The Express. — London, England, 1856-05-10 00:00:00

Inc expreoo. TO 0011113OPOINDISTO. albeettameetetainedee tee The tepreeknendes Iftesdairee NM be es tee e% le. Meeverfeeby Tee *Veit se the n eg et pelleetteer RION WATS, AT LONDON DRIDON. its I:4l—lllersisg. 411a.........Mi5n05a.► 1 . 011 . twmartw—llantles..i. n‘ 'n• LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 10. Tats proceedings in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives will go far to apposes the un easy excitement which has pervaded the whole Belgian nation ever since the speech of Count Wraxwext wee published. And sesuredly each a sedative was urgently reqaired. It is well known that the pelmet Ministry of Belgium doss not enjoy the public eased/nee. The remark able report of an agent of the Preach Minister of Police on the Brussels press, which we published yesterday, indicates as much. Of eighteen journals published in the capital of Belgium, advocating every shade of political and ecclesiastioal opinion, with an aggregate tin:sled= of about 40,000 copies, only two are Ministerial (one of them being the official Afonirestr) and their circulation is only 8,600. The remainder—Catholic, and anti-Catholic, Conservative, Moderate, Democratic, and Republican —are for the most part in decided opposition. The Belgian people, whose prevailing sentiments are thus represented, have been less alarmed by the menacing language of the Frew& Minister for Foreign Affairs than by their doubts of the Armless and good faith of their own Gloviernsient. They will be reaseured by what pissed in the Chamber of Representatives on Wednesday, and will rally round it to a man in defence, of their constitu tional tights. The document to which we have referred above minvicts Count Wailes= of groin animation in his affected apprehensions from the Belgian prem. The Joe:sale published in Brawn& may be divided into four clemee—the ministerial, the temperate oppo sition, the exaggerated oppoeition, and these which belong to the same category es the London Parsed or Parisian Chartioori. The ministate' journals have an aggregate circulation of 4,600, and are neutral as regards the Imperial Government ; and the anti catholic organ, with 14,000 entworibers, adopts the .. . seem policy. The journals of the moderate - liberal opposition have an aggregate oirealation of 4,700, and sympathise with "the more moderate French refugees." The conservative female have an aggregate eirealatios of 3,800; they are portieres of the Imperial Government; two of them have the reputation of being in the pay of that °marmoset (one of them we believe justly), and the third is de scribed by the French police agent as "the exosilent Mend of the French Government." The aggregate circulation of the ultra. liberal journals, which firmly wadi the French Government, is ander 8,000. The portion of the -Brawls press whisk le either neutral as regards the affairs of Freese, or friendly to the reigning dynasty, or which criticises its sets in a temperate manner, has a circulation of 28,000, while the journals which are the organs of the nitre-liberal exiles have only a circulation of about 8,000 ; or, if the semis journals ars to be elsased along with them, of 9,400. Let as regard these statistics of the Belgian press from another point of view. The ministerisi journals. the journals of ... . .. the moderate oppositioa, sad the esti emboli, organ, with their eirealation of 26,200, address themselves to the Baleen pOlie, eland upon it for support, sad say therefore be taken to apron the ma& meats of the nation. In addition to these, there sre several journals which are mainly supported by hreigners. La Word, with its eironlation of 1,200, In supported entirely by the Randall Government ; the coaservative journals, with their chealation of 3,600, are patronised, or paid by the French Govern ment; and the altra•liberal and wade journals, with their eiroulatioa of 9,400, are allied with, or sup ported by, the ultra-liberal exiles. It was rather bold in Count Witswur to represent that portioa of the Belgian newspapew which is matey de pledged on foreign support as a fair sample of the Belgisa pram It would be a sad eonfessiou of the weakness of his Government, if we weld be lieve that he was skews when he profound to be alarmed by the attacks of heitedoeso joernals, with an aggregate circulation of 9,400 copies. It was most *est to impute to the Belgian Government or people any excesses indulged in onosioatally by Jarman which an the oases of French exiles, while his Governmeat, like the mike. then- ogres of the liberty of the press ia Belgium to sup port their own partisan ionneale in that country. Besides, Count WALIVISILI knows that if the journals hostile to the NAPOLION dynasty, pub limbed in Belgium, are guilty of any criminal attack upon his Government, it can orally obtain redress at the hands of the Belgian Tribunals of hides. Hsi Mcasirrr, being desirous of marking the re tura of Peace by an set of pace, has gives order* that a fall and tree pantos should be granted to all the persons now ender matinee for political offences, these only szespt.d who broke their parole by asap beg from Australis. That this set of royal elemeney b jedicious and well-timed, ao one will deny. It doss not of mores detract from the gracioathear, though it materially dimiaishes the kowtows, of her MAJMITT'S &shim that the number of those affected by it is exceedingly small. This is a point which, for the sake of oar Coatiosntal readers asps eially, it is desirable clearly to explain. The phrase Political amnesty," which has been some what magniloqasstly applied to the free pardon just granted, is liable to mimeastreedos smog these who dwell under the iron rale of European Ono 'seism. It suggests the notion of opened dungeoos and returoiog exiles—of the tardy restoration to thousands of civil rights, unjustly reit from them by the perfidy of power, and colarstandyessesdsd by the policy of fear. In this sates, it is almost needless to explain, there has beat no amnesty