The Express. — London, England, 1863-08-13 00:00:00

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BLUR WATICR AT LONDUN BRIDGE. TD TAT Morning, lh 24 , T. . Aft.ronem. lh. 43rtt. To-lioliAolll-11orntu., 2h. 2m .. .iftanzooa. •LOa. LONDON', TH RSDA Y, .1 UG UST 13. material repression. Education was practically prohibited, and the development of the resources of the country forcibly arrested by oppressive edicts. The unhappy Mexicans were at once heavily taxed and subjected to the worst evils of an arbitrary government and the most corrupt administration of justice. That they should at length have revolted against such a system was perfectly natural ; nor, however de plorable, is it at all surprising that the representa tives of the old Spanish and Papal regime should have been for a t iine strong enough to divide, distract, and arrest at every turn this patriotic movement. Nevertheless, the representatives of national free dom, independence, and progress were gradually making head, and would in the end have triumphed, but for this foreign intervention, which has once more rallied and established for the time all the old and fatal elements of confusion and disorder. tinder the French Protectorate the priestly party are not only once more in power, but already actively carrying out their programme. The freedom of the press is sum marily destroyed ; the Church has grasped once more its enormous revenues, and secured the re establishment of its old and iniquitous exactions ; toleration is abolished ; and there is every pros pect that the administration of justice will be again corrupted and practically destroyed by the revival of special jurisdictions. These are some of the first-fruits of the French Protectorate—of the ill omened alliance of Papal and Imperial designs. French bayonets are employed to establish in Mexico the same system they support at Rome. In a word, the worst sources of public evil, the most reactionary and fatal political elements of the Old World, are concentrated in the present provi sional Government of Mexico. And, according to the rumour, the new proposal is that an alliance should be formed between this so-celled • Protectorate and a Power which seeks to establish itself on the worst social and political elements of the New World. Slavery, the curse of the Now World, is the corner-stone of the Confederacy. An alliance between the Slave Power and a priestly despotism under an Imperial protectorate is a combination perhaps more fatal to the true in terests of mankind than any other that could be devised. Yet this is the " contingency" which the world is assured, on the authority of an Eng lish journal, " would be a pledge of peace, and a " gain to all humanity." Few Englishmen will be found to endorse the monstrous and criminal suggestion. AMONGST other rumours brought by the recent American mails our readers are hardly likely to have forgotten one, to the effect that Mr. JEFFER SON DAVIS had sent a messenger to the Emperor NAPOLEON proposing au offensive and defensive alliance, on the basis of a mutual recognition of their respective usurpations on the American con tinent. This rumour, which comes to us through the columns of the New York press, is, it may be fairly assumed, considerably in advance of the actual facts and probabilities of the case. The Confederates, though closely pressed at all points, and compelled to contract very seriously their circle of operations, can hardly yet be reduced to the abject position which such a proposal would imply. If such a movement had really been made, it would indicate plainly enough that, in the judg ment of its leaders, the Southern cause was already desperate. Unless they had given up all hope of being able to maintain the contest, we may be quite sure they would never think of taking a step so directly opposed to their traditions and their hopes, so humbling to their pride, and so injurious to their interests. The " MONROE doctrine " oti gioated in the South, and has always been the favourite dogma of Southern statesmen. It was, however, not only first enunciated by a Southein President, but enunciated expressly to celebrate the emancipation of Mexico from European con trol. It was formally promulgated in the presi dential message of 1823, which followed the re cognition of the independence of Mexico by the American Government. From that time to this the most uncompromising and determined chain pions of the doctrine have been Southern men ; and there can be no doubt that if the Confederacy were established and had its hands free, the first thing it would do would be to march an army into :Mexico and drive the European invaders from the continent. The prospect of carrying out the MONROE doctrine in this direction, and on a magnificent scale, was, indeed, as we learn from its ablest apologist, one of the secret but moat power ful motives in favour of Secession. The seceding States, according to Mr. SPENCE, looked forward to " an Empire in the future, extending from the " home of WASHINGTON to the ancient palaces of " Mosrazuma—uniting the proud old colonies of " England with Spain's richest and most romantic " dominions—combining the productions of the " great valley of the Mississippi with the mineral " riches, the magical beauty, the volcanic grandeur "of Mexico." What becomes of this magnificent dream on the supposition that Mr. Davis has actually proposed to recognise Mexico as a province of the French Empire f The glowing vision of our inspired SPENCE—" the mineral riches the " magical beauty, the volcanic grandeur"—must have faded utterly away. But we refer to this rumour at present, not so much for the purpose of discussing its merits as to fix public attention on the manner in which it has been received by a reputed organ of English opinion. The Trines, in noticing the report, says explicitly:—" An alliance offensive and defensive " between Mexico, under French protection, and " the Confederate States would be quite consistent " with all the more recent indications of French " policy in that part of the world. Although but a " rumour, it is a contingency upon which the " world might look with favour." Such an