The Express. — London, England, 1856-02-18 00:00:00

l i r 'be OxpreflgO. adlebetbensite latieTheNe "TM; Repress! Leeds lem :.Wreath. mot be at the Mee, le. Ileeviebbeleeel. by Tv AWE ea the day et peblleittee. MR Wilt AT LONDON 1A1D613. Taw ilas—almila ea. Ilha—....ate lb. __... Yeasei 1L..... LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18. Tn meeting held in Willie's-rooms on Saturday bat, to originate a memorial to JOSEPH Hum; poe m/en a twofold iotereet—stateemen and leaden of public opinion amembled to do honour to a patriot, and at the same time to express an affectionate respect for the man which death cannot obliterate. Dazzling talents and great achievements may com mand the admiration of the manse, but the qualities which impress with cordial reverence colleagues and intimate associates must be of a deeper and more genuine stamp. The character that can awaken both classes of emotions most stand high indeed. The mere titles of some who took part in the proosed lags may serve to show what a change has been produced in public opinion daring the forty years of JOISEEII Ryan's labours. It is not merely thit men of the highest rank and the most ancient lineage in the land were there to do honour to one who, sprang from the people, struggled incessantly for the people. BEDFORD!' and GREER had identified themselves with the popular cause before his time. But there is rea son for congratulation in the novel fact that Ministers of the Crown moved and seconded a declaration— "That the disinterested service. of Mr. Hums for above forty years in the House of Commons, his suc cessful efforts to check the wute of publis money, his constant support of all mama conducive to the spread of moral and intellectual improvement, and his unvarying advocacy of constitutional liberty, claim • lasting record of the gratitude of hie coon trymen." JOSEPH Hums and his colleagues have not straggled in vain, linos these are the opinions and sentiments expressed, not by pioneer of reform, contending against power on the one hand and against ignorance on the other, but by the rulers of the land. Much remains to be done; but what has been accomplished will encourage others to grapple with the task in the spirit of him of whom I it was said by Lord PANNE/14 with equal truth and fine feeling—" Strongly as be maintained his political principles, he enemy." A more appropriate time than the present could not have been selected for the lesson conveyed by the words of Lord Patirms. Circumstances have unhappily of late years introduced dissension and recrimination into the Liberal ranks. One prolific source of exasperatiog discussions appears likely to pass away with the war. Would it not be well in all shades and sections of the Liberal party to embrace the occasion to draw near again to etch other? Assuredly this would be the noblest monu ment they could erect to the memory of him who never compromised a principle, and never made a personal enemy. There is no necessity for any man to yield up one principle, ce to cease demanding one reform; enough if all can agree to differ with mutual respect where they do differ, and to press on with medial co-operation to the attainment of objects which they agree are desirable. Let Ass emulate in all discussions what the Duke of Bowman fell- eitouly described as " the unflinching energy and imperturbable good temper of Mr. Hums.' Of the recognised merits of Mr. Hums It is needless to speak. Of his imputed weaknesses it is now, we hope, equally needless to take notice. And yet such is the affectionate reve rence inspired by close peened aequiatance with our lost friend, that we cannot help pro- testing against °conical echoes of silly and un banded imputation which were uttered against him in his lifetime. It was at ow time the fashion among certain writers to affect to speak of Mr. Hums as food of money. The charge was ridiculous as brought against a man who. when he had scarcely attained the prime of life, contented himself with a moderate, self•seemed fortune—refused more thence brilliant ear from wealthy fines in India and Englaad—amd devoted himself to unremunerated labours i• the public service. Mr. Hems, we have nano to believe, occluded his public life a poorer sea than ise began it—having spent mesh is public objects, sot is private gratifications. This, however, is no uncommes feature of English states men. He was more singular in his disregard of those temptation which °Mom and pcsaissent station pre sent to minds of a higher order. Enthusiastic ad mines have expressed their indignation at his never h►vieg received eves the titular bower of Privy Councillor; bat hi. intimate Meads know t►at he always discouraged mesh suggestion. An erroneous statement has of late been *instated on this subject; but the truth is, that the honour woe desired for not by him. Nose knew better, or acknowledged more cheerfully, than Mr. Hums himself that his true wort was that of a pioneer, not that of an administrator; that his true piece was ameept the people; and that his true distinction wee to die, se be bed lived, midis tinguished by any decoration bat his good works. It has been observed by some that the expression of public feeling regarding Mr. Hums is quiet and unimpassioned. It is not on that account the less profound. The truth is, that noisy and vehement assertions of the worth of a deemed stetson= gess rally imply the existence eta coati" current in pub lic opinion. The honours tendered to Pin and Fox, at the thee of their respective deaths, partook quite SS much of defiance to their opponents as of sympathy on the part of their friend/. The statesman who dies the leader of an moss. pitted movement—the exposest of a pricipie still hotly contested—the mark of party vituperation yet unsileneed—is lauded with veheassaes and sager. nese. Mem feel that in boaomeise the dead they are at the same time *Amortise their own cane. Bat the statesman who dies when his part in life has been completely played oat, when principles which be first expounded half • century ago amid Tidies& or abase have been universally adopted, receives a different homage-♦ homage as tranquil as it is cordial. The balk of the denionreatione of respect for the memory