The Express. — London, England, 1860-09-08 00:00:00

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Harris . 31Ins Y. Mesets.—Comneuee at T. .11/IT.L.CPILL nos Emma', /ULM DE LAVNAY. X iirpookla W 4 mythdoa Mai Danadni.-111111 ariMIXD CHILD. Tb Lula Woadar.—The ant 414 o JAY/ AMOR/. 1175. L imsott —AM A Lin Mt A UM. Kr. aad Craalard. 11011 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. T DAT —lferalag. eh. iTa.... A. 1141150014 MIL 4. To-Reasow—Moming. MISIIIIIKS. M. Wu. LONDON, SATURDAY, SEPT. 8. THE letter from a French dramatic author which has recently come under the public notice was curiously well timed. With a tenderness and courtesy worthy of all respect it pointed out ono of the most flagrant and ludicrous instances of that " cleptomania " which Mr. CHARLES READI has riddled through and through with the sharpest arrows of a literary quiver, inexhaustibly rich in arguments and illustrations. No reader of that powerful and attractive fiction, " /t is ,roar too late to mem'," will be surprised at the occasional eccentricity and the thorough nobleness and gene rosity of Mr. CHARLES READE'S commentaries on "The Eighth Commandment," as it is inter preted by our legislators, and obeyed by our playwrights, under cover of a certain proviso smuggled into the International Copyright Act of that famous millennial year 1851. " For " in that year," writes Mr. CHARLES RIAD; "the " chief nations of Europe agreed that intellectual " property should pass frontiers and sheets of ! " water, yet still be property." We must do Mr. READE the justice to say that he takes no pains to conciliate the good will of that class of writers which, to distinguish from the "independent" and the " inouortal," he defines as salaried and ephe meral, a class to which, we fear, most journalists (unless they happen to be novelists or dra matists into the bargain) must belong. Perhaps we ought to despair of persuading so ardent and eloquent an admirer of the present Exesaoa of the FRVO'H, that even an English journalist, though " salaried and ephemeral," need not, therefore, be " incapable of a noble action or of a noble senti ment," or " the enemy not only of the country but of the human race." These harmless amenities belong naturally enough to a page devoted to the glorification of that eminent patron of " indepen " dent " and " immortal " literature, NAPOLEON ; but whether they assist the cause of an English author, jealous of his country's legislative and literary honour, s a question we leave to the calmer reflections of Mr. Rases. At any rate, no ebullition of an " inkster," whom we delight to reckon among the " Immortals," shall prevent us from thanking Mr. READE in the name of na tional honour and international justice for having written a volume which is something better than a good book, for it is a good action. It is not the fault of the author of " Christie Johnstone" that he cannot make even "The Eighth Commandment" dull as fact, and unsaleable as a syllogism. He has fought like a Paladin ; but you forget his sufferings and his dangers when he caracole through nearly four hundred pages clad in a suit of dazzling armour of art, scholarship, logic, irony, science, anecdote, and sarcasm. No doubt Mr. READS has learnt in suffering what he sings in such inimitable prose. He tells us that his chivalrous enterprise has coat him heartache, head ache, and heavy lees ; but the British public who think that authors ought to be pillaged for the public good will revel in the Cervantic humour of the sermon, and lose sight of the brilliant preacher's text. We cannot find it in our hearts to count among Mr. Resna's sufferings this ad mirable performance. "The Eighth Command " meat" becomes, under his hand, quite as amus ing and infinitely more instructive than a batch of " novels of the season," and he may be very well content if it is its own reward. Who was it, then, that invented the shameful proviso in the act of 1851, according to which the protection accorded to the works of foreign dramatic authors is "not intended to prohibit " fitip ittiit(ifi..ms attreplationa of dramatic " works to the stage in England and France " respectively, but is only meant to prevent piratical " translations" t By this proviso, as Mr. READS proves exhaustively, and beyond the possibility of cavil, " the protection sold so dear to the " dramatist in the heart of the statute is all " juggled back, together with the heavy expenses " the promised protection inveigles him into." The iiien who " earwigged" the legislature into an act of fraud were "the stupidest of all the literary " pirate•s that filch under false colours," "the " smallest dunces of the century,"--in other words, the playwrights who live on "adaptations" and " imitations" from the French stage. The result of this iniquitous and contemptible proviso has been tie destruction of ■ national drama in a country which once hail the finest national drama in the world, and the assimila tion I.f the trade of playwright to the busines • of one of those establishments where rags, and bones, and " tripping," are bought and sob!. Mr. Reiman qu.ot.