The Express. — London, England, 1863-10-28 00:00:00

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Messrs. "Reynolds and soon. : Mains. Punned and Yaroidd. —Shag*/ by &no Collins. Mr. NAB &A and Erne. l'kva.—And TiLE /101i0U11 07 THE MUNI. KWH WM= AT LONDOS MOOD. TIM DAT -.ltandus, fess..... Afinems. Ds. Em sarcsacor soistag, es Ism... ..Allaioom. 2l Sm. LONDON, IVEDIVESDAY, OCTOBER 28. We have reason to believe that an unexpected difficulty has obstructed the settlement of the in tended Greek and lonian states. This diffi culty appears to have sprung almost simulta neously from two distinct sources. After the sur render which this country had been willing to make of its authority over the lonian Islands, with a magnanimity of which there are but few examples on the part of other Governments, it was hardly to have been anticipated, either that the lonians would have demurred to the reason able conditions which we had imposed upon their annexation to Greece ; or that the great Powers with whom the British protectorate was con tracted, would have interposed stipulations repug nant to the views of this country and of the lonians themselves. Indeed, from the moment at which the formal acceptance of Prince WILLIAM of Demises had been given, it was not unnaturally presumed that what remained to be done were but so many formalities. A shade of doubt, perhaps, pared over the question of the vote which the lonian Parliament would give ; but this was soon dispelled, for the lonians at the first opportunity unanimously declared themselves in favour of annexation. Where, however, the difficulty had seemed to end, was precisely the point at which it in reality began. - - The course which was prescribed to be taken on the meeting of the lonian Parliament was as fol lows :—The Parliament had first to resolve whether it wu in favour of annexation at all. If its answer were in the affirmative, then it was its duty to con sider the conditions of annexation propounded by the LORD HIGH Cosimissiortrat. Supposing these conditions to be adopted by the Parliament, the next step was for Great Britain to apply to the seven Powers who joined with her in the Treaty of November, 1815, for their concurrence in the ex tinction of her Protectorate. The new lonian Parliament met at Corfu on the let of October. On the sth they passed a vote in favour of annex ation with Greece. Next followed the considera tion of the British conditions. These conditions were five in number. "In case," says the LORD Brun COMMISSIONER, "your answer should be in " favour of annexation to Greece, it will be my " duty to lay before you certain detailed arrange " meats which are necessary for the completion of " the measure." So distinctly are these five points specified ss conditions of the assent of this country, that the LORD HIGH COMXIBRIONRIL pre face& them in the terms, "It will be necessary " that," dm. These conditions were but fair on our pert ; but they appear to be too onerous for the lonians, who are resolved to receive every thing and give nothing in turn. For instance, the second point provided that 10,0001. a year should be first charged on the lonian revenue in augmen tation of the litso's Civil List; and the fifth, that 90,0001. duo to Great Britain for arrears of mili tary contributions should be paid to her by the lonians. It will seem hardly credible that the lonian Par liament has resolved to pay no attention to these conditions, and, as it were, to " move the previous " question "in their place. Accordingly, to the astonishment of the Lovett HIGH COMMISSIONNE, the Parliament have since voted, by a majority of eleven•tselfths, that the Protectorate of England cease immediately, that the Parliament he itself dissolved, and the lonian Islands be forthwith an nexed to Greece. Here is a grand dissolving view of British conditions and lonian obligations ! The Parliament refuse to entertain our claims, and to stop any further dispute they vote their own dis solution. Of course it is obvious that, at thy rate, their vote of annexation goes literally for nothing. We have offered them union with Greece on certain conditions only. They ignore those conditions, and thus oar offer of union is liable to fall through altogether. The lonians, however, have not passed this ad dress a ithout one highly characteristic comment. They declare that " the fortifications of Corfu " shall be handed over to Greece in their present " condition." The British Government are not at present more prepared to agree to this demand, than to waive their own conditions. In these circumstances, the Lose Hum Commtsalosze has taken the decided, though probably justifiable, course of proroguing the Parliament for six months, and thus of adjourning the question of annexation to Greece until the end of April, 1864. Meanwhile, there is reason tolear that some of the Great Powers have interposed &dimities to the abandonment of our Protectorate, not very easy to be dealt with. We believe the Austrian Govern ment, for one, has firmly declared to this country that it will not consent to an annexation, except on the express understanding that the fortifications be demolished. On the other hand, we have seen that the lonians make their maintenance a One qua nou of their own consent to be annexed. And, indeed, if they are to be treated as the " indepen " dent republic " which treaty-law declares them to be, it is not easy to see what right we have to demolish their fortifications against their wilL Turkey, again, makes demands not leas difficult to meet ; and as that Power became by the treaty of 1817 a party to the Protectorate of Great Britain as established by the treaty of 1815, it now appears that she also is entitled to a voice in the question. Other Powers are understood THE EVRES,r, IKEDNESDAW EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1863. , to raise other objections ; aad it' is_ probable Ilhat the coming winter will be occupied by-their discus ision. It may be hoped, however, that the Great I Powers may succeed in arranging this dispute be t fore the revival of the question of annexation in the spring. But in the meantime a great injury is inflicted upon Greece. Until the lonian question is settled, the Greek Government must remain really and virtually provisional, whatever may be its outward form. Few of the questions awaiting a settlement in Greece can obtain it until the Greek and