The Express. — London, England, 1856-06-10 00:00:00

rbe Oxortoo. Awardaretst:alstieTtela;lll - 7 - tae - ni;a, Tenlngmar. mart as at the Ogee, le. Beestalealress. by Tee *Veal se ths Say climb-keen. RION WATNN AT LONDON BBIDOII. •Na, Dat—ilaulag. 76. In ........Aftsmoss. 71. U. Tomoasirw—llaralsi, SI. 0N1........AN11M005. U. Um. LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 10. Tin entente cordial. of France and England is an entente cordiale of the nations. It has been cemented among French and English warriors, by common dangers and mutual aid, in the field of battle, and in " the imminent deadly breach." Let it be cemented among civilians by prompt and graceful efforts to alleviate the suffering inflicted on France by the visitation of the elements. We would have this done in a spirit of delicacy. The resources of France are amply adequate to bear the devastation that has been wrought in the long run, but friendly aid at the moment may obviate prolonged suffering on the part of individuate. Let the English public huts to tender its aid on this plea, expressing a confident conviction that French bene volence would have been equally on the alert had England been the scene of the elemental war. Eton the sensitiveness of French delicacy cannot object to such an offer from their English brethren. The English residents in France have been behind none in the work of charity; the English in England ought not to be behind their countrymen in a foreign land. Let subscriptions be forthwith opened in London, and our great commercial marts, for the sufferers by the inundations in France. Let us show to the world that not on the battle-field alone, win the thorny and tortuous paths of politics, bat also in the brotherly interchange of support and consolation under domestic afflictions, Frenchmen and Englishmen are hence forth "one and indivisible." It will be wen by an advertisement in another column, that the LORD MAYOR of London hes takes the initiative, and that at the Mansion-house next Friday, an opportunity will be afforded far acting upon our suggestion. Me. folimme Mason's Bill has passed the ordeal of the Hoses of Cannes. Sir F. Tommie's Amendment was rejected last night by a majority of 169 to 110, end thereupon bigotry strack its Beg, and allowed the Bill to be read a third time without a division. The struggle is now transferred to the House of Peers. My Lord of LINDEUBST, it is now time for you to gird on your armour. Tam language held by Lord CLARENDON, in his despatch to Sir I. HUDSON of the 26th of May (which appear. in another column), respecting the occupation of Rome and the Legations by foreign troops, is worthy of all praise. It is to be hoped that hts lordship has spoken as frankly to the Governments of Francs and Autria as to the Government of Sardintap and that he has earnestly pressed his views upon the two Imperial Cabinets. r DISMISSAL OF MR. DALLAS. It is thought probable that Mr. Crampton will be dismissed by the American government. Does it follow that Mr. Dallis will be dismissed by the government of Great Britain? If he is dis missed, it will be for reasons solemnly alleged, and reasons such as will be suitable to bear the scrutiny of the English parliament and people, of Europe, and of posterity. What will those reasons be? It is the permanent policy and practice of nations having interests mutually connected to keep repro- sentatives at each other's courts. Mr. Dallas will not ' be dismiss. d for any absence oe ampeosion of a necessity of this kind. On the contrary, the relations of the two countries are such at the precont moment as peculiarly to call for that treatment which embas• Mee ars instituted to afford. Nor will he be dismissed by reason of being personally obnoxious to any displea sure or dissatisfaction. Nothing of the kind is alleged. If Mr. Dallas is dismissed, it will be for the causes that (be American government, in the dismissal of Mr. Crampton, has done to the Queen's government (1), a wrong; and (2), a wrong which the dismissal of Mr. Dallas is the proper way to right. 1. Tho.wrong must have been dons, and be proved to have been done. The unjustifiable and iejurious character of the act of dismissing Mr. Crampton will have to be made manifest. Independently of any feeling which it may excite, the public action taken j will have to be founded on , and ustified by, a calm application of principles of public law. Orotim (11. 3,2) appears to allow to the Sovereign the liberty to reject an ambassador on ac count of mere personal dislike. He refers to the case of Lysimmhus, who refused to negotiate with Ptolemy's envoy, Theodore, because he was a godless mac. Vatted says (IV., see. 88)—. The foreign Sove reign cannot take it amiss if his minister be requested to withdraw, when he has fulfilled the object of hie COMMialiAl ' or when he has not any business to tranuct." And again (VI., sec. 94) he recognises a justification of dismissal—. Should an ambassador . . . . render himself disagreeable and danger ous." The reasoning which follows (VI., secs. 93,98) goes to allow great freedom to the Sovereign in this respect. Let the case be illustrated from private life. As Mr. Crampton obtained recruits for the British OW rice in the L./sited States, let it be sepposA that your servant, ardor your direction, has carried o ff my chambermaid. lam irritated by the transaction, but we have been old friends. You tell me you meant no offence, and are sorry to have given it. 'conclude that I will take no offence; but at the same time I add: "That servant of yours must not come to my house any more; it is disagreeable to me to see him— disagreeable, among other reasons, because he has got up ill blood between us, a thing which I want to forget." Could this be taken in ill part ? And has not the sappolud ease a sufficient analogy with the ease in band ? But, says Lord Clarendon, Mr. Crampton did not, in plist of fact, do the offensive act charged upon hint. Very well. This is entirely fit for Lord Clarendon to maintain, and for you and me to believe, balancing the respectability of Mr. Crampton, who denies, against the want of respectability of Scobel and Hertz, who sffirm. But is it not going uo far for any government, however strong, or however probably correct its convictions in respect to a matter of fact may be, to call upon another go verninent, in its public action, to discredit its own Courts of Justice, which, in the present instance, are understood to have sustained the evidence which in culpated Mr. Crampton P Farther, on this point, Lord Clarendon's denial of the sufficiency of the evi dence may not unnaturally be regarded as an implied admission on his loedship's part that, provided the evidence were sufficient—a fact which the American government take on the authority of their own courts —then the offence proved by it would be valid cause of dismissal. 