The Express. — London, England, 1861-06-21 00:00:00

ramm !; TRN ZT THE °RUT TVILINT. TM Taft Weeder an.l Km her Jambs. —finegiNhjer• W. rigiWlssa mod L. H. —VJLY lbiakaass W. Or~MiL Yarn-,ld. .ud S. Wm —Aed TVS 001:11111 Or OTBAIMIAIPAI. Dinh w.tyst AT !moor suses. Ok DWI. Zimy ") !; ' - - x•mies. ""*" mums % 1k 4lak. LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 21. TO OUR READER& SPOOMINO IITELLIOIZSCR. A late edition of the ErprrM is published every evening during the racing season, containing the results ut the day's mesa No subject interested the French Chamber during the late session in comparison with the reli gious, or rather the Roman, .mestion. Protection uttered a few dying howls ; the liberty of the press, the economy of expenditure, had each their solitary champion, but scarcely excited a debate. The budgets of the several departments were very curs.mily despatched. One voice pro tested against the extravagame and unramonable nem of the military and naval estimates. Even these were slipped through with a facility unknown to our own House of Commons. The Commis sary of Marine, who sate to defend the budget of his Department, declared, that with regard to armaments, " he had dune his duty and had done " no more—he had bye millions to spend, and he " did so in the most effective manner." The only fact that camo out, and was admitted on all sides, was the extreme discontent which pervaded the officers of the French navy, there being in that service no chance or possibility of that advance ment which rendered service in the army so popular. There was one portion of the French Budget ' which, considering the interest taken in religious affairs by the Legislature, we are somewhat sur prised to find did and provoke discussion—this was the Budget of Public Instruction. None were wont to excite keener debates. Nothing of the kind took place this year, fur the plain reason, that the champions of liberty knew that they would not be listened to; whilst the partisans of the Church and of ultra-religious influence have ovoi d , - thing they desire. A few complaints were made of the insufficiency of funds allotted to the payment of schoolmaster,, whilst not one word was said on the subject of schoolmistresses. The truth is that the French Government is pursuing what must prove the meet suicidal of couizes ; it is gradually committing the primary education of the people, not merely to the clergy, but to the monastic orders. This is already accomplished in a great degree, so far as the female population is concerned. Nuns, or Sisters as they are called, have been intro duced into almost every French village, where they soon supersede all primary schools for girls but their own. They are the most ignorant of creature, They read and write badly themselves, and have no instruction to convey, save the most bigoted sal stunted formularies of religion. Thus, whilst we woman who has not taken vows is permitted to open a school without undergoing a very difficult exami nation, nuns have full powers to open what are the merest ignorance shops. It is not so easy to accomplish a similar counter revolution in France with regard to males. For, although the friars are increasing rapidly, even against the express enactments of the law, they have as tyet been allowed to seize no more than certain professorships. Villagers would not yet stand a friar as a village schoolmaster, though they accept the Sisters as the village schoolmistresses. But the good time is coming for the friars. M. Leemie us LATERONS calculates that there are quite as many monks in France at present as before the Revolution, and more nuns than there at that time ! The middle classes contemplate this ecclesiastical tumour with a shrug of disgust, but console themselves with the reflection that, after all, monkery is better than communism. They forget that one species of ignorance and error has always a tendency to produce another of its own kind, even in the way of antagonism, and that what is doing in this respect in France is a vain endeavour to enact the two last centuries over again. The marvel is, that the Emperor NATOLION should have imagined that he consolidated his Government and dynasty by favouring this un necessary ascendancy of tho clergy ; or, rather, the marvel is that, pursuing this policy at home, he should have run in so signal a manner counter to it in his invasion of Italy, and in the acts which have followed it. His domestic opponents have taken full advantage of the Emeseoe's blunder. Whilst he has in his own despite ap peared the persecutor of the Church of Rome, not only the Legitimists but the Grleaniat doctrinaires have come forward as its champions. M. GUIZOT himself has given a tear, • calculated tear, to the Pure. IL L►vsaugs seeks to prove that the clergy had not too much property in 1789. The quondam liberals have not • word to say in favour of freedom of education, once their great hobby. The columns of their journals are as silent on the , subject as the tribune of the Corps Ugislatif. These circumstances are, however, not without profitable results. They have convinced the Freest Kw mem that the Church all constituted, taking lre spirit from Rome, as Rome was constituted, are do reverse of friendly to his dynasty and his system The bishops have shown themselves not merely Legitimist, but some of them thisenist, and the entire clergy just as ready to fly in his face se If he had been their foe and their persecutor. If ever Rome and its clergy committed • blunder, it was this. For never, in fact, had nionereh the Papacy so completely in his power m now bee N•rohr.ox the Tullio. He h as not, indeed, the power to crush or obliterate it. Any attempt iris A. 3-00.258, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 186 L ODI..MITII AND CO.'S PURE FEET, For 1111.1iith awl Cellnary L'or. 'Ma he GL, ta, b... and 4. 1.*.ke1.01 chwohlis. Poem. 4t , MAN CYACTOSY. 23. UTTLIL PORILAND.ST, anent-at_ W. Slt OON D. AII D PIANOFORTES. CRAMER. BY.ALI, mod Os. lave • Immo umetaeut isseadAmod flrol ato b Übe oral adasemil linkers. as redly e•damlpriee•-01, OYSEL'S HYDROSTATIC TILA aadCOFFEZ _ i'LKCIPLATI it —I to MAID mpg, drag sod bright. he ~wenivot WNW wimp._ *MIS soil. Reale. Everywhere. Pr.wr , lll gni firwL — J. OM" Wok Casessalnet. LC. Vie erprtSlL popgwroxians. 