The Express. — London, England, 1856-06-25 00:00:00

4 "1 1 cos exproo. alebblbessebe lebWesibi• -;r Tie — liPie;b7l;eMe mg be el*. 0114•00.1Issmorlerirost,by Tee *Vest ea lbw ea et pullowlee. NUM WATER AT Two Dav—llannag. Im. 114Kosaaw—Ilirals& SO. iitlas. ft. Sam. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25. ON Monday night Lord PALMERSTON munieously explained, to the repreeentari•e of Pro IX. and the Xing of NAPLES in the English House of Commons, that the Sardinian Loan Bill is not introduced to enable the Sardinian Government to revolutionise Italy. As this is the simple truth, then was no harm in telling it, though it was already known to all the world. But Lord PALMFJUTTON accompanied the ex planation with a remark, of which the Liberals of England have a right to demand an explanation in turn. Lord PALMERSTON said that Her MAJESTT'S Go vernment " was anxious to support the Sardinian Government in that enlightened and liberal courts which it had so honourably pursued; and if that which was not the case at present should occur— if the Sardinian Government should be animated by schemes of aggression —the British Government would use all the influence it possessed to dissuade it from such a course." It is at any time a scurvy turn to play a friend whose honour and integrity are above suspicion, to proclaim ostentatiously in public how you will treat bim if he turn knave. This smacks of Mrs. Candour's way of deal ing with her friends. Now this is exactly what Lord PALMERSTON hu done to the Sardinian Govern ment in his hypothetical statement of how he will act towards it if it assume an eggicssive policy towards the other Italian Powers. The whole con duct of the Sudinian Government tends to plain it above any such unworthy suspicion. And the time at which Lord PALMERSTON has seen fit to throw out the insinuation is singularly ill chosen. Two things are at this moment obvious to the dullest and most superficial observer. The first Is, that Austria is everywhere scattering insinuations that Sardinia is not supported by France and England. The object of these repro sentations is, in the first place, to make Sardinia dis trustful of the Western Powers; and in the second place, to diminish the influence of Sardinia in the councils of the Italian States. The second thing al luded to is that Austria, and its umbra the King of NAPLES, are strenuously endeavouring to pick a quarrel with Sardinia. One of the charges against the political prisoners now on their trial at Naples is, that they assembled at a coffee-house ostensibly to play dominoes, but in reality to read revolutionary book.. Among the revolutionary books enumerated is " The History of Lombardy, by Massimo D'Aze, tato." Again, on the third day of the trial, the At torney-General read a letter from the Neapolitan Con sul in Genes, in which it was stated that it was ute less seek for information from the Piedmontessautho- rides, as everything in that kingdom was in disorder. The Court of Nspies is using its sham Court of Jos tics as a channel through which to represent Sar dinia to the world as in a state of revolution, and the centre of a revolutionary propaganda. Meanwhile the Cabinet of Vienne, in the circular note of Count Bret., insinuates the same charge; and by its ostentatious military preparations—such a the assembling its annual ramps of instruction before the usual time, sad close upon the Piedmont... fron tier, and the streagtheeing of its frontier garrisons --seeks at one. to provoke the Sardinian Goveronsent to a collision, and to prepare itself to crush Sardinia if the Government show itself to be so provoked. At such a crisis, it Is the duty of an English Minister to express loudly and explicitly his 0001130000 in and his entire sympathy with the Sardinian Government —not to scatter ambiguous words which its enemies may make subeervient to their own purposes. In so far as Lord PALNERSTOW himself is can ons& we have no doubt that his views and wish.., with regard to Sardinia and Itsly, are worthy of an English statesman. But we are sorry that truth eon*. we to state that we have not the same reli ance upon all his colleagues. And worse than this, we have but too good reason to believe that the &I -SA Cabinet, at this moment, draws its information respecting the agars of Italy from a tainted soon.. On, information from Florence pluses it beyond our power to doubt that Lord NORMANBY is now playing the same game with regard to Italy that Lord Pox. BONDY did with regard to Vienna. Lord PONSONBY took upon trust everything that was told his by Prises ScIiWAIMILX3IIIIO ; and Lord NORMANDY re seives with implicit faith all that is communicated to him from Austria and Parma. He sees Italy through Austrian spectacles; he stop. his ears against every statement that is not consistent with %hat the Austrian authorities and the Parmesan Cams:ilia tell him. The oldest and best friends of Lord Non matrix look sad when the subject is mentioned— shake their heads, sod admit that b• is a changed man, that his intellect is paralysed, His mere pre sence at Florence does infinite harm. It is not merely that his reports are likely to mislead the English Government ; his notorious devotion to Austria and the Court of Parma inspire all the Sea fedisti tied other supporters of misrule with a mod dent belief that the Court and Cabinet of England are 00 their aide. It immediate and decided steps are not taken to counteract this fatal impreesion, the sonesquemess will be most calamitous. The Sardines Government is at this moment the only bulwark between Italy and revolution. The misgovernment which prevails in all the other Italian States and territories is driving men mad. It is only by the ascot inosseant and streanous self-control that the patriots of Italy can restrain themselves. But