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N o~ Ne- 7,917, News Dby the Cable to| the 22d of August. ————e Satisfactory Progress of the Peace Conference at Prague, Anzexation of Hanover, Hesse-Cassel, Nassau and Frankfort to Prassia, Bavaria Submits to the Prussian Demands. Failure of the Mission of the Empress Carlotta. FMaximilian Soon to Return to Europe. — News by Steamer to the 12th of August. The Basis (‘onfederation. Treaty Between Prussia and the Minor States of North Germany. TUE QUEEN'S SPEECH PROROGUING PAR- LIAMENT. Interesting Financial Statement About the Atlantic Cable. e LA THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON'S HEALTH. e France and Belgiom. , August 21, 1566, LoNuoN, Taesd: France has assured England that ! Warienburg aad Phillipville would not be demanded from Belgiuw, * s fortresses of rp—— u and Frankfort to be Prassia. BeruIN, Tuesday, Auveust 21, 1866, The hostile attitude of Hanover, Electoral Hesse, Nassan, aod Frankfort bas' determined Prussia to destroy Aheir independence, and annex them completely to herself. — m of the Kin, manded by Pr Vie: IManover, of Fianover D min. , Tuesday, Aug. 2 The King of Hanover, who is here, is advised that | Prussia demands his abdication. The King is an old, blisd moan, and is willing to abdicate in favor of bis son, The Queen s using every effort to secure the succession to her son, but | Prussia gives no such assurance. o — Sobmission of Bavaria (o the demands of Pr Drespes, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 1866, Bavaria after a coutemplated resistance, bas sub- witted to the demands of Prussia. It is #aid that Prussia asks ouly the districts of Lichtenfels and Culmbach, it Resignntion of General LaYiarmora Frorexce, Tueeday, Aug. 21, 1865, Gen. LaMarmora has resigned as chief of staff to wbe King, and is succeeded by Gen. Cialdini, —— ges of the Ch Viessa, Taesdsy, Aug The Cholera is making sal ravages at Brunn, Pesth, and Nikolsbury, aud also ameng the woundea soldiers at Vienua 1566, wiose s Al Prussin and the Zellverein. Musicu, Tuaday, Aug. 21, 1466 Prussia promises an early and definitive settlement of the politieal and commercin! relations of the Zollverein, et Resignation of the Saxon Ual Dausvey, Taseday, Aug. 21, 1866, All the members of the S8ason Cabinet have sent in Sheir resignations. The King bas aly acoepted that of Baron Buest. o -— Monors to the United States Officers in Russin, St Petzrssi o, Tuceday, August 21, 1566, The United States officers are still receivieg ova- tions everywhere fron the Russian Goverament, merchant princes,and populace. The Emperor has bonored them with & Teview af 50 000 of the Guardls. Mecall of the Hu ¢ (rom the ST. Perenspuie, Tuesday, Aug hes ‘Fbe Russien Embassador at the German B Loen recalled. o — sh Exil TERsB! kG, Tuesd es in Siberin, Revolt of P 1 I ‘The Polish ex Thiriy-ve were killd, din Precln pendence. Avness, Gy Advices from Candia stats that the Ch veforme, rose in arms, displaying the standards of the three protecting powers of Greoce und prociaimed their independ- ¥ The Governor treats them as Rebels, aud has sent for e Tura isb recuforcements. —— . Reports of the Conclu of Peace Prematyre. I e e <o %y W Des88Y, BO0D, AU 24, 18K, The reported closivg of prace negotintions between Austria, Hovaria aod Prusela is prematlre. /u progress, but it in belioved they Wil soos Le Butisfagtory aug pugpensiul terwinetv, J d K adjsetmenty, there i two par | arevision of the its, oue of the the doetive of ural hound which, . i Reported Failure of the Empreess € Mission=—=Napeleon Unwill, AjdeMaximilien Likely 1 rope. Loxvon, Wednesday, Angnst 2, 1666, The following has been received from Paris: Panis, Wednesday Evening, August 22, jet6, in said that the Empress of Mexico has failed in her wis- «ion, Napoleon baving, it is nnderstood, refused to grant the' assistance of the French troops prier to their evacuation ¢f Mexico o quell the insurgents. In eonnection with this statement, the report is current, with some degree of credibility, that the Ewperor Maximilian will seon return to Earope, SRS ——— icw With Loxvoy, Wednesda; British politics are devoid of interest. - —— of the City of Livenroor, Wednesday, August 22, 3 The steamship City of Boston, from New-York Saturday, August 11, arrived to day at this port. - —— 1o Writieh Arriv of Specie for New-York, SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday, August 2 Jeb, The steamship Allemannia, Capt. Trautmann, from Hamburg, 16th inst., arrived at this gort last night, and sailed again tbis morning for New-York, taking £100,000 sterling for the latter port, on American acconst. E xpo mmercial Entelligence, u per. 3 reason 1o dread that the war wh Liverpoor, CoTiox MARKET,— LIVERF0OL, Wednesday, Aug. | posin again next month. Th —The market is uuchaneed and Uplands 1334, salen for to-day are estimated at 10.000 bales LIVERFOOL PBREADSTURFPS MARKET. —LIVERPOOL, Aug. 22, The Breadstufls warket is vnchansed. LIVERFOOL PROVISION MAKKET — LIVERFOOL. Aug. 22, Pl Provision market remaius without any alteration. s LoxpoN Moxey MARkeT—Loxpos, Wednesday noon, Aug. 22 —There I 1o change of moment in the money market. Consols are quoted at ¥4 for mouey. AMERICAN SECURITIES—The market for Awerican securities is firm with an upward tendency, and an advance is uoted from last night's quotations, ‘I'he prices ruling are as follows United States Five Twenties, 704 Winojs Central | 1 shares, 77, s, lay Evening, Ang. 22 —The following are s of American Securitios, at the close of the otli business to aay: United States Five Twenties, 70, Lidinois Central Rallway Shares, 774, Erie Kuilway Shares. 45. Lonpox, Wednesday. Avg. 22, Evening.