The Express. — London, England, 1861-04-09 00:00:00

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The expectation was that the owners of lands, forests, and cotton mills would make common cause against the Commercial Treaty with England, and the many acts which preluded to it. But no; such lords as the Marquis lir. Bonny got astride of the 'ltalian and Papal question to ride it to death. But of the produce of their lands and forests being undersold by foreign corn or iron they said not • word. Lille and Rouen have given up complaining of the impor tant change which is to affect them on the Ist of next October ; all they dwelt on waa the necessity of prolonging prohibition till then. The truth is that denunciations of free trade are no longer popular in France. Agricultural produce of all kinds commands • good price ; some a vastly higher price than in the days of prohi bition. Even iron has not been affected by the treaty ; the demand both for it and coal far surpasses the supply. And the entire south of France is rejoicing in the increased sale and Un proved value of its wines. The only remains of prohibitionist fanaticism were to be found in the deputies of the seaports, who stood up for the integrity of the old navigation laws. If these gentlemen are to bo believed, there certainly is very little ground for the panic fears which prevail of Old England being over whelmed by the multitudes of French ships and French sailors. The asseverations of Messrs. ARMAN and CONSEIL went to establish that the French coasting trade, especially between the Mediterranean and the Ocean, had been completely destroyed by the extension of the great lines of railroad ; and that even the old trade between the ports of the North and of tho South was disap pearing from the same cause. As the govern ment orstori in reply did not deny this, we sup pose there must be some truth in it, although the last returns du not corroborate the fact of such a nun. The vessels, the crews, and the trade employed in the home fishery were about to undergo the sense fate as the natioual coasting trade, according to the 'peelers, in consequence of the Government having lowered the duty on all fish, save salt cod, from 48 to 12 francs, which was the duty some twenty peers back. M. A ems" declared that Scotch fishermen can afford to moll a barrel of herrings for 15 francs, which would not pay the French fishermen at 32 franca. The demand for fish is, however, in all countries now so enormously beyond the power of supply, that we take the liberty to be lieve in the disappearance of the French fisheries just as much as we do in that of their coasting trade. M. Mutts enumerated a great many rea sons to show how impossible it was for French vessels to compete with English in dis tant voyages. And as to the trade in provisions between the opposite porta of the Channel, no French boat would take part in it. From Brest to Dunkirk nothing save the English flag would be seen. How all this is reconcilable with the doubling of the tonnage of French sailing vessels in ten years, and the sextupling of their steam tonnage, we leave the deputy for Brest to explain as he can. In answer to M. A1131&24, who enumerated all the burdens which depressed French navightion--soch as the obligation to have and keep continually em ployed more than the necessary numbers of seamen, and in this and other points satisfy the law of the French maritime conscription—the Minister said, that to equalise the duties on French and foreign vessels in the introduction of such raw commodi ties as Indian cotton and jute, in which the French could not compete, was a measure too plainly necessary to need argument. With respect to other commodities, the rule to be ap plied was, not to raise differential duties on foreign shipping for the purpose of revenue, but merely to equalize the expense of freight in the two com peting countries. The French Minister might have made a better answer, and at the same time established a far juster principle. For if French duties are to be governed by French freights, there is no chance of their being brought down, as all component parts in the price of COLUTIIi )(titles ought to be brought down, by competition. The main argument of M. Amiss wa►—Do not shrink from rendering all articles dear to the French consumer, for it is only by so doing that you can have a marine, and dispute with England the empire of the sea. We must do the French Government the justice to say that it has become completely alive to the folly and injustice of all these arguments for main taining its own establishments and pampering the trading and manufacturing class at the expense of the rest of the community. The maintenance of manufacturing and commercial prohibition after agricultural prohibition has been done away with, would be infinitely more intolerable in France than in England. Thcre the great bulk of the popula tion are depending or. the land, and paying the much greater proportion of the burdens of the State. In a previons article we treated of tho land tax. It amounts to I 1 millions sterling. The mobiliary THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1861. and window tax, which falls equally on all classes, amounts to 41 millions. The patent duty, which was the only tax upon the trader, produces 3 millions. Of the reirigistremoil and timbre, which bring in twelve millions sterling, the land fur niches certainly three-fourths, leaving twenty mil lions sterling to the charge of the agriculturist, compared with six furnished by monied property and trade. Were the comparison pursued into the repertition of indirect taxes, the conclusions would be a still stronger