The Express. — London, England, 1863-12-11 00:00:00

ALFRED WEBB MILES, Everybody kaows Kr. 11 11.10(OVED from Boa detreet, to 71, sitoo n ilißgar, Hanover pawn in 1860. the Ms. T MOUSERS (orlednated by him) t■ all the New Patients for Winter, " better Una ever." SPECIAL NOTICE TO GENTLEMEN. A. W. MILES begs must respectldly to announce that hts stock In the various depart:meats of las establishment to now replete for Overcoats, Tentage Bedford Cords, and scarlet mderproot cloth for hunting. The wool-dyed Black and Bass hook tee* 60a A choice of 50 of Indestructible yowled Woad Eng Mad Cloths, EITTABID UM Only address. CRINOLINES.—SANSFLECTIIMS. 10e. Bd. PHILPOTIE, 17. PICCADILLY. CRINOLINES for EVENING WEAR. 15s. Bd. PHILPOTTS, 37 PICCADILLY. CRINOLINES for LITTLE GIRLS. 3e. 6d. PEILPOITS, 37, PICCADILLY. CRINOLINES.—ONDINA, or WAVED. 21s. The PATENT °EDINA- or Waved /awe. does away with the 'insight/7 results of the ordinary hoop, and so perfect are the wavelike bands, that a lady may ascend asleep stair, lees against a table, throw herself 'Moan armchair, pea to her stall at the opera. or occupy a fourth mat In a carriage, without meaty*. mem* to herself or others, or provoking rude remarks of the obserters, thus modifying in an Important degree all those pecu liarities tending to destroy the modesty of English women and, lastly, it allows the dress to tall Into graceful folds. Price 215., and Wm dd. Illustratlonstme. L PRILPOTT, $7, PICCADILLY, W. DO NOT FORGET YOUR APPOINTMENT ! Ra imp at ItVANgla, Covent-garden, after Julien i Conceit Faust and most Interesting of Cabbies!—hive country gen tlemen to the Rue de Kydney. COS ent garden. HOW COLD IT HAS BEEN.-NEGRETTI and ZAMBRA'S celebrated THERMOYSTILIIS will con redly register the lowest temperature. Price. Is 6d.-1. Hatton garden: Cornball ; 153. Fleetetreet ; sod 1 tr., ltegestetreet. Agents wasted. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the recent heavy plea. some of the Boats of the NATIONAL Lir& BOAT INSTITUTION saved one hundred and seoenty•ebtht persons from different wrecks. The Committee of the Institu tion earnestly APPEAL to the public foe ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued heavy demands on the Institution's 125 Lifeboat . Establishment& COnTrlbutloT;; - ;;;7erce:Well by all the London and Country Bankers : and by the Secretary, RICHARD LEWIS, Esq., at the Inatitution, 14, John-street, Adelphl vie erpreoi. TO . CORREIPONDINTS. uteertbeneate Wooded for '• The Ixpreet • Unclog Evening Paper, taut be at the oak& 10, Boarerbeetreet. by Two **mock on the day of pabbeatiott. COVIINT-OARDZW. Tan wrong°, wawa. w. a. Webs, a. Cord, A. Cook, A. St Alert, ofel W. ILwrison : Mimes L. Fyne, Men, and Heywood.—And the Ind An of THE ()WERT PLOWER. —Condector, Mr. A. Melba. —Commove* at 7. HAYMARKET. TEM ITEM, USED UP= Rogan. Clark, wad C. Mathews : Ma B. Fitrailllam.—TlLE GOLDEN VIEW& Mr. sad Ilra. C. Mathews.—COOL AS A . CrCiIIIBER. Mr. C. Ilaibawa.—Aad MY HUSBAND'S 1111013 r. Mr. Clark. Lycipic TVs IMMO, lINCIJIIIAB7. Mr. Wlddloondo and MIN C. Leetemp —BEL DI IMMO. a Lora Story. Mann Ischia. Brougham, Ymery, Cttartes, and Jordan ; Wass Team Lemma, and lartroctlty, and Ur& Lee. SWANII4._ Tao Immo, THE DAYB Of LOUIS XV. Mesdames H. Law mad B. Teruold.—Mr. J. Taylor, Paul Deolln, and Madame Moos. THE JEWISH OP THE TEMPLE Mae S. /I Hes. Asd THE GREAT GHOST RITECT. —Commence at HIGH WATIR AT WIDOW BMWS. T DAT —MornLg. lb Ms— .Wasses. 2/3.165. so-miaow —llarelag, lb. 39a Atkisson. 313. Ya LONDON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11. WHATEVER may be the result of the Court martial which is now sitting upon Colonel CRAWLIY, it is tolerably clear that Courta-martial as at present constituted are irretrievably condemned. So long as a Court is presided over by a judge of legal knowledge and firmness there is some guarantee that those rules of evidence which have been established for the purpose of justice will be observed ; but when the judges are military men they are at the mercy of the lawyers, and are liable to be misled by any unscrupulous or auda cious counsel. Unfortunately in the present case, whilst the official' prosecutor has conducted his case with that mild candour which befits the occasion, his opponent has not scrupled to use means which at the Old Bailey would not only be considered unjustifiable, but which if attempted to be used would be promptly repressed. Unfortunately too, for the first time, the rule of discussing a case under trial in the press has been violated, and by some extraordinary influence Colonel CRAWLEY has been pronounced innocent even before the case for the prosecution was closed. A few days ago we remarked upon the singular conduct of the Court in overruling the opinion of the Judge Advocate General. But their decision was so obviously erroneous that they have since seen reason to modify it, and have allowed the question which was objected to by the prisoner to be put. But the events of last Wednesday far outstrip anything. which has hitherto taken place; and, indeed, if the Coiirt desired to prove the incapa city of military men to administer justice, it must be admitted they have been admirably successful. The case, of course, proceeds upon the as sumption that Colonel Caavriarr was bound to put the Sergeant-Major in close arrest. Throughout it has been assumed that the only question was whether Colonel CRAWLS; in executing this order, had been guilty of unneces sary severity. According to one opinion LILLST was a man of excellent character, who, by reason of confinement in a contracted chamber, by anxiety, and other causes, suffered grievous hardships, and ultimately sank. According to the other opinion, LILLIT was a thoroughly bad and insubordinate soldier ; he was confined in official quarters, which captains have been known to prefer to their own tents ; and that he died of drunkenness. Now, these are the simple issues, and in ordinary crimi nal courts they would be proved by witnesses in court who could speak to them from their own knowledge—from the doctors and officers who were cognizant of the facts. If Sir Hcon Ross, the Commander-in-Chief at Cal cutta, or Sir WI LLIA M MANSYIELD, the Com mander-in-Chief at Bombay, had come home and bad submitted themselves as witnesses, no doubt their evidence would have been most valuable. But they have done nothing of the kind, and therefore it might seem that what they have said upon LI L LEY'S character would be utterly irrelevant. But Sir G. WESFIERALL and his colleagues entertain very different opinions. In consequence of the statements made by the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and