The Express. — London, England, 1860-07-27 00:00:00

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Chubs Mathews —Amt A HUSBASD AT SNIT. Mr. Compton; Mrs. E. Vitzwilliam. FEEKIL44II. Twts EVENING, HO7ii MUTES -rim Trench vaudeville, MILITAIRS Er PG1E10E1(111E—IA CORDE KENSIBLE. AN AMIIUSCADS AT LVIIIMUIANN.—Aad BOWLED ULT. lir. U. Widdicaub.—Ommeacest T. ISITANNIA. Tote !Tune; TEE BLUM AND TIM 11001S—Ile plat M AriC NET will dive Me renowned ENTIOTTAINICLNT.-11A1- MINT AND AOONIE4 or, The Spectre Ne oft!' the buzzuee. —And OLD BOOT Y, TUS BAKU Or BLSHOSSTA2I NIGH WATER AT LONDON 111JDOL Tun DAT —Maflibig, Arisicak IR. Ma To-seasow—Moratag, Ik. 17 Minims, Ilk LONDON, FRIDAY, JULY 27. Tug judgment of the case of Norrtnos v. Payees being substan tially equitable, will give general satisfaction, however dubious or imperfect some of the grounds on which it rests. The learned Judge has assigned reasons which will not bear very close examination ; and logically involve results he would at once repudiate. But the decision is essentially just, and, if it peens without appeal, we shall all re joice that the cause of reason and common sense has triumphed over the dark and mercenary wiles of religious imposture. It must be clearly borne in mind, however, that the evil here brought to light cannot in general be dealt with by our judicial tribunals, and that in this particular case it is only by accident as it were that it comes within the scope of the law. It was simply the more direct and common form in which Mr. Pauccs transferred to himself the last instalment of the Ncrermos property that exposed him to a Chancery suit. He may be said to have already appropriated with impunity the whole of the money belonging to three of the Mimics Nom Dor, amounting by his own confes sion to nearly 18,0001. But in each of these cases he had taken the precaution of providing in the shape of a husband a material guarantee for the technical legality of the transaction. He in duced, or rather, having gained complete power over them, he directed three of the sisters to marry creatures of his own, and he then received their fortunes, not from the ladies themselves, but through their husbands. " Three of the Misses N , Yrritmle, " says Mr. 1 2aurca in his cressexa- STUART in ruination, " married. They all married after I " became acquainted with them. They all mar " tied persons who were emanated with me, and " whose opinions were the same as mine. • • " I suppose I must say they married through my " instrumentality, inasmuch as they married " through my telling them it was the will of " Goo they should so marry. Their hos " bands procured their money with their consent " and gave it to me. I think they gave me between " 5,000/. and 6,0004 each or thereabouts." The': property of three of the sisters was thus secured with ease and safety. Over the fourth sister, Miss Loewe Jars NOITIDGE, Parxcs seems to have acquired a still stronger ascendancy ; but even in dealing with her, his spiritual power was tempered with a certain amount of prudence and worldly wisdom. The law is very jealous of gifts made to those who have the means of acquiring, and the opportunity of exerting, undue influence over the giver. The clear proof of such influence is m general sufficient to vitiate the gift or bequest. Mr. Panic, was aware of this, and he sought, therefore, to accomplish his object indirectly rather than directly. Ho represent• the transfer of Miss 2COTTIDOE'S property to himself as a perfectly voluntary act on her part. " LOUISA," he says, "at the end of 1841 or beginning of 1846, re " garst , el me more than once to accept her money." But supposing it had been made, this voluntary offer was of course the direct result of the overpower ing influence Per ces had acquired over the mind of his victim. He had carefully peptised the way for the absolute surrender of herself and every thing she had by convincing this weak-minded lady of his supernatural character—that he was that second incarnation of the Deity, whose predicted advent was to close the present dispensation. And certainly no stronger case of undue influence arising from gross imposture could well be imagined than this. The attempt to evade the law by' alleging a voluntary act on the part of one whose will was under absolute control was thus a failure. The principle laid down by Mr. Justice Burn in another case has • direct application here. He says :—" There are many instances in " which attempts have been made to violate law by " ingenious artifices which seemed at first sight to "be the act of the law." " But when the " Court," he adds, " sees that the real intention " of the contriver is to violate the law, and that " that intention has been effected by uaing forms "of the law to compass what it really forbids, " the judges have looked through the form "at the substance or real nature of the " transaction." This is what the Court did in the present instance. It looked through the pretence of a voluntary gift to the interested reci pient, who had absolutely destroyed the giver's will. And where the undue influence was so strong, and the victim of it so weak, the Judge had little difficulty in deciding that the gift was invalid, and that the property of Miss Norrtnos must therefore he transferred to her legal repre sentatives. But in general the law cannot be brought to bear directly on such cases "as these. Acts are not legally vitiated by the mere fact that the agents hold unsound opinions or are influenoed by superstitious motives. The law cannot reach religious delusion; nor is it desirable that it should, for