of Sir ROBERT PELL were rather blows levelled at Protection, than genuine unalloyed expressioas of respect for that great rasa. The memory Of JOU:PE Buss is cherished by multitedes whoa cisme will never be heard in public meetings, whose sum will never figure on any subeeription list. • al& A silos% damsestes. meld MP" iOlllll/41 ) iavits• ) este& MOM MN more intimately known, and mere thoroughly appre ciated, than out of doors. A national tribute to his memory, paid by the Legislature, would be eminently appropriate. A proposal to this effect has, we know, been mooted, and has already received the signatures of two hundred and forty members of the House of Commons. The unanimous coccurrence of the Hones in such a vote would be a stimulus to all present and fature members to emulate his " unflinching energy and imperturbable good temper." THE two bills brought into the House of Com mons by Mr. Lows—relating, the one to the Law of Partnership, the other to Joint-stock Companies—do Not seem likely to raise much opposition. Some few members who represent the great capitalists express a suspiciously paternal anxiety lest their poorer fel low-cotizens should engage in ruinous enterprises. But the majority of the community feel satisfied that if a rata rains himself, he has himself alone to blame; and that however proper it may be for the State to protect infants or women, the State has nothing whatever to do with the protection of adults. Adults must protect themselves. The freedom of oontract should be established as • legal principle. Law should be confined to its proper province; and that province doss not extend beyond furnishing the means of enforcing the various agreements which may be entered into by any one man or body of men with any other man or body of men. The creditor should be furnished with ample means to sue his debtor; the debtor should be furnished with ample means to enforce the contract of his creditor. Nor, indeed, are we by any means satisfied that, where the existence of gross fraud is demonstrated, an indict ment should not lie against the fraudulent contractor. For it seems a reasonable principle to declare, that the more a man is trusted the more serious ought to be the oonameenese of violating that trust. As we have before observed, the Partnership Bill is intended to correct only one hardship in the pre sent law—that principle by which a dormant partner is liable to his uttermost ferthieg. At present, any individual contracting to take a share of the profits in • concern is • partner; and Mr. Lowe proposes to declare generally, that where the ad. yawn of capital has been made, upon a contract with a trader that the person eo advancing shall share the profits, such advance shall not of itself render the person making it liable as a partner; and that an agent of a trader who is to be remunerated by a share in the profits shall not thereby be constituted a partner. Them provisions, mit seems to us, will effectually pro teat what are called dormant partners—that is, per sons who do not interfere with the business except by lending their money. This proposal, it will be ob served, does not protect those who, although they do not openly interfere with a business, tliekm interfere privately. The law of agency is not affected, ' and therefore the undieclomod principal will remain subject to the same liabilities as heretofore. Indeed it is apparent that this hill is a mere corollary of the Act abolishing the Usury Laws. As a man may now lend his money at any rate of interest, it is clear that be may lend his money on the condition that be shall, at the end of the year, receive 60 per cent. upon his advance, but that, if the business dose not yield a profit sufficiently large to allow of such a return, he shall, at the end of the year, receive as much by way of interest as the trader himself receives on his whole outlay. For merly a person making an advance could not receive more than 5 per cent.; but now homey receive 50 per sent. It is obvious, therefore, that a man may, even glider the present law, protect himself from un limited liability by a skilfully constructed contract such as we have indicated. In other word', he may enjoy all the advantages which the proposed law is intended to confer en a dormant partner; and, therefore, it is only jut that that bane , fit which is within the reach of those commer eial men who are well advised as to the law, should be placed within the molt of all commercial men, by being transferred from the domain of mutual contrast to the domain of general law. In this view it is, moreover, clear that no further restrictions, such es registration, ought to be imposed, unless, indeed, some new restrictions are also to be imposed upon persons entering into suc► contracts as those indi cated above. "THE RIGHT Mate Ix um RIGHT PLece—Thia somewhat bachaeyed ptrass appears to be usissatly ap plie ibis to the appoistment et Serseast Brodie. by Vle Seezetary for Wsr, to be Inepeeties Feremea of Saddlery at Woedos-Beck. The timearriag testimony Oman of all nabs i• the army %prom s him embody Bahl ia the invention and 'nastiness* of horse equipmeate. sere becks in bane have been unknown in thole resimmate for which be sated as regimental saddler. The appohtment therefor, set merely a cos peneation far harsh sad oddest bestowal, bat a boon to the service besides. Lord Pea. man, is ladmatiair the appointment to &Ernst Brodie, said that did set wealth* lila ee haviag left the ser• vies with any stain IS his ebareetes, bat thought en the embrery, he saw no reams why his services dunal:l set be sea red, should they be avaGable for the Willa Menem ;" and these words we are aimed were uttered with a freak and amireeted seedislity that &gabled their vale*. Laid Falmentoo Will thatim, at twelve o'clock. to• money, at his Tesithees in Piesodi/ly, • deputation hem the Maaehestsr Cemmercisl ASIOISHOW, se the r %Mem MI ear relations with Brasil. The shiest M the &wades e to proem the repeal of the Bth sad kith Ala, cap. 123, se log as seam to Ike Breathier severemmet, by whom it is thought enfleisetly Mosier eel mosearfal Worts ham Mem meetly made to pet an sad to the trace la slams. Thi thrushes will Winds Kr. J. H. De Castro, Mr. Swish's Jades, Kr. W. Marling, Ms. R. J. Partridge, Mr. Wm. ands, and Mr. Hugh Flarafag, worelery of the meesiatite. At two o'clock temerrow, else. the same do moults have ma !atomiser appoieted at the board of Trade, with Kr. Laws IS the *ablest of th e 'hippies bill mad sirs ea the *abl est Of the Attie to import desire. Ac es/dins to a letter width bee eons to the heads of the saes Blades, the imememed ad valorem duties of 3 per mat , =by the hohkehre ceased at Cape Coast Castle is It maesholume. was 'beady drivthrt the trate tate the heads of the DM* ma the worm/ of the mall Detail to,. of Mau ro% Mae ea tour mike hem Cape Cease, had gime some of theletDrh reddest Illevebaats mentag there hem Caps Came pcem7tiw to weepy the Pert, m soaditios of Maples kb oiysk. Vowels were already puMse Cap, ONO" sm mmasepemes of the =aortae* sad restristioas is Ittedeby thomper moulatioss. RAPIKINIK'ATION Or L2011111111221.