The Express. — London, England, 1861-04-05 00:00:00

SECOND-HAND PIANOFORTES. CRAM HAM and Ca. baie a tarp assortment et usasablkaa.3 Mankato% by the mut ambarnad mama at steatty miaow' prkaa-211. IlepsaativeL eirpres. f 0 0011.1J0100 DINT& Inkaied kw "TM Exprem* London bowing Pew. aths mast lo• day ma Ur aka 10, BOUMIO4tIIIII, by Two Vent let palalsalak lAir ummiert Tim Kvmstos. A Wig lY iiirricruriv.m. ileum Bu. kMoar, Conspiim. Hone, Rivers, Clark sad . Mrs. Atirliiiik lbs. Wilkins. Mien Y. nihilism. sinil Was I II gaydott. As 4 THE MILLER AN U 1114 IN. —Oserrusee st 7. raqrcrant. Tin Evian. TIMM aIAI ib Mr. Mon and Mho C. Learn —Asa HAMM?. Nam Te*Ser. Ryder, More, Hamm %ens. MOW; lasworthy mad Mos goat& WT. /AMENS. Tins Lyman, MT *irks —Tins PLC 01 , R. 710 1 1411, Mann A. Wigan and Mims am.l Kate Tali". —Aid THE EIRRT NIOBr. Women Merry, lialsnore, and A. Wigan Alga Itgingr.—Commeoce at balt-paat 7. 4111TANKIA. Tne 111rymm, THE DIVILII COMPACT. limn. J. Rey cnidis Ind T. Drurain.md: I s K Claim m4l Kn. Y. Laos THE Kat 4W M UMW CASTIA. TM USW Weeder. —And THI LiTTLI JOIL/LNY. MII. KJessio. BIOS_ WATER AT WOW WOOL. Mr —Morals& Ilk Wk. —Yaw" Ilk 24S- To.aioaaor—lionta& .....Aassask IL la LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 5. Ter munificent sums contributed to the India► Famine Relief Fund during the last few days amply justify the confidence of those who believed and asserted that, as soon as public attention was called to this terrible calamity, extraordinary efforts would be made to relieve it. A cry of agonising and wide spread distress like this never reaches the ear of the British nation in vain. No matter who the sufferers may he, the despairing call for help is sure to meet with a prompt, sympathetic, I and generous reply in this country. Colonel Baia SMITH, ►n appealing through the Lose Maven to the generous sympathies of tho " great " national heart," anticipated "a response worthy "of a Christian people," and that response has already been made. Within ten days after his appeal was first made known twenty thousand pounds have been subscribed towards the relief of the famishing multitudes of Upper India. This munificent sum was despatched as a first instal ment of the English contribution to the Indian Relief Fund by the Mail which left for Bombay on Wednesday last. The subscrip tions to the fund have, however, not only been unusually large and liberal, they have poured in with unexampled rapidity. Delay in such a case is indeed death, and the need being urgent, the efforts towards meeting it have shown a promptitude and despatch equal to the emergency. The meeting which called public attention to the famine and opened the subscription list was held only five days before the India Mail was to leave. Two of the intervening days, being dies non, must be deducted, and the large sum despatched by the Mail on Wednesday thus represents little more than three days' subscriptions. The Relief Com mittee, it is true, in making up the sum for the Mail, slightly exceeded the contributions in hand ; but the amount actually subscribed up to Tues day evening was just eighteen thousand pounds. This would give the rate of subscription hitherto at about six thousand pounds a day, and on Tues day last the amount sent in actually exceeded this sum. But the sum subscribed at the public meeting—four thousand pounds—has to be de ducted from the remaining 12,0001., and this makes the average for the other two days about the same amount as that subscribed at the meet ing, 4,0001. The contributions of Wednesday were upwards of 3,600/., so that on the very day of the India Mail's departure the Committee not only received the amount advanced, but were left with a balance of nearlya thousand pounds in hand. Assuming that the subscriptions of yesterday and to-day keep up to the average of the early part of the week, the'Committee will have this evening little short of ten thousand pounds towards a second instalment of the national bounty. Before the close of the week the sum subscribed will thus most probablz exceed 30 ; 0006; ridsuch ► sum contributed in seven days will be a tare and noble example of public benevolence. It must be remembered, however, that nearly the whole of this large sum has been contributed by the metropolis. As London appropriately inaugurated the national effort, so the first, and indeed almost all the subiscriptions hitherto re ceived, have been from bankers, merchants, and others connected with the capital. But the move ment is fast extending throughout the country, and it may be fairly assumed that the provincial contributions to the National Relief Fund will be on a scale of liberality answering to that of the metropolis. The Committee are doing their utmost to stimulate local efforts and organize throughout the country a national effort worthy of the crisis, and with the least possible delay. Immediately after the meeting at the Mansion house, the LORD MATOR despatched to the Mayor of every city and borough town in the kingdom, as well as to the clergy throughout the country, a pressing letter, urging them to open subscription lists, and, wherever it can be done, hold public meetings without delay. A similar appeal has also been addressed to the bankers and leading merchants. During the present week the Man sion-house Committee has, moreover, earnestly invited the leading ministers of the various dis senting denominations to lend their aid in carry ing on this good work ; and on Wednesday even ing the Committee despatched a letter, under the hand of the Lose MAYOR, to the lords-lieutenants of counties, inviting their attention to the subject, and expressing a hope that they will be pleased to hold public meetings in their several counties, to take the question of relief into consideration, or adopt any other course they may awes better calculated to promote the end in view. This appeal is being actively responded to in various parte of the country. Two influential public meetings are held to-day, one at Edinburgh and the other