The Express. — London, England, 1860-07-05 00:00:00

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A parlia mentary paper, issued yesterday, informs us of its amonnt-3,356,1041. for n►val and military ex penses—to which add a repayment of 443,8981. to the government of India for advances on account of former expeditions, making together3,Boo,oool., or in round numbers Four Millions. A few years ago this would have seemed a large sum. In 18484848 it would have been equal to one-fourth of our war expenditure. But our ideas have been considerably enlarged since then. Instead of a fourth, it is a seventh of what we expend on our army and navy, to say nothing about fancy votes for fortifications. Four millions, as Mr. Duman' might say (if this war were his), is a " flea bite." What is it by the aide of last year's taxes, 71,416,587/.1 A people which is content thus to pay for the blessings of government in time of peace more taxes than it ever paid in time of war, will surely not haggle about an ex penditure which, at the worst, may be defrayed by an income•tax of 4d. in the pound. But if there are ill-conditioned persons who do not understand their epoch—men who imagine that economy is still a statesmanlike quality, and insist on reducing questions of policy to a base arithmetical level—let us hope that they will not be found among those who have demanded and fostered this war, who have expressed alarm lest it should he averted, and even now are troubled by appre hensions that it may lead to too little devastation and bloodshed. It would disturb the gravity if not the patience of the public to see the familiar public swaggerer of the last six months giving himself the airs of a cit pottering over accounts, and affecting to groan over the outlay which is vouchsafed to his wishes. It is too late to simulate a penny. wisdom. If it was worth while to invoke the pnde of race, the cupidity of the mercan tile classes, and a horde of hateful plosions, to pre cipitate this war, it is worth while to go through with it without maundering about the " hard " earned millions" it will cost. This war arises out of the Treaty. There is nothing like a war to give importance to a treaty of commerce. Since Lord &rite was last at Tien tain we have concluded another commercial Treaty with a nation nearer home. The signature of that Treaty was not preceded by any great mi litary demonstration. ft was • spontaneous agree ment founded in the mutual and common in terests of the contracting parties ; and, having • natural origin, it is likely to last. Already it is bearing rich fruits. t)n its suocess the Emperor of the Fassen has staked three millions of revenue, the sum of taxes repealed, persuaded that the increased trade under the new tariff will re compense him. It is within our knowledge that, in elaborating the executory clauses of the Treaty, the French Government gives proof of a strong desire to cultivate trade with this country, and we believe that, when the tariff now in course of construction appears, it will be found that the French Customs Duties range nearer 10 per cent. than the 30 per cent. which was the stipulated maximum. There is every reason to believe that with • continuance of peace the Treaty will give results far greater than was expected even in the excitement of its first an- nouncement. Yet this safe and beneficent arrange ment, full of material and moral advantages to both countries, is continually disparaged and attacked, while we are urged to throw away millions in forcing our undesired acquaintance on a remote and unintelligible people. We all know how the Treaty of Tien-twin was obtained. We held a pistol at the ear of the other high contracting party, and in that attitude we presented him with a document granting us concessions which our Ambassador described as " amounting to a revo " lotion, and involving the surrender of some of " the most cherished principles of the traditional " policy of the Chinese Empire." Of course the Treaty was signed, and of coarse from that moment the Chinese Government, by every rule of international law, became responsible to us for its faithful execution. Our claim on the Emperor of CHINA is as good in law as if he hail wandered through the East to find Lord Ei.cis, instead of being summoned by the Ambassador in one of his own cities. All this may be readily allowed, if it is thought to be of the least consequence ; but when all this has been said, let us not suppose we have changed the fundamental laws of human nature. " They " have been extorted from its fears," wrote Lord KUHN when he sent home the provisions ' of the Treaty. Those words fixed the character of the instrument. Fear may be a sufficient motive for the fulfilment of some engagements, those which may be discharged by the payment of money, the surrender of territory, or any definite effort extending over a short period. But it is the worst conceivable basis of a complicated treaty of commerce, making perpetual demands on the friendly feelings of those upon whom its fulfilment depends. The Treaty may be said to have had from the first the sentence at death in itself. Its ninth article, Qonoading ' the right of British subjects to travel to all imrts of the interior of the Empire, would %erre' been most useful if the weak Chinese Goveretbent eould have shaken off the ism with which it ease the I proud Western stranger approach its people. War increases instead of destroying this fear, except when the feeling and the government are de stroyed together. What is it we want in China i Not one more appointment for