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Matta TEL BLIGHT* Til =OIL tuan WAS= AT LONDON 1111D01. 1 , . DAT —YAWS& 111 4AN..... Agiousess. IL ONL To-scasoir—ltenies, 11l Us. .... Ationkia. 0107. LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 14. Tile House of Commons has been engaged in an interesting operation. Our debt on account of India, which for the last twelvemonth has been represented by the jagged figures97,B6l,Bo7L, was last night raised to • round 100,000,0001. Most persona will think this is pretty well for a depen dency ; but we were always courageous debtors. On the 30th of April, 1857, we owed on account of India 59,000,0001., the interest payable on which was little more than half a million. We have since added 41,500,000/. to the debt, and raised its annual charge to 4,611,0001. This has been done at a time of external peace, when we were neither engaged in foreign war, nor had to defend ourselves against foreign aggression. Sir CHARLES Woo') last night went over the heads of Indian expenditure, bewailed its growth, enforced the necessity of throwing the Government of India upon its own resources, and ended of course by opening a credit for it in the home market. How could he do otherwise when he had justified the growth of Indian expenditure, and contended that it was incapable of reduction to the level of Indian income I Sir Cetanes showed that you cannot reduce the civil, political, and judicial charges, nor the interest on railways, nor the army expenditure below a point which will leave it more costly than before the mutiny ; and as for the interest on the debt, it was his especial business to increase that. For the year 1860-61, supposing that no more taxes were to be imposed, and assuming the recent increase of revenue to be sustained, there would be a deficit of 6,011,0001. But new taxes have been imposed, of an amount and nature to try the strength and firmness of the Indian Government to the utmost. It is not, however, expected that more than 1,000,0001. will be raised in the year for which provision is now made, so that the new loan of three millions does not profess to cover the actual deficiency, although practically it may suffice for the wants of the Government. Sir CHARLES WOOD held out the hope that at the end of the year 1861.62 expenditure and revenue may be brought to a level, and that in three or four years ordinary expenditure may be met byordinary income. But we fail to discover the grounds of this expectation. The whole system of expendi ture in India appears to have received an impulse. In private life we see every day that there is nothing like debt to foster extravagance, and it is equally true in public administration. Under the pressure of some great emergency, the scale of expenditure is suddenly and boldly expanded, and it lea not long been in exercise before it be comes normal, and the wants of the service adjust themselves to it. The time has surely come when, if ever, that economy which will ever be one of that first virtues of a government standing in the peculiar relation we occupy towards the people of India should be enforced. In the words of Sir CHARLES TRIVELYAN, " Formerly, with the revenue of rather more than " half of India, we had to provide for the mill " tary protection of the whole of India, under " conditious which were peculiarly burdensome ; " now, with two-thirds of the revenue of India, " we are left to choose our own method of mill " tary administration. The Sepoy army of Upper " India, which continued the old scale of expentli " lure after the occasion for it had ceased, has " dissolved itself. Both in our foreign and do " mastic relations, we are now our own masters. " India is at our disposal as it never see before, " and we ought to do our utmost to profit by it " before the opportunity has passed." Sir Climax-1 Wool) made some very judicious observations lest night on the necessity of throwing the Goveniment of India on its own resounsea, and said truly that the fact that it was responsible for the fivances of India would be the greatest inducement for its members to practise that economy for which they had not hitherto bees distinguished. These are admirable maxims ; but how are they recon cilable with the imposition epee India of a costly military organisation against tit.. deliberate judg ment of the l:evEitmes•GtmeitAL I And how is it to lie eepected that economy wilt prevail in India when the Government of that dependency is pennatted to develop its establishments according to its own fancy, and then send home the deficit to he made good in the Honk, of Com mons by a loan f The great want of India is good administration. We are making new taxes, and all the while, by the testimony of the highest Miklos of the Government, existing taxes ere not half collected. Tlft 1 of t 'ominous, which is found so con venient foi authorising the increase of Indian debt, is powerless to effect any of those administrative reforms which would develop the resources of that empire, while increasing the happiruss of our fellow-subjects. But it may insist on the applha tem of Sir Cuaat.as and give the Indian Government to under...buil practically that it atm look to India and no.. to England for the hada with which to govern that country. THE EXPRESS, TIJESDA f 4 1 4 ... • •NAp !...earliza, AVOW It A diplomatic note from the bflOster for Foreign Affairs informs the great powers that in cane ves sels nailing under Sardinian colours should at tempt to disembark Garibaldians, they will be fired upon. Orders have been dispatched to Baron Winspesre to leave Turin at a certain date should his mission have had no result up to that time. Three Neapolitan journals hostile to the government have been suppressed. A modification of the ministry and an adjourn ment of the elections are expected. TRIES E, TUVIDAT. When Commander Walleradorif, with a flotilla, was sent in May last to cruise in the Neapolitan waters, Count Szecheny, the