The Express. — London, England, 1863-05-05 00:00:00

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Mews. Yuchtor. Shore, Brougham, and Raymond . Maws C. laden% K. Tam and Matort.l4. Tem Emma, THE WIDOW AND ORPHANS.—FAITH, HOPE. AND CHARITY, with Professor Pepper a adaptation of Yr. Masa SPECTRAL ILLUSION.—And AURORA FLOYD. NIGH NAT I/ AT LONDON BRIDOL TN= DIY —Mariam Sta. 64s.....Aftenspos. LL 16a. fu-aroasow—Nonsing. ..ADarsoes. la. 68aL LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 5. it there is among us any PASCAL disposed to illustrate afresh the glory and vanity of human greatness, Mr. GLADSTONE'S experience of the last four-and-twenty hours is a pregnant example. The greatest master of oratory has had to learn that there are situations in which reason and eloquence are worth nothing. The Citurcituoa had to deal yesterday with a popular insurrection, and, on the whole, may consider that, browbeaten and hustled as he wait, he came much better than might have been expected out of the hands of the mob. In the morning • miscellaneous crowd of people, mostly strangers to each other, and led by a Prince of the Church and a Prince of the Blood, poured into his house under pretence of being • deputation, and held a meeting in his rooms, to which he himself was with difficulty ad mitted. In the evening he was confronted in the House of Commons by the friends and agenta of e same people, who interrupted him with un mannerly sounds, and betrayed all the joy which small men feel when they think they have got a great man at a disadvantage. Mr. GLaneromx's speech in the House of Com mons was • piece of demonstration to which the country will do more justice than those who lis tened to it under the influence of a foregone con clusion, and of injunctions which they had neither the spirit nor the liberty to disregard. He proved most convincingly the justice of his measure, which means the injustice of the present state of the law. The acquired property of the so called charities shares the general protection of the State. It is exempted to the amount of 250,0001. a year, or in other words, individual taxpayers have to pay that sum in order that the endowed "charities " may go free. To exempt them from that payment is to give them the money without acquiring thereby a right to say a word as to its employment. The public has appeared willing to forego its strict right, and from the most kindly feeling to let the money go. This is • sentiment to be respected, even when it is misguided, and we regret that Mr. GLADSTONE'S proposal was brought to a deci sion before the public was sufficiently informed of all its bearings.. Because any one who will read Mr. GrAnerortes speech this morning will see that we shall not get at the truth if we judge of the endowed charities of the country generally by the institutions which have been brought into the foreground during the last few days, and which, owing to their partial dependence on the assistance of yearly subscribers, are, on eie whole, tolerably well managed. Great institutions like those which were represented in Downing street yesterday make a large figure in the public eye ; but the bulk of the property liable to Mr. °LAWTON/ea taxation is diffused, and escapes observation. Nothing is truer than the Crust- CELLO/eft designation of the pernicious effect of the small " charities" scattered over the length and breadth of the land. Left in great part at their last gasp, by hard fisted old sinners, who gave nothing away in their life-time, they pauperise the people, and destroy the sense of shame. They turn the local population aside from industry, Ind bring crowds of beggars to the spot. They scarcely ever get into deserving hands. They breed hypocrisy and intemperance, and in the end increase the sufferings they were intended to prevent There can be no excuse for exempting such endowments as these from taxation. But the House of Commons would hear nothing, and Mr. GLADSTONE did wisely in withdrawing his measure. It was very right of Lord PALMERSTON to state that it had been brought forward with the full approbation of the entire Government THE DOLPHIN. We observe that Mr. W. J. Grazebrook, of Liverpool, the owner of the Dolphin, has publicly acknowledged the circular bearing his name which we published a week ago, oorumenciug—" Enclosed I beg to band you prospectus of a joint adventu re which has just left to run the blockade." Mr. Grazebrook also publishes a very pressing letter to Earl Russell, complaining that in consequence of the seizure "his business is suffering," and de manding to be informed whether British commerce is or is not to be protected.