The Express. — London, England, 1863-04-24 00:00:00

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Abort,. Brougham, and Eaymond Illisua C. Lodging, K. Tarry. and Elaworalky. DZITANNIA. TAW Zwiwowl, THZ WIDOW AND ORPHAN& —FAITH, HOPI, AND I'HAILITY. with Profs/ear Pepper a adwtatioa Ur. 'Arches brICTILAL ILLUBION.—Aad AURORA ?LOYD. HIGH WATER, 4T LONDON MDR& TIM DAT —War (D. OIL To-MAALBOW—Mendm tla. . Abeessee. 6i4 44a. LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 24. THE unofficial speakers who addressed the two Houses of Parliament last night on the subject of our relations with America may be divided into three classes—those who are patriotically anxious to maintain the honour and dignity of England against encroachments—those who to this desire add a wish to damage the character of Lord Paraszesron's Government—and lastly, them who want to exacerbate still further the feelings of the public and kindle the flames of war. As was to be expected, the moderation and the reason ableness of the language of these various parties was proportionate to the fairness and elevation of their views. The representatives of the public interest were earnest, explicit, brief, and measured. The party speeches were violent and exaggerated, and the war speech, for there was only one, was-- worthy of its author. After the statements made by Lord Paranotsron and Sir ROT;NDELL PALMER last night, the ques tion of the maintenance of our rights, in so far as they are affected by the recent action of the naval officers of the United States in the West Indian waters, becomes one of confidence in the Govern ment. Lord PALMERSTON stated that the matters brought under the notice of the House by Mr. Rol, anon and Mr. BENTINCE, matters recognised as of the gravest public importance, were under the serious consideration of the Cabinet. What is the Go- vernment considering! Whether it shall maintain the honour and rights of the country or succumb to violence and insult f Whether we shall pre- sume to claim the old freedom of the sees, or carry on our commerce under the sufferance of a foreign power 1 That is what orators and states men of the mark of Lord ROBERT Cam, Mr. Ben- Timm, and Lord CLLEIIICARDZ do not hesitate to suggest. But they will not persuade the country that the Government is deliberating upon any such questions. As the Someiroa-Gezrzeat reminded the Roues of Commons, the principles on which her Manerr's Government will be prepared to act when the time for action has come are open and declared. There can be no discussion about them, no dissensions in the Cabinet. What then are they waiting for! Waiting, as Sir ROUNDILL PALMEJ, stated, for the completion of the evidence on both sides. This seems to some minds a very unnecessary waste of time. An ex parte statement, they appear to think, is a quite sufficient foundation for demands, from which, once made, we cannot withdraw with out loss of dignity. But happily, such is the character and temper of our public men, this is a course which no conceivable English ministry would adopt, a course whichthe Earlof Dime: andthe Earl of bLuarnsarav would repudiatessearnestly as Lord PALM:ELSTON and Earl RI3BBELL. The explanations which the SECZETABY of STATE for FORZIOR Arians gave last night, and which should be read by every one who cares to know what is the pre sent attitude of our Government, show that her Thai-wren Ministers are neither losing time nor lowering the flag of the country. The Government has been reproached for not taking up sooner the CNN of the Dolphin. But it appears that as soon as the facts of the seizure of that vessel were received, they were referred to the law officers of the Crown. The opinion of these learned persons was reported to the Government yesterday, and as it shows that we have a right to complain, the very next mail will carry out a demand for reparation. Should the United States Government refuse reparation for the wrongful acts of its officers, the case would no doubt be serious, but it would also be plain, and there would be no occasion forlong deliberations. But to aroma beforehand that, upon reparation being asked, that reparation will not be granted by the United States, although it is a course strongly recommended by the heedless, is what no Government worthy of its responsibilities will do. LOAD PALMBINION dosortwoo to be congratulated on the acceptance of a subordinate post in his Administration by a man of Mr. tiranerato's cha racter and capacity. It is not only that, within four short years of public life, as • "young " member" sitting below the gangway, and hold ing what timeservers call extreme opinions, Mr. firawsrm.n has taken a high degree as a, parliamentary speaker, and won the at. teative sympathy of the most difficult of audiences, at a time most unpropitious to ardent faith and sincere convictions. This is something; but it is much more to say that Lord PaLmsaarow has secured the services of one who in undertaking official responsibilities abandons no pledge to his party or his cause, and confers a benefit upon his country. Mr. STA/WELD, we are persuaded, will be able to assure his constituents at Halifax that he is the very man they elected four years ago. Independent Liberalism in England baa never meant that sort of political asceticism which condemns a man of faith to be an 1 ' ~ , ; , ... ) 11 : ~..,.i !,' i i i .. .i i, ~ 1 ; i THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, 1863. anchorite or • fanatic. It has never meant mere isolation, or statement, or sullen prudery, or a passion for the visionary and the impracticable. It is no demagogue's