The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-13 00:00:00

THE EMPEROR OF THE FRENCH AT

BORDEAUX.

The Moniteur of yesterday contains the sub-
joined account of the Emperor's speech at Bordeaux

BORDEAUX, Oc-r. 11.

This morning his Majesty received the authorities.
The Archbishop of Bordeaux delivered the following
discourse :

" Sire,—The clergy of this diocese, speaking by
me, is happy to renew to your Majesty the sin-
cere homage of its respect and devotedness. It iv
with true French pride that we contemplate your
Majesty, whose valiant sword has raised so high
the glory of our country. It is with joy that it
palates the Mother of the Prince Imperial, and the
noble sovereign who se well combines firmness of
mind with goodness of heart, and who in days of
difficulty bore so nobly the weight of public cares.
"Sire,—When, eight years ago, the town of Bor-
deaux received you with so much enthusiasm, the
vault of our ancient basilica resounded with the
acclamations of the crowd; we, my priests and I,
were there, assisting with joy at what seemed to tie
the baptism of the new empire. We then prayed
for him who had stayed the rising and swelling
waves of revolution, and had secured on the brow of
the church and priesthood the emblems of honour
which men were trying to tear from it—for him
who had inaugurated his great destinies by restor-
ing his city, his people, and his temporal power in
its integrity to the Vicar of Christ.
" On this day, Sire, we pray again, and with yet
more fervour, if that is possible, that God may give
you the means, as He has given you the will, to
remain faithful to this Christian policy, which draws
blessings on your name, and is perhaps the secret of
the prosperity and the source of the glory of your
reign.
" We pray with a confidence and hope which
deplorable events and sacrilegious violence have not
discouraged; and the ground of our hope, the realisa-
tion of which seems at this time so difficult, is,
next to God, yourself, Sire, you who have been,
and desire to be, the eldest son of the church; you
who have pronounced those memorable words—' The
temporal sovereignty of the venerable head of the
church is as much bound up with the g clot of Catho-
licism as with the liberty and independence of Italy '—
a noble thought, and in harmony with the senti-
ments professed by the august chief of your
dynasty.
" Yesterday, when your Majesty set foot for the
first time in the beautiful city which has sprung up
u if by enchantment on a spot formerly desolate—
when your Majesty was seen kneeling in the as yet
unfinished sanctuary—it seemed to all that the imma-
culate patroness of the spot covered you and your
august consort, and your beloved son, with her
maternal protection. You will discharge towards
her a debt of gratitude in procuring a triumph for
her son in the person of his vicar. Tots triumph is
worthy of you, Sire; it will put en end to the
anxieties of the Catholic world, which will salute
it with transport."
His Majesty replied :
" I thank your Eminence for the sentiments you
have just expressed. Your Eminence does justice
to my intentions without overlooking the difficulties
w►ich obstruct them, and show that yogi compre-
hend your high 112611i00, when you seek to strengthen
confidence rimier than scatter vain alarms.

" I thank you for having recalled my words to
mind, fur I have the firm hope that a new era of
glory will arise for the church, as soon as all share
my conviction that the temporal power of the Holy
Father is not opposed to the liberty and inde-
pendence of Italy.
" I cannot enter now into the explanations which
the grave quer:ion you have raised would re-
quire. I will merely say, that the government
which was the means of restoring the Holy Father
to the Pontifical throne will only give utterance
to such respectful counsels as are dictated by sin-
cere devotedness to the interests of his Holiness;
bet it cannot but be alarmed about the day,
which is not far distant, when Rome will be evacu-
ated by our troops. For Europe will not allow
that the occupation of Rome by the French troops,
which has lasted fur ten years, should be prolonged
indefinitely. When our army shall be withdrawn
what will it leave behind ?—anarchy, terror, or peace ?
These are questions the importance of which cannot
escape anyone. But, believe me, in the times in
which we live, in order to resolve thee. questions, it
is neeeesaty, instead of appealing to ardent passions,
to search with calmness for the truth, to pray to Pro-
vidence to enlighten both the people and the
sovereigns upon the wine exercise of their rights, Si
well as upon the extent of their (Intim
" I doubt not that your prayers and those of your
clergy will continue to draw down the blessing of
Heaven upon the Empress, my sun, and Inc."

