The Express. — London, England, 1859-06-24 00:00:00

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Although the Prussian Government hu announced its intention to interfere diplomatically for the restoration of race, it has not yet thought the time come for proposing bases of pacification to France. Nfueb remains, therefore, to be dose before a ease for the employment of these troops can arise. Prussia arms in order that when the time for media• tion comes she may intervene with effect. It follows horn what we have stated that the reports of the Bel- gian papers respecting the terms of Prussian media tion are premature. Should the conflict on the Mincio prove of a decisive character, and not degenerate, owing to the successful resistance of the fortresses, into a protracted war, the diplomatic intervention of Prussia will probably follow the first great battle. Early in the week we noticed the prevalent rumour that a treaty had been concluded between Austria and Prussia with reference to this war. We are enabled to state that this report is completely The part which Prussia has to play just now is exceedingly complex, her European and Germanic interests crossing each other at several points. Her Teutonic allies urge her to a course which would make the Confederation take the place of Prussia as the fifth of the Great Powers, and she vindicates her native rank against both France and Germany by taking the lead in a display of military force- Amidst all these interesting complications there is danger of her forgetting that other Powers will not be dispos' d to make the permanent lot of Italy depen dent on the squabble, of the Confederates, and that the great interests of European peace require that both Ereocc and Austria shou:d be got out of Italy as 10011 as possible. Any attempt to revive and apply at the present day the iniyi.i7ous principles of the Congress of Vienna, any pretension to sacrifice the vital interests of a people to imaginary ends of etateeraft, woull inevitably alienate the sympathies of the English people from Prussia, whatever evils might befall that State.' Ti.e new English Ministry has lost bet time in aegosioting the Prussian Court wall its views of Italian affairs, AN Act of Parliament would seem to be required again to restrain the iuwer of judges over juts& According to the ease of " Commend against t►e " Eastern Counties Railway Company," just decided, it is foe the Judge and not for the Jury to say what is and what is not eegliger ee. Ileron NI %MIN, in del:tering his judgment in this case, is reported to have said—" It is fur the judge to determine " whether there is any evidence of negligence to go " to the jury. People seem to fancy that on acci " dent need only occur withio the premises of a " rails ay company, and there must be negligence " on the part of tie company," This tendency of the judicial mind to correct, by the exercise of an absolute but usurped authority, what it supposes to be a vagary of public opinion, is not of recent date. In the days of it - sill:s it wag fence' necessary to pus an Aet of Parliament to enable juries to pronounce • publication libel or no libel. The judges of those days thought that jail,* ought only to be allowed to nay whether the article said to be • libel Lad or had not be, n published. Bet in thou. times the devisee°, of juries were felt to be so %a:ualil" ea expreeeione of public opinion, such powerful cheeks upon abuse of power in high place., that the judges were not allowed to encroach upon tte prialieer which juries poinemed of deciding all matter, of fact. Is the ease altered now? It is tree that in our days the press has become the chief reflex and index of public opioior, and that to It is now conceded the pais, of barleesely exposing abuse*, and, by the freest discussion, aiding in their abolition ; bet the time in not (-isle for dispensing with the security which trial by jury affords. There is no greater reason now than heretofore far entrusting judges with the drciaton of matters of feet. And is negligence matter of law, or is it matter of law to determine degrees of negligence? Or, supposing this to be a moot point, can there be any doubt but that a London jury, or a jury any where consisting of nun of husini se, is far better cal culated to pass judgment upon the amount of reasonable care displayed in the transactions of business than any jails?, however learned in the law? Certainly • very cursory examination of ?beliefs of this ease would lead to such a conclusion. It wee an action by a carman egainot the Railway Company for negligence. 'The plaintiff, an able bodied man, was sent to the Shoreditch Station to fetch • parcel expected by a pemenger train. He west to the station, and waited upon the platform until the arrival of the train. A greet number of persons were also waiting upon the platform. On the arrival of the train the railway porters threw open the gates seperating the two platforms to let the passengers pass out and the persons waiting to go in, whereupon a rush of the persona waiting took place, and plaintiff wia thrown over a weighing I machine, standir.g on the platform near the gate way, and sustained serious injuries. At the trial the jury awarded him 604 as damages, but the Court of Exchequer directed a nonsuit to be entered, en the ground that there was no evidence of negli genre to go to the jury, and Baron Kamm made use of the strange expressions already quoted, l Baron Brt su wet!. observing that sack an aecident had never occurred before. Now we do net suppose that there is one of our readers at all acquainted with our places of public resort and concourse who has not, after reading this account, come to the conclusion either that passengers should not have been allowed to rush on to the platform, or else that the weighing machine should have been securely fenced. What would be said of the manager of a theatre who put a weighing machine in the midst of the pit entrance, or • millowner who sent all his hands headlong into a room full of unfenced machinery And yet the learned Barons of the Exchequer say that there is no evidence of negligence on the part of the Company, and deprive the unfortunate earnian of the fruits of his verdict. We consider this decision an unfortunate one both for companies and the public. It is not only an infringement by the Bench on the constitutional privileges of Juries, but it is likely to lead also to mischievous practical re sults. If railway and other companies are to be so longer amenable to the judgments of experienced men of business, end if " who'd have thought it, it " never happened before," is to constitute in the minds of learned judges a sufficient and satisfactory excuse for any amount of reckless negligence, we see little security to the public in future against acci dents. Even with the fear of what are now called vindictive verdicts hanging over the head of Rail way Companies, a fsertal catalogue of railway acci dents has acessalated In the course of every year. What will it be ia Nun? HOUSE OF LORDS.