The Express. — London, England, 1859-11-14 00:00:00

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LOX DOX DX; for, laotaLtat e x•xxx••• WAOIO 30.••• !lent Swim. wog, II ft T.PTO. —AM TIROS X I VII or. tio Txmi. • Mori X•pa. (7.‘ " •="olnna Orm—Commiro •• 7. ..IT 1.. Tv • • Vans*. TR II ILIT AL lOC NTAI Nd or. TA* @prim et We .04 u• "Me 4 Dui\ 111.. r. Awshoes. dune, old Um. 11. I. Pinus —MOLL T et'LL. TAN Mr.. • L.A.—A..I A • TN • T 11•11 TUN OILATIL Mr. enahni. 5,.. LTanNAML SION WATI AT LONDON SALVOS. w s .. : , 1 1 . Mows.. I% Ph —Atimehh h tL LCINPON, MONDAY, NOV. 14. Tut numerous statements, counter-statements, ex planations and corrections concerning the resolution which the Government has formed in the case of Dr. SYETIII'asT, which have appeared within the last few day., are indirect but strong proofs of the anomalous position in which the Executive Govan meat is placed with refereoce to convicted prisoners whose 'silt is thought to admit of doubt. According to the latest gleam official exposition of the course of the Government, the Hone Secarrane found it im possible to resist the man of medical evidence throwing doubt: upon the prisoner's guilt—"them doubts being more of a legal than a moral can " meter." Thus the law could not be allowed to take its course, and the SLCILICTaIT Of STATI, 0b cording to this authority, saw se way of dialing with the conviction but by granting a free pardon. We cannot doubt that this ie a true statement. Either the conviction is good enough to justify the execution of the prisoner, or it is insufficwot to war rant hie detention. The commutation of a sentence founded in error would be altogether absurd and hurtful to every idea of justice. But for the fact or belief, then, that 13111ETEIVMST Committed an offence other than that for which he we tried at the Old Bailey, he would now be at large. In the intention of the Government he ix freed from the con sequences of the recent conviction, although for tem porary and collateral reasons the formal pardon is delayed. It is now, however, resolved to prosecute S NI rot cacr for bigamy, he having serried ISASILLIA IlaNkle Int December, his wife, Ma.iy Bnrinurne, being still alive. Taking all things into account, this was probably the beet coarse the Government mild take. But it is an unusual proceeding, only one of the ladies being alive, and she little disposed to harass a man with whom she lived thirty yeah, and who during that time treated her well. We may take it for certain that this new prosecution would not have been commenced ea independent grounds ; it will therefore corms before the jury, as it now comes before the country, rather as e expedient for repair ing the failure of a much more serious trial, or as a means of satisfying a public moral feeling, than as a simple demand of justice on the mere merits of the case. Few per,ons will agree that this is a satisfactory state of things. If Sweewcarre ham been wrongly found guilty of murder he ought, bigamist though he may be, to receive some hotter reversal of his sentence than is conveyed by a "pardon." It is, moreover, made too probable by experience that but (or this charge held in reserve, the pardon now impending would not issue, but that a feeble compromise, recoecileable neither with the guilt nor the innocence of the prisoner, would be substituted for it. This is not the fault of the Government, except en far es the Government must always be more or less responsible for the state of the law. In • free conatry, whenever the guilt of senviets is uncertain the Executive will neither be bold to punish nor frank to absolve. We see no way of serape from this perplexing and demoralising situation but that which Sir EAP.DLIT WUJIOT so ably ad vocated is this journal last September, the esta blishment of a supreme judicial tribunal in which the issue of criminal trials may be reconsidered en the 'sect of fresh evidence coming to light after the verdict, or of circumstances generally transpiring which may render • review of the proceedings de sirable. Tue spectacle presented to us in the **- counts of the last few days of a Home Secretary struggling with a " Teat mess of evidence," and " resisting doubts" upon the solution of which a man's life depends, will not be allowed to recur if all the bearings of this case are fully considered by the public and the legislature. Most of the arra ments which have been advanced against the institu tion of such • court se we have indicated are easily answered. This te not a court for impairing the regal prerogative of mercy, but one tormenting that justice to which the meanest of her MaJtiree's sub jects has a right. Neither need we fear that juries will take less pains to return good verdicts if their Tlifdieta are made liable to review. That which jury ewe and all of as dislike is arbitrariness and anew- Minty. Juries arediscoaraged when they find that what they have doe* openly has been undone in secret— that what they have judged on setabliebed rules and principles ham been rejudged by an anomalous au thority. The prospect of a reasonable and puha.) revision of their finding will not deter them from doing their duty. The common feeling and expe rience of human natarerather point the other way ; for men are never so anxious to do their duty to their fallow•men as when they sin responsible to others for their conduct and actions. It haa been objected that a 'sperm judicial tri bunal such aa We have ia.liested would he amy costly institution. But there is se foundation at all for this few. The expenses of the Cour de Causa tion at Parte, w►ich Fergan a. function& similar to, those of the tribunal we are considering. amount to less than 10,0001. per annum, a sum which would amply defray the expenses attending the proposed department of justice in England, besides those lad- THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14. 