The Express. — London, England, 1863-01-24 00:00:00

(PRIZE MEDAL AWARDED.) _ ALLEN'SPATENT PORTIIAZMAIIS and TRAVELLING 3A06 with square oneadassa, LADIES WARDROBE TRUNKS, DIUM6IIIO wen giver Mega DESPATCH BOX S, WRITING and DRESSING CASES, bpd I Ice other artlues for home or continental travelling. Mustrated eatalogues post free. Also Allen's Barrack l'urolture Catalogue of Portable Bed Meads, Drawers, Easy Chairs, Washhaml-stands, Canteens, do., man free. 1. W. ALLEN, liannfactarer Lod Patentee, 31, West Strand. 161100116 MILITARY CANTEENS for OFFICER& LIO each. Comprising Table Knives, Spoons, Potts, de., de., at MAPPIN BROTHERS' WEST•END HOUSE, on, ItEOENTSTIEHT. Every other sine and price up to the sus of £2OO each, kept is stock MAPPIN BROTHEPS, SILVINEK/THS sad CUTLER.S, ItEttEST STEER r, also 07 sad EN HMO WILLIAM STREET, Laudon Ends& Sum prices charged at both sa at thole manufactory. Qoatt's PLATE and C4 - 111:1M WO 111111111Z111. OBSERVE THE HARMONIIIME—NEW MODEL. cilia& DRAM and WOOD. 101. Itagent-aDest. griHk.MPAGINE, DRY and DELICATZ. Na Pints Mc, Quad, 401. per down. winwhf_hsrdhesPeld• iteemsiesded with oesedesee.—HMNDY sad imp: etas. Old Turolrals Distillery. Mothers. LC., sad 110, iirriwwl-ezwet. wsteebo•plsee. &W. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE BOAT urtnrorios.-n. Commit*" earnestly ANTAL to the public foe ASSISIANCL to enabie them to meet the ite•TY demands on the Institution's Life Boat Establishment& During the pastyear S - . 4 altpwrecked sailors have been saved by Wale of t esstitu cl on' s TAN Berta-Contributions are received by all the Loudon and osustry bankers. and by the Secretary, Mr. MODULO LEWIS, at the lostltutdon, 14, John-street, Jtdelphl, W.e. Zhe entrefsfs. TO . 09!..IJOPONDIL1ITS. dlvertlecraanta intaadai for Wee" !Midas Ivingali :amc i mutt be at Use 10. Bouverioalweet, by Two on the day of publication. VOVENT GARDEN. _ . TSJS warm, ws DAUGHTER. Mcllle Pampa. Mr. Motley, and Mr. W. Harrison.—And HARLEQUIN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.—Cooductor, Mr. A. Melba.— Comoesoe at tau valoatos So 7. HAYMAILIT. 01711 113111116 K 00178 IN. Mama Wham and Bankston,; Kra K. Fltswithain - BASSILLAS ?MIMI OF ABUSING. Yr. Compton sad Hir L Keeley. —And 44:11 WARY OINK. Mr. Clatt and KW Eardaur. PVNC 'B. TEO LAW.. LOVH.LONEGOOD THIN r WEAVES ANOLEML s Rorer and Miss Anky Sedgwick. - And WHEW WITH TEX TUFT ; ar, Harlegidn and Mother Shlpton. YAW& Wawa, X. Power, and Hillard; Was A. Hollinson. LYCKUM. Tina Smarm, A SUDDZIATFACI. Rama Middleman, Carom). and Shore; Wu Haus& and Mrs. Lad —And 1111 DUN WS MOTTO. Mama Iraobier, O. Vining, Brougham, and Raymond , Mims C. Ladino% I. Terry, and 12aworthy. BAITANNLL Two Emma, the Paateraime, ABON Ui Lae; Mews. Imes, foals. SWUM, and Mlle Celeste Mephaa ; Tom gayety sad his two performing Mules.—And 80161 1312.113 THAT MAO.—Commence at half.paat 0. MOH WATZRATLONDON BRID4III. ro-Nottow—Monala% I 61n. ..Afterssea. dm. Us. LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24. Tea hesitation to refuse the Crown of Greece manifested by Duke Eaitear of flaza-Coaoulto may prove no less important to Germany than to Greeoe. The Duke was avowedly considered by all, though silently and modestly by himself, the had of that party which laboured for the constitutional union of Gesmany, and aimed at forming a nation out of its mattered elements. Before assuming so high a position the Duke worked as zealously and as seriously to render his two little Duchies of Gotha and Cobourg frankly constitutional. It is with regret that we must record that the Duke's liberalism and philanthropy failed as egregiously in his own dominions as in his larger country of Germany. The Duke has bunion written a brief history of his failure to enable the people of Cobourg and Gotha to rejoice in the benefits of a representative system of government. Gotha and Cobourg have remained blind to their own advancement. The nobles regret it, the citizens are dissatisfied, but the peasants do not compre hend a constitution. They preferred the old paternal Government. No wonder if Duke Eases'. would like to try his hand upon the more intelligent people of Greece. But the unpleasantness attending his efforts to liberalize Cobourg and Gotha was as nothing com pared with the consequence of having promoted the views of the National Verein. This Society for the achievement of German union built its hopes upon Prussia, and especially upon the present Sovereign of that country. How profound, then, must be the disappointment, and how com plete the discomfiture of its members, to find this very Prussian Monarch the most signally un true to constitutional government. When M. Scatsimrz was Minister of Prussia the Duke of Sete-Co•ouso complained that he was not frankly or sufficiently liberal. What must he have said or thought on seeing M. Bulimia succeed to his place, and undertake the guidance of Prussian and German destinies I On the vital point which separates Wri.mau of Pause's from the Liberals of his country the Duke of Saar-Comics° always entertained a de cided opinion. His advice ever was that Prussia should strengthen itself by drawing other North German States to its side, rather than by aggrandising its own military establishment. And he set an example which Ira not proved popular with his own subjects, by enrolling his Ducal army with the Royal army of Prussia, and directing its officers to take the oath of fidelity to the Prussian, as if they were the exclusively German colours. From this the Duke has reaped none of the expected advantages. The King of Parma, instead of feeling himself strengthened by the ad herence of the northern contingents, has acted as if he either mistrusted or did not care for them, raising his own army to an active force of 200,000 men. Thus, in order to reckon 60,000 more soldiers under his colours, he has alienated the affections of millions of his people. He has exchanged hearts for bayonets, loyalty for mistrust, defeated all hopes and plans of German unity for at least the present generation, and compelled its patriots to look anywhere rather than to Prussia for the poli tical nucleus of a German party and nation. It is easy to conceive that a Prince