•s, chapter and verse, the playbills of the principal London theatres during a single year ; Mintenths of the pieces are "adapted" from the French. It is notorious that within the last year or two plays written by English authors of repute and described as "ori "ginal" have been "adapted," scene by scene, from the French. There are English "dramatists" who have lived for years at the expense of the French inventors. No man who lives and moves habitually between Fleet-street and Pall mall would hesitate to name the probable authors of • proviso which has clasped the market to dra =tic genius at home, starved all but the chiefs of the piratical crew, flooded the stage with exotic representations utterly and absurdly false to Eng lish life and nature, and, last but not least, sanc tioned the robbery of the French dramatist under cover of a treaty supposed to protect him. No one who is fortunate enough to have a French dramatic author among his friends can be insen sible to the deep stain which this miserable " adaptation " proviso has inflicted upon our national honour ; and where the good opinion of a body so influential in the formation of public feeling and popular opinion as the French dramatic authors is concerned, an act of mere bad faith, involving damage to particular interests, be comesan act of grievous national impolicy as well as of grave international injustice. There is no alliance, as we have repeatedly insisted, between two such nations as France and England, so hopeful and enduring as a moral and intellectual alliance ; but no such alliance can subsist on deliberate dishonesty on the one aide, and • contemptuous sense of in jury on the other. Mr. Citsates READE has completely annihilated the impudent sophistries of the piratical interest, who presume to hoist the banner of Free Trade, as if "duty free" meant " purchase free." Sometimes, indeed, Mr. READE appears to be pointing a sixty eight pounder at a " bluebottle," so inane are the pretensions of his enemy. For instance, when he undertakes to prove that English genius is dramatic, that great novelists may be great dramatists, and that stolen French inven tion drives English dramatic inventors from the stage, and starves all but the leaders of the shame less gang, we feel that he is wasting excellent powder and shot. ALPHONSE KARR, years ago, drew up a law of copyright in a single clause, declaring that intellectual property is property. It will take a long time yet to convince a mechanical, indus trial, and sporting Legislature that brainwork is work, and that intellectual produce is property. Mr. Rr.anz shows how in the United States, where patent rights are strictly asserted, mechanical invention is in advance of all the world ; whilst, in default of international copyright, American national literature may be said to exist only by favour of the occasional chivalry of a few English publishers. In France, ' though dramatic literature is by no means in the high moral and intellectual condition which Mr. CHARLER RIAD; u an admirer of the Second Empire, loves to imagine, it is certainly flourish ing enough, in a commercial sense, to pay the playwrights who adorn the Second Empire, and to pay them handsomely. But if we look at home, we find an English playwright described in the bills of one of the most respectable of our theatres as the author of CASIIETZ DaLaviosz's best play, and of a famous drama by ALEXANDRE Deltas. Mr. CHASM RILADIE, armed with poignant per sonal experiences, spurns the preposterous theory that "adaptation " is not less difficult than inven tion, for he has himself achieved conspicuous success in both. Only ; when he proposed to adapt a French drams he bought the right first, and was driven to law to defend the same from wholesale pillage. We believe that the evil is slowly cor recting itself ; and if our National Drama revives, it will thank the author of " It is never too late to " moot" for having saved it from suicide. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1860. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. Glom OUR OWN r.) PARIS, FRIDAY Evmsma. Very little is known of Garibaldi beyond the news given by the Monikur this morning that he was at Eboli, near Salerno, and that the King had left the city to the "care of the National Guard," concentrating his troops upon Carla, with the in tention (if defeated) of retiring to Gaeta. This is the first time that the Moniker has condescended to speak of Garibaldi at all, and now it publishes the news, which is really the latest, in a non-oon spicuous form, which would escape general observa tion. It is pretty plain that the King of Naples will not get anybody to fight for him. If his troops would not defend him in his capital it is hardly likely that they will do so after Garibaldi shall have dated decrees as Dictator from the royal palace of Naples, which in all probability he will do to-morrow or next day. Capua, although • fortified place, is not by any means so strong as Gaeta. It is supposed that a decisive battle may take place at Santa Maria (about two miles from Capua), where General Bosco has taken up his head-quarters, but, as I have said before, I doubt it much. It is said that in the fortress of Gaeta there are four months' provision for an army of 18,000 men. General Niootera has published in the Italian journals a very angry protest against the difficulties placed by the Piedmontese government in the way of his sailing with his brigade, which he says he had formed under the authority of Baron Ricasoli, who gave him 40,000 fr. towards his expenses. He says in conclusion, '• Having now seen the Sardinian government point its cannons against Italian vo lunteers, I give up its flag and will not again take arms until the battles of liberty shall be fought in the name of Italy and of Italy alone." There is reason to think, however, that this unhappy quarrel must have been made up by this time. The latest letters from Turin infer that there is now a com plete understanding between Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel's government. General de Noue, the Commander-in-Chief of the French army of Rome, has arrived at Marseilles, doubtless for the purpose of taking the personal orders of the Emperor, whom he will meet there, although some of the local journals say that he is coming on to Paris. It appears that the telegram stating that he was ordered to defend, not only Rome, but Civita Vecchia, Viterbo, and Comarca, that is to say, the entire " patrimony of St. Peter' , as it is called, was an invention. His order of the day to the troops on assuming hie command is very vague, but gives it to be understood that he had no mission to interfere with politics. It is much to be hoped that