The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-23 00:00:00

RUSSIA AND TURKEY.

The New Free Press of Vienna publishes, as
from an authentic source, a summary of a conver-
I nation which took place between the Czar and Fuad
Paella, on the occasion of the visit of the latter to
Livadia. The language seems here and there to
be hardly such as we should expect to be used by
a sovereign to an eminent minister sent on a com-
plimentary mission ; but we give the communica-
tion for what it may be worth :
After the customary salutations on the part of Fuad
Pacha, the Czar expressed his complete satisfaction at the
choice of so eminent a statesman for the mission. Ile
then asked if Fuad Pacha had authority to treat
directly with him on the affairs of Turkey. The
other replied in the negative, adding that be
was only charged to mention the sentiments of friend-
ship and esteem which the Sultan felt personally towards
the Czar. The latter expressed his acknowledgments, and
declared himself animated with similar feelings towards
the Sultan. For that same reason, he added, he wished
to communicate to Fuad Pacha his ideas respecting the
. present situation ; tbo Sultan, he said, by accepting them,
might assure calm and peace to his empire. Fund Pacha
declared that he was ready to listen to the Czar, but only
as a private individual, his official mission being termi-
nated. The Czar replied that it was immaterial in what
quality Fund Pacha heard him, if he would repeat what
he was about to hear to the Sultan. I hope, continued
his Majesty, that the Sultan, as well as the Porte, are
penetrated with the conviction that they have in me an
'entirely disinterested friend. (Fund Pacha bowed in
silence.) You must be convinced that the object of
my policy has always been to preserve the integrity
of the Ottoman empire, and to reconcile the interests of
the Christian populations, of which I am the natural pro-
' teeter, with those of the Ottoman government. The Czar
added that the communication which he was about to
make was solely inspired by his friendship for the Sultan
pas well as by the interest he had in the maintenance of the
Ottoman rule in Europe, for, he observed, I am of course
conservative by principle. You have on your hands that
unfortunate affair of Candle, which has caused so much
bloodshed. lie generous ; you should give up that island
, to Greece ; the Ottoman empire is sufficiently vast not to
feel such a sacrifice. Europe will be grateful for such a
guarantee to the peace of the world, given by this cession.
Fund Pacha replied that by so doing the Turkish go-
vernment would be entering on a most fatal course.
Other islands of the Archipelago would follow the ex-
ample of Crete. Epirus and Thessaly would also wish to
separate from Turkey, and in such a case nothing could
Ibe permitted contrary to the interests of the Ottoman
empire. The Czar wished Fund Pacha to convince the
Sultan that the cession of Crete was quite indispensable ;
he could not admit the objection made, and added that if
this affair was settled to the general satisfaction, Fund
Pacha might count on his assistance, at least within the
limits of justice. To this Fund Paths replied that the
course proposed was quite impossible, as neither the
Sultan nor hie government would accept such a pro-
posal. The conversation then turned on the recti-
fication of the Servian frontier and the Bulgarian
question. The Czar charged Fuld Pacha to repeat
to the Sultan what he had just communicated to
him, and to induce his Majesty to accept the ideas
expressed by representing to the Sultan that it was better
to have for friend a neighbour than to trust to supporters
at the other end of the world, and who, while setting
themselves forth as the defenders of the Turks in all cir-
cumstances, only, in reality followed the policy of that
same neighbour. Tell his Majesty, added the Russian
monarch, that this neighbour may one day cease to be
censer entire, and then Turkey would find opposed to her
all the forces he has at his oommand. Fund Pseha, on
his return to Constantinople, received from the Russian
ambassador at the Porte the project of a Russo-Turkish
alliance having for basis the political and administrative
independence of the island of Crete, the neutrality of the
Porte in the eventuality of any complications which might
arise, and the direct settlement of the above-mentionol
questions between Turkey and Russia to the exclusion of all
other powers. This proposal is said to have been rejected
by the Porte.

