The Express. — London, England, 1861-07-20 00:00:00

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Mr. KINULAKE is anxious to know whether the Govern ments of France and Italy continue to deny that the King of ITALY has entertained a project for ceding the Island of Sardinia to France ; and his first concern is to show that the untruthfulness of those Governments is such that it matters not what they deny or what they admit, and that the annexation is in rapid progress. We say this is essentially a practical question. It is not one of sentiment. If any Power intervenes between a suf fering foreign population and itsfate from sentiment' Great Britain is certainly not that power. Neither is it a question of international law, or of the con struction of treaties. Mr. K INGLAKi knows very well what was the answer returned by the Great Powers to the appeals of England when Savoy and Nice were annexed. It was then seen that the received public law of Europe authorised the trans fer of the people of those countries from one sove reign to another without their consent, as if they had been a flock of sheep. It is so in the case brought forward. No law forbids the transaction deprecated. Tho sovereign possession of the Island of Sardinia is a matter to which we cannot be in different, but we can only approach the question on one side. We can say that a transfer will be highly injurious to our interests, and that we will oppose it by force. That is an intelligible ground, and it is not an insufficient ground of action because it is not eked out by pretences of law and treaty. Every nation must protect its own interests to the extent of its power. It is a duty and a necessity, and does not need vindication by fictions copied from the former. But then, we repeat, this is a practical ques tion—a question of the strength of the Mediterra nean fleet, and the elasticity of British credit. It is one which the Government naturally thinks of, but how the House of Commons can help its solu tion in any other sense than that of hastening on a crisis, we fail to discover from Mr. KINGLAKE'S speech. That hon. gentleman appears to be doing a work like that of the old sergeant in his anec dote, who, by telling the EMPEROR that the honour of the army required a satisfaction, compelled the annexation of Savoy and Nice. He is doing his best to make the annexation of Sardinia necessary to the French EMPEROR, as a means of preserving his credit with the nation prejudiced by aspersions in the English Parliament. We assume, though only for the moment, the correctness of the hon. gen tleman's information ; because it would be idle to enter into controversy as to facts with a gentleman who has a private key to every diplomatic port folio in Europe. The terms are unequal. Some day, perhaps, when he has become Under-Secre tary fur Foreign Affairs, and has to do with real business, we may venture to offer a few sugges tions for h:s consideration. Lord J4)IIN RCSALLL spoke the common sense of the matter when he reminded the House that an event so important as the transfer of Sardinia to France could not possibly take place as a mere in cident of French policy in Italy. It is one which must, from its very nature, be governed by the intention of the French EMPEROR to preserve or renounce the alliance with this country. Having surrendered, or being prepared to surrender, that alliance, the French Government would no doubt make a strong effort to obtain the Island of Sar• dinia, but not until then. This is the broad, states man's survey, as distinguished from the minute, sectional view of Mr. KINGLAKE. The noble lord looks at the whole map of Europe, while the hon. member studios it in parcels. The Government, the noble lord said, did not believe that the French EIIITHoR was ready to attempt the annexe, ation in the circumstances. But he took care to add that no blind confidence would lead it to neglect its duty. This is the right answer to fidgety politicians, who fancy that everybody is hoodwinked but themselves. The noble lord, en• larging his view, spoke of the general state of Europe, but although his language was elevated, his meaning was less clear than could be desired. It is a curious illustration of the state of our relations with France that the Emperor of the FRENCH will read this debate, so full of mistrust of his designs, at the very time when our great capitalists aad men of enterprise are anxiously inquiring fur bulletins from Vichy, and hoping for the complete restoration of his health, as the security of a life so necessa.-y to the maintenance of peace and friendship between the two countries. Pretenders will have one motive the less for stirring up strife between the two peoples if they duly reflect on the fact that no Englishman ever dreams that we have anything to gain by a change in the occupa tion of the throne of France. THE public will variously think the Lords well or ill spent an hour last night in talking of the affairs of Poland, according as they agree or dis agree with the opinion of Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFZ as to one of the functions of Par liament. "It was satisfactory," the noble lord said, "to find that the voice of truth should be " heard in the British Parliament, and that those " who had succeeded in carrying out their am " bilious views had at last to find that they stood " opposed to the opinion of Europe expressed by " a Parliament which more than any other body "in Europe had a right to express that " opinion." We are quite prepared to learn that, in an age which worships success, there us some to whom the voice of truth is wearisome and contemptible, and who can scarce forbear a smile at the thought that prosperous ambition should be supposed to bestow a thought on any opinion not represented by the chastising sword. Nevertheless we agree with Lord STRAT FORD, and believe that good will result to Poland, to Russia, and to England, from the expression last night of the unanimous opinion of a body en joying so much authority on the Continent as our House of Lords. Those political sceptics whose faith in any cause is usually