The Express. — London, England, 1859-02-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1859. ECOND- HAND PIANOFORTES.-CRAXER. UAL& mod Ou.. hays • lam suermicit .1 lease Awl Piro: a. by an atermi maim ea ways pelya,-411. Cbe •x 11? %%. TO COILIMPONDINTS. availopmetta tateadial he "Tim Es • Larks Zoning Pow, mot be et the OS* 10, y Two o'CWs Übe 4. of poblkogioa. ova DAra•ltAlll. gig i r o r• /bp 101111 ROOD. or .ir Tea WI Umn =:4 ItglingsAllipel lame ams 11. 1101416 ser vareisaani. Tie It•svon. I off,. 31 =5 11". *Am U•eim 1111•11....sd Ui assaa; Masa Pam IILATILIV LA fur• ■.coca. ♦X MUMMA ?CM ~'► "wok ma.l "wee : rim 811. rdira Imi l". %lllTr im ei :NW " L e l Ma. PRIBOUWIL amiz a lC•inpla x L C. 111110 TlMfeali.:l7ll.l4= caw Pry a rm Nor awl Paolo L LTCROIL Tina tz2 . 7. 6 "TIMMS. fit. Mast the Day. Mom Daffy. /Wens.; illemek Nis IL Ilimaftad W i t :Mild *AWLIFICIf. Own. *Nary Rana. aril boom Kea [oda. Xi. 'Math. ?ins 111mARA WANT PIACOCE AND 7111 EL7 119 , 041N1 ramoris s AM ima T ir i a ra NAT. •MOI WATER £T LOUDON MEM reri;:iLaa tt::=ll= ta LONDON. WIDNIIII47, 723. t Tire very moderate serdreneste of Fran,. with regard to Italy fa lan, 1857, sad the bad faith or stabbername with whisk Agatha opposed them, are now displayed Is the Imperial pamphlet just printed at Patin, which contains such evidence se no English Minister will be able to overlook of the futility of referring the settlement of this matter to any good will or good intention that exist at Vienna. A glance at the map will show the grounds upon which Austrian policy is indispessably bound up with the misrule of the Papal desdaions. The Lombardo-Venetias Werke eon only be retained by the Hoses of NAIIIICRO through the subjection of the ether Stales of Italy to Aus tr ian political and military ameadesey. By spreading her arms.. through- 1 wat the Legation and Roma gn a, A us t r i a i s enabled at once to dictate to the Gnat asst. of Parma, Modena, Florence, Beams sad Naples, which are ell situated within espy nosh of her armed intervention. Popes. Kings, sad Grand or petty Dukes are lbw reduced to be bee '. Viceroys ; the Sicilia., Row, Tuscan, and Modems. population are kept down by terror, so that so Italian spirit may revive; sad Austria Is allowed, without cost to her owe province., to maintain • great reserve of military fares in the Peninsula l @tabooed is the most convenient strategical posi tion, mid reedy to crush the liberties of Piedmont or encounter the championship of France. If this be not a menacing and aggressive attitude, why did WS not Ist Russia impose on the SCLTAR her ■lll- 1 Lazy occupation of the Danubian Principalities? If this Antrim subjugation of Central Italy, in the' name of detested, subservient, and helpless Italian Courts, be not a fact iseassiatent with the security and independence of nations, them Caitirtso was wrong in sending a British force to protest Lisboa am soon as he beard that the French army of intervention, though equally in accordance with Legitimist maxima, had marched into Spain. And if Lord Dauer or Mr. DISRAELI could fiil to perceive the true character of this Austrian military occepatioo of the Rooms litates, we might indeed osecrent for their being fre simple as to believe that Austria will spree with France to amend the wretchedness which allows that occupation for no many years to be prolonged, but we should be afraid that so much candour wee scarcely a match for the craft of Vienna. If, on the other hand, the British Minister, have their eyes quite open to the motives of Austrian policy, and without entertaining any real expecta tion of converting that policy in favour of the re. Sons and independence of the Italian States, arc giving such advice to France and Austria with a view to throw upon those two Powers the whole responsibility of the conflict likely to ensue from their irreconcileablis dissension on this subject, them we must acknowledge the Ingenuity of this eon. trisance, and the adroitness of this ironical de ference ; but to the people of Italy the irony will prove somewhat bitter. This suffering and impa tient nation whose feelings are so lightly esteemed will learn that Qum' VICIOUS'S Government, not yet solicited or appealed to by either party, has for 'tally handed over the destinies of Central Italy to be determined by a convention bitterns the Govern ments of France and Austria. It will at least be known that ore English stet/sane TOM up in the Hone of Comma's when this was aamansed, to claim for the people of the Row States aa tipper tunity of settling, in some swan, their form of government fur themselves. Lord lone Rt sext.t. Is right. There is no other mho or justifiable mine to be adopted, either in the negotiations which might be attempted now for the prevention of war, or is the Cooing' which would probably be held after the fortune of war had been decided, than the appli cation to this portion of Italy of the same principl e that we have lately seen proclaimed for Moldavia and Wallachia, and the establishment of • constitu tion based on the declared wishes of the people themselves. Some kind at &Um Constituent As. ▪ under the planatee of the European Powers, and regulated by terns, to which the Sove reign of Sardinia, Tesoaay, and eves Naples, as re presenting Italian interests, might be invited, with Greet Britain, Russia, sad Prussia, as wall as Frame and Austria, to become count lag parties, should resolve upon the future government of the Roman States. The provision to be made tar the I'.rt, whose suzerainty might... Indian Itt'sctt remarked, be specially renned. L quite souther matter, which the Catholic Pewees alone are called upon to deal with. But this mad every other project for the improvement of say Italian State is essentially subordinate to the general interests of Italy. and there is bet little hope, eine the failure of the league of 1848, that any of the Relies Sovenigrs now reigning, except the King of CUMIN! %, will emancipate himself sufficiently from Austrian domination to represent the due ohm of tallarece which belooge to him territory, in the set tleamest of