The Express. — London, England, 1858-10-13 00:00:00

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It has been the fashion in certain quarters industriously to represent Lord Joint lirg,ti.t. as a Statesman who has done growing— ** a politician whose stock-in-trade mainly cossists of a cut and dried assortment of Constitutional notions, made up after the formal pattern of historical Whiggery. It has been said of him that he breathes, wherever he goes, a perpe tual atmosphere of Snooks's, regards public affairs principally through the medium of family interests, and has never made an advent* in political or social philosophy beyond the opinions which were current in his own circle at the epoch of the Reform Bill. Sensible people, of coarse, were never misled by these rancorous efforts of avowed enemies or " candid" friends. In spite of all this frothy clamour, the sound instincts of the great body of intelligent Englishmen have always led them to regard Lord JOHN Bream as one of the statesmen most deserving of their confidence, They have never believed in the silly misrepresentation that he was either indifferent to the great social problems of the time, or imperfectly informed as to the true prac tical bearings of the " Condition of England " goes lion. Even those who have too long suffered them selves to be influenced by the once fashionable calumnies, must have had their faith in the calum niators somewhat rudely shaken by a perusal of this inaugural address at Liverpool. To map out accurately and clearly within the compass of a single address the vast provinces of thought and exertion comprised within the bounda ries of Social Science—to leave no topic un touched, yet so to touch each as to show that familiarity with its salient points which only study sad reflection can bestow—this is not a teak to be achieved by any mind, even of the highest faculties, by any amount of more occasional prepara tion. No conceivable power of cram, no intensity of reading up Blue-books, would have enabled Lord JOHN RUSSELL to arrange in lucid order, and discuss with comprehensive brevity, the widely diversified subjects included within the range of his inaugural discourse. As it is, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to find a more clear and accurate survey than is presented in this address, both of what has been done, and of what yet remains to do, in the various departments of Social Science. It is not, of course, oar intention to make any attempt at following Lord Jong RUSSELL over the vast field in which he has so successfully expatiated. But there are ONO or two points of more than ordi nary importance en which it is especially interesting to ascertain the views of • public man so influen tial. In the Department of Jurisprudence, for inseams, there is the question relating to the Con solidation of the Statute Law. On this point the opinion of Lord JOHN RUNSILL entirely concurs with that which has been more than once advanced in these columns. To consolidate our statutes—in the sense of compiling and aggregating them under certain heads, without material alteration either in their substance or in their expression —would be of comparatively little advantage. Parliament must go farther. Parliament must be prepared, in the well-chosen language of the inaugural address, " " repeal what is obsolete, to supply what is " defective, to condense what is dispersed, " and to place in lucid order what is " obscure and confused." It is to be hoped that Lord JOHN Russeu. will maintain in the , House of Commons the principle he has so ably stated in Bt. George's-hall. The example of the New York Legislature in the revision of their laws— an example not unfamiliar to our readers—wee also adduced by Lord JOHN RUNNISLL. Three able American jurists drew up a report for the Legislature, showings with regard to each enactment—first, what the law was ; secondly, its presumed defects ; thirdly, the pro posed remedy. The Legislature, supplied with these materials, went vigorously to work, and the result has been • body of law which has given universal satisfaction on the other side of the Atlantic. Really the question seems to resolve itself into this— have we or have we not some half-dozen jariste amongst us, capable of drawing up such a report for our Parliament as that which these three barris ters drew up for the Legislature of New Yak P That is • question which it is to be hoped Lord JOHN Rnserit will lose no time in pressing on the attention of Parliament. He has a right notion of the task to be performed and the mode of accom plishing it; what we want cannot be better de scribed than in his own words :—" A complete code r worthy of the country, simplifying and im " proving our laws, on principles fit to be adopted " in an enlightened age, and founded on the solid " masonry of oar ancient institutions." Peking by many very admirable remarks on the especial necessity that exists for simplifying our law of Real Property and improving our system of Judi cial Statistics, we come to the great question of Penal Discipline. Fully accepting the position that lilies beams a necessity for us to consume our " own crime, and not to send it forth to contaminate " other parts of the world," Lord JOHN presents NMIIIIMmi THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER a brief but accurate view of the existing up - tem of secondary paniehmente—giving, we we glad to see, due prominence to the very encouraging results obtained by Captain Connor' from his admi rable process of Intermediate Discipline. From the penal system of adults to the reformatory discipline of youthful offenders, the transition is nay, and the remits of recent legislation, seconded by pablic beneficence in the formation of Reforms, tol d", Refugee, Industrial and Ragged Schools, are trued in rapid but correct outline. On the great question of National Education Lord JOHN very wisely professes a determination to await the results of the recently appointed Committee of Inquiry. Let us know precisely what the facts are before we theorise—above all, before we legislate. From mea sures that concern the mental welfare of the people Lord Joan pares to those that relate to their physi cal health. His remarks on Sanatory Science show an adequate sense of the growing importance so justly attached in these days to the