1869. - distal to a Public Prosecutor and to a Supreme Court of Criminal Appeal. Is our present system of jurisprudence those fume notarial who are in theory supposed to be devoted to the work of legislation are practically so encum bered with a multiplicity of busing= that they cannot give a fixed attention to it. The Lord Chancellor is &judge as well as a legislator and Speaker of the Howe of Lords, and the Attorney-Gesell is so distracted by the large calls of private business that public affairs can absorb a very small portion of hie time. In addition to this, both these law officers an removable with the Government, and thus the morn of legislation is constantly Media and inter rupted. If a Chief Judge of the Court of Chancery were appointed, to take rank next to the Chief Justice of England, with an adequate salary, the Lord Chancellor might become President of the Department of Justice. That he should be remov. able would be proper; bat the Attorney-General. es Vice-President, might be a permanent officer, with such a salary attached to his office as would sompensate him fur the abandonment of his private practice. As bog as his emotumente mainly depend en the latter, we can never expect to have the full public advantage of his services as Attorney• General. The expenses of the whole Department, including Vice-President, Commissioner, of the Board, and secretaries, clerks, &c., would not exceed 10,0001. per annum ; while three times that sum wenid be saved to the country by getting rid of the present extravagant system of preparing bills fur Parliament, and in many other ways. It is not, however, Ceiblieity to connect the (*tab nament of a supreme judicial tribunal with these comprehensive changes. In the letter to which we have already referred, Sir EAIDLIT WILMOT has pointed out that in this country the establishment of a Court of Criminal Appeal seed not be attended with any expense at all. The fifteen Judges might sit in such a double court as the French Cour de Cessation, without any increase of their salaries, the Lord Chief Justice of England being perpetual president of this high tribunal. and without any great apprehension that their labour would be greatly iscreased. Short even of this, the powers of the gaieties Court of Appeal might be extended end enlarged so as to embrace the lane tioes now definitively devolving on the Home Office. At say rate, whatever is done, let us all cherish as the highest privilege of Englishmen the right to live under the laws, and under them only. e )e ann. WINDSOR CASTLR, Nov. 12. • - - The Queen and Prince Consort, seconspaaied by Prises rad Primers Frederick William' et Pruela (Primers Royal), awl Primmer Alit.", west to Frogmen ma Friday reeedas rake dieser, sad vieited the Dachau et Kest. _ _ Her Majesty end the Prince Consort, wasomponied by Prism sod Procter Frederick William of Prank (Prioress Royal), Pitheads Alice, Princess Helena, Princess Lonna, and Prince Arthur, left Windsor by s ego eW truth at sins o'clock this morning for Poetursouth, In order to be prawn at the launch of the now ship of war. The Milks and gentlemen In attendance on the Queen end Prime Consort wen Viscountess loorlya, the Hon. Mors Macdonald, Lord Methuen, Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, Lard Anted Paget, and Colonel the lion. A. Harding*. The sells la Miandianue on the Prams and Pitman Product& sonsleted of the Countess Lyon, Camases Henn thal, Coma Porposolasr, and Captain Von flohweinits. Ti remil party ached la the Dockyard at a quarter pad eleven o'clock, when the Princes. Frederick Where of Prussia (Pitmen Royal) ;Moused the ceremony ci naming the ship " Visearla." TM Queen and royal piny sherwerde basosrel 111111fila Bowles with their company to lamobeon et the Admiralty Ron" and returned to Windsor Coatis skint Weimer bake* Iva o'clock in the alternom. _ _ Lard John Rusesll, Viscount .nd Virountese Sydney, Sir George and L•dy they, and Culune! F. Sernear, C. 8., arrived oa • ebb I. the evereg. Tbs royal dinner party included Priam end Primer Produldt Wilda of Prussia (Princess RoP1). Priharal Alia, dad the Primo al Leisladea, the Prises of Lorin goo, the Ladies red Ormisma id Waiting, and the visitors who arrived is M. orsairg. TM Had •dr Omadirr Card/ waa in attendance, and *yell email Mom dr Onai lamb. W id.ler . OWIMM . almesillsee • alms 4, WM. "Crele { ...The Ne bow e or , Ibiaribes. "Le OW"— .......... ........... Hee Ilejesey's phone bawl atimends pertmond in the drawing-room as ttlikffikti: Mmba Ovet aims, e:: :am " Mar am tha" rotow. mo. - %lulu. L. an. 4101 Miscleibbee. Co apieta. " 1.. Margo a `Comes. - SUNDAY, Nov. 13. The Queen and Priaos Consort, Priam sad Prison. Frc ferick William of Prusels (Prinosseßoyal), the Primrose 114111114 sod Loniaa, sad Prince Arthur, the Ladies e,d Gentlemen of the Court, sad the domestic household* attended Divine seems this seersise, in the Private Chapel. Lord Jobs Russell, V seems* end Visconnors Sydney, end Sir George sod Lady Grey, also Weeded the service. The Rev. Charles Kragsloy preached the 110n1011. A Cabinet Council was field on Saturday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, I. Downing-street. The ministers present were— Visomint Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Bir G. Corpsman Lewis, Lord John Russell, the Duke of Neweest t ie the Right Hon. Sidney H er b er t, Si r Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Has. C. P. Villiers, Sir George Grey, the Eul of Elgin, the Right lion. T. Milner Gibson,land the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell. The aomhsation of ahertfis for Ilia months of Englead aad Wales fur the ensuing year took ;dace ea Seturday— the morrow of St. Martta—in the Court of Excheqesr, befall tho following lords of her Majest)'s Most Roo. Privy Coaried :—The Right Hos. Wm. Swart Gladstone, Char• seller of the Exchequer; t►e Lord Chanoelkr, 84 0. Cor- ' aerrall Lewitt, the Lord Chid Jueti." Cockbara. the Lord Chief Judos Erie, and the Lord Chief Batas. Several af the jaws eir the Coons of Clasea's Beach, Cameos Pieta, mod the Esehequer ...hied at the horsiest'''. The Hos. Wm. Bathurst, clerk •f the Privy Coanc:l, attendeL Three gestlemen Were eocuinsted for each county. Lord John Russell het Landon on Saturday evening for Wiadeor Castle. The Chancellor of tin Ihrbequer and Mrs. Gladstone loft laws as Ilaturday sassing, foe the Deanery at Windsor. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, with th. Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Bruce, were 'alarmist,' by the VitaChaaaelLr at Pembroke College, Ozkrd, on &tardily last. Among taws who lad the tumour of dialog with his Itoysl Highness were the Vice-Chancellor and Mrs. Isaac, the Marquie of Bon:war, Earl Brownlow, the Words. of Wades= Colkge and Mrs. flyaway the Provost of Queen's College and Mrs. Thompson., the Warders of All &ea Col lege sad Mrs. I,ightoa, and Pedantic Brodie sal Mrs. In the 'Tarn a large party, oomprielag neat of tbe bands of bowies sad their India, some of the neighbour leg gentry, and the i fi re of the university, had also the honour of naiodeig hie Rolol Highness by invitation of the Vice- Sir Arthur Chutes Megesuis, K.C.8., now her Miktaty'a Kern Extraordinary sadfainter Ploaipotontiary at Nockbalm, is apodand hoe M.j...y. Envoy Extraordi nary and Miaow riselposeniary .t Liaboa. Tse Hoe. George Sulyarde Stafford Jernintrhant, tow Mr lisissty's Minister at Btottpust, is appointed her Illajaarre Envoy Extraordinary and Umtata' Plenipotentiary Ilassidsals. Mr. George John Robert Gordon, now her Me, jeers Minion at Hanover, Is appointed hirltjasty's kliaiter at Stattgardt. Mr. Heary krancia . Howard, now her Majesty's Mires at I.6WD, Is appointed her Mojeaty'a minister at Issom. HER MAJESTY AT PORTSMOUTH. LAUNCH OF THY VICTORIA. 121 GUNS. crams ova OWN ooaszoroinnueva PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 12. The launch of this splendid screw tluree-decker was accomplithed to-day onder circumsiteacee of more than ordi• nary interest and excitement, the ceremony of ehrietening her being preformed by a ledy no less distinguished than ha Royal Highness the Princes. Frederick William of Prus sia, in the presence of her Majesty and several members of the royal family. Considering this fact, it is scarcely Dum my to remark that the weather, so important a point to be coesidered in connexion with events of this kind, wee ex ceedingly favourable, and It is estimated that apesmis of 16,000 persona were present to do beanie to her jdajesty, and • itness tho Initiation of the magnificent vessel bearing her name. The royal party arrived at the Landport Station, en the London, Brighten, and South Coast Bellamy, about half past eleven o'clock, and proceeded direct through the north gate of the dockyard. The line of railway from the station to the dockyard gates wad lined with troops belonging to the Royal Artillery, Suffolk Artillery Militia, and Royal Engi neers. As the royal ads pissed along a salute of 21 grins waa fired by • add Weary of artillery stationed on the nisei* contiguous to the railway, near the Landport-road. A guard of honour (with colours and band), conalating of 100 men of the Stafford Militia, under the command of a field officer, was stationed at the platform at which the royal party alighted, near the north wall of the dockyard, and the National Asthma was performed as her Majesty and suite entered the royal carriages, which were forwarded from London on the day previous. The road from the railway platform to the launching shad was lined by :he East Kent Militia and a detachment of the ale Brigade, the excellent band of the latter, under the direction of Mr. Millar, Wingate dosed sew the Queen's reoeptien room. Another line of troops, manning of Stafford and Limerick Militia, occupied a menace intending from the railway platform to the Admi ral's house. The Quers's arrival at the reception room was heralded by the performer* of the National Anthem, and her Majesty's appearance= the platform was the signal for a nearly bunt of enthusiasm, which was repeated as the various members of the It oyal Family prosaic I themselves. The compaay with the Qum were the Prime Consort, the Prince sad Penmen Frederick Wiltisse of Prussia, the Prince Arthur, and the Priawnees Alice, Helena, and Louisa, The Prince Consort wore • Field Marshal's uniform, deco rated with the Order of the Garter, and the Prince Frederick William ens babied in the dress of • Permian General officer, and eke wore the Order of the Garter. Her Menet, was attended on the platform by two of th e Lords in WaWag, in their official comume, and slao by Ladies fa Waiting, the Prince end Prince,* Frederick William having a separate suite. The Lords of the Admiralty were present (having arrived the previon• evening), Admiral Bowles, C. 8., Major-General Sir J. Y. Barlett, H.C.8., Rear Admiral the Hon. 0. Grey, Major-General Footer, said other naval and military Alters of the port and garT63ll. The Persian Ambassador nod suite were else amongst the most prominent of the general spectators. The royal party immediately proceeded to the front of Ike platform, and appeared to *vines great interest le the proems of launching the ship. Before the ceremony was performed, Mr. Abethell, the roaster shipwright, was promoted to her Majesty by Rear Admiral the Hon. George Grey. The bottle of wise suspended to the bow of the ship war this placed in the heads of the Princes* Frederick William, by Mr. Abethell, and she performed the *tramway of chrimening bee the " Victoria," amidst the enthusiastic plaudits of the multitude. The 'nester shipwright then cut minder the rope which liberated the dog-shores (on anew system—by which the shores on both aides of the vessel are liberated simulnunoualy), and before them was time to apply the propelling apparatus, an enthusiaatic my of " Bbe move." was raised, end this magnificent specimen of naval architecture—beautiful in her proportion, and solid in her coastruction—glided steadily into her adopted element. Hart Majesty seemed so be moved