Lord SHAFTESBURY in the House of Lords, and by Mr. F01E180:711 in the House of Commons, in reference to the conduct of Colonel Caawtev, Sir Huai' Roes wrote a confi dential letter in reply. In it Sir HUGH Ross assumes that he was one of the persons " impli " cared " in the LILLEY business, and he distinctly states that the letter in question was written for the purpose of "defending and justifying him. " self." " Serious accusations," he says, " which " have excited inch indignation in England, are " disproved, I venture to think, in equity by the " plain, frank, and straightforward line of evi " dance in this letter." Sir /luau Roes then proceeds to deny every charge made by Mr. loarracur., to denounce the conduct of the officers of the Inniskilling Dragoons, and to justify every act of Colonel CaawLer. If this justification had been considered satisfactory, why did the Duke of CAMBRIDGE determine to assemble the present Court-martial ? If it was not consi dered satisfactory, of what use is the letter of Sir Huou Ross t If, indeed, all the facts had been before Sir HUGH Rose when he wrote the letter in question, it is impossible to understand why Colonel CRAWLBY was put upon his trial. For Sir Howl himself assumes the whole responsibility. But the Duke of Camsaincia believed that sal the facts were not before Sir Roan Roes, or that his opinion on these facts was erroneous. The facts connected with LILLEY'II confinement are the matters in dispute. The guilt or innocence of Colonel CLAWLZY cannot be determined by the opinion of Sir HUGH Ross, and therefore any letter containing that opinion must be utterly be side the question. If his opinion was at all rele vant, it ought to have been communicated in the ordinary way—by his presence in Court. It is surely grossly unjust to Colonel CRAWLEY that the man who of all others is competent to express an opinion ahould not be called u a witness. It is even a grosser injustice to the public and to those officers whose characters have been assailed by Sir HUGH Ross, that he should be allowed this calumnious liberty in a written document which would have been denied to him in person. Nor does the in justice stop here. No lees than twelve letters were read, written by men now living, who might therefore have been produced in Court, in every one of which the characters of officers were dealt with in the most summary manner—in which one soldier was denounced as a drunkard, and another was declared to be " dishonourable." Military judges may naturally demand consider able latitude. They would probably be able to see that any letter containing the opinion of Colonel PAYNE, the President of the Mhow Court.. martial, would be inadmissible as evidence in favour of Colonel CHAVILIEY. It is singular that they fail to understand how the opinion of Sir Heim Roes as to the conduct of Colonel Czawury is equally inadmissible. No one before ever heard that the speech of an advocate was admis sible as evidence in behalf of a client—Sir G. Werumum. and his colleagues are acute enough to draw a distinction between the passionate ap peal of Sir HUGH Ross in behalf of Colonel CRAWLEY and an advocate's address. EN court. WINDSOR DAMN, Dic. 10. The Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia dined with the Prime and Primus ot Wales yesterday, at Frogsnor•-honse. Countess Hobentbal, Baroness Dobson*, Count Fannon tein, and Major Von Sehweinitr, had the honour of being invited. The Queen walked in the grounds this morning. Her Majesty the Queen has honoured Mr. Frith with a final sitting for the marriage picture, and the Princess of Wales, the Crown Princess, Princess Helena, Princess Louie*, and Princess Breatrice, have spin given sittiup. The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at a meeting of the council of his Royal Highness, held at the office of the Duchy of Cornwall, Buckingham-gate, St. James's-park. There were present the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Warden of the Stannarie4 ; Sir William Dunbar, Keeper of the Privy Seel ; Sir William John Alexander, Attorney- General ; Colonel the Hon. Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps, Receiver-General ; Lieut.-General }Coolly', Comptroller of the Household of his Royal Highness ; and the Lord Portman. Mr. Bateman, the secretary, attended. The Duke de Brabant arrived at the Palma Hotel, Buck ingham-gate, yesterday, from visiting the Prince and Princess of Wales at Frogmore. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council eat yester day. An appeal from the High Courtof Admiralty, "De_ ranty v. Hart and others," cargo ex Hamburg (part beard), was eoucleded. Judgmeot was deferred. Au appeal from the Admiralty Court. "The Moderatioe,' was commerce& The Lords present were Lord Chelmsford, Lord Kingsdown, and Sir J. Coleridge. THE CROWN PRINCE AND CROWN PRINCE 01 PROMIL.—It is expected that their Royal Highnesses the Crows Priam and Brown Prince= of Prussia will leave Windsor Coale on the 15th iostant, and proceed to Brussels and Carlarnha. Their royal highnesses will probably reaah Berlin ea the 20th. His Royal Highness the Duke of Brabant arrived at the Palace Hotel, Buckingham-gate, yesterday, from visiting their Royal I:Ugh:teases the him* ad Primer of Wales at Frogm The Duke of Argyll has left town to join the circle aseseibled ea • visit to the Duke sad Duchess of fiatheriaad at Lillsahall, Salop. . . The Earl and Countess de Grey entertained the Duke and Dasher of Somerset, the Right lion. W. F. Cowper, Mr. end Lady Margaret Beaumont, the Hoe. Hrs. Spencer Poesenby, and a West party at dinner last evening at their reeidises to Cnitoa•gsrdeaa. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston wil leave Cambridge Home early next week, for Broadianda, Haute, when the noble vi count and Vilooolllllllll will eatertain a select circle during the Christmas holidays. The Counte;e of Derby arrived in town on Wodarday, from Knowsley Park, Laaaaakina, os a visit to (Moog We Hoe. P. W. sad Lady Emma Talbot. The Karl and Countess of Malmeebury will leave elautiord-plaos on or about the 16th inst., for their seat, Korea Om., sear Christchurch. The Right Hon. B. Disraeli and Mrs. Disraeli have left Grosvenor•gate for Blows, on a visit to the Duke and Duchene of Buckingham. A letter from Rolm of the 2nd says :—" Rome matiaties to fill rapidly, and the season premises to be an overflowlog one. The following are amongst the most rses.t arrival, i—Lienteosiot.Colcesel and Hon. Mrs. Wil- Mame, Hamra N. de Rothschild, Hon. Mrs. Stourtoo, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hare, M. and Hoo. Mrs. Burgess, Major sod Mtn Bombe, Sir Norman Lockhart, Bart., Hon. W. sod Lady Mossall, Lady sod Miss Pigott, General and Ma. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. H. PArish, Lady H. Kavanagh, Lady Louisa is Poor Trench sod Miss le Poer Trench, Princess Caernicheff, with her family and Mira, Lieutenant-Colonel Luke White, M.P., and Captain Stuart, Lady Dishy Murray and family, Mr., Mrs., sad the Misses Barton, Sir Edmund, Lady, sad Mies Massaghtes, and the Dowager Countess Cowper." A question ban been submittal to thelßoard of Intend Revenue whether en suctiomer can sell the stock of • wipe merchant away from Ihr m.rchant's premises; and it is understood the'. the board hare decided that such • mal. mown take plane legally, unless the auctioneer has • wise llamas. The original United States consisted of thirteen states, vies,-7 northern free states, and 4 soothers and 2 border slave slates. 22 states have heat added to the origisal oar between 1791 end 1863, vies,-13 northern free states, and 7 soothers sad 2 border slave states The border slave states are Delaware, Maryland, Hector-by, sod Miesouri. Between 1791 and 1845 6 free and 12 slave states were added, and between 1846 and 1863 7 northern free and no slave states have been annexed. Besides the 35 states, the diiitriet of Colombia and the territories of Washingtos, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Nebraska, Dakotah, sad Colorado beloog to the United States. Iturnse or COUNT ANDREW Zamoysni.—Letters from Paris speak of the serious illness of Count Andrew Zamoyeki, the well known Polish patriot. It will be re membered that he was ordered a few moat's ago fogies ex planations about the public feeling at Warsaw during the present insurrection, when, after an audience with the Czar Alexander. it was officially declared to him that the Poles, instead of concession, had nothing to expect from Russia but a rule of terror end extermination. He wax sot allowed to return to Warsaw, but was ordered to go to Eogland—a mild mode of condemning him to perpetual exile. He sojourned for some time in this country, and then went on a visit to his brother at Paris. There he was met with the sad sews of the death of his wife, whom he bad le ft in Warsaw, and whom, in spite of his most urgent solicitation, be was not permitted to visit on her death bed. The Count's splendid palue, in which the Emperor Nicholas was once remised aa • guest, at Weise, as ii well known, was then looted by the troops, and his ion, with other Mantes, dragged to the citadel, where he wax kept is strict confinement. The latest news of him wee that he was i• the military hospital—it is supposed, on siessoot of the inquisitorial tortures inflicted upon him, This last grief, added to so many others, has so affected his father's health, that recovery has become doubtful. A partial paralysis a/ the haul his set is. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY. EVEIONG, DECEMBER 'll, 1863. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. SOUTHERN RUS&A. RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. The Levant Herald, of the 2nd, contains a valu able letter from Odessa, dated the 28th ult., in which we read : The expect of affairs here is gloomy in the extreme. The number of arrests daily taking place of persons suspected either of direct connexion, or sympathy, with the Poles, has attained a startling proportion,neither sax being spared ; and we have now to deplore the lose of some hundreds of respectable people who are dragging their heavy way to the steppes of Siberia. Within the past week the arrests have been largely augmented, and it almost appears to be the determination of the authorities to spare no one who has the misfortune even to possess a Polish name. The accounts we have received, not merely from the inte rior but the littoral of the Black Sea, appear to portend nothing but the most active preparations for war, and there is no concealment made either in carrying these out, or in giving expression to the warlike anticipations entertained on all sides. The fortifications at Kart& are on • seals of far greater magnitude than persona who have not seen, cc beard some details of them, have any idea of. It is even snorted that the works at Sebastopol were much inferior in strength and weight of metal to those which are now said to render Kertch impregnable to any attack which may be Leeched against it. But there are other points where the din of busy preparation is heard. At Nico laieff, • large number of hoods have been busy night and day in the constructioa of light mat and the fitting out of others suitable for traosport. la tact, Ramie doss not attempt to have what is termed • naval armament for the Black Sea, the long list of vessels whose names and number of guns have already been published being actually intended for the mere conveyance of troops ; and the newly constructed vessels, although armed with heavy metal, are of so small •claw that they will be of little avail as troop ships. But with all this vaunted preparation, and arum- Mg that the work is carried on with the utmost vigour till an advanced period of the spring —the time when we are told harem' may expect hostilities to commence—the utmost number of disposable steamers of all sines will not amount to 70, and these will not be capable of carrying a larger force than, at the utmost 45,000 men, with stores. Under these circumstances, we may expect that it is not probable Ramis will attempt any aggressive move ment by land. The Ruskin themselves are under the impression that they will again h►ve to act on the defensive, and that they will sustain the first attack at Kertch; hence the immense armaments now being raised there. The approaches to Nicolaieff are commanded by • series of earthworks, for which a large number of rifled guns of the l►rgest calibre have recently arrived, and further supplies are known to be on the read. At various points of the coasts, works of great magnitude have been formed and several parties of engineers employed in tracing out fresh lines. Although some time linos our pr neon was considerably reduced, by the drafts required for the army in Poland and the Caucasus, we have received strong reinforcements sad large soavoys of stoma. (itzurres ritanAms.) DENMARK. WITHDRAWAL OF SWEDEN FROM THE DANISH ALLIANCE. COPENHAGEN, Dm 1L Sweden has withdrawn from the alliance with Denmark. The reason put forward, according to the Dag teladet, is that, as the quarrel now pending between Denmark and Germany concerns the London Treaty of 1852, Sweden cannot separate herself from the other powers who signed the treaty. WURTEMBERG. THE HOLSTEIN SUCCESSION. STUTTGART, Die. 11. At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies yes terday evening it was unanimously resolved to forward an address to the government, requesting it to propose in the Fede ral Diet the immediate occupation of Schles wig, and the dismissal of the Federal contingent of Holstein and Lauenburg troops to their homes. The address is also to include a I request for the proximate recognition of Duke 1 Frederick's right of succession, and that the go vernment will advocate such recognition by the Federal Diet by every means in its power. An additional motion by Herr Seegers for a solemn protest against the maintenance of the London protocol was carried by 78 to 3. SPAIN. MADRID, Dec. 10, &Ennio. The Gazette publishes a decree organising the financial administration of the Antilles. Disunion prevails among the members of the opposition, and the position of the ministry has been thereby strengthened. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, Die. 11. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Teuton* from New York on the 29th ult., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 46 passengers, 21,450 dole. in specie for England, 11,901 dole. for France, and 1,030 dole. for Hamburg. Her news ban been anticipated. THE BANK OF FRANCE RETURNS. PARIS. Dec. 11. The following is the usual monthly debtor and creditor account of the Bank of France. The corresponding figures of last month are added : December. November. Minion. Fr. c. Fr. c. Capital ot the Bank Pronto in addition to capital Art. 8, law June 9. 1857, . . 2,647,607 17 1 . 31 6,603 67 Irene . 04 the Bank and Ito brUi.bes —— 189190,760 14 12880.750 14 Nes Reserve Reserve In landed property Notes in circulation Bank ootas to order Receipts payable at sight Treasury accoeut current ere - -- ditor , - 10,600,500 5.5 67,:51A5 1 1 Current secounte. Paris Ditto the branch banks 11604t0.307 a 20,726,07 0 Dividends payable 851,901 7S 1.106,048 75 Commission on deposits Discount and sundry interests Re.discuunted the last six month. — 1,524,817 16 1,65/,31716 Burping of proeta not divided 1.016,709 13 1.0111,700 25 Sundries 11310.200 07 11.1128,050 1,2n,505,234 06 1.2f9,060622 17 December. November. Carl/MOIL Fr. c. Fr. e. Cash in band 57,844,586 98 59.973.985 67 Ditto branch banks 14496,449 0 145,4121,293 0 Commercial bilis overdue 455,079 68 515,777 15 Comment./ bills discounted, not vet due 341.614,969 AS 359,494,781 53 Ditto branch banks 296,159,622 0 321,537,505 0 Advances on deposits of bidlion 10,545,800 0 10,287,500 0 Ditto branch banks Advances on French patine es curities Ditto branch banks Advances on railway shares and debentures Ditto branch banks Advances on Credit Fancier I Bonds 410,400 0 403,400 0 Ditto branch banks . ... 487,900 0 020,600 0 Advances to the State (conven tion 10th Julie, 1471 60.000.000 0 00.00,000 0 f)orernment stock reserve Ditto disposable Itentes ireroolialleass (law 9th June, t 34) Hotel and furniture of the bank 1,000.000 0 4,000 000 0 landed property, brooches Expenses of liaaagemeat 2,347.622 78 1,919,285 21 Sundries 4,444,352 02 4,057,082 02 1.611,211,634 06 1,279,046 E 6f IS Certified by the The-President of the Council of Mete, Governor of the Bank of Prance. ntlpri) NI. Mir. Barnum writes to the Loudon paper* under the arignatur• of ' Manhattan." His letters are filled with the wildest aad most grotesque aoaeoase. He laughs ooa uitedly at hoaxing the Britisher& —flew York Correepoa dent of a Calsoitaa Paper. 011111TA1, PALLCH. - ONZ SHILLING D 11.1% TICISDAY, D. 10.—Adminiee. on payment, 1,862; ditto by mem Wane, US ; le4el, 2,700. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (MOM OUR OWN PARIS, THIIIISDAT The voice of those flatterers who still believe in the congress is now, although echoed by M. Trop long in his fulsome draft address for the Senate, extremely faint. The Opinion Nationale manfully says :—"As to the congress, we confess, although with regret, that we no longer believe in it." The Temps says : There are not wanting people who throw all the reopen. sibility of the failure of the congress upon England, who encase her of having insulted France, and who go so far as to proclaim the mid of en alliance of fifty ram Nothing can be more reckless than such language. England has acted precisely like the other greet powers. They asked for explanations. And England also begin by requiring information as to the projected mode of action of the congress. This inform►tion, when given, not being deemed eatiefactorr, she refuted. She refused just as Russia, Austria, and Prussia g►ve it to be understood that they would refuse. There is nothing in this not perfectly legitimate. England, no doubt, put • little British stiffness into her answer. She did not affect to dissimulate by the aid of flowers of rhetoric and pro testations of tenderness the disagreeableness of • refusal, It remains to be seen whether, in speaking to us with this somewhat naked simplicity, she did not in the main and in substance act in a manner more respectful towards us and more worthy of two great people'. France has the lees right to be angry with England, because the refusal could never have been for one moment doubtful. It was in the very nature of things. Had England accepted, she would have denied her traditions and her national character. I am happy to be able to quote from one of the most respectable of French journals an opinion so completely bearing out the one I expressed yes terday. M. Mathieu (de la Drame), whose success as a weather prophet has been greater than last year, and whose almanacks are, in consequence, now selling as fast as they can be printed, sends the fol lowing telegram, dated this day Montpelier, Dec. 10. Yore hurricanes are indicated, especially towards the l4th, 20th, and 28th of Dec. The first of these will be most severe in Italy and on the coasts of the Black Sea ; the second in Switzerland and Lombardy ; and the last in France and England. The latter will probably be notified some boors beforehand by the Observatory of Paris. The Daily News is seized. POLAND. The following decree has been issued by Prince Wittgenstein in the palatinate of Kalisch : to order to put a stop to all revolutionary intrigues on the part of ill•iotentioned people, and to guarantee the life, the tranquillity, and the property of the quiet inhabi tants of the province which has been placed under my charge, I hereby announce as follows: 1. All who are found with concealed arms in their pos session, or instruments capable of causing death or inflicting wounds, shall be judged by a court-martial within 24 hours, and punished with death. 