The Express. — London, England, 1863-02-23 00:00:00

PZOOND-HAND PIANOFORTES. Malik DIAL; MOS sad WOOD bsve a bow 11.0141 anced-issal libbalcetis, b the 1110,1 odsobod sak% at mall rodeced yekaa--1101. laitent-asrpoL the ervreoss. TO CORSE; PON DENTS. .dvernennente Intended for The Express" London Iventai Paper, mutt Da at the office, 10, liouveriewtreet, by Two o'clock on the day of publication. COVLNT 11AP.DIII, THIS EYlx7ao, THY HASTEi. Mews. Weir, g i ggi e7 , B. cocci. and W. W 82242011 : Mires L Pyne and A. Hilt*. - And BEAUTY AND THZ BEAST. Concluding with the Traattocmstioo liosee.—Oommence at 7. HAYA4.RICifr._ Tern LIIINING. OITA ILMZEICAN COUSIN. Messrs. notharn and Bueludone ; Mrn Z. Pitmans= —MAMMAS PILINCZ Or ABYSSINIA. Mr. Compton and Miss L Keeley. —And WEITZ. Mr. Compton and M 1 Hardens. PRRlCffit3.. THU Eranta, Till MAN/aMO SUIT. Messrs. R. Marston. Vella, and Cathcart; XlrAay flecliprlck and Mrs. 11. Marston. —And RIVET wnit THE TUFT : or. Harlequin and Mother Shlpans. MINIM Mikan, Power, mad Helloed; XW Colhnson. LYCEUM. TUT EMITS', A SUDDEN ATTACK. Messrs. Shore and Widdleonkb He redo and Mrs Lee. —And THE DUKES Marro. llama Neater, G. Vialag, Brougham. and Raymond; Wawa C. Lialeireq. Teery, and Mewortby. .BienaincLt.. Evans, WOMAN : SMIVOTION. Mrs. L Varnold and Miss Sophie IMlea—And AKIN HASSAN. Mn. S. Lane Marra [vane, Dmia Newham, and Wile. C. Stephan; Tom Salem and his two Maim—Commence M hattpast d. HIGH WATER AT LONDON MUDGE., Tao 41s. Tamouow—llarulag. 151 t, 68•1.....A15M150C0. 611. 17a. LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23. THE King of PRUSSIA has succeeded to an un exampled extent in concentrating on himself the hatred and contempt of all Europe. By his flagrant violations of the constitution he had sworn to support he sufficiently proved that he had no practical regard to the rights and liberties of the Prussian nation, and the incredible folly and obstinacy of his home policy has fatally alienated the devoted loyalty of his own people. By his military intervention in Poland he has now shown himself equally indifferent to the rights of other nations, and this atrocious outrage against the reason, 'the conscience, and the public law of Europe has exposed him to the just scorn and indignation of every civilized community. This open and infamous violation of every sentiment of humanity, every dictate of honour, and every re cognised principle of international justice, has com pleted the terrible isolation of Wailes( I. He is at this moment by his own act a moral and political outlaw in Europe. The gratuitous and uncalled-for intervention of a foreign power in the affairs of a neighbouring state is • direct attack on the primary rights of every other independent community, an attack involving by necessity the forfeiture of international position and respect. But, in this case, the breach of in ternational faith is a crime against humanity that has most justly awakened the wrath and in dignation of Europe. By his eager violation of a neutrality peculiarly sacred, the King of Pausaia becomes a willing accomplice in those acts of brutal .ynuany which drove a noble-hearted and long suffering people to despair. He openly identifies himself with crimes which even their Muscovite perpetrators dare not avow—with cruelties which came on an offending people suddenly life a thief in the night, and which but for the wild cry of angnish and the simultaneous rush to arms they provoked, would have swept the pride and hope of every family in Poland to exile, torture, and death. The reve lation of these atrocities has half paralyzed the arm of the oppressor at home, the military, serfs, and semi-barbarous populations on the Polish frontier of the Madan Empire having instinctively recoiled from the prospect of such horrors. Abroad they have raised a universal cry of execration against the ruthless despot who could attempt the perpetration of such a crime. But at the very moment when all Europe is w►tching the unequal contest with intense sympathy for the weak and almost helpless victims, the King of PRUSSIA steps forward to congratulate the oppressor and fold him red-handed in a closer and more friendly embrace. While the sympathy and moral support of every people outside the Russian frontier is with the Poles, struggling for life and all that makes life of any value, the nominal head of a constitutional monarchy, the official representative of • free people,eagerlyoffersconifort and aid to their oppres sors. It is a pitiable and revolting spectacle. A monarch so dead to every sentiment of humanity andustice, to every feeling of dignity and self respect, who does not shrink from outraging in so flagrant • manner the public opinion of Europe, must stand alone—must in the nature of things be exposed to the scorn and contempt of mankind. But the position taken by the King of Pscruirs, however humiliating to himself, and however isolated it may be in a moral point of view, is l nevertheless attended with serious political results. By his intervention on behalf of Russia WILL I. makes the Polish question once more • European one, and appeals indirectly to the action if not to I the decision of the other neutral Powers. It will be difficult, if not impossible, for the other Governments of Europe to treat the Polish revolt any longer as a merely domestic question. The King of Panama virtually carries the Cabinets of Europe back to the original partition of Poland, I which is about the last thing any monarch in his senses at all connected with that gigantic crime could have been expected to do. There have never been two opinions in Europe about that infamous conspiracy against the life of an independent king dom, that cloak and dagger attempt to murder • gallant nation. Such • crime was possible only at a moment of unparalleled European confusion, when every nation was too much distracted by its own affairs to interfere for the de fence even of the most vital international rights. The crime was accordingly perpetrated, but its perpetration, though not forcibly resisted at the isomer t, was followed by a loud wail of mingled wrath, humiliation, and horror. The first statesmen and jurists in every European State described it as without a parallel in history. It has never ceased to weigh as a burden of un expiated guilt on the heart and conscience of Europe. Time, however, might have done much to remove this burden. An enlightened policy of wisdom and justice towards the Polish people in their divided state world have done much to palliate the original guilt of the partition. But nothing short of this could have at all availed to remove the worst results of the crime so far as the Poles themselves were concerned, or to efface the impression it produced on the other nations of Europe. Had such a liberal and enlightened policy been consistently pursued, Poland might never have become a European question again. But it is every day becoming clearer that this alter- native cannot now be avoided, or much longer de layed. Russia has forfeited every vestige of moral claim to the possession of Poland. Her policy there has been a total, a calamitous, a barbarous failure. Instead of fulfilling her repeated engagements and attempting to conciliate the Polish people by showing some respect for their IM. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1863. national rights, she has destroyed every remnant of regular government, and returned to the worst and most barbarous forms of military rule. Still, however they might deplore the mournful spectacle, the other Powers of Europe could not formally interfere. The nation has at length revolted against her cruel oppressor. Still Europe looked on, with sympathy and admiration, but hardly daring to hope, or venturing to speak in a voice of authority. At this crisis, however, the action of the King of PRUSSIA removes all ground of further hesitation. By interfering he brings the question of Poland formally before Europe, and calls upon the Powers to pronounce on the justice and expediency of the original partition. The verdict of Europe on the question which the suicidal folly of the Prussian Monarch thus raises cannot be for a moment doubtful. If called upon to do so, it will pronounce unanimously for the rights of the Polishgpeople—in a word, for the restoration of Poland. THZ PRINCE OP HALMS 1,781 T TO ALTHORP PARS. ALTHORP, SATURDAY. His Royal Highness the Prince of *ales arrived at Althorp, on a visit to the Earl and Counter Spencer, yesterday afternoon, at 5 o'clock, accompanied by Gamma Enollys and Major Teesdale. On arriving at Blisworth a special train was in readiness, and at once conveyed his royal highness to the Brampton station on the Market Her. borough Railway. Here the prince was met by the Earl Spencer and Lord Charles Bruce, and was ceoorted by the earl from the railway station to a carrisgeand-four which was in readiness. The carriage, preceded by two outriders and escorted by the Earl Spencer and Lord Charles Bruce, proceeded at a rapid rate to Althorp. Preparations were made at the Brampton station to give his royal highness a loyal reception. Triumphal arches were erected at the church and chapel, Brampton, consisting of laurels, rosettes, and flags. The flags bore the words "Long live the Price," and " God bless the Princess Alexandra." A very large number of persons from Northampton and the surrounding villages were assembled at Brampton station, and most cordially cheered the Prince as he left the station yard. His royal highness graciously acknowledged the cheers by repeatedly raising his hat. The Althorp Voltur tears, under the command of Lieutenant Beasley, were assembled in front of Althorp Home, and formed a guard of honour, and on his royal highness arriving they pre sented arms, the band at the same time striking up " God save the Queen." The band of the 4th Northamptonshire Rifle Volunteer' had the honour of playing before his royal highness during dinner. The following distinguished com pany are now staying at Althorp :—His Royal Mom= the Prince of Wales, the Earl and Countess of Bessborough, Earl Granville, Farl Grosvenor and Lady Constance Gros venor, the Earl of Listowel, Earl Cowper, the Countess of Sefton and lady Cecilia Molyneux, Viscount and Vis minket Clifden, Lord and Lady Charles Bruce, Lord R. Grosvenor, General Knollye, Major Teesdale, &c. A bell took place in the evening. frbr Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, FM 21. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Louis of Here, drove in the grounds this morning. The Viscount and Viscountess Sydney arrived at the Coatis yesterday and returned to London to-day. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince's Louis of Herr drove out in a carriage and four in the afternoon, attended by the Dowager Counter of Yount Edgctunbe, the Hon. Yre Bruce, and Lord Alfred Paget. Prise Louis of Here rode on horseback. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinatoue, arrived at the Castle in the evening from the hanger's lodge, Green wich-park. SUNDAY. Her Majesty, and Prises and Princess Louie of Helms, Princess Helena, Primer Louise, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court, attended Divine service in the private chapel this morning. The service was performed by the Hon. and Very Rev. the Dam of Windsor. The Fan of St. Germans and Viscount and Tiecoturtme Palmenton arrived at the Castle yesterday. Lord St. Ger mane and Lord Palmerston had audiences of the Queen. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street The Ministers present were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir G. C. Lewis, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Card well, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. A deputation from the pariah of Bermondsey had an in terview on Saturday with the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, at the Office of the Poor Law Board, Whitehall. Despatches were sent on Saturday from the Colonial office to the Governors of the North American Provinces, Bermuda, and to the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. Tai HELLTH or PRINCI ALPHXD.—We are gratified to leant that the report' of the illness of Prince Alfred have been much exaggerated. On Saturday the Duke of Newcastle received two telegrams from Malta, the first dated 11.30 cm., and the other in the evening, both of which represented the Prince as progressing favourably, although he was weak from fe►er. Yesterday, we believe, a telegram, dated at 10.30 a.m., from Malta, wasreoeived, which announced, through Major Dowell, that Dr. Armstrong represented that his Royal Rightism was still progressing very favourably. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, and mite honoured the performanora of the Adelphi Theatre on Saturday evening. A Copenhagen letter of the 17th says :—" The nearer the time fixed for the departure of the Prince. Alexandra for England approaches, the more clearly is evinced the attachment to her royal highness which is felt by all classes of the community in this kingdom. A grand ball was given a few evenings ago by her father, Prince Christian of Denmark, at which all the distinguished per sonages in the capital were present ; and as it was meant that an opportunity should then be afforded to the ami►ble princess to bid adieu to those to whom her royal highs.. has so greatly endeared herself, not only the Danish and foreign ministers, but all who have acquired a name either in state affairs, in literature, or in art, vied with each other in expressing their regrets at Denmark being thus deprived of one of its brightest ornaments, though they could not at the same time refrain from offering their congratulations to one in whom the whole nation interested, on the brilliant career on which her royal highness is about to mika." The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, with the youthful Narvik; of Stafford, have returned to Naples in his pea's stem yacht from Alexandria and Malta. The duke and duchess went to Egypt at the invitation of the late viceroy, Said Pacha, but when they arrived in harbour they were informed of the sudden death of his bighorns. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury en tertained his Excellency the Austrian Azobeasedor and the Oonnt-at d'Apponyi, his Excellency the Saxon Minister, the Earl of Malmenbury, the Marquis and Marchkeess de Oaderonte, the Countess (Dowager) of Westmoreland. Lord sad Lady Moho, Lord West, Mr. W. Peel, and a select party at diluter on Se turday evening, at the family house ba Arlington-street. Lord and La ly Colchester received at dinner, on Saturday amnia& the Marcbionesa of Ely, the Earl end Countess of Derby, Earl and Countess Stanhope and Lady 1 Mary Stanhope, the Evl of Etlenboroegh, Laura Countess of Antrim and Lady Helen M'llonnell, the Earl et Bel mont, Viscountess Newry, Viscount and Vienountese Hobncedale, Viscount Hood, Viscount Chelsea, Hon. °card Noel, Mr. Bather Johnstone, and Mr. Henry =banks. Lord Ebury entertained at dinner on Saturday evening at his residence, in Park•street, Grosvenor-square, the Duke of Somerset, the Marquis of Westminster, Fail Russell, Visoount Enfield, Lord Lyveden, the Right Hon. W. F. Cowper, M.P., the Roe. henry Bland, M.P., the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, M.P., the Right Hon. Mr Charles Wood, and Captain the Hon. R. Grosvenor. _ _ The Right Hon. the Speaker gave his second full dress parliamentary dinner this erasion, on Saturday, at his official residence. There were present the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, Lord Henry Gordon Lennox, Lord Stan- ley, Lord Nara, Lord Cland Hamilton, Hon. Frederick Lygon, Colonel the Right Hoe. G. Cecil Weld Forester, the Right Hon. Sir John Pakingtoo, Bart., the Right Hoe. Spencer Walpole, the Right Hon. J. W. Henley, the Right Hoo. William Bereeforal, the Right Hon. C. B. Adderley the Right Hon. John B. Mowbray, Sir Stafford H. North: cote, Bart., Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Sir Hugh Oahu., Colonel Dunne, Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald, Mr. Whitman, Mr. H. Baillie, General the Right Hoe. J. Peel, Colonel Taylor, Yr. F. Winn Knight, Mr. Claiborne Hardy, Mr. George, Mr. Ormsby Gore, Mr. David More, sod the Rey. the Ohoplaio, and Mr. Alfred Denison, private secretary to the I altalker- Mr. Samuel Whitbread, M.P., is still detained at Brisbtoo by the delicate state of his health, which pre cludes km from attending in the House of Commons. In consequence of his continued indisposition the duty of the making oat the recent navy estimates bas devolved chiefly upon Captain the Hon. James B. Driunniond, C.B. A New York letter of the 10th says :—" New York has for the whole of this day been in a fluster of excitement. Broadway hem swarmed with crowds that blocked the passage aphid pedestrians, unless they chose to take the middle of the road and mingle with the stream of omnibuses and carriages. At Gracechurch there was a jam of vehicles, ►od the police had the utmost difficulty in preserving order amld a multitude of almost frantic women, clamouring, shouting, and pressing to force their way into the sacred edifice. Oppoeite the Metropolitan Hotel was soother multitude, gazing up at the windows and refusing to move 00. It was the marriage of a male and a female dwarf, under the auspices of Mr. Phineas T. Barnum. Genwal Tom Thumb, 31 inches high, had mar ried Miss Lavinia Warren, 27 inches high, and Barnum had given away the bride." The Prussian censure has adopted the plan of blotting out with printers ink objectionable pictures and persgraphs in foreign journals, after which process thaw are delivered to the persons to whom they are addrceeed. This blackening process bas mostly been applied to Ponca. TEE PRINCE AND PRINCES!, OP WALES'S ANNUITIES. The following is a copy of the bill brought in the Horne of Commons by the government to enable her Majesty to provide for the establishment of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wake and her Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra of Denmark, and to settle certain an nuities on her royal highness : "Mort Gracious Sovereign,—We your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in parliament mum bled, having taken into consideration your Majesty's most gracious menage that your Majesty has agreed to a marriage proposed between his Royal Highness Albert Edward Prince of Wales and her Royal Highness the Primus Alexandra Caroline Maria Charlotte Louisa Julia of Den mark, do most humbly beseech your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the Queen's most excel lent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this pre sent parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, ea follows: "L It shall be lawful for her Majesty, in order to provide for the establishment of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and her esid Royal Highness the Princess Alexandra, by letters patent under the great seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to pant to his said royal highness or to such persons as her Majesty may think fit to name in the said letters patent, in trust for his said royal highnees, an annuity of forty thousand pounds, to com mence from the day of the marriage of his said royal highness with her said royal highness, and to continue during the joint lives of