The Express. — London, England, 1861-05-07 00:00:00

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Tux fourth, and critical resolution of the Budget, that which imports the repeal of the Excise Duties on Paper, after having crowded the Commons for party fights and evoked the highest eloquence that has been heard by this generation, was last night adopted without a division, in a House of only 25 members. But for Lord ROBUST CR.LIL'S feeble expression of an affected hope that the Lords will yet mutilate Mr. Gimormitet Budget, the speeches were absolutely without inte rest. Thu CHANCELLOR of the &CHEWY= reserved himself for the opposition which it is intimated is to be offered to thu repeal of the Paper Duty when it is brought before the House in the form of a bill. The few words which fell from Mr. Dimwit.' leave it to be inferred that Lord Hexer perceives that his party has more to gain by a rapid return to the assumption of that hypothetical tutelage which be recently described in a poetical mood, than by a second experiment in the hard en counter of an actual opposition. Let the Tories get safely back to that, and it will not take them till after Whitsuntide to discover how great would be the folly of challenging another battle like that of Thursday last. /Conlin; short of gross and culpable mis management on the part of the Government of the day could make the necessary provision for a member of the Royal Family a matter of public controversy. The nation, which on all occasions manifest& a reasonable attachment to the institu tion of Monarchy, cheerfully accepts the respon sibilities incident to the object of its preference. The marriage of a daughter of the Queer; belongs to that class of exceptional occurrences to which the settled provision made for the Crown upon the accession of her MAJESTY does not extend. These facts would have been sufficient to justify a motion like that which Lord PA /MURTON made last night, and the Parana& rather weakened than strengthened his case, if be did not revive some unpleasant memories, when he adverted to the 1 honourable economy by which her MAJ ESTY had I I been enabled to avoid those supplementary ap plications to Parliament which were so frequent in preceding reigns. To say that the QustB has I kept entirely within the limits of the arrangement I entered into in 1837 is to do injustice to her Martyry, as it is welt known that for years a part of her Marasyr'n income was applied in the discharge of debts for which she was in no sense whatever respon sible, and with which nothing but a high andspon taneous conception of filial piety brought her into relation. These considerations, however, like some others which Lord PALMIISTON introduced, had no bearing upon the matter which the House had to consider—the fitting provision to be made for the Princess ALICE on bar marriage with Prince LOVIR of Hewer, and we presume humbly to be lieve that it was not the wish of her Maanrry that that question should be considered otherwise than upon its proper grounds. The proposition of the Government, to which the House of Commons has given a preliminary but unanimous approval, is that 30,0001. be granted to the Princess ALICE as a marriage portion, and 6,000/. as an annuity for life. Taking the value of the annuity at 127,0001. this is equal to an immediate and final gran;; of 157,0001. This provision, as Lord Parr Mammon explained last night, has been cal culated according to what is due, not only to the dignity of the Royal Family, but to the liberality of the British nation. The question, as the Pawnee justly observed, is very simple, it is mainly one of use and precedent, and will, doubt less, be so regarded by the public at large. The Bovaaluum of ExoLaxii can never be a mere chief magistrate ; the first family of the nation must be enabled to maintain itself at a height of Mate above that of the aristocracy of which it is the bead. The dower of the Princess Au, E will be voted readily ; and while the nation does its part to facilitate the contemplated alliance, its prayers will be offered for the happi ness of • royal lady whose graces of heart and life are a pledge of new honour to be acquired through future years in the country where she will represent the English name. Tug old advice to the newly made Judge, " Let I " your decisions be without reasons," would, if followed, often prove useful. To most, indeed, of the eminent lawyers who oevapy the English Bench it would be impertinent to make any such proposal. But it must be admitted that there are eases in which the VICE-D11•NCLIJ.011 who has just pronounced judgment in the Hungarian note case might consult his own reputation and his own ease —which is not • matter of indifference—by ab staining from argumentative judgments. The legal problem involved in the bill filed by the Emperor of AVATIIIA against Messrs. Day and M. Koestrrn is by no means easy of solution : at all events, it was propounded to Sir June Syrairr for the first time, and therefore it would be dangerous to predict that the conclu sion at which he has arrived may not be upheld by the Dult Os Jr AT14114, the Logo DHANCILLOIL, and es-en by the Hoven of LORDS. But it will be at least surprising, if the reasons upon which that conclusion is founded nbtain the acquieeoence of any Equity Judge besides Sir Jonx STUMM himself. The facts of the case are very simple. M. K0A8177 R made • contract with the lithographer% Miners. DAY, that they should supply him with certain paper money, which was intended to be Mooed in Hungary when the present regime was expelled. These notes were signed by Louts Kossurn in the name of the nation. The Emperor of Actrrats having obtained information of these facts, applied to the Court of Chancery to have the lithographic plates and the