he will let things take their course outside the walls of Rome. The evening journals are authorised to say that the details published by the la. ipersdatsce Beige, relative to a conversation between the Emperor and Lord Clarendon, are altogether false. At the Bourse the Route was a little firmer, and the sc. fall of yesterday was effaced. Mobilier rose 2fr. 50c. In railway shares there was no alteration whatever. The amount of business is still next to nothing. The news that M. Mon, the Spanish ambassador, had gone to Madrid is contradicted on authority. On the same principle which led Lord Brougham, as a great orator, to translate Demosthenes, the Emperor Napoleon 111., as a great hero, conqueror, and lawgiver, has set himself the teak of writing the life of Julius Cesar. His Majesty has just or dered M. de Gramont to send him a photograph of a statue of Comer, which still exists inithe Capitol, and is the only original likeness extant of the founder of the Roman empire. MM. Baron Nivilsre,Count Lagrange, and Co.— !such is the name given to the " firm" since the "fusion" of two well-known racing studs—won the first race at Baden Baden with Goelette, a winner of last year ; but this was their only victory, and considering that they have between them 207 horses, the triumph is not great. The Semaphore of Marseilles says : M. de Cathelinesu hu just paned through this city on his way from Rome, where, as is well known, he went with the design of obtaining permission to organise a mounted body of gentlemeu with certain privileges attached to the service, but was unable to carry out his project, the Pope declining to sanction it. At the same time, SS an acknow ledgment of the zeal shown by M. de Cathelineau in the matter, his Holiness has promoted him to the rank of commander in the order of Gregory V. Ebt Court. BALMORAL, Strf . 6. The Queen and the Prince Consort, attended by Lady Churchill and Genera) the Hon. C. Grey, drove on Tuesday morning up the Dee to the foot of the Geldie, and crowed thence on ponies by Glen Fish's to Loch Inch, and mining the Spey at the ferry posted to Grant Town, wher e the royal party passed the night at the hotel Yesterd►y morning they drove round l'estle Grant, and thews to Toruaotoul, where they took their ponies up Glee Ave. to Loch Bullig, and returned to Balmoral in the evening. The Princess Alice, attended by the Hon. Beatrice Byag, rode out yesterday. The younger members of the royal family walked and rode in the grounds. Despatches were sent from the Culonial-office yesterday to the Governors of Bermuda and the North Anieritsui Colonies, and to the Lord High Conunissioner of the lonian Islands. His Imperial Highness Prinoa Napoleon is ex pected to arrive at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermynetreet, this mornin; (Saturday) from Paris. The private secretary to his imperial highnees has already engaged the state apartments for the use clthe prime. The Earl Granville, lord President of the Council, left Paris on Thursday last for Madrid. The noble earl was accompanied by Lord Frederick Cavendish, second eon of the Duke of Devonshire. The Earl of Aberde e n has improved in health since his return to Soothed from London. The noble earl has removed from Haddo House to a marine villa war Peterhead. The Earl and Countess of Shelburne have arrived at Lansdowne House from Germany. The made earl and counter will shortly join the Marquis of Lansdowne at &wood. The Earl and Conoteen of Yarborough and Lady Sophia Pelham have left Tunbridge Wells (or Dover, at which port his lord hip's yacht has arrived front Cowes. Visc9unt and Viscountess Palmerston purpose to leave town today for Brew!bind., the noble viscount's seat, near Rornsey, where a suceu.sion of visitors will shortly emerald.. The Lord Chancellor and the Hon. Misses Campbell arrived a few days beck at }tutelar, the noble and learned lonEs seat in Rozburghahire, where his lord. ship awl family will remain until the claw of the ensuing month. L,rd and Lady Haatinga will arrive aliortly at Melton Constable, from a tear to the Wee. Mr. and Lady Arabella Stewart have arrived at Farreates's Hotel, from the Continent. The Hou. Frederick Byng has left town on a visit to Mr. Compton (lots M.P. for Halite), in the New Freest. The Hon. Mrs. Charles Stuart has left Farrance's Hotel for Hurts Hall, Suffolk. Sir Henry Mildmay has returned to his neat, Doreenheld Park, Hants, from Malting Lord Bentley, at Heck!!laid, in the same county. Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster have left Farranoe's Hotel on a continental tour. Mr. R. Peel has arrived at Farranoe's Hotel from Dover. The Admiral of the Fleet and Min West have Arrived at the Hotel Wiedeor, Rue Rivoli, Paris, from Dieppe. Bann Meyer de Rothschild has left the Hotel Bristol for Looslois with his family slier &stay of ooe month is Paris. DEATH lor THE DI MAGEE LADY RIVEN& —We have to record the death of the Dowager Lady Rivers, who died on Thunder rooming. The dammed lady was daugh ter of the late Lieuteuatitd'olonel Francis Hale Rigby, of sod harried, Feb. 9, 1908, Wm Horace, third Lord Rivers, by whom the lamented deceased haves, surviving issue, the iweseat Lord Rivers, Lieuteoaut• L'olatcl the Hon. Horace Pitt, and the Hon. Harriet Elizabeth, married to Mr. eludes Dealtwond Bruce. Her ladyship was in her 73th year. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. DEPARTURE OF THE Km OF NAPLES. APPROACH OF GARIBALDI'S ARMY. (rams ova OWN ooauerconanrr.) (By Busiums AND um= TILLICORAPIL NAPLES, Sim. 6, 7 r.r. The King has left here for Gaeta, on board of a Spanish vessaL Garibaldi dined at La Cava,• and will enter Naples to-morrow. It is said that the advanced guard of Garibaldi's army arrived at Salerno at noon. Naples is tranquil. • IA Cava is a town three or four miles from Salerno, on the road from Salerno to Naples. la Cava is about 26 miles distant from the capital, or 28 miles by the railway. GARIBALDI NEAR SALERNO. We have received from our correspondent at Naples the following telegram, which has evidently been delayed, being prior, as regards the order of events, to that announcing the King's departure : "NAPLES, Sim 5, 1.20. " Garibaldi is at Nooera, near Salerno. " The British Admiral sent a steamer to Salerno yesterday evening ; which is expected back to-night. " The King will depart to-night." (ar a szorts's ruzesass.) THE REVOLUTION AT NAPLES. LEGHORN, San. 7. News received from Naples states that the brigade Caldarelli had passed over to Garibaldi. General Bosco was said to have asked permission to quit the camp on account of ill-health. The ministry had presented a memorandum to the King against the intended sending away of the Neapolitan fleet to Trieste. A report was current that on leaving Naples the King would release the troops from their oath of allegiance. FRANCE. PARIS, SATIMAT MORNLYG. The Moniker, in a telegram dated Avignon, Friday evening, announces the arrival and enthu siastic reception of their Majesties. The Mositeur also publishes the addresses pre sented by the civil and religions authorities of Valence and Avignon, and states that their Majesties will leave this (Saturday) morning for Marseilles. The Constitutionnel declares absurd the report that 240,000 soldiers of the effective of the French army were to be mobilised. The Conalitationnet also says there are no French officers in the army of General Lamoriciere. It is, therefore, nut true that the government had again authorised French officers to remain in it. SPAIN. MADRID, Barr. 7. The departure of their Majesties has been fixed for the 9th inst. It is stated that orders have been given for the immediate construction of ten war steamers, doe tined to suppress the slave trade, and defend the coast of Cuba. AMERICA. GALWAY, FRIDAT. The Atlantic Royal Mail steamer Parana, Cap tain Heenan, from Boston on the 28th ult and St. John's on the lit inst., arrived here at 0.30 a.m. to-day. She brings 90 passengers. The passage from St. John's was made in 5 days 22 hours. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH VIA H. JOHN'S. NEW YORE, Amen? 31. The Africa has arrived out, and the Nova Scotian at Father Point. The City of Baltimore arrived on the 27th inst. The Prince of Wales visited Aberbroolr, St. Hyacinth, and Lennorville yesterday. He started for Ottawa to-day, and was to visit Boston about the 14th of October. General Houston has declined to become a can didate for the Presidency, and urges a union of the conservatives and the Union men against Lincoln. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Acucar 31. Cotton steady. Flour advanced 45c. since Monday. Wheat 6 e. hither. Corn scarce and nominally higher. Pio visions steady. Stocks heavy. NEW ORLEANS, AUGURT 30. Cotton advanced i : sales to-day 4,000 bales ; middling upland, 10: to 101. ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA. QUEENSTOWN, FRIDAY. The Royal Mail steam-ship Persia, Captain indkimi, from New York on the 29th ult, arrived here at 10 a.m. to-day. She brings 67 passengers and 406,832 do's. in specie for England. She landed 8 paasengers and all the mails except those for Liverpool, and proceeded at 10.30 a. in. All well. The Persia made the passage in 84 days. She passed the America on the Ist inst. The Nova Scotian had arrived out. A ball was given at Montreal on the 28th ult. in honour of the Prince of Wales, which eclipsed every thing of the kind before attempted. A torchlight procession took place the following evening. The committee from New York had had a confer ence with the Prince, who accepted the invitation. Advices received from Savannah to the 23rd of July state that the movements of Spanish vessels along the coast of Mexico caused considerable spe culation. The sugar market was dull. Haw Yong, Annual' 29, Evi.unuri. Money active. Discount, 6to 6; per cent. /Mocks doll and heavy. New York Central, B4i to 84k. Erie, 2sj to 29. Illinois, 87i to 871. Cotton steady and unchanged. Sales to-day, 11,000 to 11,000 bales. In flour, owing to news per Vanderbilt, Western has advanced 10c. Grant active. Pork firmer, and active. Bogus and coffee dull. Freights firm. Exchange, 110 k. Nam 011111216, Acorn 27. Cotton sales to-day, 2,000 balm ; middling, 101 to 10fc. Sugar, firm. DEATH OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE GRAND DUKE OF MECKLENBURG BTRELITZ. We understand that her Royal Highness the Duchene of Cambridge moseyed a telegraphic desrydcim from Germany, conveying the mournful news of the death of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg Btrelits, who died at 10 o'clock on Thursday night, after a lingering illness. Fortunately the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchene, with the Prince Adolphus Frederick, had reached home hem visiting their illustrious relatives in this country some days before the melancholy event took place. Although their departure was hastened by intelligence of the Grand Duke's serious indisposition, on reaching home the Grand Duke was thought much better. The late George Frederick Charles Joseph, Grand Duke of 3feckleihurg Strelits, warn born 12th August, 1779, and married 12th August, 1817, Marie, daughter of the late loodgrave of HMO Cassel. He succeeded to the principality on the death of his father, the Grand Duke Charles, the Bth Nov., 1810. Ry his union with the estimable duchess, who survives him, the late Grand Duke leaves the Hereditary Grand Duke (who now succeeds his deceased father) Frederick William, born 17th October, 1819, a lieutenant-general hi the Prussian army, married 26th June, 1843, her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, eldest daughter of the late and sister of the present Duke of Cambridge, who have issue an only son, Prince Adolphus Frederick, now in his 13th year ; the Duchess Candine,horo 10th January, 1821, married in 1841 to the