The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-02 00:00:00

OItEIGN INTELLIGENCE tZM43II:OI FRANCE PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING. as or absolute removals that have t „,:tne mutat ‘"en plac e amc Aor brou.ht to a close the Prefeets of d artTnents are f purifications is exhausted d I, understW.nd that some less " pressure lout," hi directed to save them, share the be few who have already paid the penalty r misconduct F r ,„_ that ti) administration c e centred as it is in th is dele:;ated to the Pr " t is in his own department what When it is remem- tho' -whole of f of the Home- Public - aervieefor which more atten 1 with stric u hraiit‘ .it oh With the regim )ted. t and that each the Ministex ident that there is no branch of id no agents of tho central authimity ird to capacity at France hats not an act of to th h the re attach to EtS SU M e accounta e bodies, for the ma their functions 1 such a system 411 scoriduct recoils on. ) the wrongdoer, nor to e Chief of the S •, but to ti be open to complaint, and mpeeted. What he himself 1 or sanctioned is not a fiction as in he must be always t and everywhere - present. He himself has nmental systems 1 :"I 1 ed it, and he cannot complain of the weight T 7 l be has taken on his own shotildeis i of Prefects is )f the conse 'lll, - ail: tat - - g i ,llees of the great revolution. It dates from the th f ,"of the mouth Piuvoise, year 8, ac c o r d i ng to Republican nomenclature, and which corres f:ds with the 17th of F e b ru a r y, 1800. Th e 'pre -1114,` are named directly by the Chief of the State ; 3 : aro • under the immediate authority' of the k e ° ,'Nfliee ; they-have under them' the sub pre t!, who -administer the territor the'T arrondistements as the pre b y ,:lepart ments ;. and they are as sir üb.divisions s administer ted or advised to thein what eabi net ministers rhls th e sovereign The prefects alone have su authority in their department • they preside h t i r "gilt over tho Prefectoral Councils, and rAk e vote is preponderant. - They are bound. to , a visitation every year of the department, and thiTcler a detailed account of its ,situr.4iou to the etTlV,er of the Interior. They can . suspend the th u ers of the municipal councils; and, in virtue e irnDerial- decree of the 28th March, 1852, - .larged ; and their „,Powers are considerabl into three classes has reference only to A r f lf , • ec Vtolutnents,' but does not affect the powers i llt -l er• It is from the prefects alone that kte,inifiter gets his knowledge of the country, k rt i 8 from their periodical dossiers, or re ctum'', that the Chief of the State becomes ac- N kt ird with the civil and.political, the mo r al and 4, 4al condition of his people. As the principal „ ` ~ri of the executive, the prefect has two species 11 .. "tions. In the first place, ho is charged with itit o "'easures relating to order and the general hi k i re k B f) of which the execution is prescribed to di u3' the Minister; and in the second, he is the tl et °r of the administration of the communes, as at of the department, in all that specially re t . O their herefori, thlt the It is, clea., tOg l i n , l6 , e tY ki o . f such a functionar) °lnd. If ill exercised, i hest Othuttv in a specks of - Sep the Jay be eve' s among advantlges of lit from it a confused rental to a utions should 3 moderation is so impor ich has utablE it, that unded on when ; it may deprive it of th , lation, and there may ree 5 4111 , 1 e of slavery and An 4 ," ean form of g it' probit . over men preju )imated by etc lowever, do ty of a pros )f their utter Y skep short of t , lBrict ay lst glatenTal for criticiasm who is named Prefect of the Somme, , ) ,Itnt du Hamel, removed on his own demand, 2htiv or wrongik, to owe his sness hich thE 'ined the public M. Monzard Sencier r Ina e tanep r. ) 4 . a .tion to his being, in a certain degree, inter ,t I.' sothe of the manif4 Id speculations of that y of all speculators, de Morny ;kop - ',,` O vei ; CaPacity - he is employed, seldom misses "rtunity of turning a penny, and who now ie.titehe t 4l ents the Emperor of the Fren.liat the proud °F St. Petersburg. Such, at all events, is fi rtZl.iag in the department which the new 10 ; 18 appointed to and it is doubt .4l4,ether it will tend to increase his moral 4 • -l ee with the population. 0 1 d e c sta, who has been abruptly di tt tlrtment of the Herault,' is, it is _ oe k tl e ! offenc e — a t l eas t t h e p u blic sp ea k s o f none 'Ati t ilt, I 'p resume , the- unpardonable one of ° l`th e ß incurred the dislike of an influential member :41.4 Cabinet; and the 'principal, if not the only, h tit tributed to his successor, M. Gavinf. is, in the good graces of :the same Cabinet smissed from aid, guilt- (tie P Pomtmentof M. Berard to the department "eux-Sevres, he having been prefect of the 18 looked-upon as quite - the - opposite of !ll,Veernent ; and it is observed that if a prefect It h e s lelnoval he should be absolutely dismis abl 4 erit reward he should not be degraded. . removal of the Baron Petit de la FOsse fron 41,1 te-Vienne is considered by " men of order' `ll r t i illiprudent step ; he had rendered no trifling lo to the - present regime by his resistance to 4 „ b4 ra democratic spirit in his department, and othe f that party whose hopes are c e n t r ed i n qf.i i ," , itt elections express their surprise as well as . la. satisfaction. loyal M. Bourdon from le depart- ( "11`A tt 1 04 More ; he has been affl ► 4 . °l lais sight for the last five years. ) lenteur, we are told, owes his appointment :tin %e ,eiug a protege of the same Cabinet Minister ' ll ll4 lo stility has crushed M. Gavini, and whose h ee has triumphed over every obst ac l e . d'lvoy, the newly appointed prefect V ienne, cannot be charged with inexperience But it is doubted 3 Deux-Sevres should h 3 taken Oa. lipubiic functionary illy "lb 111,r I to with those Ivh I with le total .' ll inistei al career will increase se iutcrest be is called sub prefect of d ; he was then prefect ;feet at and ps gam V a ware r in which The E a uo doubt great ; but ant of le are and the d not so nediate whose eyes He was formal wiis dismi °lancile), and was dismiss Qt Care 6vas Msrniso; 1 • 44 . He has f)t.t the gauntlet of four dismissals within a rth, at CI-1 /3i htai-''ce of time ; he has, perhaps, been treated t tlee but the people of the N ll '4' a functionary, apparently not suite, ko e ut O f ~ f°ur departments, is considered by the ne, and—dismis ienne com- t e "C Quite good enottv,h for them. 4to„ I v Prefe c t o f the Charentednferieur is M ' N ,: . - 4 ,12 71-1 0 has been promoted from the sub- man was, s'uce, eniployt Ti a wine es lishrnent at irefeet at to was subsequent ment of v lid not sue- Etna where, -on pan be i 8 114ined to the Charente luferieuF yyitU If pub the object of opposing - M. Chasseloup-Lauhat i who will come forward as candidate for the Legislative Corps at " the next election. The policy of such opposition to a man so respect able in every point as M Chasseloup-Laubat is very questionable. M. Chasseloup-Laubat was, moreover, Minister of Marine under the Republie during the Presidence of the present Emperor. Such men should be encouraged rather than , oppose?. The predecessor of M. Boffinton is said to have been dismissed from the depart ment" merely becluse he did not succeed in bringing about the nomination of a son of M. Baroche, as member of the Counci!