The Express. — London, England, 1863-10-14 00:00:00

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Oh. 10s.....13areeast. Oh Ma. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14. Tao "Holborn Valley Question " is ono the im portance of which every resident in London will appreciate, and which every visitor to the great city, if only for a single day, must recognise at a glance. The date of the duration of this nuisance is, of course, coeval with the coustruction of Holborn street, but it has become aggravated year by year as the through traffic east and west has increased. Half • century ago it was probably not very much felt, when those portions of the west which are now covered with fine streets of palatial houses were green fields, and when the hackney coaches in which people travelled through Holborn were so accustomed to break down everywhere, that an occasional extra accident there did not attract much attention. But the question has actually been in discussion in parliament and in the corporation for a quarter of a century—a reasonable period for its settlement one would think, when one of the debat ing bodies had unlimited power and the other unlimited resources, to effect any change that might be considered necessary. We see what unlimited power can do in revising the crooked streets of Paris, and what unrestricted pecuniary resources can achieve in the rapidity with which ac enter prising railway company metamorphoses a whole district of Loudon. See, for example, how the Charing•cross Company push their works in the west. A great slice of the Strand, containing houses of infinitely higher commercial value than any in Holborn, has been remorselessly pulled down, an entirely new bridge has been thrown across the Thames, whilst a row of palatial residences now rise almost at the rate of a story • day, in the Strand, opposite the Golden-cross, at Charing cross. Again, let us turn eastward, and we shall find that one side of Blackfriara-road has been lite rally razed to the ground through nearly half of its entire length. Questions of vested interests have not there stopped the way of the London, Chatham, and Dover Company. Having swept away with a wave of their magic wand scores of houses in the most important main street on the Surrey side of the water, they are now pushing their operations right across the river, already throw their shells into Doctors'-commons, and will ultimately run the plough across Ludgate hill. Vested interests have gone down after a year's struggle before a railway company armed with an act of parliament, in the richest, busiest, and most valuable part of London, but vested interests stop the way, and have done so for a quarter of a century, in Holborn, and thus the pro ject of improvement has remained hung up, and at this moment the only symptoms of vitality it exhibits consist of the angry letters of rival architects to the newspapers, each claiming to be the first who suggested • viaduct over Holborn-valley, sail a viaduct would not occur to the mind of any ordinary person as the most obvious remedy for the evils which are now so loudly complained of. Every one knows what the main evil to be reme died is. The great street begins to " dip" some where near St. Andrew's Church, and continues to fall at rates varying from 1 foot in 23 to lin 17 until it comes to the foot of Farringdon-street, wher e is the bed of the " Valley." Thence it rises with equal abruptness until it reaches its maximum height at Snow-hill, at which point cab, carriage, waggon, and omnibus drivers travelling east, having reached table land, begin to breathe more easily, and to entertain some faint hopes of finishing their jour ney in safety. To remedy the evil several schemes have been from time to time proposed, and at this moment a committee of the corporation has the knotty question in hand. Historical accounts have from tune to time been published of these suc cessive projects, but somehow the first one in known existence has always been unaccountably omitted. It must be recollected that the great dif ficulty to be mumntered in dealing with Holborn Valley is the difficulty of protecting existing in terests in so great an artery of trade ; and the second, of squaring the expense with the probable means of meeting it. Another difficulty is the dan ger of tampering with, or diverting the general stream of traffic—always a very serious point for consideration—and from all these points of view we think that a plan of comparatively small dimensions, and which takes precedence of all the schemes now prominently before the public in point of time, is well worthy of being considered along with its later and more ostentatious competi tors. Taking it for granted that the first and most important object was to produce a level causeway for the traffic east and west, Mr. Thomas Taylor prepared, in 1855, a plan which would have left Holborn, with its vast commerce, intact, would have relieved that commerce of touch of its present plethora, would have provided means for wag gone, kc., to travel east and west on the level, and would have cost very little money. Mr. Taylor proposed to turn out of Holborn alto gether at Hatton-garden, and to make a detour by means of a new street, to be cut through property of very small comparative value, running at the back of Holborn, crossing Victoria-street by means of • short viaduct, and coming out at Giltepur street, close to the wall of the Compter. By this plan the main artery of Holborn would be left as it is at present, a level road would be achieved east and west, the work could be completed