The Express. — London, England, 1863-12-28 00:00:00

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HIGH WATER AT LONDON MUM Elm DAT Iforetni. 3h. 68e Atioomork AIL Ma. ranosam— Illsesion. oh Wm— lllmhx.s. AL IBOI LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28. Tnonew we are four mouths from three hundredth birthday it is quite time that the public should know how the matter of the celebra tion stands, that confusion and discredit may be avoided. This Tercentenary celebration is wished well to by everybody, as a matter of course ; but unless a better understanding and consent than at present seems to exist can be established very soon, there will be failure, or mere partial suc cess, when the day might, as well as not, be made one which should be pleasurably remembered for • hundred years to come. Our century ought to be distinguished by the way in which our improved ap preciation of Snagernatx should animate us to keep his birthday ; and this is so strongly felt by so many people, in various parts of the kingdom, that the danger is of their frittering away their resources in a multitude of schemes, instead of doing or pro ducing something by means of concert which should make the day worth remembering. It is the first centenary occasion which could be duly improved in SEAKIPIAREB honour. In 1664 the nation could think of nothing but the restored King, and punishing the Puritans. Every word that the King dropped when be fed the ducks in St. James's-park, or jested with his counsellors, was more cared for than the wit in Muth Ado About Nothing or the Merry Wives; and on the other hand, stage plays and their author were an offence to the great, earnest, and now exasperated portion of the people who bad just lost their supremacy in the country. It was no time for even poets and lovers of poetry to think of a pilgrimage to Stratford-on-Avon to keep SHAKAPRARIefI birthday. Circumstances were scarcely more favourable a hundred years later. The space filled in the public mind by Wn.xis left no chance for any other hero, dead or alive. What emotion was left over was bespoken by CLIVE and the wars in India, and by Lord Burr's sins at home. The King, who was then a novelty, and as engrossing to the nation ea young kings always are, happened not to feel about SHAILSTLARZ exactly as we do. He let it be known from his own lips that, though it was dangerous to say so, he must pronounce much of Stuxercanz's Plays " sad stuff." It is something to know that in Grows M.'s time it was dangerous to say what the King assumed to be the plain truth about the greatest of poets ; but the time was not even then ripe for • national keeping of his birth day. Fi►e years later the notorious Stratford Jubilee took place—not on the birthday, but in the autumn ; and it was not in honour of SHAK muss so much as of GARRICK. It was then and there agreed that • similar festival should be held every seven years. Even if it had been possible, it would not have been profitable or pleasant to have such a melodramatic mummery as that Stratford show exhibited every seven years. Whatever may be done in the intervals, however, there can be no doubt that the centenaries of the poet's birth are the true and fit occasions for the national homage. The third of these finds us, we may hope, richer in true and fitting love and reverence for the prince of poets than any former generation, since his own, hu been ; and something of this superiority ought to be shown in our way of using the occasion. It appears by a published letter and speech of the Mayor of Stratford-on-Avon that there has been, so far, no proper concert between the com mittees in some of the principal centres of SHAL SPEAK' enthusiasm. Of course the first idea in everybody's mind was that Stratford would be the scene of whatever was done in the way of keeping festival. If it was so in the last century, much more would it be so now, when the interest about HAMRA/tell haunts has so exceedingly increased, and when the railways render access to Stratford so easy. The Stratford authorities and the gentry THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENINeICEMBER 29, of the county bestirred themselves in good time to form a choice committee, presided over by ,Lord CARLISLE, to plan the festival and carry`it through. But news soon arrived that London was to be the centre of the celebrations—the London scheme ignoring Stratford altogether. Stratford ac quiesced, and prepared to work in a humbler way for its own satisfaction and pleasure. It would have its local festival, paid for by local sub scription, and leave the metropolis to act for the nation. But this, again, would not do. The provinces bad no notion of celebrating the day anywhere but at Stratford, or with their faces turned towards Stratford, as the birth and death place and the early and late home of Siesxamaz. Aid and support were offered on many hands, and the local authorities have evidently had no option in the matter. The original scheme has been revived. The names of the Vice-Presidents are in good accord with that of the President, and make a noble show ; and the working Committee, under Sir Roamer W. C. Hssuros, K. C. 8., as Chairman, promises well for the entertainments. The object is to raise money, by these entertainments and' otherwise, for, first, the endowment of one or more Scholarships to the English Universities, open to competition among the pupils of the school of King EDWARD VI., at which Suszarzsaz received his education ; and next, the erection of a Monu mental Memorial at Stratford. The entertain ments proposed are a banquet on the birthday it-' self, Saturday, the 23rd of April, presided over by Lord Csiecists, and attended by many men of mark in literature and art, and by ladies ; and in the next week, excursions among Seismirsraz's haunts, reading of his plays, a concert, and a fancy ball of Shakspearian characters. All this has been planned, and participated in by almost ' every country gentleman and eminent citizen in the neighbouring counties, and made known wherever they are known ; and yet the whole