The Express. — London, England, 1856-03-08 00:00:00

W' etc Oxpreoo. uNordoosooto 'wooded Bo "Teo ou.d i s, Im b espw. out be ot tM Ofloo. 10. Boalettrltat by Tv. Abut ea the My of rablkotkoo. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIMS. Thu IMl—Morme. ft. la --Mimeo% St Mi. Tomesaow—Morsig, 41a........A1tanicaa. 41. ea. the existing Oovernment and the firm tone that has been adopted by the delegates of the cities and boroughs opposed to the Bill, and the numerous peti tions against it with which the House of Common) has been inundated, convince us that Ministers must fail if they attempt to press the measure. It m u of be said that the opposition to the Bill has been the work of that Orb noire of modern statesmen and legislators, the newspaper pram; for, with the ex ception of one or two journals which have sought to defend or palliate it, the press has said little st nothing about the Bill. The opposition to it is unde niably spontaneous—the result of an instinctive feel ... log on the part of the people, that their liberties will be in danger if the measure is allowed to Deno= law. Tag remonstrances of the Press have been lIIMOON. N. The ornamental enclosure of Bt. James's Park in Rafe. The most beautiful pleasure ground in the metro polis is not to he eat in half by a viaduct. That grateful silence is not to be deafened with the din of trams ; that breathing place of the thronged City is not to be chokid with the dust of a thoroughfare. This point being ones steered, the rest is oomperatinly indif ferent. The recommendations of the Select Commit- tee seem on the whole sensible enough. The Bel- Epsilons are to be accommodated with a road from Buckingham Palace to Pallcsall, by the removal of the German Chapel, and making other arrange masts in the neighbourhood of Marlborough House. Of this no one will complain. The prolongation of Waterloo.placo into the Park by clearing away the Doke of Your, his column and his mound, has, we think, almost every recommendation in its favour. As a matter of taste the vista gained by carrying an uninterrupted slope in a direst line from the top of Waterloo pleas to the level of the Park would be among the most effective of metropolitan improve. meats. In point of convenionoe its advantages an equally obvious. It relieves the thronged traffic of Cockspur-street, and opens a direst communication between the Booth and North sides of the Park. Our legislators will especially benefit by it. Pall-mall and the Palace of Westminster will be many minutes nearer to each other than they are now, and minutes hare rarely more value in senatorial oyes than in those peculiar crises when the fate of a party turns on the success with which recruits can be brought up at the shortest possible warning from the smoking rooms of the Carlton or the Reform. The proposed opening of a carriage way from Charier/roes into the Parade is a necessary and most valuable oomple• tion of the line of communication thus suggested. As to the bridge for foot passengers across the ornamental water, at the point, we presume, when the exceed iagly unorsamettal and inconvenient ferry now plies, there is something to be said for it on the posed of convenience, and, if lightly sad elegantly ooaatrected, nothing to be objected to it on the ground of the pie turesque. It may easily, in fast, be made an addi tional point of attraction in an already very beautiful and attractive seems. Bat these are matters of detail which there will be abundant occasion to die- oar hereafter : at present oar principal feeling is seamed ap in the words, " At all events, St. James Arden is isle ne Court. The Q... end Prince Albert, with the Nines. Royal sad the Primal Alta, etteaded by Ref er-Goaeral Beckley mad Captain' the Roe. D. de Rol, heseared the Bens Marchetti with a Irian yesterday 'Ramos at Ids eau, la Oesiow-wieare. B. on?tee. . Priers Albert rede htrielftek is the amiss with the Prime of Ware sad Prises Alfred. Her Mojetty sad Paseo Albert, ascompsaliod by Primps Arthsr sad Ile Priawees Helms aad Louisa, sad &Waded by Lady ChsrobW, the Hoer. Floss Msadoaakl, Lord Waist perk, Major•Waen! Hinkley, sad Captala the Rm. D. do Roo, basserod the Priastsfs Ttostto with their presage la the maim. • deputation from the borough of Newport, Moamostb shim bed ea interview yesterday with the President of the Guard Baud of Health, at Itn office, Whitehall. The &rotation assisted et Meson. Keep, (mayor), Brow., limfrey, ea b r o t e tue, atteuded by Mr. William, armor te tho • d.petatioa from the vestry of Islinstoo, eonsistlag Mr. Willilllll Cu, Mr. Churchwarden Shaded; mad Mr.of Jobe Lopes. timested Mime yesterday at the Homo °Mee. Despatch's wen received yesterday at the Ce/ohlel-sea ftwt tee Governer of H Key and the Gomm at Wooten alaswells. were mat to the Goveraee of Canada. (MOM LAST NIONT'S wassi-n.) LORD CRAMBRAIAIN'S OYFICII, FEL 6.—Notice la limb, gives that hoe Majesty will bold a Loam at It. Jaare's Palsor as Wodasaday, the nth of !larch seat, at two reewsk. _ _ 11111211/114 b.—The lawn hes toes phased to omelet Jams, Earl of Caithness, I. be IMetessat sad Stone ftesipil of tr. &sirs et Csitammi le ills roma of Almonds& Boil of Calks's; &moose • Foomoo-otriricts. Mous s.—The Qom hoe bees pleased to &ppm of Mr. Jacob W ittlaek, as Cassel at ILiverpool tar dr Fins flassemis City al Lobes*. Czowx-omci, Kota 6.