by the enthusiasm of the seine, and joined la the general waving of handkerchiefs. As soon as the ship hid left the slipway and swung to her anchor the people spin evinced ' their enthusiasm for the Queen, who showed her gracious ... . acknowledgments, and the Prince Consort was so satisfied with the perfect snoops. of the operation as to parsonaUy compliment the master thipwright thereon. The royal party Reeved on the platform for some leogth of tints afterwards, t►ey then re-entered the carriages In waiting, and proceeded to the north wall of the dockyard, where they embarked on board the Fairy, and after steaming slowly round the Vic toria, retorted, end wounded to the Admiralty-home, to luncheon with Admiral Bowles and a select party. Her Itsjmty returned by the same route she had come, at ten minute. past two o'clock. The dimensions of the Victoria an—Length extreme, 300 feet; length between perpeediculaes, MO ft. 2 in.; length of keel for tonnage, 221 R. ; breadth extreme, 60 ft. 1 in.; breadth for tonnage, 69 ft. 3 ln.; breadth moulded. 66 ft. 6 b.; depth in bold, 26 ft. 10 in. Barthel% In tons, 4,126. Her armament is as follows: Inc Cwt. Feet. No. Lower-deck . . 8 Middle-deck 8 Meur.deck Upper-deck 32 pre..... 42 .... 8 0 .... 26 Ditto She will be fitted with engines of 1,000 nominal ;one power, constructed by Messes. Mendslay, Sons, and and when completed will be the Sliest thres•decker in bee Majeety's service. Het hail weelsid in February, 1856, and she ham been about three )ears erhalf on the slip, being, we believe, the first of the these-deckers originally designed to be fitted with the screw. Although carrying ten guns Mee then the Marlborough, Royal Sovereign, or Duke of Wellington, she is upwards of fißy feet longer tbaneither of them, the Duke of Wellington and Royal Sovereign being 240 feet 6 inches, and the Marlborough being 245 feet 6 inched. A 91-gun ship, to be named the Royal Alfred, will tc laid down on the slip from which the Victorie wee launched. We believe that only one omnalty of note occurred during the day. After the launch a number of people were leaning on &chain placed upon iron supports, to prevent patina from falling over the jetty near the King's atom, when the chain gave way sad two weans fell into the water, bet were f or tunately teemed without having eestatwel say serious *tun'. ilia Excellency Haman Ali Khan, Penian Am bassador, with the radon= of his suite, kft Clarlden Hotel at on early horizon Saturday morning foe Portsmouth to witness the Ism& of tbe Victoria. ilia excellency was Wetly deligidad with the ermacey, and hating been bra l7 fwd by bar Majesty, returned to town by the 3 cickek train, arriving at Cloridys Bold to dinner. The Earl and Coiustses Delawarr and Lady Arabella West hare passed through toss re rover for Waraiterabire, on a visit to Sir lobo and Lady Pakington. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained a seise circle at disuse on Saturday evesiag, at their mastics, in Piccadilly. Viscount and Viscountess Sydney arrived at Windex Castle ow Sato:day, es a vial' to her Majesty. The marriage of Lady Cecilia Gordon Lennox, sixth daughter of the Doke and Declass of Richmond, with Lord Bingham, eldest son of the Eel of Luau, will be eolstanisel at St. Georgife Church, Hanover-square, co Thursday neat. Lord and Lady Denman have arrived at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkeetooe, oo their return from the Cos- Wiest. Mr. Baring is receiving visitors at Norman Court, ittoeltbrldp. Nr Chalks sad Lady Mary Wood, Mrs. Lams Foa. Lied sad Lady Lyndon, sad Lord sad lady Iv/maimWears amongst the guru. Lady Catherine Berkeley gave birth to a sop at SpetetakorPark, Wunsetarabe, on Ftidep lest, • . - The wife of the Bishop of Lincoln gave bi r th t o a son, stn issbetms, soar Limols, cet the 10th inst. On Saturday Mr. Gladstone was elected by the matriculated student. to the important office of Rector of the University of Ediaburgh. He had a m.jority of 116 over his opponent, Lord Names, one of the judges of the Count of Sweiee ; the numbers tor the respeettre madidatee twin ea 3 wad 627. Tee Natiox says it is looked on u fixed that Car dinal Wisdoms i• to p to Rome on • long visit is • very short time—aboot throe "WY halos The Count de Paris and his unite arrived at Ostend on Saturday, and loft by an express train fur Brussels. The *eat of Jcegereprue, to which the King of Denmark has just gee* from Copenhagen, is the propedy of tLe Counties Danner, kW morigeneric Hie Majesty Intends to pus there the early pun et the mister. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. EXPRESS FROM. (OXON OCR OWN 001 PARIS, The Declependant de l'Oilest, a journal published at Laval, has received a warning for an article in its number of November 10, which " accuses the go- vernment of having for those journals which the author designates as organs of the revolution a toler ance which forme a striking contrast with the se verity shown for some time pest towards those which he calla the organs of catholicism ; and alleges that it punishes those who defend the rights of the Pope while showing great indulgence to those who attack them," &c., &c. The warning further states in its recitals, "that such imputations can only be intended to trouble consciences and excite men's minds; and that the government which re stored the sovereign Pontiff, which continues to surround him with protection and respect, which en deavours loyally and incessantly to resolve the diffi culties of the present situation, feels it an imperative duty, while zealously fulfilling its thorny mission, not to allow itself to be calumniated in the eyes of the catholic population with whose sympatbles and faith it participates." The Daily Near was seized both yesterday and to-day. The Indepoulance Beige was not distributed till five in the evening. The following passage in its leading column was probably the cause of the hesi tation of the authorities : In oar opinion the opposition on