The Express. — London, England, 1862-06-12 00:00:00

HARMONIUMS. -NEW MODEL. CIRADDR. BIWA awl WOOD. IS!. Legist-grest. the erprelSO. TO 001LRESPONDENTA Advertisements !Mended for " The Express" London Evening :Ir, moot be at tb• oMee, 10 Bouverfewtreet, by Two k on the day of publication. HAYMARICHT. Tine &mania, TH6 Winrs PORTRAIT.-011R A Mit.RICAN COUSIN. Memo. Botbarn. lime:Moan Mre. Yoang, Oliver. —LA CONTRABANDISTA- Pares Nana sail Senor Storages.— And MY MUSSAND*B 01108 T. raiNCIIBWIL TUt Evinro, TOO MUCH OF • 000 D THINO.—LOI 19 XI. Xenia% ChArlea, Leas, J. V. Cathcart, Mara, Everett. Raymond, Potter, and meadows Mra Marko Lean and MUM Chapa.am.—And THRICE MARRIED. IT. /MOM TI Emigre. STILL *WILLS MTN DEEP. Yew& Alfred Wigan. George Tieing, Belmore Kra Allred Wham—and pglgga AKA GEL. Mears. Met•beere. Bellmore. A•bleg ; lan F. Mathew sad the Jaime Neisea.—Ccateaco M 11. lINSTAWIIIA. Ms Immo, TIM IDOLATOlt&—lbbirtabussals by NW limythoon and J. O. lade.—OUß LOT IN LINK Marianna L Lane and eraalord.—Aad VLLLININS AND 11.Y8 DINAH. ...0001011111011 at I. NIGH_ W 41112 4.T LOSDOS BLIDIII. Tara lb. fiva. Tu-atoasow—monung. 211. 20 M••• • • Ana LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 12. THE natives of Brompton are probably im pressed with the weight of their destiny at the present moment. " The eyes of Europe " are upon them, though in this respect Brompton is only in the position of every Little Peddlington in the land,which once a year at least is sublimelyper snaded that Europe has its eye upon the local fuss, and the local favourite. How will this cosmopolitan suburb, into which all nations are pouring at the rate of sixty thousand a day, accept the fact:that a Great International Exhibition is at this very moment in full career at Rome ; and such an Exhibition as, according to a French writer, has not been seen in that city for the last six hundred years ? Some evil prophets pretend that it will be the last Exhibition of the kind in the Eternal City, but our grumblers said the same of the South Kensington Show the other day. Undoubtedlythe Show at Rome is of a questionable character; but, with some alterations and improve ments suggested by the present experiment, and by "the future state of things," it will bear repeti tion ; and it seems a pity that the British pub) c, who contribute so many pilgrims to the annual migration to the Holy City, should miss an op portunity of seeing the capital of the Christian world converted into a living catacomb in the " dead season." To lovers of contrasts, a run from Brompton to Rome would repay the trouble and the heat Some people have complained of the gaudiness and glare of the decoration of Captain Fowxz's temple of the Useful. They would find a curious and interesting study of colour in the spectacle of the five-and-forty Cardinals, the three hundred bishops, and the three thou sand ecclesiastics of all shapes and hues, who have fallen in a black and purple shower upon all the palaces, churches, and convents in Rome. The Holy City is in possession of a mob of spiritual crusaders from all quarters of the compass, who all day long are shouting and gesticulating and foaming at the mouth in behalf of the temporal power of the successor of Sr. Para& "In June," say the Romans, " the " malaria is always at our gates, but this year we " have the eleventh plague." The avowed object of this great International Exhibition, at which that eminent English connoisseur Cardinal Wise xzzr holds a conspicuous place, is to canonize Dome poor missionaries, who lost their lives in preaching the gospel in Japan a couple of cen turies ago. It is Japan that the eyes of Europe are really upon this year, whether at Epsom or in St. Peter's. Many people who have read of the canonization of " the Japanese Martyrs " have imagined, no doubt, that it meant a royal salute in honour of those distinguished visitors now on the point of leaving us, whose consummate mit admirari philosophy nothing but a moment's glance at an Anglican bishop was able to disturb. The true and humble servants of the Cron who died on the field of their obscure and distant labours are now, after a lapse of two hundred years, recommended for promotion by the HoLv leAniss. But it is common to infallible and fallible potentates to do nothing without an ort3n sible as well as a real motive ; and it is conceivable that the Japanese Martyrs might have waited some time longer for their saintship if the temporal power had been out of danger. At any rate the ceremony of the canonization had about as much to do with the Great International Show at the V►tican as the ceremony of opening the build ing with the Great Exhibition at Brampton, and it took less time. It was only when the " Japanese " Marty!' " had been disposed of that the real business of the meeting began, and this was nothing more nor less than the martyrdom of the Roman people for the greater gloii of the Catlio , ;c world. After the canonization came the allo- cation of the HOLY Ferule to the Consistotf, dc ploring the oppression of the Church and the revo lutionary spirit of the age. Then, the address of 21 Cardinals and 244 Bishops in reply, approving the defence of the rights of the Holy See, and exhor-- ing to resistance. So much for the final discharge of ramrods; but the incessant reviews and evolu tions of the ecclesiastical forces in all the public places of the city, the kneeling and shouting and weeping army of foreign priests, the sermon on the site of a new barrack of Papal Zouaves by that lover of liberty in France, Bishop Dtrraittorre the Acade mician, the blessing of the Papal standards—all these displays of militant zeal were intended to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of the Temporal Power. Bishop DUPAIELOLIP, it is known, is a bitter enemy of Imperialism, since the EMPEROR took up the sword for Italy ; yet it was only under the proto tion of " ChIBAR" that he was able to consecrate the site of the Papal bar rack. Heretics cannot fail to note how calmly Catholic Italy has awaited the sen tence of major excommunication, which, even with an army of foreign ecclesiastics