The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-28 00:00:00

BE AS 0 N'S IV ATCHES. "Perfection of mechanism."--Morning Post. Goldl Silver 2to 50 guineas. vend 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descr'p tiire of every construction of watch now made, with their prices. Watel.es sent to all parts of the kingdom free by post, or to India and the Colonies for ss. extra. 33 an-I 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1749. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee, Mr. J. B. Buelatonc. THIS EVENING, THE FAMILY SECRET. Aressrs. Chippendale, Howe, W. Farren, Villiers, Buckstone, Mrs. B. White. Mrs. Fitzwilllam, Mrs. Wilkins, and Miss Amy Sed,9,wiak. Followed by a new farce. entitled FITZSMYTHE OF FITZSMYTIIE HALL. Messrs. Bu kstone, W. Farren, and Rogers ; Mrs. Wilkins and Miss Henrade. To conclude with THE BOARDING SCHOOL. .110 YAL PRINCE S S'S THEATRE.- Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, OTIIELLO. Mr. Phelps. To conclude with THRICE MARRIED. Mr. Meadows, Miss C. Leclercq, Src. Commence at 7. ADELPHT, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. Solo Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Re-appearance of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wigan—Third week of the populae American Actress, Miss Julia Daly. THIS EVENING to commence with ITS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD. Messrs. Alfred Wigan, J. L, Toole, Stuart, Billington, C. J. Smith, Ward, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Miss H. Simms.. After which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN. Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, Eillington, Eburne, Miss Julia Daly, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Chatterley. k To conclude with GOING TO TIIE DERBY. Box-office open from 10 till 3. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, Is. ; Front Circle Stalls, 3s. ; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. FRENCH PLAYS-ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, Director, M. TALEXY. bidlle. DUVERGER.—M. BRDTDEAU. Lundi et Mardi, 28 et 29 Mai, pour I'Onverture, PAR DROIT DE CONQUETE : M. Brindeau jouera George Bernard. Premiere representation de LES ETOILES DE PARIS (Prologue et Ouverture compose specialement pour le Theatre St. James, par MM. Charles Pot& et Lambert Dennery) : 1' Administi ateur, M. Roland ; St. Phar, M. Briet ; le Genie, Mdlle. Marie Basta. Onlre: 1. LES ETOILES DE PARIS-2. LE CHEVEU BLANC-3. PAR DROIT DE CONQUETE. Chef d'Orchestre, M. Cadaux ; Directeur de la Scene, M. Lambert Dennery. Prices of Admission—Orchestra Stalls, 7s. 6d. ; Balcony Stalls, ss. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, ls. Les bureaux ouvriront a 7 heures : on commencera It 8 heures. To-night the performance will commence with the National Anthem, "God save the Queen " Solos by Miss Holder and M. Fennont, and full Chorus. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.— )73.. Proprietor, Mr. WM. BATTY. Powerful Attraction for the Holidays. Four Grand Mid-day Performances during the Whitsun Holidays, viz. on Whit-Monday (To-night), Tuesday, 29th, Thursday, Slat, and Saturday, June 2d. The Entertainments will consist of a Recherche Display of Equestrian Performances and a Light pleasing Dramatic Piece ; commencing each day at Two o'clock. THIS EVENING, The Grand Hippo -Drama, " TIIE HISTORY OP A FLAO." Wondrous Scenes in the Cirque, supported by the most talented Equestrian and Gymnastic Artistes in the World. Concluding with a Laughable Farce. The magnificent Chan tellers manufactured by Messrs. Dc tries and Sons, lloundsditch. Doti: s open at half-past 6, performance commence at 7. Boa-office open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. CANTERBURY HALL runs EVENING. C. H. GOUNOD'S OPERA, 46. FAUST. first Time in this Country. Vaust Mr. Henry Herbert. Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Marguerite • Conductor. Mr. Jonghmans. And selections from Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, acrd numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, is IfaP, Od. Comic Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic). and W. T. Critchfield. The AFRICAN OPERA T.IOUPE, their first appearance since 1852, consisting of ELEVEN STAR PERFOrtMERS, who will give the whole of their inimitable entertainment every evening. The gallery Is open from 5 till 11 on Sunday Evening. CONCERTS.- THE IVEATHER.-SuN OFFICE, MAY 27, 100. THERMOMETER, TN THE SHADE. 67—highest since noon yesterday. 45 —lowest this morning and during the night. .58—this day at noon. „ DA.ROMETER-29.85. WlND—North-Westerly; strong and squally, with fine sunshiny weather, but cool and cloudy. MAY 28. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADS. 62 —highest since noon yesterday. 50—lowest this morning and during the night. 56—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.67. WIND—W. to W.N.W, ; strong gales, with heavy gusts, and occasional showers. It blows a hurricane in the Channel. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 7h. 24m.—Afternoon, 7h. 57m. T 0-310 RROW. -Morning, Bh. 31m.—Afternoon, Oh. Cm. ' (40) ''''''A 6 ' . 3,7 1, : ..... 6 0 0. ......„, L b i r , t , :Th,T lols. /•‘t 0 • _...40.• \'` ~ ' 4 . j, ,'„F-, '. A '..- 4 -',.. .. f'• d ,* l .--'-=' .. ff--Fr. '" , ' t-t Tl.ll SUN, LONDON, MONDAY RV ENING, MAY 28, 1860, THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1860. The annexation of Nice and Savoy to France has yet to be accomplished. The treaty, of which this double cession on the part of Sardinia is the most important provision, has yet to be formally accepted by the Piedmontese Parliament: Just as the Com mercial Treaty negotiated at the Palace of the Tuileries by our unofficial diplomatist the member for Rochdale, although signed, sealed, and de livered before the commencement of the present session, had to be yet further authenticated by the explicit sanction of the Legislature. As a preli minary to the momentous division which is to pro nounce—with the usual cabalistic yea or nay of all deliberative assemblies—the fate of the annexation treaty, an animated discussion has been maintained during three or four days in the Sardinian Cham ber, in which the hopes and fears of Italy have found expression. A telegram from Northern Italy may now apprize us at any moment how the division at the close of the debate bas decided the vitally important matter at issue. A considerable majority is looked for by the advo cates of the Treaty, or to put the matter in the plainest possible terms at once by—the Sardinian Government. Count CAT OUR himself has spoken and spoken only too comprehensibly. He has de clared in so many -words that Savoy and Nice must be resigned to France by Sardinia, and that there fore it may as well be resigned with a good grace. The Minister f.xils apparently at this moment to perceive how formidable a precedent this act of secession will be to the French Government in