The Express. — London, England, 1861-08-24 00:00:00

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Makm—HL WOULD DI AN ACTUIL—Aad DAC -111174 AND AIDADNIL Mos 1 laclemi.-lAmiraes at T. BRITANNIA. TEN Irortm, TIIC (MCAT riaror LONDON —Stirlen; by Nreass. • moos& lad sydsey.-11rand lR very., artst. •ir —IOC VOL! TEAM —And MAK% .o IKE Lllllll7Ol. —ftreamisme at ball•pant 6. 111011 wash AT lONDON BRIDAL TO DAT —416.16 A 46. Um.. - Altarraa. A. kw. To steurst —31144616 k 4k. ea—. altrafflass. 46. Pa LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24. TO OUR ItILDERS. %PORTING INTELLIGENCE. A 'Ate edition et the E.cp tvas is published every evenh.g during the racing season, containing the results of the day's races. is the 28th of Jun* last the Baron us Vim was riding with his son ALFRED, a young man of the age of 25, on the Twickenham-road, when all of a sudden the Baron was observed to strike his companion several severe blows upon the head. The sun dismounted, and ran for protection to an old woman who happened to be upon the road, whilst the father struggled over some palings, and, after an absence of some minutes, be returned and accompanied the wounded man to the town, where a surgeon was sent for and the wounds were dressed. The young man has recovered ; but if lie had died, the probability is that the Baron would have become entitled absolutely to the sum of 30,000(., a life interest in two thirds of which he is at present enjoying. Such were the facts proved by the evidence adduced before the twelve jurymen assembled yesterday at the Old Bailey to try the Baron us VIDIL. The crime charged by the indictment varied between that of wounding with intent to murder, the punishment for which is death, and that of wound ing unlawfully, the punishment for which is im prisonment. It is needless to say that the case as presented to the jury was full of mystery. That a French nobleman, moving in the best English society--a member of the Travellers, and the intimate friend of Englishmen of rank and Princes of the Russian empire—should commit a deadly assault upon his own sou in the public highway, seems almost in credible. At all events it requires explanation. But unfortunately explanation is simply impos sible. The only two persons who knew anything of the circumstances are the Baron himself and his son. The son refuses to give evidence, and is now suffering the penalty of his contumacy in gaol, and the Baron, according to the present rules of English law, cannot be heard. It is true, that the story which the Baron told was evidently false. But the circumstances were so pecnliar, and the agitation of mind which he displayed just after the singular Metirrenee, may perhaps be considered a sufficient excuse for his disregard of truth. If, however, the rules of English law had been such as would have permitted the Baron to subject himself to examination and crass examination, the real history of the affair would probably have been elicited. As matters stood at the trial, all that the jury knew, and all the evidence from which they were entitled to draw a conclusion, was the bare fact that a severe wound had been inflicted by the father upon the son. Nor would it be fair to say that the jury would have been justified in drawing any other conclusion than they did, or that the Baron had been guilty of soy graver offence than inflicting an unlawful wound. It is indeed true that few important press• cations have ever been got up with more culpable negligence. For some time it seemed ti be doubtful whether any indictment would tie pre ferred at all. The son—the person injured —not only refused to prosecute, bat even declined to give evidence. The ATTORSZT-011IgitAL, accord ing to some singular custom, was not disposed to move. And when at length the Treasury did direct a bill to be preferred they appear to have conducted the business with such gross carelessness that some of the most important links in the evidence were wanting. Thus, although the size and weight of the niling whips used upon the occasion were of the utmost importance, and although one of them was carefully deposited at the Inn at Twickenham, still it appeared upon the trial that the whip pro. deiced at the trial was neither that used by the father nor that used by the son, but one which had been handed to the police by the Baron's valet. Indeed, it was actually proved that one of the whips in question was still lying in the possession of the landlady at Twickenham. But even if the case for the prosecution had been prepared with the utmost care, it is doubtful whether a different result would hays been arrived at. Certain dark insinuations were made by the Baron's counsel against the character of the son, which naturally occasion the utmost perplexity., It was loudly asserted that the silence of the son, , instead of proving an advantage to the father, had proved a serious disadvantage, and that an un- ; natural spite against his parent, not a natural love fur him, was the real cause which prompted the son to remain silent. It was even suggested that the eon's motive in refusing to give evidence was not so much the reluctance to bear witness against his parent as the reluctance to undergo the cross-ex amination which is the inevitable coneequence of appearing in a witness-box. If, indeed, the real story be that the Baron, in a moment of par donable irritation, struck his sou with an excess of violence, it is most unfortunate that he did net at'; once confess his fault, and explain how his moral indignation made him lose for a moment his self control. In that case, even if ho had de stroyed the character of his son, he would, at all events, have saved his own, and would have commanded the sympathy of every man of ordinary common sense. But as it is, the Baron has not only destroyed his own cha racter but that of his son also. As the evidenca stood, it was impossible for