The Express. — London, England, 1853-07-16 00:00:00

rirthat it was as unjustifiable attemrt is put an end peaceable exprsision of p. 11.1.4 of mist'. The elm jgg gold' sti•l he ezpored to Dept—per inflorrnee, while he Ala be deprived of that Counter iollutair• which crew from the legitimate asettsmest of so ileetion. (Laughter.) Dom whet fie hail seen of eii eien ((ano:tees, he would deehim P•st seareAy • member eouLt be brosght before ou witheut the prohchility of his Lung WOKS:CI. He trace. maul the a-rearrest objection .0 the bill; Wit:sirs that the ett et would be to leave election in the hands of thou whs wont -I spend mosey to secure their return. rsr J. KINOTON objesierl to a Lill of so much im port me. h.,.4 hr night on at sr late an hour. Mr. COW LIM thuuvlit this MU was far too stringent. pct.°u wiry played • French horn, or soy other instru ment, would be iiable to ter taken :ittr custody as if he had committed a very grave aeries. Ti,e Ii one then ditided, when then appeared— For the amen ihnent Ad Wait it TM bill was then cons.dared. an I amended, and ordered to be recommitted n the 3rd of August. LNTUT UV' SEANIEN LUN lELRS' DILL. DILL. NAVAL COAST VU Thew kids me; sie , Wid time. MINISTERS MONEY (IRELAND) HILT,. Oo the solar of Vie day tor the wood rtsdiaii of this Sir 7 . Or N ecurrped a hope that the h^tiqc would allow the bill to be crud Iwo forma a *retool time, w;th a view to it• being uitca-sed w cuinuititre. Hr. ,aid he could not s;s.ut to such a pro- ul* Fo Mr. HADFIELD objected to the diva's' of bills isvole jos inseartaat principles at so It an hour. r Win; WUP tht n POStninled till Uonilay. CNIVEILSIFIES SCOTLAND bILL. phis Lill went through committee pro forma. AssItITANT-JUDGE (51IDDLEhEX. SESSIONS) BILL. The third read i ng of t his bill was fixed for Monday next. COVET OF COMMON LAW (IRELAND) BILL. Kr. WHITESIDE brought up ccrt.in claws which, with an mut wtorat propos. by the A•torney•Cleneral, werc e.zre.d to, and the bfil was read • third time and paw.d. (; :Nl-.RAL BOARD OF HEALTH BILL. This read a third time and paned. ELECTIONS BILL. Tiiii NH wag Tract • third tine. Mr. FltliWEN suggested that the pawing should be po‘tponi.l...a the ground that the bill, without soma altera tion, weak p lea ent per uts who had Tctr in several coon tics Lieu re ciqding thew, by limiting the number of el.:, s within which t.,k Louiit take Mr. NArnat had no authority to do anything, but more that the bill proceed. The bill then passed. POOR LAW. Mr. LAMES mon d for leave to bring in a hill to con tinue an set of the 15th year of her present Majesty, for charging Eic maintenance of certain poor persons en unions iu England and WAN. upon the common hind. The houie adjourned at a quarter past 2. PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES. BAYSWATER, PADDINGTON, AND HOLBORN-BRIDGE RAlLWAY.—Ytsterday, in Lord liedesdalr's committee, the preamble of this einipany's bill was declared proved. The undertaking involria upwards of two miles of tunnel under the New-road, longer in eater.' than the celebrated Box-tunnel, hut the promoter , allege there are no en gineering difficulties in this, and that, in their apprehension of the thing, it is no more than a " railway arcade." Paart.—The bill, empowering the Battersea Pak commu•ioners to purchase all rights over the site of the proposed Battersea Park, and to pay the churchwardens of St. Mary, &tune., 1501., was yesterday posed in "Lord Redesdale's committee." Stine, Er.zeviox.—A petition has jag been presented by R. U. Wood, complaining of this election, and is referred to Rio General Committee of Elections. CLITIIEROE ELECTION COMMITTEE. Yesterday, the select committee, consisting of Mr. O. A. Hamilton (chairman), Biz James Duke, Mr. Imac Butt, Mr. Laing, and Sir Thomas Herbert, appointed to try the petition presented against the return of Mr. Aspinall at the last election for the borough of Clitheroe, sat for the first time, and in consequence of an accididit which bad befallen Mr. Serjeant Kioglake, who had prepared himself Mopes the case, adjourned until this day, at ten o'clock. ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. GLOUCESTER, FRIDAY. --- - The pleasant change in the weather to-day has brought an immense concourse of people to this city, this being also the cheap day. It is thought that the number of visitors will d 50,000 to-day. The concluding meeting of the Royal Agricultural Soci ety war 1 old to-day at the Shirehall. The chair was taken by Lord Ashburton, and among those present were Sir M. If. Ridley, Messrs. R. Barker, Hudson, Fisher, Hobbs, Rickards, Wright, Maw, Druce, Budd, Whitsway, Jonas Webb, Gillett, &c. The firs: business of the meeting wee to pass votes of thanks to the mayor and corporation, to Mr. Jones, the liberal proprietor of the show yard, to the local committee, and to the several railway companies for the services which they had respectively rendered in a generous spirit to the essisty. Mr. DRAMA proposed, and Sir M. RIDLEY seconded a tote of thanks from the society to the noble chairman for his services during the peiiod he lad occupied the presiden tial chair. Lord ASHBURTON returned thanks, remarking that one of the chief merits of the society was, that it imposed no arduous duties upon its president. The council did the work them:nine, and had done so ever since the society was founded ; sad the society bad been successful in linking in that council the efforts of men who were capable of carrying on with success the machinery of an institution so gnat as their own. Of all the duties he hod been called upon to perform, noise had been more gratifying than the giving to the mayor of Gloucester and other authorities that had been named the society's thanks far their cur tions in its behalf. They all knew that they could not work long in any direction, even successfully, without faU ing into some points of weakness or of danger; and so they could not go on breeding cattle up to a very high point without tome little giving way. So it was with the society. They had doubtless succeeded in bringing up some most beautiful models ; but he could not help thinking thatthey were running a risk, at the saute time that they got size, and fat, end absence of bone, of losing flesh altogether. Nature was most economical in all her proceedings; for