study of the laws which relate to health as affected by density of population, conditions of atmosphere, and habits of life. The considerations arising out of this branch of his subject es to the constantly accelerating inerease of the urban, es compared with the rural, population, lead naturally to the question of Emigra tion, the last of the more important social agencies which falls within the compass of his address. To say of this addreae that it contains anything which would be new to the spe cial student of any of the special topics to which it refers, would not be true, and, if true, would not be complimentary. The communication of new knowledge is not the object of such a dis course; its aim rather ought to be to furnish such a general conspectus of the present state of attainment and the present tendency of effort, as to supply to the special student those enlarged views and those elevated aims which a limited devotion to particular lines of study is not calculated to produce. In this Lord Jolts RUSSELL has been eminently successful. We do not know where to find a more accurate exposition of the tendencies of Social Science and the duties imposed on social reformers, than in the concluding menteaDes of his address. "It is for us "to endeavour to improve the laws by which the " community is governed. It is for us to show how " education may be extended and diffused. It is " for us to examine and record what has been done " for the reformation and punishment of offenders. It " is for as to confirm and animate the efforts which " are being made to sustain the public health, and " thereby preserve for this country her eminence as " the home of a vigorous and independent race. It " is for us to investigate the conditions of the great " problems of political economy which may often " admit of corrections, but never of refutations. In " Imo doing we shall but consult the welfare of the " present and future generations ; in so doing n we shall follow the path traced out for us by " Almighty Benevolence and Almighty Wisdom." 821 PAUL'S CAZODZeth 888VICIS. ‘ ---0— The Deem and Chapter of St. Aare, and Ike committee semidated with them, have varlets works in the cathedral for the following : I.f . drovide: for the largest possible at the evening pervious within hearing distance of the Pull i• 2. To regulate the temperature of the cathedral, and make other errengemente for the comfort of the congress don ; and to eske can 3. That nothing eo dans cilaah with the architecture. " For the Bret object," my the committee, " it is evident that the great antral area of the dome can done offer suffi cient space. It has also been found by experiments in 1651 to be the part of the cathedral best adapted to the voice. With a view to the comfort of the congregation, the first thing is to secure a nameable amount of warmth. To attain this, the crypt, which underlies the whole cathedral, offers considerable hoility,—viz., by warming the m thoroughly, and forming opening; in the pavement to allow the heated air to circulate. For tide purpose • number of Mr. Goldsworthy Gurney's patent stoma have been already placed then, tad openings have been formed in the worms; bra to be covered with ornamental brae,- work ; such additimel Novae and gratings will be added as the mean of the trial of those at present provided shall sug ern gest. It is fur the paves of this t, and this only. that at present the nave is from the rest of the tem& lry a mem al white white will he shortly !emceed, when ihe tequila of shoves has been asontliael. The admiral& hreeight of Sir C, Wren per mite the okbessys of them okras to be carried up to the top of the cethednel, without le my way injuring the structure. or introdming4l . l In The pavement of the central dome, end the paste of le the arms of the CCM, is to be covered a MEd of meeting, celled aceptulioce and alexia the whole of the congragatica will be seated on chairs. This ewe, during divine esmice, will be carload with alma= certain of the American leather cloth, which rasterial has been found at Sydenham to be maccessful in =An* sound. The whole is to be so arranged that curtsies, Maim sad sma the greater part of 1 the mating can be readily pat slide ca Monday and re placed for Sunday's use en Saturday afternoon; so that they will in no way Interfuse with the architecture. An aduhtional organ wlll be provided &mid the present organ be found ill-placed he the oopyregedon Hader the dome. The lighting will be mainly elleated by÷esne m of the aroma of gas which was left round thew ...?. at the time of the funeral of the Doke W The committee ecatinue to look forward with oon - 67;70e to the airport of the public in the important object of ailivenhig the presume naked and unfinished appearance of the interior of the cathedral by mild and permanent em bellishment, in accordance with the views of filer Christopher Wren, eo far as they can be martalsed." • LATEST INTELLIGENCE. INDIA AND CHINA. The Paris papers publish the following despatches from Trieste, received there from Alexandria, under date of October 2 : " The Begum of Lneknow bee offered to give up Nana Sahib on the condition of her receiving a free pardon. " Calcutta advioss to the Bth September state that it was hoped the insurrection would be completely crushed by the time winter set in. General Roberts had obtained another victory near Velhamma. Ge neral Grant had driven the rebels from Sultanpore to Busanpore. Nana Sahib was closely hemmed in in his jungle stronghold. " Acoonnta from Hong Kong to the 24th August confirm the destruction of Nantow ; and that Canton was quiet, and that Kweiliang had been appointed commissioner there." Irk Court. BALMORAL, Ocr. 11. The Count of Flanders took hie departure for London, attended by Captain Burnell. Tlas Count and Countess Pendgny have also left Bed meal. Despatches from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope sod also from the Goveruors of the Colonies on the West Coast of Africa, were received yesterday at the Colonial aloe. WIIITZBALL, OCT. 9.—The Queen has been plowed to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Gael, granting the dignity of a baronet of the United King. dom of Great Britain sad Ireland unto Sir James Outrun, G.C.8., Lieutenant-General of her Majesty's Indian forme, and member of the council of the Governor- Genentlof and to the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten.—Gagette. His Royal Highness the Count of Flanders, accompanied by Captain Burnell, returned to CidWon's Hotel yesterday morning, from Balmoral. _ _ The Prince and Prin cese thigerine have left Fen , tone Hotel for the Continent His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess /3senstorff returned to Prussia House yesterday from Brighton. Thar infant son is progressing favourably tovuds recovery. On Monday was solemnised at AU Saints church, Knightsbridge, the insmags of the eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Orkney es Yr. Leo &humor, skeet son of Mr. Schuster. The lirldesetnaide wore white tarlatan dramas over white glace, trimmed with cerise velvet, and math of the saute material. The bride was magnificently attired in white moire antique, elegantly trimmed with Limerick lace, and wreath composed of orange blossom, myrtle, and white ropes. Over this coaturne was thrown a spisodid Limerick lace veil. The Rev. O. A. Trevor, canon of York, minister of St Philip's Chapel, Regent-street, London, and late of the parish church, Sheffield, has been appointed to the no tary of itokeby, Y ofkabire. The Lord Chancellor has presented the Hon. and Rev. Frank Bugden, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, domestic chaplain to Lord fit. Leonard., to the vicarage of Great Hale, new Bleaford, Lincolnshire, ;ordered vacant by the death of the Rev. Richard Bingham, M.A. The bene fice is worth about 1,0001. a year. Mr. Sugden's appoint ment to Cheat Hale renders vacant the vicarage of Miguel], near Greta-bridge, Yorkshire, which is in the gift of the Lord Chancellor, and worth 3601. a year. The rectory of Navenby, Lincolnshire, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Doncaster, will, we ( Wolverhmsap tens Ch coucle) anderstand, devolve on the Rev. If. B. Mason, formerly Head Master of Brewood Grammar School, as Fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge. The Rey. RicharclW. Boot, late curate of St. James's, Wsdnesbory, has been presented by Lord Werd to the incumbency of Pesurnett, near Kingswiamd. The Duke of Newcastle has consented to preside M the annual general meeting of the Government Schaal of Art, at Nottingham, and to distribute the national and lesni medals recently awarded to the students of the Kir& The meeting will take place on Wednesday nex•, the 20th fait ♦ large number of the nobility and gentry resident in the neighbourhood have intimated their intention of being pasta at the proceedings. We are glad to state that Mr. Alfred Wigan has ma far recovered as to intend shortly to appear in several leading provincial theatres, accompanied by Mrs. Wigan. TM first appearance will probably be at Brighton, the town at which Mr. Wigan has lately resided. THE PRINCESO'S TEI E.% TRE.—Ma . Augustus Mania, the stage director of the Corent•gardea Opera, has signed a Iran for the Prisocee's Theatre, of which he takes passe elne at the termination of Mr. Charles /Lean's mammy at the end of the present arias. Mr. Jonas Refries, of Hounaditch, has taken the contract for lighting the Camp at Aidershott dating the winter months. Upwards of 7,000 lamps are used. Yesterday orders were issued from the office of Public Works to prepare the apace at the end of Wateeloo place. on the north side of Pall-mall, heretofore occupied by the Bode light, for the reception of the Guards' Crimean Memorial. The memorial, cut from Russian gene, is com posed of fwr large figurer, standing on a granite pededal ; It will face St. Jarnea's Park. The models are all ready for casting, and the work I. expected to be placed In position by the 6th proximo, the anniversary of the battle of Inkermann. The committee of the Centr►l Association for Improving the Condition of the Wives and Families of &i -dlers and Sailors have announced a bazaar, under the patronage of the Countess of Daruley and other ladles of tisanes, which will take place at Chatham to-morrow end Friday. Her Majesty's corps of Yeomen Warders have re , asked undress uniforms in lieu of the gold embrni lered tunics hitherto worn by them, and which cost from 501. to 601. each. now only to be worn on state occasions. Yester day the warders appeared in their new tunics, oompoood of blue cloth, slashed and turned up with red. TRABBATLANTIC PACKET BT4TION AT 'OTNU. The Limerick Chromic:* of yesterday states, that at the meeting held on Monday as the subject of mune( a Mame treat Forme, the Mayon presided, sad it wee re solved to epply to the Lard-Lisabiarg to mad down the Commiesiooen of tke Harbours of Estop in Inland to re port upon Shannon. Committies were limed *OM the Chamber of Commerce Harbour Board, and 000 thing to put themselves in communication with the railway companies in the south of Ireland gad Entlead, to moirtain what facility they would stud far *make of merohandies, as oleo with the dividers of the Cowed Hoe of package. (mom LUT xiorta smarm) Warrizeu., OCT. 12.—The Queen has been plowed Wyoming die Bev. Roderick Prayer to the church of Lig, in the gresheery of Lewis, and shire et Bose, vacant by the death of the Bar. Janne Gunn, late esinleter thereof. CONN:MAIL APPOIIIIIILIXTS. FOILEIGN-OFFICE, Barr. 28.—The Queen has hem emeiously Owed:to appoint Henry Adrian Churchill, Seq., C. 8., new her Majesty's Causal in Boma* to be her Majesty's Cowed at Jassy; Edward St. John Neale, Beq , now her Majesty's Consul at Palmas, to be her Majesty's email in Bosnia ; Henry &nil Ongley, Esq., now her Majesty's Consul in the Island of Candle, to be her Majesty's Consul at Patna; Lewis John Barber. Beg., now her Majesty's Consul in the Bute of Virgin* to be bee Majesty's Consul is the Island of Curtis ; end George Moore, Virginia Req., now her Majesty's Caned at Ancona, to be her Majesty's Consul in the Beate of . DOWNING -STREET, SEPT. 30.