GIBSON PEACOCK.. Altar. VOLUME XXII.-NO. 148. THE EVENING BULLETIN. - PUBLIBIIED EVERT EVENINd; (Snudsys excepted), AT THE NEW BULLETIN ITUILDIEW. GOT Chestnut Street, nr Tyne EVENING BULLETIN ASSOOLS.TIOII. ' reorsirross. BIESON PEACOCK, CASPER SOUDER, E. L. YETBEEINVN, ' Tnos. J. WILLIS/ICON. • navels WELLS, The BuLurrur is served to subscribers in the city et 18 cents • WWI able to the baniers. or Viper annum. AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Of Philadelphia, 13. E. Corner Fourth and Walnut Rte. This bug/Wien has no superior in the United States. WEDDING CARDS. INVITATIONS FOR PAR. I ties. 4se r New style& ft MASON CO" au2Stto . 907 Chebt.nut street. T INVITATIONS ENGRAVED TN TUE TT Newest and beat manner, LUUIB DREKA, Bte tioner and Engraver. 1(23 Chestnut stree feb:Wet! DREKA—MISKEY.-0a Sept. tatlkat the residence of the bride'sparents. by the Rey. G. D. Boardman._ ho uts "Dinka to Kate S.. Yemlitest daughter of W. F. Elq., both of Ude city. DiEl7 GRAFFEN.—After a abort inners. on Monday morning. at b o clock. Chat. Graffen, in the 315th year of his age. The friends end relatives of too family, Arid the friends of the deceased, are invited to attend toe funeral. from the residence of his father, No. 537 Pine street, at 3 o'clock, on Thursday afternoon. bervices and Interment at St Andrew's church, Eighth street, above Stu Ito.. .• LARGE.—On the Vitt inst., at Bummer OUt. PhUadel• Phia l Robert 11. Large. In the 58thyear of his age. .• Lh.IPER.- Oa the 23th hut., at Lapidea. Delaware county, Olga 8., wife of George G. Leiper, in the 77th year tpi her ego. The relatives and friends of the faintly are Invited to attend her funeral from the rceldence of her husband. on Friday, October 9, at 1 o'clock P. N., without further notice. Interment at the Ridley Presbyterian Church:. fa."ll A SONIC NOTIC E.—THE MEMBERS OF PhiladelpldaCommendery No. 2 are rexpectf MI sr requested to meet in the asylum. Masonic Ball. on TilUtteDa Y. October let, at half-east I o'clock Y. M.. to attend the funeral of the late Kr ROBERT RING. By order of the Hutt Commander. lnry. WM. V. EWDIG. Recorder. PRANRILId LODGE. NO. 181. A. Y. IL —TfIE members of the Lodge are requested to assemble at the Masonic Temple. Cht.l.tnut street. on THURSDAY. Oetober lit. at 2 P. AL. to attend the funeral of their late brother Robert P. Ring. Other members of the tracer nit. aro respectfully invited to Parthdpata. Carthtites trill he in waning at the hall. It* Jorts SARTAIN. W. IC • • a i r THE RAMBO OF illildOEßB OF TfIE "SOL .diez s' biome" having beenvalled together to receive the announcement of the demise of their Preafdent. KING. after suitable and feeling remarks by the Mein' bent. the to toning action was unanlmoesly taken: As /tutu= adessicee. - tbe bulb of thetiald. having at tained their fairest _proportions and most beautiful Onto. are gatberc‘ in. The Wien glory of the tree Is fox wealth to the gatherers. In the racial vineeard there is aripadng and a hareest following not the order of the emote; yes ever et theta. gathering of d beauty of ehanwher, tus maturity and worth are bequeathed as treasures of noble emulation. The mansgere of the I:Soldiers' !tame convene at this time to receive by official announcement the melancholy information that the president of the board ha. been to ken hence. In the vigor of manhood.'irt the midst of PO- Ile and private useintnessodeath hat claimed him; before he is laid in the tomb, we. hie colleagues. would pay fit tiny re mgar,dO u o rom is i d e in oy i eer.l 011 T. PENNOCK KI.NG EN., departed this life after a brief I Mesa. on Sunday evenins, Sept 27, in the tiff,. -fourth year of bin age; and whereas, in deep sorrow at hie loss. we desire to render the tato rad respects to his memory. character and exam pie: therefore. be ft Rego taw, That at the name of nobert P. Bing we will ever recall the faithful friend. the patriotic eitizen.the ef ficient eo.taborer and the honest man. . Rewired, That in m our n in g g unfeignedly his loss to the country and to a wide circle of friends. we will miss with milli deeper grief that genial heartfelt kindness which marked his Intercourse with no. and his ready. practical counsel and aid in our denotations. Resoloril. That we will attend the remains of our President and friend to the pave, as a body, and that we now direct these minntes to be engrossed on our own re c,rds, as well as to hp published in the papers of the day over the signatures of the (dithers of the Board. Ben.(yea. That we will offer to hie bereaved family a copy of these proceedings—a tribute of estimation to the departed. and to those he so well loved a token of sincere sympathy in &Motion. JOHN B. BAKES, Vice President. E. S. HALL. Secretary. PnitADELl'/11.1. Sept. 28, iter NATIONAL UNION CLtB. Sept 1563. At a Special Meeting of the members of the NATIONAL UNION CLUB, held this date, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resoloea. that in the announcement of the death of our Mother member. RttBERT P. KING, which has come upon us to mddenly, tit e feel a grief and sorrow which words are inadequate to =mesa: we feel that his death is not only our ;etas. but a lost to the city of Philadelphia of one of her best and most honored citizens; hie pore and u. right character, h.a kind-ht ailed and benevolent disposition, hts social qualities and his true and lasting friendship, made him near, very near, to the hearts of those who knew him. It has been truly said of him that •'as an acme business man, a large-minded and liberal citizen and a pleasant. genial gentleman, he will be mourned by a large circle of friends." Resolved. That the warmest sympathy of our hearts be extended to his family and relations in this their hour of bereavement. Rewired. That the members of this Club will attend his funeral in a body, to pay their last evidence of re spect to the remains of our departed friend and brother. JOHN E. ADDICKd. President. A. M.WALKINSIIAW, Secretary. Ito stir s a t lONAL UNION CLUB, 1105 CHEATNUT - - - Pu maw:trine. Beet 18ai At a epocial meeting hold this date it was resolved that the-usemberael-the Club be requested, to attend-the--fn. neral of our lato fellow member. ROBERT P. KING. Members will please meet at the Club House on THURS. DAY. Oct. let, at 1 o'cloet. JOHN B. ADDICK.S. President. A. AI. WaLeansnaw, Secretary. 111 iter HEADQUARTERS COMPANY A. GRAY RE• per res.—e active honorary and associate mem hers will assemble on TIRIRSDAY, Ottober 1, 1563, at 2 P. M in citizen's dress, to attend the funeral of our late fellow-member, ROBERT P. KING, from his late red. dence, No. 522 Spruce street By order: . Lieutenant C H omman G i S n . g . G.. 11 DUBBING, First Sergeant. AN ESSENTIAL ART (ME IN EVERY ,VOLGATE & CO.'S TOILET SOAP is an-essential-art tele-lw every-family. We feel sate.in saying that a better article cannot be obtained.--Vorthern Chriet fan Advocate. aulo m w f ti 00D BLACK AND COLORED SILKS. G STOU'I`BLIL CORDED B.TIN FACE GRO CHAIN :PURPLE AND GILT EDGE. BROWNS AND BLUE GRO GRAIN. MODE COLD PLAIN BILKS. Bumf EYRE & LANDELL, Fourth and Arcb. KELIVrIOIUS NOTICES& ORDINATION SERVICE. Weir The ymi south Cotrgati chine, will ordain Ni. W. E. O. WRISM.T. as Aultor on THURSDAY Ot.T. IST thelr_ChapeL_Nineteenth and Mader" eta, Examination of candidates at 9P. M. Servi -- eti74 iftol7. Wm. B. Brown. of Newark, will mew:to: L c° "'" —Rev. Edw.