The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-29 00:00:00

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LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 29.

ON such an occasion as that of the critical
struggle before Richmond, distant observers are
pretty sure—unless they are unusually candid—
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to see precisely what they are looking for in the
way of results. Accordingly, we read in news-
papers every day of the Americans being in every
state of mind that can be conceived of. They are
clamouring and raging ; they are sunk in despon-
dent silence ; they are boastful and demonstrative
in defiance of ill-fortune ; they are humbled and
frightened; and won't go out to fight any more;
and so on, through a wide range of contradictions.
All this is arrant nonsense. Among apopulation
of twenty millions there may be seen, no
doubt, examples of every state of mind at all
times ; but there is no time when it is not
false and misleading to take up a particular
case, and make it the representative of the national
view, or temper, or state of spirits. As it is of
high importance to Englishmen to understand the
actual condition and changes of American policy
and opinions, we cannot too strongly urge an im-
partial and attentive observation of such public
acts and utterances as, in a self-governed republic,
are the only safe materials for a judgment of the
state of affairs. The last week has afforded a good
deal of information of this kind.

We observe that some journals and some public
men are angry and vexed that other journals and
public men are lotting Europe perceive that there
are divisions at the North. Nobody need be
troubled at this. In a democratic republic, a
perdurable conflict of parties is a matter of course;
and at no time lathe conflict so sure to be stringent
as in a crisis like the present, when each party
imagines it could bring the war to an end in the
shortest time and the best way. The main point
being secure—loyalty to the Republic, accord-
ing to the view of each—there is nothing
discreditable or threatening to the public welfare
in the mere fact of party strifes. That those
strifes bring forward bad citizens into prominent
action may not be a real misfortune; such men
may be the sooner exposed, and the best men may
be the sooner roused. Such seems to be the effect
just now, and it enables us to think and speak of
Northern policy with a confidence which would
not have been possible if the prosperity of the
Federal arms had been unchecked.

The occasion has brought out the vulgar agita-
tors—the FERNANDO WOOD sort of citizens—to try
to carry their particular Union policy ; this has
brought out the advocates of the other Union
policy, and the result is a clear manifestation of
the rapid advance of the national judgment and
spirit in the direction of genuine republican free-
dom. Some months ago it was unquestionably the
prevalent desire in the North, and in the Cabinet
and Congress, to take the national stand on the
constitution as it was, and hold it against all the
world. The Cabinet and Congress have found
that this would not do, because (if there were no
other reason) the Slave States do not care enough
about the Union to make their share of sacrifice
for it. It was certain also that the Not 2h would
not heartily support such a policy, however strong
might be the democratic pro-slavery party, or any
other pro-slavery tendency, at the moment. It
now appears that there is uo more probability of
the nation being satisfied with the Constitution as
it was when Mr. LINCOLN was elected than of
slavery being restored over the whole Union. This
was pretty clear before, while the national Legis-
lature was putting an end to Slavery in the Dis-
trict of Columbia and in the territories ; but the
evidence has been much strengthened since the
recent battles before Richmond.

object ; and that freedom must be get by making
the war decisive, and exhaustive el eR prac-
tical opposition. The people and their legis-
latures, therefore, exhort the Governs get to per-
severe, promise their support, and make it plaint
understood by the PRESIDENT that Deding but
the slowness and hesitation at head-quarters pre-
yenta the immediate levy of the 300,000 men
offered to him. Rich and poor, town and country,
are ready and willing. They simply desire a cer-
tainty to rely on, as to what they are fighting for.
This certainty cannot now be long withheld.
In the Border States there are daily and hourly
conversions to free labour plans, as the slave-
holders find that no power on earth can henceforth
make their human property secure. In the South,
the negroes are vindicating their capacities and
moral qualities to the surprise of their best friends.
General HUNTER'S negro regiment is spoken of
with increasing respect ; and the services of negro
aides are working a marked change in the public
mind. The employment of Degrees, in whatever
military services they can render, is not only
permitted, but widely sanctioned ; and there is no
room for a doubt as to how the controversy will
end about arming them for service in the South.
Already it is an undisputed point that the wives and 4
children of all negroes employed by the State are
free for ever. Great progress had been made
before Midsummer ',towards the presentment of a
clear issue, which might unite the wills and efforts
of all the citizens worthy of the name : but it is
since the great Midsummer conflict before Rich-
mond that the greatest advance has been made, or
has been publicly disclosed. However great may
be differences of opinion and of style, the universal
devotedness is unquestionable.
The popular sentiment against European nations,
and against the English in particular, is explained
on the spot by this very advance. It is supposed
that the terror which Europe will feel of the power
of a republic when disencumbered of its curse of
slavery must make Europe hostile. Hence every
act and word on this side is misinterpreted, just
as American acts and words are misjudged here
under prejudices far less excusable. The simple
patriotism which leads the untravelled republican
citizens into such a mistake as supposing us to be
disposed for war, from envy' or fear, or any other
passion, should make us anything but angry. It
should make us forbearing, patient, and even, as
lovers of liberty, sympathising. While they are
advancing to the issue of their great strife, we
may regret that they make mistakes, financial,
' political, or other ; but, if we duly study their
case, we shall see the progress of a singular poli-
tical regeneration, and shall feel to the bottom of
our hearts the nobleness of their national devoted-
ness.

