The Express. — London, England, 1860-04-27 00:00:00

SECOND-HAND PIANOFORTES. clt %VIER. BEALL sad Co. have • large amortment of Peoon,t Lout liasofortas, b; the most esteemed makers, at prrevtl) rriltwed Zeffeatr."l"L DOUDNEY and SONS' LIVERIES seam musters and servant& Footnian's non if • • Cmons • Suit • 10 0 I.'"actunaa'a 1444 3 IS 6 DOUDNEY and 30101. Wan, 17, OM Booddtreet 25, Burling ton-area& . 49, Losibirdatioat —1344334143944 1734. In Leapienr, dog bow power Is alisest, 111: 113C0 no niarlor to tetra."--Cltnecor. DIESSE and LUBIN'S LEAP-YEAR BOVOrk.T. ft. Id. bolas--; /few Bowl-etre* W. BENSON'S WATCHES. e• Perfection of ntechanism."-31orolng Pest, f;o31 watches, 4to lOU guineas: sliver, 2 to MI alarm aced two mum. for Below() • Illnatratal Panapilsk Assertpilve of sun elatigfllt tlon of nat.h now made. Wadies stot to sll parts of the world-33 and 34, Lutigate.hlll, LC. >rßsillsirtt 1749. COLOIJZtED SHIRTS. etor er3reoo. TO 0011.1110110NOINTII. / A dvertisements Intended tar ..11s. grjirg.... 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Rhin.. 4 lattetber Jambs. En R. Lane. —The Detepierre I annly. the ‘lnsieal Worelen.—Aad TER culla EAR. 111011_14AT= AT LONDON_BIUDOIL TR A1M1110;0: 7111. I‘. —Nursin g , Ilk Sfoa. Th. WI. LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 27. A mart) of the magnitude of that just die. covered in the City is a comet in the social sky, a thing to gars upon with mingled won der and apprehension. The revelation strikes at the very runt of social and commercial confi dence. Of what avail is your ceaseless watch (niness and anxiety if you are every moment liable to have the fruits of your toil swept away from you by your trusted I servant through the simple expedient of a few fabricated entries ? What a shock to all confidence is involved in the spectacle of a great bank which, though supposed to be watched over by the keenest eyes, and to he guarded all round from even the chance of spoliation by a triple 5) stem of cheek and counter-check, has been preyed iijwin for years together to the loss of more than a 'unier of a million sterling ! Even this enormous defalcation does not represent by any means the ex tent ..f the plunder of which the shareholders have stood the risk. If aclerk, with or without accomplices, could thus easily get into his own hands • quarter of a million of his employers' money, it is obvious that he had equally at his command the whole amount of their balance at the Bank of England, which, at the date of the discovery, stood at 569,7061. That balance is known to have occa sionally exceeded a million what was there to prevent the plunderer from laying hands upon four-fifth.. of this huge sum 1 Boldness only was re quired, and that is a quality in which PrLueoxit is nut deficient. The Union Bank balance has been misappropriated by the fraudulent chief cashier to the extent of the difference between f,69,714it. and 306,6361., without a question being asked or • suspicion excited. Ho might just as well, at a fitting opportunity, have seized three quarters of a million or more, for he was un watched, uncontrolled, his employers were in a state of the most perfect ignorance and fancied senurity, and the intimacy of their relations with the Bank of England, their great balance-keeper, may be gathered from the fact that no communi cation ever passed between them other than that of the pass-book. Much has been said about Prumcosa'a extravagant passion for Stock Exchange and turf speculation ; but he may fairly complain that his moderation is not better appre ciated. The Union Bank might have fared far worse. Their entire paid-up capital, inclusive el the 120,0001. carried to capital some months ago, is 720,0001. In addition they have—or rather thought they had until this revelation undeceived them—a reserved fund of 100,000/. The two sums make, together, 820,0001. It is enough to make the proprietors shudder to think of the volcano upon which they have been standing—to reflect that, without other safeguard than that in volve.] in the caution or self-restraint of an un princi:iled gambler, the entire capital and property might have been swept away. Were it possible to believe that the laxity of practice shown to have prevailed in the manage ment of the Union Bank is shared by other kindred establishments, few persons, we imagine, would be hold enough to have anything to do with the holding of shares in joint-stock hanks. In vestors are fond of good dividends, it is true, but they oleo like to bold a property, not shares in a partnership which some fine morning may turn out nut to be an meet at all. Rut, happily, there is ground to believe that there is not another bank in London which habitually assigns to the same officer, day after day, and mouth after month, the duty of handling and paying in its cash to the Bank of England, com bined with the duty of receiving and holding the pass-book subject merely to the condition of sub. mating it daily for inspection. That all these duties Should have been entrusted, as a fixed and established practice, to one and the same man for years, and that 00 inquiry should ever have been made at, or oral co 'cation held with the Bonk of England, seems *lnnen too strange for belief. In the transactions between a bank, whether private or joint-stock, and the Batik of England, the only safe system would appear to be the one adopted by at least one joint-stock establishment in this metropolis. In this establishment, the duty of paying money into the Rank of Eng land is entrusted sometimes to one, sonic times to another, of a set of confidential clerks. Thu pass-book is sent in through another clerk, sad is often obtained by the manager direct through one or other of the porters or messengers. To confide the entire management of this delicate dejartanent of a bank's routine to one person is to tempt him to error. By the agency now described, instant detection must attend any embezzlement. An additional safeiniard, however, would be involved, were a director to take the trouble at frequent but uncertain ititervals to w a lk over ro the Bank of England, and, by per sonal e.nunwnieatinn with the authorities there. to uncertain beyond denbt the accuracy of the ha lance. This is a precaution