The Express. — London, England, 1863-07-07 00:00:00

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HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. MN DAT Wandas. EL Es._ Mermen. 6h. ARIL ENWORROW—IIeraIm. .Aftersobs. 7b. 390. LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 7. Loan NAAS has rendered a real public ser vice in calling the attention of Parliament to our position and prospects in China—a subject of the gravest moment, which has not yet attracted the notice it deserves in the House of Commons or out of doors. In a tempe rate and well-considered speech he last night reviewed the whole course of our procedure in China since the opening of our trade with that Empire thirty years ago, dwelling with special detail and emphasis on the events of the last three years, during which period our policy there has undergone so marked and unfortunate a change. This revolution has, however, been brought about so gradually, by steps so slight and apparently inconsiderable, one movement in advance leading almost imperceptibly to another, that it is only when they are brought into a focus and exhibited in their combined results that the real magnitude and momentous character of the change can be appreciated or understood. One of the most serious practical evils, therefore, connected with such a revolution in our policy on the other side of the globe is, that when at length adequately known here, it is either already accomplished or too far advanced to be easily arrested. In its moat critical stager it is to a great extent removed from the effective control of Parliament and public opinion in the mother country. This is pre-emi nently true of our recent policy in China. The English public is hardly yet aware of our altered position in that vast Empire, and it may be questioned whether even the Government is fully alive to its importance. Questions relating to par ticular events have been now and then asked, and desultory debates have sometimes followed. But there has been no responsible exposition of our new policy in its principles and probable results. Lord Nora' statement raises the whole question, and will thus do good service in helping to bring it fully before the view of Parliament and the public. The revolution in our policy which has unhap pily taken place during the short space of three years may be explained in a few words. At the close of the last Chinese war, in the autumn of 1860, our policy was formally decided to be one of strict neutrality and non-intervention. A civil warldistracted the Empire, but we bad nothing to do with the struggle, and wisely decided not to interfere in any shape. The domestic politics and internal conflicts of the country were no concern of ours. We were there simply as traders, and so long as our commerce was not interrupted or our trade stipulations violated we had no ground of complaint against either party in the civil conflict. We traded with both, and both were equally anxious to keep up a good understanding with us. Two of the most important silk and tea districts were in the bands of the Tao- pings, but our imports from those districts, instead of diminishing, largely increased every year. Sbanghae was in the possession of the Im perialists, and Ningpo in the hands of their oppo nents ; but our trade with both parties went on without interruption or disturbance. Our position now is completely changed. We have openly abandoned the policy of neutrality, and taken part in the most active and decided manner with the Imperialists. The proofs of this were rapidly multiplied during the last year, and are now sufficiently abundant, in fact altogether overwhelming. We attacked the Taepingsat Ningpo without provocation, and drove them out of the place at the point of the sword, without even a decent pretext for interference. The handing over of this port to the Imperialists inaugurated a policy of aggressive intervention that has since been actively pursued. We have organized a consider able military and naval force intended to co-operate with the Imperialists against the Taepinge, and these forces have already been actively engaged in this hostile service. On land there is the Anglo- Chinese Contingent, commanded by British officers, and at sea the Anglo-Chinese fleet under the com mand of ;Captain SHERARD OSBORN ; and these combined forces are, it is said, to be speedily em ployed in a much larger enterprise than any yet attempted. They are to be directed against the City of Nankin, the stronghold and headquarters of the Taepinga. We are intervening, however, not only as allies of the Imperialists in the civil conflict which divides the country, but as a department of the Executive in the government et the Empire. Mr. LAY is inspector-general of Chinese customs, and • revenue amounting to nearly four millions is collected at the Chinese ports by foreign functionaries superintended by • British inspector. In other words, we are gradually taking an active part in the civil and military affairs of the Chinese Empire, assuming as it were unconsciously moat eerie= responsibility in connexion with its wen and government, instituting in fact • British pro tectorate over the population of that vast territory. A revolution of this sort, even in its earlier stages, is quite serious enough to deserve the most earnest consideration of Parliament and the country. It ought to be explained without delay what we are really about in China, and what we intend to do