the diplomatic service. Not the devil worship which Orientals pay to devastators. We want trade, that first, and that last. And before a blows struck we have it. It is confessed that, according to all accounts, Canton is very happy, Shanghai increases in oommer cial movement every quarter, the teas come down to Foochow. There is no massacre at Amoy, or difficulty at Ningpo. Tea and silk are coming out, and opium and cotton goods are going in. Theu what more shall we get by going to Pekin I Ova first attempt at a " Tir National " pre sents many points for congratulation. The suc cess of the undertaking, designed and managed as it is by private gentlemen, has hitherto been so complete, and comes so closely upon the equally remarkable display of the Volunteer Army in Hyde-park, that we hesitate lest we should be sounding tho national praises a little too loud in saying what only seems to be due to the high pub lic spirit and national feeling which animate • body of English gentlemen banded together to learn and to teach the use of a new national weapon of defence. But the whole thing has been done in so thoroughly large and English a spirit, that it needs nothing but the plain unvarnished tale. To begin with the ground. Any one of our continental friends coming in view of the butts on Wimbledon Common would naturally conclude that those very military-looking earthworks had beet. raised after some months of operations by the Royal Sappers and Miners, whereas they are simply the work of a corps of navvies, commanded by Mr. Scorr, and have been thrown up in far leas time than TODLEBEN did his famous defences of Sebastopol. But our friend's surprise would be increased when we told him that these twenty butts cost 6,5001., that they were merely temporary, and could be levelled again in a few days for about the same money. We fear the only excuse for this apparent extra vagance would be to ay that if Government had done the work it would have cost double that amount. The National Association met and con quered their first enemy in the shape of earth works. Then came the swampy heath, rendered still more of a bog by the extraordinary wet sea son : this must be made sound for all practical purposes. No army of diggers could have drained it in the time, but a Birmingham steam-plough soon drove the furrows shallow or deep, wherever they were wanted. This and the long barrier of fencing contributed to swell the financial array against the Association to a sum that would frighten any but an English committee. There, however, is the ground, open to all comers—a practice ground of such extent that marksmen from all the world may assemble and contend for the palm, while the art of rifle shooting is im proved by the trial of skill as much as by the comparison of the various kinds of rifles. Those who know the difficulty and expense of obtaining a practice ground, especially with any length of range, will be amazed when they hear that this ground is, according to existing arrangements, only • temporary one. The situation is at once so accessible, so safe, and so suitable, without the least deprivation of public right which could for a moment weigh against the public benefit, that the ground ought to be considered as established ; and, with some additional improvements, and some pre cautions on the side of safety to the public, it would be • most important means of encourage ment to rifle shooting as a national pastime, besides being of the greatest service to the Volun teers around London. The shooting arrangements, made according to the system employed at the Myth* Royal School of Musketry, appear to have been admirably planned by Major-General Hay, and they work well in practice. It is only required that the public should give themselves some trouble to under stand the signals indicating the value of the hits, which are made in the rear of each 6ring point, to make the shooting almost as interesting to the bystanders as a horse-race. As yet, although perhaps the shooting cannot be pronounced quite of the " crack " order, the balance of excellence is on the side of the English marksmen. They ap pear to have " tied " the Swiss and beaten the Americans, but the result of " shooting off the " tics" is really a matter of so much chance, de pending upon great nicety in loading and instant discharge, upon perfect condition of nerve as well as eye and hand, that we may console the losers in these " ties " by esteeming them all equal, as we ssy all men are brave, but some have luck on their side. The Volunteers will, no doubt, oome out with honours, and for them is gracefully reserved the grand prize of all—the Qrszies Prize of 2501.—f0r which they have mustered strong from every part of the country. To the Panics CON/WIWI' Prise, which is open to all the world, another has been added during the meeting, which will match the foreigners one against another, as Mr. FAINLIAIIN, whose very liberal gift it is, intended. As some disappoint ment has been felt by the foreign riflemen in having to fire with our light rifles, it is hoped this match, which is without any restriction as to rifles, will enable them to contest on their own terms. The Swiss rifle being nearly double the weight of our regulation rifles, is generally con• aidered to have • corresponding advantage in aiming. The Switzer' have another disadvantage, far which they have to blame their own system— that of firing at short ranges of from one to two hundred yards ; and no doubt this will materially lessen their chances at our long ranges. The style of shooting of the Swiss—the attitude