at Gloucester, to open subscription lists and organize a vigorous local effort on behalf of our perishing Indian fellow-subjects. The meeting at Edinburgh is of course a city or metro politan effort, but that at Gloucester is for the county. These meetings will, no doubt, be rapidly followed by others in the great centres of trade and commerce, of mercantile and manufacturing in duatry throughout the country. Nor will the agricultural counties and rural districts be wanting in generous sympathy and active help at such a crisit. The eme•rnency is one which demands the prompt co-operation of all who are in any way able to help. A day's delay in calling a public' meeting, the loss of a few hours in sending of even a small subscription, may decide the fate not of one only but of many suffering Hindoo fami lies. Money subwriheil in time--or, in other words, food supplied in time, will save them, but it is a matter of life And death, and there is not a moment to be lsoit. Never did the Scripture in junction apply more clearly, or with greater force, THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1861. " Whatsoever thine hand findeth to do, do it with " all thy might." One thing is quite certain—the utmost efforts of benevolence, both in India and in this country, will barely meet the terrible crisis. The latest accounts tend to show that the extent of the calamity has been understated rather than in any way exaggerated. Indeed, the famine area is gradually extending ; and there is too much rea son to fear it may soon include large districts in the south of India as well as in the north. At Tra vancore, for example, the dearth of food is as great, and the sufferings of the people as terrible u at Meerut. The accounts from this southernmost province are indeed perfectly appalling. Not only have the crops and esculent roots failed, but the trees and shrubs are withering away. A black caterpillar, hitherto unknown, has destroyed the standing crops, and the people in the extremity of their distress are selling their children to the Mahommedans. The calamity is indeed of such unexampled severity that the Moat strenuous efforts will barely suffice to afford tem porary relief, and thus prevent the serious depopu lation of our Indian empire. These efforts, we feel confident, will not be wanting. Large as the contributions have hitherto been, those yet to come will be larger and more liberal still. Eft Court. OSBOR.NE, AriuL 4. The Queen, Prince Consort, and royal family, salved at Osborne yesterday evening, at 6 o'clock, front Windsor Castle. Diet of Itzehoe, ordering him to explain clearly to the Estates the bearing of Article 13 on the ques tion of the budget. "On the 24th March, the government gave in structions to the commissioner to declare to the Estates that Article 13 of the provisional consti tution gives to the Estates the opportunity of voting on, accepting, rejecting, or amending the budget, even if they should reject all the other articles of the provisorium. "On March 25 the government forwarded fresh instructions to the commission, to declare to the Estates that, by Article 13 of the provisorium ' the Diet was rendered quite as competent on that question as if the budget itself were submitted to it " Notvrithstanding these instructions, however,the royal commissioner declared his inability to give a distinct reply to the interpellation on that ques tion. On the 27th March, Lord Wodehouse de clared to the Danish ambassador at London, that he understood and approved the views of the Danish government, according to which Article 13 of the provisorium sufficiently provided for the com munication of the budget to the Estates. "Lord Wodehouse also declared that his reply to the interpellation of Lord Elleuborough was to the same effect." ITZFJIIOE, THURSDAY. In to-day's sitting of the Estates, the government commissioner declared that documents relating to the state of the finances would be submitted to the Estates by government. He said the Estates never had the right of giving a definitive vote on the budget, either of Holstein or the whole monarchy. The committee will make a report on this com munication to-morrow. SWITZERLAND. BEENE, THUUDAT. The majority of the Piedmontese commission charged to examine the project of a railway through the Alps which separate Italy from Elvrit zerland have voted in favour of cutting a tunnel through tho Luckmanier. The minority were for cutting it through the Splugen. In consequence of this decision, the Bundner-Oberland has voted 1,000,000 francs towards the construction of a line of railway through the Luckmanier. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. PARDE4, THURSDAY. The Path/ of this evening says : " The English naval division stationed at Malta has been despatched to the lonian Islands, where the agitation is increasing." AMERICA. LONDONDERRY, TacreaDAY. The Montreal Ocean Company's steamer Pales tine, from Portland (Maine) on the 23rd ult., has arrived, and landed all mails, except those for LiverpooL She brings 13 cabin and 10 steerage passengers. The Europa had arrived out. The political intelligence by the Palestine has been anticipated. TUT COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE NEW YORK, Mks= 23. Stocks active. Erie, 32 ; New York Central, ; Illinois, 84 Cotton buoyant. Middling Upland, 120. Wheat higher. Provisions dWL NEW ORLEANS. MA2ca 23. Cotton sales of the week, 59,000 bales. Receipts of the week, 27,000 bales. Middling, 12c. to 121 c. DENMARK. A letter of March 28, from Holstein, to the Prussian Gazette says : The military preparations in central and southern Schleswig increase: The rural proprietors of the Sundewits and of Almon are invited to make tendon for the transports and other military works for the fortifications of Duppel, sear Sonderburg. The engineer troops have already corn mimed tracing out the line for the defective works. A detachment of pioneers his arrived at Friderikatadt, which gives rise to the belief that they are thinking of testifying this