2. If the American government, in the dismissal of Mr. Crampton, has done not only a ditaireeable and injudicious (which is not the question). but as inju rious thine, is the dismissal at Mr. Dallas by the Britiel government the appropriate Isetbod of show iog its SOWN of the wrong ? Because, if not—if that course has not something sped& to reeommend it in point of Mums, dignity, and efficieney—if it would not be something much more than a naturally occur ring and compendious expression of wounded feeling —then the British government would not wish to adopt it at a moment when the stated the relations between the two °ow:tries may make it desirable that there should be no interruption of the channels of ready communication. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, UK ZOt Court. The Queen, attended by the Hon. Lucy Kerr and Lord Charles Fitaro7, visited the Dashes. of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloseeeter-hoagie. Priam Albert and Prince Frederick William of Prussia went yesterday morning to the Royal Arsenal, at Wool. wicb, attended by LiastonantOoneral Baron &bracken stein, Baron Moltke, Captain the Hoe. D. de Roe, Captain do Heinz, Lieutesaat Eshrecksnstaio, and Dr. Ullman. Their Royal Hindmost left Buckingham Palace la two carriages sad four, at a quarter put sine °Weak, sad re tumid at a quarter past two o'clock is the afterson. The Printers Royal and the Prisms Alias tailed the Duhesa of Gloucester is the afteraroo. Prince Leopold took a drive i• a urriage•aad-four. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, and Prince William Frederick of Prude, took a drive in the afternoon in an open leaden and font, and visited the Exhi bition of American Flute, at Cremorne gardens. The Egaerriss-ice-Waiting attended on honebuk. In the evening the Qecea, the Prince Consort, the Prince's Royal, end Prince Frederick William of Penedo honoand the performance of Madame Motor', is the tragedy of Mato, at the Lyceum, with their pretence. The royal snits consisted of Lady Macdonald, Hon. Mary &sheet, Lord Watupark, Lord Chula Fitzroy, Captain de Heinz, and Captain Hon. D. de Roe. Lord Charles Fitzroy hu relieved Major-General Ban eerie in his duties as Scurry-la-Waiting to her Majesty. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the Foreign-offloe, Downing-street, which was attended by Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of Harrowby, the Marquis of Lansdowne. Sir George Grey, the Earl of Clarendon, the Right Hon. H. Labouchere, the Chaseslloe of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hoe. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Duke of Argyll, and the Right Hon. M. T. Baines. The Council oat for two hours. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO ASHBORNHAM-PARS, CREMORNB. The unique and unprecedented collection of floral novelties now on view It Ashbarehent-perk, adjoining Cr.. none, his attracted the notice of the Qsesti, and yesterday her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert, the Princess Royal, and the Prince of Prussia, honoured Mr. Simpson with their prunes. The royal party arrived, at about six o'clock, at the liing'e-road entrance of the 'edema, and won soadueted by the proprietor and Mr. Godfrey slang the stain walk through the Castle of Bulletin entrance to the exhibition, the gallery of which war first Tinted to allow the royal party am opportunity of judging of the eff.ct of the whole collection, which cam here be obtained at one view. Of this magnificent sight her Majesty was plasma to express her gnat admiration. From this paint the royal Tinton were conducted up the mutts of the grosad to lb. gem of the show, a rhododendron of upwards of 40 years' growth, covered with more then a thoorad blossom, which elicited naked prase, sad troa there to the pad IMMO of sized asslites awl 0; that return thrash the gardens the general visitor fell re gainfully ate two lines to pay homage to their sovereign— an attention whir woe repeatedly aekoowledged by the Prince Albert and the Priam of Prude. Before entering their wrier, her latsjeel and the Priam ezpreard the pleasure they bad felt in t h eir visit. Os the marbling of the general visitors around the orebeetra, a general demand for the National Anthem was made, which woe immediately responded to, and verse uS chorus most effectively given. This exhibition bids fair to be one of the feehinable resorts of the sewn. Since the private show, the visite of the aris tocracy have daily incressed, and no doubt wiU continue to do so all the real merit of the chow become. more genially known. Of the least visitors easy be mentioned :—The Earl and Countess of Canspordown, the Countess of °Word, the Countess of Month, Lady Ashbro)k, Lady D. Lady H. Allen, Lady Campbell, Lady Elisabeth Daum, Lady Ease% Lady W. Warneford, Dowager Lady Aelsbrook, Dowager Lady Langford, Duty Edith Acheson, Lady de Lisle, the Hon. Mrs. Walpole, the Hon. Mn. Dandle, Lord Stafford, Bir High Dalrymple, Sir B. Clasps, his Excel leney the French Ambassador sad Lady, his Excellency the Sudinian Ambassador, his Eseellency the Danish Aabassadi r and 15a1,17, Six E. Ryan, Major Wan, CoL Armitage, Col. Hueourt. We Wendish Gazette) have received intelligence frost reliable authority, that it is in every respect probable that her Mijesty will visit Canterbury ; bat that it will not take plies this week, as sows had supposed, in consequence of the Asset Hares attracting royal attention. Her Ita)esty's visit hare, It Is stated, tt for the purples of dia -1 tribating medals to the trooptjust returned frost the Cringes. We trust our eitisens will be op and stirring to welcome her Majesty's gracious visit, sad still further to carry out the suggestion of entertaining the troops on their tale re turn to their native land. The Doke and Duchess of Beaufort, accompanied by the youthful Marquis of Motown, left Badminater yesterday be tows. The Doke and Duchess of Northumberland have left Northumberland Hoare for Bina Hoses, Isleworth, far the mama. The Counter Helene Kielmansegge has left the residence of the Hanoverian Legation, in Groevenor place, ona