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TVEPNESTAY, JULY 25, 1860.

THE DAY'S NEWS.

The most important item of news,-if it prove' to be
authentic, 'that the Sultan bas protested against the
proposed French intervention in Syria; that, in conse-
quence, counter-,orders , have been sent to the troops
which were .to shave marched from the Chalons camp,
andthat-a fasi Steamer has been despatched from Toulon
to bring • back a portion of the advanced guard of the
expeditionary army which had actually embarked. It
is scarcely likely that Louis Napoleon will thus allow
himself to be checkmated by the Turk. The statement.
seems credited that an armistice or peace has been patched
up for a time between the Druses and Maronites.
The latest we have of .Oaribaldi is, that he had left
Paler*, at the head of 8,000 or 10,000 men; andthat the,
Neapolitan authorities are in hourly expectancy and
dread of his descent upon some part of the coast. The
intelligence appears to have been: quite true that the
Sing .had•decided to abandon Sicily for the present, for,
it is now stated that Messina, Melaz so, and Syracuse
have been evacuated by the troops, who are being tran-
sported to. Naples in steamers. Some very ominous
insurrectionary symptoms have' been exhibited in the-.
city of Naples, itself. On the other hand, we have an
extraordinary statement that Victor Emmanuel has
written to Garibaldi, asking him not to attack the
contineigal portion of the territory of the King of
Naples. -

Genoa witnessed,, on, the 20th, the sailing of a new
brigade of Lombards, 2,000 strong, ander Col.• Sacchi,
wfiose'departure for Sicily was openly announced by the
discharge of great guns ; and, according to the P aris
correspondent bf the Globe, a good number of dissatis-
fied iolunfeers have quitted Lamoriciere- for Garibaldi,
among others a Captain Rowley, related to a respectable
Roma, catholic family b./ailing official position in
Ireland.

From Berlin we learn the interesting fad that her
Royal Highness the Princess Frederick William has
just been happily delivered of a daughter.
In spite of the prognostication that the expedition-to
China, will be able to accomplish but little in the present
season, we may soon expect some,stirring news from that
quarter. A letter from Hong Kong says The
French have not a force equal to our own, and the
number of their store-ships will not bear a comparison
with ours. It is generally reported here that they do
not like our having so large an one—in fact that they
are jealous. My belief is that never before has a
force left the shores 9f England for active ser-
:vice so fully equipped and admirable appointed.
The Admiral and General both long for a brush—the
former to erase the stain of his late defeat, and the lat-
ter to further distinguish himself. We are gradually
moving up north ; and if Lord Elgin is very long in
coming, they will avail themselves of any opportunity
that may arise,- and -whinii might very easily be' fur-
nished. Ettit I''6day there was very nearly a collision
between the Cantonese and our troops ; and the latter
have been instructed by the commanding officer to fire,'
if further molested. Everybody means fighting out he re.'
Gold has been discovered in Nova Scotia, but not in
such quantities yet-as to occasion any ez..cj.tiu rush.
It may be said that the Presidential campaign in the
United States has now been fairly opened, and for the
offic of President there are four Richmond; in the
field. They are respectively:—John Bell, the candidate
of the Union party Abraham Lincoln, that of the
Republican ; Stephen A. Douglas, for the Northern,
and John C. Breckenridge, for the Southern Democrats.
The pro-slavery press is in dismay at the dark prospects

of, the Democratic element ticiairciliedr-bythe pitting of
north against South, instead of I:making concessions one
to, the other, and uniting and harmonising together, so
that but.one ticket might be presented for Democratic
suffrages. On the other hand, the RePublicans (i.e., the
party actively opposed to slavery) are in high hopes
from the disunion amongst the I_mocrats. Their
strength hew principally in the Nprtbern States of the
I;Tnion.
A letter from Boston mentions a curious fact which
may possibly surprise those who' are unaquaiuted with
the fathomless' corruption of every moveurent-conneeted
With politics in America. The. writer, says :—" There
enters into this Presidential contest an element which
was, unknown in any of the preceding contests, but
which has; had much_ to do with..the-.decisiong-of-the
fortunes of States—l mean debt ; the liabilities of
eminent politicians. M. Douglas is' enormously in
debt; and to .thiacircumstance is to be attributed in no
slight degree the course he has pursued, Like Julius
User, he is worth a good deal less than nothing by
a large sum of money. He lost his property in the
grand financial panic of 1857, and he has borrowed
right and left, until-he 'has so itia4 'Creditors, and
some -of them men 'of (vast influence, that there is an