the attempt to arrest their working by legal penalties would be equally futile and vexa tions. Superstitions as grow; as those of the Agapeinone not only exist amongst us, b ut attract many disciples. Take Mormonism for example. Its pretended revelation, its promise of an earthly paradise, and the looseness of its social code attract numerous followers, who offer their substance to the teachers of their choice. This very week the English disciples of this gross and sensual super stition met in annual conference at Southwark t• report on the progress of their faith, when the r THE- EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVEM)IO-, JULY 27, 1860. " election of BRIGHAM YOCNO as "Novelette " and Seer of the church throughout the " world ;" of JOIN HID' as " President of the " quorum and the eleven somaining Apostles ;" also of JoRN Yornvo as " President of the High " Priest's quorum," were unanimously confirmed. Whatever may be its religious pretensions, Mormonism is certainly in its social aspects worse even than Princeism. But it enjoys full toleration. No one attempts legally to question the acts of the Mormons on the plea that they are the victims of a religious delusion. Nay, pretensions almost as great as those of Mr. Paiscx himself are con tinually put forth from the pulpit and the religious press. Preachers in addressing their hearers not unfrequently claim to be under a Divine impulse, to be moved by the Divine Spirit. No doubt there is a certain protection from undue spiritual influ • ens in the publicity of these addresses and the claims founded upon them. But the principle is the same whether the sum obtained in this way is six pounds or six thousand. The only difference is in the more general prevalence and greater pub licity of the plea. The truth is that influences essentially supersti• tious work far more widely than is generally sup posed. Common minds love authority and easily become the victims of strong assertions and audacious claims. Men are superstitious not only in their religions but in their social and political opinions as well. They are prone to believe anyone who will undertake to decide for them in important but at the same time doubtful and difficult ques tions. Hence they fall an easy prey to audacious and plausible quacks. There is nothing, for example, men are generally more superstitious about than their health. If they are ready to trust a noisy and positive spiritual guide as to their soul's welfare, they are still more ready to confide in a confident medical adviser as to their bodily health. So, too, with regard to , the health of the body politic. They will listen reverently to fluent talk if it be only sufficiently dogmatic, and so become victims of the most arrant political quack.. The law cannot touch an evil so wide-spread either in its causes or effects. We need not refer to the splendid allegory of our great moral poet to learn that superstition is the offspring of ignorance —the cruel but timorous daughter of a blind mother. It is the result of ignorance and mental inactivity—of minds un enlightened, of faculties without cultivation. Men can only be cured of superstition—the blind following of others—by obtaining knowledge that may enable them to form opinions of their own. Light, knowledge can alone banish those spectral forms of evil, religious and political, which haunt and terrify so many minds. The teacher, and not the judge, must supply an effective antidote to these gloomy superstitions that still pervade our social life, and weaken moral power. Vie Court. OSBORNE, JOLT X The Queen and Prince Consort drove and walked yesterday. Princess Alice and the royal family also drove in the grounds. Lord Clyde arrived horn London on a visit to her Majesty, and rosins at Osborne. Tbe Coneneeof burin sad the Hoe. Flora Maodonakl have seiceseded the Coextess of Caledon and the Hon. Fleenor etantryos Lady and Maid of Honour in Waiting. Th. amorist widish reached her Majesty the morning by telepaph from Potsdam is most satisfactory, both with reprd to the Princess Royal and the infant Princes,. The Pewees Royal had a very good night, and slept oontiunally, and the young Prancer is described as doing very well. Deepatches were received at the Colonial Moe yester• day from the Governor of Malta. Despatches wen sent to the Governors of the Australian colocie=lon, lions. Koss, Lbws, Mauritius, Gibraltar, and Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Dothan of Meekleabe•gstrelits and the Princess Mary of Cambridge hoaor-cd the performance at the Royal Indian Opera with their presence last evening. Their royal WO mum who occupied the Omen's box, wereaecceapanied by Lard Redouble and the 11. a. Min Ridged. The lady Cardisse Cast was in attendance upon the Hereditary Grand Dothan of Mecklenburg-Strehts. His Excellency the Prussian Minister and the Cousteau Mernstorrt entertained at dinner at Prussia House, on Wednesday evening, his Excellency the Banon Minister, the Durham of Inverness, the Baroness d'Usedom, the Baroness Demon, Miss Coutta, Marquis de la Great, Mar quis Campo d'lsola, CountPustave Platte, Bar o n Meuse both, Count Blucher, Mr. Arthur Stepney Cowell, and Mr. Graham Vivi►n. His Excellency the!kustrian Minister and the COWIN/ Al ployi will shortly keys Chaodos House for Cmeany. His tiosilency the Swedish and Norwegian YYfAtr sad the Countess Platen received at dinner, last maim the Duchess of Inverness, the Marquis of Win ester, Boron and Bareness d'Usairan, Count Gustave Meese, Sir Thomas mid Indy Fremantle, Mr. and Mrs. Jews (of Pantinsts), Mies Coatis, Mr. Henry