The Express. — London, England, 1862-07-29 00:00:00

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George Vining and Miss 4 arrtine Carson.—INDYMION. Leedamer Herbert, R. Rance, and C.Bl. Caw. —AM UNDER THE EOM BZITANNIA. 'nun ZYmnno, THE BLUE DWARF. Menem J. Reynolds, Drummond, Bniroood ; Mrs. & Yernold.—Slnglni by Mr. Sydney, Yr. Plumpion, and Mrs. Georsee.—THß HARVOT STORY. —And A THOUSAND NAPOLRON& —Commence at Tun IMMO, 31A73P/A7—Alte; which SCENES IN THE =MK Mdlle. limettL—To conclude with a comic BALLET In which the Miura Gunnies will appear.—Commence at 7. H/011 WATILI AT LONDON BALM& Ten Did—Morning, XL ♦lllesas. M. ISOM TO-110AROW—Monliaa, AL • • Aninhoon. 4b• LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 29. ON such an occasion as that of the critical struggle before Richmond, distant observers are pretty sure—unless they are unusually candid— .. to see precisely what they are looking for in the way of results. Accordingly, we read in news papers every day of the Americans being in every state of mind that can be conceived of. They are clamouring and raging ; they are sunk in despon dent silence ; they are boastful and demonstrative in defiance of ill-fortune ; they are humbled and frightened; and won't go out to fight any more; and so on, through a wide range of contradictions. All this is arrant nonsense. Among apopulation of twenty millions there may be seen, no doubt, examples of every state of mind at all times ; but there is no time when it is not false and misleading to take up a particular case, and make it the representative of the national view, or temper, or state of spirits. As it is of high importance to Englishmen to understand the actual condition and changes of American policy and opinions, we cannot too strongly urge an im partial and attentive observation of such public acts and utterances as, in a self-governed republic, are the only safe materials for a judgment of the state of affairs. The last week has afforded a good deal of information of this kind. We observe that some journals and some public men are angry and vexed that other journals and public men are lotting Europe perceive that there are divisions at the North. Nobody need be troubled at this. In a democratic republic, a perdurable conflict of parties is a matter of course; and at no time lathe conflict so sure to be stringent as in a crisis like the present, when each party imagines it could bring the war to an end in the shortest time and the best way. The main point being secure—loyalty to the Republic, accord ing to the view of each—there is nothing discreditable or threatening to the public welfare in the mere fact of party strifes. That those strifes bring forward bad citizens into prominent action may not be a real misfortune; such men may be the sooner exposed, and the best men may be the sooner roused. Such seems to be the effect just now, and it enables us to think and speak of Northern policy with a confidence which would not have been possible if the prosperity of the Federal arms had been unchecked. The occasion has brought out the vulgar agita tors—the FERNANDO WOOD sort of citizens—to try to carry their particular Union policy ; this has brought out the advocates of the other Union policy, and the result is a clear manifestation of the rapid advance of the national judgment and spirit in the direction of genuine republican free dom. Some months ago it was unquestionably the prevalent desire in the North, and in the Cabinet and Congress, to take the national stand on the constitution as it was, and hold it against all the world. The Cabinet and Congress have found that this would not do, because (if there were no other reason) the Slave States do not care enough about the Union to make their share of sacrifice for it. It was certain also that the Not 2h would not heartily support such a policy, however strong might be the democratic pro-slavery party, or any other pro-slavery tendency, at the moment. It now appears that there is uo more probability of the nation being satisfied with the Constitution as it was when Mr. LINCOLN was elected than of slavery being restored over the whole Union. This was pretty clear before, while the national Legis lature was putting an end to Slavery in the Dis trict of Columbia and in the territories ; but the evidence has been much strengthened since the recent battles before Richmond. object ; and that freedom must be get by making the war decisive, and exhaustive el eR prac tical opposition. The people and their legis latures, therefore, exhort the Governs get to per severe, promise their support, and make it plaint understood by the PRESIDENT that Deding but the slowness and hesitation at head-quarters pre yenta the immediate levy of the 300,000 men offered to him. Rich and poor, town and country, are ready and willing. They simply desire a cer tainty to rely on, as to what they are fighting for. This certainty cannot now be long withheld. In the Border States there are daily and hourly conversions to free labour plans, as the slave holders find that no power on earth can henceforth make their human property secure. In the South, the negroes are vindicating their capacities and moral qualities to the surprise of their best friends. General HUNTER'S negro regiment is spoken of with increasing respect ; and the services of negro aides are working a marked change in the public mind. The employment of Degrees, in whatever military services they can render, is not only permitted, but widely sanctioned ; and there is no room for a doubt as to how the controversy will end about arming them for service in the South. Already it is an undisputed point that the wives and 4 children of all negroes employed by the State are free for ever. Great progress had been made before Midsummer ' ,towards the presentment of a clear issue, which might unite the wills and efforts of all the citizens worthy of the name : but it is since the great Midsummer conflict before