The Express. — London, England, 1860-08-09 00:00:00

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A car of deep, wide-spread, and overwhelming distress comes to the countries of Christian Europe from the distant shores of Asia—from the wooded heights of Lebanon, where it rose in sudden terror three months ago, to the well-watered plains of Damascus, now filled with the wail of desolate widows, and the helpless moan of famishing chil dren. Until the terrible experience of the Indian mutiny, we had almost forgotten the desolating effects of fanaticism once aroused amongst the indolent and quiescent populations of the East. That outbreak sufficiently proved that the strength and fury of their passions when excited are only intensified by long inter vals of quiet and settled habits of repose. But the atrocities of this civil war in Syria, the whole sale massacres of unarmed men, the shocking barbarities inflicted on defenceless women and children, exceed, if possible, those of the mutiny. We have no intention at present of attempting to trace the origin of this bloody and ferocious out break between the neighbouring tribes of the Lebanon. It is for politicians to discuss the true causes of this " dismal butchery ;" but its effects appeal to all, are intelligible to all, and must touch every heart not dead to all feelings of pity and compassion. It is of urgent importance that public attention should be fixed on these results— on the actual misery and destitution existing at this moment in Syria—for thousands who have escaped tire and sword will perish by famine without immediate relief. It would be difficult, perhaps impossible, indeed, to exaggerate the suffer ing produced by this fanatical and savage out break. A large, fruitful and well-populated district has in a few short weeks been turned into a perfect wilderness, the peasants and townspeople butchered in cold blood, their wives outraged, their families tortured with every species of barbarity, their houses burnt, and their lands laid waste. Three months ago there were in the Lebanon and the adjacent districts a hundred and fifty flourishing towns, villages, and hamlets, filled with a con tented population, and surrounded with cultivated fields and rich vineyards. Now they are all destroyed, reduced to silent, roofless walls, or a blackened heap of ruins. The majority of their inhabitant, have been murdered under circumstances of peculiar atrocity, and the survivors are fugitives hurrying from their creel pursuers, and seeking almost in despair for temporary shelter and support. The extent of the destitution thus created is appalling. An ap peal has just reached this country on behalf of no less than 75,000 of these wretched fugitives, 10,000 of whom are widows. Even this large number, however, is far below the real amount, as every day fresh districts, not included in this appeal, are found to have been ravaged. In Damascus alone it is calculated there are now not much less than 20,000 who are reduced to this destitute and homeless condition. These unhappy fugitives have lost all—not only their relatives and homes, but their little property, their tools, and all their customary means of gaining a livelihood. To add to their misery, the harvest is this year unusually bad in Syria. Indeed, the grain crops are said to have almost wholly failed through drought. What can these homeless wanderers, these helpless victims of a bloodthirsty and pitiless crusade, do! Some who have escaped to the moun tains are dying of famine in the caverns whore they li, concealed, and which they dare not quit. Those who can aro hurrying to Beyrout in the hope of gaining there at least temporary shelter and sup port. But it is quite obvious that this hope cannot be realised unless England and the other Christian countries of Europe appealed to in this great emergency, liberally con tribute to the fund established for the relief of these hunted Asiatic Christians. Mr. Trouser, the oldest American missionary in Syria, writes to a friend in this country urging this appeal : *" Our only hope and prayer is,' say the fugi " fives, that we may he able to reach Beyrout ; " and no doubt great masses of utterly inipo " verished refugees will flock over the mountains " to Beyrout just so soon as the roads become " practicable. What shall we do with them ! " where put them T—how feed and clothe them, " even for a day I We are alarmed at the pro " spect ; and although everybody here is doing and " will do all they can, yet the demands magnify " utterly beyond our ability. If, therefore, you " can do anything to help us in this vast work " you will certainly bring down upon all who " unite with you the blessings of many who are " ready to perish." England has already responded to this appeal, or rather it would be more correct to say, had an ticipated it, for the " British Syrian Relief Fund " Committee had been formed, and active operations had commenced, before Mr. THosisost's appeal arr i ve d. Upwards of 4,0001. has been subscribed, and remittances to more than half that amount have I wen telegraphed to the Beyrout Committee through the Foreign-office. We heartily unite with the Secretary of the British Fund—whose letter ap peared yesterday in our columns —in urging the pressing claims of this meaaonable effort on the attention of our readers. The English Association is of the most catholic and unsectarian character, as a glance at the composition of the Cumuuttee will show, and the funds collected will be administered without the slightest distinction of sect or party. This is as it should be. it is preeminently a crisis THE that calls for the seasonable help, not of indivi duals or religious sects merely, but of the nation as a whole. And being formed on so broad and liberal a basis, we hope the Fund will receive, as it de serve', thoroughly national support. To this end, however, it is of course necessary that its claims should be made known as widely as possible. We believe that all classes would be not only willing but glad to contribute to so noble en object. But in every locality there must be some one to take the lead and organise a local fund, or nothing will be done to purpose. There are few so well fitted to initiate local subscriptions as the clergymen of different denominations, and the local municipal officers. Minister, of religion may ap propriately bring the claims of the Fund before their congregations, and the Mayors and Provosts of corporate towns before their fellow-townsmen. In this way England may soon do her part in helping to succour the persecuted Christians of the Eastern Empire. And if other Christian nations follow her example, large as the need is, none who have escaped the sword in these dreadful massacres need perish of want. •,: 4, EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENTN( trbe Court. HOLYROOD, Avouge 7. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Princeling' Alice, Helena, and Louise, Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold, arrived at Edinburgh at ten minutes peat eight o'clock this morning, and immediately proceeded to Ho4-mod-palace, escorted by an escort of the 13th Light Dragoons. The ladies and gentlemen in attendance were the Countess of Desert, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, Sir Charles Phipps, K.C.8., Major• General the Hon. Charles Grey, Lieut.- Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe, Major Elphinstone, and Dr. Haley. The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert was in attendance on the Queen as Secretary of State. _ Inthe course of the morning the Queen, accompanied by the Prince Consort and Princess Helena, drove to Cramond. to pay a visit to the Duchess of Kent. The Lady.in-Wait ing and two equerries were in attendance. Her Majesty returned to Holyrood for luncheon. The Duchess of Kent arrived at Holyrood at about three o'clock, to accompany the Queen to the Review of the Volunteers. At half-past three the Queen, royal family, and suite, left Holyrood, in three carriages, to review the Volunteer.. The first carriage contained her Majesty, the Duchess of Kent, Princess Alice, and Prince Arthur. The Prince Consort, in the uniform of a Field Marshal, rode on the right of the Queen's carnage, and the Duke et Suerlatch rode on the left. The second carriage contained the Princesses Helena and Louise, Prince Leopold, and the Lady in Waiting. The Equerries rode on each side. The third carriage contained Lady Augusta Bruce, the Hon. Beatrice Byng, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Lord James Murray. The Staff preceded the Queen's carriage, and the escort was formed of the 13th Light Dragoons. The Queen was received with a royal salute, after which the troops marched pest, and after re-forming in contiguous close columns, they advanced, presented arms, and give three cheers. I.l.7wiifaieSty returned to Holyrood at about 6 o'clock. The Qneen had a dinner party in the evening. The fol lowing had the honour of receiving invitation.:—The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, Major-General Lord Rokeby, the Marquis of Breadalbaoe, Lieut.-General Sir George Wetherell, Major-General Sir Janies Scaled, Major-General Sir Richard Airey, Major- General Cameron, Colonel M'Murdo, and Major Elphinstone. The Band of the 13th Light Dragoons way in attendance during dinner. Despatches were pent from the Colorrial-office yesterday to the Governors of Canada and the Falkland Islands. - ok • AUGTritr 9, 1860. • INTELLIGENCE. ITALY. ...- SARDINIA. another principal shareholder that only a quarter of the stipulated capital had been paid up, and that they were ready to pay the remainder, the court refused the motion with costs. The pretty and usually quiet village of Chavenay, near fit. Germain, has been lately in a state of extraordinary commotion, owing to a quarrel between the parish priest and his humble flock. Threeprincipal grievances were laid at thedoor of M. Quesueau, the cued-1. That he refused to perform the funeral service unless the wax candles to be used on the occasion were bought at a particular shop recommended by him ; 2. That he unjustly and maliciously, and in order to spite their parents, plucked the three best scholars in the village at the examination for the "first communion ;" and 3. That at the distribution of " blessed bread " he declined to pay the mayor the usual compliment of handing him the basket first, and then added insult to injury by saying that the mayor took such a large piece that he ought to sit on the paupers' bench to be served. The unpopularity of the curd rose to such a pitch that a few days ago, as he was going to say mass, he found the church door nailed up. That important officer the genie ehampetre, on being applied to by the curd to open the door, refused, and two stalwart gendarmes whose assistance he invoked were re pulsed by a crowd of villagers, men, women, and children. In consequence of this sacriligeoua riot twenty-two individuals were arrested and brought to trial at Versailles for "hindering the perform ance of public worship." The mayor, who was evidently a sympathiser, gave the prisoners a good character, and by way of saying the very best thing he could for them, deposed that they were aimple-minded honest people who had always voted for the Emperor. The offence was one impossible to be altogether passed over, but the judges ac quitted all but half a dozen ringleaders, whom they sentenced to terms of imprisonment varying from two mouths to fifteen days. The conduct of the curb will probably be inquired into by the Minister of Public Worship. Box • COILIZILTMIMINT.) TURIN, Ammar 5. The expeditious to Sicily still continue, though, slime Le Farina's forced return from Palermo, the National Society has shut its office for enlistment. The youth of Lombardy and the Genoese seem to have caught the fever of emigration ; week after week they oome to the port of Genoa ; Bertani sends them off by thousands, and still the tide is on the increase. About twenty thousand young Loin bards, students of Pavia, the sons of the gentry of Brescia, the mountaineers of Bergamo, the flower of the youth of Genoa, have already crossed the Mediterranean, as if Sicily were the land of pro mise. Even the bloody day of Melazzo, where without artillery they encountered the picked troops of Bowe, and won the victory only by the most sanguinary sacrifice of countless lives, seems but to increase the enthusiasm of the