scheme has been so completely ignored by the Lon don Committee that many who would have been delighted to help and enjoy the country celebra tion have joined the London organization in ignorance of there being any other. As soon as the Mayor of Stratford made the state of the case known in London, money was freely given there, and names for the list of Vice-Presi dents. There is no reason to suppose that there is any ill-humour anywhere; and Stratford ex pressly declares its good-will to the Metropolitan undertaking. But there should be concert, if not a junction of foretell, if the occasion is to be pro perly used, and some permanent memorial to arise out of the celebration of that day. It should not be overlooked that the Stratford authorities have undertaken an onerous and costly scheme in de ference to the public voice of demand, and that they ought not to be left to the chances of such support as the last moment may bring. But it is also to be remembered that the matter will be discussed a hundred years hence, with sharp cu riosity, to discern what the appreciation of Sass amass really was about the year 1863 ; and thus the disgrace of a failure will be as fresh and strong a centuryhence as it can be next May-day, if such a misfortune should be in store. That it may ' not, there should be immediate activity on some distinct and common track—such, for inst.nns„ as Manchester has marked out. Let each place have some sort of commemoration at home, if it so pleases ; and let it raise its funds avowedly for two objects—to pay for the festival or memorial (or both) at home, sad to aid the Stratford Memo rial, or Scholarship, or both. There are two centres of action, in London and at Stratford, common in their aim and spirit, bat differing widely in their methods and the parti cular character of their enjoyment. Let all loyal lovers of the poet draw towards the one or the other, and if anyone hesitates which, let him sup port he country centre, as probably the weaker, while certainly not the leas interesting. Here are four months before us. They cannot be too ac tively and carefully used if the 23rd of April is to yield honour at once to our SILLICAPEARE and our selves, without any alloy of mortification or regret. Liverpool has had its public meeting, after Man chester, and has appointed its committee for the joint object. Every considerable town in the kingdom should follow the example without delay. William Makepeace Thackeray will be buried at Kepis'-green Cemetery, on Wednesday, Dec. 90, at 12 o'clock. be Court. 0680111.13. Dm. 26. The Queen walked in the grounds yesterday afternoon, accompanied by the Princess of Wales. D. 27. The Queen, Prinoe Alfred, Princess Hidesii, Primus Louisa, Prime Arthur, Prince Leopold, and Priaceee Heber lake attended Divine envie* tide =vein at Odom, lame the Bev. G. nether° performed the serviee. The Prince and Primer of Wales attended aervios at Whippiecham Ch ref Tai MINDY/ST.—Lord Palmerston is residing at his seat, Broad Lade, Meta. Earl de Grey and Ripos has departed for his country residence. Studley Royal, sear Ripon, Yorkshire. Mr. Milner Gibson also left town a few days ago. All tho other members of the cabinet are also absent from London. Several of the ministers are expected to return to town in the second week indemnity, and after their meetiog the Queen will hold a privy coned, at which the day for the meeting of parliament wm be detaradaed on, and a proclamation leaned summon'sg both boons to moot foe the doopstob of public burl WI& —Observer. The Queen will return it is said, to Windsor °antis es the Ilth of Febn:ary next. Her Majesty will afterwards mode at Windsor for esveral month'. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess et Wales will return to Framers Lodge on the 2nd of Amory. His Excellency Count de Lerradio, Portuguese Xisister at this Court, bas jest retested (rocs the Coati asst. The Duke and Duchess of Richmond are enter• lasing homily party at Goodwood, Sows. Viscount and Viscountems Palmerton are enter taining a limited circle of friends at Breedlesda, Hants, The Earl and Countess do Grey have made arrangements to leave town to-day for Studley Park, near Ripon, Yorkshire, for the holidays. The marriage of the Hon. John Major Henniker, eldest son of Lord mid Lady Henniker, with Lady Alice Cuffs, daughter of the Karl and Counters of Dam" is posted to take place early in the week after next, At present the 11th or 12th proximo is mused. • DEATH OF VISCOUNTESS BOYLL.—We have to announce the patasature death of Viseountss Boyle, which lamentable Great marred ea Saturday night Mat. Ear ladyship bad been emilloed a week previously with a ass, bet bad symptoms earned. which resulted fatally. The late viscountess was third daughter of Hoary, the late Earl of Harewood, by Lady Louisa, woad daughter of Thomas, mead Marquis of Bath. She married Ia ISM Visersuat Boyle, eldest son of the Earl cad Countess of Shannon, by whose she loaves three infant sous. The late viseountass was sister of Lady Louisa Mills mad Lady Wbarscliffe, sad Riese of the Duchess of Bacchus& and the Dowager Chastens of Elleamere. The fint of the usual course of lectures at Mistress at the Royal Institution was delivered cm Satur day by Prate/am Trucial' to a crowded audience ; sad, though them lectures profess to be adapted to Ismail, hearers, the majority of those preseat had bug pawed the age of boys and girls. The subject of the lecture I. "Electricity at Rest and Electricity in Notion," or what is eseseseely known as static mid voltaic eleekinty. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. TUE REPOI4 ADVICE OF ENGLAND DENMARK. The Paris Prase of to-day says quite Biliously that England proposes to Denmark the sacrifice of Holstein, which would be attached to the Germanic Confederation, and Denmark would receive as com pensation the Duchy of Schleswig, which should be bound definitively and indissolubly to the monarchy, freed from the jurisdiction of the Diet. The Temps has a similar report. (IZETTIEWS THE DANISH MINISTRY. COPENHAGEN, Dze. 28. It is now most probable that the ministers will remain in office. - On Saturday last the members of the cabinet and several eminent statesmen belong ing to different political parties in the Rigsraad had an interview with the King. They were all unani mous that a legal suspension of the common con stitution is now impossible. The reasons stated were that wherever the federal troops have entered a revolution hes been accomplished under their pro tection, by which King Christian has been deprived of his rights as Duke of Holstein. The Pretender has also been proclaimed, and any expression of loyalty suppressed, all in the presence of the federal troops. The principal clergyman in Alfons, was compelled to fly from the town for remaining loyal to King Christian. :1: 1 E 1 inserted in the Ignite/a ao-day, is certabil most unreserved adheaiolt to the congress hes been received. Belo kow comes it tha t favourable letter, dole November 18, has kept back all this while I On Christmas eve, Nubar Pacha, the special envoy of the Pacha of Egypt, was served with a writ, at the Grand Hotel, Boulevard des Capueines, on the part of M. F. de Lamps. "M. Nubar," as he is somewhat irreverently called in the pro ems, is charged with having libelled M. de Lesser and the Suez Canal Company, in the case for opi nion laid before MM. Odillon Barrot, Dufaure, and Jules Fevre. Damages are laid at 300,000 fr. POLAND. (PION OUR SPECIAL COI KREUZ, POSEN, Ore. 23. However devoutly the lovers of European order may wish it, the spectre of the Polish insurrection refuses to be laid. It must be confessed that it is a most barefaced ghost to walk abroad after it has been cut by all its friends, but walk abroad it does, and seems likely to do, through the night of winter, if, indeed, there is to be a winter, which seems doubtful at present. The elements alone appear to have pity on the Poles. It is well known that the Marquis Wielopolski fixed the recruitment for Jan uary, because he knew well enough that in theevent of an ordinarily severe winter an insurrection would be impossible. But for the extraordinarily mild season, the lads who fled into the woods in the latter days of January must have been frozen out long before their sticks were changed for rifles, which was effected by Langiewicz's skill in gaining over the artisans in the government iron-works in the district of Szedlowiec. That was the decisive stroke, which gained Langiewicz the dictatorship, but bitterly have Szedlowiec and its eaten& vil lages suffered for lending an ear to his persuasion. In the course of last summer I had occasion to pass through the district in question, and found one vast scene of desolation, the post-house alone stand ing erect amid the debris of charred brick and rafters. The site of each house was marked by a tall lank sentinel—the chimney—which, I suppose, from being used to the thing, had not found itself inconvenienced by a little extra heat. One of the burnt-out iuhabitauta related to me some of the particulars of the scene, which surpass description. In vain the more humane among the officers stationed themselves in the doorways to guard the inhabitants from outrage, for the drunken soldiery swarmed in at the windows, and attacked their own officers in the rear. The im petus which that brilliant stroke of Langiewicz gave to the insurrection is still bearing it on, so that now in its twelfth month it gives vigorous signs of life. The latest accounts from the theatre of war describe a successful attack of a baud of insur gents, freshly formed in Galicia, on the garrison of Michalowice. Stationed only four English miles from Cracow, the Russian soldiers, whose misfortune it is to garrison Michalowice, lead a most unenviable life. To judge from the appearance of the men, who were hanging about the place on the occasion of my visit, I should have supposed that the greatest thieves and vagabonds in the whole army had been sent to do penal service there, had I not afterwards met with more villainous-looking faces among the troops in the interior of the country. Penal service the defenders of Micha lowios certainly do, for they act as a target, at which freshly-joined insurgents take their maiden shot. Scarce a night passes but what the alarm is given, and the men are worn out by sheer want of rest. On the 14th of the present month a more than usually vigorous attack took place, and the Russians, taking to their heels, left the Custom house a prey to the insurgent& These last, when they bad possessed themselves of the money chest, and destroyed the books, &c., in their turn beat a retreat, not caring to await the return of the Russians with reinforcements from Miechow. Another success is reported to have been gained by a baud of insurgents at Lakow, in Podlachia. No details of this affair have as yet transpired, but as I know that district to be one of the few in which the peasants are decidedly favourable to the insur rection,l think it highly probable that the Russians got the worst of it. In a certain sense it may be said that the peasantry throughout the country are favourable to the insurrection, inasmuch as they are the chief gainers by it. For, in the first place, they pay no rent, and secondly, they help them selves to just whatever they please. As both sides bid high for their support they feel their own im portance, and make their own terms. These good times for the peasants will naturally only last as long as the insurrection lasts, a fact which the pea sants are quite shrewd enough to understand, and are consequently in no hurry to see order restored. The speech of the Marquis de Larochejaquelein, delivered in the French Senate, has naturally been read with indignation all over Poland. I should not have noticed it, were there not several points which I can contradict from my own experience. For instance, the marquis asserts that the insur rection is not a national one, and goes the length of affirming that its friends do not even assert that character for it. Now, during the course of last summer, I traversed the whole length and breadth of the country, and associated constantly with all