he throws himself into with his piece —is as notice able as the seat of a good rider, firm and steady, yet light, perfectly well balanced, and with • calm eye intent upon the mark. As a model for posi tion drill our Volunteers might well study this excellence in them. That long range, however, is the most important point in rifle shooting must be admitted, at least for military purposes ; it is Indeed the genuine duty of a rifleman to be able to bring down his man at the extreme reach of his weapon. To do this, he must not content himself with firing over measured ground only, he must learn the last accomplishment of a perfect shot—how to measure distance by the eye. This is a test which is not proposed in the contest now going ou, but it forms an important part in the instruc tion of all riflemen, and it would be a most in• teresting feature in the competitive trials of skill in the art of rifle shooting. The Volunteers form the prominent shooting parties at every butt, and their familiarity with their drill was seen to he of the greatest service in forming them into the different sections. Indeed, without this systematic method Major-General ihy and his two Aides would have found it quite impossible to &beet the bring of each day, or Lee the Orders for the next; but the section' composed of all corps fell in as regularly as old soldiers, and were moved about without the least confusion. All this was another good practical result of drilling. Of officers from the Line or from Eythe there are comparatively few competitors ; this is to be regretted, as among them are many most expert riflemen; but General HAY, whose aim at long range is said to be a deadly one, will pro bably hold his points against the all comers of all nations for the Parsee's prize. It will not be the first time that an Englishman has astonished the world as a crack shot. It was an English noble man who in the days of duelling picked out the ace of clubs at twenty paces in presence of the Panics RZWINT, and laying a very heavy stake on his success ; and as far es the trial has gone on the old battle ground of the duel at Wimbledon the ancient skill seems unimpaired. Ebt Court. —..— The Duchess of Cambridge, tie Hereditary ilejhadarrehres el Mecklenburgh Strata, and the Primula lbwll tfambstdp visited her Majesty yesterday, at Buck ingham Palarm The Primer= Louise and Beatrice took a carriage drive. Mr. John Watkins attended at Buckingham Palace, and bed the hos= of taking a photographic portrait of the Priem of Wales. The Queen and the Prince Consort left Buckingham Palace at five minutes past three o'clock yesterday after noon for Osborne, Isle of Wight. Her Majesty and hie Royal Highness were accompanied by the Prancer Alive, the Prince of Wales, Prance Arthur, Prince Leopold, the Princesses Helena, Louise, and Beatrice, and the Duke of Saxe Cohan. The royal suite consisted of the Countess of Cobden, Hod Caroline Cavendish, Colonel the Hoe. 811 Charles Phipps, Major-General the Hon. Charles Grey, Colonel the Hoes. A. Hsdinge, the Master of the Homme -1 hold, Captain Grey, Major Elphinstone, and Baron Hoch -1 waechter. The Queen and Prince were conducted to their carriage by Viscount Sydney, the Marquis of Ailesbury, Viscount Oastle Bosse, Lord de Tabley, Lord Waterpark, Lord Alfred Paget, Lieut.-Colonel Kingscote, and Colonel Francis Sey mour, C.B. The royal party proceeded in six of the Queen's carriages and assorted by a detachment of Light Dragoons to the private station at Vauxhall of the London and South Western Railway. The Countess at Celedea hr succeeded the Countess el Osineborough as the Lady In Welting to the Queen. A Cabinet Council wee held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were Vis count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir G. C. Lewis, Lord John Russell, the Duke of Newcastle the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, Sir George Grey, and the Right Hon. E. CardwelL Mr. Drummond Wolff, Secretary for Malta, had an in terview with the Duke of Newcastle yesterday. Chief Justice Doyle, of the Bahamas, had also an interview with his grace at the Colonial-office. A meeting of the Cambridge University Commimiossers was held at 6, Adelphi-terrace, on Tuee&y, the 3rd inst. The Commissioners present were the Bishop of Chester, Lord Stanley, the Right Hon. Sir Lawrence Peel, the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, and Horatio Waddington, Eq. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone had • dinner party on Tuesday at their residence in Carlton terrace. The company consisted of Prince Victor of Ho henlohe, the Duchess of Sutherland, Lady Blantyre, Vis count and Viscountess Sidney, Sir Thomas and Miss Wyse, Lord S. Kerr, Lord Lyttelton, the Hon. Mrs. Norton, H. If ildroay, the Hon. C. Howard, M. P., Lady Marisa Afford, and Baron L Rothschild, M.P. Mn. Gladstone had afterwards an evening party. Despatches were received at the Colonial.office rester day from the Governors of the Falkland Islands and /lenge land. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada. ARRIVAL OF THE COURT AT OSBORNE. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 4. Her Majesty the Queen, accoinpaniell by his Royal Highnem the Prince Consort, the Princess Alice, and the younger branches of the royal family, and attended by the ladies and gentlemen of the court, arrived at Ports mouth Dockyard by the London and Portsmouth Direct Railway shortly after five o'clock. The Queen was re ceived by the naval and military authorities of the port and garrison, and a guard of honour furnished by the 11th Regiment. The royal party embarked on board the Fairy amidst salutes from the ship in harbour, and the royal standard was also saluted by the garrison, and the Ariadne and Melpomene, screw frigates, at Spitbead. The Stirling Journal says :—" It in currently reported that her Majesty and a number of the royal family are to visit this season the Tressacha and Loch Marine. with a view to enjoy more leisurely than last year the magnificent and romantic scenery of the laud of Ithoderick Dhu and the Lady of the Lake. Whether there is any truth in the report or not, it is certain that in the beginning of this week a number of Lord Willoughby de Ereaby's workmen from Drummond Castle have gone to the Trossachs for the purpose of rendering more permanent the works erected last year by Lord and Lady Willoughby de Eresby in honour of her Majesty's visit to the locality, so immortalised by the magic pen of Sir Walter Scott." His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countess Bernstorff were honoured with the company of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge at dinner last evening at Prussia House. His royal highness, who was attended by Colonel Tyrwbitt, arrived shortly before 8 o'clock. Covers were laid for twenty. The guests present to meet the illustrious prince included—his Excellency the Portuguese Minister, his Excellency the Sicilian Minister and the Countess Ladolff, his Excellency the Hanse Towns Minister and Madame Rocker, the Sovereign Prince of Lichtenstein, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Lind and Lady John Russell, Lord and lady Aveland, Lady Marion Alford, the Earl of Brownlow, Baron Lionel do Rothschild, Re. The countess, at a later period of the evening, had a reception. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aumale honoured the rhotion with their presence. His Excellency the Ambassador from Morocco and suite were also present. The Marquis of Lams] owns had an assembly Lust night at lAnadowne House. . - . The Marquis of Dalhousie and Colonel and Lady Susan Ramsay have returned to the Burlington Hotel, Cork-street, from Brighton. Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for receptions at Cambridge House on the 7th instant, and on the 21st instant. Lady Rokeby's " Dance" has been postponed from the 13th instant until the 16th. Lady Elizabeth Spencer Stanhope gave a di jettrier yesterday, at the Oaths's& Park Hotel, to a large party al friends. Lady Malet arrived on Tuesday from Fraukfort, on a visit to Lord and Lady Brougham in Grafton-street. Lord Ravensworth gave an afternoon party yes terday at Percy's-cress, Fulham. Their Royal Highness's the Duchess of Otinbridge and the Prince.. Nary honoured the Mte with their presence. Her Royal Highness the Duchess d'Aurnale was among the early arrivals. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester were hon oured last evening with the company of their Royal High. nesse* the Duchess of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg•Strolitz, and the Princess Mary, at dinner, at the family mansion in Great Stanhope-strest. A select party, including his Serene Highness Prince Ed ward of SaxmWeimar, the Earl of Derby, the Earl of ets,etelou, the Earl sod Countess of 'faukervallu, the Earl of Sandwich, and Viscount mild Viscountess Sydney, were present to meet their royal highnesses. The Duchess of Manchester at a subsequent period of the evening had a auirVe dans° sir, at which a distinguished party assembled. . . - - The Marquis and Marelioness of Clanricarde entertained their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Atimeie at dinner last evening at their mansion on (triton-house-terrace. The Duke and Duchess d'Autua/e, who were attended by the Counter Coeleur, arrived at 8 o'clock. There were present to meet the illustrious guests the Marquis of Ailesbury, the Right Hon. Sir G. C. and Lady Therein Lewis, the Right Hon. Sidney and Mrs. Herbert, Lady Alio* Peel, Hon. Frederick (~.llthotpe, &c. Lord and Lady John Russell entertained at dinner on Tuesday evening, at their residence in Chesham place, the Sovereign Prince of Lichtenstein, his Excelleacy the Austrian Minister and the Countess d'Apponyi, his Excellency the Brazilian Minister and Madame de Mersin, the Earl Cowper, Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood, Mr. Lionel Ashley, Mr. W. Peel, Mr. It. Yorke, and Mr. F. Leveson Gower. Lady Lyndhurst had a soirée &mean& on Tues day night, at the noble and learned lord's residence in George-street, Hanover-square. Their Royal Highnesses the Dachas of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelits, and the Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset, and Colonel H. Purres, ears present, and a select circle of the aristocracy. Among the properties sold lately in the Landed Estates Cowl was one situated in the North Riding of Tipperary, which forefoly illustrates the improvement that hes taken place within a few yen in that once ill-fared county. In 11451 this mine property was purchased fur 5,6001., while no later than last Friday, after a lapse of nine years, it realised FANO/ , considerably more than double the price when first awed for sale. LAOS I' . INTELLIGENCE. NAPLES. THE FRIGHT OF THE KING—ATTEMPTS TO CONCILIATE—VENGEANCE ON THE POLICE. tram ooa ows oosasorossurr.) NAPLES, Just' 90. Like Shalespeare's drunken tinker, I do not know where I am. Am I living in a world of illusions or realities 1 Last week I was receiving visits and petitions from the friends of political sufferers in exile or prison—now