there. The Government has never yet given any clear explanation of its policy and intentions, or evinced in deed any adequate sense of the altered position it has assumed in relation to the Chinese Govern ment and people. It will never do to rush heed lessly as partisans and allies into the quarrels and confusions of an enormous, but at the same time • hopelessly weak and distracted Empire. If we allowed ourselves to do this, we should become virtually responsible for the internal peace and good government of four hundred millions of human beings. Now although we undoubtedly have, as a people, an enormous faculty for government, and possess individually sufficient energy and enterprise to carry our talents to any corner of the earth where they may be wanted, still we have, in our collective capacity as • nation and a government, quite enough to do already without attempting to assume such new and vast responsibilities on the other side of the globe. If individual Englishmen like to go and assume • portion of this responsibility for themselves, we see no reason why they should not go out and take office under the Manchou Government. Prince KUNO, as a fast friend of the English con nexion, will no doubt be very glad of their assis tance. We not only possess • rare faculty for organization and effective rule, but produce • supply of this power in excess of the home demand. It is the very power which the Chinese Government and people want above all things, and we have no wish to prevent the supply meeting the demand. But then this liberty should arise from the state of the law, and not be given in • form which, like an Order in Council, makes the British Government • party to the act. It should be clearly understood that all Englishmen who go out and take service under the Emperor of Cttrua do so on their own responsibility. We cannot pretend to administer the Government of that Empire, and the sooner we make the Imperial Government understand this, the better both for ourselves and for it. The course we have re cently embarked in is one where success or failure would be about equally disastrous. Our true wisdom is to return as speedily as possible to our position as traders, and resume our old policy of neutrality and non-intervention. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 7, 1863. int Coun. ossoRNK, JOLT 6. The Queen walked in the grounds this morning. The Prince and Primates of Wales aeoompacied the Queen of Prussia to the Loodon-bridge terminus yesterday morn ing, and took leave of her Majesty as the railway station. The Prince of Wales honoured Mr. flood with • visit at his studio in Henrietta-street. The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Grey, rode on horseback in the afternoon. The Primess of Wale., attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen, took a drive in an open carriage. The Prince of Wales, attended by the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe and Captain Grey, honoured the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, list evening with his presence. A deputation from the Rochdale Union, introduced by Mr. Cobden, M.P., consisting of Mr. T. Heap (chairman), Mr. Alderman Lidsey (a guardian), and Mr. J. Holgate (tbe clerk to the guardians), had an interview with the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, yesterday, at the office of the Poor•law Board. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. A petition for a prolougatioa of Hill's patent for the manufacture of ps (part heard) was resumed. The Lords present were the Lords Justices Knight Braes and Turner, and Sir J. Coleridge. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colooial-office from the Governor of the North American Province., Malta, the Falkland Wands, and from the Lord High Corn missiocer of the lonian Islands. Despatches were sent to the ()overawe of the Caps of Good Hope, Natal, and St. Helena. The sth of August is the day fixed for the open ing of the Halifax Town Hall, at which the Prince and Princes of Wales will be present. Their royal highneases will, however, arrive at Halifax on the previous day. _ The Countess Frances Waldegrave and Mr. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., entertained • large party at dinner at Strawberry-hill on Sunday last The company included their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess &Annuli), the Duke de Koatpionier, the Count de Park, sod the following :—His Excellency the Italian Minister, the Duke of Newcanle, the Earl and Countess Stanhope and Lady Mazy Stanhope, the Earl and Counter of Morley and Lady Catherine Parker, the Earl of Sefton, Vim o n n t Chel sea, Lord and Lady Raglan, the Speaker and Lady Charlotte Denison, Mr. Beaumont, M.P., and Lady Margaret Beau mont, Sir Charles Russell, Sir Henry Cotterall, the Hon. Mn. Morton, Lady Elizabeth Bartle, Mr. Hayward, Mr. Wood, and Mr. Charlie Harcourt. The Earl of Wilton gave a grand entertainment bat evening, at hie residence in Groevenoraquare, to their Royal Highnesses the Dachau of Cambridge and the Pria m@ Mary. THZ FA-ROYAL FAMILY OF FRAM:Z.—The ex- Queen Marie Amelia is at present staying at Tunbridge Wells, where her Majesty wu yesterday visited by the Queen of Peoria. The Duke de Nemours and the Priam, Marguerite d'Orleans returned to Tunbridge Wells yester day morning. The Count de Paris will join the family circle to-day. The Duke de Montpensier will pay a visit to the ex-Queen ►t Tunbridge Wells previously to hie return to Spain. The Duke and Duchess d'Autnale left Orleans House yesterday on a tour in Switzerland. , . Lord Ebury will inquire in the House of Lords on Monday next " what steps have been taken towards de viling a remedy to the evils arising from the compulsory and indiscriminate are of the burial service." 