alliance is likely to be regarded with favour because, as we are expressly assured, it " would be a pledge of " peace, and a gain to all humanity." This sin gular statement has very naturallybeen quoted with emphasis by the official journals of the Second Empire ; and as it is possible some few on the other side of the Channel may imagine the declaration represents some section of opinion in this country, it may be worth while briefly to expose so injurious a mistake. We venture to say there is scarcely an Englishman acquainted with the facta of the case who would not shrink with something like loathing from the notion of such an alliance being regarded with favour, or as in any sense "a gain to humanity." The reasons of this strong and general conviction are sufficiently plain and decisive. What the EMPEROR of the FRENCH has done and is doing in Mexico cannot possibly be regarded with favour by any who have the true interests of humanity at heart. The French invasion and conquest of Mexico is an attack upon the independence of every weak nation. The bad faith with which it was perpe trated adds to the odiousness of the offence. This flagitious enterprise was masked by a com mercial fraud, the forged JRCKER Bonds having been made the pretext not only for armed intervention, but for the complete and forcible suppression of Mexican independence. But the re sults of this criminal usurpation are, perhaps, after all most to be deplored and protested against by the true friends of human freedom and human progress. The so-called Government now estab lished in Mexico is not simply reactionary, it is the express negation of all the higher elements of freedom and order, of national life, intelligence, and progress. It may be said to concentrate in the most hopeless form all the worst political ele ments of the Old World and the New. It repre sents Imperialism—the lust of conquest and the supremacy of bruta force—in alliance with the lowest dregs of native treason and priestly tyranny. Bad as many recent governments of Mexico have been, it may be said with perfect truth that hardly any of them have approached in their poser for evil that priestly despotism just estab lished under the ominous shadow of French bayonets. The Mexicans, it is true, have during the present century been subject to perpetual revo lutions, and at times fallen into a state of absolute anarchy. This state of violence and confusion was, however, the fatal heritage of inveterate misrule tinder a European protectorate. Under its Spa nish Viceroys the offices of the Government were not only always filled by foreigners, but regularly sold to the highest bidders, the native population being subjected to a system of ruthless moral and HER MAJESTY'S JOURNEY. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) BRUSSELS, Accusr 13, Nom. Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the royal children arrived yesterday evening at the Palace of Laeken. The King of the Belgians and the Duke and Duchess of Brabant received the royal party at the private railway station. The Queen's suite were conducted to the palace at Brussels. A grand dinner was given at Lacken in honour of her Majesty. THE CROWN PRINCE AND PRINCESS OP PRUSSIA. Although (observes the Morning Post) the denial has come by telegraph that the Crown Prince of Prussia has been summoned to Glisten by the King his father, for the purpose of " proceeding on a minion to the congress of German princes, to be held at Frankfort," there is no doubt that his royal highness is at Gestein, and that be has gone there in obedience to a wish expressed by the King. The Crown Prince left Berlin for the place mentioned on Satur day evening, and wee accompanied to the railway station by the Crown Princess, who returned to Potsdam. It is considered that the stay of the Prince at Gastein will be exceedingly brief. Towards the close of the stay of their royal highness on the island of Rugen, an excursion was made with the Prince and Princess Putbus to a little bunting villa, pos sessed by the latter. Ou Monday week the Crown Prince and Crown Princess paid a visit to Prince Adalbert, who was at anchor a short distance off in the Prussian war•steamer Niobe On Wednesday their royal highness left the Wand after a residence there of five weeks duration, and on their departure the Prussian national hymn was played, and the inhabitants cheered most heartily, at the same time waving hate and handkerchiefs, a demonstration which the Prince and Princess repeatedly acknowledged. DEPARTURE OF HER MAJESTY.—WO (Morning Post) have reason to believe that the notice which appeared on Monday last, stating the penalty to be inflicted io mse any employe in Woolwich Arsenal even approached a win dow during the passage of the Queen to the royal yacht, gave great offence to her Majesty. The Queen had simply desired that all ceremony might be dispensed with on the occasion, and that there might be no assemblage of persons admitted to view the proceedings ; and it naturally caused her very great annoyance to find that measure@ so harsh and so foreign to her suture could possibly be presumed to have emanated from herself. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left Gloucester Hones, Piccadilly, last evening for Germany to pan a tow wreks. _ Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale have left Orleans House, Twickenham, for Pen arrow, Cornwall, the seat of Lady If olesworth. Their Serene Highnesses Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe-Weimar have left town on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Richmond at Gordon Castle, near Fochabers, N.B. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort and family have left Balminton, Gloucesterahire, for Troy Home, Monmouthshire, and afterwards go to the other fam•ly scat in Wales, Llangattock Park. His Excellency Baron Gros, the French Ambas sador, will leave the Embassy to-day foe Paris on a short leave of absence. The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Hon. F. Calthorpm AL P., and Mr. F. F. CourteuaY, have left Port Eliot, the mat of the Earl of St. Geromna, for Penearrow, on a visit to Lady Moleaworth. His Excellency Senator Duet and Don Jost; d'Huit have left Edwardn'a Royal Cambridge Hotel, George. street, on their way to Madrid. The Earl and Countess Howe are entertaining a select circle at Caplan Hall, Leicestershire. The Countess (Dowager) of Lichfield and Lady Gweadolena Anson have left towo for Switzerland. The countess and daughter will return for the marriage of Major the Hon. Auguatus H. Anson, V.G., and Miss Claughtou, niece of th e Earl of Dudley. Count and Countea Szechenyi and suite have left Loog'• Hotel for the Isle of Wight. Viscount awl ViAcountesa Palmerston left Lon don yesterday for Walwer Castle, Kent. Lord and Lady Willoughby de Erenby will enter tain a succession of vests at Drummond Castle, Perthshire, during the shooting 101111011. Lord and Lady Vaughan have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-squ►re, from Beschgrove, Abe rystwith. A marriage i% about to take place between Lord Loodeaboeough and the lesly Edith Somerset, youngest daughter of the late Duke of Beaufort. The Baron and Baroness Keilbutg and family have left the Brunswick, Jormyn-stiet, for Paris, ou their way to Switzerland. The Right Boa. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P., left town on Tuesday hut, to join Lady Emily Peel at their villa at Genera. The Right lion. Sir Alexander Cockburn, the Lord Chief Justice of England, left town yesterday to upend • few weeks in Germany. Baron Charles de Rothschild has arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Frankfort. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 13, 1863. f' ` LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE FRANKFORT CONGRESS. The Europe of the 12th publishes a manifesto which the Senate of Frankfort is to placard in the town and environs. It declares that the Emperor of Austria has taken a glorious and patriotic initia tive, and that he has done honour to the city of Frankfort iu choosing it for the seat of the Con ference. The manifesto terminates with these words : Citizens!—Unite with the Senate in worthily receiving the Emperor sod his house, whose glorious recollections are allied to those of our ancestors. Let us also receive well the other princes and the representatives of the free towns assembled here to sustain the cause of the common country. The Lloyd of Pesth says that it is in a position to give precise information as to the nature of the federal reforms which are to be proposed by the Emperor of Austria to the Frankfort Congress. The programme of the Emperor will contain a pro position for an application of the spirit of the constitution of February to the institutions of the Confederation. In that case there would be a national representation at Frankfort composed of an upper and a lower chamber. Deputies elected by the chambers of the various states would sit in the latter in the same way as in the lower chamber of the Austrian Reichsrath, the members of which are nominated by the provincial diets 3f the empire. The Austrian representatives in the future 'assembly of Frankfort would be chosen by the limited Reichsrath. The deputies of Galicia and the other non-German provinces of Austria would not take part in this election. The Upper Chamber of Frankfort would be composed of the German sovereigns themselves, and the united chambers would take the historical name of Reichstag (Diet of the empire). The vote of both chambers would extend to all matters of parlia mentary competence and would be conclusive. The Paris Prase says : In Prwisia people are exclusively occupied on the subject of the Frankfort Congress, and public opinion, deeply affected by the inferior position in which the initiative of the Emperor Francis Joseph places Prussia, praises the King for hie refusal to comply with the invitation of the Emperor. It remains to be seen whether this refusal will not completely paralyse the plans of the Austrian govern. meet. It must not be forgotten that the consti tution of the Confederation requires unanimity in the votes of the states before any modification can be introduced into ita organisation. It must also be recollected that Austria has only 8,000,000 of subjects within the Confederation, and that while at Vienna they aim at unity through the sovereigns, the liberal party in Germany are desirous of unity through the people. Under such circumstances, the proposed task is difficult, not to say impossible; but whether the Emperor of Austria succeed or not, he will have the honour of having conceived a splendid dream, and history will owe him an honourable mettion even though his plan for resuscitating the Holy Empire should never be realised. A Frankfort letter says : The coming Congress phcea us in the greatest embarrass ment. How shall we worthily receive, and, above all, lodge all those august guests? Since 1813, we have not enjoyed such an honour, and our part is now more difficult to perform than then ; we ourselves belong to the guests, and have, at the same time, to do the honours of our city. Deputations will be sent to the different railway stations to receive the sove reigns. The Emperor of Austria in to alight at the Tour. and-Taxis palace, and his suite will occupy the Hotel de la Cone d'Angleterre. All these details of reception and lodging naturally occupy us much more thou the political side of the Congress. When to the above is added the arrival of the Queen of England, who will pass through this place on the 15th or 16th on her way to Coburg, an idea may be formed of our embarrassment. Queen Victoria will alight at the palace of the Grand Duke of Hesse. (111131MICS TILEGIUMP.) PRUSSIA. VIENNA, Accrsr 13. Very animated conferences took place yesterday at Gastein between the King of Prussia, the Crown Prince, and Herr von IJismark. It is asserted that Prussia intends to secede from the German Confederation. The Crown Prince left Gastein yesterday. DENMARK. REFUSAL OF THE KING TO ATTEND THE FRANKFORT CONFERENCE. COPENHAGEN, AUGUST 13. The King of Denmark has declined to be present at the conference of the sovereign members of the German Confederacy, to which his Majesty was invited by the Emperor of Austria. A grand military camp will be