The Express. — London, England, 1862-05-16 00:00:00

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Mom liat'hows, Belmore, and. Wee N. Moore, Mra F. Matthews, asd the Mimes Nelson. —And UM= TIM /0)31. — Co e et 7e. BRITANNIA. TZBI Canna% OUR LOT IN LITZ. )(whines S. Lane and Cranford.—Zotaatainnonta by NUM Pearce and Mr. Madman. —And TIII OLD It 4ID IN Till WINDING SHEET. Mita 2. Clgton.—Coanatinoa at di. HIGH WATS" AT LOADOIi IMO& Tate MT —Morning. 3h. 900... Alliesoca. Sh. 4512. Tp-Kozaow—limning. 4h. 10a.... Afternoon, 4h. Wm. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 16. IT was, we believe, M. Girmar who, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, assured the Chamber of De- , pubes that France was rich enough to pay for her " glory," and disdained to seek pecuniary indem nity for her brilliant military exploits. The Second ' Empire would probably remark with something like a sneer that the Monarchy of July might easily afford so small an item in its expenditure. Liberals of all shades, from doctrinaire to repub lican, who look back with a sigh of remorse to a period of fruitful peace and progress which, like most good things on earth, was only valued when it had passed away, would perhaps rejoin that if Locus PHILIPPE was not a gambler in dynastic " glory," neither was he a spendthrift of the for tune of the State ; and that " glory," even when conquered nations pay for it, is a dear bargain in exchange for domestic liberties and a solvent treasury. M. Coma Prmairs's conclusions in favour of the parliamentary government which con ducted the affairs of France for eighteen years are irrefutable on strictly financial grounds. It is only when, by way of concession to the ruling passion of his country, he endeavours to set off the " glory " of the constitutional Monarchy against the same article in the account of the Second Empire, that the eminent writer is not so happy. " The expedition of the Tagus, Ancona, " St. Juan d'Ulloa, and Mogador," form an im- posing sentence, but they make a poor figure in military annals in comparison with the Crimean, Italian, and Chinese campaigns. M. Cain's Psalm would have left his financial argument stronger had he omitted his parenthetical recolleo bons of " glory." His occupation of Ancona sounds like a sorry anti-climax after the war that liberated Italy. His " expedition of the Tagus," as a show of insolence to the weak, must yield the I palm to the Charles et Georges demand. The dashing bombardments of St. Juan d'Ulloa and Mogador compete at • disadvantage with the operations of Cochin China and the conquest of Pekin. It is to be regretted that M. CASIMIR Plena, as the champion of constitutional monarchy, is not content with • " glory" more enduring than that of frivolous or fruitless expeditions. Parliamentary Government gave peace and liberty to France, and paid its way on a moderate income. The Empire gives " glory" enough and to spare at the cost of peace, liberty, confidence, solvency, and security ; of an average yearly deficit of fifteen millions sterling, of an increase of 168 millions sterling on the capital of the funded debt, of forty millions of floating debt. These figures are stated with all the force of unadorned simplicity by our able contemporary the Economist in an article on " the Indebtedness "of Nations," showing, on the faith of authori tative documents of foreign Governments, of the reports of our Embassies abroad published offi cially by the Board of Trade, how, with the single exception of England, all great Powers are " encumbered with large deficits," all borrower; all vieing with each other in immense unproductive expenditure. In thispernicious com petition the French Empire is true to the instinct of " glory." Not only when it is waging a great war, but " in the most favourable year of peace, "there is a deficit of several millions. There never "is a surplus." Instead of a surplus, however, every now and then there is a " financial coup " d'iStat." The EMPEROR calla in a FOULD to feel the pulse of the patient, to publish an alarming bulletin, to prescribe a "conversion." The patient confesses his sins, obtains absolution, and goes on again as if nothing had happened, at • more spanking pace than ever. Nor is it merely the ordinary ex penditure that increases from year to year, it is the extraordinary budget that defies the calculations of all committees. You may come to the bottom even of the civil list of a "second Providence ;" you may approach within a million or too of • tolerably correct estimate of mere civil expendi ture ; you may send home fifty thousand peasants to their communes, lay up half a dozen line-of battle ships and paddle-wheel transports, and slacken the construction of as many iron-cased frigates. But what if peace and quiet are your mortal foes—if the revival of public spirit at home is the poison you dread—if popular dis traction at all hazards is your only safety—if national "glory " at all risks is a necessity ? What peace and economy are to freedom, costly expeditions and extraordinary budgets are to a military despotism. Six months after M. FOOLD'S installation, France, or to speak more accurately, the French Government is engaged in the modest enterprise of the re-conquest of Mexico. Cochin China is found to be a sadly unremunerative speculation in the " glory " line. Dysentery, fever, and ennui ab sorb large quantities of forgotten troops, and nothing comes of it but from time to time a report, which nobody reads, of captured forts and mur dered missionaries, and " the next town to be 44 t a ken." What possible glory can be got out of the Cochin Chinese t That tedious and thankless business, the protection of the HOLY FATHER, is used up, and something must be talked about now that General Ds Govox is coming home ; some thing, if possible, that combines Catholic interests with "glory." An expedition, say, in the footsteps of CORTEZ by France, the soldier of Europe, collect ing the debts and avenging the injuries of her allies; by France, a new American power, establishing the supremacy of the Latin race in