—Motaber retaroad to saw is Me merest pa/Lamest f. r tbs toasty of Retlead, ms 800 Gilbert Hoary Reethems, is tbs Neu ef fill Gilbert Jobs Realms& Hart, who bar eceepe.l Us ease of 8 sward of lass Majesty's Cidlters Readmits. Her Majesty will hold tho third sad bet levee for this Nam ea Wedaseiley aut. at It. James% paste The Clown has forwarded 20L, .ad the Prises Casson 104 M the lead sow Wag rated Set Yet additlea of • etrimalset bath te the .Sher ~..wigs. .1 the Royal Navel &heti et N.w Creme. Viscoestni Palminton'i owlishly will not take ghee this lambi. Vinesst mud Viewable Falmouth ban left the Clematis he Ceraws.l. Mr. Peal:see appointment as Principal Librsziaa of tbe Britiab Mamma Ms calved the Quaa'a mat. The post mated by Mr. Paha, that of Mad of the Dr partaest of Prated Baba, will la all probab Sty be 111.1 by Mr. J. Maar Joao% the p meat Awdstaat Librarian. The manual dinner of the Artist's Geeeral Bones hat Isstitstiee will be bold at the Prreouod Tama mat Saturday, Lord Stanley la the chair. The semen of the Raid Thames Yacht Club will be opened by the Neenbove esesseablies le their polite, ea seen', of the Brawl* Pier, Skekwall, et two o'clock eaterday, the 19th of Aped, tad pawneetee I. eseopesy to Gravesend, where they will dime at tbeie deb-Imm The Speaker will hold his hat levee ea the smug alibis day (Batarday), Karla I, at his hews. SD, Sawa squaw, at ball-past tea *Week. A dalmatian had at intavism yatetday with Lerit J. Rosell, la favour of it:Nadia( the Foamy Arm to Mesh sad dye weeks. The &petition sessisted of Masks iltergswa, Esq. (wits bandaged Ma), Isis Waging (Bolus), C. W. Mailmekk (Madman), sad Masada Mai ("gir)._ . . Tin Lord Mayor hie been so much Indisposed dark. the last few bye es ta be amble to preside I. the junco -rent at the Illeasiaa-Iteese. His Lordship, Loa my, hes se ler recovered that he will be able to Mead te hilasegiaterfal ditties sa Holiday. His Royal Highness Prime Adalbert at Prue*. bar Rays! Righassa the Prisms. Chaska of Reese, sad her %Oily Clues Mary of Bemis have pressated to the Calamity of Cambridge Reim des Prima IllisMemar me Peeress smelt lease," 'obi. 184446, fells, •itti esegsliceet plates, with s ismer W Madame with whisk their late lemeaded beam nice* Weldester, wee maimed Is Camhet4e an/ vegetated to as host eery degree. The NM Its frets his Highgate Prior Lai Ledge Beemosgese NTIS fiespot of Bt. " ttemissed lets Limbed Segall by H. P. Riddell Bea, Lind. INS a eery exprenly etre* elf for this salmon,. bang see of a sash Mailed aegeber. The Bases is alleles tells a Wry of a ease of mosey eget Mamisi le his smiwarias is the Peatlisal Mates, bat whisk heels. bees is mil by the wean of the palls., will saw wen the had Ser mein a agemenset to sowesweese We she * prodemet.ea of the dogma of the lass ts Cleasev* UMm■ LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 8. Ox Monday next Sir Groans OM will ask the Mouse of Commons to allow his Counties and Bo- roughs Police Bill to be read a *soma time. The general inefficiency of our rural police has beau too often commented on to admit of any surprise being felt that a measure for its improvement should be submitted to the Legislature. A Counties Police Bill would have astonished nobody; but why are the boroughs iccluded, when no oomplainta have bees heard of the state of our borough police? An exa mination of the Bill will enable us to suggest an answer to this question. . • It proposed to enact, by the eleventh clues, that whenever it shall be certified by the BECILITAZT Of 8t that the police of any county Or borough established under the provisions of the Bill has been maintained in an efficient state for the past year, "it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of her Majeety's Treasury to pay from time to time, out of the sweep provided by Parliament for the purpose, etch a slam towards the expenses of the said police as shall not exceed one-fourth of the charge for their pay or clothing certified as aforesaid." The object of this is palpable. The main objection of country gentlemen to the establishment of an efficient rural police has been the expense. Government hopes to reconcile dem to the project by offering to throw coo-fourth of the expense upon the ConsolGated Fund. But in retain for this relief Government claims to bays a voice potential in the management of the police. The first clause of the Bill enacts that the justices of every county ashen, in General Quarter Session, appoint a chief constable, " subject to the approval of the SECRETARY of STATE." This:would virtually piece the appointment of the head-ooestable of every empty in the hands of the SECRETARY of STAVE. Nor does the proposed interference of; Government with de local polies of aunties stop here. By the tenth ernes it is proposed to empower the Crown to appoint three salaried Inspector, who are to bold their office during pleasure, to inquire into the effirsoey of the polies of every twenty and borough, end to report to the SECRETARY of STATE. By the fifth clause, it is proposed to empower the SECRETARY Ot STATE to make such regulations as to the duties of aoestables under the Bill (or any other existing Pollee Acta) "as he may see fit." And by the eighth clause, it is proposed to enact that the chief constable d every county, and the bead constable of every borough, "shall make all sack general and opera reports and returns, and furnish all nth information respecting the police under his orders, as may ,from time to time be required by one of her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State.* The third and fourth clauses prescribe the manner in whit* the boroughs, in so far as their polies is concerned, are to be absorbed into the counties. The Crown is to fix the terms and coalitions of the consolidation, with the advice of the Privy Cowell, on application by the council of any borough t widths borough end county eonstables are to have the same duties and re sponsibilities throughout the county, and within seven miles of any part of it. It is obvious from this analysis that, if the Bill be allowed to pass into a_law, the rural police of every county will be subjected to the absolute control of the Hors Seeman for the time being ; and that in process of time the condition of the polio* of all the boroughs will be assimilated to that of the cant ties. The Home Sec/scum will nominate the local heads ef the police ; the Hors Sicarr•sv will ap point the usleried inspectors, holding office dories pleasure, who are to examine and report on the state of the police; the Hors Secarreiv will have the pewee to " make such general regulations with re spect to the duties of constables as he sees fit.' The Hors Sacursiv will, in abort, be invested with the whole power of Police Legislative, and will be able to exorcise an absolute command over the police of the whole country, with the exception of that,/ the eitiee—which may not keg remain an exception. By the theory and the practice of the Basil& constitution the police is not a political establishment. Its solo recognised fano dos is the preservation of the pesos, and the detection end prevention of crime. Bet