lonian budgets and legislatures become one ; or at least l until it shall be known whether the annexation is Ito take place or not. Moreover, Prince Wim.tam has accepted the crown on the distinct understand ing, as is set forth in the protocol, of his obtaining both the lonian Islands and the additional 10,0001. a year out of their revenue, which the lonians ap parently refuse to entertain as mush as our own claims against them. The course now pursued both by Austria and the lonians is exposing Greece to the contingency (which we trust may not arise) of the young KING withdrawing from a mission which his family are understood to have never very cheerfully accepted on his behalf. Indeed, there is too much reason to fear that the active intrigues of King OTHO and his friends, which are well known to have taken place both in the lonian Islands and at Vienna, may have fomented the present difficulty; for that party have throughout counted upon the annexation of the lonians as being essential to King Gsoltow's accession. Or Court. BALMORAL, Ocr. 25. The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Prin cess Louis of Hesse and Princess Helena, drove yesterday to Loch Bulig, and returned in the evening by the Siouan Water and Invenrauld. Princess Louise, attended by Lady Churchill, went out riding. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia have made frequent excursions from Abergeldie, including the ascents of Lac/maim and Benm-Bourd. and a drive by Strathdon. Oct. 26. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia took leave of the Queen yesterday, previous to making a short tour in the Highlands. Their Royal Highnesses leave Abergeldie this morning for Gordon Castle. Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse, with the Princess Victoria, and attended by Baroness Schenck and Major St'esterweller, left the Castle this morning for Edinburgh, where their Royal Highnesses will remain until Tuesday evening, when they leave for Darmstadt. Mr. Yowler, Chairman of the Committee of Spanish Ame rican Bondholders, had an interview with Earl Russell yesterday. THE QUEEN'S RETUALV FROM SCOTLAND. EDINBURGH, TUESDAY NIGHT. The Queen and the youogdr braucheb 4 the royal family reached Perth at 6.18, stopped sa hour for refreshments, sad resumed the joansay to Windsor. The Prioce and Princess Louis of Hesse arrived at Douglas's Hotel bars last night from Balmoral. spent to day with Priam Alfred and Priam William of Hew at Holyrood, and left for London by the 10.15 express, rid Great Northern. WORST 124TE1.6GiNCE. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENTieIb THE HOLSTEIN QUESTION. To-day (Wednesday) expires the period fixed by the German Diet for the concession by Denmark of the demands respecting Schleswig-Holstein. The Cologne Gozette gives the text of two English de spatches communicated to the Diet of Frankfort. The first, dated as far back as the 29th of May, 1863, and addressed to the ambassadors of England at Vienna and Berlin, was laid before the Diet on the 22nd inst. It is as follows : Sir,—Her Majesty's government has learnt with anxiety that the Federal Diet of Frankfort intends to take into consideration a federal execution in Holstein. Without discussing the ordinance of the King of Denmark of the 30th March, her Majesty's government desires you to sty bow very desirable it is that the complkatioos and dangers existing in Europe should not be further increased. Austria and Prussia refused in 1861 to negotiate upon the affairs of Holstein without at the same time regulating those of Schleswig. Hut the affairs of &Masotti are of au international nature ; they ought to be discussed with the greatest calm and delibera• tioo by the great European powers and naaaot be decided by the Federal Diet of Frankfort. The ;despatch of Lord Russell to Sir Alexander Malet, dated the 14th of the present month, and communicated to the Diet on the 18th, is as follows : filir,—Be so good as to represent to the President of the Federal Diet that her Majesty's government has reason to believe that the reply which Denmark will make to the Federal Diet will prove its readinee• to modify the patent of : the 30th of March in the sense of the federal resolution of March, 18G0, that is to say, to render it provisional until an understanding be come to with Germany upon the definitive position of Holstein. In this way the states of Holstein will preserve their consti tutional privileges as recognised by the royal pa. tent. But if this is done, Denmark hopes to obtain the adjournment of the execution. Represent to the Federal Diet that a federal execution, even supposing it be rigorously restricted to Holstein, cannot take place without increasing thedifficttlties already in existence. It is very pro bable that the Danish government will reply by reprisals, and • blockade very prejudicial to German commerce. But such measures would provoke as much irritation in Germs ey as the execution would do in Denmark. The mutest would be examined; demands of indemnity would be, raised on both sides ; and new difficulties would oppose them , selves to • definitive arrangement. If, then, the war were again spread to Schleswig and to Jutland, there would be cause to remember that Austria and Pruuia, as weß as Great Britain and France, are compelled by the treaty of the year 1862 to respect the integrity and independence of Denmark. These obligations would be naturally fulfilled ; but they would give rise to new complications at Frankfort. Her Majesty's govern ment admits completely the pretensions of the confederation respecting Holstein and Lauenbourg ; but is of opinion , 1 that if the demands of the Diet are confined to the German duchies, they would receive satisfaction without federal execution, sod without the dangers resulting from such an extreme measure. You are requested to send a copy of this despatch to the president of the Federal Die,. RUSSELL We should state that as the above despatches have been translated from English into French, and then from French into English, they are not to be considered literally correct. (11Z1712101 TILIGIAM&) POLAND. PROHIBITION OF MOURNING. WARSAW, Ocr. 28. General Berg has issued orders forbidding mourning to be worn after the 10th of November next. Passengers on foot violating the ordinance are to be fined 10 roubles ; the proprietors of private carriages with mourning emblems, 100 roubles ; persons in hired vehicles, 15 roubles ; officials transgressing are to forfeit one month's pay. Mourning for the dead is permitted. BRESLAU, Ocr. 27, Eclogue. The Breslancr Zeitutig of this evening publishes the following from its Warsaw correspondent : "General Trepow, the chief of the police, has paid a visit to the Consul-General of Saxony, Herr Lesser, and has explained that the steps taken with respect to him were the result of a misunderstand ing. The seals placed upon the Saxon Chancellery have been removed. " Railway communication between Warsaw and Vienna is interrupted, the insurgents having destroyed the bridge at Skieruiewice." SPAIN. MADRID, Ocr. 2s. The Queen of Spain, on quitting the impress of the French, presented her Majeity with a bracelet bearing the word " Recuerdun (keepsake) in dia monds and rubies. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) WIDMIDAT, ones= 28. s A.ll. I & M60411L1 Lk W. 7. &I Q. & &I s. .-- 1 Naill . ...... M4l 1 W.N.W. 121 r 0.46 .-- 1 1 Ab0r446...... 2242 411 1 W.S.W. 1 • r ON Leith 14.47.41! 1 W. ,24 r 31delds 110.&a. li R.N.W. 126 to 0.20 scarcoroath 14.141 441 1 8.8. W. I 120 et 0 reeametle ,20.68 44i 2 N.W. tO o 0.60 Galway 20.7244 1 W.B.w. 18 14 0.60 Videntia ;04.7e 421 2 N.H.& 24 o 0.62 Queenstown 20.60 46, 1 H.W. lld o 0.42 Liverpool Holyhead 120.66 601 1 W. 1; 6 0 1.20 Pembroke 120.6660, 1 W.N.W. .14 C Peessoco ,27.72 el 1 1 N.W. 20 C 0.16 Brett 3O. .11 Ed 1 W.N.W. I ;12 t L'Olieet Man 461 0 LILL ,16 0 Yoohefort 3 ..76 12 1 0 0.2 L I - 14 cr 0.04 Plyrooeth .. .11101 61; 1 W. Weymouth 120.66 64! a LW. 2. 1 • a Portsmouth 13.74 63 6 W.S.W. 3 1 4 at Loudon Dora 4.72 60 2 A.W. 2 112 m Yarmooth 11.70 41 1 W.& W. 1 1 1— kielloolaod 10.31 43 0 0.4 6 12 I PIONMILS 1111111 DAY. ON TRU rittlAT. B.R.W. to N.N.W.. liosrii•tisgr. S.W. to N. W. and N.L, troth to strong, some strong, unsettled. rein. As atx.;re. wise CoBaTS. W. to N. and bark to 8. W., cBaler•t.: t *trona, c i tmuy, showers. B.E. to B.W. and N.W., NOINHCOLgra. S. s. W. r • N. N.W.. 'nab to strong, strong, um ttled. showers. .h.E.t - OiW.N.W., 1100113-FAST„ S.W. to N., fresh to deoste to steam rain grow& some run. in places. Noitit-/inat=oLithneas to Lincoln. West=Donegal to Corn floath=Channel and Hmay coasts. South-East=t3trait of Dow to Lincoinsidre and Ilellgoland. B.—ltszometer corrected and to marl to Ittv at half tide level. Each ten feet. of vertical elevation, a attaillit emote one hundredth of an loch Ingnierion . and each ten degrees, above 32=. tans tag nearly three hundredths INCAV-1111 K—lzposed therm.. meter in Made. I/.—lSlTerence of wet bulb (foe rragoratio.., and de* polot;. W.—Wind, direction of Mang—two points ten of magnetic). T.—Yovee (1 to IS—estimated(. X. —.Ea 'rem ° tom, VOW Wingert. Q.—Quarter whence airman force (NNE,--v, to St=ll). 1.-Initials: b.—blue sky; n—clouds (detached .1 t. —fog —hall:h. I—lightning m. —misty buy ; 0. —overcoat ideli r.—rain; a.—mow ; g—thoudar. knialmfmoo m e or boil "aloes last report. B.—gsa dlstaehatice (1 to Su It is announced in the Paris papers that the brothara Godard are about to wake a balloon to contain 14,000 cubic matron of gas, whores, N. Nadar'a "Giant" oaly eontained 6.000. Large quantities of seed corn are now being ex ported to Frame from Soutboin peon for the purpose of im proving the quality of Preach grain. It is curious that French corn, if sown in England, will DOt improve the quality of English grain. Cereals when grown in a cold climate do not deteriorate when transplanted to a milder one the same as t►ey do when the opposite practice is adopted. The same rale is also observed with respect to potatoes. This root may be trauspluted with advantage from Scotland to the South of England, hut not rice area. An association of religious reformers is at this moment holding sittings at Frankfort, under tie presi dency of the former cure, Rouge. The assembly, which is very numerous, has pronounced against cascortlas. against the power of the bishops over the lower clergy, sod is favour of the marriage of priests. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. GOVERNMENT DEPUTIES IN DANGER ' OF LOSING THEIR SEATS. (FROM 001 OWN 00111N1PONDINT.) PARIS, TUESDAY EVNIMIO. Several government deputies are seriously uneasy at the prospect of being unseated in consequence of a legislative incapacity which has been overlooked. By a law of 1849 all government contractors, government tradesmen, and all railway directors are prohibited from sitting in the legislature. Legal writers have demonstrated in public journals by arguments which seem unanswerable, and, in point of fact, have not been answered, that the act in question has never been repealed by the empire. All that the Pays can nay against these arguments is that since two parliaments have passed without any objection of the sort being raised, there is a strong presumption that there can be nothing in it ; but this reasoning is quite worthless when we remember that it is only within the last two or three years that Frenchmen have begun to consider whether it was worth their while to claim any rights at all under the imperial constitution. In the early days of the empire the word " legality" was altogether tabooed, and the wildest republican would have thought it lost time to study the meaning of articles of the constitution. In those days Emile de Girardin's compendious version of the constitution, " The Emperor can do as he likes," was practically accepted without contro►ersy. The opposition, no doubt, sought as far as it could to discredit the empire, but never dreamt of trying bond fide to live on good terms with it, by means of mutual conoeuions. Those times have now changed. The new elections have scut to parliament a set of men, considerable even in point of numbers, but more considerable still by their individual talents, and by the opinions they represent, who are determined to try, without the sacrifice of any principle, bow far it is possible on the constitutional ground of the empire to do battle for more liberty. Respect for the law is the very first thing that they will unanimously insist upon. Much difference of opinion exists as to the policy of the law of 1849 on parliamentary "incom patibilities." It is said, with much reason, that if all public functionaries, and all the eminent commercial men whose talents and wealth ream mend them to be the leaders of such great enter prises