The Press.
London, England, 1853-05-14 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

ITALY.
The anniver,ary of the festival of the constitution
was celebrated in Turin with great pomp on Sunday
last. The King, the Queen, the ministers, senators,
and deputies, and the foreign tunbasstulors, among
whom was the Count App ono. attended divine set vice
in honour of the day. The King hell a review of
the National Guards and the troops of the line, amid
the enthusiastic direr% of the population.
The Austrian tiovennuent in Lombardy has given
directions that the net produce of the confiscated
cstdes of the emigrants shall be paid into the Im-
perial treasury to form a fund for repaying to the
Minister of War the extraordina-y slims expeutlett by
him dating the late disturbances.
The Order of Jesuits is at the present moment in
a state of great excitement, in consequence of the
dangerous illness of M. Itoothan, general of the
order. The election of his successor must take
place at Rome, and that immediately, since it is ne-
cessary to provide for the performance of the func-
tions of the office.
On the 7th inst. the Pope proposed to visit Porto
d'Anzio, which it is contemplated to restore to its an-
cient functions as the seaport for Hou►e.

THE CAPE.
By the overland mail, intelligence to the :Ind of March
has been received from the Cape of Good Hope.
The war with the Katirs had terminated by the com-
plete 14 uhmissi on of the rebel chief Santlilli. lie and
his tribe are driven beyond the Kei. The treaty with
General Cathcart was concluded on the 9th of March.

The Calcutta steamer arrived at 'Neste on Wed-
nesday from Alexandria. Winging the India mail.
On the 19th of March the force under Sir John
Cheape took the fortress of the robber chief Meaton,
near I)onabew, after four home hard lighting, and
with a loss of 192 rank and tile killed and wounded.
Nothing was precisely known of the state of affairs
at. Ava, nor of the latest movements of our finvev.
It was thought probable that Lord Falkland would
remain another year in Bombay.
Mr. Luard, of the civil service, had been sus-
petaled, for having alleged that, if a public inquiry
were appointed, be could prove that two superior
officers haul been guilty of infamous conduct in
the exercise of judicial funet' A strong wish
was expressed in the Indian press that an investiga-
tion should be appointed.
Great and general indignation was felt when the
news arrived that the British Government pruposed
to renew the Indian charter for ten years, without

inquiry.
Intelligence from China is of the 17th of March.
Sir t;. Bonham was gone to Shanghae. The insur-
gents were advancing w► rapidly that the Emperor
was compelled to demand assistance.

THE UNITED STATES.
The late arrivals from America bring no political
intelligence, but report an awful amonnt of disaster
and sudden death. The Californian steamer Indepen-
dence ran ashore on the 10th of February on
Margaretta Island, Lower California, where she leek
fire and was entirely consumed. There were the
hundred passengers on hoard at the time, nearly all
of whom jumped overboard, and braved the dashing
surf and strong tide to gain the shore. Those who
succeeded in reaching the land were afterwards
obliged to stand helpless spectators and listener: to
the vain struggles and dying shrieks of the less for-
tunate of their companions—including men, women,
and children, who were either perishing 011 11111 MI the
blazing vessel or being swept out to sea by the caw-
rent. The number of lives lost is said to have been
iTh. Among the names given, are those of E. Collins
and two children, R. Davy, and It. Francis, all of
England. Out of eighteen Jews on board, sixteen
were sunk by the weight of gold in their pockets.
Ono gentleman ()tiered 50,fino dollars to any one who
would save his life, but in vain. Several of the
papers say that the Independence was known to be
unfit for the voyage.
At Chicago, on April 251 h, a terrible accident (N-
-eared on the Central Railroad by the collision of the
express from that place with an emigrant train on
the Central Road at the crossing eight miles
from the city. Twenty-tae persons (all emigrants)
lost their lives, and fomi-eight were wounded. An
inquest was held on the Ixrdies, and a verdict of man-
slaughter returned agairst the engineer.
The Itechester Hotel in New York was destroyed
by fire on the 29th ult., and four persons burnt to
death. Loss, '20,000 dollar.:. By another contlaga-
tion -10 or 50 pour Irish families were rendered
lantseless.
At a recent duel near Victoria, Texas, between
Lieut. Brady and a Mr. Burnett, an innocent by-
stander named Walpole was shot dead, but neither
of the combatants was injured.
Senator Dix has been appointed I7nited States
Minister at Paris. Mr. Dillaye, of New York, is
nominated Charge at Brussels.

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The Baltimore Tekoraph says that the Emperor
Napoleon has sent an invitation to the Bonaparte
family there (that of Jerome Bonaparte by his boa
wife, Miss Patterson) to visit France. Young .le.
mine Bonaparte, of the United States army. has
aeeonlingly obtained leave of absence for six months.
intending to visit his impenal cousin.