proof of the lightnesswith which the monied and commercial interests are taxed in Franco in comparison with that which furnishes the chief masa of consumers. The Government seems quite aware of this dif ference, and has evidently been emboldened by the conviction to listen no longer to the plea of the niannfacturing interest for protection. When the deputies of the ports enlarged upon the various restrictions and burdens placed upon the French shipowner, the Government mouthpiece replied that if the duties were taken off which affected the half million population of Lille, others could not be maintained for the sake of the population of the French ports. Too much might even be sacrificed to that national object, the Naval Inscription, if, in consequence of the stringency of its rules, as M. ARMAN shelved, French ships could not profitably trade to India or in the Eastern hemisphere. It certainly would be an amusing result of that institution, if, for the sake of having a greater number of sailors ao its maritime list, France should send a consider able less number of sailors to sea. Such, indeed, seems already to be admitted in the debates. It is impossible not to perceive how much new light is breaking in upon the French mind respect ing these questions. The efforts of Mr. Cuenca and his colleagues, and later of Mr. LINosAY, have done more to undermine and destroy the preju dices and the legislation which divided the two countries than the events of foreign policy, and the comments upon them, have done to raise up new suspicions and grudges. There is evidently a peace-current and a war-current flowing between the countries. The influence of both could be felt and seen in the late debates on the Address in the French Chamber. Unfortunately, the war like and resentful eloquence of certain members has come before the British public more strongly than the more friendly and pacific spirit manifested mother portions of the debate. eft €oun. OSBORNE. APRIL R. The Prince of Walea, attended by Major-Genoral the Hon. It. Bruce and Captain Grey, left Osborne this morning for bindingley Hall, Cambridge. The Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of Eng land had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exche quer, yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. Her Majesty's Commissioners of the International Exhi bition of 1862 have appointed the following committees of advice :—"On ell matters relating to the building," the Right Hos. the Earl of Shelburne, William Fairhaira, low LLD., F.R.S. ; and William Baker, Esq., C.E. "On insuses,'• the Right Hon. Robert Lowe. 3LP., Vice- Pvesideat of the Conned of Education ; Sir Alexander Y. Spearman, Bart. ; Thomas Field (Shim, Esq. • Henry Thin& Esq., ; Edgar A. %wring. Eq. sad Lord Frederick Cavmh (Secretary). Mr. J. J. Mayo. of the Board of Trade, has ban appointed Priacipel Financial Officer. - Thumblike of Nowak)e arrived in town Let evening from his sent Clamber-pork, Notts. A deputation, consisting of Mr. Deed's, Hr. Hugreen, M.P., Mr. H. Curling, Mr. Dottier, Mr. M. Dowd, Mr. S. Kennet, Mr. Webster, and Heikki Wa tkins, HE, 6.1 an interview yesterday with the Rig ht , Hoe. T. Milner Gibson, at the Office of the Baird of Trade. The Lord Chanedlor will receive the Judges, Queen's Counsel, kc., at his lordship's residence, Stratheden-house, Knightsbridge, on Monday next, the fist day of Easter Term, at 12 o'clock. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Ooveroor of the Falklead lake& and the Lord Hith Commissioser of the lonian Islands. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Canada and Newfoundland. SOUTHAMPTON, ATIUL B.—His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. attended by CUptabs Orey, Equerry in Waiting to his royal highness, loaded in the docks this morning from her Majesty's yacht Fairy, Hon. Captain Denman, from Osborne en monk for London and Cam bridge. His royal highness was received ou landing by Mr. P. Hedger, and Mr. John Levy, principal entente of the docks, whom he thanked for their attention, and Hr. R. Beech was in attendance on the part of the Routh Wtsteru Railway Company. His royal highness appeared in the inijoymout of the best of health, and left the station at Wind 11, cm., for Loudon. CANIBRIDC ►, MONDAY EVA:III4I.—Hu Royal High's= the Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Hight How. Major-General BM" Captain Grey, and suite, arrived here by the express train, at half-past nix, and with their attendants immediately took their departure in the royal carriage*, which were in waiting, foe llislingley Hall Tin Marquis and Marchioness of Breadalb.Ano arri►ed at their mansion in Park-lane, yesterday, from the Stud How, Hampton Court, where they have been pass ing the mess. 1!a Marquis anal Marchioness of Carmarthen an 'kyle( ea a visit to Lord aid Lady Riven at Run time Lades, Donetabire. The ilarchioncee of Bath coitus to town to-day freak bur mat, Maitham Court, wax Worthing, for the SOWS. The Marchioness of Ely and family arrived at Pvimmogate yesterday afternoon from the Lord Warden Hotel. Dover. The Karl of Clarendon came to town yesterday hem the t)rs►e, sear Watford. Her ladyship and family ars expected is Greevesoc-eremest today. The Karl and Countwea Somers, who have been peas* the men at the Priory, near Reigate, are expected Is town as Saturday for the steam The Earl and Countess of Strafford and family ems to tows to-dsy from their mot oear Barnet, for the mem The Kee end Conntem of Minto have arrived in Doroneinot, from &Wand. The Earl and Countess Constance Grosvenor will mum to town on Tuesday next, from Calverley Hall, Cheshire, for the wawa. The Countess