The Express. — London, England, 1860-11-21 00:00:00

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To.noshoM—Mitsbag, O. 1a....A1ma" IL As LONDON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 21. Tee Commercial Treaty between this county and France has at length been signed, and it will be given to the public on extenso, we understand, in the course of a few days. Its elaborate details, characterised as they are by a truly liberal and enlightened spirit, will form the best refutation of the series of depreciatory misrepresentations of which it has been for so many months the subject. For factious purposes it was nee...Nary to try and make the world believe that the apostle of Free Trade by whom it had been negotiated had been utterly deceived and befooled by the superior com mercial sagacity of our neighbours. All the con cessions, we were told, were on our aide ; none upon the other. Francs had, indeed, removed her prohibitions on coal and iron in the rough state, while we had agreed to take her wines and ribands in eschange. But the bergain,we were told, wee little better than a fraud. Our manufactured goodnwhether of linen,wool, cotton, steel, or clay, were all to be kept out as much as before, under the name of modified protecting duties. As for reciprocity in raw materials, we had, as usual, been thoroughly taken in, for while France ad mitted the iron and coal which she required to cheapen the cost of her industrial enterprise, she refused to share with us her stook of rags for the production of paper. Finally, we were admired that her Navigation Laws would be rigorously maintained in obdurate disregard of the fraternal generosity with which we had for years opened every branch of our carrying trade to her mer cantile marine. Well, the Treaty is at last signed ; its numerous clauses an "too fairly " written for such foul effect;" and its en cyclopedic schedules contain the exhaustive pp proof of our diplomatic undoing. We are much mistaken, however, if their perusal will tend to raise the character of those who have vilified in Parliament the policy of the Treaty, or who have vilipended its provisions in the prem. In every particular these sinister prognostics have been falsified signally. In every respect the French t.ovcrnment has acted more liberally than by the terms of the original convention of January Last it was bound to do. In every view of the case the purpose of mutual benefit has been developed in a manner far more comprehen sive than the most sanguine friends of the Treaty bad ventured to hope ; and in every sense, there fore, we are entitled to congratulate those who have honoured us with their confidence in our' reading of the transaction, that they have not been misguided or deceived. We placed, no doubt, great ndiance on the sagacity and judgment of the self-taught negotiator by whom this good work was courageously attempted, in defiance of difficulties which all the redtapists in both coun tries declared to be insuperable. Before we were acquainted with any minor facts, we were con vinced that Ricaaae Cosner was not the man likely to be " done " by any Imperial minister ; and now that we have the means of judg ing historically of all that has occurred, wo not only rejoice that we never suffered our faith in our volunteer Envoy to be shaken, but that we never gave in to the mean and mise rable suspicions of insincerity which were so reek timely flung upon the French Minister of Common,e and his Imperial master. What we all along be lieved we now know as matter of simple and in disputable fact, that throughout all the dishearten ing disparagements of premature criticism, and all the irritations of political estrangement, which at one time threatened to mar the great policy of the Anglo-French Alliance, M. ROURCII and Mr. Cosoeis have steadily and calmly pursued their conferences with the singleminded purpose of weaving new ties of reciprocal advantage between the two nations, and that they have at last com pletely succeeded in their noble task. We took occasion recently to notice the satisfac tory terms on which the principal branches of our textile manufactures are to be in future admissible into France. Manyopportnnitieswill occur of revert ing more particularly to the details of these arrange made ; and we prefer to wait until the authorised version of the whole is before our readers. But there is a point which we cannot refrain from noticing, because it strikingly confirms the views which we have recently expressed more than once as to the willingness of the French Government to relax ere lung its existing restrictions upon British Ship ping. this was considered au all hands to be the last and most impregnable stronghold of monopoly =wept our neighbours. It was indeed regarded as so hoi , less that the authors of the Treaty did not venture to risk the safety of their project by the intrisluction of any ;enteral stipulations in favour of our commercial marine. If we ere not misinformed, however, there will be found in it two concessions of great intrinsic value, and of still higher importance as setting a precedent and establishing a principle that mad hi matter be usefully appealed to. The ex clusem of our vessels from the trade between our colonies and France has long been the theme of especial complaint with our shipowners. The 1 1 French flovrrument h a% e d eeme d i t unwise to raise the general question as to throwing this de partment of commerce open, at a time when so many other interests are animated by unreasoning alarm as to the C0111•11111111:11X11 of what has been done tine year in the direction of free competi tion. llot they have judiciously waived the es• elusive rule regarding two of the most important articles of freight which British vessels can dissent to carry, open the ground that, as the manufac turers are to be exposed henceforth to unaccus tomed eimpetition, they ought to be enabled to procure the raw materials of their industry at all times at the lowest poseibls charge. Tho art:, s to which we allude are wool from Australia, and jute from India. Both THEE , of these articles enter largely into ellenlatitja I of coat in the staple man 111, Conti* j France ; and it has frequently occurred - that their price in the market has been raised by shortness of supply, referable, amongst other comes, to the