The Express. — London, England, 1859-04-11 00:00:00

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Tara xa UI mao li FIll• BROWN • , IMO et YAM.— YAK ABA Or NORATAADT.—W 'ALIA N_TNAT NAI IL ) oTILI Ns. laa&-.AaA Mall/AID OI NIS WO. 111 r LTA. a tAndwei I 1108 WATIS AT LONDON 11111D9R. Qs. I 1.41.411•1111111 k T. 11/ •—•—••••-• t i t Ts. aostow—liimsbs. .16 TO RANDOM, MONDAY. APRIL 11. I De tl cement% Ministers can hardly fail to be in possession of meet complete material for the •" Atli statement" en foreign affairs which Lord I \LSI /ASV ST and Mr. DISRAELI have severally pro , aimed to the patient cariosity of the Lords sad COM. 02041. CORM. CAYOUR'S"Memorandum," which we noticed in oar last impressioo, leaves no point of the 3talian question untouched, and whatever it touches it exhausts; for ell purposes, at least, of discussion ;in Parliament or in Congress. But in order to supply . - such oral commentar ies Cu the text of the Memoran dum as may be necessary for its perfect eatspre hessian by Lord MALMV-iIICRT, our justly es teemed Minister at the Court of Turin has been summoned to England; and the airiest of Sir 3 ue HI (v.:4 in London will, we learn, bet closely followed by that of the Cavalier* Massneo I,'At Flo it°, who is charged with a special mission to the Court of Bt. James's. The Cavaliers will leave Tarin to-night or to-morrow, and nothing that san happen within the next few days on the Continent will detract from the opportuneness and the import ance of the confidential communications with which he ia entrusted. The selection of oae of the foremost representative men of Italy to convey to Great Bti tain the last wishes of his country on the eve of the Anal conflict, is an act of special and supreme sigma/leaner, and without unbecoming eentimeitality we may reaeoriably interpret it as a sign of touching deference, a trustful and affectionate appeal to the moral succour and protecting sympathy of the Eog. halt nation. All that is good and great in the Italy of to-day—bar coinage in the camp, her pri des(' is the eosacil, her grass of intellect, her espreissey i■ art, her send anion, her political emaceipattee, her national life, tradition, history, and hope—is expressed by the bewared same, the unse , lord repetition, the gallant salvia', and the aelf.deLying ratriotism of N tying° D'Azzcalo, the soldier, the artist, the man of lotto*, the devoted Witmer, the loyal servant of his King, the comtant champion of his country. We trust aid believe that the brilliant author of the Cosi di Ilootaiym.., the gallant hero of Vicenza, the sometime Minister, the ever faithful friend of VICTOR FRIdAIII:gt, will be welcomed by the Court aid Cabinet of Fogland with all the siosaideration and respect due to the nerve he bears sad the message he brings. It is rather to indulge sue aci testier than to pay superfluous respect to loch as Eavoy that we bespeak the him a reception w►ich we have so memos to doubt the British Co verers/nit will he glad to give to a gentleman who coasts many intimate Meade in English society, and who le, we dare my, almost as mach at horns in Ltadon as at Turin. Trig history of events that never happened has of late received some considerable additions. Six weeks ago the Moist of Commons, which at that date bad not fortetted the character of " a patriotic " Parliament," cheered and cheered spin Mr. ins ult-I*s annquncenient of the simultaneous and happy withdrawal of both Austria and Freon from the Pontifical States. Rose, however, still hal& a French garrison, and if a movement towards Cirita Vecchia were sow annosamd, people would only ask whether they were going to Genoa or to Venice? "The Cooper" baa sines been an object of European interest. We know the name* of all the Pleniptentiaries, and almost know their instruc tions. A fortnight ago it woe a vital question whether those respectable personages should dine at Aix or sleep at Butes ? But who talks of the Coupling sow? No doubt plenty of peepl• thought they believed I. it, till on Saturday they soddenly found themselves accepting without the slightest difficulty a rumour which had come no one knows whence, no one knows Dow, that Aunties had dsclared war against Piedmont What if the latest and most portentous announce ment, made on the highest authority in Parliament should no mote be fulfilled than its predseessors What it all the eloquent electoral addressee which adorn our columns should have bees written in vain ? What if that dread fate which the CHAN` CILLLOR of the EXCHEQUER, with such considerate delicacy, broke to the "disoordant sections" of the Commons this day week, should be averted, and that by the act of Ministers themselves? Why, then, far from accusing Mr. DISRAELI of a " disingentioum " manicuvre," we should be prepared candidly to examine the reasons which might be adduced for so sudden s turn of affeirs. With the wives of Cabinets we profess no ac quaintance, but the difficulties which are growing up in the way of the present cdministration, and which the dispersion of the house of Commons at the regent moment would aggravate rather than re medy, are obvious to every eye, and have already raised doubts and stimulated public rumours adverse to the probability of a dissolution of Parliament. It will not have escaped twice that the language of Mr. DISRAELI when, on Friday night, he woe pressed to name the probable time for taking the elections, was even more than ordinarily smarts*, and seemed to observant hearers to betray en wen lingoes' hastily to throw away all chance of dividing with Parliament the tremendous responsibilities at tending the conduct of our ftweign affairs during the neat week or two. ()a Tuesday night Parliament will hear from the right hon. gentleman an authori tative and, we trust, a full and well-pondered state mint of the position in which we stand to the Powers now arrayed in arms, and whose shock may at any moment resound throughout Europe- The situation of affairs which he will have to descrthe must raise the question, how far it is patriotic to leas the I .". 