The Express. — London, England, 1861-03-15 00:00:00

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TwesCrony& ORIDN LAMM AND DWI WATEm. Mr. J. &meads Mrs. R. Varsold. Mir IL Ckylow—TMl LITTER JOCK It Y. King. Jacobs Miss& Domain.—AM LATIILUN, TUE MAID Or lIIVNBIII.II. MIL &I. .1109_ WATER AT 1.0:f DONBRIDOL TO DTT Llinna;s74ll.l;:: Afarwok 4k !la T0410614044.41ur510g, 4k 41...... stateroom 414. .1445. LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 15. THE independent opposition in the Corps Ligis latif over the water is understood to consist of no less than five deputies. It is not by any of those five deputies that Italy is attacked or England insulted. Their sympathies, on the contrary, are with Italian independence and the English alliance—in other words, with liberty and justice all over the world. But there is another and a larger opposition in the Chamber, made up of the must heterogeneous elements of civil and religious faction, and composed for the most part of nomi nees of the administration, who have accepted pay, livery, and service on condition of calum niating their Master once a year with impunity, and exercising the right of insolence and ingrati tude without abandoning the privileges of servility. This extremely miscellaneous party of resistance has two irons in the fire just now—the defence of the temporal power of the Pore, and hostility to England and everything English. It comprises some needy and pious Legitimists in its ranks ; some surreptitious orleanists, a few Napoleonists of a religious turn, afew out-and-out Ultramontane fanatics, and a batch of bitter industrial protec• bonista, who resent the Commercial Treaty as fiercely as the partisans of the elder branch of the BOURIONK resent their obligations by accusing England of every crime in the political calendar. England, we dare say, has a good conscience, armed to bear all the shafts of malicious folly that can be hurled against her acts, motives, and designs. Besides, it is only fair to acknowledge that these raging Deputies do but follow the example of evil speaking which members of the Roesvex and Bees wax species brought into fashion a year ago in OUT own House of Commons. Many rash and reckless words spoken last session in St. Stephen's are now echoed fiercely on the banks of the Seine. On the one aide and on the other the speakers are men without a following, who represent nothing save their own inordinate vanity and the vehe mence of irresponsible mischief. But whilst in the Palace of Westminster the heat of debate has sometimes served to excuse indiscretion and in temperance of language, in the Petals Bourbon we find disguised partisans of fallen regimes deliberately reading to the Chamber lucubrttions charged with all the bile of the sacristy and all the venom of royalist salons, seasoned with the most injurious animosities, and spiced with the most odious provocations. We take leave to assure these acrimonious pamphleteers of the Corps Ligislatif, that their lampblack eloquence has no terrors for English ears. We only wish it were a little more amusing. So long as the great liberal heart and brain of France are with us, we are supremely indifferent to the invective of a corps of Papal &luxes in plain clothes. The worst that could happen to liberal England would be to deserve the good opinion of these furious admirers of the " legendary hero" of Gaeta. Lord JOHN Rrour.u. expressed the feeling of free Englishmen when he declared that he rejoiced even in the most violent speeches of the bitterest ene mies of England in the French Senate. It is in finitely better for the cause of peace be. tween two great neighbouring nations that the worst thoughts of the worst minds of each should be published to the world in the wont words, than that stupid enmities should rankle under hypocritical profes sions. Friends across the Straits may perhaps have noticed the calm and courteous tone of our Parliamentary talk this Session whenever French policy was mentioned, compared with the rabid licence of the five or six fire-eaters who made so many nights hideous with their harangues last year. This is &natural and healthful reaction—the subsidence that announces a return to sanity. We therefore beg them to watch as we do the eccentric and harmless ebullitions of the Papal and royalist party, with something better than patient pity—with positive satisfaction and contentment. The reaction of disgust is sure to follow, and when the Roman question is disposed of, and the Suez Canal is cut and dry; we shall not despair of exchanging civilities with senators like M. nit BOINNT, and deputies like M. Puri-Hoe. For the present, it is a hopeful sign that these angry humours are at least expelled, instead of festering beneath the surface and he mming bad blood. " Brother, brother, we are " both in the wrong." This, after all, is the true moral of mutual recriminations. France is the dupe of England—England is the dupe of Frame ; each is subservient to the other ; each is habi tually deceiving, supplanting, and opposing the other. And yet the result is, that we under stand each other better every day, and that on all great questions of European policy we are bound by the very law of progress and civilization to march side by side. No doubt the happy day has not yet come for the disappearance of the last traces of old jealousies and contentions. But the day of petty - politics, of hollow cordialities, of mean intrigues, of timid compromises, of empty menaces and paltry influences, is gone with a I ZOT and a THIESS ; and their puny followers will