The Express. — London, England, 1855-08-11 00:00:00

F et, Oxpreoo. Advertlmakeatm %I WAOMM.. A.••••.•••. a. «lb. Reprim. o Landes itamiespißtr, ma be st 11= 1 :10. CMS b 7 TWo la No air or pausilii. ZION WATER AT LONDON BRIDON. Tan Der—Morsla& lb. 17a .Aftirsoon. lb. 401116 T aN agsavw—larslag, 211. Ola ..... ....Attarson, Mu 2/10. LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11. Trit Austrian Government, we are informed by the Journal of Ilviskfort, has remonstrated with the King of Nart.zo. and warned him of the conse quences that may ensue from the errors of his Ministry. If King BOINA possesses any talent for repartee, a fine opportunity for its exercise is here presented to him. He may tell his monitors that his policy has been exactly modelled on their own. Mho has thrown himself for support against the Constitu tionalists on the Lezzaroni with their knives, Austria some time ago stirred up a servile insurrection in Gallicia, in order to weaken the patriot land owners. If his brutal officers of police have beaten unoffendiog citizens in the most brutal manner, parallel eases under Austrian rule may be collected by the dozen from the recent annals of the Danubian Principalities and Lombardy. Nay, even the inhuman treatment of Potato and his asso ciates in their imprisonment is little more than 'a faithful copy of the maltreatment of SiLvto PI u.rco and other victims of Austrian vindictiveness. It is not easy to conjecture what rejoinder Austria could make to such a retort. Perhaps Count BVOL might remind the King of NAPLES of the old apothegm which represents laws as spiders' webs—strong enough to catch flies, though broken through by wasps. A great monarch like the EXPIROB may indulge in peccadilloes which are sure to bring destruction on any of his weaker brethren who may practise them. Or perhaps Count Bum. might tell hie Neapolitan lods,EsTY, as a Scotch divine of rather equivocal cha racter once frankly told his congregation, " to follow his preaching, not his practice." But let the Aus trian Government say what it will in its exhortation to King BONISA, it has evidently placed itself in the category of those who set themselves to work to pull the mote out of their brother's eye, forgetting the beam that is in their own. After all, it is not to be wondered at that the Austrian Government should be mortified by the pranks of the King of NAPLES. It must feel while contemplating them something of the same humiliation which most men feel when they look at an ape caricaturing humanity. Yet may the friends of liberty and humanity ex tract matter for encouragement out of this most impu- dent Austrian homily to brother sinner. It shows that the old despotisms are haunted with fears of what awaits them in the future. They feel that a spirit is growing up throughout Europe that wills's* admit of being trifled with ; that they have stretched human endurance nearly to its utmost limits. II this consciousness is not yet strong enough to maks them amend their courses, it is sufficiently vivid ts lead them to warn their neighbours of the danger of the courses they are pursuing. Governments, like individuals, prefer being virtuous by proxy—it is so much easier to rate others for offences than to correct ones own faults. But this kind of vicarious atone ment will not suffice. When the day arrives on which King Bosom must reckon with his subjects, Austria may test assured that the time is not far distant when she will herself be called to account. She may see in the case fif Russia how perseverance in false and tor tuous policy raises up enemies where they would least be looked tor. Who would have ventured to prog nosticate a month ago that Russia had anything to dread from a nation so impoverished, so torn with dissensions as Spain? Relying upon the weakness of that country, Russia thought it might safely tamper with the pretender to its throne in the hope of exciting disturbances on the French frontier. But the consequence of these intrigues has been that Spain is about to send an auxiliary force of 25,000 men to fight under the banners of the Allies. The incessant intrigues of Russia are rapidly augmenting the alliance against her. First Sardinia and now Spain have joined its ranks, and new accessions may speedily be looked for. As Russia, by goading weak states beyond endarauce, has roused them to unex pected active hostility, Austrs, if she persist in the oppression of subjects whose weakness she despises, will, by leaving them nothing worse to fear, convert them into formidable insurgents. ACCORDING to the late quarterly return of the Registrar-General, the number of marriages in the first quarter of the present year was only 613 to every 100,000 of the population, that number being 24 in the 100,000 less than in any other correspond ing quarter in the whole series since 1843. The number of births in proportion to the popula tion was greater in the quarter ended June 30 than in seven of the ten corresponding quarters since 1843, but the proportion of deaths was also greater in six of the corresponding quarters of the series. The excess of births over deaths in the last quarter was 58,666; in the corresponding quarter of last year the grave was 69,754. The flood of our population is therefore slackened. Last year the number of emigrants who left the ports where there are emi gration agents, in the second quarter, was 99,545; this year the number who left in the second quarter MS 65,210. The diminution in the number of emi grants therefore much more than compensates for the diminution in the excess of births over deaths. At a time when the State has need of the services of all her able-bodied children,when she employs foreigners to complete her legions, such a diminution of emigra tion is satisfactory, and seems to meet the public requirements. Since the period when it was thought advisable to encourage emigration by devoting a portion of the poor rates to promote it, and provide for the emigrants in the