vis.t to the Marquis and Marchioness of Stafford for the Ascot roes week. Loyd and Lady Bt. Leonardo and the Hon. Char lotte Sag(lea have left Grafton-street, for Boyle Farms. Lady Welby has issued cards for a ball to take rhos oil Thursday, the 28th fast. The ladies patronesses of the Caledonian Fancy Dress 8.11 east in committee, yesterday, at WlMee-rooms, —the Dashers of Athol!, the Dodoes of Roxburgh*, the Countess of Morton, the Countess of Perth, the Countess of Cusperdown, the Countess of Bradford, the Burm ese Eitrethedaa and Campbell, Lady Aveland, Lady Anne blacken* Viscountess Iltrathal, an, Lady Clerk, and tiro Hon. Mrs. Pergolas, being among the distin guished phoneys present. It was arranged that several fancy qaadrillos should be longed, and the Dllol.sll of Rozbarghe aid Lady Aims Mackie& ban sank taken an. seder thole direction. lavitatione haws been issued to the =ambers of the Royal farally, and to the corps d 3 plo. eastlgarr, and with a view to render the ball more attrac tive, it is undentood that more than one of the qasdrilles darnel at the Royal Academy of Rule ball will be re-formed. Yesterday stoning Viscount and Viscountess Pal wadi estettaised • select sad fashionable party to dinner at the family nestles ;la St. Janes's-nun. The guests iseleded the Berl sad Countess of Dusky, Visonat sad Ifilecantine Torriegtos, Lord sad Lady Wept, Lady De Desatansille, Lady Anne Beckett, Sir Edward sad Lady Daring, Sir Walter Riddell, the Hos. Mr. and Mn. Tslbot,the Hoe. Mr. Palominos, Mr. Gerard Neel, Mr. Toady's, Mr. Jul, Banks, M.P., sad Mm. Inaba, Mr. gspenear, bliss atsplstoo, as. Liter in the tinning the noble eimennteie gm a grad reception, whir* was besotted by a 011MITOU attsadsace of the mobility and beer monde. The Hon. Mr. Wentworth, from the Conservative Cab, Bt. Janes's-street, is in the field at Leicester on the Conservative interest. The Hon. and Right Rev. Dr. Montagu Villiers, measly appoieted Bishop of Carlisle, will tam his seat is the House of Lords, in analogises of the death of the Biebo2 of Gloucester sad Bristol. The new Bishop of Gloseestor will not be gentled to a wet vigil another n- Mae, OCCIUIP. Mr. Disraeli leat night voted with the Ayes, and against Bir Fred. naivee aseadmoat to the Oath of Ab jaratioa Bill. The ouly other somber of hie pasty who appear to have gone fats the mule tabby with bin were Mr. Edward Ball, Mr. C. It Cohile , sod t►e Hes. H. G. Liddell. Lord &Isley petard naiad the aaudiaan with Lord &realm Rossini bas resolved au ovation at Strasbourg. All the poofonnoro of tbo theatre, rooraltol by a number of ma skits', soiemblod sa4or his wiadowo by torehligas, sad vivo bin a oorosodo. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE EAST. We learn from Constantinople that the Ruda a Commissioner has shown instructions which orde r him to withdraw in case Molclis-Paoha, formerly Prince de Stourdn, should be admitted to take part in the deliberations of the commission charged to settle the qurstion of the Principalities. The Russian commissioner nevertheless remains at Galata, await ing further instructions, which will determine the solution of this grave incident. The quarantine has been raised at Odessa, bat the Crimean merchants have sold nothing in that port. Marshal Pelimier was to leave 'Lemke& on June 15, and to be replaced by General MacMahon. 15,000 men of Dislikes corps had embarked, and 8,000 more were reedy for embarkation. There are still 2,500 Piedmonts,* in the Crimea. A Marseilles despatch states that "the English suffer much from the heat; their principal innate is a decomposition of the blood. The situation of the French hospitals, on the contrary, had improved so much that five of them had been closed." SPAIN. TO ASSASSINATE THE QUEEN. The Madrid journals of the 4th report that consi derable sensation had been caused by the discovery of a conspiracy to assassinate the Queen. The fol lowing are some details of the affair given by the Diario : • man named Rados& Marques organised a secret society three months ago, sad a young carpenter was drawn tato it. It having been resolved to kill the Qom this young MU was designated by lot to do the deed , end he was told that if he Arid oa bar Majesty • sum of 2,000 piutree should be given to him, and that it he failed to do so be should certainly be pat to death by hie fellowqmoopiraton. Oa the 28th ult., at the moment at which the carriage of the Priacem of the Asturias 'pp/ached the Celli del Areal, a young man named Panta drew a pistol from his pocket, but • police spat wind his arm and prevented him from dis charging the weapon. On being interrogated, he made known the facts above related. Just after his arrest Rea dondo Marques went to tits palacc, as pretext of making revelations respecting the conspiracy. No arias have bees found in say house of the Calli del Avenel. Marques is a native of Almadenejos, in the province of Ciudad Heal. His political opinions have always been Carnet. He is • bold, enterprising man, and has been Imprisoned for forgery. From the account given by the Nacion, it seems that the government were made acquainted with what was to take plane by a note, sent anonymously, by the young man Marquez, himself. The Gazette says nothing of the affair. In the Cortes, M. Torre sills called on the government to say if there were any truth in the statements of the newspapers, but the Minister of Finance said that as the matter re ferred to was under investigation by the tribunals, he could not give any details, but that, for the satisfac tion of the Cortes and the country, he would state that the precious life of the Queen bad been in no danger. ITALY. Letters from Milan state that the Austrian Go vernment has resolved to erect the Lombardo- Venetian Provinces into a kingdom of Upper Italy, and to place a prince of Italian birth—the Grand Duke of Tuscany, who is also an Austrian Archduke —on the throne. To this determination the Cabinet of Austria is said to have been brought by its exxiety to neutralise the growing popularity of Piedmont. AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna of the sth, in the Cologne Garetle, uys Count Buol has had of late several conferences with the English ambassador, Sir Hamilton Seymour, which appear to have resulted in proving that the opinions of the two governments respecting the Principalities are very conflicting. It is not disguised that the deliberation of the commis sion charged with this affair will be protracted and full of difficulties. Meanwhile