Milhanke, General Malcolm, Mr. Boileau, &c. The Countess Franoes i'ablegrave and Mr. Har court, M.P., have Wee entertaining a large party at Mincham during the pad week. The company has included their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess d'Aurnale. the Riudfand Countess of Clarendon and the Ladies Cambium and Alice Villiers, the Ferl of Sefton, Viscount and lirn countess Strewed. de Rolcliffe and the Hon. Mimes OW ring, Viscount Cielseo, Viscount ifinchingbroke, Viscount Gilfool, Lord Skelmersdale, Lord Honeys, Le ly Theresa Lewis and Miss Listar, Lady Mary Wood and Miss Wood and Mr. Wood, Dormer Lady Truro, Mr. and LaZy Reline Tenon, Lidy Hislop. Hon. E. Ashley, Mr. Fortescue, Captain Hampton, Mr. Doyle, Miss Money, and Miss Ida Mosey, kc. The Earl and Countess of Harewood have left tow.) for Harewc rd House, Leath. Viscountess Palmerston will have an assembly this evening at ^ abridge House. Her ladyship has also issued cards for an ageembly on Wedoesday,the lit August. Viscount and Viscountess Barrington have left Cavesulish-equare for their seat, Beckett House, Farring deo, Brats, Lord and lAly Stuart de Deciea and the Hon. Yin heart, sad the Enrollees Prod= Pia, hare left Mau rice. Hotel for Hamburg. On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Grenadier Guards, on Wednesday, at the Crystal Palace, the car of Mr. Coxwell's balloon was occupied by Lord Deegan, Sir Charles Russell, and Captain White. The voyagers, after a eplemlid trip descended on the property of Mr. Smith, banker, at Croydon Crook. The National Gazette states that the Princess Frederic Williams intends to reside at Putties, near Stral sund, in the Baltic, for some weeks in the autumn, and will inhabit the official residence there in which the King of Prussia lived for some time. A wet-nurse, who had been engaged for the expected royal infant, arrived at Potsdam a few days since, accompanied by her children and her sister. She came from a village called Levern, about four mile* from Minden. Mr. Gowen, the gentleman engaged in raising the sunken fleet at Selmatopol, writes on the 10th:— "Yesterday I raised and brought alongside the wharf the 60-gen frigate Koolelchi, the frigate the large masts of which stood upright in the centre of the harbour. She was very heavy, weighing, I think, 4,500 tons. This is, I believe, the end frigate that was ever raised whole, and she is in good condition. Since you left I have raised some 12 vexes* among them four wooden and one iron war steamers, of 910-horse power each. The steamer Vladimir, 400.1sovse power, will be the neat one ; and after her wane line-of•battle ships." The ClinJwigbler fie Fribourg says :—" Count de Mamboed and the Dubow of Parma have arrived at aLfutecvemti7eirl'irnimialagtghthet.dy w a L th o e n Sc an h ax " c i urai trer on 4f in a. a The steam (il e y r Pr .41 the h lake of the Poor Cashew, acoompanied by several eac peewee." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THSVASSACSS AT DAMASCUS. ' It &pimps that the massacre at Dipkeebue ego mewed in the afternoon of the 9th, and that before night 500 Christians had been killed. The first con sulate attacked was that of Swede. The Russian and Greek consuls took refuge with Abd-el-Kadsr. All the Catholic and Greek churches and convents, as well as the consulates, are burnt. The American vies-consul was wounded, and the Dutch vice consul said to be killed. Drum atrocities in the neighbourhood of Sidon continue unabated. Christian priests and villagers near Sidon, and near Damascus, have been forced at the point of the sword to embrace Moslemism by hundreds. "Between May 29 and June 30," writes our correspondent at Beyrout, " the Drupes have mur dered in cold blood upwards of four thousand Christians, including more than a hundred Catholic and Greek priests and monks. They have burnt down upwards of 150 Christian villages, including more than 100 churches and 16 convents." Three thousand Turkish regular troops arrived at Beyrout on the 11th in one line-of-battle ship and two frigates, under Khalid Pacha. Two thousand leave for Damascus. As yet, " the Turkish government has not punished a single Druse. In every case of outrage upon Christians, the Drones and Moslems act in concert." The plunder of church plate and other valuable% and the damage done to crops, houses, and to the oonntry in general, is said to amount to upwards of six millions sterling. The Lewitt! Herald of the 18th observes that the receipt of the intelligence from Damascus has ex cited the gravest anxieties of the Porte. "On Monday, after interviews with Sir Henry Bawer and hi de Lavalette, his Highness Aali Paola had an audience of the Sultan, and was closeted with his Majesty till • late hour—on what business it is easy to imagine. Yesterday, again, Sir Henry and Mr. William., the American minister, had long conferences with the Caimacan on the same subject. As the result of the ambassadorial counsel, it is said that the Porte, besides despatching an additional battalion from Themaly and one from Batoum, purposes to ask the Viceroy of Egypt to send an auxiliary contingent of 10,000 men into Syria, to aid in accomplishing the prompt and complete pacification of the province." The Consfihdionne/ of to-day, in an article signed by M. Grandguffiot, announces that Lord John Russell has authorised Lord Cowley to come to some understanding with France respecting the expedition to Syria. The same paper says, "As all the powers agree upon that question, the assent of Turkey will necessarily follow. It only remains to determine the basis of the general understanding between