tho jury to come to any other conclusion than that the Baron bad been guilty of unlawfully wounding his sou, and for this offence he has now to endure an imprisonment of twelve months with hard labour. Nor is it probable that when his term of punishment is com pleted ho will ha able to resume the same position in society which he has occupied until now. On the other hand, by the course of the defence which the Baron permitted his counsel to adopt he has effectually blasted the character of his son. Ac oording to the Baron's account that son is not only weak in intellect--his conduct in life is not only so questionable that he dared not appear in • witness-box to be cross-examined, but he delibe rately insisted upon coming into court for the purpose of creating a prejudice in favour of himself and against his father. It is true that the son is doomed to spend a month in prison because he has declined to give evidence. But according to his father he is no martyr ; he has taken this course not to save his father but to save himself. Nothing, however, as it turns out, could have been more foolish ; for the result is that both have suffered. Thu father has ruined both himself and his son ; and the son, if he was actuated by spite, has done less injury to his father than he would have done by giving evidence ; if he was actuated by pa rental affection he has not succeeded in saving his father, but in either case he has at all events ruined himself. Upon the whole, it is difficult to conceive a case the result of which has proved more eminently unsatisfactory than that of the Baron DE Vim. The only means of dissolving the mystery in which the circumstances are shrouded is a knowledge of the real facts of the case. These facts, as we have observed, are known only to two living beings—one of whom declines, and the other, by the law of England, is forbidden to reveal them. Fr is not a matter of momentous importance, but still it should not be omitted altogether from the obituary of the age, that VERY'S Restaurant in the Palais Royal is closed—and closed not to give way to a successor, or to reappear, like many another Mueslis of that quarter, with more Imperial gilding and more copious display. VERY'S is de funct It has gone the way of all meats, as Bzsr • VILLIERS and the RUCHER had done before. And gastronomy must mourn the closing of one of its last exclusive temples. Although Lord 11101JUNAM took no notice of so significant a fact in his wide review of the events which come under the bead of Social Science, he might have done so, for the demise of these great gastronomic royalties is an unmistakeable symptom of progress. It is a proof that even the wealthiest and most fastidious can get unexceptionable din ners at far less cost than was necessary to support such establishments as Vidtv's, and that the science of cooking has been vulgarized for the use of the many. We have a theory of our own on this subject, which, if true, would mark the decline of gastro nomy as a great public benefit ; and we have been led to form and entertain this theory from an old habit of comparing in the land of our neighbours their butchers' shops with their taverns. Forty years ago a French butcher's shop was worthy of a place in DANTIB "Inferno." To glance at it for an instant was a surfeit and a sickness. But, on the other hand, if one turned to the esta blishments where these villanous viands were rendered delicious by the art and mystery of cooking, nothing could surpass their elegance, their splendour. In the lapse of years we have con• tinned to remark that as the butcher's shop im proved the restaurants deteriorated. And as the material for cookery grew better, the science of cookery was no longer needed. There are now Parisian butcher fronts which rival our own, whilst Vutv's has disappeared, and those who replace him give about as good a dinner as at Star ewes, at five times the price. Our theory, we know, would be disputed by the Pariians, who are supremely unwilling to con fess the symptoms of decadence in any science or any glory. Their doctrine is, that the Pallas Royal is rococo, in other words, growing out of date, whilst novelty, elegance, perfection, and fashion, have taken their station on the line of the Boulevards, where alone a man can now unexcep tionably eat or sip. And however they might assent to TAILZYZAND'S doctrine of speech having been given to disguise man's thoughts, they are not advanced enough to admit that cookery was invented to disguise his viands. The death of gastronomy would dash a feather from their cap which they could not consent to ; and if asked who reads BRILLAT SAVAILIN, or what is become of the Almanac des Gourmands, they say Pstyi. Lows has gone out of fashion too, and what poli tical review is readable I—yet politics as a science, survives deep in the breasts of those who cherish but dare not expatiate upon them. Yet gastronomy, or rather progress in good and cheap eating, is not dead in the French capital. It has merely changed quarters, and, instead of ad dressing itself to some score of gourmands, has turned to the more profitable multitude. Fax from the Nide Royal or from the Boulevards either has arisen a large and populous—suburb it was the other day, but now a quarter of Paris. Thither the working and the poorer classes, driven from the heart of the city by demolitions and by mountainous façades, whose rents are beyond their regards, have betaken themselves, and in such crowds, that we have heard French soldiers, just arrived from the wars, exclaim with child-like astonishment, Muis c'est en dritable Plkisi ! The quarter is known by the poetic name of Moat Parnasse. And, notwithstanding a sense of the prosaic in its composition, it has still given birth to some of the most splendid and most gigantic establishments that are to be found in any capital. Nothing can be more magnificent than vestibule, staircase, and