Rich mond that the greatest advance has been made, or has been publicly disclosed. However great may be differences of opinion and of style, the universal devotedness is unquestionable. The popular sentiment against European nations, and against the English in particular, is explained on the spot by this very advance. It is supposed that the terror which Europe will feel of the power of a republic when disencumbered of its curse of slavery must make Europe hostile. Hence every act and word on this side is misinterpreted, just as American acts and words are misjudged here under prejudices far less excusable. The simple patriotism which leads the untravelled republican citizens into such a mistake as supposing us to be disposed for war, from envy' or fear, or any other passion, should make us anything but angry. It should make us forbearing, patient, and even, as lovers of liberty, sympathising. While they are advancing to the issue of their great strife, we may regret that they make mistakes, financial, ' political, or other ; but, if we duly study their case, we shall see the progress of a singular poli tical regeneration, and shall feel to the bottom of our hearts the nobleness of their national devoted ness. Tea rumours from Italy during the last few days have been of such a character as to rouse the apprehensions of the true friends of that country. These rumours have been confused and conflicting, but they chiefly refer to one great crying evil, and to supposed measures about to be taken for its remedy. A few months ago there appeared some grounds to hope that the Frank EMPEROR was not unwilling to see the resurrection of Italy consummated in Rome bring made its ca pital, and was preparing to withdraw his troops from that "voiceless" city; but to the Italians such hopes have ceased to be even " the bread of the un " happy," and they are beginning to recognise in his Italian policy only the friendship of a purely selfish ally, and the devices of a deliberate foe to Italian unity. The complete consolidation of Italy is doubtless only a question of time ; but meanwhile it has been disappointed in that hope of an immediate change which it bad entertained in common with the greater portion of the civilised world. It is almost as unnecessary to point out the pressing importance of Rome to the Italians as it is to show how entirely devoid of advantage its occupation is to France. These points have been repeatedly discussed, and intelligent opinion en tertains no difference regarding them. The Italian Parliament bas gravely complained that the national capital is " kept by force under a Government " which it loathes." Earl Rosana, has pointed out, in diplomatic yet precise language, that the French occupation of Rome is a flagrant breach of that principle of non-intervention in regard to Italy which the Emperor KaroLaow has himself laid down, and which he is elsewhere in the Peninsula prepared to assert by force of arms. GARIBALDI, as Signor CRIBII pointed out, only said the same thing, in less polite terms, when he accused NAPOLEON of remaining in Rome from motives akin to those which actuate a brigand. All the true Liberals of France entertain very similar views ; and even judged with reference to his own interests it ap pears strange that the Estrinioa should not have come to • decision before now, and resolved to brave the impotent wrath of the Ultramontanists of France. There is no wonder that in these circumstances the Italians should become extremely restless, and that a large section of them should be prepared to risk measures even of the most hazardous kind, in order to secure the unity of the country by the possession of the capital. In such a crisis Mar zins could not fail to appear, as he did in his Manifesto of the 30th May last, in which he de clared that the Party of Action was prepared to carry Rome and Venice, with the government, or without the government, or even against the go vernment, of Vlirroa MINARETS. The recogni tion of the kingdom of Italy by Russia and Prussia diverted and occupied the popular mind for a little ; but latterly the uneasiness has again been renewed ; from Rome there come rumours that it is intended to get up a formidable demonstration in that city—even the Papal officials are said to be working for the popular cause ; and the activity of GARIBALDI has led to the improbable supposi tion that he intends landing in the Roman States with a force of six thousand men. The great war meeting in Fanenil-hall, Boston, is highly significant. The representatives of the pro-slavery Union, party were conspicuous, Mr. Evresrr being one, and the Mayor, the well known representative of the pro-slavery element of mercantile Northern society ; and they were in complete accord with the citizens who propose • purified Uniou weeded of poisonous compromises. References to approaching and inevitable emanci pation, as essential to any kind of freedom and stability, were received with cheers by an audience which has many a time given an opposite kind of greeting to such avowals. Men hitherto in con flict are now pulling together in support and fur therance of the Federal policy of emancipation. Emancipation in the last resort was the proposal of the most timid ; and a city like Boston, represen tative of the conservatism of the most conservative section of the North, never recedes from a new stand-point. Next, we have news from the great Convention in Vermont, where the people of the State pledged themselves to stand by the Govern ment in every step of its policy of emancipation. Again, there is the Legislature .of New Hampshire pulsing a resolution to the same effect. From all such consultations the same piece of advice goes up to the Government at Washington ; the advice to avow an emancipation policy, as the only means of bringing out the entire will and strength of the nation. Nobody means to yield to the South ; nobody has a thought now of such com promises as were debated a year