The Express. — London, England, 1857-04-08 00:00:00

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A DOUBLE NUMBER of the EXPRESS will be published ON SATURDAYS as usual, during the 'Parliamentary mem Some of our what authority we know not—have taken upon themselves to tell the public what Lord JOHN Itussw. intends to do. As we have not the honour to be in the councils of the noble lord, we cannot take upon us to contradict the statements officiously made in his name. We belong to the humble class who make no pretensions to nee farther into a millstone than their neighbours. We can boast of no special revelations as to Lord 'mix RUYSFLL'S intentions. We can merely judge of what he is now, and what he is likely to be in future, from the tolerably accurate index of the past ; and baring, with many other lieformers, laboured zeal ously to defend his slandered reputation, we are nett'. rally not indisposed to state what appears to us to be the position he at present occupies, and what good service the public airy reasonably expect from him. That there exists at present a certain amount of antagonism between Lord PUMERSTON and Lord Jour Rt. s“El.t. is so obvious that it would be affectation to attempt to conceal it. That this an tagonism implies any lack of eovdiality between Lewd PALMERSTON'S colleagues and Lord /OW we are not inclined to believe. Thus circumstanced, Lord lows's resumption of office at an early date is not an event to be looked for. But it does not fol low that he will assume an attitude of opposition to Lord PALIiEtUrION'S administration. Indeed, we hays his own word for it that he cherishes each intention; and we are of opinion that such a declaration, spontaneously, deliberately, pub licly made by Lord JOHN Rrssett., is more entitled to credit than the random assertions of any anony mous scribbler. We do not, therefore, look upon Lord JOIIN as an immediate candidate for office ; but we believe that he occupies at present a position which invests him with far greater power to pro mote the cause of reform and good government than the highest office could bestow. Lord JOHN has been restored to his place in the House of Commons as representative for the sty of London against a most unscrupulous and mar nant opposition. It was not until the Ant moment—until provoked by a most wants fa milt—that he made up his mind to urse his claims upon the electors for the City. He = ployed no paid canvassers s he throw hioaloif trlau the spontaneous aid of his Dim& ram b • efisti tsency ; and by their enthashilie seal he ma ena bled to triumph over a paid wrimmiation of long standing. Ile eager desks SO restore him to the House of Commie was nil mined to the City; preparations were lig made to return him for other constituencies bad he been defeated there. His victory was belied by a bunt of applause from men of all parties and Andes of opinion throughout the empire. He wiD take his place, when Parlia ment meets, as one whose presence the universal nation has declared to be indispensable in the Legislature. And he will take his seat in the House of Com mons. not merely as one whose personal qualities command liking or esteem, but as the exponent and champion of certain definite principles. It is ex pected that Lord Joule Rnssau. will in the House of Comm throw all his weight into the seals of real, practical Parliamentary Reform ; that if Go vernment, without loss of time, bring forward an acceptable measure, he will cordially support end aid them ; that if they hesitate and hang back, he will employ his influence to urge than on. It is ex pected that Lord JOll/1 Russrds, will be the wary, watchful. and ardent advocate of a foreign policy worthy of the ancestral reputation of England. At this moment Switsorked, having been persimded by fair promises to disarm prema turely, sees herself in huger of being out witted sad betrayed in the Salons of diplo nsacy. At this moment the internal liberties of Piedmont are threatened by the brutal arrogance of Austria. At this moment Prussia and Austria are insidiously availing themselves of the jealousies which exist between the Danish and Teutonic races in Schleswig-Holstein to institute a secret propaganda of the effete principles of Chew aristocratic servilism. At this moment Runde is again threatening the independent tribes of the GUMMI, and through them the liberty of the Black Sea. The eyes not only of all in England who sympathise with these endangered national ities, but of all true patriots in the coun tries we have indicated, are fixed with expectant eagerness upon Lord Jour Russm. es their mouthpiece in the FAO& House of Comm They are confident that he will energetically, imm sandy remind %Mims and the Legislature the their tree place is al dhe heed of the ecesetitadenall Govasmooto of EMI.; that their duty la lop* teat these weedier sentries in which free Onevis. mass nee eashilast lb= ilis aggression onaguilis gierrid* pasan awe in valsbasolee. odnial ameba is waging fees • enostic affairs. Is ork i t reason why Lod JUDI R LL's t:impiest turn to Prolamin In given such an oliblin tun is, thot inn Si ems* duns bag as he is thareossinipasiglinadismalle Shanyiallaselen ISt& MD advocate in one wben lOW mina Ld oillaisal weight to his wish there nil b oh Ina one ember in the Hem Ender now bassi all tree Liberals will be seedy to rank themselves whenever it is necessary to do battle for some great principle. Such appears to m to be the important duty which devolves upon Lord JOHN at present: what taiga the fotare may have in reserve for him we assoot pretend to femms. His actual position is . THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1857. more akin to that of the Censor in old Rome than to that of the holder of any adminietretive °elm It is somewhat similar to that which the late Sir ROBERT PREL occupied dieing the last yeas of his life. The statesman who can watt himself of such a position with temper and judgment mast exercise a far greater influence over the destinies of his country than any minister can. Let who will be Premier, the statesman so placed must be " V for my over him." We are much mistaken in Lord :Om( RrSOELL if his ambition is not of that elevated and generous nature that can appreciate the dignity that pertains to each a position. And therefore it is that we abstain from the small game of praising one states man and disparaging another. We are confident of the future. If Ministers will avail themselves of the influence they possess (or are supposed to pas ser) over the members of the new House of Com: moan to intradooe and carry good measures, we will receive them thankfully at their hand.. If they neglect to do so, we know that there is at least one orator and statesman in that House of Commons able and willing to evoke its latent Liberalism, and compel Ministers to do their duty to their country. Irk Court. Yesterday yea the birthday of Prince Leopold. The Duchene of Est, accoutpanied by the PtiDolBll of Ho hislohe Langenbarg end the Primates Peodate. paid s rick al congratalatioa to her Majesty st Bacidaghwu Pelson Prince Lovoid, with Prince Arthur end the Princesses Helene end Louise, honoured the Colcoresun with • vials in the forenoon. EN Majesty and the Prince, scempenied by the Prin. areal Haler and Lantos, took dries In • carriage and four in the afternoon. Lard Alfred Paget wad Captain Do Plat attended on horseback. hints Albert, atawided by hie Equerry in Waiting, rode on hombre& bilks rsonani The Primer Sorted the Princess Teodoro of Hoban lobe took • drive in a mintage and four. The Prince of were rods on horosterk. . . The Durham of Wellington has sacateded the Countess of Wagon:NO astir Lay in Waiting to Ms Qom. Cokes! the Hon. A. N. Hood has relieved Mr. A. Ormsby One `hie dads* as Oroom in Waiting to her Majesty. Perak/ Ibis, the Persian Ambassador, bad an interview with Prins Albert at Buckingham Palace. His Exogamy was amempsnied by the secretaries end attaches of his embassy, sad also by Captain Lynch, 1.N., officiating as interpretse. The PAWS of !Meissen arrived at the residence of the ' Thielsese of Kest, Clarence-hoe" St. James's, yesterday, from Partamenth. The Boys! Ceassiedon for determining the site of the new Naked Gary met ca Mornay, at 17, Great Queen strata, Warmialer. Peseta—Load Broughton (chainuan), the Dan of 114. Pees, Priam Faraday, Mr. Cockers% and Mr. RtehnicaL Despatches were received at the Colonial -ogle* yesterday from the Govanore of the North American PISTIOOMO. Her Racal Highness the Princess 'loyal and the Princess Alice, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and the Earl of Oath's..., honoured Prices Patent Candle Com twiny's Werke on Friday last. Her royal highness wen pleased to *apron her interest in the masses end specimen' shown to her, especially in the night light deportment, where the little wintpreple mooed not • little phased at the inte rest in their waist* evidenced by her royal highness's ques tion.. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningcn arrived at the reekleace of her Royal thigh's.. the Dachau at Kent, Climes Howe, Si. James's, yesterday, 6o• The Earl and Countess of Lanesborough have left town for thrithland !tall, Likeatershire. The Earl and Countess Howe are expected in town in a few days, from (Sop e.% Leicestershire. The Earl of Benmare arrived in town a few days Mice, from beland. The Countess of Sefton and Lady Cecilia Moly nem left tam m Monday, fur Stoke Farm, Iterkabfire. The Earl of Cawdor hue left town for Carmarthen, Her ladyship is ►Lying oa a visit with the Countess of FJlamters, at Hatchford, sear Cobham, Surrey. The Countess of Kinnoel is expected ether nsideme is at the latter end of the prnent month, kr the swan. The Countess of Sandwich has left town for St. Leopards-on-See, fora week or tat days, Lord Broughton will leave town to-morrow for his east,leatoke Park, Wilts. Colonel and the Hon. Mn. Dudley Carleton left town yesterday for Brighton. . . Mr. and Lady Caroline Townley arrived in town a few days shwa train tit Leosards-on-&a. They will leave oa Monday ant far Paris. Lady Moleaworth entertained a select circle at dinner last nds6• The Crystal &law is to be again opened on Good Friday after one o'clock. 'no experiment was tried last year fir the Int lima, sad was perfectly aszaesild. Upwards e(17,000 people, mostly of s deers whom holiday■ are limited to bed Taw, Claktorse-day, sad the Queso's birthday, wan ban& dews by rill, sad assaatied In the palace for the ofberwrea, sad that without • duak instance of disor derly behaviour. We Mak that in this fact the &radon have the brat posed far rep atisa ma eaperlasist, the remits of which wpm so marsceptionshis, sad we heattaly wish it swam Mr. Boduteas re-opens the Haymarket Theatre an Bests/ Mearlay with a awry strong company and at re amed pricer d edialmioa. The upper boor, formerly Be., are to be for the future is. ; pit, Is., instead of 3s. ; valorise, i i i Is. sad 611., Ward at to sad IL Mr. F. Robson Is perforating an engagement of six eights et the Queen's Theatre, Edinburgh. The fend for the family of the late unfortunate Mr. Lads, at Dublin, amounts to the gross sum of 1,3431. 