the future re-arrangement of the Italian Peninsula ! What has been done in the instance of Nice may be done later on upon just as good a plea in the instance of Genoa. As France as acted in the matter of Savoy, she may act, not a very long while hence, in the matter of Tuscany. Count CAVOUR closes his speech, aalid great applause, by averring that " If the acquisition of Venetia were to cost a foot of Italian soil he would refuse it !" It Rounds very chivalrously, and very magnanimous. But—why, in the name of fortune, did not the same Minister say precisely the same thing prior to those other and already accompli,hed acquisitions? Why did not CAYdurt,at any rate,act during the past few months as thoughhe had declared quite as distinctly in the midst of the cheers of the Turin Chamber If Lombardy were to cost a foot of Italian soil I wocild refuse it !" Instead of saying which, instead of doing which he has given up not a foot merely of Italian soil, but such a number of feet that he has raildedd, up with the territory itselr, a population or an Odd million—handing over the Savoyards an d Nizzards (as though they were so many live cattle) to NAPOLEON, the despotic ruler, from their 'al allegiance to the Coruititutional Sardinian Soya reign. But, in mitigation of this act, and in depre cation of the blame possibly consequent upon it— Quoth CAVOUR,--" The passages of the Alps v; ill re main with us," adding—" The policy of Italian iE dependence rendered the treaty necessary." As to which necessity, however, others may surely be al lowed at least to hold a different opinion. Count CAYOUR conceives, he tells us, that " Since 1848 the policy of concluding an alliance became expedient." He insists sententiously that the , Emperor having shown sympathy for Italy, Italy I must naturally be " attached to France." Surely —" attached" so far as the sentiment goes. This is reasonable enough. But—attached literally— attached to the actual extent of a positive territorial cession on the one part and annexation on the other—No ! That, whatever Count CAVOUR may think or say upon the matter, was neither natural nor necessary. Besides —it does not even harmonise with NAPOLEON'S own programme. It does not ac cord with the language of the Milan Proclama tion. When reading that famous document people shrugged their shoulders bewildered, asking each other " Whether is this man a QUIXOTE or a MACCHIAVELLI ? " If any were really in doubt then upon the matter, they know perfectly well now to which horn of the dilemma of this alterna tive they are driven. They are conscious at last that while France is (as her ruler declares of her) the only nation of Christendom that makes war for an " idea"—in the instance of this war in Italy it turns out in the end a very sordid idea indeed. 0 you suffering nation—sighs France — accept an alliance with me, and your emancipation is accomplished! The same winning call has been heard before now in that portion of the poultry yard sacred to the birds that saved the capital— " Dilly, dilly, come and be killed." True, it is, the letter of the bond has been rigidly adhered to and carried into effect by France. Sardinia has been I put in possession of Lombardy. But if VICTOR E3IMANUEL has gained Lombardy and Milan, he has lost Savoy and Nice. The Irishman's blanket has again been cut off at one end for the purpose of lengthening it at - the other. The Imperial Eman cipator of Italy has done precisely what he intended to do—to begin with. He has got upon the moun tain tops of Savoy that standing ground for his fulcrum sighed for by ARCHIMEDES. So far as Sardinia is concerned the ball is in a great measure at the foot of NAPOLEON. It yet remains to be seen now whether in aspiring to obtain the whole Italian boot, the warrior-king has not in the commonest sense of the phrase just simply put his foot in it. The French Alliance threatens at any rate to militate seriously against the real interests of Sardinia. Recent events in connection with that alliance have shown, anew, the world of wisdom latent in that little apologue of the Giant and the Dwarf, related episodically in the " Vicar of Wake field," by OLIVER GOLDSMITH. Already—while the Sardinian Monarch has gained new glory upon the field of battle as the armed champion of" Italy for the Italians," and with this accession of glory grasped too a large amount of booty, of the spoils of conflict— Lombardy, Parma, Modena, Tuscany, the Romagn a, —has he not even now lost, so to speak an eye in Nice and an arm in Savoy—may he not yet like the dwarf in the apologue (unless be break away betimes from that ruinous partnership with his friend the giant) lose his other limbs in time, and then a good share too of his hard earned booty after wards ? But—again it is the voice of CAVOUR that objects and that objects too in the solemn voice of warning " The state of Italy does not permit us stop." To stop—in what ? In going further still in the downward direction of cession after cession—in the giving up, as the farther price of this French alliance, of another Nice (say Genoa), of another Savoy (say Tuscany) ? Count CAVOUR does not particularise. He simply contents himself with saying :—" The state of Italy does not permit to stop —." But he then sums up the situation thus—" Austria has not recognised the annexation, and we are threatened on all sides. The POPE has rejected our overtures, and has opened a crusade against Italy. We meet, everywhere with the grave dangers of war. The armaments which are going on prove it. We cannot, therefore, modify our policy, which necessitates the maintenance of an alliance with France. All parties in France not being favourable to Italy, it was necessary to satisfy them by ceding Savoy and Nice, us other wise the Emperor would have been unable to con tinue to manifest his sympathies with us." So that Savoy and Nice are avowedly and un disguisedly just a quid pro quo ! It is the price of the French alliance that Sardinia is required now to pay down on the nail—the price, that is, just so far. We may be tolerably certain that after such a feast as that, " there be pippins and cheese to follow," as Sir HUGH EVANS says. The chivalrous aid ac corded to Italy through Sardinia turns out thus clearly after all to be a purely mercantile transaction. As a mercantile transaction, the " idea" for which France made war was a capital idea at bottom. She lost a good many men, it is true ; but that is, of course, neither here nor there—for has she not won new glory at the point of the sword and at the mouth of the cannon ; and now, still more, has she not gained, at the point of the pen, Nice and the Nizzards, Savoy and the Sa.voyards ? There is a good deal of what we call sharp practice in all this ; Teat as to the Chivalry, as to the Magnanimity ! Well, perhaps the less said about that the better. The striking of the balance of accounts just now between France and Sardinia is really in some respects not much unlike the pay ment of the black mail levied in