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N. pat qr.—lL AQUI% 9, Partirmat.rtrieL Wmailoslar, News Arai. BAYSWATER. -DAILY NEWB LENT TO READ; sad supplied to to. country by ma's( post. at Mid. pr awsetae. peal la laes. DURBICII. Orouaterress. West. " /WM. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO PARIS. THE REVIEW IN THE CHAMPS DE MARS. CDROM 091 SPROUL OORDISPONDRItT4 PARIS, SATURDAY EVINIRO. Whatever desk there may be as to the compara tive merits of the two patios:sin other matters, of one thing we may be quite certain,and that is that in any thing of the mince of military parade they have no equal. The vast mama of disciplined troops they have always at command, the splendid parade ground they have in the Champs de Mars, and the general military spirit of the people, enable the authorities at any time, and on the shortest notice, to get up a military spectacle, not °sly attractive in an artistic point of view, bat of high moral value, se showing to all whom it may renown that even with one immense lows desethere up and down, the central govern ment can still display on the favourite exercise ground of Paris an amount of organised physical faros sniff iest to meet all emergencies, whether at home or abroad. It will hardly be necessary to say that on so mensnal and unexpected an occasion as the expected peewee of the Queen of England more than usual pelnewere taken to render the spectacle as attractive is penal& The public were quite confident that dile wield be the me, and consequently thronged to the geemd in numbers far greater than had sue boss mess present even at this their favourite pastime. By favour of the authorities, I had a position close to the imperial pavilion, all the approaches to whisk were rigorously guarded against every one not sind• hely favoured; but on every side of the immense plain I could use the mums of human beings packed as closely as they could stick, and every window at all within view filled with anxious face", all turned to the segue of action. The number of men reviewed exceeded 40,000, and comprised all the various arms of the French service—lnfantry, cavalry, and artillery. First there was a splendid brigade of the Imperial Guards, seemingly the finest infantry in Europe, tall, and rather slender, but with a fine martial air, and marching with a precision almost mechanical, and fairly emulating the much-lauded English 4 . Untidily." Then there was the three first divisions of the army of the East, comprising many regiments of the line, bronzed, hard-looking little fellows, who sometimes got into a ruck, but, generally speaking, marched in first-rate order. Then there were grenadiers, voltigurs, and gendarmerie in numerable ; bat it would hardly be interesting to an English reader to give him the whole details of a French order of the day. It will be sufficient to say that besides the Imperial Guard there were a dozen regiments of the line, exclusive of the picturesque Boum*, who seem to be special favourites with tongue here. The cavalry, which was really magnificent, comprised the select Guides, with whose uniforms the people of London have already =dean& pleasant acquaint ance ; the massive Carbineen, in their light blue coats and brazen armour; the splendid Cuirassiers of the Guard, who looked as if they could charge through anythig ; and several regiments of Light Horse, in varied and elegant uniforms, and who struck me as siding with considerable grace and certainty of seat. The whole were finely mounted, although some of the Woo bad heads awfully like that of a camel, and all mimed exceedingly docile and obedient to their ridges The Guides had, I suspect, English horses, as there was a marked difference in their appearance. There were no less than ten batteries of artillery, each gun being drawn by six small serviceable hems, and ash numerously snorted by the portion of the hese which is appointed to that duty. Forty thousand men appear a great number on paper, but whoa all alive, and regularly marshalled on the Wma plain of the Champs de Mars, they loeked lib so many black and white squares on a chessboard, only that they wen not at all numerous enough fully to justify the simile. On marching to the ground, to which they cams for the greatest part by way of the Pout de Jena, they were placed in position at a great distance from where I stood, the infantry on one side and the cavalry on the other, but the lineament fanfare informed us that they were all very busy in preparing to perform their parts properly. Subsequently we could see the black masses break up and form new combinations, and I ultimately, as well as I could judge, they formed into lines placed at considerable distances, the cavalry /maiming at the bottom, the obvious intention being that the royal carriages should pees in and out threngh them on their arrival OD the ground. I abseil bore observe that the Imperial balcony was