The Express. — London, England, 1861-06-26 00:00:00

SZOOND-HAND PI•NOTORTIS. sum awl Iwo a haw samtftrall et iseseilred by Oa the mai WNW arlers. all psi* isdissed pima ikvest.dsei4. T ,OYSIVS HYDROSTATIC TIA and 0071111 AJ 113COLATOIL —too No.cer eel% dams sad b, .Is a Omit smug. MN* id& haw Is. Mina esst tie.—J. CoLLIS, sips& 1111. Cainim4tresk 11. C. Efie erpreso. ro colamiroNDENTL 1000010.1 two ...Ifs Immo" Look. b mot be ai the weak 10, lisayseirsksok by Two is Os day at yebilbatko. RAW IIAILICIT. TU Immo, THE 17111FFIE.;TMAT Of NT LIVIL— TM: or EMLAND Imolik. Mr. sad Mrs. C. Kathows.— PA RCN T. CLAT r Et. Mr. C. MMltrars.—AM TIM GALICIAN Yt.ld Mr. t. Lrrieroi Gad Mir Farm Wrlslill—Ommerto MT. mummy/a Tnv , ►rr..rtta, TOUTS AND FICTION. ler. T. Matthews mid MK* I Ler, ;MI/. —AM MAXlif. limn Feebler, KOrr, 104. M. 11, tnyin al{ lisolows. god Putter ; M W Clawurthy .at Mts. Ilerth. rr. JAIEWS. TM+ Eiri Nrtn. LE IKNOALE —LF. OFNTIL. 11..%1 MI. Pvt..% KC M. Pala Devon" said )I.llk. Alive I 11..ir. —\b•l YELLS ZIT 111011111.11. Grarigr sad EAblvel 5.1,111, AmasMilber.—Ccomeneest SITTAKNIA. UPI E THE 71felifiFfili PUTT. Meson. Parry, Lair yd liremaaral: lllra. IL Unnuer.— PI/ %KIM Tay Utak, Wander .a Yam Esther Jacobs.— La .% ULAGAILICT CATLIIPUI.L JULMai YormailL ma _way= g lOSDON lama Tim DAT —Mnfekii, 4IL 17a.... Alieresse. 41k. Oa Taoism, —Marsiyi A. ive..... Alkarsoms, Gat. Ur. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26. TO OCR READERS. SPORTLYO INTELLIGENCE. A late odition of the Express is published every evi•ning during the racing season, containing the walks of the day's races. Tue death of the Strxraw—more than once prematurely reported by telegraph during the last week—was announced lest night by Lord JOHN IitSMILL in thi House of Commons. His Majesty Asut•t.-Mewtn died yesterday morning, in the thirty-ninth year of his age. His eldest son, Sultan Mutton, will be twenty-one years of age next September. Ditiorrr readers of the daily Police-court re ports must have been startled yesterday morning at finding amongst those brought up for examina tion under heavy charges, the name of • well known representative of • metropolitan con stituency. one of the Members for West minster was brought up before the sitting magistrate at Marlborough-street, in custody of the warrant-officer, charged with a most odious and revolting offence. But if the charge was surpris ing, the evidence adduced in its support was still more wonderful. Several witnesses were exa mined at considerable length, but it was difficult to extract from any one of them a single statement aufficienUy definite, consistent, and precise to be accepted by those accustomed to test the value of evidence as really trustworthy. Tho wit nesses all belonged to the emotional sex, who, nut unfm.luently, under the stimu lus of a common excitement, allow their feelings not only to override their judgment, but to con fuse their perceptions; and the evidence given in this singular case affords a striking illustration of this tendency. The witnesses had evidently worked themselves into • state of considerable indignation at the insult which they imsgini-al had been offered them, and they expressed this natural sense of in jury in various forms and very decided language. But the strength of their feelings was surpassed by the weakness of their facts. Much of the testi mony was vague, weak, sad confused ; while on the main points of the charge the witnesses either openly contradicted each other, or unconsciously invalidated their own statements. The charge, however, was precisely of the kind—so monstrous and so incredible—that nothing short of the strongest, the most united and overwhelming testimony could have established. Under these circumstances the case could end in only one way. After a long and careful hearing, justified by Use gravity of the accusation and the important public interests at stake, the case wag dismissed, and Sir Joe's Sgatz.sv left the court in taiumph sur rounded by his friends, and, as the magistrate stated, " unstained in character." As • matter of private feeling it would be more grateful to say nothing about this osea, but its public bearings are too important to be wholly lost sight of. It is a most serious thing for any one, but above all for a public man, to be ex posed to an unfounded charge of this tremendous nature. And • brief investigation of the real grounds of this particular accusation—its actual rim and progress —may, perhaps, help to prevent the recurrence of such scenes. The whole history of the alleged offence is, we believe, very like the history of the Three Black Crows. We do not charge any of the witnesses who were 1,1- 'mined yesterday and the day before with any deliberate intention of accusing Sir Jose Sumter unjustly. Most of them gave their evidence with an air of conviction which, not lees than their confusion and discrepancies ea to the actual facts, tends to exonerate them from the charge of in tentional deception. But if free from the guilt of bringing a false charge against an innocent man, they are certainly not equally free from the reproach of indulging • questionable curiosity, and fostering • morbid state of feeling. What was really visible across the substantial breadth of St. James's-street was a gentleman in a light dressing -gown--• spectacle that may be seen in this weather across most streets by those who watch for them, or have nothing better to do than to look out of the windows. This ordinary spectacle had evidently arrested the morbid fancy of some inmate of Mr. STAFFORD'S house, whom, first of all, it would perhaps be difficult to say. But the gentle. man opposite had been talked of in the kitchen ' and probably noticed in the parlour, before last Wednesday ; so that, on the day of the Drawing room, it was an object with the party at Mr. STAFFORD'S windows to watch the gentleman op posite as well ea to look at the Blues. If there was but little to be seen—and there could not be a great deal through • window.with deep curtains, muslin