The Press.
London, England, 1853-08-20 00:00:00

AUGUST 20, 1853.

treating et the preceding election for the city of Peterborough,
and that eleetiou for the said city having been avoided, was in-
capable of being returned at the election' which took place, in
co►►sequence of the said avoidance.
"'That tieorge H. Whalley is not duly elected, and that Tho-
mu Hawkey, jun., Esq., is duly elected, cud ought to have been
returned to serve in this present Parliament for the city of Pe-
terborough.•'

POSTAL COMMUNICATION_ (BETWEEN SUEZ, ADEN,

AM) BOMBAY.
Mr. Gasosux having asked whether her
ment had taken any steps to improve the postal
between Suez, Aden, and Bombay?
Mr. Cow PEIL pleaded that this matter was in the hands of the
Government of India. Ile could state, however, that the East
India Company were taking steps to improve the postal commu-
nications in question by building ships of greater speed for the
nveyance of the malls.

's Govern-

CROWN LANDS AND MANORS.
Mr. AoLtoNaY has moved and obtained au order for " a return
of all manors belonging to the Crown, with the following pant-
eiders :—The dates, extent, and consideration of all existing
eases or other grants affecting the same, with the names of the
essees and other persons for whose benefit they have been
made ; and in the case of mines, full particulars of the nature
end extent of the minerals, and the annual produce thereof in
quantity and value, as known or capable of estimation; the cue.
tome, as to descent, tines, and emoluments, with any variation in
ho mode of assessment timing the last thirty years; the munber
of customary tenants and estates in each manor; the net amount
of profit derived by the Crown front each of the manors iu the
years 1820, 1830, 1840, and 1850, and the cause of any increase
or decrease ; the names and dates of appointment of the steward
ac
and deputy-steward of eh manor, with the amount of emolu-
ments in each of the last seven years, and a list of the ordinary
ecs taken from copyholdere in each manor; and the amount of
legal charges borne by the Crown in respect of each manor during
the last ten years." •
THE COINAGE.
Mr. THOWNELY, alluding to the universal scarcity of silver and
copper coin, inquired of the Government what efforts were making
4) supply the public need in this respect"
Mr. NIILSON stated, with regard to the copper coinage, a con-
tract had been entered into with a house in Birmingham for a
supply of 500 tons. The delivery of that supply commenced on
Saturday last, and the first portion was required for the balm
islands, Ceylon, and other colonies. The remainder would be
• rapidly delivered, and all parts of the empire would soon be pm-
vide)d with a sufficient amount of copper coinage. With regard
to silver, within the eight weeks terminating last Saturday,
214,8001. had been coined at the Mint—a quantity perfectly un-
paralleled in the annals of this country. And that amount of
silver coinage would be immediately succeeded by the coinage of
one million of half sovereigns, to assist in the way of change.
As frequent complaints had been directed Ismailia the Mint on
that subject, he begged to state what the Mint had done during
the period intervening between the let of J unitary, and Saturday
last, as compared with the corresponding period in previous veers.
He found that the quantity of gold coined in that perloa had
been as follow-xi-1n 1850, litiosell.; In 18:41, 4,106,0001.; in 142,
4,453,0001.; and in 1853, 9,009,000/. ; or more than double the
quantity in the two preceding years. (Hear, hear.) He also
found that the quantity of silver coined In the SUMO periods bad
been in 1810, MAIM. ; in 1811, 19,0010.; in 142, 32,0001. ; and
in 143, 410,000/. lie hoped that that statement would prove
that the hwonvenienee suffered by the public did not arise front
any fault on the part of her Majesty's Mint.

Sortign an Colonial nttlligtste.

[From our own Correspondent.]

