The Express. — London, England, 1861-08-23 00:00:00

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Cektte strphan —THE VOL' NTEElta.—Aatt MARS Ur TUE Will TUOUSG—eotammee at hW-patt o. RIOT WATTZ AT LONDON BM 0011 TIM DAV -.ll4nion. a4m Anteroom 3%. TO /14412291/ —Nonni& 46 Ism Annooan, 41. 2en. LONDON, FRIDAY, . 41.'0 UST 23. TO OUR READERS. %PORTING LNTELLIGENCF. A !ate edition of the Express is published every evenisq during the racing season, containing the results of the day's races. Tim Hungarian Diet has completed its difficult and arduous teak with the same unfaltering pru dence, liminess, and patriotism that have so nobly marked its proceedings from the first. The repre sentatives of the nation had to defend their con stitution, the charter of their rights and liberties, against the most insidious and dangerous attack that has e%er been made upon it. And at first the contest seemed sufficiently unequal. The despotic ruler, who had for twelve years governed them by the sword, suddenly changed his policy, professed the most friendly feeling towards the nation, and sought to obtain by large promises and liberal professions what he had failed to secure by force. The Emeseida was supported by acute and determined councillors, who well knew how to disguise their scheme for the de struction of Hungarian freedom and indepen dence. All the arta of flattery and intrigue were industriously employed to secure its success. The new Constitution of the Empire was landed as a triumph of Imperial wisicnn and liberality, and no means were left untried in order to per suade the Hungarians to accept it. First they were cajoled, and flattered, and caressed. The new scheme, it was urged, would secure their freedom as effectually as their own constitu tion, while it would indirectly confer upon them even greater power. On the other hand, they were warned against the consequences of rejecting it If they held out against the Imperial plan, they would inevitably, it was said, lose all. At length, indirect threats and menaces were re sorted to by those who had the power to execute them. On the other hand, the Hungarian Diet was an untried and comparatively inexperienced assembly. It included indeed some of those who had fought the constitutional battles of 1848 ; but there had been no meeting of the national repre sentatives for twelve years, and many members of the Diet were new to the work they had to do. But the action of this deliberative assembly showed no sign of haste, or rashness, or inexperience. Their proceedings indeed afford the best proof of the value of the Hungarian Constitution by display ing in the most striking form the love of liberty, the attachment to law, and the capacity for political action it has produced. The Diet had the saga city to recognise at once the true nature of the Imperial proposals—that they would inevitably destroy the constitution, and were designed to effect this object. But it had too much dignity and self commaud to be betrayed into any expression of impatience or indignation at the treachery which had been attempted. The members of both Houses showed their respect for public law and established rights by resisting the pro posed innovation on purely constitutional grounds, and presenting their protest to the Earinimi in • strictly legal form. They used the most moderate language, and carefully kept the negotiations open to the last, in the hope that the Eurraot might be advised to adopt • more legitimate course. And when all hope of this was over, they re peated in even more decisive language their noble declaration of constitutional rights, and threw the whole responsibility of breaking off the negotia tions on the EMPEROa and his Government. They knew perfectly well what might be involved in this serious step, that it would probably be fol lowed by the dissolution of the Diet, the suppres sion of the Provincial Assemblies, the collection of taxes by military execution, in a word, government by the sword, with all the well-known hardships and miseries it inflicts. But both Houses of the Diet not only embraced these results promptly and unanimously, but with the stern resolve and suppressed enthusiasm of men who knew the worth of what they were defending, ani were determined never to surrender it. Only one step more, one final resolution, remained to be taken, and that was adopted on Wednesday last. It was known that the Diet would be im mediately dissolved, and at its last sitting on Wed nesday afternoon the Lower House accordingly passed by acclamation a motion proposed by M. Demi, pledging the House, in the event of • dis solution, "to enter an energetic protest against the " violation of the Constitution and the arbitrary " acts committed by the Government." The Upper House at once adopted the resolution of the Lower, and both have thus appropriately closed their patriotic labours by formally declaring the dissolution of the Diet to be an illegal act. We may safely anticipate the impartial verdict of history in pronouncing the action of the Hun prism Diet from first to last one of the noblest na tional struggles, as well as one of the most complete constitutional triumphs, ever recorded. This is in deed the verdict already pronounced upon it in every free country of Europe. Liberal and Conserva tive organs have alike recognised the true signifi cance of the struggle as one of clear constitutional right against arbitrary power, and have combined to celebrate the wisdom, firmness, and moderation that have marked it throughout. In this country it may be safely asserted there is noquestion of foreign politics on which such unanimity of feeling pre. veils. Public opinion has spoken in favour of the Hungarians almost without a dissentient voice, and with only one dissentient snarl The one adverse