The Express. — London, England, 1864-07-07 00:00:00

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TITS MIMIC ABEL PLIW: or Th e Illeres Dreans— CHRISTY'S COLOURED 0010:DIAWIL—bleedsmee Losebi - .1 and Constance.—And THE DOWNFALL Or PRIDE. LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 7. ANY tolerably experienced and observant wit ness of the debates of Monday and Tuesday evenings must, we think, have been more than ordinarily impressed by the dominant tone of the speakers on either side, and the pervading temper and disposition of the House, in discussing what we may call the theory of the future foreign policy of England. Amidst the various readings of despatches, and the wrangling over detached sentences, and distorted phrases, and tortured words, and wrested dates--amidst the hubbub of hollow de- ' clamation and the clash of sword, and shield, and spear in this battle-field of parties, there has appeared in both camps a wonderful concert and unanimity as to the latent and persistent causes of all such diplomatic failures and embarrassments as that which the Tory leaders are now bent upon improving, as the preachers call it, to their own advantage and to the reproach of their country. Every speaker, whether habitual malcontent or eager partisan, independent, aspiring, or disin terested, or simply disgusted, has expressed or im plied an unreserved adherence to the principle of strict non-intervention on the part of the British Government in the domestic politics of foreign nations. Even the mover of the hostile resolution, though swelling with magnificent ideas of the true function of England as "a Conservative Power," is fain, at least for the uses of the moment, to abjure and abhor the liabilities and entangle ments of treaties, negotiations, and alliances. Even the lively coadjutor of that Foreign Minister whose celebrated Blue-book on the affairs of Italy remains a monument of fuss and failure, denounces more or less openly the system of laying down the law for continental Etirope from an official back street in West minster. Mr. COBDEN, who, though all listen to him gladly, "dwells apart," struck home to the common-sense of the country when he explained to the House the pathology of these morbid intermit tent fits of national humiliation, and demonstrated the distinction between the defensive and offensive resources of a great insular Power. Mr. Hots- MAN traced the evil to its source in the constant ignorance and apathy of the parliamentary mind, which is content to be absolved from all respon sibility, and to slumber in the dark while the Foreign-office is busy whistling for a storm, until some fine morning the whole country awakes with a start, and finds itself among the breakers or upon its beam ends. Parliament is not quite prepared to accept the doctrine of ourcommercial and industrial Buddh;atr . who recommend absolute political self-absorption and complete diplomatic annihilation. It would be almost as unreasonable as to expect • bishop to desire the immediate and total aboli tion of sin and wickedness in this sublunary world. But certain it is that a change has come over the spirit of the House, most significant and most surprising to a contemporary of Lord CASTLE REAGII, or even of Lord LIVERPOOL. The coming of this change has long been perceptible to silent watchers of the moral atmosphere, and to all concerned in the formation and guidance of opinion, What Prince GORTCHAKOPP said of Russia at the close of the Crimean war may be repeated with far more truth and justice of the present state of the public mind in this country—England se rceriettle. This Dano-German question, or rather the useless and unpleasant part this country has most unwillingly and unwittingly taken in tieing it into a diplomatic knot, for the sake of afterwards, with equal cleverness, attempting to untie it, has at least convinced us that we might have avoided some discredit and much trouble had we abstained from lecturing Germany and advising Denmark, from doctoring dynasties, and nursing little kingdoms, and generally minding other people's business. Denmark, however, has disappeared from the debate which is to be renewed this evening. Mr. BERNAL OSBORNE may possibly have some thing more to say about the claims of the AL'OrRTENBI:EGB, and may, for the last time, explain in an airy and popular style the meaning of that German compound—"Schlea " Bat, to all intents and purposes of the present debate, the Dano-German question is dead and gone, and it will require all Lord MAntESBURY'S vast information and acknowledged akin to resuscitate it "in another place." The question before Parliament and the country now is the past and future conduct of our foreign relations, the principles, the methods, the course of action of our foreign policy. A whole week will not have been wasted if our representatives arrive at length at something like 'a correct understanding of their rights, and a fixed purpose to fulfil their duties, let who will, or who can, be in possession of the Foreign-office. THE renewal of an effort to obtain settled legal provision for occasional public holidays has re cently been noticed in these columnli, as well as by several of our contemporaries, as an object well deserving the consideration of the mercan tile and banking community. It will be remem bered that the general question of providing holi days for the nation has more than once been de- II ;LE bated in Parliament, both u a means ot.lpromot ing the more creditable and convenient celebilm tion of important national event% aniwith tip view of mitigating in some degree lbe labo rious character of the times by instituting peri odiosl days of general recreation. It is not a matter for wonder if the project in its latter form savoured too much of the pa ternal theory of government to find general acceptance. But whether it was from this cause or simply from