they look to the constitutional Government of Sardinia and its happy results. They persuade themselves that a Govern mint so entirely animated by Italian sentiment, so admirably organised both in civil and military respects, it duly supported by England and France, may be able to persuade the other Governments of Italy to adopt a humane, a rational, an Italian policy. In this hope they are contented to remain patient a little longer. Take away this hope, and to.morrow we shall have aimless, isolated insurrectionary move meats in every town and district of the Peninsuks. This is exactly what Austria wishes —e premature explosion, to afford her a pretext for military inter vention before Italy is prepared to resist. To this end Austria seeks to sow distrust of England in Italy ; to this end Austrian emissaries are instigating the rash and thoughtless in every Italian province; to this end Austrian armies are being concentrated on the frontiers of Piedmont Bat Austria will not dare to move if the English Government declare promptly, and without reserva eion, its unalterable resolve to uphold beam, and liberal government in Italy, and Sardinia, as the visible representative of the constitutional party in Italy. The honour and interest of England are too simply dammed In the adoption of Inch a coarse by its Go►ereeeeuq to admit of any choice on the sub ject being left to Ministate. The people of England ought to speak out without delay. In the present equal balance of parties no Minister will dare to re• sist the popular raceme each a question. Why does not some member of the Hoses of Commons, whose political position and personal character give him weight, sell upon Ministers to explain their views with regard to Italy ? a number of ladies, with their young children, from the horrors of Lawrence, when these rovers came up, and seized the hones. The weeping women remon strated, sad asked what they were to do, and where they could go. "Go to hell r was the answer. The drink brought in over the Missouri fron tier seems to have demoralised the United States troops, so that they are as bad as the Border Ruffians themselves. They have fired upon women repeatedly, and shot innocent travellers. An escort furnished by the pro-slavery party has failed to protect women against the pickets from Fort Leavenworth, the soldiers ordered out by the Paasf- DENT himself. The free settlers could obtain no ia terferenoe from the troops when their town was sacked and burned ; bat when they retired and oon gregated at Topeka for self-defence the soldiers were ordered out to suppress or disperse them. The best men of the community seem to be in the hands of the Border Ruffians, or put to flight by them; and, at the latest date, they were threatening the lives of the Commissioners from Congres• The perpetration of that murder would settle the business. It would raise the whole Union to &veep the fats of its cam . - minioned servants; and therefore we are disposed to think that those gentlemen will come to no harm. General POMEROY has escaped in safety to New Rag land, where he will arouse plenty of aid, if it does but arrive in time, and in a sufficient body to force a passage through the spies and guards and de coys on the river, and the band, of ruffians beyond. The people's Governor, REEDER, has escaped in the disguise of "a deck-band "on board a steamer. He arrived worn out at Chicago, where he will effectu ally plead the cause of the bona fide settlers. His heroic wife braved all dangers, in discharge of the most important commission of the time. She carried, concealed on her won, the first batch of the evi dence obtained by the Congressional commission. We grieve to see that General ROBINSON is in the hands of the marauders,—he who, by his admirable military arrangements, preserved Lawrence so long. The Secretary of State under Governor REEDER, I Judge SCHVYLER, is a prisoner; and eo is the Judge of the Supreme Court, Judge CONWAY. One of the lending statesmen, Imam, is in the hands of the ruffian; and Mr. BROWN, the intrepid and faithful editor of the chief newspaper,—the Beraid of Freedons,—which was destroyed when Lawrence was burned. This unfortunate gentle man; had a home at Lawrence—wife and children, and a married sister and ker family. This sister went to see her brother after his arrest, and was fired upon by the United States sentries. On that occasion, the PRESIDENT'S Sheriff, Mr. JONES, told ker that private houses and unoff.nding persons would be safe in Law ream; and she, therefore, remained at home. When ' her house was invaded, and threatened with pillage, she went to the Sheriff, reminded him that her hus band, as well as her brother, was in prison, and that he had promised protection to her home and family. She asked if he had a wife, and whether he could not feel for her case. She could not move him, and returned to find that the Sheriff's posse had used the time of her absence to pillage and gut her dwelling. Their language drove her to frenzy, and she fled, with her three infants, across the prairie, and bid herself in the thickets. No well-disposed neighbour can help her to escape, for all the settlers' horses are stolen by night, when not openly levied by day ; and she cannot be defended on the spot, because the Palsiourr's banditti possess themselves of all arms that see the daylight. They exhibit their United States muskets, and assume to act by autho rity. They intercept the mail, and read the letters. Among other deeds they have shot two gentlemen from Connecticut. Connecticut has heard of it; and a meeting has been held at Newhaven which will be hoard of again. Such is the issue of an enterprise which was conceived in iniquity and born in sin, that of repealing the Missouri Compromise, in order to spread slavery north-westwards, as well