The Express. — London, England, 1861-08-10 00:00:00

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Craufunl mod Ln L Yereold.—Coustu.uco at halt peat tt. 1100 WATIIa AT WSW, 31100 E. TM DAT —1144/4. 4 Ahorsom, 16. 444 TA imam —lady, 4. Aftsrboon r•Li. rAag. LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. TO OUR REAM:RS. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. A !ate editiuu at the Express is published every evenh.4 during tins racing season, cuutaiuuig the rtaults of the day's races. Tussle is no more dangerous mistake in war than to despise the enemy ; and it is to be feared that the Americans of the Northern States have committed this mistake. Whatever the Paesinzsr and the civilians may have anticipated when the army advanced towards Manassas, it is tolerably clear, as we suspected, that the advance was made against the judgment of General SCOTT, and that the Staff at headquarters were not unprepared for the result which followed. Personal acquaintance with the officers at the head of the Confederates, and practical experience of their merits in the field, had no doubt convinced the Federal Staff that the field of battle would be selected with con spicuous judgment, and that the defensive preparations would be thoroughly efficient. More over, an officer like General Svorr must have been well aware that the position which the Conte derates occupied at Bull's Run was not to be carried unless the attack were not only well planned but carried into effect by disciplined troops, or at all events by troops led by competent officers. When it is considered that scarcely a man in the Northern army had ever seen a shot fired in action, that scarcely three months had elapsed since they were called out, and that the officers were entirely inexperienced—the wonder is, not that the attack should have failed, but that it ever should have been made. However, as we have observed, it would be most unjust to lay the blame of fail ure at the door of the officers of the regular army. There are necessities in politics which override all considerations. It may be that some such disaster as that which occurred at Bull's Run was required in order to show the civilians in the North the difficulties of the task which they have under taken, and the absolute necessity, if they intend to succeed, of deferring to the judgment of those who have studied the means of overcoming such diffi culties. There can be no doubt whatever that the mate rial resources possessed by the Northern States are infinitely superior to those of the South. In the lint place the population of the North amounts to 19,000,000 soula, all free, whilst that of the South namely exceeds 8,600,000, of whom no fewer than about 4,000,000 are slaves. The reel and personal property of the North compared with that of the South is more than four times as great, and the actual revenue of the Free States bears to that of the Slave States • proportion of eighteen to eight. If rapid means of locomotion is the question, it seems that in 1857 there were 17,855 miles of railway in the Free States complete ; whilst in the Slave States, at the same period, there were only 8.859. Finally, the superiority of the North in ships and food is too notorious to need illustration. A contrast more striking than these facts exhibit it would be difficult to produce. It has been dwelt upon by all Northern writers, and by none more effectually than by Mr. OLsierso, in order to show that in case of struggle the result would certainly be in favour of the North. But it is possible that the argument may have been some what overstrained. There were ample supplies in the harbour of Balaklani, at all eventaat Constantinople, to feed and clothe twice the number of British troops in the trenches before Sebastopol, but there were no means of getting these supplies to the front. Dirt is only valuable material in the wrong place ; and the proposition is equally true that all valuable material in the wrong place be comes dirt. The vast resources of the North, if they could only be organized and properly fitted for the use of the Military Staff at Washington, would certainly enable them to put down the Southern rebellion with a high hand and within no very long period; but as yet the organization is incomplete, and no individual will has acquired the supremacy. Even if the Per-swingy and his Ministers are convinced that in the military ope rations the ablest military officer should be left to conduct them on his own responsibility, popular opinion is not yet sufficiently en lightened to allow the PRESIDENT or even the military officers to act upon this principle. And the probability is that failures not less serious than those which have already occurred must be repeated before a high-spirited and excitable peo ple will learn wisdom ; and that even with all the raw material for achieving success, they must organise that material, and fit it for the particular purpose which they desire to accomplish. On the other hand, it is probable that the Southern politicians and military men have well considered the difficulties of their position; and, conscious of their comparative poverty of re• sources, have determined to husband them to the utmost. Such men as Jima. &qv atm and B•svaEuwßn are well aware that these four millions of people have little chance of controlling an equal number of slaves, end of coping with the nineteen millions of the North in the field, unless they are handled with the utmost skill and discretion. Accordingly it appears that dur ing the last few months the military element in the government of the South has entirely overwhelmed all other elements, and the men placed in com mand of the Confederates have been conspicuous for their military capacity. JETTERNON Davis, the President of the Southern Confederacy, was • distinguished graduate of West Point ; General BILE RZGA RD was a Captain of Engineers, who earned a great reputation iu the Mexican war ; whilst General Jonintrox was an eminent military profaner, and, indeed, the tutor of General lirCutt.ax at West Point College ; whilst General Scarf has not only to construct his plans in accordance with military principles, but ~~ THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1861. has to obtain the sanction of the PRZNIDZICT and other civilians, who must be convinced of their propriety, before they can be carried into muni tion. General Bracitromiu has