-General of the same departthent. Such are a few of the criticisms passed on these new nominations. If well founded it is clear they have not given as complete satisfaction as would be desired. People still anixiously look for the future changes, as they are not expected to step here. _ _ _ It is rumoured that the friends of M. 7 rhie:T3 in tend putting him forward as a candidate at the nex election for the Seine Inferieure ; M. M. Duehate ( brother of the minister of Louis Pnilinpe) :inc Dufaure (Minister of the Interior under the. lie), are spoken of for theCharente Inferieum by an alleged combination of a section of the Red and Legitimist parties, M. Olivier (Red Republican) and M. Berryer for the Bonelies-du-Rhone. I cannot say whether these gentlemen have sanc tioned the step contemplated by some of their friends. As I am alluding to the comments' of the public on official men, I cannot omit noticing an incident which has attracted a good deal of attention. It appears that about a year and a half ago the Em peror expressed the desire to purchase a lot of ground depending on the forest e f Marly, and which was enclosed within, though independent - of,' the surrounding domain—a sort of enclave in ftiet. A company of speculators decided on the acquisition of these domains, with a view to the cession to his Majesty of the lot of ground in question, on the condition that they should receive in exchange the wood of Vesinet, lying near St. Germain en Laye. The speculation promised to be a good one ; its object was the building in the wood of Vesinet cottages similar to those at the MaisOn Laffitte, which are close to the wood, and which were to be sold at a high price The exchange on the terms was on the point of being effected ; and the decree of authorisation necessary to complete it, as the wood of Vesinet is in the domains, of the Civil List, was enly waited for. At this . critical moment a certain homnie daffaires, who has acquired a good deal of -notoriety by his connexion with the Credit Mohilier and by his subsequent failure, but who had friends of much influence, stepped in. This person was fortunate enough to find in the office of the Ministry of State and the household of the Emperor a person who, from the consideration in which he was held in a higher quarter, was most likely to assist the interloper. Having acquired the certainty that their joint exertions could stop the negociations with the original company, the interloper in question offered them a sem of 200,000 f to suspend the pro ceedings, and which was accepted: This 'seemed to be all fair enough as between rival speculators The homnie daffaires, after having passed through a series of speculations in which he was most suc cessful, suddenly stopped short in his career of prosperity. His creditors forced him to wind up his affairs, and until that unpleasant operation - was performed he was detained in custody. Every speculation he had been - engaged in was closely examined. The operation concerning the wood of Vesinet was also scrutinised, and the sum which was paid to the original company as an indemnity' for stopping the purchase appeared in his schedule. The bankrupt, however, refused any explanation_ as to the way in which an additional sum of 50 000 E, which also appeared in the sheet as paid to a third party. hal been applied. His only reply was, that it had been necessary to grease the wheels of a cart to make it goon easily. Lie expla• nation was more peotical than clear, and it was far from satisfactory. It was inferred, however. that the money must have been paid, according to employes of the Ministry, to whose department the affair belonged, and rumours soon circulated not_ advantageous to the incorruptibility of the establishment The employes whose characters were thus stained with suspicions,. conscious of their innocence,- addressed themselves to a member of the magistraCy Who was charged with the supervision of the accounts of the distingnishe,i bankrupt. The magistrates . sent for the bailkrupt, and -summoned him to disclose. the name of the person to whom he had paid- the- douceur of 50,000 franes. After some hesitation he named a person oecunvin4i a high place in the Ministry of State. This ✓ person, when called upon, did not for a moment deny the "soft impeachment," hut laintained that thd gift was bestowed on him not in his official capacity as employe, but as - the private friend of the bankrupt. Every one knows the maxim, "Les petits eadeau intrietennent • • • but if the bankrupt in question had Many dear friendships of the kind we need . not he astonished at the void created in his coffers. It is very probable that such an interpretation of Cicero's essay De Amiciti'i did not appear con clusive nor satisfactory to the magistrate, who must have called to mind a similar case that occurred some years ago when an employe of the Prefecture of the Seine was punished for having, accepted the sum of 20,000 f or 30,000 f for his co operation in a transaction of a similar kind. I am unable to say whether poetical justice has been accorded in the present instance; I believe the employe is still where he was; but the example must be encouraging to others. Things like these are not unworthy of Imperial consideration now that the festivities of Compiegne are over. A circular has. been sent about within the last few days to this effect ;—" For sale, at 25 per cent. loss, a claim of 350,000 f on the Ministry of the Emperor's household, in possesaion of the Baron lludon, formerly Councillor .of State of the first Empire, and now residing in th 