as to the south. Kansas was thought the safest place to begin upon—covered as that territory is by Miamian and Arkansas. Time will show whether it is so. There is no doubt of the free settlers constituting four-fifths of the resident population; but, the Pae an:olNT having put forth his authority against them, they are disarmed, plundered, the leaders with halters round their necks, and the people disorganised and scattered. It is only for a time, and a short time. lowa is well disposed ; and through lowa, men, arms, money, and provisions of all sorts will pour in. Ample preparations are made for this. The question is, whether, amidst the vast distances of that conti nent, they will be in time tosses the Hemet Pirace's martyrs. IT uto be hoped that we are somewhat better geographers in regard to the Western World than oar grandfathers were when they disposed of the lands which are now the muse and the scene of the &roe straggle which imperils the Union; yet we hear people asking every day whore Kansas is, end . . what Nebraska means. We need not recite the wars and rumours of wars that have arisen out et the ignorance in which boundary lines were agreed upon by negotiators, or decreed by potentates or in constitution.. Mountain chains which do not exist —rivers which run south or north, instead of east or west—lakes which lie several degrees out of their supposed beds—frontiers of this visionary kind have been the perplexity of diplomatists ever since diplomacy existed. But never was there a more unmanageable case of such geo graphical ignorance than that of our old English government, when it gave to Virginia a patent for lands extending to—thane is no saying where; as similar wild grants to other colonies clashed with that to Virginia. All that could be ascertained was, that the Virginia patent claim extended to the Northern lakes, and away north-west of the Ohio, "to the Pacific." The States began to quarrel about their lands after the revolution, and as there was no standard of reference by which their claims might be divided, WASHINGTON advised that each State should fix its own boundaries, and then throw the residue into a common stock, to be explored, sur veyed, and need as the nation expanded. Virginia led the way in this sensible and honourable procedure. She fixed her own boundary, and the General Govern ment made terms with the people resident on the excluded lands which lay north-west of the Ohio. The residents and General WASHINGTON were en tirely sgreed as to the evil of slavery, and the terms were that it should never be established on that ter ritory, and that when the due population was attained the territory should be divided into states, which were not to be lees than three, nor more than five. This compact was made in 1787; and out of it has arisen that group of pro.- perces free states, lying between the Ohio and the northern lakes, and east of the Mississippi, which separated them from the French territory, sold to the United States in 1803. Ths flourishing condition of Ohio, Icdiana, and Illinois, in comparison with their opposite neighbours, Virginia, Kentucky, and Mis souri (all under the curse of slavery), is a thread bare topic, which we need not exhibit. We refer to it only because it helps to account for the strong interest felt by English people in the " prairie country" of America. The Americans are always surprised afresh at the inquiries of European travellne about the prairies ; and some, having heard of the European taste for ruins, have reported that the strangers wars in search of the old u priories." There prairie landaus now thickly peopled (thickly, in comparison with their opposite neighbours) by the descendants of European immigrants, and by settlers from the New England Suttee. Pioneers and immi grants of the same order as those who settled Ohio a quarter of a century ago must now go further, " to fresh fields and pastures new." They cannot go further north than Wisooosin, which touches the boundary of our possessions; so they go west of lowa and Missouri—that is, to Nebraska and Kansas. And what sort of a 00eutry to thin f L. it a prairies country P Yes, in part; and Kansas particularly has wide reeohen of prairie. A glance at the map will show how regularly, almost parallel, the rivers run, from west to east—from their mountain sources to the great rivers which carry their waters down to the Gulf of Mexico. These rivers for the most part cut a deep channel for themselves in the soil, which is thus drained into ravines, and left it, high condition for cultivation. Where the river beds are rocky there are occasional inundations, by which a fertile sediment is deposited on the pastures, and they are prepared for cultivation in their turn. This is the fair land, so tempting to settlers from the out— wore tempting than the forests of the Mississippi valley ever were or could be. The prairie soil is almost ready for the seed; the "oak openings" afford timber for dwelling*, and shade for cattle, without musing swamps like forest wood•atting, and the consequent fever and ague. The fawns owns out of the cover in the marling ; and theca= swim the river on their way home at night. If the buffalo has goes westward, ea have the bears and wolves, for the most part, while the pigeons remain in the thickets, and the fish in the streams. The emigrants' children bring in straw berries by pailfuls is the season, and lapfuls of prairie flowers, of all hese, for eight months in the year. The swine take are of themselves under the oaks and beech copses near the chalky bluffs. In this favoured country the Indiana flourished more than in the extremes climates to the north and south; and when the buffalo and the wild horses lived in myriads between those rivers, there were clusters of wig wams in the hollows, and rows of