The Express. — London, England, 1861-07-26 00:00:00

f . ,i 2 THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 26, 1861. LOYSZLII HYDROSTATIC TEA andCOFFEZ to hare b een first attracted by the firing of a raitootArox—iss ukase cops. straw sad "'heal: pistol in the room below. So far, therefore, as oust rem at is twerp, aeitsiestres—l ootr sio s tt 91. Caliso"."1", Lc. evidence has been produced it supports Major i l a s tiatio, &Pik Sileat-oßreel. MURRAY'S statement. Indeed Mr. Russalien own account of the matter differs from that of his antagonist in only one particular--as to the infliction of the pistol-wound in the neck. Mr. ROBERT* simply asserted that the Major shot himself, which, even if not in itself absolutely incredible, the medical witnesses depose would have been extremely difficult, almost im possible, in fact. Under these circumstances none will be surprised that the jury should have at once returned, as the only verdict in harmony with the facts, that of " justifiable homicide." QICOND-H•ND PIANOPORTZB. 143 camas. UALL -d Ow Iwo • kw ainelimat asegsgbiad 1. Or Nod l•Musel imirm al raft tedmordplim-011, 1114,264.80. ghe Orprtoss. SO COILLIMINDINFL liissiod he "Ms lb•! London Ersatz' al Or e = l .• Monen•-areet, Ef Iwo es Os ea se CR eroun. - -40 - OSBORNE, JULT 25. The Queen and Crown Princess of Prussia walked and drove yesterday. Earl Granville arrived on • visit, and had the honour of dining with her Majesty. Colonel and Lady Katherine V. Harcourt, and the Hon. Sir C. Phipps, had also the honour of being invited to dinner. The queen held a (•ouocil at one o'clock, at which ware present the Prince Consort, Earl Granville, Viscount Pal merston, Sir G. Lewis, Sir G. Grey, the Right Hon. E. Cardwell, the Earl of St. Germ►ns, Viscount Sydney, and Earl Spencer. At the Council Sir Robert Peel, Hart., was sworn in a Privy Councillor, and took bin seat at the bard. Mr. Help., the Clerk of the Council, attended. Viscount Palmerston had an audience of her Majesty. Mir Georxe C.mmewall Lewis had an audience, and received from the queen the Seale of the War Department, and de. livered up to her Majesty the Seals of the Home De• partment. Sir George Grey had an au.lieoce of her Majesty, and gave up the Seale of the Duchy of Lancaster. Sir George they was sworn in Secretary of State, and re• mired the Seals of (Aloe. The Right Hon. Edward Cardwell had an audience, and received from the Queon the Seals of the Duchy of la.n. cuter. Earl Granville had an audience of ber Majesty. Viscount Palmerston, the Earl of St. Germans, Viscount Sydney, Earl Spencer, Sir George Cotttewall Lewis, Sir George Grey, Sir Robert Peel, Mr. Cardwell, and Mr. Helps, left the Waterloo terminus of the South•Westera Railway at half-past 8 o'clock yesterday morning by a special train for Osborne. The ministers crossed from Gos port in her Majesty's yacht the Firs Queen, commanded by Mr. F. W. Paul, ILN., and arrived at Osborne about half pest 12 o'clock. After the Council, the Ministers, accompanied by Farl Granville, left Osborne at 10 minutes past 2 o'clock, re crossed in the Fire queen, and returned by • special train on the South-Western Hallway to town. The Ministerial whitebait dinner is fixed to take place on Wednesday next, the 31st instant, at the Trafalgar, Greenwich ; and it is expected that par liament will be prorogued by commission on Tues day, the 4th of August. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge re turned to town yesterday from visiting the Earl and Coon. tees a/ Warwick, at Warwick Castle. The Prince and Princess of Mara have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jannyn-street, from Italy. We hare to announce the death of Julisaa, Countess of Hamm, relict of Somerset, ascend Earl of Helmer*. The melancholy event took place on the 22nd inst., at her residence, Green Park, Rostrevor. The lamented lady, who had attained her 78th year, was daughter of Henry Thomas, mooed Earl of Carrick, and mother of the late Armer, Earl M Delmore, and of the Right H. o. Henry Thomas Lowry Garry, )LP. fur the county of Tyrone. Lo - rd typdhurst has quite recovered from bid recent iodisposition, and has left town, accompanied by Lady Lyodburst and the Hon. Him Copley, for Tunbridge Wells, where the noble and learned lord intends to reside for se►eral months. Baron Brenuerheihn has returned to Farrancu'a Hotel from Paris. Lady Macdou►ld has arrived at the QueenN Hotel, Upper Norwood. Sir Charles R. Rushout and the Hon. Lady Runbout hays loft Pintoes Hotel for Salim:got, Glooorater shire. Mr. W. Buchanan, M.P., has left Fenton'a Hotel for Scotland. Mr. Antonio Pereira and the Misses Pereira bays left the Barliegton Hotel. Mr. W. Jackson, M.P., and Mrs. and Mim Jaekqou him left Foutoo's Hotel for the gnaw House, Ches►irs. Lord sad Lady Stuart do Decias and Baronea4 Proahaaka hive arrived ►t the Leedom Hotel, Albemarle der* from Oappequia, musty Waterford. Colonel Thomas Townsend Pears, C. 8., of the Retired List, Maims Engineers, has been appointed Secre tary foe Military Carresponlenoe on the establishment of tb Secretary of State for India, in the room of Colonel W. E. Baker, appointed a member of the Indian Connell. Colonel Pears h.os entered upon the duties of hie Gem Mr. Griffith has given notice that on this day week he will ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether there is any intentioo ea the part of the government to allow any European power to obtain permanent poaseuion et Tetuan or of any post of the coast of Morocco in the Mediterranean ; and move foe any further correspondence which may have passed between our government and that of any FaiIIOpSIIII power oc the same subject, or between the government and the governor of Gibraltar. Tai MINOCTRIII L CHA NOM —The ministerial errassemsete consequent apes the retirement of Lord Her bert ere sow accomplished, the ministers having been given shine of their new depertnienta at a Privy Council held at Oeliernis this morning. Mete hem been, to a peat extent, etby public rumour. Sir George Lewis goes to t i rr ed -ollas, and is succeeded at the Home-odice by Sir George Grey, who is his turn is replaced by Mr. Canlwell as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The new Chief Secretory for Ireland will be Sir Robert Peel ; and we have every rysionn to hope that, by devoting his very consider able abilities to the duties of the om,. be will add strength to the government, and be the means of conferring besseitts am the country with whose interests Le thus becomes coa sseted.