101.01111111bIniedrw "Tbe E" Lees limbs rim sortbe al Or dies. ftweiftelemok be !w Verdi ea WI KAT KAITKIT. Ttoa ItTRIMPL TU &VILA SD — IibUTIL Kr. and Um C. Mattous. —THE ADV REA GT A =n u. sts. and 161 . 6 e. Ilathown —And THE GALICI AN FETC. Mr. Chaska Lecierai and Mr Foray Wright —o..assoauce at 7. .!Iq . ZICEINIL Tots TRVTIi rieims. Mr. r Matthews awl Mks c Lealeivea. —And HAMLET. Measn. Yechter, Kpler, M." Herman Yezto, Meadows, and Putter. MW lelowurtbs sod Miss Ileatl AT. J All Ks's. Tut. EaMVO, MA VIM ME 1;4 TIOURLEZ.—Aad LES rArl E. 1,1: Kurcairs. M. Paul JAMMU and Mollie. Alice Thank. —Commove al • quarter put a of that kind would but render it stronger. But he can reform it. The Emperor NAPOLEON is, we are sorry to say, a profound admirer as well as wielder of absolute power. But he knows that it cannot subsist or be continued but on condition of being upon a level with the ideas of its age, and able and willing to act up to them and in consonance with them. Nearly half a century of Constitutional Govern ment in France has left opinion in that country so edveiesed„ and withal so liberal, that a despotic Niue must simulate constitutional forma. To make the spiritual despotism of Rome as much In harmony with the requirements of the age as the Imperial despotism of France, is a problem which NAPOLEON the THIRD is said to have proposed to himself, and to have already solved in intention. Whether he has wisely and well solved it is another matter. The chief condition will probably remain a secret until the death of the present POPE, when the summons of a new Conclave will give the opportunity of alto gether altering that upper structure of the Church, the creation and authority of Cardinals. To all this the British Government by its own desire re mains a stranger. And for our own part we are not sorry to see the modern CHARLEMAGNE so much embarrassed and entangled with Church affairs as to leave him little time or possibility for the great military conquests of his prototype. AMERICA. NEW YORK, JUNE 8. (Per Edinburgh, via Queenstown.) The confederate troop are reported to be ad rancing on Cairo. The secession prisoners captured at Alexandria have been released. The officers of the United States frigate Susque hannah resigned their commissions on arrival at Boston. The Board of Underwriters have advanced the war risks on American ships to six per cent. England's policy in the present crisis is the general topic of discuimion in all circles. The impression prevails that Southern privateers will be able to sell their prizes in English ports. This causes a highly hostile feeling towards Eng land in the Noi.ltern States. The Evening Pod states that the Confederate Government will send an agent to Brazil to try and form an alliance. who press around the shooter, waiting impatiently for their turn to try their skill. The Prif Catelan, in the Bois de Boulogne, which was closed all last year, has just been opened as a model dairy, and it is now the rage to go there to drink a cup of milk warm from the cow, adminis tered by Hebes dressed in Swiss costume. The rarest drink in Paris, pure milk, may therefore now be had from the source. I hope, however, that the cows are in better condition than those that I remember of old in Bt. James's-park. The Bourse remains in a state of stagnation. The Rente rose bc. M. Villemain prosecutes the Constitutionnei for an article of this morning reflecting upon him and M. Guizot. GREAT FIRE AND DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.-(THIS DAY.) --..-- One of the moat extensive fires that has for many years occurred on the Surrey side of the Thames took plane this morning, at 1 o'clock, on Newington Causeway. It originated in the premises of Mr. Coldamid, fruiterer ; but in what way cannot be ascertained. The proprietor and his family had gone to Hampton Races, and the house was left in charge of a servant girl, who, it is supposed, tired with waiting up for their return, must have fallen asleep, and the gra being left full on ignited the wood work of the kitchen. In a few minutes Mr. Goldsmid's premises were in one mesa of flame, which speedily column- Merited with the large pile of building next door, in the oc cupation of Mr. Haywood, fl oor-cloth manufacturer. The fire having obtained possession of these premises, which were of considerable extent, and filled not only with an immense stock of manufactured cloths, but having a large plant of the necessary inflammable materials used in the business, consisting of several hundred barrels ' of grease, paint, varnish, turpentine, he., together with some large tanks of oil containing many thousand in less than half an hoar the whole of this was enfla m ing mass, defying all the efforts of the firemen. The effect at this tams was terrifically grand. The flames illuminated the build ing for a considerable distance round the neighbourhood, the windows appearing like burnished gold, the fire itself roaring like a volcano, and the heat from it was so in tense that no one but the seasoned firemen could approach within several hundred yards. About this time the whole front of the factory in Newingtoneauthway fell in with a tremendous crash, striking down in its fall se veral of the firemen and policemen near ; fortunately, however, the materials being chiefly stucco, these parties escaped with only a few slight bruises and burns. By this period the fire bad communicated to some extensive stabling in the rear, to the houses in a small court running by the side of the factory, to the back of the houses in the Cause way, occupied by Messrs. Neville, Spiller, Pntley, Timms, Rogers, he., as also to some of the houses in Tiverton-street, at the side of Honemonger-lane Prison ; and it becoming evident that no effort could avert the total destruction of Mr. Haywood's premises, the front portion of the fire wee left under the charge of Mr. Shawls steam fire engine, while the brigade engineer were drawn round to the back. There the fire was, if possible,,more violent ; the whole of the extensive range of stabling was down to the ground, about eight houses in the court were entirely gutted, and the exertions of the firemen were therefore directed to the houses in Tiverton-street, and these at the rear of the Causeway. About 4 o'clock, having had the whole time a plentiful supply of water, the fire was got