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

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TOiIOSIKOW ilfxSta& lh 9116111- LONDON, TE URSDA Y, DECEMBER 10. ONE of the dreariest of all dreary social specta cles, perhaps one of the choicest miseries of vulgar wealth, is the failure of • "party" to which two or three distinguished persons have been invited, and at which only the crowd of respectable no bodies who were to be astonished by the presence of the great appear. The conspicuous absence of the titled guests in that gorgeous drawing-room creates a fearful void—a void that can be felt in the chilled atmosphere, and in the dismal resigna tion of the victims who have piled np the domestic altars in vain with costly sacrifices of comfort and self-respect. Thanks to the friendly frankness of his nearest neighbour, the Emperor of the Trimics has been spared the odious disappointment of throwing open the best apartments in his palaces to a number of invited and expected personages of the highest order, who would fain have accepted the Imperial hospitality "in principle," but in person have stayed away. No lose of dignity has been incurred, since the entertainment has nut come off, and but for the indiscretion of certain too forward friends in giving the names of the great personages who had promised (in principle) to be present, the world need not have known, and would cer tainly not have asked, who accepted or who de dined the invitation, or who accepted on condition of being " indisposed," at the last moment, to appear. It is no concern of ours to be too susceptible on our 11eighb011et account. But we cannot help regretting the precipitation of those untoward semi official papers which beg►n with one consent to an nounce that all the Powers in Europe bad eagerly accepted the invitation to the Congress of Paris, as soon as the letters of invitation were despatched. On the day after the Imperial Speech wu delivered, the Cunstitationtiel, the France, the Pays, thePresse, the Petrie gave out, like so many singers of a glee, first one, then another, then all together—that all the Great Powers accepted the Congress, in principle ; then, that all the Powers did homage to the great ides of the EMPZROR'B ; then, that the replies were decidedly favourable ; and only on the eve of the publicity of the Eng lish reply was it even hinted that some reservations had been suggested by certain of the Powers on questions of detail. The acceptance of the invita tion " in principle" by all the Powers was still treated as a positive engagement to attend the Con gress. So that when it became known that England had in so many words declined the invitation, after doing homage, like every other Power, to the Imperial idea, the brilliant bubble suddenly collapsed. Yet before the tempest of wrath against England had subsided it was discovered that while every one of the great Powers had accepted the in vitation in principle, they had each and all reserved the consideration of the programme. The acceptance, in effect, was embodied in a formal and compli mentary letter to the EMPEROR ; the reser vations were contained in the accompanying de spatches, to be read to M. DROUTN Da Larva. The tenor of these several despatches was found, if not to imply the impossibility of the Congress, at least to assign some interested motives for attending it " Every one for himself " was the response to tho grand idea of " NAPOLEON for all." It is characteristic of the modesty of the French ruler that he has delayed so long to make known to the world the replies of all the Sovereigns and Governments. Assuredly their appearance in the Moriteltr would redound to the honour and glory of the strong man armed who cast the idea of a Congress of peace upon the troubled waters of Europe. Perhaps in order to make amends in some degree for the unexpected " rude ness" of the Euglis Foreign Office, it would be proper to print the despatches which appear in most, if not in all, cues to have accompanied the complimentary replies. Switzerland, for instance, through the PRESIDENT and Chancellor of the Confederation, welcomes with eagerness the proposal of the Congress. But in the despatch addressed to the Swiss Minister in Paris, some considerable reservations, which found no place in the letter to the EMPEROR, are exprenmd with singular precision. The Swiss Government claims the right, as an inde pendent State, to accept or reject the decisions of the Congress—a right which it would be difficult to refuse to any independent State represented at a Congress, but which practically limits the action of the Congress to the discussion of subjects upon which no difference exists. The Swiss Note, moreover, insists on the vitality of the Treaties of 1816, which the Emperor NAPOLEON had declared to be defunct, and describes them as the THE EXPRESS, THURIIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1863. lexisting " basis of European right." And in spite of the assertions of the semi-official French press ito the contrary, the Swiss Note does refer speci fically to the neutralization of its Faucigny and Chablaia frontiers as guaranteed by Piedmont in 1815, and annulled by the French annexation of Savoy—a question, by-the-by, which, like the oc cupation of Rome, it was perfeotlycompetent to the Emperor NAPOLEON to settle without the interven tion of a Congress. The Swiss Letter of accept ance and Note of explanations differ in detail but not "in principle " from those other cordial replies which M. EMILE DE GIRARDIN was so desirous of publishing as • reproach to the churlish rudeness of England. The Letters are all effusion ; the despatches are all reserve. We are now in possession of the Czaa's reply, and it cannot fail to strike M. E. Ds 011LARDIN that the CZAR, amidst all his smooth professions of peace in the abstract and humanity "in prin- I " ciple," emulates the tone and temper of England, and even in one respect surpasses it, since he has ' not left to Prince Goan:taxon , the delicate task of informing the Emperor NAPOLEON, through the medium of M. Ditorrvx DE LIMPS, that " it is in " dispensable for his MAJENTY to define the ques ! " tions upon which an understanding would have j " to be arrived at, and the bases upon which it " would be established." The reply of the POPS, however, is the crowning triumph of this