established and a review held at the end of this month near Daunc kirke, in Schleswig. The King will visit the camp. AUSTRIA AND MEXICO. VIENNA, Acocsr 13. The Oesterreichische Zeitung, in an article on the election of the Archduke Maximilian to the throne of Mexico, says :—" The acceptance or refusal of the throne is up to the present a personal affair with the Archduke. The Austrian government has in no way interfered in the question, and taken no part in the negotiations relative thereto. The E peror Napoleon in communicating direct with the Arch duke has also perfectly maintained this point of view. Negotiations have been opened solely between the two high personages, and not between France and Austria. The conduct of the Emperor has thus been marked both by courtesy and loyalty. The situation of Mexico might lend at a later period to differences with America. But all this is irrele vant so long as the matter has a personal character apart from polities. It is for the Archduke in his wisdom, and in consulting his own tastes, to see whether he will enter into this affair, and what gua rantees he can obtain. The Archduke is too ex perienced a man to accept the MET of the Mexicans before their country be entirely sub tnitted, and before it has expressed itself through the medium of freely-elected representatives." The o , sterreichische Zeibtng concludes :—" The whole subject is one of a very delicate and difficult nature, and must be treated with prudence and ability." CHINA. PARIS, Accrwr The Moniteur of this morning publishes a letter from Pekin, dated the 13th of June, stating that the insurrectionary movements in the Southern provium are creating serious embarrassments to the government. SPAIN. MADRID, Auovarr I° It is reported that the council of ininiatershal approved of the new situation that law; arisen in Mexico, and will despatch a special envoy to Paris. Senor Pacheco is likely to be sent to Paris, Senor Gonzales Bravo going to London. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, AUGUST 13. _ The Royal Mail steamer Seine, with the above mails, arrived off the Needles at 1.10 p.m. to-day. A large number of families have seceded from the Mormons. They w called Motlimiter. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (PROW OUR OWN COENIOPONDINT.) PARIS, WIMIZEIDAT Evarrso. The fte of August 15 is now so near that a truce to all other questions is already proclaimed. lam more persuaded than ever that, as I have always said, there will be no war about Poland this year ; and I have no doubt that, as far as the influence of the French government can prevent it, no news of an exciting character will be allowed to tran spire in Paris till the fete is over. Excuses will no doubt be made for postponing the publication by the Moniteur of the Russian answer to the new despatches till next week. There is to be no re ception of the corps diplontattque on Saturday, and, consequently, no political speech. After a Council of Ministers, held at St. Cloud this morning, a message was sent to the commandants of the army and National Guard that, in consequence of the heat of the weather, and out of consideration for the men, there will be no review on the 14th. This may be the true reason ; but when it is observed that the weather, though hot, is 7 or 8 degrees cooler than it was, some people cannot help thinking that a desire to prevent the troops from raising the useless cry of " Vive la Pologne" has something to do with the countermand. As I an ticipated would be the case, in spite of the reiterated ' assertions of the Temps, the Emperor did not go from Pin to Cherbourg. An evening journal now says it is "very unlikely" that be will go later in the season. Thus fall to the ground all the rumours of war based upon the grand naval review, which I do believe the Emperor at the time intended to have passed at Cherbourg. There is to be an evening party on the 14th at St. Cloud, which the France calls a grand ball, but which the Patric says is only a soiree intirae (some thing "quite friendly ") at which a few ambassa dors only will be received. On Saturday, the day of the fete, the Emperor and Empress come from SL Cloud to the Tuileries, where at 11 o'clock they will receive the ministers and grand function aries, but not the corps diplomatique. After their reception there will be a Te Deurn in the Tuileries chapeL M. Drouyn de Lltuys, who has quite re covered from his recent illness, will give a diplo matic dinner at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 15th. The France volunteers a good deal of information, more or less authentic, upon the subject of Mexico. In the first place it says that although there is to be no universal suffrage, the election of the junta of Notables will be ratified by the six thousand municipalities of Mexico, bodies which we are facetiously told are " distinguished for their abso lute independence." The Patric asserts that there is to be still more ratification, and that popular meetings or prottunciamentos are to say " well done" to the municipalities. But to return to the France—this authority affirms that the Archduke Maximilian accepts the throne provided for him; that the King of the Belgians Las no objection ; that questions of "mere form," suggested by a family council, will be satisfactorily solved ; and that it is " permissible to hope" that the great and legiti mate influence of King Leopold iu England will remove all objections on the part of the Queen's government. These things being so, the France further tells us that the debt of Mexico to France, including the costs of the military expe dition and the sums due to French creditors (i. e. the famous Jecker bonds) are to be capitalised and paid off by instalments in ten years. France will leave a corps of occupation in the country for a stipulated time, the said troops to be paid out of Mexican finances. Now, to all these fine arrange ments I have to reiterate my strongly expressed opinion that the archduke will not run his head into any such hornet's nest. I think this results pretty clearly from a telegram dated Vienna, this day. At all events, the idea of England being a party to any