1 1 Earl Grey is to move in the House of Lords on Monday that an humble address be presented to her Majesty for gems with regard to Poland. DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN OF PRUARIAL —The Queen of Preach left the resideoce of the Prussian em- Dewey yeeterday morning oo her return to Berlin. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales visited her Majesty previously to her departure, and scoompanied the Queen to the Bricklayers Arms-station of the South Eastern Railway. Her Majesty left the station at twenty minutes past 11 o'clock for Tunbridge Wells to pay a visit to Queen Marie Amelie. Their Serene Highness the Prince and Princess Edward of Save-Weimar accompanied her Majesty to 'Tunbridge Wells. His Ezoellency the Prussian Ambassador and the members of the Queen's suite travelled with ber Majesty. The Queen left 'Tunbridge Wells at 2 o'clock for Ramsgate, where her Majesty ar rived at 4 o'clock. At Ramsgate her Majesty embarked on board the Vivid, government 'teenier. which sailed imme diately for Antwerp. Lord Camors, lord in waiting to the Queen, and Colonel the Hoc. A. Harding, were in attend ance on her Majesty. LORD CLARENCE PAHL'S. —The secretary to the Admiralty writes to a contemporary :—" Some little time aims it was stated that I you about to hoist my Sag in her hisksty's ship Princess Royal, and to take the command of the North American statioe. My successor at the Admi. ratty has been named by other newspapers. who have gone so far u to indicate the gentleman who Is to become the representative of the borough of Sandwich in my room. It may save him from the trouble of a bootless jimmy, and will spare me from the ososesitv of answering a con siderable number of communications which bare been made to me on the above subject, if you will be good 'Dough to state that the whole thing is a pure invention from begin ning to esd." LATIOT INTELLIUNNO& (azona's rizaawis.) AMERICA. THE PLANS OF THE INVADERS. (Per the City of New York.) NEW YORK, Jun 26. The Confederates under General Jones with cavalry and artillery have, after a severe skirmish, driven the Federals under Milroy out of Marton nellsburg, and occupied that place. The Federals have evacuated Carlisle and fallen back to Harrisburg. The Confederate advance in Pennsylvania is said to be 10,000 strong. The Baltimore correspondent of the New York Herald furnishes the following particulars con cerning the development of General Lee's plans : " On crossing the Rappahannock to move north ward, General Lee took with him a very large pon toon train, said to come from Richmond. These pontoons could not be necessary to cross the Upper Potomac, as that is easily fordable ; neither to cross the Suaquehanuah, as there are no indications of large Confederate forces being in that direction. " On leaving Warrenton and Thoroughfare Gap, General Lee detached one whale corps, at least 30,000 strong, who are now on their way to Dum fries vitt Brentaville. It is also stated that this column is accompanied by forty pieces of artillery and a pontoon train. If this is the pontoon train mentioned above, there can be but one explanation of the movement. "General Lee designs this corps to cross the Poto mac at Budd's Ferry, which is only 16 miles below Washington, and to advance on the capital by way of Bladensburg. "It is possible also that General Lee expects the Federal forces now in the peninsula to be sent up the Potomac to Washington, and he will seek to re-establish the old batteries on the Potomac in order to sink the transports conveying troops from the peninsula. " The Confederate infantry which defeated General Milroy at Winchester, Macßeynolds at Berrysville, and Tyler at Martinsburg, did not cross the Poto mac at all. After occupying Martinsburg, they proceeded along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as far west as Cumberland, and as far east as Point of Rocks. The railroad between these two points, a distance of 90 miles, is in the complete possession of the Confederates, and in a military point of view they have rendered this road entirely useless to the Federal govern ment. The railroad communication between Washington and tho West, so far as that road is concerned, has been completely cut off. " General Lee, instead of moving on Centreville, is reported to be advancing with his main body towards Gum Spring, Drainaville, and Coons Ford. If this be true there can be no longer any doubt as to the direction General Lee's plans will take. From Coons Ford to Rockville and thence to the Baltimore Railroad will be but a short march. This railroad, once cut, whether by this column or by the one advancing from Budd's Ferry, or by both co-operating, Washington will be as com pletely isolated from the North and East as it is now from the West. The capture of Washington will then be reduced to a question of strength between the armies of Lee and Hooker. " If the forces under Generals Dix, Peek, and Foster could be hurried up to Washington, they would swell General Hooker's numbers to a very high figure ; but this will only be done by the government when it is too late. " As far as General