The Sun. — London, England, 1856-06-14 00:00:00

THE ALLIED GENERALS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL.—Messrs. PAUL and DO MI cOLNAGIII beg to state that they_rave arranged to continue the crivate inspec tion of Mr. Barker's Grand Picture of- the-ALLIED GENERILg BEFO 48 - SEBASTOOL fora few •days longer, at. the German Gallery. Those, therefore, who have the invitation can inspect th Picture by presentingilaeir-carid. The exhibition will in a few days be a public one. 13 and 14, Pall-mall Fast. p ALMER'S CAREER.—Startling Disclosures are given in the STORY of PALMER'S LIFE, which contains fun details and svorting revelations of his career from childhood to conviction, thussi*lng the accurate particulars. of his conduct as a ' SchnOlbojo, Medical Student, Racing-man, and Poisoner, together Vrith the whole 6f Palmer's Diary, up to the hour of. his arrest. and fullest particulars to the-moment ofhis EXecution at Stafford. Illus trated with, authentic views of every Imp trtant Scene, Portraits Palmer as a Child—Traits of. Character—Taliner at Bon ,, ey'. ItugeleyOld Bentley—Old raltner--Palmer apprenticed to Evans and-Son, Liverpool—The miging-Money-letters Indentures - - cancelled---Palmer apprenticed to Tyiecote —Palmer Malting Pnoti at Stafford 'lnfirmary—Death of Ahley—Paltner in Lond meet. Courtship at Abbot's Bromley— Falmer's Married Life— Three Suspected Cues of Poisoning -Palmer as a Betting-man— Painter's Acquaintance!;, Habits, and Friendships, gc6.; &c 81 En grtrings, 'price Is. Uniform with :lie Illustrate t, Unabridged Shil ling Edition oflifs Trial, and capable of being bound up with .it. London': Ward and Lock, 158, Fleet-street, and sold by El Book sellers. . . HER. MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Firstappearance of Madlle. JOHANNA WAGNER, THIS BVENING (Saturday), June 11, will be performed, Bellini's Opera, • • 1 CAPULETTI ED I NONT,EWHI. • Rottieo; Madlle. Johanna Wagner, (her first appearance) ; JuHeti Madlle Jenny Baur (her first appearance); Tebaldo,- -:: Signor , Reichardt • (his first appearance at this theatre) ; Lorenzo, Signor Bouche ; and • Capellio, Signor Beneventano In the Ball Seeijo wilt he introduced a Divertissement, Pas Deut—Mdlle. Marie Tagliohi, and M. Charles. To conclude with a Ballet PiVertiSsement, Pas.de Quatro— ' Mesdlles. Katrinel; Lizereux, Cathy, and ,Verron. 'La Seguidllla"—Mdlle. Marie Taglioni and M. Charles: • •ApOlieFdiefis for boxes, stalls, and tickets to be made at the Box-office of the Theatre, Colouuade, Haymarket. Tiviumt ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, tr. E. T. Smith. ENGLISH OPERA. _THIS EVENING will be produced THE SIMS COTTAGE. After which, - LA. SON - NIMBI:LA. To conclude with Mr FELLOW CLY.RT. TURATRE ROYAL, TIM/MARKET. • - Under like Management of Mr. Bnekitont. THIS EVENING, • SINGLE LIFE: A.4er-which PP.REA NENAaadtheipanLih Dancers will appear. Followed by THE RIGHTS AND WEONG3 OF WOMAN. To conclude with • . A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Ifinageroent of Sir. CRARIAS KZAN. THIS EvENING. A PEEN :2E FOR AN .11011 R. After which•, T3E .WINTER'S TALE. ROYAL THE 4.TR E AD ELPIII. Propriator and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. Directress. Madame Celeste. THIS SVNINTI.TG, THE FLYING DUTC JUAN; Followel by A BOTTLE OF SMOKE. To conlude with -G.OOD NIGHT, SIGNOR FANT,ILON. R3YSL OM( APIC TEIEATRE. Lessee and Manner. Mr. "UNA Wigan. THIR EVENING A FASCIgATISG IXDIVIDUAL. After 'which, RETRIBIT • TONT. To conclude with STIY AT 11031 E. ROYAL SIJUEY THEATRE. Lesiees, Meurs. Shepherd . ani Crciswick. VITA EVENING 70R MA-. After which ' . LUCAEZIA BORGIA. (Two Act.) To conclude with A BALLRT l IVER i•sggEN • AsThEra ROYIT, A3IPEIITITEATRE. Lessee and Manar.er, Mr. Win. Cooke. , !•• ; EVENING , - wju 4,actei,the highly snenessful, no and appropriate Drame Feetival'of Peace.' Th. Derformane* c - mmence with the Equestrian Spectacle THE"RORSE Or pile. CAVERN, or the 3founted Brigande of thr. Abruzzt. ' - • After which, - • • The GER WAN BRO rTIF.RS, as the Doable2ll.:Tolrin: Athlete The ACTS hi the EEC Lt . • • • '; Ti conclude with , • •THZ FESTIVAL OF PEACE ; or Honour to the Brave. - Best:bffic . s open fern F.•evon ti'l F) rt. Ste Manager. Mr. W VFelit.. • Equestrian Director. Mr. , W. Coke. jun. • WATER, AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tutu DUCT—Morn. 48 min. aft. 10—Evening 1G ne.n.aft.ll Tst-betomUOW—L-Siorn. 44 min. aft. 11—Evening 0 mm. att. 0 THE WEATHER—Si:TN OyFroE, JUNE 14. THI/R3fOIfETER, IN THE SHADE. C 6 Aighost since noon yesterday. 58 : lowest this morning and during the night. -,thlEkday at.poon. , • BA.ROMETRIt— 29.54- -70. sh,,NVAzip &Ord S,IV. to W.N. Vir., with passing ctwers und ,, sonaliine. krainodtthe gree t e r part of yesterday. ,(--„k 341 , 5 - 3,i,-.:=_ - :<_:eA l _L-!c-`,..A - .... , ; -• . -,-..,,,j '4 • LONDON, SATURDAY; JUNE 14, 1858. Official explanations were last night giQen in both- Houses—in the lords by the Earl of CLA- ItEspoar, and 'in the. Commons by Viscount P. 4l . , a.tpiSaPN-7--as, to the despatches recently received . " from ',the Cahinet of Washington an .. nonucing the dismissal of the British Minister, 11111 01'6 COnsuls, at' New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati.- It will - be seen from the Parliamentary repQrt4 ,that -they fully corroborate all that we hate Rated. -,interesting and very important subject, and that, selon les regles, the members of the Aereditary and. Representative branches of the , Legislaturear e the last to receive authentic informatioa, on matters- in- which they are so greatly' cone'etned. . • It will also be seen that the despatches were read by g - r. Dann 4s, and copies furnished 'on 'Wednes day ') but'jhb COMlRtinieatlOn VirfsB made to Parlia me4On,.the.subject until Friday afternoOn ; and theti onlY : kanswer to. interrogatories exhibited by the:reecagnisecl leaders Of her MAJESTY'S :C:whole of Thursday was thus wasted, and the' Premier not Only 'avoided any voluntary Statement,: - but, by absenting himself from the Finn the.early part of the evening, prevented any authentic Information ,from being elicited in the ordinary and constitutional course. objeCtienable system of abrogating the f V4tiaas Of the other ooLordinate branches of ParliAn:ient . and : allOWin* g the Crown, or ra th er its advisers,-reg Possible, ,and irresponsible, to de cide On every questi oues . g Lions; is thus stead p ectin our foreign rela fastly persevered in. If ever there , w2.s• a question the expression of public' feeling might have b een useful, it is that now at issue, between ourselves and the PIERCE-MARCY Government. The voice of pub lic opinion , iodic be appreciated by i ne i of our 0W TOiad, --spea Eng the same language, and V • enjoyinrielifesenth.tive institutions similar to our own. They-are nottrained td the cant of despots —are not infected by the Caburg-German rabies —and will, therefore, not-consider that the argu nlenti of secret diplomacy are in accordance with the pitiptilrti will The measures adopted by the PALMER STON Administration will be considered as of coniiparatiVelY trivial imp niance, inasmuch as they have been taught to believe that any deci sive steps will 130 the signal for its downfall, and the Srtsbiititutioti of a broad-brimmed, drab clothed Cabinet, who will consider an abundant supply of cotto n as far more important than the maintenance of : the, national honour. We need not say, how groat is the misapprehension on this point ; ci and, yet tho cOnseqnences may be of a most mischismous character. We may again drift into a war of a far more formidable description ' than that which has so recently terminated, from igno- 1 ;. ~ rauce respecting the true - state of affairs, and the Actual direction of the popular will. It Will be Another heavy tribute to red-tapism—a deplorable sacrifice at the blood-stained shrine of the inex orable demon of routine. Procrastination appears to be the order of the day on every point- Her MAJESTY'S Govern ment, although they must have been well aware of the more than probable movement of the PIERCE-MARCY Cabinet, have not as yet been able to make up their minds as to the course to be adopted. In such a case, where promptir,ude and letermination were of vital consequence, not a single hour should have been lost ; and the inter view at which Mr. DALLAS corn nunicated the gross insult offered by those of whom he was the repreisentative, should also have witnessed the in timation that his presence at the Court of her Britannic MAJESTY would be dispensed with. The golden opportunity has, however, been lost, and any step now taken will display a painful amount of indecision and irresolution, and s-erve only to confirm Mr. PIERCE in his determination to carry out his electioneering dodge to the uttermost. Nor can the Opposition pride itself on greater readiness for action. Although it had, through the columns of the public journals—the only class that will come well out of the difficulty—ample premonitory warnings, the Honourable Gentleman the Member for Inverness, who had been put forward as its champion, was unwilling to avail himself of the constitutional opening that offered on Monday. He could not be properly prepared by that day, and had to beg for an appointment at a later date. Thursday has been, accordingly, fixed for the discussion, and four valuable days have thus been lost in order that the Honourable Gentleman might get up a more elaborate state ment, which will be far less valuable than a few earnest sentences springing directly from the heart, and showing the true feeling without dis guise or premeditation. We are not surprised that L )rd PALMERSTON should, under such circumstance; stick closely to red-tapism, and haughtily reply to the question of an independent member, Mr. HADFIELD, " that the practise of the Government of this country was to act on their own responsibility— to take the course they may think right." This sentiment was actually cheered by those who call themselves the representatives of the People of Great Britain, and who thus applauded the con tumelious abnegation of their constitutional rights. What can we expect from such a body ? 0 _Tilt not the next appeal to the country be responder to by a very large infusion of new blood ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL very properly complained of the palpable surrender of the privileges of th., House, and very improperly of the lead taken by the newspapers. He had no remedy, however, to offer for either matter. On the latter pint it is surely time for new leaders to step in when the old ones have abandoned the position pre viously occupied. The case of Great Britain would not be very enviable if its Fourth Estate had not proved itself more efficient and faithful than some of its elder brethren. In the present instance, we repeat the demand already put for ward. Let the dismissal of Mr. auras forth with follow that of Mr. CRAMPTON. Every hour's delay on this point must be seriously prejudicial to the national honour and the national interests. The Emperor ALEXANDER is the very prince of good fellows. All he wants is his own way, and if the Poles will let him have it he will give them all sorts of good things in return. And really they must be 'scurvy fellows if they don't. Only think of the EMPEROR'S condescension in giving them the option. The lineal heir of the god NICHOLAS, who pronounced them a pack of rebels, and whose wisdom, longer than his life, is to be for ever cherished, talking to the bearded reprc hates after this fashion.! What are the Greek Archbishops about that Te Deltas to their terres. 7rial idol are not forthcoming ? The prince of good fellows—the Emperor of them rather. He posts to. Warsaw —and posting is no joke in Russia—to see his dear naughty Poles. Actually goes to the ball they were com pelled to give in his honour-Lpositively is so good natured as to tell them the next day' how pleased he had been to find himself among them —and, oh, "it was a beautiful, ball !" The unction that now and then accompanies language is lost in leaden types. How one would have melted had one heard the imperial tones, and witnessed the imperial grace accompanying their utterance. We could hug this fellow, he is so very good ! The introductory over, listen to him ! "Of course, you have heard what I mean to do for you, if you'll do as I wish you ; nevertheless, I'll tell you again. I, the son of my father, the head of my house, the Emperor of RussrA." Harken I " I is my conviction that the welfare of Poland de mands that she 'should rem sin for ever united with the great family of the E nperors of Russia. Whilst Poland preserve 4 her rights and iustitu tions as they were, bestowed upon her by my father, I have a steadfast will to do good to and promote the weal of the country. I intend secur ing to this country whatever can be advantageous to it, and whatever my father had granted to it ; but it depends upon you, Gentlemen, to facilitate :1 y doing so." Open your ears, Nobles and Gentlemen, and shut your eyes In IlEavEN's name, how ever, let your logical faculties go to sleep. It is the Emperor of Russta that is speaking—" In order to prove to you that I have thought of bringing with me some alleviations of the state of Poland, I inform you that I have just permitted all the emigrants who desire it to return. They may be sure of being left undisturbed here ; their civil rights will be restored to them, and they will not be subjected to any court of inquiry (et on sae les traduira pas devant des comites d'enquete.) I hive made only one exception : I have excluded those who, for soma years past, have not ceased conspiring against us. All those who return will, upon . good behaviour, for three years, even be enabled 'to make themselves useful to their country, by entering the civil service. (Three rounds of cheering.)" Three rounds of &leering ! you knaves--three times three and ono cheer more were too few to express the gratitude you ought to feel to this " honey-dear" prince ! Listen yet further—it goes to his heart, but he is compelled to warn you—his very lova for you compels him—" But tiociveall, gentlemen, do you so act that what is g(xitt Islay be possible, and that I may not be corustriaea. to curb and pun i s h yott. Have you understo o d , more agre ea b le t is far more accept a b le marshal ? Gl a d o f i t. It is always ome to rewar d t h an punish. It to me, as upon th e present occasion, to have c ause for sa ti s f act i on. " It is pert, you to smile, gentlemen, but don't grin. An Emperor, however tame and good natured he may please , to 1) ; i s an Emperor after all. The scent of blood is in his nostrils, and if aggravated there is death in his right hand. Hear further—" But know also, gentlemen, that wh en necessary I shall know how to Punish with sevecrity.” Hip, hip, hurrah ! ad libitum. What other advice can we give the Poles, to whom the amnesty is offered, but to scamper off to Poland and accept the mercy