BRUTAL MURDER IN IRELAND.—On Wednesday
night a man named Mullins, • native of the county Gal-
way, who had attended the Limerick races as proprietor of
three roulette tables, returning from the course on the
conclusion of the first day's sports, with his son, • fine
little boy of three years, feeling irritated at something the
child said to him, dragged the poor little fellow into • field
by the road side, and barbarously murdered him with a
ease knife. The unnatural monster, who was in a state of
drunkenness at the moment, cut and hacked his son in •
shocking manner, and, leaving the body in the field, re-
turned to Limerick, where he spent the night, returning
next morning to the race-course. Meanwhile, the body
having been discovered and a clue having been had to
Mullins, be was arrested on Thursday at the course by the
police, and conveyed in custody to the Kilmnrry police-
station.

The police made six further arrests in Manchester I
yesterday. Three of them were in Buckley-street, Roch-
dale-road, one of the Irish quarters of the city. One of
the men, John Francis Nugent, is a tall, powerful fellow,
who, on the approach of the police, sought refuge in an
outhouse at No. 6S. He had armed himself with a saw,
and offered a good deal of resistance, but was soon over-
powered. A letter was found in his possession from some j
person in Ireland, congratulating him on his "heroic I
escape " from the English bluecoats and informers. The
other men taken at rot were two brothers, James and John
Sherri. Two others were apprehended about the same
time in a street leading out of Deansgate. At the Albert-
street police-station Nugent was identified by two police- I
men who were on the prison van at the time of the rescue, !
and by three civilians as having taken a very active part its '
the rescue. The sixth of thesearrests was made in the morn-
ing, under the following circumstances. The politeauthori-
dee had received a number of anonymous letters professing ;
to give information as to the whereabouts of Colonel Kelly
and Captain Deasey. One of these letters stated that the
fugitives were concealed in a house situate in Every-street,
Ancoats. The mayor thought he would not be justified in
declining to teat the value of these communications, and
a large body of police were despatched to the place yester-
day morning. Some of • the neighbours reported that
voices had been heard in the house all the night through,
and that though all the rooms appeared generally to be in
darkness there were occasional glimpses of light. It was
thought probable from this that if there WAS any gathering
of Fenian' there, they might be conducting the proceedings
by ,means of dark lanterns. A force of 50 policemen,
under the direction of Superintendents Anderton, Godby,
and Rooker, were sent to search the house yesterday
morning, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Clarke and Mr. Kennedy, two
magistrates, accompanied this force. The police were
armed with Colt's revolvers, a supply of which had been
sent from Chester on the previous evening, by direction
of the Home-office. On the arrival of this force
on the scene a cordon was drawn round the house,
which is a large and commodious one, at the
extreme end of Every-street. Entrance to the house was
demanded, but there was no answer. Inspector Garner
instantly caused the front doors to be forced open. The
Alice rushed in with a view to the occupation of all the
rams. of the house se nearly as possible at the same
moment. Only one man and two women were found in
the house, but there were evidences that it had been
occupied by other persons, and of a hasty retreat, and in
their flight the fugitives had left behind them a quantity
of correspondence and papers. This correspondence is
now in the hands of the authorities. The man and two
women found on the premises were taken to the police-
office. The police have a suspicion that Kelly and
Deasey are hiding in this neighbourhood (Ancoats), and
it is supposed that if they were not harboured in this
house in Every-street, their friends, upon whose aid
they rely for escape, were in council there during the
night. This singular raid into Arnold* caused great ex-
citement among the people. The neighbours of the people
taken began to close their shutters in alarm, on the ap-
pearance of such a large body of police, and the streets
leading to the place tilled rapidly with people, but it was
not a hostile, though apparently an excited crowd.
It will be remembered that when Kelly and Deasey were
set at liberty from the prison van they ran northwards
across some open brick fields till they reached the embank.
meet of the Sheffield Railway, accompanied by Allen and
a number of the armed pursuers, having the London and
North Western Railway on their left flank. Crossitg the
Sheffield Railway, they are supposed to have skirted the
eastern portion of the city. passing through the townships
of Gorton, Droyladen, Clayton Bridge, and Bradford. In-
spector Williamson, of the London police force, with
Sergeants Rhymer, Clarke, and Campbell, have been in
their track iu this direction. One of thus found a bran
new revolver which had been thrown away or lost in
crossing the Sheffield Railway, which bears the marks,
" Mortimer, London, 39,383." It is an eight-chambered
revolver, and six chambers were loaded when found, the
two others having been discharged. According to the in-
formation about the further movements of Kelly and
Dewey from this point, it has been learnt that they parted
company at the end of Taylor-street, taking minuet°
routes till they reached the township of Beswick. Beyond
this point Kelly is entirelyloet sight of. Deasey was seen
to enter a house there with handcuffs on, and to emerge
again freed from them. At that time he was accompanied
by a man who did not wear handcuffs. On examination
of the house it was found that the handcuffs had been
struck off by a hatchet upon the sink stone in the kitchen,
the sink stone being made to serve the purpose of an
anvil The woman who keeps the house says the stranger
spoke with the pronunciation so peculiar to Americans
and says he left her house at 4.20 in the afternoon of the
seizure. From thence he went along the road leading to
the neighbouring township of Bradford, which is called
Wellington-road.
The authorities are to be well supported by the military
in case of need. The officers and men, both of the in-
tuitry and cavalry, have orders to keep to barracks, ready
for any sudden emergency. There are 150 men placed on
guard at the city gaol, under the command of Captain
M'Culloch, and another guard has now been placed for
precaution at the militia barracks to protect the armoury
there.

