The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-26 00:00:00

BENS() N'S WATCHES. "Perfection of mechanism."—Morning Post. Cold Silver send 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descr'p tive of every construction of watch now made, with their prices. Watches sent to all parts of the kingdom lice by post, or to India and the Colonies for ss. extra. 33 an•l 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1749. T HEATRE -ROY AL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Blackstone. THIS eVENING, TIIE FAMILY SECRET. Messrs. Chippendale, Howe, W. Farren, Villiers, Buckstore, Mrs. B. White, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Wilkins, and Miss Amy Sedgwick. Followed by a new fares, entitled FITZSMYTHE OF FITZSMYTHE HALL. Messrs. Bu kstone, W. Farren, and Rogers ; Mrs. 'Wilkins and Miss Henrade. To conclude with THE BOARDING SCHOOL. I)OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- tu Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, OTHELLO. Mr. Phelps. To conclude with THRICE Mr. Meadows, Mis3C. Leclercq, Commence at 7. A D E ELPHI, NW MEATRE-ROYAL Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. 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Premiere representation de LES ETOILES DE PARIS (Prologue et Ouverture compose specialement pour le Theatre St. James, par MM. Charles Poter et lambert Dennery) : 1' A dministi ateur, M. Roland ; St. Thar, M. Briet ; le Genie, Mdlle. Marie B:: sta. Orfire : 1. LES ETOILES DE PARTS-2. LE CHEVEU BLANC-3. PAR DROIT DE CONQUETE. Chef d'Orchestre, 31. Cadaux ; Directeur de la Scene, 31. Lambert Dennery. Prices of Admission—Orchestra Stalls, 7s. 6d. ; Balcony Stalls, ss. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. Les bureaux ouvriront it 7} heures : on commencera a 8 heures. - ISTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Proprietor, Mr. WM. BATTY. Thirty-seventh Night of the GREAT MILITARY SPEC TACLE. In compliance with numerous inquiries at the Box Office, the Management has arranged to give Four Grand Mid-day Performances during the Whitsun Holidays, viz.— on Whit-Monday, May 28th, Tuesday, 29th, Thursday, 31st, and Saturday, June 2d. The Entertainments will consist of a Recherche Display of Equestrian Performances and a Light pleasing Dramatic Piece; ccmmencing each clay at Two o'clock. T IS EVEN" Ni.:, The Grand Hippo Drama, " Tim HisTortr OF A FLAG." Wondrous Scenes in the Cirque, supported by the most talented Equestrian and Gymnastic Artistes in the World. Concluding with a Laughable Farce. magnificent Chan 'eliers manufactured by Messrs. De. tries and Sons, Houndsditch. Dow s open at half -past 6, performance commence at 7. Box oflice open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. CA NTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.— THIS EVENING. C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA, FAUST. First Time in this C_'ountry. Faust Mr. Henry Herbert. Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Marguerite Conductor Mr. Jonghmans. And selections from Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous othcr Entertainments. Balcony, ls , hull, 6cl. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come d'an and Mimic), and W. T. Critchileld. The AFRICAN OPERA TROUPE, their first appearance since 1P52, consisting of ELEVEN 'STAR PE REO rtMERS, win) will give the whole of their inimitable entertainment every evening . . The gallery is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. THE WEATHER.---SUN OFFICE, MAY 26, 1560. THERMOMETER, TN THE SHADE. 61—highest since noon yesterday. 51 —lowest this morning and during the night. 63 —this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.43 ; falling- fast. WlND—South-Westerly; fresh, with rainy weather and bits of sunshine. It began to rain yesterday afternoon, and has continued occasionally in showers for the night. lIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, sh. 27m.—Afternoon, sh. 53m. TJ-moitßow.-Morning, 613.. 22m.—Afternoon, 6h. 5502. f cipp A i t' ) ;iv, ‘ l , © 4 k , -VI 'A; , 41)4 • ~ • THE SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1860. --s --------. Whether we are to have more readily French paper, or French rags, or both, or neither—these are among the most urgent matters just now for our consideration. They are questions mooted anxiously, both within and without the walls of the House of Commons. They are probabilities or possibilities affecting, almost equally, though in a totally dissimilar manner, the home producer and the home consumer of the manufactured article— rags being the raw material of the paper maker or paper manufacturer, and paper being rags trans formed into the same, after passing through the magical process of the mill or manufactory. It stands to reason, as we have shown before now, over and over again in these columns, that if there is no longer to be a differential duty main tained upon the importation of French paper, there ought certainly to be no restriction put, any longer upon the exportation for England of French rags. The principles of Free Trade demand that the pro posed removal of the supplementary ld. per lb. im port duty on French paper when transmitted to this country, should, as a matter of course, as a matter of the simplest right and of the commonest justice, occur simultaneously with the removal of the re strictions hitherto maintained upon the exportation from France of the chief raw material of paper, there or elsewhere, namely, rags—the rags of the 36,000,000 of the French population. Instead, however, of recognizing this obvious right—we know what is really the dirty little bit of sharp practice, in this matter, upon which the chivalrous Imperial Government of France has recently ad venturee. ! In answer to the representations that were at once made to that Government directly this glaring anomaly in the Commercial Treaty had been recognised —we were led by the councils of our august ally to believe that the monstrous anomaly, that was thus reasonably complained of, was forthwith to' he swept away, and utterly dissipated. And in this pleasant illusion the House of Commons at once frankly consented to the proposed remission of the old differential duty on French paper—relying implicitly upon the honest reciprocation of this manly confidence by the Imperial French Government. How this confidence was disgracefully shown to have been totally misplaced the reader will yet have in vivid recollection. When the Commons of England had finally settled the question as to its entertaining the notion of this remission of the ld. per lb. import duty upon French paper brought over into England, it was explained that the export duty upon French rags was only . to be