The Press. — London, England, 1858-09-25 00:00:00

joteig►t au (Colonial 3nttlligentt. FRANCE. THE FIRST NAPOLEON. A copy in bronze of the equestrian Napoleon at Cherbourg has been ordered from the artist, M. Lavect, to be conveyed to St. Helena, and set up at Longwood. MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE DE MALAKOFF. The following is the text of the banns of marriage between the Duke of Malakoff and Mlle. de la Paniegs, published at the Mairte of the lst arrondissement of Paris : His Excellency Aimable Jean Jacques Pelissier, Duke de Malakoff, Marshal of France, member of the Privy Council, Vice-President of the Senate, Ambassador of his Majesty the Emperor of the French to her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, decorated with the military medal, dtc., residing at Paris, in his hotel, Avenue des Champs Elysees, son of the defunct Pierre Pelissier and of Catherine Chartier, his wife ; and Mlle. Maria Isabel Sophie Andrea Francisca de Paula Valera de la Paniega, residing at Paris, Avenue des Champs Elysees, S 7, daughter of Don Jose Valera y Viana, Marquis de Paniega, landowner, and of Donna Maria de los Dolores Alcala Wham) y Pereys, Marquise de Is Paniega, his wife, residing at Madrid. PRUSSIA. THE REGENCY. The King of Prussia has consented to appoint the Prince of Prussia regent, with unlimited power. The (berme of his Majesty has been declared incurable. BARON DE HUMBOLDT. Baron de Humboldt has just celebrated at Berlin the ninety first anniversary of his birthday, in the enjoyment of full health both of body and intellect. He has just finished his celebrated work the "Cosmos." Congratulations have poured in on bum from all classes of society. Among the persons who visited him were the Princess Frederic William and her brother, Prince Alfred, who came from Potsdam for that purpose. AUSTRIA. DEATH OF THE ARCHDUCHESS. The Archduchess Margaret of Austria caught typhus fever whilst making a journey in Italy, and died at the early age of eightoen. Her royal high ness was dauahter of the King of Saxony, and married in 1856 to the Archduke Charles Louis, brother of the Emperor of Austria. THE ARMY. A letter from Vienna says it is again in contempla• tion to reduce the Austrian army, and that the Emperor had acquiesced in the measure. RUSSIA. POLITICAL ITEMS. The Emperor and Empress at Russia arrived at Moscow on the 6th instant. Prince Gortschakoff accompanies their Majesties. During his absence the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is intrusted, by Imperial ukase, to M. Tolstoi. An Imperial rescript, dated from Moscow, confers upon General Mon mvietf, Governor-General of Eastern Siberia, the dignity ot Count of the Empire, with the title of Amourskii, es an acknowledgment of the services rendered by the General, who negotiated the recent treaty with China, and to whom, according to the terms of the rescript, Siberia owes the commence ment ot her civil regeneration. THE PRESS, SEPTEMBER 25, 1858. SARDINIA. ♦ NEW COLONY. A letter from Nice st7ates that the whole coast is mad with excitement and expectation from the new Muscovite settlement. Laud and houses have risen in value, roads are about to be made by the munici pality, a Greek church is to be provided for the new colony, and unheard-of prosperity is to result. GREECE. THE OLYMPIAN GAMES. A correspondent writing from Athens, under date September 4, says that the Queen-Regent has just signed a royal decree for the re-establishment of the ancient Olympic games, after being discontinued for nearly 1,500 years. They are to be held at Athens, in the ancient Stadium, which is still in a very per fect state of preservation, and requires very little more than a good cleaning out, and are to take place on the three first Sundays in October, every fourth year, commencing in 1859. The games are to include hone races, wrestling, throwing quoits, and other athletic sports, singing, music, and dancing, besides which there is to be an exhibition of flowers, fruits, cattle, and other articles of Greek produce car manu factures. This eccentric idea was formed by a wealthy Peloponnesian named Evangelos Zappas, who resides at Jassy, in Moldavia, and who has liberally endowed the games. UNITED STATES. THE QUARANTINE RIOT AT STATEN ISLAND. At Staten Island, four miles distant from New York, on the IGwer side of the hay, a mob has enacted scenes of violence that would seem incredible if they were not well authenticated. Many years ago, when New York was much smaller than now, and when this island was almost a wilderness, the Quarantine was established