trade in agitation ; it is not • manoeuvre of faction ; it is the necessary condition and conduct of a party that have a faith to stand by and a future to hope for. In some quarters there is a disposition to talk of an Independent Liberal taking office, as • sort of Buddhist annihilation of the individual soul and its absorption in PLLMLIIB7.OIf. There is some exaggeration in this. Au Independent Liberal, in accepting office, is not required to take the oath of allegiance to the person of a Prime Minister. Just now we have the happiness to live not only under a mixed form of government, but • mixi.d form of administration, in which there is room even for a man of principle. Politics for home consumption ars out of fashion, except as " open questions. " Under these circumstances acceptance of office implies a mutual obligation no doubt ; on the one side, to be loyal to one's chief and colleagues ; and on the other, to march in a certain direction and under a certain flag. Lord Patitsairrox has not inaugurated a Radical millennium in securing the services of a gentleman who was not born to office " as the sparks fly " upwards," but who has ability, sad an honour able ambition of public usefulness. The stream of inevitable young Whig noblemen is not inex haustible. Nor is it a correct interpretation of our history to pretend that independent Liberalism has purposely stood aloof from public work and duty hitherto, content to criticise and rail at the un happy slaves of rank and station. A Lordship of the Admiralty is precisely I the post which an Administrative Reformer, an advocate of sound and vigorous economy, such as Mr. STANaraLD, would desire to fill. As • member of the Committee of Inquiry, he has learnt the operation of the system he will have to administer ; and if as • subordinate officer he cannot initiate or alter much, he will at least have the opportunity of ascertaining exactly the causes of mismanagement and extra vagance in departments. To our naval admini stration he will bring all that ungrudging sympa thy with which Independent Liberals have always regarded the favourite arm of the national service. The object to be achieved in our naval administration is economy with efficiency ; and the difficulty of its attainment has perhaps been aggravated by the excessive indul gence of Independent Liberals, who have been ready to vote without a murmur vest sums of money to be wasted on dockyards. The Navy is • noble " weakness " with Independent Liberals, and a weakness which has been terribly abused by governments. Bat to pretend that naval wastefulness is more difficult to check than military jobbery, or that the Admiralty, whatever its faults, deserves more " suspicion" than the Horse Guards, is the very opposite of the fact. Independent Liberals, in all that relates to naval expenditure, need to be protected against their own " weekliess " by one of themselves. square• Ebt court. WINDSOR OASTLR, Amu, 23. TheQucen, accompanied by the Princess of Wales, walked and drove in the grounds this monies. Kul Hassell, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, and Rent- Admiral Seymour arriv. d at the Coatis yestenlay. Earl Russell had an audience of the Queen. A deputation from the Court of Amistaota of the Bakers Company upon the B.kehouses Regulation Bill, consisting of Mr. Morison, Mr. Webster, Mr. Wightman, Mr. Henley Smith, Mr. Webber, and Mr. Henley Glove Smith, clerk, tmessisted business yesterday at the Home-office. A Committee of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Commit held a meeting yesterday in the council chamber, and concluded the hearing of petitions in the matter of the Durham University Act, 1661, and of the ordinances made or proposed by the commissioners thereby appointed. Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-of f ice to the Governors of Canada and of the settlements on the West Coast of Africa. The special object which her Majesty had in visiting the Windsor Infirmary the other day was to attend the deathbed of a very old and valued servant, who bad been for some time an inmate of the establishment. This act of gracious kindness brought with it great consolation to the aged sufferer. The Countess of Jersey and family have arrived at their residence in Wilton.place, from the Continent, for the season. Lady Hamilton Seymour gave her second dancing party last evening, at the family residence in Gramm crescent. ---- Lady Chelmsford gave her first assembly this moon last evening, at the family residence in Eaton- Lady Molesworth entertained at dinner last even ing, at her residence, Eston-plaoe, their Royal Highnesses the Comte de Paris and the Due de Chartres. the Duke of St. Alban's, his Excellency the Italian Minister, the Earl and Countess of Fife, the Marquis of Bristol, the Countess of Minimall, the Earl of St. Germane, the Earl of Break nook, Lord and Lady Aveland, Lord and Lady Egerton of Tattoo, Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, Admiral Sir Thomas end Lady Cochrane, Mn. Ford, and Mrs. Washington Hibbert. A marriage is arranged to take place between Miss Lowther, daughter of Colonel the Hoc. Hoary Lowther, 11. P, and the Ron. Gerard Noel, M.P., son of the Bad of Gainsborough. The marriage of Major the Hon. Charles Wemyss Meager, second son of Lord and lady Chelmsford, with Miss Charlotte, daughter of the Hon. George Hudcock. and niece to Lord Castlernaine, was solemnised yesterday, at St. George's, Hanover-square. in the presence of a tumorous circle of the relations and friends of the two Abeam The funeral of Field-Marshal Lord Seaton will take place at Newton