The Express. — London, England, 1863-09-10 00:00:00

VISE and LUBIN'S HUNGARY WATER, PROPHYLACTICII. 1.11113111N0, fIOORATING. . I ea act sarprised to beam" says Humboldt, "Yet aretara, ellatureis. asthma, s it id terFr k etnab li es the smasory." wina weather, toe hot sad depressive sate. cow 01 as betala. Ida ed. ; steels maples. Nee hoodetreet. W. EVERYBODY KNOWS Mr. MILKS. Alfred Webb Mike MEI/OVID FROM BONI4SVILMET to 71, BROOK-STREET, Ilitooter-tquare, to MU. 71te lea harm lor*wwWW 41 MEW is all Mto New Alamo; "RUT= THAN RVU." alit erprelsO. TO TRINSPONDSM. .dvertleienents Int;;d• - fl Leedom lowsios Paper. mutt be at the °face. 10, houvaiiretrent. by Two o'clock' on the day of publicathas. PRl:feWirB. Tnici Evtanto. KING .ICIHN:King — John, Mr. Walter Mont gomery Fautconbridge, Mr. Henry Lurasne.—To conclude with 1 %HILT JABS.—Con meow at 7. IMINNEN. asrrexxu. THIN EMMA, LADY At DLEY'S SEZRET. THE GREAT oftocir EFFECT. Madame' Varnol,l and Cranford.—Ur. Parker. Madame Ikon, and Mr. W Emllll —Aud nix ADVEN TURES OF A TICKET OF LEAVE. MGM WATAR AT I.SIIIUUN 15151DeL TVs DAY —Meaning. Oh 11m.... Attaimma. lA 34 , 5- L:110161011 —Moran. • 55A. .Afisemoms. lh. 15m Lo DON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. Tuz case of ex-Paymaster SMALES evidently excites considerable interest ; and it is natural that it should. There is no public man who enjoys a higher reputation for honesty and impartiality than Lord Da GREY. It is impossible to believe that for the sake of sheltering men of influence and officers in high command he would willingly do an act of injustice to the most friendless pri vate in the ranks. Most certainly the present SECRETARY for WAR would usel the utmost caution before ruining an old officer—unless the evidence against him were of the most conclusive character. But it must be confessed that the whole series of transactions connected with the Mho, Court-martial has been of the most ex• traordivary character. The bias in favour of Colonel' Caswtev exhibited by the military authorities both in India and in London was too plain for conceal ment. The reluctance to re-open the business was manifest, but to re-open it was inevitable ; nor was it without considerable pressure that the COMMLNDE&-IN-CHIEF gave his assent to putting Colonel Caawtrt on his trial As for Paymaster SMILES, the course to be pursued was full of em barrassment. The Court-martial at Mhow had sentenced him to be cashiered on the 9th of June, 1862. A month after, this sentence was con firmed by Sir Hyatt Rosa, on the 11th of July. On the 30th of May, 1863, nearly a year after, Mr. Sxass was Gasetted out of the service, and a new paymaster was appointed in his place. And yet it was only in June—a few days later—that the proceedings of the Mhow Court-martial were submitted to the JUDOE.APEOCATZ.GENY.ALL, the result of whisk was that the proceedings of the Court were set 'aide as illegal, and Mr. Swains was pardoned but not reinstated. What can be more inconsistent An officer is tried by court-martial—he is sentenced to be cashiered—after nearly a year, with the sanction of two Commanders-in-Chief in India, and the COMMANDER-11q-C111.17 here, he is cashiered. The proceedings of the Court-martial are then for the first time submitted to the JUDaa•AnvocATE. They are pronounced illegal—the cashiered officer is pardoned, but the pardon is accompanied with the singular condition that be is still a civilian, and will not again be employed. Upon the face of things it is impossible to understand such a course of proceedings—apparently it is both in- consistent and unjust. It is inoonsistent because the officer is pardoned and yet remains cashiered ; it is unjust because the proceedings ought to have been submitted to the JUDONeADVOCATZ before the finding of the Court was confirmed by the Cox isarrnrs-rir-Cater. Under these circumstances it is not surprising that attempts should be made to explain matters. And, accordingly, we have ourselves received private communications the substance of which has been published in other quarters, to the effect that the accounts of Mr. Swum, as Paymaster, were proved to be deficient. If this charge be established there is no thing more to be said in favour of Mr. Swami. Unquestionably the authorities ought to be satis fied that an officer who aspires to fill the office of Paymaster is a man as strict in honour as in his accounts. But so serious a charge as this ought to be conclusively established. And therefore it is very desirable to know the foundation upon which the accusation in question rests. It is undoubtedly true that during the time when Mr. SKALES was undergoing his trial before the court-martial at Mhow the Commander in-Chief at Bombay, at the instigation of Colonel CRAWLEY ; did order a regimental cone of inquiry to investigate the accounts of the Paymaster. To select such a time for assembling this court—to try the same man in two different courts at the same time, was somewhat unusual, and certainly was not marked by much consideration. But when it appears by official documents that the officer who nominated the court was Colonel CB.AWLLL, the prosecutor before the Court-martial ; that the officers nominated had just appeared as witnesses spinet the Paymaster, and that they proceeded to sit notwithstanding the reasonable remonstrances of the Paymaster, the value of the judgment delivered by such a tribunal is seriously impaired. Even if their judgment had been adverse to Mr. Swung, it would have been hard and even Unjust to act upon it. But, unfortu nately, there are no official documents to allow the precise nature of their judgment, or the evidence upon which it was founded. Mr. SMALLS has, indeed, published a statement, which is now before us, in which he says that the judgment was in his favour—that, " notwithstanding the con " stitution of this Board, they made a report " on (his) accounta, attesting that all " his transactions were correct and balances ac " counted for, and a balance standing to his "credit." There is also a letter addressed by Mr. Sesi.r.s to the War Department on the 3rd of January, 18G3, in which he requests to be in formed whether up to that date any pecuniary claim had been preferred by the Bombay Govern ment against him. Mr. SMALLS declares that no such claims had then been made, and that since that date, until the end of last June (when the statement was published), " no claim nor commit " nication had been made to