The Express. — London, England, 1861-10-11 00:00:00

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A !ate edition of the Express it publixliod every eveni%g .luring the racing entsou, containing the results of the day's races. W► sue now in the very height of the Agricul tural Dinner season. Within the last three days exhibitions and annual dinners of various provin cial Asset-banes Lave taken place at Hounslow, Egbain, Aylesbury, and Tavistock. The dinners were no dents satisfactory enough, the dishes solid, the wines sound, the ease:Oiled guests in the best temper and spirits, and the toasts drank with the usual enthusiasm. But we must say the majority of the reported speeches are not very lively or in structive reading. It is rather difficult to gut through many of them, even in the recess, when newspaper readers are disposed to be thankful for small mercies. The speakers either confine them 'elves to strictly local and special topics, such as the entries for the ploughing-match, the show of vege tables, and the peculiar merits of a prize labourer, or if, taking • wider range, they refer to general topics, then: is for the most part a fatal mono tony in the subjects selected as well as in the man ner of treatilig them. We know beforehand the well-beaten round of references in which the after dinner speaker is almost sure to move. Apologies or vindicatious of the House of Commons, eulo gies of the volunteers, congratulations on the harvest, vague references to foreign affairs, and still vaguer laments over the American war, con stitute the staple of most after-dinner speeches at these autumnal meetings. It may perhaps be thought unreasonable to demand or expect more than a complimentary reference to public affairs at these convivial meetings, even from public men of position and influence. Members and constituents meet, it may be said, as host and guest, vilifies being excluded, and the season sacred to the reciprocal duties of hospi tality. That may perhaps be the theory, but in fact public affairs are always referred to, and it is well they should be. We simply urge that they should be dealt with in a direct and practical instead of a purely perfunctory manner. These vacation meetings constitute • kind of scattered parliament, in which county and borough mem bers appear and speak not simply as private gen tlemen, but as public men ; and as most of the leading proprietors of the neighbourhood are pre sent, an earnest politician has a fine opportunity of speaking a word in sewn to a whole district. Sir Leearw.'e Pats, in his speech at Tavistock on Tuesday, availed himself of this opportunity. His address was throughout a thoroughly practical and useful one. The Member for West Devon selected the very topic which of all others it is most important should be clearly and forcibly urged in the agricultural d i stricts—the duties of landholders to the labourers and tenantry on their estates. The main subject of his speech was the special duties of landed proprietors towards their laheurers, and these he summed up under two main beads—the duty of improving their dwellings, and of providing the means of elementary education for their children. Sir L. PALL is entitled to speak on the subject of improved cottages for agri cultural labourers, having himself laboured assi duously, both in Parliament and out of doors, to direct attention to this needed improvement as well as to facilitate the progress of the work. List session, for example, as Sir Liwaasee re minded his hearers, he brought in • bill with this very object, which was keenly debated, and en countered no small amount of opposition. Mr. Hemiar was the chief opponent of the mea sure, and ho boldly maintained that im proved dwellings for the labourers were no benefit to the land at all, " because nothing " was an improvement to the land that did " not bring in an immediate and profitable re " turn." A more thoroughly inept and fallacious argument it would be impossible to find. Such reasoning undermines and destroys the very basis on which, in the last resort, the right of property in land rests. In • civilised country indi viduals are allowed to retain permanent possession of the soil only on the implied condition of con tributing to its improvement, and it is because from the very nature of the case many improve ments can give no immediate return, the posses sion, which might otherwise be only temporary, is rendered permanent. Enclosing waste lands and enriching poor ones gives at once no return answering to the outlay, but after the lapse of years the full benefit is realized. The same holds true of draining the land, and improving the dwell ings of those who cultivate it. Better cottages, it is true, will not usually yield an immediate pecu niary return in the shape of high rent, because the labourer cannot pay more than &certain su m for his dwelling a hether it is good or bad. But indi rectly, improved dwellings for labourers are an . . enormous benefit to the land, and amply repay what has been spent upon them. A better dwell ing is the first step towards raising the character of the labourer. The man who lives in a well-ven tilated, well-ordered cottage, will be better in health and spirits than one whose only shelter from the elements is a damp, crazy, and reeking hovel. A decent, comfortable home, moreover, exercise. a morel influence which no wise landed proprietor will lightly overlook or despise. It fosters self respect and those habits of cleanliness, sobriety, industry, and economy which spring from it. And en improved of agricultural labourers oontri bute not only to an improved cultivation of th. 10*' THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 11, 1861. 