ago ; but the march to the issue will be slow, halting, and un certain, till the Government declares its intention to get rid of the cause of the strife. The popular mind is now clear on certain points ; and it de mands distinct assurance on those points. Free dom, complete and stable, must be the main Though our utmost sympathy goes with the Italians in this cruel delay to which they have been subjected, yet it is earnestly to be hoped that they will submit to the pain of further inac tion rather than embark in any uncertain schemes, such as invading the Tyrol, braving the power of France in Rome, meddling with the Eastern question by throwing a force into Montenegro or Semis, assisting an insurrection in Hungary, or establishing an Italian Prince on the throne of Greece. There are indications that all these projects have been suggested to the mind of GARIBALDI, whose eye sees clearer amid battle smoke than through the complications of politics ; but though he often feels inclined to move rashly, and threatens to do so, he has hitherto shown suffi cient balance to reserve himself for the hour of proper action. Of an invasion of the Tyrol we need scarcely speak, for the Government has shown it self able and willing to prevent it, as it did lately when a number of volunteers and adventurers were collected at Brescia for the purpose, The ease with which the kingdom of Naples was se cured to Italy by an internal movement combined with an expedition from without, affords a delu sive precedent which might tempt some to try a similar plea in Rome, but the position there is an- THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVEN I NG JULY 29, 1862. tirely different, owing to the presence of French troops, and jay internal movement would be far bettor unsononspanied by the landing of a Gori- Willa or any other expedition in the Roman States. The advent of such a force, even sup posing it possible, which is very doubtful, would give the Emperor NAPOLDON the very pretext which he would desire of drowning the cry of the Papal City in the harsher sounds of battle, and of treat ing the whole movement as essentially revolutionary and filibustering in its character. If there is to be a Roman demonstration let it be purely and entirely Roman ; let the citizens solemnly protest, in the face of Europe, against the government which is imposed by a nation which itself acknowledges universal suffrage, and let them seal that protest by not evading the arrests and imprisonments which will be made. It is undesirable that GLRIBALDI should mix up the matter of Italian nationality with revolu tionary movements in other parte of Europe. It may have been well in his earlier years, when no other career was open to him, and his sword re quired to be sharpened on the whetstone of war, that he fought for the Republic of Rio Grande ; but now his country claims all his service, and the picion and dislike with which regenerate Italy is regarded in many quarters will be vastly in creased if it appears, or can be made to appear, that it is the centre of a movement for revolu tionising other countries. The hero of Varese and the Volturno should not risk his invaluable life in Servia, Montenegro, or even in Greece, when ever changing events may soon call on him to endanger it in a nobler and dearer muse—when the time may arrive for a last and decisive effort of Italian nationality, which will give him to see his country free and united from the white Alpine snows to the mountain ridges of Calabria, or will wrap the banner of victory round one of the noblest of its noble dead. The authorities at the War-office officially notify that no applications for permission to attend the Volunteer Review at Asoot on the 2nd of August will be entertained after the 30th inst, LATEIST INTELLIGENCE. Muria% rrasauns.) AMERICA. NEW YORK, JOLT 19. (Per Hibernian, vie Quebec and Londonderry.) General Halted( is expected in Washington to assume the command of the United States armies. Generals M'Clellan and Pope retain their present positions. M'Clellan's army bas been reinforced from Hunter's command. In the Senate Mr. Chandler has denounced M'Clellan's tactics, declaring that tens of thousands of men were killed in the swamps, and stating that 158,000 men were sent to M'Clellan previous to the battles before Richmond. The New York press continue to urge the people to arms. Recruiting in New York is still inactive. Congress has passed the Militia Bill, authorising the President to employ negroes for camp service or any military or naval service for which they are competent ; also to swept 100,000 volunteers for nine months' service with 25 dollars bounty and one month's advance pay. The Governor of New York has proclaimed a state bounty of 50 dohs. The Border State members have issued a majority report opposing President Lincoln's abolition scheme, and a minority report favouring the scheme. President Lincoln has signed the Confiscation Bill, with amendments that the provisions of the bill should not apply to acts of rebels done previous to the passing of the bill, and that the confiscation is to be only during the lifetime of offenders. A message was previously sent to Congress by the President suggesting some modification in the bill, but it was not favourably received by the Republican party. The President has signed an act for issuing postage and other stamps for currency, and forbid ding banks or corporations to Lane bills for lees than one dollar. Congress adjourned on the 17th inst. During the session it has appropriated 800,000,000 dole., including 660,000,000 dole. for the army, and 100,000,000 dots. for the navy. The Confederate General Lee congratulates the Confederate army upon releasing Richmond from a state of siege, and claims to have captured 53 pieces of artillery in the late engagement. The Confederate General Price is reported to have crossed the Mississippi into Arkansas, to co operate against the Federal General. The Confederate