hardly bring it back. Even duplicity wears a certain adventurous frankness now-a-days, which is more tolerable than the cautious cunning of the doctrinaire school of Kings and Cabi nets, inasmuch as it makes " situations " clearer, and solutions more decisive, and brings great principles into play. History will not refuse to the present Emperor of the Fwasen the credit of having advanced the liberal cause in Eurepe, whether by design or by fatality. Nor could Lou.l N SIN IL SOK &Sin/ a more honourable inscription on some future monument of his reign than the abusive speeches of tho THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1861. Senators and Deputies who had blessed him when he subdued and silenced France, and cursed him only when, having liberated Italy, he loosened the tongues of his enemies. THZ intermeddling of our Government with Messrs. Day's manufacture of Hungariap Bank notes is getting to wear a very ugly aspect. It is becoming mysterious. We are put a with ex planations which leave the most important points unexplained. Sir Geoaos Lswis failed to clear up the matter last night. Perhaps, not having rightly apprehended the drift of the questions likely to be put to him, hehad imperfectly informed himself of the transaction ; but from whatever cause, his account of the position in which the Government stands was halting and insufficient. It is as to the beginnings of the action of our Govern ment that information is wanted. Sir RICHARD MAYNE summoned Mr. DAY to his presence on the 13th ult., and forbade him to fulfil his con tract with M. Kossrni. And Sir ConuswaLt. Lewis tells us that throughout these proceedings Sir R. Marxx acted entirely on his instructions. But as the British Government had no national interest to protect in this matter, it is important to inquire who set it in motion ? And here all is darkness. Examining the statement of the Home SiCRZTARY, the earliest fact we come upon is that about the beginning of February Sir R. MATHR called his attention to the manufacture of certain notes in the Hungarian language. The Government had at and from that time a note in its possession. How was that note obtained ? It has been publicly stated—and the report was referred to last night in the House of Commons—that a detective officer in the pay of the Chief Commissioner had engaged himself to be employed by Mr. DAY as a workman at the press, and that in that cha racter he surreptitiously obtained one of the noise. We mention this rumour only to express in the strongest manner our entire dis belief of it. The suggested mode of proceeding is so un-English that it could only have occurred to the excited imagination of some unfortunate refuges, rendered by experience unable to conceive et governments except as infernal conspiracies against the peace and happiness of mankind. If the note was stolen for the convenience of any go vernnient, the Austrian Government is the only one capable of instigating the act. However, there is the note in the possession of the Chief Commis sioner. Of course, if Sir R. Marne had been at pains to obtain it improperly from anybody but Messrs. Dar or M. Kongo-re, the refusal of all ex planation respecting its origin would be intelligible ; but this, as we have seen, could not be. The least unpleasant explanation of the matter would be that an agent of the Austrian Government carried the note to Sir R. MAYS.. If that was the fact, nothing would have been easier than for Sir CORNIWALL LEWIS to say so. It is remarkable that in his application to the Court of Chancery on behalf of the Emperor of AUSTRIA, Sir H. Cantu stated that the Ambassador of that potentate in London knew of the manu facture of these notes on the 3rd of February, and that he then applied to our Government. This fact dropped out of the discussion last night. Had it been mentioned as accounting for Sir R. Marzsz's possession of a note it would have been further necessary to explain how it was that neither the Chief Commissioner nor Sir G. Lewis knew the true import of the note--a point upon which they would naturally have interrogated their Austrian informant in the first instance. More light must be obtained, more inquiries must be made. A crime has been committed by some one in the interest of a foreign govern ment, and the corpus delieti is found in the hands of the Chief Commissioner of Metropolitan Police. It is impossible that the matter can be allowed to remain in this unsatisfactory state. fit Court. The Queen and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Primmer Alice and He!eua, honoured the perform ance at the AdelpiiTheatet last seesaw with their presence. Is atteudeac• were lia Ilarahioacee of Ely, the Hon. Illarmarir Stanley, Lord San* Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, and Colamil the Hoe. A. Sardinia. The Prince Cornet rods os beanbag' with Prises Arthur yesterday morning, situated by Colonel the Hon. A. Har ding, and Major Aphiestesse. The Prisms Cowart, attesdsd by Majer•General the Hoe. C. Grey and (,blond the Has. A. Herdinge, visited the Horticultural Gardens at South Kensington in the afternoon. The Prisms Alice, attended by the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, visited the Docker and the Princess Mary of Cambridge in the forenocis, at their residence in St. James's Palace. Her Royal Highness, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington sad Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell, went to Fitegoore in the after noon, and visited the Duchess of Kent. Mr. Thwaites, the chair d the Metropoliten Board