now the national party do not for a mo- ment conceal what they are working for. It is to tree Ireland from England aud anvex her to the United States. Lhave always been of opinion that this national! organization is very much deeper and has taken far sironger root in the soil than many persons believe. But the tact 1s that, as i have more than once pointed out to you, Engiishmen will not believe in anything new, because they are, ad a rule, afraid to look facts broad io the face. if T went nto any London club to-day afd sald that on the wonderful organization of natloualities, that showed itseif yesterday, 1 saw nothing le33 than a misdtary discipiine of the most ex- act kind—if! said this Ishould be laughed at for my ins, But that does not make it any the less true, dtl more would nineteen Englishmen out of twenty laugh if I declared that among the nationalities that showed yesterday the chief leaders were all men who had served under tue American flag during the civii war, But suchisa@fact. Or tf 1 asserted that there are now in London, 1eady vo take arms at any moment, and thoroughiy disciplined, cach man under iis leader, and each leader subject to higher authority, 10,000 Irishmen only too saXious to Binke a blow whenever and wherever they are ordered to do so—if I asserted thia I should be regarded as lute less than a maniac. Nevertheless, it is the plain, unvarnished truth. Still waters run deep, aud the national river is @ much quieter stream than was the Fenian river. Talk to those who compose this new amalgama- tion of the Irish party, and they will tell you—that 1a, if they Know and can trust you—that their time is not yet; tnat their duty to Ireland 1s to wait, to organize, to drill, to learn discipline, to increase attention, and there @ const: crowd assembled outside the boarding that encloses the front of the edifice, staring atthe huge blotch of ink which so grievously disfigures the form of the Bacchante. M. Carpeaux is likely to become more celebrated, tt is said, on account of this ugiy stain than he ever would have beea by reason of tne statue’s beauty, The London Post of September 2 has the following remarks:— A dscnasion has just arisenin the papers about the state of religion in Germany, ana 1 is certainiy @n interesting one. Li we could presvnt to our read- era ong tliuiinated disc showing vie Cnristian religion as it was iuterpreted at the beginning of this century, and another exhibiting tts prevailing Plases at ihe present day, it would be seen at a gience What a revolution 18 taking place tn religious wuoaght. * * © From hostiity to reiigion lsef the steps are not many to absolule gud steru anta- gouisui to ail wat comes of religion. The Cuure the prayer book, sacrameits, boiy ordera, public worship, and ail tho means and appliances for enacting the rlies and propagating tue principles of Christianity, are held to be so many forms of human error, or 80 many outbursts of ignorance, enthu- Giasm or superstition; ag if the conscience of mau- Kind went jor nought and the tradiiioua of well- nigh 2,009 years were worthless. ‘The ennobled Russian peasant who saved the life of the Czar from assassination did not commit suicide, as alleged, A leiter from St. Petersburg of the 28th of August says:— For the. first three months afier tis exaltation Uicip Ivano Komisarod, arrayed ta rich clothes, conversed with by Eur-pean ties, forced to sleep in a bed and eat at a tabie, ied to distraction and stared ateverywiere like a now and startling African monkey, Was probably (ue mos: famous aud most miscradie mau in Kuseia; put that he should take his own life when comfortably seitied on afaru in the interior, far removed from ali tie bustie and ceremony by which he was formerly martyrized, ane of an ample fortane and with full linerty follow his own tastes, would seem to argue & pas- sion for self-destruction a3 strvu,; a3 tual of the eul- cide who swore “to hang him-cf or perish ia tae attempt.”” Atelegraph from Cracow announces that the su- Pertores of the Carmelite convent and her assistant, @rrestod with reference to the case of Barbara Ubryk, the imprisoned un, have been set at Liberty by a judicial order. A letter from Antwerp of the Sist of Augast says:— Antwerp is literally in morrning today. The city of Kubens, of Tenters, of Van Dyk, of Sneydera, of Jordeans, of (Quintin Aiavsys, las buried one of 16 most disunguisicd sons, tie greatest Flemiah on ad ol our time, varon Lienry Jean Augustin Tenders for £326,000 in bills on India were recetyed September 1 at the Bank of England, The amounts allotted were:—To Caicutta, £252,000, and to Madrasa, £43,000, The minimum price was fixed at is. 11d. on Calcutta aud Madras, Tenders on these pre- @idencies at 18, 11){4. will recetve avout thirty per cent, those above that price tn full, ENGLAND, Rovolutionary Progress—!e ton in London=—The Poli. Strict Organization aud a | Orange Reunion wit the Natio: with the British Laborors. Lonpow, August 30, 1869, There took place yesterday a great Fenian aemon stration in London, which I should have left you to copy an account of from this morning’s papers were it vot for the fact that the said papers have ignored the affair altogether, very much to the surprise, L will venture to say, of ail who witnessed the pro- cession and the immense numbers wo took partin it. Had this demonstration been one iu favor of the Trish Church, or to petition Parliament against the daliot, or for or against any ordinary measure con- mected with England, or Scotiand or Ireland, the London press would have made ine most of it. But our papers are not fair towards the irish national movement. Eitver they fear it or ave determined to"snub it by thetr silence, or else they have been re- quested by the authorities net to agitate the question which so disturbs John Bull whenever it is men- tloued. The object of the demonstra'ton yesterday was one which Englisumen would approve of and applaud im any other part of the world, It was to Urge upon government the reivase of the Fentans Ren ip custody. These men ary ay doubt pelitical n Deuonsivas al Prisoners