The Express. — London, England, 1868-04-17 00:00:00

SHE kXPRESS, FRIDAY EV. APRIL 17, 18 NE lAT.) I full of promise for the future. That Lord Esser. 1 kalginv as should appear before his countrymen the loader =Mit . Inay of a liberal movement, and should lend the weight amused Pins Id his venerable years and famous services to the Adis %h b as canoe which more than thirty years ago he sub- ha kosaY the • with the recent visit of Prince Napoleon to Berlin. —email VISIT TO Des,— Itained as Minister in the face of a hostile trial, such as theft. parliamentary combination, is matter for next Monday, the tv., giving circumstantial, and, as it believes, an congl•attflatien, not for surprise. It cannot but be b y an y thin g which gives objectors an excuse for ... East Correspondence has an article - . prisoners have not had fair authentic amount of what took in connexion cheering to the Liberal party to see and hear their hinting that the veteran chief in the full possession of his can- play ; and it cannot be denied that the appearinoe It says : of a strong arrsy of forensic power on the side of Tha maaanasmana of aho mina at P r i nce Nara at Wive and aggressive powers, speaking with all the vigour and the vivacity of a second youth. the Crown, combined with an entire absence of it Berlin produced more anxiety in Bt. Petersburg than it To those timid Liberals—if anysuch there be—who on the side o f th e accuse d, does l en d some c a me was thought desirable to make apparent. The moment have been scared by idle insinuations of the " ue. to accusations of this sort. Besides this, every Prime Giortsollakeff was informed of the fact, he sent, by " constitutional" character of Mr. GLADSTONE'S State trial is another stage in the long process by :hit: RecurErTor's dhuotion, • telegram to IL dlzi e b r aj. which our constitutional law has, in a great men- him carefully to a er iS an Be ia rli 't °°l°ltt . °p . !! second and third Resolutions—particularly of the sure, been built up. Happily these stages are now prim, daring hia stay in Berlin Thia nan . "' n w ." . " third, asking the Crown to place at the disposa l of Parliament her Mszreer's interest in the revenues separated from one another by intervals offollowed by a scunmunication in which If. d'Oubril was and the benefices of the Irish Church, it will be re- increasing length, and it is therefore all the more directed to keep an eye on the Prince's movements, and important that we should learn from each of them to ask for an interview from Count numeric on the subject of his visit. At this interview Count Bismarek awned 11. assuring to find •• veteran statesman who calls him- its full lesson. The whole idea of English judicial d'Oubril tilt n the Prussian gover n ment would be per self "an old fashioned man, and used to the old ways shall be submitted to the court by ad vocateewho Lees "of the constitution," declaring that this Resolution Procedure implies that the ar guments on both sides the Cab hued biTietnetnonsnt.derrnetetiorenb to modi lii fy r epo rti ng to h with g is in precise uniformity with the advice which he was paid special attention to a particular aspect of the subject matter. Now, when the case for the pro- : most friendly language towards Prated, and Germany, and vernment, M. d'Ouliril said tha t Prins Napoleon 6 the gave to WILLIIII IV., and which even that King willing to accept. But to the more advanced Liberals who refute to give credit to malignant and leis_ secution has been drawn out with all the force and in his conversations with the King and Count Big ok clearness that an able advocate can impart to it, . touched upon the question of an alliance between France and Prussia. Be did not conceal the strong desire enter chievoun rumours, it is still more reassuring to . while that for the defence has only been gathered , tai wit u h ed ß a u t the Tuileries to detach Prussia from an alliance find Lord Russau, who avows himself a state from the purposeless or irrelevant questions put by ; churchman, and personally in favour of equality by The endowments, frankly andgenerously discarding any the prisoner, it is quite impossible that the pre - : the King and Count Bismarck were me ery dor added that both he preferences of his own, and aooepting.tbe prin. siding judge, however acute or however impartial expressed himself certain that this attempt to embroil sad embrod ciple of equal disestablishment and disendowment he may be, an weigh the two with perfect even- 1 Russia and Prussia would fail. PrinouGortichakoff was for all. Lord Russzi.i. recalls a very eloquent nem This, however, unless something is done in gratified by this intelligence which agreed with informs. speech in whiffi the PRINCE CONSORT des- the interval, will be the state of affairs next week ; i Lion he had received from another source. He therefore cribed WILLuos HI. as the greatest and and though no living judge could discharge this ; thoughtf mani ttilieen moment and was opportune for meeting this wisest sovereign that ever reigned in this troublesome and unsatisfactory duty better than ; croubrd a copy