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THE ATHERSTONE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Early on Saturday morning, in consequence of the injuries he received in the accident on the Trent '"Valley railway, the man called Thomas Cooney, fcrat whose real name was Michael Vaughan, died at the inn to which he was taken after he was found in the wreck. The Post-office clerks and Patrick Fay are doing as well as could be expected. The following is a correct list of the killed: — John Macdonald, cattle-dealer, Dublin Edward Macdonald, cattle-dealer, Dublin; John Tallant, cattle-dealer, Dublin Joseph Tail ant, cattle-dealer, Dublin James Hickey, drover,' Dublin; John Thompson, drover, Dublin; George Ren- «haw, cattle-dealer, Dublin; Michael Vaughan, drover, Dublin Andrew Darby, cattle-dealer, Dublin; James 'Cherry, fireman, aged 24, Stafford. The two Macdonalds were very large dealers, as were the Tallants.-The inquest was opened on Saturday, at the Town-hall, Atherstone. Skr. Baiter, solicitor, watched the inquiry on behalf of the friends of several of the deceased while Mr. Cleather, of Xiondon, represented the railway company. Edward Barber, the driver of the limited mail train, Edward Barber, the driver of the limited mail train, aaid:-We left the Stafford-station at 1.23 a.m. When arriving near to Tamworth, the danger signals were all turned against us, and we stopped the train, and then drew into that station. We left there at 1.58, which I believe is one minute before the proper starting time. We pre*- ceeded along till we got to Atherstone. On rounding the first curve before entering the station, the signal was All right." The auxiliary signal at Atherstone was not alight. It is about 400 yards from the station. We passed it; and when we got within about 30 or 40 yards of the main sig- nal, which is at the crossing before entering the station, the red light, or danger signal, was turned on. The white light was then on at the station, signifying all was right. The policeman at the crossing, when the red light was put on at the main signal, also signalled danger" with his red hand-lamp. There is generally a light in the auxili- ary signal, but there was not on this occasion. Seeing the 'red signals, the stoker applied the brake, whilst I reversed the engines and turned the steam against me. Directly I turned the curve at the Rugby end of the station, I saw the Ted side and tail lamps of the cattle train in front of us. The distance was then too short to enable us to pull up. When I first saw the train in front of us I was not 100 yards 'from it, and the collision took place instantly after. I stood !to my engine, which went over the goods van, the drover's carriage, and a cattle truck or two before it fell upon the embankment; it fell upon its side, and I fell with it. I found myself underneath the fire-hole door, amongst the coals, some cattle, and pieces of broken trucks. When I first saw the train before us we had slackened from about 45 or 46 miles an hour to about 30, but not less than 30. It is not the custom to slacken the speed of this train on passing the stations at which we don't call unless signalled to do so, or unless the line be out of order. The cattle train was a special one, and we are usually warned of the special trains of this kind at Tamworth, but were not on this occasion. It depends on the length of time that such a train has gone before us whether we are warned or not. Charles Henry Garlic, the guard of the mail train, cor- roborated the statement of the driver that no information was given by the person in charge at Tamworth that a train had gone on before. The train did not arrive at Atherstone !before time. His evidence respecting signals bore out that 'of Barber, as did also the statements of James Porter, the ■under guard. John Matts, driver of the cattle train, said he left Staf- iford on Friday, about 12.18 a.m. The train was composed of 26 trucks of cattle, three trucks of horses, a drover's car- iriage, and a guard's brake van. The horses were next to the engine, then the cattle trucks, then the drovers, and last the guard's break van. We left Tamworth at 1.35 a.m. I there saw Morecroft, who was in charge of the station, and asked him, What are we to do—to go on or not ?" He replied, Yea; get out of the way." I un- derstood by this that we were to go on, and get lout of the way" of the mail train. I have driven a simi- lar train before. I then said to Morecroft, Well, my mate is getting a shovelful of sand. The night is slippy, but I'll do my best." He then told me to shunt for the mail, at Nuneaton, I said, I'd do what I could to get there." It was my duty to obey Morecroft. I told him J had been slipping between Stafford and Tamworth and when I asked him what time there was before the limited mail, he replied, Oh, you have plenty of time you have twenty-two minutes." [From Tamworth to Nuneaton is 113 miles, and from Tamworth to Atherstone 7i.] When may mate came with the sand we started. For the first !mile and a half my engine slipped, and then she took to the rails, and went very well till we arrived at Atherstone. The first three miles from Tamworth occupied about 12 minutes. If there had been no slipping between Tam- worth and Atherstone we might have done the distance in about 24 or 25 minutes. We arrived at Atherstone at five minutes past two by my watch, which was right. according to the Tamworth clock. Knowing that I was not able to get to Nuneaton, I told the policeman at the cross- ing at Atherstone-station and signalled the pointsman at !the other end of the station that I wanted to shunt there. ,The pointsman signalled with his lamp that all was right; and I drew past the points and reversed the engines and steam, but before I had backed more than four or ifive yards the collision took place. After the eollir Ision I consulted with the brakesman of the cattle train 'for a moment, then ran back to my engine, detached it and iran it to the Mansetta crossing, which is about a mile up the line from where the collision took place called up the gatekeeper there, and made him dress himself in my pre- sence with all speed. Before calling him up, however, I turned on the danger signal, to stop all the down traffic. I told him to stop all trains, and not let one pass by any means, except to shunt, or to draw steadily along to the Coleshill-street bridge, and not an inch further, as there -was a collision within a few yards of the other side of the 'bridge. When I passed the Atherstone auxiliary signal it was alight. All the cattle in the twenty-three trucks, as .well as the horses, I took on afterwards to Nuneaton. All khese were right, excepting one bullock, which was rather flame, but it walked away. Those in charge at the stations (tell us where to shunt for trains to pass us. Had the engine not slipped, I should have been at Atherstone four 10r five minutes sooner. It is a very heavy pull from Tam- worth to Atherstone. If the engine had not slipped at all, I should have tried to have got out of the mail's way at Nuneaton. Charles Clark, the stoker of the cattle train, corroborated jthe evidence of Matts, the driver. The inquiry was then adjoured. All the bodies of the deceased cattle-men (with the exception of those of Ren- shaw and Thompson, who were Protestants) have been sent to Ireland for interment. On Saturday, the clothes of all the deceased were carefully searched but no money, save one £1 note, was found, although a brother of the Macdonalds says that they alone wou.d have about them 'not less than X700 or £ 800. On Friday, a lad imposed fnpon the benevolence of the people of Atherstone, by ¡passing himself off as a nephew of two of the deceased. After being well fed he disappeared, and has not since iieturned.
