The Express. — London, England, 1862-05-07 00:00:00

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Ilmittsolt—Casimence at &I, HIGH WATRR AT LIMOS IGULIGL DaT —Morning. 7n. Um.-- Afternoon. 7h. 45m. To-nonnOlf —Morning. IR. Altormoon, 911. O. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7. CAPTAIN ROBERTSON has been directed to return to his duty by an order signed by Adjutant HARILAN, one of his bitterest enemies, and amid the cheers of the soldiers of his troop ; but what is to become of Colonel BENTINCL and Colonel Beewiraree 4 As Colonel of the 4th Dragoon Guards, Colonel RENTINCE accused Captain Roan:nos of cowardice and wilful falsehood, and Colonel Beewrotree, as Deputy Adjutant-General of the Forces in Ireland, not only maintained the truth of these gross accusations by his own evi dence, but acted as counsel in the prosecution of Captain Roessner; before the Court-martial. It is not our province to defend the conduct of the accused, but it is abundantly clear that the attack made upon that officer has egregiously failed. Of the position in which Colonel Barrriscs and Colonel Baowxaioo now stand after the decided evidence they gave, the public can judge for itself. A difference of opi nion might well exist as to whether or not Captain Reese:nos did or did not do enough to vindicate his character ; but it is difficult to suppose that if the Court-martial bad really accepted the state ment of the two Colonels, it could have hesitated to convict Captain ROBERTSON of a wilful false hood in saying that he sent in his papers by reason of intimidation. Even the Court-martial declared that Captain ROBERTSON had been intimidated ; and that declaration is indorsed by the Com- MAN DER •IN-CHIEV. It appears, therefore, that the Colonel in actual command of a regiment and the Deputy Adjutant-General, who is more or less responsible for the discipline of the Army, have been found engaged in an attempt to drive an officer out of the service by the grommet intimidation. Even if the inconveniences of having Captain ROBERTSON thrust back upon the hands of Colonel Burnet:sr were lees than they are, it is obviously impossible that Colonel Ilsrtnrox, or his friend Colonel Beevrwarcio, can be suffered any longer to encumber the QUEEN'S service. This is not like a case of civil law, in which the jury are irrespon sible and in which the verdict may be wrong. A Court-martial is completely under the control of the COMMANDER-IN-CHILI'. If it acts partially it is rebuked, and the COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF a re sponsible for the rebuke which is administered. Now, in this case, the sentence against Captain ROBERTSON has been reversed. Instead of being cashiered, he has been directed to return to his duty. If his defence or the evidence adduced in support of it had been disbelieved by the Coussasnie-IN-Csisr, the sentence pro nounced by the Court-martial would probably have been carried into effect. It must be assumed, therefore, that the Duke of CAMBRIDOE, foresee ing all the consequences involved in the reversal of the sentence against Captain Roezarsow, deli berately adopted them, and is prepared to deal with Colonel Berrince and Colonel Bees/wane accordingly. Upon what grounds the COMIANDEB m-Clurs still delays to act it is impossible to con jecture ; but as in many other instances, he has, perhaps, no grounds at all. Although the question of abolishing purchase in the Ainay seems to have fallen asleep, the case of Colonel BENTINCK furnishes a singular illus tration of its effects. It may be admitted that if purchase is abolished it must be replaced to some degree by the system of selection ; and it must also be admitted that the Horse Guards have proved themselves so powerful in jobbery and so shameless in the exercise of patronage that the public fear to entrust them with more extensive powers. Bad as the system of pur chase is, which enables an utterly incompetent man to command a regiment because he possesses a certain sum of money, it is in some respects superior to a system of selection which places Sir RICHARD Alan' in the position of Quartermaster• General of the Army, and General WINDIUM as a General of Division in India. But the misfortune is that the present system of promotion in the Army involves not only the evils of purchase, but the evils of selection also. The fact of having spent large sums of money in purchasing commissions estab lishes in the eye of the Horse Guards a sort of claim for high command, whilst in cane like the 4th Dragoon Guards, in which the Colonel has proved incompetent, the country is driven to rely upon the selecting power of the Comsawnes-nt- Cam,. The COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, indeed, has de clared that he feels himself incompetent to apply the principle of selection generally. He cannot trust himself, be says, to select from all the Majors in the Army the men best fitted to command a regiment. The hap-hazard system of purchase, therefore, must be allowed to provide Colonels. It is admitted by the Duke of CAMBIUMS himself that this system has the effect of placing many men at the head of regiments who are utterly incompe tent ; but his Royal Highness is too weak to pre vent any such inconvenience. This weakness, however, must have its practical limits. There are scandals which are intolerable. It is to be hoped that the conduct of Colonel RENTING% H to furnish one illustration. If this officer is to con tinue to command the 4th Dragoon Guards, the sooner the regiment is disbanded the better. In private life no two men would continue in THE EXPRESS, any close relation who had accused sad oilier of cowardice and falsehood. Nor is there any reason to suppose that such an attempt will succeed even amongst " the officers and "gentlemen " of the 4th Dragoon Guards. Colonel DIMINO:E. must go, and the Duke of Corsamoz must " select " some other officer to fill his place. If the Duke succeeds in this selection in this particular case, there is no reason why he should not succeed in any other case• If he does not succeed, it will beoome more than ever a question whether