The Press. — London, England, 1858-03-27 00:00:00

THE PRESS, MARCH 27, 1858. I learn from a good source that the European Commissioners will not quit the Danubian Principali ties before the 13th of April. M. de Talleyrand ie expected in Paris about the 20th. It is therefore im probable that the Conference will open before the end of April. Prince August George of Saxony, second son of the King of Saxony, reached Paris last night at half past ten. The Emperor's carriages were in waiting to receive him at the terminus, and conveyed him to the Tuileries, where apartments had been prepared for him. The Prince, it is said, wiil leave Paris for London on Tuesday noxt. Prince George was born on the Bth of August, 18.32. The Emperor continues his promenades, unac companied by a squadron of cavalry, nor are the streets filled with police agents, as has been so unscrupulously stated by certain writers. On Saturday last, the Emperor, i❑ an open carriage, and accompanied only by an aide-de camp, visited Vincennes. On Sunday he took an airing in the Bois de Boulogne, and yester day morning he left the Tuileries on foot, traversed the whole of the Louvre, examined the works going on in that magnificent building, then continued his walk by the Rue des Pretres et la Place de l'Ecole to the Pont Neuf, where he inspected the works going on for the restoration of the statue of Henry IV., and then returned to the Tuileries. The Em peror was accompanied only by an aide-de-camp. SECOND EDITION. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (From our own Correspondent.) Marcb 23, ISSB. THE nomination of Field-Marshal the Duke of Ma lakoff to the high post of Ambassador to the Court of St. James has more importance, and is more significative, than would appear at first sight. I have often told you that the Emperor was sincerely attached to England, and that all his efforts tended to cement a close and honourable alliance, not only between the Governments of England and France, but between the people of both nations. From cir cumstances I do not think it necessary to discuss, and with which you are well acquainted, a misun. derstanding put in danger that alliance. The Em peror, who I feel certain never for an instant iutenaed to dictate to the English Government as to the laws necessary to keep down sanguinary conspi racies, could not but see that such an impression had seized on the minds of Engiishmen, and had irritated public feeling. Finding his intentions mis interpreted, the Emperor hesitated not to give such loyal explanations as lie felt convinced would satisfy not only the British Government but ery reason able man. Not contented with thus acting, the Emperor, in order to show how sincerely lie wished to preserve the friendship of England, thought—and I feel certain rightly—that the greatest compliment he could pay to the British nation, was to send as his representative the man known to be sincerely attached to England—the man who had gained the affections of many a brave English heart on the field of battle. This, I am convinced, was the intention of the Emperor in sending the duke to England, and I may with safety say, in parodying the famous word of the Emperor at Bordeaux, "Felissier is peace." The Duke of Malakoff—although not in the critical sense of the word a diplomatist—is well acquainted with the usages and customs of diplomatists. He has been an able negotiator in many difficult ques tions. He possesses a strong, energetic mind, a high sense of honour; he loves and admires England, and is the true, steady, and loyal defender of the rights of the Emperor and his country. The duke gains much on acquaintance ; and I firmly believe that before the season is over, you will find his popularity in London established among all classes. The duke is sixty-two years of age, and a bachelor, but a distinguished lady relative will preside over the honours of his table. I find that travellers in general complain of the present passport system. I have no wish to defend it : but it is but just to state that the French Govern ment is doing all it can to prevent unnecessary trouble being given, and I know for certain that strict orders have been sent to all the commissaries and custom officers at all the French ports to treat Englishmen with the greatest urbanity, and to facili tate their continuing their journey without the slightest delay. I think I may with certainty con tradict the report that the Emperor intends to modify the Cabinet by the retirement of Count Walewski, or that M. Fould will replace M. Magne as Minis ter of Finance. To show you to what extent certain foreigners in