The Express. — London, England, 1862-05-30 00:00:00

I I 1 11 I I I°' 1,1 I .... II ORO. MTH AND 00.1 WIRE EXTRACT ofCA LVES' 111 T, Paz Wa n and se. Ca la 611., la, plants, by au thandida, grooms. dn. MANUFACTORY, O. LIMN poirftAND4T .. w. OBOOND-HAND PIANOFORTES. 1., CRUMB, BILLY. and WOOD have a large assortment of seoeud-hand Plasotortes, by the most esteemed where, at greatly reduced prima -2M Beeentetreet ghe ervreoo. TO CORItESPONDENTS. dvertiteMenta Intended for The &press" London Evening Paper, must be at the office, 10, Bouverieatreet, by Two o clock on the day of publication. HATMARKIT. Tuts Eysamw, THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.—OUR AMERICAN ("MAIN. Maws. notbern, Suckstuna ; Mrs. Young, Miss talrer.—LA CONTIABANDISTA. Perm Nona and Senor Morsgss.—And THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY E. FRI NOMBITL Thu Mims, TRIFiFIDEZ7OUS.—TRI CORSICAN BROTHER& Messrs Marks Kenn. Jordan. K. Cathcart, Shore, Everett, Garden, and Meadows . Mimes Fielding. K. Leclereq, Cliap.nan, and N. Cluestan.—And THRICE IIAKRIND. IT. 'AMIS.& THIS MEOW TER POZII3IOSLIMAN. Mr. and Mrs. A. Wisan.—And MRCS AMAUL; or, The Pity Roses. Memos Mat.hews,Wm*, sad Alder ; Miss N. Moore, Mrs. F. Matthews, sad the Mims Nelsoo.—Cosomenee at Ti. BRITANNIA. THIS STAMPS, OUR LOT IN LITL Mesdames 8. Lam and Crautord.-11stertalsammis by alba Swabian sad I. G. Fords. —And THE OLD MAID IN TII WINDING 811/Ve. Miee Clayton.—Commeme at I. HIGH GAMS AS LONDON MUDGE. Tan Der —Gorilla& 3h. Os.— Afternoon, 3h. 201 e. To-KOSAow—Mreulng, lk Oa-- Afternoon, 311. gen. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 30. LORD DIARY will to-night call the attention of the Upper House to the national expenditure, and we hope we may expect from the leader of the Conservatives a speech worthy of the posi tion he occupies and of the important subject he has undertaken to discuss. That the noble lord feels its gravity and urgency is apparent from the statement he made on Monday evening, that "the " state of the public finances is at this moment so " serious as to demand the earnest consideration "of their lordships." What course Lord Dratay will take on the question, what special points he will press on their lordships' " earnest considers " tion," it is not for us to anticipate. Those who undertake to speak in his name suggest that the leader of the Opposition will address himself to the unaccustomed and probably uncon genial task of denouncing the existing high level of expenditure, and urging on the Upper House a policy of retrenchment. Even if no such decisive course is adopted, we may be tolerably certain that the speaker will severely criticise the financial policy of the Go vernment, and pay more or less homage to the principle of economy which has of late years been so much thrown into the shade in the Par liamentary discussions of Estimates and Expendi ture. But whatever course Lord Deasy may take to-night, there can be no doubt as to the leading impulse under which he acts, and the main object he has in view in directing attention to the state of the public finances. It is entirely a party movement. It would be the merest affectation to pretend that the noble Earl has any strong aver sion either in feeling or principle to large estimates and a high level of expenditure. But he sees the current of opinion setting strongly in favour of economy, and he is naturally anxious to turn it to account. It is the very opportunity for a party leader, and the noble Earl takes a legiti mate course enough in striving to identify himself and his friends with the rising tide of popular feeling and conviction on the subject. The effort will at least improve their party position, and may possibly float them into power. And it ought to be clearly borne in mind that this is the main ob ject of the whole movement. The motion of which Mr. STANIWELD has given notice springs from a very different source, and has a far wider aim. It is the offspring of convic tion, and is animated by a genuine and disinterested desire to promote the welfare, not of any particular class or interest, but of the nation at large. The Member for Halifax is a sincere and consistent ad vocate of retrenchment. He has no party objects to serve in calling the attention of Parliament to the subject, but simply acts under a strong sense of public duty. The object of the proposed motion is not to effect any change in the composi tion of the Government, or to bring about any ephemeral and abortive union of discordant poli tical elements, but simply to secure from Parliament the formal recognition of a policy which is fast becoming absolutely essential if not to the safety at least to the social welfare, industrial progress, and general prosperity of the nation. The moment His Excellency the Ambassador of France and selected for urging this question on the attention of the Countess de Thibault entertained at dinner last evening, Parliament is certainly opportune. We are not at Albert Gate House, their Serene Highnesses the Prince only on friendly terms with all the world, but the sad Princess Edward of Save-Weimsr, Maria Msrebloriest of amber, the FAH of St. Germans, the Earl aodCounteu signs and guarantees of peace in Europe have of Eostoo, the Earl and emotes . of cattotiwoo, Lord and been greatly multiplied and strengthened during Lady Bagot, Lord Charles Bruce, Count Wimpffen, Sir the last few months. While we are thus secure Has end Lady Sophia Des Vona:, Mr. Henry Greville, tee. from alarm abroad, there is a large and con- The Earl and Countess Stanhope received at tinually increasing amount of distress at home. dinner last evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-place, It is the very moment for making an earnest ap- Mr. and Mrs. Grote, Mr. and Mrs. Ellice, Count de Lac peal to the good sense and patriotism of the House toque, M. Wolowsky, Mr. Delano, M. Victor Mamie, M. of Commons on the question of public expondi- Doctor, Mr. Venable', Mr. Stevens, do. The Earl of Norbury arrived at the Pavilion