the concerns of the Peninsula la what ever way the diseessies of Italian again is sp pinched. the ecraelnaies is always the same, sad the aesemity of a federal sake becomes apparent as the only peselbie security for the permanence of any Meal relief sr seastitational reform. It would be idle to ronmossod sash an anion of the different Stabs till we mean that Austria is to be expelled' yet sine Lord PALISORSTI/‘ and Lord Joti ittrOULL, with all their respect for treaties, do sot hesitate to neommead Austria to relisqeiah her Italian dominion., we may look forward to an Italian Coo leieratio• as the most desizable cosseqemice and the ultimate °hied of all these efforts. Lit attempt is made, for reasons which are not apparent, to raise an outcry against Mr. GLAD STotic for his conciliatory demeanour nines has been in the lonian Lauds. Ha has neither courted the praises of the people in his capacity of Commissioner of Inquiry, nor threatened to flog their leaders for touting ethnological platitudes or rhetorical nonsense. So far he has departed from the ways of the rulers that have gone before him, who made the Islanders to sin ; and therein lies the gravamen of the charge against him, that he has neither played the ductrinatre nor the drum major. That the lonians are discontented, and have long been so, everybody knows. That put administrations have failed to win their confidence, or appease their rags* desire of something which they do not now proms, is plain. That neither the system of satrapy as prao. used under Sir TRONA, 'MAITLAND, nor that of un balanced democracy devised by Lord Glum, nor that of suspension by the hangman's cord under Sir HENRY WARD, were fitted to establish permanent peace, loyalty, and order in the Adriatic Islands ,:is no longer matter of dispute. That which is now disputed is the right of the present Government to try and find out what, if anything, would wet things right; and their determination, manifeed in the eon duet of their distinguishid delegat^, Mr. Wen dotes, ad to be warped or blinded by the foolish effervescence of a handful of garrulous, pettiest, and half-educated people. Not only is such determination wise and just, but the contrary would be esesurabla in the highest degree. Ham Is a cluster of small and remote depends's aim whom condition is confeeedly one eminently disreputable to the character of our Imperial rue. Alter forty years of undisputed suzerainty, under the muzzle of our ships' guns, and in the foes of • garrison too strong to be resisted for a moment, the population rat tort declare their anxiety to bo annexed to another State, and, through the lips of their representatives, and by every other method, beg to be rid of our pro tection. All this may be very reprehen sible, impracticable, and wrong; but as every body knows that it can coma to nothing, so long as we choose to smile at it disdainfully, or threaten to crush it under oar heel, no one in this country troubles his head about it, for its own sake. It is because it is supposed to tarnish this raw material of a party grievance that the matter is pat into the political mill, there to be picked, carded, dyed with a suitable tinge, and spun of a suitable size, in the hope that in due time it may be woven into a suitable fabric foe factions me. All the errors and blunders of past Governments are forgotten. All the neglects, broken promises, tantalisation', and inconsis tencies of experimentalising and capricious Side tains of State are kept out of eight. One point, and one only, is steadily kept in view, namely, how to depreciate and disparage the end nut statesman who in mid winter consented to un dertake the thankless teak of making a visit of per sonal inquiry to these extra-parochial scraps of her MAJESTY'S domain, and who being on the spot has been induced for • few days to hold ad interim the reins of executive authority, between the di ps:tars of Sir Jose YouNG and the arrival of Sir Ham Steals. His acceptance of this ob viously provisional trust has been tortured into an met of perfidy to his outgoing friend, andfelo de se of his own political character, how or why we are not told, and cannot for the life of us comprehend. It may be, indeed, against all precedent and tradition that a politician, who has filled high office in the State, and who may aspire to • similar position stain, should ever act disinterestedly or without the leave and co-operation of some great faction or cabal. But the public at large will be slow to con demn the motives of any man on this ground ; and as for his acts done in the performance of an arduous and unambitious duty, it will be time enough to enter into judgment on them when their gifted anther has bees beard in defence. (1110111 LAI? NIGHT'S oAIrTTL) - - BCCKIWOHAM PaLaCl4 Fail. 2.—n. QOM was this day pleased to maw the honour of kaiglithood upon loaepb Antooli, Esq., Palms Judge of the Soprano Court at Bombay. WINDSOR CAMS, FEB. 7.—Her Majesty the Qum hr bees pleamil to appoint Li. uienaat and Captsis Trederiek Chinks K..ppial, Grenadier Guards, to be Equerry to Hie Royal Higto,ve the Pilate of Wake, Woe Marc Loyd Liathiey, resigned. WINDSOR CASTEL, FEB. 7.—Ris Royal Hit new the Prince Cone hoe beer plc:owl to appoint Colonel Charles Willis Ridley, C.B. Grenadier Guards to to Owitssen Veber to lit. Royal Higharsa rice Dr. Lyon Playtair, C. 8., reigned. Foution-ornen, Fen. 4.—The Queen bas been plumed to appraise( Mr. Jobs Doss ea Consul at Hoag- Kong, owl of the Chevalier Giovaorliino de Zugueil as Consul at Sierra Lemma for hie Mejoity the King of asp ad of Bogor Yeeeente Lucy. ae Consul is the liked of Trinidad, fee the republic of Vonesuele. FOIMICia-01 , 71Cit, FEB. B.—Tbe Qom has been =to sp;rwir of Mr. P. H. Howning so Cared Is for the republic of Veseasela. Dowynto-frarcr, Fes. 6.—The Queen has been Stela to appoint J. H. Wanton, A/phines de Besseitoreffts, Minot Mart nitile, Dent S. Oplvy, end J. Ormsby, lageiri, to be et , peadtary seigiroratos for the Wand of Mainralare; obi hi. bird Wretos Mara, Ilequfire, to be At terserOmival for the IPle.d of Ast gas. thmtwx-Orrtcc. Fee. 7.