magnificent but ex ploded Congress. The HOLY Etymon is not less eager than the SULTAN or the Czia to associate himself with the Congress, in order to regenerate human society by constituting Roman Catho licism the Slate religion of Europe, and, inci dentally, by declaring the Temporal Power eternal, and restoring to it all its violated territorial rights. Here is at all events a very comprehensive pro gramme for the deliberations of the Head of the Greek Church, the Commander of the Faithful, and the Defender of the Protestant Faith. What Pius IX. proposes is nothing more nor less than a dogmatic Council of Paris, in which the discus sions would be a perpetual Dialogue des Mail. The only practical result such an (Ecumenical Council could hope for would be the retirement of the HOLY FATHER to Avignon, after performing the long-delayed ceremony of anointing and crowning the modern CHARLEMAGNE in Notre Dame. At present the happiest compliment to the abortive Congress seems to be the benediction with which Pius IX., from a safe distance, and at Rome, repays the perusal of the Imperial Letter of invitation to Paris. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. .. , ENGLAND AND DEMURE. The Faedrefandet of Copenhagen says that Denmark has no aid to expect from England in case of Federal execution. "Already," it continues, "the English press is beginning to raise its voice for the abrogation of the ordinance of the 30th of March, and before long similar demands will be heard relative to the con stitution of the 18th of November, and there will be a call for the re-establishment of a simply dynastic union between the kingdom and Schleswig. We have nothing to do with these counsels, and we must take our part if the policy of shopkeepers' and the morality of guineas' of England—a policy and a morality which are repre sented as well by Lord Palmerston as by the Times —leave us in embarrassment, while others content themselves with shrugging their shoulders, and offer na the hypocritical consolation that they have done their duty in defending the treaty of London." also, for " the proviso and exception" with which their courteous letters are guarded do amount to a refusal. Even the King of Italy, who wants war provided that France shall help him to get Venice, cannot mean to come to a congress at Paris if nobody else does. It may therefore be said now, once for all—end I do not expect to return to the subject—that the boast of some French papers that the Emperor's congress will after all be held, without and in spite of Eng land, is the wildest fanfaverissode, and is not worth a serious thought. The congress is dead and buried. It is said that M. Thiers will make three speeches on the discussion of the address ; one on Mexico, one on finance, and another on official candidature. Ef Berryer intends to speak on official candida tures, and also on foreign policy. The Bourse is decidedly buoyant. Rents rose 30c. for cash and 15c. for account, and Mobilier 18fr. 75c. M. Granier de Cassagnac, junior, yesterday went through the form of a trial for "cutting and wounding" M. Aurelian Scholl in a dueL The two seconds on each aide were included in the indictment. Being found guilty, the court sen tenced them respectively to pay fines, as follows : —M. de Cassagnac, 100 fr., and the seconds 2fifr. each. THE REPLY OF THE KING OF THE BEL GIANS TO THE OONGRESS PROPOSITION. The following letter has been addressed to the Emperor Napoleon by the King of the Belgians in reply to the Congress proposition : My Brother,—l have received the letter which has been handed to me on the part of your Imperial Majesty by Berms de Malaret, and I cannot but applaud the sentiments which dictated it to you. It would be very desirable to see the subjects of anxiety which exist in Europe dispelled by the effect of a pacific agreement, and without wishing at this moment to prejodte the means which might be agreed upon with the various States interested, in order to attain with out disturbance such a noble object, I have much phonate in assuring your Imperial Majesty that my government would be quite ready to assist as far as it is able. With regard to that which personally concerns me, it would be with genuine satisfaction that I should profit in the cue in dicated by your Imperial Majesty by the cordial offer you have addressed to me. I seise this occasion to renew to you the assurances of the high mason and of the inviolable friendship with which I am, say brother, your Imperial Najesty'a good brother, - Chateau of Lashes, Nov. 90,1863. LIOFOLD. AMERICA. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Com pany's screw steamer City of London, Captain Petrie, from New York on the morning of the 29th ult., reached Liverpool at eleven o'clock yesterday morning. The Canadian mail steamer North American, Captain Dutton, from Portland, Maine, on the 28th ult., has also reached the Mersey. The following official statement had been received at the headquarters of the army at Washington : Chattanooga, Nov. 27, 10 a.m. • lam just in from the front. The rout of the enemy is most complete. Abandoned wagons, caissons, and occa sional pleas of artillery are everywhere to be found. I Mink Bragg's loss will fully reach sixty pieces of artillery. A large number of primmers have fallen into our hands. The pursuit will median* to Red Clay in the morning, for which place I shall start in a few hours. N. S. GRANT, Major-General. Make-General H. W. Halleck, General in -Chief, Washington. The following are the despatches to the New York press : Chattanooga, Nov. 27. This glorious army is already on the march in pursuit of the hying and panic-stricken enemy, though we are hardly yet in the first grey of the dawn. Yesterday's work was even more complete than that of the day before. Every where our admirable troops went ahead, often et double quick. They captured bodies of the esamy in hundreds, if not in thousands. The aggregate number of primmer, we thus took yesterday it is believed is much greater.than our captures of men on the day before. The army of the enemy is certainly destroyed. Wh we reach any portions of the rebel army in arms, they instantly throw tbemdown and scatter like frightened sheep, leaving all their stragglers near by, their large number of discontented, who desire to be taken in, and their wounded, in our hands. They