in the posi tion of Duke EILNINIT would gladly escape alto gather from Germany at such an epoch. He would leave to another the task of withdrawing ' the contingent of Saxe Gotha from the Prussian army. He would pronounce a convenient and final adieu to his friends of the political Verein, and put seas and wide regions between him and the enmities which the unfaithfulness of his fugi tive secretary created a year or two ago. One of the results of this course would certainly be to cure the Liberals of Germany of the desire to "put their trust in princes." It is a Ger man weakness to believe that nothing can be done, even in the conduct of • political party, without a coronetted bead. The most ludicrous exemplification of this weakness was the elec tion of the Archduke JOHN by the simpletons of the Frankfort Parliament, who must have a King, be be Log or Stork, of their popular em pire. The same sentiment continued to per vade the Nation/2/ Verein, of which although Eunice= might be the real leader, the Duke of Saxa-Cosouao was still the nominal and influential chief. German patriots, however, can henceforth look neither to Gotha nor to Berlin, bet to them- THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, • 1868 selves, and to that understanding, if not organiser tioa, which can best take advantage of the cbaptijiki of accidents. His Highness is, howorerenot yet el It s may reckon upon Russia as • decided op nnt England, nevertheless, has now a predominating voice in Greek affairs. And both Austria and France would gladly see the Duke of Seza-Co- DOURO, hie influence and his ideas, removed from Germany for a time. The Russians might like to see • notoriously English candidate ascend the throne of Greece, in order merely to fail in contenting that mettlesome people. There is, however, such an eventuality as success. Of late years the influence and the money of Russia have been chiefly spent upon the work of calumniating and discrediting all other influence 1 than its own. In this task it was greatly helped by the lonian Islands, being independent of Greece, and by their inhabitants and their press enjoying the freedom inseparable from English rule. Russia thus kept up secret societies and Waned agents to vilify England, as well as all those who were truly patriotic and liberal in Greece. Tue union of the lonian Islands with Greece will greatly restrict, if not totally remove, these facilities for playing off one country or region against another. And an intelligent Prince at Athens would soon root out these intrigues, of which Russia herself must by this time be weary and ashamed. lATEBT lti I . OREM RUSEgiff OBJECTIONS TO !HE DUKE OF SAIII-00BURO-OCTE.A. The Temps of to-day sari . . . _ . - - Russia regards the Duke of Coburg as allied to the royal family of England in the degree prohibited by the protocols; and she hu expressed herself in this sense ; not, however, in the form of official protest, which would have been pre mature, since the candidature itself has not yet soy official existence. Moreover, it is affirmed that Austria also offers objections. We do not believe that these difficulties are unwelcome to the Duke of Coburg, who can not be anxious to quit Germany, to which he is attached by patriotism, and perhaps also by a very legiti mate ambition. He has not yet refused, because it is dif ficult for him to resist the Queen of England, who has made urgent requests to him ; but he has attached to his eventual assent conditions which render it unacceptable. Ceder these conditions, if he were to accept the crown of Greece, he would at the same time remain Duke of Cobourg ; this being contrary to the fundamental law of the duchy, which expressly requires the residence of the sovereign. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nod on OWN oomerono,lll4 4 4 PARIS, ihnax Evian. The Tampico packet from Vera Cruz, whidleris several days behind time, arrived at St. Nazaire‘ to day, but brings no confirmation of the news of the taking of Puebla. The Patrie mounts for this by the assertion that her dates are nine dip an terior to the telegram lately received from America. This is quite a mistake ; the Tampico was detained by adverse winds at Vera Cruz, which place she did not leave till Dec. 19—not the 16th, as the Patrie gives ont—and her news is now the latest from Mexico. It is, therefore, safe to conclude that the news of the fall of Puebla placarded in Boston, although as the Moniteur very reasonably said, credible, because coming from a source unfavoura ble to the French expedition, was not in point of fact true. The France has Mexican news from New York to December 11 only. At that date General Forey had decided to attack Peyote, a for tress beyond Jalapa, in which the Mexican troop had stored up provisions. His intention was after wards to effect a junction with General Berthier at Amozoc, and then to go forward. But there was a rumour that having heard that Puebla contained a great quantity of provisions and waggons besides 5,000 mules, and that Juarez had given orders to burn all the wisteria and kill the animals, but that the inhabitants had hitherto refrained from executing the order--General Forey had resolved to attack Puebla sooner than at first intended, in order to save this precions treasure. No doubt the will has been hitherto mistaken for the deed. It is perfectly clear to me that Puebla is yet to be taken. At the opening of the Bourse the news of the arrival of the Tampico was placarded, and, no doubt, the intention was to have it believed that Puebla was taken. When it became known that this was not the fact, all kinds of securities became very heavy. Bente fell 15c. for cash, and 20c. for money, closing in each case at 69fe. 85c. The first chamber of the Civil Tribunal gave judgment to-day in the extraordinary case of De Nod v. De Villemesaant. It will be remembered that at the trial at Versailles of the Duke de Gra mont-Caderouese and others, for the duel in which the unfortunate Mr. Dillon lost his life, a very painful scene occurred. Colonel de Nod, Mr. Dil lon's second, and M. de Villemessant, the editor of the Figaro, publicly gave each other the lie. It had been stated in several newspapers—and the opinion