blinds, and a table before it—there was all the more scope for a fanciful interpretation of what was visible. And the party at No. 18 seem to have mutually excited each other on the subject till at last they came to believe, not only that Sir Julie's movements were all animated by an evil purpose, but that they were all directed against themselves. The results • charge soserious, and so seriously supported, that it might, under different circumstances, have produced all the evils of • cruel conspiracy to de stroy the character of a public man. Fortu nately, in this case the charge was so extravagant as to refute itself. But it might have been other • wise ; and the only effective protection is that of thoroughly sifting the evidence to the bottom. Mr. Colima was, therefore, fully justified on THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY , EVENING, JUNE 26, 1861. public grounds in going through with the cue, and we hope it may serve as • useful warning against hastily taking fancies for facts where repu tation and character are at stake. Lure night's Gazette contains • notification that will kindle feelings of lively joy in many parts of India, and do something, we trust, to attach its Princes and people yet more closely to our bene volent rule. It is announced that as a mark of regard for her Indian subjects, and in order to pro vide a means of rewarding conspicuous merit and loyalty, the Qeame has created and constituted an Order of Knighthood, to be known as the " Order " of the Star of India," of which her MAJESTY will be the Sovereign, and the Viceroy of INDIA the Grand Master, while the dignity of Knighthood will be conferred upon native Princesand Chiefs of India who have entitled themselves to her MaJury's favour, and upon British subjects who have ren dered important services to the Indian Empire. By the Letters Patent instituting the Order her Marr.sry has been pleased to nominate sixteen Knights, of whom nine are of Indian and seven of British origin. The Niwn of HYDRABAD, the GUICOWAR, SINDHIA, and Roma; and other Princes have been associated to the honours of the new institution, in company with Lawassea, °irritate, Lord CLYDE, and Sir Huns Rosa. In its way—that is to say, in the way of direct action on men's minds—this is one of the wisest things done in India since the issue of the famous pro clamation in which the Quaerr assumed the direct government of India. It is, moreover, one of the very few good measures which without that assump tion would not have been possible. The peculiar value of the badge of the Order in the eyes of the natives of India will of course be, that it is one they wear in common with the most eminent men who represent the British Crown in that country. The limitation of membership of the Order to twenty five may seem to restrict too much its influence as an object of ambition, when the multitude of Princes and Chiefs in India is considered. But on the other hand every native of India will feel that he is honoured by distinctions conferred on the chief men of his country ; and besides honours of another kind, titles, symbols of rank, and with them substantial advantages, have only recently been distributed by Lord CAN NING to the loyal chiefs of India with a liberal hand. And should the expectations with which this new institution has been founded be fulfilled, perhaps it may become advisable to establish a second confraternity, which, without being so narrow as this, may stimulate • public feeling among the influential clause of natives in the Indian Empire. We notice one special feature in the appoint ments to the new Order ; they include the name of • lady, her Highness Nuwab Sekundar Beguni, of BHOPAL. When shall we see a lady wearing the star of the Order of the Bath f celebrated the anniversary of the national move ment of 1848. All the persons present signed a petition demand ing a union of the Principalities, that Prince Couza should remain at the head of the State, and that a new electoral law on the broadest basis should be proclaimed. The most perfect order prevailed. The whole country is disposed to sign the petition. INDIA. The following telegram has been received : CALCIUM, MAT 24. Volunteers of all arms for general service, 7,039; for local service, 393; for discharge, 399. Of these many have since decided for general service. Al! quiet in the Santhal Pe nuns ; the causes of the late excitement are unknown. Thorough inquiry has been made regarding disturbances at Jessore. All is quiet in that neighbourhood now. Mr. Laing baa gone to sea ; reported better when the pilot left. Funds.—Fives, at sr. 4a. to 6r. discount ; Five aud-a-halfs, at lr. 6` premium. BOMBAY, 31.17 27. Measures are in progress for the amalgamation of the Surat and Broach Collectorates. Orders have been issued for breaking up four native regimenta—viz., the 29th, 30th, and 31st Native Infantry, and the 2nd Regiment of Jacob's Rifles. Malta, June 23, 8.30 p.m. POINT DE GALLS, MAT 31. The telegraphic communication with Calcutta has been interrupted since the 25th May. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Jun 18. Telegrap h to St. John's.) The fi rst privateer capture (By d by the Federal ships has been brought to tins city. Several skirmishes have taken place in the vicinity of Washington, but without any serious result. . . The Wheeling Convention has unanimously rt. solved to choose State officers. Several people were shot at St. Louis yesterday by a detachment of Volunteers in return for the reported wounding of their captain by a shot from a house. A serious fight is imminent in Missouri. It is reported that General Butler has completed his preparations for an attack on Yorktown. The rebel position at Manassas Junction is said to be untenable. Three companies of Federal troops while making a reconnaisance in the direction of Virginia were fired upon by a masked battery ; 20 men were killed, wounded, or miming. The Jura, Baltimore, and Bavaria have arrived out. Cbe Coun. The King of the Belgians and the Count of Flanders took leave of the Queen yestenlay, at Buckingham Palace, upon their return to Belgium. The Prince Consort and the l'nooe of Wales (attended by Xs* du Plat) accompanied the King to the Bricklayers' Anse station. ♦ delachramet of Lancers formed the escort to the rail. way 'Pike, where the Prince Consort end the Prince of Wale' took lease of their august relative, and returned to Rockingham Palace. Load Rivera. Lord-in-Waiting to the Qua's. sad Colonel the Roe. A. Hardinge, &merry to the Prime Consort, teaselled with his Bali.