him relative to any " accounts for which he might be considered re " sponsible." Such are the statements of Mr. SMALLS ; they are most dis tinct, and if true completely satisfactory. Nor are they without probability. Mr. 81tALIII has been in the army more than thirty years. He has constantly occupied the position of Paymaster. The various officers under whom he has served have furnished him with testimonials, and in 1855 Mr. Hawes, then Under-Secretary of War, selected him as paymaster of the Turkish Contin gent under General Vivistr, and spoke of his " known correctness in the performance of his " duties " in that capacity. Until Colonel CitawLEv assumed command of the regiment the character of Paymaster Sstaise was unimpeached ; nor was it until three partisans of the Colonel met to examine the accounts that any whisper was heard against the Paymaster—if indeed it can truly be said that they gave any countenance to the injurious charge. But the matter does not rest here. A Paymaster is in the position of a public accountant, and is, there fore, under a bond to the Crown. Have, then, any proceedings been taken under this bond—or has any money been paid by Mr. SKALD; in consequence of threats that such proceedings would be taken I Mr. SMALICS distinctly says no. " Although," he writes, "as a public accountant, I am under a " bond to the Crown, no one has ever dared to " make a demand either upon my sureties or myself, " on any matters connected with these transac " tions." If no such proceedings have been taken or even threatened, the character of Mr. SMALLS is placed beyond cavil. At all events, is is in the power of Lord DE GREY to satisfy him self •upon this point: nor is there a doubt that, considering the character of the man, he will gladly do so. If Paymaster Sliauts be a de faulter, let him be told so plainly. But till then we must repeat that the conduct of the WAR MINISTER and of the Commarams.rs-Cnls7 t wards Mr. SMALH has been marked by distressing inconsistency and grievous injustice. THE EXPRESS, * THURSDAY EVENING, ;OPENING OF THE DUNDEE PEOPLE'S PARE. --a--- Yesterday the magnificent park presented by Sir David Baxter tc.the people of Dundee, was formally headed over to the trustees. The day was kept as a close holiday, and the town was completely en Jute. In the foram. Earl Russell met the Town Council and Gui'dry in the Corn Ex. change, and was presented with the freedom of the burgh and created a guild brother. His lordship was accompanied to the platform by the Countess Rums% Lady Georgina the Earl of Bulbous* Sir J. Ogilvy, and Sir 1). Baxter. After Provost Parker, in an eloquent address, had conferred the freedom of the burgh, and Doan of Guild Kennedy had promoted the freedom of the Orldry to Earl Russell, _ The Noble Lord rose amid deideoiog cheers, and said -1 Sir and gentlemen, I receive with gratitude the freedom of the ancient and royal burgh of Dundee. I have come hers for the first time to add my tribute of respect to one of your moat distinguished citizens, who has nobly provided for the health and recreation of his fellow-citizens, and well de serve' to be remembered to all time as • public benefactor. (Applause.) The increase of large towns is a proof of in creasing wealth, and the effect of prosperous industry is not without accompanying evils. One of these evils is the exclusion of the face of nature; and happy is be who can give to those "in populous city pent" a rest from exhausting toil, amid scenes which invigorate the body and turn the mind to the contemplation of the wonder ful works of God. (Cheers.) In referring to measures which I have contributed to promote during • long course of par liamentary exertion, you have done me too much honour. I have been happy to contribute to the victory of those eloquent and distinguished men who were foremost in the cause of Catholic Emancipation, and who won for the people the great battle of the repeal of the Oors-laws. (Olment) With regard to the measures in which I had • more immediate parkin proposing the repeal of the Cor poratioa sad Teat Acta, in framing • plan for parlia mentary reform, and introducing a bill for the reform of our municipal corporations—f have been studious to build upon the ancient foundations—(applause)—to adapt new measures to existing laws, and to put them in harmony with ' the institutions of • country long free, and justly proud of its liberty. (Applause.) Thirty years of experience have 1 1 shown that I have net beeu mistaken in my hope. Every year has strengthened our political constitution, and me firmed, as you justly observed, our domestic tranquillity. (Applause.) As Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs it has bees my object to preserve pesos with honour. (Ap- I please, and " Hear, hear.") You may rely with confidence upon the administration of Lord Palmerston, who is so justly and so universally peptdar—(cheers)—for maintaining a line of strict impartiality in the lamentable conflict still raging in America. (Cheers.) The duties of neutrality between parties violently hostile are nut easily performed. (Hear, ham.) It has been and will be our endeavour, however, to exercise the powers now entrusted, or which may be hereafter entrusted, to the Crown by Parliament, in such • manner as at once to defeat every attempt to engage our people in enterprises iticousis , teat with our neutral position, and to preserve for ourselves, our persons, and property those safeguards of British law and British justice to which alone they are indebted for the 'security they now enjoy. (Applause.) The Coro Exchange was crowded by the influential citizens of Dundee, who gave the noble earl a cordial wel come. At one o'clock the various bodies who took part in the graud ceremony of the day met in the Barrack-park . When the line had been formed, the procession marched through the principal streets to the people's park, which is situated at the north-eastern extremity of the town. The park occupies a space of 38 acres, and is mom tastefully laid out. In the centre stands • handsome pavilion in the halite style, built at • cost of 6,0001. ; at each entraoce there are handsome lodges ; the cost of the park, its 'cabal- I lishment, and the sum set apart by the donor for its main tenaoce, cannot be lass than 50,0001. A statue of Sir David Baxter, which has been subscribed for by upwards of 16,000 of the people of Dundee, as • mark of their gratitude for his noble gift, and