The Express. — London, England, 1864-05-07 00:00:00

THE teXP :11 PATUBDAT (PRUE MEDAL AWARDED. A unrs PATENT PORTMANTEAUS and YILLING BAGS srlth LADIES T W RA ARDROBE TRUHIB:raIIITMES, etik liver fittings. DESPATCH BOXER, WRITING and DRESSING QUER, sod SOO other smog« Lon home or continental travdEng. Mustrated 'Bastogne' pod twin. Also Barrack Furniture Catalogue of Portable Bed ROWS, Drawers, Keay Chairs, Waskhandatandh Osassan. .eat free. ..._._ _ ._. J. W. ALVIN, Illanetactarer sad Patentee, 37. Wed Woad. Lauda'. W.C. THE DEPOTS AIITHENTIQIIRB for SALE .1. of tbe faUleffS, Tobaccos sad aims, isassfsetszed or bo rlg.lfal GOVZIIIOI2NT TOBANO AOXINIST&ATION, are 02. PICCADILLY. W.: M. raja YILLLIAY-lITSEZT, CITY. gfte •xlre6L TO 001tIJISPONDINTS. ktvertlaments Intended for ^ TieitTijo;" Londow Imes( Paper. most be at the eines, 10, Bouvetteatteet. b Two tick on the da HAYMARYII, Tars ReMGR% AN UNNEKT IiORTAL. Berea.— DAVID GARRICK. Messrs. Bothern. Bei:Woos Mesdames Chippendale, ektaes Moose . Snowdon. lltrellliam.—ViLNllll mrA Mesda mes DONLY. Kim Keeler—And A KISS IN THE DARK. If 2,11tC111131L Tata Emma, DRAW INO-ROOM SzcoND ►LOOR. AND ATI ICS. Mr. D. Fteber sad Mrs N. Itorsrd.—Aod ROMEO ♦ND JULIET. Messrs. Mason sad Vining: 11411 e. Stalls Colas sag Mrs. H. Manton. THIS Emile°, TOW LITNIZIDID lUMILtOE. Wee. R. Lane and all the Oangany.-11111 GLUT GHOST IFFECr. ....DHBO.LEAR. Neater ?my &nen* and When C. St. Caw and Scott.—And • grand SHAZISPILILiN TABLUCIL MDR WAITS AT LONDON DJUDNI. TI DAT Morphia IL NIL ....Allanises. A. 0•1 rasoasow— Dards& Sim .Akerafro4 A. 40a. LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 7. Tax experience of a fortnight has sufficed to scatter the hopes which had been built on the meeting of the Conference. Until the actual dissolution of that body we must, of course, con sider it possible that it may fulfil its original work, and restore peace between Germany and Denmark. But we look in every direction with out finding a single circumstance to encourage that expectation. Events are taking place which must soon bring this possibility to a critical test. The Danish Government has rejected the terms pro posed by Prussia and Austria as conditions of their acceptance of an armistice : it has refused to raise the blockade of the German ports. So that unless the German Powers should resolve to modify their terms, the con clusion of an armistice would be impracticable. The Danish Government could not be expected to act otherwise than it has done. It cannot main tain its present war expenditure for an indefinite period ; and were it to recall its blockading squadron it would have no means left for pressing the business to a conclusion, and Austria and Prussia, in quiet occupation of Holstein, Lauen burg, Sleswig, and Jutland, would only have to wait until the Danes, thoroughly exhausted, should surrender everything that might be demanded by their enemy. It remains to be seen now what course the two German Powers will take. Although the Austrian Government has made a communication to our own respecting the reasons for sending its ships of war to the North Sea, it is not understood to have made any pledge of a nature to limit their employment ; nor, after what we have seen since the opening of the year, would such a pledge inspire much confidence. For reasons d its own, the Austrian Government has conformed its policy so closely to that of Prussia that its traditional character has ceased to be a guarantee of modera tion and independence, and we may expect to find it joining in any adventure of which M. DE BISMARCK may take the lead. Still, even M. DE BIBMARCL, it may be supposed, re members Sinope, and what subsequently became of the fleet that gained that bloody victory. The German Powers have hitherto shown themselves nice calculators of their chances of impunity, and perhaps they have a better knowledge of the in fluences which are shaping the policy of our government than is vouchsafed to the British public. Certainly they seem to have had some things to encourage them which Englishmen find it hard to understand. The exchange of tokens of fr'end ship between the Courts of England and Prussia at a moment when the statesmen of the two countries are in flagrant opposition may be accidental and unmeaning, but it is singularly ill-timed. It is not just new that the Qcr.zN's second son should be the chief guest at a royal banquet at Berlin, or receiving from the King of Parssis such decora tions as fitly reward the executionersof Duppel. Nor is Baron BErsv, the soul of the war party in Ger many, and the statesman who has most distinguished himself by the insolent treatment of our govern ment, the Plenipotentiary whom the public could have expected to see singled out for the hospi talities of our own Court. In themselves these are small matters, harmless as long as their true value is understood. The policy of this country at great crises will be de termined by considerations into which the whole nation can enter. Austria and Prussia have laboured effectually to destroy the old bonds which united us to them, and absolved us from all regard for their political welfare. They have tried our forbearance to the utmost, and if they now drive us to meet their violence with equal force they will make us the friends and allies of their enemies wherever we may find them. IS any novelist in search of an interesting story? Let him betake himself to Paris and attend the trial of Count Dr LA Possmmum for the murder of his mistress, Madame PArw, which begins next Monday. An English indictment furnishes very meagre indications of the facts which are about to be laid before the jury: those who desire to understand the whole story must piece it out from the fragmentary evidence contained in the depo sitions. But a French