arranged within the portico of the Polytechnic School, the facade of which ruts along to the Invalides,which it adjoins, and there were on each side two handsome tribunes for those who having been admitted within the lines did not like the fatigue of following more nearly the movements of the troops. On one aide, there fore, was the Imperial balcony, and opposite, but a hog way off, the river, the whole intervening space being devotion to the troops, except a pretty wide larder running all round, and which was covered with the tribunes of the speculators in spectacle, who ea this occasion must have been amply rema nded for their rather crazy erections. The deco rations of the Imperial balcony, as well as those of the two tribunes, were Mbar neat than splendid, and bad evidently been improvised for the occasion. They were rather sparingly covered with crimson velvet, and poroisirs, in the usual manner, with the four allied colours, and the Imperial eagle, as usual, spread his protecting wings over all. I noticed many English fame einompt the visitors of the Meade., amongst others Mr. Vernon Smith and his lady, and a good sprinkling of English military and naval uniforms. There was a numerous body of the new police in attendance, and the greatest politeness was observed in showing the visitors to their places. It wee, of course, my business to poke my nose into all sorts of forbidden places, with the certainty that I should be requested to remove the next minute, bat I had two expedients, which ultimately enabled me to go wherever 1 wanted. The first was to throw myself on my insular defi ciency in the French language, and my maid to present &small document, signed by the Minimise of Public Safety, the very sight of which was NIL dent to deprive the most resolute policemen of bbl self-possession for several minutes. Drawn up be smart array before the Imperial pavilion was a very remarkable body of infantry, whose delicate and refined lineaments, extreme youth, and gay plumes reminded one strongly of the formidable army that Madame Vestris used to esmsnand in The Iterincibks. This was a special battalion of the young gentlemen from the College of Bt. Cyr, who were thug allowed to form a guard of honour for the two female en& reigns —a task which was no doubt quite a labour of love with so gallant and debonair a body of warriors. I trust I shall not in these observations be thought to derogate for a moment from the high soldierly bear ing of the young soldiers of Bt. Cyr, amongst whom there is evidently mush material foe future distinc tion. I merely give the impression produced at first by their extreme youthfulness and smart costume, to which one of high respect for their military profi ciency was subsequently added when I saw the mas terly precision with which they performed their evo lutions. At ti o'clock exactly a tremendous braying of the trumpets, a gallopping up and down of officer,, a rapid forming of various positions, informed us that the imperial carriages and cavalcade had crossed the Past de Jena, and were entering the ground. In Mfb Incident a sharp rattle of awful import announced that 40,000 men presented arms. The oolours oould be seen drooping all along the various columns of troops, and the whole of the regimental bands struck up " God save the Queen," with a peculiarly grand and solemn effect. The Maim of music came floating up with more or lees of distinctness according to die. tenor, and with it came the hearty shouts of the people, who are really beginning sensibly to improve in the truly British art of cheering. The drums beat incessantly as the cavalcade palmed along, so that, taking everything together, the greet historical and interastioaal importance of the imoasion, the im mense number of men under arms, the enormous crowds of people, the mean of musical eouod emitted by the military bands, the colours aid the varied uniforms, an effect was produced on the spectator that it would be easier to con ceive than describe. A nearer approach showed us that the Queen and Royal children were in an open carriage, round which were grouped on horse back the Emperor, who wore the Order of the Garter, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, Prince Napoleon, and Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, with a crowd of French officers, amongst whom General Canrobert was an object of especial interest I paid great atten tion to the shouting of the troops, which we in Eng land have been informed is regulated amongst our allies by the word of command. Here, I have been informed, that the Emperor has abolished so absurd a practice; but on this occasion there was cheering enough, and it certainly produced oa me a satis fied impression of spontaneity ; indeed, how could soldiers as gallant as the French do otherwise than receive the Royal lady who had oome amongst them with enthusiastic welcome? It had a capital effect; and " Viva la Reins r rEmpereur !" seemed to fall upon the ear in a very pleasant sort of sequence. You will eseilyimagine that to pass slowlyup and down through such immense ammo of men was the busi ness of some time, and when it was fi drilled, the whole cortege approached the Royal pavilion. I never in my life saw so brilliant and ntagoillosiat a staff as that by which the Queen's carriage wee surrounded. At one door rode the Emperor, mounted oa his favourite chestnut, which on this occasion exhibited • saddle of crimson velvet; and on the other, rircinlbert, dressed as an English field marshal, and quite justifying by his appearance the general verdict of the ladies, that he was a belhomme—aroand them was quite • squadron of magnificently dressed officers; and last though not least, my friends of the Hotel de Rile, the Arab Shiecks, who although mounted on magnificent barbs, looked, in their volt'• minous white mantles, exceedingly like a brigade of old women going to market. When the carriage drew up opposite the Book, his Imperial Majesty dis mounted in a moment, and nodding familiarly to Prince Albert, as if to say, " I shall be back in a moment," ran with great agility after the royal carriage, and was ready at the door to assist her Majesty in alighting, and subsequently to conduct her to the imperial pavilion, when the Princess Mathilde was in waiting to receive her Majesty. Immediately after the Emperor returned, remounted his horse, and the whole of the magnificent caval cade rode off to see the troops defile. This opera tion, which in England we call " marching past," took up some time, the infantry having to form, first in battalions, and then in divisions, at the head of which were the young gentlemen from St. Cyr and the infantry of the guard. The artillery followed io batteries, making that strange rumbling noise that strikes so terribly on the ear of any one who knows what it means; and finally, the ca valry in close columns, forming, by a long way, the most magnificent portion of the spectacle. They came up the ground slowly at first, but when the angle was to be passed they swept by like • whirlwind, making the ground tremble under their horses' feet, and then, suddenly checking their speed into a walk, passed slowly in front of the royal pavilion, their band playing as they severally passed the national anthem. This termi nated the review, which all through had been carried on under the most favourable auspices. The weather was most propitious—a cool, cloudy day, so different from the torrid atmosphere we had previously had for some days; and, different from the invariable prac tice at English reviews, the rain politely held off until the evolutions were nearly finished. Every one looked happy and contented, and not a single acci dent disturbed the enjoyments of the day. THE IMPERIAL BALL AT Mom OUR SPICIAL CORRR Who shall describe the anxiety that pervaded the fashionable world of Paris respecting the great crowning festivity of Saturday evening P The various great functionaries who had the disposal of tickets were daily besieged by the sort of enemy most diffi cult to resist, namely, crowds of beautiful young ladies, both French and foreign, who felt morally convinced they should expire if not permitted to assist at the great ball which Napoleon 111. was about to give to his illustrious guest the Queen of England. All the notabilitie•—and Paris is a popu lation of notabilities—expected to be present, in order to air their numerous decorations, and take up the room which otherwise would be allotted to the dance. By the way, it is a pity that the atmosphere of gilded saloons, and the glare of wax lights, and the strains of Messrs. Strauss and Dufresne, have a charm for people to a far more advanced period of life in Paris than in England. You see every ball-room crowded with old men and women grim ea death and yellow as parchment, who sit and gaze and glare half unconsciously at the bustle about them, and appear to the matter-of-fact stranger as if they would be much better at home nursing carefully the flame which was already flickering in the socket. However, it is the mode ; everyone wanted to go, and everyone, young and old, applied to the Duo de Bassani, for tickets. I had almost despaired of obtaining one, but at the eleventh hour the authorities relented, and I and one or two other gentlemen similarly situated were pre sented with the much-coveted card. Then came the question of conveyance--all the carriages were en gaged—and of court costume, all the tailors being exhausted on their own counters. Time was short, the emergency was pressing ; but patience and perseverance will overcome anything, and so after numerous mishaps which would be ludicrous in the reading, but were by no means so in the in- Septic.), I found myself, at exactly half past nine on Saturday, quietly seated ia a remise, whisk formed a portion eta gnu, about two