The Express. — London, England, 1860-06-23 00:00:00

Me einbury, the specific enelmismentY that Swaim in ems of war shall inememis Ibsl alatteheed teat key ; there/as implying very elm* that in a Mon of rase thrthase troops are at liberty to meg, that NM- tory. net, then, is the potionof Me miestlea, We bed as opieirio— • very_ &ailed as to the mode 10 whirl', the inermallea bowleg shesdy taken place, and name bar* ableirml the eamtoa of Savoy, such • substindion of the et the treaty of 1815 could be mode, *Melt basis, be ntidaetery to Switierland and faint • sidlielead sub stitute for the eugmeinent entered into by Sardiaia ; bug I ate sorry to my that at no time, in my of our dietsimeiona has France shown • disposition to accept that substitute which seem. to IN to be the only one which would be mini. Talent in point of emceed and security to what is provided by the treaty of 1815. It is impossible for us, therefore, t o ti m e s ourselves satisfied, or to accept the treaty of Turin as affording an equivalent and substitute. (Cheers.) But the honourable baronet aim- I don't know whether he really means it—that we should not have given any opinion on the subject without obtaining the sanction of the house. That is certai p : i ll u t m o c o e t of the usual way carrying on diplomatic corms • (Hear.) We can only act as all ministers before us have acted, by obtaining the consent of the crown to such dis• patches and conimunkatioas as it is our duty to make, and afterward. by submitting the papers to Me home, and awaiting the result of any opinion the house may think it right to express upon them. (Hear, hea:J4e nn papers on this subject now form a considerable but I hope very soon to place • considerable portion of , for in stance, those up to this time at beet, men the tilde of the house, became France hewing new, accenting to her own views, accomplished this emaszatlea, sad the of Savoy and Nice be' sou amazed to Finnee--= troops and French anthoettise having taken posemeiou of them—eo far as that part of the matter is concerned, there is at leant a mum, a period at which it would be conve nient to present the correepeodence to the home. A. to the offer to which the hon. baronet alludes, that the French government would give up Chablais and Faucigny If we would consent to the cession of the rest of Savoy to Trance, I can only my that the French government never made any inch offer to the British government- (boatl— oad if they had I do not think it would have been becoming in us to have accepted it -(hear, I~)—but in point of fact no such otter has been made. But what has taken place has been correctly, represented by the hon. baroset— namely. that in the early part of February the Emperor of the French sal his ministers declared that the' were ready to consent that Chablais and laucigny should become a part of Switzerland ; but • very short time afterwards the Em pemr declared to • voluntary deputation which went to Paris that he should not cement to what was called the dis memberment of Savoy, and that Chablais sad Paueigay should not be separated from the rest of the annexed terri tory. Lord Cowley spoke to the French Minister of Fo reign Affairs upon that subject, sad be was told that the Emperor had been willing, if the population of those tent tories should menet t, to cede three territories to Switzerload, but there had been such • ntroug diainclinatioo—so strong a repugnance—shown to being parted from the rest a e t s e m that the Emperor had found himself obliged to p without that addition to Switzerland. (The noble lord uttered these words in a Moe which elicited some laughter and cheers.) Lord Cowley then mid that be did not think the engagement with the rest of the powers of Europe had been fullreil l . e M. Thouvenel said he thought Lord Cowley very unreasonable, and that all the other powers of Europe seemed to think that the despatches written by the French government were satisfactory upon that point, and that the engagement was amply satisfied. I have now, sir answered tbe question of th e honourable ba ronet. But he goow on to make some comments presum ing on certain facts the truth of which he has not se °Detained. He says if the Preach government had made that communication in the terms we have seen in the newspaper it would be very insulting on the part of the French govern merit ; but as the fact is not so, the whole of that matter falls to the ground. The remaining gumboot for the British govern ment to consider amounts to little more than this—bow w e on lest u a e our Whammy to maintain the neutrality of Switserland, sod whether there are any terms which Switzerland is likely to sees* and which can now be pro posed But if thereat, sot any such terms, and if thereat, no such terms offered, further this the undertaking to which I have alluded, viz., that the same nt should be undertaken by France towards Bwitue land mod towards Ems" which was undertakes by &Wink, the British go venuaest sea only my, and they will say in the meet forma and @oleos steamer, that they do not colander that the im postor' of the TM article of the Tresty of Vienna can be tecounled with the Treaty of Turin. (Cheers.) THE ARMY. Colonel DICKriON called attention to the present date of the army to the United Kingdom, conten d ing that, in the present .range .4 Europe, we required • larger fume, and suggesting MONIS by which the additional force could be raisrd. Mr. M. HERBERT replied to Colonel Dickson, explaining in much detail the Mitts of the army, and the mr...sorm taken for it. improvement in number and condition. The motion (Of soll.sirnment wanapeed to. 8Ut41NE.44 OP THE HOUSE. . ..... The CH ANCELLOit of the EECHNI , Eft mid he feud it is reference to the !trio° to be laid fur pan boorsees, if Is matter was to be disposed of daring sloe present sanicen. that they should set promptly. On the 6th of July tho se. lieensos IWOUI.I term to ron, and he therefore proposid to take that subject on Monday asat. SAVINGS &tNICS AND FRIENDLY SOCIETIES INVESTMENTS BILL - Oa char cedar ofMS eisiiTergnigl;to committee on this