The Express. — London, England, 1867-10-14 00:00:00

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HIGH WATRZ AT LONDON!AIDGIL IZIII DAY Lianiag. - 2i:l7aa:::::AfternocZ, 2h. 33m. Mslioasow—Morateic. 12). .5122..--A262nrooe. 3h. IL. LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14. THE two great problems of English commerce— corn and cotton—have come into prominent notice during the past week. In both these staples the changes have been adverse. It is difficult to tell which is the more disadvantageous—a rise in the one or a fall in the other. The latest accounts respecting the harvest show that the wheat supply has been deficient, and in some of the country markets a rise of 3s. or more has taken place. There appears little doubt, however, that this movement has been chiefly produced .by purchases en foreign, and especially French, account. Not only haa a large portion of the supplies from Southern Russia, Turkey, and her dependencies been diverted to Genoa, Algiers, and Marseilles, instead of being sent to Liverpool and London, but there is alsogood reason to believe that some conside rable quantities of English grain have been bought for export. Thum operations can of course exer cise only a temporary influence, since it appears beyond the bounds of possibility that this country will becmue, as she was two hundred years ago, an exporter instead of an importer of corn. Trade, however, constantly experiences the strangest and most unexpected revolutions. When the excitement caused by the gold discoveries in California was at its height hardly any one enter tained, or at least expressed, the slightest opinion that this particular State would, in comparatively few years, take its rank among the grain-exporting districts of the world. The event has nevertheless happened. Returning to the present features of the day, it is evident that, making allowance for the increased harvests in Southern Europe and America, the general yield for the year is, on the whole, deficient. Northern Germany, from whence we used to receive large quantities both in the shape of grain and of flour, is suffering from scarcity, and, instead of being as heretofore a seller, has become a buyer. The development of modern trade has of late years attained such complete proportions, that the question of the food supply is elevated now to a cosmopolitan in place of a local interest. Thirty or forty years back a failure in the harvest of oven the nearest nations excited here little more than a languid sympathy. Today it comes home to our own doors. The English workman may have to pay a penny a pound more for his bread on account of misfor tunes that have only partially affected his own country, but, on the other hand, press hardly upon comparatively remote parts of Europe. Probably the question would be of subsidiary, although still of much importance, if the crops in France had turned out even moderately favourable. It is well known that no subject engages the anxious attention of the French Government more than the rise in the price of bread. Already ominous placards have appeared on a question that affects every household in the empire. Paris espe cially shows signs of being intractable. There can be little doubt that the Go%eniment are taking measures to remedy the evil. It is no secret that large purchases of corn have been made abroad, and that in consequence the specie in the Bank of France has decreased in a fortnight by about 2,040,0001. In the present stagnation of French enterprise only ono cause can be assigned for this sudden drain, and for a similar reason it may be inferred that public rather than private operations have been carried on. It would be no new thing for the Government, in order to keep down the price of bread, to take measures which, according to our views, would be totally antagonistic to every sound principle of political economy. How far this may have been done it is, of course, impossible to tell. The matter is notwithstanding of great importance to ourselves. The violation of the best established principles of trade is sure to recoil heavily upon the originator, but does harm to bystanders in the meantime. A continues! s•ipply of artificially cheap bread may enable the French artisan to work on terms which would have the effect of underselling our manu facturers. It is only one of the many forms for giving a bounty. However mischievous bounties in the long run turn out to be, the history of the worldproves that sometimes they command a cer tain amount of factitious success. The French nation at large would be the loser in the end, but THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1867. the first inconvenience, supposing any should occur, would in all probahility fall primarily upon ourselves. With regard to cotton, the price is falling. Ac cording to the " Cotton Brokers' Circular," the imports in the first 41 weeks of the present year have been over a quarter of a million bales less than in 1866. At the same time the quantity taken for consumption was little more than 1,000 bales increase. These facts prove that commerce is by no means in that prosperous state which is deduced from the figures furnished by the Board of Trade. If foreign exports more than maintain their level, there is an evident falling off in the home demand. Nor do the present returns pre sage a better result. A diminished import and a falling price are conclusive proofs that prospective orders are comparatively few. With reference to what has been men tioned on the corn market, it may perhaps be some feeble consolation to know that, if dulness prevails here, it is equally found on the Continent. The decrease of actual export for the year is not far short of 50,000 bales. Since a large portion of the cotton taken by France and Germany passes through our hands, this decline shows that trade