of this most amiilble and generous of Emperors, as fast as pos- Bible ; and what to the entire pevle—ba accept the E3IPEROR'S grace on his own terms. Cu anything ba more retsonable than what he requires in return for the Imperial benefits he means to confer on you ? All he asks is, that you confess yourselves culprits, cease to be Poles, and aid hitn in the utter denationalisation of Poland ! What is his country to the refugee who can't see it? What its history and associations to him ? What to a nation of freemen con verted into slaves ? By the blood of ten thou sand martyred patriots, and the dying shriek of KOSClUSKO—nothing at all ! Haste, then, to confession ; desecrate the shrines of your pa triots ; brand their memory with infamy ; and, ceasing to be Poles, vow to become the loyal sub jects of the EIIPEROR on the grave of Poland. There be Englishmen who will blame you if you don't—men who in your case would not have waited long enough for such good terms. Think of it. You have but to throw to the dogs what some may b 3 supposed to de signate " a few historical ideas," and promise to be dutiful to the CZAR, and the Imperial favour shall rest on you, and you shall herd on equal terms henceforth with the Cossack or the Mus covite serf for ever "You'll rot in foreign climes, or expire beneath the knout first." Well, there is no accounting for tastes. Yet, such a delightful Emperor—" sod—d good-natured !" The supplemental Naval Estimates were last night presented to the House of Commons by the First Lord of the Admiralty. It is satisfactory to be even told that it is the intention to main tain the Navy in a perfectly efficient state, and that it is not contemplated to reduce it to what is called " a permanent peace establishment" within the present year. We confess that we should, however, greatly have preferred seeing no reduc tion whatever in the naval working staff, the able-bodied seamen, who are ready and willing, as well as competent, to maintain the honour of the country at a time when our relations with the Government of the United States are in such a complicated condition. Should war unfortunately occur, it will be decided almost exclusively by the maritime forces of both countries. Our wooden walls are, there fore, all important ; and yet this is the moment selected for a large diminution of the most efficient and least expensive portion of the esta blishment. Twenty thousand seamen are to be paid off. Sir CHAREES WOOD explained that the real reduction would be but fourteen thousand, inasmuch as six thousand of the num ber voted by Parliament in the earlier estimates had not been raised. But still fourteen out of seventy is a large proportion, or, rather, fourteen out of fifty-four—for the marines are still to be continued at their increased strength--is a formidable diminution, amounting to more than 25 per cent. on the entire number Nor is it merely the loss of these trained and effi cient seamen that is to be deplored. We transfer the larger number to our adversaries, who will gladly avail themselves of the valuable element which we have so recklessly flung aside. Dis regarding all the signs of the tines, and the ominous cloud resting over the Western horizon, we deliberately sacrifice to the red-tapist Moloch those of whom their country may well be proud who have shown themselves the moat faithful and efficient defenders of its rights. The men reduced are chiefly those who have fulfilled five years' service, who have completed the contract into which they entered with the country. It is true that they had the best right to a discharge, if it were to be regarded as a favour ; but they were the last who ought to be cut adrift if they desired to remain. A. short leave of ab sence would have satisfied all their wishes, and they would gladly have returned at the end of a fe a' weeks or months, rejoiced to serve again under their old officers and the flag that they love. But this opportunity is withheld. They aro summarily dismissed to seek for employment wherever it can be obtained over the wide world. Perhaps to be compelled, from the pressure ofinexorable necessity, to fight against their native land and the brethren with whom they have formerly served. We may c 111 such men traitors, but these who expose them to temptation are the real criminals. We know that they are anxiously sought for in the Ameri can navy--that the language and habits, as well as the superior pay and advantages offered at the other side of the Atlantic, operate as great induce ments to enter their names. But with this know• ledge, in the face of the despatch announcing the summary dismissal of Mr. CRAMPTON, and the grievous insult offered to the English Govern ment, Sir CHARLES WOOD takes credit for eco• nomy in getting rid of what he tells us is nominally 20,000, but really but 14,000 experienced sea men. The worst feature in the else is the unanimity with which the House of Commons accepted the sacrifice. All were ready to receive his prohs sims as unquestionable proofs—to endirse the diminished bill as evidence of further progress in the same direction. Not a single • advocate raised his voice on behalf of these gallant men, who are either to starve not in the service of their un grateful country, or to tak) up arms agtinst her. A spurious economy, a penny-wise -and-pound. foolish policy prevailed, and those who were ready to approve of any Court job yielded a ready as sent to the disposer of 14,000 able seamen ! This is another illustration of the manner in which Vie Musa of Commons fulfils its duties, and represents the wants and wishes of the country. The dispersal of 14,000 seamen is not a matter to be regarded with levity or effected without urgent and energetic remonstrance. The Hereditary Grand Duke and the other sons of the Emperor of Russia are to go in the course of the summer to Hapsal, in Esthoniss, for sea bathing, and apartments have already been taken for them there in the house of Count de la Gardie. It was rumoured that the Empress would pass some weeks with them, and that the Emperor would also pay them a visit The elections in East Flanders, Hainault, Liege, and Litnbourg, for the partial renewal of the Belgian Cham ber of Representatives, have just terminated. The Emancipation, of Brussels declares that the conservative party has obtained a memorable triumph. It only lost one of its candidates, M. Nothomb, Minister of Justice, who was obliged to yield to another conservative. The Independance of Brussels, in allusion to the above re sult, says :—" We cannot dispute facts ; in the electoral conflict which has just taken place, the lib2ral party was defeated. This avowal causes us no more embarrassment than the fact itself excites discouragement. The grave check sustained at Thuin by the clerical party, in the parson of the Minister of Justic e , does not suffice t) compensate for those which have befallen our political friends in other arrondissements. We admit this with out hesitation," The following appears in the Philadelphia North, American of the 15th May :—" Again in trouble.—H. Hertz, the individual IN ho figured on the British enlist ment trills in this city, was before Alderman. Hibbard on Tuesday. charged with fraudulently obtainiug money from John Cosgrove. The sum obtained was 150 dole. The accuse I was held in 500 doll. bail to answer at court." This is the notorious person on whose unsup ported statement (so fully refuted by the proofs of his perjury lately published in the corre , pondence laid be fore the House of C)rnmons)the United States' Govern ment demanded the recall of Mr. Mathew, her Majesty's issul at Philadelphia. MINING INTELLIGENCE.