The Express. — London, England, 1861-04-27 00:00:00

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From the meet ing of the Convention of South Carolina to the firing on Fort Sumpter, the Southern leaders have clistinguishedthemselvesin only one way. Unable to do anything to inspire confidence at home or abroad, and maintaining their position by the grossest tyraney, they have rapidly become eminent in the arts of ruin. Having destroyed the greatness, the unity, and the prosperity of their country, it only remained for them to destroy its peace, and this was an easy matter. The capture of Fort Sumpter will never be mentioned among the great military exploits of history. It is solely as probably the prelude of a long series of fratricidal conflicts that it so powerfully excites the sympathy of two worlds, and in that view it is one of the most important events of our time. President LINCOLN appears to have convinced himself that the proper course for his government to follow was to maintain the status quo, both, in the first place, because it offered the best hope of a natural solution of the difficulties in which North and South were alike involved, and next, because the responsibility of contingent hostilites would thus be thrown upon the South. The victualling and reinforcement of Fort Sumpter was a part of this policy, for the withdrawal of its garrison by orders from Washington, even for reasons strictly mili tary would have had all the effect of an acknowledgment of the Montgomery govern• ment. But notwithstanding the despatch of war-ships from New York, professedly to support the relief of Fort Sumpter, this expedition has the aspect rather of a political experiment than of a military enterprise. We shall not know until the arrival of the next mail what Major Awessecie and the officer in command of the relieving squadron have to say as to the curse which hindered the reinforcement of the garrison, and in the mean time we most not be deceived by the abundance of details, of Southern origin, which the New York papers print, into believing that we have a full statement of the facts. But according to the only intelligence which has come to hand, the activity of the naval department did not correspond with the importance of the occasion. Perhaps it was impossible for the steamers of the United SMUG navy to render effectual &existence ; but at any rate a whole fleet was sent from New York, whereas the only vessels present while the contest was at its hottest ware three small steamers which remained inactive off the harbour. The gallantry of Major ANDRA. SON has been such as to command the admiration of his euemies. Everybody foresaw that unas sisted he could not make a protracted defence. He had under his command only from seventy to eighty men, not more than enough to work ten or twelve guns, and he had against him five heavy batteries of from ten to thirty guns each, sup ported by six or eight thousand men. It was be lieved at New York that the Government would make a strenuous effort to throw into the fort men enough to prolong the defence, and then, if war became ine vitable, land soldiers with flying artillery to take Fort Moultrie and Sullivan's Island, by which Fort Sumpter was menaced, in the rear. The rigour of the Southern Government anticipated theater any other plans that may have been formed. It was on the Bth that General BSA UREGAAD, the Southern commander at Charleston, informed the Secretary of War at Montgomery, that he and Governor PICKENS had received an official notifi cation that Fort Sumpter would be reinforced peaceably, or otherwise by force. On the 10th, the Southern Secretary of War instructed him to require its evacuation, end on refusal to reduce it. For military reasons the General de layed the demand until noon of the following day, when he sent a summons to Major ANDIRSON, giving him until six o'clock that evening to reply. His answer was a temperate refusal, accompanied by the intimation that his position was a defensive one. A second message was sent, engaging that no shot should be fired against the fort if its commandant would indicate • time by which he would evacuate it. This also was declined, and at half-past four on the morning of the 12th, yesterday fortnight, the war between the Northern and Southern people of America broke out. For two whole days Major A:cep-see fought most nobly. Sur rounded by powerfully armed forts and batteries, and with a force which was numerically to his as 100 to 1, he held out until his magazines wore blown up, his works crumbled, and his barracks in flames, when, having set a splendid example of public spirit and devotedness to his countrymen and confederates, he desisted from a resistance which could no longer serve any useful purpose. There are three parties upon whom these occurrences will have effects of the greatest im- Pastime. The Border States must now finally declare themselves. The Convention of Virginia, IA a resolution adopted before the outbreak of war, laid delve as a first condition of remaining in the 1, mon that no attempt to reinforce the forts in the harbouis of the United States should be THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1861. wade, and added that those forts ought to be evacuated by the Federal Government. The Union would be stronger without such an ally ea this ; and it is probable that Virginia has already seceded. The Montgomery Government may be emboldened by this first success to tempt the fortune of war in another enterprise which it is known to have at one time entertained. Washington is but inadequately defended. The Militia of the district cannot be relied on, and the oath is refused by hundreds of them, including per sons in the pay of the Government. Southern politicians, annoyed at finding that the governments of Europe are not eager to shake the polluted hand which is extended to them from Montgomery, persuade themselves that if they were in posseesion of Washington they should acquire a certain prestige in the eyes of the world. Vain as is this imagination, it is just such an one as the Southern