Ferrer., near Yeelizamptoa. Devon shire, this day, and though the ceremony will be private, tinny hien Is and companions-ice-arms of the late geld-mar shal have left London to pay the last tribute of affection. His lordship's eldest moo, the Hon. Lienten•ut Colonel James Colborne, and two others of his sons, have arrived in England. Many other branches of the family will be present at the funeral. The annual festival of the St. George's Rifles was ealsbrated by a dinner last night in St. James's Hall, Limiter:it-Colossi Lindsay presiding. A meeting is to be held to-night at St. James's Hall to inaugurate • society with the excellent object of assisting the negroes emancipated under President Lincoln's proclamation. The chair will be taken by Sir T. Powell Buxton, Bart. Yesterday afternoon Professor Austad delivered the second lecture of his ootarse—" On the Relations of Geology with Allied Sciences "—at the Royal Institution. The pigeon-shooting matches at Hornsey-wood, for members of parliament, °Moen of the army and navy on full pay, and members of White's, Brooks', Boodle's, Arthur's, Guards', Carlton, Travellers', Arlington, St. James% Pratt's, and Eserton's Clubs, will commence to morrow, and will be continued every Saturday, and proba bly Thursday, until the cline of the season. The Meriting Post states that upon "Argos" appearing this week at the First Spring Meeting at New market Heath, he was served with notion of ae action for truism. That notice it is the intention of the Post to accept and meet in • court of law. The committee appointed to manage the financial part of the late reception of the Prises sad Prisons of Wales by the City, and of the Kassel of jewels to her royal Winer, met yesterday to make up their accounts, when they found that the entire sum expended by the oar- poration in connexion with the royal marriage will be clam on 30,0001. This is inclusive of the 10,0004 war* of jewels presented to the Princess of Wales. The Times observes of the Prince Consort Memo rial :—" The expenditure of 110,0001. on an edifice 150 feet high, which is at the rate of 7501. for each foot of elevation, implies much costly detail, in statues, reliefs, and other decorations in one material or another. We will own to some little misgiving as to our own prospect of ever seeing the monument complete. English art is very slow. When will thou lions make their appearance at the foot of the Nelson Column? Where are they? Do they exist at all I , otherwise than in the mind of the artist? Has the Wel -1 liagton manumeut in St. Paul's been even begun ! The Minn at Westminster have been a quarter of a century in hand, and ere only just finished. The inspirations of high art are infrequent and precarious, and even our great men have to sit for rears expecting au idea. So let nothing be put off to the morrow. Let the memorial be set about at moo, that it may be finished in reasonable time." On going into committee on Borough Residence Elaiform Measurement Bill, Mr. Edward Pleydell Bouveris will move "That this house will, upon this day six moaths, imam itself into the said committee." Colonel Dunne intends to call attention to the state of the landing piers at Holyhead, and the danger to the Irish packets and passengers landing there during cer tain winds, as well as to the engagements given by the Admiralty to erect proper works for this purpose ; also to the ioeflciency of the piles lately driven for strengthening the piers. Arrangements are being made at Manchester to select a further number of emigrants for Canterbury, New Zealand, in 000sequenos of a second 5,00 W. having been re ceived for that purpose. In Victoria, Australia, last year, duty was paid on 4,406,58.3 lbs. of tea, being 84 lbs. per head; on 1,72:5,236 Ihe. of coffee, or 34 lbs. per head; on 1,265,329 lbs. of tobacco, or 24 lbs. per head ; and on 462,008 cwt. of sugar and m' lasses, or 95 lbs. per bead. Count Sigismond Wielopoleki has just passed through Dresden, ois his way to Switzerland. Some of the French journals affirms that the object is view is • hostile meeting with Count Braniki. A letter from Jerusalem says :—" The solemni ties°, the Holy Week have terminated in the greatest order, owing to the prudent measures taken by the autho rities. A great number of the pilgrims were French, one caravan being under the direction of Count de Bohan- Chabot, end another under that of the Abbi Batortir. The young Prince Giovanni Doria accompanied an Italian °anima." The celebrated portrait painter Winterhalter has been at Brussels during the last few days, having received orders to paint the Duchess de Brabant in the dress which she wore at the Prinoe of Wales's marriage. The French Imperial Academy of Medicine, at its last sitting, elected Professor Faraday foreign associate of that learned body, by a majority of 52 votes to 1. TAR REPRIMITATION 01 HALIFAX. —On Wed medal, afternoon a telegram was received in Halifax from • Statisfeld confirming the rumour that the hon. gentle• man had accepted offioo under the crown as minor lord of the Admiralty. Yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, Mr. &satiable address to the elector, of Halifax appea red on the walls of the town. In it the hoc. gentleman says : " 1 have accepted office under the crown, and my seat, as your representative, has thus become vacant, and Is again at your dispo sals I hasten, therefore, to solicit at your halide a mesa. of the trust which you first confided to me at the late general election. I venture, with cooMance, to ask you to maim and approve, by my riselectioe, the step which 1 have felt it right to take. I