diminished, and not by any means to be removed. This, in plain English, was the dirty little bit of sharp practice decided upon in the midst of these illusory commer cial negociations between France and England— decided upon and acted upon with bra zen e f frontery by the chivalrous Government of France. It was enough of itself, we maintain, to invalidate the whole of this vaunted treaty. It was a complete justification in itself of everything we onr,elves remarked in depreciation of this Free -trade Bubble at the period when it was first blOwn out of the great soap-dish of the Budget, and went soaring away, party•coloured, and glittering high into the political empyrean. Dame COBDEN'S pupil had after all, it seemed, but very indifferently learnt his lesson—might yet have to be crowned with the pyramidal paper-crown of disgrace. The recipro city of this boasted Treaty, in point of fact, we had all along scouted in the columns of The Sun, from the very first moment that the Treaty had been done, or rather that England had been done in the Treaty—we had all along dencunced this much-talked-of reciprocity as " a mockery, a de lusion, and a snare" on the part of the French EMPEROR, as, in truth, no reciprocity at all, unless it might be the reciprocity proposed by Box to Cox (when offering to toss up)— Heads I win, tails you lose ! France was to come into possession of the fruits of the treaty at once, while England was to rest satisfied merely with something very like what the lawyers call a contingent remainder ! It was so, we maintained, throughout the whole mass of the provisions of the treaty. And here—coming to details—was at once proof positive of the onesidedness of this wonder ful system of French reciprocity —we were to accept French paper and to be denied French rags! The differential duty imposed by us upon the im portation of French paper into England was to be . abolished altogether. The restrictive impost levied by the Imperial Government upon the exportation of French rags was to be simply lowered, but not by any means removed. All this was just in so many words not less than the veriest dodgery done upon the sly by the French EMPEROR and his Govern ment. Notwithstanding the glaring injustice of the whole of these most discreditable proceedings, the more specious organs of France have of course their "case" to make out in the way of justification, or at any rate of extenuation. The ,Siecle in this manner not long since elaborated an ingenious, but not by any means can we say an ingenuous article, justifying, or attempting to justify, the course pur sued in the vexata queestio of rags and paper. The article began with a little rhodomontade and affected smartness. " Rags !" said the Siecle, " they are vile things ; are they not ? You dis- dainfully throw them away as rubbish. The rag picker himself will only touch them with his hook to throw them into his basket. And yet these things so vile, these miserable rags, by means of human labour undergo a transformation, and become one of the glories of France—the vehicle of thought, the confidant of our affections. Yes terday, they were less than nothing ; to-day, transformed by the hand of industry, they attain the highest honours. The book which instructs or amuses us wam once rags ! The journal, now one of the daily necessaries of life, rags also ! The deeds which represent or guarantee your pro perty, rags again ! The bank-bill, rags ! the letter you cover with kisses or bedew with tears, rags !" Having indulged itself with which philosophic specu lations, the siecle went on to observe that, whereas the paper produced from rags in England amounted, some eighty years ago, to a total that might be represented as of the value of 3,000,000 francs— the estimated value of the paper now produced in England might, on the contrary, be stated empha tically as amounting to 150,000,000 francs ! llav- ng premised which, the Siecle avows, in regard to the recently negotiated commercial treaty between France and England—" An article of that treaty suppresses the prohibitions on importation. Our neighbours have strenuously urged that the prohi bition on exports should also be removed ; and, in that, they had French rags in view. The expor tation of that article has always been forbidden. France produces about 100 millions of kilogrammes each year, but, great as that quantity appears, it is not sufficient to supply her manufactories. If the English paper-makers should be allowed to buy rags in the French Market, it would be a deathblow o the paper manufacture in France. This asser tion is demonstrated with remarkable lucidity by the pro,,rietors of our principal paper-mills in the letter which they have addressed to the Minister of Commerce." And with a view to the clinthing of this very singular argument, the Siecle then adds —" By labour we can increase the production of all raw materials ; we can have more silk, wool, cotton, flax, but, coals, &e. Rags escape that general law, and are an exception ; they are re fuse, worthless rubbish, which becomes once more raw material. How can their production be in creased ? Were the paper-makers to offer 30, 40, even GO per cent. more for rags than they now pay, it would not induce any of us to let them have our linen before it is worn out. Everybody pro duces this raw material involuntarily, and has an interest in producing as little as possible. The production of rags is therefore necessarily limited." All which is really and truly just saying frankly in other words, in words somewhat more roundabout and circumlocutory what might be frankly avowed in plainer terms thus—" We the French people purpose through these shabby little dodges of our Government to do in the most effectual man ner possible you our beloved and amiable allies—we intend to do you, at least., as far as we can in the matter of these dirty rags of ours whether manu factured or un - uanufactured. Because our linen rags are far more abundant than yours, precisely because we' have here in France 66 per cent. of linen to 34 per cent, of cotton, out of the apparel of our 36,000,000 in France, whereas ' you' have 34 per cent. merely of linen against 66 per cent. of cotton out of the apparel of your 26,000,000 in England! We will for that very reason in the name of Free Trade, through the machinery of Protection preserve yet intact to ourselves the monopoly of these joint advantages. You shall have as much as ever you please of our abundant rags when we have manufactured those rags into paper—but you shall have none whatever of those rags as rags (unless you pay dearly for the privilege) to the end that you forsooth to our detriment may benefit your own paper manufacturers !" Arguments like these are as plainly " dodges " practised at our expense as . ever were Lord JOHN'S famous abstract Resolu- tions. It is about three weeks since GARIBALDI and his band left the coast of Italy. Nearly a week they spent at sea, probably manceuvering to avoid both the friendly-hostile Sardinian ships of war, and the timidly hostile steamers and frigates of his Neapolitan MAJESTY ; but on the 11th, as we have now complete evidence, they landed in first rate style at the small town and port of Marsala. Our witness, happily on this occasion, was the very best; the commander of a British ship in her Majesty's service, who arrived just in time to witness a sight which assuredly thrilled the heart of Commander MARRYAT himself, and of every British tar on board—the landing of the great sailor and soldier GARIBALDI with his little band of liberators of Sicily. We have even been told that the commander must have spoken to GARIBALDI himself; but, of course, for this we cannot vouch. It is almost amusing to look back and to recall to memory how the obscure intimations of the event, of which our own officer was soon to give us the authentic details, were wafted to us; and still more, to remember the laughably contradictory telegrams from official sources at Naples and from Turin, the latter furnished doubtless by irregular ' sympathisers, yet turning out to be true. First, on the 12th, we had a rumour that GARIBALDI had landed at Orozza in Calabria ; the following day, Saturday, " advices received ii London from Sicily" told us that he had succeeded in effecting a landing at Marsala; and REUTER'S telegrams spoke of GARIBALDI'S fearful proclamation to the Italians, and of the diligent cruising of Neapolitan vessels around the coast of Sicily. On the 15th, Tuesday, from " financial quarters" and Turin, the landing at Marsala was reported as a fact ; and the " offi cial" telegram from Naples not only did not deny it, but told us of the valiant deeds of the frigate and the Neapolitan steamer, which sunk one vessel, captured the other, and killed several of the Filibusters. On the 17th, the " official " telegram reported that many of GARIBALDI'S volunteers were killed by the Royal troops. Then on the 19th, last Saturday, came the startling news again, " official," from Naples, that the bands of GARI BALDI had been attacked and utterly routed at Calata Fimi, a great number, including one of the chiefs, killed and wounded. It was soon added, however, that the Neapolitan troops had returned to Palermo, but that others had gone in pursuit of the fugitives. Most of us more than suspected that we must understand the news respecting GARIBALDI, as we learned to do that which reached us from the Hunters of the Alps during the Italian war, and fully expected to hear that the Neapo litans had been themselves utterly routed ; and, surely enough, the next telegram from Paris told us that " the Neapolitan army had been totally defeated near Palermo by GARI BALDI." While beneath this telegram we had another " official" one from Naples to insert again, representing the Royal troops as "pursuing the Garibaldians" and their "ardour and valour as beyond all praise"! At the same time we were told that the General was close on Palermo, and the fact was that he had possession of Monreale, a small place which commands it. The next tele grams saved the life of Raw, one of GARIBALDI'S Captains, whom the Neapolitan official telegrams had killed. On Thursday again the "official" telegram attacked theGaribaldians in their position ,and utterly routed them, while the unauthorised tidings pub lished in the Patrie were, that there was only the slight mistake—that the Royal troops had been at tacked, utterly routed, that the soldiers had fled to the forts, and that the evacuation of all the towns in the Island was expected. This morning we find the Neapolitans still in Palermo, some accounts say, others say on the heights around it, but daily ex pecting to be compelled to leave. One regiment had to be shipped to Naples to prevent its deserting to GARIBALDI. The narrative of Commander MARRYAT, as given in the correspondence published by the Govern ment, will doubtless have been noticed by most of our readers. It seems pretty plain from it that the Neapolitan ships of war, both steamers and frigate, did not wish to come to close quarters with GARIBALDI'S steamers. The Neapolitan war steamer saw the two steamers, with Sardinian colours, make straight for the mole, one of them visibly as full of men as she could be ; yet, though within easy range of her guns, she did not, " for some reason, open fire till the men were all formed and marching into the town. The frigate, however, came up" with a strong breeze," just in time to per form the truly Neapolitan feat of delivering "one in effectual broadside." When our commander went on board the Neapolitan steamer he found the comman der nervous and agitated, and still taking particular care not to fire on the Sardinian steamers, The reason for this appears to be indicated by a subse quent occurrence. On returning to his vessel he found the Neapolitan commander of another steamer requesting that an English boat might be sent to the Sardinian steamers asking them to surrender. Our Commander very properly declined. It was plain that the Neapolitan wanted to ascertain, without risk to himself, whether the steamers were abandoned, which seemed most probable. On the other hand, had there been men on board who could be induced to surrender, we might have been re presented as having induced them to do so. After some delay, and when all seemed thoroughly safe, boats went from the Neapolitan vessels and took possession of the empty prizes ! So ended the first act of the GARIBALDI expedition for the libera tion of Sicily. Thus much was there in the story so readily believed by Mr. HENESSEY, that the English vessels of war prevented the brave Neapolitan commanders from firing on the two steamers. One of two things is evident from Com mander MARRYAT'S account—there was either treachery or cowardice in the affair. With no hazard of injury to any Englishman, the Neapoli tans could have done severe injury to the steamer which grounded, and to the men in her. They might probably have reached the other had they been so minded. We have hardly a doubt that they pre ferred net to bring GARIBALDI and his men to bay. TIIB FINE A 1778. THE COUNTESS OF IhLKEITII. PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM OF PRUSSIA. Mitchell, Old Bond-street. The first of these specimens of pictorial art is a fine plate engraved by Francis Holl, whose name is sufficient guarantee for the perfection of the work in all its manipulative detail. Mr. Holl is an artist who combines exquisite delicacy of taste with thorough