The Express. — London, England, 1860-06-13 00:00:00

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DMAMa • ass Am Sadkiwi*. —nratmrras or rrrinirrts aft Virimeaa.— Aad THE ODDITIVI OP TIE OMIO melambasqp. ranraiNwit To traded, ILIXII7 — . Mem Fir tol *Mom : Redid. and Mies dlidases.—Add Tllll BLULLULD. MINIM Gartes. sad J. O. Owe ; Li. C. Locitsreq.--Cood. misty MT . MTANIRA. Tim Evans. TIM 210 lowa J. soide, & Wan, sad I & Tanaei—PAUL gy p, ar,710 adles* Dn. M I S Dia dad : Kra & lam, Dn. W. ersatard. lass Dtaa.—AM DING DODO vruz. MOH WATER AT LONDON DALDOL TRU DAT —Wm%Log. 111. 471......Aftimem, MIL 17111. .-Noutow—Nonaisig, I. 4DIL ASlnfoia.ll6. 17m. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13. THE important announcement which Lord PAL uziorroN made last night in answer to a question touching the likelihood of foreign intervention in Sicily corrects the impression which the tele graphic news from Paris and Turin was calculated to produce. The PREMIER informed the House that our Government is aware that that of Naples has applied for assistance to its foreign allies re questing them to guarantee ponereion of the kingdom of the Two Sicilies to the King of NAME% Austria has positively and peremptorily refused to interfere at all in the affairs of Naples, and Lord PALNIZSTON has "every reason to be " bare that the determination of the French " Government is similar to that of Austria." We are glad to be able to note a harmony of in tention between the French and English Govern ments on a point so essential to the peace of Europe. Lord PALIEZNITOWB reference to the character and conduct of the Neapolitan Govern. ment, and his intimation of the language which the expected diplomatic agent of FRANCIS IL will hear at our Court, are very satisfactory. Tits second reading of the Government Census Bill, which stands for this afternoon, will in all likelihood be spin postponed. But we cannot re gret the delay, as it will help to strengthen the public feeling against the obnoxious novelty of the measure, and give the Ministry an opportunity of retracing the false step which led to its introduc tion. We cannot see why there should be any hesitation in the natter—why the inquisitorial and delusive clause relating to religious profession should not be at once abandoned. What good end can possibly be answered by attempting to re tam a provision so false in principle and so utterly futile and mischievous in practice T An over whelming case has been made out against it In' the first place, it has been proved to demonstration that it could never be carried out. Thoueends and tens of thousands resenting the outrage on their personal liberty would refuse to fill up that part of the Census paper. But the practical point remains, and is, after all, the most important Supposing the returns actually made, what useful purpose could they possibly serve T All legislation is directed to some definite end, designed and calculated to benefit the com munity. But these religious statistics, if ob tained, would be absolutely useless. If everybody in the country filled up the column we should not gain one iota of useful or trustworthy informa tion. A large portion of the population have no religious profession, and attend no place of worship—ere, in fact, utterly indifferent, if not openly irreligious. A smaller number are on principle opposed to all religious professions. The Government Bill, however, requires them to profess something. Suppose them all entered under some religious denomination—the indiffe rent and the sceptical, the vicious and the profane, the infidel and the atheist. Can anyone for a moment pretend that such returns afford any information at all, much lees any useful information T They would not give the slightest indication of the actual religious condition of the country. They would throw no light whatever on religious destitution where it exists, nor afford any guide for effectively meeting it. Lord PALMA:It/TON said, yesterday, in reply to a deputation from the " Church " Association," supporting the obnoxious clause, that " the object of the inquiry was " simply to ascertain a fact, which would be of " great importance as the foundation of legislative " action." But the very objection against the machinery the Government purposes to employ is that instead of obtaining useful facts it must inevitably produce mischievous fictions. Why then is such an essentially delusive ma chinery employed at all 1 It can obtain no useful information, no real information of any kind, in fact. Yet there must be a purpose in it. The precedent of 1831 has not been abandoned without an object, and the deputation organised by " the Church Association," which waited on Lord PALIILIMuS yesterday, sufficiently explains this object. The spokesmen of the deputation complain that the last census wee unfair to the Establishment they represent. Tried by the practical test of attendance, the Church, they urge, appears at a disadvantage by the side of Dissent. The Church is unwilling to have its strength tooted by any such definite and incon testable evidence. The obscure machinery of Census papers is a more convenient instrument for its purpose. It can easily he worked in a thousand ways, and with a little management might produce fictitious returns to almost any extent that might be required. The "Church Association," that has branches scattered over the country, will no doubt be happy to superintend the tilling up of Census papers whenever the indif ference of the population may require or admit of local interference. In brief the object of the obnoxious clause in the Government Bill is now pretty plainly announced. It is designed for a purely mischievous and sectarian purpose. The object of the inquisitorial clause is to furnish the "Church Association" with a convenient political instrument in its struggle with dissenters, Now we venture to put it seriously is Lord