The Express. — London, England, 1863-04-16 00:00:00

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NUM WATIIL AT LONDON ESIDOL TINA DAY --Manilas OR SUL ....Afesurroa IL Oa TaitomoV-11art/s& 14 imas.....Ananops. IL 42a. LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 16. Tau lions Szcarrasv ia, it appears, about to act on the suggestions hastily made in favour of amalgamating the City Police with the Metro politan force. A Bill for this purpose has been given notice of, and will be introduced by Sir Gigolos GREY early next week. The change thus proposed is, on constitutional as well as other grounds, a serious one, and it is important that no attempt should be made to effect it hurriedly on the spur of a temporary excitement, or without full time being afforded for considering the pro posal in all its bearings. It is possible that there may be some powerful reasons in favour of the proposed amalgamation, and if so it is extremely' desirable that they should be stated and fully dis cussed. Meanwhile, however, it must be noted, that none of the reasons hitherto offered in support of the change will bear serious examination. The chief if not the only argument urged by the advo cates of amalgamation is the break-down of the Police arrangements in the City on the occasion of the PfIDOSMS ALEXANDRA'S entry, and on the night of the illuminations. This comparative failure undoubtedly furnishes good ground for searching inquiry on the part of the City authorities, and , supplies them with a cogent reason foe securing greater rigour and efficiency in the administration of the force under their control. But in itaelf the ' insufficiency of a special arrangement supplies no valid argument whatever in favour of organic change. The best institutions fail, or partially fail, occasionally, bat it would be not only irrational but most unjust to stigmatise them as radically vicious and urge their abolition on the sole ground of the temporary failure. Constitutional monarchy, for example, breaks down now and then, from the perversity or incapacity of the reigning sovereign ; bat the usual antidote for this serious evil is the substitution of a better king, not the abolition of the monarchy. In like manner the partial collapse of the arrange ments made by the City Police for meeting an unexampled and overwhelming pressure is no good reams for condemning the whole system of administration. And that it is really no better than a pretext with many who employ it for this purpose, may be sufficiently proved by a simple inquiry. Had the case been reversed, had the confusion and delay occurred on the Metro politan instead of the City side would thous who now clamour for amalgamation mkt a central authority have been equally loud in demanding that the Metropolitan should be awl inflated to the City Police, and placed under cue plete municipal control f But had the distin guished Chief of the Metropolitan Police unhap pily been removed just before the entry of the Penmen, it is quite conceivable that some confu sion in the arrangements, or partial failure in eer rying them out, might have occurred west of Temple Bar. Should we in that came, however have had an agitation in favour of breaking tip the Metropolitan force into Marylisbane, Westminster, and Lambeth divisions, and placing each under local control f Such a proposal would, never &ekes, as the offspring of a special experience, have been supported by the very arguments now most strongly urged in favour of amalgamation. No system, good in itself, is to be condemned from an exceptional instance of inefficient admi. nistration, and the ugly rush at the Mansion-bonus lad month supplies no sound reason for so sweep ing an organic change as that involved in the abolition of the established municipal control of the City Police. That ugly rush, it is true, seri ously reflects on the City management, and has very naturally, for the moment, excited a strong feeling against the system. Bat legislation ought to be founded, not on feeling, but on arguments that will bear the fullest and moat deliberate investigation. Nothing is more dangerous in its tendency, more injurious to the public interests, than the attempt to make serious legislative changes in osseous of panic and on the spur of some momentary excite ment. Only a few months ago, during the garotting panic, a violent outcry was raised for the abolition of our existing penal system, and a return to the old plan of transportation. According to the penis mongers there was no time for debate or delay, and immediate legislative interference was loudly a.- nuoded. Had this demand been complied with, we should by this time have been involved is a desperate and perhaps fatal quarrel with oar most flourishing colonies. Now those who made the demand are congratulating themselves and the' public that nothing was done. So in this caw, if the momentary feeling against the City Police aye tem is founded in reason, the reason ought to be stated and fairly discussed before any step is taken by the Legislature. If it can be shown that the system of municipal Police administration is vicious in principle, or necessarily inefficient in practice, there would then be at least some show of reason for the proposed legislative interfer ence. But this has not hitherto been attempted. No advocate of amalgamation has ventured to condemn the principle of local self-government as radically vicious, for the very sufficient reason that in this country no intelligent and patriotic citizen would listen to such a doetrine. ' ' The proceedings of municipal boast and the details of their local administration are some times amusing enough, and afford a broad and easy mark for the shafts of ridicule and satire. But while we smile at the inflated language of some local administrators, it must not be forgotten that the system is one of the greatest safeguards !of public liberty, and that not so much in its direct results as in its indirect influence. The actual government locally secured may in some cases be imperfect enough, but the process of ad ministration is of incalculable value in helping to keep up