Tea rumours from Italy during the last few
days have been of such a character as to rouse
the apprehensions of the true friends of that
country. These rumours have been confused and
conflicting, but they chiefly refer to one great
crying evil, and to supposed measures about to be
taken for its remedy. A few months ago there
appeared some grounds to hope that the Frank
EMPEROR was not unwilling to see the resurrection
of Italy consummated in Rome bring made its ca-
pital, and was preparing to withdraw his troops
from that "voiceless" city; but to the Italians such
hopes have ceased to be even " the bread of the un-
" happy," and they are beginning to recognise in
his Italian policy only the friendship of a purely
selfish ally, and the devices of a deliberate foe to
Italian unity. The complete consolidation of
Italy is doubtless only a question of time ; but
meanwhile it has been disappointed in that hope
of an immediate change which it bad entertained
in common with the greater portion of the
civilised world.

It is almost as unnecessary to point out the
pressing importance of Rome to the Italians as it
is to show how entirely devoid of advantage its
occupation is to France. These points have been
repeatedly discussed, and intelligent opinion en-
tertains no difference regarding them. The Italian
Parliament bas gravely complained that the national
capital is " kept by force under a Government
" which it loathes." Earl Rosana, has pointed
out, in diplomatic yet precise language, that the
French occupation of Rome is a flagrant breach of
that principle of non-intervention in regard to
Italy which the Emperor KaroLaow has himself laid
down, and which he is elsewhere in the Peninsula
prepared to assert by force of arms. GARIBALDI, as
Signor CRIBII pointed out, only said the same thing,
in less polite terms, when he accused NAPOLEON
of remaining in Rome from motives akin to those
which actuate a brigand. All the true Liberals
of France entertain very similar views ; and even
judged with reference to his own interests it ap-
pears strange that the Estrinioa should not have
come to • decision before now, and resolved to
brave the impotent wrath of the Ultramontanists of
France.

There is no wonder that in these circumstances
the Italians should become extremely restless, and
that a large section of them should be prepared to
risk measures even of the most hazardous kind, in
order to secure the unity of the country by the
possession of the capital. In such a crisis Mar-
zins could not fail to appear, as he did in his
Manifesto of the 30th May last, in which he de-
clared that the Party of Action was prepared to
carry Rome and Venice, with the government, or
without the government, or even against the go-
vernment, of Vlirroa MINARETS. The recogni-
tion of the kingdom of Italy by Russia and Prussia
diverted and occupied the popular mind for a
little ; but latterly the uneasiness has again been
renewed ; from Rome there come rumours that it
is intended to get up a formidable demonstration
in that city—even the Papal officials are said to be
working for the popular cause ; and the activity
of GARIBALDI has led to the improbable supposi-
tion that he intends landing in the Roman States
with a force of six thousand men.

