The Express. — London, England, 1863-05-11 00:00:00

7-- 4..44, 11 • TRE , •11 1 9 RRESS, MONDAY EVESING MAYi.-11 f ----viefrciwae, of --.-- WV ERYB 0 DY KNOWS Mr. MILES. "phase it would enter on Annoys* 'Zig Collti. — -- re-- .113 "red We" MI" ""Vit'D FROM 9° " feritUrr " dom. The Government was ir iefiterted b LATICST INTELLIGENCII) : 1 to 73, lIKOOK.STRELT liaooftr-piaare, In MO. 8718;71688TrothemANregvorigmina.. tod by him) In all the SOW roams, ^ , mtniarz, MAT 9. 1 ______,.._ c° • 4 " the intelligent and educated classes of the popu " lotion, and disaffection prevailed only among the " lowest class, who had been debased by longyears "of misrule." The able speeches of Lord Panissuros and Mr. ClLarerons, while super fluous as replies to the charges against the Italian Government, will do good service abroad, and be welcomed with peculiar interest by the Italians themselves as a spirited and eloquent expression of the feeling of the English people and the policy of the English Government. A debate which drew from the leader of the Opposition such a studiously unfriendly criticism of the Italian Government and such a disguised but determined expression of hos tility to the Italian cause, and from the Ctraucxte LOH of the EXcHEQVER such a pungent and incisive exposure of both, is a decisive gain for Italy. The Queen, accompanied by thic Prince and Princess Louis of Heise and Priam Alfred, whited the Royal Victoria Hospital, at Netley, on Friday afternoon. Her Majesty arrived at the lauding place in the royal yacht Fairy, Captain Prince Leiniogen, at 4 o'clock, and was received by Colonel Wilbraham, governor and com mandant, Dr. Anderson, inspector-general, and the prio cipal medical officers of the establishment, and also by Major Reveohill, Royal Engineers, under whose auperio tendeoce the building was erected. Her Majesty proceeded at once to the principal building, and eszefully inspected the whole establishment in every part, visiting a great many of the wards, and speaking a few words of sympathy to several of the moat suffering patients. This establishment has always been an object of great interest to her Majesty and the deeply-lamented Prime Consort. Her Majesty, accompanied by his Royal High- Bess, laid the first stone of the building in 1856, and the ?Hes visited it annually during its programa. He:Majesty, before her departure. expressed herself highly satisfied with the arrangements of the whole establishment. In attendance upon her Majesty and the Royal Family were the Dowager Countess of Mount Edrcumbe, Lady in Waiting; Baroness Von Schenk, Lady in Waiting to Princess Louie of Hesse ; Lord Charles Fitskoy, Equerry is Wait ing; Captain Von Weeterweller, in waiting upon Prince Louis of ROM ; Sir C. Phipps, Sir James Clark, and Major Cowell. POLAND. THE EX A LUMINIUM Or ALUMINIUM AND ALUMINIUM BRONZE. A.OOO SPECIMENS, illustrating the Appli cation Ornamental sad natal) ot thaw tate reidAt4 Metal, are NOW ON VIEW at MAPPIN IlltolllE2S NEW ROOMS, EEL ILEGIetraTILIEL Adial.doa by Card. The Nord of to-day publishes the text of the despatches recently addressed by the cabinets of Turin, Madrid, and Stockholm to that of St. Petersburg in reference to the state of Poland, together with the replies of Prince Gortchskoff on behalf of the Russian government. The follow_ ing is the reply to the despatch of the Italian cabinet, addressed to Count Stackelberg, Minister of Russia at Turin : POCKET BAROMETER.—NEGRETTI and aMBRA S trustworthy and reliable Instrument, the size of • watch.—Partlcalars by posh 1. Hat se ; N. swam 122, lagentatrort . and Cry !shwa ill FUN THIS WEEK, Price Ow Penny, Honed Ahe Rudder. The Liverpool spies. jaws Mandeld, Seg., Y.P. The City Blue. Fight at Ctuitieetott, to. St. Petersburg, April 19, 1863. The Marquis Pepoli has delivered to me, by order of his 'government, • copy of • despatch from M. le Vicomte Vitoria, which your excellency will 6nd subjoined. The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs there expresses syn.' pithy in the reforms undertaken by our august master, and a desire to maintain with us relations of confidence andamity. But the interest which public opinion in Italy takes in the present troubles of the kingdom of Poland, and the convic tion of the effect which these events may have on the tranquillity of Europe, lead him at the same time to exprese the wish that his Majesty the Emperor may is his wisdom adopt a system calculated to remove the causes of these perialienl crises. Our august master has received with phloem, the friendly expressions contained in the despatch of M. le Vicomte Veneta. They are in harmony with the friendly sentiments of which Russia bar given to Italy solid meek. As for the wish expressed with regard to the kingdom of Poland, the Italian government has enough experience of political troubles to be aware that revolt'. Mon imposes on governments charged with the foundation of a durable peso, • task of so much the greater difficulty because it is constantly strengthened from without by forces which are employed for the overturning of order. M. le Vicomte Vittoria will certainly admit that the trasquillity and welfare of Poland have no less claims to the solicitude of his Majesty the Emperor and of Russia than to the interest of Europe. But the respect wh eh the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Italy professes for the principles on which the kingdom of Italy nista, and for the sentiments of public opinion of which it is the organ, will not pe emit us to doubt 'that he also recognises that in the task reserved to our august master, his Majesty must be inspired by the interests and principles on which the Russian empire and public opinion in Russia are founded. For the rest, the manifesto of the 31st March has sufficiently made known the wishes of his Majesty towards his Polish subjects No render it neulless to renew the pledges which they offer for the welfare of the kingdom and the peace of Europe. Bs good enough to present a copy of this despatch to M. le Vicomte Venosta.