purpose to be in Halifax toward, the end of this week, and hope to have ample opportunity before the day of nomination of waiting awe any friends who may desire to see me, or to receive explanations with reference to my public conduct on this or on any other occasion. Bismuth has been found in South Australia. saTtranta Sownif. N.W. to N.E., mode• 10011.A111. N. to K., moderate rate, line. line. N. to L, moderate. Imams. N.L to EL, moderate fine. to light. fine. N.W. to N.E. and W.CfistiaL N.N.L to 8.E., mode- FM, hash to mode- rate. line. rate. firma W.N.W. to N.N.L, A.h►toL fresh to moderate. W. to N. and E., fresh LWAreurm. to light. fine. A. next shove. LL Itamtaih. N.N.A. b L N.L, mo- L (Malt aerate to fresh. N. to 6. and to 6E., muderate to light. N. to L and AIL, mo. deride to light, Ana. As next above. troth to light, fine. Quioine, opium, morphine and other drugs, are 400 per eent. dearer is the United Beates than they were a twelvemonth sea, EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (non OM 01/11 OONZWONDinre.) PARIS. THOWSDAT EVININGI. Puerility, not always, but now and then, is sal . especial characteristic of M. de Persigny's adminis tration of the Ministry of the Interior. It would, I take it, be difficult to cite an instance of the I minister of a great country falling to so great a I depth below the level of the situation as he does to-day, when in the Monsieur he threatens the • French press with tbe "utmost severity of the admi nistration" if they ever again presume to speak of ' an aspirant for legislative functions not patronised by the government as an "independent candi date." The Moniteur denounces that designation ' as "an electoral intrigue," and "an insult to the honourable men who peewees the confidence of the government." The phrase thus of ficially objected to is so manifestly per tinent and justifiable that it is difficult to replace it by any other. The man who goes about in the prefect's carriage to be shown to the mayors and countless subordinate functionaries as the candidate whom they are expected to get re turned—the man who "depends" upon the go vernment for his election—is evidently a " depen dent " candidate ; and the one who without any government support appeals to the electors on his own merits is, by clear contradistinction, an " inde pendent " one. The only effect of the Moniker's childish reproof will be that the French press will I be forced to invent another word, which French quickness will readily understand. I shall continue to use the obnoxious word " independent," following it, perhaps, in a parenthesis with the new epithet which is sure to become familiar in France within a few days. What can the go vernment gain by such wretched tactics 1 Does M. de Persigny rate the intelligence of the French nation so low as to suppose that all the offi cial paragraphs, warnings, and communiques in the world can ever make them believe that the prefects' nominees at the last general elections were " inde pendent 1" The Temps to•night very pleasantly shows up the absurdity of the ministerial fulmi nation. "To hear is to obey," says the Temps. Henceforth the word " independent " is banished from its columns ; but for the present it is puzzled to know what word can be substituted. " Oppo sition candidate" may be thought a seditious term, and, moreover, it would not be always correct, for there are many departments id which citizens who seek to be elected without government patronage do not profess themselves "in opposition." "Liberal candidate" would be no safer designation, for the Mi nister of the Interior would be quite as much justified in claiming a monopoly of liberalism, as a monopoly of independence. A like objection might be raised to the designation " progressist candidate." The expression " disagreeable candidate " would be frank, but might not perhaps be found agreeable to power. In fact, the Temps cannot to-day think of any term more thoroughly inoffensive and apposite than the very word " independent," which M. de Persigny is determined to persecute with all the severity of arbitrary power. M. de Morny tole rated the use of this word in 1852 ; so did M. Billault in 1857. Kde Persigny, the Napoleoniat minister par excellence, the man who at various epochs has outbid all others in liberal professions, thinks it wise now, when the " crowning of the edifice" is on the tapis, and after the liberal decrees of Nov., 1860, and Nov., 1861, to run amuck ' against a word in which his predecessors saw no ' harm. MM. Dufaure and de Carni were elected mem bers of the French Academy to-day by narrow majorities against M. Jules Janin and M. Littr4. Public opinion would say that the defeated candi dates are the best men. K Dufaure is perhaps the most accomplished advocate now living in the world, and be is a most respectable man, but his literary pretensions are a blank, and there can be no doubt that he is chosen because his politics are in opposition to the present dynasty. K Littri is thrown out because the Bishop of Orleans initiated a crusade against hiai as being an infidel of the school of Table, Renan, ttc., and, as we should say in England, of Dr. Coleus° and the authors of "Essays and Reviews." The Temps has had some very strong articles complaining of a bishop first currying favour with philosophers to get him self elected a member of a purely literary body, and then taking upon himself in his episcopal cha racter to denounce as ineligible all unorthodox persons. Several provincial journals say that a deputation of English artisans is about to make a tour in France to study French manufactures. They