This afternoon the funeral of Brett, the police-sergeant
shot at the rescue, took place at Harpurhey cemetery, and
the extent of public, sympathy felt for the poor man's fate
there was manifested by the attendance of civilians as well
as police. The crowds were so great as to fill all the
thoroughfares leading to the cemetery.
At a special meeting of the city justices, convened by the
mayor yesterday morning, twenty-one megiatrates were
prrsent, and various measures were resolved upon for the
purpose of protecting the gaol, and for the preservation of
the peace.
Early this morning the police made half-a-dozen more
armats, and among them is another man identified as ano
of those who aided in the attack on the prison ran. He
was seen to fire at the horses, and, after wounding them,
to endeavour, by pulling at their legs, to bring them to the
ground.

On the arrival of the steamer Kildare on Friday
morning at the North Wall qusy, two detective OffiOen
went on board, acting from information previously re-
ceived, to search for a party alleged to be connected with
the Fenian rising in Manchester. All the ordinary pas-
sengers left the vessel, and the officers were about return-
ing to shore, when they learned that a stowaway was on
board. Prosecuting their search further, they found is
the hold of the vessel a man who was unable to give any
satisfactory account of himself. His name, he mid, was
James Sutcliffe Walton, and he said he had resided in
New York for several years. His mother was en Irish-
woman, and he had come to Europe last April to visit his
relatives. He aided that he was last from Manchester.
In the course of the day the prisoner was brought before a
magistrate, end evidence having been given to connect him
with the Fenian conspiracy he was remanded, pending
further inquiries.
A telegram from Cork in an evening contemporary
states that for the last two nights bonfires were lit upon
the hills around that city, and bands of music, with yelling
mobs, marched along the roads with military step, re-
joicing at the rescue of Kelly and Deasey at Manchester,
and the escape of Osbourn from Clonmel gaoL The police
did not interfere.

At the meeting of the Trades Outrages Commis-
sion at Manchester on Saturday, Mr. Pickering said the
court had now gone through all the cases which appeared
to be ripe for investigation, but from information in their
on they should adjourn the inquiry for the present.
hey would give orders that all boxes, hooks, and papers
shouldbe returned. He thanked the authorities and others
for the facilities offered them, and for the u,e of the
assize courts. Due and proper notice would be given of
the time at which it might be proper to resume their
inquiry.

LORD 13noronAm.—It will be interesting to our
readers to know that this venerable peer, notwithstanding
his great age, has improved in health since his return to
his quiet northern retreat at Brougham Hall. He is in
the enjoyment of better health than was his lot while in
Cannes or in London. Those who saw his lordship about
a month ago, after his fatiguing journey from London, are
struck with the marked improvement. His lordship daily
takes carriage drives in the neighbourhood of Penrith. He
still employs himself with his pen.—Carlisle Pairi.d.

