The Express. — London, England, 1863-05-19 00:00:00

•••••• PARIS FIRST CLASS and LONDON PRIZE 101 DAIS. WATHERSTON and MODES; OuLDSAIITiId and JEViELLSR.9. Knantsetory, 16 Wm krietts-strest, Covent-garden; W.C., London, 2i.8 This estabhshment is closed at 6ln the evening, and as Saturdays at 1 o'clock. serclAL Nortex—TO GENTLEMEN. MR. MIL (Alfred Webb Miles), 73, Brook greet Haosveraquare, la prepared to submit for pub& appro al all the NEW THOUSERE .. PATTERNS for Spring andlilvinier; ear hiclivilT 1;e f ound In greater s Ariel> and better than ever. The continual remark of gentle men to their friends M. Wh7 pay more than len for your summer trousers! EVERYBODY KNOWS Mr. MILES removed from Bond street in le:d. OPERA FIELD, and RIFLE GLASSES. REGRETTI and MEHRA'S DOUBLE ACHROMATIC GLASS, pometsinj great power, complete In case, Ma and 425. Rent on raweipt of post-office order.-1, Batton-garden: 69, Cornhill . 114 Regent street ; and Crystal Palace, Rydenhase. Eke erpregit4. TO 0081iMPONDliNT3. advertisements intended tor &sprees' London ',ening Paper, must be at the Once, 10, bouverieetreek by Two o'clock on the day of publication. HAYMARKET. TRIG EVENING. FISH OUT OM WATER. Mr. Compton. —FINESSE. Messrs. A. Wigan. Goers. Burkstooe, Gordon, and Ferree; lira A. W Mrs. Wilklos, ALA L Angel, and Wes 1. WIigat—BULICKWRZ AT HOWL—And 111t8. WHITE. LYCEUM. TVs liSsamm, A SUDDEN ATTACK. Mews. Shore and Widdicurcb ; Mum Ramada and Mis. Lea.—And TBK MUSS MOTTO. Messrs. Feebler, note. Brougham, and Bapeond . Mom C. Leclerc% K. Terry, and Mewortby. BRITANNIA. Tog limns., SEL WIDOW AND ORM ANS.—FAITH, HOPE. AND CHARITY, with Professor Pepper s adaptation of r. Dircke's BPRDTRAL ILLUSION.—And AURORA FLOYD. HIGH WATHR AT LONDON BRIDAL Tsui DAT —llerulm 2, 67a.....Attam00e. 3b. 150. Tu.somow—llandoi. lb. Nta.....Atternoen. 31 49.1 e. LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 19. Tae anticipation that Monday, the 4th of May, would decide the fate of Hooamt or of Lazy has been disappointed. According to the latest accounts, the Federal General was busy entrench ing himself, whilst Las lay in his front. In the meantime, however, Las had not been idle. It will be remembered that during Sunday, the 3rd, SEDOWICK was said to have crossed below Frede ricksburg, and to have carried the heights above the town by storm. It now appears that the force under SEDOWICK only amounted to 15,000 men—that they were assailed by overwhelming numbers under Lowcwisarr, and, after serious loss, were compelled to recross the Rappahannock, under the fire of the enemy, and at once marched to join the army under HOOKER, on the southern bank of the same river. This took place on Monday and early on Tuesday morn ing, and it probably accounts for the inaction of Las. It was of vital importance to him to disencumber his right flank of any body of Federal troops, especially if they occupied so ad. vantageous a position as SEDOWICK seems to have reached above Fredericksburg. To secure this object no doubt Las detached a considerable force to overwhelm the Federal', or at all events to compel their retreat, whilst he remained quiescent with the bulk of the army awaiting any attalk of HOOKER. The Federal' were probably too much exhausted to resume the offensive on Monday, or to take advantage of the diminution of the force in their immediate front. Provisional Government of Greece on the subject, representing that " anarchy reigns at " Athens in its most hideous form," and threatening to leave the country unless ener getic measures are at once taken to put an end to disorder. The Assembly has replied to these remonstrances by assuring the Minister of its determination to enforce the laws, and it will no doubt keep its word. But it is time that an end should be put to the uncertainty which is the parent of disorder. rbt eroun. BALMORAL, MAT 17. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prince Alfred, and Prince Leopold, attended by the Duchess of Athole, Lady Augusta Bruce, General the Hon. Charles and Mrs. and Miss Grey, Major Cowell, Mr. Ruland, Mr. Buff, and Lord Charles Fitzßoy, arrived at Balmoral yesterday afternoon at tour o'clock from Windsor Castle. The Duke of Newcastle arrived at the Cutle u the minister in attendance upon her Majesty. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Prinoces Louis of Hesse, and Prince Arthur, attended by Major Teesdale and Captain Westerweiler, visited the Zoological Gardena, Rgent's-park, yesterday morning. Captain Sinclair had the honour of an interview with the Princess of Wales, and presented a carpet worked by the Duchess of Gordon and same member of her family. The Duchess of Beaufort and the Mayoras of Bristol had an in terview with the Prinosss of Wales, and presented adiamond and sapphire Holbein to her royal highness from the ladies of Bristol. . _ . --- The Prinoe and Princess of Wales and the Prince and Princess Louis of Howe, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield, Baroness von Schenck, Baroness von Grancy, Major Teesdale, and Captain Westerweller, honoured the Philharmonic Concet t with their presence last evening. A deputation from Blackburn, and also one from Lanca shire and Cheshire, had interviews with the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers yesterday, at the office of the Poor-law Board, Whitehall. TEE PRINCE OF WALED AND THE REFORMA TORT AND Rows UNTO .—Hie Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has just intimated to the committee of the Reformatory sod Mugs Union, through General !Coolly., his willingoses to accept the office of patron of the union, as representing the reformatory movement throughout the country. His royal highness has at the same time forwarded • donation of 201. to the funds of the society. The following answer has been received by Mr. Gibsoe, one of the committee of British artists at Rome : "April 29, 186 A—Lord Harris has received the commands of her Royal Highness the Princess of Walee to express to the 49 British subjects residing at Rome her warm acknow ledgments for the beautiful ornaments of Roman workman ship which then have presented to her. Lord Harris la directed to add her royal highness's admiration of the work manship displayed in the execution, and the taste mani fested in the selection of the ornaments.