The Express. — London, England, 1861-04-08 00:00:00

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TWO Widow YT fIITTICTOVIYA L —TRU HILL Or R. =WM MOM A. idlipm red Amery Muses Herbert Tuny.—AM Till non NIGH f. Mews. Dewar, ind A. Alen: Nflisliamar.—Cosamesce at halt.paid 7. ItIfTANWT/L . Tins rromin. DiCiiri - 13611PACT. paean. J. Rey. enl.ll And T Drumm. 41.1; Moots& asid Sits & Use • I ) m .w 6. Jambs. Mak ME Dwaine. And ilia 11E16 tit' LI LAIRD CASTUL 7fe Yale Weeder. FllOl WATIA AT WIDOW 111110111. Tim DAT -411seulm IL la. ..Allsnisow lb. ^int. ToiloaiwW-Asislies, IL 41a....Alifisms. lb. tom. LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 8. I T is by no means surprising that some sensa tion has been occasioned by the evidence afforded by the last Board of Trade returns of a great fall ing off in the export trade of the country. We have been accustomed to see our exports mount ing steadily up, and we had gathered an impres sion that our business must constantly extend, no matter what disturbance might arise amongst our foreign customers. But the fact, shown in the last returns, that the exports for the month of February declined to the serious extent of more than one-fifth (namely, 21 per cent.) compared with the same month of last year, is calculated to warn us that wo must not consider ourselves en tirely exempt from the effects of the vicissitudes of trade. Our inimeiliate object is to cor rect what we think an error in the interpretation generally put upon these trade tables. We hear it said, " How very serious this falling off in the " exports is ! At the same time see bow large " the imports are—larger than at any former " period. The result of this must certainly be an " adverse balance of trade, which will cause gold " to be draughted away from us in large masses, " and will disturb the money market severely." This may seem at first eight a very reasonable ap- prehension. We are importing an increased amount of commodities, and exporting less : what, then, can prevent our being called upon to dis charge the heavy difference in specie 1 We think we can prove that, although a long duration of a one-sided trade of this kind would excite just ap prehensions, the falling off now suddenly wit nessed in our exports is likely to give, paradoxical though the aseertion may seem, both relief to the money market and a favourable impulse to the current of bullion. The immediate feature which puzzles many reons—naniely, that of a large influx of gold simultaneously with a heavy decrease in the ship ments of commodities with which we discharge our debts to the foreigner in lieu of gold—is not now witnessed for the first time. It will be recollected that during the first six months of 1858 there was a great decline in thu export trade, yet there was also a remarkable index of gold, which, owing to the stagnation of business, was stored up in the Bank, causing the rate of discount to fall from a panic range to a very low one. It might have been argued then, as now, that, as we were parti ally suspending our shipments of goods, the ex changes would turn against us, and we should not receive gold from abroad. Yet the gold clime. The explanation is simple. Our trade is more extended than that of any other nation in the world. Our merchants and shippers are acetudomed to watch the most distant markets —those of India, China, and Australia—as closely and familiarly as they do those of Ireland. We have always an immense amount of transac tions open with those and with many other dis tant regions. At the same time, as befits oar position as the great capitalist nation, we give very large credits, both in point of amount and duration. Indeed, as re cards a considerable por tion of our export business, it takes from six to nine months before wo may get the returns. Having given credit to remote countries for heavy amounts, and having, perhaps, somewhat strait ened ourselves in paying, for the most part in cash, for the raw material, labour, and other costly components of the commodities with which we have trusted them, it follows that if we come to the determination to diminish our future consignments to them, the returns must soon ac cumulate in such a manner as to add materially to our home store of unemployed capital. In one year, let us say, we have trusted India with twenty millions of goods. We determine to trust her for the following year with only ten millions. In duel course of time, as the returns come in, we ought to hold the other ten millions as cash in hand. It is like the position of the banker who, having ad vances out to the extent of 100,0001., renews them to onlythe half of that amount as Pity arrive at maturity, and thus lets himself "run into " money." A sudden reduction in the amount of our ex ports from a high to a moderate point brings for the time relief to the money market in several ways. In the first place, we have been paying the continental and other markets for raw material calculated upon the necessities of an export trade of say 140,000,0001. a year. When we reduce our shipments to the scale of say 110,000,000/. ' a year, a proportionately Ices quantity of foreign raw material is needed. The chock to our im ports of this gives an immediate tarn to the con tinental exchanges in our favour ; and at the very time when we are feeling the benefit of the change, the returns for our consignments to foreign markets continuo to flow in upon the saws scale u if we were still shipping goods to the larger amount mentioned. In the second place, there is a slackening of manufac turing industry at home. The workers by hand, by machinery, and by steam are only partially em ployed ; less wages are paid ; lees currency is ab sorbed. In fine, less money is wanted both for our home and our foreign trade, simply because the amount of that trade is less. Such is the explanation why a decline in the amount of the export trade may be accompanied, for the time, by favourable exchanges and an even accelerated influx of gold. The ultimate effect upon the general balance of trade as between this and foreign countri.