the public spirit and local patriotism of the citizens. In the special case of the City Police it is, as a matter both of principle and policy, extremely desirable that the existing muni cipal control should be maintained. The principle that the City Corporation should provide for the protection of the citizens has always been re garded as wise and salutary, for the obvious reason that it is better for the public that power of this kind should be distributed amongst the citizens than that it should be concentrated in the hands of the Government. Nothing has occurred that we know of to show that the principle is either unsound in itself or incapable of ap plication in practice. No one pretends to say that thorough efficiency is incom patible with the existing system of Police adminis tration in the City. Such a notion has been suf ciently disproved in times past by the fact, and the defects which an exceptional experience re cently revealed can, of course, be easily corrected without the interference of the Home Office. No one can deny that thorough efficiency may be as well secured under the citizens as under the Home Office. Inefficiency may, of course, reveal itself under either system, but if ithad done so under the Home Office, that would not have been converted into a reason for abolishing the central adminis tration, and localising the Metropolitan force. Nor ought the insufficiency of the recent Police arrangements in the City to be used as a pretext for abolishing the system of Civic rule. Cbt Court. WINDSOR CASTLS ATIUL 15. The Queen, accompanied by the Prinow Helena and attended by the Hoe. Harriet Phipps, drove out in a carriage and four yesterday *Hamm. Major-Usual Seymour attended osi bonebselt. Her Majesty, attended by Lady Augusts Bruce, drove out this =msg. Colocal lion. A. Harding, wiz in attendance. Prince Leopoidand Princess Beatrice went toXondon, and I visited the Zoological-gardens, attended by lady Caroline Barrington and Captain Sir W. Haste. Captain 800. F. Egerton, R.N., arrived at the Castle yesterday. _ Lord Crunorne and Captain Sir W. Host* bare ano. eroded Lord de Tabby and Lieatenant•Colonel Kinpoote as Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Marchioness of Ely has succeeded the Curlew of Athol. u Lady in Waiting to the Queen. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The Ministers pre sent were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan cellor, Earl Granville, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, and Lord Stanley of Alderley. TEE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 1863. THE WEDDING PRESENTS AT THE SOUTH KENIALKOTON NUEIBUIf. It is impassible to goes at the number of visitors who attended last wee* at the " private view' of the wedding presents at the South Kensington Museum. Poll dress, undress, cloaks, great own, hate wore, and bonnets mingled with ball costume, diamond tiaras, stare, wreathe of dowers, opera cloaks, and extensive crinoline. Person waited for two hours in slow proorsion towards the jewels and other wedding presents. Hun dreds had so other smuenneat than to admire the patience of the crowd and to lines to the music et the policeman's voice in the distance to the inciteshig teas of "Pam on." Even the picture gallerin were so crowded with the out siders as to afford neither retreat nor amusement to those who were deluded with the expectation of enjoying a com fortable private view. However, perfect order was kept sad the greatest good-humour prevailed. Included under the bead of miscellaneous may be new. bend two portents, Unee-quartere size, of the Crown Prince sad Priors of Peon* pressen from their royal bighorns •' a copy, by Kr. Charles Newton, of the Ref hello St. Catherine in the Natiessel Gallery ; two fan. mounts, by the Primness of Holteeloin ; a man of marble with inlay of various-ooloured noon in the style of Florentize panni.ders work, made at Torquay, and promoted by Lady Buchanan. There is a Bible, gorgeously mounted end boned, by the British sad Foreign Bible So ciety. and containing an inecriptioe in the handwriting of Lord Shaftesbury ; and a Bible and Prayer-book, not lees interesting, from the &Sebes of Windsor-48e sides of the book are of ivory. and with turquoise nom in the oaths. The ether presents am—From the Duke of St. Albans, • paper weight, with morale inlay in the Sync line style ; from Lietteeset-Colonal Canodiah, an ink stand et Onmaal shaman • the child,. . cis Whippingham School, bible (Bageter's pol yglot), bound in morocco, with gilt metal deeps and mounts ; Mr. F. W. Gibbs, enantelhd paper weight, surrounded by a figure of a mounted Anae mia attacked by • tiger; Lord Ilitchiagbrolca, casket for holding cars in Algeria, onyx mounted in ormolu ; Mr. W. Rummell, paper weight formed of an agate pebble it the shape of • bores hoof, mounted is gold, with the motto "Tree nod Fest" undantenth ; mem. hers of the household of his Royal Highness the Priam of Wales, clock, Snow porcelain and ormolu, painted with Watteau subjects ; and pair of vase-shaped candelabra, tur quoiee porcelain, with ormolu branches In form of lilies. During this day (Thursday) and to-morrow the public will be admitted to see the presents from 10 tall 6 on preset of 6d. each perms. On Saturday aunties will be free from 10 tillo. The rules for admission next week will be in accordance with the timid regulation@ of the Museum— namely, free on Mondays. Tuesdays, and Saturdays, and by payment of 6d. on students' days—Wednesdays, Thurs days, sad Fridays. A letter from Coburg states that her Majesty Quinn Vietoria will pam some time during the ease* summer at the chateau of Rowena, near that city. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Mimes Loegley hays retuned to Lambeth Pahoe tom Addiagtos Park, sear Oroydoe, ter the erase. The Duke of Devonshire and the Lady Louisa Wendish, and the Marquis of flartiegton, ILP., have arrived at Dermehlre Home, from Obatewoeth, for the sewn. His Highness the Maharajah Drileep Singh has returned to Cleridge's Hotel treat Middleton, Yorkehire. The late director of Her Majeati'a Theatre is prefer* ter pablisatles a " History at the Opera" during the period et his osesizioa with that theatre. Lord Robert Montagu intends, on Tuesday week, aa im amendment to Sir James Elphiestrme's motto& with • view to provide far Um accesadoell see strudirm of skips for the royal navy of the easel mailable fames mid emberials, to mo►e, "That the Board of Admiralty should be stepowend by parliament to introduce into this public service • clan of persona equal is education sad posi tion to the military owlets of Woolwich, who (subject to eartaio regaletioeir sad coaditions to he mods by or with the mettles of the Comptroller of the Navy) way ultimately foul the duties of royal &veal arcbltects. • On the 30th Mr. Henry Seymour will move that the seisms enmities on the Sedeviastioal Commission do comfit of 16 member:—Mr. Lowe, Yr. Walpole, lir. Locke King, Yr. Edward Pleydell Bouverie, Lord Robert Cecil, Mr. Aldsrmsa Copelaad, Yr. Feewick, Sir Henry Willoughby, Lord Fermey. Mr. Newelegate, Mr. The, Yr. Binatird. lar. Phillips, Mr. Selwyn, Mr. Haat, mid Ni. Beery Seymour. LATkAff 1N T 161 LIGENOZ. PRUSSIA. M. de Gerlach, a Prussian judge, a writer in the Kreut-Zeiteng, and a man of great literary repu tation in Germany, lately made a speech to the Evangelical Society of Berlin, laying down the principle of divine right on which King William has obstinately acted ever since his accession to the throne, in terms which have the merit of raising a very distinct issue. This learned pundit says : The rights of a sovereign, by the pat; of God, must not be oonfouoded with those of any secondary authorities, not even with those of the father of a family. Every right must ' give way to the royal prerogative. The royal right can .either be diminished by opposing rights, nor by treatise, traditions, constitutions, nor oaths. It is immutable, and all resistance to it, whether active or passive, is unjust and wicked. THE "AMNESTY" TO THE POLES. The following is the complete text of the imperial manifesto issued by the Emperor of Russia on the 12th inst., whereby his Majesty announced an amnesty to the Poles : Noce the appearance of the first renne' of disorders which have broken out in the kingdom of Poland the dic tates of our heart have been followed by as, and we bare declared that we do not make the Polish Make responsible for the agitations which have bad the most unfortunate eoeseqaences for that kingdom. We have only inscribed them to the incitements which have proceeded for some time from some individual■ in foreign countries, who, from having spent many years in an useettled manner, are so mietomed to promote discord sod arbitrary acts and to weave plots in the dark, by which the feelings which one owes to a love for humanity are smothered in them, and which could even influence them to rally the national honour by crimes. These proceedings of another age, which for some time have been condemned by the decree of history, do not any longer accord with the spirit of our time. The present geosratioo most devote itself to the task of establishing the welfare of the country, not by streams of blood but by a coons of peaceful progress. This la the object which we set before ourselves when we, under the divine pro tector, took the oath before God and our conscience to devote our life to promote the happiness of oar people. If, however, we would fulfil this oath, which is ever sacred to us, to its full extent, we most be sure of the approbation of all men who intend to act gloomily for the sdvsntege of this country, and who base their attachment not oe in terested expectations, or criminal attempts, but on the sin cere maintenance of public pesos, under the protection of the law. In our anxiety for the future of the country we will con sign to oblivion all past acts of rebellion. Therefore, in fluenced by the yearning desire to put an sod to the Bow of blood, which is as fruitless for the one party as it is pain ful to the other, we are waling to accord full pardon to all our subjects in the kingdom who have taken pert in the recent disturbances, if they are no► responsible for other crimes, or for offences connected with our army, and if they will lay down their ante by the Ist (13th) May, sad return to obedience. On us lies the duty to guard the country from the return of all agitatime op posed to ceder, and to open to it a new era in its political life. These can only be introduced by a rational organise tios of the powers of local self-government as the basis of the entire structure. We have given the basis of this re form in the institutions granted by us to the kingdom, but to oureincere grief the result has not yet accorded with the teachings of experience in consequence of the insurreo timely events whereby chimeras of the passions have been substituted for the voice of public opinion, which is ne cessary for every reform. Whilst we now maintain these institutions in their full integrity, we reserve to ourselves the power, when they have been tested by practice, to proceed with their farther development according to the wants of the country sad the time. It is only by the confidence of the country in our views that the traces of the piquet misfortunes in the kingdom of Poland can vanish, end that it can proceed surely to the goal which our care points out to it. We im plore the Divine aid that we may mooned in fulfilling what we have always considered to be our St. Petersburg, March 31, 1863. AtAXAZDZR. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (now ovl OWN COEMIWNDINFL) PARIS, WEDNIBIDAY E?WIQ. I think it not too much to say that the Emperor is at this moment seriously revolving in his mind the possibility of a war with Russia. The popu larity of the Polish cause in France makes it ex ceedingly difficult for him to submit to the diplo matic check which evidently awaits M. Drouyu de Lhuys' last note at St. Petersburg. The Empress, who looks on the affairs of Poland from a Roman catholic point of view, and would see in a war with Russia a triumph of Rome at the expense of the Greek church, uses her influence in favour of in tervention. Russia is already as angry with France as it is possible to be without an actual rupture, and her diplomatists in private conversation make bitter charges of ingratitude and forgetfulness of Russia's neutrality in the last war with Austria, her acceptance of the annexation of Savoy and Nies, and her prompt recognition of Italy at the desire of France. Whatever else may happen, the entente cordiak between France and Russia, till very lately so much looked to by both parties, is certainly broken. The silence of the Conststutionnel during two days about the amnesty is considered an alarming symptom. The editor of that journal, K Limayrac, was eloquent a short time back on the " magnanimity of the Czar," and now, of course for want of instructions, be has nothing to say upon the subject which of all others occupies the political world. _ _ . The Bourse has not recovered from the sort of panic which prevailed yesterday. Rents sustained a further fall of 10c. Mobilier, however, rue 11fr. 25c., and the Orleans and Southern railways were about Mr. higher. Bather's Correspondence says that the Primus Clothilde, although she is to embark at Marseilles with Prince Napoleon, will not accompany him to Egypt, but will remain with the King of Italy during her husband's longer excursion. K Borchardt, the singer, was seized with an apoplectic fit yesterday, while rehearsing the part of Rairnbaud, in Comte Om on the stage of the Opera. The physicians who are always in waiting at that establishment were called in, but, in spite of all their efforts, K Borchardt died within an hour. He was only thirty-five years of age. WEATHER REPORT.(THDI DAY.) TRIMIDAY, Alfa li. S /AL gochefert..:3o.oo4B $ Pipm0uth . ...220247 2 limpoutil..22.ool 4 P e t r m°411L 1::::: : Landon --.20.0261 4 Dover.., ... 2924452 2 Yeresoutb.. .420261 2 Scarbonmqol. .0244 1 Shields —.— .02'622 llearisail.. 010 1 TRIDAY. SATURDAY. W.N.W. to 8.8.W.,m0- 11001%1110. B.W. to N.W., mod► dente, tine. rate, showery. W. to N. and back, LSALMM. &W. to &X and X., moderate, showery. moderate , va ri able. W.B. W. to N.N.W, W.Canennte N.W. to N.X and B.X, moderate to %Mt., light, variable, tine. tine. As next above. to S. and 8.W., mo derate, time. N.X. to B.H. and 8., light, some shower'. As shore. Aantizt above. W.PaandL N. W. to d. W. and LI., L W.lliteidann. itght, tome showers. N.N.W. to HICK, LL INGLAID. moderate. flee. N. to L and 8.1., light, Z. own. Alba The Emperor Napoleon, accompanied by a single alde.de-camp, went the day before yesterday to visit the church of &mil, meetly repaired. His Majesty proceeded to the Western Railway station of Paris in a private car riage, took two tickets at the wicket of the office, mid mimed a reserved carriage. The incogairo of the Emperor was respected by the railway officials and such of the pamesgers as might have reeogaised him. A oorrespondent at Nice, who complains very bitterly of the want of hotel amemmodatioa there says r— n The King of Wurteetherg and the Princess Mary have bees staying at the Villa Avigdor since November. They leave to-morrow (April 15), but I have heard nothing yet of the departure of Kiog Louis of Bavaria, who has been at as Hotel des Aoglais since December last. He is very popular here, and is to be wee walking about alone at all hours of the day, when he stops and talks to say who may take his fancy. He sad the Kies of Wurtemberg have frequently exchanged riles and dimes* at their respective reeideoces, and on the occasion of the Prism of Wales's marriage Kiog Louis invited the King of Wurtembeng, the Princess Mary, the Prince and Prowess de RaussMottrits, the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton, and several other distinguished guests, to witness the fireworks, which were thrown off immediately opposite his windows!' " The persons who saw the young Queen of Naples," says a Ilarseillso letter, " on her passage through France, say that she is much changed, sod looks thinner. Pears are entertained that her Majesty will be attacked with the same pulmonary disease aa her sister, the Empress of Austri►." A collection of letters and historical documents is to be *old by audio's at A wises an Holliday salt The collection contains 350 numbers, sad among the works re lotion to the chateau of Navarre, to the city and county of a document signed by Henri d'Albret, Kiss el Navarre, in 1552, and soother signed by Robert de la Mare, Doke of Bouillon, in 1554 ; eight other writings, relating to the princes of the family of Tour d'Auvergne, sad various entographs of C►rdinal Perron and ►he Empress Jceephise, thee known under the rune of Utopians la Parris. 1,100 trees on the Stanbridge estate, near Aires ford, is Huopehire. were sold by mignon a day or two mance, and realised 4,323 i. _ _ . . . . . Stokes Bay Railway is now opened, and visitors reach the Isle of Wight from London in about three Imam ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.—At a very uu rneroua meeting of the club last night, presided over by Lord Wm. Lennox, Lord Alfred Paget yea unanimously reelected commodore amidst great applause, and the other Akin of the club were also appointed. The office of vice-nommiodare, vacant by the death of Mr. Richard Orem, was voted by a large majority to Sir Gilbert Fast, and the office of trea surer to Mr. Stephen Clare and cup-bearer to Mr. H. Cook. The auditors and semeter; are as before, and 21 gentlemen were appointed as usual for the committee. THZ SUNDAY CLOIHNO OF PUBLIC-HOY/81a —A petition to parliament, from the Sundayachool teachers sad members of the primitive methodist body I. Salford, pray ing for the closiecof public-houses oa Sondem was recently sent to Mr. W. N Mammy, Y. P., for presentatims. T he following acknowled gment of its receipt has been replayed from Mr. Massy :" Lond.on, April 13, 1863.