if the entire cared of the polies of the whole kingdom is to be art:allied is the Hors SECRETARY, and if be •to posers the legislative power of definieg and prescribing the duties of the pare, nothing will be War than to convert that body into • political in strument of the Government, sash as exists in every andoestal kingdom. We de net for a moment soa ped that this has been the object ef the framers of the Cowries end Boroughs Police Bill. We do not for • moment seeped that they are capable of per verting the power they ask for to such a papas. We believe simply that, in their anxiety to obtain sufficient power to introduce everywhere an ell. oat pelisse, they have overlooked the dangerous nee which might be made of such power in the event of its falling late Ism trnetwortby beads. But, if they will ooly relent that it is pos sible that a party more hostile to molar peeler% more ambitious of absolute power, should swat le office, and that such • party might sertriee, by the aid of our very defective electoral system, bobtail a timid, corrupt, or subservient House of Oassame— they cannot fail to perceive that the encanerspewas with which the Counties and Borough. Pelee Bill, if passed into a law, would invest the Nora Slicer, TART are amply sufficient to enable sash • Govern moot, with the aid of such a Parliamest, to este bliah • most formidable system of political police espionage and cosnien. We earnestly hope that Ministers, now that their attention is drawn to the tree character sod tea. deny of the measure they have unwittingly intro dosed, will see the peopriety at withdrawing it. At first we were disposed to suggest a compromise— that u mach of the Bill as goes simply to mute the establishment of an Molest rural police should be retained, and the other provisions allowed to drop; bat on more mature azaminatice we limitless* objectionable provisions so insrodirebly later. twined with all the rest that we see nothieg for it but the sacrifice of the satire measure. We believe that the deference shown by Government to pathe opinion. by withdrawing the Bill, would be duly appreciated by the public at large, however politi- cal rivals might taunt them for seek a ear cession I bat if they moire to abide by their Bill and press the wend 'sadism the iadepeedeat Liberals will have no alternative bat to resist it to the utmost. The danger to oar liberties which would arise from the paining stoned a measure is too great to allow of its being sancticeed oat of good will to THE =PRIAM SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1866. COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. The painful interest excited by the lamentable destruction of this theatre appears to largesse day by day, as the facts become mote generally knows. Yesterday, the Pairs were visited by a great number of royal and Matta guisbed peritonea, ell of whom ittanlfested personally or etborwles eke most lively eyaepdlly for Mr. (lye. . _ Among the earliest ;lotion sons his Royal lUghaesi the Duke of Caabridge—a constant and liberal supporter anti" Royal Italian Open. Rio royal highness was rewired by Mr. Oye, and conducted over the wink of the bedding to ikon points of view from which the best otostvatka of the mine could he obtained. The duke expressed to Mr. Rye his deep regret at the heavy midi:whim that bad befallen him, and when informed of the lessee's confident intention to said en the open in some other metropolitan theatre during the present meson, his royal highness spoke in the most encouraging manner of the proposed enterprise. After devoting half-►n-hoar to an inspection of the rains, his royal highness tcok his &porton. At half.past 3 o'clock his Royal Maness Prises Alfred arrived at the theatre, attended by Colonel Phippe. Mr. Rye had left at this time, and in his &began the primes was received by Mr. Pontine, teenier', sad secretary to the theatre, by whom, attended by Mx. fftsperisMadest Durkin of the F division, the young prince was mediated over the rules. Mr. Pontine pointed oat to his royal highness the most remarkable results of the ecalagratioa, and, carefully avoiding all points of danger, led the rigor to those spas from whence the best view of the coup dotal could be obtained. Prince Alfred had scarcely left whoa his Rani Highness the Prime of Walls arrived, 'needed by Mr. Gibbs. Mr. Poetess man sated as clans* to his royal hialause, so icapanied sa before by Mr. fisperiateadest Delia and Impostor Dodd. The Wan desired to be led to the spot frees whence her Majesty had viewed the interior of the baibliarg on the preview day —a request whisk was im mediately tionplied with. The prises expreseed the deepest 'statist ia the panful nun sad selecting • few carious relies has tits debris of saCiltea slut sad other reign Wag nosed, asked perninloa to ntain than. The prime viewed the bailing Ina slant every point of view, sad beano rstlriai espreand hie sense of tie attattos whirl hod boss shows him. The anathema of the mobility who moatlavad to anima the washout the day—both ladles sad gelatinises—kept the elkials oeastaatly sesupied, the dampness state of 'attain p.rts of the bslWias Tindal"' It a'''wry that ao perms' should be allowed to approach the Mal unattended. As the walls settle, the partiallrelostreyed perkelpals sad beams give way, sad large quantities of becks and rabbish were 'annually fallag throuehnt yesterday. The Chief Commissioner of TOM; der itiduesi Maya; has several tines triaged the miss, sad is Thursday, situ tomato; as surveyors appointed by the 18 and 19 Vie., sap. 122, It was determined that all such portions of the caster mad Meer walla u wars is an used' state Auld be at °see pulled dom. iteeordbily, spondees was made to the Bitting 'Destitute at Bow-ttrest, mid formal petsaisdos hubs( bees greeted, Mists. Holland Bretlern, of Peke-street, the !seldom appointed by the smantisairmers of pollee for sheen ap sad pals/ dews release buildisp ender the above sat, were diluted to eanmetes operatioas forthwith. On Monday night the lofty wall abuttien on Hart-street wee partially shored up, preparatory to bolsi palled down, the servsyme laving condemned this parties of the bending as ussate..Tseterday 200 mss were laid on, sad to-day all arms to the reins will be stopped, u well for the safety gibe pubes as sot to im pede the operatics' of the workman. _ - The surveyors hese tostiessed asset ell the well., both ea the outside sad la theiaterkr Si the buildieg. They are to be pellet dews et Int to a level which will reede - e emidest 'heat ingestible, sad this the miss will be headed over to the repuesatatives of the psepeletan of the thistle. MR CONSTRUCTION or COTINT-GARDIN TRAM& —ladepdadont cf the dercete cf thin nine\ are se gemeral, the nister:ale steed end the method di 11111111 MINIM la the Leedom theatres Nader thers—wresar or Wm, we sight say, inevitably—the prey cf ire. Boat timber some to bees Men lattoduced, or bees left la the walla, at the last short doss, to a greater latent than was supposed ; aad this harts' bees basal oat , the walls appear at this nougat la a Eugenia coselitlea.