want of facilities of importation, er, in other words, to the limited amount of French shipping seeking homeward freight at a particular season at Sydney or Bombay. There are always an abundance of British vessels ready to make up their cargo with consignments of jute or wool for French porta. Hitherto they have been Compelled to decline such freights on account of the differential charges to which they have been subjected. These are now defini tively removed. The manufacturers of Rouen and Mulhausen have obtained in this way a relief to which, under the circumstances, they were clearly entitled ; and the consumer will inevitably be benefited in proportion. The logic is made all right at that end of the line, but how is it at the other f Can jute and wool continue long to be imported into France in British vessels at non discriminative charges, while gold, and spice, and silk, and indigo continue to bear a heavy dif• ferential burthen f We know by experience what comes of taking a stone here and there out of the wall of exclusion : the exceptional gaps become continually wider, the whole fabric cracks and totters, and tumbles down at last. The admission of foreign corn in British vessels at the duties charged on it when borne in French bottoms was the first rent made in the system this year ; the provisions we have just indicated are s fitting sequence thereto. But these have the advantage of being permanent, as being matters of Treaty stipulation ; whereas the regulations with respect to foreign corn profess to be only exceptional, and to have but the sanction of an administrative decree. All tend, however, in the same direction, and that is the right one. ELTD-HAND PIANOPORTIB. CZAlMLll%lll4 4w eiri oa. hem • lop moulaum• d irassi, .4. 4 pm. brZ ekimst anot solassoll maim •S THE EMPRESS OP THE FRENCH IN BDINBURGIL (From the Scantean.) Yesterday (Monday) morning, the Xmpress, at tended by the Comtesse de Montebello, Madame de Sanlcy, and the Marquis de la Orange, left Douglaa' Hotel about half-put eleven, in • carriage and pair, and drove by Waterloo-place, the Regent-road, and Abbey Hill, to Holz rooL The carriage was driven slowly in front of the palace, towable her Majesty to take • general survey of its archi tectural features, and then proceeded at • quicker pace eastwards by the Duke's-walk, and round the Queen's drive. On arriving at Dunnippie Loch, at the spot usually chosen for ascending to the summit of the hill, the royal party left the carriage, and walked along the Drive for sums distance, but the gram being wet and slippery, the Empress did not attempt the ascent. In • few minutes her Majesty and suite re-entered the carriage, and completing the eirmit of the bill, drove back to the palace. There the Bowen was receive by Mr. Cough, who had the honour of conducting her Majesty and party through the suite of rooms occupied by the Queen oa her ionisers journeys, and afterwards through (linen Mary's apartments, and the venerable chapel of Holyrood. We under mined that the Homems exhibited the greatest punk& interest ia all the relics sad nisolorials el the hopiese Mary of Scotland preserved in the mod ea dosemding to the chape her Majesty it agwid for a somitinahle time to co l atemplate the worn but rite and elegant tracery of its ruined etches and columns. • Wee member of people had by this time col lected in treat of the palms, mid on the royal party emerg ing front the pie • lend cheer was given, and much curiosity was displayed—is seine C&M.S, we fear, in en nu warrantably obtrusive asamer—to obtain a sight of the Fas=. Her Majesty returned to the hotel. after two o'clock the Empress and suite again left the hote l, in a combos sad pair, and drove to the Castle. I Int. matioa having been sent to Colonel E wart • minute or two before the &tried of the_myal party, he honied down along with Mr. Savory, of the 711th, to the gate, drew up the gua rd Maids the entree., and was ready to receive the Empress ' whoa the wring lens wp. As the guard presented arms, the Empress west to me of the soldiers who bad several models en We breast, and minutely examined them, questimieg the mesa es to the asthma for which he had re ceived them, and altatting to the moat off-hand and affable manner possible. Wend Evart had the honour of con ducting the Bower all ewer the Castle—through the Crown-roosn, gegen Maxis roans, and Queen MarpieV. Chapel—in each of ic-h places she remaie several minutes; and from her numerous queries and remarks regarding them, she twinned to be mi nutely acquainted with their history and assocuitions. lOn ascending the Mons Meg Battery, bee Majesty t immediately hailed Meg as • familiar friend ; and, turning to the view northwards, expressed herself charmed with the appearance of the city, and particula pointed out the !Mott monument, which she bad admired in Princes'etroet. The Empress afterwards expressed • wish to sae the soldiers' barracks, and was conducted through them by Colonel Ewart, minutely inspected their details, end repeatedly expressed her satisfaction with everything she saw, and her adolirlitioa of the gallant 78th. On leaving the Castle her Majesty moat courteously expressed her acknowledgments to colonel Ewart, and, entering the carriage, drove off amid , the cheers of about fifty people who had collected around th '. 3 .g at !' „ . . . . . Givat dubiety exists ra to the future movements of the Empress. It ia stated that she will not visit Hamilton Palace at present, and that she will shortly become the guest of the Queen at Windsor. Whether these statements are authentic or not we cannot tell, but we believe we are cor rect in stating that the Empress will not have Edinburgh today, and consequently will not be present at the grand ball to be given this evening at Hamilton Palace in honour of her visit. We may also mention here that we under stand that Mr. Howard and his excellent orchestra have been engaged for this ball, for which very extensive and covtly preparations have been made. Among other rumours regarding the Empress's move. menu may be mentioned and, that in a day or two she will p.m a visit to Loaders= Osetlit impelled by the deep inte rest which her Majesty Oakes In everything connected with the history of the unfortunate Mary. (non unr rioeirs GAZITYL) Fonen;N-orncs, Nov. 17.