—Tauzarar, JUNE 23. Their lordships met et half-poet fear o'clock, and read the following private bills a second time .—Great Northern of S °data Railway, Great Westi en Railway, Kingeton-opon- Thames Go., South Wake, Pembroke and Tenoy Junction ]railway; Tweed Fielliries, Lucette's Rotate, and Earl et Kintcre s Rotate. Their lordships then adjqursei till Thursday, tLe 30th inst. gbe Court. The Queen held a wart yesterday afternoon at Bucklagheth Pekoe. Earl Delawarr had an audience and delivered to her Majesty hie gold key end his wand of cilia, se Lord Cham berlain of the Household Viscount Sydney had an audience, kissed kande on hie appointment, and neared from the Queen hie gold key aid wand of office u Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's HOMO hold. Viscount Newport bad an audience of her Majesty and resigned hie gold key and wand of office as Vice•Chsraber lola of the klousehoW. Viscount Cast!armee bad an audience, kissed hands en his appointment, and received from the Queen his gold key and wand of office as Vice-Chunberlisin of her kisiesty's Howie hold. Ceketel the Right 800. Cecil Forester had an audience of the Queen and rteigned his rand of odic. se Comptroller of the 'leasehold. Lord Proby had an andirmee, Meted hands on his appoint. meet, and received from the Quern Lis wand of Milos as Comptroller of her Majesty's Household. nes Right Rey. Dr. Campbell had as audience of the Quiet, sad did boons upon being appoiettd Bishop of Bowe. Sir Gimp C. Untie, Secretary of Ekes foe the Bores Depastaisat, and the licr. Lord Wriotheeley Rowse; Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Visaing, assisted at t h e tare army._ Lord Harris had en audience of the Queen upon bie re turn from India, end was prevented b her Idajeay by Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State for India. Sir George C. Lewis and SW Charlie' Wood had an au dience of her Majesty. The Queen was attended by Lord Raglan, Lord is Wait ing% and Mr. It. Ormsby Gore, Oroom in Waling. Her Maj.aty, accosopazied by Prince Leopold and Pen esali Alice, and attended by the Hoe. L.lcy Kerr, took a drive in an open carriage and four. Lord Colville end Lord Charles Fitzroy ettende• . l on horseback. TM Primate Conort rode on borreback, Wanted by Cap tain the lion, D. de Roe. The King of the Belgians, ereoropenied by the Count of Flanders, paid visite yesteedey to the Duette.' and the Dub of Counbridge, et their uspeetire residences in St. James's The Duke of Cambridge visited the King of the Bolgiana yeuterday at Buckingham Palace. Prime Leopold took a drive in • carriage and four. . . The Pried of Leh:tinges arrived at Buchiegbaut Palace yesterday upon a visit to the Qaeen. Bev liaji;ty had a dinner party hug evening. The cow pony included the Ling al the Belgian•. the Princess Alice, the Count of nark" the Erin , * of Ltiningen, the Belgian Minister and Madame Yen de Weyer, the Earl of Bt. per was, Vlaconat mad Vlecoant,o4 l'almereton, Lord Jobe Remelt, Lord George Cannot. the Hoe. Mrs, Biddelyk. Col.•el Neu de Yeerkerke, Major Burne!l, and Dr. Koeyl. TM ►end el the CulsLarratu Guar& attends d daring dinner. The Judkiel Committee of the Privy Council eat yeater day. Lord Jesting Knight Brace gave judgment on en 'pp& from Beagni, " Houterein Sing o. illognersiat An appeal from Jenny, " finite r. Le Serer et Le Huguet," pert bawd, iwne concluded, aad judgment given by Lined Juetim Knight Brace. Despetches were went from the Colssiol•Oßke yesterday to the Governors of the Colooks ea the West Coast of Anion, VINIT OP RES MAJESTY TO ALDERSOOTT.—Ae. °coding to the present arniagnmat her Majesty and the Prime Consort nil Melt the troops at Alderrhon Camp as Smorday neat. The (toren well deep at the Royal Pavilion on Saturday night and Sods, slgbe, end return to Backing. hem Pak. co Monday. ---.- ROTAL DRAMATIC COLLEI. R.—We are authorised to state that his Roped litabaem tte Prime Caotort hoe rammitief to become patron of this mitigation, of which her Mojeity le aimed, lM petramee. iraosous t 87;leiry will be the new Lord Chamber. Isla; sad Lard Clad erone sad Lord Nob, will rergeciirely AU the ofill..es of Tits Cheraberlein sad Treasurer of the Hneeshold. The Right Hon. Maniere Brady has been await d Lard Claw:lk, of (Mead, by which that gentle periews of 4.0001. pi: swam es es-Chancellor will be fee.' t.. the pabile. The Crestellor of the Exchequer hoe appoiated Mr. C. L Ryan, of the Treasury, te be his whets seerstary. Mr. J. IL Maynard, of the War-off:be, has been appointed private ereretary to Mr. &dewy Herbert, Secretary foe Wee; sad Mr. B. Sttoo, of the Wu-uftice, private secretary to the Berl of Ripon, under secretary. The Right Hon. H. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have left Orosireirw-gatefoe Haribeirden. Moser, Backe. His Highness the Maharajah Duleep Singh has kft Claridge's Hotel fur Mulgrave Castle, woo Whitby. The Prince Hohenlohe Schillingtnet will wire at the Bruseekk Hotel, ha Jermya•atreet, to-day, where apertreeet• have Wee omelet foe hi. reception. The Lady Howard de Walden has arrived at Gorr Braude Lady ,Nlaty Wood has imaged limitations far tire balls, p, tate y ,e 4 renaertively on the elb and 16tb prostme. Lord and Lady Gand have arrived at &evens% IL.td, El gsol The Hon. .Mn. C..rentry'a ball is fixed to hike plane on WnMedq, the 11,1 1 July. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nei have arrived at Fea torio Hotel, hots Lateashire. Mr. att4 Mrs. F. Horst sad His Hidden bane tilt tho saws sottbliabmsat foe &alb astplos. A marriage will shortly take place betwixt' Vie wing BIM awl Lad r 111.nebe liettf of the pee meat Earl ,f Iluewuud. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1859. THE WAR IN ITALY. THE SARDLNIAN DICTATORSHIP. CRY SUBMARINI AND parries rnsoluria PARIS. FRIDAY ItORNINO. The MoNiteur of this morning contain' a note en planing the character of the dictatorship offered in Italy on all sides to the King of Sardinia, and the conclusion drawn that Piedmont wishes to unite all Italy in one State without consulting the po pulations and the great Powers. Such conjectures have, it says, no foundation. The people, whether delivered at abandoned, wish to make common cause against Austria, and with that intention they place themselves wider the protection of the King of Sar dinia; but the dictatorship is a power purely tem porary, which, whilst uniting common forces in the same hands, in no way prejudices any future com bination. ANOTHER VERSION OF THE PRUSSIAN PROPOSITIONS. The Brawls /wdlpendonce of yesterday evening publishes another version of the propositions which Prussia is said to have made for the re-establishment of peace. According to this later information, which we give solely on the authority of the Belgian jour nal, Prussia proposes that Lombardy be annexed to Piedmont ; Parma, Modena, and Tuscany be restored to their legitimate sovereigns $ the authority of the Pope re-established in the legations; Venice become independent, and the four famous fortresses of the Mind° be annexed to the Germanic Confederation ; "so preventing an aggressive return to Lombardy on the part of Austria, and protecting Venice from the aggrandisi rag projects of Piedmont." COMMENCEMENT OF HOSTILITIES ON THE MINCIO. TURIN, Tin RBDLT, 3VNE 23. The main body of the Austrian army is on the left bank of the Miucio. The Piedmontese have advanced towards ;Peschiera, and after a vigorous encounter repulsed the out-posts of the enemy, who lost several killed. The entire French force has passed the Chine at Montechiaro, pushed a recon naissance as far as Gait*, and surprised the great Austrian Guard (Grand Garde Autrichienne), which lost nine prisoners and some killed. The Nord says that in consequence of the con tinued retreat of the Austrians the order of battle is now completely changed, and some days must elapse before any general or decisive engagement can take place. The allied troops have occupied the positions at Lopata, Castiglione, and Montechiari, abandoned by the Austrians, and the head-quarters of the Emperor are at Cellivergo. The Prince Napoleon was to have made his entry into Parma yesterday. AUSTRIA. VIBNNA, TUVUDAY. The Austrian Government formally declares that the cruelties attributed to General d'Urban in the message of Count Cavour are entirely devoid of foun dation. " Details will be published shortly." VIENNA, MI:TODAY. Prince Esterhszy's visit to London is unaccompa nied by any official mission whatever. VERONA, Jura 23. _ (Vii Vienna). --,• The hesd•gnartera of the Emperor of Austria have been removed to Vallegio. The feeling of the troops is excellent. At Antivari English as well as French war•steamers are expected. WEIMAR, THURSDAY NIGHT. The Grand Duchess Dowager, mother of the Princess of Prussia and aunt of the Emperor Alexander, died this evening at 8 o'clock. MARSEILLES, Tot IlqOk.T. Advice. lure been received from Athena to the lith. The following are the new Ministers :—Spiromilioe, War ; Condouriolos, Foreign Affairs; Zaimes, Public Instruction; Palamides, Interior. Advices have also been received from Constanti nople to the 14th. Said Pacha has been summoned to send his contingent to Roumelia, but replied that the indecisive policy of the Porte compromises Egypt, and that he will therefore send no succours, but will put his army on a war footing. The Dervisch hsving again taken Klobuck from the Montenegrins, the Porte has ordered him to con tinue hostilities. It is asserted that the regular troops have already begun devastation. Marshal Count Giulay, ex-commander-in-chief of the Austrian army of Italy, has retired to his estates. In paying through Vienna to take leave of his poliiioal and military hiend., he subscribed 24,000 florins to the fund for the expense@ of the war. The Parma Gazette gives an account of the re joking. which took plats in that city on the 17th, on the occasion of the installation of the Seedloiva government there. The whole town .0 brilliantly Illuminated ; band. of manic played on the public Kinard While the palace of the new governor, and on the latter'• making his appearance on the balcony he was received with loud cheers for Italy, the Em peror of the Praia, the King, the Union, ko. On the fol lowing day the members of the clergy, the Council et State, the Chamber of Amounts, the Tribunals, the Academy of PiseArta, &a. want to pay their respects to the governor. . . . . The Archbishop of Vercelli has issued a pastoral, roseemsarting his flock to thank Providence for having delivered thy most fieuriebbag towns of the State, such as Novara, Tortons Bobbie, Vogbera, sod especially Vercelli, from the presence of the Austrians, and for having crowned the arms of the allies with victory. In furtherance of tbot objet, be enjoins all his clergy to sing the Ambrosian hjlllll in their respective puialtes, and to comprise in their prayers " the well•deserviag heroes who, with such abnegation sod patriotism, have obtained the immortal glory of ao happy an event at the cost of the precious holocaust of their liver." By it decree, dated Brescia, Jane 19, Count de yle nominated president of the Corp Legislatit A second decree, of the mme date, appoints MM. Schneider and }teen' rice-presidents of the came areembly. The Grand Duke Creatantine of Russia and his Grand Duchies have been sejoylng the hespirellry of the Sultan, et the palace of Emirgbian. His kl.jesty gave