The Sun. — London, England, 1860-05-18 00:00:00

BENSON'S WATCHES " Perfection of mechanism."—Morning Post. Gold Silver 2 to 50 guineas. Send 2 stamps for Benson's Illustrated Pamphlet, descep tf ve of every construction of watch now made, with their prices. Watches sent to all parts of the kingdom free by post, or to India and the Colonies for ss. extra. 33 and 34, Ludgate-hill, London, E.C. Established 1749. T HEATRE -ROYAL, HAYMARKET, Lescee, Mr. J. B. Buelestone. `MS EVENING, will be performed TIIE FAMILY SECRET. Messrs. Chippendale, lIoWe, W. Farren, Villiers, Backstouc, Mrs. B. White, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Wilkins, and Miss Amy Sedgwlck. Followed by SOMEBODY ELSE. Mr. C. CoOilan, Miss Ida Sumner, Miss Brennan. After which, a new fairy romance, THE PILGRIM OF LOVE. POYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- 1. 1, Lessee, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVEN I N(3, THRICE MARRIED. Mr. Meadows, Miss C. Leelercq, &c. Followed by THE FOOL'S REVENGE. Bertuccio, a Jester, Mr. Phelps. T.) conclude with the extravazanza of THE SYLPHIDE. Miss C. Lech-req, MIEN Louise Keeley, Miss Helen Howard, Mks Rose leclereq. Mr. Shore, Mr. Saker, and Mr. Frank Matthews, _ Commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.— orEILI COMIQUF. Under the management of M. LAUREN T, Sen. THIS EVENING, Auber's celebrated Opera "LA PART DU DIABLE." Carlo, Madame Faure. To conclude with LES DEITX. DIVORCES. Commence at eight o'clock. A DELPHT, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Beni. Webster. lie-appearance of Mr. and Mrs. A. Wigan—Third week of the populae American Actress, Miss Julia Daly. THIS - .KVENING (fifth time), , ITS AN ILL WIND THAT BLOWS NOBODY GOOD. Messrs. Alfred Wigan, J. L, Toole, Stuart, Billing,ton, C. J. Smith, Ward, Mrs. A. Wigan, and Miss 11. Simms.. After which, OUR FEMALE AMERICAN COUSIN. Messrs. Stuart, C. Selby, Billington, Eburne, Miss Julia Daly, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and Mrs. Chatterley. - - Box-office open from 10 till 5. Private boxes, £2 2s. ; Family Boxes, £l. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, 3s. ; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Snntn. ROY AL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, King-street, St. James's. Lessee, Mr. T. B. Chatter ton. Directress, Miss Wyndham. The nearest Theatre to Chelsea, Pimlico, and Westminster, the Park being open to carriages and toot passengers all hours of the night. - THIS EVENING the performances will emnmenae with a new and original comedy, entitled A FRIEND IN NEED. F Robinson, C. Young, &c. To be followed by DIDO. Alter which, A CHANGE OF S YSTEM. Reduced Prices—Gallery, 6d ; Pit, is. The Box-office open from 11 to 5 daily. Doors open at half-past six; perform ante commences at 7. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- ASTIF Y'S Proprietor, Mr. Wm. BATTY. Manager, Mr. EDWIN HuGnEs._ The GREAT MILITARY SPECTACLE, nightly increases in popularity and attraction. The brilliant and unequalled Scenes in the Arena, now rendered the most complete and ex traordinary ever witnessed, by the engagement of the cele brated " DELAVANTI TROUPE" and the wonder of the world " LITTLE MENONI," are received with reiterated approbation and enthusiasm. On MONDAY, MAY 14; 1860, and during the Week, To commence with the Great Military Spectacle, in Four Acts, entitled " THE HISTORY OF A I.LAG," splendid Scenery and Appointments, &c., &c. The Novelties in the Cirque introducing the following . eminent Artistes—Mdlles. Maria, De Berg, Monet, Devereux, Messrs. H. Williams, Fernando, Watson, Delavanti Troupe, and Ettle Menoni. Tin magnificent Chan.leliers manufactured by Messrs. De fries and Sons, Ifoundsditch. Doo: a open at half-past E, performance commence at 7. Box-office open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.— THIS EVENING. C. 11. GOUNOD'S OPERA, FAUST. First Time in this Country. Faust Mr. Henry Herbert. Mephistopheles Mr. C. Bernard. Siobel Mrs. Anderson. Marguerite Conductor Mr. Jonghmans. And selections from Dinorah, Trovatore, Macbeth, and numerous other Entertainments. Balcony, is ...Half. ed. COMIC Vocalists —Messrs. George Hodson (the Irish Come dian and Mimic), and W. T. Critchfield. The AFRICAN OPERA TROUPE, their first appearance since 1852, consisting of ELEVEN STAR PERFORMERS, who 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, MAN 18, 1860. THERMOMETER, IN TILE SHADE. 62—highest since apon. yesterday. 49—lowest this morning and during the night. 63—this day at noon. BAROMETER-29.15-still WlND—Southerly; light, with dull weather, and con. tinuous rain for nearly the last two days. IIIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tll.lB DAY.—Morning, 12h. 6m.—Afternoon,l 12h. 25m T o-m 0 RROW. -Morning, 12h. 44m.—Afternoon, lh. 3m, THE DERBY. The Third Edition of The Sun to-morrow evening (Saturday) will contain the fullest information relative to this important race. It will consist of the betting at Tattersall's to the close o f the room the opinions of all the sporting prophets, and every other circumstance of the least importance which transpires either in Loudon or at Epsom. ,V- t , 4 . 0 P 7 ., 1,•t , , .., '`-_ 7, ~ ,9 1 , , k,... , W f'''' ( • ~- v, ,'''(:'''..;;-:' ..'::.' ' ' J "- , ) I . ci - Y.: 2 ; e.' ,-. %7 _ - t ,..... , , ~,, , . 4 ,5 ply . , - l '.. ^, /4' il 7,... - ',., -- 7-- .' THE SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1860. ~- May we give a guinea to GARIBALDI This was the question which occupied the House of Commons in two long conversations last night. Every one of our readers will answer it for him self, we imagine, very quickly, " Give a guinea? —yes, ten—a hundred guineas, if I like—and dare Lawyer - WHITEsinE, or any other lawyer, to indict me." The discussion will be an excellent adver tisement for the General. It will announce the subscription to thousands, and it will determine, perhaps thousands, to give who otherwise might hardly have thought of it, on the good old princi ple of eagerness to do what lawyers tell us we must not. What care Englishmen for the illegality of contributing to the emancipation of patriots—or Irishmen for the illegality of enlisting soldiers to hold the Romans to their bondage ? Englishmen will aid the cause of liberty all over the world, and Irishman the cause of a Pope who keeps his sub jects down by mercenaries, and by offering those mercenaries the Perugian rewards of blood and pillage— and, the law is helpless. " Italy, Liberty, and GARIBALDI !" " Roman Slavery and the POPE! " are the cries now on either side the Irish Channel ; Government cannot silence them if it would. The debate was a curious specimen of legal in• genuity. Mr. HENNESSY unearthed it from the advertisements asking fcr subscriptions from Eng lishmen for GARIBALDI. The Solicitor-General bad played, he seemed to think, the part of a fox on a preceding night, in his answer to Mr. GRANT DCIT, in which Mr. lIENNEssY thought the learned gentleman had admitted the legality of the subscrip tion. The