colonies, the problem of population has essentially altered. First, the gold discoveries in California and Australia were such a great temptation to our people to go to the United States and Australis, that the emigration to both places was for a time overdone. From New York, after much suffering, many emigrants have of late re turned, and till the very last accounts from Aus tralia, the colonies had more people than they could well find employment for. Again, indeed, they are beginning to need labourers. But now we want at home and for our army and navy all the youth ful and vigorous hands we can obtain, and It hes become quits impolitic in the State to encourage emi gration. We have no wish to en its policy suddenly and directly reversed, and no intention of requiring the State to place any impediments whatever in the way of emigration. On the contrary, we are well convinced that a man who cannot make his way here. l and can make it in Australia or the States, will con tribute more to our wealth and strength by leaving is than by staying in the sountry. But between sot s taPping emigration sad devoting the palate fends to promote it there is a wide difference, and present circumstances demand that our funds should no longer be applied to such a purpose. Oar policy must now be altered, though not reversed, and the State must at least ones to promote the expatriation of those whose services it needs. We learn, therefore, with some surprise, that the Emigration Commissioner, continue very active. They have jest advertised for vessels to proceed to Melbourne and Sydney to be ready for passengers between the 24th of September and the 4th of October, which is the more extraordinary as, ac cording to late advice' from Melbourne, the Govern ment there had appropriated, to defray its own ex penditure, half the funds accruing from the sale of land destined to promote emigration. In the present tempting circumstances of the colony, which bring Chinese into it in thousands, it may be doubted whether the Government at home should allow the land revenues any longer to be appropriated to carry away people from England ; but there can be no doubt that it ought not to devote a sixpence of its own funds to send our youth to Australia. The Commissioners. however, are to send four other ships from Plymouth to Australia in August, though they have lately despatched a considerable number of emigrants to the colonies. From Liverpool, in the month of July, 12 vessels carried to Australia 2,223 passengers, and 429 went out in government vessels—that is, in vessels freighted by the Government for the purpose of conveying away the people. It is also stated that there have recently left Plymouth the Thames with 290 emigrants, the Balnagwith with 208, the Ramilies with 279, and the Victoria Regis with 283; or 1,060 emigrants sent out by the Go vernment to different parts of Australia. Besides these, a number of private passenger ships left the same port in July. The Government, by this pro ceeding ems pulling too much on the population. It is burin g the candle of the national life at both ends; and the consumption at the emigration end is pure waste. Emigration commissioners and emigration agents may perhaps be required to see that passenger ves sels are properly provided with provisions, water, boats, &c., but we believe the ordinary custom house clearing officers could perform all these du ties. At any rate, to continue an expense of 16,8001. year for an emigration board, emigra tion agents, emigration chaplains, &c. is now improper. It is so much money misapplied. It is not merely unnecessarily spent, it is spent injuriously. It promotes emigration when emigration has ceased to be desirable. We shall not enter minutely into the items of which the whole am of 16,8001. is made up, but 8,7081. for an emi gration board, and 5,9121. for emigration sasistants at Glasgow, Londonderry, Belfast, Dublin, Sligo, Limerick, Cork, Galway, Waterford, Tralee, Tarbert, &c., look much more like bribes for political parti sans, corruption for electors and elected, than legiti mate payments for useful and necessary services. So a sum of 2,10 W. for medical inspection, for chaplains, for a floating emigrant hospital, &c., appears to us a very suspicions appropriation of the public funds. From sending out emigrants to Canada in 1847 there is this year a sum to pay to Canada of 10,5001. Our great zeal in expatriating the people has entailed on us no inconsiderable expense besides 130,0001., to support them after they were sent away. As a rule they not only support themselves but the Government, and the policy which makes them burden instead of a benefit is pernicious. ELECTION IN: The Hon. W. Cowper, whose return to Parliament I is net ,likely to be opposed, has lasted an address to the electors of Hertford, in which he says : " The magnitude of the expeditions which England has been obliged to undertake for the purpose of restraining the aggressive designs of Russia against the freedom sod civili sation of Europe, and the distance from the sources of sup ply at which our army has to operate, threw upon the mili tary departments a burden which, at first, they were unable to sustain ; but new departments have now been organised, and old ones re-modelled, and the army is full supplied with everything needful, and is preserved from many of the hard ships the enemy has still to endure. • • " I shall be happy to give in person any explanations of my political views that may be desired; but I believe that, at the present moment, you are less inelined to enter into ;Lose general topics than to demonstrate to the nation at large the desire to give such support and encouragement to the Go vernment of Lord Palmerston as may enable him to give full effect to his declared resolution of prosecuting the war with the utmost vigour and energy, as the surest way of attaining as honourable and lasting peace." Mr. Bouveris, addressing his late constituents, re fers to the 