o time she went en in her ordinary course, but when a thing war not wanted she ceased to supply it. Oar stock were brought up like ladies in the drawing room, with little or no use for their ',limbs, and bye-and-by their muscle might vanish, leaving nothing but a pulp, and thus the power of motion would be withdrawn. With nerd tie implements, his lordship suggested that a nand. of the present disparity in the first and second plisse ghedi be made. He highly approved of the present spell= og testing implements, by which not only the public end the farmers, but the machine makers themselves, by ow lag the deficiencies or improvements of others, are edit 'sated ; but so great was the struggle for the fint place, that superior work was put in the machine that was brought for trial than in that sold to the farmer, and thus a species of " dodging " was resorted to which ought not to exist. In conclusion the noble lord paid a high compliment to his successor in the chair, Mr. Posey, who unfortunately was till prevented by illness from being present. Mr. Flaunt BOBBe :addressed some exceUent observa tions to the meeting, in which he expressed his difference of opinion with Lord Ashburton as to the evils to be appre hended, either from the present system of feeding, or the mode of testing implements, relying on the good sense of the agriculturist to indicate what was proper on the mat ter. Mr. Lumen Maw, however, agreed with the chairman, and entered a request that the council of the society would go through their proceedings, to ascertain what they had elicited sines the formation of the Society, which was of wane to the farmer, and what was not. The CitAIIMAN said Mr. Pussy had just published a paper on this subject. The suggestion was referred to the Coaseil, and the pro ceedings terminated. LETTERS TO FRIENDS ABROAD. TO THE EDITOR OP TEI EXPRESS, •••• - SIR,-1 very much wish that you would protest against the practice of sending foreign letters in envelopes. We have to pay for this favour an increased postage, three or four times higher than the simple postage. People in Eagliind are not aware of this, and during the last few days I have had many requests that I would write to the Express on the subjeet.—l am, Ac , A READER OF TILE DAILY NEWS IN NAPLES Naples, July 4. TIM COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT OLDHAIf..—The inquest on the bodies was resumed yesterday morning, at the Angel Hotel, Oldham, before Mr. D. F. Dearden, coroner. On Saturday last % two men, named Timmons Driver, aged 22 , and Thomas Inman, aged 22, both un married, died of injuries received from the accident — making the total number of deaths 20. The two govern- ment inspectors and other witnesses had sti:l to be examined when oar report left. Ci3,lstetAA. TO (I'ItitEgYONDWNTS. a •ikeard rdit:on canta".l.oa , Ole rune ertaL-re p..el!i•kettt Inv.! Irassiay ault"nl.y matt, diet Ur poet a Aeitasecaca:a ' ". GM F.c Lerlot Y... • :tag i sprt, watt* at tia Inc,t. 10, s....rie-stratt. by Twj t.V.I.Ck tot tilt fag aJ poUtsation. lllliFl %i AI AT U.: N 1107; BF-!1K . Tau 9•.? —lf ,risicir. 311 30 n.. .ANerwou. 10n. C T .41.,satir-31urniag6 Wu. 3 Sm. A:Urn-Ica. lila. We. LOYDOS, SATURDAY, JULY 16. Ascrritrn Election Petition from Ireland made its appearance yestvrday. The recent borough contests that have taken place in that country vividly remind us of the absurdity and iniquity which still find shelter in the unpurified corners of our present Par liamentary system. It is wholly impossible to con ceive a greater mockery upon everythin4 like the idea of popular reprewmtation. From be4inning to end, and from north to wall, in Catholic Cminaught and Protestant tilstLr, it is all the same. With very few exceptions, the return of Members to Parlia- meat from the smaller Irish towns is either the re sult of direct nomination by the lord paramount of each place, or of what is equally bad, the most dis graceful and unblushing corruption. Let us briefly analyse the facts as they stand, from Which it will, e think, appear that, if ever there txisted a stif dcmonstrati;C case for Electoral Reform, it is to be found in the borough rep esentation of the sistcr kingdom. Out of twenty-three borough towns returning to Parliament one member each, there is actually but one possessing a constituency of 400. Of these no fewer than seventcoi contain less than 300 electors, and two of them do not actually number as many as 200 voters. if we knew nothing of the practical de tails and deplorable working of such a state of things we should be driven, without any breach of charity, to infer that where dwarf constitu encies exist, of the dimensions we have described, the election of Members can be little better than a mockery. We have recorded what sham electoral bodies arc in England and Wales, and what arc the appliances of corruption and intimida tion that are systematically brought to bear on them. It is no imputation, therefore, upon particular per sons or places in Ireland to assert that electoral bodier, averaging front a hundred and forty to two hundred and seventy each, are utterly undeserving of the national trust preposterously confided to them. ' Against the overbearing tyranny of landlord infin vice, where it is concentrated in one or two hands, constituencies of the size in question are obviously too weak to maintain a successful struggle. Some singular coincidence may enable them for once in the lifetime of a generation to brtak the bars of their political prison, and to dance for a moment in their wean& pated market-place. An instance of this occurred a few months since at Lisburn, for which Lord HERT FORD had, for fifty years previously, periodically ap pointed the so-called representati%e, just as in the same manner Lord BANDON has always appointed a Member to sit for the little town whence his title is derived. A sudden mutiny at Lisburn among the electoral domestics of Lord HERTFORD baffled on the last occasion the Most Noble Marquis's will and pleasure, and a gentleman has consequently been returned, not upon opposite principles to those of his Lordship, but just for the sake, it would seem, of reminding their absentee master of what rights the ten-pound householders of the town were habi tually deprived by him. But nobody is silly enough to believe but that, ere the next