—Daily News. The Corriire Mercantile publishes certain &co mes* edited by M. Nlcomede Bianchi, relating to Cori boldi's expedition to Sicily. Amon, them there is a Dote not by Count Caner to Admiral Persano, couched in the following terms :—" Count, please to direct your courses) as to sail between Garibaldi and the Neapolitan cruisers ; I hops you understood me." To which the admiral replied; " Coact, I believe I understand you : Should the case happen send me to Feneetrelle." The latter place is a fortress mod u a state prison. ebe court. OSBORNE, MAY 4. Prince Louis of Hesse returned from London yeetetday. The Queen and Prinosee Louis walked in the grounds this morning. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, left °shwae this morning for Greenwich-park. The Prince of W►les rode on horseback yesterday morn• ins, attended by Major Teesdale. Despatches were reoeived yesterday at the Colonial-office from the Governor of the Bahamas. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Malta. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OP WALES. Yesterday afternoon his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Duke of St. Allams, visited the House of Commons, and remained is the Ambassadors' Gallery for ►bout an hoar, dor. big which time the Chancellor of the Exche quer was speaking on the proposition of the govern ment to tax charitable foundations. Earlier in the evening her Royal Highoms the Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess de Grey and Ripon, and by Lady Charlotte Lennox, also visited the house, and rem►ined in the Ladies' Gallery far some time. Her royal highness left shortly after 6 o'clock. The coocert of last night of the Philharmonic Society, the fourth of the season, was announced as being " by special de sire," a phrase quite well understood to mean that it waa to be honoured by a royal visit. It immediately came to be known that the royal visitors were to be the Prime and Princess of Wales. There was consequently an eager and extraordinary demand for places, and one of the moat crowded and brilliant audiences we have ever seen assembled in the Hanover-square Rooms. Their royal high- MINS occupied the box fitted up immediately io front of the orchestra. They were attended by a distinguished party, consisting of Lord Harris, Lord Alfred Hervey, the Countess de Grey, 001111t41111 Strafford, the Countess Abing don, the Hon. Mn. Stowe, Sir Thomas and the lass Glad stones, the Countess Dunne's, Lady and Mies Jure, Lady Flower, General, Mrs. end Miss Knoll" Misr Goldsmid, and Major Tonedale. The programme of the concert was as follows : PART I. The musk to the " Egmont ' of GOethe Beethoven. Mr. Bartholomew:, •' Illustrative Poem; read by Mr. Arthur MMtbkan, vocal solo, by Idin Banks. Aria, Signor Delle "Deb slant ails nnestra' Lion Giorannl") Concerto in F minor, pianoforte, Madame Arabella Goddard ?LIT IL Meads Pastorale Scent' a9d_ll,?! . na . l . 2za, Signor Das Sodle— ('' Marla Padilla") - Much In the Open of Tannhauxer DonizettL Wagner. .... • Conductor—Professor Sterndale Bennett. The attention paid to the whole programme by the des• tinguished visitors—end more particularly by the Princess Alexandra, who seemed to listen to every piece with the earneetiree of a genuine amateur of the musical art—was the object of general remark. Between the parts his Royal Highness the Priuoe of Wale* entered into conversation with Primer Strudel* Bennett. The illustrious visitors remaieed to the end of the cones and on their departure were cheered with the same heartiness an at the moment of their arrival. Some weeks ego an invitation was given to the Prince and Princess of Wales by the Corporation of the City of London to partake of the hospitalities of the City ea the ennui= of their marriage, leaving it to their royal highness to chose the fête that would be most =meals to them. Yesterday the Lord Mayor received • eons munication to the effect that the Prince and Prin. aer will honour with their presence a bail at Guildhall on the evening of the lst of June. This gracious intimation has afforded the civic authorities the greatest joy, and they will proceed to make the requisite preparations forth% :th. With that view • spacial meeting of the Entertainment Committee has been surammed for to-moss raw, and it will readily be imagined that the reception of their royal bigh t's's; will be alike worthy of three august personages and of the corporation. It so happens that at presort the whole area of Guildhall is occupied by • mass of scaffolding erected preparatory to the removal of the roof, and the substi tution of an open one in oak, more in hammy with the edifice. It is matter for regret that the work could not be executed in time for the auspicious occasion of the royal visit. It has morally, indeed, been begun, and the scaffold ing will be removed without delay to allow of the arrange ments being made for the appreadiing fere. RIB MAJESTY'S VISIT TO BALMORAL—It M not as yet definitively arranged what day this mouth the Queen and some of the youthful members of the royal family leave for Balmoral to Fes a few weeks at the royal Highland residenos. The 12th just. was originally stated, bat sow the 14th is named. THE ROYAL WEDDING Pumaxere.