was adopted by the presiding judge and the Procureur-Imperial—that the very foolish quarrel would have been arranged bat for an irritating para graph in the Figaro, which represented that the Duke de Gramont-Caderousae had hesitated to meet Mr. Dillon on account of his being a plebeian (comae Rant de retain). Kde Villemeesant being severely reproved by the President (M.. Flandrin) for pub lishing this paragraph, said that he had done it on information furnished by Colonel de Nod said at his request. Thereupon the latter rose, and in the clearest terms, and with vehement indignation, declared that so far from having asked M. de Villemessant to publish the news of the duel being on the tapir he had begged him to say nothing about it ; and in particular Colonel de Nod denied that he had ever told M. de Villemessant that the Duke de Caderousse scrupled to give satisfaction to Mr. Dillon on account of his inferior rank, The impression at Versailles was altogether favour able to Colonel de Noe. Everybody took part with the grey-haired colonel of noble family against the scurrilous journalist. But two days later the Figaro published the astounding statement (noticed in this correspondence at the time) that Colonel de Nod had not only furnished the matter of the paragraph, but had actually gone into the printing-office and corrected the proof in his own handwriting. That he did so was attested by the Viscount de Bragelonne, M. de Villemessant's secre tary, and several other persons, printers, readers, or compositors of the Figaro. Colonel de Nod thereupon wrote a letter to the papers protesting that the story of M. de Villemessant and his witnesses was a pure fabrication, and he brought au action for libel, laying his damages ,at 100,000 fr. The case has been argued on three successive Fridays by M.Jules Favre for Colonel de Nod, and by K Lachand for M. de Ville moment. The Procureur-Imperial pronounced in favour of M. de Villemessant. No report of these speeches has yet been published. But to-day the Paris court, in a judgment terrible indeed for Colonel de Nod, has dismissed his action with costa, declaring that the statement of the Figaro was in all respects true, that Colonel de Nod did not only suggest the paragraph, but corrected the proof in his own handwriting, and that "after having with deplorable heedlessness sought • dangerous pub licity for facto which the most ordinary prudence commanded to be kept secret, he, Colonel Viscount de Nod, attempted by a false affirmation to shift • part of the responsibility upon the defendant De Villemessant." If this judgment shall not be reversed what corner of the world will be dark enough for Colonel de NOff to hide his head in 1 "The Duke d'Otrante, who has just died at Paris," says the Constitutionael, " has left by will the portrait of his father to the Museum of Versailles. There is, however, every probability that the portrait of the former Minister of Police will not receive that destination." This means, I suppose, that the Emperor will not allow Fouchi's portrait to appear in the national collection. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 16.—The Queen hes been graciously pleased to appoint Edward Robert Lytton, Foci., now a second secretory in her Majesty'. diplomatic service employed in her Majesty's embassy at Vienna, to be sewer lazy to her Majestys legation at Copenhagen. —Gazette. BOARD OP TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 23.—Tbe Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received from the Secretary of State for F'n Affairs a copy of • despatch from her Majesty's C-Gsberal in Norway, enclosing • translation of a Swedish Royal decree, prohibiting the importation of corn brandy, and fixing the duties upon other kinds of brandies imported into Sweden.—Gazette. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S -OFFICE, JAN. 20.—The QllO9O has beao pleased to appoint the Rev. Arthur Pen - rhyn Stanley, D. D., to be one of the deputy clerks of the closet to her Majesty, in the room of the Rev. John Vane, ge rn,Owle -46"414 -011 , K4 JAN. 21. —MEMBER RETURNED TO mums IE THE PRESENT PatuANENr.—Alfred Sly moor, of Knoyle House, in the county of Wilts, Esq., for the borough of Tolosa, io the room of Gimp Hay (corn. mealy celled Earl of Gifford), dirosued.—Gesette. THE DAY AFTER TRAFALGAR. —Among Mr. Rteafiehi's contributions to the forthcoming Royal Academy Exhibition will be a picture representing the coedition of some part of the fleets on the day after Trafolgar— a subject that has been In the mind of the artiat for many years. The scene is near the locality of the battle, the weat her • fresh mile, such as took effect at the time ; aloog the die ' sumo( the picture is the low coast of Spahr, • watch-tower, presumably of Cadiz, marking a point of lead. Near the foreground rides a demisted and capturedSpaniat war-ship, the Union-Jack hoisted above her taff rail sormosatiog the Sag of Spain ; she has two anchors out by the bow, NA roll, heavily, seeming to drag them, showing her decks to us loaded►with wreckage and lumber from aloft as she lies heel ing over to starboard ; • wave has struck her on the port bow. Between this capture and the land, sou to be handy to prevent her going ashore if the anchors do not hold, lies au English ship of lightrr draught. In the mid detains some other craft are seen making their way towards Gibralter.—Afßeacrum. THE DISTRESS IN LANCASHIRE. The following is the variation in the amount of pauperism in the undermentioned twenty-one unions, on a eantparbion of the third with the second week of the prevent month. The total number of paupers in the second week of January in the section of unions marked (a) was 86,130 ; in the section (b), 4,070 ; and in the section (c), 161,030 ; together, 251,230. The aggregate population of these unions is 2,0e0,000. (s) Nine Unions bays morn: Peeples. Bolton Chariton Glow, BO Liverpool 2BO Noe4esileid so Proem Seddlewarth Warrington 2O Wigan Total 1,090 (b) One Union in, in romped of the amount of pauperism, the same u in the promises mooch : Chorley. (c) Eleven Unions haw ler : Paupen. A shton•tuoder-Lyma B4O Blackburn Burnley Bury 2OO Haslingden l3O Manchester 550 Oldham Rochdale 3BO Salford 560 Stockpot t Todmorden l6O Total Nat demise in the pauperism of the whole diarict : 2nd week December, 1862 3rd week December, 1862 4th week December, 1862 .. Ist week January, 1863 2nd week Jaouary, 1863 3rd week January, 1863 Total weeks. 