England sometimes go, in order to create a bad feel ing in France against England, a great many letters have lately been sent from London, giving a detailed account of the breaking of Count Persigny's windows by the mob, and of an attempt to pull down the Ambassador's house at Albert-gate ! Of course this is not believed amongst the reflecting classes, but it Produces a great effect on the mass of the people, and tends to carry out the intentions of the writers —to keep up a bad feeling towards England, par ticularly amongst military men. It is reported to day that Russia is so much dis satisfied with the interference of Austria in the affairs of Turkey, that it is intended ti form a camp near to Warsaw, to be composed of 100,000 men. 'Thus much is cettain, that M. do Boutenieff, the Ambassador at Constantinople, has informed hi, liovernment that the Sultan had positively re fu•:ed to submit " the Convention for the Navigation of the Danube " to the Paris Conference, as de manded by England, Russia, and Prussia; and that although Fuad Pacha had been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary to thn Conference, the Turkish Government still persisted in its pretensions that the Conference should only sanction the Riverain Con vention, without altering or even discussing the dif ferent articles. 4.7ourt ant tastion. Her Majesty held a Court on Monday afternoon. Baron Brunnow bad an audience, and delivered his credentials as Envoy Extraordinary from the Emperor of All the Russiaq. Her Majesty the Queen visited the camp at Alder sbott on Tuesday. Her Majesty on Wednesday, held a Levee which was very brilliantly attended. On Thursday her Majesty held a Chapter of the Garter, when the Dukes of Wellington and Devon. shire were f..rmally installed. The Court leaves town for Windsor this day. During Easter his Royal Highness the Prince of W ales will be confirmed. Volitztal. CABINET COUNCILS were held, at the official residence of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Saturday, Mon day, and Wednesday last. The Ministers present were—The Earl of Derby, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Hardwicke, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, Mr. Secretary Walpole, the Earl of Malmesbury, Lord Stanley, General Peel, Sir John Pakington, the Earl of Ellenborough, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, and Lord John Manners. HIS EXCELLENCY BARON BRUNNOW arrived at Dover on Saturday morning last, en route to London, to resume his diplomatic functions at this Court. His Excellency, who appeared in the highest health aad spirits, was present the same evening at Lady Derby's assembly, and presented his credentials to her Majesty the Queen at a special Court on Monday.' LORD I'.:LLENBOROUGII has recalled Lieutenant. General Sir G. Pollock to the board of direction of the East India Company. Sir G. Pollock succeeds Sir Lawrence Peel, whose term of appointment expires in April next, and who does not wish to be reappointed. THE EARL OF DERBY has conferred the deanery of Guernsey, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Carey, upon the Rev. William Guile, ➢I.A., rector of St. Andrew's, in that island. HER MAJESTY has been pleased to declare her in tention to confer a baronetcy on the son of the late Sir Henry Lawrence. It is also the intention of the Directors of the East India Company to propose to the Court of Proprietors the grant of an annuity of 1,0001. a year for the support of the title. THE EARL OF DERBY has appointed the Rev. W. J. Chesshire, M.A., Rector of St. Martin's, Canter. bury, to the vacant canonry in that cathedral. MR. Czsm‘HAwEtws has been appointed Surgeon Extraordinary to the Queen. Rlttropolitan. THE first annual meeting of the Discharged Pri soners' Aid Society was held last Saturday. The Earl of Shaftesbury, the Bishop of London, Lord Chichester, Mr. Whitbread, M.P., and several phi lanthropic noblemen and gentlemen attended. From the report, it appeared that the efforts of the society to aid discharged prisoners either to emigrate or to obtain employment have been highly successful. One hundred and forty-one cases had engaged their attention and obtained support during the year, and the result in every case was satisfactory. The Bishop of London in the course of his speech said that there 303 were in the metropolis upwards of 30,000 deserted children. THE LILWALL TRIBUTE progresses satisfactorily. Various bodies of the trading community are taking up the design with a view of standing honourably on the subscription list. A well•attended meeting was held on Tuesday evening, consisting exclusively