—John Gibson, Faq., LA." _ _ _ Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary honoured the Dows„ver Lr3y Truro with their company at dinner last evening, at her residence in Eaton-square. Later in the evening her lady ship invited a select cirri. to meet their royal highnisees. Viscount and Viscountess Sydney's entertain ment to the Prime and Prioress of Wales, which was to have taken place on Thurwlay next, is unavoidably prat poned for the present. . . . . . Lady Moleaworth enterLained at dinner last evening, at her reeidence in Eaton-place, the Earl Granville, Maria Marchionces of Ailesbury, the Earl and Countess of Cork, the Earl sad Countess Somers, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, M.P., Via:oust Torrington, the flight Hon. Sir Edward Lytton, M.P., General Eber, Mr. Henry °mine, Mr. Deluxe, and Dr. Quin. Bat as Hooxia still maintained his position on the south aide of the Rappahannock, the prob‘.- bility is that he still cherished the design of making another attack upon the Confederates. Before doing so, however, it was absolutely necessary to allow his army to rest, or, perhaps, to allow time for the arrival of reinforcements. It must be re membered that the distance between Falmouth, which lies opposite Fredericksburg, and Washing ton, is only 70 miles. Twenty miles of the way consists of a railroad from Falmouth to Acquia Creek, the rest of the journey is performed by vessels. The ordinary traveller requires only a few boors to perform the journey in a steamer, and by the delay which has occurred the Government at Washington must have had it in their power to send any number of men that might be required. On the other hand, it must be admitted that the delay is in some degree prejudicial to the Federal; inasmuch as they may be compelled to assume the offensive, and to attack the Confederates in their entrenchments. The manner in which Hooxra. begins his next move will furnish further proof of his military capacity. The great battles which have just been fought conclusively show that when the North and the South meet in the open field they are fairly matched against each other. Hitherto the South have enjoyed the advantages of acting upon the defensive and of being commanded by more able officers. But the materials of which the two armies are composed are tolerably equal. In the Eastern States there is a certain per centage of Germans and Irish, lately imported from Europe, and comparatively mercenary. But the people of the same European race who have enlisted in the armies of the West have exhibited none of this degeneracy. The truth is that in the West are the elite of the American people. The." are the vigorous, moral, and independent men who migrated to these regions from • real desire to better their condition and to found a great nation. They have a genuine love for free institutions, and they regard the defeat of the South as the on'y guarantee for their national security. Accordingly, those Western yeomen, like the majority of the people in the Eastern States, are resolved to con tinue the struggle until the auperiorityof the North is distinctly vindieeleel The Yorkshire Society's ball came off last night at Willia's Booms with great Mat. The interest evinced by the leading Yorkshire families in the ball was shown by a very fall attendans of ladies and gentlemen resident in the several ridings. The feature of the evening was the Countess De Grey's " Watteau Qua irille," supported by thirty-two ladies and gentlemen. The costumes io this set, although varying in colour and material, were uniform in style, and with singular Gumption' all the ladies wore powder. _ _ George 111. held drawing-rooms much more fre quently than they are held at present. To quote the Court Guide of 1792, "the king's levee days ere Wednesday end Prieley, and likewise Monday during the sitting of perils. meet ; his drawing-room days every Sunday and Thursday." Mdlle. Titiene had a narrow escape on the stage of Her Majesty's Theatre on Saturday evening. At the close of one of her brilliant seen.. several bouquets were thrown upon the stage. The lady having collected them, advanced to the footlights, and presented one to Signor Arditi, the conductor of the orchestra. While in the act of banding the flowers to the maestro her muslin sleeve ignited from one of the lamp.. With remarkable presence of mind Mdlle. Thiene seized the light material in her hand, and instantly quenched the flame. The accident was observed by the &adieux, whose delight at the artiste's escape and prompt resumption of the duties of the scene gave rise to a burst of applause. Mr. Charles Dickens's " readings " are drawing to a doer. " David Oopperfield " has been succeeded by "Pest Dombery," which will be followed in its turn by the Christine. OaroL" Yesterday evening the distribution of prizes to the students of the School of Art, St. Thoraas, Charter holm (in °amnesia) with South Kensington Museum), took place in the theatre of the Museum. Mr. Henry Cole pre sided, and the theatre wee crowded. The chairman briefly opened the proceedings, and Mr. Redeems having explained the purpoers of the school and of ichools of art generally, his Eminence Cardinal Wiseman delivered an appropriate address on the advantages of art as a means of recreation, in the course of which he warned his hearers against the danger of imagining that because they had • oertain amount of skill in art they were therefore to suppose they were pos sessed of genius, and under that influence to neglect their ordinary calling. The prizes were afterwards distributed, and the meeting we. addressed by the Her. Mr. Rogers end other weaker,. On Thursday week Mr. Hennessy will ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland a question with reference to • threatened government prosecution against the Rev. Patrick Lavelle. THE manner in which the Greek nation is being trilled with is becoming serious. It is now more than two months since Prince WiLisam of Denmark was invited to allow himself to be elected King of Geezer, and six weeks since the National Assembly of the kingdom proclaimed him in that cha racter ; and yet the Greeks are kept in doubt as to his resolution. The deputation which left Athens several weeks since to Of the Crown to the PRINCK is detained at Copenhagen, wit'xiut re ceiving any satisfactory or intangible enure and now, on representing that its stay in Denmark cannot be prolonged indefinitely, it is bid that the PRTlfeeB decision is not to be expected before the beginning of June. It would allay the natural impatience of the Greeks, and at the same Mime improve the Panics's position in the estima tion of impartial observers, if there were reason to believe that the delay was inevitable, and had its origin in solicitude for great public interests. L'n- ' fortunately, the only reports that are current trace the postponement of a decision to considerations drnastic. However this ma: be tonsequenCes sure to ensue from a state of prolonged uncertainty are grave. While Prince WILLIAM delays, the administration of the govern ment of Greece suffers in every department. Authority lacks the permanence and security which are neceesary