Psurgasros whether he and the Gorenuneat he represents will consent to such discreditable member of the witted to insert the might perhaps have been the leading Members of t. comparatively harmless, or k no serious objection. They by this time. The Aron throughout the country, a meetings, and by petitions the light in which it is regarded by religious freedom. They justly regard it as • violation of their cherished principles, a flagrant out rage on the sacred rights of conscience. Mr. Dittwys only represented the general feeling on the subject, when in his speech last night he expressed his surprise that such a proposal should be made by a Liberal Government, seeing that it is in principle more illiberal and reactionary than in these days any Tory Ministry would have ventured to introduce. This general judgment is fully justified by the Tory deputation that yesterday congratulated Lord Patmasirros on this feature of the Census Bill, and urged him by offers of party support to retain it. We earnestly hope the Government will not be betrayed into a fatal persistence in a wrong course by any such offers. A Liberal Ministry must de pend on Liberal supporters ; and Lord Psis's- STON cannot at this moment afford to lose any of his present supporters on the Liberal benches. The tie which connects the independent Liberal mem bers of the House with the Ministry has unques tionably been loosened during the last few days. The great Liberal measure of the session has been abandoned. And this is certainly, therefore, not the moment for the Government to alienate any section of supporters, however small. The sec tion, however, who have most justly resolved to oppose the religious clause of the Census Bill is not small ; the Association that has been formed for this purpose already numbering nearly thirty Liberal members of Parliament. The proposal or promise by the Government not to enforce the penalty attached to disobedience does not in the least diminish the objections to the inquisitorial clause, while it is at the same time a virtual confession of its uselessness. What can be the political value of optional returns on a point which is strongly opposed by a general feeling And what is the use or meaning of retaining the machinery of the Government for such a purpose The supreme magistrate surely should ask no question which it virtually allows to be impertinent by making the reply optional. Ma. Geozot Porta writes "to correct an " error" into which he thinks we have fallen in affixing to onr account of • case of alleged intimi dation of workmen recently heard at the Clerken well Police-court the heading " Renewal of the " Builders' Strike." What are the facts T It will not be denied, we assume, that there was a builders' strike last year—a strike which if limited to one shop, was intended to effect • change in all. That attempt was met by a counter movement on the part of the masters, and after • period of suspense and suffering the men were per mitted to work in certain shops on accepting a " de claration" required by the masters. Subsequently, on the withdrawal of the declaration, others returned to their occupations. On the 25th of May we find Mr. Porrra writing to the Central Association of Master Builders renewing last year's demands for shorter hours, and about the same time, in more than one shop, workmen demand the dismissal of their fellow-workmen because the latter had accepted the masters' declaration. In the course of the inquiry which was heard at the Clerkenwell Police-court on Saturday it was shown that some workmen of Mr. AXLE; of Whitecran street, gave to their employer a signed memo randum of which the following is a copy:—" At " a meeting of the joiners in the employ of Mr. " ANLEY on Tuesday evening, May 15, 1860, it " was resolved that Mr. AZ4LZY he given to nu " demand that unless the men who are working " under the ' declaration' in his shop be die " charged, and we have a definite answer by " dinner-time to that effect, we cease work im " mediately." Their demand was not complied with, and upon the master's refusal the memo rialists left work, took away their tools, and picketed the yard by relays of their own num ber. Of course we do not understand the matter so well as Mr. Port.= ; but it certainly seemed to us that these proceedings, so closely resembling the ooercive measures of last year, looked very much Lice a renewal of the strike. Mr. Parma says " This is • mistake. The Builders' Strike has not " been renewed, nor, so far as I know, is there at " present any intention of resorting to this always " painful, though sometimes necessary, proceed " in,g." We are very glad to take note of his words. We assume accordingly that the strike at Mr. ANLEY'S and one or two others of which we have heard are isolated acts, done by the workmen of particular shops, without concert with and against the judgment of the general body of workmen. If so there can be no doubt that the public opinion of their own class will be amply sufficient to prevent the recurrence of there grave mistakes. HOSPITAL roe Conownwr AND DISZASZN or ritz armor, BIKSIPTOIL—Os Sunday Siconsing last the beautiful little diesel aillsehed is this hospital was thrown open to the general dab& en the ocemeion of the anniversary sermon being preaehsd by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The text selected am imelation 3—" And there Mall be SO NOM emu t" from which the Archbishop preached a most earnest end appropriate discourse, describing at the close of it the importance of this admirable charity on medical, religious, and social grounds. A great number of poor permits had been the recipients of its benefits during the past year, via, 972 ea is-patients, and 4,647 an out patient. It was much to be lamented that the difference between the annual subscriptions (the only assured source of income) and the annual expenditure, was over 4,0001. a . This nommitated con s tant a pp ea l s t o Ch r i s ti an year lity for the support of this hospital, which received seedy 200 in.putieeta at a time, and where so many had bete, by the Divine blessing. restored to °imperative and thus enabled again to discharge the appointed da l = their position as working members of society. After the sermon a collection wee made in aid of the funds, which amounted to 161. 