The Express. — London, England, 1851-09-01 00:00:00

FRANCE. PARIS, ITILIVLY Evzsixo. The eoart-martial at Lyons h, id its final sitting Thaniday. The result is th. it seven of the accused have been sentenced to to importation for life, 36 to various periods of insprisoi invent, and 12 ha ve b een ana itt e a. Of th e D u n h ee 0 ,, ondemned 11 ware not posostit, having made their seeps, and Wit prommomeod in contempt of alert. 9 lire° only assist ',boa the severe sentence of trans P°, rtatm warn pored were present at the trill t. sae 011111 wand guilty specially of being the t *num it the asoariessy—Ode, and Longoatariaso. Bet it the sandamsal prisoners and their counsel have k 7 reall cause to repent of the rash resolution in virtue of which the latter threw up their briefs. There neN "et was a case in which a methodical temperate satin g of the evidence by a practised advocate was more ' necessary to the ends of justice. It cannot be said that the court was predetermined to convict, because it has acquitted 12 prisoners, although the public prosecutor persisted in the accusation to the last against all but one. Moreover it is clear that the court must have undergone some painful straggles I amongst its members in coming to a conc:usion for of the 43 men who were found guilty, the verdict ' was unanimous in respect to 12 only. With respect to the others, the court was divided in opinion. A strong majority, it is true, supported the verdict of guilty in most instances, the division being gener ally 6 to 1, or 5 to 2, but in two cases the division was 4to 3. Giving the members of the court credit for the best intentions, it is impossible not to feel the extreme probability that their judgment may have miscarried. The immense length of the proceedings, extending over more than 20 days, the nature of the evidence, much of which was hearsay of the worst description, and the quality of the witnesses, many of whom were the vilest informers that were ever at the service of au unscrupulous police,—all ren- ' dered the case one in which it was desirable ' that the judges, and above all military judges, should have had every possible assistance. As it is, there is every reason to think that a business-like, profes sional speech—not indeed a political declamation — would have changed the fate of many of these men. Their interests have been sacrificed to a misplaced and lamentable esprit de corps. This is an illustra tion of the evil of the system under which a French advocate identifies himself personally with his client, instead of coolly presenting the law of his case to the consideration of the court. In England Daniel O'Connell chose for his counsel in the House of Lords a tory lawyer, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, who obtained his acquittal. Here in France a political prisoner invariably chooses for his advocate a violent mem ber of his own party, whose very appearance at the bar createsa proludice against his client. The resolution of M. Michel (de Ilourges) and his brother advocates to abandon the defence was taken in hot blood after dinner, and not without a warm debate. It was finally carried only by a majority of 12 to 5, M. Mather de Mont a u energetically resisting it. In the morning the whole party felt so doubtful of the propriety of what they had done, that they would probably have changed their minds, had not the pri soners themselves entreated them to adhere to their mointion. The churchwardens of Manchester have lately in terfered to prevent a collection at the cathedra an nounced to be made without their sanction. In order to promote cordial co-operation between clergy and laity, they have now appealed to the bishop to decade whether or not a clergyman has any right (except with the consent of the churchwardens) to direct any collection to be mode other than those prescribed by the rubric or authorised by her MAJEsTY's letter. We contend (say the churchwardens) that he has no such authority, and that in fact the only collections which the church has recognised are those to be made during the reading of the offertory sentences, the disposal of which rests with the minister and churchwarden jointly, subject, in ram of diff,rence, to appeal to the ordinary. The bishop's reply is careful, and supported by re ferences to acts of parliament and the rubric. His conclusions arc : That, under the authority of royal letters patent, collec tions may be made for any object recommended in such let ters patent. That by composition the minister and church wardens may dispose• of the sums collected for say pious and charitable uses which they may think fit ; but this gives an equal power to each, not recognising any authority " in either alone to dispose of a collection " On the subject of the offertory the bishop says that, after a careful examination of the subject, " it appears to him" that this was intended by the framers and revimem of our liturgy to be used on every Sun day and holiday. He is " unwilling," however, to see it. use revived against the wish of any con gregation, and adds significantly, that " those who seek to revive the offertery . by collection must seek to revive it with its liabilities, and subject to the consent of both parties entitled to be consulted." Now, we beg our readers to observe the complete divergence of the two views entertained on a subject which is intimately connected with the very ele ments of the constitution of the church by these two clergymen. and then further to consider the utter impossibility of any efficient deliberative as sembly being formed out of a body of men who arc at issue as to the very nature of the corporation they represent. Mr. Mu, Lae believes the church to be a divine gift of Gott, the hierarchy for the time being . having it in their power to dispense spiritual blessings. fhe Bishop of MANCHESTER believes the church to be an institution which is divine or not, according . as its ministers and people are actuated by the spirit of their divine Master. Mr. MILLER considers the giving of alms at the offertory , incumbent on all Christians as " the divinely appointed system of self sacrifice." The bishop considers the offertory as a purely human regulation—enunciated, indeed, by the founders of the reformed church, and therefore worthy of respect, and in his own opinion proper to be realored, but the restoration of which must be eon siderel thoroughly subordinate to the question of how SUNDAY MOl,ll NO. far its use may be acceptable to the congregation. Some few of the councils-general have added co Mr. Metilat considers pecuniary sacrifices are a ne- their resolution in favour of revision, the expression emery arts of worship —that they ',nut be offered of a wish that the period of the general eleatieme up by all " who would secure to themselves a title to should be advanced as much as possible. The. the promises and blessings of Christianity that is pant, however, for an election so early as D eaoir, or even January, is viewed nide the utmost disfavour 1 to say that almsgiving , through the medium of the church. constitutes a part of the price that we pay in Paris. 'I he workmen in the fieubotogs are Melignant for our salvation—a rank popish doctrine. The at the avowed motives for the project, and the shop bishop comes to the more protestant conclusion that keepers arc equally hostile to it, on grounds of oh no external regulations should control a Christian in vious self interest. The new year, and the month the exercise of Christian duties. Mr. MILLER talks before and after, is the momactivetimein all branches in fact, of " worshipping GOD with your money" in of retail commerce. 