The Express. — London, England, 1857-12-23 00:00:00

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Turn is, we believe, not one iota of truth in the reamen,or rather in the mentions,which,originatieg With the Austrian press, have been copied into the journals of the rest of Europe, that there has been an accord upon the IWombian question; that France has relaxed in her inertias'; or that any Power has adopted the scheme which Turkey has propounded. The several Powers, we believe, remain unshaken in their convictions, and unyielding in their determina tions; and, coasequently, the Congress of Peri' cannot meet. For that body to meet in order to quarrel, 'operate, and do nothing, would be • spectacle so little edifying to Europe, that we may rest certain that this at least will be avoided, and the great questions which it ought to settle remain in indefinite abeyance. Them is one Power that moat be highly delighted at such • state of things, and that Power is Ramie. Roane has opposed the anti-Unionists, hes lent its aid to overcame the intrigued those who sought to and. the voice of the Principalities; but Russia has carefully avoided committing Ilene!f to support the project of a Vision of the Principalities under • tonics prince. She still, however, enjoys the credit of not being hostile to it, and by this reserve main tain' • certain interim over the population of these ee•atrise,whieh England, by her unaccountable oppo. altos to national desires, has lost. To prolong this situation, to adjourn a definitive settlement, or to sere in a temporary settlement that will adjourn every thing and decide nothing—thie must be the wish and the policy of Russia. To keep the Provinces divided. dissatisfied, with no certain prospects or reliance for the future—ruled over by Hospodan without character, and Governments without consistency—such a result of the war of the Crimea and the Treaty of Paris, Russia will delight to point to, ass proof of the incapacity of her allied foes to build anything in the place of what Russia established and they overthrew. It is to mire at this result that Russia is manceuvr lag, and it is tide very result that Eagliab agents above all others are labouring to accomplish. They boast that they are doing a great thing, and defeating Russia, by thwarting the wishes of the population. and rendering the Union impossible; while, all the time. they are simply doing what Balla most desires, ■nd leaving firm and ready the step ping-atones by which that Power hopes by and by to advance to the final acquisition of the Principa lities. The arguments of thew gentlemen, including those of Lord Ps Di taring , are that the Union would lead to the subjection of the country to Russia. The plain answer to this his in the debates and votes of the Divans or National Assemblies. In these, we mast say, the country was most fairly repremmted. Every elm sent its delegates. The peasants sent theirs t so did the Bayard*, the lesser proprietors of land, the holders of capital, the shopkeepers, the clergy, the Priam@ who had ruled the country. and many members of the families of those Princes. What do all these persons openly and zealously declare? They say, that with a mainte nance of the separation, end the continuance of the old Hoepodarate government, there is no change, no reform, no modification or amelioration, that can be of the least use. Under this universal sentiment, this profound conviction, the Divans refuse to enter upon the consideration of minor questions. Be cause, they say, if the present necessarily week, temporary, and corrupt Government be not replaced by a national one, all the constitutions in the world will fail, and every code and every charter come to noeght. To soma or to assert that the Roaraan people have come to this great resolve, from a wish to put their necks under the Russian yoke, I. to suppose or newt an absurdity. A c ten appiared among oar Law reporta of yeater day which may fairly be taken either way—ae a warning to British spinsters, or a caution to foreign Counts. The Hon. MW Maur JONES, a sister of Lord lissaunn's, claimed to recover back from a certain as disang Count WOUXOWBII the sum of lOW. as money lent. It appeared that the lady, who is so keen in the earliest bloom of youth, and the gentleman, an interesting exile of eight•and•twenty, happened both to be lodging, in the latter part of last year, at the same hones in Ebury-street. An introduction was soon effected, acquaintanceship ra pidly pumped into friendship, and friendship kindled into love. The gentleman, like so many other foreign noblemen, had led a life of heroic adventure. The mature Desdemona "seriously inclined" to bear . his travel', history." The gentleman, like so many other foreign noblemen, was under a cloud of tem porary embarrassment. The sou of Prince Vlcn . • If the heir expectant to 40,0001, a year, be had somehow costrired in this shop-keeping and matter-or fact country to get into certain ignoble dim collies with • number of small tradesmen. lie had victimised a tailor or two, and " kept his pawnbroker." This combination of misfortune and mystery was, of course, irresistible. The Hon. MART Jorms, premed by his ardent and honourable suit, breathed the Irrevocable monosyllable. She did more I she west It ewe to her bankers. Across the counter of )11/1//16. DIUMMONDS 1001. of "good and lawful seteey of Great Britain " was paid into those fair and henestalle heads, and transferred forthwith to Se patina of her adorer. The honourable as. stnald slaty naive the little downy as a loan, sad laided spa drawiag tip $ pony receipt stamp for alMemme. The Nut, ito wit to state, wee dileetesde as lesineseet ea le awl L eenideace to a nines% srhe e betrayed lime at the Mal, that, be ha/ tam MVO le eve the alterarlaireest as • we.., etswee fits yes bunk eldtsber. led wi w dlds hips reireet be erns. Every- this( see reseeded peespiessety. Thefor ihe esidies see !zed I the be 4101111 w 