The Express. — London, England, 1860-11-07 00:00:00

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THE announcement in the Metalsar that the time will be anticipated by several months when the new duties on imported iron and imported sugar are to come into operation, may justly be regarded not only as an additional proof of the sincerity of the French Government regarding the Commercial Treaty, but likewise as a new verdict of public opinion in Franco in favour of an en lightened policy of trade. The Imperial Ordon nanco in this instance is no arbitrary exercise of executive power ; it may more fitly be termed the giving of judgment after due deliberation, and the careful summing-up of the various opinions on the question pronounced publicly pre and con by the Chambers of Commerce throughout the Empire. The balance of opinions so expressed has now been definitively struck by the administrative head of the State. The Treaty provided that in the case of certain important classes of imports the period for the inauguration of the reduced tariff shoal be fixed by Imperial decree ; but the EMPEROR hae wisely preferred to consult the recognised juries of industry, and to be con- Rnt to abide by the moral preponderance of their decisions- The more clear-sighted men of business in France have appreciated nor redly the advantage of being permitted to escape a protracted period of transition, and have de manded as the greater benefit that the new scale of customs duties should take effect as speedily as possible. The manliness and the shrewdness of this determination on the part of our neighbours will commend itself to every man of sense and sa gacity on this aide of the ChanneL It is a testi mony not to be mistaken that commercial enter prise in France is passing out of its nonage, and coming to years of maturity. We heartily rejoice at it, for the sake of our neighbours a well as for our own ; for we know well that so long as peace is happily preserved between us, the more thriving and prosperous they are, the better customers they will be. This is the difference between an over-reached dependency and a free and equal ally, between an impoverished victim and a rich friend, between India and the United States. The one is scarcely worth retaining ; the value of the other is beyond an count. But this is not the only piece of intelligence of a gratifying character that has lately reached us with reference to the Commercial Treaty. COrtili durable misgivings at the outset prevailed as to the practical working of the system of specific duties on linens and linen yams. From the na ture of both, but more especially of the latter, it was obviously impossible to fix on any single rate of charge that would not be practically a burlesque upon the name or notion of an average. The value of a pound weight of thread varies perhaps more, according to its coarseness or fineness, than that of any other article of merchandise that is capable of being measured by weight. The first rough draft of the Treaty seemed to intimate that what was called a medium figure should be taken, and that an im post vaguely limited to 30 per cent should be levied on all the product!' of our spinning mills entering France. But it was truly pointed out by our manufacturers that such a mode of proceeding was not merely clumsy in its very conception, but practically repugnant to every idea ou which the Treaty was based ; for while the higher qualities of yarn and the Suer kinds et linen would be admitted by the scale, the bulkier and more serviceable descriptions would be excluded altogether. The course of trade would thus be arbitrarily directed, nay, coerced ; while the benefit intruded for the masa of the commu nity would be altogether frustrated. The investi gations, however, and comparison of views which have taken place during the autumn, under the auspices of M. Roy sea and Mr. Cosines, have cleared away many of the mists with which the improved interchange of benefits between the two countries was originally clouded. A uniform standard of fiscal charge on fabrics differing so widely in everything but the raw material of which they are composed and their generic name has been finally abandoned, and instead thereof a classification has been agreed to with which our yarn spinners and lineu weavers will probably be well content. The scheme about to be embodied in the schedules appended to the Treaty substan tially accords with the suggestions submitted for approval by the deputation to Paris sent from Bel fast. From a letter to the Northern from Mr. Mrsitou.sxe, a member of one of the wealthiest and most enterprising firms engaged in this species of iudustry, we gather that a sixfold clarification of yarns and • sevenfold zhiesifica bon of linens have been definitively adopted ; and that a specific duty is to be levied of ten per cent. on the former and fifteen per cent. on the latter, with which the writer, a highly competent judge, gives us to understand that he is fully satisfied. The communication rests upon the authority of Mr. Cusuxs, whose unwearied diligence in the completion of the greet work he undertook twelve months ago entitles him to the gratitude of the community whose interests be ban so materially served. We must say we think it is nearly time for the outnumbered defenders of senseless prejudice to give up further resistance to the truth respecting this much debated Treaty. Like the ill-fated gar rison of the Taku Forts, they have stood their ground with an obstinacy and sell-devotion almost heroic. They hara wasted no end of ammunition in the discharge of their gingala, and a superduity of skill and patience in the discharge of their anti quated arrows. But it has been all to no purpose. slowly and steadily their powers of resistance and of annoyance have been mowed down by the un erring aim of those whom they vainly arrayed themselves ; and for their own sakes it wore better that they made an eel cf the abortive relations of the three Princes present, and to con cert the principles for the regulation of their con duct in view of certain eventualities. Count Rechberg, without entering upon any details as to the nature of the arrangements con eluded, announces that a perfect understanding was established. He, however, makes it clearly understood that non-intervention in the affairs of Italy was agreed upon, and that, although anxious to support the principles of order aad European equilibrium, the three Northern Courts will do nothing which might provoke a war. _ IL Boyer, secretary to the Empress, has left for Southampton, on his way to Madeira, to prepare quarters for her Majesty. THE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, WZDALSDAT. The steamer Etna, Captain Anderson, from New York, passed Holyhead at 8 o'clock this morning. Her advice§ are a day or two later than those re ceived per Africa. ', the Pope rise of yester ... Rente was u> figure of 70fr. ; but and the closing 69fr. 800. for Mobilier fell —yowl for the share- Aolders in the Isthmus of Suez. For a long time past we have been assured that the works were going on swimmingly ; but now the Carrier de Lyons says that they are all behinciltand t owing to the " intrigues and corrupt practices of English agents." Madame George Sand is dangerously ill, at her country house rendered celebrated by her writings —Nohant. t it --___..... i ..