1) re, tailors, bonnet makers, ' so many words; the bishop would, we believe, give jewellers, and haberdashers, expect to sell more in it es his opinion that so far as any meaning can be those two months than in all the rest of the year. , attached to such it phrase, it is downright heathenism The amount of business done at this. period by coo . . Now. with the peculiar value of the separate views feetioners, " bon-bon; and toy shops is almost incee dibk. Parisian habits during new year festivities. an- entertained by the priest and the bishop , we have nothing to do. This is a theological question, not a luridly tend to a temporary forgetfulness of politics. political one. What we have to point out is the ab. But the forced excitement of a general eleetion— enrditv of supposing that the parties represented by and especially one that should last six weeks. under Mr. 'MILLER and the bishop can ever meet together the surveillance of bayonets, would produce the with any well-grounded expectation of performing worst possible effect upon the usual trade; and the the duties of practical legislation. A deliberative apprehension of it has already led ninny shopkeepers body of representatives can never effect much until , to speak of petitioning the Assembly upon Its meet they arc tolerably well agreed as to what they repre- tux against the measure. Probably, however, this sent„as to what are theirpowers.andasto what is their and many other projects yet to bo hatched will be ultimate aim. If any one needs a corroboration of forgotten before November. thew• remarks let him look at the French Assembly. ' Gent and his fellow prisoners who are sentenced In convocation, were it assembled at the present day. to transportation are round guilty of an offence I it would not, as is so often asserted, be matters of for which the punirdiment was * death, according detail that would be discussed, but first Principles. to the penal code in operation before the revo- The men who would discuss them stand on different lotion of Dile, They owe their escape to the , grounds, use different weapons, aim at different re. decree of the provisional government—incorpo salts, employ a different language. 'There would be rated into 'he constitution—whereby the pu. ao common court of appeal, no universally acknow- nisliment of death for political offences was oho .: ledged text book. The Bible and the prayer book fished. But the transportatiou to which they are would be appealed to on both sides indeed, but to sentenced, which would formerly have been nominal, each of these in the hands of the o • pa r ti es has been rendered real and severe by a law of the might be applied what WZILLNYELS said of first : sth of June, 1510. It was thereby enacted that, in laic fiber est, in quo, quisqsla sea d ogmata " w i t , 1 cases where transportation was pronounced as a Inman et puitsr, dogmata goblins sat substitution for capital paniahmeat, abolished by The following manifesto, at once jesuitical and legitimist, which is now extensively circulated with impunity in the western provinces, is an instance of the confident encroaching spirit which the ultra montane church party exhibit more and more every day. From the 214 August to the 29th September. Project for forty vows and prayers to St. Michel for the safety and happiness of France. St. Michel, whose name Michael which is, like unto God, has become the rallying word for the armies of faithful angels, pray for us. St. Michel, standard- bearer of the most holy Trinity, pray for us. St. Michel, prince of the celestial armies, pray for us. St. Michel, formerly the honour and the support of the kingdom of France, protect us. St. Michel, the strength of the combatants under the banner of the cross, strengthen us. St. ltemi, first shepherd of our kings, pray for us. St. Louis, King of France, pray for us. St. Genevieve, patroness of Paris, pray for us. St. Henry, pray fur us. Oh Lord, by your archangel Michael deliver him from all sin. Deliver him from the snares of his enemies, oh Lord, m that recalled by the national wish he may !riga for the good of religion, for the glory and prosperity of the French pLople. The resolutions of 29 councils general, in favour of revision, are now reported. That of the Drilate is the only one yet known to have negatived the pro posal. Total and legal revision is, however, what is generally asked for, and very few of the councils have voted with an especial view to the prolonga tion of the powers of Louis Napoleon. It is reported in various quarters to-day that the aandidatcship of the Prince de Joinville is now known to be officially declared. To some objections to have been made by members of his family he is said to have replied that it was better to be beaten than to be a nonentity. The Ordre, replying to M. Lamartine, says that if the prince were elected he would religiously keep the oath which he would take to respect and defend the constitution. Yester day and to-day a political reunms of conserva tives of various shades has been held by Count Mole, at his house at Champlitreux. MM. Bmyer, sot de Montebello, de Noailles, avid do Vamy were of the party. M. Nlagne, the French minister of pablic works, arrived at Berlin on the 27th. At the Bourse to-day the Five per Cents. fell 50 c. closing at 94f. ; the Three per Cents. fell 3c. and closed at 56.40. ITALY. NAPLES', Am. 23. The Neapolitan government is now in at state of dissolution. The Minister of Finance has ditch red the impossibility of meeting the expend:et of the state with the present revenue. The sale •if paper (government stock) is not sufficient to meet the charges created by an army cf 20,000 and s. police machinery with an army of spies. The land tax.. already 20 per cent., cannot be increased, a tol it ie. dangerous to add to the existing charges la3d on. consumable articles. No Neapolitan gove.winent since the days of Masaniello, has verstared to create revenue from bread and fruit. M. Fortnnat . the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has sent in his resigna tion, and refused to attend the late cabinet c wadi at Gaeta, where his Majesty still remains. P.S.—Arc. 24.—1 have just heard that a now ministry is formed, but the names have not ye I ap peared. The King has applied to Rothschild bra. loan, but the house refuses, unless his Majost), .by decree, repudiates the constitution. TUSCANY. FLORENCE, Aro. 24. The government have prohibited the public ttion of any almanacks or popular catechisms w►thout the previous sanction of the governor and tho pre& t. THE EARTHQUAKE IN SOUTHERN ITALY; A letter, dated Naples, Aug. 24, gives the ''allow ing particulars as to the earthquake spoken of in Sa'airday's Erpress:—.. I have received several details relents to dm dreadful disaster which occurred on the 14th hue., in. the province of Basilicara, in this kingdom, and about one hundred miles from the capital. A list of rsere than fifty villages is given in which greater or leas damage was done, in more than one place the principal buildings hiving been destroyed, and in all several lives having been lost amidst the rains of fallen homes. 