interest favourable to his success that may tell on the
result. Among these gentlemen report assigns the first
place to an eminent banker, who is also a diplatiaatist,
and who is said to hold the senator's obligations, to. the
amount of almost a quarter of a million of dollars. As

this creditor is a good electioneerer, and as others of the
class are men of more or less influence, this element will
not improbably have its 'effect ; fot, if' Mr. Douglas
should be beaten, his creditors' will not have nitieli hope
,for payment of bills."
The Govennirent proposal for giving effect to the
report of the' Cominission on National Defences, seems
to' meet with general approval,
_although many still con-
sider that the original recommendation either goes too
far or •by no means far enough. The Herald, of
yesterday, says :—We _cannot accept the recommenda--
y, tctikaue-
ments. But they are a • valuable instalment, and their
value will be immensely increased by rapidity in their
•execution. We should have preferred even to have been
presented with such an-estimate as excited Johriltright's
pious horror last night, £24,000,000, and to have placed
London, and Liverpool, and Hull, and other. exposed
seaports, in tolerable security. But failing that, we
willingly admit that England will be all the stronger
this day twelvemonths, if our dockyard and arsenal
at Portsmouth shall be thoroughly protected from an
enemy's fire. By that time we shall have learnt
something of the efficiency we may hope to attain
for our expenditure ; and we may be in sf-better posi-
tion to judge whether it is advisable to spend more
in bricks and mortar. Bqt we do hope:that the House
of Commons will think twice before it. sanctions .any
great .outlay in works like• those at Dover, which are
never likely to be tested, while it refuses to protect
Liverpool from the incursion of a • small squadron of
heavily armed and light draught steamers.
The distress amongst the silk weavers at-- Coventry
otttirires as great as ever; and the Rochdale Pilot, for
which-town Mr. 'Cobden is -member, says :—" The first
fruits of the French Commercial Treat are keing_reaped
, at grrientry, !tete, the ribbon trade appears to be utterly
ruined. We would suggest that .Mt 7. Odbden be imme-
diately sent for home tt. -inform.these Coventi3 • weavers
what they are to do to earn a living. Great commercial
changes always inflict injury,. temporary,or..Kmanent,
Upon some people, but surely Mr. Cobden hag not made
sulli7a one-sided baigain but that he can show some
trides benefited, as.,well as some injured; he can
-:tudoubtedly tell the poor weavers of 'Coirefifry *hat
thlr had better do.in this emergency; therefore tei him
'besent for immediately, and surely there is no necessity
for Mr. Cobden to come home to do this." It might be
wel, however, to confront• his dupes ; and if -he were
serf to Country. :altogether, it would be a fitting