lir H. WILLOUGHBY railed &Gelation to the of the oionsittee on miring. banks which eat in r at, witish rosisumaided that no ales of securities bald by the weemboics us arm= beak., except for the P of Nava= hes= fond= of that a, fond of Exchegoe= lisid by the sonnotee be node without the authority of es set ef psetiament ; and urged that it should be acted tea Me HANKBY =red and costended for the mass coons el riroft: E.TCOCIIT led Mr. /1•111.1 M having The CHANVELLOK of the EXCHEQU BR crud that the committee had lather goat oat of its way to camider the temacial part of the question who the reassiamegg of airings has= wee the object of the isquiry ; sod the= were five gentlases who hod bees chancieMen i t a t =chigger in the hoe= was of them were membies of the committes, or was arse • tranierd =fore It *goodie= very nisch the "aloe of t h e recommseektion old& prosened the setsblishment of what %seemliest ea Istlipsadent 'commis sion to =gore the monies of twigs basks, which =QM% so winch cat af the control of that ham He objected to and argued egoism the priori* of assidering the sato of the trustees of the dirpteutore is wisp funks, wherseo it was no MUM Una their bankers. Not .only were no new poems p to the Clinerellor of the Ecelkoquer b the lull, but many partite that he now pos..ered were taken away. After some further ilimens•loc. Mr. COLLINS. alumni that the bill be committed that du, three tooth.. Ou a division the aneralinent was negatived by 92 to a& Os the question that the Speaker .1. leave the chair. Ile A. TrltS expresied ahe that the Chemin*, of the Exchequer might yet be induce., to withdraw th• ball, f..r which a, One hilt the right hos. gentleman himself had mid a venni. The how., then went into committee. ha H. W I LLOU II BY moved the postpooomesot of the Ant clause uo a d+•wom that motiont Si. rejeeted by 13 toe. The CHAIRMAN than reported proms, end the low resumed. UNIVERSITIEs AND COLLEGE ESTATES RILL. This bill Ire «I t hrough committee, with some verbal ameadmeota, and the house resumed. RAILW hY CHEAP TRAINS BILL. This boll was rdul • second time. TITHE COMMUTATION BILL. The amendmeute to this bill were considered and screed to. ALLEN'S PATENT PORMANTIAI7B s SLIMMING RAM lelh KW ofoldaall. UM. Di= TIUNIL DLIIIMG NAGS, •Gli dim alli altATCN•101:18. WRITING and DRINSING CAM. aad Ma Whir artkdk Ilea hamar travideal. Alasitatad for 1•10, b y ilar ei L imil id .i rr i ALL RN, We J. W. awl T. Alas. Madadadlbara d M ain' Marra& Farnham mad 11111 an MAW , Om 2222112222 elk. C 21 2 12). le and 22, strand, Looks. DOUDNEY and SONS' LITZ/1118 plows mostA eirrsual loolWs WS te 5 5 Gromisll6ll 5 111 I Comehmall Sob III 5 DOUDNIT sal SO" Won. IT, Old Doralrest ; 111 /MAW Iss4reade ; A lai rrs 11TIL rfOLOI7RID TLANNSL SHIRT& %., au arnomintasl Will; 1/4 Ilkidad. BINBOIf'S W•TOELIB. Pedalkm et nedosba • --Iderffing IVO 6d... solesoi dim lls Se plow Seed leo limp r . lasseft Molested free= deeirtptive of every emetruelles et midi saw sista W mot to all parte el the mai—a sad Sa Lefidebaldfl. LC. lblelibied vl DIESESZ sad LUBIN'S HUNGARY WATER. J. The Ilimposit Swat perillealsety isnot kr Wafter— mix& litylipmesift. Ida assa—l. New Meld. W. HARICONIII1(8-1131W ItODKL.- MAXIM PULL art Os.. Ift, NalvaLetrwit. ILBL•TINNPZINTING-SCHJACES. HENRY BRADBURY and Co., aucTßo matt:matt, takes Hot PUBLISHING and PRINTING that ore proposod to undertake tbe pro. *action of (140.7 RPACEB. Savored Palms (Loollerpron or Copperplate) ILICTIO TYPED lad BLIOLTRO•BICZAL•PACID. .• Maps Illogravod as Ned or Copper adapted for SURFACI, PRIN2I:2IO. - 6111Cas : 12 mad U. !War42a2, /11122+12242. IC UCLAND PAINDING WAREHOUSES BILL TIN amoodmeots to Ws bill wen; 000;ilenTil and CRIMINAL LUNATICS ASYLUMS BILL. This hill wits reed • third time ea 1 psesed. LANDS CLAUSES CONSOLIDATION ACT (1857) AMENDMENT BILL - This bill pared th7ooriOotenitiaa pro forml, and was ordered to be printed. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT AMENDMENT BILL. Tlu Lill Ira, committed pro (orm►. VoTLS FOR DISQUALIFIED CANDIDATES BILL This hill was read a moood time. Ti.. other orders were disposed of, sad the house adjourned at a .ittatrt to tom o'clock. MFTRoNILI:AN BOARD OF WORRY.—Yeatamiay the ordinary weekly meeting of the hoard was held at the Guildhall ; Mr. Thwaitm in the chair. The cash 'Mr ment showed a total balance in heeds of the Maguey of 247,19 W. 2e. besides cash on deposit, 210,000 f. The Making fund for the repayment of mortgage debts atoolrati, up to the present time, to 6,621. r.. An man umit was made by the board for leering the main dining, rate for the year ratio,: Ist Aomori, DMO, amounting t• 117961. 4s. on default o f the Vestry of tit. George's, H;liover•squart. Mr. Le Breton, pursuant to notice, moved “ ma the menibm; counsel of the hoard he instructed to prepare a clause for insertion In the hill now b.f re pantie mat forth. arneurinicut et the Metropolis LAral Manage. meat Act, to provide for the dividing into wards, far the pummes of the ejection d vestrymen, of 411 . h parishes an =itascertained to mention 2.0n0, or m o r e. ." The motion waa seccedra and carrimb The other bovines' was of a formal nature, SACRRD HARMONIC SOCIETY. —ATI extra concert will he gives at Excter-hall on Friday I st, tpecialy for the Orpheouisten of Fraisea, the entire lealy of w h om kiiin been invited by the Committee ci the S.Kolety to attend this performance. Mandrimobn's "Ave Marin " (from the post humous ipena of Lowder). litebr's "kale to tit and Macfarren's "May Day, will be the principal Imiteme the great orchestral Federman et the Venal Amnia tic., under th e di rec tion of M. Manediat, en In evening, June ggth, at ML James's-halt. that being the last nthernp tien concert el the meet meow. INORAVING AND ranciuro. HiVY BRADBURY aod Co. BANK NOTE irsAterrim, lariOra. Oskola DB!TONERS, ENGRAVERS PRINTERS Dark Cooper, DUD et grabisp, Cirques, Certifi cates, Draft% Siam (Cogparplale ar loilassireas). /Ines' City Article, Jennary la, UK A series at spodosns or Dank Nabs lbgnivbs, of a very co workable aberaolen W NO been lord by Yes. Hoary Brad , tom who 114 C ems yeses la yorassiftg tact sit. Apart tram ask dataga and assisk tlizt the enential adva s if yeselseible cialy by so costly and so as to and a/3 &woe al snecontal story. Ss• LI and 13, fetiirdame, Itesnalrest, Ebe ervreos. _ TO COWISTONDECTS. 