2. Amount nary. a Total ex. £16.941 :ll' 3.15 le 44 1111 214376 Ictuoir With reference to the decrease in the pauperism In the Blackburn Calm u shown by the return of Let Saturday, the Poor•Lw Board are informed that according to an agreement made between the Relief Committee and the Guardians of the Union, the former took 6.000 persona °lithe union books, thereby raising the number of recipient. of voluntary charity to 00,000, while the number dependent on the rates was dlnuntahed to 14,000. . . FftEDK. PURDY, &Militia.' Department. Poor-law Board, Jan. 23, 1863. THE MANSION-HOUSE COMMITTEE. This body held their weekly a r et i n s s yesterday at the Mansion Hones ; Mr. Cubitt . The Lord Mayor, and Marrs. Cotton, Morley, bar, and Armitage were present. The total amount entiscribsd up to the even ing of Thursday was reported by Mr. Pickering, the cashier, to be 406,783/. 12s. tid., of which the sum of 292,1451. Da. Id. has already been remitted to the affected districts, archon,* of the grants made yesterday. The total sum subscribed since lest Friday is 12,9161. 16.. 11d., of which 8,909/. 7s. 2d. was from home, and 4,007/.91.9d. from colonial resources. The total number of _parcels received at the Bridewell establishment was NM, of which 113 cur in during the week. 39 large assorted bales have been trans mitted to the distressed districts during the week, making a total number of 1,624. The committee, after considering the applications, which ware not so numerous as usual, made the followleg greats :—Parworth and Kearsley, 1501.; Whalley, 251. ; Clinger, 501. • tlitimmerseet, ; Denton and Haughtoa, 10&. • M acclesfield,e 5001. • Cromp ton, 150 L • St. James 'Heywood, 25/. ; Chorley, 5001. Rubton, 501 . • A s hton manager' and overlook's'', 4501. • ; Parriogtoo, 1101, ; Halms township, 1,0001. • Deatta; Hewing-class, rd. • Miles Platting, 1501. ; Le es, 5001. ; Royton, 25/. •, Stem), 7001. ; Witten. 2501. ' • Kootman , 1001. ; Btrawfortb, 2001. • Leyland, 2001. • ' Itarrowford ; 2001. ; overlookers, Blackb urn. 1501 • Little Hayfield, 751.; Oppeashaw, 1501. ; Twiton, 100 1 . ; Heaney and Phaeton, 751.--total, 6,0541. . . . . iheiinO . un'tirkich came to hand in the course of yester day was about 3,120/. Amongst the amounts subscribed were 740 i. 13s„ being the balance of a subscription from the merchants and broken of Mincing-lane, and I,JOOI. of which was sent to the Manchester committee ; Brighton. fourth in stalment, including 92/. from St. Andrew's Church, 1,0001. ; proceeds of two amateur concern at Camberwell.hall, 56/.9a; collected at the factory, and subscribed by the British resi dents of St. Petersburg, and the priecipal cotton mills in the neighbourhood, 816/. 34. 2d. ; officers and men of her Majesty's ships Marlborough, Revenge, Amphion, and Medea, 2051. 10s. 9d The Manchester Guardian states that negotia tions are pending between George Parr and Mr. George Marshall respecting the visit of another Eleven to Aus kalia at the end of the 1863 SllllllOll, and that the Eleven may probably eomprise G. Parr (captain), Daft, Jackson, Grundy, Carpenter, Hayward, Tarrant, Anderson, Willsher. Caffyn, and H. H. Stephenson. On and from the let inst. a severer discipline and a ler generous diet were introduced into the convict prison at Portland. The convict' are dissatisfied, and a dis turbance is anticipated. The utmost vigilance ia observed, to prevent any combined plan of acting amongst the cri minals. Last night a public meeting was held at the Middlesex &hook, Ceeuon•stceet-road, St. George's in the East, to minaugurate the School of Art onginally estab lished in the same district in 18158. Lord Elmry occupied the chair. --- Ttu PRINCZ CONSORT MENORLAL.—Within the last few days Sir Charles Eastlake, President of the Royal Academy, and Mr. Cutritt, two of the committee of advice appointed last year to assist her Majesty in the choice of • design for the national memorial of the Prince Consort, have been engaged at Windsor Castle in making arrange ments for the queen's inspection of the designs, seven in number, which have recently been furnished by so many architecla of known repute. St. Geogree.hall has been selected as the part of the castle best adapted for the pur pose. This apartment is 300 feet in length by 30 feet in width, and 30 feet high ; and the desire will be arranged on screens, so as to admit of the ir being seen in the best light, and to the greatest advantage. The seven competing architects, placing their names alphabetically. are—Mr. Charles Barry, Mr. Edward Barry, Professor Donaldson, Mr. P. C. Hardwick, Mr. Pennenorne, Yr. Soon, and Mr. Rigby Wyatt. After the designs shall have been impacted by her Majesty, probably ao opportunity will be afforded for their being sees by the public. DEATH ow LADY MoNSON. —Lady Monson died on Thursday last at Canoe Park, near Reigate, Surrey, having only survived her huskatui a few weeks. The lamented lady, who was the youngest daughter of the late Mr. Edward Laken, married William John, the 6th Lord Mormon, Bth May, 1828, by whom she leaves surviving issue the present Lo rdMonson sod three other sons, and au only daughter. WILLS AND BRQUISTS. —The will of the late James Howard, Esq., of Park-hill, near Snaleybridge, which was proved at Chester. contains the following charitable bequests, payable on the devise of the testator's relict :—To the British and Foreign Blble Societ , 1,0001. ; Loudon Missionary Society, 1,0001. ; Church Society, 1,0001. ; Religious Tract Society, 5001. • Home and Schools for the Sons of Miesiooariei, 500/. ; Ma nchester Royal lefirmary, 1 , 0001. ; lnhmary at Aston - under-Ly le, l,oool. ; Deaf and Dumb Asylum at Old Trafford, 1,0001. ; Manchester City Mission, 1,0001. ; Methodist New Conoco. ties Minims. 