The Express. — London, England, 1860-05-15 00:00:00

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Hanel HArcis, which has occupied a court of *tiro during eve whole days, is pregnant with important results. So ter as the guilt or Maosenes of the reverend gentle. man is concerned it is better to say nothing. The facts upon which the titivation depends must he ignored in the columns of a journal. They are by their nature excluded from public diectissiOn. Th. matter really important in this trial comieres the peculiar circumstances and conditions ender which it was begun and has been conducted. Optimist lawyer and Home Secretaries may, per baps, still maintain that no change in our present judicial systeni is required ; but it will be difficult, after observing the course of the trial which closed yesterday, to persuade any man of common sense that the necessity of things does not require some authorised tribunal to reconsider verdicts in cri minal oases. At the close of last year the Rev. H. HATCH, the chaplain to the Woodworth Gaol, was con •icted of several gross assaults upon two children who had been placed by their parents in his house for the purpose of being educated. For thin offence he was sentenced to four roan' bia prieonment with hard labour. No sooner wee the sentence pared than the most strenuous efforts were made to obtain a pardon from the Bone Securest% Attar consideration that Miairlw refused to interfere, but suggested to the rev. gen tleman and his friends that he should indict for perjury the child of eleven years of age upon whose evidence he had been convicted. This course was adopted ; and, in fact, it is the trial of the charge of perjury against Ecomss PLC*IIIII —the chief witness against Mr. HATCH last Decem ber—which has occupied the Court for so many days. Now, it is obvious that this indictment for per jury has in truth been dictated by the HOlll SWIM- Tsar. He undertook to recommend this course of action. He could not satiety himself with a bare refusal to pardon Mr. Baron, but felt himself compelled to recommend to the petitioner and his friends this plan of an indictment for perjury. In ordinary cases the HOVE SICLITARY confines him self to merely granting or refusing the petition for pardon : in this case be took the unusual step of pointing out the course which ought to be pur sued. It is clear, then, that there are cases in which the Hone lisemersav considers it right to sebume the responsibility of himself suggesting an indictment for perjury against witnesses whore evi dence has procured o conviction. The question occurs, what object had the Howe Sralserasy in making this suggestion, and whether the indictment sug gested will accomplish the objoet proposed? But, again, it is obvious that this indictment for perjury was in truth a new trial of Mr. Hawn, and to obtain that new trial was the object of the Hose Ss•arraar. No one who has considered the trial of the child l'u - seas can doubt that this is so, and indeed both the Judge and the Counsel treated the matter in that light. Without question it was the intention of the HOWL Sails• Tsar to intimate to the petitioner and his friends that if he could procure a conviction of perjury he would be pardoned. This was not said in specific term; but it was so understood. Though unquestionably the pardon of Mr. Harem need Dot follow the conviction of the child PLUMMER, still it is practically impossible to disunite the one from the other. Now that the girl is convicted, the clergyman must be practically released. The trial of the girl, therefore, was a new trial of Mr, H case. The vital question remains, why they tins form of new trial can be considered either satisfactory, or eveit just. It is a fortunate thing for Mr. HAWN that the evidence air.unet I consisted of statements of fact. If the .tateinents were untrue he must be innocent : the , t w•ation was whether the witneseee told the truth. But if the evidence had been circum stantial -if the ease had been such that, ad mitting all the Gaeta to le• true, a jury might have drawn a etincluaimi of innocence instead of guilt, all indictment of perjury would have been unless. hi the cam of 1411111.11 IL. T , for stance, t h., pro ceeding by indictment for perjury was impossible, be.:anse the facts were not so much denied as dif ferently construed. At the same time, should the H es sailiersav determine to release Mr. Hawn, became the jury hare convicted the girl Pu'rran, he aunt determine to follow an opinion which his conduct proves him to consider of the utmost vane, but which, it should be observed, he is sot always permitted to invoke. In short, this 11101 k of obtaining a new trial by means of an in dwtment for perjury cannot be applied except in certain cases, and if new trials in criminal matters are needed at all (as indeed seems to be conceded) surely some mode of obtaining a new trial ought to he invented which shall moot all cease with out exception. !INIIIIIIR , THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY BffENING, MAY 1 But further, if an indictment for perjury is to be regarded as a new trial, it ts a new trial of the want possible kind. It is OUST that if the same issue is to be tried a second time the parties sho➢ld be placed in a position as like as possible to that which they originally occupied. In civil cases this rule is rigidly observed. In the second trial the plaintiff remains plaintiff, and the defendant remains defendant. Whilst any additional evidence is allowed to be prodnoed, the evidence on the first trial is allowed to be repeated ; the explanations which were admissible on the first trial metals° admissible on the second. But in an indicta i nent for perjury these rules are almost reversed. The man who stood in the dock once, now stands in the witness-box. The girl who stood in the int im*. box once, now stands at the bar. The lips that uttered the first