The Express. — London, England, 1858-03-22 00:00:00

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Sail 1414 r. mod J. lussades .11•1116666r.—Cogsames it het past 6. 'LONDON, MONDAY, MARCH 22. Ma. 011e' Bill to disfranchise half the Electors of the town of Galway for corruption is based upon Pew of the most revolting political disclosures ever beard in the House of Commons. For the interests of justice it is fortunate that the principal actors in the sorties now exposed have spoken out so freely, having either so much candour or so little shams, that we are enabled to follow their movements as 'gaily as one watches bees in a glees hive. The eon stitnency of Galway, returning two members, is of somewhat peculiar composition. It consisted, at the last election, of 1,080 electors, of whom 600 were qualified as Freemen, voting in virtue of a Charter granted to the town by CHARLES 11., which has since been recognised and extended by two Acts of Parliament. To be a Freeman of Galway one ought properly to be of some trade or art, or a seaman connected with the town by residence. But, prao tically, lees than this is required ; for, as the officer admitting to the roU has no means of ascertain ing the character of applicant', all comers are re ceived, and, there being nothing to pay, it is not uncommon for as many as four or five hundred new Freemen to be made in the few days preceding an Medico. It will at saes be seen that the compoi tiaa of the electoral body i. sot favourable to poli tical vines. Where the Franchise is neither elm faired with liberality se a boon nor deposited with confidence as a newt, but is left to be scrambled for as • private advantage, there is danger that it will come to be regarded as a commodity, and valued kr what it will bring. At the Genteel Election of 1862 Lord Dritnammt, eldest sea of the Marquis of CLASILICARDE, Lord- Lieutenant of the county, Mr. MARTINI BLAU, and Mr. O'Fl...tnaarv, offered themselves to the Electors of Galway, and between them half the Freemen wars bribed. We speak only of what is proved. The Royal Comeniesoners report that they found that 230 Freemen had accepted bribes on that occaaioo. Some of the witnesses stated their belief that nine teethe of the freemen were bribed, but however that may be, the sale and ruckus of 230 votes is, we believe, the largest transestim of the kind ever spe cifically and formally ferried to a reformed House of Commons. Lord DIIIIKELLIII spent at that elec tioa 2,0001., and Mr. Matins Buzz 1,2001., sums which allow 31. each for every vote of the constitu ency. But it is a remarkable fact that there was no bribery proved except among the Free men, so that they moat have received an average sum of about al. each. The practice of bribery by candidates has developed a highly organised system of exploitation among the local traffickers in corrup tion. ,It is their custom, on the approach of an Elec tion, to resort to an expedient which may be briefly described as making up the votes of the Freemen in lots for convenience of eels. They collect groups of thaw aver whom they have, or pretend to have, influence, make oat list of their names, and, on the faith of than, draw money from the agents of the candidate until the hour when the compact ia finally completed, the vote recorded, and the last consideration paid. The voters themselves see little of this money ; they are drawn from their boats or their mills, kept in a state of excitement with drink, to their own demoralisation and to the loss of their wives and children, but the profit goes to the middle men. In 1837 Lord Donawrer and Mr. O'FLA weary were again candidates for Galway, and with them for a time stood Mr. Porn Buzz. Lord DONXELLIN was at Calcutta with Visosant CAN- Nuso, his uncle, but at the request of the Marquis Of CLANRICARDE, Sr Thomas BURKE, of Marble hill, his kinsman, represented him, constituted him a candidate, and conducted his election. Mr. BLAKE soon found the pace too mach for' him, and left the field. He was made acquainted with some of the groups of voters just mentioned. A nice little parcel of twenty-one butchers was offered to him for 2101., and twenty-three choice shoemakers were to be had for 1101. " The " Rank of Ireland could not stand such a con "test," exclaimed Mr. 131..txr, as he withdrew. After him came Colonel Friesen, who soon saw how things were going, and foUowed Mr. BLAIR. Things began to look bad for the local purveyors of votes, and it really seemed as if there would be no contest after all. It was Friday when Colonel Fazirat retired, and the Election wee on Monday. No time, therefore, was to be lost, and the Telegraph was ener getically set in operation. First, Sir Ttiorus DINOTON, and then an unnamed gentleman, were sp, pealed to, and, lastly, Colonel FRENCH was again urged to come forward. Without a third candi date and a contest no money would be forth coming. It would be worth while to vote for inch an one for nothing, in order to make the other two loosen their purse-strings. Colonel Faze= listened to the cry, retraced his steps, and arrived in Galway from London on the Sunday afternoon, to Sir THOMAA Buaxe's "utter astonishment." The gallant officer might have spared himself the jour ney had he known of a single line which had been written a few days before. In a letter to hie land agent, the Marquis of CLANRICARDE had said, .' Whatever money is required in the town of Galway " I will see paid." As loon as these words were written the return of Lord Dux IC LI.LI 1 was assured. Sir Tuoilits Boa►E, although astonished, was sot disconcerted by the sudden arrival of an opposut. He told the Royal Commissioure, last autena, and the Rome of Commons hat Thursday, • 2DAILY =WS: LONDON MORNING 5izigit=V...4. 4g "= " 41.4.... arid ▪ Ir Or abort NO Mord lb soma mos—la IM bystz:L a t =l= i tir .. 2:l=yeb met D e g m hZllllll NOW O DRUMM AND IMPARTIAL As GER wIIQ~W 17 trajorar Low aim lo MOO le 11. Mi .— r - 11DO WOOL GYM 07113111T1 LIMIMIOII2.III. It to orzioLly ddb. IbraiDLOOON AB. , dsby ▪ rit wd. ilhi =Nos. he liven . 