--(Pront oar Cur apendeat.) Laow masa, OSTIMIDAT..— Tee two modidetes to the Said kw the seat by death of Mr. Asintefight seem adermiaed go b Aged he Tessa" meat, the aembotlea tali. plane es Meedsy. It mesas that a was &awarded to Mr. J. E. Arltwright, sea of the he. membur (.1. wee highly respected, emd mteassated w Musty& he lemma gaze), 'skies Ids halm limed' teas p a t is aembetiew. that sastlmess la a modest eaves—. I regret at at gamest I de net feel myself es expertmered th is ma& 'Main as ualestalte those hawks, dudes which at Wm withal period meet devolve epee a numbs r of parlia ment." Mr. Arkwright only a few amen. ago attalaed he asejortte. He le a mascreative in p lilies, sad would is all proesbility have !sea retereed had he showed himself to be pot la soosiaetim. P.blie misshape have be.. held, at width both tumadidatie Is the fold—hr. Campbell (libe rel) sad Mr. Berl, (miservativej—havo addressed the siselaws ; sad the Mos& party atneite moral's ef Man * their me. st the heed of Me, MAITUDONS VrsrlT.—Oa Saturday the vestry ▪ Merylettom elected its modish Miser. There were r a y :for! of Maeda had . fsta lu ro ":1117' that s ter e ls thou" sadomrva Mr. Whitmorn to so to rne s harer, whisk wee at ease terelszed opened. At its eon earatimers were appointed, and, after 101110 dam. th. lash somber, wore semaseed to be se follow.:—For Dr. Robert Dead= Thomism, 71; for Mr. Jobe Wilmer', 37; majority for Dr. Tbeewee, $4. 1 Ths anaseammest was meting with applems by Dr. Thenisee's Meade; sad the thatruaa bailee declared mat matemea duly gloated 'Mery of health for the parish of Marelsbeee. Dr. Themes was 'Wad before the tome, sod the meek wee emeevoesol to Me, lee Irbil* be briefly re tamed Omsk,. Altar prolog s reasktiew mom*, against the sew Peaks Bill, the miry myseeted. It appears to m that the eogaidgratioa of a ~ menial to Mr. Hum la ties, to a certain a :grooved from the category of popular domes floes. And it ia cm this gecomt that we I wish attention to Le paid alsewhas to • sal tion thrown out on Saturday by Sir Jot WALMSLIIT, which m it MUMS the timid the I. tire to the meeting rendered it impassible to e tain. The Home of Commons wag the groat i of Yr. Howes labours. There his merits . 1 11111111111111111... THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1856. Zbe Court. The Queen rode on horseback an Saturday learn *, ittesiled by the Hon. Mary Belted, fa the riding @shod attaehed to Buckingham Palma. Prince Albert rode on t olesback, attended by hie Equerry la waiting. Prince Arthur and the Primus,' MIMI Gad Loges took a carriage drive. Her N ajeity, Frisco Albert, with the Prfartee Reptl end the Princess Alice txik a drive in the 'Hermon In an open carriage sad four. Major. emend BOUTITie and Cept tin Du Plat at: waded es horseback. The Queen bad a dinner p tbs ewenbg at Buck ingham Pa'ace. Tte company incladrd the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess Royal, the Princess Mary of Caro bride, the Turkish Ambassador and Madame Masonic, the Muncie Minister, t►e Marquis of Breadalbane, the Mar quis of Laosdowne, the Earl and Countess Grey, the Countess Semen, End Palmeri, Derek& Pasha, Lieute nact-General Sr Getrge Bowles, and Berm Koesebeck waiting to the Dachas of Cambridge). Her Majesty's yr.eate bead 'funded after dinner la the Police, and performed the following pieces. .. . Overture—. Loerezia " Manehaer. Me leettatts—. L.F.tal le chi Nord" Neyetbeer. Duo—" Jots. Bell" AeNer Mager Kurile Yesterday the Qaeea sad the Prince, with the Prince of Wales, Princess Royal, Priam Alfred, sad the Princess Alms, the Ladms and Gentlemen of the Court, and the Domestic Routh°ld attended Divines gavial la the Private Chapel of Soak share Palate. The Rte. and my Rey the Dias of Windsor officiated. A Cabinet Council was hold oa Saturday afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing•street. It was attended by Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan cellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Granville, the Earl of lisrrowby, Sir George Grey. Mr. Se cretary Labouchere, Lord Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the Right Hon. R.Veroon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of ArgylL The council eat three hours and a half. Matiop r f the Oxford Ueiversity Counted/a were held at No. 17, On at Queeertreet, Wienninater, cm Friday sad Bstird ay last. The esiamissioeen present wen the Earl of Hanowby, Mr. Janice Coleridge, the Hen. Edward Twia- Moo, the Dean of Pelle, end Sir John W. Awdry, with the Set rewire. Despatches from the Caveman of the Walt India Colo nies, the Gambia. mad the British Elettlemon on the West Coast of Africa, were received on Saturday at the Colonial oflice. Despatches IMO sent in the *vetting to the Governor of Ito West India Colonies. HER MAJESTY'S VISIT TO MR. BURFORD'S PANORAMA-(THIS DAY). Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Print* Albeit accompanied by the Passe of Weles,Prises Alfred, Princess Royal, sad the Primus Alia, honoured Mr. Bur ford with a visit, to Mew the Panorama of the Binle of the Alms. The royal suite omelets& of the Coaatem of Desert, litly in waiting ; the Hsu. Beanies Byag, and the Hon. Mary UMW, maids of beam is waiting; Major- General Wylde, groom in waitlng to his Royal Highness Prima Albert; Reel Homers, Major-General Bosverie, Mr. R. Ormsby Gore, Captain du Plait, Mr. Gibbs, Bte. Her Majesty, who remained some t me, expressed her extreme 'anatomies' with what she had sea. The Earl of Clarendon arrived at Boulogne, in the Vivid, on illthirdsy evading, at 7 tido*. Th* Right Hon. the Speaker gave his second fell draw perlisaucutery hatpin this semen on Saturday, at kb temporary official Elamite is Estosioquars. A hale party of members of the House of Cosmos' Waal with the right lusa. gentleman, Winding the Right How. Benjamin Dis raeli, the Right Haw. Speeder Walpole, the Right Hos. Sir Jobs Pektogtos Lad Stanley, Lard Joha Moaners, Vis• comet Newport, Lord Claude Haelltem, the Right Hoe. J. N spier, the Right Hos. J. W. Healey, Sir William Jciiffe, and others. Tho Cactus Dowager of Meath, and the Lady Marta Meads, have strived at Claridge, Hot t. The Earl sod Countess of La;Nebo:Gogh have ar rived is tows tor dila owwoo. Viscount Palmerston entertained at dinner, at his rstidessie ea Mas Tssrast, Piewdlily. ea Eistarday *revise, the following membered the Hama Clemsame:—Viseount Royalism, CoMael Lookyer Presets*, 11r. Aatrobou, Atherton. Mr. Cheatham, Mr. Crusts* Mr. Dudes, Mr. Palmy, Mr. Ulm, Mr. Swope, Mr. Evert, Mr. Steel, Mr. Heedless, Mr. Medley, Mr. Lass, Mr. Morrie, Mr. La. • Lord and Lady Olivia Oendston arrived in town 02 Setarday fres Hemphill?. Sir Edward Salyer Lytton entertained at dinner, ea Saturday lest, • distinguished pay, emosget whom were the Duke of Mostrese, the Duke et WelliNgtan ' th e Sul of Derby, the Seri of Ellenherresgt, Lard Lyodh unt, Lord Colchester, Lord Coledle, tie Marquis of Blsodford, the Earl of Eclistra, sad Si, Henry Helmer, G.C.B. Lady Mary Wood has tamed cards for an evening party, al Wakautay aut. - We are sorry to Lars that the Lady Agnes Beller bas berm suffering Iron severs isdlopositioa for loam Um poor. - The mortal remains of the late Bishop of Carlisle wire istorrod oa Teesday lad, la tie villas* shank of Detroit, adjo:ailte the episcopal reeklesee of the wee. Calomel end Mrs. Clifton have arrived et their new naosioa, 31, ?format -Kean, for the seam, fram Lytham Hall, Lawashire. The annual bell in aid of the finds of the Hotel fed Tay, re-keeptre twits llw. will taw aim toqiierrOw, at Wllliee-roeet. Klag-street. et. Jame.. Two Lore of th; F. Balmily. 11C.0 8., M.P., sal Adialsoll wt BaMwls Sir M. F. _ . Walker„—seeowpsaied by Kr. Charles Berkelsy, write ry, went dowa to Woolwich ea Saturday for the special purpose of isspestiag the program of Stasis out the num CAW gui host., and moors seponally ths sow description of deg etch gatavessiols—assely, the Coquette, latropid, Sparwwhawk, Ito., fa Falai of being capper** sad prepared foe marries la Os dookyard. Than in at preheat am candidates for threw seats at the board el the &sten Onaties Coatpaay, two of the seats us runt, sad au is at preent (Wed by Mr. D. Wa&Hasten, M.P., the dahlias. who, at the balf yearly westing es Friday, the 29th iaet, retires by rot tin, bat is eligible he re-alseties. The lats semadttee of lenetipaties w eadeavearlag M precut the re-electlew of Mr. Weddiagten, sad to noire the elution of Mr. T. W. Helps, Mr. B. On, Kr. B. Walters, at Mr. C. 11. Palley, a umber of the late smear's. The sestioa of the than. hoiden who are i• (avow of the re-elution of Mr. Wad. diaatoa are 'admire/Aria( to sewn his ve.eleetioa, sad the election of Ms. J. Oudot* sad Mr. J. Puke ti the swam sun. The two of candidate an Kr. J. P.. Ytrriaoa sad Mr. M. Reilly. Ia a asaaife;to contained to the lournal do St. Poknoctsv of the 9th. the Cur Alueader makes haunt the surface of Ws brother. the °mod Duke Nicholls, addleg—" We ere convulsed that OUf *WU faithful subjeata will Join as is Meat prayers to the Sentrelgs Moos r of stl good. sad implore on behalf of the young maple on dear to oar heart—an memorable preop.rity—to the wassaatica it sat await isether, sad the jay of ear LpaW Itease." A variety of :estimations to oraillat posts la ski army sad buy this fellow. The non ha unitise of Wee around, towbar with a description of the snarriego, in the Empress of astesday, - • Tho Temperas* Societies of Pistols aostiata to prism plata= t 3 go legislative otarabors, yetylog fa the seppressise of dietilleries, sail Ilse thishiewilletice M the us of spirts, sue ler readied purses. Ti *se piddles there were 11,883 sigeataree. DIA= or Ka. Biazti.—Wo bar* to marmot the death at Mr. Meehan, WWII Yak plow yealsolay—a ause et whisk the wield bee herd lkde M nee peen, bet whisk will oil up may otoollowitut a Ohl wining Yee la the reestery el Ilogibburs so tho powers of augliat simpers. 18 was Joh* Broken, wbe i , liegeed say able sea, smiled le ski. (vestry a impala*. mad Iwo of the *best nostral art ; bet the teheinded popularity be se Is. en j oyed wee derived net as ass free lb* Italiseepers, se frau the teat that be szprouped, la bit edl-kurri• essiss. with worrier/al host spri Ma aollatal Menem of his dew. The Imseuse Mtw eta& bib pal. mad easier hid owe gamed IMO lost by ualortuara sposalatims big dallied'', yews have beta passed la the wet cheerful sedan, Neared to hie by the we of hie dausliter, Led Wehlegreve. He died satzputortly r but sot am full of yam sal of lissassa,—Javeing LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA. ELECTION OF SPEAKER (ST NACOINTIO TNLIONAPH.) (71011 0171 OWN 0011INPONDINSI LIVERPOOL, MOXDAT. This morning the Royal Mail stema4hip Afrioa, Captain Shannon, arrived in the Mersey, with the usual mails from New York and British North America. She left that city on the 6th instant, and has brought besides the mails thirty-four passengers, and upwards of 300,000 dole. in specie on freight. At the departure of the Africa, neither the Pacific, Persia, nor Union had arrived. Congress was organized on the 2nd, on the adop- tion of the plurality rule, by the election of Mr. Banks as Speaker. The last ballot stood—Banks, 103; Aiken, 100; Scattering, 13. Subsequent to the declaration of the result, and the announce ment by the tellers that Mr. Banks was chosen Speaker, objections were started by the Know- Knothings as to the legality of the whole proceeding, whereupon a resolution indorsing the action of the House