as railways, are to be excluded from parlia ment, there is great risk that, in seeking a most fallible test of honesty, capacity will go to the wall. The opinion of the bulk of the liberal party is, no doubt, that the electors, with free dom of election, are sovereign judges of the I I trustworthiness of their representative, and that provided an appeal is made to them, as in England (and as in France in the time of Louis Philippe) when a member of parliament accepts office, there ought to be no such thing as incom patibility. That system has this double advantage, that it forces the government to choose its servants among men who stand high in popular scheme and that every re-election of such men adds to the strength of the government. The two principles of liberty and authority are thus fortified. But whatever may be thought of the merits of the existing law, the great thing now is to see it honestly executed. If it appears beyond question that the contractors and railway directors in question are disqualified, it will be shameful and scandalous if M. Chair d'Estange, who, it is understood, has the government brief for the "verification of powers," should make an Old Bailey speech to a complacent and interested majority on behalf of an indefeasible abuse. I mentioned that the other day the illegal creation of fifty-two councillors of state, whereas the coustitu [ tion only allows fifty, had beau slurred over by the translation of two councillors to the Senate. But the question whether the Emperor has power to create three vice-presidents of the Council of State, whereas the constitution only authorises one, still re mains unsolved and unnoticed. It is suggested that unless the Senate should settle the question in the meantime, it cannot fail to be raised by the court of accounts when the salaries of the new vice presidents come to be audited. These questions may seem to some trivial at a time when the opening or shutting of the Temple of Janus occupies all minds ; but it seems to me of the highest importance with reference to the future of France that the imperial government, in spite of all its power—in spite of its overwhelming majorities—in spite of the unscrupulous conduct of its prefects and their long impunity, should at length be brought to bay, and compelled to parley with the advocates of law and right. Various estimates are made as to the number of government deputies who will be sent adrift should the above objection be maintained. Some say fif teen or twenty, while others speak of so high a figure as forty. I incline to the lower number, because it is only in case of very flagrant awl noto rious proof that the law, which I admit to be odious in its nature, could be enforced. M. Pereire as a great railway director would certainly be one of the victims. It is a curious fact that the late lamented M. Billault was the reporter of the law which his successor is now likely to find very em barrassing ; and he recommended it most energeti cally on high moral grounds. One of the strongest arguments of those who insist that the law is yet unrepealed is that a state paper on which a part of the imperial constitution was founded expressly proposed not to diminish but to extend the lists of "incompatibilities," and thereby adopted and even improved upon the strict views of M. Billault, The Bourse, after rising in the morning, was much depressed at the oloae, and the Rents left oft' with a fall of 10c. and 15e. at 67fr. 10c. both for cash and account. Mobilier fell 12fr. 50c. Rail ways continue to undergo very trifling fluctuations. THE Rim Me. Itzscauta IN LIVERPOOL. —Mr. Beecher is at present staying in Liverpool, and on ELiturtlay morning next be will be entertained at a public breakfast in St. James's-ball, in that tows. After breakfast.the rev. gentleman will at once go on board the Cunard steamer Asia, en route homeagain to America. I CITY COURT 0? SEWERS. —The Commissioners of Sewers met yesterday at Guildhall. Mr. Deputy De Jersey presiding. Dr. Letbeby reported on the state of 394 houses that bad been inspected during the week, and he submittal a list of 52 places:or sanitary improvements, end produced certificates for the use of four houses in Ballalley, ' Golden-lace, as common nightly lodging-homes, it being neoeseary that they should be registered as such. The merkets•od slaughter-houses had been inspected during the week, and the officers bed seized 3,Cd7lbe. of mat as unfit for human food. The greeter part of it was in • diseased state, and in one case in which • bullock had bees sent from Boot Wartos, the meat was so bad that the medics! officer was of opinion that the circum stances required investigation by the solicitor, with n view to further proceedings being taker'. Dr. Letbeby also re ported oci the illuminating power of the gas that had been supplied to the City during the week by the three cont. pentes, and it appeared that that supplied by the City Company was equal to 15.99 sperm candles of standard goshly ; the Chartered, 12.33 ; the Great Central, 13.39. The amuse& of sulphur in the gas supplied by the City Company was 19.4 ; in the Chartered, 23.1 ; and in the Great Central, 22.2. The average illuminating power of the am had therefore been in each cam above that required by the act of parliament ; bet the proportioos of sulphur had, except is the ease of the City Ompany, *reloaded be quantity allowed by the mt. Funnuri-orrn,A OCYOII6R 24.—The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Edmond Pictet as Vim-Con sul at Liverpool for the Swiss Confederation.