The Express. — London, England, 1859-09-14 00:00:00

sail the Pel-ho. The place wee visited sobeequeutly by the Americans, who found the water too shoal for 11, ir boats, and consequently had to wade in to the i!.ure. They tried another landing, and were pursued into the water by some cavalry. The letter brought to Mr. Bruce was found to have been two days on the road, and was delivered on the 26th June; but • few hours before the admiral, as he bad given notice he would, attempted to pus the boome, when the firing began. Wo gather, from all we can collect on the subject, that if the Chinese government did inteadeventaally to admit us by some new route, it took care not to inform us of the fact ; for some reason or other it kept away from Taku any one who might have informed us that the old route, which is not closed to trade. for junks were seen thick above the fort, was cloud to the ministers, who, all the world has been aware for a twelvemonth, were coming to Pekin to exchange ratifications of the treaties. If a foreign minister had been told by • responsible authority, " You cannot pass this way; by the Emperor's orders you must go round by such or such • road," he might have had difficulty in calling on his admiral to force the passage. Bat this is precisely what the Chinese government did not do. On the con. troy , it appears to have taken every precaution to be aorepeweented in the matter, quite prepared, we =- mot but think, had Admiral Hope's movement sae seeded, to throw the entire blame on the country. peop!e, who, se they themselves alleged, had run up those works without its orders and tired without its authority. Torre are some contradictions which we cannot explain. Why should an unwerlike and very em barrassed government fight at all? Was it out of revenge for the half-hours thrashing we gave it last year' oe was it that it thought that we were coming to get something more out of it ? or was it deter mined not to leave as in the enjoyment even of what we had extorted? Our Chinese gossips were agreed from the that that molly conditions in the treaty of Tien-tein the Emperor would never consent to carry out, and have pointed to the fact, which the Pekin Gazegte puts beyond dirpote, that Sankgolinain had so early as list winter assembled a very large force in the neighbourhood of Tien-tsin, as evidence of &determi nation to keep us out of Pekin. When it was an nounced, however, that the foreign ministers were ssercl7 about to visit the capital and did not intend to mid, there, a rumour, which we have before noticed began to grow, that the Emperor himself wee anxious for peace, and had issued his inaructiona wording/oy. Still we see Sangkolinsin did not break up his camp, and we find en opinion cow cur rent moot, the Chinese, sod supported in some de gree by what has fallen from Romish mimicioaries Motioned in or near Pekin, that he had declared, happen what might, our ship, should not enter the Tien-tsin Weer. The Emperor, it is said, Mandela much awe of this Mongolian and his followers, to whom he was ranch beholden in 18,54, when the Tai-ping rebels came so close to his capital. On the other hand, we repeat, no one can doubt that, however much he might dread the consequences of a failure, provided his Majesty could so screen himself as to be able subsequently to disavow en set of hostility, he would ant object to seeing the bar barian's bend broken. What he, or whoever it was whose war cannot's prevailed, has overlooked, is the certainty that the barbarian will not give in merely because be has come to grief in the first round. 'rho cheek we bare sustained, and with us oar gallant Where, of the conduct of whose mill quota one wake in the highest terms, is too prominent to be Wt where it lin. lIRMSH NEN OF WAR IN WATERS NORTH OP 81N0411.011. go,ea, Trigs* or 60 gum %ills, do , thew *mum Corrodso, Woo 6O . sai!!air Corvette, or Aims Gloom Ivo n „ 9.;,,,g de., Iloroor tleabows, onosolsos GS „ Soma onnoporto, tam bdye „ 4 Shi Telma Oar 3OO Total Ws, wty .... SAOO FIZIIICN. IN 000KOP•CIEUIA. seam fifs.;..7•7 — The pm am. *sp. MN „ OusimiNlN. Nom emerwrie. tbee nt cants. Übe Mob, vie: — 0 gvaa aria MO% ees 0 . Stem deep, Ow Ovaledim, lw Told gums 30 strimius. Mark 34.4 e, eiZ -- 44 gum Staam deep, wpm IS . Gualmisis, gm Tobl Ems as AN11.10•31. AT Olt NOM 0/_lllllllOllllll C. B. S. reabatire. 1 por Pans& 1J Ilk Olrefts. iissair. TWINS. U. S. S. Oupormisms. N jr w lreip — . 11. S. & 19 ger ilieksiess. AT "s•vm U. 13. 80r..-gave Ase - 61;; - 6111 - 4 . or. Lieut. 3. K. Brooks IN DIA. Advim from Calcutta of August S announce that nearly 6,000 men of the local European force have claimed their decharge in Bengal, the Nort•weat, aad the Poojaub ; and the returns from the Bombay aad Andras presidencies will raise the total to 10,000. Of the Bengal Artillery then aro about 800, of the Infantry 5,200, and of the light cavalry probably 2,000. Detachments of the discharged men 'renew being sent down from Allahabad to Calcutta, and ships hare hien engaged to convey them and their familiars to Instead at the rats of 194 re. for each adult, and 97 re. for each child. Lord Clyde's en postuletory general order has had as yet but a triflarg effect. So fu as is known not more than from 30 to 50 hays withdrawn their application for discharge. Officers are volunteering in large numbers to take charge of the men on their way home. They are to enjoy Indian pay and allowances, will probably have three months in England, and will return is charge of recruit. The Friend of India says It is o..ktr to disguise the feet that • crave fx Zsglead has •e'sed every cites of ths Anglo-lodise public. Mae sad civilise, Fa/reheat aad trader, ideated sad needlcstsd, In al I .like weary of a service which they consider without id vsaug,s, of • WO in which theft seam alien:My hae been SO rudely .Luken, and where government Deem one vast sham, will, admin , strative wisdom absent, energy dead, and gang parposeleri. if it ho. any •2;.tenc.. The lugs gip aide In the lor.l force will noon be filed up In far as the senility c motrird by voluntesi• from ter Majesty. nil • mists, sad the 5,600 recruits, most of whom are ncw on theft way, will go ear to remote it to in 41 strength. Oar native troops on the