in a very short time, and the whole cost would be under a THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, 'hundred thousand pounds. We do not profess to be advocates of this or any other plan in particular, but we think it only fair that as being the first and the cheapest, and the least calculated to create hostility by interference with existing interests, it ought to be taken into consideration as well as the rest, and have its merits or demerits fairly can vassed. Even supposing either of the more ambi tious plans now before the corporation to be adopted, we think that Mr. Taylor's scheme would be very valuable, as giving a second channel for a traffic which is sure to go on increasing every day. The other plans extant all deal with Holborn Valley itself, and follow one of two main principles, either to fill up the valley altogether and re-build the houses on each aide, or to span the chasm by a viaduct. Forthe filling up only one design has been published, that of Mr. Bunning, the City architect, who, some years since, proposed to fill up the lower part of the valley between Holborn-hill and Skinner-street to the height of 12 feet, and, to meet this sudden rise in the street, Mr. Bunning would convert the first floors of the houses in Holborn-bill, Skinner-street, &c., into shops, the present shops into basement stories, and would add a new story at the top of each house. The prin cipal objections to this plan are that it would be very costly, the estimate being 350,0001., that it would be only a half measure at beat, and that, whilst relieving Holborn Valley to some extent, it would create a steep incline in Farringdon-street, where there is at present a dead level. Next come the viaducts, of which some propose to run on pillars through the centre of the street, leaving the present roadways on each side untouched ; some propose to take the south I side, and some the north side of Holborn, but all involving, more or less, the destruction of a certain portion of the existing commerce of the great arterial street. The best of the viaduct plane is decidedly that of Mr. Marrable, the archi tect of the Metropolitan Board of Works, who, hav ing reported some time since on all the then exist ing plans, was called upon by the board to produce one of his own. Mr. Marrable proposes to build a high level viaduct on the north side of the street, from Hatton-garden to Skinner-street, setting back the frontage all the way to the extent of 80 feet, and crossing the junction of Farringdon street with Victoria-street by an arch. The plan includes splendid terraces of houses on the northern aide of Holborn, and one of the grounds upon which it is recommended is that it would leave un touched the side of the street the commercial value of which is by far the greater. There can be no doubt but that this is a bold and handsome design, that it would thoroughly accommodate the through traffic east and west, would beautify the north side of Holborn very much, and that it could be carried out at a not unreasonable cost. These are the " pros," but fairness obliges also to state the " cons " of this scheme. Whilst pro fesaing to leave the property on the south side of the street untouched, it would completely destroy its commercial value by carrying the stream of traffic along on a level with the two-pair windows of the houses, and leaving the roadway below and immediately in front of them no more populous than a stable lane. Besides, it would, in our judgment, create an eyesore and an absurdity in one of the busiest streets in London. We should have one side of Holborn, high and level, flanked with pala tial houses and alive with traffic of every kind, and the other, and that which is now the busiest aide, turned, as it were, into a vast kitchen area, the existence of which could only be ascertained by the passengers overhead peering through the railings, a s the perambulating policeman, partly from duty and partly for pleasure, is wont to do at present. It must, however, be raid that Mr. Marrable's plan only shares this defect in common with all the viaduct schemes, and that it contains the greatest number of mitigating features. If we are to have only the half loaf, then is Mr. Mar table's the beet bread, but we should prefer the whole one, which would be a filling up of the valley right through, east and west, and all the way across the street. We would have the houses rebuilt in a style worthy of the great City and of their own cen tral situation on both sides, and not have a row of palaces shaming from their grand eminence on one side, a huddle of tumble down ricketty houses cowering in a bole on the other ; and if the cor poration cannot spare the money for so comprehen sive a scheme at present, let them relieve the thr3ngb traffic by adopting Mr. Taylor's plan ad interim, and then they can consider the permanent improvement of the great thoroughfare at their leisure. Pluttcs COIMORT MEMORIAL AT GVERNSEY. —The Inauguration of a statue to the late Prince Consort at Guereaey took place on Thursday last with coaaiderableeerr- moor —indeed the day Ins quite • gala one for thetown. The cost of the statue, about 1,5001., has been raised by public subscription. The pedestal consists of a step and Isodieg, upon which are two courses of granite, rosticated. Upon these rests the plinth and a deep moulded base, the latter =pouting the shaft, which is surmounted with a moulded capital. The statue crowns the whole. It is an electro cut from the I'm of Mews. Elkington, of London, ten feet in height, tad is a most beautiful and expressive work of art. The Prince is represented in the mantle and with the la sigoia of the !taster of the Order of the Bath—the Queen as Sovereign. being herd of every other illostriore order. The entire monument is about 27 feet in height, and is one of which Guernsey has cause to be proud. Oa the macro penal, in gilt lettering, sad ia plain Ramis capitals, is the inscription " Albert, Prbsee Consort." On the western panel, " Erected by the people of Guernsey, 1863." DIATM OF Mt. 012N11.411, OF Haßnow.