volunteers. Fourteen thousand more names are inscribed in Bertani's books, all eager to join Garibaldi, and to fight for the unity of Italy, whilst the subscriptions of Northern Italy continue to pour into the hands of the Genoese physician, who m his modest dwelling in the corner of the Via Nueva wields more power than any minister. Al- I ways surrounded by those energetic volunteers, by officers who throw up their commissions in order to fight as privates under Garibaldi, by members of the opposition who distrust Cavour, by refugees from all countries who suspect the policy of France, it is quite natural that Bertani should be influenced by these, and that he should have entered into some wild schemes about an invasion of the Papal States, the overthrow of Lamoricihre's hordes, and a diversion in the Abruzzi in favour of Garibaldi, who within a few days is to attack the Bourbons in the south of the peninsula. The government could not long remain ignorant of these plans, and it !tot information from Genoa, from Bologna, from Florence, about the intended expedition, the trysting places, the men in command, and the deposits of arms. Count Cavour's position then became difficult ; he had to prevent a violation of the central Roman territory, which might lead to • breach with France, and hasten on an Austrian war at a time which is not auspicious for a trial of arms, and yet he did not wish to put himself in opposition to all the generous feelings of the country, and to organise a civil war at • moment when king Victor Emmanuel says that he feels sym pathy with all those who desire the unity of Italy, even if they do not love him. Farini, therefore, the Minister of Home Affairs, the man who had suc cessfully organised the Emilia, and brought about the annexation without losing the confidence either of the landed interest or of the advanced Italian party, was Bent last week to Genoa to divert the leaders of the intended movement from their ill-advised schemes. Whoever knows Bertani and his friends will easily understand that the task was beset with difficulties of a very serious character. Still, with the most consummate skill, Farini over came the distrust of the opposition, and Bertani on the other hand, proved patriotic and wise enough to yield to the cabinet, and not to pursue his revolu tionary plans. Ou the very eve of their execution the plans of invasion were abandoned, the men re called to Genoa to be sent off to Garibaldi, and the country saved from political difficulties, which might have thrown Europe into a war and de stroyed the long and patient labours of Piedmont for the slow but certain achievement of Italian unity. Farini has again saved his country. Not less important is the successful negotiation of the loan of 8,000,000/. just concluded by Ve geui, the able minister of finance, with Italian bankers. They take it at the rate of 79.50, and are certain to have it subscribed in the country without having to go to foreign markets. The Italians put faith in the success of Victor Emmanuel and Count Cavour. They stake their fortunes as well as the lives of their sons upon Italian unity, and their consciousness of moral and material power, their self-reliance and patriotism are the best tokens that they are worthy to be free and able to be independent. The famous "Delia ford da sc" of Charles Albert was sorely belied by the events of the latter half of 1848 and the battle of Novara. 1 At that time it was an idle boast, but now it becomes a truth. As to the disorganisation of Naples, it is beyond belief. The reactionary party organise their forces opmly in the provinces, and the revolutionists do tie same in the capital. Even the beggars in the streets claim their penny "for the sake of Garibaldi," and express their thanks by saying, "Day Victor Emmanuel soon re pay you twenty-fold !" The daily papers publish the decrees and proclamations of Garibaldi and Medici under the eyes of the ministry, and one of them actually headed the account of the battle of Melszzo with the words "Great victory—the Neapolitans defeated." One only of the ministry is really popular—Liborio Romano ; the others are distrust 4 and still more so the King, who refuses to disband the foreign mercenaries and the royal guards. Such, however, is the deadening influence of the despotic reign of the late King, that the Neapolitans have loot all energy, and instead of themselves striking the blow, they wait for Garibaldi, and prefer to accept their freedom from the foreigner to winning it for themselves. Everything is prepared for co-opera tion with the Dictator of Sicily, but nobody is found to initiate the movement independently of the North Italian volunteers. As to the constitu tion, it is regarded as a dead letter, and the elec tions had to be postponed, since the citizens who have got the franchise have nearly all abstained from complying with the formalities required for their being put on the electoral list. Some neglected to secure their franchise, because they think it quite superfluous, since Garibaldi is soon THE PROTOCOLS RESPECTING SYRIA. Copies of the above protocols, signed at Paris on Friday last, were issued this morning with the parlia. :neuter! papery. The first sanctions the French expedition, and the other disclaims all interested motives on the part of the allies of the Porte. (Tnuislation.) PROTOCOL or • CONTIRE- ICE HUD THIC 3RD or AUGUST, Is6o, Present :—The representatives of Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, and Turkey. His Imperial Majesty the Sultan, wishing to stop, by prompt and efficacious measures, the effusion of blood in Syria, and to show his firm resolution to establish order and peace amongst the populations placed under his sovereignty, and their Majesties the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of the French, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Prussia, and hie Majesty the Emperor of all the Russian, having offered their active co-operation, which his Majesty the Sultan has accepted, the representa tives of their said Majesties and of his royal highness have agreed upon the following articles: Art. L A body of European troops, which may be in creased to 12,000 men, shall be sent to Syria to contribute