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of entering into negociations on this subject with the Cabinet of Turin has never occurred to the Emperor's government . Tbe TMonitem- contains a report from the Minister of Marino' to the Emperor on the subject of the insufficiency of the number of officers in the Imperial Navy . The report states that the insufficiency of thc number is every day a source of complaint , and imposes on many officers an amount of over work which is entirely unreasonable . The Minister , therefore , proposes that the number of officers within the current year shall be increased badding ten captains of men-of-wartwenty captains of
y , frigate , fifty lieutenants , and twenty-five midshipmen . Even this increase the Minister declares will not be sufficient ; and he expresses his opinion that a further addition to the number of officers will have to take place next year . Tho proposition has received the approval of tho Emperor . Tlie Count de Momy yesterday opened the " Conscil General " of the Pay de Dome with a speech which treated almost exclusively of domestic questions . A glance was all he deigned to take at the state of affairs in continential Europe ; but alluding to the possibility of a
war . he observed that the internal embarrassments of the several powers , and the language held by the Emperor Louis Napoleon , taken together , removed all apprehensions of any war breaking out in which France could bear a part . —— Certain portions of Italy continue in a very unsettled state . A dispatch from Arezzo informs us that 500 Papal Zouaves had assembled on the frontier to penetrate into the Italian territory ; while a telegram from Rome states that 150 reactionists havo been arrested in the Roman states by tho French Troops .
General Cialdini is said to have demanded reinforcements of troops , in order that he may " make a simultaneous attack " on the brigands . Ho seems to have already considerable success over the bands , and to have driven a body of brigands across the frontier into the Papal territory , where they were captured by the French troops . It is noteworthy that attempts seem to he made at Rome to stir up brigandage iu Tuscany and Umbria ; but hitherto they do not appear to have been attended with any success . A report is again in circulation that General Delia
Rovere , who has so ably administered the affairs of Sicil y , is about to cede his government in that island to General Brignone , and to come to Turin for the purpose of taking the portfolio of war . The Emperor Francis Joseph has succeeded in obtaining the Reichsrath ' s approval and support of his Hungarian policy . Each house of that body has passed an address acknowledging , " in loyal and grateful terms , " the Emperor ' s firmness in maintaining the historical rights of his crown , and in protecting the interests of his non-Hungarian provinces , " without , however , neglecting the means of bringing about some understanding with Hungary . " The Emperor has likewise addressed to the Hungarian
lieutenants of counties two circulars , declaring that he will "maintain the Hungarian constitution intact , " and that he has no intention to incorporate tho Hungarian crown lands with the rest of the empire ; aud urging tbe people to remain tranquil until a new Diet shall have assembled , " it is not likely that these circulars will produce much effect on the minds of the Magyars ; _ and we already learn that a great popular demonstration , accompanied by cries of "Deal ; for ever ! " and "Hungary for ever ! " was made on Sunday in Pesth , though the leaders succeeded in preventing disorder . In Croatiatoothe Diet has frustrated some
any , , of the hopes of the A'ienna Cabinet by passing a bill abolishing the peculiar constitution of the " military frontiers , " which havo furnished such hordes of Croat troops to the imperial armies in time of war .- A great fire broke out at Mostar a day or two ago , and was not subdued until after the destruction of a large number of houses and the loss of several lives . Mostar is the capital of Herzegovina . General Klapka , the distinguished Hungarian exile , has addressed a letter to Garibaldi upon the difficult and now deeply-momentous question ofthe
non-Magyar nationalities included in the ancient kingdom of Hungary . Klapka ' s letter is something more than a mere exhortation towards union and fraternity among those nationalities whose diverse claims it is now once more the object and the effort of the Austrian government to bring into collision . The Hungaritn leader declares that the Magyars are full y prepared , as , indeed , the Hungarian Diet proclaimed on the eve of its dissolution , to concede perfect equality of rights to the various nationalitiesand are willing to make any compromise provided it does not "so