in Borland. The amber of " politieal Ganders" affected by the royal pardon consists, at the outside, of some half-dosen individuals. The Chartist sobs of 1839, which seesumbed to a proviasisi mayor and a file of infantry ; the Irish rising of 1848, which was bred by ballads and pat down by the police, are the only mats which have supplied this country with political offenders within the last twenty ran of oar history. Mr. Pam and Mr. SMITH O'llauur may safely be liberated from their exile. Even upon the vary improbable ,apposition that they have leant so cried= by their esfibrinp (a supposition crantradisted by the admitted fact that their esedast is exile hes bass uniformly exemplary), they return to a state of satiety which readers a repetition of the criminal folly which they have sow expiated an utter impassibility. A leap course of wise sad ealighteasd government has produced its matted results. A people abounding in material prosperity, gabs is the enjoyment of politkaijostice, sad deservedly animated by a spirit of universal loyalty, aro proof against the minister sethity althea* who would lead them into Askew made' 'visa property Nadeau.. IT Is very rarely that tie announemeet of a new Government Loan is se quietly received in the City as was the ewe with that made known yesterday morning. Daring the last fortnight, despite re peated awareness that the financial portico of Government continues eadateetwy, exaggera ted reports relative to the amount of the forthcoming loan were freely indulged in. The apprehensions thus mrescessarily excited were partially alleviated daring the last two or three days, bat cm the whole the City has evidently bees subjected to an agreeable dimppointrosat. Of enures parties who hope to have the healing, or "a elks," of the new loan, are sot very well plowed at the modesty of the Citarcsurs of the Exczaciumes application. " Only five millions,"they piteously cry: " why, that leaves nothing for anybody." Loan coarser= and their immediate influential seenerioas naturally prefer extensive finanskel operatioss, is which their unequalled command of swans plains them at a great advantage over other patties. The Stock Exchange also, it is whispered, is rather taken aback by the einaUness of the amount. A good heavy loan, ac companied by violent fluctuations in the priori of securities, would imply a considerable acoemion of basin= to the =abets, same of whom, it is even stated, have committed the mistake of making preparations for a much larger snot than five millions. Apart, however, from the temporary disappointment which may thus be inflicted upon a minority, whose wishes naturally harmonise with their interests, the general pub= have cease for congratulation in the fast that the operatics contem plated is spa ea very moderate a scale. Contrasted with the enormous financial transactions into which the Free= Government was compelled to enter, and for the successful completion of which it found itself obliged to solicit a national =trim, the reluctance and caution displayed by England in adding to her debt must impress foreigners with a wholesome sense of the magnitude of her rmourose. In commercial and monetary chan nels a feeling of relief will be experienced, es a result or the wane now adopted by the Treasury, since it is improbable that any material pressure an be occasioned in the mosey market by the moment of about a million and a quarter per month for the sect four months, especially as the bulk of these fends, instead of being expended abroad, will be re leased from the Bank almost as quickly as they are paid in. The Marti:mon of the Ex- OMIT= will probably state on Tuesday next whether there is any chance of another loan being =a daring the present year ; but, prima facie, his making for es small a sum sa five millions implies that the state of the public balances and of the revenue is good, and that in future espial will no longer be largely diverted from trade for the service of the State. It will probably be found that this loan will finally clear off the remaining expenses of the war. Upon another point satisfied= will also be felt. When the Ism lose was announced, well-founded complaints were provoked that commercial transac tions were nesdleesly deranged dories the period which elapsed between its first notification and the official statement of the amount and leading particulars. Deferring csadidly to mercan tile oriel" Sir 0. C. Lewis promised that on any fetus amiss these essential particulars should be promulgated simultaneously with the preliminary ammenosemot. This promise, we are glad to see, he has faithfully redeemed. Mom than this : the secret a to the intestine of Government, and the amount required, appears to have been more closely kept than on some fames °session. It weak be manifestly most unfair that State secrets of this kind should be permitted to leak out prematurely, to the advantage of favoured parties, but to the aldose kneeled= individuals. In these respects, therefore, Sir G. C. Luwis has =titled himself to the thanks of the public. We may =Fees a hope that the pru des sow shred will be definitively established as a Foggiest in the Treasury department. That the new five million loss will be subscribed with sue does not admit of a doubt. The aspect of the roomy whet, it is tree, is not very favourable, bat there is still a prevalent belief that the late slangs in plaiting affain will en long react, in a beneficial mese, upon the =Woof discount. The asterisked= of Government to raise the entire ►oan in Consols will be viewed with some regret by reflecting prisons, who cannot part with the conviction that to raise mossy at a comparatively low rate, whilst precluded from discharging the debt =km at a higher Agars, is as injudicious a course for nations as for indivi duals. We cannot help thinking that an WOO of Comas at par, with a tendon of terminable annui ties, would be a sounder policy. Apart Iran this objekien, however, the mane adopted by Govern ment in the matter appears praiseworthy, and little