The Express. — London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

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Hampton. —14.111.. ertrete St• ',haw LAWI N.ll 1.. —To rundmi, pith Ink 11111:AT VI itK UlNllllY._C,aamenraathall-jaat 0. PlOl WATER. AT LoSIAIN kittoot. TIM DAT wombs U Onl Attersonn. 01. Sis.s. To mosooo —Monsisto ill tam—. Annum% LONDON, MOND AY, SEPT. 16. TO OUR READER& SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. A !ate edition of the Exprrsa it published every avanivg (luring the racing season, containing the results of the day's races. THERE is a growing impression that before long • change still be made in ono of the regulations of the Bank of England of much interest to the tuer-1 cantile community. It is understood that a con siderable number of the Directors are in favour of abolishing the old plan by which the rate of die count is fixed at the weekly Court on Thursday. It is proposed that the rate shall vary from day to day, as e tho supply and demand vary•. The present practice is evidently a remnant of an antiquated system, and quite out of date. Time was, when the Bank of England directed the monetary move ments of the country, or at least of the metropolis. But what have we witnessed during the last few years' A vast extension of banking business, of the banking area, and of banking competition the uprising, fur example, of the metropolitan joint stuck banks, which now hold at their com mand a masa of money of which our forefathers could have no conception. Measure the financial power of these institutions in the aggregate with that of the Eank of England. By the returns last publiahed, the Bank of England bolds 12,357,680!. of private deposits and current balances, or, if the Government balance be in cluded, a total of 17,225,6891. ; whereas, by the returns last issued, the London joint stock banks hold 47,315,358 h, being thrice that amount. Of this huge sum, the London and Westminster Bank alone has 14,821,6511., being 2,463,9711. snore than the private deposits in the Bank of England. The comparison is interesting, as denoting the position to which these competitors have attained as dispensers and distributors of money. It must be remembered that the joint stock banks, like the Bank of England, are always turning their money over, as the phrase is ; they are always lending or discounting, and t h e loans and bills are always run. mug oil', opening the way to fresh business. Then, again, as a natural consequence of the extension of trade during the last few years, the discount esta blishments, properly so termed, have greatly in creased their business and resources, though of the actual extent of the increase no state ment can be furnished, inasmuch as these houses, consisting (with one or two exceptions) of private partnerships, aro not obliged, like the joint stock banks, to publish periodical returns of their capital, deposits, securities, tkc. But every one may see at a glance that, inconsequence of thegrowthof this vast money power, the competition to which the Bank of England is now exposed implies almost a financial revolution. To keep its position and its discount connexion, and to deal fairly with such of its own customers as are not in the habit of carrying their bills elsewhere, it behoves the Bank of England to descend from its stilts, and adapt its regulations to ordimuy financial practice and to the wants of the day. Perhaps, to some minds, there has been something grand and impressive in two dozen of our first merchants meeting once a week in solemn conclave in the Bank Parlour, conducting their deliberations with closed doors, and then notifying that the minimum rate of dis count is fixed at such and such • figure until next week, when they will assemble again to reconsider it. As every one knows, this has been the sedate practice of the Bank from times so remote that we care not to grope back to them. But of late years events have moved faster than the Bank's rules. In 1857, the movements in finance were so violent, and the ex pectant attitude taken up by other bankers threw such a vast and sudden pressure on the Bank, that that establishment, fairly overtaken, was fain for its own protection to take action in regard to its rate of discount iriefloret waiting for the regular weekly court of directors. The infringemeut of the old system has been repeated on several ea elisions since, but only in the case of • rise in the rate becoming necessary. There is no instance on record of the minimum being lowered on any day but Thursday. In other words, if the Bank gets frightened, is pressed upon, or sees a good chance of obtaining an increased profit, it will act on • Monday, if need be, as has been the case even during the present year ; but if it is merely • question of letting its customera have the benefit of a reduction in the value of money pro portionate to that in the general market, that is quite another thing, and the Bank will take time to think about it. We have no wish to be irreverent, but that is what the present plan comes to. We think the Bank directors will best clnaillt their own dignity by surrendering the prerogative involved in this practice. The result of their weekly deliberations has no longer the importance that once attached to it. The general market, which has grown in power, whilst the Bank has remained &tweet stationary, is always above the Bank's charge in tight times, and below it in easy times ; that is to say, it is always com peting eagerly with the Bank, raising or lowering its terms from day to day, and even from hour to so that if the Bank raises or reduces its charge it probably only moves to an equality with the i.peti market. In face of inch keen competi tion the Bank will be distanced, if it continues to tethers to the ancient rule of fixing