—The mining share market has not been so very active this week, though numerous inquiries bays been made for shares. The heavy divi dend stocks have been offering at rather lower rates, with the exc ption of Devon Great C msols, which main tain's its price. Trelawny and Mary Ann both inquired after, and a large business transacted in the former, at 29 to 30; the latter at 36 to 37. Alfred Consols reached .7 1 1 50,1tritoa1.16.f, but riatth e price was not maintained, although the lode st ill continues worth SO/. per al.—Mining EXECUTION OF PALMER , (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) STAFFORD, SATURDAY, JUNE 14. At 8 o'clock this morning William Palmer was executed in front of the County Gaol in this town for the murder of John Parsons Cook. He denied the justice of his sentence to the last, but in a manner which left the impression on all who heard him that he had something on his mind which ho would not disclose. Contrary to all usage he was hung in the prison dress, but that was not intended as an indignity, and simply aroso from the circumsttuce that the clothes in which he was tried were left in London, and no others had been since supplied to him. His bearing in the last supreme moment of his life elicited the amazement of all who witnessed it. When the fatal hour arrived, and the melancholy procession was formed which conducted him from his cell to his doom, he marched along with a jaunty air and a tripping gait, and, though the distance be had to traverse was considerable, he maintained this bold front to the last, stepped lightly up the stairs leading to the gallows, took his place on the drop, and confronted the vast multitude below, not without emotion, but without anything like bravado. The work of the executioner was coolly and skilfully performed, and the culprit died in a few moments, and almost without a struggle. From 20,000 to 30,000 people, from the whole surrounding neighbourhood, assembled to witness the spectacle, and their demeanour was marked on the whole by unusual order. Barriers were erected at intervals in the different thoroughfares leading to the gaol to lessen the pressure of the crowd, and 160. - of the county constabulary, under the direction of Mr. Hatton, the chief constable, were stationed in companies at all the salient points in the vicinity to maintain order, assisted by 150 special constables, sworn to act on the occasion. It rained heavily and incessantly nearly the whole night. So early as 9 o'clock in the evening a great crowd, in spite of the rain, had taken up all the best positions in front of the barriers, with the intention of remaining until morning, but the comfortless state of the weather gradually wore out their patience, and before mid night they had almost wholly dispersed, while for an hour or two afterwards only a few policemen were to be seen on the ground. As the morning advanced, however, the people poured into the town in great force, and kept constantly increas ing as the hour fixed for the execution drew near. In the dead of night the scaffold, a huge mov able machine, was drawn up in front of the en trance of the prison, and placed in position. About seven o'clock last night Thomas and George Palmer, the brothers of the culprit, visited him for the last time, accompanied by Miss Palmer, his sole surviving sister, and the interview lasted several hours. Yesterday morning Mr. Smith, his solicitor, was summoned by telegraph from London to Stafford, at Palmer's earnest request, and he ar rived here at half-past 10 o'clock last night, and had an interview with the convict, in the presence of Major Fulford, the Governor of the gaol. The prisoner had declined to retire to rest until Smith came, and from that circumstance and the anxiety he had shown to have him sent for it was supposed that he had some important communication to make to him ; but it was not so. On going into the cell, the Governor in formed 'Palmer that if he had anything con fidential to say on family affairs to Mr. Smith, he (the Governor) would keep it a secret. The prisoner replied that he had not, and he hoped the Governor would lose no time in publishing all he said. He also added, all he had to say was to thank Mr. Smith for his great exertions--the officers of the prison fur their kindness to him—and that Cook did not die from strychnine. Major Fulford expressed a hope that in his then awful condition he was not quibbling with the question, and urged him to say "Aye" or " No," whether or not he murdered Cook. He answered directly that Lord Campbell " summed up for poisoning by strychnine." The Governor retorted, it was of no importance how the deed was done, and asked him to say yes or no to the question. Palmer said he had nothing more to add. He was quite easy in his conscience, and happy in his mind. This is the governor's version of the con versation ; but upon the material point Mr. Smith stated last night, just after leaving the con vict, that what Palmer said to him was, " I am innocent of poisoning Cook by strychnine; and all I ask is, that you will have his body examined, and that you will see to my mother and boy." This unfortunate child, it may be remarked, ,was ry:en yesterday engaged in an innocent gambol with his nurse at a window of his grandmother's house at Rugeley overlooking the public road, wholly unconscious of his father's fate, and little reckoning that on the morrow his own orphanage would be completed. The brother and sister lingered in his cell until nearly midnight, when they embraced him for the last time with an in tensity of agony it were difficult to describe. Tee convict retired to rest early in the morning, and slept two hours and a half, when he was visited again by Mr. Goodacre, the chaplain; be tween 5 and 6 he had soma tea, but without eat ing anything with it. The chaplain saw him re peatedly until the hour of his execution, accom panied by the Rev. Mr. Sneyd, a clergyman in I the neighbourhood, who had visited him once or twice during the week. Shortly after 7 he had another cup of tea, and to the turnkey who gave it him, and who asked him how he wag, he re plied he was quite comfortable. As he was about to leave his cell for the last time, he said, in reply to the High Sheriff, that ho denied the justice of his sentence, and asserted that he was a murdered man. These were about the last words he ui ;ered. Palmer was received with a deafening round of curses, shouts, hootings, oaths, and execrations-- cries, shrieks, groans, rose from the raging mob. The populace, infuriated, tore the air with cla mours—" Murderer !" "Poisoner !" " Blood !" were loudly shouted and screamed in hideous mockery. The miners and colliers seemed mad dened with excitement. The prison bell tolled forth the hour of his irre vocable doom, and in a few minutes he had for feited his life for a foul and atrocious murder, with which his name will ever be identified in the criminal history of this country. PALUEIt AT TWELVE O'CLOCK LAST NIG Mr. John Smith, of Birmingham, remained in London yeSterday until the latest moment, endeavouring to oh taro a respite. lie then, at the earnest solicitation of the prisoner, started for Stafford ;. but being too late for the Express Train from London, he proceeded to Wol verhampton, whence he posted to Stafford Gaol. It was half past ten at night before be arrived. The result of his