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land, that even criminals should havefair treatment. 1
Ana one of the most settled maxims of justice in the
English mind, a maxim equally respected by the
Judge on the bench and by every reputable pro-
secutar, is, that no man shall be compelled to give
an answer likely to criminate himself. Even to these
very trials the Solicitor-General came armed with
QUEEN'S pardons, to enable the witnesses to give
evidence safely, though with that protection the
judge differed in opinion as to whether the wit-
ness was compelled to answer, "as it would be a
calumny upon him, and his name would suffer."
Foreign nations take a somewhat different view of
the matter. But we Englishmen have no doubt on

the point.
It was just here, then, that the House of Com-
mons felt it had not entire conviction that it
was fair to prosecute the criminals. Of their guilt
there was no doubt. The wholesale and retail
transactions were as patent to the public as the
best kept accounts to Messrs. QUILTER and BALL,
But how had these accounts been got at ? By in-
terrogating the criminals themselves, who one and
all gave their evidence expecting, if they told the
truth, to receive their indemnity. We cannot
now recal the particulars of the behaviour
of the subordinates But that of the two
principals left on our minds the clear impres-
sion, that Mr. CHARLESWORTH did equivocate,
till the evidence of others made equivocation
useless, when he told the whole truth; Mr. Sergeant
PIGOTT expressing a rather strong opinion on the
character of his evidence. Mr. LEATHAM gave
evidence of bribery quite as bad on his part, and of
adroit management of his share in the transaction,
through " My dear EDMOND" in London—to wit,
Messrs. OVEREND, GURNEY, and Co.; but we do not
remember that the commission complained in his case
' of either equivocation or suppression, and there did
not seem to be any. Yet both he and Mr. CHARLES-
WORTH were refused their certificates ; a prevalent
notion being, that Mr. LEATHAM lost his to
preserve the appearance of impartiality. Be that
as it may, the feeling in the House and in the
country doubtless was, and is, that much as the
criminals deserve the conviction, and its conse-
sequences, too, the conviction was gained by the
violation of what we all believe to be fair play.

The mischief of all this is obvious. Mr. LEATH-
HAM, and perhaps his collegues in conviction also,
will complain of martyrdom. We are made,
they will say, victims of accepting the
public faith. In reliance on that faith, we
told you all our wickedness, and now
you inflict on us not only the mortification of con-
fession, but the penalties of law. Other delin-
quents will, of course, be more chary of telling
their story. As well go to prison for not answer-
ing as for oar answers being used against us. Some
think such convictions will put down bribery;
will they not rather put down commissions of in-
quiry ? Mr. LEATIIAM in his dungeon, reflecting
how his own evidence brought him there, we may
almost imagine quoting BYRON'S description of the
struck eagle, who—

" Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart
And winged the shaft that quivered in his heart,
Keen were his pangs, but keener :far to feel
He nursed the pinion which impeded the steel."

We do not know that he would mot even preface
the quotation by another—

" Oh, what a noble heart was here undone.
When Brib'ry's self destroyed her noblest son."

But leaving Mr. LEATHAINI to TETId such resem-
blance as he may between himself and KIRKE
WHITE, we think it clear that the, process by com-
mission is a failure. These co evictions prove
it more clearly than ever. The complaint has always
been that no consequences follow ca omissions. The
towns, the corrupters, and the con 'u pted don't mind
the more exposure. Well, at last we have convic-
tions, and every one feels that they are just. But
the very fact that they are gained b y unjust methods
in the first process awakens symp; &thy for the con-
victed. So it must ever be witlk bribery. You
may extort the evidence, but if you 'do, the country
revolts from your using it against th e person. You
may decline to coerce witnesses to ;sneak, and then
you can get noevidence. Our 11 ct-makers may
flounder on as they please; they •will do nothing
and can do nothing, till they 1 Lave conscience'
enough to accept the preventives they so dread.
They must try the ballot.