turn. Every day's experience will add force to Hotel, Folkestone, on Wednesday, and left yesterday for the appeal, and help to rouse the representatives the oat. of the people to a just sense of the'r serious re- The name of the Marchioness of Clanricarde was, sponsibility in the matter. At such a cris , l by mistake, Inserted in the list of the ladies patronesses in our industrial and commercial history it of A i„,„de,, t hi s season. is most appropriate that Parliament should be Count Borromeo has arrived at Mauriaj's Hotel asked and urged to pronounce in favour of f r om tram. reducing the heavy burdens that now press on the The Countess of Craven had an assembly last energies of the people. While the moment is thus evening at the family mansion in Charles-street, Berkeley opportune, the means token to secure such an Now& Previously to the assembly the noble earl and expression of opinion are perhaps the best and most countess entertained a select circle at dinner. The reminiscences, personal and biographical, appropriate that could for the present be adopted. It is quite true that there is in general a strong a dmit:ter MRers.vC. Thomas Hartwell Horne, annotated by his heyae, have just been published by Messrs. prejudice in the House of Commons against L o ; i ; and C o . what are called abstract resolutions, and Miss Evans, the authoress of "Adam Bede," in a majority of cases the feeling is per- w in commences new novel in the July number of the Corn fectly just and legitimate. If a special legal griev- kill Magazine. ance has to be redressed, for example, an abstract The Royal Academy announce that on Monday Resolution is little better than trifling, unless it the exhibition will open every evening from half-past 7 is followed by immediate action. But where the till half-past 10, and this regulation will continue till fur. main difficulty in the way of practical reform ther notice. arises from lax feeling and loose opinion, a firm Mr. Leech's gallery of sketches in oil, from sub even though it be an abstract Resoluti on , i s a sea: lasts in Punch, is to be exhibited to the public on Monday amiable and appropriate corrective. M r . DISRAELI nes t ate exhibition of works of art lent by various says that expenditure depends on policy, but it private collectors to the South Kenaingtoo Museum will be would be far more true to say that it depends on o p ene d to the general public after the days for private opinion, on public and especially on parliamentary view, which are fixed for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Then opinion. It cannot be denied that the tone of day next. feeling in the House of Commons on the subject The fifth lecture of Professor Owen's short of expenditure has of late years been singularly course "Go Birds." was delivered et the Mumma, in lax. In every department and on every question "rm7b-street, oa Wedowdey. The branch of the subject to which he directed attention was the geographical distri expense has been a depreciated consideration. It may be almost said that a disposition prevailed to t;c n o.teof afternoon Dr. Lyon Playfair IR his regard favourably any plausible proposal that in- fourth Nettie ) ; at the Royal institution , "Os the Prognr volved a considerable outlay. There was a of lame of the Chemical Arts since the Exhibition of 1851," since had suf- I noticed the n ew s tyl es and processes lately introduced in general notion prevalent that, fered from economy, every public evil would calloo-printing. be corrected by lavish outlay. The estimates, no The lecture to the Church of England Young Men's Christian Association at Dublin was delivered on matter how large, were passed almost without ii Wi t zdreday a r ight by tti . Right a Hon. J d ceeph k iispier, on the examination, and large additions to the iuinual expenditure of the country sanctioned without in - was at, and n at the conclusionuh t e . Thheelecimturdre- Lieuteuant quiry. No doubt this state of feeling may be proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Napier, which was seconded directly traced to the Russian war. The din- by Judge Berwick and carried by sockimatioe. ebt Court. BALMORAL, MAT 28. The Queen drove out yesterday morning, and walked in the stternoon. Princess Alice drove ont, attended by the Duchess of Atholl. The Duke of Argyll left Balmoral this morning for Loudon. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treaaury in Dowsing-et:wet. The ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor Earl Granville, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, Duke of Newcastle, Sir G. C. Lewis, Sir C harl es Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. A deputation from the Worcester Chamber of Commerce consisting of Mr. Evans, president ; V.% Lea, vier-presi dent ; Mr. G. W. Hastings, Mr. J. W. Isaac. and Mr. Stallard, directors ; and Mr. Leader Williams, bad an in. terview on Wednesday with the Chancellor of the Exche quer, at his official residence in Downing-street, on the sub ject of the extension to Worcester of the privileges of a port. The deputation was accompanied by the Right Hon. Sir John S. Pakington, Bart., M.P. ; the Hon. G. F. Cal thorpe, M.P. ; Sir T. E. Wilmington, Bart., M.P. ; Mr. ' Osman Ricardo, M.P. ; Mr. Padmore, M.P. ; Mr. Fenton, Chairman of the West Midland Railway Company ; and Mr. Sherrill, sheriff of Worcester. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada. TEE NATIONAL Dr/FENCE:.