Nepent frontier have ogee more come into contact with the rebels. The reported uneasiness observed among the Itahemedans cf the Pubjsab is treated ♦ery lightly by the La/ ,re Chronicle. One of those awe-quern* Mike° almost pees. igf to South oc•urr@d tent =Oa et Odle. The people of the lemma.) tests, es theethelthe else@ bviea the habil of weer's, tomb. The Weliela sad Pbh•r maks W Hey, likv the upper cables ie Treraaeore: that one of their peeentr privilege@ ithe itvaded,aastulted the Red rest dieorier sad hloodahtd eased. . . -- - The Blinhay Seandard has been publishing the @slob: orraphy of ass Bralurischara Bow., a emild•'rr speeds th • Veda. Accredits to hie own armrest of himself, be barer e' coeseioet sf Ma," sad to his tersstieth year Solt r -rer.presest prompting from Ood." Al er Idg meta ski » a deicer, during "dila he " met la the quit with God Arersatr," God caused ►is to tap/rime opirttemi brostodse, aed orb red him to docket Hie will. Hoar, be NIL " c f G.d bMag ca INN it Is hoposible tot anyone Joaldever at all overcome me is argaster" AUSTRALIA. We have received by Overland Moil our Aisle& lian files to July 18. The news of the war in Italy had caused immense excitement, and the possibility of an abandonment of neutraltty by England bad been taken so seriously that all party difference* sad load disputer had been forgotten in the general aamiety for the safety of the colony. For It i s noticeabl e , although not at all eurprisini, that the Australian public was agreed in believing that if we went to war it would be cm the side of Autris. A public meeting, on the subject of local defences, had been held in Melbourne, and his Excellency the Governor attended to give tranquillising imamate. The Victorian parliament was prorogued to the 10th of August, with a view to dissolution and the election of a new one under the Reform Act. The royal tamest has been given to a bill limiting the du ration of parliaments to three years. The Mums of gratifies of gold brought down to Melbourne by the government escorts, and those of the gratifies erported, show a rose decreer on the radar and t sli . Tar of 1869, sa compared with the conesponMeg of 1866 and 1857. In neither case, however, has the Cllk7g elf her eaceesive, or indeed, to such as esteat ss might sot he comer by a alight Warn on the average yield Ise ow week. The decreer on the kalf.yer la the moor qualities wee, r compered with the produce of 1868, 76,631 or.—and with that of 4867, __100,762 co. Is the shipmenki, the felling off on the kedtper sues, r iceman! with 1858 48,914 rs—end 1857, FM= as. On re quarter, or ratter; tics twelve weeks abbe Jaw IS, bar• in $ decreer risible en the escort returns el 12,202 is. SI compared with the oormsponding period of Is2ll, sad on b ergs", of 2,206 as. upon the mums of the gam grebe ef 1867. On the June returns of the current yaw ban is ma scram both as regards 1868 and 1837—1 a the he gem ef 23,12805, and ha the fare of 8,319 oz. For tram weeks ending the Ilith but , the escort returns show on beereses, es compared with the muse period cf 1838, of 11,361 on., sad 1857 of 16,266 os, . ~Ths Back Erect gold field le sell the moot popular, elthough of late the number of anon been rather de! ntemice than Increasing, s circumetesce to be attributed to the fact that these digging, have always bad • large surplus popul aim', There are at resent between thirty and forty thourend souls congregated upon the Beek Creek sad about Its icatn.liate neighbourhood, and the lost reports as, highly cheering, the state of the weather having bees favourable for carrying on alluvial workings. " Bathes" an oestinetly liking place to localities near the Mill dialog% bust few have result.' in the perm silent occupation a tin places so vielted. The ream of population from the Beek CIO* lir materlelly benotted the districts from whim:tithe originally tack plaos, red Ilaryboreugh es the 11111=rd Ararat no the other, have MUM for gratulation es the rents of the " prodigals." The mining operations at Ballarat during the month have not bees distinguished for extraordinary amen la one lestancs, however, that of an emaciation designated the " ledependeet Company," • really rich yield has been °h inted. From two buckets of dirt, 320 once' of gold wen washed oat. The attention of the miners is this (Iberia during the month has been much encoded by the litigation la the C.mrt of ilines contenting the rte of the lesson of some clan= at Berne diggings, to wh we teemed in our bet summary. It will be remembered that lessee wen panted to es oral companies of lead, which according to the eminent of IM " comrade" Wain woe In occupation under the miner's tight. The nonunion forcibly invested the WINO with issermaion, notwithstanding that l.gsl step had prtmlosely Ism taken to deterrent the nodes of right. The basalt the pea Is.. wee withelents, the neon im pelled the korai, and maccmied the chime frost abolition had bees drives. The Court of Mem la still ensign la munbetog the ensiles, sad it is doubtful what the result 11 — Fierefy Cm*, a locality 'boat forty miles from Yab hearse, the quarts reefs have proved to be emeelagly rich. The net profit, of one claim for the Last three sereaths have Ire 8,311 f., notwithstanding that the spondees daring the peeled were Inlerseittent ; sad the freedmen ere sow rpedwg mem the peebable yield of which, when mashed, is antlineend d a forty ounces to the toe. The Cecaphelf • - Creak quarts misers are doing moderately well. At Mount Molisgul, a sew reef tam been opened with lettertag proven'. A inaceesstal rub him taken piece to Meer, Where a dat Is yield's! rich 'burin' gold. From the Osseo district there is salting remarkable to report. The Indigo end New Kellam* are nearly deeeeted. A few weeks ago, • nugget weighiag 113 ounces wee found at Kangaroo. Flat, Beek Creek. It eau named the baby asggwt, from a haded reambleace Ito form bore to that at IS THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14 1859. luleflercaaniesd by such a sputum"' step, u well as by the growth of the Premien coslisseeial system. While each ✓fonts u these tend to sever Austria from the rest of Germany, the Zollverein has Itself integrated the latter. Increased civilisation, in creased means of