The Express. — London, England, 1861-03-13 00:00:00

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Mir ItAber Jacobs -Grarl.l pas .10 Mrampa. War. C. INspina.A.ll TILL LULUS'S PMI M; MM. Alai WM& AT Lassos MUMS. TIM DAT —llerobag IL. Sta. ... AM/ma& Pk Sift TOlSOMMov—Userlm IL Oa . ...Lawrsea. U. 6en. LONDON, IVEDNESDAY, MARCH 13. Tu►. Emperor of the FRANCE has great reason to congratulate himself upon the freedom of speech and publicity which he has allowed to his Chambers. For it has discovered to him a gulf yawning under his feet into which, unless fore warned, his dynasty mast have fallen. For the descent and settlement of hie Crown NAPOLSOR 111. proposed to trust, as Serums, L did, to his Senate. It is well known how the Swats et 1814 betrayed its sovereign. The excuse was, circumstances were too strong for them. Hut what ie to be said of the Senate of 1861, of which the majority now evi dently prefer the maintenance of the Pore and of the Austrian policy in Italy to that generous view of Italian unity and emancipation, as well as of the abrogation of the temporal authority of the Pope, which is not more the policy of England or of the French EMPEROR than of the ago ' Although the Senators are but the stipendiary counsellors of the Esireeos, they were still prepared to fly in his face on this question ; and it is well known that had not some general officers been absolutely sent away, and the strongest influences exerted to per suade others, a majority of the Senate would have proclaimed a vote on behalf of the Pura against the EMPEROR. NAPOLEON 111. tula but to suppose the case of a demise of the Crown, and of the clergy being opposed to its transmission in the pre sent family. Is not ttir Senate of 1861 just as likely to vote a dickiance in the lapse of a few year. se it wiui to vote such a condemnation in 18141 The question which naturally suggests itself at such an aspect of circumstances ia, whence 0011188 this hostility of the Senate I Surely the Imperial Government was not so shortsighted as to compose it of Legitimist and Orleanista t It must be admitted that it did nominate them in great numbers, at a time when neither publi city nor importance attached to the speeches or votes of the Senate, and when N APOLEON 111. not only thought himself, but was thought, the great safeguard against collision or war between the upper and lower classes. This feeling has, however, worn itself away. Fears of the mob have vanished from the minds of the educated and wealthy French, whilst in it place that galling sentiment of the Imperial yoke put upon them has irritated the minds of the upper ranks. Amongst these the royalists of both categories are probably the most numerous _ and influential. They are the respected, the fashionable class, they dominate society, and thereby cunterbalance the power which the Government does but gently wield, and the patronagii which it does not always wisely dis tribute. Since the proclamation of the &crouton, the royalist party, whether Orleaniat or Legitimist, have adopted the tactics of rallying under the banner of the Church. It seemed at lint almost a forlorn hope foraconatitutional and a so-called pro gremive party to pin itself to the retrograde policy of churchmen. But so it was. Not only did the RAY siva" the Peauts, and even the Tuciavinnass fall into the policy of lending military suocour to the Pore in the city of Rome ; but the Vn.a.v.- mAIIIS, the Cocain, and other eminent intellects of the Orleanist and constitutional section, de clared there was no hope for French freedom or French mind union both rallied to the standard of Rome, and even donned the livery of its Pontiff. ROM= Catholicism has thus become, not indeed a religious conviction. but • political expediency ; not a principle of conduct, bat a banner of Wien ; not a coescientione belief, no much as • mmti- mint in vogue. Under the Restoration even the middle classes used to send their daughters to convents to be educated, because there they came in contact with the daughters of the noblesse. Of late it has been the fashion to send even boys to the schools of the Jesuits for the same reason that the rich English upstart sacrifices 3001. a year to place his son at Eton. The Imperial Government, it must be owned, hes hitherto weighed more upon the educated and intelligent class than upon any other. The people has merely felt its protecting care ; those above, he rigid exclusion and seventy. The educated class has rebelled, and has had the good fortune to find an ally in the clergy. Had the Kinplifer INIA PO- Lam granted the extension of parliamentary and pries freedom some five yeses ago, he would have broken up this coalition of his foes, and rallied to him the constitutional royalists. In 1861 it came too late ; for Legitimists and Orleanists, feeling themselves supported by the Church and by a general conservative sentiment against that revo• lutioa which menaces throughout Europe, now hold firmly to4ether, and resolve to make use of the liberty accorded to them to bite the hands and resist the power of him who gave it. Independent of the royalists or religionists of old dynasties, there remained in France the broad Liberal party. Of this the more moderate have certainly rallied to the Eseeson, and are inclined to support him, not so much fur his insignificant grant of parliamentary rights, ea for his generous policy towards Italy and towards European nationalities. The thorough Republicans still, in deed, harbour distrust, if they no longer look de fiance. But even they are willing to step aside and allow the Imperial Government to pursue its aim, especially such a course as has bean marked