The Press. — London, England, 1855-07-28 00:00:00

JULY 28, 1855. FRANCE. GERMANY. '1 lottign aub Culotta! 3nitlligtatt. The Emperor Napoleon left Paris on Wednesday morning for the Pyrenees, where he will remain a few days and return with the Empress. "Queen Victoria," says the Constitutionnel, " will make her entrance into Paris by the terminus of the Strasburgh Railway and by the Boulevard de Stras bourg. Arrangements are being made which will allow the royal train to pass without stopping from the Northern to the Strasburgh line." The subscriptions to the new loan continue to pour in, and are expected to amount to 100,000,0001. sterling before the lista finally close. At the dinner given on Monday to Prince Napoleon by the persons oonnected with the Universal Exhibi tion, M. Dumas (Senator) proposed the health of the Emperor, and the Marquis of Hertford that of Prince Napoleon, who in replying adverted to the war, despite of which France yet pleased to under take a universal exhibition, the success of which he pointed to as an indication of the strength of Kan organised democracy": In Net, we are a nation of democracy and equality by our habits, our institutions, and more particularly our object. With us the employi becomes a minister ; the work. man, a manufacturer; the peasant, a landowner; the sof. dier, a general ; and the whole people crown themselves by raising to the throne a dynasty of its own choice. The sovereign understands the genius of his nation; and, thanks to that union of ideas and of sentiments between the people and its chief, notwithstanding the obstacles, the calumnies, and the individeal hatred of persons, of faced in the resurrectional movement of our country, France sees with grief, but without weakness, the blood of her generous children flow; she gives directly, and without intermediation, fifteen hundred millions in less than a year; her commerce responds to the extraordinary impetus given ; her revenue increases ; gigantic works ornament her capital, and the towns of the departments ;—in short, the whole of France brings the produce of her labour and of her genius to the Universal Exhibition of Manufactures and the Beaux Arts. The civilised world, here represented, will form for the future but one great family. This address was received with loud applause, and the evening passed over with the utmost cordiality. The effective of the Austrian army now stands at about 400,000 men. Next spring—unless the ordi nary course be departed from—there will he a new levy throughout the monarchy. The army is just now severely tried by disease. The deaths in the military hospitals are one in thirty-two. Great preparations are making in anticipation of a journey which the Emperor and Empress of Austria will shortly make to Venice. The birthday of the Emperor, the 18th of August, will be celebrated at lschl, where the whole imperial family will meet. The King of Prussia had another attack of fever on the 18th, which lasted the whole day. He passed, however, a tolerably good night. ITALY. The Neapolitan Government has refused to allow the exportation of grain and biscuits for the army in the Crimea, and has given, it is stated, an imperti nent reply to the application of the English Minister on the subject. SPAIN. M. Gonzales left Madrid on the 20th inst. for London to assume his duties as ambassador. The Government has received a part of the money arising from a recent negotiation entered into at Paris. The insurrection in Barcelona has been quieted, and the workmen have returned to their employ ments. The affair of the Black Warrior with the Govern ment of the United States has at last been settled. The amount to be paid by Spain by way of indem nity, for which 300,000 dollars was asked at first, has been reduced to 40,000 dollars, which the Spanish Government has agreed to pay in order to put an end to the question. Cholera is making great ravages in Spain. At Granada, from the 27th ult. to the 14th inst., not fewer than 1,017 persons had died of it ; and on the 15th eighty-four more also died, but that number was less than on previous days. At 13urgcs it was making great havoc. The Government has ordered public prayers to be offered up in all the churches for a cessation of the tribulations which afflict Spain. The Government is about to abolish several foreign egations, from motives of economy. TURKEY. The Duke of Newcastle arrived on the 15th inst. at the Golden Horn, from Trieste. Mr. Forbes Campbell on the same day reached Constantinople in order to carry out an important financial opera tion. The Arabs of the pachalic of Tripoli havo revolted. A body of Turkish troops sent against them were driven back into the city with a loss of from 1,700 to 2,000. The rebels were headed by the chief Gouma, THE PRESS. who, at the head of 15,000 determined men, with fourteen