hounding him on, Pius IX. has the worldly wisdom to reserve. May we venture to suggest to the good Dr. MANNING to explain, for the benefit of the English people, of whose religions progress he is so hope ful, how it happens that the very Catholics, who of all others live in closest contact with the Temporal Power, prefer the major excommunication with Italy to canonization with Cardinal Awroitzmi Such anomalies cannot fail to strike lookers-on who are undazzled by the three thousand wax-lights in St. Peter's, and out of the reach of the dinners and soirees of the Vatican. In sober truth, such a scandal and insult to religion, unless religion be a " rhapsody of words," a display of fire works, and a glorification of upholstery ;—autthan outrage to reason and common sense has not been witnessed in our time. If any public demonstra tion had been wanted to prove that incompatibility of the Temporal Power with modern civilization, which is the favourite doctrine of the HOLY THE EXFRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 12, 1862. FATHER, it would be this great International Nxhi bition of cardinahi, bishops, and priests assembled under the guard of French bayonets to declare the necessity of the " independence "of the Head of the Church. Such an exhibition is an irony which the genius of atheism might have invented. To celebrate the martyrdom of poor Christian missionaries who lived and died in the spirit of their MASTS; by a grand apparatus of political intrigue, and a pompous and elaborate conspiracy against the rights and liberties of a people, and at the same time to deplore the oppression of the Church—to insist on the independence of the Holy See under the guard of a foreign garrison, is at once sacrilege and suicide. Not only the common sense, but the conscience, we will not say of the Catholic, but of the Christian world sickens at the sight. ebt Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Joys IL Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Alice, and Princess Beatrice, drove out in a carriage and four yesterday afternoon, attended by Lady Churchill and Major - General Seymoor. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Alice, walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Princess Clotilde and Princess Amelia of Saxe-Coburg arrived at the Castle yesterday, and left today. Prince Philip of Saxe-Coburg visited her Majesty. Earl Rummell arrived at the Castle and had an audience of her Majesty. On Monday, the 9th, Earl Russell, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, paid a visit to the Viceroy of Egypt, at his val., Maim House, Wandsworth. On the same day the Marquis of Aiksbury, Master of the 8e,.., also paid a visit to his Mishear. The Viceroy paid private visits to the Great Exhibition on Tuesday and yesterday, and upon these occasions his Highness was accompanied by the Hon: Charles A. Murray, who has been appointed by her Majesty's government to attend upon the Viceroy during bis visit to this country. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone have returned to their residence on Carlton-hoaes•terrace, from Bowden-park, Chippenden. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial.offioe from the Governors of the settlements on the West Coast of Africa. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Gibraltar and Meta Tai ALBItT MEMOBL&L.—The Memorial Com mittee met yesterday at the Mansion-house; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair. Yr. Goodman reported that the total smonst received was 80,220 i. Nothing of any importance transpired. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales is ex pected to arrive in England diving the present week. . Their Royal Highneesea 41ie Duke of Cambridge and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenbalklitrelits honoured the Earl and Countess of Derby by their company at dinner last evening at the family mansion in St. James'esquare. There were present to meet the royal guests their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess Edward of Saxe Wei mar, the Doke and Duchess of Manchess.r, the Marchionms of Ely, the Earl of Sefton, the Earl of Longforl, the Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor, Viscount Courtenay, Lord and Lady Shelmeredele, and Colonel the Hon. James Mae &mid. Baron Luhe and LadyCarolineCust wereisatteadaace on their royal highnesses. The counter subsequently had • " receptioo,* the visitors arriving shortly alter 10 o'clock. His Royal Highness the Piincie of Hesse will, it is expected, arrive is England about late 16th brat. _ _ _ . Her Royal Highness the Princes of Oldenburg is expected to arrive ix Loudon at the latter end of this week. The Baroness Brunnow has issued cards for assemblies on Wednesday, July 2; Wednesday, July ; and Wednesday, July 16—at Chesham House. The Earl of Radnor has quite recovered from his kte indisposition, and is remaining at Cokabill House, his seat in Berkshire. Field-Marshal Viscount and the Viscountess Conibermere entertained a large party at dinner last even ing, at their residence in Be'grave-squares leiter in the evening her ladyship rewind an sasombly of the fashion able world. The Dowager Lady Shelley's first matinee dasisaate will take place oo Saturday, Jame 28, at Loos&le House, Fulham. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have returned to Gromnor-gate, from Itoototore, Books, when they have been en a visit to Baron and Baroness Meyer de Rothschild. . _ Earl Stradbroke, presiding at the dinner of the Suffolk Agricultural Association, held the other day at Bury St. Edmunds, rid that in February last a gentleman came down to East Suffolk, and there reed a lecture to en assembled company, amongst whom were found many of the beet agriculturist& and veterinary surgeons in the neighbourhood, on the alibiing of homoeopathy. It might be imagined that in that company, ma there would be in all companies, there were many who totally disbelieved in the proems; many others were anxious to lead their beat attention to the subject; and the result of that meeting was that the system had been tiled with considerable success in some places. He would only allude to one particular instance which came under his own cog nisance, and which he thought it right to report. A veteri nary surgeon in hie neighbourhood was called in to attend upon eleven head of cattle which had been taken violently ill with the lung disease. One was in so great a state of exhaustion that no probability of its recovery existed, and that one died ; but of the remaining ten be cured nine by homceopathy. The English chemists entertained the chemical jurors and other distmgclehed chemists at present visiting London at a banquet given at the Trafalgar, Greenwich, on Tuesday evening hat. The chat. was taken by Dr. Hof. mann, president of the Chemical Society. • GRAY'S-INN.