•s admits of no dispute whatever : if the foreig:ier owes us twenty p THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1861. or thirty millions sterling upon the general balance of the transactions between us (and we believe it requires no demonstration that a large balance is always due to us from our foreign trade, although we may not always choose to restrict our transac tions and call it in), it stands to common sense that as he forwards the returns, whilst receiving diminished consignments, he will get gradually out of debt. Of course we cannot both eat our cake and have it. We may regard ourselves to some extent at present as in the position of realising our foreign trade assets. This we do because, owing to the deficiency in the last harvest, we are subjected to a heavy drain for food at home. To take $ broad view, it may almost be said that we are calling in what is due to us upon our old trade transactions from India, China, Australia, and other markets, in order that we may be in a position to pay the balance now demanded of us by America and by other food-producing countries. And in this way—remote though the connexion may seem—a consignment of Manchester goods, made six months ago to India perhaps, pro vides the means of payment for a cargo of grain transmitted through New York from Illinois. Viewed broadly, then, we contend that the present decline in our export trade, though accompanied by local distress, not only implies relief to the money market, but is, in a national sense, a natu ral means of relief under the drain of money caused by our large importations of food. We could not pay for suchlarge quantities of food, and at the same time give the usual amount of accommoda tion in our export trade. The strain would be too great. And as we must have food, the ex port trade goes to the wall for the time. When we can better afford to do so, wo shall, no doubt, with the revival of the spirit of enterprise, renew our consignments to foreign markets upon their former scale ; and it is very possible that the re lief which will have been given to the foreign ware houses by the check to the supplies may cause the revived activity of the export business, when it occurs, to be attended with considerably increased profits. We do not overlook for a moment tho unfavour able influence which the check to our exports is but too likely to have upon the position of the labouring, more especially of the manufacturing, population. Declining exports signify stagna tion of business, diminution of employment, and reduction of wages to the working classes. The profits of the nation are for the time curtailed. But this cannot be helped. It is one of the vide . situdes of trade, inevitably resulting from the diminished production of the fruits of the earth. Such a time is one of national trial. The pre dominant sentiment ought to be one of gratitude at witnessing the strength of the resources of the country, and the numerous springs of remedial action which are set in motion. Allusion has been made above to the glut of gold which followed the slackening of the export trade in 1858. Butno such glut is at all likely to be witnessed now. The year 1858 differs from 1861 in the essential respect that the imports of foreign commodities were then reduced, whereas we are now absolutely compelled to go on import ing largely, for the population must be fed. The satisfactory feature at the moment is that, although we are importing food so largely, we are reducing our purchases of other foreign commo dities. It will be of interest to trace this in tho last Board of Trade Tables. For example ; in the month of January (the latest per;od to which the imports are officially rallied), we imported only 617,9611. worth of cotton, against 1,102,9621. in January, 1860; only 63,8601. of flax, against 102,5661. in 1860 ; only 9,0971. of hides, against 37,9891. in 1860 ; only 6,2971. of olive oil, against 28,4241. in 1880 ; only 114,0751. of butter, against 239,8981. in 1860; only 13,0161. of cheese, against 79,9451. in 1860 ; only 22,7181. of oil seeds, against 58,7701. in 1860 ; only 15,3651. of tallow, against 106,5051. in 1860 ; and only 72,2001. of wool, against 168,064/. in 1860. On the other hand, of some other articles, such as wine, sugar, and timber, we imported a good deal more than in the corresponding month of last year. Of breadstuffs, as a matter of course, the imports were enormous. The wheat imported was valued at 1,538,9841., against 410,4761. in 1860; the Indian corn at 253,5341., against 171,8331. ; and the flour at 658,8681., against 162,8771. But the hopeful point is, that although the imports of these three items of breadstuff' in January, 1861, exceeded those in January, 1860, by no less a sum than 1,706,2001., the imports of all the articles valued in the official tables (inclusive of these three articles) exceeded those of the seine time last year by only 1,167,620/. This oompa , risen proves, as we have argued, that, whilst we are taking more of foreign breadstuff', we are taking less of other foreign commodities. We . shall continue to exercise the same kind of provi , dance, as future returns will doubtless show, and by these legitimate means we 'hall endeavour to , mitigate the pressure to which as a nation we are , subjected by the partial failure of our home food OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS res ClirA.