which we ; executed by Mr. Steel, sculptor, Edinburgh, was uncovered on the °cassia'. Amongst the speakers at the opening of the park were the Earl of Dalhousie, the Earl of Camper. down, Sir David Baxter, and others. in replying to a vote of thanks for his presence Earl Russell, who was received with enthusiastic *hems by the vast multitude, said—l hops you will allow me as the youngest burgess of Dundee to say a few words with regard to • matter which I think may teed to the usefulness of this park for which the town of Dundee is much indebted to Sir D. Baxter. (Applause.) I was speaking tobira of a notion which had occurred to my mini, sad whisk I fiud had also occurred to his- Indeed from hie benevolence and sagacity, It was oct likely to have escaped him. I have been amostomed in the course of my life, to pay &peat deal of attention to educatioe, and I have been told of late years that those who are occupied in education la peat towns—each as Glasgow, Birmieghare, and like large towee—my that there is one great difficulty they have toeoatsed with in their schools, namely, that in these towns there is no such thing as • playground. (Hear, hear.) I think • play-ground is quite as useful as • school—(laughter, sod applasse)—it is still more easy to occupy a playground in these days when we are told by some clever philosophers that the boy who is at school three days in the week lama quite as much, if not more, than the boy who gem six, and that the boy who is at wheel half a day kerns quite as much se the boy who is at school the whole day. (Laughter and cheers.) Whether that be true or not I am not going to any, but I think it would be a great ad vantage to the schools in this town if they were to ask the permission of Lord Dalhousie and the other trustees to make this park from time to time a playground during the boon of recreation which the school allows. There is • very great tendency at the present time—which is • good tendency—of bringing people together in large tows', bat it has a disadvantage, and that is, the children are brought up without having the least notion of the green field, of a game at cricket, or a game at trap-ball. t Hear, hear.) It is, however, quite as essential that the body of a boy should be educated sad his mind turned to these things O 4 that heshould learn hie alphabet and his cyphers. (Ap plause.) lam in hopes that, being the youngest burgess in Dundee, my presumption may be excused—(a laugh)—only I think it would be a great pleasure to know that the young generation of Dundee would enjoy the advantages of this park as much as those who are their elders, sad able thrive them selves to more manly pursuits. (Applause.) I beg to thank you all in the name of lady Russell. (Cheers.) I have cer tainly found by experience that there needs no better place tocome to for • wife this to Scotland, and I certainly shall recommend to others the practice which I have adopted myself. (Laughter and great applause.) The weather was fortunately dry and sunny, and the pro. ceedinga passed off with great eclat ; there was • grand dis play of fireworks in the park, and illuminations in various parts. It had been intooded to send ep • large balloon, but the wind was unfavourable. THE ARCHBISHOP or DUBLIN.—His grace did not pot a good night, but was in less paiu yesterday (Tuesday) morning. His debility inonsses.—Dublin natty Srpre.u. . _ • DEATH or EARL BRAucHARr.—We regret to record the death of this venerable nobleman, who expired at his seat, Madreadeld-court, Worcestershire, late on Tuesday night. The noble earl bad been sometime suffer ing from serer. illness, and expired in his 79th year. Be is succeeded In Ms title end estates by his eldest son Viscount Elmley, M.P. for West Worcestershire, and a vacancy therefore occurs in the representation of that county. The late earl represented Worcestershire for nearly a quarter of a century, and on succeeding to the title his son Viscount Eloiley was elected in ho stead. Of course at this early hour notbiog has been done with reprd to the future re presentation, but there is a rumour current that the Hon. F. Lygon, the late earl's second mos, and now M.P. for Tewkesbury, will be proposed for West Worcestershire. The following have arrived at the Hotel Bristol, Paris :—Baron Lionel de Rothschild sod family, sad Baron Meyer de Rothschild and family, from London ; Lord and Lady Booties, Lord and Lady Devoe, Lady Oonsisoay, Lord Atnality, Lord Dunkellin, from Germany, on their way to England. Ga/ignani lays of Mr. Charles Mathews s ap pearance in Paris, that "a few lonanenrs on the first night, more apparent, perhaps, behind the scenes than to the andleses, having disappeared on the second representation, it went off throughout with a spirit and vivacity quite triaaphant, and the plaudits of the public at the close left Mr. C. Mathews in positional of all the honours of denizen ship on the Parisian boards." On Tuesday night the nemaion of the Liverpool &heel of Maws terminated with an interesting oonveess :tone in the Free Library and Museum, Lord [Manley is the chair. Cbe Conn. ROSENAI7, COBURO, Serf. 6. His Majesty King Ferdinand of Portugal (first muds to the Queue) visited her Majesty yesterday. The Duke of Saxe Coburg accompanied the King from the liallenberg, when his Majesty arrived the day before, after an absence of 27 years. The QUIII3II has received privately several of the ladies and gentlemen of the household of the Duke and Duchess of Sete Coburg. The Quote, Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, and Print* Leopold attended Divine service this morning at the church at Omlan. The Hofprediger Haman performed the service. The Duke sad Duchess of Saxe Oobarg visited the Queen today. Prisoe Alfred has dined several times at the Ballenberg with the Duke and Duchene. Despatches were reosived yesterday at the Colonial•offiee ran t►e Lord High Commissioner of the Isaias Islands. DISEMBARKATION OF HER MAJESTY. (THIS DAY.) WOOLWICH, TausaDAT Noisnra. Her Majesty the Queen, with their Royal High nesses Prince Alfred, Prince Leopold, the Princesses Helene sad Beatrice, the Right Hoe. Earl Granville, t►e Mar &Meese of Ely, and sawn of the royal mite, after ' remaining oe board the Victoria and Albert steam yacht last night, left the Noce this morning, and strived at Gresohithe at 10 o'clock. As the royal steam yacht have in sight the pier at Gresehithe and the shore opposite the goveremeat moorings were crowded