The Express. — London, England, 1862-03-25 00:00:00

phalli FIRST CLAM aid LONDON PRI= IMAM WATWIIBTON sa4 SWOODEN, OOLDSMITIS sad mrsaucaa liswisaWM t& Sawisessinsk Osisigerius W.C., Lasko, W.S osishialmsal I dosed al •Is We nosSIL mad so Osasrass I Wslesli. H•RIIONI171118.-NEW MODS!. CRAWL MALL nil WOOD. MC 14011441,10. Vie erPrtoO• datillametta InlZlad toe . ilia lapiair Londola most he at the offish Wt lhasvortiastroet, rig i i t 'a rit on the day of patillaallaa. MATMAJUOIL ? Zvortra, OUR AXWCAX COUSIN. Mama Whom Y. Vllllns r osi Ikon; Mrs. C. You., W Other. 1 . 1 - 111 Trinrirrl PoRTMAIT. Mr. How. and Mae. Irosag.— wl FAMILY JAR& M. Climoks. —Camino, MT. PIIIIOIMIM, Ten Imam TUC ANON. 07 MIDWIOWT. Main. Ryder. ionise. Met" Wldassodo ; Mosiones Oestelerans, Utensil—TOOL TWO f0LM—MA 11 4:71. 4 421 101. SKIL IMPIOL ii. sall Ms. W. J. Ilerisee. OE 1 AKINS. TiM MEM. NORIalll soul. —71111116 OR roma. N.,* 0. nags, Dover, Obartmelopbss ,Ibrimarwe. MACltews. Meeduese Ilmbort art MslAlmws.—AM MR PRACTICAL MAN. Mr. 0. Vials( smd Mks ItakderML—Commems M INITANIFIA. Taw twunin. UR assnatst. OP TANINA. leyonlas awl Ormaced..-11131,1f 0001MOZ. Mr. Crud.° ; MIL IL Ira mai Craelsr4.—ANd 10111111110 N CRI:SOIL —a...ems rife. INK WA/Sit AISSICSI is Aii-Ifinftg. Ilik. lis..7.Mhanar. la. Sea Team*. —llorderg 111. MEL— Ariarsaess.lll. Ida LONDON, TUZSDAY, MARCH 25. THE Houma of Representatives at Waahington has approved President Lisooues proposal con cerning the gradual emancipation of slaves, by a majority of nearly three to one. This is • very remarkable fact. Many practised observers of American politics had confidently predicted that Mr. LINCOLN'. recommendation would not be so much u entertained. Some said it would be summarily rejected as pernicious intermeddling ; others that it would be dismissed as ridiculously inadequate : both had a ogrta'n colour of reason on their side, but both are seen to have been wrong. Perhaps it would be too much to suppose that the House of Representatives sees its way clearly to the full realization of the end. And it may be supposed that some votes comprised in the majority are little more than an ex pression of confidence in the man who, unlike so many of his predecessors, asserts and increases his ascendancy by the consistency of a simple and sincere character. But by whatever reasons led, the House of Representatives has committed itself to • great aim. It has declared the extinction of slavery to be a proper object of Federal policy. This is an immense step in advance. We see the Union returning to the great idea on which it was founded, the ides of Human Right. Let the United States persevere, and exalt this principle, and they cannot but be great in the eyes of the world. And there is no going back from this resolution. It fixes the character of the Federal Government. The fanatical portion of the South can never forgive it. Their friends in this country try to hide its real cha racter from themselves. Tbey lay that it is the ter tative commencement of a series of measures for buying off the unconquerable South. But we ven ture to predict that the liaxegva and MARSHALLS of Alabama and Misaisaippi will not be found of this opinion. In truth, this proposition, although aiming at the termination of the war, is eweentially a part of a war policy. Apart from the military success of the North. endangering their property, we know of no motives which would induce the owners of &laves to listen to the proposal to accept pecuniary compensation for the liberation of their human chattels. But whatever the fortune of war, the North has taken ita side, and the great question of Slavery has attained its due recogni tion in the Federal politics. We noticed the other day another fact of namely lase, although of less obvious importance. The Washington Government has now sanctioned the reception and the treatment as free men and women, of from twelve to fifteen thousand Carolina and Georgia negroes who were slaves the other day. The case is this. When the fugitive and forsaken slaves of the Carolina coast and islands threatened to be an embarrassment to the Federal commanders, military and naval, the Government despatched Commissioners to Port Royal and the islands in the possession of the Federal forces. These Com missioners were directed to examine into and report upon the condition of the negroes, and to private plans for the disposal of them. One of these Commissioners, Mr. Pliers, a Massachusetts lawyer, has presented a report of gri..t value and interest. We have no room here for even the slightest glance at the two hundred plantations, and the twelve thousand re leased slaves. It must suffice that the men and women are at work for wages and rations ; and that the children are at school (and many of the adults also); and that good people at the North are sending them clothes and agricultural imple ments, and means of instruction in all ways, from the improved Church services to the reform of household management in the cabin. Our busi ness now is a :th the share of the Government in the project. Mr. Pixel z's Report proposes a scheme of industrial organization which fully re cognises the freedom of the negroes ; and the Government has publicly and expressly sanctioned the proposal. It directs that everything that is wanted for the school education and industrial training of the negroes shall be supplied at its expense ; that not only food and clothes shall he sent, but books, and teache-s, and guardians, in any number considered desirable. We road of one vessel conveying forty of these missionaries of education, and many more were to It might he confided to anybody's common sense to say whether those twelve thousand negroes could ever be made eaves of again ; but there is a significant word to be said about that. The Minister, Mr. Cu Ass—who speaks for the Govern ment on this matter—says, in his letter to the Commissioners, that the object of Government is to keep up the estates and people during the pre sent period of suspense ; but, in approving Mr. Puttee's Report, the Government has sanctioned a pledge which includes much more. Mr. Puttee reports himself as having