—Member returned to ism Is Holm eat Parlierasat.—County of Linlithgow.— Charlie Balla. Kai., Lord Advoi roc for Scotland in the room of George Dundee, Eat, liiiiteseat-Goveruorof Prince Edward bland. ----• BOARD OF TRADE, WIIITEHALL, FED. B.—The Right Honourable the Leeds el the Conirnit.re of Privy Ceentril f,re True sad Pleneetkos bear d informati• u AM the law, by which the elevelariae or foreign skis in Don w& was prohibited, bee been repeated. Ilse pretty operetta d Da s Desiderio, composed by Pries ronialoweld, wee reproduced et the Italian Opera, Perla, re Satanby, IWirth rrptaeuti Caul is the part of the &els, .s X. Prow t skits: the plncipslehara..ter, Sat Md... delviet-lko.trlll. The CIVIs. tea of Mdse. Peen, end Mir deo bet west the ease loly sad Mario, urn' el estrellrutly, the r 'wag werisly stoored. ♦ hittstfrout Ale:apart* dated the 27th ult., rays :—M We hew here et this memeetees of the sons of the Emperor Thisbe% el/ AlyedWa. This roc prime, vim has as extremely beerestlex eppeerree► le ereompealel • stimeroos osier, ex 1 in•. 12 is Meithig Paris. Hs is the beeree, it I. add. d ramendimit proseals how his hubar N the Emperor Ifspoir n." The Tirio sorroopoodoot of the Brawls Au pimiento wri , s• on the 4th to oast The patios al Nile• hove polObi , oill the revremstation of Norma at tbe The liSy Wes yretcrley M. de Stroh telt, &recto, el pollee, vent &W the If arrittie Sosene, M. George Clarke, M. Eraser, sod It. Cavil, sad aft. r addmeeiss yew remittable le them Meths le warteas proceedisge is the Sods Thiele* es the gestedlest seesisp, teamed the thee lint that for the teleis they were I. rbidden M rn'er any t 4 the theatres d Mhos. M. Caron rimmed anion to her. for Bergamo." AiIIAININATIONS the Howe of Lid., on Friday errrnier, the Earl of Leitrim will sore that on Imeable alarm be Forestal I. bee Itartety, for s Mon d—T►e same, of .11 persona erramesated in Irelasl, from the fhb el Iley. Mk sal doe ilst el Dumber, l&S; the isle ot seek seesalasites ; Ohs arms et all poser who twee bs ereemied or ettemple made to resseelnele, ler the mess pedal ; the Sees eit mat attswipt ; the ism* is which week pewees tweiled ; the swore of perms serestall, if ~7 i ▪ aseplelaw web ow w .iestioa ellwapewl sorseiseilea; by Awe Wee ewnoltt .1, lb. tahreittan k by whoa tas, It My; dal. d imp ie.su.est ; if hese& to trid, state the date; Yaewlrt.d, Meth the date, it empltied, thole the Sete; the nohow,; end it &sten, wee aerial fats fact er oeseineled. ♦ VOLOWTART RAT!. OR AN 11011PITAL.-111111 warn d Itairrakr, Mr. Darren., I. tweetedled he the SEIM c._7 M.tel 'he .0 of lU., h. 4 et whieh tree faked by a lest.ry haltpretty rate moor the tap nit Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Fl 3. 11. Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday csespelsed the Dachas of Kent (attended by Lady Fanny Reward), Count Peepacher, Lord and Lady Robby, the Deb ad Wtadsor, ead the Roc Ms. Wellesley. The bad oldie Ores*/ las Gnash was b atdisadente, and performed darbi dinner the o ”rt.rT. " ..... 74 itties" .18 .fa iir D Alert ROI MeJeetee pefvels bad Ames& performed b4 n lb. Drawls...mot Om ommaia.:4lepair MINT. ne_ 7 7, 411 11042r . '''''' ****** auzwi . /data. Third I". ******** " • • ***** ••• W • • The Qum walked la the Home Fmk Vile mornlala attended by tie Eon. Emily Cmhoart. The Priam Cimert rode out oa horseback, sad Mated the Windsor taxiway, the &rings Bank, and the Mcdel Lodging Hower, siamded by Colonel F. H.laymoar and Captain the Has. D. di Ron Prim:est Louis MI la the Riding Home. Count Ferpoulter left Windsor today on kis return to Barb.. Lady Churchill hoe succeeded the Countess of Dant as Lady in Welting to her Majesty. The Earl of Veratam and the Hon. Mortimer Beckwith' Wed have eneoeeded Lord Crofton and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, as Lord and Groom in Wai.Mg. The Judicial Committee dais Privy Council eat yesterday. Au appeal from Jersey, " Folle T. Le Sneer," part beard, wee resermed. The lords present were Lord Slegsdown, Lord Justice Fosight Drum, Dr. Luilliugtoe, sad 81r J. Coleridge. Despatches wore received at the Colonial-oil:. yr Werday from the Lord High Commissionor of the lonian lelsode, the Governors of the North American Province, and the Governor of Heligoland. Despatches were sent to the Oovernor of Falkland bland. Th. Prince Wiadimir Bariatisaky aad M. Raab konoki have left the Clereadott foe NHL ilia Excellency the United States Minister enter tained at dinner, cm Monday last, Lord Lyons (the newly appointed Envoy to %shingles), the Brasillan Minister, the Swedish ILblister, the Danish Minister, Mr. Seymour Fitz gerald, M.P., Mr. Then. Bruin, M.P., Mr. Thomson Han by, LP., Scarlott, do. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and fimily are expated at their neer mansion In St. Janteie; square, tram Bkaheim, early I. the ensuing month. The Duke and Duchels of Welliogton have re turned to Apalcy Home, from Stratlideldeaye. The Marquis of Bristol has arrived at his residence la St. Jametersquare, from lekworth Park, Suff.lk. The Berl aid Countess of Craven and family have snivel at War mansion in Charke-ereet, from Ashdown Perk. Viscount and Viscountess Grey de Wilton arrived is lowa on Monday, from visiting the FAA and Countess of Cram at Ashdown Park, Barks. _ _ Viscount Clifden has left town to pass a few weeks to Pada Tbs Countess Apponyi held her first assembly this stems I. evening at Chandos House. Previously to the esenably the eount and counter entertained at dinner his Itzeelkaer the Turkish ambassador, his iseellency the Swedish minister and the Countess Platen, his Encollency the Duda minister, ihe Count Paumgarten, the Countess Pannsgsrten, Count Brandenburg, Count Chotek, Sir Hamil ton and Laiy Seymour, Contain de Palk, &e. The Count de Paris has left Seville for Cadiz, from which place Dogma to Gibraltar to embark for England. The following are among the company now staying at Bright". :—Tha Earl and Coughs= Vine, Via want &sham, Lord Craastona, BUM de Soapy°, Lord Byron, Lady thwart, Sir Charles Clark*, Lady Taylor. Lady Mackenzie, Lady Chazlotta