Crown Prince of Denmark, and separated in 1848 ; and the Duke George, born 11th January, 1824, and married to her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Catherine Kkheilowna, daughter of the late Grand Duke Michel of Russia. The last mentioned prince be a general in the service of Russia, and chef of the 23rd Regiment of Home ArtWery, and a member of the scientific committee of artillery attached to the Guard. SPAIN. A royal decree iu the Madrid oa-.ette of the 3rd makes a long series of nominations to the re organised council of state, and appoints M. Martinez de la Rosa president of it. The eurrevendancia states that the Cortes will probably meet at the beginning of November. The cultivation of tobacco is stated to be taking • large extension in the Canary Islands ; it is said that a company in shares is about to be established for de veloping it still more and for exporting the produce. All the tob•oco grown in the islands is represented to be good, and that of the district of Orotava excellent. SWISS VERSION OF TIE INSULT TO THE FRENCH AT OENBVA. The government of Geneva ham received orders front the Federal Council to institute a prompt and complete inquiry into the events of the 30th ult., and the authorities had already spontaneously adopted the name measure. The Nation Suisse de clares that the facts have been grossly misrepre sented. The majority of the persons who went to Thouon to see the Emperor were Frenchmen from Gex. The hisses, according to the Nation, were meant fur the Swiss only ; but the French, con sidering themselves insulted, retorted with cries of " Vive l'annexion !" and when the tricoloured flag was handed down, though enclosed in a case so that the staff only was visible., one of the bystanders exclaimed, "There is our flag ; it will soon be planted at Geneva !" The Nation admits that an attempt was made to seize the flag, but asserts that it was neither torn nor trodden under foot. The commissary of police and other citizens soon suc ceeded iu calming the popular irritation. Thu flag, properly packed, was sent to the mayor of Gex, and in the evening the French and Genovese fraternised in the cafes. A letter from Geneva, in the Initiplulance, gives the following additional intelligence : The ■uthnrities of this canton have addressed a com plaint to the French government on the subject of the purge over the Genovese territory of a column of French men, not am individuals, but in a body, headed by their flag, and defraying their expenses from a common fund. The prefecture of Gen is said to have contributed 600 fr. to this fund, and the chief■ of the expedition engaged, it is said, beforehand it number of places on board the Helvetia. POLITICAL PROS:A:I;7ION* IN HUNGARY. —The Criminal Tribunal of Pesch hoe just been engaged in trying Y. Tannic, Baron de Kea and others -the find, who is a well-known author and political agitator, fur having written several treationable pamphlets, and the other, for having cirzulateil them. At the beginning of the trial the public were excluded, but afterwar d s about one hundred persona were admitted. The aecumal and their advocate, employed rather violent Linguae , . Tntn,ic and Baron de Kass in - olulgod in W•Ille vest ecctutrie ..utbreaLA, and the political assertions .f the etivocate coned the president sever) him to order. Tunic was contlermusl to 15 ye.trs' imprit.onnient, and the uthece were acquitted. Minot.. and the Imperial Precureur both exprweed their intention to appeal. REVOLUTION IN NAPLES. A communication from Naples of the Ist says : " There ars four camps of insurgents in Calabria, and I am told that Garibaldi has already 40.000 men at his disposal. Desertions continue at Naples, whole pickets leaving their pasts and disappearing. There are hundreds of houses ready to conceal them. Among the persons known to hide these runaways is a woman mlled Giovanna _re suite a hero in petticoats, brave to excess, and a thribaldinn to her very best's oore. When less pressed I will give you a sketch of her life. Two evenings ago, 200 men deserted from Owes with a captain, three officers, and several non-commissioned officers, all belonging to the Bth regiment of the line. It is said that the young Prince Don Alpheus°, the King's brother, is going off with the troops. UPPER ITALY. M. La Farina, President of the National Society, has addressed the following letter, dated Turin, August 31, to the different committees : Gentlemen,—The Ws government having decided on mobilising a part of the National Guard, and forming de tached corps of volunteers ? to cooperate with the army in the present grave and critical state of affairs in Italy, the central committee exhorts all the provincial and municipal commissions, and all the commissaries, to open lists for en rolling young men not connected with military service. I will apprise you by another circular of the time and place for assembling the volunteers. A Turin letter of the 3rd, in the Debats, says: There was a report this morning that the Piedmontese troops had received orders to crow the Roman frontier, but on inquiry I ascertained that it was unfounded, and that the real facts as to the troop are as follow: —A corm' under Gen. Cialdini is concentrated between Rimini and La Cattolica, as already stated. Another corps under General Durando is to have its head-quarters at Piacenza. On the other hand, it is known that General de Isamoriciire has concentrated troop at Macerate, and so General Cialdini has been o to be guided by circum stances—an expression somewhat elastic. I have already informed you of the agitation prevailing in the Marches and Umbria. This morning three ministerial journals, the Opistione, the fia:etta del Popoto of Turin, and the Per/wren:em of Milan, all publish leaders on an order of the day said to have been issued by General de lamoriciere, in which he threatens with pillage every town that may revolt. I cannot believe