which is not generally pied, but whicii, if any goad is to result front I THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1860. the present exposure, ought to be at once made a standing rule in every bank in London. The trouble is' so small as to form only a trivial consideration. The recurrence of this particular form of fraud will thus be obviated for ever. The hint, too, is worthy of being promptly acted upon by other establish ments than banka. The mute testimony of the bankers' pass-book—perhaps a falsified duplicate —can no longer be relied upon implicitly. Another consideration which start& prominently forward is the striking proof once more presented of the complete fallacy of the system of audit now in fashion. A system which limits the duties of the auditor to the mere checking of a few totals is worse than useless, because it contributes to inspire a deceptive sense of security. The duties of an auditor ought to be of the most searching character, and his office ought to rank with that of a director. The report which will be submitted this day at the meeting of shareholders in the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company mentions the fact that the capital of that under taking has now increased to eight millions sterling as a reason for raising the salary of the two auditors from twenty guineas to fifty guineas per annum. What effectual audit can be obtained for so wretched a pittance ? The farce had better be done away with, and the money presented to a charity. The discovery of the Union Bank frauds has not unnaturally led to a revival of the discussions re specting the relative advantages and disadvan- tages of private and joint-stock banks. Few private banks could survive such a shock as that just sustained by the Union. The public confidence in the solidity of that bank is of course supported by the knowledge that there is a large body of wealthy shareholders in the back ground, liable to their last farthing ; but this very consideration, whilst highly reassuring to the customers, seems to have a tendency to in duce a certain looseness of practice on the part of our great joint-stock establishments. Against the inalversations of the private bankers, Air JOHN DEAN PAUL, and Messrs. STRAHAN and BATES, there is to be set a long list of grievous frauds in connexion with joint-stock companies. The career of WATTS, SADLEIN., ROBSON, AZDFATH, and Pin imams, to say nothing of the revelations of the management of the Royal British Bank, Liverpool Borough Bank, and Western Bank of Scotland, in dicates that, although associated capital means safety to the public, the general sense of vigilance is by no means so keen as it ought to be. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. • - JAPAN The state of matters in Japan appears to be getting worse, and the foreign community• to be living in apprehension. On the 26th February two Dutch captains, Captain De Yoe, of the brig Christian Louis, and Captain Dekker, of the schooner Henrietta Louise, were murdered in Yoko hama. They were walking through the streets, and, it is said, had given no offenoe, being respect able quiet men, when they were attacked by some Japanese with swords. Captain De Vas was killed almost immediately, and Captain Dekker was pursued a short way before he was despatched. No cause is assigned for this act. " The Japanese," says the Chiaa Mail, " are a high-spirited people, and have been known to commit suicide when insulted by foreigners ; it is not impossible that the unfortunate captains may have committed I offence without intending to do so, or they • may have been sacrificed to expiate the acts of other foreigners. The burial of Mr. Alcock's servant was attended by officials. The mission to the coal mines is said to be a failure ; but it has been found that Hirado coal can be advantageously used by all steamers when it is mixed with an equal portion of Welsh coal. The imitative powers of the Japanese must be very great, for muskets and rifles are now made by them as well as in Europe, and the retainers of the princes are daily taught their exercise and use. At Hako dadi good feeling exists between the foreigners and Japanese, and articles are exported from there which are held back at the other ports. Copper, iron, tin, and coal exist in the island of Yeso ; and the ores are said to possess from 75 to 85 per cent. of flue metal. Russian influence is there said to be supreme ; there are always two Russian men-of war in the bay, and large consular mansions. The Japanese ministers to New York were to have sailed before this time in the Powhatan, and one of their own steamers was to accompany them under the direction of Lieutenant Brooke, late of the United States surveying schooner Fenimore Cooper." AUSTRIA. SUICIDE OF BARON BRUCK VIENNA, Aram 26. The Merges Pod of to-day says : " A post mortem examination of the body of Baron von Bruck showed that a cut had been made upon the neck from the windpipe to the spinal column, but only superficially. Neither the ca rotid artery nor the large vessels lying beside it had been injured. The arteries at both wrists had also been laid open by incisions, and from the con sequent loss of blood death had ensued." VIENNA, TRU/MOAT A/TR:WON. When the body of Baron Bruck wee judicially examined yesterday, a cut, which extended from the jugular vein to the fore part of the throat, was found. The unfortunate man has also inflicted wounds on the inner part of both lyrists. Tho contents of the stomach are now being analysed by the sworn medical authorities. VIENNA, FRwAT. Tho official Wiener Zeitnng publishers the follow ing facts in connexion with the death of Baron von Bruck : "In the evening of the 20th inst. Baron von Bruck was heard as a witness in the process relative to the frauds of the late General Eynatten. His examination gave rise to further inquiries, which would probably have led to his confrontation with other witnesses and accused parties. Under those circumstance* the Emperor issued an autograph letter on the 22nd inst., in which his Majesty said, I temporarily remove you from office, according to your request, and provisionally transfer the charge of the Ministry of Finance to the Councillor of State von Pleuer.' "This autograph