The Press. — London, England, 1853-08-20 00:00:00

AUGUST 20, 1853 . treating et the preceding election for the city of Peterborough, and that eleetiou for the said city having been avoided, was in capable of being returned at the election' which took place, in co►►sequence of the said avoidance. "'That tieorge H. Whalley is not duly elected, and that Tho mu Hawkey, jun., Esq., is duly elected, cud ought to have been returned to serve in this present Parliament for the city of Pe terborough.•' POSTAL COMMUNICATION_ (BETWEEN SUEZ, ADEN, AM) BOMBAY. Mr. Gasosux having asked whether her ment had taken any steps to improve the postal between Suez, Aden, and Bombay? Mr. Cow PEIL pleaded that this matter was in the hands of the Government of India. Ile could state, however, that the East India Company were taking steps to improve the postal commu nications in question by building ships of greater speed for the nveyance of the malls. 's Govern- CROWN LANDS AND MANORS. Mr. AoLtoNaY has moved and obtained au order for " a return of all manors belonging to the Crown, with the following pant eiders :—The dates, extent, and consideration of all existing eases or other grants affecting the same, with the names of the essees and other persons for whose benefit they have been made ; and in the case of mines, full particulars of the nature end extent of the minerals, and the annual produce thereof in quantity and value, as known or capable of estimation; the cue. tome, as to descent, tines, and emoluments, with any variation in ho mode of assessment timing the last thirty years; the munber of customary tenants and estates in each manor; the net amount of profit derived by the Crown front each of the manors iu the years 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850, and the cause of any increase or decrease ; the names and dates of appointment of the steward ac and deputy-steward of eh manor, with the amount of emolu ments in each of the last seven years, and a list of the ordinary ecs taken from copyholdere in each manor; and the amount of legal charges borne by the Crown in respect of each manor during the last ten years." • THE COINAGE. Mr. THOWNELY, alluding to the universal scarcity of silver and copper coin, inquired of the Government what efforts were making 4) supply the public need in this respect" Mr. NIILSON stated, with regard to the copper coinage, a con tract had been entered into with a house in Birmingham for a supply of 500 tons. The delivery of that supply commenced on Saturday last, and the first portion was required for the balm islands, Ceylon, and other colonies. The remainder would be • rapidly delivered, and all parts of the empire would soon be pm vide)d with a sufficient amount of copper coinage. With regard to silver, within the eight weeks terminating last Saturday, 214,8001. had been coined at the Mint—a quantity perfectly un paralleled in the annals of this country. And that amount of silver coinage would be immediately succeeded by the coinage of one million of half sovereigns, to assist in the way of change. As frequent complaints had been directed Ismailia the Mint on that subject, he begged to state what the Mint had done during the period intervening between the let of J unitary, and Saturday last, as compared with the corresponding period in previous veers. He found that the quantity of gold coined in that perloa had been as follow - xi-1n 1850, litiosell.; In 18:41, 4,106,0001.; in 142, 4,453,0001.; and in 1853, 9,009,000/. ; or more than double the quantity in the two preceding years. (Hear, hear.) He also found that the quantity of silver coined In the SUMO periods bad been in 1810, MAIM. ; in 1811, 19,0010.; in 142, 32,0001. ; and in 143, 410,000/. lie hoped that that statement would prove that the hwonvenienee suffered by the public did not arise front any fault on the part of her Majesty's Mint. Sortign an Colonial nttlligtste. [From our own Correspondent.] PARIS, August 18. THE National Guards and the Army of Paris were passed in review by the Emperor on the 14th inst. A little after one o'clock his Majesty arrived from St. Cloud at the Arc de Triomphe, surrounded by a bril liant galaxy of uniforms. The Empress had preceded him by a quarter of an hour. The Duke d'Albe, General Narvaez, and two English officers were ob served among the numerous " suite." The troops on one side of the Champs Elysees, and the National Guards on the other, were passed through by the Emperor and his splendid cortige, till they arrived at the Pavillon de I'Horloge, in the gardens of the Tuile ries, when the marching past began. The Empress, with some members of the Imperial Family, and per sons favoured by especial invitation, enjoyed the magnificent spectacle from the balcony of the palace. This was but the prelude to the fête of the next day, the St. Napoleon. The morning of the 15th was dull and overclouded, but let me hasten to say it did not rain all day. The preparations had been unusually promptly terminated, and promised much and cer tainly a more gorgeous fête was seldom if ever seen. The Place de la Concorde, surrounded by manresque porticos hung with various coloured glasses ready to be lighted up in the evening, the whole length of the Champs Elysees, presenting a vista of arcades en wreathed with foliage and flowers, realised our early dreams after reading "Aladdin." In the Champ de Mars a representation of the Field of the Cloth of (;old was given by eighty actors, splendidly equipped as nobles of the day. A fortress had been erected (of pasteboard, be it understood), from the drawing of an officer of the army of Africa, simulating the moun tain-hold of Laghonat, not long ago taken by the French. Here the Arab dances, customs, and markets were figured. A French division arrives, and you may guess the rest. Two balloons ascended, one having a parachute, in which a little man went up bowing and skipping, and was cut down when a few thousand feet in the air, and came down bowing and skipping a little quicker, perhaps, than he went up, but landed safely a few yards from his starting-place. Across the Champ de Mars was placed a tight-rope, THE PRESS. resting on one side on the top of the Ecole one hundred and fifteen feet from the ground. Over this frightful abyss Mme. Saqui, seventy-five years of age, traversed with grace and agility a space of 720 feet, causing more pain than pleasure to the spec tators. At rive o'clock the Emperor and the Em press, in an open carriage, arrived, escorted by the Guides, and made the tour of the Champ tie Mars. At night the illuminations surpassed all the expecta tions of the most sanguine amateurs of pyrotechnics. Private dwellings were more lighted up than in for mer years. A great number of promotions were made in the army and navy, in all the public depart ments, and in the press many " talented authors" were decorated with the Legion of llonour. Many pardons and remissions of punishment were made, but the public looked in vain in the Moniteur for the announcement of the coronation, the coming of the Pope, or the recal of the French generals to France. The official reception of the corps diplanuaique took place in the Salle du Trtlne. The Emperor, sur rounded by the Imperial Family and the Prince of Hesse, having on his right the Ministers and grand officers of his household, and on his left the marshals and admirals, the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honour, the Governor of the lnvalides, the Governor- General of Algiers, the Count de Morny, received the felicitations in custom. Taking the hand of the British Ambassador, the Emperor said, " I thank the corps diplomatique for their congratulations. That which would be this day the most agreeable to my feelings would be to see the peace of Europe con . solidatetl, and I consider it to be so without any loss of dignity or national pride to any nation." The rapid promotion of M. de la Guerroniere to be officer of the Legion of Honour only twelve months after his first decoration as simple " chwalier" has been much discussed, and given rise to many dis contents among the older brothers of the press. M. de Bonville, the founder of Le Pays, now Prefet des Basses Alpes, is decorated for former services ren dered in the political press. The Town hall at Dieppe is preparing for the Em press. The Emperor will probably join her there after his journey to the north, in which her Majesty's delicate and interesting state of health will not per mit her to participate. The accounts from the several departments all concur in stating that the celebration of the Napoleon fête was of the most enthusiastic description. During the night before .the fête the police visited a number of low lodging-houses, and arrested 32 individuals, including three women, and sent them to the depot of the Prefecture of Police. It is stated in Ministerial circles that, as soon as the Eastern question shall have been fully ar ranged, the French Government will take into consi deration the modification of the customs tariffs, particularly as regards some of the articles of English produce and manufacture which are now either for mally prohibited, or are charged with a prohibitory duty. The Emperor has had a fall report made to him on the subject, and is said to have expressed himself very strongly against the existing system. The Imperial plan for ameliorating the dwellings of the labouring classes is being carried into effect as rapidly and extensively as possible. A large house has been purchased in the Faubourg St. Antoine, and in a few weeks 400 lodgings for workmen will be ready in it, all in the best conditions of cleanliness and salubrity. Several other constructions are about to be erected or appropriated to the same purpose in several points of Paris. It is announced that the Government is about to concede in a few days several new railway lines, viz.: that from Paris to Mulhausen, by Nogent-sur- Seine, Montereau, Troyes, Chaumont, Vesoul, Bel fort, with a branch line to Coulommiers ; from Nancy to Gray, by Epinal ; and from Paris to Vincennes and St. Maur. These lines are to be conceded to the Strasbourg Company. In addition, the concession to the Lyons Company of the line from La Roche to Auxerre is looked on as certain. _ MM. de Rothschild, bankers of the General Water Company, have just paid in 500,1X10f. caution money for the concession of the supply of water to the city of Lyons. The same company sent in a tender for supplying water to the city of Paris. The trial of the persons charged with having formed part of the Legitimist secret society, called La Ligne Fi.derale, is concluded. The prisoners have been found guilty, and sentenced to various terms of