acte et' acc action is a work of lite rary art. The facts are grouped together in artistic fashion, and read like a little " Woman in White," or a Vitoriette. of DE BAuse. The story of LA PommtitAls' alleged crime has seldom been sur passed for interest. The circumstances of the case are so singular, that at first sight they appear almost incredible, but yet they are so strangely consistent with each other that it is difficult to help believing them. At the beginning of last November there lived in a small lodging on • second floor in the Rue Bonaparte a widow, Madame PAVW, with three children. Her husband, an artist, bad died in 1858, and it was only by hard work and frugality that she managed to maintain herself. Her husband had been attended on his death-bed by • physician named LA Pov,IERAIS. Following the instincts of his countrymen, this man made love to the widow, and she became his mistress. The intimacy conti nued until 18d1, when La POMMERAIS married Mdlle. Drain - , and until last summer he saw nothing of Madame Perw. During this period be even refused to visit her sick children. But in June last he reappeared in the second floor of the Roe Bonaparte. Madame PArw was surprised, and perhaps gratified, because LA POMMERAIR came to announce that he had hit upon • plan for providing for herself and her children. But how 1 His proposal was that ohs si insure her life for 22,0001., that as the poor ha would pay the premiums, and that the policies should be assigned to him. So far it is obvious that neither Madame PAnw nor her chil dren would derive any benefit under such an arrangement, whereas her object was to secure to herself and her children some immediate relief from poverty. His plan for overcoming this difficulty was ingenious to a degree. It was that after the proposed _ _ insurance should be effected Madame Pan;r should pretend to be seriously ill, and make the in surance offices believe that she was on the point of death. Having excited their alarm LA Points axis promised to go to those offices with the proposal that they should cancel the policies on the terms of paying her a life annuity of 24W., to run from January 1, 1864 ; and this annuity Madame Pica - was to share with Ls POhimitAis. Madame PAuw, we are told, "had not the courage " to reject this strange proposaL" The gallant and courteous pleader adds, " She was incapable "of suspecting the real designs of LA Poicersms, " overwhelmed as she was by her passion for him— " • passion now revived and stronger than ever." Accordingly a broker was employed to effect those insurances with eight companies—the story being that a rich Frenchman, the Count Di LA Pow seams, was desirous of providing for his children by Madame Piuw by insuring her life, which was an excellent one. The insurance was effected. The eight policies were signed last July, and trans ferred to Li POIDLZILATS, who also paid the first premium. But there was a weak point which LA Pow luaus was obliged to meet. Why should Madame Ptuw transfer more than 20,000/. to LA Pommsems— why should she deprive her children of all possible benefit in so large a sum of money f It was neces sary for LA POIMEILAIB to stand in the position of • creditor. Besides, therefore, taking the precaution of having the policies transferred, LA Positaakui obtained • written admission that he had advanced money to the widow to an amount equal to that secured by the policies. This admission he got her to make in various forms, and even induced her to make a will in which she bequeathed all her interest in the policies to him. Thus, if the 22,000/. ever was paid, it would probably find its way into the doctor's pocket. But the premiums were large. They were due in January, and it was obviously of importance that Pomxisats should relieve himself from his liability by inducing the Companies to buy up the policies, or rather to exchange them for an an nuity. Besides, it was the obvious interest of Madame PAuw that the annuity should begin as soon as possible. But in order to get the policies bought up on the most advantageous terms it was necessary that Madame PAuw should feign illness. The poor woman seems to have entered into the spirit of the transaction. She pretended to have had • fall ; she complained of pains in her stomach ; she consulted several physicians, ac cepted their prescriptions, but instead of following them handed them over to her paramour. Not withstanding all this hypocrisy Madame Pm: w went about her usual occupationi ; but in Novem ber LA POMMEB.AIB desired her to keep her bed. Madame PAuw was daily expecting that the doc tors from the companies would visit her ; and it was absolutely necessary that when they did she should allow signs of illness. LA POIMERATS had promised that he would administer some drugs to her that would produce signs of agitation. At the same time she showed that she was doing all this because, as she told her friends, "if I " succeed, my fortune and that of my children is "made. All I have to do is to keep my bed for " about • fortnight" After Thursday, the 12th of November, Madame Plow never seems to have left the house, and the visits of LA Poeticisms became very fre quent. On the evening of Monday, the 16th, he remained a long time with her ; and when the servant came in onT uesday morning she found the wo man extremely ill, and the floor stained by vomiting. Her daughter proposed to send for a doctor, but her mother refused. LA P031317.8.A18 came, and remained a long time in the bedroom alone, but he did nothing to relieve her, nor did he express any alarm. About the middle of the day another doctor came, but he went away in a rage without examining her, because he discovered that his prescription had been neglected. LA Pox imams returned again. He was again alone with her. But