of Jersey cud family, who have lam staying at St. Loonanl'aon-Saa for 11101120 weeks put, are expected in town at' the latter end of the week. . - Vtecount and Viaeounkas Sowerton arrived at their residence on Prince's-terrace, yesterday, for the NYCO. Lord sell Lady Pruby have arrived at their real• de m is Halkupstrest, Belarave•equare, for the wawa. Sir George Conte'sli and a Leiy Theresa Lewis, and W Lister, lave returned to Kent House from viole t% the Emil sad Omuta* of Clarendon at the Grove, war Watford. The dissolution of the marriage of the Landgrave Alexia et lieses-Philippathal-Barchfeld with the Laed pawls* Louie% eldest daughter of Prince Cherie* of Praia, has wow been definitely settled by the Electoral Prises el limse, though, in fact, the union wet long since dliselesd. A reform meeting at Southampton last night was very numerously atteuded. Mr. Richard Coles, the mayor, occupied the chair. Resolutions calling epee the meeting to support Mr. Baines'. I. Borough Franchise Bill, the vote by ballot, more equal distribution of *oats, kc., were carried with enthusiasm. A grand hall, given by the city of Torii' to the deputies on the 4th, was exceedingly brilliant. The Duchess of Genoa and the Primes of Piedmont and irAoste honoured ft with their presence. The President of the Chamber, with • peat number of deputies end senators, attended. The Wks of the nobility and others displayed their moat brilliant toilettes, and diamonds were displayed with profusion._ . _ General Prim, Conut de Reuss, who has been for a short time in Paris, has just returned to Spain to con tinue the military inspection with which he has been charged by the Spaniels government. REACTIONARY CONSPIRACIES AT NAPLES. plan otn arIIOLLL 00111111/11 , 0=1117.) (By SIIIIMMLINI LID Nunarno TILEGIIAPH.) NAPLES, MONDAY Arrzasoms. The Muratists have just been making ridiculous demonstrations, such as sending round to people's houses cards inscribed "Murat, King of the Two Sicilies, by vote of the people." The Bourbon faction has also attempted a move ment, which has been thwarted by the vigilance of Nigro,. Duke Cazaniello, Bishop Trotta, and other leading conspirators, have been arrested, and a quantity of anus and munitions has been seized. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Renter's office : NAPLE3, Ana 7. A rumour is current that General Bosco arrived at Naples five days ago, in order to direct a re actionary movement which was to have broken out yesterday. The police are said to be on his track. The ramifications of the conspiracy have been discovered. They extend even to the provinces. In some places the conspiracy has really broken out, and most atrocious deeds have been committed. Several priests have been arrested, among whom are seven curates of this city. The inhabitants request the government to take energetic measures against the reactionists. Yesterday reactionary attempts in the environs of Naples were suppressed by the National Guard. Several Bourbon officers and priests implicated in the conspiracy have been arrested. A depot of arms and ammunition has been disoo vered in Naples. The inhabitants are everywhere quiet. NAPLE% Aram ft, 8.35p.w. In consequence of the Bourbon conspiracy re cently discovered here the Duke Cazaniello and Bishop Trotta have been arrested. Yesterday 300 rifles were seized, and this morn ing 600 muskets and ammunition. Forty-three armed persons were arrested yesterday at Caserta. The attempts at insurrection made at Castiglione, in the Abruzzi, and at Vico, in the Capitana, have been easily suppressed. The insurgents at Casti gkone committed incredible atrocities. The Muratists of Naples have made a demonstration by sending voting tickets to the houses of the inhabitants i bearing the inscription " Murat, King of Naples, by the vote of the people." The Chevalier di Nigri displayed great firmness in this affair. Naples is tranquil. To-day great numbers of the inhabitants went to the races, at which Prince Carignan was present. AN EX-GRAND DUKE PROTESTS. BERNE, Apart, 8. The ex-Grand Duke of Tuscany has addressed a note to the Federal Council, dated from Dresden, protesting against auy recognition of the kingdom of Italy on the part of Switzerland. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, TCESDAY. The official Wiener Zeitung of to-day Rays 'Yesterday the imperial resolution was taken with reference to the public rights of the protestant' of both confessions in the German and Slave pro vinces of the empire." VIENNA, MONDAY. The Austrian Diet voted to-day an address con taining asaurances of loyalty to the Emperor, and praying for the maintenance of the adininistrative unity of the empire in conformity with the constitu tion of the 26th of February. The address also laya particular stress on the necessity for the further development of the con stitutional principle. POLAND. WARSAW, SUNDAY Rviansa. A great popular demonstration has taken place before the palace of the Governor, in consequence of which the military were called out. The Governor personally exhorted the people to main taim order and to disperse. The people replied that they would do so if the military were first withdrawn. The Governor gave orders to that effect, and the crowd then dispersed quietly. AMERICA. GALWAY, MOIMAT. The Atlantic Royal Mail Steam Navigation Com pany's screw steamer Prince Albert, Captain Walker, from New York on the 26th ult., has arrived. She brings dates vik St. John's, New foundland, to the 30th tilt. The City of Baltimore arrived out on the 29th ultimo. It was rumoured that the Southern States had 5,000 troops at Pensacola. Fort Sumter would probably be evacuated shortly. Advioes