—This morning a re turn was issued showing how the lean which parliament authorised to be raised for the defences of the kingdom has been expended. Up to the end of March last 574,8721. had been expended on works, &c. The estimated cost of works is 5,680,0C31. The estimated cost of laud is 1,030,00 W. The general accounts up to the end of March leave available a balance of 316,U.31., " which," says the return, " will only raffles to meet payments for works under contract up to about the end of August next." A meeting, convened by the mayor, was held in the parlour of the Town-hall. Manchester, yester day, to discuss a plan which has been bad betore the public to assist the distressed operatives. The plan is simply to lend money to operatives who require assistance of that kind, the loans to be repayable by instalments when the time of need has passed by. One stipulation of the loses is that the operatives should not have received parish relief ; and another in the repayment, that power should be given to stop the instal ment out of the wages due to the operatives after they re turned to work. The subject was fully discussed. Ulti mately it was resolved that the committee should be appointed to receive but not to solicit subscriptions in aid of the present project, and the meeting then adjourned for a week. THE QUEEN'S RETURN FROM SCOTLAND. The Queen will return from Scotland to Windsor Castle on Monday next. Her Majesty will leave Balmoral about noon, and take the railway at Aboyne at a quarter to 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Travelling over the l)eeside line, the Queen will reach Aberdeen at a quarter to ♦ o'clock. Thence the royal party will proceed over the Scottish North Eastern Railway to Perth, where the train is timed to arrive at 6.33 p.m. Her Majesty w'" alight here, and devote half an hour to an early dinner, after which the royal journey will be continued over the Scottish Central Railway to the Greenhill junction of the Caledonian line, which *3l be reached at half-past 8 o'clock. Thenceforward to Carlisle, where the London and North Western territory commences, will be accomplished in little more than three hoara—the Queen remaining in the station at the Border City tea minutes for refreshments before turning in for the night. Between the city of Carlisle and the Bushbury junction of the Greet Western Railway the royal train will only stop to take water at Reads', Preston, and Whitmore. Bushbury will be reached at 5 o'clock in the morning, and thence rat Leamingthe and Orford to Windsor, where her Majesty will arrive on Tuesday morn ing at 9 o'clock. Mr. Cawkwell, general manager of the London and North Western Railway, will have the direction of the train throughout the journey from Aboyne to Windsor. An augmentation of the board of the Bank 01 Manchester, which was one of the fed to adopt the prin ciple of limited liability, has just taken plane by the addi tion of Maus. Thomas Fairbairn, Edward Ryley Lang worthy, Ivie Mackie, John Pander, and Jama Aspinall Tyner, M.P. Mr. Edward Geale, crown solicitor for the cluntiea of Longford and Cavan, has been appointed to the office of clerk of the crown for the city of Dublin. The appointment is worth 7001. a year. The vacancy caused by Mr. Geale's promotion is filled up by the appointment of Mr. R. Ardill to the crown solicitorship for the two counties. The season at Baden-Baden has commenced, the Queen of Prussia beim; the first to arrive of the many royal personages expected this year. Through an advertisement which appears in Galignanis Messenger, some one anxious that the French public should have no excuse for failing to visit the Inter national Exhibition, makes the following offer : " The undersigned transmit' visitors to Loam, bas them well boarded and lodged there, and brings them happily back to Paris. The apartments are in private houses at the west-end of London, and are handsomely furnished. The cookery is a combination of the English roast meats and the French en/renters. Bordeaux wine is included, and a sharp look-out is kept for the comfort and general welfare of every iudividual visitor?' The charge is 250 fr. a week ! A note has been addressed to the Academy of Sciences by M. Guerin Manua", on the progress of the cultivation of the ai/ante and of the breeding of the silk worm, introduced by him into France. It appears from M. Meneville's note that the tree and the silkworm will I flourish in any country in Europe as well as in Africa, I America, or Australia. By means of this precious importa tion M. Meueville asserts that France may obtain a textile ' matter superior to cotton. A hectare of laud (2i acres) of the wont quality to be found in France planted with esilante will produce the fourth year la worth of cocoons— & produce equal to that of an equal breadth of land planted with mulberries in the best part of the south of France. The Pacific Railroad and Telegraph Bill, which bee just passed through the American Congress. contains the names of 75 persons, in different sections of the coun try, which, together with five commissioner, appointed by the government and the secretary of the interior, are to form a body corporate and politic, to be named the " Union Pacific Railroad Company." The capital stock is to consist of 100,000 shares at 1,000 o.ollars each. The right of way is granted to the company to the extent of 200 feet in width on each side of the proposed line. The railroad is to commence at the termination of the Leaven worth, Pawnee, and Western ltsilroed, and is to run westerly through the most direct and practicable route until it joins the Central Pacific Company of California. The line will connect, by rail, New York with San Francisco. The committee appointed by the Law Institute of New York to investigate the case of Mr. Edwin Junes— she matter of his admission to the her of New York, and his professional position in England as the time—bad re ported adversely to Mr. James, demanding that the' order admitting him be revoked, unless he showed good cause why such action should not be taken. In consequence of this report Mr. D. 1). Lord presented certain papers to the Supreme Court, at its sitting on the ltith lost., and said : "Oa behalf of the Law Institute of the City of New York, I move to revoke the Bunco of Mr. Edwin James, counsellor at-law and an attorney of this court, certain facts having come to the knowledge of the members of the Law Insti tute since his admission to the bar, which, if theybad known previously, would have prevented his being admitted." The court took the papers. A meeting of the bar wu to beheld on the subject at the Astor House *Ohs 17th. ~- • . ~ , \ THE EXPRESSf-4.4r ' A ' 6,4 MAY X), . ..,_ -4 • ______ _.. . , ..