pieces of cannon taken from the Turks, de signed to besiege Tripoli, which is without means of defence. Gourma is an Arab chief, and represents the nationality of the native Arab tribes, as opposed to the existing Government, which owes feudal homage to the Sultan. On account of his peculiar opinion he was held in Trebizoude for many years as a hostage, but, escaping lately, was received with acclamations in his native land, where, taking advantage of th death of the late Pacha of Tunis, he has raised the standard of rebellion. Her Majesty's steamer Inflexible has been ordered to Tripoli from Malta to protect British subjects and property. A French steamer has also been despatched thither. The rurootu in circulation at Constantinople of the death of Schsmyl, the Circassian chief, has neither been confirmed nor contradicted. A letter from Vienna states that, by one report he had met his death by accident ; but by another that he had been murdered by his troops, who believed that, since the Czar had set at liberty Schamyl's son, who was in course of education at St. Petersburg, the Circassian chief had been playing into the hands of Russia by secret communication. RUSSIA. An imperial ukase was issued in Warsaw on the 23rd, prohibiting Jews aoquiring landed property, or settling as agriculturists in the provinces of Tcher nigov and Pultowa. The Administrative Council of Poland is dissolved. In its stead commissioners fbr the interior and for clerical and school affairs are to be appointed. They will be immediately under the Ministry at St. Peters burg. During the continuance of the war political misdemeanants are to be tried by courts niartial. The Commissariat Department of the St. Peters. burg War-office has received orders from the Govern ment to take the needful steps for renewing the con tracts and keeping up the efficiency of the stores of provisions. The three places named for the delivery of these stores are St. Petersburg, Moscow, and Kasen. Amongst the immense quantities of articles for the equipment of the army, but only for the in fantry, the new description of boots forms a promi nent part. Of these 100,640 pair are to be delivered 64 St. Petersburg, 157,683 pair at Moscow, and 88,322 pair at Kasan. On the 17th there were as many as 312 cases of cholera at St. Petersburg. The news of the fire at Novgorod is contradicted. It is to Wladimir, in the Government of Volliynia, that the statement applies. AUSTRALIA. Advices from Melbourne to the 2nd of May, several days later than previously received, have arrived by the Red Jacket. Gold was quoted at Melbourne from 21. 16s. Od. to 21. 17s. 9d. per market report. The demand exceeded the supply. The Melbourne Age opposes very strongly the proposed export duty on gold, as an act of injustice to the miner and as a tax imposed on labour. The land system still continues to excite a great deal of ill feeling against the Government. In the Ballarat and other mining districts improved machinery has been introduced, and old claims are being worked over again with profit. In the Gravel Pit Mines there are rumours of sOlbs. to 801bs. per 24 hours, being nuggetted from individual claims. The amount of gold brought down by the escort by no means represents the yield of geld. From Ballarat district it was in one week 30,000 ounces. In one lead one party washed upwards of 100 ounces in a bucket of stuff. The papers notice the production of a vineyard, the property of Mr. Belperrund, which this season produced 12 tons of grapes, and 5,000 gallons of colonial or white wine, which is extremely pleasant, and, without containing the heat of sherry, is some thing of the lemon Savour, and of a light character. The foundation of a new theatre was laid in Lons dall-street, Melbourne, by Mr. G. V. Brooke, on the 10th of April. It is the property of Mr. Coppin. ClitadOUNl, so severely visited only three years ago by a wasting inundation, has again fallen a prey to a most severe calamity. A fire broke out soon after three o'clock on the morning of the 20th inst., and completely laid in ruins the half of the village. The Hotel la Couronne was entirely burnt down, and the Hotel de Londres et d'Augleterre very much injured. Moss of the houses destroyed by the fire belong to the poorer inhabitants. No lives have been lost, but many accidents have happened and much property is destroyed. The hotel L'Union was rendered unin• habitable through the water that was poured upon it. A subscription was immediately opened on behalf of sufferers, under the management of the English chap lain, the Rev. E.G. Ferryman, and Dr. Malan. THE FRENCH MINISTER OY WAR has sent the sum of 50,000 f. to the Bavarian Ambassador at St. Peters burg, to provide for the wants of the French prisoners in Russia. tart ad Sastua. The Queen held a Privy Council at Osborne on Saturday last, at which Lord J6bn Russell resigned the seals of the Colonial Department, and Sir W. Molesworth afterwards kissed hands on his appoint ment as Secretary of State for the Colonies. Her Majesty remains at the Isle of Wight, but continues to take short cruises almost daily, weather permitting. On Wednesday, for the first time, the Queen embarked in the new royal yacht. Princess Alice has been attacked with scarlatina. Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Prinoess Louisa are convalescent. Contrary to some previous announcements, it is now determined that the Court will visit Scotland this year, after her Majesty's return from her visit to the Emperor and Empress of the French. it is expected that her Majesty will visit Balmoral ab-ut the middle of September, and remain until the 10th or 12th of October. A portion of the new palace will be ready for her Majesty, and will be occupied (luring the present visit. The Queen, it is expected, will pay a visit to Lord Panmure, whose principal seat, near Arbroath, is within half-a day's journey of Balmoral. The King of the Belgians took leave of the Queen on Monday, and sailed for Ostend on his return to his own dominions. The Ambassador of France and Countess de Persigny gave a grand banquet on Wednesday evening at the residence of the French Embassy, Albert-gate-house. The Countess subsequently opened the saloons of the Embassy for the reception of company. The Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, whose approach ing union with a Spanish princess is announced from Madrid, is younger brother of King Otho, and first in the order of succession to the crown of Greece. The lady is cousin of queen Isabella. The marriage has been long projeoted, but delayed by difficulties of a religious origin. The next King of Greece must, as at present arranged, undertake to educate his children in the principles of the Greek Church, whereas the Royal Families of Bavaria and Spain, as is well known, are Catholics. It would appear that this obstacle has been surmounted. The Earl of Liueoln has taken his departure on a continental tour. It is understood his Lordship will extend his travels as far as Constantinople and Egypt. Writs have been issued for the election of an Irish Representative Peer, to succeed the Earl of Caledon, deceased. THE REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND ART, from the pen of Dr. Lyon Playfhir, has just been published in the form of a blue-book, with nu merous and lengthy appendices.. It is dated the Ist of January last. Dr. Lyon Playfair sums up his report by observing generally, that the department has made a marked advance in extending instruction in art to elementary schools, 10,500 children having received such instruction through its agency. In concert with the Committee of Council on Education, it has enabled 1,044 teachers of public schools to learn drawing at the local schools of art, with a view of introducing it into their own schools, and 1,470 masters, at various training colleges throughout the kingdom, have been examined for certificates in elementary drawing. Means of illustrating the courses of instruction have been widely spread, and, in addition to the usual trade supply, 294 schools have obtained examples through the department, at an average cost of six guineas for each school. The local schools throughout the provinces have been attended by nearly 20,000 persons, chiefly artisans. The museums of the department have been visited by above 204,000 persons, and the Art Library at Marlborough house by nearly 8030. The exhibition of students' prize drawings in the provinces has been inspected by above 00,000 persons, and the Botanical and Zoological Gardens in Dublin have had above 135,000 visitors. I.n regard to the financial expendi ture of the department, it is asserted that every effort for economy has been made, and, of the aggregate sum of 70,4861. voted last year, it is expected that more than 17,0001. will be repaid into the Exchequer PARK CHAPEL, CHELSEA, the property of Sir John Dean Paul, is to be sold by auction, by Alderman Farebrother, in the oourse of next month. It is stated to contain 110 pews and 350 free sittings, and to be capable of accommodating 1,500 to 1,000 persons. The subscription or rent for pews is volun tary, and produces, under the ministry of the present incumbent (the Rev. Charles (roodhart), from 8001. to 9001. per annum. The chapel is in Park-walk, between the King's-road and Fulham-road. COLONEL DUR►, who some short time back assas sinated a lady of rank at Barcelona, poisoned himself the night before his sentence was to have been car ried into effect. According to the Spanish law, the lifeless body was taken to the place of execution, where the executioner went through the usual cere monial as though a living being had been in his hands. I 709