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The formation of a new Ministry has kept the leading Liberal politicians in pretty constant locomotion. The " callers " at Cambridge House have been many, frequent, and distinguished, and have included Lord Gran- ville, Lord Clarendon, Lord John Russell, Lord Ripon, Lord Campbell, Mr. Gladstone, Lord Carlisle, Lord Broughton, Mr. Sidney Herbert. Mr. James Wilson, Sir Benjamin Hall, Lord Shaftesbury, Mr. Cowper, Sir George Hayter, Mr. Labouchere, Sir Richard Betbell, Sir Charles Wood, Sir George Grey, Sir George Lewis, Lord Elgin, and the Duke of New- castle.

In addition to the list of the Cabinet, printed in our first page, we may record here the following appointments—Joint Secretaries to the Trea- sury, Mr. F. Peel, Mr. Brand; Secretary to the Admiralty, Lord Clarence Paget; Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Lord Wodehouse ; for the Colonies, Mr. Chichester Fortescue.

Sir Alexander Cockburn, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, will, it is stated, succeed Lord Campbell as Lord Chief Justice of England. It is also said that Sir Benjamin Hall will be raised to the Peerage, and that Mr. Wilson will be appointed a Member of Council in India.

The late Ministers have done honour to some of themselves. " We have reason to believe," says the Times, "that her Majesty, as a mark of special favour, will confer upon Lord Derby the Order of the Garter, and, as there is no Garter vacant, will summon an Extraordinary Chapter of the Order for that purpose. Her Majesty will also confer the Grand Cross of the Bath upon Lord Malmesbury and Sir John Pakington."

We have reason to believe that the French Government is prepared to give the new Forign Minister of England the most complete proofs of the moderation and disinterestedness of its policy in Italy. It is ready to declare anew, that not only does it seek no territorial aggrandizement for France, but that it desires no thrones for the relatives of the Emperor or Princes dependant on France. Far from wishing to prolong the war, the desire of the French Government is that it may be short. The war has been commenced for the liberation of Italy, and will be carried on until that object is attained, but only for the sake of the end. Should any powerful neutral—the Prince Regent of Prussia, for instance—find him- self in a position to offer his mediation, the French Government would be ready to engage to leave Italy entirely to itself, after securing its inde- pendence.—.Daily News.

The Post Paris correspondent, writing on the 16th, says—" The despatches received today from Berlin are very satisfactory. They con- firm the preceding statements that the mobilisation has in no sense an aggressive character ; and it will not in all probability have the effect of causing a single additional French soldier to be called out.

According to the Nuremberg Correspondent a very grave event took place at Lintz, one of the strong outposts of Upper Austria, on the Danube. The Italian regiment which forms its only garrison on the news of the victory at Magenta, broke out into cries of Viva Iddia, Viva il Re di Piemonte.

The Province of Perugia, on the Tuscan frontier, has withdrawn from Antonelli's administration. The Etrurian city of Perugia, remarks the -brilliant Paris correspondent of the Globe, with its 20,000 inhabitants, perched on one of the Southern slopes of the ridge, and near the sources of the Tiber, long conscious of having been deprived of self-government and independence so late as the year 1534, when Paul III. (Farnese) first annexed it, usurping power over its municipality, has never fairly submitted to be part of "Peter's patrimony." Over the gate of its cita- del, constructed to overawe the citizens by a subsequent Pope, there is to this day the record "Ad coercendam Perusianorum audaciam Alex. VII. Pont. Max. 1666. It sent a formidable contingent to the defence of Rome in 1848. It was when it formed an independent municipality that it produced Pietro Perugino, just as the then independent Duchy of Urbino reared his scholar Raffaele.