Crown lawyer, brought to bay, defines and limits hie reply very narrowly—he had only said that, while a conspiracy would be indictable, the individual act of of giving money to the object would subject no one to legal consequences. si r . \VIIITESIDE replies that it is useless to lay stress on an individual act, because by the advertisement the subscriber must be one of a number. Mr. EDWIN JAMES held that a committee, advertising for subscriptions, must be a conspiracy, and a person paying money to them would be a participator in it— but he reminded the POPE'S friends that " the transmission of recruits to swell the foreign army which is to take part in the massacre of the PorE's subjeets came equally within the provisions of the Foreign Enlistment Act." The Attorney -General followed. He admitted that according to the com- I mon law of England " any subjects of the QUEEN, 1 who either directly or indirectly supplied money in aid of the revolt of subjects of any nation or power, with whom we are in alliance, commit an offence at common law ! But he also showed that a cri minal prosecution would be a difficult, perhaps im possible, thing, and civil proceedings no one dreamed of. Also, the application of the laws relating to the case of foreigners was quite uncertain. Sir HUGH CAIRNS maintained that they were as guilty of conspiracy as persons in London would be, who gave money to a committee here in aid of a riot at York. Mr. BOVILL contributed the observation that if we allowed contributions here, which were eon trary to international law, the King of NAPLES might retaliate by seizing the property of British subjects in Naples, and that withofit a declaration of war, It was not said, but we imagine most of the honourable members thought to themselves, "he had better do it ! " Ad miral FANSIIAIVE would, we presume, soon have instructions which would set at rest the question of Sicilian liberties for many years to come ; for the capture of the King's little navy would give the coasts as well as the interior to GARIBALDI, and leave all the shore open for fresh volunteers to land. Such considerations were of course nothing to a lawyer—and in that capacity he thought he could maintain that " any individual advertising, even without concert with others, committed a serious offence, violated international law—and even though no subscriptions were collected, ought to be held liable to punishment," whereat hon. members said —Oh ! oh ! But hon. members had not had quite enough of it. Mr. 'HOPE, after some interval, asked for more legal light—lore, perhaps we should rather say. The Attorney-General very obligingly gave him a little more ; but it was the lore of a Chancery law yer, for it showed only that there was doubt— nothing but doubt. " Suppose an English subject sent GARIBALDI £lOO,OOO, it would be a misde meanour, but if a Sicilian subject, here, did the same thing, he had no hesitation in saying that it would be a misdemeanour at com mon law. Mr. 'MONSELL, very much aggrieved by what is doing for Sicilian liberty, called on the Government for its opinion, and defended the valiant Irishmen who went not to massacre, but to be soldiers: Mr. MALINS, however, asserted that the Papal enlistments here were really violations of neutrality, and of course illegal—Mr. NEWDE• GATE, of course, denounced the Irish enlistment and the PETER'S pence, and the OTIONOGHUE defended them ; and so the matter came to the Speaker, whom all wished to hear on the subject. What will the Government say to it all ? What will the Foreign Secretary say ? Having shown by his answer to another question, how well our ships of war behaved at the landing of GARIBALDI—he treated the house to a little plain, homely, common sense English, which will do good abroad as well as here. At Naples as in Paris any " suspect" can be pounced on at once by irresponsible police ; but he showed the practical difficulties of getting a con viction here—" All I can say is that I do not remem ber a case of any successful prosecution of persons who subscribed for the purpose of maintaining an in surrection in Poland or in any other country. There is one country with regard to which I recollect per fectly well that I myself was guilty of such an act, along with a number of distinguished persons. It was when there was an insurrection in Greece. We carried on our proceedings very openly. We were members of a committee which met, I think, at Lord FITZWILLIAM'S, in Grosvenor-square; and afterwards we held a public meeting in the City; and I did not find that there was any great zeal at that time to prosecute us; nor did I suffer any imprisonment in consequence of the course which I then adopted. After all the virtuous indignation which has been expressed upon this question it appears to me to be one of common law, that has not yet been solved, and that would require a great deal of consideration before the Government authorised a prosecution. I find that there is a great con trariety of opinion upon this subjects. Same persons say, What a wicked thing it is to go and take part in a war against the KING of the Two SICILIES and in an insurrection against his Government.' Other 'gentlemen, on the contrary, Why, that is not so very bad ; but it is a dreadful thing to go and assist the POPE. That is a crime indeed, and it ought not to be permitted." , He also uttered the feeling of all of us, as to the im possibility of settling such questions as these by a little ready common-place :—"There are cases in which it is not enough to f , ay, Here is a man in rebellion. GARIBALDI is a man who is fighting against a Sovereign whom he ought to respect.' It is not enough to say these things in a glib and flippant manner. These questions, whether you take them as questions of law, or as questions of morals or of politics, require a good deal of examination before you can affix either moral blame or moral praise to those who engage in such undertakings." His illustration of the two classes to which even Filibusters might belong was good. Having al luded to the selfish motives of Walker—" That," said he, " is one case; bat you may also have quite another case—that of a patriot fighting for the in dependence of his country. It depends on gentle men's own opinions and sympathies, and ultimately on the judgment of history, to - pronounce which is the case of a filibuster and a felon, and which is the case of a patriot and of a hero. We can all remember that we had once a great filibuster who landed in the month of November, 1688, on the south-west coast of England, where he not only met with considerable support, but where the whole people of England flocked round him. That fili bustering expedition was completely successful." On the whole, the debate will do good to the advertisers —through them, we hope, to the Sici lians and GARIBALDI, and Lord JOHN:RUSSELL has spoken worthily of his country and himself. The Colonels who once rayed throughthe columns of the Moniteur against England as a " den of as sassins "—were but mere complimentary triflers when compared with