note is that so persistently barked by the Member for Sheffield. But this, in fact, but con firms and completes the triumph of public opinion. Mr. Borst:ex is never happy except in • passion, never perfectly satisfied except when outraging the opinions and convictions of his countrymen. His inordinate vanity and self-esteem drive him with irresistible force into the regions of paradox and political isolation. When advanced opinions had no chance of success he was a savage democrat ; THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1861. and now, when popular claims are more generally recognised, he stands cap in hand to arbitrary power. His bitter arrogance is flattered by the silly conceit that he alone understands the real nature of the struggle between FRANCIS JOSEPH and the Hungarians, that he alone comprehends the Em remelt's character, and is able to inter pret his designs to the ignorant British public. The member for Sheffield, on the strength of official documents which have been obligingly " placed in his hands," confides to a docile audi• once the intelligence that the Emperor of AUSTRIA has not only adopted a constitution " precisely " like our own," but in his enlightened ' seal for constitutional liberty "gone beyond our " constitution ;" and he rebuts the objection that this step was forced upon the EMPEROR by the pertinent analogy of the repeal of the Corn Laws in this country. If the EMPEROR was compelled to adopt a constitution, so the English Govern ment was compelled to repeal the Corn Laws. And the inference is that as the one measure has proved beneficial so will the other. But whence did the force in the two cases originate? The change effected here was a triumph of popular power working through established constitutional forms. The paper scheme extemporised by the Austrian Government is merely the offspring of Imperial necessity, and the creature of Imperial caprice. So far from having been desired by the EMPEROR'S subjects, it has been persis tently rejected by the great majority of the populations beneath his rule. The Reichsrath has never represented more than a fraction of the Empire ; and, even if it did, there is no guarantee whatever that it would possess or exercise any real legislative power. Yet to support this des perate experiment, which is certain to prove failure, the Hungarians are asked by Mr. ROEBUCK to surrender their ancient constitution, with all the political rights and liberties it secure. They are condemned for not surrendering their most sacred national rights at the command of arbitrary power. It is perhaps appropriate, after all, that the only public man in Europe who has raised his voice to condemn this noble people should be a renegade democrat who lubricates tho usual harshness of his speech to celebrate the wisdom and virtue, the honesty and enlightened liberality of the de spotic ruler who adopted the Concordat, and after grinding Hungary beneath a cruel military despo- tism for twelve years, strives now to destroy, by intrigue, her ancient constitution. Time brings its own revenge. The courtly and dynastic represen tative for Sheffield has amply avenged the fierce assaults on authority made by the bitter and tru culent member for Bath. Mr. Rozeure atones for the savage acerbity of youth by the sour ser vility of age. with ladies. A rather late arrival on the platform was Sir Robert Peel, the right honourable baronet having missed the train, but on his arrival he wan immediately honoured with the royal recognition. The Queen could be seen giving a direction to Earl Granville, his lordship immediately communicated with his Excellency the Earl of Carlisle, and the latter nobleman came on shore and brought back Sir Robert, who was presented to her Majesty, and had a peculiarly gracious reueptiou. The Prince Consort was also especially frank and friendly in his recognition of the right hou. baronet. I think that the Lord-Lieuteuant and the Chief Secretary were she only two persona who wont on board, and immediately after the presentation of the latter the landing took place. The royal train consisted of four carriages and a break van, her Majesty's carriage being placed iu the centre. It would be impossible exactly to describe the sensation that pervaded the crowd of spectators as the Queen and her family walked slowly on shore. Her Majesty, who was clad in the deepest and plainest mourning, leant on the arm of the Prince Consort, similarly attired. The royal children—the Princesses Alice and Helena and Prince Arthur Patrick, attended by Miss Hilliard—followed, also in mourning, as was, in fact, every one in the pro cession, so that the whole bad a most singular and solemn effect. A cheer, faint and timid, was set up, but it was stifled in a moment, evidently in respectful sympathy with the illus trious mourner ; a few handkerchiefs mere slowly waved, but no demonstration took place incon sistent with a greeting of the must solemn and sympathising character. Her Majesty seemed fully to appreciate the deportment of the people, and to be pleased. She raised her head sadly, bowed round very gravely, but very courteously, and at once stepped into the carriage. The royal family alone oocupied the royal carriage, his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant following in the next. One carriage was occupied by the directors and two by I the viceregal household and the staff, and when) all had taken their places, the train prooeeded rapidly to town. As it emerged into the open space from the covered landing-stage, an immense crowd was observable, lacked densely over the open, and although composed as it was of all classes of people, and of course having the humbler in the great majority, the same delicacy of deportment was observable as ou the platform amongst the