The Express. — London, England, 1861-09-05 00:00:00

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A !we e•litioa of the Esrprt ss is published every evraik.: Turin; the racing swam, contaluiag the raeult...4 the Liar's races. of the Post-office Savings ]tanks promises great social am well as financial Hitherto, with • few respectable ex ceptions, we have had no Savings Banks deserving the appellation ; yet, despite the utterly incon gruous character of the regulations affecting the old establishments, more than forty malaise of de limits have been lodged with them. It is not II if a score or two of new Banks were about to be added. Three hundred new places of depait are to be opened on the 14;th Mat., and it is in con templation to extend the system hereafter, so as to embrace every postal Money Order-office in the kingdom. When it is remembered that there are already 2,500 of these, and that the number is constantly increasing, a conception may be formed of the extent and value of the new machinery for the promotion of providence and discouragement of waste. In these matters the question of con venience and of ready access is a very important one. The system will be far more fairly tested when th, re are two or three thousand of the new depositorim open than it will be at first, when there will be only a tithe of that number. The old Savings Banks were open in many instances at unfrement or inconvenieut intervals. If a man could only deposit his money once a week, once a fortnight, or once a month, and then within a fixed period of • couple of hours, the probability was that he would not deposit it at aIL But now the Post-office is open to him every day, and nearly every hour—in some cases from 10 till 4, in others from 9 till 6. On Saturdays, the artisan may put a portion of his weekly wages out of harm's way until as late as 8 o'clock in the even ing. Day by day the official printed invitation to Tu► economise and to accumulate will stare him in the face. lie will see it as he goes to his work—to his meals—and as he returns. He cannot post a letter without being warned to lay some thing by for a rainy day. What is aa powerful an inducement as any, he will be fired by the example of friends and neighbours who, from smell begin nings, will accumulate a pretty purse, and who will have too natural • pride in their thrift to abstain from showing their deposit-books. We are convinced that if the Post-office will stretch their regulations to the greatest possible degree of liberality, these institutions will be found to con tain the germ of great social advancement. The main attraction held out by the Poet-office Savings Banks consists, of course, in their giving the depositor what he has never had yet—the as prem security of Government for the due repay ment of principal and interest. He may ask for his money at any time, and be perfectly sure of receiving it. There is not the slightest room for doubt upon this sub ject—sit lomat, there will be none if the Past-office authorities will obviate one point on which some doubt may arise. The official regula tions stipulate that, by return of post, or the next day, the depositor will receive at his own resi dence, direct from the chief office, an official ac knowledgment of the sum which he has lodged at the local post-office. Should this acknowledgment fad to arrive within ten days, or should it on arriv iftg be found inaccurate, the depositor must no tify the fact to " The Controller, Savings Bank " Department, General Post-office, London ;" and if he does nut then obtain the regular acknowledg ment, he must apply to the Poirrisseraa-Gcxesiat until he gets it. The object of these provisions is of course to protect the Past-office from dishonesty on the part at the local postmasters, by setting up an independent communication between the heal-office and each depositor ; whilst the difficulty consists in the fact that that communica tem passes really through the medium of the local postmasters, who have the handling of the letters as well as the deposits. The point which requires clearing up is—when the depositor has ones lodged his money in the postmaster's hands, and obtained the receipt of that functionary for it in his deposit-book, has he a complete and indefeasi ble claim upon Government for the money f We trust this point will be resolved in the affirmative, in order that complete security may be felt by the depositor in every transaction with the local post office. The semi-official explanatory statements which have appeared in the press distinctly aver that " the depositor, the moment he possesses this " book, duly filled in with the amount deposited, " the dated stamp, and other particulars, poetesses " the security of Government for tho due repay " meet of the principal and interest." But we have looked in vain through the " official regulations" for any similarly explicit undertaking; sad as it is agilely by the latter, end not by mere newspaper paragraphs, that Government are bound, it is to be hoped that the practice to be observed will be plainly stated in the printed notices which will be affixed in every office where deposits are receivable. The Post, office must be liberal, if they wish the new ar rangements to work as they ought. When the de positor lodges his money with the local postmaster he feels that he is trusting an agent of the Pierr e isree-GINIZAL, and the act of the agent ought, of course, to bind the principal. It may be objected that, if the responsibility of Government is held to be completely pledged directly the depositor's book is signed, be may be careless about getting the formal acknowledgment from the head office. But it must be remembered that the Poeresersa tl • is dealing with the well-ordered and provident classes of the community, who alone ' will be disposed to save, and who will feel it a matter of duty to apply for the acknowledgment The only real danger, therefore, will consist in a frauduleut collusion between a depositor and the THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1861. local