to Ham pion its Union ther numbers, and to await ordera. They wiil fur- ther speak to Fou of coming troubles with America, and of England's defeat berug Ireland’s opporcunity. Ali this 13 but the simple truth. Yesterday's de- monstration was brought together, not with any hope tnat the government would bave sense enough or mercy cnougl to liberate the Fenian prisoners, butapret tof the Kind was wanted. The real object was s. familtarize, or to make a commence ment of familiarizing, the Engiisa artisans and Jaooring men of ondon with the green flag of Iveland and the Sters and Stripes of Amertca, displayed in the streets of London. Presently thia will be thougtt nothing of, although it is now news. The nationalists wish to make friends with the English laboring clases, and to do this they must proceea by degrees and gradually make te former acquainted with the end and atm of their society, The English laborers throughout the kingdom sre organizing & society by which the whole immense power of tietr united vote can bo brought to Lear one way or auother at parliamen- tary elections, Tbese same Classes are already deeply imbued with republican notions, and are daily becoming more so. Uaite them with the Irish naiional party, and let them (who have now really the whole power of the country im their hands) bring she vote of which they have hitherto mare go Hitle to bear upon any question, and { need hardiy pomt out the Vital changes that will be seen in thé composition of the English government, People here cannot or will not see how much the cloud 1s overawing the domestic political horizon of this country: bat their wilful blindness does uot make the Vital changes which are coming upon us any smalier in size or leas certain to burst upon us at po very distant day, THE BURLINGAME TREATY. English Reports of the Iuperial Policy at Pekin—Mr. Rose Browne's Position. (Prom the London Times, Sept. 2.) It will be remembered that jesteruay week we published a very extraordinary telegrain from Hong hong. It contamed two principal statements—one thatthe Pekin government definitively refused to ratify the convention concluded by Mr. Buriingame in its name with the United States, and the other that the American Minister in Cnino nad emphati- cally denounced Mr. Burlingame’s policy. Tae for- mer part of the telegram was joss surprising than the latter. It was an experiment for China to ap- point an ambassador of ey, Kind; it Was yet more expecimental—however indispensable under the actuai circumstaaces of the empire—to select a foreigner for the novel omice. The capgcity, more- over, of Chinese statesmen for raising @rious ques- tions a5 to the meaning of thelr own compacts with other countries has been tested on former occasions, Tney would ve likely to exert to the utwost the sub- tiety they undoubted!y possess in discovering tne flaws ina treaty negotiated on their behalf by an “outer barbarian” with “outer barbarians.” The It is to be regretted that Mr. Burlingame should aot have supplied the date of hia despatch, EGYPT. Tho Khedive’s Roply te the Sultan—Cost of the Great Works of the Country. Tho Zevant Herald publiahes the following sum- mary of the Khedive’a reply to the letter of Ali Pacha, of which we have had some potnis by cable tolegrams:— His Highness begins by clearing himseif from the charge of naving gone beyond the proper limits of his rights and duties as dened by the imperial fir- mans. Fully sensible of the successive favors he hay received irom the Sultan, he bas always regulated bis conduct according to the wiil and orders of his Majesty. The withdrawal of the Egyptian troops from Candia took place, be declares, because of the great expense, which Egypt could not support, and as the resuit of an undertaking previously come to with the Porte. If he addressed {nvitations to a few sovereigns to attend the opening of the Suez Canal it was ouly in Virtue of the high position wuich he fills under gracious auspices of the sultan, and the reception which be met with at the European couris ‘was similarly due to the benovoleat favor with which his Majesty has designed to honor him. Ag to Ins alleged disrespect towards the ambassadors of lus Majesty during his recent tour, he entirely disclaims having been wanting In proper consideration to their exceliencies. The mission of Nubar Pasha is neither ® new incident nor unknown to tne Porte, which even furnished that per- sonage with letters of introduction when he first set ont. The development of Egyptian com- croft, while they are on}; by the aqueak- ing reeds and penay w wtios of tne Low: ella, Whittiers an: fellows. But if America has as ge ‘no written literature she has the men to write ‘oudg, Vigorous authors by the score, and original thinkers by the thou. sand. it even now conceived wad ready to be writien, Fvery day proves :t; for every day may it be seen, budding out oa the pages of periodicals— our own espectally—and need but sligut mur. ture to bring t¢ to full and trai bearing. But there are weeds in the way that strangle and obstruct tt, close rations and mutual flattery cliques of the hypucritical kind, They mast be piucked up and dung aside or trodden under foot, Let this be dona and Americans need have no fear Laat their literature will avon achieve a stand- ard of tatellectual excellence higher than has yet been attained by any other on the earth, TROTHING ar PROSPZcr PARK FAIR GROUNDS, A fashionable attendance {inaugurated the sports of yesterday at the Prospect Park Fair Grounds. ‘The day was very pleasant, the traok in fine condi- tlon and the trotting everything that could be ex- pected tn the way of speed from the character of the entries, Two very good trots took pince, one of which was quite fast, the winner trotting in 2:25%— 2:24%—u:24, which was just fast enough to place nim in first class company for the future. In the race for three minute horses something much better than that time was made, the winning horse trot- ting down as low as 2:37; but ashe has no name we cannot give 1%. The second and third horses in the race were also without names, greatly to the disaat- issaction of all the spectators. As we bave no room for further comments we witli give the iroctiug as tt occurred, THE viRsT TROT, ‘tus was for & premium of 91,00), for horses that never deat three minutes—$700 to the first horse, $200 to the second, $100 to the third, Tnere wer e eleven entries for this purse, nine of which came to | the post, There were W, H, Borat's chestnut gelding, owner's bay maro, F, H. Hamilton's bay mare, H. Howe’s chestnut gelding ienry 0, Murphy, owner’s gray mare Lady Emma, C. Quinton’s black stallion Samuel D, Patchen, owner's bay mare Mary T., J. Varian’s black gelding Eight Bells and H. 0, Wood- no’s bay mare Brooklyn Maid. Mr. Baiue’s bay gelding and J, Lovett's bay mare Lady Ella were withdrawn. Mr. Hamiiton’s mare was the favorite previous to the start. The following are the de- tails:— First Heat.