he is capable of performing the essential duties of his high position. There is of course no manner of doubt that under existing circumstances the Duke of Cam- BRIDGE will be anxious to provide an efficient Colonel. The grievance is that the Army must suffer from the presence of such incompetent men as Colonel Bzirrnrcz until their want of judgment has raised a serious scandal. The influential officers of the Army, with the Duke of CAMBRIDGE at their head, are determined to taintain the purchase system at all hazards. is idle to 'appose that the Cone lANDER-IN-CHisi was not thoroughly aware of Colonel BRTITINCI'B character before he assumed the command of the 4th Dragoon Guards, or that the condition of the regiment and its officers was not thoroughly known long before the Court-martial assembled. The only regret amongst military men seems to be that the whole affair was not hushed up. Captain Rosmrsow ought to have been quietly pushed out of the way, and probably if Colonel BrwruwK and Colonel BROWNRIOO had managed matters better this result would have been accomplished. LATJ A Paris letter, in the Journal de Rouen, gives the following as what is likely to take place on the occasion of Prince Napoleon's visit to Italy. The writer declares that the account which be sends was current in generally well-informed circles in Paris : According to certain reports, the miedoe of the Prince will not be limited to a simple visit to King Victor Emma nuel, and to the delivery of a letter from the Emperor ; be will, it is said, perform the first act of the policy adopted towards Rome. The letter of the Emperor, it is affirmed, will first of all contain an invitation to the King to visit Paris, and the prince is to verbally add the proposal to proceed with him to Rome under the protection of the French flag, and, with the character of the greatest neutrality, to present to the Pope the propositions of the French government. An audience would be solicited of the Pope, and the Holy Father would learn at it the prince was the bearer of an order for the commander of the French army of occupation to cause a division to fall back uponCivita Vecchia. King Victor Emmanuel would then ism an order to replace that division by an Italian one. According to the reply of the Pope, Prince Napoleon and King Victor Emmanuel would act in the sense of the first instrec lions given to the Pope, and the Emperor would be ad vised of the determination of the pontifical government. Bing Victor Emmanuel would then repair immediately to Paris, and in the interview between the two sovereigns the final resolutions would be adopted. According to that plan, the Pope can but be touched by the personal visit of King Victor Emmanuel and Prince Napoleon, and would recap Dime in this visit a proof of the deference of the govern meats of France and Italy. If a refusal be opposed by the LHoly Father to the propositions made to him, and if a de . picture from Rome of the Chief of Christianity appeared Imminent, the resolutions to be taken would be both con certed at Paris, after a sort of manifedetion addressed to the French church. The Prase of Naples announces the arrest of the Bourboniat committee of Naples. The first step _ _ to this result was the arrest, already stated, of Major Achilles Cosenza, who was found cooped up in a hen-house. It soon appeared that he was the president of the committee in question, which, how -1 ever, continued to hold meetings, notwithstanding his arrest, until the police succeeded in arresting all the members at one swoop as they were descending the stairs of the house where they had held their sitting. Their names are—M. Gallo, brother of the prelate of that name ; Toronteros, a relation of the major of that name now at Rome ; Commander Ambrosio, and his son Vincent ; Marquis Lancel lotti ; and M. Tommaasini, ez-inspector of the police in Sicily. (num% vsixossas.) BELGIUM. THE HEALTH OF THE KING. BRUMELS, MAT 7. The Moniteur Beige, of this morning, says "The condition of the King remained the same throughout yesterday. At night, however, more favourable symptoms supervened." PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS—MAT 6. MAYNOOTH COLLEGE. Motion made, and question put, "That this house will immediately resolve itself into a committee to oonsider the act of the Bth and 9th of Victoria, for the Endow ment of the College of Maynooth, with a view to the repeal of the same, due regard Wag bad to fob rights and interests :"-(Mr. Whalley). The house divided ; Ayes, 111; No 193. AYE& Acideriey, C. B. Fords, Col. Newdegats, C. N. Artiatlmat, Gem Gard, R. 8. Noel, G. J. Azoladal, S. Getty, & G. North, Col. Arlon, A. 8. °Ore, J. B. Puke, C. W. Ranee, Z. Grey dearfiten,Vlsct Pakenhun, CoL Bulow, W. H. Oriath, C. D. Papillon. P. O. Basch, W. W. Grope, Mr L Parker, Major Bentinek. G. W. Hadfield, G. Pevenaey, Vlach &men, R. Haliburton, T. C. Pigott, Salami Bey...fold, W. Hamilton Major Scott, Sir W. Born W. Holmesdale, Iris& Seymour. W. D. Bramaloore, Shelley, Mir J. V. Bridges. gig B. W. Helium Lord Shirley. LP. Burr, Visct. Ingram VisaS. Smith. & G. Butler. C. B. Jonas, A Somas* CoL Card, J. lamb* A. F. Spooner, R. Cairns. Sir H. H. Keateitball. W.V. &sabot's, A.J. B. Cave, S. Knox, Major Steuart, ChurctiM, Lord A.B. Langton, W. H. Stuart, Lt-OoL Cobbold, J. C. Lome, W. The, W. Cole, H. Lake, Sir H. Tollemsche, J. Cole, J. L Wag, A. Torrena, R. Collier, R. P. leighten, Sir B. Trani, 0. Craufurd. L H. Mack* J. Trollop., Slr J. Crossley, F. Malaysian, T. Turner, C. Doric, Sir H.R. Melina, R. Vance. J. Doulton, F. Matheson, Sir J. Vansittart, W. Du Cane, C. Miles Sir W. Vera?, flir W. Duke, Sir J. Miller. T. .1. Walcott, AdmL laneembe, A. Miller, W. Walker, J. IL Dundee, F. Mills. A. Williams, W. Du Pre, C. G. Mills, J. K. Woodd, B. T. Edwina. Major Montgomery, 84r O. Wyld, J. Mee, B. Mordaunt, Sir C. Wyndham, P. Ewart. W. Morris, D. Yorke, E. T. Ewing, H. I. Mowlaray. J. Z. VELUM& Pane, Col. Mundy, W. Whalley, G. H. Fellow.; K. Mare, D. Soma, j. NOES. Adam, W. P. Foley, H. W. Northeote, Sir 8. H. Andover, Viset. Foljambe, F. J. O'Brien, P. Anson, Major Forster, C. °Tome Don, Th. Atherton. Mr W. Foster, W. 0. 