—Brilder. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORE& Yesterday a general meeting of the meetbas of the Xstropolltas Baud et Works was held la the Cowen Chesil:per, owildhall, for t►e &spate* et haziness, Mr. JOIN Tinning la the chair. . . TM Inomemm bombs mod As Wastes • VA* last swaValko la leilooks Sandal ammo w panted : • ma Dame ea seems armod.--. 411014 a I Chips am. law 12••• $S 7 0 N 10 a 111.K0 0 0 iota balms at Mike auk LAM 10 8 Lamm AMP Wsurittunsa Bum. Sakai, fa Itaa4 Mani 3, 111/6 3.670 17 0 Available balsam at trakta Haat Amount at &cask ataSala ........ Total gems! Whew token la a The mirtatios of Mr. Rost, fee the parish et Bt. Game. Reopen-Howe, wee saeassood, that gestlewaa bat rosaived ea importaat aggslatmest The Caatarsaer saessimui to the hoard the., is ONII - with We wish sagassos• at taw last wart, M bad boss is °mansard= with the gowraawat e• the saltiest of the sew hill to salsa the Metropolis Lout Muusitmat diet, but the goverameat were aswilliag at moat to ia tralase say ether oweadawats Was the ea* sow proposed as to lb. right of ration law the bill. 1110111 T 01 1/11 POBLIO TO ILYTOTTAD-lIIATE. • deputed's' frau the vestry of Baingstea4, sosalatlng of Mame. Farmer and Balt!, ebutobwardene, Maier- Gomel Penne rtoa, Ems. Janey, Brettieghssa, Clarke, Orr, Ct aries,Esig kley,and WedgwioLpresented a mimed preying the beard to take late eneweltratien the r qs i my wof aning the pebble the 310 awes comp the uneselned pontos et the Melt, with MOO NIP at Om, at so estimated cest of 100,0001. ; nod likewise the desirability of seeariag earlain lauds by which the heath migtt be mosasettad with Pruarear-bill. Tbe usewierial likewise stated that the vestry were store immediately urged to adept (brie repeat wares by tie bill which bad bees 'armload into the HOW of Lords, galled the Leases sad Settled Estates 8.11, the objeet of which was t 3 enable Meats for 1 fe is held as their lands. _ _ _ Ms.l.si smeem haring been beard os betel of the deMindes, mai replied te the emits of several ambers of the Used. lir. GAZYST, es the port of a deputation hem et. Pas try, supported** prayer of the me m orial, sad stated It to b. the opinions of the St. Per eras vestry, that if • tate were ' soesseary t 3 fond& tired. be SAW objects spends& it should bi a 'meal rate ogee the who's swoops% Mr. Gamy, however, thought that • Woe of the imam should be bone byhe t emelidated Mr. Fairtle, se the *nibs of • dug balm' hem ate Ilarylehoes vestry, mmeiessi the oaten 41111111111/TOM of that WM with the appleseles el the ilempatead emessialleM Mr. Turns, tAr se e s te Si,, il ailed the ateenties of baud the tow of bides proceolletto witimen d.l .y for seeming pseeahheath, end eseteln edljeleine lead, as a Mee of paha restestiom int the lehebieseb ef the sestropolit. The he.. membee aseeed some meerimest by stating, that his Ins llBl / 2 a ismilertPiat of view, would be tosseited by the segmmies of Hampeteiti•ks ails the cosettnotios of the ode Mee. 'spun ewes. Wiliest doubt the km of the heath would am tejariow/y ea die lesith in the metropelik ead es Ws sad semi ether pods be lemied that ibis melee would be mfavni Ml>r Web emmitise. If this bend 111 not take ease Mega is this matter, he firmly bellowed that the head wield eneetsally be built ever. Ho would e titled* by swing that it be refound to a e amines to ',amine ism the Mem sad particulars propped by the memo. Oil from Hampstead, sad late the allegations eeatslued thorns. Mr. Wnstssos memaded the propositios. Mr. H. L. TAILOR resisted the metioe, stably en the glathat this was out a metropolitan ir kel iteenstenh ccmmatodewith Has Menem, the tispeemism elated that the heath of IN Germ, sad pet *exuding the hued to NM to Ito hoe* 110 nereemare. Weald see the labablessie of Alm leselities be very well satailed with a part of lees has en mum f (Hear, beer.) Mr. Doorman did set think that sub a wwk came with % the provisos of the Mei. If they weeded to the prayer of the memorial they would at ell meta be Welching their Is bis spiel's the bond ought to make me of the it already mewed blare applying to psellameat fuse onto. Mr. Howe believed that the impromeent suggested by the mime of Mr. Termer was quite glade the power of the heed. Mr. Wicks Carel him his colleague (Mr. Howe) la his smtreetioa of the act, Whoegh the pretervetion of Hasp euad-heeth to the publie wee an objeet whisk east with his warmest approbation. Mr. COWS sad Mr. binooon wend tamer of the meths. _ _ "Oa tie meth. of Mr. Cow% Ow isbals was sdiesraimi. Mn Auciorr.—A bass& is to be gives tkis *ming at Qs Lyon. Thuds% fse the Mist of Mr. AM. weft, when hog ozonises is tee elms of pobUs same. snots haw, it opposes, sodossly implied Ms health. Ms epee of !Yo Daysis is is be played so Os osiosiso, sad Ur. sod Ws. Wm Rooms, with Mr. sad Moises. Weir, see sissopt dos pstaelpol performs,. Mr. Mass Mr thews Is siss to sestribets Ids nimbi' genius. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. The plenipotentiaries met for the fifth time on Thursday. If the extrescfficial information of the ayssfitss turnout may be accepted, the two first sitting. of the eonterence were occupied with the verifkatkm et powers and the examination and settlement of the clauses of the armistice, and only on the third Mks did the oonference take up the preliminaries of pease. The fifth point, according to the same authority, hem not been set out, but will now be immediately discussed. The believes that neither the Nios. laieff question nor the rertitation of Bars Ku yet been settled, and that they were not approached till the sitting of Thursday last. The exchange of between the enipotentiaries and their governments is unceas ing. While the telegraph is in constant play, spe cial couriers are hurrying to and fro on the railways. Yesterday two aides-de-eamp of the Emperor of Russia, Counts Schouvaloff and Livascheff, arrived at Paris with despatches for Count O&M It is said that they are the Imam of fresh propositions from Russia relative to the limitation of the frontiers. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. PARIS, FILLDAT ETINLNO. The decree in the Mal an, calling oat for active service the 140,000 young men forming the Military Contingent, voted for 1866, is by no means • matter of mars& According to ordinary practice the decree would not have appeared till May or June, and not mor• than half the number of men would hays been Galled for. The deem most therefore be considered as a practical momentary of a very striking kind upon that passage of the Emptoror'e speech which insists upon the neomity of maintaining a dignified attitade, and being prepared if necessary again to draw the sword. The Emperor and Empress came together at about half•paet three this afternoon, to pay a visit to the show rooms of Marine. Felicia, No. 22, Bee Vivienne, in order to tamped the layette prepared far the expected infant. A oxisidirable crowd blocked op the Rue Vivienne for mare than an boar; even after thedeparture of their Majesties, people hung shoat the door of Mollie. Felicia hones, wide, for the exit from the yard of a court carriage, which it was fancied had been seat to transport the cradle to the Tuileries. It is mentioned as a curious fact that M. Paul Dude, who, as I have already mentioned, was installed in the Tuileries on March 1, occupies the very apartment. which his father, M. Antoine Dubois, entered on that day fortyflve years ago, to be in readiness to attend the Empress Marie Louise during her oontlnemenL Enthadastie Bona partist., encouraged by this remarkable coinci dence, hazard the prediction that the expected Imperial infant will be born on the birth day of the Lag of Rome, March 20. Thera is, however, great reason to believe that the event will occur mach sooner. But the believers in anal remarks may feel consoled by the feet that the cele brated obeenat tree in the Tuileries, which is said always to have green beds by the 20th of March, is, owing to the very advanced season, sprouting al ready, so that there will be room to argue in any event that their prophecy has been substantially ac complished. The rise effected daring the last hoer at the Bourse yesterday, has not been maintained today. So long as capitalists find their advantage in the high rate of report., nothing short of some decided political meat is likely to bring about any important the. The Rents fell 300. both for cash and ampount, dais, at 72fr. 10c., and 72fr. 800. French Railways were Gloat all from Mr. to 10fr. lower. Eastern, how ever. race 10fr. Austrian were in demand in come 11111noo 01 the news that the company had obtained • new 11ao, end rose Mr. Sardinian fell Mr. Two more fires have moaned is the Pas de Calais. ITALY. The effects of the Austrian Concordat with Rome are making themselves felt in Tuscany, where the most strenuous endeavours are made to move the Grand Doke to abolish the Leopoldine laws, the last remains of the former liberal rigitne. The attempt has not been fully successful. bat it is understood that as a couession the severity of the laws spinet 1 the press will be increased. EXECUTION OF PRIVATE O. DAY. (Frew lit ekes Chnottc) WAR DRPARTNIINT, NAicz 6. Lad Panotoro has waived a despatch, of which the followteg is a copy, adhered to his lordship by General Slr Waltman Codrugtoo, Sebastopol, Fab. 20. My Lori,—l how, to acknowlodgo the receipt of your telegraphic ueseage flea the lady.-AdvocaOraeattal in Banked, in edentate to the mon of this army under sea tun of Ciotti for seeder. 'lives ato so polltottog Wroom - atones to Waders with the jest pusistmeat dna to such • mints, co naitted on a helpless wounded nu la ho pit. Fateful though the duty nay be, with a 'ease e f the re spoesibility .teaching to beau life, bet with the davits. bon that the dub.os b jut and snowy, I huts ordered the emotion of this man se fiaturdny morning wilt. the 23rd Nasal, ieueforiaity with the sentence of the tout. I bow., &a., (Sigma) W. J. COMMICITON, She Lord Panuare, d<a General Canunanding. Feb. 23. P.3.—Tbie prisoner, Priest* G. Day, No. 3,677, 77th Regiment, woo els cased ado a rsiog, at 7 a.m.. ec the Piquet HOW* Hill, is tbe presume of deteehmesto of 1,000 saes from etch division of the ern,. His body vie bared ea she sl.o•. (Hissed) W. I. Conning:on, General Coseesasdisg. Ms following ansodoto is raided of Count Orloff ad hie stseeslar ithesgth : At a grand dinner which he gave, bearing • lady stake a magatleast boequet plead la one of the oreassete ea the cease of the table, he took IS eat to prune at to has Mt Andlag the sada of the flow ers wet froth the water plated below, be ithesieed ea the taatat a parts-Irruquet of a new doo;riptirs. He took sp the of the ellthvgllt plates, and relllag it op like a abed of paper, be plated the bosqeet within iy mad Is that position seat the AMOS to UM lady I - - A litho is Le Norel, from St. Pataraburg, says We have** rushed sad sews from the Crimea. Br aural yesag people of milt, test by ON gaversasst sod lb. Imperial fenny ta the smarms of the salami victim of the wer, have bees isdlesty seised with typhus, and as ethos, Court Pales, has bees tarried of" A sew fewillsfers is the Press', calla "La Nom de Latino," of which oily throe numbers bare appeared, be. bees sstpressed by authority, the troth befog eons:- dared of a !Wallet teadesey. The het is intimated by the Prom of yesterday 'vistas la the followisi terms As Ghats& beyond our statsol .td that of the author, prevents us trees eentissieg the pabitesties of H. Busies Bu'. saw retsettee." _ --- Drreirriox or THE AUSTRALIAN Mau.—LITER. root. FAIDAT.