accusation are now closed. The lips that were closed now utter the accusation. Nor is this all. The evidence given upon the first trial is fixed, stereotyped as it were : it can be neither varied nor explained. Taking the calm of the child Ei . orxii Plummae., it must be admitted that she was under a great disadvantage. The points made in favour of Mr. Hirrer were points which, although apparent upon the face of the evi dimes given upon the first trial, were now suggested either by himself or his counsel for the first time. Two questions to the child in the box at the first trial would have placed the innocence or guilt of Mr. HATCH beyond a doubt, but theme questions were never asked or even suggested. Indeed, the proof of perjuty armed' in a great measure upon the answers to these questions given by Mr. Morn and friends; whereas the answers of the child who was yesterday upon her trial cannot be obtained. It is abundantly deer that if the form of Mr. HATCH'S dress, or the spot where he played with the chil dren on the 11th of August, had been ascertained upon the first trial, the truth or falsity of the ao cusation mute against him ivouldhave long ago been placed beyond question. Unfortunately, it was only after the lips of the child who could explain the charge were closed that the distinctions eespeled by Mr. HATCH were put forward. If this idiot ment for perjury is to serve the purpose of a new trial, it is surely the height of injustice to both pasties to prevent the child Pursues and the other witnesses on the first trial from explaining, if possible, the apparent contradiction between their evidence and that of Mr. Maws and his friends produced on the second trial. Every witness in a trial, both civil and criminal, is permitted to ex plain his statements before he leaves the box, and to reconcile them with those which may seem con tradictory. It is difficult to understand upon what principle this privilege is denied to any wit ness whenever the evidence of that witness is made the subject of inquiry : and yet this undoubtedly was so in the case of Et - owns PICYNXII, The conclusion is obvious. The case of Mr. Hire's has proved the necessity of a We trial of the facts in criminal cases. The Boma Sem- TAIT has admitted that in some cases such a re trial is imperatively needed. This object can be attained only indirectly at present by means of an indictment for perjury, but, as has been shown, this mode of procedure is full of injustice. No time, therefore, should be lost in devising some means by which a new trial of the facts may be obtained. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. OARIBADIS' EXPEDITION. TURIN, MONDAY. During the landing at Marais four persons were killed. It appears that arms and ammunition were disembarked. Other arms coming from the Levant were landed several days before on the southern coast. THE VOYAGE.-GARIBALDFS ORDER OF THZ DAY. We extract from the Opinion Nationale the fol lowing highly interesting correspondence : Yesterday's uncertainty about Garibaldi's expedition is now diagonal—l - This article was written before the receipt of the news of the landing at Marsala)—lndependently of the telegram, announcing the halt of the Lombardo and Piemonte at Talamona, neer Orbitello, we rewire from our own correspondent at Turin a copy of a letter addressed to him from Talamona by one of the leaders of the expedi tion. This letter fully confirms what we have already said of the incomplete outfit of the volunteers. Our cor nispondent subjoins the " Order of the D•y," dictated by Garibaldi on board the Piemonte, which he (our eor respoodent) received at filet hand, as well as a proof of the printed proclamation, in which the valiant chieftain ex plains to the Italian population the object of his enterprise. The following is the private letter received by our oar respondent : " Fortress of Talasnona, May 7, IMO, " on the Roman frontier. " I take the opportunity of a spare moment to send you male news of us. We embarked in the night in all haste, and being in want of many most necessary things, we were obliged to touch land in the environs of this fort, in the hope that by the help of the neighbouring village we might be able to provide for our most pressing wants. The sea was rough. We suffered a great deal, but ware in no wise disheartened, and we hope soon to arrive oafs and sound in Sicily, and there to fight for liberty to the cry at Five united Italy !' The general was not sea-sick. I envied him when I saw him at one moment acting as estptain, and at another as bolo:wean." The following order of the day and proclamation have been issued : " Kee, 1880, on board the Piemonte. " OZDZIL OT TITO DAT. "Oarps de Chaseeurs des Alps,—The mission of this corps will be as it was heretofore, based upon the most complete abnegation with the object of regenerating oar semany. The brass Ohara= have served and will serve eon canny with the devotion sad discipline of the best Weer in tits woad without hoping fur any other reward them that d 1111 gausottad ormacienoe. They are attracted to the serene by so can at rank, honours, or rewards. Wham the danger im gm they will retire to their simple private life, bat mow that the hour of combat has coma, Italy beholds them in the front rank, joyous and deter mined, ready to shed their blood. The war cry of the Chassenes des Alps is the same now as it was on the banks et the 'Ticino:—' Italia et Vittorio Emmanuel. ; and this my raised by us will strike terror into all the enemies of Italy. " ORGANISATION OT ?NZ OORPS. " Sokol (Giuseppe), chid of the e 5 ; Crawl, Mania, Calvioo, Majoaki, Griziotti, Boichetio, " TIIIT, Mt side de camp of the general ; Cenci, Mon toasty, Bondi, etegoettL " Giovanni Bum, ascrstary to the generaL "OOMMAXIMIES OF TEM compisim " Nino Maio, commander of the lot company; Orsini, 2nd; &woo, 3rd ; la Nada, 4th ; Anima, sth ; Carini, 6th ; Cslroli, 