The Thames Embankment Coma nittee has con-
ducted its inquiries steadily and labor iously to a close.
From addressing itself to engin), !ers—it turned
its attention at last to wharfingers. Of the latter
class of witnesses it called up elev en at a single
sitting—subjecting these, one afte r another, to a
searching examination. Among al/ classes affected
by the proposed change this is pr ecisely the very
one that might naturally be expe.al ;,ed*to look upon
this innovation with the very sm; allest amount of
complacency. And any such exl pectation will be
found fully borne out by the toia' e of the evidence
elicited from the whole of these Thames
wharfingers. The only one out 0.7 f the whole num-
ber who gave anything like a go, aerous support to
the suggestion was Mr. KEN NAIL) a who—be it said
to his honour—appeared rather o rejoice over the
prospective good opening up to tl he public at large
through the development of this long-meditated
scheme of the Thames EmbE u Ikments than to
bewail over the possibility of c.)l isequent inconve-
niences affecting himself indivia ually. Mr. KEN-
NARD'S evidence was to )..the effect that
while he himself occupied_ business pre-
mises on the banks of the Thames—,
he could not help feeling, in thi first instance, in
regard to the proposed improN rt !meat, that " an
embankment would give great .cilities from the
City to the West-end, and at the tme time greatly
relieve the crowded streets, so t-tt at it would be a
public convenience." That—whi.c h was manifestly
the second thought of the °tilt u • witnesses—ap-
peared to be Mr. KENNARD'S fi r st consideration.
He maintained, before the Comm d ittee of Inquiry,
in his cliaracter as a Thames wh Et rfinger, that the
projected embankment "would b e a great public
improvement, and would be the b 4 n ;t way of giving
facilities for traffic between b o th ends of the
town." Estimating his character- simply through
the medium of the light t:lr rown upon it
through his evidence before th 5 Committee, we
should certainly feel disposed 'to regard Mr.
KENNARD as distinguishable, amo ctg the rest of the
wharfingers subjected to examin: r tion, by the pos-
session of a more cheerful and sa n guine tempera_
ment. While others looked askance, with
jealousy and suspicion at -the meditated
scheme of the Thames Embankments, Mr.
KENNARD, in reply to one po f the queries
addressed to him, observed that "1 Le did not think
it (the embankment) would inju rt his premises."
Adding, that " all it would do wo a ld be to increase
the expense of his business"—re: n arking immedi-
ately thereupon, "Bat it was the .-tluty of every one
to give up something to effect a g; ?at convenience."
That is a frank and manly deck a ation, worthy of
an Englishman. As additional c N idence, however,
of the witness's amiable disposi it ion to make the
best of everything, let it be al: ;c . here taken into
account that, while other whar fi: lgers who were
examined as witnesses before the.; tcommittee grum-
Ll:)Ied loudly against the necessi tv that might pro-
bably be thrust upon them .of moving their

barges outside the embankments in the event
(dreaded by them) of those embankments
being actually constructed—Mr. KENNARD
declared for his part that " There would be no in-
convenience in barges lying outside the embank-
ment," the river at his part of it being wider than
elsewhere. Besides which we find him adding,
towards the close of his examination, that " He had
driven piles into the river to keep the barges safe
and firm, and the barges were kept there without
any difficulty whatever." Another witness, very
worthy of note in his way, we would particularly
direct attention to, in the person of Mr. HADLEY
of Puddledock, a gentleman who has reason to de-'
mand for his evidence some respectful consideration.
He has property there on the banks of the river
Thames, property to a large amount that cannot
but be affected, one way or the other prejudically
or the reverse by these projected improve-
ments, now, we will not say merely indi-
cated, but we will go the length of saying
actually in preparation. Ten years ago, it appears,
the premises of Mr. HADLEY were erected at Pud-
dledock at the cost in round numbers of £30,000.
The witness informed the Committee that these
premises of his were flour mills, so large and in
such a state of activity that a thousand sacks of
flour are now upon the average being there daily
manufactured. Before the close of his examination,
in fact, he added to this information, that his busi-
ness was so rapidly and steadily on the increase
that according to a reasonable estimate of its de-
velopment, he calculated upon grinding 800 quar-
ters of wheat daily in the course of two or three years
more. " If," said this witness, "a dock was formed in
front of his premises" (as it was intimated to him
was really the intention), a dock "with facilities for
the barges going in and out, it would," he al-
lowed, "be a great advantage." Observing after
this, however " If there were to be a dock of
150 feet in width in front of his premises, it
would, as he had already remarked, be satisfac-
tory, but while this embankment was being
made he wanted to know what was to be-
come of their trade ?" Certainly a reason-
able enquiry enough under the circumstances.
" He should be glad," added this witness, " to give
his assent to any scheme which would give them
greater facilities, but at present they had all the
facilities they required." Making this very rea-
sonable proviso, moreover, that " any compensation
to be given to the wharfingers for the obstruction
of their business while the embankment was being
made should be given after the work, was done, for
until that time they would be unable to properly
estimate the loss which had been occasioned." We
are satisfied that none of these material points will
be overlooked by the Committee—the aim of whose
report will certainly be so to ensure advantage,
through these Thames Embankments, to the pub-
lic at large, as not to inflict injury upon indivi-
duals.