manufactured notes de stroyed, and for an injunction to restrain Messrs. Day from manufacturing any such documents. This demand has been granted by Sir JOHN STUART ; and if his judgment stands, a very glorious loss will be sustained by the lithographers. But that is immaterial. The important question is, whether a foreign sovereign has any such right as that claimed for him by the VICE-CHANCELLOR. Is it the law that any foreign sovereign has such a right in the regulation of the coin and currency of his dominions, that the subject of any foreign country can be restrained by the courts of his own country from making money which is intended to be used es current coin within the do minions of that sovereign f Could any Englishman or Frenchman who took to making at Paris notes which were intended to pass in England, be re strained from so doing by the French courts t It is admitted that no such right has ever been af firmed by any tribunal, either English or foreign. If such be the law, there is not • trace of it to be found in the legal records. It is assumed, of course, that no conspiracy to overthrow • friendly government will be permitted in this country. If any such hostile design were proved, those engaged in it might be criminally responsible ; and if the manufacture of notes or coin formed part of such a design it might be stopped. The friendship of nations is not to be interrupted by allowing conspirators to concoct their plans within the jurisdiction. But neither M. Kuiterrn nor Messrs. DAY have made themselves liable to any such law. Nor did the Viez-C•Evezmos attempt to justify his opinion upon any such principle. The Emperor of AUSTRIA, it must be observed, comes into an English Court of Equity to claim its pro tection in defence of a civil right which ho alleges to have been violated. The EMPEROR, must establish the right which he claims, and must prove the violation of it, just like any other individual. Lie is bound by the rules of the Court, and must comport himself like any other suitor—even to the extent of appearing personally, if necessary, and answering upon oath. How, then, does Sir JOHN STU•RT establish the Emporor of Avetrais's right in the present case t He says that the regulation of the coin and currency of any State is agreat prerogative right of the sovereign power ; that this right is recognised by the law of nations; and that the law of nations is part of the common law of England. From this he con cludes that the EMPEROR is entitled to be pro tected in that prerogative right with respect to the coin, by having a restraint put upon all those who do anything which may seem like an usurpation of such right at any future period. There can be no doubt that the right of the Emperor of Amnia to regulate the coinage is recognised by the law of nations—just as the right of the same Enrasoa to punish those who have committed murder within his dominions is recognised. But such a re cognition of a right by the law of na tions is not sufficient to establish the proposition that the English courts are bound to protect the right —any more than English courts are bound to take cognisance of a crime com mitted beyond the jurisdiction. It is true that Mews. DAY have done an act which would be cri minal if committed within the Austrian dominions, but there is no authority for saying that such a criminal act becomes a civil wrong if committed within the English jurisdiction. Supposing it were • criminal act, as it is, to issue Bibles in Rome or in Spain, and supposing it were, as it is, the high prerogative of the Pon or the King of Sparta to limit the books which ought to be circulated, there can be no doubt that such a prerogative would be recognised by the law of nations. Never theism, even Sir JOHN STUART would probably hesitate before he ordered the destruction of • heap of Spanish or Italian Bibles because they were about to be despatched to the kingdom of Spain or the remnant of the Pon's patrimony. It is certainly true that there are Acts of Parlia ment which prohibit the forging and counterfeiting the money of foreign sovereigns ; but it may well be doubted whether these acts prove that the jets moncta, as it is called, is recognised by the law of nations at all. Cer tainly it is difficult to understand how any such recognition, even if implied by the Act of Parlia ment, imposes an obligation on the Courts of this country to enforce the alleged rights. On the other hand, -it is very remarkable that the law connected with the invasion of the " high 'image " " of regulating the coinage and of counterfeiting foreign money is all statute law. From the earliest times there is not the slightest trace of the violation of this high prerogative being punished except under an Act of Parliament. The general principle certainly is that laws are territorial. Sovereigns, no doubt, are entitled to enforce their own laws within their own domi nions ; but in the absence of treaty or of some statute they have no right to claim the power of foreign courts to aid them in the enforcement of their rights or prerogatives. The Judges of Ap peal may possibly affirm the judgment of Sir Joni &caw, but scarcely upon such grounds as his Honour has alleged. PARIS FIRST CLASS and LONDON PRIZE II MMUS. WATIIIMITON end 11100gliff, L 1 00.11111111 1104 nWILLIMIL Illisrlettaahreek Comptipriss. W.C.. larks X.B. milablluimel olom at I IN as wools& sad as PaiNedals NS 1 o'clock. T OYSZLI HYDROSTATIC TICA and COFTEZ 14 PIACI Ti ft. te IKON esp. N,S. 'ad Irl is • Monate& areal raving. OAP MIL hen K Ihrsyerbme. Prue/Ace's feet free —J COLLU rillme.gß Claws 4 f frit Lc. THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1861. Vie ann. WHITE LODGE, RICHMOND PARK, MAT 6 Her Majesty drove out this morning accompa nied by Prins:. Alien The el Pupae Oseetert rode to Yew Gardens, attended by Cam Didealph. The Deanne d WeDisible hod an audience of the Queen, bee appoistieseat am Illetrese ei the Robes. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at' the ofScial residence of the First Lord of the Treaaury, in Downing-street. The ministers present were Vie count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Gran ville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir G. Cornwall Lewis, ' Lord John Rummell, Lord Herbert, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchmuer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milnm• Gibson, Sir George Grey Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, and the Right Hon. Idward Cardwell. A deputation es the me t Chins skarn a hail an in terviw with Land John yesterday, at the Fureigu office. A committee of SpitaleeklelVOlNTS transacted business *the ogee of the Board of Trade yesterday. Mr. Fred. H. Hemming. Consul for Venezuela, transacted bantams yesterday at the Foreigu.office. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial•oflloe from the Governors of the Bahamas ►od the Mauritius, sod the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Island/. Despatches were sent to the Governors of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Bt. Helena, Canada, and New fouodhuad. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester arrived at their residence m Stenhope.street yeeiseday evening, from Kimbnlion Castle, Huntingdonshire. The Earl of Dudley has arrived at Dudley House, Park•lane, from Soothed. The Counter; Dowager of Glasgow and Mrs Oatberias &eclair have arrived at 18, Cbealiacrplare, for ire rears. Sir Clifford and Lady Constable have arrived at aaridges Hotel, from Barton Constable, Yorkshire. - . . Lady MaalOaald Lockhart's (a Lee) ball will tab pion I• Greemee-eremeent co Teeeday, the 21st Well Li'rEST INTELLIGENCE NAVAL MOVEMENTS IN EUROPE. "The Spanish government," says the Nurd of to-day, "have collected a numerous fleet in the bay of Algeciras, and all people are speculating as to the object of bringing together so large a naval force at the present time. The simple-minded say that it is meant to operate upon Gibraltar, and to expel the English from that stronghold. Others believe the object is to chow that Spain, like Italy, is entitled to be considered as a great power ; but all are asking what it can mean I It is beyond a doubt that the Spanish army is on a respectable footing, and that the treasury for two centuries was never better supplied. The other maritime powers, it would seem, are also taking precautionary measures. England is covering the Mediterranean with her vessels. France is taking measures to prevent any surprise. Italy is endea vouring to provide herself with a respectable naval force. Spain seems to recal to her mind that half a century ago her fleet had weight in Europe. Turkey is displaying her flag in the Adriatic, and on the masts of Syria. Russia is sending a squad ron into the Pacific, which, it is said, may easily receive a different direction. All these movements are no proof that war is going to break out, but they are indications which, in the present state of affairs, ought not to be neglected." FRANCE AND BELGIUM. The character of the new commercial treaty with France and Belgium is thus described by the Con , stitutionnel: These tariffs are marked os both sides by a very liberal spirit; on some manufactured articles they are lowerthan the English tariff, especially on certain cotton threads destined for the manufacture of tulle. But these advantages will naturally profit English productiotis, since, according to the treaty of the 10th Jan., 1860, England is to enjoy the same treatment as the most favoured nation. The duties on paper are to be reduced from 150 fr. to 10fr. the 100 kilogrammes. Belgium removes absolutely all duties on the export of her oven, which are so valuable to the me tallurgic establishmenta of the north of France; while Prance, on her part, permits the export of rage for making paper on payment of 12fr. the 100 kilogranunea, or 141 r. 40c. with the doable daeime. lanrrn's mon ANL) ITALY. TURIN, NAT 7. The Chamber of Deputies, in its siting of yes terday, approved of the government bill for raising 36,000 men in the Neapolitan provinces, to be furnished in two levies. The anniversary of Garibaldi's expedition to Sicily has boen celebrated at Genoa. Perfect order prevailed. The military movements in :Venetia ' continue. Signor Torrearsa has been sent on a 'mission to Sweden and Denmark. TURIN, NAT & The official Turin Owette of to-dayl publishes a despatch, elated Naples, May 4, announcing that the reactionary movement has been suppressed in all the provinces, and now only exists on the Roman frontier. The same despatch states that one of these reactionary bands having withdrawn to Monticelli, committed several murders in that town, and was preparing to march against Fondi, when it was dispersed by a company of grenadiers. One soldier was killed and one officer wounded. ROME, MAT 5 (vu ILtartinum). _ _ _ The address of the inhabitants of Rome to the Emperor Napoleon, requesting him to withdraw the French garrison from Rome, already bears thousands of signatures. The sheets which have been signed lie at the French Embassy. On Thursday last the Pope gave a grand dinner to the French and Pontifical Generals. By order of the Pope, the catholic club, which had been established by a society of Frenchmen, has been dissolved. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MAT 7. The official Wiener Zeitung of to-day announces that the Emperor has granted an annual pension of 3,000 florins to the widow of the late Minister of Finance, Baron von Bruck. The Austrian Gazette of to-day publishes a letter from Herr von Planer, the present Minister of Finance, in which he testifies to the honesty and integrity of the late Baron von Bruck in the dis charge of his official duties. HUNGARY. PESTS, MAY 7. The congregation of the district of Fiume has unanimously adopted a resolution rejecting for the third time the request of the authorities of Agram to send deputies to the Croatian Diet. PESTH, MAY 6. Great agitation prevails in Hungary. The °militate have protested in a body against the coercive measures for collecting the taxes. PRUSSIA. THZ BONN AFFAIR BERLIN, NAT & In to-day's sitting of the Chamber of Deputies M. von Vincke's question, with reference to the affair concerning Captain Macdonald, was discussed. K von Vincke expressed his regret at what he termed the tirades pronounced by Lord John Rus sell and Lord Palmerston. He spoke of the esteem in which Prussia had always held the English alliance, and recalled its historical traditions. He continued as follows : " The alliance with Prussia iw likewise a necessity for England, on account of the positions taken up by the other great powers." Baron von Behleituta, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, thanked K von Vincke for having afforded him an opportunity of stating his own views on the subject. Baron Sehiainits said that the impression pro duced in Prussia by the words of Lord Palmerston with reference to the affair was of a most regret able and painful character. He continued ea fol lows : " Lord Palmerston does not recognise in a neighbouring nation of equal rank with England, the same noble and just conscientiousness with which he directs the destinies of a great nation. Without underrating the value of an understand ing with England, I may say that Prussia, thank Dud, - need not in soy way sacrifice her independence for the friendship of any power. " Baron Schleinitz then communicated to the Chamber a note which he had addressed to Count Bernatorff, the Prussian Ambassador at London, and which Lord John Russell was to receive yes terday. In conclusion, be expressed a hope that the good understanding which was necessary to all Europe would not be disturbed. EXPORT OF SPECIE. SOUTHAMPTON, KAY T. The Union Company's mail steamship Athens, sailing hens for the Cape, takes out in sovereigns 200001. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Tagus, sailing hence for the Peninsula, takes out in sovereigns, for Lisbon, 3,0221. LOID NOIUtAWNY AND THE FIANINNYINIta. —The following is an extract from a private letter : " Florence, May 2.—Yesterday the Florentine gentry had a great day, having met at their club and expelled therefrom the Marquis of Normanby, on the grounds that he had insulted King Victor Emmanuel, the Italian Army, and had permitted himself to be the organ of the enemies of their country in the House of Lords." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (MOW OUR OWN PARIS, MONDAY EVlSnia. Some months ago rumours of a change in the prefecture of the Seine were very rife, but they died away. They are now revived. It is said that M. Hausmann, in consequence of the numerous attacks made upon him not only in the Senate and Corps Legislatif, but in some of the journals gene rally reputed to be governmental, has recently en treated the Emperor to accept his resignation. The Emperor is reported to have replied that the battle between new Paris and old Lutetia was not yet fought out, and that, pending the contest at least, his Majesty would be very sorry to con fide the municipal administration to any other hands ; his Majesty added that the prefect would, he doubted not, find means to reconcile the great and glorious enterprise of the renovation of Paris with due regard to the just complaints of private interests and public opinion. The Prase says that the Russian naval division expected at Cherbourg is not destined for Syria, but for China, where it will relieve the three or four ships which have just left the Amoor river, and are coming back to Europe. I forget whether I mentioned on Saturday the name of the gentleman arrested in Paris with letters on his person from the Orleans family. It is M. Busson, the private secretary to Queen The Bourse was buoyant. The Rente, after fluctuations from 69fr. 60c. to 69fr. 35c., closed firm at 69fr. 60c., with a rise of 10c. for cash, and sc. for account. Mobilier rose 6fr. 25c. The Northern Railway fell sfr., and Southern, 2fr. 50c., but the other lines were about 2fr. 50c. higher. The leading articles of several journals speak of peace as assured, but they unfortunately aro not able to specify what elements which but lately raised apprehensions of war are changed. There is no confirmation of the rumour of fresh massacres in Warsaw, which was said yesterday to have been received by a telegram not made public. It is now said that the Czar has sent the Grand Duke Michael to Poland, with a conciliatory mission and full powers. Bitter complaints are made by the Americans in Paris of the delay in the delivery of their letters eid Liverpool, whenever the United States mail arrives there on Saturday, or even sometimes on Friday night. In such cases the American letters, which Loudon merchants get on Saturday night, are, in consequence of the Sunday stoppage in London, not delivered in Perim till Tuesday morn ing. This is an old grievance, and only lately I believe it has been suggested from this side that a French Post-office clerk should await the arrival of the mails at Southampton and Liverpool and be entrusted with all French letters. But the intense anxiety with which advises from America are now awaited lends additional urgency to the matter, and presses for the immediate consideration of the English authorities. Some ten years ago, M. Girard, a botanist at tached to the Jardin des Plantes, made