of City warehousemen, at which resolutions were unani. mously passed recognising Mr. Lilwall's earnest and successful labours on behalf of early closing and the half•holiday movement, and expressing a hope that all in that department of commercial life will show by personal exertion and by their liberal subscrip tions that they appreciate Mr. Lilwall's valuable ser vices to themselves and to society at large. `',''ati3 anti Volicr. A POLISH REFUGEE, &anisltlGS Tchorzewski, keep ing a bookseller's shop, 39, Rupert-street, Hay market, was brought before Mr. Jardine on Tuesday, at the Bow street Police-court, upon a warrant executed by Inspector Whicher, of the detective force, charging him with " having on the Ist of March inst. unlawfully printed and published a certain false, scandalous, malicious, seditious, anti defamatory libel concerning his Majesty the Empero. of the French, with intent to incite divers persons to assassinate his said Majesty." Mr. Bodkin con ducted the prosecution on the part of the Crown ; and Mr. Leverson, an attorney, attended for the defendant. The alleged libel is a small pamphlet in French, bearing the signatures of "Le Comite de la Commune Revolutiennaire : Felix Pyat, Besson, et A. Talandier," being the document recently referred to in the parliamentary debates. Mr. Bodkin having briefly stated the case, passages from the pamphlet referred to were read at length. The writer, setting out that the Emperor is "an assassin," proceeds to discuss the legitimacy of assassinating assassins, which he decides in the affirmative. Mr. Bodkin having applied for a committal, Mr. Leverson appealed for a remand, and protested against the use of warrants of arrest, which was overruled by Mr. Jardine : Mr. Jardine: It is a case in which I can take bail. Mr. Leverson said he :iad one of the bail present. A singular-looking person, with long hair over his shoulders and braided coat (evidently a foreigner), then steppt d into the witness-box. Mr. Bodkin: Are you the printer of the pamphlet which forms the subject of this prosecution? Witness: Yes, I am. Mr. Bodkin : Then I object to this person's bail. Mr. Leverson: Then you will drive me to Fend for the greatest philosopher of the age, J. Stuart Mill, who will be bail, and I will send to the India-house for him His name will live when Derby's and Palmerston's are forgotten. Mr. Bodkin : Will you oblige me with the private address of the greatest philosopher of the age ? Mr. Leverson did not know it, but he would under take to fetch Mr. Mill within twenty-four hours. The greatest philosopher of the age, however, did not make his appearance within the usual time, and his Polish friend was commit•ed, and packed off in the prison van. On Thursday the prisoner was again brought up, and two sureties being given in 501. each, and personal bail for 1001., the prisoner was liberated. The " greatest philosopher of the age" was not one of the sureties, and, from a state ment of Mr. Leverson's, it appeared that Mr. Mill's name had been most unjustifiably used by that gen tleman. A HORRIBLE CASE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUCCESSFUL SUICIDE occurred in the Caledonian-road, Islington, on Sunday evening last. A man named Osborne, a gas-worker, in a fit of well-founded jealousy of his wife, attempted to murder her by cutting her down with a cleaver, and then almost cut his own bead off with a carving-knife. A coroner's inquest was held on Wednesday, when the jury returned a verdict that the deceased had destroyed himself while in an un sound state of mind. There is every probability of the recovery of Mrs. Osborne, notwithstanding the severe injuries she has received. REPORT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS. THE report of the proceedings of her Majesty's Civil Service Commissioners during the past year leas been issued. In an appendix are printed the exa mination papers which have been set during the year, and the results of all the competitive examina tions, showing the amount of marks obtained by each candidate on each subject. The number of nomi nations made iu the year 1857 to situations under the Order in Council was 2,189. In 1836, num ber was; 2,4:30 ; and the total number since the origin of the commission to the end of 1857, is 5,682. The great mass of the nominations is absorbed by the five large departments of the Admiralty, Customs, Inland Revenue, Post office, and War. All the rest collectively were but 354 in 1856, and 224 in 1837. The numbers in each year show a de crease in the Customs, Iniand Revenue, and War Departments, and a considerable increase in the Post-office,