\---......* • e • i ... , t * • .i . ~, . ... -- 4 .. , " 6 ik . I , ••••• 1 1 . .i,. . I THE ~ 4.4 . - ....., '. ED %': 7 1 :: s i l l :' ~ .. . . .9..... MIL i 1 111 I . EC ii IN D-11 • N s ! 01 1:1 A 2p ha r p, o RT= f:I. , stru g gle, with such show ofdignitYgd :1 / 4 ~ '. •-• •• * T *Z •. ' LI,IGENO • arse : timony, . '. Xo tr ir : mast ' . -'. ' • ' '- - ' by ih.►asses assmea aims% as all th e y may. Of course, i f it numbs the pain of first b a g to other 0 14nog am go amok Am " . "f • " them to b - gnaw seanat a . - v A ' • . ning of the Bourse the Hi Chinese proclamation declaring that they have won TON °ON/BRYSON AT WARSAW. day made further progress, and the R :LA MIC W ass O " IIIinAUBAIT ' the day ail that they do witt o p m o ir eple bi t a reetenecnnen .1 Ised, Z.Beep e r g I • , . A. TONIDAT• tually quoted at the unhoped-for figure sad Pteestipx have gnsciously promised to a the pesdeksi sad Wasp a SA isepste DINIMIO. WIWI. 11qpiek._ Count Beellbeill h is addreark: circular note there was a reaction afterwards, and sal Guilleses. AM Inanr shoat the Iminer a2l-414"/* they ere ' w --'-'' hishaawa r-=" 1111 taisammigallas slew and on the Warsaw interview to the representatives of p ri ces were Mr. 75c. for cash, and 6 '• quite welcome to do so, with this one pro • that ri"''''''"' . 11 . 1111 aim aseeir . to t m r.biale moomemL nk e i Austria abroad. acoount, being a fall of 15c. and 10c. 2 gee erpress they are able to find any dozen sober and inteki- to as gWaciaceen er th•Kairlagalt icwi h° This states _ • gent men to believe them. thought it hes duty to throw ell Ws weight on no te that the object of the interview the ild• ed*lnalind , Haws Ow Int fib, which was to bind more closely the personal and friendly There is bad news from Lyons fo 2fr. 50c. Railways were a little lower. .---,....-- the second explains sad does sot oestradict. ..... FRENCH INTERVENTION IN NAPLES. IT is DOW stated that the extraordinary orders given to the French Admiral, to sink the Sardinian squadron in the event of its attacking Gaeta, were not intended to indicate any change of the policy of non-intervention on the part of the Em peror NAPOLIDON, but simply to protect the family of the King of Narr.aA. The French government, it is added, desire nu more for the King of NAPLD4 than that which has always been at the King's service—an honourable retreat. LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S DESPATCH. (k'roni the ManeAt/ter Guardian.) The author of the " Durham Letter" has re peated one of the most startling effecta of his public life as a larger scale. Lord John Ruessa's despatch addreand on the '27th of October to the Health minister at the Court of Turin has fallen like a shall into the midst of the aroma in which the halfhearted and timorous strife of conflicting political principles is being languidly carried on. To the aniasemset of the world, here is • minister who takes a strong and definite position with regard to the Italian quo lloll, and courts an opportunity of avowing it. The raper octane's of the principal continental governments were dited to tois country are reported to be so fluttered by the unusual demonstration, that they have resolved to guard their own motives against nusounorwition by keep ing themselves, for • time, in strict seclusion, and even withholding the light of their countenances from the civic hospitalities of the 9th of November. By English men also the great importance of the document, having re gard to the novelty of the doctrines it lays down and the amsequenoe that may follow from their extended appli cation, is univerially recognised. We are racy glad to find, as the result of two or three days' disousaion, that no one of any party appease able to find fault with it on ita merits. Whether the position which Lord John has taken z o li p t: tenable consistency with regard for obligations which form the bests of international law is evidently a question about which a good deal may be said on both aides. There is no doubt, however, about the tom piste accordance of the feelings of the English people of all classes with the spirit in which Lord John Ilmeall de clares that the program of the actual revolutioo in Italy is by the government of which he is the organ. 'his being the case, we are not mu-prised that those who seek an opportunity of attacking the ForeignSscretary, but who are fully alive at the same time to the inconveniences of running counter to almost unanimous public opinion, avoid the discussion of the propositions and principles which he had laid down, and confine themselves to what they call collateral considerations. The Tines cannot think, without shame and regret, of the despatch which we may safely assert all the rest of England regards with prie and rejoicing. This a difficult attitude to hold for • j ournal which is not fond of being unpopular. The awkwardness of the position is therefore got over by saying, not that the despatch is ahem and disgraceful in itself, but that it is so when taken in conjunction with another despatch which was published some weeks ago, and with which we are asked to believe that it is at variance. The charge which it is attempted to establish, on a comparison of these epistles, is the revolting one of bstowing our approbation and sympathy on the Sardinians now that their moos is, to a great extent, soured, after flinging all our weight into the scale against them when they were beset by Item. Nothing can be less congenial to English tastes than to be suspected of such baseness as Chia ; and we are glad to feel sure that few persons will be induced to believe that the conduct of our ministers his made either ua or them subject to so infuriate an imputation. Let us look at the attention. It is necessary to make it appear that we are now applauding in its success a policy which we condemned in its hour of uncertainty and dagger. fa its eagernees to create this impression, we