also in the same manner abandon their artillery, ammunition, and transportation waggons, cais sons, knapsacks, and everything that can possibly im pede their flight. In this way sufficient of their artillery fell into our hands yesterday to swell the total number of pieces taken up to 60. Before our troops stopped for the rut of the night their progress was everywhere lighted by the large fires from the enemy's stores, to all descriptions of which they applied the torch, to prevent them falling into our heads. They also burned all the bridges they had time to fire before we were upon them, in the hope of thus delaying the impetuosity of the pursuit. What is now left of Bragg's busted army is but a panic stricken mob, rushing like a herd of frightened buffaloes, and apparently perfectly incapable of making any further resistance. Chattanooga, Nov. 27. The situation to-night is highly satisfactory. General Hooker's, Palmer's, and Sherman's commands are nearly ten miles beyond Chickamauga Creek in pursuit of the crumbling army of Bragg, who is making every effort to escape our advance above Dalton. In a sharp fight this morning General Palmer's advance took four guns and 300 prisoners. General Sherman is reported to have advanced from Tyne Station on our left to-day, and cut off 2,000 rebels. The road along which Bragg is retreating is lined with caissons, waggons, commissary and medical stores. The prisoners say it is impossible for the rebel leaders to make their troops stand. Colonel Long's cavalry command returned from a raid to the Bast Tennessee Railroad to-night. They destroyed the road fifteen miles above and below Cleveland, they burned a rebel bun dry at Cleveland where large (loaatities of munitions of war are stored, 100 waggons loaded with bag gage, and captured thirty prisoners. Colonel Long was attacked subsequently by a superior force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery, but succeeded in bringing his pri mates off. Our loss in the three days' fight will not exceed 3,000. Major-General Logan has arrived. Advices received at Washington state that Bragg attempted to make a stand at Chickamauga Station, but was again forced back. There is official authority for assertiug that in the several battles just fought before Chattanooga the Federal& captured 7,000 prisoners. There is nothing later from Burnside. It is con jectured that Longstreet will attempt to rejoin Bragg, but ample provision hu been made to pre vent the consummation of any such attempt. Be will therefore be forced to retreat into Virginia, if he is able to get sway at all. With regard to the armies in Virginia, a Wash ington telegram of the 27th says : . _ . . . . . Acoonnts received to-night from the army of the Potoma c nay our troops broke camp yesterday morning, and marched to the Rapidan in three columns. The right, consisting of the Third Corp supported by the Sixth, were ordered to cross at Jacob's Ford ; the Second Corp to cross at Germania Ford ; and the Fifth, supported by the First, to cross at Culpepper Ford, between Germania and Ely's Ford. The centre column arrived at Germania about noon. Only • small picket of Georgia cavalry was seen on the other side. The latest reliable intelligence is that Lee's forces do not exceed 50,000 men. Ewell, if not dead, is relieved from the command of his corps, in consequence of disability from the stump of his leg having broken out afresh. He has been succeeded by General Early. The rebel cavalry is nominally 6,000 strong, but in reality mach less. Early'. corps is fortified from a point near Mountain Run, south of the Rapidan, following the crest of bill' westwardly to the railroad, where it connects with Hill's corps, which COWIN the Rapidan, thence westwardly. The enemy's right dank near the mountain is protected by a line of works diverging from the river defences, running south and then south-west, resembling our own position at Gettysburg. Our crossing points were, therefore, all between the Rappahannock and the rebel position. A portion of our troops re..ched the other side of the Rapidan yesterday, and the remainder to. day, together with headquarters, which moved before 9 o'clock this forenoon. The,euemy were dincivered in foroe, but contracted their lines, and fell back from the river. No opposition was made to our cruising, ex cepting at one of the upper fords. Shortly after nine o'clock this morning heavy cannonading commenced, and continued up to five o'clock this afternoon without intermission, but uo particulars of the engagement have been received at Washington. It was probably along both sides of the plank read in front of Omega Court House, as this was expected to be the battle-Eleld. The Washington Republican learns that Meade was pressing Lee bard, and tbat several skirmishes had taken place in which the Confederates were defeated. Lce is represented as declining open battle, and falling back stubbornly. The following order bad been issued by the War Department at Washington : It being represeeted that the increased prices of pro visions and necessaries render it proper and just that there abould be an increased rate of wages for mechani.s, labourers, sad other employi, whose compensation is not fixed by law, it is ordered that the heads of the respective bureaus of the War Department make inquiry and report to this department • just and reasonable rate of advanced wages that should be paid by the government at the present time. The adjutant-general will communicate this order to the beads of bureau., and call for a report. SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—TRIED DAY. —Notwithstanding the uopleanint state of the weather the Agricultural Hall was thronged from an early hoar. Although vast crowds kept pouring in during the afternoon and evening the most perfect system of loco motion appeared to exist A number of the nobility visited the show during the morning, including the Duchesaci Sutherland, the Duchess of Buocleuch, the Doke and Duchess of Wellington, Lord Llanover, ko. The sales effected during the day were not numerous. The annual dinner, took place last evening at the Freemseems' Tavern. Lord Walaingbein, the President, occupied the chair, and was supported by the President Elect, Lord Tiede pr, the Earl of Feversham, Lord Berner,, Sir John Heron Maxwell, Bart, Colonel Fane, M.P., Mr. Humphrey Brandreth, Mr. Fisher Hobbs, Mr. Giblett, Mr. Tar, Mr. Overman, Ise. THE ROYAL CHARTER.