ignorant* of the com mercial interests which are involved in the pro clamation of a dice runs, both the parliamentaii discussion of the question which took place some twenty years since, and the Committee of Inquiry which followed, left the entire matter at the mercy of the hand-to-mouth legislation which has sines ;been pursued. As the case now stands, the pro ceases of a special Act of Parliament are still needed to enable the nation, or even the Metro polis, to honour its guests and enjoy its fetes with a worthy unanimity. At present on such occa sions a large class of the community is left to the compulsory transaction of business under circtun stances of great disadvantage and of unnecessary risk. As often sa the streets of London are thronged with an eager population, waiting to welcome some illustrious guest, the com plaint is repeated that whilst the amount of business which can be transacted at the banks on such occasions is ludicrously small in proportion to the staff which must be detained, it is sufficient to put to serious and gratuitous risk the trustees of money which has to be transferred under such circumstances. The proper office of the Legislature in dealing with the whole question of public holidays is of course of a regulative character, and consists in providing for contingencies of • recognised order, rather than in the institution of festivals. Few of us, probably, have conceived how great are the com mercial interests which are involved in the impera tive suspension of badness for • single day. A law on the subject, to be beneficial, or even harmless, in its operation, must not create holidays, but recog nise those which are either already existent or of which the occasion may spontaneously arise. In conformity with these views the Bill to which public attention has been directed addresses itself to the admitted evils which are contingent upon those occasional celebrations and holidays with which we are already familiar, and offers spe cific remedies of a practical character. It proposes, in the interests of the banking and , mercan tile community, to give the QUEEN in Council power to appoint a public holiday, under certain conditions, either in the Metropolis alone, where such indulgences are more frequently needed, or throughout the country generally, as the nature of the event may determine. In order to guard against an 'inconvenient use of the powers proposed to be entrusted, it is provided that the power shall be exercised only upon a public memorial, endorsed by the Lord Mayor and the Governor of the Bank. The more detailed provisions relate to bills of exchange and promissory notes which may have been drawn so as to mature upon the day ap pointed by the proclamation. As the loss of a day's interest is here involved, a concession has necessarily to be made by one of the parties. Strict legal justice is perhaps unattainable in this case, but looking at the balance of advantages, taking the whole year round, in favour of the holders of bills, who already profit by anticipated payments whenever Sunday, Good Friday, and Christmas-day happen to complete the term of current bills, it would be an equitable arrangement to extend the time of payment by one day. Such is the proposal made by the Bill, and looking at the infrequency of the occasions contemplated, it may be regarded as the most practicable means of adjusting a long•deferred public difficulty. There are other matters of detail in the Bill which bear witness to the solicitude for mercantile convenience with which it has been prepared, and the friendly assistance which its authors are un derstood to have received from persons of large experience in matters of finance and commerce, on which we need not now dwell. We trust that the Early Closing Association, who have taken in hand a question which is congenial to their ordinary labours, and whose existence is a witness to the power of moral influence to mitigate the pressure of a commercial age, will succeed in their object, and that a measure which respects the interests of business whilst it promotes the worthier celebration of our few national holidays will receive the favourable consideration of the Legislature. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the rust Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chaneellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Arun, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Earl De Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. - - - MR. GLADSTONE AND REFORM. The Ch►ncellor of the Exchequer has addressed the following letter to Mr. Thomas Pindar, of Newark, in answer to • resolution lately adopted at • meeting of electors of that borough, approving the right boo. gentle. man's parliamentary career, and especially his late speech in favour of reform : "11, Carlton Houma Terrace, S.W., July 1, 1864. " Sir,—l have received with particular interest and grati. fication the resolutions which you have been good enough to forward to me, from a meeting of the working men of Newark. I am not friendly to changes either sudden or violent; bat I cannot wonder that they should regret the almost entire withdrawal (u I presume it to be) in places like Newark, from their class, of the privilege of the suffrage ; sod I hope to see the public opinion of this country move gradually and steadily in the direction of such measures as, while neither deranging nor disturbing society, would sensibly widen the basis of our instantiate, and contribute in proportion to their solidity and strength. Long years have now severed me from Newark, and thou whom I remember there, or could remember me, are pria drolly numbered with their fathers. Bat no lapse of time can efface from my mind the memory of the pleas which first pre me, when young, the opportunity of learning within the walls of parliament the working of the consti tution, and the true character of my country. With many thanks for your obliging note, I remain, sir, your very faithful servant, "W. L °Limon,. " Mr. Thomas Pinder.