its price only once • week. As regards the future supply of cotton, there is no new light or encouragement. The pinch has not arrived yet. The stock of cotton at Liver pool is computed at 867,390 bales, against 941,350 at the same date last year, so that the difference is not great at first sight. The real and serious difference is, that last year the new cotton shipping season had just commenced, without let or hindrance, whereas now we are to have no sup- ..t~_ THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1861. ply from America at all. The strengthening of the Northern squadron for sealing up the Southern ports precludes the idea once entertained here that cotton will come forward in any quantity by running the hlockade. It must also be borne in mind that of the 867,390 bales now in Liverpool an unusually large proportion consists of East India descriptions, which are relatively lees suitable to the wants of the trade. The force of speculation is shown in the fact that the quantity "taken on 'peen ' " lation" this year is no less than G 13,950 bales against 247,240 last year ; whilst the con tinned absence of economy in the consumption is strikingly proved by the consumption figures, which comprise 1,711,600 bales this year, against 1,787,200 in 1860. The pinch, we repeat, is only beginning to be felt. The movement in favour of short-time is now extending in Lan cashire, and one large firm has adopted the some what remarkable and paternal course of circulating • special printed notification amongst its operatives, entreating them by the practice of economy to pre pare for any contingencies to which the demand for their labour may be exposed during the winter. Cbt Court. BALMORAL, Barman I:;. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Alice, Vriocess Helena, end Prince Louis of Howe, and attended by Lady Churchill sad Lieutenant-General the Hon. l'. Grey, drove to Mar Lodge, yesterday afternoon, and honoured the Comatose of Fife with a ,hit. The Priam Cowart and Prince Alfred went out deer stalking Her Majesty's dinner party included Prince's Helena, the 'hike of Newcaatle, the Hon. lire. I:ordon, Moe. Ilerechell, Sir James Clark, Baron Westerweller, Maj..r Elphinstone, Mr. Relent!, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting. Stamementl4. Her Majesty did not leave the Castle yesterday, in nos• sequence of the uufavourable state of the weather. There was no addition to the royal dinner party. Viscount Pulmerston left London on Saturday for Wulruer Castle. Despatches were received on Saturday, at the Colonial• office, from the, Governon of the Mauritius and Gibraltar. IX...patches were seat to the Governors of Canada and Ber muda, and to the Lord High Comruiaaioaer of the lonian faint's. FESTIVAL OF THE THREE CHOIRS. HEREFORD, S►er. 14. One of the moat successful festivals of the three choirs of Worcester, Hereford, and Gloucester that by ever been held in this city was brought to a harm, termina tion last night, or rather this morning, by the grand ball at the Shire-ball. The collection for the charity at the doors of the cathedral ham been larger than at any previous meet ing at Hereford, and is only inferior to the greatest meetings at Worcester, where the largest collection is always made. There can be no doubt that the receipts for the charity when the accounts are finally made up, will show a total ex ceeding 1,000/. The highest amount realised for the charity at any one of these festivals was at Worcester last year, when 1.1241. 18s. 4d. was received at the cathedral doors. To this large additions were subsequently made by liberal brine factors, swelling the total to 1,3141 Bs. 7d. The musical programme for these festivals hitherto has always closed with the performance of the ',mirth on Friday ; but a supplemental concert was added this time, and so arranged that it should not interfere with the ball later in the evening. The chamber concert was held at the ('ollege-hall, and occupied an hour and a half. The ball at the Shire-hall (the concert room on the pre vious evening) was unusually well attended, and made • brilliant finale to the week's festivities. The Prince of Wales passed through Belgium on Saturday, on bis way to Prussia, to witness the great military 1316012111 , 1114 which are to take place there. His royal highness Laded at °stead, and was met at lialioes by the Duke of Brabant, who accompanied his royal cousin as far as the Landon station. The Prince and Princess Nachitchovine have arrived at the Brnmnrick Hotel, Jermynntroot, from Baden. Becton. The Earl Spencer returned to town on Saturday from visiting Colonel Loyd sod the 800. Mrs. Lindsay at their seat in Berkshire, where Lord and Lady Overdose beeo staying. The Earl and Counttes de Grey and Ripon have Leen entertaining Viarount Bury and a select party at Btudeley Park, sear Ripon. The Earl and Countess of Leioeater have been entertaining a select circle at ifulkham Hall, Norfolk. The Right Hon. Frederick Peel, M.P., hat left town for Hampdee.la-Arden, in Warwickshire, accompanied by Nig Peel. Mr. Peel's health is all but reestablished. The marriage was celebrated on Thursday last, at Trinity Church, Chelsea, by the Rev. Charles Kingsley, of J. A. Fronde, Esq., to Henrietta, daughter of the late John Ashley Warr% Esq., M.P. Mr. Milner Gibson has been on a cruise in his yacht, the Resolute, in the latitudes of Norway and the Orkneys. The right boo. gentleman returned to Cowes at the close of hat week, having put in to Lowestoft for stores, kn., on his way down the eastern mast. We (1fora111) are happy to state that the Earl of Derby's illness is only of alight import. The announce• ment in our couteniporaries might induce his lonlship's friends to believe that bin indisposition was more serious. We ale able to say that while staying