—A short time ago the divers engaged in searching the pool where the Royal Charter broke up four years ago came upon a very rich store of gold. They found in the same spot, in the course of a few dry% about 1.200 f. is sovereigns and a bar of pure gold, weighing 9ilb., which was brought up to London this week. The treasure was far from being exhausted, when the storm came on and put a stop to the diving operations for the season. Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., the owners of the vessel. sold, about a year ago, to some per sous in Anglesey, all claim to the tremors found on the spot, and it is said that the speculation has already paid 300 or 400 per cent. profit, although the cost of working it is very 000siderable. PATENT ititISEUX, SOUTH KEWEINOTON.—Num her of visitors for the week ending December it, 1.172. Total amber since the opening of the Museum free daily 12th May, 1858), 771,77 G. ROME. A communication from Rome contains the sub joined : The National Roman Committee has published the darn mente brought forward in the prosecution of Venanzi, Fausti, and their colleagues. This publication, which aim lates clandestinely io Rome, bas produced a great Kendal and considerable excitement there. A number of persons, both functionaries and officials, known for their devoted ness to the Holy See, are mentioned in it as belonging to • out which in labouring to overthrow the clerical govern ment; these persons are assured in the offices which they now hold, or are receiving a subvention for the services which they render io betraying their duties. You may imagine the effect produced by these revelations. in • city where all know each other. It has been each as for a moment to turn the attention of the items= from the great project of the congresa. (Ratrrit's rummums.) THE CONGRESS. PARIS, DEc,lO. The replies of Austria, Prussia, the Pope, Hano ver, and Bavaria to the Emperor's invitation to a congress have been published to-day. The King of Prussia declares himself ready to participate in a congress the object of which would be to effect the modifications which might be con sidered necessary in the treaties of 1815, which, however, none the less continue to form the founda tion upon which the political edifice of Europe at present rests. The ministers of the various coun tries should prepare the propositions which would be submitted to the congress. The Pope, in his reply, concurs in the project of a congress, and will use his endeavours in order that the & principle of justice, unrecognised and trampled under foot, may be re-established and violated rights vindicated. The Pope also states that he should especially demand the re-establish ment, in catholic countries, of the real pre-eminence naturally appertaining to the catholic religion as being the only true faith. AUSTRIA. DEMAND OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CREDIT. VIENNA, Dix. 10. It is said that an extraordinary credit of 16,004000 florins is to be asked of the Reicharath to meet the expenses of the Schleswig-Holstein expedition, and the establishment of troops in GAM'. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom oua owl' comasposoatrr.) PARIS. WEDIESDAY EVGNING. Although the idea of the congress is given up everywhere else in Europe, there are in Paris people of the genus laudantes who yet prate about it as if it were a serious thing. Over and over again we have been told that England stood alone in her rejection of the Emperor's " grand concep tion ;" and now that the "ifs" and "buts," and 1 " perhapees," which interlard the royal answers published by the Moniteur, show conclusively that they are all—with the exception of that of the King of Italy—polite refusals, there are public instruc tors here who still chuckle over the notion of a congress to be held " without England," and pre tend to believe in the realisation of such a project. Even the Senate condescends to play the servile part which, having regard to facts, has now be come ludicrous and absurd even in the vilest journal. The Senate's address tells the Em peror that his proposal for a congress has filled them with "rapture ;" and that although the exceptional position of England may perhaps per mit her to be less " touched" than his Majesty by the dangers of the status quo, yet that the " other governments" cannot but gain by accepting his Majesty's offer. Well, but the "other" govern ments do not seem to think so at all. They use, indeed, less plain language than Lord Russell, but the status quo (which, contrary to M. Troplong's draft address, is more indifferent to England than to most other powers) is just the very thing which they all cling to. The Pope indeed wants the status quo and a great deal more. He assumes that when the Emperor invites him to a congress, it must of course be his Majesty's inten tion not only to guarantee the maintenance of his temporal power in Rome, but also to restore his lost dominions in Italy, and further, to establish all the governments of the world on the only firm rock—a "catholic basis." The Queen of Spain, writing from a country in which it is an unpardon able solecism to interpret polite words according to the letter, speaks indeed of the pleasure which it would give her to send a representative to the congress "if " it shall meet, but cleverly resents the assumption that all the Sovereigns of Europe • were to come at the first summons to do Kota° to ' the Emperor in his own capital, by saying "if it shall meet in Paris or elsewhere." That word else where conveys an unmistakable expression of her surprise that the Emperor should have been the . person to fix upon Paris as the locality of the con- Igress. The Sultan,who the mendaciou s F renc h press said long ago bad positively promised to oome to . I Paris, demands • programme—that programme ' : which the official press said at the beginning of last : I month was impossible, and which the Constitu- tionnel repeats this morning " cannot be given !" Switzerland, which we were assured had joyfully accepted the congress, does so on the express con dition that the majority is not to be binding if it attempt to affect her stotua quo, and moreovercalls loudly for the guarantee of her neutrality, of which she has been to