from Mexico atako that the French minister had been received by the Mexican go vernment. The Spanish flag was hoisted at St. Domingo on the 16th ultimo. On receipt of this news, three ships of war with troops were immediately despatched from Hsvannah. NEW ORLEANS, Name 29. The cotton market is firm. Middling, 124 e. Sales of the week, 82,000 bales. Receipts, 18,000 bales. AFRICAN MAIL. LIVERPOOL, Tummy. The African Royal Mail steam-ship Athenian arrived here at 1 o'clock this morning, but, owing to the non-attendance of the tender, no mails were landed until 8.30 a. m. She brings 3,0000 z. of gold dust. Her dates are as follows :—Benin, March 8 ; Fernando Po, 3 ; Cameroons, 3; Old Calabar, 1; Brass River, 7 ; Nunn, 7 ; Bonny, 6 ; Lagos, 10 ; Accra, 12 ; Cape Coast Castle 14 ; Cape Palmas, 16 ; Sierra Leone, 21 ; Bathurst, 25 ; Tenerife, St ; and Madeira, April 2. At Bonin trade was fair. Her Majesty% ship Buffalo was at Fernando Po, at which port trade was dull. Trade was inactive at the Cameroons, and also at Old Calabar. At Brass River trade was very quiet. The steamship Runbeani was at Nunn. At B4niny trade was dull, but brisk at Accra, Cape Coast, and Bathurst. Business was improving at Cape Palmas. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. RUSSIA AND POLAND. The following is the text of the circular despatch addressed by the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Imperial legations abroad, relative to Poland : ST. PETERSBURG, MANCH 20 (Aram 1). The reecript addressed by his Majesty the Emperor to his Lieutenant of the Kingdom of Poland, has acquainted you with the judgment passed by our august master upon the recent events at Warsaw. In the consciousness of his strength, and of his sentiments of affectiou for his subjects, his Imperial Majesty has wished to see only impulsive en. thusiasm in events upon which, seeing the street disorders, a severer appreciation was justly deserved. A large scope has been given to this enthusiasm in the repressive measures which the authority had the power and the right to take, in order to allow the agitation time to subside. But the Emperor has not wished to restrict his indulgence to these limits. The solemn act of emancipation inaugurated by the manifesto of the 19th of February, attests the profound solicitude which our august muter devotes to the well-being of the peoples whom Provi dence has confided to him. Russia and Europe have seen in it a proof that, far from evading or postponing reforms demanded by the progress of ideas and of interests, his Imperial Majesty takes the initiative and pursues it with perseverance. Our august master extends the same aolici tude to his subjects of the kingdom of Poland, and has not wished that a painful impression should arrest the come of his generous ictentiotui. The ukase, of which you will receive a copy, will make known to you the nature of the institutions introduced by the Emperor into Poland. The first is that of a Council of State, largely admitting the indigenous element by the adjunction of notables either not included in the official hierarchy or invested with elective functions. It gives the country the means of co operating in the administration of affaiss proportionately to its interests. The creation of government and district councils and of municipal councils, based upon the elective principle, assures to local interests the power of self-govern ment. Finally, the ecclesiastical affairs and the affairs of pub lic instruction are entrusted to a special administrative com mission henceforth separated from the commission for internal affairs. It will be able to submit to the govern ment the measures necessary to the development of public education. By these different institutions, the moral and material interests of the country rive new guarantees; • legal expression is assured to its wishes and its needs, and a place is left to the ameliorations suggested by experience, the teachings of which will always be consulted within the limits of the possible and just. The practical results of these measures depend, however, upon the manner in which the subjects of the Emperor in the kingdom shall justify the confidence of which his Ma. jesty has given them the proof. The Emperor desires that that which he grants may be a reality. His Majesty believes that he has fulfilled • duty of conscientious solicitude in opening to the kingdom of Poland a way of progress. His liveliest desire is to see it maintain its position, and prosper. He firmly believes that this result will be attained, if his intentions are appre ciated and seconded by the wisdom of the country. Receive, &c., GOITCHAEOFT. (armies Tazotaxs.) ITALY AND SWITZERLAND. The following diplomatic correspondence, re ferring to the assumption by King Victor Emma nuel of the title "King of Italy," haa been re ceived at Mr. Renter's office : BERNE, INARcH 23. To HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL COUNCU. Your Excellency,—The national Italian parliament has pared a law which has been sanctioned by his Majesty the King of Sardinia, in virtue of which Victor Emmanuel IL assumes for himself and his successors the title of " King of Italy." By this act is declared solemnly, and according to the constitutional forma of law, the re.orgaoisation of a nation which will henceforth be recognised as such by Europe. Possessing the sympathies of the most enlightened poo -1 plea, Italy now takes a place among the powers with the confidence of becoming an additional element in guaranteeing g e ner a l order and security. The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Mani' potentiary of his Majesty, in acquitting himself by