classes of Polish society, from the highest to the lowest, and in the whole course of my travels met but two Poles who were not heart and soul in the insurrection. One of these was a personal friend of the Marquis Wielopolski, and the other had been edu cated in Germany, and coald not speak his native language. "This chief of aband comes from Galicia," continues the marquis, "and that from Italy, while a third comes from France ;" adding, as if it was some.hing diabolical to think of, that they go the length of concealing their names. That the Russians should be annoyed at being prevented by this harmless expedient from wreaking their ven geance on the families of those implicated in the insurrection is natural enough, but that a French man should object to a Pole fighting under what name he pleases, is not so intelligible. With regard to the assertions of the marquis, that Miens lawski is at this momeut general holm o of the insurgent forces, and that the insurrection is the workof this agitator, I am in a position to assert that either statement is equally false. As the marquis refers to the Journal de St. Peterabourg as the source of his information, it is not surprising that he should be very far from the truth. Oi all European jour ' pals, the Journal de St. Peterabeurg misrepresents facts with the least ingenuity, so that I should have imagined it impossible for any one to be deceived by it. For instance, in reference to a battle which took place in August last near Lublin, I read in the above paper, "On this occasion the Poles left 5,000 dead on the field, while we (the Russians) lost one man ! " On another occasion, where the Polish loss is reported as several hundred, the Russians returned one Cossack as having suffered a contu sion. There are other portions of the Marquis de Larochejaquelein's speech which it would be equally easy to refute, but as I have some regard for your readers I shall not Millet say more of it on them. 21111 FITZGERALD DIVORCE CASE. —•--- Bettenvorth, father of Mrs. Fi writes reheating the betwee n Milford Campbell mid Major ld : to the aspersions as* ?ably out on my vi f ie ri eel sa tz and r, and that of my wife, I am silent; my will j me, and Ido not fear their decision • but when I am gravely informed that ths reckless and °fault's Whom which he wrote to my most unfortunate and ill-treated daughter were unwittingly penned, when ho was ' oat of his mind,' it is my duty to demand the tallest public proof of so incredible an assertion, Thee* letters ex tend over a period of many mouths, and if ever there was method in madam it most have bees in this butane& Barely if his medical attendant and his family were aware of theme facts their duty required e very Merest course of action towards himself, his wife, and her parents. I challenge Major Fitigerald to show by nalsepesehable medial testimony that from June, 1881, whin he that wrote to my wife , desiring her to be on her gaud, to the very sod o f that year, he was irresponsible, by SWUM of madness, for word or action. Till this is dose, all hosed men must suspend their judgmeet. Permit me, before I aoudads, to add a word as to the marrnige of my daughter. Debaned by a physical infirmity from all pommel know. ledge of whet pared in court, I Mad from the se that it has bees sesumed mina falsely that I ealltlet ws = w h: the 03•11•150 a and Major Fitzgerald mosey. The Queen's Advocate might at least have remembered that two suceendvely in the Arches Court beer the same of worth, and a deeoendant of the Batteewortha and Ti.. maims could hardly seek increase of social position by • marriage with one whose name would be Knight in TIM in the pages of Lodge or Burke." Mr. H. Bathurst, late captain in the Royal Welsh Fad asks, in • letter to the Time: " What explanation has Major Fitzgerald to give to Mrs. Mallet end her family of his coadnet in sot coming forward several months ago with • most ample and public apology for having so far forgotten him self as to indite such 'cruel untruths and imputations 1' How is it his counsel was not instructed to lasU such an apology on his behalf during the trial? Does he wish us ti erstenil that he has been ' out of his mind' sines he wrote those letters to his amiable spoon, and that be only biome 'calm' the day before yesterday! Mikan this can be proved to be the case, it count be less than • year since he must have been fully aware of the probable consequences of what you so happily term ' a headstrong Irishman's ravings.' If be has been ell these months unanswerable for his actions and raving,' where were ' his medical attendant and his brother who had charge of him ? ' Why did they allow these calum nies to be written, or, being written, why did they not make some effort to explain her husband's no state to Mrs. Fitzgerald, and so, perhaps, render th=Wyce the means of divesting her mind of the infatuation which then possessed her? Possibly. they may have done so. but the public are not aware of it if they did. Nothing is dear, the trial takes its course, rind Major Fitzgerald quietly allows these falsehoods to be read in open court without a word of remonstrance or explanation, with the exception of a pursing remark from his counsel to the effect that he trusted the jury would not take ' for a sober confession of adultery the rhapsodies of an excited Irishman.' Mrs. Mallet is left to do the best she can for herself, and, having convinced the jury of her innocence, and having gained general expression, of sympathy from the prom and the public, then, and not till then, appears this very email atonement, offered, not direct from Major Fitzgerald to the injured lady herself, but through a Maud to her husband. A fall explanation and apology made some months ago would have excited for Major Fitzgerald public sympathy, if not praise ; this after • statement' cap now only excite feelings of mingled indignation and contempt." COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' SCHOOLS. (THIS DAY.) The half-yearly court and election of this insti tution was held thin day at the London Tavern, Mr. GEOIGII Moon, the treasurer, in the chair. Mr. LZYNDON, the secretary, read the report, which stated the iertitution was in all respect. in the most satisfactory *audition. The total receipts for the year 1863 had bean 6,8371. 