1.4 12 pritie l". = a rt or .d=....i bselmra i rommo Dr ;at irh be Is oblobbos M. by main fly pm so named yobs. ilbo psalm es sailtoorldt == . bb =DIM M yet Derv. pod/1a ate eXiOrtoo. i r~ ~ THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1858. that "On Sunday evening, when I went to N Lord DvmLuies with his "staff, Colonel Fuss= having arrived in town ▪ by the four o'clock train, I totted up the lists, " and saw that to make the election perfectly " secure to Lord Donxiimu we shockt briie " to seine mime, and we wanted 200 Freemen." Dirtraming alternative; he bad got, he tells us, 300 of the FTISIMSH and many respectable tradesmen, but he most bribe 200 Freemen, or his kinsman's election would not be perfectly secure. Did he hesitate ? No : he says, " I sent a friend to Mr. O'Ftsirmerr's " committee to say that if they would poll me 100 " split votes by ten o'clock in the morning I would " give 2501. The rime arrangement was made with " Colonel FIENCH'S party, from which I was to get “ 100 more votes, and then I thought I bad made " myself secure." Sash is Sir THOMAS Straix's own story. It is no family resninisoenoe told at some rollick ing table in Connaught, while the punch is hot and the tale and the song go round, but a deliberate statement related as proper for the ear of the House of Commons by the chief actor, who is " neither ashamed nor afraid of any " thing he has done throughout the whole trams°. " Hon." Sir Thomas Bungs treats it all as a piece of generalship in which he considers he came off best. The complaint against him is only the cry of disap pointed cupidity." This," he mid," was one of the " moat extraordinary awes ever brought before the " Home as regarded purity of election. It was " brought by the Freemen because they did not get " the money they wanted." He had outwitted the Galwegians, skilfully played them off against one another, and saved his money. They had tried to "do " him, and had instead been " done." It was, in fact, he said, " the want of spending money that " had brought up thin charge against them." And that is all be can see in it. After what was said on Thursday night, no one can suppose that this matter can be hushed up with the disfranchisement of a few Freemen. The wound is too foal to be skinned over. The character of the House of Commons itself is in question. The House most vindicate its reputation if it is to command the confidence of the country, and not discredit Parlia mentary government all over the world. The indem nifying clauses of the Statute do not stand in the way of justice to save from disfranchisement the poor man who has received a dozen shillings for his vote ; are they to save from disqualification the Member of Parliament who buys a hundred votes at a time? People will never believe that the House has been in earnest in making laws from time to time against bribery, or devising con trivances to catch bribers, if now, in presence of a great confessed offender, it shrinks from action. Sir ThonAs BURKE not only owns that he has incited others to commit criminal acts of corruption for which they are liable to fine and imprisonment, but he has told hie tale in a manner which seemed most offsesively to claim the sympathy of his honourable hearses. Another question will arise, to be very speedily answered, we should think, as to the right of Lord Dratest.l.lN to retain his meat. How is it possible that that noble lord can derive a title to sit in Per i • hansent from votes which men are to be punished for giving ? But the public will look further. The Commissioners report that " nothing appeared before us to show that Lord CLANEICAADE knew any thing of the details of the Election;" but they also state that neither did the noble Marquis, whose mowers to many obvious questions are so desirable, appear before them. His lordship was on the Con tinent. It is, of course, possible that that little note to his land agent, opening an indefinite credit for the expenditure at the Galway election, had nothing to do with that other note which Bir THOMAS BUILKII tells us he sent to Mr. OTLAHILITY'S Com mittee-room. If so, we skald think the noble Marquis would be very anxious to be allowed to ex plain the transaction. Without some such explana tion the public, which has of late had its attention turned to the doctrine of Conspiracy, will remember that heavy indictments for that offence have lately been preferred where the connecting link between the parties was not much more obvious than that which seems to unite the most noble Lord's autho rity to disburse with the actual bribery of the honourable Baronet. These, however, are matters to be inquired into. We need not anticipate the results of investigation, for with the evidence already before it the House of Commons has serious work on its hands. Unless it be prepared to approach its task with courage and in a spirit of high and impartial justice, future inquiries after bribery will be a dismal mockery, and it would have been better that the transactions now brought to light had re mained in their original and congenial darkness. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE REFUGEES IN S' The affair of the refugees in Switzerland is nearly terminated. It is proposed to the Federal Council to give a fixed residence in the interior, or to expel forty-one persons. Among the Frenchmen twelve have already left for England, and five have received permission to remain temporarily at Geneva. As to the Italians, seventeen are to quit the Canton of Geneva, and seven will remain until their papers have been put en regle. It is much more difficult to reach those who had been in the Canton of Neufehlitel, for several of them had left before the arrival of the Federal Commissioners, but a per manent surveillance will be exercised. ITALY. THE NEAPOLITAN TRIALS. Mom ova Sint SALERNO, MARCH 16. Following out my plan of giving you all remark_ able details of the extraordinary political trial now pending, I send you a resume of the incidents which struck