— Wax. RILIIIIINA7I - 0X Or Tes ALCIIIIIIICON The venerable Hugh Cbambres Jones, ILA., Archdeacon of Era, has adamant a letter to the clergy of that archaise every, which he hes held for3B years, informing them that he hes placed his renigestion in the hands of the Bishop of Ro amer. The ow. petleman was educated at Christ Church, where he graduated in 1805, and was formerly Zen West Hain. Is 1816 he was appointed Treasurer of I. Peel's Cathedral, and has held that post up to the preempt time. Oman IN THE Tun= Kneanone.—The number of peewees committed for trW in 1860 on charges too serious for the magistrates to dispose of summarily was—in Eng land, 17 per cent. less than it had bees five years previously; in Souland, 11 per cent. lese, and in Ireland 24 per cat. The year's list of comanittals for murder and attempts to murder or to maim was more numerous in Ireland (in pro portion to the population) than in England, being 106 against 283 ; but the convictions were far more numerous in Eirland-IG.I against JA For all offence. together convic tions in England and Scotland were abort 75 per cent. of the committals ; in Ireland only 55. The feuds, faction fights, and quarrels of ',eked make their mark in the criminal tables ; 560 persons were omunitted for riot or breech of the peace in 1860, anal 154 for rescue or refusing to aid peace officers, the two clime. together forming 13 percent. of the whole number of the committals ; in Eng laud, for both classes of offences to-gather, the committals we'. ooly 50. Taking the more comprehensive returns of the numbers who were in prison during the year for all offences es as to include persons sent to gaol summarily by U,c magistrate', as well a those committed for trial by the courts, it appears that the number in England (without reckmilog military prisoners). wee 1 to every 197 of the populatien, and in Ireland l to every 193. But, as the moue person when recommitted within the year was counted I again, the somber of persons sent to prison was not rosily so large as this ; in Ireland there were 30,712 com mittals, but the number of persons committed was only 24.639, of whom 15,760 had never been in gaol befogs. In England 34 per cent. could neither read nor write ; in Ire land 46 per cent. In England the females were 30 in every 100 criminals, in Ireland no less than 47. Female prisoners in trebled are not declining in the IMO ratio as male, and last year's returns show in a meet striking meaner the irre claimable character of many female prisoners. 16.5 of the male prisoners in Ireland had been in gaol above 11 time*, but 688 of the females ; 47 of the male prisoners bad been there above 20 times, but no less than 3.411 females. Cork city gaol had in it a woman undergoing her 66th imprison meet. 86 per cent- of the Irish committals wore Roman CSUSOUICIL !.% Y 31 Mt It 17. Tao Immo. Y LORD AND MY LADY nr. and lin. C. Alallawa—CD/01. AA A MM.& Sr C. Malian, mg Illea Palley right. —Awl YVAN INU INA TABULA Yr. Onnplas.--4Anamaao• at 7. riuxcierrst Tan vim*. A BIONICTICAD S TOR T. —A al HAMLET. Moon Irrehtirr. 14.1er. Mar.. Henr.An Vrzin. nrolow awd Putter. Llsw.rthy aiad Cubits lackeys'. IMUTANNIA. ThafiVIIIMM.THE Mr. Iblhobl‘sbol biro E Taria.l4.—monong by Masorabo.mst attd orow..ta —hallo ham Mt hlbalfl THE Almammt!ss.— fifth Act a ‘t METU.—Aad Usti Tt RPlfl.—fbaoraroce at half past G. 111011 w AT= AT LOSIAM4 ORIDOL TITO DST —‘l. rules. 4ga. VAIL Allwasso. Ih 'ow. 10g4.44144414 —lionsios, 4. Aaniumes. WRDON, FRIDAY, JULY 2s. TO OUR READERS. _ ~. SPORTING LNTELLIOENCE. A LW edition of the C.rprrsa is published every evening during the racing /14,,a"1/1, containing the remalis of the dity's nom Tnt Coroner's Inquest which closed yester day, has certainly thrown some light on that terrible and (ctrl struggle which took place in the upper room of a quiet street off the Strand just a fortnight ago this morning. It is not in the least surprising that the tint news of such a tragedy should have produced on the public mind a shock of horror and amazement bordering on incredulity ; for, accustomed as we are to treacherous assaults of the most various and savage description, this swift and deadly struggle in Northumberland-street had features of terror and mystery peculiarly its own. It is not often that the accumulated dust in a business man's chambers is suddenly raised by fire-arms and laid in blood, or that the crack of a pistol at noon-day startles in • respectable locality such a nest of social cormorants. All the cir cumstances connected with the encounter were for a time equally inexplicable, Major Muansv's account of it being naturally enough regarded at iirst as wildly improbable, if not alto gether beyond belief. That a man should accost • comparative stranger in the street on a matter of business, take him to his office hard by in order to discuss the details of a loan, and while quietly doing so, without an angry word or the slightest warning sign, discharge • loaded pistol under his ear, is • story too incredible to be received except upon the strongest evidence. The inquiry before the Coroner certainly does much towards supplying this most needful testi mony. Not that every point connected with the mysterious tragedy is yet cleared up, or perhaps DOW ever can or will be. But the main and hitherto miming clue of its explanation has pro bably been supplied, and we can now understand what was in all likelihood the real motive of the original attack. The evidence is not only con• latent, but it all tends one way, and indirectly confirms in a number of small particulars the wild account given at first by Major Mrsaar. It seems clear that Roszarn was personally unknown to Major Mum( iv, and there was no reliable evi- denoe to show that up to the day of their fatal meeting there had been any intercourse between them. But while the Major knew nothing of Roamers, the latter had for some time post--some years, indeed, it would seem—known much about the Major. He knew about him through Mils Moons', who bad for several years lived under Major MURRAY'S protection and borne his name. It is difficult, indeed, to resist the conclusion that the evidence given in a simple and straightforward =MOW by this important witness reveals the very heart of the mystery. She had known holism at first in his capacity of bill-discounter, having applied to him for • small loon ; nor is there any evidence to show that she herself wished at any tame to make the acquaintance more intimate. Os the other hand, it is perfectly clear that Reines?, had, especially of late, conceived • violent