inter-communication, and a gravel oblivion of old jealousies of the minor States towards Prussia, tend in the same direction ; and while the artilleiel union of the Austrian empire must snap asunder, the national union of Germany will grow stronger. The force of these circumstances will probably result in a compromise by which Austria shall reduce her connexion with Germany to the terms of a permanent defensive alliance, and Ger many shall reconstruct her polity in some such manner as we have suggested. Zig Court. BALMORAL, Bart.l2. the Majesty, the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess Alice, attended dlvlns service yes terday at the parish church of Crathle. The Rev. Dr. Coot officiated. The royal dinner party Included the Prises et Wale% the Princess Alice, Sir George Grey, Colonel the Hen. B. Bruce, Captain Grey, and the Ladle. and Gentlemen of the household. Despatches were emit from the Colonlei. ethos yesterday to the °ovum, of Canada. The Quin has given a donation of 100 guineas awards payiog off the debt of the Royal Bolanle lastittawa of Glasgow. The Prince of Wales joined the royal circle at Balmoral Castle on Saterday evening. On his journey aorta from Edinburgh, hie royal highness reached Aberdeen by the mld•day train, and made a stay of upwards of an hoer In that city, visiting the barracks, the docks, sad other public places. The visit was a very quiet are —compare- Lively few of the chimes being aware that the prince was amongst them. It Is currently rumoured at Oxford that the Prince of Wales will not occupy the neldence, FfSWOII Hall, which was taken for him royal higtmer ; tat that the lodgiap ote. caplet by one of the omen lately deceased (Dr. Dame) will be fitted up for his reception. The approach to Prowls Hall is very much ,gent it; a tallow matiag-boas, a rage el stables, mad a type-foundry, with its tall smoking chimaey, hare sot enhanced the comfort of the madame. A letter from Malts of the 9th says :—" H.M.S. lupine, with Prince Alfred, proceeds to Shrew and Ta• key 011 Saturday. A small schooner will accompany, to Lod the prince In places where the Earplug is too larp to eater." His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the General Commanding-in-Chlef, left town to-day to review the troops at the camp at Alderehott, accompanied by the Deputy Adjutant-General and other members of the staff at heed-quarters. The Bart and Countess of Ripon have returned to titer Yak at Putney-heath, from a tour of 'lairs Is Yotkohlre. The Earl and Countess Nelson have been placed in murals. by the dardse of the Ha. and Rem. Edward F. Naga, youngest beolow of his lordship, who died is Saturday last at Scarborough is the prima of life. _ . ViscOnntets Jocelyn has arrived in town from visiting the Earl and Countess of anion at the tangly sent la Ireland. On Sunday evening an open-air meeting was held to • held at Newry, for the purpose of hearing a &worse frees the Very Rey. the Dean of Dream. There win se cording to the local jowls, at lest t,600 poem present. , . . The first number of a newspaper has jest keen tweed la the city at Waterford, under the title of the anon. The proprietor and conductor is a Mr. P. J. Smyth, a gentleman who took a very lively interest IBMs fate and fortunes of the toiled leaders of the Bel limitary rebellion of 1848, u was practically evidenced to a doable tour round the globe in order to visit and comfort kis heroes la their captivity at the Antipodes. He *peas are by demanding, not an a favour, but a matter of right, as unoceditimal amnesty for Messrs. Mitchel, Meagher, mad M'Meava. The example of the Punch Emperor is cited is aid of Kr. iknytti's demand, and the pen of Mr. Smith O'Brien hem been called into requisition to sustain the "right" of the exiles to the good otiose of the Queen. 11011•11ATION Alto LAZOVIL. The followiegiltelale;ltieLateat7the immigration and emegratate the °pada( of the premed year • . lerriv4kA,499, dePartedrl,974 ; Feb/vary, arrived 1,886 • three, arrived 9,492, departs/ 1,408; Apr* carted 1,497, 'departed 1,610; May, arrived 2,234, deputed 1,194; has (Melbourne oily), snivel 1 MC w =lBo—Tatel arrived, 15,806; Intel arta. 9,930. degarted, 8,930.—Net isemi*eties, ,876. About this time led pot the streets of Mammas wad Geeing were al* mem sat ci empleymeed. The um =the pogokehe bow state thou Is Istmityosel at the ausatt woke Irt .di aboul combat k d s ter mon easkteekey stead= km ft hat bees ke moo*, wt. The ante* at talpook &flog Me month kw Mon sumeroy wad the tubed Neer games to OM there ere will of Me w room without omployiesot. 6utl there to sat hat the Memos what a drawly sodden *meeka to wire my be timed our mock et lama wee wont to proton. TM fed is Mot the ndlway works, which are beteg serried ma empire iserith alas,, I. ir i lketnaly li estilleihed by the Item skew that akhoosti we ars oa the nod emearitiag pelkkel emotes: then en so looser ri.ible ate dielestest sod stir eater, the Malmo of which the monster teeetisse sad la thy:mut prooreo et know days indicated. The eraser sad sklllel epmstlwa, however., ocatieue to complete, miaow k of the ram dd wages, as cf promaional sad partial employment. The tab-ammo leg system be vigorously de nounced, but se perebtently adhered to as emir by the Mrge castraeorm. The building trades limiest now generally well tortuoled ; if there be an exceptios, it is with coped to tat plasterers, who, we believe, have reams to °emplace of • went • empluyorent. The semetated mamas are busy with their cataract tor orscllas the ranopt,coe at Petted" sad the Maeda** of the Memory and railway bridges and electrical home tila alio very veil mimed. The bream ken korly inpletal ploughing operable's, ad coaseassatly au only to • position to employ • few beads. Thu work cm the sheep station; exempt for fencers, Y very limited ; most of the holders of mu in the colony bevies fenced to their lead, the number of shepherds sad hut-keepers Is much reduced. Married couples without " micumbrares" appear to he the only clan d imialgmnis required Ia the aim ot prate,. The. me wanted for farm and statics eorekk Female domestic mrvanta ars still in demand. Tim majority of the young women whom MI holort for the purpose of domestic terries sre totally axkn. The wages de manded by them ars anormone, and housekeepers com plain that mhir amount of work obtaimania boss tha young porsoss May employ at • wags vary ing tram 281. to 40!. per annum in the lowest imaginable arininiorm. Why do not tome of tans indus trious title of ths and Sodch conntim immigrate to Australia? Thai la room for essay hundreds of them lure, and no boaseitaspar would grudp the highest rate of wages now pad if no could obtain a &mastic ormat who wooti Carly sant it. . - . Mr. Werium, this proprietor of the Victoria Lebow Mut, graves tho firelowhag ryes es current la Meltuuras: With ratios': Married couples, without incumbrscers, from 641. to 701. per imam; ditto with fuel..., 45/. to 561.; let clam ploughman, 20.. pm week; ordieery ditto, 18.. to 20s. ; f.rm labourers, 15.. to 18.. ; bullock &trees for road., 21.. to 22.. 