such arrangement as the France speaks of is absurd in the extreme. A Turin letter of August 9 says that the procla mation of the Archduke Maximilian as Emperor of Mexico has produced a great sensation in Italy, and much difference of opinion. While sonic see in the event a step towards the realisation of a project reported to be on foot some time ago for giving Mexico to Austria as a compensation for Venice, which was to be ceded to Italy, others, on the con trary, and these are the greater number, fear that a close alliance has been formed between France and Austria, which will consolidate the dominion of the latter power in Venice. Till very lately the pre vailing opinion in official circles in Italy was that the Emperor Francis Joseph was acting with duplicity towards France ; but now ideas are much changed, and the prospect of a war with Russia to be undertaken by France and Austria alone, without the concurrence of England, is con sidered to be not altogether chimerical. It is said that a special cabinet council has been held to con sider the new situation revealed by the choice of the Archduke Maximilian to be sovereign of Mexico. The grand example of the Paris elections is tell ing in the provinces. Government has suffered several defeats at isolated elections for the councils general and councils of arrondissement, and now in the Lyons district the regular elections for re placing the members of these bodies who go out by rotation have resulted in the opposition candidate being returned at the head of the poll in every canton. The majorities are enormous—in some cases as much as four to one, and iu every case more than two to one. The Daily News is seized. The Prefect of Police has addressed a circular to the commissaries of Paris, calling their attention to the fact that, in spite of the laws and regulations relative to game, a great number of restaurateurs and heads of public establishments supply at present game of various kinds to their customers. The prefect expresses his resolution to punish that offence with all the severity of the tribunals, and to use the administrative powers vested in his hands against such offenders. For that purpose he directs the commissaries to call personally on the principal restaurateurs and dealers in game in their respective districts, to warn them of the instruc tions now received, in order that none of them may hereafter plead ignorance of the law, after which a rigorous surveillance is to be kept up. All the game that may be seized is to be sent to the pre fecture with a special report on each seizure effected. A MEXICAN AMAZON.—" Among the Mexican prisoners who have arrived in France," says the Siarle, .` ip one particularly worthy of notice—• young Indian female, aged 23, who was lieut.-colonel in the regiment of Zacatecas. She has in the niece of seven years gained all her grades at the point of the sword. When her husband was called on to serve, she followed the army, and having distinguished herself in battle received the rank of sub-lieutenant. Her husband was killed in the affair of Cued/loupe, on the sth May, 1862, and her bravery on that occasion obtained her the rank of aecond in command of a regiment, at the head of which she rendered herself conspicuous iu the defence of Puebla. She was must expert in the use of the sword, and her soldiers almost considered her as a supernatural being. After the surrender of Puebla, she was taken to Vera Crnr., and arrived at Brent on hoard the Rhiale transport. Her order for embarkation stated her rank, and gave her a right to a seat at the table of the superior officers. She possesses • pleasinu physiognomy, but her manners are rather mm online." AMERICA. (ISNOTtleli 'alsoLugs.) GREENCASTLE, At MUST 13. The Montreal Ocean steamship Nova Scotian, from Quebec on the let inst., arrived here at 2.60 a.m. She brings 1,800 dole. in specie. (Per the Nova Scotian.) (By telegraph to Farther Point.) ---- - NEW YORK, AUGUST i, EVRIGSG, General Gilmore has abandoned for the present the idea of taking Fort Wagner, the shells making but a slight impression upon the sand of which the fort is composed. General Gilmore is said to be confident that his siege guns will breach Fort Sumter. The United States district court has condemned the cargoes of the steamers Peterhoff, Springbok, Gertrude, and Liorvi. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money may. Gold, 28 per cent. prem. Exchange on London—Baukers' bills, 141 to 142. Stocks, large speculative sales. New York Central, 1281 ex div. ; Illinois shares, 115 ; Erie, mit. MEXICO. NEW YORK, AucosT 1, EVEWINS. The New York papers publish the following intelligence from Acapulco, dated the 20th ult., received rid San Franci.co : "Ten thousand French troops are expected at Acapulco from the Gulf of Mexico, and from thence they will be despatched to garrison all the Mexican Pacific ports." POLAND. The Cuts of August 8 publishes the following report of Colonel Kruk, " commander of all the Polish forces in Pallachia and Lublin :" Upon the 11th ult. the divisions of Jankowski and Zie linski, about 330 sharpshooters and 400 scytheruen, united with the division of Krysinski, 220 sharpshooters and 180 scythemeo strong, in the vicinity of Slawatycze, and esta blished their camp in the following order. The division of Krysinaki took post at Sajowks, and those of Zielinski and Jankowski in the forest between Sejowks, Janowira, and Romanow. At 10 a.m. the insurgents were apprised of the advance egainst them from Ito mauow of a column consisting of six companies of infantry with two guns, a iwtma of Gorecki, and a squadron of Uhler. Colonel Krysioeki placed the divi sions of Zielinski and Jankowski in two lines, upon each side of the road leading from Sejowka to Romanow, falling with his own division upon the rear and left wing of the Russians attacking his comrade,. His horse, about fifty in number, charged the right wing of the enemy. This en gagement, one of the most important that have occurred in Podlschia, would have resulted in a more complete victory to the Mee bed Jankowela's and Zielinski's divisions been able to stietain the hostile fire until Colonel Kry