passion for her, which be was resolved, if possible, to gratify to the uttermost. It is equally clear, on any hypothesis of the relations actually existing between himself and Miss Moony, that Major M V 1111 A Y was an obstacle in the way of such gra tification. Miss Moues . was evidently attachtd to the Major, and this was the secret of the hold which Rouser, had upon her, as well as the ex planation of much that may appear ambiguous in their intercourse. Even in her letters to him there is no trace of any real regard for Rossars, while they betray • strong desire, a nervous satiety, to propitiate him by expressions of regard. Sup posing—which is not by any means unlikely— that under these circumstances the criminal passion for Miss MOODY increased, the desire to get rid of the main obstacle to its full enjoyment would increase also. And the evidence indirectly brings out the fact that for some time past ROBERTS had not only often dogged the Major about, with a strange and absorbing jealousy, but had in particular of late become morbidly curious about his habits. It is, of course, impossible to say what dark plans his turbid fancy and disappointcd passion may have suggested, but it is pretty clear be was resolved, if possible, to get Major MURRAY into his power or out of the way. And on either supposition his subsequent conduct becomes intel ligible. Hs knew he had to do with a military man whom it might be hazardous ever to threaten, and took his measures accordingly. The evidence shows he had not only provided himself with foe-arms, but accustomed himself to their use. He had been practising with loaded pistols against the mantel piece of his room for some weeks past. On the fatal Friday morning he got rid of the only person ! about the premises likely to be startled by the mound of firing in his room, the house-painter, Timms, who was sent to St. Martin's-lane to buy a linnet. Whatever his real object in bringing the Major to his rooms might have been, he was evi dently prepared for the worst, and even ready for desperate measures. That a murderous attack was eventually made suddenly and without provo cation, rests on the testimony of Major Mertaar alone, but the professional evidence with regard to the direction taken by the bullet confirms the re presentation that he was shot from behind while in • sitting posture. Several other witnesses tea tify that a second pistol was fired two or three minutes after the first, and this fact is in perfect keeping with Major MURRAY'S statement. Had there been any serious altercation or any struggle before the firing of the first pistol, it is certainly most probable that Mr. Lisa, who occupied the room overhead, and distinctly heard the blows afterwards inflicted by Major MuI:FLAY, would have heard something of it. But his attention seems LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (R2Ollllll TILMIAII.O ITALY. TURIN, Jinx 26. The Official Gazette of to-day ' , says :—" Two dividuals, named respectively Groeben and Aus teritz, have been arrested here on a charge of en list recruits for the pontifical army. They had Papal and Austrian passports. Lists of men en rolled since 1800, and a quantity of Bourbon and Papal portraits and decorations, were also found on them. They were about to enter the Italian army iu order to attempt to corrupt the soldiers." FLORENCE, Jen' 26. A reactionary band has been formed. at Tosca nella ' • troops will be despatched in order to pr e v e nt them from crossing the frontiers. NAPLES, Jrcv 24. A Bourbon committee, presided over by Monsig nore Ciettatempo, has been discovered at Poeilippo. Letters, registers, containing the names of the con federates, and a large sum of money have been seized. The Mousignore and five accomplices have been arrested. The Naples journals affirm that the news from Calabria IS serious. TURIN, JOLT 25. The article relative to the loan, which appears yesterday in the Opinion, was not inspired ytit government. The news is confirmed that General Cialdini has ordered the troops to shoot only those insurgents who are taken with arms in their hands. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, JCLT Dr. Furrer, Vice-President of the Swiss Confede ration, died last night at Ragatz. He was President of the Confederation in 1848, 1862, 1855, and 1858. SWKDKN. STOCKHOLM, JOLT 24. The King left yesterday for Gothenburg. The squadron which accompanied his Majesty assembled in the Cattegat. It is believed that the King of Sweden will afterwards visit London and Paris. FRANCE. PARIS, JULY 25. The action relative to the four millions of francs left by the Marquis de Villete in trust for Henri Cinq was continued to-day at Aniieus. The Pro curator-General concluded the case for the Count de Montrueil, who demands the reversal of the judgment, which was in favour of the Bishop de Direux Breze, given in the previous action. The Patrie of this evening says :—" It is said that the Emperor, on leaving Vichy, will proceed direct to Chalons. M. Ledieu, Director of the Mont de P►etp, will prosecute the authors of the libels which are circulating against him." SPAIN. CADIZ, JOLT The daughter of the Duke of Montpensier is deal. News received here from Havanna to the 6th inst. announces the death of the archbishop. The state of financial affairs was improving. According to advice' from Mexico Juarez had been elected President. His reactionary advisers were triumphant. A state of siege had been proclaimed. General Degollado was dead. The Spanish journals state that perfect tran quillity prevails in San Domingo. TURKEY. PARIS, JCL'S 26. A despatch received here from Constantinople, dated 25th inst., announces that the Sultan con tinues to effect reforms. It is proposed to purify the personnel of the Mudirs, and to diminish their privileges and salaries. The Council of Justice has been purged and re-organised. On the occasion of some religious ceremony which the Sultan's son went through, Namik Pacha made a speech which produced a good effect. The rations allowed to civil functionaries Lave been stopped. In consequence of a complaint from the French embassy the Lenard herald has been suspended for two months. General Ignatieff is expected to-morrow. Ho comes to congratulate the Sultan on his accession to the throne. INDIA. CALCUTTA. Jura 22. Better accounts continue to be received from the famine districts. CHINA. SHANGHAI, Jong 2. Affairs are tranquil in Pekin and Japan. At Tient-sin trade is progressing. According to the latest accounts Blakiston's (1) overland party were 1,203 miles from Shanghai. The natives are returning to Hankow, and trade is being resumed. _ SINGAPORE, JI.7NE 21. The Free Press states that a "seaquake" has caused great devastation on the ishual of Sivuo. 