to defend his military opinions before a tribunal which thoroughly appreciates their professional merit— whilst the press in the North is free to express the ' most outspoken criticism of the military measures adopted, and the free press in the South can scarcely be said to have any existence. Whilst the army in the North is composed of men hitherto unac customed to military service and unaccustomed to obey, and its officers are men equally unaccustomed to command, the army in the South is not only officered by men of experience, but the men are conscious of the danger which they must incur if defeated, and are thoroughly per suaded that their only chance of success is to place implicit confidence in the Secession leaders. Let it not be thought that in drawing out these point. of contrast any attempt is meant to exalt the South at the expense of the North ; but the object is to point out the means which the South has taken to repair the natural weakness of its position, and the necessity under which the North labours to take means to counteract the surrounding dangers. ' If the experience of the last few weeks is to be of any value, it is clear that three great changes must be made in the military administration at Wash ington. In the first place, the Commander-in-Chief must be left to conduct the war in his own way. In the second place, the officers of the regular army, instead of being employed as they now are in all sorts of routine duty, must be placed in command of troops in the field. In the third place, the people of the North must have patience until the new raised levies have learned their drill, have acquired some sort of discipline, and have acquired that confidence in their officers without which no army can possibly achieve success. CU Court. OSBORNE, Aocowr 9. The Queen drove out yesterday, accompanied by the Crown Princeei of Prussia, Princes' Charles and Princess Anne of He.se, Princess Alice, and Prince Arthur. Lieutenant-Gitneral the Hon. C. Grey attended on horse. hack. The Prince Consort and the Crown Prince returned from Aidanbott at 7 o'clock. The Doke of Oporto arrived on a visit to her Majesty, at tended by Coast, Da Camara. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of Canada Despatches were bent to the Governors of the North American Provinces and Ber muda and to the Lord High Commisaiorier of the lonian Wanda H er. Dia./moven VOIIT TO lIIRLAND. —Arrange silents have been made for the transmission of the royal equipages to the ('urragh and Killarney by the Great Southern and Western Railway. As we have already an. bounced, her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and other anthers of the royal family will entreat Kingstown on the nod init., and will proceed by special train to tows, and from thence to the Viceregal Lodge, where her Majesty will remain until Saturday. when she will proceed by special train to the Curragb, where a grand review will take place in honour of the event. Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the l'rioce of Wales will return to the Vicerepllodge in the evening ; and on Monday morning she will go by train to Killarney. She will be accompanied by the Prince Consort, the Prime of Wales, and four other metelbers of the Royal Family, who, with her Majesty, will remain oo a visit with Lord Castlerame until the following Tuesday, when the illustrious visitors will honour Colonel Herbert with their presence at Mocirrms Abbey, and remain until Wednesday, wises they will return to the Viceregal Lodge. Her Majesty will take her departure from Kingstown on the :C.lth instant for Englabd.— Precision's Journal. FUNERAL Or THE LATE LORD lIHRIKRT.—The remains of the late Lord Herbert of Lea were yes terday deposited in the family vault, beneath the chancel of the beautiful Romanesque church at Wilton, which owes its existence to the munificence of the late peer in 1545. In accordance with a wish expressed by his lord ship a short time before his death, the funeral was con ducted as privately as possible, and the whole of the ar rangements were destitute of ostentation or show. Not withstanding this, a considerable crowd anembled neer the church some time before the hour appointed for the mourD fol ceremony ; sod considering the high regard in which his lordship was held in the district, it is not surrinsiog that an almost indescribable gloom appeared to pervade the whole town. All the shops were shut, and at Salisbury most of the tradesmen testified their respect for his lordship's memory by partially closing their establishment., whilst the bell of the cathedral was tolled for some time in the course of the day. The funeral coeto'ge left Wlltomhouse about half-past twelve, the body being borne by bearers in relays of eight each. The follow ing, among other friends of the deceased, took part in the mournful ceremony:- The Bishop of Salisbury, the Hon. sad Rev. C. Hartle, Dub of Newcastle, Sir James Graham, Lord de Grey, Lord Clyde, Lord Heyteabury, and Mr. Gladstone. Th e Duke and Duchess D'Aumale, Lady Gilbert Kennedy, Miss Emma Lameßes, and Mines lamellas, with other distinguished paramecia are at present (says the Beta l'etegroph) on a visit to the Countess Frames Wal degree., at Dtultwook House, Narestock. His Royal High seas the Doc de Chartres has also beets her bulyship's guest during the past week. Her Majesty the ex-Queen of the French also arrived ea Friday last at Dudbrook Hones, on a visit ; and on Beaday her Majesty attended divine ear -1 vice at Kelvedon HO, the seat of John F. Wright, Esq. The attainment of the majority of the Marquis of Tulliberdioe, the son et his Grace the Duke of Atholl, was celebrated on Thursday at Dunked with great **te llies. Among those present were his Grace and the Duchess of Athol], the Marquis of Tullibardine, the Earl of Mium Iliad, Lord James Murray, Viscount and Viscouutess Btrathallan, Hon. Francis and Mr.. Drummond, Captain and Lady Anne Heine Drummond and family, Lc. Lord and Lady Leigh and family passed through Glasgow on Wednesday, from Stoneleigh Abbey, en route for the north. The Rev. Basil Tudor Craig, M.A., and curate of Brentwood, has been appointed missionary chaplain to the Lonl Bohop el Adelaide, Australia, and will proceed thither in October. We (Western Timex) regret to report that our learsoi townsman, Sir John Bowring, continues very ill, though somewhat better than when he arrived at Exeter— thank, to the poet of