the powers in order to carry out the end which all have in in view. This teak is not without difficulties, but we must hope that the good faith of the powers will be able to resolve them. France, who in this affair has assumed the energetic attitude most proper to raise the courage of the oppressed tribes, will also show a moderation which cannot fail to inspire the European governments with confidence, and which is the invariable rule of her policy." NAPLES AND PIEDMONT. TURIN, JULY N. From the commencement of the negotiations be tween the Neapolitan envoys and Count Cavell?, the latter demanded that the future destiny of Sicily should be considered as a distinct and reserved question, and that to this effect the Neapolitan troops should be withdrawn from Sicily. It was on the acceptance of that condition by the King of Naples that King Victor Emmanuel con sented to address a letter to Garibaldi, requesting him not to effect a landing on the main land of the kingdom of Naples. ,/ VIENNA. JAI 27. Count Reehberg has addressed a cikeular to the Austrian Ambassadors accredited at the courts at the great powers, containing information rbspect lag the ohject of the interview between the Em. peror of Austria and the Prince Regent of Prussia. It appears from this circular that the Emperor of Almada had expressed a wish to confer with the Prince Regent of Prussia not only on the general state of Europe, but especially on the German question. Hopes are entertained that a cordial _ _ understanding upon the Syrian and Italian ques tions will result from this conference between the two great German powers. very brisk reaction in consequence of the news that the Porte had withdrawn all opposition to the French expedition to Syria, and that the great powers were entirely agreed respecting it. The closing prices were 68f r. 25c. for cash, and 68f r. 20c. for account, being a rise of 20c. and 15c. The extreme prices of the day were 67fr. 85c., and 68fr. 25c., showing an oscillation of 40c. Mobilier rose 6fr. 25c. The movement in the Rents arrived too late to produce much effect upon the railway market; Northern and Lyons rose 6fr. each, but in the other lines there was little change. The Pattie, for shout the twentieth time, re iterates the assertion that General de Goyon will not leave Rome ; it, however, impliedly accredits the news which it formerly denied by stating that be remains there "in consequence of the actual situation of southern Italy." _ . It is given out by the Prase that foreigners coming to Paris to see the fête of August lb will not be required to have passports ; and on this occasion it alludes to a rumour that the govern ment thinks of doing away with passports altoge ther, and substituting for them mere "cards of identity," such as are used in Germany and " Eng land." It is curious to see how the French mind, from long habit, clings to the idea of some sort of annoyance on the part of the police being a mete sary concomitant of locomotion. The Paris jour nals cannot be made to believe that a man may really travel all over the United Kingdom, without being liable to show any paper or " card " what soever. M. Horace Say, the brother of J. B. Say, and one of the most eminent writers on political oco nomy in France, has just died, and will be buried to-morrow. SICILY. The following telegrams have been received by Mr. Reuter : GENOA, JUT 27. News has been received here that the Gari baldi*. ns had suffered great losses in the engage ment near Melasso. It was asserted that Gari baldi himself was wounded in the foot. Garibaldi had ordered several inhabitants of Melasao to be shot for having fought against him. As soon as Signor Depretis arrives at the camp, Garibaldi will invest him with the dictatorial authority. PALERMO : JILT 24 (vu Glixo4 In the engagements before Melasso, on the 10th and 17th instant, the Neapolitans had 580 men put hors de combat. Garibaldi attacked the town of Melasso on the 20th instant with the bayonet. After a desperate combat the Neapolitans withdrew to the citadel. The Sardinian agent, N. Depretia, arrived on the 21st inst. at Palermo. He proceeded at oboe to the camp. Sirtore had assumed the dictatorship during the short absence of Garibaldi. The statement that the whole of Sicily had been evacuated by the Neapolitan troops is premature. Messina is still held by the Neapolitans. ILiESEILLE9, JvLy 28. Letters have been received from Sicily, stating that General Clary had only evacuated the out posts and the town of Messina, and had concen trated his corps d'arm4e in the citadel. The remainder of the troops, and especially Colonel Bosco's division, have been despatched to Calabria. The following brief proclamation was issued by Garibaldi just before he left Palermo : The Italian Continent mods her eons in great numbers to answer to the call of the oppremed ; I march with them on Merino- There I expect the brava youth of Sicily. Th ere we will seal for the third time the tyrsanicidal compact which shall break the last links of our chains, and add the last atone to the national edifice. At Catelafimi and Paler mo the sons of this land were not called in vain by me, JOISY.PH GAILLIALD I. The soldiers composing the corps of marines in Sicily have offered to serve gratuitously in the navy, which is about to be organised. This generosity gave such pleasure to the Dictator that he decided that mention should be made of it in the official journal. The navy budget at Palermo is fixed for thepresent year at 1,612,000 fr. of ordinary, and 12,500,000 fr. of extraordinary, expenditure. The Archbishop of Palermo bas addressed