me on Thursday, 11th, and Saturday, 13th instant Twenty-five of the prisoners were reported ill in the hospital, with medical oertifioatte, and after the business of the court had proceeded for some time, Generate Venezia and Giuseppe Tronchese were brought down from the hospital to hear their depo- sitions read, and taken back immediately after wards. On their leaving, a man called Antonio Venturino was brought into court in a litter, very ill. The clerk began to read his deposition, but was interrupted by the efforts of the sick man to vomit, and by his loud lamentations, and finally he did vomit. Signor Francesca, the advocate, opposed the continued reading of the deposition, u Venturino was not in a state to be present, and demanded that be should be taken back to the hospital. The judges and the Procurator-General looked at one another without knowing what to say, till the president, bursting with emotion, sent him back. Two medical men in the meantime arrived, and after taking the oath to tell the truth, gave their report of the sanitary state of the hospital, and especially of De Costanzo, Mira, and Venturino. On the day in which the first had had that attack of madness in court which impelled him to tear up all his clothes, as I have already described, and to remain naked before all, he was removed to the hospital prison. " He remained," say the physicians, " for three days and three nights without taking food, without swallowing even a drop of water, crouching in a corner, always naked and tearing whatever clothes they attempted to put upon him. After the third day, becoming somewhat calmer, he was put into a bed, swallowed a little broth, and took some medicine, but, though better, he does not answer any ques tions, except by pointing to his head. He is not, therefore, in a state to be present in court, his malady being a ' oongestione cerebrale, which drives him to the committal of mad acts. With regard to Mira, he is in such a state that he can live but few days, or even hours." The medical witness also stated that Ventarino, who is labour ing under an attack of acute " gastrieo-biliosa " fever of a severe character, had necessarily suffered much, and become worse from having been brought down to the court—that his malady in seven days would be decided, but that in his actual state he positively could not attend the trial After this report the medical men were dismissed. A question arose between the Procurator-General and the ad- vacate, Francesca, with regard to the depositions of the three sick men just mentioned, the Pro curator-General demanding that they should be read in their absence, and the advocate opposing ; the decision was reserved for the following Saturday. The only other incident worth noting is that Borselli retracted his deposition in tot°, saying that if he bad made statements utterly false he had done so at the insinuation of the Intendente, who held out hopes of pardon to him if he would make important disclosures; but finding, however, on the contrary, that he had been put under arrest by the said Intendente, and that his protection was of no service, he felt himself bound to deny all that he had falsely deposed. The reading of the depositions terminated this morning. This is the first stage only of the trial, and how far it redounds to the honour and the glory of this government I leave it to your readers to decide. The general correctness of my report you may rely upon ; verbal errors of course I may have committed, but to • great desire to tell the truth, and the truth only, I have united unremitting labour and attention. Let us peas on to Saturday's trial. Twenty-five are still in the hospital: and, looking down that long line of meagre faces, I fancy that many more might be so with great advantage to themselves. The me dical men are summoned to the court, and business is suspended. On their appearance, they are threat ened with being brought 'down by the "forza pub lic° "if they are not may by eight a.m. Of the three sick men mentioned on thursday, they report Venturino still in " un stato febrile:" the madman as he was, or he might get worse, for he had intervals of disperazione e mansuetudine." Mira is dying of "twice pulmonare." Is be the only one who will be so reported ? Look at some of those pallid, andhaggard faces, and answer. e waiting for the " medici," a man rises up and sales the " parole" of the President. It is difficult to catch what he says, for he is interrupted by the President, as it ap peared to me, intentionally, but it seemed to be that some one, and I think he said he himself, had been beaten a few days before for singing, the order having been given by the Procurator-General with out instituting any inquiries. The first witness was now called. His name sounded like Gaspard Musto, of Palermo. His evidence was exculpatory of Rubattini and Sitzia, and I mention it because of its bearing on the mule of our " brothers," the Sardinians, and on that of Park and Watt indirectly. Musto said that Captain Bocci, inspector of the steamers of Rnbattini, had full 10 months before jokingly said to him that the refugees in Genoa wanted to engage a steamer, but that Rubattini bad absolutely refused. Rood said that they had gone to the wrong man for that. Rocci was a hly respectable man, who had no relations with the refugees, and witness never beard that Rocci's son, one of the accused, had any relations with the refugees. He had always heard Sitzia, too, spoken well of. No other witnesses being in court, a great deal of time was occupied in arranging when certain witnesses should be called, in ordering some down from a distance, and sending for declarations from others. Two or three declarations were read, one of which alluded to a general report that a steamer was expected, and that the French and English were going to interfere. Another man, a soldier, alluded to an order to the military to have no connexion with the liberals who wore beards. The 12th of April was named ea the day when the witnesses might be possibly gone