home sod the tender care of Lady Bowing. Nell year (remark/1 the Athenaeum) promisee to be an active time for lovers of art in every branch. The Art Museum, at 8 'nth Kensington, is to be entirely re arranged ; new courts and plleries are to be formed ; collec ting; of mediaeval and renaissance sculpture are to be exhi bited for the first time. including the famous acquisitions from the Campers& collection. The department proposal to sinemble together a special collection of works of art, in *Miseries analogous to those represented in the Art Mumma; with the view more particularly of bringing together for temporary exhibition the finest known specimens of &sir several kinds in this country. The following ealmgerise are specified :—Decorative weeks in metal of the medieval and mere recent epochs, gold and silver plate, keens, decorative arms and armour, Jewelry, enamels, earthenware Rod porcelain, earrings is ivory and other ma• Wide, decorative furniture, miniatures, and the like. Mr. J. C. Robinson will have the superintendence of these oil lections. A lamentable affair (nays Galignan i) occurred three days ago in Switzerland. As the Baryons d'Herliocourt, aged 23, stater of 31. de Yampa', Senator, and Prefect of Marseilles, was with her husband proceeding over the Oeveimi, one of the highest mountains in the Oberland, the male soddenly fell, when at the brink of a precipice from WO to 2.50 yards deep, and the unfortunate lady was healed into the frightful abyss. In falling she missal use piereiag cry, and whew some perilous tattooed to the bottom of the precipice, they found her Abated lititally to pietea The Baron d'llimilacourt was so dreadfully affected at the awful specta.•le, that he almost lost his reason, and would have thrown himself down the abyss, bad he not been pm. vented by the guides. free and indepodest, the prolonged delay of the French in Rome can only give occasion to quarre ls and struggles ' between two nation., which, for the good of all and by their recent fraternity on the field of battle, ought to exist in a relationship of mutual love and resrip rocal support ; because the continuance of the oc cupation of Rome is a formal denial of promises mode and recent declarations on the part of France ; because there exist. no motive for this occupation—no motive of the defence of religion which nobody dreams of attacking, and which the support of foreign bayonets tarnishes and die honour.—none for the protection of the Pope's person, which nobody threatens, and which Italy is ready to protect because • prolonged occupation for twelve years without any reasonable motive. is equivalent to • conquest of ter ritory which neither Italy nor Europe can allow ; because the continuance of the French troop in Rome is • formal violation of the principle of non-intervention pro claimed by England and France herself, because Italy belonged to the Italians, and not to stringers, whoever they may be. The undersigned address this protest to France, which fought a short time since for the independence of Italy from the Alps to the sea; to England, which first proclaimed the principle of non-intervention ; to all Europe, which has hailed with marked interest the return of Italy to a col lective national life—a life to which the indefinite and ar bitrary occupation of Rome would be a formidable menace and danger. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ITALY AND SWITZERLAND. BERNE, iccurr 9. The Italian government has informed the Federal Council that the decision in reference to the ex pulsion from Naples of the Swiss soldiers formerly belonging to the Swiss regiments, iu the service of Francis 11., has been cancelled. The note of the Italian government regrets, how ever, that the Swiss government had caused the publication of the despatches of M. Tourte, Swim Minister at Turin, on this subject. AUSTRIA AND HUNGARY. 9119TH, AUGUST 9. The Upper House of the Hungarian Diet will nut hold a sitting until Monday next. Many deputies, expecting a dissolution of the Diet, are already preparing for departure. PEEITH, AUGUST 9, &MM. Deputations from the magistrates and the elector; have to-day congratulated M. Desk on his late con duct. M. Desk refused a serenade which they offered him. The reply of the Diet to the Imperial Rescript will be despatched on Monday to Vienna. A dissolution of the Diet is expected. The mo derate party and the party of action are now united. MONTENEGRO. PARIS, Aucurr 9. The Pairie of this evening says :—" Reports are current that the Prince of Montenegro had de manded that the Porte should recognise his inde pendence and the right of inheritance iu his family. He also demanded the concession of a port on the Adriatic sca, and a fresh settlement of the frontiers." According to the same reports, the Porte had refused to accede to these demands, and had declared that it would re-commence hostilities. FRANCE. PARIS, Aucuirr 9. The review in the Champ de Man to-day was a brilliaut affair. The weather was fine and the heat very great. PARIS, Janus? 10. The Moniteur of to-day announces that the Em peror has bestowed the Military Medal on. the King of Sweden and Prince Oscar. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. The Veetis, with the above mails, left Malta on the 7th, at 6 p.m., for Marseilles. The Enxine, with the heavy portion of the mails, left Malta on the 7th, at 8 p.m., and may therefore be expected at Southampton about the 16th inst. Thu China, from Bombay, reached Suez on the 3rd. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL. The Delta, from Southampton on the 27th of July, reached Malta on the sth, at 7 Lin., and left at midnight for Alexandria. The Manilla, from Marseilles on the sth, reached Malta on the 7th, at 9 p.m., and left on the Bth, at 46. m., for Alexandria. THE WEST AFRICAN MAILS. LIVERPOOL, AOGINT 10. The Royal Mail steamship Ethiope, with the above mails, arrived here this morning. Her dates are, Old Calabar, Juoe TJ ; etmensons, July 1; Fernando Po, 2; BODO 0 ; Bran, 7 ; NUB. ; 130111 D, 8 ; I l goa, 10 ; Aosta, 12 ; Ca ps Coot Castle, 14 ; Cape Palmas, 1 ; Sierra Leone, 21; Bathurst, 25 i Tenerife, 31 ; Madeira, August 2. The Ethiope brings 2.500 ounces of gold dust. In the attack on Porto Novo, the Eoglish lost one man killed and Ave wounded._ The palm oil trade on the mast was brisk. The natives said that the ammo for oil had bees the best ever knows. Her Majesty's ship Prometheus had captured throe slavers, of which one was the Spanish ■hip Jacinto. Her Majesty's ship Wrangler also captured the American bark Ardennes, with 495 slams on bawd. - The ioutlieoLi wasi;ery unhealthy, and the Europeans were dying fad. The 'Live trade was brisk, but legal trade was dull. HUNGARY. A letter from Pestb, of August 4, save :—" I have just learnt that the person named Turitz, who, as I informed you, was arrested in consequence of the resemblance of his name to that of General Turr, was sbot yesterday in the fortress of Komori). It is not known of what crime he was found guilty, but people are indignant at the way in which he has been condemned and executed in three days, and without any publication of the judgment. The comitat of Gran has rent an address to the Emperor to complain of the forced collection of the taxes, and of the excesses committed by the soldiers. In some places the collectors are made use of to ascertain the political opinions of the inhabitants. Disturb. Ana:* have broken out at Szerenes. Those who choose to pay into the comitat treasury are threat ened with imprisonment. There is talk of a reoon ciliation which has been recently effected between Kossuth and the members of the Diet who had long resisted his anti-dynastic projects. This is very significant, for Kossuth is the most irrecon cileable enemy of the House of Hapsburg." SWITZERLAND. In the recent debate in the Federal Assembly on the military roads—the last measure with which the assembly was eugaged—some light was thrown on the present financial condition of the Confedera tion. Unlike that of many monarchies, it appears to be most flourishing. At the date of the new constitution coming into operation, viz., iu 1848, the fortune of the Confederation (independently of that of each canton) was 6,018,655 f. At the end of 1860 it amounted to 8,315,693 f., show ing an increase of 1,697,037 f. Now this in crease, though not very considerable in itself, acquires some importance when it is borne in 'fluid that the extraordinary expenses, including the remission of the debt of the Bonderbuud, which the treasury has had to meet since 1848, amount to more than 12 millions of franca, which have been paid out of the ordinary receipts of the 12 years. The successive budgets show a constant in crease in the revenue derived from the customs,' and consequently in the ordinary revenue of the Confederation. This revenue, which was in 1831 about 11,760,000 f., had risen in 1859 to 17,660,000 f., and in 1860 to 21,700,000 f. During these tea years the ordinary revenue amounted to 158,852,972 f., making an average of 15,885,000 f. a year. The ordinary expenditure during the same period reaches the sum of 147,910,072 E, or 14,790,000 f. a year. There is, then, for the ten years an excess of revenue over expenditure of 10,942,200 f., nut including extraordinary receipts, so that the Confederation bas been able, during that period-1. To pay its ordinary expenses ; 2. To devote more than twelve million francs to extraordinary expenses ; 3. To increase the federal fortune by 1,700,060 francs. Moreover, the three last years show a result still more favourable than the preceding ones, for they present an average of excess of revenue of 1,492,305 f., instead of an average of 1,094,230 f., which was that of the years 1851 to 1857. PRUSSIA. The Prince Royal of Prussia has replied to the invitation of the committee of the gymnastic fife in the following letter : I regret that my absence from Berlin at the time when the German gyn.nast.ic fete is to take place prevents ine from taking Tart in it personally. Nevertheless I shall follow from afar off with lively sympathy the course of the ilk, for which I desire a success worthy of the thought that gives rise to it. I hail it as a new end happy ovation far reuniting companions from all the countries, of the German fatherland, and for soconniging an art, the ireful practice of which has been appreciated by me limns my earls' youth, and which at Ude day, calling forth DOW Orapatities from every quarter, eight, it at is pro perly directed, to contribute to form the sans of the father land to become valiant supporters of its destinies. FREDERIC WILLIAM, Prince Royal. Osborne, Isle of Wight, July 22,1861. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (moat ova owl PARIS, FIUDAT EVKIIING. From good private information, I believe that the Emperor has resolved upon a course of action which will be called • " solution " of the Roman question, and I think this solution will be such all to put an end, in effect, to the temporal power of the Pope ; but I do not think that the French troops will come away from Italy. In all proba bility there will be early in the autumn a mixed Italian and French garrison in Rome, and the bulk of the French army of occupation will withdraw to Civita Vecchia, there to remain for an indefinite time. General de Goymen recent trip to that port for "sea bathing" was probably merely a pretext. Although the Ledependuiece says that at a recent ministerial council Count de Persigny alone was in favour of energetic action in Rome, the other ministers being of opinion that the De Merode affair should be allowed to drop, I have now no doubt that De Peraigny's advice (or, to speak more accurately, concurrence in a foregone conclusion) will prevail. Having received t h e above information, I attach more importance than I otherwise should do to various expressions in the semi-official papers of the day. The Pays, by way of " latest news," thinks itself able to affirm that the ultimatum said to have been sent to the Pope on the De Merode affair " does not exist, and that especially it could not exist in the form indicated by the journals." This is an oblique way of admitting that there is an ultimatum. Again, the Paya, in a leading article, scornfully repudiates the assertion of a clerical journal that its tone has softened down in regard to the Do Merode question, and protests that its " indignation of the first impression is only in creased by reflection." The CuiWING( markable tonne : speaks in the following re- The advisers of the sovereign pontiff do their utmost to add to the difficulty of the generous protection which the Emperor for the last twelve years extended to the court of Rome. They oppose the most peremptory refusal to the most legitimate and moderate demands, all dictated b. the interests of peoples, the papacy, and