1.0001. ; Wesleysu Methodist Missionary Society (foreign missions), 1,000/. The trustees under the will are the testator's widow, together with Mr. W. Vanden, Mr. Aaron Andrew, and Mr. Frank Andrew. By the will, just proved, of • wealthy gentleman lately deceased, Wil liam Taylor Req., of Dorset-square, the followieg charities will be bene fited free of legacy duty—viz., the Society for the ' of the Gospel, 1,0001. ; Ragged School Union, Fns Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital, Ortho pedic Hospital, Samaritan Hospital, Asylum for Lints, Society for Teaching the Blind, and the Clergy Orphan Schools, each 5001. With the exception of a few other legacie to personal friends, the remainder of the falls to a near relative of the testator, Hilary Nissen, En., who is appointed residuary legatee. —MlN (rated Imam Nor,. Since the opesiut of the Salisbury Post-office Saviap•baak 649 depositors bare put into the bank 2,6431. flit Court. OSBORNE. JAN. 23. The Queen drove out yesterday, accompanied by Princess Louis Ili Rise.. His Royal Higheees the Duke of Cambridge arrived at Osborne from London, attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Clifton. Despatches were seat yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Goveroors of the Settlements on the West Coast of Afrio► THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. On Thursday afternoon a meeting was held in the Council Chamber, Edinburgh, for the purpose of con sidering the arrangemeots which should be made in that city. The LORD PROVOST occupied the chair. The Tows CLERK stated that he had to submit various saggertioes which had been approved of by the magistrates. In the first place, it was proposed that there should be a general holiday in connexion with the royal marriage ; escoodly, that there might be a Magma in the Parliament House Hall, similar to the one that took place on the 000IWOIS of the Princess Royal's marriage ; and then, third, while it would be inexpedient to have any thing like a general illumination of private houses, it was proposed that something should be does in the way of illaminatioa, and that with that view there should be a boefire on Arthur's Seat, that Salisbury Crags might be lit up by blue and red lights, that the public offices should be illuminated; and a suggestion was also thrown out, and very favourably entertained, that if the spire and mown of St. Giles' Cathedral could be properly lit up, it would form a most attractive object. It was also suggested that arrangement, should be made with the military authori ties with a view to having the Castle illuminated by means of coloured lights. If the evening were favourable, a dis play of fireworks from the various batteries would also prove most attractive, more especially a, they would be seen to great advantage by the large MIS. of people that would be assembled is the prows sad in Priam-street. It was thought that if some arrangement were made with the military authorities foe a review of the military sod volun , teen in the Queen's-park in the early part of the day, that also would form an attractive feature of the proceedings. As these arrangements would be attended with considerable expense, it would be necessary that some arrangements should be made to orgasise a subscription amongst the inhabitants of the city. As the sum expended would not be a large one, possibly sot exceeding 1,0001., it would not be required to raise a large subseriptioe, and perh►ps 11. Is• might be fixed as the maximum sum to be subscribed. These suggestions were approved of, and a committee appointed to take steps to tarry them into effect. At a special meeting of the Nottingham town council, on Thursday, a resolution was adopted appointing a committee to take steps for the fittiog celebration, in that town, of the oocaaioo of the marriage of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The magistrates, it was mid, were prepared to OD" operate with the town council in the matter. At a special general meeting of the members of the Royal loatitution, held at the house of the institution, on Monday last, the Prince of Wales was sleeted an hoe°. M member and the vise-patron of the Royal Institution. HM Royal Highness Prince Alfred, having passed his examination for seamanship on board the St. George, has received an actin` order as a lieutenant. The prime will not, however (says the Arai and Nary Gazette), b• con firmed in the rank until he passes at the Royal Naval Col ' loge at Port oath. His Royal Highness the Field-Marshal Com will bold a levee at 1 o'clock on Thursday, Übe 29th inst. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and Ike Princess Mary propose to remove to their resides" at St. James Palace, from Cambridge Cottage, New, early in the week after next. His Highness Prince Dolgorouky has left Long's Hold for Park. The Marquis of Hastings has arrived at Long's Hotel. The Earl and Coanteaa of Darnley have left town for Cobbam Palk, -Kent. The Countess Dowager of Jersey and Lady Harriet Ponsoeby leave Berkeley square to-day for Mid dletoe Park, near Biesetar. Viscount Palmerston has issued cards for a full dries parliamentary dinner on the 4th of the next month, as Cambridge Home. Lord and Lady Templemore arrived in town on Thursday from their seat is Ireland. The marriage was celebrated on Thursday, at fit PssPs, Knightsbridge, of the Hon. Algernon Folks Egerton, Y.P. far South Lancashire, and third son of the first Earl of Flisaraws, to Alice Louisa, eldest daughter of Lord Chimp Cavendish. Mr. Whiteside, M.P., barn delivered a second lec ture at Dublin on the "Life and Death of the Irish Par liament." Among those on the platform were the Marquis and Marchioness of Clanriairde. The lecture, which was written, occupied nearly three hours in the delivery. The tendency of it was to show that the Irish parliament was neceseerily dependent, and very corrupt, and consequently that it was not worth keeping alive, while all the country am be much better served by a body of faithful represen tatives in the imperial parliament. Sir John Camas has sold his famous marine resi dines of Rookecliffe, in Hants. It was built by a nephew of Sir George Rooks, the hero of Gibraltar. We (United Mince Gazette) understand that Vioe-Admiral Sir Michael Seymour, C.C.S., hu received orders to bold himself in readiness to bout his Bag. It is believed that the gallant °Meer will succeed Vice• Admiral Sir Henry