measured by its prospects of im mediate triumph, naturally regard the nationality of the Poles as hopelessly extinct, and ridicule the idea of its effective revival. They would repre sent the popular demonstrations at Warsaw as mere local ;outbreaks of temporary enthusiasm. No greater mistake in the interpretation of con temporary history could well be made. It is certain that the feeling manifested in the capital pervades the whole country. The popular movements at Warsaw but represent a general uprising of the national sentiment that extends to every part of the ancient kingdom. All the reliable intelligence we have received during the last three months tends to show that the re awakened feeling of nationality, and the new effect it has produced, are marked by singular depth, I r intensity, and power. Perhaps, however, the best feature of the movement is, that it displays as much prudence as resolution ; I and is, all things considered, as calm 1 , and patient as it is determined and strong. The Poles, in common wish other oppressed nations, have learnt wisdom from experience, and the example of Italy, while kindling new hope and stimulating to fresh exertions, has inspired them at the same time with the spirit of caution, teach ing lessons not only of quiet labour but of patient waiting, watchfulness, and heroic endurance. Fully alive to its importance, the leaders of the new movement do not cease to act, but their action is never violent or revolutionary. In stead of indulging in inflammatory harangues, or attempting any premature resort to the sword, they employ only the most legitimate and pacific means for giving effect to the national sentiment. The machinery now in requisition for this purpose is that of addresses from Vie inhabitants of the chief towns to their compatriots in the country, or from the dwellers in one district to those in another. Our Correspor dent at Warsaw has di rected attention to several of these addresses, described their general object, and given specimens of the' , . contents. The first of these is the ad dress from the inhabitants of Warsaw to their countrymen, encouraging them to persevere in their moral attitude, and entreating them not to have recourse for the present to any act of violence, but to bide with calm and be coming dignity their proper time for action. He also gives at length two other addresses, one from the nobles of the government of Grodno to the Emperor of Rues's, praying that Lithuania may be reunited to the kingdom of Poland, and enjoy for the future the same political rights and privileges ; and the other from the citimus of Volhynia to the inhabitants of Volhynia, Podolia, and Ukraine, urging on them the importance of thorough union, not only in political opinion, but in practical efforts for the preservation of their nationality and the improvement of the people. For the latter purpose the address proposes a com prehensive plan of popular education, to be carried into effect by voluntary subscription. This scheme is specially designed to include the newly-eman cipated serfs, one of its main objects being to fit them for the position and duties of citizens. The most remarkable fact about these addressee is tha: they come from those parts of the ancient kingdom of Poland which, having long since been incorporated with He Russian Empire, are in all respects considered and treated as Russian pro vinces. It is, clear, 'therefore, that the patriotism of these unhappy people—the national spirit of the Poles—not only lives, but acts with tranquil power and unanimity throughout the entire race. But comparatively few of us, perhaps, reflect how intimately this fact concerns ourselves and our neighbours across the Channel. The nation ality of the Poles is a question in which the Western peoples and the Western Powers have a most direct and practical intereet. If that nationality still exists as a living, active power, England and France cannot be indifferent to it, since they are' mainly respon sible before Europe for its preservation. It was these Powers who at the Congress of Vienna asserted and resolutely maintained that the separate existence of the Polish nation was essential to the balance of power and the peaces of Europe. They accord ingly at first demanded that the kingdom of Poland should be restored, and when the reap pearance of NAPOLZON destroyed all immediate hope of this, they stipulated under express and stringent conditions for the preservation of the Polish nationality. It is true these stipulations I were not long observed, having been set at nought within a few years after the signing of the treaty. But their moral effect on the Polish nation was intense, and the responsibility of this result thus rests of course on those persons who asserted in 1815 that Poland had rights which Europe was bound to recognise and respect. The Poles themselves through these long years of suffering, have in deft', but faithfully kept that nationality which the Western Powers were so anxious to preserve. And now, when, after years of silence, they ap peal once more for the restoration of their politi cal rights, they may at least expect, and are most justly entitled to receive, the sympat4 and sup• port of the Western Powers. In this country that expectation has not been disappointed. Both the people and the Government have been prompt in expressing their strong interest in the new movement, their deep sense of the wrongs the Poles have suffered, and their earnest i de sire for the speedy restoration of their political rights. It was only a few days ago that the responsible representatives of the English Government asserted in the Rouse of Commons that the Powers in possession of Poland had forfeited their title-deeds; expressing at the Mlle time their conviction that the Polish people would in the end once more take their place amongst the nations of Europe. While the English Government has been thus outspoken on a queetion in which the honour of both is equally involved, it is curious to observe the mysterious silence which the French Govern ment has maintained. The French people is well known to cherish