—Samuel D. Patchen won the pole, Eight Bells second, 1. H. Hamilton’s bay ware third, W. Borst’s chestnut gelding fourth, owner's bay mare 4{th, Mary T. sixth, Henry C. Murphy seventh, Brooklyn Maid eigatn aud Lady Emma ninth. The horses scored a few tines, and then got the word to @ scrambling start, Patcnen leading, the Hamilton mare second, Borst's chestnut gelling third, Mary T. fourth, and the others iollowing as best they could, At the quarter pole, which was passed in forty-two seconds and a half, Patchen was sull lead- ing, Brooklyn Maid second, Bora.’s gelding third, Laagy Emma and owner's bay mare side and side, the others strung out. Eight Bells here gave up the race, turned round and came back, Going wiong the backstreten owner's bay mare weat to tae front and led several lengtha the half-mile pole in 1;2144, Hamiltou’s mare second, Borst's geld- ing third, Lady Emma fourth and tne others tollow- ing, the most of them on a break. Owner's mare kept the lead to the end, winning the heat by a@ length, Borst’s chestnut gelding second, Emma third, Mary f. tourth, Samuel D, Patchen fitth, Hamivon’s mare sixth, Henry ©. Murphy seventh, Brooklyn Maid eighth, Eight Bells dis- tanced, Time, 2:41}4. Second Heat.—Borst's geldiug was the favorite against the fleld. ‘The horses, after ring a few Limes, were put on a line, and as they @ame to the score Hamilton’s mare was leading, Bors second, owner's bay mare third, Henry C. Tourth, Mary T, iifth, Lady Emme sixth and Pat merce and the eettiement of a largo numoer of for- eizners in the country have led to frequent litigious disputes, and the object of Nubar’s mission was merely to effect some modifications in the fauity system of jumsdiction now in force—within the limits of the privileges accorded to Lgypt by its gra- cious Sovereiga. Meplying to the charge of having Squandered the revenue of the country, his High- ness compares the present situation of Lyypt with seventh, At the quarter poie they were in the same relative positions in forty seconds, Going alos backstreich nearly all the horsca broke up, J ine Hamion's mare, who lost the lead by tt. Borst’s gelding was first at the hat-mile pole in 1:20, three lengths ahead of Mamilton's mare, own- era’s vay mare third, the others tar beuind in a bunch, Borst kept the lead to the end, winning by three lengths, Ifamilton’s mare second, owner's bay mare third, Patcheu fourth, Lady Kiama itch, that in which he found it on ils accession to power, and argues that the result shows a sensible progress in all directions, He tastances the creation of an assembiy of native delegates to control the revenue and expenditure, and to supervise the admiuiscra- von; of the numerous schools which have been founded, and of the youths whom he has sent to Eu- Tope to be perfected in the sciences, in lilevature, in arts apd in industry. As to agricuiture, this, he atlirms, has prospered greatiy; 420,000 feddans of previously antilled ground has been brought under culture, The settlement of foreigners in the coun- try—even as far south as the Soudoa—and the in- creased activity in old aud new ports, all combined to show the progress which trado and agriculture have made, as also the geueral sccurity for life and property which exists under his rule, further, f the heavy debts bequeathed to him by Sala Pasha, we dificultiea wilca bave been occi- sioned by the payment of 80 many indemnities, the cost of consiructing rallways and telegraph nes aud the great outlay occastoned by the Suez Candi it all these be considered, and 11 4: be borue in mind at the same time that the charges of administration (Salaries, &c., cluded) are ail regaiarly paid, it Taust be admitted that the finauces are carefully managed and that the population 13 not overbur- dened with taxes. As fo the inercase of the arma- ment, he mereiy wished to keep this abreast of modern inventions, and the cost of doing this 1s well justified by hia sincere iesire to be in a position to prove useful to the empire—as his conduct dur- ing the Cretan revolt clearly proved. In conclu sion, his Highness expresses the hope that these frank explanations will remove trom the mind of the Sultan the unfavorable Impression produced by wholly unjust accusation3. His fidelity wud devo- tion are unalterable; and, feeling strong in these he appeals to the clemency and generosity of bis Majesty, at the foot of whose throne he proposes to come and lay his respectful homage us soon as the completion of some mnportant affairs will pernut it, ie HORS OF AMERICA, How the Young Ones Are Straugled by the Old Ones. {Prom advance sheets of Onward for heeded Oue would suppose that 1n this land of free thought and free speech the pen would also be free; that no knight of the sty/vs, however young, need Jenr having his wax biurred or obliterated uniti the pablic should have @ fair opportunity of examining the characters traced upon it and judging of their quality. It is now more than half @ hundred years since the great song bird Byron, while warbiing his first sweet notes, was stung by the disappointed Waapa, or rather drones, of the literary hive; more than hai/ a century since he turned and stung them back. One might imagine that the ieston would have lasted them forever, Bat it