the Spanish Main, and controlling the destinies of the New World I Malcontents at home, who snarl at the budget and prate of liberty, will cease their miserable murmurings when they hear of the Zouaves encamped " in the halls of THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1862. " Montezuma." Cower, it is true, entered Mexico as a conqueror with less than fivehundred men; the French government marches upon the city, as a pacificator, with ten thousand; even as the first French Republic marched with offers of alli anoe into Venice, and the second French Republic with assurances of sympathy upon Rome. The pro cedure of the French Government in all such cases is tolerably uniform. When the convention with Spain and England was signed, the occupation of Mexico was already determined at Paris. The representatives of Spain have played into the hands of France with surprising simplicity. England, whose good faith is so " perfidious," has washed her hands of the mystification not a day too soon for her honour. Good-natured friends of the French Government will not be wanting to urge it on the wild career of glory and adventure. Indeed, to lovers of peace in Europe this Mexican crusade is a relief. What sort of relief it will prove to French taxpayers we forbear for the present to inquire. They are gravely informed for their consolation that Mexico is a rich country, which they may convert, if they like, into a second Algeria. One thing alone seems certain—the Second Empire has found its fate. LATE6T INTELLIGENCE. GREECE. ATHENS, NAT 9. Since the surrender of Nauplia the govern-, ment seems to be drifting at random. The indecision of the King seconds the general' impression that his time is nearly out. People say that the first act of the drama is over, and the only doubt is whether the entire piece is in two or three. The ministry yesterday offered its resignation en inane, and the news is that the King refused to accept it ; nevertheless, there is much talk of a new ministry. A list is circulated, bearing the names of M. Tricoupi, Premier, with MM. Zalmis, Psylla, Ranieri, }Ulan, Tramados, and General Hahn. All these personages, with the exception of the last, belong to what is called the English party ; and people said at once that the proposal was a mere feint of the court to curry favour with Mr. Eliot, the new English plenipo tentiary, who is expected shortly to arrive. It is well known that neither M. Tricoupi nor his proposed colleagues will accept office. Mr. Eliot's arrival is I impatiently looked for. England is the power likely to have the greatest influence with the court of Athens, and the question is seriously asked what her advice will be. England is also the power best represented in the Ph-tens by cannon. The Exmouth, 90 guns, the Pelican, 32, and the gunboat Alacrity are here, awaiting the Queen, three decker, which will bring Mr. Eliot. ITALY. The Valetta, from Marseilles on the 12th, left here on the 14th, at 10 p.m., for Alexandria. The Ripon, with the heavy portion of the home ward Calcutta, China, and Australian mails, left Gibraltar on the 13th, at 8 a.m. All well. She may be expected at Southampton on Saturday even ing (17th). irbe Court. BALMORAL, Met 14. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena, drove out yesterday. Princess Aline rode on horseback this morning. Captain Methank, R.N., had au interview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday, at the Colonial-office. A meeting of the Finance Committee of the Royal Com mission for the Exhibition of 1851 was held yesterday at the Privy Council-office. There were present Earl Granville (chairman), Sir Alexander Spearman, Bart., Mr. T. F. Gibson, and Mr. Edgar Bowring, C.B. (secretary). The Hoo. Judge Stewart (of Nova Scotia), Sir D. Cooper, Mr. J. R. Longden, and Mr. Edward Cunard, had inter views yesterday with the Duke of Newcastle. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada. In the course of Wednesday Prince Arthur visited Wheel Friendship Mine at Mary Tavy, where be was re ceived by Captain Kent, and proceeded underground as far as the 40 fathom leveL His royal highness expressed the most lively interest in the workings, and returned to the surface evincing great pleasure in his excursion. After visiting the famous waterfall at Lydford, the Prince returned to Tavistock late in the afternoon, and re-embarked on board the Vivid. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Anmale honoured Lady Molesworth with their presence at dinner last evening, at her residence in Fetos-plaoe. The Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Apponyi, the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl and Countess of Clareedon, the Earl Grey, the Countess of Fife, the Earl of Dudley, Viscountess Palmerston, Viscount and Viscountess Strat ford de Radcliffe, Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, the Bishop of Oxford, Sir Coutta Lyndsay, and Mr. Hayward were invited to meet their royal highnesses. Viscount and Viscountess Gormanaton have arrived at Brown's Hotel from Ireland. Lord and Lady Hatherton have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Teddeeley Hall, Staffordshire. Lieutenant-Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. J. A. CauMad have left 17, Grosvencrequare, for Lillesball, Shropshire, on a visit to the Doke and Duchess of Suther laud. Lady Dinorben and family are staying at the king of Italy's palace of Stapinigi, near Turin. His Ma jesty graciously invited her ladyship to accompany her sister, the Princess of Captia, to this place on a visit, after the severe bereavement the fam;ly have recently sustained. The Hon. Mrs. George Cavendish has issued cords for ► ball on Thursday, the 22nd of May, at her house, 31, Belpavisequire. The Lady Mayoress's ball will take place on Mo►day, the 16th of June. The Countess of Aabburnham gave her first aemenbly this season, last evening, at Aehburnhara House. Lord Ashburton opened the saloons of Bath House, on Wednesday evening, for a eoeverrazione of the members of the Royal Geographical Society. The invita tions were