the dis covery that poisonous mushrooms might be ren dered good and wholesome eating by the simple process of soaking for two hours in water slightly acidulated with vinegar. The recipe is supposed to be indicated by Pliny, who says, speaking of mush rooms, " Debellat eos acetum, et aceti nature oontraria Hs." M. Girard had such faith in his discovery, that he ate 15011 m of poisonous mush rooms in a single month, and for a whole week lived upon scarcely anything else. When thoroughly assured by personal experience of the safety of his practice, he made his children share his banquets, and all sorts of horrible fungi—the amanita muscasia, amanita venenosa, bulbous agaric, gigantic lycoperdon, and such like crypto gams, figured daily at his family table. The dis covery was submitted to the Paris Board of Health, who appointed a committee to inquire into the merits of it. After many experiments, in the course of which the members of the committee not only saw K Girard eat, but ate heartily themselves, a report was drawn up by K Cadet Gassicourt certifying that by M.G6rard's method the most dan gerous mushrooms might be rendered innocuous, and this report was confirmed by the Board of Health. Nevertheless, to the great disappointment and surprise of M. Girard, the board, after de claring that he had discovered a truth, solemnly resolved that, so far as they were concerned, this truth should be hid under a busheL Their reasons for secrecy were that, inasmuch as no mushrooms can be exposed for sale in Paris without being cer tified genuine by authorised inspectors, the dis covery was of no great importance as far as the metropolis was concerned ; that it would be, per haps, dangerous to tell the public that all sorts of mushrooms might be eaten with impunity, since the precautions necessary to divest them of their poison ous properties might not always be taken with suffi cient care ; that the practice of using poisonous mushrooms as an article of food would introduce a new poison into the kitchen from which accidents might arise ; and lastly, the council, while compli menting M. Girard, thought it needless to give offi cial publicity to his invention, because it would no doubt make its way into notice without their assistance. A lamentable catastrophe which occurred some time since at Corsica, when five officers of the 58th Regiment died from the effects of a mushroom breakfast, aroused the attention of scientific men, and it is in a "Treatise on Poisons," just published by M. Flaudin, that the report of the Board of Health on M. Girard's discovery first sees the light, together with their reasons for keep ing it secret. People now say that if the Corsican ahem, who, it seems, had been warned that the mushrooms they ate were doubtful, had known of M. Girard's process, their lives might have been saved, and that without recommending the public to follow his example and knowingly eat poisonous mushrooms, it was rendering an ill service to withhold the knowledge of a valuable discovery which may be generally made use of as a precaution. But a learned physician, M. Poggiale, writes to the Gazette des Hospitaux that although vinegar will in fact eliminate the poison of mushrooms it leaves behind nothing but a "leathery and tasteless sub stance." This consideration, by no means au unim portant one, is left untouched by the posthumous works of M. Girard. It seems, I confess, not unlikely that if, as Pliny says, vinegar be the natural enemy of the mushroom, the treatment prescribed for curing poisonous ones would also destroy the delightful aroma, and all the com mendable qualities of the genuine article. I am apt to think, therefore, with all respect for science, that people who like mushrooms will continue to rely upon the experience which, with very rare mistakes, distinguishes the wholesome from the dangerous class. The model frigate (frigate Scott), which for some years was anchored close to the Pont de la Con corde, has been removed to the Qnai d'Orsay, and is to be fitted up as a bathing establishment for sea water baths, thus supplying a desideratum which the Academy of Medicine has long called for. The water will be brought daily from Dieppe by railway. A diamond-cutting establishment has just started, and is authorised to assume the title of " Taillerie Imperiale de Diamants." This is said to be tho first manufactory of the kind in France. The art of diamond cutting, which flourishes principally in Holland, was attempted to be naturalised in France by Cardinal Mazarin, and afterwards by M. de Calonne, but without success. The departmental council of La Rochelle, aasem bled in a special general meeting called to consider the case of the horrible charges lately made against , the monks of Sainte', has resolved unanimously that the school conducted by the reverend brethren shall be suppressed. The Union de ['Nest of Angers records a singular case of the murder of a husband by his wife, the only motive being " excess of maternal love ! " The only son of a woman living at Blaison, in the department of Maine and Loire, was drawn for a soldier. The mother, distressed beyond measure at the idea of parting with him, consulted her neighbour as to the means of procuring his exemp tion, and in the course of her inquiries she learned the piece of military law that if she were a widow her son would be exempt, as the prop of the family (soutien de famine). Upon this hint she murdered her husband. During all the years that her son was growing into manhood this murderess had been a quiet, well-conducted woman, and a good wife. ME. COBDEN, M.P. A letter from Beaune of the 4th mays : " Yr. Cobdes,retarning from Algeria, ham arrived in Bur. with the Count de Pins. He is occupying himself in calecting the necessary information for the