—The Bishop of Killialoe is to preach in the chapel of the Honourable Society of Gray's-inn on Sunday next, at theater:mon service, which commences at half-past 3 o'clock. GnoLoothAL SOCIETY or LONDON. —The next evening meeting of the society will be held at Burlington House ou the 18th inst. The following papers will be read : —l. "On the Mode of Formation al some of the River valleys of the South of Ireland," by Professor J. B. Jukes, F.G.S. 2. "On the Granites of Donemd," by the Rev. Professor S. Houghton, F.A.S., F.G.S. 3. On the Upper Coal-messures of Ayrshire, " by R. W. Blowy, EN., F.G.S. 4. "On the G eological Structure of the Southern Grampians," by Professor James Nicol, F.R.S.E., F.G.S. 5. "On some Foot-prints in the Wesldeo of the We of Wight, Harting', and Swanage," by 8. IL Heckles, Esq., F.H.8., F. 0.8. 5. "On a Stalk-eyed Crustacean from the Coal-namanrea," by Framer T. H. Huxley, F.R.S., Sec. G. 8. _ _ ORDGRAPHICAL SOCHITY.—At tbe meet ing on Monday, the 16th lest., at half-past • ht p.m., the papers to be read are :-1, Kai:union from Damascus to Hamm, and.thenes through the Holy L and , by Charles Bake, Ph. Dr., F.R.G.&, &c . ; 2, Late Surveys in the Pali& by her Xalerty's ship Herald, noder the command of Captain N. N. Denham, R.N., &c.: 3, Short Nurative of a Journey, overland, from Nagasaki to Yeddo, in Japan, by Rutherford Aloock, Fail., her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Ministe r Plenipotentirig, Japan. MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL. —Y esterday being the speech and election day at this time-honoured school, a vast number of the Mende of the scholars and others assembled. Among them were the Bishop of Tutuania, Sir Frederick Madden, the President and two Senior Fel lows of St. John's College, Oxford, who came to confirm the examination on the part of the college ; the two ex aminers, the Venerable Archdeacon Browne, of Bath, and the Rev. C. Matheson, dic.. The muter and wardens of the corporation entertaioed a large company at night. The hall was especially decorated for the OCCIIOIOII with banners, and at the lower end the plate of the corporation yea arranged in an artistic manner, and greatly added to the brilliancy of the scene. Among the goods were—President and Senior Fellow of St. John's College, Oxford ; the Mar quis of Salisbury, K.G., honorary member of the com pany ; Lord Chelmsfont honorary member of the company; General Sir George Pollock, G.C.8., K. 5.1., honorary member of the company ; Lieuteoant•General the Earl of L , tran, K.C.B. ; the Earl of Pow,., the Earl of Sheffield, Lord Robert Montagu, M.P., Lord Viscount Dungaonoo, Loral Viscount Hardinge, Lord Viscount Stratford de Radcliffe, O.C.R. Lord Viscount Ingestre, M.P., Lord Bishop of Oxford, Lord Colville, Lord Hotham, M.P., Lord Redewlale, Lord Forester, Lord Faversham, Lord Leigh, Lord Bebop of Tasmania, Lord Jostles Knight Bruce. Lord Justice Tuner, VionClunoellor Kindersley, Vice-Chancellor Stuart, Mr. Justice Willis, the Right Hon. Joseph Napier, the Right Hon. James Whiteside, M.P., lie. Mrs-Nancy Smith has been elected mayoress of Oskaloosa in -lowa. There wee only one male candidate, and he had fewer votes thaa him female rival. DENMARK. COPENHAQZN, Jost 12. Eight hundred Swedish and Norwegian students arrived in this city, late yesterday evening, to celebrate a meeting with the students of Copen hagen. Line numbers of people applauded them upon their route as a political demonstration. Flowers were thrown to them by the ladies, and the houses were gaily decorated. The Rector of the University and the Chief Pre sident of Copenhagen received their vi;iiters with speeches. _ One thousand of the students have been invited by the King to a banquet at his summer residence at Fredensborg. On Sunday evening the town of Elsinore will give a banquet to the students. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Joss 12. The Journal de St. Peterabourg of to-day pub lishes an imperial decree, appointing the Grand Duke Constantine Namiestaik, and the Marquis Wielopoleki Chief of the Civil Government and Vice-President of the Council of State. General Luders is ordered to continue to discharge the functions of governor until the arrival of the Grand Duke. The Northern Bee publishes a strong article in reference to the late great fires, and advocating the immediate formation of Volunteer Fire Brigades, to be composed of citizens. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Jost 12. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Alhambra, with the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 50 passengers, including Lord and Lady Kensington and family, 1,5111. in specie, and 719 packages of cargo. She spoke the Tarts on the 9th, and tLe Magdalena on the 11th. LISBON, Joss 7. Slight disturbances still occur in the provinces of the Minho. It is said that the clerical party have made po litical capital out of the question of the Sisters of Charity. About 70 of the sisters are about to leave Portugal in the French war steamer Orinoque. It is proposed to again form a national guard in Lisbon, on account of the unsettled state of po litical matters. Dom Luiz still resides at the Palace of Ajnda. No date has yet been fixed for the projected marriage of the King. The vine disease is said to be again making its appearance. The Lisbon merchants regret the withdrawal of the Peninsular Company's steamers. Trade dull. Money scarce. Exchange on London, 53i ; on Paris, 5.32 ; on Hamburg, 48 ; on Amsterdam, 44 ; on Genoa, 526 ; Three per Cent. Relates, ; Coupons, ditto deferred, 42 ; Lisbon Bank, 656 ; Oporto Commercial and Mer cantile Banks, 258 milreis. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Jazz 12. The Royal Mail Company's steamship Atrato, Captain Woolley, with the West India and Pacific mails, has arrived. She brings 256 pamengers, 2,898 packages cargo, and on freight specie to the value of 1,076,704 dole. The Atrato left Si.. Thomas on the 29th ult., and brings fourteen days' later dates from the West India Islands and the Pacific mast than those reported by the last maiL The English barque Orion bad arrived at San Jose. The English barque St. George, bound to Libertatl, was spoken off Im Union. The English barque flaspley, of Glasgow, was lost on the 6th May off the harbour of Itealejo. The British vessels Devonshire, General Wyndham, Switserland, and British Merchant had arrived at Callao. An attempt at a revolution bad been set on foot in Guatemala, but was discovered in time to prevent any serious results. Considerable distreas existed among the labouring classes, and a party laid a plot to destroy the city by fire, for the purpose of pillage, and attempted to ex plode the powder magazine, which contained some 60,C3 pounds of powder. Several of the barrels were already charred when the fire was discovered. Several hundred persons had been arrested. A ministerial crisis had occurred at Valparaiso. The Secretary of the Interior and for Foreign Affairs, the Secretary of the Treasury, of Public Worship and Imbue- Mon, and the Secretary of War have all resigned. The President had not completed his selection of the new ministry. Great indignation was felt throughout the whole of Chili against the policy of England. France, and Spain, with respect to Mexico, and societies were being formed with the object of opposing, by ell reasonable means, the threatened change of republican system. The southern farmers had commenced planting all sorts of cereals, particularly wheat, to a much greater extent than of late years. A project for a railroad from Chinlan to Concepcion is contemplated. In Peru all is quiet. Considerable indignation has hem manifested at the attempt of the Peruvian minister in Lon don to thwart the loan required from England. The elec tions along the coast in Pem passed over quietly. In most places San Roman has been victorious. Exchange on Eng land in Lima, 37d. per dol. The news from the interior of Carthagena confirms the defeat of Payan. It was reported that Maequera was about to order the raising of troops on the isthmus to aid the liberal party. . . The Coquimbo and Sere= BAi MY! was opened on the 21st of April. Valparaiso exchange oa London, 60 to 90 days, 45d. to 451 d. ; Perim, 4fr. 65c. to 4fr. 70c. Freight& to England, from 41. to 41. be. per too. The weather at Trinidad continued fine, and the crops are nearly finished. The quantity of sugar shipped is considerably in advance of the corresponding periods of the lea two years. The cocoa crop is reported very unsatis factory. The amount of produce shipped from Ist January to date reached: Sugar, 19,834 !Ads., 3,918 tierces, 1,362 barrels; molasses, 1,688 puns., 37 tierces; rum, 733 puns. ; c ocoa, 1.726,8311b5. ; coffee, 3,88016 e. The 13arbadoes House of Assembly met on the 13th of May ; nothing of importance transpired. A favourable change in the weather bad taken plies. The crop was nearly finished throughout the island. It was generally expected the crop would be far below the average of the last few years. The sugar, however, is reported of gool quality. The produce shipped to the 24th ult. amounted to 28,034 hhds. sugar, 2,163 tierces, 10,515 barrels; mo lasses, 2,909 puns., 133 hhds., 406 brie. ; rum, 50 puns. 137 Mids. Exchange on Loudon, bank bills, 90 days, 480 dole. ; 60 days, 4821 dole.; 30 days, 485 dols. Exchange on New York, 10 days sight, 2 per cent. prom., payable in current (nods. . _ The Combined Court at Demerara reassembled on the 9th May. Amongst other items a vote of 7,500 dollars has pained the court to meet the colony's share of the cost of importing 1,000 liberated Africans. In the import market stocks of floor were mach reduced, and advanced rates de manded. Pork was in fair supply. Stock of East India rice heavy. Tonnage ample, and freights were declining ; for sugar to London, 2a. 6d ; to Liverpool, 2a. 6d. ; for rum to London, 3d.; Liverpool, 30. Trade con tinued extremely dull, with scarcely any business doing. The exports of colonial produce for the fortnight reached—Sugar, 1,263 hhds., 99 tierces, 1,359 barrels ; rum, 379 puncheons, 38 hbds., 10 barrels; molasses, 141 make ; timber, 22,464 feet ; charcoal, 1,800 barrels ; cocoa nuts, 24,800 ; shingles, 140,000. Exchange ; Private bills, 90 days' sight, 476 dole. ; banks, 90 days, 480, selling ; pur- chasing at 472 dole. ; ditto, 60 days, 483 dole. ; ditto, 30 days, 486 dole. ; sight, 500 dela. ; under 20/., at 5 dole. Business in Jamaica continued dull, and stocks of all im portedarticles abundant. Three Confederate vessels had sr rived sines the last packet, laden with cotton, which sold at from 80. to 10d. per lb. The quarterly return of the revenue bad been published. The total amvuota to 63,9461., which, compared with the return for the same period of lest year, shows • falling off of 2,4021. 