the olden time by the Border marauders. Mr. BRIGIIr is surprised at the country's show ing so little resentment at the vote of the Lords last Monday. But surely the reasons lie on the surface. The income-tax is felt by almost every elector in the kingdom as a real grievance; of the paper duty, unless told about it, hardly one elector in fifty knows even the existence; just those who have to cancel the excise labels know of it, and the general public does not feel the burden at all. When, therefore, as a gratuitous supplement to all the hazards to the revenue of the French treaty, the Government added the abolition of the unfelt paper duties, and that by the imposition of an ad ditional load of the hated income-tax, they took the _very way to make the repeal of the duty . worsg than a matter ,:of indifference, there was a general feeling—we had rather the duty had re mained on till it could be abolished without the im position of a fresh and more annoying burden, Nor is this all—war duties on tea and sugar yet remain. This is now understood by every old washer-woman, and by every female head of a household throughout the country. In their chat on the matter over the tea-table, who can doubt that the mistress of a faMily, whose husband is taxed under schedule 1), or, indeed, under any schedule, if the income be limited, reasons thus with her spouse--" eight shillinE,ro and fourpence for each hundred pou'uds of our income—hem ! Multiply that by two, three, four, as the case may be, it comes to something ; I had rather that money were spent in. paying for a little more tea or sugar, or both, we older ones could relish a little stronger cup of our evening beverage, and our children and servants are never tired of sugar. As to paper, I don't care a farthing about it. I should not save a penny a year on that!' It is tha Government itself, then, which has put the question of repeal in a false position, in the first instance ; and the repealers themselves by attempt ing to bully the Lords, in the second. It is remark able that so little is the burden of the paper duty felt, that even the cry that we have bought its repeal by the penny additional of income-tax, does not tell. The vast majority reason that the penny they must, indeed, pay; but even if the three half pence per lb. duty be abolished, they shall not feel the difference, while next year, through want of it, perhaps Mr. GLADSTONE will demand his favourite five per cent. income tax ! So far as our own social intercourse extends, and as the information from casual conversation with strangers goes, not to speak of direct communications from the more politically minded who address themselves to editors, there is a kind of common-sense judgment that the Lords have done, financially, the right thing. The rejection of a money bill is felt to be a startling deviation from what had been supposed to be settled practice; but, again, it is asked, why did the Commons provoke them to it ? We certainly had thought, at first, that the new course taken by the Lords would have aroused the warmer Liberals more generally than it has done. It seems, however, that the calm tone of the Go verment has communicated itself to the country. It is but small knots of Reformers who here and there pass strong resolutions. The cheap Press is, indeed, terrifically loud—almost savage in its language. This, however, is but natural. We tried to ascer tain, as carefully as we could, the amount of duty probably paid by the greater part—not the whole —of the penny daily and weekly literature of the present time in London alone, and we made out nearly £lOO,OOO per annum ! The penny daily journal, which on account of its rather unpopular principles has the smallest circulation, would gain not less than £6,000 a year by the repeal of the duty. The most popular, much more than double that sum; men must be more than human if, with such pecu niary inducements before them, they did not make their voice heard for repeal. Of course we do not mean to insinuate that they are not quite as patriotic as the rest of us, and very clearly see the con nection between the nation's interests and their own, and that the former have their full weight with our low-priced contemporaries. It seems, however, to be the fact that, but for the publishers and patrons of penny literature, in London and the country, we should, just now, have hardly a de mand for the repeal of the duty. Excise taxes are disliked, and this one interferes doubtless with trade, and yet neither the public nor the trade make any effort for its repeal. The kernel of the agitation is, we believe, the single class of persons to whom we have adverted. It certainly is most remarkable, that when it is proposed to repeal a tax on an article which is in every ones hands, there is no general movement in support of the repeal—still more so, that the people seem disposed to acquiesce in the Lords' refusal of what their representatives had given up. It is plain that our low-priced contemporaries must wait till a real surplus of revenue can be shown. Many may think a penny newspaper a very good thing, but all know a penny more income tax to be a very, very, bad thing. When Mr. GLADSTONE fulfils his promise of abolishing the income-tax then and not till then, can we cordially agree to the abolition of a tax which presses so lightly on the people as the duty on paper. THE COURT.—Her Majesty and his Royal High ness the Prince Consort, with the youthful members of the Royal family, propose to le6.ye Osborne on Wednesday next, for Buckingham Palace. The Queen and Court will remain three days in town, and then remove to Windsor Castle for the Ascot races, during which her Majesty will entertain a succession of distinguished guests at the Castle. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have left Grosvenor-gate for Hughenden Manor, Bucks. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam• bridge and the Princess Mary left St. James's Palace, on Saturday, for Cambridge Cottage, Kew, for the holidays. The duchess and princess will return to town on Thursday. The Duke and Duchess of Northumberland left Northumberland House on Saturday, for Sion House, Isleworth. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland left Staf ford House, St. James's, on Saturday, for Cliefden House, near Maidenhead, for the holidays. The Duke of Argyll left Campden Hill, on Satur day, for Inverary Castle, N.B. The duchess, accompa nied by her youthful family, has gone on a visit to the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, at Cliefden Park, near Maidenhead. The Marquis and Marchioness of Cholmoncleley left town, on Saturday, for Westbrook Park, on a visit to the Hon. Granville and Lady Georgiana Ryder. His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle, who has been staying some weeks w . th the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, at Stafford House, St. James's, left town on Saturday, for Dublin Castle. Lord and Lady Lyndhurst and the Hon. Miss Copley left town on Saturday, on a visit to Mr. G. G. Harcourt, M.P ~ and Frances Countess Waldegrave, at Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, where a distinguished circle have assembled. Captain Jolliffe, the member for Wells, and the Hon. Mrs. Jolliffe are:passing the Whitsun recess with their relation:at Ammerdown Park, in Somersetshire. A letter dated Vienna, May 23, says,—There is a rumour in circulation that Austria will render assistance to the King of Naples, but it is almost impossible to believe that she can seriously thiak of taking a step which would probably lead to a renewal of her quarrel with France. The Queen has ordered a Conge d'Elire for the election of the present Bishop of Carlisle (Dr. Villiers) to the see of Durham, vacant by the translation of Dr. Lon ley to the Archbishopric of York. THE LATE MR. ALBERT SMITH.—The remains of Mr. Albert Smith were interred at Brompton Cemetery on Saturday. The funeral of the plainest description, Mr. Smith having expressed a wish in his will that the expenses connected with it should not exceed £2O. The body was followed by his brdther, Mr. Arthur Smith; by his wife's father, Mr. Robert Keeley ; and by his executor, Mr. Arthur Barlow. It was buried in the grave in which his late father wass interred three years since. On 'Thursday evening the Academicians met in Tr tfalgar square to elect a full member of their body. The choice fell upon Mr. Augustus Egg. Mr. Boxall run close upon the successful candidate in the preliminary scratching, but in the final vote Mr. Egg came in by a majority of five. THE CATTLE TRADE.—NORWICH, May 2G.—At to-day's market there was a very considerable number of cattle, and, the supply of keep being now good, a largo business was done and a clearance was nearly effected, with an, upward tendency in prices.• The same remark applies to sheep, but the clearance was not so complete. THE NAVY.—A return of the number of men which would be required to provide the established or esti mated complements for the whole of the steam vessels afloat, building, and converting, states that for our 59 ships of the line we should require in all 50,620 men ; for 43 frigates 20,0.50; for 9 blockshipe, 5 ,5 3 5; for 4 iron-eased ships , 1,900 ; for 21 corvettes, 6,690 ; for 95 sloops ' 13.515 ; fo r 27 smaller batteries, 1,987; far 192 gunboats, 8,083; for 8 floating batteries, 1,680; for 61 transports, tenders, Sec., 2,804 ; and for 4 mortar vessels, 840. In all, the totanum her of men required would be 112,742 ; or 95,813 officers and seamen, and 16,929 marines. FIRE ON BOARD A STEAMSHIP AT BERMONDSEY. —A fire of a most alarming character broke out on Satur • day night on board the steamship Gannet, Captain Ingram, belonging to Me - ssrs. Robinson, of 61, Mark-lane, lying off East-lane, Bermondsey. In a short time the flames com pletely enveloped the engine-room, and thence extended to the middle hold, filled with rum, cork, and oils, and it was not until the engine-rooms, the middle hold, and upper deck were nearly burnt out, the costly machinery damaged by fire pnd water, and the rigging of the mainmast burnt, that the fire could be got under. The origin of the fire is not 'precisely known, but it is generally supposed to have arisen from overheat in the stokehole. A FALSE ONE.—The following instance of feminine deceit is causing a deal of gossip in Cambridge ; we forbear, however to mention names. Mr. ---, tradesman 9f Caenbridge, was betrothed to a young lady, Miss S., of F--, a neighbouring village, and Tuesday week was the appointed " happy day." The calve n ca i ice vi w te as , s t e h n e t home, the furniture all supplied, the guests c l ergyman " spoken to," the flies for the bridal party hired, and the gentleman had sent two rings to the fair ono for selection. Two days prior to the Tuesday, however, he received a letter from his lady love, stating that the mar riage must be deferred for a few days, under circumstances which she would expinin. On the following Wednesday (the day after that fixed for the great event) the bridegroom expectant received the. following note :—" London, May. Mrs. M. (late Miss S.) presents her compliments to Mr. 8., and begs to inform him that she was married this morning (Tuesday) in London. All presents will be duly returned." This precious specimen of female delicacy finished with " Yours faithfully," &c. It appears that the bride has b en engaged for five years, and the jilt had really been trifling with the affections of a young, confiding, and worthy man. To add to the beartlessnes of the affair the husband brought to Cambridge ono of the rings sent. to hive it changed for one a little smaller,—cambridge inde ,endant, . LATEST NEW S. The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Renter's office : NAPLES, May 25. Garibaldi's troops are six macs distant from Pa lermo, and occupy the heights surrounding it. An engagement has taken place, but without a definite result. The insurgents have maintained their posi tions, and the Royal troops have entered Palermo. Several Neapolitan vessels of war have arrived before Palermo, and a bombardment was feared should a rising take place in the city. MAY 26. mien." without wishing to overthrow the Ministry, he should vote against the treaty, in order that Nice might fall under Italian rule. He also said, " Nice is embodied in one man, and that is Garibaldi. Can it be said, then, that Nice is not Italian P " Deputy Ferrari said, " France is with us, because her mission is against the Treaty of Vienna. Napoleon represents both abso lutism and revolution. He desires to oppose the treaty of 1815, with us, but the policy of Count Cavour compromises Italy. The cession of Savoy and Nice is a mistake. Do not let us be ungrateful to Napoleon, but let us not give away our lands' Our alliance with France is the alliance of the weak with the strong. The House of Savoy should adopt a revoluntionary policy, and reform its laws." Deputy Ferrari announced that he would vote against the treaty. TURIN, MAY 28. In yesterday's discussion on the treaty of ces sion, Signor Borelwa said, "Piedmont fought in the Crimea to acquire the right of addressing the Powers in favour of Italy. After that, in order to drive back Austria, it was necessary for us to ally ourselves to France, and to grant an aggran disement to the latter as a compensation. Grati tude shonkl attach us to the Emperor, for none of the preceding dynasties of the last half century have afforded us any assistance. Let us then vote in favour of the treaty, and not create new ene Signor Chiaves sought to prove that Nice was Italian, and said, " Universal suffrage is not appli cable to our nationality." He however submitted to necessity, and should vote for the treaty. Signer Boggio defended the treaty, and pointed out the advantages of an alliance with France, declaring also that he should vote in favour of the treaty. The Pays states that the discussion on the treaty of Savoy and Nice continues