• --- • estrous experiences of that fume THE PRINCE 10F WALES AT LATlgirr ,- TELLIGENCE... ' . - 6 duced a strong and almost ( ' te * - fact • ~-2410ONSTIELN 0 PLR: ... • , • : 4,,•—__.._ __ 4., the public mind. Many of the miseries The Levant Herald of the 21at inst.* gives the i ITALY. produced by sheer bad management and criminal following account of the arrival of his Rbyal High- The Nalionalites of Turin has the following ' neglect, were artfully but erroneously attributed to ness in Constantinople , and of his rece p tion b y the ; According to information received, and which we have false economy, and this produced a reaction in Sultan : ir gh el a en eks_herne, , 'with ' reached the Ito ~_.ll Highness the Prince of reason to believe correct, the Pope will put the four [d favour of lavish expenditure. The country be- lowing questions to the bishops assembled A Rome :-11t. Bosphorus yesterday after came so accustomed to enormous estimates and ex- Is the catholic chunk interested in the Italian movement— ": escorted from the Dardanelles by the imperial travagant outlay, that when the cause ceased frigate Taff and her Majesty's steamers Magiciennel that is to say, does not the tendency and direction of that movement constitute a menace and a danger to catholicism? and the war came to an end, the effect still re- and Wanderer. A telegram received on Monday night mained. Large estimates are still introduced and from the Dardanelles reported the passage of the refordieltyie. e D e o:sanhteheltalian cooducl e h e el e d nien by t th i e te pon enne tifical tnne gove ie rnment voted as before. If economy was de- that rl evening, but after entingtr it Mar a in t ur . 7. l ° . u : : ::1 and its attitude, merit approbation' 3rdly. Must the "4 mended in any quarter, the feeling in the vessels in attendance anchored for the night off line of conduct be followed out to the end against the favour of expenditure was artificially ati- Lampreys, and proceeded upwards shortly after usurper" of the domains of the church and their accomplices, mnlated by rumours of invasion and pro- learghatinut2 before four rounded pui. Seraglio only t ib a ' and the major excommunication be issued? 4thly. In the phecies of war. There are so many ways, . To d ens i gn , and steame d up towards p.m., flying y where e , latter case, would it be suitable to cause that excommuoi too, of indirectly keeping up a feeling in favour of it had been arranged that his Royal Highness should land, , cation to be preceded by •a proclamation to catholics, ex large expenditure when it is once fairly excited. ' enAst she e i ilii , : t roT o approached the L to r e e ,:te „ lir e e-of-h i a t t o tle b shr Futile' plainiog to them the conduct of the Sovereign Pontiff, and lei 1 exhorting them to persist in their desire to assist him? Not to mention others, there are large and in- I ship, manning yards, and thundering out a salute with the A letter from Verona, in the Prey of Vienna, fluentiel classes interested in high expendi- Mal compliment,eta•r 'l'. h ir w rette ho thk h d, i rertted ture who, without any conscious bias or by the shore r batteries at which and Seraglio " Point - says : corrupt desire whatever, would conscien- Alma: h d efete the list reverberation had died uP the taken Since l the i f Ir e of ition a ef vez e de:rable change tz baa er Pa tiously do their utmost to maintain it. This kind Grand "' Vizier 'oss , A P : 1i Pacha, Asiannd Capsta t n - gcl;a - lihe loaneseee er e i stationed on the fro m n al tier. All the National Guards have mps of high pressure cannot, however, last for ever, dignitaries in a p a l ac e ca l que , an d th e latter in his state been withdrawn, and replaced by troops of the line and The unnatural strain must be felt, and it will be l t L. lei ..beirdwei ed the Osborne (ittio e meroyetio tourist. tenc his lu Majesty ty per tla . riflemen. The Piedmontese officer' of the Mincio have pro felt soonest where it presses moat heavily, amongst (Sir A. Slade), the admiral of the port. followed a few posed to the Austrian officers to pay reciprocal visits, which the people at large. The feeling in favour of minutes later in his 10-eared gig. The visit of the Grand the latter have agreed to. Vizier—who was in full uniform, and wore the °manic' iu economy has accordingly been silently but deeply brilliants—lasted about half au hour, after which his high and rapidly spreading out of doors, until at ems and A'ali Pacha rowed back to ' the palace. About • length it has taken full possession of the public r t.? 7ifasis houwer r latter ' prince, t r e oo fi mpan rst d ied by Sir mind. But it has only just made itself felt in H. H. Embsum, followed in the tkipitan Pacha'a m b g e o rge, and man t Parliament. There, of course, the old feeling in in company with his highness. And here ooeurred, perhaps, favour of a high level of expenditure was the only alip in thetsn in etiquette nl of the t da y's y's ceremonial, The sure to linger longest. This established prejudice novelty of doing the honours Y to P :Prince or;,,,ret—el.tered against economy is now in fact the main evil to be l t i i i i s e harge m fig, Instead of awaitinithe Prism at the foot of corrected, and a bracing Resolution like that of failed to no ti oe sb e ladd er id ui t s d a . R 7t7 l 7l . 