through with, and certain persons were summoned for that time. My opinion therefore is that very nearly a full year from the commencement of their imprisonment will have expired before Parkand Watt will have any chance of their liberty. I have omitted to mention a trifling incident which occurred, perhaps too trifling to speak of in so serious a case, still it will relieve what has been so sad. The residence of a witness was in question. Some said that it was " Spezia," but the Procurator- General ex cathedra pronounced it impossible, as, though there was a gulf, there was no city of Spezia. On which a Sardinian prisoner shouted oat, " /1 passe di Spezia," not being too well pleased, perhaps, at finding that Spezia was thus blotted out of the map by a Neapolitan crown lawyer, who, though he may be learned in his own profession, does not seem to understand either the management of a steam vessel or the topography of Italy. fix Court. The Queen, with Prince Arthur and the Princess Alice, attended by Lady Churchill, took a drive in an open carnage and four on Saturday afternoon. The Equerries in Waiting attended on horseback. The Prince Consort, attended by Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey sad Captain the Hon. D. de Rca, rode an horeebeek in the heeanon. His royal highness rode on houseboat i the stheeerea with the Prince of Wales. The Dole de Xitheare viaited her Majesty. The Priem= Nam sad Loninetook a carriage drive. The Imiallielsambezy led ea mamas of the Qesen on 84.14 71asseThe 9111111".. • Elmer ;arty to the eseedng included the Duke end Denim el Manchester th e Deka and Duchene of Nerdmeheriend, the Marquis o f Albehetry, the Rari and Counts= el Derby, Dad Begot, lad Meraeley, the Right Bea. H. sad lady Mary Laboaar" imi the Hon. Mrs. Biddulph. The Heed el the Coldstream Oman we 1 attendance during dinner sad played the kasetarplers : overtors. " tan Morels • Vain. " rb. err it, L .fixo. Ole.. " Mow. Getle Osier ....... 1 .111.0 P. Tlis "Soldiers" Polka Her Majesty's Private Band aftermaie la the Elrewleg-room : °venom. " Meso" esiesess" j ftle wi ns ne Sate ena/ lag aaseL Yeerday, the Queen, the Priam C% the Priam d War. the Prisons Alien the Prince Setae, the Ladies and (teatimes of the Court, and the Demote Heasshold, sanded Divine Service is the Mold of the Plea, The Hon. sad Very Rev. the Dean of ilsor A Cabinet Gasmen was held on Saturday at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in Downing-street. The ministers present were:— The Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Mar quis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord Stanley, General Peel, Sir John Palawan, the Earl of Ellenborough, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, and Lord John Manners. A deputatke bads the Bandarlaud Dock Cowpony. con- Nimbi of Mr. Clow Haim, M.P., Kr. Nithoiee Wood, awl Mr. C4rMr. Dorseell, had aa istrwiew with the' Right Hoes. J. W. Heim w Ilatarday, at the dike of the Board el Tak. eembleit of the Meyer of Waltalleld (Mr. T. X. , ftrter), the ornery (Mr. H. Brown), Mr. Alder en W Xs. Alrbeeme Amadei, Mr. Joh Edward Mr. Wblthren, the town-olirk. badd an letervire vent M. fleureary Walpole, out Saturday, at the Ileme•ass. Th. elposms. Wag Inundated b Mr. W. Vanilla% X.P., w leleif ',Mr. Charbeworth, M.P. for Wsk Wokoll ediall.dd, sea hag walla t eceircied with the borough A ethakidag el Mr. lobs Teropert, Mr. Goorg al =l i rr. le= Goer, Mr. William Hands (moretary), and Ear. Kr. Partmon. rector of Spitaltlelde, had an interview with the Right Rea. J. W. Healey, on Saturday, at the 'See of the Board of Trade. The deputa tion was introiseed by Mr. C. S. Bader, M.P. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council rest on Sa turday, sad Sir C. Cremwell gam judgmeat In an appeal, " Gilmour v. Supple" (Canada). The Other lmda present Wen the Climicallue of the Darby of Cornwall, Sir J. Dod oes, end Sir E. Ryes. RETURN OF TEE COLLET TO WINDSOR CASTLE. WINDSOR, StornaT. Preperatisme are 11.4 gale( forward at the Castle for the receptica of her ILayeatf sad the Prince Coe eat, with tie mg badly sad snits, wise are expected to leave Seddeattan Passe Ibt Windsor, editor on Saturday or Illoaday mast (the moles day la not settled), for the Raster holidays. The warmed= of the Prince of Wales, by the Archbishop of Caaarbery, will take place in the pri vate chapel of the Castle la the Raster week. IrdaIIIONABLE ZWTILRTADi'MENTIL The Counter of Derby bad a " reception " on Saturday night, at the noble premier's mansion in St. James's-square. It was both numerously and brilliantly attended, the majority of the mothers of perliammat present appearing in full uniform from attending the Speaker's levee. Baron Brunnow, the newly-appointed diplomatic representative of the Emperor of Runk, was among the early arrivals, and ma cordially ocmgestolated on his return to this conntry by his 101111110112 Meade of all shades of politics. The Right Hon. the Speaker held his fifth parliamentary dinner on Saturday evening. The following members wars present :—The Right Hon. Lord Naas, Lord Hotharo, Right Hon. Gourd Peel, Hon. O. H. Liddell, the Right Hon. Lord Mayor ' Judge-Advocate-General, Solicitor. . General, Sir Mklael Shaw Stewart, Sir Brooke Bridget, Sir Henry Willoughby, 8k John Walsh, Sir Edward Kerrie" Sir Jams Hut, Mr. Fitzgerald, Colonel Brownlow Knoz, Kr. A. H. Baring, Mr. Egerton, Mr. Loftus Wignun, Mr. MMus Gegen, Mr. Knight, Mr. Stephenson, Mr. Raiford, Mr. Comoay, Mr. E. C. Egerton, Mr. Macerriey, Mr. Smith Child, Mr. Dundee, Mr. Albinism Copelead, Mr. Parr? Nisbet, Mr. Rodman Barrow, Mr. Bereslord Hops, Mr. Greve, Mr. Mackie" Mr. Vense, Hon. George Wilda grave, sad Rev. Haag Drury. The Right Hon. Sir John Trollops wee prevented by a were booldent from attending. The right hon. geallsom afterwards held s tall dress Ines. Their Royal Higliname the Dachas of Cambridge and the Princes Mary honoured Lord and Lady Foley by their onamputy at dinner en Saturday main, at the noble lord's Bully mansion la