PARIS, August 18.
THE National Guards and the Army of Paris were
passed in review by the Emperor on the 14th inst.
A little after one o'clock his Majesty arrived from St.
Cloud at the Arc de Triomphe, surrounded by a bril-
liant galaxy of uniforms. The Empress had preceded
him by a quarter of an hour. The Duke d'Albe,
General Narvaez, and two English officers were ob-
served among the numerous " suite." The troops on
one side of the Champs Elysees, and the National
Guards on the other, were passed through by the
Emperor and his splendid cortige, till they arrived at
the Pavillon de I'Horloge, in the gardens of the Tuile-
ries, when the marching past began. The Empress,
with some members of the Imperial Family, and per-
sons favoured by especial invitation, enjoyed the
magnificent spectacle from the balcony of the palace.
This was but the prelude to the fête of the next day,
the St. Napoleon. The morning of the 15th was dull
and overclouded, but let me hasten to say it did not
rain all day. The preparations had been unusually
promptly terminated, and promised much and cer-
tainly a more gorgeous fête was seldom if ever seen.
The Place de la Concorde, surrounded by manresque
porticos hung with various coloured glasses ready to
be lighted up in the evening, the whole length of the
Champs Elysees, presenting a vista of arcades en-
wreathed with foliage and flowers, realised our early
dreams after reading "Aladdin." In the Champ de
Mars a representation of the Field of the Cloth of
(;old was given by eighty actors, splendidly equipped
as nobles of the day. A fortress had been erected (of
pasteboard, be it understood), from the drawing of
an officer of the army of Africa, simulating the moun-
tain-hold of Laghonat, not long ago taken by the
French. Here the Arab dances, customs, and markets
were figured. A French division arrives, and you may
guess the rest. Two balloons ascended, one having
a parachute, in which a little man went up bowing
and skipping, and was cut down when a few thousand
feet in the air, and came down bowing and skipping
a little quicker, perhaps, than he went up, but
landed safely a few yards from his starting-place.
Across the Champ de Mars was placed a tight-rope,

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resting on one side on the top of the Ecole
one hundred and fifteen feet from the ground. Over
this frightful abyss Mme. Saqui, seventy-five years of
age, traversed with grace and agility a space of 720
feet, causing more pain than pleasure to the spec-
tators. At rive o'clock the Emperor and the Em-
press, in an open carriage, arrived, escorted by the
Guides, and made the tour of the Champ tie Mars.
At night the illuminations surpassed all the expecta-
tions of the most sanguine amateurs of pyrotechnics.
Private dwellings were more lighted up than in for-
mer years. A great number of promotions were
made in the army and navy, in all the public depart-
ments, and in the press many " talented authors"
were decorated with the Legion of llonour. Many
pardons and remissions of punishment were made,
but the public looked in vain in the Moniteur for the
announcement of the coronation, the coming of the
Pope, or the recal of the French generals to France.
The official reception of the corps diplanuaique took
place in the Salle du Trtlne. The Emperor, sur-
rounded by the Imperial Family and the Prince of
Hesse, having on his right the Ministers and grand
officers of his household, and on his left the marshals
and admirals, the Grand Chancellor of the Legion of
Honour, the Governor of the lnvalides, the Governor-
General of Algiers, the Count de Morny, received the
felicitations in custom. Taking the hand of the
British Ambassador, the Emperor said, " I thank
the corps diplomatique for their congratulations.
That which would be this day the most agreeable to
my feelings would be to see the peace of Europe con-
. solidatetl, and I consider it to be so without any loss
of dignity or national pride to any nation."
The rapid promotion of M. de la Guerroniere to be
officer of the Legion of Honour only twelve months
after his first decoration as simple " chwalier" has
been much discussed, and given rise to many dis-
contents among the older brothers of the press. M.
de Bonville, the founder of Le Pays, now Prefet des
Basses Alpes, is decorated for former services ren-
dered in the political press.
The Town hall at Dieppe is preparing for the Em-
press. The Emperor will probably join her there
after his journey to the north, in which her Majesty's
delicate and interesting state of health will not per-
mit her to participate.

The accounts from the several departments all
concur in stating that the celebration of the Napoleon
fête was of the most enthusiastic description.
During the night before .the fête the police visited
a number of low lodging-houses, and arrested 32
individuals, including three women, and sent them
to the depot of the Prefecture of Police.
It is stated in Ministerial circles that, as soon
as the Eastern question shall have been fully ar-
ranged, the French Government will take into consi-
deration the modification of the customs tariffs,
particularly as regards some of the articles of English
produce and manufacture which are now either for-
mally prohibited, or are charged with a prohibitory
duty. The Emperor has had a fall report made to
him on the subject, and is said to have expressed
himself very strongly against the existing system.
The Imperial plan for ameliorating the dwellings
of the labouring classes is being carried into effect as
rapidly and extensively as possible. A large house
has been purchased in the Faubourg St. Antoine,
and in a few weeks 400 lodgings for workmen will be
ready in it, all in the best conditions of cleanliness
and salubrity. Several other constructions are about
to be erected or appropriated to the same purpose in
several points of Paris.
It is announced that the Government is about to
concede in a few days several new railway lines, viz.:
that from Paris to Mulhausen, by Nogent-sur-
Seine, Montereau, Troyes, Chaumont, Vesoul, Bel-
fort, with a branch line to Coulommiers ; from Nancy
to Gray, by Epinal ; and from Paris to Vincennes
and St. Maur. These lines are to be conceded to
the Strasbourg Company. In addition, the concession
to the Lyons Company of the line from La Roche to
Auxerre is looked on as certain. _