publicly assured the assembled negroes that the Northern people would so educste their children as that they would be as well otf as the Whites, and that the Northern people " would stand by them " against their masters ever coming back to take " them." The comment of the Government is very striking. " Reposing great confidence," writes Mr. CHASE to this gentleman, "in your intelli " genre, discretion, and benevolence, the depart " merit confides this important mission to you" (the agency recommended by Mr. nuke), "with " confident expectation of beneficent results." From this scheme it is too late to draw back; and we can aye as plainly as the wisest citizens of the Republic that the only prudent and worthy course for the Government and nation is to follow up this beginning, train the negroes as hired labourers, and render the estates thus more valuable than ever before, making it a condition of restitution to the landowners that they shall pay wages henceforth to the labourers they employ. What ever the masters may choose to do, the men are free, and the laws of nature and society ensure their remaining so. TEE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MACtif 25, 1862. . be Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Mnann 24. The Queen and the Prinoees Alice drove out this °ening, Wooded by Colonel the Hoe. A. Handing. es The Crown Princess of Prussia (Princess Royal), attended by the Counter Bleacher, walked and drove in the Rom. Pi& The Duke of Newcastle left the Castle. The Duke of Nemours and the Princess of Joinville drove over from Claremont, and returned in the &Remora, Her Majesty's Oommireionan for the International Ex hibition of 1862 have received notice that Colonel Johnson will shortly mire in this country, to act as commissioner on behalf of the exhibitors from the United States. All communications are to be addressed in the meantime to Mr. J. E. Holmes, 17, Norfolk-street, Strand, W.C. A deputation, relative to the People's Park, Belfast, had a• interview with the Right lion. F. Peel yesterday, at the Treinery. The depstation consisted of Sir Hugh M. Wink M.P., fleannel G. Getty, M.P., Colonel Fred, M.P., General Upton, ILP., Jonathan Richardson, M.P., and the Vice-President el the Chamber of Commerce, Belfast. The Judicial Committee of the Privy OmMoil oaf yerlisr• day. A petitiou for • prolongatiaa Masson ;shirk far railway wheels was commenced. The Lords proud were the Lords Justices Knight Braes sad Tamer. sad Sir Edmund Ryas. Despetebee were met yesterday, from the Ooltaisl-ellee, as the Lord MO Commissioner of the lades Weeds, and to the Goversors of the settlemente on the West Comet of Africa. The Earl and Countess of Ashburnham have snived at Ashbarsham Home, Dovet-etreet, from their art is Sawa. The Countess Dowager of Westmoreland and lady Rees Fain liars The Grove, Watford, to-day, where they have been staying at a viait to the Earl and Counter et Clareedon, for Brighton. The mortal remains of the late Dowager Via; countess Dillon, notice of whose sudden demise at Paris appeared in our obituary of the 20th init., were yesterday Interred at Spelaburg, Oxfordshire. The numerous !may of the deceased have been gratified by a gracious 6:peonies of sympathy on the °opinion on the part of her Majesty, more particularly ss:th reference to recent accounts from Rome of the elate of health of the Hon. Mn.s Hamilton, second daughter of the late viscountess, who was one of the first maids of bosom to the Queen on her aceesilea to the theme. Lord and Lady Wensleydale have arrived attheir residence in Parkatreet, from Arupthill Perk, for the MUM lady Caroline Mamie gave her second dancing party last erasing at her residence in Upper Grosvenor• strerA. In the House of Commons Mr. Denman, on Friday week, will eall attention to the median of Poland, sad mon for eertsha papers relating thereto. On going into COnintittee of Supply, Sir James requasou is to move, that, " In the opinion of this house, it is not desirable that the annual training of the militia should be of las duration than the minimum period re commended by the Royal Commisiloo." On Tuesday next Lord Zicho propoees to move, in the House of Commas, that "The physical, moral, and soceomical advantages arising from a sydeoi of physical iodising have hien clearly ehowa in *Awe before the Royal Education Commissioa. That it is expedient, for the increase of the bodily as well as the metal aptitude al chiklreas far civil, industrial, as well as for possible mili tary movies, that encouragement and aid should be girth for the extession of the practice of systematised gyinnathe traiaing, sad far teaching military and Naval drill as DOW practised in the district half-time schools for orphan and destitute children, and in other schools for pauper children" Mr. Edward Pleydell Bouverie will ask, on Tues day, for a select committee to consider whither it is prsc• Meals to provide a compendious record of parliamentary proceedings for the use of members. The first of Mr. Walpole's resolutions relative to the Revised Code, to be proposed this evening, involves the whole principle contended for. It rang thus :—" That, when it is propped to give government aid to elementary whoa* it is inexpedient that the whole amount of such aid should depend on the individuel examination of each child in reading, writing, and arithmetic." The following members compose the minority who voted last night for Mr. White's motion to omit the clause in the Mutiny Bill giving courts martial the power to in dict corporal puniabment :—Messrs. W. B. Beater, J. Blake, J. Clay, Sir R. J. Clifton, Messrs. W. Cox, R. Dal- Ash. Sir C. Douglas, Messrs. A. 8. Finlay, J. Greene, J. P. Hannemy, W. Lawson, J. F. Maguire, J. Max,t and Mr. Alderman Salomon. Tellers, Ma'am White end Pease. The Times of to-day publishes two lengthy letters —one from the Re►. Dr. Temple, of Rugby School, the other from Mr. Harry Chester, Lite assistant secretary to the Committee at Council on Education—in defence of the revisal code. Dr. Temple thinks that the new code is the first step towards decentralising our elementary education. On almost every point, Mr. Chester regards