—The exhibi tion of the royal wedding presents at the South Kensiogton Museum was brought to a close last night Towards the end of the evening the band of the let Middlesex Volunteer Engineers played the Danish national air, "Rule Bri tannia," and " God save the Queen." The Duke and Duchess of Hamilton and family are expected at their mansion in Arlington-street, on Thursday, train Paris, for the ession. The Duke of Sutherland arrived at Stafford Homan St. James's, yesterday, from Linetball, Salop. The duchess and family remain is the country until the latter end of the ensuing week. The Marquiaand Marcbioness of Salisbury and family loft town on Saturday afternoon for Hatfield, Herta . The Marchioness Townshend has issued cards for her second ball, on hum 9, at her residence in Park lane. Viscount and Viscountess Stratford de Redoliffe and the Hon. Mimes Canning return to their residence in Groavenor-equare to-morrow, from Nice. The Austrian Ambassador and the Countess Appeeri entertained the following company at dinner last evening :—Prince Irrenbarg, the Spanish Minister and Madame Comm the Saxon Minister, Maria Marchioness of Aileebary. Viscount and Irisoountess Palmerston, Lord Stanley of Aldarley, Count Pakten, Count Kalnoky, Mr. Henry Omni* and Sir Anthony and Lady de Rothschild. Lady Molssworth entertained at dinner !sat even ing, at her midair* in Enton-place, the Marchioness of Ely, the Countess of Dasert, Voconnt Tarrington, Lord end Lady Wodehouse, Count Wimpffen, the Vinconot de Beaumont, Baron Alfred de Rothschild and Miss de Roth ochikl, Colonel the Hon. Strange Jocelyn and Hon. Mrs. Jocelyn, Hr. and Mrs. Henry Baring, Mr. and Mrs. Higgins, Mr. Gregory, M.P., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peke, and Mr. Hayward. Mr. Henry Seymour on Thursday will ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it ie the intention of her Majesty's government to recommend to her Majesty to summon the Convocations of Armagh and Dublin, in the MOM MR000! u the Convocations of Can terbavy sod York ere summoned. On Thursday Lord Robert Cecil will ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the report ia true that the government have offered or intend to become pur chasers of the building in which the Exhibition of 1862 was contained ; and if so, what sum they propose to pay for it, and et what period of the seuion they intend to bring for• ward the estimate. Mr. Liddell will ask the Secretary to the Ad miralty on Friday whether ft is the intention of her Majesty's government during the present session to intro duce ally measure further to amend the law relating to Graceswich Hospital, or whether the Board of Admiralty cootie:mist. framing any regulations having for their object the reception within the hospital of wive', widows, and orphans of seamen, or the construction of lodging-houses fat their 'commode! ion adjaceot to the hospital, in accordance with the recommendations of the royal cow minioners in May, 1860. Among the fallen in the Polish insurrection is a young Hungering formerly in the service of Garibaldi, who is said by an eye-wheelie to have fought "like a tiger" and to have despatched • great number of Russians with his own hand before he received his destb-blow. The Polish habit of reprding everyone whose position is not at first eight generally intelligible as a spy, caused this young ataa to be looked upon as such when he was in Cracow, wham be was publicly Meshed by • mob oaly • few days before he jollied his regiment. . . During the intended tour of the Pope in the enuthere part of hie states, hi Holism will visit VeUetri, Alatri, Fromm°, and Ceprano, on the Neapolitan frontier, and return by Anigui. Tirk EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1863. DRAMA. PRINCESS'S. The aeries of farewell performances by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keen, which have been announced for some time at this theatre, was opened last night with the tragedy of Hank& The undying interest of the play, the popu larity of the performers, and the desire felt to give a hearty God-speed to two old friends of the public, drew together a crowded and enthusiastic audience ; and the re ception accorded to both Mr. and Mrs. Keen was warm and genuine. The Hamlet of Mr. Charles Kean ha. long passed through the fiery ordeal of criticism ; and it cornea before as once more with all its merits and faults unaltered. Like most other conceptions of the same actor, it wants nothing that study and industry can give it; it is the Hamlet that the oldest playgoer has been familiar with from his childhood—the Hamlet that beams upon us from the canvas in our national picture gallery ; the Hamlet of custom and stage tradition. It is not a "creation," but a good, even, consistent reading of the part, and