Kayo, Sir John Peddor, Sir Frederick and Lady Bar:ag, Lady Wombwell and SOD, and Lady Hildyard. It le said the Chancellor of the Exchequer con template§ a change in the sugar duties, that disniminating rates am to bo abolished, and a =nag= mar satorras amount isthetitutod. In the minority who voted in the Rouse of Com mons kW evesteg againat the introduction of Vieeou,,t Berea Bill, legelising the marriage of • deceased wife's eletsr, were the Isliewfag members of the government, the Int tar of whom ere cabinet ministers —Sight Honour*. Wes I. Henley, Lied J. Mennen', General Peet, and 8. W. Walpole; C. B. Adistley, C. Echo, H. J. Bane, Srt H. Cairo, W. L. Cory, T. H. flotheron Esteoort, Colonel Tweeter, G. Hardy, J. FL Iforbray, Sir Stafford H. North cote, and Co'oosl Taylor (Dublin Co.). . _ To-morrow evening Mr. Liadmay will call the attan tioa of the Home of C o mmons to the present conddion of the shipping tutored, sod more for a committee to 'agility tato the operation of mettles burdens end restrictions espe ciaLy affecting merchant shipping. On Monday evening the performances at the flame Royal, Dublin, were by command of their Excel lencies the Lord-L'eutenant and the Cotuttess of Eglintoun. The hones wee crowded a'moat to excels, bat the audience waned content wi'h their restkic'ed accommodation, and enjoyed the eveoiag very mach. Their Ezosilenoies were most warmly rweived by the satire house, standing and 1111COVeTO, end thwe were repeated and long-continued rounds of applause given for thew at intervals daring the evsatag. _ _ _ Sir George Grey has purchased the estate of Do:- ford, which adjoins hie property el PaUeda, from the executor& of the late Mr". Tharp, el Allawick. The price is mid to be 36,000 J. At a supper given a fortaigist ago by the Chari table fleelety of St. George, of Toronto, the Hon. Mr. Car tier, dm Premier, was present u an Invited guest, end in the emu of a speech wade the foUowiog ensonaownent .—He rid Gentleesea, at the list salience with which our be loved Qom hemmed ale. her Majesty addressed the fol lowing words to we Mr. Cartier, I minimised that yon are about leering Ude country for Canada; do not fall to eonanssakete to my loyal subjects In that province that I tale the deepest haterest In Canada, and that no one more than I do di sires to see lie people prosperous and happy.' " This ennowneeruent peodueed en explosion of loyalty on the . - pert of the sons of St. Georg*, who eprang to their feet, and wade the wend& ring with their cheers. The Rev. H. liightoo, M.A., assistant-master of Rugby School, baa bees amnia: «lay elected lied Master of Cheltenham Coll pre. Yesterday Professor Owen delivered, at the Royal 'esthetics, the third lecture of his course on foetal mammals. Mr. Edward Merewether, the agent appointed by the government of New South Wales to reorganises monthly steam portal men en between Sydney and Pacoima, nnired by the Overland Mall ow the 6th inst. New South Wales has undertaken to contribute 60,000!. a year for tot years towards the subs , dy. A commitoe has been formed la London to assist Mr. Mcrewether, compoecal of Mmes. E. Hamilton, 1). Lsrnacb, Captain Towns, and Mr. G. A. Lloyd. Unirera advances a tremendous argument afra'ast the p 'Mittens who propose are wpm:dilation of the Roman &a!es :—" The Roman !ketoses* not the pmperty of Phu IX.; they are tAc proptrty of Att. Tutor. The Pope but a lift interest in them." The anniversary of the birth of Webster has been celebrred in New York by a great banquet at skirl his personal friends and poldieal aatrgenlite were eamsbled beam of the eta emnim's wemr ry. Lord Frederick Caveli er' Lard Radriock were prevent at this baaquet, end wee caned onto epe,k , when the former placed on record his aloe n for Alaska and he reople, as w.ll as for the memory of Ilopestios Webster—" • 'lip of the Magus" rays a 011. reer . n ik u t, "which had sot the Rooker bees a lord, mind you, would have been fraught with sad cossequences." A correspondent of the Bury Post states that the Boron de Bloc had this SIAS n killed with hie gut upon ha mania at Brandon-psrk, Saffolk, the mermen@ number of more Ma* 1,600 partridges, point olsooting, a number which has never bees roxeded in spotting history to have been killed by one goo befse, apes one 111.2t01r. In a reams. Mr. Bmit3 O'Brien in a paranpr in tha Pacific, which saikd from Galway fir Maxim on estard.y. His yiaa to the laud of stars sat s.ripe. will est 'weed SOU, moths' duration. On his departure Kr. O'Hr:ess 1.15 behind as a roossabrasseer a larder addressed to Mr. Jar Prances Moshe, M P., In stitch he explaiu at comiderahle barb W rime um teak roclaka la Freeeral, Gni emesponite the teeth* with a U. note, as Ws contribution Inwards the oFek Ttlel Paul," nos in process of anted" fee the doinse of the Phantasm at the mina, wing swim ITALY. BARDLYIA. paw ors ow* oozzireurnistr.) TURIN, Pss. b. Yesterday, at the close of the sitting of the Chamber, the Minister of Finance, Commendatore LUIZ', presented a bill authorising the government to contract a loan of 60 millions of lire. The pre amble of the bill, which was read at the desire of the Chamber, sets forth in substance that the army corps despatched by Austria to Lombardy is cantoned along the frontier, and that with this addition, the troops stationed there greatly surpass the armed force required in time of peace merely for the defence of public order. The movements of those troops and the concentrations effected in certain places afford grounds for the sus picion . that there is some aggressive design on foot. A decree by the government of Vienna pro hibits the exportation of horses to Piedmont. Further, the Austrian government has just an nounced a loan of 160 millions of francs. In the presence of such preparatory measures, the King ordered his ministers to make like provision, so uto be able to continue the defensive preparations already commenced, in accordance with the gravity of the circumstances; the government, therefore, applies to the Chamber for power to contract the i loan above mentioned. The bill was introduced on the