religion ; they have recourse to humiliating accusation; insulting distrust, conflicts without a pretext, a persistent system of puerile annoyance, and even open violence, for the purpose of die. couragiog catholic France. Thi► conduct astonishes good sense and revolts all hearts. The political shortsightedness of it is mingled with strange ingratitude. It is under the protecting shadow of our flag that the ministers of Pius IX. set us at defiance. . . France is sick of so many un appreciated services, so many despised counsels, so much loogauimity fur nothing, and above all laments the distress ing position in which our army is placed ; she is tired of playing the ungrateful part of saving people in spite of them selves and being repaid with insults. The Presseobeerves on the above passage that it is " more than an ultimatum ; it can only be the notification of a rupture, and must be the pre lude to a speedy evacuation." The weather is very hot for the grand review be fore the King of Sweden, and although the hour was considerately fixed for 5 in the afternoon, many of the corps bad to leave their barracks as early as 2 o'clock, to be upon the ground in time, with suitable intervals for halting. To-morrow the King accompanies the Emperor to the Chalons camp. The Bourse waa affected by the tension between the courts of France and Rome, and also by the news from Hungary. Rente fell 15c. both for cash and account, closing at 68fr. 26c. and 68fr. 30c. Mobilier fell llfr. 25c. The Orleans and Lyons railways fell 13fr. 75c. each ; Eastern, 10fr. ; Southern, Bfr. 75c. ; Western, sfr. ; and Northern, 3fr. 75c. The lessees of the new arcade called the Passage Mires, which leads from the Boulevards des Rations to the Rue Richelieu, have brought a curious action against M. Mires' assignees, demanding a general reduction of rent, on the ground of the mni-executionjof certain promisesj made [by M. Mires, and also of the " discredit which his arrest had thrown upon the passage." The case was tried to-day, and the court, after bearing a great deal of evidence tending to show the flourishing state of the passage, such as that upwards of 10,000 persona pass,,through Lit/in 4day, and that sub-leases are made at an enormous profit, dismissed the suit. The French papers speak of a very scandalous row as having lately occurred at Beyrout. Accord- lug to their statement aix officers of the English ship Re (theylmean, I suppose, the Reuown), aiuiVe7ry drunk,lassaulted a French coffee-house keeper named Trouget, and did damage in his house to the extent of 2,000 fr. ; the officers are under arrest, and the English admiral has ordered an inquiry. ITALY. TURIN, Atmore 6. Father Giacomo is expected here to-morrow from Rome. The Pope in his mercy has allowed him to slip through the jaws of the inquisition, and merely deprived him of his living, which is likely to remain vacant ; for of the few Piedmontese priests who would be willing to supplant the courageous confessor of Cavour, it is doubtful whether ono will be found to brave public opinion so far. If Rome wishes for a schism, she is going the right way to work to produce one. Everybody is talking here of the secession from the catholic church of a priest named Ramello, who has turned protestant, and married a young girl, 1 whom ho previously converted to protestautism. The clergy fear that many young priests may follow this example. Father Giacomo will pro bably meet with a public ovation when he arrives at Turin. It is reported that he is accompanied by the ex-Jesuit, Father Passaglia, and a rumour is current that the latter is charged with a mission from the Pope to the King. Although Passaglia is detested by Antonelli, tt is not absolutely im possible that he may have some sort of sneaking commission, such as may be always disavowed when convenient. However disagreeable and contrary to all their protestations, the only rational thing for the Pope and Cardinals to do, is to make terms with the King of Italy. The latest news from Naples is very good. THE ITALIAN PROTEST. The Natioualttes publishes the text of the Ita liwn protest against the occupation of Rowe, as follows : The undersigned Italian citizen., in the name of that duty which imposes upon them the obligation of endeavour ing, by pacific means and the manifestation of public opinion, to obtain that independence which they would be justified In asserting by arms in the ogee of any other foreign power, and in tho name of that right which all have, to win —the unity of their country soil capital, solemoly pro- test against the occupation of Rome by the French troops : Because by the traditions of the nation and the opinion of all Europe, Rome is designed to be the capital of Italy; because, as long as the French troops shall be in the occupation of Rome, the national right of Italy is not recognised, the Italian ques tion remains based on a fact half accomplished, and no olio can oppose, by external force, the efforts of Italy aed other foreign powers against the liberated provinces of Italy ; because Rome now is, and will continue to be, while the occupation lasts, the centre of every reactionary con spiracy which gives life to the civil war in the south of Italy, and tends to give birth to anarchy where the enthusiasm of liberty and of unity tied give° birth to concord ; because at Rome alone, from the memory of its magical assosiatioss and the reaped of all for them, we can only finally appease those petty dim- pates which are kept up to the detriment of unity, and put an end to the pretensions of every other city; because I twenty-two millions of Italians ought not and cannot allow Rome to remain severed and in servitude whilst they are THE FIRST AND SECOND MERODE AFFAIR. It appears from a despatch, dated Rome, the 6th inst., that the second Merode affair has been arranged. The Roman surgeon who was sus pended has been reinstated in his functions. The soldier who was imprisoned for the first affair has been acquitted by a French council of war. The reported resignation of M. de Merode is not confirmed. NAVAL AND MILITARY. AramtALTY, Auottev 9.—APPoirmuncre.