or accordi n gly he wh e r h m h u aa ak o ated to If. country. Now, what had WILLIAM 11 1 . Lord Chief Justice COCKBURN, it is not the less to ' ,' drawn up and ' ed, for the incorporation of Poland, y and n done for re li gious liberty in Scotland 1 Did he be regretted that he should have such a duty thrust which may be considered the response of the Cabinet of St. maintain the Episcopal Church as then established ? upon him. . Petersburg to the journey of Prince Napoleon. No ; he established peace in Scotland by a policy - 1 The North East Co' rrespondence says that the in harmony with the wishes of the Scotch people, Eastern question, the establishment of a Polish and Lord Russam. affirms that it was only the kingdom, and the Denmark boundary question civil war that prevented WILLIAM HI. from doing were discussed by the Prince and Count Bismarck. for Ireland what he did for Scotland, and what It also states that the prince had an interview it remains for the happier sceptre of Queen Vic- with Count Wimpffen, the Austrian ambassador at TORIA to accomplish. Lord Russian pays a Berlin, and that he expressed himself in the most handsome tribute to the sincerity and integrity sympathetic manner for Austria and the Emperor with which Mr. GLADSTONE has avowed from time Francis Joseph, " which will serve as a favourable to time the change in his opinions. The praise preamble to the interview which he intends having belongs to the giver as well as to the receiver. with the Austrian Emperor in Perth." There was a time when Lord RUSSELL would scarcely have listened with the greatest pleasure to a speech on an ecclesiastical question from a Non conformist leader. There was not always an entire reciprocity of good feeling and good services between Whig statesmen and the Non conformists. The latter have been lees re luctant in times past to support Whig statesmen, than Whig statesmen to acknowledge 1 their support. Whig statesmanship bas learnt a larger charity in its latter days. Earl Ruaserd.'s emphatic recognition of Mr. Mista'm " courage, boldness, and consistency " in combating for an unsocessful cause, and his mode ration in the moment of triumph, proclaims the dawn of a new era. And we are not afraid that the meeting in St. James's-hall to night in behalf of the Irish Church Establishment will bring the darkness of intolerance back again. A CORRESPONDINT informs usthat a comparatively new branch of industry is being pushed in the City. The man who engages in it should, first, have a good fund of assurance, and next, a pretty fair ac quaintance with the ways of business men. He may then take an office and proceed • to business. He must invest in a brass doorplate, whereon is engraved the name of a sounding firm, and he must hire a small boy to keep his office open. This is the extent of his investment, and he is absolutely secured against lonee from bad debts. He goes to a large house, say in the wine trade. He tells them that he has an extensive shipping order to execute, and that he wants samples. The merchant is delighted to supply him, and forthwith a box of small bottles of different priced sherries is delivered into the custody of the office boy. He goes to a dealer in brandies, and samples equivalent to a regular bottle of cognac follow the sherries. Silks, pickles, hobnails, sugars, are equally the object of this busy " commission merchant's" inquiry, and the little office in the City soon fills with a miscellaneous collection of samples. THE ASSASSINATION OF MR. D'ARCY WOHEE. Advice, from Canada brought to-day by the American mail of the Bth, announce that Mr. D'Arcy BUGhee was shot through the brain late on the previous Monday night by an unknown assassin while returning from the Parliament House in Ottawa. A large reward has been offered for the discovery of the assassin, who is supposed to be a Fenian. A 1 - EAR'z< LITERATURE. of p , the yo be Little importance, • the v . , a periwiga from the cam Tr. the ' to am fustioe isms him ilk ins - he absence of annual. But to i t i Nez them which will begin at the 01. 1 91 ey Th . North iy, the reputation of the country suffers • • • " " _ vying a cm ()se way of marking the stages of a nation's career is to note the number of battles that have been fought ; but this is, fortunately, falling into desuetude. Another, which is both more modern and more rational, is to note the principal legisla tive measures which its Parliament or Legislative Assembly has passed. Even this is open to the objection that the nation which is the most pro-i greasive may not have been agitated by any poli-1 tical contests. The like exception cannot be taken to the literary record of national life. The record lof the publisher is fraught with more precious lessons than the roll of the War-office, or the record of the Legislature. Every book has a value which cannot be estimated except when taken in relation to others, just as a single stone may be of no importance, yet forming an , indispensable part of the cairn or pyramid. It is the mass of books, each possessing greater or leas value, which constitutes