her Majesty and his said royal highnees, to be paid quarterly on the sth day of January, the sth day of April, the sth day of July, and the 10th day of October in every year, the first payment to be made on such of the said quar terly days as next happens after the said marriage, of such portion of the said annuity as may have accrued between the date of the said marriage and the said quarterly day, and a proportionate part to be payable for the period from the last quarterly day of payment to the day of the deter. ruination of the annuity. " 2. It shall be lawful for her Majesty, by letters patent under the great seal of the United Kingdom of Great Bri tain and Ireland, to grant unto her royal highness the said Princess Alexandra, or to such person as her Majesty may think fit to name in such letters patent, in trust for her royal highness, for her sole and separate use, but without any power of anticipation, an annuity of ten thousand pounds, to commence from the date of the marriage of her saidroyal highness with his royal highness, and to be payable during the continuance of that marriage, on the quarterly days aforesaid, the first payment to be made on such of the said quarterly days as happens next after the said marriage, of such portion of the said annuity as may have accrued be tween the date of such marriage and such quarterly day, and a proportionate park to be payable for the period from the lest quarterly day of payment to the day of the deter mination thereof. " 3. It shall be lawful for her Majesty, by letter patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, to grant unto her said royal highness, in case of her surviving hie said royal highness, or to such persona as bar Majesty may think fit to name in the said letters patent, in trust for her said royal highness, in the event of her so surviving, an annuity of thirty thousand pounds, to onnmenoe from the day of the death of hie said royal highness, and to continue from thenceforth during the life of her said royal highness, and to be payable on the quarterly days aforesaid, the first payment to be made on such of the said quarterly days as happens next after the death of his said royal highness, of such portioo of the said annuity u may have accrued between the date of the said death sad the said quarterly day, and a proportionate part thereof to be payable for the period from the last quarterly day of payment to the tiff of the determination thereof. " "" " 4. The annuities panted by tads act shall be charged on and payable out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Croat Britain and Ireland, after ty v i e ni , c s ir en reaerving sufficient to pay such sums as may directed to be paid out of the said fund by former acts of parliament, but with preference to all other payment. which may hereafter be charged on the said fund." Puniic Scat:Jou COMXISSION.—The commiaaionere held meetings on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday lad, at No. 2, Victoria-etreet. Present, the Earl of Clarendon, the Earl at Devon, the Lord Lyttelton, Sir S. H. Northcote, Bert., M.P., the Rev. Professor Thompson, the Hon. Ed ward Twidlton, and H. Raiford Vaughan, Esq. The secre tary attended. iteauaa ELEL-rton.—The liberal bits won at Lisburn. The contest was exceedingly close. Until noon the numbers were equal. At 1.15 Barbour had a majority of A. For an hour and a half after there was no polliog. At length one vote more was added to the majority. At a quarter to three o'clock the numbers were—for BArbonr, 142 ; for Verner, 133. At three the majority was reduced to 5. Close of the poll—Barbour, 140 ; Verner, 134 ; ma jority, 6. There was great excitement, but no breach of the pesos. The streets were crowded ; the police and military under arms. _ Dtri FRI di BURGH--.—On Monday last Major Walker, of Cm/foram, who contested these burghs in 1859 and was nearly successful, announced that, for private reuses, he did not intend to appear as a candidate at the next general election. On Friday, the 20th last., Colonel Clark Kennedy, C. 8., issued an address, intimating his in tention of opposing the sitting member, Mr. W. Ewart, in the event of • dissolution of parliament. Colonel Ken nedy promises to support Lord Palmerston'a government, and Ins political opinions appear to be those of a moderate liberal. The present member is • radical. KR. EWA= M.P., AND Mi. PAIITENNON. —The Liverpool /kilos of to-day publishes the following letter from Mr. J. C. Swart, M.P. :—" 1 have just seen in the Liverpool Mercury • report of a speech stated to have been made by Mr. Patterson at • meeting at the Amphitheatre on Thursday last, of which the following is an extract:—. A man, who protested to represent Liverpool, was sees the other day cheering and hurrahing, when Mason, of Virginia, was entertained by the Lord Mayor of London; dec. There is no foundation for such a statement. If Mr. Patterson wants any 000tirmation of what I state, I refer him to Mr. Mackay (of Mews. J. Baines and Co.) who eat nearly opposite to me at the dinner. When I aooepted the invitation of the Lord Mayor I did not know the name of a single individual whom I was to meet, and it was not until Mr. Means's name was announced as he entered the drawing-room that I knew he was to be there. I always had the deepest hatred of slavery. but I fear the sudden emancipation , lately proclaimed by Mr. Lincoln, may be fraught with terrible and sanguinary results to all parties, whites ea well as never., ma was seen in the instance of St. Domingo. Mr. Patterson knows very well that I have always been in favour of the strictest neutrality, on our part, in this unfortunate war; and he ought to know that, in the ate session of parliamast. I appealed to Mr. Gregory not to bring forward his motion for the recognition of the Southern States, fearing that the discussion might give rid to expressions calculated to irritate the feelings of both parties. I think each • warm the most appropriate one for • representative of • great commercial town like Liverpool.—Youre . truly, J, C. Bwairr.