--00m menders the How. A. L. Corry, to the Plover ; C. B. Forbes, to the Curlew ; and J. Hutchison, to be additiooal to the Pelorus, for surveying service. Lieutemuit G. H. Maasell, to the Royal Adelaide. Surgeon J. Holt, to the Silooool. Assistant-Surgeon Dr. R. Grahame, to be assistant-surgeon of Greenwich Hospital. Assist.int-Paymintere J. L. Croker, to the Dauntless ; J. Moore, to the Wanderer ; cad F. E. Pirkis, to the Maestic. Assistant-Paymasten in charge T. J. Giles, to the P lover; and C. G. Nash, to the Antelope. Midshipman E. Hotham, to the Virago. DEVONPORT,Anouer 9. The gunboat Porpoise, tender to Revenge, ar rived on Thursday. The paddlewheel steam vessel Trident arrived from Sheerness en route for the coast of Africa. The screw line-of •battle-ship Aboukir, 90, discharged her powder. The Lords of the Admiralty were joined on Thursday morning by Rear-Admiral the Right Hon. Lord Clarence E. Paget, C B. and Colonel G. T. Green, director of engineer ing and ;re.iiiteFtural !works.. ZM leaving the yard, which they did about half-past five o'clock, a guard of honour of the 13th Devon (Keyham) At tillery Volunteers was drawn up at the flag-start His Grace the Duke of Somerset very graciously returned the salute, a courtesy which we are told he omitted to pay when a similar compliment was shown him at the other dockyard in the morning. The Keyham Volunteers presented every martial appear ance, which wasduly appreciated and commended by the various officers who were in attendance upon his grace. The corps numbered, including the band, ninety-eight men, end (Captain Trickett being engaged in acivil capacity with their lordshiTizere under the command of Lieut. Curry. Lieut. Wi , the hon. chaplain, the Rev. E. B. Hutchinson, and e hon. easistantsurgeon, Dr. Forster, were also preeent. The Lords of the Admiralty proceeded to inspect some of the ships in ordinary, and concluded their official tour at a late hour. feet evening they subsequently attended the hall in aid of the funds of the Royal British Female Orphan Asylum, at St. George's Hall. To-day it is expected their lordships will inspect the Royal William Victualling Yard, the Naval Hospital, and the Marine Barracks ; and after the levee and official dinner, will leave again on Saturday evening for town. The duties at the Admiralty, Whitehall, are (observe@ the Army and Narg Gazette) in the absence of the other members of the board, carried on by Rear-Ad miral Charles Eden, C. 8., Caphue Charles Frederick, and Mr. William G. R omaine, C.B. We had, a short time since, occlusion to remark upon the uselessness of the Board of Admiralty binding down ship-builders to complete their contracts under penal ties of 40,0001. and 50,0001. We are pleased to find that their lordships have taken our view of the matter ; and in the letters calling for tenders for the three new iron-cased frigates, it is stated that the sum to be recovered for any breach of covenant will be 5,000/. There is some reason in this, and we would recommend the different contractors to make up their minds to disburse this sum, if they should happen to be convicted of any taeltee.—Army aad Navy Gazette. THE NEW IRON-CLAD STEAM FRIGATES.—OH Tuesday (nays the Army and Nary Oazetle) letters were sent from the Admiralty to eight iron ship building firms, call ing upon them to tender for the construction of three iron cased steam frigates. The speci6ations are to be ready at the office of the Comptroller of the Navy on Monday, 12th lost, and the tenders are to be delivered on the 31st. These ships are to be larger than the Warrior by at bust 600 tons, and proportionably longer and broader. The horse-power is, according to present arrangements, to be the same—viz., 1,250. It is intended in the first instance to construct only three of these DOWASSO vessels, but there is no inten tion on the part of the government to abandon the original intention, as expressed by Lord Palmerston is the Home of Commons, of adding six of these formidable ships to the navy. THE ROYAL SALUTE.—Hie Royal Righnese the Geeend Commanding-in-Chief has ordered that in future the "royal salute" is to consist of the first six bars of "God save the Queen " played /wire over for her Majesty, but once only for any other member of the royal faintly.— United &mkt Gazdte. _ Tan Cavaisr.—A general order has been lesued (says the United Bemire Gazette) to the effect that the ahabraque, in future, ie only to be worn on the occasion of reviews, and when in complete marching order, for route marching, COLONEL RI'MUNDO ore VOLUNTEER MENTION°. —After all inspection of the Durham and Northumberland Volunteers, held at Neweastle-on-Tyoe this week, Colonel Wllurdo said :—" I have noticed. and other general offi cers have noticed, that • great difference of cadence in the time of marching is perceptible with corps. Now, I cannot too stronly impress upon all these corps, and especially upon smaller corps, that have not the opportunity of meet ing together for constant marching out, how necessary it is to have one uniform cadence step. The 1131111011 is this— I have found as much as 20 paces • minute difference between the marching of corps. Now, just consider what 20 paces • minute will do in six hours ; my own calculation is that it would cause a difference in the marching of bodies of men of three miles and upwards—of three miles and half —ie six hours, or half • day's march. Reed the papers of to-day, and you will see in all greet battles, in all great operations, an army cannot follow one line or road. An army must have several roads in order to come in front of the enemy and deploy there. Therefore ft is necessary that the bodies of men marching along these different lines towards the enemy should march exactly with the same pace, or else if there is • difference, which I have perceived of twenty paces io a minute, one column would reach the enemy, while the other column would be some 3.1 miles short of reaching the front where the battle should begin. An active enemy would not be slow in taking advantage of such circumstances by falling in and crushing the first enemy that showed front in his presence. I hope I have shown the necessity of having one uniform step throughout the force, sod that is the regulation step of 108 paces in the minute. Now, most of you have bands ; and I hope that you will make your bandmasters have a plummet, and that plummet going at the rate of 108 strokes per minute. You must exercise your bands throughout the winter in marching at that time ; and so it will take the ears, and so oome to the feet of the men. Autumn, as you know, is now approaching, and with it will come the marching out. I have seen • great deal of volun teers in this country ; and I am