The Express. — London, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

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YatTAA• lA. Nil Names. "NOLAND. Tin 11.11111 or Veit Maria W Kr. M. M. Partimos sad Mr. H. Sydney.—LlLY levoiMMOk Mesdames W ersalarkL Yars4J. asd n. LAW. kW YR NYWMLYINI ISOCOMMZ. TM.LISM. Weadse. MOH wArat AT WNW" 1111001. Tun Oaf w"nolos Ariamoss. 111 A 30e. To.olos& —llloroft. Atiorwr" OA. On. LONDON, russDAr, JUNE 4. Lino Jose Remixes, with the complete sanction of his colleagues, has proclaimed • strict neutrality in the American war. In accordance with the law of nations, this cv try, in conjunction with France and the other Powers of Europe, has determined to grant the South belligerent rights. This, be it remembered, does not imply that the so-styled Confederate States are to be acknowledged as an independent Power. Under cover of the privilege granted, they can only claim the right of being treated as open enemies. And, according to the instructions of the Foxems SID'ItITAKY which we publish to-day, Nu right will be carried to its legitimate conclu sion. In the case of an ally it is usual to allow prize courts fur the purpose of condemning cap tured ships, to sat in the territory of an ally. lied this country, in the contest which has now arisen, considered herself the ally of the Northern section of the American people, prize courts might have at to adjudicate within British terri tory. But oven this has been refused. Neither the North nor the South is to be permitted to take advantage of any British port for the purpose of securing the prizes which either party may capture. t is impose ble to furnish more conclusive proof than this of the determination of Ministers to maintain the most complete neutrality. But if any further proof were needed, it would be found in the cor respondence of Mr. SEWARD with Lord Lewes our Minister at Washington, and in the instructions furnished by Lord JOHN Ilium to his lordship. There are two matters, however, which, accord ing to the latest accounts, have just transpired, and which demand serious attention. It is said that President LINVOLN has accepted the services of a Canadian regiment of volunteers. The relations of such colonies as Canada, endowed with constitu tional governments, are new and peculiar. The limits of the quasi-independent powers exercised by colonies of late years cannot be determined by precedent. If any number of British subjects in these realms were about to embark for the pur pose of serving the cause of President LINOOLN they might be dealt with according to law, and if they managed to escape across the Atlantic the British Government would be entitled either to abandon them to their fate, or to prosecute them when they returned within the jurisdiction. But in Canada tho case is different. Even if the Foreign Enlistment Act is applicable within the colonial territory, it would obviously be im possiblu to enforce it. The Canadians are too near the scene of action, and too keenly interested in the questions which agitate America, tomake it possible for the Colonial Government to enforce any law preventing a Canadian from joining the Americans of the Notth. It is perhaps difficult to understand how • strict neutrality can be maintained when the British subjects of a British dependency openly join one of the belligerents. No great in convenience might arise if, the moment the Cana dian crossed his own frontier, he lost all claim to British protection. But if the South choose to deny to Canadians the right of war which they extend to the Americans of the North—if these British subjects are treated in some exceptional manner—and if, consequently, the Canadian peoglie insist upon some remonstrance or more oserplis action of the British Government, it is reale that either England must abandon her neutraLt or must alienate her colonial subjects. The solu tion of this problem is not obvious. But one thing is abundantly clear, that under the new system of colonial government these difficulties are inevitable, and that these results arc only an additional argu ment for reducing to the fewest possible the ties which bind this country to colonies endowed with constitutional privileges. But further, it is said that President Lir:our has determined to adhere to that declaration of the Treaty of Paris which forbids the use of pri vateers. It is well known that when this proposal was first made to the American Government it was declined on the ground that the European Governments occupied a different position from those on the other side of the Atlantic. If, in deed, England, France, and the rest had agreed to resp:43 imitate property DD the high seas, the Americans were prepared to entertain the question of abolishing privateers. But, ac cording to the Cabinet of Washington, the American navy was too small to forego the privi lege of issuing letters of marque. sow, it seems, the Wiles are turned. The North find themselves with • considerable navy, and their enemy, the Confederate States, have no navy at all. The ad vantage which would accrue to the North by the abolition of privateering is obvious. The result must be to make a naval war with the Confederate States impossible. At the same time, it is by no means clear that the consent of the North to forego the privilege of issuing letters of marque would really accomplish the purpose w hich the North has in view. At present that privilege is consistent with the