2. All who by means of promises, falsehoods, or threats, act in opposition to the established order of things, shall be punished, according to the gravity of the offence, either by fines of 25 to 100 silver roubles, or by a military trial. 1 1 3. All priests and ecclesiastics who dare to show either by words, even without much meaning, or by abuse of au- I thority, any sympathy for the insurrection, shall be pun. limbed with a fine of from 50 to 200 roubles ; and if the offence is repeated the fine may be raised, according to its gravity, to 300 roubles, or the offender may be tried as a rebel and an insurgent. 4. Every landowner on whose estate an insurgent, or one who has taken part in the insurrection, is found, and who has not given information of his presence to the nearest military station within 24 hours, shall pay a fine of 50 roubles a day, sod after three days have elapsed all his ' movable goods shall be confiscated. Ile may allow wounded insurgents to remain, but the military authorities should be informed where they are, otherwise the above penalty shall be applied. 5. All citizens and householders shall be held responsible if they do not inform the authorities of all they know res pecting the revolutionary intrigues of their servants, Stc. The penalty is a fine of from 25 to 100 roubles. 6. Every official showing negligence or want of zeal in the accomplishment of the orders of the military autho rities, or who has betrayed a secret, and thereby prevented the success of a military or administrative measure, shall be punished with a fine of from 5 to 50 roubles, if the offence is sot a grave one, sod not worth a military trial. 7. Every village where au insurgent is found, without notice having been immediately given to the nearest mill tary authorities, shall be punished by a fine of one rouble for each house and one for each inhabitant. The proprie tors of the houses where insurgents are found within the space of three days shall lose all their movable goods, Wounded insurgents are excepted, as in Art. 4. 8. Every village on whose territory any one is beaten, wounded, or killed, for political reasons, shall pay a fine of one rouble for each house, which is to be applied to the support of the family of the man injured or killed. 9. Every village on whose territory stores of arms, ma terials of war, or clothing are found, not in consequence or local information, shall pay a fine of one rouble for each article. The proprietor of the house and grounds on which these articles are concealed shall lose his movable property, and be tried by a oourt•martial. 10. The same offence if committed by a forester entails the loss of his situation. 11. Carriages or horses seized by the troops while escort. ing insurgents, arms, or clothing cannot be returned to their owners. 12. When the telegraph lines or the railway are injured, the neighbouring farms and villages shall pay a line of from 25 to 100 roubles, if the offender is not found within 72 hours. 13. One-half of the fines mentioned in articles 1,2, 3,4, 5,7, and 9 shall be paid to the individual that denounces the offenders, and assistance and protection are guaranteed to him by the military authorities. ..• , . 14. A fine of from sto 100 roubles is to be paid for false denunciations, or such as are made with an evil object. 15. If the person fined is unable to pay, his goods will be sold, and if he has no goods he shall be arrested for as =say days as be owes roubles. I order all mayor, burgomasters, and other officials im mediately to promulgate the above in towns and villages, warning them that the smallest infraction in the aocom plishment of their duties shall make them responsible according to all the rigoar of martial law. The military commandant, major-general of the suite of his Imperial and Royal Majesty, Prism WI !RATHER PIPORT.-(THUS DAY.) YEW. DOOEIIIIIII 11. II A.X. 1 B. lILID. Nab% . ..... . 29.84 36 ,, 2 kberdeeia . .....2o.4 401 0 Wilt 120.07;47 2 Shield& 2098'51 S acerbormugb 1 30.03 47 I Oreeneaetb 30.03 51 1 (Dewey Valentin ,60.22 50 Cape Clear 130.5 4 167 (7ueelll4ollll 110.22'61 Liverpool 111.1 3 141, Holyhead l.lo.l#loi Pembroke 410.00,611 Penzance . —12030 50 tenet Hitill 461 L'Oriont 1110.47 46 Roche fort ...• 130.51 46, Plymouth 120.41 60 Weymouth .. 130.36 50 Porteinontlt 455.34 40 London 10.1741. Dover paned, Yarmouth l/0.14 Mt I Heligoland 111121/4 44i 2 W. B. W. 8, w B.R N. W. W.N.W. W.S.W. W.& W. W.N.W. S.W. W. W.N.W. IL W.N.W. W.N.W. W. W.B.W. x:w. ~e.aav OU W.N.W. to N.N.R. NOUZU-lugg. N.W. to N.Z., fresh and back, fresh, to moderate, some some rain or snow. fall. N.W. to N.L. Dab, WM COASTS, Northerly to Fast, cloudy, One. fresh to moderate, generally fine. N.W. to N.L. mode• 8017TUCOLITIL Aa neat shore. rate to Nett, cloudy, One. Northerly with Lining, 11011111.741 L N.E. to S.F., moderate, moderate, clear, nue. clear, due. North-Baat=Calthnem to Llocoln. Wad= Donegal to Corn wall. Routh= English Channel and Blamy Bay Comm. South. liastwitleatt at Doter to Ltacolnahlta and SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. JUSTICE WIGHTMAN. We deeply regret to announce the sudden death of Mr. Jostles Wightman, which look piece yam terday afternoon. The learned judge was at York trying prisoners at the Yorkshire winter gaol delivery, sad on Wednesday was in his usual good health, sad tried long post-office robbery case. The court rose about six o'clock, when his lordship manifested no signs of fatigue, although his l►bours during the day had been of an arduous character. He retired to rest at his usual hour. and was then quite well, but unhappily yesterday morning at siren o'clock, when his valet entered his room, he was alarmed to find,bis lordship breathing very heavily, and to all appearance in a fit of apoplexy. Miss Wightman, who accompanied her father on hie circuit, was instantly aroused, and an alarm was at once 'abed. Mr. Husband, surgeon, and Dr. Shaun were sent for, and these gentlemen were at his lordship's bedside in a few minutes. Their services, however, ware of no avail, for it was evident that the hand of death wee upon the learned judge. He remained totally unconscious, and lin gered in that state until s quarter-past one o'clock, when he expired. His lordship's death has put a stop for the present to the business of the Yorkshire winter gaol delivery. Mr. W. B. Mettle, of the Northern Circuit, whose name we. on the commission at the winter gaol delivery, entered the court in the morning and announced that it would be impossible to go on with business that day, stating that he should return to court in the afternoon and receive the bills