Although probably Mendelsseaus's symphony has been
as finely played on previous 000111{0.111 by thessme orchestra,
the effect on Saturday last was peculiarly striking from
the interval that has elapsed since bearing these admir-
able performances. Each movement of this grand reflec-
tion of the romantic influences of Scotch scenery on Men-
delssohn's imagination was given with that precision and
refinement which we have already alluded to as charac-
teristics of the Crystal Palace orchestra. Especially ad-
mirable was the performance of the elaborate scherzo, the
extremely difficult passages for the wind instruments
having been executed with a crispness and brilliancy, yet
withal a delicacy and purity of tone, as admirable as
rare. That frequent stumbling-block, too, the passage of
imitation between the first flute and first oboe near the
middle of the last movement, went with a
decision and certainty that afforded a good test
of the excellent qualities, both of the players
and the conductor. Weber's splendid overture,
too, was played with • fire and spirit that would have
satisfied its composer (one of the most fastidious of con-
ductors) could he have lived to bear it so performed. The
two pieces of ballet music by which (with much other in-
cidental music) Schubert enriched an otherwise worthless
German drama were especially interesting—one of them
being given on this occasion for the first time. In Novem-
ber last we noticed the first production, at these concerts,
of several pieces of Schubert's Rosamende music, including
• very long and amply developed. entr'acte in B minor;
an exquisite piece of orchestral writing, having all
the importance and dignity of a movement of a
grand symphony. These pieces were repeated in March
last, with the addition of an "air de ballet" previously
unheard. This latter piece was again given on Saturday
last, preceded by • longer movement (also • ballet sir)
beard for the first time. It opens with an allegro video
moderato in B minor, commencing like the entr'acte
already referred to, but not so happily or so amply dee,.
loped—apparently the germ of the longer symphonic move-
went. It develops, however, into a charmingly melodious
strain in G major, of a placid and somewhat pastoral
character, full of traits of that exquisitely deli-
cate instrumentation of which Schubert was so con-
summate • master. We trust that the whole
of this I:,,vaho Joie music will bo repeated before
long. While on the subject of Schubert's instru-
mental music, we may state that some of the many im-
portant works (including several symphonies) left in
manuscript by this extraordinary genius may be looked
for at future Crystal Palace concerts, owing to the en-
thusiasm and research of Mr. George (:rove, the secretary
—himself a wusical amateur of distinguished taste and ac-
quirement. The vocal music of last Saturday's concert
was generally of more than average merit. Miss Edith
Wynne gave Mozart's aria with much grace and refine-
ment, and was recalled, but did not accept the encore
which was evidently intended ; while in Mr. Sullivan's
very elegant and cleverly instrumented song the desire
of the audience for its repetition was acceded to by Miss
Wynne, whose performance gave added charm to Mr.
Sullivan's graceful music. Madame Patsy Wbytock gave
great expression to the beautiful prayer from Mr Ilene-
dict's Cantata, and to the well-known romance from Mehul's
Joseph—Handers capital air (albeit thoroughly in the
conventional style of its period) and Neukomm's robed,
not to say somewhat vulgar, sea-song, being forcibly de-
claimed
by Mr. Patsy. The two choruses—Schumann's
characteristic movement (first performed at the concert of
the Musical Society in March last) and the pretty
extract from Gounod's opera—were both excellently sung
by the Crystal Palace choir.
The resumption of these concerts must be most welco:ne
to all admirers of good music and refined petformiune.

drama.

DRURY-LANE.

