The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-18 00:00:00

COUNT CAVOUR'S LAST DESPATCH.

The following despatch, in which Count Cavour
announced to Count Brassier de Saint-Simon,
Prussian minister at Turin, that King Victor
Emmanuel's government had been compelled to
withdraw the eraptator of the consuls of Bavaria,
Wurtemburg, and Mecklenburg, is worth preserving,
as in all probability the last diplomatic note written
by the great statesman.
Tun", Mix 29, 1981.
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U. le Comte,—The King's minister to theCennanic Diet
lately had 002111•110ta t o *dinner., by order of his Majesty's
government, certain letters and legal documents relating to
private iutereets to the ministers of Bavaria, Wurtemburg,
and Mecklenburg, accredited to Frankfort, with a request
that they would heves! enough to transmit them into their
respective state..
The envoys of these powers refused to accede to the
request of the Count de Barrel, and hastened to return to
him the documents iu question, alleging as a reason for
their refusal the fact that the envelope containing them
bore the seal of the legatiou of his Majesty the King of
Italy—a title which in the case of our representatives
abroad is the only possible one, since it is prescribed to
them by a law which has received the sanction of the con-
stitutional authorities of their country.
The lievarism minister did not even choose to open the
isommunbation which was addressed to him, and instead of
whiting his remiss by. letter and in a polite way, he coi-
-1 gned himself to saying, through hie secretary, to his
Majesty's minister, that he knew of no legatiou of Italy at
Frankfort. On their part, the envoys of Wurtemburg and
Mecklenburg, although they conveyed their negative answer
1 in • more proper form, nevertheless alleged the same rea-
-1 eons as their colleague of Reverie. That act, which could
not in any way have been foreseen from the nature of the
communication which gave rise to it, ban necessarily caused
us reasonable and painful surprise.
The Kings government, yen see informed, M. le Comte,
has scrupulously abstained from taking any step with re-
gard to the German Powers which might seem to oblige
them to recognise the kingdom of Italy ; still less would it
attempt to obtain their recognition in a surreptitious man_
ner. On the contrary, while it attaches a high value to
their friendship, and confides in their loyalty and their
wisdom, it has declared that it left them absolute judges of
the moment at which they might feel themselves able to
recognise the new title of the King, and to recognise it in
the only way suitable to theirdigoity and to outs—that is to
ay, openly and officially.
This line of deference and reserve we had kept, and were
disposed still to keep, especially towards the governments
in question, and towards Bavaria even more particularly, in
order to show them that we make fall allowance both for
their political position and for their family relationships.
But though we do not in the least claim to impose on ,
them any decision whatever, we cannot suffer them to re-
spond to our moderation by a proceeding in which one looks
in vain for any regard for propriety. This proceeding
moreover, is so much the less justifiable, since Austria
herself, who had not only clearly signified that she would
not recoeuise the new kingdom, but bad formally protested
amsinet all the changes which had taken place in Italy since
the peace of Villafranca, had, in order not to disturb indi•
vidual and commercial relations between the two countries,
taken the initiative in permitting her agents to viler the
passports and other documents issuing from our chancel-
leries, even though they should hear the title of King of
Italy. Accordingly, being unable to remain indifferent to
acts which are injurious and which affect the dignity of the
crown, the King, my august sovereign, has taken the MO- '
lotion to withdraw the (..entultur of the consular agents of
Bavaria, Wurtemburg, and Mecklenburg, in Italy.
I think it my duty to bring this decision to the know-

ledge of your excellency, because it appears from informs.-
tdolll you were good enough SO give me on another OCCallioll,
that your excellency has been authorised to undertake the
°facial protection of the subject. of the powers funning part
of the Germanic Confederation whenever, from any cause
whatever, they should have no diplomatic or consular agent
in Italy.
In asking you, M. le Comte, to be so good as to inform
your government, I am happy so believe that the cabinet of
Berlin will form a proper estimate of the conduct of the
stater which I have mentioned, and of the step which their
proceedings have forced us to take.—l have, kc.

C. DI CAVOUI.

STRANGE ADVENTURES OP A FEMALE
DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE.