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HOW THE DRAIN OF GOLD TO FRANCE IS EFFECTED.— :The present plan of the Bank of France consists in buying Knp all the bills upon London that have been lying in the portfolios of the Paris bankers waiting maturity. There is always a very large reserve of these, especially when the •rate of discount is higher here than in France, and by sud- denly causing the whole to be transmitted hither for dis- ,count a great sum can be raised. But when the whole has [been obtained, and the gold is still wanted, what is to be done? For a little time there is a further resource. By jbidding still higher terms the Bank of France may attract .considerable further quantities of these bills from the tills of the various bankers in all the continental cities. But :wi1h this operation the extreme limit is reached. No one can come upon us for anything more. Meanwhile the ad- Vance in our rates of discount, caused by the sudden de- jmand for the payment all at once of liabilities which, under [ordinary circumstances, would have ranged over ninety days, of course causes capital to be attracted to us from I every quarter. If a French merchant can get his bills dis- counted in gold at the Bank of France for 41 per cent., and can employ the amount at 6 per cent., by sending to his correspondents in London, he is sufficiently acute to do so. The same will be the case in all the principal cities of the 'Continent. Money-dealers sending their London bills to Paris for sale will direct the proceeds to be transmitted to the best market for employment. After the first difficulty, therefore, the entire affair adjusts itself by a natural and infallible process. At the same time, the limitation of orders for foreign produce and the postponement of invest- ments operate to reduce our commitments in every quar- ter, and the groundwork is laid of a general reaction. Under these circumstances all persons can fully estimate ifature possibilities, and free themselves from vague appre- pension.—Times' City Article. THE WINLATON MURDER.—Bit by bit information con- cerning this sad affair is coming to light. From informa- tion supplied by Armstrong, the police have found the Mor-,an Rattler" with which Smith, the Lankie," .knocked poor Baty down. The murderous instrument was found in the Knob Ends Wood, between Winlaton and Barlow, near the place where Armstrong parted company with Smith the morning after the murder. Some of the clothes, too, of the murdered man, and of Smith, have also leen found hidden in a field between Winlaton and Blay- don—Smith's trousers and shoes, and Baty's coat and waistcoat. The other portion of Baty's clothes Smith ah- econded with. He had them on when he left Armstrong. Up to the time we write, no further information of Smith's whereabouts has been got. The last trace the police got of him was at White-le-Head, near Tantoby, where he slept all flight on the Tuesday, the day after the murder, at the house of a person called Evans, who formerly belonged to Winlaton. Smith is rather a short man, but well and powerfully built. His face is nearly "blue," having been severely burnt by an explosion of gunpowder in one of the mines in which he was working some years ago. He is well known in the district as a daring resolute man, and an ardent poacher. There is scarcely a wood or a field for miles round with which he is not acquainted, and if the police are not very expert in their movements he will surely evade them. Although a pitman by trade, he does not stick to that employment only, as he can work as a Bailor, as a husbandman, or in any ordinary description of labour. He began life as a sweep. It is supposed he has made his way to Liverpool, Whitehaven, or some 01 the west coal ports, with the view of getting off to sea. The affair is still attracting great interest in and around Winlaton; and the greatest anxiety is evinced by all to have Smith caught, and any participators he may have had arrested. The clothes that have been found must have been placed in the spot where they have been got quite recently, as some boys were catching birds there a few days ago, and no clothes were there then. This would argue that they have been placed there by some confede- rates, who, we are afraid, are still at Winlaton.—Nevxaatlt Chronicle.
EXECUTION OF JAMES MULLINS.I
EXECUTION OF JAMES MULLINS. James Mullins, who was convicted at the last session of the Central Criminal Court of the murder of Mrs. Emsley, of Stepney, was executed in front of Newgate gaol on Mon- day morning. The prisoner slept a considerable time on Sunday night, and at an early hour he was visited by Mr. O'Callagher, Roman Catholic priest, till the execution. Mr. Sheriff Abbiss, Mr. Sheriff Lusk, Mr. Under-Sheriff Eagleton, and Mr. Under-Sheriff Gammon, arrived at the prison at half-past seven o'clock, and the prisoner was brought from his cell. He appeared quite calm and col- lected, and walked with a firm step up to Sheriff Abbiss, and handed him a written paper. The prisoner had pre- viously expressed his intention of addressing the crowd; but it was understood that Mr. O'Callagher dissuaded him from doing so, and he drew up this statement instead. After he had handed the paper to the Sheriff, he said that his wife and children were reduced to great distress 11 in consequence of this," and he hoped the charitable and religious public would do something for them. Shortly before the fatal time arrived, Mr. Sheriff Abbiss asked the prisoner whether there was anything else that he wished to make public, and he said" No, he only hoped the public would do something for his poor wife and family, who were reduced to great distress, and thrown out of work in consequence of this charge." Calcraft, the exe- cutioner, was now introduced; and after he had pinioned the culprit, the latter addressed Mr. bheriff Lusk, and re- minded him that he had promised to do what he could for his family, and the worthy sheriff replied that he should not forget the promise he had made. The usual procession was then formed. The culprit walked up the steps without any assistance and calmly surveyed the crowd. It was ex- pected that there would have been some manifestation Of feeling on the part of the spectators, but this was not the case indeed the crowd was much more orderly and deco- rous than is usual on such occasions. When all the neces- sary preliminaries had been gone through, the drop fell, and the prisoner appeared to be dead almost in an instant. The crowd that was assembled was immense. It was esti- mated variously, by competent judges, to consist of from twenty to twenty-five thousand persons. The following is a copy of the statement referred to, which the culprit handed to Mr. Sheriff Abbiss as he was about to proceed to the scaffold :— Newgate, November 19, 1860.—I, James Mullins, do make this true statement against the charge of murder, which has been committed on the night of the 13th of August upon Mary Emsley, at Grove-road, Ff-pney, and for which crime I was charged and found gui.ifv 'hrough the most false and gross perjury that was ever v. n in a court of justice. I do solemnly declare before my God and the public, that I returned from my day's work on Monday evening, August the 13th, between the hours of six and seven, as sworn to by a man named Tyrell, where I had been that day at work, at No. 1, Temple-terrace, Col- lingwood-street, Stepney, when I returned home as above stated, and remained in the room with my two sons talking till supper, and after that retired to bed and I do declare I did not leave my bed till eight o'clock the next morning, the 14th. I also solemnly declare that the two witnesses from Hoxton, Rayment and Mitchell the dock labourer-I confess to my God that every word they have sworn is totally false and untrue. They swore these falsehoods against me in the hope of getting money-the price of my blood, as was stated by my high-talented counsellor, Mr. Best, and that man Mitchell has been the means of making my wife a widow and my children fatherless. There was a boot produced which was found in the dust hole of the house in Or- ford-street, Chelsea, where I had lodged, but I had left that house three weeks before. This said boot belonged to a man named Mr. Mahoney, who lived in the front parlour, but left some time before, and who since lived in Princess-street, Drury-lane. This man came forward on Friday evening, but too late to give his evidence to prove that this shoe was his, and that he had cast it away when he left the house. This shoe may have had great effect upon the minds of the jury. I solemnly swear I never saw it until it was produced at the Thames Police-court. As regards Sergeant Tanner's evidence, he did not do me justice as to what took place at the shed. I first drew his attention to some bricks that were in a heap, and then to the flagstone, and the flagstone was the only thing he mentioned, in order to make it ap- pear that I must have some knowledge of it, although I believe Emms to be innocent of the murder of Mrs. Ems- ley. (The last-mentioned words, 'Although I believe Emms to be innocent of the murder of Mrs. Emsley,' ap- peared to have been written only just before the statement was handed to the sheriff. Something else had previously been written, which was erased, and the words stated in- serted in their stead.) The statement then proceeds:- I declare I never came out of my room from