60. ; farm ditto, 18e. to 20.. ; hay cutters sad trusser., 6.. pm toe, or 3G4. tor week ; sheptierts, 301. to 361. per mama ; Itut.ki open, 261. ; carters, 20e. to 265. per week ; *lumber', fid. to 81. per bushel ; carpenters, 30a. to 36. per week ; blacksmiths, 30s. to 360.; sad carpentrm 25e.; waiters, 20s. to 26a. ; cooks, 20e. to 46.. ; gezdoeere, 621. to 601 per sanum. Without nitions-Csrpesten, lla to lio. per day; brietisyers sad pilule/rare, 12s. to 144.; stomenzamas. 14s. to 175.; quarryzose, 9.. to Ile. ; fracas, 2s. be 2.. 42. per rod of throe rail, sad according t a the ground; pick sad ahorel wee, 34. per day; re of posts sad mils, 20s. to 255. per 100. scoording to the timber; stmesbreeketr, 4e. to 6s. For yard, ac. admg to gauge. Females-Cooks sad laundry...es, 361. immure ; thorough servant.,3ol. ; imummaidet, 251.; seeel,woinee, 261.; aunemalds, bet clue, 281.; tons girls, 151. t. 211. The Madras limes says the senate of the Madras Uaiversity hays resolved to recommend that academie and adicial robes be adopted by tte asininity and worn on all seeas'ent of cermorey. The native nianters cf the 'oast* eppreved hied, of the prop:del change. Tte Bombay Tomes mentions the appointment of • twirl expedition from Bombay to North Easters Melon, to arty oat the Wee ,Tetlee cf Captains Barton and Spam. Mr. .1. Kennelly of the Indian navy, end mastery to the Bombay Deogeoph*cal Society, sad Dr. Stlveeney mop= it. The former is mild to be an scamplialted sotrononese and mo•rorelestst, sod the latter a demilitarises sad natnrallet. They at 3 mama at once to the great lake distract, and endessoor to otemimaseigata the northernmost of the Wm. They ere t o set oat b November asst. The Hinder. Patriot speaks of the satiefaltioo it say abed the governor-general "to learn that though the game la which he called upon the 14'1 penile of ladh to leis to a general thankegiv:ng was sot one which readily rev ammo& Itself is the Wei of their faith, which is its pad lasephle abstractedness rep agaires we such special dantantra boa of theskegiving, sell those aczong thee who have be. cone acquainted with the mato. of Western worship COM Larson with as good &tacitly as soy of their Chriatise fellow aabjacta to readaa thou otadamoe to that oall." CI BOOND-HAND PIANOFORTIB.-02 Mi llid°*4=="26==itil' ' : ett eror els Is• ATITICISIDOCIiI tot "ft iraki," Lao* Luaing Payer, soloot tho Wok 10, borlo-oWoot, by Two o'CWI ow the loy of peaked's. MATMAPIPT. To Ivava,THM MAPPINAT DAT OP MY LIFIL-TRI OONTUBTAD mumoTION. Mr. sad ma C. Maa.-OUT OF SIGHT OOP OF MUSD. Mc O. Mithea.-Aml MALLOMMIM. RILITANIII4. Two Ilvywrim, THIII komowEs. Yw N. www—luswEA. W. Crsodord aad NW aselea. —A .00V. lISTICIL /A WIT. Mr. 3. Ifead.— •Y 11/ 1111)=0/111 IF/ Maws 1. lasels/ lin. sad Mast its / MOH WATNR AT LONDON =DON. Lau. SAIIDON. WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 14. Contr Sumgait( has delivered to the inhabitants el Stettin the answer of the Prince Regent of newt to their address on Federal Reform. It bears the impress of that timid and hesitating policy which was so conspicuous in all the conduct of Prussia during the recent war, and will certainly neither contribute to settle the question nor diminish its urgency. That urgency will, we believe, faros it on in spit of its inherent difficulties; for if the Germans are to resist an irruption which no man can deem extremely improbable, they can do so only by a more centralised govern ment, and by greater promptness and unity of action in periods of danger. The viatica has certainly so far advanced as to indicate a general resolution —whether or not Austria shall entirely disappear from the new confederation--at any rate to give the federal body an organisation distinct from that which may still attach it, under certain conditions, to the Austrian Empire. We pointed out this problesi as the first that called for solution, a considerable period ago ; for, in a body in which both Austria and Prussia held a place, rivalry would inevitably de feat centralisation. Grimm, however, before we can regard this first question as disposed of, we must determine how Germany is to get rid of Austria. The latter Power is bound up with other German States in a common confederacy, from which none his a right to dissociate itself, and from which each may, therefore, with some plausibility, de nounce and repudiate the principle of its in voluntary exclusion. Austria clings to Germany with the utmost tenacity, because her alliance with Germany has kept her above water, and bet a few months ago prevented her from sinking. Germany, on the contrary, dragged down repeatedly by the intrigues and disasters of Austria, knows that the first condition of her welfare rests in the severance of the Sued. But supposing this difficulty surmounted, we come up= a proposition of one clam of reformers, which for force and simplicity contrasts strikingly with the clumsy and tortuous proposals of 1848. It is that the control of those German interests which directly relate to peace and war—namely, the con duct of negotiation and the command of the Federal Army--shonld be consigned absolutely to Prussia. This, of course, presumes the ejection of Austria, and it also presumes an extraordinary degree of kingly amiability on the part of the heads of the minor Staten. There can be no doubt that such a proposition, if practicable, would at once effect the