mile" long, the first car nage at which was entering the grand emir, and the last was half-way down on the road between Ver sailles and SG Cloud. There was nothing for it but to wait, as, whenever an impatient coachman at tempted to break the line, be was at once pounced upon by • policeman, who was always attended by two fierce looking mounted dragoons, whose busi ness it was to support hie authority. It took quite of the vestibule, and, in the meantim e , th e Q ueen an d threessurturs of an hour to bring us up to the entrance Emperor had arrived, and the explosions of feu Jade** had commenced upon the terrace. The whole atmosphere was filled with coloured fire, and the parade of the palace was as distinctly visible as in the middle of the day, having, in addiuon to the re. fired= of the fireworks, beading. of gas round every ionise, and immense candelabra arranged at inter vals in the grand cow. Once inside the well guarded entrance, the visitor found himself in • moment surrounded by a crowd of brilliant mei feels, splendid toilettes. and glittering deooratioes. Every military service in Europe except the Russian was ted, and there was also a considerable spri • of English naval ceases. The Arab @hoicks were these, wrapped up as warmly as penal, and wend to sensider there was some want of respect sham roes in the little delay that occurred in usher. =lmmo up the grand seedier. The tickets were by a very respectable functionary in black, who stood at a small table surrounded by a numerous body of footmen in the imperial liveries, and who bestowed marked attention on all the English visi tors Ones at the top of the stairs we were in fairy land at once, and it would be in vain to attempt any thing like • description of the scene that presented itself. The general reminiscence of Versailles is of a visit in the middle of a hot dusty summer's day, and a stroll through a succession of vest and rather dreary chambers, senesced only by the monotonous hum of the local einereos. Bet on this occasion every room was filled with gay company, and each vista as you looked down sesned a perfect ma of wax lights, and gilding, and velvet, and flowers. The French evi dently like plenty of ight, and on every . public 01101 Mos have Immense numbers of boogies in their mut salons. but at this ball all ordinary attempts at MIWNW. oa were outdone, as it is said that no less awn than 60,0001. was expended in wax lights alone. Bearything had evidently been newly burnished and mbeshed, and the effect of the whole was such as mimpletely to dazzle the spectator. But it is said to require five hours to go through all the state apart ments of Versailles, and it would take nearly as long M describe them in detail, while the faithful descrip• dens of the omnipresent Galiguani renders such a task wholly unnecessary. Every one as he or she entered the first of the grand apartment', upon which Louis XIV. had lavished so much of the money of the people, first took a dazzled glance at all the splendour that surrounded them, and then turned to the windows, from which an excellent view was obtainable of the faux d'artffice just then ap proaching the culminating point of their =hnic glories. I was just in time for a mag tshower of bouquets, and the representation of Windsor Castle, which was really a very imposing aid well executed device. The ladies clapped their hands with delight, and eves the grey generals and grave senators, who stood in deep circles around them, seemed to enjoy the sight as much as the youngest of the company. At the same moment the Queen, Hamer, and the two warts were in the vestibule specially reserved at some distance off, but the entrance was completely blocked up with stars, garters, and cordons; diamonds, feathers, and flowers ; stout, slight, young, old, and middle-aged people. The only resource was to slide carefully along the well waxed Room contented to make about • yard progress every ten mieutes'exereise of this amustng evolution. Then we might look up at the gilded ceilings or eat at the windows, as nothing could be seen in a horizontal direction but the heads of the men and the hoed-dream of the ladies. The progress of the pil grim was clew, but by no means painful, as when advanced a little further, by tuning his eyes to the left, he could see through the window one of the moat bssatital pieces of illumination that could possibly be Imagined. Round the two oblong pieces of orna mental water that are situated immediately opposite the Grand Appartements, the Imperial artists had arranged a series of bouquets in variegated lamps, and is the centre of each lake an elaborate piece having mese appropriate mythological application. Not a soul could be seen within the whole of this vast en closure—nothing but lights and water, so that it looked like some beautiful fairy palace that had just been summarily depopulated by the wand of the evil genius. Thus we slid