The Express. — London, England, 1863-12-09 00:00:00

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HIGH WATII, AT WIDOW lIIIDOL TEE DaT Maralas. Oh NEL.. .Aftieseas. Oh. 43st. lb. Albasom 111. SOs. LONDON, WEDNESDA Y, DECEMBER 9. IT cannot be said that General GRANT was " premature in announcing that he had gained a " complete victory over General BRAGG on the " 25th of November." According to the accounts which have been received by the City of London steamer, and which were despatched from New York on the 28th of November, BRAGG "had " abandoned cannons, caissons, and waggons, "which were everywhere to be found." " I " think," says the Federal officer, "Baroo's loss " will reach 50 guns." It will be remembered that the offensive movement of General GRANT began on Monday, the 23rd of November. On the night of Wednesday, the 25th, the discomfited Confederates bivouacked two miles south of Mis sionary Ridge. Next morning the Federal' began the pursuit southward. Sum mar on the left crossed the Chickamauga, whilst HOOKER on the right advanced upon Ringold—the head-quarters of BRAGG before the battle of Chickamauga, and according to the latest intelligence Gaarrr was hotly pursuing the disorganized army in its flight towards Dalton. Dalton is a town in Georgia, at which the railway from Atlanta and the South divides into branches—the western branch runs to Chattanooga, the eastern branch passes through Cleveland to . Loudon and Knoxville. It will be remembered that Lososrazzx advanced by the eastern branch against BURNSIDE, whom he drove within his en trenchment*. By this same railway LoNvere.rxr obtaned all his supplies. The object which General GRANT had in the series of engagements which ended iu the pursuit of the 26th, was not only to defeat Basoo's army, weakened by the absence of LONGSTREST, but to place himself between the two divisions of the Confederate army. This object has been accomplished. The army of BRAGG is in full retreat towards the south, pur sued by a formidable column of the Federal". But another Federal column has been despatched north ward for the purpose of threatening the rear of LONG- Knurl., who, according to the latest accounts from Knoxville, had already planted his batteries, but still hesitated to assault 13CASSIDE in his entrench ments. Under these circumstances it is difficult to anticipate what General LoNosrarxr can do. His troops formed part of General BRAGG'S army, and the depots of that officer must be those from which LONOSTREET derives all his supplies. So long as the railway between Dalton and Knoxville was in BRAGG'S hands Lutiosraxer could not want for men, for food, or for ammunition. But the Federal' are now in possession of this railway, and, indeed, it is said that their cavalry have already destroyed the line for 30 miles near Cleveland, a station 25 miles north of Dalton, for the purpose of pre venting Lotros-rracr rejoining his chief. It is obvious, therefore, that LososrazEr cannot by possibility reach BRAGG by the railway route along which he advanced without encountering the advancing column of Federal, and without maintaining a continual battle with the troops of BURNSIDE, who will infallibly issue from his entrenchments the moment Lotrograxtr retires, and harass his flanks and rear. It should be remembered that Knoxville lies on the northern bank of the Holston river (an upper branch of the Tennessee), that Boasuunz co mmun i ca t e d . . with his base by the three roads running north ward to Kingston, Clinton, and Cumberland, and that in order to block up these roads LoNoeranwr disposed his troops round the northern side of the city. No doubt for • week or ten days • mov able column may operate without any addi tional supplies. When the allied armies marched from Eupatoria to Bal►klava they operated as a movable column, but they were compelled before ISPICIAL NOTICIL—THE BOOKS OF THE NORTH BRITISH and MERCANTILE INBURANCY COMPANY, Pop the year 1855, close on Slat December. Life Policia effected on or before that date will nab tor an additional ycer's bona. n comparison to later entrants. During the Pow Years preceding last division of Prvnla,tesbl.t a Company issued 1,565 Llferoliciss, aseuring During the Four succeeding Years the number of Life Policies blued amounted to 5,166, and the stuns A assured to 5M1,528! Being an increase of at per cent. The SIXTH SEP I'FN N [AL DIVISION of the Company's Profits will take place on Slat December, 1865. The whole Profits which have accumulated since Slit Decem twr. 185 s. will then be divided, and ninety per cent. allocated among the assured no the participating scale. 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He cannot go south-westward without risk ! ing a general action. His only chance is to retreat eastward to Lynchburg, a distance of 300 miles, or to recrosa the Holdall, and thence southward across the mountains to central Georgia. But which ever course LONGSTIIZET may adopt, it is obvious that BURNBIDI most be relieved, and the whole of Eastern Tennessee must remain in the hands of the Federals. _ _ It is of course possible that before the Federal column despatched by GRANT can reach the neigh bourhood of Knoxville, LONGSTRZET may have car• ried the entrenchments of BU•RNSIDE and occupied the city. There is no doubt, however, that Bun/f -ame has distinct orders to maintain himself to the last extremity, and the antecedents of that officer are proof sufficient that he will do his duty like a truesoldier. But even should the entrenchments be carried, BURNSIDE has still the chance of escaping by the southern side. At all events, it is clear that no sooner will Losorrarrr be in possession of Knoxville than be will be besieged in his turn by the victorious army of GRANT, and by all the troops which can be spared from the neighbouring stations. Such a contingency furnishes an addi tional reason why