The Express. — London, England, 1861-09-24 00:00:00

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WO tit, \ rllrliaT V. -To comoiodo •itit 111 K Taal!: alt. till ERA ur Molt MAX DY.o.Commoroco at mcn WATIK AT WSW( WOOL TM DAT—Xmass, 411.44 m..... Allanows, 4 9, 1 fAtii. Ulu UMW —U.rriag. sii• 12•1• •• • • Mirmimes. :ii• =ow LONDuX, TUEsDAY, SEPT. 24. TO OUR READRRzL • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE- A '.ate editiou d the E.rpress w publishe.l every everliNg during the racing mamma, cutitaiiiiisg the results the dar'n ream It is easy to see why the letter of the Emperor of RI • s has given so much satisfaction at Wuli ine,,ton. It is simple and sincere. It is little indeed that oven an Emperor can do to show his friendly fueli...g fur a great and free people sorely tried by adversity; but that little ALRXANDER has done, and .lone with grace and heart. It will not surprise reflecting Americans, nor indeed reflecting Englishmen, Hutt a monarch reputed absolute should be the first to express his sympathy with them in their trials. Character is greater than furies of govenunerit ; and a sole ruler whose power has its justification in the necessities of his people is freer to rejoice in the prosperity of a nation enjoying greater liberty than his own, than the politician who under constitutional goveniwint has spent his life in cultivating artificial sentiments and theories at the expense of truth and greedoni. The prerogatives which the Eseesillinherits do not blind him to the superior advantages of free institutions. He can admire, as our own best statesmen have at all times been ready to admire, a form of Govern ment which has proved a blessing to the American people, because it was the one best suited to their circumstances and character. He sees, moreover, what amine among us have failed to see, that pre cisely in proportion to the benefits of the Union was the power of its unfaithful and unnatural members to injure it. And hence the appeal he iiiikes is pm-eminently moral. Truly he says that " the Union has exhibited " to the world the spectacle of a prosperity with " out example in the annals of history." The in stitutions of the United States, bossy., provided a Covernment under which the greatest liberty could be reconciled with the faculty of common action. Observe how the Euratom distributes the merit of this success. The institutions were good, not for any antomatic excellency, but be cause they were suited to serve as the organs of such public virtue as w•o might expect of a people having such an origin and history as that of the United States. Until now these expectations have been fulfilled. The independence, the towering rise, and the pro gress of the nation have been due to the con cord of the people, the readiness of the parts to make sacrifices for ono another and for the whole. No wonder that a Christian sovereign, despot though ho be, laments over the cessation of this concord. Those who have formed mechanical notions of government, and believe that human society is possible without virtue, may see in the present war merely the break down of institutions ; but the Emperor of Russia has worthier concep tions of the life of a state. If any European counsel could have been of use to the United States, it would have been that of his Imperial Maitasvv. Other sovereigns have dottbdoss desired ardently an opportunity of ex pressing to the Government and people of America the couccin with which they are spectates of their trials. In the case of the English Government this was manifestly impas sible, if from no other cause from the mean and base passions which found prominent expression in our newspapers from the beginning of the .Americin troubles, which have providel a malignant and unfailing commentary on every phase of their development, and in the light of which every official manifestation would be judged. l'ilhappily, however, good advice from any quarter would hare arrived too late if given months earlier than the date of the Euricann'A letter. The project of a great slave empire, to be built in defiance of the conscience of Christendom, bad been formed and was to be carried out at all risks. The contest had become inevitable ; and the only way in which the North can now show its respect for the EMPEROR is in extinguishing once for all the institution of Slavery, which in leading some members of the the Union further and further away from the maxims of Ws:immures and Jarressox, has placed the freedom and independence of the whole nation in extremist pea How moon our 'bed hopes perish ! Last week We were all celebrating the restored union of town and isometry. The fox was to lie down with the goose, and tho Agricultural meetings had done it all. The news was too good to be trans : the " happy family " is not finally constituted. This we karts from the proceedings of the Staf fordshire Agricultural Society, last Wednes day, at Wolverhampton. At this meeting the new practice of including ladies was fol lowed, and, as it will be aeon, their presence was adroitly turned to account. The Earl of D•IT]I..UTH filled the chair, and was animated, if not eloquent, on the chief political question of the day—the relations of England and France. " God grant," exclaimed his Lordship, with the air of a gossip hoping that some terrible scandal may not prove true," God grant that peace between " those two great nations may be preserved;" and then he appealed to that best of all politiesl evidences, men'sconsciousness of theirown suspicion. " At the present time there was a feeling of un " easiness "—and so on. It is generally under stood, however, that talk of this kind is a matter of course, and means nothing : besides his lordship was proposing the Army and Navy, and some Volunteer officers were eagerly waiting to respond. Then came Admiral the Earl of SHRRWSBUItY and 'hum to answer for the Navy. The noble earl Lad his fears shout the discipline on board our ships. This he thinks is bad because the othcers are THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1861. of 11 hwer elms, and not so well educated as they 1 should bu ; accordingly he is for a freer nee of the lash, not, however, neon the aforesaid °Mesas, but upon the men, and this because it is necessary to prevent laxity of morals. Rural Staffordshire ad cured the force and point of this I. , gic, and the double-headed cats sat down amidst loud applause. p to this point everything had gone smoothly, and the ukelele of the Peers had found a highly appreciative audience. It was Mr. WROUELIN . R fate to interrupt the general harmony. The honourable member appears not to have studied the art of speaking to agricultural assemblies, and elaborating nothingness to the music of " loud " cheers." Having read Mr. NEWDL:eATife SparLeidioe epeecli on the principle of family," he suesus to have thought he might as well show the meeting that that principle has two sides. The poor Mall soon paid the penalty of his rashness. The doctrine of the family is very true and very edifying, but it is not to be audaciously pried into. Mr. Weeueus ventured to say that the " family prin " ciple," when carried to excess, led to the RAXURIU- Iation of land in very large estates which remained in the hands of the few. If the honourable member had proclaimed Pitot iiiieff's maxims in the Bank Parlour, or attacked the Apostolical Succession in l'ouvueetion, or preached free trade in labour to the Amalgamated Engineers, he might have been hoard to the end. But mot so here. The swains, who had applauded the two Lords as they handled the chief public ques tions of the day, raised a cry of " No politics " agaiebt the member for the borough where they were met. Hisses, groans, and discordant cries were heard on all sides ; and the MAYOR, attempt ing to allay the storm by his authority, was over ruled by Lord DARTMOUTH denouncing the intro duction of "controver.ial subjects," and threat ening that the ladies should be led out of the tent. What the heightened instincts of the interrupters, quickened by alarm, apprehended as likely to follow Mr. WEGUELIN'S remarks one can only guess. But his be ginning cannot be called revolutionary. He did not mention the Caine Laws, or ask leases for the tenant farmers, or show how the custom of primogeniture and entail has converted our Government into one grand system for " taking " care of Down." Had he descanted on the injury done to society by the retention of undiminished estates in families which by extravagance have rendered themselves incapable of discharging the ' dut;es of landlords—had he shown that the nomi nal proprietor of farms which ho cannot drain and fence, and will not lease, abuses the insti tution of property and robs the community, the thrill of horror which he excited would be intelligible. The honourable gentleman was only able to proceed so far as to utter a regret that the bill for facilitating the transfer of land, promised in the last Speech from the Throne, had fallen to the ground, when he was boisterously summoned to "shut up." He explained to the men, ho recited poetry to the ladies ; he tried ARIONTO, he tried Mrs. MEMANA ; but all in vain. He had blas phemed the divine right of landlordism, as expounded by "S. G. 0.," and was coin polled to sit down. The next Banker who ad dresses a meeting of lords and their retainers will probably be wiser than speak lightly of the Socialism of the Upper Classes. Wbe Coun. BALIIIOB.AL, Sarnmal a 22. Her Majt.vity, the Prince Consort, Princess Alice, and Priam Louis of Hesse, allocated by Lady Churchill and LioutenauteGeneial the Hon. C. Grey, left Balmoral on Friday morning, at 9 o'clock, on an ir.cursion by Invermark to the valley of North Esk and Fettercairn, returning yertenlay evening by Aboyne. From the Bridge of Mulch the royal party rode on ponies past Mount Keen, by the "Ladder Burn" to Glen *ark, where they lunched with Lord Dalhousie. After luncheon her Majesty visited hi.. lordship. at Invermark, and from thence drove down the North Eak to Fetterosiro, where her Majesty palmed the night. The royal party left Fot terodro at • quarter before 10 yesterday morning, and re turned to Balmoral at seven in the evening, by the Cairo Month, Bridge of Dye, and Ballogie, proceeding from Aboyne through Glen Tinier to tbo Bridge of Mulch. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elpbinstone, returned toßalmoral yesterday evening, after having made • tour through the Highlands, visiting Stirling, Loch Lomond, Loch Katrioe, Loch Tay, and Blair Atholl, where the Prince ►esoured the Duke and Duchess of Atholl with a visit. Loral Stanley of -Wedgy arrival at Behnoral yesterday evening, in succession to the Duke of Newcastle, who left at an early hour in the morning. Him Kictihooey li Musurom, the Turkish Ambassador, traniacted bushams at the Foreigo-othos yesterday. His F.soeHaarr introduced Kluhb Edeadi, the First Secretary of the Embassy, to act as charge crashes during the tem porary alrienas ut the arubaseador. Lost) Lystaivitsr.