M. LE COMTE DU HAMEL. And who in the name of fortune may M. LE COMTE DU HAMEL be ? some may ask in astonishment. Not to know him argues—but the proverb's some what musty, good reader, so we leave you to finish it. Be it known, then, to all to whom these presents, &c., may concern, that M. DU HAMEL is the writer of a recent political pamphlet, brochure, opuscule, or whatever else you may please to call it, the sub ject of which, if not in the ordinary acceptation of the idiom, apropos des bottes, is certainly apropos of the celebrated seven-leagued•boots in which NAPOLEON the GREAT, in his time, traversed all parts of the European Continent. To describe M. DU HAMEL as a fire-cater would be, as Sergeant PARnY might express it, to talk of him in the mildest and most mbdcrate language. The whole of this terrible little inflammatory production is a veritable literary Vesuvius, and one, too, in a vio lent state of eruption, running over with red hot lava, and scattering abroad (reheated) the calcined ashes of old dead and buried hatreds that we might have hoped were long since forgotten on both sides of the Channel. We wonder very much what Mr. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1860. 11.1•010.M.W COBDEN may think of this sudden outburst of had passions, now that he is crooning over that wonder ful Commercial Treaty of his, which was to have bound England :and France together amicably in secula sceculorum. The appearance of a pamphlet like that just penned, by M. LE COMTE DU HAMEL —no mere Nobody, mind you! but an indi vidual who was made Prefect of the Lot in 1849 ; in 1852, four or five months after the coup d'etat, Prefect of the Pas de Calais; in 1855 of the Somme ; in 1857 entering the Legislative Corps as Deputy, and being created Officer of the Legion of Honour ! —the appearance, we say, of a pamphlet like this one, from the hand of M. DU HAMEL, immediately after the signing, sealing, and delivery of that mar vellous Treaty, is really and truly, and seriously, a bit of an anti-climax. It is—America must help us to a word sufficiently expressive—it is just simply, cautionary ! Let us look into it for a moment — handling it delicately as we turn the leaves, lest the mere friction of turning them should cause them to-go off like detonating mercury. What is it France says, through M. DU HAMEL, about our Englishialliance with the French Government? Here is our ally's estimate of the sincerity of our alliance. M. le Comte DU BOBADIL writes : " England always sees with extreme pain a strong and powerful Government in France. She always applauds whatever can weaken our political health. Never is she found more sympathetic towards our country than when we- are a prey to some internal depression, not from any thought of coming to our aid and seeking the means of re-establishing the equilibrium, but because at bottom she feli citates herself at the situation which cir cumstances more or less adverse create for us." An estimate of us and of our friendship so exquisitely magnanimous on the part of this fire eating Frenchman ! One, moreover, that has been so perfectly justified by events ever since the ter mination of the last 'great war ! Then as to the feelings with which France in her turn regards England and Englishmen—what says this wonder ful M. PAROLEES, the Gasconader ! Listen to him, read his oracular utterances, and tremble as you read, 0 Civis Britannieus ! Having the while a due sense of gratitude to the " august Imperial wisdom" thus beslavored by the Deputy Pam phleteer. Quoth M. DU HAMEL—" It has been said that if ever a wax was popular it would assuredly be that which we should have with our neighbours and friends on the other side of the Channel. This is not new, but it is true, what ever may happen. But no one in France, any more than elsewhere, is ignorant that above all these aspirations, and above all these feelings, ex pressed or kept down, there exists an august thought, an Imperial wisdom, doing everything in its own season, strong, energetic, and calm, and whose powerful quos ego knows how to restrain every impatience and moderate every passion This cuts short all interpretations and supposi tions, for it is known that nothing can force the hand which this day holds the key of the temple of JANUS." These, however, are mere rhetorical hints of the deadly hatred of England seething and smouldering in the heart's core of every Frenchman, according to 31. DU lIAMEL—who at last fairly screeches forth his gluttonous appetite for the flesh, and insatiable thirst for the blood, of all Englishmen in general ! Strongly reminding us by his peculiarity of taste in this respect of that hobgoblin ogre in the nursery tale of JACK and the Bean-stalk, whose roar resolved itself into the melodious distich.— " Fee-Fi-Fo-Pum, I smell the blood of an Englishman." Thus does that extraordinary little French ogre, M. DU HAMEL, announc3 the intention of France in the instance of poor Mr. Bum,— " Let him be alivo or let him be dead, I'll grind his bones to make my bread." The opening ejaculation comes with the relish of an audible smacking of the lips—" Oh!" exclaims M. DU TIAMEL, " if matters had arrived at that point " —[l. e., if the key could but at last be turned in the lock of the Temple of JANUS with a scroop that would cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war .1—" if the high will which governs us judged that the time had arrived for taking our revenge for Quibe ron and. Waterloo ; if his energetic initiative had let loose the eagle against the leopard, never would national enthusiasm have excited to so high a degree this warlike people of France, whose sword is burning in the scabbard when the old words of Down on the English ! ' and Montjoie and St. Denis !' struck their ears ! Children and old men would shoulder the musket. Rich and poor would carry their offering for that rising in arms against our old enemies. If hundreds of millions rose spontaneously for the Crimea and Italy, it would be milliards that France would give for the war against England. Not a fishing boat but would arm to pass the Strait ; and the shade of the great Emperor would contemplate this popular impulse, and the book of history, which would not open at such an hour but at the page of St. Helena." So much for the effects of your Treaty, Mr. COBDEN Certainly this looks extremely like the end of the third volume of the love story of England and France, when the lovers after all their quarrels are to be at length united, and to live happily together for ever afterwards. We have only one emenda tion to suggest for the reprint of M. DU lIAmEL's pamphlet. And it is simply that instead of 1860 appearing at the bottom of the title page—the date should be more explicitly given as " The Year One of the Millennium." LATEST NEWS. GARIBALDI'S EXPEDITION. The following telegrams were received at Mr. Reuter's office : THE INSURRECTION IN SICILY. PARIS, THURSDAY. The _Patric asserts that the departure of the French squadron for Naples has been provisionally suspended. The Opinione Nationale