, go far as to break the territorial integrity of the country . " Klapka points out , and seems to suggest as a practical object- of future imitation , the national union of Switzerland , in which diverse populations are knit together by the necessity of def ' euce agaiust the foreigner , by common interests and geographical situation . The attempts on the part of the Russian government to prevent -the expression of public opinion at Warsaw tend rather to excite it . Happily , however , through acting upon the judicious advice given by the "clandestine press" the agitation has
assumed more the aspect of what in this country would be regarded as of a constitutional character . The popular leaders inculcate forbearance , moderation , and charity : and it is only by letting those principles be tbe guide of their future conduct that the Poles can show their fitness for the enjoyment of freedom , or attract to themselves the sympathies of other nations . At Cracow—which up to the revolution of 3848 was a free republic , the existence of which was guaranteed by the Treaty of A'ienna , but in the year 1849 was seized and incorporated with the Austrian Empire , an act which elicited a "protest" from Lord Palmerston—the police have been making domiciliary visits , and several arrests have been tlie
eonsequeuce . AMERICA . —The Africa brings us accounts of a severe action between the Federalist and Confederate troops in Missouri , at a place called Davis Creek , situate a few miles from Springfield . This engagement which occurred on the 10 th inst ., was at iirst announced from St . Louis to be a complete defeat of the Federal army , but the New York Times declares that the latest despatches turn the national defeat into a most glorious victory . It appears , however , from those very despatches , that
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tins most glorious victory was followed by a retreat of the " victors , " who left a gun on thc field . The official accounts transmitted to General Fremont , who has now the chief command of the Federal army in that department , and whose head-quarters are at St . Louis , state that at an early hour on the morning of the 10 th instant , the Federal troops , 8000 strong , under the command of General Lyon , attacked in three columns the position of the Secessionists , who were 23 , 000 strong , at Davis Creek , { and ( luring the severe engagement which ensued General Lyon was killed at the head of his column . The Northerners
pressed back their enemies into their camp , which was fired by shells from the Northern artillery , ancl all tlie tents and waggons were destroyed . General Siegel , an active and skilful German officer , upon whom the chief command had devolved , iu consequence of General Lyon ' s death , subsequently deemed it expedient to retire , leaving one of his guns on the field , but bringing with him ninety Secessionist prisoners . He reached Springfield in good order , and subsequently continued his retreat to a town called Rollawhich has railway
, communication with St . Louis , as he apprehended that the Secessionist troops might interpose between him aud that place , if lie should continue in Springfield . He is represented to have reached Rolla in good order , aud to have brought with him all his baggage , and all the specie which was in the vaults of the Springfield Bank . In the battle the Northerners aro admitted to have lost about 800 killed and wounded , and the Secessionist loss is said to have been " heavy , " including their principal commandersGeneral Price and General M'Culloch .
, Reinforcements were , it is said , to be sent to General Siegel , at Rolla from St . Louis . It is evident that the result of this engagement has filled the Federal authorities with alarm for St . Louis . The police office of that city has been occupied by tbe Federal officials , ami the " home guards , " or armed Unionists , were kept under arms on the night of the
13 th inst . General Fremont , who had obtained a loan of 250 , 000 dols . from the St . Louis hanks , was expected to proclaim martial law on the 14 th , and he was placing heavy guns to command the various approaches to the city . The other intelligence brought by the Africa—excepting the news that Mr . Faulkner , who was American Envoy at Paris under Mr . Buchanan ' s presidency , has been arrested at Washington on a charge of treason—possesses little interest . INDIA AND CHINA . —The Calcutta papers are chiefl y occupied in