4 ction of our interest/ end the maintenance of our hon.'nr to the unassisted wi,dom of the Wiwi!' At so solemn a encemat ono ,Ige. Durum will not think it good PA D to wog Lard MALMVIBCHT . II sagacity so t►,a goat i ll e h oos of Eegland, nor to deny that eas noble Foreign Secretary is most wise and most safe when he enjoys the advantage of the e.loie supervision of his rivals. But if there is any truth in statement' which have obtained the sanction of mime of our most respectable coot waries, the Administration can not at this moment commend the aid of all who are nominally its member,. We hear without surprise of desertions which are simply ominous, from the lower administrative de. putaents, and also with deep regret that the Siam ' TAIT of STATE for the CoLONIES has suffered by ex- Naive devotion to his duties, and cannot be considered at present an efficient member of the Government. Minister, will probably see that these circumstances greatly diminish their chance of obtaining that expression of confidence which they tell us they are shoot to seek at the hustings. But whether they do or do not tee this, plain people throughout the laud will lay that the public interests are trifled with if Lord Deane attempt, to put out into a sea of European troubles with no better crew than the recent parliamentary storms have left under his com mand. It may be freely admitted that the alternative courses open to the PREMIER are full of diffi culties. Ministers have proclaimed, not without a certain ostentation. that the recent vote of the House of Commons we, equivalent to a vote of want of con fidence. They have chosen to stand in the position of persona amused, and hays appaled. The sup porters of Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S motion may hays intended to affirm nothing more the• his resolution contained; bat Ministers have voluntarily precluded themselves from regarding it otherwise than as an arraignment of tbemaslver, and sines it was successful, aa their positive condemnation. How they are to co-operate u • Government with a House which they broadly accuse of the reseed injustice it is not for us to conjecture. The emu which is most natural to a constitutional minister under circumstances like these is not difficult to discover. The use of the discovery is the knowledge that a natural course is just that which Ministers are least likely to follow. Whatever Ministers may resolve to do, whatever guarantees the Hones of Commons may demand , the intemts of this country are clear. The foreign policy, which Lord forts Er sstu. summed up in the words freedom and peace," ia that which any Minister who hopes to wield the power of England must maintain. The House of Commons has jolt shown to Europe what we think of freedom, for it has pronounosd in favour of increasing freedom in the freest nation in the world. And if we preserve oar own peace, what better sae can we make of it than to proceed in the work of uniting and cement ing different clamors by the wider distribution of rights at prosiest toe massively enjoyed? With Lord Mans or without Lord Dr -MT, in the present House of Commons or at the hosting", the business of the day it Reform. Tim EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL u, 1859. 812 2. 'tarn zrrros. Sir Edward Balwar Litton bad determined, on ecosent of the Sete d lb health, to retire for a ties boat public life. Several et be onstitnenta, however, having come forward to beg Ws taco more to present him self es a candidate for the smutty, promising at the rime time to re lieve him from the 4071001 and other fatigues of an election, ate Edward Lytton his consisted oils placed to aseination, and to toy whether •toseporary repose at Malvern easy net restore 'hie health sidliciendy to enable him to retain hie serer He bee Weed the &bowie/ address ‘. TO TX) 112070011 07 7111 COUNTY Of HINTFOILD.. _ . .-- " deationien,—At tide moment I am mffaing in health. Fee that Nowa I heal inteeda to resign the mat M perils. meat I owe to year favour, feeling unequal to the fatigues of a CORTILM, and haring that they would incapacitate me for the discharge d my donee towards you if re elected. "I her, however, urged by many among you whose awes awry weight with all parties and ranks in our county, sad orkli a warmth of sympathy and kindness which any seerline on my pert could but scantly repay, once more to place my Denier at year dismal. " They same we of your indulgence if I am compelled to take moth moon es I can obtain between the expiration of this and the wisating of the nut parliament, and it I am therefore unable le waft on you la parson. Under time circumetencos I leave it to you to decide whether you will renew the trust with which you have thrice honoured we, end which, if permit ed by Providence to re. cum the health end strength that now fail me, I shall c.a. thus to task every effort to deserve. " I hove the hoeour to be, gentlame, "Yom obliged sad faithful aervaat, "E. Bums& Lyrrow. Park.lBBo, Ape 9, 1869." Cbc Court. The Queen, accompanied by the Prism Lard& sad lb. Prism. Loeb., visited the Duchess of Kest ea ot Closeambouso, St. 1....'.. En . by lb. His. Corollas Coveodiat, took dritt l ia opts oortioso sad &Jar. Woad the Hos. A. N. Hood sad Loostamat-CohoetlCostedlob sanded on borotback. Tb. Prince Dowd, 'Modal by espain Ds PI., east N nom" All Halals Chareb, is Hargattt-street, Covoadiah- Iptare. Pnaco Atthat sad Ho Prisms Boot,icc visited llto Defier of KoaA . . . - TMP;s7tain• Mice sbd Henna rods in the Riding nelooL The Gloms had • dictator party la tb• molar The com pany lariodol the Priaosso Aber, tao Lord Ceasealkor sad LMy Cailaalard, tbo Doha wad Dadaist of Boatorast, the Gook Yl.Mr wad Madam* Triroopi, the Duda!' *stator (adaalraf ova Dorkoa), tie Bari aad Contras of Mareb, IM Naval* soil Itarelsioar • of 8 afford, aad tha Earl end Camaro of Darby. Thia bead of the Coldotreaaa Guards woe is attoadatur, awl Owed tura, Mawr tlb• ----- - - - - M.lte - ea " Derieteeame' Worm wetted. Her Ilejeetre private Mad eiterwerde performed he the Thawtorn OM the folbreleg *teemeame-, J. P. Trner. Pram yea livists. Deimos 11104. _ _ _ = l"2/ AWOINDI Ii The PIZ; WOO, Mae Nays% Beekbytts;.llealistston loses is the eataing, atteetted Ossetas Du swig tv Qesea end P$ Ossere. the Ttioseese A 1.., He lose, L miss, the DllllOllll at Koss, the lease sad gesaleses of the coast, awl the dorseetio beseheld, EM.. ourvios is the pritate chapel, Baskisohen . West of Ripen mocha dm rermon. The Dubow oi Lam suave the Duch.' of Cambridge gootardsg,at Mr nrsinrarti in Sr. Jusea's Wo underromad dist Mr Miyinty hsa algt ISM her gracious Manetion al smisnlng the !amour of a baimetcy