—Tbe death of the Rev. William Ozenbitm, lower muter of Harrow School, will be felt as a personal Imo by a wide circle of aid Harrovisaa. Himself ecluented at Hai row, Mr. Otentssaa was appointed an assistant master is 1824, and on the death el the Rev. Hoary Drury succeeded to the post of lower muter. _ Eikr. PAUL'S, COVICKT-GAILDEN.—The Rev. C. E. Oakley. B.C. L., of Wedhass College, Oxford, sect w of Wickwar, Gloucestershire, Ims accepted the rectory of Ibis = from the Duke of Bedford, who is the patron. The became vaesist some weeks nem by the death of the Rev. Henry Hutton. Mr. Oakley, who es earCrid to • sister of Earl Dude, &whited in 18.5.5, when he took &first elms in Jurisprudence and Yoder. Hietiser. end was Univac, city Theological Schol ar . The rectory o f Wickwire, which becomes vacant, is worth M.N. • year, cud is in the gift of Winusoa Curn.E.—Notice is Riven that the State Apartments of Windsor Castle will be closed to the publieme sad after to-morrow until further orders.—Gazette. Caowit-orrica, Ocr. 13.—Member returned to serve in the preeeot parlismeet : John Peel, of Middleton. hell, iu the county of Warwick. Fari.. for the borough of Tamworth, is the room o f J o h n Vi ll iers Stuart Townshend, commonly called Viecoutit Raynham, now Marquis Towne. heal, summoned to the Mouse of Peers. —Gazette. THE EMPEROR OF RENSIA THE DELIGHT or MANKIND. —The following war the speech of the Russian Admiral Lisoyeki, at New York :—"Oevillemen, I regret very much that I cannot express as I would wish the feelings of gratitude which the speech of our friend, Mr. Fads. has produced on all of no. The praise which he gave to our Emperor is really deserved by him. (Cln.an.) He is certainly not only the benefactor of hie subjects—he is the friend of mankind. (Cheers.) From what he has al ready does, and what be is doing every day, he is cm 'airily entitled to the same =realm which oboe a Roman emperor cleimed—' The Delight of Mankind.' No less true base been to oar hearts the feelings of sympathy sod fiiendship which American citizens have manifested to us. (Churn/ I assure you. gentlemen, that from the beginning of theme difficulties of yours our people have followed with deep interest, and. at the same time, with narrow, the trials through which you are passing ; but we expect that the talents end energy of the heron, who have already mad* themselves immortal, will save your country. (Applause.) propose the health of the person to whom the American people have en..rusted at this time their future. Let us, peetlemen, drink to 'The Health of the President of the United States." (Chun, and shouts of " Bravo r) Cbc Court. --o-- BALMORAL, Ocr. 11. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louis of Hesse, went out yesterday morning. The QllOlO, accompanied by the Crown Princess of Prussia, drove in the afternoon to the falls of the ()amebalt. The Crown Princess of Prussia lunched with her Majesty. His Grand Ducal Highness Priam William of Hew arrived at the Castle oa a visit to her Majesty. October 12. The Queen, Prince and Princess Louis and Prince William of Hesse, and the royal family, with the ladies and gentle men in waiting, ►ttended divine service yesterday morning in the Castle. The Rev. N. li'Leed, one et the Queen's chaplains, officiated. Primes' Helens, and the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, attended Divine service in the parish church of Cratnie. The King of the Greeks, the Prince of Welm, Primo Christian of Denmark, end Prince Frederick, attended by Baron Guldencrone, Lieutenant Funch, Captain Grey, Cap tain Lund, and Captain Cautenicbjold, left town at a quar ter past 10 o'clock yesterday morning for Newmarket. The Prisons of Wales, the Princess ChrWia• of Dan. mark, and Princess Delmar, attended by the Hoe. Mrs. W. Grey, honoured the Mesas. Southwell, in Baker-street, with • visit and est for their photographs. Their Royal Highnesses took • drive in an open carriage in the 1 afternoon. The dinner party included the King of the Greeks, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princes Christian of Damask, the Duke of Cambridge. Prince Frederick and the Princes Darner of Deromack. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Ea-1 Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Earl Russell, the Duke of 'Newcastle, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. 0. P. Villiers. The Has. Edward Palmer, Attarney-deneml, and the Hen. William H. Pope, Colonial Seeratasy of Prince Edward Island, North Americo, kid an interview vie Monday with the Duke of Newcastle at the Colonial * Sae, Dowsing-street, on the subject of the land tenures of that (doily. Viscount Palmerstsm arrived in town yesterday morning from kis seat, Broadlands, Hants. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in London yesterday morning from Scotland. Despatches were received ye.terday at the Colonial °Mee from the governors of the settlement' on the West Coed of Africa, and from the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. DEPARTURE OP THE NINO OF THE GREEKS. (THIS DAY.) This morning the King of the Greeks, accom panied by his sr , te, left at 9.15 a.m. by the train of the Landoll, Chatham, and Dover Rol way. for Dover, and thence via Calais to P111:11. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales accompanied his Majesty to the shtion, and his Royal Higitzeos the Doke of Cambridge was also present. His Majesty was received at the station by Sir Cusack Roney, one of the &rectors, Mr. Johnson, secretary, and Mr. Bishop, axiom 'doodad, who proceeded in the train to Dover. A large deputation from the Greek Committee, and several of the leading merchant' and their ladies, were also present. The whole of the platform apprcpriated for the departure of 12 , a Majesty was covercd with ottoman cloth, upon which the ladies of the members of the Greek Committee strewed ete rarest and moat beautiful flower. After the departure of hie Majesty three vociferou s cheers were g:ven for the P.:nee of Water, and three also for the Doke of Cambridge. THE FUNERAL OF LORD LYNDHURST. The interment of the mort remains of Lord Lyndhurst will take place next Snta•day, at the Highgate Cemetery. The funeral procession, consisting of a hearse and several carriages, will, it is expect A, have his lordship's residence, No. 25, George-street, Hanover-sqoare. about 9 o'clock is the morning. The body lies rained in the house .in George-street, where several members of the family of the deceased prer are at present residing—Lady LyndSurst, Miss Copley, sister in kw to the deceased ; and the three dart/liters and sons-is law, the Hon. Mr. and lira &ivy M-. sod Mrs. Beckett. and Mr. and Mrs. Du Cane. The funeral arrangements have been intrusted to the (harp of Mr. T. Pike, of 29. Duke-street, Grosvenar-square. PROROGATION OP PARLIAMENT.-{THIS DAY.) This morning the Lord Chancellor attended "1 the House at Lords for the purpose of formally proroguing the Imperial Parliament. It is almost anneeemary to state that very little interest attached to the proceedings, and that when Sir Angnstue Clifford, the Usher of the Black Rod, proceeded to summon the Hones al C./MUMPS he found that distinguished body represented by a c ruple of clerks. Notwithstanding this be proceeded with due obeisance along the hones, and addressed the chair as though the Speaker had been sitting there is full state. The House of Commons, thus c mastituttd. appear i at the her of the Homes of Lords, Sir J. G. Lefevre then advanced to the table, and read the royal commission, commanding the commissioners present, lir the name of her Majesty, to farther prorogue per] timent until Tuesday. Dec. I. As the significant words " for the despatch of divers urgent and important affairs" were not added, the meeting on the& day will spin be of • purely formal character. The royal eomnsimioe having been serer, the roman; wieners rose from their seats, sad the Lord Chancellor, who was habited in his full robes, said that by virtue of the Lammission jest read, he, in the name of her if sjesty the Queen, declared parliament proregui I until Tuesday, the let of December next. His lordship then declared the house adjourned, and the ceremony terminated. The Prince and Princess of Joinville have passcd some days at Amsterdam, at which place they arrived from the Hague in striotinoogatto. The Duke of Newest tle has left Thomas's Hotel, Birkelity-sqoare, for hi seat, Clamber, Nous. The marriage of the Hon. and Rev. George Her bert, third sou of the late, and brother of the present. Earl of Powia, and Miss Sykes, daughter of the late Sir Tattoo Sykes, is appointed to take place to-morrow. The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P., arrived in town oe Monday night from Drayton Manor, near Tamworth. Laly Emily Peel has left Gomm for Pada, on her way to meet the right hon. !wapiti in London before going to Ireland for the winter. The preparations for the Leipeic festival on the 18th and 19th inst. begin to assume a greater appearance of activity. Various towns have voted money and resolved to send deputations, to Coburg and Gotha, by order of Duke Ernest, the celebration will be very generaL Leipeki will be illuminated on the 18th. The women of Berlin have subscribed for a banner, which it is feared, however, that there will not be time to complete for the day in question, and it will have to be exhibited afterwards. It le a memorial of the women of 181.1, who showed thems e l ve s, in Innumerable instances, so prompt in sacrifice. On one side of the banner will be an oil painting by Dleibtreu. a highly esteemed artist. The picture will be surrounded by red velvet and gold embroideries, with heavy gold fringes, and the inscription will be, "To the German women of 1813, the women and maidens o, Berlin, 1863." The King of Denmark is still at Gluckeburg Palace. On Wednesday lest, the day after his Maiwatea birthday, the Royal Ride Association of Copenhagen held • meeting, at which the president, in proposing the health of the Kusg, poiated out bow pregnant with great event' were the times, sod how zealously the King laboured for the welfare of the conatry. Re also observed that in Den mark, as at the restoration of the Temple at Jerusalem, it was necessary to labour with the sword at their side. The Malt wee drunk with so much entbusium that the coo• gratalatione of the society were sent to his Majesty at Glackstarg. The King mot a reply, and after returning his thanks thus expressed himself :—" Yes, certainly, we meet labour at the work of freedom as well as at the Dram wirke with the sword at our aide." OCTOBER 14, 1863. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (LEUTZIeB TILLZOILUI6) AMERICA. QUEENSTOWN, Ocr. 14. The Inman steamer City of Washington, from New York on the 3rd inst., arrived here at 7 a.m. She brings 152 passengers and 547,080 dollars iu specie. She landed passengers and mai , s, and pro ceeded at 7.30 a.m. (Per the City of Washington.) NEW YORK, OCT. 3, Mows°. The condition of affairs is unchanged. No news has been received from Charleston since the 26th ult. Southern journals state that Bragg would have followed up his victory of the 21st ult., but could not move until supplies came up. The New York Tribune denies that there will be any further draft. It is not known what answer President Lin coln will give to the Missouri delegation, who demand General Butler's appointment and radical abolitiots policy in Missouri. The New York Tines urges the President to pay no at tention to their demands. The delegation was received in New York by the German Republican Club, and its policy endorsed. The New York Harbour Committee report the harbour to be in a perfect state of defence. Vessels passing Sandy Hook would be exposed to the fire of 800 guns of the heaviest calibre. The public civilities to the Russians continue. They bad been invited to visit Baltimore. The Boston District Court had restored the ship Banshee. The steamers Phantom and Arabia have been destroyed oft Wilmington. It is reported that the steamers Advance and Elizabeth have been captured. Advices from Nassau to the 26th report that seven steamers from Wilmington and three from Charleston had arrived lately. One of the latter left Charleston eleven days after the surren der of Forts Wagner and Gregg, proving that the port is not closed. San Domingo continues in a disturbed condition. Santiago de Caballeros had been burnt. Advicee from Belize state that the President of Guatemala, aided by Nicaraguans, had invaded and captured Comayague and Tegucigalpa in Hon duras, committing atrocities and banishing the British consul from Spanish Honduras. The British consul at Truxillo had sent for as sistance. INTELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold, 421 per cent. prem. Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 1331 ; Illinois, 127 ; Erie, 107. NEW YORK, Ocr. 5, Emma. (By telegraph to Cope Ram) Southern Charleston advice@ to the 2nd inst. state that the Federal movements indicate per manent more than immediate operations. The report that Hooker had reinforced Roaeorans with two corps from Meade's army is confirmed. The Confederates have attacked iri'Meniville, seventy miles south-west of Nashville. The result is unknown. The Southern papers discredit the rumour that Rosecrans' communications have been interrupted. Both armies are strengthening their position at Chattanooga. The capture of the ship Sir R. William Pool was erroneously reported. The commander of the Federal vessel Seminole asserts that he captured her in American waters. The steamer Herald has been captured. Money easy. Gold, 441 per cent: premium. Ex change on London, 159. Stocks improving: New York Centrals, 1341 ; Illinois, 128 ; Erie, 108 ; Six per Cent, United States Bonds, 107. Cotton firm and advancing ; middling upland, 86c. NEW YORK. OCT. 6. ASTIMOIL (By telegraph to Cope Race.) Considerable skirmishing is taking place in General Rorecrans' rear, the Coufederatee endea vouring to interrupt the communications between Nashville and Chattanooga. A large number of troops have reached Rosecrans, who has established lines in front of Chattanooga. General Bragg is fortifying Missionary Ridge. The Southern journals contain reports that the Confederates occupy Knoxville, and that General Burnside is retiring to Cumberland Gap. Money easy. Gold, 47 premium. Exchange quiet and unaltered. FRANCE. NEW DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS. RETIREMENT OF BARON GROS. PA RlB, Ocr. 14. The Moniteur of this morning says :—" The death of M. B;Ilault causes a sorrowful emotion through out France. His decease is an immense loss to the state as well as to the Emperor, whom he served with equal devotedness, talent, and eloquence." The following diplomatic appointments have beon made :—As French Ambassador to the Court of St. James's, M. de Latour d'Auvergne, who will be replaced at Rome by M. de Sartiges. Baron de Malaret will fill the place of the latter at Turin. The Marquis Ferribre de Levsyer will go as Am bassador to Brussels, M. Meet to Hanover, and the Marquis 4PAntorme to Nassau. The Emperor has addressed the following letter to Baron Gros :—" At a time when you intended to retire from public service, your devotion induced you to accept the office of ambassador at London. You have thus acquired fresh rights to my good will. Circumstances now permit me to relieve you of this post; but, before giving you a successor, I wish to say how glad I have been to crown your long and honourable career by a testimony of my confidence." AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Ocr. 13, EVENING. The Oat Deutsche Post of this evening calls for a congress empowered to settle the Polish question. Should such • congress declare that Russia had forfeited all right to Poland, Austria might adhere to this decision, and even calmly see the approach of war, as in that case she would only be carrying out the judgment of Europe. The Oat Deutsche Post thinks that a congress would deliver the three powers from the painful position in which they are now placed, of being forced to reserve the expression of their offended dignity during tire months of winter, with the prospect of warlike eventualities in the spring. A congress would clear up the situation, would determine what