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SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. 1857.

THE DAY'S NEWS,

The proceedings in the Huse of Lords last
night were devoid of any importance, being merely
of a routine charac:er. The House of Commons
had as early sitting, when the chairman of the
Drogheda Election Committee r.,porte l that Mr.
M'Cann was duly elected. The Committee
reflected upon the authorities of the borough for
not adopting proper measures to. prevent riot at
the election ; and at the evening bitting the chair
ramn of the Dublin Election Committee reported
that the sitting members were duly elected, and
that although bribery and corruption prevailed,
the Eitting meLir.ers were not cognisant of tue
matter. This dvoision was rather unexp. cted.
Many parties were confident that it would be, a
void electior. The Divorce and 7ti arimomal
,Causes 8.11 W,13 considered in committee, and the
Government snstamed a defeat in opposing a clause
proposed by Mr. Butt, to the effict that any °carts
authorised by the Act should vtlie cognisance of
cases of divorce, &e. Tne majority against the
Government was 11.
Two important trials, both on a charge of murder,
are reported in t3-day's publication. The first
was that ofJohn Blagg, for the Tilston murder, at
Chester, yesterday. The prisoner was convicted,
and Mr. Justice Crowder left him for execution,
without any prospect or hope of mercy. The other
is that of Spollen for the murder of Mr. Little,
in
Dublin, in February last. Thil case caused great
excitement. The Attorney-General prosecuted,
and the prisoner was defended by Mr Curran.
The verdict is not expected before Tuesday. To
these atrocious cases we have to add the attempted
murder in the Queen's Bench Prison. The prisoners
have been committed for trial at the nest sitting

of the Central Criminal Court. There were not
any striking or important cases at our Police
Court.

The Emperor and Empress of the French are
just now on a visit to the Queen at Osborne, and
have been received with much pomp and ceremony.
In order to set at rest the various rumours, says
the Sun of last night, which are at present current,
as to its being the intention of the imperial i7isitors
to visit the Manchester Exhibition, we can state
most positively that nothing whatever in relation
to the intended movements of the Court has been
allowed to transpire as yet, beyond the mere fact
that, except for short excursions in the royal yachts,
neither the Emperor or Empress are likely to quit
the island. It is considered by those who have the
best opportunities of obtaining correct information
on these matters, that it is just probable tha
Emperor may pay a private visit to the dockyard,
and also to the James Baines, this morning, before
her sailing with the troops for India. Beyond this,
and the fact that there is to be an early soiree
dansante at Osborne Huuse this day, nothing is
known. There seems little doubt that the visit
will terminate on Monday next.
The trial of the parties accused of conspiracy
against the life of the Emperor of the French, has
commenced at Paris. Notwithstanding the interest
attached to the proceedings, the Conrt has been
filled with spectators. The pieces de conviction
were displayed on a table before the judges. They
consisted of a leather valise seized at the lodgings
of Tibaldi, one of the prisoners, five poniards in red
leather sheaths, 14 pocket pistols with double bar-
rels, a horse pistol (double barrel), a formidable
looking revolver, two bullet muulds, and two boxes
of percussion caps. The pistols were loaded. At a
quarter past 3 the prisoners were brought into court
—namely, .Paolo Tibaldi, Grilli alias Faro, and
Bartolotti. Tibsldi appears to be about 30 years
of age. Ho had a blouse over his clothes, and
wore moustaches. So much as could be seen of
his dress was black. Grilli looked about two or
three years younger ; ho wore thick moustaches and
was dressed like a working mechanic. Bartolotti has
marked Italian features. He wore moustaches and
a thick beard, and was also dressed in black The
two last-named speak with difficulty a few words
of French ; their hearing seemed rather confident
than otherwise. Bartolotti was more subdued,
and his replies to the question put to him were
given in a low and weak voice. The examination
was conducted through an interpreter. After the
usual formalities, the acte daccusation, or indict-
ment, together with various letters appended as
documentary evidence, was read by the clerk of the
court. The concluding passage was to this
effect :