'proposal to obtain peace by yielding to the enemy's demand, and adds—" Austinr way is by pene- Terence in a vigorous prosecution of the war ; by a determi nation to spare co effort and sacrifice to reduce the preten sions and to bale the designs of our foe, by a resolution to win those fair terms of pacification from his consciousness of defeat which it is idle to expect from his justice or his moderation. Such I believe to be the right road to a restoration of peace." THE CHURCH. The Rectory of St. Peter, in the city of Chester, is vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Frederick Ford. The Lord Bishop of Chester is the patron. The Rev. Joseph Clark, clerk, bas been licensed to the perpetual curacy of St. Luke's Church, Great Crosby, in the county of Lancaster. The Rev. Augustine Howie 801 l hes been nominated to the perpetual curacy of the newly consecrated church at . Toft, in the comity of Chester. The Rev. J. Kingsley has been licensed to tbe perpe tual curacy of the newly consecrated church of St. Mar garet, at Dunham Mussy, in the county of Chester. THE CIVIL SERVICE. ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT.—Mr. J. L. Thomas, clerk or the work/, has been sprinted snistant surveyor. The following promotions have taken place M the Ordnance Department is the Tower of London:—Mr. B. Baton, storekeeper from Devourer, to be storekeeper, vim Sneer, who retires. Mr. B. C. King, first-clue senior sleek, to be deputy-storekeeper, vice Hoeigeon, who retires. Mr. J. Baker, second senior clerk, to be finSelass clerk, vim King. Mr. E. C. King, fint•class junior clerk, to bo second-class senior clerk, vim biker. Mr. G. S. Deswick, second-elm junior clerk, to he first-class junior clerk, vice King. Mr. H.. 1. P. Parry, second-clan junior clerk, to be fiat-clues junior clerk. Mr. B 0. Lane, assistant clerk, to be second. clam junior clerk, vice Parry. CINITOXS.—Mr. Henry Maclean has been promoted from second to first class clerk in the secretary's department. Mr. B. Goodwyn ku been promoted from the third to the second-clam clerk in the monetary's departmett.—Onil Ser. vice Gazette. gpt Court. MORNS, Avoca 10. The Queen and Primes arrived at Shorn°Me yes terday, at 1 o'clock, and reviewed the Foreign Legion. After the review, her Majesty honoured the °Seers with her company at luncheon on the ground. The Duke of Cambridge, Vincent Harding', and Lord P1A1121114 met the (atom at Shorneliiii. Bar Majesty t Brighton, and South Coast Railway, and retured to Osborne at half-out 7 °Week. The Duchess of Kent arrived yocterday on a ♦salt, end wu acumpeniod by Primes Leopold, who has been staying with the Duchess at Frogmore. Her Royal Highness reached Osborne at 8 o'clock. The royal elkildrea took thole astral drivel aad walks yesterday. A deputation from t►e Commissioners of the Southamp ton Paving Trust, St. Pesetas, had an interview with Sir Benjamin Hall, yesterday, at the Office of Works and Public Buildings, in Whitehall-place. The deputation consisted of Messrs. Ferrer, Rowe, Pittman, Timpeon, and Him ston, with Mr. John Arnell (Seerrtary), and Mr. E. Teague (Surveyor). A deputation of members of the Society of Merchant Vintners of Bristol, had en interview with Lord Stanley of Alderley yesterday, on the subject of the Bristol Channel Pilotage. The deputation consiLted of Mr. Edward Drew I and Mr. James Hassell (wardens), and Mom. Wm. Brice, John Drcw, and Wm. Claytor. A deputation from a public meeting, from the vicinity of Kentish-town, also had an interview with Lord Stanley of Alderley, at the Board of Trade, relative to • deficient supply of water from the Hampstead Water-works Cora -1 Pan,. Tho deputation consisted of Mears. Ward, Pattie, Moore, and Waterman. Despatches were seat frees the to the Governor of Canada. Her Majesty's annual treat to the servants of Oshorne•house and the crews of the royal yacht, was given yesterday in the grounds of the royal residence. The yachts were dressed oat in colonic and the Marine Band and that of the 80th Regiment were conveyed over to enliven the scene. The programme of the day inelnded an excellent dinner. a variety of sports, a display of firework., &c. _ _ • _ When the Queen passed through Hastings on Thursday, the Mayor addrmeed her Majesty in the follow ing terms :—" I have much pleasure in appearing before your Majesty to oonvey the dutiful homage of the corpora tion and inhabitants of the ancient and loyal town of Hast ings. I can assure your Majesty them is not a heart in Hastings that doss not beat snore loudly from the know ' ledge that you are within our boundary. We pray that Providence may watch over your Majesty, and clear away all °Wades in your path ; and that you may live many years in great happiness, with your noble husband and beautiful children." To thin rather extravagant address her Majesty appropriately replied :—" I am much obliged to you, Mr. Mayor, for your kind wishes and expressions." The Cardiff Guardian states that the case of Mrs. Saunders, the peon woman who lately gave birth to four children, having come to the knowledge of the Queen, she immediately sent fear sovereigns —arse for each of the chil dren. One of the children died on Monday, but the re maining trio are progressing " satisfactorily." We(lforth Wales Chronicle) are glad to find that her Majesty the ex:Olsen of the French has enjoyed much better health since taking up her residence at Beaumaris, where the family are I.kely to remain some weeks longer. On Wednesday, the Royal party, in three carriages, drove, is company with Sir R. B. Williams Bulkeley, Bart, M.P., through Baron Rill Park, Neat, where Lady Bulkeley has a beautiful model farm, which is a great attraction to visitors, and here the party remained a few houl3, partak ing of tea. The following joined her es-Majesty at Beau. mark yesterday :—The Duke D'Aumale, tho Duchess D'Aumale, the Prince Condi, the Make De Guile, the Princes* Salerne,the Countess De Conifers, Mons. Jolly, and suite. The