4 t' u w e e T 1 7: , place adroi t ly , Mr. STABSFELD is the very antidote required. the centre of the stern-sheets. The ambeimador followed, and If the House shrinks from this salutary test— ii eh° " :Le; e sge o p i e d :f t th e e p r ie w re erf e u t l e l i v r eina;?rd e zr e tot the slags if it hesitates to affirm this safe, necessary, and was received by the Grand Vizier and the first chamber seasonable Resolution—it will prove far more nom- I c ti and , •I: step behind, 7 . r al ti Pilsi t d h e e th S e "a plan e him eri:ket w ti o s pletely than it has yet done how completely it fails Majesty' private m eano drawn up close by, tendered the , to represent the feelings and opinion of the mita& se a lute of "God save the Queen." At the interview which followed, the only personages i country.present were their flightless*" the Grand Vizier and As' i and his Excellency Sir Henry Bulwer. At its close his Majesty accompanied the Prince to the door of the palace, in front of which the court car riages w ich were to convey his Royal llighnem and suite to the British Emhaasy were waiting. There also—though hardly distloguithable from the dense crowd of natives and other foreigner—were waiting nearly the whole of the male members of our own community, who, as did many others of the attendant crowd, uncovered as the carriage containing the Prince, the ambassador ' and General Brace drove out of the palace gates. His Royal Highness appeared to recognise the national salute, and bowed freely to his greeting felkiwcountrymen on either 1 s id e of the living double-well through which the carnage pared. A troop of Lancers formed the escort, and, closely followed by these and the five other car with the members of the Prince's suite Zrthe embassy officials, the cortege prooeeded at a brisk trot up the hill, past the Belle-vue Ca[ e', into the Grand Champs—where the Artillery guard was turned out in readiness to salute—and so down into the main street past Galata Semi— .vhere again the main guard was under arms—up to the palace of the embassy. Dense crowds of curious spectators thronged both sides of this long route, fully a half of the windows on either side of which were also packed with curious "natives," keenly anxious to catch a glimple of the future sovereign of Great Britain. An hour later his Majesty the Sultan returned his Royal Highness's visit at the embassy, and, with this complement of the round of the imperial and royal courtesies, ended the ceremonial observances of this first day of the first visit ever made by a Prince of Wales to Constantinople. GENERAL GARIBALDI. General Garibaldi arrived at Como on Wednesday last. The population heartily welcomed him ; and to some words addressed to him by the autho rities of the town, the General replied in a speech replete with sentiments of harmony and conciliation in reference to the different sections of the great Italian party. At the moment of going to press, says the Lombardia of Milan, a letter has reached us from Luce°, which speaks of the enthusiastic welcome which has been given in that town to General Garibaldi. From the balcony of the hotel of the Croce di Malta the General delivered a speech, urging the people to make sacrifices for the re demption of their common country, and to cherish union and concord. (arirrsx's nursauta.) TIER BRAZIL MAIL. LISBON, IdAY 29. The Royal Mail steamship Oneida has arrived here with the above mail, and will leave for South ampton at 10 a.m. to-morrow, with 124 passengers, 9,286/. in specie, 1,347 rolls of tobacco, and 300 packages of tapioca. At Rio exchange on London was quoted 25k. Coffee sold at 7,400. The shipments since the last mail amounted to 67,960 bags, of which 16,994 were for the Channel. Stock,lBo,ooo bags. Freights, 70s. . __. Exchange on London at Bahia was quoted at 26. Cottons, 9,500. Sugar, 1,900. At Pernambuco sugar was quoted 3,500; browns, 1,900. Cottons, 11,400. Exchange on London, 25g. The Messageries Imperiale's steamer Navarre arrived at Pernambuco on the 12th May. Rio JANEIRO, MAY 9. The Chambers were opened on the 4th inst. The ministry do not hold a strong poeition, as they scarcely command a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. THE LA PLATA. SOUTHAMPTON, MAT 30. There is as yet no news of the La Plats, with the homeward West India mails. It is supposed that she has been detained at St. Thomas's for the intercolonial mails. THE DIAIJRITIUS. ALEXANDRIA, M* 29. According to advioes received here, the cholera in the Mauritius is diminishing. The total mortality up to the present time amounts to 3,400. Sugar ia in demand ; stock small, 7,000 tons. The April export to England amounts to 1,700 tons, while nothing has been sent to France. The coming crop is estimated at 140,000 tons. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom ova owl( • ; PARIS, THURSDAY En:MG. This is Ascension-day, one of the great Paris fates, and politics are at a standstill. Only two evening journals appear. The Patric contains nothing of interest. The Temps continues to com plain of the obscurity in which the intentions of France with regard to Mexico are enveloped. It deduces from the diplomatic correspondence pub lished in England that the candidature of Archduke Maximilian, which the Vienna journals have always denied, is " official "—" unless, indeed, General Almonte has taken upon 11 4 mself to compromise the archduke without his consent, which is not an ad missible supposition." This being so, the Temps says that, having no information on the possibly conclusive reasons which recom mend the scheme of setting up the archduke in Mexico it can only reason from known data. And from these it is of opinion that France, in joining General Almonte, is accepting without necessity the solidarity of an enterprise which is at variance with the fundamental principles of her policy, and may lead to grave complications. It cannot be lieve that the motive for such a policy can be the platonic desire to place an Austrian archduke on the throne of Mexico. The notion of a duel be tween the Latin and the Anglo-Saxon races, which some writers have lately talked of, it regards as chimerical. Finally, if the idea is to oppose a European barrier to the expansion of the United States, the Temps thinks that France would act wisely and prudently in following the example of England, which is much more interested in that question, and abstain from an interference which must tend to a war with America. The Bourse is closed on account of the holiday. The French court, it is expected, will proceed to Fontainebleau on Saturday, June 7. The Emperor and Empress will set out