—Reoeive, NOW/ Noss ready, handsomely bound In magenta cloth, gilt, price 4u ed. : poet paid. ha.. THE THIRD HALF-YEARLY VOLUME of Fl'N. with numerous Emma rigs by Wonted artlets, and urUcles by distiuguished sects. The IJ4 and Second Volume..uniform nub the third, on sale. CLOSE OP THE SUIT AGAINST PROFESSOR ii:FleTetr — TrWet: JOWETT. :he •xlref6. The following letter bee been sent by the pro moters of this suit to the Vies-Chancellor: TO 00111thaPONDIINTS. advertisements Wended for '• The Mimes' London Evening Paper, must be et the ochre, 10, bouverleatract, by rye o'wocc oe the My of publication. "Mr. Vice-Chancellor,—We, the promoters of • suit against Professor Jowett, beg leave to inform you at the earliest possible moment that we have given up the inten tion of making applicatio• to the Court of Queen's Beech for • mandamus to compel your amasser to hear that camas, which application we thought, in the first instance, to be oar legal remedy. " We have consulted competent lawyers, who advise us that a mandamus ought to issue in this case. But the same lawyers think that, as the Queen's Bench has a dis cretioo to exercise, it might in a case relating to academical discipline (and it is added by another legal authority partly on the groaod of the long forbearance in instituting this snit), refuse the mandamus, and that this would most pro bably be the course which the court would take. They stated that they could not guarantee the success of the application. Without a moral certainty that the mandamus would be issued, we thought it unbecoming to make the •pplic•tioc. " We have appended to this statement a formal opinkm given by the Queen's Advocate and J. I). Coleridge, Fag., Q.C. MAT 10. Her Majesty, Prince sod Primes Louie of Hesse, Prince Alfred, and Princess Helena attended at Whipningham church this morning, and received the monument of the Holy Connourion, which wu administered by the Rev. G. Protbero and the Rev. W. L Ooslow. Prime's Louise and Prince Leopold attended the morning persica The Queen, accompanied by Priooess Louis and Prince Leopold, drove out on Saturday afternooo. lAdy A. Bruce and Lord C. Fitoßoy were in attendance. Prince and Princes. Leiniogen visited her ?Ginty. The Prime and Princem of Wales, attended by the Counter of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale, rode on horse back as Saturday morning. Their Royal Highnesses took a drive is the afternoon in an open carriage. The Duke of Newcastle, the Earl and Counter of Derby, the Fairl of Clarendon, Lord and Lady Proby, Lord and Lady Alfred Hervey, Viscount Hamilton, the Right Hon. W. E. and Mrs. Gladstone, Lieutenant-General and Mrs. Knollys, and Mr. Charles L Wood, had the honour of dining with the Prime and Princess of Wales at Marlborough. hones in the evening. Mr. Marshall Wood was honoured by her Royal Highness the Prineme of Wales with a second sitting for the bust which Mr. Wood is executing of her Royal Highness. Yesterday the Prince and Princess of Wales attended Divine service, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The Com munion Service was read by the Bishop of London and the Sub-Dean. The Sermon was preached by the Bishop of London, from the Gospel of St. John, chap. xx., part of the 19th verse. The Anthem was " Why do the heathen o furiously rage together" (Kent). Their Royal Highoesees were attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale. The Earl of St. Germans sod Viscount Sydney were present at the service. The Prince of Grange visited the Prinoe sod Princess of Wales at Mailborough.house. The Prince and Princess of Wale, visited the White Lodge in Richmond-park in the afternoon. " We wish to sdd in explanation th►t had we been aware that (as is intimated in this opinion) there was any appeal to courts within the university from a mere retinal en the part of the assessor to hear a muse, we should not hare thought ourselves at liberty (under our obligation to the sta tutes) to make application to the Queen's Bench. " The time allowed by the statutes for making such an appeal having passed long since, while we were taking steps to bring the question to an issue in what we understood to be the proper court, we have no longer an► legal means for testing the validity of the assessor's refusal. " We beg to remain your obedient servants, " C. A. Oottere, " E B. Pears, " Christ Church, Kay 8." " C. A. azorrun. (minxes Twimuits.) THE POLISH QUESTION. VIENNA, ILtY 7. Intelligence has been received here that the go verunient of Holland has followed in the course taken by the three Powers upon the Polish question. This is the more worthy of remark, as in 1831 Holland declined to associate herself with diplo matic intervention in Poland. The policy of Holland is strictly conservative. She has herself suffered by revolution, which coat her half her territory. She abstains from political partisan ship, and her king is the son of a Russian Grand Duchess. The adhesion of this government to the Western powers must be regarded rather as an act of warning than of hostility towards Russia. "Ormox or THE QUM?, ADYOCA?C AID J. D. Counuoox, Fog., Q.C. " We are of opinion that the °Dune taken by the assessor in this trial was iooorrect, and cannot be justified. It may well be that in former times the Vice-Chancellor, either alone or mojoietly with other university authorities, may have acted personally in the correction of the doctrine and manners of the members of the university and with a degree of discretion and freedom from legal rules such as is suggested in the judgment of the assessor. Bat when that authority, whatever it may have been originally, came to be vested in and to be exercised by a court and by a judicial officer such as the assessor (and this is the case with which we have to deal), we think that, even if such court or judge could have refused leave to issue a citation originally, the court could not refuse to entertain a suit pro perly commenced, and over which there existed jurisdiction, on any such ground es the general inexpedienc► of the par ticular judge having to deal with it. The assessor's course appears to us ao inconsistent course, and ad to he justified by any legal precedent of which we are aware. " We think, further, that io accordance with well-known authorities on the subject of visitational jurisdiction, as well as the well-established practice in regard to inferior courts, the Court of Queen's Beech might by mandamus compel the assessor to bear a cause properly commenced before hint by parties baring an interest iu the matter, arid in respect of which he had jurisdiction. " But the Court of Queen'■ Bench itself has a discretion in regard to the Mullen of the writ of mandamus. This discretion must, it is true, be regulated, and no doubt would be regulated, by legal principles. But in this ram the court would certainly be very reluctant to interfere, and it is most probable, in our opinion, that, treating the matter as one of academical discipline, they would leave the parties to the suit to their remedy in that course of appeal pointed out by the university statutes. " Rosiurr PRILLIIIOBI. " Westminster. May 4." "Joan Dean COLERLDOR. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The Ministers pre sent were Viscount Palmerston, Earl Granville, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Duke of New castle, Lord de Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the ,Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 4. Since the reception of the notes of the three power. upou the Polish question, uncertainty appears to 'prevail in financial circles in this capital. The preva lent feeling of insecurity has not been in any degree diminished by the numerous addressee of devotion to the crown, the armaments, and, finally, the contents of the replies to the notes of the Western Powers published by the official press. Discount has risen to 6} per cent. A decline has also taken place in the price of stocks, and our financial condition, re cently affording hope of improvement, has begun to droop under these unfavourable tokens of ap proaching storm. Notwithstanding the last loan, undertaken to raise the value of the rouble and with draw a portion of the paper money from circulation, the government is known to have issued fresh series of credit notes to the amount of 12,000,000 roubles. The produce of the gold mines in Siberia has so sensibly diminished since 1848 as to attract serious attention to the subject, the result of which has been the adoption of measures thought caloulated to effect considerable improvement. Upon the whole, the present financial condition of Russia is less favourable than before the Crimean war. At that time, according to the Bank returns of the 28th of last month, we had not quite 666 million roubles in paper. The emancipation of the serfs had not been commenced, the country was not exhausted by the strain of war in the East, and the western portion of the empire had not been subjected to the enormous sacrifices imposed upon it by the Polish insurrection and the discontent now threatening in the provinces of which it is composed. The outbreak of war by land or by see would be a terrible blow for Russia in her present condition. Of what avail is the inexhaustible nature of the resources of a mighty empire, when these still remain unexplored. The gold mines of Siberia, the anthracite beds, awl the yield of grain are of themselves insufficient to meet the incessant call for money. A few years back the national credit was at so low an ebb that it was found impossible to negotiate a loan. The excise system, the sub stitute for the monopoly of brandy which has hitherto yielded half the revenue of the country, h as still to prove its efficacy, and no favourable turn has yet occurred in the annual deficit of the budget. It is hardly probable, contrary to the generally received opinion here, that taking into consideration the position of Russiau credit and finance, Priuce Gortcbakoff has thought himself justi fied in taking up a very determined position. There vin be little doubt that his replies to the notes of the Western Powers are intended to throw out an indirect offer of further negotiations. As bearing upon this question, it may not be uninteresting to add that the official report of the Bank discount reserve shows a diminution of 13,349,066 silver roubles 35 kopecks upon the 28th April of the present year as compared with the 13th May of 1862. At the May inspection of the troops, held the day before yesterday by the Emperor upon the Champ de Mars, 28 battalions infantry, 38} squad , rons of cavalry, and 13 batteries of artillery, were upon the ground. Regiments of the guard, greuadiers, and line were more complete upon the present occasion than hitherto, the furlough men having been called in, and numbers of recruits added to the regimental strength. Great activity prevails in Croustadt, and the staff of officials in the employ of the war i departmeut has been increased. PUBLIC EC HOOLB COMMISSION. —The Commis goners held meetings at No. 2, Vietoriautreet, Wodudanter, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday last— at the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl of Devon, the Lord L tteltoo, Mr. H. Halford Vaughan, and Su Stafford Naaihmfi , Bart., M.P. ROYAL FREEMASONS' SCHOOL YOE FEMALE CHILDEEN.—Hie Grace the Duke of St. Albans will wends at the anneal festival of thin bistittitioe, which will be held in Fremonsons'-hall osi Wideteday next. CALEDONIAN FANCY DE US BALL.—This annual Nte was originally intended to have taken place at Willie's Roam on Monday, the Bth proximo, but as this date has been fixed by the Prince of Wales for the gnat civic aster. tainment to his royal highness and the Princess of Wales at Guildhall. it fo llo ws that the date of the Caledonian ball this year must of necessity be changed —so many of the nobility who usually attend this festival being com manded met of Temple-bar on the evening in question. The precise day on which the Caledonian ball will take place is now wider consideration by the committee of ladies patronsues. YOUKSHIRE BALL.—Tbe present anniversary of this ball, which takes place at Willis's Rooms at Monday next, promises to be unnsnally succemful. The leading members of the Yorkshire aristocracy are taking au active interest in the fete, and among other arrangements in pro per the Countess de Grey and Ripon, in conjunction with Mrs. Frederick Milbank, has undertaken the conduct o f a fug quadrille. is which much Interest is excited. THE PETITION PRESENTED BY ME. BLACK TO THE HOOor of CONNONe.