from the grand jury. The deceased was of Scottish origin, being descended from a family of the name long settled in the county of Dumfries. He however had the advantage of an English training, and of being educated at the University of Oxford, where he took the degree of M.A. Having turned his mind to legal matters, he was in 1821 celled to the bar at Lincoln's.inn, ad about ten years later appointed • commissioner for io quiring iota the practice and proceedisp of the superior courts of common law. In 1833 be was nominated • com missioner for digesting the criminal law ; and in 1841, while Lord Melbourne's government was still in existence, he be came one of the judges of the Court of Queen's Bench, then presided over by Lord Denman. An an early period of his career he married • daughter of Mr. James Baird, of Lass wade, near Edinburgh. The deceased was much esteemed by the members of the bar for his amiability of disposition. THE REV. DB. STANLEY AND THE DEANERY OP WESTMINSTER. The Rev. Dr. Wordsworth, one of the canons residentiary of Westminster Abbey, has booed • statement in the form of a protest relating to the forthcoming admis sion the Rev. Dr. A. P. Stanley to the deanery of West minster, to which he has just been nomioated by the crown, on the elevation of Dr. Trench to the archbishopric of Dablio. Dr. Wordsworth states at the outset that for Dr. Stanley personally he entertains the most sincere regard. Nearly thirty years ago, he says, he had the opportunity of seeing the proofs of his abilities, and has • pleasing re collection of being instrumental at that time, together with a teamed an d honoured friend, in adjudging to him the highest intellectual distinction which the great public school when he was educated had to bestow, and in common with many others he had rejoiced to see the promise of his early years fulfilled by the Moran fruits of his riper years. Dr. Wordsworth then proceeds as follows : —" If picturesque gracefuleess of style, and attractive charms of manner, were adequate qualifications for admis sion to the highest offices in the church of England, few would have better claims to them than Dr. Stanley. But this is not the case. Other gifts are requisite, and if intel lectual gifts are associated with erroneous opinions concern ing the flumihmeetal truths which the church of England is commissioned to teach, then those intellectual attainments render the errors with which they are ammoniated more dan gerous. It cannot be disguised that Dr. Stanley has given scandal to many by statemeotem his recently-puWished writ logs, tending, in their opinion,to unsettle the faith in the truth and inspiration of the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament. It is also true that when persona holding anemone opinions on such subjects as these are promoted to high stations in the church, the church itself has to endure injury sod insult at the hands of those who do not love her. They taunt her with cowardice and indiffer ence to the truth. They assert that while she professes to be zealous for the faith, she has oot boldness to maintain it, nor courage to suffer for it. Therefore, they allege, her claims to be recognised as the national teacher of the Christian faith are vain hoardings and idle pretences. The melancholy consequence is that many of her children are thus tempted to fall away from her communion, and to lapse into that of another church, which is ever ready and eager to exaggerate her failings and to exult over her sorrows. It is with a deep and solemn conviction that I have a duty to perform, however painful it may b•—• duty to the divine head of the church—a duty to the church of EngLuid—a duty to the church of Westminster, in which I have been permitted to minister for 19 years, and • duty even to him who has now been designated to the highest office in that church, that I write these words. The church of Westminster is losing the presence and counsel of one who has ruled it with wisdom, piety, and love for seven years. And now, as canon in residence, I find myself charged with the principal duty of officiating in the sacred services of this church till the end of the present year. It seems, therefore, that if there is • call upon gavots to speak in this matter that person is myself. I em not, also, without some hope that, by the blessing of God upon what is said, some offences may be removed which otherwise might be fatal to many ; some explana tion may be given which may calm troubled consciences, and sonic preparations may be made for the better main tenance of the truth, and elan for the preservation of peace is this venerable institution within whose walls I now write. In reply to what I have said concerning the distress caused to many devout minds by certain passages in Dr. Stanley's published writings, it may perhaps he objected that lam only echoing the vague rumours and ill-defined charges of certain religious partisans. It is, therefore, my duty to avow that I share three feelings which I have ascribed to others." Dr. Wordsworth concludes by stating, with much detail, theterms on which a person is admitted to the place of dean in the church of Westminster—viz., cc his publicly declared assert and moment to the formu laries, and on his subscription to the Articles of the church of England. "In Dean Stanley's came," continues Dr. Wordsworth, "that assent and consent may. we would fain believe, be charitably construed into • public retracta tios and recantation of whatever io his writings can be shown by fair and reasonable demonstration to be at variance with those formularies and Articles of the church." RIORMENTATION OF RASTLNOS. —An excitiug contest is expected to take place at the next election of members for Hastings. Mr. Frederick North will prohably be re-elected in the liberal mitered, but Lord Harry Vane, who is not very popular in the borough, will be opposed, it is said, by Mr. &sassy, jon., who has recently been ad dressing the radicals of Plymouth. Should the liberal force be divided it is not unlikely that Mr. P. F. Robertson, of Holton House, the late conservative member, will recover his seat, as he will be supported, not alone by the conser vatives, headed by Mr. W. Lucas Shadwell, of Fairlight, but besides by many of the moderate liberals. Mr. Robert. goo is one of the greatest property holders in the borough, and great local hilluseoe.