Lee is concerned, having sent 30,000 men towards Budd's Ferry, and having 10,000 to 15,000 men near Harper's Ferry, be is probably only waiting for certain reinforcements which were on their way some time ago to join him. " During the last two weeks 40,000 Confederate troops have passed through Lynchburg, bound for Richmond and the north. They were General Lee's old troops he had sent to Chattanooga some weeks ago, and 20,000 others from General Bragg's army. This, with 10,000 troops sent him by Beau regard at Charleston, will make his force amount to 150,000 men. "General Hooker can no longer choose his ground, or, as be boasted, give battle or abstain. He will be compelled to fight at the moment General Lee thinks proper to attack him, and he cannot poet pone a fight when that day comes. The reason of this is that Hooker possesses none of the strategic resources which would have enabled him to choose his time and place of fighting, and have prevented Leo from crossing the Rappahannock at all. "The statement made by the Richmond Dispatch that Richmond is now uncovered is a blind to con ceal the fact that Richmond is well defended, and to allure the Federal forces on to the peninsula w what would be a disastrous defeat " So imminent is the peril that is supposed to menace Baltimore that the most urgent appeals are made to the people by the government, the mayor of the city, the councils of the military authorities, and the newspapers, to turn out to work on the entrenchments which are being hastily erected for the defence of the city, and to enlist in the various military organisations. " Late reoonnoisances develope the fact that the Confederate army of the Potomac does not occupy any portion of the territory extending from Cul pepper to Warrenton, New Baltimore, White Plains, and Salem on the west, to Fredericksburg on the east, and to a distance several miles Ruuth of the Rappahannock." The Washington correspondent of the New York Herald writes as follows : General Lee fora week previous to moving from Cul pepper, in his last mysterious movement, gave orders, which were stringently enforced, that no person, soldier or citizen, should be allowed to enter or leave his lines. It is maid that his army commenced to move on Battirthiy, and continued to pass through Culpepper during all the intervening period tip to Thursday of the succeeding week. His force is said to have consisted of Ewell's corps of 35,000 men, who marched out first, Longstreet's corps of 42,000 men, and Hill's corm of 28,000 men, who brought up the rear. General Stuart's cavalry, 18,000 strong, protected the dank sod rear, while Jenkins with 3,000 men accompanied Ewell into Maryland, the destin►tion of the main portion of the army. The artillery is said to be in superb condition, and very numerous. Richmond is defended by the corps of D. 11• Hill, 21,000 strong, on the south side, by ltajor•Geoeral French on the north, or mar the city, with about 17,000 men, while the heavy brigade under General Wise is on the York River railroad. General Cone, with two brigades, occupies Hanover junction, assisted by 3,500 mounted Texans taken prisoners at Arkansu Poi and exchanged. This force is to be drawn close around and concentrated near the capital in ease our army should advance. General Jackeon commands the department of East Ten nessee, and has under him General P.grsm with 8,000 to 10,000 men, which, together with the force in the Cumber land Gap region, is expected to move iota Kentucky. General Stuart's command is said to consist of six divi sions of two brigades each, three regiments to a brigade, and 500 men ithe average maximum number) to a regiment. The Fourth Virginia, the largest of all, on a recent review numbered 714, but every man that weld be obtained was present ea this ocomeios. I The New York Herald says that General Lee, by bold and rapid movements, has tranderred ttie war from Virginia north-eastward from the Rappahan nock to the Potomac, and even to the Suaque hannah, and has successfully achieved the most difficult and dangerous operation in war—via., a flank movement in presence of the enemy. General Lee, without any considerable loss, has succeeded in making a circuit around the right Bank of the union army and getting in the rear of Washington while Hooker is still in front of that city. Admiral Dahlgren will succeed Admiral Dupont in the command of the South Atlantic squadron. The legality of the prorogation of the Illinois legislature by the governor is to be tried in the Supreme Court. The governor refuses to acknow ledge the legal existence of the present legislature. NEW YORK, Jul!' 26, Evarnro. It is reported that General Lee and his staff crossed the Potomac into Maryland on Wednesday. The governor of Pennsylvania has called for 50,000 militia, for defence, for three months. The governor of lllinois has offered 10,000 men to resist the invasion. The New York World says that Generals Hooker and Halleck appear to have adopted the hypothesis that General Lee will not throw a large force into the Northern States whilst Hooker remains on the south side of the Potomac . ; or, if be does, that Hooker can get into his rear. The World thinks, however, that if, notwithstanding Lee's formidable menace in crossing the Potomac, Hooker persists in remaining ou the south side of that river, it will be in Lee's power to seize the railroads and isolate Washington. " If this be accomplished," says the same journal, " Hooker can