-Hainea, of PhUadAphia r givee the Ri e h a t e-rm Etan nd of Fellowship. Rev. G. F.-Wright- of-Bak: 6 ooldr Vt , ivealCharge to Pastor. Rev. Lyman Ab h ams of New York. Charge to People. Revairobeley H. Williams and others will take other pests. POLITICAL NOTICES. sat-Headquarters Republican hivincibles ORDER No. PI L The Club will aeeemble WEDNESDAY. September 30,1868, at 7 o'clock P. M.; sharp. for Parade and to at tend the Firet Congresalomd Mass-Meeting. FIFTH and WASHINGTON Avenue. By order of BEND. 1.. TAYLOR, Chief Marshal. LITRENI3,I A BE L 3 t an t m arit h a l s . TrZIiII.Y TODD. oi r TENTH WARD. SPECIAL NOTICE. The Hall of the Union Republican Association. North east corner Broad and Race streete, wilibe open frourta A. M. till 7 P. M., during Wednesday, Thursday and Fri. day of this week, where the assessors' lists of the ward may be inspected by ail interested. The assessors sit at the same time at the northwest corner Broad and Race streets for extra assessments, Let every Republican see that hie name is on the list. HENRY ‘l. HOWELI!, JOS. COOPER, President of the Ward Secretary. Association, ge24,3trp POLITICAL NOTICES. BarTOT/1E UNION REPUBLICAN OTPIZENB OP . PRILAEELPIIIA. the dark days of the rebelikmthe brave and patriotic men of the land rallied to the defence of our Flag and the reservation of National Life! They saved the life of the Nation. and thousands of those brave men are aga , d cons ng to Philadelphia from the East and the West, from the North and from the south. to testify their love and ad nitration for their former brave commandant and Diboll we not again provide) for their comfort while hero. ae we did before. and thus assure these brave men that we are not unmindful of the debt of 'gratitude we owe theta! for their patriotic services? Loyal citizens who are disposed ' to contribute for this purpose can send their contalbet- Lions to either of the fo ll owing members of the Finance ' Vommittee: THOMAS C. HAND, Third and 'Walnut. :JOHN ItICE. 1,22 South Seventh. • WM. Mold ICHAEL, corner Sixth and Walnut: • SAMUEL B. PALES. 707 Vine. JOSEPH W. BULLOCK, 49 Front stroiltr.. .1. W. M. NEVITLIN, 419 Locust 'Met. And those citizens who desire to contribute supplies of any MEd for this Purpose, etch tut Bread, - Hams. Sugar. Coffee. &e., will clew no tify. any of the zollowing mem berm of the Committee , on titres: EDWARDEY,2iO South cunt' street. 0. KNIGHT_ ater and Cheetnut. THOMPSON REYNOLDS. 141 South Front. 110-Q,LESBUItY / Bank of NoAn America. • JOHN C. DARRA 012 South I , itrvea. • hDWARD GREDL - Chestnut street, above Pifteenth. • WM. STRUTHERS. Market. below EJeventh. EVANRED_ S. Ins Siding Garden. RANDOLPH. lib Chestnut street. • I , H. TENBROOK. 8 Beath Water. Citizensmakina contributions of either trimly or sup piled are requested to do so immediately, sa "TidE VETERANS' , are to be in our city on THURSDAY and FRIDAY of this ww.h.. We are happy to state that- ,bo• fore any committees were organized. a voluntary_ con tribution of NA loaves of bread was tendered i n Mr . 11.• B. k UR. and Eiger and coffee by E. C. GLIT- Co twin these will be followed by e contribu tions wa n e ery patriotic citizen of Philadelphia to this laudable obJeci. - NATIONAL HALL, in 'MARKET street. between Twelfth and Thirteenth. will bo open on TUESDAY for the reception' of such provisions as citizens desire to donate. 'Mao following committee on reception was svpointed: • • BAWL Et PALES, Chairman.AßAD 13 ARWIWS, Dr. ELIAB WARD HENRY PERKINS. THOS. C. HAND. HENRY D. MOORE. Clintrluan -1:013T. CORSO: , :. Secretary. ee2d4t rpb mll4l SPECIAL NOTICES. Egg-1M CHESTNUT STREET. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 'M. It3fifi.. The Comm Mee on Supplies acknowledge the following .dditional contributions to feed "The Boys in (line:" M. Peon, cheese. Warner. Rhodes & Co.. mustard. • Lippincott & Trotter coffee. George C. Naphr, Muth Levin & brother herring. W. Murphy. herring. Crowell & Collins, cash. Belcher & Cloud, cheese. Kennedy & Stairs codfish. 1 ramble & St. Clair. coffee. E. C. Eby At Co., rice. G. P. Wardell. rice. Boyd & Co.. crackers. Darrah Ellwelt hams and pickles. Collected. Hour and butter. Mr.. It. Harmer. sugar. Citizen. are again requested to send in at once any con. tributioita either money or provisions, to the Committee. at National Hall.. Market artrect, between Twelfth and Thh teenth, trona 7.A. M. till 5 P. M. . . • JAMES B. RONEY. Chairman.' Timm - mow RIM:4OMM. Secretary. The FINANCE and SUPPLY COMMITTEES Will m oon _promptly_ at 4 o'clock THIS AFTERNOON, at NATIONAL CLUB ROOMS. . HENRY D. MOORE , Chairman. R. COasoar. Secretary. - 04..1pt. TO THE CITIZENS OF PISIGADELPHIA: During the National Convention ofthe "'BM , in Blue." about to assemble, there will bo a grand procession. in wbkli *lithe !Alias& ill dcelre to take put Among the atrangera who come to ne as meets there will be is number who have lost a limb in the defence of the nation. In order that thew patriots, may not be debarred from participating in the demonstration. the following gentle. men have been appointed &committee to eolicit from our citizen, the use of ambulances. private carriages, or other EW Id WALN SHIM Chairman. GENERAL LOUIS WAtiNc.A. ANDREW HAGUE, Eeq. • The Committee confident') anneal to the Unfailing pa. triotiem and liberality of Philadelphians to contribute to the success of this movement HENRY D. MOOSE, Preddellt. RNA= B. CORI4OIv. Secretary. COILLDUIIIICatiODS should be addressed to the Chairman of the Committee. N 0.1105 Chestnut street gal 24 saire NOTICE. DELAWARE AND RARITAN CANAL COMPANY. Tr.E.lvrox, September On and after October 6th. the through toll on Anthra. cite coal will be as follows: On that passing through from the outlet at Now Hope to New Brunswick, - Fortythree (43) cents per ton On that pasting through from Bordentown to New Eintnswiek, including steam towage : Prom Fairmount to New York. seventy-two (72) cents per ton. From Richmond to New York, sixty-seven (67) cents per ton. Without Steam tonnage - By Barges and Boats. to wed by Steam. sixty (60) cents per ton. By Sailing Vessels. forty (40) cents per ton. JOHN G. STEVENS, seaLbtrt I Engineer and Bupetintendent„ CAUTION TO THE PATRONS OF GOPSILL'S Iitiar DiRECTORY AND TI PUBLIC or PHILA DELPHIA GENERALLY. '/ he Inhabitants of Philadelphia, and more particularly the merchants, are hereby cautioned against paying any money or giving contracts for advertisements for the Philadelphia City Directory for lUD, as it has come to the subscriber's knowledge that a number of swindlers are going round the city with false representationa, for the purpose of swindling the merchants. At present Hr. CHAILES IdeGILL is the only au' horized agent for col lecting advertisements. for which he is not allowed to take money in advance. 3he general canvass for names wlll commence on the first day of October, of which due notice will be give)). ISAAC COSTA, ee293t . Compiler. NOTICE.