The Express. — London, England, 1867-02-14 00:00:00

/~, . I NEWSPA /I 0113 rt 4%. --.• 1,,e. . I .0 . e' ~~-' 1b I j? % IP. at— 6.-- 1. ! i n[.__ /'!' ~--~_ .~- --~ -.0" [STAMPED, Id. ADDITIONAL.] No. 6,405. j LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1867. [TWOPENCE IV ER IN)OL, NEW YORK, and PHILA j ;,!1. , •111% sTI: %%I ,lIIP eIiMPANY.—INMAN K— r 1 • full v., t c l neamers be despatched as TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. AMERICA. THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN ITALY. Crete is oppressed by its Hunanlman rulers, so long will their pretensions to annexation Ind favour in some quar ters. The Porte could devise no surer method of defeating this object than by itself taking the initiative and remov ing the evil which is alleged in justification of it, and by establishing a Christian governor in the island, under the authority of the Sultan, and assigning to him a council in which both Christians and Musaulmans should have an equal voice. Her Majesty's government recommend to the serious consideration of the porte the recognition of FROSI LI V Klt Mini. to kIIW YORK; 21 OF .1 , lIK. saturdey. Yeb. It ; Noy A \ I I Flit % Wednesday. Feb. W. : CY OF 1.1 saturday, Feb. And every 11 edne.lay and saMmday. feels rouge by tLe mail steamers milky army Wedneaday, :7. 41...1 It omitted,. arr. ddina to the accommodation. roman! passme Includes a MU supply of cooked provisions. ressear . .. tor Caned. .iod the r nit .1 states booked thro7l, on v ery •!, .1415 , 11 Fs,. fur th er particulars ap y to NI Lt 1 , 1 INMAN. 24. Water.street, Llver,sool; and to '114,6 and M KY. LI, King William-week London. (RITTER'S TELEGRAMS.) EGYPT AND TURKEY. (Via Marseilles.) CONSTANTINOPLE, FEB. G. (TROY OUR SPZCIAL COMINSPONDMIT.) NSW YORK, EEL 3. The Debats of yesterday comments in the follow ing terms upon the news from Italy : From Florence the resignation of the ministry is an nounced ; this news is not ►t all surprising after the vote passed yesterday by the Chamber of Deputies. The ques tion upon which the Italian ministers have met with a de feat same up unexpectedly after an interpellation ; and although it was not, strictly speaking, what is called in parliamentary language a cabinet question, the matter in- volved had so much importance, and the defe►t was so grave, that the determination of the ministry need astonish nobody. The government had thought fit to in terdict the meetings announced in Venice with respect to the bill on the liberty of the church. Baron Ilicasoli, when sake' a question on the subject, appealed, in justi fication of this prohibition, to the motives of public order usual in such cases. " The question was too exciting," said Baron Matadi, " to be discussed without danger in a meeting." No doubt the question was exciting ; but meetings are seldom held except for the purpose of dia -1 cussing current topics which excite deep interest, and it is this which specially distinguishes these popular gatherings from the conferences in which literary, historical, or scientific questions are treated. The Chamber was not convinced by the reasoning of the minister, which appeared t. *hostile in principle to the right of meeting, and it adopted an order of the day expressing its views by 136 votes against 101. The Viceroy of Egypt has demanded from the Porte four additional rights, namely :-1. The right of assuming the title of Caliph of Egypt. 2. Of coining money in his own name. 3. Of in creasing the strength of the Egyptian army to 100,0a0 men. 4. Of appointing officers to the highest rank of Mushir. These demands are con sidered equivalent to Egyptian independence of ,the Porte. the principle thus dated. By rie-g in this manner the Porte would be more likely to neu tral ise the idea which so much ppaainms are now taken to propagate, thatChriatiansand kiuseulmaos cannot 00-exist in the same province, and that the letter must at an early period give place to the former. It is not prudent in the Porte to give advantage to its enemies by holding out with determined resolution against the general feeling of Europe : but when speaking to the ministers of the Sultan in the sense of this despatch, your excellency will not fail to add that, however unpalatable the suggestion may at first appear, it is offered to them by her Majesty's govern ment in a spirit of sincere friendship, and with the fullest conviction that the advice thus tendered is sound. You will further say that, in tendering this advice, which her Majesty's government have only determined to do after much consideration, they utterly repudiate the idea of in terfering with the right of the Porte to exercise an inde pendent judgment in the management of its internal affairs. It is their duty, as representing a friendly power, to offer such recommendations as they may consider con ducive to the well-being of Turkey ; but it is with the Porte, not with them that the decision whether to act upon or to decline ouch recommendations must rest. STEAM to N'ENV YORK—IJNITED STATES t 1 IL LI ocrulinccot 'lcemen of the New Volk ci.l 11.,i re ete,im i'..mpens will leave Nacre and Falmouth i• ;aid tihitl. OM 4: a fortnight, as wider. Th..; sh c.. 1 • . re hu.htiulle,l!, their paiscruicr accommodation, anti th• s• •-ii. Ittv "f [hair roi,ine _ From nano. ; From mo st. Mass Wednesday, Mar. 341 : Thursilii, Mar. 21 m„ ! t :ilia, Fulton w e :nr,..ay. April 17 Thursday, t pill IS Alieiisilppi ... . Wednesday. May 1 Thursday. May 2 . ..____. Tl.r..nJt Viet fr , 11......1. , n. I:2t tint-claw wad Llti second class—tor further t...rt.,1114/1 lipply to JAtIM A. woTroN, ei-,,r, I:II El: Will:. F 1 NE. and Co., Pll/14 : 6.C. And It. W. FOX and Co.. Falmouth; or 11. STARR and Co.. 14). CheaPside. Loudon. DISSOLUTION OF THE •ITALIAN PAR LIAMENT. FLORENCE, FLa. 13. The Italian parliament has been dissolved. The electoral colleges are convened for the 10th March, and the new Chamber will meet on the 21nd March. MO I:IIPoItTERS, Shippers, Steam Shipping C..mpanies, is...aslant.' of /foreign Goods, by ateamere or othrin ere into the Port of London.