postmaster. But the amount of the fraud in no single instance could exceed 2001. at the utmost. We believe that, in the course of many years, the Post-office has lost a total of less than 5,000/. by dishonesty on the part of the poet masters, who already have the handling of some 13,000,0001. every year under the Money order system, and who have to give bonds for their good behaviour. This de partment can well afford to take upon its own shoulders a risk which to it will bo infini tesimal, but which, to individuals of the class ap pealed to, might possibly seem considerable. It is only in the caw of collusion with a confederate that a postmaster would dare to misappropriate savings -bank money entrusted to him, for he knows that every depositor will expect to receive au ac knowledgment from the chief office, without further trouble of any kind. Before quitting the subject, it may be as well to repeat what has already been stated in these columns--that deposits of any amount between one shilling and 3ii/. may be lodged ; that no person will be allowed to deposit more than 30!. in any one year, or more than 1501. in the &are gate, exclusive of interest ; and, finally, that when the deposit, principal and interest, reaches 200/, all interest ceases. As to the form to be gone through, it is the simplest imaginable. The depositor has merely to lodge his money in the nearest post-office de ■ignate,l for the purpose, communicate his name, address, and occupation, sign his mune (with a view, of course, to subsequent identification by his signature), and receive his deposit book, with' the postmaster's signature. There is also a merely formal declaration to be signed, to the effect that the depositor is not interested in sums standing in any other person's name. We have contented ourselves with noticing the regulations so far as they concern the depositor on the one side, and the Post-oftiee on the other. Some important financial questions will hereafter arise, as the system extends. What is to be done with the money when it accumulates to the amount of many millions? I■ the eIIAN4 KLLOK of this Exenzorsz for the time be'-ig to be allowed to play with it, as he does now with Savings Banks funds, waving his wand over them and changing them into Government stock, Exche quer Bills, Supply Bills, Fortification Annuities, or whatever he pleases, and rice reran' Surely, with the establishment of a complete system of National Savings Banks, there ought also to be established a connuisaion for the administration of their funds. Inc Cour:. BALMORAL, Srrramer.A 3. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Alice, Princess Helena, and Prune Arthur, drove out yesterday afternoon. The Prince Consort, accompanied by Prince Alfred sad Sir Charles Wood, went out grouse shooting on the Mon of ilonsttne. Her Majesty's Commissioners for the International Ex hibition of 1862 held a meeting at their offices io the Strand yesterday. Despatches were eent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governor of Canada. THE PRINCE or WaLte.—His Royal Highness': the Prince of Wales having nearly completed his ■nurse of military isetimetion at the camp at the Corner, will (says the Irish Tines) shortly proceed to the Continent, to be preeent at the Proviso review■ on the Rhine, and, after paying a short visit to the Crown Princess of Prussia, he will Joie his royal parents for a few days at Balmoral, pre. vines to his returning to Cambridge. DRAM or TYR EARL OF MOUNT EDORCUMBR.- 11•Fari at Mount Edgecumbe died on Tuesday on board his yacht of Erith. Hoe lordship had bees seriously indisposed for some days peat, ►nd fears for his recovery were enter tained. Ernest Augustus Edgecumbe was Earl of Mount Edgecumbe, Viscount Mount Ealgecumbe and Valletort, and Heron Edgecumbe in the peerage of Great Britain, and was an aide-de-cutup to the Queen. He was born on the lied a/ March, 1797, and succeeded to the title on the 28th of September, 1939. On the 6th of December, 1831, ha I 'married Caroline, eldest daughter of the late Roar-Admiral Charles Feuding, R.N., and on the sth of November, 18329 his eldest son, William Henry, N'imount Valletort, wee barn. He now assumes his father's title, thus creating • vacancy for Plymouth, which place he represented in the House of Commons. The Earl's other children were—the Hos. Adelaide Edgecumbe, who died in the year of her birth, 1838, before her father inherited his title ; the Hon. Ohmage ism* born is 1838 ; sad Lady lirseattee Emnu Horatis ; hoes is 1843. Demi ow LADY MART AIIIILIST.—Me regret to tsars that Lady Nary Ashley, secoad daughter of the LH and Countess of Shaftesbury, expired on Tuesday, at wows, at Torquay, Devon, otter a low Blame. The Earl and Countess and dew:titer had only left Bracket Hall, Lady Pahnershmes seat, in Hertfer.bibire, a few days Was the melancholy oesirrescs. By many of our react= it will be recollected the youthful lady marled with bee parents to Torquay LA winter, and levies &wised wash benefit there, it was deemed advisable to try what oiled the change of air and seen* would have on a weakened soestitntios. Lady Mary was in her 19th year. Her Serene Highness the Prinoedis Hohetilohe, asselpseied by Lady Awaits Brace mad suite, have left Howebin's Hotel for Balmoral, as • visit to the Quills The Duke and Duchess aI Manchester arrived is wore early la the week Bern Taadmires, Inked, sad yesterday eves* departed for Ommaey. The Mart and Countess of Arran have arrived at do Portland Hotel, from • visit to Lady Napier, at Per. brook. The Countess of Portsmouth aad family have arrived et Iforrehhis Hotel, from Hontboarso Pvt. The Couut awl Couuteas Flavon have arrived at Clorkip's Hotel, from Brussels. Lady Fairbaire and Miss Fairbairn have left Howehies Hoed far Wembley Hors, Leeds. Sir George sad Lady Dashwooil have arrived at amides Head from Weld Wrosehe Yule. Yesterday the Oassi sad Coasters Alezasder Ihmeyseat, etarim of the Easpasw at lomia, whited liver. pod. Abhor moms the "hose of tb tows they prospected