no attempts are made in it to startle us by heretical innovations. It is the black-haired Hamlet, in fact, as distinguished from the flaxen-headed Hamlet, and in full of that spirit and de termination which shine through all Mr. Keen's portrai ture*. Mn. Charles Haut played the unthankful part of the Queen with her usual can and judgment; and Mr. May nard made the equally unthankful part of the King more unthankfr , by droning his bead like a wax figure at a barber's. Miss Chapman, as Ophelis, was weak in the earlier portions of the play, but her mad seen* was performed with great pathetic power. Mr. Fitajames made a respectable Polonius, and Mr. G. Belmore a good, bat somewhat hurried first gravedigger ; ■nd Lianas, Horatio, and the ghost, were all carefully rendered by Messrs. J. F. Cathcart, J. Everett, and Henry Manton. The fittings of the play were meagre and shabby, and the greatest foe to " upholstery" must hays wished for a little more splendour. Mr. Charles Keen appears to-night' as Othello, and to morrow as Louis XI., one of his most effective cha racters. shrink from exposing themselves to the cold • draughts of the Crystal Palace in the month of April. The result of all this is that in practice only three or four men do the work ; and it is impossible for them to give more than a cursory examination to the multitude of *pic tures brought before them. The reform required is that, either by the additiou of experienod artists named by the government, or by some other means, a competent and sufficiently numerous jury should be assured. A jury of some kind is un doubtedly necessary in the interests of art and the cultivation of public taste. The experiment of an indiscriminate exhibition was tried by the repub lican government of 1848, and did not answer at aIL The artists, almost with one voice, called for the re-establishment of a jury. You will see by the Moniteur that the exhibition of rejected pic tures does not open till May 15. Whether these pictures will be numbered, and a catalogue made of them, is a question yet auh judiee. The first impression of the authorities appears to have been against these accessories. But it is urged, and it seems to me with great reason, that the Emperor's intention would be frustrated, and that the public would be deprived of the means of judging of the merits of the pictures rejected by the jury, if there were to be no catalogues. I have had a look at the universal dog show to day. The classification is not yet complete, and I saw some British dog-fanciers who complained that fresh specimens are being constantly admitted, in breach of the advertised arrangements and to the detriment of those who arrived punctually. There is a large collection of poodles and pet& several pointers and retrievers, a great many English bull dogs, some large dogs of the Danish breed, very fine Newfoundland, particularly those belonging to the Duke of Brunswick, and some of the curious little Chinese dogs which the natives eat. I did not see any greyhounds CHURCH MISSIONARY socuirr.—(THlS DAY.) The annual meeting of this society was held this morning, at Exeter-ball ; the Earl of CLHCHROTZR in the chair, supported by the Bishops of Rochester, Carlisle, Syd ney, and Melbourne, Mr. A. Kinnaird, M.P. • Cap tain Maude, R.N., and • large body of the mkropo limn and provincial clergy, completely filling the plat form. The area of the ball was much crowded. Prayer having been offered up by the Rev. Mr. Venn, The CHAIRMAN said without desiring to anticipate the re ports they were about to hear, be could not help drawing the attention of the meeting to the fact that there was this Tear a deficiency in the funds of the eociety,sod he estmestly Implored the friends of the church to make every effort during the mining year to repair this evil, and not to allow the successful progress of the society to be arrested. The Rev. JOHN VENN thou read the report of the com mittee for the year, which was of great length, embracing the operations of the society throughout the world, which oo the whole had been very eaooewfal. The details respect ing the miesious to Africa, especially to the territories of the King of Dahomey, were of • very interesting character. In India great progress was being made, the mission stations have increased considerably in number, and the converts to Christianity in proportion. Upwards of 950,000!. per annum is now contributed to Christian missions in India by the resident European Christians in that country. In China the mission work has been much interrupted, owing to the war raging between the Taipingites and Imperialists. In New Zealand, North Western America, Ceylon, Mauritius, and Mediterratiaan, the minion work has been more or less successful, affording on the whole much encouragement. The report then proceeded to advert to the diminished income of the society for the past year, and concluded with • strong