many, perhaps the majority of them are at large, embracing friends, looking at old places on which they had not set eyes for years. Inspectors of police are humble and commissaries full of benevolence. One old fox, with a strong cross of wolf, whom I knew full well,was most anxious that the royal indul gence should not be delayed one hour. " Poor fellows," said he, as he made out the order for their deliverance, " they have already suffered too much ;" and yet, till now, he never knew what mercy was. I have actually been in caf4s, and other public places, and Neapolitans have dared to speak to me, and discuss political questions with alla you. True, that every now and then a man looks over his shoulder from habit, and lowers his voice, but then recovers, and laughs at unfounded apprehensions. Now all this shows a general convic tion that the old system of government is swept away, but it does not indicate any confidence in the pre sent government, nor is there any—the Neapoli tans are full of suspicion ; their policy is one of expectation, and I cannot speak too highly of their reserved and dignified bearing at the present moment. In the course of the evening of the concessions there was a body of cavalry in the Largo of St. Ferdinand, and a strong body of the police had the imprudence to show them selves in the Toledo and attack some of the people, and take from them their sticks. At this a struggle took place, and the police were compelled to fly. The troops, who have been always in oppo sition to the police, acted with great moderation, and quieted matters. On Thursday, the 28th, the popular fury against the police, which had been so long pent up, burst out with increased force. There is scarcely a man in Naples who in his own person or that of his friends has not suffered long and bitterly from the barbaritie► of these satellites of despotism. Capri, Poore, the Vicaria, and Santa Maria, apparently sent forth their victims to add oil to the fire, not to speak of many other places of confine ment ; and however we may regret excesses, the Neapolitans would have been more than human if they had not wreaked their ven geance on the police. About 9or 10 o'clock in the morning parties of the clams of artisans and the lazzaroni went through different parts of the city armed with muskets, sword-sticks, and knives, and carrying a tricoloured flag before them. One after the other they visited all the commissariats of the police, sacked them, and burnt the furniture and the papers in front. Woe to those unfortunates who were found ; they were manacled and severely beaten, and in many cases given up to the military. So were all objects of any value, and I record it to the great honour of the Neapolitans that up to this moment I have not heard of asingle theft, nor can I verify the murder of a single policeman, though several are reported. Of course, not a single member of that body is to be met with—they have completely disappeared. Some are said to be iu the castles, and if the government is wise, it will ship them off at once to one of the islands hitherto tenanted by some of the criminal prisoners. There they would be safe, because there is a military guard. Of course these excesses, however much to be expected, must be put a stop to, and every street and square was speedily filled with soldiers and artillery. The state of siege was ordered. Sentinels were placed at the corners of all the Vicoli, and at one moment it appeared to me that a bloody engagement was inevitable. According to an official announcement in the morning San Carlo was to have been illuminated, and the public buildings ; but the former was closed in consequence of the state of siege, and not a house did I see, except public buildings, which had any thing like a light in it. The appearance of the city well represented the general obscurity in which we are. Meanwhile all with whom I speak,dietrust the King, his family, his entourage, and think it is im possible that the new order of things should go on. Besides, it is remarked, we are already pledged to other plans with Garibaldi and Piedmont. The position is this, I think—Naples is not the mistress of her own destiny ; she must wait to see what Piedmont does, and also the army of exiles out of the country. . . . . The list of 'Ministers appointed and garetted is as follows :—Spinelli, President of Council, moderate ; De Martino, Foreign Affair'', honest and liberal ; Morelli, Grace and Justice, a just judge ; Prince Torella, Ecclesiastical Affairs, honest but tepid ; Manna, Finance, good (Rug giero should be chosen) ; Federico del Re, Interior; Ritucci, War; Garofalo, Marine; La Grea►, Public Works, excellent, though not energetic. For the moment, perhaps, the list in as good as it could well be, but it requires modification'', and should our exiles, who include the great proportion of the talent of the country, return, we shall have no doubt an infusion of them. The present ministry is, of course, provisional. On Friday mcrrning yro rocuivocl the now, that the example of Naples had been followed in all the communes in the neighbourhood, and that the com missariats had been sacked. At Castellamare great apprehension had been awakened, as in the general indignation against the police, and sympathy with all who were in prison, there was an attempt to liberate the galley slaves—the very worst characters, and who amount to a thousand. The French line of-battle ship lying off Castellamare landed some of her men, and united with the soldiers in the main tenance of order. At Sorrento, too, where the people are so