elite. The people cheered in a subdued manner, and her Majesty stood up in her carriage, and, bowing on both aide's, permitted them to see how real was the sorrow which rendered this royal visit so excep tional in all its arrangements. All the discontent of the day before had disappeared, a sorrowing Queen presented herself to a loyal and sympathioing people, and the meeting was far more interesting than could have been the moat gorgeous and festive pageant. At the Westland-row platform another delicate attention was in readiness for her Majesty. I be lieve that on the occasion of the previous royal visit her Majesty was rather incommoded and an noyed by the platform crowd at this particular station ; but this time the most stringent precau tions were taken, and were carried out with much efficiency by Mr. Hill, superintendent of the line. Not a soul was to be seen in the whole interior except Mr. Hill himself and the five policemen— the most stalwart of the pre-eminently stalwart Dublin brigade—whose duty it was to guard every entrance, not only from intruders, but even from peepers. I understand that her Majesty was much gratified at the manner in which her wishes were carried out in this particular, as well as with all the other arrangements of the Dublin and Wicklow Company. Lord Carlisle showed much agility in escaping from the plat form the moment the train had arrived, and hurried off to the Viceregal Lodge, to be in readiness to receive his royal mistress. A guard of honour occupied the front of the station in Westland-row, and an escort of Dragoons sur rounded the royal carriages. Outside of them, a sovereign's best body-guard, a numerous and loyal people, filled the streets, crowded all the windows, crested the housetops, and convulsively hugged the chimnies. There was more cheering here, especially when the royal carriage was thrown open, and the people could see its illustrious occupants. Her Majesty bowed frequently, and drove off at a moderate pace to the Viceregal Lodge, where it was understood she would devote the remainder of the day to rest and refreshment, after her rather tedious and not over pleasant voyage. It has blown a gale of wind here all the morning, with driving rain, but it looks now as if we were going to have a spell of "Queen's weather." I must not forget to mention that the engine was driven b Mr. Samuel Wilfred Haugh ton, nephew to the c • of the Great Southern and Western Railway, and engineer-in-chief to the Dublin, Wexford, and Wicklow line. The Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Appooyi have left (Undo. House for Austria. During hia excellency's abaci:toe Count Wimpffen will act aa chargé d'affaires. Their Highneenes Princess Czernicheff and Prin cess Whdimir Baristinaky aed family have arrived at the Clareadoe Hotel from Paris. Count d'Haussonville has arrived at the Claren don Hotel, from Paris. The Earl and Countesa of Yarborough and Lady Sophia Pelham have arrived in town from Tunbridge-wells. Visoounteaa Stratford de Radcliffe and the Hon. Warm Canning left tows a few days since for Scarborough. Lord Heytt.abury and the Hon. E. A'Court hare left the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street. Mr. W. Beaumont, M.P., and Lady Margaret Beaumont are passing the Be 3110 D at nosy, afar Scar borough. Married, yesterday, at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. by the Rev. Arthur Fan*, prebendary of Salisbury, the Earl of Selman to Visa Honoria Gladdest% second daughter of Captain Gladdree, RN.. M.P. The Ladies Florence and Emily Cony and the MUM Glad. stone, Widen and cousins of the bride, acted as bridesmaids. Owing to the recent death of the Dowager Countess of Belmare only the nearest relatives of the family were present. Lady Kelly gave birth to a daughter at the Chauatry, Suffolk, on Wednesday last. Several distinguished stranger% have recently vikited Oben and the west coast with their yachts or by Wont boat. Among these are the Duke of Richmond, the Right Hon. the Earl of Selkirk, the Right Hon. the Earl of Norton, the Right Hon. the Viscount Newry, the Right Hon. the Viscount Hill, the Right Hon. the Viscount Gannett, Sir William Johnstoo, Sir William M'Reuzie, Sir William Murray, the Right Hon. the Lord Provost of Edin burg, Sir J. Carden and Liar Carden, Sir Angus Camp bell al Dunstataage, Bart ; G. Hardy, Esq., M.P. ; G. IL Achers, Esq., he. The several public bodies of Calcutta, we ob serve, have prepared and forwarded an address to England for presentment to the Honourable Samuel Laing, Financial Member of the Council of the Governor-General of India, expreseing their sympathy with him in his severe illness. Sir Stafford ifort hcoto, Bart., M.P., Presiduut for the year of the British Archieological Society (its annual magma being now held at Exeter), gave a sumptuous en tertainment to the members at his seat at Pynea on Tues day last, a large number of ladies and gentlemen partaking of the hospitality offered them. The "Essays and Reviews" (laments the Record), have been reprinted at length in some Australian news- Merl- _ _ - The Marquis of Nonnauby about to publish, thioash M. Bosworth sod Harrison, " A Refutation of the Seven Charges made by Mr. Gladstone against the Duke of Modena." Messrs. Macmillan and Co. have muspended the lune of their "Tracts for Priests and People" during this dead season, until October. The seven tracts already pub lished are now bound and sold in a volume. The Plymouth Journal states that on Sunday the Rev. Jabez Watsoo, the ,:curate of St. Veep, received deacon's mikes from the Roman catholic bishop of Ply mouth. " Mr. Watson," says the Journal, " was one of a number of clergymen associated near Plymouth, who prac tised eemi•Remish forms and ceremonies. One of those, the Res. T. J. B. Cocks, of rtheviocke, went over to Rome se. viral years since, and the names of others, like Mr. Mukell sad Mr. W. Hutchison, will occur to many of our nodal." Int eroun. Prince Arthur, Prince Leopol•, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, attended by lady Caroline Barring ton, Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. D. de Res, Major Elphin atone, and Sir James Clark, left Buckingham•pelaee at half past eight o'clock yesterday morning for the King's-crow terrninwi of the Greet Northern Railway, and quitted the elation by a trete at nine o'clock for Holyroodlialaes, as Ma/ to lishnorsh Despatches were received yesterday at the Colossi&ltlike from the Governors of the Australian colonies, Ceylon, cod Hoag Kong. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Quads. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND. trios[ ocit *mu', DUBLIN, Auourr 22. It was quite clear, from the deportment of the people OU the occasion of her Majesty's landing this morning, that they bad "accepted the situa tion," had determined magnanimously to relinquish all their expectations of outward pomp and pagean try,and were prepared to respect and to sympathise with the motives which had induced her Majesty to bespeak as much privacy as possible at the various stages of her Irish tour. There was a crowd of well-dressed people in the platform gal lery, and a much greater crowd, not so uniformly costumed, everywhere outside, but from all there was the most deferential deportment, and but one stilled burst of cheering, after which the royal cortege was allowed to pass on. My last letter left the royal yacht lying tran quilly at her moorings, broadside on to the shore. The red and blue and green lanterns of the squad ron had been extinguished, and a long line of light shining through the windows of the royal saloou formed the only indication of the presence of such illustrious visitors. It transpired that the landing was not to take place until the following morning, and, with this assurance, the crowd gradually dropped away, and the harbour was left to its usual nocturnal stillness. Early this morning there was, however, a considerable change in the aspect of affairs. The royal yacht, the men-of-war, and a whole fleet of pleasure boats, were dressed in their signal colours, and the harbour was dotted with row boats, the occupants of which exhibited the usual loyal curiosity of her Majesty's subjects whenever her Majesty is out on one of her royal progresses. Some alarm was created amongst the fortunate platform ticket holders, who had wade up their books to leave the pier at half-past 10, by a thundering cannonade, which commenced at 8 in the morning. Persons came rushing and pouring down to the pier in hundreds, but it turned out to be a false alarm— merely the royal salute by which her Majesty should have been received on the previous evening, but which was postponed - by the Queen, out of consideration for die invalids who are known to throng Kingstown at this season of the year. Punctually at 11, the guns boomed once more, and the preparations for l an di ng com menced. The Board of Works had, on very short notice, improvised a handsome l au di ng - s t age , covered with scarlet bunting, from which a smart and tasteful archway opened to the vessel, which was now moored close to the pier. His Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant came down by the quarter past 10 o'clock train, and was rowed on board the royal yacht from the St. George's Club battery in maid the bargee of the Ajax. Her Majesty gra ciously received his excellency in the deck saloon, and the greetingcrf the Prince Consort was also par ticularly cordial and courteous. Immediately after the arrival on deck of the Lord-Lieutenant, the royal vessel made slowly for the landing-place, and a few privileged persons were admitted on board. Amongst those present on the platform were the Kingstown Harbour Commissioners, includint ii l% Chambers, Colonel MacKernie, and Mr. Gibbons, the harbour engineer. Mr. Chambers had the honour of presenting an address to her Majesty on the deck of the Victoria and Albert, and had a most gracious reception. It is under stood that her Majesty, in the few brief observa tions she addressed to Mr. Chambers, expressed bow much pleasure she felt in finding herself once more in Ireland. Tho other occupants of the platform who awaited her Majesty's landing were Field-Marshal Lord Gough, Sir George B.own, commander of the forces in Ireland, and staff Colonel Lake, Colonel Brownrigg, kc., anti the board of the railway company, includ ing the Hon. Geo. Hammock, chairman ; ham Deegan, Esq., deputy chairman ; Jos. Howe, Esq., Waldron, Esq., M.P. and Sir J. Power, directors ; Arthur M oore , Esq., secretary ; and Mortimore Harris, Eaq., general manager. The platforiu galleries A and B, which would hold about 1,500 persona, were well filled, principally LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE DISSOLUTION OF THE HUNGARIAN DIET. The Nord of to-day says :—" We shall soon see, as the first consequence of the dissolution of the Hungarian Diet, the meetings of the comitats sup pressed. Then will come the turn of the com munal assemblies and the tribunals. The press will be put down, and the prosecution of liberal poli ticians will not fail to follow soon after. What is the use, then, in convoking the Diet six months hence I The situation will be worse,and reconciliation more impossible than before. Hungary, from being royalist and loyal, will become for Austria what Lombardy was a short time since—what Venetia is now. The policy of Austria gives one the vertigo. A Vienna paper, which has official relations, speaks of an approaching interview between the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia, and sees in that