17a 6d. Iriiicii;rlSAL PALACIO COMPANY. —The report of the directors to he submitted to the tenth ardinaryiegm ral meeting of proprietors MS Tuesday ant bag been The directors ma* ter tire islannstioa at new that W balf-yearly saestimpe in Jaw are set =rim. duetito el account; hut ter the election of direntore in the planes of those are retire by rotation, in coefenatty with b the prairie.* et the deed of settlement of the ereepony. The bushes of the aeons( will therefore be embed be the latter euhien, sad to the consideration of the rteeleelee to be moved by Chpeale H. Yana& to the effect that the admission of eliareboidere to the Palace on flunden he loiseefeeth discontinued. The directors state that they and the seem manager are doing all in their power to names and vary the sttraceiam el the Palo" sad the. add to the revenue of the compsay. The usual steadv Menem emu the number of vistten of promos yam lies, d past an m o uths, hem Mon Mali maintained. Tlt= ton who retire by relation are Mr. Bicknell, Mr. istresed„ rue! Mr. Horsley. Those poothoon aro all obeli* M tba office, sal offer thoorelva for 1•446MM0M ROYAL DIAMATIC Colima—At the "rim of sever a l o f the Wise patrammon aniltrene Wed rattle loath u ti e° , the haw Pair Leafy bold w 0 loreparted. Tlv came ladies (with adedose) win preside at the Willa* *ad the mete gentlemen will inperintand tire game; bathe lout, well le advantagesedyremeeted from the disked May imito the erre!al Paha. Men facility Al to at f. for as cm en scale the meow meat; whienall be spin under the espohNendaree of the and Clunkill. Kota, Mr. Welniar, and Mown Ban; honed, The Queen wors7 a trean' . of blank silk.ed with niches of black crape. The petticoat black silk, trimmed to correspond. Her Majesty's head dregs was formed of a diadem of opals and diamonds, black feathers, and blank craps v e Princess Alice wore a train of rich whites corded silk, trimmed with heart's-ease and bows of ribbon. The patient of white tulle over idea silk also trimmed with heart's-ease and bows of ribbon. Her Royal liiiiihness wore a wreath of heares-estae, with feathers, and a silver veil as a had dress. The Netherlands Minister was prevented by indisposition from attending her Majesty's Drawing.rooni, as wee oleo Lady John Rowell, Vieoonntees Palmerston officiating in her absence. The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers were introduced, when the following presentations to the Queen took place: By her Rmellency the Grantees Perim, la Bayonne Gustave de Mothechikl and Ydme Pigeard. By Mrs. Dales, NM Lawrence and JIM Cornelia Law rence, of Newport, Rhode Island ; Mem us of Haden, Maseachusetts ; and Mn. Butterfield, of r Now t wk. By Vioonnteee Palmerston, the Marehicame Bahian° and the Nicolini, Ladies of Sardinima noblemen. By hie Excellency the French Ambamatior, M. I. Baron Gustave de Rothschild, M. le Capitaine de Frepte Pigeard, attache iPA mbaasede de France ; and M. le Marqui, d'An digne, attache A PAmbeasade de France. By the Minister from the United States, the Hon. W. Beach Lawrence, of Rhode bland, and Mr. Henry J. But ter New York. lli;k:iie of Saxon Minister, M. Oswald de Nod= Walluitz, Councillor of his Majesty the King of Saxony. The Diplomatic circle was well attended. One hundred and seventy Mlles bad the honour of being presented to the Queen. A deputation in support of the government plan for securing a religions MUMS, as being preferable to the falls- Motu; test of 1851, had an interview with Viscount Palmer ston yesterday. The Bishop of Liman had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday. Colonel O'Connor had also an inter view with his grace at the Colonial-dice. Despatches were received at the Colonial-offloe yesterday, from the Governors of New the Australian Colonies, the West Indian Islands,~Clnsda , and the Lord High Commissioner of the hate Llamas. (nom um mires oiserrz) LORD CHAKIIIIILLIN'S 017ICN JllllRl2.—Notice is hereby given, that the date apartments of Windsor Castle will be open to the public on and after Friday next, the 15th instant, under the usual regelatiora. BUCKINGHAM PALAU; Juan 9.—This day his Grace the Archbishop (designate)of York wan by her Ma jesty's command, sworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his plea at the Board accordingly. Bocirsomax PALACA Jima 9.—This day, by command of her Majeaty, signilled by the Right Honour able Earl Granville, Lard President of the Council, Arthur Helps, Sm., was sworn dark of her Majesty's Most Honour. able Privy Council in Ordisay. BUCKINGHAM Palau; Juirs 9.—This day had audience of her Majesty : General Day, Minister Real. dent from the Republic of Hayti, to deliver his credentials, to which *Mimeo he was introduced by Lord John Russell, her Majany's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affaire. FORZION-OPTICII, Jrxn 11. The Queen has bees phased to approve of Mr. Thomas C. Jenkins, jun., as Cessul at Demerara for the United States of America; Mr. Joseph Joel as Vice-Cowsel at Bristol for the Mexican lleoablie ; sad Signor D. Giacomo Oliva as Vise-Coma a* Malta for hie Majesty the King of the Two Skills% Their Royal Highneseee the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary honoured the Dowager Lady Truro with their company at dinner on Monday evening, at her ledyship's residence in Futon-square. His Royal High ness the Duke of Cambridge also honoured her ladyship with his presence. A distinguished circle was invited to meet their royal highnesses. Lady Truro afterwards had an