0 Donoghue, Tbe =7 "11 6. 3. Forteacue, C. S. O'Ferrall, B. M. Freeland. H. W. r y,,,SAT 3 . Hanoi air F. T. French, Col. Re X. W. Fab& T. O. Gavin, Major Owen, Sir H. 0. Bess, M. T. Gibson, T. M. Puke, Col. asMunit, A. A. Glyn,Pedant., B. Ilefflarit I. H. 0 1 7 11 . G. 41. Paget, C. Gower, F. L. W. Lord C. I. B. Graeae, J. oaten. Sir J. Beement, W. B. Greenwood, J. Palmer, SI/ R. lawascat, 8. A. Category, W. H. Pease, H. Issoloa, G. S. Elate, C. P. thralls Cat. Peet, Sit R. Grey, Sir G. Pei, F. Grosvenor, Lord R. Pinney, Col. Blencowe, J. G. Gordon, B. Pollard-UrquhartiV. Bonham-Later, J. Hankey, T. Potter, K. &Wield, B. Swindle, J. A. Powell, J. J. Bowyer, Sir G. Barrington. Mara. Pritchard, J. Brady, De. Hartopp, I. B. Prosy, Lord Bramston, T. W. Haseard, M. Pry's, E. L Bristow, A. R. Hay, Sir J. C. Redmond, J. R. Brown, J. Beadles'. T. R. Ricardo, 0. Browne, Lord I. Hennessy, J. P. Roebuck, J. A. Buchanan. W. Herbert, H. A. Russell, F. W. Burke, Sir T. 1. liesketh, Sir T. G. Salomon. Aid. Cardwell, E. Holford, R. & Schotefleld, W. Castleroas, Vied. Holland, IL Scully, V. Cavendish, W. Hamby, W. H. Selwyn, C. J. Cavendish, Lord G. Howard, Lord E. Selmer, H. K. Howes. & Shaft°, It. D. C CM: 16 4, 11 C. CC. Hatt, W. Sheridan, H B. Clifton, Sir R. J. Ingkam, R. Stacpoole, W. Clive, Capt. Johnston., J. H. Stanley, Lord Cochrane, A. D. Johnstone, Sir J. Steel. J. Cope, W. H. Kekewich, 8. T. Stirling, W. Coke, Colossi li..ake, A. W. Sullivan, H. Colebrook, Par T. Les&r, N. P. Talbot, W. C. Collins. T. Lestsam, E. A. Thompson, H. ft. Corbally. M. I. Lennox, Lord H. G. Thornhill. W. P. Cowper, W. F. Lever J. 0. Tollemacha, F. J. Cox. W. Lewis, Sir G. C. Tottenham, C. Crawford, R. W. Liddell, H. G. Trawls, C. H. Walsh, B. Lindsay, W. 8. Trelawny, 81: J. 8. Demer, D. Lindsay, Gen. Turner, J. A. Dawson. IL P. Locke, J. Vane, Lord H. Demurs, G. longed& R. Vernon, IL F. Dent, J. D. Lowe, R. Villiers, C. P. Dillwys, L L. Westin, J. Vivian, IL H. Disraeli, B. MacEvoy, E. Vyaer, R. A. BrSir C. ll'llialam, P. Waldron, L K. Maguire, J. F. Watkins, Col. Dud, R. W. Marjoribauks, D. C. Westhead, J. P. Dundee. D. Martin. J. Whitbread, S. it, Lord Mitchell, T. A. Wood, Sir C. Dunne, Col. Milford, W. T. Wood, W. Echo. Lord Moffatt, G. Woods, H. Enfield, Vaal. Monerieff, J. Wyvill, H. Bruton, Zest of MouselLiW. Evans, T. W. Morrison, W. }twat. J. C. Naas, Lord Farquhar, Sir H. Norris, J. T. Fenwlei, H. North. F. MUM Brand, B. B . Buatebbull Huge.- aen, Y. Int Court. _ BALMORAL, MAT 5. The Queen and Royal Family walked and drove oat this rooming. The Duke of Argyll remains at the Cagle. OSBORNF, !LT 8. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone and the Rey. W. M. Jolley, embarked this morning on board her Majesty's ship Vivid, and sailed to the westward on a cruise. Prince Leopold, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel du Plat and Dr. Glint/her, remiss at Osborne for the present. Despatches were received yesterday at the Cotooial-offiee from the Lord High Commissioner of the laden Islands. Despatches were:seat to the LordAligh Commissioner of the lonian Wands. TEE ARCEIBIBEOP oP CANTEABOEY.—III answer I to inquiries at lezabsth PaLos yesterday, it was stated that his Grace the Archbishop is slightly improving, but that his recent attack has left him vary week. The Duchess of Inverness has left Kensington Palace for Brighton. Frances Anne, Marchioness of Londonderry, arrived at Holdernme House yesterday from Paris. Lord and Lady Ashburton arrived at Bath House yesterday from Addisoombe Farm for the season. Lord and Lady Kinsale have arrived at Farranoe's Hotel from Worcestershire. _ Lady Howard's soirée dansatite, in Be'grave square, will take plate to-morrow evening. The invitations issued are to meet their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duchess of Mecklanburg-Strelitz and the Princess Mary of id b Oamrge I • The ex-Queen of the French and some members of the Orleans family were to visit the Exhibition to-day. The Queen of Prussia has left Berlin for Coblents, where Mr Majesty will peas some time. The Quest paid a abort visit to the Prima of gohemollernagmaringee sad family at Dusseldorf before reaching her destination. • _ _ _ M. Armorial, who hoe viewed on the Italian I boards at Lando., was ynamiedly educated *der the patausap of Napoleon In. Y Arson& it the *phew of General Armand, who was a distinguished artillery °Soar, and the tutor and governor of the Emperor Napo , loot 111. f~ ~ INT 7 , • be" a handsome uteri corvette, called the VIM deposption. During his reoent sojourn at Porto d'Ansio he made an excursion in the Mediterranean on board this ship, and he told the officers and crew that, if ever he should leave his states, he would embark on the Immaculate Conception, and under the shelter of the pontifical flag. We believe we can warrant the truth of the above statement. We are armed, moreover, that the Immaculate Conception is in readier.; to sail at a moment's ITALY. notice. This looks very like an announcement that the Pope is seriously thinking of relieving Rome of his presence. Neither the King nor the people of Italy would wish him away if he would be content to remain, in his spiritual capacity, as the successor of St. Peter, as the acknowledged head of the catholic church. But it would be a mistake to make any large sacrifices of Italian interests to prevent him from taking to flight. In all proba bility his successor will be glad to come back to Rome on the very liberal terms which Italy will be always ready to propose to him. In any case, it will soon be manifest to the universal world that the freedom of Italy throws no impediment what ever in the way of the Pope's issuing orders to those who delight to obey him. If even the spiritual power be destined to decay, which I am in no way concerned to deny, the decadence will be attributable to other causes than the emancipation of the nobly-descended citizens L of Rome from an odious slavery. General de Goyon is expected in Paris to-mor row. A communication from Marseilles announces the departure of the Duke de San Comic) from