= Majesty on the South Faders Railway to DO M, and ►ttended the King until hie era larkatioa. The Prince Consort, attended by Major Du Plat, woof yesterday morning to the Trioity.bonse, Tower hill, and was sworn in, on his re-election, as Master of the Coe potation. Priam Lank of Meese paid visite yesterday to the Dualism al Cambridge, at her reader oe in at. Jesus Pala" aid to the Dubai of Hamilton, al bar reddance in Arlington strost. The Qom and Prison Ceased left Hadiriesham Palace axe after ice o'clock in the aftesuses, to pay a visit to the CasMees d. Neuilly, et ChEINIMINS. Her Majesty aed his Royal Higlaess were aeresgesied by the AMers Alice, the Prime al Walls end Prises Louis of Here, sad were attended by the Visimombies Jesslys, Ovicsall the Hee. A. linked. and Maier Dia Pint Her Majesty returned at belf-pat 7 dela*. The Priem of Wails, attended by Lienteaset-Demeral the Hen. C. Dm and Caper& Deiy. hewn* the jar tarmacs of the Royal Maths Open. Oevaitlardes, WA 'soled, with hie presume la addition to the indoemstles skis* pabliaed, her *We Commisokmas kr the latendisasl Bahibitics of 1I have remind a eimemseisatioe from the Swedish go. veresmat, saris( that a seat& committee has been teemed is iltiveldiolm, wider the presidery of Prince Oscar, Duke of Oaregollie, conai of the following gentlemen : Mcsaisen C. 0. Tr4Uae, Decrement Impactor of Vises, Tice-President ; K. Styffe, Director of the Bowl Polytech nic Indlintioe ;C. Almeria, Professor, Y. F. Hockert, YiewilPrefessor, of the Royal Academy of Arta; C. Jahliu Deandelt, Isepodar of the Royal Agricultural Academy ; C. Heriereari, Coned : Gustaf leitteimadt, merchant ; J. Bolinder sad J. W. Bepitran, maoufacturen. Mr. C. P. Wass, already appointed corornissioaer for Smells, is also by virtue of that aides a member of the oconsdres. Her Majesty's Goennsimionso UM • meeting st their cares in the &rand yesterday. The Building Committee held • meeting at South Ken. yesterday. he J udicial Committee of the Privy Compel sat yester day. An appeal from Canada, " Scott v. Piquet awl othen," was pr o ceeded with. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colasial.colSce from the Governor. of the North American provisoes. De spatches were sent to the Lord High C00111)1111100111 the lonsur Wands. Miss Coutta gave a grand concert yesterday afternoon, at her swish... Ea Btrattoe•atnat, Piccadilly. That Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and the Prince.. Mary honoured the quip* with their presence. The Duchess of Wellington will have an ametnbly at Araby Hoses en the 10th proximo. The Countess of Dunraven has issued cards for tells ea the let and Bth of next month. The Countess Frames Waldegrave and Mr. Her wart, LP., entertained his Royal Highness the Duke d'Aurnale at dinner on Monday evening in Carlton-gardens. The following were invited to meet hia royal highness His Exadisoey the Italian Minister, the Marquis of Lans downe, the Earl and Countess de Grey sad Ripon, Viscount and Viscountess Honeys, Sir John and Lady Johnstone, Lord and Lady Taunton, Mr. sad Lady Margaret Beaumont, Mr. and Mrs. B. Osborne, Mr. and Na.r W. Harcourt, and Mr. Striates. Vi countess Palmerston has Maned cards for as sambilea ea Halnrdsy seat sad on Saturday, the 13th of July, at Oambrielp Hesse. Lady Louisa Douglas Pennant's dance is fixed for Wednesday, His 3rd of July. General and Lady Susan Reeve, with the Misses Rem, bars left the Budiarton Hotel, Corketrest, for Lledishem HMO% Grantham. The Ron. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stonor arrived Is tows yesterday from Thrlekton. Mts. William Gladstone has limed cards for an soseibly ea the Ilk of ant math Their Royal Highnessev the Count de Paris and tits Dec de Chartres have left the Clarendon Hotel for Ireland. L.dy Talbot de Malahide ba* left the Caven ad, Ho w , jseinyn•rtrost, for Ediaburgh. Hie lordehip nodes it the Cavendish. The Loral-Lieutenant of Ireland held his third reception at the Viceregal Lodge on Saturday. It was atteoded by npir.uvls of 900 bailee end gentieroen. We (Post) believe that the title selected by the sew Lord Chancellor in that of Baron Weather", of w ed . bury, is the county of Willa. Sir Richard Bothell will this morning be sworn in a member of the privy council, and I receive t►e Groat Seel from the hanile of her Majesty. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE POPE'S HEALTH. ROME, Joint Is. The Pope gives a few audiences and takes his usual airing every day, but it is certain that the physicians are uneasy about his swelled legs. They recommend immediate change of air, but it is not likely that his Holiness will leave for Castel Gan dolfo before the Consistory of the Fite of St. Peter on the 28th and 29th. Pius IX. is 71 years of age, and not 69. There was a mistake about his age at the time of his election, and, out of politeness, the error has never been corrected. It is beyond all doubt that the distress in Romo is excessive, and the assertions of the Giornale di Roma to the contrary are absurd. For the last three years the average number of foreigners in Rome has been but 4,000 or 5,000-8,000 is the very utmost that we have had at any one time during that period, even at the height of the winter sea son. Now formerly there used to be 50,000, spending at the average rate of three crowns a day. The difference cannot but be most sensibly felt by the population. HUNGARY. A letter from Pesth, of June 21, in the Cor rupondance BuUier says, in anticipation of the refusal of the Emperor of Austria