score of urgency. To-day the several sections of the chamber have all given a favourable vote. On Monday, should nothing happen to prevent it, the project of law will be in serted in the order of the day. The ;sole opponent, as yet, of the proposed measure is the Count Della Margherita. The public are in hopes of hearing the Count of Caronr's reply, but he will disap point tholes who suppose that he will make important revelations. A. The King hes returned from Genoa, where the municipal body declared to him in their address, that Genoa as a mercantile city was inclined to peace ; but if peace was incompatible with the welfare of the country, then it was prepared, in remembrance of the year 1746, to make any sacrifice in-support of the government's magnanimous views. To this the King replied, it was certain that the political hori zon was overcast, but should great difficulties arise, Genoa would yield to no other town in its readi ness to make sacrifices for the common cause. THE UNITED STATES. (nox ova OWN NEW YORK, lax. 25. The Cuban question has derived fresh interest from the report of the debate upon the President's Message in the Spanish Coster, which has just reached us. The opposition journals are unanimous in their approval of the tone of dignity and modera tion which ppervades it, and contrast it with the swashbuckler harangues of Slidell and Toombs, whenever any question of national honour comes up in our Congress. The calmness and abeam, of vitupe ration in the Spanish speeches, and the lofty reserve of the resolution which followed, have undoubtedly strengthened the position of Spain in the matter more than if she had fortified herself with half-a dozen alliances, because she has enlisted on her be half the sympathies of all moderate men in the Union. Some amusement was excited here last week by an article in the Herald, the Buchananite organ in this city, stating that the proposition for a loan of thirty millions of dollars for the purchase of Cuba was not really meant to be taken on pied de la kilt% The government did not want the money ; and pro- posed to borrow it merely in order to ascertain how the country liked the idea of purchasing Cuba. In other words, it was a plan invented by Mr. Buchanan for arriving at a knowledge of the state of public opinion touching the annexation of the ever faith ful isle." It is hard to know whether one should feel more amused by the clumsiness of the expedient or the naivete of the confession. Since then the Committee of the Senate, appointed to report on the scheme, have brought in their re ports, one presented by the majority, and one, as is the custom here, by the minority, Slidell represent ing the former, and Seward the latter. With Slidell's arguments in favour of it you are probably already familiar. He dwells upon the supposed dislike of the Cabana to Spanish rule, though upon this point he has no evidence whatever ; upon the probability of Cuba being wrested from its present owner by some strong naval force, and then converted into a standing menace against the United States ; but he evidently relies most for stopping your months, as well as justifying the policy he advocates, upon the necessity under which he alleges all strong nations find themselves of absorbing those of their neigh bours who are weak, and whose civilisation is lower than their own. Ia support of this position, he citesthe example of France in Algeria, England iu India, and Russia in Central Asia. He wishes them all possible success, but desires that the United States may be allowed to follow their example, and extend its territories in the same way,though by more peaceful means. The reply of the " anti - Cubans " to all this is that England, France, and Russia are monarchies; that it is the part of monarchies to carry on dynas tic wars, and wars of conquest and aggrandisement; that nobody expects anything better of them; that they maintain large standing armies which must be used in some way, and that the absorption of weak neighbours is the readiest and most tempting which offers itself; that our union was formed for purposes totally different—not to contribute to the power and glory . of one family, but to secure the liberty and happiness of many, and that though it may be law ful for us to annex wild and uninhabited lands, it is not lawful to force into the union a civilised and organised community. There is at present, I think, not much chance of the proposition ending in anything beyond " bunkum." There have been the usual number of " rows" in Washington so far. Since the Montgomery and English combat, Mean. Walden and Taylor have had a " set to." The two former used bricks, the latter umbrellas, as weapons of offence and defence. In addition to this there has been "a scene" in a secret session of the Senate, in which Douglas called the Illinois pos tmasters appointed by the administra tion " thieves ; and Mr. Fitch told Mr. Douglas he "was telling falsehoods;" and the heroic Jefferson Davis then stepped in and told both gentlemen that "they were behaving like highwaymen." These squabbles are simply disgusting and nothing more. They are always settled by the intervention of friends," and " mutual apologies." There were twenty-five challenges and " difficulties" at Washing ton last session, but not one duel. There is as yet, in spite of the general revival of trade, little activity in any branch of business in this city, except real estate, in which, however, the speculation is extraordinarily active, particula rl y in the lota looking out on the Centr al Park, now in process of construction. These now change hands frequently three or four timem in a day, ever y time at an advance in pries ' and by separate deed. In fact, land is transferre d here with a facility, celerity, and security, which would cause many of your o ld conveyancers to stand aghast. In Paris daring the put week, says Galignani, concerts and &dries mneica'ae have bean numerous ; but, with the exception of M. Vico:h.:cups orchestral concert on Wednesday, have not shown any nonA fe stuns. - . Besides the second volume of his