on through Salon d'Heroule, Sallee d'Abandaoce, de Venus, and de Diane, and Salon de Mars, wishing to stop and look at every thing, but irresistibly impelled onwards by the human tide that flowed faster and faster u it approached more nearly the sound of the dance music that was coming down from the grand ball-room. The passage, although slowly and cau tiously navigated, was not without its perils. Those who now for the first time found themselves begirt with a sword came to the conclusion that it was any thing but a convenient, however ornamental, appec di The ladies gave little screams, as every now and then they felt a sudden cheek, and on looking round beheld an immense carabinier assiduously attempting to disengage his spur from • tremendous rent in one of the gay dresses upon which a whole previous week of taste and labour had been ex hausted ; while at every:second moment some re v/astable personage was observed struggling faintly with the billows; now it was the venerable Canto ryski, for whom everyone attempted to make way ; then it was General Nereus, covered with orders and ribbons, and who seemed very well able to make way for himself ; now some one pointed out General Csnrobert, a dapper Immune]. looking man, bearing a strew likeness to the Bonaparte family, and then Horace Vernet, attended to receive this much prized ovation. Every one was in uniform, and almost every one was deep rated, but still there was the most perfect equality, if not liberty, as not all the orders in the books of chivalry could enable any man to move an inch beyond his neighbour. The great point of attraction was the grand ball-room, the far-famed sone de glances, where it was understood the two sovereigns were holding brilliant court. This magnificent salon, sup posed to be the finest ball-room in the world, is nearly 260 feet long, by . 40 feet in width, and about as many in height. It is called the Salle de Glans, became opposite each of its seventeen windows, the wall is pierced with uniform apertures, and each aperture is filed with looking-glue, so as to appear as if there were windows on both sides. The deco rations are quite in the French taste, with pillars of porphyry, and bronze pedestals having stators in the niches, representing the more popular members of the Pantheon. The ceiling, which is covered with alle gorical paintings, struck me as being exceedingly fine, giving quite the idea of pressure in the more fragile decorations beneath. Oa this occasion festoon of flowers were suspended between the candeliers, and some people praised, and some condemned the into 'Mimi, and at each end of the room was an immense orchestra, in which respectively Messrs. Strauss and Defreine discoursed most exquisite music for the benefit of the dancers. But where were they P Nobody could turn round much less duos, and to the volatile Frenchman, with whom the waltz sad polka are pastimes only varying in their degrees at intensity, to play him the finest music in the world while he was thus pinioned was only adding insult to injury. There was only cue consolation,we were slowly approaching the Imperial dais, and should see queens and emperors, and heirs apparent, and princes of the blood dancing like any ordinary people. On ap proaching the sacred boundaries the great officers at the imperial household in their magnificent scarlet embroidered coats, might be sun resolutely keeping (Stamped id. Additional.) [TWOPENCE. the ground by laming diagonally against the in truder, se we see beams put up against old houses and expostulating with the invaders with more or less of civility, as the pressure became more or less incoarenient. The Duo de Bassein showed great tact and management in this delicate duty, and even managed to keep the ladies within a reasonable degree of order and subjection. It was remarked that never was there seen a more numerous assem blage of the fair sex at a publie ball, and that never at a French one were diamonds so profusely exhi bited. Every head-dress glittered with them, and it was only with the very young ladies that flowers seemed at all in request. Feathers seem to have en tirely disappeared from the ball-room, as not a plume were to been amongst the entire company. On the dais were two rows of state chairs, the lower one for the two Royal families, the other for their respective courts. Her Majesty the Queen sat next to the Emperor, and Prince Albert to the Empress. The Prince of Wales, clad in tartan, stood, and seemed to gas. with admiration on the li ghts and the *siting., and the immense masses of gorgeously dressed officers and ladies by whom he was principally surrounded. The Princess Royal, simply clad in white, with a wreath of roses for her only head ornament, sat next Prince Adelbert of Bavaria, who, if he take plenty of exercise, and do not grow too fat, will make a very respectable crowned head one of these days. The Queen appeared to