abroad is if anything worse than here. The chief reasons are to be found in the constant rumours of wars and general political uneasiness, together with in part the deficiency in the harvest, and in France the collapse of the Credit Mohilier. In England we are experiencing the full effects of the panic last year. It takes some time for calamities of this kind to be fully realised, and hence trade is generally more affected six or twelve months after the crisis has passed than at the actual moment of its occurrence. One point is sure to attract attention. In two successive weeks the Bank of France has loet upwards of two millions sterling in bullion. The fact has been received in Paris with the moat perfect equanimity. There doe , ' not appear to have been the slightest change in the rates of discount, and the event has been passed over as one of the least imaginable importance, excepting that it has been thought on the whole advantageous. It is hardly necessary to say what effect this considerable diminution would have caused in England. In accordance with precedent the Bank minimum would have been raised at once 1 or 2 per cent., so that the reserve might be adequately protected. Even now a few with drawals of gold are producing some uneasiness among timid individuals, although nearly every body agrees that we hold much more bullion than we know what to do with. They cannot, in fact, help looking back to the events of 1866, the un necessary maintenance of the Bank rate at 10 per cent. for over three months, and the triumphant vindication of the so-called principles of the Act of 1844, notwithstanding that the effort involved the crippling of commerce for one, if not many years. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) biassed by petty prejudices and jealousies of factions and sects. Nor is it his least merit that he now exhibits on the subject of national education an elasticity of mind, without which the politician becomes soon fossilized into uselessness or even mischievous obstruction. Both the Si. , r and the SPinthtrci loudly condemn the conduct of those who go to Stoke Newington and other ritualistic churches and settle the controversy by Mai cuffs. The latter says anti-ritualists who respect them. selves should use the law if it will serve. If it will not serve they ought either to strive for legWation or to ques tion seriously whether religion of any kind ought to be hampered by the restraints inseparable from a state con. nection. Cite Court. BALMORAL, OCT. 11. The Queen drove out with Princess Christian in the morning, and again in the afternoon, accompanied by Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Marchioness of Ely. OCT. 12. The Queen drove to Alt-na-Guithassch, with Princess Christian, attended by the Marchioness of Ely. Prince Christian went out for a drive of deer in Colonel Farquharson's woods, at Invercauld. Prince Leopold, accompanied by Mr. Duckworth, went to Glen Ey. Sir Stafford Northcote has left Balmoral. The accounts received of Prince Arthur are most favour able; the fever has entirely subsided. A deputation of gentlemen connected with the trade of Newfoundland had an interview with Lord Stanley, at the Foreign-office, on Saturday. The deputation, which con sisted of Mr. Thomas B. Job and Mr. Ridley, was intro- duced by Mr. S. R. Graves, M.P., and accompanied by Mr. Thomas Baines, of the Liverpool Office. Despatclaca were sent on Saturday from the Colonial office to the Governors of the North American Provinces. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d' Iyra al a have been staying on a visit to the Countess Frances Waldegrave and the Right Hon. Chichester For tescue, M.P., at Chewton Priory, Somersetshire. Count Jarnac, Lady Scott, the Hon. James Stuart Wortley, Mr, Alderson, and a select party have been there. The Lord Chancellor will receive the judges on Monday, the 2nd of the ensuing month, at his reside ace in Haton•square, being the first day of Michaelmas term. Prior to receiving the judges and Queen's counsel, the noble lord will entertain the Lord Mayor elect and civic authorities at luncheon. Admiral and Mrs. Farragnt, Captain and Mrs. Pennock, Captain Le Roy, Lieut.-Commander J. Critten den Watson, Dr. Foltz, Messrs. M'Kinley, WlCes, Frailey, Collins, Gill, officers of the United States Navy, left the Clarendon Hotel on Saturday morning for Gravesend, where the distinguished party embarked on board the Frolic, which conveyed them to the Admiral's flag ship the Franklin, at Sheerness. During the Admiral and Mrs. Farragut's sojourn at the Clarendon Hotel they received visits from their Royal Highnez,es the Count de Paris, the Prince de Joinville, the Lord Mayor of London, and a great number of the English nobility. Mr. ehszles Dickens will, it is said, leave Liver pool for New York on the 2nd of November. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE INSURRECTION IN THE PAPAL STATES. PEOORKER OF THE INEVEOEXII4. The despatches from Italy show that the in surrection not only holds its own but is becoming daily more serious to the Papal sovereignty. Nerola, which according the statement of the official Romam Journal, is occupied by a thousand well armed insurgents, is little more than six teen miles from Rome. Subiaco, which was first taken by the insurgents, then retaken by the Papal troops, is in Sabina, between tho Tiber and the Neapolitan frontier. Assailed on the north-west from the side of Viterbo, on the south east on the aide of Villetri and Frosinone, the Papal troops are compelled to scatter themselves over a wide area. The insurgents act evidently on a well conceived and boldly executed plan. In addition to Menotti Garibaldi the insurrec tion is headed by Colonel Acerbi, MM. Cucchi, Salomono, and Baron Nicotera, all four deputies of the Italian Parliament. M. Baldini, a rich cloth manufacturer