—Sir,—I have promoted the petition which you have forwarded to me. I, a few the sof the existing law with e, upon a oommittee appointed to inquire to in reference to the miming o public-homes oe Sunday; and the committee, after hearing a good deal of evidence, came to the cosi elusion that the existing law was too 'telecom ; and, in con formity with our report, sn act was panted to modify the law. Parliament has attempted, at various times, to put down vice and immorality by legislation, but such well. meant effort. have genetrilly hese neriacierdtd, sad have frequently aggravated the evils they wire Weeded to remedy. It will afford me much pleasure if, upon a careful etheidestios of the provivioos of Mr. Somee's bill, I can eve it inz sepport.-1 remain, sir, faithfully yours, W. N. MAMMY. COUNTY or DUBLIN ELacrioir.—The high sheriff of the comity atteeded car the wartime" Kilmainham, yesterday, at one o'clock, and having made the usual prods matins, posted his notice, declaring that the election for • member In the room of James R. Hamilton, Esq., will take place on Wednesday neat, the 22nd inst. Nobs lie 47 ILberdeso 29.9T 46 Leith Ardroesea toe 411 Portromb 494147 Galway 30.04 61 Veteotlt 1 L . 111 o u r eira led Liverpool Pembroke Penzame Jersey Breit ILL& —— - - - II ILI A - I I OA I 7 ex! b • • b • . 1 a 1 b 1 •• i 11.10 1 al I-11 POLAND. The Czas publishes a letter from Warsaw, which says General Lowszyn has replaced Colonel Methanol! as Di rector-General of Police. The latter was, it is amid, die missed for not having discovered the persons who lately assaminated two Basilian spies. The Grand Duke sum mand the edema to the *am "It is you who are direc tor of polies?' said the Grand Duke. The other bowed in totem of snack " Who has been arrested in cousequenoe of the murders lately committed "No ace, your high. nem" was the reply. " And yet you call yourself director of police!" " Your highness will mouse me, but I eta do nothing, being convinced that, the police itself forms part of the plot." "Is that the case? Very fine, truly !" And so the interview terminated. The colonel was removed the same day. The Austrian Gazette of Vienna says :—" The wounded Poles brought to Galicia have been dis tributed among the towns of Kozezowioe, Oracow, Tarnow, Rzeekow, Przeworsk, and Jroslow, where proper measures hove been taken for their treat ment ; but as- operating surgeons are scarce in those places, two of the most distinguished medical men of Vienna have been instructed by the govern ment to visit those towns and perform whatever operations may be found necessary." (acorn's Ts:Lammas.) THE POLISH QUESTION. PARK APIIILI6. of to-day, in an article s igned by DC Limayrac, asks what will be the cons.- quotient of the amnesty, and says :—" Blood con tinues to flow in Poland. Europe has not ceased to be uneasy. Will those who were the victims of the conscription be amnestied 'I The amnesty tes tifies to the noble sentiments of the Emperor Alex ander. We are willing to believe it to be the filet step in the path amicably advised by the great powers, namely, the pursuance of a policy which would insure the tranquillity of the interior of Russia and the repose of Europe. The amnesty is not a solution, but the hope of a solution." DENMARK AND THE THRONE OF GREECE. OOPENHAGEN, Aran. 16. _ _ The Danmark of to-day says 7.--" The day before yesterday the question of Prince William's candida ture was the subject of an animated debate in the Privy Council. It is asserted that Prince Christian abandoned some of the conditions be formerly required for his son's acceptance of the crown, but still most positively insists upon the abdication of the ex-King Otho." THIC SPANISH CONGRESS. MADRID, Arta 15, EVEMIG. The rumour acquires consistence that the Cortes will be dissolved after having voted the authorisa tion for the collection of the taxes. ro-day, in the Chamber of Deputies, Senor Gon isles Bravo defended the ministry of Marshal Bar ran, and endeavoured to prove that the moderate peaty is not dissolved, and is united in the manner required from a party when called upon to form a usw ministry. Senor Cairo Asencio enumerated the acts of Marshal Narvaez since 180, which, he said, ren dered his return to power impossible, At a late sale of autographs in Paris a rag of yellow pew was sold for 300(r. It was a note written sod egad by Martin Luther, and dated 1631. It is said that Victor Hugo is engaged upon a new work, which is to be '94* sad which is to be • sort of link between "Notre Dame de Paris° and "Lee Miserable.." He ban sound other works in hand, but be has put them ell aside is order to devote himself to this. A biography of Victor Hap is shortly to be published Perils, modes. the title of " Victor Hago, rsoonte par as Tempi' de is Vie.* wi.w. B.Z. N. N.W. N.W. N.N.W. W.N.W. N.W. N. N.M.& 111. o o I o• • • - !iI THE BRITISH MUSEUM. This morning was issued the financial and statis tical etatement of the British Mamma, retrospective and prospective, together with an amount of the progress made in the collections during the pest year, ka. The expenditure for the year ending March 31 last was 96,1551. 31. 3d., while theJestimate had been for 103,3121. There was a balance at that date amounting in all to 43,240 f. 4a. 9d. The estimate for the corning year la 90,5411. The total somber of persons admitted to view the Museum last year was 895,077, being an increase of more than 200,0000 n any 01:10of the last five year The greatest number of visitors was in August, July and June coming next. The smallest number was in November. 