a cir cular to the clergy directing them to confine their discourses in the pulpit to the preaching of the Gospel. THE INTERVIEW AT TOEPLITZ. TOEPLITZ, PEDAL At the gala dinner which took place yesterday, Count Rechberg was decorated with the Cordon of the Order of the Black Eagle, ucwly conferred upon him. Baron von Schleinita wore the Cordon of the Order of St. Stephen. No toasts were proposed. CORSICA AND ALGIERS. The Independance Beige publishes some details of the contemplated tour of the Emperor and Empress of the French, in Corsica and Algiers. The Muni cipal Council of Bastin will present an address to the Emperor, suggesting that the voyage of their Majesties, after their departure from Nice, should commence at Bastia, the most important town in Corsica. The naval escort of their Majesties will anchor in the Bay of Ajaccio, while the Imperial cart* traverses the island, remaining a few hours at Corte, on the road to the chief town of the department. The excursion will add two days to the Emperor's visit to Corsica ; but the Council represents that it would prove of material advan tage to the island if the Emperor would consent to see himself what improvements it is desirable to introduce into a country the progress of which is so I much in arrear, compared with the civilisation of the neighbouring continent. The time proposed for the Emperor's tour in Algiers will, probably, also be prolonged by five or six days. The Empress will remain in the city, while the Emperor, accom panied by the Minister for Algeria and the Colonies, will make an excursion by land to Oran, following the great road that passes by Blidah, Milianah, Orleanaville, Mostaganem, and Arsew. The Em peror will return to the city of Algiers by sea, make another excursion to Constantine, and finally re embark at Bone for France. THE BOMBAY AND MED] MAILS. )N, FRIDAY. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Indus, Captain Weeks, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived. She brings 74 passengers, in cluding the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Annesley from Bombay, and Lieut.-Colonel Longden, R.A., from Gibraltar. The Lidus brings two packages of specie, value 4661., 2 packages of pearls, value 45,000 rupees, 6 cues of shawls, 17 casks of wine, 68 packages of gum, 57 peck ages of coffee, 142 packages of general cargo, and 898 bales of raw silk, value 90,0001. sterling. The Indus sailed from Alexandria on the 12th ; Malta, 16 ; and Gibraltar on the 21st kid. On the 22nd, at 6 e.m., exchanged colours with the Peninsular and Oriental Com pany's skaniership Mead* steering for the eastward. Same date, at 7.30 a.m., passed a Dutch steamer, steering B.E. ; 26th, 6 a.m., passed Iberia (screw), standing to the B.W. ; same date, at 6.30 a.m. ' passed the ship Sydenham, standing to the eastward. At Alexandria the usual Fgyp tian squadron ; Malta, her Majesty's ships Doria, Terrible, and Caradoc ; at Gibraltar, Scourge and Quail. The following British ships had arrived out at Gibraltar since last dates :—Brig Diana, 17 days from Liverpool ; brigantine Henry and Margaret, 16 days from Cardiff; schooner Million, 16 days from Liverpool ; schooner Dart, 26 days from Liverpool ; schooner Cadiz, 6 days from Lon don ; @teenier Colloids, 7 days from London ; brigantine John and Mary, 27 days from Liverpool ; steamer Weasel, 83 days from London ; steamer Ferret, 8 days from London; steamer Manilla, 43 days from Southampton ; brig Triq 22 days from Hull ; and brig Fredenck William, 15 days from Liverpool. Spoken on the 13th by the schooner Eagle in the straits of Gibraltar the schooner Dreadnought (of Aberystwith), bound to Leghorn, all well ; and the schooner Malibran (of Liver pool), bound from Cardiff to Alicante, all well. Accounts from Tangiers of the 19th inst. says that M. Echenique,the Spanish commissioner appointed to receive the lest instalment of the war indemnity, still remained in that city. On the 14th, 140 mules, said to be laden with specie, escorted by Motes del Rey, arrived from Fez, and encamped on the outskirts of the city. Accounts from Mszsgan to the 14th have been received. IsTinetyaix mules laden with specie had reached that town from Rabat, three of them with gold and the remainder silver. The money was handed over to the governor, who gave the bearer a receipt for the amount. Trade in grain very brisk. Several vessels had taken cargoes and sailed for porta in the United Kingdom. The British brigantine Maria Teresa, and schooner Gazelle Meahoel, mailed on the 14th, laden with beans, for Liverpool. The screw frigate Blanca, 37 guns, destined to convey General Echague to Porte Rico, arrived at Cadiz from Ferrol on the 14th. The steam sloop Liniere had also arrived at Cadiz from Tangiers. Gibraltar exchange on the 21st was quoted oa London, 90 days' date, 303 ; Paris, Sir. 30c. ; Marseilles, Mr. 3k. ; Genoa, sfr. 32c.; Madrid, 8 days' si ght, ; Cadiz, par ; Malaga, par ; Sevilla, 3 die. ; Alicante, die. ; Valencia, par ; Barcelona, prem. Freights to London and out porta in the United Kingdom—Brazil and River Plate, Gulf of Mexico and Havel:mak, 12 dole. per ton,and 10 per cent. ; Malta, Leghorn, Genoa, and Marseilles, 4 dole. to 5 dole. per ton, and 5 per cent. Lead at less. Spanish pillar dollars, ii per cent., no demand. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (711011 OCR OWN PARIS. THURSDAY EVENDIG. It is positively announced by the evening go vernment journals that the expected "acqui escence "of the Porte in the French propositions has arrived. What it is precisely that the Sultan has consented to is yet a subject for inquiry. M. orandguillot has been instructed to declare in the Constitutionne/ that Franco is not preparing for either an " occupation " or an " intervention " in the East, but merely to "help " Turkey to repress disorder. The Pays says that the bases of the conventions " made " by the great powers, to which conventions Turkey has "consented," are laid down, and that diplomacy is now settling the details. Both the Pays and the Petrie say that the preparations for the expedition are going on most actively, and that the order for the embarkation is " imminent." It is quite certain, notwithstanding a gratuitous denial of the Pm's, that the departure of the expedition " was" counter manded, whatever orders may now have been given. The Belgian journals—not only the Independance but the Nord, which is a French government organ —abound in details confirmatory of this fact. Curreapandence goes further than the evening papers ; for, while saying that the news of the day is better because it shows the " com mencement of an understanding between the powers," it adds that a convention " must have been" signed to-day at the ministry for foreign affairs. According to this authority, moreover, the " acquiescence" of Turkey is not free from restrictions and reserves, but it is intended to make small account of them. There is a rumour that Austria may possibly attack Piedmont the moment Garibaldi seta foot on the main land. In connexion with this very improbable story it is material to notice a still more improbable one, told by the Opinion Nationale--viz., that Austria and Prussia have made a treaty of alliance, in virtue of which Prussia, in case Austria should make war in Italy, will take care of her German posstssions for her. At the Bourse the Rente opened 20c. lower than yesterday, but after a languid day there was • THE LATE CONSUL BARBAB. (From the Daily Ines.) Our readers, we are quite sure, have not for gotten how worthily the late Consul Barbar stood up for his country when Watt and Park, the engineers of the Cagliari, were unjustly thrown into prison by the late Sing of Naples. The fol lowing letter, from the father of Park, has been sent to our correspondent at Naples, who has resided there many years, and knew the worth of the late Consul. We have great pleasure in print ing it : TO THE COESESPONDKNY OT Ten DAILY NEWS AT NAPLES. SIN—It was with great sorrow I read the accounts relating to the death of Mr. Lewis Barber, at Naples, whose decease, I believe, will be greatly deplored by the British public when it is borne in mind bow that gentleman (when acting consul in that city) so efficaciously performed his duty in the defence of Watt and Parts (the latter my sou), while in the hands of the Neapolitan authorities, whose extra. ordinary conduct gave rise to universal reproach by the English nation. It was in this instance, sir, that we have to call to mind the good services of the late Mr. Barber, whose actions on that occasion gained him universal respect, wherefore we deeply deplore the loss of so worthy a man, cut off in the beginning of an honourable career, leaving behind a young brolly unprotected and destitute of sup port, and it is to be hoped sincerely that her Majesty's government will take this case under their special notice. Sir, failing this, I would happily trust that the English pub lic will not hesitate in coming forward to render a national boon to his family in honour of his worthy services. And I am, sir, desired by my son to communicate to you in his name, and to say that he will be meet happy to give his best support to so benevolent a cause, and in whatever way you may propose ho will forward the same.--I am, &c., CHARLES PARKS, Sen. Sardinian steam corvette Mommbons, Naples, July 16. THE ARCHBISHOP AND wain , CAFOUR. A ROLAND POR AN OLIVER. The Perseveransa of Milan publishes the two following letters, the ant o which, addrered by the Archbishop of Cbambery to Count Cavour, bears the date of the 13th ult. : "Monsieur le Comte,—ln casting a farewell glance at the states of the King, I gee with deep affliction the religious persecution which is now rife throughout Italy. Persecution, so loud to bear by those on whom it is inflicted, II neither agreeable nor honourable to those who prac tise it. Before our separation, let me offer you a eounsel which will put a stop to it in a few days if you deign to take it into consideration. Do not asia up spiritual with temporal concerns ; let priests be free in church and sacristy ; do not exact from them what is contrary to their convictions ; let them pray, my mass, instruct the faithful, and administer the sacra ments. Da not force them to join in your ovations ;do not ask them to sing re Dearna or bless standards. Govern without them. and permit them to pray without you. Re spect the sanctuary of consciences. Forced prayers are neither useful to you before God, nor honourable before men. Th►t, I think, is a simple and easy way of living in peace with the church. The government will pin by it, and so will the church.