announces, on the con trary, that Admiral Jehcnne has left for Naples with four steamers, which vessels have been sent on the demand of Baron Brenier, who apparently fore sees the approach of a revolution. The Opinione Nationale also contains the fol- lowing : " It is rumoured that Messina is in the hands of the insurgents." It is said that a treaty of alliance, offensive and defensive, has been concluded between Naples, Rome, Austria, and all the deposed Italian sove reigns. The Patric repeats with reserve the rumour that 5,000 men had embarked at Genoa, and disembarked in the Gulf of San Stafano, near Orbetello, a town in Tuscany, on the frontier of the Roman States. It is rumoured that a provisional government has been established at Marsala. MARSEILLES, MAY 17. The departure of the steamer for the coasts of Italy, which should take place at mid-day, was delayed four hours, it is supposed to await de spatchcs from the French Government. The following despatch contains fuller informa tion than Ow one on the same subject published yesterday : —" According to intelligence from Naples of the 12th, the rumours that Garibaldi had made an attempt on Calabria produced a complete panic at the Court. The rich plate of the royal family, the jewels, diamonds, and valuable pictures, were packed up, in case of danger. A steamer had arrived from Palermo with 200 fugitives. On the 10th a manifestation, composed of not less than 30,000 persons, had taken place in that town. The troops remained silent and dispirited. The agents of police hal taken offence at the display, and, having fire l, had killed or wounded six in dividuals. A shower of bouquets was thrown from the balconies on the persons making the demonstration. The next day four police agents were found assassinated. The insurgents were thought to be exceedingly numerous, for their line of operations extended from Trcpani to Mar reale. This last-named town was still in the power of the Royal troops, but on the 10th it had been obliged to support four attacks. The following particulars of the landing of Gari baldi at Marsala are extracted from a private letter : - " While on shore to-day, about 2.30 or 3 in the afternoon, we entered a cafe. In a few minutes several fellows entered—some in red, others in plain clothes, all armed with muskets and bayonets. Every one around seemed favourable to them. We at once asked what was the matter, and were told that it was a case of ' Viva Italia,' and Garibaldi had landed. We immediately took a walk round the town, and found the soldiers (patriots) had possession. We wanted to go out towards the country, but the officer in command, a fine-looking fellow, told us that we could not pass without an order from General Garibaldi. We therefore returned to the mole for the purpose of getting on board, and met more soldiers coming in. At the mole gate we were again stopped, and there de tained until a pass from the General was procured for us. On the mole we met fresh troops, who had disembarked with arms, ammunition, &e. We were informed that some 2,000 men had been thrown into the town, and that more would soon follow, the only thing they wished for being that they might meet the Neapolitans. They all ap peared fine athletic fellows—just the sort to make short work of a dish of maccaroni. They landed from two steamers close under the noses of the Neapolitans, who, with two steamers and a sail ing frigate, had been constantly watching the coast. The smallest of these vessels could easily have prevented the landing, but she was too cautious to attempt it. After the soldiers, however, were safe on shore the Neapolitans closed in and fired on the town, or rather at a few stragglers on the mole—a mere waste of powder, for many of the shots fell short, and those that did reach terra firma merely ploughed up the earth that the enemy had passed over. There is no doubt what ever but that one at least of Garibaldi's vessels, particularly the rearmost, could have been cut off, but no, they were afraid to try it on. After these had been abandoned by the Italians they were taken possession of at 6.30 p.m. by the Neapolitans, who, however, displayed much hesitation, evidently deeming discretion the better part of valour.' At this moment, as we are in the act of leaving for Malta, a steamer and frigate are opening on the town, but the fire recaives no return. Whether they have artillery or not, we arc unable to state. We can only remark that we saw none. The people in the town received Garibaldi and his followers with open arms, appearing as if they had long ex pected them. At the time of the general's arrival there were no Neapolitan troops in the tows. Owing to the shallowness of the water their large ships could not approach." A letter, dated Naples, May 12, says :—The Elettrico came in from Palermo this morning, and I have scarcely time to send you the contents of two or three letters. One says, dated the 9th : " The shops on the Cassano and the Toledo have been opened by force, and are kept open by sbirri and gendarmes. Companies of soldiers march up and down the town ; in fact, the Government are doing nothing but parading the armed force and arresting the people. They are much alarmed about the report of the approach of Garibaldi, and the soldiers begin to be frightened; the officers too are sick of being kept constantly on the move." "Palermo, May 12.—The steamer was detained by order of Government. She was sent off the night before last to cruise in search of Garibaldi, who has not yet been found. We have been worse off than ever these last two days—constant demonstrations, and yesterday and the evening before, the people, on being fired on, got foul of the police 'with knives, and killed and wounded several. Some. of the peo ple also were wounded, and by degrees we look for another Sicilian Vespers. The people were never more united, and are beginning to ge.t desperate. There has likewise been a riot with the troops near Balestreri, to the east of Palermo." This is from a good source, as also that the 10th regiment of the line at the Mole showed symptoms of dis affection, and cried out, " Abasso it Colonello," &c., so that by degrees you will see things are beginning to take the course predicted by Lord John Russell. The reports about Garibaldi have thrown the Go vernment into confusion, and the evening before last all the steamers were again put in requisition, and sent off in every direction. The Elettrico came off yesterday afternoon. The demonstrations are no longer in the Cassano and the Toledo, but in the Marqueda P.aul the off streets. In the forenoon yes terday there was not a person to be• seen in the streets, and the city and all the public resorts ap peared to , be dead. The working people, too, kn'icked off work at the same time, which added to the general gloom. Towards evening, about seven o'clock, the numerous sentrie3 surround ing the writer's house and the bank were very much alarmed, and carried their muskets in hand, ready to fire in any direction, al Tearing, at the same time, exceedingly nervous