feelings of the warmest friendship towards the gallant nation that has so THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1861. often and so largely shared its dangers and its triumphs, and they would welcome the prospect of the success of the Poles with generous enthusiasm. But the French Government, for some reason of its own, studiously endeavours to suppress any manifestation of the popular feeling in favour of Poland. This desire shows itself in the suppression or official manipulation of all intelli gence likely to rouse this feeling. The official telegrams of the debate in the House of Com mons on Poland, for example, carefully ex cluded the references made by the Ministers of the Crown to the rights, and ultimate prospects of Poland, and repeated only the warning to the Poles not to expect national help for their country. The same spirit ap pears in all the references of the official and semi-official prints to the Polish movement. We can only express our strong conviction that whatever may be the motive of this attempt, it will be as utterly futile as it is on public grounds impolitic. CD, Court. OSBORNE, JULY 19. The Queen drove out yesterday with Princess Alioe. The Duke and Duchess of Montpensier, aocompanied by Prisms leabeUs, arrived yesterday on a visit to her Ma lestY• Lord Alfred Paget attended their Royal Highnesses from Portsmouth, where they embarked in her Majesty's yacht Fairy, and crossed to Cowes. The Crown Prince of Prussia returned to Osborne at eight o'clock List night, from Baden Baden, attended by Lieu- Von Obernitz. Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge attended the Crown Prince from Dover, where his Royal Highness embarked in her Ma jesty's yacht Elfin, and crowd to Osborne. Viscount Sydney also arrived co a visit to her Majesty. A deputation on the subject of the New Brunswick Rail way had an interview with the Duke of Newcastle yester day at the Colonial-office. M. Juan B. Alberdi, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Argentine Confederation, had an interview with Lord John Russell, yesterday, at the Foreign-office. A deputation. consisting of Mr. J. H. Moore, Mayor of Rochdale, Mr. Alderman Linsey, and Mr. W. Roberts, of Rochdale, and introduced by Mr. Cobden, M.P., bad an interview with the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers yesterday, at the office of the Poor Law Board, WhitehalL The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. Hutchinson's Prolongation of Patent (treating of pasteboard), part heard, was concluded, and judgment given. Au appeal from the High Court of Admiralty, "The An napolis," was commenced. The Lords present were Lord Kingsdos u, the Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner, and Sir E. Ryan. Her Majesty's Commissioners for the International Ex hibition of 1862, held a meeting at their offices in the Strand yesterday. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office tojthe governors of the Australian colonies, the Mawitius, Ceylon, Malta, Gibraltar, and Canada, and to the Lord High Commissions of the lonian Island,. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princes.' Mary have arrived at Baden-Baden. The Durham at Hamilton has placed her chateau at the Declaim of Cambridge's disposal daring her royal highnew's sojourn at that waterlog place. Their Royal Hagituesses the Duke de Nemours and the Primes Clementine of Orleans have arrived at the Lord Warden Hotel, Dover, from Clermont. The Marquia and Marchioness of Exeter have been entertaining a distinguished party at Burghley House for the Stamford more. The guests have included the Earl and Countess of Zetland, the Earl of Chesterfiild. the Earl of Windiness, the Farl of Strathmore, the Earl of Coventry, Lord George and Lady Adelim Manners, Lord Wm. Powlett, Viscount Canterbury, Viscount Clifden, the Earl Annealey, Lord de Manley, Lord and Lady Burghley and Lady Sarah Spencer, Count Batthyani, General Peel and Miss Peel, Mr. and Mrs. Lowther, Admiral Roue, sod Mr. Pone. The Earl of Wilton leaves town on Monday next fee Cowes, Isle of Wight, for the yachting season. Sir Robert and Lady Gerard Lave left the Cla rendon Hotel for lenouhire. The Right Hon. the Speaker will give hie cue tomary dinner on Wednewiay next to the principal officers of the House of Commons at the New Palms, the usual prelude to the close of the session. _ Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. Monckton Manes have been entertaining a ulceration of visitors at Fryston Hall during the agricultural exhibition at Leeds. The party included, amongst others, their Royal Highnesses the Due d'Aumale and the Due de Chartres, the Duke of Rutland, Viscount and Viscountess Galway, the Hon. Ralph Dutton, Baron George de Busses, Mr. Bridgman Simpson, Count L. de Kergolay, Mr. N. Higgins, the Rev. A. Hultable, sad Mr. Cain], M.P. The marriage of Mins Pringle, eldeqt daughter of Sir John and Lady Elisabeth Pringle, and niece of the Marquis of Breadalbws, to Major the 'Hon. Robert Saite. Hamilton, second son of the Earl and Countess of Redding. ton, took place on Thursday last, at St. George's Church, Hanover-square. The Baroness Brunnow gave a grand ball last evening at Chesham House, in the noble state apartments of which, furnished with imperial magnificence, the baron° s received the carps diplontatique and leading members of the aristocracy remaining in London. _ _ Lady Ashburton gave a grand concert lakd night at Bath House, comprising the talent of Ma lame Grid, Madame Titian, Signor Mario, Signor Ginglini, and other artistes of the Italian schooL The Herald has the following curious para graph We have reason to believe t hat Lord John Rus sell's elevation to the peonage is only preliminary to his re tirement from public affairs, and that important changes may in consequence be shortly expected in the cabinet." The Illustrated Times says :-" Lord John Musson is to go to the House of Peen as ' Earl Russell, of Ard malls,' in the county of Meath, Ireland. The moon why he takes this curious title is this : the noble lord has an estate at Ardsalla : it belonged to the Earl of