einski was able to assail the Russian right wing and rear with energy. In the mean time the Russians attempted to outflank Zielinski, which being perceived by Krysinski, was frustrated by his throwing him self in their way, and forcing them to retreat. Jankowski and Zielinski thus gained time to re-form. A charge of the rifle company led by Kryainski in person against the left wing of the enemy, and au attack of Citizen Bardet upon the Russian right wing and rear, threw them into disorder. Their confusion was completed when the scythe men, rushing on with the shout of "Jesus Maria:" broke the hostile centre, and scattered the enemy in all directions; 176 Russians were left upon the field ; 41 of their wounded were relinquished in Slawatycze ; they carried off 76; and 30 fell into our bands. We also took 20 muskets, 4,000 cartridges, and 80 pouches. We owe this victory mainly to the courage of our acythemon, and the honours of the day belong to Colonel Krysinski. Upon the Russian side 16 officers, one lieutenant-colonel, and one tu.,jur were among the killed ; while we purchased our triumph with the load of 61 dead and 23 worded. RECEPTION OM THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES AT AIICIWELDIE.—In describing the arrival of the Prince of Princess of Wales at Atiergeidie, the Banffshire Journal says :—" At the manse of Glenmuick, the Rev. Mr. Middleton, in conjunction with Mr. J. T. Rennie, ship owner, Aberdeen, had erected a chute and effective arch, having on one side the word ' Welcome,' and on the other the Prince of Wales' star, with the letters 'A. A.' Ac tuated by • very proper and natural spirit, the tenantry on the estates of Balmoral, Abergeldie, and Birkhall, bad made arrengemente to meet their royal master and mistress at Abergeldie Castle, and for this purpose bad fixed to fore gather there at six o'clock—an hour which, by the original timing of the journey, would have enabled them with their families to be on the lawn waiting. Unfortunately, the wide area over which the estates spread prevented intelli gence being conveyed to the various farms and residences of the alteration of proceedings -so that as the Prince and Prin cess alighted at Abergeldie fifteen minutes before six o'clock, only a comparatively small number of the tenantry were present. Their royal highnesses were welcomed to the Castle by Dr. Robertson, the honoured commissioner of the late lamented Prince Consort, who in return was greeted by both the Prince and Princess in the most cordial manner. By-and-by the tenants came hurrying to the appointed place of meeting. In the course of the evening refresh ments weas served ' • and while the whole body were eniny log themselves the Prince and Prince= graciously came out and walked for some time in the immeduste vicinity of the spurt. Shortly, • piper was set to work, a dance—wit nessed hem the Castle by their royal highnesses—was struck up; sod, as night ciceed, Mr. John Begg, of the famed ` Lochnagar Distillery,' varied the pleasure by treating his brother tenants and their wives and daughters to a display of fireworks. And so io this simple, homely fashion, the richly dowered Prince of Wales and his fair Princess were welcomed to their `Highland Home' in tbe old turreted Credo of Abergeldie." THE LATE VISIT OF PRISVE ARTHUR TO SHREWS BURY. —On Thursday evening last our old town was sur prised by the unexpected visit of royalty. The young Prince Arthur, who had been touring in Wales, arrived here by train, accompanied by Major Elphiastooe acid his tutor, the Rev. W. Jolly, and at once repaired to the Haven Hotel, where rooms had already been prepared fur him. On the name evening the Prince, attended by Major Elphinstoue and the Rev. W. Jolly, visited the shop of Mr. J. 0. Sandford, bookseller, Highatreet. He par chased • variety of articles, and conversed with great affability, his remarks evincing superior culture and in telligence. After the party left, Mr. Sandford, in order facilitate their visite to places and objects of interest in the town and neighbourhood, forwarded for the Prince's acceptance a copy of the •• Hand-book of Shrewsbury." Its receipt was acknowledged in the following note The Raven, Shrewsbury, Gth Auluat, 18G3. Major Elphinstone is requested to return herewith the Handbook for Shrews- bury which Mr. Sandford wishes to present to his Royal Highness Prince Arthur. and regreta to state that the same cannot be accepted, as the very great number of similar offerings has rendered necessary the establishment of an in variable rule that his Royal Hi;:huess should receive no presents of any kind. As this handbook appears to be re malleably well brought out, his Roy al Highness never theless wishes to purehase • copy o the same, as well se • copy of the 'Guide to Cricouium.' " On Friday morning his Royal Highness visited the Museum, where he remained for • considerable time closely inspecting many of the specimens, being particularly interested in the curiosities which have been collected from Wroxeter, some few of which he took away with him, leaving a half sovereign as a nominal payment. After leaving the Museum the Prince visited the venerable Abbey Church, where he was met by the vicar, the Rev. Philip Whit comb', who printed out the various object. of antiquarian interest, as well as the important restorations which have recently taken place. His Royal Highness was then con : ducted by the vicar to the garden opposite to see the stone pulpit—that interesting relic which has always excited the nest lively feelings or admiration among archreologista The Prince expressed himself much pleased with what lie bad seen, and, after cordially shaking bands with the vicar, proceeded on his journey to Wroxeter to inspect the remains of the far-tonic 4 Roman city of Urioonium, Bryan, and afterwards returned to Shrewsbury. On the following morning he started by the eight o'clock train for London. The fait seemed to he but little known, for there were com paratively few people upon the platform. A guard of honour, formed of the 17th Shropshire Rife., under com mand of Captain Salt and Ensign Townsend, were in attendance. and presented arms us he passed to his carriage, the hand at the same time playing the National Anthem. As the train left the station fug signals were discharged, and the people assembled testified their loyalty by hearty cheers.