of Works, had ►n interview yesterday, at the Cooneilwiliey with the Commissiooer, for the Exhibition of 1862. A deputation on the subject of the Garston sal Liver pool Railway Bill had an interview yesteney with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, at the oftica of the Board of Trade Dermatchee were received yesterday at the Coloniel•oallos, from the Governors of the settlemeate on the West Cowl of Africa. Despairlas were sent yesterday to the Governor at Dias& Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge eel the Primes Mary, attended by the Lady Geraldine limeriet end Carlin euth honoured the performance of the /inner Witch with their presence, at Her Majesty's Theatre, Ind evening. The PANS Nicholas Paskietritch has left the liroseulek Meet Jermyn•street,for Paris. TM Tart sad Counts., of Lauraborottgli enter tained at Moms us Wednesday, at their radesee is Great elsaltepsmirsst, the Earl and dosstess of Dasdonald, the Zed at Iseildlles, the Earl el Erse sod Lady Louisa Oriehtis. Vlmanst Heyman, lady WWisin Hervey, Hoe. Vary Damson (Coldstream Osarde), Dowager Lady Sham, Entisr, R.N., sad Miss Butler, Lieutenant- Odessa nod Mrs. Ashley Hands, Wm Fremantle, Mr. and Wes Heresy, ha _ _ The Karl aad Cowden of Portarlington have mired at Ckaides Hotel, frame Paw Park, Ireland. The Earl and Countess el Aylerforci have arrived at aseldea Betel, frees Pakiestee HaII, Coventry. ]'Lid-Marshal Viscount and Viscountess Cranber ries' have retenued b Ceenheratere Abbey, Iran Beth. The Dowager Lady Cliatou has returned to the Brasswiek BOA. JorWs-ttrott, Count Reoliberg has arrived at Claridge's Hotel boo Mash% on Ilia way to Vienna. We regret to learn that the Hon. Henry Coventry Wu his log on Moaday last, while beatiag with the Earl id Shaba' Delgada. He was removed to the family wwwwloa la Belgrave-aquare, where, we are glad to hear, he le pragreasina as favourably as ma be expected. 116;is Cuutts had an assembly last evening at her reallearse is Straitens/rest. Pionsdilly. The company hope te arrive shortie after 10 o'clock. Previously to the assem bly Ilia Contra astertained at dinner his Estename the Tensaw Milliliter and the Countess Bernstorff, Viscount lirsrasy sad Ur Hoo. Mies Shaw Leiser*, the Dina of St. Pears sad Mrs. Milman, lady Georrimia Grey, Dowager Lily Sheller, Sir Philip and Lady any Egerton and Mies Egerton, Sir Edmund Antrobas, Sir Henry Rowlinson, Hon. Mrs. G. C. Scott. Mr. sad Mrs. Monekton Milner, Mr. Jobs Crawford sod Miss Crawford, Mrs. Brown. Rey. R. Barnes, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Jells Abel Smith, Mr. Joseph Kay, ka TURKEY. PARIS, Mummy. Aooording to advice' received here from Constan tinople to the 12th inst., a diplomatic conference had been held at the residence of the English Am bassador on the subject of the disturbed state of the Herzegovina. The Porte refused to enter into a discussion on what it considered a question of in terior policy, and stated that it alone could suppress any insurrection which might break out. The following telegrams have been this day re ceived at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN mAnA. The Valetta with the above mails reached Mar seilles at 7 a.m. this day. The mails were to leave for London at 10 a.m. The Pera with the heavy portion of the mails left Malta at 3 p.m. on the 11th, and may be ex pected at Southampton about the 20th instant. M. Emile 011ivier defended the liberty of the press. The amendment was rejected, and the first para graph of the address was adopted. The following notice has been published : "By an arrangement made with the Turkish government, it has bean agreed that the drafts accepted by Messrs. Mires and Co. for the settle ment of the Turkish loan will be paid to-morrow and on the following days by the Credit Industriel Company." PARIS, THURSDAY. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of discount from 7 to 6 per cent. THE BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY Mommto. The Moniteur publishes the usual monthly re turn of the Bank of France, which shows the following results as compared With the February account : LATEST INTELLIGENCE. POLAND. A letter from Warsaw, of the 9th, says :—"This morning, at 10 o'clock, mortuary services were celebrated simultaneously in the 26 catholic churches of the capital of Poland, in the Lutheran church, in the Reformed church, and in all the synagogues. In spite of a beating rain all the churches were crowded, and in the catholic churches ladies of the highest nobility collected money for the families of the victims. In the Ger man Jewish synagogue Dr. Jastrow delivered a discourse in the Polish language. The crowding of the public was extraordinary in this synagogue. Among the congregation were observed many stu dents and nobles, also the chief of police, Gen. Paulucci. The synagogue was lined with black, and upon the pulpit were the names of the victims wreathed in laurel. The preacher said that late events bad reconciled and united the different con fessions." The Gazette of Silicia, says :—" The following telegraphic correspondence was exchanged on the 27th ult. between the Emperor and Prince Gort chakoff : " WAIIIIAR : Innirreaka. Sr. PiTZIBIII3II42 : Sap. pewit. _ " WAJUIAW : It is done.—ST. PATLASIIIMO : How many dart? " WAISAW : KZ of the people deed, six wounded. "Br. Prrnsouso : And how many of ours ? WAR am : No dead or wounded. "DE l'aTuusetrio : How many inaurgenta taken in wins !—WAssAw : None. " ST. PRIIISBURU : The whole affair is very incompre• beasible.