doubt ma be entertained that City eapitalists will be eager to supply it with the sum required. Tag rooopifion of the @snipes of General Wu.. mama, by promoting him to the rank of a bercastey ander the title of Sir Warsaw Wu caws 01 HAM, is one of those rueful and appropriate eels of the Ezesative which is certain to be at epee hailed by uni versal acclamation as a fitting exponent of the general MAO of the omernonity. The agreeable task of voting to this gallant man for his life. pension of I,OOOL has ben performed, as might be expected, by both Houses without a dissentient voles. The national gratitude could hardly have done Ism far the soldier who emceed what wu intended, and in inferior heads weld have rsesaised, a mere commission of inquiry into a means of creating an army out of a rabbis, organising, with resources the most Wade. quite, a defines the most heroic, and adding the most honourable name achieved in the course of this war to the military celebrities of England. After we bad perused the outpourings of the Bishop of Bangor, which appear in another column, we took up Swift's " Tale of a Tub." The harangues of Lord Peter are tame and vapid in comparison. THI MINIIITZT.—Wo hare good as for dot*, that than le •ray probabdity of • nee•straatiea of the salabtsy. Now that the war is over Oars is itootataals to the weeniest° oafs of the Riwbt Hesesrelbi• W. B. Glad- Mao. the s:•Obaasllse of the lisebevor, •ad mud *their sseetbete of the Aberieea peamateat. We are lositaed to believe that web a asap wield bo seseptable is the estate paorallr. It wseli stye streastb sad sta►ility to the Palusrto• •drlahiraties, diesppolat the hors of the traskliog sad tine ewe* pubiaa, and load to the slop *. of • bold sad preresive poi* as the part of the •dtbss of the orewa.—Loosrpoid Ifwewer. Ma. Joint Baum, aro happy is beteg osabted to stow that our sash-seeselsod stosabso, Ifs. I/eight, sentiatee rrogroratag towards a better Nato of Melt!. He bas Jae loft tkle aslghlbserheed for dertlital, alters it is his latestios to misers Its ear tlisc—Yaw. dews °winks.. Amy( Wanda. far a maw tbsatn dimmed as postbag, Lehoster4vuirs bee boss wand. Mesawklis the projest et a City Fial, tar p►tfa meetlags sad sesserls, "Murtha staeiew of St Non." snow is In maw 1k• awoke. u aim la wpm of nacaasa. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1856. Vic Court. Mt Q.as ma Prise Abort wen assaulted seismal 11 a'sleek ea Mandy WO* by Earl , egssw„ Lord Steward, to the new Baorinelleg pea% wham - was served. The Royal Family, sob Oberesels Na panel sompear, followed her Maimiy to Ms Bassissest !see. The Qum reearnoi to the Bell smil 011earii•SIS, cad afterwards deuced he a quadrille with the Doke of Bea clench. The Prises Comm. Os Prisms Royal. the Prim oese Mary of Cusbridp, the Doke of Cambridge, and Prices Edward of &MO Weimer, simian I. the same set. The Quess'e Piper played a reel d ari ng tie maim, I. whieh members of the Batik nobility joined. fist Majesty end Pr nee Albert left the Siete Room about 2 o'clock, the Bead playing the Massa Asthma. Dasciss this commd. The Quoit sad Pd..* Albert west yesterday eftrrnoot to bosom with their pcirease she pease sekbration fit. the Crptel Palms et erisaissi. Her 11.j.sty sad hit Royal Siemer were Wed by tbe Prises el Wales, Me Prisms Royal, Prises Abbot, sad the Prism Alb., sad were easailed by lbs Deism of estbarlasil, MM ' tress of tbs Robs. ; tits Omani Cialasbassak Lady in Waitiss ; 1.47 Castles Basslasessitti oar y a lloOlusgsst; the Ho. . Mary Separsar, Mehl se 1 101 14 •4 Lord tilieward ; tM se iftsestbasa, sisrgassabes• Isis • tb• Dear of W ~ itgeaa , Ussear et the lisass ir t ilsriptisof Absseors, Gossussidhs Stele be bib ali i nem; the Barl of Callum% Lead is Weldsgilbsesat Tonin (toe, Lord in Weirieg es bleleyel Illsbasss Cal sad the Hort C. B Pbipp., Beeps d her Ideimtrc PAW Pose; Mr. R Ormsby Gore, Cinsas is Waiting; Colossi Freacie &mom (Soots Fusilier Game), Groom in Wait lag to bb Royal Ilipbsers; MsjorAlsosssi Boa. Cearies Grey, Equity in Waiting ; Copula De Piet, Scurry is waiting to ha Royal ; Mr. Gibbs, sad Lissitesiat The royal potty left Backlogham Prises at burry siestas before three e'eleek, is sena earragse and fist, wonted by • dettehweat of the ird Light Dispose, and returned soon alter sit o'sloeb. Her Majesty and the Prises Count immured UN Ha) =whet TOMSlfe with their premises is We •••21•11r. Li 'hander's* were the How Miry Seymour, the Hon. Emily Csthcart, the Barr of CaMimes, Major Omni the Don. Charles Grey, sad Captain Da Plat. A dopatatioa from thoj atlas of tho city of Maaahottn, noolatiag of Aitterwaa 84, John Potter sad Alderman MAIO cad so stmiew with sir Gnus tiny yostorny at tb. Hootwolhoo. hleetheas et the Oafoed University Coss Woo hare bees held at No. 17, Great Qesee-street, Weetniseter, ea Moo dily, Tarstia Wednesday sad There/lay daring tide week. Present the Zed of Elleareere. the Earl of Harrowby. Kr. Juries Coleridge, the His. Edward Twbletea, the Dees of Wells, and Sto Joha Aweity. Sir Almada Bitternes had aa laterview wit► the Clumeellor of the Eaelorgeoe yesterday at Ms Kidd mei deem la Dowsing-street Derroehos were seat yesterday froth the Colosial-oKee to the Emmen of the North Asada& Pavia's. (nom tar xreneoe orsarrs.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OPTICS, APRIL 29.—N0. Nee la hereby given, that her Majeary will bolt a drawing roes at Bt. Ismee's Palma, ea Tharmay. the 29th et Ksy mit, at two o'ci'oek, to salebrate her Majesty's bi rt hday. No yaseetations will hits plass at this drawing-ro tar. N.B. The keirbM of the several orders are to appear in theireollan at the drewieg-rociat ea the 29th of May neat. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, MAT B.—Thie day had audience of her Majesty, his Highness Aeli Pasha, Greed Visir of the Ottoman Berpirr, to deliver to her Majesty a letter frau the Salsas. The Greed Vise was setowpaaied to this audience by his Bseelleney Mons. Kamm, Amber sador Extraordinary and Pleelpotestiary from the Bab lime Porte ; and his Highness was intrectaesd by the Earl of Clareades, E.G., her Majesty's Secretary of State for Forties Affairs, and andneted by lbjcw.tasitaral the Hon. Bir Zdword Cast, H.C.H., her Majesty's Maar of the Carenionlie. YOZZION-OTTICE, MAT 6.