3g, 7d., being 7591. more than those of the previa(' year, and the eimultanems collection this year bad exceeded that of last year by 2001. Although there had been much illness amongst the children at the school in the early part of the year, at the present time all the children were healthy. The Dumber of children now in the school was 147, bolos 92 boys and 55 girk, and 14 would be elected on the present ocesaion—viz., 7 boys aad 7 girls. The board of management had modem. tifiestiee in being enabled to state that his Royal Rieman the Priem of Wales had accepted the office held by his lamented father, of patron of the schools. Owing to th e SIMS et the health of the school no pnblip examination had takes place this year, but the school was in a high Mate of enclemay. The grow receipts for the half-year had bee n 3,4961. Via 10d., and the expendittue 2,9301. 6s. 3d., leaving a balsams of 5641. 3a 7d. The value of the live and dead stock was 4661., and the rum of 14,3001. was invested le railway bonds. The report having been adopted, the hoard and officers for the mule/ year were then elected, Ad, the business of the meeting having terminated, the polling for the election of children into the school was then proceeded with. THE CONFEDERATE PRIVATEER KAPPA• BANNOCK. The most searching investigation has been made by the Lords of the Admiralty into all the circumstances attending the equipment, fitting out, and departure from the Nom of the Confederate privateer ff.aphannock, formerly her Majesty's screw gun-vessel Victor, 6, 350-horse power, attached to the Chatham Steam Reserve Squadron. The I ccrrerpondenoe which has taken place between the offl ends of the dockyards and the Board of Admiralty 1 has been conducted, and is still being carried on, with the greatest possible eseresy, but &iris; the hat few days some important circumstances have become known with respect to the transaction. The result of the investi gation which has taken place has been, it ie maid, to exonerate the officials at Chatham dockyard from having been coe seated with the illegal prooeedinp, ea their responsibility waned the moment that vessel was sold out of the steam reserve and the order was received from the Admiralty for her to pave into the hands of the pasties by whom she wee purchased. From inquiries since instituted it would seem that the Victor was purchased by a Loodon firm, indium as would now appear, under an assumed name, and that several of the government mechanics, if not under the express orders, at all events with the cognisance, of oar taia of the official,, were illegally allowed to be employed in assisting to equip the vessel, several of the number, con nected, it is asserted, chiefly with the engineer department, ing from Sheerness dockyard to Calais on board the Wct ee m e r d when she escaped from the Note. The whole of the hands who were proved to have taken any part in the breech of the neutrality laws by assisting in the equip ment of the Rappahannock, es well as the men who pro ceeded to Calais with that vessel, have been diambeed from Sheerness dockyard, ostensibly for being absent from their duty without leave, but in reality for the part they were proved to have taken in the matter. The conduct of certain of the dockyard officials, who, there is reason to believe, allowed themselves to become implicated in the fitting out of the Victor after else had ceased to be a government vessel, is now under the oonsideratima of the Admiralty, and a rumour was current at Chatham yester day that two of the number, both of whom hold responsible offices in Sheerness dockyard, would be called on to resign their appointments to avoid their dismiesel from bar Majesty's maim. With regard to the other meals at tached to the Chatham Steam Reserve which are ordered to be sold out of the service, such precautions are directed to be taken that no apprehension need be entertained of any of the number falling into the hands of pumas who will use them so u to again violate the neutrality laws. THE CoNvior Tovanzy.—Sir George Grey has ordered a medical inquiry into the Ante of mind of Townley, the murderer of Wu Goadwim A letter from Valparaiso, in a New York paper, lays that "the famous contractor and capitalist, Mr. Breasey,who has constructed nearly all the railways In Spain and India, has sent an agent to Chile—a Mr. Bayles—with instructions to tender for all the railroads the government of Chile may desire to contract for, and guarantees an in terest of six per cent. per annum on all the capital invested. The agent, Mr. Bayles, is now on • tour of inspection, ' examining the southern provinces as to localities. A vei -1 vilege has been asked for to construct branch lines to the Central Railroad, which will connect the main line with several suburbs mast of the capital." MR. GIPSON'S ANNUAL VISIT TO ASHTON. —We are glad to announce that our worthy representative. Mr. Milner Gibson, will visit his constituents is the orange of the week commencing Jae. 17. The right hon. patio. man will be the guest of Mr. Hugh Maven, of Groby Lodge.—Ashron and Stalybrielge Reporter. THE BISHOP or LONDON'S FITND.-1t is intended shortly altos the commencement of the new year to make • vigorous effort to strengthen this fund, which was set oa foot some time ago with a view to raise a million sterling during the next tea years for the purpose of meeting the spiritual destitution which sante M the metropolitan dio cese. The population of the diocese is now steely 3,000,000, sad it is iocrissaing anstally by 44,000. There are in the me tropolis three wishes mob with • population of 31,000, and only one church ; 11 with a of between 20,000 and *000; 14 with • ' of between 14,000 and 20,003; and 54 with a populating of between 10,000 and 15,000. Them are 28 large parishes with as aggregate papa kilos of 600,00, and with only one clergymen I. - 6.000 souls. During the last seven years 300,000 souls have beau added to the population. The bishop coosiders that ben churches an required every year to meet the wants of the growing population. The appeal which was made is June kit has already produced • sum of nearly 100,0001., of which 28,9001. has been actually paid. The bishop states that he waste 100 additional clergy men and 100 additional scripture readers to work in the most destitute parts of the metropolis, and of thole be has obtained 25 additional clergymen and 15 additional scripture readers. Many liberal subeeriptioos have already been promised, among them being those of the Atka of Bedford. 