extended to the foreign commissioners of the International Exhibition, and to a great number of leading barites in the scientific world. In the principal rooms • valuable collection of models end works of scientific interest had been brought together for the amusement of the com pany. The Japanese Ambanadors, attended by Mr. Macdonald, were present. The marriage was celebrated yesterday at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, of Lord John Manners, M.P., to Janette, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Brigham, of Airds, Galloway, and the late lady Louise Brigham. The core mouy was performed by the Rev. Richard Croft, emulated by the Hon. and Rev. R. Liddell. The bride was attended at the altar by the following young ladies as bridesmaids :- 1 Lady Diana Beauclerk, the lion. Misses Henniker (2), and Miss Mary Hush= (sietw of the bride). After the care many Mr. Bushan gave • dejedser at his residence in Lowndes-street. In the afternoon the bride and bridegroom left town for the Oatlsnds Park Hotel. General Sir John Burgoyne, Bart., Inspector- General of Fortifications, and some of the officers of the Royal Regimen quartered in London, entertained last night at dinner, at Willis's Rooms, Field-Marshal Niel, of the French Engineers, the senior officer of that corps dur ing the siege of Sebastopol. Among the officers present were—Sir Harry Jones, G.C.8., General Sandham, Chapman, C. 8., Cal. Simmons, C. 8., Cal. Owen, C. 8., Ford, and Lieut.-Col. Jervois. His Grace the Duke of Rutland was yesterday elected president for the ensuing year of the National Society for the Exhibition of Sporting Dogs at Birmingham. Although this is only the second year of the society's ex istence the funds are in a flourishing state; there is a balance of more than 3004 in hand. The statue of the Prince Consort, at Leeds, has been entrusted to Mr. Noble, who was the sculptor of the Fairbairu etatue of her Majesty, and it is proposed that the drapery of the new work of art shall be of the same character as that bestowed upon the subject already finished. A. W. Moor, Esq., has been appointed President of the Turks and WOW islands. Yesterday afternoon Dr. Lyon Playfair delivered the second of his course of lectures, at the Royal Institu tion, " On some of the Chemical. Arta with reference to their Promo between the two Exhibitions." On Wednesday afternoon in the Cafe Parisien, which adjoins the first floor dining-room of IL Peillsrd. the International Exhibition, the Japanese Ambassadors entered with their suite, and, having taken scats and ordered coffee, forthwith produced their pipes, which they filled and lighted, puffing away with vast apparent Betides:- non. The odour at once attracted to the spot a police sergeant and a constable, but their intervention was all in vain. The swarthy dignitaries looked at them with eon tempt and smoked calmly on, and even the tried courage of the force quailed before the idea of laying hands upon the sacred diplomatic parlous. CALEDONIAN( FANCY DEW BALL.-111ii annual fete has been fixed to take place on Monday, the 23rd of June, under the same distinuished patronage as in former years. THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY. —We understand that the magistrates have resolved to recommend that Thursday, the 22nd instant (the day of opening the General Assembly) be observed as a holiday, la commemoration of her Ma ' jesty's birthday. The rejoicings incident to the maim will no doubt be withheld ; but it is in staid eccordessee with her Majesty's gracious desire the* bar should not be deprived of their holiday. We belie= is an understanding that the banks in town will observe the occasion as nenal ; but no arrangement has yet been nude as ts the day to be so kept. The occurrence of the Quin's birthday on Seturday, with the busy term-day on Moriday following, renders Saturday a very incionvesiest day for the stisprasios of business ; sad probably the beaks will observe the day named by the imostrases.—istesissiA Counsel. DEATH OF BIZ guriAitnr ilAwss. —We regret to state that Sir Beejeada Hawes, MGR, died yesterday at nom, after a y very :ief Slum Last week be wee well and active ; a M he was indbeely edged wish a serious illness, sad be expired. Laos a member of the House et Obinmeny be has pase e :d . t a l= years of his life lathe Wat Departinest, where IA ably filled tbs poet cd pennasent trodoe-lieuretaly cd State. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (now ma ovng FARM, THURSDAY EVENING. The Petrie assumes that the news from Mexico in the Monifeur is the latest, and that the Spanish General de Gasset must be at this moment co operating with the French General de Lorencez in making war upon Mexico. The Monifeur, it will be observed, does not deny that England has backed out of the business. A telegram from Madrid, mentioning a rumour that General Prim had re m signed, tends to confirm the Moniteur's account. How curious it is that the "dream of Vichy," which, according to Napoleon llL's letter, he and General Prim dreamed together, should be checked in its execution by the latter. The Patrie, keeping up its charter for the retail of exclusive news on the Mexican question, learns that a petition has been presented to the Queen of Spain by the inha bitants of Havannah, praying that the Spanish troops may continue to act in accord with the French, and setting forth the great interest of the colony in the establishment of a stable government in Mexico. Marshal Serrano is said to have afforded his hearty support to the petitioners. More suspi cious news than this I never met with. The Pope, knowing that General de Goyon is about to take a final leave of Rome, has nominated him Grand Cordon of the Order of Christ. This is a pretty conclusive answer to the rumour set on foot by the ultramontanists, that the general will return to Rome after a month's leave of absence. Only five individuals have been honoured with this decoration—Charles X., the Emperor of Austria, Francis 11., General de Lamoriciere, and, now, General de Goyon. The Emperor's carriages are beginning to be