—The proprietors of Freolratie Wharf, Itatclut, and Cpper Free Trade %%art, Don gate lhab, liter Thaini—Areet brill:lt FACILITIES to the snore. - Furttar information may he obtained on applicatlon, by Inter or ht Itasca, to M. CLAY and Co , alteration and ware bonie k.- ik:ra 1%3. Upper Thames-street. FLORENCE, FED. 13, EvearaG. A C undil of Ministers was held this morning under the presidency of the King. A conference is said to have taken place to-day between Baron Ricaeoli and several prominent po liticians. MORE FENIAN ARRESTS IN DUBLIN. It is expected that the Ministers of Finance, Public Works, and Justice will shortly resign. Several of the prefects have been changed. DUBLIN, WEDNEADAT nom • This morning more than thirty persons were masted on their arrival in Dublin from Liverpool. Several were subsequently discharged, having given satisfactory explanations. The remainder ore detained, pending further inquiry. Several of the prisoners arraigned for treason-felony at the commission court to-day pleaded guilty. THE NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION. 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KEATING'S PALE NEWFOUNDLAND COD LIVER OIL, perfectly pure, nearly tasteless, and free from adulteration of any kind, having been analYsed, reported and rucounoended l.y Profe.yor Taylor, of Guy's and Thomas's flooptudy, fir. Scott, 7t1.11., &c., And Dr. Edwin Payne, M 11., L. M.R.C.S., who, in the words of the late Lir. Percent. Kays that the hest oil is that which la swot devoid of colour. ,ylour, and layout characters this will be found to porno, to het lowly of hepatic origin, a point of great weight with regard to Its therapeutic value." Sold in hairplata, Is. bd.; pints, Pd. ; quarts, : and five-plot bottles, lla. Imperial measure, by THOMAS KEATINO, chemist, 7% nt. harechurcityani. (`LOCK TOWERS—The LAW COURTS.—The vv ist•ILLER at Tills WEEK, td., or by post 5d., contains:- Pine View and Details o f the liathaus Clock Tower. Rogue - The Deseuis for the proposed Law Courts, with Two Plans -The Pertness of Stained Won and the Art-. Sanitary Condition of Idinloirgh-The salvo. of Ten Shillings a day at Sydney-The present Position of Anititeeture land other Papers-With all the cognate uews.-l. York.strcet, Covent-garden. and all newsmen. C H e Brx Aitsoci AT lON. —The second annual meet. ing of the members awl supporters of this association took place yesterday at St. James's-hall. Sir Brook Bridges M.P., presided, awl wa, supported by Mr. J. C. Coign: noun, Mr. A. Beattie, Mr. B. C. Hanbury, M.P., Mr. Ilvwdegarei M.P., Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., Revs. Dr. Hugh Dl`Neile, Canon Miller, E. It. E. Wilmot, 1:c. The chairman, in opening the proceedings, explained that the objects of the association were to uphold the principles and order of the reformed church of England, and to corm. teract the efforts of those who were attempting to aaaimi. late her services anal practices to those of the church of Rome ; and at instancing the necessity of such an agency, he referred to the proceedings at St. Alban's, Holborn, and the gewgaw decorations and vestments and the ritualistic observances which were to be met with there and in some other churches. An expression of dissent from a Reverend 11. 1.. Baker, of Itallygawly, here caused 50,00 slight interruption, but the chairman suggested that any one who differed from the views of the *elected speakers might express their opinions after the business in the programme laid down by the council was concluded. Almost immediately after wards Mr. Baker left his seat in the body of the hall, and advancing to the platform, complained, while the chair man was atilt 1.111,11 i IDS, that a brother clergyman bad grossly insulted him by calling him a low blackguard. Dr. M'Neile, the chairman, and l'anon Miller endeavoured to calla his excitement, and ultimately by giving him a place on the platform, and promising him an opportunity of addressing the meeting if he desired to do so, they suc ceeded. The chairman then was allowed to conclude his address without further interruption, and Mr. Price, the • clerical secretary, pnweeiled to read the report, which de tailed the procceilinp and 1., ours of the society, and that the council, believing that the question ought to be determined by the legal tribunals bow lir clergymen were legally justifies' in introducing ie.- in the parish churches which were opposed to Lien ides of the parishioni Ili, who regarded then. as con tt ay to the priiivioles of the reformed church, provided find. to assist pal i,iiimiers who were driven from their elan. hi, by the-, rnu.distic practices in appealing to the ..1 law. Tile total receipts of the society were 0. for tile ye,r, of which I,l'io/. were for i;eneral tisses. and the lest for the defence fund. Mr. Hanbury, BT.. tile v. Canon )Tiller, Bev. Dr. M'Neile, other ~ tli awn delivered addresses in moving and seconding rt ropo, sod supporting the various resolutions upoii it, but not without occasional interruption from a h.* elerainen and others in different parts of the ball, ~. ..toed to have attewleci for that special purpose. Dr. in his immlmlre-., took occasion to deny emphatically certain rumours of dissension in the evangelical camp, and of Loot Shafteslau y being nu longer the trusted leader of tla evargelical party. Cut lialt CAN DLLs. MONTREAL, JAN. 31. Judge Johnson, of the district of Bedford, Canada East, 0..• ....ha. who tried the Fenian.. recently, has just disposed of a rations case. min provided the funeral expenses of a ilee,,,,ed brother, who died in extreme poverty, and, tattoo ; other timings furnish...). the candles burned in the church 011 the occasion ; after the funeral he took home with him the half-cousumeil candles. The Cori; claimed u• a perquisite, and the man went to law about it. Johloam decided that the Cure should have the co.& enils.