—The Queen hag been el.v.ei to approve of Mr. Antonio .the as consul at Bohm, for the Republic of Glatemek. Fourios-orrie; Nov. 19.—The Queen hae been pleased to approve of Mr. Grahame Gilmour as Coeval at tlaagow forte Argentine Cesteduratioe. JAMPN'II Petro; Nov. lb. —The Queen has beau pleased on the aonnatioa of the Right Hon. Lord Foley to sipp.int Francis ettartaris Wemyss, Esq., lieute nant Poo al Wiltshire Mint* one of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of gentlemen at Anne, vice Francis Wheatley, Esq., resigned. CILOWN-OFFICA Nov. 17 —The name of the peer of Scotland elocted and chosen to sit, and vote in the House of Peers in thin present Parlinrnent of the United Kingdom, in the room of David Furl of Leven and Melville, deceased, is the Lord Rollo. THE PRINIII o WALER AND BEMIIIDA.—The following is an extract of a letter from Bermuda :—" There U. no doubt that the failure of the attempt to induce the Prince of Wales to visit Bermuda was a very pool disap pointment to us all. At the mine time, we can scarcely help acknowledging that, taking all circurnstaoces into Ir. count, the Duke of Newcastle exercised a wise disereliso I. not Uniting us, at the advanced season of the year; more over, one or two cases of yellow lover have made their ap pearame, and although not of such • malignant type se that which carried off such numbers ia 1863 ; yet, as if keno this emerge has made its appsanusee every seven mem, it would have been imprudent to have hooded the Prism We had hoped for much good from a visit of so able a woo as the Duke of Newcastle for there is mash he mold bore lookol into, which is gredly rermlood." _ _ _ 811 Pins ra.liaAnts .L.We are glad to learn ales Sir Peter lfaisheiga I still improving. He, however, cualiame ia • ewl wok and debilitated state, and although the wire iat ad3aM symptoms of &ages have to some ecteet dimppeared r his reouvery is by as lamas ooataissUp looked for.—larede Mercury. MAareMearlth UNITY OP ODD FIBLIAWIL On Neadity the Awing Abbey !Alp, as Weithata, was visited by Ow rillimee dAs NateLuadoo Dittrict. A krp awn la r et awatbere were entethied, mad the ersabwr's pressed lags were of the liveliest chancier. P.P.O.M. Phipps, el Waltham. addresawl the meetieg oe the progress of the Abbry Detriet, which had Past a small begaming twelve years vines. bat we. now peoepesaaa is waken and funk As meal. success d.pd,Md en their samellems, sad the atembei• had snicked well to spread Use usetalask or km itatitoti a , sod sweat to do so. It was gratifyiii to led the parent district testified Ire appnwal .4 those efforts, sad he asked thew to ghe the honours of the mar to their wisdom with P.(t.'• ( 1 ,, t%, Mergold. and Tones, from the other Loodos lodges. Pro.. Hough reenresd and raid his dotnet look e d w i t h please!, as the s = ll l its oti•shoots, end was itself in a better purities Ulna it had rr.r hewn. sad he proposed " Oustiatied }Temerity to the Waltham Abbey Datiict." C.I. Fiadlay replied, and said th a t Ennehl sod Wolthato lowl Low mole tam 800 • great ntunter being workers an the government nitwit*. EMS, - fiWFIDNESIIOI' ne fork- WINDSOR 0 ,J o ' ,. 10. ABILLiIfC There was no addition to the royal climate party yesterday. The Queen, asempluded by the PrloniesAliot, Prisms Helena, Princess Lemke, end Prisms Deal*" walked in in the Home-park this morning, and visited the Deichese of Kent and the Primer of Leininpn at Froginona The Prince Consort, attended by Major-General the Hon. C. Grey and his Equerry-in• Waiting, went to London by a special train of the South•Weetern Railway. The Prince ! drove from the private station at Vauxhall to the Palm* 'of Westminster, where he arrived at eleven o'clock, end pr sided at • meeting of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 185 L The other comuniseioners present were Earl Gnu:Mlle, the Right Hoe. W. F. Cowper, M.P.. the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstoee, Y.P. ; the Right Hon; R. Lowe, M.P. ; Sir A. Spearman, Bart. ; Sir C. L. Eastlake, Sr Merles Lye 1, Sir Roderick Morehison, Mr. Thomas Baring, Y.P. ; Mr. Bazley, Y.P. ; Mr. G. P. Bidder, Mr. C. H. Mks, Mr. T. F. Gibson, and Mr. Leonard Horner. Yr. Edger Bowring, Secretary to the Royal Commission, attended. The meeting broke up at 90 minutes before 1 2 o'clock. The Prince Consort returned to Windsor in the afternoon. The Prince at Wales went out bunting, attended by ieutesant-Colonel Koppel. Prince Leopold took a carriage drive. The Ducker of Kent and the Prince end Princess of Leiningen visited the Queen et the Cutle, and took luncesen. The Duchess of Atholl has succeeded the Countess of Caledon as Leidy in Waiting to her Majesty. A deputation from the Reformatory and Refer Union on the subject of the Industrial Schools Aid had an interview with Sir G. O. Lewis yesterday at the Hoene-offloe. The deputation onisieted of the Hon. A. Laniard, M.P. ; Mr. Robert Hanbary, LP. ; Mr. G. H. H. Oliphant Ferguson, Mr. W. J. Manvilll, M. W. Gamlen, Mr. J. R. Fowler, Mr. G. W. HasUnge, Mr. Charles Ware, Mr. Martin Ware, Jun., Mr. G. J. Bowyer, Mr. Alfred Hill, Rev. William Tyler, Mr. Joseph Mahood (Manchester), Mr. George Bell, Mr. S. Wise, and Mr. A. 0. Clusise, Seoretaryof the Union. Sir Edmond Head had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday. Sir John Young had elm an inter view with his Grace at the Colonial-office. Mr. John Pickering, thej Secretary of the Leeds Mechanics' Institution Literary Society, had an interview with Lord Palmerston yesterday, and exhibited to his lard ship the pries design for the New Institution and Schools of Memos &ad Art. A demitiskies from the Ges Meter Manufacttirere'Ammia tion of Great Britain, had an interview with Sir George Lewis at the Heene-ofiles, rerpectang the Sale of Or Act. The deputation assisted at Mr. Bol=t Bevis*, of Leeds (chairman), Mr. E. Debi= (Debt= and Sou), Mr. Hartley (A. Wright). Mr. Mead (Squire and Co.), Mr. Ford, Mr. I Boulton, Mr. Parkinson, Mr. West (Wert sad Orogen, Oldham), and Mr. W. Croaky (Croaky and Co.) Despatches from the governors of Canada and the Bahamas were reosived yesterday at the Colonial-office. Tau Dreams or CAII3III DO —This illustrious lady remains in Brighton, and, we are happy to add, in the enjoyment of improved health, and with her Royal High. Hess the Princess Mary takes °Dilatant exercise. On Sunday the Duke of Cambridge paid ha august mother a second visit, and accompanied the royal party to St. John's Church, Hove. His royal highness left on Sunday evening for Landon.