—Couscls have de chned § per cent, the oflicial figure ot the close of busioess to day being I8 ¥rio0. Wednesday Esening, Aug. 22 —There in no change to report in commercial matters, with the single exoep- . tion that Pork is advancing. BY STEAMER. The Conard steamship Persia, Capt. Lott, which k on the worning of the 11th, and d here Jeft Liverpool at 10 o'clo Queenstown on the evening of the 1244 of August, arriv on Wednesday morning. The Africa arrived off Queenstown early oa the morning of the 11th in THE FRENCH DEMANDS UPON PRUSSI/ The French Note. A Paris dispatch of the 9thinst. says: * The French | Cabinet has addressed 4 note to the Prussian Goversment, pointing out that toe great chages fo the political organiza- | tion of Germany reader it necossary that the French froutior should be rectified by a cession of territory to France, The v, n further communica even Las 8, Ju »up they have agreed 10 carry it out in a ¢ But the probabilities » cate that just as the in by an Haian statesma re nele plot tice T to-uay's papers th etsrtling, even in theso startling times. We are told that the Freneh Cebinet bos nddressed a note to the Provsian Govern went pointing out that the great cLauges in the political Germany render it nec Fre v restoration of the Freneh fic this is troe, the first Gues is, whether Prossia and Frapoe are realy at v matter; whether the lone-suspectod understanding petween Nupolcon and Bismark does not after all exist—to bo_earried out with forziaiiti J that it does not exish. ¥ that our eastern frou of a considerable ¢ #aid M. About tiste of 1215 drew it. W te 1t W-YORK., THUKRSDAY, AUGUST 23, 186G6. . . ustural frootier of France was a peographical Leresy only wountaine and scan wer 1 great river canwot form & good strategical fronticr in lized country, in these days of stenm navigation; thet Coblent: wonld be of no use to France withoat Ebrenbreitstein, aed shat the balance of French character would be deranged, and ts political safety endangeied by the rwan population, inepved with I boundarics; the uestion we may be permitted to object to a e ically opeved the vaileys of Lorrame and the pliine of Chawpagae to the enemy, which has brokon the line of our frontiers, taking away towns which we had fortifisd like the civie dition w0 the the same time it cancot be pre- Lt always to remain as the nt bringing our nntneal pride el nd built like Saarlon s, On the side of the Palatinate and couseled by [r adence Fremeh Aggrandizement. From Tue Ful Mall Gszette re is a tclegram which ig be rectitied by neli Cal nication to the C. own part K or the et made yesterday (We which prete we shoukd ¢ is nothiog in the known charaetes of uperor Napoleon to forbid the angement of this kind existe, and that nveniently algry way. ) a coswiom of ter t of Berlin, d on which will arise in w innce in the ine ut pr ther way. de i A Rheuish Prassia o rectification wight be comamended by it would have the I wense sdvantage of satisly ing therequirements of oar defenee without irritating the natural pride of Germany: it would calm at once our 1uveterate passion for the Krine and the un- eaviverk of he Germauie pepulatioos. i e sarv that the Prench ory 1o day) a furth France, eub to srswer erman staterman: & most intelcrable thing for an iu o mavy, quilibr only think of an ex ap of the bo Smperor to do f cople, wud ackiow b Just an'be was overmatehed by 1. Supposing that 10 contented within his present fr written to his dirhmats in June, and afier the greag grosp which Prussia has taken npon Gerany, i inconceivable, as we bave declared more th. Lo us recall what the tory way ot inore than two months ago. causen of the then impending confiict to be— ical situstion of Pr rmany demandiv able to 1te general want: her pational independence.” the dificalty was, * For the socondary States of the C federation a clos portant pos Austria. sia, Prus ptenane . m #Lron, 1, bomogencousuess in the nortl At position in be tho cas ch e at Nape e, wperor said in o formal prociame Ie explaived tho The g we bave all the more d list month may o could possibly it tiers after the famons letter caprapl smperfeetly limited; the Wish of jenl reconstitution more conte rm and the necessity of Italy to secure His plan for the settioment of ¥ organizt e of her g ion, 8 more Hn and that “for an equitable componsation Ausiria A to Ttaly. o has om ope helng ardering provinees their desire for annexation.” d evormously 1o the profit of a great power, %0 What i pie in the pre twitted by Coant Bismark, Eat bl disturbing ast nterpose. crrried ont preity nearly. ted at the same time that it the_** Enropean ™ in the even! Bt o could » the profit of a great power, and wsin, tormal and freo wap bas been Correspondarce of The London Daily News. FLoneser ne o of his Augnnst oy )8 6. The Reoue des dewe Mondes for the 1st of Augnst has jast reachied vs here jost ¢ of what M. Foread bie scnsation smong Nobody needs to all that is best ¥ enne), most mod Fent Freneh (hought. W cade and his feiuds of the it rigime A politioal o, spiuit of the articls ia bt been i part animated Napoleon, The nt n it L e genuy juud —aa it doubtle d thy " remind ¢ erlig 0 ot accor y o tility to the Emperop Iy sise from i aneh po y awara th Jrondenrs n8 rogus - Lened t niry. ogly be & them. ng cwical keably (1o expr s e pairotisms. Bi& vod M. Furcade's Chronique de la Quin e able and well written, as asnil has produeed a very il produce the Reeue rop- o the woud in its m enr o ¥ ehe " 0o Loviy d, is f the Prassia And it 10 Aha in rpose, French Cabinet made, vosterd the Cabinet of Berhn, demanding the restoration of the ¥ —patriotism ax it uderstood in France. And ¥rench frontier as it existed in 1814, patriotisi, a8 we leara from this article, if we did pot Yaow it The Siccle of the 10t sags Prussia, so far. has not thought | before, has not yet reached—wo itieto be foared, iy fit to eutertain the Fre ram states that | as yet very far from baving reached stage of ealighten great excitement pr tha | ment at which it is vered that the happiness. power, an | French demands. M. T sador, had | prosperity of o 1 is noy necessarily or probably iscom | left for Paris. » | with those of its e ome papers insinuate that the demand is the result of o se. cade ig of cours ghtened q mag to bg | cret understanding between the Emperor Napoleon and M © modern doerine of the philotphers Bismark—while others attr it to pressure upon the jans of tho