The Express. — London, England, 1859-09-05 00:00:00

QIUOND-BAND PIANOFORTE/I.—MAXIM, WlWZia°="l====4: Cabe enPrefis;* TO 001.1110P0111/211110. Aberllmosrms istssald ox. °lts bir e. L T . rie , URA. wt be a Ike Olin, 10, by Two VA an do yel pubilislks. 'Ms Fosse. Tna Dianna DAT OT KT WTII —TIM CON MUD uscrtioh. air. eM CjiIiDAFPA—ND WOULD II AD Actin. NIL C. liailbren—Arl Daum Dirac Tug Swm*, VW: I R IVA I MIIL— i f VOCAL SS Mi. TAIRMIST. WT. J. Wasl.—Dall ONT DUCTS, Mr. W. Comfort —Ovsall W WWWOIIBOI alliss.—As4 TVS WATCSI TOW&S. 111011 WILMA AT LONDON rtr. t gt &armor. MONDAY. SEPT. 5, IT used to be said that anal a bishop was burned to death in a train there would to no signals allowed on railways. It is a literal truth that until a de. tachment of the 41st Regiment lost fifty percent. of its officers in six months no effectual steps began to be taken to make a permanent improvement in the Trinidad Barracks. In fact, on the 21st of last January, after a prior attack of fever, the same dis ease again broke our, and no fewer than eight cues proved fatal. But it was not until the 28th of July—six month' later—that Mr. SIDNZT HEILERT, whose interest in the physical welfare of the soldier is notorious, directed a report to be made whether " any convenient sites are " available in Trinidad at a healthy altitude for the " erection of barracks, or huts." During this dreary interval of six months the men and officers of the 41st were being moved backwards and forwards from barracks to amp; the Governor and General were writing elaborate despatches to show that altar all the situation of the barracks was not so ma healthy—in fact, that it was only on very special occasione,when the wind was in a particular direction, that it became deadly ; whilst the officers were writ. ing to their friends imploring them to lay the use before the authorities. Indeed, bad it not been for Mr- L ,rn►nr, the father of an officer in Trinidad, : - bo wrote privately to Sir JOIIN pnt,INOTON, it is doubt-' hal whether even now anything would have been done. It is strange how history repeats itself. The Ministers of the Crown never knew the truth of how things went in the Crimea until they read the letters published in the newspapers—the official letters were mere shams and make-believes. So It seems to have breo in Trinidad. Neither the Go- Tensor nor the General could bring himself to state the whole truth. Even through the haze of an official despatch it is pretty clear that the Sr. James's Barracks ere situated in a most unhealthy locality. Surgeon- Mope RUDE, the medical officer on the spot, dietioctly es, that "the locality has justly ". earned la former years a character for unhealtlii ' neer." And the Governor makes the same whale sat, foe he write. that these barracks, whisk other re-ipeets are very fiat, are so situated that whey the brew• blzwe over the swamps in the vicisity it is apt to bring miasma with it. In short, the boil& imp were magnifieset—there was only this tridiag detest, that at times it was death to live in them. This, of owes., was a matter which could not be remedied without swims expense. Of wane it was sot the halt of any pubis. officer new in the island. So far as the present aatliseitiss, military or civil, were coal:weed, age blame was to be attached to any of them. Uallerteantaly, bowevy', the despatch pee 09 to say that the wind did begin to blow from the wrong quarter, and brought the amble scourge f yellow fever en its wgs. This wu at the clone of 1838. The troops encamped out. They returned : but leg .in the fever broke out, and span they encamped eat. At length the troops came beck to barracks. Sad vialtation of Provi dence! Bat who can stay the wind, or command the erection of new barrack, on a healthier site Certainly not the Governor or the commander of the farces at Trinidad. So stand the facts until we read the fourteenth and fifteenth pages of the correspondence obtained by Sir Da LACY EN tvs with reepect to this subject. But then begins • very dtferent story. The report of Surgeon-Mvjor RitaDZ admits, indeed, the an. healthiness of the locality, bat furnishes a picture of neglect and filth which deserves the severest reprobation. Had the locality been the top of Mount Ararat, instead of a swamp, the chances of disease and death being generated by the condition et the barracks would have been very serious. The details are not very savoury, but the subject is ee important, and the bete so incredible, that it a fit ta give them all publicity. Consider yourself in the West Indies, under a tropical sun, and your dwelling house in this condition: the urinals all dirty, mostly without water, and some in a stinking state ; the iron cots permitted in the verandah, tkas allowing the possibility of irregula rities ; • abed formerly used as an ablution room extremely wet and dirty ; an accumulation of oil and dirt when the lamp are kept ; wuhed clothes drying in the barracks; various obstructions to ventilation ; ash-pit emitting • foul smell and a vast accumulation of dirt ; guard-room extremely dirty, as well as the offices attached ; the stable duni;-pit fall and offensive ; the gram allowed to grow ; and a great want of water. Such is the picture of a barrack which would be a disposal, in this country, but which in the tropini must generate disease and death. Moreover, u if to add to the dangers of the troops quartered in this filth, the commanding officer permitted the men to wear white trousers even doing the epidemsc, although there is a distioct order to the contrary, and it is notorious that such a dress aggravates the danger of disemee. For this neglect the officer has berm rebuked. Bat, notwithstanding all the filth of the St. James'. Barracks, it