'the greatest sufferer, however, was the town of Maid, a place containing 10,000 inhabitants; three-quar tees °false city are a mass of ruins—the archbishep's pal ace, the college, the municipality, the barracks, and the radios station having been all levelled to the ground. The %norm %baths amount already to 700, besides MO wow tided, mating whom the principal families count victims. I have nut time this morning to give all the minute dets ils, but it is ,allltheat to say that a sash and populous district has been completely destroyed, sad the loss of life hes bee as immense. It does not appear that the ground *peeled, t all the injury was done by the houses falling beta the - repented shocks of the earthquake, the rapidity of which w as such thatthe psessas in the houses and passing in the streets had mot time le escape. The King on receiving th' a dreadful news isesseo diately misted a sum of 4,000 du" eats to be sent from Ids private parse, to which the Ques' a added 2,000 in addition to the mm of 5,000 ducats one tributed by the Treasury. Temporary hospitals have been v rectal, and detachments of InPacre and miners have been • ...nt to the different places to "lilt in clearing aw a y tbß *no is and disinterring the un fortunate victims. Private tie Jacriptions have beets opened in the towns near to the *iv .e where the catastrophe Me occurred, east no donht the active charity of the city et Naples will not be deficient CHARGE OF CHERAW NO AT BRIGHTON.—Anothe, application was made as Saturday for the reception of bail in the case of Stades, se no is charged, together with Broome and another, with eh eating at Brighton under eircum stances already knew , a to the public. On Wednesday Mr. William Brisket Der des, attorney, of No. 6 Swan-street, Trinity-squarib_ eppl ied to the Lord Chief Baron, at his chambers, in. Wane' gardens, Chancery-lane, for the issuing of a writ of habeas corpus to bring up the prisoner, Charles Staden, before his lordship, in order that bail might be tendered on his behalf. The writ of habeas corpus was ordered Masons, and made returnable at the chambers of the Lord Chief Baron on Saturday at 2 o'clock.—Mr. Sill, of Tavishiek-raw, Covent-garden, attorney for the prosecu tion, attends d accordingly at the Lord Chief Baron'achasa bers, at the time named. On appearing before his lordship, Mr. Sill yr iid he wished that everything should proce ed with regu'imity, and he should be glad, therefore, to know wise tha party was who attended for the prisoner —The laird Ct,ief Baron inquired of that gentleman, and he re plied filet he was clerk to Mr. Davies.—Mr. Sill said he *pretended that Mr. Davies should have attended himself. —The Lord Chief Baron : Certainly ; where is Mr. Davies ? —The clerk replied that he was gone to bring the bail.—The Lord Chief Baron: Where are they? Why are they not in attendance ?—The clerk said they were gone to get refresh ments, and would be there immediately.—The Lord Chief Baron ; Why are they not here ? It is now ten minutes past two o'clock.—The clerk said they would be present in a few minutes.—The Lord Chief Baron said he should not wait; they should have been in attendance.—The clerk again repeated that the bail would be immediately present. The Lord Chief Baron, however, said he should not wait for them, and added, Go to the magistrates; go to the Mlts trates." As his lordship was leaving, Mr. Sill mid that four applications for bail had already been made before the magistrates without success, and he expressed a hope that the prosecutor should not be put to further expense in at tending befote his lordship, and that another habeas would not be issued.—The Lord Chief Baron said that none should be issued by him, and immediately retired. Hi', lordship had scarcely left his chambers when Mr. Davir j ,, attended by the proposed bail, entered the outer Mace. He was accompanied by J. Broome and Staden, the lidter being brought up by the gaoler in obedience to the emit u f habeas. The Lord Chief Baron, however, having gone, nothing could be done, and the parties left, Staden • s r, b e re conveyed to Lewes Gaol. FRAUD AND ROBBERY.—Several rObbe,ri es h ave lately been committed in the neighbourhood of London by a man who aasumes the name of a certain p ug ili s t, b e tt er known by report than personally, and mho taker up his quarters under pretence that he is going into training. On Saturday he took lodgings at Mr. Jones's, the Angel Inn, Petworth, and shortly afterwards went off with A large quantity of silver plate, several watch*, ft, vie erprefus. TO CORRESPONDENTS. • gamut MMus The Cerro." eentelseee •le sew eveallee. Goneeee."le pebbles/ every Tends, era reeky MO% be Rog Id . .1110Ndpd udddedleadaed "TY Uprise; Lembo OPP' -. nod o• p rZrilte. 10. o.oo•••Pelred..hr Tim Videct rt Iht day et ETON WATER AT LONDON BIUDOE NI. UAW —llurpig4 Si, ..... a. sta. Xo.lMasw..-alorsmag. N. a.. Allmon. W. Oa. LONDON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. SCARCELY & week paws without the occurrence of events which in the eyes of the advocates for the revival of synodal action in matters ecclesiastical, tell conclusively in favour of the restoration of convoca tion, but which in the eyes of those who, like our selves, entertain different opinions as to the nature and operation of the church, furnish irresistible ar guments against the restoration. Leaving history out of the question, which in language that those who run may read proves that the abolition of con vocation was necessary to the preservation of the Church of England, and that no church could have long maintained an integral ex istence while subject internally to such fear ful shocks as those occasioned by the scan dalous affrays in the two houses of convocation, in the reigns of King WILLIAM and Queen ANNE, —leaving the historical argument untouched, we are prepared to show that the yermiasion for convocation to resume its ancient functions would be immediately productive of the greatest disorders, and would ulti mately result in the disruption and dissolution of the church. We will for the present content ourselves with drawing attention to two recent occurrences, which throw some light on this subject. The first case is that of the Rev. CnARLES MILLER, vicar of 'Harlow, who writes to the Guardian, en closing a petition to the House of Commons on the subject of the offertory. This petition embodies the opinion of Mr. MILLER, enunciated in his letter, that the church, as a divine and sacred institution, can under no circumstances avail herself of the pro duce of secular taxes. The following are a few ex tracts from this document : That your petitioner heartily subscribes to the principle that the priesthood and civil government are g ift of Clod. That all religions require pecuniary saentices to some God, not as voluntary gifts, but as voluntary ads of seers/tip. That pecuniary sacrifices to the true God are required by Christianity, and that they muse be eared by all who would secure to themselves a title to its promises sad hiesaings. That the English church is so far faithful to her trust that she retains the principle of pecuniary sacrifice in her ollfertury ; but, to speak generally, the bishops and the other clergy do not use this hart of the church service nor explain its nature, but substitute for it human tradition', such as Queen's letters, speeches on platforms, and advertisements is newspapers, &c. That although it is the ditty of your honourable house u the parliament of a Christian Sovereign to feel deeply the spintual distresses of the people, and although the mere voluntary principle, or s viciety system, is proving itself in competent to relieve them, hut that for your honourable house to make grants of state money to the church is con trary to sound policy for four especial reasons : Firstly. Because it is to forget that the church, as a Direst onstitutioit, must