saloon—gilding and images, carving and flowers, balustrades and foun tains, to the sound of whose sweet waters may be consumed any of the thousand ingenious com positions of the bill of fare. Yet these palacesare not for the selector "world." No equipages throng their doors, save the costar monger's cart, or the truck on wheels of the itine rant vendor. These are caravanserais for the working classes. And hither they flock, if they please, in their Sunday suits, but much more often in their week-day garb. Of course theprices are suited to the class from which custom is sought. And it is a source of satisfaction, which Lord BILOVUHAY himself might have witnessed and re corded, to see hundreds of the humbler but intel ligent classes, no longer crowding into booths or cellars for a meal of doubtful hue and suspicious combination, or, if avoiding this, compelled to take their repast " upon the thumb," but rrovided like their betters with an ample, airy, and even rich room, and clean, wholesome, and well-cooked food. The great popular restaurants of Mont Par nesse are certainly a vast improvement on our gin palaces. For even supposing excess, eating daintily is more moral than guttling, and there is after all a certain degree of self-respect connected with the possibility of tak ing a decent, clean, and wholesome repast. French gastronomy, therefore, is not dead. Though extinct at Vaav'm, and shorn of the men of fashion and the wits who used to offer their wealth and coin their genius in its honour, it has, like a great malty other sciences, betaken itself to the multitude, both for honour and for profit. Seriously, this is a very great improvement. The workman on either side of the Channel, whilst unmarried, has been in the habit of making the wine shop or the beer and dram shop his eating place. lie often carries his viands with him, or if he does not, the eating portion of his repast is but the accessory to the drinking portion, while morally and healthily the reverse should Le the case. That the working man should consider his food, its choice and preparation, more worth care and thought than what he washes it down with is desirable. And this is the result obtained by his frequenting a house where some sort of cookery is practised and professed. The best re medy, indeed, is a home and a wife. But as these cannot be had by all men at all ages, it is im portant that a repast should be presided . over by some care, served with decorum, and partaken of with respect. Feeding has thus its morality, and gastronomy, at least in its elementary develop ment, becomes a partillif civilization. THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO IRELAND. - • Off nm. u LID IRISH MAGMATIC TATMOBAPII.) DUBLIN, FRIDAY, 1 r.m. In expectation that the Queen would visit the Art Exhibition to-day the line of streets leading from the Viceregal Lodge to the Exhibition build ing was crowded from an early hour in the morning, but up to the present her Majesty has not left;the lodge. At eleven o'clock the Right H n. the Lord Mayor drove in state to the lodge, and had the honour of personally presenting the address of the corporation to her Majesty, who briefly thanked his lordship for the kind congratulations of the citizens of Dublin, and intimated that she would on a future occasion communicate a formal reply to the address. tip to this hour there is nothing known of her Majesty's intentions or movements. The general impression is that she will not come into the city to-day ; but notwithstanding this belief, the strata continue thronged by thousands. The Prince Consort proceeded, attended by Major du Plat, to the Curragh camp, at half-past 10, and will return before 4 o'clock The Princeases Helens and Alice, and Prince Alfred, accompanied by the Hon. Victoria and Mr. Stewart Wortley, visited the Castle this morning. They next went through the entire suite of apart ments of the Chapel Royal and St. PAtrick's Hall, and then proceeded to Trinity College, where they visited the Examination Hall, the Library, and the Museum. They afterwards proceeded to the National Education Board, where they are at present DUBLIN, FRIDAY NIGHT. Great crowds occupied all the principal thorough fares for the greater part of the day in expectation of seeing and welcoming the Queen. They remained in the streets until an advanced hour, and some of them were not disappointed, for about half-past five her Majesty left the Vice-regal Lodge, accom panied by the Princess Alice, the Prince Consort, the Lord-Lieutenant, and Lady Churchill, and drove through the principal streets of the city, without, however, stopping at any place, or visiting any of the public buildings. This was the• cause of some disappointment, as the crowds who promenaded the city were anxious to greet her Majesty. DUBLIN, BArunnAy Mortorn. The Queen and royal party, together with the distinguished personages now at the Viceregal and Secretary's Lodges, will leave by a special train, at ten o'clock, this morning, for the Curragb, to be present at a grand military review. It is said there will be 20,000 troops on the ground, and no doubt double that number of civilians will be present. CURRAGH, AUI3I7BT 24, 10.56 A.M. Her Majesty has just arrived here by special train. 11 A.Y. On her Majesty's arrival here she was received most enthusiastically. Them was also cheering for her Royal Highness the Princess Alice. Weather is now beautiful, and promises to be • line day. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, U6l. railways, steamers, and other public conveyances had brisk work on their heeds to provide for the amommodation of passengers. Hotels and taverns were filled with visitors, and as the evening approached the leading thoroughfares were crowded by strangers and citizens, who made the oc casion of her Majesty's arrival • holiday. Owing to the fact of its having been generally known that her Majesty wished her visit to Ireland to be as private as possible, in every instance people, however anxious to chow their respect for the Queen, abstained from any attempt at anything like intrusion, and for this reason the police had very little trouble in carrying out their instruc tions, and it must be add that the manner in which the civic force discharged their duty did them much credit. There was no " blustering," or bullying, and, as a conse quence, even in the most crowded pl►ces there was the greatest order and decorum. la the year 1849, during the viceroyalty of the Earl St. Germans, the Queen planted • tree in the plmsure-ground of the Viceregal Lodge. This tree is now much grown, sad her Majesty will plant another this day (Friday). Others will be planted by the Prince Consort, the Princesses Alice, Helena, and Prince Alfred. CORRESPONDENCE UPON FOREIGN AFFAIRS. This moruing a batch of papers relatiug to the action of the Foreagnoffice, presented to parliament by her !fejt...4y, were issued by the parliamentary printers. Despatches relating to administrative and financial reforms in Turkey, 1858-61, occupy 116 pages. Amongst them is the following, from Earl Russell to Sir H. Bulwer, dated the 4th ult. : (From the Freeman's Journal.) His Royal Highness the Prince Consort visited the Fine Arts Exhibition at halt-past 3 o'clock on Thursday, accom panied by his Excellency the Earl of Carlisle awl the Hon. Colonel Phipps. TM Prince was received at the principal =bunco by Mr. Gilbert bander', chairman, Mr. D'Olier, Mr. Carotin, Mr. White, Dr. Mackay, Mr. Parkinson, secretary ; Dr. Steele, Mr. M'Manns, kc., who conducted the distinguished visitors through the several departments at the building. His Royal Highs's* examined the pic tures of the old masters with much interest, and recog nised several works of art which he had seen before. He also 'minutely examined the specimens of art menu facture, and when taking his departure, at half-pact four o'clock, he expressed himself highly pleased with what he had seen in the exhibition. The splendid new club-house in Kildare-street, recently erected and now all but completed, was seat visited by his Royal Rieman and the Lord-Lieutenant. They were re ceived by Bar T. Done, the architect of the building, who 000 ducted them through the several apartments. The in ternal decorations and the stone carvings on the capi tals of the pillars and pilasters excited the warm ap probation of the Prince Consort. The illustrious party next preceded to Trinity College. On arriving in the court yard of the Univenity, Ida Royal Highness and the Lord- Lieutenant were received by the Provost, the Very Rev. Dean Graves, the Rev. Dr. Todd, and a number of the fellows. His Royal Highness inspected the examination hall, the library, and the new museum building, the magni- Roast hall and staircase of which excited hie most unquali fied and warm admiration. His Royal Highness and party next honoured the Albert Agricultural Training Institution, at GI in, with a visit. They were received by Dr. Kirkpatrick and the other officers, and conducted through the several departments of the establishment. On arriving at the lecture hall, where the pupils, seventy-two in number, were assembled for evening instruction, several of their diaries and other manuscripts were submitted to the inspection of his Royal Highness, who examined several of then., with which be was greatly pleased and much interested. The pupils were then subjected to a short examinatior, on the physical sciences by Mr. M'Donnell, the literary preacher, and on practical agriculture by Mr. Boyle, the agriculturist. His Royal Highness was pleased to express Ilia approval of the arniagements and management of the several departments of the institution. The royal party left for the Viceregal Lodge at half-past six, and oo their departure loud and hearty cheers were given by the pupils fur her Majesty the Queen and the royal family. Ic the evening a grand banquet was served, to which his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant, Earl Granville, General Grey, the Hon. Colonel Phipps, Lieutenaut-General Si r Norge Browne, and other distinguished personages were Isixoesunid with an invitation. Him Royal Highness the Prime of Wales arrived at the King's-bridge terminus from the Curragh at forty-fire minutes past one o'clock. He was accompanied by Major- General Bruce, Colonel Keppel, and Major-Cenral Ridley, One of the viceregal carriages was in waiting to receive the Prince and the gentlemen by whom be was attended. He proceeded direct to the Viceregal Lodge, where he lurched with her Majesty and the Prince Consort. At half-past five o'clock his Royal Highness returned to the terminus, accom panied by Prises Alfred, who wait with him to the Omagh, whore he will remain until today (Saturday), on a visit at the quarters of the Prince of Wales. Large number, of tourists from England, Scotland, and several parts of Ireland continued to arrive in town daring the day—all anxious to en her Majesty. The *fickle of " LORD J. RUBSELL TO MIR H. RC LWF.R. " Foreign-office, July 4, 1861. " Sir,—The &menden of a new Sultan appears to her Majesty's government to furnish a fit occasion for the Turkish government to make a vigorous effort to relieve the empire from that financial embarrassment to which all the enemies of the Porte have pointed as the sure and proximate cause of the fall of the Ottonisa power. " Yet there are ample means in Turkey for falsifying this prediction. The empire has provinces of great fer tility, and is inhabited by races some of which have in. dustry and a genius for trade, while others furnish hardy and obedient soldiers, the fit materials for a strong and faithful army. "Integrity, order, energy, and impartial justice, would soon redress the most flagrant evils ; economy would in • few months furnish a surplus beyond the ordinary