out in the speech of Prince Naroszoir. From what has been said it will be seen that the true strength and support of the &restos and the Imperial Government are to be sought more and more in the lower and middle strata of society ; the wealthy, the educated, and the fashionable are more than ever irrevocnld y "seed to him, and re fuse all coot iliatiou. The opposition would THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH not be so formidable but for its alliance with the heads of the clergy and with Home. In this alliance we can perfectly understand the aims both of the Papal Court and of the French Legitimists. Assuredly the end of the Orleanista in enter ing this retrograde league of ultra-Catholics and ultra-Royalist& is complete suicide and annihilation. Henceforth the Orleanists may be considered as extinct, or absorbed in the Legitimist party. The Nemo and the TOINVEVILLII3 are no more ; their friends, who remain, consenting to speak through the grotesque mouthpiece of the Marquis DX The worst result of this is the conviction that cannot fail to impress itself on the Evratoit's mind, that a constitutional system, such as that which formerly existed, is under present circum stances impossible. A Senate is hostile to him ; a Chamber of Deputies, composed of high ratepayers, or of the educated class, will be alike unfavourable to him ; a single demo cratic Assembly will be more ready to support him than any other, and by management he could convert it into a powerful instrument for crushing all opposed to his government, whether in the church or amongst the wealthy and educated classes. Tim papers moved for by the Marquis of Non- BANDY, on the Ist instant, in one of the wildest and meet extravagant speeches ever heard in the House of Lords, have just been presented to Parlia ment. They relate mainly to the action, or rather to the inaction, of our Mediterranean fleet during the events which led to and attended the overthrow of Botrason domination in the Two Sicilies. Lord NoRwANIIT, as our readers have no doubt forgotten, talked as if, during that period, our Admirals had taken • very busy part in the affairs of Italy. The agents of FRANCIS 11. had said so, and the noble lord does little else than retail their stories to the Peers. Some of his statements on Friday week were so ludicrous that they perished instantly on exposure. Others were answered on the spot by Lord WODZITOUSIL, and others again have been refuted since. Although so eager for papers his Lordship has a singular faculty of ignoring documents when they are con trary to his purpose, and of adopting the most un substantial statements as true. Some months ago we published • letter, in which King Vicroa EMMANUEL, when at Florence after the annexa tion, offered his alliance to the King of the Two Siermr.s. The authenticity of that letter is equal to thatof any which has appeared in the Blue-books. Yet upon no better authority than that of the agents of the Government which refused to receive it, Lord NORMANBY affected to treat it as an inven tion. But it is his way. Whether he will be better pleased with these new papers than with those which have gone before we much doubt. His friend FRANcis 11. has come to • bad end, and with minds of a certain order when the end is wrong all is wrong. The Fleet, according to the noble Marquis, deviated from its neutrality at Palermo, and at Naples during the battle of the Volturno. The despatches of Vice-Admirals FANSH AWE, and MUNDY effectually meet these charges. GARIBALDI attacked and took Palermo on the 27th of May. Two days before Admiral Munn , had protested to the Royal Com missioner against:the bombardment of that populous and commercial city, which, he believed, was even then in contemplation ; he did so in the name of British interests, and with rearm, as the event proved, for on the 29th of May we find him re porting to the Admiral commanding on the station that the bombardment of the 28th, a breach of faith on the part of the Neapolitan General LANZA, while it was harmless to GARIRALur, " had not only prevented any steps being taken " to remove the property of the British residents "to a place of security, but had also rendered it " impossible for me to provide for the personal " safety of the oldest British subject in the place, " the heavy fire in the direction of his residence " effectually cutting off all approach to it without "endangering life." Ou the morning of the 28th General Liana. applied for Admiral MUNDT'S mediation. But as the Admiral was not in com munication with the town or with General GARI BALDI, he simply offered to receive on board his sag-ship the Neapolitan generals whom General LANZA wished to send, provided they could get down to the Mole, whence he would have them es corted. The Bourbouist general had hoped to get those officers through the enemy's line* under the protection of the British flag; but to protect his own neutrality, the Admiral left him to obtain the leave of General GAZIBALDL The result of the meet ing of the Neapolitan officers and GARIBALDI is well known ; it prevented the destruction of Palermo by a prolonged bombardment, it stayed the massacre of the inhabitants, and it gave Bri tish and other foreign residents an opportunity of securing their property. But the proposition for the Admiral's humane mediation came from the Neapolitan Royal Commissioner, and was consented to by General GARIBALDI. The supposed participation of several men of her MAJESTY'S ship Renown in the battle of the Volturno, where, according to the complaint of the Neapolitan Minister at this Court, they served pieces of artillery belonging to the army of GARI