banner, sword, crown, and achievements, of the Empercr of the French were yesterday placed by Sir Charles Young, Garter King of Arms, over the stall of his Imperial Majesty, which immediately races that of the King of Piaui., in the Chapel Kora of St. George, Windsor. The precise period of Lord Canning's departure is l as yet undetermined. Much necessarily depends upon the movements and wishes of Lird Dalhousie. It is supposed, however, that the latter will not be formally relieved until the commencement of February. As the new Governor. General contemplates a visit to Madras, and a brief resi dence there, in order that be may take counsel with Lord Harris; and, as it Is, we believe, his intention to spend a week or two in coneultatioa with Lord Dalhousie before he enters upon his official duties, it would seem that the end of October or the beginning of November, as we previously stated, is the most probable period of Lord Canning's depar tare. No successor to his lordship has yet been appointed at the Post•office, nor has Lady Canning been relieved at Court.— Overland Mail. The Right Hon. C. P. Villiers has presented to the Howe of Commons a petition from tradesmen, mechanics, drivers and conductors of omnibuses, carmen, cabdrivers, and "other, consumers of milt liquor, especially porter," praying the house to adopt some effectual restrictions to secure, thriugh licentrd victuallers and beer retailers, a genuine article for consumption, as sent out by the leading brewers. Lords Redesdale, Howiarden, Lyttelton, Grey, St. Vincent, St. Leonarde, Monteagle, Batb, and Wynford, have signed a "protest" against the resolution by which the Government carried the " Limited Liability Bill" through the noun of Lords as "urgent," In the last week of the session. Mr. Stafford, M.P., meditates another trip to the East. Ile has assured the Government th►t to goo with no unfriendly spirit—no desire of picking boles. . - After the death of one of Lord Raglan'. elder brother, General Lord Robert Edward H. Somerset, H.P., for Cirencester, the nobility and gentry of the county erected to his memory, and to record his gallant exploits at Waterloo and during the Peninsular wor, an obelisk or mural column on a conspicuous point on Hawkesbury, Upton hi;l, near BAdrainton. There le another high and oommanding spot close to that on which this monument stand', and we are glad to hear that the same individuals, joined by other', contemplate erecting an obelisk to the memory of the kield•Marshal. Military levees will be held next Tuesday by the Military Secretary, and every Tuesday till furtiu r notice. _ _ Major-General Shirley, the commander-in-chief of the cavalry, and his stsii, left town yesterday for the seat of war. At tho annual meeting yesterday of the Royal Botanical Society, the Earl of Mansfield end Professor Arthur Henfrey, I+ll S., were elected members of the cousseil, in the room of Mr. Wm. M. Coulthnrst and Sir W. Moleswortb, Bart., M.P. The report stated that the col lection of herbecoone plants in the garden had been in creased by the addition of about 400 new species. The lectures delivered in the Garden Theatre had been illus trated by no fewer then 9,700 cat flowers, besides which specimens had been supplied to botanic lecturers et several of the medical schools of the metropolis. Students and ar tists are admitted into the gardens during the morning to study from nature. To the number previously possessed of that privilege, 32 new names were last year added. The Earl of Perth and Melfort presides at the meatless of the British Archeeslogical Association, which commences et Newport on the 20th. The Doke of Argyll presides over the meeting at Glasgow, next month, of the British Association for ths Advancement of Science. It is proposed to establish a society under the title' of the Middlesex Arebeslogical Society, for the purpose of investigating the history and antiquities of the metropolis end metropolitan county. A Professorship of Tamil has been instituted at University College, London, end M. d'Orinieux von &rens hes been appointed to the chair. CITY ACCOMIT9.—Thie morning the annual ac counts of the Chamberlain of the City of Lyndon were:issued. The duties raised under the Metropolitan Improvement Lets amount to 162,6541 14s. 4d.: the expenditure under the 1.61110 head was 22,2061. 18x. 81 , leaving a surplus of 139,3451. 151. Bd. The expenditure of the year in connexion with Bleckfriers• bridge reached 2,6931.155. 10d. which Leda frayed principally out of the surplus rents end profits of the Bridge house Estate. The reeeiptsof the Bridge-house Estate wore 26,3831. Is. 3d:, of which sum 21,650/. was paid In liqui dations( the 431,0001. advanced out of the Consolidated Fend towards rebuilding Lyndon-bridge. The receipts lasi. dental to the Themes navigation were 7,6041. 11.. 3d. , and the expenditure 11,3061. 17s. 7d., the difference being wade up out of former balances. The receipts under the heed of of pollee were 47,8441. 21. 8,1., and the expenditure 42,3271.6.:4d. The sewerage receipts were 120,1661, 2.. lld., tad the duty on coals produced 17,9171. 104. 9d. The University of Konigsberg intends to erect a suatunsut to the philosopher Heat, once the great eras west el that iewitutiee. It is to be a statue in broom, sad will be pissed ea the doily promenade of the great was, mama, after him, has bees sailed " der Philueophersteig " (the Philosopher's Path). The Doke of Cornwall's Exhibition, granted to the Government School of Mines by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, hu this year been awarded to Mr. Charles Gould, a son of the eminent ornithologist. We (Atheneum) hear that Sir John Bowring is preparing an account of his I.te mission to Siam. It will appear in a work under the title of " Siam and the Siamue." An effective photograph of Mdlle. Rachel, in the character of Phidre, has been just hewed. Tho " Wizard of the North" (Mr. J. H. Anderson) has taken the Lyessna Theatre, sad intends to somassaos Ids seam on Monday, Ikoptsabsz 3. Thin is a ratnOur - thiMias Cushman intends I taloa as Haymarket for a vistas ism& THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1855. LATEST FROM ABROAD. THE FLEETS BEFORE SAVE A. BORG. We( Times) have received the following telegraphic despatch from our Dental° correspondent : " DANTZIC, FRIDAY, Atm. 10, 3 rat. The Jupiter transport steamer has arrived. " On the 6th the English and a portion of the French fleet weighed from Nargen, and anchored the same day off Sweaborg. On the 7th the two fleets were drawn up in front of Sweaborg. 