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A FRENCH view of English bribery is as inte resting novelty among the countless home specu- lations which the disclosures of the Election Com missions at Yarmouth, Totnes, Reigate, and Lan caster have elicited. It is instructive now and then to see ourselves as others see us ; and it is a pleasant surprise to find that the impression which we make upon them is by no means so un favourable as the misgivings of an uneasy con science had led us to anticipate. During the past month, England has been making open confession of her political sins, and doing pub lic penance for them. She has, metaphorically speaking, clothed herself in sackcloth and heaped dust and ashes upon her head. And now a friendly casuist tells her that she exaggerates her fault ; that what she has bewailed as a mortal sin is only a venial peccadillo; and that even her vices are less vicious than those of her neighbours. National self-love would in any case powerfully predispose a people to this lenient view of its errors ; but when the doctrine comes recommended by the high authority of M. PREVOST-PAILADOL, the temptation to accept it is much strengthened. M. PBEVOST-PARADOL is the youngest and not the least distinguished member of a school of political thinkers, of which M. ROVEK-COLLARD was the founder and patriarch ; a school which for more than half a century has never been without repre sentatives in France ; and which, having led the intellectual opposition to the First Empire, con ti.mes its protest against the Second. One of its leading characteristics has been the inti mate connexion which it has endeavoured to establish between politics and morals. In the person of its founder and original disciples, the reaction from the doctrine of force to that of right in government was combined with the revolt from a sensational towards a spiritual philosophy, and with the recognition of a moral and religious purpose in history. In all these respects, as in scholarship and ability, M. Pasvosv-Psaanoi. is the wo-thy follower of Ronne-COLLARD, GVIZOT, and REMVSAT. His pure and de licate moral sense detects latent vice even in the severe ethics of Roman stoicism. His criticism of the lathes of the Government under which he lives, is at once merciless and fearless. But, strange to say, the sternness with which he rebukes ancient Rome and modern France is exchanged for a mildness, which is almost apologetic, when he speaks of England. He accuses only that he may excuse, and finds in the profligacy of our electoral system an illustra tion of the doctrine of MANDEVILLE that private vices may be public benetita. Though the disclo sures which have recently been made with respect to our electioneering practices painfully affect M.PRE VOEIT-PARADOL as a moralist, those practices are not in his view politically no :loos. A candidate who has secured his seat by the wholesale corruption of his constituents is not necessarily, in the eyes of the French purist, a bad member of Parliament. M. Perivoorr-Partanor. contends that the composition of the House of Commons is not seriously changed for the worse by facts achasthose which have lately become roiorions ; since the particular kind of corruption practised in England is consistent with the qualities most essential to a political assembly— namely, independence and enlightenment. This is a remarkable doctrine. Enlightened patriots, bent only on promoting the well-being of the nation, would scarcely begin their career by essaying to corrupt it, in violation at once of the laws of their country, and of the primary obliga tions of morals. The facts of the case are as little in M. Peevoer-Perunor.'s favour as intrinsic probability. The men who use the instruments of election which he describes enter the House of Commons chiefly for personal objects. Mr. Lowe, an unimpeach able authority on matters of this kind, has described them. They are " the representatives "of great companies and great interests, and gen " tlemen wishing to get into society under the sti " multi, of their wives and daughters." Men whose object in political life is to obtain a Government contract, or a card of invitation from Lord DERBY or Lord GRANVILLE, are not likely to be models of independence. But assuming them to be marvels of sturdy patriotism, what are we to say to their enlightenment f If it were not that THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1866. M. Pasvoirr-Pawnor. himself does not appear I to see the connexion, we should say that the 1 illumination which does not recognise the depend ence of the national well-being upon the national character—which believes that good government can be based on bad morals—can spring only from that light which is itself darkness. Corrupt con stituencies must as surely form a bad House of Commons, as a corrupt tree produces corrupt fruit. M. Pszvour-PARADoes aberration in this particular from good sense and sound ethics is easily explicable. He is partly misled by that honourable attachment to England, as the historical example of free govern ment, which is the tradition of his party ; and which inspires him with an affection for her very blemishes, like that which the classical lover entertained for the wen and warts of his mistress. But, though writing of England, he is thinking rather of France ; and is bent upon showing that whatever evils exist under the constitution which he admires are found in an aggravated form under that which he detests. The candidate who, instead of paying the electors one by one for their votes, obtains their support by promising them, in the name of the central government, a port, a