literature, and the whole of the books published in any country during the year is the collective contribution to the literature of the nation. If we turn to the English Cata logue of Books for 1867 which has just appeared, we have more reason to congratulate our country men on the quantity which has been published than on the quality of the product. Upwards of four thousand new books have gone to burden the shelves of the British Museum. We look in vain for many which deserve to be remembered with pride. There is no imperishable history or splen did poem, no new system of philosophy or startling critique on any old system of re ligion. Of works of fiction there are hundreds ; but of great novels there is not one. Indeed, there has been that stagnation in the world of literature which has prevailed in the world of commerce. But if originality has had no scope, the reprinting of old works has sufficed to give occupation to publishers. There have been five new edition of the works of Scorn ; sixteen of those of Snalaerraas ; four of those of GOLDSMITH ; one of Braos's poems, while the vitality of Hums is proved by the fact that four editions of " Robinson Crime" have appeared, one of them being specially adapted for children. Knowing as we do how favourite a task the translation of Homan has become, we are surprised to find but one noted in this catalogue, and that a new edition of Lord DERBY'S version. , DANTE, however, is more fortunate or the reverie ; because seven translations of his great work have been made. As this is pre eminently a Bible-reading country, we naturally look for works relating to Holy Writ, or for new editions of the Sacred volume, and we find no leas than fifty-four. Works TILE MEETING IN ST. JAMES'S-HALL. the sense of the old and the new con stituencies upon the Irish Church question is to be judged by the usual tests of opinion in a free country. that is, by the number and character of the public demonstrations on the one side and on the other, it seems tolerably clear that the PalliE filizro.Tra cannot be congratulated on the success of his appeal to the passions and prejudices of a bygone time. It may be, an unlimited faith in the folly and credulity of one's fellow creatures is not always the safest guide for the government of a people accustomed to think for themselves, and to think aloud. In France, shaken by abortive revolution; and per petually osculating between anarchy and des potism, where the political pusillanimity of the middle class is not leas remarkable than the disposition of all classes to regard authority as some heathens regard their idols—with an abject, yet mocking submission,—contempt for the in telligence and disbelief in the virtue of mankind are, properly enough, the fundamental principles of Imperialism. On this side of the Channel it may be doubted whether a certain degree of respect for the reason and conscience of the community is not a desirable, and even &necessary, quality in men who claim the confidence of Par liament, and enjoy the favour of the Crown. Mr. DISILKLL has raised the double cry of "the Church "and the State indanger," just as the French Minis ter of State raises the cry of " Society in danger" when ever his majority in the Legislative Body begins to show the slightest symptom of indepen dence. M. Rot:rims, who has risen to power by Battering the abject fears of French society, seldom fails to elicit the response he calls for. But M. 'Wynn& has the advantage of addressing a house of administrative nominees, imposed upon con stituencies that cannot call their souls their own, whose voice is never heard in a public meeting, and whose real sentiments can only be murmured by a few faint echoes in the press. Mr. DDINAILI is not quite so comfortably situated. His ingenious devices to rouse a clerical and conserva tive panic are encountered by the scornful laughter of a people inaccessible to childish alarms, resolved to close a long account of wrong, and athirst for justice. The meeting at St. James's-hall last night I specially relating to religion number four in support of Mr. GtsnaroNs's Resolutions is sot I teen, and in connexion with that phase of re alm first, nor the last, expression of the public I ligious development styled Ritualism, there are mind of England on what L or d R URSILL, spea ki ng eighteen publications. In addition to those of our from the chair, characterised as a " national I own literature, the principal works published in mils of the greatest importance." F rom 1 the United States are included in this Catalogue. OM end of the country to the other, and ! But these do not figure conspicuously. There are eareislly in all the great centres of industry few of permanent value and general interest. and intelligence, meetings have been held remark-' Altogether seventy-seven are clamed under the able not so much for the unanimity of the audience I heading of America ; but the majority have es for the diversity of the speakers. Anglic an been written and published in England. On churohmen have stood side by side with Prates- the whole, we regret that so little can