under control, and all further danger was averted. On viewing the ruins this morning at 9 o'clock, in which there is still a large body of fire, they appesr like those of a burnt town ; upwards of an acre of ground lies covered with the Mai, of the factories, stabling, andhouses. A large number of the houses in the neighbourhood have had all the paint burnt from off their doors and windows, and at one time the engine was obliged to play on the oppo site sided the Causeway, which is here very wide, to prevent the houses there igniting. A large amount of damage is done by water to the stocks of those tradesmen who escaped fire. Mr. Haywood is said to be uninsured, and his less will be very great, indeed at the present time no adequate idea can be formed. The Causeway this morning presents a sin gular appearance, all traffic for vehicles being suspended, the shops alined, and the pathway covered with the furni ture brought out for safety from the various houses which were bunt or in danger of being so. The engioe from Hodges distillery, under the direction of the owner, at tended, and rendered essential service. gbe court. The Queen and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the PlrilKll. Aloe, the Prises of Wales, and Prince tools of Hems, left Buckingham Palace soon after 3 o'clock yes. terdey afternoos. In attendance were Lady Augusta Bruce, Coked the Hon. Sir Charles B. Phipps, (Wooed the Hon. A. N. Hood, Major do Plat, and Oiptain Grey. The royal party travelled from town by a special train on the South Western Railway. At the Datchet Station the Prince Consort rod the Prince of Wales left her Majesty, and went to attend the meeting of the Windsor Royal Amociatioo, in the Home•psrk. Their Royal Highnesses visited the bazaar held there. The queen proceeded to Newton House. Her Majesty and Prince Coueort, with the royal party, ribilasd to Buckingham Palace shortly before $ o'clock. The Counter de Nudity visited the Kiog of the Belgians, yesterday, at Buckingham Palace. Priem Louis of Here visited the British Miriam yester day morning. Prince Arthur ani Prince Leopold, attended by Major Elphinstooe, took a carriage drive yesterday forenoon. The Priam of Wales and the Count of Flandere, attended by Major•Oenecal the Hoa. R. Brine, Captain Grey, and Miler Daniell, honoured the performance of the Royal Melina Opera, Coveet-prden, with their preemie leek emir& The lISMIII of the Prince of Wales was omitted in the list of the Royal Family present at the Drawing-room op Wed nesday. His Royal Highness was attended by Major. General the Hon. H. Brure. Mire Georgina BegotGaret wen presented in the general circle by lady Jobe Russell, mid not in the diplomatic circle, as stated. Mims Elisabeth Harcourt was cremated to the Quest by bre teethe?, Ctatifard. lady Grey (the wile of the Hoe. Sr Fred. Grey) &Moeda her Majeuty's Erwin(cream at St. Jareeds Palace. Lewd Ernest Brace, M.P., and Mr. Henry Baring, Y.P. had an interview yesterday with Sir George Cornmeal Lewis, at the Hoese-oflen en the subject of the licensing of alsebausee is borough. Her Majesty's Cetaminiestere for the International Etbi bitis of 111112 have requested the following gentlemen to act adi • eeooittse is easenxioa wish Class 29 (Educational Werke sod A ), in the forthcoming Exhibiting : —The Right BHfon. C. B. Adderley, M.P. ; the Right Hos. W. Cowry. 1L P. ; Sir John Acton, Bart., M.P. ; H. R. W. Lieges, Merl. ; the Very Rev. the Dean of Hereford, the Very Rev. the Been of Christ Church, Oxford ; the Rev. the Muter of Trinity College Cambridge ; the Rev. Dr. Temple, Rugby ; the Rev. B. M. Cowie, her Majesty's la saeefov of Council-011)0e ; Harry Chester. Eaq. ; the Rev. Sam. Clark. Battersea Training School ; the Rev. 7.C.C001c. her Majesty's Inspectorof Schools,Council.ofliee ; J. G. Fitch, Esq., Training School, Borongh-road; Ed. Hamilton, Eaq. J. W. Hooker, Eeq., D.C.L., ; the Rev. M. Mitchell, her Majesty' s Inspector of Schools, Coencitullee ; W. Portal. Esq.,S. Rey odds, Esq., Home and Colonial Training School, Gray's.irie.road, King's ernes ; the Rey. W. Rogers, Philip L. Mahn, Esq., and the Rev. A. Wqmos..... . . . At SMeeting of the exhibitors in Claim 30 (Furniture and Upholstery, including paperhanginp and papieetnielt6), MU at the Society of Arta on the 19th instant—Yr. J. G. Cram in the chair—the following sub-committees win sleeted nen. fon. : Mr. J. O. chairman of the sub•oommitteee, sepa rately sad collectively. Committee for subclass (a)—(Furniture sad U pholstery)— Mr. Peter Graham, Mr. W. Holland. and Mr. Thos. Fox. Committee for subclass (b) (Paper Hangings end General Dsooratioo), Mr. Jobs Jacicseo. - Mr. L. N. Hubert (John Williams and Co.), sad Mr. R. Trollops. The followrng members of the West India Committee— Mr. Cove, M.P. Mr. Mackay, M.P.. Mr. Davidson, Mr. Remus, and M r. ' had am isterview with the Dike of Newcastle at the Calowial-ellee. The Judicial Oaaadttea the Privy Boma oat yester day. AD appeal from Mane, "Byes Boys' v. Oceania sad ethos," part heard. war oncluded. An appeal from Bath of Aestralia v. Barris," wee part laud. were received yeetsthay at the Colooise-dike freas '—'- & --" Oesessoss al Hinge sad Malta, the Lord High Cenembelemer of the lonian blase , amid from the Governors of lb. Australian Culordes. Despatches were sent to the Governor a Ganda. ll= MAJWITY's Aocaeszon.—Yeeterday, being the anniversary of her Majesty Queen Victoria's acoessioa to the throne, was observed with the usual densonebstions of loyalty, and the royal abundant wee displayed on the skuppise of the churches of St. Martin•io-the•Fields, St. Nisegaret, Westminster ; St. Mary Abbots, Kensington ; at Lake's ; and the Royal Hovital, Chelsea ; and at one Ake* a grand fru joie was fired from the mortars in IL Jansee's.part, and simultaneously the gang of the Tower, tie Royal Arsenal at Woolwich, Tilbury Fort, Sheerness, sad other places, were fired. The various vessels sad steamers in the river exhibited the colours of all nations, sod at the various dockyards the royal staodard was dis -lis7v- d is stated that the Prince of Wales is to make a low slay at Powevecourt, in the county of Wicklow, when he is to visit the beautiful scenery of that district. Arrangements are being made at Powerscourt for his royal highness's reception, and his arrival is expected; oa Satur- day week. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland are stayise at the Psyllium hotel, Folkestone. The Marquis and 311mIlionessi d'Avamon and the Countess de Bahasa' have arrived at Claridge's Hotel frets Paris. The Earl and Countess; Ponlett have arrived a their sew residesee la Hasiover-square, from Mates at George, Romersetehire. The Earl of Pembroke has arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Paris. Lord Ravenaworth will give a morning party at Perry'. Cross, on Wednesday, daly 10. Lord and Lady Enstace Cecil have left town for Stacknilan, Ireland, on a visit to Kr. sad Lady Catherine Hamilton Russell. Lady Emily Hankey's ball will take place oa /Monday, the 24th, instead of Tuesday, the 254 i lank Viscount and Visanuatera Cumberniere gave a grand entertainment last evening to their Royal Irish names the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Nary. The following were invited to meet their royal highnesses : —llia Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess BerastoriT, the Duke of Newcastle, the Duchess of fit. Albans and Viscount Falkland, the Marquis of Bristol, the Marchioness of Dowisihire and Lady Alms Hill, the FArl of 81. Gomm; the Earl of Longford, the Earl of Brick. sock. the Earl and Comte . of Monet Charles, Viscount ha d Vimesintem Sidney, and Lord RAvensworth. Later is the erasing ber lady.hip bed h "doom" The Esdof Wilton aseestbled a large party of the mistocraey irat meets& M Preammee's RiR , whom aa amatmir performer, of Xondshoelases ..Neil. of Akira ilia Mess, the band sad therm toss -tom of mon thaa 100 proGarmany under she leedoseldp of the Een. &meet Viscount Bury writes to nay that he was pre vented by as " odorless& &midair from Train, as he tally irlawled to do, with ffor John Trelawny as Widow day. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. A FRENCH DIPLOMATIC CONGRESS. It is stated that the Emperor Napoleon will meet at Vichy MM. de Lavalette, De Gramont, and Adm. Barrot, ambassadors at Constantinople, Rome, and Madrid. It is rumoured also that MM. de Moustier and La Tour d'Auvergne will assemble there, one from Vienna and the other from Berlin, and possibly M. de Montebello, who represents France at St. Petersburg. If MM. Walewaki and Thouvenel accompany the Emperor, as it is ox pocted they will do, the meeting at Vichy will be quite a diplomatic congress. AUSTRIA. The Vienna Gazette publishes an address which the dignitaries of the Roman catholic clergy, who form part of the Council of the Empire, have pre vented to the Emperor Francis Joseph, praying him to maintain the Concordat, the prerogatives of the catholic clergy, and the laws of intolerance. They beg the Emperor to remember that his mis- sion is " to defend upon this earth the kingdom of God in the succession of St. Peter." None of the Hungarian prelates have signed this petition. Parlll, Joan 20, EVENING. The discussion on the address terminated to-day in the Upper House. The address was unanimously agreed to. {VIENNA, Jun 21. The Empreea will leave to-morrow for Corfu, her Majesty's health having become more impaired. THE RECOGNITION OF THE KINGDOM OF ITALY. A Paris letter in the Journal de Rouen publishes the following more precise particulars concerning the French circular relative to tho recognition of the kingdom of Italy: The first circular sent off on Saturday woe addreseed to M. de Itayneval, Preach chargé d'affaires at Turin, with in structions to read it and gives copy to Baron Rkaaoli. This circular bogies by referring to a recent demand addressed to the Emperor by King Victor Emmanuel himself, to the effect that the ►ingdom of Italy should be recognised by France. This demand, the circular goes on to say, called for reflection, but the imperial government had already felt the necessity of putting an end to a state of things which might give rise to false interpretations of the policy of France. The Emperor, therefore, so• cedes to the demand of King Victor Emmanuel, but the imperial government thinks it necessary to call the attention of the Italian government to the obli ptione created by the events accomplished within the few lass years. Then follow general considerations, which do not contain anything that can rightly be styled reserve — and that wonl itself does not occur, any more than the word " condition " but which refer to in terior protests. Coming to the Roman question, the circular announces that the occupation of Rome will be continued, until the necieseary guarantees shall be given to France for the safeguard of those interest' which she intended to protect in occupying Rome. These Wt words, our correspondent informs us, are nearly textual. It is, therefore, in virtue of this circular that regular diplo matic relations between Turin and Paris have been near %Wished. On the day this eirealar was forwarded to Turin. a telegraphic despatch was also sent off to announce it, and Count Vimercati left, as we have said, to give an account to Victor Emmanuel of the swam of his private mission. (RLITII2II PARDI, Jun 2t. • The Paris papers publish a telegram, dated Rome, June 18, stating that a dispatch had been received at the Vatican from Paris, announcing the recognition of the kingdom of Italy de facto, with the reservation of all rights. The same telegram asserts that the French de spatch also expresses regret at the nonfulfilmeut of the treaties of Zurich, and promises an indefi nite duration of the occupation of Rome by the French troops. It is added, that in consequence of this despatch the Papal government appeared more reassured. TURIN. Juin' 21. The Opinion of to-day says :—" We believe that the reply of the Italian government to the note of France, relating to the recognition of the kingdom of Italy, will be despatched to Paris in the course of to-day." TURIN, Jinn 20, E%rszio. Garibaldi's bill on the national armament, with some modifications which have been approved by the ministry, was discussed to-day in the Chamber of Deputies. Signor Petrucelli opposed the bill. He protested against any continuation of the occupation of Rome by the French, as being opposed to the principle of non-intervention. He considered this occupation as an outrage committed against Italy. This speech produced great agitation in the as sembly, and Signor Petrucelli was called to order by the President. The