Orerrance-uneu; Baron Knagebeck was hi attiodanos on their royal lilikassess. There were present to meet the rays/ guests the Earl and Countess of Claren don, the Berl and Countess of Cork, Count and Countess de Jena°, the Earl of 81. Germans, Viscount Canterbury, Viscount Chelsea, Count Karolyi, Hon. Mr. Aahiey, Hon. Adelaide Foley, Mr. Bneyd, Ac. A select circle was invited to meet the duchess and primes 'lbw dinner. The Duke and Duct= of Montrose entertained a dis tinguished party at dinner on Saturday at their mansion in Balgrave-equers. The circle included the Marquis and Mar ohkesent ci Londonderry, the Earl and Countess Stanhope, the Earl sad Countess Craven and Lady Elizabeth Craven, lb. Earl of Malmeabury, the Earl of Cardigan, Lard Earls lint, the Right Hon. Benjamin and Mrs. Disraeli, Count Jancourt, Sir Henry Cockerel, Mr. A. Lumley, Mr. Roger Painter, Mr. Bruce, &c. The Marquis and Mamba s= of Salisbury entertained the Marquis of Ezeker, the Rai of Donoughmore, the Earl and Countess Delawarr, end Lady Arabella 8. West, the Earl and Counter of Hardwick., and Ladies Yorke (2), Earl Talbot, Lord R. Kerr, Lord Wynford, Dowager and Lady Cowley, Lord That= Cell, Hon. F. Lynne, the Right Hon. C. B. and Mrs. Addarlay, the Right Hon. Spencer Walpole, Colonel Airy, Mr. Newdegata, Mr. Lane, Mr. and Min Mundy and a sabot oircle to dinner on Saturday evening at the bunny mansion lon ArUngton-arest. The Marquis of Lansdowne had a &Zile platy on Satur day at Lansdowne Home, Berkeley-iquere. The Earl of Carlisle, the Earl and Countess el Shelburne, I..dy Charlotte Denison, the Right Haa. 11. T. Baines, M.P., the Right Hon. Sir Geo. C. Lewis, M.P., and lady Thanes Lewis, Sir Richard Bethell, Mr. Clive, M.P., Mn. end Mies Clive, Mr. Senior, Mr. Tarim, &0., were meat the peas. _ . The Earl and Countess iNeaville received the Duke of Argyll, the DOChelS of Sutherland, and a select party to dinner on Saturday evening, at their reoldesee in Bruton drat, Berbebf-egaare• His ExacilMcy ihe French Ambeandor and the Counters de Pram received a select circle, including his Excellency Count Kielrosaregge, his Excellency Baron Baldric, his Eminency Baron Virthum, at dinner last evening, at Alhert-pte House, Knightsbridge. Lord and Lay Overtone entertained at dinner on Satur day-lest, at their residence in Carton-gardens, the Earl and Counter Orly, the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord and Lady Colchester, Lord and Lady Cranstrue, Lord Hervey, the Right Hon. Sir Charlie and Lady Mary Wood end Mir Wood, Sir Roderick end Lady Merida.% Col. Hedge, no. lady Hates he. bend cards for an aarenbly to morrow maim at the hinny mansion in Grace-street. The Marchioness of Salisbury will have an arembly, this evening, in Arilegiemetreet. The Countess of Jasey's party, which wee announced for Friday, the 26th instant, is unavoidably postponed to Satur day, the 27th instant. His Excellency Mr. Dallas, the American Minister, Mr. Secretary P. N. Wise, Mn. end Mir Dallas, and Mr. Samuel Hallett, dined with Mr. R. W. Kennard and his hinds, at Porehreter-terrace, on Saturday evening. AIRIVAL OP 4ROR BIONNOW AT DOVER.- CVNGIATULAIORY .1102188. Early on Saturday morning Baron Brunnow, the Russian Ambassador, arrived at Dover, after an abeam of four years from this country. The Mayor and Corporatica and a number of the principal residents of the town waited on his Excellency at the Ship Hotel, and presented to him an address of congratulation and welcome. Baron Brunow replied as follows: " Mr. Mayor and Aldermen and Burgesses of the ancient and loyal town and port of Dover —I beg to return you my moot sincere, hearty, and respectful thanks, for the honour you have been pleased to canter on me in giving me this oordial welcome on my return to this country, where I hay. always been so kindly re calved. Nothing can be more gratifying to me than such a reception, es pecial ly as it come from those I may venture to call old . Dover is a town in which I am not a stranger. I have spent many happy hours here; and It is rendered awed to me by one recollection in psrticular, which I am sure is alike dear to all ur hearts—the memory of the late illustrious Duke of Wel lington. He was not only the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, but the real friend of this town; and I congrandate myself that I had the satidaotion to be honoured with his private friendship. I have not yet had the honour of pre senting my credentials et the wart of your Elnetrious sove reign, and I look upon this expression of r esteem, there fore, as a private individual rather than is m official capacity. I wore you, I heartily respond to all the feelings to which you have given utterance. 'I have always been of opinion that the existence of good feeling between two great nations strengthens the hands of each. lam the lame man now la you have always known me, and I can amen you that my bort endeavours shall not be wanting to maintain that good feeling which so happily exists between England and Roasts.' Ilia Excellency left Dover for London by the twelve o'clock train of the South Rasters Railway. We nndentand that hia Royal Highness the Primal Consort has been pleased to signify his Intention of honouring with his proems the performance of the " Grosse Pseeione•Hosik," at St. Martin's Hall, en Tues day evening. The Marquis and Marchioness of Tweeddale hays returned to town from Scotland. The noble lord has taken a mansion In Chasham-place for the mum The Countess of liardwieke and fam ily arrived at their mamba is Portman-square a few days slam, from Wimpole Hall. The Earl and Countess of Bandon and family have arrived at Clarldes HotaL Lord and Lady Huntingfield have left the St. George's Hotel, for Bermingham Hall, &dui. Lord Dankellin arrived in town a few days since, trout Ireland. Major-General Sir James Chatterton, Bart-, and Lady Chatterton have left the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn- Street, for Dublin. The Hon. Randolph John Want, member of the Legislative Council, accompanied by his son and daughter has arrived at ths Brunswick H o t e l, St. Jatnes'a from; Australia. Mr. and Mimi Farquharson hare arrived at the Quota's Hotel, Upper Norwood. Mr. and Mrs. John Pryor bay* arrived at the same eatabhahment. The Banner Brunnow may be expected to arrive in Shia country about the 16th of April. __ _ _ . - Her Majesty's mission chaplaincy at Constanti nople has been oonfrrred upon the Res. C. B. Gribble, M.A., of Christ's College, Cambridge, iscambent of Bt. Paul's Mariners Church, Whltechapel. • —• THE DEANERY OF OVERNSET.