eostaiii within itself such pecuniary resources as may to n,ressarr, to carry out the purposes for which it was established in the world. • • • Thinlly. Because it is to confirm the bishop and the other clergy in the dangerous error of nuppoling that in deference M modern custom they may continue to leave out the offer tory service of the church, and absolve Christians from the duty of worshipping Gm( with Meir money. Fourthly. Because, if, following the spirit of the times,we substitute state money for the sacred scheme which God him self Alts established fur the endowment of the church, we lose all right to retain any of the distinctive principles of Christianity when they chance to be at variance with public opinion. • - Theae extracts arc rather long, but we wished to give Mr. MILLER the opportunity of explaining him self on the subject of the " divinely appointed system of pecuniary sacrifice as a religious duty." Less space will be required to exhibit the "peculiar fea tures" of the second case. allow into host. entrusting different opinions raising highest tribunal in the eatiatry. There me grounds for supposing that tiny *slit do so with some hope of success. The 4th Mb& of the constitution is express that "No man .fail be withdrawn from his natural judges. No cesakinioes or extraordinary tribunals can be created under any title or denomina tion whatsoever." True it is that the Lyons court martial sat by virtue of a law passed by the present Assembly ; bat there is a precedent, very much in point, for holding that the Court of Cessation is competent to declare a particular law uncon stitutional, and therefore null and void. In 1832 Geoffroy, a civilian, was condemned to death by a court-martial in Paris, by virtue of specified articles in full force in the penal code. M. Odilon Barrot argued before the Court of Cessa tion that the law under which Geoffrey had been tried was contrary to the charter of 1830. The arti cle of the charter applicable to the case was precisely to the effect, and nearly in the words, of the 4th ar ticle of the constitution. The Court of Cessation de livered a famous judgment, in which they declared that members of a court-martial were not the ordinary judges of persons who were not soldiers, and that a court-martial was, with respect to them, the extra ordinary tribunal expressly prohibited by the char ter, and they quashed the sentence. A court-martial sat in Paris on Friday, for the trial of Capt. Fourchard, aide-de-coin) to General Billet, commanding the 4th sub-division, secused of , assaulting a brazier, and beating him with a horse whip, in the court-yard of the Hotel de France, at Melon. The officer, a chef-de-bataillon, who con ducted the prosecution, stated that the captain was a brave and meritorious officer, but that he was of a hot temper, and had the misfortune to fancy that he saw in every ill-dressed person an enemy of society. In 'us instance, the only provocation imputed to the brazier—who had no business at the hotel—was that he approached too near the person of the offi cer, and refused to go away when ordercd.l Fourchaud called upon the court to acquit him. 21 t- t , mintained that he had done nothing but what Win 136 to maintain the dignity of his own ' h an d, 7r. He also said that the brazier would have put up vith the flogging if be had not been insti gated t o complain by the Mayor of Melon. The court found the captain guilty, and sentenced him to pay a fi ne o f 84,.. and the costs of the proceedings., SPAIN. MADRID, Auo. 26. (ieneral Nai-vaez f expected immediately in An dalusia, but he will not come to Mathirl before the assembling of the Cortee, The Herat& has been again seized. Private correspondence from Las Tuns* and from Nuevitas is agreed in describing the Cubs affair as nothing more than a riot 22nd, har- as follows : despatch which is " New York, Aug. 21. " There is a steady business doing in cotton, at firmer prices; and more doing in Sour, also at pre vious quotations. The market for Indian Corn is better. Government Securities are fair, but fancy stocks continue dull; United States Loan Six per Cents., 1856, are quoted, 1041; ditto, 62's, 110. The steamer Union, four days out from San Francisco, was wrecked in the Bay of St. Quentin ; she had on board gold to the amount of 1.500,000 dollars, of which only 219,004 were saved. The steamer, Win field Scott, brings the report that Lopez had landed with 450 men at Cubanos, forty miles from Havana, but the accuracy of the report is considered very doubtful." On the 23th the Europa passed the English ship Superior, in let. 49.00 N., long. 43.30 W., standing to the westward ; and, at 9 p.m. last evening, the R.M. steam-ship Niagara, off Holyhead. The Canada arrived at Halitax on the 18th instant. Several important elections in different states of the Union have lately been decided. In Kentucky, according to the most authentic recent accounts, Mr. Powell, the opposition candidate for governor, is I elected by a small majority. Mr. Thompson, the whig nominee for lieutenant-governor, has gamed his election by a majority of 600 or 700 votes. A congressional election has taken place in Arkansas, from which wo have received only a few scattered re turns. These show that the contest has been quite close. In Alabama, two secessionists and five union candidates have been elected to congress. In Ten nessee, the whig triumph is complete. In North Carolina, as far as heard from, the whigs have five and the opposition three in the congressional dele gation. In Indiana, the whigs have two and the op position eight. The following is our correspondent's letter : NEW YORK, Ave.l9. Our news from Cuba continues to be very contra dictory. By the Childe Harold, just arrived at thin port, we have dates to the Bth inst. So we have by another arrival at Charleston. The intelligence from Havana is to the effect that the patriots have been completely overthrown and their principal leaders made prisoners. On the other hand, an intelligent friend of mine who has arrived in the Childs Ilarold says the whole island is in a state of insurrection, that the people only want leaders to rise en masse, and that the moment Lopez makes his appearance the island of Cuba may be considered free. On looking over the various telegraphic despatches which have reached us this morning, I should come to the conclusion that nearly the whole of Cuba, with the exception of the Cuba and Matanzas districts, was in a state of insurrection. Judging solely from the Havana papers, we should suppose the revolu tion crushed.. The Faro of the 3rd contain.. - governor, stating , "- The Faro , of the 3rd contains a proclamation of the vernor, stating that ho had received advice, from central and eastern departments of the island, where the meet complete traistuillity prevailed; that on the 26th ult, Don Joaquin Aguero y AMMO, to gether with the five persons who surrendered with him, had, well gnardul, urrivaLat Puerto Principe; that in the deftstt and dispersiut which had befallen the party of Annonteres, mans• had been emitted or had given the:melee* up. The Captain-General also says that Armeneeros himself bad thrown himself at the feet of the Com mandant of the Regiment of Tarragona, 1). Jose Maria Espinosa, praying fin pardon. Moreover, that in all the parts of the island, hiterto reported dis affected, or wherever tho rebels had shown them selves, the inhabittsits were rising by thousands, armed,. equipped, aid offering their services to the government. In the Ihre.of the 7th is another pronunciamento, announcing