to its vigorous and efficient action, and the protection of the law is weakened. The disorganization has gone so far, that Mr. SCAZ- LeTr, our Minister at Athens, as we learn from an official letter of his, published in the Moniteur, has taken the extreme course of addressing the On going into committee on the Volunteers Bill, Mr. Bagwell will move, "That, in the opinion of ih is house, it is impolitic any longer to exclude Ireland from the operation of the volunteer system, and unjust, should such exclusion continue, to tax Ireland for the support of English volunteers." Sir De Lacy Evans proposes to aak the Secretary to the Treasury on the 29th, " what the Postusaster-General intends to do with the sine residences attached to the district post-offices situated at High Holborn, Vere-street, Buckingtuun Gate, Camden Town, Lambeth, Borough, Islington, Bethnal-green, and Commercial-road, which have been unoccupied for periods varying from one to five yearL" A portion of the crown &monde of Portugal are about to be mold to realise the value of about 60,0001. Several foreign dealers have appeared as bidders, but it is probable that the sale will be made in Loodon. The next steamer to be expected from New York is the City of Manchester, with dates to May 9, which will probably arrive to-morrow. The Canada papers mention that the people of the Red River settlement h►ve petitioned the provincial parliament for the opening of a road from Canada to British Colombia through the Red River and Satkatclievran re gioon, and the establishment of a telegraphic line. The decimal system, so convenient in commercial transactions, has juat been adopted by the Peruvian govern. meei, Y it was prc.touslY /2 "; tile Chl!ka. As one movement naturally produces another, the government at Liras has expressed a desire to have some coin struck off according to the French system, and the ueotsraz7 machi. any has been ordered in Paris for that purpose. REPRINEXTATIoN Or vita ClTY.—Among the gentlemen slresdy mentioned, in eonoexion with the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Waters Wood, as likely to come forward as candidates in the liberal interest, am Alderman and Sheriff J. C. Lawmen, Mr. Samoel Moe. ley, Mr. Hodgson (chairman of the Bank of England). sled Mr. Alderman Homphery, who represented B , mi/week for a period of twenty years after the passiur of the Reform Bill. The committee which erten the organ of the liberals of the City meets today. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1863. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT OF THE MILI TARY IN PRUSSIA. A few days ago a riot occurred at Bredinken, on account of an individual there having determined to drain a large pool of water from which the in habitants of the village drew their sole supply for all domestic purposes. The proprietor had been several times resisted when about to commence the operations he bad in view, and at last he called in the aid of the military. The poor women of the village were the chief rioters, for they would have to fetch their water a distance of a mile or two had they been deprived of the customary source. They resisted even the soldiers ; and the latter were speedily commanded to make use of their weapons. They shot and bayoneted the crowd without mercy. Nine persons were shot dead at the first volley, three more died before they could be carried off the field, and a second three are on the point of death. A large number of the vil lagers are suffering from their wounds. The most abominable fact about the affair is that many of the poor women were found to have been bayoneted in the back. They were pursued by the soldiers and stabbed by theni when they had already begun to take to flight. The following letter is going through the Berlin papers On the 9th of May I made an excursion to Bredinken, in company with a physician and two other persons. Oa our arrival we found that 95 men of the 43rd Regiment had just come in from Luton. A death-like stillness prevailed in the villsge. When we had viewed the spot where the 25 soldiers (under command of Lieuteoant Kowa) had fired on the rioters, we went, escorted by the schoolmaster of the next village, as well as by several villagers, to visit the 12 corpses lying in their collies, and the 25 wounded, of whom, according to the opinion of the physician, three more willdie. Most affecting was the aspect of the corpses, of which the majority were women, and one of them pregnant. Most of them had bayonet and shot wound. in the back and side. Through one woman's neck two bullets had passed ; one man was shot through his heart, another had his right cheek torn away by a bullet. A landed proprietor, Kariot by name, had received three stabs with the bayonet and • ball in the breast ; his skull was also fractured, and we saw the brains still on the ground. Besides a young man who had been struck down on the threshold of the school-house wo saw the corpse of a woman, who had a bayonet thrust in the lower part of the back, through the belly, into the left leg. As regards the opinion spread here that the peasants, out of cowardice, thrust the women into the front, it is to be remarked that the women had the most interest in the preservation of the water, which they continually used for household purposes, and probably it was thus that, as the most furious, they premed into the foremost ranks of the crowd. They bad also been told by their husbands that Prussian soldiers were incapable of firing upon their country men, and least of all would they shoot at women. THE INTERNAL STATE OF GREECE. The following correspondence has been exchanged between the French legation at Athens and the National Assembly of Greece. The French mi nister writes : Athens, May 4. Monsieur le President,—A murderer, condemned by a military tribunal for having inflicted guard wounds with a sabre on an officer of the French navy, in attempt ing to assassinate him, has been set at liberty by the Minister of War. The day before yesterday, a Greek star officer was pointed out to me as having raised his sword against a French citizen, and struck him. A demand for his preliminary arrest was refused by the Ministcr of War. Yes- ' terday, &French servant was attacked with swords by Greek sub•offloers and wounded ; he escaped from his murderers by flight, and was overtaken by them ten minutes after in a surgery, where his wounds were being dressed. There, the murderers attempted to fi nish their work. The unfortu -1 nate man was only saved by the energy of my son, who is attached to the French legation, and the surgeon. This crime was committed at three o'clock in the day, and 300 per- sons were witnesses to it ; at half-past seven the murderers were still in the street, exulting on their impunity and pro voking the passersby. I saw them myself. Such seta were of a nature to produce others, when they are allowed to go unpunished in so striking a mapper. During the night a more abominable cnme was committed; a woman was carried off, in an open street in Athens, and hurried away by thirty men, wearing the uniform of soldiers and sub. officers. After fearful menaces of death they emcee sively subjected her to the grossest outrages, and left her in a piece of waste land, where a patrol of National Guards found her at 4in the morning, insensible and half dead. These scenes take place within a few steps of the Assembly to which Greece has confided the care of her destinies. It is important that the representatives should be informed of these facts without delay. I therefore beg you to communicate this letter to them, and to cause those measures to be adopted which public safety require, and which care for the honour of the country will inspire.