Lonntrterer should lose no time in retiring from his attack upon Knoxville. It seems according to the views of Mr. REUTER'S clerk, writing on the 27th, that the victory of I GRANT has created comparatively little enthusiasm or popular demonstrations throughout the North. It would certainly have been more consistent with the opinion generally entertained in this country of Ithe American character if the Northerners had celebrated the victory before it was won, but to unprejudiced minds the fact mentioned in the telegram must appear extremely natural. Hitherto the people of the North have shown no incapacity to understand their own affairs, or failed to appre ciate the importance of the successes achieved by their generals. It will be strange indeed if, after more than two years' experience, they fail to ap preciate the achievement of the man who has de stroyed one of the two great armies of the Confe deracy. We have never hesitated to admit the military ability displayed by the South throughout this contest; but this admission only serves to exalt the power of the North, and to prove that the disasters which have lately befallen the South are beyond remedy. It is absurd to suppose that the Southern officers could have so utterly ignored the principles of war as to have made the attack upon BURNSIDE without having sent every disposable man to the front. It may be assumed, therefore, that when these movements began the only two armies in tho Confederacy were those of BRAGG and of Lae. BRAGG has been defeated, and it may be doubted whether he will be able to make a stand against the victorious GRANT. But upon the same day on which GReNr made his reconnaissance from the heights of Chattanooga, MEADS also assumed the offensive. On the 2Gth and 27th of November he crossed the Rapidan at three fords, marching by three roads which converge upon Orange Court house road. His destination is probably Gordons ville, which is some twelve or fourteen miles from the Rapidan, and is the point of junction of all the railways north of Richmond. It is not to be supposed that MEADS will be per mitted to occupy so important a strategetical point without a struggle. Heavy cannonading had been heard on the 27th in the neighbourhood, which lasted from morning till night. It is idle to conjecture the result, but it may safely be pre dicted that if victory declares for the Federals the Confederate cause is well nigh gone. Henceforth it is probable that the field of military operation' in America will be much contracted, and the re ports from the armies will become much less complex. THE loose constitution of the Germanic Diet, minimizing its responsibility, enables it to do many foolish things, and accordingly it does them. Its most recent resolution is to send troops into the Duchy of Holstein to carry out what is called " Federal execution." The resolution was car ried by only a small majority ; but the order for the advance of the troops was immediately issued. As the Danes appear resolved to resist this measure by force, a dangerous situation is thus created. We take due note of the assurances of the two great German Powers sa to the intentions with which they propose to take pail in the occupation of Holstein, but we are much less concerned with their intentions than with the tendency of their acts. Europe, and it may be Germany, will have reason to be grateful if this advance of the Federal troops does not prove the beginning of a great war. The resolution of the Danish Government will now be awaited with eager interest. WEATHER REPORT.- (THUI DAY.) WIDEMAN, DOOM= 9, 8 LI. I D. W P. IX. Q. L B. I& Nairn 261.1101119; 3 && W. 4 1 00 c 919 It Aberilscia 99.711191 1 LW.. 11 6 24 b 0.00 2 Leith 29.86'43 1 3 W. 1 6 14 e 11.13 2 8111464.4 Scarboro h 29.99 911 2 W.B.W. 1 1 12 b 0.60 1 13 e 10,92,40 1 W.& W. 4 1 16 c 0.261 2 Galway mos 41 1 N.M. 1 0 39 0 1 30.09 42 1 ZAK - 7 16 - 0.68 - „ 30.01 45, 0 Z. 0, 7 Es a 966' 2 Pembroke 10.06,46. 1 ILK 11 6 10 0 0.46 1 Penzance . ~101 p 10 52, 1 Z. 0, 7 23 2 3.33, 3 Brent lO.lO 60' 1 &W. 6' 4 10 o —1 4 L'Orlent 13 99 26 0 .20 46! 1 B.W. 2!3 14 0— 1 Rochefort ...- 30.32 0 B.K. 4 4 12 0— s Plymouth Weymouth Portsmouth Landon 3606 41 1 S.W. 0' 7 Y 2 r 0.05 - borer .30.11 50 1 . W. 9. W. 0 6 30 r 0.10 4 Yarmouth 30.01 46 1 ' W. 4; 8 12 r Min 46 0 W.&W. 7 7 10 r :0.10 7 P6OBASIM 211C13043. ON TAB FRIDAY. W. to N. and N.K. NORIII-ELIFT. Northerly , fresh to SIVIEDLY. 01 YHI W. to N. and N.Y... NORTH-HUT. strong. some snow or rain. N. Northerk &rate, k. memo tall In .W. to NAL. strong Was, Conan. M above. to fresh, some snow or rain. W.N.W. to N.N.Z., Winn Congrs. N.W, to N.Y, treat to fresh, cloudy. One. moderate, cloudy, , e. NN. W. to if N.F., Bourg-Eng,. N. to g and B.IS , roc. fresh to moderate, derate, ckar, Bat. Bondy, tine. North-Cast.Calthnest to Lincoln. Wait:Domini to Com mit. South=gazilah Channel not Biscay Bay Couto. Saab- Isst=eiralt of Dover to Lincolnshire and Heligoland. Mr. E. A. Leathern addressed his constituents at Huddersfield yesterday, and we. vary heartily received by them. His speech included a revision of the lest see- Moo, as well as a reference to the princip a l topics of the day. SCRATCHING RACEIFORMES. —A cane of consider able interest to sporting men mime before Mr. Kerr, is the Sheriffs' Court. yesterday. Pyne wu plaintiff, and (Satter (deecribed as of Dixon's, Becklerabery) defeodant. The action was for the recovery of a ours of W., ectrosted to de feedant to mare a bet on Pargetina, for the Shrewd/ivy. Os the morning of the race the horse was scratched, and plaintiff densesded beak his many. which defeodant m imed to otters. It wee argued oe the ale side that the mossy was fairly lost aeoadieg to the rules of the Loodos bettincring, aa thus of the Jockey Club ; bus pp abp other it was asserted that the Jockey Club had laid dove no such regulation, and that it was generally