* THE SPEAKER.—It has been understood for some time back that the Right Hog. J. Evelyn Denison will, in all probability, retire from the Speakership of the Home of Commons at the cline of the present Parliament, and b 3 railed to the Home of Peen. The Speaker manied one of the sisters of the Doke of Portland, and Onington, the name of his principal residence, in Nottinghamshire, is mentioned as his probable title.—Recort:. AI77'HINTIC POLITICAL ANNOIINCEYSNT.—W O ire in a position to state authoritatively that the Emperor Na poleon, more than a fortnight ago, pointed out to the Am bito ambusador in Paris the dangers which would arise to Austria if that power should join Prussia and Russia in the Albano, which we have since been the means of exposing. His Majesty intimated that he would consider any such measure on the part of Austria u aimed directly at Prance, aid that the friendly relations of the two countries would be in emisequeace seriously impaired. The immediate effect of this communication was to cause that hesitation in the adhesion of Austria to the Holy Anne* to which we alluded in oar lut. A correepowleue has Moos taken place betimes the government of the Emperor and her Majesty's govermsat upon the subject —The OW. i WINDSOR OARTLI, Jinx & The Queen walked and drove in the grounds this morning, accompanied by Princeea Louise. Prince Leopold, attended by Mr. Buff, took a carriage &Mag. CU Court. Prisms Beatekm and Priers Victoria of Has bays al .o tikes a cordage airing in the Home Park. Prism and Pringle Look of Here, attendad by Mdllw de Oraacy and Ciptaln you Weaterweller, arrived at the il Castle at ha .1)&4 two o'clock from Bucki ngham Palace. The Earl and Counters of Hardwick. arrived at the Castle yesterday, and bad the honour of dining with the Queen sod the royal faintly. The Prime sad Primes et Wales, sooorapanied by Prince and Printer Louis of Haw and the Prince and Primus of Leiningen, visited the dower 'bow at the Hor ticultural Gerdes; South Kensington, yesterday. The Marehionem of Carmarthen, the Bermes de Chaney, Captain Grey, and Captain von Westerweller, were in ate tesda ~.-e. The Primes' of Wiles took a carriage drive In the after- DOOM. The Prince of Walee rode out oil hcesetack. The Prince and Priooese of Wales honoured the Duke and Dachau of Manebeeter with their con, puny at dinner at their house in Great Stanhope-street The Prince and Princess of Leiningen took leave of the Prince and Princess of Wake, and left Marlborough.house for the Isle of Wight. A meeting of the English and Irish Lew and Char:rely Commission was held on Tuesday last at No. 6, Adelphi tensor, Strand. Present: The Lord Chief Joatios of the Common Pleas, Ireland ; the Right Hon. Abraham Brew ster, the Right Hon. Joseph Napier, the ViorChanoellor Sir W. Page Wood, Mr. Justioe Wills., Mr. Bum Hughes, the Right Hem the Attorney-General for Islas!, M.P., the Solicitor-General for Ireland, Robert Bayley Follett, Esq., Richard John Theodore Orpea, Eq. ; and Misers. W. Neilaoo Halloo*, LLD., and H. B. Vaughan Johnson, the secretaries. ROYAL VISIT TO TWICKENBAM. Yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, at a quarter put 1 o'clock, their Royal Highnesses Princesses Helens and Louise, attended by their suite, drove to the Windsor station of the South Western Railway, where they were received by Mr. Hill, the elation-master, and conducted to the saloon which was attached to • train in readiness to convey the Princesses to Twickenham, on a visit to several members of the ex-Royal Family of France. Their royal highnesses travelled via Staines and Feltham to Twickenham, which was reached at 1.40, and immediately drove to Orleans Rouse for the purpose of visiting the Duke and Dubois D'Anmale. After staying a short time here, their royal highnesses proceeded to the residence of the Due de Chartres on a like errand, and finally returned to Windsor Castle by net 'RESS, THURSDAY EViiiiRTG, JULY 7, INC LATEST INTELLIGENOL (I '5 =maßams.) DEPARTURE OF SPANISH FRIGATES FOR THE PACIFIC. MADRID, JULY 6. The ironclad frigate Nnmancia, the Sailing fri gates Borengaela, Blanca, and Venoedora, and the steamer Ban Qnintin will set out for the Pacific in the course of the present mouth. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-(THIS DAY) The marriage of the Hon. Augusta Clementin► Caringtoo, eldest daughter of Lord aad Lady Oaring toe, with Colonel A. C. Campbell, of Blythswood, took place this morning at the Royal Chapel, Whitehall. The Rev. Mr. Davy', son of the late Bishop of Peterborough, officiated at the religious rite, wilted by the Bev. H. M. Locke**, rector of Clayborst, Bucks. The bride, who was given away by her noble father, was attended to the altar by six bridesmaids. After the ceremony the wedding party proceeded to Lord end Lady Carington's residence, adjoining the chapel, where an elegant breakfast was served up to ► circle of relatives and triads, exceeding 100 in number. At 2 o'clock, the newlymarried couple left town for Wycombe Abbey, Lord Cariagtou's seat in Buckinghamali've. The Dnke and Duchess of Manchester gave a grand entertainment last evening at their bons. in Greet Stanhope-street to the Prince and Ptincrtn of Wales. There were present to meet their royal highnesses at d.ooer Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, the Marquis of Hortington, Earl Granville, the Earl and Countess of Deiceitb, the Countess of Westmorebutd, the Earl of Sandwich, he. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone had a dinner party last evening at their residence on Carlton-house-ternoe. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Louisa Marchicease of Waterford, the Earl of Aberdeen, Lady Wenlook, Lord sod Lady Alfred Herm, Mr. Warner, M.P., and Mrs. Warner, Mr. Neste, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Weldon, and Mr. Bentham were among the guests. Mrs. Gladstone had a musical party after diaper. The Duke and Duchess d'Anmale have issued cards for • ball at Orleans Homes, Twickenham, on Wed nesday, July 20, to meet their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Priem.. of Wales. The Owl announces that marriages are arranged between Miss Fletcher and Mr. Cotton. grandson of Lord Combermare ; between Lady Theresa Parra sister of the Earl of Cottsuham, and Mr. Boyle, of the Rifle Brigade ; between Lady Helen M•Doanell, daughter of the 001111i101 of Antrim, and Sir Malcolm Macgregor, Bart., R.N. ; and between Miss Seymour, eldest daughter of Sir Hamilton and Lady Seymour, and Colonel Stuart, eldest son of Lord James Stout. Viscount Powersoourt and hie youthful bride, the eldest daughter of the Earl of Wooster, arrived by the marl best Ulster at 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening, at Kings town, when, in an open barottehe drawn by four grays, they started for the family seat, Powericourt, one of the mast beautiful in Ireland. No lass than nine triumphal arches had been erected on the public road, the pi:ocipal being at Bonfskerry, "the honeymoon village," as it bad been called., from it. being the favourite resort of wedding parties—owing to the picturesque character of the scenery —the vicinity of the far.famed Daigle and the Powers court demesne, which is generously thrown open to visitor, by its popular owner. The tenantry presented a °mgrs. tnlatory address to his lordship. Lieut.-Colonel H. Schaw, Royal Engineers, who superintended the demolition of the forts and other de. fences at Corfu prey ia:lily to its evacuation by the British forces, has been appointed instructor in fortification and military engineeriog at the Royal College, Sandhurst. He is succeeded in hie duties at the Royal Engineer establish meat, Chatham, by Capteio Parsons. The valuable cabinet of English coins in gold, silver, and copper, formed by Captain 8.. M. Murchison, comprising many of the rarest and meet beautiful example. in the several reigns, ranging from the Conquest to Queen Victoria, has just been dispersed tinder the hammer of Mears. Sotheby, Wilkinson, and Hodge, in Wellington. street. The whole realised a,spi. Bs. Sir Fitzroy Kelly will bring in a bill on the 12th for the further prevention of bribery at elections of mem bers to serve in parliament. Lord Edward Howard to-morrow will call at tention to the subject of emigration to the United States of America ; and ask a question of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Etching Club is about to issue a volume oontaMitm etebioge on copper by J. C. Hook, W. H. Heel, J. E. Mlle* R. Redgrave, T. Creewick, C. W. Cope, S. Palmer, S. Haden, end R. AnedelL The fourth parochial Bloomsbury flower-show sad second distribntion of prises for clean and tidy rooms will take place on Wednesday next, the 13th Wet, lbe garden, Runell-equns. The Owl announces that ita next number will be its last. " Argus," of the Post, says that Lord Bateman bee received a letter from Adminil Roue, to which the signature of Lord Stamford was attached, chargiog him with denouncing Om verdict against Jezebel at Worcester in the moat violent language, and irritating a vulgar mob to insult him and his colleague. The letter in question concluded with a demand for a written apology, and, in the event of • refusal, his lordship was informed be would be brought before the Jockey Club meeting held yesterday at New market. " The result of the deliberations of th►t council," says " Argils," "itis of coarse impossible to tell, but as Lord Batman has determined to insert his rights as as Engliabman, and to acknowledge so tribunal but • legs' one to control the expression of his views, it is carted on the beet authority that he will be warned off the heath at Newmarket." " Prince Napoleon," says the Journal du Boers, "bee left this plain ia his yacht on ea excursion to the Isle el Wight. The prima la expected to be absent two dale EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom oua own COMLISPONDINT.) PAR TR, WIDIABDAT Evisnia. The Opinion Nationale, the principal war journal, agrees with the Conetstutionne/ and Pays that the disputed despatches published by the Morning Post, if not textually authentic, do substantially repre sent the views and intentions of the three govern. meats forming the new Holy Alliance. But while the French government organs inculcate the doc trine that a Holy Alliance does not matter to France, and can only be made against the peoples subject to the three northern powers, the Opinion sees the matter in a very different light, thinks the alliance must be especially di rected against France, and French revolutionary ideas, and cannot conceive that France and Eng land should not feel the necessity of coming to a close understanding immediately. Referring to the late debate, the Opinion Nationale says : We take upon ourselves to qualify as deplorable and blind the policy of Hr. Cobden and many of his colleagues in parliament who, in presence of such a dangerous eventu ality as the realisation of the reactionar► projects of the Holy Alliance, maintain that England, even were she seconded b► France, ought not to draw the sword, for the reseal that war would do harm to trade. The belly, and nothing but the belly —a fine school, truly I The Bourse has scarcely maintained the rise of yesterday, but was tolerably tirsi at the close. There is no political news of interest, except the long telegrams with a summary of the debates in the House of Commons. The customs treaty recently concluded by Prussia with most of the states of the confederation, for the reconstruction of the Zollverein upon the beak of the Franco-Prussian treaty, opens a new phase of the customs question in Germany. After the inconclusive issue of