to-day in the Sar dinian Chamber of Deputies, and that the treaty will be adopted by a very great majority. GENEVA, MAY 26. The Federal Council will to-morrow forward a Note refuting the arguments contained in M. Thou venel's despatches of the ith and 16th ultimo. The Federal Council maintains the actual validity of the treaties, and shows that the neu trality of Switzerland by no means depends on the consideration and goodwill of the Powers. The Federal Council has, under conditions of reciprocity, proposed to the Cabinet of Turin to apply to the Italian territories annexed to Sardinia the treaties of commerce, extradition, and other in ternational conventions existing between S land and the former Sardinian kingdom. MADRID, MAY 25. Senor Marinez de la Rosa has been elected President of the Cortes. GARIBALDI'S EXPEDITION. GENOA, MAY 24. What may be considered the first official bul letin of the Sicilian insurgents has reached us, and is now being eagerly read in every cafe in Genoa. The document runs as follows : Garibaldi is among us accompanied by 3,000 volunteers, a half of which belong to those caccia tri defile Alpi, before whom the Austrians fled at Como. Their avant garde has reached Salemi. The troops of Trapani and Agrigento have already fra ternised with our soldiers. Let us hope other regi ments will soon follow their example, so that a war of brothers may be spared us. Wherever Garibaldi goes he is the object of the most enthusiastic ovations, and men are swelling the ranks of his band. Of the 20,000 muskets he had with him not one has been left idle. Ten rifle guns follow him, and the generals who accompany him are Mezzacapo and Medici—glorious names of the last Italian war. To these names others of generous Sicilian citizens must be added, and amongst them those of Carini, Castiglia, Cordova, La Masa, Far della, Orsini. We are confidently awaiting orders from Gari baldi for our future military operations. He who could act otherwise would be proclaimed traitor to the country. Long live Italy ! Long live Victor Emmanuel Long live Garibaldi ! THE COMMITTEE. Palermo, May 15, 1860. The above bulletin contains a few errors, for Gen. Mezzacapo and Col. Medici are not with Gari baldi: the former is at Ferrara and the latter is here, waiting an opportuning of sailing from one or other of the Mediterranean ports with a second ex pedition. The misunderstanding which had broken out between the Sicilian committees of La Farina and Bertani has been removed by Col. Medici, who has thought proper to publish the following letter, written by Garibaldi two hours before his depar ture from this city : Dear Medici,—lt is better yon should remain : you may be more useful here. Bertani, La Farina, and the direction of the million muskets' subscrip tion, residing at Milan, will on the presentation of this letter furnish you with the means you may re quire. GARIBALDI. Genoa, May 8. From this letter it clearly appears that Garibaldi did not intend to give exclusive management to ei!her of these patriots, but meant that they should act together in collecting and furnishing the funds raised by public subscription. Austria is assem• blind her battalions beyond the Po, and assuming a threatening attitude towards Central Italy. It is now positively stated that the chivalrous Duke of Modena has established his headquarters at Ostiglia, and that an army of 30,000 Austrians is collected in that tract of land known as the Mantuan dis tricts. If Austria has been induced to make such a move, it is quite evident she is plotting mischief against the newly annexed provinces. The friends of Garibaldi disclaim any responsibility for Colonel Zambianchi's invasion ; for, though he intended to cross the Roman States in order to make his way to the Abruzzi, he did so against the intentions of the General, The following official bulletin was issued by the Insurrectional Committee of Palermo two days later than the one contained in our correspondent's letter : The invincible Garibaldi, whom the mendacious Government does not dare to name in its procla mation, has destroyed one of the enemy's columns, 4,000 strong, between Calataflmi and Alcamo. Our bands have pursued 1,000 flying soldiers. Many , were dispersed, and a great number taken pri soners. A fresh detachment of our brave de fenders has landed at Santo Stefano di Camastra. Luigi Saporta, the young man who has suffered so much for and deserved so well of his country occupies Termini. The Royal troops are shut up in the fort, from which they make a useless cannonade. They were again de feated yesterday at Robuttone, near 11 Parco. An ineffable joy and enthusiasm reigns everywhere amongst us. Armed bands, well organised and bearing our hero's flag, flock in from all sides. Fur thermore, the voice of a generous pardon has touched the heart of even Maniscalco's sbirri. The formidable inspector of police, Franeesch di. Ferro (it is at his own request that we publish his name), has placed himself under the protection of the com• mittee. Others promise to surrender. We shall publish their names hereafter. Citizens, continue to be true to yourselves. The victory will be yours, but you must show yourselves worthy of it. `ire l'ltalie! Vive Victor Emmanuel ! Vive Garibaldi! THE COMMITTEE. Palermo, May 17. The Opinion Aationale, on the strength of a private despatch from Turin, confirms the news that up to the 21th Colonel Nino•Bixio was neither killed, wounded, nor taken prisoner ; it adds :—" The obstinacy with which the Neapolitan Government has circulated the report of his death is to us the best praise that could be given to this brave officer, whose capacity, abnegation, and cour age well deserve this involuntary testimony to his worth from his most implacable enemy." A Palermo letter of May 18 says that when Gen. Landi's defeated troops returned to Palermo they publicly sold the jewels and other valuables which they had pillaged. It adds, that since the 14th the official journal of Palermo has ceased to appear ; its editor, the Chevalier Ventimiglia, had left for Naples. The following is an extract from a private letter, dated from the neighbourhood of Messina, May 20:—" The Sicilian army destroyed 4,000 Neapo litan soldiers between Calatafimi and Alcarno, 50 miles distant from Palermo—defeating them com pletely. The few who made their escape, after running a long way, dispersed with great rapi dity. Therefore I expect that the taking of Pa lermo will soon be heard of; but I foresee that rivers of blood will be shed. A great catastrophe is apprehended in Messina, the general of that city having the villainous intention of giving it up to sack and of setting fire to it. Excuse my writing on such bad paper, but what's to be done in such a place P To-morrow I will risk going in the city, which at present foreigners seldom enter, keeping themselves ready to make their exit and go on board ship." At Messina and Catania, on the 20th May, order was maintained, but ever 3 thing was ripe for an outbreak in