and, excited. There is a report in. Naples that a ;telegraphic dispatch has been received from Tunis ' , apprising the Government of the arrival of Garibaldi there with 800 men. Certainly there is great alarm felt here ; and, amongst other troops, the 3d (foreign) Regiment has orders to embark—this regiment con sists, principally of Austrians. I confirm what I have said of the provinces ; the Calabrias and other parts are ready, and a spark would set them in a blaze. A letter dated Naples, May 14, says :—" On Saturday last, four steamers left Naples for Sicily with troops and artillery. Government is now informed of the landing of Garibaldi at Marsala, and of the fact of his being at the head of 25,000 armed insurgents. Fire-arms have been landed on the Calabrian coast, and the whole of the end of the boot is now in a state of revolt. The King has gone to Portici, near Naples, having ordered a steamer to be in readiness to take him to Gaeta. Government keeps from us all Sicilian news ; but we know from one or two English mer chants who have fled from Sicily that the revolu tion is now universal. Mr. T—, just arrived, says the Bourbons have not half-a-dozen Sicilian friends in the whole island. A demonstration took place at Palermo on the 9th, when the ladies of the highest families descended into the streets and mingled with the crowd, placing them selves in front of the troops as if inviting them to fire. The royal forces remained spectators, and heard the cries of " Live Italy !" " Live King Victor Emmanuel !" Prince Castelcicala, the Go vernor of Sicily, has received orders to bombard Palermo, Messina, and other towns when Gari baldi advances on those places, which he is expected to do. The royal forces were rapidly coming in from all the outposts, and throwing up fortifications round Palermo. The shops were closed, and all business suspended. Large rewards were offered for the head pf Garibaldi, and the military had orders to fiin on all groups of persons beyond the number of three. Several police and military had been assassinated at Palermo and Messina. All foreigners had fled ; many were on board the English, French, and Sardinian vessels, and many had got on to Malta. Such is the report of the state of Palermo as given me by an English merchant. Here the Government circulates nothing but falsehoods, and Carafa telegraphs lie to the foreign Governments of Europa. There exists a strong desire in Naples to get up a revolution, and yet I think no more will take place. Night and day soldiers and spies crowd the streets; half the young men of Naples are in prison, or fled to the country. Up till a day or two ago the King drove down the Chiaja, bowing to all he passed ; now they say his Majesty is tho roughly alarmed, and will ere long shut himself up at Gaeta, like his late father. The King has ordered his Ambassadors in London and Paris to wait on the Queen and the Emperor. Despatches have been sent to Lamoriciere and the Pope, and aid has been asked from Austria. The Neapolitans of the provinces are ready to rise, but they want arms. Still you may expect to hear of a general movement in the Continental dominions of this kingdom. The troops do not like the idea of going to Sicily, as they are in mortal fear of Garibaldi's men. The King's uncles have again implored his Majesty to adopt conciliatory measures, but all in vain. We shall witness his flight some day, and the annexa tion of this kingdom to the Crown of Piedmont, which is the hope and wish of Neapolitans. The Marquis Villamarina, the Piedmontese Ambassador, has assured M. Carafa, our Minister of Foreign Affairs, that his Government used every effort to prevent the Garibaldi expedition. Mr. Elliot has received despatches from Lord John Russell, in the old tone, calling on the King to mend his ways. M. Brenier tells me the Emperor wishes the policy of France and England to be the same towards Naples; and I must say the English and French Ministers appear to work together. I have just heard of another landing of 1,800 men in Sicily, said to have sailed from the Tuscan coast. Garibaldi is preparing to march on Palermo, says a Consular authority. (From the London American.) At the same time the telegraph furnished intel ligence of General Garibald's departure for Sicily the mail brought an account of the active partisan ship of the United States Consul at Palermo in the struggle between the detestable King of Naples and his subjects. Mr. Barston is so active in the tyrant's cause that the agents of other nations have refused, it is said, to associate with them. Unfortunately for the credit of America, and the interest of liberal Governments, this is not the first time that America has been disgraced by her ofii cial representatives abroad. Our informant states that Mr. Barston has been converted to Catholicism, and assigns this fact as the probable cause of his active sympathies for the Catholic King of Naples. His conduct seems to indicate that he has become a convert to the basest despotism that ever dis graced Europe: We have no personal dislike to Mr. Barston ; in fact we never heard of him before, and at the present time are unable to say whether he was born in Europo or America. We have no objections to the United States Consul at Palermo attending mass, even with a despot, so long as his devotions are confined to their legi timate sphere. It is only when Mr. Barston makes his religious opinions a political engine to advance the cause of despotism that we find fault with him and his religion. It was said Gen. Garibaldi would receive no aid from this Mr. Barston, provided he was fortunate enough to escape the Bourbon Fleet, and to effect a landing in Sicily. Gen. Garibaldi has asked no aid, and surely will expect none from any foreign representative in Sicily. He knows, how ever much America may sympathise with his noble devotion to the cause of Italian independence, that non-inter ference with European affairs is a cherished principle of the American Government. What Garibaldi might, however, reasonably expect was the strongest sympathy of the representative of a nation that has sacrificed so much to obtain her own independence. The rule of George M. seems perfect justice when compared with the tyranny of this young Bourbon. Whatever may be the feelings of Mr. Barston, General Garibaldi's attempt to assist this oppressed people will have the enthusiastic sympathies of all true Americans. We care not who is the instiga tor of this expedition, so long as it results in the substantial freedom of the people. Sardinia may have political reasons for permitting Garibaldi's departure—France may have her motives for encouraging the insurrection in Sicily, and Eng.