the recetion of a communication from the Ccionel-GOvernm •of Cionfuegor t . and dated the 2nd. The colonel re ports all quiet,. and that the people had organised themselves for the defence of the government. The all vannala News contains a letter. from Jack. sonville (where a vowel had arrived from Cardenas), ehich rays it was reported, in the latter place, that the government•troops- had had several.encounters with the patriots. Onorof emne importance, in which ' the latter had. completely routed the Spaniards, killing 100 men and capturing 14 pieces of artalkey. It also confirms the rising el Villa Clara, Trinidad, Santia./9, and l'inal dclitio. So there only remains Ito the Spanish.: government Havana and Matanzas in the western department. Thc. Charleston News says "The steamerWm-Gas ton has arrived, from Florida. We learn that on Monday even inclast„ the 1 Lai instant,. a brig arrived at Jacksonville from Cardenas in five days, and re ports. that all the previous accounts published of the success of the patriots over the_ Stmuish troops are correct ; that the patriots are daily increasing in numbers, and. are sanguine of success. They have possession of many strong places, and are well sup plied with arms any ammunition. They were daily awaiting the landing of General Lopez at some point en the island, wham there would be a general rising I of the people." In a few days more wo shall have a direct arrival from Havana, and then we shall be able to judge better of the true state of the case. By the harps Brazilian, arrived at this port from Vera Cruz, we have dates from the city of Mexico to the 12th of July, and from Mexico to the 17th. At Vera Cruz there was nothing of note stirring, and, as is usual, no business of conseqr,ence doing, though the place was remarkably hea'.thy for this season of the year. An American officer, Col. Itamsay, iii endeavouring to interest the Mexican government in the construc tion of a stage route between Acapulco and Vera Cruz, and has magnificent promise* in his favour. The following summary of news is from Mr. Con ner, who came out in the Brazil:, an with despatches for our government: Mesas. Glover and Mather, forr aerly merchants at Sal tillo, whose property, to the amow.it of sixty thousand dol lars, was seized and confiscated by the Mexican government, are still at the capital. The pr operty consisted of specie, which, was seized under a feign e d violation of the revenue law. The whole proceedings c.f the Mexican authorities in this matter were in open viola' don of all the laws of honesty or justice. Mr. L. S. Hargons' dal' m from the government for moneys expended in fitting . vii vessels, and other work done for the republic, is as for fr om being settled as ever. The Congress, now in or anion, passed a law for the esta blishment ot four military colonies on the Isthmus of Tehu antepec, the object of • ihich can readily be understood. One of the stations is V. O be placed at the month of the Coatzacoalcoas ; the others at Alinatitlan, and one at Tehuantepec. The la , .t British mail steamer left Vera Crus without any specie : and it is said in consequence of a letter from the represents' ,ive upon the matter, that the extra ses sion of the deputic a had been convened. There were no American vessels, it Vera Cruz. Additional tau Akins have been placed upon specie. The law as it now exi sts, exacta eighteen per cent. from every dollar that leave a the country. This includes a duty of four per cent. for tb' ~ privilege of circulating it, and eight per cent. is a cone amption duty. The old syir ,em of banditti, or robbers, it still in existence through the country. The diligence is plundered by armed bands at les at twice a week, rendering it exceedingly unsafe to travel w',th valuables or money. Americans, it is said, are widow, i molested, more through fear than any love or respect Ole robbers have for them. The "Tehuantepec treaty seems to be settled in the minds of the people, and will not be resigned. Some, more en lightened than others, regret that the compact was not fully carvi.ed out. :he financial affairs of Mexico are in a bad condition. Things look very unfavourably for the republic. The coat of the schooner Helen Mar,aeized some four months lance, at Alinatitlan, by an order from the military governor of Jalapa, is yet undecided, and the owners, who are not wealthy, are compelled to remain unemployed in the coun try. She was seized without the sha low of right, and is now, we understand, even before the matter has been adju dicated, manned by Mexicans, and sailing under their colours as a passenger vessel. This is only one of a hundred outrages upon American citizens, perpetrated daily by the Mexicans, and tolerated by our ministers and representa tives. The Prussian minister and suite, who were wrecked near Vera Cruz, had taken up his quarters with his family at Jalapa, where he would Malkin for a few months. The chdcra was still harighig about portions of Mexico. At the last accounts it was soaking serious havoc in the city of Guadalajara. IFor markets me last page.] il. CANADA. A special committee of the Canadian legislature have reported on the Seignorial Tenure, that no plan of communication can be determined on until the re- spective rights of the seignors and tenants shall be legally defined, many burdens being now imposed on the tenants which are wholly unauthorised by law. The present parliament, which is now near the close of tho session, will probably expire without taking any steps to abolish the feudal system, which exists to a great extent in Lower Canada. The moderate reformers and the radical progressives have so far coalesced as to unite the suffrage of the former liberal party at the next elections. The estimates have all been rated, including grants for duplicate governors, residences at Toronto and Quebec. The government resolutions for appropriating 16,000,000 dollars to wards building the Grand Trunk Railroad through Canada and New Brunswick to Halifax has been adopted by the legislature. There is now little doubt that the enterprise will be prosecuted to a successful issue. The law of primogeniture in the succession of real estate has at length been abolished in Upper Canada. This is the most democratic measure that has been d during the present parliament, and it cannot exert a highly beneficial influence on the future condition of the province. A set of resolu tions has been passed granting 50 acres of land each to certain companies of enrolled military pensioners from England, whom it is intended to station in different parts of the province. It is intended that they shall be ready to act as a local police, and also to be employed on the public works. The Kingston papers give an account of a dreadful casualty, by which nineteen persons were lost. It was caused by the upsetting of a boat containing thirty-five persons who were returning from a pic nic excursion. I. -• THE . EXPRESS, MONDAY EVE; ; ,SEPTEMBER 1, I \ A We mart then, and with due4l4ol , to oat h Mi l k . ' . 