* (agoras TELEGRAM.) WARSAW, FRMAT. The deputation of citizens of Warsaw, to which Prince Gortchakoff communicated the rescript of the Emperor, was astounded at the tone of the document. Prince Gortchakoff privately stated that an imperial manifesto may be shortly expected grant ing reforms. M. Zamoyski, president of the deputation, said :—" We accept, but we are far from being satisfied." The imperial rescript has not caused any abate ment of the prevailing excitement. Eleven political prisoners have been set at liberty. ST. PETERSBURG, Taiumr. The following in a summary of the imperial rescript addressed to Prince Gortchakoff, at Warsaw : " I ought to consider the petition of the Poles as null android. I will, however, only look upon it as an act of enthusiasm. I devote all my atten tion to the reforms rendered necessary in the empire by the development of its interests, and the pro gress of the age. My subjects in the kingdom of Poland are equally the objects of my solicitude. I have given proofs of my desire that they should participate in the general benefits and progressive improvements. My sentiments and intentions are still the same. I have a right to rely upon their not being misunderstood or paralysed by inoppor tune or immoderate demands inconsistent with the welfare of my subjects. I shall fulfil all my duties, and shall not tolerate any serious disturbances. Nothing can be raised on such a foundation. Aspirations which should there seek for support would condemn themselves beforehand. They would destroy confidence, and would meet with severe reprobation, since they would make the country recede from the path of regular progress in which it is my unalterable desire to maintain it." POSEN, Tuoutir. The concessions granted by the Emperor of Russia to the Poles are : Re-constitution of the Council of State. Complete reform in the system of Public In struction. The Municipalities to be elected by the citizens. Prince Gortschakoff will convoke the principal Polish notabilities in order that every necessary reform in all branches of the public administration may be proposed, examined, and ratified. ITALY. NAI'LB3, MAR= 13. General Pergola, before receiving the order of Francis 11. to surrender the citadel of Messina, opened fire against the works of the Sardinians, but at the same time wrote to General Cialdini to the effect that he would spare the city of Messina. General Cialdini replied, complimenting him for having come to this determination, and saying that he desired to carry on war without passion, and to terminate it without rancour. Civitella del Tronto still holds out, but, being closely invested, must soon surrender. The assertions of the Marquis of Normanby in the House of Lords that the Sardinians had been guilty of cruelties are totally unfounded. In the Abruzzi the Sardinians only shot some persons who had previously been convicted of felony, and who had been arrested with arms in their hands. TURIN, 7 UURSDAT. In the debate in the Chamber of Deputies re wonting the title "Kingdom of Italy," Signor Brofferio censured the minister for depriving the representatives of the people of the initiative in this matter. Count Cavour said that the government took the initiative because it had also taken the initiative in the redemption of Italy, a fact now being accom plished. He also said, "It will be a great boldness oaths part of Italy to adhere unanimously to the proposition of the Government, as, we may depend, it will meet with opposition abroad. He quoted as proof certain parliamentary discussions now taking place in a foreign country. Count Cavour also announced that Government would shortly submit to the Chamber a project of law re lative to the future headings of public acts when published. The Chamber agreed to the title " Kingdom of Italy." The Official nazette of Turin publishes a despatch from General Cialdini, dated Messina, March 13. This despatch announces that the citadel sur rendered at discretion, afterfour days' firing, during which the Sardinian artillerymen caused a great fire in the citadeL A capitulation was refused. Five generals, 1W officers, and 15,000 men were taken prisoners. Three hundred cannon also fell into the hands of the Sardinians. SPAIN. MADRID, Maw* 14. The Cortes have expressed their approval of the policy of the government in reference to the affairs of Italy by a vote of 170 against 40. PORTUGAL. MADRID, Maio! 11. The Corrupondencia Antografa sap : "The r o vztoent Las determined nut to dissolve the tl According to advicea from Lisbon the Portuguese government has declared to the Cortes that it will effect the liquidation of the church property with out the authorisation of the Pope. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. GREAT SPEECH OF M. JULES FAVRE. (MON 001 OWN PARIS, THUUDAT MORNING. The knowledge that Jules irnvre was to speak to day brought crowds to the doors of the Corps Le gislatif, and extra sentries were put in the lobbies to keep order. The space devoted to the public is so small that deputies were utterly unable to com ply with the supplications of their friends for tickets. The Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clothilde occupied seats in the president's tribune. The amendment to the first paragraph of the ad dress touching the internal state of the country being read by the President, M. Jules Fevre rose and commenced what I am certain will turn out to be a grand oration by the following exordium : The most captious critic could not possibly reproach the tamers of this address on the score of too much boldness. In my opinion • firmer tone would not