a grand dinner to their honour at the Imperial Theatre of Dolma- Beklachi, at s hich t he diplomatic corps were present, with the ex , aption of the Austrian Internuncio. On the same day be 'miens, /lightest' the Grand Duchess was enter taised at a Turkish dieser by the saltanca On • sablequent day their Lichneests were melted to lunch with hie Majeety at lb. Sweet Watery of AA', and is the evening to a represett s ties at the Imperial Theatre of Dolma-Bak Loeb i. Their high. tunes occupied the haperial rye l company with the Sultan, who rim tefore end between, the performance* walked with the Grand Duchess cm his arm through the different 'aortas of the theatre. Their imperial highnesses left on the kith 'Waal foe Nicasiee Is lb. .team-packet _ _ _ We (Lerame Herald of the Ibth) have received, ton late for publication this week, a letter from our &Be ton= oorrespoodeot reporting the occurrence of a moss destructive earthquake live re on the monde, of the 2nd feat The catastrophe, which principally consisted of one terrible shack, lastiog some Ofteen socAnis, hid occasioned immense loss of liras and property, wore than 1,500 human beings— it was rowsbly calculated—an 1 nearly all she Larger build ings of the town having fallen a pr• y to the calamity. Slight shoc ks continued to occur up WI the evening of the led, but the principel damage had bean occasioned by the only tmenWe convulsion of the previous rooming. EXPRESS FROYI. PARIS. (Tiox ous OLIN CORRISPONDRXT.) PARIS, THURSDAY ENILVINO. The bloody conflict at Perugia between the Pope's Swiss guards and the people is considered in govern ment circles as a deplorable event. It no doubt tends greatly to increase the difficulty of the task which the French Emperor has undertaken of preser ving the temporal dominion of the Pope while emanci pating Italy from the Austrian yoke. The papal forces are confessedly inadequate to repress the national movement which has broken out in many large towns of the States of the Church. The policy of selecting a little mountainous village like Perugia, where the population is too small to offer effectual resistsnce, for shedding blood in the name of papal authority, may well be doubted. The event is likely to double the intensity of the revolutionary movement in Bologna, and to e xr;te insurrection in all the disaffected parts of the Papal States that have hitherto remained tranquil. The Romans, rightly or wrongly, consider themselves included in the Emperor Napoleon's Milan proclamation, addressed to the " Italian people," and claim the benefit of his promise that the French army shall not interfere with the manifestation of their "legitimate wishes." Unless, however, the Swiss hirelings, now masters of Perugia, shall be sup ported by French troops, nothing is more likely than that they will speedily be driven out by an overwhelming national force. The Pays, in answer to "various correspondence," which persists in affirming that King Victor Emma nuel is disposed to accept the dictatorship which has been offered him by certsin towns in the Roman States, inserts that all these rumours are completely false, and that the King has refused any sort of dio tatonhip, whether" provisional" or otherwise. The fact that Prussia is making a serious diplomatic effort to put an end to the war seems to be every day regarded as more and more certain. But great astonishment is felt at the positive assertion of the ledependanee that the territorial limits established I by the treaties of 1813 are to be proposed as the bases of the announcement. The impossibility that Prussia can for a moment seriously suppose that France will listen to any such proposition, gives some countenance to the all but incredible assertions of certain German journals that a war with France is really intended by Germany. The Boone continues depressed. The attitude of Prairie is decidedly construed as more serious than it was thought to be three or four days ago. The Rente fell 35c. for cash and 20c. for account, elating l at the lowest prices of the day-81fr. 80c. and 81fr. 76c. Mobilier fell Mr. Very little business was done in railways, which were generally quoted about 2fr. 60c. lower. Orleans fell 7fr. 60c. The important trial of the eoulissiers now proceeding caused the liquidation of several accounts. ITALY. THE TWO BICILIES. (71011 OUP. Owl NAPLES, Jo= 18. All Naples was taken by surprise at the appoint. ment of • permanent British minister here. From what bad passed within the tut month, such • step was far from being expected, nor did it appear to have been justified by the policy of the present' sovereign. To say nothing of the communication which had been made officieusement before the ap pearance of Mr. Elliot, that if a constitution were given by the Neapolitan government England would send& minister, at the time thatthenew appointment was made not a single concession had teen granted. There was, therefore, an unbecoming haste in renew ing relations ; and there arc many who would have desired, and who think that the political position of Italy demanded, that England should have been repre sented at Naples by men thoroughly Italian in their sympathies and progressive in their ideas. As some of the results of Mr. Elliot's mission, I bare to apprise you that on Thursday night late three decrees were published, to the following effect: —An amnesty is granted to those condemned to irons, seclusion, relegation, or imprisonment for poli tical offences committed in 1848 and 1849, excepting I those mentioned in the decrees of 27th December, 1868, and 18th March, 1869 ; the former of whom are l'oerio and his companions; and the latter, not I 7tet out of the country, are still condemned to exile. the action of this decree, therefore, is restricted to those who have already suffered ten years' confine ment; some of whom, perhaps, have only two or three years more to complete their term of punish ment, and excluding others of thou compromised in 1848 and 1849, such as I'oerio and his companions, who have received the mercies of exile. Another decree relieves all those engaged in the political turbulences of 1848-49 from all civil disabili