AFRICA.

(nom or■ crwm CORRESPONDENT.)

LIVERPOOL, TRVILSDAY MORNING.

The *crew steam-ship Athenian, belonging to the
African Mail Steam-ship Company, reached Liver-
pool at half-past eleven lut night, with the maihi,
✓te., from the West Coast of Africa.
The Athenian's dates are—Fernando Po, Aug. 29.
Cameroon', Sept. 2 ; Old Calabar, 3rd ; Bonny, Bth ;
Brass, 9th ; Benin, Aug. 24 ; Lagos, Sept. 10; Accra,
12th; Cape Coast, 14th; Cape Palma., 17th; Sierra
Leone, 21st ; Bathurst, 23th ; Teueriffe, Oct. 1 ; and
Madeira, 3rd.

The news is unimportant.
The new Governor of Fernando Po, Don Gaudin,
had arrived in the Spanish frigate Ferselard* on the
28th August.
The barque Mars, of Liverpool, was destroyed by
fire at Bonny on the 10th August. At the time of
the catastrophe she had on board 1,200 barrel, of
gunpowder. The explosion was terrific.

Trade was at a stand still at Bonny in consequence
of distarbences in the Eboe country.

DASPER.ATE ANCOUNTAR Wl7Il COB VIM Oil

BOARD BBIP.
(From the Om``nd Bonstoy Standard, Sept. 10.)

The story of the Ararat, now in Bombay harbour,
would have satisfied as when, in cur schoolboy day., we
thought cothing more lospiriting than such " Tales of the
8e.," as nartated the bloody deeds of pirates, gad the
righteous retribution that sometimes °vetted: them.
With SO pirates on board, 12 ordinary convicts, a guard of
16 European Madras Artillerymen, end eight &pop) f the
Marine Battalion, the Ararat left Stopper on the 19th 1
Jane, end arrived at Penang in the evening of the 24th. 12
convicts were here added to the gang, making 74 la all.
The Ararat left Penang in the evening of toe 26th, a junk
leaving at the same time, and doing her Met to keep up with
the ship. Captain Corny., not liking the appearance of
things, dodged his satellite, end finally lost sight of the crest
on the evening of the 27th. A few hours leer, the Ararat
wen some 60 miles from Penang. The 28th broke gloomily,
very dark, and sharp gusts of wind. At 2.46 the captain
ordered the mate to set top-gallant-bails if the weather should
clear, and lay down again on the poop. 111. rest Ir.e of
short duration. Ten minutes later be was aroused by a
noise, such a one ea wakens a man broadly in an instant.
The noise, • melt as of 'something giving Way, followed by.
shout, startled the mate also as he was standing by the break
of the poop. There was no doubt as to the cause—the con-
victs lied broken loose. Quick as thought the captain leaped
to the deck and brought his arms—a revolver and two pistols
—from the oebin. The mate es inetantly around the guard,
at the same time hailing the sentry forward, but received
no reply. He remained by the night-guard conekets until
the guard turned our, before which the captain's !evolver
spoke from the poop. The captain, it seem, on reaching the
deck could just discern that the convict. were making
their way att. They bad a tvanced as far es the stern
of the long-boat when he fired into them. Still
they came on, a tuusultnous rush, yelling like
fiends, and having before them blocks, band-spikes,
holy etooes, firewood, curry-stuff grinders—Nothing, in
foci, they could lay hands on. Captain Coneys was severely
struck by some of these missiles as were ale several of the
guard, who had by this time joined the captain (the mew,
L wars and Spaniards, being altogether without anne,
oaring made their way into the rigging) onthe poop. The
gallant party bad no thought, however, of acting on the
defensive, bait jumping to the querter-deck commenced a
bad-to-hand tight with the soeundrals. Both the captain
and guard fired into them as fast as they could load, using
also their censuses mid bayonets to keep them at bay. They
hod desperate men to deal with. No scour was s Mein*
filed than • rash wastes& open it before It could be reloaded,
but in no one instance did they emceed in wrench-
log It from the grip that held it for life or death.
One bayonet was their only spoil. During the whole
time they kept up • shower of the mulles described
above, and it is only wonderful that more mischief was not
done by them. Inch by inch, however, the captain and hie
party gained ground, advancing purposely with caution,
lest from behind the water cake a rush might be made upon
them, end their arms—their salvation—be seized. And
hero we Dave to record an instance or courage as romp as
heroic. Some 10 minutes or so atter the outbreak, amid
an uproar as if of ball let louse, arising from men who were
thirsting for blood, the captain's wife took her pen in the
fray, by loading turd csttinuing to re-load her Ithabentre
pistols, sad passion them up from the caddy skylight. As
each hatch was gained it was seized by the gamed ad fee.
teed down. After an Pan' herd fighting the convict.
were driven on to the topgallant forecastle, when they were
charged with the bayonet and several nos through or driven
over the bows. Two or three were seen to lay hold of the
foretop-plant studding rail, which was lying on the fore-
castle, end jump overboard with It. They were shot from the
poop and quarterdeck as well es the darkeees permitted their
being seeds out.
The deck now being clear, lights were brought—many
attempts had beennede to get lights during the fight, but
se soon am one appeared it was knocked over by the convicts,
and the whole work was done in altnoet stolid darkness. lhe
eights which the lights revealed were of the horridest. Here
a man with a gashed face, there another cut Mute In two,
there another riddled with the bayonet, there cue—yes, yet
living, with four ballet. through him. The aspect of the
place was that of a slaughter-house. Eight dead bodies were
found on the forecutle, end three on the main deck, In-
eluding the European sentry sad Portuguese cook. It
woe sow apparent why the sentry had not answered the hail
of the mote—the poor fellow was found to have been stabbed
to the heart. There ',emu, unfertunately, to be no doubt
that he had left his post below, and come on deck, where he
is supposed to have fallen asleep, being stabbed without
awakening even to fin his pistol, which was in hie hand as
he lay. Hod he been at his push or even serene on deck,
Mum might in all probability have been given @etiolated],
early to have prevented the convicts gaining the deck at all.
The poor cook was shot by accident, being mixed up with
the convicts. The amputee. and an Arab passenger, joinped
overboard. The former fen into the bight of the Ire fore
sheet, got Into the fore chains, and made his way aft. The
Ands wits n seen again.