—The Soya rand nip, Climates el the Rem Caplan Jobs Mandy, has bees seavoidably de. nisei!, sad will sot sill seta the foresees of thuuley, the iset. THE Lou OF THE STEAK= GLEN ALSTN.— Mumma, MAACK 4.—Ae we &amend yesterday, the Oleo Albys manes will bee total less ; GM fears are *Mendota net bet few materials or Garde will be need. The crew ..it rf lest eight to see wk.tber is, pot skin be Mae, bet Only drone net with very %Le mem. Tim steams V Weals', sp. THE APPROACHING ACCOUCHEMENT OF THE EMPRESS EUGENIE. m. following programme of the ceremony to be obeerved on the birth of Princes or Princeton, chit• dren of the Emperor, hu been published officially in Paris: La soon as the Empress shall feel the first pains of labour, the Grand Mistress of her Household will wait upon hue Majesty. _ . . soon ea the Grand Hiatuss shall have arrived, she will Ulm the libmperov's orders, and she will send to inform the Princes and Princesses of the Imperial family, the cumbers of the .family of the Emperor holding rank at court, the mother of the Empreu, the grand (Am. of the crown, the Miniaten of the President of the Council of State, the Marshal., Admiral., Grand Chancellor of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour, the Governor of the In valids., the Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard of the Seine, the General in Command of the Imperial Guard, the Adjutant-General of the Palace, the (Stun and ladies of the bouseholds of their Majesties. AU these pentane mast appear at the Tail ' in dress, as in sofas to high mem, the ladies in morning costeme. The Prisms., Prineemes, sad mother of the Elapses will be duly hammed by the Olson of the Emperor's house hold designated by his Majesty. The Beset', the Legislative Corps, and the municipal authorities if Paris will abo be informed by ea officer of the Emperor's household, so that they any be assembled at the Moment his Majesty tends to announce the bid's of the child. In the Empress's chamber there Will only be present the mother, of the Empress, the Grand /Intros of her Ida. July's Household, the Governess, and the Lady in Welting on Her 111 , jeety. . . In the drew; Saloon, contiguous to the Empress's cham ber. the Prioces and Princesses of the Imperial family and the manhem et the Emperor's family holding rank at mart will be assembled. Is !husk= of the Empress will be stumbled the high damn of the Crown, the Minium, Mamba% Admirals, the Chub Cheasellor of the Legion of Rotolo, the Clover- sot of the lavalAes, the Ceousander-Lt-Chief of the No tional Gouda of the Bolos, the Clesteral la Command of the Isperial Gov!, the I,ef the Felice, the Lath's in Waidag of the Emma, tkolJi sad Ladies in W;itias oaths i'riacisaaes . The Grand Mutat of the Household and the First Cham berlain of the Eames will do the bosoms of the apartment fa the abeam* of the Gzasd Waren and Lady of Honour of her Mejestry. The eaten . of her Majesties' household, the adhere of the Prison end Primness, will assemble in the third saloon, which is the Ant after the raarde-hell, and in the porde'. When the last palms of labour shall be felt, their Emil laicise the Minister of State and the Beer r of the Seals shall be neat for mad limaght into the chamber. Such of the Priam sad Prinesnas shall also be admittei u hie Ifs jest, may Miens advisable. The wider assess will be seat for when their saviors us required. _ _ When the shad shall have been presented to the Em peror and the Empress by the heed name, it will be pre sented to his Ezealleney the Minister cf State, and to his Esce/leney the Keep. r of the Seals, who will at once pre nod to the ulna oteepted by Mr Eicellinny the President settee Connell of State, fulfilling the fanetioce attributed to him by the 13th article of the Imperial statute of the filet of Jane, 1863. A formal statement of the ►irth of the child will be drawn up. The Imperial child will then be earned to its apartment by the head awe, accompanied by her sub-nurses. the General Commanding the Imperial Guard, and the Equer►y on duty. This conga will leave the bedchamber, cross the ukase, and enter the apartment prepared for the child. Is this apartment will be assembled the persons ap pointed by the Emperor to welt upon the Imperial child. The Emperor having returned to hie State apertmects, will receive the coneratalatious of the persons assembled in the Baps ese's apartment'. Oa the day or on the morrow of the cenfinernent the Im perial child will be privately baptized in the Palace Chapel by the Emperor e Pint Almoner, in presence of the Princes and Princesses of the Imperial family, the Princes and Prisons* of the family of the Emperor holding rank at Court, the mother of t►e Empress, the grand °Moen of the Crown, the Cardinals, Ministers, *inhale, Admirals, Pre sident of the Senate, de. _ _ After tbe oaremosy of baptism a To Doom will be @heated, and before the To Doom the Bold obild will bare been taken to Ws own aputment. The Grand Chancellor of the Legion of /know will take to the Imperial Prince the Grand Cordon of that order end the Military Medal! The Fringes sad Princesses, relations of the Emperor sad &sprees, will be informed of the birth of the Imperial Prises by litters written by the Emperor Massif, and con veyed by °Mors of hie honiehold. The lithate sad Legiabdits Body will receive the infer unties frith sa either of the Itsperer's boasebekl ; the birth will be aauothowl la the sass manner to A. arai sips! authorities of Paris. TM Grand ignitor of the CATlEbOnile will send a liutee of the Ceremonies to the Ambeesadorn sod an Ambient of the Ceremonies to the foreign ?Cantors, to announce the birth of the child. Bath Mahler, in his der admit, will take the suitable sasesures to inform his agents of t►e birth, abroad as well as at hone. AS 110011 SS the Imperial Pr:nee is bona salvo of 101 gum will be end; Ms ease salve will be fired fa annum occupied by French trealwt la the eeenieg the psalm buildings will be illuminated. TO TAKE PLACE ON THE DAYS FOLLOWING THE BIRTH. Oa the morrow, or ea the dey eller the 'morrow, of the Esprime's c.slaemsat, the Emperor, having received the coegratalation of the diplomatic body, will woad the areas. His Majesty will be esernaded by the Privies of the Lawrie' family, sad by the other members of the Emperor's family holdiag roak at