13 . o llintirl 6 7 o l' be r e. - . • AMERICA. sal friends who dissent from these is no sari • out num& tern- rality in the insertion that t E tote ' 4 Tbe _ mime law desigdates the Theßoyal Mail steamer Europa, Captain E.G. Lott, not in a position to claim,iv , 6 el'i owed It Valley , IC the Magmas Islands, as the arrived at Liverpool yesterday,at half-past 3,a.m.,with in ,eisek • ewes. • Thither, the mails froze the United States, Canada, &c., 46 re4ious donorainations-ltee 4#01114, actions' . p results of the synodal deliberetkins of other mete the ; t Illio 'hut three short years ago was paseugers, and about 50,000 dollars specie on affect, but yen remotely and slightly, the welfare of a member of the Constituent Asessobly), Ode, and ffreeight. The Europa mil left Boston on the 19th .the body_palinc. Tbe.shiudi est gi a lsnickqn the Lonimsanzino, will be Ll e en mien the Court of instant at noon, _ and arrived at Halifax on the 22nd, contrary, by virtue din magnitude and its relation -- AWE — to the state, cannot be convulsed without not.: yet . knows the . same disdain- hoer for several hours by dense fog ; she sailed from emit ti ng th e nano t gni Air -AM,- 4me Inl = -Suilia. - whis . k--pniiia.- them renounce their thence at 9 a.m., after having landed and received perfect right to guard . • the possibility ' defence before . the . court - martial will prevent passengers and mails, and also a telegraphic despatch of such convulsions . When body of the them from raising a • legal question before the from New York of the evening of the 21st, which is clergy and of churchmen have come to something highest tribunal in the country. There are grounds as follows : like unity on the 'nature of the church and ot.hee• for supposingthat they might do so with some hope " New York, Aug. 21. leading principles, then it will be not only safe, bat of success. The 4th article of the constitution is " There is a steady business doing in cotton, at fair to allow the meeting of convocation to settle express that "No man shall be withdrawn from his firmer prices; and more doing in flour, also at pre- matters of organisation. While, however, Mr: natural judges. No commissions or extraordin ary vious quotations. The market for Indian Corn is Mitten believes and acts as if he, according to the tribunals can be created under any title or denom ina- better. Government Securities are fair, but fancy R o m th eor y, stood "in loco Dei r while the lion whatsoever." True it is that the Lyons court- stocks continue dull ; United States Loan Six per bishop coonidas• that ho is simply the first officer in martial sat by virtue of a law passed by the present Cents., 1858, are quoted, 1041; ditto, 62's, 110. The an assembly of .Christians, we should be wrong to Assembly ; but there is a precedent, very much in steamer Union, four days out from San Francisco, allow the two perth s which they represent to come point, for holding that the Court of Cessation is was wrecked in the Bay of St. Quentin ; she had on ' into hostile collision. We should as soon think of competent to declare a particular law moon- board gold to the amount of 1.500,000 dollars, of entrusting our locomotives to engineers who held stitutional, and therefore null and void. In which only 219,000 were saved. The steamer, Win- different opinions on the theory of the safety-valve. 1832 Geoffrey. a civilian, was condemned to field Scott, brings the report that Lopez had landed grin Court. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO THE NORTH. 110LYILOOD PALACE, At 28. Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Royal Family left Doncaster by special train at 9 o'clock this morning, attended by the suite, and arriving at the station in Edin burgh at half-past 3 p.m., where the royal carriages were in waiting, immedistel) proceeded to the Palace at llolyrood, escorted by a party of the Enniskillen Dragoo n s. Lord John Russell has the honour of accompanying ber Majesty on her journey . . On arriving, her Majesty was met by the Duke of Buc cleuch, by the Lord I'rovost of Edinburgh, and by the Sheriff of Mid-Lothian. The Queen and Prince, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, drove out between five and six o'clock through the principal streets of the city. The Lord Provost was presented toiler Majesty by Lord John Russell, and received the honour of knighthood. The Duke of Buceleuck had the honour of receiving au invitation to dinnar. Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial office from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. MO3T or IIER JIVESTY'S MINIM'ERS are at pre sent absent from London. Lord John Russell is with the Queen, at Balmoral. Sir George Grey 14 erasing in an Ad miralty yacht. The Chancollor of the Exchequer is at his country seat, as is Lord Grey. The Lord President and Sir Francis Baring are only in town occasionally fur a day. Mr. Lai-toucher*: has gone to Spain, and almost all the secondary members of the Administration are away. But fur the . . . presence of Lord Palmerston, London might almost be seam be without a government. —Observer. THE GREAT EXHIBITION. A farther falling oft has to be noted in the Satur day's attendance at the Crystal Palace, the numbers on &twiny last being 13,1112. Cash account, Aug. 30. Season tickets At the doors Total receipts ISUSICAL FESTIVAL. WORCESTER, SATURDLT. Thc• festival of the three choirs for 1851 termi nated in•n ball last night at the Guildhall. Dancing ems mencerLshortly after nine o'clock, and about one there wee a "rest . ' for supper, akar which the gentle exercise was resumed, and kept up until near daylight. Among the principal, personages at the ball awl minimal performances were the Lord Bishop of Worcester, Mrs. and the Misses Pcpys, the Dean of Worcester and Mn. Peel, Dowager Lady reel (widow of Sir Robert), Mr. Peel and Misses Peel, Earl Somers,. Hon. and Rev. James Somers Cocks, Lord Wrottosley„ Lord. and Lady Southwell, Lord and Lady Henley, the Hight Hon. T. 11. Macaslay, Hon. Gen. H. B. Lygon, ar. dce. The following, return. gives a comparative view of the daily receipts at the doors of the cathedral after the morn ' ing performances at the last festival at West:ester in 1848, and at She festival just closed: 18-18. 1851. First day (Tacsday) £3o2 &land day4Wedacsday) bbd day ltursday) 162 165 Last day ( i 'riday) SubsecLucat contributions' ll .£969 £BBl Tut; Loci CONTRoVFK.SY--The American pick lock, Mr. Hobbs, has accomplished the picking and open ing of the famous Bramah's potent lock. A few weeks since this gentleman accepted the challenge of Mr. Chnhb to pick one of his patent lucks, and in a very brief period succeeded in opening it with common picklocks. He was then. challenged by Messrs. Bramah to experimentalist on what have been styled impregnable locks, and was promised a forfeit of 2001. if he should succeed in opening it. In order that the trial might be fairly made,. commissioners were appointed to decide upon it, and thirty clear days were granted by Messrs. Warmth to Mr. Hobbs for his operation. Mr. Roble went to work, but in a few days suspended his operations, alleging the weakness of his instruments. As soon as others had been prepared he desired to continue his attempt, but to this Messrs. Bramah objected. The com missioners, however, interfered, and Mr. Hobbs resumed his labours, and shortly picked and opened the lock. The reward was, however, withheld, on the ground, as we under stand, that, contrary to the conditions, he had employed more than one instrument. This point is to be decided by the commissioners, whose report is to be published in a few days. With reference to Me.. Hobbs'slc:ea in the Exhibi tion, and the reward of 5001. offered to whomsoever shall pick it, no one up to the present time has come forward to accept his challenge. It is what is known in America as tho Parantothic Bank lock, and is described as being mani festly secure against the attempts of even the inventor, being susceptible of 479,001,000 changes, through the move , able wards in the key. SALE OF TILE AMERICA CLIPPER.