most advanced sations French Government from wit | 0 the virtne wh he can weither pr. | The Globe, aluding to the from Paris, says: “If con | countrym ing," Le writes, ! firmed. it imglies tht the Emperor of tho French bas either entiment n 10 profess & bad & secret uuderstanding with Prussia, or is acting ender & pressure from with France, as we_canwot suppose that and nataral ne demaud, if it has 1 n made witho o | terests.” lowest kind. Hav self, must de | modern sotious of Europe, that depeadence is very precarious. | Zhe Siar hints that the demand probably 1s the remit of an understanding between the Emperor and Bismark, i gk Prassin Advived to Yiel | From The London Times. Acg. 11 There has been for several days a storm brewing in France, We tried to wiok at the first flasties of the lightnin we stopped our ears against the growl of the distaat thunder; but now bere it is. | arsting upon us. 1t wus of vo use to dis- believe what was 100 apparent. Orders for the purchass of horses, stores of saltpeter laid in, the greateat of French war. | shals summoned to attesd the Impertal Council—what did i all portend + Every one tried to shirk the inquiry, or explain | it away. Bat now hers isthe Emperor unexpactedly back from Vichy, and & note kas been dispatened to Count Bismark, de. | manding compeasation on bebalf of Francs for the azgrandizs. | mwent of Prussia in Germany, and calling for the restoration of the French trontier as it was in 1814 ‘Now, il those Who are familiar with the diplomatic trans actions of the 1 1 , ! | ali her sncosssive Governments, bns taken evory opportunity to urge Prussia to cede to her what ssems a mers insigoificant spot on the eastern corner of her map. She values the town of Sarrelonis; she valucs still more some extensive coal mines in its neighberhood, and there are no terms that she was not + willing to submit toio order to strike a bareain for the cov eted prize, The favorable moment way, in the opinion of th ¥rench Fmpecor, bave come now, when be way bope to find Prussia mois amenable to bis dosiren than alie Lus show seif 03 any previons occasion. 1t bad been kaid—uo one knows with what touudation—that the goodwill of the Emperor, and bis conuivance in the greal changes which Prussia | | of of v bad long contemplated i Germany, were obtained by the iss of an evontual cession of that territory Napoloou. it 19 said, was tempted by Bismark at Biarritz by | # by o offer of Sarrelouis, a8 be had boen won over Javour at ormality; the Prassisa Miuister would find y means of fulfilling his engagement without taking the ‘o world into his confidence as to the natars of that houd a matter of mer re tackedby France to the pessesaion of that small soi taches 10 me round off b distriot of Treat is t the Sare may be to the Frenoa. It may be mere w on their past, perhap: but ouht we Lot L) sBOw ¢ indulgence to cuch othior's foibies ¢ have been augious thus far to take the view of jact, becsuss we canuot dwell 0 WIthout serious misZizing we feel quite wire the g s W g fon azn and Biswa Lie annon Ihe French Vrontier. Loudon Daily K. wa, Aug thie Abiies were ready to coun moderate, ssking for the towns of Laodas sad beatlouis wa'a,ajlclum”.l“ g I»I-Jll'nf:dm e woderates. fi‘- e H 0 mond About publisked a ot entitlad K Rorose. T Whrc Voo Broaiars work strongly urged to proetaim the doctriue of natioual sovereignty {h Germavy and to consolidate North Germany under oue goveroment 16 the following year the same author published pamphlet under (ke title of 1 ot 1a Vistila,” | ¢ 1 Lo opposed the outcery for the Rhine. * Boqguigndcd 1hat the dogtaige, which made By st viver 1he 1) power ven afe 0t once shown to be | M. Forcade most decidedly admits, nay. cation of Germon od £r the preven with & datecina possible enlighten Foroade does not pretend for an instant, Pronch interests, to dony oF to dendt 4 that Giarman uoity and ¢ of the German people vent | tention of our pe The the devolopment of a liber: necessary to employ both L ( it no longer asen mbiéres by the bribe of Savoy. 1f allog: milit re grocaded on anything the wildest ¢ tion o demand oy put forth by the Emperor of the K agric u Kran uly tacking oth suliocated gland. thongly seagir. “her ith her L von wi ultare a itary foree at ¢ Tuly M. ¥ it will ba ohserved, or tense of a0y expec ig to be prevented renchmen are doufie Ttaiy must_mana puin de app ests which he \'s on Fran paramount (o every other oo « desirablo and expad: derfolly eandid. frask sprecates oo to Main desising 1§ asor arss everybody saw at once the truth of this de wtical view of ¥ Neve 2 1 con: 3y hen, the possi @ust b us ¢ monns Are I Italics are not th mamants of FKuroy waoh 00 » miliLary power may on tory 14 50 patucal, and the accessiou of slwost Tmp forior to ours 1o Prassia 4 s¢ andesiable, that if tho Note has been, as we oan- Dot doubs, couched in proger language, it ought 0 weet with ot permissi all consideration on the part of the 1" pta to more than 100 000 m thers ever is & moment in i & nation | examine whether care for th opeu- banded and Libe to be w | counsel us to re raised o such o hei | Tateliigently from tho Prussian Tonchod. A Power which has undertaken so terrible o war, | M Forcade has p w0 Lss r0 such sapreme risks e Prossis has done, mainly 4 woe with aview to the gation of her frontiers n hardly wond fail to eympethir » importance she at | erstion of th asiders onse of the entire hope This, bow wor b far mo. onda is Lan of ag from, exe s, by the Alps Fi natural donstitution 1 LBAE every co bt what will be the wish The military Ve + command of Pru W cannot allow del our military tnst the ey rit in ose of M. Forca o 10 wh he writer thea d . and ystom. ol leogtbened exan wry ising her ler d why Frane it of this fact that all the at prward mast be dirsctad, * thers are, says M. Forcade. two means 10 this ends and both o arise s to th y w 1 him, it seemy to SUInE any similar res lich woubd raquire, uatlen tuan i ol improvemait, aud w ding griies en permanen At * by borrows; W their pation. bund pabperity, articlh v wou f R south Con