—The Queen has been plashed to appoint Rickard Clement Moody, Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel In the Royal Engineers, end Menet- Colonel In the Army, to be Chief Commissiceer of Lands and Works for the colony of British Colombia. The sth and 6th vols. of " The History of the Dramatic Literature of our time," by M. Janin, will be pub lished this week, at Bilis. M. de Flottwell, the new Prussian Minister of the Interior, in said to be 76 years of age. A letter from Berlin stake that the Primo of Prussia hie received by telegraph the congratulations of the four great Powers as his acosieion to the Regency. The Mt that erring was tress the Emperor Alexrader, which wee sent off " with ramerkable promptitude." The Brussels indlpendisee of yesterday evening states that the Freda goveramest bee addresesd a nom to the Holy Bes, coached in very moderate sad mations terms, fa which it cells upon that power to consider the morel eon squares it mails upon itself by approving of the violent outrage csounittsd by the familiar of the Holy dem to oenylag off the Jewish child at Bologna. The fa(pendant* adds The Cabinet of the:Tuileries could mot do less, but we much fear that if It remains alone In its proceeding., that the only result will be to relieve France of the responsi bility without tutoring the young Honors to Ms parents." The New York papers state that Mr. Herman Melville hes prepared a leanly, which he proposes shortly to deliver, dewaripthre of hie pummel adventures la the South eft. The readers of Types will be glad to meet the author ea Ids oda peculiar ground. Mr. Andrew Aroedeokne, Commodore of the Royal Larks Yooht Club and en ha norary somber of the New York Yealat Club, has arrived at New York. He hri made emend Alta to the United States, and is now on rout, tar Canada. ELECTION or NZW NZIEBERA or PARLIAMENT.— I% Ilse forthcoming elsdkes conerqnent on the appoint ments to the new Wien Council, an Act of Parliament in the late aides respecting voters will be enforced the first time. By the Act In question (21st and 22nd of Vlctoria, mg. 87) it is declared that it shall be lawful for any candidnis or his agent to provide conveyance for any voter for tbeilliPon a gator at en election and not other wlee ; " bat It shell set he lawful le pig say prosy or give say salads mmaidanelin to a miler for or in respect of his travelling camas for each purpose, provided always that a fall, true, sad particular meant of all payments mode for soak conveyania, signed W candidate Of Ws agent, lasi le Adhered le Or &Mks audleter, with the saw nal salaam of the poem to wham soh pa to have bum asde ant the eassat of sorb mum shell be looMed be ths plural moat of the owner to be in curred M yrs Action to be made oat kept by such election avoMr." MI. nitwit MIT To terday eftentesa this mg Won of the bargains. of Birmingham was promesd to the Mayor, praying that hla worship would manes • public meeting to be held In the Town Mall, for tie piper of harems an address from J. Brigid. Esq.. 11. T. hr the borough. Sir J. &WM me =the pleases be Mt la reintlag ate resert, sad se o'cteek mks elealay et ke fath kat fir he seethes. We ea blemail that ea Invited= la a public hesquet ha. be MO is Mr. Bright ; but lalis etwatititeats who have intended dieweelves in the meter had not tieslad a reply . Tbe boa. ismalimes rhit to Illiakskes teM C u r st a iata la ea imilluMmle manner, sad ant skeedy in proper fee Nokia( his re words, of the town end 4. Miami roprematetive.— Mr Ixemiaer. LADLES' COLLEGE.—Yesterday the int:rode lakes ea the opening of the Ladies' College, 47, Bo= 2=ides se delivered by Mr. Richard Roth,,., th e pro f esesr le the lealitiatiou. The Wan tram vay well Mande by Maim sad smarter, of the ea., lee by a large saisiar of the bay pa pile. The ealideat chasms forks disarm wash. is layaautor of the eU4et needneteyin," After aw pnitedowylktervatlons, lb. hearer merited lot Seen flit kale shed sight ass lade el ha Ws dykes dmilme amillemake mail mashed Maim yet the affirm wallieele weed teed very male to Vie and wsavatia of ee haste Wad, and would it kin fir die everyiey elai llep ag weeid bare to mix in. He urged the amorally et kw stadles. sal mhowed bow mathe matics aka was said Ihe allempliehmenta sad when they pealaelt of the Wm* of that study. The rest his* Is be swam k teaching this admit was the amisellia et lie female mind. He found that the Med at eta woe hard, end Indelible, end requite a prat dal st Ireasedacts mks aa frepremion on it. bed whim I<was mil% wee ymeaserat, while the Annals mind we mere deileallq dafiti.erd erre easily entible of BRIINAHRIsms. bet did asseelele ohm, sad the meet ecop was that theleoheellea had le be repeehd again lad He concluded by feepreselets wa Ms masa the Importance of this study, in seer to=l e te Real teal loot, an d by making them teak foe memos them selves from bigotry and superstition. ILLNESS OP THE ARCHBISHOP OF YOEII.—A in pace the Archbishop of York. who wee to have preached the sermon at the approaching consecration of the pariah church of Doncaster, has been obliged to decline that ditty in consequence of hie feeble state of health. As a melt of the step which his grace has been compelled to adopt, the con sacestion sermon will be preached by the Right Rev. Dr. Bickersteth, Biehop of Ripon. CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAY. Tr FADAY, Ocr. 12.—Admiesious on mutant, 2,301; ditto by season tickets, 444; total Aeon., 1,746. -Yes DEPARTURE OF THE PACIFIC FROM GALWAY. (BT BRITISH AND wtomsno TELZORAP H.) (1 , 11.031 OVA OWN lINT.) GALWAY, WEDNESDAY. The Pacific has just sailed, with 337 passengers for America, and over-full of cargo. Lord and Lady Bury were among the passengers. Lord Bury has plenary powers to conclude mail contracts with Newfoundland, Canada, and the United States government, for the Galway line. Over one hun dred persons, who came expecting to secure berths here on their arrival, were refused accommodation, much to their disappointment. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. 0111011 MI OWN 001 /TNT.