law of nations, and the . South being now acknowledged to pewees belli gerent rights is entitled to issue such letters, and to have them respected. It seems difficult to understand how any agreement made by the Northern States to abandon a present privilege can diseutitle the South to its exercise. And therefore it may be doubted whether the North can be seriously prepared to put an end to pri ',steering unless a similar concession is made by their Sou:hern opponents. In the meantime it becomes every day clearer that the day of compromise is pest, and that the dispute must be settled by the sword. The forbearance which has hitherto been exercised THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 4, 1861. by the North, and the delay in coming to blows, encourage some to believe that the North will not enter upon a Southern cam paign. It is difficult to adopt such a conclusion. It is true that months have now elapsed since the set of Secession was consummated. But it should be remembered that the North was at first unprepared, and indeed that until Fort ' Sumter was taken the North still hesi tated to believe in the possibility of se cession. However, these delusions have now passed away for ever. The North has poured forth her hundreds of thousands ; and although the loud notes of defiance which have pre. ceded the attack of the North may sound too much like bravado, they are probably the genuine expression of a serious determination to put down the Southern revolution. The results already achieved by the North are by no means inconsiderable. Not only is the capital completely secure, but the line of communication between that city and the North is in possession at the Federal Government. Whatever ground has been once occupied has been occupied perma nently. The whole Chesapeake Bay is in the hands of the Unionists. Most of the Atlantic cities are blockaded ; and, according to the last accounts, the Mississippi river is in the same condition. Baltimore and St. Louis, two of the most important cities in the Slave States, are garrisoned by Federal troops ; and the States of Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri have aban doned the idea of secession. The Union is tn. umphant in three of the fifteen Southern States ; sod it must 'coat much blood and much treasure if the rest are to escape the same fate. We will seek out the man who sold the country, in order to see if be is as brave as he is traitorous. We will premiere our beautiful lead from the chains of servitude, and carry the tuitional flag in triumph through every part of the republic. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Renter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. The Elora with the heavy portion of the above mails, was to leave Malta on the let, at noon, and may be expected at Southampton on the 10th instant. /Mt Eoun. The Queen, accompanied by the Princena Alice and the Princes. Helim, and Allende.' by the Honourable Caroline Cavendish, took a drive in an open carriage and leer yesterday afternoon. Colonel the Hon. A. N. Hood was is attendance on honeback. The Prince Consort visited the new Horticultural Oar. dens at South Kensington yestenlay morning. His Royal Highness, accompanied by the Count de Flanders and Prince Louis of Hese, rode ou horseback in the afternoon, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel the Hoo. D. de Roc The Count de Raeder' paid visits yesterday to the Dumber of Cambridge, et her residence in Bt. James's Pikes sad to the Duke of Cainbridge, at Gloucester-house. TM Cocuites• do Neuilly, the Duke de Nemours, the Prism do Joinvslle, the Count de Paris, and the Duke de Chartres, visited the King of the Belgians yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Priooe Louis of Hesse visited the Duchess of Cambridge yesterday afternoon, at her residence, in St. James's Palace, sod also paid a visit to the Duke of Cambridge, at his rasi doom, Gloucester-house, Park-lane. Despatches were received yestenlay at the Colonial-office from the Governon of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Mt. Helena, Canada, the Bahama*, and from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Despatcher were seat to the Governor, of Hong Kong, Ceylon, Latium), Malta, sad Gibraltar. The Gazette d'Elherfrkl stater' that Prince Frede rick of Prongs abd the Primer Royal will visit England with their infant eon in the course of the next month. The Earl and Countess of Clanearif and Lady Anne Le•Puer Trench hare arrived at Farman Hotel, Iran Ireland. Lord and Luly Chureton have arrived at 101, Emtae•plaee. Lady James Stuart has arrival at the Queen's Hold, Upper Norwood. The Hoe. Mrs. Gage's ball will take place tO morrow. Lady de Rothschild's dance will take place on Moseley evening, Juno 24. Sir Maurice and Lady Charlotte Berkeley have arrived at their toys reeidereee, 32, Lowades.quare, from Berkeley Castle. Countess Harley Mild has loft the Citveudish Hotel, .fermja•street, for Elwood Kinston, Hereford. shire. The Count d'Altra has arrived at the same hotel. from the Coutineut. The annual regimental dinner of the let Life Guards took pLtce at the Lorton Tavern, at fiettuday feat, loader the presidency of the Feel Vasa In cormequeuce (says the Edinburgh Courant) of the asiversid esteem with which the late Duke of Richmond was moorded by all dame of the community in the north, it is meowed to ergot a monument to his memory. The only googlies left to