leaders are likely to indulge, and an attack on the national capital must not be dismissed from the catalogue of contingencies because the project is wild and absurd. The dire poverty of the Confe deracy, and the hopelessness of obtaining credit, as shown in the failure of the new loan, while the loan offered by the Government of the Union has been subscribed four millions in excess, powerfully as they must tell in a protracted war, will only make the Montgomery Government more despe rately adventurous. But the most important effect of these occur rences must be expected in the North, the East, and above all in the West. The temper of the proud and idle Southerners inclines them to osten tatious and premature military display, and per haps also to a mistake which has been made elsewhere, that of supposing that an industrious population of forbearing disposition may safely be trifled with. But in this respect the North is likely to undeceive them. The tenor of letters and newspapers leads us to expect that, now that the Montgomery Government has shown its colours, all hesitation will be at an end—that a conaolida tion of opinion will take place, that men's minds will be united in common resolutions, and that we shall soon hear of the rapid development of war like force. The people of the North are as high spirited as those of the bragging South, and they are now at liberty to consult only the per manent interests of the country. England has invariably and unanimously desired a pacific ad justment of the differences of the Americans ; but if this cannot be, her own undivided sympathies are for those who represent the liberty, social and political, the morality, the enlightenment, energy, and all that is hopeful and progressive among the American people. PARIS FASHIONS FOR MAY. (From the 111u:tealed Leaden News.) Although Easter is past, and the season advances favourably, bariges have not made their appearance in the public promenades ; but already the poi' de cheers is brought into use, and makes up into charming spring dresses, competing successfully with the light fancy silks so popular in Paris, as indeed everywhere. For simple drowse the pod de chevre is especially adapted, and may be em ployed almost without trimming, particularly for young persons. When, however, they are ornamented with a ruching trimmed with silk their effect is considerably heightened. It appears that coloured stockings are to be the mode this summer ; the jupons seem to indicate that this fashion will be vary general Coloured stockings, or white ones em broidered with coloured silk are, moreover, in harmony with the Swims jupons or those in scarlet For a country "at home" it is already decided that these fanciful petti coats may be worn with a black cloth or velvet basquine, the effect of which, contrasting with the gay colours of the quasi-skirt, may be somewhat coquettish, but will certainly be pretty, not to my picturesque. Black straw bonnets are coming much into vogue, and are to be met with at all the principal milliners' ; they show off a tasteful trimming to great advantage. We have seen one decorated with roses du roi and black and red velvet ; the bavolet was double, one part being of black silk and the other of black velvet. The edge of the bonnet is usually simple, without velvet or other trimming, and the strinp are also black. Altogether, we must declare ounelves par tisans of this innovation. The straw used iu the MALIMILIC. tare of these black straw bonnets is of the largest descrip tion. The llama shawls mentioned is our Let are becoming ;at:oohed even in the highest quarters ; they are undoubt edly very distingue, and an noon as the warm weather shall have set in in right earnest they mast be generally worn, either for riding or walking. These shawls are mostly black, a colour that has of late much increased in favour for many of the articles composing a Parisian lady's toilet. trbt Court. OSBORNE, APRIL 26. The Queen and Prince Consort, accompanied by Primes Alio*, Prioress Helena, Princess Louise, sod Primo Leopold, drove eat ia as epee carriage yesterday afternoon. Major Du Plat attended oa hoeseback. • deputation en the ablest id the Thames Embankment bed en interview papterdey with the Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., at her Majesty's Moe of Works. • deputation, appointed at a maroon bill, at Dover, bad ea iMillrfieW with the Right Hon. T. Kibler Meta, at the Mee of the Board of Tiede, yortarday, whit reference to Dover Harbour and the Pawing Tolle BBL . . _ The Commiasicams for theelnternational Exhibition of 1862 held a meeting yesterday at their offices in the Strand. Despatches were received yesterday M the Colooial-ofbee from the Lord High Cornsinsioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were sent yesterday to the Governors of Malta, Mauritius, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Lamm, Australia, Canada, sad Gibraltar. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Pruscees Mary honoured Viesoont and ♦iacouotees Sydney with their company at dinner last evesing in Cleveland-square. A distinguished circle had the beams of meeting the royal guests. A select party membled alter dinner. The Countess of Derby will have assemblies on thee* and 15th of next month. lady Howard de. Walden has taken a house at Southisi for a short time. Lady Mary Wood sad Miss Wood have arrived at tbet reitiesee. Bettesviesquare, tees► the Continent. Lady Emily Heafrathcball will take piano on Wednesday. the lath proximo. lady Mokaworth entertained at dinner bat main his Ezeelhavy the Swedish Ifiniater, the Marquis of Bristol, the Desiree of laverasse, the led and Omuta, of Omepintewa, the lad of Loragicsd. Lard end Lady Oland Hamiltoo, Lard sad Lady Crimaarae, Lard and Lady Egertoo of Tattoo, Hares and Baronies Mayor do Roth schild, Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, Sir James and Lady Weir Hogg, and Mr. and Hrs. Hoary Patna. A marriage is arranged between Mr. Miltimay, for Herefordthire, aud Deplore, to Lord Aahburton, tad Mile Olive, daughter of Mr. G. Clive, M.P., under. esersbry is the Honse-oftlee, and niece to General the Hon. O. Om. General Sir Hope and Lady Grant have arrived 4 Parts Eros Chins, sad ere staying at the Hotel Bristol. _ . . . Lord Aabburton, President of the Royal Geo paphical ii y, will bold two ecrociiig niooptioom during the asanow, at Bath House, Piccadilly. Thaw receptions will take place on May 15 sad Joao 5. The annual general meeting of the Camden Ilesisty will be held on Wednesday next. The Marquis of Dried is to be proposed as president for the coining year. Kr. John Brnoe has been appointed by the Society of Antiquaries to act as a trustee of the Scene Museum, in place of the late Lord Aberdeen. Twelve opera concerts are to bo given at the Crystal Palace during the spring, with Milne. Miens and &gem Onn;lini as principal singers —the first on Friday ant. The following advertisement appears in the Man chester thierdine :—" Matrimony.