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. .
Einlilin4.:_paper contain tome curious .particulars.
reelecting the return of a batch of the Irish Brigade to
thatcity. It says At half-past eleven o'clock yes-
day'orenoon, 69 young il4, who, a _few weeks since,
fink Martial• fetvouf, left.t'his country ftir the
pur-
poseof uniting with other fiireign mercenaries to protect
he Raman shepherd againitt his "sliep, were landed at
the Adrtli-wall,. h vieg le&.conveyed fr'Ont Liferii;ol
by In! of _ the 'City --of Dublin Company's steamers:
The immediately; "by common c.otie.e4piopeeiTed:. a.
boa; to Lower . Abbeystreet, and. ,took,. up their
stapnz ,opEosit to .the office of the. *oral:leg
Neil. Their number and toil-worn aspect, their
toil- worn
cadferous faces and general appearance of wretched-
nes; attracted public attention, and in a few minutes
thelvtire Surrounded-by an inquiring-matt yynatathising
croxl. The great majority of theremaintained a sullen
Site:* some only noticed questions put to them by
:shahig their beads or shrugging their-shoulders ; some
wet disposed to be communicative, and spoke without
resive and with indignation. These were soon the
cures of groups of people, whom they informed that
the been misled and deceivedthat all had been ill-
treed, and many of them almost starved. The greater
paihad reached the Eternal City, the remainder turned
ba, on the way ; all were rejoiced to reach their native
lat, even in the destitute condition in which they were.
• Tlihad come to. Abbey-street, they said, in The hope
of eing. the agent,' and were grievously disappointed
onnding that the house was looked up, .and that. 'the
agt' was not to be seen. They had no money to take
thi to the places 'from whence they came. 150 other
agrants,' they said,-' were about the docks in Liver-
pc, in the same unfortunate plight, as.themselvfs.% "
he trial of the schoolmaster, Hopley, for the man-
sletter of one of his pupils--7-a boy named Cancellor—
to place at Lewes on Monday. The evidence for the
pecution was of a most revolting character. The
tennny of the servant who slept in the room next to
' ti iu which the final flogging of the poor boy took
was sufficiently ohnclusive as to the cause of his
dh; but if an atom of doUbt on. this point had,
oed, it would have been effectually destroyed by the
stment which Hopley made to Sir Charles
..Locoeli,.
a;which showed that he had fieto with tearful cruelty
tards the unfortunate deceased.. The jury found hini
g;y, and Chief Justice Cockburn, sentenced him to
fi years' penal servitude. The following is that part
oir C. Locock's evidence to which we have referred.
I yisOner, in an interview with the witneSs;
?he boy was obstinate, and 'he looked about for
selling to correct him- with; but he was.so-little in
tllabit of correcting his boys that he hadnot even a
e•in the house. He said he found a- skippingxope
F beat him with it; and after doing so, as .he thought,
iciently, he desisted, and implored him to submit,
. left the room and_yeturned, and' finding, him still
tinate he beat him again.. Thcprisoner -went on to
that he did this /We .or six times, auct, at last
boy threw himself um' the, ground: and refused-
go
up to his bedroom when: he 'ordered him to
so. He said he, was deter Mined not to be
aed, and- he 'dragged the deceased up-1p ',his bed-
tn and finding that :he was' still obstinate be went
m stairs and fetched the skipping rope and beat. him
rn, and continued to.so until he conquered.hun. He
€ that the deceased then became softened; he shed
a for the first time; and asked him to allow .hits. to
his head 'upon his breast :arid repeat the sum he
lheen asked to do; and he then left I•,tina and
-ed him good nikht, at the same time, telling
he was glad he was a gtiod boy... Witness
d the prisoner if the deceased had' not cried before
'period he stated, and he said he never cried,
' that he shouted while he was beiting him
enough to be heard half over Ecistbome Wit-
asked if the boy was;not faint, and he said.he was
and he then inqUiled-what 'all the sOshing Of
1r was about. The prisonercoloured up and looked
used, and then said he thought he remembered
king doWn a jug of water, • Witness then inquired
ere was any blood, and he said there were a few
i on the bath towel, Which bright lisirebeen'caused
se boy picking himself. Witness upon this looked
ly at the prisoner, and said he had heard there was
l in the room down stairs,.blood in the bed-room,
I on the stairs, and blood upon some of his own
,es, which had been partly washed -out. The.
tiler turned pale, and made no -reply, and,, after"
ling still foy A in!n_nte io, he tog. 14114 and
gilt of the-room." • .
ie preposition' of manufacturing paper 'irdm the
a plant which_ grows wild in large quantities
ighout the whole, territory of Algiers,. is under',
us consideration bythe 'French Government. The
rt•made by ministerial,sonmianil,upon the subjeot,
rhich the hiimitenr his made public, seems to have'
highly satisfactory, 'and a commission is about to
>minated for visiting the colony, in order to deter--
to what extent the Government can engage in pro.
m of the speculation ; and, above all, to choose
een the plant thus pioposed and the palm and aloes
;both of which have already been tried,, and luife
td themselves worthy. The pulp procured from
40 appears to he. 74, the best claim to' pieferenee,
each as it has been in use for some time past at the
paper, mills of Echareon, and no complaint has
made of the paper being-inferior in quality to that
from rags. The only fault at present.diteoyete4
st of hardness, which produces a dry brittle quality

of paper, not unlike that proctired Vont rice, but for
printing this is considered of little consequence.

Thikßadicafs,of Liverpool succeeiled,.it will be seen,
' •e/ ';\ •
in,gettiAg tbgettiet: a small preliminary meeting yester-
dayNo!Ohe subject of the "Lords' aggression" in
refusing;: to repeal the' paper duty., Theie were only
twelity'Present, in''response to 500 urgent invitations
which had been issued; and the proceedings throughout
were flat, stale, and unprofitable—enlivened only by a
smart passage of arms between Mr. Jeffery and Mr. P.
H. Rathbone, affording evidence that there is a split in
the camp; A More public meeting is to' be attempted
to-morrow evening.