At day break a man.was found haugicg on to the rudder.
A rope being let down he was hauled up, and was found to
have been shot through the log. On search being made
below, five more bodies were f4und of men who on node.
log enough, had goes below to die. It was found that the
convicts bad escaped by cutting through with a kaik, of
which they had somehow gained pow-salon, a bar of a prim
door forward, thee partly cutting through the in,ide mutt-
tioo bar on the port side' which enabled them to burst the
door in altogether. They then shouted to the red in Whet
cells, to follow thane, which, with the exception of 14, wheat
the guard were tumbled to keep down, they did.
At 6 the convicts were musiseed, hen it wss found that
2$ were deed or mindng —2B out of GO who came on deck.
The remaining 32, with the exception of three wounded,
were treated to three dorm each. At half-past 9 the
sentries pave the alarm that some of the convicts had slipped
their leg irons. The guard was called and secured then.
On overhauling the remainder, it was found that many of
the irons were too loge, and tbey were sec mdlogly reduced.
A welcome sight must Bombay WWII been to the Ararat.
. .

The captain speaks in bigh'terme of the European ser-
geant+ end gusrd, sad of toe Marine Battalion also, their
havilder eapecially singling himself out by hi. valour.
What /ball we say of the captain himself? What would
have been the result if be bad been nisn of lets mange and
himselfEletnlkt:lacisn.h.n,:byowsoedulon tibeZtirThe Vie.rlnd fad Lava
these
des-
peradoes have found their way to the China Bees again, to
the destruction of—who can my how much life and property!
It km very exceptionsl a crier, t hat we doubt not the Chas-
bee of Commerce will take 'moo notice of it. Captain Correyn
has earned for himself a life renown, and should be dealt
with in a way becoming this great commercial port and •
chamber of oommercial tile•.