Austrian minister at Naples, was instructed to inform King Francis 11. that the Austrian flotilla was principally destined to be held at the disposal of the young monarch and his family, in the event of the revolution compelling them to quit their own country. It is no longer doubted that if Garibaldi suc ceeds in becoming master of Naples, the King and his consort would retire on board the imperial flotilla, and afterwards take refuge at Vienna. Prince Petrulla, the Neapolitan minister at Vienna, who is now at Genoa, has demanded and obtained leave of absence for one year. (now OUR OWN NA PLEB, Atiaorr 7. The most startling news of the day is that his Royal Highness the Prince of Syracuse has given in his adhesion to the idea of the annexation of this country to Piedmont. His intention was com municated to Victor Emmanuel a few days since, and his Majesty's answer, which elicited another and an immediate reply, arrived last Sunday. The Count of Syrac-use, therefore, by his owu choice, has ceased to be a Neapolitan to become a subject of Victor Emmanuel and an Italian prince. By order of the Piedmontese government the Sardinian "Admiral" has been placed at the disposal of the Count and Countess, the latter of whom is a mem ber of the Piedmontese loyal family. Two other vessels of some power are expected immediately. The Count of Aquila will, in all probability, withdraw to England, and thence to the Brazils, when the crisis is over ; and I am informed that much of the property of his Majesty has been em barked on board the Spanish vessels of war in the harbour, and that he will retire to Spain, but not until after an attempt to defend himself. You will perceive that I write—and events compel me to do 110-48 if the last scene of the last act was at hand. Gan'haldi, in his answer to Victor Emmanuel, ex presses his conviction that the letter was not written by his Majesty, but by Count Cavour, and that he should therefore an ticipate his landing on the continent by some days. From a ministerial source, too, I learn that the Dictator declares that he is too far com promised to draw back, and the great event is expected daily, almost hourly. Yesterday about fifty of the Calabrese who were in Naples left by the Generoso for their province, and will land at Pizzo and at Paolo, thence pushing forward to their several residences, in order to be ready for whatever may take place. They leave, of course, with full instructions and deeply imbued with annexation ideas. Whatever may be the remote settlement of affairs, I look t upon it that . the Bourbons are doomed, and with them, for a:time at least, the independence of the kingdom of Naples. General Pianele is making every effort possible to organise a defensive force, but all to no purpose. I think that the popular hatred and distrust of the Bourbons are facts too strong to be resisted, and should Garibaldi land, the nation will be with him, and the soldiers Idu not expect will fight. I can not describe the enthusiasm which the name of the Dictator awakens here in Naples. His portraits are at every street corner ; hymns in his honour in every shop window; busts, pocket handkerchiefs, biographies, all declare the national sen timent, so much so that he eclipses Victor Emmanuel as much as the Madonna does the Creator of all things. In the capital we have a garrison of 12,000 men. In the Calabrias, I am informed there are from 90,000 to 40,000 men in arms ; and from letters received yesterday from the camp of Garibaldi, a fierce struggle is expected in the provinoes,where there is an active reactionary party, though small in proportion to those who are praying for the arrival of the Dictator ase,,the only mode of driving away the reigning family, and of establishing order and securing repose. Vowels are continually leaving with provisions and ammunition for the troops. -.• .AI,IIWI'S SrA37, patinas* Vaptain CAPTAIN I3TYLNII, 01 OA, _ We are receiving many ...tan who wish to know whirs elan see _ Styles, of Garibaldi's idit the Amber of flags, communications makes it inconvenient to reply to them privately, as many of their writers request, besides which publicity is the first law of a news paper. Captain Styles will be happy to see the well-wishera of General Garibaldi at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street. GARIBALDI'S SRPEDMON. TO T ZDITOI OF THE ISPRESS. SlR,—The subjoined reached me to-day. I hope fasts will be forthcoming for the purchase of what Garibaldi so urgeoUy needs. —I am, &c., I'. D. P. HODGE, Hon. Sec. for the Oenlath Fond. Andertou's Hotel, Fleet-street. Faercito Meridiotude. MesainA, Augo4 5, 18160. Dear Hadge,—Reosive my deepest gratitude for what yea bays dose for us and the lo►e you bear to my country. ffhould you wish to employ any money, generously sub scribed by your countrymen for us, send us before ail muskets with bayonets. —Your most affectionate G. GARIBALDI. Cbr Court. BALMORAL, Ammer 11. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Prinoemes Helena sad Louise, drove to the foot of the Fa of Gart man in the afternoon. The Prince Consort went out deer stalking. The Royal dinner party included the Princess Alice and Sir G. Grey, with the Ladies end Goatlemma in',Waitiag. A depatatioo to represent the views of the colonists of New Z7weaslandd on the subject of the bill relating to that colony now before the Home et sfteentona lad an inter view with Viscount Palmolive yeelerday. The deputation cemented of Mr. A. Mills, ILP.; Mr. J. A. Bo ob oo, ILP.; Mr. H. Childers, M.P.; Mr. J. R. litikkirald, J.P., late member of Executive Council end M.H.R. ; Mr. John Hall, J.P., late member of Executive Council and ILH.R. ; Mr. J. Johnson, member of 11i Council ; Mr. J. Kellum, J.P.. M.H.R. ; Mr. J. J.P., M.H.R. ; Mr. W. Brodie, J.P.. M.H.R. ; Mr. Jr. - ma. Newman. M.P.C. ; Mr. W. B. limy, N.Y.C. (Nelson) ; Mr. J. Jones, ( Morehead, Mr. Hader, Mr. R. Phanurya, and Mr. Bowen, J.P. A cit:putiatirm from the Pacific Steam Navigation