executive skill; his treatment of female portraits is unquestionably and invariably all that is to be desired in that department of art, and the one we have before us may be classed among his finest productions. The life subject has gained additional refinement and expression without losing the truthful embodimeat of striking resemblance—a result which should ever form the chief endeavour of engravers of feminine portraits, and for which Mr. Holl stands pre-eminently dis tinguished. The likeness of the infant grandson of her Majesty is an engraving on stone by R. J. Lane, whose excellence in this medium of representation is too well appreciated to need comment. As for the interest of the likeness, one may easily imagine the general impression and character of countenance conveyed by a " one year old." We simply see— A round face, a lot of lace, A broad sash arranged with grace, A rattle and a toy ; A fat neck, which pearls deck, A rich robe without a speck, And there's your Royal Boy. Tho Marchioness of Ely and family have left ;own for Ireland. The Earl and. Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley leave town to-day for Knowsley Park, Lancashire, for a few days. The Countess Cowper's first ball will take place on the 15th of June, at her mansion in St. Jaraes's..square. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston leave town to-day for Broadlands, for a few day s . _ _ _ Lord and Lady John Russell and the Misses Russell leave town to-day for Richmond. Lord and Lady Leconfieltl have left town for East Lodge, Brighton. APOTHECARIES' ITALL—The following are the names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to practise, on Thursday, the 24th of May Henry Richardson, Clifton, York; Joseph Fewkes, Barrow, Leices tershire; Thomas Jones, Rhyl, Flintshire ; William Blun dell, Sherborne, Dorset; Francis H. Welch, Stansted, Es sex. The following gentlemen also on the same day passed their first examination James Thomason, St. Bartholomew's Hospital; Daniel Moore, St. Thomas's Hos pital ; Ch ar l es F er di nan d K ee l , St. Thomas's Hospital ; George Henry Strutt, Tutbury, Staffordshire; John Han ley Hutchison, University College, London. LATEST Nt:WS. The following telegrams hale been received a Mr. Reuter's office : PUtIS, MAY 25. A telegram from Palermo, fated the 23d inst., 10 p.m., announces that the froops of Garibaldi were in position near Palermo. Twenty thousand Neapolitans occupied the heighis which commanded the town for two miles round. An attack was momentarily expected. The _Patric also publishes a despatch from Sicily, dated 23d inst., which states tiat the Neapolitan troops still occupied Palermo, but that the insur rection was making great progress at all points. Garibaldi had been joined by some of his officers, and particularly by Colonel Medici, with consider able reinforcements. He was menacing Monreale, the surrender of which would lead to the fall of Palermo. On Friday next the Division Bezaine will make a solemn entry into Paris. ';URIN, FRIDAY. The Official Gazette contains a despatch, dated the 24th inst., which confirm the encounter of Garibaldi at San Martino wits Bavarians in the igervice of the King of Naples. Garibaldi had approached nearer to Palermo, the heights round which were occupied by the insurgents. An attack was imminent. General Lanz: had demanded an armistice of Garibaldi, without effect. An Austrian flotilla, composed of three vessels, arrived at Naples on the 21st inkt. A despatch from Messina, dated 21st inst., states that an insurrection had broken out at Paterno, Aderno, and Branco-Villa. NAPLES, TUESDAY. The despatch of troops to Sicily continues. The city is tranquil, and the police are ready to repress any popular movement. ANCONA, MAY 21. It is rumoured that General Lamoriciere intends tendering his resignation. TURIN, MAY 25. The discussion upon the treaty of the 24th March was opened to-day. The following is a summary of the speech of Signor Guerazzi on the subject : " The people of Italy had hoped for the protec tion of Piedmont. France, in return for the an nexation of Central Italy to Piedmont, wished to possess Savoy and Nice, and the existing Ministry had been compelled to accept the annexation of these provinces to France. Since then the Italian question had much fallen, it has been thrown from the Capitol, and has become an affair of stock-jobbing. The Ministry showed itself very timid towards France, and ceded Savoy and Nice in order not to be obliged to maintain the autonomy of Tuscany. A treaty of mistrust has been made, and the Emperor had shown that he suspected us. If Italy had been all to the Italians it would have been pOssible to have removed the barriers which separated two great families, but with Austria in the heart of our coun try can we have sufficient confidence ? It will be necessary to transport the capital and Parliament elsewhere. We have opened our doors, we have failed in our obligations to Savoy and Nice, and the Emilia and Tuscany will tremble for the same fate. You have not submitted to the law of necessity, but have performed such acts as re duced us to a necessity which did not exist." Sign'r Gucrazzi then mentioned the events which took place during the voting, and concluded thus :—" I do not believe that this cession is worth the possession of Central Italy to us. We are con strained by command of the Emperor to go no further. We must advance alone. We have Garibaldi and a people numbering 11 millions, and have no need of foreign aid." Signor Guerazzi voted against the treaty. Different orators spoke for and against the treaty. Signor Caratti demonstrated in his speech that, as Sardinian was to disappear as a special Power in order to become an Italian kingdom, she was obliged to give up Savoy and Nice. This discourse was warmly applauded, The discussion will be resumed to-morrow. MARSEILLES, MAY 25. Six vessels of the fleet were recalled yesterday. The fleet has received orders to complete provision ing. There is nothing to indicate an imminent de parture, and the order to provision is believed to be only a precautionary measure. MUNICH, MAY 25. King Maximilian 11. intends visiting shortly the Royal Court of Wirtemberg. His Majesty will probably also visit other Courts of Southern Ger many. OPENING OF THE SPANISH CORTES. MADRID, MAY 25. The Cortes were opened to-day by the Queen in person. The Royal speech recalls the war with Morocco, which it says has ended in a glorious peace, and in a treaty compensating as much as possible for the expenses of the Treasury. The relations of Spain with all the Powers are satisfactory. The convention with Rome will tranquillise the public conscience and facilitate progress. The Pope has thus received