at Wonky oa a visit to the Fir! and Countess of Ellesmere the noble sari took more than his ordinary exercise, which induced symptoms of gout, which prevented him joining in the hospitalities at Wreak/. On Friday the noble earl, accompanied by his amiable °sustain ■nd Lady Stanley, left for Knowsley Park, when the noble earl and countess hope to ready* a sassessios el friends early in the ensuing mouth. We have pleasure in announcing the improved Oats al Lady St. John Mildmay who met with a terrible secidant a fortnight ago, owing to one of her ladyship's horsesgetting his foot into her crinoline whilst abs was with Sir H. Si. John Mildivay iu the stables at his slat is Hampshire. The accounts are daily improving. Her lady ship is daughter to Viscount Eversley. We regret to announce the death of Captain Littledale, well known in aristocratic and sporting circles, who died yeatenlay morning at his residence in St. James's stmt., St. James's, after a protracted illness. . . _ The election fur a trea surer to thu Etwleaiaatioal Ocennissioners for Ireland will take place ow the 101,k al Oc tober next. Among the candidates are Mr. George Wray the eon of the Lord Chief Justice of the Queen's Beech), Mr. Robert Franks, and a son of the late Baron Greene. The gentleman selected must, according to a board minute, give security by recognisance in 10,001., with securities severally for the same amount. The Kilk j Moderator saga that the magisterial investigation in connexion with the recent diabolical at tempt to born Kilkenny College was remained on Wednes day, and the closest scrutiny bee been mule into everything calculated to throw light on this most mysterious and nefarious business, without, however, any facts being yet elicited calculated to bring the shocking crime home to any A society has been formed in Dublin to promote the employment of women in suitable industrial pursuits. It i. establi.hA as a branch of the Loudon society funned for similar objects, and through it is in connexion with the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science. Tho employment which the witty wishes to introduce will he as far possible carefully adapted to the needs of the workers and the existing market for labour. _ . The following are among the perennages of (Ha ifa:lieu wbo are expected to accompany the King and Queen of Prussia no their visit to the amp tear Cologos :—The Prince of Wales, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of PION* the Duke of Cambridge, Prim.' Charles of Prussia, the Glued Duke of Saxony, the Dread D•ke of Olileuburg, the Grand Duke of Baden, the Duke of Saxe Cohtirg- I lotto, the Crown Priam of Saxony, the Glued Duke of MeeklenburOchwerin, Prince Oscar of Sweden, Prises Frederic of the Netherlands, the Duke of Nassau, Prince Frederic of Hesse, Prince William of Haden, Prince Herr man of Saxe•Weirnar, Prince Hobeelohe.Laogenburg, Lord Clyde, Count Adlerberg, Count Hamilton, &c. LATEST IsTELIAGEN*E. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Strr. 14. M. Sydow will bold the portfolio for foreign affairs until the arrival of Count Bernsturff: TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, St:Pr. 11. Riza Pacha Im.s been named Governor of Aluppo. MONTENEGRO. RAGUSA, sun% 12. The contingents Limn Buda have joined the Montenegrin army, which numbers about 16,000 men. Omer Pasha, who has 32,000 sokliers under his command, occupies good positions and the paths leading to the mountains. SPAIN AND ITALY. MADRID, SErr. The Correspowletwia Autognila of to-day states that the government, in reply to the application made by Baron Teem, the Italian Minister, has declared that it has decided upon retaining the archives of the Neapolitan consulate. The Currespnedencia Arttograja also says :—" It is asserted that Muley Abbas has decided upon coming to Madrid. The object of his visit will be to give guarantors; fur the payment of the SPAIN. MADRID, Strr. 14. The Epuca of to-day says : " We are authorised to declare that the statement of a Belgian pape that Bfonsiguor Claret had attacked the Emperor Napoleon from the pulpit is false. The preachers of the Queen never introduce political matters into their sermons, and her Majesty would not allow any Sovereign, or any government to be abused in her presence. " THE BRAZILS. LISBON, Szn. 14. The Menageries Imperials. steamer Extremadura, from the Brazils, arrived here to-day at 9.45 Lin. Rio JANEIRO, AVOUBT 25.—Exchange on London ix quoted 24# to 24J ; on Paris, 385 to 390. Coffee, good first, 6400 to 5,800 rein per snobs. The shipments since the departure of the English mail steamer amount to 08,700 bags, including 41,300 for the Channel. Stock, 240,000 bags. Freights for the Channel, 40e. to 455. BAHIA, Aroon 29.—The Oneida, with the English mail of the 9th August, arrived here to day. Exchange on London, 241 to 25. Sugar, 2,150 to 2,300 rein. Cotton, 9,000 reie per arroba. PERNAMBUCO, Auotnrr 30. —Exchange on London, 244. Sugar, white, 2,200 to 3,400 ; browns, 2,000 to 2,200 nix. Cotton, 9,000 refs per arroba. AMERICAN MAILS. LIVERPOOL, 84 , NDAY. The Royal Mail steamship Canada, Captain Moodie, which left Boston on the 4th Sept., and Halifax on the 6th, arrived in the Mersey this morning shortly be fore 9 o'clock. QUEENSTOWN, SUNDAY, SEPT. 15. The royal mail steamship Persia arrived off the harbour at 3 p.m., embarked mail,. passenger, and latest telegrams, and proceeded for New York at 4 p.m., all well. was favourable to the Mayor of Avignon. I should le merry if this mistake should give rise to false suppositions. —Accept, &c., The Brlgadier•Geseral Commanding the flub-division of Vane.luso, E. DE BOVLANCT. It may possibly appear to you difficult to under stand how it came to pass, since secret voting by ballot is a fundamental article of the French con stitution, that the general should have known of the " mistake ;" still more that so high a func tionary should be constrained to apologise for it in terms necessarily implying that supposed secret votes were known, and the motives for them matter of general discussion in the department. I cannot explain this—l can only say that such is the working of vote by ballot in France. M. Allart, a member of the Corps Legislatif, for merly mayor of Amiens, is just dead. A young man of good family, named Frongons, has been convicted of swindling M. Lamartine's publisher. M. Lamartitie, as is well known, sells his books upon credit to almost anybody taking bills for payment by instalments. Frongous got a good many copies of the complete collection, and gave bills for them iu a variety of false names. He was found out by offering to sell the 7fr. edition at 3fr.