BALDI, is soon disposed of. About two o'clock on the afternoon of the Ist of October a party of sailors belonging to the Renown, who were en shore on leave, were led by a British seaman's love of fighting to go up by the railroad to Santa Maria to see what was going on. While these men were standing looking on, a party of Gan baldians came up, dragging two partially dis mounted gnus which had been taken from the Neapolitans. These guns stuck about 200 yards from Santa Maria, on which an Englishman among the Garibaldians asked the sailors " to bear • " hand." This was readily done, and the guns were brought in to Santa Maria ; but beyond this the men of the Renown took no part whatao ever in the battle. Admiral MUNDY states that upon bearing these facts from Captain FORD= he pointed out to him that he should not have allowed his men to go on shore even at CastelLsnetre, as the giving of leave, except to petty-officers, bad bean forbidden. The question, how ever, is divested of all political importance and reduced to one of discipline by Captain Town' explanation. Admiral MUNDY writes to Vice-Admiral *satin on the 29th of October : " With regard to the degree of neutrality main " tained by the squadron under my command, I " beg leave to assure you that I have uniformly " endeavoured to enforce implicit compliance with "the wish and determination of her M &miry's " Government on this subject ; that when leave " has been granted to the ship.' companies, the " class and number of men permitted to go on " shore have always been regulated with a due re " Bard to the state of public feeling then existing "in the city." In illustration of this circum stance the Admiral draws attention to copies of general memoranda, and an extract from the signal log of his flag-ship, which he forwards, and which fully maintains the. credit he claims. The remaining papers of this collection are of no public importance. Coensurrs are made in the columns of a con temporary that Lord JOHN &mew. has not re sorted to acts of violence in Mexico for injuries recently inflicted on British interests in that re public. It seems, however, to be entirely over looked by the complainants that any possible coercive measures would up to this time have been more injurious than beneficial to the interests that have suffered. To have levied reprisals or blockaded the port of Vera Cruz at a crisis when the readiest means of obtaining redress is the over throw of the abominable government of MIRA. MON by internal agency, would in all probability have arrested that indispensable preliminary oc currence, and might have prolonged the domestic discord to which British wrongs are mainly attri butable. To have plunged Sir Cusxxxs Wyse, our newly-appointed Minister, into those mise rable contentions, over which he could have exercised no influence, at a time when they were apparently about to receive a solution favourable to the reception of reasonable counsels, would have placed the English Legation in a position that would not have added to its authority in the better circumstances which events are developing. And to have made a great and useless display of British force and diplomacy when the United States was powerless to co operate, would have excited the suspicions if it did not rouse the hostility of the Government of Washington. It seems to us, therefore, that Lord JOHN Rosan a. has exercised a very wise discretion in not prematurely acting on the undoubtedly just grounds for interference which the treatment of British property and persons has given to the English Government ; and that • little patience and a more accurate consideration of the actual circumstances of the case would be more judicious on the part of those interested in obtaining re press, than indiscriminate complaints and intempe rate accusations. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. AMERICA. EXPECTED CONFLICT. QUEENSMWN, WIDNISDAT. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Com pany's screw steamer Kangaroo, Captain Mire house, from New York on the 2nd inst., has arrived here. She brings 14 cabin and 98 steerage pas sengers. She passed the Arabia. The Edinburgh has arrived out. The New York Herald of the 2nd inst. says :—" It is reported from Washington that the despatch of a reinforcement to Fort Sumter and the sending of war vessels to attempt to collect the revenues in the Gulf porta will be among the first acts of President Lincoln's administration. " Major Anderson had written that he expected that Fort Sumter would be attacked immediately after the 4th." According to the New York Herald, President Davis was making every preparation for a bloody contest. Referring to the peace conference the same jour nal says :—" All hope of adjustment has passed." A collision between the Federal government and the Texas state troops was imminent. The Texas election was unanimously iu favour of secession. frbe Court. The Queen with the Princesats Alice and Helena ramie on horseback yesterday morning in the Riding.house of Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Prince Consort, attended by the Mar chioness of Hy, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, and Colonel the Hon. A. Harding., left Buckingham Palace at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon for Frogmoro to visit the Duchess of Kent. Her Majesty and his Royal Hightails returned at a quarter past 6 o'clock. The royal party tra velled to Windsor and returned to town by special trains on the Bouth-Western Railway. Prince Leopold and the Princess Louise visited the British Museum yesterday. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Priming Alice, honoured the performance at Covent-prden Theatre last evening with their presence. In attendaaos were the Marchioness of Ely, Hon. Eleanor Stanley, Lord Harris, Major-General the Hon. C. Grey, Colonel the Hoe. A. Hardin*. The Itieshiemees of Ely has succeeded the Countess of Caledon as the Lady in Waiting to the Queen. The Commissioneis for the E;hibition of IKO2 had a meet ing yesterday: at their office, 454, West Strand. Present— F.arl Granville, the Marquis of Chandos, Mr. Thomas Baring, M.P., Mr. C. W. Dilks, and Mr. Thomas Fair bairn. Count Baptiste Metaxa arrived yesterday at the Colonial office with government despatches from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial•oice to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. HMI MAJENTY'S THIRD LEVEL --(THIS DAY).- This afternoon her Majesty the Queen, aocompaniml by his Royal Highness the Prince Cowart, left Buckingham Palates for St. James's Palms, whim her Majesty held a levee. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, CoVINT-GAIDEN.—aer Majesty, the Prime Consort, and the Princess Alice, attended by the Manthiesets of My, the Hon. Eleanor Stanley, General Grey, Lord Harris, and Colonel the Hon. A. Harding°, honoured, for the wooed time, the repre sentation of the Domino Noir with their presence last evening. VISIT Or THI ROYAL CHILDREN TO TEIR BRITISH MU/MCC—The Princes Helena and Prince Leopold, at. tended by Lady Portman and Viscount Torrington, paid an early audios:pared visit yesterday to the British Museum, and numisid a omeidemble thee inspecting the different departments of the national collection. Their royal high weer were redacted through the building by the heads of dapartaseata, who pointed out the more remarkable objects le their notice ; and on arriving at the library the clarifica tion and arrangement of the books for affording facilities for study in the ending-roam were explained by Mr. Parse, the principal librarian. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will anis* at Buckingham Palace, on Saturday, from Cam bridge. _ _ Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and L. Coaster Apponyi gave • greed entertainmeot, lust evening, to their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Princess Mary, and his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. The following were invited to inset their royal highocams :—.Tbe Duke of Newcastle, Maria Marchissem of Aileabury, the Earl Granville, the Earl and Cognises of Shelburne, the Earl of St. Germans, Viscount and Vieountess Sydney, Viscount Chelsea, Maria Countess Paumpulen, Count M. Esterhazy, Count Wimpffes, Count lakaoky, Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Adeane, and Captain Lasky. Captain Cad and lady Augusta Cadogan were in waiting on her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam bridge, and Colonel Tyrwhitt wee in attendance as his Royal Mosso the Duke of Otmbridge. Later la the maim the Coaster Appouyi had as assembly. The Duke of Sutherland has arrived at Stafford House, St. James's, from Trentham. The duchess remains with the dowager duchess at Trentham. The Duke and Duchess of Argyll and the Marquis of Lora bath returned from Trentham, where they bare bees staying for the last ten days with the Duchess of Sutherland and family circle. The Duke of Somerset will hold hie second levee te-morrow afternoon, at the Admiralty, Whitehall. The Marchioness of Salisbury baa issued cards for an assembly no Wednesday, the 90th last., at her man sion io Arlingten.atreat The Earl and Countess Stanhope give a grand setertainment on Saturday next to their Royal Highnesdes the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Wary. The Speaker will hold his second and last levee this evening, at the New Palace, Westminster. Mr. R. S. Mulford, M.P., and Mrl. Holford have arrived at their 111AUS611 in Park•laae, from Westonbirt Howls. Gloucestershire. Mr. Henry Mi'bunko entertained at dinner last evesdag, at his residence in Eatou•plsoe. the Countess of nataiat sad Lady Melee M'lloiniell, Lord arid Lady Godol• iii- °shore*, Vincent sad ViBoolllo4llll Bury, Viscount sad Viseouatess Mahlon, Lord sal Lady Egerton of Tattoo, Hoe. Freest Deecontle, M.P., sod Mrs. Duncombs, Hoe. Francis sod Mrs. Stonor, Right Hon. Cecil Forester, M.P., sad Sir Henry CottereU. The meeting of the Irish Roman catholic pre lates, convoked for yesterday, is postponed to the middle Cl April. owing (says the News) to the occupation of the bishops in several of the dioceses rendering their absence, at this season. a matter of minute inconvenience ; but it , is probable that some other cause hes ioduoed this very sudden postponeseeet—perhaps renewed negotiations with government upon the subject of the national system of education. The committee of the Boy 4 Testimonial have re easemectled that the sum of 1001. should be devoted to the erection of • n.onument on the spot where Captain Boyd and his sailors lost their lives, 501. for • tablet in St. Patrick's Cathedral, rod 25/. for grave stomps in the Monks tows churchyard, when the gallon are buried. They also reeesameod the erection of • Boyd Marine Charity at !lowdown. Others who are best acquainted with the wishes of Captain Boyd's family object to the marine asylum, on the mood that it is the business of the state to erect such an institution ; that it could not be permanent' without a nation .1 endowment ; and that, not being per manent, it would not be an appropriate memorial. They would decidedly luster a statue in St. Patrick's Cathedral. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, MARCH I. Stocks lower. New York Central, 79 ; Erie, 331 ; Mi ne** 824. Exchange—Bankers' tills, 1061 to 106. Cotton dull and unsettled. Freight engagement& are made at lower rates. Breadstuff' easier. NEW ORLEANS, FE. 28. Cotton salen, 8,000 bales ; middlioa, NI to 14. FRANCE PARTS, WEDNESDAY. The Monikur in Its bulletin of this morning denies that the conference on the Syrian question held a sitting on Monday last, and states that it may be presumed that a sitting will be held at the end of the present week. The Moniteur contains the conclusion of yester day's discussion of t h e address, in the Corps Legis latif. In reply to K Plicbou, who applauded the con duct of the Papal Zouaves, and violently attacked King Victor Emmanuel, Count de Morny said : " You are at liberty to attack the government or to defend its conduct, but it is neither courteous nor courageous to attack the absent, even when upon a throne." M. Plichou pointed out the dangers arising for Frappe if she allowed three powerful empires to be created around her, by which, ho said, she would be threatened. He advised the Emperor not to reckon on the Russian alliance, and to return to the execution of the treaty of Villafranca. M. Baroche said :—" I am about to reply toe speech full of gall and bitterness. The government of the Emperor has never been attacked so violently either in England or in Austria." He reproached M. Pilchou for having said that the name of Napo leon HI. had become tee object of mistrust in Europe. He was astonished at the praise lavished by M. Plichou on sovereigns who fought against France at Solferino, and was surprised at the same speaker's sympathies for certain government«, and his insults against governments which were the allies of France. M. Baroche also refuted the accu sations of duplicity and intrigue made against Eng. land, and justified the policy of the Emperor in Italy and especially in Rome. ITALY. ROME (Tu MAnintess), Mmicn 9. A demoustastion of an extraordinary character, which may probably lead to an early solution of the crisis now pending, is said to be near at hand. Mitts (a Eivriss) has been appointed commander of the Zouaves in place of Beodelievre. ROME, Mims 10. The Duke de Gramont has been charged to announce to the Pope that the Emperor has dis avowed the speech of Prince Napoleon iu the Senate. Several other persons have been exiled. Reports current among the people fix the date of the arrival of the Sardinians at Rome for the 18th instant. A consistory has been held for the proclamation of 1101111, new bishops. The Frenchmen who had come to Rome to take service in the Papal army have formed a club, and are about to establish a new newspaper. NAPLES (vv. ifiautwes), Mince 9. The sick and wounded brought from Gaeta Lave communicated typhus fever among tho hospitals, and in the city itself. Troops have been sent to Lrcoe. TURIN, MAitat 13. It is reported here that negotiations are being carried on for the capitulation of blessing, and Civi tells del Tronto. ZURICH, ILuica 13. A dreadful gale has raged on the Lake of CM itanoe. A steamer from Zurich came into collision with the Bavarian steamer Louis, whose lights had been extinguished. The Louis sank and 13 persons. were drowned. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, WZDWIRDAT. The Archduke Rainer has been appoiutod Curator of the Academy of Science. In consequence of the establishment of the Council of State, Count Thun, M.M. Thierry, Salvotti, Haimberger, and Wolkenstein have been relieved of their functions as members of the Council of the Empire. PORTUGAL MADRID, HARM 12. Acoordiug to advices received here from Lisbon, the Portuguese government has submitted to the Cortes a project of law for the re-organisation of the brotherhoods and sisterhoods of charity. The ministers are said to be divided on religious ques tions. Dissensions likewise prevail in the Cortes. It is asserted that a change of ministers may be expected. A ministerial combination between the Duke of filaldanha and the Marquis of Ladd is seriously spoken of. ITALY AND SWITZERLAND. BERNE. Tamar. The Sardinian government has proposed to Switzerland to appoint commissioners for the settlement of the question of Ticino. , 13, 1861. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (now OUR OWN PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. After I left the Corps Legislatif yoterday, M. Kolb Bernard, a rich sugar refiner from Lille, read a prosy speech made up from the answers of Bishop Dupanloup and Cardinal Antonelli to the Otter ronniere pamphlet. The speech, which read very ferocious in the Moniteur, fell much natter on the house than you might suppose. It was, I happen to know, concocted by a conclave of ultra montanists, and was rehearsed over and over again to private audiences at least a week ago. It is quite necessary, in order to a due appreciation of what is now passing in France, to bear in mind what very poor creatures the senators and deputies are—with very few exceptions. Their origin must ever be remembered. They were selected by the government at a time when few men of mark would take service under it. In the lower house there is much less talent than in the Senate. Government sought out as objects of universal sufirage rich nonentities, manufacturers, and land owners, who it was hoped would give Mei trouble—men whose mediocrity would have kept them in the background under a free govern ment, but who had vanity enough to aspire to be called legislators. They having been trained to a policy diametrically opposite to that of Nov. 24 do no doubt kick against the pricks, and there is every probability that a dissolution will be thought necessary at the end of the present session. Their influence in the country is on a par with