a token of the attachment of the Queen and the nation. The Queen daplores the Carlist attempt ; but, the danger being removed, is happy to accord an amnesty. The Chamber will shortly receive the budget and political and administrative projects of law. The Queen, in conclusion, reckons upon the union of the nation, which will ensure stability to the Throne and happiness to the country. CHINA. CANTON, APRIL 14 (via TRIESTE). The Chinese reply to the teltirnatum has been re ceived; it is rumoured to be unsatisfactory. The rebels in the provinces continue to be suc cessful. The silk villages are threatened. SHANGHAI, APRIL 7 (via TRIESTE). Hangchow has been retaken from the rebels. The silk districts are still in a disturbed state. CALCUTTA, APRIL 23 (via TRIESTE). Ryot disturbances continue to take place. THE CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. MARSEILLES, SATURDAY MORNING. The Vectis, wit'i the agave mails ] arrived at Mar seilles at 8 a.m. this day. The mails leave for London at 10 a.m. The Ripen, with the heavy portion of the mails, was to leave Malta on the morning of the 24th, and may consequently be expected at Southampton about the 2d or 3d of June. The Colombo arrived at Suez on the 18th with 120 first-class and 104 other passengers. OUTWARD MAILS. The Indus, from Southampton, the 12th, and the Valetta, from Marseilles, the 20th, reached Malta on the 22d, and continued their voyage to Alex andria the same evening. Candia, with the London mails :of the 4th-10th of April, arrived at C49,11e on thq sth of May. POINT DE GALLE, MAY 1. Cholera is prQvalont throughout India. GARIBALDI'S EXPEDITION. The Opinion Nationale, which has had on several occasions early and correct intelligence respecting the expedition, says :—" A telegraphic despatch from our private agent gives us details of Messina to the 22d. At that date the greatest panic reigned among the military and administrative authorities. The inhabitants were leaving in crowds to join Garibaldi, strangers were leaving in great numbers, and the 20,000 men of the garrison remained in the forts. Of a body of 6,000 men sent from Palermo to Calatafimi to oppose Garibaldi, 1,500 had returned without arms, and the rest had either deserted or been taken prisoners. They had left four pieces of cannon in Garibaldi's power, who, when he appeared before Palermo, had with him upwards of 20,000 men, consisting of volunteers and armed peasants. The capture of Palermo is announced at the same time from Brussels, London, and Havas's office, and from these various sources it appears evi• dent that the assertion of Garibaldi having been defeated was nothing but au audacious falsehood in vented to gain 24 hours, and mislead public impati ence. Far from defeating Garibaldi at Calatafimi, Lanza was forced into Palermo by the volunteers at the point of the bayonet, the exasperated popula tion doing all they could to impede his retreat. The remnant of his division entered Palermo without arms, without baggage, and in the most miserable condition. Garibaldi then addressed another pro clamation to the Sicilians, in which he declared that if he had been aware of their heroism he would have landed without a single follower." The Patric gives the subjoined details :—" On the 21st, the volunteers of Garibaldi, who were masters of all the communications from Marsala to Alcamo, directly threatened Palermo. Indepen dently of the principal corps, which is organised in a completely military manner, and has a squadron of cavalry, and fourpieces of mounted and harnessed artillery, the insurrectional forces are composed of irregular troops, formed into moveable columns, for the purpose of carrying on a guerilla warfare ; their line of attack extending, if necessary, from Castel-Vetrano to Tanica, three miles from Carini. These columns hold in their power the land road which unites Trapani to Pa lermo. The former of these two places can no longer be revictualled except by sea. It is stated positively that on the 17th and three following days there were a great number of partial land ings. They took place on the part of the coast extending from Cape Boco to the river of Gir genti. This part of the south-east coast has al ways been favourable to smuggling, and conse quently to clandestine landings. The insurrec tion had thus received at the last dates a consi derable quantity of stores, and has now all the arms and ammunition necessary for forming fresh corps of native vol_untecrs. General Lanza landed at Palermo early in the morning of the 20th, and im mediately had his proclamation posted up. During the day he held a council of war, and strongly re proached his predecessor for the incapacity which he had shown, and for the fault he had committed in not having fortified and strongly occupied the two defiles of Calatafimi, both of which might have been easily defended. General Lanza has adopted the only military measures in his power. He has concentrated his army under the walls of Paler mo ; has erected redoubts on the heights which command the roads, and arranged his troops in such a manner as to be able to give battle with his whole force. These arrangements are irre proachable in a military point of view, but they do not prevent the general from finding him self surrounded by almost insurmountable diffi culties, as the whole city of Palermo is in favour of the insurrection. At the last dates, the Amalia steam-frigate of 44 guns, and the steam-corvettes Zeffiro and Christina had arrived at Messina from Naples having troops on board, and three bomb vessels in tow. The steam vessels Ercole, Vesuvio, Fulminante, Veloce, and Misene had arrived at Naples from Palermo, having on board a number of families who were leaving Sicily in conse quence of the state of affairs in the island. Among the passengers on board these vessels was the Prince de Castelcicala, late Governor of Sicily, and his family ; M. Maniscalco and his family ; and the wife and family of General Letizia. The Ful minante brought in tow the Piemonte steamer, one of the vessels which landed the volunteers at Mar sala. There was seized on board of her a quantity of rice, sugar, coffee, wine, tents, 500 muskets, and two pieces of artillery, which there had not been time to land. There was also found in one of the cabins the flag presented to Garibaldi by the ladies of Genoa, and which had been forgotten on board. At the last dates perfect tranquillity prevailed at Naples, but the greatest gloom wag caused by the events in Sicily. The Nord publishes the following relative to Garibaldi's probable proceedings :—" A correspon dent in Paris sends. us some curious intelligence concerning the course events are likely to take in consequence of the success in Sicily. Ile