discussing the series of measures passed in the last session of the Imperial Parliament relating to the government of India . At the latest dates trade in Bengal remained stationary , whilst in the money market no improvement is reported , but rather a tendency downwards . Despatches from Nanking mentioned the continued investment' of that city . The near approach of the insurgents to Hankow is also noticed ; and at Shanghae valuable silk cargoes had been plundered bv people supposed to be connected with the rebelsand the services of a few
-, gun boats had been called upon to obtain restitution . The effect was magical , and will have good results in future . THE CAPE . —Tbe Cape mail has arrived . The removal of Sir George Grey to the governorship of New Zealand was tbe subject of general regret , although its wisdom was admitted , as well it might be , seeing that there has never been a more successful colonial administrator than this distinguished man , or one who proved himself more equal to a difficult emergency . The agitation in favour of a separation of the two
provinces into which the colony is divided had led to a warm debate in the House of Representatives . The proposal , however , was rejected by twenty-two against fifteen votes . A vote has been passed in the Legislative Council for the annexation to Cape Colony of the whole of independent ICaff ' raria , a tract of about 20 , 000 square miles of fertile , well-watered land .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
A YOUNG MASON . —We cannot recommend you to complain of your superior officer—of whom , by the bye , you speak very disrespectfully—to a director of tbe company , on the ground that that officer unjustly oppresses you . If you have any real cause of complaint it must be made to the head of the department in which you are employed , or to the Board of Directors as a body ; it being highly improper to appeal to an individual member , and
more especiall y on the ground of his being a Mason . You must remember that though in the lodge we are all on a level , in the discharge of our ordinary duties of life we must acknowledge the distinctions of society as well as other men . AVe do not suppose , if yon did make the complaint , he would betray you , but we should be very much astonished if he did not give you a sharp rap over the knuckles . —AVhere did you learn writing ? It is very far below what is expected from men in a respectable
position of life at this time of day . EDITS . —No , you . cannot do anything of the kind . Think to yourself , would it not involve a breach of your obligation ? C—Yes to the first and third questions ; doubtful to the second . EDIN . —Apply on the spot . J . lt . S . —Try the G . Sec , he can but refuse you . D—n . —Be firm and recover your right . LODGE NO . * * * —AVe cannot interfere . If some of you will get into hot water about rriflewh
a , y should we be dragged through the mire because a correspondent has , some months since , written us a letter about the matter .
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of entering into negociations on this subject with the Cabinet of Turin has never occurred to the Emperor's government . Tbe TMonitem- contains a report from the Minister of Marino' to the Emperor on the subject of the insufficiency of the number of officers in the Imperial Navy . The report states that the insufficiency of thc number is every day a source of complaint , and imposes on many officers an amount of over work which is entirely unreasonable . The Minister , therefore , proposes that the number of officers within the current year shall be increased badding ten captains of men-of-wartwenty captains of
y , frigate , fifty lieutenants , and twenty-five midshipmen . Even this increase the Minister declares will not be sufficient ; and he expresses his opinion that a further addition to the number of officers will have to take place next year . Tho proposition has received the approval of tho Emperor . Tlie Count de Momy yesterday opened the " Conscil General " of the Pay de Dome with a speech which treated almost exclusively of domestic questions . A glance was all he deigned to take at the state of affairs in continential Europe ; but alluding to the possibility of a
war . he observed that the internal embarrassments of the several powers , and the language held by the Emperor Louis Napoleon , taken together , removed all apprehensions of any war breaking out in which France could bear a part . —— Certain portions of Italy continue in a very unsettled state . A dispatch from Arezzo informs us that 500 Papal Zouaves had assembled on the frontier to penetrate into the Italian territory ; while a telegram from Rome states that 150 reactionists havo been arrested in the Roman states by tho French Troops .