never reached the nostrils of the sat hoeit its. Of course after tie Mart was made a peremptory order was issued to the osonsesadiog nfficer to clean out everything- At present, however, the only result is, that that officer replies he bat not men sufficient for the purpose. According to him he has only four avail able military labourers to clean this Angean stable, and two men to keep down the grass. The old, old story—gross neglect—nobody responsible. Judging from this Trinidad ease it sums as if the officials thought that creating soldiers was as easy as writing despatches. People seem to forget that the English soldier u themostexpensivemilitarymachine in the world. Yet so long as the army is officered by men who take little interest in their men, her eon* they take little interest in their profemioe, the story of Trinidad mast be repeated spit; and again. All that the journalist an do is to state boldly and tratlifaUy the facts revealed in the oorrespoodeaos jest published, so that when Parliament mute is quiry may be made as to whether this gram neglect has been remedied. The allegiance of the Tuscan people hi. now bess formally and solemnly offered to King Vicron EIIIIVIVEL. Two millions of Italian people ask to live under the sceptre of the Italian Xing, and share in the freedom, order, and independence which their fellow-countrymen in Piedmont and Lombardy enjoy. The Lino received the Toenail deputies with honour. He has not refused to be eorne their ruler. We wish we weld say he had entirely resolved to do so. His MAACK?s words were :—" The Tuscan Assembly will have "understood that the accomplishment of its wish can " only take place by negotiations which are about to " begin on the affairs of Italy. I will second your " desire, strong in the rights which are given me "by your wishes. I will support the cause of Tug " *any before the Powers in which the Assembly " places its hopes, and especially before the mai l" nanimous Emperor of the Flamm, who hu done "so much for the Italian nation. I hope that ‘' Europe will not refuse to practise towards Tuscany " that work of redressing grievances which it has, " under less favourable circumstances, practised " towards Greece, Belgium, and the Danubian " Principalities." We hops that the freedom and independence of Italy will not suffer from this deference of King Viceoa EansuruaL for the opinion of thou who can have no interest in Italian affairs to be compared fee a moment with that of the Italian people. For this is not • question of a formidable confederation or alliance menacing to the peace of Europe ; it is a natural accretion, a mutual attraction of two small states whose union is neoeseary to their common secu rity and welfare. Europe will now be in a position to confirm or destroy the hopes of Italy. Toe pro- lability of • Coverall arises once more, bat ia • new form. This resolution of Tuscany to join her fortunes with those of the constitutional king dom of Sardinia affords a prospect of that pease and security which it is for the interest of every other state they should enjoy. The divisions of Italy have been a source of perennial change to the rest of the world. Those divisions have disappeared. It is for the Great Powers to say whether by preventing a natural solution of the difficulty they will renew them. The King of SARDINIA says he will bring the cause of Italy beton the Powers, " and before the Emperor of the Fatima." It is no secret that but for the influence of NAPOLEON theKING'S acceptance would have been prompt and abeolikte. We would not judge the EMPEROR unfairly in this matter. He may have felt that having once signed the tenement of Vil latrines, he could not advise the King of SARDINIA to take the Duchies. But now that the people them eelss, have offered their allegiance to the Ktrto, and it has been conditionally accepted, the Eureacia may sandy feel that ha has done all that wu required of hire. We have so lately appoiltd to him on this matter that we shall only now adopt the words of a moderate weekly contemporary, who we believe expresses the PMl's universally held in this reentry : Ursa the Yea of mart adopted by the Emperor of the hear at the preseat onamsetere will, in a rest seerare, dread She lerryeeri tel which Europe will put epee hi. per preetrags. bens thr coadum will also defer the Mgr la with the Mann* will nwfwrd kitab—wbothow beamed g i ve ar T ir ehippeil es Mentor, or matterseed sad derral se Ii be bees to their dealer, respects Irk roles. mad prober this 'pleat soy attompt to override it, he will laird her dereved well of Italy, of Europe, sad el liner r wet For Fares ewer bat be s phew by the remind et • err Id ealle sad darer which was • reeee of ereare illeimbasse rd =pers. Providence has greeted le Leer Negehea ems =On opportualty of erealag a nests- Yea it breateer, dis'eterardsevs, sad slacalty. If be asor saastisso aid supporta that anion of ths DUCilial with Platosist which is tasquoltkotably the &afro sod want of tboorivanal bort of lady, he will bass &us mach to char tip Whams: hookas dloatdfal, sad to atom for what has Isla blamable ia W own proviota. career. If ha shall oar Imo awl boamobly fOIIOW eat the only tram sad tightens plash a sew gosh both for Italy sod for Swops will have bus isizagsriad. sod to him moat fairly be asslgeo 1 the milt sal the prelim THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1859. gin court. BALMORAL, enrr. 2. Rat Majesty sad the Prince Consort walked in the pease yeeloriky miesing. Is the Awns= the gum sad Pr{ece Comet, end the ?Musa I.dey dem to the Wools of Aliergeldie, wbfett Imes &dm Let doe. 8e George Groy eaompeeied the Prime Oared wt ehostinet. TM Rim Wks sad Helms west oat riding. The Omar port, theluded the Princess Abut, Sr George OM Dr. HeberWas, sod the ladies oni goittlorosa of tho borgolgia _ _ SIIPT. 