with spectator to witoess the squadron, which comprised also the Osborne, steam-yacht, Master-Commander Bower; the Fairy, Master-Commander Welch; and the Admiralty steam vessels Black Eagle and Vivid. Her Ma jesty, the royal family, and suite, left the royal yacht, and went on board the Fairy steam vessel, which leftGress halm at precisely ten minutes past 10 o'clock, and steamed up the river immediately to the Royal Arsenal pier. During her trip to Woolwich the Fairy was passed by the Ipswich passenger steam vessel Queen of the Orwell, which was on her down voyage, and the passengers on deck greeted the royal steamer with repeated cheers. The Black Eagle, having on board her Majesty's luggage, arrived at the Royal Amend Pier at about 10 o'clock, and disembarked ►er mtge. which was forwarded to Windsor in sixof the royal van. and fourgoes. From an early boor this morning the streets the line of route loading from the Anatol to Charlton were crowded by thouiands of persons anxious to witasee the royal eortige ; and u the War Department head wisely vetoed any attempt of the officials at Woolwich to repeat those absurd orders recently issued, a large number of the public and the military generally were admitted within the gates of the establishment, whilst the factories and workshop. were not on this °mad= closed. The Fairy, with the royal put) , on board, mired at the pier shortly after eleven o'clock, and her Majesty, with the royal family, Bad 'Granville, and the suite, immediately walked from the vessel to the pier. head, where they were received by Commodore Sir F. W. E. Nicolson, Major- General 8 . - B. J. K.C.Et., commandant of the garrison; Calomel Maude, R. A., equerry to the Queen ; Captain Gordon, chief military storekeeper; and other officers. Three of the royal carriages were waitleg at the entrance of the pier, and her Majesty, with Prince Alfred (in naval uniform), the Primmer Helena and Beatrice, entered the first carriage; the remaining earrings being occupied by Prints Leopold, Earl Granville, the Marebkmess of Ely, Lady Augusta Bruns, he. On the progress of the royal cortege from the pier to the main gate of the Anneal a mode:cited scene was presented. A mass of workman and labourers, now unimpeded by the vagaries of routine, rushed from the surrounding factories, occupied steak. of timber sod other prominent positions in the line of route, waved caps and handkerchiefs, and sent forth a round of cheers which might truly be termed deafening. The windows ell the royal carriages were down, and her Majesty, who appeared in good health and spirits, was evidently far from displeased at this mark of patriotism on the part of the workmen. Both sides of the road leading through the Arsenal were lined with spectators, sal on emerging from the main gate the ceireepe was met by many thousands who had assembled is Bereefordaquare, the scene at thin spot being most animated ; the cheering was incessant, and the inhabitants of the houses in the vicinity were stationed at the windows, waving dreamers, ho. The bells of the parish church sent forth a merry peal ; sod during the megrim of the royal party through New Charlton, Omen. with, and Deptford to London, the entire rode was ; crowded by the public, whose detnenstratioos of loyalty ; were frequently aekeowledged by the Queen. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES AS ABER. GELDlL—During the past week Is 4 royal highness the Prince killed Ave beautiful stags, while her royal highness the Princess had her accustomed drives, fishing on the Dee, aad sketching in the neighbourhood. On Fridey the royal party and suite drove by Relater to Burn of Vat, com monly called Bob Roy's Oars. A few of the domestic ser vants about Abergeldie being sent away previous with pro. silks; a fire was lighted, potatoes and other vegetables cooked, sad an ercelleut luncheon wee partaken of by the royal party beside the cavern. Afterwards her royal high. DON was busily employed sketching Loch litneord, Loch Davos, and adjoining soenery. They returned through Balloter in the afternoon, where a number of the visitors turned oat to get a look of the royal couple when changing balm—Banffshire Journal. The Coburn arGette says :—"Wu learn from Rosman that a ellurch choir, orgraised by M. Muller in Neustesit, serenaded her Majesty Queen Victoria oe Sunday tnornioi, and that her Majesty heartily expressed her de light t', the director." Her Royal Hi lauess the Princess Louisa arrived at Windsor Castle yesterday afternooe shortly before o'clook f r om (Morn., in order to meet her Ifejesty and the royal family on their robin from Germany. Her Royal Highness left Gostport a. 30, sad ' , ached Windsor station of the Greet Western Railway at 5.4.3. The Prisms was attended by lady Barrington sod the Hoe. Mrs. Orey. Her Ma jesty is expected at the Castle this evening to dinners and on Mooday next she will proceed on her journey to Boatload. The Princran Sophia of Saxony and suite have left Farrasee's Hotel for Dover, for Dreedeo. The Princess Doria Pain . phili and family have anivwl at Claridge's Hotel, from Boulogne. The Duke and Duchess de Chartres have arrived at Wilhalmstbal, is Prussian Silesia, travelling with the Greed Doke of Base-Weimar. The Earl of Wilton is to marry on Saturday wit Mice Smith, daughter and beim* of the late Major Smith, of the Madras army. The marriage i• to take place at St. George's Church. Haseeirmpare. - . . _ _ . - Lord and Lady Chelmsford and the Hon. Mies Thorniest, who arrived in tows • few days oleos, from • tour of vigils, left &tensors,. yesterday, for Park. LA.TINT INT'ELLIGENtt: REACTION IN RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA. The Temps of to-day says : Uadonbtedly the old Russian party have triumphed at St. Petersburg, and have even triumphed with some dis play of insolence. The feudal party of Prussia are also making ready for a victory. The threats of the reeetiorery press 'pipet the liberals make it apparent enough that the new elections are intended by M. de Bismarck es merely the prelude to a coup craat. The right seem to comprehend that they have no chance of gaining by the elections, and that even many moderate liberals are likely to be replaced by those of a more sclvaiseed shade. Therefore the Kreut:•Zeitung already speaks of • suspension of the coestitution as almost inevitable. What is still more significant, perhaps, is that the ministry have resolved to restrict " within the 