letter was remitted to Baron von Bruck on the evening of the 22nd instant, and on the morning of the 23rd the baron was found in bed bleeding. " On the 25th a judicial post modem examina tion took place, the result of which was announced in yesterday's telegram." THE VOTING IN SAVOY. PARIS, FRIDAY MORNING. Tho Paris papers cantain the following telegram, dated Chambery, yesterday evening : " A banquet wax given in the theatre to comme morate the result of the voting, and iu honour of M. Laity. Covers were laid for 800 persons. The number of ayes recorded will exceed 100,000, and the number of nova, together with those who abstained f►om voting, will be about 1,200." FRANCE. PARLS. TM:RADA; 3.40 P.M. The Bourse has been animated, and closed firm at higher prices. Reuter 70.50, being an improvement of g since yesterday. AUSTRIA AND PRUSSIA. VIENNA. Amin W. It is asserted that since February last Austria has been proposing to Prussia an alliance between the two countries, on the basis of a mutual gua rantee of their respective territories. Up to the present time Prussia has not consented toguarantec Venetia to Austria. SPAIN. MADRID, Arm XL It is believed that Marshal O'Donnell will leave Tetuan in order to return to Madrid. The result of the negotiations for peace is not yet known. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY. . . . . The Phobe, Capt. Strutt, has arrived. Her dates March I:3; kW Melees, March 31; and Aaces rw;rfastant. . - . . . . Trade was reviving. The Supremo Court bad declared free trade in money. The haulm had raised the intereot on dcpoeita from 4to ti per cent. Pricer were well maintained upon all imports. end bushier wan generally guy ottuud. There was still plenty of room fur immigration, all those now in the eolmty being employed on contractors' works. Farm labourers were much required. The wine -growers and dealers were greatly alarmed at the reduction of the duties on French wines awl spirit,. The commission for inquiring into the vine disease hail advioed the farmers lad to mix &messed with healthy grapes in ma nufacturing wine. Parliament was to meet on the 27th April, the Petition having been delayed • fortnight in expectation of the arrival of Sir George Grey. A rumour was current that the government of Canada had been offered to him, and the colnisee were afraid that he would ideation the Cape. Great excitement prevailed in comeequenee of the land ing of thirty men town Western Auotnilirt, who had re ceived a co*ditlonal pardon, and a determination WAS ex pressed to pia an act excluding ouch pereong. Plane had been invited for new house* of parliament, the estimated coat of which was 60,000 f. La Seine des Clippers had arrived with French troupe for China . • their conduct at the Cape was very dieorilerly, and several were convicted of theft. The fund for the relief of the Jew,. in Morocco amounted to ROW., which wag remitted by the Pliodat. The Maine liquor law heal been applied iu the Paarl dis trict. . _ A letter had been received from Mr. John Moffatt, stat ing that the inissieu to the Zambesi territory met with gnat difficulties. No news hed been received from Dr. Liviuptone. Gdignani dePcribea an extraordinary contrivance for transmitting sound to very large distances, which has just been presented to the Academy of Sciences by the Abbe Imborde. As the w•tion of the electric Amid may be transmitted to any distance, "it follows," says GabMiani, " that, if properly modified and improved, the apparatus w•e have described may enable permits in P.ris to hear a tune played in London, or even at St. Petersburg." d. THE B.MPRESIVS BALL. (howl Odlignani.) The splendour of the scene presented on Tuesday night at the bat rostsmi given by the Emperor at the Hotel d'Albe, and which, for the last few weeks, has been the great topic of expectation, was such as has scarcely ever been surpassed. The Emperor made his entry shortly after eleven in a black domino which he only removed during the evening to substitute for it a blue one. The Empress, who arrived soon after, was attended through the rooms by Prince de Metternich. Her Majesty also wore a domino, which, to the general surprise, she never took off ; report having affirmed that she was to appear as Diana, the Huntress. Her Majesty only remained a short time. The costume of the Princess Maithilde was of a most unusual description, as the texture of her skin was completely - darkened to represent a copper-coloured Indian, and to suit a curiously picturesque attire, lightly fastened together. The Princess Clothilde showed exquisite taste in • most charming costume of a Bergere in the time of Louis XV. Prince Napoleon appeared in a domino. The guests were received by the Duke sad Duchess de Teacher la Pagerie, whose courtesy and attention were unceasing. Dancing commenced early, and continued daring the night, but three quadrilles in particular stood out in bold relief for their beauty and originality, and the costumes of which had been previously arranged. In the first were represented the characters of the fairy tale which delighted our childhood, Puss in Boots; the second was composed of the favourite personages of the Italian Carnival, such as ' Punchinello, Harlequin, and the rest; while the third, in which the four elements were attempted to be imper sonated, gave to the admiring spectators one of the most , lovely sights ever presented in any tall-room. The Countess Wolewska represented water, being dressed as lindine. She wore a coronet of diamonds, surmounted by a conch shell of diamonds and opals. Behind floated on her shoulders marine shrubs. Air was personified by the Countess de Morny, who wore • headdress of diamonds with wings at the sides, her hair being powdered with silver, whilst behind were to be seen light pinions. The Princess Siviskowska represented earth. Her head dress was composed of a crenelated tower in gold, ornamented on one side with a cornucopia from which fell flowers and fruits. Fire was re presented by the Princess Coartoriska, daughter of Queen Christina ; she wore • diadem of flames of gold, her hair being powdered with gold, and flames of the same metal were intermingled with her hair. In each quadrille the ladies were dressed nearly alike ; and in addition