for warded to Vichy to await his Majesty, who is ex pected there as soon as Said Pacha leaves Paris. At the Bourse the Rents did not recover from the fall of yesterday, but that fall has not made further progress. It is now understood that the Mexican news was the occasion of the 4" acs panic. To-day the Route opened rather weak, but when it was known that Consols were i better, and that there was no froth in the rumour of a rise in the Bank of England's discount, the market became firmer. The closing prices were 70fr. 50c. for cash, and 70fr. 60c., with a fall of 5c., for account. Mobilier fell lfr. 25c., and the Italian Loan, 30c. Most of the railways were higher ; Orleans rose 2fr. 50c. ; Lyons and Southern, Mr. each ; and Western, 2fr. 50c. ; Northern fell Hr. 25c. Caisse Mir4s fell nearly 40fr., closing at 125 fr. The adventurous specu lator's proposal to borrow 200 millions for the account of an anonymous state is said to be frowned on by the government. Prince Oscar of Sweden arrived in Paris the evening before last. His royal highness alighted at the Swedish Legation, and was yesterday re ceived by their Imperial Majesties. The Prince is travelling incognito, and w°l only rema;l two days in the capital. Huet, the convict at the bagne at Toulon who lately killed two of his 'fellow-prisoners, was the day before yesterday brought to trial before a mili tary court. In starting for the court he observed that he had not been shaved, and that it was not proper to appear in the state in which he was. Preparations were being made to shave him, when he suddenly changed his mind, saying that it was useless, as in a few days his beard and head would be taken off together. The court, after hearing his counsel, who contended that Huet was a mono maniac, and did not act from premeditation, con demned the prisoner to hard labour for life. The absurdity of this decision is shocking. Huet committed two murders, with frightful premedita tion, to revenge himaelf on men who accused him of being a spy. He gloried 41 his crime. There were no extenuating circumstances. The only reasonable alternative was acquittal on the ground of insanity, or unqualified condemnation. To award him a punishment next only to that of death, on the ground of his diseased intellect, was an act of muddleheaded folly. A correspondent writing from Nice, May 9, says —" Our meson has been a gay one ; an immense increase of visitors, and ao introduction of Parisian habits and customs, which makes everything more expensive, if more luxurious, than when Nice was Italian. It is now getting very hot, but what • garden! Such gigantic roses.—large as saucers. There are yellow roses too. The orange flowers are being gathered ; so delicious the smell is, I go every day where the market is held, and where there are sacks of them at three sons the kilo. We have been eating peas, asparagus, and new potatoes for weeks pest. We have now the large, fresh strawberry ; cherries are coml.* in ; rho the mg: de japon, and the green figs. Do you know the former fruit? We have had gooseberry puddings and tarts, and almost every day I have my five sous ice. These ire the cheep things of Nice." A Vienna letter says :—" The equipment of the new gun-cotton batteries is being rapidly proceeded with, the Emperor being resolved to raise the number of his new weapons to 150 at least in the course of the summer. The new gun, which has mainly been rendered practicable by an improvement in the manufacture of the explosive material, is stated in military papers to possess considerable advan tages over the ordinary cannon. Besides considerably lessening the recoil, it gives very little smoke, and projects the ball with greater accuracy than common powder. The guns are very light, as also is the ootton, which may be pre pared in • day, bye simple MOM capable of being carried out in the camp itself. It is not added whether the new material retain the explosive power for any length of time; the absence of this property was the great drawback in the first invention." Letters from Coburg state that according to the last accounts received from the reigning duke, his royal highness had already arrived at Suez on his return from his excursios in Abyssinia, and would reach his duchy before the sad of the present month. We read in Galiputai :—" Mr. Charles Mathews, the foremost of English light comedians, with Mrs. Mathews, is at present in Paris, enjoying • holiday trip. Miss Pewit, whose distinguished merit in several tragic characters is still remembered with pleasure, is also in town." Frederic Lemaitre is now going through a round of his principal characters at the Porte Saint Martin. His present retie, the first of the aeries, is Don Clair de Beim. The students of the University of Copenhagen are making grand preparations to receive their Swedish and Norwegian colleagues, who are expected to arrive in the Danish capital on the 12th June. The students of Ulna], 300 in number, have engaged for their private use the Swea steamboat. The channel between Cronstadt and St. Peters bars sad Oranienbaum, and almost as far as Krunais Gorki, was dear of is oo the Bth, sod the communication by stearobaits was opened. The Neva, in the rooming of the woe day, was completely dear of ice, but in the eveoiag wee again filled up by the breaking up of that in lAke Woo. Laat year the number of coolie emigrants sent frees India to British Guinea was 5,029 ; to Triaidad. 