—The Earl of Derby has mewed the desseery et Geseneey, renew e d Tema by the death of the Bar. Dr. Carey, ape the Rev. William Gripe ILL, 'Mat of it. AatrowVa that Wald. SENTENCE OF DEATH ON MAZZINI. A despatch from Genoa, dated March 20, in the Mositeur, says: "The Court of Genoa has this day given judgment in the political trials which took place in consequence of the events of Inns last. Twenty-nine prisoners are acquitted ; nine are sentenced to 20 years' imprison ment (with hard labour); one to 13 years', seven to 12 years', ten to 10 years', and one to 7 years' impri sonment. Maraud and five others, who were tried in their absence, and are in contempt of court, are sentenced to death." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (711011 001 OWN 00111SPONDINT) PARIS, BIINDAT ETZNINO. The Bourse was, I believe, quite mistaken yester day in supposing thatConntdePersigny's resignation had been withdrawn. According to what I think reliable information it is accepted, but nothing has yet been settled as to his successor. The Marquis de Monstier, now French ambassador at Berlin, is the favourite name, but it is very possible that the embassy at London may remain for • time in the hands of a chargé d'affaires. The Moniteur du Loiret states that at the begin ning of this week the gendarmes at the Orleans railway station called upon the passengers in all tie trains to show their passports, and that one traveller who had lost his passport was compelled to get out and go to the guard-house to give an account of himself. Of course he lost the train. This phase of the passport system is quite new in France. Should it become general the railway receipts, the falling off of which is complained of, will soon become low indeed. General Espinasse presided to-day at the Sorbonne, at the distribution of prizes awarded by an imperial decree of August 14 last, to members of the mutual benefit societies of the Seine. He pronounced a speech, of which the Paris says that " the height of its importance and the depths of its views pro foundly impressed the audience." The text of this oratorical effort of the new Minister of the Interior and Public Safety will doubtless appear in. the Monikur. It is rumoured that the Count de Chambord has finally made up his mind to abdicate all his rights (?) and claims in favour of the Count de Paris. Whether supposing this news to be true his adherents will hold themselves bound in all eventualities to re oognise the validity of such a release of a possibility upon a possibility is perhaps doubtful. A le t ter from Vienna states that Sir Hamilton Seymour is on the point of resigning the embeiwy there, but that the advent of the Derby cabinet is totally unconnected with the event, as he had some time since intimated to Lord Clarendon his wish to resign for private reasons. PARIS, SATURDAY ETINDIG. M. de Persigny has arrived in Paris, but it is cur rently reported this evening that the Emperor his persuaded hint to withdraw his resignation. In con sequence of this rumour the Bourse was much firmer. The Route rose 15e. for account, closing at 89.50. For cash the last price was 89.50, the same as yesterday. The Mobilier rose 17.60. The railways were in better demand than they have been all the week, and all closed at the highest prices of the day, with a rise of about 2.60. The railway receipts of the last week are the worst that have yet been known. The goods trains have h►d absolutely nothing to carry, and the situation of the markets of Havre, Nantes, Bordeaux, and Marseilles, is far from promising any speedy im. provement. Advice. from all those places state that the merchants are holding their stocks, and many of them are raising money upon warrants. The following is the order of the day issued by Marshal Canrobert on assuming his newly created command at Nancy : Officer' and 'oldie; of the 4th, 6th, 6th, and 7th military division"— Called by the will of this Emperor to the high honour of commending you, I am the more sensible of the value of the distinction conferred upon me, because I have long lived the life of the grand French army, and have so often shared In Ite useful labours, its sublime suffering', end Its glorious combats. I entertain the legitimate conviction that between you and me there will ever east a reciprocal accedence. We will profit by It to snout the "trio* observance of discipline, obedience to the laws, and an entire reaped for the constitu tion of the empire, which, emanating as it does from all of us, protein us all. We will continue to give to France and to her providential Emperor proofs of our unchangeable de votion. Ist coming to you in the midst of this beautiful Gamma part of the empire, whose warlike inha bitants hays In trying times given so many noble of patriotism, I cannot train indulging In fop of pride and hope—pride to be the chief of each soldiers, and hops that I may contributoi, with your aid and that of your wcethy fallow-citizesa, to the prosperity of France and the glory of the Oilleakille dynasty of Napoleon, which is realleing its gnat and happy &minim. _ _ The Marshal is about to vizi t Metz, Lnneville, Strasburg, and Besancon, all which principal garri son towns are in his command. Marshal de Castellane, now invested with the command of the south-eastern division of France, is shortly expected at Marseilles, for the purpose of regulating the order of service of the 9th military division, commanded by General de Courtigis. An aide-de-camp of the marshal has already been