Com. pay oaamatog of Mr. Hornell, Mr. J. R. Gomm, J Mr. . Tyson, Mr. Jest, and Mr. Bailees, bad an interview with Sir G. Cornwall Lewis , at the Home-oaks. Despatches wen, 111011iVeal at the C.olooialolike yesterday from the GOTIPTDOIII of the settlement' on the Wen Coast of Africa, the Went India Islands, Laboan, and the Lord High Comandesioner of the lonian Wanda. Their Royal Righnemea the Duke of Cambridge, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Mecklanbrug- Welke, and the Princess Nary, returned to Cambridge Cottage, Kew, on Saturday evening, from paying rialto to Lady Marian Alford, at Ashridge Park, Heeta ; and Vicouut and Viscountess Barrington, at Becket How, Burka Their Serene Highneetea Prince and Prinoesa Edward of flaie•Weirear have left town on a idea to the Dube and Buchan of Richmond, at Gordon Cadle, Feehaben, N.B. Hie Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Countem Bernstorff intend leaving town in a few days for Brighton. The Duke of Rutland is cruising in his yacht in the Channel. His $llllOlll will shortly repair to Longshaws Lodge, his shooting-box in Derbyshire, for grouse shooting. The Duchess of Grafton has left town for Wake fish! Lodge, Northamptonshire. Mari; Mareldoliem of Ailesbury Ii left her residence in Hertfont4treet, for Pericarrow, on a visit to Lady Molesworth. The Earl awl Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley will leave town in a few days for Knowsley Park, Lancashire. The grand review of the Lancashire volunteer corps takes place in the park at Knowsley on the let pruximo. The Earl of Yarborough has discontinued yachting for the warn, and on Saturday joined the counter and Lady Strum Pelhxm at Tunbridge Wells. Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for dinner parties to-morrow sad Saturday next at Cambridge Hoare. Viscount and Viscountess Couibermere have left Buxton for Combermere Abbey, where they are to receive a auccesnieo of Tinian,* during the autumn. Mina Coutts and Mpg. Browne have left Stratton street, for Holly Lodge, Highgate, for the autumn. Lord Dufferin, Engliah colinnimioner in Syria, left Marseilles 011 Saturday morning in the Mersey, one of the steamers of the Measageries Inim7sriales, for his des• tination. The chancellorship of York Cathedral, vacant by the death of the Rev. Leveson Vernon Harcourt, M.A., has been conferred upon the Rev. Dr. C. J. Vaughan, late head master of Harrow Reboot, who hes recently been collated by the Archbishop of York to the vicarage Dm-waster. Tho Bishop of Lincoln has appointed the Rev. Frederick Charlie Cook, M.A., of St. John's College, Cam bridge, Prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral, and ono of her Majady'• inspectors of schools, to be his examining chaplain is the room of the Rev. Thome Frederick Heaney, M.A., deceased. "Several families who have escaped the horrible rnamacree of which Syria has been the theatre," sayethe Prof/rho of Lyons, "have arrived in this city within the last few days, as well ae a certain number of monks belong ing to the different establishineuts on those inhospitable coasts." The municipality of Cologne la preparing a grand rig. match to come off towarde the end of the present mouth or the beginning of neat, and not only are the rifle men of all Germany, but these of Switzerland, Belgium, Hollend, and Englund, to be invited to take part in it. _ _ It ix stated that the Priuoe of Capita in expected at Vienna. His royal highness is brother to the late King of Naples, and was married morganatically in London, in lttlll, to a lady named Smith, since which time he has resided in private in London, without any communication with the Neapolitan court ; hut it is stated that a recon ciliation with his nephew, the present King, will hums. diately take place, and that before his return to Naples the Prince will visit several reigning families. The Count of Paris and the Duke of Chartres arrived in Berlin on the 10th front Eisenach. Court car riages conveyed the illustrious visitors to Potsdam, where, this morning, they visited the Queen and other members of the Prussian royal family. They will continue their journey towanls Ludwigslust, where they will remain on IL visit for alsiut ten days, and then return to Claremont. A letter from Me inina says :—`• Madame Mario has come from Palermo to tend the wounded volunteer, at &acellona, and her husband is iu Garibaldi's staff. Another lady is prominent in this labour of love, the Countela della Torre, daughter of General &Loco, of Turin. Madame Mario enjoys the complete confideuce of Itipari, the head physician of the army. The two ladies, though labouring for a common entl, employ different moral means, and pre sent a very different appearance. Madame Mario, as all the world knows, is ardent, zealous, enthusiastic, impassioned ; the Countess della Tone is affable, winning, fascinating, a thorough mistress of feminine tact. Madame Mario dresses almost like a nun ; the C'ountese della Tone has quite a martial air, and even an extremely martial attire. Both lathes are most attentive to the patients." In Hi:in'', brigade at Messina is Garibaldi's son, Menotti. This name has been given him in memory of Vim Menotti. He is a headmen/ yneth, brown com plexioned, shoat 10 years of age, sn.l with the exact az priwvion of his father. He has his father's courage, and hitherto he baa likewise Iwl hie father's luck, for, whilst the bells have whiaaed round him on every side, be has re mained unamthed. At Calatafimi end at Palermo he lost many of hie friends, who fell by hie side, whilst he was , ialy gruel on one hand. He is idolised by all the ladies is the towns and villages through which the army ha. starched. One might may that he hes aided his father in rooluciing Sicily, for, if the father has conquered the Sicilian men, the *n hes conquered the Sicilian women. "The governor," however, keeps him well in hand, mid there ran mistake about the fact (.