—Mr. L. B. et. Clair. sow Second Paid Attach. to biz Measety's Mir eke is Mists is appointed First Paid Attache, is the room al Mr. U. Norman, dreamed. Mr. G. H. W cow Unpaid Attache, is appointed Second Paid Aie.ch F. L the rases d Yr. St. CWT. The following srniapments have Wien plsos in the new porta is China. opened to trade by the treaty of 'Tiee.tsin At Now-Chang Conseil, Mr. T. T. Meadows ; First Amistast, Mr. T. Adkins ; Beeond As ddant, Mr. A. larroaport. At Nisrpo : Consul, Mr. F. L. B. Hervey; latnrprater, Mr. P. J. Hughes; Assistant, Mr. G. Philips. At Ceseal, Mr. G. W. Chine ; la. lerpreter, Mr. C. Alain*, ,• Ameddani, Mr. W. C. Cooper. At resa-Chow Ossesl, Mr. W. H. Medhurst ; Assisteat, Mr. H. G. HerleAt.-06enver. Mi. Banns's Rzroam BlLL—Considerable inniety is felt wins the Mends of York is loth. fate of Mr. Beinee's hill fee the 1111,11111400 of the borough franchise. The meetly-funned Reform Amiociation drew up a petition is its favour, and also in favour of she ballot, and Mr. Locke King's bill. This petitioe, with wireely any effort being required, boa been signed by between 2.000 soil 3,000 persone—elerton soil non.electors 7 exid it will be presented to the noose of Commons previous to the disetumon of the question. At the last election, Colonel limyth promised to vote for • similar qualification for voters, and if his •• hustings pledge" is kept, he will walk into the same lobby with the liberal repruromtive. Mr. Westhead. The Wake , field town council, at their meeting on Thursday. also re solved to petition parliament in favour of the measure. Leeds Mercury. NZ COBDEN AND Tat RocIIDALC BANQUIT.- 04 Friday evening a meeting of the Rochdale Reform Cons mitts* was held in the committee-roora c 4 the public hall. The abject of the meeting, was to she preliminary steps for the forthooming Ralelsle banquet, to be given to Mr. Cob den as his 'stun to Eischual in the early pert of May. Mr. Andrew Stewart, chairman of the committee, received a ' letter from Mr. Cobden, in which the hon. petlenian stated that the climate ./ Algiers was favourable to his condition of health, mod that, owing to a bronchial affection, be wu afraid of returnieg bane until March winds had pseud away. Now that April has cut in Mr. Stewart is in daily anticipation of auotlicr letter, as one was promised is the course of two or three weeks. The meeting appointed a committee of upwards of twenty gentian's, with power to add to their number, to make the nacracary provision for the intended banque4 It wu node...coal that the large new warehouse of !deem. Kelm!! and Kemp, in Batllie- Asset, would! be used for the OCCiAiIvD, TEE LAMBING Sr.Amos.—The fall (if lambs thin season in the eastern district+ has teen satisfactory and above the average. A practical agriculturist, writi ng on the subject, observes. " We attribute the sumer of the a 5, ., ,. mealy to the shortness .4 the root crop. More dry fond has necessarily hen, Liven. and fewer turnips; while injudicious feeding and defective management hare been the mama of severe lams and want ti meows is breeding in former yeare." ebt Court. A deputation respecting the Bill for Trade I Marks had an interview on Saturday with the Right Hoo. T. Milner Gibson, at the Office of the Board of Trade. The deputation consisted of Moon. Morrison, Dillon, and Co. (Mr. John Dillon), Messrs. J. F. Pawson and Co. (Mr. J. F. Pawson), Marra Bradbury, Oreatceex, Beale, and Co. (Mr. Ceo. B. Creators:), Mesas. George Brettle and 00. (Mr. Thos. W. Elstob), Messrs. Copeetake, Moore, and Co. (Mr. Geo. Moore), Messrs. Leaf, Sons, and Co. (Mr. W. Leaf), sod Messrs. J. and R. Morley (Mr. Sam. Morley). The Commissioners for the International Exhibition of 11362 bad a meeting on Saturday at their office in the Strand. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial. office from the governors of Malta, Canada, and the Mauri. tiaa Despatehes were sent on Saturday to the governors of the North American provisoes. His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Countmo Appooyi arrived at Chandos House on Satru , day from visiting the Duke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle. His Excellency the Persian Ambassador leaves tows to-day for Paris. Hie excellency will return to Claridge's Hotel in a few days. His Excellency Dun Juan de Osma, Peruvian Minister at this court, has left Farranee's Hotel for his new residence in Eaton-square. The Marquis anal Marchioness of Salisbury come to tows to-day, from Hatfield, for the season. Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has returned to town from a visit to the FArl and Countess Spencer, at Althorp Park, Northamptonshire. The Marquis and Marchioness d'Arvidsjaur have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Paris, on their way to Switzerland. The Earl awl Countess of Effingham are expected in town in a few days, from their seat in Yorkshire, for the mama. The Earl of Abingdon and Lady Elizabeth Bertie will return to town on Friday next, from ht. Leooard'e-oo• Sea, for the mem Tho Earl of Belmore comes to town to-clay from Castle-Coole, Ireland. Viscount and Viscountess Lismore have returned to town from visiting the Earl of sandwich at Hinchin brook. Lord and Lady Foley arrived at their residence in Groavenor-epare late on Saturdry night from Paris. Lord and Lady Colville come to town to-morrow from visiting the Luke of Rutland at Belvoir Castle. Lord Londe borough and Mr. Arthur Talbot were at Barcelona on the 30th nit., after a rapid