1 , The bombardment of that place was to com mence on the same afternoon." SATURDAY. The Sinai, which left Constantinople on the 2nd of August, has arrived. The advice@ from the Crimea are to the 31st of July. The steamers Canadian and Emperor have arrived. The Golden Fleece has left with troops. Advice. from Malta, of the Bth instant, announce the arrival at that island of the Charlotte Jane, transport, with troops. PIEDMONT AND ROME. A correspondent of the Indlpendance Beige writes from Turin that, at the request of the Archbishops of Piedmont, the Holy See authorises the clergy of that kingdom to receive the sums put at their dis posal by the government, conformably to the new law relative to the convents. They are to protest, but not to refuse the cash. SAXONY. The session of the states of the kingdom of Saxony was closed on the 7th by the King is person. In the speech delivered by his Majesty we observe the following passage :—" Tee late political complications to which I alluded at the opening of the session, have not yet been solved, but we have a firm hope that Germany and our Saxon country will be spared the calamities and sacrifices of war. The firm attitude preserved by the German Confederation in maintain ing the honour and interests of Germany has greatly contributed to this result. My Government has always raised its voice in this sense in the Diet." RUSSIA: ST. PETERSBURG, JULY 30. Count de Nessalrodo hu just paid a visit to his numerous sheepfolds. He expects to make a mint of money this year by his wool, the price of which, in consequence of the blockade, has risen enormously. _ . It is stated that the differences which have for some time existed between the Courts of Rome and St. Petersburg on the subject of the church in Poland have been smoothed down by late negotiations. There are at this moment thirty ecclesiastical places of a superior class, including the archbishopric of Warsaw and five bishoprics vacant in Poland. These will now, it is thought, be speedily filled. FRANCE. • (PRoM OUR OWN CORRESIONDENT.) PARIS, FNIDLY EVENINQ. M. Olozsga, the Spanish Minister, had a long conference yesterday with M. Walewski, the Minis ter for Foreign Affairs, on the subject, as it is I thought, of the much talked-of Spanish contingent. Among the papers seized at the residence of Span ish Carlisle, I am assured there is a copy of a letter addressed in 1851 to Count Montemolin by the Czar Nicholas, in which the Autocrat said :—" As to the affairs of Spain, wait a little. I will arrange them myself in person in Paris in 1852." So that the Czar calculated upon the presumed disorders of France at the period of the expected presidential election in that year to invade the country. At the Bourse the Rent.' opened with much firm ness at 87fr. 25c., under the influence of the appor tionment of the loan announced in the Noniteur. It fell afterwards to 67fr.10c,, owing as it was supposed to the news of a decline of # per cent. in Metallic,' at Vienna. But there was a favourable reaction towards the eloee of buineae, and the last price was 67fr. 200., being but Sc. lower than yesterday. Credit /slobi lier rose sfr. Bank of France did not vary, notwith standing the favourable nature of the return.. The railways after having sympathised with the momen tary weakness of the Rente, recovered, and closed genetally at higher quotations. Orleans rose Mr. ; Rouen, 10fr.; Lyons, and Lyons and Mediterra nean, Mr. each ; and Eastern, l7fr. 50c. Negotiations for a fusion between the latter company and that of Geneva were reported to be likely to come to • fa vourable result, and therefore shares in the line were in great request. The Austrian railways rose 7fr. 50c. There was a talk of a vast project for connecting the French and Austrian railways together by a new line through Switzerland. It appears from the returns of the Bank of France for the month ending Aug. 9, that the metallic re serve has increased in Paris 361 millions, and fallen off in the branch banks 121 millions. The discount accommodation shows as augmentation of 58 mil lions in Paris, and one of 24 millions in the depart ments. Advances on French Securities have in creased 121 millions in Paris, and 2 millions in the provinces. Advances on railway shares and bonds give an increase of 171 millions in Paris, and one of 41 in the branch banks. On the side of the liabilities the notes in circulation have fallen off 421 millions in Paris, and 7 millions in the departments. The account current of the Treasury shows as augmentation of 2481 millions; those of private individuals in Paris have advanced 71 mil lions, whilst those in the branch banks have declined 51 millions. The total amount of the metallic reserve is at present 3381 millions to 6141 millions of notes in circulation. The great extension of business during the month, shown by the returns of the Bank of France, is in great measure directly attributable to the effect of the loan, recourse having been had to the Bank on all sides, either to discount bills, or to make advances on securities, by persons desirous of realising the means of taking part in the favourite investment. It is also to be remarked that the Universal Exhibi tion has given an extraordinary stimulus to certain 'descriptions of business. While the increase under L the head of bills discounted and advances on securi ties is thus accounted for, the deposits made