states that Garibaldi's agents, the revolutionary commit tee, have announced to the consular body that the inhabitants of the island will be shortly called on to declare their opinion relative to annexation to Piedmont. That union would be on conditions very different from those of Central Italy. Our correspondent endeavours to show that Piedmont, besides adding to her internal diffi culties the dangers of a foreign war, is bound by engagements, and could not at the pre sent time accept the voluntary annexation. Count Cavour, he says, is too prudent to risk such a hazardous game ; he will prefer making a dila tory reply to protect the present, without pledging the future. The writer afterwards con siders the motives which would influence the conduct of Europe in presence of a fact so serious as the annexation of Sicily. Russia, he observes, being less directly interested, would abstain ; England is always disposed to recognise the legi- timacy of a Ail acco)npli ; Austria, by the treaty of Zurich, is interdicted from any interference in Italy, and from that principle (which France dic• tated), she would not wish to depart, and by so doing expose herself to the loss of any sympathy which may now be felt towards her. The King of Naples would therefore have no real support to expect against his revolted subjects ; and he must bitterly regret not having listened to the counsels which have been given to him. There is a last prevision which our correspondent mentions, and that is whether the perspective of a republic in Sicily would lead Europe to consent to annexation with Piedmont. We can neither accept nor contradict the argument of the writer ; we think that the wiser course will beto wait until events shall have declared in a more explicit manner in favour of his previsions, which may become a reality, but are now only hypothesis." SARDINIA. General Fanti, Minister of War at Turin, has addressed the following circular to the command ants of the different corps of the Sardinian army : " My department has received information to the effect that certain emissaries vi,it the cantonments of the troops, and take advantage of the inexpe rience of volunteers to induce them to desert, giving them to understand that the Government secretly connives at it. Such insinuations are far from the truth, since the Department of War will never show leniency in cases of breach of dis cipline ; and as it does everything in its power to promote the comfort of the soldier, so it wia apply the utmost rigour of the law to deserters. The commandants of corps are directed to publish the present circular by order, and have it read three different times. The Minister, M. FANTI." "tfurin, May 17." FRANCE. The members of the Provisional Councils of Chambery and Annecy have voted by a majority of 17 to 3, that a meeting shall be held on the 27th, in order to hasten the annexation of Savoy to France, bat the probability is that it will haxe taken place before then, as in the Sardinian Chain-, ber of Deputies, M. Replat has called for a prompt settlement of the question, and the discussion of the treaty was fixed for yesterday, the 25th. BOURSE, May 25.—The market has been heavy, and stock freely offered. Threes, after having been done at 69f 45c, receded to 69f 15c. Mobilier .varied from 665 f to 656 f 25c ; Austrian, 512 f 50c. to 508 f 75c ; Lombard, 503 f 750 to 500 f. ; Lyons, 865 f to 862 f 50c ; Orleans, 1,322 f 50c to 1,317 f 50c ; Eastern, 598 f 75f to 597 f 50c. The following are the last quotations : 11 per Cents. .... 96 —; Do. end month .. I 3 per Cents 69 20 Do. end month 69 10 Bank Shares 2860 Credit Mobilier 662 50 Do. Acceunt ..... 658 75 Credit Fonder Belgian 4f . — Piedmontese (5) B3 Roman B4 Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt 46 25 RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans . 1325 .. 1315 Northern 975 .. 972 50 New ditt' Lyons and MQditerranean 863 75 .. 866 25 13 , fruwa, 4ll 25 .. 407 50 Southern West ern , 561 25 .. 565 Eastern Sardinian 416 25 .. 410 Austrian Lombard .. ;.. .. Exchange on London, at sight, paper, 25f. 14c. ; money, 25f. 13c.; three months, paper, 24f. 87 ,c. ; money, 24f 85c. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states that the Bishop and several other priests of the diocese of Carpi had been arrested. The Communal Council of Faenza has dismissed four ecclesiastical profes sors, the Director of the Grammar-school, and the almoner of the municipality, for having disregarded the mayor's invitation to officiate at the festival of the constitution. The Madrid journals of the 21st contain no news, but they state that the approaching meeting of tlle Cortes was looked forward to with great interest. The Rovedades says that one of the first bills pre sented by the Government will be to accord indem nities to the wounded soldiers of Africa, and to the families of those who were killed. AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, MAY 25. The Canadian mail steamer, North Briton, Capt. Borland, from Quebec on the 12th inst., arrived in the Mersey a few minutes before 12 o'clock last night. Her news has been generally anticipated by telegraph. We append, however, a few addi tional items. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times says : " The:State Department is in receipt of important news from Mexico, to the effect that Miramon's power is broken, if not entirely gone. It is now de termined by the Administration to urge action on the Mexican treaty, and to take it with the pro posed amendment. " Lord Lyons has received no instructions from his Government touching the English policy in Mexico. " Secretary Cobb is violently opposed to any change in the tariff, and is active in his efforts to defeat the bill under consideration. He regards frequent change in the tariff as a great curse to our revenue system. The Senate will certainly reject any bill presented. The Republicans are much divided in sentiment on the details of the bill. It is believed that the present discussion will continue a week longer." The United States frigate Roanoke, with the Embassy despatched by the Court of Jeddo to Washington, arrived at Sandy Hook on the 9th inst. Her commander was then intercepted by despatches from the Navy Department, directing him to pro ceed to Hampton Roads, Virginia, where a vessel would be in readiness to receive his illustrious pas sengers and convey them to their destination. The Japanese party appears to be equally gratified with 'the courtesy 4nd respect with which it is treated and with the novelty of its position. The landing at Panama, that marvellous business of passing by rail across the isthmus, the ceremonious reception on board the Roanoke, and the hospitality prepared for them