The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-15 00:00:00

AMERICAN MAILS.

LIVERPOOL, MAT it

The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia
Company's steamship Etna, which sailed to-day for
New York, took 298,746/. in specie on freight.

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SWITZERLAND.

RUFFIANLY ASSAULT ON N. JAMES FAZY.
LENIENT SENTENCE.

It may be remembered that an account was given
et as easanit in March last en Y. Fazy, Vice-Preahlent of
the Council of State of Geneva, by one Marchand. Two
days back this man was brought to trial before the Court of
Align/ of Geneva, not only for the assault, but on the
charge of outraging fd. Fazy in the once of his depart-
ment, and carting on him imputations calculated to affect
his honour. The fact" of the case were these :—On
the 25th of March, Marchand called on M. Fazy
at the Treasury, that gentleman being also pre-
sident of the department of finance, and inked to be
allowed to contract for the demolition of part of the for-
tifications. M. Fazy answered that the matter did not con-
cern him, but the department of public works, and recom-
mended Marchand to apply there. But the man broke out
into violent language, awl accused the department of show.
ing partiality to certain persons to the prejudice of others.
M. Fazy said that ho would beg M. Fontanel, chief
of the department of public works, to examine any
claim Marchand might have to the contract which he
solicited, but that declaration did not satisfy the man,
and he insisted on having a positive promise that the
contract would be given him. M. Fazy repeated that he
would send a recommendation to M. Fontanel, but as

Marchand continued to talk, M. Fazy at last, getting
impatient, cried out, "Go away—you weary me :" On
that Marchand said, "You are au insolent fellow," and
shook his fist at N. Fazy. That gentleman, fearing to be
attacked, took up • chair to defend himself. At that
moment some clerks hearing the now entered, and the
man was turned out ; he went away muttering threats. The
day after, as M. Fazy was walking across the Pont des
Herpes on his way home from the Council of State, Mar-
chand went up to him, and, without saying a word, struck
him a violent blow in the face with his closed hand, and
' followed it up by two or three others in the breast. He
would probably have continued the assault if M. Farb,
and a gentleman who was with him, had not rushed for-
ward and bold him until he was taken into custody by the
police. The advocate of the prisoner appealed to the jury
for indulgence. on the ground that the man received provo-
cation, and hail been since kept in prison more than six
weeks awaiting his trial. The jury declared him guilty,
and the court condemned him to nine months' imprison.
meat and the costs.

A letter from Munich of the 10th in the Aug,-
Lam avetre says:—" At a family dinner which took place
yesterday at the Wittalsbach Palace, in honour of the
Count de Trani, King Louie rose and proposed a tosat to
the health of the heroes of Gaeta, sad afterwards to that
of Count de Trani. To-day the count gave private
audience' to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Apostolic
Nuncio, and several high personages of the royal family.
The count is frequently seen in private clothes walking in
the streets."

At the Grand Opera, Paris, David's Herculanunt
has been revived, Gueymard replacing Roger.
Mdtne. Ristori continues her performance in
French at the Odeon with undiminished success. It is said
the celebrated tragedLin is about to act Medea in French.

The Chamber of Citizens of Bremen, in a recent
sitting, passed a restriction calling on the senate to take
ineviures, in aixonl with the other German governments,
to abolish passports, or at least to make • sweeping reform
in the regulations relative to them.
Mn, COBDIN.—A letter in the Nord nays
" Mr. Cobden, on his return from Algeria, has spent some
days in Lyons and the neighbourhood. He has occupied
himself with the greatest interest in collecting all the in-
formation neeessiry for elucidating the important question
of the duty on wines on their importation into England. He
has visited various proprietors, and listened to their state-
ments and complaints, as well as those of the wine mer-
chants."

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A STILNON STORY.—A letter from Vicenza, in
the Sentinelta Breariana, contains the following :—" On
the 19th ult. the prince, son of the late Prince Charles, the
Duke of Modeuri, and another prince, left Viceless by the
Sent* Croce gate, with all their forces, to execute certain
mdi manoeuvres. The Tyrolese (from Trent) were
ordued to represent an Italian force. The manoeuvres took
place on Monte Crocetto. After going through several
movements the Austrians advanced on the Tyrolese with
the bayonet. The general commanding the latter ordered
them to advance rapidly on their opponents ; and when the
two armies were quite close to one another he commanded
the Tyrolean to fire. After the first discharge it was found
that there were two killed and 26 wounded. A great mur-
muds( arose among the soldiers ; the princes precipitately
abandoned the camp and returned to VIOODZA at a gallop,
ordering the ranks to be broken up, and every regiment to
return to its quarter. Shortly after the carriages of the
wounded entered Vioenza. Three manoeuvres were to last
three days, but in consequence of this occurrence they luive
been given up. It is said that the Tyrolese bad put peb-
bles in their muskets.„