—X a, Yoe; Timm. LoNlioN GENERAL OM% IBC'S COMPANY. —The to the receipts for the week ending Feb. 10 were 10,:sod. L .lod. The elections of deputies to the North German Parliament, as far as at present known, have in great part proved favourable to the liberal party. In Berlin, Magdeburg, Stettin, Ros toch, and Breslau, all the electoral districts have returned liberal candidates. General Falkenstein has been elected in Konigsberg ; the former minister, Herr Munchausen, in the city of Hanover ; and Baron von Rothschild, in Frank fort. In Elberfeld a second election will be neces sary to decide whether Count Bismarck or Herr von Forkenbeck is the successful candidate. SOUTH GERMANY. MUNICH, FEB. 1.3. The chief points of the new military system are general liability to military service ; the abolition of exemption by means of substitutes ; entry into the ranks after the completion of the twentieth year. The right of serving as a volunteer will also be introduced, the term of such service to be one year. Three years will have to be passed in the regular army, three years in the reserves, and five years in legionary service. FRANCE. PARIS, Fits. 13. Tho Frauee of this evening states that the official yellow book for 1866 will contain numerous docu ments relating to Eastern affairs. Tho Patrie publishes a telegram front Copen• hagen stating that the King of Greece had for the present renounced his intended journey to Den mark. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Fzi. 13, Evorma. The negotiations for the installation of the new Hungarian nuniatry still continue. Herr von Kaiaerleld has arrived here. The Wanderer of this evening affirms most positively that nothing is knoun in well-informed circles of the difficulties which are alleged to be still in the way of the ap pointment of a Hungarian ministry. "The deli berations," adds the Wanderer, "which are still carried on by the Hungarian statesmen refer solely to the method of procedure, the full details of which are to be precisely determined upon in order that, upon the formation of the cabinet, no inter ruptions may ensue." A conference is being held this evening at the residence of M. Majlath. HUNGARY. PESTII, Fn. 13. Demonstrations against the Desk party being projected by some persons in this city, the mem bers of the Left have disavowed any participation in their views, and declared themselves to be strongly opposed to such demonstrations. CANDIA. CONSTANTINOPLE, TEL 13. Intelligence has been received here announcing the arrival of Server Effendi on the 22nd of Jan uary, at Candle, where he met with a good recep tion. In conformity with the finnan which he held from the Sultan, Server Effendi had caused the election of Mussulman and Christian delegates to be proceeded with. These delegates will shortly set out to Constantinople. AMERICA. NT ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.) NEW YORK, FED. 12, ErniDc. Gold, 1371. Sterling exchange on London, 1081. 5-20 United States Bonds, 109 g. Illinois, 1165. Erie, 60. Cotton, middling upland, 331 c. LORD ST. LEONARDS' MAsTERA AND WORK REN's Bil.c.—Lord St. Legmanls has addressed the follow ing letter to Mr. Robert Earlie, of Blarlomon-Tyne : " Boyle Fann, Thames Litton, Feb. 7, IMb7.—Dear Sir, — You have probably seen that I introduced my Masters and Operatives Bill into the House of Lords last even ing. The only alteration which I have made is to extend the authority of the arbitrations to future wages for a period not exceeding twelve months. Both masters and operatives have asked me to extend the bill to future wages generally, which I have declined, because I told the delegates who came here last year, representing 100,000 men, to announce their accept ance of the bill. I did not think that if the state of the supply and demand proved adverse to the ope ratives under the award, large bodies of them would hold themselves bound by it, and a resort to law would operate fatally on the plan. I have reason to be satis fied that the operatives generally are willing to accept the bill. The masters, who were once strongly in favour of it, appear now to think that it will be of no use to thew. This, I think, is a mistake. The bill, you will observe, is simply permi.aive. The government intended to inquire into strikes. I told Lord Derby that, although I approved of the step, it would be found very difficult to deal with trades unions. They have become national, and they have attempted an international union, and they are now joining the Reform League. Their organization is surprising, and their power very great. Then they have co-operative societies, to wluch, of themselves, no objection can be made any more than to strikes pro perly conducted. It is the abuse which requires correc. tion. America, France, Belgium, and other countries are suffering from strikes. Conciliatory means like those in my bill may do much to lessen the evil ; already there are non-union combinations, and these drop off front their unions. The subject is one which demands the attention of every well-wisher of his country. I told Lord Derby in the house last evening that I wished to co-operate with the government, and I would therefore read my bill a second tune and take the sense of the house upon it, or let it be referred to his committee on strikes, and he is to read the bill and let me know his views. Petitions in favour of the bill, if numerous, would be useful. It is sel dom that I write so long a letter, for I have no time for correspondence.—Yours faithfully, Sr. LEONA BD& " °Kitimat. PALACE. —Ow SHILLLNO DAT.— WYDNICIDAT, Frs. 13.