3 Rue de.Hilder." AUSTRIA VIENNA, Nov. 27 During the last 24 hours it has been positively affirmed that the Austrian troops in the Danubian Principalities have received orders to return home, but the report is totally unfounded, and has either been spread by the Russians in order to excite the suspicions of the British Government, or by persons who are speculating ala &tune. The public firmly believes that the troops are on the point of return ing from Moldavia and Wallachia, and rejoices that such large sums in gold and silver will no longer be sent out of the country, but it will soon discover that it has been misled. A few days since Geu. Baron Ramming, who is one of the most distinguished officers in the Austrian army, received order to take the command of the troopS now in Moldavia, and reliable information has been given me that Ile has made preparations fur passing the winter at Jassy. The weather is already extremely severe, and such vast quantities of snow have fallen that the Austrians could hardly now quit the Principalities without suffering a severe loss. The probability is, that the occupation of the Danubian Principal ities will be prolonged until the spring, as the wearisome Bessarabian frontier question will hardly be settled before that season of the year. According to the last advices from Galatz the Russians are making no preparations for quitting that part of Bessarabia which now belongs to Moldavia. The Swabian Mercury states that Baron von Budberg, on the 19th, commu nicated to Count Buol the contents of a note which was drawn up by the St. Petersburg Cabinet on the 9th inst. The note not only con tained a formal proposal to resume the Paris Con ferences, but the Russian Government expressed itself to the effect that all the great Powers, with Turkey and Sardinia, ought to share in them. If the information given me be correct, both Austria and England use the same language now as they did when first the French Government proposed that the Conference should meet again. Let us first settle between ourselves, and in a diplo matic way," say Austria and England to France, " the various disputed points. so that when we 9ssemble in the Conference Chamber we may be able to use the same language. When we main meet Russia it must be to declare (constater) 17 6 1 , -1 -and-not-to discuss the - conditions of - the - treaty - of peace." As the Commission for examining into the affair of the Danubian Principalities is not to meet until the Bessarabian frontier question is definitively settled, the representatives of Austria and England are likely to be recalled from Constantinople. You were yesterday informed that the Turkish Minis terial crisis was at end, and some intelligence relative to the new Minister of Foreign Affairs has since reached me. Ethem Pasha, who is not more than 30 years of age, was educated at the artillery school at Metz, and it is sdd that he completed his studies to the entire satisfaction of the pro fessors of the institution and of the Turkish Government. Be this as it may, Ethem on his return from France was attached-to the person of the Sultan, to whom he taught mathematics, or rather the rudiments of that science. When Ethem Pasha took office, he was the principal chamberlain of the Sultan, and he was the bearer of his Sublime Highness's congratulations to Lord Redeliffe" on Her Majesty's last birthday. Ethem Pasha is said to have a remarkably retentive memory, and conse quently he will hardly have forgotton that in the month of May last the British Ambassador refused to see him when he went to deliver the message of his Imperial master. Notwithstanding his French education, the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs is a staunch Mussulman. A wealthy financier informs me that he can have a large sum in the Russian railroads at par, but he does not seem inclined to accept the offer. Accord ing to his acconut, the price of emission is 85, and the interest guaranteed 5 per cent. The Austrian Lloyd has displayed its wisdom by •entirely relinquishing the idea of establishing a direct communication between Trieste and New The only articles which are exported in large quantities from Austria to the United. States are so called IVureinberger-warren, which consist chiefly of toys. Several of the Ministers and other high •digni taries—as well civil as military—were present at the funeral of the learned Orientalist, Baron Hammer. Highway robbery, burglary, and murder are so rife in Hungary, that the authorities are seriously alarmed, and troops have been sent out in search of the disturbers of the public peace. The last atro city that has come to my knowlege, is the murder of the parish priest of Zinderlorr, a place at no great distance from the hon. tier of the Province of Lower Austria. The matter is a very delicate one to touch on, but it is my duty to inform you that the state of public feeling in Hungary is anything but satisfac tory. The Concordat has done a vast deal of mis. chief, but people have not the courage to confess, even to themselves, that such is the case. The Buda-Pestle Gazette confirms news forwarded some time since relative to the intended journey of their Majesties to Hungary. The visit will be paid at the beginning of May, 1857. On the 24th the first sitting of the Central Congregation took place at Venice. The Caradoc, which has lost one of her paddle wheels, is still lying in the port of Venice, and waiting for a vessel that is coming from Milts to tow her into some British port. Nov. 28 —Soon after their arrival at Venice on the 25th, their Majesties went to St. Mark's (the Cathedral), where Te Deem was sung. When the solemn thanksgivings were at an end the Emperor and Em press returned to the palace, and the former admitted his privy councillors and chamberlains to his presence. Shortly before dinner his Majesty reviewed the garrison, arid almost directly after they had risen from table the Emperor and Empress went out to see the illumination. The remainder of the evening was passed in the thtttre, La Fenice, where their Majesties were received with loud acclamations The fore• going is a summary of an official despatch forwarded by Count Bissingen, the Stadthelder, to the Minister of the Interior, but it is known to me that the Emperor was received at Venice with less apparent enthusiasm than at Trieste. It is not my intention to say that their Majesties met with a cold, or even a cool reception, but the Vene tians certainly exhibited fewer outward and visible