be said in tent nonconformists, and Protestant noncon- favour of the year 1887 as a year of intellectual formists have been supported by Roman Catholics. : activity. Let us hope that a survey of 1868 may So true it is that the most religious men an prove more gratifying to all who desire that the literary glories o f E ng l an d s h ou ld b e p er p e t ua t e d better than thei r " c l o th," and that there are trans and enhanced by s u c ce edi ng generations of learned eendant mem' mums in this world in whose presence s e ct, a n d creed, and class, all and ill uatri o ne men. that divides and separate!, melt away. Some personal aspects of the meeting last night Ir it be true that there are no funds at the dis mark in • most striking manner the prognms posal either of the Sheriffs of London or of the which ideas of religions liberty and equality have RomeArthce which can be used for the defence of accomplished within a single generation in this poor pri•unerd, it is certainly desirable that the muntry, and attest the ,r.wth of a - want Ji.o. IA be supplied as soon as possible. Pabli. spirit of enlightened reconciliation, Where the trial takes pleas, virtually if not is The samples don't suit usually ; at all events, those who give samples very seldom get any orders, The world is wide, and merchants love to do busi ness, and the hunter of samples has little trouble in getting plenty, What he does with them Heaven only knows ; but as he passes his existence in look ing for samples, it is reasonable to suppose that he can do something with them to his personal advan tage. It is, we are informed, a fact that this " sample trade" is vigorously pursued by certain chevaliers d'industrie in the City, aad although it may not support a carriage and pair, it provides bread and cheese for the enterprising professors. If any rising novelist wishes to introduce an ori ginal commercial character into the world, we present him with the Man who lives on Samples. Tas readers of the Revue dee Deice Mondes—and they include everyone who takes any interest in contemporary French literature, or in one of the most persistent contests ever carried on in defence of political freedom—will find some consolation for the unhappy cause which has for the present with drawn M. FORCADE from its staff, in the fact that his place has been filled by M. CHARLES DE MAZADK. if the Chronique de la Quinzaine lacks in his hands some of that keenness of epigrammatic point for which M. FORCADE'S style was so famous, it will be equally rich in masculine thought and political knowledge. In the number for the 15th—the first in which the Chronique has ap peared under his name—M. DE MAZADE com ments on the recent debate in the House of Com mons. As a foreigner, he can regard the question of the Irish Church from a higher standpoint than is attainable perhaps in this country. He sees in the success of Mr. GLiurronk's motion merely one phase of a universal European movement. He does not think, with the Conservatives, that the dis- establishment of the church in Ireland will lead to a similar process in England ; he predicts rather the disestablishment of both as two independent consequenoes of a common cause, which is equally to be seen working in Austria and Italy. We do not think, therefore, that Mr. Disatsia's supporters will find much to their purpose in M. DS MAZALDE'S anticipations, but in case they should think of quoting him as an authority for the theory that the Irish establishment must be maintained as an outwork of the English, we hope they will also quote his estimate of the institution itself. "If," says M. DE MAZADE, " privileged churches are possible, it can only be where they embody a religious creed which is almost universal. They represent only a revolting in justice when they belong to a dominant minority." M. Pszvosr-PARinoi's eccentric notions upon the Irish Church are little valued by the Liberik " M. Paavotrr-Pcausoi," it says," is very anxious " fora separation of Church and State ; he likes " still better the parliamentary system ; but he has " a strange way of showing his sympathy. He '! reminds us of a lover addressing his beloved in " the following fashion:—' You are ugly, madame; " ' you have little wit ; you are full of faults ; your " ' conduct is shocking ; but, with these exceptions, " I adore you.' " GARIBALDI has left Caprera. He is said to have arrived in Naples and to have been received there with enthusiasm by the population. Yesterday afternoon the funeral of the late General Sir George Augustus Wetherell, G.C.8., MR., goversor of the Royal Military College, took place with fell hollows at Sandhurst. The dieringniehed merriest of the deoeseed general, sad his invariable courtesy dubs lila long connection with the staff at heed-grimier, bad rendered him one of the moat popular °nom in the British army, aa well as owe of the moat esteemed go. Talton of the Royal Military College. Hie Excellency the Spanish Minister and Coun tess de Vistohermom entertained at dinner on Wednesday wising, at the Spanish Lotion in Manstaidutrest, the Freash Ambasseder, the