the conference held at Munich by the dissentient states, the cabinet of Vienna is disposed to give up the ides of making the Austrian empire • member of the German Zollverein ; it also renounces the project of creating a customs union in Southern Germany. Instead of this Austria thinks of treating directly and separately with Prussia and France with • view to the conclusion of new commercial and custom-house arrangements. It would appear that the yourpariers at Carlsbad between M. de Bis mark and the Count de Rechberg have contributed to the new determination of Austria in regard to this important question. It is understood that Hanover has intimated to the cabinet at Berlin her intention to adhere to the renewal of the Zoll verein on the footing of the Franco-Prussian treaty, in case the advantages of the old treaties shall be maintained. The Moniker du Soir expresses an opinion that the government will have a small majority in the Commons, but may possibly be defeated in the Rouse of Lords. POLAND. HORRORS OF THE RUSSIAN RULE. Accounts from Warsaw of the 2nd inst. state that 300 persons, sentenced to Siberia, bad set out on the 22nd ult. The greater number of them be longed to the upper classes ; they were dressed like convicts, their heads shaved, and were chained toge ther two and two. Several of these prisoners died of hunger and fatigue. More frightful accusations are made, and women have torn the skin from their faces and otherwise disfigured themselves to save themselves from the gallantry of their oppressors. In Lithuania Manravieff transported the popu- . lations of entire villages. Such has been the fate of the inhabitants of the village of Prujany, whose crime was to have bastinadoed a person whose con duct appears to have richly merited that punish ment. The goods of the victims were sold, the I Russian officers, as usual, having laid bands upon whatever was most valuable. The farms of the in habitants of Prujany will be distributed to Russian cultivators brought from the neighbourhood of Moscow. Mouravieff has, by a recent decree, declared every master who may be guilty of speaking any other language than Russian to Ws servants liable to a fine of 300 roubles. Tsz Pzosirscre or DENMARK.—The indipenciance Bdge ssys :—" The situation in still very serious io Copen hagen. War cannot improve it ; peace, with the ameifices its setae, would have not lea fatal consequesess. The pretenders who dispute the duchies no looger cootie* them selves to claiming the ducal crown ; one of them, the Prince of Home, presumptive heir to the electorate, esteada his pretessiosis to the crown of the monarchy itself, the Mogi dation of the treaty of London reviving the rights he had renounced. King Christina IX. is therefore directly menaced upon the throbs of Denmark, and he must wish for peace to coma quickly and terminate all the clink:maim which are arising. It Is perhaps with this wish that we must associate the journey of his brother. Prince John of Gluckaborg. who has jest passed through Lubeck on his way to Berlin." The interest attached to the Danish atcuggle has taken to the Danish headquarten at Pones shoals of Emilia toarists—officers of the Indian army, oadeta from Sand_ bunt, Lc "Adriees from Denmark," says the Patrie, "sr noun*, that the Premien' have blown up the fine railway bridge which ermine the river Oedemas, near Lenges, at the central point of the network of Jutland. This bridge, which was completed In 1862, at a cost of more then two millions of franca, is entirely destroyed, and there is scereely a vestige left even of its enormous granite piers. This act of vandalism, which wantonly ruins priv►te property, was ordered under the ridiculous pretext of 'strategical mesons.' The Moniteur Vinieote again refers to the circular of the minister of commerce on the subject of the frauds committed by French wine merchants bottling their wine for exportation in bottles not containing fair measure. It mys that the fraud by bottles not containing sufficient mea sure is practised in Paris with au audacity which renders its impunity distressing. It adds that there is not one restau rateur to be found in a hundred, or retailer io five hundred, who observes the law which declares that a bottle should contain 75 centilitres, with the exception of a bottle of champagne, which should contain 85 centilitres. On Monday night Madame Riatori appeared again oa the boards of a French theatre. Her reception was tumultuously enthusiastic, despite the emptiness of Perla. A MAMMOTH RFAIMENT.—The Sixteenth New York Volunteer Artillery, commanded by Col. J. J. Morri son, headquarters at Yorktown, Virginia, is tbe largest regiment ever rearnited in the United States, and haa men in the following places :—At Yorktown, 1,140 ; at WMiams bunh, 733 ; at Olooeseier Point, 147 ; at Retreads Hun dred, 270 ; potting up Mimes* 50, with 148 th New Yea Volunteers, 48; with Ist New York Mounted Rifles, 222 transferred ; with 85th New York Volunteers, 45 ; with light batteries United States , 22 ; with Army of the Poleame, 201—treosferred;—malting a total of 2,928 men and 53 alloors.— l New York rums. SWED 1811 AND 1401.W1161AN ExiosA.nis.—Three beadred Swedish and Norwegian esaigraate arrived is Mow on Sunday inorning by the • SontJaera Railroad. One portioe of the will go As gad tits ober portion kb kr Ibiasesi MUSIC. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Goanotro MiniUs, or Minna, as the Italian ver- Mon has it, produced on Tuesday night, has had what may be called a snoods, though not very triumphant, nor likely, we apprehend, to be lasting ; "bailer, in short, to what the opera had when originally brought out • few months ago at the Theatre Lyrique. This comparative failure may pro bably be ascribed to the weakness, as the vast popularity of Pau+ has been in • great measure owing to the strength of the drama. The music of Mini& la as good as that of /hest, perhaps in some respects better. Faust Is the `rand and terrible peem of ; Merolla is • little itlj Il—pretty, and interesting enough to serve as the groundwork of a slight romantic opera of a couple of sots, but quite indffiloient to bear the ponderous superstructure raised upon it. Hence the piece is immoderately spun out ; the interest is exhausted, and the beauties become so few and far between that at length weariness becomes the pre valent feeling of the audience. The incidents are few and simple. The scene is laid in the south of Freese. The heroine, the daughter of • wealthy farmer, is • village beauty; the idol of the neighbouring youths, who strive in vain for her love—all but one, a poor basket-maker, Vineeemo, to whom she has given her hart. But her father favours the suit of a young herdsman called Urias, • truculent savage, whose addrcesei are received by the girl with aversion and contempt. Her father, solicited to consent to her union with the poor young basket-maker, sternly refuses ; whereupon Mirella declares I that she loves Vincenzo, land vows that she will wed no ooe else. The father—a domestic tyrant—casts kis daughter nff, and is with difficulty restrained from personal violence ; while the savage Uri e, .who witnesses thee:ewe, vows to be revenged on hie favoured riveL This vow he speedily keeps ; for, waylaying Vincenzo in a solitary spot, he attacks him, strikes him down, and leaves him for dead. The unhappy Mimi* meanwhile, remise in her father's house, sunk in despondency. In this condition she hears of the outrage perpetrated upon her lover. In her despair she determines on a pllgrimagetto a distant/shrine, that she may pray for his recovery. She begins her weary journey; but fatigue under • burning sun disorders her reason. In her mad ness she beholds afar off a beautiful city, which she believes to be Jerusalem, a vision which,' though existingfonly in her brain, is represented to the eyes ofithe audience. At length she entree as the and of her pilgrimage. A pro cession of pilgrims is entering the church, and she is about to enter with them, when her father (sow repentant of his cruelty) and her lover, who have followed her, make their appearance. But they arrive in time only to witness her death. Soddenly the back of the church dirap pears, "and the saints," says the libretto, "sur rounded by a bright glory, are seen blaring Viooeozo and Mirella," who expires in a rapture of religious joy. Such is the original termination of the drama. But we must add that this mystical dinotiement was avoided at Her Majesty's Theatre. As Miran" seems about to recognise her lover ; the curtain falls, sod wear* allowed to suppose that she does not die, but is re-united to her lover ; the most rational conclusion, after all, for the fatigues and hardships of her pilgrimage have not been sufficient to I render her death a necessary catastrophe. Now this is a pretty little pastoral tale, but it cannot bear to be dragged through five ads of an opera, nor to be mixed up with • load of superstitious mysticism out of keeping with the simplicity of the subject. The rustic heroine is pleasing and interesting, but her lover is a weak and lackadaisical personage. The savage Uries, who strikes terror around him by his strength and fiercest.'" makes uncouth love to his mistress, and strikes down his feeble rival with his club, is a sort of Polyphemus, and would almost make us believe (were such a thing imaginable) that the French playwright had read Asia and Galatca. The most pleasing part of the musk, we think, is con tained in the first and second acts. Few modern operas have overtures, simply, we believe, because few modern opera compeers have scholarship sufficient for the production of • masterly dramatic prelude. The composi tion of such things as the overtures to Don Giovanni , Iphigenia, the PreivcAtliz, Euryanike, Jasoncla, or the Bartiere di Sirigfia, is a lest art; and • modern overture, when such a thing is attempted, is merely a medley of ear catching tunes. Such is the overture to this opera, which seems to be • string of popular melodies of the south of France. The choruses of country girls pursuing their rustic labour of mulberry gathering are deliciously fresh, and there in • duet between Mirella and Vineenzo (Tide"' and Giuglini), which is beautifully simple and Wider. A similar strain of sweet and natural melody per vades the second act. A joyous chorus of country people, I drinking, dancing, and singing, in the market-place of Arles, is full of gaiety and local character ; and another duet be- ' tween the lovers, is which there is the ancient peculiarity of • rhythm constantly alternating between duple and triple time, is one of the gems of the opera. A little melody song by Madame Trebelli in the ohs- I racier of • fortuneteller (a small part which has little to do with the plot) attracted much attention by its quaintness. In this act, too, the savage Urias appears, in the person of Mr. Bentley, and singe some uncouth, Poly. phemus-like music, which is very characteristic. This act, moreover, has for its Hoar the scene where Mirella, avow ing her love for Vinoenro, is spurned by her enraged father ; a scene written with great dramatic power, sod admirably acted and sung by Thiene, Giuglini, Jura, Crania (am Vincenzo 's father), and Sootier. Hitherto the performance went off with all possible Eclat, but from that point it began to drag ; and, though there were from time to time effective morossnx, such as (burgles air I. the third act, " Ah, se de' prieghi mid." yet the excitement of the audi. encs fall lower and lower, sod where they were moved, it was more by the pathos and beauty of Mlle. 