— Accept, tec. Bowman. The Assembly sent the following reply : The Assembly his listened with profound grief to the reeding of the note of the minister of France upon the deplorable outrage of but night. It expresses to the govern ment its severe displeasure, and orders it to punish the guilty parties according to the full rigour of the law, and to henceforth exercise, ender its responubility, a strict ear. 'sinuses to prevent such crimes. The English legation also sent to the National Assembly a note as severe as that given above, and a similar reply was made. DENMARK AND GREECE. We (Times) have been favoured with th 3 follow ing telegram respecting the Greek question : "COPENHGEN, MAT 17. " Out of respect for the Danish Government and for the Ministers of /the protecting Powers, the Greek deputation at Copenhagen has delayed its departure. " The affair is considered as terminated. It is only a question of time." RUSSIA AND POLAND. The Augsburg Gazette has the following commu nication from the Banda° and Polish frontiers, dated the 13th :—" We are informed from Warsaw that on the occasion of the dinner which took place at the last court fête, the Grand Duke Constantine addressed, with a voice broken by emotion, the following words to the numerous military men of high rank who were assembled—' Friends and com rades ! I conjure you stand firm by the throne and your country, for our future is gloomy, and we shall probably be involved in a European war. Be, then, united, for union is strength."' (MUTER% TILIMBANS.) THE POLISH QUESTION. PARIS, MAT 19. The Prussian Ambassador at Paris has written to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, declaring entirely devoid of foundation the letter published in the Cuss and attributed to the Prussian com mandant at Ironoclan, arranging with a Russian general the movements of troops upon the fron tiers. The instructions given to Prussian officers rendered the existence of such a letter impossible. Cusnt Bolts is not aware whether the arrest of the President of the Duchy of Poeen, recently an ,Quucews is equally au invention, but points out its improbability, ::. 1 .. 1 1ng :—" It is impossible to avoid perceiving in reports of this character a new proof of unhappy persistence in calumniating the Prussian government." THE CAMPAIGN IN MEXICO. CADIZ, MAT 18. Intelligence received here from Puebla to the 12th ult. states that the • French had ejected the Mexicans from the suburbs of San Josef, Guadeloupe, and Loretto. EXPRESS FROM PARIS C,-. ora owa 001 PARIS, MONDAY Evc+D7o• The Prefect of the Seine and Oise has made public, by order of M. de Persigny, a correspond ence with M. Ernest Baroche, the son of the Pre sident of the Council of State, who, strange to say, is now an opposition candidate for Versailles against General Mellinet, recommended by the government. M. E. Baroche asserts that for six whole months he was led to believe that his can didature would be supported by the government, and that " the care of his honour" makes it an imperative duty in him not to withdraw at the last moment, lest by so doing he should give counte nance to "malevolent reports" concerning him. M. do Persigny replies that the utmost favour the government was disposed to show to M.E. Baroche, and that in consideration of the eminent services of his father, was to remain neutral. But even this de gree of favour was subjected to the expresscondition that M. Baroche, jun., should give a public and satisfactory explanation of the " painful circum stances" which led to the resignation of the post he formerly held in the ministry of commerce. "Un fortunately the attitude in which M. E. Baroche persists compels the government to consult its duty alone." It therefore recommends against him General Mellinet, who is a man " without fear and without reproach." It having come to the ears of M. de Persigny that M. de Baroche had distributed among the electors copies of the letter in which he talked about his " honour," the Minister of the Interior, after laying the correspondence before M. Baroche, senior, "as an act of deference towards a colleague whose painful situation inspires me with the most profound sympathy," ordered the prefect to publish the correspondence, and to oppose M. E. Baroche " openly." _ . M. Prevost Paradol is an independent candi date for the sixth circumscription of Paris under circumstances which materially diminish the chanoe of M. Gueroult. M. Vavin, who polled 9,000 votes in 1857, retiree in M. Paradol's favour. K Odillon Barrot was at one time thought of for this constituency, but as he is thought to stand well at Strasburg M. Vavin asks all his friends to vote for K Prevost Paradol. M. Marie, the member of the provisional government, is a candidate in the Bouchee du Rhone). M. Havin's is as yet the only electoral address placarded in Paris by any member of the list of nine patronised by the three journals. He declares himself an advocate for "liberty, and all liberties." He is also for " Equality before the law ; primary instruction, gratuitous and obligatory ; complete separation of the temporal and spiritual power ; a real control of the budget—it is not enough to say that the public wealth is continually increasing, the expenses should not exceed the receipts." The four ex-deputies will publish a manifesto, either separately or together, within a day or two. The papers say that a "very grave affa;r " is to come before the oorrectionalpolice on May 21, no less than an accusation against five individuals of Laving, "with a view to trouble the public peace and excite to hatred and contempt of the Empe ror's government, practis , d manoeuvres abroad." This jargon, being interpreted, means simply that the police are prosecuting five French citizens for