Danish Minister sad Madame de Below, the Portuguese Minister, Chant do Levradio. the Bavarian Minister, Nast de Heeipsesh, Baron and Rareness Crtto, Sir Many Storks, G.C.8., Sir Robert Oellise. M.P., and Lady Collier, Count de Clermont Ton- UM, and the Marquis de Satrap, attache to the Lega tion. DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE IN THE MAURITIUS. A telegram from Marseilles, dated yesterday, says :—The Messageries Impdriales steamer Raid has arrived with the mails from the Mauritius and Reunion Island. Accounts from the former place of March 17 state that the cyclone of the 11th and 12th did considerable damage. The sugar crop to the extent of one-fifth had been devastated—the loss would, however, be diminished should rain come on ; 20,000 bales of rice were destroyed, either by warehouses being blown down, or by ships being driven ashore ; one-half of the factories were unroofed ; hundreds of houses were thrown to the ground; 56 vessels were in the ports, and almost all were driven ashore, and more than the half of them were dismasted. Amongst the French ships which suffered were the Adelina, which will be abandoned, Le Gauge, Jaques Seurin, Prefet de Mentque, Saint Anne, and Saint Joseph. From Reunion Island the advises are to the 18th. The cyclone paned between St. Benoit and St. Pierre. No disaster occurred at sea, but on land great mis chief was done ; four-fifths of the green maize was destroyed ; the crop of coffee was greatly damaged ; the sugar canes suffered less, but one-third of the crop is lost, and some manufactories were thrown down. The population of the island is in a state of (ILEUMS% TILEGIUMB.) FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 17. Last night there was a grand banquet at the English Embassy. Amongst the guests were the Marquis de Moustier, M. Pinard, Marshal Can robert, and M. Agnado. A ball was afterwards given at the Grand Hotel for the benefit of the English Benevolent Society. The fete was most brilliant. Lord Lyons, Sir J. Jolliffe, and all the ambassadors were present. BELGIUM. BRUSSELS. Amu. 17. The Nord of to-clay says :—" Baron Budberg tendered his resignation as Russian Ambauador at Paris, but up to this morning it has not been accepted. It is not true that M. Tchitcherine has been accredited as Russian Charge d'Affaim at Paris, Baron Budberg having only been absent three days. The duel between the latter and Baron Meyendorff has had no serious conse quences." AUSTRLt. VIENNA, APRIL 17. It is stated that Count Menetlorff has been de aignated Austrian Minister at St. Petersburg. Dr. Shane, reporter of the sub-committee ap pointed by the finance committee of the Lower House of the Reicharath to examine the proposals of the Finance Minister, Dr. Bnistel, has made his report. He recommends the rejection of the proposed tax upon moveable property. The Finance Committee will vote on the report to morrow. PERSIA AND THE PORTE. CONSTANTINOPLI, Aran 16. The Persian government has published a Guars Book, containing official correspondence relative to four serious differences with the Porte, namely, violation of the Persian frontier by a Turkish brigade, under Chihli Puha ; violent proceedings by Namyk Pacha, ex-Governor of Bagdad, against the Persian colonists at Fao ; attack by Turks on the Persian town Rendaby, and slaughter of 40 inhabi tants ; and, Imt, by an accusation against the Brigand chief Hamm Aga for making raids into Persian territory, and recently burning the Persian town of Seedsch. The Green Book contains also the official notes exchanged between Axed Pacha and the Persian minister here, respecting these grievances. INDIA. ( Vid Trielda.) BOMBAY, Mace 28. The English mail of the 26th February has not yet arrived. It is believed that the mails are detained at ♦den. The Betootes have made no further demonstra tions since the 11th instant, and the measures to be adopted are now under consideration. The Impeachment trial was continued to-day. Evidence was produced by the Counsel for the defence to show that President Johnson tried to get a writ of,,quo warrant° to test the right of Mr. Stanton to hold the office of Secretary for War. NEW YORK, Aram 18. The National steamer France arrived out to-day. Closing Prices : —Gold, 1381. Sterling exchange on London, 109/. 5-20 United States Bonds, 1882, 110/ ; ditto, 1885, 109/ ; 10-40 Bonds, 104. Illinois, 142 ; Erie, 661. Cotton : Middling Upland, 30f. Petroleum, standard white, 26. Flour, extra State, 10 dole. 20c. ; corn, old mixed, 1 dol. 190. FARINAN PAPERHANODIGS, ARTISTIC , DECORATIONS. and PAINTING.—The weed di tbs moat eminent Trench lind WWI ansunfactarrn, Rift teeing and AM.& decontiona of • WI chic lIS I M WILSON and GRAIIAII's, 20, 53. 34, 16, 37, sad 38, Word- Ilalrelt : ______------ -- FIRST-CLAM CARPETS, DAMASKS, rto., GAUSS MM. Mania can be forwarded to thatCoentry_Free. T. VENAELES & BC_2_. LONDON, Z. 