as before, he did nothing to relieve her. About half-past six o'clock the same evening Madame PAuw died. LA POMMERAIS arrived at eight o'clock. He was told that the poor woman was dead. But " the news caused "him no emotion. He went up stairs, coolly •p -" proached the corpse of her who had been his " mistress, assured himself that she was really " dead, and then withdrew, leaving it to be sup " posed that her death had really been caused by " a fall on the staircase." "That is all nonsense," exclaimed Mdlle. HCRLMO3D, "Madame PArw " never fell down stairs." Undoubtedly the circumstances were inch as to exlite grave suspicion. Within a few days the sister of the deceased made a charge against LA Pommr.nsui. The corpse was examined , the man himself was interrogated. If the evidence of the doctors can be relied upon, traces of the poison digitalis have been discovered in the intestines and in the matter upon the door of the room which the woman inhabited; whilst the effects produced by this particular poison on animals are identical with those which it appears were produced upon the poor woman. Add to this that Ls PONIMERAIS was a man well informed as to the nature of poisons, and that he was in possession of a considerable quantity of digitalis. Of course if it be proved that the woman died of poison, there was no one who had greater interest in procuring her death than LA POMMERAIS ; and in any event it is extremely difficult to explain why he should have insured her life for 22,0001. Perhaps, however, the most singular part of the case is, that when La Pun- MERAIS was arrested he produced no fewer than 23 letters written by Madame PAUW to him self between June 18 and November 16. From these it would appear that the mode of insurance adopted by the deceased was chosen by herself after mature consideration. The letters are certainly genuine, but they bear no post-mark, and no one knows how they reached the hands of LA POMMERAI4. Can it be that they were written by the poor woman under duress, and as part of a scheme to defraud the insurance offices, in which she herself was an accomplice ? These are matters which must receive an explanation. And that explanation is likely to form part of ono of the most interesting trials which ever occupied even a Parisian court of justice. BISHOP OF BOWDON'S FrxD.--Tbe Drapers' Com pany hays voted 1,0001. to this had, and Mr. Taber, the master. Ors 5001., in all 1,5001. THZ MIDNIGHT MEMING MOVEMILNT.—Another of thee* roestiop was held on Thursday evening at Myd dleton-ball, Islington. 94 poor girls ware induced to attend. Refreshment+, haring been served, the meeting was addressed by the Vicar of Islington, and the Rev. rriah Davies, of Sr. Matthew's. A pplkmtinns are being used, daily at the odice by girls to be sent to "homes." ZaltuAmi "'HOU= OP Y AP— • MOWN% May 6. . INTOXICATING LIQUORS (SALE ON BIINDAYB).'i Notice lade, sad quid= put, "That leave be gives to bring in a bill for recta:4oos on the sale of intoxicating liquors between the hogs cd 11 of the clock ea Batarday night and 6 of the cloak on Moodey morning :"—(Mr. Somas :)—The house divided; Ayes, 87, Noes, 123. Athltrtey. C. B. Agnew, Kr A. Ayrtoa, A. 8. 11° " 1 3!' Brady, Dr. B DrZzi, Mr B. J. Brown, J. Bruce, Mr H. Buckley. Gen. Buller, Ste A. Cave, S. Ca.wkee J. Cb•eley, Sir AL AYZA. Grogan. Mr K. grousnor, Lrl Grosvasor, lord R. =L e. Hamilton, Lord C. Hamilton. I T. Hasesrd. IL Hennessy, J. P. Hilbert. J. T. Hodgson, IL Hood, 91r A. A. T. Hot em. Lord linnilmnion, P. g. Hune, W.V. IroitTaim. Joas Blr J. lead]; N. Kamm R. W. Canard, A. F. Logien, W. Lawson. W. Leske, Sir H. MIII4r. T. J. Moor L NemNods, C. N. Figia•-**— iiip4ije H. 0. P.O. Powell. J. J. loriteard. J. P. 'armload. J. Z. Robsztet T. J. =Abel 1181111. J. A. Btoszt. eel. Taylor. Cot Thempicia, H. 8. Taloomitt, J. Torrena, G. Mack e • J. Magnin, - :T. 3lawaring, T. NOW. ranter. C. Portages,. Y. D. °away. Mid. Oar& IL & Madigan., W. Dore W. IL. Gaechea, O. 1. Greaves,Z. Drama, J Oranfell. IL B. Grey. 81r G. Han:Moa t Ilia. Harvey, 8.. B. Henley, Lord Herbert, H. A. Henke*, S ir Hanby, W. H. Jervoise. Blr J. C. Jean D. Kim J. L. ILleglake, A. W. ILlnglake, J. A. Tronepe. flir J. Verner. Mr W. Verner, L W. Vttleq Sir Y. Weiland. J. P. Wynne. W. W. Romeo. J. Peale, L Parke, C. W. Peek Lord C. Parker. Jailor Pankmat oneke. Blr , J. P G. Peel, tar Z. IL Peveniay, VW!. Phalli*. G. L Podard.UrenharkW Portman, W. IL Ramadan, Far J. W. Iteytcm, O. W. Reebeek, J. A. Batherhild, Hamm • A. Bcciareeld, J. H. Bersour, A. Shaft°, B. A. Marldaik H. B. &AMMO.. P. B 2zore, W. P. A. .lersdes, F. J. Trisha's. C. H. Treherne, M. Vane, Lord H. Vaaidttart, W. Vernon. H. F. C. P. Admi. Watkins. Col. Wine* T. W. White, L Klerewote, Col. Ithatchball-Huges. seta IL Leon, SS E. Lemma Lord H. 0. Ladle, C. P. • Lever, J. 0. Lewis H. Locke, J. Lopes, Mr M. Marlin, J. Matheson. SS J. Merry, J. Moffatt, 0. MorPa, Mandy, W. Naas, Lord TULIPS. Noel, 0. J. Janie, Mr W. North. Col. Malley, Sir J. Crloghlert, Mr C. M. Yorke, J. R. ebt Court. OSBORNE, XV( 6. a: Davey,' I!. iiiii;c:;.;cie, A. Daocombe, W. K. Dunlop. A. M. Zwart:i.r. lersier, W. Z. Osaka, J. K. (lower. 7. L. 00Wif, 0. W. GreenalL G. Acton. Sir J. An Ang s:le ulin toLL H. Antroboa. L /Atoll, J. H. HoPioll.l. Boring, IL B. Baring, T. O. Barticlot,CoL Beaumont, 8. A. Elective. Karl of L Y. Boottock, 0. C. likoccoro, J. 0. Booth, Sir B. 0 Brood, H. Froiii . eGyrd J. B Tr• k - . r. IL C:rd tj aL Cart t, OoL Cutleroase, Visa Clifton. Slr IL J. Ms*. 