—a sum which would not pay for the paper and printing. The court sentenced him to 13 months' imprisonment. An elegant " horsebreaker," known as Mane. Aurelia, who is in the habit of showing off in the Champs Elysies in a dashing britaka, which she drives herself, was brought up the other day before the Correctional Police, charged with knocking over an old woman. Fur the defence it was stated that the complainant was in fault, she having most carelessly got in the way of the horse ; and, more over, that the defendant had given Ler money and taken every possible care of her since the accident. But to Mane. Aurelia's great horror and astonish ment she was informed by the court of a police regulation which prohibits " women and children" from driving at all in Paris. The fair defendant indignantly protested against this law, and declared that she bad wet with five carriage accidents in her life when gentlemen were driving, whereas this was the fir t mishap that had occurred when she handled the ribands herself. The court, however, was ungallant enough to flue her lOOfr. The police ordinance in question cannot, I think, be very generally known ; at all events, it is not much re garded, for ladies may be seen every day driving along the Boulevards, and carts driven by market women and washerwomen are continually met with in all the streets of Paris. THE GARIBALDI FETE. The Natio/midis publishes the following letter from the people of Naples to Garibaldi : " THI PrOPLA OF NAPLV4 TO THEIR OARTEALDI. " Every day, every hour, every mouient, we bless thee, dear Joseph, our father ; you reign in our hearts ; our children have learned thy name null mingle it with their prayers. You ani the father of the people. Quite alone, without regard ing weariness or dLifficultiet, without thinking of any interest of your own, you have shed for us your generous blood. Our hope in thee is eternal, as is our gratitude, and will be handed down from sire to son till the end of time. May the breezes bear to Caprent the echo of our acclamation, ' Viva Garibaldi !'" A letter front Naples of the 10th, in the Ratio, states that the English vesicle at Naples fired a salvo in honour of Garibaldi on the occwtion of his fete ou the 7th. On the 9th Admiral Tolusano called on Admiral Martiu to thank him, and in the evening Gencial Cialdiui gava a grand dinner to the English officers. THE HUNGARIAN PRIMATE AND THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT. The Ost DeNtsche Post says :—" The Cardinal Prince Primate has returned to Gran. He did not succeed in obtaining an audience of hie Majesty, and C t Forgach declared to him that the go vernment maw no reltAl , ll to abandon the track on which they entered when they pronounced the dis solution of the Diet. The primate came to Vienna to sound the ground in the name of the Deak party, and to see if be could not obtain the adop tion of the program.ne of that statesman. The primate is quite in disgrace at court." THE GERMAN THEOLOGIANS AND THE TEMPORAL POWER OF THE POPE. In the sitting of the German Catholic Union of the 10th instant, the address in reply to the Pope's brief was read by Streber, the vice-president. This address contains the expression of profound vene ration, entire devotion, and inviolable fidelity to wards the Holy Father, and of strong indignation at the impious attacks levelled against the tempo ralities of the church—the oldest, the most honour able, and the most legitimate possession in the world. Thu domain of the Holy Father ix regarded as the indispensable basis of the power and liberty of the church, as the corner-stone of the whole social and political organisation of nations, as the first and true safeguard of all property and right. Au attack upon that domain would not only compromise the temporal pros perity of the church, but the religious existence of all Christendom. It would be the destruction of property, the overthrow of right, the ruin of Christian society, and the tomb of the liberty of nations. !The celebrated theologian Dellinger was of opinion that the Pope, in defending the temporal power against the attacks to which it is exposed, is fighting in a just cause ; that the cause of the Pope is the cause of all legitimate monarchs, of public right, peace, and order in Europe ; that the Pope cannot become the subject of any foreign government ; that he must be sovereign ; that his sovereignty must not be an empty title, but must have a solid basis, and, for this reason, that be must possess territory with sovereign rights ; that the whole catholic world is interested in the main tenance or re-establisluocut of his sovereignty, and that it is the duty of all catholic* to assist the Pope. These sentiments were received with loud applause by the assembly. THE SOUTHERN CONFEDERACY. The following is au extract of s letter received at Mr. Reuter's office from a reliable Southern source : " The Confederate government has determined not to permit the removal of • bale of cotton, or hogshead of tobacco, or tierce of rice from the plantations of the Confederate States until the blockade of the ports thereof is raised. " The planters of the South will probably place at the disposal of the Confederate goveniment cotton, tobacco, &c., to the value of 50 millions pounds sterling, and take the bonds of the Confe derate States at par, as an advance thereon. " Faust Tennessee is now ardently co-operating with the Confederates. Knoxville, its capital, is turning out some tine battalions ot cavalry." (aztrrn's =sowin.) ITALY. FLORENCE, Bu T. 15, Emma. The opening of the Italian Exhibition took place to-day. The King, replying to a speech delivered by the President of the Commission, expressed the pleasure he felt in inaugurating the first Italian exhibition in the city which might be called the cradle of the arts and sciences. His Majesty said his principal care was to establish the unity of Italy, and to de velope the elements of her prosperity. He thanked the commissioners for the assiduity they had shown iu the performance of their duties, and concluded as follows :—" Our great national work is not yet completed, but on this occasion Italy, which is completely represented at this exhibition, again manifests her wish to be one united nation." His Majesty left the exhibition amid the vociferous cheers of the audience. TURIN, Rem 15. The King arrived at Florence at seven o'clock yesterday evening, in ordor to open the exhibition of Italian industry. His Majesty was received with the greatest enthusiasm at Leghorn, and also at all the railway stations on his route. At Florence large crowds of people assembled at the places and in the streets which his Ma jesty would palm. On his arrival at the Pitti Palace the King, visibly affected by the warm and incessant cheering of the immense crowd which filled the square, appeared seveml times on the bal cony, and thanked the people for the loyal and enthusiastic reception they had given him. TURIN, Barr. 14. The American minister at Brussels has returned from Caprera. It appears certain that Garibaldi has refused the command iu chief of the Federal army, which was offered him by President Lincoln. NAPLES, Barr. 15. General Pinelli with 8,000 men has explored the wood of Monte Coehio. The village of Cipriano is surrounded by the Italian troops. Generals Chiabrera and Zongune hero driven the brigands from the mountains between Aquila and Teranie. NAPLES, Rm. 14. Order has been re-established in tl e provinces of Avellino, Terra di Bari, and Benevento. AUSTRIA. VIV;NA, Brrr. 15. The Oak rreickisek Zeitung of to-day denies the report, which originated with the Vienna morning Transylvania, that Baron Kemeney, Anna Chancellor of Transylvania, had tendered his resignation. The same paper also denies that conferences have taken place between the Archduke Rainier and the Prince Primate of Hungary. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nor OUR owl PARIS, SUADAT EricNtro. The importance of the slap in the fact. given yesterday by the Pays to the Patric is confirmed by the fact of the latter journal not having a single word to say for itself. It knows by this time that it was made to move the wrong pawn, and it must submit to the humiliation. The Constitutions's', having got the office, echoes the Pays, and repeats that France will never ask for a single inch of Italian soil. Further, it makes the important de claration that if Austria should be so ill-advised as to conceive the idea of an ephemeral restoration and to cross the Mincio or the Po, " the duty of France would be to recross the Alps—and we are sure that she would not fail in that duty." The Opinion. Natiwiale, which, but a few days ago, was rather desponding about Italy, now speaks in a more hopeful tone. It says that "according to all appearances the Roman question will shortly receive a radical solution on the banks of the Tiber." Cialdini has been dining on board tho British Admiral's ship off Naples. A number of the Ilingration was rein(' the other day in Rome, simply because it contained a portrait of Cesar Borgia, with a short biographical notice. This was very ungrateful on the part of the clerical authorities, for the son of Pope Alexander VI. cer tainly holds a high rank among the founders of the temporal power. But the church does not like to speak of these two personages at the present mo ment. Some little time ago a very apropos work was published by Dentu, "Les Droits du Saint Siege. Alexandre VI. et Cresar Borgia. Par M. La Rochelle," showing, not in • general way, but with precise details supported by historical documents, the origin of the papal dominion in Romagna, the Marches, and the Um bria, and proving that the annexation was effected by the most flagitious acts of violence and fraud. The Monde was very indignant at the appearance of this book, and rashly undertook to answer it ; but upon reflection it seems to have been thought that the less said on the subject the soonest mended. The silence of the Mode is supposed to be owing to a hint from Rome. Marshal Maguan, who but two days ago was re ported to be very ill in Venice, and likely to re main some time there, arrived at his head-quarters in Paris to-day. His political mission to Italy has been of abort duration. One of the Emperor's new subjects, a Savoyard named ralconuet, latoly a etudunt at the Turin University, has got himself into trouble at Annecy. On tho occasion of his Majesty's visit to Savoy he made a prehent to the town of Annecy of au iron steamboat, which he christened La Courowne de Savoie. In the beginning of August a placard was stuck upon the boat by unseen hands, with this distich : Repreeez votre Couronce de Fer, Et reodez Dons ootre Columns de Savoie. Subsequently, lampoons expressive of anti annexationist sentiments