time of election comes round, the presumptuous insurgents of Lisburn will have been reduced to obedience, and that out of a constituency numbering just 188 individuals the sole proprietor of the town and adjacent county will have easily made safe the requisite majority. There is in the same county another borough—that of Coleraine—whose electoral numbers do not amount to more than 222. To this, as a last refuge, the Derbyite Chief Secretary for Ireland, when expelled from his own county on taking office in February' 1852, was fain to resort. The town is a poor and declining one, though not ill situated for trade, and thither, accordingly, when certain arrangements bad been privately made for the purpose in London, Lord NAAs was glad to betake himself. But as for a free or popular election, in any sense of the word, the thing was not to be thought of, for it was not possi ble. Now, here are two places ludicrously incapable of exercising representative rights, both of which are situated in a county whose population and extent fully entitle it to return as many members as several of those on this side of the Channel ; and we cannot but think that it would be greatly for the advantage of the people of Ireland, if their larger counties could be divided and new county seats be thus created. North Antrim, and South Antrim, would thus fur nish respectively sound and sufficient constituencies ; and the burlesque of such boroughs as Lisburn and Coleraine would be brought to an end. But there is something infinitely worse in the condition of places like Carlow, Kinsale, Youghal, and Sligo. These may be taken as specimens of the more numerous class of rotten boroughs in Intend, the character of which is as notorious as that of Sudbury, Stafford, or Harwich, in England. The recent history of violence and venality at Sligo may be taken as a sample of the whole. The constitu ency is stated in the last parliamentary paper to amount to 336, but we have seen it stated, and we believe correctly, that the real numbers fall some what short of that number. Be this as it may, we know that at the general election of 1847 Mr. CHARLES TowNELEY obtained his return by means which a Committee of the House of Commons declared to be corrupt and unlawful. The seat was vacated accordingly, and the opponent of Mr. TowNELEY was permitted to occupy it during the re sidue of the late Parliament. But at the dissolution of 1862 the conflict was renewed by the same antago nists. Much it was said had been done in the in terval to make Mr. TOWNELEY'S return secure; and, after a bitter contest, in which the most disgusting scenes of outrage and debauchery were enacted, that gentleman was again declared to have obtained a majority at the poll. His antagonist, Mr. Souuras, again petitioned, and, upon proofs of corruption still stronger than before the successful member woe again unseated. Within the last few days another contest has again been fought on the same ground. Once more the indefatigable Mr. SOMMERS has been vanquished by a few votes at the hustings, and once more he has appealed against that decision to a committee of the House of Commons, on the ground of intimidation, bribery, and treating. His opponent on the late occasion was Mr. JOHN SADLEIR, one of the Lords of the Treasury, whom rejection in Carlow some months ago was the subject of so much discussion amongst opposing sections of the Irish catholic party. Of the merits of the prang case while it is pending we do not intend to speak, but we presume that we may with confidence and with propriety affirm that there is not an honest and impartial Liberal on either side of the Channel who does not feel that there is only one thing to be dope with a place like Slip, namely, to disfranchise it altogether, and give its seat to a larger and purer assraitueney. Beside the re-distribution of representatives in the manner we have above alluded to, means might be found for safely adding to the ntm►ber of members THE EXPRESS. SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1853 in the larger cities and towns. It were certainly better that the City of Dublin, for instance, should be divided into two eqcal districts, each of which shculd be required to return two representatives to ; Parliament, than that wretched country towns I like Ennis with a constituency of 143, or! Cashel with 111, or Tralco with 228, or Portarliogton with only 71, should any longer be suffered to usurp, under the sanction of hew, functions which they are utterly unqualified to discharge. If the principle of the five-pond Iran- chile be extended to Ireland in the forthcoming Reform Bill, the City of Dul , lin would probably contain electors sufficient to constitute in each of the divisions we have suggested a constituency of eight or nine thousand duly qualified persons. Will any one contend that such a body of hous , :holders is not more fit to exere:se the right of selecting fit and proper persons to sit in Parliament than the few score persons living in any of the towns we have above adverted to ? Os Thursday we pnblivhrd the New Tariff of Mexico, and on the same day Sir RonERR:6 :qua- CliiSON, on the authority of ex-President who sat at his side, informed the British Agri,ml - asstmbied at Gloucester, that in Mexico those who deshed to fly from Ftce Trade in England could purchase an inanity of the best land in the world at three-halfpence an acre. On this an nouncement there wue " much laughter" from the British Lica,--forgetful of the frequent threats he has uttered to cast off an ungrateful country. Wlunce this worthlessness of land in Mexico? The soil is generally exuberant, in some places almost beyond European conception ; the climate is both propitious and delightful; Mexico can produce abundantly and cheaply nearly all the great staples 'of life and suhiistence ; its situation is nearly unrivalled on the face of the earth, for, like another Egypt, it lies midway betwcen Europe 2nd Asia ; from either ocean, the Atlantic or Pacific, it is accessible; and above all Mexico is not wanting in population or in capital, for by the population returns lately issued it con tains, we see, nearly eight millions of people, and mines, long unprofitable under English and distant management, are now becoming amply remunera tive in the hands of native and home