—Admissions on payment, 1,064 ; ditto. by sows ticks* 1,469. Total Tinton, 2,533. I hear, on very good authority, from Washington, that all thought of impeaching Mr. Johnson by the present Congress has been abandoned, but that the work will be taken up, and prosecuted vigorously, by the next one, which meets on March 4th. Of course it is only about the first of these statements that there is, or can be, much certainty. It is very difficult before a Congress meets to say how it will act on any question of importance, and espe cially any question which excites much feeling. The temper of a body which in America is al ways sure to contain a god many new members, is difficult to determine beforehand. It is difficult ! to say, for instance, to what extent those who are sure to make themselves most prominent in the impeachment miter are likely to secure the leader ship of the majority ; and it is difficult to say, too, what the temper of the public will be, or how far Congress will be affected by it, when the impeach ment movement comes really to a point, which, as I have already told you ,it has not yet reached. But still I think the chances are that the impeachment will be vigorously pushed. Singularly enough, however, the probability of a conviction excites very much less interest just now than the question whether the President can be suspended from office while the trial is going on. This Wendell Phillips ! and General Butler both pronounce vastly more important than even conviction itself. Everybody ! of course knows how long an impeachment may drag on ; what with discussions on points of law and points of procedure between the prosecution and the defence, and discussions between the ma nagers on points of expediency, there is, of course, no reason why tke proceedings should not last till long after Mr. Johnson's term of office had expired. This the promoters of the impeachment know per fectly well, so that they really care much less about being able to prove their case than about getting the President out of office at once. Accordingly the power of the Senate to suspend from office pending the trial has become the main question. How this will be decided it is, of course, impossible to say. I have reason to believe that the majority of the Supreme Court would decide that the Senate possesses no such power, and this view is supported by the records of the debates on the constitutional convention of 1787. This very ques tion, whether provision should be made for the sus pension of the President from office while his trial Wm going on, came up, and was fully discussed, and decided with all but unanimity in the nega tive. This of course goes far to decide what the ire tention of the framers of the constitution was ; but then the Supreme Court will have nothing to do with the trial, and is not likely to be consulted about it. All questions which may arise on the trial as to the power of the Senate will be decided by the Senate itself—the Chief Justice of course presiding ; and there is not, I think, much likeli hood that the Senate will decide a question of this sort on considerations purely legal. It would no doubt be influenced to a certain extent by legal arguments, and would not act in direct contraven tion of an express provision of the constitution. But then on this particular point the constitution is silent, and the Senate would doubtless decide the doubt as to its own power in favour of the course which was most strongly recommended by expediency, and, most agreeable to the majority ; and it would not only be agreeable to the majority, but seems abso- 1 lutely necessary to them, that the President should ' cease at once to exercise his functions. The main object of the impeachment is to give Congress the means of carrying into execution its own legisla tion. This, it says, it cannot do as long as Mr. Johnson is its executive officer, and any faults he may have at present would be pretty sure to be i aggravated while he was writhing under the pro ; vocation of a trial. Therefore, if he is tried, it is of the last importance that while being tried he shall not be President. There is, I believe, little question that he would submit quietly enough to an impeachment ; but whether he would submit quietly to deposition pending the impeachment is more doubtful. But nobody's opinion on this point is of much value. He probably does not know himself what he would do if the Senate were really to order him to vacate the presidential chair. Many people think he would resist ; while others are satisfied he would do nothing of the kind, and I do not know enough about his character, or the character of the men who most influence him, to hazard any opinion on the subject. If he should resist, I do not think his resistance would last over a few days, or would receive sympathy or encouragement from any ' sect or party. I say this with the greatest confi ' dance, in spite of the strong language occasionally used by some of the democratic newspapers and orators, some of whom just now blow a very loud trumpet ; most people know what this amounts to, as wo had plenty of it during the war. The sensation of the week has been Mr. Seward's extraordinary letter to Mr. Motley, which has shocked men of all parties to a degree seldom witnessed, and given a death-blow, I think, to what was left of poor Mr. Seward's repu tation. In fact, even those who had the poorest opinion of him are at a loss to account for this extraordinary outburst of folly and vul garity, and those who do attempt to account for it give reasons for it which I do not care to repeat, but which have a wide currency. The folly and vulgarity of the letter, however much they make people ashamed, are not the charac teriatics which provoke them most. It is the renewed assertion which the despatch contains of the doctrine that ministers abroad, as well as the home officials, are the servants and creatures of the executive, and are bound not only to believe in his policy, but to abstain from all expressions of dissent, even in the bosom of their own families. The expressions imputed to Mr. Motley, as reported by the eavesdroper who wrote to Mr. Seward, were clearly uttered by him, if uttered at all, in his own house. Of course, every one con siders the charges ridiculous, and that Mr. Seward should not so consider them mortifies people inexpressibly. This incident, trifling as it is, gives a good deal of fresh strength to the int peachment party, who are much encouraged by it -1 They point to it as proof that both the President and his vizir are irreclaimable that they have learned nothing, and are learning nothing from the course of events ; and that , in fact there is nothing to be done but get rid of them by hook or by crook. They ask, with triumph, what chance of improvement there is in a man who, at Mr. Seward's age, and with his experience, is capable of writing such a despatch as this to Mr. Motley, and