order of his government of the pleasing mission of notifying this important event to his Excellency M. Kunst,' President of the Federal Council, esteems himself happy to be able to express his confidence that the sentiments of the King's government will be reciprocated by the Federal Council. Besides the many common interests which unite tie two countries for the present and the future, he finds • guarantee for this confidence in the magnanimous sentiments of the Swiss people, who adhere so firmly to the principle of independence, a principle on which the government of the King is likewise founded. The undersigned takes this opportunity, he. (Signed) JOCTLAIT, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of King Victor Emmanuel to Switzerland. In reply to the above note the Federal Council addressed the following to its Minister at Turin : Sir,—TbeComruander Jneteau, by his note of the Zird March, has informed us that the National Parliament has passed a law, also sanctioned by the King of Sardinia, ac cording to which King Victor Emmanuel 11., has assumed for himself and hia successors the title of "King of Italy." In forwarding to you a copy of this note we herewith in struct you to be good enough to thank the government of King Victor Emmanuel for that communication, and to ex press our satisfaction at the friendly sentiments expressed byhis Majesty's government on that occasion towanls Switzer land. Switzerland on her part will not fail to loyally do her utmost to maintain and strengthen, under the altered in ternational situation, the flimsily relations which have hitherto existed between two neighbouring countries. Accept, &c., (Here follow the signatures of the members of the Federal Council.) THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIESTS. PARIS, TUEBDAY. The Mmtitear of this morning publishes a cir cular, addressed by M. Delangle, Minister of Justice, to the Attornies-General (Prwarears- Generaux), in reference to the catholic priests who publicly discuss prohibited subject. either verbally, OT in writing, and in the exercise of their func tions. The circular continues as follows :—" Some of them,forgetting that a priest's mission is to watch over the relkioun instruction of the faithful, criticise the acts of the government, provoking also mistrust and censure of the Emperor's policy. Others attack the Sovereign personally, over whelming him with insults. Others trouble the consciences of their Socks by the announcement of imaginary misfortunes." M. Delangle recalls that such abuses are amenable to Articles 201 and 204 of the penal code, which punish offences of the kind with imprisonment or banishment. He also recalls that although these articles have remained unapplied they have lost nothing of their autho rity. "The government would fail in its duty U it did not employ them against such hostile demonstrations." M. Delangle con- I cludes by charging the attornies-general to cause accounts to be rendered them of any such infrac tions of the law, and when the facts are judicially stated, to send their authors, whoever they may be, before the competent tribunals. "It is time (says the circular) that legality should re-assume its empire." ITALY. TURIN, Aran 9. The supplementary elections the result of which is at present known 8110 W a great majority favour able to the government. SPECIE FOR THE BRAZILS. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 9. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Magdalena, sailing to-day, takes out, in bar silver and dollars, 14,0711. ; in sovereigns, 7,9401. ; in diamonds, 3,9501. ; in jewellery (French and English), about 8,200!. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Alhambra, which sailed yesterday for the Penin sular ports, took out in sovereigns 2,0001. Some of tho Madrid journals of the 4th state that the government was about to declare war on Mexico, but the Currropondanciet, a semi-ofticial organ, affirms that "no decision has yet been taken on that `reeve subject." The Italie asserts that Garibaldi does not intend to accept the annual reale of 150,000 francs, and the title of " Firsteitizenof Italy," as proposed to the Chamber by the Deputy Hamelin° ; and that most probably the bill will be withdrawn ►t the general'■ owe request. A grand dinner took place at the Tuileries on Sunday, the gamete consistieg principally of mouton and members of the Legislative Body. Them weekly dinners will continue to the end of April, when the Emperor end Empress will take up their residence at Saint Cloud. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (raoM on ORA PARIS, MONDAY Emma. The Corps Legislatif sat in " secret committee " to-day (pursuant to a new regulation introduced by the decree of November 24), for the preliminary dis cussion of two government measures, the one re lating to a new organisation of the savings banks for old age, and the other to the suppression of the sliding scale. It is rumoured that both the bilk were favourably received. A letter from Toulon states that the yacht Jerome Napoleon is preparing for a voyage. There are various rumours about her destination. Ac cording to one report she is to take Prince Napo leon to Genoa towards the 20th of this month, while, according to another rumour, she is to come round to Brest, and from thence convey the prince to Denmark, Sweden, and the Baltic. It is noticed that a St. Petersburg journal announces the ex pected arrival of an " august " French visitor in the first fortnight of May. On the occasion of the translation of the remains of Napo'son L to their permanent tomb the Em peror decorated fifteen of the oldest pensioners in the Hotel des Invalides. They