on Woad Omega fitec. Monism of lay ties Cambridge L'olvorsity Coonidas'onsrs won Mid at 6, Adolpht Imam us Tbaroiay, the lib, and F tho Mame TM meandieriotiors $ re.ent wore th• I ZI ROW the Laid His. , tboSir the Right Has. the Lord Jetsam Tamersi . Sir LouLau m Peel, Vim- Chassultor err ago Wood, the Kos. Dr. Vases's, sad Mr. Horatio WsMisgam we riessiesi at Colcodal-oMe• at 11=3 lits= chi oovorsew of Eisligskert Despanities was =run Owsrairs et the Cam of Gad Er" IM sad the Asstrairs 0)10t1( P. A Cabinet Contrail wen bold on Saturday at the offi cial residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing -street. Tip Ministers present were The Earl of Derby, the Right lion. B. Disraeli, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hardwicke, Mr. Secretary Eatcoort, the Earl of Malmeebary, General Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir John Pakisgton, and Lord John Manners. Her Royal Highness the Princess Aliew will be coalbreed dories the muting Pass'oe Wrb, at Bt.Georges Chapel, WisleoThe Archbishop of Csattrbory will officiate. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge antertansd • dutAssuianad dm at dinner, on Saturday wooing, at his madames is St. Jena .• Pulses. The Duke sod Duchene of Richmond and Lady Ctoilia donion Lmnoz bore arrived In Porilond.plaoe, from Goodwood, for the mom. The Earl and Counter of Leven and Melville and the Laifee have arrived at Gnllion's Hotel, AIDS. marie-etreet, Gore Soothed. Viscount and Viecouateee Doneraile entertained at dialler, on Satoiday main, ►is Excellency Sam fleatiaelt, Maris Marrhiceess of Alleshary, the Earl sad Custer of Abb.. Lay Mergarat Berameet, L'rd and Lady Saabs, Lard Gad Laity Ptah?, Han. Mrs. V liners, Han. Mr. sad Mrs. Osborne, Mr William and Lady Middh ton, Yiresnat Boyle, Mr. Hayward, Ica. Liu In the string her Wyatt? " receind." Sir John Lawresee, accompanied by his fatally, arrived at Deridsat's Pavilioa Hotel, Folkestone, on Satur day leer, to. mart from Maratellive. Lord Cowley, the British ambassador in Paris, is espertest to mire in London either to-day or to-morrow. Earl Granville entertained the Baron Poerio and Mjnor Pim at dilater yesterday. We ( Times) have reason to believe that Bir Henry &rollmop, K.C.8., will .noosed t h e Hon. Charles, Murray se m;nister at the court of Teheran. Lady Polwarth died at Niee on the Sod inst., altar a Issgthesed Insets. Bar ladribip was the third daught. r et the let* Mr. Georg. Bain., of Jerriewood, N. 8., end sister of the Earl if lieddiest"n,theMarehlvaareof Breeds,- bees, the Comte*. of Ashburehist, end Ledy Haddo The (Brewed married is HIM Lord Poleartb, by whom her lady obis Wyse a youthful family. The Lord Advocate, Mr. Baillie , will All the view seat on the iodidal beach it &Alm., sad will Is earaseded as Lord Adneate by the sweat %Salter Osastal kr Scotland, Mr. David Muir. 112. MOM'S PLAN al lIRLIAMINTABY REPOLI. The fiellowteg 'Ocular is fa tomes of bane to the friends of Inform throughout the Marto= . PerVemanny Helena Committee, " 16, King-etrele, Cheepslde, April 9, 1869. Sir,—The few days that will now elepee vim to a general election present a rare opportunity to saidest re formers, by prompt and decisive efforts, greatly to adverse* the people's muse. The question now submitted for &deices at the beatings is distinctly this .—Shell there be a real re form in the representation of the people ? This r womittee respectfully urge you to give to this question no mart tin reply. It is alleged that no reform is demanded, and an appeal is nneenapulotuly made to the middle clam to resist en mum don of the franchise to that large body of the people who have shown *hems:bee in every way entitled to ezeraite it, and to whose apantaneorm co-opening, in the year Inas , artistry is largely indebted foe the paeolng of the Art. The committee confide in the jostles sad pasnalty of the oonati.uent bodies unequivocally to did., tint iis time has arrived *hen the ad:Kinston to electoral privftee of a large portion of the working class is needful to give strength and stability to the emaniintica. " The continuance of smelt and dependent borough., re twang an endue peoport on of the members of the Home of Commies, is an injustice to those large neastieueacire in which le to be found the bulk of the mnlatins and pro' rty of tbs kingdom. The corruption and ittimidation which prevail at elections, when the influence of wealth sad statics are brought unjustly to bear on weak and dependent eleetera r.quire as entire change in the mode of voting, by the adoptlea of the ballot. England, &Wand, and blind bare happily become so usited, that common eistated privileges may madly be &reigned to than, aall defined la sae sad the rams reform bill. " Tine teformers may now reasonably be expect. 1 ha 'ali bis@ is favour of . . . " extension of tha franchise— " Occupation of rated premises for boroughs, SIO occupation for counties. Asi a ble co-distribution of seats. "Yeahbellot. " AA ilea el electoral laws l& Rngland, Scotland, use lzgai !. . . . " While attaining say desire to divide what Is called the Mend party, the seinmitte• take the liberty of advising that you should not be esatret with eny candidate who confines Memel! to general expressions in favour of reform, but that web espreseloes should be distinctly tasted with impartial mad unsparing earouterms. " They cannot conchae without refining you to the ern ;is mode by Mr. 1114.10, M.P., to recurs • vial ripmentstiou of the people, and expressing their disks that, se the remit of the present msay members may be returned to perltament who aro ptewed heartily tr give him their co operation on this subject. The bill prepare! by the hoc. member (in explanation of which the committee have plea ' sure is forwarding the accompanying correepondeoce), sod the pt inci,pal morisious of which he hes so ably impounded, ought to be urged en the sheaths of every candidate. u affording, among the various schemes submitted MAs polls, the safest sad most soisfectory settlement of the peat pt , estioe of pailletnentary reform. ' The committee will gladly render say epistles' he you Is their power, and will be obliged by information respecting your promedings. "By By of tbe committee, your obedient servant, "EDWARD 8. Perot, Berretary." NOVEL CM: OP IMPRESSMENT BY TiE ADMIRAL EL (Prom tbe nom) Captain a gentleman of very excellent