no longer avoid a battle in a position of Lee's choosing, for the government cannot afford to have a Confederate army encamped between Washington and the Northern states." If Washington is assaulted on the northern side, the World thinks a great mistake will have been made in not transferring Hooker's army into Mary land to meet Lee at the threshold. I The universal indifference of the people of Pennsylvania regarding the invasion is the subject of much comment. The New York Herald says that the inhabitants seem to have lost all spirit, and either retreat ra pidly at the approach of the Confederates, or ex hibit a strange apathy. Even the troops from New York and New Jersey are not received with cor diality or enthusiasm, but the inhabitants endea vour only to profit pecuniarily by their presence. . A side wheel steamer of 700 tons burden is reported to have been seen burning off Nantucket. Heavy firing was heard off Cape Cod ; it was supposed to proceed from a Federal gunboat. The steamers Baltic, Atlantic, and many others are leaving to capture privateers. NEW YORK, Jon: 27, MORNING. There are indications that General Lee purposes operating with his whole army on the north aide of the Potomac. On Thursday night Hill's and Loogstreet's corps are both said to have crossed the river. General Ewell entered Chambersburg on Wed nesday, and issued an order forbidding the inha bitants to sell liquor to the soldiers ; also ad monishing persons not in military service to abstain from acts of hostility, stating that acquies cence in the demands of the military authorities would lessen the rigours of war, General Ewell's main force is believed to have halted iu the rear of Chambersburg, holding all the roads and passes in the vicinity, and awaiting reinforcements. General Early's division of Longstreet's corps, consisting of ten regiments of infantry, with cavalry and artillery, occupied Gettysburg yester day. It is supposed that General Early will strike the Northern Central Railroad at Hanover Junc tion or York, 30 miles distant. The Confederates hold all the passes of South Mountain. They are also in clove proximity to Carlisle, but have not yet occupied the place. The Federal General Smith commands the de fences of the Susquehannab. Colonel Pierce super sedes General Milroy, at Bloody Run. General Dana commands the defences of Philadelphia. The New York Herald says that two days ago the half of General Lee's army was in Maryland and Pennsylvania ; the other half, immediately under the eye of Lee, was 30 miles south of the Potomac, in the Shenandoah Valley. General Lee's whole army may be described, in a military sense, as being in the same valley, extending 30 miles from Winchester to the Potomac, and thence 50 miles northward to Chambersburg. The Nc to York Herald does not anticipate a col lision between Generals Leo and Hooker for several days, and says :—" It is probable that the first seri ous hostilities will take place at Harper's Ferry, for that point, with Lee's advance beyond the Potomac, is essential to Lee's communication with the Shenandoah Valley and Richmond. Lee's siege trains will therefore probably be first used against the Maryland Heights in conjunction with an assault by the reserved column of General Long , street." The Baltimore correspondent of the New York Herald says :—" Upon Thursday, the 25th inst., Lee was in strong force at Frederick oily, and from there will either march on Washington or Balti more, or move to the railroad between Washington and Baltimore." General Hooker is reported to have been moving on the 25th inst.; the right wing of his army is stated to be in the vicinity of Hagerstown. Intelligence from Vicksburg to the 23rd instant announces that preparations are making for another assault upon that place. General Johnstone telegraphed to President Jefferson Davies upon the 22nd instant that Kirby Smith has got possession of Milliken's Bend above Vicksburg. A body of 1,000 Texans bas been repulsed at Lake Providence by negro troops. ASSAULT ON PART HUDSON. General Banks assaulted Port Hudson at daylight of the 14th, and at 11 o'clock on the same morning retreated to his entrenchments, having been disas trously repulsed at all points, with the loss of 700 to 1,000 men. It was supposed that another assault would be made on the 19th inst., Colonel Dudley having volunteered to lead a storming column of 4,04.10 picked men. The Confederates were reported to be concentra ting in General Banks'srear to prevent his retreat to Baton Rouge. General Burnside officially reports that Colonel Saunder's cavalry expedition into East Tennessee struck the railroad at Lenoir, destroyed the line up to Knoxville, and made a demonstration against that place. He burnt bridges, destroyed stores, and captured three pieces of artillery, 600 prisoners, and 1,000 stand of arms. The Con federates were found in greater strength than was expected, and followed in Colonel Saunder's rear. General Foster's troops have been sent from Newbern to reinforce General Dix at Fort Monroe. General Franklin has been ordered to New Or leans. Three privateers, a steamer, a bark, and a schooner, are committing depredations at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy ; forty vessels are reported to have been destroyed this week by a privateer steamer, off Cape Sable. The Federal revenue cutter Caleb Cushing, heavily armed and provisioned for two months, sailed last night from Portland, without orders or officers. It is supposed that the crew will use her for piracy. Armed steamers have been sent in pursuit. The steamer Hattie has been captured. The steamer Banshee baa been burnt ot Cape Fear River. Admiral Foote is dead. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Jon 26, Evngiso. Money easy. Gold, 441 per cent. premium. &change on London : Etsakers' bills, 158. Stocks, large speculative sales. New York Centrals, 120; ; Illinois, 102 ; Brie, 951 ; Six par Cents. United States Hoods, 104. Cotton very firm ; middling upland, 65e. Floor dull. Wheat and corn declin ing. Provisions good inquiry. Coffee quiet. Sager good inquiry. Molasses steady. Petroleum very firm. The City of New York takes out 60,119 dollars in specie, 200 winners, and 16 sacks of mails. THE POLISH QUESTION.-THE REPLY OF RUSSIA. BERLIN. Jou 7. Private letters received here from St. Petersburg assert that Prince Gortchakoff laid the replies of the three powers before the Emperor on Saturday last. The replies are said to be of a conciliatory and peaceful character, and will probably be submitted to the council of ministers at the commencement of the present week. It was not expected, however, that the replies would be despatched from St. Pe tersburg before the middle of July. MADAGASCAR. REPORT OF THE FRENCH CONSUL. PARIS, JULY 7. The official report of the French consul st Ta matave, dated May 15, has been published to-day. This report explains that the cause of the poli tical revolution in Madagascar was the rivalry between the nobles and Nenamaso. The young men who, at the accession of King Radama, took power and monopolised all favours, suggested to the King measures disapproved of by the people. They were accused of injustice, of being open to corruption, and great immorality. Under their influence the King published a law authorising duels, and even combats of tribe against tribe and village against village, without any other formality than the consent of the two parties, thus proclaiming civil war and furnishing a pretext for hostilities. The officers and principal inhabitants begged of the King to recall this law, who, however, refused, and the preparations for the conflict then began. The French consul assembled all his fellow countrymen, and the English consul wished the Methodist missionaries to take a similar course, but they did not respond to his invitation. The King, having again refused to revoke the law, the people, slaves, and soldiers assembled in the public places to search for the thirty-three individuals belonging to the King's court who had been proscribed by the conspirators. Eleven were killed by the multitude. While this was going on negotiations were entered into with the King, who asked mercy for the unfortunate men remaining, who, he promised, should be exiled for life. This was refused by the conspirators, who demanded that the guilty should undergo perpetual imprison ment in chains. The King would not at first com ply with this demand, but, after much parleying, ended by accepting it. The following day the King was assassinated, and the council proclaimed Queen Robodo, announcing that the King, disconsolate at the loss of his friends, had committed suicide. The Queen accepted the constitution, which stipulates among other things that she shall not drink strong liquors, and that the right over life and death belongs to the council. It also abolishes the Tanquin, and maintains reli gious liberty. The Prime Minister informed M. Laborde that he had sent orders to the governors on the coast to protect the whites. VENICE. A Venice letter in the Siicle contains the following : Manin often said " I know the people of Venice; they will tire out Austria." Nothing could be more exact. This is the third time that I have returned to Venice since 1859, and things have not changed. Austria ap pears to be still simply encamped at Venice. The Croatian who silently paces the flags of the place St. Mark during his hours of guard has not learned Italian any more than the inhabitants of Venice have learned the language of their conquerors. The population has not mingled with the Austrians ; it allows itself to be crowded, restricted, and pressed by misery, but does not mix with the strangers. However delayed and distant the hopes of deliverance may appear, Venice awaits the hour in silence, with clenched hands. 1 will not say that the Austrians render themselves odious, that they are brutal, that they administer badly, or that they pillage the country; oa the contrary, may im provements have been introduced within the last two yam ; the conquest, tired of war, is, as a last reeonree, attempting to assimilate the two races, but that expedient succeeds with Austria as badly as all the others, as she has not pined an inch of ground. Some well-meaning patricians have thought that to this passive resistance, sterile in its results, and serving only to impoverish the country, a pro. visional vatopromise would be preferable in the interests of commerce atd of the working classes, and that such could be done without renouncing ideas of independence and en franchisement. At the head of this party is M. Benebo, mayor of Venice ; but the people refuse to follow him, they have burnt his gondola, and insulted his domestics. I will not speak of the misery in Venice, of the closed theatres, of the ruined trade and industry ; these things are known, and have not changed ; also, I have to inform you that the emigration continues. A