signs of joy than did their favoured rivals on this side of the water. The Emperor must have been in an extremely good humour while at Trieste, for the inhabitants of that city speak with enthusiasm of his " tact, condescension, and affability." It is a positive fact that Marshal Redetsky is about to retire from public life, but no one ems to know who is to be his successor According to some persons -the Archduke Ferdinand Max, the pre, sumptive heir to the throne, is to be Viceroy of the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom; but it is not proba ble that the youthful prince, who knows nothing of administrative matters, will consent to quit his post as commander of the nascent Austrian fleet. The Archduke Ferdinand Max became a sailor by choice, and will, doubtless, prefer the little villa which he is building at Trieste to the vice regal palace at Milan. In higher circles the third son of the Archduke Frances Charles is believed to have the best chance of being appointed Viceroy of Venice and Lombardy, but he is still very young (born July 30, 1833), and is besides exactly the man for the post which he now fills. The Tyrolese are such violent Catholics, that they can hardly be persuaded to permit a non-Catholic to settle in the province; and the Archduke Charles Louis, their Stadtholder, is believed to have profited more by the lessons of.the followers of Ignatius Loyola than any other member of the Imperial family. Baron Hess, the chief of the General Staff, Will go to Venice on the 10th of December, and it is not impossible that he may for a time be placed at the head of the Administration of the Lombardo-Vene tian kingdom As you were. yesterday informed the " Contra Congregation " of Venice was solemnly installed on the, 24th. Count Bissingen, the Stadtholder, who, by the by, is an arch-Jesuit, swore in the deputies, and then reminded them of the duties which they had to perform towards their Sovereign and country. The deputy, M. Citadella Vigodarzere, having made a suitable reply, the whole assembly 'went to hear mass read in the church of St. Stephen, and then waited on Marshal Radetzky, who received them with as much viyacity as if he.had been 40 instead of 90 years of age. An attempt is about to be made to keep the Hungarian highway robbers and burglars in check by forming companies of mounted gensdarmes, but the object of the Chief of the Police would perhaps be more speedily attained if the Commander of the geusdarmerie were to send to Iqungary the two regiments of gensdarmes which are now quartered in the Tyrol, Styria, and Upper and Lower Austria, provinces in which they are almost, if not quite superfluous. Two pamphlets have just appeared explaining the new marriage laws in the sense most favourable to the Church, but; one of them has given offence to the Archbishop of Vienna, because the author chanced to observe that two of the paragrrphs in his Grace's instructions to the clergy were less lucid than they might have been. The Archbishop, who is a man of talent, is probably a good Christian, but he is a vain man, and con- sequently bears censure as badly as the haughtiest layman in his diocesa. Baron Burger, the Stadt holder of Lombardy, has been on the look out for a Podesta for Milan for the last three months, but cannot find a man to his taste, or rather to the taste of the Minister of the interior. It is related in official circles that Baron Bach has been sum moned to Venice. The official Gazetta di Venezia announces that the King of Sardinia has sent the Chevalier do Cigala. one of his aides decamp, on a special mission to Venice The Archduke Ferdi nand Max will probably leave for Brussels on the 15th, but still his marriage with the Princess Charlotte is not likely to take place before the month of June, 1857. The wind has been so very violent during the last few clays that the telegraph poles have been knocked about like so many nine-pins, but the communication is now re-established on all the lines. PRTJSSIA BERLIN, Nov. 29. OPENING OF THE CAMERS, This morning, at a quarter H to 1 8 2 o'clock, the King opened the session of the two Houses of the Prussian Diet by a speech from the throne in the 0 C 'T v-Epk- L, TUESDA White Saloon of the Palace. - - This - ceremony, - which took place in the usual manner, and which. I have on various occasions already described, was pre ceded by Divine service, celebrated at the Cathe , L dral for the attendance of the members of the Evangelical or Protestant 'Church, and at the Hedwigskirche for those attached to the Romish Church. All the Ministers, without any exception, belong to the Protestant confession. The various members of the two Houses had already assembled in considerable numbers when the .Ministers appeared in full official costume, and took, up their places to the left of the throne. After the lapse of some time, and the period fixed for the opening speech having passed fully a quarter of an hour, the King appeared from the side of the Picture Gallery, preceded by the various officers of the Court, and 'followed by alt the Princes of the Royal Family how in Berlin. He was received with one of those sounds that occupy the same place in public business as cheering in England, and consists of Es lebe der Honig," uttered in a hurried indistinct piping tone, which becomes shrid with the eon eluding word hoch, and while he took his place on the throne the Royal Princes ranged themselves at his right hand in. order of precedenCe. The King then seated himself, and having received the speech 'from the Minister President read as follows : Illustrious, Noble, and dear Sirs of both Houses of the It is matter of great gratification to me to be able at this re-assembling of the two Houses of the Diet to pronounce the state of the country to be highly satisfactory. By the bounty of Divine Providence all the provinces of the Monarchp have been blessed with an ample harvest, and an alleviation of the privations that have been caused by continued scarcity for several years past may be hoped and looked forward to with confidence. In every branch of productive industry, in agriculture, in mining, in manufactures, and in commerce rapid progress makes itself clearly visible. Tbb; spirit of enterprise with us has not, it is true, entirely avoided those extrava. gancies which,. as the experience of other countries shows, always and of. necessity lead to deplorable reaction. In spite of. this, however, the present sta'e of industrial activity with us must be looked