them along the bluffs, where now the farmer has fenced is his fields, or traders have built their villages, and thrown out their piers into the great rivers. A national fret, Fort Leavenworth, the hospitalities of which have been aelebeated by British travellers, has for many years afforded a sense of security to immigrants by keeping the Indians in check; and a company of United States soldiers is always sta tioned there. Such wee Kansas when it was recog nised at %gingko. as a Territory, and made the unhappy pretence for repealing the Missouri Com promise. After the recognition, the town of Lew niece expanded into a eat of capital. The Emigrant AM Association muted a large hotel to receive their travellers on arrival. A church had been, of course, the first objeet, and a postoffios, a printing-ofiloo, and streets of house followed. A few immigrants free the south had brought slaves with them, and were unmolested ; but the bulk of the settlers were farmers accustomed to the institutions of the free States, and desiring no other. They chose their governor, and made their arrangemests for being governed on the republican principles on which they had been brought up. What followed everybody knows, and we need not repeat. After the first incursion of strangers from Missouri, all was distress and danger, the tyranny of the strong hand, and the treachery of a partial, corrupt, and powerful government. The latest arrival of returned settlers, both to the southern and northern States, affords us information of the present state of that rich and lovely territory. Formidable as the Indians were in early days, there is a prowling foe more formidable now. Troops of southern immigrants, some say to the number of hundreds, constitute a roving banditti, very like that of Greece, or Calabria, or the Banish States. They levy contributions from the scattered farms; search the travellee's luggage ander pretence of the " tres ses" of the time, pet on his clothes, pocket his money, and detain his arms. They help themselves with horses wherever it suits them. A team of good horses in a travelling waggon lately was carrying di It is stated by a morning paper, that the Bishop of London has actually sent iu Ids resignation of the Spiv:onto, on amount of his matiased ril health, 11.114 then is a rumour that the Bishop of DIIr ham intends to brow the trample. We have bent so lately misled by a premature ensouncemeat coacerstag soother vacant sae, that we must detain to accept either of these statements until they are ofildelly confirmed. THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 185 e: glit Court. The Queen Queen held a Privy Council and Court at Breda ;barn Patios yesterday atteriooe. Ma Privy Council was 'needed by Prim /Ant, Viscount Palesrstoo, Pint Lord of the Treasury ; Sir George any, Secretary of State for the Bosse Deitsrlassut Berl of Clarendon, Secretary of Slats for Foreign Affairs ; Lord Paamure. Secretary of State for War ; Sir Charles Wood, First Lord of the Adminlty ; the Bight Boa. H. Verne Smith, Freakiest of the Board of Control ; the Bight Hos. M. T. Balms, Chased/or of the Badly of Leseaster ; Marl Bower, Lord litevsard ; Marquis of Breadalbaair, Lord Chamberlain ; end the Doke et Wellington, Master of the Horse. Her Majesty baring beau pleased to appetat tee Right Hon. John Viscomit Sydney to Us Lord Liestosaut of th. Cousty of Kest, hie lordship took the customary oaths bir fore the Clams to CousciL The Queen Livia' brew plumed to appoint the Right Hos. Aethony, lad of Shaftesbury, to be Lord Lieut.- trent of Dureetabire, thr noble earl likewise took the usual oaths. The How. William Bathurst was the Club of the Cassell ia Welded. At du boort the Hoe. John Coccus Bligh had an sad'• nos of the Qaeen spas retiring Bova his post as Bash Minister to the King of Hanover. Mr. Bligh was preoented by the Earl of Clarendon. Mr. Artbor C. Msgeols, the Queen's Bn.oy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Sweden aed Norway, was presented to her Majesty at ea audience by the Eon of Clarendon, as returning from liteekbains. Mr. Crompton, late Envoy Extrsocanaty sad Million Plenipetentiaty to the Coital Stet.. of Amnia, was Fre. scored to her Midget, at ea watiense by ths Earl of Cla rendon. _ _ Puooaat Palmioner" Sir amp Chey, end the Earl of Clarendon bed andimoses dabs Gem. Her Mejarty was asseaded by Ifealafarabal Visonat Cosabermerie, Odd Welt la Walling the art el !gallium*, Trmarer of this ifeemkold ; Lsia Swat Dame, Vice. Cheraberlala ; Visional D Comptroller of the Reseshold ; Lord Rim re, Lead to Waitia( ; sad Geseral air idward Bowater. aroma la Waking. The Priam Consort rode on horseback with the Prince of Wa R les yeetarday morales, awarded by Captain the Has D. do ue. -- Icrooe ?Merl& William of Presets, attended by Licitness.':hunt Bares Ilehreekresetein, left Bark- Ingham-pities shortly beton bar o'clock yesterday anu ses& for Claremont, to pay • slat to the Coasters de Meanly. Hie Royal illphsess travelled by the Bust le. Writes Railway, sad returned to the raw* about urea o'clock, _ The Rattan of Hat visited the Qom. Prim Arthur sad the Primmer, Relies tad Louie visited the Dachas of Rimester et Gletetster-Yeses. Prises Albert aid Prises Prederlsk of Presets helmeted the AttelpSi Theatre mit► theft pp►rsoaem is the amino. I. misnames were Lord Rivets, Rena Lord Chaim Filmy, sad Capamia the NAL D. deter. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. HOMEWARD FROM THE CRIMEA. WAR DEPARTMENT, lons 25. The following vessels passed the Brigham, on their way to England on the 22nd and 23rd in stant:—Norman, with 66 men of the Ist Dragoon Guards; Brunswick, with the 96th Regiment, and 400 men of the 20th Regiment; Majestic, with the 18th Regiment; her Majesty's ship Exmouth, with the 4th Foot; Tonning, with 91 men of the 12th Human, and 88 man of the Royal Artillery; her Majesty's ship Leopard, with men of the Land Trans port Corps; Hispaniola, with ditto. THE ARMIES IN THE CRIMEA. Marshal Pelletier has made known that, from the 6th of July, the Allied Generals will mate to exercise any authority in the Crimea. _ _ The Marshal was preparing on the 14th, when the last despatch left, to depart on board the auxiliary propeller the Bretagne. At Marseilles a grand *e is to be got up for his reception. The Allies hate surrounded with a palisade the ground where their dead are buried. TURKEY. Constantinople letters of Juno 18, state that the concession of the new bank has been adjudged to an English company, of which Mr. Layard is the di rector. The manager, of the Constantinople bank are MM. Black and Ranson. A sanguinary contest has taken place in the neigh bourhood of Maslak between some Croatiansemployed as day labourers in the gardens and some Turkish soldiers. The soldiers picked a few strawberries without permiasion, when a quarrel ensued, which ended in the death of one man and fifteen others wounded. The armed force came up in time to pre vent further mischief, and took the combatants into custody. The Ports continues to send troops into the interior to secure the maintenance of tranquility. The government, according to all accounts, was not very well satisfied with the decision of the Divan of Moldavia in favour of the union of the Principalities. The Porte persists in its opposition to the measure, and if the Western Powers should insist on its being carried into effect, disastrous complications may 13 the result. TEE PRINCIPALITIES. BERLIN, MONDAY EVRNINO. We learn from the Principalities that all the prin ciple inhabitants of Jassy, nobles and others, have agreed on a representation to the allied commiesionere, demanding —l, the union of the Principalities under a prince of one of the reigning families of Europe (not of the neighbouring states) ; and, 2, the establishment of a capital in the centre of the new state. The Porte ii also reported to have addressed a note on the subject to the powers interested in the matter, stating—That the union of the two provinces under one sovereign would endanger the onserainty of the Porte over them; and that whilst the instruc tions to the Turkish commissioners are to assist in everything that can benefit the Principalities and their people, they are equally firm in forbidding them to consent to anything that may weaken the Porte's suzerainty. A letter from Vienna of the 19th, in the Bourn (Mune, says :—" In a conference between Prince Gortchakeff and Count Buol, it was decided that a document should be drawn up, in which should be enumerated, in a distinct form, the points on which Austria agrees with the Western Powers in the ques tion of the Principalities, as also those points on which she entertains different idols. It would, therefore, appear that direct negotiations will be carried on between the powers, in reference to the organisation of the Principalities, before the delibe rations of the commission commence, and that the result will form the basis of these deliberations." The Austrian Correspondence states that the ru mour to the effect that Odessa was to be converted into a flee port is officially denied. We learn by the Crimean news of the 14th that General Joukowski, the governor of the Crimea, has given notice that the merchandise which may remain at Ksmiesch and at Balaklava will have to pay a re gular customs duty; the dealers have given up the idea of remaining in the Crimea, and are preparing to leave en nesse. From St. Petenburg we learn that the government his issued a proclamation inviting persons wishing to go abroad to apply personally for their passports, and not to obtain them through third parties, who plead the extreme difficulty of obtaining them to ex tort large sums of money, whereas nothing is now easier, u all the hitherto existing regulations and formalities to be gone through are abolished. Any one can now obtain a passport for the one uniform fee of 60 copecks (about 25.) and the value of the stamp, which mounts to 100, 60, or 25 silver roubles, according to the rank and station of the applioant. GERMANY. The Bourse Gazette of Berlin says :—" The com mercial propositions of Freesia have been submitted to the conferences of Eisenach. They consist of notable reductions in the tariffs of corn, rice, dried fruit, and iron ; and Prussia proposes that the favours accorded to maritime navigation shall also be con. ceded to fluvial communications." A letter from the Hague gives the following de tails on the subject of the ministerial crisis which has taken play in Holland : The Oroenbte, or ultra-pretestent ratty, dominates in the pverrimental regions, and the eliminate which it has Is the Van Hall Cabinet have succeeded is bringing shoat the espalsioa of the moderate acesabers. The following semiestioas are saamased ea likely to appear vary shortly is the journals:—M. Chyme Van /kabinet, Preekleat of the Second Chaather, will, it is said, obnia the portfolio of foreign skin; Id. Simms, director of the Academy at Delft, bowsaw Minister of the teenier ; and M. Tan der Brunettes, Pre eldest of the Tribes," of the First "esteem of is to be placid at the bead of the department of Janice. The tint of them patlemse has always bees opposed by the Roman Catholics, wild% shows that he mast be a very Arm Proteitaat, as they do not object to vote for tolerant eastlidatee. The seemed is 1863 got petitions rigged sgalost the math= Si taw estkelie b:shoprin, sad hes always shown a &sided haellity to that religion. The third M the sew Rialeten is sae of the cat indult linden of the amniotic peaty. Time sorban will replete respestivsly M. Hell, M. Van Rhassaa, and H. Dreher Curtiss. Many believe