to the leaders mentioned above, were to be seen the Countess de Persigny, Madame Niembitowska, and Mille. Sivewiboft, the Countess de Moray, the Princess de Metternich, Madame Nirerdriecka, the Countess de Portulee, the Countess de Labedoyere, &c. This last-named quadrille was compeeed solely of ladies, four for each element, and each four being dressed alike, with almost the sole difference that the display of diamonds and precious stones was somewhat greater with some of the ladies than with others. But such was the admiration excited not only by the richness of the costumes, but by the beauty of the ladies who took part in it, that a univer sal supplication arose fur a repetition of the dame, and the request was moat kindly acceded to. At two o'clock the curtain which hung between the paler* of the garden corridor was raised, and presented a sight the magnificence of which could scarcely have been imagined, unless in beholding some picture by Paul Veronese. This was the banquet-hall, which to that hour had not been opened. The corrislor led on to galleries, which extended down both sides of the hall. At the farther end scenery hail been arranged so as to vanish into distance; a fountain sent up its waters in the foreground, and on them an electric light was so adjusted as to give the watery spray as it rose and fell the appearance of frosted silver. The scene was must beautiful, and called vividly to mind those abodes only read of in the Arabian Nights. The centre of the hall was reached by two wide staircases, and in its wide expanse were disposed twenty tables glittering with plate and crystal, and covered with a supper of a most sumptuous description. The attendants consists.' solely of pages attired in • costume of the richest kind—silk, velvet, and lace—of the pith century. A party of musicians, also dreamed must gorgeously, played during the supper. The Emperor rat down at one of the tables but did not remove his mask, even while taking refreshment. Eight ladies were seated near him ; the Countess de Moray at one side and the Countess Widewska at the other. At the supper table of the ladies of the court were to be seen the Princess Cluthilde and the Princess Mathilde. As soon as the first pirty of guests bad withdrawn, another descended, and in continued, until all that pleased bed supped. Dancing was resumed afterwards, and the /Fie did mot temiinata until six in the morning. Perhaps there was never seen a more magnificent dim play than on this occasion, or one in which every person have bestowed so much attention to t=uld to y csrry out the various details of the cos ' Ennis.' erloptod. Expense seemed to have leen totally disregerslesi both by the giver of the fete Ulla by the iuviteiL and the first rough expense of the entertainment before a guest had entered the rooms is estimated at L not less than 400,00Dfr. The display of diamonds was somethiue wonderful, soil the dr.:saes were generally remarkable for their fidelity. Anent." the cos tumes noticed for their historkal correctness :Led splendnur, • were these worn by three English officers ; Captain Lunsley, in the character of the Earl of Essex ; Colonel Burualk. y as Gustavus Adolphus ; sod Captain Manse, as Francis . TES SUICIDE OP BARON BRUCE. (From the Timex.) • There is an omen in states far more terrible than cornet or eclipse. There are signs of weakness and impending ruin more certain even than lost battles and dis membered provinces. Before the storm braks out in France in 1848 black clouds had gathered round and an unusual heaviness had filled the an for months. There bad been a vague and fearful expectation of on pending evil, induced by the feeling that ruins were stricken with judicial blindness and men in high places were demoralised awl corrupt. The unhappy empire of Austria shows signs of similar import. To those who look below the surface the late gilantic frauds are more discouraging than the loss of Milan or the threatened insurrection in Hungary. Not only are the branches of the state likely to be torn away by the storms of popular pas sion, buts slow disease is withering the trunk, and all will be a dry and sapless block together. A tAesram which we publish gives a darker side to this gloomy history. We now learn the melancholy circumstances of Fermi Bruck's death. This statesman, justly considered one of the ablest in Austria, and the only minister who was capable of retrieving the finances of the state, has just put an end to his life in an agony of despair and shame. It will be re membered that a few days since the resignation of Baron Bruck was announced, and that immediately after came tiding of his death. The mysterious sequence, which at once gave rise to the most painful suspicious, is now fully explained, and there need be no more delicacy on the sub ject. The minister was dismissed for complicity in the sys tem of hands, which seems to have extendal from Bohemia to Trieste, and he has expiated his offence Ly cutting his threat, after having, as seems to be suspected, swallowed poison. We learn that the Emperor is carrying on the examina tion and the punishment of the arming-doers with a rigour which verges ou cruelty. The Chevalier Revolt.lla, an intimate friend of Bruck, and the leading merchant of Trieste, has been ►pprehended, thrown into prison, and treated like the lowest criminal. Brambilla and Mind.,lf°, two other commercial magnates, have shared the mine fate. But it is not in the Adriatic provinces alone nor in Lou . hardy that these frauds have taken plwe. Arrests have been made in other parts of the empire, and every where the accused have been treated with equal severity. Conimiariusis sit in Vienna, Prague, and Trieste to examine the documents which can throw light on these transactions. It is seal that for weeks before the apprehension of Revoltella eat his companions their iss.ka and papers were under the scrutiny of euus.saries from Vicuna. It may well be aid that • reign of terror exists in Austrian society. Although a man of claw conscience may not fear fur himself, yet no one knows how far his neighbour is free from the taint of that corruption which the government is so tardily bent ou punishing. The details of the frauds are still kept strictly secret by the government, but it is known that the amount is enormous, that they extended over the greater part of the empire. foul that the parties implicated are numerous and of high station. The military advisers of the Emperor are urging him un against such men as ItevoltelLx, 11114 with an obvious motive. The alleged villsny of tile civil service and of the tanitraets.rs may serve to excuse the incapacity of the military authorities, or even to cover their own delin quencies. THE DEBATER ON THE SAVOY QC 2Rrln\.