6. Cobbett, J. IL Co; W. Crawford, R. W. , r)alt b tlL Earl of Dillwyn, L Duda,. Sir 11 Edwards, Cul. Echo, Lord Elplunatons, Sir J. Enfield. %lad. &sok T. W. Farquar, Sir H. faudek, L Eanwlek,H.. e F 14 Lord FttaytWam. C. W. FolJambe, Y. J. Forde. CoL The Queea, Princess Louise, and Princess Bea trice, drove out yeeterday afternoon, attended by the Hon. Mrs. Brans. Wesel the Hos. A. Hardiege attended on horseback. Earl Cowley arrived from LOCAOO, and had an audience of her Majesty. In the evening Lord Cowley had the honour of lain with her Majesty and the royal family. The Prime of Wales rode on horseback in the forenoon yesterday, attended by Major Teesdale. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive in the after 'woe, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey. The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords in the afternoon. A deputation of members of the House of Commons (re. preseutatives of Scotland) waited on the Lord President of the Council, at the Privy Council-office, yesterday, to ask the government to issue a commission to inquire into the subject of eduoatice in Scotland, and to snipped the revised ' code until the occumiswiott shall have reported. Despatches were mat yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Lord High Oommisiouer of the lonise Islands. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at tended by Major Teesdale, honoured the Strand 'Metre with his promos kat evening. The accounts of the venerable Earl of Radnor an such as to give uneasiness to his (Heeds. Lady C. Bulklq (his lordship's only child by his first marriage with Lady Catherine Pelham Clintoa) has gone to Cohabit, when Viacount and Vimottntess Folkestone are expected. The Earl Cedogan is in a very precarious con dition. We are ixformed that mot the slightest hopes of his recovery are ghee by his medical attendants. The Earl of Eglinion has arrived at Edinburgh. Viscountess Palmerston will have an assembly this evening at Cambridge Hoe" Piccadilly. The Countess De Grey gave her first soirée danuoite last evening at ha madame in Carlton-prdens, which was numerously attended. Lord and Lady Houghton received at dinner last evening, at their residence in Upper Brook-street, Lord ani Lady Dufferin, the Bishop of St. David's and Mrs. Staples, Mr. Trollop., Mrs. Henry Baring, Mr. Bridging's'', Mr. Swinton, Mrs. Russell. Mr. and Mrs. Walker, Mr. Thomas Baring, Mn. and Miss Dickson, tic. The Duke of Rutland has arrived at his resi dence in Cromwell-road, from Egypt. Hia grace is quite recovered from his recent accident. The Earl of Dudley gave a grand concert yester day afternoon at his noble mansion in Park-lane, which was numerously and fashionably attended. We have great pleasure in announcing that Lord Palmerston continues to make satisfactory progress towards convalowence. A Cabinet Council will be held this afternoon. Parliament will adjourn for the Whitsuntide recess on Friday ant until the following Thursday. The Birmingham Festival will commence on the 6th of September. The Oratorios to be given are " St. Paul," Signor Costes " Namnan," "The Messiah," "The Mount of Olives," with selections from "Solomon," and "Elijah." Forty-seven candidates for the Fellowship of the Royal Society have presented themselves since November last. Of these, following their annual practice, the council have selected fifteen, whom they recommend to the conned for election, viz., Sir H. &irkly, K.C.8., W. Brinker, M.D., T. S. Cobbold, M.D., A. J. Ellis, Esq., J. Evans, Esq., W. H. Flower, Eq., T. Grubb, Eeq., Sir J. C. D. Hay, Bart., W. Joiner, M.D., Sir C. Looock, Bart., M.D., W. Sanders, Esq., Col. W. J. Smythe, RA., Lieut.c, o l. A. Strange, R. Warrington, Evq., N. Wood, Esq. The election is announced for the 2nd of Jens. We are requested to state that the gallery of pictures at Bridgewater House is open to the public, but sot the library. THE Box. ARTILLERY COMPANY.—The Prince of Wales Ilaa expressed his intention of inspecting the Hoe. Artillery Company (of which his royal highness is Captain-General and Colonel) on Wednesday, June 29, at the Artillery.groned. It has been determined that the Queen's birthday shall be celebrated by a grand review of the Volunteers by the Prince of Walea in Hyde•park. The *view will be held on Sateuday, the Z3tb, and it is expected that the Volunteers will "march past" about 6 o'clock. The experiments at Shoeburyness;e;iertlay were mainly directed to test the capabilities of steel shot on framer's principle, exposed to various proper.' of prep"- lion and hardening. The;teuget suffered ; "bat it is not to be supposed," says the Army and Nary Gazdtc, "that bemuse .;target is pierced at 200 yards with prepared shot. fired by harry charges that armour is useless. ' Keep out the " EXAMINATIONS AT THE INCORPORATED LAW Soctrrr. —At the Easter Term examination of candidates for admission on the roll of attorneys and solicitors of the superior courts, the examiners recommended the following gentlemen. under the age of 26, as being entitled t o honorary distinction :—William Grown. the younger, aged 21, who served his clerkship to Mr. William () of Rocbford, and Messrs. Austen and De Oax, of Lond on repos ; John Penn Milton, aged Z 3, who served his clerkship to Mr. Christopher Childs, of Liskeard ' • and Mr. Robert Walker Childs, of London. The Coun cil of the Incorpo rated Law Society have accordingly awarded the following prime of books :—To Mr. Gregson, the prize of the Honour. able Society of Clifford's Inn ; to Mr. Milton, a prize of the Incorporated Law Society. tVENING, MAY 7, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. _....,...1._____ INDIA. THE INDIAN BUDGET. We have received advises from Bombay, dated the 14th ult. The subject of chief interest daring the previous fortnight had been the Indian budget, read by Sir C. Trevelyan in the Legislative Council of the Governor-General on the 7th ult. This exposition of the fivancial state and jprospects of the country is on the whole favourable. The actual revenue for the year 1863-64 was 44,753,0001. The actual