The great war meeting in Fanenil-hall, Boston,
is highly significant. The representatives of the
pro-slavery Union, party were conspicuous, Mr.
Evresrr being one, and the Mayor, the well-
known representative of the pro-slavery element of
mercantile Northern society ; and they were in
complete accord with the citizens who propose •
purified Uniou weeded of poisonous compromises.
References to approaching and inevitable emanci-
pation, as essential to any kind of freedom and
stability, were received with cheers by an audience
which has many a time given an opposite kind of
greeting to such avowals. Men hitherto in con-
flict are now pulling together in support and fur-
therance of the Federal policy of emancipation.
Emancipation in the last resort was the proposal of
the most timid ; and a city like Boston, represen-
tative of the conservatism of the most conservative
section of the North, never recedes from a new
stand-point. Next, we have news from the great
Convention in Vermont, where the people of the
State pledged themselves to stand by the Govern-
ment in every step of its policy of emancipation.
Again, there is the Legislature .of New
Hampshire pulsing a resolution to the same effect.
From all such consultations the same piece of advice
goes up to the Government at Washington ; the
advice to avow an emancipation policy, as the only
means of bringing out the entire will and strength
of the nation. Nobody means to yield to the
South ; nobody has a thought now of such com-
promises as were debated a year ago ; but the
march to the issue will be slow, halting, and un-
certain, till the Government declares its intention
to get rid of the cause of the strife. The popular
mind is now clear on certain points ; and it de-
mands distinct assurance on those points. Free-
dom, complete and stable, must be the main

Though our utmost sympathy goes with the
Italians in this cruel delay to which they have
been subjected, yet it is earnestly to be hoped
that they will submit to the pain of further inac-
tion rather than embark in any uncertain schemes,
such as invading the Tyrol, braving the power of
France in Rome, meddling with the Eastern
question by throwing a force into Montenegro or
Semis, assisting an insurrection in Hungary, or
establishing an Italian Prince on the throne of
Greece. There are indications that all these projects
have been suggested to the mind of GARIBALDI,
whose eye sees clearer amid battle smoke than
through the complications of politics ; but though
he often feels inclined to move rashly, and
threatens to do so, he has hitherto shown suffi-
cient balance to reserve himself for the hour of
proper action. Of an invasion of the Tyrol we need
scarcely speak, for the Government has shown it-
self able and willing to prevent it, as it did lately
when a number of volunteers and adventurers
were collected at Brescia for the purpose, The
ease with which the kingdom of Naples was se-
cured to Italy by an internal movement combined
with an expedition from without, affords a delu-
sive precedent which might tempt some to try a
similar plea in Rome, but the position there is an-

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING JULY 29, 1862.

tirely different, owing to the presence of French
troops, and jay internal movement would be far
bettor unsononspanied by the landing of a Gori-
Willa or any other expedition in the Roman
States. The advent of such a force, even sup-
posing it possible, which is very doubtful, would
give the Emperor NAPOLDON the very pretext which
he would desire of drowning the cry of the Papal
City in the harsher sounds of battle, and of treat-
ing the whole movement as essentially revolutionary
and filibustering in its character. If there
is to be a Roman demonstration let it
be purely and entirely Roman ; let the
citizens solemnly protest, in the face of Europe,
against the government which is imposed by a
nation which itself acknowledges universal suffrage,
and let them seal that protest by not evading the
arrests and imprisonments which will be made.
It is undesirable that GLRIBALDI should mix up
the matter of Italian nationality with revolu-
tionary movements in other parte of Europe. It
may have been well in his earlier years, when no
other career was open to him, and his sword re-
quired to be sharpened on the whetstone of war,
that he fought for the Republic of Rio Grande ;
but now his country claims all his service, and the
picion and dislike with which regenerate Italy
is regarded in many quarters will be vastly in-
creased if it appears, or can be made to appear,
that it is the centre of a movement for revolu-
tionising other countries. The hero of Varese and
the Volturno should not risk his invaluable life in
Servia, Montenegro, or even in Greece, when ever
changing events may soon call on him to endanger
it in a nobler and dearer muse—when the time
may arrive for a last and decisive effort of
Italian nationality, which will give him to see his
country free and united from the white Alpine
snows to the mountain ridges of Calabria, or will
wrap the banner of victory round one of the
noblest of its noble dead.