Yesterday, at the Leeds Town Hall, a young
woman of interesting appearance was charged with as.
suming male attire under the following extraordinary cir.
cumstiumes. Police-constable Ingham, of the Leeds force,
was on duty in the Chapeltown-road, on Saturday evening,
shortly before 9 o'clock. when he was accosted by •
smart-looking young fellow, dressed somewhat like •
navigator, who asked him the road to Harrogate. The
traveller wore • workman's blouse, an ordinary white shirt,
• pair of fustian trowsers, • dark silk neckerchief, and •
black and white straw hat. His hair was cut rather short
behind, and be had on his feet a pair of woman's shoes.
The policeman, from the appearance of his interceptor's
bust, was satisfied that he was • woman in disguim, and he
consequently took him in charge, and marched him to the
Leeds Town Hall, where the sex of the stranger was 000 Q
determined by the female searcher. On being asked by
the authovities why ahe had assumed male attire, the
female told the following somewhat romantic story :—Her
name, she said, was Sarah Blaymires, and she resides near
Cross-lane, Great Horton, Bradford. She is the daughter
of • respectable farmer and butcher, who died about four
years ■ago, leaving her seven cottages and other property.
Fbr nearly seven years • butcher residing near Kuroshio'
has been paying his addressee to her, but there have been
several "slips between the cup and the lip," and the " hope
deferred had made her heart sick." About • month ago, the
young man again promised to marry her, but she had been
so frequently disappointed that she was afraid, she states,
to believe in so much happiness. In order that she might be
secured against any dhappointrnent, she resolved to get out
of the way for • little time, and with the object of adequately
concealing herself, she adopted the expedient of disguising
herself in male attire. In the first instance, she provided her-
self with money by drawing the rents that were due to her.
and she then set off on her travels. Since thus leaving Great
Horton, about three weeks's°, Sarah has visited • number
of tee's in the West Riding, and was everywhere received
and treated as • man. both at the lodging-houses she used.
and the various places of public resort she frequented. In
fact her disguise was so complete that it was only by the
exercise of great shrewdness and penetration that any varia-
tion from the gait or carriage of the sex she assumed could
be detected. When she was thus ungallantly detained by
Constable Ingham, she was on her way to,ff bumble', to
see what course of conduct her lover was following, and
whether, amid the pressure of his busineu engagemeate, be
ever found time to think of the torn damsel he had so often
neglected. Miss Bla rirnie created considerable talk
ro thughout the West • about • couple of years ago,
by her brave and deterudo defence of her dwelling house
against burglars. The magistrates, who heard the MS
before the public were admitted, warned the fair adven-
turess of the risks she run by indulging in a course of pro-
ceeding so dangerous as that for which she was charged,
and then discharged her from custody.

hicazesit or ligiLutrry.—The 15th report of the
. . . _

Oommissioners is Lumen issued today, shows that during
the 10 years from the Ist of Jennary, 1849, to the Ist of
January, 1869, the number of patients in the variousuylums
of Englandand Wales have advanced from 14,560 to 22,853.
This increase has been principally in public asylums. In
county and borough asylums the advance has been from
6,494 to 15,845, making an increase of 9,351 ; in lunatic
hospital' from 1,135 to 1,992, making an increase of 857;
bat ma respects licensed houses, the numbers have been re-
duced from 6,931 to 5,016, making a decrease in these
houses of 1,915 patients. The great increase which has
taken place in the number of patients in asylums is limited
almost entirely to pauper and criminal patients. As respects
private patients, the returns show a total increase of 1,072
cases during the 10 years—namely, from 3,755 to 4,831.
Amongst the pauper patients, the women in 1859 exceeded
the men by 1,680. The commissioners think that the accn•
mulation of pauper patients in these returns is attributable
mainly to the detection and registration of cases formerly
left unnoticed, and to the effect of sanitary regulations in
asylums promoting the longevity of the entire body of
inmates.

Tux ROYAL ARTILLERY.—The Royal Regiment
of Artillery held their annual dinner, at the Freemasons'
Tavern, yesterday evening, his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge in the chair. Amongst the principal member,
of this distinguished corps present were—Generals Sir B.
Gardiner, Newton, Wylde, Wallace, Higgins, Wanl,
Blondiekl, Dupuis, Twemlove, Grant, Sir R. Decree,
Wingfield, T. O. Carter, Dunn ; Colonels Pester
Wilford, Thonalike, Teesdale, Coppice, Burnaby:
Tulloh, Bingham, Si. George. Fitzmayer, Woodhome,
Gardiner, Maclean, Gambier, Elliott, G. !Londe, F. Cato,:
Honourable Colonel Devereux, Honourable Colonel Gaze, F.
Campbell ; Majors LTotrange, Johnson. Sir Wm. Hamil-
ton, G. H. ?Allman ; Captains Jervoise, Brougham, Forbes,
Shalterley, Booth, Vernon, and upwards of 130 °Moen of
distinguished rank. After the usual loyal and patriotic
toasts, the "Health of the Chairman, his Royal Highness
ral
the Duke of Cambridge," was given by Gene R.
Gardiner, who complimented his royal highness as the first
onlosel of the United Royal and Indian Artillery. The
snowmen* which were under the control of Captain
Norbes, the honoraryseeretary, afforded general gatorfac-
es.