decide is whether the monument shall tem sham at • tow shell or corn-exchange. The towns. pospig of Huntley am mostly in favour of the hall, while the farmers are almost unanimous for • statue. It is impeded that this movement will end in the erection of a Mr. Charles Mathews has returned to the Hay market Theatre, and experienced a hearty reception yester. de, evening on again making his appearance in Mr. Tom Taylor's comedy, The Overland Route. The select committee on the Education of Desti tute Children consists of Sir Stafford Northeote, Mr. Lowe, Sir John Pakingtos, Mr. Massey, Mr. Adderley, Mr. Hanbury, Mr. Cave, Mr. Black, Mr. Liddell, Sir James Graham, Sir Baldwin Leighton, Mr. Henry Austin Bruce, Mr. Pease, and the O'Conor Sir John 'erelawny will move on Tuesday next, that this house has heard, with surprise and concern, that the governor of tr , Ze5i.."1. 1 4 LIM sad forces entrusted to him by her Majesty for the protecilen a th. inhabitant" and the impartial administratios of affairs within that colony, io depriving several of her subjects of certain pro- perty in land situate on the river Waiters, such property baring been tendered for purchase by Teira, a member of the Kwitny& tribe, who had no power to sell without the cement of his chieftain, Wiremil On Friday next Mr. Liddell will ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, " whether the course proposed to be pursued by the government of this country towards the respective governments of the northern and soothers states of America, vix. —to interdict privateers and their prizes from entering any port of the United Kingdom, or of her colonies and dependencies, is not at variance with former practice ; end. if so. what reuses have induced her Majesty's government, at the present juncture of affairs, to change their maritime policy in this respect r It is reported that Lord John Browne, one of the member for Mayo, is to be the new Lord of the Treasury, is the room of Mr. asrprelL Of the Irish members who voted in the majority am the paper duties, three are connected with the govern ment, namely, Lord Cast!troves, Lord Proby, and Mr. Fortemme. There wore seventeen Irish members absent from the divisioe. Mr. Lowry Corry has stated to the Dahlia Earl est that he woo prevented voting in the mi. nority by illness, which detained him at Portadown. Mr. M'Cormack and Mr. Richardson were the only Irish mem bers absent without pain. Of the oeventy.three who voted against the government, fifty-nine are protestant,' and fourteen catholic,. On Sunday petitions for the restoration of the Galway subsidy were signed at the Raman catholic places of worship throughout Ireland. Tbe Pretsseter Joanna states t►at in Dublin the petitions will contain some 90,000 nig natures. THS RESIONATION OF THE IRISH LORD OP THE TEXASOIIT.—Th• following communication has been ad dressed to the Rev. John Baldwin, P. P. of Bt. Mary's. Cluu msl:—" London, May 2 8 ,l$ttt . —Y y dear Kr. Baldwin—l write to let you know that, in consequence of the inconsider abeconduct of the government in withdrawing the Galway egarnet. I consider it my duty to resign my ofdoe, and I bop it will rest the approval of my friends in ClorimeL I die eel moan to vote &pima the repeal of the paper duty, tzar do spything which would put power to the Tory party. —Believe me, yours faithfully, Join Baowtt.t.." THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION or 1862.—The g{uYsrraeeftee h in d was yesterday !varied to her Majesty's vsmteYieera ss amounting to 407,000 t It is understood, AMINO net elleially reported, that a commission, com port' of the Malt inducing' members of the Russia. gmernraet, b been formed to supenutend the arrange nta for the exhibitors of that Country, who will holm, cuatribute towards the exhibition. A number of additional local cornaltres for the United Kingdom have been formed. ,dt LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE INDIAN BUDGET. (Ixurra's TELNAILAII.) BOMBAY, MAT 12. Mr. Laing introduced his budget in the Legis lative Council on the 27th of April. The army is to be reduced to 200,000 men. The budget shows a reduction of 3,600,0001. in the expenditure and au increase of 2,000,0001. in the revenue. Mr. Laing proposes to raise 500,0001. by taxation through the local governments. These three opera tions balance the finances and leave • surplus of 250,0001. There is to be no new loan on account of increased expenditure for public works. Local legislative councils are to be established. The import duties on cotton, yarn, and twist are to be lowered to 5 per cent. The income tax is pronounced to be a failure, and is to be abandoned._ The license tax is to be withdrawn. The Scinde Railway was opened to Kotree yes terday by commission. The army amalgamation order has been pub lished, and received with intense hostility. The European rank and tile volunteer freely. The officers steal aloof. An important official plan for the peaceable re tirement of 1,000 supernumerary officers has been surreptitiously published in Calcutta. It will now be hard for the plan to be adopted. Oeneral Congrece died at Simla on the 29th of April. Major Atkinson has died at Umbellah of apoplexy. Captain Boddani, of the Bombay Engi neers, died on the 2nd inst. _ It . is rumoured that the es-King of Oude is dead. The following telegrams were received M the India-office yesterday : INDIA. CALCUTTA. MAY 8. ►ROM THR COMMANDIR,IN-CHIT. The volunteering of the