by the Treasury during the month, as the instalments of the loan come in, explain the increase in the cash balance. The Cygne, a vessel specially constructed to navigate in shallow waters, will Leave this week for the Sea of Azoff, but naval men entertain doubts of her success. Fifty thousand shells of various dimensions arrived at Marseilles on the 6th and 7th from the northern and eastern arsenals. The Donawerth, line-otbattle ship, left Toulon on the Bth for the Black Sea, haring on board 1,003 soldiers. She also carried out the arms and baggage of detachments of the 39th, 21st, and 57th regiments of the line, u well aa a quantity of munition and dorm. i THE WAR. THE PRINCIPALITIES. The Austrian Gazette state. from Bucharest, 28th tilt., that the Aga, or chief police magistrate of that city, has been dismissed in consequence of complaints on the part of the foreigners there, and especially of the Prussian Consul-General. POLAND. The ea. of CracowsTeCteathat preparations for the new levy in Poland are carried on with great activity. The standard of height is lowered, and it is very difficult to obtain exemptions. This is the fifth levy in that country within two years. THE BRITISH FOREIGN LEGION. (PROW OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) HELIGOLAND, Auousr 8. Another batch of legionaries has just left us for England. About 450 men were embarked on Bun. day on board H.M.S. Horatio, Cap,. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, and proceeded to sea, but as it was blowing hard from the northwest the frigate put back, and anchored for the night in the roads under the lee of Sandy Island. This morning, the weather having moderated, the Horatio weighed anchor, but she did not make much progress, and this afternoon late was still in eight. Previous to the embarkation the troops were in spected by Major von Alter, and afterwards paraded before Colonel von Steinbach, the commandant of the depilt. They were conveytd to the Horatio on board eighteen Heligoland sloop.. On mounting the accom modation ladder of the frigate one of the officers of the staff had a singular misfortune : the strap of his cholouille, which was slung over his shoulder, broke, and it fell into the sea ; he stated that it contained cash to the amount of 1801., and offered the Heligo land sailors a reward for fishing it up, but the wea ther was so boisterous that no one could be found willing to dive for it. Perhaps in calmer weather it will be recovered. The Horatio landed here a party of 13 Sappers and Miners from England, who have been sent over to commence marking out the site for the new fortifica tions, which are to be commenced forthwith, under the direction of Lieut. Lempriere, RE., who has been for some time on the island, superintending the erection of the wooden hats for the soldiers. A master mason, with about forty German work men, arrived here yesterday from Hamburg by the steamer, with implements and materials for the con struction of a large water tank, which is to be imme diately made. Whilst the steamer was on the point of leaving Hamburg, an officer of the Naosan con tingent, who came on board in full uniform, was arrested by the police (as he had no passport or other papers with him), and taken on shore. He is lodged for the present in the head guard-house, and is placed under the charge of the officer on duty till an answer is received from Wiesbaden to a telegraphic message asking what is to be done with him. Two private moldiers of the Lubec contingent of the Hanseatic brigade were more fortunate. They had deserted from their standard in full uniform, and went to Hamburg, where they managed to change their clothes at the house of an acquaintance, and arrived here safely in plain clothes, though the ser geant of their company was sent after them, and nar rowly examined all the passengers on board the steamer. I have just heard on good authority that a steamer is expected very soon from England with troops and workmen for the construction of the fortifications. It is added that she will also bring some cannoo, but this is probably only a combination anticipating the march of events. THE SCANDINAVIAN LEGION. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) STOCKHOLM, AUGUST 5. For NOM time past the organisation of a Scandi navian Legion for the British service has been dis cussed in the Swedish papers, but as no practical proposals wore made, I did not think it worth while to mention the subject. As it, however, is now brought forward in a tangible shape, I must inform you that Dr. Munek of Itomenscheld has offered the British government to furnish a Swedish corps of 12,000 men. It would seem that this gentleman must have received a favourable answer to his pro posals, as he is gone to London to negotiate further with the government, and to sign the needful agree ment. Dr. Munek, who resides at Malmo, is well known in Sweden for his philanthropic labours to improve the condition of the lower classes of his countrymen, and has organised throughout the king dom workmen's associations, holding himself the honorary office of president of the central committee of the same, from which it will be readily under stood that his influence with the working classes must be very extensive, and that, as he enjoys their fullest confidence, any recommendation of his is likely to meet with success. In spite of the blockade of the Russian ports, which is very rigorously kept up, boats arrive ►n Swedish ports from Finland almost daily, bringing principally rye to barter for salt, which article must ho exceed ingly scarce, as it induces the Finlanders not only to risk the loss of their boats and cargo by the enemy, but that of their liver, as if overtaken by a storm their little open boats must inevitably be swamped. THE CRIMEA. SPIES IN THE ALLIED CAMP. The Journal de Constantinople contains the follow ing letter from the Crimea, dated July 24 : During the last two days there has been a good deal of talk about