has not, At this hour, aa ip the days of “English Bards and Scotch Reviewers,” wasps of the same sort are actlve and virulent a8 then—watch{ul to waylay, rob and mur- der every bee that bears honey beneath its wings. Now, as then, the young fledgling who makes at- vempt to soar up toward the summit of Parnassus is attacked and struck down by some old grizzied hawk, who hag never been able to wing his fight beyond the piednumt of the poetical mountain. ‘All this might seem natural enough ln Rarope—in auy monarchical couutry aMlicted with the curse of conservatism, aud which generally means only the conservation of a curse. No one cogaizant of the little progress made tn England during the last fifty years, elther in free thought or free apeech, would surprised in being told that the Crokers of Byron's time were not one whit more poweriui, or one bit more Litter, than tue “croakers”’ of to-day, ‘The Hepworth Dixons and all the citque of modern circumstance that the peopie in whose favor the provisions were nappenta to be the adopted diplo- additional motive for scrutinizing their effect nar- rowly and jealously. The latter part of tne telegraw was jeas comprehensibie, but still, taken by Itself, hardiy incomprehensible. The zeal of converts ts proverbial, aud a citizen of the United States turned Cbinese Arnsaseador if a convert on large scale, * #* ® event information, however, of more undoubted authenticity, contradicts the more serious of these telegraphic statements, We are enabled to assert that Prince Kung has ia no way repndiated tne treaty concladed by Mr. Haritngame with the United suites, IT Ubere has been delay in tue exchange desire to bring toa point frat the negotiations with the European Vowers to which (ae Mission is equaily accredited. and from no pian of evading te eugage- maents in IN the name of the empire, It does not yet appear in what the false report origiuated, If the intelligence could have been set forth more fully (hau ordinary telegraphic limits allow, its dubious ness would lave probably been seen from the first. ‘This is the price We pay ror the manifold advantages of telegraphic communication, that the color aud circumstances Which farnish meoaps of aut the credibility of a report caunot be giver. The latter portion of the telegram j# more jikely to be tru ling to it Mr. Ross Browne, the American Mt ‘hina, has emphatically deaouneed Mr, bu lipgame’s policy “ae evidence of the Cii- nese disinclimaiion to progress.’ ile ap. pears to have taken the same opportunity vo Inveigh against the British polley also on the ground that “eqnality in the relations of the foreign Powers with the Oninese government ‘was imposaivle at pre: te and that a yielding att tude on their part wouid tena to produce war. But, In the first place, the final view tue United States government might choose to take of a twenty it has negotiated with Ohina must be of much less {mport- ance to vhe other treaty Powers than the question whether or no the Chinese government can be trusted when it adthorizes envoys to negotiate for it abroad; and, in the second place, there is, aitel nothing to show thas the United States slinister, i denouncing the tr sareed to by his government, haa been Pgh any but Mr, Ross Browne's private sentiments with the frankness an American citizen, L maloter QF Boh Gam OMRON, Uy desiring tat mas own countrymen Would naturally supply an | of the formal vatidcations, tt bas ariven only from a | disappointed litteratenrs are just as captious and spiteful as were the Edinburg Reviewers when By- ron broke through their traps of petty contrivance | and scattered their gins to the fonr corners of the | ear, Jt may not seem strange that these traps { aad ging should be reconstructed in Eng and and bi there once wore used with pernicious effect. causes produce like consequences, and in the Oi Word there has been little, if auy, change in the | eunces, Busi in the New World, where the causes have ceased to exist, it does seen surprising that the con- sequences should still coutinue—a paradox and o puzzle. Yet such is im reality the caso. Typed after Kyron biaself is the young struggling genine of America; modelled upon the Engish bards of bis scorn and the Scoich reviewers of bis dovestation are the Lowells, Longfellows and Wiittiors, with tue poetasters are pocts. And #0 also with the proge writers endorsed by Uus same Mutua) Admiration Socicty, the Bancrofts, Bveretta, Emersons and sotleys, none of them reaching even (he third category of gening, to say nothing of the jong list of those scarce touching upon the sixth—snch #8 the Partons, Bayard Tay- jors, Gall Hamiltons, Trowvridges and that endiess Mex ‘Of almovt \udicrous nasses who have for the last quarter of & ceulury been the exciusive caterers of American iiterature, furnishing 1t with the vertest kitchen stuf of cheup stale thought—furnishing gurl carsing it. Let us Lope thal some ci Atlantic Byron will soon atise snd stlte, Nip and thigh, this miserable mov of presumptnous litte philosopher paling poetastere, tr essay ist crammors frow (he ences viopedian, alike churlatanie pretenders im prose as in verse. An yetthis great nation, nambering nigh forty mil- lions of minds, on the average wore highly cultivaced than any otner upon the earth, can scarcely ne gaid | to possess a literature. It is sonia exception to to quote the magnificent rowances of Feutimore Cooper, and the soul-stirring strains of Fitz-Greene Halleck, who, was! like the swan, gang vit one song and thea oxpired. But unfortunately these exceptions are m strongthened etther by the turgid historical oo1 celts of @ Prescott, the vapil dilletantism of an Grevow, aad the clu cQMblAigus Gf @ Uau- Mutual Adguratioa Socivty that sustains thom, per- | gy petuaily diuning into American ears that tise | al | Henry CG. Murphy sixth and Mary 1. custancea, ‘Taine, 2:37. Tira Heat.