The Express. — London, England, 1861-01-14 00:00:00

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Parry. /CM 4.111, Retry. and Newham: MdUe. C. mesphso. Mr. B. Lam. Mrt Cram/ord.—And A MIMPAOR 1)1 THE BRA. Mews. leynokts aa4Sne7theon. Mrs. H. Yam 111011 DAT= AT LONDON 11111DOL Daor —Mseolog, 4L 1a.... Aawasa, 414 Ma. To4gazow—Na4ai. uk• ow •• • • Me 4l N ll " /41,- LONDON, MONDAY, JAN. 14. Tilt decidedly more satisfactory accounts brought by the steamer Persia from New York may be likened to a glimpse of blue sky in a murky horizon. They mark the first signs of a real recovery in the American money market. According to the most trustworthy private de spatches received on Saturday afternoon, the exchange has rallied to 104¢ to 105 ; money was decidedly more plentiful at New York, with a downward tendency in the rates ; and the gradual revival of commercial confidence is further denoted by a marked rise in the prices of public securities. We attach relatively learn importance to the latter feature ; firstly, because movementa in the stock markets frequently prove very un safe guides ; and, secondly, because the rise in the present instance is chiefly observable in those stocks for the purchase of which extensive orders have been sent out from this country. It may, therefore, be said that the advance is to a great extent caused by our investmenta ; and the more extensively these are carried on, the less favour able must be the condition of the general balance as between this country and America. But the improvement in the exchange, and in the American money market, constitutes a real pia, and • legi timate incentive to confidence. It shows that the despatch of the two millions and a half of gold which we have spared from our not too abundant store is at length, after • delay that caused great disappointment here, producing its na tural effect. We will undertake to say that the rather long interval which has occurred between the arrival of the first remit dances of English gold in America and the im provement in the market reported by to-day's mail, has been by far the moat anxious period to all in this country who are intimately interested in Ameri can affairs. The result proves that too sanguine expectations were formed of the effect of specie shiposents from this side. It was broadly smarted, ever and over again, that they would all end in certain lose to those engaged. These rash opera tors were warmed to remember the experience of 1857, when, es it is now alleged—though with what warranty does not very clearly appear—the whole of the gold sent to America ease back at a heavy low. But although the firma possessing the best information and the largest experience were taken thus roundly to teak, the result shows that their commercial sagacity was not at fault. Connexions in America—America her self, as a nation—have been assisted at a moment of pressing need. As, under ordinary circum stances, the specie current constantly sets from America—a peat gold-producing country—to Europe, little doubt can be entertained that, in the course of • few months, the whole of the gold which we have sent out will be returned to us. But this will be the cooaequence of a fresh series of commercial operations between the two countries, and in the interval the English gold will have per formed its beneficial work. Strong hopes will be excited by to-day's accounts that we have experienced the worst of the effects of the American pressure, and that there will now be a gradual slackening of those shipments of specie which, though at first represented as un likely to have any effect upon our market, have carried our Bank rate of discount to 7 per cent., with an imminent prospect of 8, had one more packet come in with adverse accounts. The wider the view we take, the more hopeful are the infe rences presented. The result of the reforms which America has soddenly, under the late stress, introduced into bar commercial relations with foreign nations is, that gold is streaming into the country from every quarter, particularly from England and France. In addition, America has at her back California, with which, unlike our system with regard to our gold-producing colonies, she keeps up a regular . . - communication, every homeward packet bringing large consignments of the precious metal. This is a sure source of supply of which America has at present the sole advantage. Putting these considerations together, there is ground for look ing, at no very distant period, fes the announce ment that there is a glut of gold in America, and that money is • "drug." This state of things may be arrived at long before confidence revive", or before trade resumes its usual activity. Such an accumulation of idle capital will not be • healthy indication. It will signify a want of exercise, and • consequent plethoric condition of the commercial body. One of the interests which will probably profit chiefly' will be the holders of American securities, lately so depressed ; and it is very possible that England may pick up a handsome profit, for she hes been the chief buyer of those securities at low prices ; and the Americana, when full of money, will be glad to employ it in their own investments at prices very different from those at which they sacrificed them when they were short of money. There then remains the question—how far will our money market be affected lit the drain upon the Bank of France T The nears lamed on Friday by that establishment MUM the correctness of the fears which have been excited by the improvi dence sad divergence from economical rules wit nessed there. A decrease of 3,285,0001. in the stock of coin and bullion ins single month, making a total decrease