155., and a &mem* of over 10,0001. on the previous quarter. The Jamaica Guardian says another attempt to get up • mili tary insurrection in Hayti had been discovered, and the emapiratan completely disconcerted. More than 70 pow- LATEST INTELLIGENCE. ROME. AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MORTARA CHILD. The gide of to-day contains a letter from Rome, of the 7th, in which the writer describes the particulars of an interview which he has had with the Mortara child, or rather with his tutor, for nearly an hour. The writer had heard that the unfortunate child was at a particular convent in the city, where once a week he appears as one of the choristers at the mass, and, with some ingenuity, managed to get admission into the cloister where the child, with five or six others, was taking exercise after the service. The other chil dren were dressed in white, the little Mortars in a black cassock. He describes the child, who is ten years and four months old, as timid, bashful, and almost melancholy, and having quite the Jewish cast of features. The writer contrived to get into conversation with the tutor •on the subject of a fresco on the wall, and, being mistaken for an Italian, soon succeeded in turning the conversation on the pupils. He continues : " Who," rid I, "is that child sitting there upon the edge of the well'." "Oh, you have often heard of him ; it is the little Jew Mortara, baptised at Bologna." "Indeed !" "Come here, Edgar." The child rose slowly, took of his rap, and stood before us with his eyes on the ground. "Has he good health !" " Exultant, although a little delicate. In the three years that be has been here he has only had onealight illness." "He has • low forehead—that is not a priori a sign of intelligence." "Nevertheless, he is very intelligent ; he learns all that he likes, and especially Intl; for which be seems to have • marked inclination."JM did not wish' to play in anything the part of • Wee brother, therefore I limited myself to putting one question to the child while drawing him towards me, and taking him by the hands. " Well," said I, " are you content to be here ! Are you well ?' " Yes," said the child. This is all that it wu possible to extract frees him. As soon as he could get away the returned, and sweated himself with • led expression on the edge of the well, under the shade of an enormous fig tree. " How is it," rid Ito the canon, "that the name of Edgar was given to him in baptism " "We did not give him that name, it is the one that he had before being baptised." "And his parents, do they often come to see him ?" "Once, in 1859. The father came without the mother in 1860, but he did not ask to see him. He entered the church, and we were warned to keep ourselves on guard, for he intended, it was said, to carry him away." " When will he have the power of leaving'" "At seventeen ; but he has a marked calling for the ecclesiastical state." " Does he often speak of his father and mother!" "No ; he appears to have forgotten them. However, he writes to than twice a year, imploring them to become converted.' The parent. make no reply to his letters." (I thought to myself that such letters, written by this unhappy child from a copy made by the priests, could poorly satisfy the parents. More• over, they know very well that a reply would not reach the Child.) "The mother, they tell me," said he, "is a goof woman, who would willingly become converted, but the father is a hardened sinner. It was be who went to °avow at Turin, and was the CAMS of all the fun that was made on account of the carrying away of this child. Henceforth the child belongs to God. He will have his first commuoiou next week, and will receive the holy sacrament from the hen& of a French bishop." I could report to you several other details of this interest ing conversation, but my space fails me. I will only say that I shall never forget the accent with which the priest to whom the young Mortara is confided said to me these words, 0 They talk much of the rights of the father amid of nature respecting the carrying away of the child, but divine rights, supernatural rights, override the rights of the father —of the family. A baptised child is our property." I was tab Ito leave. Slowly I descended the step, of the cloister which led to the church, and took a last look at that poor Israelite, passing his infancy amidst those black robes. Entering the church, I came across a group of devotees, who were kissing the chains ot St. Peter. They offered them to me to kiss ; but, thinking of the poor child, I turned away my head, saying to myself that resignation could never reach such depth with me as to embrace the, emblems of such a hoer servitude. RUSSIA AND ITALY. According to the Inapt/Wanes, Russia is will:ng to recognise the kingdom of Italy if the government of Turin will undertake to prohibit any organisa tion of the Polish refugees upon Italian territory. This resolution is made known in a despatch of Prince Gortchakoff. If assented to by the Turin government, the Polish school at Aoqui will have to be broken up. GERMANY. A considerable number of political notabilities in Germany met on Sunday at Frankfort, consisting of members of the Legislative Chambers of Prus sia, Bavaria, Wurtemburg, Baden, Nassau, Besse, Thuringia, Mecklenburg, and Frankfort. It was unanimously decided to convene the present and late deputies of the different German states, in cluding those of the German portion of Aristria, with the object of discussing the public interests of Germany, and especially the constitutional ques tion. A committee of fifteen members was ap pointed to carry out this resolution and to fix the tune and plane. PRUSSIA. The Chamber of Nobles at Berlin decided in its sitting of the 7th, with regard to a bill that had been presented last session, that the present session was only a continuation of the preceding one, and that consequently the bills did not require to pass through the same formalities as are required when they are presented for the first time. The Chamber of Deputies is not of the same opinion, and it is possible that a conflict way arise between the two chambers on this subject. NEW ZEALAND. The following was issued u a supplement to the Southern Cross on April 8 : TERRIFIC nom IN AUCKLAND. . Soul Agra Cross Ofßee, Tuesday, April 8, 1862 Let night we were visited bye terrific storm from the E.N.E., which destroyed shipping in our harbour to the extent of 10,0001. The steamer Phcenix has ectirely die. appeared. Her Majesty's ship Harrier lost two boat., and bad two men drowned. The greatest damage has been done to our coasting trade. The wharf has suffered considerable injury, and the breach in Custom Houae-street, made one mouth ago by a similar storm, has been considerably widened. The following vessels have been