'narrowest limits," during the period of the elections, the discussion of the only question on which the nation and the government could come to en under standing, if the government would only at last consent to weak and to act—namely, the question of German federal reform. A more senseless policy has never been adopted. Even the most successful coup d'itat would be calamitous for Prussia. What occurred during the Manteuffel ministry ia sufficient to COL TWO, sew of this, end the reams of it is very plain. Mate rsß► considered, Prussia is scarcely entitled to the position of a great power, and is is in order to maintain her place in Gernmay and Europe she is obliged, more than any other power, to supplement her strength from the source of public opinion, and in our days to appeal to public opinion is to appeal to liberalism. (IitITIM'S MIGIUMM FRANCE. PARLS, Szn. 11. The Emperor has received • letter from the Queen of Madagascar, notifying her accession to the throne. The Duc de Montebello, French ambassador at St. Petersburg, has received permission, at his own request, to pass two months in France, where care for the health of the duchess requires his resi dence. The leave of absence of the duke will coin cide with the stay of the Emperor Alexander in the Crimea aid at Moscow. SPAIN. MADRID, erm 10. Senor Madoz and General Prim have declared that the Progresaist party is in favour of monarchi cal institutions and constitutional liberty, and that it will never follow a policy of violence but one of legal resistance. Another meeting of fifty members of the demo cratic party has taken place, at which the policy of abstaining from voting was agreed to. ITALY. TURIN, SEPT. W. The Stampa of to-day publishes a letter from the Roman Penitentiary Court to the Italian bishops, demanding a formal recantation from the priests who profess principles contrary to those of the Roman Curia, under pain of heavy ecclesiastical punishment ~ ; r.... POLAND. BERLIN, Bat. 10. A private letter received here from Warsaw, dated the 9th inst., states that on the following day all communication with the city would be cut off, and the strictest state of siege established for 10 days. THE POLISH DISURRECTION. CRACOW, Rm. 10. An encounter resulting in favour of the insur gents took place at Rokiciny, on the Warsaw and Cracow line of railway, on the 4th inst. Fifty Russians fell. Lelewel, aftes his victory on the 3rd, pushed forward in the direction of Turobin. THE KING OF GREECE. COPENHAGEN, seer. 9. King George I. will return to-morrow. He will proceed on the 11th to the Palace of Glucksburg, in Schleswig, to take leave of his Danish Majesty, and will continue his journey on the following day vlB Rumpenheim, Brussels, and London. . _ THE BOMBAY MAIL. (ET ELECTRIC RNLI INTERNATIONAL (fox OUR OWN CORRISPONDENT.) SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. The Ellora has arrived, with the Bombay mail. The Moors of the Riff are again giving trouble. They have attacked the Spanish garrison at Me lilla, and a great loss of life was the result. The people of Malta are about to petition the imperial government for a change in the scheme of local administration. The Council-General of the Nord, in its recent amnion, adopted a resolution praying the government to en force the law of the 21st of May, 18313, for the abolition of lotteries. The member who proposed the resolution dwelt on the immoral effect of the pre ent lotteries for charitable purposes, as by offering prizes of 100,000 fr. and 200,000 fr. with ticketa of 2Zie., they encouraged a spirit of gambling among the working classes, sod were far more mischievous than the old state lottery, which was abolished in 1840. A kilter from Biarritz has the following :—" We have now here a good number of visitors, both foreign and French, attracted by the presence of the court and the pleasure of being admitted to the charming ermine parties of the Villa Eugenie, so different from the official recep tions at Compiegne and the Tuileries. On Monday last the Empress gave her first weekly soiree. DanaGg was kept up till 2 o'clock, when supper was served, and the party then separated to meet again nett day on the beach. Her Majesty Mites a bath in the ma every morning at 10 o'clock, with the Priam Imperial, Princess Anna Murat, and one of her ladies of horour. The both is followed by a loin walk. After diaper the court remains at the villa." M. Meyrrbeer has arrived in Paris en route for Dieppe for the benefit of his health, which ell lovers of await will rejoice to learn is so much improved as to pro mise a speedy and complete restoration. The Milan journals mention a disgraceful out rage on the liberty of worship in that city. During the sermon at the meeting-house of the Emagelical Society in the Borgo della Stella, three evenings back, the officer on service at the guard-house of the Saata-Prassede barracks oddeely entered the building, and after apostrophising the preacher, ordered him to be arrested. He then had the names of the persons present taken down, and there being several soldiers among the congregation, he ordered them to be placed under arrest. The minister, on being taken before the police, was immediately released, and the officer is, it is said, to be severely punished. . . . ' • • The pleasure- huntiug population of Paris is about to be deprived of cue of its much loved places of amasereent. The Joann fdebille has been sold for the pur pose of erecting a street upon its valuable ground. Gra dually the public has been driven from place to place for its enjoyments out of doors, and now the Bois de Boulogne has become the source of attrectioo. Ranelagh, Tivoli, sad the Jardin d' Hirer bare one after the other been seized upon by the builder, and large streets now stand where something like ea imitation of rural felicity was supposed to be ea joyed. The Muniteur publishes a letter from Naples of the 2nd inst., io which brigandage is declared to be by so means on the decline, and a horrible case is cited of 30 families belonging to the little town of &Mei, is the Bulli ed., and numberiog altogether 100 men and women, who were attacked by brigands. The unfortunate people had formed a caravan (doubtless for safety's sake) to go down to the neighbouring seashore and bathe. Forty of them were armed, and offered resides*, when suddenly attacked by a band of 60 ruffians who issued from a wood, and who, seeing that they did not give way to musketubots, charged