The authorities at the War-office officially notify
that no applications for permission to attend the
Volunteer Review at Asoot on the 2nd of August
will be entertained after the 30th inst,

LATEIST INTELLIGENCE.
Muria% rrasauns.)
AMERICA.
NEW YORK, JOLT 19.
(Per Hibernian, vie Quebec and Londonderry.)
General Halted( is expected in Washington to
assume the command of the United States armies.
Generals M'Clellan and Pope retain their present
positions.
M'Clellan's army bas been reinforced from
Hunter's command.
In the Senate Mr. Chandler has denounced
M'Clellan's tactics, declaring that tens of thousands
of men were killed in the swamps, and stating that
158,000 men were sent to M'Clellan previous to
the battles before Richmond.
The New York press continue to urge the people
to arms. Recruiting in New York is still inactive.
Congress has passed the Militia Bill, authorising
the President to employ negroes for camp service
or any military or naval service for which they are
competent ; also to swept 100,000 volunteers for
nine months' service with 25 dollars bounty and
one month's advance pay.
The Governor of New York has proclaimed a
state bounty of 50 dohs.
The Border State members have issued a majority
report opposing President Lincoln's abolition
scheme, and a minority report favouring the
scheme.
President Lincoln has signed the Confiscation
Bill, with amendments that the provisions of the
bill should not apply to acts of rebels done previous
to the passing of the bill, and that the confiscation
is to be only during the lifetime of offenders.
A message was previously sent to Congress by
the President suggesting some modification in the
bill, but it was not favourably received by the
Republican party.
The President has signed an act for issuing
postage and other stamps for currency, and forbid-
ding banks or corporations to Lane bills for lees
than one dollar.
Congress adjourned on the 17th inst. During
the session it has appropriated 800,000,000 dole.,
including 660,000,000 dole. for the army, and
100,000,000 dots. for the navy.
The Confederate General Lee congratulates the
Confederate army upon releasing Richmond from a
state of siege, and claims to have captured 53
pieces of artillery in the late engagement.
The Confederate General Price is reported to
have crossed the Mississippi into Arkansas, to co-
operate against the Federal General.
The Confederate General Hindman has issued a
proclamation from Little Rock, urging the people
to make a determined effort to prevent General
Curtis from escaping.
General Curtis, by forced marches, had arrived
safely at Helena, Arkansas.
Several small engagements have occurred in ,
Arkansas, in which the Federahi were successful.
The Confederates under General Morgan are
committing serious depredations in Kentucky, and
were advancing on Louisville.
The Federate, with several pieces of artillery, left
Louisville and advanced to Georgetown to meet
General Morgan's forces.
General Pope's army has entered Gordonsville
and destroyed the junction of the Orange, Alexan-
dria, and Virginia Central Railroads.
It is claimed that this will cut off a large quan-
tity of supplies for the Confederates at Richmond.
General Pope has issued a general order that the
army will subsist on the country iu which opera-
tions are carried on.
The Confederates have captured Cynthiarui,
Kentucky.
Great excitement exists at Covington (I), New-
port, and even at Cincinnatti.
The South-West is overrun with guerillas.
The Confederates have captured Henderson,
Kentucky, and Newbourg, Indiana.
The Richmond papers speculate upon General
M'Clellan's advance by the James River, and
strongly urge the erection of earthworks.
The Confederates are reported to have evacuated
Murfreesboro' and retired to Cbatvanaga.
It is rumoured that General Stonewall Jackson is
in the Shenandoah valley advancing upon Harper's
Ferry.
The British steamer Ann has been captured in
Mobile BR/.

(BY TELEGRAPH TO FATHER POINT, AND
FROM LONDONDERRY.)
NEW YORK, JOLT 19, AFTERNOON.
Vicksburg still holds out.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS, NOWDAY Email°.

The Opinion Nationale, which for two or three
days rather favoured the Patrie's story about Gari-
baldi's projected attack upon Rome, now admits
that he has, at all events, finally given up the
idea. It suggests, at the same time, that his ob-
ject probably was to excite agitation, in order to
prove to Europe that Italy wants her capital, and
that her patience is well nigh exhausted. These
tactics would be in harmony with an article of
Mazzini'a, published in the Delia del Popolo of
Naples of July 21, headed "The French Oocapa-
tion of Rome," wherein the ex-triumvir seeks to
demonstrate that France will never leave Rome
until she is forced ; and that the only means of
forcing her is to prove to Europe by repeated mani-
festations that there will never be settled peace till
Italy gets her capital. It is to be noted that M. Mor-
dini has just spoken entirely to the same effect in the
Italian Chamber of Deputies, and that both be and
M. Petrucelli della flattina said,amidst considerable
applause, quite as strong things about the French
alliance as Garibaldi has done in Sicily.
Some Italian letters mention, as a remarkable
fact, that Garibaldi's volunteers have abandoned
the famous red shirt, and chosen a grey uniform
not readily distinguishable from that of some of the
regular Italian regiments. This change, it is said,
makes it more difficult for the government to
watch the movements of the Garibaldians.