that city for Pans, with despatches from the Papal government. The duke is, it is said, charged with an autograph letter to the Emperor from his Holiness. A curious "new phase" of the Mexican question is that the liberal journals, which were from the first opposed to the expedition, and that on very rational grounds, now assume, on the strength of last Saturday's articles in the Times and Morning Post, that England is egging on France to perse vere, in the diabolical hope that she may come to grist The Charioori, echoing the sentiments of more serious prints, says : The rises 11 ins great hurry to see France committed irrevocably to an adventure which will finish nobody knows when or how, and which may lead us on a great deal further than we imagine. Such, at least, is the opinion not only of Frenchmen in Paris,but of a great many Frenchmen living in Mexico. They represent the state of things in a vary different light from that of the corres pondents of the Constitutionael and Petrie ; they foresee grave complications, great expense, an endless war, and serious damage to our commercial relations with South America; they are ate loss to know what Is the object in view, sad think the French government must be the dupe of a clerical intrigue. Many letters to the above effect, written by French merchants and manufacturers in Mexico, have been circulating in Paris within the last few dare. The English journals, which know the reel state of things much better probably than we do, would Dot be so anxious to send us to the fore if they thought we were likely to get any good from the business. This consideration alone would suffice to make us pause. There are people whose advice and whose gifts are equally suspicious. Tinseo Datum'. I learn from a good source that the budget com mittee not being able to agree with M. Fould, the Emperor has resolved upon a further reduction of the army, to the extent of 10,000 men, making, with the 30,000 already announced, a reduction of 40,000. The only effect of the measure is to save the pay of these men for the moment. They re main on the reserved list, and may be at any time called to arms in a fortnight. Still, the step is in the right direction, and a great evidence of the in cremaing power of the representative element in the government. The committee on the budget has presented the following amendment on the subject of the pro posed tax 'pn sugar :—Art. 2. of the extraordinary budget of receipts, which established a supplemen tary duty of 10 francs per 100 kilogrammes on sugar of all growths, is suppressed. The clauses of the same article relative to refined sugar and mo lasses from the colonies is also suppressed. This amendment is signed by 22 deputies. The Bourse has but slightly recovered from the fall yesterday, produced by the false news of an attempt to assassinate the King of Italy. The Rent. closed at 70fr. 85c. for cash, with a rise of 10c., and at 71fr. (without change) for account. Mobilier rose sfr., and the Italian Loan 45c. The Lyons Railway rose 6fr. 25c., and the other lines were about 2fr. 50c. higher. QUINN Mires remain unaltered. M. Edmond Abont's play of Gaetana does not appear to be more raceredal abroad than is France, it bay ing just bees himed at Turin. General Garibaldi is at present at the waters of Trescorra, where he will remain eight or ten days to re cover from the weakness occasioned by his late Muesli. Incendiary fires are still frequent in France, not withstanding the efforts of the authorities to discover the authors. The Besancon papers are filled with the details of the disaster which has befallen the rich commune of Orchampa Venom. A fire was observed on the evening of the 26th of April in a house situated in the lower part of the village. The greater part of the population were at that moment employed in the fields, and the progress of the fire was so rapid that 15 houses were in flames before any assistance could be procured. It was near midnight be fore the fire was extinguished, and at that time 27 houses were destroyed, leaving 200 persons without shelter. The fire is said to have been caused by smugglers, who were smoking in a barn, and let fell some hot ashes into a trues of hay, and thus caused the terrible calamity. It was re marked by the authorities that the houses destroyed were covered with thatch, notwithstanding a decree published by the prefect, which forbids such roofing. When General Prim, Count de Rens and Mar quis de Csatillago went over to Mexico, the printing press, with all its accessories, formed an important portion of his baggage, not merely with • view to publish his general order; to the army, but • newspaper under the titlo of Zoo de Europa. The first number appeared at Vera Cruz on the 4th of February. According as General Prim moves into the country, the ff,co de Europa shifts its quatiers, end the last number is dated " Orizaba, March 19." The conference of the Polytechnic Association far the Benefit of the W orkin g Classes was inaugurated at Paris on Monday, in the great amphitheatre of the School of Medicine, by • lecture on ' astronomy, delivered by M. Babinet. The learned and witty astronomer spoke of the plurality of worlds. The audience, which was mostly <im posed of students, workmen, and scholars of the Polytechnic School, was so numerous, that not only was the amphi theatre itself crowded, but the court-yard and corridors were full of persons eager to take the place of the more fortunate listeners who might be obliged to quit their seats. DEA:PATCH or MAILS. —The Inman steamer City of Baltimore will be despatched from Liverpool for New York to-day, with mails for the United States, &c. On Saturday the Cunard steamer Scotia will be deepatebed from Liverpool for New York, with mails for the United States and North America. As the Great Eastern will be crossing the Atlantic at the same time as these steamers inn& interest is attached to their purges, and beta on the be have been extessivitly offered sad taken. " GALWAY POrTAL CONTRACT. The town council of this city yesterday reaolval unanimously to pre sent • memorial to the guemment praying her Majesty's ministers "to renew the postal subsidy of the Galway Transatlantic Steam Navigation Company, as promised at the close of last session, as condition of the company being in a position to carry out the contract." It was further resolved to send a deputation to London to wait on Lord Palmerston for the garpou of prusing the matter upon his attention.