-3L. Prevamt Pitradul writes iu the Dile, fe :—" We eau laugh:et:nal how the English paddle ha: at length liecuitie weal yof hearing di.43nutione day after day a to what mew. !urea ghoul.' have 'seen taken to hinder the sainevation of Sawn , . This eternal debate puts us in mind the pityei. tutus in Mini . re, Who held it voneultatien .41 a man wh o had kern dew: a week, in order to find out huw his death might have beau prevented." THE CALCUTTA MAIL. We have received papers from Calcutta to March 22, and from Madras to March 28. The Viceroy's progress is drawing to a close. He has, we (Madras A thenaeum) believe, held his last durbar, and will now, after a short rest at Simla, re turn to the seat of government at Calcutta, where, it is likewise mentioned, he will be joined by the commander-in-chief, Lord Clyde. The viceroy's last display but one was at Peshawur, where he delivered a most emphatic speech to the chiefs and principal native residents who had been summoned to meet hint. After the usual cerem&ies had been gone through, his excellency bestowed on Khoja Mahomed Khan, Raio of Khutak, the title of Khan Bahadur for his services during the rebel lion, and then addressed the assembly in the fel -1 lowing words : Khans of the Peshawur Division,—l have summoned yen to meet me here that I may thank you for year loyalty and good service to the state. t see amen you many who have voluntarily taken arms in the Queen's Indian army, and many who, unable by age or infirmity to do so in person, have sent their icons and dependents to strengthen its ranks during the contest which was lately raging in Hindostan. I see others who have heartily aided the civil government in maintaining enter in that division of the empire during the time of excitement and trouble Peace is now restoryl to every corner of India, and it is a pleasure to me to thank you in the Queen's name for the share which you have had in the good work. Khans -As the chiefs of this country von are the advanced guard of the British power on this side of India. Yon have for neighbours, restless, warlike,and unruly tribe., who have too often done violence to the lives of British subjects and to the authority of the government. Quite recently some of these men have learned, not fur the first time, how swift and sharpcan be the punishment of those who so offend. I now charge you in your intercourse with them to warn them that the lake punishment will never fail to overtake those who by their crimes disturb the tranquil lity of the frontier. Tell them that if any of then. suffer wrong at the hand of British subjects they shall receive prompt redress : but that peace must not be broken. They shall have justice, but I will have peace. Khans—l look to you as loyal chiefs to aid the government in enforcing this rule, and in repressing violence on both sides of the border. Ton will thereby best promote your owe prosperity and that of your dependents, and command respect from the subject, of the neighbouring power, The Calcutta Esiglislsman states in an .extraor dinary edition that the executive of Bengal has resolved on immediately introducing an act into the Legislative Council to compel the fulfilment of contracts for the cultivation of indigo by a summary and peremptory proems. This act, it is determined, shall be taken by the district authorities as law from the date of its notification. This "will not only allay the fears of the planters, but will at once put an end to the great injustice they have been labouring under for some time, it will ensure the immediate cultivation of the lauds contracted for, and if car ried out, as we believe it will, must sot as a real protection to the honest ryot, who will undoubt edly receive the full value of his labour under its provisions." Bills containing all the necessary details of the budget were to be read a first time in council on the 24th ult., and would come into operation about the beginning of the official year, let May next. Mr. R. Temple, lately commissioner of Lahore, has been for some time with Mr. Wilson in Calcutta. He will act as Chief Counnisaiouer of Issue, when the paper currency is fairly afloat. A short state ment of the nature and reasons of the new taxes and notes has been drawn up for translation into all the languages of India, and will be published iu a few days. From Mr. Wilson's statement it appears that while the duty on imported tobacco when raw is Gd. a pound, and double that amount on the manufactured article, the excise on the leaf grown in India will probably not exceed a pound. As the pure leaf is adulterated to a con siderable extent, the price to the consumer will be little affected. Dust Dlahouried, the ruler of Affghanistan, was to have been present at the Peshawur durbar, hold by Lord Canning, but was not. His absence is accounted for in two ways. The first is that the wild tribes, enraged at their black mail having been stopped by his orders, had shut the passes against him, so that he could not come into the Viceroy's camp. Their object was, it ia stated, to extort from him the arrears of black mail, and a promise that its levy should not be interfered with in future. "We are as little able to say," says the Madras A theneum, "whether there is any foundation for this story, as we are with regard to the other alleged reason for the Doet's absence. This is that three Russian generals, commanding a force from Bokhara, threaten his dominions on one aide, and that the governor of Herat, with a large force of Persians and Heratees, threatens him on the other. Indeed it is said that this lard-named force has besieged Killah Furrah, and taken pos session of several of the surrounding haudeta This account cornea to us through the Cabul cor respondent of the Lahore