road, a canal, or a railway, practises, he maintains, a corruption far more lamentable in its consequences than that which prevails in Eng land, since in employing it he becomes the creature of the Executive. Nothing can be said in favour of the Government which uses its influence thus to debauch the representa tion by filling the Legislature with its nomin• es. But it will scarcely be denied by M. PKEVO9T Pawnor. that the individual voters are less depraved when their suffrages are determined by considerations which are to a certain extent of a public character, and relate to acts coming within the recognised scope of the Government, than when they are personally debauched by the direct pur chase of their votes. This strange indifference to the necessity, above and beyond all eke, of sound public morals to the permanence of free government, together with M. PREWST-PARADOL'S protest against sny enlargement of the suffrage in England, shows painfully how little the future liberty of France has to hope from sonic French liberals. The theory implied in his criticisms is that which was practised in France from 1830 to 1848, under the guidance, during the greater part of that period, of "an incorruptible corrupter," of the English Parliamentary type, as M. Pazvosr-Pasa noL conceives it. A venal bourgeois oligarchy destroyed the monarchy of July ; and M. PRE vosr-Parninox invites us to steer directly on the rock on which France has made shipwreck. It would seem that the Orleanist writers, like their patrons, are incapable of either learning any thing, or forgetting anything. They misapply English precedents to justify their own errors of practice and of theory. No doubt the French nation may draw much profit from the study of English institutions ; and the scholars and thinkers who, like M. PREVOKT-PARADOL, de vote themselves to interpreting our experience for its benefit, render a service to both countries which we shorld be the last to disparage. But, being scholars and thinkers, they ought to know that it is impossible to reproduce in France any thing analogous to the political order which exists in England. They cannot undo the work of his tory, though they may ignore it. The political organization of France, liberal or despotic, must rest upon a democratic basis. That foundation has been irrevocably laid ; and the only question is, what is the super structure which shall be erected on it t Bona parthun has perceived the real state of affairs, and 'is profiting by it. The partisans of constitutional monarchy are still in wilful blindness. To hold up this example of England, and its aristocratic freedom for French imitation, is to put the French Liberals on a false track ; and unconsciously to conspire with the opponents of freedom in any shape. The constitutional party in France must learn to sacrifice to the freedom which it sincerely desires the personal piques and the party jealousies and the political crotchets which it sometimes seems to prefer to liberty itself. bit judgment. Had the occurrence taken place in a ballet as wall as in a ballet costume, it could not have been more absurd. THE WEEKLY PRESS. Tice Saturday Review speaks of the reform meet ings as " a monotonous demand of organised multitudes for a monopoly of electoral power," and praises Kr. Glad• stone for the moderation and temper of his esitisbini speech telling him that if he resolves to be moderate as well as firm—he may still rally to himself all the sections of the liberal party. Treating of English influence in Europe the Review asks why we should be so eager to take up the position diplomatically of a second rate power. Our assumption that we do not want to have any infinenee in Europe has a depressing effect on the services which is ex ceedingly undesirable and perilous--sapping the public spirit and numbing what little official energy the whip have left. The Saturday Review says it is not a mere accident which has made the two chief leaders of opinion in the rising generation take exactly opposite idea about the conduct of the late Governor of Jamaica. Mr. Mill and Mr. Car- lyle take opposite sides in most matters, from nigger' , down to metaphysics. They only agree in being thoroughly in earnest about everything that they take up, and this signal merit of sincerity has been the secret of the impression which each of them has made upon the minds of young men. For young men com monly care a great deal more for sincerity than for the direction in which it is shown, though they like it all the better if, as is the case with both these writers, it diverges as much as possible from the orthodox and ap proved track. Mr. Mill is thoroughly sincere in hating the good despot, and Mr. Carlyle Is equally thorough going in his detestation for negroes. In the American war, the former felt that the whole question of free go' vernment all over the world was at stake in the contest, while the latter vowed that the simple difference between North and South was that the South preferred hiring their sex wants for life, while the North took theirs by the quarter. In the Jamaica controversy, the one declares that the governor deserves hanging, whole the other is lost in admiration at the truly heroic energy with which the governor had his vile niggers whipped, hung, bayoneted, chopped up, burnt out of house and home, and otherwise suitably admonished that there is no room for such black rascals in the great Everlasting Yea. Here is a murderer, says the representative of Westminster. Here is your true king, your kenig, your can-ning man, your hero, cries the representative of the Eternities and the Sorrowful Silent Spheres. Mr. Eyre