e Tt is im mate and And Jflour military resoyress, and r interior poliey wtion is the o Unbapp 25 possible to bope for those reductions in the b one saw tho realiza w to the profit of the badgets of ribes the mil- 008 0 Lo su ! but if noszch compact existe, or if Count Bismark should | ciaims of the French army to bel 1 to b helis { affect & convenient forgettuiness. or if the demand is made | by others. tu be the first army in Tt was sait by o point-biank, merely upon the strengti of that theory of com- | i the Chanber dariog the st session that with beasation which tho Emperor Napoleon has established for hia | or oruanization of reorves aud onr annual conseription of B Denefir. then it is provable the Nofe saul to have been |,10000 mor which is, bowever, #o extausting. our dixposal Satt from Paris to Berlin may g1ve riss o & somewhat compli | arwy consiiad of 61.00) men. Are thess igurss suflicient cated and not very amicable correspondence. | put T It e@ems much ‘The demand, however, 18 so moderate, the importance at- | to he doubted, By means of th i of their landwebrs the Prussians ‘can have an effective force fnadbivity in and ba at the sams time ready d place on foot at nead a war force suparior to that of Frauce, Sinc o to dream of carrying the annual levy of con ema good reason to 1 u with perfect intelligence of the asdafitis Dispatch (o the Minor Miates, Uecters Exiricslm Aupust 8, 1666, The following important cireular dispatel hias been recently forwarded by the Prussian Government 40 fts repre- seutatives at the courts of the North Germao Minar States: Pruossinn Circn ERLIN. Aughst 4, 1666, Upon the 16th of Jane last the King's GoTernment identical notes to the States of Meckien| bweno. Saxe- Weimar-Eisenach, Mecklenburg-Strelita. .m', Bruns- wick, Baxe-Meinmgen, Size-Altenburg, e-Cobarg- Gotha, Aubalt, _Schwarzburg Sondershausen, Sebwarz turg-Rodolstadt, Waldeck, the elder _ and {nm\‘er Lranches of Keass, Schaumberg-Lippe, Lippe, Lubveck, Bremen and Hambarg, iaviting them 10 enter into an aili ance with Prassia upon the basis to be arranged with & parliament to ho speedily convoked: - These States were ot the same ume invil 1o their upon & war footing witkent dela; i them at m for the defense of 5 and their 1 and also 10 icipate in the couvoeation of the it as soon as bat step was taken by Prassia. Upon the other Prussis med states, in the event of these that the independonco and In 10n to the outlines of & new upon the J0th June, 1866, should be rrlrm‘):'e the above- fols befng accipted, capstitation as sketc! POPo: iy of eral ua@oteed By his Majesty the King. the above named £u two ouly—Saxe- Meiningea and & dh: branch of Reuss—bave declined the invitation of the K Now that the mymr-m.h ce carried on tal with tho remaiuing States during the see previous month bas been bronght to a close, the Kin ernment iv in & positlon to keop its prowise by forwarding the annexed treaty of ailiance. This documont is Mmited to ox- pressing the assumptions and assurances of the identical note of the 16th of Juve in the form of & treaty, wid the Kivg's Government therefore trusts taat itn couclision i the interest of the Allies themselvos may very speedily take place, The Kiog’s Goveroment propases that the -r-fl-l agreements held opes by the treaty of slliatce, and which are al fmivated with some of the Gover should be alladed to in a sup- plementary article to the treaty with the Governmen affected, and ueed 1ot impede the conclasion of the treaty of allunce. Your Exccilanoy wiil be good enough to bring this dispatch to ko knowiedge of the — Governwent. aud nuynlrga that its Ewbassador in Berin, or o special Plonipoto: L be speedily empuwered to coneludé the treaty. WeRTIER: His Excellney tho Prussiao Minster at — —, The following: 1% U draft of the treaty of aliinaee montioned in the atwove dispateh: Tuorder to express the troaty of faderal silianes entered into ugon the husis of the identieal Prossian note of the 16th of June, 860, batween Prassia upon ihe one band, and Meci- lenburg-Scnwer axe- Wormar. Mecklenburg-Steedinz Oiden- burg, &e.. opon ox, the allied Stites have determined upon eonclauing atreats of alliance, and have fargished with 11l powers for that purpose bis M jesty the' Kiag of Prussia, e Tia hozal Tietnens the Orand Dukeof Meeklenbure: Sehwerin, & fler exchavge, &o., bave agreed upon 1. The Governments of &e., conchude an offensive and fensive allance to preserve the independence apd intogrity as well gs tie secority «f their States at home and sbroad, and step forwa: e 1n common defense of their possoesions, which thev matual'y gnarintes (o cach other by u: allianee, 2. The object of the aluance sha'l be debnitely deeured by a a1 Camstitntion npon the hasis of the Pruxsian outlines of 1806, with the eaderation of a Pavliomest to be eon- wooommon, 3. All existine treatics and agreemonts be.ween the alles remain in foree, 80 (ar as they are not ex pressly modified by the preseat ailasee, 4. The Loops of the | _wt|THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. wliies arsundor the chiel command of bis Mujosty the Kiag of Prossia. The duties incumbent spon them Guring war sbali b defined by special agresmeat. { 5 The allied Governments will order simultaneoasly with Prussin, npon the basis of the Imperial Ricctorsl Law of April 12, 1849 the eleetion of Deputics to Parlinment, and will eon- voke that assembly in comwon with Prassia. They will at the same time seqd plemipotentiories to Berlin, 10 settle. in Vropartion to the oatiines of the 10th of Jane last, the draft of the Feder: ) Constituiion to bo baid before the Pariisment for debate and agreement, 6. The duration of the alliance is fxed ustil the eoneiusion of the now Federal relation, or for one year, o case the new confederation should not be formed before the expiration of & all bo ratified, and iblo after ——— Fhe German Parvlioment, « Aceording to Jetters from Berlin,” eays the Patrie, yLmont relative to the cosvocation of « for basis the electaral hew of 180, ivery eitizen of the North of « prejoct of the Gov: serman Parhamont, tal varsd sutfeag yeconizing 3 rmany, 25 years of age, will be an eiector, T Jerlin titends to apply the eleetoral b througbo cateat of the Prusel o mooare Ly, and all the parts sctually veew, the Lananiza bronpa. A4 1o tha allicd Blaier, (he whil ...'