at Sienna, is at the head of 200 of his young workmen and Roman refugees, whom he has provided with arms and money. Several sons of rich Lombard families are also with the in vaders. Colonel Acerbi has issued the following proclamation : Torre-Alpina, Oct. P. Soldier,,—At the cry of Italy we have met once more, and full of patriotic enthusiasm have hurried here where a population glorious by its ancient annals has risen to re cover its liberty from the most barbarous and despotic of governments. We are all moved by the cry of Rome, we all understand that Rome is the soul of our country, and with. out it Italy cannot exist. To restore Rome to Italy, liberty to her enslaved people, who are resolved to break the yoke which oppresses them—such is our aim. The enterprise is as noble as are severe and numerous the sufferings we have to endure. Soldiers! Hunger, thirst, daily fatigues, con stant marches, sufferings of every kind, such is our pros pect. Our reward will be the consciousness of having done our duty. Soldiers ! The whole civilised world is looking at us and prays for our success. Let us prove that we are soldiers of the revolution, pupils of the school of the great C►ptain,Garibaldi, that we are soldiers of civilisation and, as before, know how to respect private property and opinions. Let us bo generous even towards a mercenary and hireling enemy. The rest we will regard as Italian brothers, who are to sit down with us at the great banquet of a regenerated country. And when,from the height of the I capitol, the Romans shall proclaim by the plebiscite, " Italy, one and free !" future generations will bless us. The General in Command, ACE/1131. were received with enthusiastic cheers. A decree, dated the 11th inst., appoints M. Germiny Presi dent of the Societ4 Immobiliere. AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Ocr. 14. The Bourse Gazette publishes a telegram from Frankfort-on-the-Maine, stating that the Emperor of Austria is expected to arrive on Friday next in that city, where his Majesty will meet the King of THE CONCORDAT. VIENNA. Ocr, 14. A deputation from the Viennese Common Coun cil will have an audience of the Emperor to-day to deliver an address, protesting against the accusa tions of the 25 bishops in their address supporting the Concordat. ITALY AND THIS POPE. Had any other statesman than M. Rattazzi been at the head of the King's government at Florence, the Rubicon, the nears says, would in all probability have been passed days ago, but not every man is gifted with the genius of a CaTOUT or the nerve of a Bismarck. There is no doubt that the Pontifical forces will soon have to give up the open country, and leave all but Lome itself, and perhaps a few other strong places, in the hands of the in. surgents. By his own unaided effort the Pope will hardly regain possession of his provinces, nor will these be re stored to peace and order without the intervention of a regular fore& The September Convention has been observed to the letter, but the task of preserving the frontier was materially and morally impracticable. Now that Italian blood is being shed on Roman soil, the national feeling is so intense that the Italian minister has to choose between a possible foreign war and a certain domestic con vulsion. All precedents combine to prompt the Italian, to bold and decisive action. It is the great imperial ruler of their destinies who taught them to smite quick and sharp. They had faith in him, and laughed not only his press, but even his cabinet and all his diplomacy, to scorn. Aid, after all, the time for hesitation is past. Revolution is already at the gates of Rome. 'While France and Italy are debating on which of them the duty of intervention devolves, the cause of order runs the deadliest risk, and Iluzini has the start of Victor Emmanuel. The Daily News reminds us that while Signor Rattaxzi is straining every nerve to testify his fidelity to the conven tion of 1864 the Minister of Finance is at his wits' end to find wherewithal to pay the instalment of the Venetian ransom to Austria—it must be paid in bard cash—the por tion of the Papal debt which he is bound to discharge, the charges of the public service, aggravated by the necessity of maintaining an army of forty thousan.l men on the Roman frontiers—and all this with an annual deficit of something like ten millions sterling, two millions sterling of arrears of taxes due from the Neapolitan provinces, with an insurrectionary movement which may become a war, and the taxable powers of the population depressed by a mortal epidemic which has hardly ceased from its ranges. If die Garibaldians can only carry on a desultory warfare for some time longer, the Tdegraph expects to see the Italian government take into its own hands the duty of re-establishing tranquillity. What that mean' anyone can tall. Before long the rule of the Vatican will, it trusts, be confined to the area within the walls of Rome. The Standard deeply regrets that the Italians could not wait a little longer. Every month the pearwugrowingriper, and in a very short time it would have fallen in to their hands. Time was beginning to obliterate some of the irri tation caused by the annexations, and in the natural course of events an occasion would soon have arisen, when the solution of the dispute might have been easayed with a reasonable hope of sumer. MISCELLANIOUS TOPICS. Erpressing its gratification at the fact that the Lanert is now investigating the state of country infirmaries, the Times proceeds to refer to some of the statements in the report of the medical journal describing the workhouses of Windsor and West Ham. At Windsor in one part of the house there are no waterelosets, and the only accommoda tion is a tub placed upon the landing of the stairs and periodically emptied. More incredible still, this disgusting abuse was