expenditure was 44,722,0001. There was a deficit on budget estimate of revenue on opium 1,150,0001. The deficit on entire budget estimate was 217,7001. The estimated revenue for 1864-65 is 46,160,0001. The estimated expenditure is 45,340,0001. The promised surplus for 1864-65 is 823,0001. The estimated cost of the Sittana expedition and camp of exercise was 200,0001. The duty on to bacco is reduced from 20 per cent. to 10 per cent. The import duty on cotton piece goods is raised from 5 per cent. to 71 per cent., with adjustment of value to market, rate of day. These are the prin cipal features of the budget Economy is recom mended in view of the income-tax expiring in July, 1865. An advancement in the tariff valuations on piece goods and yarns is much censured by the Bombay press. In the case of the great bulk of such goods, the valuations are raised to the follow ing extent : Grey abirtinp, soadapollams, and printers 78 per cent. Grey lour:loth. and jeans 75 „ Gm domestics, T. cloths , sad drills Yids twist, Nos. 16 to 24 „ 28 to 32 „ 38 to 42 99 99 „ 48 to 52 19 99 60 „ 70 •• ye .0 rs 100 Water twist „ 30 30 10 09 40 90 90 fol 50 Turkey red twist Onap, red, sad other coloured t.tw The Financial Commissioners sent out from Eng land to revise the accounts of the Public Works Department have submitted their report. The government of India has approved in general of the reforms recommended. Colonel Chesney stands appointed as accountant-general, and Mr. Kellner as deputy. His Excellency the Viceroy was expected to leave Calcutta on the 15th ult. It was understood that he had only been waiting for the production of the budget. His excellency proceeds direct to Delhi, and after a brief stay will proceed direct to Simla. He will shortly be joined there by the Commander- In-Chief in India, who at latest dates was in Cash mere, and who was expected to leave it for Simla, vik Lahore, about the same time that the Viceroy would leave Calcutta. Hindoetanee fanatics are roving about the hills on the north western frontier, headed by three native offioers who escaped from the rebellion. Bala Rao, brother of the infamous Nana Sahib, is dead. The Rhoda are very troublesome at Indore. The Rev. Levi Janvier, a member of the Church Missionary Society, has been murdered in cold blood by an Akhali fanatic at a place called Anund. poor, in the Hooehyarpoor district of the Punjab. The murderer bad no quarrel with his victim, de ceased, but committed the outrage to avenge him self for certain imaginary insults which he said he had received from the English. There have been several incendi►ry fires lately among the shipping in the river Hooghly. The vessels destroyed were all Federal Americans. Sir Herbert Edwardee is spoken of as Lieutenant- Governor of the Punjab in succession to Sir Robert Montgomery. A serious accident occurred on the Great Indian Peninsular Railway, on the Gth ult. A ballast train of fifty waggons from Bombay ran into the passenger train from Mali= at the junction four miles from Bombay. Many were wounded but none killed. Another conflagration bas happened on the Great Indian Peninsular Railway : thirty-one trucks of cotton consumed, at a loss of nearly a lakh and a half of rupees. The returns of the recent census of Bombay show the population of the Island to amount to 860,000. This is undoubtedly far short of the real number. AUSTRIA AND THE POLES. "Austria," says the Mick, "continues to give up to Russia the Poles who take refuge in Gallic* but those extraditions no longer occur at Brody, where facts of that nature excite general indigna tion ; the prisoners are sent off through small villages on the frontier. The Austrian authorities have been instructed not to give up the refugees directly to Russian agents ; the Poles are taken to the frontier and forced to enter the kingdom, the Russians having been previously informed of the place and hour at which their prey would be thus driven into their nets. This is not called giving up, but removing, and thus the semi-official organ, the General Correspondence, was enabled to say that the Poles were no longer given up to the Russians." GERMAN CRITICISMS ON THE BRITISH FLEET. The Fremienblatt of Vienna declares that it is not the threats of England but the Danish batteries in the Sound which will prevent the Austrian squadron from entering the Baltic sea. The two German powers continue concentrating considerable maritime forces in the North Sea. A despatch from Hamburg announces the arrival of several Austrian ships of war at the mouth of the Elbe. The Botschafter makes the following remarks on the movement of the Danish fleet : It is no longer just politicsl combinations bet national fantasise, momentary caprices, which direct English policy, and the very moment at which, according to all reasonable calculations, we should expect to see it impose a limit to the sad game which is being played at Copenhagen, and to form the Danish C tbinet to renounce its absurd condition of the =intend°e of the blockade, 10, and behold ! we see it turn against Germany. This is a policy which baffles all calculations ; but nevertheless, we do not seriously believe in the reality of British thresh'. England, which left the Danes unaided at the Dannewerke, at the heights of Dnppel and Federici*, will not support them now that they have lost all their continental possessions and half their army. As to the understanding with France, we have reason to believe that that is all a fiction. Doubtless if England meads a deist into the Baltic, France will follow the example, but it would be absurd to conclude from that that the two powers were acting in concert ; on the contrary, this demonstration might serve for directly opposite ends. In any case Eng land will d, better to abstain from this demonstration. It will