conductors. Whence, then, this worthlessness of land in Mexico ? Other causes there are, of course ; but one great reason is clearly in its commercial policy. Though the Tariff just issued is iu some few points better and wiser than the rapid succession of tariffs that have preceded it—for with every new Presi- dent there seems to be a new tariff—no man can read that document without seeing that under such a system as it discloses land can never be worth much in Mexico. It is perverse far beyond the or dinary perversities of Protection. Nature has given Mexico every element of agricultural greatness; there is scarcely any production her teeming soil cannot grow in superabundance. But human policy, in defiance of Nature, has re solved to make Mexico a manufacturing country, and says Puebla shall rival Manchester., And fur this purpose—to protect manufactures which have no proper supply of mechanical power, and are without skilled labour,—the new Tariff still lays enormous duties on cotton yarn and cotton goods, still pro hibits the raw materials both of life and of the fabrics Mexico mays to make, still jealously excludes (for the smuggler's benefit along its 10,000 miles of coast) sugar, spirits, rice, coffee, wax, salt, tallow, tobacco, soap, lard, lumber, boots, shoes, clothing, and all cereal grains —and even blankets and coverlida. Mexico does not even, under such a system, grow cotton sufficient for its own protected manufactures, but, having protected them, it next protects the growth of cotton, by imposing duties which raise the price at Puebla to more than double what it is at New Orleans. It declares its ports open to all foreign commerce; but as the new Tariff continues the old port charges, what it opens with one hand it shuts with another. The consequence of this policy is, that the foreign trade of Mexico is declining, the imports are de clining, the exports are declining, the customs reve nue is (Relining, internal industry there is little or none ; but in no country probably is direct taxation so heavy and so high. In the other continent of America there is a country in some respects less favourably situated than Mexico, with about the same population, scattered, however, over a far larger surface, which has as consistently pursued a free trade system as Mexico has a protective policy. Just compare Brazil—for it is of Brazil we speak— with Mexico. Brazil has had its political difficulties to contend against as well as Mexico. It has had its pronuncismentos, its revolutions, its civil wars, its changes of chiefs and of constitutions; but it has overcome all its dangers, has consolidated its strength, and has now acquired a powerful po- sition amongst nations. And why? Because it has always fostered, encouraged, and pro moted foreign commerce. Under no pretence or excuse has it ever protected anything; it has kept down import duties to the lowest possible pitch; it has equally left agriculture and trade to take care of themselves ; and so well have they done that, that now, by means of their prosperity, Brazil almost rivals the United States in the rapidity of its material development. Trade is rapidly increasing; ; the production of coffee and sugar is yearly sus. menting ; its ports are crowded with foreign ships and mercantile firms ; under every.vicissitude its credit has been maintained ; its finances are flourishing ; it has a large annual surplus; it has been able to reduce the interest on its debt ; and in a short time it will be in a position to lower its tariff. With Brazil, English trade is worth some seven or eight millions sterling a year; with Mexico, it is now beneath one. If Spanish pride would only take a lesson from Por tuguese success, the fortunes of Mexico might per haps yet be restored, and its independence as firmly established as that of Brazil. If this new Tariff is a specimen of what exile and adversity have taught SANTA ANNA, he has not learnt much during his expatriation. We are not at all disposed to depreciate the immense difficulties that surround him, or to exaggerate his imputed detects of character; but, whilst we recognise i some of his measures good tendencies, he is still, it is clear, wrapt up in self. lie is gratifying his vin dictiveness and spite by punishing all who took an active part in concluding a necessary and indispensa ble peace with the United States; he is encouraging another rupture with that powerful and unscrupulous neighbour by indulging in boundary disputes and quarrels with it; and, by philandering with the Court of Spain, he is mixing Mexico up in the future troubles that are in store for Caba. Resting for sup port on a wealthy church, and on a mercenary army, SANTA ANNA seems to us only pursuing his old policy in this his new career. Suspicions are entertained that SANTA ANNA would not greatly object to see the authority of the Spanish monarchy in some way or other restored in Mexico ; but, though the Court of Madrid has re cently gratified his vanity with an order and a de coration,—and there is no saying to what absurd lengths Spanish pride will carry its victims,—this suspicion is probably for the present at least un heeded. That SANTA ANNA aims at some external combination against the United States, is however almost certain ; but the likelier form it will take is thought to be an alliance-offensive and defensive of Mexico and the 'various States of Central America, and perhaps with Spain, to preserve their indepen dence and that of the Gulf of Mexico, and to pre vent the annexation of Cuba. In such s scheme there is, however, more super-subtlety than strength; i . and t will, if ever carried out, be far more likely to precipitate than to avert the catastrophe it apprehends. • Were Mexico, under a systcm of commercial free. dem ' carrying on a great and prosperous trade with England and Europe—were its financial credit in London and Paris high as a great trade would soon make it—were its ports full of British capital, and our interest in its welfare deep and strong— how dif fercnt would the position of Mexico in the world be. Thou its independence would be a great political fact for the maintenance of which we might take some care and trouble. But what ran we do for a I country that rejects our trade, and with a population of nearly 8,000.000, that only imports some 400,0001. worth of British goods? LATEST FROM TIIE CONTINENT. GERMANY. JCLY 0. The students' association at Erlangen, bearing the name of "Nlarcomannia," is dissolvt.d by the govern ment. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, duLir 11. The National Council of Switzerland has formally icques!ed the Federal Executive not again to allow the judicial and police authorities to harass political refugees mho have nut violated the right of asylum The act is regarded as an Important demonstration at the present moment. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, JULY 4. The Austrian Intcrnuneio hating ~....sfe.sa tho satisfaction which be had demanded from the Porte, far the affair at Smyrna, is contending with the American Minister fur the possession of M. Costa. The latter has been removed from the Hussar, and is at present under the care of the French Consul at Smyrna. A letter from Bucharest states that Omer Pacha conferred for more than two hours in his cabinet with the Russian general, Niepokoitschiski, sent by Prince Gortschakoff to the Turkish quartier-general at Schumla. Two officers of Omer Pacha's staff were present at the interview. At its termination the Turkish commander sent off two Tartars to Con stautinople with despatches. General Niepokoits chiski left the same day under a Turkish escort. MOLDO-WALLACHIA. SINONTZ, arty 1. At the request of the Russian Consul-General the Moldavian government has appointed eighteen com missioners to execute the orders of the Russian com mander-in-chief. TURIN, JULY 13. The Chambers were this day prorogued to Nov. 13. To-morrow the communal elections commence. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. It is understood that the French and English go vernments have determined to address a collective note to the Russian government in answer to the last circular of Count Nesselrode, and that it will be rendered public within a very few days. The answer is said to remark with great severity on the portion of the circular which attributes the occupation of the Danubian Principalities to the appearance of the English and French fleets at the mouth of the Darda nelles. Letters from Paris inform us that the opinion gains ground that either mediately or immediately the Czar will accept the solution proposed by the Wes tern powers. In the opinion of persons who are in a positron to be well informed, Russia will, as a sole tram to the vanity of the Czar, reject the last propo sition sent in by England and France; but Austria will then interfere, probably with better success, as the Czar will no doubt wish to give that power the credit of having been the means of preserving the peace of the world. Letters from Vienna favour the opinion already expressed in these columns, that the publication of the imperial manifesto has changed the views of the Austrian court respecting its interests in the Turco- I Russian strife. The Emperor is more earnest in his desire to see this composed in the interests of Europe, and in a manner consistent with the Sultan's rights. In the event of the quarrel proceeding to extremities, it is not doubted that the Austrian cabinet would make its election in favour of the Czar ; but while the continuance of peace leaves it a measure of liberty, it will gladly favour a settlement which shall not extend excessively the influence of Russia over the Eastern Church. The general tendency of the news which arrives to-day is to encourage the hope that peace, honour able and auspicious, may yet be secured by the firm ' nese and moderation of the united Western Powers. Our readers are well able to estimate the worth of speculations which the caprice of a despot must fulfil I or destroy. They also well know how often and sud denly the prospect of a settlement of this question has been changed. We nevertheless perform a duty in taking note of the opinions entertained in the great capitals of political intelligence. We should not omit to notice that the secondnote of Count Nes selrode is the latest indication of the disposition which prevails at St. Petersburg. A letter from Smyrna, of the 29th nit., in the New Prussian Garette, says :—" Much agitation has been caused by the American corvette having placed I herself close to the Austrian brig of war, and armed her boats, in order to prevent M. Costa being taken away and conveyed to Trieste. M. Costa has pro tested against the treatment adopted towards him, as he had placed himself under the protection of the United States. His American passport has been found. It is stated that the Austrian government have discovered the assassin of the Baron de Heckel berg, but the intervention of the American consul has prevented his arrest, as the consul pretends that he is placed under the protection of his government. He is a Hungarian named Pasitz, who has been a hussar. He deserted, but never went to America ; it has been proved that before this assassination he never enjoyed American protection. It was remarked that at the moment of the funeral of Baron do Hsekelberg all the consuls, with the exception of those of the United States and England, hoisted their colours half-mast high. The Prussian consul was present in person at the ceremony, the others sent , some one to represent them." in FRANCE. Cub at the b8,917.1'.9 r. Total.. PARIS, Firm: EVEN'S°. However unaccountable may be the language of the government journals, there is no reason to believe that Louis Napoleon has substantially abandoned the Turkish cause. On the contrary, I have it from a very good source, that although he has consented to wait for the Emperor of Russia's reply to the last propositions made by the two powers before taking any energetic measures, he is pressing the English cabinet to decide upon a definite course to be pur sued the instant a negative or an " evasive" answer may be received from St. Petersburs. I am informed that Admiral Brost has been appointed to the command of a fleet sow forming at Brest, to be called the Baltic squadron. The Sleek says: " A steamer leaves to-morrow for Constantinople with government despatches." It has been remarked that the Priam Napoleon, while at the camp of Reliant, alluded on two dif ferent occasions to the fact that " the eagles of Austerlitz went forth from the camp of Boulogne." A speech of the Minister at War delivered to