memoirs, M. Onizot is &boat to pull oh another velem. entit'ei " Trois Role, Trot peoples, nolo Siectes." The Nourdle Garette de Prune is not of opinion that Preusaia bat contracto4 any engagements with Austria. "What interest," says the Beelines, Journal, "hay Pronto in intervening in a rivaty between two glut catholic powers who dispute predovelsases In Italy f It Is a household <panel in the catholic world, And Prussic ought neither to disturb hated( nor to sold a single soldier." CAPTURE OF AN ESCAPED CONVICT. Oray, whyse escape from the Durham county trims was noticed in one invasion yesterday, was formed at half-peat it on Saturday night, ia a low bier-how, Hartlepool. Mr. Hodgson, a worrier is the prima, in company with 1112111 et - Ailment towed him treating sow lewd women with glares of rem; hs made so smietance. Ha was afar depodtad to his old spiarlsrass basks I.,—Nerwslis IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.) The &juin leek the chair at 12 aids*. The Westminster Improvement WWI read a first dim PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented, praying for the repeal of the paper duty, and the abolition of church rates. Mr. J. EWART presented a petition from the Liverpool Reform Aaacciation, praying for ea alteration la the mode of keeping the public &cam's. SHIPPING. On the =eon of Mr. INGH&M, • munber of retorts were ordered relating to shipping. FUNDED DEBT. On tbo motion of Sir S. iionritcorr, returns were ordered, showing the amount of the capital of the Funded Debt on the let day of July, 1858, and on the let day of February, 1869: on the amount of the Unfunded Debt at the same data: and of the amount of Exchequer Bills which hare been funded between the tat day of July, 1868, sad the let day of February, 1869; the dates of melt fund ; the rate, at which the conversions ware effected ; ls and the prime of Conso sad ofEzebequer Bills at inch dates. _ _ SUPPLY. _ _ _ Tbo report of the commutes of was brought up ad agreed to. The ccannetetp dt agsus on Friday next. _ spin on Friday , ARMY AND NAVY BBTIKATES. On the motion of Sir STAFFORD NORTFICOTR, the Wind address to the crown was agreed to, praying that the military and naval 'admitting for the ensuing year might be laid mate table. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. ROME. . MARSEILLIn, Pie. 7. Advice* have been received from Rome to the 6th instant. The Prince of Wales arrived there on Thursday evening iscognito. The following day the Pope sent his Major Domo to pay him his 'reepeets. Prince Albert of Prussia has left again, after having had several interviews with the Pope. The official journal contracliets the statement pub lished by some papers that Ferrara has been declared in a state of siege. AUSTRIA AND FRANCE. VIENNA, Fis. 8. The semi-official Austrian Correspondence (Oester. reichisehe Correepondens) in an article of this evening characterises the Emperor Napoleon's speech 11,11 peaceful, and states that the alliance of France and England is a guarantee for the maintaining of the treaties. The same article hopes for the speedy solution by diplomatic means of the question respect ing the military occupation of the States of the Church, and also for the discontinuance of the war like preparations in France. SICILY. Private letters from Palermo bring intelligence that the country is as agitated now es it was in 1047, and that things are taking much the same turn. A great number of arrests of persons of station and education have taken place in that city. Among them is Gaetano Daits, formerly a Deputy to the Sicilian Parliament, and a gentleman of position and talent. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. SPEECH OF COUNT DR MORNY. (non ova OWN CONSUPONDINS.) PARIS, Tomas Enema. The event of the day is the following speech made by the Count de Morny to the Corp. Legislatif : had intended to speak to you of your selves; I bad prepared a statistical table of your labours during the thee that I have had the honour to be your presi dent. I had at Inert to demonstrate—by showing you the proofs of the great value which the government always attaches to your suggetins, by recapitu lating all that work does In your bureaux and committee which nape public attention, by numerating the many amendments due to your initistive—how real and efficacious is the Munn which the constitution matins to you; and I should have ventured to may In ocenseion, that having re gard to the divided state of our society, a Cone Logien:lf which freely examines all questions on their own merits aloes, better scene perhaps the general interest than the old Chambers, whose paidamentary struggles trunformod the duty of voting laws into a political weapon—P. strategetical I party maticeuvre. But this cold analysis would, as It ap pears to me, be ill-ttmei at the prevent moment; you are still too much moved by the noble words which you heard yesterday for me to notate to divert the current of your thoughts. Let us well weigh those words, gentlemen; and in the drat place Ist us, who are the delegate, of the country, repose in the Emperor that unlimited confidence which ten years of wise government, moderation, devotion to the interests of Prance, end religions oars for her harm have implanted In our minds. Be roofident when the Em peror lays to you, " Resume with calm your habitual labours. I hope that peace will not be troubled. I shall remain im movable in t►e path of right, AMR*, and national honour," and when repeating then famous words, "L'Emplre &est la pia," he adds that pram can only be disturbed for the de fence of stem national Interests. How many other °onside rations are there also which ought to dispel our anxiety Religion, philosophy, civilisation, credit, reaaufecturee have made peace the first necessity of modern times ; the blood of people can no longer be lightly shed—war is the last resort of injured right or wounded honour. Almost all difilcidfes are now solved by diplomacy or pacific arbitration. Rapid Intereetional commuointioas and publicity ken created a new European power with which all governante ere obliged to reekon--this