diameter in his en, had agreed to serve as one of the junior naval errs ends the present government, with the very praiseworthy embalm of leadieg • band in the mo mentous bushes of t. recess:title ing the British navy." Ws wish was to repay the debt which every men owes to hie profession, and be wag eegsgwl in so doing in a very quiet and inkiest way, when Bir John Pekington and Me prem ien ill spa him unaware,. lie wee duly brought in end %keened that Lord Derby was at sea. and he must inetantly take service on board ship u • p liticien. Cap t./a Carnegie replied that he knew nothing about politic.; thee be wee • reemen, not a steennan ; and that be genii se seem think of sending Viscount Williams up aloft in dirty wereber as of *hipping In he own person for parliamentary work. 7 les ezetwe yea not admitted. Not say most be eater the Now of Commons if be wished to meek' kis post at the Admiralty Hosed, but he must go down to Dover, sad coetest that somewhat enorume borne Mr. Beres! Osborne. Now, Mr. Chem* bra a reputation for beep an uncommonly hard hint r at as IliC} doe. There is no man in England against wham even em eethurietio aapirsat foe parliamentary honours would las willingly =delude to deli he reside* sword on the baste iep. The, of comma, made bad worse; for Capeekt Car negie WWI to be • man of excel eet common seam, se well a. an Mettle we °flirter, and very naturally did not desire to be made tidienlome It Is no die gram to a man that he declines playing the part of Hamlet before a metropolitan audience; the disgrace fa in thrusting yowself iota situations for which you 11111 salt. Captain Carnegie had devoted the best years of his life to hie own profession; he had accepted employment under the Derby government on the midi retanding that be was to be peeks @fount" emplopei, end cot otherwise, end now be is in• formed r h et he must undergo the risk, annoyence, end ex pense of a parlienentary election, when he tea not the smallest desire to be a member of perliamact at all. The sympathies of every English geetleman will be with the straightforward sesmaa who summarily declined the tbault lees and dinateful °Ma which his thief attempted to thrust upon him, contrary to all precedent, and In Melation of all colony of common justice and common sense. S:r John Palriagtos thereupon Intimate! to Captain Carnegie that he mat resin frees hie seat et the Admiralty Board. Pmeleety the game gams wee played with two Mhos of the sand lord., and they were also informed that lard Derby could dispense with their services. It dose not err to have been the Intew lou of t h e premier to push the Amer soy furiber,but when the third level lord WU informag of what bad takes pl ice, very much to hie honour. he lade mama cease with his colleagues, sad bid Sir J. Pakinglen that heels° woad resign his teat at the board plea he am third to resolve the meistance of the two teem with whom he bad embed. This led to • Jeconsideration of the whole' smatter, kr oath a .hole ale sameniew from one d the most hapartant department' of administration is the mead position of European affairs might ham a Tory ugly feature in the concluding chapter of the of " The Decline and Fall of the Derby Cabinet." It le said that sometWag like • compromise bas bees athemplod, mid that owly see of the preheating naval lords is to go. This Is ono to, many,. for tbie attempt should Rene bane Lem mode at all; bat, is all probability, the mewling or discarded lord lONS but little by the amortion of kis indaiewdonce. Fur greater injury will be lollicted upon Lord Derby's cause by the public diecuseion of ouch an luckiest than any peoporlionate benefit he could have hoped to gain from the oddities of one or two naval lords to his wavering ranks in the Rows of Commons. Mr. Bright, M.P., will address a conference which to to be held et Menchester lankarrove,ist connexion wish the Lancashire Reformers' U.l.s LORD DERBY AND RIR FOLLOWERS.—At the meeting of his supporters, held on Thursday lest, at his re- Aimee in St. Jentes'ireqoats, the Berl of Derby is reported to have _forced on hie party the necessity of moderation in their diamaeds on the goverment, illsetesting the nonentity by swing the large amber of applications Le peerages that be had received since his scoesston to power. At tbie seem- blage the sable Premier did sot appear in one of his 'rota& se awful moods. Hs taipratesd to his auditors ail the w adiese ha had made for dm party, in each ► manner as to create the Impression that In hie opishn he bad received bat ea Warne Morn in the qualified sopped gives to lb Ref orm Bill. LATEST INTBLLIGENCB. SPECIAL MISSION OF THE SARDINIAN AMBASSADOR TO LONDON. We have received the following telegram from Turin: TURIN, SONDAT, 4.20 Ala Cavalier, Massimo D'Azeglio is sent to London m a special mission. He leaves Turin in a couple of days. THE PRINCIPALTTIES. PAWS, Ariu. 10. There has been a change of ministry at Beeharest. The Conference of Perim remains yet disagreed on the subject of the Principalities. AUSTRIA AND PIEDMONT. The Vienna correspondent of the Times, who has a strong Austrian bias, writes from Vienna under date of Friday last (the letter being printed in a mond edition) : In a few days Swill probably be my painful duty to inform yen that Austria hem declared war against Sardinia, informa tion having rescbod me of an authentic character that the Emperor Francis Joseph has expressed his resolve not to be tbe Spielasa ("football" le the mast correct translation of the word) of the Emperor of the French. Great complaints eve made of the want of good faith of the French govern ment, which solemnly promised that it would make Sardinia disarm if Austria ace ipted those four pro positions which were mentioned in coo of my recent letters. Instead of herein that promise—which was made to the British and Presidia governments—die Paris cabinet Meisel Count Cams, net to disarm, and eabesquently pro posed that both Austria sad Sardinia should withdraw their forces from the frontiers. The proposition was made by one of the mediating Powers to Amtria, who rejected it, bat at the seam Uwe Ispreseed her readiness to disarm, if Frame end Sardinia would do so likewise. The mediating Power—it was probably England—oommunkated the offer aide by Austria to the Emperor Napoleon, who indirectly rejected it, inserouch as he ordered the armaments to