7th. " Acerbi, Bowl, MMst i, Bodi. " 00E41 DI ICI:DICLIa. " Ripari, Boldrini, " 01118IIVATIONI. " This organisation is the mune as that of the Italian army to whirls we belong, sad the eovesaissioas awarded to merit rather than by privilege ass those which have been sheds pined on battle fields. " G. aiIOPALDL" " Ilasne,—The Okahiss are fighting against the enemies of Italy end for Italy. It is the duty of every Italian to ►elp them by sorry and sums. The MIMI of all the mis fortune' d Italy is the mirk of discord and indifference on the pert of one province towards another. The sanction al Italy commenced on the day when the chiklren of the same soil rushed to succour their brethren in danger. If we have the brave Sicilians to themselves, they will have to fight not only the Bourbon mercenaries, but also these et Austria, and of the priest who reigns at Rome. Let the inhabitants of our free provinces raise their voices in femur of their brethren who are fighting ; let them send their pumas youth to the scene of the streak. Let the Marches, Umbria, Salim, the Roman Oimmegna, and the Neapolitan country rise, and so divide the forms of our enemies. Where the towns are not strong enough to give a sulkiest basis to the insurrection, let the most reso lute throw themselves into the country. A brave man will always find as arm ! In God's name do not listen to the voice of awards who sit down contented to well garnished tables. A 1131; let us to-day fight for our brethren ; to-morrow they will fight for us. A handful el brave men who have followed me on the battle-fields of ear country, are now marching with me to the rescue. Italy knows them. They appear whenever danger sat band. Good and generous conapiedone—They devote their existence to their country. They give to her the last drop of their blood ; seeking no other recompense than that of their conscience without reproach. Italy and Victor Emmanuel ! —that was our wartay when we passed the Wino. It shall resound to the rocks of Etna. At this prophetic cry, echoed from the Italian mountains to the Tarpeime, the throne of tyranny will fall, and a/I Italy will rise as one man. To arms then ! Let us put an end to our secular griefs by one determined blow. Let us show to the world that this is the soil upon which lived the hardy Roman mos. "G. GARIBALDI." Subsequently to the date of them documents the Sardinian ministry and the insurrectional committee learned that Garibaldi speedily re-embarked with the purpose of bath* a little farther GM, at Tone di Montalto, on the frontier of the Roman States, meaning, as it was supposed, to follow the road between' Viterbo and Orvieto, and march upon the Abruzzi& Our correspoodent mks doubtfully whether the whole or only a part of the expedition was to take this d rection while the rest went to Sicily. It seems at all eremite certain, or at least very probable, that no part of the force has gone to Calabria. Our correspondent states that the crew of a reseed arrived at Genoa on May 11, from Palermo, bad left that city in a dale of open insurrection. AGITATION IN SICILY. DEMONSTRATION AT PALERMO. Letters from Naplee to the 12th instant state that on Thursday last a demonstration took place at Palermo. An immense crowd assembled, shouting " Viva Italia," " Viva Em numuelo," " Viva Napoleons." Women of the highest standing excited the men and insulted the soldiers, who fired several shots. The garrison had been ordered to remain in their barracks. Fresh reinforcements are about to be despatched. A proclamation had been published, signed by the Governor of Sicily, Prince Csetelcicala, stating that in view of the pave and sanguinary mis deeds and of the plundering which had taken place at Camila, Potmlia, Buttons, Caocamo, Vicari, and Porticello, the carrying or detention of arms by any bands is prohibited. PALERMO, Mkt 12. Tranquillity has not yet been restored in the town and the surrounding country. To-day in five churches, at the termination of mass, shouts of "The Immaculate Virgin for ever," "Italy for ever," " Liberty for ever," were In the evening, the populace, to the number of about 10,000, assembled on the promenades. The police were unable to disperse them. The troops were summoned and fired on the people, killing three and seriously wounding ten. Several persons who took part in the proceedings have been arrested. PIEDMONT AND SAVOY. The treaty of ore/lion of Nice and Sevoy was pre sented to the Chamber of Deputies at Turin on the 11th, with an expose des motifs, of which the follow ing is the most important passage : France, who took eo great • share in the late struggle, gave the Hing's government to understand that it was not expedient that the kingdom of Sardinia should, after acquiring so great an secession of territory sad subject, preserve the same line of frontier which Europe had fixed between the two countries in the treaties of 1816. The French government, therefore, required the cession of oar provinces situated beyond the Alps es • rectification of the frontier line. However serious the sacri fice thus required of us, the Bing and his ministers did not think it advisable to refuse the demand. Convinced even by recent experience, that ingratitude is the wont of poli tical system', we would not give France any motive for re gretting the assistance granted to us, or for thinking herself les secure because she had the Italy of the Italians for • neighbour, instead of Italy in her former state of weakness and division. After an allusion to Austria's conduct town de Russia, the document proceeds to state the con ditions on which the Sardinian government con sented to the cession, and which have already ap peared in the text of the treaty, and then concludes as follows : In laying this serious matter before you for deliberation, it will be enough to remark that, if every amnion of terri tory is painful, it is much len so when it is not the result of