The Express. — London, England, 1859-11-17 00:00:00

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MIT& Wal•sis.clC. Tome: Ma F. 11•18/itaw—rs Pim Isla 114•111.211111110 111..1.; Till DisAD DUO?. Ms. I. Onknui. lIMMANNIA. Tot. Ivanoo, WIC RIVAL POURTAISO or. Tbehrlat sof th• Ord 14.ta. MOIR Itersk_sed 111. 4. % iTTNII:Ii; WYoiirmi lN ; MOE W 2 m. ioseld. ■ION WATS& at LONDON mums. cONDON. THURSDAY. NOV. 17. C 11.1 a free and powerful nation consider its means of defence without striking the war-gong or sound ing the alarnm-bell in the ears of all the truculent and timorous old women of Europe ? The tom-tam style of terrifying a people into the persuasion of its invincibility is not, perhaps, barbarian in the Chinese sense, but it is scarcely civilised in the European acceptation ; and it has the disadvantage of majuring the dangers it professes to avert. Is it allowable to say a few words in season on such a subject as the Volunteer Corps, or manning the Navy, without b►wling through a ferocious mask like the ogre in a pantomime, or even without the obliouto formula of " Fee, fi, fo, lam " ? Let us en deavour, for once in a way, to make • few remarks on • question of supreme national importance with out gnashing our teeth at any foreign power. The example may be useful over the water, if not nearer home. M. MICHEL CHEVALIER, who, for all his friendly disposition towards nigland, has good a Frenchman as any corporal in the Zonate., has lately had the moral courage to confess that to an insular and own inertial power the liberty of the seas is a question of kfe or death. " Liberty of the seas" is at once the most liberal and the most large expression for what is sometimes called " superiority," and some times even "supremacy." For as this eminent economist generously and disinterestedly explains, • England would be seriously affected in the very " conditions of her existence on the day that any " possible coalition of maritime powers should be able ." to oppose to her fleets superior or even equal to " hers." It is in pursuance of this absolute law of self preservation that the virtual sovereignty of the sees, In the English sense, means nothing more than that freedom of the sees which is indispensable to the life of as illimitable commerce. That an insular end commercial nation should be strong enough to patrol with a constant and universal vigilance the groat ►ighway of the ocean is in truth a guarantee of peace sad security to all the world ; and the weeder is-meiot that at this time of day we should be taking measures to Mai n tai n oar navy at the highest point of eftleisney, but that any English - - . administration should have been found at any time willing to cut otf thew:wee of life itself for the sake of redwing the coat of living. This is the sum and out:mance of our gaud economy. It is the story of a seiner who slams himself to the point of death, sod thee rains himself in doctors' bills to keep body sad seal together. We have hese paying our doctors' hills for a good agcy years, and in the desperate harry to get well we have opened oat TWOS pretty freely to the experiments of quacks. Now that we are tolerably convalescent, we take kindly the final tonics because we feel the good they do Ise, which is more than could be said of some of the earlier drastic.. The reserve forte of Royal Naval Volunteers u, we trust and believe, a true tome, and eoe that will suit our constitution admi rably. The Notice just lamed by the Registrar- General of Seamen, with the approval of the Mmi raltj and the Board of Trade, brings into operatioo next New Year'rday the Aet passed at the close of last session to carry out ones of the recommendstiose of the Royal Commission. The present need of the Navy is a reserve of voleateer seamen, thoroughly trained and instantly available, yet not continuously employed. This reserve is quite independent of the farce actually afloat, of the Coast Volunteers, and the Coast Guard. It is designed to do away with tlw possibility of a resort to compulsory service, to provide for emergencies, and by a scheme sufficiently stringent and sufficiently elastic, to promote the interests of the great body of shipowners and seamen, and to assist and encourage all who are concerned in the prosperity of our mercantile manor To make the mercantile marine subsidiary to the Naval Service, rather than its rival, is to solve the question of manning our fleets; and the manner ie which it is now proposed to carry out the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Bill appears to contem. plate, and to be likely to effect, this most desirable . . . - reooseiliatioa of sourest' that should oe%ce be di. joined. We take it for granted that it would be undesirable in point of expense, if not practically oarless, to keep up a war navy in time of pease. itherwise, se we said some time ago, it would no doubt be a simple plan enough to pay es many men-or- wee*. men as we want at a higher rate of wages than they could pt in any other service; and great as this expenditure would be, it would still be the lent quer tionable item in the estimates. Bat this is not the question. What we have to achieve is the mean, of sending ships to sea thoroughly manned with trained crews of seamen-gunners in sudden emergencies. Seamen-gunners—for we want both combined—are not to be got together in a day nor trained at a few weeks' notice. The demand, then, is for a ready and disposable force of able seamen trained to the use of gaps and small arras, not always on service, but always ready to be called ont in case of instant need. According to the regulations, the Royal Naval Volunteers will be permitted to pursue their ordi nary avocations as seafaring men without hindrance, subject to 28 days drill in every yew, at their own seavenimee as to time and piens. They mut be at beam In England owe is seek halflear, bat