-84, Pall-Mall, 20th Feb., 1883." LATEST INTELLIGENCE. POLAND. The Nord of to-claraaserta that there are now in Poland upwards of 80,000 Russian infantry and cavalry, and about 200 guns. With reinforcements which will shortly be there the army will present a total of 120,000 men. It seems, however, from various accounts received from Poland, that the reinforcements have hitherto been unable to proceed further than Lithuania, where the excite ment is so great that all the force at hand is needed to prevent an insurrection. The indipendanee gives, as a rumour, a statement that the Emperor Napoleon has sent one of his aides-de-camp to Berlin, with an autograph letter for the King of Prussia. The Journal de Poses gives the following episode of the insurrection :—" A handful of insurgents) composed entirely of the youth of the nobility, has been surprised in the neighbourhood of Plotchew. A frightful carnage took place. The chief of the little group, who had just arrived from Paris, en couraged his companions to the attack, despite the shower of balls and grape-shot, but soon fell, killed by two balls in the breast. Several of his com panions, however, with the courage of despair, threw themselves on the Russian ranks, and cut a passage through." Letters from Cracow speak of the arrival there of several cars of wounded insurgents, who were dis tributed among various convents, private houses, and inns. The Cologne Gazette continues to attack the policy of the Prussian government, and lays stress upon the reprobation which all Europe has attached to it ; the opposition of the representatives of the nation ; the protests of the German population of the Grand Duchy of Posen ; and the disturbed state of the Rhenish provinces. The Gazette du Danube of the 15th says : " Count de Rechberg, the Austrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, has had several conferences with French and English ambassadors, and we believe we may announce as certain that the three cabi nets are agreed in the interests of humanity to make some attempts to put an end to the struggle which is going on in Poland. It is probable that they will very shortly take steps in common at St. Peters burg toindnoe the Emperor Alexander to concede to the Poles the rights which were guaranteed them by treaties." (11801111e8 TILZOILAYL) PARIS, FRB. 23. The Conatitutionnel of to-day, in an article signed by its secretary, M. Boniface, says :—" One cannot but be astonished at the excitement which has been produced on the Bourse of Paris by the news of the conclusion of a treaty between Prussia and Russia. The comments of the press on this subject have given rise to exaggerated fears. Up to the present time the French government has done nothing be yond entering into communication with the cabinet of London, in order to agree upon the course that should be followed in this matter." THE MEDITERRANEAN AND BOMBAY MAILS. )N, FIB. 23. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Delta, Captain Cook, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived. She has 31 passengers, amongst whom are Lieut.-Colonel M'Caskill, Major Sandwith, Major Ro binson from Bombay, and Colonel Somerset from Gibraltar. The Delta has on freight 53 packaged specie, value 3861. ; also 492 bales silk, 21 bozo' valuables, 40 cases Indian shawls, 228 cases oranges, 10 asks wine, 560 boxes dates, 32 packages sundries, and 1,400 bales damaged silk, saved from the wreck of the Colombo. The Delta experienced to Malta hoe weather; thence to Gibraltar strong easterly winds and high seas. At the latter port alie was detained twelve hours in consequence of a heavy gale ; thence to Southampton light breezes and floe. H.I.Y. transport Perdrix was atilt at Alexandria. H.M.S. Marlborough and Alacrity, and the Peninsular sod Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon were at Malta, and at Gibraltar the ltedpole, Virago, Procria, and transport Supply. The Mora, with the outward mails of the 12th, arrived at Gib raltar on the evening of the 16th, and sailed for the east ward on the 17th last. The Spanish journals contain accoluite of the African settlement of Melilla. The disputes between the frontier Moors and the garrison had entirely ceased. The Moorish work called the "Lena," which bad formerly been a source of serious annoyance, had been destroyed under the direc tion of the Spanish engineers, and many of the Moors had been taken into Spanish pay and employed on the new Spanish fortifications. The American steamship Chippewa arrived at Cadiz, on the 12th inst. The members of the Capes Hunt, at Gibraltar gave a farewell dinner to Colonel Paulett Somerset on the 13th inst. Amongst the company present were his Facenosey the Governor and Major•Genersl Sir Robert Walpole, K.C.B. The British steamer These'lia, eight days from Liverpool ; the steamer Thames, nine days from Middlesborough ; the steamer Dom Pedro, sixteen days from Glasgow ; her Majesty's store ship Supply, seven days from Plymouth ; the brig Robertson, thirty• Live days from Newcastle ; the steamer Christina, seven days from Liverpool ; the steamer Neptune, eleven days from Middlesborough; the steamer Albanian, seven days from Liverpool, had severally arrived out at Gibraltar since last adviees. Gibraltar exchanges were quoted on London, 90 days date, 50a ; Paris, Mr. 31c. ; Brunel', Mr. 314. ; 3Larseillee, Mr. 300. ; Genoa, sfr. 31c. ; Madrid, 8 days' sight, pm. ; Cadiz, du. ; Serille, dia. ; Malaga, par; Barcelona, pm. ; Almeira, par ; Valencia, 1 pm. ; Alicante, dia. Premium on fire•franc pieces, p 0., i• demand. Freights without change. M. Jules Simon has been elected member of the Freech Academy by 32 votes out of 34 voters. The Berlin papers announce that Professor Plots, of Charlottenburg, who exerted himself at the last election on behalf of his party, the "old (moderate) liberals," has been deprived of his office of examiner in the Freoch lan guage of persona desirous to pass for the diplomatic service. A curious artifice was adopted by the anti- Carolynlista at Rome to render the masked balls ►t the theatres unpopular• They got up into the upper boxes and showered down thence a quantity of sneezing powder, which set the whole company of dominoes and costumes into violent fits of nasal convulsions, and obliged them to aban don the theatre. Mrs. Jachmann (who, as Mias Wagner, was once the cause of strife among London managers, and who sow, as • tragic actress, is performing in Berlin) has met with se unfortunate accident. During a rehearsal of AfacertA, sod owing to a door having been left open which should have been closed, she fell from a height of 12 feet, and hurt har shoulder. As far as is yet known she has not further in jured herself, although said to be near her con fi nement. . _ SITUSDAY. W. to N. sad NA, moderate, doe. As above,. 