--A gentleman of Lyons, travelling in England since last October, who will probably be looted in London, should the treaty be retailed, is most anxious to form the aomaintance and friendship of an 'Eng liab or Scotch young lady, with a view to a matrimonial alliance. References, &c." The member of the Rothschild family whose name stands anus( those of the councillors of the empire of Austria for life, is Berm Ansolme de Rothschild. We (Gardeners' C'hroairlr) learn with satisfaction that bet Majesty the Queen of Spain, in order to testify her sense of the services rendered by Mons. F. R. De la Trehoonais in the improvement of agriculture on the Con tinent, by the publication of what has been done in Eng land, by urging, with a due regard to local circumstances, the principles of British agriculture, and by the introduc tion of English breeds of cattle and modern agricultural implements wherever they are applicable, has conferred upon him the honour of the knighthood of the royal and distinguished Order of Charles 111. A Vienna letter of the 23rd Bays :—" During the list week the weather his been so cold in this part of the world that icicle. have hung from the eaves of the bonus. The cherry, apricot, and early plum trees, which l i were in bloom a few days ago, have been sadly nipped by the hut. ne mountains in Styria and the Tyrol are emend with fresh snow" A letter front Remo in the Gazette du Midi nays : —"The Pope lately received the Marquise de Piroodan. Bite prostrated herself at the threshold of the door, and stretching forth her arms cried oat, ' Holy Father! Holy Father! Is be is Heavier Pine IX., full of emotion on hearing those wards, w►ie► so eloquently expressed her pre. °eruption, milled Mame. de Pintodan to him, and said. ' God alone, my daughter, knows those whom he has called to en joy the plenitude of steroid felicity. I have constantly prayed smos the battle of Caatelfidardo for the souls of the soldiers who were slain in defending the Holy See, and par. ticularly for your husband. Nevertlialem I may tell you that for the last fortnight I have no loopy prayed for Georges de Pimodaa.' " THE COMMISSION ON THE PINE ARTS. This morning the twelfth report of the Com minima' op the Fine Arta wee issued. The oommissiociers state with regard to the decoration of the palace at West minster, that they find by experiment that fresco pictures are far preferable to oil paintings, and they have therefore nistricted the works in painting either to fresco or to the wuter-glass, which has been for ems years practised with good multi in Germany. The marble statue of her Majesty, with accompanying figures, by Mr. John Gibson, 8.A., to be placed on the north side of the Prince's Chum. bee, has been completed. Borne subordinate metal works and sculpture, in which the proem of stereotype casting has been successfully adopted, have silo been executed under the superintendence of the commissionera The commissioners submit various explanations accounting for the delay in the preparation of cartoons, by Mr. J. R. Herbert, ILA., for the Peers' robing room. This they attribute mainly to a conscientious study on the part of the artist With regard to the Peers' and Commons' corridors, to be painted respectively by Mr. C. W. Cope, R.A., and Mr. E. M. Ward, R.A., it is proposed to provide tomparare sheds at the south end of the building, in which, at the most favourable season of the year for fresco painting, the artiste can proceed uninterruptedly with their work. The commissioners express " their extreme mortification" that the Queen's robing room, to be painted by Mr. Dyes, R.A.,isstillunfinishad,tbeexclusiveoooupation of the roam by Mr. Dyes having, they fear, ocomioned greet inconvenience to her Majesty. The more recent inter ruption has, it is understood, arisen from ill health. Special mention is made of the unremitting industry of Mr. Ilselise, HA., now employed in painting, by the stereo. chrome water-glass method, the subject of the meeting of Wellington and Blucher after the battle of Waterloo in one of the large compartments of the royal gallery. In de scribing the royal gallery it is thought the partial execu tion should be so conducted as that the work, when sus pended, should, as far u possible, present a symmetrical arrangement. On this principle they have recommended that the two lane compartments in the Royal Gallery should be completed first. The commissioners feel bound to admit that the artists could, in almost every woe, " be more profitably though not more bcmourably em ployed in other sad possibly Ism arduous Indertakinp." But they take a different view with regard to sculpture, and they believe that every object which was onetentplated in the appointment of this oonuaimeies would be fulfilled by the employment of eminent eculpteire. The greeter number of the datum proposed to bo placed in the Queen's robing room, in the vestibule, and on the lower landing•place, are recommended to be different in material and dimensions from those proposed for the royal gallery, and they will consequently be of much less oat. The estimate for 1861-2 is 3.2001. for four statues of British sovereigns, to be placed in the royal gallery. THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY. The trustees, in their fourth annual report, Mated this day, give a list of seven additional donation■. The purchases now amount to 110. In their various ar rangements the truster bays found the present apartments am too small for the fees circulation of the pablio, while apes the walls the portasite are inocoveniently pressed together without the possibility of any clarification ; and ~CO any space is now remaining for fresh soorsiossi whether by purchase or donation. Tho traitor, therefore, desire to wipes, a hops that the question of larger and MOM commodious apartinents for this growing collection may ere long engage the serious attention both of the government and of the hours of parliament IwroEm or Fonniou Virms.