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A SECOND EDITION of the EXPRESS, The Latest Foreign Telegrams ; the Latest City ; Railway, Mining, and other Shares ; Sporting, and General Intelligence, 18 PUBIJBEILT) EVERY EVENING. LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 17. • 0 • !It IL '• lub iti t rr• . rDGET. the A sa i -A, KAacs 23. • Mon. Mr. Massey 's -cleaned in the. ' jib council upon .4 The liaises Mx is divided into eight -d trying from Bto 1,800 rupees, and is to be imposed upon profits above 500 rupees. Companies are to be taxed according to dividend. During the discussion, opinions were expressed that the tax was unnecessary. Mr. Massey replied that it was an integral part of the budget, and must stand or fall with it. The bill was then referred to a select committee. The Viceroy leaves for Simla at the end of April. AMERICA. THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. CLOSE OF THE CASE FOR THE PROSECUTION. The Royal Mail steamship China arrived at Queenstown at 8.30 a.m. to-day (April 17), with 190,112 dole. in specie and 50 cabin passengers. She landed 100 sacks of mails and 2 passengers, and proceeded immediately for Liverpool. All well. NEW YORK, dram 7, Noos. At the impeachment trial on Saturday, the pro secution furnished additional testimony of news paper reporters as to the accuracy of the reports of Mr. Johnson's speeches denouncing Congress and the radical leaders, which was filed as evidence. The President's letter to Mr. M`Culloch, announc ing Mr. Stanton's suspension and General Grant's appointment as Secretary of War ad interim, in conformity with the requirements of the Tenure of Office Law, was also filed as evidence. The case for the prosecution was then closed, the managers reserving their right to offer additional testimony as cumulative evidence. By a vote of 37 to 10 the Senate allowed a further delay until Thursday for the preparation of the defence. General Schofield has appointed the late Federal General Henry Well Governor of Virginia, in lieu of Governor Pierrepont, whose term of office has °spired. General Meade has issued an order prohibiting the circulation of the announcement of secret orga nisations, and providing further military precau tions against their operations. Copies of correspondence sent to the House of Representatives show that Mr. Seward has sug gested to Mr. Thornton that Great Britain and the United States should settle their difference relat ing to the rights of naturalised citizens by mutual legislation. The Democrats have re-elected Mr. English as governor, and the entire State ticket in Connecti cut by an increased majority, but the republicans still have a majority in the Legislature. The Democrats have carried the municipal elec tions at Cincinnatti and St. Louis. The new constitution providing negro suffrage has been defeated in Michigan. NEW YORK, APRIL 8. General Grant has issued peremptory orders to the district commanders to break up the secret organisation known as the Kuklux Klan. The inauguration of Mr. Wells as Governor of Virginia took p l a ce yesterday. General Buchanan has reinstated Mr. William son as Polioe Commissioner of New Orleans. The Democratic majority in Connecticul amounted to 1,600. (BT ATLANTIC TRLKORAPH THROUGH MR. REUTEICB AGENCY.] WASHINGTON, A.PRIL 16. OUR PARIS LETTER. GERMAN PREPARATIONS. (raom ova OWN COBIESPONUINT.) PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The Bulletin International of Brussels, a journal very seldom admitted into France, contains an in teresting letter from a Frenchman, M. Pierre Ba ragnon, dated Munich, April 11, from which I extract the following : I understand now the angurs' h of Prince Napoleon. It is impossible to travel in this Germany—so pendent, so fine, and so patitiotio—without seeing what a formidable rival we have; contributed to raise up spinet ourselves. Neither in Northern nor Southern Germany do people desire war. " What have we done," they say, "that the French should wish to attack us? Let them only leave us to settle our own affairs among ourselves." " We are not Proemial:a," say the Wartembergers sad Bavarians, with one voice ; " but it is our business, sad not that of Prance, to resist the absorbing tendencies of Prumba." I cannot help observing a repo fear of a sudden attack from France. The Gee. mans know, for she berets herself, that she is " ready"— that her navy especially is ready—and they are apprehen sive. It is known that Prussia has lately sent as many as sixty more military spies to Mets, ThiOnville, and likes burg. On the other hand, the Prussian government is well aware that numbers of French officers are making their observations on the Main and all the lines of defeat). of Northern Germany. The situation in this respect is so Undue on both sides as to have produced a sort of recipro cal toleration. Neither Prussian nor French officers employed in this secret service are allowed to make pho tographs or drawings, but otherwise they are not inter fered with. Whether war is at hand or not, of course, I cannot say. But the preparations for it ere very evidse. At Strasburg akum I counted four regiments of infantry, four regiments of artillery, two labialises of showers and two batteries of home artillery. Although, 'weever Sheehan in slaw eptieally