—East Suszez News. 11 18. SEYMOUR FITZGERALD ON PUBLIC AFFAIFOL —The Right Hon. Seymour Fitzgerald presided oe Wed. nesday at the Christmas Horsham Cattle Show dinner, and in the comae of his reply to the toast of his health, made some observations on home and foreign politics. Alluding to the public services of Lord Palmerston, the right hoe. gentleman expressed his hope that, out of regard to one individual the public would great public questions. Having ex premed his sympathy for the Poles, the right bon. gentleman expressed his regret et the course the German powers were pursuing in the Schleswig. Holstein question, and gave it s his decided opinion that it was the duty of Reeked to uphold at all hazards the in dependence and integrity of Denmark. SCIENCE AT EXETER HALL—Mealy of our readers are, we darmay, in the habit of egendieg the admirable lectures of the Young Men's Association at Exeter Hall. The course this year was commenced by Professor Owen, a man to whom, apart from his snientille eminence, the defenders of the inspired Record of Revelation are under some obligations for the ability with which he has confuted the theories of Professor Huxley and Dr. Darwin. In his lecture the professor incidentally stated the fact that physical death was in the world before the creation of man, sod, therefore before sin. We are given to understand that, in consequence of this and of the pro fessor's refusal to omit this statement, the committee de cline to print his lecture. Is this possible? Are we once more to have repeated, with needful variation, the story of Galileo and the Inquisition ?—Norwonforusist. ROYAL COLLBOE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND.— Thifollowing membeis of the college, having nedergone the poet-essay examinations for the fellowship, were reported to have done so to the satisfaction of the Court of Examiners, and at a meeting of the Council on the 10th inst. the same were orreflrinol, viz. :—Meson. William &raked, Wit:l- I chaster, diploma of membership dated Dec. 3, 1847 ; Ed ward llota, Bromley, July 14, 1848 ; Frames Albert Nesbitt, Wolverhamptoss, May Ira 1854 ; Thomas Charles Lando's, Winchester, March 19, 1858 ; end Joseph Ridge Greenhill, army, Royal Victoria Hospital, Motley, April 13, 1880. At the minis meeting of the Council the following members of the College, having been elected Fellows at previous asset hies, were admitted as such, viz. :—Messrs. Henry James Penny. of the Queen's lodise army, diploma of membership dated March 5, 1841 ; Charles Linton Alexander. Great Dover-street, Borough, Feb. IS, 1842 ; and Richard Brown, Brighton, Feb. 17, 1643 ; Mr..lohn Charles George Robert son, County Asylum, Hanwell, a licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons of F.dieburgh, Jan. 19, 1853, was ad mitted an ad modem member of the above college. A new baud-book toe the postage stamp collector is announced by Mr. Ream, of Piseadilly, "The Standard Guide to Postage Stamps Collegiate, with their Values and Degrees of Rarity." It includes an arsemet of the Mormon stamp issued by Brigham Young is 1852. LAW INTELLIGEkCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Vice-O'haneallor Wood.) SIR F. 000DRICILI V. TAYLOR. This was a snit by Sir F. Goodrich*, the banker, of ford, as as of a bankrupt, w ith th e view of aside • mortgege transaction carried out by the b an shortly before his haakruptcy. The evidence w th e ., we. of some length sod not without c on fli c t . The ruff s? allegations were that the deed was 1), easentet . l volunterill i j without pressure , while on the other side it wasrid there was actual threat to " sell up" the inalcrapti he did not give security, and that it was given at U r . when the bankruptcy was not io contemplation. Sir H. Cairns, Mr. Kerslake, Mr. Roll, Mr. Colt, . 0 Mr. Baphaw were in the cue. The Vies-Chancellor, after going through the evil s ., at great length, came to the conclusion that the dei n d ir bad failed to make out their case. There was no 4. 44 upon the law in such matters, sod the only quest** *hi arose was as to the book fides of the transaction, std having been carried out at the prewar* of the credit:lB4 not at the bankrupt's instance. As the court Lie LA satisfied on these points the deed inuat be set aside COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings at Nisi Prima in Loodon.—(Before Laid ek e Justice Erie end a Special Jury.) THE SCOTTISH vutc•wrre CONTANT (UNITED) e. AND ANOTHSB.—ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT 01 A POUT The plaintiffs in this case were proprietor of a ru e , granted in 1831, for an improvement in the preparity x materials for the production of a composition for the en facture of buttons, knife handles, combs. and a variety Other articles. The basis of the preparation wu caoritrM l / 4 and the invention was the work of Mr. 'Goodyear r j . defendants, Messrs. Benda Brothers, of Newpteetrest ova , the representatives in this country of a German home. Mr. Boyd!, Q.C., Mr, Adore, and Mr . Witore app le s for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Grove, Q. 0., Mr. Webster, v , Mr Garth for the defendants. _ The case occupied nearly the whole of three day', ki d vast body of evidence was given on both sides; and out part of the defendants there was strong evidesee d th invention having been used prior to the date of the pat en The result was that • lamina was entered. SECOND COURT. Sittings at Nisi Prim in London.—(Before Kr. dorm Byles and • Common Jury.) FILTH V. BREWEIL—LNDORMING • CADMAN'S LICLM. The plaintiff in this ease had bees fur a short time ea employ of the defendant es a cab-driver, and having out all night be, on the morning of the 2nd °Mobs', e a home to the defendant's yard, having earner:lo4y ;ift When he went the next night the defendant Weed s let him drive again, upon the ground that he had iirom home no money, though be bad undertaken to se. 6d. a night for the cab. The plaintiff offered to ptt, once 2e. out of the 2a. 6d. if he were allowed the cob. of this offer was refused. When he obtained his licence in t the defendant, the plaintiff found that the teams Of 3 discharge endorsed wee, "Injuring the horse and par; in DO money." The consequence of this coke, ment was that he could not obtain any ra ployment, and there was no means of ggeg g ~ n other license until next June. The present aches es a recover damages for the lone which the plaintiff had swami in consequence of the endorsement. Mr. Bernard appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Kenn ft the defendant. After some evidence had been heard, he jury for the plaintiff—a; mines. V. star, to the opium. of the full court upoo a question of law, COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE (Before the Jodie Ordinary.) eliOwririn e. CROWTHRI AND ontrevrite.