them with the bayonet. Nine were killed • the remainder were carried off to the mountains, the richest kept as hostages for the payment of ransoms ; the others dismissed. `~ ". EXPRESS FROM PARIS. THE FLORIDA SEIZED AT BREST. (not ous ows PARIS, WEDIIZIIDLY EVIRINO. The Sisals publishes a despatch from Brest, stating that the Confederate steamer the Florida has been provisionally seized at that port, at the suit of a shipowner named Monier, of Brest, who claims an indemnity of 100,000 fr. for one of his vessels, seized by that cruiser. The Pays, con firming this statement, adds that the outrage of which M. M4nier complains is that his ship was forced by the Florida to go out of its course to carry prisoners of war to Acapulco. At the same time we learn by the Slinaphore of Marseilles that an application has just been made to the Tribunal of Commerce of Marseilles, by MM. Gounelle, Roulet, Gu4rin, and others, owners of the cargo of the W. B. Nash, a merchant vessel recently cap tured and burnt by the Florida, for an authorisa tion to seize her whenever she may be found in any French port or roadstead. The tribunal granted the authorisation, at the applicants' own risk. Mr. Slidell has gone to Brest to see what he can do for the Florida. Apropos of the seizure by the English govern men of Mr. Laird's two Confederate war vessels, the Pays thinks it expedient to repudiate the argument of the Morning Herald, that in conse quence of a French house having an interest in the ships the seizure cannot be valid without the consent of the French government. The Pays cannot see how, if the English law has been regu larly applied, the French government can have any call to interfere in the matter. I am very sorry to hear that the French govern ment, after a protracted investigation, has come to the conclusion that it cannot legally give up to the Italian government the five brigands who were on board the Aunts. It is a most unfortunate thing, and one that will make much bad blood in Italy, and possibly lead to the overthrow of the ministry. But inasmuch as I am afraid that the French authorities have rightly interpreted the international law of the question, I cannot blame them. Fiat justitia neat cceltim. It is a first prin ciple that the government which makes a mistake in violating the flag of another nation must not be allowed to derive any advantage from its own wrong. If that horrible assassin, Cipriano LS Gala and his companion ruffians, who were illegally taken out of the Annie, at Genoa, were now to be remitted to Italian custody, under the extradition treaties, a clear benefit from the admitted illegal act would be obtained, because the prisoners were on their way to Spain, and although theshipwas bound to touch at Marseilles it is too much to presume that the French authorities there would have been asked to arrest them. I be lieve, therefore, that they will be sent to Marseilles and shipped to Spain, their original destination. They being, though murderers and robbers, fervent catholics and loyal friends of Francis 11., it is un likely that the Queen of Spain will allow them to be molested. Count de Chasseloup Laubat, the Minister of Marine, is going to Cherbourg to-morrow, to in spect the five iron-clad vessels which have been for some time in the port. It is still doubtful whether Prince Napoleon will go to Cherbourg. His yacht, the Jerome Napohion, after its excursion to the Isle of Wight, was found to require repairs to her screw which will detain her for some weeks at Havre. There will, however, yet be plenty of time for a halt at Cherbourg on the Prince's way to Lisbon, since the accoucbement of the Queen of Portugal, which is the occasion of the projected visit of the Prince and the Princess Clothilde, is not looked for till the latter end of October. The Bourse has suffered a further fall of 25c. and loc. in the Rente, and 25fr. in Mobilier. The government journals attribute this reaction to realisations of profits, and treat it as but the pre paration for a further and more decisive rise. On the other hand the Bieck says in its money article, "All the news upon which the late upward move ment was founded turning out to be false and being repudiated by the very authority which set it going, the entire reason for the rise disappears." The abundance of money and the good harvest throughout Europe are reasons tending greatly to a rise, in the absence of any serious political dis turbance. SEPTEiSEIL 10, 1863. THE LATE POLITICAL TRIAL AT NAPLES. It was now about 7 o'clock, and the court pre sented an extraordinary meas. Daylight had faded into dusk, and a few candles were brought in, just rendering darkness visible. Galleries, the bench, and the body of the hall were filled with persons, strong pastimes of uue or the other rams, mem of them ladies, who, like myself, bad been shut up in this intensely hot (armee vino* 9 o'clock. The general impression was that both prisoners would be acquitted—the jury, it was feared, would fail to do their duty, and, as is always the case in Naples, some went so terse to say that the princess had bribed the jury. After various false alarms, about half-pat 8 o'clock an usher announced the return of the court, and the jury were ordered in. Tbero was a dead sileoce, during which you might have heard a pia drop, while the ghosts of bonnets were peering over the galleries to catch every word. The foreman of the jury Laving been called upon by the pre sident, exclaimed, "on our honour sod our conscience the jury reply to the first question, yes ; to the second question, no ; and so to the third and fourth ques tion." This document having been signed by the foreman and countersigned by the chancellor, the prisoners were ordered into mart, and to the eye of pity only the scene was very touching. Cay. Quattromani, • tall handsome man, 60 years of age, but stone blind, was led in by a carbineer and groped her way to his place in the court. The princess re-appeared, lean. ing on the arm of her advocate, 'farantini. As she entered she tottered and seemed about to faint, while her ill-re pressed sobs were audible where I at; still plucky and dignified to the last, she rejected& glue of water which was brought to her; the only sign of her distrust of herself being that she grasped the arm or hand of Tarantini, and would not allow him to leave her. The chancellor then, by order of the president, reed the verdict. Quit treentu received it in • firm