122,497 visit were rid to the reading-room ; 1,647 to the galleries of scalp• tare for the purpose of study ; 3,265 to the print room; and 1,544 to the coin and medal room. Ties sidle to the reading-room were some thousands INS than in 1861 and 1860. The average number of readers last year was 419 a day, and each reader has consulted on as average 10 volumes a day. The number of volumes added to the library (including 339 received under the International Copyright Treaties) amounts to 30,362 (including music, maps, sad sewsperrs), of which 1,520 were promoted, 22,830 purchased, sad 6,012 acquired by copyright. The number of pars of volumes (includieg 492 received under the International Copyright Treaties) is 32,020 (including maps and music), of which 591 were presented, 14,347 paralysed, and 17,082 acquired by copyright. The total number of newspapers acquired is 1,027. Of these, 738 (via., 211 published in London, and 527 in the country) have been received from the Inland Revenue Office is Busload, 140 from the branch of that office in Ireland, and 130 from the branch of the same office in Scotland. One has been presented, and 18 purchased. The maps, charts, and plena amount to 1,229 in 3,990 sheets, the attars. to 36 complete, and 6 parts of ether in course l of publication. Of the maps and charts, 57 were presented, 923 purchased, and 249 acquired by copyright. Of the atlases, 1 was presented, 14 purchased, and 21 complete (including 2 received under the International Copyright Treatise), and 6 parts of Wars were acquired by copy right. The number of pieces of music, each compriMeg a complete work (including 326 received under the Interna tional Copyright Treaties) is 2,901. of which 101 were purchased and 2,474 acquired by copyright ; 437 parts and numbers of works in progress have been acquired by copyright, and also 1,084 works, not in cluded among the pieces of music, of which 944 were pur chased, and 140 acquired by copyright. The total number of articles received (including broadsides, ballads, and other miscellaneous pieces, not enumerated above) is 73,929, of which 1,191 were received under the InternatimmlOopyright Treaties. Of the articles received (exclusive of broadsides, ballads, photographs, to., and comprising 603 moored under the International Copyright Treaties) 29,176 are com plete works. Of the complete works, 19,451 were purchased, 708 presented, and 9,016 acquired by copyright. Each article acquired has been stamped. The number of stamps so im periled is, by the hand stamp, 349,065, and by Sloper's puncturing stamp, need for newspapers and playbills, 150,955, altogether 500,010 stamps. The additions made to the department of manuscripts in the coarse of the year have bee—manuscripts, 695 ; original charters and rolls, 583 ; original seals and balls, 23 ; and one manuscript to the Egertoo collection. The number of deliveries of MS& to peaces in the reading-room during the year amounts to 22,970, and to artists and others in the rooms of the department. to 4,540, exclusive of the volumes shown to visitors on private days. The acquisitions during the year to the department of Oriental, British, sod medieval antiquities and ethno graph3 We 881 in number. Some half doses acquisitions have been made else to the department of Greek sad Roman antiquities, and eight presents, which are fully de scribed, have been made during the year. Dario( 1862 several collections of coin, and medals were brought to the Museum, and the coins required were selected and purchased. Of these collections the most re markable has bees that of General Haug, which was um& during • long resides°, in Greece. The acquisitions are divided bate Greek, Roman, medieval and modem, and oriental ; 131 are gold, 761 silver, sad 976 copper. Professor Owen repeats his comphist of the want of spice for the departments of natural history. Choice rarities continue to be added to the vaults and memo reigned foe storage, each 111t034•11•41 jeer increasing the &Meaty of keeping the specimens in • good state and concentrating the time of the staff in mere works of pre paration. The additions in the year to the department of zoology are 13,129 in number. Rare and acceptable additions have seamed to all the departments of natural history during the year, many of which are specified in detail by the learned professor. The whole number of additional specimens is 28,273, of which 3,144 have been registered in the department of geology, and 1,330 is that of mineralogy. THE BIJDOHL—(THis DAY.)—By 10 o'clock this morning there were mere permute in LLenuss to be admitted into the Strangers' Gallery than the plleey would bold. It appears that many persons who desire to bow the details et the budget, bat who cannot afford to be away from their business eight or tee hours before Mr. Speaker takes the chair, engage others to represent them during the day, exchanging places with them in the eftermon. During yesterday and the two previous days a number of persons having no very pressing duties ou their hands might be seen loitering abort the boom ready to be engaged for the business of today. Amy mothmasa hay ing a ticket of admission to the gallery, as communicating his wishes to one of the porters, was introduced to me of these loiterers, and for a certain fee, varying from half a pines to half a crown, moored his services to sit patiently in St. Stephen's-hall or elsewhere, until melt part of the day as might be convenient for his employer to release him. MOO; AND EMANCIPATION O,OIIITY.—T4p fol lowing letter has been received by Mr. T. B. Potter, peed dent of the above society from the Rev. J. E. Thovold Rogers, ILA., professor cipolitical economy of the Univer sity of Oxford, in answer to a request that he would allow his name to be placed on the list of vioe-preeldeete —'• Oxford, April 14, 1863.-117 deer Sir,—l am glad to give in my adhesion to the principles of the association for expressing sympathy with the muse of union and emancipation in the &atm. Everyone who believes in the benefits of popular goieroment, and hopes for the progress of mankind in that habit of obedience to law and order which always forma the basis of all popular institutions, must feel the strongest repugnance to the principle as which the Seceded States attempted to commence their poli tical existaeos, and the dishonourable means they adopted to carry out their project. I cannot help feeling the atest admiration for you in the north of England who, after suf faring so much, both as capitalists and labourers, am so staunch to your rieciples.