has been legally guilty of murder, says the one. Away with your horse-hair and wiggeries, says the other ; he hes saved the island and proved himself a real captain of men ;no phantasm captain, no Islington gigman, no header of doggeriee. The public meanwhile has not much sympathy with either of the extreme champions. The Spectator says that the committee of the Eyre De. fence Fund have had a meeting to consider the propriety of permitting the admirers of Mouravieff to entrust the funds intended to raise a monument to his memory to their care. Mr. Rusk's thought Ir's manor. oullit to be enshrined fittingly in the stones of Warsaw. Mr. Carlyle remarked that the wild shrieks of the universal anarchy. now for a long time pro: eding quite too loudly, and to sober-minded, order-loving people, in a most distracting fashion, from the ret:on calling itself Poland, had been smothered 1 1 a notably more efficient measure by this man than by any other as yet known in this universe of ours, awl that the memory of such a man, what memory the world may be expected to cherish of him, should surely be grate ful. Mr. Kingsley remarked that early in his career Mouravieff had entitled himself to the trust of all good men, and that he had taken him upon trust ever since. It was unanimously decided to open a second ac count with Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, by the side of " The Eyre Defence and Aid Fund," to be called " The Mouravieff Monument Fund," and several handsome sub scriptions were announced before the meeting separated. The middle class, the Spectator thinks, is falling into the lassitude and the indifference which indicate that it does not truly care about the great questions still un settled, and which affect the greatest class of all, and must ultimately determine the bent of our national future. The labouring class have still their turn to come, and when they get it, we shall begin to see if there is not once more a new and inexhaustible energy thrown into our national affairs—whether they will not be able to infuse fresh energy into the middle class (as thirty years ago the middle class infused fresh energy into the aristocracy), so as to give us once more strongly defined national de sires and unanimous purposes. And if, as the Spectator believes, it proves so, we may well expect England to be once more in the very van of Europe, for no other country has solved so completely the territorial and the mercantile questions which properly belong, as it were, to an earlier stage of civilisation, or can bring to the greatest of all po litical problems—the intellectual education of labour and our political education by labour—a bolitical mind so com pletely free from the complications of territorial struggles for unity and nationality, and of economical struggles for a true solution of the problems affecting the aceumula tions of material wealth. The answer of the King of Prussia to the Hanoverian deputation should suggest, the Examiner thinks, anew version of the fable of the wolf and the lamb. Sheridan and Hare were addicted to abominable practical jokes. Between two sitting-rooms, communicating by a dark passage, Sheridan planted • sort of maze of broken glass and bits of prongs of forks. lie then d d something to provoke Hare, and ran away through the path he had left for himself in the treacherous ambush. As he expected, Hare followed, fell in ,the snare prepared for him, and was much cut. Hare returned to the company, bit:d ing from several wounds, and vowing vengeance against Sheridan. " I'll pistol the scoundrel, I'll shoot him like a mad dog for so cruel a t ick—but," he added with enthusiasm, " it was admirably contrived and executed." And that is the feeling upon this gigantic Prussian trick —it was admirably contrived and executed. The mora'ity of the example is not thought of ; the success covers all. Perhaps souse day we shall see a well-planned murder excused by the excellence of execution. Austria is back ward, Austria is bigoted—we grant all that can be said against her—and for Prussia, educated, protestant, and progressive—the one a type of liberalism, the other of conservatism, but we do not approve of the breaking into a man's house because he is • tory. There are common rights of nations, the infraction of which it is the interest of all to discountenance, even though the wrong has been a stupendous success. The Economist cannot help thinking that the strange championship of a purely muscular morality by men of high intellectual reputation will have a vet f dot: imentiq effect. If this is seen to be the legitimate outcome of literary culture, depend upon it literary culture will be more distrusted in the world of politic than ever it has been before. Even the squires, unless they are bitten by Mr. Bright, looking on these Jamaica transactions by the light of quarter sessions, feel that game itself would not tempt them to commit such acts of naked injustice. It is of little importance that men of the stamp of Lord Cardigan should patronise wholesale illegality. Nothing better is expected of them. But Mr. Carlyle, and even Mr. Ruskin, occupy a far other place in the public estima tion, and exercise a far other influence than the hero of the black bottle, to whose level for the moment they have descended ; and we say that when they go out of their way in become the advocates of Jamaica— we shall no longer talk of Jedburgh—justice, they do a very grievous injury to the common cause which they as well as we have really at heart. The important series of experiments g Shoe burynees were restuned yesterday. The object of most of them was to test the respective merits