ties—enables them to procure passports and doctor'. degrees, and to serve in any public office. The num ber of those so relieved is enormous. A person who had 000asion to make some inquiries for a friend of his—an " attendibile"—tells me, that fire folio volumes were searched, full of names of these unfortunate persons. This measure is a great relief, as it comprises, at a moderate calculation, 80,000 persons. Those who are in prison without trial are left as they are, as are the persons who were arrested last week after the demonstration. Filangieri has urged their libera tion ; but his Majesty, fearing that it may be re garded an a sign of weekness, has hitherto refused tt ; thus making the sovereign will the law of the eountry. A third decree grants three years' diminution of punishment to all condemned for ordinary offences. A fourth decree is intended to please the poorer clauses: "All articles of drew, cloth, and common metals, pledged for sums under two ducats, up to 13th June, shall be redeemed, capital and interest, by our royal Treasury, and restored gratuitously to the pledgers." The week has been marked by arrests, and a dis play of public force occasionally in the streets. From Sicily, which is almost a sealed book to us, I hear that a few days since there was a strong de monstration in Palermo. The authorities telegraphed to Naples for instructions, and orders were given to bring out the troops, which was done. There was, however, no colli►ion, though the arms were said to have been removed from the Austrian Consulate. At Messina the following incident; reported to have taken place, though I will not guarantee it. A donkey, dressed out in tricoloured ribbon,, wee driven by a number of lads into the Piszsa. In one ear was stuck the letter F, in the other IL, and on his forehead the proclamation announcing the ascent to the throne of his Majesty. The police soon de spoiled the donkey of his finery, and then left him, hoping he would retrace his steps to his stall and betray his master; but it appears that the donkey was utterly lost, and might have been brought in from the country. _ _ _ I cannot et frain from adding, that the more I see of the Neapolitans, the more I am convinced of the general discontent with the decrees of the 16th inst. " They are a 'burls,' an 'inganno,' an ' insulto,' "are words in every one's mouth. Pity that this govern mint everything is too late or imperfect. At the last moment I hear that the great demonstration in Palermo was made on occasion of the illumination of the Sardinian Legation after the battle of Magenta. Lut Sunday and Monday nights the arms of the Austrian consul were covered with blood. Troops oat during the week. Here in Naples I hear that "Down with the Bourbons!" has been found written on the walls in many places. Some of the employes In the telegraph office have been arrested on a charge at having a secret machine, with which they send and receive despatches. UNITED STATES. (lIT ELRCTRIO TILZORAPH.) (71011 001 OWX 00111.111TONDRIIT.) SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY. The steamer New York, with the United States mails, has arrived. She left New York on the 11th, and brings nearly 330,000 dollars of specie for England. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. LORD PALMERSTON'S ADDRESS. TO THE ELECTOTIE OF TIVERTON. 94, PICCAMILLT. 1981 20, 1859. GINTLENIEN,-liir If &jug, having been graciously pleased to confer upon me the office of First Lord of the Treasury, my seat is the Hones of Commons has become vacant, and I again solicit the honour of continuing to be ono of your representatives is parliament. I have as lately had the honourof being among you that I deem it unnecessary in this address to enter at length into the grounds on which I rest my claim to your confidence. I have been charged by our Sovereign with the duty of forming an administration, and I trust that I have been enabled to perform that task in a manner that will prove satisfactory to her Majesty, to parliament, and to the country. It will be one of the great objects of the government so fanned to preserve for their country the blessings of peace ; and to take advantage of any favourable opportunity that may present itself to exert the moral influence of Great Bri tain to assist in restoring peace to the continent of Enrop3. We shall also have to consider the important question of the amendment of the laws which regulate the representation of the people in parliament; and I trust that we m►y be able so to deal with that subject as to strengthen the inaUtations of the country by placing them on a broader and firmer foundation.—l have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient and grateful servant, PALMERSTON. MARYLEBONE. Lut night a public meeting of the electors wall held in the theatre of the Literary Institution, Edwards street, Portman-square, to hear en address from Lord Fermoy as a candidate to represent the borough in par- Hamlet. Mr. PETER GRAHAM, of Oxford-ateed WU called to the chair, and introduced laid Fermoy, who, u an Irish peer, could not sit for an Irish borough, but was still most anxious to take an active part In the legislation of the country. Lan FIRROT was received with applaueo. He ob served that for twenty years he had served the first city of hie native laid in parliament. A. to their local affairs, he was in flavour of local aelf-govern meat, and wee a determined opponent of centralisation. (Cheers.) As to the general affairs, their new government was one that he could not bat view with distrust. An agree ment wee coma to at Willis's Rooms that every section of the liberal party should be represented in a new cabinet If they united to tarn Lord Derby out ; but what had been done—what est had come in ? (Hear.) There were whige, Peelitee, and advanced liberals ; bat how were the arts in the cabinet sppropriated ? Why, there were somady any of the advanced lib/ rats. There were two advanced ItheaU pitted against two old teries(Cheers and laughter.) That was what in hie country was called one-aided reciprocity." (Cheers and laughter.) The Pulite/a, the least numerous bs the wintry, were the meet numerous in the Cabieet.