and dignified manner. The president then, turning to the other accused, said, "Prin. acs, you have been acquitted by the verdict of the jury, and you are free to return home accompanied by your friends." Though she evidently tottered from egitatiou she yet turned sod gracefully courtesied to the jury and the court, and then lett, supported by Tmantini, and followed by numerous ladies and gentlemen, who closed in around her, and the rouse (rare of the Primes ficiarra was over. Yet I have omitted one point. After the forercan had read the verdict, the Attorney-Gen sal announced the punishment determined by the law for Quattromani, ten years of reclusion, a fine at the pleasure of the judges, sod the expemee. The judges then retired, andsooo after returned, announcing the sentence to be ten years of reclusion, 500 lire, and the expenses. The prisoner, on being informed that within three days he had the right of appeal, claimed it directly, the rarbineers closed mooed him, and the hurt I saw of the unhappy man was when he was iog his way down the dark stairs of the View* than s snot the light were alike to Wm.—Letter from Najoka in eke Times. PRINCE AND PRINCEBB OF WALIEL —A very hand somely bound Bible sad Prayer.book„ subscribed by the "gentlemen of &mimed" is la. subeeriptioon will be pre sented to the Prison and Priecese of Wiles os their return from Scotland. The volumes, which are now ready for pre *aeration, are superbly boned in green Leant morocco, Mind with brown, red, sad purple, with the imperial crow' and rormogram "A. E." The books are placed uo an oak reading.stead, elaborately carved io the Gothic style. Up wards of 111,30 "geutlemen of Englsod" subecribed. Their royal highnesses have already had more than a dozen Bibles presented to then,. TNIS DUCHENE OF BEAUFORT AT A FARMERS' Cum.—At the I dinner of the Badminton Farmers' Club, which was presided over by his Grace the Doke of Beaufort, the health of the duchess was drunk with great enthusiasm. Her grace, is response, said, "1 thank yon very mach for the kind way is which you have drask my health. I have great pleasure in seeing you all here, and I hope it will not be the List time I shall have the pleasure of meeting so many kind neighbours." ARMING THE NEGROES BY THE SOUTH.I (From the bedez—boefederate organ.) Without placing absolute credence in the start ling intelligence brought bj the Hibernian, it is ate to speculate upon it, if not as an actual feat, at lead as an event which has recently entered into the rage of immediate probabilities. We have, in the various rumours that preceded this last direct an nouncement, so many indications that the risestioa of arming the slave population has been under careful and serious consideration in the Confederate counsels. It is also certain that the name subject has been frequently discussed by the Confederates and their friends in Europe within the Let few months. The Southern mind, therefore, on both sidesof the ocean, has been ripening for this step, and, if not already taken, is prepared to take it. Intelligeut observers of the struggle have long been aware that as • bud resort the South possessed an element of latent strength which, whenever called forth, would at once shift the numerical superiority to the side which has heretofore bees the weaker, and thus end the con flict. Those who knew the temper of the Southern people knew that if the alternative were fairly presented between independence and the maintenance of negro slavery, it would not hesitate an instant to sacrifice the latter to the former. The choice made, it is not in the Southern cha racter to resort to halfway measures. If the measure be. came expedient it would be carried out thoroughly and without delay. If omens were to be armed, the cumin would be en mean. The chief obstacle lay not in any fee t of the use the negro's might make of their arms ; on that subject, except in the few localities when the negro has been corrupted by long contact with the Yankees, no Southern man ever entertained a doubt. The difficulty me in the repugnance which a proud nation, regarding the bearing of arms as a privilege and as honour, must near eerily feel in 'extending that privilege and that homier to a servile race. But at the call of patriotism the &ethereal; would sacrifice this repugnance, as they have sacrificed pro perty and life, without hesitation and without vain regrets. Our only reason for doubt, then, is that we do not believe the stems of military oeceesity so great as to warrant the moot this last, though fotallible, reserve. At the mane time it must be remembered that the South is led by men who will not wait until driven by necessity to resort to a measure which they foresee that the public safety may ' require. The forte which the South can One suddenly throw into the scale, ensuring prompt success, is easily available. Five hundred thousand would indeed comprise nearly the whole number of able•bodied Degrees within t►e jurisdiction of the Confederacy, but these could be spared with leas detriment to agriculture' pursuits than any equal proportion of any other labouring population. The tooth has abandoned all its usual staples. Nothing is now asked. from the soil but food. For the production of this black female labour will suffice, and in health. hardiness, and strength the females of the Atli. can race far exceed the peasant women of Con tioental Europe. The rich lands of the cotton region are easily tilled, and the young and aged who cannot fight ma grow corn and tend cattle. Nor is there any serious difficulty in organising this force. In the South, unlike kis North, the relations between the white man sad the black are well defined, and are accepted by both without question; they rat upon • reciprocal confidence sad a perfect under. standing of each other's character. The white man, then• fore, will not feel degraded or in an anomalous position in commanding negro troops. If the discipline of the p la nt►. tine is leas rigorous than that of the camp, it is nevertho leu an admirable preparation for the latter, and has more. over the merit of furnishing, ready to hand, • class of efficient non-commissioned officers, accustomed to the sue. Cr.. of delegated authority over those of the r owe colour, and to the responsibility for their good behaviour. Evea the scarcity of arms is no insuperable obstacle. There are, pro. bably, enough of fire-arms for • select emu of negro'', al. ready familiar with