their eloquence, which, speaking generally, is of a very ordinary quality. After M. Kolb Bernard had done yesterday, MM. Baroche and Billault protested with much warmth against his assertion that there was agitation in the country about the Pope, and they promised to reply to him at length. They are no doubt speaking at this moment. The conference on the Syrian question had a long sitting yesterday, and it is rumoured that a solution satisfactory to all parties is likely to be found. I do not know whether the Prussian proposition has had anything to do with this desirable result. At the opening of the Bourse there was a little more business doing, but things soon became flatter than ever, and the Route slosed with a fall of 20c. for cash and sc. for account, at 67fr. 95c. and 68fr. sc. Mobilier fell 6fr. The Orleans and Lyons Railways fell 3fr. 75c. each ; Northern, 2fr. 50c. ; and Southern, Hr. 25c. ; Western and Eastern were without change. The Caisse Mires fell 7fr., closing at 83fr. 75c. There is a report that M. Solar has gone to England. THE BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MA118. 4 80IITHAMPrON . , TITZSDAT FV=lllO. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Masailia, Captain Roberts, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 44 passengers and 1,6141. in specie. On the 10th inst. she encountered a terrific gale from the N.W. On the Bth inst. the Mastitis spoke the Ceylon, and ou the 10th the Tagus, both outward bound. She also spoke the bark Cascade, of St. Kitts, and the ship Flower of the Forest. The Ellora left Gibraltar for the East on the 4th inst. On the 28th ult. the Manilla spoke the brig Olive Branch, 42 days from Trieste. All well. At Gibraltar exchange on London was unaltered. THE PENINSULAR MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY Emma. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Alhambra, Captain Roskell, from Lisbon on the 7th inst., has arrived with the above mails. She brings six passengers and 1,3.501. in specie. Oa the 7th inst. the Alhambra pared the steamer Bra• standing for Lisbon. There were in harbour at Lisbon her Majesty's ships St. Jean d'Acre, Trafalgar, and Edgar. The Imniortaliti sailed for the Mediterranean on the Bth inst. The Russian gunboat Morge wee at Lisbon, on her way to China. At Lisbon the exchange on London at three months was quoted 5411 to 54/ ; on Paris, 527 ; on Genoa, 522 ; on Amsterdam, 441 ;on Hamburg, 48. Ranks, Three per Cents., 474; Coupons, 481; Deferred, 381 ; Beak of Portu gal, 554 mareis ; Commercial Bank of Oporto, 256 ; Mercantile Bank, 250 milreis. The Marseilles journals announce that the Em peror, hawing of the serious illness in that city of M. Mary, the well-known author, has accorded him a pension of 5,000 fr. ►-ysar from the privy purse. This generous donation was announced to the writer in a moat flattering letter front Marshal Yealimit, Grand Marshal of the Palace. A letter from Rome of the sth says :—"The levee of the King and Queen of Naples on Thursday last, which seems to have been held expressly for the benefit of British subjects, was but scantily attended. There were eighteen ladies present, and about the same number of men, chiefly Irish catholic., Englishmen who had gone over to the Church of Rome, and some Maltese. Soms of the ladies, who went there as • matter of curiosity, appear to have been unaware of the exact object, and were rather startled when an English catholic in the Pope's service pro ceeded to read an address of condolence, in which was de plored the treachery by which the cause had been lost, &c. The King does nut seem to have gained many golden opinions on the occasion. The story goes that he rather discouraged the reading of the address, and made his escape from the room before it was concluded. The Queen, on the other hand, charms everybody by her graceful manner and pleas ing personal appearance." --- - • - A large portion of the celebrated Campana col lection at Rome, so well known to lovers of art and virtu, has been sold to the Rumania government for the sum of 130,000 crowns, or about 27,000 i. sterling. It may he said that Russia has had tho pick of the collection, and certainly she bas carried away some of its finest specimens, but it was so rich in certain classes of antiquities that there still remains much for amateurs to oovet. The jewellery has not been taken, and of the fine collection of Etrusmn vases, only about 500 have been included in the purchase. The Message,. of Nice mentions a melancholy catastrophe which had just occurred in the commune of Lieneola. Au evidence of immense extent suddenly fell from the top of the mountain called the Moeller, carrying everything before it. Fourteen cottages were swept evilly, four hundred head of cattle perished, and twenty families are reduced to misery. Three persons were buried beneath the rains ; when got out, one was still alive, though dread fully injured, and the other two were dead. EXTRAORDINARY CHARLIE AGAINNT COLLIERY PROPRITToRs. — At the Dudley Police Court, on Monday, Adam Hickman, Edward Hickman, John Hickman, and Edward Wright, were charged, .under the Act 7 and 8 George IV., cap. '27, .with stealing 10,300 tons of coal, value 2,481/., the property of A. H. Barn and Co., of Haden Hill Colliery.