on as the result of wholesome development. The attention and endeavours of my Governmenment have been directed to assist and strengthen this most gratifying prosperity by the further development of the public means of communication and traffic. In the last few months very important lines of railroad, both in the east and the west of the kingdom, have been opened for traffic, and the network of railways spread overthe country has thus obtained a most desirable extension. My Government has concluded several treaties with foreign States, which will contribute to the promotion of mutual trade and commerce. The various authorities throughout the country have had their attention specially engrossed by the carrying out of the laws I late►y sanctioned for the government of the civic and rural communes in Westphalia and the Rhenish Provinces, for the constitution of the rural communes and the local governments in the eastern provinces of my kingdom, and there are good grounds for looking forward to a satisfactory development of communal life on these bases. An active good-will is manifesting itself to improve, or to found useful institutions in the communes; and this ten dency is meeting with ample support in the constantly ex tending efficiency of the E‘tates of Circles. The Provincial and Commercial Diets that have sat during the last few months, have likewise promote 1 the interests they advocated in most gratifying harmony with the Estates. In the province of jurisprudence, there will be certain drafts of bills submitted to you for the determination of various pro vincial laws; and further, in conformity with the former promise of my Gavernmeut, a bill also for the amendment, which has been recognised as so urgently necessary, of the law affecting divorce, as at present contained in the Ganeral Code (Allgemeinet Landrecht.) The budget for the next year will produce in you the conviction that the productiveness of the resources of the country is on the increase. At the same time there are various important and urgent claims on them that have bitherto been put off, and cannot any longer be left unattended to. An increase in the public income of the country is therefore indispensable. I commend to your careful examination • the financial bills which my Gilvern meat will bring before you to this end. A statement will be submitted to you by my Government with reference to the manner in which the military authorities have availed themselves of the extraordinary credit voted them, together with a proposal for the application of the balance still remaining of the loan of 30,000,000 thalers. A portion of it is destined to cover the excess of expenditure over the estimates, which has been caused by the return to thb triennial period of military service, as required by the law of Sept. 3, 1814, and which has been called for by urgent considerations. Gentlemen,—At the close of your last session the re storation of peace to Europe gave me occasion to invoke your gratitude - to'the Almighty I hope and trust that the blessings of peace will still continue to be preserved to our quarter of the globe, and specially to our country. As a party to the European treaties, I shall hold fast by the fulfilment on all sides of the obligations solemnly entered into therein. I have been most painfully affected by the recent events in my Principality cf N'ufchatel, where the antagonism that has existed ever since 1848 between my undoubted right and the actual movement of public affairs, has brought loyal men into the power of their adversaries. The moderation with which, in the interest of the general peace, I have treated the eisting 'gate of things in this Principality for years past, has been duly appreciated and recogn'sed by the Powers of Europe. It is my wish even after this last deplorable conflict, and now that my indisputable right has been recently corroborated by the unanimous resolution of the German Federal Diet, to bring about a settlement in harmony with the dignity of my Crown by means of negotiations with the Earopean Powers ; at the same time I must not and will not allow my long enduring patience to be turned into a weapon against my rights. My people may rest convinced that l shall make the serious and thorough consideration of my own duties and of the state of things in Europe the guide and criterion of my further steps in thia matter, and I too entertain the aonficleat trust that, whenever circumstances may call for it, my people will step forward to vindicate the honour of my Crown with the same energy, loyalty, and devotion they have ever shown. Gentlemen,—l hope and trust that your' labours will conduce to the welfare of the country, and I herewith bid you welcome to their commencement. It will be : noticed,that 'there is no mention made here of the complication with Denmark, which I account for by the circumstance that the Danish answer to the last Prussian and Austrian notes has .not yet arrived, but may almost be on the road, and that it is an offal' in which Prussia is net solely concerned as against Denmark. These considera: tions will perhaps suffice to account for the silence of the speech on the subject. The passage with reference to Neufchatel you will find amply corro borative of the information I have forwarded to you of late on- the subject. Although the Swiss Con federation has for the present refused the uncon ditional liberation of the prisoners as a preliminary mesas impossible that it to suspend the eitecutiou of 1 10. to m a n y / o n t d i a i t t i t e m x , p i e t d i i s e ta b t y judgment on them when once they have been t r i e d; there will then be a better opportunity for listening to the exhortations of the European and German Powers, who, it is believed, will then renew their mediator endeavours, and in case o, non-successs,, will proceed to threaten SwitNer land with the withdrawal of the declaration of neutrality under the protection of which Switzer land feels emboldened to affront the general voice of Europe. INDIA AND CHINA. The Overland Mail has arrived, via Marseilles. The dates are as follows :—Bombay, Nov. 3, Cal cutta, Oct. 22, Madras, Oct. 29, Hong Kong, Oct. 15, Canton, Oct. 13, and Shanghai, Oct. 8. The chief item in the Indian intelligence is that which relates to the Persian expedition. Gene ral y speaking the Indian provinces were tranquil, and both food and employment was plentiful. With respect to the Persian expedition, accord ing to the Bombay Times, by this time, it should have arrived