between six and seven on the Monday evening, the 13th, until I got up from my bed on Tuesday the 14th, my two sons sleeping in the same room with me, and they both swore at the trial that they did so. I ask any man with a family if any charge was brought against them, however unjust that charge might be, who they could apply to under such cir- cumstances, except their own family, to clear them of it. My children proved the truth, but the truth would not do the truth was not believed, but those who proved nothing but lies, and swore my life away by the blackest and foulest perjury ever given. I make this statement in order that the public may know that my life has been taken away by the most gross and false evidence ever given in a court of justice, all through the hopes of getting money. I sav that they have no right to any part of the reward, and í hope they will get none of it. I beg most sincerely that all the religious and charitable people of England will extend their hand to my poor widow and fatherless children, in order that they may gain a livelihood for themselves. The lie?. Mr. O'Callagher, of Xo. 22, Finsbury-circus, has kindly consented to receive any donations for my poor family, who are in great destitution through this charge. My best thanks are due to Mr. Hubert Wood, of No. 4, Coleman-street-buildings, my solicitor, and Councillor Best for the kind attention paid to my case and I also thank the two sheriffs, the governor, and Dr. Gibson. (Signed), JAMES MULLINS." An extract from a letter written by one of the officers of Leicester Gaol, where the prisoner was confined under sentence of six years' penal servitude, was communicated to the reporters, as bearing upon the character of the pri- soner. It was to the following effect:—" His conduct here was very bad, and he required constant watching by the officers. He was removed to Dartmoor with another con- vict as incorrigible in November, 1854. While crossing the Dartmoor hills, on account of the difficult road, it was usual to let the convicts walk up one or two of the hills, and on this occasion, while walking, they each contrived to pick up a large stone, and when they were about to get into the cab. Mullins made a desperate blow at me with the stone, with the intention to take my life and make his escape, and he at the same time made a snatch at my keys, but fortunately the blow had not the desired effect contemplated. I was enabled to trip up his heels, and with the assistance of the cabman succeeded in securing them. The blow struck me on the left cheek-bone and almost broke it, and I shall have the mark. Not content with striking me, on approaching the prison he 'acted drunk,' saying, 'I will have that jacket off your back, somehow.' It was seen, however, by all the authorities that he was only acting." It is only right to state that, notwithstanding the apparently positive assertions by the prisoner of his in- nocence of the crime, it is the opinion of those about 'him that there was a vast amount of mental reserva- tion in the statement. From some extraordinary cir. cumstances that have come to light, and which may yet possibly form the subject of judicial inquiry, it is be- lieved that more than one hand was concerned in this murder, and that although the prisoner may very probably have planned a robbery, and did not in the first instance contemplate a murder, and was present when the foul deed was committed, yet still that he personally did not inflict the fatal injuries upon the deceased. In the itye of the law, as of common sense, he would, of course, te equally guilty, but it may account for his positive asser- tion of his innocence, and his calling his Maker to witness that he" did not commit the murder; and it is believed that there are many circumstances yet to be made public Iu1 connection with this barbarous murder which may still be divulged.
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A scheme is said to be in progress to connect Charing- cross and the Bank by means of a railway between thoso parts of the metropolis. Mr. Frederic Johnson, vice consul at Acapulco, is ap. pointed Her Majesty's Consul at Tampico (both in Mexico), in the room of Colonel Cumberleilge, deceased. Mr. Grignon is appointed Her Majesty's Consul at Riga and Mr. Johnson Her Majesty's Consul at Teneriffe. THE MURDER OF A LAND STEWARD IN IRELAND. — The -;D. The particulars published in reference to the assassination of b-Ir. John Murray in the county of Donegal are as fol- lows :—" It appears that Murray left his cottage about 10 on Tuesday morning, accompanied by two or three dogs, to look after his master's estate, and had travelled nearly a mile and a half from home when he met his fate. The police had been scouring the country from the first suspicion that Murray had been foully made away with. Their search, however, on Tuesday and Wednesday, proved ineffectual. The tenantry on the Adair estates were warned to turn out, )hey being familiar with the district, and search for the missing land-steward, whom they shortly succeeded in find- tng at the foot of a precipice, at the distance from his house mentioned above, about nine o'clock on Thursday morning, and they at once brought the intelligence to a party of police preparing for a day's search, and all hastened to the spot And found the corpse of poor Murray. He lay on his back, m a ledge of one of the rocks, near the foot of the pre- cipice, with his face turned upwards. One of his arms lay across his breast, and the other by his side. Ilis hair was dishevelled, clotted with blood, and the eyes open. The oody bore marks sufficient to prove that Murray met bis death by violence. The poor fellow seems to have made a desperate fight for life, for all along the edge of the precipice footmarks indicate that a struggle took place. The face of the murdered man presented a sad spectacle. Immediately under the right eye was a frightful wound, as If inflicted by a blunt instrument, and there was a similar wound on the right temple. Murray's skull, upon examina- tion, was found to have been completely smashed in. His shirt and the breast of his coat were torn by the hands of the fiends who murdered him. Near where the corpse lay was found a five-barrelled revolver, with the stock smashed. The police state that the wood part was completely wrenched from the steel work. Upon inspecting this weapon it was found, that one of the barrels had been discharged. Near to e body was found a large stone, weighing about seven blood and hair. There was also found !'• i » Tv><f v,i"t0n ^kieh corresponded with those on I11?, £ Ca^d to the cottage which he had left only two mornings before in health aid strength. One can well imagine the feelings of his poor widow on WS-9U&- receiving the remain of her basband.* He baa l,en
THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH.I
THE EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH. The Empress Eugenie in her journey to the nortnern portion of the Queen's dominions, arrived in York, from London, by the 5.45 Great Northern train, on 'Friday evening, Nov. 10, accompanied by the Comtesse de Montehello, Madame de Saultey, Marquis de Lagrange, Colonel Fave, and ten attendants. Her Majesty spent the night and a portion of the following day at the Royal Station Hotel, and at half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday forenoon she left the hotel in a cab, along with Colonel Fave and two female attendants. The Empress and the attendants were attired in black. The cab was driven to the cathedral, where Her Majesty alighted, and she was at once conducted into the choir. A grand voluntary on the organ was played by Dr. Monk, while the Empress was being conducted round the choir, the side aisles, and the "Lady Chapel," by the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dean, and the Rev. Canon Hey. After the voluntary, Dr. Monk plaoed ''He deli- vered the poor when they cried," by Handel. At first there was a comparatively small number of persons in the Minster, but it having become pretty well known that the Empress was there, that number was greatly increased, until at length there were 500 or 600 present, and great interest was manifested by every one to obtain a glimpse of Her Majesty. Having seen all the objects of interest in the choir, &c., the Empress proceeded to the chapter-house. On her return thence along the tran- sept, she repeatedly and most respectfully bowed to the assembled crowd, who, on their part, treated Her Hajesty with the utmost deference and respect. Another source of gratification was provided for the Empress which she little expected. Whilst she was in the chapter- house, the crypt under the clioir was lighted up, and thither Her Majesty was conducted after leaving the chapter- house. She afterwards proceeded into the vestry, and ex- pressed her high gratification at everything she had wit- nessed. Her affability was very striking, and her visit to York will be remembered with much satisfaction by all who had the pleasure of seeing her. The Empress remained in the Cathedral about three-quarters of an hour, and, on emerging from the oflice of the chapter clerk, and again taking her seat in the cab, she was vociferously cheered by the assembled multitude. The utmost decorum was observed, although there was not a tingle policeman in attendance. After leaving the Minster, Her Imperial Majesty visited the Museum, which she inspected, and was afterwards accompanied over the Hospituam by the ,Rev. Canon Hey and the Rev. J. Kenrick. There was a large number of persons present, the male portion of whom, on her appearance in the grounds, waved their hats ,to Her Majesty, who several times gracefully acknowledged the same. The departure of the Empress for Scotland was fixed to take place by the 2. 