humiliating defeats, but the consequence of a glorious war ; not a conoession to a victorious enemy, but a solemn , ileetimony of the gratitude of ► regenerated nation towards tie generous ally. Cbt Court. Yesterday morning at 20 minutes after 10, her =ft the Royd Pavilion on horseback, to review awl t The Prince Comet with Princess Alice secompanied h Majesty on beeseheek ;Primes Heim, and Piteous Her trice followed le an open awing& The Owen was attended hy the Duke et Cambria., Hensel tlanwedingds-Chief ; Major-Omwral hkr R. -Oesienti t ; Haier-Oesenal the Hon. f!r ill = "ur tt,. Adjutant-enna! ; the equerries is wet&&and the staff of the camp. -Colonel Ponsonby wee in attendance on the Prince Comma. The Duchies of Atholl and the Hon. Beatrice Byng also were in attendance on the Queen. The review took place in the Long Valley, and at the con clusion her Majesty and the royal party returned to the Pavilion at 2 o'clock. At half-oast three the Queen, accompanied by Princess Alice and Trines Helena, went In an open carriage to see the rifle practice by detachments of Gnarls. The Duchess dAthol! and the equerries were in attendance. The Prince Consort rode on bombe& to the ground. Her Majesty returned to the Pavilion at 5 e'cleek, and hnmediately left for Farnborough Station, with the Prises Concoct and the royal family. The royal party traveliedby a uncial train on the Routh-Western Railway to the priests Aram at Vauxhall, and were escorted by a detackasen4 el light deepens to Buelcingium Palace, where they sesired at 90 1121.181t4111 before 7 o'cLick, and were received by Lards Methuen sad Waterpark, Major-General Sir Henry Ban tinek, and Colonel Ifir Francis Reymour, C.B. The royal suite conaisted of the Duchess of Atholl, the Hoc. Beatrice Byng, Lord ('barley Fits-Roy, Major-Gun. the Hon. Charles Grey, Colossi Biddulph, and Lieute nent-Calossel Foesonhy. Her Majesty had ••dinner party at Buckingham Palace la the evening. The company Included the Princess Alice and the Primus of Leiningen, the Prince of Leinin gun, the Earl and Countess of Ruston, the Earl and Giuntessiof Derby, the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke , Viscount Everiday, Viscount and Via:mintage Bum, Lord sad Lady Ovongose, Lord and lady Ebury, Lieutenant- General Mr Henry Somerset, Colonel F. Reymour. C. 8., and the Dens of Windsor. The bred aithe Monts Purifier Guards was at attend. awe, end played daring dinner. Her lideely's private land afterwattla performed is the drawle(•roarn. A depitatiou cm the subject of the Metropolis Local Maragerneut Acts Amendment Bill had an interview with Sir G. C. Lewis yestenlay at the Home.ofliee. Mr. Keits had ea beterview with the Duke of Newcastle. Mr. Edward lyre aid Admiral Stuart had also interviews with his ram yealwday at the Colonial-odies. Lord Ashley mad Mr. Pensoalry bed me beterview with Sir G. C.C. Lewis yeelinity at MN Hemmelles. v•i4/kt the Calesdsl-offiee day front Di t a lm s :d top Oamiftiner a/ the 10111411 yeeter Islam* from the Goveneere of the eittimenals op the Nest Gait at Africa, sad from the Oarsmen of the West Indian Islands. The Countess Platen left tows s few days ago for ma mlsarace is Samelas of a taw works. He Excellency Mr. Corbett, cbaro •I'affairea at Floresou arrived at Lk. Pavilion Hotal, Yokkertone, on Saturday. The Counter of Laneaborough's assembly, annoinwed fur Friday nest, the 18th inst., is unavoidably postponed until Tuesday, the 22nd inst. _ The Karl-and Countess of Mint.) have arrival at Holloway's Private Hotel, in Doveratreet, from Scotland. The Earl ti RAINaly u and Lay Harriett Bt. Clair he re arrived at Claridge's Hutel, foes Dysart Hours, N. 8., fur the sesame. Lord and Laxly Lurgan and the Hon. Miss Brown have arrived at Llsridge's Hotel, ban &uulow Her, Ireland, for the mace. Lord and Lady Camoye and the Hon. Mines Sow will arrive in Down-street (Hay Hill) slat week. Lord Rivers has arrival in town train his nag la Dankhire. Lad PO/Wille and the Hon. Miss Maule have aarivailaiChindapes Hotel, Goat areelda Coal*, N.B. TM Haw Mr. anti Min Borate Percy anti Mim asetio him bays snivel 84 OWlite. Hotel from Cloy's alio, Wanda. for tie ossooa. hiajur-desinal and the Lady Catherine Bulkeley have Wt taws ler Oelembell HOGAN, Boriuhi►e, ea a wilt to the fill of Lien. Lally Sykes bas issued cards of invitation for • tan oa Friday, the 115411 inst. Kir Maurice arid lady Charlotte Berkeley hays arrired at their residenen, In Lowndeanquare, from Berko. le) Castle. T'be Counter's Frances Waltiegrave gave a mad owed last evening at the family reeklenee in Carlton. gardens. Sir Arylfro Henniker, Bart, is about to be esee , rietl to Mimi Loam Hughes, danghter of Mr. TIMMY Hog6n, and main the Doke of St. Albano. THE ANNEXATION OF ZAVOY. At the time when the Federal Council protested at Turin against the annexation of the neutralised districts of Chablais and Faucigny to France, Count Cavour answered in a despatch : " That by virtue of the treaty of the 24th March, King Victor Emmanuel having ceded to France all his rights and obligations touching the said neutralised districts, Piedmont intends to remain apart from the disputes between France and Switzerland resulting from this annexation." On this declaration of Count Cavour Austria now founds her refusal to admit Piedmont to the pro posed conferences. Prom the moment when, by the avowal of Count Cavour, Piedmont was no longer interested in the matter in question, she could not claim the right of participation in the deliberations of the Conference by virtue of the _ _ protocol of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1818 ; she could only take part in a conference under the title of a Great Power, bat the right of Piedmont to such a title is contested, not only by Austria, but also by the other Great Powers. TURIN, MAY 14. The Provincial Council of Chamberi has ad dressed a note to the Sardinian government, de