Ludlow, who left it to the Duke of Bedford, who left it to Lord John his brother. The property is worth about 5,C10/. a year, and has a goal house upon it. It is the only landed estate that his lordship possesses." The Army and Nary Gazette states that, in accordance with the su;•gestion made a short time ago by the Commander•in-Chief on a public occasion, a body of volunteers will, early in the ensuing month, have the long. anticipated opportunity of learning the more practical duties of military life in connexion with their professional brethren in arms. Arrangements are about to be carried eat at Aldarshott for the reception of 400 gallant amateurs, sad it is likely this please,' and distinction will fall to the toe of the London Me Brigade. The fifth annual meeting of the National Aster Attica for the Promotion of Social Science will be held in Dublin during the week. Wednesday, August 14, to Wed &Way, August 21. Lord Brougham is expected to preside. The preeidenni of departments are—the Right Hon. Joseph Napier, Sir J. G. Shaw Lefcvre, the Attorney-General for Leland. Lord Talbot de MaLihide, Judge Longfield, and M. Michel Chevalier. A movement ham commenced in the Royal Society to offer the nest presidency to Lord Brougham. Some leading fellows have already signed a requisition to his lordship. There is to be a grand congress of artists of all maims at dintwerp next month. The gentlemen chosen by the Royal Academy to represent Eoglish art are Sir Edwin Lindner, Mews. David Roberta, E. M. Ward, Doo, and Westmacott. "Almost every visitor to the current Exhibition of the Royal Academy," says the Atheiwrust, "will share our regret to learn the death of Mrs. Wells, who was known as the most promisin; of our female artiste. Aa artist she was, in the best sense of the term, gifted with a rare power of execution and knowledge of practical art such as we feel safe in saying has not been possessed by any English lad►. Beyond this her works evinced feelings for &alga which were superior to the average gift of many painters of high note. Her death followed, on the 15th inst., upon gastric fever, euperedded to childbirth. Her personal character was most amiable, and both as friend sad artist she will be long remembered." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. NAPLES AND ROME. The Opinion Nationale states as "on good au thority" the following fact from Rome, which, if true, cannot fail to attract the serious attention of the French government. "The Pope has given up to the ex-King of Naples the arms which were taken from the Neapolitan troops which took refuge in the papal territory, and which arms, consisting of 30,000 muskets and several guns, were deposited in papal custody by General de Goyon. These arms are served out to hordes of armed brigands, who daily leave Rome to swell the ranks of reaction in the southern provinces." This statement is vouched for by the signature of K Gueroult, the principal editor of the Opinion Nationale. (UMW/ NAPLES, Jucy 19. General Cialilini has ordered 15,000 volunteers from the National Guard to be enrolled for mobilisation. Several Garibaldian officers have accepted ap pointments. The brigands who were concentrated at Monte cilfone have been beaten. TURIN, JCLY 19, Emma. The municipality of Turin have ordered a Bere nice.° and a torchlight procession in honour of Count Fleury. The Italia says :—" It is not true that Garibaldi has left Caprera." FRANCE. PARIS, JOLT 20. Last night a fire broke out in the property rooms of the Grand Opera, and destroyed all the scenery. The lose is considerable. The Muniteur of to-day contains a report of the Minister of Finance on the subscription to the 300,000 Obligations Trentenaires. The repot says :—" 4,693,814 bonds have been subscribed for; 128,606 subscriptions are for amounts which cannot be reduced. This financial operation is a complete success. The subscription, by the abundance of capital offered, and the eagerness of the public to subscribe, has become an imposing manifestation of the financial power of the country, and a proof of the confidence which the government of the Emperor inspires." SPAIN. MADRID, JOLT 19. The Correspnulencia Autografa, of to-day, says it is asserted that Senor Bermudez, formerly Spanish Ambassador at Naples, will return to Francis 11. The chief of the Loja insurrection has been strangled. He is the only person who has been condemned to death. The Queen has arrived at Valladolid, and has been warmly received. The daughter of the Duke of Montpensier is ill at San Lucar. Hopes are entertained that the plot of the late insurrection at Loja will be discovered. SWITZERLAND. BERNE, JULY 19. The negotiations for a treaty of commerce be tween France and Switzerland will not be opened before October next. The Council of the States in its sitting of to-day voted 275,030 francs for the construction of military roads. THE AMERICAN MAIL. LIVERPOOL, TULT 20. The Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, which sailed today for New York, took 16,5521. in specie from England, and 92,003 dole. and 150,000 franca from the Continent. THE BOMBAY MAIL The Valetta, with the above mail, reached Malta at 10 p.m. on the 18th instant, and Was to leave for Marseilles at 3 the next morning. The Ellora, with the hem/ portion of the luaus, was to leave Malta at 8 a.m. on the 19th, and may be expected at Southampton ou the 28th inst. The Orissa brought the mail to Suez, arriving there on the 14th lust. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nor on owx PAB.LS, Fang Emma. The evening papers are instructed to contradict the news given yesterday that M. de St. Georges —who, by the way, I see is called by mistake in some English journals M. St. Germain—has been appointed French consul in Australia ; they do not say what has become of him. The names of several prominent personages about whose pecu niary affairs there have long been scandalous whispers are now coming out. I am told that in the Nouvelliste de Rouen there are very full particu lars of charges made against a relative of General Fleury. There is a talk of a deficit in his arse of twelve millions of francs. M. Dieu, the director of the Mond de Pita, has absconded. A well known Paris banker (not, however, of the first class) is said to have failed under discreditable cir cumstances. It is strongly rumoured that legal proceedings have been instituted against the Cridit Mobilier. The Independance Beige of Thursday says . The Frond; Moniker yesterday published a note which made a certain sensation in Perim. It says that the Emperor, contrary to the assertion of the Ladipendance, will not leave Vichy to visit a neighbouring locality. Of course there can be no doubt th►t M. de Moray's chateau is the place alluded to ; the Indlpendance was mistaken in an pouncing that M. de Morey would entertain his sovereign at Made+. While bowing, as we cannot choose but do, to the declarations of the !Moniker, we may be permitted to plead attenuating circumstances, and to state that we were well justified in believing iu the visit, since M. de Morey, according to the testimony of his friends, had made prepa- rations for the Emperor's reception. The Court of Cassatiou has put a stop to the prosecution against the Opinion Nationale, for a j'euillefon of M. About's reflecting upon some local authorities at Severna. The judges at Colmar persisted in having the ease tried, although the Procurenr-Geneml had dropped the prosecution ; the supreme court holds that the zealous judges exceeded their authority. The Bourse remains as lifeless as ever. Rente rose sc. for cash and fell 50. for amount, closing at 67fr. 80c., and 67fr. 85e. ; Mobilier fell 2fr. 50c. In railways there was hardly any change. The journals of Rouen announce that a bank at Bolbw has just suspended payment, and that its liabilities are considerable. The name is not mentioned. For the last two or three months the famous thieves' night-house called the Lapin Blanc, which will be remembered by all readers of Eugene Sue's wondrous romance " Les Mystkres de Paris," has been doing an immense stroke of business, owing to the rumour that it is shortly to be pulled down. Thousands of people whose curiosity remained dormant so long as the existence of the cabaret was not threatened have lately been there to take a glean of bad wine, and many fashionable supper parties have been organised in the foul den, invested with a halo of poetry by the story of "Fleur de Marie." It appears, however, that the invasion of the jeunesee dorfe has not scared away the traditional customers of the Lapin Blanc, for two nights ago M. Blanchet, the commissary of police of the Quartier St. Merri, made a +=is in the house, and bagged no less than two-and-twenty reputed thieves, who were duly consigned to prison. THE NEW SULTAN. (From the Levaist Herald.) • The Sultan has again spent a most active week. On Saturday he visited the Seraskeriat, where he was re ceived by the new chief, Namik Paeha, and the entire eine of the deppaarrttmment. Two battalions of the let Regiment of Dens.aaadetordusu were also drawn up in the great square of the establishment, and saluted his Majesty as he entered. After some hours spent in a minute examination into the administrative machinery and system of the department, his Majesty withdrew into the suite of rooms used on the ocaudon of imperial visits, and there dined. Before leaving 'm the evening he ordered a large donative -2,500,000 p., it is said—to be given to the troops whom he had inspected in the morning, 120 p. thus falling to each private soldier, 250 p. to each non-commis sioned officer, and 500 p. to such officer. Yesterday his Majesty proceeded on board his new yacht, the Sibstria (the Cairo of 11-Hand Pacha) to Zeitoun Bournou, accom panied by their Highnesses the Grand Vizier and Capstan and his Excellency the Seraskier, and followed by his Highness Mursd Effendi. in his yacht, the Peiki- Chevket, the gift of the Sultan. The chief object of his Ma. jesty's visit was to witness some experiments on the plain of " Vely Effendi" with a buttery of new rifled cannon from the foundry at Tophani. The result of the firing is said to have been satisfactory. In accordance w ith imperial custom during the month of Moharrem, his Majesty will, it is expected, visit the Porte to-morrow or Saturday, and there announce some further important administrative changes and reforms. He has also expressed his intention to visit and minutely inspect, in the course of the next few days, the naval school at Halki, the military school, Pena, and the medical school at Cum berhaniii. as also the barracks at Ramis Chiflik, Scutari, and Awed Pacha. On Monday, his juvenile Highness Youauff With Eddin Effendi, his Majesty's son, was named sergeant in the Rifles of the Imperial Guard, an officer of which corps has been appointed to act as his military tutor. In the way of further palace retrenchment the ration allow ances of the perionnel of the establishment have been abolished, and sweeping reductions have also been made in the salaries, or pensions, of the retired chamberlains and ' other ax-employes. As soon as the whole of the members of the corps diplontatique have received their new letters of credence, his Majesty will, it is said, invite the entire body to a grand banquet at the palace. (now Lute ICIONVB oAzerm) ST. Janse's PALACE, JULY 16.—The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Hon. Lord Foley, to appoint Major Gran Nicholas, retired full pay bth Fusiliers, and Captain 4th Royal South Middlesex Militia, one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentle men-at-Arms, vice Moore, resigned. Sr. JAMES% PALACE, JULY 16.—The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Honourable Lord Foley, to appoint Captain James Edward Boggle one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Helyar, reftned. ST. J AMES fl PALACE, JULY 18. —The Queen has been pleased, en the nomination of the Right Hon. Lord Foley to appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Frederick Saunders one of her Majesty's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at-Arms, vice Bont/ey, resigned. Foasion-omcs, JULY 12.