general discussion on the bill then termi nated. The different clauses will be discussed to morrow. TURIN, Jurri 21. The Opinione publishes a letter from the brother of Couut Cavour denying the assertions of the Gazette de France, in regard to the circumstances which accompanied the last religious seta of the minister. The Turin journals announce that at the request of Baron Ricasoli, Signor Carutti, secretary-general to the ministry for foreign affairs, has withdrawn his resignation. ROME, Jcxx 19. The Pope is again iIL On the 30th inst. he will go to Caisteigondolfo. It is said that the Pontifical treasury now con tains 13,000,000 f. in money. Francis 11. has proposed to the French govern ment the sale of the Farmed, Farnesina, and Capra vola palaces. This alienation has been sanctioned by a Pontifical rescript. POLAND. WARSAW. JVICI 20, Ewan. The Imperial decrees for regulating the election of members to the Provincial, District, and Muni cipal Councils have been published. The electoral laws contained therein are conceived in a liberal spirit. The eligibility of members is iu no way affected by their religion or profession. The electoral franchise is very comprehensive. No person under twenty-five years of ago can be an elector. _ _ The judge of the district will be the president of each district council, and the burgomaster that of each municipal oounciL WARSAW, JuNs 20. The Imperial decree relative to the organisation of the Council of State for Poland has been pub lished. _ The new Council is to be composed of the mem bers of the Council of Administration, of members appointed by the Emperor, the members of the superior clergy, the governors of the provinces, and the President of the Agricultural Association. Its functions are to examine and give a delibera tive vote on new l a ws, on the budget for the year, and on all charges brought against public function aries. The sittings of the Council will be secret, and its resolutions are not to be published before having been approved by the Emperor. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, down 7. Money abundant. Exchange on London—Bankets' 105} to 106. The Stock Market is depressed. New York Central, 7111 ; Erie, 2111 • Illinois, 63. Cotton in good dem and. Sales to-day 3,000 bales. Middling Upland, 14c. to 14ic. Flour dull. Wheat heavy. Provisions steady. Coffee slightly &mar. For sugar then is good inquiry. Molasses improving. Freights arm and advancing. NEW ORLEANS, Jugs 7. Cotton irregular. Sales of the week, 2,500 bales. Re ceipts of the week, 1,200 bales. Rossi* below last year, 3,000 bales. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (PION mu OWN YARDS, THUZSDAY Evninto. A pamphlet of a semi-official character will be published by Dentu on Monday, with the title, "Ne touchez pas au Pape." It is reported that this pamphlet will explain the views of the French government with regard to Rome, and explain the way in which the eldest son of the church recon ciles his recognition of the kingdom of Italy with his respect for the Holy See. The affair of the prosecution of the Duke de Broglie is so delicate that even a first-class govern ment hack like M. Grendguillot cannot speak of it without making mistakes. An article of his in this morning's Cunstitutionnel is the subject of the following "communicated note " to the evening papers : The Consiautionnel announced this morning that the . . . administration had proposed to the Duke de Broglie to renounce the publication of his work entitled " Vuea our le gouvernement de la France,' in order to prevent it from being seized. That journal has committed an involuntary error ; the work in question was deposited without the authot's name at the Ministry of the interior, conformably to the law of Oct. 21, 1814. Subsequently • seizure WWI effected, and the judicial authorities have commenced their instruction. There is, therefore, in this affair nothing but what is perfectly regular and legal. The Duke de Broglie, as a Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, has demurred to the jurisdiction of the ordinary courts of law, and demands to be tried by the High Court of Justice. It is believed that the privilege which he claims must be granted, in pursuance of a senates conseiltem of June 12, 1858. The trial of M. Mires is again postponed for a week. When the case was called on to-day M. Marie (in the absence of M. Mathieu) stated that it had been found impossible to prepare the defence, although not a minute had been lost, and that it was absolutely necessary to ask for further time. M. Mires complained that, although his request had been so far granted that be had been conduc ts] under escort to his counting-bbuse, be had not been allowed to confer with his secretary and clerks, except in the presence of police agents, and he could not work to any good purpose under those circumstances. Advocate Imperial Senart said it was quite time to take down M. MirW pretensions, and to remind him that he was but an ordinary prisoner. He could not expect to have a code made fur his especial convenient*. Nevertheless, he had been treated with exceptional favour. Since he complained so warmly of the presence of the police, laud been agreed that they should go out when ever there was an advocate present, whose gown would be a guarantee. M. Marie said that as an advocate he would never consent to play the part of a policeman. How did he know that the polioe, who were in the adjoining room, might not be listening at the keyhole ? He and his friends had retired imme diately. The President (who appeared therefore not to agree with thu imperial advocate) said—Maitre Marie, the court entirely agrees with you, and the imperial advocate will see that the defence has all that freedom which is inseparable from good justice. Marshal Niel, it is said, will be sent to Turin, en mission extraordinaire, to compliment Victor Emmanuel on his recognition by France as King of Italy. The alarming news on the state of the Sultan's health, which I mentioned yesterday, is considered quite true. His illness is said to be • complication of • cancer in the stomach and • disease of the spinal marrow. Politicians are speculating on the probable consequences of his death. His eldest son, only 17, has already I:r...vtu put in possession of a harem, in which it is said he takes as great