sent to Marseilles from Lyons, to prepare fitting accom modation for the commander-in-chief and his suite. M. de Chevremont, a retired prefect, is appointed Secretary-General to the Prefect of Police; and M. Jerry, the sub-prefect of Tonnerre, was lately sent for by telegraph to be private secretary. M. Pietri, instead of aiding the Senate in its doubtless arduous though aanown labours, in going at once to Corsica, where, according to the fame au thority which attributed by resignation to the failing state of his health, he has urgent family business. The " instruction " concerning the Imeldte of Chillon-sur-Saone is going on under the direction of President Lacnisine. Several new arrests have been made in consequence of facts which have come out in the course of the investigation. A fatal accident occurred in the Bois de Boulogne yesterday to Count Prosper Benoist, the eldest brother of M. Benoist d'Azy, one of the vice-presidents of the National Assembly of 1849. The count and his daughter were riding on horseback in the Bob, when his horse ran away. Mdlle. Benoist galloped after him and endeavoured in vain to stop his horse. He wu thrown, fell upon his head, and was killed on the spot. It is a remarkable fact that he had lost two sons by violent deaths, one from an accident out hunting and another by a gunshot in the Crimea. It is said that the horse that threw him belonged to the latter son. M. Jourdan, inspector of the telegraphio lines, is dead. PIEDMONT. The °meta dei Pcpoio of Turin of the 18th says :—" Advocate Broffsrio gave an aoconnt yes terday to the committee of a conversation which he had had with the King on the subject of the bill on the press. He also, at a meeting of the members of the Left, stated some particulars touching the same in terview, which elicited an enthusiastic manifestation of loyalty to the King.' We have received from Paris a letter alluding to this circumstance, which says:—"The interview of M. Brofferio with the King is an event of great im portance. We learn that the eloquent leader of the advanced liberals expressed himself highly satisfied with the result." A Turin letter of the 18th says, " that in consequence of what passed at the audience the committee of which M. Brofferio is president rescinded their original resolution, which was to reject purely and simply the ministerial bill, and are going to present a counter project. Nothing is known u to the nature of the new proposition, and it is not easy to guess what may be the bearing of it." THE CHINA MAILS AND PASSENGERS OF THE AVA. We have been favoured by the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company with th e following copy of a telegram received by them this morning : " Th; steam4hip Sultan, with the China mails, passengers, ex An, &c., arrived at Marseilles at 2 p.m. yesterday. " The mails left for London at 6 p.m." The following is a list of the names of those pow. @engem brought to Marseillee by the Sultan, wh o were on board the Ave at the time of her reek: - 6a/dais' Garden and Malayan and Ludy ; Lieui;erate Chamber, Ripley, sad Jennie • Malmo Can, Martin, and Thornhill; 11 Dickson an d Remick; Maim nate* =tr Keep), Turner, Lynch, R. M. Thomas, WA UNITED STATES. PIT Barniz Lin) nn= mAcnizrte =swan.) (non ova owe 0011XIMPONDINT.) LIVERPOOL, Boxcar, The America, from Boston, arrived off Holyh e ad at half-past eleven. NAVAL AND MILITARY. CHATHAM, Mtitca 21. A daring attempt to escape was yesterday made by one of the oonvicts employed in this dockyard, by dis guising himself in the clothes of a shipwright at work ea board the Hero, 91, who had carelessly left his clothes-chcet unlocked. On attempting to pw out of the yard the con vict 11111111110141111114, and at once conveyed to the convict prison to a t his powebment. The workman who left his clothes-chest unlocked has been suspended by Captain Gold smith. . . or-Gensral W. H. Eden, who has commanded the troops at this garrieon for several years, will relinquish his emeinend on the let of April, when he will be succeeded by Colonel H. Eyre, now commending the battalion of infantry at Weiner. DEVONPORT, Manua 21. The Aboukir, 84, having been fitted with a screw, will be ready for sea in a few days. The Adonis, rcrew stammer, with the additional Atbade electric telegraph cable, is in Heyham, and the cable will be discharged to the Agamemnon forthwith. The Rumen, 60, Capwa Storey, left for Falmouth yestsr. day for the coast guard webs. PROPOSED NEW MILITARY BARRACKS AT Nor fs proposed by government to station a IN D body of troops, cavalry and infantry, near Nottingham. The Corp=at the instance of Lord Panmure, a short time a Eke tar Ohs erection of new barrack,. 0a Weeday, General Sir Richard Airey, accompanied by Dr. Cooper, of Marieeetoa. and Colonel Chater, of the Royal Engineers, stationed at Birmingham, arrived in Nottingham, and inspected the ground set apart by the Corporation. Alter doe examination, we understand that the General expressed an opinion that the site was too small to meet the views of the government, who proposed to erect barracks sufficiently large to socommodate an infantry foroe of 1,000 men, and a squadron of cavalry or a corps of artillery. The gallant General and his party, who were attended during his inspece thre by the Mayor, the Town Clerk, and the officers of the Royal Artillery corps now In Nottingham, left the tame evening per train for London.