Wherefore Paolo Tibaldi, Giuseppe Bartolotti, Grilli
aliaa Faro, Giuseppe Mazzini, Alexandre Augusta Ledru
G Lstano Massarente, a d Frederico Campanella,
e last four not appearing, are charged with having, in
1857, in virtue of a resolution, concerted and decided
between them, Conned a plot having for its object an attempt
on the life of the Emperor, the said plot having been
followed by an act committed or commenced with a view
to prepare its execution, a crime proNided fur by the 39th
aite!e of the penal code.
Constantinople advises, dated August 6, inform
us that the Porte, having refused to accede to M.
Thouvenel's demand for the annulment—imme-
diate, absolute, and without examinatien—of the
Moldavian elections, he has broken off diplomatic
relations with the Turkish Government, and yes-
terday, at half-past twelve, the flag of the French
Embassy was hauled down. It is not yet known
whether the Ministers of Russia, Prussia, and
Sardinia, who have threatened to follow the ex-
ample of their colleague, will do so.
A Vienna letter of August 4 in the Pays states,
that according to recent telegraphic news from
Constantinople, the new cabinet had consented
to declare the Moldavian elections, which took
place on July 19, null and void, and that it proposed.
to fix August 15 for the new elections.
The Indepenience of Turin, of the sth, says:—
" The house of M. Piazza, an ex-deputy, was
searched on the preceding day. M. Piazza was
taken to the Prefecture of Police, but released a
few hours afterwards. The officers of his partners
in business ware also searched, but nothing was
found except a pair of ornamental pistols, which
had once belonged to Count Carlo Poiro, who was
assassinated some time ago at Maligriano. Advo-
cates Guirati sad Vare have also been arrested,
and it is believed they will be sent to Genoa."
The Kanijsberg Gazette publishes a despatch
from St. Petersburg, stating that a serious affair
had taken place at Isalatavia, in the Caucasus,
between the Russian troops and the main body of
the forces of Schamyl, in which the latter were
defeated, with the loss of 400 killed. The Rus
sians (as usual) had eight men killed,.
A Copenhagen letter in the Brussels Indepen-
dence, says—The latest news confirms the state-
ment, that a new constitution will be offered to
Holstein and Schleswig. The conditions are, it is
said, most honournble and acceptable. His
Majesty has made every concession compatible
with the interests of the monarchy and the dig-
nity of his crown.
Advices from Madrid mention that on the alst
ult., a body of 300 soldiers was embarked at Bar-
celona for Havana. rho Queen has pardoned ten
of the revolutionists of Andalusia The Madrid
j )urnels last received contain no other news than

that M. Llerente, ex-deputy, and some other per
sons of political note who had been arrested a'
Barcelona, had been set at liberty.

In a country where the Press is moderately
free, Government can always pretty well ascer-
. • •
tam the direction of public opinion•—can, as it
were, feel the public pulse. Oar Government is
at present favoured with a vast amount of
gratuitous advice, " goad, bad, and indifferent,"
on national affairs. Of course, the other three
estates of the realm ought to be very much
obliged to the Fourth Estate for thus tendering
advice without any fee, and even without being
called in at all. When the late Sir ROBERT
PEEL was asked, in his capacity of leader of her
Majesty's opposition, what advice he would
offer on a great national gnestion then ending,
his answer was, that he would tender no advice
till he had been regularly called in. But the
British Press, unlike the Conservative leader,
makes a pres.nt of its advice to the British
Government without fee or reward. Proceeding
on the assumption, then, that all Englishmen
are quite capable of directing ministers nearly as
well, at least, as Lord Joax RU -SELL could com-
mand the Channel fleet, we shall continue, in
common with thousands of our countrymen to
direct our directors, and to rule our rulers, by
our advice.

AM seem to be agreed that, however faulty or
unjustifiable may have been the commencement
of our present Chinese and Indian conflicts, yet
nothing remains to us but to support ministers
in vigorously carrying both to a successful ter-
mination, and re-establishing the supremacy of
England on the Chinese waters and on the
Indian continent. The more we reach the true
facts of the Chinese dispute, the more ques-
tionable becomes our right, or, at least, our
precedence, in employing force. No doubt the
Chinese have subjected us to many petty annoy-
ances and insults, and it might one day become

necessary to make them understand that their
insolence must have its limits. But we could
wish that a more dignified occasion had been