The Press. — London, England, 1858-04-03 00:00:00

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Advertisements sent from the country must be accompanied by a remittance or a reference for payment in town. vtt 21xttolzi. LONDON, SATURDAY. APRIL 3, 1858. POSTSCRIPT. PARIS ELECTIONS• PARIS, Friday Morning. The elections at Paris for supplying the places of the late General Cavaignac, and of MM. Carnot and Goudchaux, aro fixed to take place on the 25th inst. TURKEY AND THE SUEZ CANAL. CONSTANTINOPLE, March 27. The Porte has rejected the demand made by the French Ambassador, M. Thouvenel, for the authori sation of the cutting of the canal through the Isthmus of Suez. A Vienna letter in the Swabian Mercury says that the Turkish Governmsnt is about to fortify its new Asiatic frontiers. It intends to construct a military road from Batoum to Ardaham ; to fortify the latter point, to form large depots and storehouses at Baer bout, to augment the fortifications at Erzeronm and at all the places on the frontier from Erzeroum to Kereson on the Black Sea, and from Erzeronm to Baerbout and Sumina, at two leagues to the east of Trehizond. Macadamised roads are to be formed between these places, and Sumina is to be fortified. Russia is also about to fortify her frontier towns in the same part of the world. A case of suspected poisoning has occurred in Sussex. A labouring man aold his wife, by the name of Boys, have died suddenly and under the most suspicious circumstances at Alciston, in East Sussex. A post mortem examination has taken place, and the contents of the stomach are to be analyzed forthwith by Professor Taylor. Davis, the convicted murderer of Ann Morgan at Much Wenlock, near Shrewsbury, has been respited upon recommendation for mercy. Dr. Travers Twiss, Vicar-General, has delivered his opinion upon the seizure of the Cagliari, which, "under the circumstances stated in the log of the seizers, was not justifiable by the law of nations; which," adds Dr. Twiss, " is the only law by which the cruisers of a sovereign power can be entitled to seize ur detain on the high seas a merchant ship sailing under the protection of the flag of another sovereign." The Globe of last night reports an appalling murder and suicide as having been committed at Lenwick in Scotland. Mr. Peter Williamson, a gentleman of high mercantile standing, in a fit of insanity last Thursday week rose at an early hour in the morning and deliberately cut the throats of his wife acd daughter; he then went up into the chit dren's rooms, murdered his two youngest, a boy and a girl, and after vain attempt to destroy his eldest boy, who escaped, Mr. Williamson returned to his wife's room and destroyed himself. No reason is assigned for the dreadful act. Another child, a boy, was happily away from home on a visit. THE DUBLIN COLLEGE ELECTION terminated on Saturday in the return of Mr. Lefroy. The num bers were—Lefroy, 589 ; Gayer, 350 ; majority for Lefroy, 239. The declaration was received with mingled applause and hisses, and the proceedings were gen3rally uproarious. Mr. Lefroy and Dr. Gayer addressed the crowd assembled in the E:ami nation•hall. THE PRESS, APRIL 3, 1858. foreign Qorresponbentt. Paws, April Ist, 185 S. THE first question now put by every Frenchman to every Englishman in Paris, is, " What object in view has a certain portion of your London press, in promulgating a report of the possibility of a war between France and England ?" The answer to be given is very difficult ; for—and I speak with some certaintv—as far as France is concerned, never at any period of its history has there b een less desire to quarrel with England than at the present moment; and one may go further and assert, that a desire tostrengthen the alliance between the two coun tries exists on the part of almost every man in France. As to the feelings of the English Government, the general opinion hero is that so long as the Derby Administration remains in power, not only the best understanding will exist between the two Cabinets, but the peace of Europe will be preserved. So what object can certain papers have in striving so con stantly to keep before the eyes of both nations the possibility of a war? Much has been said about the orders given in the French naval dockyards, the increase of the number of Bailors, &c. All this is much exaggerated ; but independent of the necessary preparations for the annual excursions of the fleet in the Mediterranean, and for the reliefs for the American squadron, the Emperor wisely hears in mind that the surest way to preserve peace is to be prepared for war. It is generally believed that should the Federal Council of Switzerland continue to refuse to sanction French Consuls in certain cities, the French Govern went will, should all other efforts fail, withdraw the erequaturs given to the present Swiss Consuls in France. This is almost equivalent to the cessation of all diplomatic intercourse. It has been reported that a serious misunder standing had arisen between France and Austria. The misunderstanding is not with France aione, but with the majority of the powers represented in the Paris Conference. It would appear that Austria, beaten on the Riverain question, is endeavouring to raise serious objections as to the power of the Com missioners appointed to prepare and carry into effect the necessary works at the mouths of the Danube, for the free navigation of that river. The French Commissioners wished to send to the Paris Con ference a copy of their report; to this the Austrian Commissioner strongly objected, observing that the Conference had not the eower to control their labours. The Austrian was supported by the Turkish Com missioner. The French, English, Russian, Prussian, and Sardinian Commissioners have appealed to their respective Governments for further instructions. Surely Austria cannot be serious in her present opposition, and can only have in view the desire to delay the meeting of the Paris Conference, for this commission was established by virt ue o f Articles 15 and 16 of the Treaty of Peace. Austria will be beaten here as she was on the Riverain question, and no fears need be therefore entertained of a serious quarrel between France and Austria on this subject. Some of the French journals have fallen into an error as to the departure of Count Persigny from London. His Excellency will not leave London before the return of the Queen from Windsor, when he will present his letters of recall, which were sent to him yesterday. The Duke de Malakoff will not leave Paris before the I:2th; he will be accom panied by his two aides-de-camp, Colonel Appert, and Major Duval: bath these gentlemen served with distinction in the Crimea, and are well known to several British officers. The Duke is making