(Hear.) They were all in but two—Sir James Grisham and Mr. F. Peel. Mr. blither Gibson was the only advanced liberal— (" No, no," and Hear"—for: he (Lord 'annoy) did not believe Mr. Cobden would join in the unjust carryeg out of the Willies-rooms compact. (Hear, hear.) If he did, they might be sure that three months would not *tepee beim Mil= Gibson and Richard Cobden would be out of the Cabinet. lie therefore cossidand that the liberal party had been unfairly treated. (Cheers.) He should watch them carefully, and even euspiciauely ; they would have his sup port for good measures, but he would give them no blind adhesion. On principle he war entirely averse to the war, and considered this country would never get into scrapes if it did not meddle in other people's aides ; but still they must be prepared to hold their own. All we need do was to look to our own defence', but take care that it did sot interfere with vigilant ecosorny. If they felt he was the man, he wee ready to server but whoever succeeded in obtaining their suffrage*, he ho ped ' they would be able to give • good account of lum. Mr. CROVCIL wished to. know if the candidata intended to support the opposition, u he bad given so ludicrous an so count of the present cabinet ? (" Oh, oh," and confusion.) Lord FiRROT said he never had the slightest confidence fa the Wise, bat ha wished the government to purees a good sound liberal policy. He wished to see a religious education fa children, but let each sect look after to own interests. lie was in favour of shorter parliaments. WYLD moved • resolution to the effect that the MM. Mg, having heard Lord Fermoy, believe him to be a tried advocate of liberal measures, end promisee to use its atter bona t, secure his return for the borough of Marylebone. The motion having been rococried, Mr. N MEWLS V, amidst considerable kterruption, declared it unfair to per a resolution to pledge the meeting tie sup port any particular candidate until they had the candidates before them. Mr. BRUINS, of Paddington, amidst tremendous uproar, moved an omeedment to the effect "That this moetng does Dot deem it desirable to pledge itself to any candidate at the put/cat moment, but that having heard the political °Mikes of Lord Feramy, fully approve of the rune." Mr. WARRINGTON, amidst renewed uproar and cries of "Off, off," came forward to second the motion. Mr. WALL, the chartist, al,o *dimmed the meeting on the merits of the candidates amidst cheering and laughter, and exptered his prefer, nee for Lord Fennoy. The amendment was negatim d, and the original resolution was carried by an overwhelming majority. La.t night the adjourned meeting of electors took place, to receive the reply of Sr Joshua Walmaley as to whether be will consent to stand as a candidate. Mr. Churchwarden Fe RNI•ls having been called to the chair, Mr. Jolts WIL SON reed the reply which bad bass received from Sir Joshua Walarley. It wee as follows . . . . " Wolverton.park, Newberry. "Sir Joshua Walmsley Is this moment, 6 o'clock p.m., favoured by a telegraphic =wage, asking If be would be come a caadidige for the representation of letarylebone, his name having been received by acclamation.' Hs feels much honoured by the invitattm seat, but the cost of a contest for that borough is too great for him to take rack a respansi briny. He begs to expre-s his grateful acknowledgments to those who have thus honoured hem.—To John Wilson, Erg." A meeting of Calomel Dielason'a friends was slso held last evening, at the Rising Sun Tavern, Chalton-street, Enstdn road, at which &resolution pledging dote present to his sup port was adopted. NoawicH.—The acceptance by Lord Bury, one of the members fee Norwich, of the office of Comptroller •ef her Majesty . ' Household, Om of course amid some excite ment among his constituente. The liberal+, with their usual activity, Immediately Gammon-id a meeting on the Intent- Romeo becoming known ,• and, on Wednesday evening, Mr. Edward Willett pre s id ed over a erowdel gathering in the largo room of the Ito) al Hotel. The chairman read the tot lowing address from lied Bury, who was expected to Le pre sent, Lut who bad unfortunately missed the train due at 846 p.m. :—"To the Electors of the City of Norwich oentlemees,—Her Majesty bee Lem pleased to confer on toe the post of Comptroller of her Household. I have there fore, a third time to solicit • renewal of your confiden t*. In osusequence of the late vote of the ROAM of Com mons, the government of Lord Derby has been succeeded by • liberal administration. The round end compreheneiro haws on which that adosiniatration h a been formed affords, WI I believe, a gui.rantes that the social and political reforms which you Lave at heart will be diapaselmately conaideard sad firmly carried out. Her Majesty's toini.ters have ex press. d their determination to preserve • strict neutrality in the war which is now raging In Europe. I confidently be loco that by a steady peferversace in that determination, this country will, under l'nevidence, be kept stool from the strife; that the honour of England will bo well maintained; and that her Majwity, if sire is called axon to mediate be• tweon the contending powers, will be anstled to do so with certainty and theot.-1 have the honour to be, Er., Bray." The cbainu.n "Ades! that if a contest should take place he bad not the elightest doubt that it would :emit in the troths lord's reelection by • large majority. Mr. J. J. Colman said Lord Bury was personally t runlet to the confident* of the consituency, sad having ex pressed his cosfideoce In the new government, be moved a resolution to the effect Met the meeting pledged itself to use ate utmost exertions to procure his lorderip's election. The resolation was carried unanimouely, and tie r,romeings doe d with ihnse hearty cheers for Lord Bury. p to • lave Lour yesterday, nu opponent to the noble lied had app aced.—(By Electric Telegraph )—Noveriolt, Than. day, 11l p m.—A meeting of Cualt.rvitilves met to-night, and renal eel to contest the Beat. The candidate hes not yet been announced, but Sir Samuel Ilignold is meitione.l. NottTltssirTON.