—l have the honour to be, &c., " X ALExim, Archbishop of Chambery." Count Cavones reply, which bears the same date, is as follows : _ _ " Monseigneur—l sincerely thank yor- grace for the advice you are pleased to offer me before accomplishing the act of separation which is to put an end to our official intercourse. I shall endeavour to put it into practice, the more so as I have no taste for persecution, and am not now disposed to take vengeance for the annoyances which I had to suffer in my younger days from certain priests who used to invoke the secular arm in older to force me to follow their doctrines and practise their precepts. B'it since your grace takes an interest in the peace of the church in the states of the King, I would request you also to impart some advice to those of your brother bishops who place themselves in open revolt against the government of their country, refuse to recognise the sove reign It has chosen, encourage rebellion, conespend with the enemies of their country abroad, and seek to foment troubles within. The government respects the church ; but when any members of the clergy, whether they be bishops, archbishops, or cardinals, violate the laws, and affect an insulting contempt for the king and our institu tions, we are resolved to apply the laws, even though such a course should make us pass for persecutors in the eyes of •party which preaches tolerance, while it follows themaxims in virtue cf which the child Mortara was snatched from its wants, and the Madial, husband and wife, were banished from their country.—l am, kc., " eAVUL:a." A Paris correspondent of the Courrier de Mar milk mays :—" The Emperor Napoleon, to recompense Abd-el-Ksdcr for his conduct in favour of the Christians in Syria, has sent him the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour." . _ _ The album which the city of Milan is about to present to Marshal Vailhint will contain twenty-eight water-colour drawings by the best artists of the city, in cluding Nei, Massa* Fromagalli, Pennutti, and Rossi. The Goat will be about 15,000 fr. The King of the Belgians and the Duke and Duchess de Brabant returned. to Brussels on Monday evening from their visit to Namur. A medal bag been struck at Palermo in honour of Garibaldi. It is of a large size, and the resemblance to the general is perfect. It commemorates the landing at Marsala on the 21st of May. the capture of Palermo on the Tab, end gives the names of the chiefs who followed the general in his expedition—Ls Maria, Carini, Stem, Cairoli, Nino Sixio, ('rispi, end Anfussi. It also lean the name of the general himself, and the year of his birth. Several of the foreign astronomers who went to Spain to observe the eclipse, intended, before leaving, to hold • conference at Madrid, to which city they have been invited by the government. THE Isruxus CANAL—We have seen letters by the English staanies Valetta, arrived on Sunday last from Alexandria, stating that the Viceroy is furious at some in. monstrance, made to him by the British Consul-General re;-ording the Isthmus canal. The remonstrances are still going on. Rumours were prevalent that the Poch* was again showing • desire for independence. and that the French were encouraging him in this course. It was re that • high Turkish official was on his way to Eapt rtcrOoditantiouple to Moist on the works of the anal befog diicontinuel—Malfu Timor. BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. The aggregate shipments in June were less by 1,429,4371. or 13 per cent., than in June, 1859, and less by 1,001,9791. than in June, 1858. The ex ports for the six months of the present year were less by 983,1701. than in 1859, and larger by 8,552,1851., or about 16 per cent., than in 1868. The decrease, however, appears to be partly a matter of account, as indicated in the following official note, which is attached to the returns : " Note.—The comparative decrease in the regis tered exports of British merchandise for the mouth of June, 1860, is in part attributable to the opera tion of a clause in a recent act of parliament (23 Vict., c. 22, s. 22), which allows to exporters a delay of six days after the sailing of the vessel for the correction of their entries." E • • the chief items of the exports, we arrive at tho subjoined general figures for the month—viz. : . 1858. Apparel and slops £177,602 Beer and ale 210,016 Books WOW Butter 56,800 Coals and calm Cottons Cotton yarn Wu) Counterpanes and small wares Earthenware and pores- Month of Juno, 10.50! 1860. L 176,261 174,920 143,648 41.000 31,646 73,615 44,005 351,758 316,464 3.017,671 LOOM 601,163 42,756 Furniture 01w oummun bottles Haberdathery and milli 97,318 16,766 22,556 nery Hardwares and cutlery.. Leather, =wrought .... Ditto, wrought Saddlery and harness Linens (cloths of all kinds and cambric') linen yarn Dachlosty,staamengines 112,94 Ditto, other aorta Iron, pair 112,467 Ditto, bar, bolt, and rod 189,114 Ditto, railway of al binds 451,011 291,081 1111,614 14,910 110/011 44,404 (111,8t21 2.59,242 63,922 154,421 SU,7lrs 17,403 147,1t14 (silk wow 17,thr2 um* 397,130 338,973 14399 133,349 23,037 358,370 116.011 10,912 6.5,233 ?(16,300 460,141 76,128 254,221) 30,777 texts 47,00 17.132 122,4541 ti,l&E %AU 18,117 t),180 274,671 240,142 10,743 125,392 2.4,21111 250,727 113,661 110,622 174,267 78,43 167,546 306,692 143,621 254,062 19,179 161,009 52,411 39,371 10,806 Ditto . east Ditto, wrought Copper, unwrought Ditto, theett and nails Lead Tin, nnwrought Tin-plater 40,925 17,382 45,465 28,432 25,963 128,448 175,622 64,377 23,046 35,1164 15,055 20,355 130,614 101,303 65,31111 Other artaciss(ot 'Moldy) AIM Silk, thrown Will Ditto, twist and yarn 18J45 Spirits ,Britiab, Wool Woollstu !cloths, &C.)' Ditto mixed stuffs, Son nets, &c.) Worsted staffs 5475,303787 Woollen and wonted yarns Compared with last year, the principal decrease is in cotton goods and yarn, linens, haberdashery, and millinery, woollen and worsted rods, and rail way iron. Them is, however, a remarkable in crease in woollen and worsted yarns. 4A603 1129,0113 249,216 262,112 The annexed shows the quantities of the chief articles of food taken for consumption during the mouth of June : _____ __ _ ____ . 