111,0 M !imam. W.UoraLAS. x.w. - 17;iii:nd moderate to tread As above. N. W. to N. 6., light to moderate moderate, one. to fruit. As next above. N. W.Fausei As next above. N.N.W. to &NFL., mo- LW.laarsn. N.N.L to &9.F.., mo derate, fine. dente to bah. AA next above. &N. KIIGLAID. As next above. N.W. N.E.. and S.R., L tbale. N.N.X. to E.S.E. and moderate to fresh, 8.8. W., fresh, one. THE CAssrv.u. is Rocs—A letter from Rome of the 11th gives some accounts of the state of the carnival in that city :—" The carnival has gone off just as the National Committee ordered. On the 11th the Corso was deserted, and not more than a dozen carriages were seen. The government is greatly irritated at what is going on, and the gendarmes move about with furious countenances at seeing groups here and there with whom they dare not interfere. On the afternoon of the 19th the Corso became rather more animated. Suddenly • watch-word got into circulation, 'To the Pincio,' and the Corso in a moment became deserted, whilst the public garden became fall to overfiowini. On the 13th, which was a Friday, when all carnival gaieties are prohibited by the rides of the church, and when the custom is to remain quietly at home, the Corso was filled by an immense crowd, but no masquerade dresses were seen." Captain Winn, of the Grenadier Guards, who was arrested on his return from Richmond by the Federal authorities some two months since, on a charge of carrying despatches from the Confederate government, effected his escape a few days Moos, and strived in this city yesterday. —Moittresi Gazette, Feb. 6. TRIAL OF ♦ New TRACTION ENGINE,-011 SMUT- witnessing some A French newspaper called La Pais. has cir- 1 day afternoon a number of eminent engineers and scientific cuheted an announcement to the effect that some of the' men . ""mbl:d .de for be. purpose most distinguished engineers is France, among whom are' f=e4tathe firm w ith,si... new wAvelog t ractio n &od e l l 'Or 4 :e . ;, or fro: of Lechatelier, sad Girard, cheater, the patentees. The enne selected for the trial m have enti a o p p ;r d o approved a . plan of t' a railway Petiet from Paris to Marseilles, wan one of several which are no w being manufactured for which would resolve a problem hitherto considered impos. the Yndanamutans Copper and Mining Company, Australia. ai m.. Th ey assert th a t th e journey from pane to Mar- Shortly after 1 o'clock the engine started from the factory at Btrood with four heavy waggons attached, each lades seines, 610 miles, may be accomplished in an hour and a I With tme i ke a timber, the total weight of each waggoe, half, with more economy and security th at , it i t at present with its freight, being close upon five tons. With this performed in 18 hours. They are so decided in their opi. load the engem traversed the narrow streets of Strood, turning the sharp angle at the turnpike and ascending a nioo, that several of them have demanded permission for the construction of the railway. The plan has been sub- long incline of about 1 in 12, for upwards of a mile, at • speed of five miles an hour. The eosins was then turned mated to the Emperor for his approbation. The hydraulic towards a hill with a rise of lin B—the teeprt of the s y s tem invented by M. Girard, in which he substitutes kid in the neighbourhcod—and, not withi: l tan&ng the en. sliding for running on wheels, is the beats of the new plan. ceediagly soft, sloppy state of the road, amended to the A mom or MR. G. F. Tiung.—A St. Louis top with the train of waggons at the rate of about three miles telegram of the 7th says—George Francis Teals was arrested an hour. After travelling BOOM distance at speeds from three to six mules aa hour, the ne ' sad tra in varying at the Planter" House thin afternoon by the United States aseaded the keg iodizes, and again reached the turnpike apparent difficulty, it dragpsi its load ova ever y var i e t y o f detectives, sad given the enervative of leaving the State in roads, where two more heavily•Liden waggons were att ac h tons. ed, half an hour or going to gaol. He chose the former. and swelling the weight, with the eagles, to upward s o f 40 cr ossed the river immediately. He was advertised to deliver Ono. move the engine was Marked, and, with ou t th e l east • political speech tonight ,hat was summarily Prevented kr ground, sod through the sareeta, urines' at the factory at the Provost Mamba i about 5 o'clock, alter or doom of upuovit of throe Douro. MERCHANT SEAMAN'S ORPHAN ASYLUM. (THIS DAY.) The thirty-fifth annual meeting of the governors of this inetitntioe, and the half-yearly election of children to the benefit of its funds, took place this forenoon at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The proceedings were presided over by EDWIN Fox, Fel., of Fox, Halliday, and 00. Mr. ELMWOOD, the secretary, read the annual report of the committee of management, which stated that during ths past year a steady incrcesiag interest had beat evinced in the welfare and progress of the institution by all claws of the community, and especially by those more immediately connected with the shipping interest. The new Maf ia; at Bnaresbrook had been opened in July last, on which occasion the ceremony was presided over by Earl Russell, the president of the institution, and it had been decided on commemorating that event by holding a fancy fair in aid of the funds of the institution, on the anniversary of it in next July. The change in the new building bad exercised a most beneficial effect upon the health of the children ; and the advantages of the situation and increased accommodation at command were everywhere apparent. Since last annual meeting 18 boys mg 7 girls had left the institution. and 17 boys red 8 girls had been admitted, while one child had been placed on the foundation by Joseph Soames, reeking a total of 118 children-78 boys and 40 girls—at Present enjoying the benefits of the asylum. At the mini wormy dinner in April last, under the presidency of Mr. Q.C., M.P., a sum of 3,5281. was collected, in which .um was included two magnificent gifts of 1,000/. from the late Mr. Richard Green and Yr. Joseph Brumes, IL P., respectively. The report, after alluding to the great Ices which the institution had sustained by the death of the former gentleman, who bad for a long time officiated as its treasurer, and was one of its warmest supporters, stated that the committee bad appointed Mr. Henry Green, his brother, to the office of treasurer in his place, and concluded with an appeal to the funds of the chanty to enable them to 'elect to the benefit of the asylum the full complement of 200 children, which the new building bad been fitted up to receive. The report having been adopted, the officers for the year WOO re-elected. The election of twelve chtldrea--eine boys sad three girls—to the benefits of the fund of the biota,- ties wee then prooseded with. THE EXTRAORDINARY ALLEGATION OP SE. DUCTION AND CHILD MURDER IN THE EAST END. INQUEST.