some, and, as she think,., a material extent, deprived by the annexa tion of Savoy and Nice to France. The minor German princes, without exception, make their polite acceptance of the Emperor's offer subordinate to the course which the great powers may take, and many of them specifically call for a '• programme." The fact is, that up to this mo ment not one of the great powers has accepted the leap in the dark which the Emperor proposed to them. Instead, therefore, of England "standing alone," as is mendaciously represented, in her re fusal of the congress, it would be much more cor rect to say that all the other powers have ref used gbe Court. WINDSOR mums, Dec. 9. • The Lord Chancellor arrived at the Castle yea- , terday, and bad an audience of the Queen. The royal dinner party included the Prince and Princes of Wales, the Crown Prince and Princess of Prune* Princess Helena, the Duke of Brabant, the Lord Chaooel lor, the Belgian Minister, M. Van de Weyer. the Dowager Count... of Mount Edgoumbe, Cowden Hohenthal, Ba rones Dobeeeek, the Hon. Mn. Stoner, Hon. Caroline Cavendish, Hon. Floes Macdonald, Coont Furstenstein, Major Von Schweinits, two gentlemen in attendance on the Duke of Brabant, Lord Talbot de Idaishide, Lord-in-Wait ing, Colonel Moo. A. Liddell, groom, Lord Alfred Paget and Lieut.-Colonel Hon. D. de Boa, Equerries-in-Waiting t o Lee Majesty, Lieutenant-General Knollys, Lieutenant- Colonel Kappa!, Sir James Clark, Dr. Holzman, Mr Fisher, and the Master of the Ifeaaeltokl. The Duke of Brabant left the Castle today for Frogmen house. Pomari, the Maori chief, with hie wife and infant child, to whom the Queen has been graciously pleased to be god mother, had the honour of an interview with her Majesty es Friday last, pre►ious to their return to New Zealand. Mr. R. Dowling, commissioned by the Tasroaaian govern. row; hss been honoured with a sitting from the Prince of ' Wales, at Frogmore, for his portrait. Mr. Morton Edwards, commissioned by the corporation nod town of Toronto, hoe also been honoured with a sitting 1 for a bust of his Royal Ilighnees. A deputation consisting of Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P., Mr. 50h010641, M.P., Mr. Basle, M.P., Mr. Hammel!, and Mr. Farquhar, had an interview with the Right Hon. W. , Cowper, M.P., yesterday, at her Majesty's Office of Works and Public Buildings, Whitehall-place, The Right floe. T. Milner Gibson left town yesterday. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat jester. day. Lord Kinpdown gave judgment on an appeal from the High Court of Admiralty, "Cleary v. M'Andnw," cargo ex the Cultism, advising her Majesty to reverts the judgment of the Admiralty Court, but without giving the cats of the appeal. An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty, "Duranty v. Hart and others," cargo ex Ham burg, was commenced. The lords present were Lord Chelmsford, Load Kiepdown, and Sir J. Coleridge. Despatches were mat yesterday from the Colonial-office to Use Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston entertained his Emil Macy Prince de Is Tout d'Auvergoe, the French Ambassador, bet evening at Cambridge House, Piccadilly. The Duke and Duchess of Pemsaset and a select party ware invited to meet hi exoelleacy. His Excellency Lord Wodehouss had a lengthened leterriew with Earl Russell yesterday at the Foreigo.offlos. Lord Workhouse left town last evening by the mail train for Copenhagen, on his mission to King Christian IX., to con gratulate his Majesty on his accession to the throne of Den mark. His lordship is amompanied by the Hon. Henry Wedshouse, Mr. P. W. Currie, and Mr. T. H. Sanderson, as secretary and attaches to his mimic.. Lord Alexander Lennox, M.P., and Lady Lennox will shortly leave Partlead•plaoe on a Continental tour. The Right Hou. T. Milner Gibson left town yesterday. Mr. F. C. H. Russell, RP., has taken a man sion in FAtos-aqure for aUm of years, late the :widow* of Mr. Rol Mo. Jews, of Podgier. A marriage will shortly take place between Viscount Powersoourt, son of the late Viscount Powers:wort and the present Marchioness of Londonderry. and Lady Julia Coke, daughter of the End sad Countess of Leicester. DF.PARTIIIIII or Six Jonx LLIFIMICE.—Sir John Lawrence, the recently sppointed Viceroy of India, and snits left London lot evening for Marseilles, where his ex came/ will embark for Alexandria, ea route to ammo his ditties at Calcutta. SZRIOCS ILLNRBB OF MR. JUSTICE WIOITTMAN.— We regret to state that the Lord Chancellor has this day received a telegram from York, stating that Mr. Jos tle. Wightmaa has been soddenly attacked by an illness which gins rise to the most melons apprehensions. DRAMATIC COLLEGE BALL—The fourth annual ball for the berselit of this excellent dramatic charity took place last night at Willis's Rooms, and drew together one of the largest and most brilliant assemblies that has ever graced these mestinp. The dramatic profession was repre sented by some of it. most distinguished members ; sad amongst the general company were Dr. J. Brady, M.P., the Honourable Mr. and Mrs. Vomiter Mr. F. Mil bank, Captain Dasbwood, Mr. J. O. Parkinsoe Hower ableß. Murray, Mr. and M rs . Alfred Melloe, Mime Poole, Captain Latham, C.aptain Badman, Captain Grant, Captain Penske,* Captain Teesdale, Captain Cookivorthy, Mr. A. Rothschild, Captain &undersea, Major Gregory, Major Savage, Honourable A. Merges, Captain Millett, and between Mx and scree hundred other visitors. The active committee, including Mr. Benjamin IYebeter. the master of the College, were is attendance, sod l o d e . fatigable in looking after the comfort of their gusts. The refreahmeets were all served in the bast style, and the dancing to Mesas. Coots and Tianey's band, which began, about half-pest tee, lasted probatdy sill daybreak. At the weekly meeting of the Society of Arts last alibt—Mr. John Grey, of Dastoo, is the ebalr—the paper reed was "Os Agrieulleral Proven, its Help' sad its Hindrances," by Mr. J. Chalmers Morton. WORKING-KENN CLUB AND INSTITUTE UNION. The Duke of Devonshire has consented to act as one of the vice. presidents of this, valuable society. VICTOR EMMANUEL AND THE COMM/MS PROPOSITION. The following letter has been addressed to the Emperor Napoleon by the King of Italy in reply to the congress proposition : My Baonign,—The letter which your Imperial Majesty has addressed to me is inspired with a grand aid generous thought to which those who understand the tendencies of our epoch will associ►te themselves. A permanent struggle has established itself ►n a great part of Europe between the public conscience and the state of things created by the treaties of 1815. Hence an anxiety which will only increase until European order is constituted upon the basis of the principles of nationality and liberty, which are the very life of modern peoples. Before • situation so threatening to the Frogmen of civilisation and the peace of the world, your Imperial Majesty has become the interpreter of a general sentiment by proposing to convoke • Congress, the object of which would be to effect a durable understanding between the rights of the sovereigns and the just aspirations of the peoples. 