not deceive the German powers. The Austrian Gazette says on the same subject : "The conduct of England is, to tell the truth, inexplicable. A rage for peace brings it to acts which are an obstacle to peace. At the point which things hare reached, a fleet—many fleets e‘en—mi do absolutely nothing against the WNDAT. W. to N , fresh, showers to places, ON NORM= MONDAY. Comm N.W. to D.W. mod*. rate to fra il, tome dowse. S.S. W. to N.N. W.. me- WmSITU. As above. derate to fresh, showery. && to &W., fresh, Sou Tans. S.W. to N. W., mode tine. rate to fresh. &W. to N.W., mode• Yarns. W. to N., moderate, rate. tine. brie. Northern=Soottand. Weatern=lreland. WSJ 'S, sod ad jacencies. sontbern=Enettsh Channel and Macey liay. laden =Eastward Brigand and North Sen. In a letter from Madame Ristori given by the Journal den INtats we read :—" I @till lead a wander ing life, which does not always displease me. While lam travelling, I study and I search, in the hopes of finding a new part. Alas poets are rarities. Happdy. I have found a new poet, called Ferrari, the worthy heir of Gol doni, • • who has mad* for me expressly a comedy, in runs, in which one is sot always laughing, 'IA Doses e to Scattier.' (The Lady and the Sceptic). This time I play the part of a mother; it is truly superb, and touches all tha chords of passion. lam playing it just 1101 e, not without a certain suemes, but assuredly with the utmost deliiiht."—Madame Ilistori mentions, among other plans, One of a visit to Paris, at no distant period, in order to play the part of the Antigone of Sophocles, with the choruses of Yeridelmohn. Onncora.—Government officials have been at Southampton inspecting some of the mail packets thaws, to ascertain their fitness for war transports. Ngw Foam FlREFL—Several fires have taken place lately in the New Forret. They are believed to be caused by the foresters wilfully setting fire to the growing for t e for the purpose of improving and increasing the quantity of herbage. These fires are, however, nothing like so frequent as they were in former years, when they were prompted by revenge against the V• 1411 1 ,011 of the forest, These fires oftea burnt valuable timber. Furze, from the rich and exuberant yellow flowers it produces, is • great ornament to forest land, but it overspreads much berbsge. The great Swedish philosopher, Libitum; when be visited this country, admired the beautiful bloom of the furze extending over acres of uncultivated land. JILMY LEA AT THE GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.— Mr. Xacfarrea's delightful opera di owners, Ass, Lea, ' having Featly pleased the inhabitante of the " home counties, its performers start almost immediately, we hear, upon another and more extended provincial tour. The representations therefore at the Gamy of Mastro tioo are very limited, next Saturday week being mentioned u the last evening on which the operetta can be gives. CRYSTAL PALLCIL —The first of a series of ten grand opera concerts will take place this dry (Saturday), supported by the following popular artistes from the Royal Italian Opera :—Mdlle. Carlotta Patti. Mdlle. Priori, Hdlle. ' Tati, Signor Ned Banildi, and Signor Graziani. Signor Sivosi. • . 'o o w° Dtchies of the Elbe and in Jutland. A blockade of the Premiss and German porta would be a violation of peace with Prussia and Germany, and this most certainly is not what Eoglaad has in view." FETING A " VICTORY " AT BERLIN. In a letter from Berlin, dated Wednesday, we read— The city of Berlin has to-day feted for a mood time the victory of Duppel, compared by the Meg to the victories of 1813. The Denebrogs (pennons) and guns taken from the Danes on the memorable day of the 18th alt. have arrived here, and ware brought into the city with all solemnity. Early in the morning the principal street was paved with flags of the Prussian colours, black and white, and towards noon the crowd assembled under the Linden trees to see the guns which for three weeks kept up the combat with our rifled cannon. The rortf2e entered the city by the Branbenbottrg gate, surmounted by the statue of Victory. When the Danebroge appeared, carried by the ocesquierors of Duppel, immense 'ethane= was displayed by the crowd. Then cams the inns of all aim, some of brew, the greater part of iron, mounted on car riages quite shattered. Some of the 84 ivounders which had been dismounted were rolled along on wooden wheels of the simplest construction. The proemial tamed before the King's palace as far as the square situated between the Museum and the Old Castle. There the guns are exhibited to the curiosity of the Berliners, and will serve for scene days as playthings for the lads of the town. One may see a proof of the rapidity with which the victory of the 18th of April was obtained, in the fact that, with a few exceptions, the guns were not spiked. Every piece been a mark indi retie' the redoubt where it was found. Some vehicles loaded with the drbria of gun carriages, wheals, he., serve to demonenete the efscacy of our artillery. Moreover, there bad been brought home some bane, of which I do not know the nee, but which will remind us that we have had to deal with an enemy stronger upon sea than upon land. The number of pieces forming part of the first tran sport is about 50. The remainder—there are 118 in all— will arrive to-morrow. THE INSURRECTION OF THE ARABS IN THE REGENCY OF TUNIS The following account of the rising of the Arabs is given by the Malta Times : By the arrival of her Majesty's ship Firefly, Lienß•Com. G. R. Wilkinson, on the morning of the 25th inst., from Teals and Baia, we learn that a serious rising of the Arabs in the interior had taken place. The Bedouin tribes from Bum to Talmo have revolted, in consequenoe of the increase of the capitation tax. They have killed