run from Malta in the noble lord's new schooner yacht Albertine. Lord and Lady Cecilia Bingham left Folkestone ea Saturday for Paris, to pass a few weeks. Lord Bateman has arrived at his residence in Brcok•street, from He!marsh Howe, Northampton. Her ladyship will not come to town for ten days. Lady LiHord was safely delivered of a son on Friday, at her residence in Grosvenor-Om. The Bishop of London and M. Tait have been sojourning, during the put week, in retirement, at the Lord Warden, Dover. His lordship left town on Monday lest, having remained in London over Foster Sunday to preach the evening sermon at Westminster Abbey. The bishop is expected to return to Loudon House to-day. To morrow his lordship will hold his usual weekly levee. _ _ _ _ The Right Bon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have returned to Grosvenor-gate from Wimpole, where they have been on a visit to the FAH and Counter of Hard- wick.. The Dean of Worcester has left Farrance's Hotel for the Deanery, Worcester. " Tho Marquis of Downxhire's yacht Sylphide," lays 'letter from Genoa, " has arrived at this port from Leghorn. The Marquis and idarchioneui of Downshire, the Earl of Hillsborough, Lady Alice and Lord Arthur Hill, accompanied by Major Maxwell Earle and Mr. Pea. sing Edgcumbe, who h►ve been cruising with them, have left the ship, and will return to England by laud, rid Paris." The Lord-Lieutenant has answered the memorial from twelve orangenien imprisoned in Armagh. His excel lency has decided, on a full review of all the circumstances of the case, that the law must take its muse. _ There was an extra performance of the garrison amateur theatricals in the theatre of the Portobello Gardens, Dublin,on Friday nigbt,wben the Lord-Lieutenant, as patron, was present, surrounded by • distinguished company. iheequestriau statue of the late King of Sar dinia. Charles Albert, by Baron Marochetti, wu received at the St. Katharine Docks on Saturday for shipment by the screw steamer Chester. The statue is packed in several eases, one of which is 15 feet long and 10 feet high. The pedestal of polished granite, a fine specimen of English workmanship, was executed at I'enryn, and is now in enures of shipment. FAMINE IN INDIA. On Saturday the General Committee for the Indian Belief Fund met at the Ilaasiombouse, at 3 o'clock, and it was reported that up to that time the sum subscribed was upwards of 26,0001., exclusive of the amounts at many country bankers not yet sent in. Amongst the principal donation received during the day were Messrs. Barclay and Co., lON. ; the Hoe. Speaker of the House of Commons, ; Leaf, Sous, and Co., 1001. ; Bank of Australasia, 1001. ; N••••,1001. Tns En/41mm IN INDIA.—On Friday a meeting wm held in Liverpool to collect funds for the relief of the distress aroocgst the starvirg natives of India. On Satur day, at two o'clock p.m., the inhabitants of Liverpool, with their usual promptness, had contributed 3,500 f., and it was amiklantly believed that before the despatch of the road, this already larp amount would be considerably augmented. The Mayors of Cambridge and Ipswich have eonveosd tows meetings in aid of the Indian Relief Fond. The Mayor of Colchester has alao suggested to the clergy and dissenting ministers of that town the propriety of making collections among their various congregations. Numerous and itifluential meetings have bees held at Edinburgh and Dublin. FATAL ACM DEIS! lte THE CHAELEVILLZ FAIRLY.— lady Harriett Bury, second daughter of the late Earl sad Constese of Charleville, wsa accidentally killed by falling from the top of the stairs, at the family scat, Charleville Castle, Tullamore, between 5 and 6 o'clock on Wednesday evening last. The premature death of her ladyship, in the lower of her childhood, has plunged the noble family into the deepest grief. lady Harriett, • tine promising child, ors in her seventh year. It appears that cso the day and at the time above-named she was sent by her governess from His schoolroom up to the nursery to wash her hands before dinner, and, after doing so, she went to slide down the banister of the principal stairs in the nuansioo, which was highly polished and as slippery as glass. When thus amusing herself oho lost her balance, acid fell down a distance of between ten land fifteen feet, and when taken up it wee found that she was dead, the spine of her lack having hem dislocated. The deocased was a lively and intelligent child, and of the most affectionate and engaging disposition. Immediately ' alter the death of her noble tallier she, with ben brother and sister, were made wards of Chancery. and resided with one of their guardians, the Hon. Alfred Bury, in the family reuidenee, Charleville Castle. Au inquest waa sub sequently held by the coroner of the district, the jury on which was composed of the meet respectable inhabitant. of Taman and its vicinity, who returned a verdict in conformity with the evidence. RARE BIRD& —During the late severe winter a pair of eagles, driven southward, by cold and scarcity of food, made their appearance at Holkham, the meat of the Fan of Leicester, on the coast of Norfolk. Much to his credit, the noble lord, instead of trying bin skill with the rifle on his royal visitors, gave strict orders that they should be molested. Thus protected, they remai ne d in the neighbourhood for several weeks, having made considerable ravages on the geese and ducks on the lake, but, having been thus hospitably entertained, there is good reason to hope that they will renew their visit annually. We frost that his lordship will not be dwapp2inted. MUNIrIcENT OHM( —blues Burdett Coutte has, with her wonted sympathy for