b, con timed with the greatest possible deepatch. Such conduct es the pert of the French monarch naturally confirms the Mildew In their suspicion that he is resolved on going to war,' mad they am, therefore, now eonsidering whether it weald net be better to take the initiative, and endeavour to put the Sardleiana hors do combat before the Fees& are fully prepared to take the field. The night be bre last • council of war, at which the Emperor prodded, was held, and it was not at an end until towards 4 le the morning, although ft bad met soon after 10 fa the mashie. It is not unlikely that the question relative to the advisability of immediately declaring war spinet Sardinia was mooted ; bat no positive intelligent' has yet reached me on the subject. Smerol measures of Importance were, however, ?evolved on, and two or three of them have 'me to my knowledge. The second corps term% which forms the garrison of this city, will leave for Italy in three or four days, and the ninth corps erarrate, which is now in Moravia and Silesia, will take its place. At this moment the Emperor is reviewing the first mentioeed mope on the Schmelz, a large open space outside the limes on the road from Vienna to 13ohosbrunn. A power lel eemy-corps will be placed in the Tome :Aar Banat and Ihreima Voivodina, as it it foremen that there will be Meturbenoes in European Turkey if there should be a war In Italy. No time will be lost In forming a camp in Vorarlberg, which would be sapesed to the attacks of the French should they violate the neutrality of Switzer ' land. The first, or grenadier company of the regiment. of the lisle which are in Italy and in this city are to be formed into separate battalions of four momenta. each, and each of the regiments le to have a new company instead of that tikes from It. Each of the cavalry regiments belonging to the Italian army and to the corps which is about to quit Vienna is to have a reserve squadron. Six new battalions of border troops are being rained, and the majors who ars to command them have already been nominated. The foie -4 going information demon implkit confidence. THE PENINSULAR MAIL. (IT 711.1.1CT1L10 MON 00* oU ISOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY, Arrived the Alhambra, with the Peninsular mail, Lisbon, April 7. The postal convention between England and Portugal has been agreed to. The bad weather has damaged the cropr. Disease is prim, lent in Lisbon. INDIA AND CHINA. (IT ILICTIC AND INTIRNATIONAL (mow oox owx TRIEBr2, Aram 9. The India and China mails have arrived, and lrave to-morrow. The dates are: Calcutta, March 9th ; Madras, 14th; Gals, 17th; Aden, 25th ; Hong Kong, February 27th. The government at Calcutta has increased the import and export duties. Produce and imports remain unchanged. Money is plentiful, but govern- I ment credit is low. Freights are doll. Exchange, 2s. lid. to 2s. 10. Madras, 2s. 1 1-3 d. to 2s. 2d. Lord Elgin did not accompany the late expedition up the Canton river, but started by the Furious to Hainan. The French fleet, with a part of the forces, had gone to Begotn. Hong Kong exchange, 4s. 61d. to 4a.70. Canton imports are in good demand, at an advance. The Glendower and Crisis had sailed for England. Shanghas imports were better. In sills there was more doing. Tea was dearer. Exchange, Os. 2d. to Be. 31d. At Foochow tea had advanced. The Herculean had sailed for London. The following telegram was received at Mr. Reatina office yesterday : TRIESTE, BVtiDAT. The Austrian Lloyd steamer jest arrived brings the following advice, from Calcutta to the Bth of March. _ _ _ Major Wallace bad marched against the revolted Mauls of Gaunt. The German Legion had been disbanded. SINGAPORE, MARCH 28.—The Portoguese Governor of Macao had concluded a treaty witltBiam. . . BATAVIA, MARCH 23.—The expedition against Boni had been mmosseful, and Bojoa had been taken by the Dutch. The Hoadelablad of Batavia pub lishes an article censuring the intervention of the French Consul-General in the affairs of the press. HONG KONG, MARCH 26.—According to advice, received from. Cochin China, the French squadron and expeditionay corps had quitted their station, leaving however a party of occupation, who had been attacked by the Cochin Chinese, with a loss of 200 men on the French side. Rich gold mines had been discovered at Touquin. ALZIANDRIA, APRIL 3.—The Governor of Sues had ordered the arrest and punishment of workmen in the quarries engaged by M. de Leaseps. A letter from Rome of the god says The Prince of Wales made so exception this week to his general rola of not going out In the eveniog. His mil hlgheeee went on Tuesday evening to visit the Austrian Amble's- drew, Countess Collccedo, and that proceeded to the Fiesta Embassy, where the Counters de Gramma bad s very fell essmobly, tanned by the comic strains of K. DWIPASW, of Petal; Roysl celebrity. In the course of the evening the Coast de (Lamont prevented his mesa datieviebe 1 visitors to the Prince of Wales. His royal highness has this week descended to the catacombs of gt. Cali:tea, ender the guidance of the Chevalier De Rossi, end visited the Reepisiled said Quirinal Palace,. Yesterday he mode en esconden to Albano, with the somewhat unpinned acceenponiment of a Wen tremottena wind, which is nel le he idled with on the body summit of the Albin Moult."' •• • • ' • IMPRESS FROM PARIb. ( mow ova owx PARIS, BoNDAY Enerugo. The article in the Monsieur, notwithstanding the .... , moderation of its language, is very generally TO carded as • preliminary to a declaration of war. It is in substance a recommendation to Germany to re- main quiet while France settles accounts with Austria, and to rely upon the well known justice, equity, wis dom, and moderation of the Emperor es a sufficient guarantee that when he has done with Austria he will not devise any pretext for assailing the interests of any other member of the Germanic confederation. It is very ominous that an official manifesto on the stateof Europe published at this critical moment should not contain a single word opening so much as a hope that war may yet be avoided. The nut of the article appears to me to be in the single line, that " what France will cause to be respected in Italy she will know how to respect in Germany." Here is at once an announcement that France is about to fight for Italian nationality, and a promise that she will