it is sought to gain over France to the Austrian propositions, and notes have been actively exchanged between the cabinets of Vienna and Parte." RUSSIA. A letter from Warsaw, in the Hamburg News, contains a second speech delivered by the Emperor of Russia to an &seem* of 250 nobles on May 28, the day following the grand bill given by the no bility. The sentiments expreased by the Emperor IMO similar to those manifested in his first address, and he declared himself ready to do everything that lay in his power to develop the prosperity of Poland. His Majesty's address concluded, however, with a menace to this effect, "Be it known also to you, gentlemen, that when it is necessity I an punish, and will do so." AUSTRALIA. ARRIVAL OF THE MERMAID. (IT NiONNTIO TNLIONAPI.) (]TOY OIIS OWN COIIIIIIPONDW LIVERPOOL, TIIISDAT. Lew' night the Royal Mail packet Mermaid (Capt. Davy), belonging to the White Star line, arrived in the river from Melbourne, which port she left on March 14. She has brought 120 passen gers, 40,000 os. of gold, 30,000 sovereign., and 1,000 bake of wool on freight. Her news has been anticipated cid Ceylon. The Chimera, from Liverpool, arrived out on the 6th May. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PLYKOUTS, MONDAY NIGHT. The Royal Stuart, from Batavia, bound to Amster dam, and lut from the Cape of Oood Hope, which she left April 7, wee off this port to-day, and landed paseengsre. She spoke on 2nd Jane the ship . Layo ut*, from London to Sydney, five days out, in lat. 46.51 N.. loc. 8.40 W. She also spoke the ship Hastings, from London to Wellington, in lat. 47.64 N., and lon. 6.4. W. The late news from the Cape is unimportant. The editor of a democratic journal at Madrid wu toeing tried the other day for seditious wrvicg, when the public prosecutor °Hammond t) eulogies Queen Isabella, and in a kind of appeal to the democratic patty, de manded if her Majesty was not worthy to occupy the throne of Spain 1 " No," coolly sulaimed ono of the audible. The promoter grew very angry and protteted that she was when the murmurs were so load that the president had the greatest dlfilealty is appeeatog the tumult. The editor was acquitted. The Polish refugees residing in Paris have been Invited by Priam Adam Cautoriekl to assemble at Isle mea sles and alga a protest against the amnesty recently ao• corded by the Emperor of Ramie. DEORADATIoN or A &MAUR Orrlcott.—A latter ham St. Peterebarg et the 110th ult. la the Simla says : "For a leas time pest we hare net heard of so meats a punishment es that which his just bees Welded on Co!oael Bronewskl, who his been lately setlag ea Cseamiesery of the latendamm of Me Birth Bea, la which olbse be bes bees found guilty of embesalutent of the psblie .net He his bees deprived of Ms lullaby, degraded hat hie 'military rank, sad eciadeatud to earn la the mks." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (01011 0171 OVN PARIS, IIowDAT Evwio. The Emperor has again started on a long journey to inspect the inundation,. It is said that when at Tours, his majesty desired to proceed further down the Loire, but was prevented by the flooded state of the roads. At all events, whether in perineum of a previously formed intention, or in consequence of news received in the course of the night, his majesty left the Palace of St. Cloud, shortly after six this morning for the Western Railway station, from whence, at seven, he started in a special train for Chartres and Le Mans, with the intention of going by that route to Angers. Despatches already announce that he ar rived at Chartres at 8.50, and at Le Mans at 11.7 and that at 11.40 he left the latter piece in a tea. yelling carriage with poet horses for Augers. The alarming news contained in the following string of telegraphic despatches, which I extract from a num ber of the journal d* Ifaina•el•Loire of yesterday, just corns to hand, had probably a considerable erect upon his Majesty's determination TIKLAZI. JIIAS 6. 10 L.Y. The Mayor.-6sad u boats directly to save the people. TaaLasa, 11 am. Ws mast have booty, otherwise we shall perhaps have a terrible calamity to deplore. TAILLZI, Noox. The Engineer on duty.—The Trelaze road is cut through by the waten; the village end the shte quarries are sur rounded. Send us boats. These are terrible misfortunes. It is said that two individuals have fallen victims to their imprudence. LABTILAMIDE, 4 EVZNING. Trtl.l6 and the slate quarries are submerged. Means of salvage are wasting. The waters ars rushing towards Angers through the date quarries with irresistible force ; they mut reach as far as the &stem Cemetery and the valley of Chalonire bridge. [This news I. not confirmed. All apprehension is at an end in that quarter.] TRELAZI, 6 o'Cioxx. The waters are already cep to the fitst-Avor windows, and are rising with incredible rapidity. Part of the elate quar ries are under water. Bend boats. ANOIII/1, 8 EVINII7O. The prefect limpid arrived fens Trelsse, where he hes agonised means for salvage as far as possible. During his absence the secretary-general hae proviied for all the most preseing exigencies of the service. ANGUS, JUNZ 7, 9 A.X. The waters of the valley, having reached Posts-de Ce, are taking their natural coarse in the Loire. It appears from other accounts that the workmen made immense efforts to lave the quarries, which were the pride and glory of "Black Angers," but all without effect. Some of the principal quarries are utterly destroyed. Local lettere say that upwards of 10,000 men, women, and children are by this ca tastrophe thrown out of work, and not only so, but they are without house or home, and too probably without bread. The weather to-day in Paris has been magnificent, and this evening it looks settled• There is every reason to hope that in every part of France the worst crisis of the inundations has now been passed. It is stated on good authority that a bill will be presented to the Corps Legislatif this evening or to morrow, taking off every prohibition which yet exists in the Customs' tariff, and substituting such moderate duties as in the opinion of the government will suffice to protect national industry. The Pope's Legate left Lyons for Paris at 8 this morning, and is expected here at 8 in the evening. Prince Napoleon will go to Havre on the 12th to inspect the ship on which he is to make his voyage to the north. He returns the next day to be present at the baptism of the Imperial Prince, and will posi tively sail from Havre on the 15th. On arriving in Sweden