interview with the condemned man is stated in the following telegraphic despatch, which reached a friend in London at half-past one : " My interview ended in Palmer's making me pledge myself that Cook's body should be exhumed, and that he was never poisoned by strychnia. Palmer was as cool, as though any ordinary question had been discussed. "God help him !" Whatever hopes STAFFORD, Friday Evening. the: Week that th e exertions of William Palaver's might have been entertained early in to obtain a respite of his sentence, would be crowned with success, are now dissipated. There appears to be no doubt that, in a few hours from this time, the wretch ed criminal will cease to exist. Whether the tale of the Rugeley mysteries will receive any solution by the death of the chief culprit remains to be seen. The pro bability, however, is that Palmer will make no confes sion. He still asserts his innocence' of the crime of murder ; and the gaol chaplain and Mr. Wright, of Birmingham —the latter a gentleman who humanely , devotes his time to visiting the various prisons through out the kingdom —agree in thinking that he will carry his secret with him to the grave. Palmer's manner since his return to Stafford has not been such as to give any hope that he has turned his attention to the true nature of his awful position. Nothing seems to impress him with the fact that, in a few hours, he must meet his doom. He still clings to the hope that he must be respited, and that at the eleventh hour the Government will interfere in his behalf, and direct his life to be spared until further experiments have been made to determine the presence of strychnine in organic life. When rea soned with on the extreme improbability of such an event, and pressed to disclose his crime, he repeats his declaration that he has nothing to disclose, and that, whatever his offences have been, he has never taken away human life. The Rev. Mr. Goodacre, the gaol chaplain, and the Rev. Mr. Atkinson, the vicar of Rugeley, visited him yesterday, and remained with him for a considerable time. The latter gentleman called five times in the course of the day ; Mr. Wright also called, and it is understood that Palmer, while persist ing in his innocence, let fall an observation from which it was inferred that he might possibly make some statement to the public on the morning of his execution. Re continues to sleep with composure, and to eat his meals with an appetite. The attendiate express their surprise that a man in the position of Meier should he able to sleep as he does for many hours together without interruption. He has occupied himself lately reading the Bible, and has attend e d th e d a ily serv i ces i n t h e chapel. Major Fulford, the governor of the gaol, re ceived some intelligence from the Home-office on Wed nesday evening, which induced him to communicate with the prisoner's brothers, Mr. George Palmer of Rugeley, and the Rev. Thomas Palmer, of Lichfield, both of whom had an interview-with the prisoner yester day. A person named Heywood, who married one of Palmer's sisters (since deceased), was also admitted to an interview. The execution, which is to take place at eight o'clock to-morrow morning, has excited an extraordinary amount of interest in the Midland counties. The last execution at Staffordtook place about fouryearaago, when a man named Moore, a " tramp," was hanged for the murder of an old man and woman, at a place called Ashflat, two miles from the town. The murder was perpetrated with great atrocity, the culprit having endeavoured to conceal his crime by burning the dwelling of his victims. The crowd collected on that occasion exceeded 30,000 per sons; but it is believed that the multitude which will pour into the town to-night will far exceed that number. The inhabitants occupying houses in the neighbourhood of the gaol have made extensive arrangements to meet the public demand for seats. The building is, to a great extent, isolated ; and, as few houses overlook the principal entrance in front of which the drop is to be erected, scaffoldings, with raised seats, have been con structed in the adjoining gardens. Tne owners of the property state that, in consequence of the very confined space in front of the gaol, the crowd will take possession of their gardens in irresistible force, and that any attempt to exclude them by violent means will be out of the question. Under these circumstances, they intend to make a virtue of ne cessity, and submit with composure to the sacrifice of their vegetables and currant bushes. Fruit trees and gooseberry bushes have been ruthlessly cut down, to leave an uninterrupted view of the spectacle ; stages are erected with ascending rows of seats, at every point from which a glimpse can be obtained ; and scant ing have been placed on the roofs and parapets of the houses, to give greater accommodation to the more enthusiastic portion of the multitude. The authorities connected with the gaol delayed the final arrangements for the execution as long as possible, in order to save the un happy prisoner from hearing the preparations, and to avoid expense should a reprieve arrive. A few seats were erected on Wednesday within a sort of enclosure, directly opposite the gaol, which it was understood would be reserved for the authenticated representatives of the public press, but the chairman of the visiting jus tices (Capt. Whitby) interfered, for some reason not yet explained, and by his direction the seats were removed yesterday, and it is now stated that no person, not offi eially connected with the execution, can be admitted to any part of the gaol premises. Extraordinary preparations have been made in the town for the reception of the multitude. The hotels, inns, and public-houses will be open throughout the night, and all the factories in the neighbourhood of Staf ford, and also at Stoke, Dudley, Walsall, and the towns in what is called the " Black Country," will be closed. The person to officiate as executioner is a man named Smith, a shoemaker, residing at Dudley. He has acted for many years as executioner iu the district, and is de scribed as being an expert and skilful practitioner. He generally comes to the town at night, in the disguise of a cattle drover, and takes his departure as mysteriously as he came. The witness Newton, whose evidence at Palmer's trial and subsequent admissions have formed the subject of so much conversation, is no longer in the service of Mr. Salt. He is still, however, residing at Rugeley. A great number of persona continue to visit that place. Palmer's former residence is shown to visitors for a fee of Is. ; and during the late fair the small white pebbles with which the passage up to the hall door is p sved were sold to the curious in such matters for 6d each. The tree overhanging Cooke's grave, in the new churchyard, has also been the obj-ct of a good deal of attention, and a con siderable portion of it has been carried away by visitors. The prisoner's two brothers were to be admitted to him again to-day to have a final interview, but up to 7 o'clock they had not arrived. He still asserts his inno• once, and Major Fulford, the governor of the gaol, is of opinion that, if he makes any statement at all, he will make it to him in private. The general impression, how ever, of those in communication with him is, that he will probably yield to the only influences likely to have any weight with him, and remain silent on the subject of his crime. Mrs. Palmer (the pi isoner's mother) has not seen him since