court; es also the grand officers of the aroma, the °Eon of the hominoid, Cardiaels, Kernel's Admirals, sad ell the other fannies ens., tr. The Presidents of the Senate and of the Legislative Body will aloes haniagse the &weer. All these diffuses Wiwi will be presented as is usual on solemn preeestatione. . . . Oa keels( the audio:, of the Emperor tkey will be ad mitted to the saw-ton Pluto,. They will meet is the Salon do la Pala, and will, sue emotively, be sdmittcd to the apartment of the Imperial Priam. They will leave It by the doer opposite to the 030 by which they entered. As soon as the health of tte Empress will allow it, her Majesty will appoint the days upon which she will receive the emogratulations of the Priam' and Princesses, ladies of the Palace, wives of the Ministers, die, and the coagrats latoua of the high °Moms of the Crown, Cardina;s, MlT shale, Admirals, &v. . . . Het blekety will also receive the coaratalatiers of the umbers 14 the diplomatic body sad of their ladies. The &sprees will reseive all these congratalations in ha sasy shah. _ _ When her health is completely restored, the Empress will be lilted up by the Grand Almoner, according to the special ceremony drawn up. The esremony of the public beiviarn of the Imperial Estate will take plus at Notre Dame after the thatching of her Majesty. Immediately after that ceremony a solemn Te Deem will be performed. A Te Deem will be cheated in t►e church of Notre Game of Perk sad I. all the churches of Frans on the Sunday following the day of the birth. CAM Grand Mader cf the Ceresmato. Faith lit yal, Mack 3. • TM of laial programme wants that it is a Priaas that will ba hors, bat I. %M antes mutat alteratioas are made, la ems it should be a Prioress. t to am of its Wag a Prime,. oily 21 gnu will be and. MAILS FOS BWEDIIII.—The Mail Steam-packets tinder contract with the Swedish governmest bong about to reeleamence numb, between Orimshy end Gottentierg, mails for omveyanee by those pickets will be made up at this office ow the analog of Friday, the 7th inst., and on the ematog of every 'Gasman:4 Friasy, until (lather maim. AU linen and newsplpers addressed to OoMeabarg and Udeltwalla will be torwsrded by there pickets, ultimo directed to be otherwise sent, bet lett. r. and sewspapers for mksr pens of Sweden latesded to be tresses ttid by these packets man be spieially addressed via Grimsby," or by Swedish packet." By eons sad of the Ponta TTTTT -General, 11,0Mkeita BILL, thantary.—Oentral Post•ofica, blamagh NAVAL AND MILITARY. THE CRIMEAN BOARD OP GENERAL OFFICERS.-. The authorities bare at last decided that the Pensioners' Dinner hall, at the Royal Military College, Chelsea, la the moat appropriate place for the meetings of the Board of General Officers t inquire into the statements contained in the reports of Sir Jobs McNeill sod Colonel Talloch. The needful alterations and fittings will be finished by the Board of Works in about ten dap, sad standing room will be spproprieted (or the accommodation of the public to the number of about GOO. The hall is 117 feet long, end 34 feet in width. A temporary wooden room is to be erected in the groands contiguous to the hall, as a retiring apart ment for the board, as it is not intended that the publics should be incommoded in the event of a private &alb:ration being secereary. In that cm the board will withdraw to diesels any point or question at issue, and return into court to deliver jadgeteat.— United Sorties Gazette. ADMIRALTY, MARCII 7.—APPOINTMEFIB.—Cap. tale the Hon. J. W. 6 Spencer (1804), to the Firebrand, 6, paddle-wheel steam frigate, of 410-horse power, fdediter rouses station, vice Ingl. field, appointed to the Sidon. The followieg officers have been appointed to command ' gunboats: Lieutenants C. J. Rowley (1852), to the Magnet; W Arthur (1854), to the blanley ; W. F. Johnson (1855), is the Idasuff; F. Homy (1852), to the Mistletoe; and W. W. S. Bridges (1852). to the Bream. Lieutenant (addition& ) R. P. Gresham (1864), to the Waterloo, 120, flagship, at Soserness. Master's Assistant J. Prim, to the Coquette, 4, screw steam gun vessel, of 200 horse power, at Woolwich. Acting Clerk E H. Cottarill, to the Colossus, 80, screw steam ship of 400-horse power, at Portsmouth. Assistant Clerk G. N. J. Higgineon, t t the Cesar, 91, KIM stuns ship of 400-horse power, at Portsmouth. Midshipman H. F. Cep pB.ll, to the Bulldog, 6, paddle , wheel steam ship, of 500.11..iree power, at Devonport. PORTSMOUTH, Maxon 7. The Perseverance, steam troop ship, Commander BPDonald, is c edema to convey to the Eut a regiment of the British German Legion, who are to leave ShoneLitre about the 12th inst. REVIEW AT SHOINCLIPPE.—The British German Legion wm reviewed at Bhorncliffe, near Bandgate, t►in morning, at ten o'clock; after which a presentation et colours took place. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, JAN. 4.—The brig Frolic, from Quillimaine, arrived an Simon's Bay on the 27th alt., having returned from an unsuccessful voyage in search of the brig Nerbudde. No trace of this ship bas been dis covered, and there is now very hale doubt bat that she foundered daring a terrible ple which prevailed shortly after she lift Algoa Bay. ABBY PROMOTION.—A military return, moved for by Mr Layard, was issued yesterday. It exhibits LI the promotions made In the army sires the commencement of the war, attars the names, previous rank, date of promo tion, and time and nature of service in each rase, end the regiment from end to which promotion took place. It con tains by estimation above 2010 promotions, of each of which information, under eight heeds, is given at a glans*. The names sre given in the order or the regiments to which the promotion took place, commencing with the let Life Guards and ending with the Gold Coast Corps. SPORTING. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FAIDAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 100 to 1 apt Whitfield (t) 14 to Hiatt& (t) 14 to Palates (t) CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 9to apt Boer (t) 11 to Fisherman (t) 14 to Fatback (t) 15 to Palmas., (t) 20 to Psalters (t) 211 to Ariosto (t) METROPOLITAN STAKES. No bettlnir• TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 7 to 4 apt Ply.by.Night (t 2to 1 freely) 3 to 1 Tallow Jut (t 7to 2) 8 to 1 Preto Rio, (a) 7.. _ 110 to 10 Puttylike (t) KO to 20 Hilt= (t) CHESTER CUP. 11 to 1 apt Warlock (t) 400 to 12 Pornsoretons (t) THE DEBBY. 