14e. 66., which, subject to lawn small haddeand ex penses, is is be lodged to the credit et the Illdbutel Railway Company, who lase caseated, far the present, to pay Interest at the rate at 6 per mat The had mausittes peered a ads at thanks to Mr C. &way, the moult of whose meter 'awakes has lama a billiard oostribatiew from kinds to Iloegaol. A gazette extraordinary, called TA• College Eke tor, lee ben published et batimis dads, the election for the Oaths Ileiverelty. It eadelas avatar sonasjettx d'ospril tint we worth ieeenthig ; mow ears, @+w on pews for emlible M.P.'s bin the Usivereity, of *Mai we give a magi*.—" Male yews eginds• se to the propriety and east of ma lined paidleadina at carp aeonsis.—Poiat ___. . . _ oat the amiss whielibirke W bollsgenstal flas Imager iny V Yds% astwieriardne lbw post baperemeat a lai bite! by ii 'Oar preportles Y IsebtaL—Discess the question mbillur Ushembey &peso ought is be murk. at hamar ar artielsraf comaires.—lsilhda tb• sift" est yam oda. leek-bsed; Asia yew viewer to hew brads butt e:dim is casegadble with the feet lb ste at the jobs /Wove eve site , pd es stelkete their paha tesellsee, sad live by. grhlhte: sateetesateisi : —lqisi! the ens rlarr;seraa; ea estlmehe the mama vi of the dies *BW thereby, Oath( era, If yea e•a, aq dream d • delta thereto preereld by tb• yeeent beaelelede•—Debill the emildwee of the bsi by while bor Mejeety's goverviamt fa 1666 wlthithew the gnat et' 6001. • year peerlessly eratrib6.6 M de ends el the University ; sad state whether the rape 1110 ellesull by the revenneued hue boa applied melon* le Ualvereity perpora—Wiiis • brief occeset of the appolaineet of Signor An* of the awaken that led thereto, sad of the money it cost the Ualveretty." A writer in the Clerical learned asserts that the Wowing oniuseate for the Werke of a church ale la ht. tae lepl or 01•01. MASAI. AAD OPIADTAOI. I.IOAL AND ACTDOILIBID. LLD. Chawasi-swesee. Stows sham or saytbiair upon Craw CS area. thaw wither crow or Credisee teblet. otherwise, which way pre- Various alter-clotha vest thew fres beteg co. Ceadiestiche ewlesadise ea weed with the leir while altar. HO= els& Lee se embseiderues the Ns white haw rid Lail ViSeO(lNriSa ArgiTH. ~10-- We aa;witeed a few lays eines the finals), at her madame in may, of Rather Maas Viamenteem Heigh la her Whit Per. This mineeltable la* was the Lai remain ing link between the preheat genseetkat end that twUWat literary circle which eangempted armed Johnson at "the club"—which thronged ths hesettahis wag= of Mn. Thrale at Streatham. Viamimems Leith wee the eldest daughter of Henry Thee* the Med IM Johnson, and the husband of Heather Balusbrup, better know& to the world by the name of her aimed husband, se " Mrs. Plead." As the child of his most valued triands,limther Marla enjoyed a large share of the attention of Johmon, who was her early boffin tor, and in whom ZOSIDOiIf her mum Stquently moue es " Queen)," a term of andesnmet 4:cohered upon ber by the greet philosopher. Darla( her girlhood she wee surrounded by Reynolds, Garrick, Berke, Gibbon, Boswell, Beauckelt, Langton, Bidden, Burney, and Montague. Johnson wits her early tutor, and Baretti her Italian muter. non bar mother she learnt to cultivate intellectual pursuits, mid hem bee !ether she derived those Marling qualities which belong . . mere wreeielthr te Idolbsteriel entarter. Oa the ark et the We, soil r imilis• d ha salberle Spew Prof (widi whim she awl mg remlteeis hard), likerkele IMO illapekall sk M am ie *Defog a riser, art torrieted le s mod elloweres. die retired to a bens* bier dkr *OWN at &Oka, with no other eadderied lied ea ale sal Nadel beargiasper. Here she Ig-Di * tome owns d ems, sail m the taxini , dies et my kerass ef krewhdgeb wee In a woman at elles• sod opeeldly se ia the Mir toddrial days of the led trahry. 'Obis Mr dre indeed eipialed by her father fat Mt INiselly, she eatabikbel hereelt is a bier house Is Zonis with her maser dies, vhs we um years M— DatbeimWtprW&shoneh rprdian est abeimemplie, the ®mutest Mem, *hiss bath hell ebb etilbesely Maned. the home* dwell upon ▪ rim am ta oar yews. The sage et their last haerdoe dl, .34 dear eldid, we pert it ever la this • bt se pot a Christie= &Wel ; let us Roy fogs dm" then *teed • prom et bear piety sad deep elitetiaa, kaiaks be Week* et hems spa Me ppd. When Mrs. Pied elleosel keel big hsD areekre tour Ise areghtare naiad bre &Oft oil thweit her second mob. had been a agree raidleatiou M ass, they con gaed is the period et hes odors to trued to that of her doily may years abet, is show her gnat kindness. In them INS Mir Thiele become the Idea of George Keith iffientarmie. Vlsomet eon gibs Mat dietio ✓abbi etas* semolise lash= the send honour. of Orr use es Nab alibi dole, the revolu- Weeny lOW As this imam* was Op peepsel Mend of the mid Sway, tie tile al ems muted into the *dm Viromtime Zak vie erns in Se,niend the weived tarp of be siellete Ohms, instantly read is Seth to aelmlksrdeskhet. Mrs. Pioszi was by Wrth taboos et the Mien* Wakh family of the fialnaburm bat ate iliehoillsl bee daughter in favour of Signet news aishos. • ma Rom linowia, whom she e&. oil rho teatOM Oaf* Jahn Mitzi Raltubury of eie. Wes Vale fit 01.01. Viscountess Keith m aned ter Nosy we/trip of Tullialan, Is Clethsesserties sheeesiolle• the generous and an eroid hatisboes of der pos* Is 1123 the heturne • tale =Kk set is be aripp lie Hon. Georgians Atihneinik Is the lion. John Agraiirra V init., - sepesi as Ihe lbel of Jersey. By • tom wile Vbeeest MI6 If • Itsitsee, Marearet. now Barems Keith eel Miff^ Ihe et the Itileplehett nes& nallet 011elni Daft rosy yews Inatom dipio e= Keil Ys pities Is is highest arched tbeitYeellb ; bd. kr Ohl latter part of her tin mkt= limited bar 101W•0••.