were frequently posted on the pillars of the Palace of Justice and in the public promenades. On August 14 (the eve of the Emperor's fete) the mayor issued a loyal proclama tion, setting forth in glowing language that, among the many benefits conferred upon Savoyards by the Emperor, the greatest of all was that of having restored (reticle) their country. It being expected that after what had happened this proclamation would be defaced, a good look-out was kept, and Falconuct was taken red-handed in the act of substi tuting the void roll (robbed) for the word residn. H e was forthwith prosecuted for a libel on the Emperor. At the trial, on Sept. 9, the imperial prosecutor expatiated on the enormity of the offence, and the court sentenced him to six months' imprisonment. A terrible electioneering mistake was committed the other day at Avignon. The district general, Brigadier De Boulancy, voted for the opposition candidate. The fact becoming notorious, the general felt called upon to address the following letter to the prefect : Avignon, Sept. 9. Mossietr lo Plelerk—My devotion to the Emperor is • sufficient proof that I intended yesterday to vote foe Use government candidate. Oo entering the Hotel de Ville I accepted a bulletin which was offered to m 3 and at once dropped it into the'box with the firm conviction that It THE EDUCATIONAL MINUTE.-(THIS DAY.) A very important meeting of the clergy from all parts of the country took place this day at noon at the Caledonian Hotel, Adolph', to consider what steps it was necessary to take in order to procure the suspension of the operation of the recently hailed educational minute. The Rev. Mr. CHARLTON LANZ MLA called to the chair, and having stated the object of the meeting, Letters were read from the Bishop of Bath and Wells, Lord Cholmondeley, Mr. Layard, M.P., the Bishop of Winchester, the Dean of Carlisle, the Archbishop of York, and other prelates and church dignitaries, expressing their willingness to cooperate in the movement against the edu cational minute. Mr. RvrNoLDB then moved the first resolution, to the effect that the meeting viewed with surprise (after what bad been said on the subject in the Howe of Com mons) the issuing on the last day of the ses sion of a minute, not merely of an administrative character, but • revised code of education, making funds. mental alterations in the Privy Council system, and which would compel thousands of schools to accept its provisions as the only condition on which they could avoid heavy pe cuniary responsibilities before the matter could be discussed in parliament. Archdeacon Hoe. seconded the resolution, which was carried. The Rev. Yr. If Aims then moved another resolution, to the effect —" That this meeting regards the revised cods as a very objectionable and pernicious measure, and Wen. Lied so be directly or indirectly injurious to the pro. peas of popular education in Great Britain: brit. . . upon elementary schools—religiously, intellectually and financially: second, upon the pupil teacher system, al tending to impair its efficiency and ultimately to destroy it; third, upon training schools as crippling their resources, and practically diszouragiug students from availing them' selves of their advantages. In addition to this the meeting regrets the repudiation of engagements e.th teachers in training schools and certificated teachers, as an act of in- justice without precedent in this country." Carried unanimously. It was determined to appoint • deputation to Lord Granville, as president of the committee of council. asking for the suspension of the order until the meeting of parliament. The meeting was very largely attended. In consequence of several of the volunteer corps who have been in the habit of brigading with the West Essex Yeomanry Artillery and Cavalry fur the last two or three years past being at present broken up fur their short volunteer holidays, the volunteer encampment and field-day proposed to be held upon Naziog Common, on Monday, the 'Lard in• dant, has been postponed ; therefore, there will be no re• view on that day. But it is possible that the military authorities of the country may see fit to collect a largo volunteer force in the eastern district for one day in the course of the autumn. The special correspondent of the Times at Wash ington writes :—" The real force of the republican party is now to be tested, for the proclamation of General Fremont is really bringing the issue to that which I, for oue, be lieved it must come if the war went on—a war of aboli tion—a fight between the northern abolitionists and the southern slavehulders. How many in the north will stand by and see the fight out None will do so an the south, be assured of that. Hitherto the south has been clad in impenetrable armour. There has been scoot of steel thrown around the peculiar institution which it was impossible to pierce. The attempts to reach the slaves as a mass have all failed—the wedge inserted by the Federalists at Manassas was heat and broken. But General Fremont is working at the soft places; ho is getting his knife in between the chinks of the plate mail, and the very vitals tremble." - . It is now said that the Empress of Austria will pass the winter in Corfu. The Emperor is very anxious to have her back in some part of the Austrian dominions, but her chief physician will not sanction such an arrsugenient A letter from Rome nays :—"Preparations arc still continuing actively for the reception of the ex-royal family of I.'aples, at least the junior members of it, in the Farness Palace, for report states that matters have got to such a pitch at the Quirinal between the Queen and the Queen Dowager, not to mention all the other bipeds and quadrupeds of the apostolic palace, that a separ►tion as soon as possible is abeolutely necessary. The