have been out of place, and, indeed, I think that to • certain extent such a tone was called for by the grandeur and novelty of the situation. It is the first time, for the last ten years, that the two assemblies have been called upon to manifest their sentiments on the march of public affairs. True, we are forewarned that their counsels will in DO respect modify unmet resolutions. Nevertheless, such is the inherent power of every liberty that this limited and partial revival of the exercise of our rights ha, produced a profound and legitimate sensation in Europe, and has been hailed by all those who prefer progress resulting from discussion to that resulting from the shock of revolution. The framer" of the address have thought fit to begin by offering thanks to the head of the state. I beg leave to differ from them on this point. For the last ten years power has met with no serious residence. It has had its flatterers—it has also had. I feel bound to say, it. disinterested friends, and it has sometimes been ma& aware that oppooenta were not altogether wanting, bat the plenitude of its sovereign action has never been is the slightest degree thwarted. The government aloes hes decided all the greatest questions. Have its decisions always been in aosoethuare with the national sentiment! That is • difficult problem. But this much at least I can affirm—that they have not always been in accordance with the majority of this house. If, for example, the chamber bad been consulted upon the Italian question, • vote of the Corps Lagislatif might possibly have stood in the way. (Cries of "No, no.") You must admit, at nay rate, that we were not consulted upon the subject, for when once the sword is drawn it is idle to talk of consulting • French chamber upon a question of puce or war. I main tain then, that the action of this power has hitherto been sovereign and unlimited, and that it has laid itself out to discipline armies, to crush agitation, and to extinguish all independent thought. (Marks of dissent.) It was, in fact, the restoration of authority without control But most strange and unexpected results have come of the exercise of this uncontrolled authority. This absolute power has sown broadcast in Europe the doctrines of popular rights, torn up the treaties of 1815, and destroyed the authority of the old monarchies. These governments rejoiced at first at the restoration of monarchical forms in France, but now the tempest has bunt upon them. What are we to conclude from these undeniable facts ! Italy has been almost freed by our arms. The House of Hapsburg, as you have been told, has been driven to give a constitution to its peoples in this hope of saving itself. Russia breaks with her own hand. the chains of servitude, and is forced to receive the petition of Poland, a petition signed with the blood of martyrs. Well, do you suppose that all these events have no influence upon our interior regimes? Do you suppose that France will always consent to be the disinterested and platonic apostle of liberty, without obtaining liberty for herself ! No ! the contagion is too strong ; but I will add that France did not require this stimulus to aspire to more liberty. France has evinced her uneasiness, her desires, her bops' ; she has made respectful but energetic murmurs heard, and the government has done well not to turn • deaf ear. Our foreign policy has made such rapid strides that the government feels it usceseary to share its responsibility, and therefore demands your support, sod consents to suffer your control. Such in my opinion is the only explanation of the decree of NoveiLber 24. But what I particularly admire in the spectacle which we are witnessing is the irresistible power of those rights, of those primordial priociples, which God will never permit to be weakened. The decree of Nov. 24 is the most eloquent reply which could possibly be made to that inflexibility of absolute powers which entrenches itself in • non pastramis". To respond to the appeal made to the representatives of the country we must banish all equivocation, clear the way, and say all that we feel in the bottom of our harts. Such candour is more conformable to the spirit of the decree then vague formuluies of appro bation, which may be merely a device to escape respon sibility. I purpose to may what, in my opinion, are the measures which the internal state of the country imperatively calls for. If I may credit official declaration we are perfectly free to speak our minds. We must not confound the present time with the past. Formerly the op position was animated by ambitious views which weakened and degraded it, not the general interests but the perapec. tive of a portfolio was then the stimulus to action. But now ministerial impersonality has put an end to all such °deviations, and the opinions of the deputies should recover their moral authority. Nobody is in a better position to understand the truth of these obeervatiotis than the government commissaries. [Left speaking.] The reduction of the rate of the Bank of France's discount was not known for a certainty during Bourse hours, and, indeed, the prevalent opinion wall that it would not be lowered. The Rente clotted at yesterday's prices and there was very little change in other securities. Mobiliur rose 21r. 50c. (axorsa's tinsmuw.) PARIS, THURSDAY Emma The debate on the address was continued to-day in the Corps Legislatif. M. Jules Fevre proposed an amendment in favour of the abolition of the exceptional laws on public security. M. Jules Fevre spoke of the sensation produced in Europe by the return