The Express. — London, England, 1863-10-12 00:00:00

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THIS El - IMMO, FIY SE I ar, SPY AND 00IINTER-SPY. Metara. A. Wigan and Buckstone Dowton. lira A. Wigan, and Mr AnaeL—C HARLEM [IL Mama Wigan and Buck. atone. —And THE GALICIAN Pan Mu Fanny Wright. MITTANfiI Two Immo, BELIYTDr . aiGRAVE-111 1 1 ORRAT GHOST IMICT.--Blnglng by Sam Collins, Mr. Randall, and Mao. lison.—And LADY AUDLRY'S WRIST. Messrs. Ramaolds, Cranford, and Parry Mimes Miles and Downing. NIGH NAT= AT LONDON 3111 De 1 DR Warthog. lh . Ih. Mm. To4IOIMOW Morming, lb- 24 a. LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12. THE weekly Bank return shows that the forces which have for some time operated against the increase of its reserve are still predominant. In the banking department there has been a decline of 672,000/. in the reserve of notes and coin, while in the reserve of coin and bullion in both departments there is a decrease of 421,0001. In the face of a full rate of discount, the liabilities of the Bank have now reached 23,180,0001., while the reserve is 7,737,000/. There is nothing in this return taken by itself to warrant anxiety, although there is enough to inculcate • salutary caution. Its publication, however, has been followed by a much more unfavourable return of the Bank of France. It was well known a few weeks ago that that institution was not in the best position ; but a fortnight ago an an nouncement was made on very high authority in this country that the Bank had surmounted its finan cial difficulties. The new return shows that this representation was wholly erroneous, and those who were induced to believe it and publish it in good faith now justly complain of the obscurity in which the transactions of the Bank of France ace shrouded from one month's end to another. The decrees in the coin and bullion of the Bank is no less than 1,720,0001., while the amount of the bills discounted has in creamed 2,320,0001. These figures show that the advance of 1 per oent. in the rate of discount made the day before their publication ought to have taken place weeks ago. And under a regime of publicity this is what must have happened. As it is, the natural effect of au unfavourable re turn is aggravated by the suddenness of the dis closure. Although neither Bank holds so much bullion as it did this time last year, the difference being for the two establishments nearly five and a half millions sterling, this sum is but a fraction in comparison with the gain to the two countries from the abundance of the wheat harvest. In , fact, England has already profited to more than that extent by diminished imports of foreign corn. It will be for the Banks to take measures to pro tect their reserves, but the soundness of the gene ral commercial and financial position of the country is toe well established to give room for alarm. The stock and share market has this week illus trated the soundness of the observations made last Monday in these columns. The rank luxu riant speculation in the low-priced and non-divi dend-paying foreign stocks has been checked by a veritable panic, which has somewhat prejudiced securities of a much higher order. The market has, no doubt on the whole, benefited by this sharp purification. It is to be regretted that the effect of a wholesome lesson should be to any extert diminished by the attempts of a portion of the press, from which better things might have been expected, to give a character of legitimacy to speculations as adventurous as any that can be imagined, and the more pernicious to the public for the political projects with which they are com plicated. During the week the SICIIITAILY of STATE for INDIA has launched the first portion of the new Four per Cent. India Stock. The acceptance of an lodia Stock which may almost be called per manent, at that rate of interest, and upon the sole security of the Indian revenue, is a proof of the increasing credit of the Indian Government Owing to peculiar circumstances the unparalleled pros perity of that vast dependency stands in the closest connexion with the condition of our money market at the present time. The American war deprived us of a customer, such as we could hardly hope to find again. America not only supplied na with the staple of our leading manufacture at the cheapest rate, but took our commodities in enormous quantities. The loss of each a customer was a misfortune hardly to be estimated. Even supposing that we could supply the want of cotton from India, it was to be apprehended that the drain of bullion from this country to pay for Indian cotton at the en hanced price would lead to the moatserious derange ments. India was far off, and returns were slow. America was witli;n a fortnight's sail, and every packet had brought us both cotton and gold. Some of the iooonveniences thus contemplated arose, and we are now suffering from them. But they have been mitigated to an extent that nobody could have imagined. Our demand for cotton has enormously enriched India, as a comparison of the value of the cotton we imported from that country in the seven months of the three lad years will show : 1861. 1862. 1663. 2,568,9814 4,883,8994 11,9t9,9991. It was not to be expected that the Indian demand for British manufactures would expand in the ratio of these figures, and to enlarge our remittances of bullion in the same proportion would have been difficult. It is under these circumstances that we are enabled to see how clearly good government is connected with material prosperity. Our policy in India has become of late years one of peace and vigorous retrenchment of unprofitable expexditure. Under the operation of this new system, the re venues of India have increased and been so well husbanded, that we are now drawing upon India to the extent of 8,000,0001. a year, instead of from 3,000,0001. to 4,000,000/. as we did before the mutiny and the cotton crisis. The last drawings were at the rate of 740.0001. a month. Them remittances from India represent railway interest, pensions, charges for the Home Government, military expenditure in Ragland, and so on. If the 'Ethan Government had not owed us this money, or had been unable to pay it, we must have paid for the new cotton in specie. This great evil has been to a great extent avoided. Formerly the Indian Government ran into wars and ran ep debts. A different policy is now fol lowed, and the Minister for Indi► is able to borrow money on the unaided credit of that