2,318 ; to Jamaica, 1,718 ; to St. Kitt's, 381; ud he at Vilma% 268. The late floods in California have desieeyed pee piety which is valued at one =Mies OM*. THE CANONISATION CEREMONY AT ROME. The Shute of this day Bays : The court of Rome persists in its determination to give the greatest possible lcka to the ceremony which pretends to be one for the canonisation of some Japanese martyrs. Several prelates have already arrived in Rome, and it is remarkable that most of them are from countries where heresy or even Islamism prevails. No lees than 80 prelates and hies are expected at Marseilles on Saturday next, on their way to Rome. The Archbishop of Toulouse is expected next week. " Almost the entire episcopacy of Frans," lays the Ma/eager du Midi, "is going to Rome, where it will be difficult to prevent an imposing manifestation of the liberal party." What do these manifestations, whether of ultramoutanes or liberals, mean? What is wanted is, that the Roman people should be free to express their wishes openly—that the government of cardinals should cease, and that religion should be disencumbered of all worldly cares—that civil war in the southern provinces of Italy should cease to be fomented from Rome, where the leaders of the counterrevolution are assembled. A letter from Naples, of the 11th, in the .196bais, says : I have now been in this city for more than a fortnight, and I hear no more mention made of brigandage than if it had never existed. I have in vain looked over journals of all colour, and I find nothing which bears any resemblance to that sad parody of La Vendee, which has been converted into a civil war. The press, it must be observed, is per fectly free, saying just what it pleases, and brigand histories are amusing to relate. There may probably remain in the mountains some scattered remnant, of bands, but the country has evidently been pacified as it by enchantment. I think the King may before he leaves proclaim a general and almost unexceptional amnesty. The existence of the Bourbonian party does not manifest itself here, except by the attitude of some families more or less aristocratic. This very much resembles the innocent sulks of the nobility of some towns in the south and west of France, alter the revolution of July, but there is no occasion for any person to trouble himself about those childish whims. The great msu of the people comprehend more clearly every day that the new government is better than the old one, a fact which is, moreover, so evident that no one can dispute it. Whet the railways which the old regime would never allow to be made, and which the new one has not yet been able to con struct, shall be seen at work, everyone will be completely converted. Intelligence from Rome in the Morimento of Genoa affirms that Mgr. Ferrari, Pontifical Minister of Finance, is dangerously ill, and that Cardinal Mita:Ali is suffering from an attack of ke gout. 01121113 . 11 TELIOL FRANCS. PARSE, IIA7 16. The Moniteur of this morning says : "Some French journals have published the prospectus, issued by M. Mires, relative to a new loan. "The tenure of this prospectus has decided the government upon inviting the organs of the press not to reproduce it." ROME. TURIN, MAT 16. According to advicea received here from Rome to the 13th init., General Goyon will leave that city on Sunday next. The Pope went on the 12th inst. to the church of St. John of Lateran, where fifty bishops had assembled. NAPLFS, MAT 15. The official Giornale di Napoli publishes an article on the arrival of Prince Napoleon, which it considers as a fresh proof of the friendship of France. The article continues thus :—" This feeling might, however, give rise to premature hopes in reference to the Roman question, which, instead of hastening the solution of the question, would only obstruct the steps already taken, and which must certainly lead to a result. We believe we may state that the arrival of the prince still more assures the cordial understanding between the Emperor and the King, and will facilitate a common action for which the two governments are closely united, without, however, his imperial highness having any mission to make special propositions to the SPAIN. MADRID, MAT 15. Marshal O'Donnell and M. Barrot have hail a long conference on Mexican affairs. ELECTORAL RESER FRANKFORT, MAY 16, 10.15 A.m. tip to the present time no intelligence has been received here of any intention or act denoting that the Elector will recede from his position. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, MAT 16. The Hamburg and American Company's screw steam-ship Teutonia, Captain IL Taube, from New York on the 3rd inst., arrived off Cowes an hour before midnight, and went on to Hamburg after transshipping mails, ec. for this port. She brings 261 passengers, 95,000 dollars for England, 161,300 dollars for France, and 5,000 dollars for Hamburg. Her ',dolma are anticipated. On the 10th inst. the Teutonia spoke the English brig Stockton Packet, and on the 11th the barque Favorite. THE BOMBAY MAIL _ MALTA, MAT 15. The Messina, with the above mail, left on the 14th, at 7 p.m., for Marseilles. The maxims with the heavy portion of the mail, left this day, at 6 a.m., for Southampton, where she may be expected about the 24th. OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. The Moulton, from Southampton on the4th left here on the 13th, at 6 p.m., for Alexandria. SPEECH OF IL ERNEST REN4II. The following is the speech of M. E. Benan, delivered at the banquet ►t Dorkeeht, on the occasion of the inauguration of the statue of Ary Schaffer : "Thu fate, gentlemen, will form another link in the long historical chain of the intellectual and moral rela tions of Holland and France. In giving Ary Shaer to Frau*, Holland has only continued the series of reciprocal and fruitful loans. It was in this land, created in some respect by man as an asylum of liberty, that French intellect developed what was most original end most elevated in it. Here our Descartes found the repose which he sought for, and sn abode as calm and as serene as his own thought. When France, a prey to those periodical fits during which she would seem anxious to destroy herself— when France, towards the end of the 17th century, cast from her bosom the purest and noblest of her children, it was to Holland that the French protestant, transferred their learned inquiries, their laborious habit., and created for themselves, to the glory of both nations, a second country. When, prosecuting the course of her ever , roysterions destiny, France, in the 18th century, set up before the world the dogma of independent philosophy, it was in Holland that free presses were found to spread the new ideas which it created. Let us continue, gentlemen, this excellent tra dition. The