of France to the exercise of representative rights, although limited. He asserted that the government had caused the doc trines of popular right to germinate in Europe, had broken the treaties of 1815, had liberated Italy and other great nations who were entering on the path of liberty. France embed (he said) remain a Pla tonic apostle of liberty, without obtaining liberty herself. He then recalled the principles of 1789, which he maintained had not been followed up. He criticised the law on general security, and pro tested against the present condition of municipal power, and against the system of candidates being nominated by the government in the elections. He also mentioned several facts in reference to the electoral system. M. Jules Fevre also censured the regime of the press. M. Baroche refuted the arguments made respect ing the interior policy of the government, and spoke against the adoption of M. Favre's amend- INCHFABL Cash Treasury balance Di:camas Bills discounted, not yet due 274 millions. Advances Bank notes l3 1-3 „ Current accounts The increase in the bullion exceeds half a million sterling. The decrease in the dia conate is considerably upwards of a million. As the notes in circulation have at the same time diminished half a million sterling, the position of the Bank is evidently strengthened. WAGNER'S NEW OPERA. PARIS, WIDNISDAT NIGHT. I write a line at midnight, on coming out of the Opera, to tell you that Tannhauser has at last been played. It was not very successful, and when I say that, I probably understate the disfavour with which it was received by the public ; but I feel it necessary . to beware of the very strong party spirit which exists in musical coteries against this opera. The words fiasco and four, the English of which is failure, were flying about the foyer all the evening. Into the vexed question of the merits of the work in an artistical point of view I do not now enter, and whether M. Richard Wagner be a transcendent genius or not is a problem which will be left un touched by the hurried observations which I can alone offer touching the impression produced by the first representation of this much heralded specimen of his talent. Speaking merely as one of the vulgar public, I must say that the performance struck me as ter ribly heavy. The action drags, is " slow" both in the literal and slang sense of the wont. There are a number of eccentric and even childish tricks which provoked the most genuine ironical laughter I ever beard. Among these pantomine effects I noticed the bringing on the stage of three live horses and a pack of hounds a propos de bates, strange frolics of electric light played upon a lady in white wandering among avenues of the Black Forest, with the intent of making her look likes ghost, and unheard of screeches on the fiddle—very origi nal, but not understood. The concerted pieces— many of which have long been known both in Paris and London—are beyond all doubt the best art of the opera. In fact, critics reproach M. Wagner with being so wrapped up in the idea of his instrumental genius that he leaves no scope for the vocalists. It was not till the middle of the second act that a good chorus, very well sung, roused the audience from its apathy. The great tenor of the King of Hanover, M. Niemann, who has been in Paris six months for the sole purpose of studying the part of Tannhauser, had no opportunity of showing off to advantage, his very pure and fine voice till the third act. In that he sang a charming solo, which went far to redeem the opera, and was the only piece in it that the Emperor, who was present, vouchsafed to applaud. I ought to add, as a faith ful that the Emperor laughed as much as anybody in the house at the eccentric effects above alluded to. In the last act the heroine is brought in dead upon an uncouth-looking hearse, which incident gave occasion to various yoodlibets about the death and burial of the opera. Not withstanding the presence of the Emperor, there was a great deal of hissing—a thing quite unusual. To the customary call at the fall of the curtain there was a great deal of opposition. The Emperor goodnaturedly stayed till after the majority of the audience had left the house, and when the four principal performers at lengthappeared, his white kid gloved hand gave the signal for encouraging them under difficult circumstances. It is essential to mention as an incident in the history of Tannhauacr that its performance in Paris is entirely due to the patronage of the Queen of Prussia, whose good offices, through the Princess Metternich, overcame the opposition of all the mag nates whom voices are usually listened to when a new opera is in question. It was reported in the foyer of the opera that Cardinal Gourmet has left Paris for Rome with au ultimatum from the Emperor to the Pope. The Patric announces that the Prince Napoleon is not going to Italy. It is quite certain that this journey was decided upon a few days ago, and I am told that the Emperor has thought it expedient to put his veto upon it on account of the fierce re ligions opposition manifested in the Corps Legia latif. Possibly he waits for the result of Cardinal Gousset's mission, which I have above announced. In the main I have good reason to think that the Emperor is not giving way to the ultramontaniats. THE WOMEN OP PISA AND THE YENETIANS. The Nccione of Florence publishes an address, signed by upwards of 1,000 women of the lower orders of Pia, and addressed to King Vi.ttor Emmanuel, in which, "echoing," as they say, the words of the Countess Monte merli, they declare