—Borst's gelding was a great favorite against the fleld, He tad the lead, owner's bay mitre second, Lady Emma third, the others close up, At the quarter poie Roret led, Hamiiton’s mare second, owner’s mare third, Lady Emma fourth, Henry ©. Murphy Gith and Patchea sixth, on a ran. ‘Time forty seconds. There was no change or poat- tions to the half mile pole, notwitastauding Borst’s piding was Ona break nearly ali the way. On the ackatreton owner’s mare trotted very fast, went in front of Hamtiion’s mare, but when close up to Borst she broke up and fell back. Borst won the heat by two lengths in 2:3734, Hamiltow’s mare eeccond, owner's mare third, Lady Emma fourth, Patchen fits and Henry ©, Murphy sixth, Fourth Hew'.—Borst’s gelding took the lead at the start, was never headed, and he won the race by four lengths, He led a neck at the quarter pole in forty seconds und three-ouarters, a length at the hali-imie pole in 1:20, and coming away from there in a steaay manner made the heat in 2:59, Owner's bay mare Was second, Hamilton's mare third. Henry c, Murphy fourth, Lady “mma fitch, and Patchen last. The following tsa SUMMARY, Prospeor PARK FAIR GRoUNvS, Sept. 14.—Purse $1,090 for horses that have never beaten three min- utes; $709 to the first; $200.0 the second, and $100 to the third horse. Mile heats, best three in five, {1 harness. W. H. Borst entered 8. g. No Nam 21141 Owner eniered b, m, No Nam 13 82 F. H. tlamilton entered b. m, 6228 Owner entered g. m. Lady 4546 {I. Howe entered 3. g. H. ©. 6664 ©. Quinton entered b. 8. 3. 456 Owner entered b, M. Mary T........++ 8 dis. H. ©. Woodnut entered b. m, Brookiyn Mald bik, J. Varian entere fight Betis J. Lovett entered b, um, Lady ila. W. liaine entered bs. g. No Nome. vi. ry . ‘This was the great event of the day, and many eee went to the track especialiy to see Mr. Wai- e's bay gelding Amercan Boy (late Henry) trot in company, Where it was supposed he would have to do his best. To ihe great disappolutment of all par- ties American Boy was withdrawn, and the other two entries, Billy Barr and Mack, had to contend for the premium without him. No reason was assigned for the withdrawal of American Boy, but we are of the opinion that his trainer disliked the company he would be in, Judging from his tate race in Phila- deiphia he would have been beaten in the race had he started. Biliy Barr was the favorite at 100 to 20 before the start. ‘The following are the detatls:— Firs! Heat—The horses got away nicely, Mack having a trite the best of it, but betug on the outside it did not give him any material vantage. They were soon aide and side, and then Mack broke up and Billy Barr went to the front and led one length and @ half to the quarter pole in thirty-seven and a ee seconds. There was no perceptible differ- nce in the distance between the horses slong the backstretch until near the half-mile pole, when Mack broke up and lost some ground, bat he ia a capital La rcoefomiah. nt gnd does not lose much ground by his breaks. Billy Batr was two lengths in balf-mile pole tn 1:13: He maintained the end, winning the by two lengths in 2:25. second Heat. —Bily was now agreater favortie than vefore, few bein ling to risk, $10 against $100, ‘The horses hi ‘ery even start, but goin; around the turn Billy Barr drew away a length, an then Mack broke up twice and was four lengths be- hind at the quarter poic. Time, thirty-six and a quarter seconds, Billy Barr opened the gap along tl tch, hut approaching the hall-mile pole M i very rapidiy. Biiy Barr led past the 4, two lengclia and a ball abead o1 Roe latter closed gradvatly on the lower turn, an the three-quarter pole Was but one eS to the rear. Coming into the homestretch Billy Barr took the outside and Mack the pole; but this made no differ. ence wiih the result, Billy barr won by a short length in 2:24%. Thi Heat.—The backers of Billy Barr contd not Invesi ¢ Billy soon Was oneven terms with him, aud Mack breaking, Billy 109k @ lead of more than a Jength to the quarter pole im thirt, nde. He opened the gap along (h was wo lengths ahead at the hal 1 Huy continued to terease the dayiigut down the lower turn, and was three lengths im front at the three-quarter pole. Mack ma: lare brush from che head of the bomeniretch, } but Billy was too fat y him, coming in a wia- packstreteh, ner by two lengths in 2724, The following is a SUMMARY, Sar Day. ium $2,000, for horses that have never beaten 4 $1,400 to the trst, $400 to the wecond, ¢20uto the third horse, mile hoats, best three in five, in harness, . Roden entered ch. (iormerly Bally Bare 1D, Mace ebtered g. g. G } John Lovast emtered a (formerly MOUS)... creer TIMP. | Quarter, Hath | First heat. lastest wee 1:13 | Mecond \) Paivd heat ig. W. B. Whiteman, Mac . American Boy i — | BINGHAMTON DAIVING PARK ASSOCIATION, The great races of the Binghamton Driving Park Association for purses of $8,000 will begin to-day, the 15th, and continue three dayg, There are forty- two entries, including the celebrated horses Amerl- Can Girl, (icy 4O4 Golden Minds dollar on him, 48 BO one would lay a cent | The latter bad a trifig the best of tt atthe | and 8 half | mile pele in | a reso. | Wallack’s theatre, renovated and redecorated, re- opens to-night for the regular season with ‘Tho School for Scandal." _-.. orto Hermann, the “prestidigitateur,” opens at the Academy of Music this evening. The proceeds of the inaugural performance will be donated to the relief of the Avondale sutferera. “Kast Lynne” wilt be the attraction to-day at the matinde at the Grand Opera House, Tke enure pro- ceeds of the performance will be devoted to-the re- lief of the widows and orphans of the Avondale miners, Anais Bryant's Minstrels have also joined the ranks of those who give donations for the Avondale sufferers. They give a grand matinée on Saturday, the pro- Few A which go to the relief of the widows and orphans of the unfortunate miners. Parepa-Rosa’s Englist one. troupe will make a dlescens “upon Brooklyn to-morrow evening with “fhe Piigrim’s Daughter.” Tue opera will pro- duced 10 that city with the same cast and scenery as at the Théfitre Frangais in Fourteenth street. A short season of German 0, will be inauzd- rated at the Stadt theatre next Friday eve: 4 The opening splurge will be the “Magto Flute,” which will be rendered by @ strong company, including