We trust our House of Commons will not, under
any pretext, consent to pander further to French
trickery. The fraud now intended to be perpetrated
on us may be explained in a few words. Amongst
other foreign countries, France, the country with
which we have now to do, prohibits the export of
rags, thereby cheapening the raw material to her
own manufacturers of paper, and enhancing the cost
of it to ours. The countervailing duty which has,
for this reason, been levied on foreign paper is one
penny, in addition to the lid. per lb. which our
own paper pays. Hitherto this has been thought
satisfactory ; and we are not aware that any
foreign country has complained of it, or that it has
been looked upon as a protective duty.
Now our readers will remember well, when the
treaty was under consideration in the House, that
objection was taken to the repeal of the extra penny
duty, unless France consented to remove the pro-
hibition of the export of rags. Our Government
communicated with that of the French, and it was
announced that the French Government would so
modify their law as to make everything satisfactory
to all parties. The announcement was received with
cheers by the
.house, and all went smoothly on.
Now, however, we are told at the eleventh hour
that the French will listen only to their own manu-
facturers, and not repeal the prohibition ; that they
will not place theirs and ours on a level in regard
to the raw material. Our Foreign Secretary, how-
ever, tells us we must abide by the treaty. We do
not believe the treaty touches the paper question ;
but if it did our answer would be the treaty, in this
respect, was obtained under false pretences, and we
repudiate it. We should say even mere, that if
the French are not content, nine-tenths of the coun-
try would very gladly throw the whole treaty in
their teeth, and bid them make their own fiscal
regulations and we would make ours.

Mr. HORSMAN is very clever, is one of the most
able speakers we have in the house, is a high-minded
and honourable gentleman, as well as one of the
most conspicuous among our public-spirited and
right hon. representatives. But what, in the name
of fortune, has become of his discretion ? In its
regard we might call out, as O'CONNELL did from
the hustings at the famous Clare Election, when
eager to confront his missing antagonist, the Right
Hon. VESEY FITZGERALD, the President of the
Board of Trade—

" Lost or mislaid,
Stolen or strayed--=

the discretion of the right hon. the member for
Stroud, formerly M.P. for Cockermouth. Where is
it ? Whither has it flown ? Has it melted into
thin air—or has it been all along non-existent ?
Any more painful evidence of the entire lack of
anything bearing about it the merest shadowy
semblance of discretion, was perhaps never notic-
able within the walls of Parliament than that
afforded by Mr. HORSMAN in his unmannerly
attack upon Sir CHARLES WOOD, during the ab-
sence of the latter from his place in the House
of Commons. The incident is one so gross that
it almost amounts to an outrage upon the amenities
of civilised society. It is certainly an in3ecornm
that has been seldom, if ever, witnessed before
within the walls of the popular branch of the Le-
gislature. It is consequently no marvel that
it elicited from the Prime Minister last evening
such sharp and stinging words of reprehension.
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discretion—(to speak of the offence complained of
by the very mildest phrase that could be applied
to it)—the indiscretion manifested in the present
instance by Mr. HoRsmAN is all the more remark-
able as evidenced by him, seeing that the right hon.
member for Stroud has proved himself hitherto to
be incomparably one of the most gentlemanly, as
well as one of the most eloquent, speakers in the
House of Commons. Not in this instance, how-
ever! On the contrary, the attack directed by him
against the absent Secretary of State for India is
so little characteristic of Mr. HORSMAN, in any way
save at least its impetuosity, that we are satis-
fied that the friends and admirers of the right hon.
gentleman (and he has many) would gladly
erase
it from the tablet of their remembrance.