11. Hit Majesty sad the Pricers Mies rods at yesterday, Winded by Ledy Chorcbill sad the Hos. Zany Carload. Time Prince Coaeort, accoloputted by Priam Arthur, At owl emir shooting. the Majoser;dionor piny included the Prisms Aliso, Sir Owego Om, sod du lilies sod goadomos of the bows bold. Oa Friday last the Prince of Wales visited the Theory of Masao Clearniata In Park•place, Edinburgh. Professor Donaldsea ratiolved the prince sad explainad the design of the building, which now approaches cocuplitins. The Duke audDoehees of Wellington have left Apia, Row for Ask sag in Norfolk. His lioelleuer the Sardinian Minister leaves town early in the prastne week on • visit to du Earl and Countess of Shafteebary at St. G less, Wrest. The Earl and Countess of Caithness are staying ea a visit to the Bart and Coaster of Fit, at their Nat is Bendddre. The Earl and Countess of Harewood propose giving a grand satertaloassat ta•ly is the easrieg month at Huewood House, the family seat la Yorkshire. The Earl or Carearvon will receive a large circle ol Meads at Hlgbetero Howe the week mime meet. The Earl and Couutese of Scarborough have left the St Cietorget's Hotel %intone and Videountees NI merston intend to leave town within a few days fus linedlawda, near Ramsay, Hub. Bir Pyers and Lady Moe.ya have left the Bt. Norse' Hotel. At the ordioary meeting of tine Town Council of Glasgow on Friday, the Lord Provost prmidieg, It area agreed, on the motion of Sir Andrew Orr, to request the Lord Provost mid magistrates of the city to auk the National Association foe the PfOOlOllOC of Social Science to hold their meeting of 1860 in Glasgow. Madame Ooldeeholidt, Signor Belletti, and Herr Joachim lake part in commie announced at Belfest for the 12th, 14th, and 16th of October. The Kiog of the lidgiane and the royal family have returned to Lashes from Oetaad. The Hiss, it la said, about to pay a rift to Us villa on the Lb of COlll2O. Is Italy, whore the Archduchess Manienilmo, Me' Majesty's daughter, will meet him. A Berlin letter states that the Prince-Regent will remain et ()Arad till about the 15th, after which be will go to Coblows sad Badra-Bedok stcopieg at thii latter place until the god of Welter. Oa the 3.5 of October hie royal hiatuses will be pretest et the isasgaratios of the UM tralge over the Milos at Cologne. The Arehieke Charles Louis, Governor of the Tyrol lee arrived es a vidt to the Emperor of Amelia hie brother, at Laseshurg. A V 14.110.6 letter rays that hie ingoriel highness Is like to be nothiaated Goveraor-Otaeral at Ciallah. T. hest accounts reepoctiog the King of Pronto Weis that hie blejerty had experienced a alight laprowssemt. I. takes more notice of what pewee around Wm, towl hew eves eat op for batten hoar. A church is now beiog built at St. Petersburg is which stew service will be ierferseed Y Treaels. LATEST INTELLIGENCF. The following telegrams have been ressived at Mr. Renter's office this day. RECALL OF THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR AT FLORENCE. FLORENCE, Sm. 6. The Marquis de Ferriere-le-Vayer, the French Ambassador at Florence, has been recalled by his government. FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY, Barr, 5. The Paris joureals contain articles praising? ver much the speech of the King of Sardinia. They conclude that it is almast certain a congress will be 'trembled. The Emperor will be present at the iniagonition, in the enenth of October, of the °clonal status Cl the Virgin which has been erected on a rock in the town of Pay (Hants Loire), and which is formed partly of gins taken in the Crimes. It is reported that government hes given orders at Creuxot foe the emstruction of twenty frigates, iron plated (frigates blindees). Count Reiset is moon expected back in Paris. SARDINIA. PROVISIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE OFFER OF THE DUCHIES. TURIN, eATUIDLY, Barr. 3. The members forming the Tuscan deputation ar rived here to-day at noon. The municipal body and some members of the parliament went to receive them at the railway terminus. The streets through which they posed were nobly decorated. An im mense crowd was collected to welcome the members of the deputation, who alighted at the Hotel de I'Europe, where they addressed the people, thanking them for the enthusiastic reception they had met with. A grand illumination took place in the evening, and numerous bodies of national guards were stationed is line along the principal street. The King received the deputation at 4 o'clock, p.m. Signor Gheranlina, a member of the Com minim), "thinned to the King the following words:—" If the wish of Tuscany for annexation with Piedmont only served for the aggrandisement of your Majesty's State, we should entertain doubts as to the acceptant,' of our wish by your Majesty. ➢ut oar wish being inspired by the love of Italian nationality, we hope that the thought of Italy will decide your Majesty to accept it." His Majesty the King Victor Emmanuel replied " Gentlemen,—l am deeply sensible of the wish of the Tuscan Assembly. I thank you in my name and in the name of my people. We have received your wish as a solemn manifestation of the will of the Tuscan people, who, after having made the last vestige of the foreign domination in Tuscany to owe, desires to contribute to the constitution of a strong kingdom,which shall defend the independence of Italy. But the Tuscan Assembly will have com prehended that the accompliahmeat of its wish can asly take place by negotiations which are about to begin on the affairs of Italy. I will second your desire, beaming myself strong