Mesaames Rotter, Jo- haussen, and Messrs, Himmer, Hermanns, Formes and Weinlich. Another German opera company will endeavor to beguile our citizens with the strains of classic har- mony at the Theatre Krengais during the entire month of November. All the available artists of ability in this viclnity have already been secured for this tuneful enterprise, but the company will be principally composed of such new faces as have achieved success at the leading theatres in Europe. ‘fue season of graud French opera, which com- mences at the Academy of Music on next Moi eveuing, is to continue for about six weeks, aiter which the ene will meander through the vinces. “La Juive’’ will be the inaugural sensation, and will be followed by “La femme et les Mousque- taires.”” ‘The company is said to be exceedingly strong, and the operas, we believe, are each to be produced in a superb manner, ‘The irrepreasib'e Strakosch (Max) announces the first of the Patti concerts for Saturday, the 25th iust., at Stelaway Hall, Theodore Ritter, the piau- ist, and F, Jehin frume, the violinist, also tnake their appearance upon this occasion. Carlotta Pattl, during her absence from this country, gave over 1,000 concerts in the principal European cities, and everywhere ig said to have created an tiumense ror, ‘The Wallace Sisters’ Burlesque Troupe are meeting with much success in thei travels throughout tae State. in every town in which they have appeared they have been greeted with crowded and delighted audiences, ‘hey open in Syracuse on the 20th of September. Zoe, the “Cuban Sylph,” ts to give a matinée next Saturday in Harmsbarg, Pa., for the benefit of the Avondale suflerers, Lefingwell, after completing his Washington en- ment, Opens in Kochester for one week, com- mencing September 27, ‘The Worrell Sisters, Sophie, Irene and Jennie, commence an engagement at the Oiympic theatre, St. Tons on Monday, September 20. Itshould not be forgotien that Manager Gosche, who lias so successiuily catered for the public amusement during the hot nignts of summer at the Centra Park Garden, 1s to receive a benefit to-mor- row (Thursday) evening, when @ grand gala per- formance will be given by Theodore thomas and his mammoth orchestra. At Wood’s Museum Uhang, the Chinese giant, and the couutless other natural and artificial curiosities and wonders are proving exceedingly attractive. The dramatic performances at this establishment for the present week consist of the enjoyable bur- lesque of ‘“Massaniello,” by the Zavistowski Sisters, in the afternoon, wiule & Lyceum version of “The King’s Musketeera”’ 1s proving & powerful magnet of atcraction in the evening. Mr. C. W. Barry, an ox- cellent actor, made his first appearance at this house on Monday evening in the rd/e of D’Artignan and achleved quite @ success, the Rand Sisters and the regular Museam compa supporting bim. The Picco 1s handsomely mounted and promises to hold the boards for some time, THE NATIONAL GAME. Empire vs. Gotham. ‘The return game of the match between these clubs came off yesterday at Hoboken, and resulted in a victory for the Gotham, as the following score will show:— GoTHaM. RAB.T. 0. RAB.T. 233 8488 O33 gas 2338 4213 123 3B 39 a2s8 1435 111 2483 Bennett, ¢. 18S 8311 Josephs, 3d 134 4200 Murphy, 8. #00 332 Total STRUB TE) 27 96 18 $2 INNE Bt Bd. 9th. 9 rR a 8 528 jome rate Left after clean wae Higham, 1; Ward, 1; Wilson, 1; Grif. fin, 1; Joxopha, 2; Mason, 1. Hy catchea—Miller, 9; "Higham, 1; Ward, 1; Bennett, 1; Murphy, 1- total Kmpira, 6, | Phelin, 9; Murray, 1; Beadle, 3; Hack, Mall, 45 Goodspeed, 2; 'Reod, 1; Mason, 2— tol jotham, Foul bound catches—Higham, 1; Marks, 2. Catch on third strike—Marks, 1, ase play—Put out by Miller, 17; Kelly, 9; Bennett, 1—total Fumpire, 2. Asuisied by Murphy, 9; Mulien, 3; kelly, #; Benuett, 2; Josepha, 2; Ward, 1; Uriiin, 1. Mason, 2; Vincent, 1; Goodspeed, it out by Beadle, 1 tat Griham, & Assistod "by! Goodspeed, 8; Halls 3 Murray; 1; Vincent 1; Boadie, 15, bason, 1. Double jays by tiller, 1, puiting out Vincent on a line fly ball to first and Murray on return to bese; Beadle and Ma- to third ayer Hall ‘oS id | wea pekdie, Kelly on retw third base; Hall, Goo and Beadle, 1, puting out Sones and Marphy on bit by latter by Mur. ray and Beadle 1, putting out fighain and Miller, the former on the fly and the latter on retara to first base; by Goodspeod and Beatle 1, putting out Kelly on the fly and Higham on re- teeters ih the. fleld, incluaing wild itches apa throws, passed balls, *imu‘Ta," &c., Empire, 42; Gotham, 1 ‘Umpire—sir. Hicks, of the Harmonto Club of’ Brooklyn, Scorurs—Messre. Kelly and Whiteside. ‘Mme of game—Two hours twenty-five minutes, Base Ball Notes. ‘The Mutaals played seven innings with the Socials yesterday. Score, 60 to4, To-day the Mutuals will play the Athletics of Pulla- delphia at the Union grounds, aud the Stars and Champions will fed at Jersey City, The Oincinnatis started: for San Francisco yester- day afternoon. ‘ihe Eckford and Athletic will play on Taursday and the Oriental and Atiantic on friday. The Forest Olty Club of Clevelaud defeated the Contral citys, at Syracuse, yesterday, with a score of 41 to 11, ‘The Livingstons of Genesee were defeated by the Alerts, at Kochester, yesterday afternoon, with a acore Of 42 to 15. son 1, the former takin, PRINCE ARTHUR. His Journey Through the New Dominion Trip from *¢. Johu to Fredericton—A Hearty Welcome to the Capital of New Branswick. FREDBRICTON, N. B., Sept. 8, 1869, ‘The balance of Royal Prince Arthur’s tour through the British provinces will be made with more than former speed. He will not travel so very rapidly, for the remaining portion of the trip will be made chiefly In carriages, and the distance to be gone over is not farirom 250 miles, There will be but few stops, however, and these very bries; for it is the in- tention of the royal party to arrive at the Riviere du ba In about five days. His Royai Highness left St. John for this city this forenoon, and after a pleasant journey down the St. John river arrived here at about four o'clock, the trip occupying about six hours. A