power is opinion. Opinion may bra moment hesitate or be misled, but it always ranges itself ultimately on the side of light and humanity. Let us hope that ender existing circumstance., the generous ideas, the loyal and: dienterested intuitions of the Emperor will make their way in the world, and that befog adopted by the sympathyof peoples, and supported by the credit of sovereigns, they will succeed in bringing about a pacific solution of all difficult question. Wh►tever the fauns may resins for es, let us act ea we have done in the past. Let us take counsel ealy of our patriotism. Let up draw clone end doter to the throes. Defections sad mistrust never lave any country or any individue. Our resolute support to the Emperor will aid weight to his negotini-ne, as, in case of need, it would give him greeter strength to conquer. There are people who see in this allocution an attenuation of the threatening tenor of the speech from the throne. It seems to me a mere repetition of it. The allusion to public opinions, and those " vulgar interests" which the imperial discourse made so light of, is a sop to the deputies which their sagacious president very natu rally treats them to in order to flatter their wounded salt-love. But the great fact remains that the Count de Morny, like the Emperor, is so absorbed by the prospect of war that he can speak of nothing else. He tells the deputies plainly that their minds must be in such an excited state that they cannot listen to any disquisition on internal affairs. Like the Emperor, he holds out only those vague and general hopes of peace which every military despot use as a matter of course up to the moment of declaring war ; and, like the Emperor, he abstains from mentioning any single fact calculated to lead to a reasonable hope that the casus belli plainly laid down in the official pamphlet is in the way of a peaceable solution. The last word in his speech, you will observe, is the ominous one— " conquer." The Pritrir, in a very marked manner, contradicts assertions of the Nord and Independanee Beige tending to throw doubt' on the official origin of the pamphlet. The falsification of the Nord's pre diction that the imperial speech would be found at variance with the pamphlet is triumphantly pointed out. I have seen a private letter from an army oar geon serving in Algeria, dated only four or five days back, stating that his regiment was expecting to be sent to Italy, and that he was harassed to death by preparations for active service. . - The Bourse has been firmer than could hare been expected under the circumstances. The Rents for account rose 20c. or 30c. in the middle of the day, but afterwards sales predominated, and the closing price was 68fr. 10e., the same as yesterday. For cash the last price was the same, with a rise of 6c. Mobilier roes Er. 60c. The Orleans railway rose 7fr. 60c. t Lyons, Er. 60e., and the other lines were from 2fr. 60e. to 6fr. lower. On the occasion of the late visit of the make of bazit-Cobneg-Gotha to Drunks, the King clamed a grand repre.4 niation of the lest optra of his royal highness, Dias is Sainye, to be represented with great splendour in the Court theatre, end bi. Majraty with the Quoin end all the royal fanily attended th, performance. The commission which hen been sitting upon the question of lowering the dlspuon at the French maileel theatres, have decided epos lowering a quarter of a tone, so shout imperceptible amelioration, end which le declared by emu of the be.t artiaks to be leaufficiest. M. Levametir. the Ws etc. to beau at the Grand Opera, le of this opinion, sad states that when the great waits of Gluck were ant represented In Pans the diapason was nearly as entire tens lower then M pressat. The change has but made partly by the eendmises of embeetru sad partly by composers, who of late years possess a mania for intiuducing pimp' which are Wittiest to the woke. 11111111111111 COLONISATION IN INDIA. On the motion of Mr. W. E WART It wee agreed that the select committee on Coloni.ation end Settlement (India) should consist of eighteen members: Mr. William Ewalt, Mr. Bernie, Mr. Campbell, Mr. De Vice, Mr. °repos, Mr. Kinnaird, ?dr. Knight, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Lygm, Mr. Arthur Mills, Mr. Niebet , Sir Erskine ?say, Mr. B.erdson, Mr. Denby Seyroonkllr. John Benjamin Smith, Mr. William Vansittart, Mr. Villiers, and Colonel Sykes. The house then adjourned at a quarter-pest twee* o'clock. 1118 B.IIXAOENABLIXS IX E The following members of the House of Commons claim to be meow] from serriag on election committem, on moonlit of being more then 60 years old :—Hon. General Arbuthnotr, J. &nohow, E. Ball, W. H. Barrow, P. Bennet, T. T. Bernard, Hon. W. S. Bernard, A. Black, Cot. Boldrro, Hon. P. P. Bonnets, J. Boyd, J. I. Briscoe, J. Brocklehuret, W. Brown, Major C. Bruce, General Buckley, Sir C. M. Burrell, J. H. Calera% Sir C. H. Coote, R. Daviaoo, E. Denison, E. Divett, H. Drummond, T. S. Dna. combe, Right Hoe. B. Mike, Hon. I. B. Elliot, Sir De L. Evans, J. Fergus, J. H. Foley, W. J. Fos, Right Hon. Sir Sir J. Graham, B. Gurdon, G. Hadfield, 0. G. Harem; J. I. Stud, J. Heathoote, Right Hon. J. W. Henley, J. I. H. Johnstone, W. Kirk, W. Long, Hon. Colonel Lowther, T. Luce, G. Murat:icy, C. A. Moody, J. It. Mulling., Sir C. Napier, Sir J. Owen, C. W. Puke, R. Palmer, Viscount Palmerston, Sir G. B. Pechell, N. Power, D. Pugh, 0. Ricardo, Lord I. Rumen, G. P. &rope, R. A. Stoney, R. Spooner, Lord J. Stuart, General Thompson, T. Thornely, G. Trial, J. A. Tinder, Sit W. Verner, H. 13. Waddington, Admiral Walcott, J. A. Warm, H. White, B. M.Ghie W. B. Wrightson, General Wyndham. CONFOCATION OP Till CLERGY--(THIS DAT.) This morning the convocation of the prelates and clergy of previa°, of Canterbury met for the dopateh o business. The Upper House, under the presidency of the Bishop of London, sat in Queen Ann's Bounty Mice, Dean's-yard; and the Lower Hoe" presided over by the Dean of Bristol, the prolocutor, in the Jerusalem Chamber, Westminster Abbey. The Upper Howe sat bat in a few minutes, and the only business tnnsactol was