411141•1111••• ettill ermine, the Cease erre@ se. tresestmei J bmis—a melancholy memento of the peat i all teatarrrl as a marriage bell dB the time onto kr the lawyers and the settlements. Then, alas, it was the eld story: the obtuse men of parchment insisted that the lady's whole fortune should be settled on herself. The foreign nobleman, overflowing with generous disdain for the mercenary habits of the British, thought this outrageous, and so fee forgot his gallantry as to declare that he would not take the lady anima he got with her hall tho fortune. The lawyers were firm, it is not impossible that the lady's friends interfered ; at all events the match was broken off. There, u far as the Hon. Miss Joyce was con cerned, the matter might perhaps es well have rested. One hundred pound• hardly seems en ex travagant price to pay for getting quit of such a husband as M. CHAILLES FREDERICK ACOCIFFIIII WOSZKOWSKI. The best way, surely, to treat ► ' mess like this is to follow that advice of the great Jerry' Deems, which the elder Mr. Busnnv was so fond of quoting "to wipe it up, and may nothing " about it." The legal advisers of Miss Joins, pos sibly for good reasons of their own, have taken a different view of the matter, and their client, at whatever cast to her own feelings, has certainly entitled herself to the thanks of the " mothers and " daughters of England," by having contributed to expo*e the career of a thoroughly discreditable ad venturer. Under the pressure of a cross-examina tion, managed by a consummate master of the craft " Count" Woszzowsu was compelled to furnish • ch►pter or two of • somewhat curious autobio graphy. 'The Hon. Miss Jorge had been by no means the Brat of his conquests. To live by lovemaking— to gale, to sigh, to declare, to be accepted, and to be paid off—such appears to have been the professional career of this interesting and accomplished Pole. We have so space here for the long enumeration of the widows and spinsters of these islands, whom, as the Count was obliged to admit, he had led captive and spoiled. The CHIEF BARON was evidently alarmed at the prospect before him, and checked the orossexamining sober of Mr. EDWIN JAMS. by the intelligible hint " that the ladies of Great Britain " constituted • wither numerous clams." We, of coarse, don't mean to insinuate that the triumphs of this foreign conqueror were absolutely conterminous with the limits of the sex, as it exists in these islands; but it is clear from the distinguished stranger's own account of the matter that he scarcely ever met a woman without offering his hand, was frequently accepted, and almost always, on the in terference of friends, induced to salve the pangs of subsequent rejection by the substantial solatium of cash payment. One of his most distinguished con quests in this way appears to have been Mrs. SWTNIVI, the heroine of the great will case of Swysrem v. Bert:ars, which about a year ago made so much noise in Westminster Hall. The wealthy widow seems to have purchased .immunity tram her rash promise for the moderate sum of 3001. To keep his hand in, however, the heir of Prince VICIIIINSTLIN occasionally condescended to lowlier suits; it woe only just before his affair with the Hon. Mks Ides, that be lied proposed in turn, bat without his asnalsooorm, to the two daughters of the Mousy-street landlady. A London Jury are not romantic, and these and many similar passages from the history of the adventurer's life, hardly disposed them to look with much favour upon the set-off or counter-claim which the Count pleaded in bar to the action. This aet-off was one of the funniest things in the whole case. The pleader who drew it has evinced in its conception a degree of grave impudence which would have won the heart of the Widow Bluchacre. He has put down as debts incurred on behalf of Miss losses, the cost of the clothes which that bene volent lady lent her admirer the money to purchase, and the price of redeeming the jewels which her cash enabled him to release from pawn. Among the items was a guitar—a very necessary property in the "make up" of a distinguished foreign exile— the wedding cake, still uneaten; 14s. for the wed ding ring; end, to conclude the whole, Ss. for the Count's photograph. The jury declined to take the view suggested by M. WORZICOW4KIN legal advisers. They refused to deride that the expendi ture by the Count, for his own purposes, of Miss JONES'S money could possibly constitute an answer to that lady's claim for re-payment, and they found a verdict against the unfortunate Sarma tian for the full amount of 1001., and costs. Of course Miss loses won't get her money, and of course the Count will have to go to Whitecross street for a season. But we are much mistaken if his career is over yet. There is a mysterious law of sympathy--the new American sect of the Free Lovers call it, we believe, "an alfinitative attraction " between the widows and spinsters of Britain and the " distinguished exiles " of Poland. When the foreign noble is on the sunny side of thirty, and the compassionate Britonese—on the other, the force of this natural law.is singularly intensified. Dunes and damsels, who ought to know better, will still, we fear, persist in making the most unfortunate foreign investments of heart and hand. They will still mistake pinchbeck for gold, confound voluble imposture with heroic misfortune, and pick up paltry swindlers with sham titles for patriot nobles and sailed princes. " Count " WOUKOWSKI, there is too much reason to apprehend, ms) have many a chance yet, notwithstanding the tragedy of Miss "KILMAN BEGGe in the ballad, and the tragicomedy of Him loxes in the Law court. Moe! Dnuorn FOR NEOROEB.