of the two systems of securing the bolts et armour plating proposed by Mr. Paget, C.E., and Mr. Easemub, of the Admiralty. The previous experi ments were to test the penetrating power of the Palliser shot and shell as compared with the best steel shot hitherto produced ; and yesterday one of the Palliser shells fired from a nine-inch gun direct at the target was found to have pierced the eight-inch plating and the teak backing, and to have carried away and driven into the timber supports of the target a strong iron rib, making a ' clean bole of the exact diameter of the shell. Next a solid shot made of old cannon-ball iron, which was fired from the same gun, pierced the armour and the backing, and protruded in the rear three or four inches. These two shots confirmed the results of the previous day's experiments, and demonstrated that the present Wool wich nine-inch gun will pierce the armour of any iron clad afloat, whether of our own or any other navy. ICA. (1'213 ATLANTIC TELYAZAPTI.) NEW YORK, Rm. 13. The radicals have carried the Maine elections. NEW YORK, Strr. 12, Evsamo. Gold, 1461. Exchange on London, 156. 5-20 United States Bonds, 111. Illinois, 122. Erie, 72i. Cotton, 53f. Petroleum : Crude, 27* ; re fined, 45. Stocks and exchange firmer. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (rHIS DAY.) The Times observes that after fully eighteen years of the most painful experience, the Emperor Napo leon must be aware that he leaves at this day the Roman question precisely on the same terms as it was when he took it up in 184$. The Pope will soon be once more in the hands of his subjects, and, were these determined to be rid of him, it is doubtful whether even the 1,205 hire lings from Antibes could do more for their new sovereign than favour his second flight. The organisation of that body, however, and the intimation that its members are to consider themselves French no lees than Papal 'oldie!s is fraught with no little mischief and danger. There is, the TOWS firmly believes, no instance in the world of another community that has lasted so long as the Papal government with so strong and deep-rooted and unconquerable an antipathy on the part of the subjects. We are short of convicts, and the Times mentions a novel inconvenience occasioned thereby. When Sir John rakington, in his Admiralty progress, was at Queenstown, a deputation waited on him to urge the completion of the royal dock at that port, which, in pursuance of a vote of the House of Commons, has been already commenced. Sir John replied that he considered the works thus antho• rised ought to be completed ; but the vote in the House of Commons was passed on the understanding that the dock was to be built with convict labour, and the neces sary supply was not forthcoming. The estimates had been based on the supposition that f,OO convicts would be avail. able, but in reality only 150 could be obtained. The public works, in short, are partially checked for lack of criminals. . _ The Tunes makes this incident an illustration of a prin cipal feature in the report of the director of convict prisons for the year 1865, and comments upon the reasons for the marked decrease during the last three years, both in fresh sentences and in reconvictiona. It seems that though the population has risen from fourteen to more than twenty one millions, the amount of crime had not only relatively, but absolutely diminished. A correspondence from Mr. Bonamy Price on the cur rency and the question of international copyright with the United States are amongst the subjects discussed by the ' Daily News. In the latter case it is observed that the fault is admittedly on the American side. Our copyright laws give only reciprocal protection, but give that protec tion fully, and all that is needed to give American authors the full benefit of English copyright is that English writers should have an American copyright granted them, so that the whole question has to be decided in the United States. The Poet denounces the censorship of the stage, which it says drives away real genius from the drama, and make. it take to some other freer branch of literature. The Herald is pleased to find Prince Gortchnkoff ex pressing his hearty approval of the policy of President Johnson, whom it compares to St. Paul, speaking of him as a brave and earnest man " fighting with wild beasts of Ephesus" at Chicago end St. Louis. The Star finds Mr. Deputy Judge Payne distinguish ing himself by acknowledging the beauty of a culprit ea a mitigation of her crime, and expresses amazement at the travesty of justice which he Las exhibited in the case. A Grecian advocate might indeed unveil to an enraptured court the form of a Phryne on which the gods had set the Amp of beauty ; but one did not look for anything of this sort in a seselons-house in 1866. Re meant it well, no doubt ; but that be would have sen tenced an ugly girl without hesitation fatally impeaches LATEt3T INTELLIGENCE. PRUSSIA. • In the sitting of the Prussian Chamber of Depu ties on the 12th : Herr ScHorss•DErsrecH asked whether in case the go vernment was unable to come to an understanding with the future parliament, they would simply submit their proposals to the Prussian Chambers. The confederation of the North was not enough. It established no central authority, but merely a confederation of German princes ; no German military power, but merely a general in chief ; no diplomatic representation abroad, but merely a military representation. It gives a new edition of the German Confederation, but not a federal state, the fundamental outlines of which were to be found in the constitution and the empire. What was mo►t