spect steamer Was provided for the occasion, and besides he royal party thete were also admitted on board about a handred prominent gentiemen of the pro- vince, From h ote!, in St. John, to the steamer, there was a military guard of honor, and thousands of citizens also turned out to cheer the prince! youth, bid him goodby, and wish him a god: 4 The tip up the river to Fredericton was most charming, and his Royal Highness viewed all the Pojuts of interest with evident pleagare,and in his free And novstentatious mingiings with tuose on board Made numerous mquirles concerning the eurround- Ingcountry. He was not exclusive or reserved in hit demeanor, but conversed freely with ait with Whom he came in contact, and acknowledged most gratefaily every attention and courtesy shown him. At the princely lunch which was furniaied on board the steamer he ta'ked giibly, and by his free and | exsy manner dispelied aii distant feeling whioh might have otherwise existed ata royal feast. is reception on arriving here was characterized the same enthusiasm and = kind feeling has exhibi.ed itself elsewhere in the Dominion, Business was almost wholly sue pended, public and private batidings were gayly decorated, military and civic processions turned out as an escort, and the eheering propensities of ali were exereised to their full capacity, The Mayor weicomed the visitor in behalf of the citizens, and Arthur replied eloquently and feelingly. He pro- | ceeded immediately to the government house, where he became the guest of Lieuvenant Governor Wil- | mot. In the eveniug there was a levée in Dis honor, | which was attended by not only the Jeading citizens | of Fredericton, but by many from more disiant sec- tions or the province. | To-morrow morning the protracted journey to Reviere du Loup will begin. Tho only tourists will | jolonel Elphinstone (his governor), be the Prince, the servants of the royal party, and three or four / correspondents of the American pres: | ishing Excurston Up the Sa, \ e for Quebec. | QuunKc, Sept. 14, 1969. Prince Atthur remained up the Saguenay river | yosteraay flahing and shooting, He Jeft this morn. | Ing en route for Quebec and reached Lisle this atter- noon. Ho wil arrive at quent at eleven o'clock to- morrow morning, where he will be the guest of Lieu. tenant Governor lea, oy Hira are Yong made lo Walvome Bie Royel Bignucss Shooting and nay=En R , LITERATURE. ‘Roviews of Now Books. Warrer OGiLby. A novel. By the autnoress of “Wau-bup."’ ‘Two volumes in one, Phuladelphia: J. B, Lippincott & Co, This story opens with “# strange, old fashioned equipage,” “making ita way down the western slope of that range of hills which separate Connectiout from the sister State, Now York.” Quite naturally travellers ‘might have been scen"’ in this vehtole. They comprised Mr. Morton, a New Engiand clorgy- man, and his daughter Alice, on their way to visit relatives in the Empire State. The flery steed ef seventeen years that pulls the old fashioned equipage being thirty, suddenly darts forward on & bee-line, for a spring near by, and succeeds in getting “into @ bed of deep, boggy suil.” This gives an op portulty for the appearance of @ solitary horse- man im the person of Mr. Waller Ogilby, whe hero! extricates steed and vehicle from the mud, spot; watt for a few ing the epark which lights the fires of agoction. r this spark has been struck there steps in that horrid creature who ts determined toat Walter shell Hot iausey Waltons ‘rhia winietve, young iaay i ¥ ung, Miss Gertrude, the cousin of Alico. iis almost necessary to say that she 1s herself ambitious of be- try tye Ogilby. She makes Walter believe thas Alice engaged to John Peter, She next tries te make Alice beileve that Walter has known a who loved him “not wise!y but too well.” Some ages detail the history of the cons! against WO faithful hearts, In the proper aad at the most appropriate moment Alice bles down recipitous bill. Ogiiby is near by jover ia always near by) and rusnea to her le, and, raising ro page and 4 ” arter which, feeling assured that the vit till ingers, he lifts her again in bis arms and conveys her to the nearest house, she belng unal to walk. The next prominent feature is found in an interview between Walter and Mr. Morton, which ends in Alice boing sent for, and the old gentle- jug his bands upon the youthful lovers’ heads, saying, “in tones of the deepest feoling,” “God Almighty bless you, my dear children." Orange blossoms and wedding cake religiously and legally bind forever two souls with but a singie thought, &c. Gertrude doesn’t dic of sheer voxa- She marries & oificer, and alter ler account, ‘There are numerous other characters in this book of over 600 pages, but they are of little consequence, It is refresuing, however, to note that one of these characters is a Southerner, and he is represented ag being a refined, chivairous gentleman, who doesn't chew tobacco, whip niggers or shoot abolitionista. All of the incidents related in the work occurred during a period of six months. It is lucky that the entire lives, from childhood to old » Of ali the parties concerned are not written. However, the beds 1a familiar to us—very familiar, Wa read tt in onildh Tead it in youth and have been reading it a many shapes and forms since manhood. “Waiter giiby”’ is nO worse tl all of its twin sisters, In. deed, it is very well written. if it was only original in idea and not the “old tale oft told” it would be better. ELSMENTS OF THE GREBK LANGUAGE. Taken from the Greek Grammar of James Hadley, Professor in Yale College. New York: D. Appleton & Co. This 18 an abridgment, and an admirable one, of Profesor Hadley's “Greek Grammar.” Tho demand for a work of this kind was such as to induce the publishers to produce it. The original grammar was ill adapted “‘to the purposes of elementary ta- struction.” In the preface, which fully explains the reason for the abridgement, the publisher saya:—~ “In reducing the size of the work it has often red necessary. or at least convenient, to modi! Th phraseology. Cases Will also be found ta which it has been thought