Bruce at Portsmouth, whose period of SWAIM will expire on the Ist of March next. The probable successor to Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander Milne, K.C.8., as commander-in-chief 02 the North American and Week India station, will be Rem- Admiral John Elphiesteee Erskioe, and is that case (rays the 4 nay and Nary Oduclge) Oaptain Jima. E. Katon will eery likely be selected as dag-mptain. The members of the United Service Club are about to estartain Rear-Admiral Sir James Rope, K.C.8., at a diaper, in honour of his career while Commander-ia. Chief in Mina. Brigadier-General Garvock, now oonananding the brigade at Dover, is likely to have the divisional coat mad is the Panjanb, just vacated by Major-General Sir Bydoey Cotton, K.C.B. General Garvoek served through out the Sutlej campaign and in the Kaffir war on the staff of Sir Harry Messrs. Tinsley Brothers have in the press ibeekuea. sad aa Exploration of the Cameroon Noun. tales" by Oaptalo Richard F. Burton. VENICE. The Debate of to-day has the following letter from Venice, dated the 15th : I have again to announce to you numerous prosecutions. You know already that a military cornmiasion of inquiry is charged to commence the trial of many Venetians, excellent and distinguished patriots—the Advocates Clement Fon nato, Rensovich, Doetri, Charlie Padovano, Dal 80, Brian, Cora, &c., all accused of having favoured the emigration of the young Venetians who are en rolled in the Italian army. This oommisaion gives a new character to the proceedings, and the affair threatens to assume the gravity of the wicked prosecution of Mantua, which sent to the gallows so many excellent and honourable citisees. By order of this military com mission there were arrested, on the 9th of this month, at Venice, the advocates d'Angelo, Deodati, Orditcci, and MM Franceschini, Rove, Michieli, and Dell' Asta ; at Padua, the professor of mathematics, Henri Legman, and the notary Florian Rosa, and many other persons in the other Vene tian provisoes. It even appears that matters will not rest there. In the prosecution at Mantua, in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, the object of Austria was to destroy at one blow all the chiefs of the national movement, end to subdue Venetia by terror. The number of victims was then very great ; although Austria did not reap any other fruit than a hatred more profound and an increased aversion against her domination. She is now recommencing this sad attempt ; she is torturing new victims, and accumulating hatreds to end ultimately in a last and decisive national rising. (1111:1111:101 111LOGIL4.IEL) FRANCE. PARIS, JAN. 24. The Moniteur of this morning publishes a derpatch from Admiral Jurien de la Graviere, dated Vera Crus, Dec. 16, giving good news of the army which was advancing and finding supplies upon the plains in its route. 1,200 mules and 250 waggons had arrived from New York, and 450 mules from Santiago. SPAIN. CADIZ, JAI. 24. News received here from Vera Cruz, dated Dec. 24, states that the French army, having left gar risons in Vera Cruz, Jalapa, Cordova, Orizaba, and Tampico, was adiancing upon Puebla. The commander of the Normandie wax dead of the vomito. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MAIL. PLYMOUTH, fixrcluuT Kowtow. The Cambrian, with the ;hove mail, has just arrived here. Her dates are Table Bay, 26th ult. ; St Helena, 29th ult. ; and Agoonsion,‘ 2nd inst. She brings 45 passengers. CAPE TOWN, Dzo. 25. The Governor and Colonial Secretary have re turned from their tour. Parliament will be called upon to make good the deficiency of 40,0001. of expenditure over revenue. Drought still prevails throughout portions of the eastern province. In the western province the weather has been fine. Harvest prospects are good. All quiet on the frontier. No further hostilities have taken place in Transvaal, but Pretorius was expected to attack the President. Mr. Macfarlane, speaker of the Legislative Council of Natal, has been invited to become Pre sident of the free states. One of the sons of Moshesh has made two attempts to murder his father. The ship William, of London, from Singapore, foundered off the river Kei on the 22nd November. The captain and eighteen men were drowned, and two boys only escaped. The Dane arrived out January 13, and the Queen of the South, January 11. THE BOMBAY MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 24. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's Steam ship Elton, Captain BeHock, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived. She brings 23 passenger ; 1 package specie, 2001.; also 282 boxes of oranges, 750 bags of beans, 86 packages of sundries, 29 cases of silk, and 600 bales of raw silk, value 50,0001. sterling. The Roman catholic Archbishop of New Orleans less Just arrived in Paris from Rome. So much snow has never been seen in the Ticino valleys within men's recollection u this year. The disaster at Looarno might have been far more fatal bad not many of the faithful been providentially kept away from the if tenons unite by the fearful storm which wee gaging at the moment. The Sunday-school children, also, bad not yet arrived. The village of Sedretto di Mezzo was over whelmed by as avalanche on the 7th, at noon. Only two bonus escaped; 32 persons perished. At Crodo, our Domodcesola, SO persons were buried under the snow. News from Lunigiana and the province of Lucca give sad pant culua of the meagre mused by the torrents swollen by the rein and melting snow. Signore Missari, now at Naples, as secretary to the parliamentary commission, bas just completed his labour of editing the works and writings of Vincenzo Gioberti. Much that is very minus in the history of this country during the ministry of " the groat philo sopher" now appears for the first time. It is mid that Count Cavour wee very unfavourable to • premature publication of this work. A Vienna, letter says :—"This day week • Roman catholic priest, attended by several policemen, made his appearance in the house of a widow lady of the Jewish persuasion, an inhabitant of Verona, to demand the surrender of her only child to the ecclesiastical autho rities. The canoe assigned for the demand was the oath eta catholic