•D • flat sill barb Her deer dada@ berms Ise duties and works of oseatertalbes est rim Pm ewe did so reek for the geeded=redlesellide h• the lee, Whilst her demi tool& the *pct o of her bounty ' a t ; =era bee" MI Or FM Ind snaring relieved by her 111$114 Mks parail fpiet lady mottled ap le • she i lib sorrows, and wiriddred de le Oa seeseilles yes am of the benionees me et NS id Far pie* el Ili slim et ese har d Use in Best le nosy most the tilemiege et mg es boa the most sothergi de l s o T a t melees sad the most roil slain • kw days of her = lu dr ib eeisiell so Sloth health me the hillnuitice of her when the = skewed. She wr attea one' by her offeetionato leak OM met wotehfid , • rd. time *mime If suomil hew this useeli, If Met momenta woes oda lei Belli* M rge already tesetkeel (the Hon. Mr, Vlngeollatilia Keith is survived by two siotorA—Miss of Ashram% wear fievenoska, and Mrs. Misityn, re sident in Drightcm —Herein/ /Isst. DEArn or LORD esteemed DO. Meinanexpired at Doaglr Cade as Moray last. He wee attacked with mare emaon OS Thursday, whoa about to enter his carriage to attend a mating of Mr. Bailie Cochrane's wappaiters. The deceased teak an active part be the eiscani, the eisaltmarat stlealimg which, it is believed, an attack of sisilmay, which proved too much t v r e l ki so sioalenal lama. Lied Danglas was educated for the church, mad, previous to imberritiag the estates of Dough., he wee ma active sad eassitary Church of England clergy man. Dozing his later years he 'pent the grater part of his time on his estates, and to attending to the wants of the poor god distressed in the district, to wham he was ever ready to lend a willing ear and a liberal hand. His lordship's death is deeply regretted by all who had the pleasure of his friend ship. He is succeeded by his oleos, the Countess of Has, who is the elders daughter of the late Lord Montagu and his wile, Jane Margaret, a sister of the deceased. Lord Douglas was the fourth Baron of Douglas. He succeeded to the estates and title at the decease of his brother, in Septiaber, 184 4 , and maniod la May, 1813 Wilhelmins, second daugh ter of the late General the Ron. Jams Murray. The dammed had reached his 70th year. FORGERY.—At the PlytiouthGuildhall, as Friday, Richard Macey, a eon haler, residing a Avian Gifford, was ebargad with kepi' as assupermap as Mr. law King, Inver, is the waeaat VAR lagedse Theme deed that ia evatagetwee et tallaweelea eledead, re. Ilea to Melia OEI4 doe he eppetbedig the pier a a =I el camektiwg :Ana de Deets ad Carswell The Omar Tee, K Y art free, lei I =Pt:I Ned p with yea, a dime Went*, kite ImM have to aceowpay Yen te Tkreleath, be n pid Est be wee pits wady to p lit btu ead be led no desk bet that they weal lessepeet hla. ]gas. Ineptea, idnret at. Mesa soIiOIIIIBWRII Ink ea pelmet wee deb atm as Mr. James , brewer Pea, of the of da DeYll2=Cont. vol Irk, Naiad ifeß be bare the peters, ehe kept a twattlag weal at die Itagadlits Imelt; be recently pia Ye the bad welds of emhtaw_videb ei*ea witawate ealrir _be therdwe led Ihr Maw, ad ee- Wl& tedietltea with the dais et Ids eeetweat ie t- PC= 7 4:lr, of I= 011 t fit i == Feb. I NIL The wed It wee a belay, ad that be was yaw rblood up to *llea Tbi Om omas, to er lON the.la Or amody Iseparter 'Th Kphrldp. 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Mr. ei ofilibir we pea silt Ibriiii, vas vbeirmibb be a sod leer* ia ea oderred doll ilt, as ,s. posAis inel.o4l o 7 .li d i r ilL l/1111.1= 1 d ereoril ills e a :iribet wallb& elli1 . 1.11 7:2 D i' .............m. ...0 Imaienesi Joey loam rarebed idea As eadeerdlary lesarden ea eawaseneo, Maria • orbit of .Aeokleabt LATEST INTELLIGENCE. AUSTRIA AND SARDINIA. The Ost-Deutaeha Poet publishes the following despatch, dated Turin, April 2 :—" The Gazette Min- i Weirs, the organ of General Ls Marmora, announces the fanamlien of a camp of 20,000 men at Alex andria, cawing that this measure ought to give no pearemdaa, as it is required every year for the pur pose of military evolutions." The Ost-Desalaelte Port observes on the foregoing:— "It is our duty to take cognizance of this new fea ture of Piedmontese polities. At the moment in which Austria complained of certain ap pearances of hostility, it was thought op portune at Turin to enter upon • discui sion relative to the fortifications of Alexandria, pretesting that no demonstration was intended. Whim Count Pear declared to the Piedmontese ministry that the Marquis de Centeno was free to re main at his post, the latter was recalled. But there was no desire for a rupture—it was a pare question of dignity. And now, at a moment when the diplo matic relations are broken, Piedmont establishes a camp of twenty thousand men, and says to us—' This is not a demonstration, but simply a military exercise which takes place every year.' We do not know sufficient of the usages of the Piedmonteso army to say whether such a con- IMAMS= has been held every year, and if it ine when place at precisely this period of the year, and in these proportions; this we know, however, that a moderate and prudent government, !lime tendencies were opposed to any provocation, and which was averse to causing alarm, would have preferred in a situation so delicate to have postponed for some months the annual evolutions,' in order that their simulta neity with a recent diplomatic conflict might not give them a signification which most assuredly an not favour a solution of the difference." THE AFRICAN MAIL. PLYMOUTH, 7WIDNWADAI.. The African mail steamer Candace, Captain W. E. Hawksley, arrived at Plymouth last night, from the west coast of Africa. Her dates arc Calabar, February 24; Cumeromm, 28; Fernando Po, March 2 ; Bonny, 6 ; Lagos, 8 ; Accra, 10 ; Cape Coast, 11; Liberia, 15 ; Sierra Leone, 20 ; Bathurst, 24; Game, 23; Teneriffe, 31; Madeira, April 1. Her cargo consists of palm oil, Ivory, skins, gum copal, plants, arrow-root, pine-apples, cochineal, wine, argol, return goods, and 1,241 ounces of gold dust. The Candace brings nineteen passengers, among them Colonel Clarke, Ist W.I.R. At Lagos. —Hero, Scourge, Prometheus, and Tearer were at mike. The brig Columbine, of Bristol, went ashore at Pria Nova on Feb. 8, and was taken possession of and plundered by the natives. Sierra Leone.