more or lees injured : Barque Kate, ship City of Manchester, schooners Vistula. Fawn, Ross, Sea Breese, brig Spotting Lea, cutters Bossy. Wanderer, schooners Zillah, Industry; Teaser, cargo boat; schooners Canterbury. Eclipse ; H.M. cutter Ellen, and • yacht belonging to Bishop Patkeos. The following are total wrecks :—Steamer Phomix, schemers Township of Tanrengi and Rase Ann, cutters Annie Laurie and Cl} de. (asurn's THE MEXICAN QUESTION. MADRID, Jim 11. The discussion on Mexican affairs was continued in the Congress to-day. Senor Calderon Collantes admitted having de clared that a monarchy was the best form of go vernment if the Mexicans were favourable to it, but that he would support no form of government by force. He had also declared that he ahoald see with displeasure the throve of Mexico occupied by any other than a Spanish prince. Senor Collantes said nothing to indicate what would be the future policy of the Spanish govern -1 ment in Mexico. sons have been arrested, and by the latest somata res pected persons wore still being captured. In the Jamaica market, alewives realised 18e. in cargo. Butter, American, was plentiful, and sold at 4ed. to 6d. ; sto Irish in stock. Beef, sales of Smith's brand, 50a. per barrel of 9301ba. Bawdy, 14s. in bond. Coffee, none at market. Codfish, 225. pert box and 21s. per tierce. Ame rican cheese, 7d. to RI Flour in heavy supply ; sales made at 345. Hams dull ; York realised lc 1 id. Logwood fetched 40s. to 425. free on board. Lard was abundant ; sales offered at 6d.—no buyers. Pork in heavy supply ; bat slim at 80s. Pimento, none at market. Rice, coolie, 14a.; Bengal, 16s. Rum, 2s. per gallon ; proof, 18a. in bead. Sugar, barrels of fsir, at 16e. per 1001bs. Tobacco, hooey dew changed bands at 3s. ; bales, led, ordinary, at 61. ; bales, Cuba, at 7f. 151. Exchange oo•Londou, 90 days, per cent. prem. ; 60 days, 1 per cent. do. ; 30 days, li per cent. do. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. REPORTED MEDIATION IN AMERICAN AFFAIRS. (nom OUR ORA PARIS, WIDNISDAY EVEIIIIO. The highly important news is given by the Patric that " negotiations are about to be opened" at London with a view to an understanding which shall enable the two powers to draw up terms of mediation in the affairs of America. "If," conti nues the Patric., "these negotiations should be successful, the mediation of France and England will be offered simultaneously, as it is said, and in identical terms to the belligerent parties." You will observe that, according to the wording of the Patrie's note, nothing more is affirmed than that France has determined to ask England to join in a mediation—a proposal which, in the present state of public information as to 011) views of the British government, it might be thought would be certainly refused. But Bullier's Corres pondence speaks as if France was already assured of the co-operation of England in her schemes for intervention. It says that, after two discussions in ministerial councils, one of which was held yesterday, within a few hours of the Em peror's departure for Fontainebleau, a mediation was resolved upon, "in principle ;" that simulta neous propositions are to be made by England and France at Richmond and Washington, and that, " in case of refusal either by the North or South, the two powers will impose peace upon the bel ligerents by force of arms." I believe that the French government is capable of proposing this project, but I cannot for a moment suppose that it will be accepted in England. A European war is often talked of as a terrible thing to be avoided, but an intervention in America jointly with France' would mean war all over the world. Bullier's Correspondence asserts that M. de Bis mark Schonhausen, whose departure for Berlin I mentioned yesterday, was sent for by his severeign; that the King of Prussia finds it impossible to get on with his present chamber of deputies, has re solved upon a dissolution, and will remodel the electoral law by his own mere authority ! M. de Bismark Schonhausen is to be President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs in a new ministry, and he will be placed in the Paris em busy by M. de BernstorfE This news, if true, means a coup treat. But the sagacious Builier, according to his approved practice in grave mat ters, states in another sheet that although the above news is current, he does not believe it, and that King William will be slow to take a course which would very probably shake him out of his throne. The Bourse, so far from recovering from the fall of yesterday, has experienced a further decline. Rente fell 15c. for cash and 10c. for account, closing at Mfr. 70c. and 681 r. 85c. Mobilier fell 6fr. 25c., and the Italian Loan, which fluctuated a great deal, sc. The Orleans Railway fell 7fr. 50c., and Southern, Mr., and the other lines were Mr. or 2fr. lower. The government papers are very chary of news from Mexico. One of them says that no precise intelligence from the invading army can now be received till the arrival of the transatlantic packet at St. Nisaire on the 14th or lbth. The impossible Perpetual Copyright Bill, M. Waleweki's hobby, has been thrown over till next year. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TIVILWAT, JUIN lt, S S.M. a a. Y. D. 7. f 1 1 . 1 . x - --- ------ - -- 9 , 1 - - Nina . . .... 29.26 II IA 1. 1 0 - 5 lanrilli ... UM 61 40 Z. 3 1 - 6 tam - 1 esaw3oo. ? 29.11 56 U Z. 7 er 0.21 2 kabaomi; 29.13 56 24 W.B.W. 5 4r 6.18 1 203110368 19.14 66 62 P. 1 b - 5 Gaunt - 1 SIIILN . - 5 106110814091 10.16 18 66 W.B. W. 6 4r 0.86 11 831890u6D 29.69 67 61 W.A.W. 6 a 0.16 4 Lawman. Quaignoiri 16.07 56 61 A. 7I Or 5.16 3 Taummu Yuman 103909 WO 66 66 8. 