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

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Melville 111.1 Heth. —Lk mil THIJUILL The lasavea THRICH —An—And DRITANNIA. Tins 'MIRKY= BIJOHT AND TIM BLOM —The great MAC[ NIT la Ns rooorwrod INTKIITILIIIIIENT.—THE YOUR 110WREAYS. Maar rim liosons—AM ZAIMY—NT AND ADMAN; or, ma Illpodrop Nor wills Os Iftedlog Bunazo. 1101 WATT& AT LONDON MOGI. TO DAT —NotslOg. AL Ma.... Aftermath. ft Al Toinaoll—Niarstas, NIL 14aL..• • AlMom ei. aft LONDON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8. Few greater or more beneficial changes have taken place in our day than that which has occurred In the treatment of lunatics generally, and espe cially of pauper lunatics. Formerly these unfor tunate: creatures were systematically dealt with in a most inhuman and revolting manner. Instead of any attempt being made to soothe their excited needs or recall their lost intelligence by gentle discipline, all were speedily driven by indiscrimi nate violence into the condition of wild and hopeless maniacs. Force was in fact the only curative or corrective instrument employed in dealing with the insane, and, of course, such a brutal remedy only aggravated ten fold the original disease. This was clearly per ceived by the more thoughtful and humane students of medicine long before it was generally rests need. They proved that the mind in dis ease is still influenced by substantially the same laws that govern it in health, and that above all the law of kindness and conciliation works wonders in the distempered brain. Theme efforts produced a great and salutary revolu tion. Force was wholly banished from our lunatic asylums, and personal restraint only partially allowed in very extreme cases. Under this wise and humane system the treatment of tho insane has become comparatively easy, the more violent forms of lunacy are of rare occurrence, and the frightful incidents, the brutal conflicts between the patient and his keepers that constantly hap pened under the old system, have disappeared. Such a case as that which appears in our columns lathe kind of exception that proves the rule. Thirty years ago it would have excited little surprise, and led to no inquiry ; but it is impossible to read it now without being startled and shocked at diacovenng that such an occurrence is pomade in a modern and well-conducted asylum. We have no wish to prejudge • case still under judicial investigation, but the facts already detailed speak for themselves. WILLIAM 8 LATER, lately em ployed as an attendant at the Colney Hatch Lu antic Asylum, stands charged—in conjunction with another keeper now also in custody—with the man slaughter of one of the inmates, named WILLIAM Swim (in the 18th of May last Swirr was alive, and as well as usual Mr. TYILII-11•?1, 01W of the medical officers of the establishment, states that he had a conversation with him in the morning of that day, when he was in his customary health, there being no indication whatever of his having received any injury. In the evening of the same day, Mr. T was called into the padded room, and found him there stretched on the floor and quite dead. On examination it was discovered that the dr.:eased had died from injuries of the most violent character—eleven ribs being frac tured, the breast bone broken right across, and the liver and lungs seriously lacerated by the dreadful blows that had crushed the chest. The two keepers who had charge of Swot that day were ILATAIL, who was brought up on Monday, and a luau named VIVIAN, who was placed at the bar yesterday. These men assert, at least SLAT AR asserted to the doctor in the presence of Vieux, that Swirr had died from the effect of a fit, and they both posi tively denied that there had been any struggle between him and themselves. On the other hand, Mr. Tr =NAN deposes that to his knowledge Swirr never had a fit, and that in his opinion it would have been impossible for him to have received the serious injuries that occasioned death, "by falling on " the tables in a tit, or by any fall, unless from a " great height." He accordingly does not credit the keepers' statement, and his disbelief is sup ported by the direct testimony of several inmates of the same ward, who were eye-witnesses of the tragedy which ended in Swirr's death. These wit nesses, though inmates of an asylum, are yet capable of giving an intelligent and trustworthy account of what falls under their observation; at least the one who was examined on Monday, Saucac Ctaxx by name, evidently was so. Mr. TYMMIAN stated of this witness that he was capable of giving an account of what he had seen, and when put in the witness-box he gave his evidence in so rational and connected a manner that any magistrate would certainly be justified in receiving it on its own merits. Dr. Buck NI LL however stated last year before the Select Committee on Lu natics, that he is in the habit of receiving the statements of intelligent patients aa to what takes place in their wards if there is any circum stance tending to confirm them, and that he has dis missed attendants from the asylum over which he presides on the strength of their evidence. evelence ill throughout simple and con nected, and he gives • very different and far more probable account of the injuries Seiler received on that fatal eveuiug. He says, after describing the violent way in which the keepers brought him from the airing court into the ward : " They took " him into the ward and tripped him up. They " threw him on the .floor and ill-used him. " VIVIAN kicked him , and K LATxa punched him. 4. They then got him up and took hint to the door e o f th e padded room, where they undressed him sad pushed him in. He fell on the floor, and ' " they kicked him and pushed him as W m , a t " was out so that they must have heard "him all over the airing court. H e ' Kill Ine at once, don't kick me like that.' " Thy evidence was confirmed yesterday by VARNEY, another inmate of the same ward. So the cam stands at meant. The poor lunatic may have been excited and almost unmanageable, bust there can he little doubt, we apprehend, that he met a violent death. W 4 first stage, however, not to of the jury, but rather to direst asylum in which it occurred, connected with its establishment curnm ee 1 4 4 3F0Y lugged& not only a specimen of general good management, butit Is M particular the triumph of economy in the treatment of lunatics on the modern system. While the asylum) of the metropolitan county are both proportionately cheaper than provincial esta blishments of the same