this will be no difficulty to the numerous elm at manses employed in the touting trade, and in the service of the great 'steam com panies, nor eves to the seamen employed in the Australian gold trade ; and the Admiralty re serves the right to give leave for longer voyages. T. annual payment or " retainer " of 61. a year h no insignificant addition to the average anneal earnings of *meowing men—certainly not lam than a fourth. Sixty is the age fixed foe a retiring passion of 121. • year; but it is spscially added, " If not previously incapacitated ;" so that bard Beryl" end sot age merely, secures • recompense; and in as ram the men will get the pension at the time they Loos the sea—in other words, at the time they west L The Government binds itself to keep volunteers es Lag es they are fit ; but the men may be off thek bargain if they get promotion in the service, or if they pay back the retainers they have received, or eves without any condition at the expiration of every live years. The men are allowed to set mid' • a portion of the pennies u • remainder to their wives. Their interest in any Friendly or Benefit &misty remain. unaffected. Their travelling expenses to the place of drill are paid. Daring drill they are paid, clothed, and victualled in all respects le seamen of the duet, and if called out on actual service they rank as seamen se to pay, treatment, promotion, prize -tummy, and pewits in miss of wounds, and eligibility to Coast Heard Service, and to Greenwich Hospital. In time of perm a volunteer may never be called upon to servo, yet his twenty. eight days will secure him all the advantages of &CULI service afloat. He will only be called upon in sudden emergencies ; he may then in the first instance be railed out for three years ; if in time of war, he may have to serve two years longer, but with 2d. a day additional pay. To attain a pension, fifteen years' service for a man above thirty are required, and twenty for a man under thirty; bat actual service afloat will count double time. The generous spirit of these regulations, the easy obliga tions, and the solid advantages which they present, moot, we think, fail to re►ch the heart and the eaderstanding of that very child-like, sensitive, and self-willed being, the Bntish sailor. Their wisdom will be justified by success ; and if the scheme obtains the sumss which it assuredly downs, it will, we are convinced, be foundeconomical se a matter of defence, it will remove the last possi bility of impressment, it will break down the bar nen between the Merchant Service and the Navy, it will improve the discipline and condition of a large class of merchant seamen, and will probably in time introduce into the Merchant Service a knowledge of gunnery and habits of discipline which will be useful to both services, and put England in complete poe session of all the unequalled resources of an island, and therefore en essentially maritime power. There it-need we iasist?—in this Naval Reserve Bill nothing at which any foreign power has the right to take umbrage—nothing that justifies • moment's doubt of oar earnest desire to keep the peace. In deed, it is precisely this earnest desire to keep the peace which commands us to be ready for all emer gencies, and to be surprised, as we have been surprised more than once within the last twenty years, by clouds in the East and West, or by sudden claps of thunder in a clear sky. It may be well for our friends abroad who have enormous armies to flatter and impatient navies to appease, to be enabled to wink shrewdly at the well-defended shores and the well-manned ships of England, and to pat this and that together. To bolt our doors is not to invite an attack, nor is a road police an encouragement to footpads. Besides, naval questions are for England not merely or chiefly foreign, but rather domestic questions. We have interests, it is true, to guard every hour in the Coannel, in the Straits of Gibraltar, in the Mediterranean, in the North and Booth Atlantic and Pacific Oceans ; bat it is because we want leisure and security for reforms at home—be cause we are sick of idle fears, of barren threats, of insolent pretensions—because we are content with a small and a scattered army, and have no liking for the splendid apparatus of unlimited monarchy and military despotism, that we are resolved to remain invincible at ma. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1859. THE CASE OF SMETHURST. The following is a copy of a letter addressed by the Right Hoe. Sir G. C. Lewis to the Lord Chief Baron, communicating the grant of a from pardon to Smethurst, so far as the alleged murder of Isabella &ekes is concerned: Whitabsll,_Nov. 14 IMO, My Larl.—l hews tits honour to acknowledge the receipt d yew issimbies Saretst report, of the 18th alt., es the saw of Timm ilostbsest, who wee convicted at the Centre' Umbel Cart is ♦ugust last of mantis, and menteseed le Ass& Armor WY* soggeots in that report t►at manse* &NU leo min le the Jedgreatt of radical and seised& mew soisellsd by die leerstary of State, for the pawn et cauldsrleg the 'miens sad appearances of the demesed Isabella Bathes, end the remelt of the &naive* I have mat the *videos*, year lereldp's reports, sad all the mere bearing epos the Embed potato of the use, to Sir Den lonia ttrodk, from whom I hare received a letter, of which I enclose you a copy, aad who is of °pinkie that, although the facts or. fall of wmpicioe against Smethurst, there is not eh mints and complete evident* of his guilt. After • very caret al sad maim con•ideration of all the feats of this very walla, ear, I haws owns to the coschision that these la safflasat doubt d the prlsoar's guilt to rendsr Ii ay duty to advise the grant to him of a free pardon, white will be restricted to the particular offence of which he Mash minvicted ; it being my intention to institate a acme- MIMS spirt Um fiat bigamy. TM maemity which I hays felt for advising her Majesty le gram a tree pardcs is this caae has not, a it appears to me, grim frau say deist la the constitotioa or proceedings of see =Waal unmade. It has mina from the imperfection et amallail Maio% sad from the fallibility of j culposo; in ea abeam malady, ova of skilful sad uperwoold medical praadticarre.