he will be received by the hereditary Crown Prince. The Bourse opened with considerable firmness, but there was a rapid fall in the Rente in the afternoon. The brokers, it is said, acting upon a hint from the syndic, had advised their clients to close their ac- counts, as a fresh crisis was considered probable. There wu a great talk of the consolidation of the Exchequer Bills. The Rente fell 50c. for cash, and 65c. for account, closing at 71fr. 50c., and 71fr. 75c. Within a few minutes after the close business was done at several centimes still lower in the couliese. Credit Mobilise fell bat Mr. The Orleans Railway fell 20fr. All the lines closed weak, but the effect of the panic was much less sensible in these securities than in the Rente. Baron Petit, a general of division, and a senator, died yesterday. The Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, aunt of the Emperor, arrived in Paris yesterday evening at a quarter to six. The Emperor, in the uniform of a general of division, and accompanied by General Roguet, his side-de-camp, received his august rela tive at the station of the Strasbourg Railway. The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton (daughter of the Grand Duchess) and the Minister of Baden, were likewise present at the station on her arrival. The Grand Ditches. Stephanie visits Paris for the bap tismal Wee of the Prince Imperial. SUFFERINGS CAUSED BY THE INUNDA TIONS IN FRANCE. The Journal de tindre-et- Loire of Saturday give. the Mowing demeription tf Tours on that day :—" The Rue Royale presents the appearance of a canal, and boats are plying on it incessantly, carrying relief to the un (erte:ate inhabit's , . who either would not or could not quit their houses. The Mail is like a torrent, and all sorts of thiegs brought down by the 'Aire and the Ch.r are fi:ating about it. The ornamental bees tors up. The railway station, the vivre of the eommircial activity of the tewe, is still surrounded with wits; as h'eh as the windows. In the garden of the Prefecture opposite nothing is to to seen but the tops of the trees; the walls of the garden are thrown down The Rues de Paris, de Bordeaux, sad du /temp art, built on the old ramparts of the el.y, ere under water. At every step we Wks we see the ravages of the waters, and from the Ruts de Grammoot we perceive is all their h.rror the et tests of the catastrophe in the adjacent cluntry. Al far as the eye can reach there is water, nothing bet wat.r. The Inundations wire not able to sormount the obstacle caused by the Route de Bordeaux, but they rose to s great bright, sad they are strewed with articles of furniture, el thin,. and woodwork. The Post de l'Arobeveque threatens to tell in; the 'viaduct et the railway to Nantes, beaten wish great fury by the waters, has been thrown down. Wherever the eye rests, it we, farms submerged, hoses that cannot be inhabited for a long time to come, even if they can ever be inhabited again, and on Me heights arm bands of enet , uss grouped together tei•hout shelter and with out food. Ryes the dark sad narrow strews s f the old city, occupied by the lower cisme, have not coca ed. From the Rse Borgne to the commune of La R - che, from the Champ de Mari t 3 the Mail, sad from the Place d'Ausannt to Saint Be r, is as immenen lake, 'radiate is height to the first story of the houses. Such is the Wits of oar city after five days of mortal anxiety and indescribable cala mities 1 . _ " The &counts from Sumer of the ravages contain - A by the Loire and the Authion sve even more distretaieg than thou provinsly received. The pupils of the cavalry soh. of of that plate give a fine example of courage and devoted ne". They Plunged lob the water with their horses, they saved mane invalids sad infirm persons from certain death, end compelled the inhabitants to leave their dwelling.. The clergy likewise displayed cenviderable nergy, and effected mush in onsbatieg the strange &termination of the people to remain in their houses. A young curare swam to a man who was alleging to a tree, end sineeeded is lauding him in safety. "From LT was we learn that es the waters recede numerous bodied' ars aireovered, all in estate of decompcsitian. Wu/k -nee are erp'oyed In buildieg wooden but. en the Place fit. St. Potbin for the reception of the persons who us without homes. The dincton of the Mediterr area, railway have placed a number of railway elf , il/011 at the disponi of the authorities for the tampon!y seeonneodation of the hews- less. When the Emperor use to Lyons he gave 1,0006. to he divided strong the engine drivers and otter employ* of he teen. That ass has been generously ghee by those mac to the nburripties capered at Lyons for the sufferers. A lona from Arles states that the latent of the country fa undated in that neighbourhood I. at neat 20 leagues. Although the waters ere gong gradually dews, gees are still freqeently beard in &Quoin parte mend, as signals of , distress from the iehabitarte of the imandated bosses. ' , Boats ere !mules Crest la all directions to render assist gee. TURRET AND THE PROVINCES. THE RECENT OUTRAGE IN THE AME RICAN SENATE. ...—-- (FROM AN The NoPrem.of Thursday - The Danubian provinces form a subject at this tive of a mur d erous attack ma de in t h e Amer ican =leant of the greatest intetest to Europe, because a false Senate by Senator Brooks, of South Carolina, upon step under the present circumstances might be fraught with the Hon. Charles Sumner, the well-known senator serious consequences for the early future. We have vett from Massachusetts. It was stated that a cm' tared to look upon the peace as not to solid as cur stet smeu mittee had been appointed by the Senate to inquire would have us believe, and we are still of that opinion. If into and report the circumstances. These gentle- the Conference* at Paris were of the really serious nature it men, we now learn, have waited on Mr. Sumner and was intended that Europe should regard them ; if secret taken his testimony. He was in bed during the ex- ulterior views were the bases of those conference*, we can amination, and was in a very weak state. His readily understand the promp•nets with which peace ins amount of the outrage, given under oath, ill as concluded, and the easy terms offered to Russia to accept it ; follows: if our views are at all correct, then Turkey has been duped, I attended the Senate as usual on Thursday, the 22nd of and the whole congress has been a deplorable farce. We h ope May. After some formal business a message was