kind, the rate per head at Cohiey Hatch is considerably less than at Harwell. This greater economy is in part due no doubt to the size of the establishment. Originally large, the buildings have recently been extended, so as to accommodate, we believe, about 2,000 inmates. While of course very favourable to increased economy, we question whether this increased enlargement does not tend to impair the usefulness and efficiency of the institution. There are still only two medical superintendents, so that these gentlemen must each have under his care about a thousand patients. All who are practi cally acquainted with the management of asylums admit this is too large a number for any man to deal with in the minute and individual manner which such patients require. Then again not only are the medical officers at Colney Hatch fewer in proportion to the patients, but they are, if we are not mistaken, worse paid there than elsewhere. The same holds true of attendants. There is reason to fear they are neither numerous enough nor sufficiently well paid to secure the best class of servants. The Chairman of the Colney Hatch Board, indeed, stated last year before the Select Committee that the salaries of attendants had been raised. " As county lunatic asylums have increased," he says, " the demand for these attendants has be " come greater, and I am sorry to say that the " claw that we get is becoming very much worse ; " we are obligid to raise the remuneration in order "to get the highest class of men we can." But the value of this statement is lessened by the ex planation subsequently given, that the higher pay at Colney Hatch over Hanwell is simply to cover the extra labour which that institution from its greater vise demands. But a far more important point than the question of pay is that of full responsibility. To ensure the successful management of an asylum it is absolutely neces sary for the medical superintendent to have full responsibility, and for his instructions to be carried out to the letter. If the responsibility is divided the working power and real efficiency of the insti tution will be weakened in proportion. At Colney Hatch the power and responsibility are divided. The medical superintendent cannot dismiss an attendant for ill-conduct. He may com plain of him, but the power of dismissal lies with the Board of Visitors. In provincial lunatic asylums the medical officer has absolute power over the attendants, and the result is that his in structions are carried out with the utmost fidelity. The medical officer having no such power at Colney Hatch, the attendants are comparatively indepen dent of him. We see the injurious result of this arrangement. Had SLATER and VIVIAN felt that they were wholly in the power of the medical superintendent, and that the detection of any violence in their treatment of the patients would be instant dismissal, they would scarcely have treated poor Bwirr as they did. sigma -- newt 13 folio pages. The number of lunatica appears to be on the increase. Taking the figures aselhey stand, it is a melancholy fact that out of 600 people in England and Wales one at least is in such a state that in many respect+ he is incapable of managing himself and his affairs. It appears Imo the evidence that public asylums ere so carefully Weeded to that but little alteration is required in the law ; the &Weed is the detention of a large number of pauper lunatics in work horse. The committee are not prepared to recommend that a➢ them cases, without exception, should be removed to mime ; but they are of opinion that no person should be sleashied in a workhouse respecting whose sanity a doubt mite, without a medical oertilicate, renewable quarterly, stating that the patient is a proper patient to be kept in the workhouse ; that there should, if possible, be distinct wards for such patienta, with distinct attendance ; that the guardians of the union should specially visit such patients once in each quarter, and make a special entry on each such visit of their state and condition ; that the commissioners should also visit them at least once in each year, and that the same power of removing any patient to an asylum rG, AUGUST 8, IN NEW] rUND- LAND. The spe c ial correspondent of the New Tork Herald, writing from St. John's, on the 26th ult., lays : Yesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, his Royal Highness held a levee, at which 200 pencils were presented. They re rresmted the various trades and societies. The citizens of Si. iciin's soli Harbour Gress also presented loyal addresses, to which the Prince replied as follows :—"I sincerely thank you for the addressee presented to me and for the hearty welcome received from all on m y . landing on the shores of this, the earliest colonial possession of the British crown. I trust you will not think me regardless of your zealous loyalty, if I acknowledge these addresses collectively. It will afford me the greatest satisfaction to report to the Queen the devotion to her crown and person unmistakably evinced by the reception of her son eloquently expressed in the ad d resses from various bodice in this town and Harbour Grace. I am charged by the Queen to convey to you the assurance of the deep concern she has ever felt in this interesting portico of her dominions. I shall carry back a lively recollection of this day's proceedings, and of your kindness to myself personall y , but, above all, these hearty demand:rations of patriot ism, which prove your deep rooted attachment to the great and free country of which we all glory to be called the seas." The Prince pleases the populace immensely by his hand some countenance and mild gentlemanly bearing. On Wednesday a splendid regatta took place on Lake Quidividi, near the city. There were ten boat-races, the prizes ranging from 40 to 23 dollars. The Prince was pre sent, and stayed about an hour. After partakuog of au ex cellent collation be rode leisurely around the lake and into the country. The crowd on this occasion was immense. There were t of ladies present, who joined heartily in cheerin,, whenever the Prince app,ared. A grand state dinner took place at 8 o'clock in the even ing, at which were present the local officials and the Prince's suite. A number of brief and unimportant speeches were here delivered. . . . . A grand ball was also given at the Colonial house. A gorgeous pavilion, representing • tent, was erected, and decorated with many-coloured Bap, banners, and ribbons. Some beautiful drawing, were a lso here and there dimmer& The bands of her Majesty's 'hip Hero