'soil, and thus to increased returns, but, as Sir L PALK reminded his hearers, to diminished outlay in the shape of poor rates. But it is in the family of the labourer that the benefit of an im proved house would be most fully realised. In a wretched cabin, amidst the recklessness which filth and indigence ptoduce, the children are uncared for, allowed to run wild, or sent to the fields as soon as they r.re old enough to work at all. Hut provided with a decent home, the humblest labourer would be likely to take a pride in doing his utmost for his family. He would endeavour to secure some kind of education for his children. And here again it is the obvious duty of the land holder to step in to his assistance, by con tributing liberally towards securing the means of elementary instruction for the children of the labourers on his estate. Sir LAWRENCE PALK is perfectly right in deno initiating these necessary works, which he assigns to the landowners, duties. They are so in the strictest sense of the term. Those who possess the land and enjoy its proceeds are virtually pledged to contribute in every available way to wards its improvement. This is in fact, as we have said, the tenure or implied condition on which in the last resort they are permitted to hold it as a permanent possession. Nor in England at largo has this condition ever been wholly lost sight of or ignored. The institution of landed property has been in the main practically vindicated by the progressive improvement of the soil. If there has been any special failing in this respect, it is in the southern and western counties that it is most con apiclious. There the land being naturally rich the landowners have been slow to recognise their duties. To the late Duke of Beuriiati belongs the credit of having first attempted to bring about a reform in this respect. He strenuously la boured to fulfil his own duties as a landowner, and to impress his brother pro prietors with a due sense of their importance. Sir I.‘waeNee PALK paid a well-merited tribute to his memory in celebrating him as the first " who told the landlords that it was their duty " to improve the cottages of the labourers as well "as to drain their lands." But the Duke of lA.nr•"mu made no new discovery in pronouncing the improvement of lands and dwellings to be the business and interest of the landlord. He was • man of clear understanding and right feeling, and simply called attention to a duty that had been too much and too long neglected ; and landed pro prietors who are wise will not neglect the exhor tation. It is stated that Prince Leopold is about to leave Englaod to pus the winter in the Routh of France. He will be accompanied by Gemini' Sir Edward Bovrater. The delicate state of hie royal highness's health is the came of his proceeding at this season abroad. Their Royal Highnesaoa the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Nary, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Captain Cust, arrived in London from Dover yesterday by the 3 o'clock train, and departed at once for Cambridge-cottage, Kew. The libirrini; of Lansdowne is at Bowood, serrouinle.l by a select party. We are sorry to learn the venerable marquis does not as yet dispense with hie crutches. The Earl of Shelburne leaves town to-day to join the family circle. Viscount Palmerston is expected to arrive at his 111E02110a in Piccadilly on Tuesday neat. _ Him Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio, the Italian minister, has taken a mansion in Lower Brook-street for the ensuing season. The Righ t Hon. Sir George Grey left his seat, Faßecton, Northumberland. yesterday, for Balmoral. His Excellency the Turkish Ambaasmlor has arrived at Brussels from Holland. Madame Mumma and family are passing the season at Mt. Leonard's-on-Bea. The Duke of Wellington has Arrived at Apsley House from his shooting quArtera in Norfolk. The Countess of Guilford left Grosvenor-street yesterday for Bournemouth. _ Lend and Lady Rukeby cotne to Montagu Houae today from Halewood, Herta, and will shortly leave town ow a tour on the Continent. The Hon. Mrs. Francis Stnnor was safely de livered of a daughter, yentertLiy, at her reeideuce m Hert fordstreet. Mr. Lting leaves nights.' by the present India mail rid Marseilles, and is expected to remain at Calcutta till May next. Karl Russell is on a visit to his brother-in-law at Mint°. "A Queen's messenger from London," says the North British Lailp Mail," arrives every day, and the rural population are quite astonished at the enormous bulk al the despatches brought, weighing several stones, which it emirs, quite impossible for his lordship to penis', and these, too, seven days a week." - - The Plymouth Jourovil says :—" The office of Lord Lieutenant for the cmiaty of Devonshire has not yet born tilled up. Rumour gives it to his Grace the Duke of Somerset, and in the event of his declining, or not being williog to uadertake the important office, the Earl of Portsmouth ie spoken of no being the probable recipient of the honour." The brat ball in connexion with the nteotings of the Royal Caledonian Hunt took place on Wednesday evening in the Assemblyvuoms, Klinburgh. Among the cunpany were the following :—The Duke and Duchess of Roxburibe, the Manful. of Bowmoot, the Earl and Connie.. of lkelkeith. the Countess of Hopetoun, Lord rid Lady Chelmsford. Lord Charles Ker, Sir Arthur and Lady Milked, Bart., and Miss Halket ; Sir Archibald Hope, Bart., and the Misses Hope; Sir William Dick Conyers. home, Lady Charlotte lane. Her. Lady Mary Nisbet Hamil ton, Mr. Hamilton. and Mire Hamilton ; the Hon. W. Thesiger and the Mon. Mies Thesiger ; Lady Elisabeth Douglas. Lady and Miss Faiths of Pulkemmet, Lady and Misses Macdonald Lockhart, &cc. A rural fete was held last week at Little Heath, near Woolwich, by permission of Colonel Sir Thomas IL Wilson, in order to obtain some pecuniary relief for the widow of Private Bradshaw. accidentally shot some time ago in Plumstead marshes while marking for the volunteers. The committee state that the sum received, after defraying all expenses, is 