case Garibaldi succeeds in entering Palermo, of which there was scarcely a doubt. The last accounts left him marching upon Mon reale, where the Royalists had concentrated their forces, including the garrison of Palermo, and where he was looked for on the 22d. His force was then estimated at 15,000, but, according to a report which had reached Messina, it is said to have been subsequently swelled to 40,000. According to an intercepted despatch from the General com manding the Royal Forces at Alcamo, these, out of 5,000, lost 2,300 in killed, and of the wounded no mention is made, for, as the insurgents have " No quarter !" for their war-cry, this column in the re turns is unnecessary. The Assurance steam gunboat was under orders to leave Malta for Marsala on the 23d, on which day the Cressy, St Jean d'Acre, London, and Re nown were cruising between Sicily and Malta. A letter from Messina of the 19th, in the .siecle, PARIS, MAY 27. saYs:— " The news brought by the English steamer Corinthian, which left Palermo yesterday evening, differs entirely from that given by the Neapolitan Government in two despatches, which announce the complete defeat of Garibaldi and of his filibus ters. The battle fought at Calata Fimi was a dis aster for the Neapolitan colum❑ sent against the insurgents. That force, composed of between 4,000 and 5,00 men, is said to have lost in the affair of the 16th its cannon and baggage, and to have had a great number of killed and wounded. The men were pursued with the greatest vigour, and their retreat, when near Alcamo, became a complete rout, and the scattered remnants of the force fled by the' Partinico road to Palermo. On the 17th only about 975 of the fugitives had re-entered Palermo, and several of them afterwards died from fatigue on reaching their quarters. The Neapolitan Colonel Donato, who was taken prisoner on the 16th at Calata F;mi, is said to have died there on the following day. The greater part of the Neapolitan column being dispersed, and wan dering about without shelter and without food in a revolted country, cannot fail to fall into the hands of the insurgents, by whom they will be treated with humanity." The Independance makes the following obser vations on Garibaldi's probable line of operations : "It appears doubtful to us that on landing at Marsala he had the intention of taking Palermo immediately. His interest was sin, ply to organise a guerilla warfare, the only one suited to the na ture of the forces at his disposal. Without ca valry and artillery he could not keep in the open field against regular troops, much less take pos session of a large city, where he would be contin ually under the cannon of the forts and of the Neapolitan ships of war. What is probable in this state of things is, that Garibaldi, making him self master of the defiles of Calatafimi, and led away by the enthusiasm of the people, threw out strong reconnaissances in the direction of Mont• reale, in order to feel the pulse of the enemy. These movements led to encounters more or less favourable to one of the two parties, and which were transformed by the Neapolitan Government into grand victories. Their issue will, however, change nothing in the plans of Gaiibaldi, whose object will be to isolate Palermo, cut off its com munication with Messina, and thus oblige the gar rison to surrender without a combat. A letter has been received in the City from Mar sala, in which the writer mentions that he had just had a long talk with Garibaldi. FRANCE. BOURSE, May 26.—The market was heavy at the opening, but rallied as money was abundant, and large purchases for investment were made. Threes, after having been done at 69f se, improved to 69f 25c, and are now at 69f 171 c. Mobilier varied from 662 f 50e to 657 f 50c ; Lyons, 852 f 50e to 866 f 25c; Orleans, 1,312 f 50c to 1,317 f 50c; Northern, 822 f 50c t 3 87 5f ; Southern, 512 f 50c to 515 f ; Austrian, 502 f 50c to 505 f ; Lombard, 498 75c to 501 f 25c. The following are the last quotations per Cents„... 96 Credit Fonder... 818 75 Do. end month ~ 95 90 Belgian 4i 3 per Cents 69 30 j Piedmonteso (6) .. 82 75 Do. end month.... 69 25 1 itoman B4 Bank Shares 2860 Austrian rWdit Msbilier .. 661 25 Spanish Threes Do. Account „ 658 75 Home Debt 46i RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. k)rleans IsTorthern 975 .. 980 tiew ditto 867 50 .. 865 Lyons &.-nd Mediterranean 867 50 .. 866 25 Golova 405 .. 407 50 Southern Western 565 .. 665 Eastern ,.... 695 .. 596 25 Sardinian Austrian Lombard .. .. Exchangoon London, at sight, paper, 25f. 14c. • money, 25f. 13c.; three months, parer, 24 f. 87 1 c. ; money, 2:4f 85c, AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, SUNDAY, MAY 27. The Royal Mail steamship Canada arrived here at 120 p.m. to•day. She brings 152 passengers. Her dates are Boston, 16th, and Halifax 18th inst. She landed all mails except those for Liverpool and Manchester, and proceeded for Liverpool at 1 40 p.m. All well. The Europa and Kangaroo had arrived out. On the 21st inst., while off the Bank of Newfoundland, in a dense fog, the brig Rover's Bride sustained a collision. She was abandoned by her crew, who were taken on board the Canada. This morning the Canada passed the City of Manchester off Kinsale. The Japanese Embassy arrived at Washington on the 14th inst., and were received with grand military and civic display, seeming greatly de lighted. Their interview with the President was to take place on the 16th inst. The Republicans' National Convention would assemble on the 15th inst. The barque Wildfire had been seized off Cuba with a cargo of 500 slaves, and taken into New Orleans. It is expected that the slaves will be sent back. California dates were to the sth inst. The mrr lets dull on account of the rain. The Canadian Parliament was adjourned till the 19th inst. Mexican advice 3 state that a battle had beea fought at San Luis Potoii, in which the Liberals were completely victorious. The second corps of Miramon's army had been cut to pieces. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, MAY 15, EVENING. Stocks better. New York Centrals, 821 ; Erie, 211- ; Illinois, 611. Money unchanged. Exchange on London, 1094. Cotton steady ; sales to-day, 1,300. Middling Upland, 111 c. Wheat and corn tending downwards. Rice and sugar firm. NEW 'ORLEANS, MAY 15. Cotton sales to-day 6,000 bales and upwards. Prices irregular. Sales in three days, 19,000. Freights, to to 7-16 d. (LATEST BY TELEGRAPH, via HALIFAX.) NEW YORK, MAY 17, EVENING. The Chicago Convention has not yet nominated any candidate. The Japanese Embassy were received by the President to-day. The reception was magnificent. Cotton market firm. Middling Upland, 11 ie. Breadstuffs active, but heavy receipts caused qua lities to decline slightly in price. Provisions steady ; stocks lower. NEW ORLEANS, MAY 16. Sales to-day 7,000 bales. Receipts, 18,000 below last year. Prices firm. Middling, 11lc. to 124 c. QUEENSTOWN, SUNDAY, MAY 27. The royal mail steamer Africa arrived here at 1.50 p.m. to-day, embarked mails and passengers, and proceeded for New York at 6.30 p.m. All well. 71 A J /17:4 r THEATRE. On Saturday evening a roaring farce, entitled "Fitzsmythe of Fitzsmy the Hall," was produced at this theatre. The fun arises mainly from the gro tesque sufferings of Mr. Buckstone, who enacts the part of Snoggins, a Whitechapel trader, who has made a fortune, and is induced by his wife (Mrs. Wilkins), to purchase an old baronial hall and estate, the last heir of which, being utterly ruined, abandons his paternal property. Snoggins, incited by his wife (who is a lady com bining very sordid household ideas with amaz ing ambition for social distinction), takes the name of Fitzsmythe, as well as the estate. At the opening of the farce they have been 20 years in this decitful state, and have a charming daughter, Pene lope (Miss Henrade), with whom a young farmer (Mr. W. Farren) is in love, but who is rejected by Mrs; Fitzsmythe, who looks to a very different marriage for her daughter. The lover, driven to despair, assumes the disguise of an artist, and makes his appearance at Fitzsmythe Hall as the last of the Fitzsmythes, and terrifies Snoggins into an ac knowledgment of the subterfuge under which he has lived, and claims his own name, which he declares Snoggins has purloined, although the latter per sists he has only picked it up. Fitzsmythe comes to a compromise on condition that he is admitted to live at the hall, and that its ancient hospitality and splendour are revived. This being, with no incon siderable amount of horror, assented to by Snoggins, the hall becomes a scene of riot, hunters are enoon raged through the grounds, cricketers break into the drawing-room in search of a lost ball, all the household arrangements are interfered with and upset, and—after a scene of riot worked up to the usual farce pitch has been created, and the daughter's hand, as the last outrage, has been demanded in mar riage—Snoggins declares that he would rather brave anything and give his daughter to the young far mer, than be tormented by a Fitzsmythe. Hereupon the young man takes off his capacious whiskers and. beard and declares who he is; and Mr. Buckstone coming down to the footliets, declares Fitzsmythe Hall shall nevertheless be opened every evening for the entertainment of his friends and those who will favour him with their company. The opportu nity given by Mr. Buckstone to display the vast variety of comical tones, gestures, and dresses he has ever at his command, is the staple merit of the farce, and never was opportunity more completely taken hold of. The laughter was uproarious, the applause continuous, and at the end vehement ; and certainly a perfect success has been achieved by Mr. Maddison Morton, who adapted the idea in a lively way from a French original. All concerned aided with their usual ability the little piece, and Mr. Rogers caused some merriment by his extra ordinary appearance as an uncouth livery servant. The new comedy, " The Family Secret," seems to be attractive, as the house was filled in every part and in the pit to overflowing. (OFFICIAL.) This morning the insurgent bands were attacked by our troops, beaten, and driven from a strong po sition at Parco, now occupied by our columns. The insurgents have sustained great losses. Another column is pursuing them in the direction of Plana. PALERMO, MAY 22. The English and French residents have em barked on board the steamers of their respective nations. An attack by the insurgents is imminent, The Neapolitan General will defend the town. The insurgents occupy the heights surrounding Palermo. MARSEILLES, MAY 26. The packet which left Naples on the 22d inst. has arrived, and brings letters from Palermo dated the 21st inst., which state that the anxiety was in creasing, and that the popular passions were in flamed. On the evening of the 20th inst. several shots were fired from the balconies in the Rue Toledo. The police returned the fire and wounded some persons. Strangers had taken refuge under their national flags. The authorities had ordered the doors of the public buildings to be built up to half their height. There was a panic among the public functiona ries, and the director of the official journal had taken to flight. The churches were opened on Sunday, but remained deserted. Yesterday the fire of an insurgent bivouac was seen on the heights surrounding Palermo, and it was asserted that a battle had taken place. The population were anxiously expecting the re sult, which was not known. A very conciliatory proclamation of General Lanza to the army had been coldly received. The regular mail steamer from Italy has arrived here. The greater part of the bankers and Neapolitan merchants have sent their money and valuables out of the kingdom. Advices from Messina to the 233 inst. state that a gloomy- tranquillity prevailed. Emigration continued. The Governor of Malta, who had arrived at Mar seilles in the Indian mail steamer, leaves this even ing for London. PARIS, MAY 26. The Patrie of this evening publishes details identical with those contained in the despatch from Marseilles, and adds—" It was believed that the assault on Palermo will not take place before the 27th inst." ANTIBES, MAY 27. Some inhabitants of the County of Nice are get, ting up a petition against the disraeml , erment of the communes of Tende and Briga, notwithstanding the unanimous voting in favour of annexation to France. Addresses to the Emperor are being signed. VIENNA, MAY 28. The first session of the enlarged Council of the Empire will according to the programme of the Cabinet, only be of a preparatory character, and will merely deliberate upon the organic bases of the future governmental edifice. The Emperor will not, therefore, open the session of the 31st inst. by a speech, nor will the present president be replaced. The Archduke Renier will continue to preside over the Council of the Empire. After this preparatory sitting the Council will be formally constituted by the deputies of the pro vincial diets, and by those Archdukes who will take their seat in the Council by order of the Em peror. It is supposed that the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian will then be definitively appointed President of the Council of the Empire. THE ANNEXATION OF SAVOY ANI) NICE. TURIN, MAY 26. The discussion upon the Treaty of Cession of Savoy and Nice was continued to-day. Signor Ratazzi enumerated the inconVeniencies of the treaty, which ho rejected by reason that the Government in ceding the Italian provinces had violated the principle of Italian independence and weakened Royalty. He also said, " France setting foot in Italy can go further. The new kingdom has lost its weight abroad, and Europe looks upon this traffic of peoples with distrust." Signor Ratazzi then spoke on the questions of boundaries and voting. The latter he declared to be illegal, as it was effected without the consent of the Parliament, and concluded by saying—" A gunrantee of the possession