oonntzy, at a rate which many of our home railway companies may envy. _ DEATH OF LORD LYNDHITRST. (THIS DAY.) We regret to announce the death of Lord Lynd hurst. His lordship died at five minutes to 3 this (Monday) morning, at his residence in George-street, Hanover-square. The late Lord Lyodhurst was born in Boston, Mass., May 21, 1772, being a son of the artist Copley. He went with his mother and sisters to England in his third year, and was educated under • private tutor and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1794, when he shared with one associate the highest honours of I the university, and subsequently became a fellow of the college. His appointment also of " travel ling bachelor" gave him an opportunity of visit ing the United States and Canada. He returned to England in 1798, was called to the bar in 1804, went on the Midland circuit, and rose slowly to eminence in his profession. He had obtained the leadership of the circuit, when, in 1817, he attracted general attention by his part in the de fence of Watson, charged with high treason as one of the rioters at Spa-fields. He was also in that year counsel for the crown in the prosecution of Brandretb, who was executed for high treason as a ringleader of the Derby tumults. Though his politics had originally been liberal, he entered par liament in 1818 under tory auspices, was soon after knighted, and was Solicitor-General in the Liver pool administration from 1819 to 1823. In 1820 he assisted in managing the trial of Queen Caro line by the House of Lords. He succeeded to the Attorney-Generalship in 1824, was returned in 1826 with Viscount Palmerston as member for the University of Cambridge, and • few months later was made Master of the Rolls. In 1827 he opposed the bill for Roman catholic emancipaion, though under Mr. Canning, who immediately after formed • cabinet on liberal principles, he accepted the Chancellorship on the retirement of Lord Eldon, and was raised to the peerage as Baron Lyndhurst of Lyndhurst (April 27). He retained the great seal through the Canning, Goderich, and Welling ton administrations, favouring the reformatory views of the first and the concessions of the last, advocating in 1828 the repeal of the Test and Cor poration Acts in opposition to Lord Eldon, and in 1829 supporting the scheme of catholic emancipa tion. He resigned his office on the accession of Earl Grey to power in 1830, but this ministry ex tended to him in 1831 the judicial station of Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, which he held until 1834, and in which he earned high reputation as a judge. He was one of the most strenuous oppo nenta of the Reform Bill, was prominent in effect ing the defeat and consequent resignation of Earl Grey's ministry on May 7, 1832, and was the chief adviser of the Duke of Wellington in his fruitless attempt during the next five days to form a tory cabinet. On the formation of the fint Peel ministry in 1834 he was restored to the Chancellorship, and relinquishing it after the resignation of this ministry, which soon followed, he became one of the most effective leaders of the opposition. In 1835 he proposed in the House of Lords amendments to the Municipal Reform Bill, which were unexpectedly accepted by the Commons, and which proved less injurious to the operation of the law than was anti cipated by the tory party. He efficiently resisted the claims urged by the Roman catholic* of Ireland, and became especially formidable from his custom of reviewing annually the measures of each parlia mentary session in speeches remarkable for their sarcasm and brilliancy. When Sir Robert Peel returned to power in 1841, the great seal was for the third time offered to Lord Lyndhurst. The fall of the Peel ministry in 1846 he regarded as the termination of his public life ; but he since then occasionally took • prominent part in the debates in the House of Lords. He gave his cordial support to the Derby ministry in 1852, advocated the war with Russia, made a masterly exposition of the policy of Prussia in 1856, and denounced the peace concluded in Paris in 1856 as a virtual capitulation on the part of England. He continued in his advanced age one of the ablest orators in parliament, and one of the chief advisers of the conservative party. By his first wife, widow of Lient.-Col. Charles Thomas who fell at Waterloo, he had a son and four daugh ters. The son, John Singleton, horn in August, 882 4, died in September, 1826. Hiseldest daughter, Sarah, was born and died in 1820. Another daughter, the Hon. Susan Penelope Copley, born 23rd July, 1822, died 9th May, 1837. The eldest survivor of his daughters is the lion. Sarah Elisabeth, born 18th March 1821, who married, Jan. 8, 1860, Mr. Henry John Selwin, the unsuooeesive conser vative candidate for Malden at the last general election, and eldest son of Sir J. T. Ibbetson- Selwin, of Down Hall, Essex ; and the other, the Hon. Sophia Clarence, born April 15,1828, married Mr. Hamilton Beckett on the 14th of December, 1854. Lady Lyndhurst died in Paris on the 15th of January, 1834, at the Hotel du Rhin, Place de Vendtime, and on the sth of August, 1837, his lordship married in Paris Georgians, daughter of Mr. Louis Goldsmith, by whom be leaves Wine an only daughter, Georgiana, born May 11, 1838, and married June 25, 1863, to M r . Charles Decline, M.P. fur North Essex. The Marquis of Westminster has arrived at Ditztoo, from Macomb; Donet, for the bum& of his health. The Earl and Countess of Devon have been-I entertaining a large party at Powderham Castle, their seat in Devonshire. Among their gusts have bee. the Arch bishop of Canterbury sad the Mises Langley. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne arrived at Lansdowne House on Saturday, from Bowood, Wilts. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, who is on a nut to Balllassloe, sad was the gust of the Fart of Clas warty at Garbally, returraid to Datdis on Friday among. The great annual fair of Ballinseloe termin ated os Friday by the show sad sale of thee united to the wants of small farmer The coustry fair, as it is called, was good is every »speck and a fair Wind/ was teaser* i. A Paris letter says :—" One of the favourite SOITIONS of the day, Mille. Fix, has made the conquest of IL fiabitier, the wealthy administrator of the Credit Mobilier, sad their marriage will deprive the stage of one of its greatest oreasseata" It is said that the capture of the Hungarian charged with the recent fraud of 10,0001, upon two arms in the London Stock Esolasage has boon followed by a die. covery of important fads with regard to hie acoomplicoe. "It Is likewise alleged." says the Tina, "that the arms who have been the sufferers in this oats feel entitled to complain of want of caution and regard for the Interests of tee public on the part of some of the banking °facials with whom the negotiation of the cheques and securities was effected. Possibly, under the arinoyame of s heavy loss, they may take too strong a view of the duties of bankers ; bat should there be any ground for the impression they entertain, it may be hoped that all the details will be fully glom, since with the exteet of Making ocespetition soon to he witnessed it will be highly neesimuy that the 00tOrnefeiet . . eommunity Mould coodetea any tanrieoo; to la=itytlZ may be induced by Um eagernme foe bealams." A French abisi of inimical tendencies, the Abbif Benand, lately settled is the town of Camillo.. He .et shout diecoverieg the dilettanti of the locality, and found about twenty, whom be formed into a society of amateun, performing chamber meek, singing glom sod choruses for their own amusemeut. Bat the onfortueste abbe bad issionied without %bat imposing sad ever vigilant floe• tioatu7, she procureur imperial, and a prosecution was actually instituted against him sad hit tweet, Meads ea the charge of " violating the law of April 10, 1834, mei the decree of Nevelt ZS. 1831, vaiest fllapl meebege" The court, however, in spite of the efforte of M. le PrOWleare decided that any Frenchmen fond of manic may seeemble twenty friends io his hoar, without " esdaegetiog the public peace and the basis of social eider," and armaitted all the defendants. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 12, 1863. ebe Court. ACCIDENT TO HER hungry. BALMORAL..Ocr. 9. On the Queen's return from Alt-mt-Guithasach, with Princess Louie of Hesse and Princess Helena, on Wednesday evening, the coachman mistook the road, and the carriage turned co its side, by which the Clasen and Princesses were thrown out, but were merely slightly bruised, and rode home on bill ponies. The Queen walked and drove yesterday morning, accom panied by the Crown Princess and Princess Louis of Hesse, and in the afternoon, accompanied by Princess Helena. The Crown Princess of Prussia and Princess Louis of Hesse drove to I overcauld, and honoured lira Farquharson bye Ocr. 10. The Queen, accompanied by Prima's' Helena, went out yesterday morning. In the afternoon her Majesty, attended by Lady Churchill, drove out. Prince and Prince's Louis of Hesse went out riding. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia lunched with her Majesty. Princess Helena, attended by Lady Churchill, dined with the Crown Prince and Princess at Abergeldie. Mr. Gladstone left the Castle yesterday. Ills Majesty the King of the Greeks received deputations sad gave audiences on Saturday at Marlborough-houm. The Rev. Archimandrite Stratuli, D.D., of Liverpool, the Rev. B. Moroi, Greet Eoooomu, of Manchester. and Archi =Write Narcissus Morfinos, Pastor of the Greek Church in London, had an audience and were presented to his Majesty by Mr. A. C. louidm, Greek Cousul-Geoerel. Mr. M. E. Rodocaoacbi, Mr. John George HOOiare, and Mr. Starr°. Dilberoglue, Greek residents in London, had an endience of the King, mid presented an address of con gratulation. Mr. Punka S. Bali was prevented from attending by severe illness. X. Athenian Joaonides, Mr. S. N. Frangovelo, and Mr John Zigornslaa, a deputation from Manchester, bad an audience and presented an address of congratulation to his Majesty. Mr. D. N. Giannacopulo, Greek consul, Liverpool; Mr. C. X. Ralli, Mr. A. Eumorfopoulo, and Mr. G. M. Papa yanni, a deputation from Liverpool, had au audience of the King and presented an address of congratulation. Mr. G. P. Leacaridi, late representative of the Greek community of Loodoc at the National Assembly of Athena, in the costume of offloer of the Nathan' Guard of Greece ; Mr. E. Argyroponlo, and Mr. E. P. Caralambi, both officers of the Greek National Guard, had an audience of his Majesty. Mr. B. Mats, Mr. S. A Ralli, and Mr. B. A. Manager. data, wardens at the Greek Church in Loodon.wall, had an audience of the King. Mr. E. C. lonidea, Greek merchant, sad Mr. Stamaty Krim* bad an audience of his Majesty. The deputations, the officers, the wardens, and the mer chants were severally presented to the King by Mr. A. C. lonides, Greek Consul-General. Min Majesty returned gracious MMUS to the congratu leery add/ewes from London, Manchester, and Liverpool. A deputation of the k'hilhellenie Committee waited upon the King, and weaseled an address of congratulation to his Majesty. The deputation consisted of the Earl of Coventry, Pine Admiral Burney, Mr. James Wyld, M.Y. ; Mr. J. Lambert, J.P. ; Mr. John Locke, M.P. ; Mr. Thomas Page, C.K ; Mr. Scholeileld, M.P. ; Mr. Stefanes Mace, hono rary secretary ; and Mr. John F. O'Brien, secretary. The King was attended at the reception by Count Spon neck, Baron Guldencrone, Lieutenant Enna, Lieutenant Lath, Dr. Philemon, and Professor Koeppen. Fad Bassell, the Queen's Secretary of State for Foreign Attain, had an audience of the King of the Greeks. Mr. A. Weetenhols, Consul-General of Denmark, paid hi respects to his Majesty. Baron Brunnow, the Russian Ambassador, had an audience et the King. fu the afternoon the King of the Greeks, attended by Ooont Sponneck, visited the French and Readout Ambassa dors ►t their residences. The Prince and Printer Christian of Denmark, accompa nied by Prince Frederick and Princess Dogmas., arrived in town on Saturday afternoon from the Continent. Their Royal Highnesses were met at the Victoria Railway Station by the King of the Greek, and the Prince and Princess of Wales (attended by C►ptain Grey and the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey), who accompanied their Royal Righnewee to Marl. borough-hones, where they arrived at ten minutes past 2 o'clock. The Prince and Princess Christian were attended by Cap tain Load, Captain Ceatenschjold, and the Countess Re ventlow. The Duke of Cambridge paid a visit to the Prince and Princess Christian ►fter their arrival. The King of the Greeks sad the Prince of Wales honoured the establishment of Messrs. Garrard in the Hay market with a visit. The Princess of Wales, the Prineem Christian of Denmark, and the Princess Dagmar took a drive in an open carriage in the afternoon. The King of