expen diture. " Upon these means her Majesty's government are con vinced Sultan Ariz ought to rely. Her Majesty's govern ment would consider they were faithless friends to the Porte if they held out any prospect of the guarantee of a loan. It would be pouring water into a cask with a hole in it* bottom. But when order and economy with publicity of accounts shall have restored confidence to capitalists, the Sultan will find that the credit of his government will stand as high as that of any state on the continent of Eape ?? rd Hobart and Mr. Foster will, I trust, before long be able to furnish you with an authentic report on the state of the Turkish finances. " With that report in your hands, your excelletcy will be able to give proofs to the Porte of that sincere friend ship which IlUirnatal her Majesty's government, and which is as far apart from flattery as it is from hostility or iudif ference. It is the anxious desire of her Majesty's govern ment to see the Ottoman race combine with its ancient virtues of courage and fidelity the improvements and the acts which muderu civilisation has spread over Europe. " I am, &c., (Signed) " J. Ruesstt.." Papers relating to the annexation of Eastern San Domingo to Spain include the following expression of opinion on the part of our Foreign Minister : "LORD J. RUSSILL TO MR. RDWARDER. "Foreign.offloe, May 14, 1861. " It is for the Spanish government to weigh is the balance of their judgment the advantages and inconveniences which may arise from the annexation of the territory of the Domi nican state to the dominions of Spain, and any opinion which her Majesty's government may form on the subject nn be founded on no other consideration than a regard for what they may look upon as the real and pernaneut inte rests of Spain. Her Majesty's government would, no doubt, have felt a strung and decided dissatiafaction at the proposed annexa tion if it had been likely to lead to the introduction of aLvety into a community which is free from the taint of that pernicious institution ; but the formal and repeated de claratious of Marshal O'Donnell that under no circum dances will slavery be introduced into the Dominican ter ritory, have removed the main cause which would have led her Majesty's government to view the proposed annexation with dislike and repugnance. " Her Majesty's government certainly apprehended, when first the projected annexation was talked of, that it might, if carried into execution, involve Spain in unfriendly discussions, if not in conflict, either w ith F rance or with the United States. or with both. With regard to France, her Majesty's government have not learnt that the French government has expressed any positive objection to the pro posed arrangement, although she may not think it advan tageous to Spain. It appears also, from what has been stated to you, that there is no probability at present of any positive resistance to the measure, either by the northern or the southern confederation of North America. But the Spanish government should not too confidently rely on the permanent contiouance of this indifference or acquiescence on the part of the North Americans ; and it is not impos sible that when the civil war which is now breaking out shall have been brought to an end, an event which may happen sooner than at present appears likely, both the North and the South might combine to make the occupa tion of the Dominican territory by Spain the cause of serious difference between the North American govern ments and that of Spine. " Her Majeety's government do not deny that Great Bri tain, as a power naturally inclined to peace, and syste matically addicted to commerce, must sways view • war between as two powers as an event not only at variance with her pnnciples, but to • certain degree injurious to her interests. But with respect to Spain, the motives of the British government spring from far higher sources ; Great Britain and Spain have for long periods of time, and in cir cumstances of high moment to each, been faithful and active allies : their alliance has been greatly useful and eminently honourable to both. It is a fundamental maxim of British policy to wish well to Spain, and earnestly to desire her welfare and prosperity ; and therefore any com bination of event, which might at any time involve the pos sibility of Spain being engaged in a conflict which, from local circumstances and disadvantages, might be in the end seriously injurious to her rule over her ancient possessions. would be viewed by her Majesty's government with lively apprehension and sincere regret." We have received, also, Correspondence relating to the attack on Porto Novo by her Majesty's naval forces on the West Omit of Africa ; Correspondence with Prince Talley rand respecting Poland, 1831 ; Correspondence with the Government of Russia respecting the affairs of Poland, 1831-32 ; and Correspondence respecting the affairs of Modena, 11341.68. His Excellency the American Minister and Mrs. Adams arrived at the American Legation on Thursday night from a tour of visits. Senor Dun Carlos Gutierrez, Minister Plenipo tentiary of Hoodoos', tee:meted business at the Foreign aloe yesterday. The Duebese of Marlborough has arrived at Blenheim Palace, near Woodstock, from the Isle of Wight. The duke is cruising in his yacht. . . . The Marquis of Exeter ix shortly expected home from Germany. The merchionem and Lady MAry Cecil have arrived at Malvern Wells, from Burghley MAIM near Staneon!. -- The Marchioness Couynghem left town yester day for Christchurch, Heats, on • visit to bar ladyship's sister, the Dowager Duchess of Richmond. The Countess of Dunmore and Ladies Murray have left Carlton HouieSernice, for Wilton House, sear Salisbury, to per • short time with Lady Herbert before departing for Scotland. The Earl of Wilton and Lady Alice Egerton have left Drakolm, Derbyshire, where they have been staying with