resolutions should be taken, and might, in cue of success, bring about the averting of war. The Emperor Francis Joseph returned to Vienna this morning. THE TRANSYLVANIAN DIET. HERMANNSTALYT, Oa.. 13. _ _ • The Transylvanian Diet having resolved to send deputies to the Reicharath, his been ad joerued. The members separated with cheers for the King of Hungary and the constitution of the empire. SPAIN. MADRID, Ocr. 13. The budget for 1864 of the Departments of War, Marine, and the Colonies will show an increase of 80 millions of reals. ITALY. MARSEILLES, Ocr. 13, Ewrnco. General Count de Montebello, the commander in-chief of the French army in Rome, has arrived here. Advicee from Rome state that the King of Ba- varia had reached that capital. The Roman Annexation Committee continues to publish the Chronica Romano, the organ of the Party. The Bishop of Piacenza has ordered prayers to be put up for Poland. INDIA. (By telegraph from Baez.) BOMBAY, Barr. 27. A large speculative inquiry for grey shirt ings and cotton. Opium, Malin, 1,600 rupees. Exchange on London, 2e. 01d. Government securities : Four per Cents., 991 ; Five per Cents., 1071 ; Five-and a-lialf per Cents., 117 k. The Loudon mail of the 3rd September has arrived. CALCUTTA, Sr.a 26. Grey shirting, and mule twist advancing. The indigo crop is still estimated at 100,000 maunds. Exchange on London, 2s. op. Government secu rities : Four per Cents., 1001 ; Five per Cents., 1081 ; Five-and-a-Half per Cents., 1181. Freight : Seeds, 82a. dd. THE KING OF PRUSSIA AND THE PROFESSOR A letter from Berlin to the Correspondent of Nuremberg says : It is related that during her last stay at Gotha, Queen Victoria, In convening with the King of Prussia, who was paying her • visit, spoke to him, among others, of Profes sor Virehow, and of the great esteem in which his physio logical works were held in England. A few data after the King met the professor in • promenade. Accosting him, he rid to him, 'The Queen of England has heard of you. lam proud of having at the University of Berlin proteron so celebrated ; only it is a pay that you concern yourself with politics, and that you vote with the democrats." 11. Virchow immediately re plied, " Sire, what you tell me places me in • situation similar to that of the French artilleryman, in the French campaign of 1792. That artilleryman had been made prisoner, after defending himself heroically, and Kiog Frederick William said to him, You are • brave soldier ; only it is a pity that you are fighting for inch a bad cause.' Citizen William,' replied the republican volunteer, ' let las speak of something else ; we shall never agree on that 1 1 subject.'" AUSTRIA. The Pr ess of Vienna says : The constitution of the empire has just achieved a great victory. Transylvania has decided late, but it has decided, to send deputies to the Reichrrath. The friends of the unity of the empire cannot but rejoice in this feet. The Austrian ermetittition has acquired an important country, the Princi. pality of Transylvania, and this country has detached itself definitively from the Magyar programme, which i opposed to the diploma of October and to the patent of February. The presence of the Transylvanians in the Reithamth guarantees; to us the future prosperity of the constitution. We do not, it is true, put upon ourselves the illusion of believing that the Hungarians will be per suaded as easily and as promptly to send their deputies to the Reicharath, but the mere fact of the recognition of the constitution of the empire by the diet of Transylvania ought to convince the Hungarian party that it will not be able to attain the object which it bee pursued hitherto. The advan tage of the new situation is that this defeat of the Hun gluteus renders Feasible the renewal of the negotiations with Hungary. Who knows, after the example set by Transylvania, what a new diet of Croatia would now do, and if, besides Transylvania, Croatia declared itself for the con stitution of the empire. Hungary, isolated, would be obliged to lend herself to a compromise. EXPRESS FROM PARIS• (MOM OUR OW:: CORRZSPONDIMT.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. In M. Billault the Emperor loses not only a prime minister, but the most able of the govern ment speakers. His loss is so universally felt to create a chum difficult to be filled up, that the prevalent opinion of the day—an opinion possibly unfounded—is that the meeting of the Corps Le gislatif on November 5 will be pro forma only, all serious debating being thrown over till after the new year. M. Billanit is prematurely snatched away from a distinguished career. He was born at Vavves, in Britanny, in 1805. Called to the bar of Nantes, he early took part in provincial po- ' litical life. At the age of twenty-five he was elected a member of the Municipal Council of Nantes ; and at twenty-nine, he attained the far higher position of Councillor-General of the Loire. At the age of 32 he was elected a member of the Chamber of Depn-1 ties, and at 35 be became Under-Secretary of State in M. Thiers' ministry. The curiosity felt to see him in the capacity of first minister of the empire, doing battle with his former chief, now an opposi tion member for Paris, is frustrated in a melancholy I way. When Thiers gave place toGuirot, M. Billault I took a decided part in the opposition, and filled a respectable place among debaters of the second class. In the Constituent Assembly,to which lie was elected, he took prominent though by no means first-rate rank. He was thrown out for the Legis lative Assembly, and during the years 1849, 1850, and 1851 he