Pope's prdeaer, Signor Formigh, is peculiarly anxious for this devout consummation, and has been so ever since his wife narrowly escaped death by a revolver bullet from the sacred hand of her Bourbonic 314jesty, who, not being very pre cise in her aim at some cat or crow in the ancient alleys and shrubberies, sent her missile into the gardener's window instead." The Duchess of Parma is staying at Vienna. One curious feature in the state of New Zealand (says a letter from Melbourne) is, that is spite of the war the colony seems to be flourishing. For some years gold in moderate quantities has been obtained in the province of I Nelson, and last year it was found in the interior of tho provisos of Otago, but it was io the high land, and the winter there is so severe, and the snow so deep, that, like the Billowy River. it could not be worked during the winter months. Lately, however, gold has been found much more abundantly eta place called Takaka, on the coast of the province of Otago, and some experienced miners from Vic toria had obtained a large remuneration for their tabours. Is spite of the war the balance of migrators is always against Victoria and in favour of New Zealand. TWO OPIICERS SHOT BY L PRIVATB SOLDIER. The Pewits Chromic le of Saturday publiahe% the following in a third edition :—" A fearful tragedy,by which the lives of two military officers have been endangered, and by which, in all probability, one will be sacrificed, occurred at Futweed Barracks this forenoon. In the orderly room this (Saturday) morning a soldier of the 32nd Iteliment, of the name of M'Cafferay, a young nun of about 20 year, of age, a native of Preston, who has been in the regiment about eleven months, was brought before the officer', and for some breach of military discipline and neglect of duty, was sentenced to confinement within the barracks for fete. teen days. On leaving the room M'Cafferay made no remark, but went direct to hie own room, which was in the K passage, on the west side of the first, or infantry, qua drangle. He took his rifle down, and asked a comrade for a piece of greased rag, which was given him, and he cleaned the weapon with it. He then went to an adjoining pwaage, where it is ■apposed he loaded the rifle. Immediately afterwards, namely about 11 o'clock, Colonel Crofton, the colonel of the depot battalion at the barracks, and Captain Ilanhan, the adjutant of the battalion, were walking across the square. M'Cafferay was thee seen to kneel down at the window of his room, take a deliberate situ, and immediately fire. Both officers were struck, and Col. Croftoe stepped back a few paces, threw up his arms, and viol , ' Oh, my God, lam shot.' A number of officers were at the time walking on the flags in front of the officers quarters at the north side of the quadrangle, who saw that Colonel Crofton and Captain Hanhau had been hit. They hastened to their assistance. Captain Harahan managed to walk to his room without assistance, but Colonel Crofton was so severely wounded that he had to be helped to his quarters. Medical assistance was at once procured, when it was found that the ball had struck Colonel Crofton on his left side, gone through his left lung, and out at his right side. It had then struck the adjutant, gone through his left arm, sad lodged in his spine, whence it was, about an hour afterwards, extracted by Dr. Mead and Dr. Clark, the medical officers of the barracks, and in the presence of Dr. Hammond, of Preston, who had been called in to their assistance. M'Caffemy was at once apprehended. lie coolly said to the soldier who seized him, ' Take my rifle.' The civil autho rities were communicated with, and he was taken into custody by Mr. Superintendent Giesii, of the county constabulary. When taken in charge he merely said that he had not intended to hit Colonel Crofton, implying, it was understood, that he had been desirous of shooting Captain Harahan. Both the wounded gentlemen are in a very dangerous state ; the colonel's case is, however, considered the more imminent. The sad event, as may naturally be expected, has caused a mast painful feeling, not only amongst every rank at the barracks, but throughout the town, where the news of so cold•bloodod and murderous an attempt on the lives of two superior officers by a soldier was received with the utmost incredulity. M'Cefferay was re moved in the charge of Captain Elgen and Mr. Green to the Houso of Correction. We understand that the accused will be brought before the county magistrates on Monday, to answer the serious charge. M`Cafferay has not borne the best character while in the regiment. His father also was transported a few years since for being concerned in a poaching affray." LATEST PARTICULAR .-(THIS DAY.) A telegram, received at the moment we were going to press, states that there are now no hopes whatever of Colonel Crofton; but that Captain lianhun is progressing tivourably, and that, unless some change takes place, he will recover. The prisoner was brought up this afternoon nt the Court. house, Preston, and having undergone a prelimivary exami nation, was remanded. He maintained a sullen demeanour throughout the examination. In her interesting book entit led " Our Cruise in the Claymore," Mrs. Harvey states that she paid a visit to a Druse chief in the valley of Moktarab. "Here she met the chiefs brother-in-law, Ali Kamati, better known as General Kmety, who has shared with Sir William Williams the privations and horrors of the siege of Km." Dr. Saud. with writes :—" Will you will allow me, in behalf of my gallant friend General Kmety, who, possibly, may not have an opportunity of correcting this error, to state that be is not a Druse chief, nor the brother-in-law of any savage mountaineer, but a highly-accomplished European gentle. man, of Hungarian nationality. The individual called Ali Kamati was a very dashing Bashi.Bazonk chief, wbo did good servico at Kars at the head of a band of irregular Syrian horsemen, most, if not all, Druses. Brave as Ali was, I doubt if General Kmety would appreciate the com pliment of being confounded with those whose chief occu pation last year consisted in hewing and hacking the limbs of unarmed men, women, and children." The CharentaiA, a newspaper published at Angou 'Arne, announces the arrest of a laoded proprietor, named Gumud, accused of having forged and uttered several bank notes, purporting to be of the Bank of France, for 100 fr. each. The Charentais adds that for some years past the bank ham paid forged notes amounting to more than 1,000,000 fr. DEATH or THR EARL FORTE/11'17H, K.G.