la a valid aissaaar, occompaided by Mr. 1. victor, who mind so iisterpraior, ma board the Grad Lakes. Oa slop piog as board this illustrious party were met by Oyu& Walker, hie at the Railway Compasy, who moducted era time) the meat iatarestiog parts at the 'Wpm. Os lam a& the Coast awl Candies congratulated Captain Walker re his pooltioa as commaador of the largest ship is the wand, and oho whim kindly of the faciliiim placed at their sonic, by Hr. C. E. Dims. the agent of the Croat Ship Company at Liverpool. ne mak party left lissrpoul the same evewlog by rail, es rows to the Isle of Wight. Thu policy of working short time as a precaution aphid the aoatingebbas of the oottos supply, sod of the glutted state of distant markets for maneactured goods, continua to make progress. Ai:wordily to the Ilaaeheetar Gioardeais several spinain sad weaving establishmesta at Staleybridge, Oldlam , Preston, !Beckham, Burnley, and Clitheree have limited their operatioaa to four days a week. There wa. a numerous meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel ia, the round-roorn of the Dublin Koltun's int Tardily. which was addriesed by the Archbishop of Dublio, who prseided, Lord Gough, Kr. Whiteside, N.Y., rod the Bkhup of Orford, who spoke at great leogth. On the motion of the Bev. Dr. Lee, secooded by the Rev. A. Pollock, the thanks of the meeting were offered to the archbishop, sad the Bishop of Orford, for their atteodanoe sod the raloshie support given to the so ciety. The resolution wee ouried by seolantatios. Captain Crofton is not about to retire from his put as Director of Coosist Prism is Ireland, as was for mos thins appesphoulad. alms the essial Reines raestiaps Captain Calton he. ben iihfly easepisd with &Orb and Sesta visitors, reeking iisfausilso as to the nem by wife It ass% siva meows hoe hiss attained, both in the reskssaika silhodurs sod in the iikalostisa of whoa EAGER REFORMKRB. - ~-- While complaints are justly made of the ineffi ciency of the Liberal putty for purposes of reform, it is not, we believe, generally known that there is " a powerful and united party" indignant at the abuses which till the Church and State, and burn ing with eagerness to remove them. The impa tience of these unsuspected reformers yesterday morning burst through the ordinary reticence of political advocacy, and thus found expression in the Morning 11. reid : The ►eaders of the conservative party would avoid both the Scylla of stagnation and the Charybdis of revolution. For the drat time in our history there exists a powerful combination, uniting the sympathies of the put and of the future. Conservatism represents the genius of the constitution attended by the handmaid of progress. It is the principle of cosetitutiooaliem as opposed to demo cracy and despotism, blended with the principle of reform as opposed to an obstructive or torpid reaction. And it in the union of these two principles, the constitutional and the reforming, which gives the best assurance of the early supremacy of the conservative party, for no other can so fully represent the national character. Revere:2os for the ancient paths a associated in the national mind with the desire for innovation, because even that which is old and venerable implies something that is valuable ; and yet the new developments of industry require to be met with a corresponding development of our political system . He must he but indifferently acquainted with the condition of many of our corporate bodies, with the present state of the National Church, of our Universi tes, Public Schools, and charitable institutions. or else but indifferently candid, who would deny the existence of numerous flagrant abuses in every one of these depart ments. Surely the influence of whst are called vested interests is not strong enough, even if it be so minded, as to arrest the hand of improvement. However that may te, we look to the conservative party fur a zealous furtherance of the work of reform, and we believe the confidence gene rally reposed in its leaden will tend to moo• than oor.flrin our expectatias whenever Lord Derby shall come into power, hacked with a majority of independent supporters. We shall look to our contemporary fur further information on this interesting topic. AMERICAN RAILWAYS. ou t go & letter, dated ith August, states that she captured the schooner Abbey Bradford and the barque Joseph Maxwell off La Guayra. It appears that the Venezuela government re fused the Sumpter admittance into port, and despatched a vessel to the, north of La Guayra to retake the Joseph Maxwell, which was anchored among the reefs by order of the War Department. The Federal army will be uniformed in blue. On the arrival of the New York train yesterday at Philadelphia the United States marshal seized every copy of the New York Daily News, including upwards of 1,000 uopics, for the South and West. The sale office at Philadelphia was also totally suppressed. The Christina Waterer has also been seized, in consequence eta virulent article on the war. General M'Cullough was not killed in the battle at Springfield. It is stated that General Banks has advanced to take possession of Winchester (Va.), in face of 4,000 Confederates. LONDONDERRY, Eizer. 4. The Canadian screw strainer Nova Scotian, which arrived here this evening, passed the Hibernia on the 25th and the North America on the 29th August. • THE OUT%VARD EAST INDIA, CHINA, AND AMERICAN MAILS. SOUTIIAMYTON, Sm. 4. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship, Ceylon, Captain Evans, sailed hence to-day with the mails for the Mediterranean, Egypt, Aden, Ceylon, India, and China, together with 80 fi rst and 27 second class passengers ; amongst whom are Major .Jordan, Colonel Pratt, Colonel Haddon, Ensign Chambers, and Captains Stewart, Clark, Lamb, and Faulkner. The Ceylon took on freight 161 boxes specie,value 57,4831. 15a, for the following ports , vi z. Madras, gold coin, 8491.; silver ditto, Bs. ; gold thread, &c,. 905/. Calcut.a, gold thread, watches, dm., 1,5441. 