—The Council- General of Guadaloupe his just voted an address to the Ministry of Marine and Colonies, praying the imperial government to furnish that island with 10,000 fresh immigrants ; and, with a view to pay for their introduction, has laid an additional duty on the admission of tobacco. Farther oorreepoadeetw hat taken place relative to the ear-draw Wry repealed by the Earl of Derby Is the arse of lads, elociiing Mr. Verson Smith'. sileged *roar of ass err gurats made by hie rhos with the rearealar sod Odors! Company for ma) ivy the overloud rear available for the traresilaroo of troupe. la erre to lagahles host the ladle Board, Mr. Howell, re of the direc tors, steer then as ere to the etke of the company remem bers say lea resew se was rederred to befog sent to the sin; mod Mr. Allea, soother of the directors, Jives tie the aorta of the every—that "lo the coarse of or of ths later- Are were be bid "with the authorities of the Drarbormea," r mordod the details of the pka Or re orarrysese of Weals or Egypt, it wee eralireed then a reerrelseelsa bed been neared at the Las Hero tram re Ilesed of Centrol, "r Isar so I ea demised it," logokkg es ee the prselksbility of main the oreird route magi r korport of treys to lode► nirespos Mr. Yemen heft *vim of Mr. Mambo, M.P., as brag orresert lath all that peril between the Wilk boar sod lades Bred, whether say or at the India Mora read hers say inikeenly ter the eaery. Mr. %maks replies la the direr repave, sod she sap eke be WOW SSW XL ARM der* as mom of the rgellatior with the Porraler mad Orkedelempsy wierostag the coter ies= of troops Is Idle by ark work. Aavasesmitts \ins boss mak kr tbseestinuance atilo Soft rearks arra= ear ills weddeg cause at Noe* MA all Ibilltai• D. amok lkoreas Ran. kiasepa& Darla Lattorss, Jak. C. Hareem, mod elllew Cladoes.bovecepookte preach as tato Ira ebt Court. WINDSOR, Die. M. Coast Platen bad an audienee of her Majesty laat evening to deliver his medentialaistez from the oots• of Sweden and Norway. Pernkh Khan, attended by his mite, had an audience this aresting, to take have of the Queen on his return to Peril& noir Excellencies were introduced by the Earl of Claren don, hoe Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Ales. lard Waterpark and Major-General Berkeley Dnunatond eon in attendance as Lord and Groom in Waiting. Her /dajemy's dinner party, yesterday, included the Durham of Kent, the Prince of Wales, and the Primes Royal, his Excellency the Persian Ambeasedor, Ferokh Khan; the Count and Countess Platen, the Earl of Claren don, the Hon. Mrs. Grey, the Hon. Colonel sad Mrs. Phippe, Mr. Baillis and Mr. °thin. Alec Meerut Zentans Khan, Mews Kamm Khan, Nereman Khan, and Captain Lynch, the suite of the Persian Ambeaesdor. The Bend of the Scots Fusilier Guide win attendance in the Castle, and played during dinase the following Woe non: Pas Redouble Dolan Bright. Overture, "Oberon" Weber. Vales, Fleer de H. Booed. Selsotion, Emend Verdi. Polka, Puny Bloke Pehrback. Her Majesty's Print. Bend afterwards performed In the drawing-room. The Persian Ambassador, Fatah Khan, end him suite, sad the Swedish end Norwegian Minister end Counties Plates, returned to London this forenoon. Lord Clarendon remains on • visit. His Excellency Ferukh Khan, Persian Envoy Extraordinary, returned to Claridge's Hotel yesterday from rieiting bar Majesty at Windsor Castle. Ills excellency, accompanied by hbt nits, was present at the pia at Astley's Ampbithastre last evening, The Duchess (Dowager) of ➢eaufort and the Ladies &marmot have left town to join We family efevL et Badminton Park. The 'Marchioness of Bath and Lady Louisa Thyone Sie expected to town neat week, to be present et the nuptial. of Mies St. John Madmay, niece to Bir H. St. Jobs Mild may and Viscount Bolingbroke, and grind-oleos to the Earl of Radnor. The Marquis of Anglesey has entertained a select party, including Sir lobe V. Shelley, Captaia Little, /dr. Oeo. Payne, de., during the past week at &modem near Lichfield. The diets swami on Saturday. The noble marquis will receive company clueing the holidays. The Marquis and - Marchioness of Salisbury are passing the imam at Hatfield Home, where the, will on- WWl' company daring the Christmas Norm The Earl and Countess Granville have left town on a visit to the Right Ham Sidney and Mrs. Herbert at Wilton Hoaae, near Salisbury. The Counter of Lichfield gave birth to a goo yeeterdey at the family !widow. in Oromenonsquare. 711, countess and infant am both programing favourably. The Earl and Countess of Westmoreland have returned from Brighton to Apthcepa, where they Weed ts entertain company timing the holidays. - . - . _ _ The Earl of Shelburne left Lansdowne House yob terday, tojola the circle mumbled at &mood. Visoo Unt and Viscountess Combermere are enter taining a succession of visitors at Combermere Abbey. The following distinguished guests have recently left the abbey —Lord and Lady Delamere, the bfarehkesse of Dosaalthe end Lady Alice Hill, the Earl of Hirebomeati, the Eerl Talbot, Lord Robert Cl , nton, the Margot@ end lifarthioness at Cbolmondelry, end Sir Wollontiby Cotton. Viscount Althorp arrived at Althorp Park, a few days since, from America, where his lordship h.' beau making stour for some mouths pe. The Dowager Lady Foley and the lion. M',s Foley have monied to toms from Bath. The Dowager Lady Raglan and the Hon. Mir Somerset left toaa yesterday on a visit to the Karl end Countess of Weetmorelasid, at Apthospe Pr•k, North szeptoashim. The Count and Coonteen d'Altone hare left the Bt awls ick Hotel, Bt. Junes's, for Perla. Lady Abercromby and Mir Abercromby hare left the (lucre. Hotel, Upper NOTWOOd, ter tows. Captain and Mrs. Roebuck have attired at the ea are eerstalkinest There e•e now staying at Brighton the Countess ot Dolt= end her youthful family, Lady Caroline Howard, Sir C. Blarney, the Cornteie of Kerry, hie Kimlimey the Smitten Atubmeedor, Sir W. end Mee De!yell, Lady Georriena Hamilton, Lady Steeling, Yr. Yams Smith, Lord George Beencierk, Sir John Hurling ton, Lieut.•Colocel Tr "oda, and the Rev. Dr. Goalbws. Lady Havelock has returned to Germany with her family. We ( Olasgose Daily Mail) understand that the Queen has appetated the Kee. Norman )CLsod one of her cheplathe foe Scotland in room of the late Principal Mecherlen. MUSIC. -.