The last mail from Mexico contains full particu-
lars of the signal failure of the Tuileries protege,
Almonte, to corrupt some of Juarez' generals with
French money. Here is the text of General
Negrete'a answer to a proposal made to him by
General Taboada, one of ilmonte's creatures :

Monsieur Antonio Taboada,—Your letter of May 7,
written to me from the Hacienda of ban Diego de los
Alamos, by which you invite me to join myself with
traitors, ban filled me with indignation. You would not
have dared to aak me to commit this infamy had you known
my opinions and patriotism. I am resolved to die a
thousand deaths rather than stain my name by such a
foul transaction. Know that all Maxima' are se firmly
resolved. To conclude, not being able to find words an&
ciently expressive to my all that I think, and to send you
the answer you deserve, I beg you never to write to me
again. Mmum Nroanz.

THE ALLEGED MURDER AND ROBBERY AT
HOITON.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning the inquiry was resumed before
Mr. Humphreys, at the Green Man Tavern, Hottoo, respect.
ing the death of Mr. Samuel Chapman, aged 70, deacon of
Ebenezer Chapel, Houton, who was found insensible in the
adjoining house, and who was alleged to have been robbed
end violently garotted, under very extraordinary end
mysterious circumstances, on the 7th inst.
The following additional evidence was adduced :
Mrs. Anne M. Drumm daughter of the deceased, said
that she arrived at deceased's house at 10 o'clock on the
evening of the attack, and remained until the following
wonting. Her sister, Km Gardiner, was there, and witness
did not hear bey express any surprise about the purse being
miming. The first witness beard of tie being not forth•
coming was on the following Saturday. She then beard
that the purse was missing, and that some one had
got in and done Mr. Chapman some injury. Mrs. Gardiner
led witness to believe that her father had been injured.
She said nothing of the kind before. She thee said that she
could not find the purse, and witness said that it most be
about the place. The day of the funeral witness found the
purse between some books in a cupboard in deceased's
room. It wee there apparently concealed, and was empty.
Deceased before his death, when the purse was spoken
of before him, pointed to a box, but the perm was
not therm He might possibly have meant to point to the
cupboard, which was aslant of the box. Witness had fre-
quently put her things into the cupboard, but bad never
seen the purse in it. Mr. Chapman had a pension of 11.
per week, which be took monthly. He drew his money,
as witness understood, three weeks before his death. De-
ceased did not tell winning that he drew it then, but les
supposed be did so became he went into the City.
His neckerchief was always worn in one loose knot. She
would think it vary extraordinary it it was found so tight
as to make a deep mark or indentation around his neck.
She could not account for it. No one was present when
she asked deceased about the friend. She took the (muerte.
nity of being alone with him. That was because she was
anxious to know about it. If she bad waited until Mrs,
Gardiner came in, he would not have been sensible enough,
for he immediately wandered.
Mr. Win. Lowe, 43, Wellingtonetreet,Victoria-park, said
that be was very intimate with deo.. , and be had every
reason to believe that deceased was quite comfortable and
well supplied with mosey. He bed lent some money to
witness et Christmas, and had never applied for its return.
He wore his necktie in a loam fold. . .