the Greeks, the Prince of Wales, Prince Christian of Denmark, and Prime Fredesick, attended by Captain Grey, rode on horseback. Yesterday oserning the Bing of the Greeks, attended by Count Spooner*, Baron Guldencrone, Lieutenant Punch, Lantana' lath, Dr. Philemon, and Professor Koeppen attended the Grand Tie Deem in the Greek Church , London., The Prises and Primus of Wales, the Prime and Princess Christian of Duman, Prime Frederick, end the Princess Aquae, attended Divine Service yesterday corning in the Chapel Hoye'. St. James's. The Communion Service was read by the Sub-Dean and the Rev. C. Backman. The sermon wan preached by the Bth-Dern from the 65th Psalm and the 9111, lOU. and 11th vanes. A Thanksgiving Anthem for the present abundant harvest—" Fear not, 0 land ; be glad red rejoice, for the Lord will do great things• (John Gus), wu performed; Mr. Gus presided at the ape. The Hoe. Mrs. W. Grey, the Counties Reveetlow, bentassatAlennal Knollys, and Captain Grey attended their royal highnesses. The Duke of Cambridge was also purest at the service. The King of the Greeks, the Prince and Penman of Walls, the Prance and Primes Christian, Prime Frederick and the Princess Degmar of Denmark went to Kew in the afternoon. The Duke of Cambridge received at dinner yesterday at Gloaoster•bouse, Park-lase, the Hiss of the Gnmeka, the Priam sad Princess of Wales, the Priam and Princess Christian of Denmark, with Prince Frederick and the Prin cess Degraar, sad the gentlemen of the King's suite. A distinguished party had the honour of meeting hie Majesty. Viscount Palmerston left London on Saturday for hie seat Breadlands, Hants. Despatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial °floe from the Lord High Commissioner of the fasten Wands. Despatches were sent to the Governors of Canada, Yalta, Ceylon, Haug Hoag, Labuan, and Gilwaltar. Lord Chamberlain's-0M" 0.11. 10. Notice is hereby given that the state apartments o Windsor Castle will be axed on and after Weduceday, the 14th instant, until further notice. ARRIVAL OF PRINCE AND PRINCESS CHRISTIAN OP DENMARK. The Prince and Pribcess of Denmark, f►ther and mother of her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, &C 030 2- Taiga by the Priam and Princess Doom, loft DOW", OS Saturday afternoon at 12.2 by special train a• the London, Chatham, asd Dover Railway, and arrived at the Victoria termious punctually at 2 o'clock, when they were met by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales and the King of the Greeks, and wen remind on the wt./ the railway authorilies by Lord Harris. depoty.chairman. and Mr. J. S. Forbes, the general manager of the company. ROYAL ENGLISH °PLEA COVF.NT-OARDILN.—Their Royal /Hermann the Prince and Princess of Wales ►nd his Majesty the King of Greece, with their respective suites, will honour the performance of this evening (the opening night) with their presence. This prompt instance of royal favour augurs well for the succors of the season. New THIATIZ ROYAL ADILEIII.—EIis Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, the King of Greece, Prince Christian of Denmark, Prince Frederick of Denmark, Princess Demmer, Countess Ravenloe, Hon. Kra. W. Grey, and Captain Grey honoured the performances on Saturday evening. ! The Doke and Duchess of Baldanha and daughter leave London to-day for Paris, as their way to Rome to pare the winter. . _ " The Duke of Beaufort will leave Badminton, Gleawateniiira, today, foe Newmarket. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. GERMANY AND DENMARK. The vote of the Germanic Diet gave to Denmark a delay of three weeks, dating from the 7th of Oct. The Federal execution, theretore, would seem to be imminent. A letter from Frankfort, after speak ing of the excitement in that city, adds : Happily there are still sensible people left who have cos. Meucci in an intervention. European complications are serious enough as it is, without adding to them the misfortune of a contest between the Scandinavian and Germanic populations. Still our pessimists en"e ly see the match put to the powder. Some of them even, to my knowledge, have marked this date, the 7th, with a significant cross, and count the days—l may almost say the hours—so impatient are they for the arrival of the fatal period. It is certainly true that neither of the parties for the moment dream of giving way. Armsmenta are pre. paring on both aide', Denmark is provisioning her forts, putting her fortresses in a state of defence, raising new troops, and waiting for material assistance from Sweden. Germany on her side is nut less active. Austria, Prtumia, Saxony, and Hanover, who, as you know, are the states on whom the execution falls, h►ve respectively received official notification of the decision of the Ist of October, as well as special instructions for coercive measures. It is thus that Austria, formiog the reserve with Prussia, has concentrated a corps of troops in Bohemia intended to enter Holstein and Lauenberg in the event of the Hanoverian and Saxon troops meeting with any re sistance on the part of Denmark. The Austrian troops are massed near the railways in order that they may be on the scene of evicts at the first signal. (szona's TZTAGRAML) FRANCE. PARIS, Ocr. 1t The interest on the Treasury bonds has been raised to 4, 4}, and 5 per cent. according to the date of their falling due. The return of Marshal Forey to France will not be followed by any reduction in the strength of the French army in Mexico. ITALY. TIJRIN, Ocr. 12. The Hon. Mr. Elliot had an audience of the King yesterday, and presented his credentials to his Majesty. • PORTUGAL. LISBON, Ocr. 11. Prince Amadeus and Prince Savoy-Carignan arrived here yesterday. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (mom orra OWN PARIS, BONDLT KlTlfilliro. The latest and, presumably, the most authentic news of the Mexican deputation charged by the "notables" to offer a throne to the Archduke Maxi milian, is given by the Memorial Diplornatigne to-day, in a letter from its editor, the Chevalier Debrauz de Saldapenna, who accompanied the deputation, gnomon pars Inagua fait, to Trieste. This gentleman's name, style, and titles are so very long, and the telegrams from his journal weekly flashed through Europe are so much longer, that it is really desirahl• to knew who he is. He has been often spoken of as an " aulic councillor," and I many people have supposed that these two har monious words mean a privy councillor of the Emperor of Austria at the least The fact is that the highest office he ever held in the Austrian service was that of secretary to the Austrian consulate at Paris, and on his leaving that place be was consoled with the brevet of an " atilic councillor," which is a title of honour almost infinitesimally small. His grade of cheva lier is not Austrian at all, but was achieved in Spain under circumstances quite irrespective of politics. I mention these particulars, not for the purpose of discrediting the statements of the Chevalier Debrauz de Saldapenna, but merely to prevent the public from being unduly dazzled by them under the supposition that he is more than an ordinary mortal. The chevalier then says that, in order rightly to understand the meaning of the archduke's reply to the deputation, it is necessary to know that it was previously approved of both by the Emperor of Austria and the Emperor of the French. This is indeed a circumstance worthy to be noted, and for a special reason to be presently mentioned. All the journals of Europe which have characterised the archduke's answer as "evasive," are, on the evidence of the chevalier of the Mhnorial Diplonsalique, in the wrong. He, however, cites, from a conversation of the archduke not hitherto made public, some expressions which are not easily reooncileable with the idea that the archduke's reserves are of such a merely formal nature as he (the chevalier) would have it supposed. The archduke said to M. Gutierrez de Estrada, the president of the deputation :—" Here is a map of Mexico on which I see exactly indicated the points which have rallied to the vote of your notables. You see that they only comprise the fourth part of Mexico." [Had the archduke said the twentieth part be would have been much nearer the mark.] Although the archduke is, as of course he would be, fully convinced that the French army will soon " deliver " the still recusant provinces, he "owes it to himself not to assume the reins of ' government so long as civil war continues to desolate ' the country." Announce to me, he says to M. Gu tierrez, that the majority is "really" acquired to my election, and I am your man in four and twenty hours. He is quite ready to respond to the call of Providence, but be cannot clearly see the finger of • God in the matter, so long as there is any legiti mate doubt about the " spontaneity " of his elec tion. All this is a pretty pregnant condemnation of the proceedings of Marshal Forey and his notables, according to whom the "real " and " spontaneous " election has taken place already. I Thinking to strengthen his argument, the chevalier says that the moment the Emperor Napoleon heard of the archduke's answer to the deputation he wrote an autograph letter ap proving of it in "energetic terms." But how does this statement consist with the assertion, noticed above, that the Emperor had given his visa to the : answer beforehand. This second approbation, upon the chevalier's own showing, was at best but I a work of supererogation. A further revelation from Trieste is that the deputation has given up the project of seeking an interview with the Em peror Francis Joseph. The excuse presented for ' this change of the programme is that the depute . tion is in a hurry to get back to Mexico, in order to spread the news of the archduke's acceptance, and thus to hasten the unanimous vote which he requires. My firm belief is that the Emperor of , Austria would not receive them, because he is not Iprepared to sanction the archduke's harum-scarum project. Ido not believe that this young man will I ever be Emperor of Mexico. i The France says to-night that Lord Russell did some time ago propose to the cabinets of Paris and 17ienua to join iu a declaration that Russia had for feited her treaty rights to Poland ; that the French government at first hesitated, not considering the proposal sufficiently categorical or practical in re gard to the means of execution ; that the Austrian government declared that it would be guided in the matter by the opinion of France ; but that later, when the objections of France were removed, Austria changed her mind, and inquired how, in ease of war, England proposed to protect Austria from Russia. This story is the same as that told by the Memorial Diplomatique, and is one of the many roads all le►ding to the great and impotent conclusion which is indubitable, " nothing, no thing, nothing." The arrival in Paris of General Mieroslawaki is confirmed, as is also the inference from circum stances that he cannot be the commander-in-chief of the Polish insurgents. It is now said that he was nominated to that poet by a certain Gra bowski, but that the Polish National Committee have intimated that the said Grabowski therein exceeded his powers. M. Troplong, president of the Senate and the Court of Cessation, has been cut for the stone by Dr. Nelaton. Tho operation is said to have been perfectly successful ; nevertheless the state of the patient is not so good as might be desired. THE GREAT SHIP COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.) The adjourned special meeting of the share holders wan held at 1 o'clock, at the London Tavern, Mr. BAADER in the chair, to receive and consider the ap art of the shareholders' committee of consultation, appointed at the meeting of last Friday week. Mr. W. Hawn, on behalf of the committee, presented the following report: "Report of the Committee appointed to inquire into the affairs of the Great Ship Company, with power to call for papers, and to enter, if possible, into preliminary en gagements, with a view of relieving the company from It. embarrassments. and to report on Monday, Oct. 12. "Your committee report that, having carefully considered the statements of the chairman, that your present directors had no plea er policy to propose, and that, unless the awn of 30.031. was immediately raised, the ship most inevitably be sold in fourteen days, they determined to direct their attention : 1. To the exact financial state of the compeey. 