was offered and adopted, 39 members dis senting. On the 4th the usual course of swearing in the members took place. The official organ of the government remarks: Although the result is ne that every rational man moat regret, yet, u the Republicans have • known majority in the house, and there fare are entitled to a Speaker, there Is reason for acquiescing, inasmuch as it enables the machinery of government once more to move on. On the 6th the Central American Question was again debated in the Besate, Mr. Foote denying the claims of England in Central America, &c. The idea of yielding her pretensions was cot to be thought of. If England did not give way, he " would have her removed by force of arms." " Let England," he said, .Understand that we are In semen about this, and that it is not a second edition of 64 deg. 40 min. or fight, and then bask down to 49 deg. If, after so, much forbearanee, war umm, lit it come. We shall be justified lictk by God and mac." There was some talk of a difference with France on account of a transference of Russian vessels to Americans. The drifting icebergs had caused much damage to the shipping and loss of life. From our Havanna 'dykes to the lit instant the rumoured recall of the captain-general is unconfirmed. Sugar market inactive, owiog to Arabia's newa. Commercial affairs work favourably. Money market easier, stocks improving. Exchange firm on London, 108 Z. Cotton firm, with upward tendency. Breadstuff' lower and quiet. Provisions heavy. Freights moderate. Oa Friday Baron Bream had a long interview with Count Walewski, and on Saturday Count Cavour had an interview with the same Minister. Lords Clarendon and Cowley and Count Baol reached Paris yesterday, and with Count Cavoar were this day to be received suoceesieely in a private audience by the Emperor. Aali Pacha left Constantinople on the 12th, on board the French steamer Le Bane, and is expected to reach Paris by the 22nd. In this case the Con &renal, will open on the day following. Oa the day of the opening, a grand dinner, at which will be present the Plenipotentiaries, the French Ministers, and Presidents of the chief bodies of the State, will be given by Count Walowski. Is the Visa= ocersepoodoeoe of the Lavas& once 8.41. we reed : A few hours before his departure, Coast Bad had the honour of a privet, newsiest by the Eraretur. It is stated that the floveredge, at Ws dual interview, gave to his Misitter sew proofs of eetiliense me ho- nourable to the we se to the other. "My dear Covet," he said, "you know better than say or. else the polity which I hue Mewed in the pre seat goodie*, and the istratleste by which I have ell through bees situated. In replyteg then to one sad to all, do set &Oen to the strict letter of year iestraetioas ; al that you do will be well dose U yes soatribute, at I hope, to re-establish pease apes a solid basis, sad which will there fore be boaaanbla to all parties." The Paris eoereepoedent of the male journal mays : . - Ruda conades the nea-remonstruesion of Boma/sand, Sat she desires the neutralisation of the Isle of Heligoland, sad wishes, is order to avoid their destruetien, that the works oa the north side of Sebastopol be wandered as a lead fort. the complete ruin of the moth side of the slap hay* removed all that effmets its maritime *barmier. to Nieelaieff, Russia, it is said, deem not =pee tbst the suppression of Ws imports.* dockyard (whisk es. ►e devoted the mere exclusively to 'merchant vessels. slam it wee at ilebeatopel that the WIWI hitk.rtm were armed) will be lathted apse. NNdalef m■ semen be commidered as be longing to the tout of the Bleck Sms than Rome, la Fromm, to that of the Omen. Besides, the roteele of the Maritime Powers would be able to Wean s rigatoni observance of the treaty. It has been before stated that, on the opening of the Conferences, the Plenipotentiaries will form themselves into commissions, each undertaking to prepare propositions upon one special subject of the deliberations. BERLIN. SATURDAY. It im asserted that the Czar will arrive at Warsaw woo, and will proceed thaws to Berlin. HOLSTEIN. KIEL, Fis.l2. The Diet persists in its coons at Itrehoe, and they will push forward the impeachment against M. van Scheele with all the vigour that may be permitted to them. The members however complain, sad appa rently with greet justice, that the minister, notwith standing the very decisive vote against him, Mill maintains his place, and the arrangements for his arraignment and trial are thus in a great measure under his own control. They consider that, as the portfolio for Holstein is held by him in seejoaction with that of foreign affairs of the Danish monarchy, he should have as lust given up hie official connexion with the Duey, and transferred that department either to the minister for liskleswig, or to moms other of his collugnes. =waver, swum to be no part of the policy of • minister, but on the contrary it would almost appear, according to their views, that au impeach ment wee a good reason for conferring new offices, Mama of deriving the accused of those which he bull WS W% A striking example of this has re mmtbr been given with regard to the ex Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Blobs*, who, although mew on his trial for charges which are con sidered u almost amounting to high treason, ham hems selected by the present government, who are u m& his acousers, as their representative in the unisrence regardiog ths Sound dues, which is naturally seuidered • subject of the greatest importance 1 sod die seemly Is et this moment presented at Copen et the ISM individual being under trial in one heR of site_ ins of the Amalienborg and of his being the efie dolleette of the government to confer with the representetbres of foreign nations in another chamber al the eine palace, sad who, although °barged with malvereation in one race, is still per mitted to control an important branch of revenue in another. If such promedings were to be attempted in England a change of system would soon be de manded, in a tome so loud that no government could resist it. This question of the Sound dues, now also under consideration, is more closely connected with that of the succession to Sehleswig-Holstein