officially pointed out at the end of last year by Dr. E. Smith ; and it had not been removed when the Lancet report was made at the end of September. There is, moreover, one sick ward which seems as bad as any which were found in London. At West Ham the most painful part of the story is perhaps the account of the male imbecile wards. Not only are the rooms dark and untidy, but the poor creatures are entrusted to the charge of a pauper wardsman, who is a confirmed invalid. The Doily News is glad to be able, through Lord Stanley's authoritative contradiction of the report which represented him os communicating with Cardinal Auto nelli on the subject of • state provision to the Roman catholic priests in Ireland, to retain its confidence in a sobriety, good sense, and discernment from which England hopes much. It passes comprehension that anyone can believe state endowments of religion, however right or expedient in themselves, are now capable of extension and enlargement in these islands. The Post will not venture is forereckon to what extent the Abyssinian King will shield his prisoners in his con flict with us, but as we are at liberty to think that he tried speciously to allure Englishmen into his service that he might have an additional number of hostages to dispose of, it thinks we may conclude be will act in accordance with the knowledge he has gained of our character, and turn our notorious feelings of humanity to the best advantage to himself. The good of this is that it is likely to counsel him to spare lives which he may render serviceable. But it is the less likely to prompt him to solicit peace. The S r warmly supports the claims of Mr. Mall on the electors of Bradford. He has been ever true to the cause of human progress sad freedom. He has ever been un- MR. MIRY AND THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. Mr. F. Willan, president of the Oxford University Boat Club, says, in reply to Mr Skey, that he has never seen the University crews so reduced in strength after the race sato be unable to rise from their 'onto. On the con trary, they usually turn round and row back to Putney. A race at Henley, 14 mile, is generally much more distress ing and liable to injure a man's heart or lungs than the Putney race, 0 . miles. Nine men out of ten who are put into the University boat have been accustomed to the exercise for years and very often the actual race is an easier row than some they have had in training. Scores of old University oarsmen whom he knows seem to him to be, without exception, some of the strongest and healthiest men alive. " The Father of a University Oarsman," thanking Mr. Skey for his communication, says :—" A son of mine has rowed, and not long since, in one of these great races, and it is not too much to say that he did not come uninjured out of it. lie came home to us, an object of interest to hundred. in our quiet neighbourhood, who bad known that he was to row, and had watched the event with intense eagerness. So far he was well rewarded for the tremendous ex ertions ho had been called upon to make. But be was ex tremely out of health. It was long before he quite re covered, even if be has done so now. I cannot speak of the special treatment that was considered needful to keep him up to the mark during the week at Putney. lest he might possibly be identified. Su ffi ce it to say, be showed symptoms of breaking down, from the training and heavy practices, and it was needful, oome what would of it, to screw up to 'lasting' point in the fearful ordeal that waa before him." The writer adds that there is at the present moment one whose movements he is called upon to control, and who it is probable will be wanted for one of these races, but he *ball refuse consent unless the course is greatly shortened. To one of the morning papers ► correspondent at Cosham writes :—" Some years ago, during the ' Long,' I was one of a party of four, the other three being Cambridge men, all iu the University ' Eight.' One of them, a young man of colossal frame, has since died of a consumption induced by overwork and exposure whilst training. Both of the others were for years afterwards in delicate health, and one has sown the seeds of a permanent heart disease. But for their exceptional constitutions, they would hove followed their companion. I myself, though not a university man, was, before and afterwards, a fans• tical *culler. I have been lucky in escaping with palpita tion and an impaired digestion. Among the many suf ferers I have since known, I will merely specify one who was stroke' of the Cambridge Eight about fifteen years ago, who, when I knew him, was a miserable wreck, and has since died of heart disease. Common sense and science having latterly been brought to bear upon training, the mode of such preparation is now much more reasonable ; but its severity may still be greatly lessened." We are authorised to state that there is no foundation whatever for the report that communi cations have passed between Lord Stanley and the Papal government on the subject of a state provi sion for the Iriah Catholic clergy. The convocation of the Queen's University had a meeting on Saturday so consider tho advisability of establishing in Ireland intermediate schools fur the middle classes. The question was ultimately referred to a com mittee. It seems that tho seat of Mr. Ayrton in the Tower Hamlets is to be contested. Two new candidates for the representation of the borough offer themselves in the persons of Mr. Edmund Reales, President of the Re form League, and Colonel Chambers. Another candidate also offers himself, namely, Mr. Ramada, now M.P. for Taristock. Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessea, M.P., addressed his constituents at Deal on Friday evening. He spoke prin. eipally of the Reform Bill, declaring that, while he was glad of the result, he believed the Derby government, by their conduct in respect to the Reform Bill, had done much to destroy the faith of the people in our statesmen. . - . . At Lymington, in Hants, the constituency only numbers at present 200. When the new reform bill comes into operation the number will be 800. The Lymington supporters of Mr. Norton, a strong liberal, and who has hitherto unsuccessfully contested the borough, are confi dent of his election under the new Reform Rill. LAST WEER AT NEWMARKET,— "Argue" of the Pose says:—" Such a disastrous week at Newmarket u the last was never recollected in the annals of the ring, and as the gentlemen dropped their money the profes sionals gained it, but whether they will receive it to morrow (to-day) remains to be proved, as at present grave doubts are entertained as to the settlement, although every bill stamp was sold yesterday afternoon. Then the chambers of certain stiff merchants were besieged with customers cirelesa of the rising of the rate of in terest from sixty to ninety per cent., and only too anxious to have their paper negotiated on any terms what ever. Fathers got up behind for MU, and the latter wrote for the authors of their existence. From Clifford street the line of hansoms extended to Jermyn-street, where they joined the rank which extended from Water loo-place to the top of the latter street. As such fabulous sums are stated to have been lost by the Marquis of Hast ings, I may as well remark they are much exaggerated, and will be met to-morrow ►fternoon, but of those of his die. ciples I cannot speak with the same degree of accuracy ; and such of your readers as have any money awaiting in. vestment, and would like to have a higher rats of interest than that allowed by the Bank of England, have only to take it to Tattersall's to-morrow afternoon, and they will soon be relieved of it." The New York Herald has a special correspon dent who dates from " the vicinity of the North Pole." PUBLIC FEELING IN ITALY. The central committee of aid has published a bulletin at Florence inviting the provincial com mittees to send in their funds as soon as possible, as grave obligation have been contracted. The treasurer of the committee is the well known deputy Crispi, who, according to one account, has gone to Caprera at the instigation of the govern ment. On the list of subscribers is M. Phillippo Colds, a Roman refugee, for 1,000/. Several priests from Villetri and other Papal cities have fled to Rome and Florence. During the lest three or four days Florence, it is said, has been empty of young men, who have gone to the frontier as volunteers ; and seven or eight officers of the army, Romans by birth, have re_ signed their commissions in order to join the move ment. The Italian press urges the Rattazzi ministry to decide at once to intervene. The moderate journals insist upon the pressing necessity of such a step in order that the government may reach Rome before the bands which are acting under Blazzinian inspirations. The city of Naples gave on the first day of the subscription 5,000 francs to the fund for the wounded. The committee of Genoa acts for itself and distributes its own funds. THE ATTITUDE OF FRANCE. The IncUpenzionce thinks that France will con tinue to preserve an attitude of " prudent observa tion," and if France abstains Austria and Spain must do the same. In fact in the present state of public opinion in Austria, military action in favour of the temporal power would add very seriously to the difficulties which already surround the government. The Siicle says that if the conduct of the French government was to be decided by the will of the immense majority of the nation, all uncertainty would soon be at an end, for France energetically condemns the idea of a new Roman expedition. For the honour and interest of France the Niecle hopes that with the mere object of boleti ring up a tottering institution, France a ill not destroy what she has already done in Italy. The Areeir Notional taxes the French govern ment with a want of foresight in the Roman ques tion as marked as was displayed in German and Mexican affairs. It has represented Garibaldi's attempt as certain to fail before the hostility cf the Papal populations, and all its organs have pro tested in favour of the temporal power. It now discovers that tranquillity can only be restored to the Roman States by the intervention of Italy or of the French army, but France certainly does not wish that she should be compromised to pre serve the material interests of the sacred college. If the Italian government would do its duty it should act at once. Hesitation now is a fault. In the Libertf, M. de Girardin denounces Rat tazzi, and exalts Garibaldi as the personification of heroism and self-denial. Whatever the faults of the French government, the Temps cannot bring itself to admit that all its political acts towards Italy since 1858 can be nulli fied in a day ; and that when the government put an end to an occupation which had lasted for seventeen years, it did not know what it was doing. THE STATE OF ROME. During the night of the Bth thirty persons were arrested in ono hotel at Rome, and several arrests were made in other hotels. The agitation in the city is great, but it is believed that the population are acting upon an understanding with the chiefs of the movement outside. In the meantime the government daily proclaims the success of its forces. The insurgents are designated as paupers, wretches, and brigands. They fly at the first sight of the troops, and the only trouble of the latter is with the crowd of their prisoners ; the populations are hostile to the movement and are constantly shouting for the Pope. According, however, to letters in the Italian journals from Rome this is all beside the truth. The correspondents declare that the Papal soldiers are deserting and that the government has supplied their places and the places of those who are wounded or taken prisoners out of the prisons, and that all other recruiting is at an end. (urna's TEL.:MANS.) ROME, Ocr. 13, 5 p.m. . , The movements of insurgent bands upon the frontiers continue, but no new military fact of importance has transpired. REVIEW AT BAYONNE. PARIS, Oct. 14. _ _ _ The Emperor and the Prince Imperial reviewed the troops in garrison at Bayonne yesterday. They THE QUEEN OF DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Om 14. The Queen of Denmark will remain at Wies. baden with the Princess of Wales until the marriage festivities at St. Petersburg are termi nated. THE CROWN PRINCE OF DENMARK. LUBECK, OCT. 14. The Crown Prince of Denmark has left here for Copenhagen. ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER SINGAPORE. SHANGHAI, seer. 19. The steamer Singapore, while going from Yoko hama to Hakodadi for silkworms' eggs, struck on a sunken rock and was totally lost with cargo. Every person on board was saved. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (rxow oua owx coaxxeroxworr.) PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. Many various dates have been given as the period when the court was expected to return to the Tuileries. The Gmstitutionnel of this morning states positively that the imperial family will leave Biarritz on the 15th. Their Majesties will set out about 9 o'clock in the morning, breakfast at Mor ceux, at the buffet of the station, and arrive in Paris the following day, a little after midnight. Tho Emperor and Empress will pass through Bordeaux without stopping. A Toulon paper states that the Prince Imperial will next year take a short maritime excursion with the pupils of the first year of the naval school. A grand ball to be given by the city of Paris to the exhibitors in the palace of the Champ de Mars, will take place at the end o: the month at the Hotel de Ville. News reaches Paris from Rome and Florence, coming from all parties, those who are favourable and those who are hostile to the movement, con tinuing to confirm the reiterated statement/5 that a veritable guerilla warfare is now going on in Italy, and that the pontifical troops are powerless against it. Great emotion prevails throughout the whole of the country. Public opinion calls louder than ever for a prompt solution of the Roman question, while the demands of a large section of the Italian parliament require the solu tion to be full and final, and will not listen to any half measures. A despatch received by the Liberti last night says that M. Crispi has announced to M. Rattazzi, in the name of the Left, that the Italian parliamentary opposition is op posed to every compromise with France on this question. It seems that the liberal party would not even assent to a revision of the' convention of September, if it were based on the occupation of Roman territory, excepting the city of Rome, because, by such an arrangement, the solution of the question would be adjourned ad injinitetm. It is thought that M. Rattazzi will at the opening of the Chamber lose the support of the left, and that he will find the moderate party likewise opposed to him. A letter from Florence says that in the midst of the disorder and agitation which reign in Italy, the government cannot think of issuing by way of public subscription the whole orpart of the loan guaranteed by the ecclesiastical property which the parliament so lately voted. The treasury, having great diffi culty in meeting its engagements, has resolved upon applying to the National Bank, the Bank of Naples, and other banking establishments, to ob tain an advance of 125 millions, at what rate of interest is not yet known. The negotiations are said to be in an advanced stage ; and there appears, indeed, to be no time to lose. The Augsburg Ga;ette gives the following expla nation of the somewhat brusque rupture of the engagement of the King of Bavaria with the Princess Sophia :—" This rupture," it says, " hes taken place by muturl agreement, the two august tiaras having come to the conviction that there does not exist between them the sinew e inclination and that entire harmony of heart which alone can guarantee happiness in marriage. His majesty the King has never theless given instructions to endow, as he had before pro mised to do, out of his private purse, eight young married couples, one for each of the eight circles of the kingdom of Bavaria." A letter from Pesth says that General Turr has just paid a visit to M. Doak. The Wins and Gloucester Standard says that the Maharajah Dhuleep Singh has disposed of Hatherop Castle and estates near Fairford, in Glouorsterabire, the purchase r being Mr. Sebastian Bailey, son of Mr. Bailey, fo r Manchester. A disgraceful outrage is reported from Birmingham. The church of St. Albans in that town has acquired • certain notoriety on account of the ceremonial adopted in the ser vices, and the incumbent, Mr. Pollock, has made himself obnoxious to the people in the neighbourhood by the "ex communication "of a woman. Yesterday morning, • mob broke into the church, and stopped the service. One account of the affair says that the rioters " mimicked the prayers" and " raised a song." The annual meetings of the supporters of the Union of Lancashire and Cheshire Institutes were held in Manchester on Saturday. Mr. Alderman Rumney pre• sided at what may be called the business meeting in the morning, and Mr.llazley at the distribution of prizes in the evening. Resolutions were adopted urging the p ress i ng necessity for a national system of technical education, and on this subject Mr. \V. Fairbairn remarked that " though he had great confidence in the skill of the Engliah working man, it was evident th►t his productions did not compare so well with those of foreign nations as they did twenty or thirty