by the rights which are given me by year wishes, I will support the male of Tuscany before the powers in which the Assembly places its hopes, and especially before the magnanimous Emperor of the French, who has done so much for the Italian nation. I hope that Europe will not refuse to practise towards Tuscany that work of redressing grievances which it has, under less favourable circumstances, practised towards Greece, Belgium, and the Danubian Prin cipalities. Your noble country gives an admirable example of moderation and concord. You will add those virtues to that one, which ensures the triumph of all honest undertaking., and which overcomes all "'AMA, SUNDAY, SEPT. 4. The vote respecting the annexation of the Duchy of I'arma to Piedmont has been made known. There are 83,403 votes in favour of the annexation, and 308 against it. THE CONFERENCE. ZURICH, Sm.?. 3. To-day there wad no conference. A courier from Turin has arrived tere. Jocteau, who had left toe Berne, will return to-morrow evening. SWITZ lIRLAN I). BERSE, Bryr. 3. The Farrel Council has sent a government em ployi to Marseilles to receive the 2,40e3 Swiss soldiers omming from Naples. CENTRAL ITALY. BOLOGNA, Barr. 3. Several members have moved the following reso lution :—" The inhabitants of the Romagna will no longer submit to the temporal goverment of the Pope." The Assembly has decided upon taking this motion into consideration. SPAIN. MADRID, Sm. 3. The Spanish consul at Tangiers ham presented the ultimatum of his government BAVARIA. MUNICH, SEPT, 3. The former Minister, M. von Abel, died to-day. The subscription to the military loan is closed; a great number of applications for shares had to be refused or reduced. SYRIA. THE DRUSES AND MARONITES AT MOUNT LIBANUB. On Sunday, August 14, the discord which has entreated for so long a time between the Draws and the Maronites broke out into open violence at the villango of Beytiemeri, which is distant a few leagues from Beyrouth. The combatants were fighting the whole day, and about a hundred persons were left dead or wounded on the field of battle. The Draws then spread themselves over the country, and commenced to plunder and burn the villages and monasteries of the Christians. The Turkish Governor, when too late, despatched some troops to Beytiemeri, where they remained. The destruction of the property of the Maronites being allowed to proceed meantime throughout the country. It is affirmed that the Turks have prompted the Drums to these act', and have supplied them with warlike munitions. There is every appearance that the civil war which has broken oat will extend, and that the IMIXISINI of 1841 will be reamed. AMIRICK. (ft lILSCITIM TILIORAPII.) souThAurrox. MONDAY Kouroro. The screw steamer Hammon* Captain &herrn son, from New York, has arrived in Cowes Bonds; her advice are to the 24th alt. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. COZON OVZ OWN PARIS, lloanar Warms. The " sensation article " in the Zedepondanee, to which I yesterday drew attention, has been much discussed here, and more importance is attributed to its appearance than I should have expected. Per sons who are initiated into the arcane of political journalism regard it as a communicated article—that is to say, en article not coming from an ordinary correspondent. The paper containing it, they say, would inevitably have been seized by the censor had not special orders been issued to let it pass ; and the inference is that it emanates from some quarter ape cially liable to governmental action. The object in view is probably to provoke a discussion—to draw out the English prem. Should it produce too great irritation, some ten days hence it will be, in some form or other, disavowed by the government. The system of keeping open a raw with England see= to have an irresistible attraotion for this government. M. Prevost-Paradol, in the Debate, follows the P of yesterday in condemning the correspon dence in question. Replying to the oracular state ment—that France will only make war against England in the event of England's refusing to re nounce a supremacy no longer in proportion with her strength, and to return to what the prophet calls le droit common—M. Paradol says: It evinces either pest ignorance of, or great oontampt for, oontsmporary hiatory to Maintain that &gland at the prc. sent time places herself idiom the common law, or seeks to exercise any supremacy in Europe. Oar asighbOurs are not now so haughty, and they proved abundantly during the Let war that they were far from pretending to an meetly* In• Buono over the affairs of Europe. They do not in the least require to be brought beck to sentiments of greater humility by the three's of war which the ',dependance holds out. But these same threats are worthy of attention. They serve to show more end more to what extent a government, which ham in itv hands the whole power of a great country, and I. absolute master of that oouniry's foreign policy, exposes itself to have its conduct &Italy interpreted. Mark well this last phrase. It is one of those to which the masterly writer, who pens it, not nnfre quently has recourse when he wishes to crush with a silken glove on his hand. There is nothing in it to which the most jealous censor could take excep tion, while it covertly conveys condemnation of an entire governmental system. I hear on good authority that on Tuesday or Wed nesday next the conferences of the Danubian Prin cipalities commission will be resumed. The predominant feeling on first reading the answer of the King of Piedmont, which you will have received by express, is one of disappointment ; but I think a little reflection will show that he could hardly have said more at the present stage of