Leonce Dupont, a correspondent of the Pays, describes in that journal a visit he made to Garibaldi at Como. The general received callers in his bedroom, his salon serving for an antichamber. Here M. Dupon found two Marquises waiting an audience, a rough old sergeant serving as master of the ceremonies. "I was introduced in my turn," he says. " I felt some emotion in crossing the threshold of a chamber containing a man, whose daring intrepidity has won for him, and in such a short time, so much renown. In Paris he is already a legendary hero; an Italian Schamyl. Each writer dresses him as he pleases ; and every costume gives him something of the look of a Calabrian bandit. A peaked hat, a ferocious countenance sunk in a dreadful mass of hair and beard, a blouse, a broad belt garnished with a dozen pistols ; and in his hand a big naked sabre—such is the legendary Garibaldi. He may have so ap- peared on the walls of Rome ten years ago. But times have changed, and the Garibaldi of today is not what a vain people think him. He is small, wiry, and nervous ; be is even blond. But his small grey eye flashes like polished steel. His hair is cut short. He wears a beard, but it is like that of the first person one may meet on our boulevards, only it has began to grow somewhat grey. I do not know whether he is cruel ; he looks gentle; one would let him have his "wafer " without confes- sion. He is oven so civilized that he wears a double eye-glass, because his eye is somewhat dimmed. This person, still fresh, who is said to be only forty, is full fifty. He is dressed in the Sardinian uniform, blue, with silver ornaments on the collar and cuffs. When I entered, he gave me his hand and asked me to sit near him. Then in better French than I have heard since I crossed the Alps, he said many obliging things . . . . Garibaldi has a son who is a soldier in the guides, and fights by his father's side like a lion. This young man is twenty-two years of age."

A letter from Munich, in the Cologne Gazette, says :—"Prince Charles of Bavaria has just made a morganatic marriage with Mademoiselle Holkuen, widow of an author, and she has been created Baroness de Frankenberg ; and Prince Louis, eldest son of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, has married Mademoiselle Menthe, an actress, who has been 'created Baroness de Waldsee. The prince, who is brother of the Em- press of Austria, has renounced his birthright in favour of his brother, Prince Charles Theodore."

It is authoritatively announced that a meeting will be held of the members of the Honourable Societies of the Inner and Middle Temple, on Wednesday, the 22d of June 1859, in the hall of the Middle Temple, at 4 o'clock precisely, for the purpose of taking into consideration the pro- priety of forming a 'Volunteer Rifle Corps.

At the Royal Institution on Friday, the 10th instant, the Prince Con- sort in the chair, Professor Tyndall lectured "On the Transmission of Heat through Gases." The lecturer showed by experiments of an ex- tremely delicate nature, that the outer rays of the red portion of the spectrum were those transmitting the most heat, and they were more or less retarded by the interposition of certain gases, especially hydrogen, which entering largely as it does into the composition of the humours of the eye, renders the heating rays invisible, by intercepting their passage. From this circumstance, the important conclusion was drawn that even the most distant planet might be warm enough to be habitable if the heat radiating from its surface were retarded by the presence of a peculiar gaseous atmosphere.

The Royal Humane Society, the preserver of so many lives held its annual dinner on Wednesday, Mr. Byng M.P. in the chair. The society has saved the lives of 179 persons during the past year. Medals were bestowed on Mr. Henry Myers, Mr. A..Stamers, Mr. T. J. Wynne, son of Lord Newborough ; Mr. T. D. Lees, a blind man at St. Andrew's Fife; M. J. Fosse, Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour, and merchant at Beaucaire, who has rescued upwards of sixty persons from drowning in his time ; Lord Hastings, Miss Rowbotham, of Woolwich, aged ' sixteen ; May Hectorson, a woman in humble life, in the Shetland Is- lands; Sub-constable Steven Hartney, of Cork; and Thomas Griffiths, of Bridgwater, who has saved no less than eighteen lives. The achieve- ments performed by some of these persons were absolutely heroic, and the relation of them last night frequently elicited enthusiastic cheers from the company.