and of the various regiments were on hand, and greatly contributed to the success of the demon stration. The whole city was main brilliantly A dais was erected in the grand saloon for his royal high ness. This wax canopied with the mown plumes of the Priuoe ci Wales, the English coat of arms, and the ancient motto " Ich Dien," I serve. There were thousaoda of per mits of all rank', present. The Prince arrived at about ten o'clock, and was greeted with loud, enthusiastic, and pro longed cheers—the bands playing "God save the Queen." The Prince was dressed in the full uniform of • British ' colonel. He was accompanied by the Earl of St. Germans, who was dressed in blue, with a badge, and the Duke of Newcastle, who wore his full uniform. The Prince danced six times during the evening, and remained with the company until half-peat 2 o'clock this morning. The dancing, on the whole, among the company was not very good. The Prince very affably and good-naturedly corrected some of the blun dering dancers, and every now and then called out the dif ferent figures of the dance. He is himself a very graceful and accomplished dancer, as he fully proved in the way he whirled through waltzes, polkas, and quadrille*. While he danced he was repeatedly cheered, and he very properly took • new partner whenever be stood up to dance. The people everywhere are greatly delighted. The un pretending and genial disposition of the young Prince has gained him the affection of many true end worthy hearts. The noblemen who attended his royal highness did not mingle in the festivities of the daoce. The ball was closed at 3 o'clock this morning ; but before leaving the Prince and suite expressed themselves greatly pleased at the cordial and affectionate reception accorded them. The Prince ha. been presented with • splendid New foundland dog, with a collar costing three hundred dollars. The collar has been manufactured by Tiffany and Co., of New York, and is a heavy *aver collar, two inches wide. On the upper part are three oval medallions, the one on the right being supported by the lion couchant, and containing the arms of England within the garter, on which is inscribed the notional motto, " Hold sat qui mal y pence." The one on the left is supported by the unicorn, and con tains the royal escutcheon within • similar garter. The central me dall ion is larger, and is enclosed in • wreath formed of the rose, thistle, and shamrock, and surmounted hy the coronet and plumes of Wales. the motto, " lch Diem," a ' under the coronet. In this medallion is the ption—" Presented to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales from the inhabitants of Newfoundland."— The weight of the collar is forty-five ounce', and a fine steel chain accompanies it. This has been • very fine, bright, and balmy day. At ten o'clock this morning it was reported that the Prince would soon after leave Government House, on his way to the Hero, and consequently • crowd collected to glance at the fortunate youth. The Government House is a large, solid, and compact building, in the rear of the city, our. rounded by arches, and at present almost altogether cirovnied in evergreen,' and flowers. The report proved to be very correct ; for at about half-port ten o'clock the Prince peered, followed by his suite, and was saluted with loudand ea' tliastic cheer., which were repeated again and again along the whole route. It soon became known that the Prince was going to embark on the Hero, and the excite ment of the people was therefore speedily redoubled. The wharf was thoroughly blockaded by a dense crowd, who cheered ire scantly. The soldiers of the Newfoundland Com pany were drawn up in line inside of the wharf, and the volunteers occupied a prominent position outside. The nu mere= seats provided for the accommodation of the public were anon appropriated by the ladies, who took the utmost interest in the proceedings, the government officiate, the Judges, the Justices, and the Attorney-General, most of the latter of whom were dressed in full official costume, with Sowing robes and wigs. The whole of the housetops in the vicinity, and the masts a r ik u yards of vessels in the harbour, were covered with . The harbour was fi lled with small emit dressed in rain w colours, sporting merrily about in the tranquil waters of the bay. The bells chimed sweetly as the procession ad vanced, and the interest of the scene every moment became greater. The Prince appeared on horseback, followed by the various societies in the order given :—The Union= and Axe Fire Companies ; the North British and ft' Societies, the Charitable Irish Society, the St. George's Society, the Carpenter,' Charitable Society, the African Society, the Sous of Temperance, the Halifax Catholic Total Abstinence Society, the Volunteer Artillery and Rifle Companies, and her Majesty's forces. The Masonic body, at their own request, were stationed immediately in front of the Masonic-hall, where an arch was erected by them. The Prince was received by his Excellency the Lieute nant-Governor, the Major-General commanding the troops, the Chief Justice and Judges, the President and members of the Legislative Council, the Speaker and 'needier, of the House of Assembly, the Mayor and Corporation, the Custos and High Sheriff, the beads of departments, and the mem ber,' of the Executive Managing Committee. His royal highness rode slowly along, and the various trade processions followed him into the enclosure, preceded by • great hand of school children, dressed in white moments. All the vessels in the harbour were Covered with flags, and presented a very beautiful appftr-. ann. The Prince weed alarm the whole length of the ppssaaeeaarrwwoo, then, uncovering his head, took leave of lady Banaermao and the officials, and stepped into the bergs in waiting for him. His suite immediately followed, and them the guns of the war ships and of the citadel belched forth their deafening thunders, which were reverberated through hill and valley, and echoed back again. At the same too react loud cheers arose from the manned yards of the vessels of war, from the merchant vessels and smaller craft, and from the shore. As • pleasing incident, it was gene rally observed that the commander and crew of his Impe rial Majesty's war steamer Possostris entered fully into the general interest of the occasion. This noble vowel was gaily decorated with Sags and streamers, and all the yards were manned, in honour of the Prince, who wee pulled alongside of the Hero in his barge passing nearly under the bows of the steamer of Englan d's " faithful ally." On stepping on to the deck of the Hero the Prince turned round, gracefully bowed, and then retired. A despatch from Toronto says :--Various Indian tribes will meet the Prince at Queenstown. A telegram from St. John's of the 27th ult. says:—" The Prince of Wales's squadron passed Cape Race at 5 o'clock last night. The Hero was boardedlith News yacht, and messages from the squadron were la n ded." Win-orrien, AIIODOT B.