assembly, at which more than 200 of the flite of society mumbled. Lord Foley, captain of the Royal Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, dined at the mess of the corps at St. James's Palace yesterday evening. Lady Louisa Douglas Pennant has issued cards far hat test ball an Wednesday, the 20th inst. The marriage between Lady Charlotte Carnegie aed Mr. Fothrinnham is postponed in consequence of the death of a near relation. The marriage of the Hon. James Fitzwalter Brier, eldest son of Lord Danboyas, with Miss Marion Clifford, only daughter of Mr. Morgan Clifford, M.P., was solsersr yesterday, at All Souls' Church, Kensington. The bride was attended to the altar by the following young ladies as bridesmaids :—Miss A. Bolls, Mal Butler, Miss Hall, Mir Franks, Hiss F. Yorke, Mir A. Clive, Hon. J. A. Bigler, Mir Beedysim Hiss Yorke, arid Him B o nnie. The bridegroom's ormisi, Yr. H. A. Butler Johnstone, officiated as " bast men." The marriage rite was solemoried by the Right Rev. the Bishop of Limited. We regret to announce the death of Lady Charles &mere* which moaned on the 11th inst., at her resi dence in Piccadilly. Her ladyship was widow of the late General Lord Charles Somerset, second son of Henry, fifth Duke of Beaufort, and sister to the present Earl Poulett. We regret to learn of the death, on Monday, at Stanhope•etreet, Hyde-part-gardens, of the Rev. Baden Powell, Seville& Professor of Geometry in the University of Ward. Captains Acton and Carmelolo, of the two Neapolitan frigates wbich failed to prevent Garibaldi's landing at Marsala, have been tried by court-martial at Naples and acquitted. The Opini4;ne states that the new customs lines on the Savoy aide are already organised. The first French line is at lansburg, and the second at St. Jean do llaurienne. The Sardinian line i■ to be established at Sum. Prince llfilosch, of Servia, who was lately dan gerously M, has so far recovered as to be able to go to Maginot.; to take the waters. The primes, his daughter in-law, is about to visit Ostend. OFFERS BY THE KING OF NAPLES. -- —.- --- Mr. Reuter has published the following telegram : TURIN, JUNI 12. M. de Martino, the Neapolitan envoy, is entrusted with detailed instructions for brief and urgent negotiations with the Emperor Napoleon. The following are the bases on which the King of Naples consents, at least for the present, to au arrangement with the Sicilian insurrectionists : Francis IL is ready to engage himself to grant a liberal constitution on the broadest basis to Si°liy, to be also applied to the whole kingdom. Should the Sicilians desire a distinct and independent existence the Bing would extend his concessions so far as to place Sicily in a position similar to that at the Duchy of Luxembourg. • The attitude of Count Cavour leaves, however, little hope of a solution favourable to the King of Naples. Garibaldi being triumphant, Count Cavour now requests the Cabinet of the Tuileries to adopt, in regard to Sicily, the policy followed in reference to Tuscany, Parma, Modena, and the Legations. This request has only been confidentially made to the Emperor Napoleon. Count Cavour has addressed an official despatch to the Chevalier Nigra, who communicated its con testa to M. Thouvenel about four days ago. In this despatch Count Cavour expresses a hope that France will not in any way interfere in the affairs of Sicily. He reminds the French Cabinet that the principle of non-intervention in Italy, as contained in the celebrated note of Lord John Russell, has been officially accepted by the French Government. NAPLES, Juin 10, EvEriao. Count Aquila, uncle of the King, strongly insist& that an Italian policy and liberal institutions should be carried out, and hopes that his policy will be agreed to by the King. PAWS, JUICE 13. M. de Martino, who is expected to arrive here to day, will meet the Emperor at Fontainebleau. Lord Cowley, the Chevalier Nigra, and Prince Metternich will also be at Fontainebleau. feapolitaui stamen went 'lnset[ on board. Her treasons for suppos. he was, went there to show ;tlt; - •,ltscanidty elisions. As I said, Garibaldi is wrniag to Yams bar understand* if the eoastitution, guaranteed above all by England, is given back, and the King of Naples promises to begin a truly Italian policy. The medial:a d Attntiml_ lia•fif, whisk W Ottittote led to RA re moves the Neapolitans think that they tan do it otherwise—either by calling in another mediation or no mediation at all— they are mistaken, for Garibaldi will not hear of any other, and trusts no other. The admiral forced the Neapolitans to treat directly with Garibaldi, and thus recognise him, and Garibaldi le not the man to forget this. TIIIIAIII7IIIII GIVEIf VP. Yesterday afternoon (June 1) the Pirrone, a large build ing in the Toledo, was given up by the royalists. The negotiations bed been going on for the last four days. The filet offer made was not accepted, Garibaldi insisting that they should ere up their arena, which they refused to do. Since the armistice began the offer was renewed on the part of the troops, under circumstances which made it desirable to accept it. No one supposed that the money had been left in the building, but so it was ; the Neapolitans were so sure of their position that they did not think it neeemary to pro- vide for emergencies, and so above 5,000,000 ducats, or above 1,200,0001., remained in cash. The exact sum is 5,444,444 ducat' ; out of this only about 100,000 ducats are government property, the rest private deposits. H. Crispi, the Secretary of State, went there in company with the cashiers and coniptrollers of the establishment ; a prods-verbal was drawn up and signed by the above-named employes, as well as the captain in command of the post. He had &boat 125 men with him, who were allowed to retire with arms and baggage. They had only one man wounded, which is easily explained by the good position they held, and by the fact that no regular attack was ever undertaken against them. While in their porta, they amused themselves with thing from sheltered positions at all passers-by. Even since the armistice two men are said to have been killed close to the Porta Felice. From the papers found it appears that 792,000 ducats were taken out of the government funds to defray the war expenses, which were rather heavy, as the soldiers have received double pay ever since the beginning of the disturbances. MNIIINimb *..z...., . THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY '. L i l i s IG , Jp ' : 1 ‘ .., , .. .1. . If ati - .. , 1 comment to remain • party to say . trim c ou r t . ;:, . ..