20 p.m. express train, and previous to that hour there was a large number of persons on the plat- form. The directors of the North-Eastern Railway Com- pany who were in attendance were the Lord Mayor (G. ,Leeman, Esq.,) and J. Pulleine, Esq., of Crakehall, near Bedale. The city sheriff' and a number of railway officials were also in attendance. Precisely at twenty minutes past two o'clock the Empress left the Royal Station Hotel, when another proof of the entente cordiale towards the first lady of France was given. Her Majesty, who was accompanied along the platform by the Lord Mayor of York, and was evidently touched by the genuine outburst of English feeling which greeted her, frequently bowed to those around. She informed the Lord Mayor that she had been highly pleased with her visit to the Cathedral and Museum, and intimated that in all probabilty on some future occasion she would again visit York, and make a more prolonged stay there. The Empress then entered the carriage, and amidst repeated cheers, which were again acknowledged by her Majesty, the train sped on its way to the north. Her Majesty had a pale and languid appearance. Her Majesty, with several of the members of her suite, 'occupied the central compartment of a first-class carriage, and the train reached Edinburgh at a quarter past eight o'clock. As no special arrangements had been made for the reception of the august lady, and as the platform was somewhat dark, very few of those who gathered round the carriage in waiting on the platform could distinguish Her 'Majesty among the ladies of the suite, all of whom wero plainly dressed in deep mourning. The crowd, however, gave Her Majesty a very cordial cheer, both as she alighted from the train, and as her carnage left the platform. "The Morning Post of Saturday had the following Her 'Majesty left London on Friday for Hamilton-palace, via Edinburgh. We have pointed out that the truest manner of showing courtesy to the Empress would be to respect her incognita. If one of our contemporaries had shared in Ithese views it would have spared our illustrious visitor an- noyance, and avoided the imputation of publishing details inexact or trivial. It is not the fact that the Empress left London-bridge Station in a common street cab.' 'Other assertions in the same statement are equally erro- neous." The Observer of Sunday says:—" The suddenness and privacy of the visit of the Empress of the French has natu- rally given rise to surmises, which every one fashions accord- ing to the bent of his own feelings or prejudices. We be- lieve that this visit is easily explained. The Empress Eugenie has been suffering from illness and low spirits, greatly aggravated by the shock caused by the intelligence of the death of her only sister, the Duchess D'Alba, in the midst of the fatigue of the journey to Algiers. Even if her health had permitted she could not receive company during the approaching annual festivities at Compiegne She therefore resolved to pay a long promised visit to one of her closest friends, the Duchess of Hamilton, whoso mother was a Beauharnais and who Is the cousin of the Emperor Napoleon the Third. It was naturally thought that change of air and scene might be serviceable, and she is also about to consult Dr. Simpson, of Edinburgh, whose practice amongst ladies of high rank is very extensive. Had her arrival been announced, she would necessarily have been received with all the formalities of state, which she came to avoid. Her incognita has been strictly preserved. She is attended by two noblemen of her household, and two ladies of honour. She travels under the name of the Countess De Lamotte Benvron. She was escorted by the Emperor at six o'clock on Wednesday morning from St. Cloud to the Northern Railway of France." The Paris correspondent of the Daily News writes as follows, under date of Friday evening The incognita visit of an illustrious lady to Scotland still continues to furnish food for gossip. Not that there is really anything very remarkable in the mere fact of the trip in question from Paris to the north of the United Kingdom, even in the middle of Kovembert but that the journals have main- tained, and still do maintain, strict silence on the subject, and that the initiated will know the said silence is enforced. In the absence of reasons authoritively published, rumour assigns many and various. Health, religion, and others to which it would be indiscreet to allude, are by turns pressed into the service." On the same subject the gossipping Paris correspondent of the Court Journal writes: Ever since the death of her sister, the Duchess d'Alba, the Empress has been labouring under the most terrible depression of spirits, and has given herself up entirely to the sad thoughts in- spired by her bereavement. The doctors have been called in one after the other, but without avail. Masses and requiems were alone capable of giving a moment's calm to Her Majesty's constant excitement, amounting almost to despair. Her Majesty is evidently suffering from that peculiar stato of mind known in France as the imagination frappte, a state which in England is treated energetically, by shower baths, change of scene, opposi- tion, sometimes by downright coercion, but which in France meets with indulgence and sympathy, with the humouring of relatives, and the coaxing and watchful eagerness of dependants (all bad methods of treatment, according to English ideas), and is therefore suffered to acquire the proportions of a formidable disease, instead of being a mere caprice of the imagination, nipped in the bud, as it is with us. The conviction which has induced this state of mind with the Empress is, that of being doomed to perish, like her sister, and of the same painful and lin- gering complaint, of which, with true hypochondriacal delusion, she is beginning to experience every symptom as prompted by imagination, suffering the pain and weariness in reality, while the disease is only imaginary. Travelling alone has been long since pronounced the only cure for this state of mind, and the doctors had all agreed that no- thing but a visit to the south could restore Her Majesty to her usual state of health. But where to go ? If to Italy, political importance would immediately have been attached to the journey—if to Nice, party spirit would have ren- dered the visit intolerable. Political and domestic con- siderations rendered Spain out of the question. Madeira, had just been suggested, when the Empress of Austria determined upon taking up her abode there during the winter; and the idea of change had just been given up altogether, when the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, passing through Paris, repaired to St. Cloud, in order to pay their respects to their illustrious relative. It seems that the effect produced upon both by the altered appearance of the Empress was such as to cause the most serious apprehensions to those who, not having seen Her Majesty for some time, were unprepared for the change. They say that the Duchess was so determined upon the course she meant to pursue, that without losing a moment's time she rushed back to the Tuileries where the Emperor was in the act of presiding at a Council of Ministers, and, waiting until the sitting was over, she immediately ex- plained to him, in plain and open terms, her opinions of the state into which the Empress appeared to be fast hurrying. The Emperor was so much struck with the picture presented to him of the gradual decline in the energies of the Empress, that he consented to return to St. Cloud with the Duchess, and to add his persuasions to those of his relative, to induce the Empress to accede to this method of fighting the enemy which was threatening to devour both body and soul if not vanquished in time. Everything was arranged in ai» hour—the Duchess departed—and to the astonishment of all, the Empress, in the hurry and agitation 01 departure, and in the mental occupation afforded by the novel set of images offered to her mind, resisted but feebly, and yielded, for the first time for many weeks, the opposition made to her passing the greater portion of tho night within the chapel of Reuil; and what is more, she was observed to smile at an observation made by Madame de Saulcy, as the carriages approached Paris, and the mar- ket carts, laden with flowers, were passed on the road. That lady suggested, whimsically enough, that a great pro- portion of the flowers might be destined for the Sainte Eugenie AND the image of the astonished and disappointed bouquet hearer immediately suggesting itself to Her Ma- jesty's mind, she almost laughed, and the ice was broken. It required but little effort to maintain the distraction and we have it from very good authority that, from that mo- ment up to the taking leave of the Emperor at the railway station, not once did Her Majesty relapse into that vacancy of despair which had so long been her ordinary state-so piuch had the prospect of change and diversion already j gone for the moral portionyt the disease."
ITHE FRENCH EMPRESS IN SCOTLAND.