—Megrera arrived March 13, and had since sailed. Merlin sailed for a cruise, March 18. Ilecla, ditto, on the 19th. The African mail steamer Ethiope arrived at Sierra Leone March 15, and sailed on the 17th. Bathurst.—lfer Majesty's troop ship Perseverance sailed for Come for coals, whence she was to pro ceed to the West Indies. Tenerife.—The Retribution arrived March 29, &unwell, March 27, and sailed on the 28th of March. At Lagoa it was rumoured that the Dahomegans were 'beet t to attack Abbeskuta, but no movement had yet reached there ; limbo had not yet attacked their place. At Accra trade was very dull and proviaions were very deer. . . Cape Cant.—The differences between the Ashan tees and Fantees had been settled, and trade was improving. A proposal had been made to the Gouts of Liberia to annex the colony of Cape Palmas to the Republic. There had been serious disturbances there, but the disputes were settled. The Governor of Sierra Leone had been on a visit to the river, and had concluded several commercial treaties with neighbouring chief'. War still raged in a neighbouring state, and trade was dull in consequence ; disturbances had also taken place at Bullom, and several canoes on their way to Sierra Leone have been plundered. ARRIVAL OF THE ETNA. TvuoAT EVIINIIIO. The European and Australian Royal Mail Caw pany's steamer Etna has arrived. She left Alex andria on the 25th, and Malta on the 29th ult. She has brought small mails from Alexandria and Malta, having left Alexandria before the arrival of the Australian mail which the Simla landed at Suez, in order to be in readiness to take the outward Aus tralian mail from Southampton on the 12th inst. Amongst her cargo is specie to the value of 5,0001. sterling. On the sth inst. she pawed the screw steamer Cintra, bound south; on the 6th she passed the Indus, with the homeward India mail. THE HEAVY PORTION OF THE OVERLA MAIL TVUDAT NIONT. The Indus hu arrived with the heavy portion of the East Indian mail'. She left Alexandria on the 24th alt., Malt* on the 28th, and Gibraltar on the 2nd inst. Amongst her cargo is specie to the value of 7,0001. sterling. At Malta were her Msjesty's ships Hibernia, Shearwater, Thais, Conqueror, Cen turion, Brunswick, Centaur, Despatch, Spiteful, Media, Lynx, Arrow, Caradoc, Fancy, Supply, Osprey, Wanderer, Awl, Kerteh, and five mortar vessels. The Indu met the Cressy working towards Gibraltar on the 2nd inst. ; at Gibraltar, the Ma jestic, on her way to England. The Curlew remains in port. We Yea in Galigaaai of yesterday :—" The Mica of the wakes of oar flariser, pound at the cathedral et Notre Dome—the nova et thorns, the aella, a large piece at the true area, le.—ae at proant exposed to the raseastloa at Miami, and arttl asthma to be is this day, to-vaorrow, sad Friday oust." A letter Not St. Petersburg says —" The per laden of /Wrath= wen thrown into great agitation co the lith but, by the sopa/vacs, about a quarter of an hoer Mlle omit, of a laminar sr steer between the ociastellatioaa of the These Kings, Orion, sad the Yoko Na; it limo with estneentinary beMicaey, amid was accompeisiol by • eatelthe set bce Wheat. It le mooed to bar.beau • careat." A letter tresalinielt rays The Popes Nuncio has add/awed a nets to the gemmed, allraiag that the octant prohitakee ea Jesuits to two I. religiose Modem ia the cavalry is la oeatraticdos with the Concordat; the Archbishop of Nadcb sad ether pasta have met in • gotta against the tarertlictko." The anal pabliostioa was posted up at the mak of the lilt scroadimmeat is Pads es Moodily, of the ear- , Tip fill. Suer Pain, del cogloper, eon of K. Liao Padre, with KILL Jslielts Feld, daughter of M. E. Field, eatery. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. ••••-•.- (FROM OVR OWN CORI PARIS, TraBDAT ETTNINO. I have heard a rumour to-day that the coronation is fixed for May 4. In that case it will take place while the Grand Duke Constantine is here ; but I think the news is very doubtful. At all events, it may be safely predicted that if the ceremony should come off so soon, the Emperor must have renounced his long-cherished project of being crowned by the Pope. Letters from Toulon state that the 22nd of April is officially announced for the arrival of the Grand Duke Constantine. A Russian squadron from Cronstadt is expected at Cherbourg daring the Grand Duke Constan tine's visit. . The Pays notices, as important news, a statement in a Vienna letter of the sth, that the Ottoman government has consented to withdraw its troops from the Principalities, and that the Turkish troops would commence their evacuation on April 10. The news arrived at Bucharest on the 3rd. The fall at the close of yesterday's Bonne has assumed more formidable proportions to-day. The Bente fell 50c. for cash, and 55c. for account, closing at 68fr. 50e. and 60fr. 30e. Mobilier fell 35fr. The railways, without a single exception, were very much lower. Orleans fell 27fr. 50c.; Northern, 20fr. ; Eastern, 