—aaretie. i 4 BALL AT MADRID. A letter from Madrid of the 22nd gives the following account of the grand ball at the palace, in honour of the Empress of the French: "The Queen and the Empress entered the ball-room at 20 minutes before 11, and were followed by the King• Con. sort, the Princess Anna Murat, the Infante' Don Fran cisco and Doe Sebastian, the Infanta Christina, the whole diplomatic body, including the Papal Nuncio and his first secretary, Baron Cavalchini, the charge d'Affaires of Italy, arid the Count de Han Martino, who represents the ex-King of Naples. Queen Isabella was drooled in white. Her robe was oovered with the richest lace; her crown of large diamonds and her necklace of stones jest as large were most dazzling. The Empress, who was also In white, wore • crown of diamonds mixed with ruble" and emeralds, and a necklace of eight rows of pearls. Their Majesties wore the Grand Cordon of the Order of Maria Louie*. The Princess Murat had on a white dress covered with small leaves in embroidery. • rich pearl necklace sod a head dress composed of • comb ornamented with diamonds and some ears of corn. It would occupy too much space to describe the splendid toilettes displayed on this occasion. I must, bow. seer, be allowed to say that the Duchess de Medina-Celi, bee stater the Marquise de Villamica, Ildme. °nation, wife of the director of the General Credit Company, the Du cheese de la Torre. the daughters of General Roe de Olano and of the Marquis de Miraftores, shone pyre-eminent by the elegance of their toilettes. The inw the Grand Cordoe of the Legion of Honour. sod the French ambassador the Grand Cross of Charles IL Queen Izabella did not dance, in consequence of her interesting position ; and the Empress; only twice. Princess Murat was ois.d-ow in the fir.t with Don Sehestien, and in the second with the King. At midnight their Majesties withdrew to the grand gillery, where a splendid supper served, and successively and without the slightest confusion, the whole of the company invited (1,500 in number), took their sesta at table. After supper the Queen and the Empress walked through the salons, and conversed with a number of persons. At half.past 2 their Majesties retired, but the great ma jority of the company numbed at the palace for nearly two hours after." HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF THE CHEST, BROMPTOIY. Oa Sunday last, being the day appointed at St. Paul's, South Keasingtoo, as a day of thanksgiving for the late abundant harvest. sermons appropriate to the occasion were preached by the Rev. Capel Ramey:, the incumbent. It having been previously anneouoced that the thank-offer ings of the congregation would be applied io aid of the funds of the Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, Brampton, situated in the same pariah, the preacher, at the close of his eloquent and impressive discourses, com mended the charity, briefly but a ;very earnestly, to the sympathy and support of his heart's as one eminently worthy of their aid upon every ground. He referred to the vast amount of good—both temporal aed spiritual— effected by its means, and dwelt upon the great value of this hospital to the poorer classes, amongst whom it appeared, from public statistics as well as from his own personal experisoce, that consumption was the most prevalent and deadly disease. The er thee stated that with t h e exception of about . a year, the institution was wholly depsodeat upon voluntary contri butions; that its expenses exceeded 9,0001. a year, but that its annual subscriptions were less than half that amount. He therefore earnestly appealed to the liberality of his coagregation, and urged all who could do so to become annual subscribers. The collections after the sermons amounted to the bandeaus sum of 2091. Bs. 11d., and in cluded several new subscriptions. Collections in churches, wholly or in part in amnesiac with the thanksgiving for the recent bountiful harvest, have already been devoted to the assistance of the above oast ul charity during the present month, as follows :—At John's, Ricbmood, IN. Via, by the Rev. J. D. Hales ; St. John's, Blackheath, 38/. 194., by the Rev. R. G. Lewis ; the pariah church, Isleworth, 131., by the Rev. H. W. P. Richards, the vicar ; St. John's, lakworth, 141.16 a, by the Rev. John Yorker; St. Matthew's. Danmark-hill, 121. 125., by the Rev. Stephen Bndge ; Park Chapel, mama, 12/. 12a., by the Rev. C. J. Goodhart; and at St. Paul's, South Kensington, 209/. Ba. 11d., by the Rev. Molyneux. The Bishop of London having a:premed his intention of preaching to the patients of the hospital, of which his lord ship is a vioe.president, did so in the beautiful little chapel of the institution, on Sunday last, selecting for his text, 2 Cor. ail. chapter, 10th verse, "When I am weak, then am I strong." These were several visitors present, whose offeriogs, amounting to 7f. Os. Oil., were given to the " Rose Fund,' which is intended for the relief of the more destitute of the patient+. ARRIVAL AT WINDSOR -(THL3 DAY.) The royal train arrived at Windsor this morning at 8.53, being two minutes before the appointed time. At the Windsor terminus of this line every arrangement calculated to ensure the privacy and comfort of her Ma jesty bad been made, under the superintendence of Mr. N. J. Burlinsos, the local superintendent, and Mr. Matthews, the station-master, the arrival platform being kept free from intrusion by Inspector Durdle ; the police arrangements at the entrance to the station-yard were tinder the control of Mr. Eager, superintendent of the Windsor police. Early as was the time of arrival a large crowd had assembled round the avenue to the station, in Thames street, and on the Castle-hill, to welcome her Majesty. Silken cords, though hardly necessary, as no one bat the officials was admitted within the sta tion, were stretched across the platform from the private entrance of the royal family, and as the royal train glided noiselessly into the terminna, Mr. Potter, the chairman ; Mr. Griersoo, the general ma. nave ; Mr. Saunders, the secretary ; Meyers. Kelly, Gawk. well, and other officials, formed themselves int is small group, in mediums to receive her Majesty, who immediately alighted, and, bowing to the crowd on the platform, pared at opus to the royal carriage, and drove, followed by the rest of the royal family and suite, to the Castle. where she ar rived at 5 minutes past 9. her presence being announced by the hoisting of the royal standard. _ _ Her Majesty, who was dressed in the deepest mourning end wearing a widow's cap, looked harassed by the fatigues of her long journey. Both Princess Helena and Princess Louisa looked in almost ruddy health, see did the younger members of the royal family. There VW no guard of bosons at the station to receive the Queen, and at the different points in the route the public were ancloded. WINDSOR, Tummy. This afternoon, at 3.60, her Royal Highness the Prisms@ of Hobertlobe arrived at Windsor Castle from the Continent, on a vigil to her Majesty. Her Royal High ness came by an ordinary train in one of the state eisrlsgeo of the South Western Railway Company, and was attended by Major-General Seymour, and masived by Mr. Hill. The greater perdue of the royal household suite snivel at the Castle from London sad Bahama! seelsy. The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury have strived et their residence in Oscoveisor-equare from a tour in Italy._ His Excellency the Italian Minister has arrived at his residence in Lower Grosvenor-street from a tour on the Coetiesat. The Earl and Countess of Mahnesbury are ex pected in tows early neat week from their seat, Heron Cociri, Heats. Bail de Grey, the Secretary of State for War, bas aosseated to preside at the annual supper of the Rt. Martin's division of the Queen's (Westminster) Ride Volunteers, which will be held at the Freeman:les Tavern as Nov. 11. Earl Cowley, the British Ambassador at Paris, hes returned to the Preach capital, after as absence of du weeks. RIFILDOLVTATION or TZWILERBrRY.