—A large and influential meeting of the liberal electors of this borough WU bell in the large hall of the Corn Exchange on Wodnredny °voting, Mr. Alderman Parker iu the chair. The chairmen having intro. duo-d Led Henloy to the Howl lug, his lwriehip, in a starch I of considerable length, declared his opinions on a variety of lohunl and social guestiote. lie totted ha was prepared to advocate a large eatetsion of the suffrage, the 4We...settles , mem, total or partial, of very many of the smaller borough", vote by ballot, the total abolition of church rates, and gene rally tom" hs libiJOU with the more advaneed portion of the liberal party. Many qualms were put to him by the ultra- I hborala, all of which he answered to the maltreat= of the meeting, and tiltituately • proposition mode by Mr. Vernon, sad seconded by Mr. Jaye., redging the meeting to give his lordship their most waviest and ht arty support, waa carried Inanitnously, and ►midst prolonged and enthusiastic cheer ing. The liberal electors In the bwonet arc about 1,150 in Lambe; up/merle of 900 wet. prevent et the meeting, and amongst them there wee not a single dissentient. At the dose of the meeting a resolution wee proposed end carried unanimously, expressing the regret of tho consti.ucticy at closing their political connexion with Mr. Vernon Smith, and congratulating that gentleman on his elevation to the peerage. Many of the leading conservatives have intimated that they will not emotion any oppaition to Lord Henley _ DEVONFORT.—The following is Mr. James Wit sou's address to the electors of Devotport and Haat State house, which we referred to yesterday es having been issued "Her Majesty has been plowed to confer upon me the °Moe. of Paymaster-General and Vice-President of the Beard of Trade. According to the salutary rule of the coostitution, my acceptance of office vacates my seat in parliamest, and a new writ will forthwith be leaned in order to supply the vacancy so created. It is my intention again to solicit • re newal of your much-valued suffrages; and 'hen I remem ber the cordial and generous support which so recently I received at your heads, and the triumphant manner in witch you secured my return, I trust I may without presumption firmly rely upon a renewal of your confidence. The ministry which Lord Palmerston has farmed in obedience to the Queen's commands is now before the country, end I trust I may refer to the list of eminent and tried men which it con taMe as the best guarantee that in their hands the best inte rests and honour of the country will be sate • that while the - .tricteet neutrality in the pending struggle abroad will be obeerved, and every effort used to maintain an honourable peace, all necessary precautions will be taken to place the defences of our country, especially those of the navy, in a condition fitted for any emergency ; and, finally, that no time will be lest in proposing to parliament such measures of reform se are necessary to bring our representative system into harmony with public opinion. Aa soon as the pressure of public business will permit I shall Lava the honour of presentee myself to you in person." One of the defeated candidate at the last general election, Mr. B. Ferrand, has intimated his willingness to contest the teat, and it is understood that his legal agent, Mr. John Beer, is consulting his conservative friends on the subject. OXFORD CITY.—The mayor (Nathaniel Castle, Bsq.) has fixed the election for Monday, June 27, at 11 o'clock. Kr. Cardwell's return, it is expected, will not be oPPcncd- OXFORD UNIVERSITT.—A convocation will be holden on Monday next, June 27, at 10 o'clock, in the theatre, for the purpose of electing a burgess to represent the university in parliament, The polling will commence in the Convocation-house immediately alter the nomination. Ac- cording to the act 16 and 17 N ie., cap. 68, the polling cannot continue for more than five days at the most. SAM:MICH.—The writ for this borough was re ceived yesterday morning, and Monday next, the 27th inst., has Lean fixed for the election. Although an opposition to the return of Mr. tiugoasen hes been threatened, and several gentlemen named, no candidate has yet append. THE INDIAN MUTINIES. Papers relating to the outbreak of the mutiny is the Punjab in 1857, were publiehed is tho London Garet& of Tues day. It apposes from there documents that when the revolt burst upon Ilindestan, in May, 1867, that portion of the Bengal army which was cantoced in the Punjab ter- Moths amounted to nearly (0,000 soldiers, the number being thus made up:—Hindoostenees (chiefly I 35,900; Punjabees (Irregulars), 13,430; Europeans t Vg a ti; total, 59,668. There was beside a military organised police numbering 9,000. The Ilindoostanee troops shown in the above abstract had a few Panjabees In their ranks, amounting whop to 2,000; but of the Punjabee troop, full one fourth Were Biacestanees. Oat of 12 cave (including one corps of cavalry), seven were mused either on the Simla Hills, north of ITethalla, or in tho Peshawur Valley. Thus there were left to bold the country from the Sutlej and the Indus five weak European 'corps, distributed at the stations of Ferorapme Lahore, Scilicet?, Jullunder, and Kum' Pindee„ The repo rt of Mr. Secretary Temple from which the fore going facts have been gathered, proofed. to say : " When the lomac occurred at Meerut, and Delhi fell into the hands of the mutineers, it was evident that the European troops for the oupprearion of the mutiny must be mainly ob tained from Meerut itself, or from the hills near timballs. To Umhalla then ware the Europeans ordered immediately from the hills by the Commander-in• Chief, Oeneral Anion. Thus the gloater part of three infantry corps and one cavalry corps were collected. But there were no ar titheymen in sufficient numbers ; there was but little ammunition, and no heavy guns were procurable, except from Phnom, on the S ut lej, 80 miles dista nt, with the river intervening. But the Commander-in-Chid, when arranging to move on Delhi, wee further beset with difficulties. Tae hot winds had set in, rendering the season most adverse. The commissariat