never fight against German nationality. It is to a certain ex tent comforting to be told that so great a power as France has not two weights and two measures, and that she " weighs in the same equitable scales the interests of all peoples." No doubt if the world must submit to the doctrine lately promulgated in ----------- _ - an imperial speech, that " France has an interest wherever there is a just cause to be supported," it is good to think that she means well, but these re peated proclamations foreshadowing universal in tervention are nevertheless alarming. The news telegraphed here from a second edition of a London journal yesterday to the effect that Austria had already declared war on Piedmont is not confirmed. The Pays says " the general tenor of our information does not permit us to credit the information of the Globe. The diplomatic situa tion is very much strained (emotive) but there is as yet no rupture, and we may safely affirm that the rumour circulated by the English journal is at least premature." The order of the day said to have been placarded in the Milan barracks is positively said to be an in vention of the Milan Gowns, and I believe it to be a forgery, although several Turin journals continue to affirm its existence. The Journal du Havre of yesterday says, "an order arrived this morning for calling out, in the proportion of one-tenth to each quarter, those sailors of from twenty to forty years of age, who, not having served the full time of font year., have been on leave of absence for more dun a year. • " - - The gun-boat on the new model, whose arrival at Havre was lately announced in the Mositeur, got op the Seine as far as St. Cloud yesterday, and will doubtless soon be brought to Paris, where it will be a nine days' wonder. The action of the Count de Bondy against certain government agents for alleged fraudulent mancouvres at an election for Councillors General has at length been heard. The case came on before the tribunal of Nevers, and the arguments lasted six days. Judgment has, of course, been given in favour of the government functionaries, and Count de Bondy is sentenoed to pay to three of them 400 fr. each, by way of damages for an unfounded prosecution. The French papers are not allowed to publish a syllable about the trial, and I have not yet raceived any private report of it, but I shall probably have one. SPOB7ING. THE YORK SPRING MEETING: TO TM. =MOIL OP THII 11212.6. Strs,—The sporting world haa bean in a perfect state of foment during the last few days, the " Newcastle Dace' having occupied considerable attention, while the reported death of Sir Charles Mona supplied another topic of Intermit. There is no doubt now, however, this report was totally without foundation, and how it originated no one seems to know, for the wathy baronet is in the enjoyment of the beat of health. The whole history of the Newcastle case has "moos out," and the Uame spoons to rest solely with the Misers. Weatherby, through whom neglect the horse we. meet unexpectedly sad onjustifiehly disqualified from running et Northampton. A further coneida of the matter has creed the ban to be removed, and he man now start for say of hie engegementi. The "doings at Shrewsbury and Ludlow were not of a character to claim any parthadar atom ' lion, for the di,onseion of the above 'objects appeased more palatable to those present than the emote on the cads, and the meeting at Tbirek beastly no feature of mom than local interest, I can at once direct attention to the pr: gramme be'ore as. The York Spring Meeting has assumed • most important cherecter since the introduction et the Great Northern Headley, which has met with all the emcees that could have been anticipated. The Zetlend Stake has always been =ex citing two year-old avast in the Spring, and some good cattle generally cents st the prise, Blink Bonny making her Mot In it, when meeting Saunterer awns other geed homes in ISM. The lot engaged give every promise of cm/Mame, so that with the Spring ht. Leger, the Knavesenhe Plate, and a selling race, the Bret day's rating will be of an interesting description, it the events to be decided are not so numerons ea on the second, which beasts the Londeeborough Cap, the Flying Dutchman's Handicap, the Third end Fourth Bine- Mal Stakes, and three unclosed minor stakes. The Zeeland Stakes, for 2-yr-olds, half a mile, has El subs., about a dos= of which have figured in public. Baca Webster, Mostrcee, Amy Seigerick, Starbeck, the Crary Peggy colt, thei Maid of firompt on, and Boehm have been beaten by moderets homes, and the Earl of Eases and Lady Falconer, who ern with them:allowed 21b, as beaten an must keep them all safe. The are receiving 41b free the 21b-pesalieed Rattlebone and Thorreauby, the latter, with the Lady and the equally heavily engaged Trevatire, being in Mr. limy' name, and in the care - of Mr. Dawson. The latter Is likely to be kept for his later engagemests, and Thormanby being engaged in another event here, he should be the champion, especially as Lady Falconer, having tea bastes by Spicebox, does not appear Bt to contend wish Retaliate, who has prove I himself a good horse, although twice defeated; and being in better trim than the wrapping Thermenby, there is no certainty about Mr. Merry beating him with the best of his. The filly by Voltigeor out of Maltakee, Lady Trespass, High Treason, and Grenadier, are tad" notthlne whentheir tiniestrives to appear in public, end all On northern hones pretty forward we may see here, limit would not do to be over sweet on either list able.. as Thormaaby, the best of the public performer., end, of mane, most worthy of support. The Spring St. Legar, fix three-yr-olds, one mile and a half, hat four ant. orb =nog the nine entered that have proved themselves =titled to respect, Cavendish, Shaft°, Secret Treasure, sad Berediett, having run well in good company ; and did the "dark" Napoleon figure to the arena wi th all of them the race would alter the complexios of more then one great event this year. Cavendish, hmrever, may be kept at hoe= and the &wet Treasure weal then appear moot trustworthy, be she should best !Etat% calms his defeat, at Ntxtbasepesa were "gammon." Not anticipating the appranewe of say extraordinary two-year-old in the Knavennire Plate, half a mile, fer it I. hardly worth while incurring penalties for mon valuable stokes to pick