practised with great success at the Paris bar. The coup d'etat found him ready to hail the rising sun. He was the first President of the Corps Legislatif, and afterwards I , twice became Minister of the Interior. The decree of 24th Nov., 1860, which enlarged the attributes of the parliament and at the wee time created ministers without portfolios to support the policy of the government, gave M. &Hank an opportu nity of displaying talent of a higher order than ho was before supposed to possess. I have often heard members of the " five " speak with respect and admiration of his ability. He had to the last a slight remnant of a Breton accent which somewhat marred the pleasure of hearing him ; but his dic tion was exceedingly pure, and his serious manner and readiness in reply always obtained for him an attentive hearing even from his bitterest adver saries. Marshal d'Ornano died this morning at his official residence at the Hotel des luvatides. He was born at Ajaccio, in Corsica, in 1784, and be longed to an ancient family. He entered the French army as • lieutenant of dragoons at the age of sixteen ; and although his military career was not undistinguished, his seniority, and the fact of his being the last surviving general officer of the old Imperial Guard, constituted his princi pal title to the dignity of • marshal of France, to which he was elevated by Napoleon 111. in 1861. He took part in the battles of Austerlitz and JiMa. During the war in Spain, when under the orders of Ney, he was several times noted fur acts of bravery. At tho battle of Moskuwa he commanded the whole cavalry of the army of Italy. In the disastrous retreat of the French army he very nearly lost his life. He a as severely wounded, and would inevitably have perished had not the Emperor given Linn a place in the only carriage which he Lad left. Subsequently it was his fate to rally to all the governments which ruled France in rapid succession. When Napoleon was in exile at Elba he served Louis XVIIL, but be again joined the empire during the One Hundred Days. On this account he wax banished by the Restoration. He was allowed to return to France in 1818, but be never again had a commission under the legitimate Bourbons. The Revolution of 1830, to which he speedily adhered, brought him once more into active service ; be was created a peer of France and placed at the bead of the fourth mili tary division. This command he held till he was removed from it by the Republic of 1848. For • short time he sat in the Constituent Assembly. At the coup (Mat he was named a member of the Consultative Commission, and, not repudiating the honour,as many did, his further fortune was assured. He dies with the highest honours which the empire could bestow—a marshal of France, a senator, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and governor of the Invalides. The Emperor, as already stated, attended his death-bed. The Nation takes upon itself to say that Gen. do Montebello, who has come to Paris from Rome on leave of absence, after a serious difference with the Pontifical authorities, will not go back to his post. The Bourse opened with some firmness, but was prejudicially affected by the news of M. Billault's death, which was known about half-past 2. Rents fell 20c. for cash, and 15c. for account ; and Mo. bilier, llfr. 25c. GRICAT WESTERN OF CANADA.-(THIS DAY. This morning the ordinary half-yearly meeting of shereholders was held at the London Tavern, for the purpose of submitting the report and gourd statement of accounts for the half year ending July 31 leek of electing eleven directors and two auditors, and for the trausaction of other bovines* ; Aklsrman Dixon (presided of the board of direesors) occupied the chair. The report (an abstract of which has already appeared in the Express) wee taken as read. The (Mammals, in moving its adoption, stated that this was the ISM meeting under the new constitution, which enabled them to transact their own business ; and he con. gratalated the shareholders upon this result. By the act, which received the royal assent on the sth of May, 1863, end which enabled than to postpone for four year the carrying out of the Oil Speiags Branch to their line, power was given to the board to elect whether their general meetings should be held in Loudon or in Canada, and under that power the present meeting was held. A machinery had been provided which would enable them to get the full advantage of the local experience of the Canadian board, but the transaction of business would practically take place is London. The accounts were lucidly anted, sad be should not enter into the items unless some explanations were required. He might mention, however, that the infra for 1863 amounted to 292,4421. u against 246,5241. 7s. 10d. in 1862, and that the tonnage was 289,000 tom for the present year, as compared with 273.000 in the previous year. With regard to the working expenses, to which the attention of the board had been particularly directed, • reduction of six per out. bad been effected in the present half compared with the corresponding lull of ; l a while at the same time the property and rolling stock ' of the company was kept in good and substantial repair. (Hear, hear.) Having justified the amount of the renewal fund, the Chairman referred to the matter of lois by exchanges, nod announced that the directors had repeatedly urged the necessity and justice of having in creased rates ceded to them. The compsoy received its mileage rates from the New York Central and Michigan Central in greenbacks ; end they claim:ll, therefore, to raise their rates to