—Dublin Evening mail. A Pnounc Ews.—Mr. T. Varty, of Laugrigg, has a ewe of the half breed , which dropped a lamb on the 14th r 4 October last; and on Sunday, the 27th ult., she dropped soother, thus having two lambs in six months and a few daya—Ctonbrriand Paoqlset. .., ' TIC fif WEirctlY .. EV a; MAY 7, 1862. mctE4%-. THE' INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. 114 attendance at the Exhibition yesterday was perceptibly influenced by the races at Newmarket, which no doubt had drawn away a large portion of the fashionable world. There were still, however, vast numbers of persons present, who seemed prin cipally to patronise the picture galleries and the raised platforms at the east and west ends of the building. Both these latter have great capabilities, and a very little expense would make them favourite resorts of the company. On the centre platform the debris of the great orchestra is being rapidly cleared away, and the Majolica fountain is slowly riming into shape amid the ruins. Unmindful of the duet, the company gather round it, and watch its progress with considerable curioeity. With ,respect to the actual number of visitors attending since the opening, it does not appear that as yet any daily total is published, but, on inquiry yesterday at the proper office, we were informed that the com parative numbers which have been published as between 1851 and 862 are erroneous, and that the success of this Exhibition surpasses the last in every Licalar. The total number of visitors on Mon day was 15,568, but at 6 o'clock we could not obtain yesterday's numbers. Judging from appear ances they would be considerably less. It is hoped that the numbers will be o ffi cially published daily, as was the case in 1851. The galleries appear to be making very slow progress, and very few visitors venture near them, the majority= to be deterred by the desolate and aspect which they present whenlookedatfrombelow. l The slight brush which had taken place between M. Leplay and the commissioners on the night previous to the opening, wm, as might have been expected, the subject of animated discussion in the French court, but the explanations we have heard, mitigate a good deal the serious aspect which it at first assumed. It appears that the French com missioner and his friends had snugly ensconced themselves in , his bureau, intending to spend a pleasant evening, but after every one had been cleared out, and the police had been set for the night, the hilarity of the party at once surprised and alarmed the constable on duty, one of the new X's, who immediately stormed the happy garrison, and summarily cleared them out of the building. At that hour there was no official to appeal to, and the policeman would listen to nothing but his positive instructions. In the morning, of course, the commissioners had no difficulty in setting the matter right. There is in the French court a confident expectation that the Empress will be an early visitor, and possibly the Emperor, but the general belief is that the Empress will come first. Borne interest, awt from its artistic or industrial merits, is attached to the department which the energetic Americana improvised literally in the eleventh hour, close to the sonth-esat tower. Under the enterprising direction of Mr. J. E. Holmes as commissioner and Mr. Beavy as secretary, they have got together a very respectable collection in cluding a fi ne painting by Kellog, several New York pianofortes, numerous specimens of that new and important article of commerce, petroleum, and a whole regiment of sewing machines, warranted to overcome all the difficulties of the needle. As a pendant to this may be mentioned the American bar, where sherry cobblers, mint juleps, and the whole long catalogue of American "drinks" ears be had prepared according to the latest New York method. Here also the Catawba wine may be tasted, but as it is uncommonly like Hock, and mama be sold under ea. a bottle, it is not likely in the face of the new tariff to get into very general consumption. The bar is very extensively pa tronised, and as it looks into the Horticultund Gardens, is an ex ceedingly pleasant place for rest and refreshment. A good deal of company is beginning to be' i attracted nto the Zollverein, principally to listen to the music of the orchestrion, a gigantic musi cal box, which playa the most aborate overtures with very brilliant effect. We noticed also here a taste fully arranged case of penknives, but as they re sembled very closely in pattern two which we bought not long since on the Luther Plat; in , Konigsberg, we trust that the jurors will sub ject them to • very strict examination before they award them a medal. The refreshment depart ments, both French and English, are at present working very well, but it is the opinion of persons experienced in such matters that neither in spam nor attendance will they be equal to the rush of the shilling days. FRANCE. PAWS, IDA . 7, MORNING. The Moniteur of this morning publishes a decree authorising the railway companies to fix whatever tariffs they may think proper for the transport of merchandise in transit, in order to combat foreign competition. The Mositeur also announces that the King of Holland arrived here last night. The Emperor sent Prince Murat to Compiegne to compliment the king. SPAIN. MADRID, MAT & In the Chamber of Deputies to-day the payment of the debt due to France was voted by 121 to 12. Two cardinals and twenty bishops have left for Rome. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (not ous owir PARIS. TOZSDAT EVENINu. The news which I gave you some days ago, that & diplomatic intervention in the quarrel between the Northern and Southern Provinces of the United States had been decided upon, is now confirmed by two French government journals. The Constittt tionuel publishes, at the head of its columns, and with all the display of type that is calculated to attract attention, the following article on American affairs : If there be at the present time an incontestable fact —one which unfortunately is beyond the reach of discussion—it is that the moat experienced eye cannot perceive in a future, however distant, the termination of the war in America by mere hostile means. The North, at the outset, s►id that three months would slate to reduce the South ; it is now thirteen months since the straggle by means of Lannon shot commenced, and a perusal of the last despatches mutt convince anyone that things are not further advanced than on the lint day. Were it only in the interest of humanity, all must wish for the pacification of that immense country ; but there is more thin an interest of humanity involved, there is the suffering of manufacturing Europe. In the midst of the painful circumstances which succeed ' each other, and of the accounts which are every day brought by the despatches from America, the visit of M. Mercier to Richmond has been interpreted in a favourable manner, and considered as a ground for hops. We are not acquainted with the object of that excursion, and we are not aware whether H. Mercier has been charged with a mission, but we are willing to hope, with the public, that the French sinister at Washington may induce the adverse parties to listen to words of oonciliation and peace. If those words are uttered and listened to, it will cause greet joy to all feeling hearts in Europa, and particularly in Francs. Although the Constitutionnet, with that affected retieeoce which becomes a habit with a press accus tomed to shrink from truth until fully authorised to declare it, pretends not to know whether M. Mercier has a mission or not, the Patric goes a step further, and not only admits the mission, but boasts of its success. The P atrie states that very im portant conferences have been going on at Richmond between M. Mercier and the government of the Southern states, and from the fact of the coutinu anoe of the negotiations, it draws the inference that the " overtures made by our representative to President Davis must have been favourably received in principle." We, therefore, clearly get the length that M. Mercier has an important political mission to Richmond, and so far the argu ment of the Dibatt, that it is absurd to suppose that the French minister accredited to Washington can be charged to negotiate with rebels, is over ruled by actual fact. But what the nature of M. Mercier's overtures may be the French journals throw no light upon whatever. The glorious uncer tainty of the last news from America—whether he is commissioned to recognise the Southern States, or to advise them to surrender unconditionally, remains quite unaffected by either of the above semi-official notes. The Temps, however, says that M. Mercier went to Richmond in consequence of the repeated and urgent solicitations of Mr. Jefferson Davis, who, feeling that the cause of the South is in eztremie, writes to invoke the good offices of France to nego tiate a peace. The following remarkable paragraph appears in this evening's Patric : Several English journals announce that the Holy Father W asked a European sovereign to place at his disposal a steam frigate, to remain &whored and ready to put to sea, in the pert of Civil,' Vecchia. We think it right to men tion a fact which is inconsistent with this assertion, sad which is interesting, under oilman oircirmstancea The MUSIC. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The performance of Verdi'e last opera, Un BaAo in Masrhera, at this theatre last night was the best mid most interesting that has yet been given in England. In the first place, Mario made his fi rst appearance this seas= in the character of the Duke. He was received with due honour, and showed that, notwithstanding the rivalry el younger men, he still maintains his supremacy as the greet Italian tenor of the day. We have other voices more powerful and fleuble—voiers that can reach the at de poitriise sad so forth ; but we have no other voice so soft, so sweet, so sympa thetic, and touching. We can eerily dispense with a few high notes, when the notes which we hear are so beautiful and so full of melody. As an actor his supremacy is still more decided. The orchestra and chorus were superb, the spectacle was rich and magnificent ; and in short, though we retain our opinion of the faults of this work, last night's performance has certainly strengthened our impression of its beauties. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. interezia Borgia was produced at this house last night. The novelty of the performancie was the appeared:l of Mdlle. Trebelli in the character of Halloo Orsini. This lady has a high continental reputation, and seems to be not undeserving of it. Her voice is rather a mezzo soprano than a contralto, and her lower notes are, therefore, scarcely full enough for the music of the part ; but it is a very fine voice nevertheless. She is young and handsome, looked the youthful cavalier charmingly, and acted the charade: with grace and pity. There are only two airs in the part. In the first, "Al di httal di Rimini," from the cause just mentioned, she produced little effect ; but the Anacreontic, "II 'egret* per weer feline," was completely sancessful. Ii was charmingly sung, and most deservedly encored. Tilled, in the terrible heroine, was grand and beautiful as usual ; and Gomm* is one el Giuglini's hest parts. The annual exhibition of paintings at the Royal Hibernian Academy was opened on Monday, in the rooms of the institution, Lower Abbey-street, Dublin, and was numerously attended by visitors during the day. His Ex cellency the Lord Lieutenant honoured the exhibition with his presence, and minutely inspected the principal paint ings in the collection. He also purchased serail of the works of art which were for sale. A fancy bazaar was hold yesterday at the Colon nade, Clare-market, in aid of the various institutions which have their local habitation