point, that protects the countries of illdentedt and Stapelhohn. They are 111J0 going to begin the fortification of the important passages of the Schlei, at Miesund, of the Treen, and at HoUengstedt. The result will be, that the Danish lines will occupy nearly the same vast extent indi cated by the nature of the ground as in 1850. The number of the infantry battalions (one battalion of the guard and 23 of the line) haa been doubled, so that the effective strength of each doubled battalion has been brought Xist4 200 amounutirt (50 per Danish infantry to. s measure oily ranee 10,000 mss ; the cadres, however, are ready for 40,000 or 50,000 men WO to 1,000 men per battalion). The strength of a Da nis h bat talion on a peace footing is not greater than 140 soldiers. With the ordinary mode of recruitment, it would take two years to complete the cadres. The mobilisation of the army se anticipated ; as for the cavalry and artillery, there is no hurry so that only a few fresh recruits and horses have beau hum, and not even them for all the regiment.. The artillery has not been increased yet. The Danish neenpapere announce the organisation of their first field battery of rifled cannon, made upon the French system ; three more batteries will be shortly ready, A tolerably lzrip flotilla, consisting of four war steamers, two stases gunboats, four row gunboat., eight yoles, and one transport, Las left for the port of Kiel ; the small ves eels will probably go down the channel of Schleewig•Holstein and enter the north sea to establish as eventual blockade of the German porta. The New Gazette of Munich has the following curious announcement :—" Count Grifeo ' hitherto Neapo litan Chargé d'Affaires at oar court, has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of the Two Sicilia' at the Royal Court at Munich." The Journal de St. Petersburg lays great stress upon the fact that on the day of the publication of the abolition of serfdom, less brandy was drunk by the people than on any previous day in carnival time. The people docked to the churches instead. The editor of the German Gazette of Berlin has received the following letter from Garibaldi :—"Sir,-1 was deeply moved by your letter. Your language is as just u it is humane. Yes! we are brothers! The Germans and Italians, divided for so many centuries by the egotism of the powers, ought to unite to give each other mutual aid ; let them now have one heart, one will, since they have to engage in the same struggle in order to render themselves independent of foreign in ffueuces. Unify—that is the great want of Germany as well as of Italy. William—that is your rallying cry ; ours remains, Victor Emman uel. Write to me often, I will do the same to you. We wish to labour together for the fraternisation of two nations, who ought henceforth to be bound together by indissoluble ties in the great human family. With esteem and affection, yours, G. GARIBALDI." On St. Joeeph'a Day an amusing incident oc curred in St. Peter's, Rome. A chibl was brought to be christened, and the name given wits Vittorio Emanuele Geffseppe. The officiating priest, horrified, refused to give it three such revolutionary names. Then the crowd of re lations, friends, and lookers-on murmured, andgroaned, and hissed, and evinced their sentiments in so remarkable a manner that the priest bad to give in, and bestow the ob noxious names upon the child. No sooner was the cere mony completed than a cheer arose from the triumphant crowd to show their satisfaction. "Yesterday morning," says a letter from Rome, " in the Sistine Chapel, after the service for Good Friday and the Latin discourse of the Franciscan-General on the passion of our Lord, his Holiness proceeded to the adora tion of the Cross, in which act he was followed by Car nival Barnet*, who had celebrated the service, and then by the first of the remaining cardinals, after which King Francis ungirthed his sword and performed the name ado ration ; then came all the other cardinals ; then the rural prmoes of Naples; and, finally, each in his turn, all the other dignitaries. This order of precedence, the official Journal informs us, was regulated by' especial disposition of hie Holiness.' " _ - _ The city of Paris is now preparing, south of the capital, about a kilometer beyond the fortifications, another large cemetery, being the first made beyond the present boundaries, as the law requires. This new burial-ground lige between the road to Choisy-le-Roy and that to Foe taloebleau by Villejuif, on the hid opposite Biottre. Fifty acres of land have been purchased, a part of which has been enclosed with paling, and nearly 300 interments have taken place in it within the last two months. This cemetery is especially intended for the interment of persons dying in the sth, 13th, awl 14th srondissemente (Pathaoa, Oubolios, and Observatory). LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE VENETIAN QUESTION. The Inclipendance Beige of yesterday quotes advisee from Vienna, to the effect that within the last few days the French ambassador, the Marquis de Moustier, has had, in virtue of his secret instructions,someconfidential interviews with Count de Rechberg, on the subject of a new plan of settlement with respect to Venetia. France will support an arrangement having for its ob ject the cession of Venetia to the Italian king- of a territorial com _ msation. "It is not said," observes the indipeudance, " in the circles where this ru mour is credited, whether it is upon the Lower Danube or upon the Adriatic that this com pensation is to be found, or upon both. It is be lieved that this project will obtain the consent of the Hungarian party. France will guarantee not only the territorial compensation to Austria, but also the future attitude of Italy, between which country and Austria, she would exert herself to bring about an understanding, and perhaps even an alliance." dom, in GARIBALDI. A letter from Turin, in explanation of the fact of Garibaldi's presence there, which has given rise to many alarming conjectures, affirms that he came at the express request of Count Cavour, in order to show himself in parliament, and thus effectually put a stop to the intrigues founded upon his suppositious departures from Caprera for warlike purposes. PRUSSIA. It is reported at Berlin that the King, upon the recommendation of his ministers, is about to issue a decree, nominating 24 new members to the Upper Chamber. The list includes three Jews, two Jewish proprietors of Silesia, and the celebrated bookseller, Dr. Veit. THE GERMANIC DIET. The Germanic Diet has provisionally voted one million florins for the arming of the federal for tresses with rifled cannon. This sum is divided as follows :—Mayenoe, 900,0009. ; Ulm, 240,000f1. ; Raitatt, 200,0009. ; Luxembourg, 150,0008. ; and Landau, 110,0008. (wyrsa's TrIZORANS.) THE ITALIAN CHAMBER. TURIN, THURSDAY Bratmca. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, the discussion on the affairs of Naples was con tinned. Signor Ferrari spoke in favour of the autonomy of Naples. (Marks of disapprobation.) He eulo gised Garibaldi, and proposed that he should be ap pointed governor of the Southern provinces. Signor Scialoja refuted the arguments of Signor Ferrari. The Marquis Pepoli said that Murat was the first to proclaim in 1815 the independence and unity of Italy. The discussion will be continued to-morrow. Garibaldi is still indisposed, and has not yet been present at the sittings of the chamber. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. FRIDAY. On the occasion of the opening of the Austrian Diet to-morrow the members will proceed to the Cathedral of St. Stephen, where a religious cere mony will be performed, after which the formal opening will take place in the Hall of Assembly. The last sitting of the present Council of Muni cipality was held yesterday. The sitting was a public one. THE EAST. PARIS, FRIDAY. The Paris papers publish a telegram, dated Constantinople, April 4, stating that the Porte had addressed a memorandum to the representatives of the powers announcing the blockade of the Adriatic coast on the side of Montenegro. The report of the proceedings of the international commission at Beyrout had been received at Con stantinople. This report indicate dimension amongst the members. SPAIN AND MOROCCO. MADRID, Aram 5. The Co►rupondeneia Autograla of to-day an nounces that perfect tranquillity prevails in Morocco, and that the tre►ty between that country and Spain is being faithfully carried out. HUNGARY. PEWS, Tzuutsar. The Emperor bas decided that the Diet is to be opened at Buda, whence it will be immediately transferred to Peeth. Count Appouyi has been appointed to open the Diet. _ _ _ PARIS, THOUDAY. The Patrie of this evening publishes news from Vienna, stating that the Hungarian democratic party maintains its demand for the absolute sepa ration of the administration of Hungary from that of Austria. POLAND. WARSAW, THURSDAY. Great agitation has been produced here,. in con sequence of a manifesto published by the Governor, and a speech recently made by him. The citizens agreed to wear the deepest mourn ing. The persons entrusted with the duty of main taining public order returned their cards of office as constable' to the authorities. A great number of the members of the delegation of citizens declared themselves willing to tender their resignation. Count Wielopolski having made urgent represen tations to the Prince Governor on the critical state of things, Prince Gortchskoff published a second address, which had the effect of tranquillising the public mind. As, however, the agitation has much increased within the last twenty-four hours, the Governor has taken the necessary measures to meet all even tualities. ICALLSCH, Amu. 3 (Emilio). The disturbances continue. Crowds are Resembling at the frontier station for the purpoee of making an insulting demonstration (katzenmusik) against M. Szcypiorno, the director. The windows of his house were smashed by the people. It is said that orders have arrived to sup press the disorders by military force if necessary. DENMARK. COPENHAGEN, Aran 4. The official Departments Tidende publishes the report of the President of the Council to the King in reference to the affair of the budget, giving a historical outline of that question. The following is a summary of the report : "On the let March, the Great Powers insisted that the budget should bo submitted to the Estates of Holstein. " The Mulish government replied on the 4th March that Article 13 of the provisional constitu tion of Holstein contained the budget. " On the 15th and 19th March the government sent instructions to the royal commissioner at the of the International Exhibition of 1562 held a meeting at their offices in the Strand yesterday. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of the North American Province*, British Columbia, sod Vancouver's Island. Despatches wen sent to the Governor of Canada. A suite of rooms (says the Nottingham Journal) is now being prepared on a magnificent scale for the recep tion of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on his forthcoming visit to Clumber. We hear of a grand demon stration being then made by the assembling of the three troops of Sherwood Rangers, and also the assembling of the various ride corps belonging to the county ; but whether this will be the use or not we are unable to say—we only give it as a current rumour. The Earl and Countess Stanhope entertained at dinner but evening, at their residence is Grosvenor.plaos, Count Pahlen, Lord sad Lady Cremorne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone and Miss Gladstres, How. Frederick Byag, Row. Edward Stanhope, Re►. A. Stanley, Mr. The, Dr. W. Smith, Re. The Earl and C. nintene of Dunraven will arrive at their new residence At Buckingham-pte today from Ireland for the lemon. FrancesCountealWaldegrave and Mr. Harcourt, /LP., are staying at their villa residence, Strawberry-hill, Twickenham. Lord and Lady Herbert of Lea and family pur pose costing to town co Moseley from Wilton Howe for the won. Lord John Russell returns to town on Monday from Pembroke Lodge. Her ladyship and family will not come to town until after the marriage of her daughter with Mr. Montagu Villiers, which is axed to take place on the 16th instant, at Richmond. Sir William Clay, M.P., and Lady Clay are at present sojourning as Clarence Howe, Saltines. Sir Ja - mea Elphinstone and Miss Elphinstone are prim; the recess at South's'. It is probable that the Earl of Elgin will arrive in England in the middle of next week. His lordship is sow travelling at his leisure from Trieste, and is expected le Paris on Saturday next, whece Lady Elgin will go to meet him. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have pored through town from South Wales, where they have been on a visit to Lord and Lady Tredegar, for Wim ple, Canthrldgeebtre. The Earl of Derby (lays the Stamford Mercury), after eilikg Earl Spencer during the Northampton race uhesting, accompanied the Marquis of Exeter on Wednesday evening to Burghley. GALLERY OP ILLUSTRATION. On Wednesday night that pleasant trio, Mr. and Mn. German Reed sad Mr. John Parry, gave an entirely new entertainment, called " Our Card Basket," which has been written by Mr. Shirley Brooks, and which, when the •arious gape caused by firm night contretemps are filled up, will doubtless answer its purpose. There is but very little story or ea. A married couple of the name of Candytuft. who have recently taken • villa at Richmond, dad they are Dot visited, and that • false impression is current as to their former social position. To obviate this scandal, Mr. Candytuft sends for an old lawyer, Mr. Babbleton, to whom he gives instructions to prepare • wilt, bequeathing pro- perty to • fabulous amount—being perfectly certain that old Babbleton will chatter of his new client's wealth all over Richmond. Such is the use; Melton begin to pour is, among them a Miss Clutcbley, abeggar for charitable mitt. tattoos ; a Major Popley, a superannuated old Dudek • Miss 1 1 Absinthe, a pass& prancer, • French girl with • dog (au absurd character, utterly out of place) ; • bunting gentle. ' maa ; sad three eaters, the Misses Pry, all dreamed alike, sad crating great laughter by their actions. It would not be fair to criticise the performance of Wed. ' nesday, inasmuch as Mr. Reed frequently acknowledged its imperfeetioes, and begged for absolution for them. But we may notice that there was searesey my singing in the en tertainment, which, when Mrs. Reed's glorious contralto voice sod exquisite musical taste are recollected, is much to be regretted. The great feature of the evening was the acting of Mr. John Parry, whose pont:aye's of the elderly military buck and of the prying, supercilious old young lady, were as fine bits of artistic rendering as have been seen within our memory cu the Mase. AN A Ilarrl*R OPERA,—It ix understood that Deeisetti's charming opera of Mllisir d'Asiore will akartly be producol under the most distinguished patron age, and the direction and espioesge of • well-known and talented maestro, by • company of amateur,. The promods of the performaisee, which, it is believed, will take place an the ensuing month, will be devoted to • benevoleat pur pew—PGA rug PIOTOORAPHIC Socirrv.—Last evening the President and Oveacil of the Photographic Society of Lou den led a reespeks at King's College, which was attended lry many literary and neientific gentlemen, artiste, panes of ergs. oramoisaeura sad persons taking an interest in the devalaposent of photography. Along the walls and on tables anniabina the entire length of the great hall, were ranged between 600 and 700 specimens of photographic art, prodeced by the various processes, many of which &s -piny,' gnat brilhsncy of effect combined with the most exquisite delicacy of detail. These specimens, however, wen by se near new to the public, most, if not all, of them having Isom neently exhibited at the gallery in Pall-mall. Bet to then who had seen them previously, the more 111,0111Mibill light in which they were now placed revealed new beauties se enhanced old delights. In the centre of the hall were placed tables with numerous stereoscopic views, midrib were very attractive. Among the company, number ing between 400 and 500, were many ladies. itefivehmente ' were served in the libraries. Ti. Nzw CHAKV6KY Oannta.--On Monday, the ffi inst., tieing the first day of Elmer Term, the new Obansery ceders on Mee race °valence will take effect. In nay epee in which iPaue is joined the plaintiff or defendant may apply to a judge at chambers for an order, of which W opposite Pale is to have notice, that the e vidence may be tams on the hearing Tina rare. On the order being monde, the examination in chief as well as the croes-esaiM- elation and reexamivatiou is to take place before the court at the heariag. An alteration is made by the new rules as to the mode of taking evidence before the examiners. In future such examinations are to be ca parte without the apposite side being present, and nocroes-examination, except *rough illnaw, kc., is to be used on the bearing of • muse mime taken before the court on the bearing. The foundation !dew) of a new training college for schoolmaster' is to be laid this afternoon at Winchester by Lord liverdcy in the penance of the Bishop and Dean and Chapter of Winchester, the Wardens and Fellows of Winchester College, and mayors and corporative, of Win. cheater and Moutbampton. The ground will be kept by the Winchester Rifle Volunteer!. The Isle of Wight Steam Packet Company have preentel BV. to Mrs. Berton. whole litislend was torn to pieces by falling into the migine-room of an Isle of Wight steamer a few weeks ego. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (fox ous cm( PARIS, THURSDAY EVZNIZO. All the Marshals of France are summoned to attend an extraordinary Council of War at the Tuileries on Monday next. General Ladmirault's division, which was re viewed by the Emperor in the court of the Tuile ries to-day, according to announcement, is now known to have received orders to march for the camp in the east of France. This news adds im portance to the series of similar reviews which the Emperor is about to pass. The Moniteur, with that obliquity in which it delights, reproduces from the Con /Qui:Smartt the paragraph repudiating Prince Murat's letter, and wherein it is stated that "we" (the Constitutionnet) " are authorised to say that this altogether personal document cannot in any way engage the policy of the government, for it is evidently at variance with that policy." Now, in the face of this paragraph, I ask, on behalf of a mystified public, what credit can be attached to the frequent declarations of the Mintiteur, apropos precisely of statements in the Constitutionnel, that it (the Moniteur) is the sole journal in which the government ex presses its opinions ? What reason can the Moniteur give for taking this second-hand way of excusing the government from the suspicion of soli darity with Prince Murat 1 It cannot allege that his proclamation is beneath the notice of the offi cial journal, because it borrows the paragraph of the Constitutionnet. It cannot pretend that it is only reproducing, without responsibility, the cur rent news of the day, because it adopts the aver ment that the Constittaionnet is "authorised." The Union, by mistake, attributes to the Patric, instead of the Pays, the monstrous news that Gen. Mos had brought to Paris a petition covered with 780,000 signatures, of which 80,000 were collected in the city of Naples alone, praying that Murat I might be made king. The Patrie, now that the icue is given to treat Murat's pretensions as unoffi cial, is of course delighted at this opportunity of washing its hands of that canard. The Pays is discreetly silent on the subject, and we hear nothing whatever of General Ulloa and his petition. The Sid& calls for p dissolution of the Corps Le gislatif on the ground that the ninety-one members who voted against the government on the address, represent "legitimist and ultramontanist opinions, than which none are more detested in France," The grease and Opinion Nationale warmly associate themselves with the demand of the Miele. The Corps Legislatif yesterday unanimously passed the new law making it imperative upon the creditor who incarcerates a debtor to allow him 45fr. a month for his maintenance instead of 30fr. Several members took the opportunity of pronouncing altogether against the principle of imprisonment for debt. One deputy observed that, at all events, since the in-1 creased allowance to debtors was founded upon the rise in the price of provisions, the minimum amount for which a man could be imprisoned should be augmented in the like proportion, viz., from 300 fr. to 450 fr. Among the anomalies in volved by the law of imprisonment for debt, it was remarked that while it was a penal offence to take more than 6 per cent for the loan of money, the law enabled a man to pledge his personal liberty as an additional guarantee for a debt, and that it was shocking to think that a poor but honest debtor might lie in prison five years for the simple fact of his owing 500 fr., while a court of justice, for a fraudulent appropriation of 50,000 fr., would often award no more than one year's imprisonment. MM. Conti and Baroche, on behalf of the govern ment, promised to take the whole subject into con sideration. Marshal Castellane has just arrived at Paris from Lyons in hot haste, bringing with him a Swiss journal, in which it was stated three days ago that General Trocbu had beau sent to Lyons as his alter ego. He demands explanations from the War office. The Bourse improved a little, in the expectation of a diminution in the Bank of France rate of dis count. The Route rose Sc. for cash and account, closing at 67fr. 60c. and 67fr. Me. Mobllier rase Mr. Most of the railways were from 2fr. sc. to oft% higher; but Western fell 2fr. 50c. The Roman railways recovered 10fr. of the fall of 15fr., which they suffered yesterday. The Caiwie Mires is • little better. A new gold coinage has just come out in which the head of the Emperor appears encircled by a laurel wreath, " which was not so before." I suppose the battles of Magenta and Solferino are considered to be the justifications of this addition. It is said that the Minister of Marine has declined some English tenders which were made for the transport of munitions of war to Cochin China, and has just taken up two French vessels for that purpose• _ It is alleged that Sophie Bluth, the Jewess of Lille, who has been long missing and was supposed by her family to be concealed in a convent, has written a letter dated from Oakley-square, London, and attested by Mr. Venn, notary public, in which she certifies that she is living in London of her own free will. The Gazette de Saint Ptterabourg publishes on the jubilee (or fiftieth anniversary) of Prince Viaremski an article by Count B—, from which we make the following extracts :—" On the morning of the jubilee-day Prince Viaxemaki was no sooner up than his apartments were filled with visitors ; from all sides congratulations, notes, nose gays arrived. In the midst of these joyous noises the prince had handed to him a letter from the minister of the Empe ror's household, in which he read that his Majesty, wishing to confer distinction on the fiftieth anniversary of the prince's literary life, had deigned to nomi nate him Master of the Imperial court, and pur suant to the wish of her Majesty the Empress, to attach him to her person. Thus the Russian litera ture has been honoured in the person of the Russian writer. Among the telegrams bearing congratulations, and which were read aloud at dinner-time, after Prince Viasemaki's speech, a letter from the King and Queen of Wartemberg was observed, and also one from the ladies of St. Peters burg. In the evening the prince and several of his friends were invited to come to the Grand Duchess Helena's. Here a high favour awaited the prince. At the supper his Ma jesty the Emperor called him to him, and congratulating him in the presence of all the bystanders, drank to the health of the Russian poet." IrrnnaaANcx tN TVRIEEI7.