75/. Ss. 3d. ; they express their regret that. owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, the amount realised by the (Ste did not approach their expectations. Captain Watson, Paymaster of the Royal Marine. at Wool. with, ►as consented to receive any donations which may be forwarded for their disposal. . - The Lord Mayor has appointed the Rev. Michael Gibbs, M.A., sitar of Christchurch, Newpte•street, to be his chaplain for the ensuing year. The rev. gentleman is a sou of Alderman) Gibbs. Mr. Cockerel', recently elected one of the sheriffs of Loodoo, soil who is a noocoofonnist, has appointed the Rev. Thomas Biopsy, the eminent dis seating minister, to be hie chaplain during his year of office. The Rev. Dr. Spence, the indepeodeut minister in the Poultry, held a similar office to Alderman Abbiss last year when that gentleman was sheriff. In the coming year Lady 011iffe will be succeeded as Lady Mayoress by her sister, the wife of Mr. William Humphery, a member of the bar, and • son of Alderman Humphery. Mrs. William Ilumphery is the youngest daughter of the Land Mayor. Oa Thuntlay last the Rev. Samuel Mule Turner, 8.A., sans instituted to the rectory and perish church of St. Nicholas, with All &iota unnozod, in Southelmharn, is the county of Suffolk. on theymemotatiou of Sir Robert Studio Adair. of Fliztow Hall. in the said county, Bart. The extent to which anpplies of cotton will be strews from new soureas by the advance in prico has been further illustrated by the statement of the increased impar Intim of that article into Russia from Khiva and Bothers. Although the quantity just announced to have been brought theme to the fair of Novogorod ii only 18,000 cwt., or less thus 2 per coat. of the annual consumption In Russia, It is sufficiently largo to indicate that a field of supply exists is those quarters capable of rapid development, especially ea it appears that an additional quantity of 30i,000 cwt. is to arrive within the next two or three months. Hitherto the aggregate annual value of the Ituasian trade with Bukhara and Khios in all kinds of goods has been estimated at only ►bout 210,0001., but cotton ahem is now likely to figure for at Wet 150,000/. was a captain of the royal guard of Naples. There cannot be any doubt that he was an emissary of the miserable ghost of a sovereign who still calls himself Francis 11., King of Naples. Some letters found upon Ricci prove clearly that Count Trapani, the King's uncle, was a party to his expedition. (azurzz's nuctAus.) FRANCE. PARIS, Ocr. IL The Motieteur of to-day publishes a decree, according to which all cargous of grain, flour, rico, potatoes, and dry vegetable's are exempted until September, 1862, from interior navigation dues collected for the Ptak, on rivets or canals not con ceded to public companies. By the same decree foreign vowels will enjoy the same privileges as 'rench ships. The ,uii&ar also publishes a decree appointing Rear-Admiral Jurien Lagraviere to the command of the naval division which France will send to Mexico, and nominating the commanders of five ships of the expedition. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. LETTER FROM THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON TO THE KING OF PRUSSIA. An anonymous pamphlet, which will be pub lished in Paris in a day or two, under the title of "The Emperor Napoleon and King William," con tains the following letter, alleged to have been addressed by the Emperor of the French to the King of Prussia after the interview at Baden : The interest which I take in the tranquillity and well being of annuany and of the state,' of your Majesty in par ticular, not less than me desire, which is well known toyou, to maintain in Europe a durable peace, leads me to address myself directly to your Majesty, without the medium of diplomacy. in oiler that you may be vonviuced that I sin actuated by personal conviction, and that our mutual posi tions may be defined frankly and without etrriire peas , e, After the interview which 1 had with you at Baden, and the declaration which I unhesitatingly gave, your Majesty has been able to know lily sentiments as to Germany and the line of conduct which I princes to mjaelf to follow. That declaration includes all my thoughts, and I persist in it. Your Majesty may make ouch use of it as you may deem tit, and even give it to the world. My hassled ma external policy have been guided he the same spirit. Your Majesty knows that I did not abandon until the last moment, and before public opinion, the hope of making the King of Naples listen to reason, at the risk of prolonging in Italy civil war. Now alien the Surdutina government shall he comoliiited, the spirit of disorder will have lost its rampart. This question once closed, the peace of Europe will be established upon solid buses which it "ever before had. France has sot the spirit of conquest—it has the sentiment of honour amid its own dignity. I have as much as possible gives satisfac tion to its interests. and the voluntary aud peaceful annexa tion of Savoy has put au end to an abnormal buy:alio lima which could sot but trouble the European harmony. I repeat to your Majesty my sole desire is to presort* peace as much as possible. It is with this object that I now address myself to your Majesty. A general anxiety exit■ in Europe —it is gaining strength every day. aerrueuy especially tends, in spite of herself, to throw into Europe the apple of discord. It is to your Ma jesty that belongs the glonotoi honour of leading this noble nation to its true destinies, and of being the arbiter of the I :er man nation. lam ready to take all measure. which may be agreeable to your Majesty, and which may aid the alliance between our two great peoples. But prudence is au im perious duty, especially in present circumstances ; and your Majesty has too much wisdom sot to take the premutiots which a position so extreme