in the existence of an order of the day so contrary to the French character ; but the above journals take advantage of the occasion to say that the Yiedmonteee government cannot leave without pro tection Italian populations exposed to the Prune of • foreign force. It is also positively stated that Count Cavour has given Cardinal Antonelli to understand that any move ment of the pontifical troops beyond the frontiers of the Roman States would be considered an act of intervention, and that Piedmont would in such case think itself justified in occupying the Marches. Military preparations ►re con tinued with great activity. We every day see regiments of infantry going to the arsenal to change their old muskets for arms of precision, and then go of by nil. This morning it was the turn of the 23rd Regiment. Independently of the affairs of Naples and Rome, the government is not without uneasiness as to the attitude of Austria. The troops of this power have not yet made any movement, but such immense quantities of war stores of all kinds are being collected at Mantua and Verona, far be yond what can be necessary for the defence of those places, that there u good ground for taking precautions. On the subject of the contingencies which may arise in Italy, from the present state of affairs, the Opinione, Count Cavour's organ,. expresses itself as follows The Italian revolution has enjoyed the inestimable ad vantage of having been directed by the wisdom of the leaders, instead of by the enthusiasm of the manses. The French are at Rome, and no one can harbour the thought of attacking them. As to Austria, it is evident that not even at Vienna are there any hopea of preserving Venice for any length of time. Let twenty-two millions of It al ians be united, agreed and disciplined, and then the domination of Austria in Italy wiU be no loner possible. But our government must not attack, or let itself be drived to try once more the fortune of arms against Austria by those who think that the time has come. Our government cannot abandon a policy which barn produced such good effects, in order to enter upon a course of adventure which would excite all Europe against it. Were ever such a policy to get the upper hand,—were the force of events to unpose upon Italy any other attitude, the present ministry could not comply with it, or accept the responsibility of a state of things which it could nut sway. We believe all the liberals of Italy who support the cabinet to be of this opinion, and that there is wisdom enough in Italy to prevent any new complications ; but the cabinet will, ou no account whatever, be responsible fur facts leading to war with France and Austria. GERMANY. A telegraphic despatch in the Hamburger Hach ridden, dated Coburg, 4th inst., says :—" The general meeting of the National Union have unani mously adopted as their programme of union the transfer of the central power to Prussia, and the convocation of a German parliament." HUNGARY. A correspondent writer to the Nord iu the fol lowing terms : I have been all over Hungary. I was at Pesth on the 20th August, St.. Stephen's Day, and I was surprised at the union which prevails among the Hungarians, whatever be their religion or their condition. All demand the pure and simple re-establishment of the Hungsxiau constitution, such as the last king left it, with their language and their ad ministr►tion. On the 2Sth of last mouth I was present at a great national banquet, which vois attended by more than 200 persons, belonging to all choice of society. At this patriotic feast England wee represented in the person of Mr. Crawford already mentioned), and he spoke of the constitution of Hungary, which was established at the same time ex that of England. This historical allusion drew forth a burst of enthusiasm, accompanied by vows to regain, no matter at what cost, national independence. The same enthusiasm is entertained by all the young men in the coun try, and they unanimously protest againat Austrian rule. THE SULTAN AND THE ENGLISH AMBASSADOR. A letter from Constantinople, of the 29th ult., is the Preen, rye: • " An incident, in which the English Ambassador is con cerned, has excited attention here. A few days hack Sir 11. Delver, accompanied by his second dragoman, had an audience of the Sultan ; and, after none general coo siderations on the weaknee of the government, on financial disorder, and on the neglect and incapacity of most of the governors of provinces, he demanded that the Grand Vizier, Kubrizli Mehemed Pitch% should be recalled from his minion of inspection in European Turkey ; and is. indicated Omer Pacha as • fit person to replace him, that general knowing the two provinces xf Bosnia and Herzgovina, from having made war there. The ambassador, who is particu larly anxious to have Itira Pacha, the Minister of War, excluded from the ministry, then went on to represent that in the department of that 'Meister contractors and others were allowed to realise eandalous profits. He also com plained that, about a month ago, in a conflict between sonic Armenian protestanta and some non-united Armenians, about the Lariat of a protestant in the cemetery of the latter, Riza Pacha had allowed soldiers to attack the proteetanta. Rim Pacha is intendant-general of the expenses of the palace, as well as minister of war, and the anilsarador further complained of him in that capacity. ' Women,' said he. are expensive everywhere, and especially in Turkey, and in your Majesty 'a household they cause enormous waste. This your Majesty times, and you bare ordered prudent refornix, but perhaps not sufficient for the situation ! The Sultan listened coldly, not, nowever, with out making some signs of impatience. The dragoman un fortunately interpreted certain expressions in the latter part of the discourse in stick a manner as to make them appear stronger than they were. The Sultan became I imtated, and replied that the complaints