quiet, the same scenes occurred, though there wee no personal violence used, nor was there, in deed, in the former place, as the son of the com missary threw himself out of the window, and thus escaped the vengeance in store for him. Similar reports come in from various other places, and the fever will run through the laud, of course, and will be attended, it is to be feared, with the loss of life, as the provinces have been fearfully and cruelly oppressed. This morning the government expects something in the shape of au answer from the dardinian government ; for though no communica tion was made to Villamarina on the sub ject of the league before last Thursday, yet I have reason to believe that a direct communication wax made to his government. Oa Thursday the Count of Syracuse, Villamarina, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs had an inter view, and yesterday his royal highness, with the Sardinian Minister, bad an audience of the King. I believe that the influence of his royal highness, who is reconciled with his Majesty, has already had good results, and M a great measure may be attributed to him the removal of the Queen Mother and the young princesses to Gaeta last Thursday night. They were not permitted to go to Austria, to avoid the possibility of its being said that they were intriguing with that court. It is possible, if the answer of the court of Sardinia be favourable, that an embassy will be sent from Naples to Turin, and that the Count of Syracuse will reprteent it. Sicily will of course be an immense difficulty ; but if any arrangement is yet possible this government is pre. pared to offer another separate constitution for that of Naples, and a viceroy, to be elected by themselves, from the royal family of Naples. Orders have been telegraphed to Messina to suspend all hostile measures against Garibaldi,and, at the same time, a request has been made to the court of Turin to use its best offices with Garibaldi to induce him not to act until some arrangement has been come to. Another important fact to be communicated is that on Thursday night last the cap. tured vessels, the Utile and Charles and Jane, were released ; and on the word of Villa. marina that they should go direct to Genoa, men and all, they were not accompanied by a Neapoli tan vessel. The release was made in the form of a favour, and in very flattering terms to the minister of the United States, who refused to accept it as a favour, stating that the affair was no longer in his hands, and entering a protest, which was accepted by Di Martino. From farther details which I have gathered, the attack on Baron Brenier would seem to have been premeditated, as two men presented themselves, one on each side of the carriage, and struck, one the coachman, and the other the baron. Several people have been arrested on suspicion, but I be lieve it is found impossible to identify them. A large additional body of men were marched into the capital on Thursday night. During the day the troops at Caserta mutinied, and wanted to march upon Naples, in hopes, perhaps, of another such a sack as they lately had in Palermo. lent night Journal decrees an extension of ten days to bills payable between the 20th and 30th inst. A series of decrees dismisses the most odious commissioners of police and inteudeuts. Some of the commissaries are in the Castle Novo. After Post.—Sinn: making up my letter I hear in high quarters that there is little expectation of a favourable answer from Piedmont, and the country will, as a consequence, be a prey to revolution ; the fixed idea of the majority of the nation is to get rid of the Bourbons, and Victor Emmanuel alone could save them. Nevertheless, Francis 11., under the influence of fear, it is true, is disposed to go the whole length. The foreign troops have been countermanded at the porta in the Adriatic, and the most obnoxious of the polioe have been arrested. 1 hear that several were killed the other day ; indeed I can pretty well verify that four or five at Terri dell' Anunziata, enjoying the repu tation of spies, wore killed. Nothing can exceed the fury of the people against this race. (REUTER'S TELEGRIN.) NAPLES, JULY 2. The state of siege has been raised. The Constitution of 1848 has been proclaimed. The press laws of 1848 and 1849 have been re established. The Chambers are convoked for the Lt Sep tember. The National Guard has been provi sionally re-established. The state of Baron Brenier is satisfactory. Naples is tranquil. PRINCE' JUAN DE BORBON ON SPANISH APPAIRS. We have been regneeted to publish the following document : " The elrecte of the quadruple AMAMe in favour of Spain bad for their principal object the consolidation of podia mentary institution', the establishment of a liberal govern meat, and to liberate the country from the depressed posi tion in which it was placed, but hitherto they have not been attended with the results which were to be hoped for. The governments of Labelle have destroyed the immense riches of the clergy ; a fabulous amount of debt has been created, and the people burthened with impost., which they are un able to pay, and all this without any tangible result. ; im portant ameliorations are unknown, and scarcely have they now commenced to occupy themselves with railways ; the waters of our rivers are lost without fertiliaing the country. Industry drags on a precarious existence, the population does not increase, the marine does not extend as it ought. Agriculture and husbandry remind one of the most pnmi tire times ; our coedit ruined and rejected in foreign coun tries, and