--111PICIAL JET. The Queen's Advooete, Mr. Hoddkrtw, Q.C., sod k Spinks for the petitioner; Mr. &Omni Parry and It Tristram for the respondent ; Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., suit Happen for the co-respondent. Mr. Wm. Crowther, of Weddington Hall, sear Names Warwickshire, sued for a divorce on amount of hi. Wu adultery with Wm. Hickford Griffith,, of Chipping Casio. Gloucestershire, &Honey, against whom be also dame 50001. as damages. The respondent. both denied charge, and Mrs. Crowther further pleaded wilful ems tire and conducing to her adultery. if any. The petitioner was originally • tenant farmer, ocean a thousand acres of land at a ;dace called Somerville Av.:, in Gloucestershire ; and on the 15th of May, PO, married Eleanor Sherburn, the daughter of • retned tail man, Mr. Houndslow. The bride was then about and the bridegroom about 40. They had al cue child, but it had died. In 1830 the petite, having received • large accession of fortune fa a relation of whom be had previously known nothing, le. chased Waddington Hall, where he bad since lived. I's co-respondent (who was the magistrate's clerk of then. trio) was described by the Queen's Advocate ass "sport; attorney." Both Mr.and Mrs. Crowther were fond of ha: ion, and they thus made the acquaintance of the respondent. In 1862 the petitioner became diluted I with his wife's conduct; there was • sepanal and it was alleged that the respondents had sines casket together. In aggravation of damages. Sir R. Alike stated that the respondent had obtained from her hailed alimony at the rate of 6001. • year, of which the come. dent had availed himself ; and Mrs. Crowther had Simi, separation inherited nearly 40,0001. from her fuer for her separate use with power of disposal a will if she bad no children. The Rev. Henry B. Faulkner. rector of Budbrook, iCr wickshire, who had been the petitioner's " best mac," rase that the respondent had been treated in the most indslre manner by her husband, and bad been allowed every lane that a lady could eosin. Had just had two pesos eh were walking together outside the hall pointed 0.. t talc by Mrs. Shepherd. They were the reepondents. By Mr. Serjeant Parry—Had seen the parties three or for times a year since their marnegvi. They always mows to him on the best terms. Had been told by the maim that Mr. Sherburn hail given him money with his mfr. M could not my whether it was 4,0001. Did not hoe rte Mr. Crowther was in the habit °Weaving his wife forme : three mouths together. He might have left her foci me or two. Had seen him hasty and cross in his manner. Mr. John Philip Harris, of Bauhaus, F.8.C.5., had tended Mrs. Crowther from 1857 to 1850. Had teem hr previously, and bad visited the family as a friend. N and Mrs. Crowther always appeared to be living nth meat friendly, happy, sad comfortable terms. Hannah Shepherd—l was housekeeper and cook b:h co-respondent from September, 1861, till the Micheitis 1862. I remember Mr. Griffiths being num:. a the Sat of June, 1862. He bad previously lee away for a week. At that time he had a bile named Henry Roberts. He went away a saes time. Betoee then he asked me if I should have 'order Con to remain in his service if I had a mistress 1.1 him that I had been my own mistress so long that I thestt I should not like again to be under anyone's dita lion. I determined, however, to stay. Be its left homes *mood time, and when he returned be watt with him a lady whom he introduced to me U gin Griffith,. She occupied the best bedroom with Mr. Griffin They lived, in fact, as man and wife, sod the hi! took the direction of the household. I rani the letter put in. (It was signed " Ells Cel lithe") I have seen Mr. Griffiths the mesa with the lady. Pointed them out to the Rev. Dr. Faroe Mr. Griffiths did not live io an extravagant manner, bat to had horse and men servants. (The will of Mr. Sherbero was put in; and the revisit( the alimony was admitted.) ale evi lLY . Serjean .hich t Piry h e idbee co p m g p i la ven ined of the scantiness with regard ir„g.ratote.of which the parties had lived. There was no proof of sill tory previous to the time when Mr. Crowther &spud* respondent ton,mk jo ; theeo re t t e tio o a n . ly w .h i i t c n h ese h es ad w . h , 4 waled between m orm at petitioner and his wife were mimes before whoa they would always naturally be co their ire behaviour. He should contend that Mr. Creed" had treated his wife ill ; and although ee might not hei been guilty of anything capable of etipportii , g the la plea of cruelty, it was quite possible for • husbeed. rte out going so far as that, to put such slights and also upon his wife as were harder to bear than blows. , Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., addressed the court in er upts of damages. [The case was proceeding when we went to pre, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fans.) in RE JAHN sEWELL. b ee m p : i n s is ew rg ed i h a l i ni l t e t i t e l°°- be w l . oje T ed h a t e n h e u e zi ni Ff c i a n u t *n red ! e a l " " o n d d h t ts e t. ..a i eco nag out . a ll ots to hb: 4s '.. a d s ii .c e to ur c i r t e;i b itzm ng h re old w i ro nv e r a u t ri l t 2 y 6 . , l 7 l l o ;2l ,l . l B / Th . ; e th m e pru o rt , ar consists of •• claim of 15,0001. oo the North British iaog in respect of the melees rendered be the bankr,l4 i d s an engineer) previous to the company obteioist theirs. other assets returned at 2,400). At the last sitting „ , s i journment was ordered to give the a•igtees an °er_ of inquiring into the circumstances under which urf. amount of coo , igoments had been handed ever mow creditors in Montreal. realised Mr. at present klaterapr o ze t il he f d or eb t u he w ass . ia The tt ;P; . : against the North British Railway Company tr.' doubtful nature. They had the astounding W 077 Meson. Kingsford and Co. were cr editors for Do. 7, holding property valued at 126,010. The beokriet been in the habit of " hypothecating" large easeuseri; iron with the boom through which he r•meigeed to f'ri countries, and they wanted further information dealings with that boom shon itr id ß9 be g u ley sh s o u rt pl"t as i e ictsi a lt a pplied been any pledging of property, and said Messrs. Itiee.„ and Co.. whose house had been alluded to bad there"' shown their books to the assignees. deV. l Mr. Liaklater said they wanted to arrive at the He of 130,0004 witbin a very meat period. oil+ d th .. at ie, t i be th a a , t lj;.i rmo :l His Honour granted an adjournment to the —0 next, the: costd fema over the 1 000• adde the h and i Choi ihtee tar ft they in Moos pie; 10 an LA dem *pasta , J ' 4 C e Ti7ii. Jour. tuna. mane ono of down rdnoW Wilmi with a 'tune! the fa. He la pei, for Da Moots