will no doubt meet with a hearty welcome wherever they are introduced, although there are certain protectionist warehouses which would be jealous of their presence—but of these the managers of the expedition will have the tact to steer clear. Such of the deputation as may be able to read French will find a valuable guide in a work now coming out periodically, called the " Grand Gaines of France," in which M. Turgan, the manager of the Moniteur, describes the principal French manufac tures, with all the advantages of official informa tion. A duel has been fought between M. Scholl, of the Figaro, and M. Sarcey, of the Opinion Nationale. The parties first met in Belgium, but being interrupted, after a sword combat, which lasted seventeen minutes, by the gendarmes of Mons, they went into the territory of the Grand Duke of Baden to finish the fight. It is said that IL Barmy is slightly wounded. This affair is an offshoot of the one lately mentioned between M. Villemessant and M. Sarcey. The Bourse continues dull Rentes closed at 69.40, or 100. lower than yesterday. THE FRENCH OCCUPATION or ROHR. The Italia of Turin SpooROOE• that Viterbo has jest been evacuated by the French troops. They are to be replaced by a garrison exclusively composed of Papal moldier. Viterbo is a town of 15,000 inhabitants, situated to the north of Moat Sariano, and 77 kilometres south of Rome. This evacuation would appear to have & political siva. canoe. It seems that the French occupation is 11111/0312V1 , in its sphere of action to the line from Civita Vecchia to Rome. By successive movements these two points will eventually be the only ones held. ARREST OF THE AUTHOR OP " GUY LIVING. STONR."—A Washington telegram of the 9th mays : " George B. Lawrence, author of the well known romance Our Liringslone, was arrested a mile sod • half beyond our picket lines last night, while making his way to Richmond. Lawrence arrived in this country two or three weeks mime from England, and has occupied his time since with pro mioent secessionists in this city and in Baltimore. He was taken before Judge Advocate Turner to-day, and by him committed to close confinement in the Old CapitoL Law rence dined with Lord Lyons when in Washington, and seemed to enjoy friendly relations with all the British legation." ADILIRALTY, APRIL 23.—APPOLNTEIIIITS. —Lieu taws& A. T. Fowled sod H. R. Stephens, to the Orestes ; H. B. Bast, to the Cumbeeland ; 0. R. Forted, to the Yemen. Sewed Hasten F. W. Raikes, to the ()rookie ; B. P. Dickenson, to the Cameos. Midshipman B. P. Stat ham, to the Warrior. Naval Odd E. R. F. de Vert, te the Warrior. Odd Baisiagmor R. J. Wimps ; Assistant Fordessre J. Rice, sad J. BMW ; Awed( Second Clear Ass teat Basfiseer J. Merest, to the Omar. LAW INTELLIGENOE (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Basco.-Before Luid Chief Justice Erie, &pa Justices Willem sad Katttug.) FILKINAII r. SPEINGBAII...7 , ANOTHISR Ac rat; LEUrIIIO uuT Tin House of Commons has done what it was sure to do, the only thing it could do after being asked for funds to complete the Memorial of the PRINCE CONSORT it has straightway given the money. No other course was open to it. Fifty thousand pounds granted last night, added to the sixty thousand already subscribed by the public, ought to procure for us a structure of the first order of magnificence. For that money we shall get a Crow which will be • beautiful work of art, and an ornament to the capital. If that is all that was required, the work is, then, as good as done. We cannot, however, think so, and far from regarding the transaction of last even ing as completing a great national effort, we are compelled to consider it as the seal set to • failure which disgraces every one of us. Nobody would have believed, had any one predicted it fifteen months ago, that the general desire to rear some worthy memorial of the Parses so sincerely mourned would have resulted in an official or parliamentary monument. That desire, so pure, so delicate, so universal, was something unique in our social history. It was a testimony to virtues different in kind and rarer in their occurrence than those of which we can easily keep an account to be balanced by pensions and statues. Parliament may be left to estimate material services, and reward successful generals and administrators; but it has raised too many statues to men of all sorts of character to be a fit organ of the sentiments which the nation cherished for Prince ALBERT. Yet to Parliament the work has been left. We need not relate the steps by which this result has been reached, the shameful way in which the whole business has been mismanaged. The public would have shown itself ready to give three times the money that Mr. Scores Cross is to cost if it had found men fit to lead it in the work. But no such persons were forthcoming. Instead of them we saw persons utterly unqualified, the fussiest of Lord Mayors with one or two courtiers putting themselves forward, and pro posing now an obelisk, and now some other un-English and distasteful erection, and va cillating and delaying until the public turned from them in disgust. The result is the difficulty which was last night brought before the House of Commons. There was, as we have already observed, only one course to take. To refuse under the peculiar circumstances of the case was impossible, and the money is accordingly voted. But the Memorial has thus been robbed of the gracefulness and true glory which it might and should have possessed as the spon taneous testimony of the country to a PRINCE whom it loved. The second reading of the Qualification for