Bengal European army for the line is most successful amongst the soldiers of all arms ; it is almost universal. The comuiandant and a large number of officers of artillery have volunteered, and a sufficient number of cavalry and infantry officers have volun teered for the six new regiments. In the Bombay Presidency, volunteering for the line is proceeding with equal success. Mr. Le.ing's financial statement fur 1801.62 has given very ge neral satisfaction. Bombay Castle, May 11. CALCUTTA, Mir 11. Some excitement has prevailed in the Southal Pergunnahs, owing to preasurefrorn money-lenders; the excitement was confined to one or two places, but no outbreak. Some posts have been strength ened by the police as a precaution. The pearls of Maharanee Chunda have been sent to England, in charge of Captain Reudie (1), who left in the steamer of the 9th inst. Orders have been issued for the reduction of the native army to 155 battalions, making a total strength of about 110,000 of all ranks, showing a reduction of 64,000 from all the Presidencies, and a saving of one million darling. Funds.—Fives at 4r. 4a. to 4r. Ba. die. ; Five and-a-Half at Ir. 4a. to Jr. Os. prem. Alexandria, May 28 ; Malta, June 1, 1 a.m.—Laart prices : Fives, die. ; Five-and-a-Half, Ito 11 prem. ITALY. TURIN, Jun 3, Ema. On Sunday Count Cavour Fussed a restless night. He was bled this evening for the sixth time, and is now better. His physicians declare his illness to be a very mild form of typhus fever, without any alarming symptoms. ROME, Ma 29. The fife of St. Philip Neri, the founder of the Oratory and the patron saint of Rome, was made the occasion for au extraordinary papal demonstra tion, with a view to get up a little popularity for his Holiness, of which he stands greatly in need. The famous state coach, built for Leon Xll.'s coronatiou at • cost of 8,000/. sterling, which no Pope has used for the last fifteen years, was fur bished up for the purpose of conveying Pius IX. in state to the principal shrine of the saint. The procession was altogether on a grand gala style, and, pursuant to old but long disused etiquette, the Popes cross-bearer rode before him ou a white mule, richly capariaoned. Popular enthusiasm was organised by the police, but so awkwardly, that the artifice was transparent, and provoked general laughter. Two brigades of agents, each about 40 strong, waylaid the procession at different points, waved little white and yellow fags, cried " Viva Pio Nono," and then ran forward to be ready to do duty again. Among the masses, although there was much curiosity to see the old coach and the white mule, not the slightest political feeling was manifested. It was at one time in tended that the coach should be drawn by the populace, but General de Goyon requested that this farce should not be performed, lest it should provoke a counter-demonstration. Apropos of Leon Xll.'s coach, its history is curious. During the revolution of 1849 it was brought out into the Piazza of the Capitol for the purpose of being burnt, just as Louis Philippe's throne was buret in Paris in 1848. But a by stander, who wished to save the carriage, rushed to the church of Ara-Cwli, and brought away the celebrated Seem Bambino—a wooden image of the infantJeaus—which he threw into the vehicle, at the same time telling the populaoe that the Bam bino would thenceforth be the owner of it. The Roman mob, which, with all its revolutionary ten dencies, is highly conservative in the matter of griven images, at once ratified this impromptu livery of amain, mid decided that the Pope's coach should be wad instead of a hackney carriage to convey the Seer° Bambino to !Alvin women, for their comfort and consolation. Since 1849 this gorgeous carriage, with the Bambino in it, has been frequently seen drawn up at the doors of the most miserable houses in Rome. It is probable that on June 2, the day fixed on by Count Cavour for the great national Italian fete, there will he no stir of any kind in Rome. The French general (De (ioyon) having said that he shall watch any manifestation on that day, the people, with that wonderful pliancy which they combine with perseverance, have resolved to cele brate the fi'lte on the 4th, which being the anniver sary of the battle of Magenta, gives them an excuse. HUNGARY. MTH, Jl3llll 4. To-morrow the discussion in the Lower House on the Address will terminate, and the vote will be taken. It is probable that the address proposed by M. Deak will be adopted. TURKEY. VIENNA, Joss 4. Aokiling to advice; received here from Ragusa, DervEh — Pasha, with the Turkish troops under his command, bad been violently attacked by an over whelming body of insurgents. The result is unknown. ST. DOMINGO. Accounts from St. Domingo, received by the lad Wort India mail, represent that the popula. tions are not, as dated in the Spanish journals, unanimously in favour of the annexation of their country to Spain.. On the contrary, the accounts add that in some places the people have risen against the new Spanish government, and conflicts between them and the troops have taken place at Santana, and near Neyva. General Cabral, who commanded the Dominican army, but would not take any part in the annexationist movement, and who had retired to Hayti, has appeared on the frontier, and ham issued a proclamation, in which we mad: Dorniziease,—l ale now osi the territory of the republic, sad am reedy, ea I offered yen, to abed my blood to aid you Is saving the