manding that the treaty of cession of Savoy shall be promptly carried into effect, in order to avoid dangers, uncertainty, and suspension of business. The Opissione of Turin states that the discussion of the treaty will take place next week. FRANCE. The Moniker of this morning annonncee that on Monday next the Senate will discuss the petition oonoerning the import duties on foreign iron. SPAIN. MADRID, MAT 14. General Prim has published a declaration, stating that, notwithstanding the adhesion given by him to the general policy of Marshal O'Donnell, he nevertheless intends to maintaiu a complete poli tical independence. THE UNITED STATES. SOUTHAMPTON, Tun")AT. The Hamburg and American Company's mail steamer Hammon* Osptain Schwensen, en route for Ham• burg, has arrived off Cowes with dates from New York to the Ist imt, She has Z 32 passengers for Hamburg, and 30 for Southampton. She also brings specie value 2'22,297 dollars, of which 17,250 dollars is for Hamburg, and 205,047 dollars for /raglan& QUEENSTOWN, MONDAY. The Royal Mail steamship Ameriea, Captain Millar, arrived here at 2.25 p.m., landed all the mails ac cept those for England, and proceeded on for Liverpool at 2.45 p.m. • She brings 79 pamengers, 1,500 dole. for England and 13,155 dole. for Havre. She left Boston on the 2nd, and Halifax on the 4th inst. The North Briton bed arrived out. California advice' were to the 20th alt. The steamer of that date for rananda took 1,300,000 dolled'. The stook el treasure at San Francisco at the end of the March quarter amounted to nearly 11,000000 dullard. The mining news was favourable. The Ja pa nese embassy was duly expected at Washington. The platform adopted by this Charleston Democratic Con vention not being satisfactory to the South, nine Southern states bad seceded, and formed another oonvention. On the night of the let instant the regular convention had two ballots for candidates fur the presidency; Mr. I)ouglaa receiving at the Met ballot 150 i out of 251 votes -202 votes being necessary for a choice. Two fugitive slaves from Maryland had been arrested at New York and rent back into slavery. New Tom, Mar 1, Evermu.—The stock market has been dull at lower prices. Illinois Central shares are quoted 594. Eris, 16. New York Central, 78g. Flour quiet. ,sat ant. Corn steady. Case dull. Cotton tending downwards. Middling, lli. Rates, 450 balsa. New OILLiNB. Msr I.—Cotton steady. Sales to-day exceed 6,000 balsa. Middling, 101 e. to Ile. Receipts in three days, 7,000 balm. Increased receipts at all the southern porta. 766,000 bales. anger llnn. Freights for cotton to Liverpool, 5-16 LATEST BY TEL BORAPH TO HALIFAX. NEW YORK, NAY 3. The Charleston Democratic Convention being unable to nominate a candidate for the Presidency, his adjourned to Baltimore for the 18th of June. . . . The stock market has improved. Ooton dosed dull middling upland, 11c. Breadstnffe steady ; flour firm, and prima of all qualities have slightly advanced. Provisions in general dulL NEW ORLEANS, MAT 2. Cotkoa Is easier, but quotations are unchanged. Salon to day, 3,000 bales receipts in two days, 7,500 balm. THZ ITALIAN N4I:IO . NAL SOCIETY AND THE 21011J478, Ex: The Italian National Society has issued from Turin a circular to its friends in foreign countries. The following is a tranelation : " Sicily has risen against her y tyrant, who, directed by the Jesuits, consents to massacre his subjects in the most atrocious manner, sparing neither women, nor ehildree, nor old men. The Italian National Society would belie its past history if it did not endeavour by every possible means to aid the numerous victims of the Bourbon of Naples. It has, consequently. opened • subscription in all ite corn. rallies', and on the first day It succeeded in collecting a sum of fifty thousand francs ; but to enable the Sicilians to ccediuue the struggle against a regular army, excited to carnage by all sorts of bribes, they must have arms, munitions, and provisions. With this object the so. ciety makes an appeal to the liberals of all countrim ; it begs them to found committees for soliciting and receiving subscriptions in favour of • people which has been driven to insurrection by the severest and most abject absolutism, and which desires to form part of a free and independent Italy. The faithful of the different Shites of Europe, at the instigation of their bishops, are sending money to Rome for the purpose of subduing by cannon and musket, and bring ing again under the Papal yoke, the Legatiow, which have succeeded In freeing themselves. Liberals ought to imitate their example by coming to the aid of the Sicilian insurgents. The central committee at Turin undertakes to convey to them the succours thus obtained ; and the weekly paper of the society will record the names of the puerous donors. A beginning has already been made at GLiepw ; but the liberals of France, of Belgium, of Germany, and of Swe den ought not to be behind those of Englend in work which highly coucerus the liberty of all peoples, for the fall of the despotic government In Sicily will involve that of many others ; and the Sicilians, when they have broken their own chain; will not fail to acquit themselves of their debt of gratitude, to the benefit of other peoples who may have risen in • cause similar to their own. (Signed) " VS.Ogal RCISCLLLA." 