veteran, who bas gained • high reputation as a sculptor, M. De Bay, died in Paris on Saturday. Scarcely • museum in France that has not among its treasures • work of this distinguished artist. The Pericles, that so generally strikes the stranger in the garden of the Tuileries, is from Lis chisel, as are also the Colbert at the palace of the Luxembourg, and the Charles Martel in the gallery of Versailles. The Baron Rothschild is the pos sessor of the but of the great tragedian Telma. A letter from Rome aaya :—" We have just lost an accomplished mid rising sculptor. Mr. Alfred Gatley, whose colonial baaei•relievi of the ' Rost of Pharaoh is the Red Sea,' and the Song of Moses,' formed such prominent features ►midst the sculpture of the late Inter national Exhibition. Mr. Galley died of dysentery. An English watercolour painter, Mr. Custard, recently ar rived in Rome, has also been prevented by death from prosecuting his studies." Another easy route opened by railway communi cation to the tourist is that to the Pyrenees, which e•n be reached from Paris in a few hours. " Formerly," says a Paris correspondent, " it was • journey ; now the railway takes you right down to the frontier, sad the first odour of Spain is wafted to you as you get out of the train. You can visit the Faux Chanties and Eons 8011061, drinking their waters if so minded ; you can flab in lakes, and perhaps catch something; have pic-nit in woods, and even go on mulaback along the Port de Veoaaque, which is described by sbe poetic) Murray as beiog • path so terrible ' that • father will not look back for his son, nor • sou for his father' —to the Maladetta Pass ; and having dons all this, and eaten a real Spanish ' tostio de los llamas' at Venseque, and being yourself eaten in turn, you may get back on the Boulevard in three weeks." Al FROM PARIS. (non 001 ows PA BIS. MONDAY Evmnsu. Instead of corning to Paris to preside at a coun cil of ministers the Emperor, changing his mind, has summoned the ministers to attend him at Fon tainebleau. MM. Billault and Drouyn de Lhuys have been there since Saturday ; the others left Paris at 9 o'clock this morning. The Emperor goes to Vichy direct from Fontainebleau to-mor row, and the Empress and the Imperial Prince will oome to St. Cloud, as expected. The feeling to-day is several shades more peaceable than for some time past. The Constitutionnel has an article, signed " Vitu," which anticipates sufficient conces sions from Russia, and will not admit that the Poles can be so unreasonable as to refuse the six points. It is true that the same journal had last week an article, signed " Lirusyrac," which took a sombre view of things, and sounded warlike. Readers, therefore, have their choice. Another pacific piece of news is that it is "not certain" that the Emperor will go to Cher bourg at all, and that at all events there is no truth in the report of the Italian fleet coming there to be reviewed by his Majesty. The Pays has an article exhorting the three intervening powers to keep agreed whatever happens, and speaks of the necessity of some new diplomatic act to give a " sanction " to their decisions and assure their aooord for a consi derable period of time. I think it now almost cer tain that France will not go to war with Russia this year; hut, differing with the anodyne articles of the government journals, I see no hope of any practical good for Poland as the result of the pro tracted negotiations. The Moniteur at length speaks of the revolution in Madagascar, but very shortly ; it abstains from reproducing the attacks of the semi-official journals upon English agents, and says, contrary to the impression hitherto prevalent, that the new go vernment is likely to recognise existing treaties. It is expected that the Muniteur of to-morrow will contain fuller particulars. K Behic has, it is said, prepared a decree for making an immense canal, navigable for vessels of large tonnage, to connect Paris with the sea. You will remember that several years ago the Parisians were greatly tickled by the idea that Paris was already a " seaport," because a few fiat-bottomed steamers had got up the Seine from Havre with some bales of goods. Now, however, it is Hai/ that the scheme for making Paris a Port de Met. is "really serious." A capital of 200 millions is talked of, and several Loudon bankers are said to be engaged in the affair. A traveller just arrived from Copenhagen tells me that the new Greek loan will be negotiated in the London market. The Bourse is very firm. Rente rose 25c. for cash and 10c. for account, Mooing at 68fr. 75c. in each case. Mobilier rose 21fr. 75c. Railways were animated ; several lines improved upwards of 10fr. WIMBLEDON PRIZE MEETING. VISIT OF THE PkiheE OF WALES. Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon it was announced at Wimbledon that the Prince of Wales had arrived and was riding round the camp. His royal high. nets, who wee acoompanied by Captain Grey, one of him equerries, was received at the entrance to the en. closure by Lord Ducie, Lord Elcho, Lord Bury, Colonel North, and Colonel Loyd Lindsay, members of council of the National Rifle Association, and the secre tary, Captain Mildinay. In the first instance the genasel minis of the arrangements was explained to the Prince, who acquainted himself in detail with the in. tended proceedings of the asaociation, and then expressed • desire to make • trial of one of the ranges. The 200 yards' range was first visited, where the Prince fired several shots from a Whitworth rifle belonging to Lord Elcho. The marking was according to the Belie system. and the first shot brought out • " centre" from the marker's butt. In every ease save on., when the Prince tired so experimental shot from • differ ent rifle, the bullets were, in the marksman's phrase, well "on" the target. But the fact that such crack shots as Lord Bury, Lord Vele, and Major Holford, who fired at the same range, only succeeded in making " centres " and " outers," showed that there must hays been • partial mirage, attributable to the great glare at the sun sod the swampioeu of the intervening hollow. The final bull's-eye made by the Prince of Wales wee the only one obtained at this target. The next trial was at shorter range, but at • moving instead of a stationary target, and here the Highland experiences of the Prince stood him in good stead. Those who have not actually fired at the "running deer " can form on conception of the &M. culty of hitting the mink. Appearing to move very slowly, it really travels with the velocity of a railway carriage, sad. as in its course it describes an arc of • circle, the rate of speed at different points is necessarily various. The artist has made the deer of the dun instead of the red tribe, sad there is, consequently, little by which it ran be dis tinguished from the bank behind, bat for all that it rarely succeeded in crossing its " corns " scatheless. At one time the Prince succeeded in planting four bullets esocas• sively in the portion of the body forming the metre of the target. The members of the association who were present ooncurred in declaring that the practice which had bees made at this range, if not better, was at least equal, tskiog the geooral average of the shots, to that recorded of soy single rifle at the meeting of 1862. His royal highness mused it to be understood that he hoped to be present with the Princess of Wales on the 13th Mat. to witness the match between the Lords and Commons, and the contest for the "Alexandra" price given by the association. The rival eights who are respectively to represent England and Scotland in the International Rifle match have been selected. The Scottish Eight is thus composed :—Captain Horatio Ross, Lord Elcho, thiptain Edward Ross, Mr. Her cules Rosa, Mr. Cohn Roes, the Master of Lovat, Mr. H. Maxwell, and Mr. Ferausoe. The reserve candidate on the Scottish aide is Mr. Henry, who will be brought forward to supply a vacancy if, through mishap, one should occur. The English Eight are—Viscount Bury (cx egt:(0). Earl Duck , . Captain Heaton. Mr. Martin Ridley Smith, Lieut.-Colonel Halford. Captain Hawker, S iuth Middlesex Rifle Volun teers, Mr. A. Ashton, Captain Rowland. s.ith Regiment. NOBLE Reset:E.—About a quarter past 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon last a boy named Israel Briggs wan rowing on the Medway, past Messrs. Steer's candle manu factory at Maidstone, when he fell overboard. The accident was observed by several porsoos on the bridge, who raised au alarm. A young man named Charles nosy, in the employ of Messrs. Wright, corn factors, hearing the cry, ran from his master: warehouse, jumped into the river, and swiftly sw►m to the drowning boy, who was about 50 yards distant. Not having stopped to divest himself of any clothing or his shoes, Fioey, though a stroag•bnilt young fellow, was well nigh exhausted ; but he succeeded in reaching a wall at the side of the river, and clung to it by his lingers, until the boy was taken from him. He was loudly cheered for ha noble conduct by the spectators, some of whom personally rewarded him. This, we understand, is the eighth life which Fieey has saved in a similarly courageous manner ; and no case could be more deserving of rec.:loolmi at the hands of the Royal Humane Society.— South Nasiern 0":01r. THE WEATIIEIt AND TUE CROPS. —The prospects of the coming harvest have day by day become more fa vourable. lon wheats are, to a nee, looking splendidly. The " blooming" has proceeded node, the most favourable rood tions,and appearances are such as to indicate that the crop will, with any thing like auspicioua weather during harvest,be of a superior cluracter,both in quality and quantity. Oats and barley are both looking extremely well, and beans and peas have immensely improved. Little if any damage was dons by the late rains, and we scarcely ever recollect a season when the grain crops were so entirely free front damage or standing more bold and level. Already there is on some of the wheats a tinge of colour, giving evidence of a tendency to ripen, and a few days more of the present splendid weather will suffice to impart to oar fields the golden hue betokening the early approach of harvest. Con siderable progress has been made in haymaking during the past week. A large breadth of grass bas been cut and carried, anal& few more days of hot sun and drying breezed will enable further rapid progress to be made, and the hay to be gathered iu in fi rst-rate condition. The hay crop will not be a heavy one, but the quality will be excellent, and there is every armee:once that the " afUrmath " will help to make up for whatever deficiency there may be in the first crop. The present bright and sunny weather is wel comed by the hopgrowers, and the continuance of it will go a long way towards placing the hop plant beyond the power at its essisice.--Suasex Advertiser. 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