than may be evident at first sight. During the civil war in 1849 the Stadtholderate of the Duchies, in conformity with a vote of the Legislative Assembly, published a new tariff of the Schleswig-Holstein canal, in which the duty on all the principal articles of trade was reduced 20 per cent., while the tariff was otherwise so simplified that the number of items was reduced from 318 to 240. These reductions were recommended by the govern ment, on the ground of the interests both of the , general trade and the revenue, and the leading mo. tire at the time submitted to the Legislative Assem bly was, " that the preference can only be expected to be given to the canal passage if the expenses of the latter compared with the Sound dues will bold out the prospect of a clear cavieg to the shipowner and merchant." Rival interests will secure every facility to the public, whereas recent events show, now that there is a virtual monopoly, that any regulation of the Sound dues depends upon the issue of negotia tions, in which it is seen that Hargis espouses the cause of Denmark, and thus in return assures her self that under all circumstances the Danish go vernment will not abandon their system of neutrality. The cause of Holstein has, therefore, a commercial as well as political interest for England, of which comparatively little has hitherto been known there; and should present circumstances lead to any further intervention or negotiation, it is to be hoped that the British minister, when thus forewarned, will give greater hted to the claim', not of the Duchies only, but to those of British commerce also, which on the former occasion were both neglected, and by which the present power and future influence of Russia at Copenhagen were alike essentially promoted. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Fes. 16. An important petition for sale was filed this day in the Incumbered Estates Court, the Doke of Rich mond, Viscount Sydney, and Lord Clarence Paget, trustees of the estates of the late Marquis of Anglesey, beiug owners and petitioners. The properly is situated in the counties of Loath, Down, and Gal way ; the net annual rent is 6,3381., and the Mem brances 43,6061. The fact may be referred to as evi dence that this court has not yet sunk in the estima tion of the nobility and gentry of England. Dr. Mac Hale has taken alarm at the proposed Juvenile Offenders Bill for Ireland, and has issued a circular to his clergy calling on them to organise the getting up of petitions against that measure in its present shape, and in favour of tenant right. In' the bill for the punishment of juvenile delinquents the clause which provides that they shall be sent to reformatory establishments excites his apprehen sion, as he presumes that these institutions would for the moat part be founded under protestant auspices, and that they would be favourable to a system of proselytism. Bad eaperience ( e says) should teach as the 1:11 cessity of meeting wish sestouble promptitude sad vigour every at tempt at sow catholic legisletioa, aura tbat torotigh Vie sel fish a quiescence of tome cathol:c , , the feeble opposition of otht rs, and the deepondencf of abacst all, every such mea sure esquires force with the progress of time. Some casks of palm oil and otier portions of a wreck have been washed ashore on the coast of Waterford, but there is nothing yet to indicate the ship to which they belonged. The project of a line of steamers between Water ford and South Wales has been abandoned. A company for distilling brandy from beetroot is about to commence immediate operations in Limerick. Two brothers, named M'Donrell, residing near iiintlenbridge, in the county of Cavan, were beaten so brutally by a party returning from a fair, on Tuesday night last, that they have since died. Save ral persons have been arrested for the crime. The WestmeatA Independent mentions the follow ing new instances of Ribbon legislation : On Monday might so armed party of men a:Etched the house of a farmer named Kelly, at alogbagreagh, county Longford,with the object of forcing bins to put away a person named Mossglian, sham Kelly permitted to occupy a house of his, but who had saute himself is some way °beanies* to thew midnight legislators. They ststod their determina tion that if Id oueghan a as not removed from that townland, both he and Kelly might prepare their canna. After firing some shots, toe party west away. Subsequently ore of the party was arrested, and, being rseopoiseo, w.s fully eon witted by the oaststrates at Sailynales t etty session.. On the same day four threstening actoes were 1 oated in the towalaad of Oldtowa—ooe of them on toe hail door of the Memo. Lideerfis, who have lately taken a farm at Ballyma wraith, directing them to put away their herd and employ another permit. The bows of a vintner named Flood, No. 28, Graf ton-street, in this city, was destroyed by fire this morning, the interval between the first indication of Ithe fire and the total destruction of the premises being scarcely one hour. It was with much difficulty that the inmates were saved by having them con veyed over the roofs of the adjoining houses. The houses Nos. 29 and 30 were also seriously injured by Ithe flames. Yesterday morning the son of Mr. J. Walsh, glover and outfitter, of Oration-street, was killed by falling from one of the upper lofts of Mr. Wood's tea ware house, in Temple-lane. Lord James Butler and Major Numyth have both met with rather serious hunting accidents within the last few days, bat have both almost qaite recovered from the injuries which they received. It is now stated that the Pope, after a longer delay than usual, has at length filled up the vacancy left by the death of the late Roman catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, and that the choice has fallen on the Very Rev. Dr. Walsh. MUSIC. THE CRYSTAL PALACE. A eery numerous audience was attracted to ths Crystal Palace on Saturday, by the concert announced to take piece lea hitherto neglected comer cf the interior. At the north end, and aloe, to the Cassia's •cartments, is a large space, forming two sides a a quadrangle, • hick M. August Mann, the new musical eonductor, has fitted up em a ...omit room, perching