imprisonment, with fines. The punishment passed upon Dubuisson is the greatest, viz., four years' imprisonment, I,ooof. tine, and ten years' privation of civic rights, while Haftenmayer is to suffer jthe least, viz., to pay 10f. tine, without any imprisonment. The Jena, 90 guns, has been ordered from Toulon to reinforce the squadron in Besika Bay. 5410,000 rations are being irrepared in the arsenal of Toulon for the use of the fleet. At Brest, the steam corvette L'lnfernal is being armed for war. The Moniteur publishes a decree granting the pay of their rank to the officers and soldiers appointed members of the Legion of Honour in 1815 during the hundred days. Another decree orders an im provement in the quality of the soldiers' bleed. The Patrie and some other journals on Saturday published a private telegraphic despatch stating that the note of the four power had been accepted ly the I'orte. This intelligence turned out unauthentic, and the Patrie received a " warning " from the Minister of the Interior for having given runway to a fabricated despatch. As the Patriot has king enjoyed the reputation of being a semi-caleial as loarnal, this warning caused much surprise many rumours on the Bourse. M. Delamarre, the psu- prietor, was so indignant that he has announced his intention to retire from the management of the paper, as well as of six other provincial journida which he has established in support of the Govern • meat. The Patrie is now accordingly announced for sale, and it is rumoured that the Ministry intend to purchase it. An inten'iew has taken place between the Duke do Nemours and the Count de Chambord. The Preue of Vienna announces that these illustrious persons met by appointment at Wiener-Neustadt. M. Haze has written a second letter, again refusing to accept the pardon granted him by the Emperor. The Dame* confirms the statement already made respecting the deliciency of the harvest. GERMANY. An imperial decree published in Vienna on the 13th orders the state of siege to be raised on the Ist of September next in the cities of Vienna, Prague, and Buda, and in the fortresses of Koenigsgritx, Theresieustadt, and Josephstadt. The Ministerial conferences relative to Lombardo- Venetian affairs have led to gratifying results. The ordinary civil administration and jurisdiction will be shortly restored in these provinces. Mar tial law will only remain in force for political offences. The newly-married Duchess of Brabant left Vienna on Sunday by a 'special train for Brussels. The mother, sister, and brother of her Royal High ness were to accompany her as far as Moravia. The Emperor has sent the insignia of the order of the Golden Fleece to the Duke of Brabant. The affair of the mixed marriages in Prussia has been arranged in a manner satisfactory to all par ties, Pope Pius IX. having withdrawn his demands in order to maintain peace between the different creeds. The King of Prussia, having lately visited Presusea to open the railway to Konigwberg, expressed a desire that the line might be continued up to the Russian frontier, so that the iron road might run from one end of his dominions to the other. A surveyor has been entrusted with the task of examining the ter rain, and probably it will be arranged to cross the Russian frontier at Kowno, and then be continued to Dunaburg, whew(' a lino to St. Petersburg is already undertaken. From Intnaburg a branch will run to Rigs, while on the Prussian aide a branch would connect Tilsit and Memel with the main line. The King will notleave Palm« till the 25th of this month. Immediately on his return he will set off for Silesia to inaugurate a monument erected there to Field-Marshal Blucher, and thence proceed to fetch the Queen from Inch!, where he will he joined by the Emperor of Austria. After a hasty visit to Munich and Dresden the King will return to Berlin to he present at the mantruvres. The preliminary, exercises have already commenced, and the troops concentrated round Berlin will go into cantonments on the 10th September. SPAIN. M. Cahlemn de la Bares, the Spanish Minister at Washington, has written to accept the portfolio for lo'oreign Affairs which the Queen had offered him, and will leave America upon his return to Madrid without delay. MOROCCO. The Kabilas of Morocco have risen in insurrection; through the discontent caused by the imposts laid on them, and particularly the obligation to deliver up the skins of all the cattle killed there. The Em • peror, it is stated, had tried to pacify the insurgents, but had been compelled to retire to Mequinez, and had sent for troops from Tangiers, Tetuan, and other parts. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. The decision of the l'orte upon the mediatory pm' position of the four powers is still awaited with much impatience. Meanwhile the intelligence received from Constantinople, which continues to speak of the war fever in Turkey, and the extent of the pre parations ti►r hostilities, is destitute of interest. Let • term received in Paris from St. Petersburg, and dated the sth inst., state that on the Ist orders were givers to suspend all movements of the Russian troops in the provinces of the. Danube, and on the 4th an order was sent to the General-in .Chief to put an end to all demonstrations having a character of permanent occupation. This news, hcarever, requires con firmation.