-(THIS DAY.) This morning Mr. John Humphreys, one of the Middlesex coroner., resumed at the King's Arms Tavern, Beaumont-square, Stepney, the inquiry respecting the death of the child of Caroline Burns, a girl only 15 of age, who, it was alleged, had been seduced and had subse quently murdered her offspring under very extraordinary circumstances. The girl Burns was a servant in the employ of a respect able family in Beimmont-equare, and had an excellent cha racter. On the 3rd inst. she went about her avocations as usual, although apparently a little weak. Her mistress, Mrs. HUI, however, in taking some clothes from a press, found the body of a child, which rolled out upon the floor. Mr. Atkins, a surgeon, was called in, and he discovered that Caroline Burns bad given birth to the child that morning, and that it had been born alive. A piece of tape had been placed around the neck, in which there was a deep indentation. Part of the face was livid, and the nose was flattened. Death bad resulted from suffocation. The girl stated that in May last, as she was returning home, she was followed bb a man near Stepney church. She endea voured to avoid him, but he overtook her, and placed something over her face that took her breath away. He took her into a house, where her mimes failed her. The man subsequently. else stated, threatened her with ven geance if she disclosed anything of what took place, and she was so terrified that she kept the secret. Mrs. Jane Hill said that she remembered that on the day indicated by the girl she came home an hour and a ball past her time, and she appeared as if she bad been flurried through running. The next day she was very bat 'Oct that it was through having had to run in the street. The gal was very steady and industriona, and always, except on that one occasion, kept good hours. The erl had concealed her condition from the family, none of whom bad any sus picion of it. Mr. F. Gant. F.R.C.S., and anatomist at the Royal Free Hospital, said that he had made a post mortem examination of the deceased. He found the ligature which had been around the deceased's neck stained with blood. pl ace d ware marks of violence on the face. The child 1/1111 fully developed, had been born alive, and had had separate existence. It bad been put to death by means of the cord which was found around its neck, and tightened to produce strangulation. The string had not been used to assist in delivery. Mrs. Hill recalled, identified the cord as one that the girl Burns used to wear in her dram Emily Parker, 2, iliddleCorswallatreet, said that the girl Caroline Burns called to see her (witneen's daughter) on the 24th January. She " When Mr. Hill went away he game me 15a, and kissed me." She said that he was going down to the seaside to Mrs. Hill. She afterwards said that the 15e. were to keep house while he was at ltamegate. She never complained that any violenoe had been done to her. The daughter of this witness gave similar evidence. The girl said that her master was very kind to her, but she did not say he had committed any violence or impropriety. Mr. Atkins, surgeon, said that the girl stated that she knew nothin g of the circumstances of the death of the child, as she was insensible, or " lost " at the time. Caroline Barns, an innocent-looking girl, apparently about 14 years of age, was cautioned. and asked if she had any statement to make. She said that she would be 16 years of age next birthday. Under the advice of the ooroner, she i declined to make any further statement. The coroner having summed op, the jury, after a long deliberation, returned a verdict of " Wilful murder against Caroline Burns." _ _ The coronerissusd his warrant for the committal of the girl to Newgate for trial, and she wes takes into custody by Mr. Biosphere, the offloor of the court. PAINFUL CASE AT HUDDERSFIELD.-A BRIDEGROOM POUND DROWNED. e— An inquest was held at Meltham, on Saturday evening, under extraordinary and painful circumstances. It appears that • young woman came from Goicar, in the forenoon, to be married at the Huddersfield parish church, to • young roan, aged 13, named Green Armi tage, a woollen dubber, residing with his uncle in Meltham, and was no little put about at the nonappear ance of her intended partner. She waited till 12, and then started off in • conveyance to MeMem to seek the bridegroom. Her horror may be imagined when she was shown hidoorpse,which had been taken out of Newßridge mill dam only three boon before, There seems little doubt that the deceased committed suicide. George Dyson, • factory operative, deposed at the inquest to finding • pair of shoes, a cap, and an apron belon g ing to the deceased , lying on the bank of the dam, at 10 oclock in the morning. He found the deceased in the water • few minutes after. On taking him out, he sent for Police-constable Rogers, of the county constabulary. That officer searched the deceased, and found 31.175. 10d. in gold and silver, in his trousers pockets, which were tightly buttoned up, and secured by • Waco passed round the body, evidently with the intention of preventing the money from falling out. John Hollingworth, butcher, deposed that he met the deceased on Fnd.ay afternoon, at the bottom of Greenfield, is Saddleworth (nine and a half miles from where his body wee found). He had no handkerchief round his neck, and looked wild and excited ; yet he was perfectly sober. He talked sensibly enough. He first asidlie was seeking work, but afterwards said that he bad only set off from home •• in a bit of a lark." The deceased was never again seen alive. He had been away since Thursday. As to the motive of suicide little can be conjectured with certainty ; but it appears that his intended bride is in the family way, and it is suggested that the discovery of this fact may have had something to do with the committal of the rash act. The deceased was with his intended on the previous Sunday, and made final arrangements for the marriage. The jury fa turned an open verdict —Leeds Mercury. CLERIeLL