--APPLICATION WILL BE BABB to the Chief Commissioner of Highways. at - hie Office, Filth street, below Chestnut, on SATURDAY, October 3. 186.4, at 13 o'clock. for a contract to pars Thirty-eighth street. between Market street and liaver ford street, In the Twenty-fourth Ward. Parties inter ested. desiring to do so. can be present at that time and place. rf i rrA HOWARD nosPrreu NOS. 1618 AND 1530 =bard street, Dlirpar=partmtnt—Medlcal Testmen and utedlchlee f grallitOWlLY to the • •• :I• : :s: • IY.I• :fift• THEATRES, Etc AT rya Alien, last night, The Jealous Wife was per formed in the most admirae manner; Mrs. Drew taking the part of "Mrs. Oakley," and sustaining it with her usual ability. This 'evening Sheridan's tine old comedy, The Rivals, will be pi educed. AT TIIE CHEbTICCIT", the spectacular play Vndine di l be presented. We atinottatced more than a week ago that.lllea Jost° Orton would resign her position at the Chestnut. Sho has done so, and has left the city, car rying -with her the-regrete-of-her-many friends.— She was tb e beet stock actress that we have had for many a long day. AT TEE AMERICAN, to-night, a miscellaneous enterr takoment will be given. AT rztE WALarr Mrs. F. W. Lander will_present her splendid impersonation of "Elizabeth." Those who have not yet seen this fine performance should do so at once. Tits HA:intl. AND Heirmr.Socrsrr will perform the oratorio of The Creation. In_Taylor Kali; Trenton, .to. morrow (Tbrirsday) evening. Persons in this city wish ing to be present can take the 5.30 P. M. train from the Kensington depot. - ; Hatred of Union Soldiers. "If I could have my way I would place. Jeff. Davis in Comma, where be richly belonas. Then I' ould go to Concord. talte all the miserable battle•ilags from the State House. and make a bonfire of them in theAiltate , :House yard. (tireat applause.) Then- I would go all cithrough the North and destroy all the monuments! and taveatones erected to the memory of soldiera In short, weuldpntsput -of eighteveri_thing_ which remitidieus_ at we ever la atwith our Southern - Brethren. "i do not know that I would bang one legged and one. armed-soldierei Nati-wouldpray to God to-get -them out of the way as soon as peatdble.—lisnry Clay Doan, in a apoech at .liandtesfer,,A. 11. „ The Harrisburg . Telegraph - of yesterday BEM: A vote was tak.en on the day express train on the Penn. glvania Railroad' corning east "at noon today, between rant and 263 8093110 UT and . ........ ........ ....... IV3 Majority for - Grant and Colfec. .........165 Q Frank Blair. the Bertiocrati - c candidate for Vice Presadent; was a passenger on this train. and no doubt felt that tea straws generally show the way the wind blows) his chances Were rather slim among the passen. germ of that train. : PRESENTATION" Ole A STAND OF COLORB.—A , , handsome stand of coloo3 will be presented , , to the sth Regiment of the:Boys in Blue, Col. H. Oscar Roberts,' on - Fy morning next; at 7X o'clock, at theTown' Han , Germantown. They are a gift from the patriotic ladies ofthe old re liable 'rwenty-second Ward. --When the women in the Madrid cigar facto ries recently mutinied, they went in a mob to the office of one of the directors, demanding to be heard. He agreed to admit a committee - of them, adding that they must be the three oldest and ugliest of the lot. That deputation was never sent. 3106CILAEL GUNNINGEAM. DANIEL McNICHOL, Contractora. A Straw. PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY,SEPTEMBER 30, 1868. EUROPEAN AFT'AXICB LSTZBIL - IPBON. PALM% [Correspondence of the Etehutelphle Evening Breletin.l Pule, Friday, Sept. 18th, 1868. It. is not very creditable to toe good sense of Europe, or to the good faith of the parties principally'concerned that on resuming my pen I should have to record that the same senseless game of reiteration on one side and disbelief on the other is still going on. Louis Napoleon protests that he is pacific, and goes on protesting, even although he almost admits in his last utterance that he knows no one will believe him; and no one, in fact, doea believe • him, became he spends all his time and attention,• to •say nothing of the money of the eciuntry s upon camps_ and military Preparatione. And so Commercial transactions languleh, send 'regular - businees is discouraged,while Swindled speculation alone en deavors to make a harvest out of the anticipa tions 'and peribi of the future. You will have heard, a great deal about, the last loan,, about the enormous amount subscribed;and the pioof of wealth, confidence and security - exhibited, both, as regards the government and its policy, by the conduct of' the public in that transaction. But do,not allow yourselves to be deceived by these appearances. , :That the eubscriptiim to the lottn , was an evidence of the wealth of France,or at least of the abundance of unemployed and stagnant capital (widch is a very different thing), may Indeed be true; but a proof of either confidence or security it certainly was not. Rather the contrary; the loan, it is now well understood,was taken up by speculators, rather than by the country at large; and the number of small sub - scribers, which is always the text of the feeling of the masses, was below the usual average in former cases. But the transaction was just one of those into which speculation and unem pSoyed capital eagerly threw themselves, as a temporary expedient, out of which they hoped to realize an immediate profit, and then wash their hands of it. And so,on the slightest premium being available subscribers hastened to sell, and the new loan has been hawked in the market in a way which fully accounts both for its own heaviness and that of other public securities. Every one was in a hurry to serums dans lea fonds, as they say here—to got back his money even with the smallest profit, and then wait again to see what turned up next. This la the real history of the "display of confidence" and strength of "public credit" boasted of so much by the semi-official journals. But the stagnation of regular base pees, the plethora of gold In the Bank of France, and the astounding fact that the Minister of Finance can fix the rate of interest on Treasury Bonds at a half per cent., tell quite a different story, and show that capital, which is amongst the shiest of crested things, lies dormant, and still refuses to face a future full of doubt .and aPPreheesion. I. have alluded to the above matter somewhat fully be cause I have had reason toobserve during my absence, that it was very much m isunderstood across the French frontier. But here in Paris, at least in the financial 'World, there is no mistake on the subject. and'men smile when they hear of "confidence atid security" in the existing state Of things predicated from the mere amount of the late subscription. It is stated as a fact at this moment that the accumulated amount of specie in the national banks of Europe is not less than five thousand millions of francs, that of France taking the lead with 1,300 millions, and the Bank of Eng land coming next with 550. Yet it is carious to compare this fabulous wealth with the constantly increasing