speaking, only a reserve dap; I sew there a gust Piny engineers and poniettniers. Fer Meador itre pig as spa the whole Rhine frontier. In win lidsl balmy so secrets, for the Premien offieers with Weir telessopes see what is doing from their own side of the Kehl Bridge, and count every stroke of the pick axe. The Prussian admit that the Clisesepot is superior tet their nesdhrge3 in length of range and precision ; but they my the ealibee of the bore is too little, and the wounds the bullets make are not effective. The /Vanden soldier, they flatter themselves, will beat the Oheesepots by firing coolly at short dietanoca, and following up their fire with the bayonet and even blows from the heats of their =oaken at dose quarters. They think the Fremek Chameepote too light to maids charge. As le artillery, they boast that in spite of our nierealeueee theirs is the superior arm, and they rely greatly upon the wsperier education of their soldiers. The general impressica in Germany is that France is in a state of decadence, and that French soldiers are not much to he feared. It makes me sit* to see the small consideration in which my nation is held in (Ramsey ; but I will hope that the half of what is said may be set down to lanegadocia. The ooncootors of the petition against the anti: catholic tendencies of certain profaners in the University, which will be the occasion of a fierce debate in the Senate next week, are terribly scan dalised by the news that M. Sainte Bence, a senator, gave a dinner on Good Friday, at which Her Majesty the Queen has been pleaseti name Wednesday, the 13th of May, at half•past 11 o'clock, for the oemmony of laying the first stone of the new St. Thomas's Hospital. It is stated that the Duke of Northumberkcd will be the new Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex. A large meeting of the inhabitants of Lambeth was held last evening, at the Horns Tavern, Kennington. on the question of taxation. The meeting ads called by the London Financial Reform Association. Mr. T. II ughe, M.P., presided, and made a speech in support of the oh• jests sought to be attained by the association. The other speakers included Mr. S. Pope, Mr. J. Beal, Mr. J. lcoMe. Mr. Dresser Rogers, and Mr. Alderman J. C. Lawrence. Resolutions were paned unanimously in favour of the association, and a petition to parliament on the question was adopted. Favourable news has been received in Paro of the journey to the Holy Land of the party who em• barked at Marseilles nearly a month ago. Four :,dies from the Faubourg St. Germain were among the company, the Countess de Guebriant, Viscountess de Rouge, Count's. Lembeurs, and Viscountess de to Panelize. The ladies bore the fatigues of the journey well, and arrived in time to spend the Holy Week in Jerusalem. The Princess de la Tour d'Auvergne remained in the sacred city to receive the arrivals, who profited by her kindness as well as her thorough knowledge of the country and the holy places. _ _ _ Don Giacomo Mergotti, director of the Turin journal Untie Cattolica, has collected and forwarded to the Pope, since 1860, offerings in money to the amount of ' 3,000,000 francs, without reckoning gifts in jewellery asil precious object'. Besides many valuable trinkets and jewels, be has presented to the Pope 49,762 francs in cash. and an album containing obliga:.-ioni of the national los. and other Italian securities, illustrated by Latin inscrip tions, due to the pea of Professor Vallauri, of the Turin University. Tag RUSSIAN prima/rte.—The Mentor;al DT lostatigne has the subjoined :—" Baron de Budberg Lavine. by several well-ascertained facts, arrived at the convictios that the insult was premeditated and given by Baron de Meyendorff in full enjoyment of his intellectual faculties. believed a vindication el his honour, publicly outraged, to be due to his personal dignity. The Emperor Alexander 11., appreciating as it deserved the motive which determined Baron de Budbarg to give up his post, accepted, althongl with regret, the resignation of his ambassador at Paris. As soon as the Baron received official intimation of this acceptanse he presented M. de Tchicelternine, first secretary of embaany, as interim chargé d'affaires, to the Marquis de Heartier, to whom he explained confidentially the reason of his resignation, begging the Minister of Foreign Affairs to keep the matter undivulged until the result of the duel with Baron de lfeyendorff should be known. The rencontre took places at Munich on Monday lase Accord• kg to a despatch received at the Boseian Embassy at Paris, Baron de &Ahem war slightly wounded ; but be was able, the following morning at 6, to take the tags for fileaaberty, where he slept, and whence he arrived in this city en Wednesday at 10 o'clock." WIDDINCI Ili WielltfleffYlZ A/MP. —Yesterday morn* the marriap of the Rev. R. Brown with BortlMck, of Crookston, wee solemnised in Westminster Abbey, with a full choral service. Mr. Arthur Sullies van one of the groomsmen, and he composed an anthem specially for the occasion, which was rendered by the choir with beautiful e ff ect. The Bishop of Aberdeen conducted the service, waisted by the Dean and the Precentor if Westminster, and the Rev. Francis J. Holland. DISCOVISY or MA.RBLZ AT Rorer.