received from the House of Representatives announcing the death of We are mistaken for the make of human nature. a member of that body from Missouri . This was (Mowed The cnimission for regulating the government and a d . by a brief tribute to the deceued from Mr. Geyer, of MU- ministration of the Principalities will probably ere long court, when, secording to usage and out of respect to the commence its work. In the meantime, let us he assured that deceased, the Senate adjourned at ones. Instead of leeway the Senate chamber with the rest of the senators on the ad- until that work be done, and the commission be (listened, journment, I continued 4 my seat, occupied with my pen, the present form of government will continue in force, and and while thus intent in order to be in season for the mail, the occupation of the provinces by foreign trrops will no t which was mon to eine, I was approached by several be prolonged. There can be no doubt as to the good terse and persons who desired to converse with me, but I an awned them promptly and briefly, excusing myself for propriety of these decisions. I the reason that I was much engaged. When the last of It has been urged that Moldavia and Wallachia timid these persons left me I drew my arm-chair close to my desk, be formed into one independent government. The:, would and, with my legs under the desk, continued writing . My be unwise , impolitic, and unjust ; we me if independent of attention at this time was so entirely drawn from al l other subjects that, though there must have been many pumas the Sultan, for in that case, from their geographical state of things might be diaastrous to the trail. Po in the Senate, I sew nobody. While thus i n t en t, w ith m y stelae, such a head bent over my writing, I was addressed by a person qulllity of Europe. who approached the front of my desk; I wee BO entirely The flnt thing to decide, in our opinion, is that the absorbed that I was not aware of his presence until I heard Danubian provinces remain separate, and the llospedars my name pronounced. As I looked up, with pen in hand, ~. .. . , . subject to t h e Inman s suzerainty, an tobanish the aisurdit y I 'awe tall man, whose countenance was not familiar, stand-d of hereditary rule which has been proposed, probabiy with dug directly over me, and at the same moment ca u ght then words—" I have read your 'Teeth twice over carefully ; it the intention of their becoming Austrian or Russian ; no, le a libel on South Carolina and Mr. Butler, who is a rela- the provinces should remain separate, as they have been for tive of mine." While these words were still pushog from centuries, even before they were conquer el by the Turks, his lips he coanneactd a succession of blows with a heavy the Hoepoders should be elected by the people anti cot firmed one on my ban head, by the first of whi c h I was s t unne d so as to low my sight. I saw no longer my efeeilant, nor by the Porte, perhaps for life, though we should much any other person or object in the room. Whet I did after- prefer a shorter tenure of office; but as to their being wards was done almost unconsciously, acting under the in- hereditary, that question should never be entertained, for, Minns of elf-defence. With head already bent down, I in the first pace, there is no family of sufficient importance rose from my seat—wrenching up my desk, which was ' strewed to the floor—aud thee pressing for war d, w hil e m y in the provinces for hereditary rule, a n d such an institution assailant continued his blows. I had no other conscious- would raise dissensions and embanan the Porte, but be of eon until I found myself ten test forward in front of my advantage to the intrigues of Alpine and Russia. It is for desk, lying on the fine of the Senate, with my blooding the benefit of Europe, for the benefit of Turkey, and for the had supported on the knee of a gentleman whom I soon benefit o t h e provinces t emse veto, that eke remain RC recognised by voice sad York. Other persons there were about me offering me parate under the guarantee of Turkey, for what could a friendly aesistanos, but I did not recognise any of them. population of four millions of souls, if left to then", le. e, do Others there wen at a distance, looking on and offering against the aggression of either Austria or Russia 7 no a/sienna, of whom I recognised only Mr. Doug- With proper reforms, the Principalities would be happy Ras, of Illinois, Mr. Toombs, of Georgia, aid I and thought also my assailant standing between them. I was rot room ender the rule cf theSultan,forthere doe" helped from the II wr and conducted into the Lbby of the net exist a milder, more intelligent,or mere liberal RCViTeign ; Senate, where I was placed upon a sofa. Of those who and it is a rtain that were the question put to the people, helped me here I bare no ',Deflection. As I entered the as to who should govern them, they would rise as one body, lobby I recognised Mr.Sliddell,'of Lenience, who retreated, and declare for his Imperial Majesty the Sultan, if under bat I recognised no one else until I felt a friendly gra'p of the hand, which scented to come from Mr. Campbell, of current and intrigues were not put into play The preterit Ohio. I have a vague impression that Mr. Bright, rest- Grand Vizier, Atli Poch', is a man of great ictehigence s dent of the Senate, spoke to me while I was on the floor of and is desirous of seeing the provinces prosper, but he could the Senate or in the lobby. I make this statement in answer pre. to the interrogatory of the committee, and off e r it as never admit the consolidation of them es the means et doing it • their consolidation into one province, governed by One seatiog completely all my recollections of the usanit and • of the attending circumstances whether immediately be- Hoeriodsr, would very quickly germinate the issflue nee of fore er immediately after. I desire to add that, besides Russia or Austria, and is exact:) , what the former Is desirous the words which I hays given as uttered by my assailant, of annummating. I have an indistinct recollection of the words " old Amongst the reforms required, independent of internal man ;" bat these are so enveloped in the mist which en sued from the first blow tket I am not sure wh e th er domestic administration, is ens of the utmost importance to they were uttered or not. the well-being of the provinces and their prosperity, and that On the non-examination of Mr. Sumner, he stated that is the establishment of railrosde an an