utmost necessary centralisation ; sad so long as the Prussian Government were well directed, would confer on Germany nearly the saros administrative advantages in war with those pos sessed by France. But are the individual sovereigns ready to part not only with their sovereignty bat with their voice in any deliberations on pesos sad war, or will adequate popular pressure in such an age of sabres and bayonets as our own be applied to them P It is obvious that this measure would in effect mediatiu all the Kings and Grand Dukes of Germany (to use a phrase handed down in the tea. ditianal technicalities of the old German Empire) with the exception of Prussia; or would rather constitute the King of Purasta Emperor of Germany in a much more despotic sense than the old elective emperors, while it *imply withheld from him the title. If this were so much as possible, we must hear no more of the alleged disunion of Germany. Bat the authors of the Eisenach articles have not committed themselves, like some other German reformers, to such principles ; they have merely stipulated, acting on as assumption of imminent danger, which may be true or false, that these powers should be conferred on Prussia until a new confederacy shall be formed. Even this proposal would not be easy of accomplish. ment until a formal declaration ejecting Austria from the Confederatioa shall raper's& the ordinary laws of the Diet, which require unanimity in any decision affecting the rights of each State, We still incline to the conviction, not only that Prussia moat assume the guidance of Federal Reform, but that she must, in the future'confederation, also assume the chief place in the executive of the Band. Granting the exclusion of Austria, there is no reason why the Federal Government of Germany should net be parliamentary as well as monarchical ; so long se there are assemblies of estates, with more or lees legislative power in all the States of Confedera tion, according to the 13th article of the Federal Act of 1815, which has hitherto generally remained a dead letter. The Assembly of each State might fairly be endowed with the right of sending to the Federal Assembly members from among its body, in a certain ratio to population, which should be com mon to every State of the Confederation. But if the several sovereigns of Germany are to be preserved their power should be confided, in ordinary matters and in matters of urgency, say, to the King of PIIIIIBBTA jointly with some two weepers chosen from among the German 8 'gas and the elective heads of the Free Cities, either by annual vote or in a regular cycle. There would thus be a sufficient concession to the independence of all the component States of the Confederation on the one hand, while on the other a rapidity of action would be insured, the want of which at this day would be found to be one of the chief sources of the inferiority of Germany to France in the event of war. It would not be. necessary that the functions of a Federal Assembly should extend beyond the determination of the military cottingent of each State of the Confederation, and the ratification of Realise effecting its security from without. There can be no doubt that influences tending to lOW such result u this have for many years been in active operation. In the first place, the dissociation of Austria from the rest of Germany hes been working itself out by the instrumentality of both parties. Prussia hes so stretched her Customs League u to include all but Austrian Germany with in its limits. Austria, on the other hand, by throwing down her internal Custom barriers, such as thou which divided Hungary from German Austria, has bees creating a Zollyerein at her own. A miserable one indeed it le ; but nevertheless Austria has been effectively MUBIO. GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL. (riox on o WORM.) GLOUCESTER, TUESDAY. - - . - If soars were dependent upon the weather, we skald my that t►e Gloucester Festival of 1859 mast be a fame, for more ppleamat weather bas not been known at then meetings for many years. The great musical feature of the first morning at than fes tivals is the Dottingen 71 Dress of Handel, which is fa variably given on these occasions. It went off this morning at the whole admirably. The opening chorea, "We prates This 0 Clod," 'showed what egec•s could be produced in each a places with a band and chorus of hale over 300 performers. Miss Lucaes sang the opening air with good taste, bet she sissy. gives the effect of sluing between the teeth. Mr. Thomas took the principal bass solos and acquitted himself with pest credit to "Thou art the King of Glory," net withatandleg that Harpies trumpet was so faulty as to spell the effect of this fine song. It Is 'we eausal for WWI* to sakes mistake that the feet may be reworded. The meow raiment in this case—so great a haters of the part—waa his greatest failure. The text solo, "Whim Thou tookast upon Thee" which was written by Handel fora base veins, wee snag by Mr. Montern Smith (tenor). He took it rather slower than we have been accustomed to hear it, bat his smooth equal voice told well. The trio, "Thou 'Meet at the right head," by Mies Leuelles, Mr. M. Smith, and Mr. Thome, wee a pew, the voices blending together In beautiful harmony the concluding ad►gio movement, "We bel eve that Thou shah come," was beautifully subsisted by the voices. The prayer, " Vouchsafe, 0 Lord," wee impressively declaimed by Mr. Timone, end most correctly wag. A great recom eneedetlat fa this gentleman Is that be does not attempt to alter the text; be deft not, like some public singers, attempt to correct Handel, but sinp literally the mule as laid down is the score, nothing extenuating and nothing omitting. The diorama were all well given; we may especially notice the thrilling effect produced by the trebles in " We, therefore, pray Thw," and "To the Cherubim." The repetition of the word., " Holy, holy" was sublime The anthems were Mendel:soh:is "Am the hart pants," tad Atwood's " Coronation Anthem." In the former the burthen of the solos (for roprano vole.) were given to Mrs. Clara Hepworth, a daughter of Mr. Anson, the organist of Gloucester Cathedral, and (by virtue of that tines) the con ductor of the Feetival. She sang the mule allotted In her with peat taste sal judgment, and her voles Is strengthened and mach initroved slue her d,'bat at Gloucester. She mated a very favourable impression. The anthem Is alto gether kindelsaohntan. TM shoran " Trait thou in God," is so like the " Bass " chorus, "Baal we ery to thee," in Mendelseohn's masterpiece, that any person listenlog outside the walla of the cathedral might almost he deceived into the supposition that it was the very chorus from the Allah. The " Cotenant. n Aniline—another old stock pleat of these Fettival•—brought the lest matiss to a close at about 2 o'clock. DIATII 07 BIZ JOHM HAY WILLIAMS, HAW.