10,0001.; the Marquis of Westminster, 10,0001; Mr. Charles Monism, 5,000/4 the Bishop of London, 2,0001. ; the Firs of Derby, 1,0001. ; Lord Ebury, 1 , 0001 .; Mr, B. B. °abbe% 1,0004; the Duke of Devonshire, 1,0001.; Mr. It. Baryon, M.P., 1,0001.; Messrs. Baring and Co., 1.0001.; Messrs. Truman, Hanbary, and Buxton, 1,0001.; the Marquis of Bristol, 1,0001.• the Hari of Ehloo, 1,0001.; the Earl Howe, 5001.; the Eared Hanowby, 500/. • Masan. Coate, KW. • Messrs. Gosling. 5001. ' • Messrs. 04estake, Moore, end do., 5001. Among the ouogregations who have forwarded subscriptions are those of St. Matthew's, Sarin. eardrum ; St. Paul's, Walworth ; Christ Church, St. Giles's ; fit Jame's. Claptoa ; All Hallows, London-wall ; St. Bartholomew's, Bydeaharn ; St. Michael's, Paddington; St. James's, Paddington ; Frier° Barnet, ' , Mobley, and Tottenham. GREEK FINANCE. —With reference to a letter from the Honorary Secretary of the Philhellenic Committee in Loudon which appeared in the Tines of the 2nd init. pur porting to express the views and intentions of the grog's government in the matter of the old loses of 1824-5, oo the authority of a recent letter widreseril to Mr. Stefano@ Xenia by some one holding " a high official position" in Athena B . looidee, the Greek Coesul•Geoeral at Loudon, is instructed to declare that "the government of his Ma jesty Ring George has not yet authorised anyone, either I 0816111 y or privately, to express any opieioe OD this sub ; feet; isoasequeotly the oommunieetioe shove alluded to, and others which may have appeared in public prints, are i Wally destitute of foundation or authority on behalf of his llelleeis Majesty's goverument." irsosavi TCFSDAT. 011 Xnarizia WIDIORIMAT. B.S. to N.L. a pie, 00•914. N.E. to N.W . strong, WOW MOW. with snow. tilt to B.W. and W., WI:KIM SK.toS. W. and N.W., strong. rainy. a pie, some snow. As above, some mow, Ilund.E. S.S.w to N.W.. with rain. strong, some fall. B.E. to N,E., strong t 3 800113 50:f. N.E. to N.W., straw a pit some mow. As next above, with EASTERN. As next above. mow. FRANCE. PARIS, D. 2& The Turkish Ambassador had a private audience of the Emperor yesterday, and remitted to his Ma jesty the reply of the Sultan to the imperial letter of invitation to the congress. INDIA. LATEST FROM THE NORTHERN FRONTIER. (By Telegraph from Bum) BOMBAY, Dic. 14. There has been no more fighting on the frontier. General Chamberlain has resigned the command to Major-General Garvock, on account of the wound be received in the late encounter with the revolted tribes. All is quiet at Peehawur. Sir William Denison was installed as viceroy on the 2nd inst. The following telegram has been reosived at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Dec. 28 : INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. ACCIDENTS TO TWO OF THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL COMPANY'S STEAMERS. ADEN. The Rangoon, which left Calcutta on the 23rd November, stranded near Aden (name of place not decipherable), at 2 a.m. on the 10th December. Passengers and mails saved. Cargo and baggage landed without the slightest damage. The ship is in a very critical position, but making no water ; some hopes are entertained of saving her at the next spring tide. The Sultan takes the Rangoon's mails, passen gers, and cargo to Suez. (She arrived there yes terday.) The Norna, for the Mauritius, has been detained here to assist the Rangoon. The Bengal, with the outward mails of the 20th to the 26th November, is detained at Aden with pinion shaft broken. The Benares takes on the mails, cargo, and passengers to Calcutta. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (now ova owx PARIS, SUNDAY Eymaim. The Dfbats is forced to publish a communicated note from the Minister of the Interior, complain ing, at great length, of an article in which that journal offered the opinion that M. Thiers' amend ment bad done some good, and bad of weighed upon the government in extracting the promise that the issue of Treasury bills should be restricted at a future and no distant time. This, the official communication says, is a "grave error," and one that misrepresents in the most "regret table" manner the true meaning of the vote of the Corps Legislatif. In order to show that there was not, as the Debate would have it, any "moral victory of the minority," tbe com munique cites various peewee from M. Gouin's report, the arguments of which it recapitulates, and then comes to the conclusion that "everything use ful in the amendment had previously been provided for by the committee, in concert with the govern ment," while everything "sterile and hurtful" had been avoided by the committee, whose report the Corps Legialatif adopted. The whole of this con troversy turns upon the question whether the com tr.ittee had any inkling of the amendment of the opposition before it was actually presented. The government note assumes that because M. Gonin's report states that the committee only received the amendment at the !eat moment, and after they had finished their labours, therefore the demonstration of K Thiele and his frierds exercised no influence upon their deliberations. But this is not conclusive, because all the arguments of the amendment might have been brought forward in speeches against the loan bill, and nothing is more likely than that the committee had some information touching the opposition tactics. The small difference between 1/1. Gouin's views