his orchestra is the angle, end Laving his medium diverging in two long villas right and left. his form is certainly a novelty in musical arrange meet., but the rush, are so far satisfeetory.that a very large medium, proportionably, is scoommodated. end every ens is able to hear the maxis distinctly. Precautions have abo been taken to deaden the rattling of the glue, sothat al ogether theme concerti bid ter to fora • pleasant festers in the general ettrutions of the nal.ce. The room wu densely filled as Saturday with a fashionable audience, who showed b frequent plaudit , that they were e otirely satisfied with t he bill of fare. There was a fine old overture of Cherabisi's to begin with, vci nicely p - ayed, and in ex cellent time, and, enbsequent'y, es a .pecinten of a more modern school, Weber's armoire to Pi crime, the greater diflicaltke of which brought out the abilities of the band es euentanta. Mr. Collins played a solo on the violoncello, with greet crispness of tone, end considerable dexterity in the staccato passages; mud Miss Palmer sang tgo or three songs, one of which was londly.pplanded and enootscl. This young lady ie a anger of prom..., with a fire voice and gust bet a little more distiattaese of ordeal.- ' lon would add greatly to the attraotiveness of her perform ance. She a sg en Saturday in Latin, French, sad Bog- Soh, bar eff.rt in Ike 'greenlet babas a touching belled of Bishop's, milled Are you emery, mother," which received a warns encore The comer, finished with an elaborate symphosy. by Schumann, chick ere pad the veal fate of 10.1 concluding symphonies, Chet of clearing the room, bsiag listened to ihreeghont veth muck atteation and apprevaL The Home of Lords net again to-day as a mt. mitts' of privileges, to consider the Wensleydale life post er: cm. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY, WATCHES, &c.—ltesterday m thing. aboet 6 o'c'oek, as a polio's.* was posies , he shop of Mr. West, silsessitb awl jeweller, !lambast-street, Droneslet•square, he observed the shop door ajar. Ile awoke the inmates, whoa It was was wearaised that a barglsry hod beta dimwitted, sad that a large quantity of Jewsßery, god watches, etc., had beta token away, the vales of wh:el 111 estimated at Woos 1.0001. Ihe barging mut bass get through a how* la Little Chap.-street, pawed iha rear of some bosses is Cr apel pleas where there was s chasms it fri4e am a wall, whisk was cosekteredu oafs barrier upshot Otiose,. 'Dig die salty, however, was ovarosse, as • Wats about two yards loaf ws pot upon It, acid they "how raised thesesalves by d a repo. They lift des bolet4r and the repo whew teosy pre seeded toward the house, fate which they passed through • wiadow. SUDDEN ILLNESS 01P MR. SERJBANT WILKINS (THIS D. 41). This morning, painful excitement was occasioned amongst the members of the bar and the profession gene rally in the neighhourbord of the common law courts, at Guildhall, by the sudden sod alarming illness of Mr. SW* leant Wilkins—au illness which at one period it wee feared would terminate fatally. The learned mr just had been examining witnesses in a railway caw is the Common Fleas, but wu all at once gun to leave the court. He was scarcely able to stagger into the adjoining lobby, and then become quite ex ' bursted, aid would have fallen but fur the 'mist anise of a number of gentlemen permit. He was scarcely able to breathe, and was evidently suffering from a?umodio affection of the clime. Fortunately, number of medical gentlemen were present on the trial, Mr. Stilton, of Guy's, Mr. Cocks, Mr. D.y, and others p omptlp rendered every mistime. The learned sediment was at once disrobed; bin vest and neckcloth removed; sti mulants and restoratives administered, but with very I tile effect, and his suffering' for upward. of an home were painful in the extreme ; after the lapse of half an hour, he was placed in a cab, when the fit was renewed, and it be came evident to the medical gentlemen to move him until he bad rallied would be productive of extreme danger, but as soon es it was deemed safe lb. learned comet was re sieved quietly to hi■ chambers in King's Beach Walk, Temple, wirers he remains in a serious attt•. SUICIDE OF MR. JOHN SADLEIR, M.P. The most painful sensation was created yesterday, by the announcement that Mr. John Sadleir, :or many years connected with the Irish re preventative body, and identified with several of the leading mom t ery and commer cial enterprises in the et, cf Loudon, bed committed sui cide under circamitences of en intensely distressing cha racter. The unfortunate gentleman was found cold and lifeleu, at half-past eight o'clock yeet3rday morning, in a secluded portion cf Hampstead-heath, near the Jack Strew Castle Hotel. Reside him lay a imp bolds, which contained the essenti►l oil of hitter sin:leads ; and it was but too evi dent that with this powerful poison be bad terminated his esistesee, in the prime and vigour of machood. There were few men outside the house of Rothschild se }l3 specu lated to such an extent in foreign and cutinentsl railways, and mining undertakings; and it is believed that during tbc last few weeks he sustained such eco:mous lows u not only completely dissipated the large (intone he was known to lave =weed, but involved his affairs in Impels's and inextricable ruin. Hr. John Sedleir was greatly re spected ►y the class of upitalists among whom he moved, and in politic el circles be was esteemed and adm'red. His melancholy death leaves a 'scam in the leprelect atien of Blip torougb, and in the directi,n of •be London and County Bank, over which he I r, sided with tact, ability, sad signal nue :se. The Royal Swedish Railway, the Grand Junction Railway of France, the Rome sad Frascati way, end a variety of other foreign enterprises, also lees the benefit of his counsel and services. The Cody was found ty a police-.lonstable, who imme diately had it conveyed to the workhouv. A paper found In his pockets dented his identity as Mr. Sadleir. The collar of his shirt and a cambric pocket handkerchief were also marked with the name of Saline. In his pockets were foand-71. in gold, Bank of Ergland note of Di, No. 32,302, 12s. 6d. in silver, and threepence in copper, a silvir