7s. Singapore, watches, 1151. Hong-Kong, dollars and bar silver, 2,9001. ; watches, jewellery, &c., 6021. Foo-chow, dollars, 3,0301. Shanghai, bar silver ' 15,0001. ; dollars, 17,1601. ; jewellery, watches. 4481. • and for Alexandria, sovereigns, 16,030/. Tbe deylon also took a full cargo of general merchandise. The North German Lloyd's steamship, Nev York, Captain Wenke, sailed hence this afternoon for New York direct, with the French and English mails. She took 480 passengers, 315 tons goods, from Bremen •, 162 from England and France ; spixie, 68,265 dols. from Bremen, 26,844 dols. from France, and 1,0611. from Southampton. TO THE EDITOR OF TYE EXPRESS. Snt,—ln the United Staten no train allowed to have • station until the preceding train has left the sta tics heyood. The engine driver and stoker have a kind of roof over their heads which protects them from the WA. they, sad enables them more ounveviently to look out ahead. A cord connected with the engine-bell runs through every mirage. The breaking of sales on sharp curves is provided spinet by the use of Buiscre patent truck. Every pas meager carriage will hold about sixty people, audio furnished with velvet or plush spring sesta, whsle the floors are covered with oilcloth. The bads of the mats have circular pivots by which they caw be so adjesled that passengers can tide with their faces or their bads to the eugioe. The carriages have each • tiller containing lead water, to enable passe. gen to quench their thirst ; and if th em filters are not provided, waiters attend to the passengers end furnish water gratis. Boys are allowed to travel by trains to son lemonade. Almost every train has one or two dressing rooms attached to it. In winter a lighted stove is in every carriage. On many railways there are sleeping carriages, which eimtain comfortable couches. A smoking carriage is attached to eerveerryy train. A special carriage for passengers' lamp is proudest , and nothing is given out without • canter cheek.-1 me, Ice., AN AMERICAN. VENTILATION OF COLLIERIES. TO TH2 ZDITOR OF THE WM& Sia,—Having seen to-day a paragraph in your *real of the 72nd of Miguel last, on the subjerit of col- Bay esplosioas, in which it Is stated that a Mr. H. Hughes (of Hatteo•garden) "proposes to accomplish the ventila tion of col cries by foreleg fresh air to their various parte by means of pipes under pressure," permit me to inform Mr. Hasler, through the medium of yore columns, that this system of ventilation has hello anticipated by me as an auxiliary to the present mode since 1838, a pamphlet of mine on the @object having been read Won the British As sociation for the Advaacement of Science la 1859. I also hez to refer him to the liferhaxice journal for Jose in which he will Sad some remarks on coal-pit explosions-- ea abridgement of a pamphlet I transmitted to the editor last May.—l an; ke., J. ADDISON, September 3. Capt. HAL Indian Forces. At the meeting of the Edinburgh Town Council Turisy, the Lord Prevost omolilly made the intimation Wt his Royal Highness the Prince Coosa: had *anointed of the National M17.418UD1 of In dustry and of the new General Poet-olßee, aad that the day prospectively Lac d for the ceremony was Wratueaday, the 23rd of October. to lay the. On Tuesday considerable alarm was created in the Gun Wharf, at Portsmouth, caused by the descent of • fire balloon, supposed to be sent out from a theatrical establisbmeat, u from wires attached theatrical bills wars displayed lunging from the balloon. A letter has bean seat to the magistrates on the subject by the governmest authorities at the Gun Wharf, stating the beat danger arising from the fire balloon to government property, and, Mead, to the whole town of Portsmouth. The halloos fortunately dropped is a place where it was sees by parties bekegiug to that eatablishnieht, sad was with difficulty ex tinguished. An impression seems to be very general at Liver pool that passengers to or from the United States require to be cautioned at the present juocto-e against any ready expeession of their opinions on the civil war. The United Staten government have discon tinued the subsidy to tho Vanderbilt steamers with the Pacific, and, in lieu thereof, bare established a pony express to California, saves the rocky mounteins. A bill is to be brought into the House of Amiably, at Jamaica, when it next meets, to promote Mesa communication round the Wand of Jamaica, in ooweetioe with the Now York oad Liverpool line of Ampere Prince Louis of Home arrived at Douglas's Hotel, Edinburgh, oa Mooday evening, M 8 o'clock, travelling usev., re route for Balmoral. Oa Tuesday he •isited several places of interest in the nova and neighbour hood, arid left yesterday morning for the earth. The ex-Ducheas Regent of Parma, Louisa-Maria de Bamboo, has publishei a molest dated from Wartegg, is Switsarlaod, against the Italian loan of 50 millions, sod &okras that she considers as illepl all sales of public land is Parma. The opening of the races 'at Baden on Monday was favoured with delightful weather. Among the com pany is the Grand Ducal Stand ward the Queen of Prussia amid the Desire a liainilioo. A considerable number of sportiness were pretest. The four prises of the day were won by the berme of the Coast de Lagrange. Prize of the Favourite, by Angelo ; of the Black Forest, by Zelia ; !Cambrian prize, by Goelette ; Coatioantal Si. Leger, and that of 10,000(r., by Compiigne. . . - Another telescopic . planet, the net, has been discovered by the isdefati7sble Dr. Luther at the °beer• watery of Dusseldorf. It see first esme oe the 134 h sad bee sauce bees observed at other observatories. It WWI perceived at Divides oct the 20th, sad has received the raw of Niobe. The Opinion Nationale publishes the following telegraphic deepen:lh, dated Como, Sept. 2 :—" The declara tion made in my name in the Danis is erroneous. Will rips be kind enough to announce that I have the honou.- ot bofs aocepted by Aldlle. Adeline Lampert* Wyse, with the cosennt of her mother, sea that the Kieg paste me permineloa to marry her.