Mae Bill will be moved in the House of Lords this evening by Lord Wodehouse. Liberal peers will, doubtless, desire to support the noble lord on this °caution. TBX GIRSHAII PROFS9BOISHIP OF RESTOS/C. Yesterday morning an election to the Profeesonhip of Rhetoric in Gresham College took place at Mercers' Hall, the electors being the Mercers Company. The candidates ware the Rev. A. J. D'Orsey, of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge ; the Rev. W. W. Gimlet, of Trinity College, Cembridge, professor of eloeutlen ; the Rev. Charlie. Lae, isoumbent of St. Mark's, Esnitingtoo ; the Rev. W. H. Smith. the Rev. T. A. Ball, the Rev. E. Owen ; Mr. J. M. Hare ; the Rev. Dr. Booth, of Trinity Colkge, Cambridge, vicarof Stone ; Mr. A. J. Bell, Mr. C. J. Plumptre, Mr. .1. L Pulliam Mr. C. K. Wane., Mr. F. Webster, and Mr. W. Worseldine. The choice of the electors fell up= the Rev. Charlton lane, M.A., iocombent of St. Mark's, Kea ste. Mr. lane was educsted at Jena College, Cato br when be graduated in 1819. He nu prerented to St. Mark's, in 1832. by the Archbishop of Canterbury, and ; has helm rural dean of Southwark sines 1854. UNIVZIWITY or EDlNltlitoll.—The anima cere monial of graduatioe is law mad arts took place tie Wedbynes day. The degree o dodo, of laws was 000ferred the Vice-Chaneellor, Sir David Brewster, oe Prolamine Palace, who is about to retire fr, the Chair of Humasity (Lou.),i titter as ineumbersey of nearly 43 years. Tbe only candi date for tumours in the Faculty of Arts woe Mr. AU:ander Mlles Dalrymple. who took the degree of ILA. is the department of Meets] Philosophy, with sewed Blass honours. The degree of M.A. was conferred on 27 (wadi &ten, and 10 who had pared the exerehation poetpooed taking the &Foe, it being open to than to boom candi dates for the degree with honours sent year. Thirty.aias student. obtained cortiboatei io elessieel Minters. 24 I. philosophy, and 24 in mathematics. TIMI Venal address to the graduates was on the present maim delivered by Professor Aytoun. LATEST INT ELLIGENOL OLZUTILIeff AMERICA. REPORTED REPULSE OF THE FEDERAL FLEET BEFORE CHARLESTON. SERIOUS BATTLE BETWEEN THE LAND FORCES. NEW YORK, Arzn, 11, Emma. (Per No 800tiaa.) The Cincinnati papers state that late Southern journals bad been received in Nashville containing news to the effect that the Federal ironclads had been repulsed from before Charleston, and that a terrible battle between the land forces was progres sing within sight of the city. The Richmond Whig contains Charleston des patches dated the Bth instant, saying that the people and troops were in high spirits at the result of yesterday's fight. The Keokuk is certainly sunk. The fighting was chiefly at a-distance of 900 yards, and the Monitors cannot pass Fort Sumter without coming within 500 yards. An impression prevails that the enemy will renew the attack after repairing damages. Seven Monitors are still off the harbour. The machine for the removal of torpedoes floated ashore, and was captured by the Confederates. A despatch from Charleston, dated the 9th, reports all quiet. The Moulton still in sight. Pieces of the Keokuk have floated ashore. An impression prevails that the slaughter on board the Keokuk was terrible. General Grant went to Vicksburg in person under a flag of truce, on the 4th inst. His mission is unknown. The British ship Surprise, and the British schooners John Williams, Florence Nightingale, and Brothers have been raptured. A large meeting of Union leaguers was held to day on Union-square, New York, it being the an niversary of the firing on Fort Sumter. COMMERCE LNTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Ann. 11, WINING. Money abundant. Gold, 521 prem. Exchange on London :—Bankers' bills, 166. Stocks dull. New York Central, 114 ; Illinois, ; Erie, 7€4 ; Fire per Cent. United States Bonds, 97} ; Six per Cent. ditto, 104. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. THORN, Arun 23. Au engagement between the insurgents and the Russian troops has taken place near Mysskow. Two bridges upon the Warsaw and Vienna Rail way have been rendered impassable. Severe fighting has occurred at Radomako. REPLY OF THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TO THE FRENCH riorz ON POLISH AFFAIRS. • _ TURIN, Area 24. The reply of the Italian government to the French note on the affairs of Poland has been despatched to Paris. It is said that the reply, although expressing a desire that the support of Italy may co-operate with good effect in the steps taken by France, insists nevertheless on the liberty of action demanded by her special political position. SPAIN. MADRID, APRIL 21, Itvznya. In to-day's sitting of the Congress, Signor gala verria, while defending his administration of the ministry of finance, admitted having contracted a loan of 600 millions of reels with the Bank of De posit upon the guarantee of the bonds given by the purchasers of State domains. The Ministry stated in the Chamber to-day that it did not intend to dissolve the Cortes. ARRIVAL OF THE SULTAN. MYRNA, Aran. 23. The Sultan has landed at the palace, and held a reception of the grand dignitaries and officials of the provinces and this city. His Majesty made a speech in Turkish, express ing great satisfaction at again seeing tbe distin guished city of Smyrna, which he had visited with his brother, Abdul Medjid. He congratulated all present upon the great progress of the city since that period, and expressed his satisfaction at the enthusiasm and patriotism of the iuhabitants. The Sultan further stated that he was desirous of doing everything iu his power to promote the prosperity of the city, and had therefore at once gone to Ephesus and commenced the new railway works for completing the line to Aidin. Under the blessing of Providence no effort should be spared to effect this object and to forward such great public improvements. The Sultan added that he was most gratified with the labours of the cotton commission, and in tended to further by every means the extension of that culture. .