country which Santana has just sold. I seeder thanks to Providence for opening to me the path by which I h►ve arrived among you. Our national honour in inn ; General Sanchez has assured you of that, and I parented, the fact. We ire about to 0 01=0009 a rag coadict, which will prove to the world that we an ben AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT EASTERN. LIVERPOOL, Tomas. The steamship Great Eastern, Captain J. B. Thompson, which left New York on the morning of the 25th ult., arrived at the bar of the Mersey at 9 o'clock yesterday (Monday) evening, and her despatches reached Liverpool about 1 o'clock this morning. The steamship Etna, from Liverpool for New York, was intercepted off Cape Race by the news boat of the Associated Press on the afternoon of the 23rd ult., and her advioes were telegraphed to the States, and somewhat modified the angry feeling caused by the European sdvices of, the jprevious arrival. An advance was made by the Federal tromiyon the night of the 23rd ult., into Virginia. ITZ New York 2nd, 7th, 12th, 139th, 71st, and Ells worth's Zouaves, the New Jersey and Michigan bri gades, and some of the Washington troops, consti tuted the force, which numbered about 13,000, besides those sent down the Potomac to act in con junction with the troops at Fortress Monroe. This force has been disposed at various important points Alexandria, Arlington Heights, and Fairfax Court-house the movement on the latter point being made for the purpose of taking possession of the junction of the Orange and Alexandria and Manassas Gap railroads. The advance into Virginia was made from three points—over the Long Bridge at the mouth of the Potomac aqueduct, at Georgetown, and at Alexandria. The first troops which passed over the bridge, constituting the advance guard, were the Washington City National Rifles, and they were followed by other District Volunteers acting in a similar capacity, who drove in the Virginia pickets. The Federal troops bad possession of all the points for which they were destined by 2 o'clock on the morning of the 24th, and immediately commenced the necessary operations to insure their positions. The occupation of Alex andria was the most important movement accomplished, and this duty was gallantly per formed, iu part by the New York Fire Zouaves, but not without a loss, which must be deeply deplored. Their dashing young commander, Colonel Ellsworth, was basely assassinated in the Marshall House by the landlord, named Jackson, while descending the stairs of the hotel, with a secession flag in his band, which he had taken frown a flagstaff on the roof. Retribution for the base act was swift, however, as the murderer was immediately shot and run through the body by a bayonet by one of Colonel Ellsworth's men. Aa the regiment entered the town (Alexandria) the rebel force fired upon them without effect and then fled. Almost simultaneously with the entry of the Zouaves into the city, the Ist Michigan Regiment arrived by the road from the Long Bridge, and took possession of the railroad depot, when they succeeded in surprising and cap turing a troop of rebel cavalry with their horses, arms, and equipments. It was expected at last accounts that a decided demonstration would be made on the rebels at Sewall's point, on or about the 24th. General Butler left Fortress Monroe on that date for Sewall's Point, with 4,000 men ou propellers, fur the purpose of demolishing the fortifications there, and landed at Lynnhaven. Commodore Stringham, with the frigates Minnesota and Cumberland, was to conduct the attack from the waterside. It had been ascertained with certainty that addi tional batteries were being erected by the rebels near Norfolk, and that there were 15,000 troops located between that city and Sewall's Point, so that General Butler might expect a sharp brush with the enemy. On the 24th there were 12,000 rebel troops reported to be in Richmond, and additional forces wore arriving every hour. From Charleston we learn that there were, be yond doubt, 9,500 rebel troops between Point of Rocks and Williamsport, being the outposts of the force at Harper's Ferry. They were compowl of 7,000 Virginians, and the reserve corps from Ala bama, Mississippi, Georgia, and the Carolinas, including 300 Cherokee Indians from North Caro lina, in full war costume, with tomahawks and scalping knives. The news from Missouri is important, and may be considered as a final disposition 'of that state to the Union. By a compact entered into between General Harney and General Price, commanding the State Militia, the latter forces, comprising 4,000 men, have been disbanded and sent to their homes. All trouble iu Missouri may thus be considered at an end. The Postmaster-General had completed the isolation of the seceding states by forbidding the transmission of all snail matters, either coastwise, by river or by land route, to each and every one of the rebellious states. Maryland, Delaware, Ken tucky, Missouri, and Tennessee, are exempt from thin prescription. The British barque Hiawatha, with a cargo of tobacco, had been seized, she having attempted to run the blockade. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Mar ZS. Stocks weak and lower. Erie, 204 ; Now York Centrals, 71 ; Illinois, 651. Exchange steady, 104 to 1061. The cotton market is firm, with middling Uplands at 13c. NEW ORLEANS, Mal: 24. Cotton unchanged. &helot the week, 2,600 bales. Freights for British ships advanced to 10. Yesterday's Moniteur announces that Prince Napoleon and the Princess Clothilde left Paris on Sunday for Marseilles, where they were to embark in the Jerome Napokon for a pleasure voyage in the Mediterracean.. The Emperor and Empress of Austria have taken up their twitters for the summer at the Pekoe of Larenbourg. The price of oysters continues to increase in Paris, but it is hoped that before long the new plan of breeding, introduced by M. Coot., and now practised on different parts of the coast, will cause a reduction. A few days back that gentleman, accompanied by some public functionaries, visited the bay of Areachon, near Toile, de partment of the Gironde, in which hie apparatus had been placed some time ago. Although the oyster beds in that bay had beat previously quite exhausted, be had the atie. faction of learning that the success of his oreatiossa bad best so via; that in the space of nine days the enormous quantity of about 5,500,000 oysters had been taken, and yet that about one-half of the space on which he operated still remains to be dredged. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. 02011 on owl PARIS, MOYDAT EVMI72IIO. Notwithstanding the positive announcement of the Droit, the Petrie thinks it impossible that the trial of M. bfirs can come on BO early as Thursday next, June 6. His advocate, M. Mathieu, has not yet received a copy of the depositions, and in all probability neither judge nor counsel will be ready at so short a notice. The trial of M. Blanqui, the "instruction" of which has been conducted with so much secrecy that nothing was heard of it yesterday, is fixed for Friday next before the seventh Correctional Cham ber. He is exulted of having been within the last three years a member of a secret society, of which he was the founder and the chief. His alleged accomplices included in the indictment are Madame Julienne Fr4meaux, staymaker ; A. Senique, sculptor; Louis Henri Chaumette, jour neyman printer ; F. J. Vesgion, shoemaker ; F. Florian, journeyman printer. This political pro secution, which, ou account of the celebrity of Blanqui's name, promises to be very interesting, drops upon us as it were from the clouds. Nothing is more elastic than the expression "secret society," and few things can be more odious than a prosecu tion for belonging to one, unless provoked by very grave reasons of state. The police must know much more than the public if secret societies are now dangerous. The Court of Accounts has discovered and reported a very gross case of mal-administration of public funds on the part of the Prefect of the Eure. The sum fixed by law as the value of the furniture which he is entitled to have in his official residence is 64,000 fr. ; but he, being a man of taste and refinement, has made the public pay to the tune of 111,230 fr It appears that he was enabled to finger the money by appropriating, of his own authority, the surplus of funds voted by the Council-General for the Foundling Hospitals beyond the wants of those establishments. This is an instance of the evil working of one of the Emperor's decrees, which, with a view of weaken ing the popular and strengthening the adminis trative element of government, enables prefects to effect of their own authority what is called a eirement--that is, a transfer of funds voted for one purpose to another and a different one in case of the money not being wanted for its original desti nation. It is not yet known what the government means to do in consequence of the exposure of the cool proceeding of the Prefect of the Eure. Of course the eirerae at of which I have spoken, although it gave him the power to get the money in question, affords no shadow of justification for his applying it for the purpose of beautifying his own residence in defiance of an express limit fixed by law. At the Bourse the state of Count Cavour's health was anxiously discussed. The weight of the evi dence-is that he is recovering ; but such frequent bleedings indicate alarming symptoms. The Rente, after showing a good deal of firmness, and being quoted as high as 69fr. 40c. and 69fr. 45c., gave way in the afternoon, and closed for cash with a fall of 20c. at 69fr. 10c., and at Saturday's price, 69fr. 30c., for account It is feared that the Bank of England may raise its discount on Thursday. Mobility fell llfr. 25c. Railways were from lfr.2sc. to 2fr. 50c. lower. In the Exhibition at the Crystal Palace there is a portrait of a dog of that nondescript and mongrel Mee called " Paris breed." But to this plebeian dog there attaches a history which ought to trans mit his name to posterity aide by side with that of Bethgellert. He is called Mustapha, and this is his story :—Mustapha was the !property of • boat man of St. Cloud, known on the river by the nickname of " Robert the Strong." Times being bad with Robert, and his family large, he found the lately-imposed dog tax so serious a charge upon his budget, that he reluctantly made up his mind to sell poor Mustapha. But the dog, who at the best was of small value, had at this time a disease upon him, and no bidder could be found. After many couaultations in family council assembled the fiat went forth that, sad as it was to think of, Mustapha must be drowned. Early ono morning the boatman gave the unsuspecting dog his last breakfast, which was something more copious than usual, and then set out with him to the river-side to execute the sentence. Vu his way Robert stopped at