recognised throughout the ossuary that whets a bone was seratehed the money was returned. The defeedsat stated that he bad handed the mossy to a Mr. Fisher, considering that it had been fairly lost yy plaintiff. His Hower pointed out the evil effects vista' would inevitably follow from the rule that a bet should be lost even if the hone we. scratched but as the irides°, Ueda to show that mob a reeogaiied code of @beating was in fora, he could cols cowhide that the plaintiff ha kwl kis 51. Plaintiff then 'kneed te be Doan:lnd, with costs, with the view at bringing the oolioa talon a jury is • vopurior Goan. fbe Court. WINDSOR OASI'LI. DIG. & The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Hailna, Primes Louie°, Princess Beatrice, and the Priam, Hass lobe, and attended by the Hon. Oman. Cavendish and the lion. Pion Macdonald, drove to the New Lodge, and honoured the Belgian Minister, and Madame Van de Weyer, with a visit. _ _ . Colonel the Hoe. D. de Roe attended on horseback. Her Majesty held a council today.—ln attendance were the Earl Granville, the Duke of Somerset, Earl Ruse% Earl de Grey and Ripon, and Viscount Palmerston. The Prince of Wale*, by command of the Queen, wan introduced into the Pnvy CousciL His Royal Highness took his place at the board. Sir William Gibson Craig, Bart., Lord Clerk Registrar and Keeper of the Signet iu Scotland, by command of the Queen, was sworn of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council. Mr. Helps, the Clerk of the Council, attended. Earl Granville, the Duke of Somerset, and Viscount Palmerstoo, had audiences of her Majesty. Mutu Coomara Seamy, a native of Ceylon, end member of the Legialative Council, was presented to the Queen at so audience by Earl Russell, to deliver a book which he bad received permission to dedicate to bar Majesty. The Duke of Brabant arrived on a visit to the Queen. Lord Talbot de Malabide has succeeded Lord de Tabley as Lord-in-Waiting. M. Ferdinand Richardt hu had the hum+ of submit ting to the Queen his collection of 800i:elating* andsketchen taken in Denmark, Sweden, and America. Viscount Paltnerstoo, the Duke of Somerset, Earl de Grey, and Sir W. Gibson Craig left Paddiogton yesterday afternoon by a special train on the Great Western Railway, in order to attend the Queen's Privy Council at Windsor Castle. The Ministers returned to town after the Council by a special train. Mr. S. Gurney,M.P., Captain C. Mangles, and Mr. George Fred. Young, Directors, and Mr. Bois, Secretary of the Atlantic Steam Navigation Company, had an interview with the Right Hoo. T. Milner Gibson, President of the Board of Trade, yesterday. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday for Mawarden Castle, Chester. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. An appeal from (Armada, "Brown v. Gogy" (part heard), was concluded. Judgment was deferred. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-oftice to the Governor of tho Falkland Islands. EXPREBB FROM PARIS. (nc On owi PARIS, TUNDAT EVIIIMIG. At the last sitting of the Corps Legislatif there was a warm discussion on the usual motion to con firm the minutes, the Duke de Morny admitting that in the report of the Moniteur there were several inaccuracies which be could not account for. He said that by the constitution he was ultimately responsible for the reports, and that his fixed re solve was to have them scrupulously correct, but that his occupations made it impossible for him to revise the proofs personally. He promised, how ever, to sift the matter to the bottom. lam in formed that the falsification in question was due to the intervention of two agents of the Minis try of the Interior, who went to the Moniteur printing-office, and struck out certain obnoxious passages. This sort of doctoring of the reports is by no means new. The novelty is that, owing to the rising and irrepressible tide of liberty and fair play, the trick is exposed. The Duke de Morny promises very fair indeed, and tells everybody that he will assert his privilege as President of the Corps Legislatif, and stand this sort of thing no longer. Baron Stieglitz, the governor of the Bank of Russia, is now in Paris (at the Hotel Mirabeau), and looking after money. According to report, he wants just a small loan of 32 millions of pounds sterling. If he cannot get it here he is going to try his luck in London. Austria also wants a loan— which, indeed, has already been authorised by the Reihsrath—but not having yet succeeded in nego tiating one, she has borrowed money in Paris at three, four, and five months' date, to tide over the winter. In the spring she will be pressing on the money market, and ready to accede to almost any terms. Italy, also, with all her warlike prepara tions, is a borrower. THE COURT-MARTIAL ON COLONEL CRAWLEY.-{THIS DAY.) (MON OUR OWN RIPORTEEL) EIGHTEENTH DAY. ALDERSHOT, Dec. 9. On the re-assembling of the court this morning Colonel Crawley proceeded with the reading of Sir Hugh ROSiia , letter, in which he was interrupted yesterday by the adjournment of the court. As against Mr. Fortescue's statements in the House of Commons, it described the climate of /dhow as com paratively healthy; denied, on medical authority, the statement that Sergeant-Major Wakefield had been sent to hospital a raving lunatic, and refuted generally the statements made by the press of India and of this country, and defended the proceedings of Colonel Crawley, charging Sergeant-Major Lilley with having been habitually an ill conducted noncommissioned officer and utterly unfit for the post of regimental-sergeant-major, and contending that his petaislinasnt and deprivation of the regimental-user. steant.majorship was well merited and necessary for the maintemance of discipline. The writer farther justified the course taken by General Sir W. Mans field and himself, and concluded with a request that