Chranick, and the events alluded to are said to have occurred in the month of February. Whether they have any foundation in fact it is impossible to say, but that part which refers to the Russian generals must at any rate be received with a very large quantity of salt, for the cry that the Russians are coming is always being raised in that quarter, and is always turning out to be a mare's nest." CHINA. The Ortilawl Chinn Mail of March 16 reports the arrival at Hong-Koug of Sir Hope Grant, Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, with his staff. Several vessels with troops on boanl have reached Singapore. There is a general impression among the Chinese that the Court of Pekin intends to make a deter mined stand, but this is only conjecture. Admiral Page has issued a proclamation, open ing the river of Saigon in Cochin China to the cote mercial vessels of all nations at peace with France. The rebels in the valley of the Yangteze have had some more success, and also in Sze-chuen. There have also been some disturbances near Can ton from rebels or rather local marauders. Business at all the ports continues uninterrupted. In Hong Kong immense preparations are being made for the approaching camptigu, and store keepers, shipwrights, sailmakers, kc., are reaping a golden harvest. Mr. Tarrant was to be released in a few days, ,but the heavy costs of his trial will probably con fine him in the debtor's gaol for some time longer. The gaol authorities condemned him lately to solitary imprisonment for a short time on bread and water, because the end of a cigar was dis covered in his cell. Captain Saunders has been oommitted for trial at the Supreme Court., ou the charges of the murder of a Chinaman, and of shooting at and wounding other Chinamen, on board a Customs' boat at Swatur. He has been released on bail, the securities being himself for 6,000 dollars, and two friends fur 5,000 dollars each. CU Court. The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by the Prince.. Alice, Prince Alfred, and the Princess Helena, honoured the Amateur Exhibition of Oil and Water Colour P►inting., and also the French Exhibition in Pall.inall, with a visit yesterday afternoon. In attendance were the Viscountess Jocelyn, Hon. Beatrice Bung, Lord Harris, Lieut.-Colonel F. Caven dish, Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood, and Captain Du Plat. The seventeenth anniversary of the Prince. Alice's birth day, was kept privately, on amount of the mourning, at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday. tessor Owen had the honour of delivering his second lecture on natural history yesterday. The Prince C'onsi et, attended by Captain Du Plat, rode on horseback yesterday morning. The Prince of Wales, stymied by Major•Geneml the Hon. 8.. Bruce and Captain Grey, left Bucktighum Palace yester day afternoon for Oxford. • dartkatime of bleachers, dyers, Gabbers. and &len der., had an interview with Mir George C. Lewis yesterday at the Honseeolßee. The deputation consisted of Mr. J. Amyl=ll Turner, M.P., Mr. Thos. Halley, M.P., the Hon. A. Egerton. M.P., Mr. W. J. Legit, M.P., the Right Hon. Frederick Peel, M.P., the Hon. W. Egerton, Mr. ./. Richardson, M.P.. Dr. Br a dy, M.P., Yr. F. W. Russell, M.P., Major W. F. Hamilton, M.P., Mr. M'Cann, M.P., Mr. Redmood, 31. P., Major Gray, M.P., Messrs. Bridson, Charles Howarth, Richard Beeler, Stephen Blair (bleachers sod buisitets) ; Maser,. John ll'hitehrul. James w,,er a ii, Thomas Schofield, George Nelson (bleachers, dyers, and ani,liersl; and Messrs. John Goodier, William Mondial, Henry Gentling (dyers and calenderers). Apaches were sent from the Colonial-ofliee yesterday to tip , Governor. of Hong Kong, Labitan, Ceylon, Malta, and t ;dweller, and to the Lard High Comniissioner of the lonian bland.. HIM itianterf'n VisiT TO THE BO'ICTY OF WATER COLOU Its. —(THIB DA T. ) —This morning her Majesty and his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, accompanied by Prince Alfred,Princcesee Alice and Helena, elated the Gallery of the Society of Water (.7 , .p10um, Pen na. The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine, Anibasmtlor Extraordinary to China., left town yesterday (Thursday), by the 4.30 p.m. train, for Dover. His Excellency will only remain in Purim for on hour and a-half this morn ing, and will proceed direct 1.4 Iliuseilles to Sue; and thence to China. His suite, consisting of Colonel elea lock, C.R., military secretary ; Mr. H. Lock, private Merl. tAry ; Hoe. James Stuart Wortley, first attaché ; Hon. W. 0. Thurluw, seam I attache, left by the mail train last Right. His Excellency the Sicilian Minister and Madame Targioni will leave town to-morrow for Sicily. The Duchess of Atholl has arrived at the St. George's HoteL The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury en tertained at dinner last evening, at their mansion in Arling ton-street, his Excellency the Portuguese Minister, his Ex cellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess &natter, the Earl of Shrewsbury, the Earl of Carnarvon, Lord and Lady Colchester, Lard Po'swarth and the Hon. Miss Scott, Lady William Russell, Col. the Hon. Patrick Talbot, Mr. Arthur Russell, M.P., and Mr. Shaw Stewart. The Earl and Countess Howe have arrived at Curnon House, from (topsail Hall, for the season. The C"unteas of Erne has issued cards for a ball on Tuesday, the Bth of May. The Dowager Counteas of Jersey has left Berke ley...mare for Brighten). Lady Flaholm wax safely delivered of a daughter oa Wedaeolay, at MI lonbihip's residence is Herefravlatreet. Lord and Lady Southampton have arrived at the Wed Cliff Hotel, Folkeotooe. No less than three colonelciea of regiments ar e sow •acant by the recent deaths of General Sir Thomas Ml6bon, Bart., (:.C. 8.. Colonel of the 10th Regiment of Foot ; Lieutenant-General E. Fleming, C. 8., Colonel of the 47th Regiment of Foot; and Lieutenant-General Julia Home Home, Colonel of the bath Regiment of Foot. Nettaktier says it is ciirreutly reported that Mr. Beujamie Lee Guinness, the heal of the great firm of Gunmen sad Co., has uwiertaken to provide the neersaary foal-lA,ooof.