two essential conditions of the stability of the modern world, the two conditions which—at least that is my firm hope—will prevent oar civilisation from diaap peering like those of antiquity, after s passing brilliancy, are, on the one hand, the division of Europe into several states, the guarantee of its liberty ; and, on the other, that deep solidarity which unites the minds of the most diverse races in the great unity of science, of art, of poetry, and of reli gion. Greece, which was at once so divided and yet in snob union, should be our model, and not that Roman empire which extinguished ancient civilisation in the compression of its terrible unity. (Yee, yes.) Let the memory of Ary Schaffer, in whom all the beet qualities of Holland, of Germany, and of France were nnitel, in order to produce the form of art the most appropriate, in my mind, to the spirit of the age, preside over the toast which I am going to propose—'To Holland, ever hospitable to French genius— to Holland, the intellectual ally of France.' " (Loud cries of " Bravo, bravo !") A FEDERAL GENERAL IN A BALLOON. The New York Herald states that the following " exciting accident" occurred to the Federal Gemmel Porter, oil the coession of a balloon reconnaimancs, llth ult. : " At Ave o'clock in the morning General Porter took his place in Pei:feeler Lowe's balloon. He supposed the usual number of ropes were attached to it, whereas there was only one, and a place in this, as was a fterwards ascertained, had been burned by vitriol, toed in pmerating gm. Taking his seat in the car, time eionspeined by anyone, the rope was let out to nearly its full length—about 909 yards—when suddenly snap went the cord and up went the balloon. This was an unexpected part of the programme. The men below looked up with astonishment, and the general looked down with equal bewilderment. 'Op en th e valve , shouted one of the men below. ' l'll manage it,' responded the general. Up went the balloon, higher, higher. It rose with great rapidity, until it became • speck in the sky. The wind was taking it in the direction of the enemy's ter ritory. By this time every staff officer and hundreds of others were looking at the moving speck. It is impos sible to describe the anxiety felt and expressed for the fate of him, the central object of thought, in that moving speck, every moment becoming leas visible. It was at last seen to move in the direction of the Union array, and the countenances of the men brightened with hope. It plumed over their heads. Boon it began to descend, bet with • rapidity that aroused renewed sp Quickly a squid of cavalry , led by officers of tre ° regi alims. erar s staff, plunged spurs into their homes and dashed away in the direction of the descending billow. The rem of the story is received from the general's own lip& While the rope was being payed out he adjusted his glees is !tediums ter his peuposea view of the esigeny's territory. A sudden hound of the balloon told him in a moment that the rope had given way. He dropped his glass , heard the call, ' Open the valve,' made the response given above and set about looking for the valve. He wag @meth) of being flighty (the general loves a min se well as the next one), but was sot at all nervous. He saw the wind had taken him over the line of the rebel entrenchment& Having no wish to drop in among them, he let the valve take are of itself, sad proceeded to take advantage of his position to note the aspect of rebel objects below. Crowds of sokliers rushed from the woods, sad he heard their shouts distinctly. Luckily he was above the reach of their bullets ;so be wan not afraid on this score. The map of the country was distinctly discernible. He saw Yorktown and its works, York river sod its windings, and Norfolk and its smoking chimneys. A counter current of air struck the balloon, and its coons was reversed. Its retreat from over Rebeldom wag rapid. He opened the valve, the gas escaped, and down he came. He could not my how fast he came down, but it was with • rapidity he would not cars to have repeated. The car struck the top of a shelter. t e nt—under which, luckily, no one happen to be at the time—knocked the tent into `pi,' and left him enveloped in a mans at oollapead oil silk. He crawled out aid found himself in the middle of a camp, not one hundred rods from General ll'elollan's headquarters. ' I come mounted, you see,' was his remark to a gewal to whom he gave the details of his aerial voyage. And you have oome down safe, I see,' remarked his staff of ; I cease with this cavalry com pany to look you up." You Porter. to have scot flying artillery &her me,' rejoined Genera" on the THE JAPANIFIE Etta...fem.—They are not at all canted away by the English ladies. On the contrary, they do not scruple to my that they think us western", of both sexes, • singularly ugly race. It is very wholesome to be reminded of tbedifferenos of tastes in this way, for of all the ugly specimens of humanity, io western eyes, this Japanese emblem, by universal admission here, includes the Sower. At Lord - Palmerston's, the other night, nothing drew from them such visible sign. of pleasure and astonishment as the Gibus or squash hats, which were successively sprung as the guests passed the spot, at the foot of the stairs, 111101 D the mission were waiting for their car- One of them, at least, understands • good deal r ai l f ai Mglish. and they are said to be immensely tickled by his translations of the comments which are freely made is their hearing, under the notion that English is to them an unknown tongue. Among themselves, though, they manage to keep their countenances wonderfully on the whole ; some things seem really too much for them. Thus their gravity wee fairly upset by the apron and gaiters of • bishop, the other day, at Grosvenor House. Some. body . has taught them • few English phrases, for use in emergencies, as when inconvenienced by the crowd, and so oe. One of these phrases is, " Mind your own business, * which they occasionally bring out very comically, in answer to questions meant for the one of them who understands English, but addressed to the wrong man. In one of their visits to the Foreign-office, on Monday, Mr. Hammond, the permanent Under-Secre tary, was rather taken aback by a request to give them • sketch, off hand, of the British constitution. He ought to have referred them to Lord Russell.