—The Queen has been iouely pleased to l c orders for the aintinent of Lloyd Hodges, , C. 8., late her Ma ests Chargt 'a7 - azr., to the FreeH anseatic cities of Hamburg, Bre men, and Lubeck, to be an Ordinal y member of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or K n ights Commanders, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.—Gaselle. WAR-/hies, PALL-WALL, AUGUST 7.-17TH Or POOL —Major-General Sir Richard A irey, to be colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Thomas J. Wemyaa, C.IL, decensed.--Garate. Tim Vic-walk Paden.—We understand her Ma jesty has gnicionsly signified to Miss Emily Faithfull, her ap proval of the establishment of the Victoria Prose, at 9, Great Comm-street, fur the employment of female compoaitore, adding that all such useful and practical steps for the open ing of new branches of industry to educated women must meet with her Majesty's entire approbation. Tae New LAW ON PUBLIC FOUNTAlNZ.—Yester day the new act of parlionent,which received the royalassent on Monday, on NUitmliCali Removal and Disenme Prevention, was printed. It contains some provisions respecting the water fountains erected and shout to be erected. It is provided that if any person do any damage whereby a well, fountain, or pump is polluted or fouled, lie shall upon summary con viction - forfeit a sum not exceeding ok for every such offence. All fountains, IMMO rOr lawl DY 1 rublic Health Act or otherwise for the use of the inhaliiten6 of any plats, and not being the property of, or vested in, any person or corporation other than officers of such place, are to be vested in the local authority of the place under the act, who am from time to time to cause them to be kept in good repair and condition, and free from pollution, as well as thine dedicated to, or open to the use of, the inhabi tants of such place. ROYAL FREI IiORTITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD. The nuniber of patients relieved at this hospital during the week ending August 4 was 2,535 ; of which 663 were new caws. THE EXPR ': Z 1 WEDNESDAY EVE! ..1 'e notice call in its' SR ,Q T coritirrsz O " uNATSOs.-edtitPoSE THE ADD *Mid the verdict ,1 *"......., IV 7"-• - .1 • • \ 1 : 4, firms aim to the/ This mot the repo the Wien totamittee 0 ; I, and to - atone points ufitakted to enrglis WO the ' u cliallig Par, The, , sPeciti i , Lment which the oc- lam e n t and regulation for the care and et et lien' , wr ns a Co., Hatch is !antis end their property, was issued. ns committee 59 4' 8 : ._, __,,...., f_______, sowed to their report on the 27th ultimo. It occupies u leattrd ,. a . Y :,1 should be given to the justices now have. The committee concur generally in the pensions of the Lunatic Asylums Bill—a measure whieh bee not been rein. traduced this session. sis that which the Private asylums are considered under various hada The first is the suitableness of the house for the purpose for which it is to be lionised, and its superintendence. It is to be feared, the committee think, that some of the houses, both in the me tropolis and in the country, are not well suited to the pur pose, and they think it would be advisable that, except in cases to be specially allowed by the visitors or commis sioners, the proprietor, or, in the ere of a joint ownership, one of the proprietors, should, as regards future licenses, be required by law, to reside on the spot. Under the second head, namely, the circumstances under which the patient may be placed under restraint, and the safeguards provided for the propriety of his confinement, they observe that the medical certificate should be clear in its statement, and accurately framed. If such certificates were verified before a magistrate, it would operate as a check on too hasty a conclusion. Secondly, the committee recommend that the certificate authorising the detention should be limited in the fiat instance to three months—it is now granted for an indefinite period. Thirdly, they recommend that the order for receiving the patient into the asylum should not be effective unless the applicant had himself seen the patient within three months of his signing the order ; fourthly, that a copy of the order and of the medical certificates should be sent to the com missioners within twenty-four hours ; and fifthly, that the patient should, ea soon as possible, be visited by the com missioners or by some persons acting directly under their authority. The next subject considered by the committee is the treat ment of the patient while in the asylum. The committee think the late recommendation of the OOMM64OIIIITII that it should be made compulsory upon the friends ol all private patients to see them periodically deserves consideration. The prima facie right both of receiving visits and of corre spending should, it is remarked, be secured to the patients, and should never be refused by the authorities except on specified grounds. A power might with advantage be given to the COMM64IIOIIOrO and visitors of ordering the temporary discharge upon trial of a patient in • private aaylum. It would be an improvement in the law if the notice of re covery, of patients, which is sent to the commissioners or visitors after 14 days' interval, were required to be sent simultaneously with the notice of recovery which is Bent to the relations. On the dv►ntages and disadvantages of confining patienta in single house* other than their own, there is considerable conflict of opinion. In one thing, however, all the wit nessee are agreed, that this class of patient, ought to be brought under supervision of the commissioners, and the coalmines think it should be made penal for any medical man to receive any such patient without apprising the com missioners of it. With regard to Chancery lunatics, the following sugges tions which have been submitted to the committee by Yr. Enfield appear to them worthy of adoption: —" L To assimilate the powers of the masters in lunacy to those of the chief clerks in chancery. 2. To give the masters the opportunity of oral communication with the superior judges when any explanation is required, or any pending inquiries, in the same way in which explanations take place between the chief clerk and the Vice-Chancellor. 