writing political letters to foreign journals. M. de Montgomery, the owner of is Toucques, the filly which gained the French Derby at Chan tilly yesterday, is said to have won 16,0001. in beta, he having steadily backed his mare when the odds were 40 to 1 against her. The Prussian Mimiteur announces the return to his summer residence near Potsdam, from Weislsden, of Prince Frederick Charles, who was said to be in Russia. frame proceedings of the prince, who was suspected of liberalism, had called forth an order from the King for him to leave Berlin for a time. The Polish Amazon, Madlle. Pustowjtoff, has instructed an advocate of Breslau to bring an action against the editor of the Municipal Journal of Brieg, who had spoken of her as the mistress of Langiewier. The International Commission at Paris charged to examine the reforms to be introduced into the postal relations between France and Europe ham appointed a sub commission, to prepare and accelerate the proceedings, composed of M. Kern, Swiss minister, as president; M. Metzner for Prussia, Mr. Korean for the United States, Mr. F. Hill for England, and M. Mania for Francs. The Second Chamber of the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt resolved, in a recent sitting, by 36 votes to 5, to request the government to revise the law on the MOIL The steamer North Star, from New York to Aspinwall, was nearly lost on her passage. She had a thousand names on board. Besides passengers baggage and a large freight of merchandise, her decks were loaded with a cargo of lumber. She met with bad weather, and being overloaded she nearly foundered. One of her engines gave out, and she was barely able to put into Havannah.— Panama paper. A SAD AFFAIR. —The Levant Herald of May 6 contains the report of a disastrous fire which occurred at the home of Dr. Galati, a Greek physician at Para, on Sunday, May 3. The fire was first perceived by Dr. Galati himself, and he instantly gave the alarm, which enabled his mother-in-law and two brothers-in-law to escape. The native servants escaped by the roof, without assisting the others, but before Dr. Galati himself, his wife, an English nursery governess, and two eider,-in-law, who all slept on the third floor, could do so the flames had reached the lobby and pre vented egress to the roof In this emergency the nursery governess caught up the child that slept with her, and, wrappieg a counterpane round it and herself, she jumped out of the window into the crowd which had by this time gathered in the paved court below. An lonian attempted to catth her, but his arm was broke, by the shock, and the poor girl and her burden fell with nearly the full momen • turn of their weight upon the flags. Her arm and skull were both fractured, and the child was killed on the spot. In the meantime, Dr. Galati endeavoured to induce his wife to swaps with a wood child—an infant three mouths old— by being lowered out of the window by means of a rope of bed-sheets. She, however, appears to have induced him to precede her by this means of ample, bat he had hardly got clear of the window-sill, when, either she proving un able to bear the weight, or he to hold on—his hands, face, and feet having been already greatly bunt—he fell head foremost to the ground. The child was killed instantly, and the skull and both arms of Dr. Galati himself terribly fractured. Seeing this from the window, and driven by the flames—which were now visible behind her even to the crowd below—Mrs. Galati threw herself into the court, and, falling without break of any kind on the doom, was, like bee children, killed on the spot. The charred re mains of the two sisters-in-law were afterwards found in the ruins. Slit TAMES OUTRAN AS A HUNTISH.—The esosadancy which Outram gained over the Bhesls was in no small measure attributable to the reputation which he gained among them as a mighty bunter. H. has himself noted down some curious circumstances relating to their superstitious. "They have a belief," be wrote, "that those who slat a tiger maintain power over that animal in the next world y ; but that those who are slain by a tiger are rendered hereafter subservient to the animal. On one soca sloe, when Condo Bewilder was mortally wounded, he implored me to beaten and kill the tiger whilst he was yet alive, saying that as be had marked the animal down, and left *coots to watch him, its death would be attributable to him, and be might then die in paths. I succeeded in slaying the mooster : anti hastened to assure Ganda) of the fact. He was just dying when r went to !line but had RIM left to understand and express his satinfactioo, immedieslr after which he expired. . . . On ell OnCildol2/1 of dart. ger the Easels displayed astonishing presence of mind ad pluck ; and almost invariably when, in tracking a tiger, they suddenly came upon the animal, they caused him to slink off, from the bold front they maintained. Whether the Shall became singly opposed to a tiger, or several were together, he thought of turning or running, bat caused the brute to walk off instead by literally staring him out of countenance. Often in critical moments, when bunt ing us foot, has • tiger been turned from me by my faithful Bbeds ; and on ass erosion, when a panther bad got me down, they killed him with their swords, when rolling me on the ground, with my head in his mouth."—CornAiU Ms easier foe May. THE BOI7RCEB OF THE NH.E. TO TEI ZDTTOI OF TRH ZIPEIAII. Sny—Very important news has juat reached Alexandria relative to the explorations of Captain Spoke and Mr. Grant, end I avail myself of the departure of a French steamer for Marseilles in order to send you the following particulars " Khartoum, March 29,1663. "There ia great news. Captain Spilka and Mr. Grant, the two courageous English travellers, baring overcome livery obstacle, passing under the line, have reached Kongo gore, and are now on their way here. In their portfolio is, without doubt, the solution of the great problem which has occupied attention from remote antiquity—namely, the dis covery of the sources of the Nile. We have not yet spoken to these gentlemen, but we are now starting on dromedaries to meet and welcome them. By next post, if there are more det►ils, I shall communicate with you." " Albs, Apnl2.. " I write you again a few lines relative to Captain Spain, and Mr. Grant, knowing the great interest which every one moat naturally feel in the result of their discoveries. Captain Speke speaks very little, for two reasons ; first, because, an a true descendant of John Bull, he is not very communicative; and second, because he speaks only one language, and that unfortunately is the one which none of us understand. His interpreter, too, speaks only the bad Arabic of Zanzibar. We under stand that the source of the Nile begins from a lake (Vic toria) which has been thoroughly explored, and which appears to be very large. Rondogoro is ire degrees, less a few minutes, from the equator, in the northern hemisphere, ' and in nearly the latitude south of the lake from which it is said flows the Bahr-el-Abisd, or White River. Captain Speke left Zanzibar with 70 men, of whom only 17 survived. Desertion and sickness have diminished his follower,. Al though he was obliged to fight his way to the White River, be nevertheless speaks in glowing terms of the wonders of the subequatorial regions, and alludes particularly to the immense quantity of ivory which is found there. Now is the time for the Egyptian government to attempt some thing, and not leave to others the discovery and explora tion of their own riches." The above extrude from letters received yesterday even ing will, I feel assured, be interesting to many of your readers.