THE NAVY.—The following resolutions were
agreed to in the House of Commons on Thursday :-
1. " That a sum, not exceeding £12,000, be granted to her
Majesty, to defray the charge of retirement to officers of
the navy, which will come in course of payment during
the year ending on the '-'lst day of March, 1861." 2. " That
a sum, not exceeding £33,000, be granted to her Majesty,
to defray the charge of a grant to the officers, seamen, and
marines employed in the late naval operations in China."
Mr. Wilson, at the last dates, was suffering from
sickness, and had been for a short time unable to attend
the meetings of the Legislative Council at Calcutta. Sir
James Outran' had proceeded on a voyage for the recovery
of his health.

THE ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELE-
GRAPH COMPANY.—At a meeting of the board of directors
of this company, held yesterday, it was resolved to recom-
mend to the proprietors, at the general meeting to be held
at the London Tavern on the Ist of August next, to con-
firm a dividend of £3 10s. per cent. for the last half-year.
INCREASE OF THE SPIRIT DUTlES.—Numerous
meetings of the licensed victuallers have been held within
the last few days, in different parts of the metropolis, at
which the following resolution was agreed to by very large
majorities :—" That on and after Monday next an advance
of ld. per quarters be charged on all spirits."
POPULATION OF AUSTRALIA.—The European
population in the Australian colonies at the latest returns
was 1,063,713—namely, in Victoria, 504,519 ; New South
Wales (including Queensland, formerly called Moreton
Bay), 342,062 ; South Australia, 118,21:5 ; Tasmania,
84,080 ; Western Australia, 14,837. The returns are made
up to the end of 1858, except Western Australia, which is
completed to the end of 1859.

FAILURE OF ARISTOCRATIC DESCENT.—Of the
twenty-five barons who were appointed to enforce the ob-
servance of Magna Charta, there is not now in the House
of Peers a single male descendant.—Sir Bernard Burke's
Second Series of Vicissitudes of Families.

The office of Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey is
rendered vacant by the death of Major-General Mundy.—
Army and Navy Gazette.
It may, we believe, be considered as certain that
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two or three more assistants will be appointed to Colonel
M'Murdo, in the inspection and organisation of the Volun-
teer Corps. None of the additional appointments, however,
are yet actually decided on. Lieutenant-Colonel Ibbetson
has been appointed to the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Major Stewart.—Arnzy and Navy Gazette.