number of bankruptcies, as reported by the President of the Paris Chamber of Com merce in his recent address to his court. The progression is striking: In 1863 the number of failures was 1,418; in 1864, 1,647; in 1866, 1,815: showing how perfectly consistent commercial embarrasament is with overflowing coffers. A remarkable election has just taken place at Toulon, in the South. A requisition was pre seated to M. Dufaure, ex-Minister of Louis Philippe and the Republic, to stand against the Government candidate. The attempt was per fectly desperate, and success almost impossible, considering the immense official influences ex isting in Toulon and the neighborhood, the great naval arsenal of France, and where almost every one is more or less connected with and depen. dent on the administration. Nevertheless, M. Defense, one of the ablest advocates and states men of France, boldly accepted the invitation, and issued a circular in which the Empire and personal government were repre sented as a failure, and the nation plainly called upon to re-assert its rights and lib erties._:Afew yeare back, such a candidate, with such a profession of faith, and In such a locality, would not have polled 500 votes. Will it be be lieved that an ex-Minister of Louis Philippe, un known to the" localltseand brought forward at the last moment,actnally received 1.3,000 suffrages to 17,000 given to his official opponent, backed by overwhelming government influence, unscrupu lously used? The result is almost as startling as absolute success would have been ; and tells a plain tale of the fearftd reaction which has taken place in -nubile- opinion, and which is, indeed, becoming only every day more clearly demonstrative in all parts of the country. Everywhere new journals are starting up in opposition to the government, and using lan guage which seems to defy the authorities and to court prosecution. Press cases are multiplying before the courts; and it is now quite understood that abuse of the government, or even of the Em peror personally, followed by fine and imprison ment, is the sure road to fortune and public favor on the part of a journalist. Here in Paris, the way in which the public throws itself upon the Figaro, the Lanterne (When it can get it), or its successor, the Cloche, is most extraerdinary, and seems to indicate that the "only 'pabulum which French readers care for is vituperation of their rulers. Any new - journalswhichsetartssor - lheso princi- - - pies is sure to succeed. M. Rochefort, the , pro prietor of the famous Lanterne, has already paid over 80,000 francs in fines, and has more than a year's imprisonment hanging over his head in his retreat at Brussels. But his journal only grows more and more in request, and penetrates the frontier in every form, despite all the efforts of the police to discover and confiscate it. The Court broke up from• FOntainbleau on Sunday last, after an unusual sojourn of nearly four months at that residence. The real reason of the Emperor's lingering there so long was the proximity to the camp at - Chalons, the facility of receiving information of how things were going on there, and his desire to - visit and inspect for himself the progress made by the troops In thenie of the new Weapons and the practice of the new exercises.. He spent , an entire week there before leaving,, with - the 'Prince - Imperial, during which everything ,was done in the way of , promotions, decorations, dm, to in gratiate himself with the army, and show that he placed his main dependence upies its fidelity and support. s The young Priece was. often sent Lo spend the day by himself- among Oise different -1- OITR. WHOLE COUNTRY. regiments, in order to attach the soldiery to him, and make his cause appear their own. .'; , Everything indiettes, in fact, that as Lords Napoleon feels the country Elipping from under him, he trusts more. and more to the army, though be may find some day that, as Prince Metternich once said, bayonets are .very good things for every purpose -except to sit upon. fardly, however, had the F.rrippror arrived at Biarritz before lie was off to another camp,atliin nemazan, in the neighborhood, where more drill ing and firing is going on, and more money being spent tinder the impulse of rivalry from abroad and apprehension 4t home. Between the two, I fear there Is but a Blllllnchl%iice of long-continued tranqrdlllty In Prance, and we must. took. forward either ; to internal troubles or to the desperatu remedy of external Conflicts.: Queen liable lirriellth• Appeals to MapOloottlissliho Jeri o of the Nation Ittllttltett=iteittrOlatioll at. Eland. Irarisiffsipt:lSth) correspondettie of the London Time..] Tho Queen of :Spain -hto.earried. her point, after a fashion and at the coat of her own humiliation. We al , ready know that a very bad impression has been caused Madrid by the news that she intended: going to Bier clic to Fee: the Emperor, When by the Jules,of, etL quette , the should be irom him , to, her. A" courtier narr.ed Count Elpaleta teas - sentto Biarritz tonosy:Hate the affair, and-found 'the. warm. support of tho merest:low must be rather amused by her former elevens gn's eagerness for Imperial patrenage. Count Re patens woeetill at Biarritz on Wedneeday, and it: as ar-' ranged that there should be an interchange of visite; the Queen beginning. Of course, whoa her Catholic alajeety sued for permission to go a etcond time to Biarritz, It could - not Wellies refused her; nor could the Emperor, being within two hours' rail of St. Sebastian. avoid re turning the visit. But the aim will not bo attained—not even the moral effect, which probably was all that the Queen and her counsellors really hoped for. Unpopular, and even detested though cite bo throughout. Spain, oho is still La Reyna, the Queen and chief of the dpawsh nail m, and Spani.h pride is bitterly chafed at eeeittg her pay her court to Napoleon. The eta , site has taken will certainly not retard for a single day the catastrophe of which the ditte is uncertain, but the occurrence inevitable. Ae re garde any eclat advantage jo be reaped from the inter- OMR probably the Queen - Ili recif does not venture to hope for that. 11 while she and the Emperor were tw tether to-day at Biarritz, or ate•-siorro iv at St. Sebas tian, news were to come of a revolution at Madrid, and that hair of Spain was arming and rising, the Stn• peror, we may be well assured, would deeply sympathize and condole and might express every wish for her Catholic Majesty's tilomph over her enemies; but would not further tit t triumph oy the aid of a single bayonet, not even though the bait were held out to him of hail the Spanish army to garrison Rome In the ;event of a Pruzeian war. The Emperor knows too well what such an offer would be worth.