of nearly 8,000,0001. sterling within five months, indicates that the position of French finance is becoming as serious as at any time within our recollection. It is the more serious becadne even at this ramornt. when caution and restriction ought to form the raiding rule of the !rasa Bank, it remains elesiigely deaf to all bat the most popular coun sels, and persists in largely expanding it. note cir illation. The total of the latter is now no less than 31,150,000/., whilst the coin and bullion amount to rather less than 14,000,000/. Seeing how little the policy of the French Bank accords with sound banking principles, and the tardiness with which it has adopted the judicious step of raising its rate of discount, we shall perhaps do well if we alter our attitude of vigilance only so far as to stand as well prepared against demands arising from France as we have latterly stood against those from America. . Meanwhile, amid the crises in the foreign mar kets, sufficient attention is scarcely given to the singular absence of agitation here. The calmness which prevails in monetary and all other circles forms a most remarkable contrast to the disturb ance that has arisen at former periods when trade has been unsound. Commerce has been subjected to a severe ordeal, and has borne it unscathed. Had not the condition of business throughout the country been unusually healthy, it could not have borne the pressure as it has done. It is very for tunate that the speculation in the leather trade exploded at a convenient moment. Had the col lapse come at a time like the present, when ,anxiety is widely diffused, the prejudice occasioned might have been much greater. rh accounts received from most of the internal seats of industry during the last week have been less favourable than for some time peat. Some effect is produced by the rise in the value of money and by the caution observable in financial quarters. There is also a marked falling off in the number of Continental buyers, whilst those from America are almost entirely absent. In the hosiery, lace, silk, hardware and iron districts, the number of work people only partially employed is increasing. The iron trade is particularly depressed. Added to this, the extraordinary intensity and duration of the frost have put a stop to many outdoor avoca tions, and inflicted sudden, though, it may be hoped, merely temporary privation upon a not in considerable class of the working population. We fear it is said but too truly of the majority of the working classes, that the higher the wages which they habitually earn, the less they put by for "a " rainy day." It is only in this way that we can account for the complaint" of extreme want sud denly made by a clams of labourers who usually motive a rats of pay far above that obtainable in any part of the Continent. It must not be ima gined, however, that there is anything like wide spread distress in the country. The cotton, woollen, and other great branches of manufacture continue satisfactorily busy. Had not other counteracting influences been in operation, many departments would probably ere now have derived benefit from the more favourable character of the advices from the great markets of India, China, and Australia.. In the extraordi nary briskness which prevails in every department of business connected with the raising and car riage of opal, and in the renewed activity and buoyancy in the Liverpool cotton market, we think we have exhausted the prominent features of ocessnervial interest presented during the past week. nt eon. WINDSOR CASTLE, JAN. 12. The Queen anti Prince Conmort, accompanied by he Prism of Wales, Pnaco Alfred, Macro Alio', Phan Adam, Primo Unpaid. Primo Haws, Primus Louisa. rot Prow drain*, lett Osborne, at half-part tea o'clock thie fonekoom, and arrived at Wisdom. Ofielle at two. la attendance were the Omsk= of Galaeberoogh, the Boa. Lucy Ken, the Hoa. Mary Bulled, Woad the Hon. B.C. Phipps, Cc' &owl the Has. A. N. Hood, Major Du Mat, Mayor Cowell, Major Elphinstooe, awl the Master of the Hoosolsoid. Lord Cemoys sad Lisatemet-Colonel )(impede have arrived as Lord aad Grams is Wallin. The Qum and Priam Ceased, the Prime of Wales Priem Alfred, sod Prisms Alice, walked to Frogmore i n the aftereeem sad visited the Durham of Kest. Leeddellatiey, Colossi Pomosby, sad Major Teesdale. seiresed ben Barba la the eveolas, after atteadiag the hued ef the late King of Prude at Potsdam, oa the part ef Nor Majesty, the Prince Chased, sad the Prince of Wain. novo was no addition to the royal dinner party. 80NDAT. The Owe aad Pita°, Cowart, the Prince of Wales, Prins, Alfred, Priapus Mice, Prince Arthur, Princess Bekaa. Prison Lambe. sad Prises Leopold, the ladies and r sl elt the seen, sad the Hectic household at tended Divhee service thie iambs is the private chapel The Bev. H. J. frame, view et Wlaikor, preached the savesa. The Hee. tad Very i.e. the Dean of Winilaor raniebessed the hely me weed. Xs* Ds Plat bee MA the Deeds, Colonel Ponaosby banks vaimeed his duties es Equerry in Waiting to the Prime Caret Hi pof the Gambridge Uoiverity Covon.isstioners wen beast 6, Adelpati-ternce, on Wednesday, the 9th, and Thereday, the 10th fast. The Couraissiouers prier were She Bight Rew. the Lord Bishop of Cheater, the Right Hos. the Lord Justice Turner, Vioe-Chancellor Sir Wm. Page Wood the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, and Horatio Wad dington, Bs9• Deratebes were received ►t the Coloarl.onice oo Rater der) been the Cleverer' of (lima Loose, the Gambia, sad the artiressie es the Geoid Cart, Larsen, New Zealand, Malts. and Corks. ECOND-11•ND PIANOPORTIIB. MU. e• We • kir •••••••• et by UM MIA wilsofilmi MIN" st portly mimed pima Sollegodlow•_ THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1861. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (71011 OCR OWN PARIS, SUNDAY EVG4ING, The Presse, referring to the alleged protest of the Prussian government against M. Valerio's preten sions to consider Trieste as part of the Italian, dominions, says that the only foundation for the news is that the Prussian minister at Turin, Count Brassier Saint Simon, applied to Cavour for "ex planations," which were at once given in the most satisfactory manner. The other evening papers contain nothing of the slightest importance. The Havre journals say : Tiler, is a talk of experiments lately made at Cherbourg with a new sort of asiso invented by the Emperor. A new dad cannon of extremely long range, also invented by the Emperor, is spoken of. It has been already stated that four new iron. aced frigates have been put on the stocks to corm plate the Emperor's programme, it being his Intention to have twenty iron rased frigates at sea this year. At the present moment there are six afloat, ten are just ready for launching, and the four above mentioned will make up the number. A Marseilles letter, Jan. 11, in the Message'. du Midi, says : The multiplicity of orders continually received at Toulon, and their frequent modification, sufficiently indicate the difficulties of the situation. We hear from Toulon that the Gaeta squadron will come there to revictual. That, however, does not mean that France has renounced the pro ject of showing her flag in the Adriatic. It would mean, however, as it seems to me, that she is in no great hurry to send a fleet there, and that among the orders countermanded are those for "sending out" three months' provisions to Admiral de Tinan. The Saturday Review and two or three other Sund►y newspapers were seized to-day ; it therefore appears, an I suspected yesterday, that the " free circulation" which M. do Persigny professes to accord to foreign journals is not absolute. A crinoline accident happened last night at a brilliant ball given by M. and Madame de Errazu, at their mansion in the Rue des Ecuries d'Artois, to a young Spanish lady, the daughter of a professor who was formerly tutor to Queen Christina's children. While walking round an illuminated fountain in the conservatory her dress caught fire, and in a moment the flames were over her head. The people about her despairing of extinguishing the fire by any other means, contrived to throw her bodily into the water, from which she was taken out very much injured, but it is hoped that her life will be saved. PARIS, SATURDAY BMW°. M. de Peny has addressed a circular to the prefects to g uid e their conduct at elections. The text has not appeared, but it is understood that, while recommending them to abstain from all pressure, he adheres to the principle of recom mending "government candidates." A good deal of attention is now being paid to the revision of the electoral lists. It is amusing to see the Pays attempting to throw cold water upon this move ment. It coldly and formally admits that, "of course," citizens do well to see that their names are down for the exercise of their constitutional rights, but it thinks that the stir made about the matter by the Sidle and Opinion Nationale is very unnecessary. "Universal suffrage," it argues, is such a grand and mighty thing that it is impossible it should go wrong, and attention to the voting lists is of nothing like the importance that it was under the restrictive system. Now the fact is, as the government writers well know, that this matter is vital. The system as hitherto conducted has been this : the prefects, or their subordinates, put down the names of all those whom they know, or at least have good reason to suppose, will vote for the government, and systematically omit the names of all other voters. These latter have, it is true, a right before a certain day to insist upon their names being put down ; but to do this they must present themselves at the mairie, produce papers, lobe much time, and .give an opportunity to the various petty functionaries always on the look out in every commune, to put down their names in a black book. Moreover, by a very cunning device of the framer of the imperial consti tution, the old practice of publicly placarding the lists of electors was abolished, and no man can now tell whether he is down or not unless he goes to the mayor's office, kicking his heels in the antechamber, for nobody knows how long, to inquire. Under such a system the inevitable government majority throughout France, except in a few large cities where it has been found impossible to extinguish public spirit, is easily accounted for, without supposing physical frauds at the ballot box. A serious attempt ta now likely to be made in many districts to make the elections a reality instead of a sham. The Bourse was less animated than yesterday, but tolerably firm. The Rente, after being quoted at 67.25 and falling to 67.10, closed with a fall o: only 50., at 67.20 for cash, and 67.15 for amount. Mobilier fell 2.50. In railways there was scarcely any change. 