THE FRENCH EMPRESS IN SCOTLAND. Edinburgh was reached about eight o'clock on Saturday evening. About a couple of hundred of well-dressed people, says the Scotsman, had taken up their places on the plat- form and outside the station and the Empress, on stepping from the train was received with enthusiastic acclamations. The proprietor of Douglas's Hotel had a number of private c'arriuges in readiness, to which the Empress and her at- tendants immediately made their way—though not without some little difficulty, from the eager though almost in- voluntary pressure of the rapidly increasing crowd. The carriages drove off to Douglas's Hotel, followed by another hearty cheer. A considerable crowd had also assembled in front of the Hotel, and there the Empress was again greeted with a hearty welcome. On Sunday morning the Empress, with her suite, attended St. Mary's Catholic Church, where High Mass was celebrated, and after an address by Bishop Gillis, a Tc ]JciUn" for the safe return of the Prince of Wales was performed. A con- siderable number of people had collected in front of the church when the Imperial party came up, and inside the building was densely crowded but the assemblage conducted themselves with the utmost decorum. The Im- perial party walked to and from the Clnpel, and the Em- press (whose health, by-the-bye; would scarcely seem to warrant the application of the term delicate) did not seem the least put about by the journey to the Hotel having to be taken through a smart snow shower. In the afternoon, Her Majesty, with the members of her suite, and attended by a French guide belonging to thOll-Iotel, took a walk along Princes-street and Waterloo-place with the intention of ascending the Calton-hill, to enjoy the celebrated pano- ramic view which it affords. The disagreeable state of the weather, however, prevented this intention from being car- ried out; and the Empress desired the guide to conduct her to Holyrood. The route chosen was down the precipi- tous pathway styled Jacob's Ladder to the North Back of the Canongate, and thence to the front of Holyrood-palace. Her Majesty gazed for a few moments upon the ancient chapel, and looked wistfully up at the weather-worn turrets pointed out by the guide as the apartments of Mary Queen of Scots and then expressed a strong wish to see some- thing of Arthur's Seat. The Royal party accordingly pro- ceeded eastward to the point where the Duke's Walk is joined by the Queen's Drive at the foot of the hill, when the excessive keenness of the wind, and the dull heavy atmosphere, caused Her Majesty, with apparent reluctance, to agree to return to the city. The party then proceeded up the Canongate visited the White Horse-close, where one of the gentlemen of the suite entered the ancient hostelry (believed to be the oldest house in Edinburgh), from which the close derives its name paused a few minutes to con- template the quaint old gables of John Knox's house, and returned by the North Bridge to the hotel, which the Em- press did not again leave that night." On Monday morning, the Empress, attended by the Comtesse de Montebello, Madame de Saulcy, and the Mar- quis de La Grange, left Douglas's Hotel, Edinburgh, about half past eleven, in a carriage and pair, and drove to Holy- rood. The carriage was driven slowly in front of the Palace to enable Her Majesty to take a general survey of its archi- tectural features, and then proceeded at a quicker paco eastwards by the Duke's Walk, and round the Queen's Drive. On arriving at Dunsappie Loch, at the spot usually chosen for ascending to the summit of Arthur's Seat, the Royal party left the carriage, and walked along the Drive for some distance, but the grass being wet and slippery, the Empress did not attempt the ascent. In a few minutes Her Majesty and suite re-entered the carriage, and com- pleting the circuit of the hill, drove back to the Palace. There the Empress passed through the suite of rooms occupied by Queen Victoria on her northern journeys, and afterwards through Queen Mary's apartments, and the venerable chapel at Holyrood. We understand that the Empress exhibited the greatest possible interest in all the relics and memorials of the hapless Mary of Scotland pre- served in the Palace and on descending to the Chapel Her Majesty lingered for a considerable time to contemplate the worn, but rich and elegant tracery of its ruined arches and columns. Her Majesty returned to the hotel from Holyrood; but again left, shortly after two o'clock, in a carriage and pair, and drove to the Castle. Intimation having been sent to Colonel Ewart a minute or two before the arrival of the Royal party, he hurried down, with Mr. Savory, of the 76th, to the gate, drew up the guard inside .the entrance, and was ready to receive the Empress when the carriage drove up. As the guard presented arms, the Empress went forward to one of the soldiers who had several medals on his breast, and minutely examined them, 'questioning the man as to the actions for which he had re- ceived them, and chatting in the most off-hand and affable imanner possible. Colonel Ewart had the honour of con- ducting the Empress all over the Castle, through the Crown-room, Queen Mary's rooms, and Queen Margaret's Chapel; in each of which places she remained for several minutes and, from her numerous queries and remarks regarding them, she seemed to be minutely acquainted with their history and associations. On ascending the Mons Meg Battery, Her Majesty immediately hailed Meg as a familiar friend and, turning to the view northwards expressed herself charmed with the appearance of the city, and particularly pointed out the Scott Monument, which she had admired in Princess-street. The Empress after- wards expressed a wish to see the soldiers' barracks, and was conducted through them by Colonel Ewart, minutely inspected their details, and repeatedly expressed her satis- faction with everything she saw, and her admiratioil of the gallant 78th. The Morning Post says :—" The Empress is simply tra- velling in England and Scotland, and will not become the guest of any subject before Her Majesty pays a visit to Windsor. This will take place as soon as the novelty and progress of the journey shall have tempered a frame of mind which at present would only render such an interview trying to both of the august ladies." The Iloi-niiig lost adds the following particulars respecting the effect pro- duced upon Her Majesty by her sister's death:—" It will be remembered that in the midst of their journey in Africa the Empress heard of the Duchess's unexpected death. Her grief was the more painful because she could not escape from the necessities of official receptions. In this unhappy position there remained one melancholy consolation- namely, that she might still pay the last sad duties to her sister. What, then, must the Empress have suffered when, on her return from Africa, she learned that she was de- prived of her last sad hope, and that the Duchess was already committed to the grave ? Thence arose an over- powering despair, a retired and solitary life which seemed to refuse every consolation. Such a state of things could not be allowed to continue without seriously affecting the health of the Empress, and the Emperor positively urged a change of scene and of air, which might mitigate, if not dispel, a state of feeling which caused so much anxiety to himself and to all attached to Her Majesty."