—The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Thomas Joseph Hutchinson, F..sq., late her Majesty's Coned at Fernando Po, to be her Majesty's Consul at Rosario. A Cannanore correspondent of the Bombay Tele graph writes :—" A young officer, Lieutenant Hushes, of the 66th Regiment, was lately killed in the Wynaad jungle, in a rencontre with an elephant. He was a steady shot, with plenty of nerve, and, having rolled the animal over with the first shot, be went up to him, thinking him dead, when the beast rose up ►nd charged. Lieutenant Hughes put up his rifle to five, but the nep missed, and the animal absolutely crushed him to death with hiv weight." He was found in the mire dreadfully mangled. Lieutenant Hughes was a very skilful instructor in musketry. General Hay, Comm►ndant and Inspector-General of the School of Mu- hotly, in announcing this calamity to the Rey. T. C. Hughes, late of Bri,gg, father of the deceased, writes "He is a great lou to my staff, as he was the best instructor in India, and had sent in more flrUclass men than any other." ITALY AND DENMARK. —The Dagbladet of Copes hogs" rye :—" The Marquis de Torrearsa, who has just brought to the court of Stockholm the official notification of the foundation of the kingdom of Italy, is expected here this week on a similar mission to our government. it is expected that his Majesty the King will receive the maw sailor extraordinary of the King of Italy either at Fredernia, which is the central fortress of Denmark, or at Odense% the chief town of Fionis. An influential committee he. already been formed to give the representative of the Italians as worthy a reception as he has met with from the Swedes ; and we hope that the Marquis, on his return to his own country, will be able to certify to his fellow countrymen that for everything noble and patriotic there is but one feeling throughout licendinaiia." THE ASSABEIN BRCILER.—The Carlaruhe Gazette gives the following details relative to the prisoner Becker : The father of Oscar Becker is not only a Councillor of State, hut a Proforma. at Odom, and one of his uncle* is a Councillor of State and a Professor at Blew. The family appear to be natives of Saxony. What is certain is that his mother, the first of three wives of his father, was of that country. Oscar was educated at the school of La Croix, at Dreedea, and in 1489 went to Leipaic to study law. He is 22 ears of age, rather above the middle height, thin, pale, and beardless. He has among other literary works trans lated a tragedy from the Russian of Lwoff. He states posi tively that he has never belonged to any society of students. At Dresden he purchased a portrait of king William I. On arriving at Baden a abort time before the commission of his crime he alighted at the Hotel de la Fleur, and made in quiries as to the habits of the King—where he usually walked—what suite ho generally had with him, he. On Sunday morning Becker wra early on the promenade, and followed his Ma jesty when he arrived." FRILNCH ANECDOTIM FROM VICHY.—A letter is the llonitewe des Pry', de Dilute says :—" The Emperor, who every day drives out, arrived a few days back at Beret, and asked some persons whom he met the way to the slate quarry. Being recognised he was soon!turrounded by several of the principal inhabitants of the village, who solicited the honour of accompanying him. The Emperor alighted from his carriage, and set out on foot with those . His Majesty having noticed the mayor, whom he persons having seen him at the head of his mai riga council on the day of his Majesty's arrival at Vichy, questioned him as to the state of the oountry, and then remarked that the roads were in a very bad state. The mayor answered that the rcsources of the village were 80 small that they could not afford to repair them. ' And pray,' asked the Emperor ' what would be the expense? From 6,000(r. to 8,003fr . .,' was the answer. His Majesty immediately gave directions to have that sum paid over to the mayor. The Emperor continued to walk for a distance of about two miles, conversing with the people by his side, and then re-entered his carriage and proceeded to his des tination. The Emperor has a friendly word for everybrily he meets, and his popularity is consequently extraordi narily great." CRUEL TREATMENT OF A HULL SAILOR IN A RIMMIAN PRISON.—Mr. Wm: Stephenson, • cook and steward, belonging to Hull, lately went to St. Petersburg in a Hull Meunier. Upou arrival there he was sent on shore by the captain with two bottles of gin. He was allow.d to proceed along the quay quietly for about IC3 yards, when two Russian policemen aconsted him, and takieg hold of a basket which he had upon his arm, they examined it, and found the liquor. They thereupon seized him, and hurried him off to prison. Ho was drifted about to three different prisons that day until about 9 o'clock at night, when he was taken before a Russian official, ad after re mising in his preen a few minutes, during which time nothing was s uid to him—but he was turned round and examined—he was removed to a large room where he remained for the night. There was no bed or articles' of furniture, and he received nothing to eat. In this place lie was confined for three days and three nights. during which period he had nothing whatever to eat, and only • little cold water to allay his thirst. No oue ever came near the room. On the night of the fourth day one of the pr f wn officials brought him a large piece of hard bread, black as coal, a little salt, and a bowl of cold water. The bread, however, was of such a character, that the poor fel low, with all his hunger, could not touch it. On the morn fiscfe the fifth day he was removed to a cell underground. he was stripped of all his wearing apparel, and here be masined three more days ad nights, having only the black bread to subsist on. This treatment speedily had its effect on the man's oonstitutMe, an.l he became ill. While here he was visited by the captain of the vessel, who promised to exert his influence with the 'maul to obtain his release. Several Englishmen also visited film, and through their instrumentality he obtained • little white bread sail wine, which was no doubt the means of saving his life. He was kept in custody seventeen days and • half, during which he was removed to several prisons, and hie treatment was of the most cruel character. On Monday he was taken from the prison and released with scarcely any articles of wearing apparel, having no shoes, no coat, and only a cap for his heed, and without • penny in his pocket. The man applied to the British Consul, and, through his interference, gained a passage to Hull, where he arrived on Wednesday last —Man Parket. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORK/3.—A meeting of the board was held yesterday at the office ' in Spring. garden. ; Mr. John thwaites in the chair. The financial statement showed the auth-balances in the hands of the treasurer :—Current accounts, 42,0881. 12s. 3d. ; deposit ac- counts, 49,7481. 19s. 9d.—sotal, 91,8371 . 125.; government securities, New Three per Cent. Annuities, 32,9691. As. 41; cheques ordered, but not presented : issued, 193/. 6s. ld.; not issued, 8,36 W. 3s. 9.l.—total, 8,862/. 9s. 10d. A report was brought up from the finance committee recommending, in consequence of the increased duties thrown upon Mr. Itualgette, that the salary of the engineer of the board be decreed from 1,0001. to 1,200/. per annum, and that the resolutions of the board of the 14th January, ISEC, and the 15th July, 1859, be varied accordingly. After some discus. Om the rtooraineodation of the committee was put and car- Tied by a large majority. Some other lousLese having been &impaled of the board adjourned. TUE ILSPRESENTATION OF LONDON. Yesterday evening Lord John Russell forwarded message to Mr. Sidney Smith, the mastery to the Liberia Registration Association in the City of Loudon, to the offset that it is his intention to appear at Guidhall on Tues day next, where he will be happy to meet the electors. The meeting is called for two o'clock An influential deputation of electors waited upon the Lord Mayor yesterday at the Mansion•house and tendered to him a requisition most numerously signed by all classes of the constituency, inviting his lordship to present himself for election. The chief magistrate at once responded to the request, and last evening his lordship issued the sub joined address: "To the Liverymen and other Electors of the City of " Gentlemen,—A requisition of a highly flattering chs. meter, numerously and influentially signed, having this day been presented o mo, inviting me to allow myself to be put in nomination to represent the City in parliament, I cheer. fully respond to such a call. Having been for so many years before the public I feel that it is not necessery for me to make say statement of my principles or of my political opinions. I, however, de. sire to ensure my fellow-citizens that my efforts shall always be so exerted as best to protect the privileges of this important City, and generally to promote the honom and interests of thin great country.-1 have the honour to be, your faithful servant, " WILLIAM CUBIST. " Mansion House, July 19." The election will probably take place the week after next. It is said the liberal party are entering upon the contest with even unwonted spirit, and with a determination to fight the battle to its legitimate conclusion. The contest promises to be a remarkably spirited affair. A special meeting of the executive committee of the Ballot Society was held at the offices yesterday, Mr. Bon. toms in the chair; Mr. Wbitehurst, Mr. M. E. Marsden, Mr. Elt, Mr. Le Maitre, Mr. Dawes, and Mr. Win. Charles were ps sent Mr. Whitehurst reported that he had guns. tinned Mr. Western Wood as to his views on the ballot, and obtained a satisfsAory answer. The committee accord ingly unanimously agreed to an address, strongly Neoax. mending Mr. Wood to the support of the electors of London TESTIMONIAL TO THE EIGHT HON. T. MILNER GIBSON, M.P. Yesterday afternoon a meeting was held at Fes& Hotel, New Palace-yard, Westminster, for the purpose of taking steps to present the Might Hon. T. Milner Gibson, M.P., with a testimonial in recognition of his "persevet:ng, able, and successful exertions during twelve years, u president of the Association for the Repe-1 of the Taus on Knowkdge." Mr. W. EWART. M.P., pre sided ; and amongst those present were Mr. Cobden, LP., Sir J. V. Shelley, Bert., M.P., Mr. J. Whit*, LP., Sir C. E. Douglas, M.P., Mr. Stansfeld, M.P., and Messrs. D. N. Chambers, John Cassell, G. W. Petter, Hunt, Luau, &c. The 7 CHAIIIMAIS, in opening the proceedings, remarked that all present would agree that Mr. Milner Gibson had conducted the causein parliament with consummate ability, and for that reason a• well as on account of the services ha had rendered u president of the Association for the Repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge, it was thought desirable to give the public an opportunity of presenting him with some testimonial in appreciation of his merit,. (Hear, hear.) Many members of parliament as well Nis other gentlemen hail given in their adhesion to the object of the meeting, and it had been thought better to limit the amount of their contributions in order to extend the area of subscriptions. On the motion of Sir J. V. SHELLEY, M.P., seconded by SirO. DOW:MAR, M.P., the gentlemen present resolved them. selves into a testimonial committee, with power to add to their number, and to appoint an executive committee having power to appoint local oommittees. Mr. COBDEN, M.P., who was cheered upon entering the mom, said it gave him much pleasure in being able to be present, in order to show his appreciation of the talent and exertions of Mr. Gibson ; and to offer his co-operation in some substantial mode with a view of tendering him hie mead of thanks for his labours. Those who bad had the opportunity of watching Mr. Gib. son must have seen that he hail brought an amount of energy, skill, and address to bear on the question rarely equalled by any public man. (Heir, hear.) They were not • class of questions that could be carried by assault, be calm. they were not subjects that gained so much atten. Coe out of doors as to enable them being taken by storm. They required sapping and mining, and