- The reports spread of the read!. nese of the Spanish seven:mein to send troops to Boma have already caused discontent in Spoils, and especially in the army. It may not be generally known, but there le no country inn Inch the military service of the Ponuffie in lees esteem than in Spain. When the Italians took a great part of Lamoriciere's army prism. nem iv 1860, and swept into their net french and Austri ans, Belgians and Bavarians, Irish and Lath, and many other nationalities in large Lamberts, they got only five Spaniards, Cavoar had inquiries made about these men. and out of the Jive three proved to be escaped galley slaves. In the present Papal army there are scarcely any Spaniarde. Gs neralTaron, a man of no mark, but who has never taken petite any pronunefeenimte, goes as Captain Gen eral to oirtaionia,. and G nerel Calonze assumes the same post in Madrid. The resignations of Marshal Pczaela and Novaliches have been accepted. It must be. owned that the Queen's marshals -do not stick very closely to her in the near of difficulty. Mtirebalidanuel Concha to en his property near Malaga; only his brother, Marshal Pepe. is. ox: was very lately. at St. Sebastian. , The foriner editor of the Guirionir, M. Gonzales Bravo, will grace with hie presence, the interview of the sover eigns. IS. ion has gone to Biarritz. Speculations In ltegard to the Results of the Approaching Ecumenical Council. , [From the London Times, Sept. 19.) • • • The subject proposed for discussion at the Council /3 the regulation of the relations between church aud State." We know only of one country in which these,rela. lons ate arranged to the Chime'. entire satisfactici., and that is the elate of the Church. There is there not only agreement, hut identification bativeen thetwo Posvera. There arc an absolute sovereign clergy, and and an utterly enslaved laity. In every other conntr:: tI'S Write has hitherto in sonic mensuro acted Re a representative of the laity; it has more or less con scientiously watched over their interesta, more of lees efficiently protected their liberties. For the first time in the history of the Church, the priesthood hail dared completely to set aside the laity—to set aside the State thre ugh which the Church came to terms with the laitv. For the fust time the priesthood has dared to call itself the Church. If the Council's. to meet agreeably to the term of its convocation. Ice 900 Bishops whom the Pope expecte as guests at the Vatican are to constitute the (-hutch. Abstraction is made of every person and every. thing without the wells of the Council Chamber. The laity, and the State which embodies it, are of no account hatever. The Bishops will come forth from their meet ing 83 Moses came down from SinaLwith the tables of the law in their hand& It is for the laity to accept or reject that law according as they think lit But any amend. ment on their part is out of the question. It seems in credible that the Pope should not have foreseen that the convocation of a council with complete exclusion of mien lar t epresentation would be a declaration of war of all the clergy against all the laity. There is no doubt that the gauntlet thus boldly thrown down will be eagerly taken up. 'I be relationg between Chin ch and State require revision. we are told, in consequence of the "HIIIIO3L itui verenl transformation of absolute into Constitutional Governments." Tn other words, the Council is called together .to take up the cause of the Papal Bee againet those countries which like Italy and Austi were sufficiently submissive to Rome so long as they were under despotic influence, but which found the priestly yoke intolerable the moment they acvelopesl liberal tendenci. e. Likely enough the nine hundred bishops will be of one mind with the Pope against Italy and Austria. But no number of Bishops can supply the Pope with that "secular arm" which in the good old times, was the ultim a ratio of the Vatican. The Pepe has forgotten that in the gobd old times the strength of the holy 'See against ene State was found in the support of another State. But, in his present mood. the Pope sets every State equally at defiance. .7'he chat tenue will be rquaay accepted by every State. Combine tion among the clergy will promote solidarity among the laity. The cause of Italy and Austria will be the cause of everi constitutional State, and coretitutionallem has be. come 'almost universal." The example of Italy and Austria has shown how communion . with Rome is ineorn. pebble with freedom. Where ta shore a nation that will f Ronte bey ore the alternattve between freeacnn and 1 a e The "Irish People' , After Pomeroy. The last number of .The Irish People has the fcl• lowing: r liming that his endorsement cffilleuegade Kiruielle. of Brooklyn failed to pass current. the irrepressible - brick" l'omero , changes his mode of attack on ('he Irrsh People. In IRA baturday'e Dentoer.il, "Brick" states that the "Price of the The People's late Radical flip-flap was ',Mum :". and he gives Col. Nagle ao Pie authority for.. the statement. If we were to use the language of ordinary good breeding in dealing with such men as - Brick. we fear they would not clearly comprehend our meaning; but we de sire to be unmistakably understood, even ,by the Demo. crat. that we therefore emphatically assert that either "Brick" or Nagle has uttered a gross and impudent lie— we do not know which of them is guilty-they must settle that between themselves. it is t uc that we were offered *5.000 by the Democrats if we would treacherotuily forget our duty to our country and out port their candidates during the present campaign: But if 500,0110-no, not all the plunder that even the Tammany Ring accumulated could win us from the path which duty points out. That, no doubt, was the origin of "Brick's" last slander. Mobbing a:Ritualist. The London correspondent of the Now York 27711C8 sat e: ceterday Father Ignatiue was mobbed in Lombard street home thousands of portion's gathered from the banks and mercantile houses of this London Wall etreet ; banged, roared and pelted at the police-locked gates of the church in vs hich the English monk was preaching; pelted, Insulted and grossly outraged ladies and clergymen as they ventured outand the young Father himeelf was only saved from violence, perhaps death,by the adroit man mu vres of the police. lie was at length. alter several efforts got away in a cab; and ail this for a little bold preaching. a departure from the pulpitcosiardim, whim the news papers Kaye been denouncing, lie said Lombard street was worm than Jericho, near which the man fell among__thieszes—lia—catiy—havo-..called-..-its• denizens- El generation of vipere. lie quoted Scripture at them. So hard is: it to mit people, Preach smooth things and they despiae you and go to eleep or stay at home ;bleach rough onee and they mob you and pelt your congregation. Female Suffrage In .Eugland. A correspondent, writing of the demand of English women to be placed upon the registratiotaliste. says: M, s. Lucas, widow of the Into editor of the London Bernina Star, and a sister of Mr. Bright, is a claimant of registration in one of the metropolitan districts. - These claims have been in - every case rejected by the heartless barristers. .The act sari men or people, and women, they hold, are neither men nor People. Miss Lydia Becker, a Manchester lady—or person.' perhaps should rather say—said' it =had neon decided that:where the term man was need in law, it included women. 