—Miswahmtce Guardian. The Upper Chamber in the Prussian Legislature is occupied with the following motion presented by Count Ilamplite, end ILK. von Plcetz, von Below, and Baron Gaffion, supported by thirty-seven other members, which will be received with Omura by all the world :—" May it please the Chamber of Seigneurs to request the goverment to take steps for the cessation of the official protection which unhappily is still enjoyed in some states of the Germania Confederation by the authorised gaming-houses ; so that new authorisations may not be granted, end existing establish ments be dosed aa soon aa poodble." _ _ We read in the Paris correspondence of the Indepasdinos Belo :—" M. C—, who took part in the Roma rovolution, and who im now an employ[ of the Credit Magner • was sanunroned the other day to the ollice of the Proeureir-Osneral, and asked if he hid known Orsini. ' I knew him very well by reputation,' replied H. C —, ' but I have never to my knowledge men him, though we may have met in the Roman Constituent Ariembly." Thies what Orsini mid,' replied the Procureur-General ;. but he has nevertheless appointed you him executor.' Y. C mita that ha was ready to accept the mission if they would show him the will. The will we cannot give you,' said the Prooureur-Clessral, the law not admitting those who are condemned to death to make a will ; but I undertake to acquaint you with his last wishes.' M. C— went at once to Madams Orsini, who is at Paris with her two young children, and offered his services to that lady. Madame Orsini, who bas been living in Italy, had not seen her husband for three years." A letter from Milan, of the 16th, says :—" The mention of Orsini has produced a slight agitation hem Many people rornived black crape bands enclosed in anony mous letters, recommending them to wear the bands round their arms on the day of the mention. Some threw these letters with their oontents into the tbs. Others, remember ing the tricks of the police in old than, suspected a trap, and, by way of precaution, sent the knees to the police office. Three men have been arrested on suspicion, one of whom was a fellow-prisoner with Orsini at Mantua. lie had been sentenced to the galleys for seventeen years, and was pardoned by the Emperor on the occasion of his Lit visit to Milan.•• A letter from Montoro, in the Memorial Bordelsis, trays :—" Biz men in masks lately entered the chateau of the Count de Robledo, and alter having cruelly Rimed him, made off with' sum of 6,o4oounces of gold (about 20,0001)." The Bdtis of Andalusia announces that the count died of his wounds of Feb. 23. One would scarcely hare supposed that Spanish nobles kept so much gold in a Chateau d'Repagns. At the Consi;tory, held at Rome on the 18th, the following promotions to the dignity of cardinal were made : the Archbishops of Toledo and Seville; Mgr. Antonini. Bishop of Anemia; Mgr. Orfai, Bishop of Comma ; Mgr. Mild, Xhilater of Commerce and Public Works; Mgr. Martel, Minister of Justice ; and Mgr. Silvestri, senior mot her of the Rots. EMIGRATION TO THE CAPE.—On Saturday the negaidoste " Black Ball" ship Gipsy Bride sailed for the Caps of Good Hope, with 600 emigrants, selected by the Honourable William Field, who has been deputed by the Cape goverment to represent Mtn In England. They were choose Monet entirely front the pastoral district. of Scotland, sad a Sate set af people have rarely left our shores. They seem' quits happy in the prospect before them, and everything het could contribute to their comfort was provided through the wishes of Mr. Field. This is the first ship which Cs emu s wishes under the new emigration arnuigement, end hi °okay owe their representatives a debt of gratitude for the anoosestal aorta en its behalf. The Aurileta has base chartered for the oonveysnos of emigrants to Alga Bey, and she will leave the Morey on the 72nd of April.—Lism. pea silbioes. STATE PAPERB.—SCOTTISH HISTORY.—A cor respondent of the BdinburgA Cburattt writte—u I bagatelle much amused by looking over the manuscript of a week en the eve of publication—a calendar of state papers rsieftLt. Scotland, and especially to Mary Queen of Soots. Ms author, Mr. Markham Thorpe, is connected with the Etats Paper Ofilos, and has been occupied with the selectice ad arrangement of these papers for eight years. The publics. Mon will Mod to above a thousand pages, and will form two valuate& The progress of the work hes lately bent delayed by the accession of a large MN of docu ments, which had been taken out of the Bests Paper Mee by Lord Conway, when Secretary of St" toed which were returned to the government enly a Int maths ago by the instrumentality of the We lift, Jars Wilson Choke. Among these papers are several relatiag Is Mary Queen of Boots, as well u letters front the Bari of Leicester respecting Mary while detained in Lochiren Castle. Here in one entry in Mr. Thorpe. Weeder:— . 1685, Deo. 19th. Mary Queen of Soots, to Queen Elisabeth Begs that her servants may the allowed to bury bar in holy ground in France ; that they may witness her caw Non; that she may send back with her last words a foal which her Majesty gave her ; that she may send a relic, oh lest adieu to her eon ; complains of cruelty ; and prays that she may die is charity with all those who have been coo' corned in her death.' The work includes very curious tee.- actions, both in Church and State, and cannot fail to muff the antiquary, as well as all persons interested in the betel of Soollasx1." TEMPERANCE PERMANENT LAND AND BUILDING Somrry.—The fourth sauna report of this moiety stale . that in 1864 the shores taken were 460, and the =bsai—Vimo and deposit. meshed, 9671. ; to 1866 the number of Ome• taken was 167, and the selseeptions and depteits rotetvole 4,7481. ; in 1666 saw theme 923, subooriptlon. sad &posh% 10,1631. ; in 1867 ahem 1,672, enthoriptimas and &pails 17,1131.; mthimg a teed in the for yeses of the soristy's ao. Wows of 1,762 ems tabs, wad Sueu. recelwd In M ocriptiosa end ispeits. It wars, farther, that 11,0001. have beet wilyivamol out of = bow Fooroctr that interest all par sot. boo boo to ammo= ; a" F lab InZg= l, at the rate of 91 , ant. Th e bath been promptly paid, sad a r•• served fund of 11,1/111. omusebialte tea purpose of meet lag e radios aft Ind r iga Zilos; and gs o mbilka with the ats% al SWAM Is dr osoistr, SO vim have been oirooly bald W the woo arrarmarr. Th thin lady. cm - 13 wale D2y. . e* gel be bi wsmi Th I doc is — , uma JoA well -1 &rat .odes of 84 who He h inch ampL that, • lilt] fie . ., Ti tithe count Al Mi the p thing Fu Ha this , " G. C haw intea depoi *nee char bed; PI on 9 frier r. maim took for Mat vey Mao T Paz