778 persona perished. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, JOLT 26. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Hammonia, Captain Schwenseu, from New York on the 13th inst., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 160 passengers for England, France, and Hamburg. On the 14th inst. she spoke the Sazonia, bound for New York ; on the ]Bth the English barque Affiance, bound east; on the 19th inst. the English barque Toronto, same course; and on the 25th, the English ship Derwentwater, off Portland, bound west. The news by the Hammonia has been antici pated. ITALY. The following is the text of General Cialdiui's second proclamation to the Neapolitans Naples, July 19. Neapolitans!—The government of the King ham sent me here to rid your beautiful country of the bands of brigands which infest it. The resignation of Count Ponca di San Margie°, ever to be regretted, having since then occurred, his M.ijesty, by • decree of the 11th Mat., has been phased to appoint me his lieutenant in thaw provinces ; and this, no doubt, for the purpoee of uniting in one single hand both the military and civil powers, in order thus to facilitate the fulfil ment of my miatinu. I come preceded by the testimony of friendship, which it has pleased the municipality of Naples to award to me by declaring me to be your fellow townsman. So flattering an honour, so dear to my heart, imposed upon me • duty of gratitude, and lam come to fulfil it. But little or nothing can I do without yon—with you I can do all. Between him who robe arid assassinates you, and him who wishes to defend your life and property, the choice does not appear doubtful. I therefore rely on the natural good sense of the brave Neapolitan people, and on the ex. tallest spirit of their admirable national guard. I invoke and await with confidence the support of every fractienof the gnat liberal party ; for this is a vital question, not one of form ' • it is a question of common, and n o t o f p r i va t e inter. e.t. Let therefore all irritating polemic eases. Let him who walla■ for liberty, under the guarantee of strong laws impartially ap plied—him who wants Italy to b e f ree un d er King Victor Emmanuel, be with me—l do not desire or defend any other cause. Let • single cry bane from our breasts, because, simultaneous soil unanimous, it will echo powerfully and irresistibly from the Trento to the Grecian Sea. It will be sufficient to disperse the reactionary bands within a short time, and to oat discouragement into the soul of him who pays, moves, and directs them from a dis tance. When Vesuvius rears, Portici trembles. ENRICO CIALDINI, The General of the Army, Lieutenant of the King. Letters from Berlin announce that all the sove reigns of Europe have received invitations to the coronation of the King and Queen of Prussia, and will be represented by special ambassadors, as at the coronations of the Queen of Busload and the Emperor Mr Russia. &MON DI VIM. —A Paris letter in the Indi paidalsre of Brussels ears :—" Some journals havo an wermord that the name of Baron de Vidil has been struck eat from the list of the Jockey Club ; this statement is in. correct. It is only for the 20th, and conformably to Art. 33 of the regulations, that a general meeting h as b een con voked, in order to decide whether there are any grounds far applying to a member of the club (Baron de Vidil) Art. lit of the regulations which soya : 'ln ems of any serious lafraction of the regulations or of the laws of honour and pod conduct, the committee is bound to convoke a general meeting, which will deride whether there is good grounds foe the exclusion of the member who shall liars been guilty of it.'" EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom ova owl' PARIS, THIJWIDAT Disarm. As usual, whenever a movement of the Emperor is at band, there are oonflicting rumours about it in quarters esteemed semi-official. The latest news last night was that his Majesty might be expected at Fontainebleau from Vichy this day. Now I hear that he will not leave Vichy till the 29th, and almost all the journals say that, instead of coming to Fontainebleau, he will go direct to the Chalons camp. The Marquis de Lavalette, who was to have gone to Vichy immediately on his arrival from Constantinople, found Madame de Lavalette (who had come from Vichy) waiting for him in Paris, and has in consequence postponed his visit to the Emperor. It is remarked that the Muni/cur to-day pub lishes a correspondence from Munich, in which the claims of the Hungarians are roundly censured. They are accused of having "alienated the sympa thy of very many people by the violence of their language, and their exorbitant pretensions," and are told that they must "make their election be tween a weak and crippled monarchy without auy independent existence, and a vigorous empire whose unity and strength would be concentrated in the hands of a sovereign relying upon deliberative bodies as his natural support." Curiously enough, the Patrie only last evening had an article highly complimentary to the Hungarians. The Bourse continues firm, although there is still very little business doing. Rente rose sc. both for cash and account, closing at Mfr. 80c. and 137 fr. 85c. Mobilier rose 2fr. 50c. The Orleans and Lyons railways rose Mr. 25c. each, Southern sfr., and the other lines from lfr. 25fr. to 2fr. 50c. It is stated that M. Calley St. Paul has brought an action against the Observateur Beige, claiming 100,000 fr. damages for calumnious reports against him. I don't know precisely what the reports in question may be ; but I know that this morning he appeared at the bar of the Correctional Police to answer a charge preferred against him at the instance of a M. Grimaldi, and that the case stands over for judgment to this day week. The Minister of the Interior has employed a gen tleman named Meyer to examine Miria' books and papers, and to draw up a report touching the persons supposed to be compromised by them. The affair of the Duke de Broglie with the Prefect ' of Police was brought to an end yesterday. The prefect's counsel objected that the notice of with drawing the action was defective, because it was not signed by the duke, and contained no offer to pay costs, but the court held that it was sufficient, and ordered proceedings to be stayed on the terms of the plaintiff paying costa, and without