be in the best health and spirit", was magnificently dressed, and seemed literally to blaze with diamonds. Her Majesty chatted frequently to the Emperor, often called him over to ask a question, or make an obser widen, and when she danced seemed quite to enjoy the exercise. The Empress never looked to greater advantage, although a , I regret to add, more delicate. She had on also • priceless parure ot dia monds, and looked as beautiful and fragile as a naiad. If the state of her Majesty's health be such as her more sanguine subjects believe, it is hardly judicious to expose her to so continued a succession of excite ments. I stopped to see two or three quadrilles in which the Queen, Emperor, Prince Albert, Princess Royal, and Princess Mathide took part, and then moved on to make room for other sight seekers. At about half-past 12 o'clock, the royal party proceeded to the supper-room, and here another scene of daz zling splendour awaited them. The supper was spread in the far-famed theatre of Louis XIV., and in it, as in the Salle de Glace', lights, gilding, and flowers divided the attention of the company with the more substantial ornaments of the table. Their majesties and court supped in one of the boxes, and the general company were assembled below in relays, the stage and pit together being insufficient to accommodate I all at once. The scene was very magnificent, looking like the banquet hall of Sardanspalas, so brilliant were the lights, so abundant the flowers, so gay the company, so luxurious the refreshments. The Coun tess de Montejo had a table immediately below the imperial box, but the rest of the company arranged themselves as best they could. The royal party retired shortly after one, the dancers ascended again to the ball room, and the more prudent amongst the visitors returned to town. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. The Royal Mail steam-ship Asia, Captain Nott, arrived this evening, from Boston and Halifax, with dates to the 16th and 16th inst., 182 passengers, and 825,176 dole. in specie. Amongst the passengers was His Excellency Senor des Caste. The Massachusetts Kcow-Nothings have held a State Council, discarded the principles upon which the order in that state was originally based, and gone over to the abolitionists. Their platform is as follows : A 21 years' naturalisation law. Stringent penalties evilest the fraudulent transfer of naturalisation papers. Opposition to all foreign military or political organisations. Eincient laws against the deportation hers of foreign criminals and paupers. None but natives as our ministers abroad. Free religion, and war against the Pope, his hierarchy, and hie church. The Bible as the basis of all popular education. On the slavery question they say : That all legislation must be conducted upon the doctrine that freedom is national and slavery sectional. That the federal government mutt be relieved of all connexion with, or accountability for, American slavery. That state sovereignty, in its legislation and judiciary, must be held inviolate. That the Missouri line must be restored, and so part of that ' ry that was toads free by said line shall be admitted as a slave state. Viet squatters' rights meet be protected, in the fres and uadisturbed exercise of t►e elective franchise. The steam-chip Empire City arrived at New York on the 11th, with the California mails to the 16th ult., a full complement of passengers, and nearly a million in treasure. Her advices were anticipated by the Northern Light, which arrived on the sth inst. By this arrival we have later advice' from the South Pacific. From Chili there is nothing of general in terest. Congress was engaged in discussing internal improvement bills. In Bolivia the public wind was occupied with the approaching election for President. Dr. Lenares was regarded as the popular candidate. There is nothing of importance from Pero, and the gold fever seems to have entirely died out. The affairs between Brazil and Paraguay remained unad justed, and it was impossible to conjecture what course events would take. _ _ De Ba►, at Mil winkle, Wisconsin, had been lynched on account of his atrocious murder of the Muchr family. The mob overpowered the military and officers, seized the prisoner, knocked him senseless by striking him on the head with a stone, beat him with clubs, jumped on him, and finally hung him up by the heels to a tree, where he was suffered to remain for hours after life was entirely extinct. Dates from Bermuda to the Ist August had been received. The Presbyterian Ministers' Salary Bill was ordered to a third reading in the Assembly. An additional police force was about to be raised in Hamilton. Yellow fever was still prevailing. CASE OF CHILD STARVING. LIVIIRPOOL, BwrunDxv. A dreadful ease of this nature hu just been made knorn to the authorities. The parties implicated are • man named Aspinall and hie wife, residing in