'Mena' act ing and singing than by anything striking in the music. It would be impossible to prim too warmly the manner in which this opera has been put upon the stage. The freshness sod beauty of tho scenery, the splendour of the spectacle, the power of the instrumental orchestra and the chorus—all contribute to give the performance ad vantages which it could not have in the small Thatre Lyrique, where the piece was first produced. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. BAIINSTAPLZ.—A second conservative candidate in the poison of Biz George ltineley hes been announced for the representatioe of Barnetaple at the nett election. BODNLY.—TheCOSIMPTIIItiIrie will make an effort at the next election to return Mr. C. Locoek Webb, who has limed co attires dated from Liaooln'e•imn. It is understood that the present liberal member will again oome forward. EAST GLOUCtSTRILSIIIME.—GLOCC WZDNISDAY.— The writ received bare yesterday has boon proclaimed, and the High Sheriff of the county has fixed Tuesday next, at the Shire-hall at Gloucester, for the election of • member for the eastern division in the room of the late Sir C. W. Codrington. The Hoe. Mr. Dutton having withdrawn his pretensions, at present so oppo sition exists to the return of Sir Michael Hicks Beech. The father of the candidate osotested the division in 1854 against Mr. Holland, now MP. for Evesham, whom he defeated by 1.019 vote.. He died, however, a few mooths later, when Mr. Holford was elected, and since that time two conservatives have been regularly returned for the division without opposition. Live.—The Hon. F. Walpole, the conservative candi date for Lynn, has issued his liddrem to the constituency. It is moderate end conciliatory in its tone. Sir Powell Buxton, the liberal candidate, is she punning his canvass, and it now appears probable that there will he rather an animated contest for the seat which Mr. Garvey is about to vacate. It is doubtful. however, whether Mr. Gurney will retire until • dissolution of parliament takes place. tioarricn. —Vircount Royston, eldest son of the Earl of Hardwick., is spoken of as • candidate far the representa tion of the city of Norwich at the next general election. The present members, Sir Wflham Remelt and Mr. E. Warner, wM offer themselves foe re-election. Sourastfrrox. —lt seems likely that there will be a keen contest for the representation of this borough at the next rrelection. At pelmet fienthampicio is represented e l liberal (Mr. W. Dishy Seymour, Q.C.) and toe coo sensitive (Mr. Aldermen W. A. Rose). Both retitled parties threaten to centred for two members, the liberals supporting Mr. W. D. Seymour and Captain Measles, chairman of the South Western Railway, end the cooser. valises Mr. Alderman Roes and Mr. Russell Gurney, Q.C., Recorder of the City of Leaden. THE FIRLD-DAY AND INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION AT ALDO:I/ADM.—The Aldershot division wee eved yes terday in ewe of those field-days which are so useful alike to alt ranks stationed in the camp Them was en onosually Mtge number of spectators, the attn.:time of the Dowel includrial exhibition being now Added to those of the mole thee of a field•day. The division at Aldershot is at protest much shooter than it has been for some lime pest, and recently it has been reinforced by the snivel of the 2od Drsgooos from Birmiogham, and 2nd Battalion of Cold stream Guards from the Wellington Barre/eke. The 2nd Life Guards, sow M Windsor ' are under orders for the camp. and it woe expected that they would hem arrived at the commememeot of this mouth. They will sot, how trirenawittb.arranzad, have Windsor until about the TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF SAVOY CHURCH, STRAND, BY FIRE. ems DAY.) We regret to state that a fire broke out at about 2 o'clock this afternoon in Savoy Church, Strand, and that notwithstanding the early arrival of the fire engines and all the effort.' of the firemen, this venerable and well-known church was completely burnt to the ground. On the alarm being even the organ was found in a blaze, and almost in stantly flames burst out in every part of the edifice. A portion of the plate and some of the books were saved. The rector, the Rev. Mr. White, was in the churchyard, rendering assistance, immediately after the outbreak. When our report left se% vral of the houses in Church-row seemed in considerable danger, and also those on Savoy-hill. EXPULSION OF THE CIRCASSIANS. PUBLIC NEETING.-(THIS DAY.) This afternoon a public meeting was held at the London Tavern, to consider the condition of the Circeinian exiles, Lord STRATFORD DI RFDCLIITZ in the chair. Among the geatletnen on the platform were the End of Shaftesbury, Lord Houghton, Lord Clanricarde, and the Hon. A. Kinnaird. The attendance was not very numerous. THE YELVERTON MARRIAGE APPEAL CABE. HOUSE OF LOILDS.-(THD3 DAY.) The argomeuts in this extraordinary case of appeal were resumed this morning ; the lords present being the Lord Chancellor (Lord Westbury), Lord Brougham, Lord Chelmsford, Earl Hingdown, sod Lord Wensleydale. At the last hearing of the case on Friday, June 22, the arguments on the part of the respondent, the Bon. Mrs. Yelverton, were concluded. . Mr. Bolt, Q.C., on the part of the appellant, the Hon. Major Yelrerto•, proceeded to reply upon the arguments on the whole use, contending that there oould be Do doubt that there had been implied promise of marriage in Scotland, but no actual promise, and there was no renewal of the promise either in England or Ireland so as to be bind. lug according to the law of Scotland ; the promise had been followed by cohabitation, and the correspondence of the lady herself showed that she had been desirous, and, in fact, did relieve the appellant of that pro. nice, and to put an end to their connexion with each other ; the subsequent alleged promise, and the ceremony that took place in Ireland were not • renewal of any promise in Scotland, but merely to satisfy the conscience of the lady ; the mere fact of copula could not be considered • renewal of the promise. The learned counsel then