off Bushire. The expedition was conveyed in 20 sailing transports, or an aggregate of 24,000 . tons of three of the Peninsular and Ori ental. Company's steamers, the Chttsan, Singapore, and Pottinger, beside three lesser vessels of the Bombay Navigation Company, of an aggregate burden in all of 30,000 tons, at a freightage chargo of £l,OOO per day. The men.of-war were nine first-class, the steam tender, Napier, and steam yacht Goolmer, the sloops Elphinstone and Clive, and the brigs Euphrates and Tigris, in all twelve vessels, amounting to' forty sail. The fight ing men would amount to about 6,000, with about double that number of camp fol lowers The command has been entrusted to Sir Henry Leek. According to the Indian papers, the thinking portion of the Indian community regard the expedition as one of the most insane ever propagated, whilst those oomposing it think it piratical. The gallant admiral who commands the fleet is said to be, not only over seventy years of age, but quite inexperienced in sailing on the waters of the east. Regarding the siege of Herat, neither the Cal• cutta nor Bombay papers appear able to give any definite or late intelligence. According to all the information which these papers possess, Herat was not taken. Intelligence had reached Calcutta that an attempt had been made upon the life of the prin.. cipal King of Siam. It appears that the King of Siam was invited, about two months ago, to an entertainment by one of his richest subjects, on a very grand scale. The King at once accepted, though it was not in accordance with national customs, for his Majesty of Bankok to accept hose pitality at the hands of any subject ; yet the grand scale of the preparations induced him to commit,. on this occasion, a breach of royal etiquette Tho King's. brother, however, had his suspicions about this grand entertainment, and advised the King not to go, feeling certain that it was intended to do some grievous bodily harm to him. The King, having accepted, did not like to betray symptoms of distrust, perhaps without cause ; so resolved on an expedient, which was, to send, dressed in his usual royal attire, which may be presumed as prescribed for such an occasion, would be so bulky and extensive as to greatly conceal the person, a courtier who very much resembled the King in height, figure, and face. The hour fixed for the King to go to the assembly was about midnight; the pseudo King accordingly, followed by the regal retainers and men of the Court, arrived at that hour, and was at once conducted to a throne prepared for his Majesty. No sooner had he seated himself than the whole affair blew. up, destroying this man who had been unfortunate enough to be like the King, and seven other persons who stood near the throne. Thus was the King of Siam's life saved by the sagacity of his brother ; and a valuable life his is, for he is a very enlightened tnan for an Asiastic and can write a letter himself in English. Whether this narrative, which is believed to be strictly true, has appeared in the Calcutta or other Indian papers, the writer of these lines knoweth not. CHINA. Matters at Canton had assumed a rather serious aspect, in consequence of the probability of a rup ture with the Government and the Chinese, arising out of the following circumstances :—The Chinese mandarins seized a vessel (lorcha) under English colours, and cut off the heads of the crew. The British consul demanded an explanation, but the mandarins had thought proper to, give the • consul no reply. Commodore B. Elliott, of H.M.S. Sybille, seized a mandarin junk, and sent her into Hong-Kong, from whence she managed to escape during the night. H M.'s steamer Sampson, Com_ mander Hands, with H M S. Encounter, left Hong_ Kong at 1 p.m. on October 18, for Whampoa, with a large force of marines and blue jackets. + Admiral Sir Michael Seymour is, fortunately, on the spot. and, if we may judge by his recent determined conduct at Japan, he will not be disposed to stand much, if any, nonsense. It is both expected and hoped that his Excellency Sir John Bowring will insist on the gates of Canton being opened this time, for until free admittance is obtained into the city, we cannot look for that respect and security which guarantee the continuance of peace and the advancement of trade. The circumstance of our having a large fleet of ships of war in the China seas offers a very favourable opportunity to adjuc, several matters which have remained long out standing. We take the following from the Overland China Mail, dated Shanghai, Oct. 7:— Most exciting news is reaching us from the west and north. Some of the accounts are well authenticated ; others not so. Trouble! thicken on all sides, both amongst the imperialists and the insurgents. The accounts of the advance of Mongols, Manchus, Bannermen, and Imperial Commissioners, are as current as ever, but now quite stale ; and it is uncertain whether any of them are on the march. Meantime, the imperial chest is proclaimed empty, and all schemes to replenish it havo been found unavailing. Pure silver is hard to be got, while paper money iron cash will not circulate. Great concern is - felt, too, in the capital, on account of the scarcity of provisions. The stores at cm inand are not ample, and the prospects of increase are positively bad. But the most exciting fact we have heard, if indeed it be a fact, is the death of Yang Sintsing, and that, to), by one of his own fellows, the Northern King. It is hardly possible that all those accounts that have been coming in during the last ten days, about domestic quar rels among the kings at Nanking, can be without some foundation. But even if this be trae, the Tai Ping Incur_ rection will still survive, and may spread and increase, and these long haired men ultimately become masters of the empire. Liming the summer, and until very recently, the Imperialists have been compelled to retire before their advancing lines. In Kwang Si, the Imperialists are, by all accounts of friends and toes, getting the worst of it, and unless they soon rally, will have to retire from every city, or be all cut to pieces. _ _ Fticaeu.