— We regret to Inns that 81T John Hay Williams, Bert, died on Saturday at his seat near St. Ample. The late baronet was born 91 at Jensen, 1794, and married Bth 1413eptembar, 1942, Lady Sarah Amherst, only dau g hter of the lets end sister of the prevent Earl Amherst. He succeeded te the title as the death of his father, the first baronet, in October, 1830. The late baroret assumed the name of " Hey" In 1842. The baroeatcy in default of issue devolves Goble bro ther, Mr. Hugh William,. REPRESENTATTON OF ATRI3IIIII.—No public movement has yet been made wi•la nepeet to the vacancy created in Ayrshire by the lamented deaths of Lord James Swint. But, as might be est ected, the quricion of • suc cessor to the late member has been canvassed on Dinh Wee, and we believe we are correct in stating that Mr. Sneers Wortley le likely to be the candidate on tbe connivance, and Mr. Oswald. of Auchinentive, Gs the liberal interest.--tiles foie Yo y.Tearwat. Os WW.me4ty Diet, being 8t Matthew's Day, the Lord Minor, sidemen, sod eheriffs, with the Governor; of the novena royal hoapitals, will attend divine satin at Claristehnich, Henan stun, where a sermon will be preached by the Sm. Edward Taylor Hudson, MA , of Trinity Collage, Cambridge, sod Second Muter of St. Paul's 801600 i. Attic which they will repair to the great ban Is Christ's liosittal, where the oratioma will be delivered. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE CHINESE WAR. JOINT ACTION OF FRANCE AND &NOLAND. PARIS~WzD Sur. 14. The Moniteur of this morning, in an article con taining the details of the late treachery of the Chinese, concludes thus : "The government of the Emperor and that of Gre►t Britain, are about to take measures together oonoertent) to inflict chastisement, and obtain every satisfaction, which so flagrant an act of treachery requires." PIEDMONT. The following telegram ham been received at Mr. Renter's office Oda morning : TURIN, BteT.l4. . . The principal inhabitants of Turin have presented an address to the head of the municipality of that city, in which they state that the people of Italy should make known in France the feelings of gratitude they entertain towards the Emperor Napoleon by erecting a monument in Paris at their expense, expressive of those feelings. They request the syndie of the municipality to take the initiative far the aftomplishment of this universal desire. The committee is to be wave/led of the syrdics and mayors of the principal towns in the kingdom, thus representing the whole population of Sardinia. THE RObiAGNA. The Monitore of Bologna mentions that General Pant', commander-in-chief of the troops of the Mili tary League of Central Italy, arrived in that city on the 9th, and was received with the greatest enthu siasm by the population. He left next morning to inspect the troops stationed at Rimini. The same journal records the death on the 6th of September of Professor Serino Savini, well known in Italy for his philosophical, literary, and dramatic writings. Professor Savini was a native of Bologna, and a member of the Constitutional Assembly of Rome in 1849. GERMAN FEDERAL REFORM. BERLIN, 15srT. 13. An address has been presented to the government by the principal inhabitants of Stettin, concerning the question of the German Confederation. Count Schwerin, to whom his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, on the proposition of the States Ministry, had referred the address for a reply, answered as follows : " That his Royal Highness the Prince Regent was rejoiced by the feelings of fidelity and confi dence expressed towards him by his subjects in the address, and likewise by their expressions of devo tion to Prussia and the German fatherland. He then !kited the views the Prussian government considers Its duty to take in reference to the re forms of the German Confederation. He stated that the late events and experiences had created a conviction in Germany, in spite of all the different views, that the independence and power of Ger many, as regards her exterior relations, and the de velopment in the interior of their material and in tellectual powers, render a strong and energetio union, and the reform of the Federal Constitution, to obtain this end, neoessary. " The Government of Prussia acknowledges the justice of this public opinion; but it will not allow itself to be led away by the manifestations which that national feeling cause, nor will its own convie tion of that which might at first appear to it as best, cease it to deviate from the way which is pointed out by ita esteem of the rights of others, end by its regard for that which is at present possible and attainable. "The same respect for right and kyr, which characterises the state of affairs of Prnasia in , the in terior, most also role her relations with Germany and her German confederates. " Germany will render to herself greater envies at the present time, by endeavouring to further the common interests of Germany in each a way that practical results will ensue by the increase of the armed forces of Germany, and by strengthening the certain footing, on which rights are now established throughout the whole federal country, than by pre mature proposals for changes in the federal consti tution. The Prussian government being determined to devote its energies for the furtherance of these objects, considers itself entitled to claim confidence, that she will, when celled upon, find ways in which the interests of Germany and Prussia will be com patible with the commands of duty and of con science." PRUSSIA. "The King of Prussia, " mays a letter from Berlin