in that building. The bazsar was under the patronage of the Duchess of ifarlborough, the Marchioases of Loodonderry,the Countess of Gainsborough, and other ladies of distinction, and the delis, which were well provided with fancy and useful articles, were presided over by ladies connected with the parish of St. Clement Danes, whose success was, we trust, equal to their real. The thaw will be continued this day (Wednesday). The officer of the 2nd Life Guards on escort duty at the opening of the Exhibition who was mentioned as having "succumbed to the heat," along with other, of the softer sex, and "sent home ingloriously in a Hansom cab," is Captain Palmer. The officer in question served the first winter and summer campaign in the Crimea, without being for one day on the sick list, and also made one of 600 who bore the beat of a warmish day in the valley of Behadays ea the 26th of October, 1854, although he was " knathidli out of time" by a sudden indisposition on Thursday last. Mr. Scholefield to-morrow will ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the government Weed to bring in a bill this swims for an alteration in the liornsiag srdern. • The Berl of Derby has given notice of his =ten- Ulm to more hi the limos of Lords for the appointment of • select committee to impure into the injury reteltieg front noxious vapours evolved in certain manafacturiog promote, sad into the state of the law relating thirekh TAB DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE. The following contributions were received by the Lord Kars in the course of yesterday, is aid of the dis tressed operatives is Lasesehire • From the Duke of Grafton. per Moms. Drummond, 901. ; the Bina Ward, per Marrs. Fuller and Co., 50/. ; Mrs. E. can, per ditto, • ; Mr. John Gilchrist, 211. ; collected in Bushell Chareh„ ppaa the Bev. Gillian Frey= Heethoite, BY. • Mr. Robert Barrow 101. ; Yr. Oberlin Stephens, 51. ; kgs. Burchett, • Min Everett Allenby, 5/ ; Mr. Joseph Slade., ' per Union Beak, Basest-street, 31. ; collected in the shop ci J. sad T. Lesion. Richmond, 11. lls. 10d. ; IL V., 11. L ; C. E. L., 50.; a Citizen, ss. ; O. 8., 3s. ; T. V. Bristowe, 11. ; Liesteaant-Colonel Well, 11. ; Mr. Henry Jeskinsos, per Berm. Home, W. - - - - On Monday afternoon a meeting, convened by the Mayor of Preston, was held in the Philosophical Institution, in that town, for the purpose of coos:daring what steps should be adopted to relieve the wide-spread and uopae relied distress in the town, the relief committee appointed • few mouths ago having made • oommunication that the funds at their disposal will shortly be exhausted. The mayor presided. A report of the balance of the relief committee showed that the stibecruptions received by the committee up to Saturday last amount to 3,7341. 16s. 4d., in addition to which the committee bad received about lei tons of coal as donations.. It was estimated that there were 25,000 persons of all ages employed in the milk in Preston, including two or three mills in the oat townships. Of thee 7,600 were working full time, 7,700 were working short time, and 9,700 were entirely out of work ; and this number would shortly be increased to 10,000 through the stoppage of other mills, and as each person might be estimated to have one person looking to him for support 20,000 would than be brought under the influence of the present distree. ' The committee had • balance in hand of cooly 2151. 16e. 9d., lees than she cost of one week's distributios. Several addresses were delivered, and the necessity of increasing the relief fund was strongly urged. The patience also with which the working classes of the town had called bo forth etrne their sufferings under the present presume e comiams from several weaker.. A imbweiption was en tered into in the room, and in the Douse of half an hour the handsome sum of 9601. was mined. Resolutions for prose. eating an active canvas for subscriptions oat of doors, sad for the appointment of collectors, tic., were weed. TEE YELVERTOR CASE. The argument in the Yelverton marriage Men was concluded at Dublin on Monday, Dr. Ball having re sumed his reply in the morning and continued till the resin( of the court. His object wee to chow that Major Yenta. ton was a protestant, for wbich purpose he adduced the followingproofs :—The defendant had sworn that he was all his li te a protestant—born a protestant, brought up by his presto a protestant, entered the army a profits . tank ancompamed the protestant soldiers of his ragienfit to church, but Recess catholic soldiers to chapel, and that he had been re tuned by the Hone Guards as a protestant. During the year of the alleged marriage he went to church while Waging at Lord AVOOMOreII. It was proved that he had attended the Episcopal Church at Leith and at Alderney. At Belaklava be read the church service to the troops on Sun da ony, in the absence of the chaplain. His owe testimony this subject was corroborated by that of several other witnesses. Mr. Justice Keogh remarked that until the contrary were shown it might be fairly assumed that no Roman catholic would be called on to read the church service for protestant soldiers. The Chief Jutioe maid that though he thought he was not justified in withdrawing the matter from the jury as to whether he had not become a Roman catholic, he was weedy surprised when the jury found that he had Ns religious profeemion. He thought he bad laid beltar:t logy convincing evidence to prove that, even if he had be came a Roman catholic, still he had professed himself to be • protestant within twelve mouths before August, 1857. lir. Justice Christian remarked that if a party bad not a right to challenge the judge's language by an axception the most serious results might ensue. The Chief Jerkins, in reply, said he hoped the day would never come whoa any judge would so far forget himself and his poson as to state matters in one way to the jury, and give a contrary report to the court above. It was remarked as most unfortunate that the judge's charge was not taken down in shorthand. Mr. Justice Christian explained. What he meant to my that in nine cases out