—Tuna." The Russian journal's announce that a remark able geological phenomenon has just occurred is the Caspian Bea, as island keying risen from the waters sear Beku, on the western comet. The captain of the schooner Turkmen, who first discovered it, states that, except ale upper crust. the soil of this new island was quite moist and very warm, which shows that it was very recent forseatioa. It is 18 feet above the Wed of the water, and 12 miles from the island of Ilmard. A letter from Cassel of the 31st ult. states than as extraordinary sad virulent &Mack of typhus sus broken out is the harrasks there, &sweetly emend by overcrowd. sad &Shiest sourishment of the troops. The letter mays :—" The day before yesterday seven men died ; during the sat twesty-fosr boars • like number expired, while the ember attseksd amounts to 2C3." Blondin made his appearance in Glasgow on Tuesday. Tbe lone of hie exhibition was the Gdmorehill g mud, frosting the Weet-sad Park, and between two and twee milts from the ally—di place capable of accomnio dating 100,000 people. About 7,000 attended within the paling to witness the fete. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. FRANCK AND ROME. A Pm is letter in the Seniago,rt of Mama's' says, in announcing the aubirtitutiou of the Marquis de Lavalette for M. de Gramont, as ambassador at Rome : "Thu appointment is highly significant. M. de Lavalette has a reputation for great firmness towards the governments to whom he is accredited, and at the same time no man receives with more docility than he the impressions which his own government desires to stamp upon him. More- over, M. de Lavalette, like M. Benedetti, has very decisive Italian tendencies. All these facts seem to indicate that we are approaching a solution." CORFU. A totter from Corfu ban the following : The usual monotony of this island via lately diversified by the following incident : On the 14th August the French consul requested the Roman catholic archbishop to sing a Tr [Root on the occasion of the Erimeror'srTh.. The right reverend prelate, who was personally little dis posed to accede to the request, but was un willing to assume the responsibility of a refusal, Bled a chapter of the canons to consult them on the sub ject, and they decided, almost unanimously, that their con sciences would not allow them to take part in the ceremony. This conduct of the clergy wu universally condemned by the inhabitants ; and the more influential persons of the capital, in conjunction with the municipal council, showed their dissatisfaction by causing the Te &sot to be sung in ono of the prisipal Greek churches. The service was attended by a large emegregation, but the French consul, from political motives, did not think proper to attend. TRANSYLVANIA. The Pmsse of Vienna says :—" The preparations for the convocation of the Diet of Transylvania era completed, but there is a division of opinion as to the place of meeting and the mode of election. M. von Schmerling proposes that the Diet should meet not at Clausenbonrg but at Hermanst•dt, which is • German, whereas Clausenbourg is a Magyar town. Baron Kemeny, the Chancellor of Transylvania, on the other band, proposes that Clausenbourg should remain the seat of the national representation, as the nation regarded it as the traditional place of meeting, and would not send deputies with any confidence to any other town. Both these propositions have been laid before the Emperor for his decision. Amongst the proposi tions to be laid before the Diet, the principal are the recognition of a fourth (Roumain) nation, and the sending of deputies to the parliament at Vienna." RUSSIA. The St. Peterslotry Jovrmal contains a decision of the Council of Ministers, sanctioned by the Em peror, and promulgated by a ukase of the Senate, which orders the institution of police jurisdictions and the adoption of military measures in some localities of the governments of the west. The military regulations give the governors-general and, in the governments of Witebsk, Mohileff, and Minsk, where there are no such officers, the pro visional military governors, power to proclaim • state of war in any locality where they might con sider it expedient. They can dismiss functionaries in all departments without assigning any reasons, and confer upon a council' of war all the duties of the police. All the inhabitants, both military and civil, are to be subject to the council of war, which will pass judgment in conformity with military law. The Governor is to confirm the sentences passed, and ho has the power of expelling foreigners and natives. All meetings, even in private houses, are forbidden, and processions are allowed only when the clergy give previous notice of them to the authorities. Iu case of resistance the military can make use of their arms without fear of respon sibility, and the local police and patrols may arrest any person on suspicion and deliver him up to the military authority. In fine, all the inha bitants are warned that any disturbance may bring about extreme repressive measures. HUNGARY. M. von Forgach has addressed a new cimular to the chief officers of the Hungarian comitata, warning them that the moment any protest was made against the recent measures de creed by the government, all the civil officers without distinction of rank or function, would be dismissed and replaced by royal commis sioners named by the Emperor, which would per form the duties till such time as they could be carried on in the ordinary way. Om =sum's TILIGNAIIB.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Sir,. 