preparations for a brilliant campaign in Belgrave square. We are bkely to have a succession this summer of royal visitors to Paris. The Queen of Holland, daughter of the King of Wurtemburg, first cousin to Prince Napoleon and the Princess Mathille, is shortly expected. The Grand Duchess Helene, widow of the Grand Duke Michael, will reach us in about a month. The Grand Duchess is the daughter of Prince Paul of Wurtemburg. She will reside in the Palace of Fontainebleau. No infer. million has been received at the Tuileries of the intention of Queen Victoria to visit France this year. The report of the Committee appointed to examine the Budget will be laid on the table of the Corps Legislatif the second week in April. Amongst the articles of home consumption wl.ich has been gra dually improving is that of tobacco. The revenue derived from this arti,;le in the last forty-five years has been 112,040,0001. sterling. The news reached Paris this morning of the death of M. Carlier, who for many years was Prefect of Police. The French Government is doing all it can to render the passport system as little obnoxious to Englishmen as possible. II has now authorized the local authorities in places where there are no British consuls to grant passports to English residents enabling them to travel in the interior of the coup. try, anu in case of urgent necessity to give passports for returning to England. A letter from Alexandria, dated the 20th of March, says that the Viceroy had appointed a Prefet de Police in that city. The gentleman so named is a French officer of rank. The Viceroy has also established civil tribunals throughout the whole of Egypt. It seems that the Bouffes Parisiens will not visit England this year. The company leaves Paris for Marseilles on the sth of May ; it will then pass a month in Berlin, another in Vienna, and ultimately visit Hamburg. That unrivalled tenor, Tamberlik, has created an immense sensation on his re•appearance here. He sang at the Italian Opera on the 29th March in Roe. sini's opera of Otello. THE NEW INDIA BILL. THE new Government bill has been printed. The preamble recites the expediency or the territories known as " India " being governed by and in the name of the Queen, and tho first clause summarily transfers the empire of India from the Company to her Majesty, in whose name it will henceforth be governed. A principal Secretary of State will exer. cise the powers and duties now vested in the Com pany or the Board of Control, and henceforth any four of the principal Secretaries of State pro tern., and any four of the Under Secretaries of State, may sit and vote in the House of Commons, but not more than four of each simultaneously. The salaries of a fifth Secretary of State and an Under-Secretary of State, if appointed, will be paid out of the revenue of India : A " Council of India" is to be established, to consist of eighteen members, and to be styled as aforesaid. This teen members of this Council of India ( whose names are left in blank) will be members of the Council from the commencement of the sot. They are to be designated " First member," " Second member," " Third member," and so on. Every vacancy in the offices of the first nine members will be filled up by the Queen from persons spe cially qualified as having spent ten years in the civil service of India, or five years at least in the Queen's Indian army, or ten years in the Bombay, Bengal, and Madras armies. Every vacancy in the offices of the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th mem bers of Council will be elected from amongpersons who have served ten years in India, or resided there for fifteen years,by the following constituencies—viz., proprietors of 1,0001. Indian Stock and upwards, proprietors of capibsl in railway and public works companies in India of 2,0001. and up wards, and by persons who have been ten years at least in India as officers in the Indian army and navy ( both Queen's and Company's services), or as civil servants of the Company or the Queen. The last five members of the Council are to be chosen by the parliamentary electors of London, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Belfast. The qualification of these members is, engagement in trade with India for five years, or in the manufactureof goods for export to India, or residence in India for ten years it will be inferred that the first nine members of Council will be at once directly appointed by the Queen, acting under her official advisers. The members of Council will vacate their seats periodically, so that the whole Council will be cleared out in six years from the date of their first appointment A ballot will decide the names of the outgoing members. Any member of Council may be removed, like a superior judge, on address of both Houses of Parliament to the Queen, and suspended by the Council itself, the Queen assenting. Such suspension will be final and fatal unless Parliament address the Queen for its reversal. Members of Council may not sit in the House of Commons, but they will receive salaries of 1.0001. The duties of the Council are defined in a series of clauses. The Secretary of State will be its President ; he will divide the body into committees, and regulate the disposal of its business. The Vice-President (a member of Council named by the President) and two other mem bers (also named by him) will form a " secret committee." All appointments are to be made by, or subject to, the approval of the Queen ; and all appointments now made sill still be made out in India, subject to arrangements to be made by the Secretary of State. The real and per sonal property of the Company is vested in her Majesty. The dividends of the Company and existing and futu re o debts, &c., are charged on the revenues of India. Ihe Queen is empowered to send three commissioners to India to examine the finances and accounts of the several Go vernments of that empire, and especially into the collectio n i of the revenues. The existing conditions of service n the forces of India are to remain, but arrangements may be hereafter made respecting future candidates for the two services. Servants of the Company will be deemed her Majesty's servants. The old Board of Control is sholiehed. Certain rights of the Company (expenses in respect of stock and dividend, and the dividend and security fund) are saved by clauses 68 and 09. The bill awaits its second reading. The Secretary of State for War, acting on the representation of his Royal Highness the Com mander-in Chief, has sanctioned the formation of a hospital, in the camp at Colchester, for the sick wives and children of the soldiers, and orders have already been issued to the Military Purveying Department to supply the requisite diet and me dical comforts. 111