towards the re-establishment of tranquillity. Art. 2. His Majesty the Emperor of the French agrees to furnish immediately the half of this body of troops. If it should become necessary to raise its effective force to the number stipulated in the preceding article, the high powers would come to an understanding with the Porte without delay by the ordinary course of diplomacy, upon the desig nation of those among them who would have to provide it Art. 3. The commander.in-chief of the expedition will, on his arrival, enter into communication with the commis sioner extraordinary of the Porte, in order to concert all the measures required by circumstances, and to take up the po sitions which there may be occasion to occupy in order to fulfil the object el the present act. Art. 4. Their Majesties the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of the French, the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Prussia, and his Majesty the Emperor of all the Rued's, promise to maintain, on the coast of Syria, suffi cient naval tomes to contribute towards the success of the common e ffor I. for the maintenance or re-establishment of tranquillity on the coast of Syria. Art. 5, The high parties, convinced that such a period will bs sufficient to attain the object of pacification which they have in view, fix at six months the duration of the occupation of the European troops in Syria. Art. 6. The Sublime Porte undertakes to facilitate, se far as lies in her power, the ferniahing supplies and pro visions for the expeditionary corps. It is understood that thesis preceding articles will be embodied verbatim into a convention, which will receive the signatures of the under signed represectatives as soon as they are furnished with full powers from their sovereigns, but that the stipulations of this pnitoeol will immediately c 'me into force. The charge d'Affaires of Prussia, however, points out that the present distribution of the Prussian ships of war will not permit his government to co-operate at present in the execution of Article 4. (Here follow the signatures.) (Translation.) PROTOCOL or A CONFERENCE REED AMOR? 3, 1960. The plenipotentiaries of, kc., desirous of establishing, in conformity with the intentions of their respective courts, the true character of the assistance afforded to the Sublime Porte by the provisions of the protocol signed this day, the feelings which have dictate' the clauses of this act and their perfect disinterestedatia, declare in the met formal manner that the contracting powers do not latend to seek for, and will not seek for, in the execution of their eugagementa, any territorial advantages, any exclusive influence, or any con cession with regard to the commerce of their subjects, such as could not be granted to the subjects of all other nations. Nevertheless they cannot refrain in recalling here the acts issued by the Sultan, the pent im portance of which was established by Article 11 of the treaty of Much 30, Ws% from expressing the value which their respective courts attach to the fulfilment of the solemn promises of the Porte that serious administrative measures should be taken to ameliorate the condition of the Christian population of every sect in the Ottoman empire. The plenipotentiary of the Sublime Porte takes note of this declaration of the representatives of the high con tracting powers, and undertake■ to transmit it to his court, pointing out that the Sublime Porte has employed and miatinues to employ her efforts in the sense of the wish expressed above. (The signatures follow.) The Prince Regent of Prussia arrived at Ostend at 6 o'cl,ck in the evening of the sth, attended by a name eons suite. A large crowd, chiefly of Germans, had assem bled at the railway station, and when his Royal Highness alighted from his carriage, they raised loud cries of "Long lire the Prince Regent:" The burgomaster of the town, N. Barmy; complimented the Prince on his arrival, and his Royal Highness raid that be felt pleasure at once again visiting " the pretty little town of Ostend., which he preferred to all other sea bathing places." The King of the Belgians and the Duke of Brabant reached Ostend the day after the Prince Regent. " The advice' from Alexandria," aaya the Times, "mention some facts rvgarding the Bank of Egypt which had formed a topic of lively attention in that city. El Hami Pacha , eon of the late Viceroy of Egypt, and son.in law of the Sultan, is, it appears, a debtor to the bank for advances made to him on certain securities. /laving been on a visit to Egypt he was about to return to Constanti nople, when the manager of the Bank of Egypt applied, through the British Consulate, to have him detained. The Consul communicated with the Viceroy, and the anger aroused in the court by the offered indignity is stated to have been intense. His highness stated that be could not under any circumstances stop the departure of El Hami Pasha, and the British Consul seems to have fully con curred in that view. The viceroy and princes of the family are since alleged to have closed their accounts with the bank." Some of the French journals announce that decoration of the Legion of Honour in diamonds is being manufactured, by order of the French government, for Abal-el-Fader, at a cost of 14,000 fr. It is stated that Baron de Chaselle, who served u volunteer through the campaign in Italy, has Just left France fur Syria, to place himself at the divan' of Abd-el• Kailer. THE REV. JOOGrIII CRENDRA GANGOOLY. —A Brahmin from tho Est* bearing the above name, is an nounced m a convert to the Christian religion, and will, we hear, not Manehttater, and will preach 113 the English lan guage et the Cram-street chapel on Sunday next. Jogger% (Tundra Gangooly is a member of the high Brahmin mots, which is ileihinted to the service of the innumerable gods of the thud.. Pantheon. H. is now 24 lean of age, and is renown.