5. The Emperor left Vienna yesterday evening for Ischl, and may be expected to return on Sunday next in order to receive the address of the Lower House of the Reiclistatb. SPAIN AND MOROCCO. MADRID, Beet. 4, EVENING. The Epuca of to-day contains a remarkable article, in which it says :—" In view of the present state of things in Europe, it is necessary to evacuate Tetuan on honourable conditions, in order to allow of the concentration of the Spanish forces." The Corm/landau-id Autografa of to-day, in alluding to the above article, declares that no resolution has yet been taken on the question, but that it is not impossible that the government entertains those views. ITALY. TURIN, 8wr..4. News has been received here that a.dieenthar kation of reactioniata was effected during the night near San Elpidio, in the province of Arcoli. A troop of national guiirds hastened to the spot and pursued them. General Brignone has not accepted the lieute nancy of Sicily, which, it is rumoured, will be offered to General Pellinengo. POLAND, WARSAW, A solemn funeral service for those who fell in the recent disturbances at Wilma was held to-day in all the churches and synagogues of the city. The people wore mourning bands on their hats, and the shops were closed. The city is tranquil. WILNA, filsrr. 4. Disturbances, caused by some agitators, have led to • fresh collision between the troops and the people.. Au officer, three Cossacks, two soldiers, and a bugleman, have been more or less seriously wounded by blows from stones and other missiles. Three persons in the crowd were seriously wounded with the butt-ends of muskets, and urban received bruises. No oue was killed on either side. The city has since been tranquil. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Atrouer 23. (Per No Sontien, via Quebec end Loodooderry.) The news from Washington is unimportant. A thorough examination of the Potomac has been made by order of the Navy Department. No signs of a hostile force have been found. The New York ineellignicer ban advioes viA Ken tucky, stating that the Confederates were preparing to invade Missouri, and intended to commence an offensive movement on the Cheat Mountain Pam. The privateer Sumpter is still at liberty. A EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (MOS OUR OWN CORRESPOND/NT.) PARIS, WEDS/ AWAY E%ESISO. The semi-official journals at length repudiate, but in a lame and gingerly way, the pamphlet which has excited so much attention in England. The Pays says, it its ordinary bulletin of news that this pamphlet has been wrongly attributed a "high functionary," meaning M. de la G newton niere, whose authorship was disclaimed on credit able authority two days ago. But then the Pays goes on to affirm that the French government is altogether a stranger to the publication. It is quite possible, however, that the Pays deduces the major proposition from the minor, and, armed with a contradiction from M. de la Guerronniere, jumps to the conclusion that the Emperor could not make use of any other amanuensis. The Patric also, without the guarantee of any special signature, or the employ of the conspicuous type common') used for communications, but simply in the course of trivial observations on the news of the day, says, " We think we know that this pamphlet is a merely. individual production." There is nothing in de nials of this kind inconsistent with the supposition very justifiably entertained that the pamphlet is one of the many feelers launched by the Emperor without consulting his recognised advisers. In this point of view the principal objection made to the official character of the pamphlet—that the Emperor, who abounds in declarations of peace and goodwill to all the world, would never have sanc tioned such a declaration as this, " Venetia is as necessary to Italy as Belgium to France"— has very little weight. I have no doubt in the world that the Emperor, without therefore entertaining for the moment any aggres sive designs, believes in his heart that Belgium ought to belong to France, hopes one day to pos sess it, and is glad to familiarise the public mind of Europe with such an eventuality. The pamph let, assuming even that the proof sheets were cor rected by his own hand, does not compromise him diplomatically, for M. Thouvenel may with a safe conscience tell all foreign ministers that the "French government" has nothing to do with it. If this mode of reasoning should seem extraordin ary to some of your readers, and be thought libellous upon the Emperor, I beg to at their attention to a very singular passage in a speech pronounced only the other day at a council-general by M. De langle, the Minister of Justice, which hints at much vaster designs than the annexation of Bel gium as hatching in the breast of the French Em peror. This hard-headed well-seasoned lawyer, who cannot be suspected of speaking otherwise than by the card on a solemn occasion, told the assea•- bled notabilities of the department of the Nievre that " the Emperor would fain extend the influence which he exercised in his own country over the entire world, and make all other nations par ticipate in the advantages of his government." Of course M. Delangle went on to say that the Em peror wished to achieve such great results " pattifi • tally," but the wild idea of universal dominion of a modern Cteaarisin was not the less launched by one of the gravest members of the Emperor's council. The Pafrie contradicts, with an explanation, the news of the French squadron having left Beyrout. It appears that the larger ships have been with drawn, merely because the anchorage is not good in w , nter, but that several vessels, under the com mand of Captain La Gmudiere, will remain during the whole season. The Bourse, the agitation consequent on the settlement being now over, seems to be decidedly firm. The Rente rose 10c. both for cash and account, closing at 69fr. sc. and 69fr. 21k. Mo biller rose llfr. 25c. In railways there was little alteration. An ingenious smuggling trick was practised three days ago on the frontier, near Lille. Some boys sent up • gigantic kite, and followed it across the frontier line into Belgium. There a man attached to the tail several bundles of cigars and a large one of tobacco. The kite was again raised, and the boys quietly returned into France without paying duty on their booty. A letter from Biarritz, of the 2nd, says :—" Their Majesties, since their arrival here, take dail► walks in the commune, the multitude respectfully making way for them, happy in wituessing