—A man has been brought to confess having killed Mr. Cunningham, and is to be executed forthwith, so that all pretext on the part of the United States Consul to longer withhold Payment of export duties has been taken away. The following notification has been issued by the British Consul : British Consulate Office, Fooohowfoo, Sept. 23 NOTIFICATION. The undersigned hereby notifies. that from and after this date, and until further notice, he will be prepared to clear British vessels on receiving from their consignee written security (in a form to be seen at the Consulate Office) for the payment of all dues and duties to which they are liable under the treaty. The said security to have attached to it a memorandum, authenticated by the Custom acuse offi cials, of the Amourits payable on both ship and cargo. W. H. MEDRURST, her Britannic Mlesty's Consul. To the Foreign Mercantile Community, Foochowfqa, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, Nor. 2 Our Money Market during the past fortnight has become, as we anticipated, slightly tighter, and the banks in ,30D8C guano) have raised their rates of interest I per cent. an round. Government teird" other securities are lower, viz , Sicca Fours, 89; Company's Fours, 841 ; Do. Fives, 101 t, ; Bank of Bombay Share, 31 per cent. premium ; Oriental Bank Cor poration Shares, AA per 'cent. promium. The Dewallee holidays terminated on the 30. h ultimo, and since, business has been resumed. Money is gradually coming into demand, and we expect the banks will commence very soon raising their rates of discount. • The monsoon season has terminated very favourably, and a very good harvest is reported from Kll parts of the interior. COTTON PIECE Chops : The rtlarket has been tolerably steady, and business done to, a Stir extent. The sellers are more free since business has been resumed, owing to a rise n the rates of exchange. BLRACHED AND FANCY GOODS : Bleached shirtings, low, are in demand ; middling and higher are less enquired for, Bleached madapullams, low, are in slight request, while others are dull. Bleached jacconets, low to nakidelling, aro in request ; others are dull. Satin spots are in detain& COTTON TARN $ ; Both mule and water have been tolerably steady, and there has been no change in value ; transactions one to a limited extent. Dyed and orange are dull ; and Turkey red and green are in fair request, METALS : English bar and hoop have slightly declined ; white sheets and nail rod, both round and square, remain at the famo value as last reported ; but the market for the whole is pretty steady. Swedish bar is dull, and has slightly declined ; while steel is in fair request at last prices. COTTON WOOL : Tho market continues to exhibit conside rable activity ; the prices for goods on the spot have declined a little ; while for arrival of old and new craps advanced, and considerable purchases have been made. OPIUM : The market has been very active, and of the new crop a moderate quantity has teen imported ; but owing to tho freshness of the drug, much difficulty has been felt in selecting a good dry cake, and, in consequence, as high as 1,077 re. has been paid for the best parcels. Fniercarrs have been very steady, and have advanced, for Liverpool to £3 10s, for London to £3 6a to 7-6, and for China 12 rs per candy. EXCHANGE oacned with small sale of first class paper at 21 lid, and gradually advanced to 2s 2d. Local drawn bills and documents have ;old at 2s 1 7 7 4 -d, 2s 2&d, and 2s 211. Court bills, 60 days' sight, Calcutta, 971; Madras, 30 days• sight, 981; China, 60 days' eight, 221. CALCUTTA, October 22 The MorrEy MARifxr continues easy, and accommod a ti on i s obtained on very favourable terms. The Four-and-a H a lf per Cent. loan progresses very slowly. IMPOSTS: Ne are happy to be able t o report an improved aspect in our import market, especially as regards Brit sh cotton piece goods and metals, which have attracted very fair =2Mb.ja.,a,,..,,..:2==* atimion, and native dealers have evinced greater activity in making purchases since the resamptiOn'of business on the 15th instant. Almost all descriptions of goods have assumed an upward tendency. Grey shirtings eagerly taken at a further advance; white scarcely improved. A good demand for •figured ahirtings and birocades. Jaconets, both grey and white, have commanded higher prices. Grey madapollams, lappets, and mull mulls, sold freely at an advance. Turkey red goods, prints and chintzes, woollens, and coloured yarns, shared the improvement; but in mule twist we have no alteration. We observe a better animation in the metal market. Copper advanced in value; iron and spelter in better reques , , with a❑ upward tendency. EXPORTS : ►Since the resumption of business on the 15th instant, after the holidays, tiansactions have been small, owing to the scarcity of exportable articles, and high prices demanded for them. p s e n3 have e suppliesliee n firmly maintained. n)11 mluacien'tained. A f a i r FREIGHTS : In the face of th e l arge amount of tonnage rates to Great al;raiitiaaibnle . ,a9 f na t dn r d an E s tu a h c reo tions for London and Liverpool at £3 5s to 101' k '- ht, and £3 for light freight; in some .aces as i ~ F 5s for jute. EXCHANGE' Ilea, "ket opened ~ £3 159 for d natances as h;gl - , as S? fter the holidays at 2.1 i ce of the large amount but in c •row China (abeut 15 la, ,) which have been thrown at which a consider been done. The local banks have on the tuatket, tho rate has !teen to 2 able amount of business has been selling at 2 11 to 2.11 CHINA MARK EXCHANGE AND BIILLTON.— Bank Corporation on London India, 220 Rs ; gold dolt, fe' . . cent. prem. ; duty Sycee, 11.1 ; other bills on London at 6 months' sight, 4.9 to 4.8; on India, 220 R 3, Shanghae, Oct. 7 : On London, 7.8 to 7.6 ; on Calcutta, 350 Rs ; drafts on Canton and Hong Kong, 34 per cent. dis, and Mexican d 'liars at an equivalent rate. Manilla, Sept. 6 : On London, 6 month: sight, 4.4 ; 30 dos' night, 4.3 k to 4 3 ; on Canton and Hong Kong, 13 per cwt. prem -; Amoy, 16 per cent. prem. Silver, South American and Spanish dollare, unchopped, 13 pet cent. prem. • wanton, Oc 13 : Oriental rht, 4 81.; on 10.6 per 22.10 ; Canton Sicee. °num . —Canton, Oct. 13 : Patna, now, 452 dola ; old, 420 doh ; Bermes, new, 4724 dols ; Nialwa, • 550 dole ; Turkey, 400 dols. Shine ae, Oct. 7 : Malwa, new, 365 do!s ; Patna, new, 305 dole. FREIGHTS AND TONNAGE —Canton : To London, £2 for tea. Shanghae : To London, £1 10s is £2 10s for tea, "and £5 to £6 for silk ; to New York, 10 dole per 40 feet: Manila : To London, £2 10; per 20 cwt ; sugar, £3 10s per ton of light freight ; to United States, 8 dols per ton ; to Australia, light freight, £3 10i Per ton. e . THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. The Royal West India Mail steam-ship Atrato, Capt. Wooly, has arrived at Southampton, bringing dates from Vera Cruz, Nov. 6th ; Tampico, Oct. 30th ; Santa Martha, Nov. 7th; Greytown, sthl; Cartlingena, Jamaica, Havannah, and Grenada, 10th ; Colon. Bth ; Porto Rico, 14th ; Demerara and Trinidad. 