—A correspondent says : On Saturday last the necessary preliminaries and conditions w'rc arranged and finally agreed upon by which Commodore Stevens transfers the America to Captain De Blsquiere, of the Indian army, for the sum of 7 , 0,101., who 1 will this day become her sole and undivided possessor. It , was the intention of the American commodore to visit the London waters, for the purpose of giving the inhabitants of the metropolis an opportunity of inspecting this nautical wonder, but this arrangement has been set aside by the ready acceptance of the ownership on the terms proposed, without any abatement whatever. Yesterday (Sunday) , being the last opportunity of inspecting the America at Cowes she was visited by an immense number of persons from London and elsewhere, who universally expressed their admiration of her extraordinary feats and singular and unique construction. The present, or rather future owner, it is stated, will at once proceed with her on a voyage of pleasure to the Mediterranean. BONDING IN MANCHESTER.—The notice-of the corporation of Manchester that they would no longer be answerable for the expenses of the Custom-house there, and the steps taken by the Lords of the Treasury to remove the privilege, has alarmed the trade, and the parties more directly interested in the retention of the system of inland bonding have had mectingswith a view to devising measures to meet the difficulty. They have determined to concea ltrace the warehouses so as to lessen the expense. of collec tion, and to take other steps which shall lighten the costs to the borough of Manchester. With these alterations they expect to propitiate both the borough corporation and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and are about to pray the Lords of the Treasury to withdraw the notices discontinuing the privilege. APPREHENSION OF HACKETT IN NEW YORK.— This notorious criminal, who, it will be recollected, was convicted in this country of burglary, sentenced to trans- Inrtation for fift een years, and subsequently made his escape a most extraordinary manner from the Model Prison, at Pentoavillc, proceeded to the United States. Since that period his brother has been convicted of felony and trans ported. A letter recently received from America by Mr. Payne, one of the United States police, who is over here to watch some of his doubtfully honest countrymen who fre nested the Exhibition, states that although George the escaped convict, was supposed to have had in his passesion a considerable portion of his ill-gotten wealth, yet his ruling passion for plunder prevailed at New York, and among other depredations he proceeded to the residence of • gentleman named Williams, at a place called Newark, [tear New York, and with others, not in custody, broke into the house, and abstracted therefrom a quantity of plate, v a al pp u re ed he a n t d 3 ed ,ooo , an d a o n ll o a w rs. lie. F7 n r this e o N ff e e w nee yo h r t . o wz i e t r ae di wai iy t his trial, and, should he be convicted, subject to close imprisonment of about ten Tears, GREAT FIRE LN LONG-ACRE. Yesterday morning, the extensive show rooms of Messrs. Horne and Co,, carriage manufacturers, of 93, Long-acre, fell a prey to a most destructive fire. The pre mises in question must be tolerably familiar to the metropo litan public, theft bold and lofty Grecian facade bounding the view as one passes up Wellington -street or Bow -street from the Strand, and forming a striking feature in the street architecture of London. The building was only finished about two years since, and at the outbreak of the fire contained as many as 100 carriages. Of these many were on the lower flour, raised a foot or so above the level of the street, and a eonsideruble number were in the gallery of the next superior story. Above these were the workshops appropriated to the use of the artisans engaged in the lighter branches of the business. The upper front chambers looking lowa Bow-street, were occupied as a private resi dence by Mr. Mitchell, foreman of the establishment, and his family.—Several engines arrived with all promptitude, and plenty of water being obtained all hands were set to work, but the flames travelled completely round the building, and descended three floors, of course destroying all that they contained, and there seemed every proba bility of the entire range of premises falling a prey to the fury of the devouring element. The floor of the third story, constructed it is stated, on a fire-proof principle, seems to have assisted the firemen to arrest the progress of the flames, but it was late in the day before the engines could be withdrawn with safety. The following is Mr. Braidwood's official report on the extent of the damage sustained: " Sunday, August 31, 18.51.—A fire broke out at 3) a.m. in the premises of Mr. W. Ilorne, coachmaker, NOB. 93 and 94, Long-acre; the third and fourth floors burned out, and roofed ; the second floor seriously damaged by fire and water ; the first ground and cellar floors severely damaged by water only ; part of stock on ground floor damaged by removal. The building belongs to the ISlereeni` Company, and is sup posed to be insured in the 'loyal Exchange Fire-of ice. The contents were supposed to be insured in Alliance and ano ther fire office. The cause of fire unknown." REMARKABLE CABE OF FRAUD BY AN AUSTRIAN SPY.-SUDDEN DEATH OF TUE IMPOSTOR. A very remarkable case of successful imposition was brought before the magistrates at Birmingham, on Saturday ; under any circumstances it could not fail to be important that such a system of fraud should he detected and exposed, but in this instance the affair assumed a some what painful aspect, in consequence of the sudden death of the chief agent in the crime, sit the very moment when her real character was discovered. Abaut a month since there arrived in Birmingham a wo man between fifty and sixty years of age, accompauied by ajooung manabout five-and-twenty. The woman took up her abode at the Clarendon Hotel, and announced herself to be the Boironess Von Beck, an Hungarian lady of noble family, whose husband had been shot whilst fighting fur his country at Vienna, and she—the personal friend of Kossuth --after performing deeds of noble daring in the course of the Hungarian war, after having been entrusted with and performed many delicate and dangerous missions at the especial request of Kossuth him self, after encountering malty hair-breadth escapes and perils, suffering toil, privation, and fatigue, she had at last sought in England an asylum and refuge from persecution, stricken with bodily ills and men-al anguish. The young man in her company was declared to be her secretary ; he gave his name to be Coustant Derra (de Moroda), and was said to be from t'esth. From the above outlines of " the baronets's" story, it will be at once seen that it is just such a one as would be likely to interest the benevolent and the friends of freedom. Before madame had been many days in town, her secretary managed to get himself introduced to Mr. George Dawson, who at once (having heard the story) interested himself in this "noble Hungarian lady's" behalf: thatgentleman had an interview with her, and "the baroness" gave a glowing description of her deeds of heroism—of the noble death of her noble husband—of her sacrifices for, and ker devotion to, her beloved country. She ,poke of her intimate anal close frienship with Kossuth, and of the coutidence he had reposed in her ; her picture of the high society in which she had mixed, and by