- land hers for regarding Garibaldi as a pirate. With these we have nothing to do. But the king dom of Naples has been a curse to its people and a disgrace to humanity long enough, and we hope the day will soon come when the present dynasty will terminate, and the people be free to select their own form of government. As long as this Bourbon's subjects remained pas sive, the kingdom of Naples was the most powerful Government in Europe. She returned a scornful answer to the Western Powers, though the allied English and French fleets were in her ports. She knew that however much they hated the kingdom of Naples they feared the republic of Naples more. She ille gally seized English subject on the high seas, and detained them for months in dungeons, with out even the form of a trial. What did Naples care for England's protests ? The Western Powers advised the late King to grant moderate reforms to his people, and he re plied by exiling his best subjects, andlexecuting suspected political offenders. The, rule of the father was clemency to the oppression of the son. The King's minions in the present insurrection have committed deeds that would shame savages. They have spared neither women nor children. Still, this bloodthirsty tyrant receives the active assistance of the American Consul. If there is anything America can pride herself of, it is the protection she has always granted to persons within her jurisdiction. Yet N - aples is said to have arrested a political offender, with impunity, while standing under our national flag. This di's' .DEATII OF THEODORE PARKBR. The following is an extract from a private letter to Professor Newman, dated Ilorence, May 11, 1860 : "I have sad news to communicate. Our dear suf fering friend, Theodore Parker, died yesterday evening. Yet there never was an easier end to a life but lately full of vigour. I saw him about three hours before he died, lying calmly, while life was ebbing away unconsciously to himself. He left written directions for his funeral, limiting to five persons the attending him to the grave, of whom I am one. Many Americans here are expressing their wish to appear as mourners ; but it is thought right to abide by his instructions. He desired the 11 first verses of the Sermon on the Mount (the blessings of Jesus) to be read over his grave; and then a plain grey stone, with his name and age and nothing farther of inscription. M r . C unn i ng h am , a B os t on Unitarian minister, will read the passage. Ho is a sincere friend and admirer of Parker's. We hope to get a cast taken of Mr. Parker to-day. Mrs. Parker,lll. l . poor gentle wife, has hitherto borne up well. Miss St evenson, who has so long resided with them, was also with hire to the la3t. She thinks, from the peculiar tenderness of his manner yesterday, that he knew he was dying. Ile had been dreamy for some days, and talked ramblingly of two Theodore Parkers, one here, and one planted in Boston, who would finish his work : perhaps a true thought, only mystically expressed. Among his last-connected words were these :—‘ Of course you know I am not afraid to die, though I wished to live and finish much work which I longed to do. I had great powers committed to me, and I have but half used them.' " Since writing this, I have seen him lying, 0 so peacefully ! I have never seen death under a form so devoid of terror. The hectic colour remains on his cheek, and it is hard to persuade oneself he has passed away. lie ceased to breathe without the least struggle." HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. —fiIer Majesty, ac companied by bis Royal Highness Prince Albert, her Royal Highness Princess Alice, and attended by the Duchess of Atholl, Lord Rivers, Lord Charles Fitzroy, Colonel Ponsonky, the Misses Kerr, and the Misses Bulteel honoured the representation of Don Giovanni, last evening, with their presence. graceful conduct on the part of an American cap tain, if it does not receive the condemnation of the United States authorities, will be resented by the whole nation. The police relied, it is said, on the good will of Mr. Barston. To this same police officer, in a similar case, the commander of a Russian vessel said, pointing to his national flag, "He is in Russia now." The conduct of the representative of Imperial Russia presents a contrast to the action of the repre sentative of Republican America, certainly not flat tering to our national vanity. Since the revolution of 1818 despotism has at tempted to silence free opinion in Europe. But, though less demonstrative now than before the revolution, it has gained vastly in real strength. Public opinion has never in modern times exer cised so great a power over European Governments. Even Austria is granting reforms to her discon tented subjects. There has never been a time during our national existence that it was so important that we should have representatives in Europe who sympathise with this liberal sentiment. We trust our Government will investigate the alleged misconduct of Mr. Barston, and, if these rumours prove well founded, remove him from office, as a warning to all our anti-republican re presentatives abroad. POLA, MAY 17. In consequence of Garibaldi's departure for Sicily, the Austrian Government has resolved to send a flotilla to cruise off the coasts of the island. All war steamers which were stationed in our port have been united under the command of the Com mandore Nullersdorf, and have set sail for Sicily. TRIESTE, MAY 18. In consequence of orders received from Vienna, our central maritime Government will in a few days address a circular to all foreign consuls, respecting the treatment of vessels belonging to any port of the Italian countries annexed to Piedmont. As regards merchant vessels belonging to a port of the formcr Sardinian monarchy,as it was constituted by the trea ties of 1815, they will be admitted without difficulty to ports of Austria under the Sardinian tricolour flag. Vessels, however, belonging to Tuscany, to the legations, or to any other country annexed to Piedmont, will have to strike the tricolour flag before entering an Austrian port, and may never hoist it during their stay in Austria. With the exception of this restriction, all these vessels will be at liberty to pursue their commercial operations, and will enjoy the same treatment as all other foreign flags which have been officially recognised. CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY 14 (vIA TRIESTE). The Marquis de Lavalette is said to be the bearer of a note, demanding the carrying out of the hatti humayoun. The Bulgarians have drawn up a monster petition requesting a complete separation from the orthodox Church. An inquiry has been instituted respecting the charge of appropriation of twenty-eight millions of piastres against the late Lord Chamberlain of the Sultan, whose property has been confiscated. CONSTANTINOPE, MAY 9. Disturbances have been suppressed in Thessaly. The Greek Government has caused the leader of the movement to be arrested. Agitation prevails in Epirus. General apprehension exists in all the provinces of the empire. The demands of the Servian deputation are in creasing. Riza Pacha has again refused the office of Grand Vizier. A requiem in honour of Count Szechenyi has been chanted in the French chapel at Vera, and was attended by many Hungarians, Italians, Poles, French Catholics, and Armenians. ST. PETERSBURG, MAY 17. On receipt of the communication