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. A Pais letter in the Semaphore of Marseilles ter:_ Ta ths last aeries of criminals and politioal transports sent to Caymans there was a man who filled a prominent position In the early stage' of the revolution of February, H. Delwin's. This former oommieaary of the provisional government was some time ago senteneed to a term of imprisoameat, which he has undergone, and it is only under the partakes of the law of public safety that he is now trassportad- The marriage contract between the Duke of Ma lakoff and Madlle. Sofia Valera de la Paniega was signed at nine o'clock yesterday evening at Madame de Montijo's house, the Hotel d'Alba, in the Champs Ripen. Nearly two hun dred persons were present on the occasion. The witnowes for the Duke of Malakoff were Marshal Valliant, the Minister at War, and Count Walewski ; and for Madlle. Paniega, the Marquis de Caaaniera and M. Fould. The civil marriage took place at noon to-day at the Mairie of the lit arrondissement, the Rue d'Anjon St. Honors!. The religious ceremony will be performed, as I have previously announced, at nine o'clock this evening in the Imperial Chapel of St. Cloud, in the presence of their Majesties, who must by titie time have returned from their triumphal visit to Rheims, of which you will see long accounts in the illoolteur. The latest rumour touching the Portuguese diffi culty is that the Portuguese Minister here has pro posed to Count Walewski to give up the Charles Georges, and to set the crew at liberty, bat that his government is not prepared to pay any indemnity. I can say nothing as to the truth of this report. The Bourse continues to be heavy. The Rents has to-day sustained a farther decline of 130. both for cash and account, the last prices being 73fr. 23c., and 73fr. 35c. Mobilier fell 13fr. 93c. The rail ways were all lower. Northern fell 7fr. Mc. ; Southern, 6fr. 230.; and the other lines from 2fr. 50c. to 6fr. The minor journals of Paris, whose name is legion, are making desperate efforts to procure the reversal of the ministerial circular of a few weeks back, requiring a stamp upon every paper contain ing advertisements, and which if maintained will be their destruction. There is great reason to believe that the author of this circular is wrong in his law. So long ago as June lest the Journal de I 'Enregistrs meat et lee Domains, which is a great authority on the stamp laws, pronounced an opinion that the law of June 23, 1857, whick abolishes the duty on " public announcements, whether printed, cried in the streets, or circulated in any other manner," applies to advertisements in a journal. The ob noxious circular is understood to be the work of M. Dronsard, an official of republican antecedents, who is now candidate for the Legion of Honour. Hopes are entertained that his extra " zeal" may yet be fruitier. The Mayor of Lourdes has been forced by eccle siastical pressure to revoke his decree interdicting access to the miraculous grotto of Massavielle. It may, therefore, be almost taken as certain, although the commission appointed by the bishop has not yet made its report, th►t the Lourdes miracle is in tended to take rank with that of the Salette and others held to be authentic by the church. Some people think that miracles are now becoming so frequent in France that the priests must be getting ashamed to own them. There is, however, a very wide 'margin yet, if the church is to have no other restmint than the capacity of its own swallow. In Italy, when the Jesuits were predominant, there was scarcely a town, or even a village of any conm queue, that had not its duly authorised modern miracle. The Presse says, in its weekly commercial re •iew : Although a general amelioration in the state of trade has been observable for the last six weeks, and although moat branches of manufactures have emerged from the protracted dead ems" there Is not yet that activity in business which we have been expecting to see. Psychs...ea to a certain extent an daily made by foreign agents; considerable orders for particular ankles have been received from Ruasia, and Spain, and the United States are rousing themselves hem their inaction; bat business revives but slowly with deenmay, which emu yet is feel the effects of the late sift The hour which do Intainees with South America, ' these sunneabil with the Brazils more especially, have re ' eared very fow orders. We learn by the latest advisee fres Rio, that at the end of August the trade of that place wee still la difficulties. The Brazilian back had raised he lilietsewille 11 per cent., and as much as 13 per oust. was taken for updating drafts upon Europe. In Paris the cabinet makbg business is the one which hitherto has benefited the lirst by the improved feeling. The Fanbourg St. Antoine paralli complains of the diMeulty of doing buaions. The rug ebrips,which Wel, active at the beginning of September, found *des bushier very slack afterwards, and it is only within the lad few days that ft has to some extent revired again. These fluctuation are attributed to the influence of the weather. The protracted summer has kept people longer than usual in the country, and at the watering-plane. Timms have suffered from this circumetence, and it is only since the weather has become oomparatively cold that there is a little more demand for them. Melancholy news has been received this week from Lille. The speculation In sugar lid to a failure which t►rew the trading classes of that city Into a stele of oonefernetion. The fall In sugars hie been severely felt by several honer., which have been large purchamrs for several months past. The depression of our home sugars has reacted upon colonial produce, which I. down in ell the pinta. The most favourable news centimes 13, 1858: to be received from the wins districts The produce gene rally exceeds all anticipation. The oonsequanes Is, that notwithstanding the superior quality of this year's wins, the growers cannot think ti keeping It all on hand, and ere already lowering their demands to order to effect sales. The state of the cern market remains unchanged. The tendency le still downwards both in Frew* and abroad, and there Is so little margin for operations between different markets that seaway any bushing is done for delivery at a &Wee. NAPOLEON 111. AT RHEIMS. The first pier* in yesterday's Moniteur is given to the following letter from Rheims : Their Majesties having left the camp at one o'clock, arrived at three before the walls of Rheims. Triumphal arches had been erected along the whole extent of the Roman way, which extends from Barle•Due to Rheims. The Em peror at the antenna of the city wee met by the mayor, who presented to him, on a gold dith, the keys formerly presented to Charles VII. ills Majesty having replied to the speech addressed to him, entered Rheims. Then was offered to his eyes a spectacle of the most vivid and touching originality. All the houses were hung with woollen stuffs of brilliant hues, which gave to the entire city • strange and charming aspect. These stuffs