It has been long an object with the Lords of the
Admiralty to see the list of active captains reduced below
350, so that some deserving commanders might receive at
their hands the reward of zealous services. We can now
remind their lordships that there are three vacancies on this
particular list, as the death of Captain Eyres reduces the
number to 347.—Army and Navy Gazette.
We hear that at the last examination of candi-
dates for direct commissions at Chelsea, out of 143 candi-
dates, only about 60 were found to fulfil the requirements
of the examiners. We cannot pretend to say what the
cause was; but the fact is one of many coming to our
knowledge, which would make us anxious to see a search-
ing inquiry instituted as regards the whole question of mili-
tary examinations.—Army and .Navy Gazette.
By the death of Lieut.-General Lord Sandys,
and the death of Major-General Mundy, reported in our
last, the following army promotions will take place, viz.,
Major-General E. F. Morris, Colonel of the 97th Regi-
ment, to'be Lieut.-General; Colonel Richard French, Un-
attached, and W. Parlby, Commanding the Cavalry Bri-
gade in Ireland, to be Major-Generals ; Lieut.-Colonels
Harvest, unattached, and Preston, 45th Regiment, to be
Colonels ; and Majors W. L. Stewart, 2d Depot Battalion,
and A. Pigott, Staff-Officer of Pensioners, to be Lieutenant-
Colonels in the Army.—Army and Navy Gazette.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF LOLA MONTES.—Late on
Tuesday evening we were surprised to learn that the cele-
brated Madame Lola Montes, Counties of Landsfelt, lay at
the point of death, and was not expected to survive the
night. On Saturday morning she arose in her usual health,
but soon complained of giddiness, and, lying down, was at
once deprived of speech and motion by a paralytic stroke.
Sunday and Monday she was able to partially recognise
those about her, but on Tuesday seemed to have lost all
consciousness, and was pronounced by her medical atten-
dants as beyond hope of life. For some time past she has
resided at No. 15, Clinton-place, and during her sickness
has been faithfully cared for by several of her intimate
friends.—New York Tribune, July 7.
DEATH OF MR. GEORGE SOANE.—Amongst
those who have lately gone from amongst us, and whose
professional repute should not allow them to pass away
without recognition, we have now to record the name of
Mr. George Soane, who died at his residence, 38, Charlotte-
street, Portland-place, on Thursday, the 12th inst., at the
age of sixty-nine. Mr. George Scene was the youngest
son of Sir John Soane, the eminent architect, who died in
1837, and bequeathed his splendid house and museum in
Lincoln's-inn-fields to the nation. An unhappy difference
had existed for many years between father and son, which
originated in the latter having criticised with unbecoming
levity some of his father's performances. Whatever might
have been the offence it is to be regretted that to all ap-
peals on behalf of his son Sir John remained inexorable,
and the result was that, deprived of his inheritance, Mr.
George Soane had through life to depend upon his
pen for his income. During the last forty years
he was an industrious contributor to periodical
literature, to which he brought the advantages of a fine
taste and ripe scholarship. To the stage he furnished many
popular pieces. The interesting melo-drama, " The Inn.
keeper's Daughter," written for Miss Fanny Kelly, had a
very successful career; "The Falls of Clyde," "Lillian
the Show Girl," and other dramas of that class, obtained
great popularity at Drury-lane, the Old English Opera
House &:c. ; and the was he author of the original version
of *Der Freyschutz." He wrote the libretto of many
operas that gained a great name in their day, and there
are several novels that attest the freshness of his fancy, of
which the one entitled " The Frolics of the Fairies," will
be, perhaps, best remembered. His latest dramatic con-
tributions were the libretto of " The Night Dancers," and
a musieal piece for Madame Anna Millen, called "The
Young Guard," both produced at the Princess's Theatre.
For the last few years of his life ho ceased to write for the
stage, and with augmented means lived in comfortable
retirement. A daughter of his, Miss Rosa Soane made a
successful debut some few years since as a vocalist.—Era.

The interests of Leeds are not to go unrepre•
sented before the Superior Council of Commerce now sit•

ting in Paris. At a meeting of the Leeds Chamber of Com-
merce, on Wednesday, the President announced that an
influential deputation will be requested to proceed to Paris,
and to give any information that may be required by the
English Commissioners appointed to negotiate the treaty
with the French Government. —Leeds Mercury.

NEW STAGE MANAGER FOR SADLER'S WELLS.—
At the opening of the approaching season the important
post of stage manager will be filled by Mr. W. 11. Josephs,
formerly a member of the Sadler's Well's company. Mr.
Josephs has been favourably known during several years
for the efficient discharge of duties similar to those which
he now assumes, at the Theatres Royal Edinburgh and
Glasgow. Miss Fanny Josephs will be one of the new
additions to the company.—Era.

MEDALS AND PRIZE MONEY FOR INDIA.—The
authorities at the llorse Guards having received great
numbers of applications from men formerly of the Indian
army for medals and prize money for the late campaign
against the mutineers, it has been intimated by the India
office that such medals (excepting in the case of the Ist
Madras Fusiliers) will not be ready for distribution for
some time to come. With regard to prize money 18 months
is given as the time likely to elapse before the distribution
can be arranged.