• .., .T i : I : Ig• .', .... IA ... '' T IA OF ENGLAND ble manceuvre. Noma subordimets . - • At last night Na I) o the Neapolitan wm-wo-• ..ji , I 7..........0.---, :• olliwith, ft is Mated Nail Lanza himself Government wit no doubt `per- Heck Isfidlaly the gamin held a Dialting-romilla ' - N.-- ,‘. ' • -tree SICILY. r i ; ehatination il liasigis boll there are goodrea t the clause in ais Bill, Ars is. J... 6 Palace yekirtday afternooli. - , ing that the g.MIK whoever he was, wet have been originally supposed by The Q4OOll sod the Prince Consort, scoalipanied by tie - -; theaecessity of making conceesions. As I r tubers of the Cabinet that it was Princess #liee, sad attended by the Ladies sad Chatham! ALLEGED CAPTURE BY NIAPOUTA ' willies to sore to a sedsrstandies if U harmless, or at all events exposed to in Walinitinininnd from Burlingham Palace alguit - twir :-- BEIPS. - - - . - guaranteed above all by England, is giver sction. They must be undeceived ° cloak' • 5 3..„ _ r Y,d c i i .1 J . NA kisiov as iii King of Naples promisee to begin a trill: Prises 111falineick f the Netherlands- the t of The strong expreseion of opinion - —•- Alai of cwo • i i ia th , p r i sm a It is ofheially eke The wiles of Moral_ Kee% whfi s country, u expremed at public Lich ' Peres Julies sod . Jolla ol Holstein on board troops and ammunition, have been cap- ted t " n iel e'"Cd iimilii , rem". nu (1416 the Neapolitans think that they win do it ol by petitions to Parliament, show Gluckasnnifb i n:d Prim° Edwu"gnz• Weimar, w ere Pre' tared by Neapolitan ships of war. seat IA fee win-roan. by calling in another mediation or no mew ich it is regarded by the friends of is a g um ~,,,„ a tra i n o f bk.', dm, s i .i.,,d „i t h Naples continues tranquil. they are mistaken, for Garibaldi will not he ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA. The subscribers to this magnifioeut lyric establish ment were last evening afforded an opportunity of witnessing another triumph of the skill of its enterprising lame. The Floral-hall, which, subsequently to the volunteer ball, has been only occasionally used as a promenade for visitors to the opera, is now about to become a great metropolitan flower mart, and Its application to this purpose was fitly inaugurated last night by a private view, which her Majesty graciously honoured with her presents. The arrangement of plants and flowers was perfectly novel, and most effective. At one end of the hall was an inclined plane 80 feet high, composed exclusively of various plants, extending from the floor almost to the ceiling, and having the appearance of a vast floricultural carpet. In the middle, and at the other end of the build ing, were magnificent cones, formed of the choicest plants in flower, while the centre and sides of the hall were filled with the rarest varieties of flower ing shrubs. One circular stand, containing thou sands of bouquets, occupied a conspicuous position near the west end of the building, and, with the plane before re ferred to, proved the great feature of the exhibition. The aspect of the ball when illuminated for the Queen's visit, at sine o'clock, was most picturesque and fairylike. Her tar ty arrived punctually at the hour sppointed, was inseired at the market entrance by Mr. Gm who conducted the royal party through the build ing. The Queen made the circuit of the hall twice or three times, and expressed herself in very warm terms of admira tion of the whole exhibition. Passing from the Floral-hall late the Operwhouse, her Majesty witnessed to the end a magnificent performance of Meyerbesr's " lltnorah," at which the most crowded audience of the season was present. After the opera the whole of the company were per matted to promenade in the Floral-hall, where the band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendanee until half -plat twelve o'clock. iit;haiiersa throws open today and will be open to morrow for public exhibition. All who admire &wets, or who feel an interest in their tasteful arrangement, should certainly pay it a AM. Home CIRCUIT. —The judges appointed for the Bone Cornit, Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and Mr. Justice Slaceburo, hers glued the following days for holding the amine in the different counties : —Hertfordshire, Tuesday, July ; Essex, Monday, July 16 ; Susses, Friday, July 110 ; Kent, Thursday, July %; and Surrey, Thursday, August 2. The °minima= will be opened in each of the empties on the day above named, and business will be pro wade with on the following morning. The tie& ijayka io limey will be summoned to attend on Mon day ' tits Mb el Minot. FRANCE AND SAVOY. The Moniteur of this morning announces that the Senate has unanimously adopted the Senatus Consults relative to the annexation of Savoy and Nice. The French laws and constitution will oome into operation on the Ist January, 1881. To-morrow the Bours3 will be closed. SARDINIA. TURIN, MAT 12. The Marquis Forrearra, Marquis Romforte, and Count Manzoni, Sicilian eanigr4s, have gone to Palermo. VENICE. VIENNA. WEDNESDAY. The official Wiener Zeitung of to-day contains an imperial decree granting to the Central Lombardo- Venetian congregation a decisive instead of a deli berative vote upon all matters, except, however, upon