circumstance 'the pledge of the re-establish ment between constitutional sovereigns of the same cordial understanding which formerly existed be tween the absolute monarchs of the two countries.' Vienna is the laud of illusions !" famines vmsoasim) PERTH, AUGUST n, Evarmo. The following is the text of the Royal Risiuript in reply to the address of the Hungarian Diet, as read to both Houses of the Diet to-day by Field- Marshal Count Haller, the Royal Commissioner : " Seeing that the Hungarian Diet has not obeyed the requests which have been addressed to it., and that we can hardly expect any further beimficial action from a Diet which, to the great disadvantage of all concerned, so entirely mis understands its highly important mission iu such difficult circumstances as to declare the way to be absolutely closed against any possible arrangement, because its demands, which in their extent exceed the bounds of admissibility, could not be acceded to, we find it necessary to dissolve the present Diet. " We at the same time preserve to ourselves the right of assembling a new Diet, possibly within six months from this time." PERTH, Aucturr A collision between the military and civilians took place at Arad on the evening of St. Stephen's day on account of national airs havingbeen sung by the populace. Five of the people were wounded on the occasion. Three hundred thotuiand eopies of the second address to the Hungarian Diet, drawn up by M. Desk, have been printed for circulation throughout Hungary, and translated into all the spoken dialects of the populations subject to the crown of St. Stephen. SPAIN. MADRID, Ave. 21. The Infanta Christina has been happily delivered of a male child. The Portuguese envoy was in at tendance at the palace as representative of the di plomatic body. General O'Donnell, and M. Po iada-Herrera, Minister of the Interior, have left Madrid_ to join the Queen. The Madrid journals of the 18th state that the Queen had left Burgos, and had arrived at Valla dolid. A new prosecution of the Costetisporaneo had been ordered. The court-martial at Loja had condemned other batches of men concerned in the insurrection of that town—nine to twenty years' hard labour in the galleys, eight to four years, and one man to the same punishment for life. Another man named Morales, condemned to death ai one of the chiefs of the revolt, had been executed in the town of Periana. BERNE, AUGUST 21.. The proposals of the Italian government in re ference to the Ticino bishopric not being acceptable to the Federal Council, the latter has resolved upon the temporary suspension of the conferences on this question. TURKEY. OONNE&NTDrOPLE, Avoca 22. His Excellency Sir William Codrington arrived here to-day. Orders have been despatched to the Pachaa of Tunis, Tripoli, and Egypt, to send officers to con gratulate the Sultan on his accession. The Print* of Servia has refused to send a deputation. Mehemet Djemal Bey has gone to Odessa to con gratulate the liar. The Circassian have proclaimed a republic. THE DUKE OF OPORTO. SOUTHAMPTON, AUGUST 22. • The Portuguese steam frigate Bartholomew Dias, with the Duke of Oporto on board, sailed for Lisbon thia evening at seven o'clock. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, Auatm Z. The Hamburg and American Company's mail screw steamship Borussia, Captain Trautman, from New York, on the aiternoon of the 10th inst., has arrived off Cowes on her way to Ham burg, for which port she has 120 passengers, and 58 fur England. The Borussia spoke on the 12th inst., in lat. 41.30 N., long. 64.30 W., the steamer Bavaria, for New York. At 10.6 a.m. on the same date, parsed a large steamer, showin g rockets and one blue light, in lat. 42.0 N., long. 62.0 W. On the 22nd, off the Lizard, passed the Hamburg brig Rieirstieo, bound west ; and off Start Point ay. sed the Hamburg barque Elizabeth Ronne- INDIA. We have received letters and papers from Bom bay to July 27. Rain was falling abundantly throughout India ; cultivation everywhere pro gressing most actively ; and the prospects of the country as regards the fruitfulness of the season were of the brightest character. "Throughout the famine districts," says the Bombay Gazette, "there is still an amount of existing distress demanding continued and most earnest efforts for its relief. There cannot be any considerable diminution in the number of persons relieved by the Famine Fund before the end of October. Deaths from starvation only occur in those villages to which it has been found impossible to extend relief. Cholera is now ravaging the famine districts, and threatens to decimate the population." The Finance Commission, appointed to examine the state expenditure of the Nizam, have com menced their operations in earnest at Hydrabad. Considerable reductions, both civil and military, are to be effected. The British ship Louisiana, 1,264 tons, Captain Clever, and belonging to Charles Sanders, Esq., of Liverpool, was totally wrecked off Alibaugh on the 16th July. Five seamen were lost. Camps of exercise, or larger assemblages of troops, are to be formed at different stations of the Upper Provinces next cold season. Considerable changes are about to be made in the Bombay Nativp Array, which, on their com pletion, will consist of thirty regiments of infan try of six companies each. The regular line army is to be augmented by the two Belooch battalions, Jacob's Rifle Regiment, and the Marine Battalion being brought on the strength. A large number of Indian officers have been recently elected for the staff corps. The Governor of Bombay is residing at Poona. Extensive portions of both lines of the G. I. P. Railway have been washed away by the hoary rains. Loud complaints are made by the public against the engineers. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. 