as explained by the government commissary, M. Vnitry, and those of M. Thiers was remarked upon the moment the report of the debates was published. If the report was not framed to take the wind out of M. Thiers' sails, the coinci dence is extraordinary that M. Gouin, a member of the majority, should have been influenced by pre cisely a similar " order of ideas," and should have set forth the necessity, at the time of consolidating a large portion of the floating debt, of making con ditions restricting the issue of Treasury bills for the future. Although the government thinks it expe dient to deny any moral victory of the minority, and to vaunt the "imposing majority" of 242 to 14, which sanctioned the loan for 300 millions, it is satisfactory to the country to find that the majority itself is somehow or other imbued with the notions of the minority, and now speaks a language widely differing from that which it used some years ago. The fact that M. Thien did not vote at all (unless he was accidentally absent from the divi sion, which has not been suggested) shows that be at least felt that the admissions and promises of the government orator had given him a substantial • I victory. Moreover, those opposition deputies who, after signing the amendment, voted for the I bill, were certainly under the same impression as the writer of the article in the Debate which is now censured. The King of Portugal's letter to the Emperor, ANOTHER PRIZE-FIGHT PROSECUTION. At the County Petty Seuiona, held on Saturday, at Guildford, Joseph and Luc Baker, two well-know' pugilists, were masthead for committing a breech of the puce at Woking, on the 17th instant. These pugilists con. tended, on the day named in the summons, in a field does to the Woking Station on the South Western Railway, for 2001., and the fight, after lasting me hour and 33 mien* was declared to hays been woe by Goes. Gm. did not ippon% Baker, howewer, was present, sad Mr. Taylor, of Fursivarrina. attended on his behalf. George Payne, • farmer of Woking, was swore, and deposed that on the naorshag of the 17th inst. he sew two men fighting is a meadow at Woking, but he did not know who they were, neither 000ld be swear to Baker as one of the men. Mr. Taylor addressed the bench, and expressed great regret on behalf of Baker as he was not aware that he was committing a breach of the peace. He could as sure the beech that two-thirds of the CM1103013 orders were not aware that prize-fighting was illegal, and unfortunately the defendant came from a county where it was looked tea es • kied of pastime. He acme from the district of Wert Bromwich, neer Birmingham, when the inhabitants, be The believ=ere unconscious that prize-fighting was . a riot. remarked that if a person committed an offence against the law, he was not to be excused became he g of the consequences which would follow. r al i d aji:7 " , ramming his address, raid he admitted the force of the chairman's remark ; but when a te was satisfied that • misdemeanour of this kind was committed without the offender being aware that it was an offence, a most lenient view was usually taken of it. The defendant was not a prize-fighter; but infortn. eat*, some few persons who 'believed him to possess con siderable powers as a scientific boxer had put down 2.i1. without his knowledge, and feeling that he would be acting io an ungentlemanly manner towards them fib, disappointed them, he entered into the contest, although against his will. He was a gamekeeper to • friend of his in Wiltshire, and he (Mr. Taylor) could confidently mare the bench theta they would permit him to depart on this occasion he would never enter the prize ring again. After the bench had consulted for a moment or two, the chairman said that the magistrates meet do the same in this case as thew did in the one which was tried before them a short time since. The defendant most enter into his own recognizance* is the sum of Hl., and find a surety for the same amount, to keep the par for six months, and pay the code, 11. 1.155. Mr. Taylor thanked the beach for the kind manner in which they had received the case, and offered himself as surety for the amount above stated, observing that he was anxious to send Baker away from Loodon. The required recognizance, were then entered into, and the cons being paid, the de. fondant left the court. A telegram was received from the defendant Goes, stating that he bad unfortunately missed the train, and was unable to appear before the magistrates; but if they would adjourn the hearing he would steed before them next week or whenever they thought proper. The bench adjourned the case against Goes until the next bench day. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) NORD" DICIOUNIU 11, 8 La. B. IL D. W. N. I. Q. 1 lt 1 L Nairn Inn - 1.61 •' 30 • ' 1.27 4 Aberdeen ... ,110.211 - W. 7 ll s! 2 WO • 1 30.20' 4 8.1. 4 SS m 1 Greeoeseil 1 110.10 1 5.8.1. 0i is . '0.22 1 Galway lO.Oll • I SAW. 0I 12 r '6.36 4 Valenti* I_, 6 0 5. 11 l6 2 0.0 2 Cape Car le 125 1 i Z. 141 S S'• R 1 Overawe 1102 47 1 N. .4I 32 0 O. 1 Ihmemesi 161.13 3 ILL 6 1 12 o 'Sall 1 lielytetal 11619 0 LB. ' 7 II r: 3 Pembrolte ,30.24 1 6.1. 1 MI r 1.21 7 Penrance . 50.22 0 W.N.W. . 1 26 r ' OAS 2 Brest L'Orlent . . ... '10.20 48 0 , IL IL 1 1 12 4 '0.14 3 Rochefort 30.28 41 0 1 13. '3l 30 •e , — 1 Plymouth 30.5510, 2 I 1L 12 16 2, S Weymouth 30.32 40j 2 ILL • Z m ' toil 4 Portsmouth 60.34 30 1 2 Z. 12,63 1.-12 London 114. n. 34145 1 2 N. 6 ,16 at 0.02 - Dover . 37 5 N. : 3 32 e I , Tormemth 310.32 1 N.W. :6. 34 a• I ' oestememmt 30.2833 S ; N.W. , 7 130 •• 3 Oleids 30.20 33 1 ft 1 N.W. '2! 24 m 6 adleolowd 30.0634' 0 I N.N.W. 'B. 30 a I South Cone on Sunday all round. Earthern=Scotland. Western= Inland. VlMle=Wales, o PPohile and adjacent. Pontbent =English Heligoland. ) and Biscay hay. EseternmEastward England and Heligoland. B.—Barometer corrected and reduced to 3?.° at hall tide Ireel. Each tea feet, of vertleal elevation, cantina about one hundredth of an Inch Dutnrrnor : and each ten degrees, above 32 4 . CAOI. log nearly three hundredths DICREASK , E.