the excellent health of the Emperor, the Empress, and the prince Imperial. Every day the fine band of the god of the line execute symphonies before the palace. A charming ball is each day organised, of which the Prince Im perial does the honours, and to which he invites all the chil dren that are present, the Emperor and Empress looking os with evident pleasure. Yesterday Biarritz was visited by s host of excursionists eager to seek a respite from the beat in the sea.breeze. To the evening a display of fireworks was let off at the foot of the CAIIIOO, in the presence of upwards of 2,000 spectators." PER.SECUTIOIf. The Minister of Justice in Belgium, M. Tech, has, says the Brussels journals, been made the victim ofa sin gular piece of persecution. Ile some time ego diernii.ed • Mastrican from a post of clerk to the jugs de pais at Brussels, and the dismissed official, having money and time to spars, resolved to be avenged. M. Teach, havin g ob tained breve of absence, proceeded to Ostend. Ou entering a railway carriage he was followed by M. Malaria.% who, after bowing politely, seated himself by hiss side. To the hotel at Ostend at which the minister put up, .M. Maatricau also went ; whoa the minister bathed in the sea he saw M. *tertian doing the same at a few yards from him ; if he took a walk on the dyke, Maatricau was seen to follow him ; when he visited the casino, there be found his pursuer ; in short, wherever he went the dil -1 charged clerk either met or followed him. At last B. Teach became seriously alarmed lest his persecutor should core. mit violence, and at his request M. Mastncau was plied under the surveillance of a police officer and a gendarmes But to ho constantly followed by those two men seemed not to annoy 3Laatricau in the least, aad he continued as before to throw himself constantly in M. Tesch's way, and to salute him profoundly, afterwards bowing with the utmost politeness both to the policeman and the gendarme. At length the persecution to which the minister was subjected became !mesa in the town, and excited much amusement among the visitor*. Whenever M. Teach ap paved, with Maatriam in attendance, and the latter followed by the gendarme and policeman, the visitors wished to see the fun, and formed lines for them Ito peas through, at the same time laughing loudly. A few days back IL Msatricau, whilst pursuing his victim, took it into his bead to salute the people on either side of Lim ; this increased their amusement, and they raised loud cheese. Tench, who, as may be supposed. was greatly ii.itated, hurried away to escape, hut Ilastricau kept close to him, and the crowd fril -1 towed ; the minister at last fairly took to his heels, but Mastricau ran likewise—the gendarme and policeman fol lowing, and the crowd after them. Eventually, amidst shouts of laughter, the minister sought refuge in the casino. In the dead of night he left for Baden, but, to his horror and dismay, the first person he mw on entering the conversation room after his arrival was M. Miuitricau, who, hat in hand and smiling agreeably, saluted him with great gravity. The Brussels journafa gn no further with the story. ELEVZN YOUNG OSTRICHES HATCHED A? MARSEILLES. Since the French occupation of Algeria ostriches have been conveyed thence to France in great numbers ; but, until the instance now to be recordel,a brood had never been produced in France. It is very difficult, under the ne cessary restniiut of a zoological prden, to supply the 1380011- sary conditions for bringing about this result. The attempt had been frequently made to do so in the Zoological Gar dens of Marseilles. but as frequently failed. Even last year, notwithstanding the care devoted to the ostriches in that establishment, though eggs were laid in plenty, no young ostriches could be hatched. The director, 3,1. Suquet, however, was not to be foiled. Failing to accomplish what he desired in the gardens, he bethought him self of trying what could be done out of them. In the territory of Montredon he selected a sandy plain, situate between the sea and the mountains which form the south-east of the gulf of Marseilles. The spot belongs to 31. Pestle, who kindly gave the necessary co operation. There a large 'minded valley was fixed upon, sufficiently wooded to afford shelter, without intercepting the sunshine necessary for quickening the eggs. After having enclosed a space 600 metres long by 50U wide, the birds were conveyed to their hatching ground on March 2 of this year. For a few days the birds seemed to regard their new quarters wish suspicioo, and ran anxiously about. Soon, however, they settled themselves and began laying. Their nest was at first a simple excavation in the sand, in the form of a truncated cone. Gradually the borders of this hole were heightened byMecumuhitioos of more mad. At this labour the male and female bird worked alternately. A few hours sitar the completion of the nest, laying began, and was continued every alternate day, until, by the 26th of April, 15 eggs had been deposited. Up to this time the hen guarded the nest • few hours before and after incubi.. thin, sometimes for a whole day. After April 20, however, the male bird commeuced taking his spell of watching, the lady only seeing to the household during periods when her lord and neater was temporarily absent from home. All seemed to go on satisfactorily. According to observations made by M. Hardy, at A lgiers, the time of incubation should be from 56 to 60 days. Knowing this, M. Suquet was surprised when, on June 3, Intelligence came that the first young ostrich had opened its eyes to sunshine on French soil. By the evening eleven had been hatched. On the day following the young birds left the nest and began to wander over their enclosure, guided alternately by paps and mamma, who spared no trouble in this their first walk iog lesson. During these excursions one bird always lin gered a little behind. It was weak and soon died. thus re ducing the number of the young family to tea. They went on growing rapidly, so that by the Bth of this month (August) they were as big as young turkeys, giving every promise of arriving in due time at the years of discretion, and contributing for many a season to the graade knee of many a fair Parisienne. Mr. J. 8. PheniS has been lecturing at the Poly technic on an invention which it is hoped may reduce the risk incurred by the mining population. It is • new kind of fuss invented by Mr. N'ictor of Cornwall, and patented by himself and Captain Polghai. It combines steady com bustion under intense pressure, with security from accidental ignition, being encased in metal, is impervious to water, sad vs eff very little smoke while burning. THZ PAILLCHERNHIP Or LIN(X)LN'S-INN.