Lawton-•treat. Aspinall is a clerk in one ef the Liverpool departments of the London sad North Western Railway. It appear that up to within a period of three yeah past they had behaved kindly to their children, nine in number; but latterly they have dissipated their mums in habits of intoxication, and refused the chilaren food. One of the public offline' co Friday went to the house of the parties, and was horror stricken at what he witnessed. There was scarcely any (orbit ,re in the room in which the children wire, and along side the grata he saw something crouched near the wall, and on approaching it be found it was a child about four years old, in a 'taus of nudity, and gathered up like a dog. Its hip bones were nearly protruding from the skin. It could neither walk nor stand. A child fifteen months old was also is a most emaciated condition and dying, while a third was likewise in a state of nudity. The eldest daughter stated that the youngest child, which was then dead, was required to be washed about then weeks ago, but the mother would not perform that duty, but requested one of the children to pump water on is, which ens did, until it was cleaned. This was of frequent communes, and the result was that the child took cold, end raving no food, became debilitated and died. The other child is not exound to live. An inquest wu held this afternoon, and Dr. Kemp gave it as his opinion that the child died from gross neglect and constant want of food. He added that he saw a child so emaciated, the bones actually being all but through the skin. The man and wife inculpated each other as to their drunken habits and constant neglect of the children. The jury, however, returned a verdict of *. Wilful Murder" against bath pasties, and steps were taken to provide properly for the other children. DEFAMATION SUITS IN ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. — An ant of parliament received the royal sums' is the lets smarm to abolish the jariadlctios of the Ecclesiastical Couto of Bailout sod Wales is seta dthaatics. CAPTURE OF BRIGANDS AT SMYRNA. C7lOll • BMYRNA, Araysz 16. Last Sunday morning an unusual sight was pre seated at the entrance gate of the large building here, which serves as polies ace, prison, and Pacha's hones. A man's head was suspended about seven feet from the ground, and it soon appeared that it was the head of Simon, the chief of the gang of brigands who lately carried off Dr. MCraith to the mountains, burnt the French model farm, robbed the mails, and murdered unoffending country people. The constant influence exerted upon the Pacha by Col. Storks, our military oommandant (who, by the way, is about to replace Lord William Paulet at Scutari), and by the French Consul—oar own sonsal being far too old and feeble to be active, either fee good or evil —has had the good effect of keeping up a tolerably active system of rural polies. The threat pursuit under Hamid Bey proved a complete failure, so that it was determined to scatter the forces, to offer re. wards for the robbers either alive or dead, and to imprison all persons suspected of harbouring or shel tenng them, or supplying them with food or ammunition. Aooordingly rural police wations are established about the various roads and passes, some 200 picked men being employed on this duty. A reward of 1001. was offered for Simon or his head, and 201. for any of his baud. Nearly a hundred people known to have had com munications with the robbers were brought in from different villages. Some were imprisoned, other* fined, and about fifteen sent to the Baguio at Constan tinople. These measures at once made it difficult for the band to procure food and shelter, and had the good effect of convincing the poor country people that they would be protected from the menaces of the rob bers. Among those arrested on suspicion were seven members of former gangs, under Yanni Katergi, who after his imprisonment had retired from the profes sion. The information derived from them proved of great use to the police. One of Simon's band, named Kirisko, was taken with him, and from his statements, it appears that Simon was fully informed of all the proceedings against him, and that he had accordingly determined to leave the country for a time with this Kiriako, and to go to Greece, or some of the islands, to organise a band of at least 80 members, which he calculated would be quite large enough to defy the police. The two brigands first intended to embark at Smyrna. They accordingly went to the vineyard of an accom plice, about four miles from the town, where Simon procured a European dress and a donkey, and accom panied by the son of the farmer, came into town. He first went in search of a gardener named Thodori, who has for some time past kept out of the way of the polies. Not finding him, he found a brother of Tho don's and his own brother, to whom he gave about 1001 in money, his arms, &c. Then finding it