—l am, ftc., J. LEWIS FARLEY, F.S.S. Alexandria, May 9. THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE. CENTRAL RELIEF FUND.—The usual weekly meeting of the executive committee was held at Manchester yesterday. Sir J. KAT•SHUTFLEWORTIL Bart., presided. Mr. Madura, honorary secretary, reported the cash receipts of the week to be 1,2261. 2s. 10d ; balance in the bank, 382,8501. 9s. BcL The chairman announced that he bad received a fur ther remittance of 501. from Wellington, New Zeeland. The Mayor of Manche e ler stated that he had received a bill of exchange for 2831. 16e. Bd. subscribed amongst Europeans in Souralarga, Java. The Honorary Secretary reported that a further ram of 2001. from Cape Town had been forwarded through his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, and another remittance (the ninth) received from the treasurer of the Lancashire Belief Fund of Victoria. Mr. Fantail presented his report, which stated that there was a further decrease on the 9th inst. in the number of persons receiving parochial relief in 27 unions of 5,071, es compared with the previous week. This leaves • total of 182,564 persons receiving patricidal relief in the 27 unions to which Mr. Farnalrs report refers. The grants made from the general food include 1,0001. to Sal ford, 2,000/. to Preston, 1,000/. to Dukinfleld, 6001. to Burnley and Habergium Eaves, 2001. to Andenshaw,l2ol. to Barrowford Booth, 1201. to Tongs sod Alkiogton, 1001. to Leyland. and smaller sums to four other places : total grants, 5,280/. The drawing for the picture by Anudell, entitled, "The Hunted Slaves," which was in the International Exhibition, and has been presented by the artist in aid of the Central Relief Fund, took place yesterday afternoon at the Man• cheater Town-hall ; the Mayor of Manchester presided. There were also present :—Sir J. Kay-Shuttlewor Mr. T. Ashton, Mr. T. Agnew, Mr. T. H. M'Connell, Mr. E. •air worth, jun., and Mr. J. W. Maclure. The successful num ber was 797. The owoer of this ticket is not yet ascertained, as it was sold in Liverpool. The subscription was in guinea shares, chiefly taken up in Manchester, and has amounted to about 7001. TRADES UNIONIST DEPUTATION TO LORD PALMER STON IN FAVOUR OF POLAND.—The deputation appointed at the trades unionist meeting in favour of Poland, held at St. James's-hall on the 211th of April lest, met Lord Palmerston last evening, by appointment, in the library of the House of Commons. The deputation wee introduced by Mr. fitandeld, M.P., and consisted of Professor Beesly, of University College, the chairman of the meeting ; Mr. G. Potter, the secretary, dm. Professor Beesly having explained to his lordship the constitution of the meeting, Mr. G. Potter reed the resolutions agreed to at it, and several of the members of the deputation having ad dressed his lordship, Lord Palmerston said: 1 have felt considerable pleasure in listening to the members of the deputation, who have spoken in such clear end unmistakeable term% and which do much credit to their intelligence and good feeling. I think is is always useful that • person occupying the position I do in her Mejesty's government should clearly understand the opinions cud feelings of that numerous and important clue represented by this deputation. I think the generous sympathy and feeling you have displayed for Poland highly creditable ; indeed the sympathy of Englishmen for the victims of wrong and bad government is so general as to have become almost a prove+ b. No nation has been so long the victims of wrong as the Polish people. By the treaty of Vienna, • oonstitution was guaranteed to Poland by Russia, sod the Emperor of URANIA of that day gave • eon etitution, but it was soon put to sleep, and has never yet been tried. Russia never did, nor does she to this day, fulfil the compact she entered into. (Hear, bear.) I entirely share in the gererel feeling expressed towards Poland, but peace or war is • grave question requiring much deliberation, and one that I would not eater upon without consulting my colleagues or the government. Be assured, however, that I will represent the opinions you have so ably laid before me to my col. leagues, and that we will do our best for the cause of Poland. Hr. Cromer :We are men of action, my lord, and have come to the oondusioa that the only way to aid the Poles is to call on Russia to desist from her present conduct, and if she will not attend to that call, thrash her into com phew/. Lord Palmerston (laughing) raid : I cannot pledge myself es to the course her Majesty's government will ulti mately take in this question. You must be aware that the duty cf • man in office is to give his opinions on the past, to speak of the present. but not to talk about the future. I can only say that I will faithfully convey the opinions of this important deputation, whom I have been very glad to have met, to my colleagues ie the government, and that they will receive every consideration. The interview listed nearly an hour. BAND Or HOPE UNION.—Ibe annual meeting of this society was held last evening at Exeter-hall, Mr. 8. Morley in the chair. The Rev. M. M'Cres read the report of the operations of the onion for the past year, which had been of • gratifying and successfid character. There were six agents now constantly employed in promoting the prin ciples of the union by means of lectures, meetings, he. A few months since &conference attended by 70 delegates had been held at Darlington, which bus resulted In an important auxiliary being formed in the north of Ragland. The com mittee had decided that for the future, in consequence of the wide-spread movement of the union, it should be called the United Kingdom Band of Hope Union. The income for the put year bad been 9411., being 2111. in excess of any previous year, and • donation of 504 to the fund had been received from Mr. 8. Morley. The report gratefully acknowledged the services rendered to the fund by the lectures of the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon and other ministers. Tag INCORPOILATIW SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE. ENLARGEMENT, BUILDIVO, AND RRFAHHNO Or CHURCHL6 AND CHATELS.