Sir Henry and Lady Sophia Des Vomit, fur Drum. mood Perthshire, ou • visit to Lord sod Lady Willoughby de Ereeby. . . . We ( Western Times) regret to hear that Earl Forteacue has not been able to return to Castle Hill. It was Inteuded that the noble earl, with Lady Feetasene and Lord and lady Ebrieston, should come to Castle Hill on Satur day, We are concerned to state, however, that, owing to increased indisposition, the noble earl was unable to under take the journey, and that, although there is some improve ment, his lordship is not yet permitted to leave Loodoo. Thu Bucks Advertiser says :—" The once-famed house of Stowe is about to be again restored to the list of the great houses of England, and be rescued from its fallen state—as steps are to be taken .to refurnish suites of rooms for the Dowager Duchess of Buckingham, and the present Duke and Duchess." The appointment of Aasiatant•lnapector of Volunteers far one of the metropolitan districts, rendered vacant by the nomination of Major Melton) to be Fort- Major at Guernsey, will not be Ailed up. " The volun teers," says the Army and Navy Gazette, " hare now arrival at such a state of organisation in and around London, that they require lea supervision ; and for this very satis factory reason this reduction of the inspecting staff has taken pima." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. STATE OF FEELING IN HUNGARY. A letter from Peath, of the 18th, states that on the play-bills of the 17th it was announced the Austrian national hymn would be sung on the eve of the birthday of the Emperor, and that the theatres would be illuminated. No sooner were these bills posted than they were torn down. At the National Hungarian Theatre an express order of the governor was required in order to have the fate announced, the first bills issued having made no mention of it. The second bills contained the announcement, but the letters were so small as to be illegible. There was, however, no demonstration. The military alone were pre sent during the singing of the hymn. The public did not go in till it was over. A young man who refused to take off his hat was arrested. The authorities took the greatest precautions on the oc casion, and soldiers with loaded muskets stood behind the scenes. (arum's Tnaciums.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Amon 23. The communication made to-day to both houses of the Reichsrath in the name of the Emperor ex plains the difficulties created by the Hungarian Diet in insisting on the re-establishment of the laws of 1848, and by the inadmissible form in which the demand was made. "These laws encroach upon and prejudice the rights of the other nationalities of the Austrian empire." The Emperor announces his intention of main taining the fundamental laws of the 20th October and 26th February last, because he considers the unity of the monarchy as the inviolable basis of the indivisible empire. His Majesty further declares that he will not withdraw the concessions which he has made to Hungary. "Should Hungary not take part in the General Council of the Empire, the resolutions adopted by the latter will nevertheless be binding upon the whole empire." The Emperor places his confidence iu the new Hungarian Diet, and finally declares that instruc tions have been despatched to Hungary for the maintenanoe o: order, in the carrying out of which, however, moderation will be used, unless the em ployment of rigorous measures be forced upon the executive. ITALY. TURIN Annus? 24. The statement made by several Italian news papers that some Bourbon partisans had attempted a disembarkation on the 21st inst., at Ascoli, is without foundation. A large vessel, conveying them, sailed off without any attempt having been made to disembark, on account of the alarm having been immediately spread among the inhabitants. NAPLES, Awl= 23, Emma. Advice' received here to-day from Arce state that the brigands, being pursued by the royal troops, entered Pontifical territory. The French troops were informed of their having crossed the frontier. The disbanded Neapolitan soldiers continue to surrender themselves to the Neapolitan authorities. TURKEY. CONSTANTLNOPLE, Aram His Excellency Sir William Codrington had an audience of the Sultan to-day. His reception was particularly complimentary. The Sultan afterwards detained Sir Henry Bul wer for a long private interview. An European conference will be held at Con stantinople on the question of the Principalities. It is likely that Itiza Pacha will be appointed to a remote pachalic. CONSTANTINOPLE, Amon 22. The town of Peristi, near Gallipoli, has been half destroyed by fire. PORTUGAL. LISBON, AUGUST 17, (per Alhambra, ea Southampton). The government has authorised the admission of foreign grain into Portugal. It is expected that the Cortes will grant the assistance sought by the steam company, '• liaise Mercantil," although great opposition continues against the measure. The nuptials of the Infants Donna Antonia with the Prince of If olicazollern are fixed for the 12th of September. One of the royal palaces is being prepared for their reception. The Marquis di Bella, representative of the Kingdom of Italy, has arrived in Lisbon, and will be received by the King in public audience to-day. The main clauses of the bill authorising the pur chase of the Southern Railway are under discussion in the Coetes. The weather continues excessively hot. Exchange on Loudon at three months is quoted at 531 ; on Paris, 530 ; on Amsterdam, 421 ; on Hamburg, 48 • on Genoa, 528. Three per Cent. Renter, 481 ; Coupons, 481 • Deferred, 40 ; Lisbon Bank, 578; Oporto Mercantile Bank, 260; Commer cial Bank, 252 milreis. LISBON, Aucear Z 3. The King has gone to visit the exhibition at Oporto. He has decorated the Marquis di Bella with the Order of Christ. The Cortes has confirmed the authorisation of the Government for opening the ports, for the importa tion of foreign grain. SOUTHANFTON Avnuarr 23. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam ship Alhambra arrived here this evening with the Peninsular mails. She brings 18 passengers, 754/. in specie, and 1,100 packages of cargo. She expe rienced strong north-easterly winds. The Alhambra spoke the Euxine on the 14th, the steamer Montague on the 20th, and the barque Dreadnought on the 21st inst. CHINA. SHANGHAIS. JOLT 4 (via MALTA). The friendly relations of the European govern ments with Japan appear likely to be disturbed. The houses of the foreign merchants have boon entered and robbed in open day. Thu Japanese government is believed to sanction these proceedings. It is reported that the Governor of Kanagawa had informed Mr. Alcock, who contemplated travel ling overland from Nangasaki to Jeddo, that be could give him no assurance of being unmolested on his journey. The imperial and rebel successes are alternate. A new insurrection has broken out near Pekin. INDIA. CALCUTTA, JOLT 2 2 (VIA MALTA). The Calcutta journals have news asserting that five cities in Tartary and China have been made over to the Russians by the Emperor of China. The Noosrutshall (!) has been wrecked at Kedgeree. Eight men are said to be missing. The Rev. James Long has been found guilty. Judgment is deferred. • _ . . . . . Incement rains have prevailed in the interior. CALCUTTA, Jour 29. (By telegrsph to rOilli do Gallo.) The indigo p...p.7cta are bail The Italian government, we (Post) are happy to learn, has determined on following the example get by the Emperor of the French in nolonger requiring paasporta from English subjects who may desire to travel through the do minions of King Victor EmmanueL Throughout Northern and Central Italy it will be sufficient for any English tra veller merely to present his card and make a declaration of his nationality. The compliance with this simple form will entitle him to travel unmolested from the Alps to the Neapolitan frontier. But it is thought advisable, from the disturbed condition of the Neapolitan territory, that South ern Italy should still constitute an exception to the general rule, and that all who purpose journeying so far south ghoul I furnish themselves with some official document at testing the legitimate scope of their appearance in those part& EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (non OUR OWN OORRERPONDINT.) PARK FRIDAY ErINIPu. It is said, upon I know not what authority, that England advises the Italian government to call in to its aid in South Italy the immense prestige and popularity of Garibaldi. I need not add that such a policy would be viewed with great disfavour here. With regard to the presence of the fleet at Naples, we learn this evening that the Austrian government has demanded au explanation at the court of St. James's. M. Taxile Delord gives us iu the Sidcle the fol lowing extracts from the address of the curd of an important commune in the department of the Ardeche, previously to intoning the Te Delon on the fete of the I.sth. The municipal council, of which about one-half are protestant+, was present: Theme are now two parties : the party of good, which is God's party ; and the party of evil, which is that of the devil, and of those who represent Luther and Calvin. The party of truth, justice, and right ; the party of impiety and of the revolution—respecting neither family nor property —robbing and spoiling ; people whom you may catch with their hands in your pocket, and who will yet deny their intentions. They make use of Mu. *int and Garibaldi for the accomplishment of their criminal ends. They am robbers after the American pat. tern. The hour of combat has sounded. Let us arise—we shall be millions! Pins IX. has promised to spend his last crown, and shed the last drop of his blood, to defend his rights so basely disavowed. Let us arise as one nun for the defence of our holy religion, which the revolution seeks to destroy !_ The Naples correspondent of the Anti fie in Rth gion informs us that the English fleet has taken up its position in the Bay of Naples, at the request of Baron Ricasoli, and that, after a long conference between the English admiral and the military authorities at Naples, it has been decided that the English forces shall aid the Italians to repress the Neapolitan insurrection. He adds that the offer of the admiral to "occupy " the Castel del Nuovo with his artillery was " for the present" de clined by Cialdini, who contented himself with the loan of some ammunition. The journal in which this appears cries out against the English inter vention, and, apropos of the subject, prints Sir G. Bowyer's letter (now nearly a fortnight old) to Lord Palmerston. Your readers will remember that the hon. member for Rome made the British government responsible for what has happened in South Italy. The Bourse was flat, with scarcely any business. It is thought that railway shares are generally below the prices which the receipts on the various lines entitle them to maintain. Should this be true, a rise in this sort of property may be expected at no distant period. Rents left off sc. better than yesterday both for cash and the account, the closing prices being 68fr. 50c. for both. The Mobilier fell lfr. 25c. for account, leaving off at 735 fr. for cash and 738 fr. 75c. for account. AMBRICA. A correspondent of the New York Herald, writing from Fortress Monroe, on the Bth, gives the following amount of the destruction of Hamp ton by the Confederate troops : Hampton has been burned. Scout. and fugitives yes terday morning brought word of the approach of a large rebel force from Yorktown . These rumours were confirmed at five o'clock p.m. by an intelligent deserter from the rebels, named $ A. Mahew, a native of Maine, but a resi dent of Georgia until Impressed into the service, who has furnished me an account of the expedition. Mr. Mahew hsa been stationed