.'(w o proveed |mwn:.nnw, .‘u‘&. ! ns ’fn [ wre Wibersy being let to the appliostion of the ame u o it direstly o In coveert with suverchzns either to promalg their ehamber Austiin and Kialy " The snspension of hostilities betwoen Anstria and Ttaty wes pro'onged on tho Rh for twenty fonr hours, namely nnthi 4 2. m. on the th Aw The Vienna P f the Sthosays w ro that G La Marm had deman led » prolmgatian of the truce for several daye. ‘Khis demand was not sssented (0 by the Austrian Commissioner, who would only grant a facgher delar of tweaty Loar hours, Ale truce will, thorefore, expire on Saturday next. Baron Habuer ih A dor st a this eity by onder of bis in conw f the state of affairs abroad, Conot Arthur Sherosk, | me at the Guildball at of Gen e, = lecters of & comprowising character were found upon him." The Florenee Nazione of the 9th annoances that Gen. Cial Aind, b order not to leave the front of his arm, poscd on an Mudefensible live, ad sived to take up a position on the e Tinghiame In couseqnence of this move pissoner Gella would 1ave Aldine, aud ivlow the | army of operation dn Sneer th Ttalian from the Tyrol across t cation demanded by Ac ‘There is reason to | agreement have may shortly be Vien n Aset Trent territory and to ret ns underts ® 1 evae Ltne Taghamento at saye it is stated 0e H of the ¥ 1tal ans armistice 24 to wal and to con 3 retarded s that, a3 the negotiations between t from thoss with Pr the eration of the n quaetion is annd | place £ ppe r The Fl **The Ttalian foroes walls of Riva, in the of T ce Lalia of the 10th says which had advaneed as far as Pergine and th are coi) rear. sl for strategical reasons to The diplomatic questions relative coufounded with the s ycantrating the (FoOps My Canse the e acy tertitory oceup ¥ the Italians, with such territories are sot to be claimed in 1 uestion, peace. Tho Aatione of tae same day saya: “The mediation of Franos not having sacceeded in obtaining the acceptan Austrin of the conditions of the wii upon with Ttaly, France loft Italy t A formidal o concentration of Au trovps, ready 1o take the offens. < oo the dstrictof the Trent and Tsouzo, deter mined the chiets of the I to place their forces in a better posito ilitary conditions for the discussioa of wanged, thers would tica which bas be s conclue, there. mistice will shortiy be agreed upon, L aliide b EWS, GENERAL N GEEAT BRITAL —~— fore. that an riinmoent. ument was prorogued i the Quest's Bpe v Specch Pro On Friday, Angust 10, Parl by Roya! Commission. T low which was read by the Lord Chang The Quees ed by Her MY LORDS AND GEATUSMEN - We are commin Majesty, i roloasing you Gom the labous of o protracted sos 105, U convey to yon Her Majesty's acknowledgments for the veal and assiduity With which you have applied yourselves to Parlismentary duties, Y0 ot Majosty b her relations with ol footing. “* Hor Majesty has wat xious interest the pro gress of the war which s recantly convuls of the Continent of ¥ Her Majosty oa | indiffore ol hava serionsly effected the oo with whom Her Majosty abip and fricy 3 Liant to take Hore are is to_sacri Eurpe ot sl “expansiye force. It they are to be prevented from At 10 exist without being 1o of the Pyrere and | serupuions atte ts dlsplay « maut of ¢ Wiase wetive inger by obiecking uby a friendly State, . mencement, bus thd y.‘:)-lu:uan ' y can on! 1 progress | Jend to suc's an Arrang ure and lastin axpross an W puwers may kD comtribul »'s dominious a avils of a pred * Her Majesty would have been rejoiced at the elose of the on to bo ensbled t) put an end to the ex compelled to seaction at its ¢ ek Hor Majesty owos to ternative but that of usse: gisiation which she wi her loyal sub, of Partis t to coutinue till their ne o provision of the exishng lnw, Her M Ipoke anxiously fosward o 1 when sic may be e 1o revert L ok law, \ na Y08 for the Hhera) nro PRICE FOUR CENTS. vision which yoo have made for the public servise, and for the ferces of the COUBLTY. i with great coneern the monetary pressure which for a pesied of nnprecedeuted duration Las e Majesty bos seen weigbed upon the interests of the country. The coneequeny En‘l‘i’flr»-z’ent appeared at 0se woment 10 be ageravated by €0 general n foeling of distrust and of alarm that Her Majesty, in order to restore confidence, authorized her Ministers (o ro; commend to the Directors of the Bank of Eugland & course of eding aitad 10 the emergency. “*This, though _jastifable under the circamstapces, might have led 1o &n wufr:ugement of the jaw, but Her Majesiy lins the satisfaction of being able to inform you tbat bo such it~ fringement has taken place, and that, altbough the mogetary pressure is not yet seusibly mitigated, olarm s subsidiog, and the state of trade being sound, aad the condition of the people enerally prosperons, Her Mejosty entertains 8 sanguine bope hat con| will soon be restoied. + Her Majesty has observed with satisfaction and with deep gratitude to Almighty God tbat Ha las so far favored the weasures which have been adopted fo ing the fear(ul pes- tilengo which hus visited our herds ud flocks, that ita destruc- tive effects baye been in & great messpre checked, and that there ia reason to bope for its entire extinctioh at no distant od. In the meaatime, Her Majesty has given Ber willing assent to n measare which has heen iutroduced for the relief of those districts which have suffered the most eeverely from its visitation. ‘Her Majesty regrets that this country has at length been subjected to the fearful vieitetion of ebolera which nas pre- wvalied in otber European w"mmi'r' out frow which it lias bith- erto been Lappily exempt, Iior Majesty has dicected that & Form of Prayes to Almighty God, suitable o the present ex lnn;.