necessitates. I have, then, believed that I was acting as a loyal sovereign, who takes • true interest in your crown, in accepting from I/mimic a friendly mediation in its dispute with the Germanic Confederation. His Majesty the King of Denmark in ready to give every satisiaction compatible with his hueour which may content the Diet. For inyptrt, 1 will guarantee his good faith in this respect. Would it not be convenient to your Majesty to take on your part the necessary steps that this dispute may be peaceably settled? and as to the rest, your Majesty must know bettor than any out how injurious a war, under such circumstances, would be to European interests, and particularly to the interests of Germany. For my part, and ldo not doubt that this is also your Majesty's purpose, I shall oppose such a war with all the means in my power. Let us, then, unite our efforts, and nothing, I have every reason to hope, will trouble the peace of Europe, especially if, as you assured m, at Baden, your Majesty has as ardent a desire as myself to maintain it. You will enjoy, unlike myself, the happiness of nut having been oldiged to purchase peace by two wars. According to the pamphlet which is responsible for the above document, the letter was followed by excellent results, the dangers by which Europe was then threatened having been removed. The author adds that it will be easy now to esta blish a durable peace by the sincere and complete entry of Prussia into the western alliance. It will be only necessary for her to recognise the kingdom of Italy, to vote with France and Eng land for the union of the Danubian Principalities, and to conclude with Franco a treaty of oonnerte. The writer, however, dues not really stop here ; he claims for France all the territory comprised between the two SEWS the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Rhine ; and he lays it down as a principle that Prussia will not be really strong until she has in scribed on her flag, "Germany Free and One from the Rhine to the Oder." France will not claim, however, all she believes her due, except in ex change for services first rendered. ITALY. TURIN, Ocr. 7. There is continual talk of dissensions in the council of ministers. These reports are duly denied in official quarters, but are as pertinaciously repro duced. The Perste yen biza of Milan, whose con nexion with the late Minister of the Interior is well known, alludes to them to-day, and goes so far as to say that a dissolution of parliament is ou the cards, because M. Iticasoli fears to find a majority against him. This much is most posi tively stated—that every proposition of General Cialdiui is regularly met by two opposing voices in the ministerial council. The ministry having called upon all absent bishops to return to their diucoics, under pain of sequestration, the Bishop of Parma has just come back. But the fear of a popular demonstration against him was MO great that it was thought neces sary to have him escorted by a body of cars biuiers, and a guard of twenty men was stationed at his palace. ROME. ROHE, Oct. 8. The autograph letter of the King of Siam to the Pope, which has just been presented to his Roll- MOS in a golden vase, was written in the Siamese language, but there is a poet-scriptum in English, in which the King apologises for not writing iu Italian or Latin, on the ground of his utter igno rance of those languages ; he wont' have written the whole letter in English had time allowed, but he composes very slowly in that language, and could not keep the boat waiting lung enough. The ambassadors continued to smoke till they got as far as the Pope's antechamber, and after the audience they began smoking again as they went down the stairs of the Vatican. On Wednesday next the Congregation of the Index will sit in judgment on Father Passaglia's pamphlet, "Pro Cates' Italica." The pamphlet will be condemned, and Father Paseiglia will be asked whether he ad wits the authorship. There is not the least doubt that he will accept the responsibility, fur he publicly talks of his pamphlet. The next question put to him will be whether ho submits to the judgment of the tribunal, and if the reply should be in the affirmative, the judgment will triumphantly record that auctor leoulabiliter se subjerit. If, however, be should think it advisable to demur to the juris diction, the fulmivations of Rome against him will be only limited by the protection of General de tioyon, which, it is reported, the rehehlious priest is sure of. It is indeed nut likely that he would have beau fool enough to go to Rome under present circumstances, unless he had felt confident that his personal liberty would be protected by the French general. Ito has, of course, made up his mind to be dismissed from his professor's chair and expelled the university. In about a fortnight's time a French court-mar tial will try Captain Ricci, the ex-Neapolitau officer who was taken prisoner at Veroli, after having tired on a French officer who opposed the progress of the Bourbon brigands that be was leading. The King and Queen of Naples and Cardinal Antouelli are ming all their influence iu favour of Ricci, who THE BANK OF FRANCE. The Muniteur of to-day publishes the usual monthly return of the Bank of France, which shows the following results as compared with the September return : DI:CREASE. Cash iu hand Treasury balance Advances INCREASE. Bills discountall, not yet due 73 2.6 „ Burk notes Current accounts -5 „ The amount of Runton and other funds at the ,liiposal of the Bank is now 26,946,847 fr. against 04,614,797 fr. last month. PORTUGAL LISBON, Ocr. 7. The defective manner in which the new law, ordering the stamping of bills and receipts, is ad ministered, causes general complaints among the mercantile community. The purls have not yet been opened for the ad mission of foreign grain, but it is expected that the decree will soon be published, as