prejudice to the reserves of the prefect as to the truth of the allegations contained in the notice. A letter from Rome, of July 20, contains • curious supplement to the telegram stating that the Pope had "recommended great consideration for France." It appears that at an interview with Mgr. de M6rode, the Pope said " that great care should be taken not to offend the Emperor's government," whereupon De Mdrode replied that he was ready to resign. The resignation was not accepted, but it is quite certain that General de Goyoa has refused to hold any communication with De Mdrode, and the French general now transacts all necessary business with the pontifical war office through Cardinal Antouelli. In spite of all De Mirode's storming, General de Goyon has not given up, and will not give up, the Roman gendarme who killed a French soldier. So much for the accuracy of reoent " latest news " in the French press, which affirmed that there had been no differences of any consequence at Rome, and that at all events the matters in question had been amicably arranged. There is much talk in Rome of a revival of Count Cavour's scheme for a mixed French and Piedmontese occupation. Two prelates of the Pope's household, Mgr. La poetolesi, a Frenchman, and Mgr. Paltrinieri, a Modenese, have been dismissed and unfrocked, for having written letters suggesting reforms in the government of the church. The Vatican is very uueasy at the number of priests infected, as the phrase is, with the virus of new ideas. Father Ventura is dangerously ill at Versailles. lie received extreme unction last week from the bishop, who at his request telegraphed to Rome for the Pope's blessing, which Cardinal Antonelli sent by telegraph two days after it had been asked for. The Journal de la name publishes the following carious letter from the colonel of the 6th Chaseeure, who appears to Lave been iu a painful dilemma between his allegiance to the Emperor and the Pope : - . Poitiers, July 23. The Journal de in Vienne quotes an article from the Journal de Bratzelks in which mention is made of the rani anent which I have the honour to command, and I red the following passage : - . - "You sit aware that the functionaries have received orders not to visit the bishop. The colonel commanding the regimeat in the Poitiers ganison, who is a religious man, read to his officers the dispatch from the Minister at War conveying this prohibition, and added-"Ma foi, gentle men l -you will do as you plane ; but it is certainly not I that will denounce you if you go to monseigoeuis." So many words, so maey errors. I should have failed in my most serious duties as commander of a corps, if I bad allowed myself to make such a comment upon a communi cation from authority. Far from that I felt it necesury to advise my subordinates not to swerve on this occasion from that obedience and reserve which ate habitual to them. 1 gave this advice, and it was quite understood ; this is the whole truth. The Colonel of the Gth Chaaenrs, A. DE GONDRECOURT. Apropos of the Bishop of Poitiers, we have no news from Rome as to the result of the direct appli cation made to the Pope diplomatically by the Marquis de Cadore to put au extinguisher on his unruly tongue. The Minister at War ban just published the pro gramme of the national shooting match at Vin cennes. It is to begin ou August 4 and finish on August 18. The principal rifle prizes are 14,000 fr., 10,800 fr., and 8,600 fr. It is announced that on and after Oct. 1 the Nerd of Brussels will be printed and published iu Paris, as an organ of the Franco-Russian alliance. The Fulton, which left Havre for New York the day before yesterday, had among its passengers Mine. Patterson, who had anived at Havre on the previous evening. Mme. Patterson was accom panied as far as Havre by her grandson, M. Napo- Won Bonaparte Patterson. The King of Prussia's physician, Dr. Lauer, states that his Majesty is sufficiently recovered to render say further issue of bulletins unnecessary. Baron de Kieseleff, the Russian ambassador at the court of Rome, has just passed through Paris on his way to Baden, to see his brother the count, who has gone there to pay his respect, to the Grand Duchess Helen. Mme. Latache de Fay has, by her will, be queathed her hunting establishment at Chantilly, incloding all the thoroughbred horses, brood mares, colts, and horses in course of training, to M. Jules Teisseire, who, to the great s►tisfuctiou of all patrons of the turf, has expressed his intention of keeping on the stables aa they sow an. NSW TAMP OP RATES POE FIRE INSURANCE. Yesterday a highly important meeting of the merchants of the City of London was held in the Egyptian ' Hall, Mansion-house, to take into consideration the new ' tariff of rates for fire insurance agreed upon by the principal fire offloes. In the absence of the Lord Mayor, occasioned by official duties, Mr. R. W. CRAWFORD, M.P. took the chair_ . There were also present Mr. Moffatt, M.P., Mr. Hubbard, M.P., Mr. Love, Mr. John Hompliery, Mr. Troves'., Mr. Peek, Mr. Curling, Mr. &oven, Mr. Belay, &c. The Catamaran, in opening the proceedings of the meet ing, explained how it was be bad been called upon to pre side at the meeting, and stated that in consequence of the late calamitous fire in Southwark the insurance offices had ' considerably raised the rate of their premiums upon fire Asks, on the allegation that it was their wish to secure • better management of the risks and an improvement in the building of warehouses. The public, upon the receipt of that intelligence, had taken alarm, and con sidered the new rates pester than the cha racter of the risks warranted, and that the offices were acting under a feeling of panic. (Hear, hear) If the offices were able to accommodate matters to their way of thinking, it was but right and proper that the public should have an opportunity of stating how far they concurred in it. It would, therefore, be well if the meeting appointed • committee to communicate with the insurance com panies. The present meeting was nut originated ID any feeling of hostility to them ; on the con trary, the promoters of it wished that the business might be so conducted as to lead to a continuance of harmony and good feeling tetween the offices and the mei , coati's public. Mr. Morrarr, M.P., proposal the first resolution, to the effect that in the opinion of this meeting the proposed rates on merchandise and the depots thereof as issued by the combined fire offices who virtually form a monopoly are manifestly unjust and excessive, and would, if submitted