—Yesterday at the society's house, No. 7, Whitehall, S.W., this society held its usual monthly meeting ; the Lord Bishop of St. Araph in the chair. There were also present the Earl of Romoey, the Bishops of Bangor and Llandaff, Sir Thomas Phillips:, the Van. Archdeseoo Josses. Rev. W. Field. Messrs. John Boodle, William Cotton, George Cow burn, J. F. France, J. P. Harrison, A. J. B. Bereaford Hope, Edward Hussey, J. H. Parker, William Rivington, and Rev. George Ainslie, IL A., Secretary. Grants of money amounting to 1,0801. were made in aid of the follow ing objects :—Building churches at Odd Rode, in the parish of Astbory, Cheshire ; Whelford, in the pariah of Kemp,- ford, Gloucester ; rebuilding the churches at Sutton, Surrey, and Newchurch, near Chepstow; enlarging or otherwise increasing the accommodation in the churches at Riogstead, near King's Lyon, Norfolk ; Binatead, near Altair, Hants ; Bradenham, near High Wycombe ; Burnham, near Menke heed ; Horton. our Chippenham ; Isleham, near Soham, Cambridge; Middlemy, near Bridgewater; Oldcaatle, near Abergavenny ; Otford, near Sevenosks ; and Ringeteed, near Threpstone. The former grant towards enlarging the church of St. John the Evangelist, Durdham Down., Bristol, is also augmented by an additional grant from the legacy of the late Mr. Miles, bequeathed to B ri stol and its vicinity. Tax Durtri oN GRAIN.—The subject of the present system of levying duties upon grain was discussed at great length before the Council of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce yesterday. After the views of the London and other branches of the corn trade had been laid before the members, it was agreed, on the motion of Mr. Rawlins, seconded by Mr. Livingstone :—" That this A m :bet Imemorbiliee the Chancellor of the Exchequer for an alteration in the nor% of levying the duties oa grain after the following sc ale :-500Ibi. roe, maize, beans, sod pees, le. ; 40011:e. - barley and buck wheat, k and 30011 n. of oats, Is, The system of levying duties at ali noon grain was generally reprobated, sod Mr. Lawrence Herrera% moved an somodinent to memorialise for • total abolition, on the ground that such • measure would tend to the pro sperity of the trade and commerce of the country. The sumarnent, however, was lost, the council being in favour of Mr, Rawlins motion, which represented the wishes of the corn trade, though looking upon it merely as • temporary adjustment, and one which would be eventually aspersolleg by • total elition of the duty. . _ WEATHER REPORT.-(TRIS DAY.) nun" lIAT lif. 11 LK. ---- i 5.4 D. = ma 10 Ar lit . Perini& 94.i 0 1,7 1 -14 Oshray . l4OO, Valentla t.088.8 Queenstown:B9.oSO golybea4 90.011: 71 Liverpool .401.1 8 Pembroke 21.97 30 Penzance 129.86 48 1 Jersey 129 . -91j 4 - 1 - 4H Wait L'Orlent 19.4 50 0 Rochefort .40.570 2 Plymouth 29.811 47 S Weymouth 10.8045 2 NJ. N.Z. X B.S. N.L L LN.L ecii;;;;41111 1 Kew. Te.04:44 2 Loudon i26.211 62 2 Dover 112.8r.47 1 Yarmouth po.oss 4 _ _ 6 4 4 I 4 6 4 4 . 6 2 r_ 7 4 Heligoland = "°l6a Lisbon iiio i 2.2668 6 0.0817 2 - - E = PIOBABLIL WIDWEIWAY. IWOUDAY. &N.& to N.N.W., 1300 WAND. N.W. to N.F.. IL, dente, shelves. 'seek, floe. N.& to &E., mosieste, IsstAso. S.E. to S.W., light, „. Inc. rtable. &N.M. to 8.8.1., meta W.CLSISAL. As nest above. ree to lee& N.N.& to fresh W.YeAscs. to strong, showery. Z.. 8.1. to S.& W., fresh &W.Esotsso. L to 9., treat to mode rate. B.X. to 8,W., fresh to moderate. As next above. LS L to 8.8. W., fresh to moderate. -tom . As nett above. S.E. INctiaz. P.N.& to SALE., fresh E. Coati. to moderate. THE THIRD READING OP THE PRISON MINIS TER,. RlLL.—Among the members who voted last night for the third reading of this bill were Mr. T. Baring, 11% llig. melt, Mr. Henley, Lord John Manners, Sir S. Northrote, SirJ. Pakingtoo, Lord Stanley, and a few other members of the conservative party. Mr. Whiteside, who, to the peat die atisfaction of his constituents, did not appear on the occasion of the first and second readings of the bill, though be subsequently voted in favour of Mr. Churchyard's eon, tract, spirt absented himself. Sir H. Cakes, Sir F. Kelly, and Mr. Walpole were among the noes. Of the dineuting members Ur. E. Baines, Mr. Barnes, and Mr. Hadfield voted for the bill, and Sir H. Peto against it. MR. CHVICHWARD'S CONTILACT.—In the very close division which took play Let night, in reference to Mr. Churehward's contract, with the exception of Major Cornwall Legh, Mr. Mainwaring, Mr. Tomlin*, and perhaps one or two others, the government received no rapport from the opposition. A few of the Irish Roman catholic party lent the govei °meet their aid. The conservatives had the support of both the hon. members for Finsbury, Mr. Cox and Sir Morton Peto, but these seem to hue been the only liberal member@ in favour of the Church word contract. _ . ----- THE REPRESENTATION OF NEW ROSS.—We have learned that Mr. Tottenham, the member for New Ho" has applied for the Chiltern Hundreds, and that a vacancy is therefore likely to occur immediately in the represests. tion of this borough. It is generally understood that Mr. Tottentuun's son will come forward. Should such be the ease, there can be no doubt whatever of his return.—Drblis Sooting Mail. DLLDOLICAL ATTEMPT TO FIZZ A MANSION.— On Saturday a mint diabolical attempt was made to set fire to the 0111111200 of D. Evans, Esq., the eminent calico and shawl printer If Crayford. The west end of the building is constructed of wood, and consists of a drawing-room, with a trellised verandah beneath it. This part of the dwelling is seldom occupied unless there are visitors in the house, sod at the present moment an invalid lady was sleeping over the drawing-room, which proved, under provideece, the means of saving the whole mildew., from destruction. The mieoreant who attempted this crime roust have known the premises well, for he obtained a true of straw from a yard in which there was an exceedingly fierce dog. Having does this he placed it beneath the trellis work in such•positios that the wind would drive the flames upon the house and then set it on fire. The lady in the bedroom above became alarmed by the smoke, and then soon after seeing a blau, pre an alum, the whole of the inmates were aroused, sad the premises rescued from imminent destruction. It is to be hoped that the efforts of the police to discover the per. petrator of this