General Hindman has issued a proclamation from Little Rock, urging the people to make a determined effort to prevent General Curtis from escaping. General Curtis, by forced marches, had arrived safely at Helena, Arkansas. Several small engagements have occurred in , Arkansas, in which the Federahi were successful. The Confederates under General Morgan are committing serious depredations in Kentucky, and were advancing on Louisville. The Federate, with several pieces of artillery, left Louisville and advanced to Georgetown to meet General Morgan's forces. General Pope's army has entered Gordonsville and destroyed the junction of the Orange, Alexan dria, and Virginia Central Railroads. It is claimed that this will cut off a large quan tity of supplies for the Confederates at Richmond. General Pope has issued a general order that the army will subsist on the country iu which opera tions are carried on. The Confederates have captured Cynthiarui, Kentucky. Great excitement exists at Covington (I), New port, and even at Cincinnatti. The South-West is overrun with guerillas. The Confederates have captured Henderson, Kentucky, and Newbourg, Indiana. The Richmond papers speculate upon General M'Clellan's advance by the James River, and strongly urge the erection of earthworks. The Confederates are reported to have evacuated Murfreesboro' and retired to Cbatvanaga. It is rumoured that General Stonewall Jackson is in the Shenandoah valley advancing upon Harper's Ferry. The British steamer Ann has been captured in Mobile BR/. (BY TELEGRAPH TO FATHER POINT, AND FROM LONDONDERRY.) NEW YORK, JOLT 19, AFTERNOON. Vicksburg still holds out. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (now ocs owx PARIS, NOWDAY Email°. The Opinion Nationale, which for two or three days rather favoured the Patrie's story about Gari baldi's projected attack upon Rome, now admits that he has, at all events, finally given up the idea. It suggests, at the same time, that his ob ject probably was to excite agitation, in order to prove to Europe that Italy wants her capital, and that her patience is well nigh exhausted. These tactics would be in harmony with an article of Mazzini'a, published in the Delia del Popolo of Naples of July 21, headed "The French Oocapa tion of Rome," wherein the ex-triumvir seeks to demonstrate that France will never leave Rome until she is forced ; and that the only means of forcing her is to prove to Europe by repeated mani festations that there will never be settled peace till Italy gets her capital. It is to be noted that M. Mor dini has just spoken entirely to the same effect in the Italian Chamber of Deputies, and that both be and M. Petrucelli della flattina said,amidst considerable applause, quite as strong things about the French alliance as Garibaldi has done in Sicily. Some Italian letters mention, as a remarkable fact, that Garibaldi's volunteers have abandoned the famous red shirt, and chosen a grey uniform not readily distinguishable from that of some of the regular Italian regiments. This change, it is said, makes it more difficult for the government to watch the movements of the Garibaldians. The last mail from Mexico contains full particu lars of the signal failure of the Tuileries protege, Almonte, to corrupt some of Juarez' generals with French money. Here is the text of General Negrete'a answer to a proposal made to him by General Taboada, one of ilmonte's creatures : Monsieur Antonio Taboada,—Your letter of May 7, written to me from the Hacienda of ban Diego de los Alamos, by which you invite me to join myself with traitors, ban filled me with indignation. You would not have dared to aak me to commit this infamy had you known my opinions and patriotism. I am resolved to die a thousand deaths rather than stain my name by such a foul transaction. Know that all Maxima' are se firmly resolved. To conclude, not being able to find words an& ciently expressive to my all that I think, and to send you the answer you deserve, I beg you never to write to me again. Mmum Nroanz. THE ALLEGED MURDER AND ROBBERY AT HOITON.-(THIS DAY.) This morning the inquiry was resumed before Mr. Humphreys, at the Green Man Tavern, Hottoo, respect. ing the death of Mr. Samuel Chapman, aged 70, deacon of Ebenezer Chapel, Houton, who was found insensible in the adjoining house, and who was alleged to have been robbed end violently garotted, under very extraordinary e n d mysterious circumstances, on the 7th inst. The following additional evidence was adduced : Mrs. Anne M. Drumm daughter of the deceased, said that she arrived at dece ased's house at 10 o'clock on the evening of the attack, and remained until the following wonting. Her sister, Km Gardiner, was there, and witness did not hear bey express any surprise about the purse being miming. The first witness beard of tie being not forth• coming was on the following Saturday. She then beard that the purse was missing, and that some one had got in and done Mr. Chapman some injury. Mrs. Gardiner led witness to believe that her father had been injured. She said nothing of the kind before. She thee said that she could not find the purse, and witness said that it most be about the place. The day of the funeral witness found the purse between some books in a cupboard in deceased's room. It wee there apparently concealed, and was empty. Deceased before his death, when the purse was spoken of before him, pointed to a box, but the perm was not therm He might possibly have meant to point to the cupboard, which was aslant of the box. Witness had fre quently put her things into the cupboard, but bad nev er seen the purse in it. Mr. Chapman had a pension of 11. per week, which be took monthly. He drew his money, as witness understood, three weeks before his death. De ceased did not tell winning that he drew it then, but les supposed be did so became he went into the City. His neckerchief was always worn in one loose knot. She would think it vary extraordinary it it was found