1 The Council of the Imperial Household, the creation of which has just been announced by the Moniteur, is an institution of the first empire. The members have already assembled, under the presi dentship of the Emperor. This council will be usually composed as follows :—Marshal Valliant, Minister of the Imperial Household ; Marshal Magnan, Grand Veneur ; Duke de Bass= 1 High Chamberlain • Duke de Cambaokes, Grand Master of the Cere monies • General Rollin Adjutant- General of the Palace ; Count Bacioochi, First Chamberlain ; General Fleury First Equerry ; Prince de la Moskowa, First Huntsman ; Count Lepic, Superintendent ; K Gautier, Councillor of State, Secretary-General of the Ministry of the Household_ and K Bute, Treasurer. There is no doubt, as K Fould had abundant opportunity of knowing before he resigned office, that the affairs of the imperial household greatly require looking into. DEPARTURE OP THE COURT PROM OAMOINZ. PORTSMOUTH, Jas. 12. The Queen, the Prince Consort, accompanied by the may, sad by the Wits sad gestlonien of the court, left (Mores this morn* at a quarter-past 10 edge, and embarked ea loud the Tally, screw yacbt, for Clessace-yard. Gosport, as route to Windsor Wale. On appeasobing Spitbsed the royal standard was saluted by the squadron. nodsr the commands( Year-Adrairal Bah iso, and alturwarde by the garrison battery, and the Victory (lag hip), and SR Vincent in Portsmouth herbs':. Me Ilaicety was received by V ioe-Admisal Henry Willies Blare. commander•in-chief at this port, Major-Gamed Lord Walism Paulet, lieutenant-governor of the pukes, with their respective staffs, and • guard of bosom, mad left, per special train, for Windsor, about half-pest deem e'esook. The Duke of Sutherland is still confined at Waltham' by mare ledirpositica Hie grace'. symptoms sto mania= am to cause the mated, anxiety to his The Mara Mamas of Bath and Lady Louisa Myles ars as a visit to the Earl and Counter* al Devon ad Pawderlsam Dank, near Exeter, where a *elect circle lwe amrabled. The Earl of Sefton leaves town to-day to join the airele about to ameable at Newham Park, Oloa. The Bari of Abingdon, who has beon seriotudy indisparad ter soars works Fart at his residence in Oros vomoruiraida sow program* favourably. Lord amid LadyH;ebeetof Loa leave town to-day ler Wilton Her, near Sashay, where they intend to nerve a aeoorrea et victors, including the Furl of Gran eale and dr dad Carper. Hie lordship in expected to Mara to tows ea the 28th tat. Lard and Lady Nor rays leave town to-day for Wythaft Abbey, aear Reading. The noble lord and her mod, le go on Tuesday to Nanaltant Park al a viait to Tram& Coaster Waldsgrave and Mr. Harcourt, M.P. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mr'. Din:tell have passed through town from Torquay, oo a visit to the Ihkrqsas rd Marchionass at Salisbury, at Hatfield. Lieutenant-Colonel and the lion. Mrs. Loyd- Lasing have snivel at Maarigy's 11(4,1, from. 0ver.446. Perk. Northarap6m. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE FRENCH TROOPS IN SYRIA. We read in the New Prearian Gazette of the 12th : " We learn from a good source that the corps d ' occupation in Syria will be increased by a portion of the French troops returning from China. In spite of the efforts of England it is not at all pro bable that the French army will leave Syria in the month of March—a step, indeed, which cannot be expected, for no one can wish to expose the Chris tians to being immediately massacred by the Druses." PRUSSIA. The Prtusaischt Wueltenblatt of Berlin has an article complaining of the menacing supremacy of France. According to this journal France desires nothing more ardently than to gain the Rhenish provinces, and the existence of a united Italy is not incompatible with the interests of France, the latter being a maritime power of the first rank. Italy (adds this journal) is a kingdom by the grace of France, and must obey the im pulses given her at Paris. France seeks to draw profit for herself from the chaos which will result from the attempt of Sar dinia to annex the province of Venetia. Austria is in the perils of an internal crisis ; and Rusaia is engaged upon great projects of reform. Thus the last hopes are on Prussia to put an end to future abuses of power, and a revolutionary bask rerorment. It is under these auspices that the Chambers re-assemble. To a deputation from PURCLI the King said the other day, "I wish for constitutional liberty, but I do not wish to be driven. All liberty requires limits, and without them would be minu.sed. I thank the city of Posen for the loyal sentiments they have expressed, and I expect to see them carried out in deeds." BERLIN, SATURDAY NIGHT. An extra edition of the official Stoats Anzeiger contains a royal decree proclaiming an amnesty for all such persons as have been found guilty of high treason, treason against the country, offences against his Majesty, crimes and offences consti tuting an abuse of the rights of citizens, and for those persons who have been convicted according to civil law for resisting the authorities of the state, or for disturbing public order. Permission to re turn freely is granted to those who, by taking to flight, have evaded judicial inquiry and legal judgment, and in the event of their being after wards condemned, the Minister of Justice is to make proposals for their pardon. The King him self will decide in the cases of those who have been condemned by military tribunals, provided they implore pardon. ITALY. SICILY. A letter in the Deka; of to-day sap : I have at length received trustworthy accounts of the crisis at Palermo, which in my opinion has a certain gravity. The government had decided to arrest MM. Crispi, Ferra, sad three or four others, and to send them to Genoa. This measure is not, perhaps, of a character the most con- MlMitional, but our regime in Sicily just now, is • rifilime of transition, sharing to some extent in the dicta torship to which it succeeded. Two or three arrests were made, and the perms; arrested were sent to Genoa. When the police agent charged with the arrest of M. Crispi pre sented himself at the house of the latter, M. Crispi protested, entered into • discussion, and, advancing to the window, raised his voice so that a crowd aasembled. The agent got frightened, and