It will be observed that the letter of our Paris cor-
respondent of to-day gives some very interesting details
respeetjug,te.benefits which have accrued to France
from the Commercial Treaty. It would appear the
French press has the candour to admit the great advan-
tages which France has derived from its operation.

AMERICAN V. ENGLISH POLICY

IN CHINA.

THE American journals by the last mail state
that scarcely had the Japanese Ambassadors left
the United States, after the interchange of a
commercial treaty, when the Secretary of the
American Legation' in China arrived at
Washington, bearing a ratified treaty between
the American Government and that of the
celestial . empire, together with an autograph
letter from the Emperor of China to the Presi-
dent of the United States. These writers proceed,
apparently not without grounds, to boast that
while England and France—and the former
country more especially—have been striving by
force of arms to establish a trade with China, the
Yankees have succeeded by prudence, fair play,
and the exercise of a pacific diplomacy, in secu-
ring
the opportunity to extend their trade there
—an oppuriuuiLy w men, IIUILULIeb3, uley 'vv...
improve to the ultimate profit of their country
and of China. The Americans congratulate
themselves, that while England and France
have been fitting out hostile armaments
against the Chinese, their administration
has 'been receiving assurance of the most peaceful
and friendly relations with that people, and the
ratification of a highly advantageous treaty from
the hands of the Emperor of China. That there
is some truth in all this, cannot be denied. Per-
haps it may be altogether not more than the facts
justify. At the present time, when we are enter-
ing upon a war which may:cost some:six millions
sterling annually for the next two or three years, it
is surely worth while to review the history of our
past dealings with the Chinese, as compared
with these of .the United States, that we may, if
possible, arrive at something like an accurate
estimate of the courses we and our transatlantic
cousins hate 'severally pursued, and of the real
value of the results..

The -Subject of China is not popularly consi-
dered a very .attraetive 'one:. But. Mr. GLAD-
-I.9I`,IE'A pecuniary cloinand,. on the one hand, and
theltineticani taunt of abortiveness on the other;
ciftfe us MAO conviction that the*hole subject
deserves more attention and dispassionate con-
sideration 'than the people of -- this :country
generally have yet bestowed:,: on it. We
all remember with how Much' disisatiitactioli
this country looked upon the conduct of, America
towards China, duringthe periOd of Lord ELGINIA'
first missiptifloM9 three years ago. The Anieri;:
cans notonly did. not join us and France in. the
attempt to.compel the Chinese to come to terns;
but they protested against the employment of
force as unjustifiable. - America was represented
as meanly endeavouring to tOtke advantage oflany
siiecesS we might gain without sharing in the
ooSt, or running the risk of failure ; and it is
understood that, acting under some. such impres-
sion, Loid ELGIN declined to co-operate with'the
American Minister. Be thii as it may, it .is the
fact that the 4moiican3. obtained the signatures
*of the Imperial Commissioners to.their Treaty of
Tientsin several days betorewe were able 'to'' do
so. Its stipulations, such as they stood, were
granted of free will : they were act, as was .he
case with the English Treaty, extorted,by force.
Whatever may have been the compaintiVe merits
of the two treaties, or of the processes by which
they Were obtained, one thing -is very clear, that
in our Case the failure has been complete, and
even something enormous. It has been denied
that the Americans really met with the success
they anticipated, and their embassy, it has been
represented, was subjected to the grossest indig-
nity. These aspersions have been negatived by
the Secretary of the American mission, in a paper
containing his account of the expedition; and
without homologating his views, we shall endea-
vour to submit a brief abstract of them for the