the revised code se an Improvement on its predecessor, and "as cal culated to pave the way for further improvements in the working of Sir James fibuttlewortlis original and admirable plus." DEATH OP COUNT NESSELRODE. In another column we publish the intelligence re ceived by telegram of the death of Count Nesselrode, oue of the latest survivors among the men who took part in the great revolutionary war. Count Neseelrode's diplomatic crevices to the Russian empire, however, date further Inch even than the wars with Prance. He was born about the year 1770, and was consequently upwards of 00 yearn old. His father, who was of a German family, as nearly all the public men in Russia are, ems ambas sador in the service of the Empress Oatharins ; and young Neeselrode, who began life in the army, soon found his way into the diplomatic service. He was a favor-Re with the Emperor Paul, and wan believed to share with that monarch admiration for Bonaparte, and dislike towards the interests of this country. Oa the assamina tion of Paul, Nesselrode anticipated dismiamHion from his employment; but he had become too useful to be removed, and too pliant to render that atop necessary. Under Alex ander he had no scruple in breaking with Napoleon and attaching himself to the cause of the allies, though it may be doubted whether his secret leanings, discreetly applied, bad not considerable influence in inducing his master to wheel round to the side of Napoleon. He accompanied Alexander cm that memorable octal' ion when Alexi and Napoleon hod their personal interview on the raft the middle of the river at Tilsit, sod awaited after wards at the treaty which is known by the name of that town. In fact, through all the oscillations of Russian policy during the war, Neesehede remained by his master's skin his influence ever widening and extending. At the congress of Vienna he took an influential part. In eon. junction with Metternich of Austria he drew up the treaty of the Holy Alliance; and all through the forty years of peace his name was popularly ooesklered as the incarnation of Russian policy, menseiog or cajoling all neighbouring ,later, and repressing free thought when ever his influence extended. He remained in office through the Crimean war but retired at the Noce, and has not since been fa seam employment. While he was in power his time wee feared everywhere, but he founded no school. He lived to am the downfall of his system and the re versal of his meal eherbited maxims of policy. THEATRICAL PIULTOLWANCES IN PASSION WRIIIL ••••• YesisrdaT the moaners of all the metropolitan *mitres bed Am Mien-Jew by appointment with the Lord Chamberlain, at the office in St. James's, with reference to the subject of permitting dramatic porformenose during Poaeion Week. The representatives of the public press were not admitted, but it was nodervtood thst the whole question was fully and amicably discussed, without, however, any definite result being arrived at. LATEST INTELLIGENCL PRUSSIA. The Kreufa Zeitung, the Berlin organ of the feudal party, has just published an appeal to the electoral body. The reactionist journal states in plain terms what the semi-official articles of the Stem Zeitung and King William's proclamation express in an ambiguous manner. " The conflict in which we are now engaged," says the Krems Zeitung, "is a final struggle between royal and parliamentary government." ITALY. The Monitore dell'Arrnata of Tarin that the Italian army is soon to be reorganised on the following footing :—The regiments of infantry and of engineers are to be raised to four active bat talions, and a fifth in depOt, each composed of four companies. The regiments of cavalry are to be reduced from six to four squadrons, and one of depot. Sixteen new regiments of infantry and four of cavalry are to be formed, and a seventh corps d'arnide created, into which the volunteers of the Southern army are to be incorporated, together with part of this year's recruits. The command of this 7th corps is to be entrusted to General Gari baldi, and thus the fusion of the Southern army with the regular one will be complete. (amnia's ?mamma.) FRANCS PARIS, Maws SS, WOWING. The Coristitutiontrei of this morning, in an article signed by M. Boniface, declares that the rumours of a change in the ministry have not the least foundation. ITALY. NAPLES, HAIM 22. Five English war vessels are in the Bay. RIIBBLt. ST. PETERSBURG, MA= 24. Count Nesselrode, Chancellor of the Empire, died yesterday at 8 p.m. The /nealide Rune denies the rumour of an in tended disbanding of the cuirassier regiments of the Guard. DISASTER TO THE PORTUGUESE TROOPS IN WESTERN AFRICA. LISBON, MAICII 95. News has been reoeived here from Loando, in Western Africa, announcing that the Portuguese troops had fallen into an ambuscade. Major Niazil, with 50 men, were killed by the natives. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Renter's office, from the Peni-isalar and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. The Indus, from Southampton on the 12th inst., arrived at Malta on the 22nd at noon, and left at 8 p.m. the same day for Alexandria. The Vent* from Marseilles on the 20th inst., reached Malta on the 23rd at 1 a.m., and left at 7 a.m. for Alexandria. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN SPAIN. The Clamor Public., of Madrid has the following Do. Miami Matastens. Du. amyl Albania, and Dn. Niguel Trig% congaed in the pima of Granada on an scetuation et having offended spinet religion, have just beat condemned to eleven yaw of penal servitude. The same lot has been awarded to Kern. Vasquez, Lismits, and Nemo Reboil*, with the only &thrones that their captivity is to be shorter by two years. We frankly cadets that so clog a sentence has made a profound isipootsion spits us, because it inflicts a wound and injury on man whose offence contista in profaning a Geed differing from that of the established religion. We are well aware that the penal code in this instance, con tainable with the ancient l►ws of the kingdom, prescribes the penalty of the meversit imprisonment (prisiori mayor) on theft who endeavour to ►bolish or alter, directly or indi rectly, in Spain, the Raman catholic apostolic religion. But it does seem to us that, looking at the spirit of the age, and the tolerance which, in matters of faith, all the governments of the world are showing, we could and oullit to display lees rigour against those who, in their relations with divinity, practise other wormhip under the belief, how- ever mistaken, that heaven will thus be open to them. And oar @off° w is increased when we consider what would become of oorselves—ardent and sincere csdholics u we are—if in other counts:es where fortune or midor tune should oblige us to reside, we were treated like the unfortunate peewee who are groaning in Moe prison, d Granada. For is it not a eoutradiction that the Spaniards residing in England, France, Germany, mad IMO is Mr roono, are able to worship the God of their fathers se their heart and conscieoos dictate, although the dominant wor ship is &Hermit from ours ? while here, them who do not conform to the established religion are persecuted, prose cuted, condemned, and martyred. Is it juit, is it credit able to us, that the fanatical seetaiies of the Kona should ' give us lessons of tolerance? What should we say if, ou the plea of reprisals, our brethren living in protestant countries were condemned to renounce their religion under pain of being punished for exercising it with the brand of the reprobate and the chain of the convict? Christian charity, that charity which our Divine Muter taught us, advises us to compassionate those who have their eyes shut against the light of truth, and that we should endeavour to regenerate them not with punishment, which tortures and humiliates, but by means of example and per suade°, which may command the understanding. We should be very glad if the government, appreciating these brief observations with the intelligent spirit of the age, and seeing in them no more than the frank and loyal ex pression of good intentions, should advise the crow, to make use in this case of the most beautiful of its promo tires, and temper with pardon and clemency the inexorable rigour of justice. The Emperor and Empress of the French visited the Italian Theatre on Saturday evening, to witness the opera of Polish). The Empress Eugenie intends, it is said, to take up her residence at the end at the spring at the baths of St. Sauvenr, in the Pyrineea. . . The Count de Flandre completed hie 25th year on Sunday, having been born on the 23rd of March, 1837. The Duke de Brabant will complete his 27th year on the 9th of April next. The Prince of Hohenzollern and family made an excursion from Hyhve to Toulon three days back, for the purpose of seeing the arsenal and other establishments of the port. Ths boats of the Maritime Prefect were placed at the disposal of the visitors, among whom were the In fanta of Portugal, wife of the young Prinoe of Hohen zollern, and the Princess of Hohenzollern, recently be trothed to the King of Portugal. In the Belgian Chamber of Representatives the other day M. Doley proposed to grant certain indirect In demnities to the reprematstives. One was that they should each have a card with a photographic portrait, which would give them a right to a free passage on all the railways in the country. The proposition was not pressed to a vote. The French Minister of State has decided that a marble bust of M. Hillery shall be placed in the great hall of the Institute, between those of Meted and Greer,. The steamer Chester arrived yesterday in the at. Katherine's Docks with about 200 toss of Ronan goods, &e., far the international Exhibition, consigned to Messrs. J. and R. M'emoken; and 100 tons from Lisbon), Naples, and Cagliari, to the Italian oommiesionen. The Hatton Obaytor, soother of ?deem. Griffiths, Tate, and Fisher's Italian line of steamers, is now on her way home with shout 500 tons more for the same destination. • • The following were the Customs quarterly re turns of the ports io New Zeeland, aoomau to the hat wirier, els. :—Auekland, 21,3191. ; Welliagtott, 8,7904 ; New Plymouth„ 1,5641; Napier, 9.2931. ; Nelson, 5,806/, ; Edon. 2021. ; Lyttletoe, 9.5781. ; Dawdle, 13,7641. ; Luse. tearell. 1,173/. ; total, 66, 6341 . The oorreepoudiug quarter In 18M the total was 45,789/. The e. irks for the Maul ers quitter, 1861, amounted to 130,0001 ; lo the correspond. lag quarter la 1860 they amounted to 40,7851. only. EXPRESS FROM PJ SINGULAR TRIAL-ENGLISH LADIES AND "DISTINGUISHED FOREIGNERS." (MN 01Th OWN PAWS, MOYDAY Enamel]. A trial of remarkable interest—and one parti cularly interesting to English ladies with a penchant for foreign alliances—took place on March 21, be fore the Imperial Court of Paris, presided by the First President, Devienne. In April, 1857, Miss Clementine Thompson, an English lady, aged 2 0 , was married in England to a French gentleman, calling himself Jean Joseph, Prince de Rebell de Nil* de Totirondel, aged 68, since deceased. The witnesses of the marriage were Lord Clarendon, Lord and Lady Palmerston, and several other persons of high rank. The husband died a week after the marriage, and, as it is alleged, in a galloping consumption. A son was, however, born in Paris eight months after the marriage, and this eon was registered in ' his father's names, at the Mairie of the 10th arron dissement. The widow, ever since 1857, has called herself the Princess de Robin, and her infant son the Prince de Rohan. In February, 1858, the Prince de Camille de Rohan cited Madame de Robin de Fdnis before the civil tribunal of the Seine, to show cause why she should not be for bidden to bear the name of Robin. Madame de Bohan de Fats pleaded that the prince, being an Austrian subject, could not appeal to the French tribunals on the matter ; but the objection was over-ruled, the cause was tried, and the tribunal gave • judgment prohibiting Madame de Bohan de Nob; and her son from bearing the name of Ronan, and ordering that the registration of the child should be rectified. From that judgment the lady appealed. The appeal cause being heard before K Devi enne and other judges, K Berryer, for the widow, argued, as a preliminary objection, that being an Englishwoman the court had no jurisdiction