2. To the state of the ship. 3. To the means of profitably employing her ; and lastly, 4. To an inquiry into the means of relieving the company from its financial difficulties. "I. AS TO THE FINANCIAL [OIIITION OP THE COMPANY. "The judgment obtained by Mr. Parry Brat demanded attention, and the committee were pleased to find that the alarm respecting it expressed by the chairman was =nicer wary. The circumstances relating to it were as follows : —Mr. Perry supplied stores to the company, under • schedule of prime, during 1859 and 1860, to the amount of 17,0001. The directors paid 12,0001., and disputed the bedews on the ground that the mites charged were higher than those in the agreed schedule, and that • considerable portion were either delivered without orders or not delivered= all. Mr. Parry. in reply, alleged that orders were oftes gives verbally by the then directors, and that he bed receipts from the company's onions for everything chanted. He, therefore, commenced an action in February, 1860, which was set down for trial at Bristol, but was referred to arbitration. No further proceedings were taken till June, 1863, when Mr. Perry revived proceedings, and the arbitrator haring sat seven days, • compromise was affected, and • eoeseot to judgment given for 5,3501., on certain terms. This claim was then arranged by • mortgage on the ship, on the condition that no lodgment should be signed so long as the amount was insured. The insurance was duly effected on the 22ard of September, the previous policy expiring on the Gird ; but owing to the abmoos from town of the secretary of the insurance office, the policy could not be delivered at aloe, and Mr. Parry, in consequence, alleged that the insurance was not effected, and therefore he signed judgment against the company, and the sheriff took posammou. Your committee are able to report that the summate taken oat to set aside Mr. Parry e judgment was adjourned by Yr. Justice Bylea for the consideration of the court in November next, so that ell pressor, on thin to:count is removed. Besides this two notices have been served under the ' Wind 'bump Act,' and one writ has been issued for 211., but as the amounts are small, they do not appear to be causes of much =slaty, and the committee feel sure they can be easily arranged, if the shareholders approve the recommendations they will submit to them. Besides these claims there ere over-due bills amounting to 1,3651. • bills due this month, for 7,348/. ; io November. 2,3x751.; end open seeounts for 18,8504: making together, 30,1381, There is also unpaid interest on the mortgage debt of 700/.. which must be attended to at ones. and other items of current exponditure, making the grow amount emoted to cleat off all liabilities, except the mortgagee, in round numbers, 33,0001. In order to prevent Me. Parry or any other creditor f men taking proceedings injurious to the general body of creditors, Messrs. Glyn, in the most friendly spirit, have taken nob steps by petition to the court, which can be withdrawn at a trifling cost, as will effectually protect the interest of all from undue preference. The secretary afforded your committee all the information in his power respecting the general business of the company, but as the books end papers are is Liverpool,. it has bees im possible for your committee to examine into the details of expenditure, but from their inquiries they have so reason to believe there is any irregularity or roisappropriatien of the company's funds to discover. Mr. Yates explained fully the positioo of the company with respect to the insurances relating to the accident on the Montauk rock, with which your committee is perfectly satisfied, and they do not coo eider any blame can be fairly imputed to your directors in this respect. Mr. Yates assured the committee that the books of the company won'd bear any inspection, and that the accounts were in proper order. Year committee having thus satisfied themselves as to the financial state of the company, and that the ettemeot of the chairman that • perempt err sale was inevitable in fourteen days unless 30,0001. was raised on or before Friday next, the 16th, was • mis ts= ; and having also as far as was in their power in the absence of th e books secertaised the liabilities of the company, directed their attention " 2. TO THE STATE OP THE SHIP. " Without entering minutely into the details obtained from the captain and your engineer, your committee are of opinion, from the information afforded by both, that every repair and alteration required to fit the ship for see may be efficiently completed for • comparatively small sum ; the hull of the ship is sound and seaworthy, and capable of perform ing. any duty assigned to her ; the engines are in good con dition, but the boilers want thorough overhauling. Your committee cannot, however, pass from this part of the sub ject without expressing their muse of the engineering skill and energy displayed by the captain io the repair of hie ship after she sit uck upon the Montauk Rock. He sworn. pl ished • work entirely novel in its kind—a great difficulty, end requiring • combination of engiueering and nautical know -I:dge rarely touud in any one—much less in • seaman—in • remarkable manner ; and it is only due to Captain Pates, that hie exertions should be properly appreciated by the shareholders marking most emphatically his fitness to com mend a ship which requires beyond the ordinary knowledge of • seamen an inventive and constructive power to enable him to meet surmisfully any emergency. To rivet • plate 90 feet loog by 8 feet broad on the out side of a ship, nearly 30 feet under witer, would have do lled the skill of most officers or eugineers, yet this was samessfully done under the direction of Captain Paton. As particulars of this skilful act have not been brought before the shareholders by your dirictors, your committee think they should not be doing justice to so valuable an officer did they not refer to it, and impala their admiration of his ability. The cap tem expresses hie entire candidates in the ship— speaks highly of her easy steering and general sea-going qualities—hes given your committee several valuable sus geetions for 'roomiest improvements, and evinced so meek interestin the ship, end in her future destiny, re to prow to your committee that he is, so far as they aro competent to judge. r imirably fitted to he her commander. Haring thus o • all the information they required respecting the financial po ;Won of the company, and the state of the ship, your committee proceeded tolnquire "3. INTO TER HEST MEANS Or PROFITABLY EMPLOYING THE ONE, AND OF IMPROVING THE Cocomox or THE OTHER. " In placing before the shareholders • future COMM which your committee believe will reinstate the company and the ship in public estimatioo, it will be necessary to refer to the pest history of the company to show the object for which it was formed, the means projected to carry it into effect, the