the Italian question. He evidently admits the principle of the annexation. He receives the offer made by the deputation as the solemn exposition of the na tional will, " which desires, while obliterating the last vestiges of foreign domination, to contribute to the formation of a kingdom strong enough to defend the independence of Italy." But be tells the depn talon the annexation is too important a matter to be dealt with by any less competent tribunal than that of the great powers of Europe. To my mind his answer conveys an impression that the congress is a settled point, although his expression is, the negotiations which will take place upon the affairs of Italy." Before this high tribunal, he engages to support the cause which has for its object the for mation of the kingdom strong enough to defend Italian independence. The King's remark to the intent that Europe can hardly refuse to do for Tus cany what, under leas favourable circumstances, it did fir Orme, Belgium, and the Danubian Princi palities, is seized upon by the Pops as the ground of enunciating an opinion which must not be allowed to escape notice: Greece, Delirium, and the Principalities all received from Europe tJ•.e benefit of independence and eatononiy ; they were separated, under different conclitkme, from the empires to whkh they previously belonged. They than consti tuted new 'Wes. This id the very reveres of annexation. The assimilation established in the royal speech between thee* young nationslities and Tuscany am, thereirite, only apply is co; respect—the autonomy in vireos of which Tti;- ran, claims the right of choosing her own government, Now this right eon only be exercised within the limits which diplomacy shall &Ans. It Is evident, for instance, that in 1832 Europe would not hem admitted that Belgium, by virtue of Its autonomy, should have declared itself a French province any more than it would have Indlrecly admitted the annexed= by the nomination of a Fran= prince. The inference we are to draw is, of course, that Europe will say to Tuscany, "Choose your own government. You have all the world before you for the selection of prince or president—but no annexation." The antecedents of the Pays give this passage an importance which it would not derive from its appearance in the pages of any other evening journal. Prince R. Nfetternieh's visit to Bt. Bauveur, and his subsequent departure for Vienna, are regarded by some persons as harbingers of the assembly of a congress; by others, said to have reference to the meeting (announced by telegram) between the two Emperors in Switzerland. We shall have our ultra montane brothers of the steel pen up in their stirrups. Spain is rousing herself to an attempt at regaining European influence—in a very small way. Robert of Parma is, it seems, an infant of Spain. Oo this ' some, and by virtue of her claims as a " signitary of the treaties of Vienna," Spain protests against the spoliation of the little Bourbon. PARTS, Sstransy. A ray, and somewhat more than a ray, of light is thrown upon the Italian situation, or complication, if you prefer the term, by the fact, now well known in political and literary circles, that the specimens of pnvats correvondence, after the mode of Modena, lately taado public by the died., were forwarded to that journal by the government itself; and so de termined were the authorities to have them pub lished by an independent journal that M. Havin's redaction received duplicate copies of the document. The reason of their being sent particularly to this journal was that M. Edmond Tether, in his corre spondence from Daly, had furnished a resume—a delicate and careful one, of course—of their contents, which resume had been published in its columns. It is unnecessary to insist upon the obvious deduction. The Emperor Napoleon cuts the acquaintance of the abusive writer. _ . . I saw yesterday a gentleman just returned from St. &wear. He tells me the Emperor rarely allows himself to be troubled with state matters, hu very few politicians about him, and does little be sides baths and take exercise ; in short is resolved completely to unbend the bow, which even in the case of his cool head and phlegmatic temperament must be at a tolerable pitch of tension after the mar vellous events which have followed one upon the other sines New Year's-day. The Emperor is in re markably good health. To the class of politicians who incline to telescopic views of public affairs, I recommend the perusal of the second Paris letter in this day's bedependonee. There they will find pa bulum for many days' digestion, and if alarmists, cause of many nights' wakefulness. I know the writer to be commonly "well inspired," as the saying is ; nevertheless my own impression is that the article is what is called in America a "sensation article," meant to set people talking a little in these dull times. It is evidently written with great care, and takes the form of a sort of Hide of the Imperial policy. The writer, who " believes hie appreciations to be well founded," tells us that Napocon had no reason to dread a coalition after the battle of Solferino, because he bad made up his Nand to pursue the system of offering terms of peace after every battle he should gain—only, as in the famous Seteßine cue, the mo difies@ to be imposed would each time become harder. By this means the neutral powers would never have been lustified in denouncing him as obstinately persevering in the war, and consequently would not have coalesced against him. I think this is rather a non sequitsw. 