outlet fir the produce be was entirely without arms of any kind, an d that he had of grain and other thins (rem the interior of these protein no notice or warning of any kind, direct or Indirect, of this countries. The idea cf a csnal from the Danube to the wattle. In answer to a croft-question Mr. Sumner replied that Black Sea is at the present mcment, and under existing what he had said of Mr Butler sere strictly responsive to circumstancee, simply an absurdity. The moot! s of the Mr. Butler's speeches, and according to the usages of parlia. Danube are cow within the Turkish empire, and were ' motley debate. several of them closed, end the main branch widened, — The attack was the subject of a warm but irre- all of which could be done—it would be sufficient as a water r ! lar discussion in the Senate on the 27th nit. While several senators excused Brooks, one, named transport for all purposes. Railroads, however, are an absolute zeceatity, and, with Toombs, declared that he entirely approved the attaek, and Mr. Butler, Brooks' oolleague, maintained proper depots at the Danube and the Black See for grain, the same sentiment. Mr. Wade said: of which the Porte is contemplating the forenoti,o, the corn trade at Odense might be subjected to the regulating When he heard it stated that on this floor an assassin like, cowardly attack bad been male upon a man unarmed, influence of a powerful competitor. The prosperity of the and having no power to defend himself, and that he heel Proviaces and of the Turkish Empire herself has nothing to been stricken down and almost murdered, and then heard e fear, under the enlightened government of t e SoPac end the senator avow that be approved such conduct, it became a p resen t ministry. If European envoys really teeth toe their matter of some in t t and importance to all the members pros perity end will, instead of jealous cavilling between of this body, and especially the minority. A brave man • could not defend himself against such an attack as this, themselves and pushing the Turks too rapi dly to do what and might be overpowered by numbers; "but, overpowered time can only accomplish by judicious reform, give ser ious or not, live or die," said he, " I will vindicate the rights of and disinterested advice, Turkey will become grew, rich, liberty of debate end the freedom of discussion ro lorg as I and powerful. live. If the principle announced here is to prevail, let us Look at the state of tbirgs in the capital of the empire, some armed for the c.mbat. Although you are four to one, I am here to meet you. A man can die in no better cause and observe tow the ministers of the Sultan are abased for than in the vindication cf the rights of debate on this the desperate cues of usessination and theft committed floor. If them are the principles that are wwroved be a there, when not one shadow of fruit lies at their dcor ; in majority, and become one part and parcel of the law of Co- , nineteen CMG out of twenty, the delinquents are tut jects of grew, let it be undenteol." forei Mr. Wilson,while remarking that Mr. Sumner had fin powers, and it is to be regretted that they ars mostly been stricken down by a brutal, murderous, and British ; etiFects the cog X cl wane that when' m .fithr cowardly assault, was interrup t ed by Mr. Butler with is taken by the Turkish au thorities he is claimed by the the exclamation 11 You are a liar." The conversation P ar er whore subject be is, and oftenttc.es dlowed was summarily arrested by the admonition of the t' estate. Why are these delinquent, not to . , Speaker. he tried and pncisbed by toe lane of the country where The House of Representatives of the Can mor• the crime is cm:hit:ad ? l'r•tected, by all mews, by wealth of Marsachtisetts have passed, by a majority • the interne . of the drat omen cf hie leg ,tion, but no, the of 187 against 23, resolutions stigmat i s i ng the attack Turk :1 [CC adered ince cllnttent to try a Christian ; end yet On the Hon. Charles Sumter, one of the State's -epee. there it m• re humanity and more nobleness of soul in them itentaticee in Congress, as "en assault which no pro- then vs ee s boast . .What ibcu ' d We say were curio an vocation could justify—brutal and cowardly in itself attempt made in this n r cceopolis, of a fo , c.en minister —a gross breach of parliamentary privilege—a claiming the liberation cf his countrym e n .? Why the ruthless attack upon the liberty of speech—so thought would be considered =oestrous. If, then, the outrage of the decencies of civilised life—and an Po w er cf doing justice to society is taken from the bends of indignity to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts." the Stetsn's ministere, at least be just eccuoh to evnerate Further the house resolved : them teem all blame, and before the cus'nene of a country, free and enlightened people, demands fir her rept( mesa- ere not u nd e rstood, l e t Europese nations t hew cum by That the legislature of Massachusetts, in the name of the so exceptional as that of Turkey, are bl.,tned, becan c they byes in the national legislature entire freedom of spat right of American citizima. *err att:oce that they are in a patties to command esteem. sod will uphold them fu the proper exudes mes of the eelt Leek at a late act of tolers" c., by the &liar, the gat of u declaration of free principles, end his manly &totes of het- meat fer the erection thereon of a prote.taLt dispel. IVme That we &pp" ye of Mr. Sutnner's rimed and fearleu a valuable I ien of land in the Cr , 3 to the Er glieb govern maa rights and f. es territory. has not yet arrived at sash a stets of t•ilci once. That the 14ialature of Massachusetts is imperatively called by the plainest dictates of duty, from a decent regard to the rights of her citizens and respect for bet character &11 a sovereign state, to demand, and the legislature of Mai ea chusetts hereby does demand, of the national Concuss, a THE SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY AND THE prompt and strict investigation into the recent assault upon Mr. Sumner, end the expulsion by the house of Mr. Brooks, of South Carolina, end soy other members con cerned with him in said essault. Teat his Excellency the Governor be requested to trio mite copy of the foregoing resolves to the President of the Senate and the Spesker of the House of Repro , utstives, end to each of the senators sod members of the House of Repro:at:maw) from %hie commonwealth, is the Congrces of the United Stage. The students and professors