— We are happy to learn that the indisposition of the noble and learned lord has been of so slight a nsturo as nut even to COOfiLIO the venerable peer to his residence. Their Imperial Highnesses the Grand Duke and Durham Coostantine of Russia arrived at Dover yesterday, by special steamer, from Calais on. their way for Byds, in the Isle of Wight, when a mansion has been engaged for their reception. His Excellency the Baron Brunnow was in &timelines to meet their imperial highnesses. Their Royal Highnesses' the Prince and Princess Beisseaollern-Sigmaringen bare arrived at Claridge's Hotel, from lionthamptou. His Royia Highness the Duke of Oporto has snivel at MAW@ Hotel, from Southampton. . The Earl of Yarborough has left Arlington-street to join his yacht at Southamptoo. The Countess and Luiy Sophia Pelham bay, gone on a short tour on the contineot. The Marehioneaa of Exeter and Lady Mary Cecil have left Ormveeor•equere for surghleyhouse, neer Stamford, where they were joined on Saturday by the noble marquis from Doncaster. The Marquis of Hartiogton, M.P., has left the Duke of Davao.laires seat, Holler Hall, Laoashire, ou a tour of mite is Scotland. The Earl and Countess of Darnley have arrived at Steamer Palk, Suasez, on a visit to the Earl sad Counter of Chichester, I rom Cobham Hall, Kest. The Duke of Somerset arrived at his official rsiamies at the Admiralty last evening from Stover-how, kismet in Devonshire. The Duke of Beaufort returned to the Earl Howe's seat, Doped! Hall, Leicestershire, on Ssturday, from Doncaster ; and is the course of the week the noble duke sod duchess go to Tray Hover, Yonmouthshire. The Earl of Westmoreland arrived in town on Saturday from Copal) Hall, the Earl Howe's seat in Lei cestershire. The Earl of Wilton and Lady Alice Grey Forman have arrived at Heaton Hall, war Manchester, from vimtmg the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, at Hamilton Palace, and the Duke and Maces of Duccleach, at Drumlaurig Castle, N.B. The Marquis of Bristol and tho Ladies Hervey, who clone to town exinewly to he present at the marriage of Viscount and Viicomatesa Chides, left st. James's square last eveniog on their return to lckvorth Park, Suffolk. Lord and Lady Proby have arrived at Elton Hall, Oundle, from the Ccotioeot. Lord and Lady Stuart de Dudes arrival at the Brunswick Hotel, Jerniyo-street, on Saturday evening, from the Continent. Lady Caroline Neild, accompanied by Mina Anbley, has left ber house in Upper Breok-etrnot, for Edinburgh. The ❑ewly-married Earl and Countess of °tr am-woo ale some abroad fur some month& LATE.ST INTELLIGENCE. ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND SPANISH INTER- VENTiON IN MEXICO. The Mursi,e, I'o.ll states that the terms of a treaty between the qUel`ll, the Emperor of the French, and the QUCCII of Spain, are in course of arrange meet for an hate intervention, by the com bined forces of the three sovereigns, in the affairs; of Mexico. The intention of the allies is to send a oombiued naval force into the Gulf of Mexico. This force will blockade, and will, we apprehend, temporarily occupy, the principal ports upon the Gulf, such am Vera Crux, Tampico, and one or two others. By these 111C41U14 the allies will bring the Mexican government to an imeasliate acquies cence in their terms. The plan on which they have agreed for the satisfaction of the outstanding claims is this :—The allied powers will sequestrate the customs revenues of the ports hi question. They will charge their consuls, or some other authorities, juiutly to collect these revenues at the different Aorta ; and these consuls, acting together, will form a sort of international commission, constituted for the purpose at each port. No ship will be able either to enter or clear at the putts of Vera Cruz, Tampico, &c., without the authority of those consuls, who will exact —aud not only exact, but themselves also receive—the customs clues on such eutranuea and clearannen They will, we presume, observe the existing customs duties recognised by Mexican laws, and will throw the proceeds iuto a common treasury of their own at each prt. They then intend to retain a given proportion of these premeds fur their respective nationis nnJ to pay over a portion to the Mexican government. We believe that the allies will retain about fifty per cent. of these, and will pay over fifty per cent. to Mexico Their respective consuls, after paying over to the Mexican government its share of the proceeds, quarter by quarter, will divide the balance or other half rateably between the three countries. This arrangement will be permanent, or will endure at leant until all claims shall have been discharged. A ship of war or two in the roadsteads of each of these ports will meanwhile secure the maintenance of the authority of the allied consuls. Much of this arrangement of course presumes the capitulatiou of the Mexican government. But if that government should attempt to hold out, this (which would otherwise have been done by arrangement with the Mexican authorities) will be dune by means of a blockade. As soon as the arrange ment can be wade with the Mexican government there will no longer be newt of an effective blockade, for the authority of the consuls would spring from a treaty with Mexico herself. It is not thought that it will be necessary for ourselves to send any additional force into that quarter of the world. We have already on the West Indian and North American station twenty six vessels of war, mounting live hundred guns, and carrying six thousand five hundred men. known what is called centralisation, where the bureaucracy is all and the citizen nothing ; where, under the pretext of civilisation, the citizen is ilinsuleil of all that is dear and sacred to him ; where equality consists in the denial of liberty to all. At proecut all our hope is in the autonomy of the Comitats, the legal and wise application of which has been for centuries the safeguard of our (sundry." (itEuTriem nr.t , ;nAm..) FRANCE. rAitts, Sur. 24, The CcoeditliGonad of to-day publi.hos a note (signed by