there, have been alike objects of satis faction and gratitude. The officers express them selves as greatly pleased with the strangers, whose manners are the perfection of politeness and dignity. A Boston despatch reports that the brig George W. Jones, of Salem, was seized on the lOth Feb. on the Rio Pongo, by the British frigate Arrogant, as a slaver. The British Commodore sent the brig back after seeing her papers. Vera Cruz advices are to the Ist of May. The constitutional Government rejects the pro posed mediation. Miramon's party was defeated on all sides, and his money was exhausted. Carvajal is organising an expedition to attack Puebla. It was reported that "Minister M'Lane had gone into the interior for an interview with Miranion. Gabriac, the French Minister, had been recalled. MONTREAL, MAY 12. Parliament has passed the supplementary esti. mates by a large majority. The Government have announced their intention to abolish tolls on the canals. The House of Assembly has granted 64,000 dols. to carry on the work of deepening Lake St. Peter. The weather is warm and dry, but rain is much wanted. Flour is quite inactire, holders of good superfine demand 5 doll. 60e. The receipts are rather large. Wheat heavy. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 25. The North German Lloyd screw-steamer New York, Captain H. J. Ton Santen, arrived off COwes this afternoon from New York, which port she left on the 12th inst., and went on to Bremen. Advices are anticipated by the North Briton steamer. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. A meeting of this board was held yesterday, in the Council Chamber, Guildhall. The President (J. Thwiites, Esq.) took the chair at 12 o'clock. The cash statement for the current week shows a total general balance of £286,109 3s. 6d. Tenders for the Ranelagh Storm Overflow hay ing been received, they were opened, The follow ing are the particulars :—The engineer's estimate was £24,640. Rurnrnens, £35,800 ; Nswton, £29,690 ; Moxon, £27,600 ; Pet hick, £23,500 ; Robinson, £24,963; Hill, £25,926, Batterby, £26,500; Thirsk Layers, £26,317 ; Row, £29,689 ; Bird, £26,779; Hare, -£30,765; and. Treadwill, £35,455. The tender of Mr. Tread will was accepted, upon the usual conditions. A report was received from the Finance Commit tee, recommending (among other things) that the sum of £20,000 be transferred from the Victoria Park approach deposit account to the genera l cur lent account of the board, in order to meet the pre sent emergencies of the board. The recommendation was adopted, u p on th e understanding that the interest being made by the deposit should be added to the fund when it is re stored. Mr. LESLIE, pursuant to notice, put the follow ing question (among several others) to the chief engineer :—" Whether the main intercepting drain age of the Northern Middle Level Area, commenc ing westward at the western arm of the Counter's Creek Main Sewer, at Kensal-green, through High street, Notting•hill, eastward, the whole length of the Uxbridge-road, Oxford-street, New Oxford street, and so on to Sir George Duckett's Canal, whether the whole of thi s m iddl e level area was not reported to the board that its levels are at such ele vations that the whole area, about 17 squaro miles, could be drained by gravitation to the level of high water, at Barking Creek, and that the scheme would 'relieve the illanelagh Sewer from the floods to which it has hitherto been subjected, and obviate the overflow of storm waters into the Serpentine during heavy rains ?' " Mr. BAZALGETTE'S answer to this inquiry was, that he had so reported on the 22d of May, 1856, but on mature consideration he had come to the conclusion that. the same objects could be gained without increasing the cost by diverting the storm waters through the new sewer now about to be con structed through Hyde Park. GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION. Her lelajesty't, Emigration Commissioners have given notice of their h tention to receive tenders on Thursday next, the 31st inst for a vessel to proceed to Melbourne, Victoria, to be ready for the reception of passengers on such day as the commi:- sieners may appoint between the 24th and 31st of July. Th, ship must taka her full quantity of water, and be furnished with Dible's ventilating apparatus, and the hold must be properly ventilated. SPEECH OF TTIE PRINCE REGENT OF PRUSSIA. On closing the session of the Prussian Chambers on the 23d instant, the Prince Regent delivered the following Speech : The labours of the present session have arrived at their termination. My Government is making very serious efforts to bring about such solutions of the questions that occupy the European Cabinets as will respond to the necessities of the balance of politics. The principles that direct my Government in its relations with the Germanic Confederation, and on the important affairs submitted to the Federal Diet, have been explained to you in the course of the present session. My Government will con tinue to remain faithful to these principles, and will not cease to see that respect for the re cognised rights of others is the safeguard of its own rights. Notwithstanding the differ ences that exist in relation to important questions, the sentiments of all the German Governments and peoples are in unison, with deep satisfaction I state it, with mine and those of the Prussian people, namely—To preserve an unshaken fidelity to the common country, and to be imbued with the con viction that the independence of the nation and the integrity of the territory are points in the presence of which disappear all internal questions and dif ferences. You have given your constitutional approbation to several laws in favour of agriculture, manufac tures, and commerce. Those laws will confer happy consequences on the country. The redemption of burdens on land has on various points been facilitated; post-road privileges have been checked in favour of free competition ; mining industry has been freed from every restriction not demanded by public interests. Your votes have ensured the construction of the Rhine-Nahe Railway, and of the Coblentz-bridge. Various financial schemes intended to satisfy public wants have obtained your approbation. The bill intended to amend the laws that affect matrimonial property in Westphalia has, in its essence, been adopted. The two Chambers have approved the law that fixes the electoral districts. The constitutional liberty of the press has ob tained a fresh guarantee by the law of the 21st of April. • _ _ The bill relative to the organisation of the circles not having been able to be voted during the pre sent session, will be presented again in the next. The urgent amendment of the Law of Marriage