3. To devolve on the master the duties of seeing that com mittee; of the person are only allowed so much each year as they actually expend in the maintenance of the lunatics, giving the masters liberty to allow salaries to ooramittme whoa they see reason ; and, 4. To make periodical returns to the Lord Chancellor of the condition of every case under the charge of the Lord Chancellor as regards ootemit tees, their accounts, and their sureties." The commit tee think the best course would be to transfer the duty of visiting Chancery lunatics, now visited leas fre quently than any other class of lunatics, to tho Commis sioners of Lunacy. As respects criminal lunatics, the measures which have been recently taken and the slate asylum which is being erected at Hroadmoor will, the committee think, ensure better classification and supervision. The commissioners may advantageously be required to visit this state asylum, but the discretionary power of partially or entirely Teetering a patient to liberty should be vested in the Seeretary of State fur the Home Department. The foregoing recommendations would probably require some alteration in the law as regards the commission ; but as the commissioners are of opinion that they could dia- charge the increased duties without any permanent addition either to their number or to their staff, the committee abstain from any recommendation on the subject. Lastly they advise that ell eats of parliament relating to this subject should be coosulidated in three statutes, one with reference to public asylums, another with refer. once to private asylums, and another with reference to chancery lunatics, and that the amendments suggested in the report should he incorporated in the consolidated statutes. The report proceeds from the pen of Mr. Walpole, who was the chairman of the committee. The witnessed exa mined this session were Mr. J. Elmer, a clerk in the office of the misters in lunacy, Mr. Gilbert Bolden, Dr. Charles Hood, Mr. J. T. Percival, and the Earl of Shalteshury. The Earl and Countess of Craven have left Charles•street for Ashdown Park, Berks. The Earl and Countess of Cork have left town for their seat, Marston House, Somereetehire. The Earl and Countess of Durham have left town to pass a few weeks at Weymouth. Lord aml Lady Woreley have left Purtmaa-equare for the Continent. Lord Raveuaworth and family have left Fulham for Ravmunrorth Omitle, Durham. Lord ilrougloun has left Grafton-street for Brougham Hall, his lest in Woatmoreland. lady Brougham leaves on Saturday to join the noble and learned lord in the North. Lord and Lady Tredegar and family have left their residence in Portman square for tredegar Park, Mon mouthshire. Lord and Lady Muucaster have left town for Naocaster Castle, Cumberland. Lady May has left Farrance'a Hotel for Lyming toe, Hants. The marriage of Captain the Hon. William Edward Saukville West, Grenadier Guards, youngest son of the Earl and Counter l)elawerr, with Kiss Georgians Dad well, youngest daughter of the late Mr. George Daiwa% of Kerinsfort, county of Sligo, Ireland, was celebistad yes. today at the church of St. George, Planoverequare. Lord Lyons, her Majesty's Moister to the United States, has received the complimentary degree of 1,161) . fr^"l Dkvard University, the oldest collegiate In stitution in the country. lid mon &gra had been con ferred upon Lord Napier, who, unlike his successor in office, was present to receive it. The president of the university (Yr. Felton), In conferring this academic honour bestowed upon the recipient, " virum henoratissimum, roatimo (minium consensu, regium spud (Aerates mantras respublicas legetum." The compliment was ratified with greet applause by the numerous and learned audience, 11811 , 112 i whom Messrs. Everett, Douglas, Sumner, and Sparks, the historian, were present on the platform. THE QUINN IN SCOTLAND. Her Majesty had been timed to arrive at the Rt. Margaret's station, Edinburgh, at ten minutes after 8 o'clock yesterday morning, and the train drew up true to that mo ment—the feet of the royal presence being immediately an. rim:moot to the inhabitants of the city by a salute of twenty. one guns from the Coale heights. On reaching the top of the stain leading into the park, where the royal carriages were in waiting, the Queen's preseuce was greeted with much enthusiasm by the assembled multitude, and this gratifying reception was cootieual all along her Majesty's program to finlyrood, where the royal party arrived at twenty minutes after 8 o'idock. The great review in Holyrood Park passed off with the utmost steamer The weather was dull in the morning and showery about noon, but after 2 the day was fine, with warm sunshine and a light breese from the west, and, ex cepting immense clouds of dust that swept over the review pound, t►ere was nothing to mar the comfort of those en gaged. It wee half.past 3 before the entire line was formed, nearly threrefenribe of the volunteers having had to make the journey from home that morning, and owing to the immense premiere on the railways @eyelet of the arrivals were very late. It is believed that the volunteers under was considerably exceeded the returns previously made, sad numbered from 21,000 to 22,000 men, besides from 2,000 to 2,000 that were present as spectators, the fernier Winding numerous men of the London Scottish. Her Majesty left Holyrood at half-past 3 o'clock, attended by a most brilliant retinue. The Duchess of Kent, at pre sent residing at Crammond House, occupied the carriage with her Majesty, along with the Princes. Alice and Prince Arthur. The Prince Consort and the Duke of Succleuch rode on either side of the carrisge, to attendance on her Majesty were Gairrals Scarlett, Airey, and C. Grey, the Marquis of Tweeddale, and other military officers of high reek ; and in the suite were observed Mr. Sidney Herbert, the Part of Weary.; the Marquis of Staf ford, M.P., Lord Polwarth, Lord Belhaven, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, he. The Marquis of Breadal ' bane, the Earl of Roeelyu, and other noble men were in the ranks of the volunteers, and Lord Echo, in the uniform of the Loudon Sodtish, was also upon the field. Babied the saluting nag was a splendidly decorated gallery, containing about 4,0110 spectators ; but it was upon the hills opposite that the great concourse took place. Tice emit and varied gathering could not be estimated at less than 200,000 persons. The volunteer army was commanded in chief