011wortlsomooto Intended for ''Tbe 14prele" Lomb* Imam Taper. mast be at the odic*, 10, Bounds-Week by Two o'clock on the day of publication. HAMMIEST. Tim Emma, DOSS HZ LOYZ HZ? r airy Howe. Mr prAd4wagißzuckstert ; Mir Aor lisirrick, Mn. Wilkins. or Turas all HALL Mr. Backsras.- - Ard THZ ODD/lINB OF TEX OHIO. Ths Irking& TM Iv TER mazy WIVil 01 WINDSOR. Werra ?balm 0. Wastioara Sham Llgrabaws,t Waldtomb • Niue. C. aad iLadmi Ma Ws*" Kra. Manta&lay.—And 711 /WE ILUIRINA Mr. Neektwa—Comae,. at 7. 1111TANN/A. TH7I EVEIMia, THE MAHON DI HANTS : or, The Adven tures of • Oadmay. Moan Cranford. Clair and Parry Yrs. K. Yarnold.—lYHHE LIAR AND HYS PAYTHEFUL POOL& Mr. B.sidnay 3lisa Raab Slarka.—And THI TRW LIVES. NIGH WAM AT LONDON BILIDOL Tins DAT —Morning. 4A. 45aL Atternoas, R eta. TO-110/I.lloW—Morning, St 33m Attansoon, 66.666 LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 23. Ora Metropolitan readers scarcely need to be reminded that during the last ten years an ex tensive and useful street agency has sprung up in the shape of what is popularly known as the Shoe- Black Brigade. The brigade consists of several regiments or companies, belonging to various socie ties, and distinguished by their uniform not only of red, white, and blue, but of yellow, green, and brown as welL There are, in fact, at pre sent nine societies in operation, each of which has • regiment of •IMe-blacks stationed in • separate district, and distinguished by • uniform of its own. These young shoe blacks have by their honesty, diligence, and civility secured the confidence and esteem of the public. Few who are accustomed to our great thorough fares will have failed to mark their neat dress, their cheerful countenances, modest speech, and respectful behaviour ; while the Report of the Societies shows that not only thousands, but hun dreds of thousands habitually avail themselves of their humble but useful services. The Blacking Brigade is now in fact an established institution, one, too, that is both convenient for the public and highly beneficial to the boys themselves. It not only gives them the means of obtaining • tempo rary livelihood, but, by training them to honest, industrious, and obliging habits, fits them for ob taining permanent situations. Thousands of poor destitute boys who had no means of gaining • lying, have in this way been reclaimed from the streets, and are now filling responsible situations both in Australia and at home. Many of these youths thirty years ago would have filled our prisons or have been transported to Botany Bay. They are now usefully employed either in the army or navy or in houses of business in this country, or in the forests and sheep-walks of the colonies. ThesoShoe black Societies thus rescue annually some hundreds of our juvenile street Arabs from a hopeless career of vagrancy and crime, and turn their industry to public account. - This valuable agency has, however, been assailed of late by a species of illegitimate opposition, that threatens its very existence. The worst class of street Arabs have entered into a very offensive and lawless rivalry with the Society boys. These vagrant boys obey no rules, and are subject to no authority. Instead of taking stations of their own and patiently waiting for custom, they crowd round the best stands allotted to the Society boys, quarrel for their custom, insult the boys and annoy the public. So serious has this evil become, that the Shoe-black Societies have unanimously agreed to appeal to the authorities and the public for some measures to be taken towards its speedy and effectual abatement. They have drawn up a dispassionate Memorial stating their grievance, and praying that their boys may be protected in the enjoyment of the stations allotted to them, and so enabled to pursue in quiet their useful and legitimate calling. The prayer of this Memorial seems to us perfectly just and reasonable. The Societies earnestly deprecate any desire to secure for their own boys a monopoly of the street shoe-blacking trade in the metropolis. All they ask is fair play. The present system, or rather want of all system, offers a premium to turbulent vagrancy, and directly encourages mischief-loving impswho like to combine a stroke of business with the gratification of their malicious humour, to in vade the Society boys' stations. A glance at the relative position of the two classes will sufficiently illustrate this statement. Up to the time when the first of these socie ties commenced operations, about ten years ago, no street shoe-blacks had been allowed in London for many years, and since that time the practice has been permitted by the police authori ties rather than expressly legalised. In allowing it, however, not only to exist but to become general it was of course important that it should be under conditions that would effectually protect both the public and local residents from incon venience and annoyance. The sanction of the police authorities was accordingly given to the Societies on express conditions designed to secure this object. It was stipulated that the boys should " be obedient to " orders, subject to discipline, stationed "at particular points, dreamed in uniform, " and Inumbejld for identification." Particular spots were selected by the Society, and approved of by the police, as stations for the boys, but if any well-founded complaint were made by any householder in the neighbourhood, or any obstrno- Van of the thoroughfare arose, the boy was at once withdrawn. Many remunerative sta tions have been lost, we are told, in this way. And at any time if any objection is made, 1 and the authorities accept it, the boy is ordered at once to leave and return to the Society's office. These regulations have fully accomplished their end, and the boys have pursued their calling with- out causing any