his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief would take steps for giving publicity to the letter, and complaining that the assertion of Mr. Fortescue that he could prove his state ments was unfounded, and that the documents he said he had in his possession tending to that object could only be obtained by a violation of military confidence and rule. The Prosecutor remarked that this was a letter written by Sir H. Roes for the information of the Commander-in. Chief, and embracing a great variety of subjects, among them the character of Sergeant-Major Lilley. Now, the opinion of Sir H. Roth on that matter to be admitted, could only be founded on evidence, and apart from that evidence the opinion was mere hearsay, and as such could not be received in evidence in the present case. As, however, it would now be futile to treat the letter as not having been produced, it was suggested by the prosecution that it should be appended to the proceed ings, and used by either party as they might think neces. eery. He further suggested that to avoid similar difficul ties in future, all documents intended to be produced should be first submitted to the court, and that the prosecutor might have the opportunity of stating his reasons against their admissibility as evidence, and taking the decision of the court upon the point before they were read. Colonel Crawley—Mr. President, I hese no objection to the prosecution treating the despatch of his Excellency the Commander-in Chief in India according to what the pease cution is pleased to term its seeming worth. As to the court proposed by the prosecution, it is entirely &teatimes with the example they themselves have set, amid it is in direct oppo sition to the first principles of the administration of justice. In the case of their own evidence—as for histance in that of the letter of Sir Wm. Mansfield, which was put in as against me—no private investigation took place. I sought no cover of secresy, but the prosecution has regarded oo seal of confidence. They without hesitation put in confidential documents without any objection being raised on my part. Not only that, but they put in portions of the blue-block which were read in open court, and pas sages from which were afterwards pronounced to be inadmissible. Why then, is it, that as soon as :the defence is begun they seek to change the course which has hitherto been pursued? Why is it that they seek to turn an open court of justice into a court of secret inquiry? I ask the court, thew to permit me to pursue the course which the prosecutor has pursued, with this excel• Lion, that I ask to pot no confidential document in evidence. As to the particular letter which has been just read, I am advised that there can be DO question about it. If the letter is relevant on any point, it is admissible. I could mention twenty reasons why the letter is relevant ; but I will mention only one. The surgeons of the b Dragoons have stated that it was not their duty to interfere with discipline by reporting any anticipated injury to the late Sergeant-Major Lilley, but the letter of the Commander-ia_ Chief, who is the proper person to state what, according to his construction, was their duty, Learn upon that point. I beg also to remind the court that a list of these document' was tarnished to me by Sir William Mansfield for the ex press purpose of being used on the trial, end I have been permitted only last week to copy them, in order to produce them in court. I have only to add moot respectfully that under no circumstances can I consent to the private investi gation which the prosecutor proposes. The Prosecutor—lf the court will permit me I think I can make this matter clear and atisfactor►, though io doing too it would seem that we were going beck to the very ele ments of jurisprudence. A tribunal consists of a judge e r judges, or a judge and jury. The courts of equity consist of judge" only, the courts of common law of a judge and jury. Courts-martial are composed of judges alone, and therefore are more like the courts of equity. In such court' the practice i► that if • document is tendered in evidence the judges most read it, in order to judge if it I. legally admissible as evidence. If they think it is not, they so decide, sod the document Is not read out, and be comes no part of the proceedings. If they decide that it is admissible as evidence, they so receive it, and it forms one of the grounds on w►ich the court forms its judgment. The same course prevails in courts-martial ; therefore the prosecution feel no doubt as to the propriety of the course they have adopted. In the case of the letter of Sir W. Mansfield put in by the prosecution, it was the letter con taining the order for the arrest, which the prosecution were absolutely booed to put in. Colonel Crawley—May I be permitted to ask the prose cution when they first adopted this theory of the office of avert-martial! Did they entertain it when they reed in open court the inadmissible and irrelevant passages from the blue-book! Permit me also to remind the court that the prosecution, by putting in Sir H. Rose's re marks a t page 94 of the blue-book, have made Sir H. Ross their witness. And entry objection which they bare urged to this letter equally applies to Sir H. Rose's remarks which they have put in. I did not object to the taking of this course, but it entitles me to pursue that which lam adopting. If Sir H. Rose's remarks are good evidence for one purpose they are also for another. The Court thou retired to consult. Up to the latest advicee the siege of Charleston had listed 125 days. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (TRW DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before tis Lord Maurolloo sx PAM COLONIL WAUGB.