shipwrecked seamen, inti mated her intention to present the cost (about 2(10t.) of • lifeboat to Plymouth, where the Royal National lifeboat Institution is engaged in organising a lifeboat station. The Rev. 11. J. Hutcherson, 11. A., has presented to the Life boat Institution 1601. to pay the expense of the Dungeness lifeboat oa the wad of Kent, sort an additional donation of 204 in aid of it. general funds. Mimi Wasey, of Priors Court, ham also just given the National Lifeboat fratitutioa 1001. to aid in carryieg out its philanthropic objecta, in addl. Boa to 110/. previously presented by her to it. During the peat seven years the average loss of life from shipwrecks oe the coasts and in the ems rat the British Isles was 800. The institution is at present using every effort to plea Wabash, on all danserous points of the emote, and is seeking every information to awertain where, from the occurrence of shipwrecks, lifeboats would be of service, and where the nominate are prepared to help the institution to keep the lifeboat stations in • state of efficiency iu future yews. was unpopular, has resigned, and all the unpopular mayors of the neighbouring towns have been dis mimed. WARSAW, APIUL 7. The Agricultural Society of Poland has been dis solved, on the ground that it was an institution which did not harmonise with the present state of things. Agricultural commissions are to be established in different parts of the country. The Ministry of the Interior is said to have pro posed that the funds of the association should be lodged provisionally with the Bank of Poland. POSEN, SUNDAY ERWIN°. A monster popular demonstration is to take place at Warsaw to-day. Numerous bands of people will proceed to the cemetery where the victims of February were buried. The excitement is very great. In the Polish provinces demonstrations are likewise taking place. The Governor of Suwalki has tendered his re signation, which has been accepted. The Governor of Lublin has left that city for Warsaw. DENMARK. ITZEHOE, APRIL 7, Darns°. The committee of the Estates have concluded their examination of the Danish proposals in reference to the budget. The report of the committee will be discussed in the Estates to-morrow. It is asserted that the conclusions of the com mission are to the following effect :—That the Estates cannot treat the budget in the manner propowd, namely, that the assembly should merely make proposals, and that the government should decide thereon. TURKEY. VIENNA, Arm 6. The Turki,ll blockading squadron bag arrived before Autivari. LATEST IN'rELLIGENI THE ILLNESS OF THE POPE. The Ami de la Religion has received the follow ing despatch from Rome, dated the 2nd inst. " The momentary faintness experienced by the Holy Father to-day,while misting at the mass in the Six tine Chapel, was the precursory symptomof a light fever, to all appearance of a rheumatical character. The physicians are unanimous in the opinion that it is the result of long and numerous fatigues sup ported during the holy weeks, and of neglected sweatings." OARIBALDL The Italie of April 6 says :—" It is Mated that General Garibaldi is going immediately to the sulphur baths of Acqui, although the season there has not yet begun." PRUSSIA AND ITALY. The following explanations have been given spontaneously to the Chamber of Deputies by the Prussian Minister of ,Foreign Affairs, Baron de Fichleinitz, relative to the affair of Count Bchlippenbach During the last few days the government has become acquainted with an incident which has caused a great sen sation, and not without reason ; for it is calculated to throw au equivocal light upon Prussian diplomacy. Ac cording to the public journals, and other authorities, letters have fallen into the bands of the au thorities of Palermo, brought there by an officer attached to the Prussian Legation. jo these letters the officer referred to is named as a person of confi dence with reg►rd to certain views and intrigues relating to the political situation of Sicily. It is not necessary, I think, to remark that the government of the King is altogether a stranger to such proceedings, and that these intrigues are not only unauthorised by it but are in direct contradiction with the intentions openly proclaimed by the Plume° government. If, however, such a co-operation has really taken place, or if it has been even attempted or projected, which is not yet quite apparent, the Prussian government disavows it and disapproves of it, in the most unequivocal and categorical manner. For no government could permit a person in its official service to have politics of his own, or even to make himself the organ and agent of foreign political interests and tendencies. The King's government first heard of this incident through the journals, and it immediately took the necessary measures for obtainiug, with the briefest possible delay, complete and authentic explanations upon the whole affair; and remembering its duties and its functions, it will, after it has formed a judgment on this matter, know how to redrew this abuse from whomsoever it proceeds. Mean while, in order to prevent any false interpretation, and that there may not exist the slightest doubt as to the positionlwhich the government has taken in this regrettable affair, I have thought it right to make before the country and its representatives the loyal declaration which you have just heard. The above speech was several times interrupted by the applause of the Chamber. HUNGARY. PESTR, MOSDAL To-day being the anniversary of the death of Count Szecheny, religious ceremonies have taken place in his honour. All the shops are closed and black flags are everywhere displayed. The