the wet of the French government to the votes of the Aisseablies of Central Italy amounts to penman of the moot positive kind; It is a moral intimation which does not seem to us more adage @ibis than that physical intervention, the idea of which, we are told, is repudiated by all parties to the prospective congress. May we be pardoned for illtutratiog our views by a homely but apt comparison ? What would be thought of a man who should say to mother, weaker than himaelf, "Here te food which you dislike—l do not oblige you to eat It—no force shall be used to ram It down your month but I will not allow you to sat anything else. Understand, however, that you are perfectly free not to take OAT . Now the attitude of France in regard to the duchies le mainly similar. France rye to Central Italy, We do not thrust upon you your former sovereigne,we will never have reeoureis to force to restore them ; bat we will not recognise any other government. You want to annex yourselves to Piedmont P Impossible. You would Institute • regency? Nose impos sible still. Wearied of expedients, you would be • republic ? That is more impartible than all the rest. You have there fore no resource but to call beck your dukes, whom, how ever, we do not compel you to receive." The Prase observes that, with the biogle excep tion of the Morning Chronicle, the English press is now quite at rest ou the subject of Italy. Count Walewski's organ, the Pays, says that, agreeing as it does entirely with the Morning Chronicle, it does not think it worth while to notice the 2 Ones and other English journals. The Courrier de Lyon states that General Trophy, who was supposed to have been appointed com mander-in-chief of the French expedition to China, " has not yet received the news of his Domination, and has not been in any way consulted about the matter." THE PRUSSIAN AND RUSSIAN ALLIANCE. The Debots of to-day contains a letter from Berlin, purporting to give the substance of a confidential circular addressed by the Prussian Minister for Foreign Affairs, under date the 30th ult., to the ambusadors of the various European courts. M. de Schleinitz (according to this account) informs the representatives of Prussia that the Emperor Alexander of Russia and the Prince Regent of Prussia, who had not seen each other for a consi derable time, were desirous of meeting is order to concert personally upon numerous political sub jects affecting equally the two courts of Berlin and Bt. Petersburg. They met in the Prussian city of Breslau, where they passed two days. They had frequent interviews, and are firmly con vinced of the identity of their views in all that re lates to the political state of Europe. The two princes have had no difficulty to contend with, either upon the general character of pending and foreseen questions or upon the solutions which these questions may and ought to receive, and they are agreed u to the identical path which the two cabinet, should follow in the future. The Mercers de Soueilae states that Prince Gortcha koff has addressed a similar circular to the Russian representatives abroad. " It appears certain," says this journal, " that from this time neither Prussia ace Russia will support the project of an Italian Confederation. This combination in fact would give the preponderance to France in Italy, sad we have good raison for believing that England will reject it on the same ground." SARDINIA. TURIN, Nov. 13. A denial has been given to certain reports current here of a ministerial crisis, said to have been caused by the question of the Regency of the Prince do Carignan. A Council of the Ministers of State has taken place, at which several influential gentlemen of high political standing were present. THE GERMANIC CONFEDERATION. FRAN[FORT•ON-THE MAINE, &MUM T. In to-day's sitting of the Federal Diet the affair of the constitution of Hesse Cassel has been referred to a oommittee. Prussia, Thuringen, Oldenburg, and the Hanseatic Towns voted for the re-establishment of the constitution of 1831; the representatives of some other governments voted in favour of the con stitution of 1832; and others abstained altogether from voting. The committee has unanimously adopted the pro posal concerning the re-organisation of the federal military constitution, and has sent its report to the special military committee. THE SUEZ CANAL. MARSEILLES, Nov. 12. M. de Lesseps will take his departure this evening for Constantinople. The Marseilles newspapers state that instructions front the French government were received at Alex andria on the 27th October to prevent any act that would interfere with the privileges of the Sees Canal Company. The works of the canal continue. INDIA MAILS. The following telegram has been received from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : GIBRALTAR. The Pere, with the Calcutta and China mails, left for Southampton on the 10th Mat. (evening). The Indus, which left Southampton on the 4th, arrived and sailed for Alexandria on the 11th init.; all well. THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. (711.011 OM OW! OW LIVIMPOOL, MoxDAT Mos.Nista. The steamship Europa, from Boston oo the 2nd inst., and Halifax on the night of the 9rd, has arrived. She brings 100 paseengers and 300,000 dots. in specie. On the bth she pawed the steam-ship Asia. The steamship Arago reached New York on the lit instant. Brown, the Harper's Ferry leader, had been con victed of treuon and murder, and his fate is in the hands of Governor Wyse, who has power of commuting his sentence on the motion fora stay of sentence by the court. Some of the ablest demo cratic lawyers of this region are strong in opinion that Virginia has no jorisdic lion in the case, and it is possible that this question may bo taken to the Supreme Court for settlement. The expedition contemplated against Mexico is still spoken of as formidable. We have Havana advice* of the 28th ult., but there is no news of importance. Markets were un altered. Two cargoes of slaves, amounting