-- ST. MARTIN'S UINRY LESLIXI CHOIR. The second concert of this season was given by Mr. lealie• Choir, lacer avaniag, at St. Mart Instead of the Haeoear-aquers Rooms, their usual place at perform. ' • see. The change era. for eta better. This hall, bea la acsentioll properties, is pendently ffttad far ahead hananry, sad Its large dimensions give full deeelopunsat to the alias produced by a numerous body of voices. Hance this stint table cho , - was never before heard to so much adesatege; sad, as the performance attracted • very great aremblage, must have a powerful effect in rwairtsb thaws concerts gess -1114 pepsin. The programme of the performas• was as follow.: Den t• • 110•Vf101e_ :..... 6 F. 46. 1 Cr 1641 l " jtl i zr , m• • •• 7 dir .... Ins Yana.., •..u. Ige. -•..b. iii.l.Viiii:Wri • c ` It ' d ''' . 4;*• is .. ivei:Wia.,AAn.i:::: Pei "' vi.WM. A VIL I .":=I6:X.: 4 a 'ld` irers.a.; ra Peeving ler Mete Velem.. lesiler s ig " ley te Myna& item, velem . Iwrla PAST IT. GYP. "Jr Catl•'• Arbour • Mom. jonyob Meaty, Put. Aram T. , Flor• II••• 1101.11.6•4 Doors. Ilbye. • room Pan P.c.. TM Sbyptra•db 'W.W.I*" Marl Sem& Itee,Betuabla . tary•seed by How lIN/1•I D. Arm •1; 1 17121 . 0, mi tor n l it. re c j am e.s . 77 now Paruxes. •••• ll6 world Is is a daft Yale ...... ........ W Well, Pan.the Y. )tabs " Rollos • • Waldo." 11••••• w From thin our musical readers will be able toappreolate the quality of the selection, which included ea they will perceive many of the tidiest gems of our English vocal hennoay. And we can truly at'd that the performance was worthy of the saris, gad that there was not • ringlet madrigal, glee, or part-song, to which ample jurtice was not done by the choir . They were all applauded %lib enttatudaam, sod a number Of ties were encored. This compliment wee pad fu partlcaler PenemEs pretty part-song, -0, who will o'er the dowse Sofres," an instance of the effect which may be produced by plain, u•turel, unaffected writing, erre without • grata*, origi nality ;to Lealie . • " Soca to Me, morning," anew compseitioa full of charming freshen, ; to lloteley's " By Celia's Arbour," the most beautiful glee of any living composer, and rung an we have not heard • glee rung for many • day ; to Wilbyes famous " Flora gave me fallen dowers ;" to Henry Bowes doe part-song, " The ilhephrrd's Farewell ;" and to Hoary Leelies spirited chores arrangement of " Bola, Britannia.' By their execution of flees, end indeed the whole pieces in the programme, the choir have Wend gained tt. golden opinions," es the effect of this cermet will undoubtedly show. The road mask ma intermixed with two pianoforte per formances by Bias Arabella Goddard—megoilksot perform- WM, we need scarcely add„ end received se this young Loire di.p4t■ of Went never fan to be noilmel„ Hail's Prelude and Togas, which she played Ant, Is not ass at the lamas " Forty-eight," um is it egad, we &ha, to the generanty of those inimitable pieese, It hid some thing a the efeet of an antl-enmax, the prelude being mu- May sad beautiful, white the Fugue fell ikon of the promise giros by so sine as latroductica. Mks Goddard afterwaris played Tbalberge arrangement of "Home, sweet home ;" and thi. being emceed, she obeyed the null, Irish futile., by playing the seine oempaser's fantasia on the besatifal air, " • Is, 0 emu 1 Ike iteritani. Vas nest ,a is to net. plitos at St. Ikeda's San, as the SW el Jemmy, when Handel' a Fumed Mawr I le be thesatith TER EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1857. INDIAN MUTINIES. FOREIGN OFFICE DESPATCH. SIR COLIN CAMPBELL'S ARRIVAL AT ALUMBAGH. ENGAGEMENTS WITH THE ENEMY. LUCKNOW RELIEVED, TEE WOMEN AND CHILDREN SENT TO CAWNPORE. AN ARMY OF 22,000 MEN IN DUDE. The following telegram was received at the Foreign-office on the 23rd December [this day], at 11.16 A.X., through Lord Lyons, at Malta : ALEXANDRIA, Pic. 19, 1857. The Pekin reached Suez this morning, bringing Bombay data to the 4th of December, 1837. Sir Colin Campbell having reached Cawnpore on the 2nd of November, joined the force at Alumbagh on the 21st [llth ?]. On the 23rd [lath?] •olive operations commenced, I and for the next six days there was • constant series of severe and bloody struggles with the enemy. On the 21st, their principal strongholds having been captured, the beleaguered garrison was relieved. On the 20th, the sick and wounded, ladies and children, were sent back under an escort to Cawepore. The army under the Commander-in-Chief now amounts to about 22,000 men, amply sufficient to reduce Oude to entire subjection—a teak which will occupy them for some months to come. Midas field force, ender Brigadier Stuart, has relieved Nusseerabad, dispersed the Efriahibpore and Mundesore rebels, and is now clearing Malwa of the insurgents. The flying columns under Brigadier Showers, Colonel Cotton, and Colonel Tiddel, are scouring Rohilcand, complete mimeos attending their opera tions everywhere. Large masses of European troops are reaching India weekly, and we are [relieved?] from all alarm for oar garrisons and out-posts lately in such eminent peril. The Governor-General, and the Governors of Madras and Bombay, at the [seats] of government. The above message melted Malta by Her Majesty's ship .Coquette. Next mail on the 23rd December. LORD LYONS. FEARFUL EARTHQUAKE IN NAPLES. Letters from Naples of the 19th state that in the night of the 17th a terrible earthquake devastated a part of the kingdom, and more particularly the towns of Salerno, Potenra, and Pols. The build ings in Salerno are very seriously injured. In the province of Daailicale, and in the southern princi pality, half the villages are destroyed, and the num ber of victims is estimated at several thousands. The authorities have erected sheds to shelter the homeless population. At Naples three violent shocks were felt, and during an entire day the inhabitants encamped outside the town. There were, however, no fatal accidents in Naples. The earthquake was not felt in the northern part of the kingdom. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (MON 0171 OWN PARIS, TI7IIIIDAT VIZITNO. A large badness was dose at the Boons today, and although, after a great struggle between the "bulls" and the "bears," prices were lower at the close, the tone of the market was decidedly good, and the general expeetatioo is that after the realiaation of profits made by the late considerable rise, the up ward movement will go on. The Rents to-day was repeatedly quoted at, above and below 68fr., which point was violently contested, and ultimately, after having touched 68fr. 10e., it closed (for ac count) at 67fr. 76c., with a fall of 10c. For cash there was a fall of 5e., the last price being 67fr. 60c. Mobilier fell 6fr. The railways were generally lower. Orleans fell 10fr.; Northern, sfr. ; Eastern, 7fr. 60e. ; Lyons, 12fr. 60c.; and Orand Central, 2fr. 60c., but Western raw 10fr. ; and Southern, 2fr. 60e. There was no political news of any kind stirring, except a vague report that the government was likely to make a further reduction in the army of 30,000 men. According to the Debut., the French government has assumed an attitude of the utmost reserve in regard to the question of the Duchies, and so long as the Danish monarchy shall not be in peril—in other words, so long as the question does not become a European one—it will abstain from in terference. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg has, it is said, urged Denmark to terminate fhe affair by making substantial concessions. The French government has come to the conclu sion, after long inquiry, that some gold mines near a place called Kenieba, in Upper Senegal, are worth working, and M. Merits, a captain of engineers (Ist claw) is under orders to proceed to the spot to direct the works, which will be shortly commenced. Madame de 'vamp was so exhausted by the fa tigue of the trial, which lasted five days, that she was unable to leave the prison on the day of her acquittal. Crepel, the gamekeeper, went at once to Isafosse, where a sort of ovation was given him. Mdlle. Blanche is reported to be very unwell, at the eonvent of La Providence, where she is living in retirement. It is reported that Madame de Jen fosse means to sell her chateau, and to travel for a time in Italy, after which she will settle in Paris. .• - M. nervier is retained for the young Barenno de ChapuyaMontlaville, who has brought an action against her father-in-law, the senator, for the ab duction of her infant, which lately causal so mach 'emotion at St. Etienne. The celebrated ultramontane writer, M. Louis Venillot, editor of the Univers, in the course of s bitter attack upon his tamer friend, M. de Monts lambert, wholes obstinate affection for parliamentary government mins his bile, cites, to the discredit of parliaments, an English statute, which is not, I believe, to be found in any known histozi Eng land, or in any edition of the statutes at . He says that in the reign of Elizabeth an set parka- I met was passed to make provision for the bastard' Children -et that gam! PRUSSIA. BERLIN, Dsc. 21. The Bank of Prussia has reduced its discount on commercial bills to 6k per cent., and its rats of in terest on loans on goods to 71 per cent. THE UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, TVISDAT. The Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Com prier:es screw steam -ship Kangaroo, Captain .1. M. J , arrived in the Mersey this a ft ernoon from New ark, with advices to the 10th instant inclusive, 300 passengers, and 260,000 dollars in specie. Her adman are one day later than were brought by the Africa. We extract the following from the political intelligence: ' " In tbs Senate of . the United States, on the 9th inst., Mr. Douglas said that he was under the impression that the President had approved of the action of the Lecorapton Convention, and while under that impression he felt it his duty to state that, while he concurred in the general viem of the me m" yet so far as it did approve or endorse the action of that con vention he entirely dissented from it, and he would avail himself of en early opportunity to give his reasons for such dissent. Upon a more careful and critical examination of the message, he was rejoiced to find that the President had not entirely approved of the action of that convention. He was oleo rejoiced to find that the Presi dent had not reoonunended that Congress should pass laws receiving Kamm into the Union se a state under the consti- Ustionfiemed at Leoompton. True, the tone of the message Indicates the willingness of the President to sign any bill Congress might pass reoeiving Kansas as a state under that oomeitotion, built was a very significant fact that the Presi dent had !strained from any indorsement of the convention, end any recommendation as to the course which Congress should pursue in regard to the admiasion of Kansas. Indeed, the President had expressed deep mortification and dieap poietnient that the whole meant ution was nut submitted to the people of Kansas for their acceptance or rejection. Senator Douglas_roceeded to show that Congress could not properly receive K &DAY into the Union under the Lemma ton Constitution. Not only the slavery question, but all others, most be submitted to the paiple of Hanaas,sa . they ere guaranteed the right to establish all their domestic mu tations for themselves. On this principle the whole con stitution must be submitted, to ascertain whether it meets with their approbation. Mr. Douglas contended that the people of HOMY ought to have en opportunity to vote egafast the constitution if they chow to do so. The resew maligned why the people should not be allowed to sots on its acceptance was, that if they had a chance they would vote it down by an overwhelming majority. He believed that they would, and he thought it was a clear violation of the