streets are crowded with people, but perfect order prevails. . _ BUDA, Amin. 6. The Hungarian Diet was opened to-day by Count Apponyi, who, in his opening speech, urged the necessity of reconciling the interests of the whole State with the Hungarian constitution. His re ference to the patent of February last was re ceived with low murmurs. PFAITH, Aran. 7. In yesterday's sitting of the upper house, Count Apponyi, in his opening speech, announced the ab dication of King Ferdinand, and the accession of Francis Joseph, and said that it was the sincere wish of the King that the rights of Hungary should be maintained. Prince Estcrhazy, in most touching terms, paid a tribute of respect to the memory of Count Bat thyanyi, who was executed for high treason in 1849, and held up the patriotism of that martyr as an example for others. Count Zicby demanded the formation of a Hun garian ministry. The demand was supported by the majority of the members. In the lower house official documents relating to the abdication of King Ferdinand and the accession of Francis Joseph were laid on the table. AGRA'', Aram.6. The Imperial eagle has been replaced on all the public offices. The garrison was stationed in the public squares on the occasion. The city is tranquil. THE ITALIAN CHAMBER. TURIN, SATUIDAT EVINUIO. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies the following order of the day, proposed by Signori Torrearsa and Mazani, was adopted : "The Chamber, taking into consideration the declarations of the Ministry, that the laws shall be strictly executed, and being confident that the Ministry will take the most suitable measures for hastening the administrative unification of the provinces of Naples and Sicily, and insisting on the immediate publication of the measures of public safety promised by government, and on the execu tion of public works, passes to the order of the day." THE BOURBON INTRIGUES IN ITALY. NAPLES, Aran. 7. The Duke ofeCaraniello has been arrested on ac count of two letters he had received from Francis 11. Several members of a Bourbon committee, amongst whom are Ruggiero and two priests, have also been &treated. It is rumoured that an impor tant conspiracy hail been discovered in which five bishops are said to have participated. The indig nation against the reactionista is general. Perfect tranquillity prevails. OPENING OF THE AUSTRIAN DIETS. VIENNA, Aran & The Austrian Diet was opened to-day by the governor of the province of Austria, who, in his opening speech, laid stress on the necessity for maintaining the administrative unity of the whole monarchy. Prince Colloredo in his speech pointed out the necessity for union between the people and the Emperor. A committee for examining the elections of the members was appointed. Dr. Muhlfeld, one of the deputies to the Diet, proposed that an address should be voted thanking the Emperor for the commencement of the realisa tion of constitutional principles, and requesting his Majesty to maintain the unity of the State. VIENNA, Ann. 6. The Diets of Styria and Salzburg were opened to-day. Addresses were adopted, thanking the Em perm for the concessions he has granted. The Diet of Bohemia has likewise been opened at Prague. The opening speech of the Governor was delivered in the Bohemian language. POLAND. HALISCH, Ann 6. Order is maintained by the delegation of citizens. A civic guard has been forint d. The military maintain a passive attitude. The landr►th, who AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, SUNDAY NIGHT. The Royal Mail steamship Arabia, from New York on the 27th ult., arrived off this port at 9 p.m., landed all mails except those for Liverpool, and proceeded at 9.20 p.m. She brings 44 passengers. She experienced easterly winds all across the Atlantic. The Washington correspondent of the Yew York Herald states that the Cabinet was considering the question of evacu.sting Fort Pickens, and that there was good reason to believe that the fort would be abandoned within 30 days. The Southern commissioners were said to be on friendly terms with the English and French minis ters at Washington. It appeared that the administration would not attempt to collect the revenue in the Gulf ports. A resolution was to bo brought before the South Carolina convention on the 27th ult., ordering measures to be taken for the purpose of cutting off Major Anderson's supplies. A!resolution had been introduced in the Louisiana convention declaring in favour of free trade between the Western and Confederate Stater. All the fortifications, arsenals, lighthouses, and revenue cutters belonging to Louisiana were to be handod over to the Southern government. Advices from Vera Cruz to the 21st nit. state that the principal roads leading to the city of Mexico were swarming with bands of robbers. Captain Oldham, of the British stea.ner Valorous, bad been attacked and severely wounded whilst returning from the city of Mexico to Vera Crus. The constitutional government was making but slow progress. It was said that a party of filibusters had invaded Lower California. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, MARCH, 26, 6 p.m. Stooks quieter, but prices maintained. New York Central, 7 6 4 ; Erie, 324 ; Illinois, 814 ; Exchange : Bankers Bills, 1074. Cotton firm dour more active wheat firm ; corm in good demand; pork, unsettled; sugar in fair demand; coffee, quiet; freights, firmer. NEW ORLEANS, MARCH 25. . . . . . ....... Cotton mks to-day 12,000 bale. NWlin . ' 12 to 124 e. QUEENSTOWN, MONDAY. The Royal Mail steamship Niagara proceeded to day for Halifax and Boston at 2.30 a.m. All welL - - EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (►now ous owx oosszerospiarr.) PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. M. Darimon, the deputy, notices in the Presse that a receiver-general, M. le Baron de Nervo, has just published a pamphlet entitled "The Finances of Francs leader the reign of Napoleon III.," and satirically observes that the writer is probably of opinion that M. ?Anne's answer to the financial criticisms made in the course of the debates on the address were not sufficient. He does not analyse M. de Nerve's work, but affirms that it consists of a mass of inconclusive figures, which furnish no answer whatever to the accusations preferred against the budgets of the empire. It remains uncoutm dieted that for years past they have been presented with a fictitious surplus, and have been wound up with a real deficit. The last budget presented, that of 1802, is only made to appear in equilibrium by posting as ordinary revenue 160 millions of extra ordinary resources. M. Darimon thinks the strongest possible criticism upon the budget is to be found in this fact, that in 1852 the Rente was quoted at 86fr., that is to say, within 40c. of the highest price it had ever attained since its creatiou in 1825, and that now it is at 67fr. 65c. The Moniteur contains a report of the proceed ings of the Senate yesterday upon various petitions. One of them—the only one of any general interest —was curious. An elector of the Aude prays for a new apportionment of the electoral districts of that department, upon the express ground of its having been stated by M. Billault, in his speech to the Corps Legislatif—justifying the government for having brought forward M. Dabeaux at a time when he was legally ineligible, that nobody but M. Dabeaux (the ex-prefect) could have succeeded in the arrondissement of Limoux and Narbonne, because, the former being an iron district and the latter a wine country, the interests of the two were diametrically opposed. The reporter on the petition, M. de Goulhot de Saint-Germain, was of opinion that it made out a case for redress, and proposed that it should bo referred to the Minister of the Interior for consideration. The General Marquis d'Hautpoul, who is a resident in the department, opposed the motion mainly on the ground that the minister was not likely to pay any attention to the petition, and that it was weakening the authority of the Senate to make references which come to nothing. He, moreover, demurred to M. Billault's proposition that only one man in France could be found to fit this particular constituency. The petition was shelved in pursuance of General d'Hautpoul's reasoning. It is reported from Strasbourg that the inaugura tion of the railway bridge across the Rhine to Kehl, which took place yesterday about 6 o'clock, wont off rather coldly. There were very few official per sonages present. A special correspondent of the Pays, who was there, says, " no euthusisam, no manifestation, and rather anxious-looking faces." General Fleury gave a child's ball last week to the Imperial Prince and about a hundred children of courtiers and foreign ambassadors. Most of the children were in fancy dresses, some of which were very splendid. The Imperial Prince wore a Pierrot's costume of white satin. The Empress was present and remained to the end of the enter tainment. A census has been ordered for Paris and the department of the Seine, but instead of being taken in a single day, as in England, the operations will spread over 42 days—viz., from April 20 to June 1. Madame Prevost, formerly a celebrated actress at the Opera Comique, is just dead at the age of 59. PARIS, SATURDAY BM/NO. A manuscript, purporting to be a copy of the Emperor's letter to Prince Murat, is handed about to y, from which it would appear that the Em peror tells his cousin that his conduct is unworthy of a senator and a member of the Imperial family, and that after having taken the advice of the family council his Majesty is under the necessity of ordering him to go abroad for six months. I cannot tell whether this version of the letter is authentic, and it were idle to speculate upon probabilities. It is however worth notice that the Constifutioand re pudiates the manifesto in stronger terms than those used last night by the Pays and Patrie and states that the Emperor is "much displeased" with Prince Murat, and has written to express his "dis approbation." Letters from Italy are warlike ; they contradict the news that Garibaldi bad been called to Turin by Count Cavonr, and represent the chieftain as altogether hostile to the Italian minister's policy. The news that some Garibaldians had landed on the Adriatic coast is explained in this way: Some Hun garian retugees in the service of Turkey were about to be sent to Asia out of complaisance to Austria, and they getting wind of the design deserted and landed on the nearest point they could fix upon to their own couutry. It is remarked as an important symptom that the Mottifeur yesterday published a correspondence from Peath very damaging to Austria, and that to day it gives a letter from Warsaw highly favourable to Russia. The Bourse was firm during the greater part of the day, but with less business doing than on Thursday and Friday. Towards the close it became weaker. The Rente fell 50., both for cash and account, closing at 67.70. Mobility fell 1.25. In French railways there was scarcely any change. The Roman lines were again much inquired for, and rose sf. The wines of 1860, which were from the first expected to be worse than any known since 1853, turn out to be even more detestable than the won derfully bad weather of that year led connoisseurs to anticipate. To warn buyers against