so tight as to make a deep mark or indentation around his neck. She could not account for it. No one was present when she asked deceased about the friend. She took the (muerte. nity of being alone with him. That was because she was anxious to know about it. If she bad waited until Mrs, Gardiner came in, he would not have been sensible enough, for he immediately wandered. Mr. Win. Lowe, 43, Wellingtonetreet,Victoria-park, said that be was very intimate with deo.. , and be had every reason to believe that deceased was quite comfortable and well supplied with mosey. He bed lent some money to witness et Christmas, and had never applied for its return. He wore his necktie in a loam fold. . . Another Mexican General, O'Haran, repudiates the offer with equal indignation, but as he had been a bosom friend of Taboada's he entreats him to leave the country, to change his name, in order to hide his shame, and to send his address, in order that his old friend might write him words of consolation in his disgrace. Following hard upon the suppression of the Orteatiais, the Moniteur promulgates a warning given to the Progras de Lyon for having, in its number of July 24, published "incidents entirely false" apropos of a council of ministers. This warning is, by an administrative fiction, supposed to be inflicted by AL Valise, the senator, who does prefect's duty at Lyons with extra ordinary powers. But the Moniker, by a piece of carelessness,betrays the Parisian origin of the warning, for the date is " Done at Lyons, July 28," namely, this very day. The fact is that K liouland, the ad interim Minister of the Interior during the absence of M. de Persigny, is showing a good deal of superabundant zeal in the exercise of his provisional functions. As Minister of Public Instruction he had an old grudge against the Bishop of Orleans, whose organ the Ork , anais was to some extent, and he seized the opportunity of a piece of accidental false news which was at once corrected to crush the paper. The prosecution against Canler's memoirs will it is said not go on, upon the condition that no more copies shall be sold in France. Calder will have made a good thing of it. He left out many of his beet stories in order to satisfy the scruples of his Paris publisher. The work has already run through three editions, and now that he hes become famous he will publish another at Brussels, with alt the suppressed passages restored. In point of law the prosecution would have been very difficult to sustain. The offence charged " against morality and good manners" consisted in the alleged betrayal, by a retired functionary, of matters confided to him in his official capacity. There is nothing in the code to sustain such an indictment—nothing to prevent a spy from publishing his reminiscences any more than the statesman or the executioner— L A juror stated~to the !Dart that on looking over the hones he observed marks of fingers on the kitchen window, and close to it a button which bad evidently been torn off a man's coat. He showed the appearances; todetective Devitt. Mr. Elliston, deacon of the chapel, was re-called, r.nd said that the pew opener fetched him to deceased's place en the Monday. Mn. Gardiner arrival an hour afterwards. There was no mend search instituted then. A couple of days after the attack Mn. Gardiner said that if the purse could not be found she should believe her father was mur dered. She said the rime to witness's wife. Witness did not know whether she bad searched for it. . . _ The .;;Nr7liiii.sth:i;alo7;taiioritia hod only just taken up the ease, and they were most an:ions that, for the ends of justice, there should be another adjournment at the present stage. The case was accordingly adjourned. GREAT EIRE AT Till DOSWELL ROAD DISTILLERY.-(THIS DAY.) The most extensive conflagration that has oc curred in the perish of Clerkenwell, happened this morning about two o'clock, sad in a very brief space of time laid in ruins property valued at enema thousand pounds sterling. The scene of the fire was the Goswell.road distillery and chemical works, the property of Mews. Medway and Co., situate in Owen's-row, Goawell-road. The building in which the fire commenced was about 150 feet gong and between 30 and 40 feet wide. It appears from the inquiries made that • polies-constable, whilst passing the end of Owen's-row, noticed a sort of thin white 'mole, as if proceeding from thi ignition of ether, or some other chemical, hovering over the top of the principal building. He sounded as alarm, and having obtained other assistance, meeeengers were forthwith sent off to call the Royal Society's escapes and the engines. Before sufficient time bad elapsed to call either, the fames shot through the various windoers with the greatest imps. tuosity, rising so high in the air as to become • far more speedy massager of danger than the men, and in a very short space of time the Royal Society's escapes and several engines were on the spot. The mains of the New River Company were drawn, but unfortunately the supply of water was insufficient to feed so many engines. Greater damage than otherwise would have bee. the came was the result. The whole of the upper floor presented many thousand superficial feet of fire, threatening at the same time with destruction the extensive stores of Messrs. Has san and Catchpool, the flour factors. Under the direction of Captaia Shaw and the officers under him the brigade worked in a meet admirable manner, but it took them sevens] hours before they could get the fire under and not before the upper warehouse was burned out, and the roof off the lower floors are also severely damaged. The origin of the fire is enveloped ia obscurity. Fortunately the firm was insured in the Sun Fire-office. The flour stores of Medlars. Catchpool and Co. are also severely damaged by fire and water. These premises were insured m the Mena Fire-office. Several other fires took place during the morn ing, but the damage at each was not