Another Mexican General, O'Haran, repudiates
the offer with equal indignation, but as he had
been a bosom friend of Taboada's he entreats him
to leave the country, to change his name, in order
to hide his shame, and to send his address, in
order that his old friend might write him words
of consolation in his disgrace.
Following hard upon the suppression of the
Orteatiais, the Moniteur promulgates a warning
given to the Progras de Lyon for having, in its
number of July 24, published "incidents entirely
false" apropos of a council of ministers. This
warning is, by an administrative fiction, supposed
to be inflicted by AL Valise, the senator, who
does prefect's duty at Lyons with extra-
ordinary powers. But the Moniker, by
a piece of carelessness,betrays the Parisian origin of
the warning, for the date is " Done at Lyons, July
28," namely, this very day. The fact is that K
liouland, the ad interim Minister of the Interior
during the absence of M. de Persigny, is showing a
good deal of superabundant zeal in the exercise of
his provisional functions. As Minister of Public
Instruction he had an old grudge against the Bishop
of Orleans, whose organ the Ork,anais was to some
extent, and he seized the opportunity of a piece of
accidental false news which was at once corrected
to crush the paper.
The prosecution against Canler's memoirs will it
is said not go on, upon the condition that no more
copies shall be sold in France. Calder will have
made a good thing of it. He left out many of
his beet stories in order to satisfy the scruples
of his Paris publisher. The work has already run
through three editions, and now that he hes become
famous he will publish another at Brussels, with
alt the suppressed passages restored. In point of
law the prosecution would have been very difficult
to sustain. The offence charged " against morality
and good manners" consisted in the alleged betrayal,
by a retired functionary, of matters confided to
him in his official capacity. There is nothing in
the code to sustain such an indictment—nothing to
prevent a spy from publishing his reminiscences
any more than the statesman or the executioner—

LA
juror stated~to the !Dart
that on looking over the
hones he observed marks of fingers on the kitchen window,
and close to it a button which bad evidently been torn off a
man's coat. He showed the appearances; todetective Devitt.
Mr. Elliston, deacon of the chapel, was re-called, r.nd
said that the pew opener fetched him to deceased's place en
the Monday. Mn. Gardiner arrival an hour afterwards.
There was no mend search instituted then. A couple of
days after the attack Mn. Gardiner said that if the purse
could not be found she should believe her father was mur-
dered. She said the rime to witness's wife. Witness did
not know whether she bad searched for it.
. . _

The .;;Nr7liiii.sth:i;alo7;taiioritia hod only just
taken up the ease, and they were most an:ions that, for the
ends of justice, there should be another adjournment at the
present stage.
The case was accordingly adjourned.

GREAT EIRE AT Till DOSWELL ROAD
DISTILLERY.-(THIS DAY.)

The most extensive conflagration that has oc-
curred in the perish of Clerkenwell, happened this morning
about two o'clock, sad in a very brief space of time laid
in ruins property valued at enema thousand pounds sterling.
The scene of the fire was the Goswell.road distillery and
chemical works, the property of Mews. Medway and Co.,
situate in Owen's-row, Goawell-road. The building in which
the fire commenced was about 150 feet gong and between 30
and 40 feet wide. It appears from the inquiries made that
• polies-constable, whilst passing the end of Owen's-row,
noticed a sort of thin white 'mole, as if proceeding from thi
ignition of ether, or some other chemical, hovering over the
top of the principal building. He sounded as alarm, and
having obtained other assistance, meeeengers were forthwith
sent off to call the Royal Society's escapes and the engines.
Before sufficient time bad elapsed to call either, the fames
shot through the various windoers with the greatest imps.
tuosity, rising so high in the air as to become • far more
speedy massager of danger than the men, and in a very
short space of time the Royal Society's escapes and several
engines were on the spot. The mains of the New River
Company were drawn, but unfortunately the supply of
water was insufficient to feed so many engines.
Greater damage than otherwise would have bee. the came
was the result. The whole of the upper floor presented many
thousand superficial feet of fire, threatening at the same
time with destruction the extensive stores of Messrs. Has-
san and Catchpool, the flour factors. Under the direction
of Captaia Shaw and the officers under him the brigade
worked in a meet admirable manner, but it took them
sevens] hours before they could get the fire under
and not before the upper warehouse was burned out, and
the roof off the lower floors are also severely damaged. The
origin of the fire is enveloped ia obscurity. Fortunately
the firm was insured in the Sun Fire-office. The flour stores
of Medlars. Catchpool and Co. are also severely damaged by
fire and water. These premises were insured m the Mena
Fire-office. Several other fires took place during the morn-
ing, but the damage at each was not considerable.