elucidation of the important question of the fixed import duty on French wines in England. Mr. Cobden, during his residence with Y. Sens at Ifeuresult, saw all the principal men of the country, and heard a statement of the legitimate corn. plaints and claims of the proprietors and dealers. He is rite c onvinced of the justice of our demands, and appear lto support them." lgiers journals publish the following letter from Mr. Cobden, written before be left Algeria, to one of the principal la ndowners in the colony : • Algiers, Apnl 22. Dear Sir,—l deeply regret not having had the opportu nity of seeing you again before my departure, which is fixed for to-morrow, weather permitting. I shall be able to speak highly f Algeria without doing violence to my conscience. God has endowed this country with everything for its prosperity. Its climate, soil, andgeographical position—everything. in fact, justifies the hope t t these neon of Africa will hereafter become no less rich and populous than they were in ancient times, as proved by the majestic ruins I have visited. Only, in order to triumph over material obstacles, as in the struggles after truth in the religious and moral world, un fortunately there must be martyrs, among whom you will allow me to count myself. The only consolation I can offer is, that you have laboured for the happiness and welfare of future generations. Still there are peat things to be I done even in our own time, and I think that you may console yourself with the hope that the hardest trials 1 are over, and that the colony will henceforth rapidly ad ranee in the path of improvement. Be assured that I shall never miss any opportunity of expressing my opinions as to the advantages and requirements of your colony. Among its wants is the &mamma that we shall have no war with France. I have heard Englishmen here,wben discussing the question of investing capital in Algeria, reason thus Should therein war between England and France,the English fleet would perhaps intercept communications, and sorbs's@ the native tribes would revolt,' ke. But theme chimerical apprehensions will by degrees disappear, and I labour to 1 that end. I trust that you will, this year, witness a change in the regulations of the porta, which will give greater liberty to commerce. Free estranoe for capital mid fsoili ties for purchasing and occupying land—such is the pro. (manse for a colony. I shall live in hopes of seen; you again.—Accept, dear air, the assurance of my most sincere esteem. " R. COBDE(.* AN OFFICER MILLED BY A TI6E& We regret to have to record the occurrence of a most melancholy accident that has occurred near Neemuch, in the death of Liwtenant Charles Newel Grant, of the 2nd European Light Infantry. An officer, writing to us from Neemuch, under date the 26th March, says :—" A party of officers, viz., Captain Baumgartner, young H of the 2nd, Crawford, of the 13th N.L. a nd poor Grant, proceeded on a shooting expedition to Ruttunghur ? 30 mike off. The first day they obtained khubbur of a tiger, which was shot without any accident happening. (i n Satur day forenoon they were again Warned of the presence of a very large tiger some five miles from their camp, to which spot they proceeded, and coming up with the tiger each gave him a couple of barrels, wounding him very severely. The beast then made off for some short jungle, and after beating for him they found the brute again about four or five in the evening, when some shots were fired and he was again hit. He then turned to the right, where poor Grant was in ad• vance of all, and on seeing him fired at him ; the brute then seized him, the beaters bolted, and the tiger commenced to bite and claw pair Grant fearfully, carrying him off to some distance. The other oaken were only aware of the occurrence by bearing Giant cry out to Baumgartner to come and kill the brute. The latter in the most plucky and brave manner ran to the spot, and found the tiger on the top of Grant crunching his arm. Baumgartner had only one barrel loaded (his shilcaree had also bolted with hie rifle) ; but like a fine fellow AS he is. I he went close up. and placing the muzzle just behind the animal's shoulder, fired, sod seeing that even than the tiger would not relax his hold, drew his revolver and tired the five barrels into its head. Henisted then eune up and fired two shots into the savage beast's head, when it died ; but before poor Grant could be extricated the brute's jaws had actually to be fovced open. Poor Grant was than removed in a dooly into Neemuch, but itaavoidably some tweaty odd hours elapsed before his wands could be dressed, owing to the distance he had to be esnied. Oa reaching Neemuch Loden Arnott and Wright were immediately in attendance, and did all that human skill could, but the pour fellow breathed his last on Tuesday afternoon, the 25th instant. The tiger was of the Lived size, measuring twelve feet in length."—Poona Marten A letter from Athens says :—" At the recent fete on the anniversary of the Greek Revolution, a tranapa• rency was exhibited representing seven girls with chains on their hands and feet. The English Consul, thinking that the figures contained an allusion to the lonian Isles, demanded the removal of the painting ; but the authorities declared that no allusion was intended to those islands, which are under a constitutional regime, but to the seven Greek provinces, which are groaning under Turkish.domina ties." A letter from Toulon says :—" The civil war which seems on the point of breaking out between the dis united State. of America is shout to open for the French arsenals a market for exportation which certainly was not foreseen. It was stated that American agents have come to France to purchase arms and military equipment., which the storehouses of the state