such administrative questions as affect the rights of the government, viz., the approbation of the proposed expenditure and the revision of the provincial treasury accounts. The commission appointed for examining the public debt has presented to the Emperor a general report on the state of the whole public debt of the empire. This report will be published shortly. FRA?iCE AND GERMANY, PARIS, TUZSDAY. In official quarters it is stated that the approach ing interview of the Emperor Napoleon with the Prince Regent of Prussia and other German sove reigns was proposed by the Emperor with the object of calming the uneasiness of the German people and of re-establishing the international relations of the two countries, France and Ger many, on a basis of mutual and absolute confidence. GENEVA, Joss 12. The Emperor will pass through Strasburg at 5 o'clock on Friday evening, on his way to join the Prince Regent at Baden-Baden, and will preserve the strictest incognito. LE'ITERB FROM PALERMO. A letter from Colonel Tarr, of Garibaldi's staff, dated from Palermo, June 4, is given in the &lets. It says : At daybreak, on the Pith ult., General Garibaldi marched on Palermo with about 6,000 man. ilia manceuvres in the preceding days had drawn away to the mountains more than 5,000 of the royal troops, so that there only remained about 14,000 at Palermo. At two or three positions the combat was very fierce, and lasted four hours, the insurgent& only prevailing at last by means of the bayonet, and with considerable loss. At the Ministry of Finance the troops were soon hemmed in by barricades, and they surrendered the next day from want of provisions. During the armistice, which has been several times renewed, Garibaldi received reinforcements and established entrenchments. The popu lation of the town, which t ot. the first day could not take an active part in the conflict, is Low rendering all the ser vices it can ; all clams are co-operating alike. The popu lation is now reedy to defy a new bombardment The general is at present at the head of 10,000 armed mem without oounting the numerous columns expected from the interior. He has received 3,500 muskets, and 250,000 ball crtridges, which were disembarked at Marsala, by the Utile of Genre. A body of 60 volunteers who came over is the same vessel has likewise joined him. During the armistice numerous desertions from the royal troops took place daily, in spite of the efforts of the officer'. The following are extracts from the letters of the special correspondent of the Times : GARIBALDI IN TML BIBLES& In the afternoon Garibaldi made • tour of inspection round the town. I was there, but find it really impossible to give you even a faint ides of the numner in which he was received everywhere. It wu one of those triumphs which seem to be almost too much for a man. The most wonder ful thing I ever saw in this way was the reception of Napo- leon and Victor Emmanuel at Milan, just about a year ago, and I am almost inclined to think that the one yesterday was more extraordinary. The entry of the sove reigns was something more formal, which prevented the full expreasiou of popular enthusiasm. They were on horseback and surrounded by their guards, while the popular idol, Garibaldi, in his red Weal shirt, with a loose coloured handkerchief round his neck, and his worn wide awake, was walking on foot among those cheering, laugh lag, crying, nod thousands ; and all his few followers could do was to prevent him from being bodily carried a the ground. The people threw themselves forward to kiss kis hands, or, at lead, to touch the hem of his garment, u if it contained the panacea for all their past and perhaps coming sufferings. Children were brought up, and mothers asked on their knees for his blessing ; and all the while the object of this idolatry was as calm and smiling as when in the deadliest [ire, taking up the children sad kissing them, try ing to quiet the crowd, stopping at every moment to bear a king complaint of hones burst and property racked by the retreating soldiers, giving good advice, comforting, and premien% that all dumps should be paid for. THE SHIRR! ADD SRI BOLDUC'S. On one point only the people are implacable, and that is the death of the e4irri, who ere hunted down like wild beasts, and shot wherever they are found. In the first dais, especially, there were regular hunting expeditions undertaken against those best known, and many were killed before anyone could interfere. If one recollect, what misery the esp.:menage of these people had entailed on the population, one can scarcely be surprised at the popular fury against them. . . The desertions still continue, and, strange to say, mostly among the non.comnuasioned officers, sergeant., and corporals. Not only do all these ask to take service, but likewise the 300 or 400 prisoners. Even the foreign mer. cenaries begin to come in—►t any rate the better part of them, who are disgusted with their own comrades and the service. Almost every officer who goes over as parkssen taire is asked about the pay on this side, end had it not been for our untimely patriotism, which disclaimed the very idea of pay, no doubt the Severest would have been open to an offer. It is, probably, not too late even now. There is plenty of money at the Finanze for this or any other purpose. HORRORS OF TRH BOMBARDMENT. One might write volumes of horrors on the Vandalism already committed, for every one of the hundred ruins has its story of brutality and inhumanity. Were there not so many of the officers of the ships who have strolled about the town and seen them with their own eyes, I should be almost afraid of writing them down, so incredible do they sound. It is, above all, in the quarters to the right and left of the Royal Palace, mostly inhabited by the poorer classes and thickly crowded with monasteries, that the horrors can be witnessed by everyone who walks up. Anyone