—An exhibition of intolerance worthy of the authors of the disgraceful scenes which took place some months ago at the burial of a pro testant Armenian in Stamboul, has occurred during the past week near Yeni-Capou. A Greek woman in that neighbourhood genie days ago sold her house to some Arme nian protestants, who purpose to build on its site a chapel for the celebration of protestant worship. No sooner did the "orthodox" Armenians of the district become aware of the sale, and of the object of the purchasers, than they commenced hostilities—gathering nightly in crowds, hoot ing at the women (who is yet rmident in the house), and I smashing the windows. Such conduct carries with it, to be I sure, it. own .. punishment in the contempt and indignation every right-minded man nod woman feels for its authors. Rut, what would half Europe say if such rufliauly ranee were exhibited by the Turks ? It is, however, the conduct of " Christians," and it is right that others who bear the same name, and to whams sympathy appeals are nude bY thew and such like " sufferers" from Ithoembitioi "oppnimiess" should be informed of the fact. —Levant Simi el. THE FRIEND OP THE CLERGY CORPORATION. The annual festival of the above valuable insti tution was held yesterday evening at the London Tavern, when about 150 gentlemen, principally clergymen, sat down to an elegant and abundant dinner. The chair was taken by the Loan MAYOR, supported by the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex, Mr. J. Bekewitch, M.P., Mr. N. Foster White, Rev. H. Hutton, Dr. Letheby, Rev. C. M'Kensie, Rev. Professor Christmas, Rev. J. Jackson, Rev. Honest Roberta, Rev. W. Mitchell, Chaplain of St. Bartholomew's Hospital ; Rev. Hughes, Rev. T. Chambers, Rev. F. Pigeon, Hon. and Rev. Hy. Legge, Right Hon. Wm. Napier, Rev. Dr. Meyer, Rev. M. W. Lusignan, Rev. Dr. Worthington, Messrs. Lows, R. Otbbe, S. G. Grady, Rev. H. Howarth, Rev. P. P. Gilbertokc. The Right Hon. CHAIRMAN having proposed the usual loyal toasts with very great propriety and force of expres sion, proceeded to give "The Archbishops, Bishops, and Clergy of the Church of England," to winch the Rev. Dr. Meyer returned thanks. The next toast was " The heti- Union," in giving which the Right Hon. Chairman briefly explained the objects of the charity. These were to pro vide permanent pensions, not exceeding 401. per annum, to the widows, orphans, and unrntrried daughters of clergymen of the Established Church, and secondly, to aftord temporary assistance to necessitous cler gymen and their families. The Lord Mayor, in giving this toast, stated that on looking over the proceedings of former saniveriaries he found amongst his predecessors the names of Sir W. Page Wood, Sir J. Pskingtsmt, and Lord J. Rus sell. He therefore could not hope to add anything to their eloquent advocacy, end should content himself with reminding his bearer, that whenever the cry of destitu tion had beep heard, English benevolencifbad always been ready with its assistance. News had just come home of a terrible famine in India, and immediately public meeting, had been held, and 20,0001. had been sent to the East as a first offering. With each proofs of the charity of his coun trymen before hint he had no fear for the funds of " The Friend of the Clergy " The next toast was " The Bench and the Bar," to which the Right Hon. W. Napier returned thanks in an eloquent speech, after which the hon. secretary, the Rev. J. E. Cox read the list of subscrip. tions, which, with the collection of the evening, returned an addition to the funds of the charity of 5,3361. The health of the sheriffs was propose& and responded to by Sheriff Lusk, and finally the health of the Lore Mayor, to which his lordship returned expressive and appropriate thanks. The Muslims) entertainments of the evening, which were under the direction of Mr. R. G. Wesley, included the talents of Mn. Lockey, Miss Poole, Mr. Frond, and Mr. C. Henry. The singing of Mn. Lockey and Miss Poole elicited enthusiastic applause. Mr. flukes was the toastmaster. . Y DWELLINGS OF THE POOR. On Wednesday a meeting was held in the Me fluid Hall, Nottingham, for the object of establishing • society for improving the dwellings of the poor in the town and neighbourhood of Nottingham. The Right Hon. the SPEAKER presided. He said that a short time ago they were engaged in that room in adopting measures for the defence of their homes (alluding to the Rifle Association). The object of the present meeting was to make these homes better worth defending. (Applause.) He had been asked to preside over that meeting, and he felt that the object of it could not be exceeded in importance. He knew of no subject of greater importance than that of providing the labouring classes with suitable and decent dwellings. All attempts towards the promotion of educa- tion were in a manner thwarted, if when a child who has been brought up in the habits of propriety and decency rr turns to a house where habits of impropriety and indecency are practised. The question which they had met together to discuss was, therefore, a very important one. At the lame time he ventured to say to those who set that meeting on foot that he did not see his way to • successful result through the means of • society. In the first place, he un derstood it was proposed to extend the operations of the society to the country and rural districts as well as the town of Nottingham. That appeared to him a matter of great difficulty. In his opinion it was the duty of the landed proprietors to see that the dwellings of those who reside on their estates were suitable and becoming for the inmates. However, it was not necessary to enter into that part of the subject, because he understood the proposal which would be made that day was of • more limited character, the operations of the society being simply intended to apply to the town of Nottingham and its vicinitr. He was not so well acquainted with building operations in towns as he was with those of rural districts, and having expressed his sense of the great importance of the object., he should request some of those gentlemen who had sot the meeting on foot to address such observations to them as they might think fit. Many who were then present, he bad no doubt, would assist in putting such views before the public u might be necessary to attain the objects which the promoters of the meeting bad in view. (Cheers.) lk. L. MARSH sketched the outline of the society's op.