delighted with what I have seen this day, because I see you are on the high road to efficiency. I hope that in your marching out for the winter you will not assume it to be a mere promenade, but try to knock a little use out of it. When you marc h along the road, always form your advance and your rearguard. That is laid down in a section of the book, and it will extremely useful not only for the officers commending battalions, but for the officers men ' mending the sectiens or companies of men. Both of these might consider es they march along the road, ' What shall Ido if the enemy were supposed to be in the neighbour hood? How shall I approach the turn of the road? How shall I enter the village in front? All these questions should pass through the mind of the officer as he walks along the road in his marching out. It would be of great benefit to himself and to the service, because there is nothing more important in the marches of great bodies of men than the advance guard sod rearguard being intelli gent men, and the officers knowing their duty." THE OUTWARD BRAZIL MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Auovar 9.—The Royal Mail Company's steamship Oneida, Captain Berle, sailed hence today with the monthly mails for Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio do Janeiro, Buenos Ayres, Ste. She took out 101 passengers ; French jewellery, 7,2001. ; English jewellery, 1.6071. ; gold coin, 1,9Ci51. ; bar savor foe the Minister of Finance at Rio, 9,6001- ; also a full cargo of French and English merchandise. The Hartley Institute, in Southampton, the foundation-stone of which was laid by Lord Palmendoe, will be finished about May next ; but the lecture-ball will be sufficiently advanced for lectures to be delivered in it dur ing the ensuing winter. METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS. The ordinary meeting of the board Was held yesterday at the offices of the board, Spring-gardens; Mr. THWAITER in the chair. The CHAIRMAN opened tenders for making sewers and subways in connexion with the Southwark and Westminster communication. The tender of Mr. Down (7,8631.) was accepted. Tenders were also opened for constructing sewer and making up the road along Victoria-park approach. The tender of Mr. Thomas Pearson, namely, 2,481/., was ac cepted, subject to the usual inquiries. A report was brought up from the sub-architect, in which be proposes for the accomplishment of the widening of Great Turnstile, Holborn, that the whole of the houses on the west side of Great Turnstile, and two printing warehouses in Tichbnrne.court, should Do cleared away. The width of the new street would be 47ft. 6in. at the north end, gradually increasing to 50ft, in the centre. He also stated that on the west side of the new street, and south end of the Robin Hood publichouse, there would be • piece of building lae with a frontage of 80ft. and an average depth at 36ft., and this he arranges into plots for fiv e houses, for a set of offices suitable for solicitors and barristers. He considers that the cost, together with the expense of forming carriage and footways, and lamps, will be 28,800/., which sum would include the return which might be obtained from the sale of vacant building ground and old materials. He further considers that • more complete improvement would be effected by clearing away the tire houses and two shops on the west side of Newman s row ; by doing which the width of the new street would be equal along its whole length. A motion was made and agreed to that the architect's report and plans be referred to the Works and Improve menta Committee for report. The board then adjourned for the holidays. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. A sppeeccial Court of Common Council was holden yesterday, in the Council Chamber, Guildhall, the LORD MAYOR in the chair, for the purpose of fixing the City's seal to commissions for the union of benefices under the act of parliament, 23 and 24 Vic., c. 142 and for amending several commissions, sealed on the 7th of March last. The proposed revised unions are as follows, viz. :—The perpetual curacy of Allhallows Staining and the rectory of St. Catherine Coleman ; the perpetual curacy of St. Catharine Cree, and the donative perpetual curacy of St. James, Duke's•place the rectory of St. Stools Backchurch , and the rectory of St. Margaret Patten, with St. Gabriel Fenchurch ; the rectory of St. George, Botolph-lane, with St. Botolph, Billingsgate, and the rectory of St. Mary-stela, with St. Andrew Hubbard ; the rectory of Allhallows, Lombard. street. anal the rectory of St. Benet, Gracechurch-street, with St. Leonard's, F•stcheap. The Loan MAYOR, on taking the chair, said that some months back the Bishop of London issued commissions for the unity of certain beneficing in the City, 21 in number. Two or three meetings bad been held during a week at the Mansion House, and the work was proceeding in a satis factory manner, and there were already Mee° ripe for re. porting favourably upon. With regard to five, however, there were certain difficulties in the way, and the Bishop of London had been recommended to issue fresh commis. sions, which be had consented to do. He said it was neon. tory to lose no time, as the bishop was about leaving town, and he himself should like to see the work finished when be went out of office. Therefore the court had been called specially to affix the City seal to the commission. The seal was affixed accordingly, and the court adjourned. 