that "at any price they must have Venetia ;" and that for so noble a cause, "they will send their brothers, their eons, and their husbands to a final conflict, in order to drive the despotic oppressors from the soiL" Among the women who have signed the address there are the wives of many soldiers decorated by Napoleon HI. during the campaign of 1859. To this address, Cheva lier Nigro', in the King's name, has replied as follows : " Turin, Feb. 4. "Madame,—Hie Majesty has received the note and the address which you have sent him, and is convinced that the patriotic sentiments which characterised the Italian women of former days are not unknown to those of the present, who take so active • part in the grand work of national independence, the completion of which is the ardent desire of every good citizen. His Majesty commands me to thank you for the generous and patriotic sentiments which you have expressed to him in the name of the female jobs- Infanta of the town of Pisa. In acquitting myself of this mission, believe me, kc., " The Minister of the King's Household, Ificia." DRAMA IN REAL LINZ. On Tuesday evening an Monsieur P—, an army contractor, was walking on the Boulevards be perceived his sou with a young woman, very plainly drmi, but of modest and respectable appearance, banging on his arm. He advanced towards the couple, and asked his sou in an angry tone bow be dared to keep company with a workwounia Father," replied the young man " I intend to marry mademoiselle, and if I have not hitherto spoken to you of my project, it is because" " Because, sir, you know well that I would never con- sent to such an act of folly." " Ido know that, father, and therefore it is that I have waited for my majority. lam of age this day ; I have obtained the consent of this youog person's parents, and we ere to be married very soon. " And me, sirr cried the father, choking with rage. " I shall be under the necessity of addressing you a re spectful summons" (summation respertutuse—a formality indispensable in France in the case of a marriage by any pram, however old, without consent of parents). ' I will convert all my property into ready money, end you shall never have a penny. I prefer happiness to riches." The father, exasperated to the last degree, raised his cane to strike his eon, but sudd en ly hi s h an d dropped, and he staggered and fell into the arms of the crowd, which the minis of the discussion had collected. He was a corpulent man, of a sanguine temperament ` and his anger had killed Lisa !—French Apr. POLAND. past • 002111201 DINT.) WARSAW, Liven 2. You have doubtless already formed an idea from my former letter of the date of Warsaw, and the true character of those events which may have permanent effect on the future of our country. It was a struggle between brute strength and moral force, in which the provocation came from the authorities, and the opposition—in some measure a lawful one, for it was based on a feeling of the necessity for preserving order at any cod—from the people. To preserve this character of modera tion to the end, in the face of all right-thinking men, of public opinion, and other governments—to leave with the authorities the whole disgrace of this abominable outrage were objects on which were concentrated all the efforts of the leaders of public opinion. The government, on the other hand, took the same view of the question, per ceiving that the preservation of order and tranquillity, notwithstanding the excesses of the troops and police, and in spite of the excit emen t in the town, caused by a series of utterly unjusti fiable murders, would defeat all their projects, and at the same time give the world the highest pos sible proof of our fitness to govern ourselves. Hence arose a secret struggle, without a precedent in history, between a government stirring up its people to revolution, and an organised centraliza tion acting in the spirit of order and the public good. The government became the representative of anarchy • the whole population, even to th e lowest clas ses, understood all the importance of retaining their attitude of dignified and mute appeal • and the students, converted into a national guard, 'arrested several government emissaries, who were caught distributing arms to some people of the lowest class. The issue of this abnormal struggle was to be finally decided on the day of the funeral of five of the victims of the 27th February. Both sides were well aware that the whole population of Warsaw would be present on this occasion ; and the government thought that if 100,000 men assembled round the grave, and the higher authori ties, without provocation or warning, were to order the soldiers to fire upon the unarmed multitude, a burst of irrepressible feeling, or a shot from one of the muskets distributed by overnmeut among some of the inhabitants, would give some shadow of a pretext for a massacre. The inhabitants knew the snare that .vas being prepared for them, and exerted all their strength and energy to make that memor able day an indubitable proof to all the world that a feeling of patriotism carried to the highest pitch of exaltation may, under tie high impulse of duty, manifest itself not only by a sacrifice of human blood, but by a higher sacrifice, the suppression in the heart of the deepest feelings of hatred and revenge. On the Ist March, as early as six o'clock in the morning, numberless crowds in deep mourning gathered round the church of the Holy Cross. At seven the church was full, and the circulation of carriages in,the streets through which the procession was