deviatioe therefrom, and the unfortunate results which have bas caused thereby. The Great Eastern steam ship was dust-ned to convect our Eastern Empire, or our Australian retold**, with the mother country, by means of Wash so free from ordinary (Isogon, delays, and disagreeable associatioes• rs to bring them, in proportion to their dis t-ace, as much nearer in point of time as steam aavietion elreedy brought us nearer to America, sad to aersom• pith this without calling at say intermediate ports to coal. No one can doubt the importance of the reunite, nationally end commercially, which would have followed the attai tiniest of such an object. It was worthy of a great company, and ought never to bare been lost sight of ; sod yet, with a ship built for this special purpose, with India and the colonies crying out for improved communication, Do attempt has yet been made to realise it. It was stated by the &minima that Mr. Bruners calculatiocia, both as regards speed and coosumptios aimed, were as errgotous, that our ship was Not fitt 1 for her original purpose, and that the design of the inventors had been inverted. To both of these state. meets your committee have directed their attention , and they understafid Bewail never contemplated a higher speed than fourteen knots par hour. From the first auuounoerueut of hi. plea is 1851, to his death, them is not on record any higher estimate of her speed. and from Captain Patoc your committee find that, with re does d boiler power she now steams 12i knots as her maxi mum seem" speed. Next as to fuel—Mr. Brawl's estimate was from 240 to ',P9O tons per diem. nailer full steam, with a reduction of roe-third fur an eastern verso. Whereas year committee find that the maximum consumptioe has been 300 tons per diem, tote reclined by one-third for se Australian or ladies voyage. Let us,then, apply thaw facts to the Austra lian or Indian voyages. At 11 knots an hoorahs would nisch Melbourne in 45 days, or Calmat. in 43 days. The cols. 'emotion of coal would not—edvatitage beg taken of the favourable trade winds aad the prevailing strong westerly winds in high southern latitudes— emeed9,ooo tons, and she can carry out 13 et 14,000 toss.* What ever may be the number of peeogen by the first outward voyage, there an be little doubt that if she accomplished these distances in 43 or 45 days. she will return full at the highest rate of fares and freight, unaffected by competition, so injurious to her oo the American line, and economising expenditure in every way u compared with ordi. nary shipping. In three years and a half the ship has made only nine voyages to America instead of 28, as contemplated by the late board of directors, at a nes loss of 126,6774 The voyages, or the time at sea, have occupied just under 200 days out of the 1,275 she has been under ex penses. She has run in the same time 60,000 miles. Three voyages to India or Australia—one-and-&-ball each year—would give a little more than 70,000 miles, subject to the expense only of six loadings and discharges, six set of port and pilot due, six set of agencies, six coast and harbour risks, instead of 18, and only two years' victual. ling, wages, insurance, staff ermines. and interest in. steed of three. There would be bat little competition in the rates of passage and freight. Passengers and cargo would be available to any extent, and the result, under proper and efficient management, cannot for • moment be doubted. This leads to the last heed of our inquiry : "4. WHAT ARE THE BEST MEANS OF RELIEVING THE COMPANY PROM ITS DIFFICULTIES. "The gross outlay of the comp y, for the 34 years, hat been 278,1591., the ship having been only 200 days at sea, whereas, bad she been running on the Australian route, she would, in the same time, have been above 450 days at sea, and the expenses would have been much less except for noel, se the absolute cost of accidents has been 75,0001., independ. ently of the proportionate expenses of interest and manage. mad, extra pay and victualling, which ought to be charged to them. In the same time the gross receipts have been 153,000/. in 31 years ; whilst the receipts from five Australian voyages would probably more than treble this amount. The result of 31 years' working, thee, would be an expenditure a little above 170,0001., with receipts of 800,0001., leaving a large margin to pay for extra coal, all axed charges of management, interest, dividend, and repairs. Your committee is aware that the 153,0301. includes 33,000/. received from visitors, but they believe a larger amount would be rroeived from the eight-seen of Australia or India. It appears, then, that by placing this ship on the voyage for which she wee ioteoded, and with a low estimate of the probable receipts, there will be en ample profit to pay the shareholders ; bat this, your committee are aware. does not supply the funds to carry this plan into effect, At the meeting on Friday last, so hopeless did every. thin; appear, that the ship sod company seemed to be drift ing into bankruptcy, with no alternative but that the ship should be sold at once. It was assumed that the price likely to be realised might perhaps pay the mortgagees and debt.. The shareholders, who have borne the burden of building this magnificent ship, would by this process be thrown over board. Now, the sale of the ship implies its purchase by some one—its purchase implies the provision of capital o work her—it implies confidence in her somewhere, whether in France, or Russia, or here. The sale of the ship, now she is in difficulties. and before she has bens fairly tried on the voyage for which she was intended, is, in tact, inviting an enormous sacrifice, to avoid a subscription by the present shareholders of 50,C33/. No one can be lieve that, at a sale by Mifflin), and in her pressed daie, the ship will realise within 100,0001. of her real value. Your committee, then, cannot believe that, to avoid raising 50,C::01., her owners will sacrifice double that sum, and throw away, for the benefit of others, all the valuable experience they have acquired. No one ought to have so much confi deoce in her as those who have spent so much in constructing this finest specimen of naval architecture ever built, and it is imporible to believe they will now lose her for want of a small pro rata contribution, say of se. per shire, 2.. 