'TILLS AND BEQUESTS. Probate of the will and two oodicils of his Grace the Duke of Bedford, K.G., were proved in her Majesty's Court of Probate on the 31at of July by the executors, his son, the present Doke of Bedford ; Lord Foley, Charles 'tonally, E' q. sad George Russell, Fog. The personalty was sworn under 600,0001. The will extends over 530 folios, and, with the codicils, bear date May 7, 1861, and are all attested by the same witnesses, being the Rev. S. F. Cum berlege, incumbent of Woburu, and R. Du Cane, Esq., of Gray's-inn. His grace ' s son, the present duke, in additios to the family estates, has bequeathed to him by his late father all the property not otherwise disposed of by will, and is appointed residuary legatee. With • view to increase the retard] of the family estates the late duke has further directed that the yearly sum of 5,0001. is to be set apart to accumulate for the period of 21 years. His groom has devised to his brother, hard Russell, for life, the Irish estates left to the testator by the late Earl Ludlow, and, on the earl's decease, to descend to Earl Russell's eldest son and his issue ; but is subject to annuities to the earl's daughters. His grace has also bequeathed to Earl Russell a life interest in 15,000/., with power of disposition to his children ; and to the Countess Russell is left a legacy of 1,0001. ; and there are bequesta to all the other members of his grace's family. The late duke has most munificently considered every person employed by him throughout his large establishment by granting handsome annuities and liberal legacies. There is also a legacy of 1,0001. given to the Bedford General Infirmary. The will of Sir George Maclean, R.C.13., Commissary- General to her Majesty's Forces, was proved in London on the 26th of July. Sir George resided at St. Helices, Jersey, but died at Southampton in 3l.iy lost, aged 66. He executed his will in 1855, mid a codicil in 1859, appoint- Juges executors his relict; M. Gregeon, Re of tipper H.Harley.street ; and It. H. Browne, of bauy-chani ben, Piccadilly. The personalty was sworn under 16,0001, Sir George has bequeathed to his relict the whole of his property, consisting of the personalty above mentioned, to gether with his share and interest in a mercantile Indian en terprise, leaving her ladyship an immediate legacy of LOOK, and a life interest in the remainder, which, on Lady Mac lean's decease, is to be divided equally amongst their chil dren. The will and codicil of Robert Forest, Esq., of Monte gue-pla,*. Clapham-road, were proved in the London court on the 20th of last month. The executors nominated are the relict, and G. E. Gray and W. Debenharn, Esqs. The personalty was sworn under 45,000/. The will been date De cember D 3,1860, and the codicil June 16, 1861. This gentle man—who has exhibited &aline of philanthropy in the distribution of his property almost unexampled—has be queathed to his relict an annuity of 1,2001. and a legacy of 2,0001., together with all the household furniture and effects. Mr. Forest then gives directions that all the resi due of his property shell be set exert to accumulate until the decease of his widow. The whole bulk of it is then to be applied to the undermentioned charitable institutions, he., under the management of the official Trustees of Charitable Funds :- 8,500/. in pensions of 20/. a year topoor women of Lambeth; 5,0001. to the Royal Medical Benevolent College for exhibi turns ; 3,0001. to King's College, Lond3n, for scholarships ; 1,0001. in aid of the incomes o f th e women o f th e Vauxhall almshouses ; 4001. to the Kennington Oval N a ti o n a l S c h oo ls ; 5001. to the Stockwell Grammar School ; 1,0001. to the Builders' Benevolent Institution ; and a like sum to the Asylum for Orphan Girls in the Westminsterroad. To the seveuteen following institutions 500/. each—viz., British Orphan, Infant Orphan Asylum, Asylum for Idiots, Philan thropic Society ; Lying-in Hospital ; Charing-cross, Bromp ton Consumption, Royal Orthopredic, London Fever, and Royal Free Hospitals • Middlesex, Westminster, King's College, and University College Hospitals E,• Royal MMY].) Society, Seabathing Infirmary, and Lambeth Pension So ciety ; and to the Field-lane R agge d S c h oo l s and Refuge, 1001. The ultimate surplus fa to be applied in increasing the number of the Lambeth pensioners. Mr. Forest died at the advanced age of 79.—Illustrated Lyndon Neu% (THOM LAST NIGHT'S GAZTITZ.) OSBORNE-HOUSE, Ammar s.—Thin day had audi ence of her Majesty: Hie Excellency Monsieur Musurus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from I.is Imperial Majesty the Sultan. to deliver a letter from his sovereign, notifying his accession to the throne, and also to deliver his new credentials ; to which audience be was traduced by the Earl Russell, her Majesty's Principal Seaa tary of State for Foreign Affairs. DOWNING -STREET, Avausr 7.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir George Grey, K.C.B. (sow administrator of the government of the colony of New Zeeland) to be governor and commander-in.elnef in and over the colony of New Zealand and its dependencies. DOWNING-STREET, AUGUST B.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint Richard O'Dwyer, Kenneth !Mee, James Shuman Chit, Edward White, and Peter Tessier. &qrs., to be members of the Legislative Council of the Island of Newfoundland. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint Henry Johnson, Esq.. to be a member of the Legislative Council of the Island of Trinidad. DOWNING-STHEET, AUGUST 9.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Ileheux, Esq., to be sheriff for the Colony of Sierra Leone. VISIT or THE ARCIIDUCHINI or AUSTRIA Ta THE Crrr.—Yesterday the Archduchess of Austria Lod daughter of the King of the Belgians, who is now on a %int to this country, went, attended br her suite, to see goose of the mom noted places in the City. Her royal highness paid visite in succession to the Tower, the Bank of England. the Royal Exchange, and Guildhall, at each of which she spent sours little time, and appeared much interested in what she saw. The illustrious lady finally call,ll at the Mansion House, and JAW her respeAs to the Load who received her at the entrance and conducted her over official residence, including, of course, the Egyptian Hall, in which the interest of strangers always centres. She rensunisi for a short time and then took leave, expressing her obliga tions to the Load Mayor for his great courtesy. A letter from Berlin, of the 7th, states that the youngest brother of the Emperor of Austria. the Arch.hke Victor, Is now in that city, but observes the strictest pito. YROPORED TESTIMONIAL TO MR. MILNER G ossos. —Now that the final abolition of all taxes on literature AIXI the press has been secured (says the Arhiao um), the earnest workers in this matter feel that some approprate acknowledgment is due to their chief, Mr. Milner 43,11 .' 16 A subscription list has therefore been opened at Mes.m. Drummond's. The amount I limited to D. We learn that upwards of forty members of parliament have already subscribed to the fond, es well as many gentlemen con nected with the prem. The committee hope to dose the list on the lot of October next, at whirl) time they propeo to convene a meeting to determine the character of the testimonial and the manner of presentation. g