--Correspondent of Ma nehester Guardian. Charms's. THE Unwrap Istrhnanoir. Owing to the blowing up of the St. German's sea slake, about three miles from Lynn, our fen has been in very great danger of being once more covered with water, which caused quite • consternation in this town. On Sunday last thousands of people Socked to the river aide during the day to witness the great influx of water canoed by the Sowing of the tidal water through the breach at fit. Ger. man's. Never has there been such a sight witnessed here before. Men might be ease working in all directions : carpenters making dams and labourers raising the em. tonkments. The water certainly looked threatening, and in some of the lowest places trickled down the banks. What is to be done! was the my. All the means were tried that could be devised, as upon not keeping the waters within bounds depended the ruin of many. The beautiful g rowing crops lay by,_ upon which many an eye looked, and the heart recoiled at the thought of their de struction ; but we are happy to say up to Tuesday evening nothing occurred to cause much damage in this locality, although in somii Im we hear of acres being under water. It may pe rhaps not be generally known that the fens were Ent un dertake n to be drained by Sir Cornelius Vermnyden, in the year 1630, under the supervision of Francis Earl of Bedford, but this contract was annulled ; afterwards King Clarke L himself employed Vermnyden I to carry on the work, bat in oomequenos of the civil wars it was not carried into effect. In the year 1652 the drain age so far as thee contemplated was completed according to Vermuydeu's plan by William Earl of Bedford and other adventurers, and through their exertions we (en men reap the reward.—Stemford Mercury. A Touou 13TOXY emu. roux —The Yorktown cor reepoodent of the New Yak Tribune tells the following story of • " potting" skirmish between a Federal and Coo. federate sei . A number of Mitoses of personal daring are related, characteristic of the Heine regiment. During the Ent day's skirmish ou oar right, two soldiers, one from Maine, the other from Georgie, pasted themselves each behind a tree, and indulged in sundry shots , without effect as either side, at the suns time k 'mg up • lively chat. Finally , that getting a little Wises, • calls oat to Maias, Give me a show ' messing step out end give an oportnaity to hit. Maine, is response, pokes oat his heed • few Meths, and Georgia cruces away end misses. Too high, lays Maine. ' Now, give nie a ahow.' Georgia pokes oil Ids lead, and liaise theme away. ' Too low,' sings Georgia. Is this way the two 'Sweated swath times, without hitting. Finally, Melee emits a bell is as to gram the tree within ita leek or two Cease ear of Georgia. • Cease firing,' shoats Georgia.. • it is; YUMA/ Mabee. ' Look ben,' says am, we bayp carried es this bruiser . les . g A_ Fh for one day. 'Epees we veneers for ratioes ' says the e th er. Arid es th e tie marched away different teatimes, one whistlieg Teams Doodle,' the other ' TWO MURDERS AT BELFAST. MAGIMIC TILICILAPI.) BELFAST, TinninoAT This evening, at a quarter to 6, John ilenlutati, Seq., one of the wealthiest and most respectable merchants of this town, was murdered within a hundred yards of hi& own house at Cliftonville. Ile was shot tb--ough the heart. The supposed murderer is his own cousin, Wm. Herdinao, who has been arrested. --- On &Smithey evening a man, named Charier Wilgar, a sawyer, was murdered on his way home to his father's ted dsnee at Ballylemma, county Down, within about three miles from Belfast, by, it is supposed, a fellow-workman, who, after robbing the poor man of his watch, threw him into the river Laps, when hi was found yesterday evening. There are two deep eats at the back of the deceased's head. larzNsrvz TIRE IN THE QUEEN's COLLEGE, CORE. Yesterday morning the western wing of the Queen's College was completely destroyed by flee. The flames and smoke were first discovered by some turnkeys of the county gaol, who gave notice to those residing in the college, all of whom were in bed. On examination the entire upper story of the building was discovered to be in flames, and at each door in the lower corridor were found half-consumed matches, and the lower edges of the doors were slightly charred, which has given rise to suspicion that the fire was the work of ea incendiary. The council are now investigating the matter. The fire wan spreading rapidly when it was discovered, and very soon after the entire wing, which contained the lecture-rooms and a large amount of rare and valuable property, belonging to the college and professors, was de. stroyed. There being no hopes of saving that wing, efforts were directed to preventing the fire from communicating with the remainder of the building, which were happily m asa oL No estimate can yet be made of the value of the property destroyed, which, however, must have been very peat. Neither the building itself nor any of the property in it bad been insured. DUBLIN, FILWAT Evnimo, 6.30 P.a. Saunders's New!