MD do so by using his senses. There are the black ruins of blocks of houses. As you can see by those which have hitherto escaped, they are in the style of those at St. Giles's or the Seven Dials, with the only exception that all the windows have balconies before them. In these small houses a dense population is crowded together even in ordinary times ; the fear of the bombardment crowded than even more a shell falling on one, and crushing and burying the inmates, was sufficient to n eke people abandon the neighbouring one and take refuge • little further on, shutting themselves up in the cellars. When the royalists retired they set fire to those of the houses which had escaped the shells, and numbers were thus burned alive in their hiding places. All about the neighbourhood of the Albergeria the air is charged with the exhalations of the corpses imperfectly covered by the ruins, and with that greasy smell occa sioned by the burning of an animal body. If you can stand the exhalation try and go inside the ruins, for it is only there that you will see what the thing means. You will not have to search long before you stumble over the charred remains of • human body, • leg sticking out here, an arm there, a black face staring at you • little further on. You are startled by • rustle, you look round and see half-a-dozen gorged rata scampering off in all direc tions, or you see a dog trying to make his escape over the ruins ; myriads of flier rise up at your approach, and you hurry out, in order to escape their disgusting and poisonous contact. . _ . I only wonder that the sight of these scenes does not convert every man in the town into • tiger, and every woman into • fury. THE BOMBAY, MAURITIUS, CALCUTTA, AND CHINA MAILS. BOUTHAXPTON, WEDXVIDAT. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Indus, Captain Week', with the heavy portion of the above mails, baa arrived. She brings 201 passengers, 2,4411. in spade, and a cargo consisting of 1,043 tales of silk, value upwards of 100,0001., and 200 other packages. The British barque Vesta bad arrived at Alexandria. The Indus spoke the steamer Panther on the let instant, the Maasilia cm the 4th, and on the Bth the steamer Ceylon and the barque Ina, standing east. Her Majesty's frigate Terrible, Captain Glaaae, left Gibraltar for Portmnoath on the morning of the 6th instant, with Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Fanshawe on board. At Gibraltar, the exchange on London was sol for 90 days sight; on Paris 530 ; on Marseilles 513 ; on Genoa 531; on Madrid dbmoant. Freights without alteration. CANADA. QIIEF-NSTOWN, WZDNESDAT. The Montreal Ocean Company's steamer Anglo- Saxon, Captain Bollantioe, from Quebec on tho 26th ult., has arrived, and landed all mails. She paved the Nova Scotian on the 3rd inst. The Anglo-Saxon should have called at Londonderry, but the captain found too much ice and fog to be able to return in that direction. PORTUGAL. (non OUR OWN COLIZSPOYDENT.) LISBON, Jun 7. I regret to notice the death, by apoplexy, of General Jose Jorge Lonreiro, who has long_ been esteemed one of the first men in Portugal. He was among the few remaining officers who served through the Peninsular campaign, and was always considered a soldier of great ability and courage. The expedition to Angola will, it is said, start on Sunday next. It is high time ,that this much talked-of expedition were on its way, for according to the latest accounts the Portuguese have suffered considerably in that colony from the inroads of the natives. The Mindello is under orders for the 16th inst. to convey the King's father, Dom Fernando, to London en route to Dresden, to visit his daughter and Prince George of Saxony. Since the departure of the last packet there has been a slight rise in the rate of exchange on Lou don, in consequence of the large supply of hills from Braid. The quotations are :--London, 534, thirty days' sight ; fi3k, ninety days' sight ; Paris, 596 ; Genoa, 629 • Hamburg, 47g. The stock market continnee slightly animated, with no material alteration in prices. CRYSTAL PALACE.- ONZ SIIIILLINO DAY.- T UESDA Y, June 12.—Admissioes oe payment, 2,364 ; ditto by stems tickets, 906; total visitors, EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nor oui ow PARIS, TUESDAY EVENINb. It is rather curious that the.llle•iyar should say nothing about the great annexationist fildt, which is, however, decidedly to take place on he day after tomorrow.:-Thursday, June 14—end not ou the anniversary of the battle of Solferino, June 24, as was announced by en evening journal yesterday. There has never been • general gala day in Paris at such a short notice. Many country folk who would have come up by railway will know nothing of it in time ; and yet the fete is to be altogether one of the first class. The theatres are to be open gratis ; the Bourse and public offices are to be closed ; and there will, of course, be Ulund i nations, but these cannot be on the usual scale of August 15, because there is no time to prepare them. I may mention for the information of English visitors who may be starting for Paris to-morrow, that the Te Dom at Notre Dame is to be at 10 and not at 2 o'clock,as has been erroneously stated. The review by the Emperor in the Champs de Mare commences at 1 o'clock, and will be attended by the army of Paris as well as the National Guard, A pleasure train is to start from Chambery for Paris to-morrow, to give the Savoyards an oppor• tunity of participating in the joys of annexation in their new metropolis. There has been a further rise at the Bourse, which is attributed to favourable anticipations of the interview at Baden on Saturday. It is remarked, however, that the great anxiety of buyers is to assure a position which will enable them to speculate for a fall before the end of the month. The Bente rose 20c. both for cash and account, cloning at 68fr. 60c. and 68fr. 55c. Mobilier rose 2fr. 