—BAIUCPYCY. Mr. Bacon,with whom was Mr. Bagley, applied that an ceder of Mr. Comraimioner Goulbuni directing the discharp of Colonel Waugh from custody should be impended until alter aa appeal which bad been brought should base been heard. On the 23rd November asi order was m►de direct ing th►t Colonel Waugh should be discharged from custody within 14 days, or accordingly as the appeal mart in Chan cery should threat within the 11 days. The Lord Chassoellor 7 tylunt was the appeal lodged Mr. Bacon—The day before yesterday, Cie 7th initant. The Lord Chancellor—Why was it not lodged before? Mr. Bacon—lt is brought bythe official manager ander the winding up of the Eastern Banking Corporation and it was necessary to apply to VicoChancellor Wood. in whose court the winding-up was conducted beton lodging the appeal, and that application was made as bona as it could practically be made. The Lord Chancellor—The application ought have beet to the Vice Chancellor earlier, or it might have been made to me. In a ease of this nature it was a peat neglect that the application was not made sooner, within the fourteen days during which this man wee to be kept in prison. It was your bounden duty to have applied without the least delay. There has been very great neglect. Are you ready with your appeal now If you are not, I will not grunt a day's delay. This man ought not to be kept in prison rioneossonly. Mr. Bacon—We can be ready to-morrow. The Lord Chancellor —You must bring it on to-morrow. Lot it stand for hearing to-morrow. Mr. Bacon—Am I to understand that the order of the Commissioner is not to he executed until after the appeal bee been heard The Lord obancellor —I must presume that the man is entitled to his discharge, and I am very unwilling, in a awe like this, to allow auy delay or to keep him in prison for a day. Let the order be suspended until Saturday. Mr. Roxburgh, for the bankrupt, asked for the costs of this application, but his lordship refused to give the ceste. THE PRINCE LED PRINCESS OF PULES. Her Royal Highuese the Princess of Wales visited Windsor Castle on Monday and dined with bet Majesty in the evening. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Colonel Koppel, went out bunting yesterday morning with the harriers and enjoyed some excellent sport. It is expected that their royal highnesses will leave Frogmore for Osborne on or about the 20th or 72nd hurt INDIA -OFFICE, DEC. s.—The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hoe. Sir John Laird Muir Lawrence, Bart., G.C.8., K. 5.1., to be her Majesty's Viceroy and Governor-General of India. —Gazette. The Duke d'Aumale has left him seat in Wor cestershire on a visit to the Eirl of Abingdon at Wytham Abbey. The Duke and Duchess of Somerset leave the Admiralty on Friday or Saturday next for Storer Park, Devoe, to pass the Christmas recess. It is with much regret we learn that the Duke of Atholl is rapidly sinkiog. Hit mos is suable to take any food, and stitnalanta bare to be resorted to. Sir Edward Kerrison (says the Bury Post) en tertained a distinguished party of noblemen and gentlemen at Broom Had last week, including the Rid of Tankerville, Lord Eleho, Lord Loughborough, Lord Dudley, Lord Rendlesham, Capt. Wyndham, Capt. Michell, &c. ; and on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday shot over the Denham and Oakley covers, and bagged 3,000 head of game. con sisting of bares, pheasants, rabbits, woodcocks, and wild ducks. Some beautiful specimens of the Chinese pheasant were killed in the latter preserves. For some days cart loads of game have left Brume Hall to be distributed amongst the inhabitants for miles round, besides a large quantity sent as presents to London and elsewhere. The poor of the dill' erect parishes belonging to Sir Edward are liberally supplied with rabbits during the whiter, and fifty were sent last weak to Mr. B. Chase, to be given away to puttee employed in his flax factory. Sir William Somerville has (says the Dublin Evening Mail) at length definitively fixed upon the title ander which he is to be ennobled. It is Baron Athlnmeey, 1 of Somerville end Doflardstown, in the county of Meath. A Paris correspondent writes :—" The Prince Imperial passes hie days at Compilgoe chiefly in drill! He has a regiment of children, and over them he rides with a strict military discipline, which strangely brings beck to the memory the stories of his great ancestor and the scholars of the college of Brienne. One day, when M. de la Driiine bad decided that there should be rain, the bat. talion of literal `infantry' was paraded in a room. The prince is busy at his work of drilleargeant ; the commands. son given and executed with wonderful precision. During a 'stand at ease' of five minutes the prince looks round and sees he has a superior officer on the parade-ground, and at once salutes the Emperor. The Emperor advances, takes the little musket from the hands of his son, and proceeds to teach the child of France several movements t which be had not yet learned. I think the picture as strik ing as it is interesting, and would rather have seen this private lesson in the elements of arms than have beheld Napoleon 111. surrounded by hie most splendid entourage. 'Train up a child,' says the proverb, and a Bonaparte must add 'to arms.'" Nevada territory is said to be the richest silver Dearing country in the world. It is estimated that the pro duct of this year will be 3,000,0061. SWIMMING BATHS FOR LADTEL—WhiIe staying at Brighton during the past few weeks the Princess Mary of Cambridge, attended by Lady Geraldine Somerset, hes been a daily visitor to the ladies' swimming bath, esta blished by Mr. Brill. Her royal highness is an excellent 'grimmer. and her recent practice enabled her, before quitting Brighton. to make the circuit of the bath seven times without stopping. Lady Geraldine hex also become • proficient in the same healthy exercise. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Prinoens Mary left Brighton • few days since for Kew. Their visit has been, it is stated, most beneficial, the health of the duchess having been much improved by douche bathing. THZ 19TH MIDDLMET VOLUNTZERS.