- rations. In every case where bad cottage property at present exists we should endeavourto obtain possession of it either by purchasing it or leasing it, and, if it was capable of improve ment, expend upon it the requisite amount of capital to reader it fit for habitation if it was incapable of such improvement, it would be pulled down and rebuilt. The erection of suitable cottages upon ap- proved sites -*where such additional accommodation is required would form the second feature in the society's operations. Model lodging-houses for families too poor to occupy an independent house, also lodging-houses for single men and single women, in populous districts, would form subjects for the consideration of the managers of the society, the object being in every case to supply the best possible accommodation at the smallest possible coat to the tenant. Alderman VICKERS moved: "That • committee be ap pointed for forming a society under the Limited Liability Act for improving the dwellings of the poor in and around Nottingham." Mr. MARXISTS seconded the resolution, which was carried. flhOres to the amount of 25W. were 'taken in the room, and a sum of more than 121. was subscribed towards the preliminary working exposer. WILIA AND BEQUESTS. The will of the Right Hon. and Roy. Francis North, Earl of Guilford, late of Waldershare Park, Kent, and of Grosvenor-street, St. George's, Hanover-square, was proved in the principal registry on the 21 1 th of last month by his relict, the Countess of Guilford, and the Right Hon. Lord Willingham, the nephew, the executors. The per. penalty was sworn under 200,0001. The will is dated the Bth of June, 1857, and a codicil in 1860. These document s are somewhat voluminous. The late earl died possessed of • large fortune, both real and personal, which he has bequeathed entirely amongst the members of his family. To his relict, who possesses considerable funded property, he leaves an immediate legacy of 300!., together with his town residence, furniture, carriages, and other effects. To his grandson, now Earl of Guilford, and who succeeds to the family estates, he has left the principal part of his property, having appointed him residuary legatee. To his son, the Right Hon. Frederick North, he bequeaths the sum of 16,000!., and the sum of 10,000!. to each of his other children. The late earl directs that the sum of 75 0001 . shall form an accumulating fund for the period of 21 years, for the benefit of the heir to the title and estates. All letters and papers are directed to be in. sleeted and perused by the testator's widow only, and re tained or destroyed at her discretion. This nobleman, who passed nearly the whole of his life in various clerical lune. tines, attained to the great age of fa The will of the Hon. Lady Matilda Butler, of Grosvenor street, Grosvenomaquare, who died on the 16th of last month, was proved in the London court on the 27th the woe month by the Dowager Countess of Glengall, the mother and sole executrix. The personalty was sworn under 12,0001. Lady Butler is the daughter of the late Earl of Gletigall, and resided with the Dowager Countess. Her ladyship has bequeathedall herproperty, except snowman rxrto her mother. Therm legacies, which do not exceed , are given in various amounts to her ladyship's per . Bernal friends and others. Lady Butler also request; her mother to disburse the sum of 1001., aoconling to her dis cretion, amongst several persons who had teen the recipient , of the testatrix's benevolence. The will is exceediug l 7 brief, and was only executed the day prior to Lady Butler I decease. Her ladyship was unmarried, and died at the premature age of twentpfive. The will of the Venerable Archdeacon W. Gunnies, D.C.L., Archdeacon of Bath, Prebeodary of Wells, Rand Dean and Vicar of Buckland Newton with Plush, in Donets and salDrZult B. Merriman,illLsOndonig the E 11. n 73rd laste archdeacon posses month by his relict, a both real and personal property, which ho has bequeathed, with the exception of • few legacies, entirely smoupt his family. He bequeaths to his relict a life interest in his entire property, which, upon her decease, is to de• volve to their two daughters, and to them he also leaves his presentation plate, on the decease of his widow, with the exception of a p oe ti c . wbich he l ee ," to ,a nephew. There is • legacy of 500/. between less nieces, the daughters of his late brother, as well as a legal to his executor, sad several besiuesta to his eenaoto• The will of William Science, Esq., of Lower Seyolosm street, Portman-square, F.R.S., has been proved in he Majesty's Court of Probate in Loudon by his executors. The personal property was sworn under 100,(00/ Mt" Spore was joint author with the late Rev. Mr. Kirby` of that popular work known as an " intoxlitctien to Entomology - err, !Dements of the Natural Hinter. - 01 • lasecta," of . which work Mr. Silence published s ohs* edition shortly before his death, to hiing it (to use his OW• words) within reach of all desirous of becoming aourier, with the natural history of Maeda, suit thus Laura; o °' more effectually the object of the authors that 4 lotto' i I during others to a 'notch id *deuce which they food so delightful —llleateetrd Lumlva Y, era, April 6. I au one; will, oerti Tb This had I &WM from _ Mr sine Mr ject, Ad, Th 4 This in del retur Me, his H Jar chann Ryan, in tha Pro rid— ers& I Palms me in bad le stab Mr. Mr. ro!±? 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