years ago." Dealing with the subject of general education, Mr. Barley urged that nothing short of a compulsory system would meet the dangers and dislical. ties of the times. The Stalybritlp Liberal Association, formed in prospect of the enfranchisement of the borough, was formally inaugurated on Saturday evening, under the pre sidency of Mr. J. F. Cheetharo. Mr. Ilenry Y. Thompecin and the Hon. Auberon Herbert addressed the meeting. Mr. Herbert is the brother of the Earl of Carnarvon, and the chairman stated that what Mr. Herbert " saw of our people during the cotton famine" had completely changed his political convictions. The Lancet report speaks of an old man who has brought up five children on 15s. ♦ week as one of the gardeners to the Queen, dying as an " old worker," in other words, as a pauper servant to other paupers—in • dreary ward of Windsor workhouse, and of another, in the same house, who had been 30 years in the employ of the Thames Commissioners, and brought up nine children on similar wages ! According to a parliamentary return the Royal Mail Company are to receive 2,000/. a year for landing the West India mails at Plymouth. THE BLOOMSBURY MURDER. INQUEST ON Mc DONNELL—(THIS DAY) This morning Dr. Lankester, the Coroner for Central Middlesex, resumed his inquiry, at the University College Hospital, into the circumstances attendin g th e death of Edward McDonnell, a bandsman in the 2nd Life Guards, who was shot, by a supposed Fenian, on the morn. ing of Saturday, the 28th ult., in Vanonvlace, Blooms. bury. Mr. Poland, instructed by Mr. Pollard, the solicitor to the Treasury, watched the cue on behalf of the crown, and Mr. Warner Sleigh, instructed by Messrs. Lewis and Lew s, of Elyplace, represented John Groves, who is in custody charged with the murder. Superintendent Searle, of the E Division, and Inspector Thompson, of the detective force, watched the case for the Police Commissioners; and Lieutenant Arkwright, of the 2nd Life Guards, and Mr. Gerin and Dr. Frederick spry, the surgeons of the regiment, were also present during the investigation. The Coroner, on taking his seat, stated in reply to a jury. man, that he had not renewed his application to the Home Secretary for permission to have Groves brought before the court, the police magistrate having adjourned his inquiry till to-morrow. At the same time he thought the ends of justice were best served in these cases by having the accused present before the coroner's jury. . - Henry Farber, of 12, William-street, Albany-street, a bondman in the 2nd Life Guards, stated that he was with McDonnell on the night of the 27th of September. Wit ness played at the Amphitheatre, while deceased was playing at Weston's. Deceased came over to him at the Bull and Anchor a little before 12. There were two or three of the Amphitheatre band there. He had two or three gleams of ale there. Hitching, a bandsman of th e :hid Life Guards, came about half-peat 12, and he, witness, and deceased left a little before 1, and walked up Southampton-row. They called at the Turk's Head, to Southampton-row. They asked for a pint of 000per,but the barmaid refused as it was past the time. Hitching came out first and kept about a yard and a half in front all the way. Witneu and deceased were to. gether, deceased ou witness's right. They turned round Vernon-place, and had gone about Ifi yards when deceased said, " Harry, did you bear th ose two gentlemen behind ?" H e said "No." When Mc Donnell said " They made • noise with their mouths, calling us pigs." Witness turned round, when some one gave him • shove and knocked his hat off into the road. He was picking up his hat when he heard the report of fire arms. Ilethenaiwalongfairmanwithalonglight beard.whe had his right hand on his hip, and there was smoke near hie hand. McDonnell ran across to Bloomsbury-square, and then doubled himself up, and called out •' lam shot." Witness followed McDonnell across the road, and when 'he said " I am shot," turned round immediately, and thought he saw two objects turn round to the left towards Bloomsburregnare, and run down Southampton-row. He ran about 200 yards down the row, but saw no one. He stopped • e Omuta who told him no one had/ passed that way. The men seemed very respectably dressed. The tall man had a " deer stalker" hat on, and witness thought he bad a great coat on. Both men were dressed in dark clothes. Had seen Groves three times. Groves was fair, and his hair was cut close behind like the man who tired the shot, but be did not seem tall enough. After speak ing to the cabman he returned to McDonnell. who had a crowd round him. He went with McDonnell to the hospital, and saw him twioe after the acci.irnt. Did ' not think that anybod y had a spite against 31,1tonnell, Thought he must have been shot in mistake for some one else. By Mr. Poland—They were only in the Turk's Head for a few minutes. From the time of leaving there till McDonnell spoke of the noise he saw no one following them. Had reoehed a letter since the affair occurred from a woman whom he saw for the first timo yesterday. Mr. Poland read the letter which wymblressed toiletry Farber, 2nd Life Guards, Windsor Barracks, Oct. 9, poz. "Dear friend,—Forgive me for taking the liberty of writ. lug to you, but I am the young woman that can swear to the man that committed the murder. I an. going to bury my mother to-day in the country, so I shall not be able to see you till Tuesday neat, then I will tell you all about it. I called to see you at William-street.