cream ewer, an heel with gold, coataining a portion of bitter almond., a rato•-:ass cootsiniog two razors, white bandies, lead lead], some loaf eager, and bloitiner-pspa, paper knife, and steel blade. Dr. Nichol, of liampet,ael, WAS in immediate attendatce, and pr moucced life to have been extinct some hours. Dr. Nichol at once proceeded to the residence of Mr. Sadleir, 11, Gloucester square, Hyde-perk, and sew tie housekeeper only, who informed him that she boon t the poison on the previous day at Maitland's, Chester- Erten, Hydr-i a-k, by her roaster's orden, and that her muter wrote many letters on Saturday. At a let r p.riod of the day two gentlemen visited Hempstead, and identified the body as that of 111 r. Sadltit. It will remain at the workhouse awaiting the inquest. He had, probably, la i n on the spot when he war found during the greater part of tae night, as the holy was quite o li, and the rigor mortis pletely Established. It appears that he left his house about ball-put 11 o'cicek on Saluda, night. We (Inge) have been informed that to was a purchaser to a large amount of lands sold in the Incumbered Estates Court in Ireland, but that In was under no heavy liabilities to the London and County Joist Stick Banking Company, and that for the compantively em sll amount that remained open against him at the time of his decease the company was guaraatsed by ample securities. FATAL ACCIDENT ON A RAILWAY. DONCASTER, S►TURDAY EVENING Lent night an accident occurred near this town, on the Great Northern Railway, which has terminated fatally. Immediately after the up.eapress train lea' es Doncaster a train is despatched to Rettord end Liaco'n. That train left at the taunt time, 520 p.m., sod on approaching the Decoy-crossing, one mite twat Doncaster, the driver per noised almetning on the nr-line, but, it being dusk, WM unable to make out what it wee. For safety he 0, eoed hie whistle, as a warning of the train's approach. On getting be found that it was a child, lo , tween two or three years old, upon the railway, and, at the same moment saw its mother, Mrs. Gibbons, the gatekeeper's wife, crow over, aad run after It, she walking on the six foot. On seeing the danger in which the child was placed the steam WY turned off and the eagles reversed as quickly GS paish'e, but it was too late. Mrs. Games had just seized hold of the child when the buffer struck them both at the same moment, killed the child on the spot, and the woman was knocked dews. When the train was brought to a stand, the guard returned to the spot, and found the woman and chile lying bleeding on the lioe. He helped to remove them to the gate- house. Assistance was speedily procured from Doncaater. aad H. C. Fairbank, Eiq , the company's surgeon, was ▪ oa in attendance. He round thu the poor women tad been run over by the wh•els of che nein, whic h hid cut off her left foot below the knee, broken her collar bone, two of her ris, and the tows of her right foot, and severely tinc tured her thigh. Amputation we■ pronounced necessary, but the sufferer is too prostrate at this time to admit of lto being carried out. I hit child was upon ihs line unknown to its parents, and it was proceeding to meet, as was usual, two men, who resided with her father, to one of whom, William Iroadale, also a tlatelayer, she was parti cularly attached. There men saw the a trident, but were at too great a dietaries to reader any aid. Mr. Graves, the re sident engine►, has made every diepatition for the faculty to attend upon the poor woman, and kindly ordered eeorything that can possibly relieve her. Not dm sligLte,t hope is entertained of her recovery, as beyond the injuries abovoitaotwi she is bruised internally. On the 13th the Emperor of Austria reviewed the garrison of Vienna, the Empress being plantar, seated in II phaeton. _ . .-- - The late Marshal Pukiewitch was, of all the mai. eery men in Europe, the on. who had received .he restart number of declrstions. The orders of which he wore the insignia amounted to twenty seven. _ . We (Scotsman) learn that, in addition to the very liberal money prises offered by the French government for gulch stock ezkilsitod at the coming Paris Show, there will be giren will/ etch first prize a gold medal, sad with the second and third prima silver and bronze suds's. A Chester paper says: —" We regret to learn that in toosequeno, of the severs indisposit , on of Wilbrabein Egerton, Esq., of Tattoo-park, the highly respected mem ber for the combs= diviaion of this county, Wm. Tattoo Eger;on, Esq., hi. been unexpectedly called from hit par nctudfro,: o attending p co N v th r e y m x .: T e 0 Helmets-fp duties, and we fear, for the present, ha will he pri=te —We understand that the following gentlemen, being writers to the Signet, have come forward as candidates for the chair of conveyeacing, rendered vacant by the demure of Profess= Measles—namely, Kr. John Hunter, auditor of the Court of &Won; Mr. J. Montgomerie Bell (A Messrs. Dundee and Wilson); and Mr. James Burn. Mr Willi.= Ali sander. commissary clink, and Mr. William Ivory. have alto been named as candidate,. Ihi customary mode of filling up this chair ie for the Society of Writers to select three ear didates, of whom the Town Council elect oae.—Eciebergh Gowned. THE New POLICe BILL.—On Tuesday the Carlisle tows souneil adopted the petition of the Sout haat t m =WU conacil against tne new Police &11.—Carlisle l'otrint. cis Friday the kern cosucil of Cambridge held a special meet ing, at which it was resolved that a p tition be drawn up wheat the chime in the new P01.c.. 131,1 which =thorn= ewe of her Majesty's princip'l Sc:retariee of SWs from time to time to make rules for the governweot, pay. clothing, accoutrements ' and eecewries of =lntel les sp . pointed for any borough under the set of the 3th and 6th years of Kiog William the Fourib. Such an enactment (it was stated) would be =beefily/ of the principle of local tole-goveroment and inimical to ti at spirq ofr .tdora which I is =generally regarded re the chsreeteri , t , c feature of one i ramempa iaatit Atioar.— Cdpbrulge lasevendroti. On Mon ! day the corporation of Tenterdca adopted a petition again= the bill, as unjuat and unto istitullosal.—Sassez Express.