impartial consideration of our readers.
In 1858 the American treaty I,),:'as negotiated at
Tientsin by Mr. REED. In 1859 (May 28) Mr.
WARD went to Shanghai to obtain its ratification.
The instructions of his Government were to pro-
ceed to Pekin, and there to deliver an autograph
letter from the President to the Emperor.
Mr. WARD met the Imperial Commissioners at
Shanghai, and urged on them the necessity of
his immediate departure for the north. Th,
Commissioners desired Mr. WARD to wait for the
arrival of the English, French, and Russian
Ministers, when all might proceed to the capital
together. Mr. WARD, however, resolved on leav-
ing
.Shanghai for the north, on the 21st of
June he reached the month of the Peiho, where
the English and French Ministers and
.the fleet
had already arrived. Four days after, as is .well
known, our disastrous attack on the forts was
made. A day or two afterwards the Americans
proceeded along the coast to Pehtang, where they
were officially informed that everything would be
done to facilitate the journey to Pekin. The same
official stated that he had been directed to prepare
an escort for the English and French Embassies,
but that his communication to Mr. Bauer had
been declined on the 25th on the ground "that
orders had already been given to the men-of-war
to commence the battle." The Chinese officer is
said to have expressed his " wonder and alarm "
on hearing this, for he " supposed that the real
intention of the English Plenipotentiary was
merely to proceed to Pekin to exchange the
Treaty." It is important to note that letters from
Shanghai sent off by the Imperial Commissioners
some fourteen days previously had not then been
received. The movements of the English steamers
had been too quick fot,' the Chinese posts, and
hence, perhaps, in a great measure, ensued the
sad catastrophe. On the 20th July the American
Embassy, to the number of twenty persons,
landed at Pehtang, five or six miles along the
coast from the Takoo forts on the Peiho. Thence
they proceeded on their journey to Pekin. At
Kiun-liang-ching, sixteen miles on their road, the
Provincial Treasurer met Mr. WARD, and
proffered him great kindness anc,l hospitality for
the night. The con piny • again moved on,
early next morning, • and, after ride
of thirty miles, arriyed in the after-
noon, at Pehtsang, on the Peiho, about ten
miles above Tientsin, by the river. At this place
good and commodious boats had been provided
for the Embassy._They soon reached the city of
Tung-chau, which lies at the headof the navi-
gation. This is a town of about the size Of
Liverpool, and all goods intended for the capital
are landed there. On the ruaning after. their
tUrriages were provided to convey the
Americans to Pekin, butcowing to the brocti-uP
state of the roads they preferred riding on horse-
back or walking. On arriving at Pekin they
found a palace, formerly belonging to a Prime
Minister, fitted up for their reception. Similar
quarters had also been fitted up for the English
and French Lentions, The imperi4,Commis-
sioners immediately appointed a day for an inter-

view. At this interview every courtesy was
shewn on both sides. The first Imperial Com-
missioner, KWEILANG, opened the conversation by
a full expression of his feelings at having
been refused an interview at Shanghai by
the English and French Ministers. Regret
at the sudden disappointment of his plans
and hopes seemed to have had its weight on his
mind; and while he anxiously looked forward to
the further development of events, he appeared
_to feel that he had done what he, could to bring
about a peaceful solution of difficulties. The
American Secretary says :—" So far as my own
feelings went, they were those of sincere regret
at the position of these officers, and a strong
belief that they would have beers able to have
given all the treaties full effect if their arrange-
ments had not been unexpectedly frustrated."
The Imperial Commissioners stated that the
Emperor wished to do honour to the American
Minister, not alone to exhibit his friendly feeling
to him personally, but to prove the respect he
felt for the President. The attempt to arrange
an audience, however, failed, in consequence of
Mr. WARD'S positive refusal to kneel before the
Emperor. The day after this decision had been
arrived at an Imperial rescript was received,
from which inter ulia it appeared that the autho-
rities on the coast had endeavoured to open com-
munications with the Allies. It then proceeded to
notice Mr. WARD'S arrival at Pekin, and the
receipt of his despatches, and ordered the Pre-
sident's letter to be received and transmitted
to the Emperor. The rescript then proCeeds
"In regard to the exchange of the treaty, it
would be proper, indeed, to return to Shanghai
to do it, but when we reflect that the Envoy
has already come over the seas for this purpose,
we now specially direct that the Great Seal be
affixed to the treaty. and it be delivered to
HANGFUH, the Governor-General, and let him
exchange the ratifications al Pehtang. After
this has been done, let lasting friendship and
commerce continue between the two nations.
This will show forth our great regard and kind-
ness to people from afar, and clearly exhibit the
deep respect we entertain 'for truth and justice.
This from the Emperor." An hour was fixed
for receiving the President's letter, and Mr.
WARD was informed that his escort would be
ready on a day previously arranged. The
head Commissioner, in taking the box con-
taining the letter, lifted it to his head
before he delivered it to an attendant to
place upon the table ; and, after expressing
feelings of respectful regard and a desire for
friendly relations, the whole of these transactions
were drawn to a conclusion. On reaching Peh-
tang the treaties were exchanged without delay,
and the Embassy immediately started for Shang-
hai. Our authority came to the conclusion that
Mr. WARD was treated in a manner which
proved that the Chinese designed to carry out
that part of the Treaty of Tientsin which related
to the visit to .the capital. He adds :—" While I
am ready to concede that many of the objection-
able points in Chinese policy will be maintained
by the rulers until a stronger power adds force to
argnmentadrawn from reason and humanity to
induce them to alter their proceedings, there are,
I think, others. which are better left to the
gradual advance of knowledge and intercourse
between 'foreigners and natives. To 'have 'this
government upheld by the natives, its authority
must be consonant to- their views, and as these
change, its policy will correspond ; but to
force . the Government ,to - act against its
supposed best interests will surely produce
reaction. The . treaties of Tientsin were all
distasteful to ruktianal pride, and jeeparded, in
the opinion of many loyal subjects, the vital
interests of the' empire. But with a better
understanding,. the fears of all classes
_might
reasonably be expected to subside, and even give
place to co-operation." Again. lir. WiLsox says:
"Avtiat seems to be ,most wanting. just now, is
a better acquaintance with each other's motives,
plans, and condition, especially among the
in classes of the empire, who,. if they
could believe that their :own authority was not
endangered, would probably be less.-indisposed
to resist changes."
Our space will not permit us at preient to
apply the lessons here taught us, to our own pro-
'
ceedings; but our re.aders cannot fail to perceive
their significance. We have now, for the fourth
time; entered Upon a coercive policy with the
Chinese, at an enormous cost, and we may have
no alternative but to 'pursue thitt course until our
object is accomplished. But surely the definition
of that object, and the .mode of attaining it, ought
to have been entrusted to fitter hands than those
of Lord ELGIN and Mr. BRUCE, for if there be any
truth in the authoritative statements we have
just quoted—and these are, certainly, to a great
extent, corroborated from other sources—we cannot
avoid the conclusion that the present eomplica-
. tions might have been in soule measure, if not
wholly, avoided, hs,d Lord ELGIN pursued a wiser
policf=one perhaps somewhat more in counten-
e f ance with that pursued' by America.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE

(fROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDINT.)
PARIS, Monday, July 23, 1860.

The Customs returns, which have just been
published by the illoniteur, afford the means of
ascertaining the extent of the benefits which
FranCe and its trade have already derived from
the operation of the Commercial Treaty with
England. The Constittitionne/ of to-day has an
article on the subject, which is written in a spirit
of great candour—the writer of it expressing his
regret- that France should up to this moment
have- taken no step whatever to respond to the
generous -and liberal spirit which had actuated
England in cancelling all the dUties upon FrenCh
imports. Ile there alludes, in detail to the large
increase which the above returns shoW to have
taken Place since the Treaty on almost every
exported article. Ile • states, for example, that
-
the value of wines exported to England is three
millions of francs in excess of tb,e corresponding
period of any previoue. year; that the increase in
silk stuffs amounts to ten millions; and in articles
in bronte; toys, artificial flowers, ribbons, gloves,
cutlery (which is: said to be more tasteful in
design than the English), manufactured lea;
they (for which French workmanship, is, at
preseot' so celebrated), musical instruments;
perfumery, 'ace, to four and all this in
thelaca of the fact that France is not bound td
reciprocate the withdrawal of the duty oil any of
such articles until, in some cases, the 18th of next
month, and in others the month of April, 1861.
Well may the writer go on to say, in speaking
farther of the treaty, "that it has equalled in
all respects the anticipations of the ,e(n.ci;
negotiators." England," he adds, " in, p4odify-
ing'her tariff, has not mAde an. illirsPFY: concession.
She has largely opened-her markets to our wines,
notwithstanding the' ppposition of the brewers ;
to our silks, so formidable to her own fabrics ; as
well as to all our other productions—agricultural
and industrial, The increase of our exports to
the richest market of the globe is not the only'
result to which we are indebted to the Govern-
ment. It has desired also to stimulate other
branches of industry. The SuperF,ox Cou'ncil of
'Commerce; in the C'llrse of the searching inquiry
which it is engaged, in, conducting with so much
anxious solicitude, • hears, every day, repre-
sentatives—men who have been reared in the
knoWledge of French industry—confess their com-
plete ignorance respecting the ricis 4 the various
articiesof manufacture, and even the nature of
the prodUctintis, of their rivalS—Belgian, Gprman,
and 'English, .so'true it is. that prohibitions pro-
hibit Op our industrial interests from obtaining
information as to what is going on in other
countries." This is the apoloa, We are also told,
which was made by, those French industrie/s that
vfere eatuined under the enquiry of 1839. E who
st.tid they were half a century behina, 'in e9rae-
quence` of the prohibitive system under which
they lived. " The game, also," remarks the Con-