—The Clasen bee bun pleased to approve of Mr. things A. Rewitt ea Cassel at Y Ids Majesty Kiag of the Belgians ; and esatasarla as Cassel at Liverpool for the Republic of New Granada. iffarnaux, MAY 7.—The Queen has been plowed to present the Rev. William Charles Middleton Great to the shank mid parish of Damsel, to the presby tery of Tonga*, and seamy el timberland, Tama% by the death of the Rev. Alerted* IrColl, late madder thereof. Caowx-orrncn, MAT 9.-Itember returned to serve is tire relent Pesliameak—Borough of Cheltenham.— Frames William Fitabardinie Berkeley, req., Caplan is her ilsjesty's Beirgimeat of Hone Gaude, fa the room of Grenville Charles Lennon Berkeley, Bei., who bee ame ted the Mies of Steward of her liejestes Chiltern H aadeeda. DEPARTURE OF FRI COURT 101 OSBORNE.- (Tx D.r.)—T►i. diorama bar Malady ail tin Court prosoodol by 'postal train tram ta aorr statist at Woad,- worth $. Gown; sad than embarked ea board do regal 'Aim, yacht. Fairy, Par Rest Cowes. His Excellency Barna Breslow, having performed tiro object of his minim to this eowitsy, I. dolivering to kw IfWray the Q 4114111 an sanitfellh Weft tteM the Em peror Alessndsr 11. of all Use Rossiss, onaonasing his as oessica to the bigwig throws. will Wye town this after nwa as his reams to Preaktersoor.gisine, when his latest& arldng is brief *Wow. • _ Going the Hoe. Chinlee Grey, &perry to the Gleam—ea old personal Weed of Berea Brasow—hee ham charged to proceed to St. Petersburg ea Meade, met, Warta( ea autograph letter ftoat her Majesty to the Boa pores stlezeader. _ _ Ms Doelssas of Invoraaw gars a grand dinner last sight, at Kessiegton Pala, to their Royal Highlands the Dachas of Chisheidge sad the Priam. Mary, ►ad his Royal Highs's. ths Doke of Calabar/gr. There were also meant his Racenosey Bares Brume, his RuaHaley the Minister for t►e Netherland., his Race Hersey the Danish Minister sad the Coastal d'Oabolat, hie Rashest:7 the esaoa Ilialater, hie IkeaWay the Portuguese Meister aid the Coaster Laved* the Margab and Marshloans of Blend ford, the Marchlosses of Ely, Lord and Lady Lyadbant, Lady William Ramesh, Lady Mary Wood, Lord Cestieraese, Lord Adolphe. Fitulfiltlool4 General Pal, ad Mr. W. H. Whit*. The Countess Bernstorff has issued eards for a "nineties " at the rendes', of the Presidia Legatios, ea datuday, the 17th best The Earl and Countess of Westinceiand date& tallied at dinner, at their measles la Omaha-square, but evening, the Due sad Dasher et Maeenster, the Sol aad Countess of Winos, Lady Hatheriste igertes, the Coniston of Jersey sad Lady Olsnoatiaa Villiers, Vienna Gray de Wlitos, Lord Brovgisen, Lord Burgher* sad Lady Ross Faso, Hoe. Mr. Death* Mr. Sadiron, sad a Meet doe,. The Has. Julian Pane has bean appointed Pint &entity to the British Embassy at Bt. Petersburg. Lady Calahaater had a reception last night, at her atanidea, Borkiley squats. Previously to the realm party the noble lord sad her ladyship had s drier patty, the guest. at which compared his Bzollleney the Americas Minister and Mn. Dallas sad Mir Dadra, t►e Bad sad Counter Stanhope, the Marl sad Berate's of Ithedrld, Lord Bedeadalis mad the Ike. Mir Milford. Lena West, Lead Braley, the Hen. Lady Cowley, Sir Robert and Lady DOM, &a. The Coastal Cram gm s ball lad night, at the tastily awake is Chatleastraat, Bakelopaquate. Her ladyship Was bemuse with a brilliaat atteadaaas of tha taahbeahle wade. It seems to be intruded that the amp at Alder @heti shell be pennant; for till snood ear her Ma. jestesPeollioa there is 'Goland for the purpose of bong covered with orasaewal plantation. About fifty urn aro oinks a hose sore bet high ; the gonad is noels broker sad ntioland, mad the ptyalin steads ape its highest pest, seausadiag a negataceat view of the earrondiag anatsy. Os Wednesday evening, Lord Baseabs“, Vie► Proidest of tin Royal Giegreptioal Seekty, resolved the Fellows of the &Oaf sad Ike oldaf lliaraff sad estbtla celebrities la Load's, is t►e swims galleries of Bridge water Roue. Sem very beautiful &agnate from Pom peii lay co the tables; ebb* On ',mislaid a eyries of drawiap of NUM is the Crises, lakes before the (swipe, —the sow pologleal nor prepared by Sir Roderlek L Marekboa,—asd • reararkably doe nap of the "lead of Radek" Bit eke gnat attraetios mae the gallery itself sad its melon "memo& The /hobo? of Oxford will mash the Fairchild /aware ea Tuesday ant, at Ow shank of et. Lemurs, She subjoin of the lestare, is auerdawe with the tress encased by the /Loyal dwiety, is 4 . Oa the Wondered Wodus of God la the Croaks t w an the Ow tasty if the Powsreetlea of w Deed, prec;4l by mica Maws of oho dalakel sad VogetaWe Pens of the °notion ." Ouse mare (says the Poet) the long file of carriages is the Neyworlat sad Regeetionee—eue were the widi ressabrred thong of the " onsh-rees"--esee son the emirate at the pit eotrasco. The "Old Howe elapses waists i its walla will 'pia rwoood with the girths of Rowdol—lis whom again dog with du ootao of AllweL To-light we 114 Si. that vast aad halloos mow of bozo lOW with the Wort sod meat. tier op= dm Fairy land will be moiled at the ..tap; the ballot orbs to wow U sow *elm LATEST INTELLIGENCE. EMARKABLE INTERVIEW BETWEEN COUNT ORLOFF AND THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH. Count Orloff recently had an audience of the Emperor, to ask for explanations on the subject of the treaty of April 16, between England, France, and Austria. The Russian plenipotentiary represented to hie Majesty that this treaty, unexplained, was construed by his government as a symptom of want of °mildew* in the good hith of Rush- The Emperor Napoleon protested against any such inter pretation, and essored Count Orloff that he had only signed the treaty in compli►nce with the wishes of England and Austria, who desired to have a