delight as his father did before him. But in Turkey the suc cession devolves nut upon the sou, but upon the brother of the reigning monarch. The present heir apparent, Azis Effendi, is in excellent health, and although very much looked after and restrained in his intercourse with the outer world, has found means, if report may be believed, to study the actual condition of his country and Europe. M. Plichou, the ultra-catholic deputy—one of the few opposition candidates who has succeeded in getting into a council-general—has instituted a prosecution for libel against M. Destigny, the edi tor of the Memorial de Lill-, for describing him as one of the most violent enemies of the Emperor's government, and questioning the sincerity of his oath of allegiance. An officer of the 50th Regiment, while practising in the shooting gallery of the Chateau de Flours at Marseilles, had the misfortune to kill one of the attendants. He has just been tried by a court martial, and acquitted, the court being of opinion that he was not guilty of culpable negligence. Some observations made at the trial about the ab sence of precaution in the management of these shooting galleries deserve the attention of the authorities in Paris. I have often wondered that accidents do not happen at blab;lle and the Chateau des Fleurs, whore young men, fresh from the dinner table, and ladies of the demi monde brandish loaded pistols about in the midst of • crowd in • way which, to those who know anythingabout fire-arms, is terrific. The ball is not bigger than a pea ; the charge of powder so light as to produce no recoil ; and the fragile plaster image to be broken is only about ten paces off : under these circumstances many people have no consciousness that they are wielding deadly weapons, and that a nervous mo tion of a finger may deal death to the spectators NOMPOLK RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) To-day a special meeting of this companAl u erns held at the London Tavern, in pursuance of the cliffe order, to consider the provisions of certain bills now before parliament, which either directly or otherwise affect the company's interests, and also to consider the agreement of amalgamation with the Eastern Counties Company ; Mr. ISIDDLR occupied the chair. The CHAIRII AN, in opening the proceedings, observed it would be the most convenient course to commence with the consideration of the agreement between the mace ciated companies, an the settlement of all the other quer tie.= binged upon that. The first article of the agreement was the settlement of the Chancery suit by the eseepteace of 2,000 t. for each of the past eight years by themselves sod likewise by the Eastern Union Company. He was aware that that was a Bum considerably below what be had led them to expect, but then there was the expense of the suit, its uncertainty, notwithstanding the strength of their claim, and above all the damaging influ ence which it had upon the value of their stock, and he, as their trustee felt that as • man of business he could not refuse arriving at what, after all, was an equitable agree ment. Besides, the quarrel was • public scandal, and so long as it continued, it left their district open to invasion from outlying companies, which could not be the case if the associated companies formed • compact front. The agreement revived the functions of the joint committee, and would lead to • complete alteration of the policy hitherto pursued by the Eastern Counties, which was to increase their dividend by cutting down the number of trains and raising the rate of fares. The directors of that company had taken the novel course of inviting deputations from all their principal centres of traffic to meet them, and enter with them into arrangements mutually satisfactory fcr the accommodation of the trade, and it was not • little gratifying to find that in all parts of the distnct there was the greatest ea infection felt at the cessation of hostility between the companies. He looked forward with confidence to the growth of traffic on the 800, especially by the establishment of packet stations at Harwich and Lowestoft, which were the finest on the eastern coast, inasmuch as they were not tidal harbours. This was not to be brought about in • day, but the time was not far distant when he expected to see the associated companies receiving 4 per cent. per annum out of the profits of their undertaking. By the agreement they were to surrender the fixed charge of 46 per cent., and their stock was at some future date to be ainal pmated with the Eastern Counties Company. He would, however, remark that the onus of the proof of the rate of the working expenses would be upon the Eastern Counties Company, when they came to have the compensation for the surrender settled by the Board of Trade. Mr. Bidder concluded by moving the approval of the agreement. The motion having been seconded, Mr. Pbownia congratulated the directors upon having brought about the agreement, and severely criticised the past policy of the Eastern Counties Company. Mr. Mauna likewise approved of the agreement, and quoted the MI004:411 of the Brighton and - Forth Fasten Companies as an eritirence of the hopeful condition of the company. He counselled an intimate relationship with the Blackwall Railway Company. Mr. ?d'Lanami asked if the agreement might not have been concluded su far hack as 1854, the terms then offered being almost identical with those of the present agreement. if that had been done, a large waste of inouey spout in liti. ption might have been saved to all parties. Mr. HALL thought it would be better to keep to the origi. sal agreement, and hold by the 46 per cent., which had worked well for the Norfolk Company. The CIULLIAIAN said they were not going to surrender the 46 per csat. without compensation, to be adjusted by the Board of Trade. With respect to the remarks of Mr. M'Leuren, it was vain to look hack to 1854, as they could not recall the past. He always ap proved of the policy of • more intimate rela tionship with the Blackwell Company, as no one could go to Shoreditch station, and not see that they required an improved access to London. He also stated that the legal stepwise. would amount to about 2,0001. of the 16,00 N, they were to receive under the agreement. It would all be brought into the revenue account and be