—The petition presented to the House of Commons by Mr. Blank on Friday sight in favour of opening the Edinburgh Botanic Gardens on Sunday w as 'ivied by 316,103 adult male citizens of Edinburgh. RwranelmeratlON or TEAL/Ai—The retirement of Captain Daniel O'Coneall having caused • recency in the repreesotatioo of Tralee, a writ Mu been lathed for a new election. The Irish Attorney-General, Mr. O'Hara, her offered himself as a candidate, and in his address to the electors says that his life has been largely one of public* action, and that on its conduct and the spirit which hes ruled it be frauds his claim to their confidence'. "Occu pying the high Moe which I hold," further remarks the right hon. gentleman, "I seek the distinction of represent.. ing you from on motive of personal interest or professional ambition, but that I may be enabled to use effectively for the public service such faculties and endowineete as belong to me, in securing the welfare and advancing the boo:o h : 1 J Ireland." The DuLlie lreaing Mail of Saturday mays : " We have leased that Mr. Deasy has declined to offer himself to the constitusecy of Tralee no the conservative interest. It is, however not unlikely that M r . S ee d er , o f Oakpark may be induced to contest the reprematatios with Mr. O'Hsgen. The writ went down to Tratee by this evening's post." REPRESENTATION ow SOUTH WARWICK/MIEN.— The rumour recently cornet is en inteagible shape respect ing the retirement of Mr. E. P. Shirley from the ',prase tation of South Warwickshire has been officially anfirmed. Mr. Shirley bar announced to his constituents that at the salt general election be shall not offer himself for reelec. tine. The Conservative Association have already brought forward Mr. F. Wise. of Woodootehall, near Warwick. Two or three gentlemen have beet spoken of in the hbaral interest, but no candidate has been delluitely decided upon. A Gooiest has not taken pleas ince 1839, when the censer- Tidies@ returned both their caocbdates by a considerable eas Lor ity. IJIOYEetNIIENT AID TO VOLVATEZEN—It IS smarted on good authority that government intends to issue almost immedistely a grant of 15.. for eaeh e ff ective volunteer us the roll of his earth at the 31at Dee., stthnot to adjust- ment from the fauns of the 31st lea. Mb& This own is therefore atended to be paid cis secosat of the total annual sum road by parliatatent.—Efetherol Courant. A public meeting is to be held in Winchester to morrow to wesider the propreal el regain the f aseient gothic aces in that city. It wee erected tan Winchester market-place in the reign of Henry VI., by the fraternity of the Holy Crass, foe the purpose of " hankie, roes with a wale treasththisa of life." of morality and piety am id s t the ordinary FRANCE. HA Y %MUT. Tins Err !me, 11011.1r0V1110 AIiCISBAND. YLa hada Barris.-STILL W A MRS LUN DEEP. Yawn. A. Vlli Chippendale, awl Firma: 142. A. WIgaa.—BUCKSTOItri ROME.-AAd A DAVOIITILL TO MAIM!. PIINCEMIL Trtlf Maros. PIRPECTION. Y.aaa Ito4by. B..baare, sad Fit:jamas : Atom Murtsv mod Oliver.—And EIRE aizaceA.Nr OF VENICE Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kam. - LYCIII73I, Tim ETLITNO, A StrDlikr liTACK. Wore Rime sad Wlddleocb Mum Matra& red Mn Lea—And THE SWUM MOTTO. sleeve. Fegbler, Nedra Brougham aM Kumar., ; 111044 C. Leclerc% K. Term acd Elevorehy. BRITA!ZNIA., Tins Emma, llft WIDOW AND ORPR 41f S.—FAITE. ROPE, AND CHARITY. with /rattan/owns odaptatios of Mr. Direko's SPECTRAL ILLUSION.—Aod AURORA /LOYD. 11101 wATILA AT LONDON BILIDGIL TWO OAT —lliwitag, Pn.....Afloressa. 8 1 t. Tu4loalor—ller7tvg. 8z 20a.. Ms. LONDON, MONDAY, MAY IL Jr appears that the terms of Prince WILLIAM'S acceptance of the throne of Greece are not yet by any means agreed upon. It will be remembered that Prince emu/crux demanded, is an essential preliminary, the formal abdication of King Orno. But as there was little probability of realising this condition, in the face of Orzo's impracticable dir position ►nd of his recent protest, it was proposed by the protecting Powers—or at least by England in their name—that they should sign a protocol which should announce the Greek throne vacant, and thereby form a species of international title for the next occupant. The King of Bra/- MARK, who appears to have maintained through out these negotiations a dignified and consistent neutrality, expressed no objection to this expo-' dient, if Prince CHRISTIAN should concur in it. Indeed, the KING seems to have consented to every proposal, subject to this condition. But it appears that Prince Cuanrrtan, on the question of Orno's renunciation, is inexorable. It is just on this footing that the matter now stands. One explanation of the difficulties which have been encountered is thought to be that it is very doubt ful whether Prince CHEISTIAN and his family were from the first such ready recipients of the flatter ing proposal that was made to them when they were in this country is is commonly imagined. THE friends of Italy and the Italians them selves have every reason to be more than satisfied with the long debate which occupied the attention of the House of Commons on Friday night. Next to the hearty sympathy and honest criticism of true friends, nothing, perhaps, is of greater service to those who are nobly struggling through all obstacles towards • better state than to know the worst that can be said of them by their enemies. Fortunately, the British nation aad the British Parliament, who have in the main supported the Italian cause with such unanimity and enthusiasm, are also able to supply the salutary element of in tensely hostile criticism. There are one or two members in either House wbo, as the representa tives of the deposed Italian Princes, carefully note every mistake of the new Government, every par tial failure of its manifold plans, every hindrance that temporarily obstructs its salutary pro gress, every varnished tale furnished by its secret foes, and having thus prepared themselves for their painful task, annually denounce the cruelty and oppression, the weakness and criminality of the Italian Government. This Session the tardiness of the noble Mar ! nix who