-(THD3 DAY.) WEATHER REPORT. lillgt ANSEL 14 a A.Z. 1i.....al D. W. P. z. i. La. s. I. —!----- -- Nairn 4l 3 &8 W. 6 4 4 a - 3 Aberdeen - 4 Leith 29'4 4, 3 W. 1 3 It - 1 Ardroman 110.1 1 ,145' 2 W.B.W. 5 7 r4o. S Peetruah Oalway Valenti& 313.4*53' 2 W.S.W. 1 1 in 2 Queenstems .4763 1 W. II 3 ill • 2 Holyhead 0.40148 1 W.N.W. 3 6 is 1 Liverpool -10.42 49 6 W. 3 726 a $ Pembroke 30.47 IV 1 E. 1 - 4 137, 14 _ll _1 Penzance 10.6. 62 2 W. N.W. 610 b 2 Jersey— thief .. I" .4748 —, - N 7 IL 4 e 1 L'Ovent ,30.4046 N.N.L 2As b , 1 Rochefort p.m.* N.R. II ;Hi b 4 Plymouth .80.49 52 W. 618 b i 1 Weymouth 30.47:49 Z 3,48 , b 1 Portsmouth 5944'47 N.N.W. 6 23 I c $ Kew. 30.46'46 N.W. -'— ' b - Loudon 30.4346 N.N.W. 6VI b Dover 3154 49 W. 5 ,211 c n Yarmouth 30.8646 N.R.W. 616 b 2 3earborough :30.32 45 N. N. W. 7 11 I b 13 /Shields ;30.!644 N.N.W. 130 6. 5 0.0 6 Heligoland l9 32 43 R.W. 821 0 - 6 Helder Or THE lOUELLb IIdAEU& Mr. Guth acid that tLe dellodaht io this caw was s Iseeat under a lease executed by old Mr. /loupe% whikt the plaiotiff claimed the property under a deed signed by William Roupell, and the action was to recover rect. Mr. Richard Roupell, the heir-at-law of his father, had given notice to the defendant not to pay rent to the plaintiff, and upon bis refusing to do so the plaintiff sought to enforce has claim legally. The writ was issued, declaration was delivered, and the defeedust, who always held out that be was going to trial at the Lit Essex assize., obtained on several occasions further time to plead. The defendant was put under tetras of receiving short notice of tn.il, and miller the eircum dames the plaintiff prepared for trial. It happened, how ever, that the defendant never pleaded. acd therefore the plaintiff signed judgment by default, proceeded to t ax his costs. The Master, however, refumed to allow the erste of preparing for trial, rod the present application was foe a rule to show cause why he abould not review his taxation in this respect. The Master said that be had acted upon the established rule, not to allow the costa iu reference to the instruchoos for brief, unless Untie had been joined and notice of trial given. The Court, after some discuaehis, said the learned counsel might take a rule if be thought lit. Role granted. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judie Ordioary.) HAM= V. BILWIAICI. Dr. Spinks and Mr. Fraoui. fur the plaintiff ; Hr. Haw. king, Q.C., and Mr. Pritchard for the respondent. This was • snit for the revocation of a probate. The testator, J o hn Hamer, was formerly the landlord of • pub limholue in Edgwarmrond. He wan a married man, but was on bad terms with his wife. In coassignees* of health be sold his business and retired. In Anglin, 1862, be made the will iu questinu, which he bequeathed the whole of his property, veined at 4001, to hie friend John Braddick, an inspector of the Lif 'on of police. The document was deposited is the regu.try, and on the death of the deceased in November last, the defendant took out probate without ever seeing the document. He was not in London at the time it was made, sod was ignorant of it. contents till after he had proved it is common Cum. He had offered the widow the sum of 1001. and the furniture ; but she demanded revocation of the probate on the grounds of undue execution, want of capacity, and undue influence. . . . -- • • [The cue was proceeding when we went to prem.] COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Comilligsiouer Ifolroyd.) IN NZ AL/UltD GURNEY. The bankrupt waadrecribedas Islingtoo, wine -merchant, and this ware meeting for Mat examination snd discharge. The statement°f affairs preparedby Moen. Hart Brothers sad Hayles shows :—Dr.: To creditors unsecured, 17,1891. 10a. 9d. ; to ditto holding security, 19,2871. 19s. 111 ; to ditto to be paid in fall, lfr.il. Creditor : By good debts, 9511. Ha 191 ; property given up, 1,2751. ; ditto in the heads of creditors, 19,9161. ; deficieocy, 11,4891. Mr. Ernest Reed appeared for the Amiga:es to oppose several proofs tendered on behalf at the bankrupt's family, especially one by Mr. Arthur Gurney for the sum of 4,0911. He said that the tralillaCtiOCUl were mired up with accom toodatiori bills to • large amount, and the ensign's' had no materials to test the accuracy of the claim. The claims by the family and secured orediton were of a large amount, and the assignees were serious for a full examieation and in vestigation, in the hope of obtaining a dividend for the geoeral body of creditor. ; he therefore suggested that only a claim should be mitered. Mr. 8.. Griffiths said that the assignees had had ample MMUS for inquiry, and Mr. Arthur Gurney was present, ready to be examined. Mr. Gurney. was accordingly called, and said that the bankrupt was indebted to bon, and he bad for some yeas been in the habit of accepting bills for the bankrupt and taking a large part of the amount for which they were &mounted. Those monies were on account of monies lent His books were in court ; the accounts had been settled between them from time to time, and the amount now Claimed was the balance due to him. His Honour said he did not think there was any saes made a gai nst the proof. Mr. Reed said if the court was satisfied the assignee Gould not resist ; they were only anxious to do their duty. Several other p roof s were taken, and Mr. Linklater applied that the bankrupt should be allowed to peas his szaroinatioe. Mr. Reed objeeted. and said that the bankrupt had wholly omitted several matter. as to property to which he would biome entitled, and it was therefore desirable that an ad. journment should take place. Mr. Linklater said that although the matters had beta accidentally omitted, yet the assignees had been acquainted with the facts for some time past. An adjournment for a fortnight was ultimately granted. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) GUILDHALL. ROBBSBY IT a OLBCIIT. Willi•st Tyler, s porter, wee charged before !Manna& Healey with stealing • cheque for Do/. 10s., and Bank of England notes to the value of &11., the Property of Messrs. Hermann, Rosenberg, and Beyer, of 20, Fore-Preet, his em en. Bull, •detective officer of the City, said, from information he had received, he went to Mooft's coffee house, Dear Kingeland-gate, where he found the prisoner. He was lyiug on a bed on the second floor, dressed, and in • state of intoxication. On being told the charge upon which he was apprehended he said he was an old soldier, and would have • fight for his liberty, but, finding 801 l had another detective officer named Peaks with him, he offered no further re. eistance, but admitted that he had taken the money, that drink had been the cause of it, and that drunkenness had beau his ruin through life. He found in the prisoner's poweisroo 73/. Mr. Usury Rosenberg said the prisoner had been in his employ for about eight or uiae yeas, and on Monday ha sent the prisoner with bank-notes and a cheque to the amount of 961. 101. to pay into the London sad Middlesex Bank, but finding be did not return be went to the Bank of England to stop payment of the Doter, and then ascertained that the prisoner had gauss direct to the Burk and chasered the notes, and had (urged the name of the firm to every Dote to obtain payment. The prisoner said he had posted the cheque to Mears. Herman, Rosenberg, and Meyer, aid if they had not already received it they would is a day or two. The prisoner was committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMITY/AL /OR A LIBEL 021 A WIM-XERCRANT. Joseph Watson Dowden, ealesmen, of 39, Longeera charged with publiehing a malicious lod defamatory libel with latent to injure Mr. John Alloutt, wine-merchant, al Mark-lase, and residing at It, Charles street, Berkeley square, was again brought before Mr. Knox for find examination. Mr. Humpheye, jan., appeared for the prosecution, as oe the former occasiou. The evidence taken on the former occasion showed that the prisoner posted a bill, of which the following is a ropy, on the door of Mr. Alloutt's house in Charlesetreet: — " John Alluntt, dealer iu British brandy, 14, Charles-street, Berkeley-square, sad 50, Mark-lane; a heartless, cold blooded villain ; a meter scoundrel could not exist ; a per. feet wretch." Mr. Humphreys and there was not the slightest founda tion whatever for the bbeL The prisoner was formerly • publican in King-street, Holborn, having a brother at Tun bridge Wells, who was a customer of Mr. Alloutt'ii. brother arid his wife having died the prisoner was put into the house to carry on the business for the benefit of the children, but owl to his reckless conduct an execution was put in and the auditors paid • certain amount in the pound. and ever mince prisoner had been anaeyiog Mr. Alloutt by writing letters, etc., to him. On the prisoner being placed at the bar, Mr. Humphreys said that since the last occasion when ha appeared at the court overtures bad been made by a frieud of the primmer to the prosecutor to withdraw the prose cution, but as the matter had been going on for nine mouths, he (Mr. Humphreys) had felt it his duty to advice Mr. Ml nuts to let the case go for trial, when, if the pneorier liked to plead guilty, and give an undertaking to discontinue all annoyance, the prosecutor would be satiated. Wm. °Onion, 32i A, proved seeing prisoner stick the placard on Mr. Allnutt's private residence in Charles street, Berkeley-square, and said that he took the pri soner into the hall, sod Mr. Alloutt's servant bait down the bill and handed it to him (Gordon), and i.a asking prisener why be had been doing it, he said, "The scoundrel has caused me to do it.' On the way to the status' prisoner said Mr. Alletitt had behaved ill to him and his family. The primmer asked him whether he thought he should be punished ; and on his saving he did not know, he replied," If lam punished, pistol the villain." Some other evidence having been given, Mr. Humphrey slaked that prisoner might be committed for trial. Mr. Knox committed him foe trial. DIRSTRUCTION OF ROCKINGHAM HOUSE. —BoYLL, APRIL 22.—1 regret to inform you that Rockingham house, the residence of Lord Lotto's. has been is-ducal to ashes by fire. The Hoe. Mrs. King bed a narrow escape. Ni. Roe, her maid, was "enmity burned. The house, it is mid. was insured for 30,000 f. At 6 o'clock a.m. the alarm o fire was given, when it was discovered that the to p pert of the western wing of the noble =name was enveloped in flames. Owing to the strong westerly wind blowing, the destruction of the immense pile was complete at 9 um. The labouring men employed on the dominos were the first to give the alarm, as they observed the flames above the rot on their way from their homes to commence their dolly labour. The plate mad • small portion of the furniture onlY were saved. —Dublin Eressinu Moil. i