—The election for Tewkesbury in the room of the Hoe. F. Lygoa, who was elected os Moody last for West Worcestershire, will not take plane until the meeting of parliameat in February next. The boa. gentlemao hurley, previons to his election for West Worcestershire, accepted tee stewardship of the manor of flempbulme, modem the seat sweat ; but the Speaker bits no power to issue his writ before the meeting of parliament. There is no likelihood of coy woad Call. didate appearing, sod Mr. Yorke remains is quiet poseassioo of the geld. --- RXPILEIOCNTATION OF WINDROR. —WINDSOR, Tote- DAT.—Yesterday sod to-day Captaio Heyter sod Colossi Vysa persecuted so active estrum for this borough. Last evening Captain Hayter addressed a 11111001041/ end influen tial body of the elector, st the Conk Hotel. mud gave as exposition of his path:al views on all the leading political topics of the day. A embalm was esseiniously pacer i pledging the meeting to use their hest efforts to promote hie return. Lest eveoiug Captain Mayne issued an address expressive of the gratification he felt at the reception be had met with, sod his coofidence of guesses RF.PIVIENTATION or OXFORD. —The report of Mr. Neate's committee, who met on Monday eating, was of s most &Wain-tory character, upwards of 700 signs. I tures in his favour having been handed in. Independently of this large number of absolute promises, the assurance of support from those who bad objections to siss were very numerous, sod 1,000 may be taken as the minirrinn of promises and signatures combined, and this without the populous districts of St. Thomas's ►nd Jericho. god the non •resident freemen who bays votes, being canvassed. Mr. Neste returned to Oxford yesterday aftersoos, and worn immediately waited upon by a deputation horn the committee. The result of the interview was that an ad dress wee homed by Ile Neat., which has gives general satis faction. Mr. Neate Rays the °pintoes which he entertain now are tee name as those which he before professed, and the electors will have so opportusity of asking for any fur ther explanation of them during the personal Aeneas, which he proposes to make. The writ is expected on Fndev, and the election, to which there is at present no opposition, will probably take place nit week. HEALTH OA LONDON. It appears from the weekly return of the ltegistrwr•Genenl that the deaths in London in the week that ended on Saturday were 1,246. The average number in ten corresponding weeks (viz., the forty-third in each of the years 1853-6 9 ) is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,188. The actual return exceeds by 58 the result obtained by calculation. There were 24 deaths from email-pox, which continues slowly to decline. In two uses it was stated that the persons who suffered hail been pre. 'Made vaccinated. Thirteen of the 24 oases occurred in the north district*, but of that another 5 were in the Sala. pox Hospital. Scirlativa was fatal in 1.16 cases ;of which 5 were in the rectory sub-district Marylebone, 4 in Kentish town. 9 in Islington, 6 in West London, 8 in Bethnal. green, 4 in Limehome, 4 in Mile-end Old.town East, and 7 in Bow. Out of re death• registered in the week in the subdistrict of St. John, Westruirster, 7 were rom scarlet' ea, 3 from whoopiog•cough, and 2 from measles ; about half of the total number having been from those epidemic*. Several houses have suffered severely from scarlatina. A female died at the age of 92 ears ; two widows at 90 years ; a third at 96 ; a fourth at 98, and a fifth at 100 veers of age. The centenariao bad lived at Chaltonotreet, Somers town. Her hither died when he was 90 years old ; her sister at 98. She was born near Somerset House on the Bth October, 1763. . . . . Lot week the Liths of 1,003 bop; and 918 girls, in all 1.9:il children, were registered in London. In the tea cor responding weeks of the sears:W:4.62 the average nutuler corrected) was 1,889. ROBBERY OF MONEY AND JEWELLERY PROM A TOMB. Yesterday afternoon Charles Bird, a young men, formerly a draper's assistant, was charged before Mr. Bodies Q.C., and a foil 'peach of magistrates, in quarter sessions, at Bury St. Edmund's, with baying broken open and entered • tomb on or about the 30th of June last, in the parish of MildeoLall, and stolen therefrom a quantity of jewellery. coins, and money buried therein with the body of Mr. Jonathan Cbilderstoue. Mr. Buliver was counsel for the prosecutiosi, and the prisoner was undefended. It appeared that Mr. Jonathan Childerstone, a wealthy evident in the outlying district of Mildenball, was buried last January in the cemetery of that place, in a leaden coffin. The body was attired in a suit of black, and before the coffin lid was fastened on his widow sew deposited by the side of the remains of her husband 40/. in gold, some watches, chains, rings, scarf pins sod other jewsllay, and other articles of trifling value, consisting of a corkscrew, • comb, do shaving boxes, br. All this property bad been that of the sou of Mr. Childerstooe, to whom that gentleman and Mrs. Childeratooe bad been passionately attached, and who died in the year 1859. The parent. re. solved that no one else in the world should possess the property of their lost son, and they agreed that all that be longed to him should be buried by the side of whichever of them died tint. It was in sccordsoce with this singular arrangement that the money end jewellery were deposited with the remains of Mr. Childerstone in the family vault. In the mood' of July, from some expressions dropped by the prisoner, it became rumoured that the tomb had been forcibly entered, and all