the arrest of several spies, who contrived to introduce themselves into the English trenches by wearing the French uniform, and into the French trenches by wear ing the English uniform. A friend, of the Third Division English, has Informed me of a curious incident in con nexion with this subject. Three persons, one of whom appeared to be a French officer, lately visited the camp, passing in and out with the utmost coolness, and appearing like three brave men desirous of satisfying their curiosity. They arrived at length at the Third Division, at the mo ment when the men were enjoying some military music. Hers they halted, listened with acritical air, and ended by joining in convenstion with an English officer. They spoke of the siege, of the operatiens, of the approaching events, and in fact of everything thit could interest men united in the same cause, sharing in the same desires and the same hopes. Our tourists then returned to the music, and requested that bays they left they might be f d with PArtant pour la Syrie." The request wee readily complied with, and the visitors did not lease until they had listened most reli giously to the national air, and thanked the English for their graceful courtesy. Scarcely had they left when an aide-de.carap arrived, gal lopicg without any stirrup, bringing an order from a supe rior, officer, commanding that three suspected persons, of whom a description was given, should be d wh they showed themselves; instantly they recognised the three tourists, who had passed for such exoellent French men! Was it too late to arrest the fellows? This I am unable to say. The fact is, that upon certain points it is easy to steal from the Russian camp to ours under the protection of the night, so near together are the respective trenches. It is only necessary to have address and audacity ; and to judge by the example cited, the Russian spies seem to be deficient in neither. The moat severe orders, printed in large characters, are posted at Kamicsch, Bslaicism., and Kati Koi, in which an absolute refusal is given to visit the trenches without a special permission from one of the commanders•in•chief, and it is very difficult to obtain a permission of that kind. A special order is also necessary to visit the plateau, and during the put week, although I have presented my pass, I Dave been stopped twelve times in posing through one division. Commission IN THE ARMY.—Nearly one thou sand gentlemen were appointed to commissions in the army between the Ist of January and the let of July. In July, upwards of 200 commissions were conferred on candidates. THE REVIEW AT EiIfORNCLIFFE.—We (United Service Gazette) hear that her Majesty has expressed her high approbation of lbe discipline and soldier.like appear ance a the Foreign Legion, and no doubt a general order will be Immediately bunted to that afoot. SPAIN. The Madrid correspondent of the Conatitutionna writes on the Sth : People are still talking of the co-operation of Spain in the war. It is even pretended that the measure has been resolved upon in an extraordinary c ounc i l held a few days since, and that the recent visit of the president of the council and General &vale to the Escurial had for its object the making the Queen acquainted with the intentions of the government on this subject. I am not aware of any such resolution having been adopted by the cabinet. On the contrary, lam in. dined to think there is not a word of truth hi it ; and as to the communications which the Spanish minis. try is said to have made to the representatives of France and England, I can . assure you that ne i ther directly nor indirectly, ne ither verbally nor in writing, has any communication of the sort been made. The Espana of the 4th says: The Madrid Gazette, atter quoting the first paragraph of the article en which we yesterday announced the resolution of the government touching the important question of the alliance with the Western Powers, observes, that "it is not true that any note or communication has been transmitted in this sense to the representatives of France and England.. As we did not say that any written communication had been exchanged, we suppose that the Gazette, in writing th e above lines, meant to take advantage of the first oppeli tk , city to let the public know, that for the present, at leaf none but verbal conferences have taken place. It is so wi understood it, and we are happy to learn that we have not been mistaken. We may add, in order to justify the mane and circumspection with which we have spoken of thia nat. ter, that the representatives of France and England ware informed, the day before yesterday, at the form which the only one employed an similar cues, of the resolution taken the day before by the council of ministers. Marshal Espartero returned on the 3rd from his visit to the Queen. THE LATE GENERAL I'EPE. The General William Pepe, whose death at Turin we announced yesterday, is t►e hero of that name who's gallant defence of Venice is already famous in history. Be was a Neapolitan by birth, and had at one time great ice licence with King Ferdinand, whom he endeavoured to convert to his own constitutional opinions. In 1818 he or ganised the national guard at Naples, and was the general in chief of that force. He so far succeeded in bringing the King over to his views, that he obtained his coo. sent to march at the head of an army to aid Charles Albert against the Austrians. But when the troops get as far on that march as Bologna, they received from the vacillating and contemptible Fer dinand an order of recall. General Pepe refined to obey the ignoble summon,. The regular troops of his army, however, deserted him, but, followed by the National Guard, he threw himself into Venice, and there earned a name which will go down to posterity. General Pepe had, from a very early period, an abiding faith in the nationality of Italy. Before 1848 he fought a duel at Florence with La. martin., in consequence of some verses, in which the