appeal to the friends of the church for elditional aid. The financial statement showrd that the total income for the year 1862 had been 131,2171., being about 7,0C31. less than that received during the preceding year, which had arisen partly from • decrease in lepr es, aud Partly from a falling off in the receipts from district associations, owing principally, it was believed, to the dis tressed state of the manufacturing districts. The expendi ture had amounted to the sum of 136,4001., which had not only absorbed the balance left on last year, but leaves a de. ficiescy of 2,4001. The Bishop of SYDNEY moved the adoption of the re port. In doing so he desired to acknowledge that this society was deeply indebted to the London Missionary Society for introducing the truth of Christianity into the kingdom of Madsgaacar, and thus preparing the way there fur the missionaries of this society. He hoped the mission aries of each society would always act hsimoniously to gether and not allow religions differences to mar their efforts. The Rev. JAY= BABDBLET seconded the adoption of the report, which was unanimously agreed to. The Bishops of Girlish, sod Melbourne, and several ministers, afterwards addressci the meeting, which con cluded with prayer and a collection. frr. JAMES'S. A flaw one-act comedietta by Mr. T. J. Williams, entitled the Little &Wind ona produced heal hit night with moderate swam The main theme of the plot—• pleasing young widow surrounded by scheming suitors—is so °mutant *favourite with Preach dramatirt* that we may safely arnme that Mr. Williams's " new " comedietta is only new on this side of the Channel. The situations are not remark• able for freshness, 1110( do the characters rise above those familiar elements of stage life which bare so often been shaken op in the dramatic author's kaleidoscope. The scene is the interior of the cottage of Lefty Haw thorn (Miss Adeline Cottrell), • handsome widow and proprietress of • t•rm. May, her friend (Miss Marie Wilton), has • brother, • sailor, who is the accepted suitor of Lefty ; but the sailor is at sea, and the fair widow is exposed to the temptation of attentions from a coaceited CaptainClarenceConrtington, of the Dragoons (Mr. Caste* Murray), and • ridiculous se agitated dandy, Mr. Wheedletoo Coaxer (Mr. S. Johnson). The sailor has • friend at court in his sister May, who has promised to watch over the widow and defeat the schemes of his rivals. The " little sentinel" accordingly r►ps their toes, sprinkles them with a watering pot, and pane them with apples. May overbear an appointment made by the flirting widow, to meet the Captain near • ruined tower. To defeat this she takes an opportunity of feigning to be is love with the Captain, who, flattered with his sup. posed 000 quest, leaves the widow to wander, if she pleases, "wooed and wound the wuined tower." Simi ar ' arts are exercised upon the antiquated beau, and both are appointed to meet May at the same plan. This as sumed love-mixing, however, is witnessed by May's lover— a young farmer—Simon Oskapole (Mr. C. Fenton), who in revenge in his turn feigns to make love to the enraged widow. All is made right by an explaaation of May's real motives, while the baffled roams retiring discomfited, the object of the little sentinel is achieved. Mies Marie Wilton played with spirit ; but the part affords little scope for that arch and saucy manner which has made her a favourite with London audiences. Mini Adeline Cottrell, who made her first appearance after an indisposition, did what little she had to do quietly and naturally ; and Mr. Creston Murray, as the foppish Captain, uttered his Dundrearyisma with the recognised drawl of stage comombry. STRAND. The performances at this house were varied last eight by the production of "a new sod original fame" by Xr. Horace Wigan, whose pen hen contributed so much to the amusement of Olympic audiences ; but Goggins's Ging ham (such is the name of the piece) will hardly add to the author's reputation. It belongs to the old school of mysti fication farces, and turns chiefly upon a young gentleman named Goggins (Mr. Charles Rice) lending a " gingham" or umbrella to a lady whom he meets in a railway carriage: Goggins encounters the lady the game evening at the play, and by a strange coke:ideane takes aphis quarter, at the Isms hotel. The lady terns out to be one Mrs. Evermay, an oMoer's—that Is to say, a sheriff's °Moses— widow, to whom the uncle of Gogpos is about to be married. Goggins's node in a fit of jealousy disinherits him ; Goggins's intended father-in-law, Cutts (Mr. J. W. Ray), rejects his claim to his daughter's nd ; and O'Brady (the lady's brother), a terrible military officer (Mr. H. Turner), chslleogee, him. The discovery of the lady in a closet in Goggins's room, where 'be had taken refuge, briop the jealousy and anger of Goggins's tormentors to a climax ; but after some further