General Cialdini is said to have demanded reinforcements of troops , in order that he may " make a simultaneous attack " on the brigands . Ho seems to have already considerable success over the bands , and to have driven a body of brigands across the frontier into the Papal territory , where they were captured by the French troops . It is noteworthy that attempts seem to he made at Rome to stir up brigandage iu Tuscany and Umbria ; but hitherto they do not appear to have been attended with any success . A report is again in circulation that General Delia
Rovere , who has so ably administered the affairs of Sicil y , is about to cede his government in that island to General Brignone , and to come to Turin for the purpose of taking the portfolio of war . The Emperor Francis Joseph has succeeded in obtaining the Reichsrath ' s approval and support of his Hungarian policy . Each house of that body has passed an address acknowledging , " in loyal and grateful terms , " the Emperor ' s firmness in maintaining the historical rights of his crown , and in protecting the interests of his non-Hungarian provinces , " without , however , neglecting the means of bringing about some understanding with Hungary . " The Emperor has likewise addressed to the Hungarian
lieutenants of counties two circulars , declaring that he will "maintain the Hungarian constitution intact , " and that he has no intention to incorporate tho Hungarian crown lands with the rest of the empire ; aud urging tbe people to remain tranquil until a new Diet shall have assembled , " it is not likely that these circulars will produce much effect on the minds of the Magyars ; _ and we already learn that a great popular demonstration , accompanied by cries of "Deal ; for ever ! " and "Hungary for ever ! " was made on Sunday in Pesth , though the leaders succeeded in preventing disorder . In Croatiatoothe Diet has frustrated some
any , , of the hopes of the A'ienna Cabinet by passing a bill abolishing the peculiar constitution of the " military frontiers , " which havo furnished such hordes of Croat troops to the imperial armies in time of war .- A great fire broke out at Mostar a day or two ago , and was not subdued until after the destruction of a large number of houses and the loss of several lives . Mostar is the capital of Herzegovina . General Klapka , the distinguished Hungarian exile , has addressed a letter to Garibaldi upon the difficult and now deeply-momentous question ofthe
non-Magyar nationalities included in the ancient kingdom of Hungary . Klapka ' s letter is something more than a mere exhortation towards union and fraternity among those nationalities whose diverse claims it is now once more the object and the effort of the Austrian government to bring into collision . The Hungaritn leader declares that the Magyars are full y prepared , as , indeed , the Hungarian Diet proclaimed on the eve of its dissolution , to concede perfect equality of rights to the various nationalitiesand are willing to make any compromise provided it does not "so
, go far as to break the territorial integrity of the country . " Klapka points out , and seems to suggest as a practical object- of future imitation , the national union of Switzerland , in which diverse populations are knit together by the necessity of def ' euce agaiust the foreigner , by common interests and geographical situation . The attempts on the part of the Russian government to prevent -the expression of public opinion at Warsaw tend rather to excite it . Happily , however , through acting upon the judicious advice given by the "clandestine press" the agitation has
assumed more the aspect of what in this country would be regarded as of a constitutional character . The popular leaders inculcate forbearance , moderation , and charity : and it is only by letting those principles be tbe guide of their future conduct that the Poles can show their fitness for the enjoyment of freedom , or attract to themselves the sympathies of other nations . At Cracow—which up to the revolution of 3848 was a free republic , the existence of which was guaranteed by the Treaty of A'ienna , but in the year 1849 was seized and incorporated with the Austrian Empire , an act which elicited a "protest" from Lord Palmerston—the police have been making domiciliary visits , and several arrests have been tlie
eonsequeuce . AMERICA . —The Africa brings us accounts of a severe action between the Federalist and Confederate troops in Missouri , at a place called Davis Creek , situate a few miles from Springfield . This engagement which occurred on the 10 th inst ., was at iirst announced from St . Louis to be a complete defeat of the Federal army , but the New York Times declares that the latest despatches turn the national defeat into a most glorious victory . It appears , however , from those very despatches , that
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tins most glorious victory was followed by a retreat of the " victors , " who left a gun on thc field . The official accounts transmitted to General Fremont , who has now the chief command of the Federal army in that department , and whose head-quarters are at St . Louis , state that at an early hour on the morning of the 10 th instant , the Federal troops , 8000 strong , under the command of General Lyon , attacked in three columns the position of the Secessionists , who were 23 , 000 strong , at Davis Creek , { and ( luring the severe engagement which ensued General Lyon was killed at the head of his column . The Northerners
pressed back their enemies into their camp , which was fired by shells from the Northern artillery , ancl all tlie tents and waggons were destroyed . General Siegel , an active and skilful German officer , upon whom the chief command had devolved , iu consequence of General Lyon ' s death , subsequently deemed it expedient to retire , leaving one of his guns on the field , but bringing with him ninety Secessionist prisoners . He reached Springfield in good order , and subsequently continued his retreat to a town called Rollawhich has railway
, communication with St . Louis , as he apprehended that the Secessionist troops might interpose between him aud that place , if lie should continue in Springfield . He is represented to have reached Rolla in good order , aud to have brought with him all his baggage , and all the specie which was in the vaults of the Springfield Bank . In the battle the Northerners aro admitted to have lost about 800 killed and wounded , and the Secessionist loss is said to have been " heavy , " including their principal commandersGeneral Price and General M'Culloch .