A very thick blue-book of some 700 pages, full of appendices and tabular statements, contains the report of the Committee of Council on Education for 1858-59. The main report of the Committee occupies a space of 50 pages, and bears date May 24, 1859. Fifty-four inspectors were employed in visiting schools) and in holding examinations last year. They visited 9384 daily schools, or departments of such schools, under separate teachers. They found present therein, 821,744 scholars, 5495 certificated teachers, and 13,281 apprenticed teachers. They also visited 38 separate training colleges, occupied by 2709 students in pre- paration for the office of schoolmaster or mistress. The Inspectors also visited 539 schools for pauper children, containing 47,527 inmates, and 118 reformatory, ragged,-or industrial schools, containing 7793 inmates. The result of the building grant accounts for the year is that the grants for building, enlarging, or improving the fabrics of elementary schools amount- ed to 140,8261., and the sum voluntarily subscribed to 218,9681. ; the number of schoolrooms built was 376, and the number of those enlarged or improved 287 ; teachers' residences built, 198; the number of children . provided with additional accommodation (exclusively of schools improved, but not extended) 59,664. The further sum of 10,3881. was granted to Meet subscriptions of 13,999/. for expenditure upon premises of training colleges. Thirty-six training colleges are under inspection ; the number

of students last month (May) was 2833. The Commissioners think, certain premises being admitted, that it is not advisable at present to add materially to the number of training colleges already existing or proposed, as the permanent provision for training ought not to exceed the ultimate permanent demand for trained teachers. There are now nearly 15,000 ' pupil-teachers," and this number is calculated to yield 2619 who annually complete their quinquennial term of service, and 2280 candidates for Queen's scholarships. The Reverend W. H. Brook- field, the inspector of the schools in the South-eastern district of England and in the Channel Islands, touches upon the quality of the learning- " Since my last report I cannot honestly say, with regard to the element- ary schools in my district, that the oral reading is improved as an articulate, and intelligent, and intelligible accomplishment for fireside and cottage purposes ; or that the arithmetic is less abstract and more available for the constantly-recurring petty problems of the market. I cannot say that observation, and reflection, and interpretation on the book of Nature, as it lies open either in town or country, are materially quickened, or that gene- rally instruction seems to me more practical, more characterized by common sense, or more connected with the probable duties and the daily task of life which await the children of these schools than when, a few months ago, I ventured to make deficiencies in these respects the subject of comment to your lordships. But neither, on the other hand, has there been any falling off in those particulars in which it was my more pleasing duty to speak with commendation."

The history of railway progress, as far as statistics can tell it, is con- tained in a blue-book issued on Thursday. At the end of 1858 the number of miles of railway open were 9542, showing an addition of 219 miles during the half year. The total number of passengers conveyed during the half year ending 1858 was 76,500,000, thirty millions of whom were passengers by Parliamentary trains. The total receipts from all sources of traffic were 12,825,0001., the sums derived from the whole number of passengers amounted to 5,782,0001., of which 1,958,0001. was derived from twenty-two million second class, 1,668,0001. from nearly ten million first class, 1,521,0001. from the Parliamentary, and 519,000/. from thirteen million third-class passengers. The receipts from passen- gers' luggage, parcels, carriages, horses, and dogs amounted to 485,916/., 221,0881. were received for carrying mails, and 398,0001. for carrying thirteen million tons of general merchandise. For carrying twenty- four million tons of coal and other minerals the railways received 2,096,0001. and 248,7371. for conveying live stock, 10,837,0001. out of the whole 12,000,000/. were received in England and Wales ; 1,358,0001. in Scotland, and 629,6521. in Ireland. The total number of miles of line open in England and Wales, on the 31st of December 1858, was 7001., an increase of 228 miles during the whole year ; in in Scotland, 1363, an increase of 103 miles during the year ; and, in Ireland, 1188, an increase of 117 in the same time.