to, be the means of converting an unparalleled calamity into the basis of a permanent source of exorbitant profit. He said the presence of so numerous and influential • meeting justified the requisitionists in the course which they had adopted. They felt that unless the proposed rates of insurance were not altered the new tariff would press considerably on the commerce of the port of London. While they were willing to acknowledge that the in surance offices had hitherto done their business well, and had never captiously cavilled at the claims sent in to them, still they could not but regard the rates now proposed as impracticable and un suited to the existing state of affairs. They all sympathised with the offices upon the losses which they had sustained by reason of the late calamitous fire, by which they them selves had more or lees suffered ;yet they felt that it would be eminently unjust that the o ffi ces should out of that make a large future gain. At present the amount of duty paid by the fire insurance companies was 900,0001. epos 600 millions worth of property. Takiug the estimated rate of loss at 3s. per cent., they paid in claims 900,000 i. more, and taking the rates of profit on the cams scale, their annual net revenue was about 900,000 L more. From this calculation it would appear that they lost in the fire • little mere than one year's income. That he was told was a low estimate of their income, but at all events ' every additional lc added to the present rates was equivalent to a tax of 300,006/. upon thecommerce of the country. Year after year they were knocking at the House of Common asking to have the 3s. duty taken off, as it checked habits of prudence among the people, but here they were them selves proposing to make a far treater increase to the cost of insurance, and from what he had heard, there were many merchants of the City who have now come to the resolution for the future not to insure their property. Mr. ANDERSON, in seconding the motion, stated that the new rates amounted to from 15 to 20 per cent in advance of those which bad hitherto been paid. After a few words from Mr. Baniera, Mr. NEWNARCII addressed the meeting. He stated he had been delegated by the Globe Office to attend and put the meeting in possession of the real facts of the case. la surance companies, like all similar associations, went into business for the sake of making profits. They wished to be able to make as large dividends as they contd. (Ironi cal cheers.) He understood the meaning of that cheer, but they had Sot allowed him to complete the sentence. They desired to make as large dividends as they could, with every reasonable allowance for the convenience and welfare of their customers. The business of tire insurance was thus conducted : the millions of risks were put into several large groups, and the rates upon each of these groups were corre spondent with the average risks. Thus they had mercantile ' risks, manufacturing risks, and several other groups of risks. After deducting from the gross amount of premiums upon each group of risks the amount paid in claims and expenses, they obtained the net profit upon that particular group, but it could be shown that for the last ten years they had loot by mercantile insurance. With respect to the rates, the rate of premium for goods in the docks had hithertis been 3a. 6d. per cent., but the offices, looking at the in discriminate storage of dangerous goods and the imperfect character of the warehouses, had come to the resolution to raise their rates, as 18 years ago they did is Liverpool with the most beneficial results. The rates now proposed, however, would he only tem porary, and a remission to the a:tout of la, the addition, would take place the moment the two conditions be bad mentioned were complied with. In that case the per manent rise upon gouda in dock would be from 3s. 6d. to Is. i(l: No, no, it would be 9s.")—and where the area of the y was extended they would charge la. per mot. more. he rate at the first-class wharfs was at present es. &1., and would after the remission stead at 7i. He was glad, however, to hear that it was the intention of the meeting to appoint • committee to confer with the offices, fur be was sure they would receive them in an amicable spirit, and make whatever concsisaima they could safely make without sacrificing the interests of their shareholders. Mr. Coeitsuas said the rates now proposed were &Ro -1 &other exorbitant. They could not insure unless upon Mad ' in!, risks, and it was impossible they could have any control over the storage of their goods. Mr. FORE supported the resolution, and considered the time was come when they ought to start a new office fur their own protection. The motion was then agreed to. Mr. LEIGHTuN proposed the next resolution, to the effect —" That this meeting is also of opinion that if the rates of insurance be established, an inducement w p o i rill a t d e offered to incur the hazard of non insurance rather than submit to an exorbitant impost, and that such • temptation to imprudence would diminish the protection which the caution of the mercantile community has hitherto enabled them to secure for their property." Mr. JOHN HUNPHERr se:ended the motion, rind de clared it had been altogether the fault of the insurance companies that there had nut been long ago introduced a better classification of stores and an improved class ut ware houses. . _ . _ The resolution was then adopted. Mr. Rusuron then proposed "That the market value of the Ames of the leading tire•offices, which has suffered no material depreciation since the fire in Southwark, proves that, on the average, the previous rates were amply suffi. l i Meet ; and therefore this meeting pledges itself to use all lawful means, by the formation of a new company or other wise, to oppose the establishment of the proposed new rates of insurances ; awl that a committee be appointed to consider the best course to be pursued towards that end." He said the question was of iistiooal importance. The excuse of the offices was that they had lost upon one par ticular group of lista, and therefore they were justified in raising the rates in reference to it. As well might a mer chant, who lost by speculation in one class of goods but benefited by the others, endeavour to put a price upon them beyond that which they carried in the market. Mr. T RowEK seconded the motion, and called attention to the state of the share list, to show that the value of the companies' shares hail out declined during the last ten years, which would