organic set to force an obmious constitution upon them. Mr. Bigler (Pennsylvania) replied to Mr. Douglas saying the convention was called according to law, and hid been recognised by the President and governor of the territory. It wee their right to submit the constitution to the people, or seed it to Congress without such submission. If it was right in lUelf, republican in form, and the people had fairly de cided the slavery question, it would not be wise to keep them out of the union simply because the whole constitution had not been submitted to them. . On the motion of Mr. Omen, of Missouri, the farther oon siderstion of the mammy was postponed, end the Senate Llatest advice. from Hennas inform na that General Cal houn, provisional governor by gram of the Leconipton con stitadosal enervation, has issued two proclamations—one specifying the manner of holding the election on the 21st Meant for submitting the slavery dame of the constitution to the people, and the other providing for the election of state °Moore on the tint Monday in January. Secretary Stanton had jutted a proclamation calling a special ses sion of the legislature, which was to meet on the 7th instant. At a Mete convention of the Free- State men at Leavenworth on the 27th ult., it wail cutaniniously resolved to put the Topeka government in motion, end stand or fall by it, in magi Secretary Stanton should decline to convene the legielature. Affairs in Menem are maiming a more compli cated shape than ever. We now receive from Washington the startling intelligence that, in nonagons°, of the move ment of Secretary Stanton the President has removed him, End nominated to the Senate, aa his mcorstor, General Denver, now Commissioner of India Affairs, who is at pre emit somewhere in the West. The reason assigned for Mr. Stenton's removal in that he has violated instructions, end committal en act calculated to disturb the peace of the terri tory. Tho Sonata did not Oka action on the nomination of Oansrel Denver, sad it is probable that en excited debate will take place bathe next secret session of the Senate. _ _ The Nirashington cotreepondent of the New York Post publiehes the following report : . . The preparations of the filitojere for their lest expedition were much more complete, and the aituation of affairs in Central At/write is mach more &weareble to their success than wee at first supposed. The ofiloers of the United State. Towels on that oast are instructed to intercept any peaks corning there with hostile purposes—the responsibility of de ciding upon the intentions being thrown upon them; so that If Wallets and his party sauna to be simply emigrants, and there is no palpable evidence of their being armed and or ganised, their leading will probably encounter as little op position from the officers of the United States government es did their departure. More precise instructions hare since been sent out, but, whether it was so designed or uot, they will not arrive in twee to affect the present expedition, unless It should be accidentally delayed. - The Treasury liepariment has suspended par ment. Requisitions to tho amount of nearly half a million dollars are held in the department. A letter to the St. Louis Republican, from the Utah expedition, states that Colonel Cook's com mand was 150 miles west of Fort Laramie on the 3rd of November. Thus far the travelling had been pleasant and easy, but now the weather was growing colder, provisions getting scarce, provender giving out, and it is apparent that great hardships are be fore them still. Notwithstanding the threats from Salt Lake City, the entire army will proceed, as rapidly as the elements and the supply of food will permit, to the winter quarters marked out by Colonel Johnston, on Honey Fork, Green River. It is rumoured that Brigham Young's intention is to fight the troops this winter, as it will afford the best chance for an equal oontliet, and then, before rein forcements can be sent to the troop. in the spring, destroy all the Mormon possessions in Utah and proceed to some other country. THE MEDITERRANEAN. (riox UAL OWN OUI MALTA, D,c. 16. The despatch sent per telegraph by Lord Lyons to Lord Clarendon was three day. en rook. On inquiry it IN found to be oocenioned by sum dump to the line in Cow His lordship applied to the home government to be allowed to mad a steamer to Alexandria, to start from thence to Malta immediately on the news being telegraphed from Suez. This would effect a saving in time of from three to four days. The home government approved of the suggestive, and on the 13th her Mejesty's steamer Coquette was despatched to Alexandria for that purpose. liar Majesty's steamer Cam ases wee the reseal intended to be seat, but wag not ready, being in the hands of the dockyard, but will proceed to Egypt directly she is ready. By this arrangement it is hoped telegrams will roach England with news from Bom bay in . sixtern days. Lord Lyon■ is uaing every exertion to shorten the time employed, and gives every aid to the prow Her Majesty's steamer Vulture left on the 14th, with the Lord Bishop of Gibraltar, on a visit to Pelerrao. The Vulture will only be absent from Malta • few days. The Peninsular sad Orients! Company's steamer Enrine proceeded on to AJezandria with the rest of the 69th on the 14th; and the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamers Victim and Indus, with the mails and passengers, early on the morning of the 15th. An Egyptian eorneeny, at the bead of which is the Pacha, an going to ro-i a number of steamers in the Red Sea from Suez to India. They have purchased the Sovereign, which I Is now refitting in Malta, sod when ready will proceed by the Cape of Good Hope to the Straits of Babeltaandel. She is commanded by a young, intelligent Arab captain, and English emginters. They are also in treaty for the pur chase of the Vanguard, at present engaged in carrying the Australian mails from Marseilles to Malta, and hays several vessels