Df. Buuiface) explanatory of the reasons for which tho puliuu deuusteled from the editors of limns provincial journals the names of and full par ticulars respewting their contributors. M. Boldface says :—" Thu geverutuent, wishing to decorate some eminent editors, asked for inform ation from the prefects, but could uut expect that its instructions, which were perfectly lk ell -ni eau t, should be so u+isuuderstuod and -u singularly car ried out." The fallowing from the Pharr 4 , fa Loire., a Nantes journal, oxplaic; the above telegram :—" We Lave re ceived a strange communication from Marseilles. M, de Maupsa, senator, has addressed to the proprietors of the five jourwils of that city the following singular ' personal not e, with a request that they will fill up the blanks : -` Family and &nation Daniel of each editor— professiuu—place and date of birth—weed position —salary paid by the journal—university degrees—previous occupatiune —scientific and literary productions—honorific distinctions.' The proprietors of the journals met and consulted whether they should answer these questions, the object of which it is not easy to divine, and a telegraphic despatch has this moroing has made no acquainted with the result of their deliberation ; they decided on replying to the questions fur the !tirant only, and then on those conceridog his age, name, and birthplace, but abstained from answering the utlieni."j PRUSSIA. BRUCHSAL, SL?T. V. The trial of Becker for attempting the life of the King of Prussia was commenced to-day. The accused, on being interrogated, declared that the pistol which he fired at the King was not loaded with ball, and that it was the wadding only which injured his Majesty. He further declared that his intention was only to frighten the King and to provoke a move ment favourable to German unity. Becker then asserted that it was quite by mistake that be took a loaded pistol, but upon being preened by the judge he admitted that his ideal was Orsini, and that he Lad hoped the consequences of his deed would have been similar to those which followed the attempt on the Emperor Napoleon. The whole speech of Becker was very confused. BRUCHSAL, Srrr. 23, Evansc. The verdict of the jury in the case of Oscar Becker, charged with an attempt to assassinate the King of Prussia, has just been given. The jury declared the accused guilty, and denied that his state of mind was such as to render him irrespou nible for his actions. The tribunal then sentenced him to twenty years' imprisonment in the Rouse of Correction, and at the expiration of that time to be banished the kingdom. The accused merrily smiled when this sentence was pronounced. EXI)RLSS FROM PARIS. (MOM 01'a OWN COIII3IIIPONDUT. PAP.IB. MONDAY EVICKING. The 3f,, oh, at length confirms the news that the King of Prmsia will be at Compiegne on Oc tober 6. I believe the reason why the official an nouncement was not made soouor is that the visit could not be considered as absolutely certain until after the Prussian council of ministers, held at Coblents on Saturday, at which the King presided, and which was attended by M.de Berustorff, recalled from Loudon to take M. Schleinitz's place in the cabinet. The Mo.citetir says nothing of the period of tho King of Prussia's stay ; I hear that it will be not twenty-four but forty-eight hours—still a short visit. The Moniker further annotimas that "another" sovereign will come to Compiegne " about " the same time. Considering that public rumour has been speaking of three—the King of Holland, the King of Denmark, and the King of the Belgians—the mysterious official intimation is calculated to pique curiosity. According to my information, the King of Holland is certainly cowing, but the other two visits are doubtful. The article in the Conslibitionad, of which you will have had a .4urnruary by telegraph, is remarked as pronouncing more strongly and decidedly in favour of the unity of Italy than any government print has yet done. I am told by an old provincial journalist that the outcry made concerning certain inquisitorial proceedings of the police in regard to newspaper writers at Bordeaux, Marseilles, and elsewhere, is, after all, much ado about nothing, or, at least, about very little. The police have long been in the habit of mantling to the central government returns of the personal, social, and pecuniary position, lite rary history, and general antecedents of all contri butors to the public press. Such information is most useful at the home-office. The minister or his subordinate has only to turn to a ledger to find out what is the possible animus with which a given article was written ; whether the author is a proper subj.ct for rewards or punishment ; whether he is corrigible or incorrigible ; what are his weak points if ta►n be cajoled ; what family lie has fur whom it might be expedient to find places ; and what is about his price if ho is to be bought off by money. This is a police-ridden country, and as long as the system lasts it is a mere waste of indignation to cry out against details accidentally brought to light. There is nothing new in the present instance beyond, possi bly, a want of tact in the functionaries who have done their duty iu such a way as to °fiend the sub jects to be operated upon. They appear to have sought, in too open and undisguised a manner, that information which they are expected to obtain, and which might have been easily had by a little more painstaking, without any noise. Where the com missary of the police is ou friendly terms with the editor of a provincial journal he frequently goes to him and says frankly, in a half laughing way : "Look here ! the Paris people expect me to send them all this information