131 r. 75c.; Lyons, 22fr. 60c.; Mediterranean, 15fr. ; Southern, 20fr. ; Western, 7fr. 50c. ; and Grand Central, 2fr. 50c. The Austrian and Sardinian Rail ways sustained a further depreciation of from 12fr. to 15fr. There is no confirmation of the rumour that tho committee of the budget recommends an augmentation (beyond the rate proposed by go vernment) of the tax on negotiable securities, and the fall of to-day and yesterday is now attri buted to the financial news from London. It is a very general opinion hero that the object of the Bank of England in raising its rate of discount on advances upon Consols is to check speculation in the Russian railways. The French government journals are at a loss for words to express their delight at the unequivocal success in the elections of what, by a singular abuse of language, is called the " moderate " party in Spain. Everybody familiar with the history of parties in the peninsula knows that the word " moderate " now designates the ex treme coup (Mat party, which awhile ago rested upon the bayonets of O'Donnell, and is now supported by the brute force principle embodied in Narrate. The Patric talks exultingly of the im mense majority obtained by the:conservative party, which " attest/ that Spain repudiates all the doc trines and all the political experiments which it has tried for many years past." It adds, that " any proitunciaswsto against this public opinion so un mistakably expressed would bo not only impotent, but ridiculous. It is but natural that the pro fessional advocates of the government of De cember, 2, 1851, should dwell with complacency upon the success of an imitation of the great prece dent of that date. But, in point of fact, the re sult of the Spanish elections only affords additional evidence of what no intelligent observer of recent events in France can have ever doubted—that uni versal suffrage, or popular suffrage of any kind, must always be a mockery and a humbug when directed by a triumphant military force. No instance in history can be found of a people when voting under the pressure of martial law, having shaken off their oppressors by means of a ballot-box. When the executive power of a state does not mean to be governed by the freely expressed voice of the com munity, but seeks only a sanction for its arbitrary acts from the masses deprived by terror of all intel ligent leaders, no problem in science is more certain than that the powers that be will always obtain a majority. For a country in such a case there is no present hope for liberty but in insurrection. UNITED STATES. The Bank of Newcastle, at Pittsburg, Pennsyl vania, has stopped payment—having but four dollars in specie to redeem 100,000 dollars of their notes. The cashier, Mr. Waggonselter, is said to have ab sconded with 60,000 dollars. The condition of Kansas is again looked to with great anxiety, and the New York Daily Times ryes Piadimib an directly sad pavonally responsible fur the owes d womb in that UMW/. It is impossible not to wedge Ihst die sheessiM d eteil commotion are again in agleam lbal elle eisewid, lawless, =Lavery fanatlelsee—he villa ell Gs pest millerbp of are • sehealeg its effort at esernidaney ; that it is now in mend^ Winn and force, of the sctsal government ed Mot Stimair Geary, the laths the federal Wks* lbstOss bin eswg~ to qy before it. This 01116--SI Ilaariag—Praidest Buchanan >itaeset. Inds wan a insuotly esperied he is not iessallis rti nosenss. The keen tapas of the ad widelestien In lie sesame dates sae ova more solicitous minis sehiset ism TM Albany Atlas aullArime.ter means et it, says .—" We arab an oink ss neon bea also se politicians, , not for insikos own tral ft dis pint perry whose views we dmleSt. *IR Is Ws d uty• would again ie. brasla li Ts an A nOlkeis _whole country with ex -101/1111411.1101W analnaega ke eanist, nano bostrarn party in esz t aesibess stela am of Or sayastimideenta in the U and act beproteHr rd ▪ s oultas et this oontsionor. The roma Free-State Convention was in session at Tanks on the 10th and 11th inst. A series of maintions was adopted, refusing to participate in Ike election called under the Pro-Slavery Constitu tional Convention Act, and declaring that the Topeka institution is still the choice of a majority of the Ann of the territory, and urging Congress to admit Kansas as a State under that constitution. It is stated that positive information has been received in Wasbingtou, to the effect that Brigham Young and his crew have burned the United States archives, court records, and 900 volumes of law books in Utah territory, and that they have demanded the appointment of one of two schedules of federal officers, both headed by Brigham Young for gover nor, with the avowal of the purpose of driving any other out of the territory by force of arms. The United States officers in the territory found it im possible to enforce the laws, and even their lives are In danger. Brigham Young rules as an autocrat, and no man's life is safe who may fall under his displeasure. The non-Mormon portion of the inhabitants are not protected. " Murder," writes Hon. W. W. Drum mond, United States Supreme Judge in the Terri tory, " is a common thing here, and Mormons cannot be punished, with a Mormon jury, witnesses, and officers, and a governor to pardon. A man not a member of the church is murdered, or robbed, impri soned, and castrated, solely for questioning the autho rity . of the church. Persons are now in the Peni tentiary, convicted before the Probate Judge, who are wholly innocent of any crime." And he asks, "Is there any other country where such things are or would be endured