pledge of his good feeling towards them. Count Orloff replied with as much vivacity as it was possible for a diplomatist to exhibit, in presence of a reigaiag monarch, that the treaty of peso, of March 30 effectually secured the independence sod integrity of the Ottoman Empire, that the Emperor Napoleon had, before the signing of that treaty, given strong meanness of his desire to cul tivate intimate relations with Ramie, and that the unexpected step which had been taken was calculated to sow doubt and dis trust in the mind of his Imperial master. During this remarkable interview the Emperor Napoleon lIL preserved that calm and impenetrable demeanour for which he is remarkable, while Count Orloff scarcely concealed the excitement and surprise which the new situation had produced in his mind. Our Paris correspondent observes Although the above narration *oases to me from a source in which I have great confidence, I cannot but feel the great difficulty of reemoiling it with all that is known of the present policy of the French govern ment, which, according to outward signs, is favour able to the maintenance of the most friendly rela tions with Russia. I am, however, struck with an observation which has been made to me in answer to my objections, that the public has more often than not been deceived, when it has ventured to inter from premise', however apparently plain, what might be the next step that Louis Napoleon would take." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (raom ova OWN PARIS, FILIDLY STEMS. The Pays, which yesterday had an "impediment in its speech," being now duly primed with govern ment instructions, takes a direct issue with the manly and unequivocal speech of the Belgian minister for foreign 'fain. It "deplores" that the Belgian government and chamber should have taken a step so contrary to the " dignity" of both. It charges the Belgian minister with having given way (as indeed, by way of parenthesis, the Pays ob serves, all " parliamentary governments" do) to a vain ambition for popularity. Still insinuating the un truth that the Congress pronounced in favour of Count Walewskre attack upon the liberty of the press in Belgium, this French government journal affirms that the Belgian Minister sought rather to obtain the beaus of the Chamber than the applause of Europe. And then continuing, as it has lately done, to threaten Belgium, it says, " We doubt whether such victories do not resemble these which Pyrrhus deplored." The Pays, after heaping a multitude of insulting ex pressions upon Belgium, calling it a "little nation; to which too great importance has been given, and a den of robbers and murderers, concludes by a strong assertion that the state of things which the Belgian minister and the Belgian parliament declare they will maintain inviolate must be changed, and that the " repose of Europe " must be protected against the impotence of Belgian legislation. The Parris announces with great glee that the Belgian government has instituted a prosecution against the Ration, foe a libel upon the Duke of Brabant, and inquires whether the government can not also find means to muse foreign princes to be respected. Is the shame of any knowledge of the particular circumstances, it is obvious that the Parris goes too het in asuming that an ex officio prosecution necessarily enhaues the respect felt by the public for the party promoting it. A collation of preoedents would perhaps lead to a contrary conclusion. The Italians reading in Paris are getting up an address to Count Cavour. A letter from the Principalities states that General Coronini has informed Prince Ohika that the evacu ation of Moldo-Wallachia by the Austrian troops, will begin directly, and will be effectuated within six months. The Bourse speed with some heaviness and closed with a decided fall. The Rants fell 10c. for ouh and 200. for amount, closing at 74fr. 800. and 76fr. 200. Credit Mobilize, however, continued to be in great favour, and roes 12fr. no. Railways were generally lower. Three battalions of Sardinian troops from the Crimea arrived at Turin on the 6th. They were re ' oared at the railway station by the Minister of War 1 1 and some of his oallseguee, the general of their divi sloe, with the bud of the Royal Guards, and by an immense crowd of the inhabitants. The general ad dressed a few wards of praise to them for their bravery in the field, after which they filed off amid the cheers of the multitude. A grand review of all troops of the expedition is to be held at Turin in the beginning of Jane. General de la Marmara, who, in consequence of his being appointed to the functions of commander in-chief of the Sardinian army, had to go to another election, has been again nominated a member of the Chamber of Deputies by an immense majority. The chancery of the Austrian embusy at Turin has commenced a prosecution against the Repro, for an article considered offensive to the Emperor of Austria. "TURIN, NAT 9. " The memorandum presented by the Count de Career and the Marquis de Villa Marina to the Cham bers shows--That Austria having, at the oonferencee, refused to dimes the condition of Italy, Sardinia, as the only state which o ff .