that this sew serangemeat will sot last Wag, sad that the Rosati Caltslie &patios, salted to the seedevate Prosaism,, will sees overthrow eabiaet. °these, how ever, are el 'Salsa that the new goverment will be able' te stied its peaad. SPAIN. MADRID, Rani 23. The state of the Queen's health is satisfactory. To-day, after a public competition, the works of the Puerta del Sol were adjudged to Font, at a re• daction of thirteen millions; the result is considered excellent. The Cortes had definitively approved the bases of the organic laws on the Council of State, electoral rights, municipalities, courts of justice, the press, and the national guard. The Cortes were about to adopt the bill, authorising the government to concede the third section of the Madrid to Irun railway, namely, that which goes from Burgos to the frontier, and passes by Vittoria, Toledo, San Se bastian, and other towns. The Cortes had also de termined that, in consequence of the opposition of the Cotelonian deputies, the tariff reforms should not come into operation before September 20. A royal decree had been promulgated by the Minister of Public Works, eanctioniog the concession to Count , de Morey, and other gentlemen of the Central of France railway, of a railway running from that of Madrid to Almansa, to Cordova, and to Malaga. MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMY IN THE CRIMEA. CRIMEA, IvNs 10. Lord Gough's departure in the Banshee, Com• mender Pike, has been postponed from today till to-morrow. On Saturday he visited Sebastopol, having entered the har bour in her Majesty's ship Harpy, Lieutenant Commander Brice. Bir Henry Barnard and General Windham accom panied him. Sunday was occupied by his lordship in super intending and tasting the soup cooked by Mr. Boyer, in his Sold stoves at the 56th camp, oppwite headquarters, and visitieg the French left attack, Marshal Pelissier ordered two French engineer officers to accompany and explain on the latter trip. On Friday evening, after the investiture, Lord Gough rode through the 88th camp, Light I/ ' 'on. Yesterday, after visiting Mrs. Smasher zee he rode down to the decks by the right attack and Reda., and rowed over to the north side, to see Fort Ccnstantine. When is the Light Division he went to see his nephew's (Colonel Gough, 33rd Regiment) tcmb. Colonel Gough entered the eervice in 1827, and dig d cf his wounds shortly after the fall of the place. To-dcy Marshal Pelletier give. a grand dinner to Lord Gough, Sir William Codrington, Lord William Paulin, &c., and to-morrow Lord Gough rides to Alms, a distance of 21 miles, and cutbacks there et the mouth of the river, in the Blather, with Sir Henry Simard, K.C.8., to whom be has offered a passage home. Lord Rokeby, K.C.8., left on Saturday; 26 officers, with a detachment of Royal Artillery, proceed home in the Jura. Yesterday, the 88 h embarked at Kesa'ch, la her Ma- jelly's ship &Belli°, which is to be towed by the Fire brand steamer, 'tarrying a detachment of artillery, under the command of Captain Temple. The 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, under the command of Colonel Hill, embarked at Belaklava on Sunday, in the Kicg Philip, to be towed by the Stromboli. The acsom modation in the Kiog Philip was cep:tal, and I moot' the Fusilier Guards now regret being kept is the Crimea, so es to enable them to go home in a man-at-war screw steamer. ' There is no reason in the world why the Guards should have three good, ships like the Agamemnon, St. Jean d'Acre, and Princess Royal, if the Apollo and King Philip are considered good enough for the Rifle Brigade. The Gasr.is ere entitled to go home that, and no one grudges them that advantage, but don't ever do the job. The neat regiments to embark will be those tf the Light Div:sion, but no ships have arrived. Yost' r?sy a cricket match tame off between the 41st and 49th Hegimenu, when the latter were victorious by three w eke.' to go down. The 95tb Regiment, or at least the greater portion of it, has marched to Sebutopol to aunt the three companies of Artillery under Major Hon. W. Yelverton, sad a small de tachment cf Sappers, in shipping the anchors, deck gates ►nd dock gramme, or mere properly speaking porphyry. The affluent monuments are {regressing, and the incrip tion on the one before the Redan has been changed to" lel =emery of," inste►d of " for," at noticed in soy last. The French are concentrating all their troops round Hamiesch fur imusedi.te emharka•ioa. No riti re actiog in tbestrea takes place now. The Fusi liers Light D.viaion icy they are out of pocket about as treaty pounds. The general after order of the ith, although it Cams out late, has given great satisfsction, and the origin of it is just this : 6 r Wiliam Codriogton asked Lord Gough to allow his expressions to be made known to the army by a general order, on wh:ch be wrote a most complimentary on* to the army and Sir William Codrington ; the latter only pub lished the farmer put. Mies Nightingale still lives at the Hemel Hospital, Ba laklava, but she declined being present at the investiture. Miss Weir Is likewise at the Monastery, looking after the 159 eases there. White cotton Cap covers are to be taken into weer. I am sorry to say that theft amongst the camp is becoming very prevalent. A horse worth 401. was stolen, and aAdto a Russian f .r I lase forgotten to mention that the 31st Regiment em barked at Brlaklava on Monday, in the Charity, f.r Malta GENERAL AFTER ORDER. Head Quarters, Sebast3pol, June 7,1656. The Commander of ire Forme be:levee that it evil be gra tifyieg to the army to be aware of the imp ssss ions used by General Viscount Gough, G C 8., after receiving the salute yesterday. They were as follows; "General Sir W. Codri, gton, " Having just now (Willed the orders of my Sovereign by the evrensiony