his return to Stafford, and it is not probable that any interview will now take place between them. It is rumoured here that the whole family in tend to leave the country, and take up their resi dence on the continent. It is satisfactory to know that the feeling in Stafford is decidedly in favour of the conviction of the prisoner. That he was popular among the humbler classes in the neighbourhood of Staf ford and Rugeley there can be no doubt, and it is more than probable that, if he had been tried at the assizes here, he woull have had a better chance of acquittal. It would seem that one of the places which Palmer was in the habit of frequenting when in London was a well known public-house in the Walworth-road. He was in the habit of visiting this house with Cook, " and two other gentlemen," and whenever he came he called for a private room, and pens and paper. He used to make small bets with and for the people of the tavern, and it is stated that he was generally punctual in discharging any liabilities arising out of them. The Rev. Mr. Sneyd, of Ripston, has visited Palmer several times since his return to Rugeley. He appears pleased to see the rev, gentleman, but avoids any men tion of the crime for which he has, been convicted. The high sheriff of the county, Lieut.-Colonel Dyott, and Mr. Hand, the under-sheriff, had an interview with Palmer at five o'clock this afternoon. He appeared quite composed, and exchanged a few words with them on the subject of his fate, The high sheriff told him that there was not the least prospect of the royal cle mency being extended to him, and assured him that he must prepare himself to die. Palmer received the intelligence unmoved. Great numbers of persons are coming into the town at this hour (seven o'clock), and some have already taken their places in front of the gaol, to await the execution. IRELAND. DUBLIN, FRIDAY MORNING. ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT. According to the Evening Post, a bill for the continuance of the Encumbered Estates Court will be introduced this session. The Chief Commis sioner and his staff are to be done away with, and the court, with increased powe r s (b u t w ith appea l in all cases) , to be carried on u n d er t wo commis sioners, to be removed to the Four Courts Build ings, where greater facilities will be afforded for the attendance of the profession generally. THE TIPPERARY BANK. The pending motion to restrain the official manager of the Tipperary Bank from paying the dividend to the creditors on Tuesday, and for the appointment of a receiver over the-assets of th• bank, has been fixed for to-morrow (Saturday) in the Rolls Couit. - BANK OF The half-yearly meeting of the Court of Proprie tors was held yesterday. a The report of the direc tors recommended that a dividend of 41 per cent. for the half-year and also a bonus of 5 per cent. be paid to the proprietors, after which a sum of 23,0001. would be added to the rest fund. An amendment was moved that the dividend be O per cent., instead of the dividend and bonus recom mended in the report. This proposition was made for the purpose of preventin g litigation between the sev era l par ti es w h o might have claims, present or reversionary, to the dividends. The amendment was negative I, and the original motion carried almost unanimously. The Royal West India steamer La Plata, which is hourly expected wi' h the West India and Pacific mails, will bring borne an immense cargo, in consequence of the last West India packet having been obliged to leave all her cargo at S. Thomas through being so full of specie. POSTAGE 10 EGYPT.—By a Treasury warrant which appeared in last night's Gazette, it is ordered that the British postage, on a letter not exceeding the weight of half an ounce, to or from Egypt, via Marseilles, by British packet boat, or via Southampton to Egypt, or via Malta, shall be sixpence ; and letters sent from Egypt to any p or t i n the United Kingdom, on their wa3 to' any colony or foreign country, shall be chara , d sixpence in additi on to the po4a,ge between the United Kingdom and their final destination. Letters pasting through France, in addition to the sixpence, will have to pay the French postage. Above hale' an ounce, two rates of postage will be charged ; above one ounce, four] tatos; above two ounces, three ; and 90 on. • LATEST NEWS. TRIESTE, JUNE 13 Accounts have just been received from Constan tinople to the sth. Christians had been ad mitted to take part in the processions of the fete of the Bairam, and also at the ceremony of kissing the hand of the Sultan. ATHENS, JUNE 7. Some diligences conveying passengers from the PirDeus to this city have been attacked and pil- laged by brigands. A sanguinary conflict had taken place between a band of those deprelators and a French patrol. DRESDEN, JUNE 7, EVENING. Baron de Bourqueney, the French Ambassador at the Court of Vienna, and the Grand Vizir Aali Pacha, arrived here to-day from Paris. M. de Bourqueney will remain here for some days, but Aali Pacha left immediately for Vienna. FRANCE. PARIS, FRIDAY. A Council of Ministers was held yesterday at Saint Cloud, at which the Emperor pre;ided. The Moniteur says :—" A rumour has been put in circulation that the Government proposed to present to the Legislative Body a bill for a loan. This statement is completely unfounded." In order not to impede the circulation of the public on Sunday evening the ball at the Hotel de Ville is postponed to Monday evening. Prince Napoleon arrived at Havre yesterday 'by the two o'clock train with a suite of 15 persons, all of whom are to accompany his Imperial Higfh ness in his scientific tour. The whole party first visited the Acing _Hortense, and afterwards the Cocyte. His Royal Highness passed the night at Havre. The Moniteur says :--" The apprehensions which had been entertained as to the fate of the crops in the neighbourhood of Paris in consequence of the heavy rains have happily turned out to be groundless. The wheat and the rye look very fine, the ears being large and in good condition. The roots for forage are also in a thriving state. Under the influence of the warm weather which has prevailed for seine days past, this state of things will go on improving, and an abundant har vest may be hoped for." Subscriptions in favour of the sufferers by the inundations have been opened in Belgium, Ho]- land, Savoy, and Switzerland. We read in a Paris letter, in the Independance of Brussels : "M. Dillon, formerly consul of France at Honolulu and San Francisco, has been nominated consul-general charge-d'affaires at Port au-Prince' Haiti, in plac e o f M. M ax i mo R ay b au d , retired. He left at once for his post. If lam well informed he has received instructions to as sure the Government of the Dominican Republic that it need feel no f ear o f th e pretensions of Soulouque, pretensions which, as is known, have not been justified by military success. This atti tude of the French G - merriment is in accordance with its traditional policy." THE BOURSE, June 13.—The following were the closing quotations : Cash. ft. s. Erd oflionts ii per Cents 93 50 —f. --e. 3 per Cents 7O 80 71 20 New Loan 7l Bank Shares 4,050 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,785 lustrian Belgian Fivos 974 Spanish Threes Piedmontese (5). 