SEIZURE OF A LIVERPOOL STEAMER.—By a
special despatch from our foreign correspondent we are in-
formed that a Liverpool steamer, the Ellen Vannin, for-
merly on the Isle of Man route, and four other steamships
have been seized by the Neapolitan Government. The cause
assigned for the seizure is that the Government, having
learnt that Garibaldi had funds in the hands of Neapolitan
agents, suspected that they were in treaty for the purchase
of these vessels ; and, accordingly, orders were issued to
seize and detain them at Naples. This circumstance has
caused great excitement among the commercial community.
—Liveiool Daily Times.
STATE OF TRADE.---MANCHESTER, July 20.
We have no improvement in prices. There has been ra-
ther more business since Tuesday for cloths, but it could
only be effected by making a slight concession in prices.
There has been rather more done to-day in light shirtings
for Bombay and Calcutta. The quotations for long-cloths,
T-cloths' and domestics are nominally unchanged, but
sellers are obliged to give way a little to secure sales, which
are mostly in moderate quantities only. Printing cloths
are als ) dull, and prices drooping. No change in yarns,
except that prices are again easier, including bard twists,
which have hitherto been rather steadier than other spin-
nings.

DEPARTURE OF THE GREAT BRITAIN.—The screw

steamarGreat Britain, Capt. Gray, sailed from Liverpool
yesterday for Melbourne. The noble ship, owing 'to her
surprisingly quick run home last voyage, has again become
a favourite, and, to employ a common phrase, she is more
than full of passengers, for not only was every berth of
every class engaged some time ago, but many temporary
berths were fitted up ; and, notwithstanding this, a num-
ber of applicants for a passage in her were disappointed.
She left her dock at noon on Thursday, and proceeded to
sea at half-past nine yesterday morning. As usual, she
appeared " by the head," but this appearance is occasioned
by the absence of forecastle rails. She was rather deep,
but otherwise in excellent trim.

JULY BILLS:—More than 30 bills have been
brought into the House of Commons in this present month
of July, and the tiLe is only now stopped by the resolution
of the Lords fixing a day after which they will begin no new
business unless it be of urgency. Among these measures
have been the Larceny Law Amendment Bill, for abolish-
ing the whipping of males above 14 for simple larceny; the
Metropolis Hackney Carriages Bill, prohibiting the use of
cabs, &c., for the conveyance of persons in infectious disease
or of the dead, and enabling unions to provide vehicles for
the purpose ; the Theatres and Publichouses Bill, for closing
all publichouses and beershops in the metropolis between
1 and 4 a.m., and requiring a favourable certificate of the
Lord Chamberlain, or of four justices, before a license is
granted for the sale of spirits, &c., in a theatre ; the May-
nooth C, liege Bill, giving power to the Public Works
Commissioners to advance money on the security of the
future payments from the Consolidated Fund ; the Anchors
Bill, providing greater facilities for proving the strength
of anchors used in merchant shipping, and compelling ships
conveying passengers or troops to use anchors which have
been subjected to proof; the Rifle Volunteer Corps Bill,
giving facilities for obtaining practice ground; and the bill
to continue the Irish Peace Preservation Act for two years.

MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE AT LITTLEITAMPTON.
—Two hundred men of the 21st Depot Battalion are re-
ceiving rifle instruction at the fort here. Last Wednesday,
after the practice with the long Enfield at 400 yards' range,
the men were pointing their unloaded rifles and snapping
caps at each other while the officers were engaged in com-
paring the register of the shots made with the target. One
of the men, named Deckerell, when .directed to unload had
not done so, andEto conceal this, when ordered, as usual, to
ground arms, had removed the cap. Forgetting—so eve
learn on inquiry—what he had done, he joined with his
comrad s in pointing his rifle at one of the groups who lay
around, and having placed a cap on he directed his piece at
a comrade named Cotton, who, with two others, Dwyer and
Green, was present at the time. The rifle, of course, went
off immediately, and the shot took effect on the right side
of Cotton's nose, carrying away part of his jawbone and
passing out at the right sid of his neck. Dwyer had moved
a little on seeing the piece levellA, and thus he escaped,
but the bullet, after passing through Cotton's neck, entered
Green's throat, passing out at his mouth, and taking with it
several teeth and a portion of the jawbone. Green was not
out of danger on Thursday evening last, and but slight
hopes are entertained of the recovery of Cotton.