made against Rio Pasha should be submitted to the Council of Minister.; that he, an sovereign, was the heat judge as to the oppor- tuneneas of recalling the Grand Vizier ; that though he wax always disposed to receive advice on the part of the allied powers (the Sultan laid stress on the words to nadicate d ie t I he thought that Sir H. Bulwer, in what be had said, was not acting by direction of his government), he would not pennit any one to insult him in his own police! &o saying, the Sultan, displaying great emotion, re. tired to hie private apartments. The ambassador, when the last words of the Sultan were translated to him, was also greatly moved, and ho hurried to the Porte to represent to the caimacan of . the Gmad Vizier that his Majesty had misunderstood lum. Shortly after the Sultan sent for Ash Paella to the palace, and related to him what had occurred. The minister endeavoured to calm the irritation of the Sultan lay representing that the dragoman, from want of experience, had not correctly rendered the ambasiador's observations ; and be then went on to show that it was very desirable that at this moment any diticultr with England should be avoided. To show the ainicilde feelings of England he cited some rece nt observation. of Lent John Rumeil , in parliament, 4114 the despatches of M. Mumma the Ottoman minister -at Isiodon. The Sultan then became calm, and commented to receive Sir H. Bulwer the next day. The anibassader accordingly went to the palace, accompanied by M. Pisani, first dragoman ..f his embramy, and etnres. , ol profound regret at the painful misunderstiunling the previous day. His Majesty re ceived his observations fere:table. It is said that, when Rink Paha was informed of wluit the ainlinuador haul done, he merely repliel—' All the alle,,utious made are false. and I regret that the dignity of Inv p,sition dors not allow me to take other steps in defence of my honour.' " LETTER FROM ABD-EL-KADER. The following letter (literally translated from the Arabic), so highly characteristic of the illustrious tulle, tee been written by Abd-el-Hader to Colonel Churchill, at Beyrout : After the usual complimento— "Begging you to accept the expressions of my groat re. grad and perfect consideration, as well es of my longin g and affection, I acknowledge your dear and welcome letter, which I, your friend, have perused, offering thanks to the Almighty for the news of your desired preservation. I have, indeed, been Mattered by what you have allniltd to, and upon it depends no doubt the well being of all. I hope that tranquillity will soon be restored. I must never. theless confess that all I have done must be considered sa falling short of what 1 could have wished. My only object was the preservation of life and property, but the raging flames consumed all that the hands of my men could not reach, which is a source of the deepest re- gret to me. At present things are quiet here. People are waiting an opportunity to emigrate, for want of lodging. In the meantime a sufficient security is being afforded. Be. tribution cannot surely be far off, for the Imperial justice on every account calls for it, as by it alone can the empire be maintained and consolidated. Procrastination, how. ever, should not be allowed to delude the masses. I hope you will favour me always with your new.. I beg you will accept my heartfelt thanks, favouring me with whatever I can do for you. I pray the Almighty to preserve and guard you. " Your sincere and devoted friend, _ " ABD-EL-KADER, moo of Yehi•Eddeen (L. H.) " Damascus, 28 llohurram, 1277 (August 16, 1860)." GREAT CONFLAGRATION AT SMYRNA. A supplement to the impart/a', of Smyrna, of the 29th of August, gives the following account of a terriblo ccepagration which has taken place at that city : ' A terrible disaster has b ef allen the city of Smyrna : a conflagration has destroyed that part which had remained intact after the catastrophes c.f the years 1841 and 1845. According to the estimation made 700 houses have fallen a prey to the flames. " For mere than a month the beat here has been suffoca. ting, varying from 90 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. This Senegalian atmosphere has dried the wood beyond measure, and rendered it more easily inflammable. At the same timo a north wiodof extraordinary violence never ceased to blow exZept rb:ut trareareet 7 I C'clock on the morning of the 27th pistol shots announced that a fire had broken out somewhere. It was at St. Dimitri. People rushed to the spot, but before the first assistance could be given the conflagration had made raed progress. .'St. Dimitr is limit of fatibonrg of the town, commenc ing at the extremity of the Rue des Roses, bordered on the right by the Armenian quarter, on the left by that of St. Catherine, and extends eastward to the new hospital of St. Roch, where the gardens commence. All this space is filled with very old houses, built exclusively of wood. Bost of the streets are exceedingly narrow ; some of the project ing roofs almost touch across. The inhchitants are nearly all Greeks, and are chiefly day workmen at various trade,. "Owing to the strength of the wind the greatest anxiety was felt. Strong gusts sent the flames in every direction, and the conflagration assumed terrible proportions. All hopes of stopping the flames had to be abandoned, and for seven hours they did their work of destruction. At 2 p.m. it reached the extreme arid of the Rue des Roses. In this street the fifth house on each side is of done ; on the right aide the great establishment of the Deaconnesses, recently increased by the adjunction of the ancient Papaeian home ;on the left the house of Roboly. Every effort was made here to arrest the progress of the flames. The house of Papasian, nevertheless, caught fire, and had it not been through the mercy of Providence that the wind lulled, the destruction of the whole of this quarter of the town would have