—A parliamentary MUM Mimed this morning gives an acenant of the quantity of foreign wine cleared for consumption, from the let of January to the Mat of March, both inclusive. The total number of gallons from all parts is 3,306,417. Of this quantity 361.473p110ns ere charged with customs duty at the rate of Is. per gallon ; 106,012 at Is. 9d. ; 2,622,769 at 2a. 6d. ; 73.740 M. 114 ; and 249,423 gallons at 2s. sd. in bottle. INDIAN FAWN' Raw FUND. —The committee for the Indian Famine Food met yesterday at the Man siombouse, and it was weed to send out 15,0001. by the mail that left bet night Mil Marseilles. The amount received during yesterday wee 1,9701., exclusive of a large amount which has been advised, but not actually received. Among the principal ware :—Front the Merchant Taylors, 2101. ; from the fund at Cambridge, 10.51. ; collected at Cambridge, air.; from Bury, 5001. ; Mr. Dickenson, 1001. ; from the congregation at Blackbeath•park, by the Rev. J. L ase , 841. 21, ld.; Leeds, 1714 ; and 83!. from the British Chapel at .Nice. The total amount received is about 68,0001. A Munich correspondent of the A theweum writes, on the bbd :—" Great excitement during the past fort sight in theological circles. SOWS ladies of positive ►eli gious faith '—which I take to be a name for extreme bigotry- requested some of the heads of the ultramontane party to give a series of lectures, as a set-off against the series of Liebig. Dr. Dellinger—the court chaplain and professor of theology in the University of Munich, who is justly regarded as one of the most learned theologians in Ger. many, and one who adds to his special knowledge a mar vellous extent of general learning, the greatest authority on the history of the church of Rome, and a man of unques tioned orthodoxy—delivered the first lectures of the series, and devoted his first two lectures to the temporal power of the Pope. The ladies found themselves somewhat in the position of Itilak when he sent for Belmun to curse his enemies, and, behold, he ' blessed them altogether.' Requesting a known ultramontauist to lecture oa re ligion, they bad some right to expect an edifying tissue of abuse of liberals and prophecies garbled from the New Testament, of praise of a government which protease religion and defeats morality —a tissue of ultramontane seam, to borrow a phrase from Giusti. Dr. Didlinger, so far from answering their expectations, entirely annihilated the temporal power, more completely than any liberal, any protestant, has ever done or ever could do ; for he never overstated the case, never disguised bin religious symp►- thies, sever connected the Pope as head of the church with the Pepe as King of Boma." - - THE ILLNIII or TEN Brzsus.—Mr. Speaker is so unwell with lumbago that it is feared he will have to succumb for a time. Is that awe hie totem taxes will be Mr. Mersey. Chairman of Ways and Means. Until /Me V, n.. provision had been weds for supplying the place of the Speaker when absust cat account of ill•health, and when he was unavoidably shiest no business could be dons ; but is 1853 a revolution was passed to remedy this evil, which re solution lima been ansandad since; and now, iu case of ill nas or other cause of *became, the Chairman of Ways and Mesas takes the Speaker's chair, invested with all the points el the ereekee.—lihiatreged nom LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE RECONCILIATION OF ITALIAN CHIEFS. Litton from Turin state that prior to the recon ciliation of Garibaldi with Cavour and Cialdini, the King sent for them all three to his study, where they met Generals Fanti, Laruarmora, Du rando, Cozens, and Dal°. M. I:W=4 though indisposed, was also at this important meeting. It is presumable that the statements made by the King respecting a general armament were con sidered satisfactory by Garibaldi's generals, for Biel° left the same evening for Mondovi, and Sirtori for Fori, in both of which places there are depots of volunteers. lazinses NAPLES, Ann. ?T. The news from Turin announcing the reconcilia tion of Garibaldi with Count Cavour and General Cialdiui has producod an excellent impression. No further demonstrations are expected to take place. The functions of Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard have been euppreesed. Signor Afflitto has been appointed Governor of the pro vinces of Naples. TURIN, FRIDAY. The Turin Gazette of to-day says :- 4 Garibaldi will pans some days at the villa of the Marquis di Pallavicini, and will afterwards proceed direct to the island of Caprera." TURIN, SATcriDAT. The Opinione of to-day announce. that Prince Couza and the Bey of Tunis have recognised the kingdom of Italy. The Chamber of Deputies, in its sitting of yes terday, approved the prolongation for three months of the services of the mobilised national guard. The Italia of to-day publishes details of the recent reconciliation between Garibaldi, Count Cavour, and General Cialdini. The Marquis de Treochi, aide-de-camp of Garibaldi, took the initiative. Garibaldi and Count Cavour conferred together during one hour without any witnesses, and after wards separated completely satisfied with each other. Garibaldi then went to the Marquis di Pallavicini's, where General Cialdini was awaiting him. On meeting they cast themselves into each other's arms. NAPLES, Ana, 