( for the seal with which he has studied the liters. tore of hie country, in which the ancient faith of his caste and people is expounded. Report speaks of him as a very earnest advocate of the religion he has adopted, and to the extension of which he is now devoting his energy. Since the appearance of itamroohun Roy us England in England, in 184, se believe no bralusin of so high acute aaJogguth Chon.lra t:Lingooly lies visited 'lnc country, and we have no ilocht s .1t :amount of interr4 will be felt in the illus trious whose vane we ha'. now introduced to our raiszs•- Armatutcr Quurtitaa, HER mAizsrrs JOURNEY TO BALMORAL. ABERDEEN, WEDNESDAY. The Queen left Holyrood at a quarter before 9 o'clock this morning. and drove through the park to St. Margaret's station, where the royal train was in readiness ' to convey her Majesty northwards to Aboyne. The departure of the illustrious travellers from the palace was announced by a salute of 21 guns from the Castle height.. The morning was wet and misty, and only a few parsons witnessed the progress of her Majesty through the park. An escort of the 13th Light Dragoons attended the royal party from the palace to the railway station. The guard cif honour at St. Margaret's wan formed by a company of the 78th Highlanders. The directors of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway were in attendance to receive her Majesty, and immediately upon the royal arrival the train was set in motion, and proceeded rapidly northwards. At the lam bert junction the train was taken in charge by the directors of the Scottish Central Railway, who conducted her Ma jesty thenceforward to the city of Perth, where her Majesty arrived at 11 o'clock. Mr. Miller, deputy.chairman, and other directors of the Scottish North-Eastern Railway, here assumed the direction of the train, which proceeded, with one intervening stoppage at the Bridge of Dun, to the city of Aberdeen, where the royal perky arrived shortly before 2 o'clock. The Detaide Railway was next traversed as far as Aboyne. The last twenty miles from Banchory, which have been only recently completed, and were to-day Brut travelled over by her Majesty, are very beautiful, the scenery through which the line passes being very romantic and wild. The Quccu arrived at Aboyne at 3 o'clock, a few minutes in advance of the appointed time. The station was tastefully fitted up, and a great crowd of her Majesty's Scottish subjects had assembled to witness the royal arrival. After partaking of luncheon the Queen left for Balmoral in an open car riage and four, the Prince Consort and the two elder princesses accompanying her Majesty. The remaining members of the royal family and suite in attendance fol lowed in other carriages, and it was expected that her Majesty would reach her highland home about 5 o'clock. Mr. Seymour Clarke again to-day received the acknow ledgments of the Queen for the admirable manner in which the whole railway journey had been performed. PREPARATIONS FOR THE PRINCE OF WALES AT NIAGARA. A correspondent of the Philadelphia Inviirer gives the following account for the preparations for the recep tion of the Prince at Hiner* : " It is understood that his royal highness the Prince of Wales will, during his sojourn at the Falls, have his quar ters at the mansion formerly the residence of the late Samuel Zimmerman, on the Canada side, just in the rear of the Clifton House, which also belongs to the estate of the same family. The Zimmerman homestead has been char tered for the personal use of his royal highness, while the cottages attached to the Clifton Hotel have been eager d for his suite and attendants. The house in which the Prince will reside is a substantial dwelling of stone, covered with cement, and stands upon the highest part of • beautiful park of twenty acres, commanding a full view of the Falls and all the neighbouring scenery. The grounds are surrounded by • fine hedge of privet, rendered impenetrable by the addition of a strong wire fence on the outride. From the eminence upon which the house is situated, the ground descends towards the Niagara River on the south, fiat abruptly through a belt of forest trees, and then gradually across • broad, smooth lawn, neatly ornamented with shade trees, and containing a fountain and a gnat number of gas light posts In the south-east corner of this park, and also upon the highest point in the grounds, flag-staffs eighty-five feet in height will be erected, from which, during the stay of the Prince, the royal standard of Britain will float. The nap are manu factured in England for that purpose. The trees whose tops and foliage intercept the view from the parlours towards the Falls are to be trimmed so as to affords full survey of the cataract. Over the gateway, which constitutes the mein entrance to the grounds of the estate proper, and which the Prince must pass upon his walks or rides, • triumphal arch is to be erected, fifteen feet in width and thirty feet high, adorned with representations of forest scenery and American life, and sumounted at the summit by s splendid stuffed deer, in the attitude of flight, with upreared bead and lofty antlers. The construction of this beautiful piece of work is confided to the same hands which built the four famous arches at the Campus of May, at Ballatar, at Cloch Mac Creigh, and at the suspension bridge at enable, upon the occasion of the first visit of her Majesty the Queen to Balmoral. No more competent person could be selected for the task than the min who has been chosen—Robinson, the old superintendent of the garden of Abergeldie, the residence of the Duchess of Kent. "The work of preparation has already commenced; to day the badge is being pruned with unusual care, next week the papering and varnishing of the interior of the mansion will be begun, and every portion of the premises, from the drawing•room to the stable, will be `swept and garnished for the reception of the high-born boy, who for a few short days will honour the place with his temporary use." The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury have retuned to Hatfield Home, Herta. Lord Cranetoun has left town for Brighton. The Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., returns to town to-day from Scotland. The right hon. gentleman stayed at York yesterday, and remained the night for the purpose of inspecting the barracks. Mrs. Herbert has left town on a visit to her father, General A'Coeut, at Arrington Hal], near Warwick. The Bath Chronkle says :—"After the prorogation of parliament, Sir William Mils, Lady Miles, and family