Jaquet's wine-shop, on the St. Cloud road, where he swallowed two or three glasses of brandy to screw up his courage for the dread work that was to be done. He then, followed by his victim, got into a boat and rowed into the middle of the Seine. As Mustapha was a good swimmer the man took the precaution to tie a great stone round his neck, and then, turning his head away, pushed him into the water. But the stone was, after all, not heavy enough to prevent Mustapha from swimming, and with painful efforts he at tempted to regain the boat. Thereupon Robert took up a pole and pushed at the animal to keep him off, but in the movement lost his balance and fell into the river himself. Not being able to swim, he speedily disappeared, and the people on shore who had assembled to witness the execution of the dog, fully thought that he and the boatman were drowned together. But their anxiety was of short duration ; for Mustapha, breaking with his paws the string which attached the stone to his neck, caught his master by the collar, and brought him safely to shore. A gentleman who was riding by while Mustapha was shaking his wet coat in quired of the spectators of the scene what bad happened, and ou bearing the story, at once offered ten napoleons for the animal, a proposal which was joyfully accepted. Mustapha was taken to a canine hospital and speedily cured of his malady ; and he now lives in luxury with his new master, who is an intimate friend of the painter to whose art the public is indebted for the lineaments of the generous dug. SPAIN. Las Noveflades say. that Admiral Pinson threatens Morocco with a bombardment and invasion if the 90,000 fr. yet owing foe the war indemnity shall not be paid on the day it becomes due. PRUSSIA. The Prussian Chamber of Deputies on Saturday voted by a majority of 159 against 98 th e credits demanded by the government for the reorganisation and augmentation of the army. The vote was pre ceded by a declaration of the President of the Council of Ministers that the government, for the safety and power of Prussia, felt bound to insist on the adoption of its propositions, but that it consented, through a desire for conciliation, to accept the amendment of Herr Huhne, reducing the credits demanded by 750,000 thalers ; and it was with this limitation that the measure was carried. The Dane states that Kossuth has been on • visit to Disks Litta, at his villa of Lomita Goosed Klapia is stated to bs constantly moving backwards sad forwards hotwss• Caprera sad Milan. ITALY. PICK 001 OWN TURIN, SATURDAY. Count Cavour is nearly well again, though he re:ean unquiet night, which may be due to the ri d shness caused by this oppressive and thundery weather; was able to read his letters yester day, and we hope to see him about again early next week. You may now read the spirit-stirring "order of the day," addressed by King Victor Emmanuel to the officers and soldiers of the Italian army on the occasion of distributing their new banners to morrow morning : Soldiers, it is now thirteen yesre since my august father, whew he crossed the Ticino for the war of our coun try's independence, entrusted to your hands the tricoloured flag with the cross of Savoy, speakies those prop hetic words, "The destinies of Italy are growing nature. ' You You replied to that prediction by carrying this flag on through some brilliant victories, which a temporary disaster came to seven ; but by your virtues and by a constant will, this Sag waa rad in • distant land, alongside the flags of the mightiest armies in Europe. Since then you have trod once more the Lombard plains, where Goito and Padrenro are not to be forgotten and you have gathered fresh laurels in company with the warriors of France. A new and glorious light was thus shed over the whole of our peninsula, and the Italian peoples, gathering with you around the standard of national in dependence, accomplished acts and works to be remem bered by their most remote descendants with gratitude and love. Now the destinies of Italy are indeed mature. Soldiers, to you I consign these new banners, in the name of Italy thus redeemed. They are inscribed with names of the battles you have fought. To your valour I entrust these pledges of loyalty and honour, in which the escutcheons of my own family, illustrious for eight centuries past, is en closed within the symbol of our national deliverance. On Wednesday evening Count Cavour had an attack of illness, for which he was twice bled, but every bad symptom had passed off yesterday, and this morning he was able to receive routers in his bed-room. Sir John Bowring, who was detained at Rome, I believe by a long illness, has returned this way again in good health. A strange robbery was committed on Wednesday night in the National Bank of Genoa • the safe war found next morning to have been bro ken open, and bank-notes to the amount of 219 000 francs taken away. The iron bars, or grating, within which the safe was kept, had previously been sawn asunder, so that they could be removed without notice. A sentinel was ou guard at the street-door, but neither he nor the porter and servants, who slept on the ground floor, saw or heard anything ; and it is a inysttiry how the thieves entered the house. I PENA AMERICA. -- 4 -- NEW YORK, MAY n. The public mind has been much exercised by the late news from England in relation to the position that may be taken by your government during our continued difficulties. We ask if it be