the property carried off. Superin tendent Gluier had the tomb examined, and it was found that the brickwork bail been pulled down at the aide, and part of it was lyiog on the door of the tomb. The lid of the coffin was found wrenched off, and the inner leaden coffin nut with • chisel and knife from end to end, leaving the body of Mr. Childerstoue exposed to view. The sleeve of his black coat had been torn off, and was found lying on the flogs. All the money and valuable. were gone, but on digging is the rubbish on the floor were found some articles of trifling worth, amongst others • box with the numes " Louisa sod Jonathan Childerstone" scratched on it with a pin. A storanausom named William King, met the prisoner Bird, and taxed him with tb• rob bery. Bird at first denied all knowledge of the affair, but sot-sequel:tidy he admitted that he and a man named Graham had got into the vault, end they found " what very well answered their purpose." He said that the bailiff Docking remained outside while they were is- side. He stated that our Monday in June he " felt very bail, as he had got no money," and Charles Docking, the county-court bailiff, and the sexton, paid for some beer for I him, and proposed th .t he should be one of a partite break into IL vault. He assented, and they passed William Graham planting some trees, and sated bins to join. They than went in the night and broke into the vault. The prisoner told another per,ou that he found 434 is gold, • quantity of old coins, some watches and jewellery, tyke( betides Mr. Childeratone'a corpse. He said that Mules . Docking took the gold watch, coin., and jewellery. up to London, to sell them. He also complained that Docking had not behaved fairly in diviiiieg the mooey. When these facts became knowu Charles booking and the man Graham immediately absconded, and though remote were issued for their apprehension they have hitherto contrived to I bathe all attempte on the part of the police to tram them. Superintendent Cinder apprehended the primmer Binl, who did not dy, and the rase was deer against him. The worn pleaded guilty. The chairman said that the crime was • most eerioua and unusual one, and be should take time to consider what sent's.. be should pass on the prisoner. The sentence was therefore deferred. A WAR Ilya—Thirty-seven hundred coffins bays bete .old is Pitts Mid, lisrealliesetis.—Asiersoss PTV% MITROPOLITAII Fizi HONTrAL, DZTONBIIRte AQUALE, CITY.—The aggregate ember of petiewie relieved during the week ending Oct. 24 mui—wediad, 279; sur gical, 634 ; toeJ, 1,613; of 'kick 531 won am cam. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Wore Mr. Commissioner Goalbara.) IN AZ WIT MILLI aPAIHAM. The bankrupt wee a solicitor, of &slash&ll4itreet. The adjudication was upwards of as months ago. His debts are 5,454/. ; assets about 300/. At the last satin on the 7th of May the bankrupt was directed to answer certain re grelanulatid.ons ma to his transactions on behalf of lira. Cuarlotte I Mr. Thompson appeared for the ISligDeel Mr. Hargoed mad Mr. Linklater for creditors, mad Mr. C. E. Lewis for the bankrupt. It was charged against the bankrupt that in Decmber, 1861, he had obtained 2871. from the assignee on the rem. imitation that the money was fora mem& purpose. His Honour expressed an opinion that this did tot corns under the 159th section of the act of 18f I, which restricted the court to the consideration of certain offenc.. This was the case of a man who bad gone on borrowing money in all directions to the amount of 4.001.11. or 5.01.01., a n d now he came to this court with little or within to par. The bankrupt said that when he contracted the debt with Mr. Abbott, the amigos*, be had a good business, and his wife bade certain income. Mr. Lusklater said his objection was that the bankrtqa had incurred debts when in a hopeless state of insolvency, and had so miscondurted himself as an attorney as to dia entitle him to an order of discharge. Mr. fiargood said that his client, Mrs. Ireland, had re. trusted the bankrupt to receive 5001. on her account, whi c h he had applied to his own purposes ; but he feared that b e could only be charged in this court with contracting dsbi without probable means of payments. Mr. Lewis said that Mrs. Ireland's money was receivesl is 1831; and this was clearly not within the act of 1801 His Honour observed that the MO put forward by the assignee was a very serious one. Mr. Linklater said that his cue wan equally serious. Mr. Lewis stated that one of the opposing creditors was a former partner of the bankrupt, who had ben bought out. His answer to one part of the charge was that the bankrupt had been suffering from an attack of paralysis. Mr. liargood having stated that be should require to exa mine the bankrupt at length, His Honour said there had better be an adjournment, as there was a long list of cues to come before the court. Mr. Lewis said it was important to the character of hie client, as a solicitor, that it 'tumid be stated that out of IU,OOOI. which had passed through his handl, the several oppositions were only in respect of small amounts of MW. or 3001. His Honour said that the case was by no mesas a farm, able one. Here was an attorney owing upwards of 1,000/.. sod all that had been received in the shape of assets was 231. by the o ffi cial assignee and 111. by the trade au i gnea • A discussion ensued as to whether further requisitions should be put to the bankrupt, he having been allowed to pas his last examination. His Honour allowed the requisitions to be made and adjourned the further hearing to the 30th of November. Lf et LINSET. The bankrupt, a jeweller, of Railway•place, Shorwli and formerly of the Poultry, applied for his o r d er o f du charge. Debts (unsecured). 1,440/. ' • meets realised abo u t 1001. There was no opposition, cud t he order was granted. 