withdrew, when M. Crispi escaped. M. Perm, who is • counsellor in the Supreme Court, wee hiker' in the street, and consigned to the barracks of the National Guard. When the Governor claimed him in order to put him on board ship, the National Guard refused to give him up, saying that the Governor had no right to exile him, and that be should not be given to any but the judicial authority. The Governor insisted, and the National Guard resisted ; acid, to cut the matter short, the latter at last set M . Form at liberty. The Governor wished to disband and dim. arm the battalion, but the latter declared they would resist seek a proceeding by force. General Brignone, the com mander of the troops, au being °moulted, declared that in 011110 of a collision be would answer for nothing. Upon this M. Cordova said that he could plainly see his presence in the council was owe of the calmed the agitation, and that he should retire. K. La Farina, the principal author of the aaargatia ratamazia, la his office as Minister of the Interior, homed kis eollsegues example. Such are the facts. M. Octopi is at Magnum His r.eidence is known, but they dare not arrest bla. The Sicilian Ministry is now reconsti tuted, with MM. as Tamers% Amara, de Sant-SIM', who are all highly baeourabie rasa APPROACHING DEPARTURE OF THE FRENCH FLEET FROM GAETA. or innaulniz Taziurz.) (nor oas orscuz. 00111WOIMBITT.) NAPLES, SUICDAT. The French fleet will leave Gaeta on the 19th inst., the armistice having been accepted by Francis 11. Prince Carignan has arrived from Mola di Gaeta, and has been received with great applause by the populace. The King's proclamation has been welcomed with enthusiasm. The Council of Lieutenancy has resigned in a body. Great festivities are being prepared at Naples. TURIN, SATUIDAT. The reports that General Fanti had resigned and that the political committees were enrolling volun teers are both unfounded. Farini has been appoitteal Secretary of the pri vate Cabinet of the King. NAPLES, Jas. 8, via Naruenea A riotous assemblage has been dispersed, and numbers of the rioters, including several Mnratists, have been arrested. Nearly all the troops forming the garrison of Naples have been sent into the provinces. THE PAPAL STATES. ROME, iAll. 8, vii Mamales. The Pope has deepatchedproviiiiems to Gaeta The reported revision of the concordat with Austria has been denied. M. ][.rode remains in office. The Sardinians have pamed through the province of Rieti, on their march against the insurgents in the Abruzzi. Prince Kung (says a letter from Pekin) appears to be about 31 or 32 FIWS old ; be is rather short, and would be handsome in the fees it the mouth and chin did sot spoil the other features, in they do nil high born Tu tus, by making them look sheepish. On visiting the Earl of Elgin the other day, he was dressed in a puce-coloured satin robe, with the Imperial dragon coiled in a circle about a foot in diameter, and embroidered in gold on his breast, shoulders, and back. He wore a common Chinese cup, without any ornament. He remained over two hoary and during the cooversation after lunch, said "that until our visit this year they did not know that India was merely a province el the British Empire; they formerly believed Great Britain to be a very small island, the population of which weep line more than half were obliged to live in adjs." CITY or lAADON HOSPITAL FOR HISZA.sys OF TES Clue?, VtcToetA•rAsw.--The number ofjatienta iv- Bend at this institutioo during last weak was 1/1, of which 1411 wen sew sada. AUSTRIA AND VENETIA. It is said that another battery has been posted i along the Venetian shores. This battery s said, Jibe that constructed for the defence of the port of Malamooco, to be armed with 32 80-pounders, and manned by 300 soldi2rs. The Bund of the 15th inst., in the following passage, revives the rumours of the abdication of the Emperor of Austria : It is confidently affirmed that FrancieJoseph,diagusted at the turn affaiss are taking at Vienna, has decided to send hie two children for safety to their mother, in Madeira. This act is regarded as preliminary to an abdication of the throne. It is said that Francis Joseph now seep the neces sity of giving up Venetia, but finding this cession incom patible with his honour, sees no other way out of his diffi culties but abdicating, and leaving it to his successor to make the painful sacrifice. The Emperor Napoleon arrived at the lake in the Bois de Boulogne about 3 p.m. on Friday in a plain chariot drawn by two horse*, and unattended by any escort. He alighted from his carriage and crowed the lake on his skates. He was loon recognised by some men wearing blouses, who raised a cry of "Hen is the Emperor ; Vise TEmpereur !" The cry attracted universal atten tion, and everybody ran and everybody cheered. The Emperor continued to skate, apparently delighted with the enthusiastic reception he met with. The Emperor seeing a child in a sledge, pushed forward by a nursery maid, took the place of the servant and drove the sledge. Having amused himself for about half an hour, more like a school boy enjoying a bolydsy than an Emperor, he left as quietly as be came. There were several fashionably dressed Eng lish ladies among the skaters. The present advice from Shanghai mention that the Yaog•tse is infested by pirates, and that another gunboat had been despatched for their destruction. The lugger Chance had just been brought into port, haring been fallto in with by her Majesty's ship Pioneer, after the whole of her curio had been plundered and half her crew killed. ITALY. 011011 002 OWS NAPLES, 4 4 1, 7. I was surprised a day or two sinee m by a visiifiOm Colonel Dowling on his return from Caprera, and the following report of his visit may cr eel s:me interest. Dowling, as _you know, • ' • hed himself at St. Angelo. He left Caprera . 