- letter has received a telegram stating that the special meeting of the council of the college has completed its investigation into the matter, the result being confirmatory of the supposition that the fire was maxims. Informations have been sworn, but against whom has not transpired. The informants were bound in 1,0001. each .; prosecute. THE GREAT FLOOD IN THE PENS. LYNN, ThumenAy. An attempt ham been made to form a barrier to the tidal waters at St. Mary's-bridge, the first bridge above (not below) the site of the destroyed sluice. Ponderous pike, avenging 45 feet in length and of proportionate thickness, were driven deep into the clayey soil of the drain, in front of the bridge on the side facing the sea. The other side of the bridge was fortified by other piles and by two mamive "show." The stability of the work, it was thus hoped, was secured, and it was intended, after driving down a double row of piles, to sink barges, and bags of clay, and so to form a permanent darn, until the sluice could be rebuilt. It was thought that the engineers had at last hit upon a practicable plan of defence, and more security was felt in the district than since the sluice burst.. Theme hopeful anticipations, however, have all been falsified. The tide last night came up with even greater violence than on the previous night, and the ob otnictions which had already been placed in the dream having impeded the reflux it rose to a still greater height. One of the sunken barges which bad been used in the oonstraction of the abortive dam lam down the stream was raised by the tide and carried with irresistible force against the bridge and due. Some of the piles were broken, and the bridge was swept away. To-day all is inaction and blank dummy. Those it charge of the works await further instructions from Ice don, where the commissioners are still detained by park mentary business. It is almost needless to add that the extent of damage and the area of land inundated by the tides are being incased almost tenfold in the meantime. It is pitiable to look upon the vast expanse of water, when a week ago flourishing crops and rich pasture lands were to be seen, and to think that one muter mind, or one dew bead to govern and direct the efforts which tins Cr ie hl al have all been fruitlessly employed, could have prevented this terrible and disastrous destruction. Tonight's and to-morrow's tides will be higher still, and the results ever more lamentable. A committee will be chosen iu the ensuing week from Panel No. 3, to try the Longford election petition. After a long delay, an effort is being made to bring the rioters at the late Gnmsby election to justice. Twenty-seven of the ringleaders have been apprehended. and were yesterday remanded by the borough magistrates oats Tuesday amt. Mr. Shirley Brooks has, we (Critic) hear, am• plated a three volume novel which Mears. Bradbury and Evans will publish next month. It will be remembered that Mr. Brooks, in the preface to " The Silver Cord," announced his resolve never again to publish another tale chopped up into weekly portions. Who is to be the new editor of the Coma Montane is often asked. The Critic lays that Br. Williams, of Messrs. Smith, Elder, and Co., has taken the magazine under his care. Mr. Williams, it will he to- membered, wee the reader of "Jane Eyre," and the fed to discern the gun= of Charlotte Brooks. Professor Sate is writing a history of English constitailosal revolutions for Italian readers. Mr. 8.. W. Emerson has nearly readya volume of " Frays and Addresses for the Timm" It will be pub hated simultaneously in England and the United States. "Jacob Omnium" has opened fire on Mr. F. T. Palgreve's " Handbook to the Fine Art Collections in the International Exhibition," and his attack has elicited the following letter to the Times : --" On Monday morning last we called on Sir Wentworth Das. and drew his attention to the work in question.whey W en tworth acknowledged his ignorance of its contents. Sir sod explained to us that the only interest the comma. stoners had in the publication was the 2d. received for each copy sold. We then urged the desirability of at once suppressing the sale of the work within the building, stating as our reason the unfairness of biasing the public by any criticisms issued under official sanction. To thie request we have oot yet received any answer.—We are, sir, your obedient servants, W. CALDER MARSHALL, RAI W. F. WOODINOTON, EDWD. B. 8772 RENA." The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Cod. pany's steamer Simpkins sailed on Taesday afternoon from Dover to Calais and back, accomplishing the dimming' greater speed than has ever before been attuned by srl vessel. She was 1 hour 23 minutes from Dover to Cab* end 1 hour 18 minutes from Calais to Dover, the forme being at the rate of 15/82 nautical, or 18'252 statute silo per hour, and the latter 16 . 769 nautical miles, or 19.41 i statute miles per hour. The mean speed was 1615 nautical, or 18125 statute miles per hour. British Guiana now owes the imperial govst" meat 70,0001.; Trioided owes 41,0731.; Antigua, 35,00 0 ii Moaner:at, 14,9001.; Tobago, 8,6201.; and Naves, 4.8 401 -• for pecuniary relief advanced to those colonies by EnB lol Tana CROPS IN SVEFOLL —Up= the clay &Da gill mixed soils of Suffolk the wheats are looking exceedielit well, bat on the light _loads they are in souse plans this and weakly. The barley crop promises well, aod notwith standing that the past spring has been rather trying to vegetate, appears to have sustained no injury. The late sows notion of the crop has rapidly developed itself. Beni and peas well, and. there is se encouraging presi" a good ge l dm-worml pleat. The clover mop dam BA however, held oat each satisfactory hopes, bessf some dielerishil.—Oholaulorel Chronicle. Tan OMILD MURDER NEAR COVENTEY..--02 Wednesday afternoon, the adjourned inquest on the boll of flutist •Marstes, the little girt who, as 7=4"_,." " previous isseeMos of this puma. was mu eireramense si by her own father ' was held It in Mabirpablie-fsenes, Foleshill. Endenos was put in to eho that on the Mk inst., the peisoner Menace was WS to it down bye pond in Whitmore Park. known as the `Jerk Pit," and remun there fondling the infest for about Omni minutes. He was afterwards seen in the locality withal the child. Poilmemetatie Knighton narrated the einem Amon connected with the apprehension of the pewito the Prism William Henry Inn, on the even* of the mei day, sad stated that in reply to his question as to ell! the child w, Its, after souse hesitation, radioed 'WI' had tied a none to its waist with a piece of worsted, after *Wag soma flowers in its left hand, had thrvlrof late • pet, at the same time pointing out where the pit The iiiMesi testimony showed that death resulted 8 : eirmisiog a*. • vsediei of " Wilful murder" straiw it primer was at owe retained. Fr I I