—l balm, &a., G. C. Lewis. TM Lad CIAO A►as, &c. A free pardoo under the great seal waa re ceived by Mr. Keene, the governor of Hone st:lnger-lane Gaol, on Tuesday, for Dr. Smethurst, convicted of the wilful murder of Isabella Sankt,. When the it was made to him, he did lot seem at all surprised, but treated it se a matter of course. Dr. ;Smethurst is now, therefore, merely in the position of a prisoner under committal upon a charge of felony, and he is, of coarse, relieved from all the restrictions to which he was liable, under the gaol regulations, as a convict under sen tence of death. He will remain in Horeemonger lane Prison until within a few days of the next session of the Central Criminal Court, when he will be removed to Neergatc, and take his trial in due course for the offence of bigamy. The utmost pu nishment that can be awarded for this crime is penal servitude for four years. THE CHANCELLORSHIP Or EDINBURGH WOVE"- atTT.—The Principal (Sir David Brevniter) hoe received the following letter from Lord Brougham in Weenies to his ap peistasest by the General Council am Chancelkeof Rdishargh University:—" Sir,—l have had the honour of receiving your latter announcing to me the great kindness et ttia Councll of the University, and it is altogether unnecessary for me to express my respectful thanks for the high honour which they have teen pleated to bestow on me, or the pride which I have in the enjoyment of it. I only wish it were i n my power to show myself worthy of it. All 1 can hope to do w by Qs fehltfal discharge of the ditties imposed, to testify 027 gratitude for the bnnour conferred. Believe me to be, wit h grist respect, your tefthful *errant, %tutu itAtt. —Principal St David Broweir." glx ann. wniDeoz CANTLE, Nov. 16. Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday earaptieed the Ditcher of Cambridip, the Prime sad Primus Pre- Emrich William of Praia (Primmer Royal), Primer Alia, Primes Mary of Cambridge, and Prince= Ltantngen, the Renatery Prime of licesesollern Signiatingen, and the Primes of Leledagen, the Duerr of Wellington, the Portu guese Minister (Coast de Lavredio), the Nagai. and Ker. (Adobe= of Allesbory, the Bari sad Combine Spencer, Counter Lynar, Counter Itelmathel, Lady Geraldine easionak Count limedesberg, the /3aree de Nepalis& Papposatem, Count Porpostier, Ospiaila wit Schweisits, Bores Brew Stockinet, Beat.-Cekmel Parsee, and Najor- Goma Wylie. bawl el the Grenadier Omar& Ina ia attanimen and played dories dinar am falowiag sairelea Peisibar .. •—•• • E r. mar% " Diainiej .. as O iedics."Leareris bads" Her Majesty's private bead sherwerds pwltend r lb@ awing-roomthe o..bre• " Bile :AS= ii =oV i rearens t ilt 1:: TM Qom% vat Mims 'Muria Wien at Prowls (Mom 11syst), yawl is do semi et Qs Castle this TM i'rlass Cowart treat Set ohcallog, atiompaided by PTUss Prodarick Willi= of Pmels, the ficroditary Prince of Habasatillont, end the Prim of Labial" Primo Altos, and Pena= Hellas rods li the Mini boom. Priam@ Beatrice visited ber Beret Higbee's the Doehems ei Heat at Pregeinsm Their Boyd 111(baseete the Duchies of Cambridge sad Prise= Mary leek have el her Maiesty rad left Wisher for Hem, Mended by Lady Oereldier amernet and Lieu.- 1 Coked Parma Th. Moshe Allots Use she him their &wens : no DUtheal at Wall Woo. the cam a. Lasredia (Postu res' Waldo), the Marc* sad limblssess a/ Atbalmy, Bail sad Combos Bpssesr, es& War-G*66ra Wy lde. Meetings of theCaishrldge trehersity Commironers were held at 6 Adelpid-torrro, es Toseday the Bth, Wednesday the 9th, Whereby the 10th, Friday the 11th. Monde the 14th, end Tuesday the 16th honer. The Cootters present wen the Bishop of Chester, Lord Btsalr, M.P., the Right Hon. Sir Lawrence Peel, and the Rev. Dr. Vauhan. • deputation from Hull, courting of Mr. J. &MIN M.P., Mr. Z. C. Ponce, Mayor of Hall, andliseirs. H. J. At kin," Meer Deratt, and G. .w., Town Councillors, Morseled rine yesterday at theßducetion Department of the Privy CorelL wen sent to the Governor of British Columbia i 'yes=r his trees the ColoniskKoe. Despatches were m eshed from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong Kong, Malta, end Gibraltar. NAZZIAGE IN RIGS LIM-ITIIIII DAL) This morning the marriage of Lady Cecilia Oradea Lenox, 'with daughter of hie Gaol the Duke of 11,kioseri. to Lord Bingham, eldest sea of the Earl of Leer, woe solesselesd et fit. George'e Church, Heasever spas. Loa/ Were the tins opprishul let the nuptial vile the doors of the church Tim lossissed with led* sad the church became crowded us easy The bridegroom wird ebortly takers 11 o'clock, arm pried by Ine hrt ma, Caphda Torre. The fair bride arrived shortly after, rourepared by hi. Grace the Dake and Duchess of Richmond, ths bride being magnificently attired in whits silk and Brasier leas. Her heal-drove enristed of a wreath of white roses, whits Wit,, myrtle, and Berge blares down, end a very superb square rail of Brussels lims. In the veidarream the usual mister wee signed, in the penance of Ids Re* Highness the Duke of Cambridge, Earl end Countess of March, the Priem end Prinoese Edward of OW Weimar, Earl of Law, Duke and Dec her of Rich mond, Lord A. Fiesta Chas. Gordan Lennox, Lord Henry George Charles Haden Lennox, Zest of Warwick, Hon. Kn. Cuthbert, Dowager Lay Templetuan, the Earl end Countess of Besskarengh, Barns L. Rothschild, Beres IL Rothschild, Lard and Lady Harding., Lady laments Start, Ludy Start, Lard and Lady Enfield, Ron. Miss Byng, Lady Dtdawarr, Mr Henry Derma, Lady 'tilde, Yrs. Douglas, Kr.. That, Mrs. Turnbull, Sir J. Ipp, end many others others of the mobility and gentry. At Portland-pleos a grand dif ellsw was given by the Mks end Denims of Richmond in calibredon of the event. TM sworke wedded oottple, after a cordial parting with this Mends, left town for Goodwood Park, Sumas, the mat at We Grace the Doke of Richmond. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wale', together with h governor, the Hoe. Coke.' Bruce, and Mrs. Bruce, W Lirserartat.Coiceel Koppel, were eatertained at the deanery, Chris Char* Oxford, on Tuesday. Amongst those who had the boom al modes his royal highness were the Very Kw. the DM of Chris Church sad Mrs. Liddell, the Sab-Dess end Mrs. Clerks, Lord Crichton, the Principal .1 BeIIINSONI College and the Ron. Mrs. Craddock, the M..d Balhol CcMsge rad Mrs. Ikon, Profeesor Golds& Smith, Professor Max Muller, Mr. Her bert William tabor, and the Bev. Osborne Gordan, B.D. After dinner upwards of 100 of the leading Whorl gm and the cite of the naismoky met his royal highness by invitation of Dr. Laden, and those who had mot had the honour of presestatkon to his royal highness were promoted on that occasion. The Prince Vogoridee has left the residence of the Turkish Embassy for Constantinople. The Princess Olga Dolgoronky has left Long's Hotel for Liable. His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer have arrived at the residence of the Belgian Legation, in Portland-place, from Brighton. Hie Ezoelleney the Portuguese Minister has ar. tired at the rinidence of the Legation, in Gloucester-place, from Window Castle. The Duke de Richelieu arrived at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone, yesterday, on his way to Patin The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury left Wiadeor Castle yesterday, for their seat, Tottenham Park, Wilts. The Earl and Countess of Elgin have arrived at Farrows's Hotel, bolgrovia, from Scotland. The Earl and Countess Manvers have left Thotresby Park, Notts., for Brighton. _ . The Earl of Hopetouu has arrived at Long's Hotel, from Scotland. Viscount sod Vieconntess Enfield and the Hon. Mimes Brag have arrived in toms from Wroth= Park, Herta. Lord Kenyon is at present staying at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkestone. Mr. Lawrence and Lady Jane Peel and Mu Peel have strived in town from Brighton. The Right Hon. Frederick Peel, M.P., and Mrs. Peel her. arrived at Farraaeria Hotel, Belgravia. The Right Han. T. H. Sotheron istcourt, M.P., sad Mrs. &therm Entwurf, here arrived at Ferrates's Hotel, Belgravia, from Estcourt Howe, Gloucestershire. Si; Join PaLogien, But., M.P., is entertaining, et Westwood, a party of NW late colleagues. _ _ In the obituary of the limes of Tuesday were recorded the names of Dean dammed persona whom united ages amennted to the high number of 604 yew, giving an avenge of more then 86i years ea the term of each lite. The committee of the Goldsmith memorial, which is to be erected in front of Trinity College, Dublin, have decided that its execution shall be coaled to J. H. Foley, B.A. The Lyrique, Perim, is about to add to its list of retivalt from the great masters of musical art the OrpAnts of Gluck, with Madame Viardot in the principal character. The first representation le announced for tomorrow We ( Oalipeani) learn that M. Coats, the well boson felasatru and conductor of the orobastra of Coyest Gerdes Theatre, is engaged in the oompoeitlon or• new ora torio, in which Ildme. Alboni into take the principal part. Mario remains at Madrid, and has been much ap plauded in Veras Trovelors. The Opinitnie of Turin announces the arrival at Turin of Count de Carom from Lerl, and Cheeslior *sedum d'Aieglio from Genoa. VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS OF ST. PANCRAS.—A movement for the establishment of a volunteer nth brigade hen commenced in the parish of St. Panama, end a memorial is In course or signature, requesting the boat authorities to mavens a public meeting upon the subject, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE ITALIAN REGENCY DISPUTED BY FRANCE. of to-day, in an article, . . signed by its Secretary Boniface, announces that the French Government, true to the principles of its policy, has recommended to the Cabinet of Turin to annul the expedient of the regency which the Government of the wing of Sardinia has delegated to Chevalier Buoncompegni, u each a course would prejudice the questions broughtbefore, and encroach upon the competency of the Congress. . . The Cortstitutionnel mays :—"'l'hia advice must be considered as a proof of the solicitude of the Emperor for the Italian cause, which calms he made to triumph on the field of battle, and the final settle ment of which awaits to-day but for the decision of Europe." The Opinion* of Turin says that the government does not consider the Italian question prejudiced by the regency of Central Italy. The preservation of the alliance with France is of great importance to Piedmont ; it is her duty to strengthen, every day, the tie* which unite the Piedmonts,. government to the generous French nation ; " but," says the Opinion*, " can France forget that Piedmont has entered into no engagements with Austria, while on the contrary she has contracted engage ments with Central Italy? We hope that oar government will know how to harmonise the amicable relations, and the alliance with France, with its duties towards Italy. That we may not go back, it is neces sary to advance : if we stand still, if we hesitate, we shall lose the power perhaps even of moderating events. Events may then arise, so changing the situation that the difficulties of the Congress would be rendered inextricable." BOLOGNA. THE INQUISITION ABOLISHED. The Government of Farini has published a decree suppressing the Tribunal of the Inquisition u in compatible with modern civilisation. Such pro ceeding, as