in the beginning of July on their excursion is Auvergne, visiting on that occasion the chtte►u of the Count de Moray. The Empress will then return to St. Cloud for the accouchement of the Princess Clotilde, which is expected about the end of July, during which time the Emperor will proceed to Vichy, where be will pass a second lemon, and thence proceed to the camp of Chalons. At the last dinner given to Said Pacha at the Tuileries, the Viceroy mat on the right of the Empress, and Vely Pacha on her left. The Emperor bad the Countess Walewska on his right, and Madame Rouber on his left. Said Pasha being asked by the Empress (says Galignani) how he liked Paris, and if be was not agreeably surprised at its beauty, replied. " Not at all, madame, for I had read the ' Arabian Nights.'" A letter from Leipaic of the 24th states that the electric telegraph from that city lately corresponded direct with Alexandria by the Tyrol, Switzerland, Savoy, almost the whole length of Italy, Malta, Tripoli, sod Bsngad" This forms a length of 800 geographical miles, and is pro bably the longest direct extent to which the electric spark has hitherto been carried. The despatch was conveyed and answered in a very short apace of time. A Copiapo journal says that a railroad is pro jected to coemect the port of Les Animas and the rich mineral district of Tre Pintas. The railroad will be forty miles long, and will be, it is believed, highly remunerative. .. ~.. AMERICA. _._ (axErrra's reLzaw Pdr'Nerra Sootian, by Telegraph to Father Point, and from Londonderry. REPULSE OF THE FEDERAL FLEET AT FORT DARLING. NEW YORK, MAT 17, Arrsurom President Lincoln has determined to modify General Hunter's proclamation, emancipating the slaves in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. General Hunter is organising a negro brigade at Port Royal. One complete regiment of 1,000 negroes has already been formed, and will be com manded by white volunteer offioers. The Federal _ . officers are said to be much incensed at these pro. oeedings, and many are resigning in consequence. Lie negroes are reported not to favour the move ment. Many have fled, fearing they would be impressed. The steamers Etna and Hammonis sailing for Europe to-day take 800,000 dole. in specie. The stock market is firm. Breadstuffs are de- dining. In other markets there is no material change to report. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO CAPE RACE. THE ALLEGED MURDER AT THE RINGS. CROSS RAILWAY STATION. CORONER'S INQUEST.-(THIS DAY:). This morning an investigation was held by Mr. G. & Bred, the deputy-ooroner ' at the Silver Cup Tame, Cromer-street, Gray's-inn-lane, respecting the death of James Driscoll, aged 33, who lost his life through being flung off the roof of the King's-crow Station, now Is DOOM of erestion for the Metropolitan Railway, by Edward Gregory. his " ganger," or foreman. Great interest was manifested in the proceedinp, and the court-room was overdid. Inspector Brannan, of the G division, had charge of the ease on the part of the police authorities, end Mr. J. Layton, solicitor, of Montague-place, attended on behalf of Edward Anne Driscoll, 4, Ely-place, Kinplandroad, identified the deceased as her husband. She was with deceased the day of his death, and when she spoke of Gregory he said, "Oh, Anne, take care not to say anything against him. Don't have him injured if you can help it. " He was not then delirious, but he was romancing a good deal at other times. By the jury—He appeared to accuse Gregory, but to wish to forgive him. Mr. J. D. Hill, house surgeon of the Royal Free Hospital, said—Deceased was brought in on Monday evening quite prostrate. He had severe compound fractures of both lege, and abrasions oo the face and head. Amputation was ire. mediately decided upon, and in about an hour's time he rallied sufficiently to have the left leg amputated below the knee. He became so weak, however, that it was toned impossible to remove the other limb. He died next even. ing at seven o'clock. A post-mortem examinatioo was made fifteen hours afterwards. The brain was much con. gusted, and there was much extravartion, but the skull was not fractured. The boom of the right leg were lawfully smashed, but the arteries of that leg were not torn and rup tured, as in the lett limb. The cause of death was shock to the system from the fracture of the limbs and the shake from the fall. By the jury—The injuries to the head might have been canoed by blows or by the fall. Mr. B. Downton said that he witnessed the fatal occur rears from the other side of Pentenville-road, a lees dis tance than deceased fell. He first saw Gregory strike Driscoll five or six blows on the heed, which the latter en deavoured to ward off with an iron bar two feet long. Driscoll said, " Come down and I will fight it out with you." Gregory had a decided advsntage in position over Driscoll, who was astraddle; on the girder. G regory _ raised himself to a higher position, and Driscoll bodily up until his feet got clear of the girder, and then dropped him sheer into the cutting underneath, a distance of 50 feet. By the Coroner—Gregory was by ao means obW to do that , for self-didenoe. He was much wafer than IkUmlf, who appeared all through to be defending himself. The whole affair leanly hardly five minutes. By Mr. Layton—Gregory was the bigger non of the two. The girder was about ten inches in width. Did not we say other man having hold of Gregory to prevent his falling aQ the girder. Driscoll did sot attempt to throw Gregory off. It would have been impossible for him to do so, as Gregory was above him, and had a cross pole to rest upon. I jams Dawson,carpeuter, employed at the railway station In question , said dud on the Monday afternoon he heard i Driscoll and his mate threatening the ganger Gregory. They said they would punish Gregory on the first oppor tunity, and witness said to some one that there would be a fight shortly. They did not appear to be quite sober. ' By the Coroner—They used no special threat, but said that if the