there. It has grown with the growth of the town, until the whole eastern part of the island is occupied with country residences, and villages have grown up about all the ferry stations, including that of Quarantine. The detention of all the yellow fever patients and vessels in the midst of such a population has created an increasing excite ment which has several times threatened to break out in some form of violence. The Board of Health of Castleton, within the limits of which the Quarantine is situated, resolved that Quarantine was a nuisance which the citizens might abate. This was the only excuse wanted. On the night of the Ist, while the police were busy in town and public attention en grossed there, a large mob, headed by some of the landholders in that neighbourhood, broke into the Quarantine grounds, oveipuwered the keepers, and destroyed several of the hospitals. On the succeeding night, finding that through culpable neglect no force had been sent to protect the remainder of the build►ngs, they broke in again and finished the work of the night before. The sick patients that the buildings contained were taken cut by the mob into the cold night air, and left with no other protection than that afforded by the lee of a wood fence. The very bedding on which they had been lying was made a bonfire of. After the mischief was done, and no further destruction was possible, a police force was sent down to take care of the ruins. There is no attempt at concealment on the part of those who were concerned in the riot; they say that they acted under colour of law in obeying the requisition of the Castleton Board of Health. It is impossible to foresee the effect of this. A very large number of persons have been exposed to direct contact with the yellow fever. If the hot weather of the last few days holds on through the month of September it is not an impossibi:ity, though, we will hope, improbable, that the pesti!ence may be brought into the town. A later account says The Staten Island rebellion begins to assume a very important aspect. The rebels have taken a bold stand, and declare they will not permit any one to leave the Quaran tine grounds to mingle with the residents of the island. The police commissioners and Quarantine authorities are actively preparing for war, and from present appearances there is every probability of an immediate collision between the belligerent forces. Several of the rebels appeared before Justice Welsh, at the City-ball, yesterday (the 6th), and entered into recognizances for their appearance at the Court of Sessions. One of the number was committed to the Tombs, but was subsequently released upon a writ of habeas corpus. On the 7th inst., Governor King issued a pro clamation declaring the county of Richmond, in which the Quarantine station is located, in a state of insur rection, ordering the military of the State to protect the Quarantine and maintain the peace, calling upon the authorities to construct indestructible buildings at Quarantine in place of those destroyed by the mob, and directing the prosecution of the ringleaders of the rebels. Five hundred members of the 7th Regiment of New York had been ordered to the scene of trouble. THE CAPE. POLITICAL DIFFICULTIE S. By the arrival of the Indiana at Plymouth we have intelligence from the Cape of Good Hope to the 12th ult. The principal matter of interest is the departure of Sir George Grey from Grey Town on THE HEDITFRRANEAN FLEET. A letter from Baden Baden states the approaching departure of the Russian Grand Admiral Duke Con stantine for Nice and Villafranca, where he is to pass in review the whole of the Russian naval forces now in various parts of the Mediterranean. Le Nord admits this tact, but colours it by a pretext of his Grand Duchess requiring the air of Nice next October, as the Grand Duchess Helena found that particular air very salutary. SCHAMYL'S DEFEAT. The St. Petersburg journals announce a decisive defeat of Schamyl in the Caucasus. He is stated to have been routed, with a loss of 370 men, besides ammunition and tents. TURKEY. Abdallah Pacha, ex-Minister of Finance, the three Ileys, and eleven Arabs, who were crested for con spring against the Viceroy of Egypt, have been con• donned to the galleys. Other, arrests have been made. The Mussulmans are excited against the liceroy for the energetic measures he has adopted to protect the Christians. HOLLAND. OPENING OF THE STATES•GENERAL. The session of the States-General was opened at the Hague by the King of Holland in person on the 20th. In his address his Majesty described the country to be in a prosperous state—the pubic revenues flourishing—the harvest most abundant, and the finances of the country in a very favourable condition. Among other measures to be laid before the States would be one to put an end to slavery in the Dutch dominions. 