—l am, yours truly, Rawer WILLIAMS." By the Coroner—The postmark was Oct. 8. He re. oeived the letter at Windsor last Wednesday. He did not know the writer at all. Saw a woman yesterday, who said she had written the letter. Mr. Jarman, the inspector of police, was present. The woman's rest name was Annie Jennings. By Mr. Sleigh—The push he received overbalanced him into the utter away from McDonnelL He saw the smoke but nothing of the firearm itself. McDonnell was a slight dark man with very little hair upon his face. The aim who fired the shot had a long beard, and the other nun was short and dark. Ily the Jury—Could not swear to either of the two met if he saw them again. Had not been in the Turk's Head for two months before, and had never quarrelled there 07 at any other public house in his life. There were seven! people at the bar of the Turk's Head. McDonnell was oc the inside, and turned round and faced the men when wit. pass's hat was knocked off. Saw no female at the time the shot was fired. Never heard McDonnell speak on politics. It was about their usual time for going home, and they were going the same road that they always took. John Scott, of Northumberland-street, Strand, surveyor, handed in a plan of the neighbourhood of Southampton. street. _ _ Ann Maria Jarman, of 4, King's-street, Grosvenor square, sworn and cross-examined—l am the wife of Wm. Jarman, butcher. I wrote the letter signed Harriet Williams, and I so signed it because my husband bad for bidden rue to say anything about the matter. as he said it might lead us into trouble if we had anything to ilo with it. I know who committed the murder. I was up against the Turk's Head at the time. It was about 1 odock, or fire minutes past. My husband had been to the play. He was not with me at the Turk's Head. I was alone. My husband from me near the Bull and Anchor in Holborn. carted re had had a few words. That was not why he did not wish me to say anything. When I stood at the Turk's Head two men came up, one a fair and the other a dark one. They had come in front of me all the way from the Bull and Anchor. They came out of the Bull and Anchor. One man, the fair one, was about Mt. Mc. or Nis. in height, he had along moue ache and beard. Both men were dressed in dark clothes. The second man was about half a head shorter than the other, and he was a dark man with • moustache ant close. They went into the Turk's Head, and immediately afterwards I saw three young men enter the Turk's Head. I should not kopw these young men again. They did not stay in the house any time, ae! when they came out the other two followed thew up Southampton-row. About half-way up I lost sight of the first three, but not of the other two. About two minutes after that I beard the report of fire arms. I felt timid and ran up as far as New Oxford street, and when I got there I saw the ume two men running up the street which leads to New Oxford-street, by Moses's. I hoard the one that wore the long light heard say, " I shot one b—, but not the nue." They then went across Oxford.trest and joined a female, and I did not see them any more. I have nut seen Groves. I saw one man put on a false beard and moustache near the Bull and Anchor, and that is what made me notice them. I told my husband immediately atter I gut Lone, and I have since told the police what I have now told you. I saw the dark short man on Tuesil iy last about quarter to 11 in the morning in George. etreet, Oxford-street, and I gave Inspector Thompson • description of him the same evening. I did not tell the police anything about the tall man till last night because my husband forbade me. The tall man wore a abort Paris bat. . . . . - _ At the request of the Coroner, this witness, after giving her evidence, was taken so the House of Isetvusion to set Groves. _ _ _ ----- Thomas Augustus Hitching, the other Landsman in the tad Life Guards, who was with McDonnell, stated th at be had been playing on the night of the Llth ultimo, first at the Lyceum and afterwards at Weston's. He went to the Dull and Anchor. where he found Farber end McDonnell talking to sonic persons who were strangers to bin]. He confirmed Ferber*s evidence as to the time of leaving the Bull and Anchor, and the attempt to get some beer at the Turk's Bead, and as to the circumstances of the attack. He saw a cap roll past him in the road, and before be amnia turn round he beard the report of fire-arms. McDonnell then ran past him towards Bloomsbury-square. He followed, and heard McDonnell say "I am shot—fetch a doctor." The police came up, and McDonnell was it:moved to the hospital in a cab, witness riding outside. He heard nothing till the report of the pistol attracted his atten tioe. Heard no talk about Fenianisin at the Dull and Anchor. When witness left the Turk's Head he notified that there were cabs outside. Did not know anyone wh. had a spite against McDonnell or himself. He :.nd his friends were perfectly sober when the attack took place. Mrs. Byrne, landlady of the Turk's Head in Southamp ton.row, said she had kept a public.hotem in Dublin pre• ViOUS to 1564. She remembered refusing to serve Farber and two others on the night of the 2,tb ult. She heard nothing said about Feuisnistu. Groves had been in the habit of using her howe for the last 12 months. He was there that night between eight and nine. She saw Groves again on the Saturday. when in answer to a question from her be said he had not ):card of the murder. No discussion about Fenianism had our taken place in her house. Emma Woodcock, the barmaid, gave similar evidence. She did not see Groves on Saturday. He left the house about nine on the Friday evening. Mrs. Janman was recalled. She said she bid identified Groves at the House of Detention as the man who wore the false beard. On Saturday last she met the other man ; two others came up to him and said, " Good morn *. Joe. How is poor Jack getting on'." He re. plied, " Too true ; they have got the poor —. but no ore can swear to him but one, as I was with him on the night of the murder. "He added be would shoot any man who appeared in the witness-hot against the ma. The inquest was adjourned till Tuesday, the 22nd. I II 1 1 a.A__ ~.