the govmroor of Mar, sad report says have cat him in pieces. It is stated that 50,000 Arab horsemen have interrupted all communication be tween Tanis and the prosiness. The insurgents have taken possession of Kairooao—a fortified town, fifty miles from Sum, and one huedred from Tanis—and being the second holy city of the massulinans, may give the insurrection the ohmmeter of a holy war ; when the usual erne massacre of Christians will naturally follow, anises strong and inimed;ste steps be taken to prevent it. The government of Tanis is estinsly powerless, having lately discharged all their soldiers who had saved their time, and have now only raw recruits to oppose to the revolted tribes. Fear were entertained that the towns of Sum and Mona stair would be attacked by the insurgents, sad great appr► Demise existed among the British inhabitants in Tunis that the Ifehommedas population world lies against them. The Bey has been invested with extraordinary and irresponsible powers, in osier that he may be able to act with prompti tude, independently of 6 , 1 minieten, should it be near ' a• &wily after the arrival of the Firstly, the steam line-of. tattle ship Nissan's, 60, Captain G. Wodehouse, which wee =aide; off the port, left for Tunis, sad was followed in the course of the forenoon by the Magicienne, 16, ()Wain W. Armytage, and Ulm, IT, Commander Comber. It is hoped that by thews active measures a check may be pot on the exoemes which are being committed, and the anthoeity of the goveransect re-established. Later accounts my that the obnoxious tax boa bees remitted, and hopes are entertained that tranquillity will be shortly restored. - (urcrises riticaax.) THE INSURRECTION IN TUNIS. PARIS, MAY 7. Advioes received here from Tunis state that the French, English, and Italian squadrons have arrived there. They have detached ships to guard the coast. Tunis is quiet. The tribes are becom ing satisfied with the concessions they have ob tained, and are beginning to give in their sub mission. WEATHER REPORT. -(THIS DAY.) SATCTIALT. NAT 7. $ A.L Th . it S.W. 4 I 6.3. w. S. 6' a' W.S.W. 0 Z. it W. 2 W 2 4 8 7& ..11 W .Z. : 4 , S.W. 'i N.W. s • sjs ; ' S. i Si' ! '4 Z. ! ! SAL 4 Z.N.S. 1 • ILL i ' S.S.IL 2 mks 4 • ZAK & T. -......-j-1:: x.r....».. ' a.re50 &W. I lan 61 X.W. telti 18.71166 R. Azdrome 19.79811 N. Ofessonatis 24.11,61 W. Galway 29.9968' R.B.R. Viands 29.87 66. && W. Caps Slew 1384 64 X.& 413•434604i3 'WM 61 N.W. Uveniesl l3BB 61 W.N.W. 114113184 19.66 61 W.N.W. Peustreke 29.87 49 N. hamaes 79.1062 ESA Bred 2384 56 N.X.E. 69.78 671 X.F.X. '4oettsfort 29.8496 S. We 19.87 66 N.N.W. 21.84 671 N.& Portansetb 234219' N.X. London 239260' N. 'lover le 81 56 1 N.W. Tamen& 19.9161' N. Ncart.r.o646 MTh 60 N.N.W. Shields 1911; I i mb ; 1 to 0.45 1 le OAS 2 rb 0.44 - be 0.09 1 30 :0.70 3 •b 10.50 Tb it'll 2 EXPRESS FROM PARIS. M. THIER2I ON THE FRENCH BUDGET. (nom on ow common's:l-r.) PARIS. FIUDAY EVEtING. The long-deferred debate on the budget wa., opened this afternoon by a speech from M. Tillers. The tribunes were crowded with ladies. Ou taking the presidential chair, the Duke de Moray an. nonoed the death of a member, M. Boissy d'Auglae, the son—l rather think, but certainly a relation of the preeident of the National Convention, whose portrait may be seen at Versailles in David's pic ture representing him taking off his hat to the head of one of his colleagues, which was presented to him on the point of a pike. M. Thies began by some general reflections upon the importance of a good financial He then said that the old maxim that "every war should keep itaelr was out of date. If that maxim were to be now acted upon every state in the world would rise against the perpetrator. If an invaded country were to be given np to pillage by the invaders, not only that country but all the spectators of the struggle would be enemies. Neutral states were now like seconds in a duel, who expected the combatants to show as much generosity as courage. (Loud applause.) Armies must now be fed by the power which em. ployed them, if it was expected to preserve dis cipline and command submission in the occupied country. This consideration explained bow it was that the Crimean and Italian wars have cost more money than any of the wars of the first empire. He loved to see his country as distinguished for humanity as for oourage, and hated the new maxim that it was "peace that should provide for war." (Ap plause on several benches.) In this point of view he would observe that those powers whose finances were the best managed had now the greatest weight in the world. Those which were in financial dd. ficulties were esteemed of little account. It had sometimes been said that there was something miraculous in the duration of the coalition of 1814 for four years. But the miracle was easily ex plained : it was Lord Castlereagh—always ready with the purse—who kept the coalition up to the mark and brought it to Paris, when but for his aid it would have fallen to pieces. Formerly the people only perceived the effects of bad financial admini stration when they succumbed to its weight. But now the consequences were felt sooner. On those great markets called Bourses public confidence in its governors was put up to suction, and the rise and fall formed the measure of public prosperity and power. It might there. fore be raid, without any declamation, that the military power and political influence of the country might be measured by the state of its finances. It was difficult to know what was the real state of the budget, owing to the great pains taken to disguise its continual accretion. He was not satisfied with the division into "budget ordinary " and " budget extraordinary ;" and for this reason—in the first place, that when an ektasordinary budget had lasted twenty-five