proceeded at great length to go through and comment on the evidence, pointing more directly to the alleged promise and its subsequent renewal and copula in Ireland, to show that there was no actual proof of • promise at all which would be binding according to the laws of Scotland. He •lso dilated at some length on the dictum laid down by the Lord President, Lord Cunioghatn, and Lord DIM in the proceedings in the Court of Session, in Scotland, and the propositions there laid down as to the nature of • pro mise followed by copu , s., so as to establish a valid marriage according to the laws of Scotland. [The learned counsel was proceeding with b , s arguments at the time of our going to prem.] NATIONAL RIFLE MEETING AT WIMBLEDON. WIMBLEDON COMMON. THURSDAY Moawn. This morning preparations were commenced for the carrying out of the peat national rifle meeting, which will commence ma Monday morning Dalt. The camp, which is already formed, end on a much larger scale than in former veers, is again assuming the lively and gala-like appeanume which has now become so characteristic of the annual rifle tournament. The offices of the National Ride Association were closed in Pall-mall, sad will be opened on the Common. A large number of teats ere being erected for the competitor' for the Queen's Prim, the entries for which this year are greatly in excess of int year, being nearly 2400, and socommodation will have to be provided out of this number for 700 riflemen, independent of those who will eater for the other prizes. The whole space of the common is to be enclosed as in former years. The prizes will be distributed to the successful shots on the 23rd lest, ma the grounds, and not at the Crystal Palace aa formerly, previous to the review by the Com• mander•in-Chisf, the Duke of Cambridge. The camp will be ready for occupation on Monday mom ing, and the shooting will commence on the following day at 1 o'clock, at which time the targets will be opened foe matches, pool shooting, sighting, &c. On Wednesday asd the following days, the prize shooting will. commence si 9.30. The following notice hes been issued : "The See grooved Enfield government pattern rifles are excluded from all competitions restricted to rifles of bone fide government pattern, es Geed by the not and file of the volunteer form." WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) THURSDAY. JILT 7. II A.Dr. & T. W. I. Ix A L L S. - —.-... Ifefra .. ..... . 111 23 N.N.W. 21 2 W.N.W. a; - 1 • &bards's .- 11 N.N.W. 6 ILL ob 1 ..- 4 Leith - 1 • Aniroosoa KM 67 N. 611 N.N.W. b- $ • Oreeoeseile 10.23 N. 1 .1 • W.N.W. co - 1 . Galway 1 - - -I I - -- - Valenti' - - - I - - Cape Clear ll6ll S. II 1 W.N.W. .0 - • Quireaelows 2&11 W. I S. a - Liverpool 10.21 SI W.N.W. 1 3 W.N.W. a I - Holybood . ISIS 141 N.N.Z. 1 N. b - Pesebroke.2•llll2 SO N. 1 , N. b- • Nemo* - Orme 63.24 61 , LN.L 4 ' N.N.L a - L'Orleat 30.12 611 ILL 1. N.& a - Itoebstee4 30.08 411 N.L 4 N. W. b - Ptraoctill - Weymouth lO.lO 61 NIL 11 I W. be - Portsmouth- WM 68 XL II j 1. W. eb - London - • Dover 30.17 NICK 1 1 N. 40 - 1 • Yarseratii - $ leturborousb 10.1 667 N.N.Z. 3 1 N. ob - II . Oblolde - 1 liellgoisad - N.W. or Rib. 6 : PIIIIIABLI. PIMAT. Oil N0W1183.11 ILLTUSDAT. N. to W., underage to COAX'S. N.N.W. to W.S.W., Rash, gesendly floe. Week a few hovers. N. N. Z. to Wit W., no- Wurnas. X. so W. .n.. 1 S W., se ders' e, generally fine. dente to Oa cow, la plans eons rain. N.N.W. to W.S.W., trash. As ma abs... N.E. to W .rnoderata, BOUTHZ/N. geoerally floe NZ. to W.\ W.. moderate to fresh, In places a few 'bowers. Northero=floothuzet. Wastorn.lrelsod, Wales, sad d• teaseles. Soo there =lthillth Chased and h• 7 of Ruth. thetas I Eastward Ragland sad North Sea LORD R. MONTAGU AND THE COUNTY or Hoar nrooon.—The report circulated that it WM the imitation of Lord Robert Montagu to retire from the representation of the county of Huntingdon has been contradicted by hie lordship. Lord Robert rays :—" I stood in the brooch and fought the contest when there was no one else to do so. I will again come forward on the same (conservative) princi ples, and with the woe pledges which then found favour with the electors of the county." THE BANICREPTeIt OF M. JELLIEN.—The first meeting of the creditors of M. Louis Qewp Jellies, who has bees adjudicated a bankrupt at the tv Court of Sussex, held at Lewes, took place yesterday. The meet ing was simply for the proof of debts and the appointment of Noisome, there being no opposition in the bankruptcy. Tbs total amount of M. Jullien's debts I. 1,4321. sa. lit., of which amount Mr. Robert Richard Bignoll, the detaining creditor, is entered for 8531. is. The bankrupt has no eat= or effects of any kind. A NAvaL ENCAMENENT.—In consequence of the epidemic of emalpoz which has appeared on board her Majesty's ship RICOINS , while lying in Leith Roads, it hes been resolved to encamp the crew for a time on the Wiwi of lacbcolm, near Baratisland, and a supply of tents and camp apparatus from Edinburgh Castle has been sent to the island for that purpose. One of the sailors taken ashore died on Monday in t h e Edinburgh Infirmary, sad several others are lying ill there. Meantime the vassal, which hes off the island, is to be subjected to a thorough parificatioo. Primo Alfred, who came =onion Saturday, is mill residing at Edinburgh, waiting the arrival of the Aurora, Captain du Leopold trOintosk, which it is sadentood he is pow to joie. On Monday he visited the studios of Mr. Smell and Mr. Brodie, sculptors. Paws or BRRI.D.—The prices of wheaten bread is the metropolis are from 61d. to 7d. ; of household ditto 50. to fld. Some bakers are selling from 40. to sd. per 41b. loaf, weighed on delivery. Tag New Poucw Uwiroam.—Yesterday mora les the whole of the °Bloom and men of the A dirk= co duty at the Hones. of Parliament, Backlash= Palace, aid the gove helmet ed teat toes, appeared ia the sew residatwo