are earrto soy the Times is not particular about the truth. The writer evidently had the Foreign Secretary's depatek of August Si before him when he wrote, and he hie mise represented it in • most important partiseho. He mierts it to have laid down that, although the 0000iTiDOO of the learxiinan government at the expedition to Sicily might be forgiven, anything beyond that, whether against Naples or Venice, would be regarded by England with extreme dis pleasure. Now, a single extract from the dispatch will show that, on the contrary, it was only against an act of rashows which might he committed after the absorption not only of Naples but of the Papal Staten that England warned the cabinet of Turin. "Although," said Lord John, "Austria, France, and England have abstained from all interference : in Sitily and Naples, there nevertheless exists • fear at Paris and at Vienne that the annexation of the Roman and Neapolitan States may be followed by . an attack by the Mabee forces upon the Venetian pa sess ions of the Emperor of Austria. It is clear that such an attack could not take place without the assent of the Him of Sardinia." It was alao sitar, as the English Foreign Secretary went on to argue, that agpeuton upon Amtria under theme eireorn stances could be made good only by the aid of Frazee which was problematical, and that in its failure would be i n• the lee of all that Italy had woo. With this state ment of the real purport of the earlier despatch, the whole charge of time-minims falls to the ground. Lord John not only did not condemn that extensiou of assistance to the Roman. ant Neapolitans which he now finds unde serving of blame, but he openly anticipated its mummer Pm and treated It as a step of which in itself Europe would have no reason to complain. It may be east that, if the act which the British Forest's officenow uphold, be not exactly the same as the act which it ao recently marked as unwise if not culpable, they are, at any rate, so much alike, that no good reason can be given for distinguishing helmets them. The Tines, indeed. would coavey an impression that for all practi cal mincer they are identicel, by demanding to know, whether the example of William 111. and the semitone of VOW do Dot apply just as much to Yemen& as to Naples, and how wo can remedial* so emphatically that example and that precept in the one eons and apply them so boldly in the other." The mower is simply that us one case they are ap plicable end I. the other they are not. The doctrine of Vattel as sited by Leed John Moen is expli citly that a foreign peignoirs a right to assist a people who "for good MOM! have taken up aims againet an opmeeer," whereas the precept whisk he urged enChat flavour with regent to the as yet norm° , hMesiUed territory of Venetia was that an attack on Almeria for the purposed releasing it would be not °sly a breach of the eagmeteseita 'Morel into at Villafranea hut an act of culpable robin's. To anyone who will take the trouble to consider the poultice of the Sardinian government two months ago, when urged on toward, an immediate war with Austria by • popular impulse which it must lines felt to be enigma, but which it was in imminent danger of beim obliged to they, it will, we think, be rinse that no poster service could have been rendered to it then to hold up to view the prudential counsels by which it ought to be guided in the form of proem advice from such a monitors the English cabi net. Such was, undoubtedly, the object with which the remonstrance was offered, and such, we are sure was the sense in which it was received. Moreover, if the Times, at the date when the despatch was published, deemed that it was calculated to Mosso the difficulties of the King of Sardinia, nein any way to impede the Italian movement, the Timm oeglected to ley so, and has nursed its displea. sure until the present moment. We wonder if it is too on. charitable to suggest Out our powerful, but nut always contemporary is secretly offended because the sewed, and far more important, deapatch did not sp pier for the fit at time in ita o w u oolums and is adopting this method of punishing the Foreign-ode:xi forallowisga pre ferenoe to be given to soother London journal It is a pity that celestial minds should be subjected to the imputation of such weakness ; but there are circonistaucee which jus tify a suspicion that this is the real state of the ewe. (From the Marrow Dodo Matt.) In the presect state of Europe some one of the leading Powers shriekl understand its intentions, and speak them out openly Mtge the world; and we are proud, therefore, that Great Britain should DO that Power, and that her Forei,ra minister should make knows to Europe that the Italian people, with Victor Emmanuel at their head, fight ing to establish the unity and independenee ci their country, have our entire sympathy—not the entire onipathy of our people merely,. but the sympathy ci the govern meet representing the nation's power, and, in this matter, truly interpreting its will. We know now where we stand, and if Frans, Austria, Russia, or Prosia, should enter into any kind of conspiracy, separately or tigether, they must do so with the certain con vietieu that Gloat Britain will not, under any eiretimstancee, , muct ion such a proceeding. it may be objected against the policy ,elf Lord John Russell that we stand done—that those who ought to be on our side are against us. To this it is suffieunit to say there are times and eircumstaeces when honour and duty demand that wo should stead alone. We cannot, a. • free satios, go into a conspiracy for the suppression of liberty ; nor, as a leading European state Amid we be silent on the right side, when o th er state; do not hesitate to express themselves openly on the wrong side. We doubt not that her 3fejesty's government are prepared to tack the foreign minister. We know that the nation is heart and soul with him ; and whatever of effort or racrifice elute demands we roust not shriek from making it, if we would maintain our influence in Europe as a free .cad powerful country. (From L , s Our London correspondent men P t r ions ase.) the satisfaction pro dui,ll iu Lnllunil by I.ord John ItussAl'ii dapatch, end he minuet. us of the iisterpretation Ls gal, of that statesuiat's preriqus tle.,ititc:l to Sir James Hudw u . iu soine pewit thought they am a rwrivinz of tkt English policy in JOHNNY'S LAST. Well said, Johnny Rumen. That latest despatch You have sent to Turin is muietly The Thing, And again, my dear John, you come up to the scratch With a pluck that does credit to you and the Ring. All the Despots have spoken, you justly remark, Abusing King Victor