21, after a visit of four days to Garibaldi, whom be left in excellent health, together with all the family, which comprises Basso, Fruacianti, Gas maroli, Stagnetti, and Colonel Deideri and wife, as visitors. The general was as usual hard at work, spade and pick in hand, living 17 the " sweet of his brow," and received Dowling in his usual kind and affectionate manner, inquiring for Colonel Peard, Captain de Rohan, Colonel Dunne, and others, and desiring Dowling to remember him to them all affectionately. The general has got quite stout, but nevertheless retains his old habits of hard work, frugal living, and early rising, keeping all hands strictly to their work, though one or two of them would much rather be excused from the Cincinnatua-like work of their chief, as is often evidenced by their grimaces, and the pur posely awkward manner in which they grub away at mother earth for their food—a scene mightily enjoyed by the general. Colonel Dowling describes Caprera and the neighbourhood with enthusiastic admiration for its bold and purely natural beauties. The general seemed in the beet health and spirits, , 1 and, while carefully avoiding politics, spoke exult ingly ,1 of the hopes and prospects of Italy, alluding often to his countrymen never to himself. On taking his leave, Colonel Dowling received from the general the following few lines, written on the mo ment : I nee with regret, leaving fr2l e ve t and, my friend and corn panicle arroa, .Colone! of Dowling, hot o help in completi ng in 'e le nn r g edrmp i tion of n ear o„Teried countrymen. The General seems to be rather pestered with quantities of letters, and books, and most extraor dinary things of all descriptions, that are sent to him from all parts, not one tenth of which it is pos sible for him to read or even look at ; and I think it would be doing him a kindness, the greatest of all, to leave him to the quiet enjoyment of what he loves—solitude and reflection. Caprera is very difficult of access, and even when oue has arrived there, there is no spare accommodation, and only provision sufficient for the general's own family. The remainder of the British Legion leaves to night for Genoa, in the Sardinian man-of-war the Ettore Fiera Mosca, and is to be forwarded home over Mont Cenis. (710111 0011 OWN TURIN, JAN. 9. General Turr has left Turin for Genoa. On ar riving there he found a steamer ready to convey him to Caprera, where he intends informing Gari baldi minutely and exactly of the true state of things in Italy, for the hermit of Caprera only sees them through a glass manufactured by Bertani and Mazzini, so that be really sees colours that do not exist in reality. General Turr would fain persuade Garibaldi, as the hero's other superior officers fain would also, that his opposition to Count Cavour is fatal to the Italian cause, for to this minister it is due that Europese diplomacy tolerated the Sicilian expedition. Turr will show Garibaldi the various support he has received without his knowing it (for the sect that placed itself between him and the go vernment did not allow the facts to reach him) from Count Cavour this minister being thegreateet and most powerful representative of Italian unity under the constitutional flag of Victor Emmanuel. Garibaldi has loyally adopted a programme, against which he would be unconsciously operating, were be to persevere in a fatal personal hosti lity that is fomented in various ways by the disguised enemies of the constitutional throne. I believe the King and his cabinet have spontaneously approved this most honourable attempt of General Turr. The King begins to be weary of these dissensions, which have rendered so much more arduous the task auspiciously com menced in the south. They have made us lose valuable time, and they have compelled us to spend two hundred millions of lire more than would have else been necessary. If Garibaldi can be convinced of all this, and if Gaeta should fall before the end of the month, the political elections will turn out still more favourable for the government, and so the parliament will afford great aid towards the prompt re-organisation of the state. The factions will then be reduced to impotence, and people will return at last to the normal way, so that we shall be able confidently to prepare ourselves for the future. The anoma lous condition of Southern Italy has destroyed the basis of many a calculation made for the ensuing spring. Our intentions remain the same, but if our means are changed and the necessity for change arises, why our designs must also be changed. We thought we should obtain from Southern Italy more than a hundred thousand soldiers, but it is clear now we shall not get twenty-five thousand, if so many. If wretched advisers had not persuaded Garibaldi to postpone the annexation—for on the day he entered Naples he might have done what he did idlest, two months afterwards--this anarchical interregnum would never have ensued. To the government of the Bourbon that of Victor Emmanuel ought to have immediately suoceeded. Then Garibaldi aprestigewas at its meridian, and factions, diplomacy,and the reac tionary party would not have had time to organise themselves, and scatter the elements of dissolution abroad. Signor Ratter, organ, the Monarchic Naziona/r, declares to-day that, should an extra-parliamentary wty make its appeairoe, it would join Count amour to give battle to it, in order to save the constitution, and defend the throne of Victor Em manueL Such a declaration is by no means a superfluous one. THE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY. The