building in England and France. They are reported to be well found in funds, and are doing everything on • most liberal seal*. Oa the 16. h Gtr John Nutcracker hisrend review of an the troops in the gerrieon on the Florian Parade. On the 14th the officers gave mama perfonosaces at the theatre for the bentlit of the Indies Belief Pond. Oa the tab a mime et Mune were emastmed ler the lestmetles of the Mom amemadmimed end soldiers eledasel et Yalta. Mr John reasedititer, is • Ming sad eimmet adders t. the Maim mpg Male Me SIM• tee of time Mum to improve them ehmsad emead them Ms happy imbeald be le ate than time, mil te Mir ameadee Ide hid the tememeiteite Met ...set the lam Mom he bed mar Mom Mt aim hem ameemeitelesad abeam, sad be ftriallimereuell ides to weft themeivea sad he hgd.gril aL mild the to be etemitaimed alban. Lord Stratford de Radcliffe arrived at Vienna on the 17th, ea hie way to Ragland. It wma sot thought that be would may awe them two dogs la that city. 122711811 7 S DALE OP LITIRABI PROPIRTP Yesterday, Mr. Hodgeon, at his auction-rooms, comer of Fleet-rarest and C lean er.. lane, concluded an eight days' sale of the property of the late Mr. G. Cox, publiahw, m rset of shove half • million of volumes in radon cltiliterature and other property, among which ware the following copyrights, which meld at the price affixed to each :—Mrs. London's Ladles' Flower-Garden 6 vole., the copyright, stereotype plates, and stock of 1,786 vels.-2701, Horticultural Magazine, the copyright and stock of 23,500 parts-1101. 11111Wivray's British Birds, 6 vols., the= right, steel plans, and woodcuts-1061. Glennja c 4 ffoogg for Consents, the copyright-291. Ohmura Garnet Almanack, the copyright, subject to the payment of 241. pn annum far adideg-621. 10s. Gleaner s Gardening in Children, the copyright and woodenta-361. Conder'e Modern Traveller, SO vols., th e copyright, stereotype end steel with dock of 2,421 vols. - -1701. King Arthrra Al ltkabsie a hoeure Colour-book, end the cud.. owo - Allpherat, , Spelling and Reading-b00k,6 vole., the copyright, and stereotype plates-1261. Knight', of Knowledge, the 261. Knight's S al es o res :—Craik's Baran, _ lt hi e r e a;Z ei :nd Phitoeeph y , 3 vole. -1171. Nugeet's Lands, Sacred and Classical, 2 vole., the copyright and stereotype plates-80/. Old Engli s h Novelists, by Mecfarlane, 4 vole., the copyright and stern. type pleas-961. Craik's Spenser end his Poetry, 3 vole., the copyright and stereotype plates-991. Macfarlane's Romance of Travel the 2 vols., the copyright eat stereotype plates-761. Secret Societies of the Middle Ages the copyright and stereotype platee-601. Mind Among the Spindles, the copyright and stereotype plates-381. Paris; Its Buildings and Revolutions, the copyright , and star platen, 3 vols.-931. Kitto's The Lon See the cop yrigkt and stereotype plates, 2 vole.-301. Nicolay's Ann, thlt . : , y , right and stereotype platee— ° 27Bl7; Woods of f'.+ bye Lady, the copyright and stereotype plates-771 . Pratt's Field, Garden, and Woodland, sad their Ariodarams, 1 vols., the copyright and stenotype ittl74 7s. Knight's Memoirs of a Working Ban, 01 1 7.7 the copyright and stereotype plates-541. Wittidra Norway, the copyright and stereotype plates-261. COURT OF LIEUTENANCY FOB THB CITY OP LONDON. The Lord Mayor presided at a Court of Lieute• nancy et Guildhall, convened far the purpose of Westing $ major, two captains, three lieutenants, and two ansierna, to supply the plums et commisdated °dicers of the Royal Lon don Militia. A Imp number of the staff sergeants, undo the command of the sergeant-major, attended at the doom in their new uniforms, several of them wearing medal, on their breast., and one no lem than four. The 'attendance of COMMillliolllll was very large. The Lord Mayor was supported by Alderman Copeland, M P., Sir James Duke, M.P., Mr. Notvie, M.P., Colonel Sykes, M.P., Colonel Wilson, Alderman Sidney, Aldermen Fan. comb, Alderman Salomon., and several eminent bankers and merehante. — After several "peaches, in the course of which the quill& cations of the various candidates were discussed, the court reduced the list for the majority to three. Colonel Harney was elected by • very large mejority. The vacancies for companies were tilled by promotion in the regiment. Lieutenant E. Very Jones (the sailor lieute nant) and Lieutenant Andrews were made captains. The Colonel reported that the new heed-quarters would be ooropied by the staff on New Year's-day. The Quarter master, who had been in some time, was arranging and pre paring the rooms. Mr. H. F. Golding and Mr. Thurlby Smith were arpointsi nkn A mu lt le expected that upon the regiments being embodied then will be • formal opening of the new head-quarter". THE MURDER OP A YOUNG , WOMAN IN DEVONSHIRE. On Saturday an inquest was held at Lynton on the body of Maria Blackmon , who had been murdered, as stated In our paper last work, by • man of the named Berwick, to whom she was engaged to be married. Hannah Mogtidge, a domestic servant, in the employ of Mr. Crocombe, of North Cliff Cottage, stated that on Wed nesday evening last, about 20 minutes before 8, on going up by the Valley of Rocks Hotel, abs met the demised, who said there had been Slat works at the Globs to-day, that Barwick end Lethaby had been fighting, and that she should like to see Barwick, for she had no doubt he was narked. Deceased than asked witnessif she would go to his mother's hone, and call him out. Witness did so. John Barwick was in the house, and she said, " Maria wants to speak to you." On Barwick's ooming out witnees heard the deceased soy to hint, " You have bet n drinking to.day." Barwick replied that he had not. Deceased said, " Yea, you have, for I have been told so." She also said, " I heard yon had been fight ing," and he replied that he had. Witness then wait far soot, milk, and on returning to where the deceased and Ber wick were standing, she said to the former, "An yen coming l'' Deceased replied, " Not for • few minutes." Women did not see her alive afterwards. iimeaFromban; st7ate7iia7 l / I ;de7eased tired with her mother. Between nine and ten o'clock dui mime into her (witneses) kitchen, and mid to her htialtand, " I'm bleeding." She was covered with blood. Witl24/8 eked bee who did it, and deceased replied, . 