considerable. Enwrap hzuernuotre VISITORA Ilr lavntrooL Informatics has Met been received through Mr. S. R. Graves, the ex-Mayor of Liverpool, to the effect that the Grand Duke of MecklenbortSchwerin, who is now traveling in Scotland tinder the title of Count Schwerin, intends visiting Lancashire, and will probably io the course of the present week honour Liverpool by a brief residence. His higbuess will be accompanied on his Liverpool visit byrrince Reuss and two or three other distinguished personages. ?ARMORIAL TABLET TO THB LATE LORD MACAULAY. —Siam the burial of the gran historian near the Poets'- corner of ow national mausoleum a piece of paper only, with the words "Lord Macaulay's grove" written upon it, served to show where his remains were deposit{ A tablet has, however, lately been placed over the grave. Unlike thaw recently let into the nave of the abbey to perpetuate the memory of Mr. R. Stephenson, C.E., and Dr. Jobs Hunter, it is devoid of all ornament, and bean the follow ing simple inscription :—" Thomas Rabingtoo, Lord Ma. outlay, born at Rothly Temple, Leicestershire, October 25, 1800. Died at Holly-lodge, ampdini December 1659. ' His body is buried in peace, but his name liveth for evermore.'" _ _ M. Guizot or M. Sansou. The Bourse was more animated than it has been for some time. The firmness of Consols begins to produce an effect. Rente rose 10c. for cash and 15c. for account, closing at 68fr. 70c. and 68fr. 60c. The Mobilier rose 6fr. 25c., and the Italian Loan 45c. The Lyons Railway wee 10fr., and the other lines from 2fr. 50c. to Mr. Americans in Paris (of the Confederate party) who profess to have an inkling of official informa tion from Richmond, say that Beauregard's latest plan was to feign an attack upon Washington, in order to draw M'Clellati away from the basis of his operations, and then by a rapid countermarch to get possession of the bulk of his stores of food and ammunition. These gentlemen are now so con i fident of success that they would rather not have any European " mediation,"feeling sure that they shall soon be able without assistance to establish their claim to European "recognition." Colonel Sir Henry Havelock, and Captain Petrie, of the English army, have been authorised by the Minister of War to visit the infantry and cavalry barracks of the army of Paris, and also the shoot ing school at Vincennes. THE STEPHENSON MEMORIAL WINDOW IN WEST. MINSTER ABBEY.—The stained glass window which has been placed in the north side of the nave of West minster Abbey, and intended to perpetuate the memory of the late Mr. Robert Stephenson, is now completed, with the exception of some minor details. The window, which is richly coloured, was executed at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Stained Glassworks. At the top of the window, in the space beneath the arch, is • medallion portrait of this eminent engineer, surrounded by those of Rennie, Telford, Watts, for. l'he body of the work, which is divided into two halves, is filled up with 12 com partments, descriptive of the prosper of engineering from the earliest ages, and terminating at the top, beneath the portraits, with illustrations of those greet triumphs of modern engineering, the tubular and other railway bridges. These illustrations are linked together with smaller medal lion portraita of famous engineers, representing Cheops, Tubal Cain, Noah, Euclid, Archimedes, Sir C. Wren, sad others. The whole of the intervening spaces in the wi ndow are filled with richly stained glass and handsome bordering. At the bottom of the window is the inscription, " In Memory of Robert Stephenson, M.P.. D.C.L. F.R.S., he., late Pre sident of the Institution of Civil Engineers. A.D. 1859." SERIOI7B CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.—A painful and revolting charge has just been brought before the county magistrates at Slough, against the Rev. C. Red dell. chaplain of the Slough and Etoo Union Workhouse, who had been apprehended on the Sunday evening previous on a charge of having indecently assaulted Elizabeth Salter, • child of 10 yeas of age. Mr. C. S. Vouka attended on the part of the prisoner. Complainant. an intelligent little girl, deposed that she lived at Slough, knew Mr. Reddall, and on Sunday last was in the road near defendant's lodg ings, when he called her to come in at the garden gate. She went to him, and he then asked her to bare some wise. Complainant went on to state as follows :—" I said, ' No, thank you, sir.' Afterwards he asked me to walk into his room, where he kept me about three-quarters of en hour." Complainant here described the conduct of the accused to wards her. She continued, "My brother koocked the door, and defendant opened the parlour door. La Crook came in. I was crying when she entered. He undid the door before Mrs. Crook came in." Witness proceeded to describe the prisoner's conduct, and then said, "I left after Mrs. Crook had opened the door. I told my toothermd father what bad hspperied as soon as I went home. I have since told Mrs. Crook. He took me on his knee as soon as I entered the room, and then dad what I have stated." Mrs. Crook was then called, but the prisoner objected to her evidence, laying she did not believe in the Bible. The witness said, " The prisoner came to lodge in my house io May last. On Sunday last the little girl came to the house about 6 o'clock. Defendant appeared .to have seen her before, and sent her to ask her brother to fetch it By, who returned in half-an-boor and asked for his ter, who I had no idea had remained in the house. sister, entering the room I observed that the child had been crying. She ran out of the room into the street. I called upon the child's mother to inquire why the child cried. When I charged the prisoner with having in salted the child he seized me by the throat, so that for some time I could not speak. Aa . 