concerning you. What do I know about it 1 Will you be so very kind as to tell me what lam to say?" Thus civilly assailed, the newspaper man writes down all he chooses to say a' out himself and his friends, and then the commissary fills up the blanks as well as he can from back door sources. New it ap pears that the Marseilles and Bordeaux police have gone somewhat too straight to their work, neglecting forum. Instead of calling upon the newspaper editors, they have summoned them to a 'lion bureau, or, still worse, sent in a paper to be tilled up like a tax return. It will not for a mo ment be insisted upon that the editors were ander any legal obligation to answer the questions put to them ; and Count de Porsigny, who is entirely guiltless of any new devices fur harassing the press, will most assuredly regret the awkwardness of the functionaries who have occasioned a needless scandal. The Sikle, not making the excuses for the police inquiries which my friend the provincial journalist has enabled me to suggest, says, very indignantly : We would willingly consent to give the administrators the information they ask, but on condition of allowing us to ask a few questions in return. We should like to know, for instance, through what changes they have passed, what governments they have served, to what opinion, they have remained faithful. lie., &c. Their confessions would be at least as edifying as those of the journalists. M. Nugent Saint Laurent, who, as I lately men tioned, went to Corsica to support M. Fabiani's appeal against a sentence to three months' im prisonment for a libel on the Procureur failed to obtain the acquittal of his client, but the superior ()court reduced the imprisonment to one mouth. It appears that people came from far and near to bear the trial, and numbers scaled the walls of the Palais de Justice. M. Fabiani was escorted home in triumph by the mob. He has appealed to the Court of Cessation, but meanwhile has publicly announced that he does not mean to resign his seat either in the Municipal Council or the Council General. M. Nogent Saint Laurent's speech, which the law does not allow to be published in France, was taken down in shorthand, and will be given in the Belgian papers. M. Nogent Saint Laurent gives out that he will bring the matter before the Corps Legislatif on the next debate on the address. Nine English pickpockets, who are supposed to have given false names, were convicted yesterday by the Correctional Tribunal of pursuing their voca tion, to the detriment of the Emperor's lieges, on the occasion of the opening of the Boulevard Midesheibes. They were sentenced to thirteen months' imprisonment, and ten years' surveillance of the police. The Bourse was quite animated, owing to favour able rumours touching the meeting of the Emperor with European sovereigns. Route rose 10c. both for cash and account, closing at 69fr. 300. and 69fr. 40c. Mobilier rose 15fr. The Lyons Railway rose llfr. 7&c. ; Eastern, Bfr. 75e. ; Southern, 7fr. 50c. ; Orleans and Northern, 3fr. 7U. each ; and Western, 2fr. 50c. Madame Saqui performed on the tight-rope at the Hippodrome on Thursday and yesterday. Although now eighty-three years of age, ahe danced with considerable vigour and grace, and was loudly applauded. A letter from Rome of the 16th says :—" Riding a few days since in the Campagna, I an, passed by three equestrians—two certainly men, the third a puzzle, but seeming rather of the ' epicene,' or doubtful gender. It wore a yellow Zotaave jacket ; a black garment beyond de scription clothed its lower members ; and on its head was jauntily stuck a bersagliere bat, with a great plume of yellow and black feathers. It rude like a woman—that is, very fast and recklessly—to the evident terror and suffering of its two companions, who, dressed in tight suit s of black, and one at least with his feet thrust Otto his stirrups the wrong way, were tempting Providence to a trot. A wide ditch was before them—l have area men turn from a smaller. If, however, went straight at it, and got well over; and turning round, and taking off her hat to her ' pounded' companions, there Will the beautiful face of the ex-Queen of Naples, who stopped to light her cigar, while the two men went ignominiously round by the bridge." NORTHERN UNION OF MECHA.VIeS' INSTITUTES. --•-- SHIELDS, 31.)Nomr Evr:•..; To-clay the medial imuference of the Northern Vain. of Mechanics' Institutes was held in North Shield% ; Yr. H. Tartou in the chair. The meeting of delegates at the ounferenee was the hugest held by the utnou, the most gratifying feature of which was the very large ounMer of reiseseetativia Irma the collier and manufacturing vil lages the delrpu a numlxring close upon 101 The reports were very interesting, the progress of education anion 44 the villages helot; most satisfactory. 130 Institutions, eoctain iug lamely 9,500 nienibeni, and whose hinaries p0, , e,. en aggregate of 93,0ta1 books, had reported, and they all were dowg well ; the want of suitable buildings for condietior their various operations being the only matter conmlaieed of. itoiKaa or social re-unions of members sod friend% of the societies are becoming every year more popular. The iLicturecioe wen! interesting and profitable. Tho proceedings concluded with a public dinner and tea Party. FLORENCE. King Victor Emmanuel visited the Theatre of the Pergola, at Florence, on the night of the 18th, and was saluted by the public with enthusiastic cheers. The King was visibly moved, and raised his hands five or six times, as if to beg them to put a stop to a manifestation which caused him so much emotion. Baron Ricasoli. who returned to Turin on the 19th, had several conferences with the baker Dolfi, who is the most remarkable popular leader in Florence, and whose influence contributed iu no small degree to the annexation of Tuscany to Piedmont. But the must important interviews which the President of the Council bad were with Father Passaglia, who came secretly from Rome tocoufer with him,aud Monsignor Liverani, author of the late work against the temporal power. Baron Ricasoli spent the greater part of his time at Florence with these two personages. The Exhibition continues to attract qtrangers from all parts of Italy, and Floreum is very gay and animated. Sir James Hudson, the British minister, bus re turned to Turin. SICILY. The following is the text of the proclamation issued by Count Pcttineugo at Palermo, on his assuming the functions of Lieutenant-General of Sicily : Italians of Sicily!