‘lv ‘should be offered up in all the churcnes of ‘this realm; snd Her Mojesty has given ber cordial approval to legislative measnres sanctioning the adoption by locl authorities of such stepe as scieuce and cxperiencs bave sbown to e most effoctual for the cheek of this foarful malady. “+ Her Mojosty hopes that Lhose i whoes hands so ) benelicial wi sutherity is left Wil Dot be glow (o exceute powers intrusted to them, and that they will be seconded in their endeavors by all who bave at heart the safety and well- being of her people. In comnection with this sobject Majesty hopes thine a bill, to which she has given her ready asseni, for improving the navigation of the River Jhames, may incidentally be condueive to the pablic health. ** Her Majesty hos great eatisfaction 10 congratolatiog the country, and the world at Jorge, 0n the suceesial accomphsh- weut of the great design of conneeting Eurupe nd Americs by the menss of an eleetnie telegrapb. Itis hardly possible 1o anticipate the fuil extent of the benefiis which may be con ferred on the humaa race by the signal trinmph of scientific enterprise; and fher Majosty bas pleasure i3 expressing her deep sense of what s due to the private evergy which, in spite of repented failure and discourngement, has at ieogth, for the second time, succeeded iu establ shing direct communication between the bwo coutinents. Her Majesty trusts that o jn- pediment may oceur to interrapt tie success of this great un- dertaking. culated a8 it undonbtedly is, to cement yet closer the ties which bind Ier Majesty’s North American colouies to their mother country, and t_promote the urestricted inter- course'd friendly weling which it is most desirsvle should Subsist between Ier Majaty's dominiovs and the great Hepobiie f the United States. 1 “ Her Majesty is aware that in returning to your respective homes many of yon bave duties 10 perform hardly less yuport- aut than those which belong to you in your legislative C.pa- eity. Her Majeaty Places ull 1clianee on the 1iyaity and de votion with which you will discharse those duties; “and her Mojeaty earvestly prays that your iyfizence and efforts may, under the blessing of Divine Providenc weifare, prosperity and contentment of her people.” Tae Wit of profogation was next read at te table. The Lord Cunveclior then said—By virtae of her Majesty's commigsion 1o n Jn ber Mujesty’s name, and 1o obedience to lier command, pro- - fawent to Tharsduy. the 5th day o October next. wmone then resired, aod the provecdiugs terminated winutes to3 v'clock. R S AT My, Gladstone and the Reform Lengw The following letters have appearcd in the English ouls MaxcursTeR, No 38 Cannon-st, Aug. 6, 1566, Siu: Asone who had the honor of voting for you at t"e last eleetion, T trust will pardon me for asking if you nxroe with the prooeedings of Mr. Beales nid his fiiends during the past fow weeks. It is possible that 1 am mistaken. but I can- Dot help thinkiug that te language uscd by those gzentler matersally injared the enuse of reform. Mir. Brigh they have beca engaged fn le work " but 1 shou to find that you entertain any wuch opinion. Mr. Baules ani for League cry for ** Gladstone and liberty,” and their schewe of rofor iweiudes auhowd sufirage. I sbo Jate to dispute your Fight to advocate manhood aneashire are ratitode to you ntry. 1 remnin, W Howrsrav: though T feel confillent that the peapie of & opposed ta sneh o measare. With the de for the services yon bave rendersd i your Sir, yours very respectfully, adstone, M. P. t Hoo. W. B, ( or TERRACE S, W., Aur. 8, 1563, . 0. i1 CAWLTON H0 Sur: 310 reply to your loiter of €3 620, 1 beg reamectfilly to 1iog reform iu Parlia- expaess my denre that my Jnent shosld be gotiered from my owe aets aud from wy lan- gnage, in which they have been amply staied, 1 do not w in the demaud either for manhood or for bousabold suftrage, while I own with regres that vhe ermdact «f the oppo sof the Government messare of this year has {lone mieh to encourage that demand, which, but lor such op: position, would seareely have been heard of w6 are ke such use of this letter as you may think fit; o 7, your very bumble servaut, Winiiam ok W. E. GLADSTONE, AL, 084 it ¢ Progress of Mociety im b terature nnd Po! on Association for Art,wasojeced on . “The actual com. g of the members held e o'clhek, when ALr. Daubeny pres At 8 o'clock Earl assell, K. G.. the President of the Ass. ciation, delivered an inaugaral address at the Guildball. foasor Daubeny occupied the elinir, and_amone those p> caee, The fifth annual meeting of the D the Advancement uf Literature, o, and Wednes.ay, the &th iust., at Tavistock sment of 1he sittings was a meetin; Pro- were M. Hastings Russel), M. P, Sir Jobin Bowriog, Kenuaway, Mr, J. Samnda, M. P, Ear} i dn risiog asked for indulgence sed as | e had been 1n political waters he had to time for s o Jelsure for literature, and po such opportunity for the enjos- waeut of works of art as might have qualitied Eiw for the task | vertibility int | tioss over which he ruled old avail Tn spe nce he overies and gousralizations rogardin time of Newton, and to photography, *% rhaps most Yaluad of the generalizatio”s of Sclence i the present coatury were those relatiog 0 (he couservation of force, to agnetisw, gelvanism, chiemistry, nd to their universal con dvantages to be small m d bardly appreei- discoveries spriagiog from thesa phenome: pmo tho electiic telegraph. The ques tion apt to be put on the apuouncement of discovery of abstract seience—the question of *cui hono ad been oiten | waswored by oxperience. Prof, Black of Edinburgh knew not | that bis experiments on the abstract nature of ealoric and his | covers of " iatent heat” wwald ¥ 3 | moot of a steam angiag, He hoped that avother yasr wo not pass away without witnessiig an smpls graat for enlarg- ritish Muscum, and for trapsferring a_portion of its costents to a fitter aboue. Passing from scieuce to literature, | Tord Rusaell traced the great changes which had taken placa in the subjects chosen: by poets and their iufluence, History W s now written with an aecuracy usknown to former times, Niebubr and George Lowis baviog taught us