—Siercrrebury Journal. THE HMI STEWAHUSHIP OF HULL—The fol lowing correspondence, relating to this subject. is published in the Eastern Counties Hcratil :—"Studley Royal. Ripon, 7th August, Dell Dear Sir,-1 beg to acknowlege the receipt of your letter of yesterday, forwarding to me • copy of a resolution of the town council of Hull. express ing their intention to present my name to her Majesty for appointment to the office of high steward of the borough. lam highly gratified at the honour which has thus 1 eta conferred upon me ; and if the Queen shall be pleased ta, confirm tLe choice of the town council, 1 shall gladly take upon myself the duties of the office, and shall rejoice at the permanent connection which will then be established be tween myself and your ancient and important borough. I shall be obliged to you to offer my best acknowledgments to the town' council. and I remain, yours truly, De CRItY ARn Ittroe.—Tn Robert Wells, Esq., Town Clerk of Hull." Whitehall, August 11, 1863.—Sir,—I am directed by Secretary Sir Caere. Grey to acquaint you, for the intermit. tion of the corporation of the borough of Kingston-upon- Hull, that the Queen has been graciously pleased to comply with the prayer of their petition, and that her Majesty has accordingly appuieted Earl de Grey to be high steward of such borough in place of the late Marquis of Normseby. -- I am, sir, your obedt. servant, H. WADDIVOTOX.—The Town Clerk, Kingston-upon-Hull" THE MURDER AND SUICIDE AT BETHNAL GREEN. INQUEST ON THE BODIES.—(THIS DAY.) This afternoon Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner for Middlesex, opened an inquiry at Mr. Faun's, the Prince of Wake Tavern, Bonneoroad, Bethnal. green, on the bodies of the unfortunate woman and the murderer, and the in vestigation was proceeding when we went to press. Mr. Rolob, the divisional medical officer of the district, made an exannoatioa yesterday of the deceased woman's body. It was in an emaciated condition, and it seems th►t the hnsbend, only a few days before the murder, bad relief from the board of guardians of the pa rieh. There was still a loaf Is the cupboard, but the family bad suffered considerable privations. The deceased man had been at work for Mr. Rock, the proprietor of the Golden Lion, by delivering bills for • small remuneration. The chief support of the family was by the little work done by the loom. There was a family of nine children, the youngest being nineteen years of age. Several of them are married, but three lived with the parents. The house where the murder WAS committed is only a few yards distant from the brick field wherethe murderer Mullins deposited the parcel in the shed adjoining the residence of Walter Emma. who was so wickedly brought into trouble for the minder of Mrs. &Imlay, about three years since, in the Grove-road, Stepney. BALLOON SURVEY OP PORTSMOUTH AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT. In a letter to the Times relating to a balloon ascent made lest Monday evening by Mr. Coxwell alone from the Portsmouth Recreetion•grounde, the airionaut, after remarking that the wind was fresh from the west ward. proceeds as follows :—" Relying upon the careful observations I bad previously made with chart, compass, and pilot balloons, and allowing for local variations, I left the North-end Gardens at 7.15, with full confidence as to my probable course. The scene which opened out in the space of five minutes was altogether novel. Instead of the wide. spread laodaripe, so familiar to aerial voyagers, with its variegated surface of green and brown 6slda, I now had a commanding view of • beautiful island and of a town and harbour so surrounded by water, with the Channel beyond, that, hail it not been for the reliance I had in the direction of the wind, appearances would seem to indicate that I was likely to be blown away due south, and to drift out to sea. Although I was provided with an ex cellent barometer, thermometer, fze.. by Negretti and Zara bra. and presented to ine by Mr. Glaisher, I had very little opportunity iS using them frequently, and I felt how valuable Mr. Glaisher's presence would have been in the car. What most engaged my own attention was a general survey of the town, fortifications, and shipping, with • view of military applications for war purposes. I was agreeably surprised, the atmosphere being clear, how well I could perceive and count the cannon mounted on the ramparts, the ships in ordinary, and, by their white streaks and portholes, their relative sizes, whether corvettes, frigates, or line-of.battle ships. The bold and leading fee tures of Portsmouth as a naval and military stronghold might have been canvassed in an interesting manner had had companions, instead of being alone. I very soon satisfied myself most thoroughly as to the extent of ob jects visible to the naked eye and to an ordinary 'jai= assisted by a common opera•glass. At 7.35 -barometer 26'6, thermometer 46—1 saw through a glass the visitors on Rytle•pier promenading. The distance could not have been less than seven or eight miles. I observed also marines or soldiers of the line in front of a guard. house, and several steamers between Gosport and Southsea Castle. Being soon over the water, I had to withdraw my attention and look ahead. The course of the balloon was direct to Chichester, but a more southerly breeze began to alter my course, and I hoped to reach Goodwood, where we so lately descended after a scientific voyage from the Crystal Palace. As the shades of evening came I found I was making for several extensive woods on high ground between Singleton and ArnodeL As I crossed the first wood a large meteor shot towards but over the balloon from an easterly direction, another quickly following: and although I relied upon their supposed altitude, and felt personal security, yet I could not but compare my situation to that of a ship which receives a shot or two acmes her bows, or perhaps a 211 b. rocket, as s warning