92 50 dome Debt ..... Ranwe re—rou CAsa. fr. c. ft. Orleans - Northern 11,20 Strasbueg Lyons Idediterranean 1,600 Grand Central Lyons Geneva BO3 50 Testa . — Cette 772 50 Austrian C0rn....... 880 —» PRUSSIA. According to the Bourse Gazette of Berlin the episcopal conferences at Vienna will be terminated towards the end of the month ; after which the Cardinal Archbishop of Vienna is to go to Rometo submit the decisions come to to the sanction of the Pope. A letter from Berlin, in the Dresden Journal, says :—" It had been said that Prince Charles would represent the King of Prussia at the corona tion of the Emperor Alexander. It now appears that this decision has been changed, and that the mission will be filled by the young Prince Frede rick William, actually in London. It is reported that before leaving Berlin, the Emperor Alexander despatched one of his adjutants, Count Albelinski, to Paris, in order to convey to the Emperor the grand cross of the Order of St. Andrew. AUSTRIA. A letter from Vienna, in the Constitutionnel, says :—" It is not France alone that has suffered by inundations ; several provinces of this empire have been ravaged by storms and floods of rain, which have continued for more than a month." A letter from Vienna of the Bth, in the Bourse Gazette of Barlin, says :—" I learn from a very good source that the government of the Holy Father has given assurances to the cabinets of Vienna, France, and London, that it is firmly de termined to effect in theadministration of his States all the reforms compatible with the existing situation. It expresses the hope that it may count on the energetic support of France and Austria. The Papal communication is stated to have pro duced a very favourable impression on the govern ments to which it was addressed." ITALY. The .Risorgimento of Turin, of the 10th, an nounces that• General de Lamarmora is to be appointed Minister of War as soon as the distribu tion of medals to the troops has taken place. We read in the Correspondence Italienne of Turin that the Austrian troops have established a camp at Barlassina, near Milan, for the purpose of exercising the troops. The Genoa papers contain some interesting de tails concerning the banquet given to the troops by the city of Genoa, which we mentioned yes terday. 5,000 men who had returned from the Crimea were entertained in the public garden of Agaasola. Four oxen were roasted whole for the occasion, and served up with the other dishes. A triumphal arch had been erected, adorned with the Sardinian, French, English, and Turkish flags. General La Marmora was present, and proposed a toast to the Sardinian army, expressing a wish " that it might find another battle-field and another cause to fight for." EGYPT. A letter from Alexandria, of the 31st nit., says: •" The Viceroy has decreed the re-establishment of the Medical School and all the medical service at Cairo. The Medical School, in which disorders had sprung. up, especially under the government of Abbas Pacha, was suppressed on the accession of Mohammed Said ; but he always intended to reor ganise it, and the presence of Dr. Colt Bey, who returned to Egypt some time ago, has caused him to do so now. The new school will he directed by Dr. 'Layer, a German physician. The institu tion will be much more complete than the I re cedinff one ; and civil and military hospitals, cabi• nets of chemistry, physic, and natural history will be annexed to it—as will also a botanical garden and a garden of acclimation, which in such a climate as that of Egypt, partaking partly of that of Southern Europe, partly that of India, will render great services. The site of the school is be tween Cairo and Boulak, on the banks of the Nile ; it is the large edifice of the Mablada, which for merly served as a washing establishment and a linen manufactory. There is to be a service of omnibuses to convey the sick from the gratuitous consulting rooms to the hospital. Another praise worthy measure has been adopted —the Christian soldiers of the army are to be allowed to attend their own places of worship on Sundays and holi ,lay s. The establishment of buoys in the port of Alexandria, which was commenced in November last, is now terminated, and vessels can enter and leave without pilots. Plans with explanatory notes are about to be lithographed and published by order o f the Viceroy. Measures are being taken for lighting the port, and will shortly be carried into execution. At present vessels which arrive in the evening are obliged to remain off the port during the night, as it would be dangerous to enter in the 'lark. Prince Halim Pacha, governor of the Soudan, has returned here, to obtain his brother's Approbation to certain measures which he contem plates carrying into effect." THE DANUBIAN PRINCIPALITIES. The Moldavian Gazette, the official organ of the Government, publishes in its number of the 29th \lay the farewell message of Prince Ghika to the Divan, and the reply of the latter. The Piince, titer recapitulating the acts of his administration, thus concluded : "This, gentlemen, is a sketch of the principal improve. ments operated in the various departments during our seven years' administration, which we may remember with satisfaction. Nevertheless, a sentiment of grief ig mixed up with our joy. Events have not permitted us to realise for the public good all that our patriotism and solicitude had d es i re d. O ur b e l o ved country will , however, we trust, give us credit for them. It is always difficult to accomplish good, but above all in critical moments such as we have pay lr ed through. Let us 'Pe that the end of our trials has arrived, and'that . the m a ; ment is near when the ancient rights of onr country will be re-Pstabllshed under the auspices of the sovereign Court and of the great European Powers, when our frontiers will be extended and our constitution ,tren s formed according to our wants." The Divan thus replied to the above passage "In taking into consideration the works undertaken by your Highness, the Divan recognises that 9° ll ' Prince, have sustained the rights of tbe country, ha ve prepared tbe way for a flourishing future by many ame' horations, some of which have been realised and other; prjected. You have nu.taioed the ancient 1400 of our country before Europe ; and by advocating the union of the two Pi incipalities . you have defended tbe. fundamental condition of the grandeur and glory 01 Roumania, and its only guarantee of a real and lasting existence.' The Divan, we repeat, cannot sufficientilf tha'.k you for all that you h ave e ff ec t e d for the, good °f the country. , . There exists a tribune above that of burne n passions, which judges with impartiality the actions or every man and hands them down to the notice•of future generations. That; tribune is history, and tbe.glory °i your actions pertains to it. We believe firmly with r er n 'Highness, that the moment i s a t b an d when our anc ient rights will be re-established, and when our constitation will be reorganised in conformity with the wants of th e country." TURKEY. Mite CONSTANTINOPLE, May 30.