embarrammenta an opportune explanation satisfies all par ties, and relieves the impetuous Goggins from a promise of marriage which he had been induced to make in writing to Mrs. Evermay, in consideration of having compromised her character. The audience were in good temper ; but DO all was made for the author. DEATH OP LORD HATHERTON. The death of Lord klatherton, which occurred yesterday, at Teddealey-park, Peokridge, is an event of so common moment—not only u regards the county of Staf ford, of which his lordship woe lord lieutenant, but in rela tion to the great trading and commercial interests of the Midland Counties generally. As • public man, we may truly gate that his loss is irreparable ; so far as any load substitute for the place of a nobleman who ever, throughout half • century past io the two Houses of Parliament, devoted himself unremittingly to the public con em of the county of Stafford and its adjacent agricultural and manufacturing districts, Hie lordship wu a man of rare industry, sound judgment, and singular experience. Indeed, no peer or commoner, can, for may yeani, occupy his eminent and useful position as oar regrenntative in the British legislature. Lord Hatherton WY no party man in the ordinary political seine of the term. Although for years put consistently attached to the Whip, and in 1833 holding office under the bite Earl Orey, his lordship, when in the Commons, was the re p reesotative of hie entire constituency ; exclusively devoted to their vut and complicated interests. in the business of the crest mineral and manufacturing interests committed to ha public are, or on which him opinion was sought, he recognised no political distioctiona. Local leaders and use of all parties, political and religious, received his lordship's equal attention ; and socially all were kindly and hospitably received as guests of his mansiou•house. He is =acceded in his title and estates by him only son, the Hoe. Col. Littleton, theists respected member for Walsall, cod =- keel of the Queen's Own Staffordshire Militia. The late Lord Hatherion, some months ago, on his health failing, had sent in his resignation of the Lord Lieutenancy, but which Lord Palmerston declined to accept. We do not know his sue annor in office, sod we presume it has Leen • subject of some ministerial difficulty in the =edict of noble local fa tailies.—Birainghans Post of this day. Tag NEW Calmar LAW.—The umpire is now relieved from watching the pitch of the ball ; but be must observe the course it takes afterwards ; and if it hit a part of the striker's pergola which is between the two wickets., and would, if that kad not happened, have token the wieket, then the man is out. This wW give increased power for good and evil to the umpire ; for good. probably, w h ere umpires know their duties ; for evil, in the country districts, where an umpire invariably considers him self as • supplemental member of the eleven for whom be stands. That it will give universal eatidaction is, of course, impossible, for the whole anon], of cricket cattalo no instance of any man's having ever acknowledged himself out in ootieeguerice of leg before wicket. But it will also infallibly lead to • change of style in the hatter so great as that hoped for by the other law s' continuance, in the bowler. The art of playing a ball away in front of the legs (origioating, we believe, mime few years ago at Cambridge, and sow very secerally adopted) will brooms an ebeolutely roues. eery acquirement to • man who wishes to run no rieks. Also the plan adopted by many with slow twisting bowling of planting their legs in front of the wicket, sod then ba tiste wows to the leg, in the confidence that, if mimed, the ball will be prevented from doing mischief by their impene trable harrier, is virtually abolished. This is • step in the right dint:tire ; but it is clear that more moat yet be does ; and we take leave of the subject by hoping that those who object to say alteration of a kx emus sine morass, may remember the revolutions which, in mitten of more moment, have attended • similar assns-bell count —Tke Mirror._ _ Mereorouzaz Faze Hoerrraz, DEVONSHIRE 'ROAM. CM!. — The genesis anal*" et patients relieved during the week lading lday 2, was—medical, 994; sur gical, 592 ; total, 1,576 ; of which 527 were new ans. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE NEW REFORMS IN PRUSSIA. The Nord of to-day says that the imperial ukase relative to corporal punishments completely exempts women and some classes of individuals "among whom civilisation is most extended," as, for example, teachers of primary schools ; persons who have finished their education in district colleges and other schools; peasants exercising elective functions ; and lastly. curates of parishes. The nobility and the merchants of the two first guilds have for a long time been exempt from corporal punishment. The peasants and bourgeois who do not belong to the categories thus enumerated, will only be subject to the lighter corporal punishments in certain cases specified by law. The knout and the marque are definitively erased from the penal code. The other punishments are sensibly diminished. Analogous modifications are introduced in the penal code of the army and navy. The soldiers and the sailors newly incorporated and those of old standing who have been dis tinguished up to this time by good conduct will not be subject to corporal punishments except under the decree of a tribunal, and the power of the officers is sensibly limited in relation to the punishments of soldiers and sailors. The punish ment of whipping with rods, and of the ;coach in the marine, are definitively abolished. THE TRIAL OF PROTESTANTS IN SPAIN. RI Reino, an Ultramontane journal at Madrid, publiahee the following letter from Grenada, dated the 24th ult. : Yesterday the tribunal judged the ear of the protutants Albania, Matamoros, and Trigo—a canes rendered celebrated by the zeal which the English and German co-religionists of the prisoners have displayed on their behalf. Many Eoglish tourists were present at the hearing. The defender of Alhama and Matamoros forgot himself so far that he had to bulled to order by the president. After the pleadings Matamoros demanded permission to speak. He manifested as much insolence as coolness, in terms which prove all the contempt he has acquired for the religion of his fathers, which he has sold for some pieces of gold. The public heard with indignation this cynical apostasy. At the conclusion of the hearing the English saluted the accused affectionately ; the Spanish public regarded them with dis dain. Without the Bible Society, which puts some guineas into their hands, these converts to prottetantiam would be leas fervent. (111771101 TILTIONAX S. FRANCE. THE RUSSIAN REPLIES. PARIS, MAT 5. The Moniteur of this morning publishes the text of the three replies of Russia to France, England, and Austria, and adds : "It is easy to be convinced upon reading these documents that they open a path to projects of conciliation, and that they contain the bases of ne gotiations likely to lead to a common understand ing between the different courts now seeking the means of upholding the legitimate interests of Poland." The Senator Baron Richmond has been appointed governor of the " Compagnie Fonciere et Indus trial) " of Madagascar. The Moniteur further denies the rumour that the Prince of Wales is expected at Fontainebleau. THE AUSTRIAN LOTTERY LOAN. VIENNA, MAT 5. The remaining 40,000,000 florins of the Austrian lottery of 1860 were allotted yesterday. The house of Messrs. Rothschild, having offered 102 j, was the highest bidder. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (now oux owl PARIS, MOIDAT EV11111270. As all the journals state that Prince Gortcha koff's answer to the French despatch will appear textually in the Moniteur to-morrow, it is useless to notice the more or less conjectural accounts of its contents given in the evening papers. There can be no doubt that Russia promises nothing likely to ensure "durable peace in Poland," and that the only object of the " civility " so much in sisted upon by her partisans is to gain time while she crushes the insurrection. The Pays endea vours to neutralise the warlike tone of the Patrie, but the sum of its argument is merely this, that it is for the Emperor alone to judge what ought to be done, and that nobody ought to telt about war till be gives the signal. The Bourse is firm, and Rents has risen 10c. The biennial exhibition of new paintings and statues which opened on the Ist inst. is not par ticularly well spoken of by the critics. In the grand official saloon a portrait of the Emperor by M. Flandrin seems to be more remarked than any thing else. Another new portrait of the Empress by M. Winterhalter is, of course, very beautiful. There are not so many battle-pieces in this saloon as usual. The Crimean and Italian campaigns, which furnished such large contingents of paintings of this kind two years ago, are now nearly ex hausted subjects; and the Mexican war is too young and too undecided to afford much material for pictorial representation. There is, however, one picture showing how the African Chasseurs charged the Mexicans at Orizaba on May 20, 1862. There are a few reminiscences of the expeditions to Syria and China, but no artist appears to have thought of the sack of the Emperor of China's summer palace, which, with Count Palikao for the central figure, and some Dutch painting of the black pearls and other precious plunder, would have been a singularly interesting and strictly historical subject. M. Iv= has a battle of Magenta, of which an eminent critic says that it is "neither better nor worse than his battle of Solferino." M. Meissonnier has a very remarkable picture in his unique style of the