and medical authorities were averse to an advance; and the three native corps on the spot were demoralieed, were watching events, and were ripe for an outbreak. Under these circumstances, the chief own miesioner conceived that the first sup wee to dissent these regiments, whom it wee totally dangerous either to leave at fireballs or take to Delhi.. This course the chief commis sioner tut no time in urging; but when the Commander-in- Chief took the meter hatid, the local military authorities painted out that they had pledged themselves not to disarm the &polo. • • • • • • Ultimately one come, the 4th Light Cavalry, were emit off in various detachments, but many troopers detheted. One corps, the sth Native Infantry, was left at Umbella; but one-fourth of their number deserted at night, shortly after the depertere of the Europeans for Delhi, and the rest made off at different periods afterwards. The third corps, the 60th Native Infantry, accompanied the field face for Delhi as far as Kumard. Thence they were detached to Robtuck, 40 miles di-tent from Delhi, to operate against insurgents in that district; but shortly after anaing there they mutinied, fired on their officer., sr d went off to Delhi. Tour it was, that through mistaken leniency and blind con fidence in native soldiers, inopportunity was missed,whereby at the outset of the disturbances, a whole brigade might have been successfully dealt with in a vigorous and exemplary tanner. The chief commissioner presumes that no officer would now deny that an Immediate advance upon Delhi was the right comae; but at that time such was net the opinion of the Cemummler-in-Chiers military advisers." Our attention has been directed to a paragraph in a con'cmporary to the efface that Lord Derby had stated to a meeting of his supporters on th• . pervious day that he would never again accept office. We (Morning Herald) are 'also. deed to assure our seeders that no such language was held on the occasion in question : but, on the contrary, that the most perfect mutual Confidence was expressed between the conservative party and their leaders, and the greatest una nimity prevailed as to the future course to be punnet By the death of Mr. J. O'llonoghue, barrister, on Trteedey hat, the syrointment of one of the crown pro secutors at the Comrnieston end City Benton@ at Dublin has become vacant. The emoluments ace about 400/. a year, and the office is in the gift of tko Attorney-General. The Freeman's Journal states that the Earl of Carlisle will not arrive in Ireland for three weeks. The Levant Herald reports that en the morning of the 14th instant there was a great gathering of people at the catholic church of S ante Maria, Peru, to witness the un common ceremony of the baptism of a negro woman who had abjured Mahometism to embrace the catholic faith. The ceremony was performed with unueuel pomp by the catholie archbishop, bfoostigneur Brunonl, assisted by a great num ber of his clergy. AGRICULTURAL GATHERING AT SIR JOHN TTRELL'B.—On Wednesday there was a Tery interesting gathering in Boreham Park, Rase., of the gentry and suit. cultariets to witness the oprndions of the mowing machines and other impls mews which the scientific hand of the sari cultural mechanic is bringing to &twist in the work of the hay field. About 200 giantism= and egriculturistv were scat tered aboic, watchlog, approving, and eriticleing the working of the Implements. Amongst thaws present were Lord Rayleigh, Lord Kinnaird, Right Hon. W. Nesbitt Thruiltoo, Hon. Mr. Justice Bennett (New York) Sir R. Picot, Bart., Sir Claude de Creepigny, Bart., Admiral lib:Joel!, Admiral Mimi,. W. Ormsby Gore, Eeq., Major Ormsby Gore, M.P., William Becket. Esq., Colonel Bottom, H. Got dor, J. Hodgson, Philip Bennet, Ilenry Wismes, Benjiroin Fitch (New York), Edgar Disney, J. Joliffe Tutnell, jun., J. fliamaton Slane. Charles Haseltoot. Francis Palmer, Thomas liemble, W. Fisher Hobbes, W. M. Trebel', J. O. Parker, J. H. blood, T. H. Gepp I. Letgb, G. Hilton, O. Ilillierd, Liget. ; the Rev. C 'Way , Centel* Johnson, R.N., Mean". J. Wood, Gls • Hart, T. Crooks, T. Abrey, 1. Perry, W. Tinier, T. Mee, Kemp, Malden, F. Chancellor. Pmtwee, Clarke, Christy, Reeve, k..—Chelettford Chronicle. DRINKING FOCNTAIN IN ST. LURE'S.—On Tun dap the Countess of Falmouth inaugurated a Dew drinking tunnlnin in Golden-lane, St. Luke's. A meeting was bad In toe arlexibroorn, which was bristly addrea•oi by the Rev. W. Roger. : He told a contract Lad b an eaterei into with the New Ricer Coup toy far a supply of water, which, with the coat of keepirg the (dental's in repair, was estimated would require a sum of from 51. to 61. a year, of which nearly half had been already promised. Mr. (lumpy said that on the lSth of June, between the bouts of firs in the morning and nine in the ev. Ding, II period of Mitten Doerr, 7,040 parser' were counted as urleg the fountain in Giltepur street. ----- BONINAIIIIIILISII.—An extraordinary instance of earunasulmulism occurred In Stamford ate: Sy after midnight on Monday !mt. Between twelve and one u'vlock Sergeant Harriron, while on minty at the lock-no, observed a person clothed in wLite Welk log toward* Si. raurs-street. Sup. td-ing It to to some one wl.o bad aseuu.c.l a disguise for the purpose rit play g • joke, he walked up to the iodividual,whom be found ^o be the wile of Mr. J. Oliver, cabinet maker, hay ing nothing on b r but her nightdress ; sloe was walking about with her eyaa wide open, apron oily awake, but in reality in • state uf p..rfiwt somnambulism. She was taken to Ler home, which was does at hand, and her husband was an used, by whom the was pieced In bed. It appears that she got up. walked downshifts, unlocked the frost door, and went into the street without either disturb. log bar both ad or ear ousthg Imrself ; nor was she conscious of who , . hail taken place whoa she awoke in the musing. But the most remsrkabis feature in the case is that, althougb she had been unable to walk without ceutobes or assistance for the lest year or two, she will, when discovered, t n. well as any other person, and without either the snppat of the wall or a autth.—Siatolorei Mercury.