for bloodshed and guile, Solon can't suffer Europe to rest in the dark eg the views of out tight little Isle. Yon declare that a People has absolute right To give irreclaimable Tyrants the sack, And you point with MacauLytle& kind of delight To England's behaviour two centuries back : Explaining that Naples is clearly as much Entitled to salt the amistance she claims, As England waa, then, to make use of the Dutch To help her extrusion of bigoted James. But you've got no intention of bothering about Affairs which are Italy's business, not ours You're pleased that she kinks all her enemies oat, And hauls down the Bourbonite flag from her towels. You're glad thil King Victor had spirit and pluck To net Bombe Secundna a cutting his stick : And you wish the New Italy every good luck— Well said, Johnny Emma, you write like a Brick. -Puwch. trbt Court. WINDOM CANTLE, Nov. 6. There was no addition to the royal dinner party yesterday. The Queen and Prince Consort walked and drove in the Home Park this morning, and visited the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore. Viscount Palmerston (in cola/queues of the sudden illness of lady Palmerston) not having been able to attend at Wakefield to receive the address of the corporation sod other inhabitants, the address was presented yesterday to his lordship in town, by a deputation from Wakefield, eon. misting of Mr. Alderman Fernandes (deputy Mayor), Mr. Alderman Westerman (ex Mayor), Mr. John Edward lMbb (a Bulger), and Mr. James Whitham, the town clerk. Earl Granville has arrived in London from the con dom& Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Wanda. The Brighten Guardian of this morning says : "We regret to learn that the visit of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent to Brighton is necessarily deferred fior the present. Her royal highnem's state of health. we regret to hear, incapacitates her for the journey. During the week their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of °Ambridge and the Primer Mary have taken daily drives along our cliffs. The weather having been beautifully fine has added much to the beneficial effects of our braciag sea breesee on the health of the sagest party. On Sunday their royal highnesses spin attended divine service at St. John's Church, Hove. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge paid a flying visit to his royal mother on Sunday, and left for town spin in the evening." All the Rnesian nobility and gentry now staying in London attended divine service at the Russian Chapel on Sunday last. The chapel was hung in deep mourning in honour of the late Dowager Empress ci Ramie, and a solemn service was read by the Rev. Mr. Poppoff. His Excellency the Greek Minister is confined to hie residence in Bryandonaquare by indispoeition. His Excellency the Neapolitan Minister and Madame Targronni will shortly leave town for the Con tinent. The Duke of Somerset hail returned to his dada residence at the Admiralty. Whitehall, front anever, Deresahire. Mr. and Lady liermlone Graham have arrived es a visit to the duke and duchess from the north. The Marchioness (Franoes Anue) of Londonderry is about to eutertaio a suoeessioo of mite at Seaham Hall. The Earl Granville Las arrived is Bruton-street from the Ccatinent. The Earl sud Countess of Chesterfield and Lady Evelyn Stanhope have arrived in Greavenoruglare from a tour of Tieing. We regret to hear that the Earl of Radnor has been indisposed at his seat in Berkshire. Lord and Lady Woreley have left their residence in Portman.gaua for Maaby Hall, Linoolnabire. . . We understand s marriage is arranged to take place between Lord Delamere and Him Augusta Seymour, daughter of Sir Hamilton and the Hon. Lady Seymour. The Right Ron. W. F. and Mrs. Cowper have arrived g their residence in Curzon-greet, from Panahanger, Herta. Tho Bishop of London yesterday reeommenoed his usual Tuesday levees at London Rouse, St. James's- Name, and they will be continued each Tuesday from 11 to I o'clock. Her Majesty's government, in reply to a commu- McAdoo on the subject of the funeral of the late Earl of Mendotald, stated that her Majesty's ministers " had no power to gnat a site for the sepulture of the noble earl's ausaine in either of the national mauaoleuros, but that application should be made to the cathedral authorities." 71d• permissios was courteously conceded by the Very Rev. the Deans of Westminster and St. Paul's; and aa it was considered by his lordship's family that it would be more appropriate to inter their late resemble bead in that metropolitan district which had so nobly supported idle water unmerited aiSiculties, their decision was in favour of the abbey. The result has been communicated to bar Majesty's minister , with whom and the public Pt nets as to what further steps may be taken in the matter. Whatever may be their determination, the ashes of the late earl will nevertheless repose amidst those of the illus trious dead in the abbey. Mr. Coningham and Mr. White, the two members for Brighton, addressed their constituents oa Monday night. They both entered at length upon the most important political questions of the day, their remarks on the mime of Italian liberty, the French treaty, the aggression of the lords, and the excessive national expenditure, being well me:wired. A resolution thanking the honourable gentlemen for their speeches, sad expreding approbation of their gene. ml conduct, was unaninioody adopted. A letter from Vienna says :—" Messrs. Roebuck mid layer have had the honour of dining with the Arch duke Ferdinand Maximilian at krusinsre. At some future time i shall, perhaps, be able to tell you what the two mem ben of the imperial parliament have been about here." Mr. George Ridley, M.P. for Newcastle-on- Tyne, hos Leen appointed one of the Copyhold lncln•are Commiss➢oners, in the room of Mr. Blandre, resigned. A vacancy in the representation of Newcastle will thus be created. Baron Marochettea Richard of the Lion Heart is at length sot up in bronze in 014 Palace•psrd, between the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey. The model of this work will be remembered as having divided with Kiss's Amazon the honours of the colossal sculpture which adorned the Great Exhibition building in Hyde Park. A body of noblemen and gentlemen, determined that this noble design should be perpetuated in the most enduring of plastic materials, subscribed upwards of 3,0001. for the purpose of having the Richard cast in bronze, and presented to the nation. The casting, as well an the design, isdkrost areehettra. The New York Herald states that since the Prince of Wales left England, oa the 24th of July, ►e has tra velled 5,134 lades. Yesterday the delegated belonging to the Asso ciation of the Lancashire and Cheshire Lestituten held their annual meeting in the Lecture Hail of the Maachester Mechanics' Institute. Mr. Thomas Bagley, M.P., presided at the meeting. In the evening the annual meeting of the "friends of the amogiation" was held in the large roan of the Free-trade Hall ; and over this meeting the Duke of Argyll presided. A number of influential gentlemen ac eompaaied the duke on the platform, and his grace opened the proceediega by the delivery of an address. In the Dublin Court of Queen's Bench, yester day, Mime Aylward, the heroine of the well•known " Irish Mortara sass," was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for contempt of court in refusinz to produce the child Matthews. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (PROM 0138 OWN PARIS, TULSDAY EVINING. The aneaer of the Giornale di Roma to the Duo de Gramont's charge of forgery against the Papal government, has at length appeared, and is in the following words : The French ambassador has expressed a desire that we should rectify as expression used in the telegraphic despatch inserted in No. 244 of this journal, on Oct. 24, wherein it was said that the Emperor of the French had written to the King of Piedmont to declare to him that if be attacked the Roman States, he should oppose the attack by form (c 011.% form). We therefore make biotin that the despatch com municated by the ambassador was in the following precise terms, viz. :—That if the Pialmontese entered upon the Pontifical territory, the Emperor would be lonia to oppose them, and that orders had been gives to reinforce the garrison of Rome. These =pm lions led almost everybody to believe in a more reel interferenes, and beyond all doubt contributed to the , inaccuracy pointed out in the davit.* of Sept. 10. We must, however, add, in the interests of the most exact truth, that three or four days later another communica tion was received, in which it was said that the Emperor would oppose the invuion as an antagonist. I rightly surmised that the Roman government would not leave the last word to the Constituticmnel. Nothing could be more snarling towards France than the ironical note above cited. The Pope persists officially in the assertion that he was deceived by offers of assistanoe from the French Emperor. The Union de Must publishes the following letter from the Count de Quatrebarbm, governor of the town and province of Ancona, before and during the siege : In the Asti d; la Religion of the 30th ult. I find the following despatch, dated Rome, 29th:—" An article by General de Isimoricih.e, inserted in the official journal, and commenting on a pretended despatch addressed to the consul of France at Anemia by M. de Graniont, has called forth from the latter a protest which he insists on having published in the official journaL" I have not to discuss here the Duc de Gramont's protest, I leave that task to my noble and pliant general, whose word will be believed throughout Europe in spite of all contradiction. Bat what I have to say is this : On the 11th or 12th of September, when the brave Colonel Sapi was heroically defending himself at Pesaro, in as open town, one against twenty, in face of the Piedinootele army, the consul of France at Awns, M. de Courcy, came in all haste to the Palace of the Delegation, where I then was. He held in his hand a telegraphic despatch which he had just received, signed by the Duke de Gramout, the Ambassodorst Rome : "The Emperor wilt not toleratt the culpable invasion of the Pontifical States by the Piedmontese gorcrnment. The Emperor has written from Mareeille.v to the King of Sardinia to inform him that he would oppose it. Orders have been given at Toulon to embark more troops, which will arrive at Mita Vecchia without delay." Except the lines u italics, I am not certain enough of my memory to guarantee the literal text of this despatch. But I can pledge my word as to their strict sense. I went at once with M. de Courcy to the Con. solar Palace, and we agreed that, to put an end to the shed ding of blood in an unequal and impious struggle, one at the clerks of the consulate should travel post to Nitro to . . . . . _ communicate the despatch to the General-in-Chief of the Piedmoutese army. A few hours afterwards the represen tative of the French consul delivered the despatch to the Piedmonts.e general, who merely acknowledgod its receipt in writing, and resumed his march without other notice of the prohibition from the French government. Corn DE QUATEEDARDES. Chanzeaux, 31st October. Notwithstanding a statement to the contrary in a London journal, I axa still warranted in believing the correctness of the news I sent yesterday that Count de Persigny will be present at the Lord Mayor's dinner. It is given out here that Lord John Russell wrote a special letter requesting him to come, and that speeches are likely to be made at the banquet highly favourable to an alliance with France. The French papers say positively that the entry of Victor Emmanuel into Naples, prematurely announced for the 6th instant, will positively. take place to-morrow, Wednesday, November 7. Ac cording to one account Garibaldi will accompany the King. The Pays, Which heretofore dwelt upon the strong defences of Gaeta, and the resolution of Francis H. to defend himself to the last extremity, is now reduced to admit that many of the King's advisers look upon the game as up, and that the remnant of the royal army cannot be depended upon. For some days past conflicting intelligence has been received from Rome concerning the intentions of the Pope with regard to his army.' We have been alternately told that recruiting was given up, and that it was resumed. But now a letter from Rome of Oct. 81, in the Pays—a journal conducted by that fervent catholic, M. Granier de Cmaagnac— says that "in spite of much opposition" it has been determined to reform the battalions which were scattered at Castelfidardo, that recruits arrive every day "from France and Germany," that pro motions are the order of the day, and that Mgr. de Merode, the minister at war, proposes to take the command of the army in person. This letter further proceeds to intimate that refugees from Castelfidardo who have " married in the hope of escaping the service," will find themselves mis taken, and that the prisoners released by the King of Sardinia, who " pretend" that they have sworn not to fight against him, will be " forced " to join their regiments. I could hardly have ex pected to see a French and a catholic journal thus confirm the news which it