will, it is stated, leave Leigh Court for the Continent, where they will probably remain until spring, as Lady Ifiles's health has lately been such as to render a change desirable. The worthy baronet is understate' to adhere to his determination to retire from parliament at the next dis solution, a step which we need hardly say will be regretted by the county which ho has so long consistently and faith- Italy served." FRANCE. PARIS, Tammy. The Monitcur says :—" Prince William of Baden arrived yesterday at the camp of Chalons. Hie highness will be present at the great military manceuvres." DEPARTURE OF FRENCH TROOPS FOR SYRIA. MARSEILLES, Auousr 9. General Beaufort d'Hautpoul has left for Syria with 1,000 men. In an order of the day he reminds the soldiers that they are going to avenge offended humanity in a country where they will find souvenirs of Godefroy, the Crusaders, General Bonaparte, and the first republic. He concludes by saying, the wishes of the whole of Europe accompany the expedition. MALTA, Auorer 4 (vii Maneiilea). Damascus is quiet, but murders are still com mitted in the surrounding country. 3,000 Chris tian women have been sold at 25 piastres each, and are detained in the harems. ROMS. A letter from Rome states that on the Ist inst. a body of 1,500 Piedmontese volunteers landed at San Stefano, on the papal territory. They intended to march on Cornet*. General Goyon immediately sent orders to the commander of the battalion of Chasseurs, stationed at Civita Vecchia, to detach a part of his force for the protection of the threatened town. The French ga►rison of Rome, General Goyon having left on the 6th, is commanded temporarily by General Noue. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AUSTRALIA, AND MAURITIUS MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, THOIXDAT. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Masailia, Captain Black, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived in dock. She brings 102 passengers and 490/. in specie. She spoke the Ceylon on the 30th, the Valetta on the 31st ult., the schooner Malcolm Bevan on the sth, and the Ripon on the 7th inst. The British brigantine Topsy, thirteen days out from Cardiff, foundered on the 29th ultimo ; the crew reached Gibraltar on the 3rd, per Mariner. Gibraltar exchange on London, 90 days, 501 to 50g. Freights unaltered. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom me owl oomulsroxtmarr.) PARIS, WIDIFIVIDAT EVINECZ. The first half of the Emperor's short but very remarkable speech to the troops at Chao's' con tains nothing inconsistent with his letter to Count de Persigny. His definition of the "object" of the expedition, namely, to " ensure the triumph of the rights of justice and humanity," is indeed con veniently vague, and leaves it open to himself to say hereafter what those rights may be, but then the declaration that he makes war upon no power whatsoever, and only means to help the Sultan to put down rebellious subjects, "blinded by the fa naticism of another age," is precise, reassuring, and altogether in accordance with the letter and spirit of the language of the protocols signed by the representatives of all the powers. I shall, how ever, be surprised if the latter portion of the ad dress be considered equally satisfactory. Why should he have hailed the handful of troops whose ostensible mission is to do police duty for a short time in Syria, as " worthy sons of the crusaders r' The idea of a crusade, of a holy war, although it is che rished by a small fanatical party in France, and may tickle the vanity of Frenchmen generally, is an anachronism essentially repugnant to the sober spirit in which the Paris Conference agreed that a small armed force should be sent to Syria to put a stop to a barbarous internecine warfare which has led to frightful massacres. As to the " fanaticism" of another age, history leaves it doubtful whether the crusaders or the Saracens were the worst, and in this decidedly prosaic and not fanatical century, the Emperor, as a " man of his time," ought to have put his intervention upon another " plat form." This part of his speech, however, to use another expressive Americanism, may be meant for " Bunkum," and destitute of any serious meaning. But the concluding paragraph, in which he alludes to the small number of the expeditionary force, can hardly be construed otherwise than as a protest against the restrictions upon his originally ambitious projects which the pressure of other powers has forced him reluctantly to consent to. It is no doubt a very pretty sentence this :—" The nations know that wherever the French flag appears, it is preceded by a great cause and followed by a great people," but the language is as inconsistent with the assertion in the letter to Count de Persigny that the Emperor did not wish to raise the " East ern question," as it is with the stipulation of the Paris protocol that his troops are not to remain in Syria more than six months. The Patric, while announcing as "latest news" the old story that General Goyon has left Rome and is replaced by Brigadier-General De Noue, contradicts the assertions of several Italian jour nals that the French garrison at Rome is about to be diminished. The Bourse opened with considerable firmness, and although a great many sales were made in the morning, prices had an upward tendency till about 2 o'clock. There was then a reaction, and the Rents, after having been quoted at 68fr. 36c., closed at 68fr. 16c. both for cash and account, with a fall of 10c. The ground lost was exactly tanta mount to that gained yesterday. Mobilier was without change. The Eastern Railway, still the favourite, rose 6fr. 25c. ; the other lines closed at yesterday's prices. You doubtless know the important fact that the Count of Syracuse, the King of Naples' uncle, has written a letter to the Prince of Carignan, announcing that he adheres to the grand principle of the unity of Italy, and is prepared to hail Victor Emmanuel as his King. This happy circum stance confirms the presage now almost universal, that Garibaldi the Great will enter Naples without bloodshed. A letter in the Opinion Nationale from K V. Cattebeni, one of Garibaldi's aides-de-camp, who was by his side at the