to receive the address voted by the Lower Chamber : Discouragement is general. Trade is in a state of utter stagnation. The general opinion is that we must prepare for passive resistance. The Diet will probably be dissolved, and then everything will be disorganised. The return of foreign functionaries is looked forward to with much appro. hoodoo ; for you must know that the moment the demands of the country are rejected every Hungarian functionary will resign ; that has been unanimously resolved upon. M. Desk himself is alarmed ; he assured use tacky that the state of the country gives him most serious nneeeinees. (azurea's ranums.) ITALY. TURIN, Jura 23. In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies Baron Ricasoli, President of the Council of Minis ters, made the following statement : "The government is happy to announce to the Chamber an event which w il l be received with great satisfaction by the Italian people. The Emperor of the French has recognised Victor Emmanuel as King of Italy. The right of our nation ality, which until now has only been graven in the conscience of the people of Italy, will soon become a right recognised by all Europe. The re cognition of the Kingdom of Italy by France and England definitively determines our position in Europe. Italy is now placed among the other sisterly nations, and occupies the place which has long been denied her. The recognition of the Italian Kingdom is the fulfilment and the seal of the memorable words pro nounced by the Emperor of the Frenohin July, 1869, in replying to the congratulations of the constitu tional bodies of state of France shortly after his return from tho glorious campaign in Italy. He said, The future will show the results of this peace for the happiness of Italy, the great new of France, and the peace of Europe.' The Chamber will certainly acknowledge as a fresh proof of the Emperor's good will the moment itself which he has chosen for making this solemn manifestation. It is certainly his intention to render lees painful to Italy the great misfortune by which she has been overtaken. Italy will see in this fresh cause for being grateful to the generous nation whose genius and noble instincts the Imperial Government so worthily re presents. Ido not consider that lam lowering the dignity of Italy in declaring that she ought to be thankful to France. (Cheers.) Do not fear that our gratitude towards France can demand of ris the least sacrifice of our rights or of our interests. ( Cheeea) Between France and Italy there cannot 1* any conflict of interests. Liberty, progress, and humanity will henceforth be the sole common aims of civilised peoples. Italy and France will go hand in hand to this noble result. Such is the new basis of the policy of the Emperor of the French, inaugurated by the war in Italy, a policy which will form the best title of his glory, and which will give to the world that which it is most in need of, namely, peace founded on justice. (Cheers.) Let us rejoice at this new success ; but do not let us forget that our work is not yet completed. We owe this success principally to wisdom, constancy, concord, magnanimous emulation, eforta, and sacrifices. We still require these virtues, the effects of which cannot be compensated by any friendship or foreign support. These virtues are the true motives of the past, and the moat sure token of the future." (Prolonged cheering.) Signor Muronnio, member of the left, said—" 1 find a deficiency in the communication of Baron Ricasoll, in his silence with regard to Rome, our ca pital by right." He asked for explanations. Baron Ricesoli replied—" There is at present no ambassador of Italy at Paris, nor any French ambassador at Turin. This part of oar rela tions has not been settled, but will be so very shortly. As regards Rome, I can assure you that the government has no intention of allowing the question to rest. It is too important for the government not to incessantly occupy themselves with it. The Chamber will, however, understand the gravity of the question, the difficulties of which must be overcome solely by way of negotiations with Napoleon, which are continually going on. 1 flatter myself that in time, the period of which I certainly cannot fix, we shall arrive at arch a result as will meet the best wishes of the natior. In the meantime I can assure that +he recognition of the Kingdom of Italy does not involve any con dition nor any insult to our national rights." peon ova owe 001111111PONDMIT.) TURIN, BATriDLT. The London papers of Wednesday morning pub lish, amongst their telegraphic intelligence received through Mr. Reuter, a despatch coming from the Marseilles agent of the Haves-Butler correspond ence, and originating somewhere else no do4bt, which is a downright, unmixed, and mischievous falsehood. The date of that pretended news from Naples being as long ago as the 15th inst., it 'Was ratber careless, at least, to send it forth on the 19th in London, without the slightest confirmation. I refer to the alleged insurrection of the towns of Ban Marco and Tignano, which are said to have been stormed by the royal troops, twenty of the in habitants put to death, and the towns afterwards burned. There is no foundation foe this story. We have journals and letters from Naples of four days later date, nc to which time there was not even any disturbance in those districts. It is a malignant invention of the enemies of Italy, but not their first, nor will it be the last. PORTUGAL LISBON, Juaz 25. The Official Gazette of to-day publishes a royal decree finally suppressing the Order of Sisters of Charity. The Duke of Saldanha has published a letter in which he declares that he will not take the lead of any revolutionary party. TURKEY. DEATH OF THE SULTAN. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan 16. His Imperial Majesty the Sultan Abdul-Medjid died this morning, at five o'clock. His brother Abdul Asia Khan succeeds him. All is quiet. PARIS, Joan St. The Mositettr of to-day annouuoes the death of the Sultan, and mays Abdul Asis, his brother and legitimate suoceseor, was immediately recognised as Sovereign of the Turkish Empiro. TR! DANIMIAN PRINCIPALITIES. BUCUAREST, Joan 24. Yesterday the inhabitants, to the number of 40,000, assembled in the " Champ Philarete," and COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Stocks biglie:;.lrie,23l:filiii7dr, 661724; York Cen tral, 74. Cotton firm. Middling Upland. • 14, 14go. Bread. stuffs steady. Provisions quiet. LONDONDERRY, Jona 25. The Montreal Ocean Company's steamer Hiber nian, from Quebec on the 16th inst., has arrived here and landed all mails except those for Liver pool. She brings 66 cabin and 82 steerage pas sengers, and also 42 cabin, 47 steerage passengers, and 76 of the crew of the Canadian. The Bohemian arrived out on the 14th inst. LIVERPOOL, JUNI 26. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Oompsay's steamer Edinburgh, which sailed for New York to-day, took 2W,6721. in specie on freight. QUEENSTOWN, Jmim 26. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's steamer City of Washington, from New York, on the 15th knit, has arrived. She landed her passengers and mails, and proceeded for Liverpool. All well. She passed several icebergs. Her news hos been anticipated. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PLYMOUTH, Joss 25. The Royal Mail steamer Cambrian, with the above mail, arrived here this afternoon. She left Table Bay on the 22nd ult. ; St. Helena, 31st ; and Ascension; 4th inst. She brings 92 pas sengers, 5001. in specie, 996 bags of coffee, 614 bales of wool, 124 bags of copper ore, and several packages of sundries. Trade generally had not been brisk in the eastern districts. The averages were pretty well main tained in the west. A temporary decline had taken place in exports, and imports were very consider able. The exports of wine had fallen fr0m35,0001. to 16,0001. Horse sickness and lung disease were prevalent among the stock. Both had proved very destruc tive in the country districts. Labour was scarcer, and servants were in demand. Wool, unwashed, 9d. to ls. ; washed, ls. 43d. to 2s. Wine and spirits, no sales for England. The Cape parlia ment was opened on the 26th April. The Gover nor, in his speech on the occasion, expressed confi dence in the maintenance of peace and progress on the frontier and in the general prosperity of the country. The estimates of the revenue submitted to parliament were far below the expenditure. A bill for separating the provinces had been in troduced, but it was considered likely to be thrown out. The Rome War-office had asked for 30,000& to wards the expenditure on account of the military force in the colony. It was not likely to be granted this session. The Narcissus arrived at the Cape on the 23rd April. The Forte, with Admiral Koppel on board, left on the 3rd of May for Ascension, where she had arrived and gone on to Rio Janeiro. The Emerald arrived afterwards, and followed the Forte. The Archer was at Ascension on the 4th ink.. No intelligence had been received from the Zam besi river. The capture of an English vessel by the Portu guese authorities, reported by last mail, had been satisfactorily explained. The vessel had been liberated. The steamer Norman arrived out on the 14th May. The Jounwl du Sam says :—" The news of a treaty of commerce between France and Brazil is certain. The draft of the treaty accepted at Paris on the Bth ult. has been sent back from Rio Janeiro with the approbation affixed to it of the Ministers of Pedro 11. A general sad entirely remodelled tariff of the Customs' duties in Brasil will be annexed to the treaty." _ _ _ Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clothilde lunched on the 20th with Marshal the Duke de Malakoff, Governor-General of Algeria, at Mustapha, and afterwards proceeded to visit the library sad the museum of Algiers. Thu necessity for distrusting all amounts of injury to crops in their early stages has again been exem plified by the present prospects of the French vintage. In March and April last it was sasounced that in all the prin cipal districts injury from frost had been sustained which left no possibility of recovery, and we are sow assured that is all parte of Francs the vineyards, with some very few exceptions, present the most favourable appearance. In deed, it is said that " for the last ten years they have sot looked finer." The grain harvest in many parts of Europe this year seems likely to be a fortnight or a month earlier than the average. In the south of Frames the cutting of wheat has already commenced. The waists from America are also good, and the western fermers sr* hurrying forward their last year's stocks to England at a rate which is limited only by the capacities of the railways and the freight market. A Munich letter of the 21et says :—" Yeeterday, Count von Leiningsa, a captaia of cavalry in the Bavarian service, vraa married to the daughter of sbrewer at Munich, named Flossman, by which marriage the daughter of a elitism of Munich becomes allied to the royal family of England." It is stated that M. Calra& has engaged Mdlle. Patti, whose success in London has been so great, for a part of the ensuing whiter at the Italiens, Paris. Madame Lind•Goldachmidt will slog at a conoert on Thursday, the 4th Jaly, for the benefit of the Society of Female Artists, the Earl of Dudley having kindly giros the use of his splendid gallery for the amnion. It is stated that the iron-plated ship Defence, of 3.700 tons, now in coarse of construction by Mews. l'aliner Brothers and Co., of Newcastle, will lam the Tyne for Sheerness on the 12th of July,when it will he pas sible in the course of a month to At her for service. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (120 X 0011 OWN PARIS, TCIIBDAT EVINI2IO. The terms in which the recognition of "King Victor Emmanuel as King of Italy " are announced in the Moniker seem to me more satisfactory than could have been hoped for. The reserves fall far short of the maintenance of the "absolute status quo" which some of the semi-official journals have been harping upon for the last fortnight, and con tain nothing inconsistent with the idea that Rome is to become the capital of Victor Emmanuel's kingdom. All that the official declaration says is that "the French troops will continue to occupy Rome so long as the interests which brought them there shall not be covered by sufficient guarantees." The convenient vagueness of this phraseology is, having regard to surrounding circumstances, alto gether in favour of Italy and against the Pope. What were the "interests" which, upwards of twelve years ago, brought the French army to Rome have never yet been clearly stated, and need not be now inquired about ; but as to the " guarantees " which the Emperor will now consider sufficient to cover those interests, it is quite plain from M. Thouvenel's despatch that they do not involve the maintenance, at all events, of the temporal power. M. Thouvenel throws over altogether the catholic argument, used only yesterday by the Pays, that the Pope must be propped up as a sovereign in Rome " in the in terests of catholicity," and plainly says that he re gards the Pope in his temporal capacity just as any other king, and does not expect to see him keep his dominions except by the goodwill of his people. By the way, the originally published text of M. Thouvenel's despatch is corrected. It seems he did not say the " consent " of his people, but the " content "of his people. The signification is the same. The necessity being admitted that the people should be " content " to be reigned over by him, implies that their "consent" is a requisite ; and the observation of the Debats, that the phrase "ia a programme," holds good. It has over and over again been said by the government journals in recent times that the only object of the French troops being in Rome was to provide for the per sonal safety of the Holy Father. This is certainly now not to be understood as meaning his temporal power. The Pays remarks that the Emperor Rent his re cognition of Italy to the Moniker on the anniver sary of the battle of Sollerino. The Bourse, notwithstanding a fall of * in Con sole, left A tolerably firm, with very little change from yesterday. The Rente for account fell 5c., closing at 67fr. 60c. It is reported here that the Austrian government has refused to receive Mr. Berlingame as represen tative of the United States at Vienna, on the ground that he made the motion in Congress for recognising the kingdom of Italy. PRUSSIA. Advices from Coblents state that the Prussian go vernment is occupied with putting thedefencee of the principal fortresses of the Rhine, such as Mentz, Cologne, Arc., more in accord with the improve ments lately made in heavy artillery. An inspec tion is to take plat.* by the most distinguished officers of the spadel branches of the service. The inhabitants of the above places hope that the towns will be extended beyond the present ramparts, which press them in too much. ORDER OF KNIGHTHOOD FOR INDIA. (mit zrer mono. cuzarm) INDIA-OFFICE, Joys 25. The Queen, being desirous of affording to the princes, chiefs, and people of the Indian empire a public and signal testimony of her regard, by the institution of an order of knighthood, whereby her resolution to take upon herself the government of the territories in India may be commemorated, and by which her Majesty may be enabled to reward conspicuous merit and loyalty, has been graciously pleased, by letters patent under the Great Seel of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to institute, erect, constitute, and create an order of knighthood, to be known by, and have for ever hereafter, the name:style, and daignstion of "The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India." And to ordain, direct, and appoint that the said order shall consist of the Sovereign, a grand master, and twenty. Eve knights, together with such erica and honorary knights as her Majesty, her heirs, and successors shall from time to time appoint. And to ordain, direct, and appoint that her Majesty, her heirs, and successors, kings and queens regnant of the said United Kingdom, shall be sovereigns of the said most exalted order. And that the Viceroy and Governor-Geneml of India for the time being shall be grand master of the said order, and that he shall, in virtue thereof, be the first and principal knight of the order. And that the said most exalted Order shall be governed by statutes and ordinances, to be from time to time made and ordained by her Majesty, her heirs, and successors, sove reigns of the said Order. And to ordain and direct that it shall be competent for the Sovereign of the said Order to confer the dignity of a knight of the Order upon such native princes and chiefs of India as shall have entitled themselves to her Majesty's favour, and upon such of her Majesty's British subjects as have, by important and loyal services rendered by them to the Indian Empire, merited her Majesty's favour. The Queen has been further pleased to ordain, consti tute, and appoint the Right Hon. Charles John, Earl Can ning, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Beth, and her Majesiy's Viceroy and Governor-Geasral Of India, to be the gut Grand Muter of the said Most Exalted Order of the Her of ladle ; and to nominate and appoint his Mightier Nuwab Tayinat Ali Klan, Nimm of Hydrabed ; General the Viscount Gough, K.P., G.C.8., some time Oommander-in-Chief of her Majesty's forms is the East Indies ; his High ness Jyajose Rao Sindhia, Maharaja of Owalior ; the Lord Harris, some time Governor of the Presidency of Madras ; his Highness Maharaja Duleep Singh ; General the Lord Clyde, G.C.8., lately Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's forces in the East Indies; his Highness Runbeer Singh. Maharaja of Cashmere ; Sir George Russell Clerk, K.C.8., Governor of the Presidency of Bombay; his Highness Tookoojee Rao Holkar, Maharaja of Indere ; hie Highness Maharaja Khunde Rao, Guiesm i r of Barad& ; the Right Hon. Sir John laird Mali Lawrence, Bart., G.C.8., lately Lieutenant-Governor of