requisite at the present moment was the re establishment of the fundamental rights voted by the par liament of 1848, for it was as important to secure political rights as it was to obtain national unity. The two objects could not be separated. He did not desire unity in order to enslave other states, but to found liberty. The vote of the Frankfort parliament in favour of the Prussian crown, joined with the recent victories, would cast a preponderating weight into the scale, and the re-setthlishment of the fundamental rights world connect what had been accomplished into a work of unity and con sequently of popularity. Count vox Bleissacit said he expected to hear some positive proposition, but he only heard of fundamental rights which were not within his province. It is alleged that what has been done is not enough, and it was easy to oppose the goodby the best. More would havebeen obtained bad the government been supported, but it had to go to attain its object whilst struggling with the chamber. When it was demanded that the states should not be diplomatically represented too much value was set upon diplomacy. It was a fault to ask more than was neces sary. It was easy for the chamber to vote amendments, but with the government lay the responsibility of putting them into execution. If members knew all the elements which had to be considered in concluding the peace they would admit that the use which had been made of victory had been sufficiently bold. In such cases courage might easily become temerity. Hart Vinctiow admitted that great results had been obtained, but he was convinced that they would not be advantageous to Germany. Prussian policy was fraught with the same dangers as that of the House of Hapsborg, which also aimed at strong dynastic power, but ruined Germany thereby: It would be better to reject the whole bill. Count VON Brsuanne—We are not at the end of or policy—we are only at the beginning of it. It is wrong therefore to regard the project of law as a com plete work. Herr WALDECK—The conditions on which the bill ori ginated are no longer the same. What is the use of the proposed law What was the use of two chambers when Prussia would have the preponderance in the second. He would vote, however, for the bill, because the govern ment was bound by the engagement it made with its allies, because it adopted universal suffrage, and thereby protected the rights of the people. A consultative voice only could be given to parliament, for they must avoid the creation of a parliament which might vote money to the detriment of the rights of the Promiaa Chambers. THE 15rn OF SEPTEMBER AND THE • EVACUATION OF ROME. • To-day the agreement between the King of Italy and the Emperor of the French, for the with drawal of the French troops from Rome, comes into effect. A considerable part of the French garrison has already left Rome, and it is understood that the evacuation will be com plete by the 9th of December. Meanwhile the so-called Franco-Pontifical Legion, 1,205 men strong, was to embark last Thursday at Antibes for Civita Vecchia, on board the French steamer El Dorado. On Sunday last General d'Aurelle, the officer in command of the Ninth French Military Division, delivered the legion into the hands of the Pontifical Commissioners, General De Courten and M. Massimi, the Military Sub-In tendeat. There was a somewhat imposing cere mony at Antibes, a breakfast and a review of the legion in full uniform, which, it is said, presented a most magnificent sight. The words addressed to the corps by General d'Aurelle were sufficiently significant. Ho reminded them that, " although they were henceforth to serve under other colours, they would not cease to be French soldiers, and they would under all circumstances have to uphold the honour of the French name of which they would soon be the only representatives at Rome." It is asserted that the Antibes Legion will be the only foreign force allowed for the defence of the Vatican after the 9th of December. The Legion will not for the present proceed from Civita Vecchia direct to Rome, as the general in command of the garrison objects to his French troops being brought into contact with these new Pope's soldiers. The legion will therefore be sent to Viterbo, in spite of a strong remonstrance by the municipal • authorities of that town, who warned the Papal • government of the danger of collisions between their people and those foreign guests. The Minister • fir Arms, General Kanzler, had gone to Viterbo I with a view to reconcile those citizens to the inevi ! table arrangement. INSURRECTION IN EPIRUS. Letters from Athens dated the 6th of September announce that the inhabitants of several villages in Upper Epirus on the frontiers of Albania, have revolted against the exactions of the Turkish autho r:ties. A body of 3,000 insurgents, chiefly Turks, attacked the troops, of whom 11 were killed, and 259 wounded. The movement is stated to be spreading through the whole of Epirus, and 1,600 Inew insurgents joined the first body. A deputa tion went to Corfu to lay their complaints before the diplomatic body. The ministers of England and Prussia left to verify the state of things for themselves on the spot. (itarm's TEISCIR•3IB.) PRUSSIA AND THE ZOLLVEREIN. CARLSRUHE, firrr. 15. Prussia has invited the representatives of those German States which are members of the Zollverein to resume their functions. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Sm. 15. The Marquis de Turgot has officially informed the Federal Council that his journey to Paris was rendered necessary by the state of his health. Baron Reinsch will represent France diplomati cally in Switzerland during the marquis's absence. RUSSIAN FINANCE. ST. PETERSBURG, SEPT. 1%. An announoeinent of the directors of the Bank of Russia has been published to-day stating that a portion of the bonds of the second lottery loan, amounting to 13,750,000 roubles, has not yet been issued, and their numbers will therefore not be in cluded in the approaching drawing for prizes. SPAIN. MADRID, Szrr. 15. The Epoca of to-day says :—" The question of the railway bonds has had the serious consideration of the Minister of Public Works." THR CIRCASSIAN DISTURBA.NCREI. PARIS, Sm. O. Letters received here from Trebisond state that on the Ist of September the revolt of the Abaaians was completely quelled. The rebel chief bfahonn Amin and a party of his band had been taken prisoner& EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (mom otrit owi ow PARIS, Patna: Itvsznie. Mexico, and still Mexico, is the leading political topic of these dull times, when the stupendous affairs of Europe are awaiting the results of the battle of Sadowa, without affording much to chronicle. The affairs of Mexico are so steadily converging towards the abdication of Maximilian, and the palpable and confessed failure of the French expedition, that any surprise in that direc tion was scarcely to be expected. Nevertheless, the Moniteur has a great surprise this morning. It tells the world that the French general, Osmont, who had been appointed by Maximilian Minister at War, and the French military intendant, Friant, who had been gazetted as Mexican Minister of Finance, will not be allowed to accept their appointments on the ground that they are incom patible with the rank they hold in the French army. What tremendous official commotion in Mexico is betrayed by this announcement ! What cogent political reasons must have produced it ! The government of the Tuileries knew certainly of these appointments in August 30 if not sooner. Then the semi-official journals of Paris rejoiced in them and cheered the Mexican bondholders by the prospect of an administration in their interest con ducted by French officers. The Moniker then offered no word of objection. The mani fest indecency of these appointments in the face of the promise to the United States that France would evacuate Mexico at a fixed date did not prevent the government press from glorifying them. Well, now the delusion is over. The Emperor, who however ill-advised in under taking the Mexican war, has better sense than the counsellors who would have him go on with it, means to keep his contract with the United States, and it is pretty obvious that the note in the Moniteur to-day is the result of a reminder from Washington. It is sickening to notice the frequent instances of crimes without a name committed by monks of low degree, who by the mere fact of their religious character are allowed by French law to have charge of children without going through the testa and examination to which lay schoolmasters are subjected. Many cases of this sort necessarily escape my reading of the French papers, and many, vastly many more are hushed up altogether. The assize court of the Tarn and Garonne on Sept. 6 sentenced a wretch named Balanger (in religion Brother Ernest) to five years' imprisonment for a long series of disgust ing misdeeds. A certain " Brother Cleophas " was convicted only a few days ago of similar offences. M. Leon Gozlan, a literary man of some celebrity, president of the Dramatic Authors' Society, and honorary president of the Soci6t6 des Glens de Lettres, died suddenly this morning of apoplexy, at the age of 60. He had an apoplectic attack a few days ago, but was thought to have recovered his usual health. The Bourse waa very heavy. Bente fell Bic. for cash and 25c. for account, closing at 69fr. 90c. in each case. Italian fell 40c., Mobilfer Bfr. 75c., and Credit Foncier sf. Mexican funds are so little dealt in as to be scarcely affected by the news affecting them. They rose if. yesterday, and fell iff. to-day. ARRIVAL OF A UNITED STATES MAN OF WAR AT SOUTHAMPTON. (Er succraic raLsosani.) (raou OCR OWN CORRERPONDINT.) SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY. The United States man-of-war steamer Frolic, tender to the flag-ship Colorado, has just arrived here. The Colorado is expected here this evening. Admiral Goldsborough has arrived in the Frolic. The Moniteur has the following:—" The sub marine cables connecting the coasts of France and England have recently sustained injuries of a nature to interrupt the communications between Paris and London. The cables belonging to the Submarine Telegraph Company of the Channel are three in number. Wtilst that from Calais was being repaired, that between Boulogne and Folkestone, containing six wires, was accidentally broken on the day of Sept. 9. The transmission of despatches can now only be effected by the line from Dieppe to Beachy Head. The conducting wires, four in number, which join the submarine cable on the English territory, are insuf. gcient for the rapid interchange of numerous despatches between the two countries. The telegraphic communica tions between Paris and London will therefore be liable to considerable delays till the two submarine lines are re ; established by the company." The Italian journals state that at Torre Annun ziata, near Naples, some women of the lower orders a few days back carried statues of the saints in procession (not withstanding the prohibition of the authorities), to obtain from Heaven a cessation of the cholera. The sub-pre fect of Castellamare had been to the village to make in quiries and adopt measures to prevent tho recurrence of these processions. M. Bagier, the manager