have been the alas had they been losers upon mercantile ri,ke. They received largo amounts eunually in premiums from the dock companies, but they had never been milled upon for more than 10,0011/. for lessee incurred there. Heavy premiums were charged upon spiral stored in the vaults ; but inch precautions hail been taken in reference to that class of goods, that only one fire had ever occurred in the brandy vault, and that was speedily extinguished. The motion was then agreed to. Ou the motion of Mr. WOOLAMTON, It was resolved that the committee consist of the following gentlemen, viz. Moffatt, Esq., M.P., H. W. Peek, Esq., Henry Trower, Eel : , Arthur Cape!, Esq., Smith Harrison, Arthur Steams, Esq., J. C. Quick, FAq., H. W. Pc"..., Esq., F. Palmer, Esq., O. ficovell, Esq., John Humpbery, jun., Esq. W. J. Hall, Esq., F. Bosley, Esq., Joseph Anderson, Esq., , John Corderoy, Faq., J. T. Noakes, Esq., and O. Hewett., Esq. The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the Lord Mayor fur the use of the hall, and to the Chairmen fur pre siding, when the proceedings terminated in the usual manner. ANDOVZR ELECTION.—The election of a member for this borough, in the room of the Lord Mayor, who has resigned for the purpose of contesting the City of Loudon election, has been fixed for Monday next. Non tion to Mr. Coles, the conservative cand ida te, is ex pected. The presentation of ergours to the Central London (40th Middlesex) Rifle Volunteers, will take place (by the kind permission of the bombers) in Gray ninn gardens, on the evening of Saturday next, at six o'clock. PRINCE VAN us BOVItHON.—The indipendonce Belye publishes the following letter, dated London, July 22:—" On the occasio n of the event: at Le* the aier°. laws of certain minister al journals at Madrid has made them say that the journeys of Prince Doe Juan de Bourbon in April last, might have some connexion with this unfortunate affair. Public opinion in Spain has not been surprised by this trick ; but as his royal highness has received many letters from abroad on this subject, it is my duty to make known to the prince's friends, iu am:intone* with his orders, that he is • complete stranger to what has occurred at Lola, lied that the motive of his journey in the beginning of spring, so far from having for its object the organisation of disturbances, wee intended to avoid a movement in his favour. Nothing is further from the thoughts of hie royal highness than to cause to be shed a iln.p of blood , it is to the convictions of the Spaniards that the prince addrerses himself ; it is from their symjethies that be expecte every thing.—H. or LAZEN. RISCA COAL COMI'ANY.—A call of 751. per share has just bees made to meet the Cult of winding up this com pany's affairs. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF ARCHES. (Before Dr. Lushiogton, Surrogate.) "ESSAYS AND REVIEWS." TEI OPTICZ OP TEE JUOQI TIOZOTID BY THE BISHOP O SALISBURY C. DIL WILUANS. The first formal proceedings in this cue were taken 4 the sitting of the court this morning. The promoter of the suit is the Bishop of Salisbury, and the defendant is the Rev. Rowland Williams, 1).D., formerly fellow of Ki2S College, Cambridge, and now vicar of Broad.Cl Wiltshire, - a benefice to which he was appoin two or three years ago by his college in virtue of his fellow. ship. The proceedings are taken against him as the writer of the article in the notorious " &says and Reviews^ entitled " Bunsen's Biblical Researches, " and it is alleged in the citation with which he has been served, and the articles which will be filed, that he has thrown contempt aeon the prophetical books of the 011 Testament, and otherwise to have depraved the Scriptures. Mr. Toiler exhibited a proxy under the hand and seal of the Bishop of Salisbury, constituting him his proctor in the ease, and Mr. Dubois was duly constituted proxy for the Rev. Dr. Rowland Williams, the defendant in the case. It was announced that the articles had been laid before counsel, and that a day would in due course be appointed for the hearing. It is generally understood that the defence of Dr. Wil. Barns will be that in the article complained of he has merely set forth in detail the leading views of Baron Bunsen, as expressed in his leading theological writing., especially in his " Egypt's place in Universal History," and his "Gott in der Geschichte ;" and that in his own commentaries upon these he has not laid himself open to any charge which will subject him to ecclesiastical punishment. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) ROUI3I V. ROOBl AND DURBANT, This was a case in which a young shopnuin in Norfolk had eloped with his masters niece, and of which a report sp. peered a few days ago. This morning the uncle of the re. spondent was called to explain the eircumennom under which the intercourse between the parties had been broken off, and The court postponed its decision. JONEN r. JONEN. - . In this case, also a part-heard one, additional evidence was given, and The court made a decree nisi. THE FOLIOS COURTS. (THIS DAY.) BOWSTREET. DARING ROBBZRT LB PALL•YALL. Itiekard Lomax, a young man decently dressed , who hod lost his left arm, and said he bad lately come from the West Indies, was charged before Mr. Corrie with stealing a diamond brooch, worth 1001., the property of Mr. Clothier, jeweller, of 121, Pill-mall The prosecutor said he was sitting in a room behind his shop at about seven o'clock last night (Thursday) when he !lewd a loud crash at the front window. On rushing into the shop he found that a large pane of glass had been broken in, and saw the prisoner running off. Witness ran after bin immediately, and during the pursuit, when all hope of recaps was abandoned, the prisoner threw something down an area. He was stopped at Waterloo-plece, ands stranger picked up two pieces, forming the brooch, and a piece of wood, which witness identified as a portion of the under bracket to which it bad been suspended in the window, Witness said to prisoner, 'Did you take anything else out of the window I " andfie replied "No ; I only tank that." He had broken the window by swinging a large stone attached to a string against it. Witness valued the brooet at 1001. Police-constable John Brudeoell, C 342, deposed that hi was on duty in Pall-mall, when he heard the alarm raised, and saw the prisoner running. He was stopped and gives into the custody . of witness. The prisoner on his way to the police•atation said, " I did it because I was starving. lap plied to get into the workhouse, but they refused me minus. sioo. I have tried to live by being honest, and I can't, si I must be dishonest." On being asked if he had any answer to make to the charge, in court, be said (after the usual caution), " I made up my mind that I would have the brooch, and I did get it.