—Tho distri bution of the prizes for shooting to the members of this corps took place yesterday evening in Westmioster-hall. The prizes, numbering upwards of 100, were ranged on tables on each side of the dab. at the further sod of the ball. Lieutenant-Colooel dab., the honorary com mandant of the corps. commeored the proceedings by cop. gratalating the members on the great progress they had lately made in shooting. Last year the number of marks men was only 25. while this year there were no le ss th an 50. In the find , second, and third claw* there had been a ow. reepondiog increase of numbers. He concluded by paining a strong eulogium on the officers of the corps, for the painstaking manner in which they kept up its high state of efficiency. Mn. Thomas Hughes. the wife of the acting. oornmandant of the corps, Major Hughes, then advanced to the front of the . dais, and wee received with loud cheers. Mrs. Hughes briefly addressed the men assembled, expressing the gratification she fait at Inceptive their in vitation to distribute the prizes to them. She could truly my, with the wife of the acknowledged leader of the Volunteer movement, that there was no woman in Eng land who did not honour the motives which led them to volunteer their service' in the defence of their country. The prizes having been attributed, Colonel Bathurst called Co the men to give three hearty cheers for the wife of their commandant, which were speedily followed by three more foe the major himself. Major Rushee then thanked the I member. of the corps for the way in which they had re ceived his wife's name and his own. He would remind j them, in congratulating them on the proems the corps had made in every way since last year, that they were not only celled no to volunteer in the defame of their country but to fight the good fi ght by Itediog pure and manly lives, and never by their deeds to make the women of England blush for them. They would, please God, never be milled on to fight for their native lend ; hat the other battle they would he engeged io every day of their lives. He announced that, next year. Mrs. Hughes to tended giving a prize for combined good shooting and re gular attendance at drill. The meeting concluded with hearty Bathe for the Queen sod Lieutenant-Colossi urst. Admiral Milne, on the occasion of his departure from Halifax, wee presented with an address by the mer. °Mate of diet place. In his reply the admits! PIA • high tribute to the naval commanders and gweeremast of United States for the uniform courtesy maniketed toward hlsselfand the officers under him is all Marianas:omm —New York Herold. LATEST INTBLLIGENCE. GERMANY AND DENMARK. The Indipendence of Brussels urges the King ofiDenwark tojmake.further ;concessions to Ger manyiby esuspending fprovisionallylthenew consti tution uniting fichleawidto the kingdom—a consti tution which, moreover, dues not come actually into force until the Ist of January next. By doing this, the Independence thinks, the King would disarm Germany of all excuse, without abrogating any of his rights. The execution ought not! to be met,' *saysithe Itrame. journal, t by force, as it is a strictly legal measure, and does not prejudge any question. Meanwhile, according to the Opinion Nationale, the King has just ordered a strong squadron to be fitted out and to assemble at Kiel. Two line-of-battle ships, two frigates, and five steam corvettes, have already proceeded to that pert, where they will wait for other vessels which are speedily to join them., •AI ..rvißel A letter from', Schleswig states that, the fortifica tions of Dannevirke are now almost completed. The part which is intended to protect the position against an attack from the south, is mounted with 200 guns. It appears that on Sunday there were stormy scenes iu some of the churches of Holstein. A great number of the pastors limited themselves to offering up the prescribed prayer for "the legiti mate sovereign," and so kept open a line of retreat to either camp. Pastor Hanson, of Wansbeck, who knew the temper of his people, prayed simply "for the king," without adding the ;name; of Christian IX. ; but, in spite oflthis precaution, a!great tu mult arose in thepougregation, and several noisily left the church. an ichurch:at*Kiel, Pastor:Ludr• man prayed for King Christian IX., "on condition that he be recognised by the Germanic Diet !" The declaration wss received by hisses and laughter. Everybody left the church, and the minister con cluded his prayer in an empty,building. AUSTRIA AND ITALY. """ — ln tlToclitedebate upon foreign — affair - 0c the Austrian Reichsrath, Count de Recliberg, in rep- lug to some strictures Upon the policy of the:govern ment towards Italy, said : " I explained very fully last session what was the policy of the government in Italy. iThis policy is not one of conquest but of the maintenance of peace ; A but friendly relations cannot exist where the desire to maintain them is not reciprocally entertained, and as long as we are to hear at Turin declarations in all official acts and on every solemn occasion, by the government organs and public functionaries, that they will profit by !the first opportunity that offers to detach 'Venice from Austria—so; long frill ea: be impossible for fan Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, whoever he may be, to keep up good relations with Turin?'