0 " as I could I called out ' Murder! and • neigh' boor came to my assistance. The officer afterwards aline and took the prisoner away." Mr. Footes asked , ness if she did not consider, from the prieoner's gener al ' rector, that be was occasionally insane. W items— • Not et all It is brought as by drink and his boastful ways." De feedant's son stated that his father had been is • lunatic) asylum sad disishargail Wearable. Delsodant, after quoting potatoes of sertptum, .cooteaded that the prooeedinP INN infemsal, bemuse his name had not been morel ' spilt in the warrant, the letter " having been subditutoi for the letter "a ;" they consequently had the wrong wan altaptber. Tbe prisoner was remanded for a week, to In able the magistrates to consult with the Secretary of Sate fa reference to the case. LORD B1101:70HAY 01t THZ VOW/RMS.—After the inspection of the Cumberkuid Rifle Volunteers, on Friday last, at Ricerby Park, by Lieut.-Col. Harman, volunteer inspector for the northern district, the officers dined together at the County Hall. Lord Brougham, who was present as a good, made the following remarks:—" I consider the volunteer has added to the army and to the militia a most important part of the defence of this coun try. It is Dot that I have soy alarm upon the subject—it is not that I dread any invasion of this country—(bear, hear)—there never wu a time when it was less probable, and, I might almost say, lees possible to happen. (Haar, hear.) But, nevertheless, we are to be prepared for all—even the remotest possibilities. Does any man, who insures his house against fire, or his property from ship wreck—shipwreck, no doubt, depending more or less upon the tides and seasons, upon the winds and the waves, may be insured against natural apprehension of that risk—but against fire, does any man suppose his house is likely to be burned from the fault of his servants or from the fault of his neighbours? and yet it is only from the fault of one or other, the carelemneas of one or other, that fire is likely to happen ; but no one reckons on that, no one thinks that likely ; yet be makes sure in case of accident happening, he makes sure by iosuriog to the amount of the value of his house. (Cheers.) But we do a much better thing %ban that in providing largely for the defence of the country. By insuring against the risks of fim we have no part in preventing the fire from happening; the premium of insurance we may pay to secure us for the loss we sustain if fire should happen has no tendency whatever to prevent that fire from happening. But it is very different with the defence of the country. We prepare not only to insure ourselves. in case of soy improbable and hardly to be expected risk of invasion, but we insure to present that risk of invasion. (Cheers.) The more prepared we are the less likely it is that we shall be called upon to carry our resolution into effect, by providing for our self-defence. (Hear. hear.) I, as a friend of peace, universal pekoe, prow over all the world —(cheers)—l bold that it is most impor tant and most salutary, and most likely to preserve that peace, that every nation Mould be prepared to defend it self. I beg your perdu for having dwelt so long upon what really appeared self-evident truths—(hear, hear) — but I bear a good deal of mierepresentetios abroad, as if reWen ins prink, and were afraid, sad were alarmed. ; that we are not alarmed. (Cheers.) There la no nic, but we are determined to provide against all pro ba pa bilities--aplost risks that are highly improbable, bet which we are prepared also to soaks next to intposable." !Me Court. BALMORAL, JOLT 27. The Queen, attended by the Hon. Mn. Bruce, drove out yesterday. The Prince of Wales and Prince Arthur rode out. The Princess Louise rode out. A meeting of the Royal Commissioners of the Patriotic Fund took place at the Palace of Westminster yesterday. Present : His Grace the Duke of Newcastle (president), the Earl of Chichester, Earl Nelson, Earl Grey, Lord Colchester, Lied Sk Leonards, Lord Lyveden, General the Hon. J. Lindsey, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, Sir John Bur goyne, and Colonel Wilson Patten. Captain E. G. Fish. bourne, C. 8., R.N., and Colonel J. IL Lefroy, R.A., honorary secretaries, attended. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. Judgment was given by Lord Kingsdown in the ap peals "Honking v. Terry," from New South Wales, and in "Jimmie/ham v. the Administrator-General of British Guiana? : The lords present were Lord Kingsdown, Lord Chelmsford, and Sir E. Ryan. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial dike from the Governors of the Bahamas, Canada, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and from the Governors of Ceylon and Hong Kong. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Malta. THE QUEEN AND THE DISTRESS IN THE COTTON DISTRICTS. The following is a copy of the letter from Colonel Phipps to the Earl of Derby, conveying a mu nificent donation from her Majesty the Queen to the Cotton Districts Relief Fund : Balmoral, July 24, 1862. My dear Lord Derby,—The Queen brut long bad her atten tion and anxious sympathy attracted to the sufferings, so patiently and nobly bone, of that portion of her Majesty's subjects in the north of England which is connected with cotton manufactures, and which is at present unfortunately thrown out of employment. It would have been long since very pleasing to her Majesty to have assisted them and mitigated their privations, but it was considered advisable to test the sufficiency of the ordinary means of relief to meet this great misfortune. Her Majesty has, however, seen with much satisfaction that a meeting has been held under your presidency of those who are connected by pro party with the great manufacturing districts, for the pur- pose of tendering their aid to those living in their own neighbourhood who have been plunged into destitution by no disinclination to maintain themselves by honest and in dependent labour, but by lamentable circumstanom entirely beyond their control. The Queen gladly associates herself, under her title of Duchess of Lancaster, with these suffering districts, and is pleased to find herself thus entitled to send her aid to thuae for whom she has loog felt deep compassion. I have received her Majaity's commands to forward through you the sum of 2,0001., to be added to the fund for the aid of the sufferers in the cotton manufacturing dis tricts.