1858. 1959. 1890. Cocos lbs. 157,747 230,177 295,465 Coffee lbs. 2,543,910 2,725,664 2,914,900 Wheat Flour Butter ewta. 28,974 37,159 Free Rice ewtar 181,426 22,220 Free Owego meta. 21,190 31,291 Free 400 No. 16,580,600 17,419,000 Free Pepper Rum gala. 196,523 112023 259,942 Brandy pia. 75,361 90,190 119,471 Sugar, *weaned m9l. 7113,543 1,870.1.7 2 851,196 Tea ... Wines The falling off in the quantity duty paid of sugar, wheat, and flour, and the increase in wines, are the principal changes. Cocoa and coffee pre sent larger figures, whilst the quantity of tea taken for consumption in the month was lees. Occasional monthly variations are of course to be looked for. EXPERIMENTS WITH THE WHITWORTH GUN, Some further experiments with the view of test ing the merits of Mr. Whitworth's rifle cannon took place on Wednesday on the beach at Southport. There were present among others General Sir J. F. Burgoyne, Bart., C.C.S., R.E., Inspector General of Fortifications ; Colonel St. George, for the War-office ; Colonel Bingham (a member of the Defence Committee), for his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief ; Captain Moore, it.N., secretary to the Duke of Somerset, First Lord of the Admiralty ' • Cap. Min Herbert, of the gunnery ship Excellent, at Ports. mouth ; Captain lialstiad, Caption Egerton, of the St. George ; Lieutenant - Colonel T. 11. F. Marriott, RA., and Captain Wrotteeley, R.A. ' • Lieutenant-General Sir G. A. Wetherell, K.C.8., K . H., &c. The experiments therefore may be considered to have taken place under official inspeo tiou. The attendance of spectatum was very numerous. There were four guns upon the shore—an 80-pounder, a 12-pounder, a 3-pounder, and a 1-pounder , the last never having been seen in public previously. The fine day and the present crowded state of Southport attracted a large concourse of persone. Mr. Whitworth was present, with his partner Mr. Wall, and some of his chief assistanA; but they rendered only such assistance as was asked, except that in the earlier parts of the clay Mr. Whitworth's gunner occasionally supervised the righting. At half.paat eleveneclock the artillerymen took charge of the 12-pounder, from which they fired in succession 50 rounds. The results, us ascertained at a late hour, may be thus summarised 12-pouxima : ZLZVATION, 10 Din. ; CHARGE., 21b. Yards Yard, Deviation Range. from line of Piro. Vardi; Yard* Deviation Range. from Line of Fire. 1. 4153 lO j Bight 16. 4:e.23 2 4102 10 Bight. I 4 . 3. 4117 ~., 4. 4218 5. 4236 This was not good as regarded the line ; but the ranges were considered excellent. 1. 3160 2. 3039 3. 3= 4. 3013 5. 3100 li Right. 2 3 9 I , 3 Left. ELEVATION, 7 DEL.: CHARON., 1/ LB. 13 Right B. 3119 „ 7. 3122 2* „ 8. 3007 4 „ I 9. 3001 3 _„ 1 10. 3057 ELEVATION, 5 DEO. ; %NOE, ltcn. Ten shots were fired at this elevation, but bye mistake in the sighting the first five were really fired at 2. deg. ; so that we shall omit th em altogether. The remainder were thus "posted up" : 1. 2540 2. 251.10 ...... GI „ 5. 2537 3. 2502 The error mentioned evidently affected the correctness el the five shots fired at the intended elovatimi. ELEVATION, 3 DEC. CHARGE, Tho Whitworth shell was not charged, and was therefore lighter that the shot. - RIOT. StIELL. 1. 1739 2. 1785 S. 1810 4. 1574 ...... 21 „ 9. 1713 5. 1717 ...... I ~ 10. 1824 _ . ._ 3 ELEVATION, DEG. : CHARGC, This gun was Dot fired at less than 3 deg. in the previous experiments ; but a nearly point blan`.< nage is considered by artillery officers a most important one for teal work in the field ; so that the firing was watched with great interest. These were the results : . _ 17747 2. 843 3. 771 Right. 8. 827 ...... Right. 4. 7!14 5. 757 Both shot and shell toucliec and flew from the ground many times, never rising high. The 12-pounder gun was now removed ; and the officers and men from the Excellent took cliar,ro of the 80-pounder for which they had been specially seat to Southport. The low elevation of 1 deg. was adhere.l tu. The returns as to the only ten rounds fired were : 80-eotambit : ELEVATION 1 DEG.; CHARGE 12LA Yards _Yards f Yards _Yards ... Ree. Donation. Jang; Deiviation. 1. 799 2. 737 3. 727 ...... I 0 2 8. 959 4. 769 ...... 1 0 9. 999 Le , tt , 5. 774 The ricochetting was very fine. The grazes sho wed that the 80th. shot did not toed to bury themselves any more than was unavoidable from their mere weight; for the grazes were well defined, never deep. and always beautifully hollowed from the ands to the centre. Those who had good glasses said that they more than once saw and counted from ten to a dozen contacts: five or six could generally be seen with the unaided eye. The ranges, too, were said to be highly satisfactory, even for a gun that had already pined such a good reputation. The experiments were brought to a conclusion shortly before six o'clock. The experiments were to be resumed yesterday. SICILIAN REFUOEF AT MALTA.-of late • great many persons have come over here from Sicily, Chiefly former Instruments of Bourbon cruelty and misrule, and who are no longer safe amongst the people they have wo bug tormented by their oppression. Amongst the fugi. Lives there are a large portion of priests aryl some jesuits. Campagna, the most infamous and most earerated of the Neapolitan chiefs of police, has, as we stated last weal alsolionourvd our island with a visit, bringing his family, consisting of seven or eight individuals, with hint. We are happy to say that he did not long taint the place with his presence, having left on Sunday by the Alhambra. fur Corfu.—.Va/fa