were prodnoed in the looms of the country. The value of these remarkable tissues amounted to • million of francs. The sound of the church bells, rung in fall peal, spread throughout the Mane phere like a solemn and penetrating emotion. One of those immense throngs that no official effort could collect, which only assemble under the impulse of popular feelings, blocked up all the ways by which the Emperor was to pass, covering both the street itself and the tope of the houses. The quarter through which his Majesty wished to enter is the one where the workmen abound. The administratke had left to this zealous and laborious population the are of adorning their dwellings after their own fashion. Thus the character of this popular display, intended to do honour to the Emperor, had in it something surprising, spontaneous and unforeseen, in which the ideas of our period were mingled with a sort of reminiscence of distant and simple times. Each guild of workmen, each useful and industrious associa tion, had its own triumphal arch. One of theme tem porary monuments, the one raised by the Agricultural Society, presented an ingenious assemblage of all the animate and inanimate forces of the plains. Huge fruits and vegetables appeared through thick tufts of leaves. Two opus, like pacific sentinels, were stationed at the two sides al this rustic gate, the top of which was sumounted by wicker cages containing the birds of our poultry-yards. In front of all the public edifices, and even of several private houses, we'read various inscriptions—all of them conveying the same sentiment, that of the acclamations with which their Ma jesties were accompanied, "Long live the Emperor I" " Long live the Empress I" " Long live the Imperial Prince!" Their Majesties proceeded to the cathedral. Tide edifice, stamped with the grandeur of ages, is not merely the ornament, the honour, the pride of the city which it seems to protect; it may be said to be Its personification. These stones will speak eternally the language of the people, such as it really otters when not disfigured by ambitious and faithbles inter preter*, that is to may, • religions and strong language, r,fiecting those general ideas and that sincere belief that eon etitute the support of stable governments. The Emperor was received in flout of the splendid doorway of this edifice by Monseigneur the Cardinal Gotuiset, a learned prelate, encircled by a popularity as solid as the virtues which form Is foundation. Monseigneur de Rheims presented likewise some keys to the Emperor ; they were those of the spiritual city of which he is the chief. Having addressed to the illus. inane gaests whom he was receiving a fervid allocu tion, in harmony with the solemnity celebrated by an entire population, the cardinal introduced the Emperor and Empress into his church. Their Majesties first stopped under a canopy, where they received the honours due to their supreme rank; then they went in promedon to take their places on a prie-Dien in the middle of the choir. The organ played, and in the midst of an attentive public, of • preying clergy, the vaulted roofs of the church resounded with the chant that invokes the blessings of God upon the Sovereign of France. After this religious ceremony, which will be one more tradition added to those from which Rheims derives its authority and lustre, their Majesties repaired to the Archbishop's Palace, which they bad chosen for their re sidence. In the vest halls of this palace, replete with the noblest, purest, and most patriotic historical recollections of the monarchy, the Emperor received the =Mutated civic and departmental bodies. The working guild• were equally ad mitted to present their homage to the Monarch. The market women presented to their Majesties • rich present, in tended for tee Imperial Prince. The Empress, with en emotion of pleasure and a feeling of klndasse that threw a fresh charm over her features, addressed a few bene volent words to these women enthralled by her grace. These receptions were finished by an appearance of their Majesties upon the flight of steps before the Archbishop's palace. The representatives of all the communes, having their mayors at their head, and distinguished by banners of diSerent colours, and the medallists of St. Helena, filed off before the Emperor, uttering acclamations as they passed, that showed mote and yet more profoundly than ever the source from which the proteetive dynasty of the interests of all derives its greatness and its strength. This evening the entire city is illuminated end a compact crowd is thronging before the Hotel de Ville, where their Majesties are present at • grand bell. UNITED STATES. The steamship Arabia, of the Cunard line, from Liverpool on the 18th ult., arrived at New York on the 29th. She reported news of a serious accident having befallen the steamer Haramonia, of the Ham burg line, which succeeded the Austria from that port on the 15th ult. She exploded her magazine' when lees than a day out, and was obliged to put back. Five persons were injured. Unfavourable accounts had begun to come in from the Kansas gold region. Late "deices from Pike's Peak reported that the miners were returning to the States, and• it was added that the emigrating com panies which were forming in Leavenworth and Law rence were disbanding, discouraged by the evil rumours which reached them. The weather at the mines was changeable, and at times very severe. The Indian troubles in Texas had assumed a for midable character. Late advice* stated that the Northern Catnanches, Kiotnas, and a part of the Apaches ' numberin g . in all fourteen Indian bands, had declared war against that State. According to the latest indications, an army would soon be fully employed in fighting the Indians. A despatch from Mr. Lundy, the electrician re cently arrived at Trinity Bay from Valentia, to Cyrus W. Field, Esq., had been just published, stating that he hoped, by establishing. a system of unison between the two stations, to be able to get signals through, the conductor not being broken, and the defect being a loss of insulation 280 miles from Valenti', and that he thought it possible, by sending a certain kind of electricity, to improve the insulation, and thus overcome the difficulty for a time. The trial of Dr. Webster, dentist, charged with committing a criminal