their use ; and u for the others, it may be doubted whether they would not be more effective in the field with the more primitive weapons which the black. smith's shop on every plantation could readily forge out at the implemeate of hurbandry. A hundred thousand negro pike. mu or scytbemes would probabl► be a more formidable body for immediate service than the same somber of re w recruits entrusted with unwonted weapons. There is no doubt, also, that the greater portion of the negro levies would be quickly thrown across the Northern border, where at woes► they would have to meet foes no better armed or drilled than themselves. As fur the tegro's courage, when sup. ported and led by his master, not against him, we have never entertained a doubt. The Confederate negro troops will be as much superior in steakhouse and effectiveness to the black levies of the North, as the Sepoys under European officers were to the mutinous hordes of Nana Sahib. Besides, what the negro lacks in that intelligence which characterises the white American volunteer, be more than supplies by implicit obedience and insensibility to danger, and be thus possesses the very qualities which pro feasional officers are prone to consider the highest of the soldier. If the military importance of such au enormous scoessiou to the numerical strength of the Confederacy is almost be. yood adequate comprehension, the political sad social aspects of the measure assume even more gigantic proportions. It is the most complete scheme of emancipation that visionary ever dreamt of, and, though we cannot disguise the terrible danger of thus subverting at one blow the whole social fabric of a great country, it is undeniable that the ezperi• meat, if it has to be tried, is tried in this form with im. meneely superior practical prospects, and under fewer die. advantages. A CoNirLDIA•TS VIZW OF THZ WAIL—The Tima this morning publiaties a long letter from " A Confede rate," in which the writer contends not merely that the conclusions which Mr. Seward draws from his narrative ate mistaken, but that his facts are ao entire misrepresentation of the axe. So far from the North having pined soy increase of territory this year, we are assured they actually hold less Southern ground than they did a year ago. Though the South lost large prisons at Vicksburg aid Port Hudson, we are told that, to spite of this, on the whole they have paroled more prisoners than the North, so that the two garrisons can at once return to duty, and yet leave a heavy balance to the credit of the South. The North may have been able to make use of negro troops at Port Hudson and Fort Wagner; but it is said they only ruched ea Southern cannon to avoid falling back on Abolition bayonets, and if negroes are once called into the conflict, the "dome and submissive" nature of the "inferior creature" will make him a far more powerful instrument iu the hands of his " beloved master" in the South than under the lash of Northern tyranny. The possession of the Mississippi was an inevitable achievement of Northern gunboats, but we are told it is " idle to talk" of its commerce being restored through 1.000 miles of length, and it is after sll but s " tibaod of river." The possessimi of Vicksburg was " owe venient," but no more ; and the banks of the Mississippi are said to besolioed with swampland woods thetas's if Northern gunboats should patrol the whole course of the river so so to pass every spot in its length once every hour, the Con federates could transport beeves and troops, and even artil lery at will The temper of the South is still said to be indomitable and united. The Italtigh Standard is the only sign of disa ff ectiou to the government, &edit is bought with Northern greenbacks. Though gold is at zio in the South, the Confederate finances are more promirieg than the Federal ,• for the price indicates nothing but the paucity of gold, and the population are honestly and eagerly paying the hairiest taxes. Then the 1 • pion troops are asserted to bold nothing five miles beyond their lines, and the POOW sion of which Mr. Seward talks is nothing but a military occupatioo. Lastly, we are muted that when the Federal armies have pined all the uutports of the country their task is only begun, they will have to fight a hundred battle fields, hold every county sad occupy every Court-house by military force, and their task must at last be rendered im possible by the mere inertia of the South. MANCHILSTLIt AND LI VI-SPOOL AGRIeIITTLAIAL Socirn'e SHow.—Birkenhead wad besieged yesterday by visitors who Bucked in from all parts to see the show of the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural Society, and copse quently the town presented a scene of the utmost heels and excitement. On no other occasion, perhaps. has Bir kenhead been so full of people. and the society, therefore, have every reason to be gratified at the result of their labours. The Birkenhead commissioners hays allowed the society the entire use of the southeast o neer of the Perk, and this land has been completely stocked with everything that appertaius to agriculture sad horticultara. There are steam ruschioery of every variety used for farnitig purposes both in and out of motion near the entrance to the grated, then come cattle pens, dog boxes, and enclosures for sheep, whilst to the right are sheds for produce, poultry. sc., and to the left a large 'schemes tut the etiolation of berms, which are nude to leap over hurdles at the discretion of the judges, while beyond this again u a horticultural exhibition soul other smaller matters incident to a show of this nature. Each and every portico of the show is a good display. sad reflects the greatest credit upon the exhibitors. Of horsed cattle there are 163 entries, horses 213, sheep 2.A pip Kt, poultry 223, dogs 1:17, cheese 20, butter 29, ice* grain, and roots 216. saddlery 4, implements mid miscel laneous mischipery 136, and horticultural implements 2/9. During the day heel contests were commenced, sod M the afternoon a dinar was given under the presidency of the Hon W. Egerton, M. I'., who occupied the chair in the absence of the Earl of Derby. Vlrr.ns, —Tito large rucreario of these reptiles iu France, observed of late years, his bernme serious enough to induce the government to suggest to the councils general of departments the propriety of voting a sum of mosey for their destruction. MI wb fII M MI riot aPP tha obs Yost was OatCi crow %Ow 0 Wet &WI