of Central Italy to Sardinia should have been inserted in the treaty. The autonomy of Tus cany, desired by the maker of this treaty, proves the existence of other views on the part of France. We have ceded two provinces in order to obtain others, the keeping of which is problematical. The Chamber is still free to reject this treaty." He ad vised his party to abstain from voting. Count Cavour, in his reply, admitted the sacrifice of the two provinces to be a grievous one, and that the state was weakened thereby. In reference to Nice he said, " The passages of the Alps will re main to us," and ccntinued—" The policy of Italian independence rendered the treaty necessary; since 1848 the policy of concluding au alliance became expedient." The Emperor having shown sym pathy for Italy, we are attached to France. The state of Italy does not permit us to stop. Austria has not recognised the annexation, and we are threatened on all sides. The Pope has rejected our overtures, and has opened a crusade against Italy. We meet everywhere with the grave dangers of war; the armaments which are going on prove it. We cannot therefore modify our policy, which necessitates the maintenance of an alliance with France. All parties in France not being favourable to Italy, it was necessary to satisfy them by ceding Savoy and Nice, as otherwise the Em peror would have been unable to continue to mani fest his sympathies with us. For a long time Nice and Savoy have expressed their French tendencies, and Nice is not an Italian province." Count Ca your concluded by declaring that if the acquisition of Venice were to cost one foot of Italian soil he , would refuse it. MAY 27. The discussion on the Troaty of Cession was resumed to-day in the Chamber of Deputies. De puty Botteru demonstrated that Nice never had any sympathies with France, and declared that, TVILLI.s'S ROOMS. On Saturday morning Herr Charles Medlin!' gave another of those delightful concerts for which he has been before so justly celebrated. The arrangements were admirable, and the programme was so varied that there was none of that monotony which too often mars the effect of so many public entertainments. Miss Goddard's presence was a great treat to the audience, and the duet which she performed with Herr Oberthur was the best, and most attractive rnorceau of the programme. The nocturne for three harps was also a very" charming composition ; and it was interesting to notice the remarkable efficiency displayed by the performers on an instrument which is so often neg ligently played upon. All lovers of instrumental music must have been pleased on Saturday, for there were Herr Lies, Herr Lidel, and Signor Regondi. There were also some singers, whiJse skill contributed to the amusement of the hour ; but the advantage was with the instrumental part of the affair. The concerts of this celebrated harpist are always ranked among the most brilliant and fascinating of the hosts of like entertain ments that abound in the season, and this one was not inferior to the others. It would have been difficult to meet with better taste in the design or more skill in the execution of the numerous nzoreeaux selected for the harp; and those who do not in general desiderate that instrument must have been pleased with so many charming exhibi tions of its merits. the fashionable assembly who filled the room were evidently highly pleased with the entertainment, and nearly all present remained. till the conclusion of the performances. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(VIIIS DAY.) ROLLS COURT. ATTORNEY -GENERAL V. GOULD-BAPTIST CHAPEL, I`plt• WICH-JUDGMENT. The Mastor of the Rolls said—The question brought toe• fore him was, whether, having regard to the due constno tion of the deed establishing a class of particular Baptista in the City of Norwich, persons whose faith have not boa en confirmed by baptismal emersion, are entitled to free com munion with members of that church, whose faith has hi Feu confirmed by baptismal emersion according to the rulos of that church. His Honour, on considering the terms of the foundation deed of Nov. 4, 1740, and referring to sure ral confessions of the Baptist Church, and et m oldering the opinions of several eminent cleri cal authors on the doctrines of the Baptist Church, and in ri ar ticular the opinion of the celebrated John Bunyan, eagno to the conclusion that each particular congregation of the Baptist Church was entitled to make such rules as they thought proper for the conduct of the Church, and that one Church was not entitled to govern another Church ; eat the Baptist Churches were independent of each other ; that there was nothing in the deed excluding free communion in this Church, and nothing in the confessions of faith or membership of this Church to exclude it; and if the ma nagers of this Church admitted free communion, he could not grant an injunction to restrain it. The information was dismissed with costs. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before Sir C. Cresswell, Mr. Baron Marti n , an d M r . Justice Willes.) STYREN V. STYREN AND RILEY. This was a suit instituted by Thomas Styren for the pur pose of obtaining a divorce o n th e groun d of his wife's adultery with the co-respondent and other persons. It appenzed that Styren was married to the respondent, at the parish church of Leeds, in January, 18,52, and that they cohabited at a place called Armerley, near Leeds. They lived together only a few weeks, when the respondent used to leave home without her husband's consent, and subsequently she deserted him altogether. She afterwards lived openly with the co-respondent at Bradford, and be admitted that an improper intimacy had subsisted between :horn, Dr. Spink appeared for the petitioner, and the defendants entered no answer. The allegations in the petition were fully proved, and he Court decreed the dissolution of the marriage. F--- 41:XTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A GENTLFMAN UNKNOWN. -Mr. C. J. Carttar, coroner for West Kent, held an inquest at the Bull Tavern, Stone, between Dart ford and Gravesend, on Thursday evening, on the body of a ..;•entletnan unkn wn, who was found in a wood in the neighbourhood with a pistol lying by rats side, he having committed suicide by shooting himself. In the absence of any proof a., to identity, the initial letters of the deceased's linen having been picked out, the jury returned an open verdict of found dead. The deceased was apparently about 55 years of age, and remarkably tall, measuring 6 ft. 2 in., of fair complexion and brown hoir, turning grey, bald on. the for , head, light sandy whiskers, and front teeth nu or upper jaw. His dress consisted of a brown mixture shoot ing coat, with pockets inside and out, brown checked trowseis with stripe at sides, black cloth waistcoat, black silk neckerchief, black hat, and buttoned-up boots. The articles of dress remain in the hands of the police, in order, if possible, to lead to the identity of the deceased,