by General the George Wetherell, and the two division+ respectively by Lord Rokeby and General Cameron. There were about 150 different corps on the ground, marshalled into 35 battalions - I of Mounted Rifim, 6of Artillery, lof Engineers, and 27 of Rifles. There was the utmost variety od uniform, from dark grey —which a large priportiou of the earliest formed corps, including the Edinburgh battalions, had adopted—to the light grey, approved by government, and in which many of the more recently .formed corps were clothed. The marching past of this immense body of volunteers occupied exactly an hour and twenty minutes, having commenced at four o'clock. Towards the close, and throughout the passing of the second division, the cloud. of dust continued to increase, and to a considerable extent marred the beauty of the display. The marching peat being concluded, a length ened pease took pLcs, during which the whole line was put in order to advance. At length General Wetherell gave the command, which was repeated by the commandoes throughout the line, and communicated .1111 more instantaneously by the sound of the bugle. The whole army then simuhrineously moved forward until the bugle called a halt. The officers then saluted with their swords, and the whole Ime presented arms. The final command was three cheers for the Queen, and instantaneously was the corunmeri responded to and echoed from one end of the line to the other. The cheer, which wad caught up with still louder acclamation by the spectators on the bill-eide, was tremeudous and overpowering, and continued almost with out intermission for several minutes. At a quarter before 6 her Majesty left the ground, followed by the renewed ae claniatious of the satire multitude. Their Royal Highnesses the Ducheres of Cam bridge and Princess, Mary and the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Macidenburg.ritiehts cdme their riait to 1..m1y Marian Alton!, at Aehrisitie Castle, Herta, todlay, and proem., to Becket House, Barks, to honour Viscount and Viseountem Itsrrinetoo by a siait of several days. Thu Karl and Countess Delawarr entertaineil a Aeleet circle at dinner last evening at their reardouce in Upper tiroaveaorodreet. ism"'•` L EST INT LLIGENCE. xcs EXP ON TO SYRIA. .81111k7H OF TIM •: R TO TILE TROOPS. The Moniker of to-day gives an account of the review of the troops who are to leave for Syria. The Emperor addressed the troops as follows : "Soldiers—You leave for Syria. France hails with joy an expedition, the sole aim of which is to cause the rights of justice and humanity to triumph. You do not go to make war against any foreign I power, but to assist the Sultan in bringing back the obedience of his subjects, who are blinded by the fanaticism of a former century. On that dis tant land, rich in great reminiscences, fulfil your duty, show yourselves the worthy children of those who once gloriously carried into that country the banner of Christ. You do not leave in great num bers, but your courage and your prestige will sup ply the deficiency, because wherever the French flag is seen to pass nations know that a great cause precedes it, and a great people follows it." The Monikur also publishes a decree creating a special cadre of naval lieutenants with fixed resi dence. THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. BELGRADE, Amon 7 (Eno!um). Prince Miloech has arrived here. Tranquillity prevails in the city. A conference of the Foreign Consuls, the Pacha, and the chiefs of the police took place yesterday. Measures have been taken to preserve public order. The Consuls have visited the hospitals, where 18 wounded Turks are lying. The wives and children of the Turks have taken refuge in the citadel. NAPLES. The Patric says:—" It is asserted that the Gari baldian volunteers have invested Fort Scylla, in Calabria, opposite Messina." THE PAPAL STATES. ROME (via Mainizmiss), Ammar 4. Tho inhabitants of Monteporzio, near Frascati, excited by anonymous proclamations, began to divide the landed property of Prince Borghese. Men, women, and children took part in the distri bution of lots. A detachment of gendarmerie re-established order. Instructions have been sent to the frontier of Naples to seize all inflammatory addresses, prods.. mations, &c. SARDINIA. The Opinione of Turin publishes the following letter from Count Cavour : Sir,—There is nothing nurprising in the Armenia, in the discussion raised by my letter to the Archbishop of Chambery, indulging in recriminations and insults; that wu to be expected from a journal which supports extreme opinions, and provokes the most ardent passion' ; but that., in order to attack me, it should make hale insinuations against • young and distinguished functionary, who is a com plete stranger to political conflicts, is an act which will, I am convinced, excite the indignation of honest men of all parties If the Ansonia fancied that it struck a great blow in publishing • fact which I desired to keep secret, it deceives itself strangely. In my political life there is nothing with which I am more pleased than to have been able to choose for private assistants in the ac oomplishnient of the most delicate and difficult bunnies,— ' first, M. Conetantius Nies, and next M. lane Artoni, young men of a religion different to ours, but equally re markable for their singular and precocious talent, their in defatigable seal, and their noble character. This public testimony, which I take pleasure in giving to M. brae Artom, will be, I am certain, confirmed by all who know him, and especially by his chiefs, whose entire oonfideuce he pces es , and by his colleagues , who justly appreciate and esteem him. Public opinion will do justice on ignoble attacks from men who regret the time at which difference ef religion sufficed to keep the beet instructed and must capable young men from public functions.