-11r. Robinson, in opening the case for the prosecution, mid the defendants, in June, 1859, leased a colliery adjacent to the prosecutors', which had previously been worked by Messrs. Humphries and Brettle. At the time that firm left the colliery, it was supposed to be worked out, but after it had been taken by the &fen dents, it was noticed that they commenced thawing a great quantity of coal of a superior quality to that which had been previously obtained bona the pit. The men who were working in Messrs. Barre' colliery stated to their employers that they could hear the workmen in the adjoining mine; and the oomplainants, therefore, asked permission to inspect the defendants' colliery. This remission had been refused, until Mr. Barn had takeu legal proceedings to compel them to allow his agents to in spect, the pit. Upon Messrs. Crew and Johnson, mine agents, going into the work, they found that trespass had taken place on Messrs. Bans' mine to the extent complained of. Mr. 110 1 / 1 0,00 proceeded to call witnesses. Masan. Barn' manager proved inspecting the defendant.' colliery. when he found that is one gateway they bad driven A 4 yards through Moms. Barn' thick coal. He should think that the coal got would be about 10,000 toes. Mews. Johnson and Crew having stated the result of their inspec tam, Mr. Jackson intimated that, if the bench considered that a pninst,focie owe bad been made out, be should re- sane his defence. The bench said that they had determined to send the case to • higher court. The primmer, who pleaded nut guilty, were then committed for trial at the /Raiford assizes, bail being accepted for their appearance. TEE EMPEROR OP AUSTRIA versus LOUIS KOSSUTH. A cage is now pending in the Court of Chancery, in which the Emperor of Austria has obtained en injunction to restrain Louis Kcssuth from publishing certain notes, which he has been advised, on high legal authority, that he can publish without the slightest infraction of &Wall law. Several gentlemen, including Messrs. White, COlllOgilam. Weinfeld, M.P.s, and, Professor F. W. Newman, feeling that the resources of the noble exile, who has sacrificed his all in support of constitutional liberty, must be unequal to cope with thee' of Imperial Austria, and desirous of securing a full and fair hearing of the case, have resolved (without prejudging the question between the parties) to endeavour to provide a fund for the purpose of having the issue raised fairly tried out. They are prepared to act as a provisional committee to receive subscriptions and see to their due appropriation. For the present any sum may be remitted to Mr. J. F. Montane, 14, Moaegato-street, liC., the hon. secretary. THE SOUTH KENSINGTON HORTICULTUKLL GARDENS. Judging from what we have seen of the works as they now stand, and what we have heard they will be when in their finished state, we have no doubt that the South Ken. sington Horticultural Gardens will speedily take rank es the most attractive place of ►musement and healthful and instructive recreation in London, especially in the summer. Her Majesty, who has been more than once of late over the ground, examining the progress of the works, in which we are informed she takes great interest, will open the gardens early in June, by which time all the arrangements am expected to be corn. plead. In addition to the royal patronage the institution will have the advantage of close proximity to the Greet Industrial Exhibition of 1862, the aite of which is also upon the Royal Commissioners' grounds, and only separated from the Horticultural Gardens by that part of the arcade where the refreshment department will stand, and from which creature-comforts will be dispensed to the visitors of as Exhibition. Tae Caoacu Rea Buz vow stands fora third reading on Wednesday, June 5, that being the earliest available day on which the measure can be further dia. cussed. The 220 of May was first named, but as that will be the day on which the House of Commons re-assembles after the Whitsun holiday; there would have been no pro. bability of securing a good house, and the occurrence of the Derby Day in the following week necessitated the delay of another week. Although the prolong►tion of the contro versy is not without its disadvantages, it will afford to the abolitionists an opportunity of making fresh efforts to carry the bill through the house by a good majority, and, more especially, the rural parishes will be able, at the approach. jag Easter vestries, to show, in a practical manner, their determination not to have the impost perpetuated in the country while it is given up in our large towns Mr. Jackson, to-morrow, will ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is the inter,. Con of the government to introduce, at an early date, a bill to remedy the defects of existing legislation in regard to the measures used in the sale of gas. To-morrow Sir Morton Peto will ask the First Commissioner of Works, what proceedings have been taken, in the purchase of land or otherwise, for the purpose of forming the Finsbury Park, pursuant to the Act 20 and 21 Vic. c. 150 ; and, if no steps have been taken, whether they will be taken, so as to carry out the provisions of the act, viz, five years from its passing in 1857, or whether it is in tended to apply for powers to extend the time for carryisi out the mne. Mr. William Ewart, on Friday, will aak the Secretary of State for India, what information it is in his power to give respecting the administration of relief to the sufferers by the famine in India ; and whether works of irrigation will be vigorously promoted, as the beet means of preventing such ea/amities in future. Colonel Sykes has given notice that on Friday he will ask the Secretary of State for India, whether in future all the services in India will be open to all the natives of India without distinction of caste or creed. We learn from a return to parliament that the amount of duty received in the year ending 31st of Decem ber Let, for stamps on foreign bills of exchange, under the Act 17 and 18 Victoria, cap. 83, as extended by the 23rd Victoria, cap. 15, where above 4,0001., was 245,6011. 