14611 , -- FROM PARIS. I (nor aux owe PARIS, XOADAT EVZIFING. The news reached Paris to-day, simultaneously from London and Vienna, that a part of Garibaldi's expedition has landed at Marsala in Sicily. It was reported at the Bourse, in contradiction to one of Reuter's despatches, that the landing was effected without opposition. Whether Garibaldi himself was with the troops that landed we do not yet know. The Neapolitan embassy circulates a report here that every man who set foot on Sicily was killed by the royal troops. A Turin letter in the Prase of May 12 states that the evacuation of Piedmont by the French troops appears to be suspended, and that, the 99th Regiment has received orders to halt at Genoa, and to do " garrison " duty there. The /lonise was greatly agitated by the Italian news. Besides the various rumours about Gari baldi, it was said that the Sardinian government had suddenly sent an army to Siena, in conse quence of a movement of General Lamoricibre upon Gubbio. The Bente, after several fluctuations, closed at 69fr. SW. and 69fr. 750., with a fall of 15c. and 10e. Mobilier left off without change. Railways were about 2fr. 60c. lower. • • The Cowrie. de l'lserd publishes a communicated note, • denying that it is intended to dismember the department, in order to incorporate a part of it with Savoy. The Morgue has been unusually crowded yester day and to-day, in consequence of the exhibition on one of the melancholy pewter couches, on which in this peculiar institution unclaimed dead bodies are exposed to the gaze of a wondering public, of the corpse of a man, apparently 70 years old, so very thin that it is difficult to believe that he could have lived. He was found drowned in the Seine, near Choisy-le- Roi, and it is the opinion of the police that his death must have been accidental. At all events, the presumption is that he cannot have committed suicide from poverty, for he was very well dressed, had on two flannel waistcoats—very necessary, perhaps, to keep the little blood in his veins circulating—and wore gold studs in his shirt. His linen was marked "C. J. L." The supposi tion is that the individual in question must be the "living skeleton" who for many years exhibited himself in the Champs Elys6es, and at the fairs iu the environs of Paris. ITALY. SARDINIA. (nom • TURIN. MAY 11. The French, the English, and the Russian ambas sadors have already protested against the expedi tion of Garibaldi, as an infraction of the neutrality of the kingdom. Of these protests the Russian was couched in the strongest language, the French milder, and the English was scarcely more thin a friendly remonstrance, warning the govern ment not to be imprudent. The Neapolitan ambas sador is likely to be recalled, and complains loudly of Count Cavour's complicity with Gari baldi. Since it is quite certain that Austria will likewise be indignant with Sardinia, it is important to state the facts of the case before we pass any judgment upon the behaviour of the government. The new kingdom is certainly in an abnormal posi tion. Austria, which from the Quadrilateral always threatens the eastern frontier, protested against the annexation of Modena and Tus cany, and openly sides with the two Archdukes, who have reserved their rights and claims, and may at the first opportunity invade Central Italy at the head of an Austrian army. The Pope has likewise refused to come to terms with Victor Em manuel ; he maintains his claims upon the Lega tions ; Lamoriciere organises for him an army out of proportion with the financial resources of the country ; crusaders are flocking under his com mand from the Faubourg St. Germain and from the palaces of Vienna ; the Roman catholic world is called by the Pope to pay St. Peter's pence and to take up the loan offered by his minister ; Austrian soldiers, to the number of 6,000, are sent in go vernment steamers from Trieste to Ancona ; a bri gade of Irishmen is expected, and Belgian volun teers are on their way. All these preparations mean war against Sardinia, or else they ruin the Pope. Naples concentrates troops on the Roman frontier, and negotiations are carried on to put them under the command of Lamoricihre ; and again, Austrian recruits are sent to the Neapolitan porta of the Adriatic to reinforce the army. France, on the other hand—the only ally of Victor Emma nuel, since England avoids entangling alliances and keeps aloof from any continental war—guarantees only Lombardy and Parma to the new kingdom, being bound by the treaty of Zurich to rcepeot the rights of the Archdukes of Modena and Under such circumstanced the Italian statesmen must appeal to the national feelings of the country , and seek their strength in the enthusiasm for Italian unity. Such being the case, the insurrection in Sicily could not be pleasant to ount Cavour, who knows his countrymen, and especially Garibaldi, too well, not to see at once all the difficulties of his position. The ferocious cruelty of the Neapolitan troops in Sicily created the greatest excitement in Northern Italy, and yet it gives, according to Vattel and Grotiva no aufficient reason for Victor Emmanuel to declare war against Naples, since every king has the right to wallop his own nigger'. He mina keep his neutrality, not to be accused by Europe of am bition, and not to expose himself to war with Austria and to the enmity of France. Garibaldi, however, made no secret of his intention to go to the rescue of Sicily • and to prevent the expedition by open force would ' have been practically impossible, since Genoa and half the kingdom would have risen in his defence. The government tried, there fore, to put a atop to the expedition by taking oars that no ship iu the port of Genoa should take up Garibaldi'. adventurers, and by doing everything to prevent him from getting arms and ammunition. Thus Count Cavour honestly strove to maintain the neutrality of the country. Garibaldi'a however, is stronger than Count Cavour's orders ; he succeeded, by moans known to himself only, in getting 1,200 volunteers to Genoa, meetly his old companions in arms, and some stu dents from Pavia. He was soon strong enough to i take 111911 and ships by force, since the sympathies of all Italy, not excepting the government officials, were with him ; but unwilling to augment the troubles of the cabinet, and to compromise the government of the King, he sent back from among his volunteers all the soldiers who had deserted their regiments and had flocked to him ; he