—Reeeive, &c., C. envoys. Prince Pierre Napoleon has addressed to M. Ber taut, of Genoa, the following letter, which appears in the Diritto: . . . Sir,—liououred twice with the popular vote by my heroic Corsica, I think it my duty to protest against an assertion of the Morieseato and other who pretend that a certain Oricelli, very . yea ed from Sicily, is a retired officer. No, air, this • was never au officer. I know who he is ; he was formerly an agent of the police, and if be has devised anything against Italy and its noble champion, I do not acknowledge him to be a Corsican, and I have no fear of being gnawed by my brave fellow citizens. Corsica, which is Italian in language and manners, is French by duty, choice, and a fraternity in glory. Its dearest laurels are those which its children gathered at Magenta and Solferino. Margecci, the first who fell at Montebello, was a Corsican officer. In the eyes of the Corsicana Gari baldi is a Sampiero, their national hero, cherished when triumphant, still more so when in adversity, and a lover of arms and liberty. lie is sacred, and the Corsicans would breathe a thousand Dendrite against the man that should touch a hair of a head surrounded with the halo of patriotic love and Italian hopes. Such are our true sentiments, I declare to you, as the worthy representative of the brave man, whom I count with pride among the Italian friend& of Charles Bonaparte and Cenci) Valenturi, of dear, illustrious, and glorious memory.—Acce_pt, kr., FIRM NAPOLION BONAPARTR, Representaae;ltie French people in the Coneti• went Assembly of 1848, and et the Legislature, elected by Corsica and Ardeche. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (ism out ow ow PARIS, TUNISDAY EVIIMIG. On Sunday last I had grounds for expressing my belief, notwithstanding the frequent announce ments of the Pays and Patrie of the departure for Syria of the sth and 13th Regiments, that not a man would have left the Chalons camp before the Emperor's arrival there on Monday. I was some what staggered this morning by seeing in all the papers extracts front a Lyons journal, stating that the sth Regiment had actually passed through that city ; but now I read in the " latest news" of the Pays that the Emperor "reviewed the sth andl3th Regiments at Chalons this morning." The same latest news continues to announce " tranquillity "at Naples. This intelligence I now believe to be true, and I fully expect that Gari baldi will turn Bomba out next week, without any disturbance of tranquillity. The Bourse was calm. The Rente opened at yesterday's quotations, and afterwards realised a rise of 10u., which was maintained to the close, the last prices being 68fr. 25c. Mobilier rose 2fr. 500. The Eastern Railway, which yesterday was the favourite line, rode 6fr. 250. ; the others were from lfr. 25c. to 2fr. 500. higher. The meeting of the unfortunate Glltia66/1811C anti Beziers share holders broke up yesterday in a storm. The directors were hissed out of the room and the shareholders formed a sort of provisional govern ment and passed resolutions, which being wholly illegal and void it is not necessary to report. The Journal du Ifavre says : There is some question of publishing an official list of the French nobility, in imitation of the Peerage Book of Eng land. It is said that the catalogue which is to be drawn up will comprise three categories—the first, .4 those whose origin dated from the earliest period of French history, as for example the house of 31..utinorency, but this class will not he numerous ; the second, of the nobles created by the Kings from Philippe M., son and lIIIMISIOr of St, Louis, who arrogated to himself the privilege olsismitorming roturiers into nobles ; and the third comprising the imperial nobility. It is calculated that in France there are nearly 150,000 nobles of the three categories. PlllOll LUCIEN BONA7LETI has recently visited Norfolk for the purpose of taking nabbing' of some of the monumental brasses In parish ohtunkes. ALEXANDER DUMAS IN SICILY AND NAPLES. A Naples correspondent of the Frew gives some interesting particulars of Garibaldi, received by the writer directly from Alexander Duman Garibald?, disinterested. sees is incredible. He allows himself 10 francs a day for his personal expenses—that is his civil list. The other day he trousers accidentally caught fire, and" be was much in• convenienced for want of a change. He said to Alexander Dumas, "If I were rich I would have a yacht like you," and a moment before he hart signed a bill of 500,000 fears' for the public service. When Medici was marching ups, M.elaszo the city of Messina sent him a splendid charger. Bosco hearing of this gave out that he would bring 51...11ici into Messina a prisoner, and that he (Bosco) would mak hi e triumphant entry into the town upon the horse which the citizens had given to Medici. Garibaldi made Bosco walk on board the ship which was to carry him to Naples, and he had to give up his own charger to Medici. One of the articles of the capitulation was that the arms in the fortress of !Lela= should be equally divided. When Garibaldi found that, the twelve guns which Bowe had left behind were spiked, he went on board the Neapolitan frigate on which Bosco was embarked, and made him back the twelve sound guns which he was taking away w ith him. Alexander Dumas has been presented with the free. dons of several towns in Sicily. He is about to start a jour. nal in Palermo, with the title of the indipeudente. On this subject Garibaldi wrote the following letter : " Malasso, July 21. "The journal which my friend Dumas is about to pub. liah in Palermo will be called the /adiperodenre, a title which it will all the more deserve, because the founder will not spare me if ever I aboukl deviate from my principles and my duty as a child of the people. " G. GARIBALDI." There is no confirmation of Garibaldi having shot auy inhabitants of 3felasso. There have been, however, two sentences of death. An officer and an engineer of the Vetoes (now called the Tuckery), have been condemned for wilfully and traitorously damaging the machinery of the vessel. The correspondent from whose letter the above extracts are taken says in a P.& that Alexander Dumas was the bearer o his own communication. He passed a day in the Bay ri Naples on his way from Messina to I Marseilles. The police civilly asked him to land, although kis had no Neapolitan visa on his passport, but he declined. Alter a hasty trip to France he intends to return to Naples, and he has actually written a letter, inviting a friend to visit him a month hence in apartments which Garibaldi will give him in the royal palace of Naples. The following (slightly abridged) is Dumas' third letter to General (larini, and very amusing it is, although less gifted correspondents may be excused for doubting whether the narration is in all respects literally true. .• Bay of Naples, July 31. "My dear Carini,—l don't know when you were in Naples, but you would not know it again. Listen to my narrative,—l who bad the honour of being sentenced to four years of the galleys by his Majesty King Ferdinand. The Pausilippe had scarcely cast anchor here, when crowds of people rushed upon the deck. A man, who probably recognised me by my looks for & patriot, said, Monsieur, where is Garibaldi! When will Garibaldi be here! We are waiting for him.' I, who know Naples on my fingers' ends, said to myself 'This must be a spy,' and I merely replied Non capiaeg.' A moment afterwards • gentleman, politely taking off his hat, asked if I was not M. A. Dumas. 