of ten the judge has no note of nt, and may not be able to Mate the mean war• ds used when it becomes desirable for the information of the court. The case was directed to eland for judgment. HILLTH OP LONDON. The Registrar-General's return states that the mor tality of London has been above the average during the lest three weeks. In the week that ended last Saturday the number of deaths was 1,314. The average number in eons sponding weeks of ten previous yearn (corrected) was 1,250; and the present return exhibits au excess of 64 above the result obtained by calculation. The births exceed the deaths registered in the same period by 657. The only marked feature in this return is un increase in typhus. The deaths from it having declined a little in somerevicass wake again rose to 101. Of these 17 oc n the London Fever Hospital ; 7 occurred in the subdistrict of the Borough-road, of which 6 were in the workhonse. Out of 38 cams is which measles was fatal, 8 were returned is the diarist of Poplar. The deaths from scarlatina were 53, nearly . half of which occurred in the South districta, and 5 were ur the sub-district of Lam beth Church, second part, where 63 have been registered in the Let five weeks. The deaths from phthisis lest week were 190 (the nor reeled avenge being 168). la the previous week the num ber referred to this was 104. The following cases are extracted from the returns of the week :—Found dead on the 25th April, at 7, Little Albany tweet, Regent's-lark, a needlewomsn, aged 56 yew*, want of proper nourishment whilst suffering extensive dimes in the chest and abdomen." Poet modem Inquest. Oa the 7th April, at 27, Alpha-place, Bethnal-green, the sea of a painter, aged 3 week., " sudden death ; starvation ; the mother unable to obtain food for herself." Inquest. At the workhouse, Rotherhithe, on 25th April, a labourer, pd 40 years, " diarrhoea hours), hastened by want el the necemariee of life." Returned by Medical Oectilicate. Lest week the births of 1817 boys sad 904 girls, in all 1,971 children, were registered io Landes. Is the tea corresponding weeks of the years 1862.61 the average sum• her (corrected) was 1.80. non Lan tuonr's oanTra. Wn MIMI., MAT 3. —The Qneen has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Hon. Robert Montgo mery Lord Belhaven, I T., to be her Majesty's High Com 111iMIOner to the General Assembly of the Church of Soot land. WHITEHALL, MAT 6. —The Queen haa been pleased to present the Rev. Edward Prest , ILA., to the rectory cl void by Gateshead, in the county and diocese of Durham, the death of Rev. Joka Davies, D. D. WHITEHALL, Max 6. —The Queen haabeeu pleased to appoint John Archibald Russell, Esq ., barrister-at-law, leo, to be her Majesty's Solicitor-General of the county Palatine of Durham, vacant by the resignation of John Ley order Adolphus, Eaq. CROWN-OMCIL, MAY s.—Mamas Rnrtaaato TO BUTZ rsr THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. — Frederic Doulton, Esq., for the borough of Lambeth, in the room of William Rott*l, Fey., who has accepted the office of steward or bailiff of her Majesty's manor of Hempbolme, the county of York ; sue John Tomlinson Hibbert, Esq., of the Grange, Unnsten, in the county of Lancaster, for the borough Of Oldham, in the room of William Johnson For. Esq., who has accepted the office of steward or bailiff of her Majesty's manor of Northatem l, in the county of York. EXTENSIVE ROBEIRT 01 JffenILIAMT IN LONDON. —At the Liverpool Police Court yesterday • well-dreamed young man, who stated him name to be Arthur Welledey Simmona, was brought before Mr. Ba ffl es, the stipeadkri magistrate, charged with having stolen & quantity el watches sad other articles of jewellery from his father, who ieeidee is Leedom. A few days ago • oommunicition was received at the Liverpool detective station from the metropolitan police, giving information of the robbery sod stating that suspicions were entertained that young Simmons had gooe to Liverpool for the purpose of taking! war for 10020 foreign country. In consequence of thin the e Liverpool police were put on the gui rice, and &boat 12 o'clock on Monday, officer 28" from some inform ation which had been given him, pvooe eel to the Crown Hotel, in Lewtou-street, where he apprehended the prisoner. The prisoner bad been remaining at the Crown Hotel since his arrival in Liverpool a '31,1 days ago. In bin bedroom the officer found 5 chains, 28 rings, 12 brooches, 8 locket+, breast pins, 2 see* a pair of shirt links, sod 2 eve glasses, all of which articles were gold. In addition ere he officer also forted upon the prisoners person and elsewh er 19 pawn tickets, having reference to watches; ten pouod in gold and silver min, • quantity of miscellaneous jewellery, new clothes, end &Melee suitable for the outfit of a p e rson about to take • foreign voyage. In one of the pockets of the primmer • dourest shown* that he had taken a pas me to Australis in the Black Ball ship City of Melbourne, and had paid SE. deposit, was found. W hen apprehended the prisoner said be bad hers is his father's /11,100 la Mop. man, in Ledbury-read, Bayswater, Imam, and had left ! NI the let of May and mom to Liverpool, beingiog w ith bun He the jewellery whisk had beep found i• his possesior . He bad sold two gold rings for 255., • gold watch and clam for 2.2. 35., and • gold bremt pia fors. The Wights re* mended, is elder that the metropolitan pob be oornannisated with. KILL= DT • REVOLVING Sea 7T.--Audi Wright, a workman employed at Langholme Distillery, wee, • few days ago, attempting to turn • tap by reaching mar • revels* abaft, wiles be was caught by the cloths. whirled reend by the shaft, and forced through • stem be' times the abaft sad the beam, about Iff inches le width. whereby sae of his bp was brakes in two places, end e a arm Ri o at the *adder joist. The shoulder hew was also brakes, and be sustained a most severe wound to the laped, with other injuries on different parts of his boot). Sorg lial aid was quickly predated, but proved of no &VW ; so f ear fully was the sufferer injured, that be eiplied lt about throe boarm—Cumberisnd Parquet. s .:.