—We regret to announce the death of the Earl Forteacue. This melancholy event took place on Saturday morning, though it is only a few days since that his lordship left London for hie seat io Devonshire in what was tonsidered improving health. Hush Fortescue, Earl Fortescue, Viscount Ebring toe, county Gloucester,' and Baron Fortescue, was the eldest son of Hugh. first Earl Fertescue, by Esther, third daughter of the late Right Hon. George Grenville. He was born 13th of February, 1783, and married, first, 4th of July, 1817, Lady Sumo Ryder, eldest daughter of Dudley, first Doi of Harrowhy, who died in July, 1827, by whom he had issue Hugh, Viscount Ebrington, (now Earl Fertescue) and tw o eons. Tho late earl married secondly, July 26, 1841, Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Piers Cade, and widow of Sir Man-us Somer ville, Bart. The deceased nobleman had for many years been a miaow supporter of the whig party, and hat: done good service to his political friends during his long career in the House of Vommona ' more especially during the re form agitation. He first entered perlisment as member for the borough of Barnstaple, which lie represented from 0304 to 1807. In 1820 he was returned for 'favistock, which he represented till 1831. In that year be was elected for the northern division of Devon, for which he sat till 1839, whet, be was summoned to the House of Peens in his father's barony of Fertescue. He succeeded to the bonny honours Juno 18, 1841. From April, 1831, until Kr Robert Peel's accession to power in the autumn of 1841, he held the office of Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, and fro'u July, 1840. to March, 1860. was Lord Steward of her Majesty's Household. On the resignation of his father, some twenty yearr_ heck, he was appointed lord-lieutenant and vice-admiral of the county of Devon. For some years he was colonel of the let Devon Militia, which lie resigned in 1855. Ho was lord high steward of Barnstaple and South Molten, vice-president of University College, Loodoo, an LLD. of Oxford, and a fellow of the Royal Society. By his death a garter becomes vacant, end the lorl-lieutenancy of Devon falls to the patronage of the government. _ _ THE MARQUIS OF Borg. —An Thursday the town of Cardiff was one furore, in commemorating the onmine of age (according to the Scotch law) of the youthful Marquis of Hate. The morn was ushered in with the merry notes of the old church bells and the booming of cannon, and Captain Doroford, of the docks, fired a adore of four teen rounds, in honour of this occasion. Toempliance with a request of the mayor, the tradesmen closed their places of business at noon, and all the inhabiteute who could obtain colours displayed them from their several habitations, and the streets presented a rich display of bunting. The benefit societies, the trade societies, the schools, and the volunteer artillery, cavalry, and rills% turnedout in immense numbers on the °cession. Private parties were held, and public din ners were done honour to at the Cardiff Arms sod other hotels and inns. A brilliant gas illumination made the streets as light as day, sod a greed and very extensive dis play of fireworks took place iu the Cardiff Arms Park. All this was done in honour of the Marquia of Bute, and out of respect to the late marquis. —Cordijf Guardian. A PoRTABLE ELEFIItIe TNLEMIAPH.—The sub joined letter from Chalons, in the Nord, shoos that con siderable improvements have bean msdo in this new engine of warfare:— We have had experimeata with the tele graph, which succeeded perfectly, and which are very curi ous. Means have been diacoverea to establish a portable tele graph. A carriage is constructed for that purpose in which several cylinders or enormous bobbins are fixed, round which is rolled a quantity of iron wire of the thickest+. of a strong cord. This wire is pained by machinery into the box of ono of the wheels, and et:cooling ea the carriage moves the wheel tarns and unrolls the wire. A platoon of cavalry soldiers follows. Two men alight st every 50 paces to raise the wire on a slight stick. Four others; do the same while the first are moving forward, and raise the wire with a forked virile, which they fix in the ground, and which is fastened with mole strengthened with Iron plates. That being done, they relieve the other work men. and they do so in turn. The horses in the carrier go forward at a gallop, and the telegraph is fixed with ex traordinary rapidity. The appamtiut is worked is the carriage, which serves es an office. Miring the lag =manes Marshal M'llahon tried this invention over a %pane of from seven to eight kilometre*, and it su cce eded perfectly. Moreover, when it is intended to return. the action of the cylinders is reversed, and the eairiage in turned round, preceded by the men. who take down the poles, nsplaes them in a light waggon, and wind up the bobbins. Nothing can be more ingenious. and in particular more *insole, than this invention, and from the latter quality it may be add to hove att.sinel perfection."