--Our magnanimous King Victor Emmanuel has chosen me for his lieutenant in these noble provinces, and I, however mistrustful of my ability, have nevertheless accepted this important charge oat of devoted nese to the country. Stall I feel encouraged on re tle:tiug that my illustrious and wise predecessor, while he leaves among you so honourable a name and such lasting sympathies, may, by his presence in the royal council, afford me efficacious assistance. lam still more animated by the thought that I have to govern • people whose hatred for tyranny is of as ancient date their noble sentiments of patriotism ; • people who, not long ago, guided by the heroic hued uf Garibaldi, broke their chains, a d on becoming free, with the unanimous consent of all liberal opinions, united itself to the other Italian pro. winces which ware already free, under the constitutional sceptre of King Victor Emmanuel. Sicilians, I am proud of being amongst you, who, amid such vicissitudes of men and things, have so powerfully co operated with wisdom and order towards the wonderful resurrection of Italy. Let us be united, and we shall suc ceed. As to myself, who belong to no party, I see in all liberals, without distinction, the immense majority of a single great people, the must noble and deserving part of the Italian 'ration. lam happy to co-operate towards your prosperity. Much still remains to be dune for trade and manufactures, reside, great public works, the instruction of the people, and regular administration. The efforts of the government are, however, of little avail if they are not seconded by private enterprise. To labour for you, but also with you—that alone can afford me hopes of good success, and of ohtaining the satisfaction of the King and the confidence of the Sicilians. DI PETTINENGO. Palermo, Sept. 16, 1881. HUNGARY. The patriotic attitude of the Roman catholic clergy in Hungary continues to be a subject of congratulation amongst the liberals of the continent. The late speeches of the cardinal primate will be remembered ; and now another prince of the Roman catholic church iu Hungary, the Archbishop of Erlau, has taken a similar position. In an address to the Coinitat of Haves, this prelate observes :—" We continue to hold to the last rampart of our con stitution—the self-government of the Comitata; but we must not forget that tins rampart serves only for defence, and that if we leave it to reconquer what we have lost, it may happen that the enemy will cut off our retreat by taking this away. In all our steps we must weigh with prudence the chances of success. Of what use is the most devoted patriotism if I lead my country into irre mediable danger 1 For myself, I shall not recoil before sacrifices, if need be, so long as I enjoy the confidence of this honourable assembly, and so long as the hope of maintaining our old constitution remains with me ; for if we quit our places, or are made to quit them, it is bureaucracy which would occupy them. Well would it have been if we had never ITALY. TURIN, SEPT. 23. The Opinione of to-day denies thu news published by the Pays that General Cialdini will be replaced at Naples, but adds :—" A new law on the internal administration of the country will shortly be pub lished. This law will abolish the office of Lieuto nant-General, and then the functions of General Cialdini will naturally cease. A ship laden with arms has been seized. It is believed that the arms were destined to St out au expedition in Umbria► against the Papal provinces. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Sir.r. 13. (Per North American, rid Londonderry.) _ . An action was fought on the 10th instant, near Summerville, Western Virginia, between 5,000 Confederates under General Floyd, and a body of Northern troops, under General Rosencrana. The former were strongly posted, and held their ground during the contest, but during the night retreated, abandoning a portion of their baggage and ammu nition. The lose of the Federal@ is reported to be alight. That of the Confederates could not be ascertained, as they removed their killed and wounded. It is rumoured, but the rumour is not credited, that General Fremont has been superseded, on the ground, it is supposed, of having exceeded his authority in issuing tho proclamation respecting the slaves owned by insurrectionists in Missouri. During a skirmish, which took place near Elk water last week, Colonel John Washington, of Mount Vernon, was killed fighting on the Southern aide. The Kentucky Legislature has decided upon or dering the rebel troops out of the state, but has refuitsl to adopt a similar course with regard to the Federal troops. The Confederates, on the other baud, appear determined to h9ld their position in the :.tale, as by the last accounts there were 15,000 at Columbus, and b,OOO at Hickman. Prince Napoleon liaa arrived at Quebec, and been well received. LATEST BY TELEGRAPH TO FATHER POINT. NEW YORK, szrr. 14, EVLKINO. Skirmishes continuo to take place in Missouri and Virginia. The Confederates are slowly ad vancing on the Federal lines in Virginia. This strengthens the belief that a great battle will soon be fought. Vessels sailing under the Confederate flag are admitted into the port of Cuba on the same footing as the vessels of other nations, but without their nationality being recognised. Large: numbers of persons continue to be arrested in Baltimore. • The Prince de Joinvillo has arrived. He has declined the reception which • was offered him by the government. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE NEW YORK, SKr?. 14, Ewa. Stocks steady . New York Central, 731; ; Illinois, 1344 ; Erie, 25 . Exchange on London : Bankers' bills, 1081. Cotton quiet. Provisions steady. LONDONDERRY, Serr. 23. The Canadian screw-steamer North America, which arrived here this evening, passed the Anglo- Saxon on the 15th, and the Bohemia on the 22nd inst. that in cense- quence of the return of fine weather the imperial family will prolong their stay at Biarritz. The Progra de roue states that orders have been received at Compiegne to prepare the palace to receive the Emperor as Saturday. the sth of October. The Constibaionnel of Madrid states that the Emperor of the French, in order to put an end to the on flirt which has arisen between the cabinets of Madrid and Turin about the diplomatic and consular archives of the ex-kingdom of Naples, has suggested that they shall be placed iu the cure of the French ambassador and the French consuls. A letter from Constantinople asserts that a great whim is expected to take place in the Eastern Greek church, • large portion of the Greek clergy endeavouring to bring about • union with the Hanish church on the condition of the preservation of the Greek ceremonial. The September fetes at Brusaels are now being held. and are exciting the usual amount of interest. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governors of Malta and Canada. Despatches Were sent to the Governors of the settlements on the West Coast of Africa. SUICIDE OP SIB HENRY DULWEES VALET. Lust eight Mr. G. S. 11ruut hen au inquiry of very leugthy character at the Abbey Taxem, \'iulet•hill, John'a.weed, ma the body of (.aur a e Pullin;er, aged 23 (valet to Sri Henry Ilulwer, British sielaureador at l.'uu•tuu tino?le), who committed suicide, The kollorriug is a summary of the evidence taken, which did not terruivate till a late now- : The deceased was this day (Tuesday) to hive proceeded with the other servants to Dover to join Lady Bulwer, who was about to leave England for Constantinople. The de ceased, however, on being called, as customary, by the housekeeper, on Saturday owning last, was found upon the floor of his room, partially dressed, and eel. dently dead. Assistance was immediately sent for, when Mr. Thomas Nissen, of Viulet.hill, tint arrived. Mr. Dawes, surgeon, of the Abbey-read, was called in, and that geotleman discovered deceased h..d died from violence by strangulation effected in a peculiar man. uer. The body was lying ou the left side, sod (after the Turkish style of strangulation) a wallaug.stick waq ou served scrums the chest. A cord had fist 'een put round the neck, and then attached to the walking-stick, when the deco:mat, by means of the leverage, twisted the stick round and ruuud till the neck lemons tightly compressed, and suffocation ensued, there being no chance of the stick returning to unfold the coils of the cord. It appeared that the deceased hail been sent home from Constantinople for the benefit of his health, lie having there suffered from typhus fever, and his bruin had evidently become affected thereby. lie had con tracted an early marriage, and from letters read he appeared to entertains wish, with a suicidal intention, not to return to his wife and son at Constantinople. In one letter be entreated Sir Henry Bulwer to take care of his family, and prayed God to forgive him for the wrong he was about to commit, and as Sir Henry had, promised to he like a father to him, ho trusted he would out turn his back upon hit wife and son. The letters showed a pressure in monetary natters. Several witnesses were examined who had seen the deceased the day previous to his death, but nothing was elicited as to the cause of the suicide, which it obviously was. The jury returned a verdict of "Suicide, but at the time of the commission of the act the state of mind was to them unknown." The reconatniction of the lantern of Ely Cathe dral, na a memorial of the lamented Dean Peacock, will be commenced in a few day., designs haying been prepared by Mr. Gilbert Scott. The attractions of Nice will be increased (luring the winter by an exhibition of the fine arta, which is to take place during the months of December and January. Pre parations for it have already commenced. Tho Bishop of Aversa (Naples) has issued a cir cular to his clergy, warmly reoommending them to preach obedience to the present government, because, he says, " those who resist the constituted powers, resist God, and are led to commit the most shominablo crimes." The Emperor, as has been stated, a few days back visited On, an estate( given by his Majesty to Count Walowsei after the Congress of Paris, the object of the visit being to inspect the draining of an extensive marsh. The exertions of M. Rerolle, the engineer employed, appear likely to be crowned with success, and thehopo is entertained that in a short time the marsh of Orx will be as fertile any land in France. "Although the Emperor," says • letter from Biarritz, " makes frequat excursions in the environs of the place and takes long walks by the