26, EvErma. . , Yesterday an unimportant demonstration was made by some persons styling themselves Garibal dians. It terminated without any serious conse quences. This morning some insubordinate na tional guards made a demonstration against Signor Spaventa. Order was not, however, disturbed. The reactionary movement in the provinces is not yet entirely suppressed. The Chevalier de Nigra displays great energy. The inhabitants of Naples condemn the authors of the demonstrations. THE ITALIAN FORCES. "An Italian squadron," ear; the Italie, "is to be stationed at Ancona, composed of the steamers Costituzione, Stromboli, San Pietro, and San Paolo ; four gunboats and two sailing vessels, the Daino and Argonauts. The Costituzione has al ready left Genoa for her destination. The Adriatic ' squadron will be placed under the command of Rear Admiral Gresthien, a Neapolitan." The Italie of Turin gives the following infor mation on the positions which are to be assigned to the six divisions of the Italian army —The Lt corps is to have its head-quarters at Turin, and its circumscription is to compromise the old Pied montage territory. The 2nd having its head-quarters at Milan, with Lombardy for its circumscription. The 3rd, head-quarters at Parma ; circumscription, the Parmese and Modeneee territories. The 4th, head-quarters at Bologna; circumscription, Romagna and the Marches. The btb, head-quarters at Florence ; circumscription, Tuscany and Umbria. The6th, head-quarters at Naples; circumscription, the Neapolitan territory. AUSTRIA. VLISNIZA, lieruaDAY. The Oesterreickische Zeitung of to-day says : "The whole of Gallicia has taken part in the elections of members for the Council of the Empire." The same journal publishes telegram from Verona, asserting that riotous aesomblages of refugees from Venetia had taken place at Milan. RUSSIA. BERLIN, SLICIDLT. A telegram received here to-day from St. Peters burg rectifies that published here yesterday, and states that it was not the Minister for Foreign Affairs, but Prince Peter Dmitriwitach Gortechakuff IL, member of the Council of the Empire, and bro ther of the Governor of Poland, who had received leave of absence to travel abroad on account of ill health. The telegram received to-day also states that 57 Ruesian generals had likewise received leave of absence. ST. PSTERSBITRO, Arm, 26. The ice on the River Neva broke up yesterday morning. POLAND. CRACOW, APRIL 26. All the towns in Poland are now militarily occupied. Arrests continue to take place. The colleges of Warsaw and Kaliach have been dosed. AUSTRIA AND SWITZERLAND. ROME, PAYDAY. The Austrian government has requested the Federal Council to institute an inquiry in referent+e to the revolutionary manifesto addressed to the German nation, which was lately issued by a democratic committee at Berne. THE UNITED STATES. VIEENBTOWN. FIUDAT. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's steamer Kangaroo, Captain Mirehouse, from Now York on the 13th, kas arrived. She brings 31 cabin and ill steerage passengers, a full cargo, but no mails. She passed the stammers Glasgow and Vie. The news by the Kangaroo has been anticipated. SPECIE FOR BOMBAY. SOUTHAMPTON, Arm. 27. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delta, sailing to-day, takes out 1,211 boxes of specie for Bombay, value 395;4971., comprising bar scold, 53,2001. ; sovereigns, 12,9501. ; silver coin, 10,0001. ; bar silver, 318,9901. ; and jewellery, 3571. SAXONY. The Dresden Journal announces that the go vernment has presented to the Chambers a bill on electoral reform, which maintains the division of electors into classes, but reduces the qualification to the payment of three thalers in taxes, removes the prohibition of electoral meetings, declares that the commercial edam in the Chamber shall have ten representatives instead of five, and allows the King to increase the Upper Chamber by the nomination of three members. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. MOW 001 owx PARIS, FRIDAY EVINING. There is scarcely any news to-day. The Bourse, notwithstanding the American news and the heavi ness of Consols, continues to rise in an unaccount able manner. The Rente closed at 68fr. 70c. for cash and 68fr. 65c. for account, being a rise of 45c. and 35c. Mobilier rose 7fr. 50c. In railways the movement was not so marked ; Orleans rose 7fr. 50c. ; but Lyons only 2fr. 50c., and Northern lfr. 25c., while Eastern and Western fell lfr. 25c. each, and Southern was without change. It is expected that the Orleans Railway Company will be able to open the section between Perigueux and Limoges by August next. The Correspondence Bidlier speaks of a report "that in the case of fresh massacres in the Leba non, after the departure of the French troops, France and Russia have agreed to send 15,000 men each on the theatre of events"--as being one of those rumours which, though "probable," must be received with all "necessary reserve." The Hams Correspondence treats as very doubt ful the news that the Porte has consented to the union of the Danubian Principalities during the life of Prince Couza. It will be remembered that General Bixio, in his conciliatory speech in the Chamber, said be had met with nobody in France who was hostile to Italy, with the exception of an old woman. The enemy of Italy referred to is a certain fashionable duchess, who had a great dispute with Bixio in • Parisian drawing-room • few weeks ago. This lady has now an additional grievance against young Italy—one of its most brilliant soldiers has called her an " old woman." The French courts very strictly enforce the rule of law now long established Franc* that a photographic portrait cannot be exhibited or sold in a shop without the consent of the person repre sented. Mdlle. Dejazet lately had her portrait taken on the express condition that no copies should be sold. This condition was faithfully observed by the artist to whom she sat, but another photographer having obtained possession of one of the proofs, made copies of it, which he offered for sale. K Benoit Champv's court, on the complaint of Mdlle. Dejazet, has