of the 10th, " has bec ome 6o much better that his Majesty is able to get up every day, and even to walk without assistance. He sleeps well at night, and has a tolerable appetite. The intellectual con dition of the King has also improved, as his Majesty manifests more interest in what takes place around him, has inquired after members of his family and suite, and is now aware of the gravity of his own malady. To-day the King, for the first time for a long period, has been able to take the air on the tenses of his apartments. The Queen, for some days past, hes been ill from a cold, but her Majesty's at tention to the King continues unabated." NAPLES. A letter from Naples, of the ilk, says: The Doke de fistriiino, President of the Conseil of Mier tem, has been reriounly ill fur come days, and has not been able to attend the last two cabinet councils. Re suffers a good deal, it la said, both from his old wounds and from a violent fever; and physkisns have directed htm to abstain from labour. The Minister of Firearms M. Ligoari, is also indisp . wed, and bin retirement Appian: decided on. Baron Savarese is spoken of as likely to tee hie seecemor. Be is a public futotionary, and brother of M. Robert Savarese, the learned lawyer, • liberal, who since ISO has been in exile at Florence. A royal decree, repealing the law which regu lated promotion in the army by seniority, and which course was always respected by the late Ring, has been published. It has produced a bad effect in the army, as it pays no re spect to acquired rights, deprives officers of merit of the gas ratites which they enjoyed, and throws open the door to the Weiss, ant* favonritirm of the eamadda. The projected visit of theltagand Quell to Sicily sad Calabria at the end of this month appears to be ludetlaitely powponed, on account of the agitated state of those province*. The royal family is still Maytag at the Palace of Maims* at Castello,- mare. Count de Reieet has arrived in Paris from his mis sion to the States of Central Italy. The Calorie Gazette has the following from Coblents The navigation on the Rhine has &mimed a very estisfeetory degas e of activity rinse the pence of Villa (moos. Conveyance by retie to Holland, arbrob during the war was entirely suapended, bee bee teourued, sod in one day se rainy a seven Inge rafts parsed our bridge, In addition, 30 *tamers freighted with goods, end It carrying peeneugen, together with lone other vend; also parsed Ike bridge. The bridge of boats at Cologne is to cease to be em ployed, when the permanent bridge shall be opened. The town of Bose wanted to I umbels the bridge of boots, but as 60,000 timing were demanded for it, it has for the present gives op the idea." The Odessa Courtier aorounces that new wheat had been brought to market there at the sad cf July, the harvest hoeing bran three weskit earlier in Southern Runde than Int year. The quality Is declared to be superior to that of the preceding year. PASAINOERS /ROY CALCUTTA, PEI STUMM Nona.—For Marseilles: Mr. T. 8. Borrednia, Mr. J. IL Wen, Captain Jackets, Mr. Burrows, Mr. James Rom, sad Mr. J. O. Anderson, For Southampton: Mr. gad Mrs. Pithy Lienteneet W. 0. Driberg, Min Goghs, Mr. C. 8., Smith, Captain Gowen, Lienteeant Higher, Ensign F. P. Rowley, Mr. H. nowt. Ltentenant Beer, Mrs. Big v. Capt. and lir e. Elyems, Ti . !kj ,r Hawthorn!, Ideates/at Walla, Mee. Willinua sod child; Mr. J. 0. Hay, Lieutenant Eyre, Moja: and Mrs. Mani, child and talent; Lieutenant Word, sad Lisatemai Partridge. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. MT•OM 001 OWN 00/IWIPONDINr.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. The Univers is alarmed lest the counsels of Eng land to France and Austria, as to non-intervention in Italy, should be listened to, whereby, it says, revolution will become recognised and legitimised. It attributes a greater respect for the sovereignty of the people to the English government than dose John Bright, declaring that in the name of that principle it wages war against thrones in general. "And pray," it asks, " what is this sovereignty of the people but the domination of a few charlatans and factionists ? How can the national will of the Bolognese be represented by this Cipriani, Corsican by birth, and Piedmontese by vocation ? One is ashwissd at having to discuss the worth of such comedies." It is of opinion that the duty of Austria (of coarse in the interests of all catholicity) is to re-enter the legation in its old character of protector, and there remain until pesos is restored, applying, as it were, a blister to calm the patient. The hasty retreat of the Austrians from the Legation imposed upon the Pope the duty of bringing his out lying sheep back to the fold with his own paternal crook. If he can't fulfil that duty unaided, and if France wont help him—bad luck to her !—Austria must think better of the businew, and send back shepherds of the sort peculiar to herself. It is the confident belief of the Univers (prepared, perhaps, for the adoption of the principle of non-intervention) that " Italian public opinion, wearied out, will soon turn towards its former princes, whose greatest fault is that of having been too weak and too confiding." The only morning paper which dwells at any length upon the Chinese affair is the Illbota. While admitting the necessity of inflicting a terrible elms. tisement upon thew perfidious people, M. Paradel doubts whether France and England can now turn from the more important matters which engage their attention in Europe. It is observed here as • feet worthy of attention that this outrage has been committed upon France and Eng land, while the ambassadors of Russia and the United States have been admitted to Pekin, the former, it is believed, some time ago. People ask, can such an attack have been planned without some intimation reaching him? Yon will observe that political scepticism lead to strange conclusions here. This new and most unlocked for subject is thus noticed by your good-natured and ultramontane con temporary, the Gowns de Prance :—"lt is not likely that England will venture to send very con siderable forces, seeing that " Beware of France" is the order of the day in that country. The prospect of another Anglo-French expedition