The report of the Railway Board states, that during the year 1858 no fewer than 276 persons were killed, and 556 were maimed, on the various railways of Great Britain and Ireland. As usual, a large proportion of the deaths happened amongst the railway servants or labourers-131 ; while the injuries amongst the number of railway servants or labourers is comparatively small-101. Of trespassers on the line 62 were killed, 11 injured. Of passengers 26 were killed, 419 injured out of 140,000,000 of journeys. Captain Galbon's Report shows some remarkable distinc- tions. On 6860 miles of railway, in 849,000,000 journeys, 142 pas- sengers were killed, 2830 were injured ; whereas on 1522 other miles of railway, in 71,000,000 journeys, no one was killed or injured. A large proportion of the accidents appear to have occurred amongst excursion trains, obviously from the great excess of weight and of numbers, the comparative disorder, and the limited machinery for transit and order keeping. Collision, produced by various causes,—deficiency of breaks, inattention or inefficiency of servants, and want of punctuality,--'are still the grand causes of disaster.

The Queen has appointed George Earl of Haddington to be one of the Commissioners for the purposes of the "Act to make Provision for the bet- ter Government and Discipline of the Universities of Scotland, and Improv- ing and Regulating the Course of Study therein ; and for the Union of the two Universities and Colleges of Aberdeen," in the room of Philip Henry Earl of Stanhope, resigned.

Mr. William Forbes Mackenzie is appointed unpaid Commissioner and Chairman of the General Board of Commissioners in Lunacy for Scotland, in the room of Lord Melgund, resigned.

The Honourable William Stuart, now Secretary to her Majesty's Lega- tion at Rio de Janeiro, is appointed Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Naples. Mr. George Brand, formerly British Vice-Consul at Loanda, is appointed Consul at Lagos. Mr. Charles Thomas Newton, now British Vice-Consul at Mytilene, is appointed Consul at Rome.

Mr. Archibald John Stephens, author of severallaw books, has been made a Queen's Counsel.

The Prince of Wales was at Malaga on the 26th of May, where the Span- iards did the honours with much spirit. He embarked at Malaga on his homeward voyage; and was on Sunday at Lisbon.

At 2 o'clock on the 12th instant her Imperial and Royal Highness the Duchess of Brabant gave birth to a Prince at Laeken. A salute of 101 guns announced the happy event to the inhabitants of the Belgian capital.

Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton has left Malvern Wells, for his seat, Kneb- worth, Herts. The state of his health is still unsatisfactory.

Earl Fitzwilliam presided over the twenty second meeting of the York- shire Union of Mechanics' Institutes at Rotherham on Thursday. Mr. Milnes, Sir John Ramsden, Mr. Leatham, and Dr. Hook, Dean of Chiches- ter took part in the proceedings.

A letter received at Manchester, on Tuesday, states that Mr. Cobden would leave Quebec for England today.

Mr. Smith O'Brien returned. to Limerick on the 10th from America. He asserts his preference to Canadian habits overthose of the United States.

Dr. James Colquhon Campbell, Bishop of Bangor, was confirmed in his office at Bow Church on Saturday.

The new Bishops of Bangor, Brisbane, and St. Helena were consecrated in Westminster Abbey on Wednesday, 'by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The impressive ceremonial attracted a large congregation.

As M. Mitsui.° and M. Berryer refused any pay for their services on the trial of Count de Isiontalembert ; their distinguished client has taken au- The following notice was issued from the General Post Office on Saturday, viz.—The postal communication between Turin and Milan having been re- opened, all letters, &c., addressed to Milan, will, for the present, be for- warded as formerly by way of France and Sardinia.

The French Minister of Marine has ordered that a new frigate now build- ing shall receive the name of the Magenta.

By imperial decree the custom-houses of Bordeaux, Nantes, Granville, Saint Maio, Dieppe, Boulogne, Calais, and Dunkirk are open for the im- port of books and other works of the English press, in whatever language they may be printed.

The Patric says that six Austrian generals were wounded at Magenta- Reisehach, Bauer, Weigel, Lebzeltern, Gablentz, and Burdini.