—Brig/toe. Guardian. Her Royal Highness the Prinoeee Royal attains the 20th year of her age this day (Wednesday), having been burn on the 21st of November, 1840. She was married on the 25th of January, 1858, to Prima Frederick William of Prussia His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Benistort gave a gland entertainment on Mon day evening, at Prussia House, to their dense Highnesses the Prince and Princes, Holstain•Augustenbourg and their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Leiniogeo. The following were invited to meet their .111V118 high acmes :—His Excellency the Bavarian Minister, his Ex oellency the Sardinian Minister, Barman Usedom, Count Blucher, Count Breadeaburgh„ Mr Threw and lady Cochrane, RIC. Their Serene Highnesses the Hereditary Prince and Prloam Holstsia-Augustenboarg have left Howohin's Hotel for Window Oastle, on a visit to her Majesty. His Excellency the United States Minister and Mn Dallas returned to town on Monday from fl, visit to Ilse Queen at Windsor Castle. Sir William and Lady Hayter arrived at the Pavilion Hotel, Folkeetone, on Monday, from theCeennent, and left on the following day for Sandal Park, near Woldoirhant. Sir James Brooke sailed yesterday from South ampton in the Para for the seat of hie government at Sarawak. The numerous friends and admirers of this dis tinguished man will learn with pleasure that his health ie The hoc. member for Sheffield (says the Western Morniv News) is mid to be the latest sample of what princely blandishment ma do. A private letter from Vienna, dated Nov. 8, days :—" Nothing new here, except that Roebuck has been here and become Auntrian ; he has been in Vienna feted by the Archdukes and dined with Toggenburg, and has been speaking strongly against the Italians. He has now returned to Vienna." Yesterday evening the Statistical Society held their dust meeting fur the season in their rooms in St. James's-square —Colonel Sykes in the chair. The meeting warn fully attended, sad there was en unusually large num ber of candidates for admission, which is probably attribu table to the stimulus given to the study of statistics by the statistical congress held in London last summer. A collar ties of photographs of fifty-four members of the emigrate was suspended in the MOIL Among the number of dona tions presented, the chairman directed attention to en ela borate survey of the coasts of the United States, ehich has been produced in so complete a manner as to afford an email:de worthy of imitation by the government of say country. Mr. T. B. L Baker, of Hardwick@ Court, Glen cestenhire, rend ► paper on the criminal returns of 1856-9, with especial reference to the results of reformaterke. The Pneumatic Despatch Company bays satis factorily completed their preliminary experiments at the Bobo Works at Birmingham. and will now proceed with the construction of the permanent tube intended to be laid between the General Poet.office and Bloomsbury, distance of a mile and a furlong. The tube will be 21 feet in diameter. Among the railway applications for next session is one for a tubular underground line, of a mile and a half, from Regent'scirone to the Melleaolitaa Yoe at Smithfield, by which a oommuniestion to the Beak will be e,tablisbad. The contemplated capitol is 230,000 L Ultimately it is in tended to satand She line from Itesent'e-cireus to Ken iagton• One of the most difficult operations ever per formed by a diver has recently been accomplished in ra covering the remainder of the Unsays sack in the Malabar Galle. This consisted in cutting away the large iron plates from the mail room, half-awinch think, and working through nine feet of sand. Reinke s diving apparatus was employed, as oa the previous occasions, and 16,0001. was thus got out in one day. The whole of the specie on board this vowel, upwards of 300,0001., has now been saved. The Calcutta Hurkaru days :—" Amonget the many sign. of attention paid just now by our rulers at home to the peculiar political position of India, is one which is peculiarly well jedged sad timely. We learn that Lord Palmendee, as Prime Minister, has written a letter to the Maharajah of Sardinia, acknowledging in warm terms the high moss entertained by her M‘jeety's government of Um service readout to the state by the honourable mousier ia which the Baba accepted aid acknowledged the &amenity sod policy of the Inconie-tax in his letter to the late Mr. Wilson on the Introduction of the bill." We reed in the Bombay Gazette :—"The civil bras& of the Indies' Davy will be glad to hear that in future parsers end captains' clerk' will be entitled to a passage home, wises rici on sick leave, at the public expense. This beam hue jut hens conceded to the navy by the home geweremet Up to the preent time than who will he benelted by it have been compelled to pay the money for the voyage out of their own pockets, a drawback which hes rendered a sick certificate to them almost valueless." The readers Of Indian newspapers will remember that after the trial and coanction of Mr. Hunt, of Poona, at the Criminnl &melons in April last, for shooting Cornet Browne, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, a me menial, signed by the greater portion of Uncurl sad petty Mee, and other, was addramod to the Otworaaria-Cloua• ail, praying for • mitigation of the sestsmee el Gaiter, confinement. We now learn that, on the stmeneumeadatiow of the Chief Justice. government have base *sod to re mit the solitary osofiesesent. 