—Rich as the soil of Hems may reaseeably be expected to be in relics 04 ancient art and areltitecture, the recent discovery of the ancient Roman wharf denominated Emporium, a nd the immense quantity of marble of di ff erent qualities dr posited there, has surprised as well as intereeted antiquaries. On a length of the wharf now excia• vated fee rather mere then 50 yards, 493 blocks have been aherdy Roue Y s Afrisano, 30 ; 10 F aimied-1.1 147 • ,of the qualities °winrnan 14 * mats, 10. Gia ll o Antieo, 40 ; Alamitos, Gm" deli. media, 6 ; Porphyro, 2 ; Romeo Antioo, 3 ; SOO ; Spatadoere, e ; Verde Ando°, 2 ; Brooostello, I ; Beeteeis Ocrallina, 1 ; and Grew blaaeo statuario, 2. As be small frognassts they are almost numberleas, email of 4,000 having been already emo ted, and deism And no difficulty in marrying away specimens, which they gel cut and polished in the marble 211= 1 Use. The heavy stay tribute existed by the a nd the subjoin provisoes of Africa and Greece, and unemployed in the Papa fabrics of heathen Rens, bat nonlicenesd after an icemossice et 18 centuries in the noaddy hank of the Tiber, sad will furnish material' for the renewal et the variegated Marble pavements of all the °bunches in Rome for °eateries to come. —Lidice in the P.m. meat was served to a great many eminent literary men in bad odour with the church, among whom were MM. Taine, About, Flaubert, and Robin. It is said that M. Henri Didier, the late deputy for the Ariege, has left by will agallery of pictures valued at 400,000 fr., to M. Alexander Dumas, jun., and a legacy of 60,000 fr. to M. Edmond About. Although nothing except journalistic doubts and criticisms has occured to disturb the peaceable current of ideas flowing from M. Baroche's Rani. bouillet speech, the Bourse was heavy. Rente fell 'lc. for cash, and 10c. for account, closing at 69fr. 2ic. and 69fr. ; Italian fell 35c. ; 12fr. 50c. ; and Credit Fonceir, 7fr. 50c. The railways were all 2fr. or 3fr. lower. the Erfurt. WINDSOR CASTLE, Anti h,. The Queen, accompanied by Prince Leopold and Princess Beatrice, drove in the Great-park this morning, and honoured Lord and Lady Bridport with • visit at Cumberland-lode, and presented the Hon. Miry Hood with a bridal bouquet. The Hon. Lucy Kerr was in atteL. dance upon her Majesty, and Colonel H. Ponsonby was is attendance upon horseback. Princess Louise, attended by Lady Caroline Carrington, tram present this morning at the marriage of t aptani Hugh Seymour, Grenadier Guaida, with the Hon. Mari Hood, at the Chapel in Windsor Park. _ . Prince George and Princess Louise of Wales arrived .f the Castle this afternoon from Marlborough-house, on visit to the Queen, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey. On Tuesday, the birthday of the Princess Beatrice, tl'.. children of the following ladies and gentlemen were honoured with invitatinni to a dance at the Castle :—Lieut.-Genetd Hon. C. and Mrs. Grey (3), Major-General Lord and Lady Bebiport (3),Major-General F. H. and Lady Emily Sf.y. moor (2), Major-General Sir T. M. and the Hon. Lady Biddulph (2), Colonel the Hon. Dudley and Lady t'.ll a. both de ltos (1), the Hon. F. W. and Lady Adelaide Co. Al. gen (3), Co'onal H. and the Hon. Mrs. Ponsonby (-21, Lient.-Colonel and Mrs. G. Gordon (1), the Dean of Wiwi nor and the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley (1), the Rev. J. H. dna Mrs. Mason (4), the Rev. F. Anson (1), Sir George sad lady Conner (3), Mr. and Mrs. Ormsby Gore (3), M n. Grenfell (4), Mr. and Mrs. Enkine (2), and Mr. and IL, Farmer (1). The Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli had an audience et her Majesty this afternoon. The Hon. Horatia Stopford has arrived at the Ca•t': . Mr. Theodore Martin has also arrived. Prinoe and Princess Christian, attended by Lady Sus:.7l Melville and Lieut.-Colonel G. G. Gordon. were present yesterday at the marriage of the Hon. Mazy Hood and Captain Hugh de Grey Seymour (Grenadier Curds), in the Windaor•park Chapel. Their royal highnesses after wards honoured Lord and Lady Bridport with their coal pany at the wedding breakfast at Cumberland-lodge. Despatches were received yesterday at the Coloni,l. office from the go►ernors of the settlements on the West Coast of Africa and Malta, and from the Governor-i.enen. of Canada. Despatches were sent to the governors of the West India Islands, and to the Covernor(•eneral of Canada. DEPARTURE OF THE QUEEN Fiil: OSBORNE.-(TIII8 DAY.) Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by Prim teas Louise, Prince Leopold, Princess Bea r ice. Pribc Albert Victor, and Prince George left Windsor Castle to-day for Osborne, travelling by the South• Western Railway to Gosport, where the royal party embar:ssd the steam•yacht Alberta for conveyance to Osborne. EXPECTED VISIT OP THE QUEEN TO Ksos-tr, —A Liverpool paper announced yesterday that the guess will in all probability spend a day at Knowsley ‘aboct the 18th May) while en route for Balmoral.