917 his mission as mediator between the Free•stats Go vernment and the Basutu Chief Mosbesh. A happy result is anticipated from the Governor's labours. Difficulties had arisen between the English and Por tuguese authorities in the Mozambique Channel. The British Consul had proceeded to England to represent the state of affairs to the Foreign-office. The colony continues in a flourishing state. CHINA. THE EMPEROR AND HIS ALLIES. ft is said that the Emperor is to have the Grand Cordon of SL Valdimir from Russia, and that of the Legion of Honour from France. 'Phis is on account of the recent treaty. There is already one Asistio S,ivereign, the Shah of Persia, who has the Valdimir and the Legion of Honour. Court Ann ~(asOtou. THE QUEEN, the Prince Consort, and the younger branches of the Rapti Family are at Balmoral. Hen MAJESTY :.akes frequent drives in the beau tiful neighbourhood of her Highland home. THE PRINCE CONSORT and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales frequently enjoy deerstalking and shooting. His ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE ALFRED is daily expected to return to England from Germany. The young Prince will join the Royal Family at Balmoral immediately after his arrival. His ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALFRED left Berlin on the 18th instant for Gotha. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had arrived at Berlin fruit Mecklenburg, and alighted at the British Embassy. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of CAMBRIDGE and the Princess Mary, accompanied by Baron l►nesebeck, have returned to Cambridge-cottage, Kew, from Tunbridge IVells.. The EARL OF DERBY has arrived at hie seat, Knowsley hall, Lancashire, front Balmoral. His EXCELLENCY THE AIIBASSADOR or FEANCE left Albert gate House on Tuesday on a vieit to the Duke and Duchess of Wellington, at Claremont, Norfolk. HIS EXCELLENCY rue PRUSSIAN MINISTER and the Countess Bernstorff will return to town early next week, from Brighton. Tux Pantos AND PIIINCISS WORONZOW and the Prince Lieven have arrived at Claridge'; Hotel, from Shanklin, Isle of Wight, at which locality quite a colony of distinguished Russian families have been sojourning during the summer. The marriage of VISCOUNT VALLETORT, eldest son of the Earl and Countess of Mount Edgeornbe, with Lady Katherine Hamilton, fourth daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn, is to be soleiunizzd towards the close of next month. LADY ISABELLA Frrz MauarcE, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Orkney, is about to bestow her hand upon the eldest son of Mr. Schuster. The marriage, it is said, will take place early in the ensuing month. THE DUKE or NEWCASTLE arrived at his mansion in Portman•square on Wednesday evening from Climber-park. The RIGHT HON. SPENCER H. WALPOLE, Secretary of State for the Home Department, arrived in Edinburgh on the 17th inst., and proceeded to Balmoral next day, to relieve Lord Derby, in atten dance on her Majesty. rotittral. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. Tat Standard of yesterday had an article on what would have been the probable result of the appear ance of the Chancellor of the Exchequer at the annual meeting of the Royal Bucks Agricultural As sociation on Thursday, which has been no used by other Journals as to make some observation upon it absolutely necessary. Our correspondent says:— The Chancellor of the Exchequer was expected yester day to give a declaration of his political opinions, and also to foreshadow coming measures, at an agricultural gather ing at Aylesbury. An engagement which he could not set aside rendered his presence an impossibility, but he sent a valuable donation to the funds of the institution. Acting on this hint the Globe sympathizes in the die • appointment, which, it says, "is great for political opponent% as for the right honourable gentleman's partizans." The fact ;s both the Standard and the Globe are entirely in error. We have reason to know that Mr. Disraeli, in reply to the usual invitation, communicated his intention of being present at the meeting if previous engagements did not interfere with his attendance. Thus ter our contemporaries are tight. But if the Chancellor of the Exchequer had been present it would have only been as ono at the earliest and warmest supporters of the associa-