—Krpostd thermo meter in shade. D.—Difference of wet bulb (for evaporation and dew point). W.—Wind, direction of 7ruca--two points Leer of Wt Iforce (I to It —estimated). X.—lliwsi , a force slates last report Q.—Quarter whence XXTILZKII force ,N NE=l. to h4=ll),l.—lnitials h—blue sky; c.—clouds :detached.) f.—fog; ; I—lightning; m.—misty (hazy' ; o.—overaist dull); r.—rain s.—snow: t. —thuauler. Italn-tall, snow w liailZeltiid), since last report. B.—Sea disturbance it to 91. I—' la. COMMERCIAL. TRAVELLER!? BENEVOLENT 'Marin"- TION.—The half-yearly general court of the governors of this institution was held at the London Tavern ou Saturday to receive the report of the board of management, to ap point the usual officers, to elect two annuitsote upon the fends, and for the transaction of general business : also to consider a motion of Mr. H. J. Cherer as to Rule 3:t, by which it was proposed to add, after the words " several donations," " sad also to become a vies-president of the institution." It was also announced that en alteration in Rule 44 would be suggested by Mr. Cherer. Mr. H. J. Cherer was called to the chair. The chair man, in opening the proceedings, said he thanked the meet ing for their mark of coufideuee in placing him in the chair. It was a mark of confideoce which be would not my he did not deserve, but which certainly he tried to dre serve ; for from being placed in the chair he presumed they had confidence in him. (Hear, hear.) He was pleased end gratified with the number of gentlemen be saw in the room as it augured so well for the prosperiv of the institution. and he believed it arose from the fact that it was a n insti tution that really deserved their support, and that it was continually progressing. Mr. Kahle', the secretary, mad the report for the present half-veer, which stated the total receipts for the year to hare been 1,535/. 10s. Gd., which, ss compared with those of last year, show an Mere's* of 215/. 2s. The board of mtuagement had made an addition of 4901. to the revestanent fund—this makes the funded property of the institution 4,150/. The report was adopted, a s were also the amendments proposed in the tides. A baud of management for the ensuing year having bees elected, the business terminated, and the election of annuitants was proceeded with. NEw COUNTY COURT Rrlzn.—Ou Friday next a number of new rule' to regulate the practice of comity courts. both in bankruptcy eases and on general answers. will Wine into force. The rules bare been sanctioned by the Lard Chancellor, and his lordship is empowered by them to make special rules fur the offices. There is to be a county court office in every place where a county court is holden, and where there is a market day no Saturday half holiday is to be taken. Some forms and a list of fees appear in the orders. Oa a judgmeut summons the defer!- dent can pay the money at any time " before his body is delivered to the gaoler." SHOCKIN.; SUICIDE.—Ou Saturday, about 12 o'clock, as some men were in the carpet ground field., adjs. °eat to the embankment of the North London sod H a nts. stead Junction Reilway, they observed • well-dressed matt walking along the line. Of this no particular persons e r e top of the embankment. The driver of a passenger tram which was approaching the Kentish-town station saw the person alluded to in close proximity to the metals, red blew his whistle to caution him. Instead of going to • di' tacos from the line, however, he deliberately placed his heed upon the rails. The driver need every effort to SW and reveres hi engine, hot before be could do so the serer , or iron guard in front of the engine, had struck the erode and thrown him to some dietence. When picked up it sae found that the back pert of his heed was dreadfully inntrei The men who were in the field were called, sod convqsa the wounded man to the Univezeity Hospital. Me died there about 6 o'clock in the evening. The deceased was ascertained to be a Mr. Thorns Young, of 32, Graltarrouh Kentish-town. Armarnizo The dopartt amen from F. lea to fit in Dodo% and the npto• to fit in Perini leaving done will reach Period ranging warda. ISZEVANTR &aimslye not*. l o veare th ao doubt aervau 'backlog degree "hr talk to the ether enbjeot first importenc is another of the! are wail of their tout tough joi sufficient juatifi What east of of to the happier lieleiP• Is th, ineoh higher in i aeother of tt et all harder tt b elieve, almost this respect, al Possible. The appear richer tt sod which, iod, fill our househ4 hat duel laPi treat I „. 141 ‘ marrimo 'Opted to 1 and tooveuitoto to authority, caliniusr n m o r sere cent of ov ter Jeeuary, Sang Frost. in a rather eon fore Mr. Bare suicide in the I Henry Mills wharves is To shoat I t o'olool &muds Load dews the steps aught bold of her what she ir lathing, I'm oe that she was r the bridge with when she got I v her min k beZillee w bar sio Ow, sad as els M seised her s eye oe the Mr. Bertha. Witness regal excited and sot over to thecae Mr. Bonham • seer to the in Hise replied ill the day an boaband in the e could sot to • Motion to ma The soother o that her daWs lb her hisi have =mitts Mr. Berthas if he di. 13be replied h Mr. Bonham to be given together. DINTOBBiIfeI William Roe arged with e Unioe-eth lath glass, dish Mr. Robert all. maid that roe or feud Warheads. I refused, a tim e r:eon ble ant; In answer to 'pi Mg to the about. Mr. Beircbarn fine of be., as psi for twee &mud Ford ears of age. wl y with the with at by on. The peirsoess freqnsatly gum her, mad cm oee room, and el eight the girl doeWog of the Horsseirest, R Church. The g Only bed floor at the they t ot goner sad his beat her in a daughter left tl girl Mahremy re in a very info and attacked his wife, ono inflicting a d. girl revealed to he had &term' and the polio. Polies-constable removed to the into custody. "ing bimai left lag on I Ilia mistake by what he wee ibc he bed cat the ; Thimbleby maC and found it in ■ *ere stains of b fresh. A artifice!. the London Ha rise ilabooey and could Mr. Woolrycb I OW Bur' 4.1 Mills n L ob& oad Bonham ... 000 004 %Mom binias I