of the Italian Opera at Paris, has issued his programme. He produces all the stock operas of the Italian lyrical drama, which in our days figure in operatic prospectuses, and gives the following as his singers : —Prime donne soprani, mew soprani, el con tralti : Mesdames Patti (Adelina), Lagnia (Emmy), Castri, Calderon, Sorandi, Lianas, Zeiss, and Bianoolini. Com prinaarie : Mesdames Vestri, Dorsani, Gueretti, and Marcus. Tenori : Fraschini, Pancani, Nicolini, Galvani, and Ketten. Compritnari : Leroy and Arnoldi. Baritoni : Cressi, Verger, and Agnesi. Bassi : Selma, Dobbelli, Falls, and Vairo. Buff : Zucchini and Mereuriali. The Currier of Nuremberg mentions a rumour that the Grand Duke of Hesse proposes to abdicate in favour of Prince Louis, the husband of Priucess Alice. The Constitutional Gazette of Vienna, better known as the Austrian Lloyd, under which title it was founded at Trieste, is to be discontinued, after an ex ' istence of thirty years. The founder was H. de ',Waren', one of the first of German publicists, who, finding himself unable to carry it on by reason of his age and infirm health, now retires with a considerable fortune. The ascent of Mont Blanc was successfully ac complished on the sth by Messrs. Lawson and Douglas (Englishmen), Mr. Arnold (American), and M. Letellier, an advocate at Rouen. _ _ A melancholy accident in reported by Galignani from Lausanne. Mr. Henry Telbin, a young artist, and son of the celebrated painter of that name, who has latterly been sketching at Brannen, in the canton of Schwits, wish ing to make a drawing of the Rothstock, on Wednesday last made an ascent of the Waaiflech, a wall of rocks rising just opposite the Omni. Having obtained a favourable site he seated himself outside the parapet and within a few inches of the precipice and began to draw, but almost immediately rose to make some change in his position. In so doing his foot slipped, and he was preci. piloted from a height of 163 feet into the depths of the lake below. Some workmen who were repairing the road saw him fall, but the lake being very deep at that spot, and a violent isle blowing at the time, they were unable to recover the body. _ . The Milan Ossetic announces that the Princess Mathilde arrived in that city on tit, 100. from her villa at Bekisae. tics Court. BALROBAL, ant 13. The Queen, accompanied by Prince's Lot j ag, drove out yesterday morning, and want out in th e s i tst . noon with Princess Beatrice, attended by L a d y c urein. Princess Christian and Princess Louise drove to ley % owl& THE COVET AT BALMOILAL.—On' Monday he ggiosy, eeeemPen ied lay Prime Christine, the Rea. la* in-Waiting, ha, drove from Balmoral, to the Li ne[ The route taken by the royal party was wit House and Old Mar Lodge, returning on the 10 64 of th e D ee through Braemar to the iligidud Irlrer about 7 p.m. The day was fine and warm, ma I n Majesty appeared in excellent health Chug sodh On Tneeday her Majesty again drove thee* Braemar, making the circuit of the beautiful " Diehjewe drive, and vie the Lion's Face on the way he m g ia Castle. On Monday the Prince of Wales sad the Dela Edinburgh went deer-stalking—the Princooletwilisind ing the thick mist and heavy rain which fell, kilise g 1 4 4 stag. On Tuesday their royal highncsaes, acconyeainth Prince Christian, went deentalking to the " W hitalleoks when his royal highness killed a very flue stag, mg* Duke of Edinburgh another.—Dundee inertias.. THE FATAL COLLISION OFF THE SUPPOLE COAST. . - 2 OFFICIAL INQITIELY.—(THIS DAY.) The inquiry instituted by the Board of Tiih into the eireiuneteneee!Atn!ding Ditlpollision be!w eek 6, steamer Breams and the skeet - collier Hosing. coast of Suffolk, was resumed this morning at thsas is wish Police-court before Ir. Traill, the local 11, 4 4 : magistrate, sad Captains Harris and Balser as Willem Slaughter, the second mate of the who was in charge of that vessel at the time of t il l sion, was produced, and a statement previously :14 him, and which had been committed to writing, by the clerk of the court. He said he held a masidt a well as a mate's certificate for the home and ferep He took charge of the Haswell at 12 o'clock as the *66 fore the collision. A man named Feigners wee the look-out on the bridge at the time, but was at 2 o'clock by Andrew Smith. They were the four or five miles from land, making from seven be knots an hour. The lights were in excellent Smith reported to him that there was a • aimed of the Rumen on the port bow, sal or five miles dietant. He took up lle and ascertained that it was the inselimi l l of a steamer going in another direction, and he for her coloured lights. After a short time he we 66y light of a steamer, which subsequently proved to hely Bruiser, and he gave orders to have the Hiersilisee The Bruiser's light was one point on the Rimer s le bow, and about two miles distant, and when tie Sege had been ported, and the lights placed two points m 6 port bow, he ordered the vessel to be steadied, sael peeled that the Bruiser and Haswell would pas sea other port to port side. Smith cried out that the bee was altering her course and on going to ascertain ths asa racy of the statement, be saw the red said green Using the Bruiser about two points on the Haseelra peo n and found that the Haswell and Bruiser were delight He then ordered the engine to be stopped and remold full speed, and the order was instantly obeyed. B. no hailing front the Bruiser as she approached. Hs we sure the lights of the Hawed were burning hod* at the time of the collision, and he enigma di accident to the Bruiser having starboarded he We, instead of porting it. He ported his helm raEdsstly a pass the Bruiser on the port aide. The statement of Scott, the chid officer of the Ikea, and who was in charge at the time of the colhnoe, au then read. He said he had been engaged twee.