9th ; Tobago, Bth ; Barbadoes, Jame!, and St. Vincent, 11th ; St. Lucia, 12th; Martinique, Guadaloupe, Dominique, Antigua, Monserrat, 12th; Nevis, St. Kitts, 13th ; Tortola, 14th ; and St. Thomas, 16th. The Atrato brings in all 71 passengers, amongst whom are Captain Neblett, Indian Navy Captain Caulfield, Life Guards : General Almonte and family ; Don M. Garospe and family ; two corporals, It.A., from Birbadoes ; sixteen naval invalids from Jamaica; and three distressed British seamen. The specie by this arrival amounts to 464,315 dollars in silver, and 416 072 dollars in gold—in all, 880,387 dollars. Of which . 5,000 dollars are on account of the Mexican DividendS. The Atrato has brought a miscellaneous cargo ; also plata pins, value £2,234 ; jewellery, £l,BOO ; pearls, £2,600; old silver plate, £162. The Atrato on her homeward voyage experienced fora week a very heavy swell, but with fine weather throughout. General A!monte has arrived by the Atrato, as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Mexico, to settle the Barron difficnity. By next mail 2,000.0( expected or more is ,rom Jamaica is of the usual ile island was said to he unhealthy, much sickness there, ,dered so healthy, 3,000 th n sea. The crops are ntelligene character Newcastle bar ks has although erally co some districts ant of rain. Mining re very cheer feet above ti generally they have cuff prospects The weather in British Guiania had been fine. with occasional showers, and the estates were all busily engaged_gathering in the crop. The newa from Central Amevice is not of any importance. News up to the Ist-ult., received from the city of , ed Veic Craz. It states that Mexico. had read General Orilniela, wit] rtion of the garrison of the city of 'Puebla, had pronounced against• the dictatorial power of Senor Comonfort,. proclaiming the constitution of 1814, and the annulling of 'the laws depriving the clergy and army of their ,privileges, and ordering the property of the church to be sold by auction. The Government troops had advanced on the city, and occupied some of its important points. Tampioo, Q , teretaro, and many other places had also pronounced against the Govern ment, and, if the movement at Puebla was not soon. put an end to, would spread generally over the country. At Grey Town, Nov. 5, were stationed her Ma jesty's ships Orion, Imp.rieuse, Arrogant, Cossack, Victor, Intrepid . , and Pioneer; St. Thomas, 7th, Eurydice, arrived from Bermuda, and sailed again on the 9/ ; B uhadoes. 11th, Arachne, Brilliant, Perseverance; Port Royal, llth, Termagant, Eury alus, Falcon, Atalanta, Arab, and•lmaun ; Port au Prince, Amphion, Belize, and Archer. MESSRS. ClittpLAINT AND HORNIC—These eminent car riers have been appointed agents for the collection and deli— very of hoods, &c., by the 'Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Chfshire Junction Railway Company, and have now offices and stares at the Manchestet }Lan and James's street, for the above purpose. EXHIBITNN OF C(IMMONI N PL ATE Foe THE N EW CHURCH AT PorTuauAtrwoltr lA:ccm.N.—The conscera tion of this beautiful structu re takes place on the Bth inst,, in the presence of a very large and influential body of clergy, nobitity, and gentry. It has been fitted up in the most beautiful style, and the altar is most elegant. The communion pate has been manufactured by Mr. John G. Jacob, silversmith, Church street,in whose window it will lie, for a few days. It is formed of solid silver, richly engraved., with gold mountings and enamel bosses, after the antique. Any IF Non having time :lonia take the opportunity of seeing it before it leaves Liverpool. It is evident that art is advancing in such works by comparison with former productions. CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday the Coroner held the following inquest; :—Oa the body of John Cragg, a dock gateman at the Sandon Dock, who was drowned on Friday evening. The deceased was in the act of handing up a light, whioh was at the deck wile wall, in order to ascer tain the depth of water, when he overbalanced himself and fell in. The body was not got out for nearly three hours, tt o loy ff hrE, found usvneldri house, b o u e n s r -. although every exertion was made to recover it. Verdict " Accidental death."—On the body of Ellen O'Donnell, 44 years of age, who was an inrna.te;of the West Derby Work house, and who died under the following circumstances : Mr. Gough, the governor of the workhouse, said, on Saturday afternoon he had about •?00 of the old men and women to see Anderson's performance, and he too ash i naed s d o dro m ihoer e d. o f assistth e tyhoeu older nger oneso,lones. (of . oa iChoyl aiwhomslreththhueaerdendoeatuocledtalhasefesodshroowhuresaaresl.eho,enbfeuo)tth four women amissing, and shortly after Mr. Lobly, a publican, in Brunswick-read, informed him that the. women e : t n , road. The deceased was one of the women, and both were Subse quentlybroughtdialaottot ht t he h er e t h i mn medicalue s o e . b s Thegentlemen nv te l e d s mh e deceased se;sedr drunk, glass called,drunk, ii bhuet women were sitting on steps in Elilowernaurdlba lying on a seat drunk, mid assisteds about one o'clock on Sunday morning. Mr. Lobly stated w th o a u t ld th n e ot d e h c a e v a e s ed given and t i a le n o a t in Nevins B run Brunswick-road, i t c e l n c- d r d a d a , nd where did work house. The Jury found a ' verdict of " Death from exces sive drinking." —O n the body of a man, name unknown, who fell into the King's Donk on Saturday night and was drowned. It was stated that he was drimk at the time. lie appeared a b out 40 years of age, grey hair, 5 feet 7 her towards the s n id F ed rid in ay L n o i n gr on .. T u he e, gin flannel singlet, moleskin trousers, Blucher boots, and inches; high, had on a blue pilot jacket., grey flannel vest,. white cotton stockings. Verdict "Found drowned."—Oa, 4 t de il e le e d as a ed t t w h a e s L a i n m a e c s oo n - u e n e the body of Thomas Underhill, 42 years of age, who was and added " that there was not the out of train, and died in the Infir was injured on getting affair was purely accidental, and the Jury wary. The slightest blame attached to the servants of the company." —On the body of Edward Sephton, six years of age, who died of inflammation of the bowels. Verdict accordinglyfound accordingly,