6d. to be paid at ogee, and the rest as required by nistalmente— which subscription we recommend should rank with the pre ferenoe shareholders. To the shareholders, then, we feeling insured, from facts in our possession, that 27:t: thought desirable, the ship can in the first Matson be chartered at a remunerative late to responsible persons, who will provide the outfit, for twelve or twenty-fair months, and thus relieve the company from all fixed a peman. Here then is our policy—here are our plans : 1. Economy at home. 2. Placing the ship on the beast voyage, where there can be the least competition and the highest receipts —the shareholders contributing what may be required for the liquidation of the existing debts nil outfit, which will be amply provided for by the suggested contri bution." Mr. W. Mmes. having read the above report, moved that it be adopted. ' Mr. Paowsz, a member of the committee, wooded the motion. Mr. Pansy made some remarks in reply to the alludoos made to himself in the report of the committee, as regarded the date of insurance. Mr. G. OFFER, one of the insurance agents af the cam peaty, having risen at the request of the Chairman, said the venal was actually insured on the 22nd. Although the policy was of a subsequent date, it was stated in the body of it that it took effect from the 22nd. &SHAREHOLDER thought the best course for the future would be to employ the vessel chiefly as a passenger ship. Let her during the summer visit several of the principal ports of Europe, and she would be crowded with passengers. (Laughter.) Mr. TAYLOR woof ("Woo that the ship had one desk too much, and should be reduced in size preparatory to an Indian voyage. In reply to • question, Mr. RICHARDSON, a member of the committee, said Cap tain Payton fully believed that the question of collision with the Mary Jane would be decided in favour of the Great Ship Ocinpany. Mr. Scow r RUSSELL, as the builder of the ship, begged distinctly to state that during her construction neither he nor Mr. Brunel desired that she should per form more than fourteen knots an hour • and her mean speed to arid from America bad ;men 14 and I.loth miles per hour. For long voyages her speed might safely be estimated at 14 statute miles an hour. [The meeting was proceeding when our report left.] • Extract from the Report of Dinsetors, 1861: "By a computation of her speed as now established, she would aorompliah the voyage to Australia and India within 40 days, upon a ratio of oosiaumptioo of code for below that of other steamships." WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) MONDAY, 00101 It, II LL L I L D. W. IVIY. Q. LN. I L L --.. Nabs .. ...... .121%10 LILL 6 I 111 o 0.13 8 Aberdeen ..... 19.63 67 L S 10 r 0.11 1 1 Leltlt 20.47 61 8.1. 2 16 0 —1 S Shields 29.6 1 116 N.W. 2 16 m —1 4 Scarborough 29.6.10 fk&W. 1 16 e 6.16 1 4 Greencastle 29.3062 8.7.. 6 14 c 0.76' 8 Galway Valenti& 128.8601 &L 7I .0 r Oil I Queenstown —19.94 63: 8. 10 J 16 o tlar T fAverpoel 129.9'8 2, Z. 8.1 3 , 16 0 tit 5 Nobtlesa p.st's4 L.B.R. 3 ' 18 c 1.75 5 Pandwohe 'h3.3l ..3 1 &&& 4 1 18 e 1..6 6 Pismo@ . Brest L'Oriest 59.4165 8. 6 14 0 1.40 7 Rochefort Plymouth , 93.40 55' L 9.6 10 12 b 1. 85 4 Weymouth '20.42 66 8. 6 29 6 10.00 4 Portsmouth 19160 SAW. 5 20 e , 118 ' - 4 Loudon 129.53 53' S. 3 50 c 1 0.61 Dover 1 29.57 51 R. 6 16 e l , 1.110 4 Yarmouth it9 57 91: S. S 16 6 1 0.81 4 Kellgolend y 9.8055 E.S.E. .. 10 2l . 3 PitoIMUM TMINDAT. o• Mitt WIDIFISDAT. W &W. to N.W. and Nons-husT. E.N.E. to N.N.W., is EN.E. to N.. grout: gals with Men to a gale, squally, squalla with am In plasma. B.M.W. to N.W. and WM? COAST& N.N.E. to W.N.W., N.E. a gale, a !malls. s , rong, squally, some raln sod hall. showers. B.M.W. W.N.W. and SonaCoAsTs. W. to N., strong, N., s gate, rainy, squally, showers. squalls. LS.I to iiii.W. sad ISOLTM-Zagr. &W. to N.W. and W.N.W., • gale, N.E. strong to • stillally. gale. Drum ou all coast' this Monday ; morning. North.Esed.thithness to Lincoln. West= Doss to Cast- Doveru sod Blacty Coasts. Southsgest,-Stesit of to Lincolnshire and liedgolan.l. Luxe Await or =a Rr.h.crtor.—A Florentine lawyer, M. Achille Gemersilli, has contributed his slam within the last few days, to this species of literature, by • volume entitled " gpiatoLtrio Politico Tosicano," being • collection of letters cud other documeots serving to illus trate the history of Tuscany at the period of the Gray& Ducal restoration. and subsequently to that evict—the writers being the Pope, the Kiog of Naples, the Gaud Duke. the Grand Duchess, the Cardinal Ammon', Davidoff. Genera] de Laugier, Guerrami, Salvagnoli. Gioberti. !Moth, Masten/11i, and various others of scarcely less celebrity. It might be supposed that the names of the writers were suffi cient guarantees foe a good deal that would serve to illus trate the period, clear up certain doubtful points. mid, at all emote, give some amusiog glimpses of the inner life of those who wrote in all the fearlessness of familiar hirer s:sou:en In all these we are lamentably disappoisted. The letters have not, except in one instants, even the small merit of individualising the writer, and the prosy lucu bration' of l'rioce Demidoff might be easily takes for the dreary loyalty of 11. Beldaeseroni. Tim one exception iv that of the Greed Duchess of Timmy, who mites with a total forgetfulness of punctuation, and • hearty contempt for Grammar. Iu tier intemperate haste to hurl some harsh vulgarism at an opponent, die narrated by no comma nor colon ; and she slangs her e nemies with a vigour that is not to be diluted by iirtliivnipby ; sod with all these she is perhaps the only writer of the number who advances • new or a strikiog thought, or eviooce even a sha dow of political foresight. All her solecisms in grammar, and all her violations of construction are, however, infioitely preferable to the gross outrages . good Mate, the puerile affectations, and the school-theme common-places which occur amongst the other writers. Imagine • general—the general-io-chief of the Grand Duke', army—a man entrusted with the teak of eateries the monarchy and replacing his prince on the throes, eommencing one of his letters with the following profound observatiou :—" Royal Bighoem,—Life is a road bi set with roses and thorns." He wrote. too. at • very eveotful marmot His prince was in exile, while he himself, placed at the head of a oonsiderable force, had moved down to a much-disturbed district, near Pietas Sante, to repress the i o surrectiosarl weeniest in that direction. and sustain the hopes of Uwe wbo yet bell to the House of Lorraism—MAtamis‘ s Magazine for October. r