restrained the sale, and ordered the defendant to give up the plate. The final choice of the Academy for the laureate to receive the Emperor's prize of 20,000 fr. is said to have fallen upon IL Jules Simon. GARIBALDI AND CIALDINI. The following letter, in reply to that which we published on Thursday, was conveyed to General Cialdini by Major Cattabeni, Garibaldl'a Aide de-C a zd: was formerly your friend, and the admirer of Fadsetices. Today I shall be what you choose, not wish oartaialy to descend to justify myself for what you oto in your letter as indecorous on my part towards the King and towards the army ; strong in all that in my 006116161108 as a soldier and as Italian citizen. As to my style of dries, 1 shall wear it till I am told that I am no loopr in a free ocantry, when every one goes clothed as he thinis at _ _ _ The words of Colonel Tripeti are new to sae. I knew of no other order than that gives by me, "To rosin, the Italian soldiers at the Southern army as brothers;" although it was known that that army cams to combat the revolution personified in Garibaldi. (Farinrs words to Napoleon M.) As • deputy, I believe I have set forth to the Chamber • very email part of the wrongs received by the Southern army from the ministry, and I think I had • right to do so. The Italian army will find in its maks a soldier the more when it amiss to fighting the enemies of Italy ; and this will not at any rate seem a novelty to you. All idea that you may have beard of me respecting the army I. calumny. We were on the Volturno the evening after our most splendid Italian victory gained in the middle of the day, before your arrival : aad we were in anything but a very bedcopditioa- _ _ As far ;a7ktiow the army baa applauded the fres mad moderate words of a wicker-deputy, for whom the Mom of Italy has been the religion of his whole lie. If, then. anyone is offended by my mode of proossiist. I, speaking in the came of toyed, slow—aid I an aarrer -1131. for ray words—wait (Nista,' le be WWI M she Nib faction for the same. G. GAziwza. AMERICA. On the 13th, Mr. Lint*ln made the following reply to the commissioners from the Virginia State Convention : ToHon. Messrs. Preston,Stuart, and Randolph.—Gentle men,—As • committee of the Virginia Convention, now in session, you present me • preamble and resolujon in these words : ' Whereas, in the opinion of this Convention, the uncertainty which prevails in the public mind as to the policy which the federal executions intends to pursue tovrarde the seceded States, is extremely injurious to the industrial sod commercial interests of the country, tends to keep up an excitement which is unfavourable to the ad justment of the pending difficulties, and threatens a dis turbance°, the public pesos : therefore, resolved—That • eommittsie of three delegates be appointed to wait on the President of the United States, present to him this pre. amble, and respectfully ask him to communicate to this Convention the policy which the federal executive intends to pursue in roped to the confederate States." In answer I have to my that having, at the beginning of my official term, expremsd my intended policy as plainly as I was able, it is with deep . regret and mortification I now learn there is great and injurious uncertainty in the public mind as to what that policy is, and what course I intend to pursue. Not having es yet seen occasion to change, it is now my purpose to pursue the course marked out in the inaugural address. I commend a careful consideration of the whole document as the best expression I can give to my purpose. As I then and therein said, I now repeat, " the power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy, and pos sess property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposta ; but beyond what is neces sary for theseobjecte there will be no invasion, no using o: force against or among the people anywhere." By the words " property and places belonging to the government," I chie3) , aline to the military posts and property which were in possession of the government when it came into my bards. But if, as now appears to be true, in pursuit of • purpose to drive the United States authority from then time, an naprovoked assault has been made upon Fort See, I shall hold myself at liberty to repossess it, if I en, like places which had been seined before the govern ment was devolved upon me ; and in any event I shall, to the beet of my ability, repel force by force. In use it proves true that Fort Sumpter has been assaulted, as Is re ported, I shall, perhare, cause the United States mails to be withdrawn from all the States which claim to have seceded, believing that the commencement of actual war against the government justifies and possibly denim& It I scarcely need to say that I consider the military posts and property situated within the States which claim to have seceded as yet belonging to the government of the United States as much as they did before the supposed secession. Whatever else I may do for the purpose, I shall not attempt to collect the duties and imposts by any armed invasion of any part of the country ; not meaning by this, however, that t may not land • force deemed necessary to relieve • fort upon the bonier of the country. From the fact that I have quoted a part of the inaugural address, it must not be inferred that I repudiate any other part, the whole of which I reaffirm, except so far as what I now say of the mails, may be regarded as • modification. The first application of the treaty between the United States and Austria for the extradition of criminals ban lately taken place at Vienna, where an American, named Mush, a clerk in a mercantile bowie, who had am ' heuled 20,000 dollars, was arrested. His employers, hay ing learoW that he had sailed for Europe, sent off in per mit a legal gentleman named Col, who traced Marsh to Spain, but as there is no treaty of extradition between the United States and that country, be determined to follow Marsh wherever he went, hoping that he would at last go to some country where his arrest could be effected. Mr. Col thus