would be unsafe to attempt to get away by sea, he deter mined to rejoin Kiddie, and make towards the en trance of the bay by land, arranging with his brother to meet him at a certain rendezvous. Having returned to the vineyard, he changed his European costume for his mountain dress, and the two brigands made for the mountains on the north side of the bay, armed with a small knife only. On Saturday morning they were on their way from the high lands to the coast, near a farm called Ali- Aga, when two guards hired to defend the farm saw ►nd stopped them. They said they were masons going to the farm, and, on being asked for the teakere or passport, said they had none. They were accord ingly taken to the nearest station of the rural police, following the two guards without resistance, where they were recognised. They were tied with cords preparatory to brinOng them into Smyrna. Simon submitted to this with apparent willingness, but on the road he suddenly threw himself on one of the guards, and attempted to seize his arms. Another guard, who was following, immediately shot him. He was not killed, and begged his captors not to take him living to Smyrna, but to take in his head. This they did. Kiriako was brought in, and und -meat a long exa mination before the Pacha and Colonel Storks. He is a bold determined villain—eon of a mason named Vapili, in a neighbouring village, a very honest man, who has long been sadly affected by the conduct of his son, and gives 'oilstone° to the police. It is not long since that Kiriako, in revenge, set fire to his father's house. When Dr. M'Craith was brought to the police office to identify him, he made no denial. and the Doctor gave evidence that he was the man who killed an inoffensive old Turk in his presence. A Smyrnist, who was taken with Dr. ht'Craith was also brought up to identify him. This miserable cowardly creature, probably afraid of being visited by the vengeance of others of the band, swore that he never saw the robber before in his life. " You lie, dog." said Kiriako ; " I was the first man that took you." He was placed for some days in the black hole of the English hospital, where drunken English soldiers are confined, as the Turkish prison was not thought safe enough. He was then removed, and many think and say that "ah accident has happened to him ;" in other words, that he was tied up in a sack and drowned at night. Others say he is kept for a publio example, and will be hanged if the Sultan can be induced to sign a death warrant, which he very seldom will. These arrests most prove " a heavy blow and great discouragement" to brigandage in Smyrna, but much still remains to be done. It is said that Yamir K►tergi has escaped from Constantinople, as I told you last week, and some pretend to have seen him at Bondjah, some five miles from hence; others deny it, and assert that he is still at Constantinople. There is no means of arriving at the truth. Certain it is that a second band of robbers, under a certain Luca, have appeared this week about Bondjah, but it is ex pected that they will be obliged to give up for want of food. Letters were found on Simon from another bandit chief to the southward, offering to join his forces; and it is clear that the system is wieldy ex tended over Asia Minor. There are accomplices in this town, who act as bankers, and allow interest for the money. The police are on the look out for an Armenian, who is said to have been Simon's banker, and to hold his share of the 5001. paid for Dr. M'Craith's ransom. I tell you all this as a specimen of the state of social affairs in this part of Turkey. TRIPOLL The following is an extract from a letter, dated Tripoli, August 15, 1855: " Goama, after his escape from Trebirmd, where he had been confined as a political prisoner, returned to his native mountains of D'Jebe:, celled there by motives of personal revenge, to displace from the government his cousin who, during his absence, had ravished and taken into his harem his wife and daughter. Goma on his arrival demanded that these should be restored to him, that his cousin should be displaced, and himself reinstated, offer ing to pay a tribute of double the amount of that already exacted. " This demand was refused. The Arabs impressed with his wrongs, quickly flew to his standard, who had led them in former year,. He at once took the field, when he was met by an army of 15,000 men, led by Sien Bey. whom he completely defeated. The carnage would have been terrific but that Gonna, notwithstanding a bullet he had received in his arm, rode hither and thither, exclaiming ' Save the sub jectssaid of the Sultan. A large Turkish army is com e(l)netb?l°ll, a Ge h b l e). al re mmeonnenitnafn tof riv or ar tmaa' (D' Jebel, to be so strongly fortified that we might send be fore it 20,000 Turk', who would meet with the same disgrace and defeat as they did In the lest engege meat. 1 16 w ir M SO 34 134 a I ti 1