9 tr 0.17 - Dona 1367 IR 0 LW. 8 , 0 - S Poreimouff Poir7wro 19.15 66 54 as. 9 4r 0.9 7 Tl.Twoorn Panama Jaw 1918 66 64 W.LW. 9 Sr 0.33 7 TEE 3LACEPIZIAREI ROAD TRAGEDY. LATEST PARTICULAR&-(THIS DAY.) There is little to add to the very full detail), which have already been published in relation to this melancholy event. The mine doubt still exists as to the exact nature of the poison administered by the father to his children, nor is it yet quite clear whether he had himself taken a portion of that poison, and whether his stomach rejected it, before he bad recourse to the carving knife to terminate his own existence. It has been already stated that two pillows woos found lying on the hearth, by the aide of the children' bodies, in a pceition leading to the conclusion that he was kneeling upon them, gazing upon the dead or dying icon. eenta, when he inflicted the murderous stabs imam hit. elf. Of course thus to some extent a matter of sue. Mille, and it is now thought his object in using the pillow , ' was that the blood flowing from his wounds might be sh sorbed (one of the pillows was completely saturated) so M to prevent it from oozing through the floor, and staining the ceiling of the room immediately beneath ; • result which must have precipitated the discovery of the tragic scene. With regard to the phials found in the apartments, with evident trues of having contained laudanum in a more or less concentrated form, and which have led to an impression that that drug was the means used to destroy life in the children, it now appears that too much importance ought not to attach to this discovery, since Mockford's wife, prior to her death in April last, took large quantities of medicine, for which the phials referred to may have been used. Besides, it is thought by no means improbable that Mockford (James John, and not Joseph, as previously given) after the death of his wife, said as a consequence of that event, addicted himself to the use of laudanum, and so increased that prostration of mind which followed upon that blow to his domestic hippi. nem, and which, it is hardly possible todoubt, led ultimately to the terrible catastrophe of Sunday hat. There is, how ever, no precise evidence yet attainable upon this point, and all definite conclusion must be postponed till the coroner's inquest, which opens this afternoon, shall throw some clearer light alike upon the state of the murderer's mind and the nature of the poison to which he had re course for the attainment of his object. The excitement in the district had considerably decreased this morning, and the rain prevented the accumulation about the house of such crowds of people as were yesterday a Tsai serious annoyance to the neighbours and • tax upon the patienoe of the MA WEBSTER AND MA BOUCICAULT IN CHANCERY-THE "COLLEEN BAWN" SEA RATION. _ COURT OF CHANCERY.—(TRD3 DAY.) (Before the Vice-Chanoellor Sir W. Fags Wood, at lia• coin's-ins.) BOUCICAULT V. WEIVITEB, AND winerra V. DOIICICAULT. These ere ernes snits between the plaintiff and defendant in the respective suite in relation to the procinctina of the " Collage Bevy" and Mr. Boecicault performing therein at any other theatre in London than the Adslphi. Mr. Webster had advertised and underlined in the bills of the day the reproduction of the "Colleen Bairn." Mr. Boucicault objected to ita reproduction, and filed • bill in Chancery against Mr. Webster. to restrain him from advertising the production of the piece, and on Satur day last the ViceXhanoillor granted an interim order for an injunction restraining the advertisement, the right of the parties to stand over until the bearing, an order being MAO for the examination of Mr. Boncicault viva voce. In the meantime it having come to the knowledge of Mr. Webster that Mr. Boueicault had taken Drury-lane Theatre, and intended to produce the " Colleen Baur "he also fi led his bill against Mr. Bond ' molt for an in junction to restrain him either from taking or entering into any coparteerehip for the Whig the bringing out or performing in a piece called the " Colleen Hawn," or any other theatrical piece at Drnrydane Theatre, or from causing or permitting any of his, Mr. Boncicault's, theatrical pieces referred to in the 'moment entered into between them on the let of July, 1861, to be performed at Drury-lane Theatre, for theatrical representation, either on his own account or in connexion either directly or indi. redly with any other person or persons. Mr. Willoock, Q.C., with whom were Mr. Serjeant Haan. tile Mr. Swinburue and Mr. Benjamin Webster, inn. lin- Cter en injunction on the terms abovemientionea ag•inst . A Boacinenit. Mr. Bolt, Q.C., with Mr. Dickenson. for Mr. Boucicault, sated that the application should stand over until Tuesday next, to give time to answer the affidavits filed on the part of Mr. Webster. The Vies-Chanoslior mid it would be moat desirable, and certainly more convenient, that the cross motions for in junctions should Geese on together • he should therefore order them to *Mud over until TOesday. Mr. Boucicault !riving an undertaking in the meantime in the terms of the injunction asked for by Mr. Webster, with leave to amend the bill restraining the advertising of opening of Drury lane Theatre, and the production of "Colleen Hawn." Counsel on both sidles agreeing, the cane was ordered to stand over accordingly. The court was crowded with theatricals and other mem bers of the profmaion. LONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND BAIL• WAY.-(THIS DAY.) The first ordinary general meeting of this com pany took plies to-day at the London Tavern. Mr. J. N. Dan .c in the chair. The CHAIRMAN end that in December last it was decided almost unanimously at a special meeting held at the Lon don Tavern that application should be made to parlismeut for the purpose of making this company a sepa rate and ini , direadent company. In the month of May last the received the royal 'meat, and now, under the provisioca of that bill, they bald their first meeting to ask the shareholders to elect from their body three directors who were duly qualified by reason of their holding stock in the company to the amount of 1,0001. The Soucrros then read the heads of the bill, by which it was enacted that the directors should consist of nine ggeeoothemea, three of whom were to be nommated by the >Macicwell Company, three by the Eastern Counties Com peep, and three by the Tilbury and Southend Company. la answer to 'question, The CHAIIIMAN mid that the bill did not affect the lease (towline to Sir Morton Peto, but, on the contrary, main tained all the rights of that lease. Mr. Tim, P., stivaested that the directors to be ap- pointed should be totally unconnected with either of the other companies concerned. The Damao he proposed for election were those°, Mr. Cape, Mr. Vanden, aid Mr. Syd ney Lawrence. The nomination in each case having been duly seconded, the three gentlemen were severally elected. Thanks were then voted to the committee who had the conduct of the bill through parliament, and also to the Pre sent chairman, and the business terminated. TAY. Noarn W.L to N.W., strew to • gale. LULA3D.