to distrust le | ary stories. Leaving the past, he asked what 18 the tendency of the present politieal and religious institutions of Europe If Corinth aod Caitbage and Rome hersell perished. nad we pot reason to apprebend that the chief nations of Europe might also full 1uto decay ! Ie confessed ke could sse no | reason to apprehond such o revolation—no reaso to faar that the New-Zealander will over bebold the ruins of St. Paul’s | Among the changes which the last three ceaturies had seen, there were searealy any, 1t appeared to him. which did not derived fiom ¢ Us experiments with Voltaic_pile, and bits of coppor wire s Yet from these, aod the tend to iw ot and to stability. The best hopes | for the permanence of civilizad communities in Europe nd upon the wmaiotenance of their inde. pendence and the progress of their Lberty. A single sove reign governing the greater part of Europe and controlling the rest, would very soon estabiish o dospotism quite incapable suing for any long period the 1ndependence of the na The liberties of Europe, however psed to uch dan, tior present state may o ot seem ex, | be rathier described as one of trial ad tragsition, tending to | something better. but by no in paspect to the r w Lier various State y adopt. Of some of the States on the Continent it may bo aaid they ure secking | those securitios for freedom which many nations have sought in vain. Few, indevd, ena yet be said to bave settied dowa oa Our own Constitution, dd, Aot requires too xod torm of frey institutions. porfectas we deem it, s too eomplic much nee and forbearanee for sacessful imitation. Tealy in e Iy to place her libertics on a firm basis: Gera ouly begigniag her revolution, and her communitios, replito us they a men of vast loarning and of profound vie like Tcarus, 0 try r wing: 1 dan| scoreh ing s itary d m 1 o, U ep sea of metaphysical spe. anee ». too clearly bor of the Jf small oxtent aud ancient and modern But when orence, we ay weli do urse great til we it recolisct that whaa these States flourished there wus 1 in them for ¢ r and the orator, as well sl and I States of o 2 pa n the Germany i i In onr dava, lay of Idod the Glory to God and on earth peace andgood will toward the angels wh in the bighes man, " Sir Jobn Kennaway proposed a vote of thanks to Earl Ras soll, and made & reqaest that bis lordship would consect to | bave bis addpess printed. Mr, Carpenter Garuier seconded the wmotion, which was carried unaniic@usly, SMamter. mer C1REIOUN, WL Coptinent of Bar pagi & AL e 4 0 the gencral | Pe and to others directed and row read, we do | THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. Enteresting Financinl Informatien Abons the Company by the Sccreiary and Genernl Su- eceipts are to be Appropriated—Privileges Rights—The Proposal for a Gradunied Scale of Messnges mot *o be Eatertained, To the Editor of The Times. % Sik: As it would appear from the large number of in- quiries addressed ta this oflice that & yory genersl - standing cxists in the publie mind as to the share nfl*' yisiun of profits, and other arrangements of the Atlantie graph Compeny, 1 have been by the Boa ou the favor to sllow me to lay before your readers on offiein resumé of the facts. h’l‘ne capital of the Atlantic Telegraph Compavy iv as fo LM 1 Dbiginal cspital s0ck raised in 169657, vs001s:10 rnmfil:i‘b—(muu.mnmuwu 'and repaired, by the smount of profit in that case paysbie 2o the Welegraph Coustruction and Mainteance ) vil, 5 197,18 Miking e entire ordinary steck, per ceut Preferentisl Stock Company providing the fands necessary for ru-m:{ the an issue of pew 12 per cemt first arer, heir powers. 11350 ivins Boweren, besh-oniatasd by wroposal o 4 o pre arran r work by wm:: they were ::‘ hed At adverse legal opini Whird partics, the directors withdrew the for the per cent stock. and returned the money to the applicante, “The time bad then goue by for making applcation to P meat for the necessary puwers daring the present Session. Was therefore decided that £ » the purpose of aiding in immediate completion of this undertaking an entirely disti compay should be formed, and_endned “with such p'nm as wonld in@uce the public to subseribe to it. The A American Telegraphi Company was. aceordingly, brought out, with a capital of £600,000, all of which bas been taken up. Tue effeet of the agreement cotered into between it aud tho Atlantie Telegraph Company 1s that the for the construction for the latter Camp::‘{ of & mew gable, and for its submersion between Ireland Newfoundland during the present Summer, and for the adoption ofsaitabie mcasures for raising and completing the brokan cabie of last year. The Auglo-American Company also engage to work cablx, or either, ns the case may be, a8 the agents and on be- balt of the Atlantic Telegraph Compaoy during the continu- | ance of the agreement; and the agrcement further provi that in cousideration of these services an annusl poywment of £125,000 sball be made by the Atlantic Telegraph Company to the Anglo-American Company out of the urnlu&l‘lrfllh working of the cables, the arrangement being that the receipts in each year from all the Atlantic Telegraph Company's lives are, r puving expenses of repairs, mapsgement, work | and directors, and interest (not exceeding £5,000 per a0HUID) | on tue debentares of the Atlafitic Telegraph Cowpany 1o be: dp[rrv(lrmlrd thu Cirat, in paying the Auglo-American Company £125,000 per 8 | anpu Second in paying £72,000 per asnum (representiog r | cent on the Atlaotic Company’s existing preference -m.fl ¥ cent on their ordinary Stock o the Atlantic Company. s | "'Fhivd, the entire balance of each year's receipts is Lo be di- vided vetwoeen the Anglo-American Company and the Atian- | tie Telegraph Company in equal sbares; but no deficieney im respect of the above aunual paywents in any one year iigw | be earried forward to another year. ke riglt s resersed (o the Atiantlo Telegraph Company or! | terminsting the agreemeut on or before the Ist of January, | 1960 fon givive thrce months’ motice to that effect), by pay- ment to tue