4 NEE' LATEST INTELLIGENCE. NOVE . ITALY. A Turin letter of the 17th, in the Cortaritutionttal, says: It was reported here yesterday that Claldini had occupied Terredaa, the port of the Roman States nearest the Neapol itan frontier. That town is a military position of some importance, and MIAMI= 8,000 to 10,000 inhabitant.. We now know that ilea occupation has not taken place, but it may be effected at any moment. One of the reasons which brought General Pesti to Turin was to submit to the de liberations of the =meal of ministers the eventual occupa tion of that place. It would seem that, to continue the °pastime of the siege of Gaeta with due regard for the health of the troops, it is indispensable to take poo -1 minim of that point. The council of minicar. authorised General Cialdini, in cam of absolute necessity, to occupy Termini, unless the French garrison of the Pontifical States should oppose such step by force. The occupation, if it takes place, will only be military ; the local authorities would remain as they are, unless they should spontaneously leave the town to itself. Hitherto the necessity for the occupation has not arisen, and there is some reason to believe that it will be avoided. The latest news come to hand is unsatisfactory. The Abruzzi, and more especially the provinces of Tenant° and Aquila, are overrun with armed bands, who have not forgotten the traditions of Fn Diavolo. These bands do not seek to fight in the name of the cause for which they pretend to have taken arms. On the contrary they carefully shun all encounter with the flying columns of Piedmontemo sent after them. They limit their exploit' to plundering and ravaging the country, to destroying the homes of the more prominent pastime of Italian Unity, and murdering the owners who may be so unlucky as to fall into their hands. The National Guard alone was for a time charged with putting them down, but flying columns have now been organised which will probably succeed in speedily restoring order in the disturbed &Arleta. A provost's court has been established at Aquila, before which all persons taken in arms will be summarily tried, and a similar court will be immediately constituted at Team. ROHE, Nov. 17 (rid Xsaassmas). The Piedmontese have occupied Terracina, and are marching upon the territory of Ponte-Corvo. Cardinal Antonelli has protested against this fresh invasion of Roman territory. General Goy-on has intimated to the Piedmontese to evacuate Terracina. °sets still resists, and its reduction offers diffi culties. NAPLES, Nov. 17 (rid MARSEILLES). Reactionary movements continue. The provinces of the Abruzzi have partly risen in insurrection. PARIS, TUESDAY Rd. The Pays says :—" Five Neapolitan provinces are in a state of siege, caused by the movement of the anti-annexioniste." SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 20. The Marquis de Miradores has been appointed Spanish Ambassador at Roma The Queen has presented a rich sword to General Ooyon. THE BOMBAY MAIL We learn from the Bombay journals (October 27) that] the arrangements were complete in each presidency for the collection of the first half year's income tax. Proper officers have been appointed, and circulars issued, requiring forms to be filled up and sent to the assessors before the lst of December. The Bombay Telegraph observes :—" We do not remember ever to have known India more tranquil than it is at present. With the exception of the occasional raids of freebooters and robbers, the empire may be said to be perfectly pacific. All the threatening rumours, so prevalent some months ago, have entirely disappeared, and people of all ranks are gradually becoming reconciled to the position affairs have assumed. In inland cities the nature of the Income Tax Bill is still but partially understood, but we do not I think that government have anything to apprehend from its free operation, on this account. In Bom bay the government have been particularly happy in the organisation by which the proposed tax is to be levied and collected. The whole of the selec tions and nominations have been received with feelings of lively satidaation, and we have no doubt that the executive officers will fully justify the con fidence reposed in them. In the hfoffusil the ap pointments appear to have been equally popular, so that government have reason to ,ongratulate them selves upon their discernment." Sir Hugh Rose is winning golden opinions by his zealous endeavours to improve the condition of the soldier, and the morale of the army under his command. The volunteer movement progresses satisfac torily. In Bombay upwards of fifty names had already been enrolled, and the corps may be said to be actually established. One difficulty is felt which at home is of course unknown. Not only the half-castes and Eurasians, but Parsecs and other natives, seek admission as volunteers. "Now, it would be as impossible," says the Bombay Gazerre, " for men of all these various races to serve cordially and well together, as it would be for European soldiers to serve efficiently if they were distributed among the native regiments ic stead of being formed into corps of their own. Some attempts were made a few months ago i❑ Bombay to compose a corps of members of all sec tions of the community, but the proposal was at once discredited, and it was found necessary, in order to obtain even a partial success, to preserve the distinctions of nice. The Bombay ►Volunteer Rifle Corps will therefore consist of Europeans only." The Bombay Tekgrapli reports: "Our import mar ket continues very dull, the trade being dill but paz Itially opened. Our export market for cotton has become inure brisk, owing to the news received by the mail, with a further tendency to rise in prices ; we now quote Dhollerah at rupees 112 to 115 ; Broach, rupees 118 to 120 ; and Oomrawuttee, rupees 100. A slight decline has taken place in freights ; for London, 21. is. GL ; and Liverpool, 21. 6s ; and China, rupees 20 per candy. The money market is very easy." Colonel Idulonni, an officer of the Sardinian cavalry, entrusted with • special mission to this country, for the purpose of entering into negotiations for the menu. facture of English ordnance for the Sardinian governineat, yesterday viaited Woolwich Animal accompanied by Mr, Pegg, one of the contractors, with • view of making arrangement, for proving at the government butt • number of the gluts and mortars already completed. A few of each description were received at the Arsenal some days ago, but, in consequeuce of the pressure at the present moment ou the proof department, it was Meted theta delay of some ten or fourteen days must necessarily moue before the request could be complied with, due notice of which would be forwarded to the Sardinia' a Embassy in London. The Gazette of Southern Germany relates, on the authority of a letter from Munich, a miracle which has jest been wrought et Rome in favour of the temporal power. The Pope was asleep, and dreamed a dream. An Rugbah man stood by his bedside, and