the " Prytanee imperial militarie " of La Fleche is now cited as additional evidence that government is preparing the army_for a cessation of these " piping times of peace." Mar shal St. Arnaud is reported to have said': "Yon have asked me for colours—you shall have them, but on this condition, that you promise me that each one of you will hereafter bring me a flag taken from the enemy." The Presse says the affair of Costa, at Smyrna, has been refcrred to the decision et the French consul. The Moniteur publishes a comparison of the re ceipts of the indirect taxes for the first six months of 1833, with those of the corresponding periods in 1852 and 1831. These receipts amount to 411,809,000 fr., for the first half year of 1853, to 389,497,000 francs for the corresponding period of 1832, and to 363,660.000 fr. for the first half-year of 1831, show ing an augmentation of 18,149,000 fr. in favour of 1853 over 1831, and of 22,312,000 fr. in its favour lover 1832. The following wea the situation of the Bank of Franco on Thursday, July 14 : ASS Ertl. rn%'^i and inctots Overdue Bills Bills becoming uue in PATII, of which 51e., era from the fr. c. 373,943,141 69 104,726,381 _21,132 49 branch-hanks Bills iu the branch-banks Adv..nces on coin and ingots D 5. in the la:inch-banks 791,074 - - Do. on public securities of France 31,671,036 10 Ditto by the branch banks 12,171.010 DA non railway shares and bonds Ditto in:the branch-banks 21,718,904 Ditto to the state by treaty at Juno 30, 1848 Rentes of the reserve-fund ]tenors of disposable funds 55 451 .514 37 . . Hotel and iu r rniture of the bank Real property of branch-banks Inters st in National Discount-bank Expenen of administration Sundries 4:000;000 .L 3,841,:513 37,090 81,45.5 280.0_1 09 1,045,542,79 G 00 LIABILITIES. Capital R,„ rye• lurid IteEerce-immohiliere 4 . 003 000 - :Cute% to bearer, in circulation itto of branch-banks Ditto to order (Post-bills) Bills payable at sight Account current of 'treasure Creditor V :Mous nr counts current Ditto brunch-banks 8,373,070 96 12.230,344 70 9.04 min Q 168,89'2,674 50 25 214 230 ... _ Dividends to be paid Discount, interest, and expense , IRa dinounts of the last half year Sums received.: ver and above the value 7,4i1,669 2 862,033 76 657,492 - of tho:prote,ted bills 75,381 6 3,599,524 27 Sundrie; 1,045,542,796 049 From these returns it appears that the metallic reserve has El:len off 32? millions in Paris, and 23 millions in the branch-banks. The discount accom modation has increased 213 millions in Paris, and 311 millions in the departments. The advarces on French rente have increased about 1 it.ii;ion in Paris, and la millions in the provinces. The ad vances on railway securities have augmented 51 millions is Paris, and 41 millions in the branch-banks. The advance to the state by the treaty of Juno 30, 1748, has been dimi nished by 5 millions, which the government has paid off; the whole sum now remaining due being 70 mil lions. On the side of the liabilities, the notes in circulation have increased 14 millions in Paris, and 11 millions in the provinces. The current account of the treasury has declined 13 millions ; those of pri vate individuals have fallen off nearly 1 million in Paris, and 7 in the departments. The whole amount of the metallic reserve is at present 478; millions, to 6.54 millions of notes in circulation. But a limited amount of business was transacted at the Bourse to-day, the absence of intelligence from the East of a decisive character preventing speculators from operating, and causing a decline in prices. The Three per Cents. fell 30c., and the Four-and-a-Half per Cents. 10c., both for cash; whilst for the account there was a decline of 33c. in the Three per Cents., and of 30c. in the Faur-and a-Half per Cents. A fall of sfr. took place in Bank of France shares. The final quotations were :—For money : Three per Cents., 76fr. 90c.; Four-and-a- Half per Cents., 101 fr. 90c. For the end of the month : Three per Cents., 76fr. 80e. ; Four-and-a-- Half per Cents., 101 fr. .50e. Bank Stock, 2,6351 r. Northern, 854 fr. ; Paris and Orleans, 1,0901'r.; Paris and Strasbourg, 902 fr. 30e. ; Paris and Lyons, 897 fr. 50e. ; Paris and Rouen, 1030 fr.; Lyons to the Medi terranean, 717 fr. 50e. ' • Western of France, 725 fr.; Rouen and Havre, 490 fr. SPAIN, The Clamor Publico of the 9th mentions a report that General Narvaez, as a proof of his submission to the Queen, will, before returning to Spain, apply for a passport for Vienna. Letters from Paris also contain the report that the quarrel between this personage and the royal family approaches a settlement. On Wednesday the mar shal, who has lately arrived in the French capital, had a very long conference with the Queen Mother. On leaving the royal presence it was remarked that the marshal appeared very well satisfied with the re sult of his interview. AUSTRALIA. The private letters received by the last Australian mails at Southampton and its neighbourhood contained generally good news. A. highly intelligent young man, Of Millbrook, near Southampton, write' from the Forest Creek diggings, on the 16th of February last, as follows ; " In this district there are about 100,000 gold diggers. As to the gold regions being soon worked out, is child's talk. There will be gold for years to come yet. Notwith- Winding the numbers of people, the greatest order and de. comm prevails. The Sabbath is kept far more rigidly than in England. We have made 3 lbs. of gold since Christmas. One thing I feel up here is the want of books. When we came up we had to pay 6d. per pound carriage for every thing we brought, so that we have nothing but what is in dispensable. Many persons suffer from bad eyes. The heat of the sun by day and cold at night causes inflamma tion. The flies are terrible pests ; they care nothing about sager or anything sweet." Another young man, who went out from Tatton and has been out there six months, writes on the Ist March : lam now brickmaking at Prahran, in the bush. I can manage to clear 41. a week. I have bought some land, and shall make bricks on my own account. The price of bricks is 101. a thousand. Tell that if there are any vessels coming out to Australia from Southampton, I shall be glad of a cargo of fir weather boards, any size in general use for building, as all the houses are built of wood where I am, and a tremendous price is paid for it." -••• • • • Several persons in Southampton and its neighbourhood have had specimens of gold tent them by their children or friends. News has reached that town also that several per sons from the Ordnance map-office in Southampton have safely arrived in Australia. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. A telegraphic despatch, dated Corfu, July 10, and transmitted through Vienna, states that two political refugees there had killed an Englishman. They were both arrested, tried, and sentenced to be hanged on the 11th inst. ADMIRAL CORRY. POWIRMOUTEI, FRIDAY, 8 F.Y. The Agamemnon, 91, screw, with Admiral Corry on board, has just come in sight, on her return to the Spithead fleet. The wind is blowing a gale from tho S.W., and the fleet have struck topmasts, &c, RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IN TUE WEST.—A letter from Vienna state. that a great number of Russians, who were residing there, have set off for St. Petersburg, in con sequence of the imperial ukase, which enjoins all Russian subjects to return to their country every two years, and pass three months there, under pain of having their property confiscated. By this means, and with the aid of his spies, the Russian autocrat governs his subjects as effectually at Vienna, Paris, or London, as at Moscow or Kief. OBERNHOF MINING COMPANY.—Yesterday a spe cial meeting of this company was held at the affices, in Threadneedle-street, for the purpese of receiving a financial statement, together with an account of the operations at the mine ; Mr. John Brown in the chair. The particulars of mining operations to the 30th June, 1853, were u lows :—To stock of metals and ore, as per inventory, Feb. 13, 18.53, 1,1821. 10s. 10d.; working cost, including as per account, 1,2011. 3e. 6d. ; balance to profit and loss, 1,8741. 16s. lid .; total, 4,2581. lls. 3d.—By sales, as per account, 2,6161. 6s. 3d.; stock, Jane 30th, as per inventory, 1,6421. 61. ; total, 4,2581. lls. 3d. The capital account showed a balance in the hands of the bankers amounting to 3,270/. 7s. Bd. The accounts were unanimously adopted, and a dividend declared of five per cent. for the las three months—being at the rate of 'lO per cent. per annum t . The proceedings then terminated. VD, court. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince of Waive and attended by the 11. m. Eleanor Stanley, Ci.lonel B At eerie. and Lieutenant• Colonel the lion. A. C rdon, visi•esi the Zoological Gardena in the Begent's.paik yestex.iry morning. The - Duchess of Kent visited her Majesty and Prim:* Albert Tcsurday, at Buckingham Palace. lier Majesty, attended by the Viscountess J.,celyn, Col. I Bouverie, and Lieutenant.Culonel F. 11. Seymour, v'sited the Duchess of Gloucester, at hit. residence, Glot.es stet House, Piccadilly, yesterday. The Queen, attended by the Viscountiss Jocelyn, lion. Eleanor Stanley, lion. Flora Macdonald, Lord Colonel Bouverie, and Licuteuant•Colonel F. It. y or, honoured the perfornmace of the German Plays ugh her presence last evening. The Ducht as of Kent, sttendsd by Lady Anna Maria Dawson and Sir George Coup, r, also ho. uoured the performance with her presence. Mr. J. liillvard Cameron (from Canada) had an inter view with the Duke of :Newcastle Nesterd.q. Me. lrot.„ C.E., had Lao an interview with the noble duke at the Colaniaboffice. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yeverilay from the Governor of Gibraltar. Dmpstchtv were acct yesterday to the Governor-General of Canada. DRAMA. HAN MARK ET. The Haymarket ecueon terminated last night when Mr. Buekstone had his Ives ht. The Louse was crowded in every put. The entertainments of the evening consisted of Mr. Stirling Clyne's pleasant two •tst cora( dr, P,esented at Court, acted with great spirit, and recii:ed with much applause; Mr. Burkdone's Ascent of Moon! Parnassue, Iw:formed for toe nine'yflfth time; the ta ! vourite farce of The Rome, Diamond; ana the divertisse- nicht Lie lioarainO School Bail. Mr. Buckstone, who performed his part of Geoffry Wedderburn in Blr. Cop :..'s drama, ry2eived a most cordial reception when be I.:e -1 tented himself. Ile acted with immense spirit a:A the richest humour, kteping the audience in a roar Aurine the whole pl,ne. At the end of the .!,cent of .ilu:int l',.r saassue, he elm , . forward and delivered the f 'lowing :,11- . dress, which was isterrur.4•o hr hr , a , .....• h..•••••• • f •,•,. • ... , , and followed by loud and contiLuac cheering tram .a: I )..rta 1 of the house : "Ladies and Gentlinen,—According to etinon. at :lie close of r teatou, and the announcement in the Mil. .ha day, I venture this evening to address a f e w word,. to yr.', not only to Este my intentions for the future, Lot t you for tha warm and generous pttronago I have la eei, .1 from you during the few months I have held this e. A patronage that leads me to hope whatever may 1, ii,o vicissitudes of management, that I shall eveutmlly flab tuse toreeretheving had the courege to coo,tti:ter‘ . I came into this theatre, ladies and gentlemen, las: List,r, an.l tinier no orilit.ary difficulties, close upon t,te expira tion of Mr. Wi.hster's hci,ourab.e career of pi -Ace's and with bat tea days to prepare a new piece for the upe.t. leg ni„tht, end as that new piece was the Ascent of :Vona Parnasst.s, I am sure you will liekuostledge that the bi. 4 1 - was made of the short space a lotted to me while derittg the sixteen week's of my first brig[ season there have been produced, in addition to Pus limos and several revivals, two new pays, two lit 3 comedies, and a lane ; and whatever may have been their Lie rite, they were all written by persons of high lilt racy tepc•e, Etch the novelties enjoyed a fair average run; ai,d lum :read to add that not one of them was mkt it from the French. In making this statement of what 11. ts been dune in so short a time, I ant sure I shall escape the charge of inactivity. As regards the future, ladies and geutleretio, s,viral alterations will be made in tho theatre, mute espe cially behind the curtain. A new stage will he construe•. d. the broovos wilt tie carried three feet higher, so that the scenes will be loftier, and appear to much greater advan tage titan they have hitherto done ; excavations will 14 made below to effect what