found means of getting arms; the municipalities of Pavia, Brescia, and Milan sent money ; he char tered two vessels, which cruised outside the har bour, and suddenly, on the sth, at night, he em barked and steamed off. The government did not aid and abet him in any way ; still it did not try to prevent his departure by open force, as it might have done if an expedition were preparing against a friendly power. Garibaldi in the hum of his departure had to leave a portion of the ammunition belliud at Genoa. A third steamer, under Nino Bixio, joined him from Leghorn • hugging the coast they soon readied Orbite llo, the extreme port of Tusmiiv ' where they landed, and after having organised the embarkation and better distributed their arms and ammunition and completed all their arrangements, they proceeded onwards. We have no further in telligence from them, but it is thought they go straight to Sicily, where Garibaldi's arrival already expected by the incur eats, and spreads terror among the soldier* of the King. THE AMERICAN PRESS AND THE CHAMPION- SHIP. The New York papers received to-day teem with accounts of the fight. The New York Hensld calls it " The settled overthrow of the British Lion," and goes on to my :—" It must be distressing to the solid Islanders, that the Bri tish lion has been whipped. Worse than all, he has tried to weak out of it in the most ignominious manner. The Britons, whose love of fair play is universal, stop ped the fight in order to sem War money, fight Ea le has a right to scream like half a dozen loormotives. The poor old Lion, the bully who bee bead morning up and dorm the earth,fords° many years roaring at everybody, may go my in some secluded corner, and suck his bruised paws, while all oontinental Euro laughs at him, and is glad that the United States has du ne i t. The Times of to-day has the following : " Sir,—Ever since the appearance in your paper of May 7 of the letter of Toni Sayers, I have endeavoured by every means in my power to ascertain from him in an official vial, guaranteed by the presence of the editor of Bello Li e, whether he intoo4ll to abide by the date recently fixed or us by that gentleman for the champion's belt and stakes. The editor of Belt, life, in view of the sentiments of that letter, acknowledged the propriety of such inquiries on my part, and also of such proposed official response on the part of Sayers, and did what he could by letters and telegraph despatches to get Sayers here to answer. Until Saturday, however, it was impossible for him to aicert•in, with cer tainty, even in what part of England Sayers then was, and finally, through the failure of such attune, I received infer. nation on Saturday from the editor and referee, that he could not interfere further in the matter. Now, air, ma I am left as it were ' all at sea,' and as it was yesterday aimed in Belle Lift that I was desirous of bringing the matter to an amicable arrangement with Sayers, I will state what I em willing to do. lam willing, tint of all, to accept of the proposition made by a writer in Belt. Life, that Savers and I should have • 'belt apiece,' to be gotten by public sub scription—provided that the true champion's belt remain in the hands of the editor of Bell's life, to be fought for again, the best man to take it. If that be not agreed to, I will acoeptthe proposition pat forth in Punch—via., to divide the belt—l to take one half, and Sayers to keep the other half. I will then head • subscription to provide • new half to his, and in this wad I think good feeling may be preserved on both sides. neither of these propositions (preceeding, as they do, from English sources ) are allowed to me, then I shall claim ; that Sayers meet me on neutral ground, where our late battle may be properly resumed. Though lam not yet quite ready to become member of the Peace shim I As the belt may will cheerfully vary my propositions somewhat to be said to be equally owned by both of us, I will agree to run him • footrace from 100 yards to five miles for the stakes and belt, or I will wrestle with him for the belt, or I will row him for the belt, I will swim a mile with him for the belt, or I will take hold of hands and jump from • housetop with him for the belt. If all these offers will not do, I will agree in two months to be ready to fight the four beet men that can be produced in England, beginning with Sayers, at intervals of 30 dare apart, for the lash. I was told. if I won it I could have it. I would rather fight for it than anything else ; but I am willing, wider the present state of public feeling, to accept of halt of it. If that be denied me, end through the ex .mr tional action of the British authorities I be denied the privilege of another meeting, I shall have no alternative but to go home, retelling all English testimonials and subscrip- Liam, and slall hereafter feel at liberty—nay, justified by ' all the equities of the late transaction—to sega myself ' The Champion of the World.'—l remain, el:, your obedient servant, JOB% C. llamas. "Saracen's Heed Hotel, Snow-hill, Loudon, May 14." The Countess d'Apponyi gave a ball last night at Chandos House, at which • very numerous circle of the teas sso•de attended. Theirßoyal Highnesses the Duchene of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset and Colonel H. Panes, arrived at 30 minutes pest 11 o'clock. His Royal Highness the Doke d Cambridge came shortly before 12 o'clock. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen honoured the countess with his presence, se also his Serene Highness Prince Ed. ward of Save-Weimer, his Highness the Prince of Waldeck• Pyrmont, and his Highness Prince Frederick of Schleswig• Holstein. The announcement in the Press of last Saturday that Lord Llanover would second Lord Monteagle's motion e k entirely without foundation. It ia the noble lord's tion to support the bill for the repeal of the paper duty, as seat up from the Rouse of Commons. Mr. Henry Seymour, on going into Committee of Supply, will call the attention of the house to the state of affairs with Persia; and ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to lay upon the table of the house papers relating to Sir Henry Rawlinson's renal or resignation. Mr. Lindsay purposes, on going into Committee of Supply on Navy Estimates, to move, that with a view to greater efficiency in war and lees expenditure in peace, it is the opinion of this house, that more prompt and effective measure' should be adopted to complete the reserves of marines and seamen for her Majesty's navy. . _ On Thursday, the 24th, the Earl of Stanhope will call the attention of the House of Lords to the present eye tem of diplomatic relations with the court of Rome. In the House of Lords, on Tuesday, Viscount Dangannon will call attention to the continued disturbances taking place in the church of St. George's-in-the-East, sad move a resolution that " sufficient power and energy has no been displayed in putting down the same and bringing its perpetrators to punishment." CONFIRMATION OF THE NEW BIAHOP or ROCHE& Der.)—This morning the ciremony of confirm. tog the election of the Right Rev. Joseph Cotton Wigram. D.D., to the bishopric of Rochester, took place with the usual ceremony, at the parish church of St. Mary. le Bow , Chespside. The new bishop will be consecrated on Thursday neat, in the parish church of St. Mary, Lambeth, b► his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, who will be astisted by the Bishops of London, Winchester, Oxs ford, and other prelates. The Horticultural Exhibition in the Champs Elyntee was opened to the public on Saturday. The Em peror, who bad visited it on Thursday, went a second time on S►turday, ►ccompanied by the Empress. Prince Napo. leon and the Princess Clothilde were also present. _ _ The Madrid journala state that the Queen had ordered 10,000 cigars to be distributed among the troops an their arrival in the °mita THE Par= Durv.—Yesterday a very influential meeting was held at the Clarence Hotel, iu this city, to determine the steps which should be taken to resist the opposition threatened by Lords Monteagle and Derby to the repeal of the paper duty. In the first place, a memorial was agreed to, requesting the mayor to call • public meet. kg in Manchester, to consider the position of affairs, and what should be done. A petition was also adopted to the House of Commons, declaratory of the " alarm' with which the petitioners have heard 4 the attempt made in " another home" to continue the im. position of a tax over and above the amount already sanctioned by the House of Commons as necessary for 'the re ckuireineuts of her Majesty's government; and finally *memo. rod was agreed upon, to be nut to Lord Palmerston, urging his lordship, by all nouns in his power, to resist the attempt of the lords to "override the deliberate des ciaion of the House of Commies." The meeting, a , we have said, was a very influential one, and the beat proof of its earnestness. was the raising of a considerable sum of money to tarry on the operations flea-wiry fertile brief cam paign before the second readiug of the bill in the Lords. Of the proceedings reported from all pada of the truantry in consequence of this opposition from the Upper House there is none more important than the report furnished by the Scotsman, a journal generally well informed on these matters, that her Majesty's government will undoubtedly resign offioe in the event of the success of Lord Derby in the House of Lords.—ifeacArater Ezanti.er. THE WEATHER AND THE OROPS.—The trees have everywhere shot out into luxuriant foliage; the pas tures have put on a bright glean, and the grass is now rapidly growing. From all quarters we receive the same accouut, and our correspondents *peek of the growth of vegetation as bei ng so great, that nay can "almost see the grass grow. " The change has come none too mon, for vegetation of all kinds was most backs ward, and the inanity of keep for stock had reached a point that was really must serious in its effect upon ugriculturiata Now, however, all is once more hopeful, and nature bids fair to compel:mate for pest backward ness ley an extraordinarily rapid growth. The erupt are everywhere showing the beneficial effects of the recent moisture and warmth ; the wheats are fast recoveriug a vigorous appearance, while beans and peas, barley end oats, have already derived immense advantage rout the change. Reports from the hop district speak of great and rapid int pniveineut, and in many places the poling will scarcely be completed before the time services are required. Rarely has so extraordinary a change iu all vegetation been wit. limed in so extremely brief a period—New , Aclverliar. ST. Jamaa's HALL—The annual performance of the Musick for the benefit of thin Royal Society of Mu sicians will take place on Friday next. To an unusual array of principal combats is added the attraction of an orchestra compnsing the most eminent inetnimeatalists, aided by a large chorus, and ocaulitetesl by Pmfesane Stenidale Bennett. This excellent charity, the funds of which this perfortmurce is intended to aid, distributed last year upwards of 11.9001. to distressed musicians and their families. WRECK OF A DERRY STEAMER.—Tho Loedon sherry correepoudent of the Frerman', Jourliat, writing on Sunday, says : " The new screwateamer, Falcon, Captain Fagleston, trading between this port and Glasgow, wag wrecked early yesterdAy morning on a reef of risks +n he: voyage to Londonderry. The vessel was nut of her 0.. 0 1 / 2 mid went on the tucks between Bauchi and sheep blind at one in the rimming. There were eighty pecoengeits on heard, who, as well as the crew, were safely taken lashore in boats, mid subsequently removed to Greenock. No re liable information as to whether the vessel will be got off has come to bend." I