at Yorktown since the let of June. Friday last Colonel (now General) Magruder left Yorktown with • force of 7,000 men, including 200 mvalry and eight liana of artillery, viz :—three Parrott guns, four how itzers, and one haled c.innon. Part, of the troops were from Williamsport. Monday night they encamped at Big Bethel, which had been completely deserted. TUN day night they advanced towards Hampton, and at noon yesterday took up position on Black River, some three miles hom the town, where Mr. Mabew managed to escape through a cornfield, and by swimming a couple of streams, reached the fortress. He says the object of the expedition was to draw out our forces, attack Camp Hamilton or Newport News, if practi cable, and at least to destroy Hampton, so as to prevent our using it for winter quarters. General Butler at once repaired to this end of Hampton bridge, where he remained until eleven o'clock. Colonel Weber erected a barricade near the Hampton end of the bridge, and placed a strong guard at various points this side of the creek. A few minutes past midnight General Magruder, with about Iv rebels, some of them belonging to Hampton, en tered the town and immediately fired the buildings with torches. The greater part of the 500 houses were built of wood, and no rain having fallen lately, the strong south wind soon produced • terrible coefiagratiou. There were perhaps twenty white people and double that number of megrims remaining in the town from inability to move, some of whose houses were fired without waking the inmates. They gave Wilson Jones and his wife, both of them aged and infirm, but fifteen minutes to remove a few articles of furniture to the garden. Several of the whites and &Iwo( the negroes were hurried away to be pressed into the rebel service. Mr. Scofield, a merchant, took refuge in • swamp above the town. Two negroes were drowned while attempting to cross the creek. A company of rebels at tempted to force the passage of the bridge, but were re pulsed, with a lose of three killed and six wounded. The fire raged all night. The greater part of the rebels withdrew towards morning, and at noon to-day, when I visited the place, but seven or eight building, were left standing. The glare of the conflagration was so brilliant that I was enabled to write by it. A more sublime and awful spec tacle has never yet been witnessed. The high south wind prevailing at the time fanned the dames into a lurid blaze, and lighted up the country for miles and miles around. The fire broke out between 11 and 12 o'clock p.m. on the ith inst. It appears that a abort time preview; our pickets from Colonel Max Weber's 20th Regiment were fired upon by a coniNnv of rebels, but by dropping of their faces our ' troops did not sustain any loss. They, however, re ! turned the fire with deadly aim from their trusty rides, which must have made sad havoc among the enemy. We could see the rebels passing from one house to another, by the glare of the and use the incen diary's torch with effect. Every budding in this once beau tiful village is destroyed, with the exception of the Military Academy, and that cannot possibly be saved. (Mr camp was alarmed instanter, and the troops got under arms. Au attack from Fox-hill was momentarily expected, and Colonel Weber's regiment were immediately surp t 6 with extra ammunition, and sent out in all directions se pickets, patrols, and skirmishers. They have done their work bravely and efficiently. Two companies are now here watching for rebelsand guarding the bridge from being fired. The bridge will be saved. Tho rebels have done their work effectually; nothing is now left to mark the once beautiful Hampton but the charred, towering chimneys, looming up in the distance, as monu ments of the dastardly work of the rebels. The destruction of the town was a wanton act of cruelty to the resident Unionists, and moreover entirely useless. as t;eneral Butler intends to winter his armv many miles beyond Hampton. Au attempt will be made to fasten the act on the general, but after ten o'clock et night on Wed nesday there was not a Union soldier in Hampton. LATEkt TURF! O'CLOCK A.M. The Military Academy, a large and fine building, is jest beginning to burn. A company of our men, just returned from i,ho village, state that the fire is raging furiously. The Amon of the Academy were saturated with camphine and other combustible material of an inflammable nature, awl, to insure a thorough draught of air, holes bare been bored in the floor. Signals have been exchanged between this place and Fortress Monroe, for a considerable period, and WI are hourly expecting an attack. STILL LATER. The destruction of Hampton is complete ; smouldering ruins are the only objects visible, presenting a desolate and heartrending appearance. Six families were left at Hamp ton when it was evacuated by our troops last week, but nothing is known as regards the fate that has befallen them. They undoubtedly perished. No rebels are cow to be seen. Newport News has not yot been attacked—an attack, however, is expected to-night. Our guard near the seminary was fired upon at one o'clock this morning, by rebels seems the river. Preparations are being made both there and at the fortress to repel en at tack with vigour. The lame journal has the following, with rsgard to the concentration of Confederate troops in Virginia: Reliable intelligence has been received that the rebels ars concentrating (urea at various point. on their side of the river, from the Point of Rucks to Alexandria. There are eight or ten thousand at Fairfax Court Home, a con siderable forte in the vicinity of Ede aura Ferry, large bogies at other crossings, and several thousand at Leon the kea the Tote Not with You Join with we h • chs - when took took we it eaoa Peed aad have 300,0 crop iniCst the a the Tli high peroi all M veloi Oro _ _ traaa times' Wien ship mails this picks W.( 1 15 pi ! allOth