14a. 9d• Cr :Formes Acre DILITUDS.—A parliamentary return issued this morning @bows that the dues of Id. on goods in packager or parcels; on goods in bulk, by weight, by measure, and by number ; and on animals, from the date of coming into operation (May 16, 1860) to the 31st of Decem• ber last, amounted in all to 82,8681. 3e. Id. The due of ls. Gd. on shipping bills and bills of lading produced in the lame period 30,2541.5 e. The total amount of duty received for dock warrant stamps sold at 3d. each, from the 3rd April to the 31st Dec., was 8,695/. Bs. 94. The anniversary of the establishment of the Seamen's Hospital Society (Dreadnought), was celebrated last evening by a festival at the London T►vern ; Admiral William Bowles, C. 8., presided, supported, amongst others, by his Excellency the Swedish Ambassador, the Secretary to the Swedish Embassy, Colonel Cerra, Cap. taro the Hon. F. Maude, Admiral Sir Thomas Herbert, Captain Egerton, R.N., and Messrs. Octavius Ommanney, G. Scenes, R. Green, A. It. Bristow, M.P., and F. Le Breton. The subscriptions during the evening amounted to 1,0151. 2s. WHITEHALL, MARCH 9.—The Queen baa been pleased to present the Reverend Donald Murray Simpson to the church and parish of Aharele, in the presbytery of Mull and county of Atoll, vacant by the transportation of the reverend Donald M'Fadyen to the parish of Ardnamurchan, in the presbytery of MulL —Gazette. WHITEHALL, MARCH 9.—The Queen ban been Pleased to give and grant unto Major•Geneml Benjamin Orlando Junes, colonel of her Majesty's 73rd Regiment, her royal license a nd authority that he may accept and wear the insignia of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order of the Third Class, which the late King of Hanover was pleased to confer upon him in approbation of his distinguished serviced in Hanover, and in connection with Hanoveriau troops og the German Legion employed against the enemy during the Peninsular war.--Gazette. ----- GMAtiote•L &cirri( OF LoNl,oN.—The next meeting of the society will be held at Burlington House on the 20th inst., when the following papers will be read :- 1. " Notes on a Collection of Fossil Plants from the Sand• stones near Nagpur, Central India," by Sir C. Bunbury, Bart. F.R.S., F.G.S. 2. "On the Age of the Fomiliferous thin-bedded Sandstone and the Coal-bads of the Province of Nagpur, India," by the Rev. S. Hialop. 3. "On the Re lative Position of certain Plante in the Coal-bearing beds of Australia," by the Rev. W. B. Clarke, F.O.S. Perlman' PINSION SOCISTY. —The annual meet. hog of this society was held on Monday at the London Tavern, Mr. Robt. Forbes in the chair. Mr. Hodson, jun. reed the report,which stated that the proceedings of the pas; year had been of more than usual importance in connexion with the welfare of the society. The longtalked-of Cax- ton pension has at length been realised. The foundation of this pension was laid by the Very Rev. Dr. Millman Dean of St. Paul's, who, as treasurer of a fund commence& in 1847, for the purpose of erecting a monument to William Caxton, the first English pnuter, hut which effort was not successful, held in his bands the sour of 172/. 25., and this amount. with the consent of the subscribers, he presented to the Printers' Pension Society, on condition thnt it should be applied to the formation of the Caxton pension, and this original gift has since been increased to the sum required for the purpose. The Biggs pension, created from the in terest of the legacy left by the late Mr. Biggs, commenced that day. Two additional pensions, of 251. and IX • year respectively. have thus been established. To the 62 pen sioners on the funds 8 were to be added that day. The amount of stock invested is 10,32. - 4. 14s. ; the income from annual subscriptions has been 62W. 13a., being 111. re. in advance of Wit year ; while the payments in pensions have been 8141. 145., being 531. 15s. in advance of last 'var. Since the establishment of this society upwards of 200 persons have experienced relief from its funds. The report wiui received and adopted, and the officers elected for the year ensuing. The result of the poll for the election of eight pensioners from a list of 33 candidates was then declared, and the following were elected :—The Caxton Pension, Richard Pulman ; the Biggs Pension, Harriet Greig ; the Franklin Pension, Joseph %Vat•on ; the Whit tingham Pension, Mary Ann Beckett ; the Fley Pension, Alexander Anderson • Margaret Muirhesd, Hanuah and Sarah Long. T he proceedings terminated with • rid of thanks to the chairman. ------- RELIGIOUS CENSUS IN WORICHOUSES.—A return has been made by the Poor-law Board, moved for by Mr. Joseph Ewart, showing that on the let of January last there were in receipt of in-door relief iu England sod Wales 80,632 adults - belonging to the Church of EinZivedi 5,752 Roman catholic', and 6,UX3 persons of other religions denominations. Leicester returns that it hos pernoneof "so religion " in the workhouse-50 adults and :12 children. for the returns classify the children also. It appears to be a rule fairly observed that the Roman cath o lic inmates have liberty of worship. The returns from Manchester and Salford mention that a room is set apart for Raman catholic worship, and at Salford it is described as furnished by the priests with images end pictures. From the immense parish of at. Panama there is no return at all, as " it is ant the custom of the directors to inquire sod remora the relig . nate damisalises pork= admitted into the makhouse. ' Pa dot ws di, ter w eider awl awl e Wen Cu WWI %Mu tom Malt]