* a barter to revolution, demands the co-operation of England end Franca in learrying oat »farm It obese that the evils of Austria= occupation are opposed to the interests of Italy and Europe, and contrary to treaty, humanity, and justice. Finally, the memoranda= calls on =o land and Francs to unite with Sardinia in the application of *Mansions remedies." The Opinions learns that General Coent Staab& berg has been selected to represent the Emperor of Ramis at the wart of Turin. It wee thonght likely that the Marquis Alfieri di Seetegno, President of the Sardinian Senate, would be sent to Bt. Petersburg. General Alphonse La Manson led been reelected a deputy by a assfority of Mb among 279 voters The Breslau Garotte states from Bucharest that the Walieehisa geweesmeot his eassed sane seises@ to be tundebed. at aa .peas es 7.000 deeds. Ist the rewptioa setae esmaisiesses et the pewees who ors le woes there. The Pm& essiabsisams will he lodged la the hotel et Team Osostsatias Obits. SPEECH BY COUNT CAVOUR IN THE TURIN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. In the nurse et a speech delivered on the 7th, in the Chamber of Deputies at Turin, M. Cavour, narrating the proceedings at the Paris congress, observed: The intent condition of Italy, not b.icg conformable to the treaties in vigour, the principles laid down at Vitus having beet violated,and the political equilibrium dntroyed, the Sardinian Plenipotentiaries isvited England and France to take that state of things lab, serious consideration. Oar aline fevarably received that demand, and toe k the deepest interest in the affain of Italy. That' entitled that the occupation of the Italian provinces by ft reign troops was abnormal, end expressed a desin that it should east. But an oknetion presented hat. it was asked what might be the mutation) of the withdrawal of those troops. Tie Sardinian plenipotentiaries did not hesi tate to declare that, without the adoption of present. time mossuies, those onsequences might be serious and perilous. Bat they thought that those dangers might be obviated, and drew up a memorial, which was admitted, the form of a note, to the governments of Ratted and France. England gave ha full adhesion to it. France ad mitted the principle, but, for particular considerations, she reserved her opinion as to its applicatioe. The Sovereign Pontiff is not only the temporal thief of a state, he is also the religious chief of the Catholic World. Hence arise for the French government certain duties to fulfil, and if we consider the influence which an act ectomplished at Rome may have on the interests of France, it will be consived that the French government does cot deserve from us less gratitude than the English government. In the eyes of England the Ronan question is surely poli tical, and the English plenipotentiary treated it with the liberty and talent batman so important a question. lam &lighted to have it in my power to proelsien h •re that the illustrious statesman, whom I em happy to call my friend, evinced so much sympathy for Italy, ad so matins a di sire fir the improvement of her condition, that he is entitled to the gratitude not only of the Piedeaonta, but also of all the Italian,. The Austria plesiceetentlary opposed a plea la bar, that la he Warted with ream that his government having received no intimation on the subject, be had lather poems nor instructions to enter on the einem of the elation. But he unionised the right of intervention when sp2lied fir by another government. That doctrine, admitted by France, was opposed by England, and it was not possible to arrive at a precise solution, but we have gaited a great point by infecting England and France to proclaim the expediency of patting an end to the occopetion of Central Italy. The Sardinia plenipotentiaries suggested that some of the Italian governments might be advised to adopt a system of moderation. I will not here attempt b, describe the warm mama in which the reprenatatives of England and France supported that motion. If the diplomatists of the other nations did not concur in it, from motives of propriety, I mast say that nnt one of them, either officially et officiously, impugted the validity of the ugumeate adduced by England and France, and I em of opinion that the advice given only by those two nations will not be the less efilcacions. The Sardinian plenipo. tentieries called the attention of the Assembly to the erec tion of fortification at Please, and denounced that fact as part of a system against which they considered it their duty to protest. Thai, the abnormal and unhappy con dition of Italy Ins been exposed to Europe, not by fusions and revolutionary demagegoes, not by passionate Journals, net by party men, but by the representatives of the first nations of Europe. The se•cnd advantage obtained coasts in those Powers having declared that it was the ice. toren of Europe that the evils of Italy should be remedied- A verdict given by England and France cannot long re main sterile. Oa the other hand, it Is certain that the Paris negotiations did sot Improve tar relations with Au• trio. I must say that the Sardinia and Austrian pleat. potentiate, after sitting side by side during two months, sad co-operating in one of the greatest political work, ac complished during the last forty years, sopa Csd—without any personal auger, it is true, for I must do justice to the perfectly courteous demeanour of the Austrian repreeents tives—bat with the intimate conviction that the political systems of the two countries are more opposed than ever. Tito a differences may give rite to difficulties, and create dangers,bot that is the inevitable and fatal consequence of the system of liberty, which Victor Emmanuel inaugurated on ascending the threat, and which you have ever since epheld. I do not think that the prevision of thine perils ought to induce the King to alter his policy. To-day, the cause cf Italy has been brought before the tribunal of public opinion, whose decision, to use the noble a:pension of the Emperor of the French, is without appeal. The trial may be long, but I unconfident that it. definitive inue will be coif Notable to the Justin of the cane." LATEST FROM AUSTRALIA. sr. IVES, CORNWALL, FRIDAY Momiso. The Royal Mail ship Ocean Chief, Captain Tobin, with a considerable quantity et gold on freight, hos just arrived off here from Melbourne, on her way to Liverpool. The dates by this vessel extend to the 25th of February, and are, therefore, nine days later' than those previously received. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 28. The Russian manifesto has not produced much sensation here in our political circles. I have seen some of our Osmanlee friends, after the perusal of this document, stroke their beards most composedly, with a 0 Methanol !" which exclamation denotes, strictly speaking, *Praise be to God," but is used also, in some oases, to signify "Fudge, humbug," according to circumstances. In this latter seise it will be in all probability most generally accepted— nay, even by the Caere own most orthodox subjects and adherents, for whose special comfort and edifica tion this imperial effusion is more particularly de stined. The emancipation of the eastern Christians was the sole and exclusive object of the war—and this his been attained, it is insinuated, wrung, as it were, from the Satan, by Muscovite valour and mag nanimity, after some trivial loam% checks, and con cessions sons gravief, as well as a slight indent in his frontier line. This then is most satisfactory— and all I can say is with our Turkish friends, " Mashallah !" thrice " Mashallah !" in the full force of the term. I had occasion to state in a late communication, that the non-Moseulman subjects of the Sultan, is the capital at least, have enjoyed from time imme morial the most perfect freedom of conscience in all relating to their creed and religions observances-- nay, even that their wildest superstitions have been respected by Mahometans, and openly practised withent the slightest molestation. To-day is Easter Monday with the Greeks, Armenians, and Eastern Christians in general; but, very fortunately indeed, the hatti-scheriff has not produced much addition to the usual amenities of the capital at this festive season. The streets, however, are thronged and almost impassable in every direction—shots and squibs since Saturday night are continually greeting our ears—the most fantastic groups in holiday trim, in every imaginable hue end costume, and innumerable processions, comprising the worshipful corporations of )(male, and opera tives are parading the streets, and figuring away on the "light fantastic toe" with drum and hautboy, songs and bacchanalias bluster. Some French merchants, as mentioned in my last, have purchased a bath in the neighbourhood of the Dervish-Tele, at Pere, for the purpose of construct ing dwelling-houses, in virtue of the privilege ac corded to Europeans by the late spontaneous decree of the Sultan. This is a profitable mode of investing cepital—but the right of possessing property in this country, I may mention, has not been de facto refused to Europeans for ages, and much misconcep tion has prevailed in regard to this as well as • variety of other matters connected with Turkish laws, manners, and customs. The greater part of the household property, for instance, and decidedly the most valuable possessions in the Frank quarters of Pera and Galata, as well as in the villages of Therapia and Buyukdere, are owned by Europeans in their own name and absolute right. One item of these possessions is Miasiri's Hotel, rented I believe, at 1,0001. per annum. There are, besides, a number of other opulent proprietors, belonging to old Perot, families of Genoese extraction, officiating usually as dragsmaas or interpreters at our own and different ether mimesis,. The various religious orders of monks and nuns possess their churches, hole% charitable establiehmsals, and other vale able dependencies, also in their own right, and which is, of course, the case also as regards the different palaces of the foreign legations. The only formality required hitherto was, that the property should be vested in the name of any Euro pean lady born in this country, who is, according to traditions and old-established custom, recognised as a subject of the Porte, but possessing at the same time all the rights and immunities of a stranger. Hence her property descends, as if she were a Itayah, to her legitimate heirs and successors; and I have never known a single instance of bad faith, or the smallest difficulty having arisen, in consequence such an arrangement. THR CRYSTAL PALACE. TEE PEACE PETE. Whatever may be the merits or demerits of the Crystal Palace in an architectural point of view, there can be no doubt that there is no building in the world so well adapted for the public fetes of a great nation. The absence of shadow, which distin guishes it so remarkably from all other buildings, is, when it is filled with masses of people, an advan tage. The swarming thousands appear before the eye as distinctly as if they were in the open air. The light streams as freely upon the multitudes as it did formerly upon the Greeks at Olympia and has. The crystal walls and roof shot out no beam of the man, while they protect us from the ii clemency of the weather. Crowds as numerous as those which filled the Coliseum of old, or flocked into the vast squares of oriental cities, can assemble together without fearing anything from the variations of our northern climate. Those aisles of slender pillars, that complicated tracery of the frame.-work, fleck the sky with graceful lines without seneibly diminishing the light. This is an advantage which we should never have enjoyed but for the genius of Paxton. And, while we have all the light of the sun, we have all the grandeur and beauty of a palace and a garden combined. The crystallised thoughts of the giants of art stand like i nlee nti o n ufn e st l t I f ear mosaic, lemohnsog, choicest at t hw h et e hpi sllsai gorgeousdne st plane e o i st f d u e c ot d n hi t eo the f u r lr3 Din'gt floorhth e passages; i l se k l ah o e g f c t e a y lst : 111 s r tt i i r re -; float aerial baskets overflowing with flowers and foliage, almost realising the vision of Thomson's Spring descending " veiled in a sh ower o f s h a d ow i ng roses. AU these peculiarities, combined with the magnitude of 'Noe applicable for the use of specta tors, render the Crystal Palace better adapted than any other building in the world for public fetes. This was welt shown yesterday, at their eugunion of the Scutari Monument and the Peace Trophy. The place, too, was felt to be one peculiarly adapted for a peace festival, filled as it is with those marvels of art which are produced err abundantly as when a nation is left to develop its energies, unincumbered with the burdens and unhurt by the horrors of war. It would be difficult