are all upwards of eighty. One, the oldest of all, was a drummer in the American campaign under Lafayette, and two lost their eyesight at Cairo in 1798. The dissolution of the Society of Redemptorist Fathers at Lille has been followed up by that of the Capuchins of Hasebrouck. In addition to these stringent measures, such of the members of the two societies as are foreigners have received orders to leave France. It is stated that there are very few Frenchmen among them ; so that the decree is prac tically one of general banishment. The Bourse was as inanimate as on Saturday, and less firm. The Rente closed at 67fr. 70c. for cash, and at 67fr. 65c. (with a fall of Sc.) for ac count. Mobilier fell 2fr. 50c. Railways were a little better. Orleans rose 3fr. 75c., and most of the other lines from lfr. 25c. to 2fr. 50c. There was again a great demand for the Roman railways, 1,175 shares of which were " disoounted ;" they rose 12fr. 50c. The Caisse Mires fell 2fr. 50c., closing at 90fr. Regret is expressed at a resolution passed on Saturday by the Syndics' Chamber, the tendency of which aggravates the difficulty of doing business in this long paralysed market. Hitherto it has been usual when a broker was a buyer from another broker of any security to the same precise amount, and for the same account as the latter was a seller of, to set off one transaction against the other. But the syndicate, which levies a per centage upon every operation, now insists upon putting a stop to this practice, and threatens to enforce heavy fines against the brokers who resort to it. The Bishop of Poitiers, nothing daunted by the censure of the Council of State, is about to publish a letter to the Minister of Public Instruction and Worship. M. Mare de la Guerronniere—the son of the Councillor of State--was married to-day at the Madeleine to Mdlle. de Jovyac. MM. de Persigny and Billault were the bridegroom's witnesses. ITALY. The Nationalitis of Turin, of Saturday last, states that it wee confidently stated in that city that the re cognition of the Italian government by England has inspired King Victor Emmanuel with the idea of sending Signor Benedetti, Director-General o' the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on a mission ex traordinary to Paris. He would, it is said, be charged to re-establish diplomatic relations be tween the two governments. Another version of the report is that the object of Signor Benedetti's mission is the settlement of the Roman question, which is regarded as imminent, notwithstanding the news of the prolongation of the French occupa tion of Rome. PRESENTS TO GARIBALDI. TO THE EDITOR Or THE EXPELS& Slit, —Captain De Rohau bass left England for Turin and Camera, with communications for General Gari baldi from Mr. Ashurst‘ his English treasurer. Captain De Bohan is also the bearer of various presents to the General of considerable interest, including one to his daughter Teresa* from some English Ls.lies of distinction. Among the presents to the General was one likely to in tercet him very much, forwarded to London by Mr. Cowen, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, consisting of • sea-piece, painted by J. Scott, bearing this inscription :—" Ship Commonwealth, 853 tons, Captain Garibaldi, sailed from Shields, April 14, 1854, bound to Genoa." As a work of art it is au effective and attractive picture but the General will receive it and value it most as • present of a brave old Tynemouth salt, who has saved his pence for • long time in order to make the present to the General, whom he was with difficulty restrained from going out to serve, though seventy years of age. Another present carried to the General by Captain De Rohao, and which was brought to town by Mr. Coningham, M.P., is the Brighton watch, to which is attached a gold cable chain almost large enough and strong enough to bold the Great Eastern. Tho inscription upon the watch tells its own story ; it is this :—" Seventeen thousand subscribers of one penny each present this watch to General Garibaldi, in admiration of his noble daring and patriotic devotion to national freedom and liberty. Brighton, Sussex, England, February 18th, 18A.H."-1 am, Az., LANDOR PRAED. A letter from Poitiers states that a mercantile house at Marseilles bad given an order there for 55,000 yards of grey cloth for the army of Italy. The order is to be executed for 550,000 fr. It appears from a document just published by the Committee of Cuolpit Owners that the extraction of coal in hence in 1857 was 7,900,000 tons, from 62 coal- fields. Of that quantity six fields yielded not legs than 8,485,200 tons—namely, that of the Loire, 2,242,600 tons ; the Nord and Pas de Oda* 1,980,600 tons ; Card, 751,000 tons ; Blansy and Creuzot, 586,000 toes ; the Allier, 484,500 ; and the Aveyron the rest. From 11 other die. Wets quantities varying from 40,000 to 200,000 tons were extracted, and the quantity obtained from the other 45 wee consequently hut small. In 1852 the total extraction was only 4,900,000 tons, to that in the space of five years it has increased by 3,000,000 tone. The St. Petersbott rg Gccette states that a young men called the other (lay at • bookbinder's shop in st. Petersburg, with seventeen portraits of the Emperor which be desired should be set in frames of cherry coloured velvet, with the following irrwription in letters of gold: "lei memory of the enfrAuchibement of the serfs, March 5, --- Au Odessa paper states that the publication of a Greek newspaper has been authorised in that city, adding that newspapeni in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Russian, French, and German are already published there. and that they only want an Italian one to complete this representation of all the nationalities that compose the population. A letter from Rome, in the Gazette du Midi, rays :—" The polies have expelled about twenty families from this city, and among them that of Troubelskoy, who are relatives of Count de Horny, and who were obliged to leave after only four days' stay. In leaving, the Princess de Trimbelskoy said gaily to the keeper of the hotel at which she bad been stopping, ' Adieu! But we shall soon return to Rome with the Piedmonts.,, and as your accommoda tion is good, we will again put up at your house! '" STEMPLEVHAFIDt AT LA MAltelild.