A DISHONEST PAT3IASTEII. Lieut. Houhand,
pa, master of the lot bettelinn of the filet nutmeat, wee es
Tumidity tried by the Military Tribune! at Paris for bee
tertion and etubmzientent. On the 20th March last the
major of his battelion, which woo stationed in the Fort ds
l' Est, ordered hint to pay the men at eleven o'clock the next
day, but on the 2.nd it wu reported to him that the pay-
meet hod not been made, sad that Roubaud bad disappeared.
After waiting a little time without his rousing. the major
peid the nee out of his own tondo; and shortly after he
rrteived • letter hem the fugitive, ending that them yes•
&licit in hisser:manta of about 4,0001 r., and thrt he bad gone
aw•y without pitiful-sloe in the hope of mining that sue.
The major then but ltoulniture each box opened in the per
of several Witten.. and only left. were f tend them. Out
of rogard to the ILMenent, the major tried to huh the
matter up. mod resolved to pea tire the motel deadest; bat
it cone to the kuowledge of the alined, and the lieutenant
woe rought tor and erreiteed. It wee then arcertained that
be had P;eculated at the Bourse, and rue deeply into debt.
It was suned that the prisoner bad mien from the ranks to
his prevent grade, that to wee ono of th. best offEets of the
regiment, and wee reruarkrble for hie inteffiestace ; also that
he Lad obtained the Cram of the Legion cf Honour for hay-
tug distingablied binierlf by hie bravery, and been twice
wounded in the attack on the Melakoff Tower. The tribunal
condemned him to twenty years' hard I.tour, end to military
dews/Sallee; it likewise tieul.rod that be (cooed to be •
welter of the Legion of Hoe, or.
CAUTION TO NIUSIIROOtt EATERS,—Lot week se
elderly mom in the ni.reshse near Midber.t, who bad been
previously in robtret health. wars suddeolj vexed with violent
vomiting, ,to., which calmed his wife to pet.d off for their
medical attendant, who, on arriving and having made the
requisite inquiry, without hesitetion pmenunced the symp-
tom, to arise from the man htivitty, thirty hour, before,
eaten a quantity of hope, or what are commonly called
home mushrooms." After a abort stay the medical man
lett Lis patent comparatively tranquil ; a few hours after,
however, he was &gem sent for, but before Le reached the
home the pone man had breathed his last ; and this in let
than fluty hour, form the time of satin, the emanate'.
The appearance of the raper wee retuatkettle as indicative
of the ranee of Perth; inasmuch SP besides cot sidentble
frothy exudation from the mouth, which emelt strongly off
(engine, adreee.rl denompopitios had token piece within Si
bouts. Toe body was of a Bork purple toe, and .o fright-
fully swollen that not a tingle feature of the contemner
was tilers rend,.

._.-.
CAUTION TO Boss.—SAD ACCIDENT WITH Pow.
nut.—On Monday rainier a sad strident occurred in the
adnity Cradock-areet. V. ur boy., Willi.tu (son of Um.
Richert.) en spprentioe of Mr. George. ironesoeger ; Edwhe
(Noe of I(.rlat It epvetor Bennett); Clserles (eon of the late
Rev. D. Rine Stephen"); sod John (eon of Me. David The-
mu, °Alecto,. of pieur'e-ralee), were dring miaiature canoe"
and igniting ?mine i 1 powder on the ground in the yard al
We inie Mr. Richards, builder. It Appoint Richards kid
train, pepped 'he powder Bwk to Beneetr, lit ■ match, isd
ea nee erd of the train of powder on fire, whoa the Rah by
some melees arched the ponder in the nark, tibia
exploded •ith r epent so loud so to niterrt pe ream from
great dirtier... lieneett's right-band rhumb was blown off.
and 1.14 &MI very badly bent. Mina Been. tt ren to tbo spot
oe bearing the report, end extinguie.ed the ire in which be
wee ear.lnped; otherwhe he taialq. have Iron burnt 93
death nn the owe. Stephens*" free severely Wand, and
be was totally blimhd. Haorlie, however, the eight WS
born "aved, atihnuch the I hi;cl can r )et open but rued
Li, nee. Bieber& received a "licht injury upon the hand.
Thomas e•wipd unhurt. The injured bete are doiag ell
writ aa can he expected, wed are attended by Ur. Michaels
sureerne.-4earies /heed.
IVoEcESTER ELECTION EXPENSES. Thoie of
Mr. Ricardo amount to 42°1. be. bd., aid those of Mr
buffet to 1351.14". ed.