dealt with as the shareholders might determine. The motion was then agreed to and the following bills approved of by the meeting, namely :—" A bill to enable the Pastern Counties Railway Company to make new lines of railway, and for other purposes ; a bill for making • rail way from Bishop Stortford, through Dunniow, to Brain tree, with a breach therefrom, and for other purposes ; • bill to enable the Ware, Hadhain, and Huntington' Rail way Company to make a deviatiou in the authorised line of their railway, and for other purposes." The proceedings theta terminated in the usual manner. Wrue AND BEQUERTS. —The will of Lady De Lacy Evans was administered to in the Loudon court oa the 11th lag. by Lieutenant-General Sir Do Ley Evans, U.C.L., m.r., her husband. There was no exe crator somiasted in the will, only by inference. The will bean date September, 1860, and her ladyship died at her resideass, Bryanatonequare, on the Bth of April hurt. The pentad property was sworn under 6,830 i. Her ladyship's maiden name was Joliette Arbuthnot, daughter of Colonel Arbuthnot, and married, Ant, P. Hughes, Esq., and in 1834 married, esoondly. Colonel Ream, 'tow Li ow Sir lle Ime t E vans . Lady Evans, posseesing pro piety is her own t, ha. by her will bequeathed the whole thereof t 3 De Lacy for hie life, and upon hie decease it will devolve upon her ladyship's son, Philip Alexander Hilhee, Esq., who has been in the receipt of aa annuity, which, however, owed on hor demise, he being amply provided for, added to which he is ultimately to re ceive the reversionary interest above mentioned.—/ilm trilled London News. LAW INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before the /faster of the Roth.)s A motion in this suit , to restrain the Messrs. Webster from going on with the building of a house, No. 26, Loin bard-street, in a manner contrary to the terms of the con tract entered into with the plaintiff, who was the ground landlord, was refused by Vice-Chancellor Kindersley in July, 1859, on the ground that the court could not disturb an award made under the provisions of the Metropolitan Building Act, 1855. The suit now came on for hearing in order that it might be determined who should pay the costs of it. At the con clusion of the plaintiff's esee ' without calling upon the de fendant's counsel, the Maste r of the Rolls dismissed the bill with coats. Mr. R. Palmer and Mr. RawEnloe appeared for the plain tiff, and Mr. Selwyn and Mr. Martin for the defendants. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings at Nisi Prim; it Middlesex.—(Before Lord Chid Justice Erie and a Special Jury.) MAUI V. LINDSAEAND OTHEIL4.7.DREADVOL ACCIDENT. This was an action against Mesas. Lindsay, the great shipowners, to recover damages for injuries of a very serious character sustained on board one of their ships in which the plaintiff was third engineer. Mr. Wordsworth and Mr. Macdonald appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Lush and Mr. Watkin Williams for the defendants. Tie plaintiff was called as a winnow, and he said that in 1857 he had been for upwards of five years in the service of llfesers. J. and A. Bligh, engineers, of Limehouse. Mr. Simpson Wontner, the chief engineer on board the Ireland. came to him, and witness agreed to serve on that vessel as third engineer. He joined the vessel at Portsmouth on the 2Srd Sept., 1857, and the next day they sailed for Kurrachee. Witness agreed in London for 8/. a month, but he had to sign for 81., because he bad no money to bring him back. On Oct. 20 he was sitting in the engine-room, drilling a hole, when Simpson called him to assist in lowering the screw. He and two soldiers had hold of one handle of the winch, and three firemen had the other handle. When they were ordered to the winch there were two or three semen about the deck doing nothing. The beadle that the firemen had bold of came off, and witness was immediately struck insensible by the other. His left arm was broken in two places, and it was set the day of the accident. Two days afterwards it was set again, the bone almost protruding through the skin in consequence of the splints having been improperly put on. The arm was nest again nine days afterwards by the same surgeon. He was alas caught under the chin by the handle, and all his teeth were smashed. His shoulder was dislocated, and remained so at the present time. Hie thumb was knocked out of joint, and be reoeivedacut on the eye. The flesh was stripped off from the top to the bottom of his ribs on the left side, ands bole was knocked in the fleshy part of his thigh. A surgeon saw him at the Cape of Good Hope, and said that be would get better. He saw another medical man at Kurrachee, who did nothing, but gave the captain advice. He saw another doctor at Bombay, and his arm was broken three times, and reset there. The bone ends rubbed together, but no union was formed. He also went to Mr. Foggerty, • doctor, at Bombay, who broke the arm and set the bone sods together, tying it up with whiting and gum. Witness afterwards came home and went to the London Hospital, where be remained three months an in patient and three months an out-patient. The arm was broken and reset twice there. He came home in the Forest Queen. There was a medical man on board that ship, but be would not attend to witness. because he could not pay him 11, a week. The last operation was having a seton put into his arra, and he was discharged from the hospital 'n amable. The day after he came home he applied to Mr. Lindsay to Imow why his pay had been stopped for the two other engineers had agreed to work the ship home withouttheaasistanoeof &third so that he might be paid-Pfr. Lindsaygave him a sovereign and in aday or two's 'mobs re ceived his wages, 401. 