travelled through Spain, Portugal, and Italy, fol lowing Marsh, like his shadow, until he came to Nana, where he hail him arrested. As the treaty leaves the amused the option of being tried in Austria, or seat back to America, Mr. Col had taken the precaution of bringing with him proofs of the forgeries by which Marsh had long con coaled his crime, but they were not required, as the pri sooer chose to return to his own country. A sum of 800 dollars and 200 Napoleons in gold were found in his poma des. STREET RAILWAYS IN THE METROPOLIS. —A stair of surveyors end employes connected with the scheme of laying down railways in the thoroughfares of London were yesterday engaged in taking measurements, and making the requisite arrangements, with the design of forming a line from Hackney to Shoreditch, which it is maid will be corn menoed forthwith. A line from the upper p►rt of lalington to St. Luke'', one from the Bank end of Itoorgatestrest towards Finsbury, and one along the Lambeth-road to Ken nington-park., ars also oaatemplatad. THE DISPUTE IN THE BUILDING TRADE. Last evening an aggregate meeting of the Work , men in the various branches of the building trade was cue ! vaned at St. Jamee's-hall, for the purpose of clearly asca r . taming their opinions on the proposed mode of payment by the hour emanating from some portion of the master builders. The ball was densely crowded both with society and non-society men, and the greatest enthusissin prevailed. The entrance of the committee and Mr. Potter on the plit form was signalised by cheering, which lasted for some time. Mr. JAHWIB, plasterer, having been celled to th chair, opened the meeting with a few observations soliciting a patient bearing for all reeekers, even if they were opposed to the object of the meeting. Mr. Aticaorr nee to propose the first resolution : " That in the opinion of this meeting, the eystem of pay. meet by the hour introdeced by Messrs. Kelk, Lucas, and Smith is objectionable, because it opens a wider field for oompotition, jeopardises the Saturday 4 o'clock, does away with the payment of timeand-a-half for overtime, and destroys a recognised day k therefore we pledge ounelvai to oppose the system until it is withdrawn." He said they were met to protest against the proposed system of pay. mast by the hour. They did not like it, believing that it would tend to lower their position as working men, would destroy • recognised day's work, and be as degrading to the master who offered it as to the man who accepted it. (Hear.) The master builders hoped by appealing to the selbali nature of the workmen to carry out their object, but they had been disappointed. The men felt that if they owe as to the hour system there was no_guarentee that the masters would not exact fourteen. fifteen, or even sixteen hours a day in summer, and go back to five, six, or seven hours in the winter. He entreated his fellow men to struggle manfully against the hour system, in favour of the nine hours movement, and to support the men who were locked out. WHELLZR, plasterer, seconded the resolution. He ridiculed the idea of forme workmen being brought in; the masters knew their own interests too well. The speaker this entered into various details respecting the lock-out at Memo. Belk and Lucas's works. In his own trade, out of 86 men locked out two-thirds were non-society men ; sod not one had gone back. The men in the provirem were with them none were coming up from the country, and this in itse lf was a great support. He was prepared on behalf of his trade to say that if the masters would pay is. rda of 10 hours for 6ve days, and 3s. for half a day on Batard~a7, the men would accept it. He condemned the policy of the masters in throwing as much labour into the market as possible, to starve them into submission. Mr. 010111111711 supported the resolution, which wig put frets n. th e alai: and carried unanimously, am id l ou d ass 16:WILIONT moved the sewed resolution, " That the men thrown out of work by the new conditions of the master builders, being willing to resume their employment, providing the employers recognise a fixed day, we pledge ourselves to render every assistance to those at present locked out, and we urge upon our fellow-workmen of the United Kingdom the necessity of misting us to success fully "cumbut the &similes system o payment by th e hour._ LEAfa seconded the resolution, which was carried unsalmresly. Mr. POTTICII then came forward mid wee loudly cheered. He said the labour and anxiety he had lately gone through bad so far affected his health that he was unable to address them at any length. He felt so strongly the mike of the mum he was advocating that he cared but little for the want of svmpathy on the part of the press or the public ; be knew that he possessed the confidence of the thousands of hi, fellow workmen, and felt that they had only to per. savors and they mast succeed io their object. (Cheers.) A vote of thanks to the chairman and the committee coo. eluded the proosedinp. AAILWAY COMMITTEE& Yesterday there was a perfect " pit rash," of the various parties interested in the decision of the com. mittee on the proposed amalgamation of the (Madonna, Edinburgh, and Glasgow and Scottish Central Railways under one supremacy to be entitled " th e Caledonian Central." with a consolidated capital of some 115,000,0001, Mr. Scholefield, the chairman, announcing that the coin. mince bed come to the decision that the preamble of the bill wen " not proved," or • in other words that the case did not disclose • sufficient mamma of public advantage to justify the committee in the kill. The announcement was received with a nee, mod the committee broke up alter • sitting of nes y three weeks of laborious investigation. The bill of the Ross and Monmouth Railway, the whole case having been closed in so able speech by Mr. Merewethez, Q.C. was passed in Mr. Cob. bett's committee, the main object of the measure being to run a line of twelve miles from Monmouth to the Great Western Railway at Rom, at s calculated cost of 200,0001. The bill of the Banbridge Er. tension Railway