11201 t OUR OWN PARIS, TIEUZSDAY EVLIIING. Among the domestic questions of the day, that which occupies the most prominent place in the public eye is the credit to be opened by the state for the completion of a system of country roads. The technical expression is chemise eicinaux, which, unless the subject were technically treated, it is unnecessary to translate more accurately. To the English parochial mind, the idea of an advance charged upon the consolidated fund for the forma tion of a road leading from one Yorkshire village to another seems preposterous ; but in this cen tralised country, if such a thing is to be done at all, it must be done by the state. The subject has been taken up by the Emperor in his wonted vigorous and radical manner ; and his resolution arises, no doubt, in the first instance from a desire to diminish those jealousies and heart burnings which exist in the provinces with regard to the vast sums lavished, partly at their cog, upon the metropolis. This is evident, from the tone of his letter to the Minister of the Interior I announcing his intention. It is not often now-a days that M. Ravin signs an article in his popular journal, but to-day the landed proprietor condo acanthi to wield the pen of the journalist. He has in the aide a long article, in whieh,while applaud ing the measure, he expressos his fear lest ►nflu ences de clocker should prevail, to the detriment of its application. He traces that application in its past stages to the law on the subject of 1836, which was for France "one of the greatest benefits of the parliamentary rigime." He gives us some notion of what provincial France was in very recent times. He says that only they who have lived among country people can tell the importance of the improvements in these roads. Where formerly it required six horses or oxen to draw a common waggon, one is now sufficient. Thus the farmer gains time, which is money. Ma nure, too, is easily carried from the farm-yard to the field, which would otherwise have gone without that stimulus to production. In short, the forma tion of country roads will of itself tend largely to develop agriculture. But he thus indicates the possible abuses of this great good : We already see in imagination, at the news of the credit being opened, the prefectures besieged, the councils general invested, the administration assailed by the applica tions of people who wish to keep or to acquire an influence which ought never to be usurped by favour. It must not be said that communes which happen to be without a power ful protector, or which are regarded by Messieurs lea Prefets am " ill-disposoct," are disinherited of their share in the distribution of the fund. Such communes ought not from a political motive to be deprived of roads, or forced to remain in the deplorable condition in which they are from the badness of their preempt roads. The practical remedy proposed by M. Ravin (who has some experience of the doings of provin cial authorities) is, that a general report of the state of the roads should be drawn up previous to the distribution of the fund. The cry against the bigotry (worthy of the days of Madame de Maintenon) which had closed the protestant schools in a protestant village in the Haute-Vienne has been heard in high places, and not without effect. The interdiction is raised. Protestant schools may henceforth be opened. Still the consent has been given grudgingly, and with a condition that it is of itself a gross outrage upon liberty of conscience. No catholic may send a child to these schools. The priest still has a voice in the matter. Attention is still directed towards the visit of Monsignor Nardi to Paris. It was at first an nounced that this domestic prelate of Pius IX. bad brought a letter from his Holiness, and had borne the same to the camp of Chalons. It now appears that, though here, neither has he brought • letter, nor been to Chalons. So falls to the ground one of the many inventions or suppositions to which the popular belief in a speedy solution of the Roman question had given rise. Part of M. Minis' appeal was heard yesterday. The case is adjourned to Monday next. The Emperor has not remained long at the camp. He is now at Plombieres, whence he comes to Paris on Saturday. In the Prease, M. Peyrat calls loudly for the solution of the Roman question, and urges that, failing such solution, the French government should do itself what it will not allow that of Italy to do. He says, "If our government, from con siderations which we are less and less able to com prehend, think fit still to prevent the Italian government from driving out of Rome • set of conspirators who have set up their head quarters there, let it drive them out itself, or, at least, let it watch the city in such a manner as to prevent these machinations. It can, and it ought." Aooording to the A gene Haws, " Francis H. is never seen in public now. If he were to present himself in the streets he would be hissed." Our Bourse still remains heavy, with scarcely anything doing. Rente fell sc. for the account, leaving off at GBfr. 45c. for both cash and account. Mobilier fell 3fr. 75c. for cash, and Mr. 25c. for account, leaving off at 73Gfr. 25c. and 738 fr. 75c. respectively. A letter from Rome, in the Nations of Florence, rye :—" Whoever is in the habit of going across the Prue Farmer, sees every day a certain veiled lady, in a rose coloured bonnet, • black mantilla, and a gown of light coloured jacoonet, who stands before the door of the palace distributing money to the recruits of the reactionary party. Her name is Nina ; she is the daughter of a policeman of the name of Galenti, and the wife of • clerk." The judicial investigation at Baden into the case of Becker, the MIUISiII of the King of Pnunia, is now closed, and the documents relative