—for the complete reatomtine of the ancient cathedral wed eolleziste chunk of St. Patrick, accordieg to the plans bag published by the Dean (Pakenhant) and Chapter —" a twirls act, worthy of the representati‘e of the hate Arthur Guinness." The amount of a guarantee fund in connexion with the iutcmational Exhibition of 1817 , 4 promised up to lut•ftlay last, was 190,0110/. C. H. Pearson. Esry., M. A., Pmfemeor of Modern History, King's College , London, ha. been appointed by the ('ouucil of the Swirly of Arte, Examiner in English History, in place of Sir Edward 8. Creasy, now Chief J aptice of the lelatul of Ceylon. The Oheertv; of the 30th att. says that the wri..it oral cheering topic of the fortnight has been the ni.weillous Rumen of the pearl fishery. The prieei realised are unprecedented, waging from 9 to 16 guineas per thou sand. The result is that already the addition to the revenue from thie pewee i. 31,733 Y. Capt. Pritchard condign' his telegram of the 24th thee:—" I congratulate his Excellency and Ilse government." And well he might, for on that day the boats brought in 439,000 oysters, which sole fortheenormous sane of 6,9641/., at se average of 131. per thousand. "So valualde a ' kettle of fish.'" says oar Ceylon contemporary, " wa. never collected 4 Aripo in one day before." A letter from Tarbes (Hautes-Pyre;a4;el) says : " Our department is at this moment covered with snow, in p.n. a foot ile.•p. The temperature, which wag 20 deg. (66 s a;., has now Wien to freezing poitt !" THE GRAVES AT SEBASTOPOL. The following letter is from a e.orreapondeut of the notes, writing from Sebastopol, April 10 : " Being on a short visit to this place, awl feeling very desirous to see the last resting-places of our fallen country men, I called on Lieutenant-Colonel Gowen (American con. tractor with the Russian government for raising the sunken ships in the harbour) for some information—he being the only person who knew their relative positions—who very kindly offered to accompany me. Our and visit was to Catlijart'a-hill, where we found the beautiful large, bla,k marble cover on the tomb of Sir Robert Lydatone Newman, Captain of Grenadier Guards, had been removes' by some sacrilegious hands doubtless seeking for jewellery or other articles of value. We endeavoured to replace the cover in its proper position, hut were unable to move it. Clo. suel Gowen purposed having it replamd in a few days. We also found the hinges on the gates partly hacked off evidently fur the paltry value of the copper. I also learn from Colonel Gowen that there had been previously a number of shot and shell placed over and around seveial of the graves by relatives and friends who haul visited the spot • those, together with the large shot surmounting the corners of the wall enclosing the cemetery, and on each side of the gate, are now all gone. We next visited the Artillery graveya rd, hod discovered that they had also disturbed the tablet front the tomb of Captain W. B. Allix, aide-de-camp to General Sir Do Lace Evans. The walls around this cemetery were sadly broken down. We then proceeded to the graveyard of the Naval Brigade, where a ghastly sight presented itself. We found the slabs that covered the grave of Commander Lecon Caster Ilanimett, of her Majestv's ship Albion, had been turned over, and the remains of that lamented officer entirely exhumed, the bones as well some remaining portions of the uniform dn being scattered around the grav e , which evidently opened only a few days before. It was truly a I heartaickemng spectacle to behold the last mortal remains !of this brave o•;r lie bleaching in the sun. Coked I Gowen assured sue that on the following Sunday he would have the remains carefully restored to their former peaceful I state. We then visited several other graveyards, and found them more or less in a very dilapidated state—the walls broken down in many places, and in some instances so much so that even the cattle have been found grazing within the enclosures. Notwithstanding, however, the mutilated and neglected state of many of the graves of those brave men who fell in the Crimea, still the sincerest tluntlca of every true Eng lishman are due to Colonel Gowen for the truly Christian and sympathising interest lie has so disinterestedly taken in having, entirely at his own expense and trouble, already repaired and restored many of tire English graves and ceme teries, as well as sevend of the French and Ss* irdinissu and preoerved them front violation and deity. It is sincerely to he hoped that our government will take such speedy and necessary measures fur putting our •,;r.sseyards in is proper state of repair as to preserve from oblivion the last resting. places of as, many brave men who fell during the Crimean campaign." In the sitting of the States of Nassau at Wien. baden, three days ago, Bishop Wilhelm proposed the sup. preesion of the gaming-houses, and after on animated die• elusion the motion was agreed to. IVE4TEINSTER NEW PALACE. —A parliamentary return issued this morning slice that the amount expended on the decoration of the New Palace at Westminster with fresco printings and statuary, up to the 31st ult., was 41,5 W. 15s. 6d. The mum of 1,960/. has also been spent on account of the 24 portraits in the Prince's Chamber, executed, not in fresco, but in oil. 65,2101. 9s. 41. has been expended for the repair and maintenance of the palace and its furniture ; and 87,068/. 2s. 1(1. for the current expenses of lighting and ventilating since those service* came under the management of the Officer of her Majesty's Works aud Public Buildings. THE STRENGTH or THE BRITISH ARMY,—We learn, from a return to parliament issued this morning, that the British regimental establialunent for 1860-61, of all ranks, numbers 144,148 ; and the effectives of all ranks, on the Ist of this month, 131,962. The return of the Indian establishment for LS6O-61 is 83,551; and effeetives (India), 94,829. The total timber of embodied militia on the let of the month was 19,*13. BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOcIETY. YesteDlny the annual meeting of this society was held in Exeter Hall, Strand, mad was presided over by it. T. Kemp., Fast., of Rochdale. Amongst thole on the platform were Sir Mor ton Peto, M.P., the Rev. Dr. Sterne, the Rev. Dr. Hoby, the Rev. Dr. Ackworth, the Rev. Dr. Angus, the Rev. Dr. Evans, the Rev. S. Manning, the Rev. T. N. Bureliall„ the Rev. J. Leat b mao, the Rev. F. Teeter, the Rev. Dr. Bray (Calcutta), the Rev. W. Landed., the Rev. F. C. Page, the Rev. Mr. Stoughton, Sir Henry Havelock, &c. The report of the committee gave a full accoent of the opera tions of the society in all parts of the world where they had miasion stations established—the West Indies, Ceylon, Africa, Brittany, Chine, awl Delhi, where order hail now been fully restored, and Ur: nii.sionaries were pumuiug their laborious work without dang er or 7: 1 :. The operations of the society, which had ben resumed in the north but a yenr am, were now earned on with more vigour than ever. Tint income of the society for all purposes during the pot year, amounted to in. rid. That smut included 262/. lss. 2.1. con trdnitions to the Indian Friedel fund, sod 2,469/. 