1 adhere with pleasure to your Imperial Majesty's propo sition. My assistance and that of my people are insured to the realisation of this project, which would mark a great progress in the history of humanity. Directly the meeting of the International Conference oc cur', 1 shall hasten to take part .in it, either in person or by deputy. Italy will bring to the Congress the most sincere spirit of equity and moderation. She is convinced that justice and the respect of legitimate rights are the true foundation upon which to establish • new European equilibrium. My most ardent desire is that the work of wisdom and of couoord which your Imperial Majesty has taken the initia tive in may succeed in removing the dangers of war and in strengthening the bonds which ought to exist between nations. I seize this occasion to renew to you the assurances of inviolable friendship and high consideration with which I am, my brother, Your Imperial Majesty's good Brother, Turin, Nov. Z 2, Vicroa EMMANUEL. HOLLAND AND THE CONGRESS. The following letter has been addressed to the Emperor Napoleon by the King of Holland, in reply to the Congress proposition : My Brother,—The object of the cordial as well ma gracious invitation your Majesty has addressed to me in your letter of the 4th November is to ueemble the powers of Europe at &Con gress, in order to deliberate, without a pre-arranged system, upon the means of establishing without disturbance and upon equitable bases the peace and tranquillity of Europe.' I reader homage to this generous thought of your Majesty, and I shall be happy, in associating myself with this ides, to contribute in common accord with all the other sovereigns of Europe to realise the noble object which your Majesty desires to attain. I seise this oomision to renew to you the assurances of high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I am, my brother, Your Majesty's good Brother, Wu um. Th. Hague, Nov. 29. A SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH ABDUCTION.—ME. Thomas Clutterbuck, solicitor, was charged before the county magistrate at Worcester on Tuesday with taking away Barbara Ellen 113pkina, aged 13, from her how,, l i against the will of her grandfather, in whose care she was. It appeared that in November the defendant had es a dame to take the girl to London, promising her 1 =ol d that he would bind her apprentice to a dressmaker. He seems to have been somewhat liberal of his money to the girlie relatives, who were vendors of milk, and who appear not to have acted with proper caution is the matter. On November 22 the girl met the defendant at the harm of • Mrs. Turner, at Wor. ouster, and, in ace Irdaoce with pre-arrangement, both proceeded to London by train. At the Paddington station they went in • cab to the hones of • Mrs. Child, where ; they slept that night, in separate bedrooms opening into rash other. The following is the girl's own statement re specting subsequent events : "On the Monday night I had occasion to go to his bedroom to get some article of clothing which I required. He induced me to go into his bed, and I remained there part of the night. On the Tuesday night the same thing occurred. Mrs. Child complained about it to me, and after the third night I slept in the ' little room by myself. I was with him part of the night on the Wednesday. On the third night something hap which induced me to get out of his bed, Aral I re- Firse . d d to get in again. The net of the time we were there another girl slept with me in the little room. We came back together on the Tuesday. We were coming i home on Sunday evening, but were too late for the train." In cram-examination, the girl declined to answer questions whether Styles and • young mace named Bragg bad ever had impro pe r intercourse with her, Would swear Ted Turley never had, and she didn't know Bill Garmstone. Didn't tell the young OH she skint with in London that she had been seduced in May last by • young mau in Worcester. Other evidence was gives tending to show that most. if not all, of the friends of the girl were cognisant of her intention to go to Loadon with the defendant, and had been aware of preparations she wen making for the trip. It war also a lleged with tome show of truth that the girl's father, who seemed to be • very disreputable character, having been twins rent to prime for a period of fifteen moths and of three month', was only desirous of making money by her. Mr. Clutterbsek was committed to take his trial at the maxims on the charge of abductioo, but was admitted to bail, himself in 200 f., and two sureties of 2801. THE MURDER. AND ROBBERY AT CAMBERWELL.— Placards were posted yesterday throughout the metropolis, offering • government reward of 1001. for the apprehension of the person or persona who broke into the premium of Yr. and Mrs. Gramma. u Addington-square, Camberwell, on the semis' of the 27th of OOacttoobbeerr last, aad inflicted a blow with some weapon an the bead of • Mrs. Watson, from the stream of which she died on the Bth of November last. At the inquest held before Mr. Carter, it will be recollected the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against some per son or persons unknown. CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY. The report of the directors to be submittal to the game meeWg oo the 16th inst. states that the result of the year's shows a balance in favour of revenue of 42,674/. 