of inveatth re, I am called upon to perform a most pleasing duty, to eapren to you the gratification I inu.t, as a soldier, feel at witnessing this noble display before me—a British army of which my Sovereign and country may well be proud, whose achievements history will record, exhibiting deeds 01ml-devotion, patient endurance, and daring, forming altogether a brilliant example for others to imitate, and to surpass which would tr. impossible. Never have I witnessed • display more cheering to a soldier's heart. The bronzed and ruddy countenances of the men besneak the julicions arrangements for their health and diciesOn " t". their retura to their native land I am persuaded they will be received by • grateful coun•ry with that heart felt warmth to which their noble deeds justly entitle them. "To you, General, I so indebted for being able to perform, with the dignity due to tte ore moo, the pleasing task coi• tided to me, and I pray you now to convey to your noble comrades, and to accept for yourself, my warmest thanks for the el:c•re which have Fretted and honoured my name, which I aceept as an Willsaa of goodwill towards me, and so a pro tf of my baying, during a long career, OSTllltstly and faithfully performed my daty to my country. By order. (8 igned) C. A. WINDHAM, Chief of he Staff. (TROY LAST NIONT'S OAZITTI.) DESPATCR FROM SIR W. CODRINGTON. WAR DEPARTNINT, .Tesz 24. Lord Penman) has received a despatch, of which the followiog is a copy, addressed to his lordship by General Sir William Codriagton, K.C.8.: - - - - Sebastopol, Jane 7. My Lord,—Viscount Gough strived et hcidquarters on the 4th leant ; and the iovestitare of the Order of the Bath ici)k elate hare yeeterchy. Marshal Pelletier and the r they French encore attended at the Bethel% headquartirs at 11 s.m. The English offi cere who were to receive the Insignia of the order, the Boglish aid French admirals, and many °Earn of both nations, fleets, and armies, were present. The regimes's remaining at Sebastopol, numbering eb .ut 16,000 men, wets assembled on the garden side of this house; a sort of throne, decorated with flags, formed the place of Insastituee end the troops were placed about the conftaed space in the brat oslculated for them to see and be mien. _ Havieg prneeeded t the French headquarters with a *aeon, I aecmapacied Marshal Per ' sad a large Dumber of French officers to the 'naiad. The Marshal was re ceived with a sabre of artillery cad of the other traps. Tba wsreasts of her Majesty bavialt been reed, all present joined In the r nal salute woich was elven. An address was read by Lord Gooch to the cabin of the linglish and French armies who were to be iovieted. The investitare begs& with Marshal Palmier, who wee Introduced by Admiral Sir Houston Stewart and myself, the rest of the *Seen of bath armies la smatesien. At the isonelualon of the mammy Lord Gough ant Mar shal Mower rode down the hoot of the regiments, and, Wonting to the upper pert of the ground. Lord Gough received the salute of the *bole army passes; the troops glen, three ebeen to that distinguished officer. The parade was thee dismissed. I have, ie., (Ague) W. J. CODIINGTOW. Tho Loot roman. to., to. Go soul Coosasiottioi. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (11ON 091 OWN CORRNSPONDENT.) EvEN2s,. The violent outcry of the protectionists against the bill abolishing prohibitions in the tariff has forced the government to raise the duties substituted for prohi. bilious to an amount considerably beyond what WAS at first proposed. A bill containing the modifications concedtel in the hope of calming the alarmed menu facturere was presented to the Corps Legislatif yes. terday. This evening's Paya is instructed to say that the new duties are, in the opinion of practical men, amply protective. The public is also entreated to reflect that the government can have no interest in drying up the sources of national industry, and to believe that the government being at the head of a permanent court of inquiry into the economical position of Preece, is enabled to proportion the tariff to all the necessities of the situation. By col lecting and centralising the information from various sources, which cannot be accessible at once to any private individual, the government is more able than either individual theorists, on the one hand, or those concerned in particular interests, on the other, to know what the general good of the country requires. The Pattie makes ano less earnest appeal to public confidence in this matter. It assures the protectionists that the Emperor has made no cont. pact with free trade; that he is wedded to no party but the party of right and justice; and that if, after discussion, it shall be made to appear that the pro posed duties are even yet not high enough, the government will be the first to offer to raise them. At the same time the Patric says pretty roundly that pure and simple prohibition must be considered aa thing of the past. The following is the exyost.; des motels of the bill for settling 600,000 fr. Rentes upon the heirs of the late Queen of the Belgians, the Duchess of Saxe Coburg Gotha, and the heirs of the Duchess of War. temberg : The Prince President of the Republic, being et the time invested with plenary legislative power. made a decree on January 22, 1852, which, for reasons grounded on the old public law of Preece, reyored to the awe the or operty comprised in the donation made by King ',lois reit:tee to his children on August 7, 18 . 