—Yours most (Sigowdl—Jais. E OROLD Boon." lii&L•IifCROLY SUICIDC BY • CLana vm•Br. —Rs the Rev. Samuel H. Mason, LLD., for aeoy years con nected with the Reolearreal Commission , 24, Upper Her rionetrat, Dudish where be resided. wee coming over from Holyhead I. the Ulster yetterday morning, be wee observed, whoa the vessel wee don to the Kir light,deliberately to step overboard. Agar at our jumped after him, and the vessel was stopped and a boat lo wered, but Mr.ldaeon had sunk in the swell before either could render any assistance. Mr. Hawn lit • letter for theortaiu, requesting him to Rite up his luggage to his friends. The following is the report of Captain Triphook, commander of the steamship Meta., is reference to the melancholy occurrence : " Royal Mail Steamer Ulster. Kiuptowo, April 15, 1863. What about two miles outside the Huh this morning, is my parrs from Holyhead, the cry of a man overboard was made from the quarter, when I immediately stopped and reversed fall speed. and lowered a boat down at once whoa I got near the place where he was last seen, and at the same time Edward. Daly seaman of this vessel, jumped overboard and tried to rye him, but before he or the boat melted him be sank. He went over in this vessel last night, and when I was speaking to him at half-par twelve last night he appeared quite collected. and told me that be went over for change of air, and had slept better on the paisage than he had done for a long time • and, having recommsuded him to go to bed again, be did so, and said he would get up at four o'clock. The steward saw him sit ots the ft/frail. put his legs over, and let himself slip iato the sea The whole time in trying to save him only era. pied thirteen minutes. I cannot spea k in too high terns' d Daly's conduct sod manly courage in jumping overboard." - - ScaNa IN A MENAGEBIL—The owner of a tra velling menagerie, named Faimali. when exhibiting at Be. thous three days Dime, gave notice that he intended that evening to eater the den eta fierce tiger for the first time in public. At the appointed hnur the place was crowded with promos anxious to see the sight. When Faimali en tered the den. the tiger appeared little disposed to go through his pertnnumme, and soon amused such • threatening attitude that the spectators be came alarmed, and cried out, "That's enough I leave him !" At tint, the tiger obeyed hi. orders, but mast unwillingly, after receiving several strokes from hi master's whip. After this chastisement the animal lay down across the esteem* of the den, and glared furinualy at Faimali as if about to spring at him. The man saw his &Ri ser, and attempted to mar the animal away from the door. Not succeeding, he struck it three or four times with Ids whip. The tiger thee made • sudden apriog, threw him down and began teazles him with his teeth, to the boner et all present. At last the men of the menagerie beat the tiger off, and Falai& was got out of the den covered with bleed, and much torn about the head, face, and arms. His Weser, however, though serious, proved not to be &o sseous, and he is now doing well. LAW INTELLIGENCE (THIS DAY.) ARCHES COURT. (Before Dr. Lea bites.) OPPOSITION TO CHOWN 1•121.-11 ILL AND BAlLsy This was a suit to schwa aciurch-mte levied at worth. The plaintiffs are the churchwardens and LC feadant a resident, who had refuted Payment. lir. Cross, as proctor for the defendant, sated for for. time to answer the articles. They extended to son e deed folios, sad the witnesses wore to be azania.s. Tamwortb. Mr. Nelson, the proctor on the other side, m that the case had been some time pending. The loused judge said 10120 , 1 June, and he was to, o . that the matter should proceed in his court, u they rally " dragged . their slow length along." Yr. Crum wished the matter to stand over until tem. Dr. Lushington—la the case to he heard before the vacation Both parties expreasad • wish that it might be beard moo as possible, and the matter stood over, and • mimics was granted. ANOTHER CliellCii•RATZ CASE.—GOUGH AND CUMIN ,Hr V. JONES. Tbis was soother church-rate dispute by an inhabitm o cf St. Maiyit, Shrewsbury who refused to pey the mat Mr. Cram sad Mr. Nibiou appeared in the cutter. An all • wu pat in, and further time was prayed. Dr. I.ashingtou maid he wu most anxious to pr,,,,, e d with the business d the Court of Arches, and hopes ,4„, t would be no delay. key day he was not engaged it the Court of Admiralty ha would sit as lama of Arches. The application was granted. JONES O. JELF. In this snit two elergvmen of the church of England the parties, and the office of judge wee promoted agi j o the Rev. W. Jelf for officiating 11:1 an uswaseeeraled eh,* at Llanaher, in Wales. Yr. Holum appeared for the Hu. Mr. Jones. It spewed that the defendant admitted tb. offe r• He had been served with • citation, and was willing k abide by the judgment of the court. Mr. Nelson submitted that the defendant must Im o , In his articles. The offence wan admitted, but that ir e sot enough. The learned judge ordered the articles to be brought at i and the defendant could then submit himself to the jel g meat of the court, as he admitted the offence. Order scoordiegly. BAIL COURT. Sittings at Nig Priem at Weettoinster.—(Bdore Mr. Jodi e Wightmew and Common Jude..) This we. the am' day of the nisi pries sittings is The Hat °octane 21 ounce, 5 ere remain* audl6 Dew awe, Thi. was an entice to recover 101., being the amount e Aro pretties for five refer *stations of a dramatic piny The Roll of the Drum. Mr. H !Written Q.C., Mr. Lewis, and Mr. Montage Williams ware ece;usest for the plaintiff ; Mr. Ogle and ki Stephens were counsel for the defendant. The plaintiff is a thsateleel publisher in the Strand, eg the defendant, Captain Hodes Rhys, is the knee of Set Isr's Wells Theatre. It appeared that the p ee in question was written by Mr. Thorn. g e m. Wilkes. After his death his brother and short teeter, Mr. Sherlock Wilkes, sold the right of tation to the plaintiff for the sum of 1001. The dstradtrt did not deny the representation., but relied on several tut nical points—first, that the letters of administration not been properly stamped—that the usignment to Se plaintiff had not bees registered—and further, that tie copyright in the representation died with the author, he had not printed and published the piece in his lifers. Mr. Lacy was put into the box. He deposed that he gave 1001. for the right of representing the piece is re tier. Hs knew Mr. Egerton Wilkes. Mr. No a h. published the piece in the author's lifetime. Witsr bear it of Mr. Denoombe, and published another edition of tir book in his lifetime. Deceased had several printed otos of wirier. He claimed the right of represestatiou .is the enrolment from the author's dmini►trator. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the H. claimed, with leave to the defendant to move the net above on the two points with reference to the 'tamping d the letters of adniunstratine and the non-registratioo of Ito asernment at the time of the repteseatetiose by the i► fondant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ifittiop in Demo. —ll3slore Lad Chief Justice Eris, n 'Tomatoes Wilke, Bytes, and Basing.) 11CBLLOGOI 1. MK LID LAMM -MOM= CONTLitt no plaintiff wee an engineer, arid the datendaete sae contractor. for railwt . works, carrying on b • , at Manchester. The • tire awe wee that be , been engaged by StSSe defendants to mono the works of the Waterford and Passage Railway at • salary of 5001, a year, sod he claimed denture moo , the ground that he had been dismissed from this swirl ' meet. The trial took place before Mr. Justice Bylai • Westminster, and the jury found for the plaintiff, damn 3001. . . Mr. Temple now moved for a rule to enter a verdict ft the defendants co a noasuit. According to the plaintiff ease be bad interviews with the defendants, in commit= of an advertremeat by them, and that on one occasion oc of the defendants said that the plaintiff was just the peso they wanted ; that he was the right ore in the rigi place and upon his asking, "Aml to consider rayed( a peed!" the answer was " Decidedly." Upon another e mere ass of the defendaats rid to the other that the gm tiff was the person he had mimed. The defeadaard use o that the plaistiff had not been positively 'asap& bat th be was to be employed when the work comirosed. At time of the conversation the act had sot hem primal, • the work was in point of fact never earroeseeL Iles jr found that there was an absolute contract to espy plaintiff at once ; but it was now submitted to the or that them was no evidence which would justify the jam coming to such a cooclusion. Rule mated. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittinp ia Haseo.—(Bofors Lord Chief Barge Pollock a Berme Bramwell, Hartle, and Wilde.) MONSAII C. LANOIO.—LIBEL. Mr. Saloum Piggott, on the part of the plaiatiff, airs in this ease, whmh was an sake for libel, for andel show cause wb the venue should not be charged free lin ford to xor Loudest It was a 4'0(41 jury e which stood for trial at the last amnion, bat had bees man remote on the ground that there was not sufflciest Maio it. The plaintiff, who was a governess, complained of a la published by the defendant, who was a surgeon at Heide to the e ff ect that she wee " off her heed," and may Rs a lunatic lam or to be taken mre of by bet fries The counsel moved chiefly on the rotted the plaintiff wee not likely to have a fair trial in the comity i Hereford, as the defendant knew most of the jurynon the county, and had circulated smog; a large portaciaof tie a ',elemental the oorrespoodenos es to the matter in dal epee bottom him sad the plaintiff. Mr. Baron Bramwell eaa if he only circulated the ear. poodeoce withal any commute it would gut probablf the plaintiff mach harm. Mr. Serjeant Piggott submitted that it was done to aR Judie* the plainti ff , sad that the statement might lead 1 ,, prejudgment or the case. Mr. Baron Wilde—lt may at least be made the subjer; general conversation. Rule granted. _ COURT OF EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. The Lord Chief Baron announced that sittiogs in War would be held on the following days : For errors from the Queen's Bench, Saturday, 9th 514 and Monday. 11th May. For error from the Common Pleas, Tuesday, 12th 11/ and Wednesday,l3th May. For erects from the Exchequer, Thursday, 14Ih May; Friday. 15th May. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE , . (Before the Judge Ordinary.) NEWTON AND wnoutorron V. D 011711.11 (Bawl. This was an undefended suit relation to the will of 31. Ann Treneh, late of the Marine-panide, Brighton, who 4. on the 17th of August last, leerier property to the amo: of 10,0001. The will in question was prepared by Y Black, a solicitor, and it was duly executed about a before the death of the testatrix. Sir C. Creasman pronosuwad for the wilL DLANDT AND OTNZIA r. SOWDIN. Hr. Searle appeared for the pleiritiffe,w6opropoundal t will of Hany Bowden, late of Reading. The instruss only vetted • previous will by taking • sum of 3,000 f.. sb the testator had left the defendant, his son William Hear and giving it to his (defendant's) wife, with remainder is children. There was no opposition. The court pronounced for the will. POLINGD V. FOLIDGG AND OTIUM. Mr. Pritchard appeared for the plaintiff, who prooonlsi' the will of Folbigg, ltte of Stevenage, Hertfordshire. IF testator was found • lunatic by inquiaitiou is remained in an asylum till 1858. when be was diechur cured. The promediais, however, were never forosillf ends. 'The will is question was executed after the WILSO, rosiveleeereee,aaddibtited a sum of aboatti.B.ooi.antso the members of his famil. The suit was a friendly one The court pronounced fur the will. DOSIN69B OF THICOORT. The came list for Easter term has just been issue!. Poe are 89 matrimonial snits ie all, or toe more than the cue:* contained in the list published last November. I,f tLer 89, however, 11 are part heard, or stand ores ur are vas" by injusetion or order, so that the number is virtm reduced to 70, of which 20 remain from the last list. 7h° are four petitions for restitution of conjugal rights, tyo' he tried by special juries, and two by the court 10 4 ; There is • case of nullity of marriage, and Oat f" • declaration of Legitimac, both to be tried by the ow' Voce are 9 mita for judicial separation to be tried b e fore tbt court, 2by special and one by • common ur y. Of the re, mining 45 which are for dimolution, l it are to Se co al before oommen and 10 before epeeist juries. Only the lir alma will be taken this term. These is .we your! . Of probate canoe there are still 10 to he trird, common and 2 by special juries, the remaining three by court itself. saTIL