Enwrap hzuernuotre VISITORA Ilr lavntrooL
Informatics has Met been received through Mr. S. R.
Graves, the ex-Mayor of Liverpool, to the effect that the
Grand Duke of MecklenbortSchwerin, who is now traveling
in Scotland tinder the title of Count Schwerin, intends
visiting Lancashire, and will probably io the course of the
present week honour Liverpool by a brief residence. His
higbuess will be accompanied on his Liverpool visit byrrince
Reuss and two or three other distinguished personages.
?ARMORIAL TABLET TO THB LATE LORD MACAULAY.
—Siam the burial of the gran historian near the Poets'-
corner of ow national mausoleum a piece of paper only,
with the words "Lord Macaulay's grove" written upon it,
served to show where his remains were deposit{ A tablet
has, however, lately been placed over the grave. Unlike
thaw recently let into the nave of the abbey to perpetuate
the memory of Mr. R. Stephenson, C.E., and Dr. Jobs
Hunter, it is devoid of all ornament, and bean the follow-
ing simple inscription :—" Thomas Rabingtoo, Lord Ma.
outlay, born at Rothly Temple, Leicestershire, October 25,
1800. Died at Holly-lodge, ampdini December
1659. ' His body is buried in peace, but his name liveth
for evermore.'" _ _

M. Guizot or M. Sansou.
The Bourse was more animated than it has been
for some time. The firmness of Consols begins to
produce an effect. Rente rose 10c. for cash and 15c.
for account, closing at 68fr. 70c. and 68fr. 60c.
The Mobilier rose 6fr. 25c., and the Italian Loan
45c. The Lyons Railway wee 10fr., and the other
lines from 2fr. 50c. to Mr.
Americans in Paris (of the Confederate party)
who profess to have an inkling of official informa-
tion from Richmond, say that Beauregard's latest
plan was to feign an attack upon Washington, in
order to draw M'Clellati away from the basis of
his operations, and then by a rapid countermarch
to get possession of the bulk of his stores of food
and ammunition. These gentlemen are now so con-
i fident of success that they would rather not have any
European " mediation,"feeling sure that they shall
soon be able without assistance to establish their
claim to European "recognition."
Colonel Sir Henry Havelock, and Captain Petrie,
of the English army, have been authorised by the
Minister of War to visit the infantry and cavalry
barracks of the army of Paris, and also the shoot-
ing school at Vincennes.

THE STEPHENSON MEMORIAL WINDOW IN WEST.
MINSTER ABBEY.—The stained glass window which has
been placed in the north side of the nave of West-
minster Abbey, and intended to perpetuate the memory
of the late Mr. Robert Stephenson, is now completed,
with the exception of some minor details. The
window, which is richly coloured, was executed at
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Stained Glassworks. At the
top of the window, in the space beneath the arch, is •
medallion portrait of this eminent engineer, surrounded by
those of Rennie, Telford, Watts, for. l'he body of the work,
which is divided into two halves, is filled up with 12 com-
partments, descriptive of the prosper of engineering from
the earliest ages, and terminating at the top, beneath the
portraits, with illustrations of those greet triumphs of
modern engineering, the tubular and other railway bridges.
These illustrations are linked together with smaller medal-
lion portraita of famous engineers, representing Cheops,
Tubal Cain, Noah, Euclid, Archimedes, Sir C. Wren, sad
others. The whole of the intervening spaces in the window
are filled with richly stained glass and handsome bordering.
At the bottom of the window is the inscription, " In Memory
of Robert Stephenson, M.P.. D.C.L. F.R.S., he., late Pre-
sident of the Institution of Civil Engineers. A.D. 1859."
SERIOI7B CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.—A
painful and revolting charge has just been brought before
the county magistrates at Slough, against the Rev. C. Red-
dell. chaplain of the Slough and Etoo Union Workhouse,
who had been apprehended on the Sunday evening previous
on a charge of having indecently assaulted Elizabeth Salter,
• child of 10 yeas of age. Mr. C. S. Vouka attended on the
part of the prisoner. Complainant. an intelligent little
girl, deposed that she lived at Slough, knew Mr. Reddall,
and on Sunday last was in the road near defendant's lodg-
ings, when he called her to come in at the garden gate. She
went to him, and he then asked her to bare some wise.
Complainant went on to state as follows :—" I said, ' No,
thank you, sir.' Afterwards he asked me to walk into his
room, where he kept me about three-quarters of en hour."
Complainant here described the conduct of the accused to-
wards her. She continued, "My brother koocked the
door, and defendant opened the parlour door. La Crook
came in. I was crying when she entered. He undid the door
before Mrs. Crook came in." Witness proceeded to describe
the prisoner's conduct, and then said, "I left after Mrs.
Crook had opened the door. I told my toothermd father what
bad hspperied as soon as I went home. I have since told Mrs.
Crook. He took me on his knee as soon as I entered the
room, and then dad what I have stated." Mrs. Crook was
then called, but the prisoner objected to her evidence,
laying she did not believe in the Bible. The witness
said, " The prisoner came to lodge in my house io May
last. On Sunday last the little girl came to the house
about 6 o'clock. Defendant appeared .to have seen
her before, and sent her to ask her brother to fetch
it By, who returned in half-an-boor and asked for his
ter, who I had no idea had remained in the house.
sister,
entering the room I observed that the child
had been crying. She ran out of the room into the street.
I called upon the child's mother to inquire why the child
cried. When I charged the prisoner with having in-
salted the child he seized me by the throat, so
that for some time I could not speak. Aa .0"
as I could I called out 'Murder! and • neigh'
boor came to my assistance. The officer afterwards
aline and took the prisoner away." Mr. Footes asked
, ness if she did not consider, from the prieoner's general
' rector, that be was occasionally insane. W items— • Not et
all It is brought as by drink and his boastful ways." De-
feedant's son stated that his father had been is • lunatic)
asylum sad disishargail Wearable. Delsodant, after quoting
potatoes of sertptum,
.cooteaded that the prooeedinP INN
infemsal, bemuse his name had not been morel
' spilt in the warrant, the letter " having been subditutoi
for the letter "a ;" they consequently had the wrong wan
altaptber. Tbe prisoner was remanded for a week, to In-
able the magistrates to consult with the Secretary of Sate
fa reference to the case.