—Strange to say, the business at 14 Marche yesterrhiy (Sunday) was marked by the death of another horse, the victim being Mr. Gibson's Paddy, who was well known to all frequenters of steeple chases. He fell at the hank on the top of the hill, and broke his back. His sad lot created intense sensatien, and R vast number of spectators went to see him. Apart from this the events were meekest with much interest. Baron Niviere had more than his usual good fortune ; he won all the three on the card, two of them steeplechases with Gloom who is fast becoming famous, the third a Hat MOO with Panda" a 3-yr-olil THE RANH OF ENGLAND.—(THIS DAY.) This was the day appointed for electing the governors and directors of the Bank of England for the year ensuing. Mr. Bonamy Dobree completed his two years' term of office to-day as Governor. Mr. Dobree, in con formity with name, was Deputy-Governor during the two preceding years, and has therefore held office through four most important years in the financial history of the country. He is succeeded by Mr. Alfred Let am, of the East India firm of Arbuthnot, Latham, and Co., and Mr. Kirkman Daniel Hodgson, of the firm of Finlay, Hodgson, and Co., is the new Deputy-Governor. The following have been elected directors :—Thomas Baring, Esq., Henry Wollaston Blake, Esq., Henry Hu/se Berens, Esq., John William Birch , Esq., Travers Buxton, Esq., Arthur Edward Campbell, Esq., Stephen Cave, Eiq., William Cotton, Esq., James Pattison Currie, Eaq., Bonamy Dobree, Eaq., Benjamin Buck Greene, Fag., George Joachim Gosehen, Esq., James Alexander Guthrie, Esq., Thomson Hankey, Faq., John Benjamin Heath, Eaq., John Gellibrand Hubbard, Eaq., George Lyall, Esq., Thomas Mastennan, Esq., Alexander Matheson, Eaq., James Morris, Esq., Sheffield Keay., Esq George Warde Norman, EN., Edward Howley Palmer, F aq., Thomas Charles Smith, Esq. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) An extraordinary general meeting of proprietors were held this day at the King's-crosa Station , for the par. pose of cousidering certain bills now pending in parliament; Mr. DENIMON in the chair. The following measures were sanctioned without dis cussion : "1. An Act to authorise the Metropolitan Railway Coin pry to make improvements in their communication with the Great Northern Railway, to make arrangement' with certain railway companies, and for other purpose*. 2. An Act for extending the Metropolitan Railway from Smithfield to Finsbury.circus ; to authorise arrangements with other companies, and for other purposes. 3. An Act to authorise the construction of a railway from Edgware, through Finchley and Highgate, to join the Great Northern Railway." The CHAIRMAN, in proposing a resolution approving of a " Bill to author= the construction of a railway between Canton and Liverpool, and for other purposes," ex. plained that the bill empowered the Great Northern and Manchester, Sheffield, and Liniolmhire Railway Companies jointly to construct a railway from Gersten to Liverpool, and to aoint a committee of ma nagement. The capital requir ed would be 450,000 E., of which this company would be asked to contribute one-half. He considered that the undertaking would be ultimately, and at no distant period, of great advantage to the Great Northern interests, as it would give them an immediate connection with Liverpool. Mr. VALENTINE Kish. ST objected altogether to the scheme, on the ground that there was no justification for entering into an arrangement with a line so distant from their own system. Replying to a question, The CHAIRMAN said he considered that the undertaking would be principally valuable with respect to goods traffic between London and Liverpool, but they might also expect a large amount of local passenger traffic. The resolution was agreed to, and the meeting adjourned till Tuesday, the :10th indent, some of the bills before par liament affecting the Great Northern Compeny not being in a sufficiently advanced state to be submitted for the sanction of the shareholders. 1&il." MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE AND_ LOSS OF SEVEN LIVES ON THE CLYDE. One of the saddest occurrences which wo (North British Dail, Mail) have been called upon to chronicle for many years, in connexion with the River Clyde, took place on Saturday afternoon at Govan, whereby at least seven lives have been lost, and it is probable other bodies may yet be found, although it is not known with certainty that others are missing. The river steamer Lochgoil, from Loch goilbead, under the command of Capt. Archibald felntyre, as usual called at Greenock, where *considerable number of working men engaged in the Black Prince war frigate, lying in the Victoria Harbour, Greenock, went on booed, with the view of visiting their friends in Glasgow, Govan, Partick, Sic., doubtless intending to return on Monday morning. Things went all well until the steamer reached Govan Ferry, where a number of the men wished to go ashore. By this time many of them were much the worse for liquor : whether !het was obtained