assault on a patient under the influence of chloroform, took place OR Sept. 29. A verdict of not guilty on the capital charge, but guilty of an attempt, was rendered. A new trial was moved. General ?donagas, the ex-president of Venezuela, has arrived in Paris, where he proposes to pass the winter. An American has just purchased for 75,000 fr. the famous chateau of Moats Christ*, near &Int-Germain, which was built by M. Alexandre Dames at an expanse of more then 400,000 fr. The &mane lla del Alpi announces that a grand fete la to be celebrated 1 1 the Reagens at Moe, on the occae don of the laying of the first atone of a Basilian church. The Grand Duke Constantine is to preside. The Daub government, in a bill presented to the Chambers, proposes to modify 14 out of the 38 existing electoral districts, to increase those of Amsterdam, Rotter dam, D Alcum, and Goretun by the adjunction of the adja *ant villages, and to &Whorl's each of those four towns to return ea additional member to the Second Chamber. In consequence the Chamber will henceforth consist of 72 mem bers instead of 88. " We learn " says the Richmond Enquirer (U.S.), "that Mr. G. P. R. James will Sully leave Rlobasbnd on Tuesday next for New York, when he will probably take the steamer Persia of the 29th (Sept.) for Europe, to asetune at once his new and responsible duties as British Consul-General at Venice. We speak the hearty sentiment of kis many devoted friends when we say that the departure of Mr. James and his stoomplished and charming family will produce a sad chasm in the society of Richmond." dX AMARIOAN POLITICAL DUEL. The San Francisco corres pon dent of the New York Strad writing on thg 6th desaihea • deal which took place on the 21st August, on Angel Island, in the Bay of Ban Francisco, between George Pe nn J o h nston, Cl er k of the United States Circuit Court and editor of the National, and William I. Ferguson, State Senator from Setramento county, in the presence of • large crowd collected for the occasion. " The meeting took place on Angel Island, about five mills from the city, but tally within view. The principals, with their seconds, physicians, and a number of friends, arrived on the ground at two o'clock in the afternoon. Until five o'clock nothing was done save talking, obtaining refresh ments and Indulging in pistol practice, for it is well known neither party had mach experience in the use of the weapon. At the lest mentioned hour about 80 parsons were present, including several federal officers. The patties were brought to the spot selected, the pistols (duelling ones) loaded, the agreement being, on the first Ike ten paces, or thirty feet ; the around and subsequent fires twenty feet. " Beth appeared cool and collected, coming on the ground with overcoats. They were presented with pistols by their seconds, the latter exhibiting more nervousness than the principals. A reporter from the )rkrning Call, who wit weed the fight, gives the following account of it, which is considered correct :—They stripped off their overcoats, buttoned up their coats, and turned up the collars thereof, Ferguson at the moment giving vent to one of hie cha racteristic jokes. The moment was an exciting one to the spectators, many of whom never were participants in a similacaffeir. Mr. Johnston was plated standing to the wed ; Mr. Fergana standing to the oat, facing 'oath. The former wore a sack coat, buttoned at the top ; the latter a frock. The wor d was to be gine, by arrangement, by demanding, " Are you ready f— Fire I" At the latter word, b o th fired, Ferguson a little the first ; but no damage was done—John ston's bullet striking the ground about a foot in front of his adversary, and Fargnean's passing close to Johnston to the meth, lodging In the meth. All the spectators gave a re lieving breath, QM eappned that 11011111 steps would be taken to Ifni a reconandatke; hat reek hopes weredispelled on sang the weapons re-Minded. On the second the, adiatenee = tansously ink bath discharged their pistols without "et, the shots being line ones, sad the Whits lodging In the ground near each con teetaat's fest. Oa the thud attempt, Ferguson fired first, Johnston reserving his dn. At this moment, when the life of his adversary was in his hands, the excitement was intense, and every spectator expected a deadly isms. Altar discharging his weapon, Ferguson gave one of his cha reeenistio shales of the head, and braced himself to receive the Are, which was given deliberately, but missed, parsing to the south of the latter. The result wee a great relief to all meat, who could not but admire the coolness and courage of both parties, and strong hops were entertained that the affair would then be terminated, as it looked like butchery to sea two men coolly shoot at each other, at such a short din. tams; but Jehastedeseconda demanded another shot, which of muse was mate& On coming to the ground for the Korth plot, the andemsent among the spectators had some whet ended, the dna Off puffs interchanged having some what; andliotissel thaw with the code of honour, and the sentiment was universal, "Go in, and get killed " —the out. std condderlng it rather forcing the matter in requiring mast shot. During the interval Johnston talked freely vial& Mends, and Ferguson, after throwing his overcoat arowel him, for the wind commenced to blow sharply, walked fowl fro with Dr. White. "ThepitiTeirePr;a7or the fourth fire and the word was gives, but Mr , ameron, one of Johnston's seconds, stopped the fire on account of some informality. After a short parley between the seconds the word wee again repeated, and both fired—Ferguson firing first, Johnston having reserved his fire. On the report of his pistol being heard, Ferguson wee seen to fall. It was expected that he was killed, but on szemiution it was ascertained that Johnston's shot had taken MINI midway to his right thigh, breaking the bone. Fuguson's shot passed through Johnston's omit, ploughed up the front of his pants and grazed his left wrist and hand, indicting a trifling wound. On the result of the fourth fire being made known, Wed ing of relief was manifested amongst all putout. Mr. Far geson's surgeons attended to his wound promptly, and availed themselves of a mattress and stretcher, whiz& had been brought to the ground. Whilst in the surgeons' hands the ruling passion