The Civil Tribunal of the Seine has just decided, in a case, " Madame X— versus the Mayor of the 10th arrondissement," that a foreign woman legally divorced in her own country, cannot during her first husband's life- time—although he also is a foreigner—contract a second marriage in France, where, since 1816, the law does not permit a divorce under any circum- stances whatever.

other mode of acknowledging those services. He has given M. Dufaure a statue of Aristides and M. Berryer a statue of Demosthenes ; each bearing an appropriate Latin inscription.

The .Ami de to Religion states that Baron Brenier, who is about to return to Naples as French Ambassador, is married to a daughter of Mr. Hutchin- son, (afterwards Earl of Donoughmore), the well-known English officer who took part in effecting the escape of M. de Lavallette in 1815.

On the resignation of Lord Chelmsford there will be five ex-Chancellors, namely, Lords Lyndhurst, Brougham, St. Leonards, Cranworth, and Chelmsford, each drawing 5,0001. per annum.

Five lawyers, still living, have presided over the Irish Chancery Court Lord St. Leonards, Lord Campbell, Mr. Francis Blackburne, Mr. Maziere Brady, and Mr. Joseph Napier.

The old expires and the new advances. Prince Metternich, once the sup- posed dyke of Austria against the deluge, lived to be broken as a dyke, and has departed with the wrecks of his departing " system." He died on Sa- turday in his eighty-seventh year. He was born at Coblentz, on the 15th May 1773. He was Ambassador at the Hague in 1794, and in 1795 he married the heiress of the famous Reunite. After filling a variety of diplo- matic posts we find him Ambassador at Paris in 1806 ; treating at Fon- tanebleau in 1807, and succeeding Stadion as Minister for Foreign affairs in 1809. He negotiated the marriage between Napoleon and an Arch- duchess of Austria, and he took a decisive part in the diplomatic campaign of 1813 which paved the way for the downfall of Napoleon. " When the Congress of Vienna opened, Metternich, then in his forty-second year, was chosen to preside over its deliberations. His power became so great that, from 1814 to 1822, England allowed her foreign policy to be wholly guided by the system of the Austrian Cabinet. The accession of Mr. Calming to office broke this bondage. In 1830 the French revolution filled Austrian statesmen with alarm. The first exclamation of Francis, when the intelli- gence reached him was, Alles ist verloren ; ' and All is lost' seemed for a moment to become the maxim of his minister. Metternich, however, soon learned the secret of the new French king's character and a tacit under- standing rose between the Governments of Austria and France. The events which agitated Europe in consequence of the revolution of July, met, of course, a strenuous resistance from the Austrian Minister. Italy was filled with Austrian troops ; in Poland Metternich had for an instant carried on a negotiation with the insurgent patriots, but their speedy defeat placed him again in the catalogue of their foes ; in the Low Countries he laboured to support the pretensions of the Bing of Holland ; in Spain, he thought it worth while to expend incredible sums to enable Don Carlos to carry on a desperate contest in the name of legitimacy; in Germany, measures were taken, in conjunction with Prussia, to crush every symptom of popular ex- -citement and national independence. In February 1848, the monarchy of France was again overturned. The shock reached Vienna. A street tumult of two or three hours on the 13th of March, 1848, was sufficient to destroy the entire fabric of the government. The ex-Chancellor of State stuck to the last moment to his old system ; but he was forced to resign. On the morning of the 14th he arrived at the station of the Gloggnitz Railway, under the escort of fifty hussars ; went by rail to Wiener Neustadt, and -finally to England." He returned to Austria in 1851, but never again ostensibly resumed power.

General Gosselin, senior General in the Army, a veteran of the great French wars, died on Saturday, at his seat in Kent, in his ninetieth year.

The Bishop of Antigua, Dr. Rigaud, died on the 16th of May of yellow 'fever, and had a public funeral on the 18th. Mrs. Rigaud and family, who also suffered from fever, return home by the Plata.