those in the cue of Mortara cannot, therefore, again occur in Bologna. M. Farini, Director of Puma and Modena, and to whom the powers of the govern- ment were entrusted until the institution of the regency by the national assembly of the Romagna, made his official entry into Bologna on the afternoon of the 9th, accom panied by General Ribotti. The civil and military authorities of the city went out to meet him, The troops in garrison were under arms, the city was adorned with flags, and acclamation' greeted him during the whole of his passage. MODENA. The Gazette of Modena announces that the Archbishop of Modena has filled up the vacant place left by the removal of the Anstro-Este escut cheon upon the front of the archieopiscopal palace, by placing there the escutcheon of King Victor Emmanuel. SARDINIA. TURIN, Nov. 16. It is expected that the treaties of peace will be ratified on Sunday next. The full powers entrusted to the Plenipotentiaries will then be withdrawn. The subscriptions to the national loan having reached the sum of 20 millions routes, a proportional reduction will be made in allotting the amounts applied for acoording to the time when the applica tions were sent in. Those who subscribed during the first five days of the opening of the subscription will have allotted to them 47 per cent. of the amount of their subscription; the others less. SPAIN AND MOROCCO. MADRID, Nov. le. Marshal O'Donnell haa returned to Cadiz, after having effected a survey of the coasts of Atria. The military operation, will immediately begin. THE GARIBALDI FUND. TO THE TIMOR OF TIE DAILY DIM'S. SlR,—i (Si.) for the Italian came. _ Allow me in doing so to ask how it is that no London committee has been formed to give publicity and form to this subscription? The spontaneous offerings which day by day appear in your columns are evidence of a wide-spreed sympathy with the object, which, properly appealed to, would give a sa tisfactory result. But you must be well aware, air, that the great mess of the public never move in such matters spontaneously ; they wait for • recognised initiative. Why should my Lord Shaftesbury have accepted the violent disapproba tion of the Times as proof of the apathy of the English people? At any rate, when British feeling sod opinion have manifested themselves beyond all doubt, will not his lordship re-consider his decision? Will Lord Ellenborough manifest his sympathy in action as he has in words? The fact is that the feeling on this subject would have more fitting ex pression were it less universal. No extreme section (to do them justice, usually the first to act) has ven tured to take up the matter, probably lest they should sectionalise a national movement. Once more, let me ask, sir, where are the men to whom Englishmen are accustomed to look u leaders when a national sentiment has been aroused, and is seeking for appropriate action P If they now abdi cate their natural functions smaller men will take their place.—l am, B:c., S. Pinner, Nor. 16. TO Till IDITOI OF THE DAILY XZWII. BIL-1 beg to Melo,. an order for 51. as a sub mription to the Garibaldi Faud.—l am. &e., Apr, Nov. 16. P. W. KENNEDY. The Journal de St. Peterebeetrg announce" the unwed of Scheinyl at Kalouga, the town selected for hie residence. He was attended by his son and three =rides, and alighted at the principal hotel of the place. The neat day he paid a visit to the governor, and &flamer& went to see the house intended for him. He was particularly strut► by the black marble busts of two Greek philosophers in ens of the rooms, and after many questions respecting the per erns they represented, be reviewed to have them removed, so his wives would be frightened at the dark faces. He expected himself perfectly satisfied with the house and locality in which it was situated. A communication from Warsaw of the 9th, in the Augsburg Gazette, states :—" The Jews of this city had been excluded from the of rotaries', bat they deter mined to prevent themselves to the Emperor before his de parture. For that purpose a considerable number of them met on the Prigs-bridge, in attendance on the Rabbet, who wee to present bread end telt to the Emperor. When the thief of the police leaned the object of their meeting, be advised them, on account of the rain, to go into a neighbour ing synagogue, and there elect a deputation. The Jews did so, but when they entered the building a entry was placed at the door, and they ware not allowed to issue from it until the Emperor bad left." THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT IN LIVERPOOL.— The British and North American Mall (Cunard) Company, who employ about 300 persons at their stores in Liverpool, bare invited all their employes to form amongst themselves a Volunteer Rifle Corp,. Thm will be an easy matter for them to do, as the majority of them, in their drily toil, are eons tensed to all deacriptson of heavy engineering work, so that they will easily and rapidly acquire the an of using and moviug artillery of the largest calibre. In Liverpool and the adjacent townships numbers of young men in the prime of life daily join the numerous nfie and artillery corps, so that in a short time the volunteers of Liverpool and its suburbs will be numbered by thousands. The newly-formed Liverpool Artillery Corps selected the majority of their editors on Taelday night. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. Craox ova OW►R PARIS, WIDNIIIIDAN BYINIWU. The French press, of all chase of opinion, the government journals (which are as yet without orders to speak at all) only excepted, construe the appointment of Chevalier Baoncompagni as I did yesterday, via., u a practical taking possession by the King of Sardinia of the states which voted the annexation, and as an act prejudicing the decision of the congress quite as mach as the acceptance of the regency by the Prince de Carignan would have done. The Univers is perfectly furious at the disappointment. The Union and Gazette de France are also loud in their lamentations. The Sieele is pleased, and thinks it a matter of small importance whether the provinces which have achieved their independence be administered by Prince de Carig nan or M. Baonoompagni :—" The important point is that all the powers shall be united in one band; that the administration of the Duchies and of Romagna shall base the force of unity and oohesion ; and that annexation, so to speak, be worked out." The Sieele, however, mistakenly supposed! that M. Baon compagni mast have been appointed with the con sent of the Preach Emperor. While writing I receive the evening papers, and find in the Pays the following highly important declaration : _ _ - Prance bee hitherto gives to the ones of Italy Idilielsat pledges of the great interest she takes In It to have justgled the hops that bar advice would be followed, at least upon points nearly concerning the solution of the problem whir& it was the object of the French intervendon to solve. Un fortunately, this has not been the um is regard to the oar made to Pria(lll ds Carignan of the regency of Central Italy. Prelim was of opinion that the acceptance of this regency weld be impolitio and dangerous, more especially on the eve of a commis. It has, however, been accepted; for the ap potatment of Commander Buoncompagni to execute the man date of Prince de Carignan is a substantial acceptance— wanting nothing but straightforwardsmes to make it rem- piste. Such aeo lotion we; aot of a nature to satisfy the es peotationa of the French government ; end we have MKS to know that the Emperor hes formally disapproved cd sad that Piedmont and Italy will be informed of hie disap probation. The serious step, which beyond all doubt Napo leon 111. has !waived upon, is announced in the following terms by the Patrie: Wean enured that the same reasons which induced the French and Sardinian governments not to ratify the election of Prince de Carignan led them also to oppose the choice of M. Buoncompagni, since the questions to be submitted to the congress must not be prejudged. There is a manifest contradiction between the statements of the Pays and the Petrie in this : that while the latter journal represents the King of Sar dinia as acting in concert with the Emperor of the French, the other, and the more official organ, stig matises the appointment of M. Buoncompagui as a real but disingenuous acceptance of the prohibited regency on the part of the King, and especially visits Piedmont with his Majesty's disapprobation. This news, whichever may be the tens version of it, will produce a sensation in Italy the consequence of which it is impossible to calculi.m. According to the lettere and papers just arrived from Turin, public opinion then was in no way disposed to yield. The Diritto says : . . . - The policy of prudence and regard for diplomatic' con siderations has been exhausted—the time has team for vigorous and manly resolution. Again, the Indipendente : The honour of the Kit% is too deeply engaged for it to be possible for him to go beck or compromise. The Gazetta del Popolo eays, gaily : No wears= I If we accept the regency, the Emperor will perhaps be angry; bet never mind, he won't kill la. He who fought for ma so well, should he upbraid, our only answer is .—" Your Majesty, Piedmont, Lombardy, and Central Italy an very grateful to you.' - _ A letter of Nov. 14 says that M. Rtioncompagni is perhaps of all men in Italy the one most deter mined to maintain the cease, as he has shown by his speeches, writings, and acts. In the anxious con sultation held with the King in the night of Friday, he displayed an energy and firmness of purpose which produced a great impression. The very serious news communicated by the evening papers was not known at the Bonne; but the Rente sustained a further fall, in consequence of apprehensions about the consequences of M. Buoncompagni's nomination. The closing prices were 69fr. 8.5 c. both for cash and account, with a fall in each cue of 16c. Mobilier fell 121 r. 60c. Railways were only from lfr. 25c to 2Er. 60c. lower. ITALY. SARDINIA. mom ooz OWN COSIMPONDINTa TURIN, Nov. 12. One day fine, the next day wet, is the Order of the weather now, and something like it is that of our present policy in Piedmont. The other day the Sovereign felt disposed to gratify the wish of Central Italy, and among the people there was but one opinion, and that was that all hesitation should be oast aside, and that the mission of Prince Eugene, as regent, had become a necessity. The whole of the press tendered this counsel, and it was consoling to read in the foreign journals a nearly unanimous opinion that Piedmont ought not to resist the desire of the four provinces expressed in so solemn and resolute a manner. The information received from Paris did not appear adverse. A few dubious or rather half-way expressions collected during one or two conversations with an exalted personage induced the belief that the opinions previously entertained at the Tuileries had been modified. But it appears that the timidity and irresolution of the present ministers of Victor Emmanuel have dis concerted everything. They have thought fit also on this occasion to adopt their usual unfortunate system of formally and officially asking from French diplomacy its express consent. Well, it has so fallen out that the answer sent direct from the French Foreign-office concludes with a blunt and emphatic " No. Walewski has received permission (one does not know how or why) to follow out his inexorable policy towards Central Italy—a policy that entails this monstrous dilemma, either anarchy or the re storation. You may imagine, without my describing it, in what a state of agitation and confusion our ministers are. On one side they see the sad consequences (and they might become moat fatal) of rejecting the offer of the four Assemblies ; on the other, they do not dare break those servile bonds with which they have enthralled themselves to French diplomacy. Yes terday evening they sent for Count Cavour, Bon oompagni, and d'Azeglio, and requested their ad vice. If I have been accurately informed, these gentlemen declared they had been called in a little too late, and could hardly tenderany acceptable counsel now that ministers had so imprudently provoked an official reply from the French government. In the meantime the ministry is becoming disorganised, and it is probable that one or two of its members will resign their portfolios. To-day some influential men, inspired with the warmest love for Italy. are going to try if they can induce the ministers to take a more courageous part. I will mention to you a particular circumstance; it has been imparted to me by a person always well informed. In the despatch sent by Waleweki in reply to that of the minister Da Bormids, there is actually a threat, that if Prince Eugene should be sent as Regent, the European Congress could no longer be held. The French diplomatist did not think that this was no threat in the estimation of Italians. They are taking their measures to maintain themselves in their pre sent freedom, and only ask to be allowed to perpe tuate the fact so consummated. I am enabled to state to you the nature of the con cessions which the Duke of Grsmont has obtained from the Pope, and of which the Hositeur speaks to-day. It is intended then to have elected direct from the provincial councils the members of the financial junta, and to give them a deliberative vote. But you know the Roman theocracy either does not concede any large reforms at all, or does not put them into execution. In 1848 there was more than one deliberative junta in the matter of animist; there was to be • parliament, too, just es we see in constitutional countries. But the manner in which the cardinals and prelates took care to have it all carried out stands recorded in more historical books than one. UNITED STATES AND CANADA. LIVERPOOL, .72:DrteD The Montreal Ocean ii[ilt3teitin 7 ship Company's screw steamer Anglo-Saxon, Captain Baßandits, which left Quebec on the sth instant, arrived here at en early hour this morning, bringing the Canadian mail and 107 passengers, and telegraphic advice' vie. Father Point to the evening . of the same day. The news by this arrival is of very slight interest. A Washington telegram says :—" The Postmaster- General has concluded an arrangement with the Canadian Post-office Department by which the mails are to be transported for the era postage weekly between Detroit and Liverpool, vtli Portland in winter, and the River St. Lawrence in summer. The service is to commence by the trip of the first steamer outward front Portland, on the 28th inst. It is intended to have the mils, or such as may be thereby expected for and from the western, north western, and probably some of the south-western states, sent in closed bags between Chicago and Detroit on the one side, and Liverpool and London on the other; and for this purpose the British Post office Department has been requested to constitute Chicago and Detroit exchange offices for the United States and British mails." The New York Herald of the 4th inst. says : " There is nothing specially important respecting the Harper's Ferry affair this morning. The trials of the prisoners Sr. still progressing at Charlestown. Coppie, already convicted, has not yet received sentence. Shields Green, one of the negro prisoners, was on trial yesterday, and his case will be sub mitted to the jury today. Copland will be next placed on trial. Stephens, though still suffering from his wounds, will probably be examined before the Magistrates' Courts on Monday next. It is ex pected that Cook will submit a full confession to the court, and plead guilty." THE HARPEXB PERRI IRS, PASSING SENTENCE. A despatch from Charleston states that after the jury had retained their verdict of " Guilty" against Brown, the primmer rose and, in a clear, distinct voice, said, " I have, may it please the court, a few words to say. In the first pros, I deny everything but what I have all along admitted; of a design on my part to free slaves. I intended certainly to have made a clean thing of that matter, as I did lest winter when I went into Missouri, and there took 'levee without the snapping of a gun on either side, moving them through the country, and finally leaving them in Canada. I designed to have done the same thing again on • larger scale. That was all I intended to do. I never did intend murder or treema, or the destruction of property, or to excite or incite slaves to rebellion, or to make insur rection. I have another objection, and that is that it is un just that 1 should suffer each a penalty. Had I Interfered us the manner which I admit, sad which I admit has been fairly proved—for I admire the truthfulness and candour of the greater /torten of the wineries who have testified In this case—had Iso interfered in behalf of the rich, the powerful the intelligent, the so-called great, or in behalf of any et ' their friends, either father, mother, brother, sister, wife, or children or any of that claw, and suffered and sacrificed what I have in this interference It would hays be all right, and every man in this Court would have deemed it an sot worthy of reward rather than punishment. This court acknowledges, too, as I suppose, the validity of the law of Gad. I see • book kissed, which I nipper to be the Bible, or at least the New Testament, which teacher ties that all things whatsoever I would that men should do to ese I should do even so to them. It teaches me further to remember them that are in bonds sa bound with me. I endeavoured to act up to that instruction. I say I am yet too young to