will be only too glad to get rid of." It is reported that Garibaldi's stay in Caprera will be very short. He is expected at Turin in a few days to meet Kossuth, and the assertion that he will he present in the Chamber at the debate on the national armaments is persisted in. A Turin letter of May 3 nays that at a very late hour on Thursday night the Hungarian refugees, on the receipt of r telegram, held a special meeting, which lasted three hours, and that the next morning several Hungarian officers of rank left for the head-quarters of the Hungarian Legion in Southern Italy. Father Gavazzi has just published at Naples a pamphlet, entitled "Bares tette d'ltalts," being a reply to one by td,Maasiimi d'Areglio on the came subject. The Regno d'halia announces that the Neapo litan clergy are signing a petition to the Pope, praying him not to persist in the fatal path in which his government is engaged, and to renounce his temporal power. The Tuscan Monitore announces that the Emperor of the French has sent the public library of Onnesto, which has just been opened, a copy of his works elegantly and richly bound. His Excellency Mr. Faulkner, the American minister at Paris, and his Excellency Mr. Dallas, the Ame rican minister at London, will return to America towards the end of the present month. . .. _ .. . " The differeum which hasarisen," says GaZignani, "between the French proleeteuits end IL Ginza on account of his laoguage in favour of the temporal power of the Pope, seems to be assumiog a wider range. Now that the first general astouishreent excited by M. Ouleot's wards has somewhat subsided, individual act. of displeasure begin to show them elves, which will probably end in Went IL Guisot to reaps the post be holds as president of the two great protesteet bean the • Societe Bibliog.' and the 'Seethe peer Midwestern Fenian Protestants.'" YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. (THIS DAY.) The annual breakfast of the members of the Young Men's Christian Association took pl ace thi s morn i ng at 6 o'clock in the rooms of the Association, 165, Alders. pt. street. Mr. R. C. L DIVAN presided, and was rap. ported by Mr. Samuel Waddy, Mr. John Corderoy, Rev. Henry Allon, Rev. T. H. Tarlton, Rev. W. Gibson, &c. The company included a few ladies and numbered about 400. Grace was said by the chairman, and after the break. fast was over addresses were delivered by the Rev. W. Gibson, Rev. H. Allon, and others. The o'clock. proceedinp terminated at twenty minutes to 9 DEATH OF A SURGEON PROM DRUNKENNESS On Friday evening last an inquest was held, at Cosham, near Portsmouth, on the body of Mr. Thomas Charles Marrett, a surgeon. The deceased had, it appeared from the evidence, of late been addicted t o drinking. On Wednesday last he was seat for to attend • person named Humphreys. While there he asked for some brandy, which was supplied to him. John Wee, horse keeper to Mr. ' Wheeler, contractor for the Holmes defences, deposed ae follows :—On Wednesday afternoon about two o'clock, I was sent for to go to Mr. Wheeler's office by my wife. Deceased had been sent for w attend Edward Humphreys, who was ill. I went into the office on the basement. No one was there, and I went upstairs and found Mr. Marrett and Mr. Humphreys. Mr. Merritt was kneeling beside the bed which was there. He bad one hand on Mr. Humphreys, and the other on the bed. When my wife came to me she told me to go to Mr. Humphreys, as Mr. Marrett was there tipsy. Mr. Humphreys told me ; that be had been there about half an hour. I went and tried to lift him up, but I could not. His eyes were closed. I took hold of his hand and took him away from Mr. Humphreys. He did not speak at all he was tipsy and insensible. Mr. Humphreys told me that the deceased had drunk a pint and • quarter of brandy ; he also stated that he bad drunk it out of a half.pint glass. The bottle and glass now produced are the same which I saw in the room. The bottle was empty ; there wasa small quantity of brandy in the glass. Mr. Humphreys said that We doctor gsve him • powder, and then asked him if be had any brandy in the house? Humphreys said yes, and told the deceased where to get it, which he did. He gave Humphreys half a wine-elaseful of brandy. He then looked out of the window and saw his wife corning, and said, " Here's my wife coming ; I must put the bottle away, or else she will say I have been drinking." He then put the bottle and gran under the bed, and his wife came upstairs to him. She asked him if he was going home, and he said, " Yea, pre. gently." She then 'eat down stairs. He then took the bottle up and drank the breed! from a half pint tumbler. He drank it off without stopping. After he had done be fell on the floor in the position I found him. This is what Humphreys told me in answer to my inquiry am to what bad taken place, I got assistance, and we removed him to the stable. He was then alive, but not sensible. We put him into his gig and were going to remove him to his home, but his wife, who was there, said " No ; take him to the stable ; I deal want everybody to see him." I wanted to send for • doctor, but deceased • wife mid "No ; I have seen him in the same condition before." We laid him on his back in the stable. His eyes continued to be shut. He was frothing from the mouth, and his hands were dia. coloured. I sew him every half hour while he remained in the stable. He was groaning very much. At eight o'clock the doctor was sent for, and he directed him to be brought home. I and four others brought him home in a handcart. He was still quite insensible. When we got him home be was taken into the kitchen and laid on the door. Mr. Jewett gave deceased a draught at the stablest, and also at him own house. He was kept in the kitchen about an hour and a half, sad he was then removed up. stairs. He was sensible coos upstairs, and once downstairs. Downstairs he wished • neighbour (Mr. Clark) good sight. and shook hands with him. He was still lying on the door. When upstairs him wife came into the room, and spoke to me, sod he said, "Jessie, I know you ; I know your voice." He died about twelve o'clock.