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A few days ago the men in the Antrim Militia were at ball practice at Pembroke Dock Barracks, when one of the guns burst, throwing a large portion of it into the dock- yard adjacent. Only one of the men at the gun got hurt, and he not seriously. A most destructive fire broke out at Sunderland the other night, and burned to the ground the large steam corn mill of Messrs. E. and F. Richardson, near the In. firmary. The loss is roughly estimated at from 8,000l, to 10,000?., against the greater portion of which the proprie. tors are insured. THE WOUNDED OF THE LUSH BRIGADE IN PARIS.— The Paris correspondent of the Freeman's Journal writes on Saturday:—" A detachment of the Irish Brigade, con- sisting of twenty-four men, arrived here this morning. These were the men who had to be left behind at the hos- pital at Genoa, in consequence either of illness or of wounds received in action. The poor fellows looked much cut up, but were as cheery as if no affliction had befallen them. Two of them are Franco-Beige, who took such a fancy to their Irish comrades that they would not part from them, and have resolved to visit Ireland with them. Immediately on their arrival they were taken to the Hotel des Missions des Etrangers, in Rue de Bac. The local members of the committee here were also most attentive, and amongst those whom I saw paying them a visit was the member for Waterford city, Mr. J. A. Blake, who regaled the party with a supply of excellent Havana cigars. They leave on Monday for Havre, and are all being well sup- plied with new clothes before returning to their native land." The Cork correspondent of the same journal writes —" One of the Irish Brigade, named Skeehan, has just died in the Mercy Hospital here, from the effects of the hardships suffered in the late campaign. His funeral will take place next Thursday morning, and it is the intention of the Brigade Reception Committee to inter him with every mark of public respect." GARIBALDI'S ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS.—A correspondent of the Morning Herald forwards to that journal the fol- lowing letter, sent by the officers of Colonel Peard's regi- ment, requesting his resignation Caserta, November 10.—Sir,—With the utmost regret and delicacy, we, the undersigned officers of the brigade under your command, impelled by a simple sense of duty to ourselves and our men, beg to address you in the trust that our honest wishes for its welfare may be met by you in the same spirit. The present unfortunate condition of the brigade is no secret; therefore, sir, do we appeal to you as its head, with a view to place its affairs in a more satisfactory condition, and one which will ensure, as much as possible, its entirety and stability, neither of which, to our regret, we are compelled to admit, exist at present. For your featless bravery and courage, sir, we entertain the highest respect; but we can- not at the same time blind ourselves to the fact that other qualities besides those are necessary for the welfare of a regiment so peculiarly constituted as the British Legion. We therefore trust that, under all the circumstances well known, and to which we need not further allude, you will not consider us as trespassing beyond the limits of duty, but, on the contrary, as carrying out what we conscientiously believe to be our duty, if, in stating there is not that implicit confidence between the brigade and its head, without which no regiment of Englishmen can exist, we should earnestly beg that you would take the initiative in allowing the command of the regiment to pass into the hands of some soldier and officer more conversant with the interior economy and active management. We have no wish to go behind your back, sir, with complaints to our military superiors, nor should we do so unless im- peratively compelled but, as officers and gentlemen who have seen the brigade from its commencement, we cannot shrink from doing our best to protect the brigade in its honour and integrity. In the hope of receiving your early and satisfactory reply, with a view to prevent all future un- pleasantness, and to the appointment of an officer who shall posess the full confidence of both officers and men of the brigade, we have the honour to be sir, &c." (Signed by eight captains and 19 lieutenants.) No reply, says the Herald's correspondent, up to to-day (Tuesday, 13th of No. vember) has been sent, beyond a verbal one, through the brigade major, requesting any officers who may feel so dis- Sosed to withdraw their names, which, instead ol being 0PQ, occasiop«d other* to add theira to it. Photograph visiting cards are now generally used in Paris by persons in every station of life. The Reading election has resulted in the return of Mr. Sergeant Pigott, who is a Liberal. j It is stated that the Brahmin convert to Christianity, Jo«! gurth Chundra Gaugooley, will shortly be married at. Lewin's Mead Chapel, Bristol, to an American lady. The Rev. S. H. Saxby. M.A., curate of Monk's Kirby, Warwickshire, and chaplain to the Earl of Carnwath, has just been appointed to the incumbency of East Clevedon, near Bristol. Patron, Sir A. Elton, Bart. A Turin letter says" It has been rumoured that Francis II. has received money from Russia. The fact is true, but has no political significance. Francis II. had Russian funds, which he has sold, and the proceeds have been sent to Gaeta." The Xewcastle Conservatives hope, in the present di- vided state of the Liberal party, to fight a successful battle for the vacant seat of the borough. They have issued placards inviting the Conservative electors to withhold their promises and the Right Hon. J. Stuart Wortley, who unsuccessfully contested the West Riding of York- shire at the last election, is said to be the coming man." THE SHERWOOD" MORTARA CASE."—SUSPECTED POISON- ING OF THE GRANDMOTHER.—On Monday, an inquest was opened by the Dublin County Coroner on the body of Mrs. Ellen Blake, a woman 75 years of age, who was recently committed to the Marshalsea Prison for contempt of court, in the case of her grandchildren, the Sherwoods. Mrs. Blake died in the prison on the 14th instant, and the medi- cal officer certified that for some time past she had been in a delicate state of health, and had lost her appetite for the previous ten days and that her death had been the result of old age, general debility, juid a feverish attack. The body was, therefore, interred. Subsequently, however, Dr. White, the city coroner, received a letter from M'Robins, a prisoner confined for an offence similar to that with which the deceased had been charged. In this letter Mr. M'Robins demanded that an inquest should be held, as he alleged that the deceased had died from inhu- man treatment. Dr. White still declined to hold an in- ouest; but, on the representations of the police, it was ultimately determined to exhume the corpse, and to search for traces of poison, the allegation being that Mrs. Blake had been poisoned. The inquiry was adjourned to allow time for a strict analysis. SHIPPING DISASTERS ON THE EAST COAST.—A number of serious shipping casualties have occurred off the east coast during the last three or four days. On Friday, six men, the crew of the schooner Union of Harwich, were landed at Harwich by the smack Clown of London, which was abandoned in a sinking state off the Dudgeon, after having been in collision with an Exeter schooner, the fate of which is uncertain. On Sunday, part of the crew of the fishing lugger, Two Friends, were landed at Harwich by the brig Zion, of Hartlepool. The Zion had been fouled by the lugger on the previous night, in the Cockle Gat. Four of the lugger's crew at once jumped on board the brig, but six hands remained on board the lugger. It is not known whether the latter sunk. Four of the crew of the Charity, of Goole, were also landed at Harwich on Sunday, by the smack Tryal. The Charity was lost on the Longsand on Saturday night; the master (Mr. Tewitt), his wife and daughter, and one of the sea- men being drowned. The Charity was bound from Wark- worth to Rouen, with coals. A party of twenty-three men belonging to a French fishing lugger arrived at Harwich on Sunday, from Lowestoft, for the purpose of being put on board a French corvette now lying in the port. The lugger was run down a night or two since the survivors escaped by jumpiug on board the vessel with which they came in collision, but three or four poor fellows who re- mained in the lugger perished. The brig Charlemagne, of Dunkirk, from Sunderland to Dunkirk, with coals, has been assisted into Harwich by two smacks, having been run into off Yarmouth. The master and crew of the Charlemagne, with the exception of the mate, left the vessel, and were landed near the scene of the collision. A CHEMIST FIXED £100 FOR ALTERING THE DATES OP Two POCKETS OF HOPs,-On Monday last, Mr. Richard Smith, of the firm of Smith and Leake, druggists, Bridg- 19 north, was charged before the magistrates in petty sessions, at the instance of the Board of Inland Revenue, with having, on the 11th of September, altered the figures on two pockets of hops, to wit, by altering the last of the said figures from a 5 to an 8, in order to make it appear that the said hops were grown in 1853 instead of 1855. The clause of the Act of Parliament (39 and 40 Geo. III., cap. 80.) under which the prosecution was taken was to the effect that if any person shall alter, or cause or procure to be altered, any matter or thing hereinbefore mentioned (alluding to the dates of the year in which hops may be grown), shall for each offence be liable to be fined in a penalty of £100, Mr. Gellatly, officer of excise, said he appeared on behalf of the Board of Inland Revenue and he could only say that under all the circum- stances he considered the transactions a gross fraud upon the public, and so much so that he anticipated that the penalty would not be mitigated. The price of hops, the growth of 1855, was at the time of this transaction four guineas per cwt. The value of hops grown in 1858 was eight guineas per cwt. Mr. Smith had sold two pockets of hops, the growth of 1855 as the growth of 1858. The bags or pockets of hops had been duly marked by the officer of excise, according to the statute in that case made and pro- vided, and it appeared that the defendant had altered those figures from 1855 to 1858, and had thereby fraudulently obtained four guineas upon every cwt. of liop«. The de- fendant ndmitted the charge, and was fined £ 50 in caoh ca-;e, without any mitigation. According to the Act, the penalty could have been mitigated to £25; but the magis- trates considered it a very gross case. REPORT ON IRREMOVABLE POOR.