over her. This demurrer was, however, over-ruled by the court, on the ground that although the code lays it down that a French woman marrying a foreigner only loam her nationality during the marriage, the converse proposition does not hold, and that a foreign woman marrying a Frenchman is, in the view of the French tribunals, a French woman, even when a widow. This interesting point of international jurisprudence is, I be lieve, decided for the first time. Upon the merits of the case M. Berryer was not furnished with any positive evidence even to show that his client's husband was a Bohan, much leas that he war a prince. He stated, in • general way, that for two generations the Chateau of Tourandel had been inhabited by the ancestors of his client's husband, Counts de Fdnis and Marquises of Tour angel, who, he alleged, were a younger branch of the house of Bohan, and had fallen into poverty. Bat his great card, and one which, if it had not , . been discredited by the judgment of the court, would certainly weigh greatly in the controversy, was a letter, which be read, addressed by Charles L's Minister of State to the individual who is now judicially branded as an intriguer and an impostor. On November 11, 1828, Baron de La Bouillerie . _ wrote to the deceased husband of the defendant the following letter : The Baron de La Bouillerie, peer of Frame, minister of state, intendant-general of the King's household, has the honour to over the smurance of his most distinguished considera tion to the Count de Toorendel-Ventadour, and to inform him that, oonformably to his desire, he has had the honour of laying before the King his title of marquis, which his Majesty has condescended to examine attentively, and which appears to him to be most honourable. In ooneequence, and in obedience to the King's orders, the Baron de La Bonniest, returns the papers, at the same time win ing the count, on the part of his Majesty, that his titles have no need to be renewed, seeing that they are hereditary and perpetual, and that he could not have better. His Majesty orders him further to assure the Count de Tourondel-Ventadour that the title of marquis most inoontestably belongs to him, and that he has a right to the title of Duke de Rohan and de Ventadour, as being the head of the younger bran& of that house, and he may therefore use that title without authorisation. The Baron de 1411 Bona leri e congratulates himself upon having been able to do anything agreeable to the Count de Tourendel- Ventadoer. M. Lepecq, counsel for Prince Camille de Rohan, described the deceased husband of the defendant in terms that no one would suppose applicable to the flattered correspondent'of Charles X.'s Ministes of State, and the man who was recognised by that monarch as Count de Tourondel-Ventadour, Mar quis of something else, and Duke de Rohan. IL Lepecq said : H. Ferris de Tourondel, when he went to England, had no other name, and he then for the first time got the name of Rohan inserted in his passport. At that time M. Pais was " wanted" by the public prosecutor, who amused him of a serious misdemeanour, namely, that of being a member, if not the head, of a society formed for the purpose of fabricating false and imaginary foreign orders. The result of the trial was that M. Pais aline Rohan's accomplices were found guilty, and hehimeelf only escaped for the very sufficient reason that he died first. In January, 1870 i, Prince Camille de Rohan received front his cousin, Prince de Rohen Chabot, a letter in which the fact, of the usurpa tion of the name of Rohan by IL Paula were set forth in the several instances of his passport, his marriage certifi cate in England, and the "act of birth" of his son inscribed in the civil register in Paris. M. de Robin Chabot, in stigmatising these facia, added, "If M. Pia.' had presumed to take the name of Rohan Chabot 1 should have sent him a writ directly ; it is not to be endured that any impostor should be allowed to assume a name of which there are many existing heirs." The fact is that M. INnia fled to Jersey to escape the researches of the police. There he assumed the earns of Rohan and lived upon charity, which he received from the catholic chapels of the island. Unfortunately for himself he con ceived the idea of setting up in his old business of selling titles of nobility. An action was brought against him on this account, and he got in such bad odour in the Isle of Jersey that he was fain to leave it and go to London. He was then 68 years old, and in a frightful state of misery and disease. Nevertheless Miss Thompson, although only 20 yeas old, was dazzled by the name of Rohan, and not withstanding all the true information which she received, consented to marry him. The marriage lasted xi: days, from A pril27 to May 4, 1857. On the latter day the btu band died of a malady which is described in the registrar's certificate as "prolonged consumption." Miss Thompson, therefore, married a man at the point of death. 14•8111141- len she became enceinte, sad was confined in Paris of a son exactly eight months after the marriage, the premature confinement being attributed to an accident. Here the advocate was stopped by the First Pre sident, Derienne, the court being with him. The Appeal Court, confirming the judgment of the court below, held that Madame de F‘nis (nee Thompson) had no right either to the title of prin cess or the name of Bohan, and restrained her from using them. This is a terrible lesson to ladies who aspire to marry distinguished foreigners. There was a panic at the close of the Bourse for which I have heard no other explanation than a rumour of the death of the Pope. The Rents, diet ' rising from 70fr.bc. to 70fr. 15c., closed at 69fr.80e., with a fall of 36c. from the highest point of the day and of 25e. from yesterday. The Four-and-a- Half per Cents. fell 60c. Mobilier fell 2fr. 50c., and the Italian Loan 15c. Railways, though at one time weak, in sympathy with the Rente, ulti mately recovered, and several lines left off from 2fr. 50c. to Mr. higher. The Emperor's speech had little effect one way or another. Although he does not specifically pro- mise the withdrawal of