Royal Mail steamship Persia, Captain Jud kins, which left New York on the 2nd instant, arrived in the Mersey about 2 o'clock this morning. A telegraphic summary of her news has already been published. The steamship Kangaroo reached New York on the 31st ult., and the steamship North American arrived at Portland the same day, both from Liver pool. New-year's-day was kept in the usual manner jn New York, and in consequence the Persia brings no journals of her date of sailing. Mr. Floyd, the Secretary of War, tendered his resignation on the 29th ult., which was accepted by the President. The 31st December was the moat exciting day experienced in Washington since the opening of the present session of Congress. In view of the recent intelligence of movements at Charleston, the principal interest centred in the congressional proceedings, it being expected that some allusion would of course be made to events which have transpired during the brief holiday recces. In the Senate galleries a great crowd was gathered, the attraction being a speech by Senator Benjamin of Louisiana, which he intimat e d i n a d vance would be a secession speech. After some preliminary busi ness, Mr. Powell, of Kentucky, chairman of the committee of thirteen on the st a te o f the Union, e' reported that the committee had been unable to agree, and asked that the journal of their proceedings be printed. Mr. Douglas intimated • desire to speak upon the subject, but postponed his remarks until the 2nd inst. Mr. Crittenden's joint resolution was made the special order for the same day. Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts, offered a resolution ' which was objected to, and laid over, requesting the Secretary of War to inform the euate relative to the condition of the arms in the national armouries, .k.c. The special order — territorial business---was then postponed, and Mr. Benjamin proceeded to mate his expected secession speech, which he cicsed with a declaration that the South could never be subjugated. A scene of in describable confusion thereupon ensued in the gal leries, which were finally cleared by the sergeant at-arms. Mr. Baker, of ()moo, for a rejoind e r, but yielded to a motion to ad journ. obtained the M o or The Donee of Representatives had also an ex citing session. The Speaker presented a commu nication from the Secretary of War, and it was referred to the Select Committee on the Abstrac tion of the Bonds. Several resolutions were offered, having for their object an inquiry into the condi tion of the forts and arsenals, but, being objected to, they were laid over under the rules. Mr. Pryor, of Virginia, offered a resolution declaring that any attempt to preserve the Union by force would be impracticable, and de manded the previous question, which was ordered. After considerable objection to the vote being taken, and a somewhat excited discussion, the resolution was tabled 98 to 55. The committee on military affairs was then instructed to inquire into the manner in which arms had been distributed during the year 1860, the condition of the forts, arsenals, &c. ; and whether the fortifications were suitably garrisoned. Messrs. Davis and Holman, of In diana, each presented resolutions relative to the recent action of the South Carolina convention, but the house adjourned before any action on them was taken. The people of Charleston continued their belli gerent demonstrations. The arsenal, containing thousands of stands of arms belonging to the go vernment, bad been formally taken possession of by the state troops, and the muskets appropriated to their use. According to telegraphic accounts, Charleston at the present time must present a very warlike appearance—the place is filled with soldiers, and more are arriving every day. Volunteers from other states are being accepted by the Governor. The Charleston Conner, in giving an account of the evacuation of Fort Moultrie by Major Anderson, says he has achieved the unenviable distinction of having opened a civil war between American citizens, by an act of gross breach of faith—that he has violated a solemn pledge given by his chief, and accepted by South Carolina." The Courier inti mates that the spiked guns and those dismantled by the burning of the carriages "will soon be in a position to respond to any hostile demonstrations against the place." In the South Carolina " sovereign " convention on the 29th a communication was received from the collector of the port, giving information that all the officers of the customs had entered the service of the state, and that he had commenced receiving duties and transacting the other business of his office in accordant* with the ordinance lately passed by the convention. A resolution that the collectors of the state be authorised to receive the bills of any bank in the state was discussed, until a communication was received from the governor relative to Charles ton harbour, when the convention went into secret session. Subsequently the resolution was passed, with an amendment providing that no bills should be received the par value of which is below that of the bills of South Carolina. On the 31st the con vention remained in secret session the whole of the day. The New York Times of the Ist inst. says : Indications are not wanting that President Buchanan may finally be induced to odes a more decided course towards South Carolina. The dast• in Congress from New York and the North West called upon him in a body yesterday, and notified to him that he must maintain the dignity and supremacy of the government or he could no longer rely upon their support. At a cabinet meetill or ield subsequently the President is understood to have charted that