the public. or obstruction to The vagrant street boys, however, are under none of these wholesome regulations. They obey no rules. They receive no sanction from the authorities, because there is no kind of security for their good conduct, and the police cannot rely upon them. They are not restricted to a particular station, but roam at will from point to point, in the hope or on the chance of finding a more lucrative post. No real penalty, therefore, can be enforced if they create disturbance or obstruction. They are simply told to " move on," while if a Society boy misbehaves himself, he must move off altogether. The vagrant goes into the next street and plies his trade as briskly as ever, but if the Brigade boy loses his station he can't go to another ; his occupation is gone, and he has to return to the Society's office. The conduct of the one is under a constant and sure check, while that of the other is under no control at all. The result of this difference is of course apparent in the different behaviour of the two classes. The Brigade boys not only give no offence, but are modest and obliging ; while the streets boys do not in the leant care what amount of annoyance or obstruction they may create. They crowd toge ther in narrow passages, obstruct the thoroughfare, and chaff the passengers just as they please. The result is that, instead of acquiring indus trious habits, these boys, as the police assert, " go about in gangs, and often make the trade " a cloak for the commission of theft." This is obviously a nuisance that ought to be abated. All boys who engage in the occupation ought to be subject to the same authority, and obey the same rates. If non-society boys are permitted to engage in the work they should also have their proper stations, their number for identification, and be liable to re moval on just complaint or proof of ill-conduct. Seeing attention has now been publicly called to the subject, we hope the police authorities will interfere to relieve the public and the Brigade from the injury inflicted on both from the lawless bands of turbulent blacking-boys that at present infest the Society's stations. TEE EXPRESS, SATURDAY WANING, JUNE -23 , IMO. Cbr Court. The Queen held a Court yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace. Hie Excellency Sidi Mabomed it Shames, Ambassador from the Emperor of Morocco, and Hadjes Abdenahman all Angee, Envoy, had an audience of the Queen, introduced by Lad John Hassell, the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir Edward Oust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. Hie Excellency was accompanied by the General Raid bsdj Maadonee and Mr. Ben Amu, also by Captain Lynch, R.N., CH., and Mr. James Drummond Hay, C.B. Her Majesty was attended by Viscount Torrington, Lord In Waiting, and General Sir Edward Bowater, Groom in Waiting. The Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince of Wales, and attended by Lieut.• Colonel the Hon. D. de Roe, visaed the National Gallery yesterday morning. His Royal Highness inspected the Hon. Artillery Company, of which corm he is Captaia•General and Colonel, in the afternoon, at the Artillery Ground. The Count de Flanders went to Tunbridge Wells yester day morning and visited the Countess de Neuilly. His Royal Highness returned to Buckingham Palace in the afternoon. Professor Henslow has bad the honour of delivering a course of lectures on botany at Buckingham Palace. The last of the series was given yesterday in the presence of the Prince Consort, the Prince of Wales, the Princess Alice, and other members of the royal family. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Alice and Prince Arthur, and attended by the Hon. Horatio Stopford, took a drive in a carriage and four in the afternoon. Major- General Seymour and Lord Charles Fitz Roy attended on horseback. The Hine* of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Colonel %appal, honoured with a visit the French Exhibition in Th• Qom pve last evening • state ball, to which a party e(1,991 were invited. The Queen ware a black silk dress with a deep Imam of Meek Nottingham lace, trimmed with lilacs and green leaves, and ornamented with diamonds. Her Majesty's head-dress wee composed of a wreath of lilacs and green harm and diamonds. The Princess Alice wore a dress of white tulle over a rich white glace, studded with pansies and bows of black velvet. The head dress was formed of pansies and dia. snoods ; ornament., diamonds. The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburgh-Strelits woes • dress of white tulle with silver. The stomacher, necklace, and earrings, of diamonds. Her royal highness's head dress was composed of • tiara of diamonds, heartassas, and silver wheat ears. The Princess Mary of Cambridge wore • pink crape dress covered with ► tunic of Brussels lace, trimmed with bouquet. d pink Bowers and silver cord. The corsage to correspond. A pearl and diamond stomacher. Her royal highness wore • tiara of diamonds and pink dowers as • head dress. Her l'itajerty and the Prince Consort will leave, according to present arrangements, on Monday next, for a visit to the Camp at Aldershott, and will pass one night at the Pavilion. The Queen and Prince Consort, on their return, will dine with the Duchess of Cambridge. The Prince of Wales, attended by the Earl of St. Germans, the Lord Steward of the Queen's Household, sad • large retinue, will leave on the 10th proximo for Canada. The Prince goes out in the St. George, 90, steam mew AM, Captain the Hon. Francis Egerton. Her Imperial Highneea the Grand Duchees Marie d RUM* with Count Strogonoff and a numerous suite, have arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from Paris. Sir Joseph 011iffe, physician to the British Embassy in Paris, accom panied her imperial highness as far as Dover. The Prince Wittgenstein and suite have arrived at Longs Hotel from Paris. Viscount and Viscountess Doneraile entertained at dinner on Thursday evening Melia Marchionees of A iles bury, the Earl and Counter of Clarendon, Lady Constance Villiers, Lady Emily Foley, Viscount