the Punjab ; his Highness Nurendur Singh, Maharaja of Plaids ; Lieutenant-General Sir James Outrun, Bart., 0.C.8., lately member of the council of the Governor. General of India ; her Highness Nuwab Sekundar Begum of Bhopal ; General Sir Hugh Henry Rose, G.C.8.. Com, wanderin-Chiet of her Majesty's Forces in the East Indies ; sad his Highness Yoosuf Ali Khan, Nuwab of Hampers— to be Knights of the said Most Exalted Order of the Star of India. The Queen, io order to mark the high seam and esteem in which her Majesty holds the said Ordir, and to give an additional proof of her affectionate regard for his Royal Highness the Prince Consort and hie Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prises of Wales, has bees pleased to nominate sad appoint their royal highnesses to be Extra Knights of the said most exalted Order of the Star of laths. Mr. Alderman Salmons, to-morrow, will ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he proposes making inquiry into the circumstances attending the com mencement of the recent tire in Toolepstreet, with a view of escertaining whether there was • sufficient supply of water in the mains of the company supplying the attic!. A Dublin letter of yesterday says :—" A vast quantity of rain has fallen here since Friday last. The weather is at the mine time intensely wens, and if the rein does not continue too long we shall have an abundant har vest." MUSIC. ---4.-- MR. BENEDICTS CONCERT. Mr. Benedict's annual concert, which took place on Monday at St. James's Hall, was as usual one of the most remarkable occurrences of the musical season. It might be called a monster concert on account of its great length, the host of performers, and the quantity of music ; but it differed from the generality of such concerts in one important particular; the banquet was as recherehts as it was ample. Every performer was a distinguished favourite of the public, and every piece, vocal and instrumental, was as carefully chosen as it could have been for the most select and critical audience. In truth, the materials of this concert were sufficient for three concerts, every one of them excellent. It is impossible to give the details of such an entertainment as this, or even to enumerate the host of performers. We may men tion, however, that Mr. Benedict's beautiful cantata, (lodine, now so well-known to the musical world, was given entire, and most admirably performed, the characters being sustained by Mdlle. Titiens, Madame Sainton Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Weiss. Schumann's andante and variations for two pianos was finely played by Miss Arsbella Goddard and Mr. Benedict. His Beene, "Quand tout d'un coup," from Lea Noon,. de Robert, was most bril liantly sung by Madame Sherrington, and several of his most favourite English songs were given by Mr. Santley and Mdlle. Parepe. Miss Arabella Goddard played hi solo (which she has rendered so popular) " Where the bee sucks;" and he played his own Andante and Bandeau, with orchestral accompaniments. The hall was filled with the most fashionable company in Loudon ; and, notwithstanding the great length of the en tertainment, it seemed to give so much gratification to the vast assemblage that the crowd remained undiminished to the end. THE GREAT EASTERN. The embarkation of the troops intended to rein force the Canadian contingent commenced yesterday and will be completed to-day, under the superintendence of General Sir G. Wetherel l. 'Upwards of 2,000 men, toge ther with 89 officers, 122 hones, and 180 women and children, were taken on boarde l trday, : officers, 220 men, and 110 hones of the Artillery ; 39 offirs ce, 868 men, and 6 horses of the 30t Regiment ;39 officer., 868 men, and 6 horses of the 60th Regiment; and detach ments from various regiments, comprising 4 officers and 101 men. The men and matirid were conveyed on board from the great landing stage in lighten, which were kindly placed at the disposal of the Admiralty by the Cunard Company. The Armstrong guns (12 pounders), 18 in number, excited much attention and curiosity, and were greatly admired for their neat and smart appearance and high finish. Only one slight accident occurred during the embarkation, ore of the artillerymen being bruised in the foot by an ambulance wheel paring over it. To-day the remainder of the troops, including portions of two Irish regiments, the 60th and 17th, will embark, and the Great Eastern herself is expected to mil about half-pad one or two o'clock. Her departure will doubtless be no less exciting than her arrival, and already arrangements are made for large numbers of steamers to follow her out to sea. HEALTH OP LONDON. . The weekly return leaned by the Registrar- Genera, states that in the week that ended last Saturday the total number of deaths registered in London wee 1,077; exhibiting • decrease on that of the previous week, which was 1,121. The average number, as obtained from the re. turns of corresponding weeks in the ten years 1851-60 and corrected for increase of population, is 1,119. The number contained in the present return is therefore lees by 42 than it would have been if the average rate of mortality had prevailed. The wi regreas of putrefaction in the carpools and sewers it is feared, again give rise to some epidemic, unless e health officers bestir them selves. The offensive emanations from the gulley-holes in the Strand and other principal streets may assuredly be diminished by the use of 51'llougall's, Condy's, or some other efficacious disinfectants in houses and street. Zymo. tie diseases were fatal in 257 cases, the corrected average avesrraaggeefor corresponding weeks being 277. Small pox was recordd in only 2 case*, measles in 23, scarlatina in 24. diphtheria in 12, whooping-cough in 78,which last-mentioned complaint is still by far the most prevalent disease in this clam, whilst it also considerably exceeds its usual mortality in the third week of June. Hassles was fatal in 7 cases in Westminster. Typhus, under which head are included deaths from pa trio fever, continued