•y. • Massing earns. pouteat) that he 'numb in groat awe ol " the governor.* AUSTRIAN ITALY. The Austrian military authorities at Mantua con tinue to seize proclamations exciting the soldiers to desert, which are largely circulated and even thrown about the streets. One of them is as follows : Hungarian soldiers! Italy is rising to be free. The life of Italy is the life of Iluogary. If you combat for us we will combat for you. You must he delivered on the day Venice shall ibeemne free. But tint of all it ie to Hanle* and to Rome that we must go with Garibaldi. Long live Hungary! Long live Italy! Papers bearing the printed inscription, " Turr, sent by Garibaldi, has come to an understanding with lEomonth—the day approaches t" hare also been circulated in the aame city. GERMANY. THE INTERVIEW AT T(EPLITZ. VIENNA, TUIBDAY. Count Rechberg, following the example of Baron von Schleinitz, has just addressed two circular notes to the European powers, to inform them of the real object of the interview at Toaplitz. One of them in German is especially intended for the representatives of Austria at the German courts ; the other, in French, has been sent to her diplomatic agents abroad. With out allowing the secret of the negotiations at Tieplitz to transpire, Count Rechberg communicates in general term the complete establishment of an understanding between Austria and Prussia on all great questions of European policy as well as on questions specially referring to the affairs of Ger many. MUNICH, Aunter 14. Baron Charles Rothschild, who was present at the inauguration of the Salzburg and Munich Railway, had a long *whom* of the Emperor of Austria yesterday (Monday) in reference to im portant financial measures. BERLIN, Auatlir 13. It is certain that Austria has abandoned the idea of having the possession of Venetia guaranteed by Germany. Nevertheless, at the interview at Toep lita a perfect understanding was established between Austria and Prussia relative to the basis of the principle of nun-intervention in reference to the affairs of Italy. ING, AUGUST it The Xollowing will explain the nature of this undirding, These is no bt that Garibaldge aided by the Neapolitan which he hopes shortly to possess, intends Venice •, yet Allston feels strong enotiskto sustain the (*Whet aloner• even against the whole of Italy. As long as the conflict is only between Awittia sad Italy, Prussia will observe the principle of non intervention, but if other Feat powers interfere, andthus violate that principle, Germany would not hesitate to support Austria in the maintenance of the rights guaranteed to her by teesties. TRIESTE, AUGUST 13. The motefriel of the arsenal of Venice is being transported to Pola. An attack by Garibaldi in expected. SARDINIA. TURIN, Amer 13. The official Gazette of Turin publishes an account of the subscriptions to the new loan, according to which the total amount subscribed is 27,584,240 lire Bente*. circular addreesed by the Minister of the Inte rior to the governors and other functionaries, dated to-day, has been published. This circular is designed to repress illegal inter ference in the affairs of the state, and to prevent the undertaking of hostile steps against neighbour ing governments, as well as to punish the instigators of desertion. The same circular announces the formation of • eorps of volunteers to join the National Guards. ASSASSINATION OF PRINCE DANIELO. VIENN4,, Amon 13. According to a telegram from the governor of Dalmatia, Prince Damelo was seriously wounded yesterday evening at Cattaro by a Montenegrin refugee named Kadie, who fired a pistol at the prince as he was going on board of a vessel to return to Perzagno. The assassin has been arrested, and the prince is under medical care at Cattaro. CAITARO, Auaarr 13. Prince Danielo, of Montenegro, expired here to-day, from the effects of the wound received on Sunday last. THE UNITED STATES. QUEENSTOWN, AUGUST 13. The Cunard Company's steamer Jura, Captain Moodie, from New York on the 2nd inst., Las arrived. Th. Aria and the Illinois had arrived out. . . His Royal nightmes the Prince of Wales continued to be the great object of interest. A grand regatta took place at Halifax oo the lit of August in honour of his visit, and passed off most satisfac torily. His royal highness would leave Halifax on the 2nd of August. NEW YORE, Amer 1 (Emeirro). Money stringent. Exchange on London, 109 a. Stocks exhibit a rise of 2 per cent. on Western shares, and I per cent. on New York Centrals. Cotton steady ; aisles to-&y 700 bales. Provisions inquired fm. Sugars depressed. Freights firm. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (MN out MX PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. The Patric contains the following startling pa. ragraph : nirg - - Lars= Mgrs.—Oar letters from Turin contain an an nonnoememt which we mention with all reserve. It is said that with a view of preventing the serious complications which would be produced in Italy by the occupation of the kingdom of Naples by Garibaldi, there is a question of send ing a Piedmontese corps d'armee to the capital of the Two Sidles. This measure is represented as the result of an arrangement with the constitutional government of his Ma. testy the King of the Two Sicilies. I go far beyond the " reserve " of the Petrie in questioning the truth of this news. I denounce it unhesitatingly as utterly incredible and a weak in vention of the enemy. Victor Emmanuel has not in his service a corps d'armde that would do the duty here assigned to them. If any Piedmonteee troops be sent to Italy, they will assuredly go to assist Garibaldi, and not to tight against him. No other evening p►per breathes a word of the extra ordinary story circulated by the Patric, which, however, I should state is noticed by Builier's Cur revondence as "not improbable." The news of General Fleury's mission to Rome, which originally appeared in BuUier's Correspon dence, is now contradicted by the same authority. The general is with the