and Viscounts.. Grey de Wiltcy Hon. Mrs. Villiers, Lady Auguste Cadogsa, Mr. and Mrs. DIWSOII Dune; Marquis of Sligo, Lord Robert Montagu, Dad Otto Fitsgerald, Lord Skelmenidale, Captain Berkeley, Mr. Hayward, Mr. Gregory, M.P., &c. Lord Ramer, orth's first morning party will take place on Wednesday, July 4, instead of Saturday, July 7, at Perey's-eroas. The Bishop of Durham has instituted the Rev. Robert Powell Powell, M.A., of Worcester College, Oxfonl, late chaplain of her Majesty's ship Waterloo, to the rectory of Bellingham, Northumberland, on the nomination of the commissioners of Greenwich Hospital. We read in the Hull Packet :—" Lord Lender borough bas returned to Grimatoe, from a voyage in his riling yacht Ursuline, in which he had been for some weeks on the coast of Francs and Spain. He arrived England from Gibraltar one day too late to witness the sale of the Grimetee staid. It is stated that on Friday last his lordship sent for M. W. Scott, the stud groom at Kirkby Paddocks (who has bad the entire management of the stud since its foundation), and, as a mark of appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Mr. Scott to his late father, handed to him ',cheque for SOW." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. --b- • CONCESSION BY THE CHINESE TO THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH DEMANDS. ASSASSINATION OF THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN. QUEENSTOWN, FamAT. The Arabia, just arrived here from Boston and Halifax, brings the following important news The North Star bad arrived from Aspinwall, with 1,400,000 doles in treasure, and brought advice' from Japan, viA California, overland to the 2Srd April, and from China to the 10th ApriL The Chinese had concluded to pay the English and French governments their expenses, and to accede to their demands. The Chinese ports and rivers were to be free. • The Chinese authorities had issued a proclamation against the Coolie trade. The Emperor of Japan was assassinated on the sth March. While on his way to the Palace he was attacked by 14 Japanese dressed as travellers. Six of the Emperor's guard were killed and several wounded. Thirty suspected parties had been beheaded, and two Princes of high rank were per mitted to disembowel themselves. An insurrec tion was threatened. THE REVOLUTION IN SICILY. GENOA, Jots 23. According to advice; from Naples to the 19th inst., the government had despatched three columns from Naples, viz. : one to Basilicata, another towards Salerno, and a third to the Abruzzi. The chateau of St. Elmo had been fortified. It was asserted that it was the intention of government to restore the two captured vessels. The American minister, however, desired reparation for the insult offered to his national flag. The King was ill, and was staying at Portici. 20,000 more soldiers would leave for Sicily. News from Messina to the 16th inst. reports a disembarkation of Garibaldians at Melito. OENOA, Jun 22. Advice. from Palermo to the 19th inst state that the Neapolitan troops had entirely evacuated that place. The Neapolitan frigates had quitted the roads of Palermo. VIENNA, Jun 22. The Austrian Gazette says : " Signor Petrulla, the Neapolitan Ambassador, has been summoned to Naples, in order to carry out the reforms which existing Circumstances have rendered necessary. It is said that he has declared himself ready to use all his efforts for the realisa tion of this object, without, however, accepting any particular poet in the ministry." FRANCE AND 8' ZURICH, J CDR 92. Switzerland in her note to the Powers, a sum mary of which has already been published, also points out that France has taken military occupa tion of the neutralised provinces. Switzerland, therefore, declares that she persists in her views on the question, and maintains her protest before the Powers against the annexation of those provinces to France. She also asks for an immediate convocation of the Conference. THE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, &warms. The Royal Mail steamer Arabia, which toweled at Queenstown yesterday evening. pawed Holyhead at 9 this morning, and is due here at 3 o'clock p.m. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom ocm OWN PAR^ FIUDAT EVZSIINGL It has been rumoured within the last few days that an interview between Napoleon 111. and the emperor of Austria is on the lapis. I hear to-day on authority which, without absolutely endorsing it, I think worthy of attention, that the King of the Belgians is to be of the party. Should this meeting be realised it will probably have a much more business like character than that which has just taken place at Baden-Baden. A good many arrests have lately been made among the working classes in Paris ou account of murmurs at the present state of distress, which is undeniable. The journeymen carpenters and joiners, many of whom are out of work, ars more particularly alluded to. The number of arrests is said to be not less than 200 or 300. I believe the warning given to the Courrier de Paris, for an an article on the right of the labourer to strike, was connected with an apprehension of the agitation actually going on in the faubourgs. The food question bids fair, unfortunately, to supersede all others. The weather is still most unpromising, and yet practised agriculturists say that if it were to hold up to-morrow, and become fine as could be desired, the harvest in France must necessarily be very deficient. The Emperor, it is said, means to buy corn abroad to the extent of three hundred millions of francs. I take it to be certain that there will bo a new loan—a peace loan, it is to be called—within three months. Five hundred millions is the amount spoken of. Marshal Valliant, who is already grand marshal of the palace, will, it is rumoured, be appointed governor of the Imperial Prince. The Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, who has been long a visitor here, embarked yesterday at Calais for Bt. Petersburg, on board the mail packet John Penn. The Bourse was very dull. The Reute fell 10c. for account, closing at 68fr. 65c. For cash the last price was that of yesterday, 68fr. 70c. Mobilier fell 2fr. Me. Railways, in which, however, very little business was done, were generally lfr. or 2fr. higher. The new Municipal Loan of the city of Paris is 104 millions. THE BOMBAY MAILS. IN, FRIDAY. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Mama* Captain Black, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived. She brintllo moaners, 4001. in specie, 52 cases of gum, and 90 pac ft of sundries. On the 16 instant the Massilia spoke her Majesty's ship Doris, bound to Malta, acd on the 21st exchanged signals with a steamer standing south-west, supposed to be the Ripon. The schooner Ann Marta, bound to England, was spoken off Malaga on the 11th, all well ; and above Malaga the brif Sarah Jane, 20 days out, all well Her Majesty s ship Merers, with invalids for England, left Gibear on the 16th. The Royal Victoria Yacht Club schooner Sylph arrived at Gibraltar en the 15th from a cruise in the Mediterranean ; she lost her jibboom in the late gale ; otherwise all welL Upwards of 40 vessels were at anchor and cruising about off the Bock of Gibraltar. The latest news from Tetuan states that the Habyles in the neighbourhood of that town continued to rob whenever an opportunity offered. The desertions from the garrison of Serallo coetinued ; 25 men fully armed went over to the Moors at one time. At Gibraltar on the 18th inst., exchange on Leaden, 90 days was quoted NI to 101 ; on Kris, 5.30 ; on Marseilles 5.33 ; on Madrid, 8 days' sight, I amount Cab, Malaga, and Valera* psz. Trisislite numbered. MABBACRX OF '8 AT SIDON. BEYROUT, Jose 7. On the evening of Saturday, the 2nd instant, let ters from Sidon (about 10 hours' journey by land, and 3 hours' by sea from Beyrout) reached Mr. Moore, the English consul-general, saying that a number of Christians, who had fled to that town for refuge from the southern parts of Mount Lebanon, had been killed in cold blood by the Moslems and Drone population of the place. Coming as it did from an authentic source, and the arrival of a Russian frigate making Beyrout comparatively safe from any emeute our consul-general at once d tched her i Aajesty's steamer Firefly, Captain Hansel (a small vessel, here on surveying duty), down the coast. On his arrival at Sidon, the captain found the tale but too true. No less than 200 poor creatures—men, women,and children ' inclu ding several Maronite monks, nuns, and priests—who—who on the burning and sacking of their own villages on Lebanon had fled to Sidon for refuge, were set upon by the Moslem population of the suburbs, assisted by the few Drones who live there, and brutally butchered in cold blood, at the very gates of, and in, the town itself. The Turkish soldiers on guard were seen by credible witnesses—the gentlemen of the American mission at Sidon—to bayonet the unfortunate Christians coming into the town for @better. Captain Mansel found the Christians of the place in a perfect panic, and the Moslems of the town ready at any moment to break out again. The number lying dead in the streets was calculated at not lees than 200, but the official report of the English Vice-Consul at Sidon numbers them at three hundred, besides nearly twice that number wounded. Captain Mansel went at once to the Turkish governor who declared his sorrow for what had taken place, but his total inability to prevent it. Captain Mansel then took such pre cautions as on enquiry he deemed necessary to secure the safety of the Christian population of Sidon, and then returned to Beyrout. In the meantime, three large and very wealthy Greek catholic monas teries on Mount Lebanon, just above Sidon, have been burnt to the ground ? and the monks obliged to fly. Some are hiding in caves and huts on the mountain, and only , this day a party has started to rescue them, having just heard of their where abouts. To day letters from Sidon state that the excitement of the Moslem population commenced again upon the Firefly leaving, and that the fanatics of that creed were yesterday parading the town, vow ing vengeance on all dogs of Christians. I should tell you that the cause of this excitement in the first instance, and that which led to the subsequent mas sacre of the fugitive Christians from Lebanon, was the sight of these veryfugitives. By all accounts the horrors of the massacre were not exceeded even at Jeddah, two years ago. I must now revert to what I witnessed myself on Mount Lebanon, on Saturday, the 2nd, Sunday, 3rd, Monday, 4th, and Tuaday, sth inst. All regular communication between Beyrout and the Druse districts of Lebanon had been cut off for some time, but it was known on the 30th ultimo that the Drums had mustered • very large force, and intended to attack the town of Dheir-el-Kamar, containing a wealthy population of about 6,000 souls, almost exclusively Christian, although situated in the Druse country. Wishing very much to see for myself what was passing on the moun tain, 1 tried for some days to proceed either there or to the neighbourhood, but found it impossible to procure an escort. At lent, on Saturday, the 2nd instant, I heard that the ftev. Dr. Thompson, of the American mission, intended to try and force his way to Abeih and Dheir-el-Kamar, in order to carry provisions for the establishments which the American mission has in both those towns on Lebanon. I directly wrote to that gentleman and asked leave to accompany him, which he very kindly granted. It was by the greatest exertions that he obtained mules to carry the provisions ; and this he did only by becoming answerable ~, for their full price should anything happen i to them. No Christian muleteers would accompany Dr. Thompson, as they feared for their lives if seen paining through the Drum districts. But after immense exertion on the part of the mis sionaries and the American consul, only four, instead of ten mules could be procured. By two p.m. we got away, the party consisting of two Moslem (the Moslems do not fear the Druses), boys to drive the mules, a Moslem Cavern from the American consulate, two Moslem irregular horse men