diabolical mime will be speedily sitocessfaL —Maidstone Journal. FALL FROM • CLIP, Two HUNDRED FILET HIGH ETA HOLDICIL—On Friday afternoon, a detachment of the Bth Regiment of Foot arrived at the Scarborough barraclu from Sheffield, and on Saturday afternoon a serious saddest happened to one of their number, under the following dr cumstanoss :—The plain of the Castle-yard is at the summit of • cliff upwards al 200 feet high, immediately overlooking the see. Dearing to enjoy • stroll on the beach Red amongst the rocks, and thinking to reach the shore by a reedier route than the proper road, be ventured down the almost pery 'ridiculer cliff. He had not proceeded mousy yards ere he lost his footing, and was precipitated to the bottom, now sliding, now rolling, and bouncing from cleft to cleft in his descent. The fearful position of the soldier was WOO by some boatmen from the pier, wheat once rowed to the place where be lay, and brought him to the harbour. He wee conveyed to the hospital at the garrison, where Dr. Cross was promptly in attendance. The man was just sensible of what had occurred. His left thigh ass found to be severely fractured, his head wee badly cut, sad his body was bruised in several places. His mune is Private Charles Kill, a native of Ccdfond, in Wiltshire. He is a stout, well-made young man, about twenty years of age. At the time of our correspondent's writing, the patient was reported to be progressing favourably, although suffer* great pain from the injures he had received by his fea rful fall —Leeds Mereatry. THE WRATHER AND THE CROPS.—The rain has come at last, sad it may be truly said, in its own good time. When we that week took pea in hand on this subject, coo siderable anxiety bad been felt at the long god protracted absence of rain, so unusual during the early part of the spring. April had been dry, and May bad set in apparently steadily in the like course, Rad although the crops were generally looking well and vigorous, and even 'imolai% it was tally obvious that each day of drought began to tail its tale. As a rule, the wheats bore it well, but oats, bar ley, beans, peas, and pastures, all exhibited symptoms proving that injiwy must rarely ensue uolees a was quickly experienced. It must, therefore, ban been with • feeling of absolute relief that our spiral. turists viewed the heavy showers of the 11th instant, supplemented by the further rain which fell two days subsequently. With the downfall of rain there happily also came • rise in the temperature, aad both combined have already done • vast deal in improving the appearance of the crops and imparting a great stimulus to vegetation generally. No details are necessary ; every square foot of cultivated soil throughout the country fru- Dishes an index to the progresa and improvement that have taken place. Apparently we are now getting the showers considered to be more properly belonging to the month of April ; and the warmth of • May son and a May tear perature being superadded, it is not easy to estimate the enormous advantage to crops of every kind and description. The accounts from the hop gardens are encouraging. Thu crop, however, is so precarious that little real reliance am be placed no any estimates made at so early • period of the year ; at the same time it is satisfactory to know that the plant isi in most cases healthy and vigorous, sod that the past season has been taken advantage of to attend to careful culture.—Stissex Advertiser. THE EASTERN F/SHERIV4.—The mackerel fishery has been commenced off the eastern coast, and will be ac tively prosecuted during the remainder ci the month. The deliveries thus far have been as large as could be expected: but, as they have not been very liberal, prices have ranged at upwards of Cifa. per 100 fish, which ion the baker's dozes principle freely applied) means 120. The fish were, • Yam or two since, taken at a considerable distance from the English coast, and in some cases were acconliogly not landed very fresh; but any inconvenience which might be apprehended on that score will sow be obviated by the employment of steamers and swift carrier vessels. It in of great importance to the local fishing interest that this portant branch of their operations should be atteoded with snares this summer, as the herring fishery was uot prost rated very profitably last autumn in consequence of the low prices realised through the fattiest off in the North of hog land demand by reason of the Lancashire distress. The de liveries of mackerel may be expected to increase during the current week, and in that case prices will fell from they present high point. INCREASE OF ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH IS IRELAND.—I observed a great increase in the number of Roman Catholic churches and cathedrals. Some of the latter are gorgeous, glittering, and showy, sod gaudy Is taste and decoration. Immense sums have been expended in the raising of these structures since the passing of the Roman catholic Relief Rill in 18'29. Within these five-and thirty years, lam told that more than five millions sterling have been given and bequeathed by the Irish Reuses Cl. thence, male and female, for the building of chapel , and cathedrals. This, spread over • space of fire years, would Thilm° unieF u t t'm he il.en tri n Er a rl bb e i u e i nconceivable o tl iv ai 'iv e l e t tC t.*." amount b e '"P e* of d f a FOr i money that is given by Roman catholic. in the sister kingdom for the mainteoesce of their priesthood and faith. A century ago—nay, in 1783, 1793, and even so late as 1798—there was Dot a Roman catholic church in the provinces io Ireland possessing a bell or • steeple. Now the people poem costly, if not fine, cathedrals, large and stately structures milled churches and chapels ; and the mud cabin, thrtchsd yea s stated, in which masa was celebrated sisty.threr years ago by priest and bishop, ham given place to piles a stows which vie with, and occasionally surpass, the edifices of she establishment.— Fraser's Magasitte for May. C - t'4 r V r N7t N.E. E. N. 6 E. INC.. N.IL Ito j 0.0 11.66 0.17 0.37 10.47 i ilts - 111 RE E The b but liar against) release. Mr. L Mr. 8 that the Mr. thebao diction The b country trussed every yo &Woo spinet, The you will ruptcy Hie 1- ordered The 1 Wight. 1,400 t. aaigeei is the I pealed This Thomas iosurao of whic bates h mee o take th credit i his Mac dation ships al net. Mr. J broke; ma sari iiiiiii 6011011 jot ac MOO, to Sir I bay' below - - CUMOC ODO o Bich. Mr. about Tht 8011 bald` in gel extols Mt WOOD OW , SOWII Wi tody Thom from Em Riding the pi They • and a VI SWIle Lead. teflw from short when En "mo by of by tn out t Wito bleed cab. Th wbeo Th Imifs the i c i CA Tb ack howl Tb .with Re Wei Mid doe' had the