Anglo- American Company of the sum of - (0, being double the amoant of its capital. If. however, the | Atlantic Telograph Company excreise this option, the Anglo- ‘Awerican Company will bave the right to take payment of the £1,200,000, one-nall in cash and_one-half in ordinary Atiantie | lal;‘rlyn shinres at par, instead of the whole amountin cask, i | Ta the event of the Atlantic 'hk-rnrl Company exercising the right of redemption by payment of the above nmdu of 21,200,000, the Anglo Americyn Company will be forghwi © Qisalved, and the funds distribated among the shareholders. In addition t the privileges aceorded by the Atlantic Tele” he Now- York, Newfoundland, and Loodon, ve agrecd W contribats £25,000 pes merican Company out f their sbare betweas Ireland aad | Amerd ica, sate upon the payment Atiantic Telegraph Company of the 01,200 000 abave men-t tioned, or npon both cablos ceasing after the 31st of Deeember! o in working order for 12 succesaive months, “Thus the sharebolders in the Anzlo-American Com) will e entitled to £125,000 lrr ou‘t.:r the earnings onrlhn tie b Compans's lines, and £25,000 8 those | of tha Newloundiand Company for through i | Tith £150.000 8 yea: apon ‘a capitol of £60,00), wak vt 2Pt per annum. . 5 - Ao . 1 | T {5~ ben stated that fhe Anglo-American Telegraph Courd pany are about toJ1y down a new cable between wnd Cape Breton, the 70 miles forming at_present ovl ?n:k iu the telegraph connection between London N ork. : This is o misapprenension of the fact, The entire line fro | the Athantic Cable at Heart's Content to Port Huod, in Nova: | Beotia, i the property of the New-York, Newfomndland ands Loadon Telegraph Company, o New-York association, from whom the Atlantic Telegraph Company purchased the excl sive right of lnding cables in Newfonndiaad and elsewb | anil who are bound, by agreement with this Company, mla | o8 in order for the serviee of transatiantie antic Telegraph Company have repeatediy notiied to lesirability of the restoration of lengthened period continued in a I, Toe A thut Compaay the gres es which bave for a idion. S ‘Tt Newfonndland Campany were, bowever, uufr’qnately unable to recoser and repa. ir the Droken cable, and the Crrus W. Field, thtur viee-chairman, durise fig visi conatry, gave an order for a New 0nf, ¢y -4 nstroction and Maintenance |'m;‘“' ‘which wWas com | pleted. nn\llnvr:lltr to save n"_‘u.; 'u‘ sent to sea at same time as and 1o o iieatic expedition, - * the ships belonglng to the prei Ttiere 15 €7 o el ability shat this entire line of commanic te complete in & foew days, ds the wraduated scale of first; second, and third sages, the iuea of which has been started, it mast be staied, that ueitber the gencral law of this country or of United States, vor the special Act of Parliament of the Atlan, | tic Toiextaph Compauy would permit cf such an arrangement; | as it i s pecially provided in all these that all messages must tranewitted without fuvor or preference iu the order in which they are received. Larg Sir, &e.. AW aRD, Sec M ury and General Superintendent, No. 12 8¢, Helens plac , Aug. 10. THE PRINCIPALITIES, prins weeivn Expected Recoguition of Frince Charles by Turkey, BUCHAREST, Aug, 7, 1866, “The Turkish army of observation on the Danube is being gradunly removed. Rustebuk and the neighboring places will shortly be occupied only by the usual garrison. From this circumstance, and the -ppm-olln;md Prince Charles of Hohenzollern for Constantinople, it is be- lioved that tue formal recognition of the Prince by Turkey will shortly take pla-e. A cousiderable wuber of Rouman soldiers bave been dis: banded. . ——— INDIA AND CHINA. ks 7 L BowmBay, July 3L—Cotton quiet. Exchange on Loadon, 1/11, The rate of aiscount has been reds 1 pes N 30.~Markets wll unchanged. Exchange, —~Tea nnchanged. Exchange, 4/6). llmu‘; Kona, July No M-inefiollp GnuI:'M | prevails. SuANGUAL, July 16.—Excbange, 6 3@6 4, | o i London Money Markets. | The weekly statement of the Bank of England shows a dectease in the ballion of £170,911, sud an increase in the rescrve of notes of £320,070 sterling. The Bank rate of discount remaius at ten per cent. American pagments—counted by millions—had to be made on Indian sccounts ot the 10th, and wWere generally well met. | The drafts, however, of Bomanjee, Framjee, Cama & Co. of | London and Rombay were returved unpaid. Their liabihities aro estimated at £150,000. The demand for movey continses active. Consols closed stead:ly at €13 @~74, AMERICAN Skevttiks—Barings’ Cireular reports large ar rivals of 520 bouds, and considerable salss both on the s and to arrive, mostly for Geemany aud Hoiland. The market is rather heavy at 6=; #0<5. A ‘specalative business in Erie at40j@10¢. Llinois, 52 er stocks quiet, . LOUTIA, Jul T JHong Koxe, July 1 . & Co.report: Bresdstufls ol alteration. Iron quiet. Scosed 1 6L lower. Coffec steady. banged. Spirits Tuvpen. am, | 11@2) for Refined. OiL sdvanced to 39/3239/6, hrougbout the uauce of the bat Leavy, aud quotations of Hmost o1 are reduced, Aetican is in general demand fned 121d. P 1 in the middle qualities. The ees adds up 51,600 bales, including 1,750 on speeu- of the ma eps the market b 0 for export sotations are : Fuina Mikdting, 1w M 154 [ 1 15y was 000 Dles with 8,500 bales, of wet avd unfavorablo for ve & Co. aml Henry wd about 1/ @1/ in the d and parkially . Coru quiet aod ratber anter ; Piov Athya & Co., and others re. port: Bectuncaanged. FPork dull and eheaper for al but ihe tiuest. Bacon in better demand st 1/ reduetion. Lard dy at 5 @ ssa stoady. Buttor nothivg deing. slow i good deciand at 44 043, for North Ameriogn, Provuce, —The Bpokers' Circulag reports: Ashes— Nsales of Pots at 2, @99, 6. Sugars fab and) @6d. Coffee quict and easicr. Rice inactive. Bark— or'l'hdndelq.h a0 0@7), Linseed firmer; Linseed Cakes o4 Linsced O {0 fwr demand at 40/ @40/ 6. Hemp . Fisk Ous inactive. Rosin—sales of American Jo black, for low to good comwon ; €/ @b/ L r medium, up to 14 0 fog & Spirita Tarpentize el - o o 36 - cke. “Peirotews I good demend. Regaed & 1; and 0 ward deivery ot 2@ st