2s. Bd. ; and, after payment of all prefereace charges and interest, th ere remains at the credit of the general revenue account the sum of 20,2181. Os. sd. available for division amongst the proprietors of ordinary capital. Out of this sum the directors recommend the payment of • dividend of 2 per cent. (2s. per share), which will Lave a balance of 1641. 10.. bd. to be carried forward. Credit le taken in the general revenue account for the balance of cash received from the Booth London Railway Company for the land occupied by their high level line and station, after de ducting the sum of 10,0001. paid to the Dulwich College fee the leasehold interest of this company therein. In respect of this payment an allowance of 3001. per annum has been made by the college from the ground rents. The saving shown on the expenditure aide of the accounts is a feature which cannot fail to be regarded as mtisfactorv, especially as it occurs not only io the temporary items of attractions, but also throughout the permanent departments of the company's expenditure. The diminution in the receipts arising from shilling Tinton and the departments de pendent thereon is large, but this is in a great de. gree to be explained by the natural reaction io the past season after the excitements and attractions of the Exhibf• year, a reaction which is well know, to have geserally affected both the trade and the amusements of the metropolis. On the other hand, this diminution is to some extent commended for by the increase in the receipts directly and indirectly attributable to season taste ; • branch of income which as it is mainly derived from resi dents in the neighbourhood of the Palace, may be looked Fre on a w s tr r o r r iri."..;,ilyzr foxgrs'dciViricr. grow we with e rs * look forward with confideooe to an improvement in the general traffic, as the additional railway accommodation DOW rapidly in course of completion )s gradually sup. plied. The works oo the Booth London Railway are being prosecuted with the greatest vigour. Considerable progree, has been already made in the preparations for the high level station in t ene t of the palace, while the tunnels at Sydenham-hill and Forest-hill, with others of the heaviest works on the line, are being energetically pushed forward. The directors are ensured that the line will be opea for traffic, as promised, ors or before the Ist May, 1865, sad thus a northern connexion will be made with the )(strop. titan line into the heart of London. Of great importance to this company is the arraagenient lately effected between the South &Meru and the Chatham and Dover Redeem, providing a connexion between the high level DOD and the stations at Charing-cross, Cannon-street, Greenwich and Woolwich, and tints giving the Crystal Palace direct access to those most valuable point.. if, as is alsopro. posed, a connexion be effected between the Soothero and Eastern humpy crossing the Thames below London-bridge, the directors will have great reams to congratulate their shareholders on the completion of the railway access to the Palace. The economy in the general expenditure of the company baa been effected without in the least impairing the efficiency or stability of the building. No better proof of this could be desired than the very satisfactory manner in which it has stood the extremely severe plea of the past season, and especially those of the present week, to which it great elevation and immense extent peculiarly expose it. The property of the company, both within and without the building, is maintained in the best condition. The receipts of the Exhibitors' Department continue to show a satisfactory advance upon those even of the preced ing year. This department has been lately re-maimed, and thereby materially improved, and may now claim the cha racter of so attractive permanent Exhibition, representing manufacturers of eminence in the venous branches of trade, particularly in the carriage department. Great care has been taken to secure generally the most desirable class of tenants, with the view to maintain as much as possible the present favourable position and working of this important rtion the Palace. The tercentenary of the birth of which occurs next year, is an event which can. =IOtitIODOO the proceedings of the Crystal Pa mie in the sowing season. The subject of the most appropriate mode of celebrating this national occasion has already occu pied the attention of the directors, and in due time they will be prepay Ito announce the course which they intend to pursue in reference to it. Naar INDIA COMPANY. A general meeting of the proprietors was held yesterday at the company's office, 3, Lothbory ; Colonel brass in the chair. Mr. Crawford, the seenstary, seed the 6aancial statement., ebonies the state of the noway fund •ri the lit December, 1663. From the statement it appeared that the amount invested in the fund was 5,766,332/. 7s. 10d., consisting of 777,1781. 14s. 3d. in Three per Cent. Console, and 4,969,1531. 131. 7d. in Three per Cent. Reduced. The sum invested by the company was 14,4221. 17s. 93. hi Three per Cent. Consols and Exchequer Bills. The Chairman, in moving that the statement be received, in formed the meeting that with reference to the positioce of the old officers sod *emote of the Ent India Company be bad dor,e all he could for them, both with the government and the House of Commons, and regretted he had not been more succemful. He would then state that the dividends on stock would be payable on the Ist of January next. The state• meat was then received. Mr. Jones then moved the fol lowing resolution pursuant to notice :—" That counsel's opinion be taken as to tins true interpretation of the act 3 sod 4 William IV., esp. 35, as to the competency of the government to apply the security fund to any other purpose than the redemption of the dividend or to pay 2001. in lieu of 1001. stook out of any other fund than the ammoniated security fund; or whether the security fund, if applied as above, does or does not belong to the company." The hoc. proprietor en. forced the adoption of the resolution in a long speech desamip• tive of the origin sod progress of the security tune. Mr. Marti& seconded the resolution. The Chairman having explained the position io which the government and the company stood with relation to the security fund, said that no other power than parliament could deal with this feed. Some discuesioo then ensued, and ultimately Mr. Jones, finding the opinion of