to it have been neat to the public prosecutor of the circle of the Rhine at Bruchsal. It is not yet known whether that functionary will present an indictment against him both for high treason and attempt at murder, but it is believed that the lesser charge alone will be brought forward against him. Becker himself, however, is anxious to be tried for treason, and he declares that he would rather die on a scaffold than in prison. The surveys of the coasts of Auatralmiia have now been amply provided for. New Mouth Wales and Victoria are each to contribute 2,5001. a year ; South Anatralia, 2,000/. ; and Tasmania and Queenaland, 1,500/. a year each towards the surveys, and the English Admiralty has sanctioned a simi lar sum of 10,0001. a year out of the Imperial Treasury to meet the contributions of the colonic , . Commander Cox is to survey Port Phillip ; Commander Sidney, New South Wales ; Lieutenant Chimmo, South Australia ; Lieu tenant Broolier, Tasmania; and Mr. J. R. Smith, R.N., Queensland. The Admiralty will pay the salaries of the officers, find instruments, and publish charts, and the colonies are to provide lodging for and subsistence of the officers, and find them means of locomotion. Change of colonial ministries is not to interfere with the survey& The surveying officers are not to undertake the examination of any port, bay, or creek, with the object of furthering any purely local interest, but to make a good general survey of the great highway of ,vessels between the different colonies. TER MALTA AND ALEXANDRIA ELECTRIC TELE OZAFIL —The sections of cable to complete the line between this Island end Alexandriausexpected from England before the end of the month. The British screw steamer Rangoon, with one portion, was to leave on the 10th inst.. and the maiacco, with another, was to follow shortly afterwards. The Berwick, screw steamer, is also looked for very soon from England. It appears that Mears. Glow, Elliott, and Co. are about to try to underrun and pick up the Corfu and Cagliari cables. —Malta Tinter. POLAND. (nom on OWN WARSAW, Ammer 15. The fears entertained in some quarters that the last demonstration in Warsaw might lead to a san guinary conflict have most fortunately not been realised. This danger half been averted by the noble moderation of the peopie, and the concord with which those pacific protestations are being carried out. The last of these manifestations, the celebration of the anniversary of the union of Po land with Lithuania in the presence of the Rus sians, was as bold as it was significant. It showed on the part of the conquered the power of the nit ' tional spirit and its moral strength, whilst on the side of the conquerors we see but hesitation and violence, uncertainty and inconsequence at every step. The spirit which animates Warsaw has penetrated into the most remote corners of the vast dominions which have belonged to Poland. The fête of the union of Poland and Lithuania has been celebrated I not only in those parts which now belong to Rus sia, but also in those which have been torn away from the national family, and placed under the yoke of the two German powers. All the classes of the population, the clergy, landed proprietors, townspeople, tradesmen, labourers, and peasants— all the creeds, catholic, protestant, Hebrew, and Mahometan, have taken part in this commemora tion of the national union. And the strength of national feeling which has been exhibited on this occasion by the population of small towns and villages shows that the agitation originated at Warsaw is shared by the whole nation, to what ever domination it may be subjected. At Warsaw the whole town presented during this day the aspect of a vast camp, as all the streets, the public places, and approaches of the churches were occupied by troops and guns. Still the population thronged the churches during the morning and promenaded the streets in the afternoon as if there was no foreign occupation in the country. In the evening the town was illumi nated, but as General Suchozanich prohibited any such display, the inhabitants, unwilling to give any pretence whatever for the interference of the mih tary and police authorities, discovered means of turning the difficulty, and not being allowed to illuminate the outsides of their houses, illuminated them within. The shops, which during the day were opened forcibly and guarded by the troops, were brilliantly illuminated ; the inhabitants lighted their apartments with lamps, candelabras, and lustres, as if for a ball. It seemed as if in every house, at every floor, a private fete was being celebrated. The poorest class, who live in attics, lighted a candle upon a table placed close to the window. No one was to be seen in the street duringthe evening, except the soldiers and policemen ; and this outward solitude in the pre sence of this family rejoicing of a whole nation pre. seated a moat striking and taking aspect. At Piotrkow, the day terminated in a more lively manner. The governor forbade the illuminations but as for some time previously he had ordered that no person should go out in the evening without being provided with a lantern, the whole of the inhabi tants gathered on the principal place, carrying each a lantern, and so armed went to pay him a visit. The governor, alarmed at this moving illumination, ordered out the troops, and summoned the assem blage to diapers. and to extinguish the lights, which order was at once complied with by the pen ple, who retired amidst general laughter. The Austrians and Prussians are not less active in suppressing all national manifestations, and in both the principal towns of Austrian Poland, Lein berg and Cracow, the most severe measures are resorted to iu order to prevent the people from showing their agreement in the general national impulse. In Posen, the Prussian Government avails itself of the German immigrant element for impeding the Pelee in the assertion of their rights and their nationality ; but in A ustrian Poland, where the whole population is Polish, the government, following ita traditional policy, endeavours to set up the different classes of the population one against the other. The nation, however, has made too much progress during the long trials which it , has had to endure, and baffles by its passive but united attitude any attempt to divide it or to lids lead it into any step which may prejudice the common cause. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. (THIS This day the half-yearly meeting of shareholders was held at the Ruston Station ; Mr. It. Bloom in the Tie report, which has been already published, having been taken as reed, The Cit/LIRMAN, in moving its adoption, proceeded to say that he was sure the proprietors generally would me. cur in the feeling of regret which the directors expressed at the death of Admiral Moorsom, their late chairman. He re gretted that he, as the new chairman, had to come forward to propose a reduced dividend of 3i per cent. (Hear.) But he bad such an opinion of the value of their property, that he felt confident the state of their affairs would in time improve, and redeem the position they occupied some time ago. There was a decrease in the trifle receipts of the half/ear, which in the first place must be attributed to the depressed state of com merce. Is the passenger traffic from London they lost 7,0001., in Birmingham 5,000/., and iu Liverpool 5,0001. In from London 18,0001., from Manchester 4,000/. Flit s falling oft was owing partly to competition, but it was also owing to the depressed state of trade in the country generally. The traffic from the country dig• tricts had also been seriously affected by the deficiency re the last year's harvest. They were aware that when the amount of traffic was diminished the working expenses would appear relatively increased. When, however, the traffic of the country resumed its forma amount that disproportion would disappear. Another cause of expenditure in the locomotive depot. meat was that they had to put on additional triune, in order to meet increased competition. They had also opened up new sources of traffic, which at present absorbed money, but would by and bye be remunerative. There was • general opinion that the running of fast trains was one great source of expense. (Hear, hear.) He did not deny that, but they must not run away with the impression that they were entirely their own masters in this respect, because the Great Northern trains ran into Manchester within a few minutes of theirs, although it was a round of 14 miles, sad the Great Western trains' went into Birmingham within the same time as themselves, although it was • round of 16 miles. They could not, therefore, help themselves as to the running of quick trains; but, if they could obtain the coo currence of the Post.office and of their neighbours, they should be glad to run slowertrains, which would not oi ily be beneficial to themselves but to the public. (Hear, hear.) The frost of last year had cost them 8,000/. And it was found by ex perience that the renewal of the permanent way was more expensive than had been expected. The next great source of expense was the incre.uni of labour throughout the country. Railway property hail been most unjustly dealt with in regard to compeusatiocs for accidents. This was felt to be a hardship by all the railway companies, and the case would be laid before parliament next year. Th . el were also subjected to an unfair amount of poor rates, wh they should endoiyour to set right. The legal expenses were 10,000!. This expenditure was larger than usual, and good deal of it was occasioned by having to defend compen sation cases. He had now gone through the principal items of the expenditure, but, as he had said, he had confidence in the stability of their property, sod when they were relieved of the pressure to chid , they were, as he contended they were, unfairly subjected. he had no doubt they would retrieve their position. (Hau.) Mr. WrITHEAD, M.P., seconded the motion. Mr. Incanesos complimeutoi the chairman en }ravine made a very business-like speech. He thought the corm-day were still too much involved in branch lines. (Hear. He moved that as the policy of the board in forming breaeb lines had been proved by experience to be ruinous, it els inexpedient to continu a it. Mi. CROSSE seconded the motion. Mr. MOLLY considered that the present was the crisis of the company, and if its future prosperity was depend on the minor points referred to by the chair• man, he could not help thinking that their position wY very critiod. From being one of the largest, most power' ful, sod moat profitable companies of the kingdom, they were rapidly descending to the position of one of the LINA indeed, but at the same time one of the most profitims. The speaker then proceeded to show thatsinee 14456 the cl• penile* had increased more than the profits, and to that hi attributed the present position of the company. That ww the radical defect of the system, and till it was cured the! would go on from lad to worse. The proceedings had not terminated when we went t. press, but there was little doubt that the report would to adopted. The journals of the department of the Irak state that a warrant for the arrest of a priest wins , Tessier, of St. Maur, on the charges of criminal assault as] infanticide, have just been issued by the magistrates d Chatasureux. He is in eight By Mr. ode hands She the with .ilvei did not roe By Mr. the one nu whip.) Mr. Jan house at Orleansdo riding t ow two horsey I observed sober. I i W " en sec his horse. John E , &Anew. , lei I serial a