has been again adjourned, and the earnest desire I expressed to you has not been realised. .I do not, however, give up the hope that opinion will ripen, that the conviction of the necessity and advantages of this reform will make way, and that the law will be adopted during the next session. The bills for equalising the tax on real property, and for the introduction of a general tax on house property, have not, to my regret, obtained the ap proval of one of the Chambers. My Government will pursue with unabated resolution the purpose aimed at by the four bills that were laid before you. In the next session propositions to this effect ,will be again presented. After dscarching examination of tke budget for 1860, you have cordially placed at the disposition of my Government the funds required for the pub lic service. I deeply regret that the law on the subject of military service, the most important of all those which were submitted to you, could not be voted in time. The important bearing of this question, the difficulty of its important appreciation, caused a delay in the discussion, which in the presence of the general situation might not have been without dan ger, if you had not accorded to my Government the means of augmenting the:military force of the coun try. I thank you for the unanimity with which you voted these resources. It is a pledge-for me, that the necessity for reform in the army will at last be justly appreciated, and that this question, momentarily adjourned, but the importance of the solution of which is generally recognised, will at last be decided at the earliest opportunity. It is still indispensable to maintain the charges resulting from the additional taxies ; lam pleased, however, to know that the:portion of these demands to which thi s resource h as no t b een appropr i a t e d, will be completely c overe d b y th e surp l us o f the receipts of 1859, without having recourse to the treasure of the State. The results of the legislative period that has just expired leaves much to be desired, but I count upon the patriotic spirit of the country, and the full and entire confidence which exists between the Sove reign and the nation. Depending upon this reci procal confidence, on the increased strength of the army, and on the state of our finance, Prussia can await with security, and with the protection of God, the events now preparing. In dismissing you, I implore the Divine goodness for our King, so cruelly afflicted. Long live the King! THE NAVY. The screw gunvessel Racehorse, 4, 200-horse power, is to be docked at Chatham, to be surveyed by the officers of that establishment. The gunboat Violet, tender to the Coastguard ship Eagle, 60, at Milford, is ordered to have her defects made good at Devonport. Payment of wages to the crew of the steamship Orion, 91, Capt. Frere, at Devonport, is deferred until to-day. The screw steam frigate Phoebe, 50, was towed to Keyham on Thursday by the Zephyr, and placed in the basin. The crew of the steam storcship Himalaya, Capt. Seccombe, at Plymouth, will be paid wages about Monday next. The flagship Royal Albert, 121, Capt. Lacon, in Plymouth Sound, received her powder on Thursday. It is probable that another trial of her machinery will be made before she proceeds to sea. The Netherlands frigate Zeeland, 51, in Plymouth Sound, is completing with coal. Her officers visited the Devonport dockyard on Thursday. The screw steamship Royal William, 91, in the basin at Devonport, got up steam to try ber engines on Thursday. The screw steam frigate Diadem, 32, Capt. Cock burn, is expected shortly at Plymouth. The gunboat Rainbow left Plymouth on Thurs day for Kingstown, to join the screw steam coast guard ship Ajax, 60, Capt. John M. N. Boyd. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Capt. A. C. Key, to the Wel lington, vice Robinson, whose period of service has expired ; Commander J. De Courcy A. Agnew, to he Inspecting Commander of the Coastguard, vice Commander H. Baker, whose period of service has expired ; Lieut. Richard F. Broadrick, to the Per severance ; Lieut. E. W. Warren, to the Hecate ; Lieut. E. W. Strong, to the Asia ; Lieut. F. B. Herbert, to the Sanspareil ; Mr. William P. Barrow, mate, to the Wasp ; Edwin Pearce, second-class assistant-engineer, to the Asia, for charge of the machinery of the Grinder ; 'William Watson, third class assistant-engineer to the Donegal; Alexander Purvis, third class assistant-engineer, to the Asia, for charge of the Snapper; 'William A. Stewart, acting third class assistant-engineer, to the Ariadne; William Scott, acting third class assistant-engineer, to the 'Wellington, for service in the Zephyr; Frederick Holden, acting third class assistant engineer, for service in the Pike ; and William D. Bertram, acting third class assistant-engineer, to the Fisgard, for service in the Vivid. THE ARMY. The officers of the Eton. Artillery Company enter tained at dinner last evening the officers of the Royal London Militia, Lieut.• Colonel Palmer, West Essex Yeomanry Cavalry ; the officers of the Ist Surrey Rifles, Col. Filer, 12th Lancers ; Major Laurie, late 11th Hussars ; Capts. Ritherdon (Madras Army), Robinson, &c. The Captain- General and Colonel of the Corps, his Royal High ness the Prince Consort, sent a fine haunch of veni son to the mess. Yesterday a numerous party of wounded and disabled non-commissioned officers and men of vari ous cavalry and infantry corps who have recently arrived at Chatham from India and the colonies, were discharged from St. Mary's invalid establish ment, in consequence of their unfitness for further service. Great progress has been made with the large memorial arch which is in course of erection at Brompton Barracks, Chatham, to the memory of the officers and men of the Royal Engineers who fell in the Crimea during the Russian war, and 'orts are being made by Messrs. Mansfield and Sons, the builders, to have the whole completed during the present summer. The front and sides of the memorial will be covered with marble tablets, on which will be placed the names of every officer and man of the Royal Engineers who died in the Crimea. The iron for the gates and palisad ing will be formed from the guns taken during the Russain w ar , a num b er o f w hi c h h ave b een gives by the Government for that purpose. IRISH PORTS OF CALL—The Derry Journal states that the Hon. Mr. Smith, Mr. Allen, Mr. Macroy, and the other gentlemen who took an official part in tLe arrangements for making Lough Foyle a port of call, have been unceasing in their efforts to complete; the negotiations with the British postal authorities. It is now believed that the parties have all but succeeded in arranging th first outward voyage for Thursday, the 31st inst.