40. This decree, maimed by a second, of March 27, 1852, has received its comtlete and regular execution. Teo a'miaistration of the domains of the crown took definitive poueulon of the reel and other property comprised in tho' donation, and has slier ated a part of it. But it has ap peared ti his Majesty that a measure prescribed by reasons of state, and justified by the ancient rale, of the monarchy, may be modified, so far as regards the three princesses, daughters of Louis Philippe. These three princesses were among the number of the king's childr. n mentioned in the act of August 7. Ate later period they settled the pro perty conferred upon them by this dotetfoo so marriage portions. The marr.age portion (dor) of a prircees who her country to enter a foreign family may be considered as one of the reasons for AA marriage. Moreover, the treaty of Paris of Msr:h 00 bee happily re-established puce between the great powers of Europa ; this treaty is doubtless destined to roam, and even to create, friendly relations between the sovereign houses of Europe. Muter these circumstances, the Empe ror has desired to adopt, with regard to these three princesses, a measure which the international character of their matrimonial contracts and the actual state of our re lations with Europe, permit the equity and benevolenee of has g. yernment to take. It is to realise this idea, that the Emperor c remands us to submit to your sanct:oe the fol lowing ferojet de loi: [ I he teat of the bill has already be en published ] At the Bourse the Rente opened with much &m -ime, at an advance of nearly half a franc upon yes terda3's prices. It was very well sustained for some time, but in the afternoon considerable sales in the parquet caused a reaction lor account. The last prices were 71fr. and 71fr. ac., being a rise of 20c. both for cash and account. Credit Mobilier rose 10fr. All the railways improved, and although the highest prices of the day were not sustained, Orleans left off with a rise of 20fr.; Eastern, 10fr.; Mediterranean and Geneva, Ifirr. each ; St. Ram. bert, 16fr. ; and other lines from 2tr. 50e. to Cdr. It has been mentioned that the Municipal Council of Nantes had desired to be allowed to offer a residence to the Imperial Prince. The Aram )logical Society of France, which happened to be sitting at Neuter when the vote was passed, have recommeeded the municipality to buy the old palace of the Dukes of Brittany, which, they say, might easily be converted into a superb palatial dwelling. M. Place, of the Societe du Credit Mobilier, was expected at Constantinople, with • view, among vs. rions other competitor', to the organise , ion of a bank. Preparations on an extensive scale were being set on foot ior his reception, and a palace at Buyukdere was on the point of being taken and furnished hand. somely. A steamer of the Menageries had been en. gaged, it was reported, for himself, family, and nu m, roue retinue, when all of a endden a telegraphic message put a full stop to the preparations, by the startling announcement of M. Place's failure. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, TUFSDAT Evritixc. The Tagus has arrived wi,b the Peninsular mails. She left Lisbon on the 19th inst. Amongst her pas. sengers is the celebrated Barbet, the French ex:le t and several Crimean heroes. It is believed that Fontes will join the present Portuguese Ministry. It is believed that Sanchez influences the finance department, although his name does not appear as one of the ministers. It is certain that some addition will be made to the present cabinet. Several places in the Portuguese Ministry are only held temporarily. The works of the Central Peninsular Railway are going on. The principal Foolish engineers have, ' however, been discharged. Font& contract with Shaw will, it is believed, be seriously altered. The result of the change of ministry has proved the strength of the progreseista cause, although Thomar and his party will be a dingeroas opposition in the House of Peers. It is believed that the peers will oppose the second article of the Thornton con tract. Our Lisbon correspondent says, " The article is regarded as a nominal mater, which eir. cumetances will never allow to be realised ;" it is as follows : Io addition to the above a c•rtifc+te shall be gives On titling the bolder of every LAW Three per Cent. Stook to one per cent. annually, or any smeller scm that m►y arise from surplus profits of the railways t be constructed out of the proposed loam, i. e , each surplus to b• odcala'ed on the basis of the I coat of in , by which the capital has beta rased for their omit/action _ • • •- - - _ The Thomar opposition intend to make this a point, and the government being most anxious to arrange with Mr. Thornton, have prevailed upon Mr. Rum. ball, a relative of that gentleman's agent at Lisbon, to proceed to England by this steamer to consult ups the propriety of omitting the obnoxious cl:use There can be little doubt that the best policy for the bondholders will be to meet the views of the govern ' ment, otherwise there are the chances of Thomar's opposition, .aid to be in mejonity on the point, and of the new elections on the dissolution of ItLe Cotter I after the 1511. July, when tae measure. it procrasti nated, will have to be debated de eon) by the sew Chambers, and there may then be fresh complicazion• Saldsnha has threatened to resign his Foss se Field-Marshal. Tnis has created a gnat sensation' All grain, except Indian corn, in to be admitted at a nominal duty until December, 18,57. Exchange at Lisbon on London, 3 0 daps, 541 to 54i; 90 days, 84r. to 54i. Parte, 100 days, 520. Hamburg, 3 month,, 49. Amsterdam, 3 month', 431. Omuta, 3 months, 517. There has been more Mr mond for paper on London this packet than there had been for some time back, and business closed with money over at 54! for 90 days. On the other carted. places no transactions of any importance have co The quotations for stock are the following :—Thwe per Cent. Inscriptions, ex div., 431 to 44 ; Bank al Portugal shares, from par to 1 per cent. prcm ; Bank of Oporto sham, from 18 to 20 per cent. prem.