to pass was stopped. There was not a single policemen in the whole town, and the preservation of order was entrusted to 1300 students and 400 citizens, distinguished by mourning scarfs and in scriptions on their hats. The cottage was led by Archbishop Fialkowski, who was closely followed by Count Andrew Zamojski. After the hearse came Protestant clergymen and rabbis with the Ten Commandments on a tablet. The military had sent a deputation to the committee which was charged with the management of the funeral, declaring their readiness to take part in the gene ral grief by sending to the funeral twenty officers in dress military uniform ; but the committee refused the application, on the ground that the people were too much excited to bear the sight of a uniform. For this reason a guard of students in three ranks wa s s tati one d before the barracks, in order to protect, if neces sary, the soldiery from the attacks of the people. But this caution was an unnecessary one. The minds of all were strung to such a pitch of enthu siasm that the project was not entertained for a moment. None but a bystander could form an idea of the high solemnity of that day. Upwards of 100,000 people in deep mourning passed through the streets so silently that a blindfolded man would think he was in a solitude. All the shops were shut, all the balconies were covered with crape, ladies of the highest position went to the cemetery on foot, and the sun shone brilliantly on this, the day of our greatest national ceremony. At the cemetery all was soon over; the coffins of those who bad fallen on the 270, viz., Charles Brendel, the locksmith ; Areichiewicr, 7Alzislaw Rutkowski, Marcel Karesewski, and Adam Kleiner, the smith, were laid in one common grave. The coffins were covered with palm-leaves, the symbols of martyrdom. There was no speech. I heard a poor workman explain to those around him that it could not be otherwise, for it would be impossible for any one to express even a portion of what we all feel. When the ceremony was over the people were requested to go to their homes. The request was instantly complied with. Whenever • group more numerous than usual assembled by accident in the street, a young student with a scarf worked his way in amongst them, and at his summons all were dia pered as with a magic wand. Emotion was visible on every face. Tears were seen in the eyes of men who had forgotten to weep these twenty years. This day will form an important epoch in our his tory. We havegained • decisive victory, and its fruits are the universal conviction of our moral fore and of our not having passed so many years through the school of adversity in vain. We now stand in a different position with reference to our. selves and strangers, who looked upon us as the representatives of anarchy. On Monday evening, the 4th instant, the care of the town will be given up to the authorities, and the city guard will be disbanded. It is difficult to foresee what will happen next, if an unfavourable answer is returned to the address, for in that came the resignation of all the employis in the whole kingdom is certain. HUNGARY. General Turr hen addressed to the Communal Council of Kccakemet (Hungary) the following letter : TO TIM WONICITALTIT OT TEM TOWN or Gentlemen,—Receive my sincere thanks for the honour which you have done me, and of which the journals have informed me. The remembrance of which one's native country gives proof towards her proscribed sons is the highest reward that these am desire. In naming us—my brothers in exile and myself- among the men in whom yeti have confidence—you have proved that, on the one han4 you are the faithful guardians of the national dignity and rights, old as a thousand yews, and that on the other hand the Magyar emigrants have discharged their duty. The faith—that brilliant star which has never suffered itself to be eclipsed while we were pursuing the darkest paths of our existence as proscribed men—the faith of again seeing our country in all its glorious vitality—sustains me more than ever. Europe—everything announces it—will before long find herself again converted oa the field of battle. A moat important part awaits there our country, Let us beware of following a wrong course. The Austrian govern. meat is endeavouring to induce one- to believe that her highest care for the last twelve years had been to find the means of making the Magyar nation happy; it mould fain persuade itaelf that the feasts, the on roasted whole, and the revels of the coronation constitute the ne plus ultra of our national requirements, and that a visit eventually to the royal palace of Buda is already a superfietation of majestic condescension. Let us awaken it. If it keeps silence on the events very recently East, it is for us to come to the succour of its modesty. The diet ought to make it under. stand, that the cloak of St. Stephen himself is not large enough to conceal from view the agonies and palpable humiliations into which the peoples of Hungary have been plunged day after day for eleven years by the sup. porters of a usurping system. To guarantee the union al races, behold what ought to constitute the chief object of our solicitude. Let no smiling perfidy succeed in embroiling us with our natural allies. Let us reject the apparent favours of s sinister afterthought, that might be offered to the prejudice of our Croatian brothers. Let the promisee, the presents be subjected to a severe scrutiny by us as wen as by the Slaves and Roumanians, who ate our fellow countrymen. 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