given by the Turkish authorities, the Dorta, and myself. We passed out to the south-east of the town, through the pine forest, paatthe formerly beautiful and wealthy Christian villages of Hadet and Bhabda, which on the previous Tuesday had been flourishing, prosperous places, containing au industrious, thriving population of 3,000 souls, no less than six silk reeling establishments, more good well built houses than any places of their size in all Syria, and several large churches, but were now blackened heaps of ruins, without so much as a dog to be seen in their struts. These villages had been burnt down by the Druses on Wednesday, the 30th, the Pacha of Beyrout, who, with a force of some 600 regulars, was en camped within four hundred yards,. calmly looking on until they were in flames, his irregular troops • resisting greatly in the work of inm, and doing nearly all the plundering. Anything more melancholy than the picture of desolation presented by these villages it was never my lot to see. A little past Bhabda we commenced the ascent of Lebanon, and in half an hour were fairly in the Druse districts. Here and there pickets of Druses, in threes and fours, could be seen on the heights, and occasionally we met them on the road. The Druses showed us the greatest respect, as they have always done in their wars, to all Franks. Pushing on to the village of Ains noob, we stopped to let our animals drink at the fountain, and there heard the news that Dheir el-Kamar had that morning surrendered to Bechir Beg, a Druse chief, who had not taken the people's arms, but had burnt a great part of their town. This, our informants said, had happened about mid-day, and as Dheir-el-Kumar is upwards of five hours' Journey off, I was greatly inclined to doubt the report. My companion (whose experience of Lebanon extends over more than a quarter of a century) told me that this singular people have means of communicating the most minute details of intelligence from mountain to mountain, and that we most likely should find the news perfectly true in its main features, and this afterwards turned out to be the case. Owing to the lateness of the hour at which we left Beyrout it was quite dark before we reached the village of Abeih, and took up our quarters at the house of the Rev. Mr. Cal houn, the American missionary stationed there. We found his house full of native Christians of all denominations, all of whom had from the first breaking out of the war crowded to him for an asylum. His courtyard, spare room, school-house, and every available spot, were full of men, women, children, and even priests, who only felt safe when under the protection of a Frank. During the past week there had been a goat many alarms at Abeih, but no actual danger. The village is governed by three brothers, Druse chiefs of the house of Abou-Neked, and it contains a population of about 800, of whom half are Druses and half Christians. Hitherto it has been kept quiet by the exertions of the chiefs, and, with the exception of the great want of provi sions, and all communication being cut off, we found the people better off than we expected. The l bm y given t io w r o th mu e le po lt:da r were of rice pa,rt an ly d flourw sold anhdichpawrte away by the missionaries to those who had most need of them, and they certainly vanished as if by magic. At Abeih there was no certain news of the actual state of Dheir-el-Kamar. Mr. Calhoun, the Abell), missionary, had done his best OD the previous day to get a mule load of provi sions into the place, but had found it impossible to do so, as the besieging party of Druses were around the place, and the firing on both sides was too hot for any one to venture in. Mr. Calhoun had then returned to Abeih, which is about four hours' journey from. Dheir-el-Kamar, and endea voured to communicate with the English and Ameri can consuls in Beyrout, but found it impossible to in duoe any one to go down. He fully intended starting himself, when his plans were changed by the arrival of our party, and on the following day (Dr. Thomp. son being unable to ride farther from a severe sprai n of the ankle, caused by his maze falling betwee n Beyrout and Abeigh)at an early hour, he and I proceeded onwards tepheir-el-Kamar, eking with us two mule loads of rice and flour. All along the road we met parties of Druses returning from the siege of Dheir-el-Kamer and other fights. On every spot where a Christian village or a convent was situated there was smoke and flames rising to the skies. Our route after leaving Abeigh led round the shoulder of a high mountain, then down a breakneck goats' path to the Tissir el-Kadie, a bridge over the river Damonr, and more than 2,000 feet below the level of Abeigh. From this the road led upwards, giving us, as we got near the top, a view of moun tain, pine woods, river, olive-trees, vallies, ravin es , and villages, with the far-off blue sea seen between two receding hills. I suppose in the whole world the scenery of this road could be hardly matched. On and on we went, every now and then meet. ing Druaes who questioned us but were perfectly civil, and told us that the fighting at Dheir-el- Kamer was over for the present. And this i an our ar rival we found to be perfectly true. We alighted at the home of the Rev. Mr. Bird, who, with his family, we found to be quite safe, and right glad to see us. What we had heard the previous day at Ainanoob was perfectly true. The town, after defending itself for eight hours, had surrendered to Bechir Bey, the Druse chief who bad bes.eged it, ou the morning of Saturday. Dheir-el-Kamar, unlike the rest of Lebanon, has since 1840 been under the direct government of the Sultan. It has a Turkish governor, and a garrison of 300 regular troops. During the siege, the inhabitants had asked him to defend them ag ainst the Druses, but he said he could do nothing, and allowed the Christians to defend themselves as best they could, although his troops were quite strong enough to beat off the besiegers. But not a shot did he fire. The Christians had to give in, both on account of their ammunition