the new taxes on salt and - sugar, -- his statement that all financial questions will be settled by "common accord in a spirit of conciliation," is very generally understood as imply ing that these obnoxious imposts will be aban doned. THE NEW TURKISH LOAN. The Turkish Loan has evidently been framed with extreme care, even to its minutest details. The amount required is 5,440,0001. sterling, which is re granted by Six per Cent. Bonds amounting to 000,0001., at 68 per cent. The interest dates from t e lat Jan. Wt. The loan is to be redeemed in the short space of 231 years, the sinking fund being as mach as 2 per oent, per annum. The bonds; will be drawn by lot half-yearly, and paid off at 100. It is a distinctive and very valuable feature of this loan that, at the express request of the Sultan, Lard Hobart has been appointed as a special com missioner by the British government to mast in the due application of the proceeds of the loan to their legitimate objects, namely, the consolidation of the floating debt, and the extinc tion of the depreciated paper money. All the revenues of the Ottoman empire are of course liable for the loan, but those specially hypothecated to it are derived from tobacco, salt, stamps, and lioenses, which are estimated to produce 1,885,220/. a year, the annual charge'of the loan being only 640,0001. A permanent commission, composed half of nomi nees of the agents of the loan, will sit at Constanti nople, whose special province it will be to receive from the sources assigned and transmit to the Bank of England the requisite funds. Five per cent, is to be paid on application ; 16 on allotment ; 10 on May 15 ; 10 on July 1 ; 10 on September 1; 10 on November 1 ; and the balance of 8 per cent. on the let January, 1883 ; but as divi dend accrues on the whole amount of the bonds as from the Ist January last, the holders will receive two full half-yearly divi dends of 3 per cent. each (viz., 3 per oeut. on the Ist July next, and 3 per cent. on the Ist January, 1863) before the payment of the instalment' will be completed. On payments in advance 6 per cent. discount will be allowed. The agents of the loan are the Ottoman Bank and Messrs. C. Deem: and Co. The brokers are Messrs. J. Hutchinson and Sons, and Mr. George E. Seymour. Mr. Seymeur's able co-operation in the Morocco Loan, it is well known, materially contributed to its great success, and it is also known that he has taken an activepart in placing the present transaction in the satisfactory and bond fide form in which it comes before the public. Attached to the loan prospectus is a copy of a letter from Earl Russell to Mr. Bruce t M.P., chairman of the Ottoman Bank, expressing the consent of her Majesty's government to send Lord Hobart to Constantinople for six months to assist in the due application of the money. This loan, it will be seen, presents many pecu liar features, the most valuable of which are the 00-operation of her Majesty's government, and the special hypothecation of revenues estimated to reld nearly three times the sum required for the interest and sinking fund. While the security is thus satisfactory, the advantages to the subscriber are of a magnitude rarely met with. In the first place, there is a sinking fund of 2 per cent. per annum, being double the amount appropriated to the loans of 1854 and 1858. Repayment of the loan at 100 per cent., or 32 per cent, above the price of issue, will therefore be more speedily attained in this instance. In the next plain, reckoning the divi dend from the let January last, and the allowance of 6 per cent. discount on payments in advance, there is a bonus of about 4 per cent., so that the price of issue is practically reduced to 64 for a six per cent. stock, or 8 per cent below the present price of the loan of 1858. The return to a permanent holder, including tbe con tingency of redemption at par, is equal to fully 11 per cent. per annum. But while the new loan is thus brought out at a price which, having to the ordinary rate of interest in this mar et, places it in a remarkably tempting position in the list of foreign investments, the return yyielded by it is very moderate regarded from the Turloah point of view. No sacrifice is imposed on the Ottoman government, which has been socistomed to pay far higher rates, and which in fact will effect a very important economy by raising this money in the London market on the terms mentioned. By an annual outlay of 640,0001. (including the sink ing fund of the loan) the state will save, accord ing to the public admission of the Grand Vizier, between two and three millions sterling a year, irre spective of the immense advantage which will accrue to the foreign trade of the Empire by obviating the hitherto enormous fluctuations in the exchanges. It is further satisfactory to remark that, the present loan being on commission, Turkey will have the full benefit of the entire sum, minus only a commission of 2or 2 / 1 per cent. In every point, therefore, the arrangements adopted appear to be of an unusually well-framed and bond fide character. DREADFUL SHIPWRECK ON THB GOODWIN SANDS. A very painful interest was created at Lloyd's among the shipping interest, on Saturday, by the reported supposed loss of a large outward-bound ship on the muck dreaded Goodwin Sands during the heavy gale and mow storm from the northward and eastward, which raged during the whole of Thursday night ; and there • wean but little doubt that every soul belonging to her perished. There are many conjectures as to the probable name and port of the ill-fated vessel ; but at present, for obvious rea ' sons, we forbear to give them. According to the particulars which have been communicated by Lloyd's agent at Deal it appears that at daylight an Friday the wreck of a large ship was discovered by some loggers on the Goodwin think The boatmen =bred about in the hope of plc up some thing which might afford a clue to the name or ohareeese the unfortunate ship; but in consequence of the tremendous sea that was running they were compelled to bear away, and when they left only the lower masts aid yard of the wreck could be seen above the water in the middle part of