years it became something very like an ordinary budget--(laughter)—and next, because, by the aid of the word " extraordinary," the tax-payer was made to put up with many objec tionable expenses, and many (so-called) receipts of a very equivocal nature. In a budget not called " extraordinary" it would be difficult to put for. ward boldly as resources money expected to come from Cochin China and Mexico. M. Thiess then went into an elaborate statement of figures for the purpose of showing that the budget was continually on the increase, that various expenses, such as the cost of prooeption, were not counted ; that the famous decree ,against supple mentary credits was in practice a nullity; that, in spite of that decree, the budget of 1863 had been augmented by 227 millions, and the budget of 1864, while not yet entirely known, was likely to be augmented to the extent of 235 millions. The budget of 1865 was yet too young to speak of, but he did not doubt it would follow the example of its elder brethren. (Laughter.) M. Thies then established an elaborate comparison between the necessities of state at the commence ment of the government of 1830, of the government of the republic of 1848, and of that of the empire of 1852, and drew the conclusion th►t the present government had been by far the most extravagant of all. He paid a compliment to M. Gamier Pages for not having had recourse to paper money in 1848. At the conclusion of his speech, of which the notes 1 have give but • meet imperfect idea, M. Thiers was warmly congratulated by the opposi tion. It is said in the lobbies that he never obtained a greater oratorical success. Prince Napoleon was in the senator's tribune during the debate. The Bourse was greatly depressed, although the decline in securities was not so great as might be expected considering the rise in discount, and the disquieting news of the Conference. Bente fell 20c. both for cash and account, closing at Mr. 20c., and 66fr. 45c. ; and Mobilier, 28fr. 75c. AMYTHER PARC Mt Paris.—Another spacious park for the recreation of the population of Paris is being opened on the Buttes Si. Chaumont. All the houses in the Rue de Crimes and those on the high ground over the quarries have been taken down, sod the ground is being levelled at the estrum to the park, which is to be opened about the centre of the Roe de Crimes. A rail way has bean constructed to assist in bringing up earth. The loaded wamgoos are drawn up by horses, derciet the earth in the cavities to be filled up, and descend empty on being set in notion. The 55 acres which the goverment is trandorming Into a public park are composed of hillock' and ravines, surmounted by a lofty hill. AS present it is as uncultivated waste, commanding a mag nificent view. The municipal authorities, amuck with the beautiful landscape seen from the highest part of the park, resolved to construct there a wide boulevard, which will describe a curve, beginning at the upper part of the Rue de Crimea, sad (Indio; at the Rue Peseard. It is to he 72 feet wide, to be lined with houses on one side, with • handsome railing on the other, which will sepa rate it from the park, to which nooses will be obtained by • grand marble Maumee. This curved boule vard or terrace will have • corresponding walk on the side of La Villette which will be formed by • segment of the same circle and will commies, at the Rue Puebla, and, se this terrace will be composed of Deseret curves, the park of the Buttes St. Chaumont will be bounded by a series of curved lima. Vast reservoirs ere to be established at 300 it. from the terrace, which will serve to supply the cascades and bastes so refreshing during the extremely hot weather sometimes experienced in Paris. CANADIAN PILOORD*I.-111 1849, the county of Bruce was a wilderness. la 18110 the population was 27,494. Number of acres cleared, 80,500; value of farming lands, 7,263,8 Z dollars ; value of village property in land, 500,000 dollars ; live stock, 626,486 dollars ; farming implements, 130,125 dollars. Tie value of the crop and product' of the moiety at Bruce in 1860 was 1,030,610 dollars.—Poutiec Pioneer. IEFTI7I3 FOR CIVITA VECCHIA AND NAPLES are FRZNCEI FACE:RT.—In oossequenoe of some ateratiOlN which have been made in the arraegementa of the French Mail Packet Service in the Mediterranean. lettere. Ae., ititended to be seat to Civita Vecchia and Naples, by French packet. despatched from London by the day mail of *very Wednes day, or the night mail of every Saturday, will is the ordinary coons be in time to be forwarded by the packets leaving Marseilles on the following Thursday and Monday. By command of the Postmaster•GeneraL THE MAHON& STRIKIRk—The bricklayer.' and mamas in Exeter are adopting measures to secure a higher rens of iliornics OF LAND.—Laud has recently been ealljeg is the neighbourhood of Ilminster, in Sonsenet, at I,ooof. per acre. CRYSTAL PALLOR. ONE SHILLING DAT. FRIDAY, MAT 6.—Admiasions on payment, 1,630; ditto by memos tickets, 84 ; total, 2,464. E I , I ~ I. Z. ob c 0. -- c cb b _I cc td eb 2 11 0.47 eh lasi I as i cc ja - • Imo' i -P 11: Ir. MI ['& 1 : iTe jogrulth oi Toreii M la No Nat jet dos Gib r. Ye COO Tais I disc.h Omit f appli Hoag r Wel :h h I Pow* litempt peaded July, Ir. 1;e it 5 , 0. t i 0 r do ww ' , of tl Withot l i s ion c of MI Isle a the q • do the do' ot t of ku pia___i ti 1 power body. Rao eh IcouJ he So H. T be tee b. le vviou arty_ b will i sewed 1 ed claa lean H rupt I r. Sa ut Ha tk see ‘th Se 4 mu le court a Num der ma Reed by isooet lease the Oc ithority ere an rated ; Lerfere. fixed . IN RI This w !Irnhaa 1 his in *4, so Ir. Mille trl the 1.0001. led, it e M Prow p ;teicaed Mr. credi Ikea I'JJ. the ,nrtg age le b e f, a, deaie the , go IP 're the recesdte His g a !whets Ist the e cro w Afte r His Be THE