-- NAPLES. Letters from Naples state tthat,fin consequence of assemblages of people, occasioned by the stab of a poignard given to an image of the Madonna, the authorities have ordered that all the Madonnas shall be removed into the interior of the churches, which was done without any opposition. Great agitation has been remarked among the young men in the city since the publication of a letter k by Garibaldi, calling for a million of muskets. Ottunies Tu.sctuars3 FRANCE. THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND THE SUEZ CANAL. PARIS. Dre. 9. The replies of the sovereigns of, Belgium, Italy, and Holland to the Emperor's invitation Ito (the congress have been published to-day. The Moniteur of this morning says :—" A regret table discussion has been entered into relative to the works on the Isthmus of Suez. Not content with opposing an enterprise in which French interests are engaged certain journals have com mitted the great mistake of seeking to make the public believe that they expressed the ideas of the government. The government meets this pretension with the moat complete disavowal." The uoristitutionnel of to-day, in an article signed by M. Boniface, says :—" We are authorised to contradict the rumours respecting the superseding of the prefect of police." The debate on the address will commence in the Senate on Monday next. CLOSING OF THE SWEDISH DIET. STOCKHOLM, Dec. 8, Evsama. The Diet was closed to-day with a speech from the throne. His Majesty said—" Our interests are not yet immediately threatened, but they are connected with the maintenance of peace, and the rights of nations in Europe. The Swedish nation feels deep sympathy and sorrow for the dangers which im pend over the King and people of Denmark." THE POLISH INSIJERECTION. BRFSLAU, Dic. 9. Advices received here from Warsaw state that the chief railway station in the city has been sur rounded by troops. Twenty of the railway officials were arrested and conducted to the Citadel. . AMERICA. LIVERPOOL, WEDYESDAT. Further advice, from New York to the evening of the 28th ult., received by the North American, date that the Confederate guerilla, General Morgan, has escaped from prison in Ohio. Exchange on London, 161. Gold, 47. Erie shares, loq. Illinois, 119. " I have received from Stockholm," says a cone epoadeet of ►he Phare de la Lowe, " au anecdote, of the antisestieity of which I have been assured, and which I relate here for the edification of hotel-keepers who lodge literary men. One evening last month, two horsemen alighted at the beet hotel at Calmar, in Gothland. The landlord, who wee at first most attentive to hie guests, could not conceal • slight grimace when nee of them, the elder, wrote on the hotel register his name, (lIOM literary man.' The travellers left next morning, but on the same day an orderly officer brought the following note to the master of the hotel :—' Sir,-1 intended to stay a week at Calmar; but, seeing you did not consider yourself greatly honoured by lodging an author, I have returned to Stock. holm.' The letter was signed ' Charles, a literary man, and King of Swedes.' King Charles XV. is, in feet, as author, and has just published a new collection of poetry." Marshal llandon is about to open to the Parisian public *library, onitainieg 5,000 volumes and 6,000 maps, belonging to the War-office, whioh have till now been hidden io the archives of that ministry. A oompeebeneivs catalogue is also being m►de. The collection is said to he al vest interest and value. . . . The Journal de Paris mentions the existence of a society called the "Soci46 de Jeanne d'Arc," composed of twelve members. with M. Nester Roqueplan as president. Their mission is to upset the account given by history of Jean of Arc, and to prove, by the aid of documents, which they ay exist, that the Maid of Orleans was never tarot to death, and did not die until after her marriage. Two very fine pictures by Francois Desportes, "'stag hunt" and " a boar bunt," were sold last week in Paris. The price asked was 8001. sterling, but they were holly knocked down to an agent of the Marquis of Hertford for 9,600 franca (380/.). COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings at Guildhall.—(Before Lord Chief Baron Pollock and a Special Jury.) WATILLTS Z. GEIZAT WWII= BAILWAYCOMPANT. This action was brought to recover the vales of a butt of wine, whirl the plaint iffs alleged had been adulterated and spoilt through the default of the company. The de fendant' pleaded that they lately carried and delivered the wine, and that it was sot adulteisted while in their posses- Mon. kr. Lush. QC., and Mr. Archbold were for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Bovill, Q.C., Mr. Kazakh', and Mr. Clerk for the defendants. In February last, Hamra. Watkins and Co., wine and spirit marches* at Worcester, the plaintiffs, ordered a butt of sherry of a particular brand from a firm in Mark-lane. The wine was delivered to the Great Western Railway Company to be carried to Wm oister, and in due time reached the plaintiffs' cellars ; A fortnight after its arrival the butt was tapped, when it was found that a considerable quantity of the wine had been abstracted sod water substituted for it—water apps. tautly of an impure kind, u the contents had au offensive smell. The wine was completely spoilt ; and the plaintiffs claimed 10 1 . for the loss they bad sustained. Evidence was given to show that immediately before the butt was delivered to the company's sensate a maniple, which was produced in court, was taken of it, and that from the care taken both by the firm in Mark-lane and by the plaintiffs, the wine could not have been tampered with while in their possession. On the part of the defence, the carmen, guards, awl other servants of the railway company, in whose charge the butt bad been in the course of its transit to the plaintiffs at Worcester, ware called to prove that the alleged abstrac tion and adulteration of the wine could sot have takes piece while it was under the care and custody of the defendants. . . . . Tbe pry, after being locked up • few minutes, returned • ‘eediet fur the defendants. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) CLAYTON V. DAVIE. Io this part-heard case, which was commenced on Satur day, and which has already bees reported, Mr. Hopwood summed up the ease maimt the will. The Queen's Advocate (with him Mr. Searle) replied. Sir James Wilde then summed up the evidence on both siJsa but The verdict had not been given when we went to pram COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Ooramissioeer BoBoyd.) IN BE COLONEL DIMING. This was an application for release from ondody. Colonel Daring had executed a deed of arisopeneet. He woe is custody at the suit of Colonel Toeing, a creditor for 883&, sad there were no less than 30 detainers spinet him. He is described as a gentleman, of Buckingham place, Strand; his liabilities me said to be upwards of 22,0001. ; ha lum been largely engaged in mining transactions. Mr. K. Reed supported the application. The deed entered into by Colonel Tiering had received the certificate of the registrar in the tuna' way, and the applicant was cones• unaptly entitled to his release. Hr. Climate opposed. His Honour Wild that the deed had bees duly executed, and panted the release. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) Ilf 111 w aTr LND LONG. The bankrupts were shipping merchants, of Broken. wharf, Upper Thames-street. This was the milting for order of discharge iu the case of Watt, Long having ab sconded before the bankruptcy. The joint debts are up. wards of 15,0001. ; no assets. Ths sitting had been ad. jcurned for the production of some witnesses who had bad dealings with the bankrupt. Mr. Linklater appeared for the assignees, and Mr. Sargood for the bankrupt. Mr. Barthel, auctioneer of Broadway, Ludgate-bill, stated that io April 1562, Long cane to him to borrow money. Mr. Sargo od objected to this examination se not affecting Watt, whose conduct was now under consideration. Mr. Linklater contended that the bankrupt was bound by the acts of his partner. His Honour concurred. Each partner was the agent of the other in contracting debts. Mr. Bertha deposal that he lent lag 1,1001. is air weeks, oa the deposit of cloths, de Lines, and other goods. He did not ask where the goods came from, nor whether they were paid for. Did not know the value of the goods. He had no objection to ad vance 851. on 1001. worth of goods. He believed they were worth more than 1,1001., because Long redeemed them. He charged 5 per coot, on the advance for six weeks, ioclud. tug tantrum, and warehouse charged—that would be about 40 per cent per annum. Long was a needy man. The eternisation of Mr. Joseph Davison, of Cheapside, Wren at a former sitting, was given in evidence. He bad F n bills against goods of the bankrupts' ; had had of th e value of 5,000/. or 6,000/. ; some of those bad shipped to the Confederate States. He had charged 'as much as GO per oent on some of the advances. He was now a merchant. He had lost nearly 3,0004 by the bankrupt's estate. He had been deceived in the quantity of the goods. The cases did not contain as much as was represented by Long. The deficiency was quite one half. Long rid that his partner was about to open a house in Paris, in consequence of the new treaty. Mr. Sargood took objection to the manner in which the evidence was recorded, and much warmth was exhibited, which resulted in Mr. Sargood retiring from the case, the court declining to interfere. The solicitor to the bankrupt thereupon applied for an adjournment of the ease, which was ordered. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERICENWELL TRULY/NM TO MURDER • ROLICITOR. Robert lialtslip, $ young fellow shoat 19 or years of age, was brought up in the custody of Police-constable Wil lingale, one of the warraot &Roars of the court, and charged Wore Mr. Barker for that he did unlawfully use certain threats towards Mr. Charles Hamlin, solicitor, of 2, Jobe street, Berlford•row, whereby he apprehends be goes ia danger of his life or of some bodily harm that the said Robert Hanalip will do, or cause to be dons unto him, against the peace. Mr. Hamlin mid the defendant was his son, and for some time past he had behaved in a very bad way and had threatened to murder him and to smash him. He (the defendant) said be had a brace of pistols loaded, and that he intended to shoot him (complainant) with them. The defendant had written to his uncle to say that be would barn the house on Monday. The defendant behaved in a most shameful manner, breaking plates and other articles of dogmatic use ; the only reason he (com plainant) could a migo for the defendant acting in this man ner was that be would not give him a large sum of money to go about with. The defendant a short time since wanted to go to Poland, sad now he wished to go to America. When the defendant was taken into cusody be said he had a brace of pistols, but the constabl e could not find them. Mr. Alexander (the clerk)—What have you got to say in answer to the charge! The defendant—Habil: l g at all. The clerk—And you decline to give any explanation' The defendant—l do, The clerk (to the complainant)—ls the defendant sane 7 Mr. il/Dilip—The defendant is sane enough. His object in going on in this manner in to extort money from me. I bays offered him a sum, but he wants considerably more than I will give him. Mr. Barker said be would remand the prisoner to the House of Detention foe a week, and in the meantime be would be examined by the surgeon, who would ,aletermine whether he (the primmer) was in his right senses or not. The prisoner—You can do what you please, it will not base the slightest effect upon me, I can assure you. The prisoner was then removed. mega fairies in tl meas. At the g Id no slant atie Hips h • had ld be Id be i ioqui the at mitts fly wl The jar w, dap by THE 1 .ed at the ne: Rev. jW knot action, Paw, on or with lip Ftu yrley I nen probe' •• ol did Um, couri ore the they di. ," lute in .—Bu A (v? lately heart, ply thi who t who Id km how Lim hoot is (*owe II a se . 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