expedient, for one reason or another, to change more than the mere form of ex- preasion. But the instances are few in which the mode of treatment has been essentially altered. It has been resumed that, in general, the student would pass From the smaller to the larger grammar before eutering on the study of Ionic or poetic writers. As this, however, may not alwaya be convenient, tt has seemed beat to add, in an appendix, a synopsis of the most important forms of dialect, and @ brief ac- count of the principal kinds of verse.” in spite of the clamors which certain persons now raising against the continued study of class language, it is not at all probable that the study Greek and Latin will be abandoned for many yours, ifat ail, So long, therefore, as Greek is taught in our colleges and schools, so long will elenrentar, grammars be needed for students. Tunis abridge: work ia a8 good as any that we have seen for edu- cational purposes, ILLUSTRATED Bis~e History, By Rev. Richard ilmore. Cincinuati and New York: Benziger Bro+ thers, printers to the Holy Apostolic See. In this “Bible History” we have a transiation from a work “compiled by a priest of the diocese of Basel, translated into French by Rev. Dr. Bourquard, of Paris, and approved by many bishops in Burope.'* It is propared for the use of Catholic schoolsin the United States, and 1s endorsed by Archbishop Pur- cell, of Cincinnati, It can, therefore, be relied upon by Catholics as an orthodox publication. Tae chap- ters are brief and concisely worded, The moat tum- portant evonts narrated in the Bible are given tna clear, simple style, readily understood by childroi ‘The iliusirations are numerous and well executes and the work is neatly printed and bound tn usual siyle of school books, Magazine Notices. The Art Journal for September 14 an excellent nomber. The fall page illustrations comprise “the School of Sooltan Hassan,’ “Domestic Troubled’? and “The Virgin Mother.” The literature comprises. articles on “The Patent Laws,” “British Artiste; their Siyle and Character; an illustrated skaton of John Pottle, the seventh chapter of “The South Ken- sington Museum,’ The Stately Homos of Engiqad,’* giving an account of Alawick Vastle—iilusirated; iadow Pictures,” “Visits to Private Galleries,” Picture Galieries of Italy—part IX., Vioreace, tl Unizy Gallery,” and nu:ngrous others equally utor. esting, though of less prominence. Deinorest’s Mustrated Monthly tor October la the firat of the perlodicals for the ensuiag mouth that has appeared. Its principal feature ts, of courae, the fashions. This is unusually excellent this month. "The fashion plates are adinirably executed. We rejoiced to perceive that in October the styles will be both pretty and becoming. The literary part of the contents is interesting. - The XLX. Century for September 13 an improve. ment onthe previous numbers. Among Whe most interesting of its contents are “Reminiscences of Public Men,” by ex-Governor Porry, of South Caro- lina; “Our Zarly Authors ang Artists,” “Rampil in Rome,” ‘Stories from hb ‘Manceit “Chine Music,” ‘“Shoulaer to Shoulder,” ‘‘Bearding the Lion” and “Confederate Blockade Rannera,” liam Gilmore Simms farnishes a poem enlitier “Among the geil which hae ope Bee ig an whole, however, tho Ine is readabie, and deserves to be liberally patronized. It is, as many of our readers are probabiy aware, published in Charleston, and is a new literary venture, MISCBLLANKOUS. We have received the American Oda Fellow and the Banker? Magasine for September. Both are ad- iirable numbera. The College Review 18 @ handsome quarto, the firat number of which is on our desk, It was originally the organ of the Thota Delta Ohi fraternity, but in tts new life will represent all the colleges snd univer- sitios in the United States. The contents are variod and excellent. Several prominent Poe coat ia various coll are announced as contributors, and wo have no doubt the Review will prove a success, There 1s a wide field for it. If the editors will out steadfastly avoid making its columns the medtu for sectional, political or other tsms it will deserve and must command an @xtensive circulation and @ saiutary influence, i ‘A new work of great interest ‘te Shakspearian scholars will shortly be pablished in London, It 1 entitled “The Sonnets of Shakspeare Solved and tho Mystery of his Friendship, Love and iivairy Revoaied,” iliuatrated py numerous extracts from the poet's works, contemporary writers and otier anthors, by Henry Brown, J. B. Lippincott & Co, will shortly publish th Sunday Magazine simultancousiy with its appet ance in England. We do not think their enterprise commendable, Every foreign magazine republished here ia an injury to American writers. When will the second volume of “Problematto Guavactece” Sper’ ‘Tho first volume was pub- ished months ago, 4 Dante's “Inferno” has been published at Trieste, transigted into Hebrew. STATE PRISON FAAUDS. Au adroit system of traud, through which it ts be- lieved numerous convicts have obtained discharges before the expiration of their terms, has just been Giscovered at Sing Sing Prison, It appears thate convict named Canter, employed for many years im the clerk’s office, and whose duty tt is wo make out @ monthly report of punish ments, from which is asceriained the commatation of sentence in the case of each convict, has been iv the habit of fraudulently reporting men for dis. | charge long before their time had expired. ‘The itis. covery was made ® day or two ago, aa a convict named Miller Was about being discharged, when si | picton cansed the records to be examined and it wae found that he bad yet nine months to sorve. He was taken back to the prison, aud after being stripped of citizens’ clothes, way locked ina dark ceil. Miller at firat denied any knowle‘tire f the fraud, but subsequently stated that he was ia have patd Canter asum of money for hia services. ‘The latter was placed in solitary confinement, Itt believed that this tratic in fraudulent dischary has been gong on for years in the prison, and ria states that ot.ors bested convicts Wave bona led ‘Wemsei vos (heres,