stitutionnel, " might have been said, though in a
less degree, by our industriels, when the treaty of
the 23rd January last was concluded." But
already an extraordinary advance, in this respect,
has been made. " They went at once to England, or
they sent representatives there ; they have
ordered new machines, and samples of all the
articles formerly prohibited, and every facility
has been afforded by our own Government for
their importation. Thanks to the treaty, there is
at the present moment not one single article of
English production which our own manufacturers
are not acquainted with ; and let us add, there are
very few which. they do not believe they can. equal."
The results of- the treaty, as far as France is con-
cerned, are thus finally summed up : " A marked
progress in our imports, the greatest incentive to
efforts for the perfecting of machinery, and the
utmost economy in the process of manufacture."
It will thus be seen that, whether the English
industriels have reason to be satisfied with the
working of the treaty hitherto or not, those of
this country have certainly no reason to complain
of its operation, but very much the reverse.

I notice that the Constitutionnel quotes from
the Daily Times the statement regarding the
recent seizure of the Ellen Vannin and other
vessels by the Neapolitan Government.

There is not a word further, as yet, as to the
sailing of the troops intended for Syria. The
hitch, it seems, is this,—England offers to concur
in France taking the initiative, only on the con-
dition that the Porte acquiesces in the interven-
tion ;. -and this its Ambassador to the Tuileries
most energetically protests that it does not ;
while, it would appear, the call for interference
on the part of foreign Powers, excepting for the
purposes of revenge—which is hardly worth the
cost and embarrassment attendant upon the
disembarkation of a large French force on
Turkish soil—is daily diminishing in urgency
not a little to the disappointment of the soldats
in the Camp of Chalons, who have already been.
indulging themselves to a large extent in singing
" Portant pour la Syrie."
It was said at rma timo that Prince Napoleon
had asked for the Syrian command for himself ;
but it was for his friend General Trochu that he
did so, this officer having been thrown out of
employment at the peace of Villafranca. General
Hautpont will, in the event of the expedition.
being actually despatched to Syria, be accom-
panied by Colonel Osmont as chief of the staff;
an officer who acted in the same capacity at
Eupatoria, in the Crimea. It is right that I
should add, with reference to the ' objections of
England to the expedition, that it is believed
here that the English Government is much
opposed to the idea of Abd-el-Kader having any
important ride in the pacification of his co-
religionists assigned to him, as is proposed, if not
decided, by the French scheme. It sees great danger
in more ways than one, in so close a tie being
formed between this enterprising chief and the
French Government, and the contents of a certain
letter of M. Lenormant, who has been sent to
Greece by the French Government, with what is
termed a " mission. historique," and which have
recently come to light, are calculated considerably
to strengthen these apprehensions.
The present will certainly not seem the most
favourable'mornent for bringing out the Turkish
Loan here, but it is nevertheless to be proceeded,
with.. It offers unusual inducements to sub-
scribers, and those. interested in the affair do Dist
hesitate to say—l know not on what authority—
that happen what may to the present Turkish
dynasty, "the debt will be honourably discharged
by its successors."

Le Pays, which asserts that M. Le Greca.
expresses himself as well satisfied with his recep-
tion by the Emieror, has, it seems, gone to
London, to have- an interview with Lord Jolla
Russell. But events are crowding on each other
so rapidly at Naples, that his Excellency, on*•
would think, must have little else to do than wait
for fresh instructions.

If nothing be heard for a day or two of Gari-
baldi, I should, be inclined to think that it
because he is.st last fairly "at sea" in his move-
ments.

Wis stated in several quarters that Victor
Emmanuel has left Turin for the hills, on a shoot-
ing expedition, and has taken up his residence at,
Cuneo. His Majesty has not looked at any.
despatches for some days past, a course 'which is
perhaps not the least wise for him to pursue just
at present. - - - - • -

P.S.--,The Patric of this evening says not s.
word more respecting the sailing of the expedi-
tion, but announces the departure of Prince
Napoleon for Cherbourg. I was anxious to know-
what his Imperial Highness was to find to do.
there, and • I have ascertained that the duty
assigned to him is, to superintend the deapatch
of.alitirge body of mariners by rail from thenee.
to' TOUton. I see it stated in a Marseilles journal .
that Colonel Osmont has actually gone to Sria .
with= three officers of ordnance, for the purpose,
of organising the hospital service ; this looks.
serious, certainly. I omitted to mention that
Kossuth is here at present, with all his family.