what chance there is of being relieved of Mr. Seward as long as Mr. Johnson is at the head of the government, The Venetian papers of the Bth announce that committee, formed in Venice for the purpose of iaing the meeting there against the law upon C — liberty of the church, had decided that the titling should take place on the 10th instant, and the following resolution should be proposed : —" Venice considers inopportune any law favour able to the liberty of the catholic church while the temporal papacy still remains in Italy." The local authorities, however, would not permit even the announcement of the meeting to be made, and de clared that in the existing state of the public mind the government had resolved to prohibit such meetings throughout the kingdom. At Padua the same thing had happened. We read in the Giornale di Padova: The prefecture of Padua sends us the following com munication requesting its early publication :—" The Gior nale di Padora, in its number of the 4th inst., announced that a meeting was to be held in this city on the 10th inst., in the Teatro Societe, for the purpose of protesting against the bill presented by the ministry to the Chamber of De puties for the liquidation of the ecclesiastical property, and the regulation of the relations between the church and the state. The king's government, under present circum stances, considers there is danger in such popular assem blies, i.e., that they may occasion, or be the pretext for undue excitement, and perhaps even disorder. For this reason the local governmental authoritieshave earnestlyen deavoured to persuade the promoters of the meeting to de sist from theirintention, andalso ontheground of the unsea sonableness of provoking popular judgments upon a very grave question which is about to be resolved by the na tional representation. It trusts that the citizens, from respect foe the authority of parliament, and from a desire that public tranquillity shall run no risk of being disturbed, will also on this occasion display their moderation and abstain from similar manifestations, relieving ailtho rity thus from the disagreeable necessity of preventing them with the means which the law allows." The Diritto of the 10th says : Our readers will remember that a week ago the Diritto called upon the country to hold meetings to discuss the important subject of the Scialoja law. Since then we have received many letters apprising us that it was the intention of several citizens to give effect to our sugges tion. It having become known, however, that the com mittees of the coaraber had decided against the measure, it appeared opportune to suspend for the present this design. They were free to meet ; they were free not to meet. But the prefect of Padua dues not see the matter in this light, and he has on his own authority prevented the meeting that was to take place on the 10th. The pre fect of Padua either does not understand his business, or treats the citizens as Toggemburg of unhappy memory might treat them. The Paduans are wrong to pay atten tion to their prefect. They should bring an action against him before Baron Ricasoli for abuse of power. The Diritto of the following day says : As in Padua so in the other cities of Venetia, Venice, 1 17 dine, k.c., The meetings in the name of the law have everywhere been prohibited ; the places intended for this purpose are closed and guarded by soldiers. In this manner are the use and the respect of liberty initiated in the Venetian provinces. Meanwhile numerous subscrip- tions are being opened in all the cities for the purpose of protesting against the work of the government. The ministry has touched its limit ; in a few months it has seen the city of Verona rise against it, unjustly wounded in its dignity, and now it sees all the Venetian cities pro test in the name of violated liberty. - - - THE PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1867. —from St. Cloud to the Pantheon. One melan choly sight is here, viz., the abandoned carcase of the Permanent l'niversal Exhibition that was planned a year or two ago. The branch line to the Exhibition starts from Point--du-Jour, which it reaches by a daring curve. The testing was a bril liant success. The ceintrire line (left bank) is the dearest line that has vet been constructed in France. The branch to the Exhibition will be opened in a few days. That part of the French Exhibition which is to serve as a contribution to the history of industry has been placed under the direction of M. Du Som. merard. The collection will be an exceedingly rich one, from private as well as public museums, and it will include manyceetly, a.-ticles—so costly, indeed, that it has been deemed prudent to divide the gal lery in which they will be displayed into rooms guarded by massive doors that will be hidden with tapestry by day. M. Pierre Petit is hard at work in the Pallas de L'lndustrie, taking the portraits of applicants for season tickets. The plan has succeeded ; and already people are discussing the many uses to which it may be turned. I expect that the French railway companies will insist upon it when they make their future issues of season tickets. The ' Exhibition season ticket is a folded one—the two inner squares being covered, one with the revile ', tions and the owner's signeenre, and the other with his portrait. The lively French mind has suggested many inconveniences which these portrait tickets may occasion. He who buys his ticket to-day is in the rudest health. His fat and ruddy face is ' taken by Petit. He falls ill, and before the sum mer comes he is a livingakeleton. Even his friends pass him in the street. Will they pass him into I ' the Exhibition bearing the portrait ticket he bought in the fulness of health Gentlemen of changeable I I toilette habits are warned how they use the razor, or have their hair cut after they have bought their • season-ticket. Ladies must adhere to a costume and coiffure of one character for the Exhibition o i season. The subscriptions to defray the expenses of pro ri ncial schoolmasters to the Exhibition have reached the sum of 16,000 francs. The Imperial