* The prisoner was fully committed for trial. SOUTHWARK. THE NEWER MANIA AND THE GREAT EIRE IN TOOLEIC- STREET. Pairirk Dammam a rough-looking Irishman, wee brought toter, Mr. Bunked, charged with being found in the sewer near the ruins of the late fire in Tooley-street, for an on. lawful purpose. Police constable 223 Id, said that about 5 o'clock this morning he was on duty in Tooley.streot, watching the sewers when he heard some one coming up a man hole. Presently he saw the prisoner come out, and he took him into custody. Mr. Burcluim asked whether there was any person from the commissioners of Sewers to prosecute! The constable replied in the negative, but they had orden to take all into custody coming from the sewers without lawful authority. Mr. Bared= said that as there was no one present till prosecute he must discharge the prisoner. Inspector Macintosh, one of the officers ha charge of the polity in the Bermondsey district, informed his worship that the most desperate character in the metropolis bail gained access to the sewers with the ostensible view of collecting tallow, but now it was clearly ascertained that their object was breaking into any dwelling or warehouse adjoining the sewers. Recently one of the large warehouses adjoining the late fire had been entered that way, and plundered d bacon and other property, and this morning the cellar a public-house was discovered to have been entered in a similar way. In consequence of these depredations the police have received orders to watch the sewers near the ruins, and apprehend all persona found therein. Mr. Burcham said that the prisoner was not charged with any of the offences described by the inspector, and as there was no prosecutor he must order his to be discharged. THE FATAL AFFRAY IN NORTHI'MBERLAND. RTREET.—MELIANE OP MAJOR MURRAT.—At the termini. lion of the coroner's inquiry yesterday evening Mr. Superintendent Durkie, with Dr. Canton, proceedid the bed-side of Major Murray, and informed him the result of the verdict, he merely smiled and said it could not have 1 been otherwise. Mr. Durkin then informed him that be was free from arrest, as no charge existed against him. Major Murray thenkerl Mr. Don for hit i courtesy, and more eepecially Dr. Canton, Mr. Skegg, Mr. Short, and the hospital authorities, particularly Sister Tyler. Major Murray is now progressing very favourably, and will be able to leave the hospital in a very short time. SINOI3.AR EXPLOSION.—Mr. Cockroft,thedeputy coroner for South Northumberland, held an inquest or Satunlny lot at the pit village of Benton upon a little boy named Robert Jobling, who was killed at the mouth of as . old pit working on Friday evening under very singula r _up_ ea , cumstances. Among a number of pitmen's gardens lying outside the village of Benton is an old pit shaft formerly used as an " upcast" to Heaton Colliery, which, like most of the old pits on the Tyne Mambas been drowned out with water. It. mouth recovered over with planks and pieces of wood called " hunting," but it wee possible to look through the interstices into the gloomy depth below, the water having Hewed to the mouth of the shaft. The deceased and other three bovs on Friday l'veoing hail been amusing them selves by lowering a line with a atone and a lighted candle at the end down the shaft. They saw the air begin to burs blue, and two of them ran away. The deceased and another boy then began to haul the line up, when the thread bole, and the candle fell down among the foul air lying npm the water. A most fearful explosion instantly occurred. The timber covering of the mouth of the shaft and the info: , tunate boy .Jobling were blown into the air. Jobling fell into a ga rden about 30 yards off, but pieces of wood were blown an immense height, and the greatest slant was ec• maenad throughout the village and neighbourhood. The other three boys were thrown down, but escaped uninjured. Jobling died three hours afterward s. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death." THE TYNE NAVAL RESERVE.—On Wetllleadlav the Hon. W. S. Yelverton, the Commodore of the Coast r:nard and Naval Reserve Volunteers, inspected the Tyne Naval Reserve on board her Majesty's ship taster, in Shield. har• boor. The men underwent a careful inspection, and at the close the commodore congratulated Captain Palmer nd the men on their satisfactory Progress. impressing upon the latter that theirs was essentially a home service, orgail.exl for the protection of their native shores. The number of naval reserve men in the Tyne is now considerably , tborti 1,000, and the daily attendant* at drill aboard the t •.,stor between 70 and 100, the men taking their month's term se their vessels come into port. The reeds:vow for the usel in Shields, Sunderland, and all the other ports slung the coast have been broken up by the admiralty, the naval re• serve stations being deemed sufficient for afl purposes in re cruiting the army. The Castor has a tender, the Hut; gunboat, and the Tyne reserve men are having some excel• lent great gun peace at sea aboard this latter vessel. GALLANT LIFEBOAT SERVICIOL LONE , TvrT , THURaDAY NIGHT.—Thin morning, about 11 o'clock, when it was blowing a gale of wind from the &S. W.. R brig itmh ing in for the roads ran on the Holm Sand. The Lowestoft lifeboat, which is in connexion with the National Life ' boat Institution, was immediately launched and prowled to the rescue of the shipwrecked crew. Having succeele• in closing with the wreck, the lifeboat afterwards saved the whole of them—eight in number, and brought them safely P Lowestoft. Theses broke heavily over thebrigduringthettnt e occupied iu riving the crew ,• but, the boat being s kilfully managed, there was fortunately nohow o f lif e . Th e hychrothal her anchor and incurred other slight damages. The I proved to be French—the St. Michael, with a cassia ' deals from Christiana to Memos, to which latter place '"" belonged. The Pake6eld lifeboat bad also put off shie d the mine time, but observing that the Lowestoft boat IP° taken up a favourable peewee f or eleec i ee th e sewers crew. she retoroed to the harbour. The Lowestoft ad Paketield lifeboat stations are porno of the most cowrie' . on the coast, and the lifeboats have often been the mos s of saving scores of shipwrecked sailors,