'Be sides," she said. "I claim to be put on the registry, not as a man or womambut as a rate-paying householder: You have no bu.iness to know that I am a woman " "But your name," said the puzzled barrister. "is feminine; it is a woman's name."is"'Thane nothing." said two daunt less Lydia; "in Franite it istornmonior men to - have the name of hinder that , does not make them women, nor hind& them from voting."' - - The North Gesirilninet . BOutederation. According to the indopendanee Bage.the Grand .I),chy of Baden acc.edod to tho North German Confederation ince :wean! , ago,;" and ,tbe French Government, although mode aware of the fact. resolved for the present to con sider this stop a purely. German , queation. "not being yet prepared to engage In wee. , This newt however, is coo important to be accented withou con fi rmation. A oommission.wes to assemble ';at Munich on the Mat instant;• to deliberate npon a , prOposal for tho formation of a central and general direction--of- the fortresses of the South German States in connection with the system of do eine of North Uermany. -•- •- • • - SPAIN. TIKEIMILPO.IIAI4 POWER. outs to a Negro zaonarcit. The presinti which the Isiug of Prussia is minding to tho Sult..n of Burnu (Ventral Africa) coexist of a throne in embroidered velvet a repeater, &dozen other watcher of the ordinan kind, in gold and sliver. elz needle gnus, twelve revolvers. six burnous worked . with gold. theetd, lzplain oty, several dozen of fezz caps. coral necklace' end perfumes. the African Majesty had manifested a de. edre tor ceive a carriers ,but the y of, for warding it' was too great. It would have bad to betaken Junkmen and transported on the hacks of carimia - aerosii the whole of the Sahara, and as there are no' coachbuildere at Bornu,, men ould have hod to be. Bent from I urogo to moon etruct the dlijoluted vehicle. Besides, this monarch al read' employe in a very curious fashion a calechewhich ' Qecen Victoria gave MM. On solemn occasions his Majesty has the equipage drawn by the grandees of his court, he himself marching on foot bp , the side. .. queen 'Victoria's nomith.. The. Lanett Faye : " We am in a pcoition to state that; dace her sojourn in Bwitneriand the Queen hue greatly imp eyed in health. The untoward symptoms which Gest Her Majesty and her subjects so much uneasiness have Yielded to the fresh mountain air and the change 0( actin() intim roost romantic of European countries. The haw ht. fodeed, has been so marked that the nation Mar look forward hopetally'to Her Majesty's resuming (at va s t perilous) those pnbltc duties from which she has been so long and so unhappily. estranged." garlaitggEgist.liquaLlgesir, The authorities of Jaszbereny.an Hungarian togralutve just had the following notice published to the wand of the drum: "Atwing that oaths and , blasphemies are toe real cause of eaohquakes every one, no, matter who. Is forbidden to swear or use bad language. under a penalty of t eeeiting twenty-foe stripes with a rod and Paling a flue of twenty:five titoitu]." A French nominal ou tke Press. • • Marshal Iliciffahom Povernor.General of Algeria. at tribute:sae misfortunes of that colony to the press which be save he ought to have suppressed from the beginninv. The Asa, compares the Marshal's regret to that of Rich-. elicit when 4 prisoner escaped: 'Ahl 11 my fau l t,; ought to, have cut off his head." • , POLITICAL. Vallandighaure Reared or the Goy- ernmeut in 1863. . , [From the Di, ten Journal of the 24th3 On the 2.9 th of. September; 1863, James Flynn West. of Company A. Nineteenth 0. V. L. sent ~ a letter to Ms brother, with a copy of a letter from Vallandigham, who was then a gueet of tho rebels--written to .Colonel D. D. Mena, of the Eighth Alabama Rebel Volunteers, which' we s as tho. ough a revelation of the feelings of the DAMO cratic nominee for Congretie, in this district. as could bo expressed. We republish Vallandigaam's treasonable letter: VALLANDIGIIAM'EI LETTER. (Copy Of letter captured.) _. “Dr.s.n. Cot m oe.—Your kind note and invitation of :reel rday was this morning handed me by your brotho •.• In.law, who wit , hand von this in return. It would give me much pleasure to visit you and your command before leaving the Confederati or, but it is now impossible to do to, as I have made arrangements to start this A. M. with nip earliest train for Wilmington. - 'You surmise correctly, when you say that you believe me to be a friend of the South inner struggle for freedom. My feelings have been publicly expressed in my own country, in that quotation from Lord 'Chatham, ' My Lords, you cannot conquer America!' There is not a drop of l'utitan blood in my veins. I hate, despise and defy the tyrannical Government which bus sent me &mood ye u for my opinion's eako, and shall never vivo it my support in it, erne:We upon sour institutions.• But you are mistaken when you say there are but few such in the United States, lvorth. Thousands lire there who would speak 'out but for the military despotism that strangles them. "Although the contest has been.ane will conttnuo to be, a bloody one, you have but to persevere and the victory, Will be surely yours. 's'on meat strike home! The dates - sive pc hey lengthens the conteist.: The4hortest road to peace is the boldest one. You camhavevocu• own terms by gaining thebattle on your enemy's soil. _ "Accept my kind regards for your personal welfare and sincere thanks for your kind Wishes In my behalf 1 .and hoping and praying for .the-•ultimate success/. of. the cause in which you are fighting, believe me, as over, your friend. U L VALLA NDIGEId.M. "Colonel D. D..lnstiall. Eighth Ala. Vols." JVallandigham rieymour'e best friend, the author of bra nomination. and is now running for Congress in Ohio upon the Democratic tlrb..• 1 Letter froma, , war Democrat. General W. F. Bartleit,'-ef- Massachibiette, writea the following letter. which epeake ton itself • . PIM.SFIELM Sept. 26, 18139.—Generat F. W. Rafrezi:— Dsar. t in: era Jnet in receipt of your telegram of this date asking if lake command of the Massa. ehueette delegation:to the Soldiens' and .Seilore' Conven tion atl'biladelphia." I am no polltietan. If I were to be claeeed at all suppose it would be as a War Democrat. And having been a 'War Democrat during the war, now that the war is over Imest certainly deeire peace,o peace that was so eteadily fought for. peace that wa. fit) fairly won. That peace would eeem now to he threatened 11111 COO rho MOO who surrendered uncon ditionally at Appomattox aro allowed to dictate terms to the men who taught them. through four bloody yam that the way of rebellion to hard. I belleim in the utmost liberality and magnanimity toward a fidle.s foe, - and-I' would extend- the hand right heartily in token of forgiveness and friendship. Such liberality character ized Grant', terms ne General of the army when rebellion laid down its arms. Such magnanimity and charity,will. believe, mark his course as Commander-In...thief. ile• hewing as I do in ibis soundness of heart of the soldiers iu Alarsachueette. their devotion to truth, to valor and to Justice. I shall in peace follow with them, or, failing a chief more worthy. eball with pride lead them. II arn,eir, very respeetf