usually prefers the indictment in the Upper Howie, has been atoned for by the promptcess and vigour of Mr. C. BENTINCR and Sir G. BOWYER in the Lower. These gentlemen pleaded once more the cause of their clients—the brigands of Southern Italy—and again dignified their barbarous atrocities with the term of civil war. They were, however, on this occa sion partially supported by a noble lord, who not only profs es himself warmly interested in the cause of Italian freedom, but has recently visited the Southern provinces of the Italian kingdom, and personally inquired into the more serious charges urged against the Government. Lord HENRY LEintox visited the Neapolitan prisons, conversed with some of their inmates, and inquired into their management. He describes them as crowded with political prisoners, and in the most horrible state. The Italian Govern ment afforded every facility to the noble Lord's inquiries, and as • friend of that Govern ment he carefully reserved the results of his investigation for the British Parliament. On Friday night, after an indignant recapi tulation of all he had seen and heard in the Neapolitan prisons, he accordingly denounced the Italian Government as the worst of despotisms, declaring that the agis of England was prostituted by being thrown over the atrocities it committed. There can be no doubt, however, that the noble lord was perfectly sincere in giving such • highly coloured picture of what be saw. But it appears that while at Naples he was to rome extent the victim of • social conspiracy. A letter found amongst some intercepted treasonable correspondence states explicitly that the noble lord was to be " fished " for and surrounded" by the very gentleman who became his guide ou his mission of inquiry. The charges brought against the Italian Govern ment by the noble lord were completely disposed of in the admirable speech of Mr. Btrmaa-Jontorrous, who had also recently visited the Neapolitan pri sons, and having been neither "fished for " nor " surrounded," was able to estimate far more cor " rectly their actual state. He showed how much had already been done to improve the state of the prisons, and that further reforms were in active progress:—" The fact was, that the present was " purely an exceptional state of things, which " was not likely to last long for two reasons-- " first, because the Governme w ns was gradually " organizing the country ; and, second, because the " purse of the Bourbon Committee would soon be " exhausted. When Italy had passed its present, ENTERTAINMENTS TO THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OP WALES. We understand that the brigade of Guards are making arrangements to give a ball in hosour of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, who have been gr►ciously pleased to signify their intention of gracing it with their presence. It is expected to take place towards the end of June. The Prince of Wale. has signified his royal highness's Intention to honour the Master and Wardens of the Mer chant Taylors' Company with his presence at dinner in their hall on Thursday, the 11th of June next, upon the occasion of his royal highness being enrolled au honorary member of that ancient corporation. Invitations have been untied to many illustrious and noble personages to be present at the entertainment. The tendered resignation of the Earl Spencer, as groom of the stole to hie Royal Highness the Prince of Wales hoe been graciously declined on the part of his Royal Highness. lhe Earl and Countess Spencer are expected in town to-day from Altlwrpe. The health of the Earl has much improved. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge honoured Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston with his oompany at dinner, on Saturday evening, at Cambridge House. The following distinguished personages bad the honour of meeting his royal highness :—His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, his Excellency the Premien Ambas sador and the Countess Benstortl, his Excellency the Mar quis d'Aseglio, the Duchess of Wellington, the Marquis of Hartingtoo, the Marchioness of Ely, Maria Manillas's of Ailesbury, the Earl Granville, the Earl of Dalhousie, the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, the Earl Cowper, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley, Viscountess Jocelyn and the Hon. Alice and the Hon. Edith Jocelyn, and pad Elcho. Colonel the Hon. Richard Charteris was in attendance on the Duke of Cam bridge. Covers were laid for 24. After the banquet vis countess Palmerston had a "reception," at which a very numerous and brilliant oompany assembled. Their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar are expected at their residence in Portland-place on Thursday next for the season. The Marquis and Marchioneas of Northampton left Nice on the let inst. for flyeree, where they are en• petted to stay until the 14th inst., and then return home by the way of Paris. _ The Marquis and Marchioness of Kildare do not intend to come to London this mama. The ooble marquis and marchioness purpose ramatuing at Carton House through the summer. Mr. W. Beaumont, M.P., and Lady Margaret 131111601011 i received as dinner, on Saturday, at their resi dence, on the Terrace, Picardilly, Viscount and Viscountess Storsnost, Lord and Lady Eustis» Glen, Captain the Hoo. Cecil Daacemb• and Mrs. Duncombe, Mr. Mildmay and Miss Mildnisy, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Milbank and Miss Alice Milbank, Lord Frederick Cavendish, Lord Drinkellio Colonel the Hos. John Stanley, Sir Robert Brownriag, Mr. Somerset Beaumont, M.P., he. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli gave a parliamen tary dieser op Sitnrday at his residence, Groevenor•gate, at which there were present the Earl of Westmoreland, the Fir! of Sandwich, the Earl of Belmore, Lord Robert Montasu, Lord Revensworth, the Rot. Eliot Yorks, the Roo. Stuart Boos, the Right Ron. Sir Edward Lytton, the Right Hos. James Whiteside, Sir Harvey Bruce, Sir Ed ward Orogen, Mr. Dawson Darner, Mr. Williams Wynne, Mr. JoIBS*, Mr. Redmond, Captain Palmer, Mr. Way, and Mr. Sullivan. Mr. Chichester Fortescue and Frances Countess WaMestere entertained the follosriog company at dirner on Saturday, at their residence in Carlton-Peden :—The Count de Paris, the Stigian Minister, Count Pahlen, the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the E ar l a nd Countess Grey, the Earl and Countess of Beesborough„ the Earl sad Oonotese Siashopr, Lady Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hoa. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, the Right Has. Sir Robert Peel, Sir Erskine sad Lady Perry, sad Mr. Kathy. It is asserted in well-informed circle' that the Earl of Browalow, who has recently attained Ms majority, is likely to be further elevated in the peerage by being created Marquis of Bridgewater. A 'supplement to the London Gazette issued on asterday publicises the royal warrant for a commission to inquire into the case of the distinguished service colonels sad of certain captains and lieutenant-colosels of the Foot Guards, promoted between the 20th of June sad the 6th of October, 1854. _ • Deepatehea were Rent on Saturday from the CohunahetHee to the Croreroore of Canada, the Bahama, and to the Lord High Commiesioeer of the looiso lelgods. THE CAMPAIGN IN COCHIN CHINA. PARIS, MAY 11. Official despatches received here from Cochin China to the 31st of March state that public order was re-established in the colony. A great number of villages bad given in their submission. Admiral Bonnard and a Spanish plenipotentiary were to leave for lioud on the 3rd of April, to exchange the ratifications of the treaty of peace of 1862. All 1863. thirapaniah troops wen to re-embark upon the I 201 of April to return to Manilla. The Mtmiteur of to-day says :—" The Empress being slightly indisposed, the evening party which was to take place at the Tuileries on the 11th lust., has been adjourned to the 18th." AMERICA. PROPOSED PEACE CONGRESS. HALIFAX, Aran. 30. Mr. William Cornell Jewett, who left by the Arabia for Europe, will publish an appeal to the government and people of England,urging England to join France and other powers in au invitation to the North and South to meet in congress upon the plan proposed by Secretary Seward in his letter to France in order to legislate upon a basis for the settlement of existing differences. The appeal will further set forth the responsibility of England to act, and in so doing establish beyond question her friendly disposition towards the American nation. MEXICO. (By telaraph to Halifax.) VERA CRUZ, Ann 16. News received here from Puebla to the 9th inst. gives details of the operations of the French troops, subsequent to the investment of the city on the 23rd March. Upon March 27 a bombardment was opened upon Fort Jarvier and the penitentiary, which was well fortified, and continued until the 31st, when &breach was made, and the French troops advanced and carried the positions by storming. From there the storming parties pushed on, taking emcees sively at the point of the bayonet two other forti fied positions, and presently entered the city. They fought their way through the streets, which were barricaded, and captured the Plaza de Arnim and the cathedral, which were strongly fortified. These positions being carried, the Zouavea and soldiers of the 99th regiment of the line, assisted by the sappers, made their way through the houses and dislodged the Mexicans, who defended them with great bravery, fighting desperately from house to house. The French loss is reported to have been 150 killed and 500 wounded. General Vernet de Lanmiere is among the killed. The only fortified positions the Mexicans now retain are Forts Guadeloupe and Loretto. The attacking force of the French numbered 18,000 men, while the Mexican force was calculated at 25,000 men. General Forey holds the bridge over the Rio Pietro, thus preventing Comoofort, who is on the other side with 12,000 men, from advancing to Puebla. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. irzoz ouz ow= 001111/11PONDINT.1 PARIS, SCIDAT EVI2IIIG. The following paragraph in the Pays, intended to break the shock of the stunning Turkish despatch which I sent yesterday, only serves to throw out in stronger relief its great importance, and the soreness which it has produced in official quarters : By an isdiscretion, the responsibility of which it would be painful to charge upon the Ottoman government, the despatch addressed to the ambassadors of the Sultan ►t London and Fens on the subject of the isthmus of Sues has been prematurely published. We ourselves borrowed this document yesterday from • journal which did not state the channel through which it bad received it. It would be seriously to mislead public opinion if it wise sought to deduce from the knowledge of this document consequences neoeinarily adverse to the enterprise in which such considerable interests' are engaged. The communica tion from Turkey hes, as we yesterday observed, no other object, and aka have no other consequence, than that of !listening, on the part of France ►od England, the exami nation of certain questions the solution of which has arra edly incompatible with the interest► of ► work which deserves in such • high degree the sympathies of all the powers, inoltiding those of Turkey herself. The Pay? delicate way of putting the case seems to me merely a mode of letting M. de Leaseps down easy. The Turkish despatch is evidently a well considered document ; and the three conditions which it categorically lays down are manifestly incompatible with the whole scheme as conceived, and hitherto carried on, by its author. The following remarkable letter from M. de Per signy to an ex-high functionary, soliciting him to be • government candidate against the ultramontanist, M. Keller, has just been made public : (Ministors' CaUset.) Paris, April 5, 1863. My dear M. West,—Yon know that I have long been anxiously looking out for an opportunity to call you to • grand prefecture, and you know else that the Emperor, who in well aware that you ware only removed from Toulouse in consequence of • misundentanding, is quite disposed to restore you to an important post as soon as possible. And yet on the very eve of the realisiitiou of our just hopes I am now 'going to make an ,appeal to your devoteduem and aak you to make • sacrifice. You