which she had been courted throughout her life, and the wealth she had lost by her attachment to her country, was presented with equal warmth of colouring. "'f he baroness's " secre tary announced that she was about to bring out a new work entitled, " 'the History of the Life of the Baroness Von Beck ;" a subscription list was shown to Mr. Dawson, and he (observing several names of the authenticity of which ho hail no doubt; amongst others was that of Mr. Joseph Sturge, and that of a Liverpool gentleman named Yates), at once undertook to assist iu procuring subscribers, which in a very short time he did, and a sum of money was handed over to madame's secretary. In the meantime, however, the lady's health grew worse; Mr. Dawson sent to her his own physician, and that gentleman reported that the woman was really ill, and required quiet and a purer atmosphere ere she would be likely to recover. Upon this being made known, Mr. Henry Tyndall (a gentleman, benevo lent and philanthropic almost to a fault), caused " the bare nese" to be immediately removed from the hotel to his own house ; there she was treated with deferenceJeindness,aud dis tinction ; introduced into the best society, and every considera tion and sympathy manifested, in regard liar her suite rings,he r destitution, and her alleged deeds of heroism and misfor tune. " The barimess's " secretary was also received into the family, and Mr. Tyndall mid his wife exerted them selves so greatly iu behalf of their guest that in a little time they had procured from seventy to eighty subscribers for the new publication, and about 21)1. on account was paid to the secretary of the illustrious exile. By and bye, Mr. Dawson began to entertain suspicions relative to " the ba roness's" character; on closer acquaiutance it was dis covered that neither her habits uur her couversatiun dis played much of either elegance or refinement ; in the ordi nary accomplishments which a lady whose life had been passed at court, and in the society of this highest nobles (as the baroness represented hers to have been), Madame Von Beck was entirely deficient; of French she did nut under stand a word; the Magyar tongue was unknown to her; and, of German (although as it turns out a native of Aus tria) she was unable to write half-a-doaen lines correctly. Whilst Mr. Tyndall and his friends in Birmingham re mained in doubt, a knowledge of the facts came to the can of some Hungarian friends in Loudon, and on Friday even ing there arreved nt Mr. Tyndall's house the agents by which the imposition was detected and brought to light. These were Mr. Toulmin Smith, the barrister, a friend of M. Pulsky's, and M. I'aul Hujrick, a distinguished Hun garian, who held high office under Ferdinand the Fifths and under the government of Kossuth. This gentleman was shown " the baroness" through a window, and he imme diately recognised her as a woman of a bad character and habits, a spy of the lowest description, who had been em ployed on one occasion during the Hungarian war as a spy or servant to a spy; tier real name was Itacidula, and at the time to which this gentleman referred, he had himself, at Kossuth's request, made out a passport in favour of Ha cidula and her mistress lie further assured Mr. Tyndall that the entire story about her intimacy with Kossuth—her heroic deeds—her sufferings—ner noble family—her hus band's death—and the loss of her fortune, were a fabrica tion from beginning to end. With respect to her conduct since she had arrived in England, it had been most disre putable ; she had had concern with a publication, " Per sonal Adventures in Hungary," in which she had described tho domestic life of men whom she had never seen, and libelled others who had relieved her, not excepting M. Pulsky : and, as the crowning act of her infamy, she had, since her residence in England, received as much as 5/. per week as the paid spy of the Austrian police. With such proofs respecting the character of Isis guest, Mr. Tyndall immediately assented to "the baroness" and her secretary being taken into custody; they were at once removed from Mr. Tyndall's house by Mr. Stephens, the superintendent of police, and it was airanged that on Saturday morning at eleven o'clock they should be brought before the magistrates. The case created a good deal of in terest; and on the bench were the Mayor, admiral Moor som, and Messrs. Martineau, H. Smith, and Welsh. It has been stated above that the woman was in bad health ; she was suffering from heart disease, and the cir cumstances attendant on taking her into custody had much excited her. On her way front the room in which she had been confined during the night to that in which the magis trates were sitting, she fainted, and before that fit had passed away her life of crime and imposture had ended ; she died in a small room adjoining that in which the magis trates were before there was time to procure medical at tendance. In view of this painful circumstance, both Mr. Dawson and Mr. Tyndall (who had both been guided by the most humane motives throughout) expressed some disinclination to proceed further with the charge against the secretary ; but Mr. Toulmin Smith said that the true friends of Hun gary resident in London, felt it necessary that this fraud should be thoroughly exposed, in order that it might he fully shown that they had no connexion with the parties who had committed this most scandalous imposition; that M. Pulsky and other equally eminent friends of the Hungarian cause telt how deeply their character would be compromised if the procceedings of this woman were not thoroughly exposed and disavowed ; there fore he wallprepared to prove by the most irrefragable evidence that the deceased never had had any intimacy whatever with any of the recognised friends of Hungary; that she had no claim whatever to any consideration on account of any ser vices or sacrifices, hut was, on the contrary, a most worth less and disreputable person, obtaining money from what ever quarter she could, by all sorts of the vilest schemes and representations; and so far from any intimacy with the illustrious Kossuth, she had never spoken to him. The case was accordingly proceeded with, and Mr. Smith brought forward a good deal of documentary evidener to show the real character of the deceased ; from this up. peered that she had obtained money from M. Puhdr i , and then libelled and threatened him, and endeavoured to ex tort further supplies from him; and from Mn. ',law, the eminent authoress, she also obtained handsaw -0 contribu tions. She appears to have received 61. Ha.. per week as an Austrian spy, whilst in London, as is 0.,0wn in the fol lowing letter, which Mr. Smith read to the magistrates " 13, Sussex-street, University, Aug. 26. " My dear Madame Pulsky,—ln reply to the inquiry contained in your kind note, I beg V, inform you that the person styling herself " Baroness d e Beck " is the same who, accompanied by Dr. Heineman, offered personally her ser vices as a spy and informer to the recently established foreign branch of the English police force. This I know from good authority, and I know likewise that for a fort night or three weeks she has obtained for such services the sum of 61. 16e. Bd. per week. It is also no secret to me that the soi-diaant baroness introduced herself to the commis ; sioners of police by forwarding a letter written front Dr. I Heineman, and containing an enclosure which consisted of IMO articles and regulations adopted by an association of Ira circ int( abo Bm witl on 1 cert. , of h Imo mei aba bot the