to some 900, had been landed near Havana. A New Orleans telegram, of Oct. 31, says there was a frost and ice 10 miles above this city yesterday, and also in various parts of Mississippi and Alabama. Craom ova ow col rixT.) SOUTHAMPTON, Sammy Nunn.. The Hammonia hu arrived with mails from New York to Hamburg and &deices of the Ist inst. She briop in specie 192,000 dollars for England and 200.000 for France. The New York stock market was dull. Money market unchanged. Flour depressed. Cotton some what firmer. Coffee and sugars in fair demand. Freights moderate. The cotton markets throughout the States had a tendency to advance. Late advice* from Havana state that the sugar market was firm. The latest from San Francisco states that business has somewhat improved. Advice* from Mexico affirm that the liberal party are daily gaining ground. THE ISLAND OF SAN JUAN. A Washington despatch of the 28th tilt. in the New ork floeld says . " With reference to the San Juan and North-western Boun dary thtficulty, the correepondenos now being carried on between our government and the British government is of each a delicate nature that it le deemed prudent to withhold from the public for the present. There is no doubt, how ever, but th►t the British government haa seemed rather • high and somewhat positive tone in its communications re cently received. Tate course of proceeding is charecieristic of a Palmerston administration, but is no evidence that the British will not yield to our just claims and rights in the cue, when firmly end coolly nuintained, or they will be by Mr. Buchanarie government. I have reason to believe the admi nistration has eddressid the Bridal government in a firm emanate, and with a full and frank statement of the ittstruc- Sus (peen to the government officers in Weshington terri tory with reference to San Juan and the disputed boundary. The British government has doubtless acted from the impulse of fresh impressions made upon It through its officials in EMU& Columbia and the British rue. The exhibit of tuts and remora Cieeeral Cu. hem submitted will probably ro deos a dew. At ell events, there need be no apprehension either that our Mesta will be given up or that a serious con aka will be the result. Toe administration dors not doubt That the boundary Use la along the Canal de Hero." PORTUGAL Mum ova owx coasisroxasxr.l LISBON, Nov. 7. The Cortes were opened on the 4th inst. by the King in person. The following is the substance of the speech from the throne : ll:opening the present legislative cession, I cannot spare myself the pungent grief of recording the sorrowful occur. note with which it bee pleased God to cloud my existence, My subjects, with unanimous sympathy, made my sorrows their own, and with eloquent teen sanctified the memory of her who shared with me through brief and untortunatedayi the cares of the present and the hopes of the future. I wish to pay a debt of the heart In renewing in the midst of this national assembly the testimony of my gratitude to a people whom, without fear, I msy call my family. On the unfortunate occasion which we all deplore I re wired on the part of the sovereigns allied with the throne of Portugal unequivocal proofs of sincere sorrow. From the same sovaraigna I continua to receive testimonies of the good relations which happily exist between them and my govern- MOW. The negotiations which were atilt pending with the court of Rome have terminated satisfactorily, and the tinal signa tures have been put to the cuticordet, which does airily with the difficulties sod uncertainties which exitited respecting the Portuguese bishoprics in the East. You will appreciate this Important document, and you will see by It that the rights of the crown and the immunities of the Lusitaniaa church were del, considered. My government has concluded a treaty of navigation sad commerce with that of the Kings of Siam, which shall be duly presented. The Emperor of Morocco being dead, and there being serious doubts that the peace of those territories would be disturbed, it was °outsiders! prulent to send to Tangier a maritime force, which was confided to my well-beloved brother, the Duke of Oporto, who was inetructed to see that duo respect was paid to the Portuguese fkg. The re-asta bliahinent of order dispensed with the presence of oar veseele, but Bpain having declared war against Morocco, and it not being improbable that circumstances may arise again to jeopatdise the security of foreigners, my government has *gain determined to send several easels to those shores to protect the resident Portugueee. The imperial government of Brazil, by making various modifications in their tariff respecting the Importation of foreign wines, has put an end to the diffrrential duties which acted so prejudicially towards our commerce. . - To facilitate the internal oommttnicetion my government has concluded the contract of the 14th &ptember Mat, for the oonatruction of the railway to the Spanish frontier, which you will stamina and duly consider. The question of elect old reform is still wading for your cumuli:lotion, and I trust you will give to this important question the attention it merits. The German residents of Lisbon are preparing to celebrate the anniversary of Schiller in a manner worthy of the reputation of their renowned poet. An extensive explosion of gas took place the other evening in the home of the principal wine merchant of this ells, Mr. Edward Medlioott, and would have been attended with serious consequences but for his energy and presence of mind in extinguishing the flames before they had got any head, and when all the other inmates had fled from the house. In foreign exchanges for this packet there was a further rice in the rate on London, owing chiefly to • more abundant supply of paper by the last Brazil mail than there had been for some time previous, and business closed with paper over at 631 for 90 days date. The quotations are—London, 30 days' sight, 53; ; 90 days' date, 531 ; Paris, 536; Hamburg, 471 ; Amsterdam, 41:, at 3 months date ; Govern ment stock is quoted as follows: —Three per cent., registered stock, 461 to f ex div.; ditto Coupons, 45 to 461 ; Deferred. 