ully, your obedient servant. W. F. BARTLETT. Inspiration to Dlurdor• Sorrell Cobb spoke recently in Atlanta, Georgia, as fol owe of union men in that 'state: . . heaven! for Four. blistering worda, that I may write infamy upon the foreheads of these men; that they may travel through earth despised of all men and rej cted of Ileaven. scorned by the devil himself. They may seek their final congenial resting place ender the mud• silie of that ancient institution. • • Um/ them there should be no me-cy. They have dishonor.d themselves and sought to dishonor you. Anathematize them. Drive them from the palo of so cial and political society Leave them to wallow in their ou - n miro and filth. Nobody will ever envy them; and if they are taken out' of the gulloy until I reach for h my hand to take them up, they will die in their na.Tural element. Letno man leave the State. Let SIC lay our bones in Louisiana; and. if these scalawags and carpet baggers remain, let us hunt them from the country." UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Ceremonies at the Academy of Manic. Thatiguralion of Provost Stills, The Remarks of Frederick Fraley Address of the New Provost. Tule Academy of Music was the scene of a very interesting ceremony this morning. The new Provost of the University of Pennsylvania, Charles J. StilM, LL.D., was formally inducted with appropriate forms, and the occasion at tracted a large audience. At noon, the procession was formed in the Foyer of the Academy, and moved to the Audi torium in the following order: ORM R OF THE PROCESSION The Provost, the committee on the Department of Arts and other Trustees. The Faculty of Arts- The Faculty of Medicine. The Faculty of Law and other Faculties The Bever. nd Clergy. The Corporation of the City. The Judges of the Courts. Other invited guests. Masters of Arts. Bachelors c f Arts. Students in the Department of Arts. Students in the Department of Medicine Before and during the services a number of choice selections were performed by the full Ger mania Orchestra, under the direction of their accomplished leader, Mr. Charles Schmitz. The services were commenced by Frederick - Frale - y; Et q:, - who introdneed7the — Rew — Dr; - Krauth, of the Lutheran Church, Professor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy, who offered as appropriate prayer. Mr. Fraley then made the following address:. DIE. FRALEY'S ADDRESS. . _ Ladies and Gentlemen : The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania have requested your presence hero to-day for the purpose of marking, In an appropriate and public manner, the in auguration ot a new Provost for that institution of learning. They do not wish this to be considered a mere pageant ceremonial, but to 'make it useful for the advance of sound learning and liberal educa tion. They think that an institution, which for considerably more than a century has been engaged In the great work ot teaching, should, from the-results of experience, be able. to make a report of the present •condition of education among us, its wants, and the way in which those wants may be met by an awakened public in terest and a proper appeal to public liberality. On these topics the Provost elect is prepared to speak, and in entering on the discharge of his large and responsible functions, ;I doubt not that, it will be his , aim -to awaken your interest in . the: cause of education its elf and for the institution Which we axe now about to commit formally to his care and guidance. - We feel UM, as the Univenity af-Penesylvenis is the F. L FETHERSTOI Pablisluir PRICE THREE , OE ?TS Ter collegiate institution in the Comtnortivealth.whese Manna in all the walks of life' are filling. places of trust ' and honer,it ought to be recognized ae tee groat eeminary trim which should be' tiptoed *breed a etitit and iyiw ' cute equal to any to be found eisewh.re.- ' All the Care and study that may bagiven by its UM: ,ttee. by its provost , end' atuities , . will however he of but r little'avail, unless the public' appreciate' what tney are doing, and recognike the *Mann and anflicieney of their • courses of stud'. abet 'set changes wbich nave:taken Placa in the ohne- sere of soplety In our times; the importanie to which Pratt cal affairs have rig lit the influence of extendedsto. , ' terceuree among nations; the elevation of Ma laboring flee oe; all these combined,b ave called for corresponding changes hi college coury retainin g ow everywhere such ht. 'Mations. while wiselyancient methods fee tbole.whose profesalone or tastes randr• tb. entswllh i gned' wisdom prepare for meeting the demena or• tt foe , nstruction in those things which fit mentor Wel walltrof life. • - • . Seneible of this change hithe public demands on their University, the Tramtees have authorized snob changes in its course of instruction in the Department of AIM Ise will afford a large scope for the choice of students; stet." the results have , indicated that whet has thus:begot done bee struck the proper chord. We have coneded the government of the ounittstt* an this enlarged basiaito one of tine nativehorneitteems gentleman of liberal culture, active and earnest work, and united with him a faculty of numerous welthaMed Pretext:we and instruototaereinentlT Worth?' of the trust reposed in them. Several of them have for; many years been connected with the Dniverdty. andante, endeared to its alumni by the strongest ties of al entaad regard. In its deptrments of metumneese Law , we be l ieve no; collegiate institution of tlus country nude it and, few can bes e t to be llama - • , An institution with each pOWers briegis Atilt lat,thOse intrusted With its management. or the drag forth its' instruction, profonnd reeponsibilities. engagedust remember tha leakingerk in which 'they is in reality the f the num who are in. part to enact the laws, to form tee morals, to ,adminiater, juetice. to govern the State tend Nation , to heal the aielt." and to carry on the business -and' ' , civilization- of 'the' world :. Foe there purposes they must a themeolvee by study.: by reflection and by sufficient intetcourne with'eociety.to. learn what the rising generation mode. to prepare Menu' for the world's work or the.world , u improvement • _ , finch laborers are worthy of their reward,and it will her ' feryon. my fellow.citizens. to see to' it, after. We have laid our wants and our plans before you, that the ramie' shah be['laced in our hands. • , Hitherto we have been almost silent on the subject of an eniarged'ettdowment. The old , course of tudy and its limited number of students did not call for a more net staff of professors and teachers. or for more ex teneive building accommodation's. But now that wo bave come up to the demand of the times, and assumed new deficit we must strike for the money needed to c a rry the into effect. am now about to introduce to yon the gentlemen% whom we have choeen as the chief executive officer or the Univereity. and on whom we shall rely. with hie se 'mellitus in all the facultiee, to carry out our plans, to tug gest from time to time improvements in them, and to • make. as it should ever be, our institution the head `of t