* years in the Hull and London passage trade. its bite certificate of competency, dated eight years beck. Edo the collision in question he saw a white light she one point on the starboard bow, and he teak II to be that of a ship at anchor. In order to give his ship a good berth he ordered the bale ID Is starboarded and shortly after he saw a faint red kit He hailed the ship and called out to them to pot the helm hard-s-starboard, but he received no user, le immediately afterwards both vessels struck each eke Mr. Cooper submitted on behalf of the owners ale Haswell that no culpability rested with the muter sad crew of that ship. Re believed the accident vac meek to the cause assigned by Slaughter. Mr. Cohen addremeul the court on behalf of the mute and crew of the Bruiser, and was thus engaged wham report was despatched. OPINIONS OF AN UNDER-SECRETARY OP The Right Hon. C. B. Adderley, M.P., presidedatsdim of the North Staffordshire Lioensed Victullers' Swint! on Thursday, and in the course of the proceedisp fah vered a somewhat singular speech. Of Fenianins Maid he felt perfectly certain that everyone who mg the newspapers mug see that it was one of the Wats* results of that perpetual electioneering which mat al the United States, and had its origin in the tactics twist to the approaching election for Congress. Eden* to France, he said he was rather amusedat whathe sofa is other day. He was reminded that as soon as the die appeared in London the papers gave returns of thumb , i of deaths daily, whereas when it broke out in Park tie • Emperor, who had all the papers in his own hada di retied the Monifeur to say that the city was 12•511101 healthy, whereupon all those who knew the Eapuris straitly packed up their things, and bolted in sal rection. (Loud laughter.) The Poor-law Board has communicated ite IO 'ion to the Bethnal-green guardians with regard to 111. Farnall's report upon the conduct of the mu*, Ea Meyrick, who, it will be remembered, was &rugs& assaulting Miss Mug, the superintendent of forralelskat. The board requests the guardians " to call for the Ulu diate resignation of Mr. Meyrick." On the new coinage now being struck si flit Mint of Berlin, the King's heed is surrounded with a Ira wreath—s decoration not to be found on Misinform since the days of Frederick the Great. The Diario de Barcelona publishes two kilt. dated Prague, 29th and 30th of August, from s *Mk military man who has been visiting the seem of sbe war in Germany. The letters are reported to te elms by General Prim. In his opinion the secret of the ifath able success of the Prussians is mainly stuibutabb Otis fact that the Austrians were not ready and were elv• numerically overmatched. He highly &predates • needle-gun, but still he believes the result would very probably have been differen t had the inning had the forces they were supposed to have wiles its* menced. The 7th Regiment of the Nationel Goa d New York contemplate visiting Europe nest isle 2 was this regiment which was shown as the Grog Honour to the Princeof Wales during his Mitts , NessTerb They twice marched over a thousand strong to the ds• ll of the Union, and furnished over 2-10 officers fords Mel during the late war. An invitation signed by eel • prominent Americans in Paris hasbeen transmitted tehel York, and all the necessary concessions have been elan d . from the Imperial government. A s at present nasal! the regiment will leave New York ea rl y in 314. Mi. Havre, and proceed to Paris. After sojourning lble some 17 days they will come direct to London, 0 0 ° will probably remain about ten days, after whit will leave for Southampton, there to enthath DI , York, in order to be at home by th e 4th of Jell. supposed they will number 850 strong with the Effil corps, besides an excellent band and drum cord' with invited guests about 1,050 officers and men The village of Vadjans (Isere), a communed"' inhabitants, has been almost totally destrqedW, l". flagration, kindled, it was supposed, by a child for' with inciter matches in a barn. Out of thirty-fee of which the village was oomposed, seven only /1 110. • very small number only of the buildings was insured. T R EPRESENTA TION OT ALN SEPT. 14.—Mr. Jere° ise Smith coutinms to cse borough in the liberal interest. lie is consident,, quite sufficiently advanced for some liberals herelji split in the liberal camp that was rumoured, is eir • jr, suppressed by the advent of a conservative c andid" n . Fowler, banker, of London, who is expected doom bell morrow. —Rev ter's E. PARLIAMENTAR REFORM Mgyrrtov.—A open-air meeting of working men was held last eventj. Camp Field, Manchester. Resolutions were tatir; ea, Poem(' in favour of manhood suffrage sv! ° twos t al ln. P 4 ll4i th inst. pg rteandndaninvrtingatMther. linglFeahtttorefbeclowl7,./ though the rain fell heavily, early a man left she ra, There was also an enthueusstio reform mead'!.l4 worth last evening. Similar resolutions tothose Or— in Camp Field were pared. f 2„,,.. PARTRIDOS SHOOTING IN THE •,••• - though partridges are abundant in the soothes fen-F,i they were never known lobe so wild at the coomen • 'a of a season. The rain and wind have toads that • and restloss as November birds, and in Berke, $ 04 4/kr Sammy, en walbsteeked manors, it is a bard def,.._ e e a have shot to bag ten brace. In many inetancs rtailish in skilful hands, among an ab undaxce of ra not knocked over mom than tha t number in a del. 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