was peeved in Mr. Ingham's °nominee, fora railway commencing at Castlewallan and terminating at Dundrum ; and the remainder of the sitting was devoted to an isquiry into the merits of the Downpatncic and Newry Junction, 30 miles long, from the Belfast and County Down Railwa to the Newry and Armagh, with branches, at as eat cost of 300,000/. The case of the Aberystwitir and Welsh Coast was opened in Committee 10, and that cd the Cheshire lines of the London and North Western closed in Committee 9. The Leeds anted off all the work assigned them in cow. mitte• this west by pasting several nolosures, and amongst tkern the Esk Valley Railway, a short junction line to the Howick nation of the North British, to the +punt aide cl the Rine Bak and to Lasswade, " the Richmond" of Edinburgh, at a cost of 50,0001. Mao the Forth and Clyde Railway, sad a Welch line celled the Cardiff and flier. philly Railway, estimated to coot 200,0001., from a junction with the Bute Dock branch of the !throaty Railway nor Cardiff, to a junction with the Caerphilly branch of that railway at Eastern and divers branches. The bill of the Cornwall Railway to &Moe their share capital as amounting to 1,500,0001., to authorise the raising of 82,9501., to mate a line to the docks at Bar Point, in Falmouth harbour, and with ridereses to the loosing of the Cornwall lime to the imotiatinComposite, was remitted to Lord Redesdale, the been withdrawn chairman of committees, the opposition to the bill Loins . BRITISH SOCIIITY POZ TER CONVRESION Or TES Jews—Theannualmeeting of the Society forth. Camino' of the Jews was held yesterday evening at the Freemasons'. and was numerously attended. The Hon. W. Ashley presided, and on the platform were the Rey. Dr. Campbell, Rev. Dr. Meyer, Rev. George Smith, Rev. John Stoughton, Rev. R. Herschel!, ho. A prayer having been offered, the Chairman maid be was glad that the society had tabs advantage of the recent events in Italy for the purpose of spreading the gospel among the Jews in that country. The incentives to exertion, he argued, were of the strongest description. A lengthened report was read, which stated that the society employed 22 missionaries, sad much is. tereating information was gieen concerning the efforts made in Algiers, Prussia, the Danubian Principalities, England, he. The income of the year bed been 5,987 f. 3s. lid. lex. cluaive of the last balanoe); the exyciditure was 9a. 2d. ; and the balance in hand 90of. 9s. 10d. The Rey. G. Smith moved the adoption of the report, which we =rantn The Rev. Dr. Meyer and other gentloee spoke, and the meeting terminated in the only nag way. TURKISH MISSIONS AID SOCIRTY.—A public meeting of the friends of this mission was held yeaterdee st Willia'n.roorns ; the Earl of Shaftesbury in the chair. Tbs noble chairman dwelt in his usual impressive manner nem the lamentable state of the Christum population in the Turkish provinces, referring particularly to the recent mu nacres in Syria, and the effects arising therefrom. lis trusted the exertions now making by the various Christie powers on behalf of their fellow. Christians in the Da would be rewarded with success. The report, which at of a verf interesting nature, was then read, and the metw lug, which was addressed by several noblemen and gentle men, separated, a collection in aid of the object hCO bean first made. SCRIPTURE READERS' ASSOcIATION.—The annual meeting of this society was held yesterday at the Ifanoveo square Rooms, the Bishop of Durham in the chair. 70 report stated that there had been 25,986 visits paid ; 3 . 404 infants and 102 adults had been baptised ; 2,014 childrn and 158 male and 237 female adults had been induced W attend schools; 307 persons bad been led to attend Muni who never attended before ; 429 bad been confirmed, sni 209 become communicants ; 48 persons had Leen induced tn marry who were living openly in sin. Thu grants for the past year had advanced from 119 to 125. 290/. scot received from donations alone for the current year or MI staff of readers could not be maintained. There you 1 halance in the treasurer's hands of 831. 12s. itd. The Rel. Mr. Cbampneys, vicar of St. Pancnui, moved the adoption of the report, which, having been seeonded by the Hoc., J. Napier, was carried unanimously. The Bishop of Cadsill moved a resolution affirming th,..t increased exertions wens necessary to carry on the operations of the society, no" was also carried. Tua " Twice" AND THE BtDDET.—As the case actually stands, we are of viola' that the budget is &fey sible, and that Mr. GlatLtone's propositions have rte recommendation of uecemity. If the question of abandon' lug an indirect tax of this value were now proposed for the first time it would be a different matter. Even if the paper duty were now discussed on its own merits the mods might be dubious, for it is curious to observe bow le:neatly and even affectionately this intichsibused impost ° regarded now that its fate is thought sealed. From wlot is laid of it, and whet is left unsaid, a reader of the d r • bates might be led to conclude that it was about our of the least objectionable taxes going, but the truth is that the topic has been long removed from ibis sphere of argument. The house is committed to a policy on the paper duty—committed not only by "sb strata resolutions " or recorded opinions, for records of thst kind, as was observed, might be pleaded against the biome , tax as well, but by proceedings far more absolute in clia• rector. The house has actually posed a bill for the 'bob. tion of the paper duty, and that Buell bill did not become law was owing only to an intervention of a very extraordi• nary kind. As it happened, the conflict between t h e two houses did not &mime a very serious shape, but those who best understood what was at stake on the OCCIOIOII will be most anxious that all chances of feud should 6. deote° It followed necessarily from last year's promo:liege that the paper duty should be repealed as soon as the mom fee dispensing with it could be found.—Tiams. ♦T kiaz qui4 and the WWI CUM i i — a z i 'a ss Uwe Mb ar , IN /4 bay% iad. i