MM. de Rothschild, bankers of the General Water
Company, have just paid in 500,1X10f. caution money
for the concession of the supply of water to the city
of Lyons. The same company sent in a tender for
supplying water to the city of Paris.
The trial of the persons charged with having
formed part of the Legitimist secret society, called
La Ligne Fi.derale, is concluded. The prisoners
have been found guilty, and sentenced to various
terms of imprisonment, with fines. The punishment
passed upon Dubuisson is the greatest, viz., four
years' imprisonment, I,ooof. tine, and ten years'
privation of civic rights, while Haftenmayer is to
suffer jthe least, viz., to pay 10f. tine, without any
imprisonment.
The Jena, 90 guns, has been ordered from Toulon
to reinforce the squadron in Besika Bay. 5410,000
rations are being irrepared in the arsenal of Toulon
for the use of the fleet. At Brest, the steam corvette
L'lnfernal is being armed for war.
The Moniteur publishes a decree granting the pay
of their rank to the officers and soldiers appointed

members of the Legion of Honour in 1815 during
the hundred days. Another decree orders an im-
provement in the quality of the soldiers' bleed.
The Patrie and some other journals on Saturday
published a private telegraphic despatch stating that
the note of the four power had been accepted ly
the I'orte. This intelligence turned out unauthentic,
and the Patrie received a " warning " from the
Minister of the Interior for having given runway to
a fabricated despatch. As the Patriot has king
enjoyed the reputation of being a semi-caleialasloarnal,
this warning caused much surprise many
rumours on the Bourse. M. Delamarre, the psu-
prietor, was so indignant that he has announced his
intention to retire from the management of the
paper, as well as of six other provincial journida
which he has established in support of the Govern •
meat. The Patrie is now accordingly announced for
sale, and it is rumoured that the Ministry intend to
purchase it.
An inten'iew has taken place between the Duke do
Nemours and the Count de Chambord. The Preue
of Vienna announces that these illustrious persons
met by appointment at Wiener-Neustadt.
M. Haze has written a second letter, again
refusing to accept the pardon granted him by the

Emperor.
The Dame* confirms the statement already made
respecting the deliciency of the harvest.

GERMANY.

An imperial decree published in Vienna on the
13th orders the state of siege to be raised on the Ist
of September next in the cities of Vienna, Prague,
and Buda, and in the fortresses of Koenigsgritx,
Theresieustadt, and Josephstadt.
The Ministerial conferences relative to Lombardo-
Venetian affairs have led to gratifying results.
The ordinary civil administration and jurisdiction
will be shortly restored in these provinces. Mar-
tial law will only remain in force for political
offences.

The newly-married Duchess of Brabant left
Vienna on Sunday by a 'special train for Brussels.
The mother, sister, and brother of her Royal High
ness were to accompany her as far as Moravia. The
Emperor has sent the insignia of the order of the
Golden Fleece to the Duke of Brabant.
The affair of the mixed marriages in Prussia has
been arranged in a manner satisfactory to all par-
ties, Pope Pius IX. having withdrawn his demands
in order to maintain peace between the different
creeds.

The King of Prussia, having lately visited Presusea
to open the railway to Konigwberg, expressed a desire
that the line might be continued up to the Russian
frontier, so that the iron road might run from one
end of his dominions to the other. A surveyor has
been entrusted with the task of examining the ter-
rain, and probably it will be arranged to cross the
Russian frontier at Kowno, and then be continued to
Dunaburg, whew(' a lino to St. Petersburg is already
undertaken. From Intnaburg a branch will run to
Rigs, while on the Prussian aide a branch would
connect Tilsit and Memel with the main line.

The King will notleave Palm« till the 25th of this
month. Immediately on his return he will set off
for Silesia to inaugurate a monument erected there
to Field-Marshal Blucher, and thence proceed to
fetch the Queen from Inch!, where he will he joined
by the Emperor of Austria. After a hasty visit to
Munich and Dresden the King will return to Berlin
to he present at the mantruvres. The preliminary,
exercises have already commenced, and the troops
concentrated round Berlin will go into cantonments
on the 10th September.