seaside, his Majesty devotes the greater part of each day to the des patch of business. An auditor of the Council of State arrives every Sunday with the documents submitted by the different ininistnes, which are examined by the Moister of State, and presented by him to his Majesty for sig ' nature." An English family of five persons lately occn• pie( for three days several rooms in a large hotel at Salz burg. When about to depart, they were presented with • bill of 1,100 florins, or about 781. This trifling demand was demurred to ; the chief of the party addressed himself to the authorities, and, declaring that he objected to pay on account of the impudence of the charge, nut of the largeness of the sum, proposed that the bill should he taxed, and that the sum deducted from it should go to the charities of the town. Thereupon he handed over to the ma,;krate the 1,100 florins, and left the place. The consequence of this very judicious mode of proceeding was that the hill was forthwith reduced by 000 florins, which were handed over to the fund for the poor. The Dame of the hotel is nut given, but the paper which tells the story advises (Jarman travellers to follow the Englishman's example. The Buuloync Memeager says :—" Mr. Richard Guinness Hill and Mrs. Hill are well known in Boulogne, and the celebrated Rowley case furnished an interesting topic for the lovers of news in this town. Part of the exciting scenes took place here. The more celebrated Yelverton case commenced here, and now the extraonlinary disclosures which are presented to the public in the Hill romance are connected with parties who have been long resident among us." The British subjects residing at Dusseldorf and its neighbourhood have juat presented an address of con gratulation to the King of Prussia ou the occasion of his Majesty visiting that town. His Majesty listened to the address with the greatest attention, and was pleased to per genially receive the document with an English translation. He then heartily thanked the deputation for the sentiments and wishes expressed, and said that he completely shared the sentiments respecting the intimate relations between the two nations, and equ►lly hoped that no other rivalry than that expressed in the address would ever take place between the two kingdoms. M. Zwirner, the architect by whom the work of completing the cathedral of Cologne has fur many years been conducted, died in that city on the 22nd. At a general ordination, holden in the Cathedral Church of Norwich, on Sunday lad, the following persons were admitted into holy °niers :—Deacous.—Frederick Godfrey, 8.A., Lincoln College, Oxford; William Thomas Harrison, 8.A., Trinity College, Cambridge; Henry Hetheringtou, Theological Associate, King's College, Lon don ,• Richard Dome Pierpoint, 8.A., St. John's College, Cambridge. Priesta.—Henry Pyensont Collett. 8.A., Trinity Hall, Cambridge ; Thomas Forster Dodd, MLA., University College, Durham; John Arthur Dirlbrooke, A.. Bishop Hatfield's Hall, Drub= ; John Alfred Lawrence, 8.A., Emmanuel Cullege,Clambridge ; Albert John Porter, S.C. L. St. John's College, Cambridge ; Leonard &humid Mulford, Theologied Associate, King's College, London. The fol lowing gentlemen were licensed :—Mr. Godfrey, to the mimics of Parham and Hacheetoa, Suffolk ; Mr. Harrison, to the curacy of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk ; Mr. Hether ington, to the curer? of Heigh= Norwich; Mr. Pierpoint, to the curacy of Ade, Norfolk ; Mr. Porter, to the curacy of Geldeston. SIR (ILORCS G EY. —The Home Secretary, Sir George Grey, aildreseed a social meeting at Beillington, Northumberland, on Friday evening. The principal topic* of the right hon. gentleman's addreite were the rapid ad vanceineut of the coal tnule, the utilisation of steam power, and the progress of popular education. FIRS AT DALMTON. —Shortly after the inhabitants of Dalatea had retired to rest on Sunday night last they were disturbed by an alarm of fire. The scene of the occur renee was No. 2, John'a•terrace, Mayfield-road, Dalston. Although every exertion was made to extinguish the flames the delay unavoidably occasioned in procuring the fire engines rendered it impossible to save the building (non becoming a rasa of ruins. No life was hat, but Mr. Avers, who occupied the house, made a narrow ewupe by getting out of his bedroom window and dropping to the ground by the aid of bedclothes. Fortunately there was a good supply of water, and prompt measures were taken by the firemen, under the direction of Mr. Green, to prevent the .ljoiniog houses from catching fire, and thereby to allay the fears the calamity had caused in the neighbourhood. EXPORTATION or CORN TO FR A N P.. —English people have but a faint idea of the demand, made upon English corn-markets by French merchants, Thu following fact, connected with the corn-market and port of Ipswich will tend to illustrate the extent of trade done. The ship ments of one firm have already reached 30,000 qra. and they are engaged to ship 20,000 qrs. mere to the same sle.ti• nation. The quantity of flour they have 'hippest and are engaged to ship is about 10,000 sacks, and the amount of money drawn from France during the eight or nine weeks they have been engaged in these openttions already exceed' 100,0001., and will fall, when all is shipped by the merchants of the port, but little short of double that SUM. METROPOLITAN Flom 11ORPITAL, DEVomsR IRF SQUARE, Cart.—The aggregate number of patients relieved during the week ending September 21 was : 1,330 ; surgical, 660—total, 1,990, of which 659 were new i i i, 1 met dou of op VII roue wati Bei corn cancel from Punt to et wu Sal clam CO that inlet « Mr tops) Mr sort 1 Mr Lust