up BO ems., I shell put my faith It Marsedleire. who showed six el for baif a mile in she Trial Stakes at Lincoln, and WWI lest year superior to all the three year olds opposing her here. The Chest Northern Handicap, two miles, gives promise cis good field, notwithstanding that so away were beaten away at Northampton; as we may me Saunterer, Blue I Jacket (doubtful), Ditto, Bald Faced Sty (doebtful), one of Elliott'a (blostegue or Paul Pm.), Romeo, one of J. Os borne's (Arehduchi es or Little Agnes), Shaft°. Newcastle, Par West, liarefoot. Burgomaster, Defender, Doustt, diolue, Precious Stone, Adelaide, end Hemet= at the post. I showed. in my last letter, that the result of the Northamp tonshire Sakes gave Rarest us and Gladiolus the advantage of Blue Jacket, Peal Joon, and Little Agnes, in this en counter, and the talents made them the favourites for a few days; but Harreton has emelt very "fishy" within the last twenty-four hour', and there is a possibility of his not starting, in the event of which OlarVolue would took very formidable. Newcastle bids fair to start trot favourlts, and hie friends will now have au opportunity of judging bow they would have fared had he been allowed to Wart last week ; but I shell adhere to the opinidn that he will tot prove capable of giving Tlb to Gladiolus, es such a perform ante would qualify him for a good position in the rank of Derby favourites. The friends of Whitewall are sweet upon Barefoot, his light weight having found him many followers among the public also. If the running of last year is, how ever, worth following, he di es not appear likely to =weed In the attempt to give Gladiolus 41b, for his beet form was thatdisplayed at &Warn, where &adman, gave him Sib sanest him a heed(so that shah= %tithe worst of it here while oodles Mb), and Dosati, giving him Eh, Ira rely beaten a length from the pair, after a close race. Barefoot and Dewitt, ea this vainsieg, are about the Nene hone at level weight", and Medi las, having given the letter lib, and beaten him seven or Wee Inglis at Nottingham should bold both sate here, appemmteg to have a good 71b. the beat of them. Defender I Aoki to Nene time bask as giving great promise, sad his defeat Worcester Jot November most he altogether set at sought; still, it would be bad genseahhip to desert Gladio lus, who has proved a ant-Maas bons in public, for soy of those of wham we en {sly judge by mot and their good looks. Adelaide wag beaten by Gladiolus at Liverpool While receiving 141 b, sad es she has to meet him as 13Ib worse tern" we cannot but look for the same result. Unkes Hunan comes to H 6 spin, I shall piece the greatest faith in the capabtlity of GisWos to win this Goat Northern prize, which will be worth a good 1,0001. ; sad the most troublemorse pastorale car him &ideal with may turn up in Montague, sopposing he to to begin racing In earnest this spieg. It is pile &teem he did commeace, for he may turn soar whoa his pay arefaclined to be sweet if they keep him sauce leager, sad he will never get a more lenient weight, after the sad with which be wee handicapped by Mr. Topham at Chester. The Meanie Stakes for two€l6, about five furlongs, has Tho rn ay, Rattlebone, Treason, and Lady Tree piss, all in the Zetlend, among fourteen wooed, in ad dition to the promising colts, Without, Shoulder Boot, arid Brother to Rainbow. It would be quite out of plass for me to hoard a seleetlos while that oast has to be decided, for It is pretty cattalo to point out the whiner, and the two prises will be es near falling to the lot of one anima se they were last year. The Bimodal for three yr-olds, one mile sad three-quarters, Is not lately to tempt Nimrod from Wood yeates, sad la his atom& Meg Manillas, and should divide the hit and second prises, Meg b= 9 l l = to most of the spoils, for theists • doubt whether Novitiates has retained harlot year's form. The Londesborongh Cop, one mile, looks an ocellint handicap, sod it will promote plenty of =rion, unless the runabst of one or two in the Great ims spoil the market. Newcastle, Royston, Precious atone, Monett, Mutineer, Burgoorwter, Adelaide, and Paul Jones, are is that coat, sad the best of them will be worth following here, Paul Jones, Adelaide, and Precious Stone being the most threatening a ow although Mutineer is let to on the most lenient terms. Half of throe in the Flying Dutchman's Beadloap, Gas =Bs and a half, see also in the Great Northam; sad, as in the days of Nollie, Virago and One Aea, the two meats might fail • prey to one anima. Should llarretas, however, p to *post, he would be hard to brat, even if he were mesoonendel la the great event, as be is much easier welibted. The Boom Spring Stailag net iskieg place until Friday nest, I shall deter my obsersallisse ea the events in the pro gramme until I get the asideaossf the York rendre to guide ms.—l on, dc., METEOR. PROGRAMME OF YORK SPRING MEETING. ... .....--. THE Brame 8T Licia of 10 N and Wi t, with 50 added, for tluee-yr-olda ; colts, Bet 71b ; and fillies, Bst 21b. A winner of say Oahe at the value of 800 Dom. to carry Sib infra; maiden three-yr-olds allowed Sib. One mile and a half. (9 sobs.) Layton, Trepan, Bsoret Treasure, Shade, Barefoot, Ns/eleme Cavendish, Gwen Charlotte, f by Chanticleer—Birthday, by luenolt. THIS 51sT NONTAIIIII HANDICAP of 200 BOVA. in specie, added le a rekliess of 25 each, 15 ft, end curly 6 if declared; the see law to receive 50 sore. out of the stakes. Twe WIN OW the Old Come. (71 subs., 34 of whom par 6 me. me.) a ak O s Ti : 8 If 1 811 ...... 1 14 MI i in .. .i. I LAW.... 1 1 st liremmal• TISOI6 friTr .SW I T i siLig h 3 9 fa Me=l E C° I Amur.' V o —:..:.:.:**.-::: , LIMA= Mmtme of 6 tom each, with 60 added, tor Syrnlde ; colts, Bet 21b ; and fWirs, gat 31b ; the mond horse le nudes beck He stake. Half-a-mile. (29 subs ) Withdrew, Bea Webster, Chew* Montrose, Interest, Beel of lassz, Amy Bethrwick, Tom, f by Voltigenr— Madre, Hare Beal, Be Quirk, Plomptoa Rock, Btarbook, Lady Trespara, cby The Cure—Crazy Peggy, Binh Trea son, Catterton. Maid of Brampton, Thormanby (21b extra), Trovatore, Lady Falconer, Grenadier. c by Augnr—lncenee, Raitlebone (21b extra). King David, North Lancrohlre, Duchess of Kingston, Bt. John, f by Augur dam Kiss Conynghern, Robes. Tax 8214.1x0 STAINS of 26 sots., added to a sweepstakes of 6 dove. eaish. ; bar Syr-olds, &t; four, 9et 41b ; live, Out 101 b; six aad aged, lOst; mares and geldings allowed 31k. A winner this year of 60 wee. to carry 21b ; of two 601. or 1001. (excludes of stake), 616 extra. The winner to be mold for 160 noes. ; If for 1001 , allowed 61b; if for 80/., 101 b; 6 0 1., 141 b; 401 ., 21 1 b; 801., 281 b. One mile. To close and name to the clerk of the course by 10 o'clock this ,everting (Monday), April 11. fan KNAvESIIIII PLATT Or 60 1101 M. in sp ecie, for 2.