of Ferguson predominated, for he joked in the best spirit, and salt if he was a poor shot, he had stay tient pluck to face the music. On receiving his wound Mr, Ferguson asked if Johnston had been injured, and rent a friend to inquire, which civility was recdpeocated by the Johnston side ; and afterwards Mr. Johnston, accompanied by his seconds, after having inquired if a visit was permis sible, visited Mr. Ferguson, and shook hands, puling but the usual set pnratiee incident to such moutons. "Ferguson's wound is serious, and be imagines been con fined to his bed. At first it was thought that his life was in and that the limb would have to be amputated. t= di f ast, have been removed, end the gentleman will reaps, probably with a halting step for the balance of his existence. The regret for the injury is felt by his political opponents almost as much as by his friends. Ferguson is a man of generous quailing', though not as careful in his mode of living as those who know him would desire. Johnston was but slightly wounded—be was on the street the day after the duel. Ferguson stays at the same hotel with Mr. Broderick, where he was directly conveyed from the field. Both gentlemen displayed unflinching courage and extraor dinary coolness during the time occupied with the fight. There are few duels of which we have any record where four shots were submitted and so much fearlessness and nos stalwart, exhibited." NAVAL AND MILITARY. (PRAY LAST 1110111, GAZISITZ.) THE MILITIA. Commissions signed by theLoria-Lientenent of their re spective Counties. West Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Mr. James Qua Lett, late veterinary surgeon to the Malik Contin gent Pone, to be veterinary surgeon. Long Melted (Liaolk) Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry—John George Weller Poley, gent., to be li eutenant, vice John Thomas Ord, 'warne d ; Nathaniel Barnerdiston, gent., to be carnet, vice John George Weller Poky, promoted. 2nd &menet Regiment of Miltda—Ltentensat George eying to be oaptain nos Waring, demand ; John Arthur Powell Kyle Rartiood, gent., to be ensign, vice Creagh, Artillery Bettelion of the Royal Sussex Militia—First Lieu tenant Junes Hayes Sadler to be captain, rice Barcherd, resigned. Royal Aynbire Rities—Robert Orr Crichton, gent., to be lieutenant, Tice William Legge Reid, resigned. CHATHAM, Oar. 12. The Lady Catania, 1,200 tons, Commander D. Walsh, embarked the lollembig relatarageoute this morning from Custom-haw quay, Gravesend, kr Wattle, viz : Ensign N. Gamins sad 13 Ell al the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 6ma al the 36th (Bagel weer:) Regiment, 10 man of the dad Royal Highlanders, Resign J. IL Tarlatan and 60 men el di ranks of the 64th Regiment, Resign W. Steele and 19 mest el the 66th Masa, 16 men of the 73rd Ftegiosemt, 36 selethemuniesiomed (Ames and teen of the 86th Connaught Reagan, 18 tea of the 93rd (13etherbmd) nigh tmare, sad 40 mad ell make of the 97th (Earl al Ulster's) Itesimeat. The 2nd King's Own Stafford Militia, 830 strong, mired at Queenstown from Devestert, fa the Melbourne steamer, on the morning of the 10th. They disembarked the same day, and ere now doing duty in the Cork barracks. The following regiments are ordered home from India, vie., 10th, Mud Light Infantry, 78th Highlanders, and 84th. In consequence of the large number of European troops engaged in the euppession of the Indian revolt, to maintain whose health a supply of malt beverage has base found abeolutaly ammeemy, the Indian Council yesterday invited feeders hr se embied supely of ale and porter (or the troops gnartseel it the Indian mesidencies. THE MUM KILITUDIBTIIEBANCEo AT SHEERNEss. —On Monday SegerksteeMent Oren arrived et Sheerness, with a strong body of Lent County Constabulary, collected from the Faversham and Sittiegbourne districts, and waited upon the Commander-in-Chief and the commanding of of the North Cork Rifles. The latter pledged himself that none of his men should be allowed to leave their barracks, and ft was anticipated that all would go well that evening. At dusk, however, a body of the militiamen going °wilds the firtiacettons, came into the town by Qumnboroutth will. They first sneaked a poor &hennas while going to his boat, which was lying near the wall, sad best him so severely about his had and face with their sticks that badly a feature remains distinguishable. They then rushed into the town end commenced breaking the windows of the Fountain Hotel. At the time they were thus engaged a picket of 100 Cork Rifles, under the charge of a commissioned officer, woe drawn up before the hotel, and stood silect epeetatore of the acts of their comrades. The men then proceeded to de made the doom shutters, end windows of a number of other homes ; and es it was found that none of the pickets would act to preserve the property or protect the permits the townsfolk application was made to the Royal Artillery for &miasma. Accordingly, 100 men of this carp, under the command of Captain Wiener,. were deapetched in aid of the civil authorities, and the Rifle pickets were ordered to barracks. The Royal Artillery proceeded forthwith to dam the town of the militiamen, many of whom took forcible poeseerion of houses to evade apprehension. The inhabi tants followed the Artillery picket and cheered them twat heartily. Within half-an-hour Bluetown was cleared, to the great joy of the neddents. Yesterday the chief casetable of the county force, Captain Renton, and two wade magistrates arrived at Sheerness, and en Meath/dim wet 'nonrated at the Colonel Commandant:a Mara, the remit d which, it is looped will be the immediate mooed d Mt Noe* Cork Rifle Militia from Sheeeness,whers thsoortwas" disgraced the uniform they wear. St piront i = se ts el the Artillery were to be placed sround the night to revolt the Rifles from leaving barracks, every premation hes ban taken by the Commaddr 4l- Chief. NEW Roun into LIVERPOOL.—The allied WM& ponies (Sheffield and °mg Nathan) here resolved ta pe' coed to parliament for a costbination of their line from LAW don to Liverpool, by forming the link from Garaton Ws town. The Admiralty and landowners hare decided in loom of a icchame which will offer to the pablic the advantages d • complete seooint route, and which only failed lot year through technical objeinkme.—Lirerpooi Daily roil. ■