—Other corroborative evidence was give°, and the jury returned • verdict to the affect that the deceased died from congestion of the brain induced by taking a large quantity of alcohol, viz., a pint sod a quer tern of brandy. The furniture, &c., belonging to the late Lord Warden of the Cinque Porte, at Widmer Castle, is to be sold by auction at an early day. We (Kentish Gazette) understand the noble Viscount Palmerston, the new Lord Warden, is about to furnish the castle in the most superb style previous to the reception of company at this splendid marine residence in the autumn. Mr. Peacocke proposes, ou going into Committee of Supply on Friday, to call the attention of the house to the affairs of Austria and Italy ; and to move for copies of any papers ordespatches which have been received from our ambassador at Vienna, detailing or describing the nature of the constitution lately granted by the Emperor of Austria to the various provinoes and subjects of his empire. Lord Robert Cecil, on Friday, will ask the Chief Commissioner of Works, whether he intends to renew Use lease of a portion of the Regent's Park to the Torophilite Society or to throw it open for the accommodation of the public. _. A good deal of astonishment, not to say dismay, continues to be excited in the eastern counties by the eta tionary or declining numbers of the population revealed in the census returns. The fact is now established beyond all doubt, that the figural from the purely agricultural districts will exhibit scarcely any increase. A few further illustra tions of this fact, derived from returns published on Satur day, are appended : 1651. 1861. Cambridge Newmarket 3,356 .. 3,261 Linton Mildenhall Somersham 1,653 .. 1,621 The returns from agricultural villages might be given almost ad intinitem, but they point so conclusively to one result that it is scarcely necessary to reproduce the Agana. The following letter from the Inland Revenue office, in answer to one addressed to the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will interest the public gene rally. " Inland Revenue, Somerset House, May TM Board of Inland Revenue hove hail referred to them your letter of the 29th silk, addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and in reply to the inquiries therein sub mitted I am directed to inform you that an auctione' license will authorise a person to act as house agent, and that • person letting merely his own property will not bs required to take out • license as shoos. agent. I am, Mr s your obedient servant, T. Saw:cur.—Kr. Absalom Dell." A deputation of the Rhenish nobility, headed by Baron de Wallbottarusenheins, presented, on the lit inst., to the Prince Royal of Prussia and the Princess Viis Lori• the wedding present which has just been finished is the workshops of MM. Sy and Wegener, at Berlin. It is a silver buckler en repouse', and of a greater artistical Talus than that which the late king gay.) ss a christening present to his godson the Prince of Wales. _ A letter from Vienna, of the 2nd, says :—" The Emperor will leave for Trieste on the 14th. The imperial children, Prince Rudolph. and the Princess Giselle, will proceed thither s few days before. The Empress is ex• paned to reach Corfu on the 16th. The Lloyd's Steam Navigation Company am preparing a squadron of four steamers to go and meet her Majesty. The Emperor will embark on board the Pentane yacht." The Boulogne Mesruger of Saturday says :—"We learn that on the 13th instant Nr. Charles Selby will take his benefit, and we sincerely hope he may be benefited thereby. At great expense and with considerable trouble this gentleman has brought his well selected, talented troupe serer the Channel for our amusement, and what is the re• suit so far? By no means, in our estimation, such as he des serves, at least, so we calculate." _ . THE INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND.—The total amount of subscriptions received by the Lord Mayor in aid of the Indian Famine Relief Fund up to last evening was 81,000/. 18s. Bd. The receipts of yestentay were not so large as usual, the total amount being under 1,0004 whereas on other occasions it has been as much as 3,5 001 . during the day. Amongst the sums was 100!. from Mrs. Wm. Jennings, of Evershot, Dorset. DR. laviwcarowL—Accounts have been re ceived from the African coast to March 3. Dr. Livingstone and Bishop Mackenzie had gone up the river Rovooms to endeavour to find a passage by that river into the interior, which would occupy about three months. The others form. Mg the mission remained on the island of Johanna. Bar Majesty's ship Wasp had been wrecked near Toogo Bay. CRYaTAL PALACE. —Madame Alboni will make her first appearance this season before a London audience at the Crystal Palace cm Saturday next, May 11. Cabin!. LL INDIA COAL. —Mr. Haines ' the chemical examiner to the Bombay government, reports out the coal el the Nerbudda valleo, and of Nagpore. Both deposit • very large proportion of ash, and are unfitted for coke. While Wales steam coal deposits 3 per cent. of NAN they leave about 18C While fib. of the former causes 817110. of water to evaporate, lib. of the Nerbudda coal muses 414. and of the Nagpore 542, to evaporate. The Camara India coal scorns to be inferior to that of Bengal. - - CITY Or Lottpow Hoarrrai TOL DISUSES or TUT CCM, ViOTONA•PARIC. —lite number of patients sr limed at this fultitatiou dozing last manna L 196, of whisk IN WWI SIM NOM