Commissioners have resolved to I have an exhibition of the grapes the wine-presses, and the wines and brandies of all nations at Billan court. The wines will be exhibited in half bottles, land will be on sale for those who wish to taste and compare them. There are already loud complaints about the un necessary delays made by the French railway authorities in forwarding cases. There are instanc-A where cases have occupied three days in their transit from Batignolles to the Champ de Man I THE SEIZURE OF THE TORNADO. The official correspondence in this case was pub lished yesterday. The following despatch, sent by Lord Stanley to Sir J. Crampton at Madrid on the Bth of February, shows the position of the case at that date : I think it therefore better to defer any further instruc tions beyond that which enjoins you to maintain the pro test ; and I will only caution you against agreein or seem ing to agree to any compromise which might fetter the future course of her Majesty's government. Thus far I have dealt merely with the interests of the owners, whose right to a fair trial before an impartial tribunal is one on which, without pronouncing an opinion on the merits of the case, her Majesty's government are bound to insist. But the case is widely different as regards the crew. They have been arbitrarily detained, on one pretext or another, for many months ; they have been sub jected to hardships as unnecessary as they were cruel; they have been allowed but limited access to their natiunal authority and protector on the spot ; and the formal assurances long slam given you by the Spanish Secrets ry of State for Foreign Affairs, who speaks inter nationally on behalf of his government, and with whose assurances alone foreign nations can be expected to deal, that the men should be allowed to depart, have been hitherto unfitlfilla From your recent despatches there is reason to hope that the men may have at length been released ; I have told you in that case to receive them without prejudice to your protest, and I now add, with out any renunciation of right on the part of her Majesty's government to demand that they should be indemnified. If, unfortunately, the prisoners should still be under re straint when this despatch reaches your hands, you will present • formal note to the Spanish government, demand ing their immediate release ; and if that demand is not complied with, you will send home by a special messenger the answer that you may receive, and await the decision of her Majesty's government. THE INSURRECTION IN CRETE. The official correspondence on this subject was published yesterday. The letters are chiefly inte resting in the information they give respecting the views and intentions of the great powers. Lord Stanley's several views on the relations between the Turkish government and the Cretans were thus stated on the 17th ultimo in a despatch to Lord Lyons --",-- - - - - (TROY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPORDWITJ I have felt it my duty on several occasions to instruct y to recommend the Porte in earnest though friendly Lately I mentioned a dancing master who tacked I la m nguage to treat the Cretan insur4ents on their &Maids ' the Exhibition to a new quadrille. La Gironde i sion to the Sultan with clemency and forbearance, and to ' now describes the Exhibition at a masked ball. I take such measures in regard to the future administration The manager, in order to attract the public, gives , I of affairs in that island as might remove all causes of dis every visitor as he passes into the ball a ticket, satisfaction and apprehension on the part of the Christian ' population, and reconcile it to the authority of the Sultan. with the intimation that in every 300 tickets there Her Majesty's government have tendered their advice to is a prize which entitles the holder to journey to the Porte partly from motives of humanity in favour of a the Exhibition and back gratis. It has been said P ° s 4 " who may have unrestionely certain well-founded that the ways of earning a leg of mutton are bread- used, pc, van ,„,A-,,Tmpi'l l in ° ;is h t ave w been ins ans tigated by n pa et r- - culable ; and yet they are ever on the increase. 1 ti es ou t o f th e island not directly affected by thoseie I have some progress to note in the British de- grievances, though desirous of turning them to account for pertinent. The space of each exhibitor is now objects inimical to the sovereignty of the Sultan; marked upon the their. The boilers, arrived a few Partly also from the consideration that at the days ago, stuck in the mud near their destination ; present or th n e t Stgtt e toit was remove ai d quickly as u pos tut tle Urn: ante an accident that might have been confidently pre- Rion which has been of late pimia,eiteii in Europe t ot the dieted by any person who had suffered the most incompatibility of Turkish rule with the well-hong of the passing experience of the quagmire which encom- Christian populations subject thereto. Actuated by the passed the Exhibition palace after the thaw. Even same feelings , her Majeety's government have been London could show nothing deeper or more gluti- ear:westlyb itenv h geed eo i n e l es ns i d %ring ., i . w d h e t : h the t h Porte we: . a d v . nous. The forwarding of British goods is now set- 1 17rXng w ofailopti y on in the present crisis of its affairs. The ting in. Some machinery and glass cases havo question to he dealt with is, how best to reconcile the hap armed, and the English authorities confidently say pineas and submission of • large Christian community that they will be quite ready for M. Le Play's day' with the co-existence, under Turkish rule, of a Blume!. of general inspection—although the French and man M nlation dwelling within . the same territory, and other nations appear to be much more forward than ointly interested with them in the wellbeing of the island. This intermixture of races in Crete constitutes the the Britishers. Foremost among the French exhi- ' great difficulty of the case. If, like Samos, Crete was in ' biters are the hatters. But all departments are in habited merely by a