it is melons to look for material progress on the heights on which it ought to be found. "In political affairs we discover u little progress. Indi vidual liberty is at the mercy of a legion of functionaries the remains of the ancient system ; civil liberty is unknown, the tributiaL a play of chance and of hazard. Our vener able laws have been reformed in an absurd sense, and the institution of • jury ham not hitherto been thought of. The liberty of the press exists only in name, and subject to a ridiculous law. " On the renunciation of my brother Charles Luis, my birthright and the love of my country compelled me to vindicate my claims to the throes. Providence has imposed upon me an imperative duty, and I am firmly decided to perform it to the utmost, with a view to regenerate Spain, and to establish such political and material reforms which the welfare of the country demand. " I have addressed the C,ortes acknowledging the prineiple of national representation; and being desirous not to appeal to force, yet I am resolved not to recede before any diffi culty whatever. " I have to combat the notion that Princes who repre. sent the right cannot represent the interests of the coun try ; there is no reason to aasume this principle as a rule, which, inasmuch as lam comerned, I repudiate, and for which reason I consider it to be my duty to state to foreign countries in relation with Spain what would be my line of conduct from the day I may occupy the thins, of my ancestors. " I shall recognise all the debts contracted, and all the meunres of the government of leabella as frets aemotplgs. I shall recognise as a legitimate debt, convertible into con solidated three per cents., the certificates of the commit tee, to compensate the holders for the losses they have sus tained. liurtherrnore promise to liquidate all the pending debts which under different denominations exist, but hitherto unattended to. "I do not, at present, allude to my programme of in ternal administration, but ought to declare that my system will be based upon entire liberty in all which the Cortes may deem expedient, and I shall dedicate my energies to develop the immense riches of the country, and to defray the wants of the state from it. natural resources, but always regarding the debts owing to foreigners am the most sacred and paramount. " Joart DE Bocuoy. " I July 4, 18IX0." THE CRYSTAL PALACE. The distribution of the prizes won at Wimbledon by the competitors at the Hatless] Rifle Association will take place at the Crystal Palace on Monday next, at three o'clock. To afford proper official eclat to the occasion the successful candidates will receive their well-earned diatine. times from the hands of the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, M.P., the Minister of War, who will be supported by the members of the Council of the Association. The Handel Or:hasten will be appropriately decorated for the occasion with Map and trophies and the names of the competing corps, end • raised dais erected in front, along which the winners will in turn to receive the prizes won by them. pro ce ed Military bands will occupy the space round the great organ, the front rows of the orchestra being occupied by the members of the Rifle Association and their friends. On ei ther side of the military bands . outs will be reserved for the rs membe of the Rifle and it is anticipated that the moat imposing military dis play will be presented ontliegreat orchestra which has yet been seen. The ceren.ony of lee. imitation will commence at three o'clock, and is expected to occupy about two hours. At ite conclasiou a series of athletic sports and exercises, in which the volunteers will take part, will commence in the grounds, and he continued until 'dusk, thus enabling those who are unable to leave Lon don at an early hour to take some part in the proceedingscon fleeted vc ith this great national work. As no altemtion will take place in the usual Monday admission, viz., one shilling, a large attendance is anticipated. Reserved seats will be provided. On Tuesday and Wednesday the greatest meeting of braes instrument performers which has ever been assembled will be held at the Crystal Palace. In the north of contests for prizes among the members of brass hatt iß er! frequent, but en one has ever been attempted on such an extended scale as that now contemplated. For the prizes announced ninety-nine bras* bands have entered the lists. They are from all parte of the country, but mostly from the great manufacturing districts. The members of throe nearly two thousand in number—will with their friends be conveyed to London by cheap special excursion trains on Monday next. All the great ralway companies run these trains specially for the occasion. The leaden of the hoods assemble at Exeter-hail the .me evening, and draw lots for the order in which they will play at the following two days' contest. Eight plat. forms will be erected in various parts of the Crystal Palace pounds, the judge, for each platform stationing themselves in a tent in the immediate vicinity of the platforms. At three o'clock on each day the whole of the binds will as. semble on the great Hsndel orchestra, which they will entirely fill, and.perform unitedly "The Heavens are tell ing" arid the " Hallelujah" choruses, "Mendelssohn's " Wedding Merch," " Rule Britannia," and "God save the Queen." The torrent of sound which will be emitted from the two thousand brass instruments thus brought together must be of the most extraordinary character, sad itmay safely be predicted that nothing equal to it has yet been hosed. After this united performance the trial. will be continued until dusk on each day, the first being devoted to the selected bands. No baud brought up for the contest will be allowed to play elsewhere than at the Crystal Palace. The whole of the arrangements will be under the direction of Mr. Enderby Jackson, of Hull, whose long experience in arranging these costes*. is a guarantee that the eaten detaiL will be carried out in a satisfactory manner. The judges will be chosen from the leading military bandmasters in the country. Os Thursday the National Roe. Show will be held at the Palace, end as all the principal growers—both amateur and professional—of this favourite flower are members of the society, a most extensive and pleasing display is anticipated. RzmitstzfrAirtote OF BzwerroN.