—A Paiiiamentary re- port was published on Monday from the select committee on irremovable poor, which contains some recommenda- tions that are of great importance. These recommenda- tions are as follow That the period of residence neces- sary to give a right of relief may, with advantage to the poor, be reduced from five years to three. That the area of residence required to give a right to relief may also, with advantage to the poor, be extended from the parish to the whole union. That orphan children shall have the ad- vantage of irremovability acquired by their parents. That no warrant shall be issued for the removal of any poor per- son from England to Ireland except by Justices assembled at petty sessions or by a stipendiary magistrate. That the said justices or magistrate shall not issue the warrant with- out seeing the head of the family to be removed, and being satisfied that each of the parties sought to be removed is in such a state of health as not to be liable to injury by removal. That a statement to this effect shall be inserted in the warrant, with the name and age of every child under the age of 16 so ordered to be removed, together with the came of the place where the justices find the pauper to have been born or to have resided. That during the winter months no woman, or child under the age of 14, shall be sent across the channel as a deck passenger. That in all cases of removal of Irish paupers the removing parish shall be bound to defray the cost of the removal of any person ordered to be removed to the place in Ireland which upon evidence before the justices shall appear to be the place of birth or residence of such person. That a copy of the warrant and the depositions shall be sent, if required, to the Board of Guardians in Ireland of the union to which the removal is to be made. The committee also express their opinion, in a separate resolution, that the laws of settlement and removal should receive the early attention of the legislature." DOCK ACCIDENT AT CAI.LAO.—REPORTED Loss OF 150 LIVES.—A letter from Callao in the Panama Star and llerald, received by the West India mail at Southampton, gives the following particulars of a dreadful accident which occurred on Oct. 10th:—"Yesterday a most frightful accident oc- curred in the dry dock at San Lorenzo, involving the entire loss of the Peruvian frigate Callao (Auperimac), and almost the entire destruction of the dock and a fearful loss of life. The particulars of this lamentable affair are, as far as I can gather, as follows :-It having been deemed advisable to dock the ship in order to examine her copper and other trifling things, the engineer of the dock was asked if she could be taken on with her battery, provisions, and crew on board, His opinion was that the dock could not raise her with that weight; consequently, her guns were landed, yards sent down, and topgallant masts struck, retaining her provisions, magazine, and crew on board, and in this state she entered the dock at half-past ten a.m. There was a very large concourse of persons to witness the operation. The Government steamer Ucayali conveyed the President, Minister of War, and a large number of invited guests. Upon the arrival of the President, the vessel began to enter the dock, and was soon placed in her proper position, the pumps were set to work, and everything went well. The keel of the frigate took the chocks of the platform, and she began to ascend out of the water; after some time the engineer noticed that the after sections of the dock were rising much quicker than the forward one, the extra weight of her anchors and chains being the cause of this. As soon as the sections were again level, all the pumps were again started, and presently four of the upright stanchions of the dock broke. This was, however, deemed of no importance, as everything else was going on well, and the frigate coming out of the water; she was now out about six feet above her bearings, her keel in the chocks (the Callao has a deep keel and a very flat floor), but owing to her great depth of keel the chocks did not act as any support whatever on her bilge, therefore th ship was simply balanced upon her keel, and so long as she could be kept steady in that position she was safe but her crew were on board constantly moving from one side to the other, the ship being already top heavy. This caused her to give one or two slight rolls, and then she pitched over on her starboard beam; at the second surge the three masts snapped about half-way up from the deck, and her starboard ports being open she rapidly filled with water; and here began a scene of horror impossible to describe. The water was filled with men and women, wounded, dying, screaming for help. Boats were promptly sent to their assistance, or the loss of life would have been still more fearful. Of the number who were below at the time very few escaped, and their cries for help were terrible, but that which was most heartrending was the poor sick in the hospital, who, helpless with disease, could do nothing but scream for that help which none could render them. Up to the present time of writing it is not known how many have been lost, but it cannot fall short of 150. The wounded that could be removed who did not require amputation were brought over to Callao, the rest remaining on the island. The number of broken heads, arms, and legs is great. Captain Kerr, of the English ship Golconda, lowered his boats, and did some good service in saving thirty or forty lives. The Callao was a fine 54-gun frigate, and was built at Blackwall by Messrs. Green and William, and she was a splendid specimen of naval architecture. She was about six years old. The vessel is a total loss, being en- tirely under water the dock also may be considered as I done for, it having failed as a commercial speculation, and the present disaster may be considered ÐJI the last of the C&UMdrydock,"
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY. A boiler explosion has taken place at Newhaven, an4 several persons were badly injured and killed. The steamer H. M. Hill, bound from Memphis for Orleans, exploded on the 2nd inst., by which disasters- persons were killed and 50 wounded. .r A Paris letter says it was rumoured that at the Councv on Thursday the Ministers received the Emperor's ordet to contract another loan for sixteen millions sterling ill arv next. The accounts from Potsdam of the health of the of Prussia are again very disquieting. His strength1* visibly declining, and his moments of lucidity becoot more and more rare. Dr. Boeger, the King's physician has transferred his other patients to the care of anothet IV medical man, and remains constantly at Sans Souci. *ch Queen no longer receives any person, and a fatal result 0 ty Expected. The new Bourse at Marseilles was opened on Friday ( and in a short time the places respectively assigned to tbl /B1 iftgents-de-change, merchants, and brokers, were filled, The total expense of the building, at first estimated w 6,000,000f., has amounted to 9,000,000f. M. Lepaute, o Paris, has fixed up a clock, which is said to be unequall^ j] Jn the world, and has cost 38,000f. This clock, in additio" 'o the large dial marking the time at Marseilles, has fo<tf ft|, smaller ones, showing the time at Trieste, Paris, CadiZ, A and Constantinople. triai The Levant Herald states that the telegraphic line be* tween Constantinople and Bagdad is rapidly progressing «r, towards completion. The Mossul-station is now in full 1 ti work. Messrs. M'Callum and party have advanced as fat 1; as Kerkuk, and this latter station will be opened in a fetf ton weeks. Bagdad, it is expected, will be in connection with «U| the capital in three or four months. The line between llje iormer city and Bussora will be delayed owing to the diffi' culties of the country, which is infested by predatory Arabs. A NEW KIND OF STEEL-PLATED GUNBOAT.