know the reasons which compel the go vernment to oppose M. Keller. If Y. Keller were simply • religious man ardently devoted to the Pope, the govern. meet would not hesitate to accept him no matter which way he might have voted, just as it did in the case of M. —, who voted as be did. B•t IL Keller does not confine himself to wishing the triumph of religion ; he seeks that triumph at the expense of the empire sod of the prince who is the firmest pillar of religion. Inspired by parties who are enemies of the empire or by passions dan gerous to the cause which he defends, he is, I regret to any. one of those blind men who,while endeavouring to set the Pope and the Emperor against each other, are in reality enemies of religion and of their country, and deserve the reprobation of all sensible people. I therefore appeal to your devotedness, and ask you, in the Emperor's name, to present yourself es government candidate for your circum scription, against M. Keller. Your capacity, your talent, your knowledge ma► be usefully employed in the service of the state and of your fellow-Alums. The coofi dem» which the Emperor's government accords to you will enable you usefully to serve your fine country. Aleatia. Aod I, for my own part, shell be happy to hear that you have united the suffrage■ of your fellow-citizens to the testimony which the government invariably bears to your services and devotedness. Accept, my dear M. West, the assurance of my sentiments of esteem soil friendship. A true copy. F. Ds PZIUSIONT. The Prefect of the Haut Rbio, Pew. Ouriir. M. West, to whom the above letter is addressed, was Prefect of the Haute Garonne (Toulouse) about five years ago; and very extraordinary things were said at the time about the reasons for his dismiaaal, which, however, M. de Persiguy now says was owing to a "misunderstanding." The curious feature of the letter is that it holds out the bait of high office to a retired functionary under • cloud if he will make the "sacrifice' of becoming a government candidate, and that it bears ou the face of it evidence that this offer was promulgated in an official circular. A copy of the letter, " eertitied true," was, in point of fact, sent by the Prefect of the Haut-Rhin to all the mayors, commissaries of police, and other functionaries iu the circumscrip tion. The half German electors of the Haut-Rhin must be singularly puzzled. They were some years ago made to elect Count Migoon as a government candidate, He fell into disgrace, and at the last vacancy M. Keller was set up against him by the government. A good many honest Alsatians could not understand this change, and although M. Keller wasbroughtin, the majority was not overwhelming ; but now this same Keller is proclaimed a dangerous enemy of the empire by the very ruluiinistration to whose patronage alone it is owing that the con stituenoy ever took any interest in Lim. Wh o a will they do nowt The liberal party does not certainly wish the re-election of such a bigot as M. Keller ; but if the Alsatian electors are oleo of metely average intelligence, they surely will not K . cept " dear M. West," who is sent to them as a pi, alter with his "grand prefecture" in perspective. The Foi Brctonne has received a warning for an electoral article, in which M. de Persigny sees " a calumnious allegation, an attempt upon the fairues a of the electoral operations, and an attempt to di a . parage the government." - The following is the definitive democratic hst for Paris, as agreed upon by the committee, which the Temps alone, of all the opposition pap, ra, refugee to join : Candidate de Fopposition-- Ist circumscription, L. Havin, political di. rector of the Bi e ck ; 2nd circumscripti oa , Ed. Laboulaye, member of the Institute ; 3nlcir cumecription, Emile 011ivier, ex-member ; 4th cumscription, Ernest Picard, ex-member ; sth circumscription, Jules Fevre, ex-member ; 6th sir. cumscription, Adolphe Gudroult, editor of Me Opinion Nationale; 7th circumscription, Alfred Darimon, ex-member ; Bth circumscription, Jul es Simon, member of the Institute ; 9th circumscrip tion, Eughue Pelletan. M. Thiers, who was a candidate for the 2441 cir cumscription, has resigned in favour of IL Labonlaye ; but M. Thies will stand a go o d c h um of being elected in the provinces. MUSIC. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. Adelina Patti has resumed her place on the Costa. Arden stage. She has re-appeared in two of her very ii parts ; on Thursday last as Amine in the Sonnaritindis,nd on Saturday as Ronne in the Barbierc di S‘ri;;lta, Oe both nights she was received with the utmost enthusiasm, and it is evident that she will be during the season a mat , attraction than ever. Her beauty has increased. Lad ha oontioentaltriumphs since last seasoo, with theadditioeal ex. perience they have given her, seem to have had the elle:tog further developing her gifts of nature and art. Her voi x , without any lose of flexibility, has pined io strength lad volume ; her style has acquired a more exquisite fioish, sad tier execution greater firmness and brilliancy. As a sinter, we believe that she has nothing more to gain, and we eel, hope that she may long preihrve what she possesses. At the same time made his first appearance this imams in the character of the Count Almaviva ; • pan ti which he is, as be has ever been, without a rivaL When he presented himself be was greeted with occlamations from all parte of the house, • just tribute to one who has so long and so deservedly been esteemed the great* tenor in Europe. He appeared in the {full enjoyment of health and vigour, nod his voice hos gained in strength mice last sauce. He personated the young Spanish gentleman with all his usual ease and spirit ; and *rig with the del► cious sweetness and gnu* which have always given a ptql• liar charm to his performance. The other characters were admirably oustainiscL Reword is an inimitable Figaro. Ciampi, though not a Lablache, is • very good Barthel° and Tagliadco's Emilio is measliest both in active awl singing. To-morrow this parfortnarios is to be repeated ; and on Thursday Mlle. Patti will appear as &whoa, in Dok Giovanni. WEATHER, REPORT.--(THIS DAY.) MOXIMIN, MAT I'. • L.Y. 11. 