-B.W. to N.W., • phi with rola. Ciarra•LB. to W. mod N., L iiruill 'corr.—s. rsil l to E and N., • vile with Mu. 8. IOHILAND.-8.W.. to N.W. and N., str•og to freak. lIATONDAY. N.N.W. stroag to moderate. N.W. to 8.W., fresh, showery. &W. to N.N.W., fresh toroo aerate. L to N. sod W.N.W., strolls to moderate. W.S.W. to N.N.W., fresh to moderate. EXPLANATION. E.—Barometer corrected and reduced to St level ; each 10 feet, of vertical Ass, causing about of an Inch diminution : and each 19 deg., above 32 deg., causing nearly three-hundredths increase. E.—Exposed thermometer in shade. IL —Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew point:. D —Dimetioo of wind (tae—ewe polnta left of mag netic). F. Force (1 to 12—mg:mated). C—Cloud (1 to 9). L Initial. : b, blue sky; e, clouds (detached): f, fog h, hail: lightning ; in, misty ataxy) ; 0, overcast ; r, rain : e, snow ; t, thunder. IL rain-fall, or mow, or hall 'melted / . 111100 leas report. B.—Seadlatarbaoce 11 to 9). L—Calm. atmes!. ," On the 31st ult. the case of Mr. Edwin James was brought before a full bench of the New York Supreme Court. In response to the court, Mr. James read a statement of facts upon which he relies, sworn to by himself, and em bodying the principal features of his speech delivered at the ' Astor-home. Mr. Brady appeared ea his counsel to speak on the subject of " alienage," but it was not called for by the committee or the court. The committee of the law Institute were for some time silent after Mr. James bad con cluded. Some conversation irrelevant to the subject matter ensued. The court took the papers read by Mr. James, and intimated that they would confer and pro nounce upon them on the following Saturday, on which day no argument would be heart If the court should be Whi ned, then the matter would be at an end ; if they deemed any argument on the other points necessary, they would so intimate and designate members of the committee to speak to the subject* on a future day. . . The official Gazette of Turin publishes a letter addreseed by Don Ramon Destine, President of the Repub lic of Peru, to King Victor Emmanuel, aclmowledging hie title of Kiug of Italy. Tie of Berlin publishes a curious historical document to show the antiquity of the constitu total prerogatives of the Prussian Diet. In consulting the parliamentary annals of the country it has disoovered the following motion, voted by the states of Brandenburg in the year 1541 :—" If the required 11403110 i• are not placed before us by the oouucillors of his serene highness, we shun be compelled to pull them one after the other by the nose until we know what has become of our money." THE LANCASHIRE DISTRESS FUND. The following additional donations were reoeived yesterday is aid of the fund for the relief of the distressed =yes is Lancashire end Cheshire :—Meeers. and Co., 5`1.1. 101. ; Yews. Griffith and Tarrea l _ 2ll4 Mks Churehill,lol. • Mr. H. R. Droop. 101 , 10s. ; It. T. W., 201 ; Mr. Jen. Foster, 251. ; P.. 101. ; Mr. Ambrose Rep" 101.10 s. ; Collected in the church of Altos, per Rm. Edward H. M. Sluices, Si. 13e. Ist. ,• S. H. A., 51. j R. T. , 51. 10s. ; Rev. W. Wayman, 21. 2a. ; Admiral Sir John G. Sinclair, 21. ; Mr. E. Tirrnmer, 1/. ; F. H. W., V. ; Coked Smith, C. 8., 11. • from Little Easton. 21. 21. ; J. T., jun.. 6e. ; Mr. J. Smit h, 11. ; Contribution of Three Friends,ll.; Her. Peter La Trot, 11. L. ; Rev. C. F. Moore, 21. A Sumatra elephant was lately landed at Amsterdam, and placed in the Zoological Gardens of that city. It is a present offered by M. Blaupot, Consul it Sidiriedjesng, and is said to be the first that has ever been brought alive from Sumatra to Europe. Poole Bauer IN LANCASHIRE—This morning a variety of returns relative to pauperism in Lancashire and Cheshire were issued. In the last week in April, the num• ber of paupers in the distressed unions of those two counties was 101,508 ; in the first week of May, 1015,035; in the second week. 106,573 ; in the third week, 107,670 ; iu the fourth week, 108,330. There has thus been an overate increase of a thousand a week during the last Hve weeks. DEATH OF THE REv. J. BURNET, OF CAMBER WELL.—As we were going to press we receive the mourofal ietailligeooe of the decease of our venerable friend, Jobe Burnet, who died late last night, haying been confined to his bed about a fortnight. His lest moments were calm as was his life. He retained full consciousness till about II horns • before bit death, and was mercifully spared from Toil throughout his illness. Thousands will mourn with ne the departure of • public man who has filled a larger spare in the whimseys teethe last generation than almost any other noe lconformist of the day, and the large circle who were bosomed with his personal acquaintance will feel that they have kid a steadfast and loving friend. Many of ea nadirs will remember the thrill of interest and born of applause that greeted Mr. Bunion on his last publics pssr• anoe, about a month ago, when ho presented himeell ox • few moments on the plat form at Freemasous Hall to torn& his regard for a fenowdabourer in the cause of civil and religious freedom.—Notecoeforinist. The whole of the men of the Burley Rifle Corp. who suffered from the poisonous effects of Anterior:cheese. of which they partook at an ian at Skipton on Tamils). have so far remwered that noes are now believed to be is condition of danger. The four men who manifested the most dangerous symptome, and were left under medical rem at the hotel no Tuesday night, were able to have &ipso yesteaday moruing.—Letsk Mercury.