to say what was the peculiar attraction which drew about twelve thousand spec tators to the Peace Festival of yesterday. It could scarcely have been to see a trophy and a statue, for two new works of art could add but little to the splendours which are already heaped up in the build ing. This sight, however, may hare constituted a portion of the inducement. The desire to witness any spirit-stirring commemoration of the termination of a contest which has soaked a hostile territory with the blood of thousands of oar b r and best men, had its share also in awakening excitement, while the natural wish to be present at a ceremony graced by the patronage of the Queen, increased the at traction. All these causes combined had their effect , in inducing the large number of persons we have men • tioned to visit the Crystal Palace yesterday. As early u ten o'clock, a long line of carriages were 1 waiting quietly, let us hope patiently, outside the • gates. Before eleven o'clock, the time specified for l opening, the number had increased immensely. Sen . n 1 trains had already deposited their messes of maven- I gen at the terminus of the railway. A tow minutes i after the doors were opened the choicest seats had I been taken, but the hundreds who seemed to follow , continuously until three o'clock did not experience i much difficulty in Boding places whence& view could , be obtained. At about three o'clock all the seats on the floor and in the galleries, which commanded a view of the middle of the transept. were filled with a dense rum of people wedged closely together, and , still on the outakirts were seen many content with positions where they could only catch ((Ample' of the scene. At the west end of the central transept an orchestra had been erected. In front of this stood the dais in its original position. On each side of the dais, under the galleries, were reserved seats. The eastern transept, in front of the dais, was filled with ' seats which rose gradually, stretching back beyond 1 the statues of Francis I. and Coleone. The corner of the gallery of the western transept, on the left , hand of the Queen, was appropriated to officers of her Majesty's household. The whole of the first gallery running round the eastern transept was re. Nerved The two corners were set aside for the diplomatic corps and the directors of the institution respectively, while the space be tween was kept for the members of both houses of the legislature. The space near the dais on the right hand of the Queen was to be occupied by i her Majesty's Ministers, and that on the lett by i Crimean officers. The latter excited great interest as l they arrived. Many of them had been wounded, and , some had lost limbs. The brilliant colours of their uniforms contrasted picturesquely with the sober I dresses of the civilians. At about 12 the Crimean ' soldiers, who were to form a guard of honour, com menced taking position. After marching and cone. • termarohing, to no very evident purpose, they were i arranged in three sides of a square—behind and on each side of the dais. The men consisted of detach ments of the Coldstream Guards, Scotch Fusiliers, i Grenadiers, and Artillery, together with some High leaders and small parties from various line regiments. All had the Crimean medal. This was the case also with the officers. Considerable attention was centered • on au officer, said to be of Beatson's Irregulars, whose uniform seemed almost one mass of gold. The two neounments stood in the nave, on the north and south sides of the Great Trausept respectively, concealed from view by screens reaching to the ground. At the foot of the Scutari monument, on the south side, was Baron Marochetti's statue of King Richard 1., and opposite to it, at the foot of the veiled Peace Trophy, was the equestrian statue of the Queen. The inn. sept was hung with the flags of various nations: While her subjects were waiting with exemplary patience—many during a space of four hours and a half—for the arrival of their Queen, the bands of the Coldstream Guards and Royal Artillery alternately played pieces of music. A shortly sho u thl side i after half-put f tlie m ap u p r r m oac urs h o o f f t h h e e r cr m ow ai d esty en h e n t on, who tter mad 3 theldofe her appearance, accompanied by Prince Albert, the royal children, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Countess of Gainsborough, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis t of Breadalbane, Lord Spencer, General Grey, General Phipps, Sir J. Wetherell, and others. The moment her Majesty appeared, the two military bands and that of the company struck up " Ged save the Queen." The enthusiasm of the spectators testified itself in deafening cheers at the end of the National Anthem, and the Queen bowing acknowledgment, took her seat. It is scarcely possible that her Majesty, accustomed u she is to be received with the grateful cheers of her people, could have avoided being affected with the scene before her. As she sat on her chair, if she east her eyes forward, she would see tier upon tier of subjects who had willingly come forward to furnish her with the means of preserving the honour and dignity of bar crown. If she looked above the would see the chief members of that legislature which bad given her encouragement and support. About and around her were those who had counselled her is the great contest, and those who had shed their blood in her service. The latter were many of them standing by her, wounded and maimed, as bring witnesses of the terrors of the baptism of fire and flood which they had gone through. Never did a Queen look upon more loving subjects, more devoted soldiers. To the ordinary spectator the sight awakened feelings of no common nature. The mere beauty of the scene was something beyond description. It is only a poet who Gould do justice to it. The majority of the emir , mous mass in front of her Majesty were, as is usual in fêtes of this description, ladle., and their brilliant dresses and excited haters, gave a pleasing interest