-yr olds, Tot ; and Was, ast 131 b ; mires sad ge dings allowed alb. Halt-a-mile. AS • age Ale Leipsdi .... ...... $ lase P Ysssti ireiliiiia.. 3 f by Bto t/pis Hick reliiell— B e r i eme tbdde ali n . : .. ..... s lI ackai...4017 Ma1ei11ihM .... ............... 11 2 .... 2 ....... ..... 1 Pressor DI& .... 3 Arilmelbei .. ...... I . • 3 Moribrer Corri vA 11:511., `°r...... I I MCI& a ll P lZsita -.. ...... .. 3 brawler —.7...7 3 Creel one aid 8arberry..::.......: I tir wiaAwiraima Malachite Bilberry 1 —Maw ...... I Volatile Tin SERAILS'S Dolma—The Rig ht Hon. the Speaker of the Howe of Commas gays ninth parlia mentary full.dren dinner, on Saturday evening, to the fol lowing numbers of the Lower House :—The Marquis of Haringion, Viscount Reap*, Lord John Browne, Hen. Dudley Forteecue, Hon. H. G. Liddell, Bon. Gilbert Heath cote, lion. William Cavendish, Sir Jervoiae Clarke Jervoise, Colonel Myddelton Bicidulph, Colonel Gilpin, Colonel Pinney, Colonel L. Kingscote, Mr. Arthur Rama, Mr. H.W. Foley (Booth Stafford), Mr. Gordon, Mr. Giles Puller, Mr. Thorn kA Mr. Wingfield Baker, Mr. Mackinnon (Rye), Mr. Mar shall. Mr. Holford, Mr. Smollett, Mr. Brown We Kr. Beale, Mr. Home, Mr. Crauford, Mr. Schmid= Mr. Robert Hanbury. The Hon. George Weldegrare and the Rev. Henry Drury had the honour of kilning the party. TEE SPECIAL SUNDAY EVENING SEIVICES.—As the St. Pad's medal /melon' draw to a clan, the conger gallons increase In numbers, and last night many hundreds of persons were disappointed in their hope of obtaining ad- In consequence of the vast meas of persona who attended, the adjoining church of St. Augustin was timers open. the sermon being preached by the Hon. and Rev. Robert Liddell, M.A., incumbent of St. Peel's, Knight.. bridge. The sermon at St. Paul's lest night was preached by the Rev. A. Boyd. M.A , incumbent of Christ Church, Cheltenham; and it is announced that Arohdescon Sinclair will preach next Sunday evening. At Westminster Abbey there wee a large congregation. Full choral service was pelf Awed, the sermon being preached by the Rev. Dr. William Colston, rector of St. Margaret'e, one of the canons reeldoetiary. At Exeter Hall the sermon was preeched by the Rev. W. Fremantle, rector of Claydou, Buckinghamshire. The nonconformist eureka at St. Jamie Hall was conducted by the Rev. George Smith, of Poplar. EIPIRING Lews.—A select committee of the House of Commons has Just retained •• list of the temporary laws of a public and general nature wt ich are now in form; the lass of the like nature shirk have expired since toe last report upon the subject, end the laws of which are about to expire et particular peetode, or is consequence of soy canna gent public events. The report wee Lewd 1114 morning. The number of temporary laws now in f eve 1.56. The do !stir expire* at periods varying from 1163 to the end of 1874. - A DUMB SINGER —A few days ago there was a perfectly tragic some enacted oe the stage of the Grand Opens. In the emend act of Herenlenuns, Roger found hie voice growing husky, and (hammed that he should be unable to sing the remainder of the open, for that he had got what elegem are but too often familiar with—an extinction de voix. Aremdiegly, the stage-manager came forward to make n for the Christian lover of Filicien David's works, a a P ad h aed the indulgence of the audience for Roger. The metals drew up, lielias appeared, end, opening his mouth, prepared to sing in a subdued tone the mimic of his put; but ant a note would come at his bidding, mad the unhappy tenor stood voiceless and open-mouthed. Seme really mall:Mem and thoroughly unfeeling inhabitant of an orchestra or bal cony stall ventured upon this to let • him be heard, which shrill, unacenoomed sound rang awfully through the house. Poor Roger, who, though be bas even no votes left, le still • highly-educated and most isonecientious artistes, started at tse dr. idiot note of detest, whirls, is all his Wag over, he had never yet heard, tote his Fiscal cro • n from off hia bead, t empled it under his f et, and, civerlug his face with his bands, begat to weep _like • child. The con fusion was general on the It4ll • Madame Borghi Memo, seizing the hands of the unt'ortunate vocalis*, tried to comfort him, whilst all the rest of their comrades surrounded the two, and the entire public app'emied, witted hate, band keroliieM, end bouquets, and, as with one voles " , cried out to Roge• " If you cannot sing, speak the part. Strange to my, t he violence of the emotion had been each, and was so sudden, that it would seem to have acted upon the artist's phonic server, for, towards the came of the °parr, Roger, who had been absidurely voiceleia in the beirinulufa recionqurred a species of minority, sad was enabled to t o through his dust with Madame Gueymied so as to rel• himself heard.—Paria memos& nos ot the 'Memel/ t o r a m DARING THUT OF L 176 FROMcOIIIII74I4. —Yetterdai=) allow o e Mr. Ammeter, baker, Ow don-eireet, to the Royal Bank, eltataly before the time of aloe ug, to lodge a nee of money. Hawn counted out 1761. la large notes be placed them in a bundle en the tallieptable, and was about to count out some a call notes to make up the sure he wished to lodge, when a party asked him if he could give hire a6l note for five 11. treas. Tble he W2ll about to do, when, orturning round, be sew, or thoug ht he saw, • hand hastily drawn from the counter, and when be looked more particularly, frond to his surprise that hie bundle of 1751. had disappeared. Re then obeervad swath t e fellow hastily leave the bank, whom bo at once suspected of the thelt, and whom he immediately folioed. On getting to the street, however, the fellow bad turned the corer before Mr. Penedo, could give the alarm. The dming thief c atee quettly escaped but we hope only to be captured. Informa tion was at mice given to the polies, but as yet we have not beard of any tram of the rascal having been found.— femme Jostrwl.