—Yesterday w a s a a day of festivities. The English celebrated thf birthday of the Queen, th e F renc h the Fete-rfri, e ,%; and the Turks had a di s t r ib u ti on of medals for campaign in Roumelia. A salvo of artillery in the morning served 11 $ an introduction to the English festival. At 1104311 ,p a b il ; other announced the l e ve e a t th e Embassy ' ph whole corps diplomatique, headed by the /r an i, Ambassador, and a great number of Englis". o cers of the regular a rm y, as we ll as o f the Gernt r Legion, the Turkish C on ti ngen t , an d the irregg e Osmanli Horse, were pr esen t. Th e s p a ce from outward gate to the door of the palace was line 4 le a detachment of G uar d s an d Hi g hl an d e rs, * i t• the band of the Germau Jarrers played in the a c t In the evening Lo r d Stratford 6 gave a grand ner to celebrate her M a j es t y ' s bi r thd a y, to wo 1 " 0 , all the English military and naval officers of 81 .1„P , . rior rank and the m os t p rom i nen t amon g the D rl tish residents were invited. PERSIA. the A letter from Teheran, of the Ist May, iQ the Moniteur, says :—" The news of the birth 01 Prince Imperial only reached this city 011 tP g. 25th ult. This event produced a deep il, r p e re sion on the Persian Government, the Mial s vi ee perfectly comprehending that it was a guarall lje for the grandeu r , s t reng th, an d glory d t ; 0 . Emperor Napoleon. As soon as the Shah Was l ye formeti of the wish of the French Minister to D o an audience, his M a j es ty s i gn ifi e d hi s readiness l c receive him immediately, and the reception ta ° 4 place at the Palace o f K asre K a dj an w ith unto% pomp. The King w as sea t e d un d er a cancg ,r°o the terrace of the p a l ace , an d , contrary t o theia of Persian etiquette, which enjoin perfect inn ev3 : e bility on the approa c h o f a f ore i gn Minister,,, Majesty met M. Bouree in the European sty le ' which was regard e d as a pecu li ar mar k of W e i e The Shah also ent ere d i n t o conversat i on w ith t I French Minister, and inquired int o many eircu er stances connected with the Emp eror . On the f t l i . lowing day the F renc h *%limster received congr i s '', l l latory visits fr om th e P ers i an Mi n i sters a nd the foreign diplomatic agents, and in the evae l b ti they again assembled a t a gran d b anque t given f M. Bouree." SPAIN. The Madrid journali of the Bth contain nothing worth mentioning, except that at an early hou r : to the morning of that day a num b er o f l a bour thought fit to rais e i n th e C a b e d e T o l e d o the of " Hurrah for the Republic ! " but being iirr o i diately attacked by a detachment of the liati" o f guard which happen e d t o b e pass i ng, severa lkr) them were arrested, and the rest compelled to to to flight. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE FULTON. SOUTHAMPTON, SA.TuaDicrt e b The Fulton has arrived from New York wit American mails and advices from New Yor k ' June 1. The Washington co rres p on d en t o f t h e N e w 1 : is Herald, of May 29, says :—Mr. Crampton wag evening officially n o tifi e d o f t h e discontinuance oft his diplomatic relations as Minister from O rel ' Britain, and was furnished with his piss rte' The consuls at New Y or k, Phil a d elphia, an °i it cinnati, were likewi se i n f orme d b y letter o f the dismissal. It is understood that the Caszress proposes tu ° 3 l Government to arbitrate any question of politic geography which may be raised under the Con ti , 3 American treaty ; but declines any general arbi o . . , tion as to the construction of the treaty. The ea; writer, on May 31, says Mr. Crampton has con' cl uded to close the British Embassy, and termini.` diplomatic intercourse between the two Gover n . . ments. The French minister has been the izitiinal,„ and confidential adviser of Mr. Crampton dual the whole matter. The equivocal conduct of Fran ce towards the American officers all foreshadoW t u designs of France and England towards Americei The New York Herald of June 1 says it is said, tb, o , 11 Mr. Crampton ha s arr i ve d at New York, and 1 3 t" guest of the ex-con su l B arc l ay. The Toronto Globe :) on the contrary, sa y s th at M r. Crampton is wait the orders of. his Government in that city o i and adds, " A n y id ea t h at war will grow elite his dismissal can on ly b e ment i oned to be r idi cu le •• The Illinois had arr i ve d f rom Californ i a nearly $2,000,000 in specie. The Americans lied ordered all th e M ex i cans and Petuvians ,411 t., Mariposa cou n ty, an d f a ili ng to comply had uu chered them. Nicaragua is said to be blockaded on the Pacifi c , side by two French vessels of war. The British s hip- o f- war E uryd i ce was a t S a ss' Juan del Norte, overhauling every vessel entering the harbour. Colonel Kenny was in Greyto"/ and his people suffering from want of, in General Walker h as susta i ne d hi mself i n his Pr e ; vious position and a Spanish squ a d ron , consistin of six men - of-war, war, had left H avanna h for Vet s Cruz. It is said that this demonstration is con' netted with the aff a i rs o f C entra l Amer iC a . agent has been sent to Spain to submit to the Government the necessity of immediate actio n ,against General Walker, as a means of preserving . Cuba to the Queen. . A commiision from the / French ship-of-war Pe ne lop e h as b een de s p a tche d to confer with the Costa Ricans. There was no quotable change in the New . 1 7-0 , 1 ! cotton market. Flou r d u ll. Wh eat l ower . F re igu" easier. Foreign exchange active. The Hanover Gazette contains the declaration ° f the congress of Paris on the principles of maritime law, and adds that Han over f u ll y acce d ed to the invitation made to her to adopt it. THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA AND T llll POLISH NOBLES AT WARSAW. The New Prussian Gazette publishes a Secon d speech of the Emperor Alexander to the Pcui s d nobility, delivered on the morning after a gra n ball which took pla ce a t W arsaw, i n the Doi" — k Palace. The Emperor said : " I have come to tell you, gentlemen, that I W i g very glad to fi n d m y se lf yesterday among you . was a beautiful ball ; and I thank you. Of cour ee you have had repeated to you the words I used to the deputation of the nobles, when I received thel a. few days ago. I w ill now aga i n rev e at you lat to / is my conviction th a t th e we lf are of Pohnd derese that she should rema i n f or ever u n ited w ith the Whils t great family of the Emperors of Ru ssia. Poland preserves her rights and institutions as to e r, were bestowed upon h er by m y f at her, I hav e steadfast will to d o goo d t o a n d proLuote the Wet of the country. I intend securing to this country ' whatever can b e a dv an t ageous t o i t, and whatev er my father had granted to it ; but it ,depends uPQ_, you, gentlemen, to facilitate my d o i ng so. I n or de r to prove to you that I have thought of bringolp with me some alleviations o f th e state of Poland , I inform you that I have just permitted. all the eull grants who desire it to return. They nay b e giur t e of being left undi s t ur b e d here ; their civil r i gh t s will be restored t o th em, and they wiLl not be su b " jeuted fro any court o f i nqu i ry ( e t On ?it lea trada ir pas devant d es com i t e s d ' enquete.) I have m e only one exception : I have excluded those wh o , n for some ye ars past, h ave not ceased. consp iru against us. All th ose w h o return will, uPun, goo d to behavi our f or three years, even be enab le d make themselv es use f u l t o th e i r county r, by en t er ing the civil service. (Three rounds o f cheerin,g3 But above all, gentlemen, d o y ou so ao t that vrn i ; #3 is good may be p oss ibl e , an d th at I ma y not coustrained to curb and punish. (He, re the -DT, peror turned round to a marshal.) H a ye you or derstood ? It is always more agr eea bl i 3 to me o reward than punish. It is far more ace, vtable t o e me, as upon the present occasion, t o h ale for satisfaction. But know also, gentlenaenv t he when necessary I shall know how to pulii,oll severity." 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