—At a meeting which was held at the Old Ship Hotel on Monday,andwhicL was attended by about 20001 the principalliberals of the town, the question of • successor to the late lamented Sir G. 11. Peeled was brought under consideration. In the course of the discussion which took place Mr. Somers Clarke, who has acted as election agent for the late baronet during his contests, paid a most grateful tribute to the me. may of Sir George. Hs then stated to the meeting that he had received personal applications from Mr. Frederick David Goldsmid (brother and heirapparent to Sir Francis Goirismid), from Mr. James White (late H.P. forrlyrnouthh and from Lord Bury, each of these gentlemen severally notifying that they intended to offer themselves as can& dates requesting him to act as their agent at the coming election. Ife had not, however, pledged himself ; thi n ki ng the better course would be that the matter should bet be brought before that meeting. A convention took place upon this communication, but no measures were taken. The general feeling appeared to be, however, that no efforts should be spared in the selection and returning of • gentle man in every way worthy of his predecemor. It seemed clear from the tone of the meeting that the gentlemen pre. sent thought the best plan would be for the respective candidates to put forth their claims publicly before the electors, and leave for after consideration the de c i s i on on their relative merits. Every one, however, was of opi n i on that the best man ought to obtain the unanimous support of the liberal party, and that no considerations whatever should allow a ' split in the camp," which might do in. calculable mischief to the liberal cause in Brighton.— lrig4tos Guardian. SICILY. Garibaldi has made numerous promotions in his army. Colonels Turr, Sirtori, Bixio, Medici, and Carini, are appointed generals, and there are ten or twelve new colonels. Count Amari, Garibaldi's envoy at Turin, has just received 3,000 f r. from the inhabitants of Vicenza, with the following address to the Sicilians : Sicilians !—Vicenza, this day twelve years ago, was fighting against the foreigner ; it was its third day of re sistance. And when the general then in command was forced by unavoidable necessity to stipulate the surrender, not one of the citizens signed the unhappy capitulation; all protested they would rather be buried under the nuns of their town. Now, having learnt that you, aided by Garibaldi, are breaking the chains of tyranny, Vicenza sends you greeting. May the day soon come when we may emulate you! FRANCE. The Moniteur of this morning announces that during the absence of M. Magne, M. Fould will undertake the direction of the Ministry of Finance. A project of law has been presented to the Corps Legislatif for authorising the city of Paris to issue 287,618 obligations of 8001 r. (RECTER'S TELEGRAMS.) THE CONFERENCE. PARIS, JULE 5. The Russian amheasador, Count Kisseleff, has officially informed K Thouvenel that the Court of St. Petersburg, having examined the three pro posals of France for the definitive settlement of the question of the annexation of Savoy, has resolved upon giving preference to the assembling of a European Conference at Paris. The Duke of Grammout has completed his cure at the waters of Vichy, and is about to resume ifis functions as Ambassador at Rome. THE " REFORMS " AT ROME. ROME, WEDNZSDAY, JeLY 4. The reforms which the Papal govonunent has decided upon granting are to be promulgated shortly in a Into-propri , Among other concessions the Pope grants to the Consults of State a deliberative vote on all finan cial questions ou which until now it had only a consultative vote. But thew reforms aro to be granted on the condition of the integrity of the patrimony of St. Peter being guaranteed. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, TIieRBDAT. The new Minister of Finance, Herr von Fleur, has so arranged that coupons of the national loan falling due on the Ist inst. will be paid in specie ; in all foreign capitals at the rate of 2fr. 45 cents. per florin. -- THE DISTURBANCES IN THE EAST.- GREAT MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS. MAILSELLLES, WEDWERDAT.. Advioes from Beyrout, to the 21st ult., state that the Druses, reinforced by hordes of plundering Kurds and Bedouins, had attacked the town of Zahleli, the last refuge of the Christians. The town was entirely buret down, and 1,000 Christians were murdered. Dheir el Kamar, in consequence of the inhabi tants having been unarmed, was plundered and deserted. Other acts of incendiarism, pillage, and murder had been perpetrated in the Ant► Lebanon. It was said that the children at the school Ma lahala had beau killed, notwithstanding that they were under the protection of the French flag, and It