made by Prince Gortschakoff to the diplomatic corps, the English ambassador did not, as it was said, lodge a formal protest, but only received this communication under reserve, by stating that he intended to refer to his Government in order to obtain instructions upon the matter in question. CORFU, MAY 14. The Lord High Commissioner has warned the inhabitants of the island against disquieting ru- mours. Yesterday, being Ascension-Day, the French Bourse and public offices were closed.. ANCONA, MAY 17. An order of the day, published at Rome, orders all officers to recognise Gen. Lamoriciere as Chief of the Organisation of the Troops, but denies the commanders authority to obey any orders of Gen. Lamoriciere relative to the administration which rest with the Ministry. MADRID, MAY 17. Gen. Concha has been elected President of the Senate. The correspondencia Authografa denies the rumoured outbreak of a civil war in Morocco. RUSSIA. The following letter has been received from St. Petersburg, dated the 6th inst. :—" Yesterday was the Empress mother's birthday. Snow began to fall in the !aiming. Large masses of ice have for some days been floating in the Neva, which came from Lake Ladoga, and many of which penetrated into the canals. The weather is detestable since the return of the snow. The streets are converted into swamps; pleurisies and rheumatisms are counted by thousands, notwithstanding the precau tions adopted here against the climate, for there.is no country where the inhabitants prepare themselves against the variations of the temperature as in Rus sia. When you hear a Russian praise St. Petersburg —which, by way of parenthesis, he quits as fre quently as he can—you may reply to him that it is one of the most detestable residences on the face of the earth. The town was illuminated on the Empress's birthnight—that is, there were greasepots fixed in the mud; you should have seen them to be able to form an idea of the effect. The Emperor, Empress, and part of the Imperial family went on Tuesday last to Tsarskoe-Selo. The Grand Duke Michael is still very unwell, and his wife never quits him. The. Grand Duke is suffering from an abscess on the left ear of a scrofulous character, which has required a painful operation. The physi cians fear that the diseased ear can never be perfectly cured. The Empress is in an inte resting position, and for that reason has retired to Tsarskoe-Selo, where she can enjoy herself iY the magnificent gardens, and indulge herself in reading, which is her favourite a musement. The Empress has five sons and one daughter living. The three Grand Duchesses, wives of the Grand Dukes Constantine, Michael , and Nicholas, are likewise in an interesting position. After much hesitation, a decision has at length been arrived at with respect to passports. Every Russian subject travelling in a foreign country, except on a Go vernment mission, must pay 10 roubles a-month, and each member of a family, whatever the age or sex, must pay 10 roubles the month. The family must likewise pay for the servants they take with them. This regulation will shorten the stay of many families abroad, and prevent many who are not possessed of much fortune from travelling at all. The new system will be shortly published, and carried into ,execution. The son of Baron Bruck, attachedi to the Austrian Legation at St. Petersburg, was about to be married to Mademoiselle Faleisen. The sad news has dreadfully afflicted both one and the other. When the young man left this for Vienna he believed that his father was suffering from an attack of apoplexy. The prosecution against the gang of forgers is being carried on with the greatest activity, and at every stage new accomplices are discovered. The gang had ac complices in a great many of the Governments of the Empire. The fabrication of the forged assi,g oats took place at St. Petersburg, and a vast quan tity was about to be circulated when the conspiracy was discovered. It is that some families hold ing a certain rank and some military men are com promised." THE SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAY . The following letter appears in a contemporary : " Sir,—l hope you may be induced to lend your powerful aid in support of the Saturday half-holi day which Lord Grosvenor advocates in the interest of the Volunteer movement in a letter which ap peared in your paper of to-day. "In suggesting this Lord Grosvenor, I know, expresses not only the views of the officers com manding Volunteer corps in London, but likewise the views of many of the large firms in the west end of London. " Some time back I was requested by the repre • sentative of one of these firms to write a public letter in support of the same views an are expressed in Lord Grosvenor's letter, but before doing so I thought it advisable to bring the subject before a meeting of the officers commanding Volunteer corps in the metropolis. At this meeting it was resolved that Lord Grosvenor and I should take whatever steps might seem to us desirable to further so im important an object. " Since then I have received a letter from the secretary of the Early Closing Association, request ing me to preside at a public meeting which it is proposed to hold in St. James's-hall in the month of June. To this I have readily assented, as the more I see of the Volunteer movement the more con- vinced I am that, irrespective of any considerations of national defence, it is of the utmost importance to the moral and physical well-being of the young men engaged in business and in sedentary occupa tions that they should be able to avail themselves of opportunities of healthy exercise, alike invigo rating to mind and body.—l remain, your obedient servant, " ELcHo. " St. James's-place, May 17." Professor Owen had the honour of delivering a lecture on " Natural History" yesterday, at Buckingham Palace, before his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the Princess Alice, and other members of the Royal family, and the ladies and gentlemen in attendance. Mr. Mayall had the honour of attending at Buckingham Palace yesterday, to photograph her Majesty, his Royal Highness the Prince Consort, the Princes and Princesses. The Queen has purchased the picture entitled " The Governess," which forms part of the Exhibition at the Royal Academy. It was painted by Miss Osborn. We understand that Lord Derby will receive the deputation from the St. Martin's-hall meeting on the repeal of the paper duty in connection with the privileges of the House of Commons, at his house, 23, St. James's square, at 12 o'clock to-morrow (Saturday). GOVERNMENT EDUCATION.----Her Majesty's Emi gration Commissioners chartered yesterday afternoon, the 17th inst., the Telegraph, 1,148 tons, to sail from Liverpool for Sydney, New South Wales, at £l5 9s. 9d. per statute adult, to be ready for the reception of her passengers on such day as the Commissioners may appoint between the 2d and 9th of July. MARRIAGE THROUGH THE NEWSPAPER IN TURKEY.