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LATEST NEWS.

The following telegrams have been received at
Mr. Reuter's office :

PARIS, JULY 21.

The Moniteur announces that the Emperor re-
ceived Signor La Greca, and that the session of the
Corps Legislatif was closed, yesterday.

The Illoniteur also says :

" Letters from Beyrout contain details respect-
ing the horrible massacre at Dar-el-Kamor, and
pointing out the odious conduct of the Turkish
authorities and the Governor of Beyrout."
The Constitutionnel publishes an article, signed
by M. Grandguillot, of which the following is a
summary :

" Europe will, like France, answer by the most
energetic adhesion to the noble initiative of the
Emperor. Nobody will be astonished to learn
that French troops will very soon be embarked, in
order to carry assistance to the Christians in the
East, and thus to support a cause which is common
to all the interests of Europe.
" The peaceful and lawful existence of the Chris-
tians in the East has been guaranteed by the Powers
who signed the treaties of 1856. The initiative
which we are taking is, therefore, but the faithful
execution of our engagements.
"The Sultan well understood this when he ad-
dressed his letter to the Emperor. Unhappily, it is
to be feared that Turkey is incapable of arresting
the massacre of the Christians, and it is impossible
to allow the hazards of an uncertain repression,
The defection of the Turkish troops is also possible.
The destinies of the inhabitants are placed under
the double safeguard of the treaties and of the
honour of France. It is evidently in concert with
the Powers and with the Sultan that France is
about to act in Syria.
" The Eastern question has for a long while been
considered as one of those which may most disturb
the world. The best means for preventing grave
complications is to resolve by a decisive and sincere
course of action from the beginning those difficul-
ties which the want of energy and frankness might
perhaps render irremediable."

NAPLES, JULY 19.

The officers of the Royal Guard did not take part
in the conflict on the 15th inst. between the soldiers
and the people. Some of the former shouted " Long
live Maria Theresa."

The Minister of the Interior has officially re-
ceived 44 emigrants, who arrived at Naples on the
16th inst.
Some of the officers of the Marine have taken the
oath to the Constitution on condition of not being
ordered to fight against Italians. -
General Clary has asked for reinforcements.

Several officers of the navy, artillery, and of the
engineer corps, have tendered their resignation.

PESTH, JULY 20.

On the occasion of a torch-light procession for
the Superintendant Szakacs, which had been ar-
ranged, notwithstanding the prohibition of police,
a crowd assemblel It was dispersed by the inter-
ference of the military. Several arrests were made,
but no persons were wounded.

Tranquillity was restored before midnight.
•

FRANCE.

PARIS, JULY 20.

BOURSE, July 20.—Stock has been rather freely
offered to-day, and Threes, for the account, which
opened at 68f 60c., are now at 68f 30c ; Mobilier
has fallen from 687 f 50c to 675 f; Orleans, 1,355 f;
Lyons, 877 f 50c ; Austrian, 507 f 50c. The follow-
ing are the last quotations :-
41 per per Cents 97 40 , Credit Fonder
Do eRd month.... 97 45 , Belgian 41 —
3 per Cents
Do. end month 6S 20 Roman
Bank Share.; 2830 Austrian - • •
Credit Mobilier.... 675 --- Spanish Threes 47„
Do. Account 672 501 Home Debt

RAILWAYS.
Cash. Account.
Orleans
Northern
New ditto 873 75 .. 865
Lyons and Mediterranean 880 .. 885
Geneva 367 50 .. 368 75
Southern
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Western
577 50 .. 572 ,i 6
Eastern . .
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 497 50 .. 497 50