understand that God bony respecter of permute. I believe that to have interfered as I have done, sa I have always freely admitted I have done, on behalf of Hie de embed poor is no wrong, bat right. Now, if it is deemed mote eery that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle mblood further with the blood of my children and with the blood of millions In this slave country whose rights are disegarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments, I say let it be done. Let me say one word further. I feel entirely satisfied with the treatment I have received on my trial. Considering all the &cam stances, it has been more generous than I expected. Bat . I feel no consciousness of guilt. I have stated from the first what was my intention and what was not. I never bad any design against the liberty of any paws, nor an disposition to commit trams or excite slaves to or make any general Insurrection. I never any man to do so, but always discouraged say idea of kind. Let me say something also, in regard to the statements made by some or those who were connected with me. I ear it has been stated by some of them that I have induced them to join me ; but the country is true. I do not say tide to . injure them, but as regretting their weakness . Not one , joined me but of kr own wooed, sad the greater put at " their own expanse. A number of theta I never saw and I never had a word of conversation with till the day they cams to me, and that was for the purpose I have stated. Now I have dons." While Mr. Brown was speaking perfect quiet prevailed, and when he had finished, the Judge proceeded to prononnos sentence upon him. After a few primary remarks, he said that no reasonable doubt could exist of the guilt of the O wner, and sentenced him to be hung in public on Friday, the 2nd a December next. Va. Brows Tecola;lttla oantesce with comps t». SYMPATHY WITH THE POPE IN lESLAND. A public meeting, convened by the Roman Catholic Young Men's Society, was held on Tuesday evening, at the Rotunda, Dublin, "to adopt an address of sympathy with the Holy Father in his present sufferings." The building was thronged to Weil. The OTONOGHVE, M.P., was called to toe chair, and amongst those present were Mr. Henneesy, M.P., Mr. J. F. Maguire, M.P , Mr. P. O'Brien. M.P., and a number of clergymen. Alter • speech of some length from the chairman, a letter was read from Archbishop Cullen, who was prevented by the state of his health from being present, expressing his feeling on the subject on which the meeting had been called; Letters wens also read tram Mr. More O'Farrell sad others regretting their inability to attend. The first reso lution was moved by Mr. Hennessy. M.P. (who stated that he bad come 300 miles to assist at that meeting), NI follows : " That this meeting is of opinion that the attempt now mak ing to deprive the Holy Father of his temporal possessions is a violation of public justico ; that the conduct of ita promo ters is an incitement to the people of all nation@ to disregard the duty of lawful allegiance, the rights of property, and all the principles of honour ; and that if not at once ctiecked its consequences meat be to interfere with the legitimate ope rations of the spiritual government of the Su. pteme Pontiff, and thus interfere with the exer cise of the catholic religion throughout the world." This was seconded by Mr. Carew O'Dwyer, and carried oem. eon. The next resolution, proposed by Professor Henneray, F.R.S., and seconded by Mr. Sullivan, was " that this meet ing indignantly repudiates as unfounded those charges against the temporal government of the Holy See which are so in duatriously circulated by the instigators of the Invasion of the Papal territories; and that it views with apprehension for the interests of European civilisation, any attempt to interfere with a venerable institution, at all times the main stay of public peace, and the promoter and protector of knowledge and the arts, and whom laws are at present administered by a sovereign pro-eminently distingniabsd for the paternal lenity of hie rule, and his ;mutation of the virtues suited to hie exalted dignity am supreme pastor of the church." Thii was also carried unenimously, as was the following, on the motion of Mr. O'Brien, M.P. That this meeting believes It to be the duty of the catholic laity of all &wee to express their sympathy with the Holy Father in his present tribulations, and to use every ictlaseoe in their power to prevent the disastrous results which would !iOll from =unrestricted development of the miechievous designs of his enemies." An address to his holiness ta keeping with the above, was afterwards agreed to. STRANGE BIGAMY CASE.—Last Friday, a woman, named Ann Coleman, was committed at Blaine to the Mon mouth assizes, for the very novel offence of having two husbands living with her at the name time—one being at the works In the day end the other on the night turn. Evidence of her first marriage at Wolverton, 80190714i•bire, eighteen years ago, at the age of 18, and of her recent marriage within a few weeks of the present time was produced, and the cer• edemas were read. Her age was given in the last meditate at 24, which confirms the opinion of the mete sex as to the difficulty of estimating a female year.--sdsceruni Erred. FRIGHTFUL DEATIL—A young man, 20 years of age, employed as a labouer at the Yniacedwrt Iron Works, met with a frightful death on Blanday last. lie was standing with other men round the top of sae of the kilns in which coal and iron ore are burnt, when he fool hardily walked across the top of the burning masa. The surface cruet gave way, and b^ inetantly sank, so that roll one arm MKS visible above the surface. He died in are minutes after beteg gnt our. WORCEsTER AND HEREFORD RAILWAY. — Co aI trains are now worked tram ShroVe-Lill to Mel' yarn, crossing the Severn by the new bridge.