Emperor at the Chalons camp, and will be his Majesty's right-band man in making the arrangements for the journey to Savoy, Nice, and Algeria. The Bourse was decidedly depressed. Uneasiness was felt at the attitude of Austria with regard ter Italy. The speech of the Emperor Francis Joseph at Saltsburg, in which he referred in energetic and confident language to the understanding he had oome to with Prussia at Tosplitz, was the subject of much comment. Norwithst•nding a very plausible version given by the independence of the results of that meeting, from which it would appear that Prussia positively refused to hamper herself with any engagement about Venice, fears are entertained (fears which I myself believe to be unfounded) jest there should be some agreement between the two powers which may once more embolden Austria to strike a blow against the freedom of Italy. The Rente, which, it will be remembered, fell 100. on Saturday, experienced the further fall of 25c. for cash, and 15c. for account, closing at 67fr. 90c. in each case. At the turning point of Mfr. a considerable struggle was made, which ended in the defeat of the speculators for the rise. Mobilier fell 7fr. 50c. The railways were heavier than they have been for some time past. Orleans fell 7fr. 50c. ; Lyons, Mr. 25c. ; Northern and Western, 6fr. each ; Southern, 2fr. 50c. ; and Eastern, lfr. 211 c. M. de Leseeps arrived in Paris yesterday from Alexandria. He gives out that he is altogether satisfied with the result of his mission, and that he obtained from thePacha of Egypt everything he asked for. The works of the famous Sues canal are, he says, going on with prodigious rapidity ; the native "navvies," stimulated by French example, prove efficient, and a place called Port Seib, which a year ago was a bare desert, is now • town, and will become a city before another year expires. It is stated from Toulon that the steam corvette Eumdnide, which was originally armed for Syria, is ordered to Constantinople to reinforce the French naval station there. BL Jules Fevre WM this day elected botonnier of the Order of Advocates. _ _ . M. Wagner, the composer, having been informed by telegraph that the King of Saxony has abro gated the decree of banishment issued against him in 1848, immediately left Paris for Germany, which he had not seen for twelve years. He will return, however, before the new year to superintend the production at the Grand Opera of his new opera Teakauser. On August 18, the day after the fête, a "Concert Musard" will be performed in the pretty garden recently laid out between the Palais de l'lndustrie and the Seine, for the benefit of the Christians in Syria. This initiative will doubtless be followed by other public establishments. The Minister of War in Austria has just ordered that protestant wittier. shall only he loterred in cemeteries in a part separated from the catholic portion by a hedge or enclosure. Some of the Austrian journals compLtin of the measure IA being exceedingly illiberal, and only called firth by the requirements of the Coaceniet. P. DANCES IN SYRIA.-PARLIAMEN. TART RETURNS. Further papers relating to the disturbances in Syria ware issued lids morning. They include letters from the Britiahelhilla al Beyrout, Aleppo, Hammett", Jam sshim, Smyrna, Jaffa, Ice., and despatches from Sir H. Sulwer to Lord J. RumelL There is also • letter of six pages addressed by Mr. Cyril Graham, of Iteyroat, to Lord Dufferin, giving • connected narrative of the massacres. "Your lordship," observes Lord Dufferin, writing from Paris to our Foreign Minister, " may rely with implicit confidence on the aocmacy of all Mr. Graham's statements of fact, as his knowledge of Arabic, and him personal ac qu►intance both with the Druse and Maronite populations, combined with the opportunities he has bad of visiting the places where these tragedies have occurred, will have given him peculiar facilities for arriving at the truth. Your lord ship will perceive that Mr. Graham speaks with great severity of the conduct of the Turkish authorities in Syria. It will be the duty of the commission to ascertain how far the impression which appears to prevail at Beyrout, in regard to the complicity of the Turkish officers and troop% can he substantiated by evidence ; but due allowance will be made for the strength of Mr. Graham's expressions, when it is remembered of what horrors he has been an eye witness." The accounts in this narrative, :as well as those in the letters of the consuls, all tell the same tale of treachery, pillage, and murder. "In the whole war," writes Mr, Graham, " there has been, perhaps, but one bright excep• tion to the barbarity which has pervaded these wholesale murders. The sister of the great Dross Chief, before the massacre began, advised the Christians not to go to the moral. She most probably knew what awaited them and offered to shelter soy who came into her house. Unfortunately the greater number mistreated her, but 400 creatures crowded into her house, and when the murderers, panting for more blood, demanded of her to give up the dogs of Christians, she said, ' Enter if you dare and take them Even in such a moment the Muses would not have dared to violate the sanctity of the harem of one of their great princes, and with muttered curses retired. The poor creatures she carefully escorted herself to hiohktarsh, whence they were dispstched to Sidon, and brought of by our menof•war and landed at Beyrout." Consul Brant's letters from Damascus, and indeed all the despatches, implore pecuniary assistance. " I entreat," writes Mr. Brant on the 16th oh., " that pecuniary aasistance be furnished me ; I have no means of my own, and the calls en me are so heavy that I cannot long respond to them. I have altogether under my roof nearly 200 people who depend on me for food, and I cannot foresee when they can quit this asylum, or whither they can go. All are homeless, penniless, and with only the clothes on their backs ; I dread a sickness