poet had described the Italians as but the " dust of the dead." He was SO years old when he died. M. Van de Weyer, Belgian Minister at the Court of St. James's, is at present in Paris. The Earl of Burlington and the Earl of Ellesmere are named as likely to succeed the Earl of Sefton u lord lieutenant of Lancashire. Upon the removal of Sir B. Hall from the Presi dency of the Board of Health, Mr. Ilayter was invited by the Premier to fill that Mace. The offer, however, was declined. Lord C. J. F. Russell has kindly thrown open his garden and pleasure-grounds for the month of August, on Monday, Friday, and Saturday evenings, to the members of the Woburn Literary, Scientific, and Mechanics' Institu tion; also to the wives and friends of members. Medals are to be presented in a few days by Lieut. General Sir John Burgoyne to the wounded Sappers who arrived at Woolwich on Wednesday from the Crimea. The Paria Mint is now engaged in striking a medal in commemoration of the visit of Queen Victoria. It will be executed in gold, platina, aluminium, silver, and bronze. A public meeting of officials connected with free hold land and building societies is to be held in London on Thursday evening next, to consider the propriety of ap pointing a committee to watch the proceedings in Parlia ment in reference to these societies, and to discuss from time to time any important questions affecting the general interests of the members. W. ii. Scholcfield, Esq., M.P., is to preside. The Early Closing Association intend holding a meeting at the Guildhall on Wednesday, Sir James Doke, M.P., in the chair, in promotion of the Saturday haltholi day movement and the earlier payment of wages. " The summons addressed to the National Gnarl' of Pule," says the ("won," calling them out for Saturday, the 18th, on the occasion of the entry of the Queen of Eng land, states that each man mutt have in his knapsack a day's provision field ration." Some of the means used to satisfy L the cariosity of foreigners now at Paris, are ingenious. The Archbishop allows the exhibition of the treasures of the cathedral for 50 centimes. Hero are shown the Imperial mantle used at the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte ; the chasuble carried by Pius VII. iu the same ceri away ; the pm and all the sacred vases need; the ornaments employed at the funeral mass at the Invalides on the day of toe translation of the body of Napoleon 1., and those used at the marriage of the present Emperor. The ball by which the late Archbishop was killed at the barricades is also exhibited. Tho receipts of the theatres and other places of public amusement in Paris considerably diminished daring the last month. The amount received was 1,180,249(r. 34c., being 129,0571,. 95c. less than is the month of .lans. Among other visible signs of the new state of things here (sal, a letter from Turin) is a pretty little bran-near Gothic Protestant church, which has coquettishly plated itself among the trees that shade the Corso Reale, or "Rotten Row "of Turin. Its might seem a small attempt at "tit for tat" to the splendid Jesuits' church in the midst of May Fair. It locality, at all events, would seem to indicate that any proselytism which Protestantism may hope to mate here, is expected rather among the hundreds than among the millions. The Brussels papers mention the passage through that city of thirty-two Russisn officers returning to their country, from Paris, having been exchanged for French prisoners. They are described as being for the most part young, vigorous men, with the characteristics of their race —calm, serious, unimpassioned ; and profoundly indifferent to public curiosity. Some new documents, found on the Spanish refu gees, are about to be published is Paris. The cholera has broken out with much intensity at Sassari, one of the ch ef cities of Sardinia. The populace are in a state of great agitation. Many persona have bard ' ceded themselves in their houses; others attempted to take refoge in the country, but the peasants received them with pointed muskets, ;and they were compelled to return. The Picdmontese Government, on hearing of these mournful facts, despatched a steamer from Genoa with medical men, drugs, &c. Public prayers of thanksgiving for the recovery of the King are ordered to be offered up in the churches of Denmark. Count Eeterhazy arrived at Vienna on the 6th from St. Petersburg. Rumour (says the Carmarthen Journal) is current in the neighbourhood of Lianelly that Win. Chambers, Eig. and family will shortly leave the ancient mansion they have for the last 28 years inhabited to reside on the magnificent , Havod Estate, near Aberyetwith, lately purchased for an immense sum of money by Mr. Chambers. We sincerely trust that the venerable mansion will be again occupied by a gentleman er lady who will make it their study, as the late Mr. Chambers did, to benefit the inhabitants and improve the town of Lineally. Hot , INTELLIGENCE.—The present season bids fair to present to us one of the moet remarkable ever known in the history of the hop growth. There has been no fly. no honey-dew, no lice, and mould only in one or two localities. Although we have had bean rains and changeable weather, nothing seems to have don them harm. Since the bind first made its tardy appearance above ground, it bas grown rapidly and luzurisatly, until the poles were clothed withu most unusual quantity of bine ; and now the gardens exhibit a prolusion of burr, such 'as, perhaps, has never ban seen, unless it was in plBOB, when there was a larger quantity to the median ever was grown before or sines. The winds! is, that one report serves alike far all dietlicte. Whether it is on the hills or in the valleys, in the Weald, or in Mid Kent, in Surrey, or in Sussex—everywhere the answer in ; quiren obtain is—" excellent—they could not be better ; end with another three weeks of favourable weather, thin will be mon backers than taken of a 390,0001. duly.— Naialefon Amami of this day.