to haul to or alter her course in obedience to the dictates of an enemy. The late hour of the night, and the high ground upon which Nore Wood is situated. compelled me to cai.t anchor among several high beech trees. Indeed, I had to let off gee and leave the balloon suspended all night before I secured ►nd packed it up. Several gentlemen volunteered to assist me at daylight, and we proceeded at 5 o'clock to the place of descent with ropes. ladders, and hatcliets, ready to lop off houghs or fell • tree, if necessary, rather than injure the balloon. I was obliged to return to i i rra firma down • tree at least 60 feet from the ground. It the morning the b loon had quietly slid down through the boughs, and was not in any way damaged. The magnificent and complete bird's-eye view I had of the Isle of Wight would occupy too much space and time to describe. Altogether, my voyage on Monday was most exciting, and in many respects pecu liar, differing, as it did, from previous tripe." WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, 8 A.M. „ B. LL. R. 1. !Z. Q. L R. S. ——— Nairn 30.03 59 4 W. 1 4 32 c Aberdeen I 30.03 53 4 N.W. : 4 5 26 b 0.06 Lelth 3O 04 56 4 ' N.E. 2. 3 28 b 2 Shields Scarborough 30.04 54 1 W. I 1 2 12 r 1 Greencastle— 24.41 55 3 ES.E. 2 1 4 c 0.12; 2 Galway Valentin Queenstown 2'9.9164 7 S. E. 1 3 3 12 c I 0.16; 3 Liverpool 59.9956 1 E.N.E i 2 2 32 r I 0.r61 1 Holyhead 29.9, 58 2 S.s. E. .2 2 14 c 'O.OB 2 Pembroke 9.91072 3 SE. 1 1 12 b' —I 1 Pen:ante 89.94 42 2 Z. 0 4 12 o I Erma L'Orient . . Rochefort 30.04 69 .2 N. W. ,- . 3 28 - Plymouth 29.96 60 5 I Z. 0' 5 14 c 1 Weymouth 30.0064' 3 ES.E. ' 3 3 10 c —l3 Portsmouth 819083 5 E.N.E. ; 3 3 16 m I London - Dover °9'l4 6 3. E 2• 3 8 b 1 Yarmouth 3O 90 62 4 ES.E. '4 • 4 4 o Helkoland 30.0 5 57 3 Z. 0 4 24 b PROBAHLI FRIDAY. ON Till SATVILDAT. .N.W. to N.E. and to NONTR.ENST. E. to light. S. F.., moderate, nue. ilue. to B.E. and to Winer CVISTI). S.F. to S.W. and to S.W.• moderate, va. \.:t'., moderate to riable, showery. fresh, with some %lim% en. N.E. to .S.E. and to aorracoAsrs. ES.E. to S.W. and to S.W., light to fresh, W. S. %Y., showers, fine, v,nahle to fresh. N.E to s.E. and S., SOCSR•EASI. S.s.E. to W.S.W., light, variable, tine. fight to fresh. tine. - •• ••• - • - • - North.Ewa=.l2aithness to Norfolk. West= irmegal to Corn wall South=-Channel and Bay Comas. South-fwat=Stralt of Dover to Norfolk. B.—)Mrometer corrected awl reduced to 32? at hall tide level. Each ten feet, of vertical elevation, eausin uh mt one hundredth of an inch I , IMINUTION : and est+ ten degrees, :shove 32v, caus ing nearly three hundredths INCr.vssit. h.—Exposed therm., meter In shade. D.—Difference of wet bulb for evaporatioa and dew point,. W.—Wind, direction of Till a—two points Litre of niagnetir). F.—Force ;I to I.2—estimated . X.—Extreme tutee Alael , last report. Q. —t)uartor whence Exria.ms: force NNE,?. to 32=N , . I. - : b.—Line sky. v.—clouds detached;) f.—fN; —lightning : in.—misty . 'liar, —overeasj dull); r.—rain s. snow I.—thunder. It. Beira-fall, snow se hall . ...melted, biIICC last report. rs.--va disturbance ,1 to Z.—Calm. Cmcet. HOAX. —A very discreditable hoax wan played on the people of Warrington, on Tuesday. They were informed by planed that a speci..! train would leave Warrington for Liverpool. on Tuesday, for the purpose of seeing the Channel fleet, which was lying in the Mersey. The train went, but the fleet was on the coast of Scotland. DlELaflettoLV AccIOENT. A painful sensation has beau recently occasioned at Hampton Court and its nerghbaurho.l by the meloneholy death of the youngest ' son of Mr. Kinlnali, who hold.. an appointment in her Ma. jesty's household. The urine tueete young genthooon was liahiog ou the afternoon of the del iust. in the canal in the Home Park, and appears to have fallen soddeuly, during the ahem,' of the gentleman who accompanied him, from the parapet at the end of the canal, where the water, though apparently only two or three feet. deep, is in reality of great depth. As soon as his disappearance was known a search was made, but the body was not discovered for nearly two hours. reosera - rs IN LINCOLN , IIIIIP, 474..-111 this extensive agricultural district harvest prospects almost everywhere are of the most promising ehoracter. 4in all the beet soils the wheat crop looks spleudid, and farmers anti cipate an abundant yield. Harvest eperatioos are being pushed on vigorously, and, wills a continuance of fine weather, a large breadth will le, eixurely garnered during the present week. The late reins have materially improved all kinds of spring corn. Barley, which of late years has been au iudilfereut crop, is expected to Le over an average s and the quality of the samples was scarcely ever finer. more especially with respect to malting sorts. There is likely to be a pleotif Oh yield of oats. Many fields have Leen carried in excellent condition, and present appearances indicate a moat abundant crop. Beans are not so good am was expected, the plait having suffered in many pl.:esteem the late drought. Tie pastures have wonderfully improved since last week, awl a great alteration for the better is noticeable in the turnip crop. Mangolds are pretty fair. In Nottingleumihire harvest operations are becoming general. and this week a good deal of grain will Ise gathered. He. ports from Car inns parts of this onuntry state that the har vest will be most ehundant. As yet there are no cont. plainta of the disease in potatoes. The grans lands are looking much better. From the tieighbourhowl of leeby. Linoolushire, it is stated that the wheat rem is the best obtained since Itch, the eats being fine, well tilled, sod free from disease; the crops are, however, ninth storm.lircken. Barley is coed on soils naturally adapted to the growth of that crop, but on strooger soils it is variable. Itound Boston better crops were never known. In the neiglibeerhood of March the wheat sad oat crops appear to be prolific, and the potato crop elan looks welL In the Terelrieg Hundred of ESIMIX many fields have bees cleared, and the .41110 report might douldlesa be made with respect to other localitiea Eartcra Counties I r