8 to 1 opt tither Ellingtoe or kly.by-Nieht (offere to t) 20 to 1 Itogemthorpe (off) PARISH OF PADDINGTON. Yesterday a special meeting of the members of this vestry war held at the vertry-hall, Harrow-road. The Rev. Mr. CAXPETLL in the chair, to consider the question of expenses—the churchwardens baying expressed their in. tendon to levy a fresh r rte upon the parch. The CIIIIIIOIIWARDINII moved that a church rate of one penny in the round ter the ersuing year was required to pay the interest and instalniuts on the church debt. After some little diseassion, this retolution was speed to, a pretty general opinion being expressed that, as the rite was to be levied with a view to discharge liabilities sanely Wound, it would not be advisable to oppose it. A resolution was then moved by the oburchwsrlens to the effect that the churchwardens of the parish condone to defray the expenses of the churches of St. James, St. John, St. Mi ry, the Holy Trinity, and A.l Sainte, aid that such put of those expenses as exceed the amount of pew-rents rrosived by the churobwerdens b 3 paid from the church tab. To this an amendment was proposed by the Rev. Mr. BOCILZY, and seconded by Dr. THORN, that the manage ment of the different churches ought to be placed more di . ready in the hands of the churchwardens of the respective churches and &strive ; and that the receipt and espeaditure ' of all moseys derived from tee congregations of the mina churches, and spplioable to tie maintenance of divine service, ought to be in the horde of the distr.ct churchwardens of the respective churches. A very long discussion arose near this motion, several gentlemen availing themselves of the op rtucity of bring ing leeward the general question as to the abolition of church rates. A great oifferenee of opinion ai peered to exist upon this subject, end whilst a large number of the vestrymen were strongly io f *Tour of the system, when contended that the principle was unnecessary and adjust, and that the pariah ought not to levy any further raw, eater such as were re quisite t o liquidate outstondine deb . ,. The subject was fully interact into by the Rev. Mr. 13 one, who strenuously advocated the eontimeauce of the system. He contended that the tease of the g evils of Ergland, and the sense of this ; arise is particular, was in favour of the maintenance of chore►k rates, and, in his opinion, the effect of their aboli tion would be to deprive the national church of incalculable benefits (to which that church t ad a just claim, reeiog that many hardens were amp oted upon at which all other de • nominations of Christians were free from), to &Ivey the parochisl system of England, and to strike a severe blow et the spiritual and temporal intonate of the pot r. He could net say that he approved of (hutch rites in the &tete , et ; bet looking at their history and entecedents, and ccnsideriag the very loog period they had been maintained, and seeing that the churchwardens of this p wish bad agreed to concede the principle, he thought it would be much better that they shoold consent, f.r a year at least, to pay the rates, than to withiraw them under circumventers which must entail upon many clergymen a great deal of hardship and incon venience. In direct antsgonirm to the argument of this gen tleman wee the Reverend Mr. Boars, a dissenting minister, who contended that church rates were al together usuecesasry and unjust, inasmuch as a large number of poor people were compelled to iay them who were not provided with any church accommodation at all. If all who p rid the rate were accommodated alike the case would be deferent; but, is the present state of things. he was strongly of upio:on, that $.5 the poor churetev, such as be belonged to, w, re enathd to sal pot themselves with out any aid of this description, those churches which were now under their immediate considerat on ought to do the same. Many other speakers expressed similar views, whilst others thought teat as long as the law required the levying of chtir.h rates the prineire ought *.o be supported. The amendment was at length pat, and carried by a large EDP nity, the effect of it being to pities the management of each district in the hands of its own churchwardens rather than under the control of the entire p fish. A motion for levying an annual church rate of a half penny in the pound war then withdrawn, and • substantive , resolution, which was oriole ally intended to be brought forward as an amendmert, was proposed by Dr. THORN, and seconded by Mr. DICIRNION, to the effect, that in the present unsettled state of the thaveb rats question, it wee inexpedient te make any church rat 1, except far the par. pose of liquidating the church debt. This was c.reied by a majority of 26 to 6, the number of vestrymen having con siderably thinned since the proceedings commenced. The meeting then 'clowned. BOSTON ELECTIOX.—The numerical advantage of the liberal candidate was increased yester.lay as the poll went on, and at its close, at 4 rich ck, tte number' wets 621 to 296. Majority for logr.m, 225. THR GREAT SEWER AT WHITEHALL. For several weeks past a vast number t.f workmen have been mi med in the con traction of a great stw•r from the Orna mental Wet( r in St. Jaairt's -park, end thence thiough the parade and contra of the Bone guard., err sr Whitehall. stoop Whitehall-place, &c. The whole of the works are now yearly completed, and ti e grrarer portion of the sur face of the ground male good. Tb- arches have been con structed of solid briaw rk, and the iron tubing io of im mense strength. covered getewcy which connects the Commander-in-Obit f's with the War-Jffite end forms the carriage way, has, I. consequence of the cart yin out of the works, been for some time rioted. Toot relay it was throws open, having been et-std .i.h arphalte from the Comp ley's Works, Star pct.. Nutwithranding the large number of men em{ I+ r ed, the depth of the ear ovations, and the speed which vs- rendered tit cersory to p obstruc tion to the tr.thc, at has been brought to a dose wittoat • 'lngle occident.