The following were the closing quotations
to-day of the French and Foreign Funds and
Railways :

•
' PUBLIC SECCRITIES.
Four-and-a-Half Credit Foncie 880
per Cents.... 97 15 Belgian. Four-and-al
Do. end of month Half per Cents
Three per
.gents. 68 25 Piedmontese Fixes Bof
Do. end of month 68 25 Roman .
Bank. Shares . ..2820 Austrian 81
Credit Mobilier.. 680 Spanish Threes . 47.
Ditto,A.econnt.. 682 50 Horse Debt 471
RA,ILWAYS.
Cash. Aco.
Orleans ....136,a ..13631
Northern • 955 950
New ditto . . . . 870
Lyons and M 8864.. 885
New ditto
Geneva

Cash. Axe—.
Southern .. 503;.. 605
Western.... 575 .. 575
Eastern .... 6181.. 6181
Sardinian .. 400 .. 40U.
Austrian .. 505 .. 5061
Lombard .. 4984.. 498 f

• --
367!.. 367}

AMERICA.—The Liverpool, New York, and Phila-
delphia mail-steamer Kangaroo will sail from the Meaty
this day for New York, taking mails for the United,'
States. Letters for this boat can be posted at the
General Post-office till 11 15 a.m., with a fee of one
penny till 11 30 a.m., with a fee of sixpence until twelve.
at noon. There will also be a mail to South •America
by the steamer Jason. Letters must' be directed per
mail-steamer Jason, and they will be received at the
Post-office till 12 15 p.m., and with a fee of one penny.
till 230 p.m. The steamer Australasian left-the Mersey
yesterday, with the New York mails and a fair-number
of passengers. •

GREAT SALE OF LAND.—At the Clarendon Rooms,
South John-street, yesterday afternoon, Messrs. Welke;
and Ackerley disposed of the followinglots of land.
Lot 5—A piece of freehold land on. the east side of -
north side of
Epworth-street, Shelaterd-street, together
with the dwelling...louse N 0.3, Afoira-street, and thecosels-
house and stables--was Sad for £450. Lot O—A piecQ
of freehold land on the north side- of Prescot-street; sold
for £760. 'Lot piece of land in Wavertree-road
with dwelling-house, shop, etc., sold for £B7O. Lot
A piece of land and dwelling-house in Duke-street,
north, sold for £460. The remainder of the twelve lots
were not sold ; there was a good attendance throughout
the sale but the bidding was slow,
Bisraist OF THE " PARCHMENT" UNION.---A placard
with this heading, earnestly inviting the Irish working-
men,of Liverpool to a meeting in the Teutonic-hall, Lime-
street, last evening, resulted in the attendance of a large
number of those to whom the appeal was macie. The
chair was occupied by Mr. Thomas Black, who explained
that the object of the meeting vras to call upon England
to carry out the views expressed in the Queen's speech,
by Lord .lohn Russell, "the man who never told a lie";
by Lord Ellenborough, " the man who knows a thin.
or two ; ".and by the nixes, the sentiments attribritedt
to these organs being that every nation had the right to
chose the form of government by which it shad be ruled.
The meeting was like all Irish meetings—.very enthusi,
astic, the speakers who advocated the 'object being
• repeatedly interrupted with applause, "Three cheers for.
Daniel O'Connell," " Three cheers. for the Irish Bri-
gade," &c. Several resolutions, affirming adherence to.
the repeal of the anion between England and Ireland,„
were peed unanimously, and the majority of the-
speakers appeared to be in favour of force• should a
demand for that repeal be met by a refuel on the part
of England. One speaker distWguisbed himself in this
manner. After alluding to the wrongs whiCh he said
Ireland had suffered for centuries at the hands of her
merciless Auk-master, England, he asked his audience •
to consider that they had only oncost° die, and that being
so, they ought to die as men, As for himself, he would
rather go off the platferm, pledged to assert the freedom
of his country at the point of the sword than the chaini
of England. should clank at his heels for another year.
(Enthusiastic cheering.) Mr, Brennan, another gentle-
man, who stated that he had been a coadjutor of " the
Great Liberator," quoted the lines---

" We tread the land that bore us,
The green flag flutters o'er us,
The friends we've tried
Are by our side,
And the foe we hate before us." (Loud elleers.)
,The remainder of the speeches were of the same class,
and were as warmly applauded. The proceedings closed
with a vote of thanks to the chairman.