ganger spoke to them 'gam they would pitch Into him. James Chandler said that he and deceased went on to the roof after six o'clock ou Monday evening, and the latter said to Gregory "Get out of this till we do our work." Gram rid" You 'shall do no work here," to which Driaooll replied, "We shell, for the foreman hasordered us." Gregocythen knocked off Driseoll's cap, and upon the latter saying, "If you do that again 111 gouge your eye ont," Gregory bit him over the bead and face several times. They struck oak other, and the face of each was covered with blood. brio colt was getting weak and witness tried to throw a slip -Doom over him, but he tell off the girder. By the Coroner—They were both in fault, but Gregory most, for he struck the first blow. Witness caught hold, of Gregory's shoulder, for fear he should fall too. By Mr. Layton—Gregory's feet were on the flange of the rib, which is only 44 inches wide. Gregory had consider. ably the best of Driscoll by his positiou. They bad s o me words together in the morning, but no threats acre used. Mr. Foley was then examined, but his evidence threw no additional light upon the matter. [The inquiry was proceeding when our report left.] A CHILD BURNT TO DEATH IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. INQUEffT.—(THIR DAY.) This morning an investigation took place at the London Hospital, before Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, deputy coroner fur East Middlsez, respecting the death of • child named Louise Reeve, aged two years, which took place last Sunday evening, under the following painful circumstances. Mr. J. Reeve, the grandfather of the said that on the evening in question be for deceased and took her out for • walk. When in Cannon-street Road, he went into the Roebuck to get a glass of ale, and placed the child stand. big on the counter. The gas jet was close by the spot where she stood. He left the public-house in a few minutes with the child in his arms. but he had out gone 20 yards down the street when he found that she was on fire. He endavoured to stifle the flames, but the wind kept fanning them and she was soon in • blase, the texture of her dress being very light, and witness was severely burned on the hands sod arms in try. ing to extinguish the horning mass. After some delay • lady took off her shawl and threw it over the poor child, who was immediately conveyed to the London Hospital, where all the usual remedies were applied, but without avail, and death occurred io a few hours. Mr. E. Gwynne, the house surgeon, said that deceased was admitted with frightful burns over the heed and Los, as well as the other portions of the body, and death took place from the shock to the seise. The Coroner remarked on the sad nature of the oortirrlince, and the jury returned& verdict of " Accidental death. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) F&!DAT. MAT 10, • 1-I‘. B. L ` II6. D. f. C. 1. Z. & i -- --.—,— 2(61111... 29.06 , 67 66 IL 9 Or 6.23 1 ABISDEMI Una 1 N. 63 64 63 ILL :9 r 1 666/1606 ! 24.71 66 62 &W. ' 7 it 3 WOONlail ,UM. 67 65 & 7 Or 6.15 1 Possim...— I 29.08 64 62 W. 9 6 1 GALWAT .. .. , 29.68 00 63 N.W. 7 e 1 Smog . - 3 8061.moaceia1 . 29.69 bt 62 S. 4 141 3 HiLlgoLree 1iv699061. ' QoastnOmm 9453•213 VAlmourn gammon ; 29.63 60 50 Z. 9 r - Dor= , 29.61 !r0 38 LB.& 9 o I POnsisiotrin PORTLAND 29.45 160 59 & 2116 r •S 6 PLYMOIIis PRIM/UM Jill= .. : 79.47 .GI 60 N.Y.R. 9 166 6.34 2 PROBABLE. SATURDAY. SURDAS. If.BRIT.OII.—I. to N. and W., S.W. to N.W., fresL fresh to straw rainy. 1311.1.AMD.—N.N.W. to S.W.. W.S.W. to N.N.W., Aron; te moderate to strong, some moderate. rain. cis:rec.-B.E. to S.B. W. and S.W. to N.W., fresh. W.8.W., fresh to dans". COAST.-11.5.E. to U.S.W., W.B.W. to N.N.W., fresh tO fresh to moderate. LliatissL l M to LW., and S.W. to N. W., fresh to mode. W., treat* sirens, ansettlest rate. NICARAGUA. EMIGRATION MOVRM &ST.—Within • few days past an office has been opened in Broadway far furthering the prospects of • Nicaraguan emigration move ment. No lands leave yet been secured, but s s all of the Spanith-American states are desirous of the settlement therein of non fillibusters who will develop their illimitable resources, the gentlemen at the head of the scheme seem to entertain no doubt that grants of land may be obtained gratuitously. Upon donations of hind being made, the company proposes to establish colonies thereon, chargiog a dollar an acre for 25 scree sold to each colonist, and gine( to each a share of stock in lauds not to be wild, bet tor proved or worked by the company for their joint &deur tags. —New York Paper. Tres Stowe or DRUNKINNERS.—Every one of the *se of drunkenness is a sign of depression ; first of all, the face becomes =naturally flushed, and the movement' of the eyes unsteady ; that is to nay, that the muscular mate el the blood-vowels of the fees are paralysed, and that the tow elm of the eyeball are paralysed ; then the speech b e comes thick—that means, that th e tongue is getting palsied. Later. the meseles of the trunk and limbs get paralysed too. aid the drinker cannot walk, nor sit upright, but sprawls upon the grated ; and, at last, if the dose of alcohol have bees very large indeed, the muscles of breathing get paw bleed, aid death results. The power of Pm' retying sensations, too, is uniformly and progressively les aimed from the moment that intoxication begins, and the awes upon the mind are wholly of a paralysing kind. Pint of all, the drunkard loses the power of coherent ro sooting ; than obliteration of ideas of time, and space, sod lo• oslity saws. A friend of my own tells rather &good staff two oesvivial youths, who were reterolog from a pahhe dinner is a state of slight obfuscation. One of them took it Into his bead that the broad doorstep of one of the houses is Bsdford4quar• was hie own bedroom, and invited his com- Lattto take • " shake down" with him as it was 'o a His friend agreed, end the pair proceeded 0 1 divest themselves of some ci their garments, and ley down, week with his head resting on one of the saps" it might on • pillow. Au early policeman foeie Meal sleeping softly, their hats and mate, he., =wended on the area railings, their boots arranged, with supernatural ea. racy and neateess, side by side , up o n the edge of the upper doorstep.