'Tbe campaign which ended with Solferino is described jauntily enough as " an effort which had strengthened rather than tired his army." This is a discovery. It had generally been believed that the campaign in question had produced some of the most terrific struggles known in history, and that no victories on reaped had been more dearly bought than those of Magenta and Solferino. But to proceed. The sensations of the three neutral powers at what is called the " Charlemagne of Villa francs" are thus particularised. Prussia and England found that they must organise new modes of defence. Russia was disgusted at the discovery that instead of half she must be satisfied with one third only of the " sick man's estate," Napoleon of course claiming " thirds !" The objective policy of Napoleon lII. ' it appears, is now turned to wards England. Do not let us have any misun derstanding on that point. The treaties of 1816 are to be completely torn, and England is to descend from the pedestal on which the said treaties placed her. Not that timid people need bo at all afraid of a war between France and England. Oh, no! no such thing. Napoleon I. deeply regretted his inability to make a solid peace with England. His successor, wiser in his generation, has made that solid peace; but this does not prevent him from me ditating, as the one end of his reign, the wresting from England of her naval supremacy. You may smile, gentlemen of England, who sit at home at ease, bat that is the fact. To be sure the writer offers you • very easy mode of escape. Here it is. Beep Lad Palmerston in power, and you will have no war—which, between ourselves, I think very lthely, though I do not come at the conclusion in the same way es this ingenious writer: " Soling ea Lord Palmerston is in power we may be sure that, come what may, the fleets of France and England will not come in hostile contact. To resume, then, war is preparing on both sides of the , Channel, but it will only break out if the English nation insists upon maintaining a maritime supre macy which is considered to be no longer in harmony with her strength." This letter re castigated with perhaps even too much severity by M. Nefftzer, in the Prase ; but he evidently thinks such edged tools as this correspondent plays with are dangerous in indiscreet hands. " The Prone," he says, " has too recently exposed its views on the Anglo-French alliance to make any repetition here necessary. We will, therefore, con tent ourselves with saying that we consider such lucubration as these blameable in every point of view. If they were really founded on a just view of things, and upon the knowledge of the intentions of the French government, they would be a clumsy and unjustifiable piece of indiscretion." Though our weather is none of the brightest, the practised Parisian requires no evidence beyond that of his own eyes as to the breaking up of the London lesson. Your countrymen are swarming over the Channel and thronging to this fair city as the first stage of their vacation journey. They are, for the most part, as grotesque as ever in regard to the outer man and woman. Paris is to them a larger sort of watering place. A Frenchman allures me he saw last autumn a party parading the Boulevards armed with long Alp staves surmounted by chamois horns—English, eels ea sans dire. It all goes down to the national credit for eccentricity. While on this subject, it may interest the British Alpine tra veller to know that the Eastern Railway Company (of France) has made arrangements by which excur sion tickets are issued, running for • month, and enabling the bearer to travel on alt Swiss railways. The price seems marvellously low. For 121 f. and 91f., according to class, you go from Paris to Bile, either by Strasbourg or Mulhause ; from Bile to Berne, Thuo, Neuhaus, Interlaken, Lucerne, 8:0., and back to Paris. A month now enables a tourist to see as much as could formerly be seen in thrice the time—less pleasantly no doubt, but the order of the day is pace. Man goes faster, and time certainly goes farther than formerly. The Bourse was heavy to-day. Scarcely a trans action in Bente", the closing prices of which, 69 to 88.95, were nearly nominal. Credit Mobilier fiat -810 cash, 816 account, being a fall of 10f. and 2.50. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 30th ult. are occupied with the projected expedition to Africa. The fol lowing paragraph in the semi-official Correspon &meld Autograja seems to indicate that the govern ment contemplates not only chastising the tribes of Moors on the coast, as on previous occasions, bat even making war on Morocco :—" War has not yet been declared against the Emperor of Morocco, because it hi not yet known whether he is disposed or not to accord the just reparations demanded. Our consul, as has been stated, has left Tangiers after presenting a very energetic note to the government of Mo roue. If the reply to this note be not satisfactory, the Cabinet will adopt all measures for acting with energy." At °Hester, near Badsjoz, two sergeants of the army and two citizens have been condemned to death by court-martial for having been concerned some time ago in a republican conspiracy got up by the lets Sixto Camara. BELGIUM. In the Belgian Senate on Friday, M. Vanichoor presented a report from the committees of war and finance charged to examine the bill relative to public works and the fortifications of Antwerp. The report stated that on the committees having requested ex planations from the government, the Minister of War had represented that the execution of the web in question would not affect the foreign relations of Belgium, and that no adjacent State regarded them with disfavour. The report further said that the minister had insisted that the fortifications were necessary, in order that Belgium, as a neutral State, might be able to defend her neutrality. The minis ter supported