fever, &c., was returned in 26 eases ; di arrhea in the same number. Three deaths from cholera are returned as follows :—At 3, Park Cottages, Hammersmith, the daughter of • labourer, ▪ 4 years, "purging and vomiting;" at 6, Portland. • Bethnal-green, the son of a fishmonger, aged 5 mouths, " cholera after neglected diarrhea (20 hours) and at 9, Crown-court, Cripplegate, the wife of • brick. layer's labourer, " summer cholera (16 hours)." A boy in Putney, of the age of 11 yeas, died from sunstroke. Eight infanta and two adults died from syphilitic disease. The deaths referred to pulmonary disarm, exclusive of phthiais, are 139, the corrected average bang 129. Last week the births of 882 boys and 867 girls, in all 1,749 children, were registered in London. In the tee corresponding weeks of the years 185140 the average number was 1,632. THE REPRESENTATION OP WOLVEILHANPTON. In consequence of the elevation of Sir R. Bethell to the woolsack, Mr. S. Griffiths has issued an addrees to the electors of Wolverhampton. He announces himself to be a liberal, and an advocate of all measures tending to enlarge commercial intercourse with the world. He especially alludes to his connexion with the iron trade as qualifying him for the representation of the borough. Sir John Shelley went down to the House of Commons a little after 11 o'clock last night, and took his seat immediately behind the treasury bench. The hon. baronet entered into earnest conversation with Mr. Knatch bull-Hugensen and Viscount Bury, who were sitting on the front ministerial bench, Mr. Gregory, and other hon. members on his right and left. Mr. Brand, the liberal whipper-in, shook Sir John cordially by the hand. He di• vided with the government on the Aldershot vote in supply. and when he left the house was joined by Sir R. Peel and Lord Claude Hamilton, both of whom heartily shock bands and convened with him on their way to the division lobby. THs Pon Clans.—After the literary pension to the Poet-Latireste to the King of Grand Bonny had been withdrawn, the " poet" wrote a long letter to Lord Pal merston mid soother to the Earl of Carlisle, who have ad. dressed the following replies to his communications : " Downing-street, June 3, 1861. Sir,—l am desired by Lord Palmerston to inform you, in reply to your letter of the 30th of May, that if you can show that you have in curred liabilities in consequence of the announcement that • pension was to be granted to you, Lind Palmerston will take into consideration any claim which you may put forward for a donation from the royal bounty, hut he can eft no reason to alter his decision, and be must ob serve that Lord Carlisle's letter, of which you send a copy, does not prove that Lord Carlisle recommended you for a pension. I am, fte."—" ViceHegal Lodge, June 4, la6l. --Sir,—l am desired by the Lord•Lieuteniuit of Ireland to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 31st ult., and la reply to inform you his Excellency thought this prospec tus referred to the publication of your books, or to a private subscription. His Excellency never had the least idea that it refined to a passion from the Crown. Of course, his Ex• censures letter must speak for itself. I have the honour, he., kr. Lord Palmerston ham since granted Mr. Close • donation of 1001. from the royal bounty. THE DIDPVIE IN THE BUILDING TRADE.—Thit unfortunate dispute seems now as far as ever from s termi nation, for at a general meeting of the masters ou Monday evening it was resolved, that on and after the Ist of July next the system of payment by the hour slmuld be carried Into effect by all employers as the rule for all their business engagements for the future. Since this fat has become known the men in the various branches of the trade have been actively preparing for the struggle which now seems inevitable. Deputations from the 'Amu branches hr ve met together, and an interview is to take place this morning with one of the largest employers. Al aggregate meeting of the workmen will be called in • few days, when the course to be taken in the event of the em ployers acting upon their resolution will be decided %we. A crowded meeting of the labourers in the building tnder was held last evening at the Temperance-ball, lirowlwayi Westminster, when resolutions were adopted uoaninionsly for reorganising the labourers' lodges, which were partially broken up afterthe close of the lockout in 181104i0.1 Raw:nous QUACLII3tY.—The Slick inent:ons an ingenious way of raising money, put in practice on behalf of the new church of Notre Dame de Sees. Circulars were harmed setting forth instances of the temporal benefits re °rived by various persons in consequence of their ennui biding. The following is a " case certified by •cure the Oiroode. " A woman was enga.;ed in 1111 affair so complicated, so dangerous, that she almmt Inst her head through it. She had the happy thought to address herself to immaculate Mary, and to send a smell offering for your new church. In a few days behold her at the summit of happiness: the Holy Virgin has completely °Maned for her the favour she desired." Here is a letter purporting to oome from some one who had taken—we should rather sPy administered—the prescribed dose: " When 1 received your last circular I was much tormented by a law suit whir lasted three years, and which my adversaries wee exiting with an animosity which did not nennit me t, see the end of it. They announced to everybody the would make it last indefinitely - , and that they would consume their fortunes than give up. Your circulr me taro my hopes towards immaculate Mary, wl already invoked from the commencement of U. suit. I promised a small offering to Notre Dame and a few days afterwards my adversaries came ternikwith me, begging me to settle matters as I c* Ira, at Pro tta wa i or 1 Wail: _ %ado o 17;row:1:31e. r s; oeYrt r which had was pi w ere prose. %kin me to fore. 4 ., "CO y that the, mid nuld rather that roller made 01 , hi whom I had *add this cursed arise ne de Sees. z oo ; ale t s make The 6011 C. The l