After a brief holiday, Mr. F. B. Chatterton re-
opened Drury•lane Theatre on Saturday night, and added
to the well-tried attractions of Mr. Bayle Bernard's
version of Faust, which was produced in the autumn of
last year—a revival of the melodrama of The Miller and
his Men. The spectacular glories of Faust appear to
be as fresh as ever, and the Walpurgis night's revelry,
with its wild ballet-pantomime and musical accompani-
ments, seems quite as attractive to the multitude—neither
more nor less—as the more realistic scenes of the Great
City were in the early part of this year. The cast of
characters remains substantially the same—Mr. Phelps
performing Mephistopheles, Mr. Edmund Phelps Faust,
and Mrs. Hermann Vezin Margaret. Mr. Phelps has im-
proved his dress, and plays the part with all his dry,
sarcastic power, but be conjures as obstrusively as ever,
and is always waving his band in the air. Mr. Edmund
Phelps has not improved one jot as Faust, and his voice
sounds more and more like the echo of his father's. When
they are both standing together it is sometimes difficult to
tell which is speaking. Mrs. Hermann Vezin's embodi-
ment of Margaret is marred by an aft, cted infantine sim-
plicity that is nQt natural in girls of any age, and this
gives her elocution a singsong whining character. In
other respects, her acting shows warmth, passion, and
teeing. Mr. C. Harcourt, a gentlemanly and Impressive
actor, slight!y stagey, has replaced Mr. W. Harrison as
Valentine. The chtxuses, selected from Spohr, Weber,
Mcndelsaohn, Haydn, and Bishop, are fairly rendered bye
company of singers who are used again in the old melo-
dramatic attendee°.
If Mr. (Matte' ton had a public reputation as a humourist,
we should think here was a little fun and more !ratite in
his revival of the Miller and his Men. When be produced
The Great City, and expended on it as much capital as be
devotes to Messrs. Corbel and Bernard, and more than be
generally devotes to Shakespeare, there were not wanting
those who shrugged their shoulders, closed their eyes to
the fact that a theatre is, above all thing% I
a commercial speculation, aad abused the man-
ger for defiling the national theatre with such
a drama. Mr. Chatterton had one answer and
and something more. The Great City was a success, and
in addition to this he has probably revived the piece of

There will be no formal inauguration of Earl
Granville as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports this
autumn, as had been expected ; his lordship has left Eng-
land for the continent, and will not return till the meeting
of parli.unent.
On Saturday Major-General Bainbrigge, of the
Royal Engineers, and N. J. Senior. Esq., barrister-at-law,
the commissioners appointed under the provisions of the
Representation of the People Act of for re-arranging
the boundaries of the metropolitan and other parliamen-
tary boroughe, held their court at the Marylebone Court-
house for the purpoee of inquiring into the boundaries of
the borough of Mari lAoce.
THE QUEEN OF THE NETHEELANHB.—OH
day afternoon her Majesty the Queen of Holland, attended
by Count Ityhmlt, Rareness Van Pspst, Baroness Vaa
Dedem, and suite, left Claridge's Hotel in melt for Hat-
field, on a visit to the Manris and Marchioness of Sane-
bury. The Queen, on leaving Brook-street, drove to the
King's-cross titatiou of the Great Northern Railway, and
pretended by Use 1.15 p.m. train for Peterborough, which
nun express to Hatfield. Her Majesty was dressed in a
black silk dress, black velvet jacket with large points
trimmed with silk and bugles of the same colour, and
black hat with black and white feathers. Her Majesty on
leaving the train proceeded at once to the seat of the Mar-
quis and Marchioness of Salisbury, Hatfield-house, where
the Queen was received by her noble host and hostess, who
gave a dinner party in the evening. Her Majesty will re-
main the guest of the Marquis and Marelinnesa of Salis-
bury till about Tuesday, and will then visit the Earl pf
Clarendon at "The Grove," Watfonl. The Queen wM
afterwards pay a vi-it to the Earl of Derby, at whose eeat
be, Majc•ty will remain till about the toth instant. when
she win take her departure for Southampton, and proceed
in the Dutch man-of-war either to Havre or Cherbourg.
Her Majesty will return to Holland about the beginning of
November.

TUE LATE EL/SITIO?: FOR BIRMINGHAM. —The
mayor. as returning of for this borough, her just Witted
hi,, account of the payments made by 111 r. George Dixon,
the successful candidate at the recent election. The
amount is 3,659/. The accounts of Mr. Sampson Lloyd.
the unraoceseful candidate, have not yet been made up.
MR. TEOENToti, LATE 31INNTY.E AT THE COVET
OF Ito He Jaardan.—The removal of this most excellent
representative to Lisbon, though looked upon as a step La
diplomatic promotion, will be regretted by English resi-
dent, both in Brasil and the River Plate, where his pro-
sauce under existing eircumstaucee wee of much value. bat
we trust before he leaves Rio de Janeiro the dark cloud
that has for some time overspread those countries srM
have been dispersed by a termination of the war with Pare-
r:ll;r ,riai"e,°„!elad'yoeundir illinicrjrnat"‘ Unr.aTniirwniastts.
neared by the King of Portugal with the title of count. to
which Mr. Thornton succeeda.—Bercif and Pim. Plate
Mail.