12s. 9d. to the China fund. Beside* these to emits. 4,881/. 4s. dal, proceeds of the niiision pre , . for two yeses, had been carried to account, and it was hoped that iu future, as in past year*, this establieliment would ferns a considerable source of income to the eoeiety. T'ue expenditure, amounting to 27,031/. fie. 1011., bad greatly increased, and chiefly in India, where there had been rm increase since the past year of 1,772/. 10s. 6,1. That amount would he oeueideralolv increased during the pre sent year; for, through seven brethren had lied awl one had finally returned to England during the past four years, the numbs of missiouaries to luslia had during that period haves:cif from twenty-eight to thirty-five, be. sides a large addition of native preaelierti ; while, however, in the general abstract account. there was shown a balance in hand of 2,515/. is. 7d. that Melt dal all receipts, general and special ; the lielalce due to the Indian fund of 1,191/. Os. 11d., and to the Chinn fund of 1,906/. 15.. Id., amounted together to 3,004/. 16.., and mud, be taken as liabihty. The true view, therefore, was that there Y/33 • balance duo to those two special funds of 1710. 101 s. ROYAL MEDICAL BEN Er 4 'LENT COLEY:AL.—Last night the eighth anniversary festival of this excellent chit. rity was celebrated at the Fmenutsions' Tavern ; feint Leigh in the chair. There was a very large compuuy assembled on the occasion, and amougst them were Fmorc Shah and the Prince Gholab Mohammed. After the ueuid loyal Geist, the cha'rutaii proposed the :lealth ..1 tl:e "President of the College and Stinasoi G, the Institution," in which he felt a deep interest. He remarked that no el..* of per sous devoted so much of their tints t.. the relief of human entfering —and very often at the risk of their own lives—as the niendien , of the malicsil pnifession. Ho rejoiced, there. fore, that an institution hail been fom idea in which '2O medical Men were provided with a home and a pension of I.V. a rear, and 160 sons of medical men were saliesited, of whom 40, in addition to an excellent eduention, were previdell with clothing. He NAP glad to see oppodte t o him the treasurer, awl he might sae the founderof the iwattitt Mr. Propert. (Applauee.) He hoped his useful life might long lie spurn!, both far his own sake and for Cite le.nefit of the charity with which his name wait so intimately comiecte.l. (Hear.) He was not accustomed to make sreeelies lait his boot was in the muse, and lie felt what he .iii.l. The toot was newt enthueiwitically received, mad was d to he Viscount Newark, 31. P., in an appropriate The oilier tests of the evening were—" The Chairnian," "The Vice.Presi. dents and Council of the "The Treasurer," which was received with gnat enthusiasm, and impended to by Mr. Propert ; "The Head Muster,' " The Honorer,' Loral Secretaries," "Tit. Stewards.' "The Mesh ml Charities of England," :shish Sr.'. responded to by Dr. ( . onolly, and "The Ladies." The AUDI collected for the clarity on the occasion unwonted to the liatelsente stun of 3,6i0/ The toted receipts for the lest year rc of the college amounted to 101.70/. LETTERS Poll. TVSCANY AND THE R03.1.0:NA.--• Accenting to a communieation which leis teen received from the Sarslinion Poet-office, all the ropolatious awl rates of postage in fermi in the kilted ttttt of Sardinia leen extended to TIA , COIV a n d the Romagna. bliss., news papers, arid other printed papers, lehltx.rweil to Tuoany atel the Romagna, will therefore, in future, he f0rw.r.1...1 cad France, in the nails for Sanliiiiit, and will i• all respects to the rates of wistage mill general regulatieue applicable to correspousletwe iehlressisl to Swilled.. 11. y letters for Tlls.eAfty 'aid the Menage* which the ....ado , ' may ilmire to register will lie chatgeable Wilk the reda...d respettstion fee of sixpence, inetead of elevenp en.s. a- bee.. tofore. The followiug are etene of the principal placc. ra the Romagna t—liologna, I':,-t shone, Comacebio, Ferrara, Fern, Imola, Ravenna, CONVEYANCE OF LETTERS IN I NDI A St E etoss. —lnformation has leen received (nett the D i nctei- Genend of the Postaiffiae hu India that sit deiyatelied front Bombay to t'aleatta Itul 31..dre. as well as to Lahore, via Agnt, on the arrival et of each mail from Eug)attil, mud that, etibject to the et lowing conditions, letters and newspapers for au, -1..1!..a in India mar lie forte:into! ho' midi • " the post (Alec on the tiliove-iiimeroned I • route which, is nearest to their destinatiott. poet ((thee they will ba sent on by the fir;, "ohm.: c led!. , lot. Letter and newepaperss intended to Is• this expires must be legibly marked " must be registered. 211.11 y. lu ail.lithei to th e . and the sinlittary postage, there must 1...pai.) iu a d s .a .., urea ! each let ter un express pa doge at the nit , of 2.. quarter of an mince or !notion of a eaarter of an and upon each newsparier an expo.... valuer of 2, even-t,,, p fuur o. o t u t t n. ozz e ur r.i f ; ten m,is ti , a i : of ' General Post Office, April 27, 1860. • THE GREENLAND FISIIMUY.—LEssicL. 23,—The screw steamer Diana, I.'optain t:no zarived here ve.tenlay front thee:liana, revolts th.. , r seal fishing hs;l been a total failure. The Fair. ..1 head, ass totally lost on the 126 ..f .Ipril. .tee The Seal Ruud (Norwegieu vessel) !:el al.. ; crew roved by the Columbia., of Peterhead. The a. I had been very se%.•re. I