'After be came out of the hospital Mr. Lindsey asked witoesa if he could drive his machinery in the country, and whether a house, cosh, candles, and a =a week would suit him. Witness expresied his and Mr. Lindsay said he would write to his steward. When he told his wife she was overjoyed, and at once gave notice to quit their house. When witness saw Mr. Liudsay a day or two after, he said be had written to his steward, and he was very sorry to say that there was no vacancy. Witness had received 1001. from the Engineers Club, and with that he had taken • boar-shop, but that money and • good deal more had been sank. _ _ _ Home evidence was also given to show that the cense of the accident was the want of a pin or something of that kind to prevent the handle cennug off. That the handle had come off once or twice before ; that the chief engineer had been several times warned that it was not safe ; and that after the accident stops were taken which prevented the handle from coining off again. One of the witnesses described how the accident hap pened. The ship pitched and reeled to port, and the man clung to the port handle of the winch, and it came off. &ark and the two soldiers who were at the other handle had no warning, and were overpowered. The soldiers were obliged to let go, and Searle still clinging to the handle was thrown a somersault on to the deck, and the handle during ten or twelve revolutions struck him as he lay. The handle then flew off and went spinning on to the poop. Mr. Lush, at the conclusion of the plaintiff's case, sub mitted that there must be a nonsuitAinumuch as the autho rities showed that a master was not responsible for any injury caused to a servant in his employ through the negli gence of soother servant, or from a defect in the thing used, unless personal neglect was brought borne to the master. There was no evidence here that Mr. Lindsay knew of any defect in the winch, or that he was in any way to blame. Mr. Wordsworth submitted that these cues were subject to this provision, that the master had used due care in selecting competent servants. In this case the jury might think that Oimpson was not competent, and certainly soldiers who were not competent were employed at the winch. He submitted further that the authorities aid not apply to servants employed on ship board. A man employed on land might, if the machinery was out of order, leave his work, midget outof danger, but on ship boardhe wasbound to obey orders, and might be put in irons if he did not. The Lord Chief Justice, after consulting his brother judges, said ho had no doubt that the case on behalf of the plaintiff failed. The rule of law wu that a master was not responsible for an injury done to one servant by reason of the neglect of another servant, or by reason of the defect of the instrument employed, unless there was personal neglect on behalf of the master. The defendant, at the suggestion of his lordship, under took to pay the costs of the day, in the event of the caurt thinking that there should be a new trial. A noosuit was then entered. The plaintiff on hearing the result became very excited t asking what was to become of him The defendants bad had him survisse, and now his wife and family were left to want bread. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Brion Mr. Comminicser Goolbare.) IN RE MATTHEW MHIELD.—THE CAPE TOWN RAILWAY. The bankrupt, though decribed u a shipowner, of Great Queen-street, Westminster, bad been pnocipally engaged in business as a contractor for railway works. This was tho adjourned certificate meeting. At the last sitting a ques tion was niapil as to • former bankruptcy in Ireland, and an atijournmenTwas directed in order that evidence might be obtained as to that bankruptcy. Moroni. Trehern and White, who represented the as 8. did not oppose. Mr. Sergood opposed on behalf orld e : . sr s. Guest and Co., iron-merchants ; and Mr. Link later supported the bankrupt. Evidence having been given that Shield had been bank rupt in Ireland in 1849, iu partnership with a person waned Furlong, sad that they had never passed their last examina tion The bankrupt was examined, and stated, in answer to questions by Mr. Linklater, that he bad always disputed the Irish tenkrtiptcy, on account of the insu ffi ciency of the petitioning creditor's debt, which was only 981., instead of 1001., as then required by the statute. Before that bunk , ruptcy, be and Mr. Furlong, his partner, had made a pro posal to their creditors to pay their debts in full in twelve months, with interest. All the creditors were willing to accept it, except Mr. Hughes, the assignee. There were proceedings both at common law and In Chancery ; and when the matter came before the Master of the Rolls in Ireland, he expressed an opinion unfavourable to the bauk ruptcy : be said, " I wish you joy of your bankruptcy upon such • petitioning creditor's debt as that." fletghter.) After the bankruptcy in 184/, he was engaged in Dublin for two years as • commission agent, and made a respectable living. He and his partner bad arranged with his cre ditors under their bankruptcy to the extent of 1,21.10/. or 1,5001. out of 2,0001. He came to London in 1853, sod commenced business as • contractor. He was secretary to one of the gold mining companies for six or eight months until he got better employment. He became secretary to the Braz ilia n kfiningeompany in October, 1855, and towards the close of the year got engaged on some matters relating to the Fast Kent Railway. After that, on the failure of Fox, Henderson, and Co., be was engaged in arranging the transfer of their contracts to other parties, and in respect of those transactions had a large claim on Messrs. Burge and Co. In 1856 he was engaged in executing a railway contract in South Wales. That work lasted about twelve months. He claimed for that 12,0001., and, as was fre quently the case with contractors, he bad to bring an action against the company, and got a verdict for 1,0011(. for the damage, and another arrangement was made as to the debt. He had a claim against Fox, Hen , demon, and Co., at the time of their failure, for 7,000/., but about 5,0001. was paid by other parties. In 1857 he entered into a contract with the Cape Town Rail way Company to construct their railway for such sum as should be agreed upon between the government engineer. the engineer of the company, and himself. He had no copy of that contract ; it had been assigned to Mr. Edward Pickering, who was now executing the works. After enter ing into that contract, he was applied to several times by Mr. Starling, the broker for Maim Guest and Co., to take from them the rails for the Cape Town Railway. Before agreeing to do so be showed Mr. Starling the contract he had with the Cape Town Railway Company, and Messrs. Guest and Co. were willing to abide by all oontingeucies on which that contract Hs was tumble to carry out I ist 1 5,7 flu Fie