—The Turkish newspaper published in Constan tinople contains the following advertisement :—" A young girl, Delisch by name, of the (Circassian) tribe of the No gais, seventeen years old, very handsome, of good family, and having received an excellent education, her brother bearing the title of Bey, makes the offer to marry some young man, provided he succeeds in pleasing her. Parti culars may be heard of at Hafiz Pacha's, president of the commission entrusted with the control of the emigration from Circassia." DEATH OF TIIE HON. AUGUSTUS BARRINGTON. We regret to announce the death of the Hon. Augustus Barrington, brother of Viscount Barrington, who died on. Wednesday at his residence in Wilton-place. The deceased gentleman, who was born July 19, 1798, was the _second son of George, fifth Viscount Barrington. Numerous fami ies of rank are placed in :mourning by the demise of the hon. gentleman. DEATH OF BYRON'S WIDOW.--Our obituary this morning contains the announcement of the death of Byron'', widow. This lady, who was born in 1794, was the only daughter and heir of Sir Ralph Milbanke Noel, Bart., by the sister and co-he'r of the second Viscount aita ninth Baron Wentworth. On the death of the other co-heir, Lord Scarsdale, in 1856, she succeeded to the barony of Wentworth by writ, the viscounty becoming extinet. She was married to the great poet in 1815, but the union, as is well known, was a most unhappy one for both the husband and wife. Their only child; Ada, was married to Earl Lovelace, and died in 1852. • The Opinione Nationale states as a positive fact, that the King of Naples, wishing to bestow an especial mark of his Royal favour upon the notorious Manisealco, surnamed the hangman of Sicily, has appointed his son (a baby three years and a half old) to be receiver general at Capua. A despatch from Naples of the 12th announces that King Francis 11. has lent a sum of five millions of francs to the Pope free of interest. The Antwerp journals state that the fortifications of that place are now making satisfactory progress. A greater number of workmen have recently been taken on, and many who had left in the expectation of obtaining higher wages at the fortifications of Lille, have returned. RESTRICTIONS UPON PILOTS.—A resolution has been passed by the Mersey Dock Board, to the effect that any pilot convicted of holding an interest directly or indi rectly in steam tugs shall forfeit his license as a pilot of the port of Liverpool. A special meeting of the Great Western Railway Company is called for the 31st instant, to approve several bills now before Parliament, one of which enables the Lon don, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company to extend their communication to the metropolis; another authorises the construction of a railway an d docks at Milford Haven; whilst another is for the construction of the South London Railway. American worshippers of the pugilistic art seemed determined not to be behind thcs9 who bow down at the shrine of Sayers. The proposal lately made to pre sent the American champion With a testimonial had met with enthusiastic approval. Already 600 dols. to 700 dols. had been subscribed, and it was determined not to cry "enough" until the sum of 5,000 dols. should be reached. " It appears," says the Progres of Lyons, " that the Duke de Larochefoucault persists in his intention to present a number of cannons to the Pope, as he has or dered fire of different calibre to be made at' Liege with a their accessories." HER MAJESTY'S DRAWING ROOM.—The Court Journal of Saturday will contain the complete account of the reception of Friday. The list of the company present, the best description of the costumes, and an article on the Drawing Room, written expressly for this paper. The Court Journal will also contain the latest court, fashion able, and general intelligence, interesting to the upper classes of society.—Price sd. ; stamped, 6d. ; of W. Thomas, 26, Bryclges-street, Strand, and all news agents. THE TRIAL OF EUGENIA PLUMMER.—Mr. Hitch cock, of the Temple, agent for the defence, has a dd ress ed. the following letter to a contemporary :—" Sir,—After the report of the sentence of Eugenia Plummer, your reporter makes the observation that the child exhibited no emotion on the passing of her sentence by the judge. This appears to me to be an unintentional error. I stood very near the child during the delivery of the sentence, and I observed she was in tears nearly from the commencement. Child as she is, she can neither know nor feel the extent of the calamity which has fallen upon her ; but that she has felt it I can answer for, and ask that by the publication of this letter you will in some measure remove the misconstruction. to which the observation in your paper has given rise. It may, perhaps, here not be out of place for me to express my full belief that the child is innocent of the charge upon. which she has been convicted." REPORTERS IN A "FlX."—Several reporters at tended an inspection by General Pennefather, in the Ful wood Barracks, on Thursday, and were busy recording the complimentary address of the inspecting officer, when the general suddenly stopped, and was understood to exclaim, " There are those with the books, or I intended to say more to you." The reporters were immediately ordered to " be off;" and before they could sufficiently recover from their astonishment to obey the command, the troops ap proached in double quick time, and the knights of the pencil retired before the advancing lines ; but before they could make good their retreat they were taken in charge by a burly sergeant and three privates, who, with bayonets fixed, insisted upon their at once leaving the barrack. As no ex planation was given of this strange proceeding, it is a very natural inference that the bold general had learned from. experience o doubt if his speeches looked well in print.— West Sussex Gazette. 'TIE PULLINGER FRAUDS.—The Stock Exchange Committee are continuing their laborious investigations in connection with Pullinger's frauds. They have met lat terly four days in every week. The results at which they have as yet arrived are believed to be briefly thus :—The entire amount of money, of course Union Bank money, traced to ha ..e been actually paid into the Stock Exchange by Pullinger as losses on time bargains does not exceed £50,000. A much larger sum was due from him, but has remained unpaid to this day. This was the cause of the failure of his brokers last year. The amount of the losses paid by him through a speculator named Nathan, who was not a member of the Stock Exchange, and who died last year, is entirely apart from the amount paid through the recognised members of that establishment, over whom alone the committee have jurisdiction. The mystery in which the disappearance of the huge sum of £263,000 is enshrouded remains, therefore, unsolved. It is known, however, that large amounts of securities were occasionally taken off the market, and paid for in bank notes by Pullinger, through Nathan and others, and the immediate endeavours of the committee are directed to tracing the quarters to which these securities were con signed. 55 10 at