Christian population, the system of full activity, and the Emperor is carefully watching' ent established in the former island might readily the progress made from time to time. He went government cant. isbed in the former island might readily the progress iuuade from timimo to time. He went resorted to, and a Christian governor, named by the over the main buildin Porte might administer, in the name and on behalf of g a few days since. The stud ies for increasing the beauty of the first coup tried the ' Su ltan, the affairs of the island, aided by a council com posed exclusively of Christians. But the state of affairs in are perpetual ; and his Majesty is not likely to Crete does not admit of such a solution. It may be, rgver:i of t e d e permit these to be finally closed until he has seen however , th at some such s y stem as was established for the e , Jb n e f n J.! for himself. The exhibition of the crown jewels in as be r 9 eo d o v r an ded in eo t uo he i p o roto p r e ! , to ot ° iit a pavilion in the centre of the park is among the Crete . In the'M I ' tuig Lebanon,as now in Crete, there was a later additions. This pavilion will be so constructed mixed population to be provided for ; and it was arranged that it can be sunk into the earth at night. 1 that there should he a C hristian governor, named by the Among the Emperor's guests to attend the open-' Sultan, and holding under the Sultan, invested with all the ing ceremony will be the Crown Prince of Prussia, : attributes of executive power, and authorised to maintain the Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Cambridge. ,N It order o, officer , to t.runariutsyt! to ii,i, collect appo i n t w t 'xcoe'n'v t uoke. . 0 pr e side - On the 26th and 27th the curiosity of hundreds was over the counc'il, and to carry g ou't judicial decisions ; the excited by the process of testing the new iron : council to consist of two Iffaronites, two Drusea, two bridges of the suburban railway (left bank) and the orthodox Greeks, two catholic t:reeks, two Metuali, amp W 004.6111 bridges of the branch line to the Champ do, two 3lussulinans, and t i ii be sibe t cially e b ut t ruetell oo with ee n: . t o - Mars. The testing was conducted by M. Marin, i T s the engineer to the Western Railway, under the .enrirsteliaatninggovu'ernfinoarnninini'sre4i and by his delegation, the ll 'o w n e beta e lf an cif the Sultan, administering, of n district inhabited orders of M. Clerc, the chief engineer. The test by various races, including among them the Alussulman. train, which started from Auteuil, consisted of six' It seems to her 3i:testy's governnicnt that what was waggons loaded with rails and eight locomotives. Matted to the wants o a iabl e ed o pocl i a t. tion tb i o n o the l i ebsuon .. i m o !f e n: ! o n r i Crete.n They advanced side by side along the line, which . ple at The es s ential lea ]amt is to remove the along a splendid viaduct to Javel . 9 This, }ections which are pressed against the subjection of the in. viaduct is of novel construction, and will be ono of eider population of Christians. far outnumbering the Hui the attractions of new Paris in the summer. It is sulman population, to an exclusive Mussulman administra. bordered by two boulevards ; and tho arches are pierced so that under it are two fine naves, which , th e Porte sh o uld, by timely concessions, pre h tion. Her Majesty's government are most anxious eeit that te serious complications which must ensue from any joi n t re form spacious covered walks. This is the work of , presentation on behalf of the Christian po wers, ur g in g it the State Engineer, M. de Bassompierre. It leads to put an end to such a state of things. flow mall soever to the station of Point-du-Jour, which is built on may be the claim that the Greek government has advanced four rows of arches. The Point-du-Jour viaduct is for the annexation of Crete to the Greek king & two-storied one : the lower for oarriaiies and demo • island would, as a necewary result, reap from pedestrians, and the upper for trains. From the such . me asure on the ground that the inhabitants of the the benefit of a good adminis. upper viaduct is spread a delightful prospect. The , tration and of security for life and property, still, so long panorama stretches from Montmartre to Montrouge as they are able to allege that the Christian population of CONVOCATION AND RITUALISM. The Upper House of Convocation of the pro vince of Canterbury reassembled at Westminster yester day, and the following resolution on the subject of ritualism wee unanimously adopted, in the largest meet ing of the prelates of the southern province which has for many years been held in convocation. His Grace the Archbishop of CANTERBCRT, the presi dent, remarked that only seven bishops of the province were absent, and of these there was only one, viz., the Bishop of Worcester, who was not prevented from attend ing by sickness, infirmity, or domestic affliction. The resolution was moved by the Bishop of OaroaD, and seconded by the Bishop of LONDON. The prelates present were—His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury ,• the Bishops of London, Winchester, St. David's, Oxford, Lichfield, St. Asaph, Llandaff, Lincoln, Rochester, Bangor, Gloucester and Bristol, Ely, and Peterborough " Resolved—That, having taken into consideration the report made to this house by the Lower House concerning certain ritual observances, we have concluded that, having regard to the dangers, 1, of favouring errors deliberately rejected by the church of England, and fostering a ten dency to desert her communion ; 2, of offending even in things indifferent devout worshippers in our churches, who have been long used to other modes of service, and thus of estranging many of the faithful laity k 3, of unnecessarily departing from uniformity ; 4, of increasing the diffi culties which prevent the return of separatists to our com munion; we convey to the lower house our unanimous decisiou, that, having respect to the considerations here recorded, and to the Rubric concerning the service of the church in our Book of Common Prayer, to wit: ' For asmuch as nothing can be so plainly Net forth, but doubts may arise in the we and practice of the same ; to appease all such diversity (if any arise), and for the resolution of all doubts concerning the manner how to understand, do and execute the things contained in this book, the partie. that so doubt or diversely take anything shall always resort to the bithop of the diocese, who, by his discretion, shall take order for the quieting and appeasing of the same, so that the same orderbe not contrary to anything con tained in this book ; ar d if the bishop of the diocese be in doubt, then he may send for the resolution thereof to the archbishop'—our judgment is that no alterations from long sanctioned and usual ritual ought to he made in our churches, until the *section of the bishop of the diocese has been obtained thereto." The Lower House assembled in the Jerusalem Cham ber, the Venerable Archdeacon Bickersteth, the prole. cedar, presiding. On the subject of the proposed An glican Synod, Archdeacon Wordsworth gave notice that he would move an amendment on the motion before the house, if the amendments already given in were not carried. He said that his amendment would, he be . bevel, be accepted by the mover and seconder of the original motion. It was as follows :--" That this house tender* its sincere thanks to the committee on the address of the Canadian church for the labour they have bestowed upon it, and for the report which they have framed and pre sented to this. house, and desires to convey to the Arch bishop of Canterbury the respectful expression of an earnest hope that his grace would be pleased to give an in. vitation to all bishops in communion with the church of • England to assemble at such time and plate as he may deem fit for the purpose of united deliberation on matters of common interest to the church at home and abroad." Canon Kennaway presented a long gravamen which he 1 asked should be taken to the Upper House, praying their I lordallips' house to use all its lower to resist any efforts to t change the present law in reference to church rates, which are not based upon the recognition of its ancient principle. The Prolocutor informed Canon Kennaway that if he walled this to be presented from the Lower Howie he reust move that it be discussed us ortir•rine cirri. Canon Kennaway accordingly moved to this effect. Archdeacon Denison seciondnl the resolution pro furled. The house on a vote negatived the proposition, and it was then ruled that the gravamen would have to be presented to the Upper House as the private memorial of the mem bers by whom it was signed. The Archdeacon of Ely pre sented a petition from the London Free and Open Church Association, playing that steps may be taken t t , re idedy the evil and wrong taustxt by the appropriation, by acid classes, of the seats in parish churches, and showing that this appropriation, except for the service of the day, was opposed to the principles of the church. The Dens of Norwich presented a petition from the diocese of Norwich, expressing an earnest desire to see the Anglican Synod prayed for by the Canadian church sanctioned, and called by the heed of the English church. Canon lilakesley then proceeded to move his amendment, which we pub lished yesterday, and the Archdeacon of London having seconded the amendment a discussion followed, in which Dr. Jebb, the Dean of Westminster, the Dean of Norwich, Chancellor Massingbenl. the Archdeacon of Westminster, Archdeacon Grant, Archdeacon Denison, and Mr. Bram ston took part. The amendment on being put was nega tived without a division, and, the debate being adjourned, the house prorogued. THE BISHOP OF WORCESTER ON RITCALlitu.— A gentleman resident in Shrewsbury recently wrote to the Bishop of Worcester, asking his opinion of a motion about to be submitted to couvocatiou by a Shropshire archdeacon, which seeks to slefins. " lawful vestments" of an officiating clergyman of the church of England as consisting of "the surplice, the black stole or scarf, the hood, awl the square cap." The bishop has made the fol lowing reply:—" I should rejoice it such an order con cerning clerScal vestments as you propose could be made with the general approval of all parties. I think it would be a reasonable solution of our diiticultics ; but its success would depend greatly on the spirit With which persona of extreme views on both sides would receive it." CAMURIDOE UNIVEIMITV UNION SorIETY.—Tho undermentioned have been elected the ;Avers for the ensuing term :—Presislent—Mr. W. H. Kennedy, King's College. Vice-President—Mr. C. Whiteley, St. John's College. Secretary—Mr. H. A. Vigg, Trinity College. The members elected to sent. 4 , n tl, amdiu4comunittee are:—Mr. W. late-Warner. St. John's: Mr. 1.. T. Payne, Trinity ; Mr. A. S. Wilkins, St. John's; Mr. A. E. Humphreys, Trinity ; Mr. W. P. Moncton, Coins ; and Mr. E. T. Leeke, Trinity. The following subject was debated on Tuesday evening List :—"'!'hat in the opinion of this house the present lamentable state of the British anima is owing to the want of on the part of the writers of ploys, and not to Icy lolling oft in the I public taste." This wits proposed by Mr. H. A. Criulett, of Caius College; and supported by Mr. E. S. Shuck• burgh, Emmanuel, and Mr. W. P. Tiinsbull, Trinity. It was mils:sod by Mr. W. Lee• Warner. St. John's ; Mr. W. A. Lindsay, Trinity ; Mr. A. S. Wilkins , St. John's; Mr. P. T. Wright, Chnst's ; and Mr. T. W. Tipping, Trinity. The division was :—For the motion, ; against, tl3 ; ma jority against, 24. THE A.PPRoArFiES TO TIIE l t; w PA I.Aq • E of WEXTMINSTER. —Consequent on Use iummicnience to the approach of members to the House of Commons. caused by the blockade of Palace-yard, for the proposed improve ments, and which was recently brought under the consi deration of the house by Lord Eniest Bruce, the Chief Commissioner of Works has caused a pertion of the stone work to be removed temporarily in order that a 10-feet footway may be opened from New Bri.ige-street to West minsterduill. This footway is now aes.sasible, not only to Lords and Commons, but to the public generally.