duration in our own city and theinodel for all the other colleges of Pennsylvania. We have selected for Provost Dr. Charles J Stall% of Phlladelphia, and in matting this choice we have endea. vored to combine all those elements requisite for the sue.: ems to which I have briefly referred , Although this gentleman is already well known to Most of you, it in my duty now to prteent him in his' official• capacity and to inaugurate him formally in veer pros. . STILLE:---Bp the recent resignation of tkr. Goodwin, the Trustee's of the ,Univondey have been re.. qutred to elect Provost for the institation. Altar . a careful deliberation, their choice has fallen upon you. and by your acceptance of 'the office a bond has been formed between yen and them which it is hoped may be lasting, lumorable and useful. To you aa the -.Executive officer of the University, its government. usefulness, and destiny will in *large measure be contbied. and You Will be looted to tesupport its good name.to enlarge its ether* 'of' usefulness.' to .give it now 'claims to, tthe affection, an d and , patronage of the public. Ton are to 'bo the representative .'Of popular and liberal • and • scientific , education tothie city. and , to !carry its banner faithfully. before this orld,, In the name and by the "authority of the. True. lees 1 chargeyOu with there dnties, with these respond. Willies; and -I assure you of their cordial confidence and support, to aidvou In ,their inecompllshment. May , you be.m i r etzewith ail, the knowledge required for . these grt at trusts, eind,b M e strengthened - with zeal and health to execute ' hem. ay your name and fame be. hereafter and forever identified with the ,Univeraity as the -,wise :governor, the able and faithful instructor, and warm and affectionate guide mid friend of its stud.nte.' - with this charge, and with these hopes and'azpirationer„ I pow. in the name, and by the authority of the Trounces or the tpivereity of Pennsylvania inaugurate you we 'Prey % at tt crier, giving to yen all e powers, privildgea emoluments eolumente that, pertain to e office, and •in their name. enloining on you the fulfilment of the duties that you n ill tl ereby owe to , ihern,to the institution and itis . , • May the God of all power and grace tit you fully for the great work ynu have undertaker:, and crown , all your labors therein with success and lila blessing. The T new .ProVost, Charles J. Stlll6, LL. D., then dell vered the following addreis, atter which the audience was di tuissed with the 13enediction by the Rev. , Dr., GOOLIW/11 Ex-Provost ot.tlie MR. STILLE'S. ADDRESS GENTLEMEN OF THE HOARD OF TAUSTEES,LADMO AND GaNTLEDIEN:-- Willie I OM deeply, sensible of the honor which has been conferred upon me by my election as Provost of the University,' enter upon the office with unfeigned distruat of my own capacity and a most anxious sense of the responsibilities which such a position Im poses upon me. lam not unmindful that I have been placed at the head of the oldest literary In stitution in the Commonwealth, and of one of the oldest in the country—an institution which hos numbered among its pupils and professors many of those who during the past century have best illustrated our Philadelphia life. kriow, moreover. that the authorities of the Uni versity, not satisfied with what has been done in the past, but in lull sympathy with the intentest activities of the present, are now de vising generous plans for, enlarging its useful ness and extending its advantages, and that. they rely upon me for aid and co-operation in giving those plans practical shape and direction. Buck reflections. while they impress me with the mag nitude of the task which. I have undertaken, • stimulate the devotion of all the powers Can command for its accomplishment. I propose to-day to enter upon a most impor tant department of my duties. Is-ant:tot forget that the University of Pennsylvania is preiimi nently a Philadelphia institution ' and that, we, as citizens of Philadelphia, have all a common In terest in its reputation and, prosperity- .As it ,Is clearly the duty of the Trustees so to enlarge and modify the course of instruction here as fully to meet the requirements of this age and this community, so .. ; it seems to MO the special, buelness of the Provost to direct public attention torts affairs by present ing from time to time some account of the man ner in which the vast interests confided to it are cared for. I call these Interests vast, for it seems to me impossible to overrate their far-reaching importaice. Tons has been committed the higher education of all those in Philadelphia who re ceive any liberal culture whatevee. The number of young men instructed here, and the character of that instruction, must determine in a great measure, not perhaps.whether 'Philadelphia is to remain a rich and populous city, but whether she is to become a cultivated. liberal, and en lightened metropolis. It is not to be denied that in the ary of Philadelphia oppmtunitles for the highest cul ture have not kept pace with the munificent previsions which have been made for the systematic relief of every form of human suffering. The body has been perhaps more cared for here than the mind. Bat it was not always so. That illustrious citizen of Philadelphia, whose name is identified with all the early efforts to establish here useful public institutions. bad quite as much at heart the suc cess of this University which he founded, as that ot the Pennsylvania Hospital, whose establish-. went he so earnestlyaromoted. Benj amin Fran klin. like all true legislators, knew that a com munity could become truly great and powerful only by the harmonious development of all the his example, and learn afresh the lessonjvldeli he taught us. With such an object in view,' proposed to ask your attention to sonic very plain and practical remarks upon the need of a higher and more gen- • crone, liberal culture in Philadelphia, and< the position now occupied by, the University of Penn sylvania in its effort to supply that need. By the term liberal culture, I wish to deslgnatet the . highest and most comprehensive form 'of tducation ; the best system of intellectual training which may be accessible to young men in this country. This is the kind of education which is aimed at with more or less success In all the. Colleges of the country; and these Colleges differ from each other, not so snitch ID, the object they seek, as in the manner in which they seek it. Within-a few years, eepecially since the close of the war, , a renewed interest -has-been excited in subject of College education. Not' only is the aggregate number of those receiving In struction in Colleges much larger now than at any former,period, but the whore subject has* been thorougludy discussed with reference to its prao tical aspects, and in many of the best-known Col leges great modifications of the old system have taktn place. The battle has raged gereslY'epon the teepective merits of the classical andiech ideal methods_ of.. training.. VIP Is titew..,. now uncertain. Enough as ;.rvii3BPutici;likw- ;74 ,:?,4 1 MENEM
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