'At your service,' said 1 ; ' but who have I the honour to speak to" 'Monsieur, lam a police agent. I took off my hat in my turn, and said, ' Monsieur, I am here under the protection of the French flag, and if you come to arrest me —."Arrest you, sir. You, the author of 'Corricolo Speronare,' and 4.tapitano Arena !' Why, sir, my children learned to read in your books. Arrest you! What idea can you have of us! Why, I have your name on the list of passengers, and I felt it• duty to come at once to auk you to land.' Another polite gentleman said that his boat was waiting to take me on shore. ' I beg your pardon, sir,' said I, but to whom am I indebted for this obliging offer ? lam the commissary of the port ; pray, sir, ill net refuse me ; my wife is most anxious to see you. Your Neste Christ° was played the other day with the most brilliant success.' Gentlemen,' said I, 'there are two reasons why I cannot accept your in. vitation—the first is that I sin under a sentence of four years in the galleys, and if I were to set foot on Neapolitan territory —." Ah, sir ! who thinks of any such thing in these times! If you were known to be on shore you would havea triumphal reception.' My second reason,' I continued, is that I promised Garibaldi not to come to Naples till he was there.' And when do you think he will be here!' said the commissary in • persuasive tone! ' Why:said I, 'in • fortnight or three weeks at the latest.' Oh, so much the better—so much the better,' exclaimed the two polio. agents simultaneously. ' Everybody here is impatiently waiting for him.' I could not believe my ears. You know, sir,' said one of the agents, that we received your letter front Meleszo ; it made an immense sensation ; 10,000 copies were struck off at once, and if you were to go on shore now, you would hear it cried in the streets.' I was more and more aidoniahed. Sir,' said I, since you are so Garibaldies, I will show you something that will please you—a splendid portrait of Garibaldi' Team stood in the eyes of the police agent. `Oh, air! why, we have nothing but the most Vili&1101111 portrait* of the general, and even those are sold at an enormous price.' Then, lam half a mind to have this engraved, and make a patriotic gift of the engraving to the city of Naples.' But why give it, sir, when you might sell it at your own pricer My satonieh ment was unbounded. Such, my dear ()alai, is the state of feeling in Naples. The very police agents, who hope to keep their places when Garibaldi comes to Naples, are mom Oariboldien than even the rest of the people. • • • When the emigrant* returned,their instructions—instructions given, it is presumed, by M. Cavour—were to make the revolution without Garibaldi. But it is now seen that this is impoi• ebb). Y. Cavour must resign himself to see the revolution made by and with Garibaldi. At Naples, as everywhere ass, his name is magical. The soldiers who fought sgainst him at Calatefirai say that be is eight feet high, that he received a hundred and fifty balls during the battle, but that when the fight was done he shook his red shirt sad all the balls fell out of it at his feet. • • • " Atex. DuKAi." &sunders's Newsletter announces that Colonel Wood, C. 8., has been appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Constabulary, in the room of Colonel Roberta, retired on full pay. The nomination for Sligo borough took place on Monday, with the safeguard of a largo body of constabulary. Mr. Teals" Mr. M'llonagb, and Mr. John Patrick Somers (the latter nominally) having been proposed as candidates, Mr. Somers proceeded to address the electors in a long speech, in which he fiercely denounced the pre- tensions of both bin rivals to the favours of the electors. The show of bands at the close of the speaking was de clued by the sheriff to be on the side of Mr. Tenison. The Emperor of Russia has granted to the Governor of the Cauasus the power of authorising the local minister of Christian sects tolerated in Russia to admit Mahomedans and idolaters, as converts, into their oongre ptions. The heads of these congregations must make a formal declaration that the new aunverts have nut be. longed to the orthodox church of Russia. The Lieutenant-Governor and executive council of New Brunswick have appointed the Hon. Joseph Cu nard, of Liverpool, a commissioner in the United liiuglt tin and other parts of her fdajeety's dominions, and in the United States of America, to take aftidavita, acknowledg ments of deeds, and other instruments relating to matters in that province. THE MERCHANT SHIPMASTERS AND THE NAV IL Reagaes.--Some discussion on the government plau ef a naval reserve took place yesterday at the meeting of the Liverpool Mercantile Marine Association, when it appetted to be the opinion of the majority of the speakers tint, if commissions sod appropriate rank were given in the force to merchant shipmaateni, the sailors would promptly enrol themselves. Hitherto the sailors have been eery suspicious of the reserve, which they thought too much like the royal navy, but the sight of their uwu captains serving in it would, it was said, infuse confidence amongst them. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL Ma tin. —So t , e AMITii Y, TUERDAT.—The Sultan left here to-day with the Lisbon, Oporto, and Vigo mails. She took out about 211 piuiseitge rs, and 60,5111 W. in sovereigns. The Pent and Massilia are hot Ii expected to arrive at Southampton to morrow. The hie has got the heavy portion of the Bombay nail, and the Mama& the overdue and heavy portion of the talratta awl China mail, and the heavy portion of theAwitraliau ODD 1 0 141.1itifile FETE AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE.— ny pha vent 2194.4. 9.1 the ms7Cto. , ility of thg clauses - bawled together for provident purpose., it ea; given yesterday by the assemblage of the Manchester fluty of 04.1 Fellows at the Crystal Palace, ou the 00,144011 of the fifth annual fête in aid of the Widow and Orphan awl De troit& Funds. The number of visitors was 27,069, and a considerable profit will be realised to the society for it..l voluntary funds. Every year makes more apparent the capabilities of the Palace for these large gatherings, cud the goal order and decorum which distiuguish weathers of friendly societies.