the sands, where the ship had evidently dm& and settled down. Not the least tiangs could be gleaned of the crew. Lloyd's agent at Deal immediate telegraphed the die teeming fact to the harbour autho rities at Hamegate, end the harbour tug-boat at ones proceeded out to sea with the lifeboat, and went round the sands in search of the wreck ; but as nothing could be seen of her, it was presumed that she must either have broken up. or gone down in the sands. The tug bore up to the South Sandhead light ship, and spoke with the men on board. They replied that they had no. tired a quantity of wreckage consisting of green buckets and wooden oases drift past during the morning, but they could give no further information. They added that it had been a dreadful night, and that the snow precluded signals being seen any distance. A number of boats put off to pick up what might be found floating about, and on Saturday morning the wreck was discovered on that part of the sands previously described. The boatmen reported that she was either a ship or a barque of 600 or 700 tons harden, but owing to her being under water to the extent of 18 feet at low tide, nothing more satisfactory could be ascertained beyond that she was fitted with wire rigging, and that the lower mast was var nished. Divers from Whitstable were then sent for, and no time will be lost in sending the men down to e xplore the wreck. As much anxiety has been created as to the name of this ill-fated ship it has been suggested that a rule might well be established of branding the number of a ship's register on her masts and spars, which wuold at once fix her identity, and avoid a painful suspense, as in this melancholy instance.—Kentish Gazette. MEMORIAL TO THE LATE Dtrica or RICHMOND.- The intended monument which is about to be erected in Chichester Cathedral to the memory of the late Duke of Richmond, has been erected by Mr. T. Gefin, the sculptor, of the Quadrant, Regentstreet. It is surmounted by a richly-carved medallion of his grew, and is an ezosileut likeness ; on the sides are the names of the various eage‘r Monte in which the duke took part. At the base the arms of the Richmond family are engraved. A description on the monument embodies a brief ake l tV ":44 l the military weer of the late duke, from his grintment to • oornetey in the 13th Light Dragoons and his foil: 110 8 She army in Portugal in 1810, as sidorlesamp sad widest secretary to the Doke of Welliagtoe, down to the battles of Qualm Bras and Waterloo, where he served aide-de-camp to the Prince of Orange. The tablet is stated in the inscription to be erected " by the officers mid nou-commimioned officers wbo 'erred under him in the Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia, as an humble tribute of admiration sad esteem, and as a mark of the deep &Mediae his generous nature inspired."—fhissex Adesrtieer. CnrwrAl. PALscia. Owe gammen DAT. MONDAT, MARCH 24. Attainable ou payment, 858 ; ditto by sews ticket', 837—totel, 1,492. MUSIC. T ROYAL IMOLD3H OPERA. Covent-garden Theatre, in its capacity of " the Royal English Opera," closed on Saturday evening, .4,, Pisa Louisa Pyne bad her benefit. The entertainments con. misted of Dinorah (which had not been performed during the season) and an operetta in one ant, called Court and Cotton; —a pleasant little piece, composed by Mr. Clay, an ma . tear of uncommon talents and acquirements'. The theism was as crowded es theatre could be, and indeed would have been crowded had it been much larger than it is ; for every place wee disposed of long before the day of perform ance, and many applicants were disappointed. 11e fair beneficiaire, though well accustomed to the intense ,A public applause, must have been gratified by her reeeptiiii,. The audience seemed to feel that they conk; not sufficiently express their admiration and esteem for our favourite Lu lish prima donna. Thunders of applause, acelanotioi. waving of hate and handkerchiefs, showers of hellions, were all employed in giving vent to the enthusiasm of tit hour—an enthusiasm not beyond the deserts of its object ; for there is not a performer on the English stage most worthy of ell honour sod regard than Miss Louisa Pyne. Without taking a formal retrospect of the season just con. eluded, which indeed would be superfluous, considenu how fresh Be principal occurrences must be in the memory of oar musical readers, and without repeating the tn. comiums we have so often bestowed upon the mat. ner in which every piece has been performed, we cannot refrain from alluding to the great good which Mies Pyne sod Mr. Harrison have done to the English musi al stage, by their readiness to bring forward new works of merit by our own native imposers. By the producti,s, is one season—oat to speak of what they have done before—of three each sterling works as Ray Bias, The Punta,,', Daughter, and The Lily of Killarney, they have shown spirit of liberality united to sound judgment, which, if per. sisted in, will work an auspicious change in the condition and prospects of our national opera. And, in regard to one of those works—Mr. Howard Glover's Roy B/ae—they have the further merit of having brought before the publi. a dramatis composer whose genius, but for their help might have long remained unknown. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. The second concert took place last evening. Th , rogrunme wu u follows : PAW L Binfonle, Die Willi be Tim (The Power of Bound) Been. and Ark, .oimilde I Ah no " " Non nil db. " Mdlle. Pampa Men Giovanni) Mozart. Cade i.e, Plemehelia Wei Arabella God- Aeon. and Air to w weeds that de stroy " " Our bores In ~weft morn," Mr. fitment (Irisenia inTnaieln, Gluck. Overture (Atkin(' PAM IL W. S. Bennett Sidonla In F, No, 11 Beethomu. Duet, " Tornaml a die o s in'end," Pampa and Mr. Tesaist, (Don _Psequale) Willett'. Prelude and rows sila TareateM, Arabella Goddard Overt: i i ) re o l otor_ Oberced Protsesor Btaradale Bennett, 3dus. D. The scheme of this ommert, it will be observed, wu in entire accordance with the plan adopted by the Philhar. monie Society at the beginning of its career, and adhered to, with few deviations, for half a century. The primary object of the society hu always teen performance in the best poaribis manner, a purpose anmpletely answered by the form into which, by this plan, the concerts have been generally thrown, and when it has been omadonally departed from, the result Las very seldom been satisfactory. Two symphonies of the greatest masters, two overtures, a concerto on the violin or other inetnintent, =muted by some distinguished performer with the accompaniment of the full °rehears, and if there is room for it in the programme, a lighter performance on the same or a different instrument—melt an arrangement, _ _ with a due mixture of vocal piece", has been found better calculated than any other to give within the limits of a cowed the greatest amount and variety of excellence. Spobr's Symphony Die Weihe der Tone, is hie greatest effort in this branch of nompoettka. It is a work of colossal proportioas, while its depth of thought, and the grandeur and beauty of its effects, correspond with the great scale on which it is °wattage& We find in it the most melting tenderness, terrific force, exquisite melodies, andi the most poi/gird mimes of harmony; and it is a work of the most skilful and symmetrical ,constructions. It has the faults with which Sphor is re• preached—a tendency to mannerism, over-elaboration, and oomaional diffuseness ; but in a work so great and splendid such faults Sr. like specks on the sun. Nothing could exceed the magnificence of its performance. The band evidently played eon amore, and, under the firm guidance of their excellent conductor, they moved as if the whole body had been animated by one soul. Boothe. van's Eighth Symphony is one of his shortest, but one of Ids most vigorous orchestral works. The allegretto, ► gem of grave and beauty, was as delightful and es warmly re. asked as ever. The two fine and well-known overtures were played with the utmost fire and brillianoy. ]Gen Arabella Goddard, when she appeared in the orchestra, was greeted with enthuiasticapplause. Sterndals Bennett's beautiful " Caprice " was well chosen to show her finest qualities as a performer. The term Caprice is sanely applicable to it ; for its general design is dear, consistent, and dictated by the purest taste, while all its parts are highly and exquisitely finished. It is ehamataisei by delicacy and grace, and the UMe features diatinguiisi Miss Goddard's playing. Her beautiful rounded cantabile phrases were as perfect as her light and brilliant pumps of bravura. Bach's Tarantella is one of her favourite pima; her execution of it is a marvel of neatness, and the MIMI in which she enters into the spirit of the great old maim shows the versatility of her talent The vocal music was admirable. 'Mlle. Parspa sang tie great air in Don Giovanni with a brilliancy not =pod by any singer we have ever heard. Mr. Tennant gained golden opinions by his performance of Cluck's fine soma. His clear elocution in the recitative, and the sweet sai mellow voice, purity of taste and expression with which be sang the simple and expressive air, made a great impremig on an audience whose applause it is by no means easy obtain. THE COURT-MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN ROBERTSON. (BT ELICTRZO TICLEOLFH.) The court-martial on Captain Robertson termi nated at Dublin yesterday, when the court met to beer Colonel Brownrigg, the prosecutor, read his final reply. It was a very lengthy document, The prosecutor oommentel in detail upon the evidence, and upon the two doe:- manta read by the prisoner in defence. He first adverted to the charge against the prisoner, contending there were two questions for consideration ; first, whether the prieouer sub mitted the insult he received to the proper authorities ; se. wildly, whether he did or did not take steps to vindicate his honour. The prosecutor then applied himself to the evidence on this point, chiefly that of Col. Bootjack, with regard tothe first charge, and that of Capt. Henry respecting the second. He thought the attempt of the prisoner to break down the evidence had completely failed, and that everything 81./0111 to should be relied on. He maintained the conduct of Colonel Bentinck towards the prisoner was kind and cour teous. The attempt to state that his commanding °nicer commenced his persecution on the let of May was an after thought. The prosecutor then referred to the beekbosol affair, stating the evidence for the prosecution fixed it in April He concluded by asserting be had substantiated every particular he proposed to substantiate at the com mencement of the trial, and left the matter in the lends of the court, feeling certain it would be sifted by clear heads and solved by honourable hearts. The court then adjourned. A NOVEL APPLICATION POE PREFERNENT.- - Th e see of Norwich thus left vacant was also of course all ob ject of ambition. Applications for preferment have M general no feature of novelty ; but there is something, se It seems to me, worthy of record in the plan of solkiticg favour by returning thanks for it as though already cwr ferred. On that ground I give insertion to the two follow tag letters. The writer of the first was Dr. George Palm* Bishop of Bristol, and son of the Earl of Chichester : " Bishop of Bristol to Mr. Pitt.—Welbecketreet (Feb. 1805.---Bir,- -I have beard from so many quarters that you have been kind enough to think of recommending me to his Majesty to suoeeed to the vacant see of Norwich, that I caa no longer refrain exprasiog my gratitude to you, if such is your intention; and of assuring you that by so doing you will be conferring a lasting obligation upon me. which I shall ever have a pride is acknowledging.—l, o '4 air. &c., G. Baravoin" "Mr. Pitt to the Bishop of Bnetel. —Downing-street, Friday, Feb. 8, 18U1.—My Lord. -1 ° answer to the letter which I have just had the honour ci receiving from your lordship, I am sorry to be under the 'necessity of acquainting your lordship that the report which has reached you respecting the see of Norwich has arisen without my knowledge, and that I cannot have the satisfaction of promoting your wishes . --I have the honou r, &c., W. Pin."—Stanitopes Life of Pitt, vol. 4.