r A law for the appointment of guardians over the free-coloured population of Florida has just taken effect. Another law forbids trade of any kind— buying or selling—with any free negro or mulatto in the state without the written consent of the guardian. The Petersburg (Virginia) Express says Our citizens are beginning to observe the suntan num ber of slaves that are constantly pealing through Petersburg on their way south, and to the minds of many the result appears inevitable that it will need bat the work of ten or twenty years to clear Vir ginia completely of that part of her occupation. A ociazny of 100 passed through on Saturday." fin members of the new government have been returned by large majorities in Nova Scotia. The members are—Hon. J. W. Johnston, Attorney- General t Hon. Charles Tupper, Provincial Secre ftry I Han. John J. Marshall ; Hon. Martin J. Wilkins. _ . . .. - Governor Button prorogued the New Brunswick legislature on the 26th, preparatory to a dissolution. A general election was expected immediately. JAW INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAT. COURT OF (Before Mr. Cm r lialroyd.) ANIMATION OF /IL NTAPLETON, M.P. This was an adjourned sitting for the examination of the dir' cease, and it had boas arranged that Mr. Stapleton, th e newly-elected member for Berwick, who joined tho direction In 1855, should submit himself for rumination. Mr. Linklater again appeared for the assignees ; and Mr. Huddleaton fur Mr. Stapleton. Mr. J. Simon appearod fur Mr. Cameron. Mr. John Stapleton, examined by Mr. Linklater--I ata now member for Berwick-on•Tweed. I brume a diroetor the Boyd British Bank about the beginning of Most, 1866. I believe Mr. Battelle propoEed me u a director. it . . . . appears from tho minute of the 31st of I* that my appointment Ina moved by Mr. Wised, and seconded by the goveinor. It was proposed 1 , 3 ' • • toe by a gentleman well connected in the city ; and na., 4 proposed to me by him, I thought it was a position in which I might employ myself honourably and usefully. I reads inquiry of Mr. Cameron. He stated that the bank was then paying virtually 12 per cent.—G per emit* the sharcholdes, and G per cent. to the reserved fund. He also stated that they had recently inroad a number of new shares, which had ken readily taken up by the public. I certainly did not ken from Mr. Cameron that he was largely indebted to the beak at that time, nor did I bear of ldr. H. Brown's debt, nor Mr. Mullins's, nor theWelahWorke. The directors did not enlighten me on these subjects when I came into the lion. I complained either warmly afterwards to Mr. Cameron. I first attended the board on the 7th of August o at which the minuted, of the previous meeting would be con. firmed. I was not present at the general meeting of the 3rd of August. My appointment was not made at that meeting. It was not confirmed by the proprietors till ' the following February. On the 31st of July 1 accepted the office ' end signed the venal declaration of semecy. on the Bth and 9th of August I attended as a member of the finance committee. Shortly after that I went into Scotland. se is my custom at the end of the season. I them visited Sir James Matheson, wham nephew is my brother-in-law. I met Mr. Percival and Mr. Ca moron them. I never heard Sir Jame invited by Cameron to become a director of the bank, nor did I bar from Cameron that he had invited him to do so. I saw Mr. Esdaile'e letter of the 17th September, but knew nothing about the circemstannes at the time. I afterwerds head from Mr. Erbil° at the bank that Cameron had sought t o induce Sir James Matheson to join the bank end bombe chairman of the board but I quite laughed at the ides, knowing that be world do nothing of the kind. I wu at the bark on my return from Scotland, on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th of October. The latter was a special court, bet there is no entry in the minute-book of what was done at that meeting. Previous to that time there bed set been uneasiness in my mind as to the slim d the bank ; I knew nothing of its again then. I be., nothing of the letter written by Mr. 61`Lood to Mr. Canaan (read at a former meeting). I have not the most remote ee collection of what was done at the special court on the Nth Oct. On the 30th Oct. the bank pees-book was produced. It was always produced—it lay on the table; but I Dm looked at it. Mr. Linklater—To you it was an uneaten:sting book. Mr. Stapleton—l had then jwt joined the concern, and did not understand it. It showed the state of the bank's account with the Bank of England. My attention was first drawn to the state of Humphrey Brown's account in Nov. or Dec., 1865, On the 20th November a committee was appointed to examine the convertible securities. It was before that that my attention was called to Mr. Brown's account. It led been mostly mentioned, but never formally brought before me. From what I heard I was diesatirdied, and I saggeottd the appointment of the comnAtes. I had also heard of Tares account and the Welsh weeks. I did not know the state of Cameron's account for some time after. The spa pointnoent of the committee was moved by Mr. Owen end seconded by me. No doubt Mr. Cameron was in the habil of corresponding with Mr. H. Brown and ashen who bid accounts with the bank. (A letter was reed from Cumin to Brown, dated 28th November, 1856, wept the tion of his debt of 39,9471. beside halo under &moat) The committee on convertible securities was appointed on the 4th of December. Mr. brLited, Mr. Radiate, the gamed , and I were members. A epeeist minute-book ass manage that committee. Our first meeting