ROYAL COLLIOR Or PHYRICILNA. —The president
and about 70 of the fellows dined at the College, in Pall.
ins/1 Feet on Saturday last, when they were honoured
with the presence of the Archbishop of York, Lord Stanley,
M.P., the Bishop of Bath mid Wells, Lord Talbot de Male-
hida, the Secretary of State for the Home Department,
Lord Chief Justice Erle, the Lord Chief Baron of the Court
of Exchequer, Lord Justice Turner, Sir enamel! Cresswell,
the Judge Advocate-General, Vice-Chancellor Sir R. T.
Kindendey, the Attorney-Geoeral, Sir C. Faatlake, Pr. R. A.
Sir Ronald Martin, the Dean of St. Paul's, the Provost of
Oriel, the Master of C Roundel' Palmer, Q.C.
Mr. A. Cleasb , Mr. J.H.. H Green (president of Medical
Council), the l t of the Royal College of Surgeons,
Mr. William Lawrence, Mr.Ciesar Hawkins, Mr. E. Staalsy,
Professor Tyndall, Mr. C. Mayo, and Mr. E. W. Field.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONLION.—At • special
session of council held on Saturday last, the 15th inst. (for
the 16th June, the anniversary appointed by the founder for
the election to the Atkinson Morley surgical scholarship),
be scholarship, 4tl. per annum, tenable for three years,
was awarded to Mr. Henry Charlton Bastian, of Fel.
mouth.

BWNDIN AND HIS Came.—" Will you allow
me," writes • correspondent of the Tines "to ask
thes who were at the Crystal Palace torlay iSatur-
' day] if they approved one of the arts which they there
witnessed, by which • child seven years old was, fur their
supposed gratification, deliberately exposed to appalling
risk of instant destruction by her own father. if I may
judge by the expressions which I heard around me,
they dad not approve this very unexpected horror. Mediu
evidently dues not feel the danger for himself, so
perfect are his coolness and confidence ; and we may believe
that he is equally incapable of appreciating the much
' greater risk to which he exposes his child, who, if anything
were to go wrong, moat fall 150 feet to the floor, while he,
not improbably, might save himself by catching the rope.
It this were to be the result of • mishap, what would be
'the verdict of the coroner's jury? It must be either murder
or. menalaughter. The case may be different where an adult
1 chooses to risk his neck ; but here this poor child is in-
capable of choosing, or of weighiog the chances. You would,
sir, do well to encourage the En.llish public, whether parted
or not, to do what is natural and creditable by staying away
'from the exhibition until assured that this revolting act,
which has not even the excuse of increasing the wheelbarrow
marvel, is not to be repeated." It will he seen by our par-
liamentary report that the Home Secretary has addressed
• letter of warning to the directors.
Tun CHAMPION RIFLEMAN'S PRACTICE—From
various quarters around us we hear of keen rifle practice by
volunteers preparatory to the meetings at Montrose and
Wimbledon. The shooting in general is excellent, but the
most notable, indeed wonderful, score comes to WI from the
Portlethen and Netherley Company, who have, it may be
remembered, amongst their number, as captain and brute-
'mot respectively, Mr. lionitio Ross. "The Old Deer.
stalker," and Mr. Walker, Hill-side House, and in their
ranks, Mr. Edward Ross, "The Champion Shot." Mao
evidence that the champion is even outchampioniug him-
self, we may state that one night this week, when pm:tiling
at 300 yards' distance, he hit the bull's-eye dead seven times
in succession !—Aberdeen Herald.

LETTERS MR CONSTANTINOPLE VIA VIENNA AND
ICUSTENDJIE. —A postal communication has been established
between Vienna and Constantinople by war of Teliernavoils
and Kustendjie. Mails for conveyance by this route are
despatched from Vienna twice a week. viz., on Mondays
and Thursdays ; and letters from the United Kingdom in-.
tended to be forwarded by such mails will, in the ordinary
course of post, be in time for the mail of Monday if
'patched from London rot Ostend ou the evening of the
previous Friday, and for the mail of Thursday if despatched
from London oo the evening of the previous Monday.
Letters for Constantinople, which the senders may desire to
forward by
_this route. must be lq.ccially addreiwol "rut
Kustendjie." The postage. chargeable upon letters will be
the same as rid Tneste, via., Is. ld. for a letter not ex-
ceeding half an ounce in weight, and shot' on. Letters for
Constantinople may.also he forwarded hy the quick mad
from Paris, if apcmilly directed " rid Paris, N'ienna, and
Kustendjie." Letters intended to be sent by this routs
must be posted iu or reach London in time for the day
mail to krauce on the mornings of tfaitsirday and Tuesday.
The postage upon letters thus sent will be at the rate of
Is. 2d. for each quarter of nn ounce. In either case the
prepayment of the postage. will be optional with the vender.
—By command of the Postioastentieneral, ROWLAND HILL,
Secretery.--tieneral Post-office, June 17.