servant, who had deposed to having administered, several yeah ago, the ceremony of holy baptism to the la tent d►ughter of her mistress. The lady having beep warped in time of the intended visit immediately despatched the child to Italian territory, and, on the demand being raised, declined, arguing the queetion upon the unanswerable principle of the n.a, possuatits. His victim being placed out of his reach, there remained nothing for the representative of the church but to return the way be came, and to regret he had been too late. Before going, however, he intimated his conviction that a criminal *airy would be instituted against the mother for shutting a Roman catholic child oat from the blessings of the church, and devoting a soul, marked out for salvation, to a disproportionate stay in pur gatory." The twin iron -clads which are known as the Hec tor and the Valiant occupy a place in oar iron fleet between the larger vessels of the Warrior and Black Prince type and the smaller oar, named the Re sistance and Deimos. These venal' are now nearly completed and ready for launching; one of them, the Valiant, is in the bands of the Thames fron-works, the other, the Hector, is buildieg in the yard of Messrs. Napier and Co., on the Clyde. 1. The areraga of oat-door relief for 15 expended in the third week of Jae peaditure of the 16 weeks last past. i ~i .: ~~_ <o:~~ Unions, &C. Ashton-under-Lyne Blackburn Bolton Burnley Bury Chorley Chorßon Okosop Haalingden Liverpool, :midi *secleaflet Manchester, township Oldham Preston Rochdale Seddleworth, township Salford Stockport Todmorden Warrington Wigan Told NEW zurNoroN INPOP.II,.ATORY AND BIOOLD SCHOOL. Some five years ago a ragged school was opened is a small house or shed in Bryan-street, Oaledonian-road, the pressure upon which, in the shape of applicants for ad- mission, very soon far exceeded the power of accommoda tion. Some time after a reformatory was added, which increased the difficulty, and after considerable exertions on the part of the rector, the district clergy, and several of the influential parishioners, a suitable site was obtaiced ins Copenhagen•street, upon which has been erected pectiap, tee of the meet complete ragged schools end industrial reformatories of which the metropolis can bout. Yesterday these institutions were formally opened by the Bishop of London, assisted by Lord Ebury, Lord Truro, Yr. B. Haw bury, Y. Y., the Rev. I). Wilson, ricer of !Aintree, and s large number of the local clergy, and prima inhabitants of the district. . . The Rev. W. N. MACKIN/NI having, in an approp e i i t„, prayer, invoked the divine blowing upon the institution, ant the Be v. kiss. Oollinaon baying read some passages from the Scripture*, The Rev. D. Wilson, as president of the institution, ex. plaided that the proms% buildiag was the successor of a dilapidated house in Bryan-street, where the work of the society had been previously carried on. At a cost of 21,0001. they had erected the peseta noble and convenient buddin g . ' but about 1,000/. still remained to be supplied, and be hovel that the result of the meeting that day would be to mute such an interest in the institution throughout the part* as would enable them to clear off that debt. He reminded them that the object of the institution was not local or con. fined to any particular district, but was open to all bolt whom it might bs found desirable to place . m • reformatory. He urged that there should be collections in all the district churches of the parish of Islington to raise funds to make up the deficiency. The Rev. H. VINCI= captained the principles once which the institution was conducted. Boys were admitted between 10 and 17 years of age, and were housed, fed, clothed, and taught useful and industrial occupations. first wood chopping, then shoemaking and tailoring. The institution bad beat in existence eight or more years, but its chief work had been earned on during the last four years. Within that time 122 boys had wed through the institution, exclusive of 20 who had been re moved by their friends. Of the lt/, 50 had been placed in situations, of whom 47 were doing well, there being no ac count of the other eleven, and of the total amber 23 had run away. The system upon which the institution was con ducted was that of kind treatment, and it had been eon. neatly successful. Besides the reformatory they bad a ragged school for 400 children. At the former premises they had had 300 upon the books, with • daily attendance of 250. This ragged school, be it remembered, was a free school, and it was the only free school in • poor district containing 47,000 inhabitants, which was the polio. tattoo of the four district parishes. The Bishop of LONDON, having visited the institution five yeani ago, when its oporationa were carried on in the old building, expressed has gratification at the advance it bad made, and at the superior accommodation the new pre. mins afforded, and trusted that those wbo were connected with it would persevere in a course calculated to confer m much benefit not upon the parish of Islingtoe merely, but upon the whole metropolis. There was no foundation kw ' the idea that these attempts to reach the lower strata it ' the soda scale bad in them something morbid, and that those who engaged is them must necessarily neglect their ditty to the other orations of society. What be had sues at his hist visit to the institution five years ago was sudsiest to dispel any notion of that kind, had he ewer eaterielme it, for on that occasion be remembered that the OM eg Islington detained him from nine in the ramearldiNlarlf ..4 = dark, in going from one charitable institution m numerous were they ; they were wholly by the contributions of the parishioner' ; and WM bib. viably found that he who did most for one did the moat for all. If • ragged s e tt was necessary anywhere, it must surely be in a district which contained 47,000 very poor persona, and ragged schools appeared to him to he a seesseity of the pre sent state of society. A ragged school merely meant a free school for those who wise unable to pay anythiag for themselves, and in a poor population of 47,000 tt was clear there were many parents who could not, and messy