before going on board or in the vessel we are not in a position to say, but the fact remains that many of them were much excited with drink. When the ferry boat, in charge of Jrimee Docherty, ferryman, ap preached the steamer, there was a woman in it, named Mary Murray, the wife of Bernard Fitzpatrick, residing at 67,Orchard.street, Particle. Here we may remark, in passing, that the ferryman should have lauded the woman before going to the steamer. No sooner had the ferry boat got alongside the steamer, and connected with it by • rope as usual, than a rush of the Black Prince workmen was made into the boat, so that soon not less than thirty, and probably more than that number of men got I into tt. The consequence was that before the boat could get away it upset, and threw the whole of the persons into the water, including the woman above referred to, and a girl of twelve years of age, both of whom were drowned. The scene of the overloading of the bait—which is only registered to carry twenty-four persons—the upsetting, and subsequent fishing up of many of those in the water, are well described below, in the words of an eye.vrithese, and therefore we need rot dwell on it. Indeed, it is impossible to give any precise idea of what then took place. The captain and crew, and th e ferrynuin, all did their best to atop the rush in to boat ; but their efforts were fruitless. As the ferryman pushed off again and again, seine one drew the boat back by the rope, which was still attached, until the fearful catastrophe occurred. A smell boat was at ooce lowered from the Lochgoil, and with the aid of the passen gers on baud that vessel many were ssved from a 'watery grave. Two boats also soon arrived from tho shore, and one from the Pearl steamer, which was at hamd at the time, all of which picked up several persons. Wm. Macaulay, another ferryman, picked up Bre. Fitzlettrick iu his boat; but on taking her to the Pointhouse life was found to be extinct. Docherty, the ferryman, was saved. As no one knows exactly how many went into the boat, nor how many were reseuel, it is difficult to say the num ber of those who have bees drowned. After grappling about the teen of the dire calamity until nightfall on Saturday no other body was found than that of Mrs. Fits patriek ; but by six o'clock yesterday (Sunday) morning seven boats were on the spot, with grappling arms, Mr. George Geddes, Humane Society's officer, 'mein furnished several of them. About eight o'clock a.m. they discovered the body of the little girl who was seen in the boat. Her name is Mary Conic, living in Sliarp.atreet, Greenock, and it is understood she was on a visit to some friends in Govan. Although the persons in the boats were in defatigable in their exertions, no other bodies were found until three o'clock ; but between that. hour and six p.m. other five were found, all young men who bad been em ployed at the Black Prince. THE IRISH CROWN SOLICITORSHIPS. —lt is cur rently reported that there are 200 Irish solicitors, be they more or leas, is London just now in ►earcb of the six Crown Solicitorship' vacant by the death of itiir Matthew Barring• ton. Lord Clarence Paget will move the Navy Estimates, in Committee of Supply, on Thursday. Admiral Walcott, on Friday, intends to call attention to the incomplete state of the Nelson Monument in Trafalgaroatuare, the vote to complete the same baying been granted in the session of 18oS. Mr. Henry Baillie will aek the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs on Friday whether he has my objection to lay on the table of the house the correspond. 011C0 with the governments of Prussia and of Denmark, relative to the affairs of the Duchies of Schlmwig and of Holstein. A series of amendmentB to be movel by Mr. Roebuck in committee on ?redo Marks Bill are printed us separate paper with the parliamentary votes issued this morning. Sir Harry Verney, on Fri.lay, will ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, " whether the war carried on by Holstein and Schleswig against Denmark was terminated in January, ISM, by the armed intervention of the German Bund, the duchies having given way on the understanding that rights equal to those of Denmark Pr , ne , should be secured to thorn and to Lauesiburg, that tech duchy should have a representative assembly with a Mils rate vote, that their common institutions (non•politial) should be maintained, that Schleswig should not be in corporated with Denmark, that the German language and nationality should enjoy perfect equality with the Danidi ; these rights to be guaranteed by a common constitution for the general affair of the monarchy." The Agricultural Society of France has just had the different rivers of the Ruses-Alpes stocked with 70,000 egg of the Fen, one of the beet kinds of fivh in the r;wis. lakes, and belonging to the same family as the salmon. A letter from Path in the Lai/tem/a ore of Bras• • sels says :—" I can announce to you a great piece of news — the tribune in the Legislative Chamber is about to be elw established! Yes, the tribune, that sort of Pandora's bew from which so much good and evil have issued, it about to reappear. Orators only will be wanting ; but the honour able deputies are young, at least most of them—and :with time they may become eloquent. I hasten to add est they will not be condemned to the tribune fore& Not the timid, the hesitating, the trembling, those who Pau" theee who have, as Royer-Collard said, ' a cold in the ill' telligence,' may continue to speak from their places." The Rumian journals speak of the bratking uP of the frost which till nearly the end of March rendered*. Neva and other rivers impassable by vessels.