—Sincerely yours, C. B. PHIPPS. The Count de Buren honoured his Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Counter de Flahault with his company at dinner last evening at Albert.gate House. There were also present his Excellency the Turkish Ambassador and Madame Humerus, his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador, his Excellency the Netherlands Minister, his Excellency the Hanoverian Minister, Maria Marchioness of Aileabury, the Marquis de Ckatesurenard, Viscountess Palmerston, Viscount and Viscount's* Stmt. ford de Radcliffe and the Hoe. Miss Canning, Count de Lock, Lord de Table'', Dr. Quin, Mr. A. Rumen, lee. His Excellency Al. de Osma and the Marchioness Puenti and family have left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley square, for Germany. . . His Excellency Vely Eddin Rifaat Pacha, Turk ish ambassador at Paris, with his family, have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Egypt. The Duke de Vallambrosa has arrived at the els tendon Hotel, from Paris. The Countess of Mount Edgecumbe was safely delivered of a daughter on &Imlay, at Tunbridge Wells. Her ladyship and infant are progressing most favourably. Vicomte de la Redorte has arrived at the .Cla- Tendon Hotel, from Paris. Lord Ravensworth and family leave Perey's-cross, Fulham, to-day, for Raveneworth Castle, Durham. Lady Truro entertained a select party at dinner last evening, at her residence hi Eaton4quare. Mr. and Lady Charlotte Lyater have left Thomas', Hotel, Berteley•equare, for Dover. Sir Henry Hoare has left Thomas's Hotel, Her keley-oquaro, for Bognor. Mr. and Mrs. Augustus B. Paget, Mr. and Mrs. Fort, Captain Watt, and Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain Startle have left the St. George's Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Walker and family have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Berkswell Hall, Coventry. Mrs. Summers has left the Clarendon Hotel for St. Leonardo. A marriage is arranged, and will shortly take place, between Mr. Henry Peach Keighley-Peach, , of Idli cote House, Warwickshire (late captain Royal Horse Guards), and Miss Selby-Lowndes, sewed daughter of Mr. William Selby-Lowndes, of Whaddoa and Winslow, Books. ILLNLINS or THE BISHOP OF LONDON.—Wo regret to bear that the Bishop of London has been obliged to leave town far a few days in consequence of illness. His ordinary leve, which under other circumstances would hare been held today, is postponed. The bishop has gone into Bonsereetehire. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL —The following gentle ose have been appointed by the Lord Bishop of London to preach in the cathedral on Sunday morninp in the month of August :— Sunday, the 3rd, the Bev. W. A, Scams, M.A., vicar of Greenwich; 10th, the Rev. Dr. Goulburm incumbent of St. John's, Paddington ; 17th, the Bev. T. Ainger, M.A., incumbent of Hampstead; 24th, the Bev. H Venn, M.A., secretary of the Church Missionary Society ; and, 31st, the Rev. W. J. Hall, M.A., minor canoe of St. Paul's and incumbent of Holy Trinity Church, Tottenham COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE Money easy. Gold, 19 per cent. premium. Silver, 13 per cent. Exchange unsettled at 131 i. Stocks dull. Federal Securities weak and lower. United States Registered Sizes of 1881, 971 ; New York Central, 91} ; Laois, 56} Erie, 33g. Cotton very firm. Middling Upland, 481. Flour in good demand for export. Wheat and corn quiet. Provisions steady. Coffee and sugar very firm. Molasses steady. The Kangaroo sailed to-day with 1,046,000 dole. specie on freight. PORTUGAL LISBON, JULY 28. The takers of the half million sterling of the new loan, reserved for Portugal, are paying here for internal stock, which is in demand at 478 ex divi dend. ITALY. The trial of the Italian journals seized for pub lishing Garibaldi's speech at Palermo will com mence on the 16th of August. It is stated the defendants have resolved to cite Garibaldi as one of the witnesses. The A beille du Nord of the 23rd says : The opinion expressed by almost the whole of the French press, and which attributes the recognition of the kingdom of Italy to the influence of the Emperor Napoleon over our government, is completely unfounded, and we formally repel that opinion. The recognition of the kingdom of Italy took place solely because our government felt itself convinced of the stability and strength of the new order of things, and has, therefore, been brought about by Italy herself, and in no way by any 'taps taken by Frame for that purpose. In consequence of the interruption of direct diplomatic relit. tiona between the cabinets of Turin and fit. Petersburg, France took on herself the part of mediator, but her inter ference was strictly limited to that character. The Diritto of Turin publishes an address from the Roman emigrants to their brethren iu Rome. In this document they say : You will not rise against the French, but you will rim in mass spinet the sbirri, who are io the pay of priests. Let the French remain if such be their desire. They are our friends, and if they remain with us it will be to combat at our aide against the despotism of old Europe. Flews, without the Bourbons. represents, and will always repre sent, the revolution. Avoid at any met a contest with the French troops. If you cannot ascend the capitol retire to Moult Aventine. If you deem it imprudent to attack, erganise resistance. Martyrs ! allow yourselves to be shot down by French grape, but fall upon the papal soldiery with the rage wherewith thirteen years of disgrace and punishment must have inspired you.