perhaps who would not, pay acything towards the ads/alias of their children. As they had no right to make the chil dren suffer for the fault of their permits, eves as regarded the children of those who would Dot pay, • need school was • necessity. But • ragged school was genmay also as industrial school, and au industrial school was one of the greatest benefits they could confer upon • poor neighbour. hood. If it was unnecessary, therefore, to say anything in favour of ragged schools, still leas was it aseram7 to say anything in favour of reformatories. The reformatory spies rested nom the principle that prevention was better them cure, and r ectt, by taking young persons who might kayo bees tem into a first fault, to rescue them from evil com panions, and by strict moral and religious discipline, coin ' biped with industrial instruction, to prevent their falling into criminal courses. They heard • great deal Dow about what was to be done with our criminal population —a sort of wild alarm appeared to have seized us all, and people seemed afraid to secant an invitation to dinner lest in from ooe neighbour's house to another they should de stroyed. He believed that very much of that alarm would disappear when the meeting of parliament occupied the columns of the usual channels of informatics with more im portant topics than imaginary garotte attacks ; but whether the danger was real or imaginary, it was an additional reason why support should be extended to au institution whose object was to lessen the number of criminals with which we had to deal. Mr. HAXIMIT, IL P., congratulated the meeting on the great programs which the reformatory movement had made, observing that in London aloes there were now twenty-five reformatory institutions, while throughout the country there were 250, accommodating 20.000 inmates. He also referred to the fact that the reformatory movement owed its origin to ragged schools. It was seen that it was melees to in struct these outcast children if they had no other places to resort to when they left the schools than the streets. The consequence was that at het refuges were established, and oat of these arose reformatories, and the good effect of them wee proved by the fact that, although crime had not de creased, the number of juvenile commitment, had been ma terially reduced. Mr. Banbury mentioned various instances of boys received in ragged schools and reformatories being brought to an iodustrious and moral course of life, and evincing rareexamples of honesty and gratitude. He attached peat value to the religions instruction given in these insti tutions. . If r. HARM, one of the managers, explained that the rule of the institution was not to wait until a boy had been convicted before a magistrate before he could be received, but to make destitution, and the temptation to crime conse quent thereon, the qualification for admission, the principle upon which they acted being, that to prevent crime was better than to punish it or to endeavour to cure it. Lord EDURY offered a few words in approbation of the system upon which the institution was 000 ducted, and on reformatories in general ; and a vote of thanks to the right rev. chairman, passed on the motion of Lord Truro, concluded the proceedings. Among other candidates for public favour in Lon- don may be meotiosed M. Jellies, who aaammeas a darns• orchestra, after the faaMoo of that of his father. A rumour, of which confirmation is promised, hoe reached us (A thencruss) that the skekton of a crocodile has been discovered in the old red sandstone in the neigh bourhood of Elgin. If true, it marks another epoch in geo• logical science, as the fossil remains hitherto found in that formation have been of creatures much lower in the scale of organisation. The meetings of scientific societies 'for the ensu ing week are :—Monday, Actuaries, 7, " Columnar Method of Calculation of Survitorship Annuities," Mr. Meikle ; Entomological, 7, Anniversary ; Architects, 8 ; Geographical. 84, " Route to Siam amain Isthmus of Hrse," Captains Fraser and Fording; "Island of Tsusima," Mr. Oliphant.— Tuesday, Engineers, 8, "Railway Telegraphs," Mr. Preece; Royal Institution, 3, " Animal Mechanics," Prof. Marshall; Zoological, 9, " New Australian Mammal,* Mr. Krefft.— Wednesday, Society of Arta. 8, " Electzicel Communica tion between Great Britain and America." Mr. Mammy: Arelueological Association, 84, "Ancient Literary Frauds," Mr. Madden ; " Sepulchral Discoveries, Stapleford Tawney Church, Essex ;" " Roman Remains, Coombe Wood, Bath." Mr. Syer Cuming.—Thuraday, Royal Academy, 8, " Archi tecture," Prof. Smoke ; Royal, 84 ; Royal Institution, "Chemical Affinity," Prof. Frankland; Antiquaries, Friday, Royal lostitutioo. 8, " Pointe of Content between Science and Art," Cardinal Wiseman.—Saturday, Royal Institution, 3, " Life and Death," Mr. Savory. The coursing meetings for next week are so follows :—Barton-upoo•Humber, on Tuesday and Wed' motley ; Limerick Club (Dwidrum) and Cockermouth, on Wednesday and Thursday ; and Great Crosby and White Hone Club, on Thursday. A correspondent of the Times writes under date of yesterday :—" While the letter of ' Misopyrist ass being pat into type for to-day's Tames, a sad event or coned, moat fully coofirmiog the sensible views of the latter on the present slavery to fashion. A ' , lung and beautiful girl of 20 was well•nigh burnt to death, or, at least, laid for weeks on a bed of anguish ; two of her relatives shinnies', burned, and two friends much injured while aiding to ex tinguish the Sillies ; while a wood young lady was madly marched, and all through the fearful habit of wearing ample and most combustible muslin dresses is crowded rooms, where Sr., either in the grate or from lighted brandy on the Christmas cheer, was ready to cause the devastation. If parents will not control the folly, and young. thought less girls will heed no remonstrance, to the Times alone moat we look for some powerful and costinued thunderbolt of invective against British and French sutteetsm. As s horrified eyewitueu of and sufferer by the *one referred to. I implore you, sir, not to let the subject fall auto Iltis II flues u Kr. 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