woe ea ie 7th of December. On the 17th a resolution was stating that the securities held for Mr. were insufficient, and requiring that further mewl, should be taken, and that the ships already held se swag ehould be sold on their arrival in England. That rookka was drawn by me. I preetune I then knew that Mr. Brown's debt was 77,0001. I dam my it startled and me. We had • mortgage on Mr. Brown's ships, with OMB 111 two exceptions. I afterwsrds found out that he hod"... mailed the directors not to register the mortgages ,Cie shim belonging to the port of Gloucester. I wished thb be done, but Mr. Brown put it off from time to time. IS always promised to do it when he mum up to town. k Set, we got no further 'cruelty. He promised to lathe over all his property to us, except his household foals turn, if in would pay all his debts. As we mid as Illedeillbk ark amount, we would not Elbe an blind a bargain. I ascertained that the kortke were insufficient. I could not say to the extent ef WM. one 30,0001. Mr. Camerae showed us whet Mr. Brawn given for the Mips, but I thought they might be I mode inquiry of the late Mr. Walton, from whet ire bought the chips; but I don't think I ear supped that the deficiency in the securities was a leap ul you have Mated. The document produced is Mr. Walton's valuation of the ships--‘52,5031. not Iht includes the Severn, over which the bah led as security. I did not know that several others MI boo pm. viouidy mortgaged. Mr. Linkleiter —But as you were one of the cantabile at letairities, why did you not take steps to ascertain ? Mr. Stapleton—How could I? Mr. Linlaetcr—By marching the register, I should my. Mr. Stapleton—That would have struck a blow at hie credit which we were anxious to avoid. We retrained kat reginering the Gloucesterehire ships for the sum ream. The matter of these securities was frequently discussei4 but the general manager usually brought ft out about epee though without much margin. I knew that Mr. Brown's account had not been reduced of late. His account wtn in the green ledger. I do not think I saw it there mid I became deputy-governor. Mr. Carnets had orbit papers showing the state of the amount. I do at recollect tho green ledger being brought up ds the inspection of the committee several times la December. It was then kept down in Cameron's rum. On the 16th of January, 1858, a circular was ordered M hems, calling the general meeting. I never knew that Mr. &We seriously contemplated retiring. I know he west out one day in a sort of pet, and wrote a note to my that be would resign, unless something was done. It was done. and he resumed his set. I refer to his letter to Mr. 01111 of the 16th of January (reed at a former meeting, In which , the governor spoke of ' solid front '• and "a rope of sand"). The bank at that time was not in a favourable position. Mr. Linklatsr—Were there not at that time eenous moues henries' in the minde of yourself and brother directors so to the position of the bank? Mr. Stapleton—l do not know what weight you attach to the word "serious." The Commissioner—Did you not know that the bank was in difilculties ? Mr. Striploton—Yes • the bank was in difficulties, but I was not aware tha t: they could not be overcome. On the same 15th of Jemmy I signed the certificate to the Board of Trade, mating that the third 1,000 shine had been taken up, and the payment thereon completed. I suppose we were anxious to get the ,newer from the Board of 'Trade before the annual meeting, so es to publish the ad claimed capital. On the 22nd January the general menages submitted a revised draft of the alotract belance-theet, which was farther considered. On the 29th the report was read, settled, and ordered to be prink . and It was resolved that a dividend of six per cent. per sea' sure should be declared for the past six months. Mr. IL Brown was present at the meetings of the 15th and Had of January. 1 don't remember his stating that it Ca. at right to semi forth to the public the statement that monies had been made for the bed debts. I don't recollect that I made say alteration in the report proposed. The balmy Meets were printed as submitted to u,, with the exalting of some alteration in tho figures. I don't know Oa those alteration@ wore made. This is the report MO by the general manager, wbi,h wee eubniitted to the mused meeting in February, 1856. It contains the maternal After mating a provision for the payment of bad dam" I lmow there was some diectusion about that, and an eltersice. The words in the former report are "After making provident . which might convey the impassion that ample Incriminated been made. I did not state at the meeting that le had not made ample provision fee the bed deb I wow opened my mouth at the general meetisg. I never said a weed of dimmest from the report. I meal who hod speed to it. It is the report of a 'ward, DMef a individual. Had I set to work with the books I WC have made a different report. I don't recollect Mt Brown objecting to the amount of dividend of sits: cr. There was not much discussion about it. I heard that Mr. Valliant had objected to it privately Mr. Cameron, but not at the board. The slembe in the report was probably made from what knew of the convertible securities, and of Mr. Brown's see Mr. Torte's debts. The latter bad been about 40,0001. des 1864. We were led by Mr. Rigby to form fs eatroate of the securities which consisted of broom. ee,', maintained that to the last. We euppoord we mot low more then 2,0001. or 3,0e01. Besides fie felon of g was to I) obeli thee be d. hie a Load ba;; !,, bi ami the you mm inw the I Abn and it ap elevi the 1 seri