is technically called " sinking and rising ;" though some may consider that quite un n(cossary, as to sink and rise, and to rise and sink, is too often the characteristic of all management. But while such alterations m - ty assist scenic display, it is not my intention to change the class of entert,tn ment, which for more than a century has been associated with this theatre. I still wish to con tinue it, as the first house iu Lemke for Euel.,h comedy, play, and farce, yet at the same tune pos sessing the power, as regards show, to compete with my spirited rivals, whenever it may bo thought expedient to do so, (specially at Christmas, I contemplate producing, for the first time in the Haymarket, a grand comic panto mime. The theatre will also undergo a thorough r; pair and redecoration, while several alterations will be made in the audience portion of the building, to secure comfort teed conetttience for my patrons; though as to decorations, !edits mid gentlemen, nothing at any time can surpass in beauty the decoration I now behold—a full house : for, let a theatre Ito ever so splendidly decorated, it will gee oys look melancholy when those shabby and miserable wretches are present relied empty benches. In my programme at the comment etnent of the season, several authors' teatime were published who had furnished rue pieces; some have already been produced, and tke rest will appear in the courae of the season. While, in addition to souse of the first dramatists of the day who have promised me their aid, Mr. Planate will resume his brilliant pen for your stuattoonatot, sod though Mr. Duohotoue way out N erds ascend Parnassus, he will no doubt be found, with the assistance of his author, trying to get up semi:the g or other. Of the company, ladies and gentlemen, while all the old favourites will remain, I shall be constantly adding new talent to it whenever it can be discovered. We well know, according to the quotation from the tragedy of Cato, it is not iu the power of mortals to command success,' though I must confess my inability to conclude the quota tion, after the fashion of a certain country manager, who announced that he'd 'do more than that, he'd du without it.' No, ladies and gentlemen, though we cannot at all times command the smiles of that radiant goddess, I will do my best to endeavour to deserve them. And now, ladies and gentlemen, again thanking you for your patronage at the close of my trial trip 'in the little but good ship the Haymarket, and with fair hopes fur the future, till October next I respectfully bid you farewell." THE NEW CAB LAW. Robert Parsons, the driver of cab No. 473, was summoned before Mr. Henry, at Bow-street, for rifi.,mg to carry Mr. Benjamin Webster from Old Brompton to the London•bridge railway station, without a pre‘iotis agree ment u to the amount of fare. Mr. Webster stated that he engaged the defendant's cab to convey his daughter, and two other ladies, with himself, from his residence at Old Brompton to the Dover railway terminus. The defendant allowed the luggage to be placed on the cab, and the ladies to get comfortably seated, and then—theta being no more than sufficient time to catch the express train for Paris—he said to complainant, "sow I don't mean to take you, my man, till I know what you mean to give me. My charge is 6e." He accompanied these observations by placing his arm round complainant's waist, and tapping him in a knowing manner. Witness asked him bow be made G. of it, and intimated that ho should not pay mote than his legal demand under the new act, which would be Is. 6d. fare, 6d. each for two extra persons, and say 6d. for the luggage, making 4s. in all. Upon this the defendant began to open the door of the cab, and to order the ladies out; but complainant, seeing that the delay of getting another cab would cause them to lose the train, was compelled to consent to the extortion. On reaching the station, be offered the man 6s. under protest; but the defendant took the money, and begged witness once or twice, in a jeering manner, " not to lose his temper," although he had really maintained the most perfect cool ness from the first, having resolved to take oat a summons. The defendant, who had tried hard to get the matter settled out of court, by obsequiously admitting his offence and apologising to Mr. Webster, now, for the first time, set up an additional claim for a broken window, caused, as be alleged, by the complainant's groom in shutting the door of the cab. _ _ _ Mr. Webster said be remembered that when the door was closed a piece of the glass, which was already broken, fell out ; but not a word was said upon this subject at the time. Mr. Henry observed that this was obviously an after thought, and, even if it had been otherwise, it had nothing to do with the offence charged in the present summon., which was fur refusing to take a fare without a previous stipulation as to the amount to be paid. Now the defendant must be taught that no dictation of this kind will be per mitted under the new system. Cabmen were sent out by their proprietors to obey the calls of the public, and there was ample protection for them if their legal fares were not duly paid. No one could calculate the inconvenience which might have been occasioned to Mr. Webster, or to any one else under similar circumstances, if he had lost the train by the defendant's refusal to go the distance without the pay ment of an exorbitant demand. Mr. Henry then ordered the defendant to pay a tine of 21., and suspended his license for a month ; adding, that if Mr. Webster had chosen to proceed against him, for his insolent language also, he would have committed him to prison for a month. THE CROWN PRINCE OF HANOVER.—According to letters received from Hanover, it appear§ that the Crown Prince became decidedly affected with the measles immediately upon his arrival in Hanover, having probably caught the disease from the Prince of Wales. YELLOW FEVER.—The new regulation issued by Sir William Pym respecting yellow fever and the West India steam2rs is, that if it is found necessary to place packet in quarantine at Southampton, all persons on board in good health, who can make a declaration Sis,k4hty have had in the course of their lives anythit 11148114.,1avez, may be suffered to land. • ••• •!! ;4• Awe, ? v j -.:'• 3 J f :..,...,..NA'