Mr. Gibson bad shown great talent in that process. They all recognised his merita,and wen now anxious to show their high appreciation of there. As to what form the testimonial should take that would be for • future meeting to decide. It rested entirely with Mr. Gibson as to what should be done with the money after it was collected. Mr. Cobden believed there was a general feeling throughout the country that some recognition should be made of Mr. Gibson's cervices; but their efforts would have no success whatever unless a working power was applied ; and he saw around him gentlemen of just the kind to make its success if they devoted themselves to the sulAcct. Mr. WRIT; M.P., proposed, and Mr. Anions? seconded, a resolution to the effect that the subscriptions should not exceed IL, which was agreed to. THE BUILDERS' STRIKE AND THE WAR- OFFICE. Leat evening a deputation from the masons and bricklayers' societies bad an interview with Mr. T. Baring, M.P., the Under-Secretary for War, at the House of Commons, on the subject of the employment of the Sappers at the new barracks at Chelsea. The deputation was introduced by Mr. Layard, M.P. for Southwark. The deputation stated they bad cot solicited that inter. view for the purpose of entenng on the general merits of the dispute now existing in the building trade, but simply to complain of the conduct of the Waroltloe in sup. plying a body of military to perform the work of a contractor whose workmen bad struck against what they deemed an injurious innovation by that contractor on the established usages and customs of the trade. They thought that by this interference of the Vv . ar.office the operatives were placed ate great disadvantage, having thus to contend rot only against the combined influence and capital of the association of master builders—a sufficiently powerful restage. rust in itself—but also against the influence of government. This interference on the part of the War-office could not but tell greatly in favour of the employers, giving them ericou• 'ligament to persevere in the course they have thought proper to pursue • and if carried out to any extent would be entirely destru ' ctive of that right of combination now en. joed by the workmen under the sanction of the legislature. AU the workmen required was a fair field on which to try their strength with the employers, but this interference of the executive power deprived them of that, and they hoped to receive from the hon. gentleman an assurance that the Sappers should be withdrawn, and the contractor left to his Own resources. _ _ Mr. T. Beam enured the deputation that there had been no intention on the part of the government to interfere in the unfortunate dispute now existing on the aide of the rnployers. The fact was tbe,War-office was bound to get the barracks finished as speedily as pomade, both in a financial point of view and for the health of the troops who were to occupy them. The contractor having informed the War office authorities that be could not proceed with the works for want of skilled labour which he was unable to obtain, they thought it their duty to send on a body of mappers to go on with the work in the meantime. Had this not been a government work no such application would have been entertained from any contractor. He was not aware that this would prove so objectionable to the operatives. He could not promise that the sappers should be at once withdrawn ; but if, as bad been reported to him, any work. men had een discharged, soil the rappers pa in their places, that should be remedied at once. He would, how ever, give the whole question his seriuns considerution. In :newer to a question, Mr. BA RIIM stated he lind not the slightest knowledge of any intention on the part of the government to send sappers to work at the Exhibition. They would not be allowed to work on any job that was not strictly govern. meta work. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY'S MEETING AT LEEDS. LEEDS, Famir. The attendance yesterday reached. the unprece dented number of 73,624, and to-day it will probably 1+• 33,000 or 40,000. The receipts up to last night execee,led 7,30/., and it is expected that the gross receipt, *AI a 4 be lees than 10,000 f., or 4,0011/. more than the society liss ever taken before. ---.-.-. The annu l meeting was held to-day. The Earl of Pow is presided. The noble president proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor and Corporation of Loeb f..r the rt. caption accorded to the society, which was carried with sp. please. Thanks were also voted to the local committees and to the various railway companies for the facilities which they had afforded to those attending the show. PICTURLS •ND GAS.—The letters written in April last by the late Mr. Braidwood and Mr. Sidney Smirk. on the sulijeet of lighting the British Museum with cm have been laid before Professors Faraday, Tyndall, and Hoffman. but they adhere to their former 'minicar of the ',arty of the pa-lighting at South Kensington. and state that the tees• mature of the picture gallant's there, in the parts most a• posed to the action of the gas. is not so high when the gas is burning as when the sun is shining through the skylights. Professor Faraday, however, recommends that the roofs of such galleries lighted by gas be of iron, and be obsrx , F l that he should greatly hesitate to recommend palighth4 in the British Museum against the opinion of the architects who alone is aware of the construction of the building .0d of the dangers by fire which it may involve. lie r,egak 4 that he is very straggly against the common practice of erecting a church or other building by one set of hands under one mind, and then giving it over to another oath°. city and set for the introduction of gas apparatus and mins , or pipes of hot air or water (frequently at high tempeadetel and pressures) into parts and places where no intentsg n" specting them had existed before, where no preparation had been made for them, and where the final arrangemenu must partake more of accident and risk thou of premed:J. , ' Iron and forethought. I th, chi th: cot hi Ra hin ah