been inevitable. The flames were got under on this aide. In the street to the left, leading to St. Catherine, one single building was left standing, that of Dr. J. Edwarda. "All the public establishments have been thrown open to receive the sufferers from this disaster, and a committee woe at once formed to collect subscriptions to provide for their immediate wants. To-clay, at noon, 130,000 piastres bad already been subscribed. "The cause of the disaster was purely accidental. It is said that a woman bad lit a candle in honour of the Virgin, and having left it burning it caused the fire. " His Excellency Osman Padu a Governor of Smyrna, was absent from the town when the fire broke out. He hastened back to the scene of conflagration. Named Bey, Chief of the Police, worked with his men. The moldier', of the garrison, the artillerymen, and the crew of the Gisy- Ferah worked with red. "An English detachment, under the personal command of the captain of the Terrible, worked willingly and zealously. "M. liequier, sou-in-law of the French Consul, showed great devotion at the head of a body of men. ' The crews of all the other steamer. and ships rendered all the assistance in their power ; the Idumulman popu. Wien also behaved well, helping to carry buckets of water, kc. Putting aside the natural anxiety caused by the Ca lamity, order and tranquillity were not for one moment disturbed. . . 7 HeOfficial report gives the nuntl,er of houses burnt at 700 ; at first it waa supposed that 2,000 had been de stroyed." The following incident is related in the Courrier des Alpe* as having occurred while the Emperor and Em press of the French were at Macon :—"Among the numer ous persoca who had assembled to see the imperial party was a venerable priest, whore threadbare soutane showed that his pecuniary situation was not very flourishing. The Emperor remarked the white hair of the old man, and asked the prefectwho be was, to which the functionary replied that be was the curs of Saint Pierre. 'He appears very poor.' said the Emperor. ' Yes, sire,' replied the prefect, ' hie psrishionen could best tell you of his poverty, for he de• prives himself both of food and clothing to assist the poor.' The Emperor appeared moved by the recital, and calling the cure, after • few gracious remarks, took a cross in diamonds from the hands of one of his aides-de-camp and gave it to the Empress, who herself attached it to the breast of the worthy cure, accompanying the act with same touching words. The old man was quite overcome with emotion." The French are (remark► the A thelvertm)" step ping out" in many musical paths formerly uotroadsa by them. The Orphiuniates showed us only a few weeks aloes how remarkable has been the advance male by them itt part singing. The other day a traveller loitering on the way betwixt Strasbourg and Paris ought have fallen in with choral meetings of men, accompanied by wind instruments, 200, ZO, and 500 ezecutants strong—singing and playing their best in aid of the persecuted Syrian Christians—at Metz, Luneville, and Nancy. On Thursday evening Miss Amy Sedgwick wet with an accident at Cambridge which prevented her from appearing as Pauline, in the Lady of Lyons, in the theatre of that town. On her arrival at the theatre for that purpose she was proceeding from the lobby to the stage through what is described as an " ill•eootrivoil, dark, and narrow descent," when her foot slimed upon one of the steps and she fell with some violence to the pounds She was taken up insensible, and it was ascertained that her and,: was seriously sprained and that she was unable to set her foot on the ground. Yesterday evening, not having sufficiently reoovered to perform, she read, it appears, with admirable effect, Tennyson's "Lady Clara Veer de Vete ;" "The Volunteer Address," written by Toni Taylor ; the scene from The School for &ands!, between Sir Peter and Lady Teazle ; and Tennyson's spirited lines on "The Charge of the Light Cavalry Brigade at Balaklava." This evening Mr. Phelps commences his season as sole manager of Sadler's Wells. The theatre has been entirely redecorated, and exhibits, indeed, within its limited arena, a brilliant appearance. The play of As I%nt Like It is chosen for the occasion. The company presents many new features. We ((aryieruin' Chronicle) have to record with regret the death, after a lingering illness, of Mr. Robert Errington, which took place on the 27th ult., at Oultoo Park, near Tarporley, the seat of Sir Philip de Matra! Grey Egerton, Bart.., M.P., whom he faithfully served for 32 years. To other good qualities Mr. Errington added that of a sensilde and clever writer on most subject.' con• fleeted with practical gardening ; horticultur.il literature, therefore, not leas than a wide circle of private friends, has untamed a severe lona by his death. _ - . In an article on the subject of General Eyre's late order to the regulars about saluting volunteers, and the relative rank of °Moors of the two forces, the United Serrire Gazette says :—" The order of General Lyre was doubtlessly sanctioned by high authority. Its carrying out will involve much confusion and annoyance. In the first place one would ask, are all volunteers to he saluted by sentinels, or merely volunteer officers? If the latter only, how are they to be distinguished? This may seem a strange question, but to those who daily see the volunteers it is a very natural one. Again, lot us ask, not on our own account, but on that of many of our correspondents, whether there is to be fair recipiocity in the case ; that is, if our men of the hue salute officers of the volunteers, will the men of the volunteers salute the line officers in return? If not, we shall regret that a •luestion has ever b e en raiawl which may lead to unpleasant discussions be tween two fur ,vs linked together it IL 011114100 cruse, and proudly emulating each other in their display of loyalty and pati lotion." .!.