—Sezeral distinguished clergymen are already on the list of candidates for the preachership of Lincoln's-inn, which will shortly become vacant by the elevation of br. Thomson to the episcopal bench. When lir. Anderson resigned the appoint ment in 1656 there was a strong contest for it, Dr. Thomson heading the poll by a small majority over Archdeacon Otter and Dr. Goulburn. It is very currently reported that one of the writers in "Relays and Reviews" will be • candidate for the preachership with fair chances of emcees. The appointment rests with the benches, about 60 in number, and the election is expected to take place about the middle of November. Ting RZPRFARNTATION OF PLYMOUTH. —The death of the Earl of Mount.Edgmambe creates a vacancy in the representation of Plymouth. Lord Valletort, who succeeds to the pee was elected by a considerable majonty at the last general on ia 1859 on the conservative interest. CRYSTAL PALACR.—Tho Crystal Palace flower and fruit show commenced yesterday. Notwithstanding the dry hot weather, the show was a great success. The dahlias were very numerous, sod every variety seemed to be well represented. The amateurs muttered in great force, particularly in class 5, for twelve varieties, and it would be difficult to beat those for which the first and second prizes were awarded. The fancy dahlias were also very good. Some very fine seedling dahlias were shown. The German asters were remarkably good, and the French eaten were the largest class ever shown at the Crystal Palace. There was a fine display of hollyhocks in spikes and single blooms; a large collection of verbenas of vary choice varieties ; gourd display of gladiolas of the choicest and newest kinds. Mr. Bull exhibited acollection of nowand rare plants. Messrs. Cutbush and Son sent a collection of Tritoma Celina. A very pretty collection of cut flower' was exhibited by Mr. Patey, and some fine specimens of artificial dahlias and other flowers by Mrs. Stoddart. Six pots of vines in fruit, together with peaches, nectarines, Sc., were exhibited by Sir J. Paxton, the plants having been grown in his " glue houses for the minus." Messrs. Lane sod Son sent a col lection of 40 fruit trees in pole. The collection of fruit was very numerous and good, urticularly the pines, grapes, melons, peaches, nectarines, dessert and kitchen apples , plums, and che rries. The show will be continued this day. RERSFORD MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—We remind our readers that this festival, the 138th meeting of the thrt e choirs of Worcester, Gloucester, and Hereford, is to take place in the latter city next week, viz., on the 10th and three following days of fleptember. The sopranos are Miss Louis Pyse, Madlle.Tietjens, and Madame Weiss ; the contraltos, Madame Ssinton Dolby and Miss Fyne . ; the tenors, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Montem Smith, and Signor Giuglini ; and the buses, Mr. Weiss and Mr. Wien. Maille. Tietjens is aligned for the evening performances only. hut she gives her services for the Requiem, so that the visitors on the " selection" morning will have an opportunity of hearing her, and in oue of the grandest of works. The oratories will be entirely in the bands of English vocalists—a fact which gives us great satisfaction. The evening programmes present remarkable attractions. For the first time at one of these festivals, a chamber con. cert will be given. Mr. G. Townehend Smith is announced as usual in his double capacity of conductor and secretary. The orchestra and chorus have both been exceedingly well chosen, and such patronage has already been promised foe the festival as almost to ensure its success. —Worcester Chronicle. OPENIRO OF THE NEW MIDDLE TEMPLE LIBRARY. —The opening of the above elegant building by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will take place early in Octo ber, on which occasion the bon. the Inns of Court Rifles will form the guard of honour to his royal highness. Pre piu-ations are being made on an extended scale for a grand demonstration, as a large attendance of the nobility and gentry is anticipated, and the event is looked forward to with considerable interest. GARIBALDI NOT 001140 TO ARRRICA.—The Waeh ington correspondent of the Philadelphia Press says `• There is no truth in the reports that Garibaldi proposes to help us out of our troubles. A gentleman here, personally acquainted with Garibaldi and his eon, received a letter from the latter a few days ago, in which the son says he desired himself to come out and take part in the struggle now going ou hero for liberty, and that his f►ther objected on the ground that ours was a family quarrel, and could be settled more easily without foreign interference than with it, end that it IMP bailed upon a political question in which the na tions were not interested, and in the settlement of which they could nut become parties. These are now the views and sentiments of Garibaldi se expressed by his son in pri• rate correspondence of very late date." THI AMAZON.—The attempts made to raise this yacht from her position off Ryde-pier yesterday, by sling mg her to two steamers, were without success. The trial will be resumed to-day with lumps from the dockyard. The owner has turned her over to the steampacket company whose boat ran into and sunk her, Re claims 2,5001. as compensation for her loss. P