might have been thought had been circulated by an enemy, that the Pope was ready to give a dispensation from their oaths to the prisoners who were treated with such unusual kindness and indulgence by the Pied montese government. When I speak of a dispen sation from their oath, I understate the comae, for, SWEDEN. The close of the session of the Swedish Chambers took place at Stockholm on the 30th ult., with the usual ceremonies. Among the measures on which the King congratulated the Chambers on having adopted during the session was one for the perfect toleration of all religious creeds. HESSE-DARMSTADT. A rather serious conflict has broken nut between the two Chambers of Reese-Darmstadt. The Second Chamber lately add, almost unani mously, a motion for the ation by law of the civil rights of the catholic church in the Grand Daohy. The Furst Chamber, on the contrary, adopted one which declared that the government alone had the power to assure the rights of that church by a concordat with the Court of Rome. This motion was submitted to the Second Chamber, bnt the latter has persisted in maintaining its own. The Grand Ducal government has consequently to decide between two contradictory decisions. CAPTURE OF THE TAKU FORTS. (Isom uar NIGHT'S ors) ADMIRALTY, Nov. 5. Despatches, of which the following are copies, have been received from Vice-Admiral Hope, C.B. the Commander-in-Chief of h er M a j es ty' s s hip s an d vessels in China. CAPTURE OP THZ PORTS AT THE ENTRANCE or THE PIE-HO. Coromandel, in the Pei-ho, Ang. 27, 1860. My Lord,—You will be pleased to acquaint the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty that ou the 12th inst. the alliediroops moved out of the village of Pebtang, sod oc cupied that of Sinho, driving back a considerable body of the enemy, and taking two entrenched positions on their march, and that on the 14th they attacked and captured the fortified village of Tang-kon, the enemy retiring across the river and into the forts on its northern bank. To the despatches of the lieutenant-general in command I beg to refer their lordships for the details of these and other purely military operations. The lieutenant-general in command having acquainted me with hie intention of attacking these forte on the 21st, the French and English gunboats, with the rocket-boats of the fleet, were moved into the Pei-ho on the day previous, in order to shell the outer north fort with those of light draft, while those of larger size should be held in reserve for the purpose of checking the flank fire of the southern fort, should it open on the troops during their advance. The attack of the troops on the inner fort commenced about daylight, and that of the gunboats, which had been delayed for want of water in the position assigned to them, about six • halfambour later the magazine of the tuner fort exploded, as did that of the outer fort shortly after. At nine the allied flags were shown from the inner fort, and et eleven the firing ceased, flags of truce being displayed on all the remaining forts. During the afternoon the outer north fort was taken pos session of by the troops without further resistance. In the evening the south fort, being deserted by the enemy, was occupied, and the booms across the river were removed ; but the iron stakes, of which there were two double rows, being fixed with much firmness, a passage through wee not opened till noon of the following day, when the gunboat' passed up and anchored off Taug-kou. On the following day, a force of English and French gun bowie left for Tien-tein, and, on their arrival next morning, finding that the town was destitute of troops, and the authorities anxious to make their unconditional submission, in concert with Admiral Chimer, I placed in the forts and on the city gates, hoisting the allied in token of its military occupation. It is the intention the lies tenant-general in command to place an adequate force in the town or its vicinity, the infantry and artillery portion l ' of which are now being forwarded in the gunboats. The fire of the gunboats and rocket-boats,} which I placed under the orders of Rear-Admiral Jones, to whose emistsuce on all occasions I have been much indebted, was well directed and serviceable ; that of the French gunboats attracted attention by its precision. Being placed well in on the mud on the northern bank of the river, at high water, only one English gunboat was within long range of the south fort and all being more or less out of the li ne of fire of that which they attacked, the enemy, after a few shot, which fell short, ceased to fire on them, and conse quently they sustained no casualties whatever. While, therefore, I have not on this occasion to draw their lordships' attention to conduct such as that which distinguished both effluent and men in the attack of last year, I yet cladly avail myself of this occasion to express the sense I entertain of their unwearied exertions, not merely is effecting the landing of the army here, an operation con tinued without interonssion until it was completed, brat also in the fitting out of the transport fleet ; the embarkation at Hong Kong, as well as the disembarkation and embarkation at Talien-whan Bay, all of which, together with the keeping up the supplies of the army, has involved much heavy labour. I am indebted to Commander Ward and the surveying alone under his directions for a chart of Talien-when bay, and the coast line of the extreme of tho Gulf of Peohih, made early in the year, notwithstanding much had weather, for accurate surveys of the Pehtang and Pelho rivets, while still in the possession of the enemy, anti for much seal and ability displayed in subsequently buoying those rivers. I am unwilling to conclude this despatch without acknow ledging the cordial cooperation on all occasions of my col leagues, and more especially of Vice-Admiral Charner, on whose suggestion the effective position assigned to the gun boats was adopted. —I have, &c., J. Hors, Vice-A dmiral and Commander-in-Chief. The Right Hon. Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8., ALP., Secretary of the Admiralty. [lnclosers to No. 287 of ISW.] The undersigned, Hang-fah, viceroy of the province of addresses the following communication to the English and French (French and English) Military and Naval (Naval and Military) Commamlers-m-Chief. On the Stb day of the prompt month (21st August), the Honourable Commanders-in-Chief advanced upon the forts, both by sea and land, and took those on the northern bank ; this &mom proves the efficiency of the troops of the Honourable Commanders-in.Cbief, and the Chinese army being defeated tender their submission. The latter have accordingly withdrawn from all the forts on the southern bank, endure now willing to surrender into the poesetsion of the Honourable Commanders-le-Chief all these forts, together with the whole of their munitions sad any fortified camps or entrenchments. The undersigned further engages to depute oftioers to point out to ()dicers on the p.trt of the Coma anders-in Chief the position of any mines that may ho In the forts, and of all secret defences placed in the river, in order that uo injury may be occasioned thereby to the honouiable allies. It is understood that the delivery of the forte as soon as effected shall be followed by the cessation of hostilities in this locality, and also that no injury shall be done to the inhabitants, who shall be efficiently protected both in person nail property. A necessary communicative, dated Ilecufun;, ISth year, 7th month, day (August 21), 1804 Tran4ated by (Signed) HARRY PARES. True Copy. (Signed) IL lion CREALOCC, Lieuteneut-Colonel, Military Secretary to her Britnenic Majesty's Special k.:mbessy to Chins. FROCEEDI2IOB OP BATTALION OF MARINES BE3VINO WITH TH ARMY. Coro/modal, in the Pei-ho, August 17, 1800. My Lord,—Herewith I forward, for the information of the Lonls Conimissionens of the Adminthy, the report I have received of the late operations from Lieutenant-Colonel thiecuigue, who is in command of the lxittalion of Royal Marines serving with the army ; and should they prove to have been so fortunate as to have obtained the favourable uutice of the lieutenant-general in command, I feel assured their lorikhips will fool pleasure in meeting any request which may be made in their favour hy his Royal Highness the Coiontander-in-Chief.—l have, he., Pligued) J. Holm, Vice-Admiral and Commander-hi-Chief. Right Hon. Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8., .Si.,retary of the Admiralty. Ruelosnre in No. 288 of 1800.] Battalion of Royal Marines (L. 1.) Ton-ku, nguat 24, 1/410. havo the honour to report, for the information of • rust squadron of gunboats, Captain McCleverty litanoch, Opossum, Foiester, and Algerine. t Third squadron of gunboats, nuder commanded Lord J. Hui Drake, 'Woodcock, and Janus. Third ..u a dron of rocketdaata, Coma:ander Aplin. Funrth isjuadron of roc.ket.buata, COlll=l4lol' Hire. the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the proceedings of the battalion of Royal Marines under my command, .e rving by your order with the expeditionary force, and attached to the Fourth Brigade in the Second Diviaion, since lauding at rehtarag on the 9th instant. On the 12th August the whole force (excepting the 99th Regiment) moved out for Sinho. The Tartar ruvalry showed themselves in great numbers during the a.lvance, and made demonstrations of attack, but were repulsed with considerable loss, the easualties being few on the side of the allies—our own battalion though engaged having none. On the 14th, at daylight, the artillery with the dril and 4th brigades and • Peen& force were sent forward to take the strongly fortified village of Ton-kn. After &severe born. bardinent the 60th Rifles e ff ected an entrance at the west angle upon the river, the cruelties having been but few on the part of the anions. Two deep ditches enoompassed the place, and the loss to the enem was great. On the 21st (having mart oat of Ton-im the previous evening), the Artillery, Engineers, Royal Marines, 44th and 67th Rtghaenta, accompanied by about 1,500 French, moved to the attack of the strong North Peiho Fort. The right wing of the Royal Marines being sent forward under Lieutenant-Colonel J. 0. Travers, to carry the pontoons and scaling-ladders, theee companies were commanded by Captain J. C. Symonds, Brevet-Major J. C. 1). Morrison, Captain J. B. Prynne and Lieutenant T. 11. A. Brenen, with N 0.6 Company, which (on account of the deep mud and heavy weight al the pontoons? was subsequently ordered to assist. These officers all distinguished themselves by en deavouring to surmount the difficulties that met them at every step. The . pontoons being laid down by or d er o f th e commanding engineer, the ladders were immediately taken round to the right angle and put across the ditch. A rash of men upon them caused them to be used as bridges to cross the wide ditch, the men standing up to their armpit. in water to support them. An entrance was effected at the main gate about the mine time as at the angle. This fort commanded th e others, and in consequence of its fall, and some good practice from four gunboats (one shell exploding a magazine) the forts on both sides of the river submitted to the allies. With regard to the operations, the remainder of the bat- Milan was kept moving up o support, and daring the arault was so placed as to command afros to the gate or the angle, should either point have required further assistance. The loss to the battalion was 1 private killed, 5 officers, 1 sergeant, 2 corporals, and 21 privates wounded. A list of them is enclosed, and all of them Cr, doing favourably. I have the satisfaction of reporting the good conduct of the battalion generally. Lientenantolosel Travers, during these operations, supported his well-known character for devotion and untiring energy. Assistant-Surgeon D. M. Shaw wee *all up to the front under fire, and gave instant attention to the wounded men, Dr. J. LitUe's arrange plmeatents and for qusat isickl for a y. ing them to the rear being most coin. fa Captain Prynne was one of the first to enter the fort, fol. lowed by some men of his company, and shot down with his revolver a mandarin of note, since ascertained to have been the general-in-command. Captain Pryune speaks highly of Sergeant Teacle of the Bth Company, Sergeant Knapp, of the 83rd, Corporal Kelly, of the Glut, Private Bray, of the 16th, and Private Bower. man, of the Bth Company. The conduct of Sergeant Henry Trent, of the 83rd Company, was deserving of all praise, as he continued his indefatigable exertions to get the pontoons up, although wounded, until another seven wound obliged bun to be taken to the rear.