following ; I have but a small stock of medicine, and no doctor to assist. I will not fail in my duty be it as itevere as it may, but I cannot do what is beyond my physical powers and my pecuniary means." Of the treaty of peace between the Christians and Drums, our consul at Beyrout observes, " It is scarcely necessary to say that the terms of this peace have been forced upon the Christians, who it is impossible should willingly seal their own ruin. Indeed the signatures on the side of the Chris tiana are confined to theKaimakan and petty functionaries." CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS. REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE. The above report was issued thin morning. The committee—of whom Lord Stanley was the chairman — have directed their inquiries to two points : they have en deavoured to ascertain, first, what has been the actual working of the system of junior appointments now in force and its effect on the publics service ; and, secondly, what proposals for its improvement have been suggested by those most competent to form an opinion. It seems that up to the present time simple nominations rather thaw competition among even a limited number of candidates, has been the rule acted upon in about 91 per cent of all appointments made under the new system; but that this proportion is considerably diminished in the last year, showing a gradually increasing tendency to resort to the competitive method. It should be borne in mind, however that in this enumera tion all classes of the civil service down to the lowest are included, and nearly 1,900 persons deficient in the ordinary rudiments of a good education have been nominated in five years to the civil service, and excluded by the examination teat. In all 103,058 per sons are employed in the civil service. After recapitulating briefly the evidence given by the principal witnesses, the committee express the opinion that sufficient time has not been allowed for a full and fair trial of the regulations of 1855, and that the opinions expressed by individuals upon those regulations must be grounded on theory rather than experience ; but " no one has affineed that so far as ap pourtments to this class of clerks are concerned, the service he* suffered harm by their adoption, while their tendency to exclude men intellectually unfit is recognised without exception by all." W ith regard to the question, in what manner the advan tages of the competitive test may be most conveniently extended, the committee sketch three projects—one by the present commissioners, Sir K Ryan and &r J. Lefevre, and the others by Mr. Mann, the registrar to the commission. The committee regard it ea indispensable that no competi tion should be allowed to take place, except between those who are educationally qualified to receive a certificate from the commissioners. "On the strict maintenance of this rule it depends whether the competitive trials conducted before the commissioners shall be real or illusory." They agree with the commissioners that the evidence hitherto labl before parliament points strongly in favour of open competition for the higher branches of the civil service in preference to a limit to persons nominated by the government of the day ; but for various reasons they think " much deliberation and prudence are uecessary before proceeding to carry out to its full extent the system recommended by the commie shiners of 1853." They , think that an important step in advance will have been taken if for thesy stern now generally prevailing, of simple nomination, there be substituted one of limited, but of real, competition ; and they recommend accordingly that flora henceforth every vacancy occurring among clerks in the civil service be competed for by not leas than three candidates, to be nominated es at present, each of whom, in the first instance, shall have pissed the preliminary test exam i na tion, excep t in the case of a single vacancy, which shall not be competed for by less than five. It appears expedient, that whenever the convenience of the public service allows, several vacancies should be competed for at once. It is obvious that a competition between thirty can didates for ten vacancies is more likely to result in the appointment of young men of talent and industry, than if each place was competed for by three candidates seperately. The committee think it desirable that in all cues the neces sary moral and medical qualifications of each sendirlate should be ascertained, previously to hid being submitted to the required educational test. The committee, while de claring their opinion that the best mode of procuring com petent persons to till the junior clerkships in the civil service, would be through a system of competitive exami nation open to all " subjects of the Queen" who fulfil certain definite conditions as to age, health, and character, are nut prepared to advise the immediate adoption of a plan for giving effect to those views. It has been alleged that candidates whose intellect and education are more than sufficient to qualify them for passing the required test, are disabled by anxiety and apprehension from doiug them selves justice before the examiners. The committee are of opinion that such instances rarely occur ; and if the exa mination he conducted exclusively or mainly by papers, and sufficient time be allowed, u appears to be the case, they believe that the results may be accepted as representing with sufficient fairness, for all practical purposes, the capa city of those who appear before the commissioners. The committee deem the complaint that young men are rejected for inability to answer questions on subjects not ordinarily forming part of a good English education, to be unfounded. No candidate has been rejected except for want of simple and elementary knowledge, and of there who failed, 17 out of 18 have shown themselves deficient in arithmetic or spelling. In conclusion the report says : "It does not