—The Paris to correspondent of the Morning Herald says :—" A gunboat j on a new model-and a most extraordinary one it appears a f; to be—has just arrived at Toulon by the Canal du Midi, V. from Bordeaux, where it was constructed on the Emperor's It] designs, by M. Arman, the well-known shipbuilder. It is covered with steel plates, and is propelled by two screws, jat driven by a 14-horse power engine. It is to carry only one 1,er gun. The boat is in the form of a turtle, and the muzzle U of the gun is to appear just at the summit of the shell, which will present to the enemy an inclined plane, so that Lrf| the balls striking it will glance off without doing any tc injury. The crew will be completely sheltered under this kind of roof, which is made strong enough to resist pro' bli jectiles of the largest calibre." v,) RUMOURED RECONCILIATION BETWEEN THE POPE ANP lee VICTOR EMMANUEL.—A correspondent of the Times writes j from Genoa:—" There is news that seems too good to bo yn true. The rumours that are everywhere afloat about » ru possible reconciliation between the Pope and the King of be Italy may still require confirmation, and we may have to wait a long time for it. They, however, are not undeserving X, our attention. Negotiations are said to be pending be- ()j tween Count Cavour and Cardinal Antonelli for a formal 1: renunciation of the temporal power by the Pontiff. By way of compensation his Holiness would receive an annualv revenue or civil list of 1,000,000 Roman crowns—to which, of course, every Catholic power would be free, and, no it doubt, too happy, to make its own addition and the car- 1)1 dinals—I suppose only the Italian cardinals-would be admitted to the dignity of senators of the realm, and re- j, ceive a yearly stipend of 10,000 crowns." <1 THE DISPUTE BETWEEN FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND. — j. The Constitutional publishes two diplomatic notes on the subject of the insults offered to the French flag at Sion, in the Valais, on the 27th September last, on the occasion of V the opening of the railway to that place. The first note is r: from the Marquis de Turgot, ambassador of France in I Switzerland, addressed to the Swiss Confederation, under date of 9th October, calling for prompt proceedings against p the authors of the outrage. The second is the reply of the ti President, dattd 7th November. It states that the lament- b able occurence at Sion was the act of private individuals 1J provoked by the conduct of the railway company, which had persisted in exhibiting foreign flags in opposition to an ex- 11 press notice from the Government of the Valais to avoid all irritating demonstrations. Moreover, that the flag v which had been pulled down was not a French but an 1 Italian one, and that measures were at once taken to bring the authors of the disturbance to justice. But, even if the flag had been French, the President declares that the use t of foreign flags on the Swiss territory by private individuals l is not entitled to diplomatic protection, and that any resist- i ance to the exhibition of such flags cannot be regarded at t an insult to a foreign nation. The President concluciesi with observing that the parties who exhibited the flags, iAt well as their antagonists, are equally condemned by the immense majority of Swiss citizens, who are most anxious 1 to live on friendly terms with their French neighbours. THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE.—The Yienna correspondent of the Times, writing on the 13th 1 inst., says :—" In acknowledgment of the faithful and effi- cacious support which the House of Austria has received from the Tyrolese Estates during five centuries," His Majesty has been pleased to promulgate a statute law re- lative to the representation of the Tyrol. The Tyrolese, Diet is to consist of four estates-the prelates, the nobles, the burghers, and the peasants. Each of the estates is to have fourteen representatives, so that fifty-six persons wilv sit in the Diet. Any noble who pays a ground tax of RNVJ1?,™r,; r/f"f2} por annum is eligible. The muni- cipal councils of the principal towns nave represen- tatives in the Diet, but the so-called intelligence of tho province-the inferior clergy, judges, barristers, notaries, public, and medical men—will not be represented. The most important estate in the Tyrol is the fourth (tho peasants), but it will hardly be properly represented, as the lower classes, as a rule, servilely obey the behests of tho keepers of their consciences. The Tyrolese Diet will send a certain number of members to the Reichsrath, but no one here seems to care how many or how few. as the method of election is as unsatisfactory in the statute law for the Tyrol as it was in those for Styria, Carinthia, and Salz- burg. My statement that an extremely bad impression had been produced by the statute for Styria is confirmed by news which was last night received from Gratz (the capital of Styria) and Cilli. All the members of the muni- cipal councils of these two towns have retired from oltico because none of them are inclined to figure in the Reichs- rath as representatives of the people without having re- ceived mandates from them." THE RETIREMENT OF GARIBALDI.—A correspondent of the Times, writing from Genoa on the 14th inst., savs :— When on board the Washington, which took him to Ca- prera, Garibaldi bade farewell to the officers of his staff, and left to Col. Treechi, his aide-de-camp, a despatch for the King. The despatch contained his resignation of the rank of General in the Army, and of the Knighthood of the I Collar of the Annunziata which had been conferred on him. The hero of Palermo lately wrote to M. Clias. Beslav, ex- representative of the department of the Cotes du Nord, in- structing him to send him a corn mill (windmill or hand- mill, as Caprera has no water-course), which will cost GfiOf" together with two millstones, worth GOdf. This mill is to do duty at Caprera. A more signal case of a "word turned into a ploughshare surely the world never witnessed. The Gazetta di Torino gives some particulars of Garibaldi's landing in his little island home. Garibaldi,' it aays, has arrived at Caprera. He appears extremely happy, in the first place, because he has resigned the manage- ment of afiairs at Naples into the hands of the King galantuomo secondly, because he is finally free from tho numberless petitions with which he was harassed. He speaks with enthusiasm of his regained freedom, and he has been anxious to extend it even to his three war-horses, which he with his own hands unsaddled and unbridled, and 'allowed freely to run about the country the moment ha set foot on his own isle. So eager was the Dictator,' the 'report continues, to be free from all cares of state, that he with his own hands loosened the mooring cable of the vessel which was to waft him away from Naples to Ca-, prera. He expresses, however, the greatest faith in tho future of Italy, and in the character of King Victor [Emmanuel.' The thousand volunteers of tho first ex- pedition, who landed at Marsala, and who were honoured by Garibaldi with a medal, have come to the resolution of 'offering their beloved chief a diamond star, bearing the following inscription I mille al loro Dltce.' This gift of the thousand' wilfc certainly not be rejected by the hero of Caprera." THI- PASTORAL LETTERS OF THE FRENCH BISHOPS.—. M. Billault, Minister of the Interior, has addressed the following circular to the Prefects :—" Paris, Saturday, November 10.—Monsieur le Prefect,—The general law which prescribes for printers the double formality of the declaration and depositing a copy of all publications, and in certain cases that of the stamp, has received an excep- tional repeal in favour of pastoral letters in a spirit of generous confidence in the religious authority, the publica- tion of acts emanating from this authority has been, in, fact, by the tolerance of tho administration, freed from the surveillance implied by the deposit, and from the ex- pense attached to the stamps. But for some time many .writings have been published under the title of Maiule- ^nents,' or of Pastoral Letters,' treating of questions mostj foreign to spiritual interests- political pamphlets, ir fact, in which the events now being accomplished) in Europe are discussed, and sometimes attacked with great vigour; thus usurping the exclusive immunities granted to the special acts of the episcopal jurisdiction. This abuse has provoked the attention of the Govern- ment. To remedy this, the simplest and easiest measure would incontestibly have been to withdraw the privilege granted, and, without distinction, to submit all its affairs to the common law. Sincerely desirous of not obstructing in any way the action of the ecclesiastical authority in its legitimate sphere, the Government has not considered it necessary at present to resort to that radical measure. Those mandements and pastoral letters which do not depart from the spiritual domain, and which are printed its placards in order to be posted or read in the churches, will therefore continue free of the stamp and the deposit. But those writings, whatever may be their title, which, taking the form of a pamphlet in order to emerge from the sanc- tuary, too often mix themselves up with temporal politics, cannot profit by a dispensation which was not established fyr them. Such writings, though enjoying entire liberty of publication, will be subject to the conditions of the com- mon law. You will point out. Monsieur le Prefect, this distinction to the printers in your department-it is on them that are imposed the obligations of the deposit and I stamp. It is they who will be prosecuted if they do not 6ubmit to the same." Newport, Saturday, November 24, 18G0. Printed for the Proprietor and Published by WILLIAM CHRISTOPHERS, of No. 7, Commercial-street, in the Borough of Newport, at the MERLIN General Printing Office, No. 15, Commercial-street.