FOROILTMLNIIIL—Ort Sunday week the clergyman of a parish church near Bristol gave notice to the congregation that there would be divine service on Ash Wednesday, and accordingly on that day the bells were chimed, and many persons repaired to the church, where they stayed for about balf•andsour, casting glances at each other, and at a loss to know the reason of their pas tor's absence, some feeling assured that an urgent sacred mission had celled him away, and that he would sorely arrive. After waiting till their patience was exhausted, and, finding that the clergyman had not arrived, they left, and to their great astonishment, on going from the church they saw the reverend gentleman superintending the carty imuf • load of turnips! HOW MILK la Romanmes MAIM—At the County Court, on Friday, in an action for breach of con. tract, Mrought by Henry Nutter, milk-dealer, in Vauxhall reed, against Henry Dobson, a farmer, near Preston, several milk dealers were called as witnesses for the de fendant, and one of them, named Baker, would not say whether or not he was in the habit of putting three (allow of water into twelve gallons of milk. tto being premed by Mr. Gray, the witness said he would not tell him. His Honour—The witness has a right to refuse to answer. Mr. Gray—He says he won't tell you. (Laughter.) Witness I do dilate my milk a little, and so does everyone else, but I don't put any water into the milk I sell at &L • gallon. Mr. Gray said he was in • position to show that the plaintiff had suffered a consider able loss by the defendant having failed to supply him with the milk under the contract, because he could not obtain genuine milk from people like the defendant's wit nesses, whereas the milk he obtained from the defendant himself was good. He (Mr. Gray) could prove that in this town and neighbourhood milk, so called, was manufactured. There were travellers in the district, at a salary of a guinea a day, who were employed in riling articles far making milk, and one person in the milk trad« at Brown hill was in the habit of purchasing seven pounds' weight per day of these ingredients, which he used in the manu facture of what was sold for milk. Hie Honour gave judge meet for the &dial ; damages 301.—Liocrpoo1 EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom on owl PARIS, SUNDAY Emma. Although, as usual on a Sunday, there is little matter of interest in the evening papers, the go vernment prints of all shades continue to reflect the orders given them to Teak sympathetically of the rising in Poland. The France says that a petition in favour of Po. land, and bearing very influential signatures, is about to be presented to the Senate, and that upon this petition a debate will take place, in the course of which the government will make known its opinion. The Russian journal Le Nord, which used to be published at Brussels, and has lately transferred its offices to Paris, contains the following pars graph, which I cite as introductory to the remark able contradiction of the most important part of it given by M. Grapier de Cassagnaes journal, the Nation : We believe we know that M. Drouyn de Lhoys and Count de Colts, the Prussian envoy, have had a long conversation relative to the Pruseo-Russian convention. In the course of this interview M. de Colts endeavoured to prove—and is said to have succeeded in proving —that the convention had • purely military character, and had been concluded with the sole object of mutually protecting the frontiers of the two powers. To this quotation the Nation appends the follow ing material observation : This note would be &emirate if the words "and is mid to have succeeded in proving ^ were suppressed. We think we may confidently state that IL de Goltis arguments did not have this effect, and that the Nord is therefore imperfectly informed. M. de Goltz, since his conference with M. Drouyn de Lhuys, has had a private audience of the Em peror. The question of the legal attestation of signa tures to petitions was raised in the Senate yester terday, incidentally, by the Marquis de Boissy. Referring to recent instances—some of which I alluded to the other day—he complained that peti tions were kept from the Senate by fume: tionaries whose attestation of the signatures was assumed to be necessary, and who capriciously and arbitrarily refused to give it. Baron Lacrosse, one of the secretaries of the Senate, replied that no form of attestation was necessary, that is cases of sufficient notoriety petitions were accepted without any attestation at all ; and that it was only in case of doubt as to the genuineness of the signatures that some reason able evidence was required. Cases had occurred of petitions presented in assumed or imaginary names, and it was against such as these only that the Senate desired to guard. These explanations were deemed satisfactory to the house ; and in point of fact there is no apparent objection to them. It is, however, certain that petitions of numerous citizens of Paris have been impounded by mayors who took upon themselves to usurp the functions of the Senate, and express an opinion that the petitions were not fit to be considered. I presume we shall now hear no more of such things. I expressed an opinion a few days ago that the Italian government, being forcibly prevented by France from acquiring Rome—the natural capital of the new kingdom—would undermine the Pope, by putting itself at the head of the schism which is making rapid strides in Italy. An important step has been taken in that direction. A circular of K Pisanelli,the Minister of Public Worship, announces to the principal members of the clergy that the ex- Jesuit Passaglia has founded the journal the Pace for the purpose of combating the temporal power, and propagating the present doctrines of that priest as to the relations between church and state. The minister expresses a hope that this journal may be extensively circulated throughout the kingdom and expecially among the clergy. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) 1101DA7. 1118018/LY 9. 8 A.I. 1; aD. W. F. Ix.Q.L R. B. e. —— it= °° 47 w. 1420 0 4 O.IT W. 'll IS 0 - latth 40.03 44 W. 4 0 - Ardreagui 310.26 47 N.N.W. I II 5 U 0 4 & Poetrtiab 110.20 40 B. ilis 1 b - IA I ' Galway 30.45 45 N.W. 1 34 40 3 & Valenti& 30.46 47 Z. .4 IN xi 3 O. Queenstown 30.47, 47 W.N.W. 1B 18 , e- Holyhead 3O 37j 46 W. 4IS e 4 & Liverpool Z0.33 46 W. 4 116 • 11 t Pembroke 30.411 41 N.W. 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