the plan of the projected fortifications, on the ground that they were required by the en largement of Antwerp. The report concluded by re commending the adoption of the bill. PRUSSIA. The Foreign Minister, M. von Schleinitz, has left Berlin for Ostend, where the Prince Regent is sur rounded by several diplomatist', including some of royal blood, from various courts of Europe. From 11.. von Sehleinita being called to join him, the re port that a quasi Congress is being held there seems to gain probability. The King of Naples visited the strongly fortified city of Capita last week. Dining the visit, which hers its Douro, the trains botwean Naples and Carta were slopped and the pies of the city were clmel, and so the King passed the troops in review. On the rehire of his Majesty a alight accident occurred to the royal carriage, without, however producing any merlons disaster. En rout. it met a train coming tip to Capita in which the deco of one of the goods waggons was eying open. The King's carriage was da maget, and hie Majesty end his two brothers were naturally moth alarmed. It is but rusty that one been of any ace.- dent on the Neapolitan lima, as travelling never exceeds the respectable rate of twelve miles an hour. The Monitore of Tuscany announces that among the teetimoniala of Mem °aired to the Chevalier Boucout mai is the name of that caostry was a beautiful umiak is precious stones. A new work by M. Victor Hugo, entitled Le Lfgendo des Slides; is about to be pablished is Paris by Meows. lieteri and Wawa Day, and is dermany by 11. Dtirr. In this work, which he. bees keg is the contempla tion of the author, 11. Victor Hugo describes, under Ins mark donne herokal or historical tereonegi, the aspira tions and sufferings of the bunion race. Each of those dramas represents a plasm of history from the fail of Ego to the present era, and powwows sot action and interest of its ow'. The first volume la divided lab slx parte; the first ootopretends tho period from Eve to our Saviour; the wooed, rho Fall of Rowe ; the third, Islam ; the fourth, the Christian Flarec Age; the fifth, the Knight Maas; the sixth, the Thrones tithe °that. THE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, BArrauAr. The Royal Mail steamship Arabia, Captain Stone, which sailed from Boston on the 24th, and from Halifax on the night of the 25th ult., arrived here this afternoon, bringing 71 passengers and 250,000 dollars specie on freight. The steamer Hungarian, henoe, arrived at Quebec on the 20th ; and the Bremen, from Southampton, reached New York on the 22t d The Amerida, hence, arrived at Halifax on the 24th alt. _ . _ --- A Washington telegram says :—" The adminis tration has bestowed upon the subject of the African slave trade its earnest attention, and, with a view of suppressing as far as possible this traffic, has' initiated measures more efficient and extensive than ever before for that purpose. "The squadron for the coast of Africa, as ar ranged by the secretary of the navy, will consist of the following vessels :—The steamers Mystic, !Sump ter, Ban Jacinto, and Mohican; and the sloops of war Constellation (the Bag-ship), Portsmouth, Marion, and Vincennes. The most efficient officers are assigned to their command. The vessels being of light draught can penetrate waters too shallow for those which have heretofore been on that coast, be sides having the advantage of steam. Hence slavers will be more closely pursued. The joint treaty with England requires that the United States shall keep there a force of eighty guns; but by the recent ar rangement on the part of the administration the number of oar guns will be 118. " Mr. Birney, who succeeds Mr. Morse as naval storekeeper, went out in the Constellation with in structions to remove the naval depot for the African squadron from Porto Praya to San Paul de Loando, which is 338 miles south of the Congo River. or about 2,600 miles distant from Porto Prays. This new depot will consequently be much nearer than the former to the principal points of traffic on the coast, and will in a great measure obviate the neces sity of long cruises. Oa our own coast, too, there is to be an efficient naval force, composed of the steamers Crusader, the Mohawk, the Wyandott, and the Ful ton. They are to cruise in the neighbour hood of Cuba for the purpose of capturing any slavers which may by their expertness escape I the vigilance of our naval police on the African coast. " These arrangements will 'soon go into fall opera tion, and the Secretary of the Navy is now hurrying the preparation of such of the vessels as are yet in port for this important service." The Peninsular Bank of Detroit, Michigan, had suspended payment. A despatch from Carlisle, Indiana, announces the death of the Hon. John A. Davis, formerly Speaker of the United States House of R epresentatives. Disgraceful rioting had taken place at Baltimore and Philadelphia. Blood was shed and revolting outrages perpetrated by the "rowdies" engaged, whose only incentive appears to have been lore of mischief. An examination into the accounts of the Bureau of Construction and Treasury Extension was progress ing at Washington, and was leading to a large de crease in the alleged discrepancies. Hanna data are to the 18th alt. The political news is unimportant. Two additional cargoes of Coolies had been landed. Sugar was film at 71 to 8. Exchange on London, 14 to 15 per cent. prem. Ban Francisco dates are to the sth ult. The steamers leaving there on that day for the Isthmus had on freight over 2,000,000 dollars in gold. The California money market was euy, but business was dull, and prices tended downward. The mining news was favourable, but the receipts of gold dust were ncomparatively. The accounts from Fraser River are represented as more favourablP. New gold discoveries had been made north of Fort Alexander, and rich quartz had been received from Queen Charlotte's Island; but notwithstanding these reports, miners were leaving the British dominions for the new diggings at North Colville, Oregon. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY NIGHT. The steamship City of Manchester, from New York, ea Queenstown, on the 20th Anrist, has arrived, bringing 477,000 dollars in specie. Her advioes are anticipated. BBNIGHTBD AMONG TBB ALP& A letter from Interlarken contains the following : "Oa Monday evening last, 49th of August, this little town was in the greatest slate of excitement; the news having reached it that there were three gent'emen lost on the Her Moneta°, a spot which had 'greedy been the scene of many fatal catastrophes. All the inhabitants of the town and moat of this aromas at the various time!, collected im mediately In the avenue, and watched with the most painful anxiety the pope.* of the lanterna held by the guides sett to starch after the unfortunate gentlemen. It would appear that the Prince Leon Deolet.Kildfeo (a Russian), Mr. Donald Spence, end Mr. Lancelot Spence (two Englishmen), had set out in the evenleg, about kittens's', five o'clock, with the intention of manly taking • @bort walk on the mountain, but that when they had ascended for about half an boar they left the path and struck out one for them selves which seemed to lead more direcly to the summit. On reaching, however, en awkward looking precipice, the Russian prince and Mr. Lancelot Spence determined to cross it, with the view of descending to Interleekt n in a (pucka meaner; once on the other side of theprecipiee they found that all dement wee impracticable, while at the same time they were unable to retrace their steps. Nothing then was left them but to ascend, for in asoension was their only hone of safety, while Mr. Donald Spence, who hod not created the precipice, wee able to hurry tale to the town fur amistence. This be succeeded in obtaining, and in about two or three hours he managed to overtake Ms brother and the prima who, haying by the time given no all hope of eating out of the difficulty unaided, had Ut their eigere, sad made up their mind, to nave a night of it. It was then dark, thunder and lightning raging, and • perfect lerag:l nan falling, so that the predicament was anything but plea sant. To add to the danger of the benighted party, the guide hed beenght with him no lantern, end was eome time before be could diaoover any way ot Cescent to as to avoid the in numerable precipices which spread in every direction over the Harder. After two boots of denverode walking, every step of which might have been their lea, a party of six guides with lantern@ joined them, sad then all became com paratively plain ceiling: four mole guidee, sent by the Empress of Bawl* on bearing of the loot party, soon after 012:011 up. On serving at the entrance of the town, nearly at midnight, an enormous crowd awaited *brit coming with greetings of the most enthalisotic kind—all hope having ban Stem up of the safety of Prince Deotet-Hild4eo and of Mr. Lancelot Spenee. The entrance into leterlacken wee • perfect triumph; the read wee lined; all the window@ at the various hotels wee filled; the Empress of Runk (who had despatched her own physician to meet the procession la cue of need) was on the balcony of the Boil Belvidere, see. rounded by her maids of honour, to view the torchlight pro. 011111i011 peat on to the Hotel de la Joungfrao, whets the whole party were staying. The distress of Mrs. Spam, the mother of the two Englishmen, and of the Princess ()ethane, the aunt of the young Roman, an reettoely be de scribed ; but aa it in Fennel) , tab n that' All's well that ends well,' we mutt hope thot the golden role wee not de parted from in this case."—Oaliyooni. SCENE IN ME CARACCAS (VENE7tELA).—A letter in the Semaphore of Marsts7lo, dated the 0 h of August, lbw dercribes the Mate of that place:—" We ewe in the midst of civil war. There was • bloody battle M my street on the ltd of August. The troops of the govern ment have defeated their opporeete, my home is riddled with balls. Neat day we were all engaged In Gleaning the pavement which was soaked in blood. I em so shocked at whet I have 'hooted that lam educe able to write. Sinop the 4th I have only been able to go out morning end everilog to take some food, sod then I go with • pi.tot in eecb pocket. Busine.s is at • stand•still, and personal safety is the thought uppermost with all. A Frenchmen who put his head outside big window whilst the fight woo going on received a ball is the base, and was killed on the apt. Another was strut is the head, but hopes are entertained of his recovery. Agee* the chief of the party in opposition, Lis retired to Legusyrs, where he has thrown up barricedes. The com munication with that place is interrupted, and we have hers is Caracas only five days provision in cove : The Vienna eorreepondtnt of a Hamburg paper ease:—" It is gabe certain that Sad nit effered a large sum lo oar government for the cesaion of Venetia, which ogee, thowitt backed by England, wee timply declined. Sardinie thea pruated that Menton and Peechiers should be ceded, for which a considerable indemnity was 11310 offered; but this met with u little favour as the previona proposal. Sardinia lest!, demanded that they should be nude federal fortresses ; and up to the pres:nt timo abe in state on this requirement." The Government of Bologna have abolished the pontifical postal stamps, and 4.1..1.4 11111 W ones on the lit of September, which erill aka@ be recognised by the rest ates authorities. Jr