, Reinforcements were , it is said , to be sent to General Siegel , at Rolla from St . Louis . It is evident that the result of this engagement has filled the Federal authorities with alarm for St . Louis . The police office of that city has been occupied by tbe Federal officials , ami the " home guards , " or armed Unionists , were kept under arms on the night of the
13 th inst . General Fremont , who had obtained a loan of 250 , 000 dols . from the St . Louis hanks , was expected to proclaim martial law on the 14 th , and he was placing heavy guns to command the various approaches to the city . The other intelligence brought by the Africa—excepting the news that Mr . Faulkner , who was American Envoy at Paris under Mr . Buchanan ' s presidency , has been arrested at Washington on a charge of treason—possesses little interest . INDIA AND CHINA . —The Calcutta papers are chiefl y occupied in
discussing the series of measures passed in the last session of the Imperial Parliament relating to the government of India . At the latest dates trade in Bengal remained stationary , whilst in the money market no improvement is reported , but rather a tendency downwards . Despatches from Nanking mentioned the continued investment' of that city . The near approach of the insurgents to Hankow is also noticed ; and at Shanghae valuable silk cargoes had been plundered bv people supposed to be connected with the rebelsand the services of a few
-, gun boats had been called upon to obtain restitution . The effect was magical , and will have good results in future . THE CAPE . —Tbe Cape mail has arrived . The removal of Sir George Grey to the governorship of New Zealand was tbe subject of general regret , although its wisdom was admitted , as well it might be , seeing that there has never been a more successful colonial administrator than this distinguished man , or one who proved himself more equal to a difficult emergency . The agitation in favour of a separation of the two
provinces into which the colony is divided had led to a warm debate in the House of Representatives . The proposal , however , was rejected by twenty-two against fifteen votes . A vote has been passed in the Legislative Council for the annexation to Cape Colony of the whole of independent ICaff ' raria , a tract of about 20 , 000 square miles of fertile , well-watered land .
To Correspondents.
TO CORRESPONDENTS .
A YOUNG MASON . —We cannot recommend you to complain of your superior officer—of whom , by the bye , you speak very disrespectfully—to a director of tbe company , on the ground that that officer unjustly oppresses you . If you have any real cause of complaint it must be made to the head of the department in which you are employed , or to the Board of Directors as a body ; it being highly improper to appeal to an individual member , and
more especiall y on the ground of his being a Mason . You must remember that though in the lodge we are all on a level , in the discharge of our ordinary duties of life we must acknowledge the distinctions of society as well as other men . AVe do not suppose , if yon did make the complaint , he would betray you , but we should be very much astonished if he did not give you a sharp rap over the knuckles . —AVhere did you learn writing ? It is very far below what is expected from men in a respectable
position of life at this time of day . EDITS . —No , you . cannot do anything of the kind . Think to yourself , would it not involve a breach of your obligation ? C—Yes to the first and third questions ; doubtful to the second . EDIN . —Apply on the spot . J . lt . S . —Try the G . Sec , he can but refuse you . D—n . —Be firm and recover your right . LODGE NO . * * * —AVe cannot interfere . If some of you will get into hot water about rriflewh
a , y should we be dragged through the mire because a correspondent has , some months since , written us a letter about the matter .