33 to 331 ; Bank of Portugal shares, 81 to et per Cent. premium. On Saturday the Belgian Chamber of Representa tives was " coasted oat," being the wood dose since the cotemesiormeat of the sessioa. The Belgian Mouiteur pub lishes the list of thaw who answered to their carom. The Chambers of the Grand Duchy of Baden will mew on the 21st instant. A deputation, which was to invite the King and Queen of Bavaria to a Schiller lets, wee received on the Bth by the Queen and King Louis. The latter, arnonget other things saki to them. "In my youth I wee a great admirer of Schiller, and I have regretted nil my life that I was not able to do anything for him. At hie death I was only eighteen years old, and I had nothing myself. I had roads my first journey into Italy, end I corosived the design of inviting Schiller to settle with hie family in Italy, when be might recruit his health and routine. his beautiful productions. Just at this time the painter, Mailer, retire to my Till., bringing me the news of his death. I aware you, gentlemen, that I was quite stunned by the news, sad the litter fell from lay beads." TILE AERIAL 81111. PREPARATIONS FOR THE TRANSATLANTIC VOYAGE. The New York Times publishes a letter from Professes T. 8. C. Lowe, the aeronaut, who proposed to undertake the aerial voyage to Europe in the City of New York balloon. Professor Lowe repeat great confidence in the efficacy of the apparatus he has devised for the accomplish ment of his undertaking, and avows his determination, in case of disaster, to repair damages and try again. " Some people," he writex "may think that I am In sane, rash, or • seeker after fame, but this is not the cue. I have for two years coolly considered the subject, and have provided for every contingency. I intended to inks my first trip acmes the ocean entirely • private undertaking; bat finding that the amount of expense to be incurred would overtax my personal means, I have been compelled to announce a public exbibitioa, while preparing for Me voyage. lam conadent of success tor various rea sons :—Firet.—l have • large balloon, which has a capacity of 726,000 cubic feat; therefore, should the envelope ho no mon perfect than those which are usually constructed, it will retain its power for a longer mod. Second.—l have devised mechanical appliances for raising mid lowering the balloon while in the air without expenditure of the lifting power. Third.—l have invented an apparatus for fade:sting the different currents below ' so that advantage can be taken of these currents should 1 find myself going too far north or south. Should any accident occur, or should the balloon machinery fall to accomplish its work, the metallic life-boat, which will be suspended below the car, is rigged with sails, and will prove sufficiently strong to endure any sea. It is true, I would have preferred another season of the year fur nadettakieg this great experi ment of transatlantic eerialnavigation, batahould this first at tempts( an extri i ng expedition, u I term it , nut prove entirely i successful, I not be discouraged, nor downed from in stituting Experiments with • view to stacerieming the cause of failure and the remedy thereof. I shall be supplied with all the philosophical append= necessary to make meteorolo gicsl oteervenous. It aerial navigation to ever perfected, it will be accomplished by perseverance, even in the midst of opposition sad detractem. I ass willing to take the risk , sad it I can do anything to add, in however small a measure, to the store of our scientific knowledge, 1 shall teel amply re paid. I have no doubt, but cherish • fervent hope, teat the time fa not far distant when we can travel in the air without the aid of balloons tors buoyant fires. 1 have already de vised a etre for en serial carriage, which can be navigated in any direction, and at a high rate of speed, as won am pelting power power can be discovered, the weight of which shall be one.'lord of that we now employ. It only requires some shrewd and intelligent inventor to do this, and aerial =yip ! lion will become • practical selenes." BOUTS AllirldiLLA. The followin is an extract from a private letter dated Adelathe, &pt. 17 : "The arrival of the English mail in South Australia ie now quite an exciting event. The news a forwarded from hence to the other colonies by telegraph. Betides the agents for the Victorian and New South Wales nevrepapers, the cor respondents of the merchants in the other colonies are all on the gas tithe to get the first intelligence, and telegraph the necessary information. Hence every one trice to be first. A small branch sunnier meets the mail steamer at Kangaroo Wand, and taking our mall on board steams back to the Gleoelg Jetty In about six home. From the The to the telegraph-ofiice in Adelaide is about six wile. . The various clerks and agents on board the steamer, se it approaches the jetty, throw to others waiting in boats or on the pier head, their packets of information which are hurriedly borne to the jockeys, who in full raci ng costume and mounted on feet horses are drawn up on the beach ready to start; and then off they go to town at racing speed. Belays of hones await them at different parts of the road, or other men mounted ride alongside and without reining in the horses the packet' change hands and are carried onward without an instant's delay. The streets are crowded to *et them arrive, and telescopes are turned towards the Bay-road. At lest a shout is raised, • Here comes the first ' sad on he dashes, his despatch between hie teeth, his face and jockey costume be spattered with mud. He throws his packet to a man in waiting, who darts intothe telegraph-office, as if thonaanda depended on his not losing a minute. Ind eed, one firm In Melbourne made 4001. by buying up a certain