50e. ; Credit noel& fell llfr. Railways were not in much request ; Orleans rose 2fr. 50c., and Northern and Western Ur. 25c. each, but the other lines left off without change. The Marquis de Vilette,who died last year, be queathed a large property to the Bishop of Moulins. The will is disputed by the next of kin, on the ground that the gift was clothed with a secret trust not allowed by French law, the trust being more over—but this in a legal point of view is unim portant—in favour of the Count de Chambord. The case will be heard next week at Clermont; M. Berryer is counsel for the bishop, and M. Mane for the family. ITALY. SARDINLL (nom on °ITN consicrosunnr.). TURIN, Ju. 9. Yesterday began the debate in the Senate of the kingdom, and in the presence of an auditory unu sually numerous, on the treaty for the cession of Savoy and Nice to France, and the discussion will probably be brought to a close this day. The chief attraction after all was Alessandro Manzoni, our great poet, whose presence drew all eyes upon him, lie entered the hall accompanied by Count Gabrio Caaati and Massimo d'Areglio. He was led by them up to the president, Count Alfieri, who read to him the oath of fealty, which Manzoni took in a loud, clear voice, and we may be certain that he did so with no mental reservation, for he loves his country and the Mug, to whom he owes personally much that his generous mind can never forget. Although he is nearly 80 years of age, and was on the brink of the grave last year, he has uow so hale a look that we hope he may live long yet, and enjoy the regenerated greatness of his native land. Another venerable and celebrated man was in troduced on this occasion in a similar way, the new senator Panizza, a professor at Pavia, well known in his profession all over Europe for improvements in surgery, especially for his artificial human ear. The discussion was opened by another new senator, the Count Giovanni Arrivabene, who foe more than thirty years lived au exile in Belgium. This noble old Mantuan and victim of Austrian tyranny is now upwards of seventy, and is devoted to the study of political economy. To him we are indebted for the first collection and publication of the lectures of Mr. Senior, which have thus acquired a great reputation on the continent. As for the debate it self, the main new argument adduced against the treaty was, that Piedmont did not owe a debt of gratitude to France for her assistance in the war of last year ; or at all events, that Piedmont ought not to pay France for that service rendered, be cause France had only repaid a debt due by her for the assistance she herself had received in the Crimean war. This debt France had not yet paid, until by rendering aid against Austria she squared the account ; that Piedmont, in proportion to her size and streneh, had done no less for France than France did isuequeutly for her. Now, the cession of Savoy with Nice to France created for the latter power a fresh debt, unless she wishes to be regarded as a usurer by all the world. Piedmont ought not to make such a sacrifice ; but, if she does, she has a right to expect gratitude in ,return, and even more, from France, who, it would seem, las an ex ceedingly short memory. Whilst the senate was sitting Count Cavour re ceived letters and Palennitan newspapers from the provisional government, which declares that it governs in the name of Victor Emmanuel, King of I Italy. Of course the newspaper made a rapid tour of the hall, from hand to hand, and created intense interest. The news that arrived simul taneously was in the form of a telegram, and as it was sent to the whole of Europe, I need not transcribe it. In a letter of the sth instant from Naples I read : The news from Sicily engages all our attention. Three steamers have come in from Palermo, and more than 400 wounded moldier* were brought by each. These poor fel lows complain that the Kiug had sent then to the sibleis„. and they are loud in praise of Garibaldi. The whole city is possessed of their statement, but the government, too late, has issued orders that they are to have commies ' tam with no person from the city, whether a civilian or 4 soldier ; but I repeat, it is all too late. The 311th regiment of the line has left Turin, and its place is supplied by the 39th, which belongs to Central Italy ; and a very fine regiment it is. Three steamers have left our shores ; they convey kW) volunteers as a reinforcement to Garibaldi. More than 30,000 volunteers would be ready to start, it there were only vessels to carry them. Such enthusiasm as now prevails has rarely, if ever, been witnessed. The Pope is obliged to pay 300 francs a head, and more still, for his army ; whereas these young patriots set out with the knowledgethat they will be badly paid when they arrive, that they will have no bounty, and that they, generally speaking, will have to pay their own passage money. But all classes are mingled together fraternally iu these expeditions, and you may rely upon it, that heroic Sicily will not be abandoned. Giuseppe Witham has arrived there, haying left this place with plenty of funds at the beginning of the week. lie is • Sicilian, and in 1848 took part in that revolution, the history of which he pub lished later. In Piedmont he acquired the esteem of the public, and at the last election was returned by no less than five electoral colleges. He will be of great use to Garibaldi, who is himself of so open, frank, loyal, and unsuspicious a nature, that he is apt to be beguiled and made a tool of by persona calling themselves his friends. TREATY OF CESSION OF SAVOY AND NICE. The Meniteur of yesterday publishes the text of the Treaty of Cession of Savoy and Nice to France, preceded by the following report to the Emperor : Sire,— I have the tumour to submit to your Maiests the decree of promulgation of the treaty 'liked at Turin ow March 24, la virtue of which his Majesty King Victor 1