to China has not acted unfavourably on the Boone. I believe the public) in general rejoices at an event which it is considered will render important differ. noes between the two countries for the present im possible. People may talk as they will about the popu larity of a war against England in France. A war to be entered on with confidence in France must be one in which English and French arms are arrayed on the same side. The on dit of the Bourse assigns 10,000 French troops, besides a considerable number of ships, as the contribution of France. At the opening prices tended downwards, and the London quota tion of Consols was • fall of 3 ; still Rentes being demanded, a rise took place, and they left off 20c. better than yesterday both for cash and the account, the price being for either 681 r. 55c. Mobilier was heavy, 775 fr. cash, and 780 fr. account, being a fall of +W. in the former. Prinoe It'ehard Mettemich is expected on Thurs day in Pm* with the ultimatum of the Emperor of Austria. Let us hope he will show himself disposed to take a common-sense view of the Italian ciiffi- entity. Such hope receives little support, it is true, from the following, which proves the material aid lent by Austria to the foes of liberty. It is in the form of a circular from the lieutenancy of Venice :—" The transport of recruits who, in the present political situation, are enrolled on the demand of the apostolic nuncio, will be effected, by order of his Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs, by way of Trieste." THE GREAT EASTERN. PORTLAND, Baer. 13. Of the three remaining firemen injured by the explosion, and now in the infirmary at Portland, two, I am glad to my, sra progressing favourably. The third man, Tait, still continuos in s most precarious condition, end suffers so severely that it ia now more than doubtful if he can survive. Ile la dreadfully scolded about the lace, breast, stomach, sad arms, end unfavourable symptoms we show ing themselves, which make his medial attendants fear that another will yet be added to the list of fatal casualties which have already resulted from this l.mentabls accident. In eluding the per fellow who in his noisy jumped overbotrd, six hive perished, and the more the matter is Inquired Into the more marvellous It appears that the loss of bfe has not been tenfold greater. . _ The jury have cerefelly inspected the scene of the disutor, sad the Alicia is now in course of being cleared away, with the view to the net wiry repairs being commenced at once. How long these repairs will take it is at present quite impos sible to say. To restore the ironwork which has been found to need reconstruction will occupy hour three wake to • month, but the question is how far the forward pair cf main boilers, from which the fennel was bleu, and which acted ea a but to the whole explosive tome, have been injured. Both will, in the course of to-morrow, be eubj•cted to s strict @creepy, and it arty iejury has been sustained, their repair will be • work of time and difficulty. But whatever may be the delay or cost, the dine tors.have newt repel.; determined that all shell be repaired in the etroogist sod most perfect manner, and the boilers tested with the hydraulic pump, beim again proosedlog to res. The fragments which are befog hauled up from the stokehole tech minute affad fresh evidence of the tieeetteie yet fearful nature of the explosion. In an apparently ue lojured portion of the outer caeca a round hole b blown out, though which • man could put hie head. Yet there is De flaw in the iron, nor is any other portion of this regrow hurt at all I have mentioned the apparently extraordinary fact that two of the largest mirrors in the grand saloon dud en each side were left unhurt, when glum at four then the dietetic@ from the funnel were pulverised. The re won is cow explained by the fact of thee two mirrors having bees the only ones fixed in the iron bulkheads. A greater treed could not be glum of the immenta strength of the skip thee this. Had the iron bulkheads vibrated in the least, thew glasses meat have gone to frsgmente like the test, bet the muuer in which they were stayed armee kept them rigid even order the awful conceeska of the blow up. Mr. William Brbeo, the engineer on duty in the stoke: bole at the time, sad who wee burnt about the heads, is progressing meet favourably, and in t few more day' will be quite convalesces:it. He state, that the first taco of the explore= was to blow open the furnace doors, einsehicg some to pieces, and sending out a rush of scorching air. The states instantly ran op the ladder to the lower deck gangway. Mr. Brieco saw the dreadful danger of 'tee s course, and celled on the men to keep below, while he threw himself 011 his few, which he kept covered with hie kende la this petition he remained for three or four minutes, till be could hear that the rush of steam on the gangway above het almoet ceased. The heat in the stokehole wee thee eau thing fearful and daisserons to life, so be rooted Gum it up the ladder ee he beet could. Abthe the tarp', on I level with the lower deck, he found the wretched sies who had so Imprudently fled thus, *tending or sitting. and all tackier; horror-struck at the appeariethe of their hands, from which the &eh weaboiled off,—the they had rebel into the very spot where the steam was hottest. Nosed these poor fellows seemed to be aware that the walls whtill they hod eustained about the rest of their body were cot rely teL times more dangerone, but infinitely more severe. lir Besets however, notwithstanding that the flesh was burnt off the becks of both his hinds, remained with the sufferers till sll were removed end had their wounds die-ird. Ilr Prows., the chief allow, was foremost in rendering athistence to rescue all who were iejired below. Crowds of visitors COMO daily to inspect her, but neer are allowed to go where the accident occurred. Such la the muse bid curiosity cre this subject that almost any meth' might daily be reared by the company throwing this unlucky tor" don of the Glut Eastern open to public inTection. At pew seat the decks are almost thretthel wilt eightuere, PI with awe upon the broken funnel and heap of flatten fittings which have been brought rep.—Teeth.