the meeting to be that it would be on. wise to agitate the question at the present time, withdrew his motion. The routine business having been vire acted, the court adjourned alter a vote of thanks to the chairman. THE STOCKPORT POISONING CARL —At the Cheshire Amber, before Mr. Justice Wilkie, on Tuesday, Alice Hewitt, alias Holt, 27, was charged with peoming her mother, Mary Bailey, at Stockport. Mr. )111 °tyre and Mr. H. Lloyd appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Swetenbam defended. Mr. M'lntyre, in stating the one, said the prisoner had lived with • woman named Bolt. and was the main support of her mother, the dammed. Some 6r:imago the prisoner proposed to insure her own life and that of her mother in an insurance society, but this project fell through for • time. In February last, ho waver, the prisoner 'eked • woman, named Ann Bayley, to personate her (priaosser's) mother before the doctor for • life policy. Barley refused. The pri• caner thee procured • woman named Betty Wood to per meate Mary Bailey, who was at that time lying ill, sad a certificate of acceptance of the insurance was issued. Mrs. Bailey became ill, and was attended by the parish doctor, who was =mimed to And his remedies fail. Os three mom Mons pork pies were purchased and partaken of by the me. tber, who was sick afterwards. The deceased got worse, and prisoner called in Mr. Barker, who never met the parish doctor, so that each prescribed in ignorance of the other's visits. A sure called Ryle was in attendance on 'her, and was repeatedly asked by the prisoner. "Is my mother dytne" Oa the 2.lth of March she purchased some arsenic, and that eveaing the old woman was taken worse. Next evening the prisoner bought some more, and when she came home put it in a jug with water. Before deceased died the prisoner bought some brandy for her mother, who drank it, and then said, " There are some grounds at the bottom." The prisoner said, " You ought to have drunk it, grenade and all." During the night the deceased was worse, and she died in the morning. The prisoner subsequently said to Ann Bayley, "Well, I'm vete glad my mother died, for all soy clothes were fut. 1 wanted to get them out." The body was hurriedly interred. the pr isoner informing the insurance spat that the doctor said it would not keep." The imanume society paid the amount of the • lkv ; but, after a time, suspicion was ex cited, and the y was exhumed, when it was found, on a post-mortem examination, to be "saturated with arsenic" Several witneasea having been examined in support of this statement, the case was adjourned. THE COLLIERS' STRIKE IN THE NORTH. Matters have once more assumed an exciting aspect at the Auckland Collieries. At Oakensbaw, the harsh and severe measure of ejection was on Tuesday agais resorted to, forty-five families having been remorselessly driven from their homes ; and such is the present position of affairs. that the prospect of an amicable termination of the strike may be regarded as almost hopeless. Sympathy with the unemployed miners was expressed at a meeting in Gates• head no Tuesday evening. —Nneeristle Chronicle. h. MAN PERISHED IN THE LATE SNONSTORM.—OH Sunday afternoon • body, which has been identified m that of a man 63 years of age, mined James Mackay, was foetid on a moor near Blackbope, is the parish of Hada- Mulkey left Edinburgh on Thursday for the purpose of takieg a bullock to a farmer near Heriot, bat is room l actic. of the storm left the animal at another farm, sod proceeded to inform the owner of the bullock of the circumstance. Nothing more was heard of him till Sunday, when his body was found on the moor, t heo miles from the road; where it but too evid ent mea t ham perished in the snowstorm. The body was brought into Edinburgh us Sunday and identified by his friends.—Edoi • burgh Con rant. THE RCSSIAN HAYNAU. —The Europe records the following strange act on the pert of General Mouravieff —"ln the early part of last week, he went on horseback to the barracks of St. limace mod Kazimiorx, accompanied by • number of his subordinates, and after tie specting those establishments he set out on his return home. While pasaiug through ,me of the street!. he beard a blackbird whistling the air of l'uland houost alight from his horse and enter the se WOW the work of an instant. The owner of the bird. a lad of 14, his father, end his mother with a child at her breast were brutally arrested, and the militsry governor of Lithuania with his own hand wrung the neck of the offendiof scepter. The father of the lad who hod reared the bird. was taken with his family into the market place, where he received 100 lashes from a knout, his wife 50, and the lad stripes from • rod. 'the father fainted, and was carried off to the hospital, and the mother and her children dragged tt prison." In this c appeal was tionlbarn ' fourteen di manager of poratiou, although t of the bank'. tate the mid made an ord discharged not quit I discharge hit a — bscova rendered to under an ord affidavit by him on a prii ditioual vela to be amens ritr. he Lord tatenShi of the court facilitating sufficient • man as the MOW from bankrupt gm CC After Term This was t tains the se remanets. Three epee mumbling o yea mach a a put 10 o'clo In this a Justice Bin jury, utter b sat bass lib COURI The Quoin Dr. Spinks, the co-reepoi Chorine Jo for of Lone his wile,Willba De Mgui l ts. King I con Th. Petition in China ; widow and h rlieWitaass George Ti; ea • W&ITIA "17tiocohi Roberl Beginslipse rat source itatint — nre — o; He thought! week under e ult., without Akan, wa 1 1 = e e . r, h decamped ; a and obtained aseertion, be beyond the al was all a " s taking him a house of hie Defendant dock, that he " all right." Mr. Lei g h mime had be which enable make up all t generally kw run therosele, were in the sloes when ne most nimbi, Defendant labour, on he " Thank you THS o The owee7 upwards of t len-court, To the l2th aad for Irwin, tho to be totally those house 1 Mr. Mee, I tended to pre Linear. board of wo Mr. Jobe hours in Oct to be not only families, who is the ZJ holm "ow. The ca complete CITCIIO3II iIOO9.I notices on the them in habit tentred to do aday i . 4 oat off owng i Mr. James board of erotic to the h e u se ' , Potted their ?otiose were beams petard 4 ,, a1 t 1 1, wadi! teeti remove 'Freed in the ought to b..„ riquirea for