raised his heretic hand to smite his Holiness unto death. Awaking with a mart, Pius IX. summoned an attendant, and at mice named the address of our culpable countryman. The last that was beard a( the affair war the arrest of thin would-be saairiait Mr. Odo &mall will probably be (unasked with full parti culars. - • 140. • EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom ocx OWN oomitrornsfrr.) PARIS, TUIRDAT EVINDIO. In the absence of positive news from Italy, we have letters, one of which, dated from Turin, alludes to an exchange of lettere between the King of Italy and the Holy Father, having for its object "an amicable arrangement " of their little differ ences. Among the conditions proposed is one that the Pope should abandon the temporal sovereignty in favour of the King, receiving a civil list of 5,000,000 livres, and 100,000 livres for each car dinal, with a place in the Senate of the kingdom of Italy. Both Pope and Ring would reside in the eternal city, one at the Capitol, the other at the Vatican. This is probably a mere fancy sketch, of which we may expect to have many brought before the public eye pending the fluctuations of this most difficult Roman question. The elevation of the Vienna mission to an em bassy is variously commented on. All agree that it gives evidence of a certain rapprochement between the English and Austrian governments. If any weight is to be attributed to a communi cation from Vienna, dazed the 17th, to the Arises Haves, matters are not so pleasant between Russia l and Austria. "As in 1859 so in 1881," says the writer in question, " Austria will have to rely upon no forces but her own ; unless, indeed, Bavaria and Wurtomburg were to be exceptional cases. a • • It is no secret that Austria, ander the pressrun of another great European power, refuses to make any concession to Russia on the Eastern question." The revived report of the abdication of the Emperor of Austria is naturally a sort of corollary to the hoped-for "transaction" with regard to Venetia. An act which might be incompatible with the honour of one sovereign might come with easy grace from his successor. Those thoroughly well informed, however, are of opinion that even an abdication and a transaction as to Venetia are now of no avail. The Hungarian revolution is an impending event, they say ; Austrian, like Bourbon reforms, come "too late." The tendencies of the Bourse were to-day far lase favourable than yesterday. Doubt exists as to the intentions of the Bank of France with regard to the rate of interest. Public ignorance ou this question is unusually crass. The act of raising the interest to 5 per cent. would be looked upon, not as a measure of precaution, but a symptom of alarm. The emission of railway obligations by the national establishment has been so successful, that it will probably be repeated ere long. The latest prices of the Bente were 70fr. 10e., both for cash and the account, being a fall of 10e. Credit Mobilier left off at 765 fr. cash, and 768 fr. 75c. account. ITALY. --4-- (now ova owx TURIN, Nov. 17. From news received here yesterday evening it appears that the words "par la force" interpolated by Monsignor de Merode or Cardinal Antonelli in the French despatch will cost the Pope the kiss of Viterbo, and perhaps of Terracina also, which has been occupied during the last few days by our soldiers. This punishment, which, by the way, would be a great benefit to the inhabitants of the two places, is well deserved. Falsifiers should not go unpunished, especially when they sit in high places and are clothed with a sacred character, since the bad example of such impunity would be injurious to public morality. The Emperor Napoleon has been greatly offended by the insolence of the Papal government—the moreso as he has possession of documents showing pretty clearly the existence of reactionary schemes against the present govern ment in France, and he appears disposed to leave Viterbo free, and to respect its vote for annexation. As for Terracina, which is now occupied as a mili tary depot, it would be very useful to the new king dom of Italy as the point of junction of its northern and southern railways. The long awl difficult military operations neces sary for the reduction of Gaeta, and the continued stay of the Bourbon soldiers at Mewing, and Civitella, are convincing proofs that the improvised attack of the Garibaldi volunteers required to be sup plemented by a regular army, well disciplined and well equipped. The republican faction, which does not relish royal assistance, and is discontented with Garibaldi's attitude, denies the utility, and still more the necessity, of the presence of our army to prevent the Bourbons from making head again, and to shorten this long and barbarous struggle. But the generals of the volunteers, as Covens, Malenchini, and Bixio ' admit the necessity of • regular army under the flag of King Victor Emmanuel, the only flag which would be accepted by the whole of Italy, and one too which the re publicans themselves are compelled to feign acceptance of, so great is its prestige both at home and abroad. General Fatal has returned to Naples, and with him has gone Commendatore Canine, Minister of Grace and Justice, who is to aooompauy the King to Palermo. General Fanti has communicated to the Council of Ministers his Majesty's intentions respecting the new organization of the army, and having taken the advice of his col leagues thereupon has gone back to Naples, thus saving Count Cavour • journey, for the King was anxious for the Premier's opinions on the subject. Ou Thursday next the deputations will embark, and they will be followed by mauy senators and deputies desirous of expressing by their pre sence the affection and gratitude of Parliament to our good and gallant King. Yesterday morning Count Cavour bad a long conference with Admiral Serra, Captain Di Negro, and Captain Ricci, the last named having recently returned from Naples, where he has been engaged in the reorganization of the navy. These officers !aid ' before the Count a full and minute exposition of our naval condition, more especially as respects the newly-acquired Neapolitan resources. As an illus tration of the sort of embarrassment which our transitional state of affairs gives rise to, I may mention that Captain Ricci, on arriving at Naples, found