LSW DiTELLIGENCE.
(THIS LAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(116. n. Mr. Commloirloarr
111' 21101110,T IooNMS,

An adjoirstion of bankruptcy yes ink eiteleet Ernest
CParles deorribed as • printer sad johii.her o the
0b.,/ aor•r.r 4,, of Ezet•r-street. Strand, and of Cam-
Vetorla-roei, Keedasrm. The petitioning
creditor le Mr. Freaserer, solicitor. The hasskrupt
snd °Ghent! proo Theictition yes beliotud
le Mr. Camels ,ionn EVIZP, end Mr. Johnson is the official
~en

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAT.)

MANIIION-NOUSE.
♦ Will CASS.

A t+ll aad railer pn4ty Ma( .oteas. salmi AWN, *I
M" c with sisaulitud Mr. W. R. eltiolth, a
tr. otaltst;,r. r.t

The prowcutor 7erol 17; was obont to lOW hie rem ow
the previous day, vim the prisonor, who was months( op-
posite, eaddsoly redid Rpm him and vtolostly semodted
him. She wrack as os the OKIN kkited him on the lawn
part of his body, as,. Ms coat, sad kaselcsd his het ever Ids
yea ro, as .ho was too math for hue, ha gave he tito
restudy.
Lord Mayor—Won, sow, what was this cause of this f
Prooreo.or (affectedly) —W•11--alt-6.roberly I used to
--oh—cohabit with bar: bur —sh—her temper was to violist
that I was Sorosd to my. bar
Lmd if Mat to lira as.. you cow hardly
trawler at has coeliac..

ProWn. tor—Wer2ah—l dos't think she has any cause
of toophuat against ww.
The Ind M y*— You seduced her, I suppose.
Prooseutor—Assweistly sot She Irma • wotn on on tlw
town w.bas Lint took is kr.

lie Lord Ila nem the more fiollab you. Wald won
of madam cuoM ,is impact from such • woman
Preerestor—ne waa up . taco at Itoaatrma fur msaultiog
me, bet I palliated ►ar ciadu,t, red atm liras let off.
The Lama Mayor—Well, are you Michaud to adopt the
SUM NEM Sue

this!Prosse• oh* oTor-Tafila greeet
tim taiggl)—Certeinly lot I omit
of dto • soced e.
The lard Idayor—Wh* WM. Ts% to soy, rimier:
MP Ml hod, I net Ida yeolseday by appoint.
moot that he sight glee gm ems miry, for be bad
der away sad Idly haddadya Itto is debt. lie nutted
Igo to go boat sad ho will him ate nets lodging, but I ro-
tated to do so, sodas, he pre Igor • push , to I caught
UM ignite to inotayeell ter *Wag, sad that a bow hie
seal get teem
Lard alegur—ls there say troth in bee estemeat?
Piesearder—(Orliesenda Idie • turtriy.oock)—Assandly
got; It le itesespisto Ws.
Potwar—lt is sow, ward trod, sad you born it. And
pm ham yea *tart me Is lb. *met s neat/ no, lad I
hod yea at Oildhall, when tb• **giant* told you howoeld
Mee yea els soothe if y.,u Test flu* again.
Lied Ilissyer—lls that 12111.?
Pagessa4—Well—eb-1 did go to 04041*U—di—but I
eta explain that.
114. Geolamma (chief eletk)—We de sot watt say *plus-
**. Whet odes the ressli--oare you bored ova
Prerannor—Ne—ai-1 wee dud.
The Lord Mayes—Thera I than diseltorgo the piseast,
he she newtake owe set to *soy you.
SU vr then discharged.