South Carolina had misunderstood and abused is forbearance, and bad forced upon him useless and dangerou banes, making the question a military instead of a politic 4 one. It was rumoured that the South Carolina Commis- Masers were busy in telegraphing to Governor Pkken, of South Carolina, who having heard that the revenue cutter, Harriett Law, is to be sent to Charleston with sealed orders, threaten that unless she oomea with a white flag she shall be fired upon by the state troops. Various other rumours were afloat, one to the effect that the commis sioners yesterday received an official answer from the Pre sident to their demands, and another that troops had been ordered to Charleston. THE Lars KING OF PRUSSIA. ---4-- TESTAMENTARY PAPER. We read in the Pritaian Gau- tte :—" It will be a consolation to my people, in their just sorrow on account of the decease of the King my beloved brother, to know the good thoughts and desires which he wrote with his own hand, in contemplation of death. Accordingly, 1 desire,that these last wishes, dated the 6th of Angtuit,l6.s4, should be immediately made public. " Wrtuau." The royal document which is referred to in the preceding note is as follows : "Cbarlottenburg, the day of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jeans (.`brief, Aug. 6, 1854. " How I wish to be interred. "If God the Lord decree that I terminate my terrestrial career peaceably in my country, and if, which I fervently entreat of Him on my knees, my tender and beloved Elise shall survive me, this paper is to be delivered to her im mediately after my death. Whatever she shall change shall be executed as if that were written here ; her order shall be mine. Moreover, I wish one day to repose by her aide, in the same tomb, as near to her as possible. " As soon as my decease shall have been certified by the physicians, I wish my body to be washed and opened. My heart, deposited in a large heart formed of granite from the country of Marche, and placed at the entrance of the vault in the mausoleum of Cbarlottenburg (and consequently at the feet of my royal parents), shall be enclosed in the ground and covered by it. My resting•place shall be the Church of Peace, before the steps which lead to the holy table, between the marble pulpit and the commencement of the meta, on the left (on the right of the altar) of the lineof the middle of the body of the church, in such a mannerthat one day the Queen may repose on my right. The space indicated in all its breadth from oar church seat as far Me those opposite, as wall as the intervals between the public seats up to the pillars of the choir, shall be paved afresh in marble, from the funds which I shall leave, in the simplest manner, but in harmony with the floor and with the holy table. Immediately above my tomb shall be placed an ob long slab of white marble, flat, level with the pavement of the church, and similar to the two slabs of the mausoleum of Charlottenburg. There shall be engreven upon it the monogram: of Christ with the following inscription : " s Here lies in God his Saviour, with the hope of a ROI,- ful resurrection and of a merciful judgment, depending solely on the merits of Jesus Christ our Divine Redeemer, the late &c.' "At my interment there shall be observed the same ceremony as that used for the King my deceased father. The funeral shall take place at the cathedral of Berlin if I die in the neighbourhood of Berlin ; but if I die in the vicinity of Potadam it shall be solemnised in the church of Peace, near fiana-Sorci. "As soon as the termination of my life shall have been aneertained by the physician, there Abell be sent 150 thalers of gold to the poor of the cathedral, in actor dance with my own custom every tune that I receive the holy sacrament at Easter. The same sem shall also be placed at the disposal of the other churches where I have communicated, for their poor ; that is to say, the chun•h of Peace, the parish church of Erdmenadorff, the cathedral church of Spandau, the evangelical church of Fochtoch. and the church of the Oratoire of Paris." In reference to the al:Ay-five English Garibaldiam who ware left on shore at Gibraltar, from the MCIALLIK, steamer (the arrival of which vowel in England way reported some days since), the Gibraltar Chronirle says that they were not left behind "from any neglect or misconduct co their part, but in consequence of the captain of the vessel putting to sea two hours before the time appo;ntc,L" A subscription had been opened for their maintenance while detained there, and for providing them with a pa , sige hom e as soon as possible, the men being mote or leas destitut , , having in most instances left their money and clothing on board the If elem. The Chronicle of the sth inst. says —" it is worthy of mention that, notwitbatandiog the trr circutuytencee in which they have been placed not .. . _ single inntance of misconduct on the part of any one of their number has been reported since their , landing.•• It has been estimated that the amount of proper p al me d and destroyed at the Summer Palace, l'el" needs 6,000,000 f. sterling. Every soldier who wee present replete with loot. The Emperor's washstand, Ix...in. 3 b 4 ewer of gold, studded with stones, w ore soda f or 2,110ni. by the captor. Lord Amberst's watch wu sold by 3 Flalfh soldier for 20 dollars ;it wu worth 2004 Many men bees 3016. or 40lb. of pure gold in their powiewiion, and otbel" have pearls and precious stone, of unknown F"'" hundred eunuchs were found is the palace, and it is sod' noticing that all the ladies of the court must Ears had utural.iiked feet. all the slippers (mind is tb. ,, R *4 " being large ; not a single cramped-footed shoe was seen.