Admiral Persano already invested with an indefinite, though ample authority, and using it, too, at the instigation of men like Sandri, of Venice, and others, in pro moting men without ability or experience, and in other ways detrimental to the service. Of course, this paralysed his action, and he returned to Turin and gave up a position which his dignity did not permit him to hold, and which be had, after some years' retirement, accepted solely out of respect for Count Cavour. Such collisions are not to be won dered at in a crisis like the present, when many conflicting and interrupted authorities are being fused down into a single regular government, • pro ems requiring time, patience, self-restraint, and prudence in those who hold the reins of state. On Wednesday twelve large rifled cannon were embarked at Genoa ; they are intended for use against Gaeta, where the siege artillery, which had been carried to Anoona, has by this time arrived. It is believed that, if nothing takes place in the meanwhile, on the 24th or 25th inst. the besieging army will open tire on Gaeta from the heights which it now occupies, and will not cease till the town surrenders or can be forcibly entered. In 1849 the Mint of Paris opined 91,397,849 fr. I fu gold, and 80,643,108/r. in silver. In 1819 the amount struck off wee 63,225,846 ft. in gold, and only 15,378,341 fr. in silver. "This fact," says Oatiin qui, "accounta for the great qu►ntity of gold in circulation and the penury of silver coin." THE NEW MINISTRY AT NAPLES: A Naples letter in the Conatitutionnel says The persons charged with the administration of the nom. try, and who are to have the title of Counsellors of the Lieutenancy, have been definitively appointed. M. Vint/. miglia, who is named to the Interior and Police, was formerly director of the customs. He is considered a wan of great probity. In Julie last Francis 11. sent for him to obtain information as to the real state of affairs, but his ad. vim wee only partly followed. The constitution of June was the work of this gentleman. M. Pisaoelli, Justice, belongs to the her ; he was a deputy in 1848, and during his long exile was always is relation with the eminent men of Italy. lie is member of the National Parliament. M. Scialoja had at three different periods had the direction of the MINIM of the kingdom. He was the minister of that do. partment in 1848, and mated it to go into exile to Turin, where be had the poet of Director of Finance. He also lectured on ?elitist economy with great success. On his return to Naples he funned part of the Liborio-Romano ministry. M. Perla, Public Instruction, is a professor of natural Philosophy and chemistry, and was one of the most distinguished pupils of M. Dumas, of the Institute. Like his colleagues, he h been also in vide. M. Devinzi, Agriculture and Com as merce, is well qualified for that ce post, as during his exile since 1848, he has made those branches hie particular study in different coun tries. The three Councillors of Lieutenancy who have no regular attributions are M. Mancini, formerly an advocate, and deputy in 1148, and during hi emigration • professor of political economy at Turin ; M. Perrigini, who is one of the glories ,4 the Neapolitan bar ; and the Marquis tie Bella, who has given his attention to literature ea well as to politic. M. Booghi, Secretary to the Council of Lieutenancy, was during his exile, a diatiognished professor at Pim. He alai; farmed part of the parliament. The choice of those men, who all belong to the extreme liberal party, appears very satisfactory to public opinion. M. Farmi by order of the King, has addressed a letter to the Mar quis PallaviciM, thanking him in the name of his Majesty for his zeal and devotedness during the late operations of the vote for an nexation, and begging him to express the same sentiments of satisfaction to the Minister' of the Dictaterahip who co operated with him. THE OUTWARD INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN MUM SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 20. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon, Captain Evans, riled hence to-day at 3 p.m., with the mails for the Mediterranean, Eupt, Aden, Ceylon, India, China, Australia, and New Zmlind. She took in all 170 paseengen, amongst whom are Colonel Forster, Rev. Wm. Godfrey Major Anderson , Captains MTarlone, Pax. ton, Peach, Irvine, Hitchin, Holloway, Peel, Taylor, and Fisher. Colonel Gordon, Lieutenant Pampillon, Sir C. W. Oakley, Lieutenant Olano, Surgeon Rutherford, Colonel Day, Colonel Wilson, Major Stevens, and Lieut. Cur. hens, R.A. ; also Lord H. Scott, who proceeds rid Marseilles. The Ceylon takes on freight 391 boxes specie, value 179,7681. 17s. 6d., for the following porta, via.:—Mauritius : Sovereigns, 7,000 L Ceylon : Sovereigns, I,ooof. ; watches, Re., 421. 100 Madras : Gold coin , 5,512/. • bar s il ver and silver coin, 22L 170 Bd . ; gold thread, watches, Re., 1,6041. Calcutta : Ber salver, 27,11 W. ; jewellery, watches, Re., 1,2351. 10s. Si re : Dollars, 20,i 59/. ; gold coin, fifo/. ; watches, Re., 801. Hoag Kong : Dollars, 16,48I1.; jewellerr, watches,Ac.,4lls/. Foo-chow:Dollars,9,sl4l.;barsilver,M, :tilt•. Dollars, 13,094/. ; bar silver, 6.3601. ; jewellery, ,' Re., 2394. 10s. King George's Sound: jewellery, 1001. Hobson'e Bay : Jewellery, watches, &ix, 1,712/. 10e. Melbourne : Jewellery, watches, Ace., 2601. Sydney: Jewel. lacy, watches, Re., Mi. Alexandria : Sovereign; 13,000/.; gold compass for the Viceroy of Egypt, 1201. For Malta : Sovereigns, 50,000/. ; and jewellery, 2601. Ms Ceylon also took ont a very fell cargo of general merchandise. THE HEALTH OP LONDON. The weekly return issued by authority of the Registrar-General states that the mortality now exhibits that increase which usually attends the closing months of the year. k'rom 1,026 in the but week of October, the deaths in London have risen to 1,181, the number in the week that ended last Saturday. The average number of deaths, as obtained from corresponding weeks of ten pre vious years (1650-9), end for the purpose of comparison corrected for increase of population, is 1,264. Hence it ap. pears that the deaths in the present return are less by 61 than theywould have been if the average rate of mortality for this period of the year had prevailed. The blithe of last week exceeded