the reception of a petition from the dkcose of Ely, against the abolition of church-rates. The Archbishop of Canterbury being in attendsuoe upon her Majesty at Windsor, the house was adjourned until to-mon ow, but the meeting then will be merely pro forma, end no bushsese will be disposed of until Friday. The right reverend prelates present were—The Bishops of Oxford, Lincoln, Salisbury, St. tueph, Lichfield, and Gloucester sad Basta. In the Lower House a debate arose on the report of a com mittee sad gravamen relative to the power of parliament to make lama affecting the fundamental doctrine and discipline of the Church of England without previously consult ing couvocation. Canon Selwyn moved a resolution denying any such right and that the nso:ut'on be made an articular eke, and c aried to the ,tipper House. The recent law of divorce was strongly dwelt upon and it was budded that if Parliament could establish inch a system of its own accord it could alter the sondes end laws of the Church just as It thought proper, end the meeting of convocation wan • nullity. The dotate, which was warm sod animated, had not concluded when our repeat left. . . . These per:olicel amemblagea of the prelates and c'ergy of this province appear to be growing in ambition ; fora kind of Hansard" hes been adopted. It is caged the " Chrostkie of Conrocation," and the work contains the whole of the debates that take place in the two houses. Copies of the lasi eeseion's report were laid on the table to-dap. BANBURY ELECTION.-(TE18 DAY.) (ET ELifiltlC TELEGIATII.) STATE OF THE POLL AT TEN O'CLOCK. Hardy 99 Samuelson lllall , 92 TUB SUPPOSED MURDER AT HAMMTRSRITU.—• Testerday an isvestigetiou, which lasted several hours, took place at the Black Lace Tavern, Hammeremith, before Mr. alfOrley, coroner for West Middlesex, touching the des* of Mr. Joseph Hodges Barrio. aged 0, la's clerk and relieving of of the Wen London Usion, who wee discovered in the Thames, near Hammersmith-bridge, with three wounds on his throat sad other injuries, which led to a strong surpicion that the un'ortunate grntieruaa had been robbed and tam. dered. The discovery of the body was reported in the Daily News of Monday. The proceedings excited coasiderable Net. Robert Joining., a tighteners'', proved finding the body of the de, cased, be was without hie cone and hat, there were three wounds on the throat, and his knees and hands were severely mutilated. No pipers were toned upon the de ceased to lead to his Mark, ; he hed no watch, but there wee a gold pin In hie neckerchief, and four thillisge and threepence in essh in his pockets ; he had no cutting =int recut In his poresoloo.—al r. Thomas Phillips, master of the West London Union, said the deceived loft hie dents se an officer of the anion on the 3rd of January; band. bills and advertisements were lamed, offerirg a reward for his dime covery.—By the Coroner: The demeaned was a married men ; he bad been sin mare in office; I never knew him attempt suicide; lately he had been very desponding, but I cannot stale the mum; he lets his anonnre strictly acciuste.—By the jury : I know of no I cretin who bat enmity towards the decereed, he was generally beloved; he ow not nabs:weed. —Mr. James Keane, surgeon, of Hammersmith, said tho wounds on the throat were not seeker nt to muse death ; no doubt he died from drowning.—Mr. Phillips said, of er the decemers diruippeeranee the office knife woo misted.—Tho Corooer observed it wa • very rays'erkus ease.—The jury. in the absence of evidence, retuned • verdict of "Found in the river with wounds on hie throe., but how be mil there there wee no evidence to prove." Toot MURDER OP MB. ELY..—The Tipperary Esamitter has the subjoinet account of the movements of Delan the alleged murder.r of Mr. Richard Ely. As an adept ho the art of cooling pursuit, the Irieh fugitive is scarcely surperesd by Tomtia Topes Sr Mas &bib :—" De lany plea d through K 'handbooks on Sunday morning lam, lecasimd for some (lute to the bridge of Kihoecthomas. talking toe man, and inquineg the West reed to Water ford, so as to avoid the Bel , yduff Pollee Barra*. He evinced a tolerable Idea of the county, end appesved quite familiar with Its different roads, police•roations, villages, Re. When hat seen be was in the neighbourhood of Kill end Aeuestown ; he le said to hare Wee totter.' attersors t s ema bark for America; he tied In Cork, Yough.l, and Danger van. Wally is described as a man about five feet eight Inches in stature, complexion sallow, slightly marked with the small-pox on the left side of the face, and ' one wry large mart on the right ; a exert athletic young fellow. It appears now that both Delany and the convict who lately escaped from Cork gaol era prowling shout the comity Waterbed. Beth have been chafed by the keel police. Delany, under the immersion that he was the le• raped °caviar, end the convict, under the inn rearm that he was Delsay. We have since reef i red the flowing : —On Wed newlay lost Deasy passed through the village of Kilueaden —he remained for some time In the house of a man named James Stack, end pur haesd • Rat of spir:te there; he in re potted to have slept is a home in the t twalend of Whitedd on that nicht. On Thursday over tilt yof the constabulary searched Kilmeaden. Mount Conroy., Mount Neel, county Kilkenny, and Whitfield woods, tut their quests discovered no trams of Delany." LATINO Tint FOUNDATION STOWS OF THE NEW SCILOOLA, SOUTHWARI.—(L i sts Day).— The foundation stone of the new schools reading-room. and dormitories, in Drava dam, Benthwerk, wee hid this morning by the Earl of Shaftesbury. Prayers having been reed by the reeler of the parish, the Rev. Joseph Brown, M.A., the precession Let t the church, proceeding down the Blackfriserroad sad Charlotte-etreet, to the site in Grovel lane. A hymn wee then sung and a _prayer aired up by the rector. C. J. Sivas, me thin a ddressed his lordship, sad requested hie, la the name of the subscribers to lay the foundation stems. The eldlilied then ezhilAted the plan s, and the BM al Shallesbeey addressed the assembly be a mat rid *twat Irtik.