6 Barwick." Withers reeled her in. chair, but she fell along the floor and died. She il:1101F diately called for aseistance, and Richard Norman, Jamey Ridge, and Ann Ridge, soon mom in. The mother of deceased wee in bed, but by the time she got op Maria Black. more wee dasd. _ Itir. John Clark, sumo's, depoeed that on examination he discovertd a wound in the throat of the deceased, about en inch end a half to i John Woodrow.; l rce-oonstable for the pariah of Lynton, stated that on Wednesday night, about ten o'clock he wan pawing through the village of Lynton, and met John Bar wick's sister. She said that Barwick had cut his sweet heart's threat. Witness immediately went to Barwiek't house, and Naked him what he had been doing ? Ben plied, " If you had not come when you did, you would not have found me alive." On searching Barwick ho found in his pocket two knives and a moor, which he produced. The large; knit. hod a quantiiy of blood upon it, which wee apparently froth. There wen spots of blood en Bar wick's hand when he took him into custody. After motion ing Barwick, he said to witness, "She told me that she should break off all correspondence with me that night, and that caused it." The jury a verdict of wilful murder spinet Barwick, end he was oommitted on the coroner's warrant to the Devon county gaol. SHIPWRECK Oct TITS 111L1 OF MAN AND Lott OP LIFP..—LITIOZOOL, TVZSDAT.—llltellire WU le mired hers this anoroing of the total lOU of e screw deem ship, Earl of Carrick, bound from Ayr to this port, off the isle of Man. The unfortunate catastrophe took plate on Sunday but, when she struck upon a reef of rocks of lisrby Point, neer Douglas, Isla of Man, and soon after became • total wreck. She had, in addition to the crew, one passenger on board, but, with the exception of two of the former, ail met with a watery gram. The two survivors were washed on shots and taken to Douglas. Those are the only par ticulars yet known. The Earl of Carrick was • fins screw steamer, iron, of 690 toss, end commanded by Captain John Allenby. METROPOLITAN TOLL GATES.—The Hon. George Byng, M.P., ham signified his intention to move, on the re weembling of parliament, for some returns and accounts in relation to the toll-gates and bars round the metropolio, sod those parishes which now repair all their rands end streets without any aid or assistance, but entirely out of their local means ; and also as to those parishes who do not repair sa their own roads, and whose mein roads are not maintained out of local raw, but by the tolls oollected at Meal gates and hers. This information will be important, as showing where lies the difficulty of clearing London of such barriers. Though the City of London authorities have abolished ill their toll., the gate in the City-road is kept up ins neigh" bouriog parish. Whilst the principal parishes in the city of Westminster are without toll•gann and maintain their own roads, the turopMe-gate at Kensington is kept up in a Westminster perish. A STORT !ROY Mertlen.—The Courrier de Paris relate. the fonowing somewhat singular snd nut very yo bible anecdote A few days ego a gentleman. salting through the Charles Straws at Munich, and having on his um a Wrge cloak, happened to stop opposite the office of the Mott. de-Piitj. Be was immedately waded by a fees* one, it appear', of several, who watch near those evteblisb , meet. et Munich for the purpose of gaining a trifling rum by pledging articles for person. who feel Rimmed of entering those places themselves. Ah I mein herr,' said the WOIIAN you do not like to go in thane yourself, end yet re perfume wish to pledge your cloak? Give it to me, I win get you a good sum on it.' ' Ton will render mo a ens sum • milled the gentleman, age a moment's besitatioo, ' take the cloak, end I will wait here until you return? At the led of five minutes, the woman returned, end handed to the gentleman ten florins, the sum lent on the cloak. ' Thank yes, my good woman,' said the owner of the closfi s 'and now by way ,of 000nniseinn put these ten florins to your pocket, end she these,' giving her eleven more, ' Bud redeem the cloak and pay the interest.' The woman was et a loss to understand an nib, but she did as she was Mid. and on her return, as she wm handing over the cloak to its owner,. company of soldier, paned by, who presented saws to the gentleman, whom the astonished woman then food wee so other than King Laub. On his return to the pain his Majesty sent foe hie tailor, and rated him soundly charging 80 florins for a cloak on which ho could call borrow 10 florins." CHRIST CROUCH SCHOOL", ST. GEORGE'S HAM. —Mess echos* wttlei have been moistly enlarged eat centred ewe eramarditne be the addition et Weeder too•.esdeirMwre hoe* tie seat of 2,001 halm bat egiewied ea Yea the hat six tenths. we spy ~wiywes~Cam. hy wino eemleedea lb seieenolll If vim datum erie eitimme. the arer.4B-11. BMA 11• 110 _ lams /fin lie lees Len W examilerefen of the &ibis ha deeteMla etersoy, owed eritheeerk, awe& end the ether lettietee leer* wo every repot othieelery to the hew mime eraNNA Tbe day-Wog atlendease ihtrierrlie pet ysat bps wet 807 ; tteeilertedetal, ; Welt adtool, Si; teed. The total enripia, suisidvs 1291. ON , prailitase. SM. M. creditol well as (or di The certific. Hie] exceedt 11. i en est* money effect. executh modal ♦ vs her dna the toll Appl Ln b, bilk Mr. 1 Mart &Ws, boom, farTh Earawl 000seqi oh the e other to ha. to her stance t !be the other in about In Otos of at hir a t n er hir ex the Sound, I were WI Whiffs= no right however ° ?. r N rio up to th cirrus' d check it, to Wm PAT OCCarnk rE being y h. piounl. laws ewes