—l have, &c., (Signed) J. IL Gasamartz, Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding Battalion. A letter from Corfu, dated the 26th ult., sap " The Marlborough, with Admiral Martin on board, arrived here during the early part of the week ; also the Exmouth, Orion, and James Watt. Yesterday the Neptune and Victor Emmanuel, together with a gunboat, came in, making a total in our harbour, with the Melpomene frigate, of six line-of• battle ships, one frigate, and two gunboats. One gunboat leaves to-morrow with a mail for Malta. Sir Edward Bawer Lytton is here, with his DON who is on his way to Paco, of which island he has been appointed Resident. Sir Edward, I am informed, remains here four months, engaged on some literary production." The German soldiers in the Pope's service are moat now in bad repute, on account of some robberies in which individuals of that corps were the principal actors. The unfortunate landlord of the half-way tavern between Rome and Tivoli invokes vengeance upon their Teutonic appetites, and the unscrupulous manner in which they ap propriated the whole victualling stook, solid and fluid, of his establiehmont, without proffering • bajaccho in pay ment. It would be well if depredations on the property of others were only committed by these warriors whilst on the march ; but such instances occasionally occur even in Rome. The other evening two Neapolitan gentlemen, one of whom was the nephew of the Marchese Del Vasto, were robbed in the Corso by an individual who, being pursued, captured, and finally bastiniuloed by the French gendarmes, turned out to be • German recruit, who coolly requested to be conducted home to his barracks. The Northern Bee of St. Petersburg says that Schamyl has just given a dinner on the occasion of the arrival of the wife of his eldest son, renowned in the Caucasus for her beauty. There were present at the table, besides the guests, all the male members of the Schamyl family. The dinner was European throughout, prepared by an accomplished cook, and ended with fruits and coffee ; hut, as there was no brandy before dinner, and as there was no wino on the table, but merely hydromel and lemonade, it can. not be Paid that the guests were altogether satisfied. After the dinner the 'man thanked his guests for the honour, which they had paid him, and begged them to excuse the absence of wine, adding that his faith prevented him from offering any kind of wine or spirituous drink. On the following day some Russian ladies paid a visit to the newly-arrived daughter-in-law, and all agree in saying that she is • wonderfal beauty. One of Scharnyl's wives ex. preened on this occasion her great regret that they should be kept en closely confined, and it is evident that if the severe Iman would permit it, the daughters of the mountains would willingly familiarise themselves with European life. THE VOLUNTEERS AND THEIR FRENCH EXCURSION 4 —Viscount Bury writes:—" The excursionists are to go in uniform ; the gist of Mr. Rowsell's scheme is their appear. ance as Volimteers. If in uniform, they will march when occasion serves, in some sort of military formation. Of mune, they will have neither rides nor side-arms, and will consequently look rather like prisoner of war. I paw over that, but I should like to ask Mi. Hoarsen whether any officer has been selected for the rem. mend? If so, is it sure that the members of the various corps composing the expedition will obey the officer so as. 'acted? Volunteers are not under martial law, and cannot be ordered to perform the smallest military act—not even to keep their rinks or to form four deep, unless they so please. Even if this difficulty be overcome, are there subaltern and non-oommissioned officers told off in sufficient numbers to assist the officer in command? and will the rank and file of the excursionists ohm: them? If all this be answered in the affirmative, the volunteers will, at best, have to do under disadvantages, and under the eyes of the most military nation in the world,' what they have birdie yet learnt to do thoroughly with every advantage. ff Mr. Roweell answer that no mill. tan- fonuatiou is intended, then the excursionists differ only (rein other exenrsioniets, inasmuch as they are clothed in • uniform for the credit of which the English people are keenly solicitous. But, sir, a large body of high-spirited lads out for • lark; are sure to engage in some exploit, harmless enough, perhaps, iu itself, but yet one which the steady-going part of the community would prefer seeing performed in any dress rather than in the vo- lunteer uniform. Some of M. le Pierces guests may pos. sibly come before him iu his magisterial opacity. Some light-limbed youth is aura to dance at Mabille or tl:e Chateau. des Fleurs in a fashion for for the staid Parisian police, and be marched off by a couple of gendarmes. This would be of no consequence except to the lad himself and the society who were temporarily de. priced of his presence, were it not that they who have been. and still are, working at the organiaation of the new force which has *prim; up among us, have a right to demand that the grey tunic, now an honouraLle distinction, shall not be subjected either to indignity nor to unneecaary ri dicule, and that the Volunteer movement shall not be mixed up with Paris excursionists." GARIBALDI IN THE FI ELD, —A little to the right of 81. Angelo rhea another peak—St. Michaeli —and seeing • small group of persons assembled there, we went on. Scarcely had we ascended the height, when Garibaldi him. self appeared. Ho had ridden half-way up the mountain path, and leaving his homes under cover, came up on foot to his favourite look-out statinn. He was accompanied by Oise= (minister of war), Medici, Birks, Colonel De Abna (an American engineer officer who had recently joined), sad three or four ethane. The hero wore his usual red frock, with a beautiful gold chain, worn like a lady's, is rich silk handkerehief over his shoulders, hanging far down the back, and, in place of his well-known hat, one of Spanish build turned up all round. lie looked worn and pale, and also little out of humour. It would seem that some application be did not relish had been made tobitn. In continurmeeof a coos versatinn he had been holding with ore of his ate, be and, in his clear, magnificent toner :—" It is one of the disgraces (d;rjrazie) of Italy, that she has too many commanders. If I had but three o ffi cers, I should escape half the difficulties with which I have to contend. Sorely it in as honintrible to fight for Italy with a musket as with a sword." The enemy of worse had noticed the party, and presently sent a shell so directly over Garibaldi's bead, that he looked up and smiled, as though in acknowledgment of the ueeuracy of the Riffs. The battery was so distant that the smoke could I.c:reale lie seen. The general now walked 011 alone, and remained at Cense distance, minutely examining the enemy's peahen ; then he returned quickly , . called out 'Acqual " drank out of one of those suejuler . glass beetles, which are about the she of a well-grown child of thre e or four years old, blinded it to his OAF. el.° followed his example, anal &patted as he had erne. —/fiekena s " All Mt Year Round."