battle of Malan°, confirms the fact of the general's personal encounter with some horsemen, and of his having killed a Neapoli tan captain with his own hand precisely under the circuinstances already narrated in the London journals. The sudden imprisonment of M. Clement Duvernois had the effect which was probably intended—of suspending the publication of the Courrier de Paris. M. Guerard, one of the shareholders, has since applied to the Tri bunal of Commerce to have the concern wound up on the ground that there were no funds to carry it on, and that debts had been incurred ; but it being stated by the counsel for M. Duvernois and to overthrow all this rotten fabric. Others, again, abstain lest, in case of a reactionary movement, the electoral list should become a list of proscription. Thus, between the hopes of Garibaldi's speedy arrival and the fear of a restoration of despotism, the ministry find no support in the middle classes, and remain helpless for good as well as for evil. REFORM' mexrara IN HULL. A large meeting of the working people of Hull was held on Tuesday evening, in the Mechanics' Institute, Hull, for the purpose of pnmenting a testimonial to Mr. Harvey Lewis, the unsuccessful liberal candidate at tho last two parliamentary elections. Mr. W. Stephenson was called upon to preside. Mr. Harvey Lewis addressed the meeting at some length, chiefly on the disunion in the liberal ranks, which at the last election led to his defeat. He was very warmly received. The testimonial is a moat spendid piece of silver plate, from the establishment of Messrs. Jacobs and Lucas. It ntainbt about two feet high. The base is oval in form, with four dolphins and other marine emblems, and having on each side a tablet, one bearing the arms of Mr. Lewis and the corresponding one the following inscription : " Presented to J. Harvey Lewis, Esq., by upwards of one thousand electors and non-electors (chiefly working men) of the borough of Kingston-upon-Hull, as a small token of esteem for his unflinching advocacy of reform, and an expression of their confidence in the 0011 sill• tency of his political views. Hull, August, 1861.1.” From the base springs a graceful column, with arabesque enrichments, supported by two beautifully modelled figures of syrens, one playing a harp and the other blowing a conch shelL On the top of the column, resting on coral work, is an elegant silver shell, of the nautilus form, on which sits another graceful figure of a syren, and is further enriched by two Wolfishly executed las relieves, one representing the ship of Ulysses ; the other, Neptune in his car, subduing the waves. The moeting was afterwards addressed by several friends of the reform cause, who deprecated the dissensions which had lately existed in the reform camp, and hoped that they would le able to bring about a speedy reunion of that powerful and important body.—Manchester Examiner. MIDLAND RAILWAY. The report of the directors, issued in anticipation of the half -yearly meeting to be held at Derby on the 14th inst., is as follows : . . . . "The director,, have again the pleasure of reporting a large increase in the traffic of the railway during the half-yesr, and though the larger relative proportion of it is derived from the conveyance of minerals, the other branches of traffics also exhibit considerable improvement, the increase under the several heads being as under :—ln coaching, 16,8911.; in merchandise, 50,452/. in minerals, 48,524/.; in cattle, 1,102 I.; total increase, 116,9691. The balance available for dividead in 374,485/. 16a. bd., of which 9,8261. 9.. 7d. is brought from the account of the previews half-year. The directors recommend the declaration of the following divi. deeds (less income tax) payable on the lit day of Septem. ber next, of 31. ss. upon each 1001. Conselidated Stock • 21. 1 la 3cl. upon each of 100/. Consolidated Bir ni iugl ram and Derby Stock ; 3/.ss.uponeach 1001. Consolidated Preferential Stock; 3/. se. upon each 1001. Consolidated Ereviesh Valley Stock 21. ss. upon each 1001. Consolidated Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Preferential Stock ; 21. upon each 100/. Leicester and Machin Preferential Stock ; Is. 4 1-sd. upon each Gt. Pre. ference Share, being one-ha lf year on 3/., at 44 per cent. per annum—leaving a balance of 4,3751. 10s. 5.1. to be earned to the account of the current half-year. The working ex penses have been 41/. Os. lid. per cent. as against 401.0,. 2.d. per cent. during the corresponding half-year of 1859. Mr. Kirtley reports that 10 engines, 3 carriages, 17 break va ns. 2 carnage trucks, and .6 waggons, have been renewed during the half-year, the entire cost of which has been charged to revenue. That the rolling stock is in good working order, and the mileage performed by trains has been as follows s—Passenger trains, 1,642,296 miles; goods and mineral trains, 2,521,256 miles—total, 4,163,552 miles, which, compared with the corresponding period of last year, shows an increase with passeuger traitor of 98,588 miles, and with geode and mineral trains of 392,107 miles. Total increase, 490,695 miles. Mr. Crossley reports that the per. maneut way and works have been well maintained, but at greater expense than in previous half-years, chiefly in con. sequence of the long duration of wet and unfavourable weather, the substitution of iron and masonry for timber bridges, and the extra wear and tear occasioned by the great increase in the traffic. The permanent way has been relaid with heavier rails, Ac., to the extent of 13 miles of single line ; and the fish joint has been applied to the old road to the extent of 16 miles also of single line. The bills promoted by the Midland Railway Company, to which the proprietors gave their 'election et the special general meeting held on the 17th April last, have received the royal assent, viz. :—A Bill to enable the Midland Rail way Company to make a railway between Eowsley and Buxton; a Bill to confer further powers with respect to the construction of railways at or near Burton-upon-Trent; a Bill to authorise the Midland Railway Company to con. struct a station in the parish of St. Pancras, London, and to effect arrangement' with the Great Northern and North London Railway