BURGLARY AT MA SEMESTER. —Taking ntloantage
of the work found for the police in other parts of the city,
I some 'uurglars have done a clever stroke of work amongst
some Greek firms in Dickinson-street. About 9 o',loek
last night a contd.:hie found the warehouse opet. and
having obtained assist.ince the place was searched. A
number of housebreaking implements were found, and the
contents of several safes strewed about the rooms. Tim
names of the firma rol.bed are—Dlibiana and Co., )l. and
0. Agonpin, E. B. Horn, A. Davisson, and J. Coinage.
A GERMAN STAT lelA N. —An American paper
states that an eminent German statician and entomologist
Las teen for sonic years engaged in calculating the number
of tics that exist at one time on the earth. He bas maths
many important experiments on various wild soil tame
animals living in different temperatures which fora
the prey of those insects, and the results of Case experi-
ments. together with an estimate of the reset r of suck
animals on the globe, will form a basis for his calculation&
It is only among soft skin animals it apnea's ilea* are
found. The pachydermatous tribes are attvotled to by
more powerful phlasstomists.

ASCIRRIAIIOP LAi7O.3 PRAYER FOR DIVINE GRAM
ON CHAIU.E.S IL—ln his " Life of Archbishop Williams"
(the bitter enemy of Land), Bishop Racket imputes to
Laud that in his prayer at the baptism of the royal infant
be had said, " Double his father's graces upon him, 0
Lord, if that be passible." Hacker, ails • sharp COMMAS-
' tary :—" No supplication could be Letter than to crave
increase of grace fur that noble branch ; for when a prince
is very good, Gods • guest in • human body; but toput is
1 a supposal, whether the Holytibost could double t 1 see gifts
tothe child which he Mei given to thefather. and to confine
the goodnessand almightiness of the Lord, it was three-
piled flattery and loathsenae divinity :•' The ...Menet, of a
bishop, an.' one zealus. as Ifacket was, for the 1 ononr of
his order seemed unimpeachable, and the charge of thrterf
to Charks 1., closely bordering upon impiety, has been
brought against Laud by carious writers, among the re•t by
Mr. Hallam in his "Con.titutional Histany.' And yet:: one
time it appeared to have been a groundlemaitnputation. The
\ en. Archdeacon Tashi sent Mr. Hallam an extract from
the " sumunatie of Devotions composed nual used by Dr.
Wm. Laud," plahhshed from the copy in his own hand-
writing.. at St. John's, Oxford, 10.4. In this the words
"ifit be possible" are not found, aud Mr. It Men with-
drew the charge in his subsequent editions. Attar a':. it
turns out that Bishop Haeket was right. The :,..aciety of
Antiquaries Las lately published a cntalog..e of tam
broadsides in their possession, the sheets primed ou
one side only, containing procleaustions, balhaals, la
md-
bilb, Ac., from the time of Henry VIII., and ..mong theme
is a copy of the original form of payer, pres.ribe.l OS
the occasion of the baptism, and printed by the I: inge
printer. In this the obnoxious phrase is found. Land
seems to have be. n made aware of its ahem oity. and
to have omitted it in the copy of Ida " Devotions.*
deposited at St. John's. The after-wisdom of cor-
recting in • private MS. an error which had been cir-
culated through the kingdom renaiods one of atrue story of
• mercantile geutleman who, being reproseaval I his
partner for some error in a letter written the day I;..fors,
called for the letter-hook, and having made the c.orrectima
there was quite satistleal that be had put all right. It
shows the care with which documents are guarded by the
public hashes to whom their custody is committed. that
this MS. of Archbishop Laud hu disappeared from the
archives of St. John.