of Amherst College have met and passed some strong resolutions respect ing the outrage, afterwards hanging and burning Brooks in effigy. LORD CLARENDON ON THE OCCUPATION OF THE PAPAL STATES. The following despatch is contained in a parlia mentary paper issued yesterday : TO ell MIMI HUDSON. Foreign-Effie., May 26, 1856. Sir,—l herewith enclose the copy of n note which was addressed to me when at Paris by the P.enipotentiarits of Sardinia Tte verbal communication which I frequently had the pleasure of holding with Count Cavour, both before and subsequently to the receipt of this note, eon have left no doubt upon the mind of his Excellency that her hfujesty's Qovcroment take a deep and sincere interest in the affairs of Italy, and are deiroge of doing everything whith can properly be dome by them with a view to entcliereve the condition of the Italian people. No fresh a , suragoes could add weight to ttose already given to Count Csvour, and I did not, therefore, think it nteresary to send an answer in writing to the note cf the &Minims Plenipotentiaries; but as it has come to the agreeable eof heres Sardinian G o vernment Governmentvnismepttoreceive that it one,wo libe to th rdthey csnrot hesitate to eiders their opinion that the ompation of the Papal territory by foreign troops constitutes an ir regular state of things, which disturbs the equilibrium, and ' say endanger the peace of Europe; and that, by indirectly aff rdiog sanction to misgovernment, it promotes dtscon tent and a tendency to revolution among the peolle. Her Mej itj's Government ere aware that as this state of things he. n. w, unfortunately, for some ytars been estab. fished, it may be possible that it could not suddenly be brought to a dole without some danger to public order, and the risk of producing events that all would deplore; but her Majesty'. Government are convinced that the evacua tion of the Papal territory may be rendered safe at en early period by a policy of wisdom and justice, and they entertain a hope that the mresums agreed upon by the Governments of Prance and Austria will lead to a gradual withdrawal of their respective foliose, and to bettering the condition of the subjects of the Pope. You will read and give a copy of this despatsh to Count C am, ite., CLARINDON. CRISTAL PALACE. The following letter has been addres•ed to the chairman and director; of the Cryettl Pa'aec by lb. work men errp:,yed at Price's Patent Candle Comp tny. We are informed Mat it hes originated ett , rely with the 980 work. men who have attached th-ir signatures to it : Belmont, Vstuba'', Loadoa, May 31, 1838. Gentlemen,—We, the undcnogrol, workmen employed fa the meow' London establishments of Price's Patent Caudle company (Limited), venture to address you upon a subject of much intems% not on y to ourselves, but to DUMP' On, other boiler of men employed in manufacturing establishments througiuut the metropolis. Through the liberality cad corxdderati in of , hr company. we enjO7 during the summer semen, i.e., from let April to lot Aucuat. the great and highly appreciated priviif le of et halt.holiday ou :be datum any of each week, en which day our work ame at half.rest li Cairene to employ this Maitre at MOO in the moat advertd, and insmuctine manner, we neurally turn our thoust.h. to the Credal Palace; but to our great disappointment we find that the pi ice sr ad -1121•8:00 on that du) is Se, which of cause effectually cit s, 8 the dome of that enchanting ' , pot ambit or. There nily be atroug r. moos for devo.ing this day to the exclusive aceeir.m“lotion if to. wealthy, yet as they knee general; a mash larger rdtron of thee time at their own don as than the working man cm have, it con handle be supposed they m mid orlon to the tranatir, to some other day of the week, of this Priefle:e. which they hare nuinerou °pro o: n i pping, but which an , mates an but avail Lipp:ill of on the Saturday. As this ball holiday which we forego, copy will probably ere lees be exteoded to moo; other. emplayot in manufacturing establish., merits, it may. be a tubs, for oOnsolt Tattoo whether, even in a pm ouniary point 01 view, it would not be welt to plate the Sett's - May's ad. mission nu the lowest rather than the highest male. The elfarta maths througl.out the land to laver* the rational comforts and enjoyment% and thus to mix the moral and relidioue toes of the working clameB, encourage 44 to bona that you will rejoice, to. such a measure, to feud your aid to resula fraught with so mach nu: lie benefit. That it would h gratefully received ass precious boon by thousands we can plethe ourselves, and we believe it would be productive of the most la cedilla effect., not coy from the pet.sure and intrne ion to be derived from such visits, but also us piloting the way to other facilities, which may yet be afforded to the in.lustrau el men, fee former this batiarday leisure to the swat agreraole snit mneticial amount. . . Say v. e be allowed to hope that our application racy melt with 0 at coentilsrat on at your hand. which Its no poi tine( for we be. beet that in roi.oitg the tutee and Increastes the Li o oleCte of the worithig closets, al other clat.es of aviety arc threti.y and eidnett d. and that even should the nature of your retidet ' ll a change no we hare suggested iropractie.h:e itur.ue the meant sea. sea, you may be inflated to take the matter tot° conslderaica pre. views to arranging fora future nos.--%e are, itc. [Here toltow the slguaturts o!990 workmen.] To the Chairman and Directors of the ei ystrit Paiute eoonany. SATURDAY HALM-HOLIDAYS.—The following firma L rr a r t p t7 ctit re p i l g a n ces i rbu t s r iVr e ss h e a t ve 2 t o7l in o S c a lm tu i rty "r s Megan. Hawn and Son, and Mew.. B )er,r and Co., et Botolph-!ane, City; and the undermention. d at 3 o'clock: Almon. R. and J. Bayless ; Merrn. Ber.jmn n Bower sad Son, Messrs. Johnston and 830, also of B dolch lone; aid Mame. Woodman and Hanbridge, of George lane. Pie and sin were the hours at which Of ore previously sus• peeded business on Saturdays. VALIXUALL GARDENB.—The warmth and flume , of the weather c3.operatact last Light with a lor • programme of Fight', eshibitione, and amueements or all sorts to at tract to this favourite place of public amusemt at a c' spiny annicrius enough to remind old Londoners of tle dare when multitudes petreni.ed the welts, and the celebrated Simpson was in his prime. The prat at!rection wu the equestrian performence of the troupe of riders from ills Cirque Imperial at Feria Fr