article on ad vice by telegram, on the arrival of a toad. The first jockey on one occasion wee said to have dune the Mx tulles in 16 minutes, and wee so exhausted that he could not walk when he dismounted." A letter from Paris says:—" On Friday the Emperor went out shooting with Prince Metternich. His Majesty brought down 160 birds, &c. The Prince, no doubt to maintain the family reputation fur diplomacy, modestly =tented himself with 130." Prince Napoleon and the Princess hlathilde go to Comptegoe on the 16:h, the Feast of St. Eugtinie. " Mlle. Bosohetti, the first dansebsa of the San Carlo Theatre," uys a Naples letter, " has lately been the object of a feminiae vendetta, originating in the jealousy of a rival. She wee attacked in the street, when walking to the theatre, by several women in masks, who maltreated bar. She was able to go on to the theatre, however, aid shortly after appeared on the stage, amid thunders of er plume, a rumour of the attack having become known in the ham." The following is the manner in which each the atrical reoremmation is managed at the Palsies at Com piigne —On arriving the company are installed in apart ments prepared for them in the part of the palace adjoining the theatre. At two o'olook a dinner is -treed up for the actors and other persons attached to the thestre, but in two different rooms. At the dinner of the performers, Count de bacciochi, or his deputy, pieeides, with the director for his vice•president. The performance usually begins at eight o'clock. After the piny a nipper is servel in the same manner as the dinner, aof after the supper the company re turn to Paris by special train. The expenses of the jouresy are paid in the first illftetaCh by the director, who fa repaid front the Emperor's privy puree. An indemnity for the suspension of performance at Paris and a gratification lee the artists are also allowed. The Boston Courier sass The family of the peat Mormon prophet, Joe Smith, still dwell to Mauro*. No peremaions can prevail on them to remove to Utak. Hie widow has married again, and with hi r husband keeps the Meosion•house, the only house of entertainment that the city *fords. The oldest son, who bears his father'a name of Joseph, is a justice of the peace, ■nd a %whit sod much respected citatm. Great inducement* have bout offered him to remove to Great Salt Lake City, but he steadily testate ell such importunities." The Montreal Pilot says :—" We have it on autho rity that his Royal Rightists the Petite of Wake, eciom pealed by the Colonist Secretary, and other distinguished personages, will visit Canada in the end of May or Um beginning of Jose next. The foemal openiug of the Victoria Bridge will then take place. The corporstion having ap pointed a oommittee to meet the Grand Trunk directors, sad co-operate with thew on thecelebratiun, we uciderdtand that Mr. Blackwell, at an interview with the chairman (Coon elllor Briatow), expremed the groat telicity he would have in doing all in the power of the company to make the cele• bration worthy of the occsaion, sad of the illuatrious visitors! from England expected to be present at it. The bridge will be opened for teethe next month, but no public or genera demonstratioa will be made." A LIVERPOOL MAN IN THE AIIsTRALIAN BUSE. —We (Liverpool Albion) have been favoured with the fol lowing extract trout • letter written by en enterprising and clever young gentleman, formerly ofthia town :—" I am DOW fairly installed in bush-lifa, and it is, stitb. , ur exception, the Burst thing going; primitive living end plenty of exercise out on heeerhack hum morning tall night . am at pres ent on • Imp shescestation, having about 30,000 on this run, and it takes all my time, and that act souther young fellow,to look atter them and thesbepherde. Ws near ut lust sheep, sad away we go, with a black fellow, and sour the country round for miles by their tracks, till we dud them. Cattle are ten times worse, tor when we WV after theta we hays to tear as hard as the horses can gallop, through mallie bush, and have all our clothes torn very soon into rags, and plenty of tumbles. Nimrod mil talk of 100-bunting, but it Ii nothing to mastering wild cattle on • run of fifty square mules; it is certainly moot exciting work. tee hat we live in is fifty miles from any settlement, calico roof, and beds of bark and undies sucks; and l ant in solitary grandeur, with • few black., who shepherd the • crowlera,' alias tool-rot sheep. the juandong grows here by the sore, and whenever 1 have an opportunity 1 will send you a bagful home foe the girls to make bracelets sad pins, and Plop *onto eietrui eggs. and an oppose= rug, se well se Waddle, boomerang*— . first time knock-'tio-down-then-break.'no.ribs,' u the Mocks say—a very peculiar weapon. There is only ors piano within • greet round, and when 1 hays the chance I stick to it like kicks. I wish you would send a good second hand we out. We shall mange to get it into the bush somehow or otter, and • squatter I know all go halves. A good sheep dug is Indispensable, and Mr. M has pro• robed to give me one, 10, if its is atipbed for, please to and him out in the first • lack Bailer for Melbourne. 1 have or en • letter trove our friends at Brighton, which ie • great treat, where we have news only *bout once • month, and I have only to ride sixty miles in .nu day to poet thin letter." Emigration from the Mersey has declined during the month of October, when there sailed, " under the act. 28 emigrant ships, conveying 185 cabin Gad 6,341 strerSe passengers, against, in the previous month of September, 216 cabin and 6,356 steerage pamengere ; and in the correepoad log period of 1858, 200 cabin and 5.726 steerage passengers. The decline, when compared with September, is about 800, and the Increase on October, 1851, about 1,100 The house of Mr. Moore, of Tuxteth Park, Liver pool, was entered on Wednesday afternoon, and property tia the amount of 2,0001. stain. 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