fall within your conimittee'sorderof reference to deal with any question except that of first appointments. But it may be permitted to them to observe that success in obtaining qualified candidates for the civil service must de pend quite aa much on the prospects and opportunities of promotion subsequently held out to the clerk in his offichd career as on the immediate pecuniary advantages offered, or the jucliciota selection of young men in the first instance. With regard to the higher branches of the service, your committee have no immediate change to recommend in the system now in force, beyond these two:—To substitute universally instead of occasionally, a limited competition among at least fire for simple nomination of one ; and to confine this competition to those who have passed the pre vious test of fitness. In reference to the lower grades, from tideweitershipe downwards, your committee cannot advise the general introduction of intellectual competition, which they re gar d as unsuited for officers whose principal duties are mechanical. They think that the health end mond character of applicants fur such appointments should be strictly investigated, and that they should conti nue, as at present, to lie suliket to a simple educational test, which should have reference, so so far as may be, to the future duties of the ismiliihrte for employment. Your committee, though not preferred to advise the immediate introduction into the whole serves of entirely open competitions, would nevertheless recommend that the experiment fleet tried at the India House in 18.19 be repeated from time to time in other departments. Au opportunity will thus be provided, by which a further coo p:inset between the limited and unlimited systems may be `instituted, with a view to the ultimate extensien 44 the area of competition, to which your committee look forward r the legitimate result of the changes now recommetided." LAW INTELLIGENC E. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commisaioner Fane.) IN HE LICILJZZBEIOY NUSTOM.IFIL This was an adjourned examination meeting in the c,. of Herjeebhoy Rustomjee, of 27, Bishopsgateatreet, m e r• chant. This case has been a considerable - time before the court, and the accounts have already been published; but the bankrupt hem now supplied an amended balance-sheet, prepared Ly Hews. Johnson sod Wilson, of which the following are the principal features. It extends from June 30, 1858, to January 4, 180), There are creditors unsecured, 8,702/. ; those holding se. curity against goods consigned, 10,2811. • creditors holdin g other securities, IOW . ; liabi li ties, 5541. The 'meets s ic 168/. only, all the property being in the hands of creditors, and thus stated —Property held by creditors, 4501. ; ditto in the hands of the fifer. motile Discount Company, 3731. ; goods consigned through creditors, 14,4881 • and goods consigned upon which no advance had been ;nada, 783/' On the 30th June, 1858, the bankrupt bad a surplus of 4,7201. apr it appears to have been made ; but the trade expenses were 2,085/. ; the house and personal expenses 7311. ; and the losses 5,5081. Beyond these figures there was an item f 8,587/.,stated to lie debts due to the bankrupt by persons in China. . • Mr. Hollams opposed on behalf of the assignees, and Mr. Linklater supported the bankrupt. The grounds of opposition were various. The princiial complaint was that bankrupt should have incurred so an amount of liability, and produced not • singe farthing of meets. The bankrupt had at, one time landed property in Singapore, but with respect to this it was stated that his agent there, Mr. George, having laid out upon the land more money than it was actually worth, bad retained possession it. This was a statement with respect to the truth of which the assignees entertained some doubt. Then it was alleged that the bankrupt had drawn cheques payable to Mr. Hill, which was a fictitious name, and upon being asked why he bad done so, replied that be did not know. Upon this point the bankrupt was now examined, and hn said he had done it because the persons to whom he peal the cheques did not like their names to be mentioned. His Honour thought this a strange reason for such a pro. costing. Mr. Hollama then charged the bankrupt with having made entries bearing date in 1858, in a book the paper .d which showed a water mark of 1859, and sworn that he um the entries made at the time they bore date. The bankrupt said this was quite fable, and upon being examined he produced another book in which he stated the entries of 1858 were originally, and at the time they tic • cuffed, made. He explained that they had merely beea afterwardecopied into the book alluded to by Mr. Hollams, which would account for the discrepancy pointed out by that gentleman. Mr. Linklater said there was not the slightest foundation for the accusation that the bankrupt had at any time acorn falsely with respect to these matters. There was a reason why so strung a disposition to oppose was evinced by the assignee, and that and some few details with respect to the assignee would be stated on a future occasion. After some further remarks of an unimportant character, it •ppeanng that a box of papers was to arrive from China, and that the assignees considered the papers essential to a due examination of the accounts, the sitting was ad. journal until a day in November next. ADJUDICATION. Mr. W. Murray, M.P. (Murray, Son, and Hutchings), pre. 'anted • petition for and obtained adjudication waist Messrs. Messrs. Smith and Patient, tanners and leather nierehaut.., of Bermondsey. Their liabilities are stated at about 200,0001., and the assets are estimated at 37,0001. The peti. tion was !Allotted to Mr. Commissioner Fane, and Mr. Canaan was appointed official 'oignee. • - • -- IN RI BUSHELL AND WALLER. This was a sitting for the choice of assignees. The bank. ruts were straw hat manufacturers in Wood-street, Cheap side. The liabilities are roughly estimated at 18.00 0 /., and the assets at 5,0001. Mr. Slade, of St. Alban's and Mr. Stzedeer, of London, both gentlemen engaged in the straw plait trade, were appointed assignees. An allowance of 31. per week to Bushell and 21. per week to Walker was greeted. RE BENFREW.