1 1 . 1 D. W. /di. I LI .I L Ind IL 8. —,-.- Nan 29.66401 P.W. ' 912 0.14 1 Aberdeen 29 81,47 N.N.W. it e 1 0.11 1 Leith 29.87'43 W. 1 .26 1 co - ?. Ardrerea 29.6946 W.B. W. 2! 1 r - 3 retire& 29.88'18 W. 126 1 r - I (Wear W. 74 49 3W. 28 r 6 O.Y) 2 Yalentla 29 .3.5 50 8. W. 28 r 6 0.21 5 es 29.9453 S.W. 18 i•' 5 rerrlie"ed 2e.96 4: W.B. W. 22 e 2 Liverpool 34.02 50 W.B. W. 16: 0 2 Pembroke 110.1e1:31 W. 16 , b , 1 Peasanee 3011 3 1 W. 32 ' e S lop RNA 10.20 60 N. 4 SD 2 5 —, 3 L'Orient 30.1046 N. N. W. 121 b 1 11.06660664 ").ls'64 N.B. 31_ A 1 10.13 51 8.8.1.. ; 8 0 c S D isath e7riicleo '0.1151 W.N.W. 14 30 c i Porte/moat& •0.07 31 W. i 4 32 c 2 Kew. 10.6660 W.B.W. Loodon ... 30.08 40 N.M. 14 30 c Dover 29.9752 W.B. W. 1, 4 b 1 Yarmouth ._ 30.01 50 N.W. 312 1, r flearborouida 29 96 48 W NW. 2 8 0 '— 2 Shiekle . „ 11,9 95 49 N.W. 116 • s I— 2 Heligoland 12.86 48 N.W. 1 12 , 0 3 PitaIISABLI. ITraDAT. WZINSIDAT. W. to & end to N.W., SOOrt.sso W.W. to S.W., strode, trod to striusg, relay. rainy. N.N.W. to W.S.W. and lhatAato &NW. to W.N.W . 8.8. W., dr mg, rainy. fresh, showery. As nest 01.00,.. W.CS.WreAt. As neat above. N. to W. and &B. W., 11.Fooscs. W. to S., strong, rainy. fresh to strung, showery. W. to 0., droog, rainy, S.W.ILIKLAND B.W. to N.W., strop/, showery. W.N.W. to B.S.W, 8.& ENOLAID W.S.W. to N.S.W., fresh, 'borer,. freak unsettled. As neat abuse. i 00.1L11. As neat above. The Empress Eugenie hat; purchased at the dog-•how a I,ttle Havannah lap-dog, which rejoices is the name of Coquette. This &Dime is • bsaatifai specimen of her race. "Her hair is folly R inches lam, and of snowy whiteness and silky fineness. The body is very small, as is also the head, but the tail appears as enormous fleece, and the sera of proportionate size. Coquette lives iu a glass house, on the floor of which is s Persian carpet. She lice upon • cushion covered with crimson silk, and seems a very dainty being. Her food sad the water which she drinks are planed in • corner of the aforesaid glass-house on a porcelain plate and is • silver cup which she woo for her late proprietor." It is agaiu said that the Empress Eugeuie proposes to pay a visit to the Pope shortly, and that the Prince lin. portal is to accompany her. The Neapolitan satirical paper, Arta-chine, treats the Pope's journey disreerectfully io one of its last carica tures. His Holiness i■ represented in a rather crazy rertera approaching Ceprsoo. with Cardinal Antonelli beside sod Moasignorti de 3lrude on the box, acting ss coachmen. The ex-King and Queen of Naples, nested in the dickey. are earnestly scanning their quondam dominions in the distance with opera glasses. Under this significant sketch ate the no leas significant words of the Neapolitan proverb, "Ceti Napoli a poi tuori!" (See Naples stud then die), to *inch Arlecrhino heartily ejaculates, by way of response, " Amen." It is a fact that one night last week an English. me at Cracow went deliberately into A wood between San. downs sod the CaHeim, frontier and slept there. Whet. he wee asked why he did so. be replied that he wished to gee whether the life of se insurgent would wit him. His desi siou has not ,) et been made known. Servants are leaving Cracow in large lx•r. A lady engaged to dine ► few days ago with a frilled out to excuse herself on the greeted that her °mamas had sod• dealy gone off to fight the Russians. She received a reply to the effect that it was of no consequenle, as the cook bad started on the none mission the night before, leaving be. hind a bail of fare for the following day, and an apology for not being able to carry it out.. The Russian soldiers driven over the frontier during the action of the 27th were taken care of toy the Prussians in the most subservient manner. The imperial troops were conducted back to the kingdom of Poland between two bawls of Prussian infantry. While they were on Prussian territory the Russians were kind enough to fraternise with their feudatories. The Russian soldiers are said to have complained that they bed not changed their shirts for three months, and their Prussian hosts seem to have had reasons for believing is the truthfulness .d the lament. Some of the letters from Posen speak of the satonishment caused by the Russians taking cigars from the mouths of their ignoble allies as they passed along the /treats. In the American papers there are uutucrou.• advertisements of persons wishing to adopt children wade orphans by the war. One advertisement commences thus:— " Children taken for adoption and adopted out to ;:nsl homes.—Wanted, three little girls, from I year to IS moths old. Also one young male infant, blue eye•. from birth. Also the lady will please call. Little ready." OW Term Lord Chi This was s Mr. Oda UM &Ando The plaini on Weimer builder sod bill diecouni for the dere Lloyd bens lutist it. Aft withdraw hi 9001. The k sounted for duriog the p did tbs pla Atha, hot en — a — s I;s'ocTa The jury This was for injuries dersodast's Mr. Coleri plaintiff; the defends/ The pLds , formerly oi January If well on his the roof fell plaided of. the partioulm the defend/. for 801. Verdict so Hut Holm on Setae& port of Mr. ally to watt obtain his di was =tinily the bankrup as otherwise Lawmen's confuted will tha liankr row, sod far reasatly app His HOOOl the aims to sot rid merit obtain only moan clams of cal aseas sot alterat t io to n Of species afro which the ao 221st section pu ri.oses of I aided by oa court ooly n 6th sad 71 parties who evidence ea of his house book bad els szaisiaatios that the see would base applieatiow I APPLICAT In War who had ors Terrine with ardinnry foe there ought exeditort in 1 The beak] Ham, ewe Do eeeete. Mr. Alden sale to a r had be.. ea The back! oeeeidereeiou aims. He h emcee= of pounded wit. paid 6e. His Hoes inquiry was that porpow CENT The May opened tbis 1 the Ricardo Alderman Si I{, Iliam chargtl heti to the moor Agartowu. Police coo that about h the clefetolai were about i ethers—arbr is the act of Several gel locality. can the.. pmbl about 44) 0.4 Mr. Bioko with the Obt penalty of 41 13tepottn 11 gambling be place. St : 1. The &few the others. Mr. Barka Grorve W charged witi workman an George G when he •el the him. Ou