possible that the Confederate States are to be recognised, and our blockade disregarded, for the sake of the cotton interest, and whether every other consideration is to be overlooked for this alone i By the last steamer we learn, it is true, that a proclamation is to be issued warning British subjects from engaging in the business of privateering, except at their peril ; yet people fancy that there underlie+ all a de sire that the Southern Confederacy should in some way escape the con sequences of its rashness. Now, it is best that you should understand that no escape is pos sible—it is too late. Nothing short of a return to their allegiance will ever induce us to abandon the policy which is now adopted by the national go vernment. The South, in the very words of Gene ral Scott, is half beaten already. Our preparations are on the largest scale. Two hundred and thirty thousand men are already in motion, and half a million can be called into the field in sixty days. Never was there such determination displayed be fore in this country. Maryland, Delaware, Mis souri, and Kentucky are saved to the Union. The seceders in those States are silenced, and in all probability Virginia will be with us before long. It will be a losing game with your government to give aid and comfort to the insurrec tionists. They cannot sustain themselves. They have no money, they are resorting to issues of paper, even of the smallest denominations, which are not taken except at an enormous discount, even among themselves, and which will never be re deemed. Every vessel that now attempts to leave their ports is immediately seized, and prizes are daily made by our blockading squadrons, mid sent 'to northern ports to be condemned. Our ships are now beginning to act vigorously against the fortified positions within the reach of our guns. A battery was knocked to pieces the other day at the mouth of the Potomac, and three grand columns will shortly operate against Harper's Ferry, Norfolk, and Richmond. One thousand Canadian volunteers have been accepted by the President, and an agent, what= been in the Canadas on a special mission, reports that the people there aro unanimous in the expres sion of their good will towards our government. Now, let your own remember that if it takes part under any pretext with the South, you will most assuredly lose these fine provinces, and if you resist their movements by force of arms, we, too, may talk about "belligerents" as learnedly as your Crown advisers, and quote your maxims to your own misfortunes.—l am, &c., AMERICUS. Some alight skirmidling is reported. The steamer Baltimore got aground at the mouth of the Potomac, and was attacked by a propeller, with a heavy gun and full of men. Four of the Balti more's crew were killed and five mortally wounded ; but the steamer was got off without being captured. Two schooners filled with Seoessionists had been captured in the Chesapeake, and towed into the Washington Navy-yard. AMERICAN PRIVATEERING. The following is the text of the letter laid before the House of Commons last evening by Lord John Russell : Foreign-oflice, Jane 1, um. My Lorda,—Her Majesty's government are, as you ars aware, desirous of observing the strictest neutrality in the contest which appears to be imminent between the United States and the so-styled Confederate States of North America ; and with the view more effectually to carry out this principle they propose to interdict the armed ships and also the privateers of both parties from carrying prizes made by them into the port., harbour•, roadsteads, or waters of the United Kingdom, or of any of her Majesty's colonies or possessions abroad. I have accordingly to acquaint your lordships that the Queen has been pleased to direct that orders in conformity with the principles above stated forthwith be addreseal to all proper authorities in the United Kingdom, and to her Majesty's naval and other authorities in all quarters beyond the United Kingdom for their guidance in the circum' stanoss.—l have, &c., (Signed) J. RriNty. To the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Similar letters have been ►ddrereed to the Secretaries of State for India, War, and the Colonies. A letter from Carleruhe, in the Were Prwaias Gazette of the Ist, mays :—" An attempt was lately made to poison the Grand Marshal of the Court, K. Banenbach, and it is affirmed that another has now taken place. What is certain is that, after an investigation by the judicial autho rities and a search ail. Baumbach's house, that gentleman's wife and several of his servants have been arrested. The lady is allowed two rooms in the apartment of the director of the prison, and is treated with great attention. Her husband es firmly convinced that she i■ not guilty,and hopes are entertained that her innocence will be demonstrated." The late duel continues to engross a large share d public attention at Berlin. M. Tweetin's wound is more serious than was at first reported. Both bones of the forearm are broken, and the word "amputation" has even been pronounced. This danger, however, if it ever existed. seems now to have passed away ; the state of the patient is satisfactory, and it is hoped that his cure will be complete. It is said that General Manteutiel, on his return to Berlin• from the scene of the duel, which took place on the prat' Using ground of the rifiemen of the guard, near l'utsiLoo, went straight to the palace and saw the king. ~,, I I r I i, • I