31x. Lucas and Mr. Linklater appeared in the case. IN RE DAVID iNENCH. The benkrupt was a earn and coal merchant, carrying oa busing.. io a large way at Chatham. The ease bass been frequently before the court. At the last sitting the beak• rupt passed his examioation, and the order of discharge wee adjourned. The aooouota, prepared by Masers. Hart Brothers and Haylea, are extremely voluminous, but the subjoined is e summary of the liabilities and assets : To cre.litors unsecured ace= 110 To cre litots holding .ecurity To liabilities on lolls To habUities to Mr. Kendal To creditors to be paid in full a 33,507 11 5 Ct. By debtors uoul By ditto, doubtful 47-4,927 7 6 tatimated to realise By ditto, bad 44440 9 10 i f 57 ert fa7hte alien up gcredl t ors 1,245 7 II 1451.5 0 11 lil amount depo•lted In court lOO 0 0 By billsreorlvable 1,0.5 0 8 By &Selene,' 633,59713 5 Mr. Joseph Hart, the manager of the estate, has his report on the case , states that the bankrupt stopped payment ha ' July, 1462; but it appearing, upon • statement of affairs, that he was then solvent, with a surplus of 1,8g6., he was empowered by letter of lionise to carry on the buui. nese for twelve months under inspection. The liquida tion had been unfortunate and most disastrous, the estate baviug been involved iu two Chancery suite, and two actions at eommon law. The books had been regularly kept and periodically balanced. Sinoe July, 1862, loam to theamouot of 12.292 1 . had been incurred, et which 6,063/. was by bad debts, 2..AX01. on the ships Martha and Emily, and 3,f081. by depreciation in the value of property. Mr. Graham. the official assignee, in his report on the case, dated that 22 creditors had proved their debts, sod three assigoees had been appointed. The accounts filed were fully vouched by the books. Mr. Lawrence, for the mangoes; stated that the aggregate a-nount of their debts WWI 6,3671. Two of them offered no opposition and recommended that an imiamediate order should be granted. Mr. Magnus, the third assignee, bad opposed at • former stage he now wrote to say that he still objected to Mr. French paring, but he bad given no special instruction. The circumstances of the case were wormier. French hod been Imukrupt in 1631, and obtained a certificate of the third class. He bad since since conducted a prosperous business as coal.rnerchaot, at Chatham ; and in December, 1661, he was before the world upwards of 7,00J1. Mr. Joseph Hart, in answer to the court, said this was confirmed by the books. . . . Mr. Lawmnoe said that the surplus bail gone on pro gressively increasing from 1853 to 1861 The Conanisaioner—What became of this large surplus of 7,0004 •. Mr. Lawrence said that the bankrupt being pressed for paymeot in June, 1862, laid his affairs before his creditors, and acting on their advice, suspended his principal business; operations, but carried it ce for twelve months longer under inspection. The statement laid before the inspectors clearly showed that the bankrupt had then a surplus of I,Boof. Unfortunately, everything turned oat %droopily ; then were large losses on the mort gaged property, also on a vessel called the Shanghai. which had been taken by pirates ;and in March. 1863, it was found that the 'meets had considerably diminished. The Commissioner—How often, in your experience, has it turned out that these inspections have resulted favourably for the creditors? Mr. Immune* said he had known some such instances, but it was severally the other way. In March, 186;, French offered a composition of 4a. in the pound ; but certain of the creditor* dissented, and ultimately he came to this court. No debt had beau contracted since July, 1862, and the creditor■ had now to deal with an estate which in March last would have paid 4s. in the pound. The C,ommimioner—No doubt half the estate has boon swallowed in up in expenses of the inspection, and other things. Mr. Lawrence said that was not so. There was a sum of I,loof. for the socountante' charges ; but the services they had rendered were very valuable. Mr. C. E. Lewis. for the bankrupt, said that the demot ing assignee, Mr. Mamma, had received no less than :10.0001. from the bankrupt duriog his period of touting, besides 16,000 f. for cash transactions. He submitted that the bank rupt was entitled to his order. His Honour said this cam showed how touch creditors were disposed to deal fairly sod considerately towards their debtors, where thee were consumed that everything was straightforward. It was singular that after the bankrupt had bad so large a surplus ma 7.0001. io leil, the «tate had dwindled down to a serious deficiency. How much would the dividend be ? . . Mr. }fart—Between 2s. fed. and 3v. in Ur pound. His Honour observed that 1,100/. and upwards had been wasted on the inspoctioo and the attempted rotripootition,with a view to avoid the publicity of bankiuptcy. It was too often the cove that estates were thus frittered away. The books bed been well kept, and the court had pleasure in complying with the reonnimemlation of the creditors, and granting the bankrupt his order of discba.-ge. A,AIDENT ON THE LONDON AND NORTH-WE , - TERN RAILWAT.-011 Monday evening while the L0n.1.0 and Nortli•Westers express which left Stafford at 4.29 p.m. win between Colwich and ttugoley, ate! going at a speed of between 40 sod 45 miles an hour, the tire of the leading carriage soddenly snapped asunder. and, hail the pieces down inwards and through tho carting*, as in nine eases out of ten they do, the passengers iu the otrrinces would moat ce rt ainly have been struck, and perhaps An it W.B. the train was dragged off the rails for a eon• siderable distance, and the passengers were much shaken and bruised. They are Indebted to the promptitude of the driver and guard for their lives, they .11100110dily( in stopping the train in GOO to 650 yards, for had it been dragged live yards further the whole roust have rolled down the ,teep embankment, when the injury and keg of lib would kayo been fearful. FEARFUL MtTRDER ne 1.4131 ICK. —DYER I. K, MONDAY, Ocr. 2G.—Much alarm bra been occesiooed in the locality of Hruff. i• this county. by the perpetration of • murder, which came to light list night, in the dis,royrrv, by the eoostabulary, of the body of a man named l'atriek Quinlan. a b.iker by trade, whose remains were found, shock iogly mutilated, upon the roadside at Belliesgools, neer Grange. The skull wasfractured in several pilots, sod injuries of a severe asters were apparent on the chest, neok, and arms, se if indicted by some weighty instrument or bludgeon. Two men, named Thom*. Hogan ■od Thomas Shaughnessy, who were seen in the company of the deceased early last even*, have been arrested on suspicion, and marks of blood, it la said, have been discerned upon their clothing. Fos this one of them (Hogan) accounts by stating that belted • tight with Shaughnessy. An invest will be held to-morrow by the coroner. The prisoners are in cus tudy.— Era/eases Journal. 1