Companies, and with the Re. gent's Canal Company ; sod for other purposes. Also the following bins promoted by other companres : A bill to enable the Blaikwall Railway Company to provide additional station accommodation, and other works con nected with their railway ; to make a branch railway to the London Docks ; and to enter into arrangements with certain other companies. A bill to change the name of the Nuneaton and Hinckley Railway Company, and to enable them to extend their railway from Hinckley, in the county of Leicester, to the Midland Railway at Wigston Magna, in the game county. A bill for making a railway from the Ashchurch and Tewkesbury Branch of the Mid. land Railway near Tewiceebury, in the county of Gloucester. to Great Malvern, in the county of Worcester. The directors found it necessary Main to oppose the London std North Western, Great northern, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Companies Arrangements Bin, which bill they consideitelverydetrimental to the ieterestisof this company, and after a long discussion before a cam. mittee of the House of Commons, it was rejected. The worke on the Eyewash Valley Railway Extension, the act for which was obtained last year, have been let, and the engineer reports that from the progress madu he expects the contractor will be able to have the line ready for traffic in July, 1861. The necessary steps have been taken to obtain tenders for making the Rowsky and Buxton Railway ; plans have also been ordered prepirstury to the execution of the other works authorised by the acts of parliament passed in the lost and present sessions, and for the construction of which it will now be needful to raise further capital. After the ordinary beehive is concluded. the niceties will be made 'pedal to enable the directors to submit a resolution for the purpose of creating and issuing new shares in the Midland Railway Company under the provisions if the following acts of parliament, or some of them, viz. : The Midland Railway and Burton-upon-Trent Bridge Act, 1869, 60,0001. • the Midland Railway Erewash Valley Act, 1869, 190,0801. • the Midland Railway Burton Branches Act, 1860, 30400/. • the Midland Railway London Ste. tine Act, 1860, 200,0001. ' • the Midland Railway Rows. ley and Buxton Act, 1860, 450,000/. Total, 930,0001. The new shares will be offered to the proprietors in propor tion to the amount of stock awl shares held by each, as may be entitled to participate in the allotment. The engs meets with Messrs. Pickford and C 0.,. and Mews. Chaplin and Horne, hitherto the carting agents of the conipany, being about to terminate, it became necessary in the early part of the year to make new arr.ingemente, amid Mr. Newcombe, the late general manager, having placed his urvices at the disposal of the directors, they have availed themselves of las experience in business of this nature, and ap. pointed him the London agent of the company, Mr. Allport resuming his former positron as general manager. The no. amity fur having good hotels at sonic of the principal eta. turns of the Midland Railway, has been from time to time brought wider the consideration of the director's and being convinced of the importance of attracting passengers to the railway by affording to thew hotel aixonimodatiou equal to that furnished by some of the other principal railways . of the kingdom, they request your sanction to the following arrangements. The Midland Hotel, at Derby, having been advertised for sale, the directors have entered into a con tract for its purchase. At Sheffield the want of a good hotel sufficiently near to the railways bus long been felt by traveller', and a company has been formed for the purpose of building an hotel near to the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and Midland Railway Stations, the principal shareholder. being the Great Northern, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Companies, the Duke of Norfolk, and a number of local suleenbers of great in fluence; the Midland Railway Compauy has been in vited to join them, and the directors have agreed to recommend you to authorise them to take shares on behalf of the company, to the extent of 2,5001. The Norm anton Station is a very important junction where the trains of the Midland, North Emetern, and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Companies meet. The hotel which formerly existed there has been closed for some years, to the great inconvenience of passenger., but an opportunity having recently occurred, your directors have joined these of the North Eastern and Lancashire arid Yorkshire Rail way Companies, in purchasing it. A resolution will be KLPrfur consolidating, or converting into irredeemable ar e ill-a-Half per Cent. Stock, so many of the 6/. Pre ference MIAMI an shall have keen fully paid up and than nut have been converted into the ordinary general stock of the company: also for converting into Midland Mortgage Preference Stock, such of the Midland Mortgage Preference Sherri. as have been paid up sines the general meeting in February het ; and also a resolution for the purpose of authorising the company to issue debenture stock. A reso lution will also be proposed to the meeting to authorise the following works, and to provide additional working stock, ht., now required, viz. :—Pennarteut waveadditional weight of materials for relaying mei, 10,0 . 001. ; Derby, addition to workshops, 10,0001.; hotels, and addition to station, 20,001. ; working stock : engines, 50,0101. ; waggons, 50,001.; carriages and pust-office vans, 10,000/. ; total, 150,0001. It is necessary for the proprietors to alupoint five persons, each holding 2,000 e. stock or shares of the company, to meet in January next, to select and recenimend to the next half yearly meeting a suitable person to be appointed as auditor.l WEST IefIDLAND RAILWAY.—The total traffic receipts of this mews for the fifteen 'Nye culling July 16 have been 14,7021. lOs.id.; and for the eurre,pooding seven teen days of Ift:i9 they acre 14,1;117/. I•s. The ..spereliture amounts to 5,9. W. 40'. GI., or at the nute of 411 - :,2 per (vol.; whilst the expense. for the corre.poniling fertnight of 1859 amounted to 5,6601.18.1.21, ur at the rite of 38'75 per cent. 1