there is a decided scarcity of grain. Her Majjsity's ship Pantaloon put in here to re pair her screw. She sailed for the Cape on the Bth lust. Trade is dull, ecpocially in Manchester goods, in consequence of the unfavourable news froni England. Exchange on London is quoted 53k ; on Paris, 528. Bantus are quoted 48 ; Coupons, ; Lisbon Bank slates, 586 milrein. The weather is wet and stormy. SOUTHAMPTON, Ocr. 11. - . . The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Alhambra, with the Peninsular mails, from Lisbon on the 7th inst., has arrived here with 12 passengers, 8801. in specie, ands general cargo. ITALY. TURIN, Ocv. 10. The Opinions of to-day says :—" It is impossible to accept the statement of the Correapondencia Auto grafts, that the archives of the Neapolitan Consulate would be given up on account of Francis 11. bay ing given his consent. That would exclude the mediation of France. "M. Thouvenel is said to have signified to M. Mon, the Spanish Ambassador at Paris, that should Spain not accept the proposition of France, ho foresaw an interruption of diplomatic relations between France and Spain." TURIN, Orr. 10. The Sc)diiwile of Brescia publishes a letter fron. Vinceura, dated 7th instant, which states that while the Austrian troops were manteuvring on the Champ de Mars a mine exploded in the middle of their camp. THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. VIENNA, O. 10. The Emperor left to-day fur Trieste eu route for Corfu. THE EAST. CONSTANTINOPLE, Om 9. _ At the second coufereuce of the European Com mission on the subject of the union of the Danubian Principalities, great differences of opinion prevailed among the representatives respecting the reserves made by the Porte in acceding to the union. There appears to be great difficulty in arriving at en understanding on this question. THE WEST AFRICAN MAIL. LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 11. The West African Mail steamer Athenian arrived here this morning. Her dates are—Benin, Sept. 7; Fernando Po, Sept. 2; Cameroon, Sept. 1 ; Old Calabar, Aug. 29 ; Biala River, Sept. 6 ; Nun, Sept. 6 ; Bonny, Sept. 5 ; Lagos, Sept. 10 ; Accra, Sept. 12 ; Cape Coast Castle, Sept. 14 ; Cape Palmas, Sept. 16 ; Sierra Leone, Sept. 21 ; Bathurst, Sept. 25 ; Teneritfe, Oct. 1 ; Madeira, Oct. 3. The Athenian brings 4,000 oz. of gold dust and 33 passengers. She spoke the mail steamer Ethiope on tho 26th Sept. off Cape Palmas. All welL The Bight and the %Vast Coast were very healthy. There was bad weather at Bonny, and very heavy rains had fallen at Sierra Leone and Bathurst. King Pepplo had arrived at Bonny. Disturb ances were auticipated. Palm oil was rather plentiful along the rivers and coast, but prices kept very high. Maley Abbsa and suite left V►lencia for Madrid on the lit. Amending to the Epura, the Moorish embassy would make propositions to the Spanish government, and an arrangement be vffeeted and submitted to the Cortes. The Itrria lately published a letter from its London cor• r espondent, oommeeting on Don Juan de Bourbon's letter, and the Esperan:a having copied the same, both journals were denounced by the fiscal of the press, and their editors condemned to pay each 4,000 reale vellon and costa. The Madrid jouruals state that the Moorish Prince Muley-el-Abbas had assembled all the members of his legation, and made them join him in offering up prayers for the recovery of the Infanta Dona Concepcion. Theyadd that this act g►ve great pleasure to the Queen, and did honour to the Prince. The members of tho Alpine Club Society, which the Swiss now almost consider one of the institutions of the country, seem determined to eradicate from their vocabulary the word " inaccessible," u no lees than five maiden mountains have been ascended this autumn—the l'itz.Bernins. by Mr. Hudson ; the Schreckhoni, by Mr. Stephen ; the Weishorn, by Mr. Tynedale ; the Thierberg, by Mr. Forster ; and the Moute-Viso, by Mr. Matthews. The Matterhorn alone still retains its pre-eminence of defying the daring traveller. A vary heavy fall of snow took place in the Alps last week, which for a day or two interrupted the communication be tween Switaerland and Italy ; but the weather is now ds. scribed as beautiful, and the snow entirely melted on the paves of the Simplon and the St. Gotthard. It is stated that the Chambers of Commerce of Lyons, Rouen, Mulhouse, and other nseaufsaturing places in France ►he trade of which with the UnitedSietes has been prostrated by the civil war, have addressed memorials to the imperial government, urging an immediate recognition of the Confederate States, and the raising of the blockade. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial office to the Governors of Hong Kong, Ceylon, Liman, and Canada. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (rum oes ows ooassseoarosse.) PARIS, THIABDAT EVZNIIIG. The Menif..or announces that the three officers of the Emperor's household whom his Majesty has ordered to be in attendance on the King of Holland during his stay in France are Colonel Fav4, aide do-camp to the Emperor ; the Marquis de Coneg liano, chamberlain ; and the Marquis de Caux, equerry. These gentlemen are to proceed to the frontier to receive the King and to accompany him to Compiegne. The Bourse opened to-day with a better feeling, but, the telegraph bringing news of a fall of per %Ant. in Consuls, the firmness exhibited was not of long duration, and business became nearly stag mint, but without any great change in quotations. Although nothing certain was known on the sub ject, the belief gained ground that an arrangement had been effected between the Banks of France and England, with the co-operation of several leading Paris houses, for relieving this money market. It was even said that the sum of 50 millions, originally spoken of as the amount of this aid, would be augmented to 123. Much speculation was afloat