LORD B1101:70HAY 01t THZ VOW/RMS.—After
the inspection of the Cumberkuid Rifle Volunteers, on
Friday last, at Ricerby Park, by Lieut.-Col. Harman,
volunteer inspector for the northern district, the officers
dined together at the County Hall. Lord Brougham, who
was present as a good, made the following remarks:—" I
consider the volunteer has added to the army and to the
militia a most important part of the defence of this coun-
try. It is Dot that I have soy alarm upon the subject—it
is not that I dread any invasion of this country—(bear,
hear)—there never wu a time when it was less probable,
and, I might almost say, lees possible to happen. (Haar,
hear.) But, nevertheless, we are to be prepared for
all—even the remotest possibilities. Does any man, who
insures his house against fire, or his property from ship-
wreck—shipwreck, no doubt, depending more or less
upon the tides and seasons, upon the winds and the
waves, may be insured against natural apprehension of that
risk—but against fire, does any man suppose his house is
likely to be burned from the fault of his servants or from
the fault of his neighbours? and yet it is only from the
fault of one or other, the carelemneas of one or other, that
fire is likely to happen ; but no one reckons on that, no one
thinks that likely ; yet be makes sure in case of accident
happening, he makes sure by iosuriog to the amount of the
value of his house. (Cheers.) But we do a much better
thing %ban that in providing largely for the defence of the
country. By insuring against the risks of fim we have no
part in preventing the fire from happening; the premium of
insurance we may pay to secure us for the loss we sustain
if fire should happen has no tendency whatever to prevent
that fire from happening. But it is very different with
the defence of the country. We prepare not only to
insure ourselves. in case of soy improbable and hardly to be
expected risk of invasion, but we insure to present that
risk of invasion. (Cheers.) The more prepared we are the
less likely it is that we shall be called upon to carry our
resolution into effect, by providing for our self-defence.
(Hear. hear.) I, as a friend of peace, universal pekoe, prow
over all the world —(cheers)—l bold that it is most impor-
tant and most salutary, and most likely to preserve that
peace, that every nation Mould be prepared to defend it-
self. I beg your perdu for having dwelt so long upon
what really appeared self-evident truths—(hear, hear)—
but I bear a good deal of mierepresentetios abroad, as if
reWen ins prink, and were afraid, sad were alarmed.
; that we are not alarmed. (Cheers.) There la no
nic, but we are determined to provide against all pro-
ba pabilities--aplost risks that are highly improbable, bet
which we are prepared also to soaks next to intposable."