—SECOND REFUSAL TO LIBERATE A MERCHANT FROM PRISON. The bankrupt, Oscar - Renfrew, was a merchant in St. Martin's-lane, Cannonstreet, and : was now brought up for the second time, in custody, and applied to be discharg ed. Jlr . T. Btard appealed for the assignees ; Mr. George (George and Downing), for the bankrupt ; and Messrs. Ere and Lawson, for opposuig creditors, who charged the bank• rupt with fraud. After sonie discumion the court refused to liberate the bankrupt, although Mr. Beard, for the assignee., did not oppose. RE ATOM —ANOTHER MERCIIANT'S TAILURE. Thin was the examination meeting under the banlauptcy of Thomas Ryder, of Leadenhall-street, merchant. Mr. Flux (Flux and Argles) appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Stopher for the bankrupt. The accounts by Messra Clarke and Polley show debts and lubilitsar 70,000 f., and assets about MU., independent at conksignments. A a adjournment was ordered. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before 016.Ra:order.) Hen en Joars 27,waa charged with uttering a forged receipt for 21. 10s., with intent to defraud the Great Nurthern Railway Company. This prisoner was one of the parties who were tried yes. terday upon a charge conspiracy to defraud the Great Northern Railway Company by selling cords of interior quality and defrauding the public by representing them as Walls End coals, and who was acquitted. The offence now imputed to him was that he had gone to the residence of a gentleman named Leon, who resides in Woburn.plate, in the mouth of June, and who had purchased coals to the value of 21. 10s. of the Great Northern Railway Company, but which were not paid for and the prisoner called to solicit orders, and received the iiiiieey as the agent fur the aminany, and gave a receipt which he dated June 14, ISt4 in the name of J. West. It was proved that the prisoner had no connexion with the company, or any authority to receive the money, and the only question in the case wad whether the identity of the prisoner had been established. Witnesses were called fur the defence, who swore that ..n the day mentioned the prisoner was at Hampton noes, and that ho started iu a van at 9 o'clock in the morning, and dal not return until 10 o'clock at night. Serjeant Parry, in his reply, said there was no evidence that the prisoner went to Mr. Leon's house on the 14th of June, and that it was the prisoner hinerolf who had intros duced that date on the receipt, arid at the same time had for some estraonlinary purpose put the slate of the year as 11 st instead s f 1800. The jury returned a verdict of Sot Guilty. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERHEiNiT_IX. DREADFUL EXPLOSION AND INJURY TO NINETEEN CLIVaINAr Mr. Robert Wilby, the landlord of the Crown Music Hall, Wiuchester-street, Pentonville, whose lime was much burnt, nail his eyebrows and the greater part of his whiskers blown away, attended before Mr. Carrie to make an application under the following circumstances : The applicant stated that on the evening of the 3rd in stant en explosion of pa took plate iu his house by which no lees than nineteen persons were injured and four were not expected to live. By this calamity, which originated in the act of a thief stealing a ma burner, comparatively of little value, no lees than between forty and fifty individuals were now dependent upon their friends for support, for the parties in the house at the time of the ex. plosion were au severely and frightfully injured, and to such an extent, as to render most of them unfit and unable to follow their employment. Of the four persons who were not expected to survive, two were In St. Bartholomew'sllos. pital, and two in the Great Northern Hospital, cross. He (Mr. Wilby)visited some of the portiere injured aol found them quite blind, Their airs, nose, and upper parts ef their chest* were blown away, in fact, the fiesh of their heads and upper portions of their bodies had been nearly all blown away, and whet remained was one mass of sons- Some of the parties injured were so ball that they wi m unable to eat, end had to he fed through a quill. In additioe to those in the hospital there are four or eta individuals who are at their homes, and who, 'Oise the accident, have been unable to get out of their lied.. Some of the parties injured are so bad thst, althoi.gh they hail bees known to him (Mr. Wilby) for sena time, when he visited them they could not remember and, in fact, hanlly knew their wives or their relatii.s. The individuale who were the least injured are so ilijarrtlni their hands nod twine that they will let be able to work t.e some time. A few beuevdeut tnuleamen hail foreied tb..ne selves into a committee for the purpose of receiving siderite . Lions, and had me all they could to amelionite the ilidre— unfortunately iccasioned, lint owing to the large iiiimbet persons that had to be relieved Mai the small aliment - 1 subscriptions received, they were all in the greeti , t. It was Miller these circumstance% that be applied Ic lot worship, and trusted that he had s f u nd st has to relieve the wants of those who were unable to •ei though accident. Mr. Corder said it was a very ad affair, and lie wool" have inquirimi made, and do all he could to help the e.or sufferers. Mr. Wilby that no less 17 public:lna had bred robbed in the saute way, but fortunately ne au , tilo tt lute , rued, as the robberies had been ili.ii.ievered before Om gee lied been lit. Inspector Judge, N division, mid he had mole inquh and could fully corroborate Mr. Wilby's tbitenietit. SOUTHWARK. TATAL PUGIUSTIC INCOCNTER IN 14.4TTrIt.FA .11 EL P... WiMaw, a pow ortaPookitur "`"' - ' ll Wore Mr. couabo, chars...twilit cawing the &Ali of J