as to the Bank returns made up to-day, and which will bo published in the ifortiteur to-morrow. The Route ultimately became a little firmer, and left off at the highest' prices of the day---68fr. 20c. and 68fr. 40c., with a rise of sc. in each case. Mobilier ruse 31r. 75c. The railways, in consequence of the good receipts of the week, were better, and may be quoted with a rise of from 2fr. to 3fr. After the Bourse there was a rumour, which I have not been able to verify, ' that the Bank had again raised its discount, makiug a distinction between bills at 60 and :0 days. Prince Napoluou and the Princess Clothilde have made a wonderfully quick passage from America in the Prince Jerome. They arrived at Brest from Boston on the evening of the 7th inst., having left tho latter city on the eveuiug of Sept. 30, and consequently having performed the voyage between the two continents in seven days. It is curious that the arrival of their imperial high nesses iu France should not have been announced in the Moniker or by any telegram in the Paris journals. We only learn the news of the next heir but one to the throne having safely traversed the Atlantic by the ordinary files of the Brest news papers. Sensation paragraphs have lately gone the round of the European press representing that Senator Viscount de la Guerronniere, the late censor of the press, was seen in the same tribune at Vienna (to hear a debate in the Representative Assembly) with the Republican Gamier Pagds, and still more curious, that he wan subsequently dogging the steps of Gamier Pagds through Hungary. The Pays now announces that M. de is Guerronuiere has just returned to Paris from the Pyrenees, where he has been staying for the benefit of his health, and that he has not been out of Fr►nce this year. The ferocity of the Pope's allocution is remarked on by alimmt all the French journals. • The Tempm pointedly observes upon the absence of the slightest allusion to the French army, to whose presence alone it is owing that the Raman subjects, whom his Holiness describes as so loving," do not turn him out of doors. And yet, says the Temps, it is evidently not beneath the dignity of • Pope to cherish feelings of gratitude, for he expresses plenty of it towards the clergy and faithful who support his cause. SPAIN AND MEXICO. "Whilst everything tends in Europe to draw closer governments and states, the Spanish govern ment,' remarks the Nord, " persists in maintain ing itself in haughty isolation, and in continuing on its own account its preparations against Mexico. The ministry, says our Madrid corre spondent, wishes to produce an impression on pub lic opinion, and to occupy it for a time so as to be able without risk to evacuate Tetuan. The squad ron destined to convey the troops of embarkation is to consist of 14 vessels, six of them screw frigates, and is to sail towards the end of the month." RUSSIA. A letter from St. Petersburg, 21st, says : Great activity at present prevail; in the port of Cron stadt. A squadron, composed of corvettes, clippers, and other small vesals, is being fitted out to sail for the Ru. sian colonies in the Pacific, under the orders of Rear-Ad miral Popov, one of the malt brilliant heroes of Sebastopol. The Ilia-Mourometa, a frigate, which formed part of the squadron sent to Syria, has within the last few days arrived in the roadstead ; she accomplished the voyage from Bey. rout to Croestailt in less than two mouths, without any grave accident. No official report having been waived for a long time of the frigate tivetlana, Captain lioutakov, which ought to have arrival from the Pacific, disquietude is felt about liar. The last date at which she was heard of was the :kith .Tune. A fine new frigate, the Dmitri Donskoi. was launched three days hack in the New Admiralty dock yard. She is built of oak, on the model of the Grand Ad mind, one of the largest f4ttes constructed in the United Suites, and which was greedy admired by the English and French sailors at Beyrout. The length of the new vessel is 270 feet, and her breadth M feet. lu about a fortnight or three weeks navigation may be considered as closed, as the thick fop which lire then sure to prevail will render access to the Dull of Finland more difficult than ever. BELGIUM. The Echo du Partement of Brumele says : We have beard a piece of news which will be received with satisfaction throughout the whole country. It is stated positively that the King of Holland will oome and pay a visit to the Kind of the Belgians. The interview of the two sovereign, will take place in a provincial town, which is not yet definitely decided on, but, which, it is thought, will be Li6ge. This fact, should it be realised, will put the last seal on the friendly relations of the two governments and of the two nations. and wi!l be equally approved of on both sides of the Aloenlyk. MADAGASCAR. The reports of the death of the Queen of Mada gascar now come from so many quarters, that their truth can be no longer doubted. And with her, we trust, ends the long and bloodthirsty persecution which ha► covered the fair isle as with a horrible darkness, and been to the heart of English Christians • ceaseless distress. The son who succeeds her on the throne has always favoured the Christians ; his sympathy with them nearly cost him ant only his inheritsuice hut his life ; and the last authentic accounts received in this country from the capital speak of the encouragement he continued to afford them, but con. I Min no hint of his having adopted the catholic faith. Nor are we at all inclined to believe in the truth of the story that he has sought French protection—that is a lively conception of the people at Minion, who no doubt knew that it would tickle the ears of their country folk at home, and that the report would be the likeliest thing to cause its own conversion into fact. At the capital, and amoug the }lovas ' the people favour the English ; those on the Western Coast. and among the Lake- i lavas. are iuclined to regard the French with partiality, as they have had most intercourse with them ; but it is hardly likely that the islanders in general would ask French pro. tectioe while the revolutionary proceedings of Lambert and Laborde in lits 7 are fresh in their memories. The island owes all that it possesses of civilisation to England. The new King will probably establish free trade, and give equal encouragement to all nations who may desire to open up peaceful relations with his country. The trick played at Tahiti is now to be attempted again ; but we trust it may be defeated, and we have no doubt Prince Radama will ifIUDO. diately invite the protestant missionaries to return.