failing, and also because the Drums had command of the wells from the heights. The Governor afterwards allowed the Druses to burn down 130 houses of the Christians. When we arrived the actual fighting was over, but the place was full of prowling Druses, who plundered and murdered every Christian on whom they could lay hands. The house of the Rev. Mr. Bird, the American mill. sionary, was even more full of people than Mr, Calhoun's had been. Bishops, ud priests, men, women, children—all had so t and obtained a refuge with this family, who , in fact, given up the whole of their house to the fugitives. But it is time to close this, so I must tell you in my next what we saw during our sojourn at Dheir-el- ICamar. SYRIA. BARDINIA. (rsox ma owa cola:aro:aim.) TURIN, Jove 19. We have been mucL annoyed to find that a portion of the arms which we had collected at great expense to send to Garibaldi have fallen into the hands of the Neapolitan cruisers, and, worse still, that some volunteers also have been captured. There was, however, a supply of arms on board the ships which accompanied Medici's expedition, and those have not been lost, so that with the exception of a battery and ten thousand rifles, the stores have been saved, and reached Sicily on the 16th or 16th instant. The wounded Genoese were received on board the Anthion as Sardinian citizens who de. mandedrefuge. There wane large number of non-com batants wounded in Sicily, since the Neapolitan soldiers did not scruple to attack unarmed per. sons, so the commander of the Anthion did not necessarily know whether those who were desirous of leaving the island had fought or not. Moreover, the war had in fact ceased, so that it was no viola tion of neutrality to carry off the wounded, especially as the Neapolitans were carrying away theirs. There is some talk here of a note of the Neapolitan government, which is said to be full of complaint, though it does not venture to threaten. It is further said that the Prince of Satriano is to come here on a mission with a view to an alliance. I don't believe it, though the Neapolitan government is accustomed to do incredible things. If the new King of Naples had sent Filangieri last year when he had just ascended the throne, and had not stained his bands with blood, and if he had sent a part of his army into the Lombard plains to fight against the foreigner, then an alliance might have been possible. As the son of an excellent Princess of the house of Savoy, and as having a fresh career before him, he might have, and ought to have, claimed our alliance. Both policy and good feeling should have counselled him to such a step. Now, however, it is rather an act of baseness than of sagacity. He must be con. tent with such allies as the butcher of Perugia, and the magnanimous invader of the Lomellina, who shot the Cignoli family. The capture of the steamer and the clipper by the Neapolitans is in point of maritime law illqa4 though I suppose such a government coukl scarcely be brought to comprehend this, should the Americans or Piedmontese protest, and ac cordingly there will be a fresh diplomatic com plication. The Neapolitan vessel, as you know, hoisted the English flag, and by that means succeeded in deceiving the volunteers ; the place of the capture was not within Neapolitan jurisdiction; and the Neapolitan ship had no legal authority to board. These three points are important, and will be insisted on. Two Mende of mine have arrived hen to-day from Nice, who were present at the act of taking possession by the French authorities. The cere mony was anything but a joyful one. Many of the moat fanatical annexationists had alleady re pented of their choice, and were sorrowfully looking forward to seeing their country reduced to a distant French province. They am already finding out that many of the specious inducements to annexation were illusory, and that they must expect fewer visitors than formerly. Already certain journals have been prohibited. Under Piedmont all were allowed ; people were per mitted to read, to write, to say what they chose ; but now there is beginning to be a great change is all these respects. It is said that the Emperor has recommended the officials to be a little more tem perate, but you know how apt French officials are to be excessive in their zeal. Some agents of the French government have come to Turin to obtain information respecting the clerical connairacy, which has extended ita ramifies- Cone into France also, and which is said to have agents in Belgium, Spain. and Ireland. It would appear that the Pope is mixed up in it, for a certain letter has been got hold of which, though the writing is disguised, those who are acquainted with the fine Italian hand of the most holy Pontiff feel no hesitation in ascribing to him. It is true that the Pope's letter speaks merely of " excommuni cated persons," but we know that in the eye of a Pope an excommunicated person loses the rights of sovereignty as well as all other rights, and may be put to death without scruple. The incredible barbarities committed in Sicily by the Neapolitan soldiery far surpass not only all that your ministers have said of them, but all that I have seen described by newspaper correspondents. Our government has been informed of these things, but as its agents may be suspected of partiality I recommend to your attention the accounts given of them by the Swiss console. The cruelties there re cOrded would fully justify a European crusade against the Bourbons of Naples. They are too bad to be saved from destruction by a ooustitution, or by any other compromise. The Nord of Brussels says that the Queen of Eagland and Prince Albert will visit Belgium about the middle of August, en their wry to Berlin to attend the baptism of the royal child to whom the Prince's Frederick William, the Queen's daughter, is about to give birth. The Queen and Prince are to be received at Ostend by the Prince Regent of Prussia, who intends going to that place for sea-bathing. The Prince Regent is to be godfather of the newly-born child, and the Queen of England god. mother.