roes respond with the loot from this cane. The government of Canada feared that worse consequences would tenth from such • measure, and in that position the question had arisen whether, under these OtietIITASSION, it would not be expedient to give up the through tog% altogether. But there bad been • gain, such as it was, upon the through traffic, and he urged the shareholder to pause before tithing • step which it would be very difficult to recede from. After some discussion, the report was adopted. SHOCKING DEATH OP A CHILD .8T A PALL PROM A WINDOW. INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.I This morning an inquiry was bald by M-. William Payne, Cormier for the City of Landow and South wark, reenacting the death of Elizabeth Jane Taylor, agrd 11 months, who was killed under the following melancholy Jane Stone, a little girl apparently twelve years old, said the deceased child lived with her parents at No. 4, Baldwin's•Flace, Gray's•inn-lane. On last Saturday even ing decawied's mother, being busy, sent the child into the home next door to witness to mind. Witness wee in the habit of miudiog the deoessid. She placed the child oa a table in a front room on the 'wooed door, sad gave deceased a money-box to play ith. The tabl e was next the open window. The money•box fell end in trying to catch it the child rolled over and oat of the open window into the street beneath. WiLoves was not near enough to sere the child. The father of the deceased was a carman. Catharine Brongh said that she heard the deceased fall on the flags, and she took bar op. In falling deceased struck upon the iron railings in front of the kitchen window. Mr. Eccles, surgeon, amid that deceased died from the effect' of serious injuries caused by falling upon the iron railings. The muscles of the abdomen protruded, and the internal organs were ruptured. The Coroner having summed up. the jury returned a ser• diet that deceased was killed aecideotahy by falling from a window. WZATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) WNIMESDAY. 00101112 14. • &IL Is. *lv. W. 7.11. Q. z. Is !a. - - - - - - - - - --. Nairn - ....... SAG 47, 1 8 l2 c lOU 2 Ilbatioto ..... 20.42 63 0 HAL ; II I 0.30 4 USIA 5.69 62 2 &X .1 11 o 10.07' 1 Shields •39.043 2 SAS. ' 11 so 1 0.431 4 Scarboromtb 19.46 51 2 8 16 8 f 0.53 2 OrtencsaUs 29.30 63 1 8.0.8. 6 cI- i 2 Galway tem fis 2 ASA. 6 b ; 910' 2 Valenti& 8 .0.87 61 1 8. 16 r 10.18 4 Queenstown 30.08 64 1 8.3. W. • If 0 10.19 6 Literpowl - -SAL 6. 2t 8.8. 114 b, 9.06 3 Holyhead 19.43 64 0 II BZ. ;16 cI- 2 Pembroke 19.6366 1 5.8. W. 114 c ; 0.47 7 POUZIIIIO6 . 29.37 55 2 SS W. •16 b 19.15 6 Brest 9.4967 3' 88. W. 110 c' 0.06 6 L'Orleut 29.67 65 3 I 6.6. W. 18 o j 0.20 7 kochefort 26.6.134 0 8.8. 11 c 0.0. i 3 Plymouth 39.4557 3I f 11.5.E. 16 b- , 3 Styles...A 9 . 42 fw 4 HAW. 14 m o.i4 i 6 Portsmouth 29.67 67 3 I SW. ' 20 ma 0.45 6 London 29.6065 4 i SAW. • 4 c 0.08 - nover 29.64 M. 1 ! KG S. . le o 1.00 3 Yarmouth 29.6766 1 I 3.6. W. 116 cI- . 5 IMlGslaild 29.14 1.4 0 I 8. i 122 m .0.15 3 PROSY= TIVISDAT. ON TNII FILMAT. S.E. to S.W. and N.W., NOP2III.IWIT. S. to W. &tut N.W., fre4t ts wog& showers. squally, unsettled, 8.5.& to W.S.W. and Win COMM S.S. W. to N. N.W. and W.N.W., fresh to • hack, strong tottelht gale, rim at Utiles. futile rain. S. to W. and N.w.. BovynCoarm B.W. to N.W Woo:, strong to • gale, squally. Hiowers. showers. 8 . 8 . W. to W. N. W.. IloirrwEasr. S.W. to S.W.. fresh to strong, squely, WILL , 'Weal nsuAllY• rain. North-East=Calthriess to Lincoln. Wast=Donegal to Cani wall. South =Chrua.el and Bi.oty Ceuta. SontJt-Sint.Strott Dover to Lincolnshire and Heligoland._ . Lautionary Minsk on 11 . 041da7. for three don Mr. Coswen, alluding to M. Nadar's Gidst balloon, says It often happens that a giant commode • passing adiniratioo when men of ordinary or even large stature pass unnoticed; but when the achieverneuts sed the working powers of each are weighed in the balance, it sometimes happens that the smaller vessels accomplish the must work. My tall ion, which I built last year at Totten ham entirely from my own resources, is now surpaysed is size and in costliness of materiel. France, with a dash and generosity which does her honour, emulates as with a bal loon valued at 6,000 t. Notwithstanding these trussed:ern odds, I will struggle to uphold the reputation of aerostatics with my own profeseional earnings in England." It is ru- MOW' moored that M. Nader, after his meat next Sunday, will bring the Giant to England. The Paris Monitet , r, in speaking of the slight accident to her Majesty, says :—" It is with the most heel! satisfaction that we learn that the accident was sot attended with any Amorous result, and that the Queen'. health lass not been in any way affected by it." Letters from Trieste state that all the members of the Mesican deputation (who, singuLirly enough for men who were formerly republican; were decorated with a sum bar of the most varied kinds of decorations) have rec. Prod from the Archduke Maximilian end archduchess very valu- able weresies of their visa; and that on their departure they were amempanied to the railway Metier; sad on bard the steamer, by the archduke's eldede•csmp. Some of the Mexicans go by ma to Marseilles, and others by railway to Vicuna. but they will meet on the Pith at St. Namire, sod return to Mexico together. Ihm. l'''' 0011 C stun and of 0 mlnk atm with attai dad very COD TI apPt With and Ellin knol how whk Bin soy% than % I cons &boy the I d lasi that Po -- lic t.he I weal wom Pert she seem Ili othe loi clot. for r IQ IDI IDA main Forte 'dent! B.r yrs. e 1r