— THE POLICE COURTS . (THIS DAY.) BOW-SISEXT. HIGHWAY 6011BASY IN HOLBOILY. Gorge Parsons, a man of about 311 rears of age, wa s charged 17 James Longford, a post uffice letter carrier, with having, together with two others, stolen his silver watch, valued at 21. Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the defence. Longford deposed—About 9 o'clock last evening I was is Red Liue-street, at the corner of Holhoru, and I saw a crowd on the other side near Great Turnstile. I w e al over to see what it was about, and bad got a little way into the crowd when I was surrounded by three men, one of whoui was the prisoner. They laid hold of me, and shoved me into the middle of the crowd, holding me so tight that I could not free myself. The prisoner had hold of my vest. I asked them what they were pulling me about for. and as soon as I could I shoved one of the men from me. Tho prisoner then walked away trout me, and I perceived that my silver watch My gone, suit the chain hanging down loose. I was about to follow the prisoner, but was delayed by the two men, who held me lack. However, I got away from theta and went after him. I over took him sod laid hold of loin, when he said, "What do you mean r I replied, " Von have stolen my watch." He endeavoured to get away, has I dragged hint into a public-house, shut the dour, and called to the landlord to assist me. He did so, and sent far a constable, who took the prisoner incustodi. The watch we e not found. emu-examined b 7 Mr. LOWia. —I have been a policeman, I was in the force six years. I left about three mouths ag o and at that time became a letter carrier. The prikiner did nut offer to be searched till after the policeman mane up. Police-constable E 116 took tha prisoner in custody. At the station-house he gave an address at Wslworth, but wit, ness bad inquired there, and found that the prisoner was net known. Mr. Henry remanded the prisoner, observing that he had probably been in custody before, and he (Mr. Henry) thought he had been at thin court. MA RLBOROUGWSTREET. ♦ BAD CASE..-THE BT. JAMES'S UNITED FRIENDS BENEFIT BOCIETT. A poor widow, 75 years of no. named Elizabeth Skinner, attired iu rusty mourning, and in whose taco grief and po vertv were strongly depicted, waited on Mr. Tyrwhitt under the following eircatu4tanoes . . The poor ;omen attended about two months ago before Mr. TyrwLitt, when she summoned the secretory of the St. Jamess United Friends Benefit Society (a Mr. Lenard), held at the Hod Lim, Silver•street, Golden-square, to show cause why he should nut pay her the balance of the RIM which she was entitled to, in oonsequence of the death of her husband. John Win. Skinner, on the 4th Oct., 1860, and who for lt) yearn regularly pail his subscriptions as a member of the oociety. The secretary then attended, and said that there were no funds, but that if time were Riven he thought be should be able to pay the balance (71. 141. , only 41.105. hewing been paid iii nearly &year), and Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the summons to stand ortr fur two months. That time haring expired the poor woman now attended and said there had been no settlement or notice taken of her claim, and that she was iu the direst poverty and feared her bed would be taken from her. Mr. Tyrwhitt stid she should fume a second summons, though he feared it would be of little use. The worthy magistrate, commieerating, the ri-v,r erea turo's sad condition, ordered her half a sovereign front tho poor-box, for which she seemed truly grateful. WESTMINSTER. GROW; OUTRAGE UT PIAILOR9. John Jones and Charles Woodhnot, two sailors, were charged with the following grow outrage. Mr. Penn, proprietor of the Crown and Sceptre, Chapter. street, Vauxhall-bridge-road, stated that at a quarter-past 10 last night the defendant and three or four other sailors came to he house, and declaring that he would have a gnu. tity of red-herrings cooked, rushed into the pnvate kitchen with some of his companions and threw them upon the fire. Complainant remonvtrated with them, when de.. fendaut Jones gave him a violent blow in the face. After repeating the asuult twice, the whole party were got out of the house, but shortly afterwards Jones rushed into the house again, and soon there was a great alarm, violent screams, and cries of murder, and it was then suer. tamped that he had gone to one of the bedrooms where the nursery-maid, a girl 11 years of age, and some other children were, and was breaking it open. He had smashed the panels of the door, and the nurse girl and chil dren were shrieking at the windows for help. Complainant went up to the bedroom door to the rescue of his family, when Jones, who is a great powerful man, immediately struck him several times. Jones then gave him a desperate kick on the left cheek bone, a second one above the eye, and a third oue with so much brutility that complainant become dizzy aed partially insensible. The kicks and blows threw complainant dowiedeirs, and ho was much hurt by the fall. Again and again Jones attacked com plainant, who was altogether severely injured. Elvrard Hewlett, of 3, Elisaboth-place, stated