that vintage would be quite usehes, because no wine merchant either in France or England will ever profess to sell wines of 1860. But just to show wine drinkers what a "bad time is coming" for those whose palates are not sufficiently edu cated to protect them from poison, I call attention to an article in the Pattie which, while reproaching wine growers for neglecting former advice to get rid of last year's growths, without delay, at any prices, now conjures them not to despair, because there exist "intelligent mixtures" which will yet enable them to bring their sour wines into the market. The government appears to be now determined seriously to retaliate upon the ultramontaniat clergy, which, presuming upon tolerance, has cherished hopes of setting up an imp& ium in ins prio. The Minister of Public Instruction and Worship, who has lately signalised himself by many similar acts of energy, has just dissolved the Congregation of Redemptorist Fathers, of Douai, which, though unauthorised, has existed since 1862. Tile appeal of Canon Mallet to the Court of Caseation against the sentence of six years' im prisonment, awarded against him by the court of Douai, will be heard next week. It is said that M. Pr ocureur-General Dupin will speak upon the ocausion. M. Odillon Barrot, having caught the pamphlet fever, has just published one, entitled " Centrali sation and ita Effects." ITALY. (fox on OWN COERNSPONDECT. TURIN, Ann. 3. We have not yet received a definitive answer from the Greek government to the question whether or not it accepts the offer of having a resident minister of the kingdom of Italy at Athens, and sending one of its own either to Turin or Rome when the Italian government resides there. If King Otbo, forgetting that he is a German prince, only remembers that he is the King of Greece, he will welcome the offer ; and in that mile, Count Idatniani dellaßovere, late minister of public instruction, will be sent to Athens. The announcement, that the count had already been appointed ambassador to Greece is accordingly pre mature. General Garibaldi arrived at Turin this morning, and immediately received an ovation. It was wished that he should address the people that wel comed him, but he sent word by one of his friends that he wanted rest, as he was not very well. I have already informed you that many mischievous meddlers had gone to Caprera to urge him to some imprudent step or other : he has now come here to see how matters are with his own eyes, in order not to be deceived again as he has been so often by pretended friends. He has already held conver sations with his generals, Sirtori, Colons, and Medici—meu quite incapable of deceiving him —as well as with several other persona. To rrow, probably, Nino Nebo will return from Paris, and will moat likely bring important iufor mation with him. His presence will be invaluable to Garibaldi, for Niuo Bixio is one of the must loyal of men. This evening it is understood that Garibaldi will visit the King, as all true friends of Italy are extremely desirous he should do, because whenever Garibaldi has been with his Majesty lie ie calmer, more moderate, and more averse to the factious intriguers who would make hint an instrument of divisions and plots which would soon compromise both the present and the future of the country. Meanwhile Austria is preparing for an invasion into the Modernise territory ; but being well aware that this is a desperate stroke, she hesitates-- would and would not—and gets up pretexts awl excuses. She has sent away the Hungarian soldiers and has changed the garrisons of Mantua and Verona, for fear they should have a secret understanding with the inhabitants. She is putting stores into the strong places and ac cumulating ambulance. She has bought 3 number of red shirts, and you can easily imagine that she intends to use them either to surprise us or to create an artificial coals Nifi. It is quite cer tain, also, that some of her secret agents have puts ehasedthefurloughsof Garibaldiau officers and hub officers. Our government has arrested one of these agents, but has not hitherto obtained any impor• tent revelations, since Austria makes use of very clever men, who shelter themselves behind more simple ones, who perhaps scarcely know for what and for whom they are employed. Clever and is scrupulous, however, as is the Austrian police, it may be safely said that it is nut by such arts that empires are saved. Great ideas or powerful armies are necessary : the former, it need scarcely be said, Austria is destitute of ; and the latter she is far from possessing, for an army of a nationality alien to the central power cannot be a strong army. Unfortunately, we too aro divided and harassed, thanks to the Mazzini fac tion ; but we feel pretty confident, nevertheless, of our power to resist our enemies. Dr. Pantaleoni, who was recently expelled from Rome, is still here ; and Ito are sonic of the French journalists and literar► men who came for the In auguration of Daniel Mauin's statue. Their cow• pullout, as you aro aware, were expelled from Venice. In the few hours they spent there they would see quite enough to convince them of the frightful state of decadence of Venetia, and that the Austrians make a desert wherever they no , since as many as can d.: so leave, unable to put sP with military insolence. Thu young meu arruallY make haste to depart that they may escape the l'!* sibility of wearing an Austrian uniform and fightmg against their country. In the churches of Vienna boxes for the rem? ties of Peter's pence hare been sipiiu sot up. b►t Pre nal fen den OVA kW 013113 rest; thee just whe Inv' men 'habil lion' • o d pert tion apao