the deaths in the same time by 677. While symotic diseases in the aggregate show a decries for last week, there is an increase generall7 under other heads, but particularly meter pulmonary diseases (chiefly bronchitis pneumonia), the deaths f rom which rose from 967 to 270. In addition to these numbers phtbisis rose from 113.1 to 156. These were only 3 fatal cases of small pox, 43 of measles, 38 of scarlatina, 12 of diphtheria, 46 of whooping-cough, and 24 of typhus. Six deaths sof which were those of infants, were from syphilitic disease. Five children died from measles in the sub-district of Poplar. A cooper aged 44 years died in consequence of his clothes taking tire from rum y spurting into a'sintlle when he was top. pine cask. A girl aged 2 year. was fatall scalded by backwards into a pot. A child died from poppy syrup administered medically by its mother, and a young man from en overdoes of laudanum. Eight nonagenarians, all women, died in the week, the eldest of whom was • spinster who had attained the nips of 96 years. Last week the births of 997 boys and 863 girls, in all 1,860 children, were registered ii. Loudon. In the tan corresponding weeks of the years 1650.50 the average number was 1, 589. . . . . At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29416 in. The baro meter fell from 29'82 in. on Sunday to o _9lo in. on Satur day. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 41/ deg., which is I'o deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years(as determined by Mr. °Wilier). The thermometer in the shade fell to :ti deg. on Monday, &name to 529 deg. on Thursday, being the lowest and highest points respectively in the weak. The extreme range of temperature was therefore 1911 deg. The mean daily range was 11'5 deg. On Sunday the range was only 5'6 deg. The difference betwoeu the mean dew-point tempera ture and air temperature was only 1/ leg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was bt, complete "adoration being represented by 100, which point the humidity almost attained on Monday and Satualsy. The wind blew from the south-east and east in the early part of the week ; on Wednesday and two subsequent days from the south-west. Rain fell to the amount of 0'92 in., about two-thirds of which fell on Saturday, which day was wet and gloomy throughout. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 46'3 deg. Intelligence has been received that the Prussian embassy to several Eastern countries ham reached Siam ; but a long delay must take place before the object of the mi... Mon is acoompliabed, am the First King of Siam has an. nounced that he cannot receive the ambassador before the end of March, because in January and February he will be obliged to perform two ceremonies in connection with the Buddhist religion, which are considered to be of very great importance. In the first place, he must erect a high pyramid, or gilded pillar, on the summit of the Holy Pyramid House in the mere.' city of Pima Bard, and deposit certain Buddhist relics in two stone pagodas recently erected there. The sacred city lies about 70 miles from Bangkok, at the foot of a mountain, ill a dense wilderness, and on this account the dry season must be chosen for the journey, on which the King will be accompanied by his family and semi of the dignitaries of the kingdom. His Majesty has further to receive and salute a new white female elephant from Yarodhuri, so that he will not leave his present rests dance until the end of December. THE ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS IN NAPLEa.—The following letter appears in the Morning Putt :—" May I request the favour of a small specie in your columns for some facts which I think should be made public, as they expose mismanagement! The following was the cost of di's British Legion. as far as my information goes :—The contract for 1,000 suits of clothing sod kite (little over 600 men landed at Naples), 5,9861. lla. fid. • prime money in the Melarso for 247 men, at 61. a head, 1,482/. • and 13 officers at 10/. a head, 130/. ; demurrage of Melazzo at Cagliari, at 50/. a day for 19 days, MCC ; money sent to Oaghari for the support of the men, 1001. The contract for the Emperor wits for 800 men, at 71. a head, no matter what number sailed ; only 420 men embarked, 5,600/. ' • total, 13,948 1 . lls. 6d. The cost of 000 rides is an additional item, of which I am at present unable to say the amount. Of this sum total the greater part, namely, 13,036/.14.6d., was demeaned of General usri leldi,6ool. only of this whole cost was paid out of the English subscriptions, namely, 500/. paid on ac smut of the cloth. ing, and 101 W. sent to Cagliari. The remaining 312/. 10a. was paid to the clothing contractors by soma of the veleta. teen who paid for their own kits at head. The 13,0361. Is. 6d. demanded of General Garibaldi has, I am told, been paid, and as 1 Tindcnitand, since the reins of government here wore hawks] over to King Victor Emmanuel. This payment was in no ARV sanctioned b Colonel Peard, who was appointed by General Giiribuldi to look into the accounts. I inclose ma card for your pri vate information, and remain, &s., RICUAID BARSVICLIL Naples, Nov. 12." GUN Tuffs—One of the heaviest Aruistvong siege . guns manufactured iu Woolwich Arsenal, under the superintendence of Mr. John Ands rson,was yee.erday tested at the proof butt. The gun was find two menu le, each time with a charge of 251 b. of powder and a 1001 b. shot. The trial was perfectly satisfactory, sad 01.3 On was forthwith stored with others of that claw proved during the preceding day' of the week s to be issued for service. A couple of the White v.ll cam nom were afterwards subjected to the ordinary test. The first was a 12.poueder, which stood the trial excendiuglY well, and was very much admired. The power of the gun was of inch an extr.,onlinery nature that the shot pent)• tented completely through the motion of earth again st which it was fir. The second, an 84. pounder, was then fired—two rounds with a charge of 2414. of powder and a service shot. After the second round it was observed that ' the joints bad started, showing a crevice at that put of the gun where the junction of the segments is effected. The crevice, although exceedingly slight, was clearly perceptible when pointed out by those accustomed to that duty.