that be was in the Crown and Sceptre Tavern when the defendants entered. They were desperately violent, and when he endeavoured to protect Mr. Penn from further violent* Jones struck him violently. Police-constable 121 It said that while endeavouring to secure Jones, Woodliam violently assaulted him, sod swore he would use his knife if be got a chance. A crest many other witnesses were examined, who proved that Jones committed further assaults, and that Woodham not only struck, hut violently threatened a great many people. The whole neighbourhood was a scene of uproar and confusion. Defendant Jones said he was so drunk that he did not remember anything about it. Woodham said he was trying to get his mate home, when the police struck him, but he never assaulted them. A woman was called for the defendants, who alleged that they were very quietly standing in Chapter•street, when the police rushed upon them mid began beating them fur nothing. A second witness gave but little better testimony, des. cribing it all me a very quiet affair. Rose White also gave the same version of the matter. Mr. Arnold said there was no credit to be given to the defence. The outrage was a groin; one. Jones mut pay two penalties of 51. each, or be committed for three month,; and the other defendant, 5i., or one month, both, in addi tion, to Mid bail for the next three months. LAMBETH. DANGEROUS NUISANCE IN FORE•PITREET, LATE FIRE IN TOOLUT-BTIMET. This morning Mr. Edward Wyld , boat builder, of 63, Foreatreet, Lambeth, and other respectable iuhnbitauta of the neighbourhood, waited on Mr. Elliott, to complain of what they described to be an intolerable and dangerous nuisance, and to request his magisterial iuterference f u r removal. Mr. Wyld, who was spokesman, said that a short time ago s large premise* in Fore-street, Lambeth, used as a whiting manufactory, was taken by some parties, whose names he could not uncertain, and soon after some hundreds of tons of fat and other matter, the remains id the late calamitous lire in Tooley-street, were removed to and de posited there. The effluvia arising from this accuniulation el half-consumed matter was soon felt to be a nuisance to the in habitants of the neighbourhood, and the parties were resins strata! with, and they promi se d that no more of the stuff should be brought there. This promise wee. however, disre. gardcd, and though there were from PM to 7.ootons of the Ault on the premises, waggon-load after waggon-load of the sane material war brought there, so that the nuisance became, and was at the present moment, of such an intolerable kind, that unless prompt measures were taken to remove It, some. thing serious must be the consequence. Mr. Elliott—The inspector of 1111111300011 to the parish is the proper person to apply to. Mr. Wyld—We have applied to that officer, your worship, and he tells us he must have the *section of the vestry before he can move it, and in (act lie baa advised us to come before your worship. The ease, I assure your woe aliip, does not admit of delay, and if the nuisance is not at ooeei removed the consequences may lie very serious. I myself have a child very ill, and the medical gentleman in attendance attributes its illness to this nuisance, and I there fore got a certificate from him, which I beg to place before your worship. On reading the certificate, Mr. Elliott at once granted e summons under the N WISDOM Removal Act. FIRS IN THE OLD KENT-ROAD.—(THIS DAY.} This (Friday) morning, at an early hour, a tire broke out in the premises belonging toMr. J. Cockney, a chandler'sabop keeper, carrying on holiness at No. 14, Brook.place, neer the Green Man-gate, Old Kent-read. Fortunately the whole of tie toilettes ?nonage.' to effect a retreat from the back window' and reached the yard to lady. The flames could not be extinguished until the whole of the stock in trine was destroyed, and the remainder of the property damaged by heat and smoke. The origin of the tire is unknown. The sufferer was insured in the Plumes Fire office. FATAL MIKTAKE.—(THIB DAY.)—About I this morning, while Sergeant Boden, 11 1), was passing aloeg Oxford-street, he heard cries of " Police!" and on proceeding to No. 315, Mr. Reilly's, gunmaker, he saw a female in her night-dress at the door, who stated that her husband. Mr. Baker, foreman at Mr. Reilly's, had been poisoned by tais• take, and upon entering the shop with Rowlett, 145 C. the sergeant found the deceased lying on the lower steps of • staircase leading to the shop, with his head hanging &ea. Medusa assistance sdily arrrived, but too late to be of any service. Mrs. Baker states that her husband, ls•in.; taken ill, sent her down to a safe in the Atop for a draught, and immediately on his taking it, he exclaimed, " This is the wrong bottle—this is poison." It apt.wrt that a bottle containing poison was kept in the safe, the article being used in the business, and hence the mistake. The deceased, as soon as be found the mistake, took an emetic, but without any effect. Mrs. Baker, as may be supposed, was nearly distracted. Information has been forwarded to Mr. Bedford, the coroner. ANOTHER Arrsurr TO Urn= A RAILWAY TRAIN.... Information was received this morning at the Paddington terminus of the Great Western Railway that au iefamal attempt was made to upset the 6.30 p.m. train at Wrexhapis by placing one of the iron chairs used for laying the mils across the line. At the spot where the chair was tosi the line runs over a high embankment, below whk is a large pool of considerable depth, and had the engine been thrown off the line the consequences must have been nest disastrous. Patriot. states that the diamolutioa of the Mediterranean squadron is every day more probable, but that it will Dot take place until the Morocco question is settled. The last census of the population of Portugal and adjacent isles gives a total of 3,92'3,410 inhabitants.