—Coreititt Maga:int for June. (Per Nom &dims). NEW YORK, MAT 211. Federal Colonel Campbell has, with the autho rity of General M'Clellan, officially reported that the Federal ironclad gunboats, consisting of the Monitor, Galena, Nangatuck, Port Royal, and Ariatook, bad been repulsed by the Confederate batteries at Fort Darling, seven miles below Rich. mond. Washington despatches state that the James River is clear of obstruction to within eight miles of Richmond. At that point there is a heavy bat tery on a high cliff, the river being temporarily closed to navigation by sunken vessels, piles, and chains. The Monitor could not elevate her gun sufficiently to reach the high battery, and was therefore useless. _ _ . ------ --- The 100-pounder gun of the Naugatuck exploded the first fire. The banks of the river were filled with rifle pita, from which a constant fire was poured on the Federal [fleet, part of which was engaged at 800 yards distance from the main battery. After an action of four hours the Federal fleet withdrew. The Federals are stated to have lost from 1,000 to 1,100 men. Colonel Campbell's report states that the Federal dead were interred on the banks of the river, and adds that part of the gunboat fleet had returned to Jamestown Island. General Welellan's advance has arrived at Belon's Bridge, 15 miles from Richmond. The bridge was destroyed when the Federals arrived half a mile from the other side of the Chickahominy River. The Federal guuboats have made a reconnaissance 25 miles above White Rouse, on the Uppamukery River. The Confederates destroyed two of their own steamers and 20 schooners. They are also re ported to have destroyed all bridges, and to have placed every imaginable obstruction in the way of the Federal advance. The Newbern Progress states that the Governor of North Carolina refused to afford further aid to the Confederate government, and ordered home all the North Carolina State troops. The Mobile Advertiser announces that the Con- federates have evacuated Pensacola, after destroy ing the navy-yard and forts. All public property was removed. The Federals had sent a force from their pickets to occupy the place. NEW YORK, MAY 20, Evismo. President Lincoln has issued a proclamation declaring General Hunter's recent proclamation null and void. The President further declares that he reserves to himself to decide whether he is competent, as com mander-in-chief of the army and navy, to declare slaves of any state free, and also to decide whether at any time or in any cue it shall become a ne cessity indispensable to the maintenance of govern.. ment to exercise such supposed power. He refers also to the resolution adopted by Congress to co operate with any Slave State for gradual eman cipation, and says :—" I now earnestly appeal to the people of those States. Ido not argue—l beseech all to make arguments for yourselves. You cannot, if you would, be blind to the signs of the times. Will you not embrace the proposition May the past and future not have to lament that you have neglected an opportunity to do so much Vol" Eighteen shots from Fort Darling penetrated the Federal steamer Galena. The Monitor is reported to be uninjured. No official details of the affair have yet been issued. Commodore Goldaborough is reported to be pre. paring mortars to attack Fort Darling. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, MAT 20, Emma. Money abundant. Exchange very firm, at 113 k to 114. Stocks very linn. Cotton steady. SOITTRAMETON, MAT 29. The Hamburg and American Company's steam ship Hammonia, Captain Schwensen, from New York on the 17th inst., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 10 passengers for Southampton, 26 for Havre, and 159 for Hamburg ; and in specie 361,252 dollars. News anticipated. According to a Berlin paper, the King sent for the preacher Heoptenberg, whose sermon delivered on the day of the opening of the Chamber excited so much indig nation, and reproved him for the attacks he had then made on the people and the constitution. Archduke Maximilian has gone on a visit to Beichenau, and is shortly to proceed to London to see the Exhibition. An excursion train is to leave Vienna on the sth, for London. The Viennese feel very happy that their department in the London temple of art hes met with a due appreiation. His Royal Highness the Prince de Carignan is to leave Paris for England immediately. He has paid all his courtly visits in Paris, and proceeds to London. " The Elector of Hesse," says a Berlin journal, " appears to have the intention of soaking a long stay at Toiplite, in Bohemia. He has just engaged the house of the Prince de Ligne, at the price of 5,000 florins a month, sad his household will be established there on a large scale." The Arabian horses sent by Abd-el-Kader to the Emperor Napoleon have arrived in Paris ; they are three in number, and belong to the purest race of the Yemen breed. One of them particularly is a model of perfection ; he counts, according to a letter received from Alsci-el-Bader, 20 generations exempt from any foreign mixture. They have been provisionally placed in the stables of the Louvre, where each horse is attended by two Arab grooms. .The Temps says :—" The picture of M. Ingres, 'Christ in the midst of the Doctors.' has been purchased by the Emperor at the price of 150,000 tr. This picture le signed : Ingres ferit, 411,10 (earls sue, lxxxii." Of the 426,0001. sterling, which was the amount of the Moorish Loan contracted in January, and which was to be paid over to the Spanish government, about 250,00 W. le believed to be intended to be retained in this wsnatry for payments on Spanish account. Of the balance a portion has already been sent in gold, and the remainder will pro. bably follow in moderate parcels. i ~ f