battle of Solferino, painted by the Emperor's command, and at which the artist has been at work all the winter. Among the official portraits one of Victor Emmanuel, by M. Fagnani, is signalised. Out of the state saloon and in the long succession of galleries right and left of it, the works of art are arranged according to the new rule adopted inlB6l, ie., in alphabetical order. Owing to the decision that no artist shall be allowed to exhibit more than three works, there are nearly a thousand fewer pieces exhibited than there were in 1861, the numbers being about 3,000 instead of 4,000. The complaints of the decisions of the jury, noticed by the Emperor, and attempted to be reme died by the sudden order that all the rejected pic tures shall be exhibited in another part of the Palmas de l'lndustrie,are probably well founded in a great measure. Not that either the capacity or integrity of the jury is doubted. It would be difficult to find in France a body of men better qualified in both those respects than the members of the Academy of the Fine Arts. But the mis fortune is that, for one reason or another, the majority of the members do not do the work they are supposed to do. Some who are artists them selves will not expose themselves to the odium of sitting in judgment upon their brethren. Horace Vernet, for instance, never attended a single meet ing of the hanging committee. Then a great many members are old and rheumatic, and naturally SHOCKING DEATH PROM STARVATION IN ST. Luirrs. An inquiry was held by Mr. H. Raffles Wal ther', the deputy-coroner, at the Green-pte Tavern, City road, last night, respecting the death of Edward Barley, vied 24, who died from destitution under very distressing circumstances. . . . . _ Elisabeth Barley said that deceased was a patent firewood Dirket. He only earned 10a a week at that calling, and he was frequently out of work. On runday week he was seized with fits of convulsions, and he continued in them with but little intermission until Wednesday even ing, when he was removed to the workhouse, and died. He had not sufficient food. He had no bed, only a few shavings. They had been sleeping in the streets for five weeks, until within the last fortnight or three weeks. They slept on doorsteps, or anywhere, until he got into work. He had been long subject to fits, and ...items had lost her employment at a paper -gainer's named Williams through attending him. Her employer said to her, "If you like to see to your husband rather than your work you must leave." She had applied twelve months ago for out-door relief, but the overseer would not g;ve it. He said demand was not ill, and he should enter the house and break stones, which he was not able to do. Mrs. A. Aymer, 4, Radnor-street, St. Luke's, said that three weeks sgo the deceased took a room in her house. He and his wife were in extreme distress. They lay on the boards of the floor until he bought 3d. worth of shavings, of which they made a bed. They had no riveting at all. They had never slept in a bed since Christmas. They were sober, and a tly industrious. Last Tuesday witness heard a pee iar noise, as if some one was in convulsions on the floor. and on the Wedoleday she heard Mrs. Barley say "He is dead ; be is dead." Witness went into the room, and learnt that he had been in a fit since Sunday night, Mrs. Barley aid that she bad given him no nourishment, as she had noes, aid they did not like to let their poverty be known. Witness sent for the parish doctor, but declined died almost immediately. Dr. Bletchley, raroehial surgeon, said that he found deoemed lying on a few shavings, in dreadful ooevulsiona. He was in a deplorable coalition of misery. There was no sign of food about the place—not a scrap of any kind. Wit ness had him removed to the infirmary of the union, but he died in ea hour. He died from epilepsy, brought on cer tainly is a great measure by want of food. The wife hada great aversion to entering the workhouse, and wished to keep deceased io the room to nurse him. . . . The Caroner said that he found such aversion to be very general, and, indeed, to amount to abhorrence. Why not give outdoor relief, which would coat lees to the parish, sod would assist men to maintain themselves in seasons of diffi culty Dr. Eletchley said that other parishes might to support many of the applicants, and the latter could not be to their settlement unless they entered the house. p a wed present case the relieviog officer was not responsible for refusing relief, as the husband should have applied is person and not by his wife. Every persoo io the house cost se. 10d. • week, a sum larger than the labouring classes generally could lay out on each individual of their families. The Coroner said that no doubt strict legality was observed in everything that had been done, but it was evident that until the system was altered deaths from starvation would be constantly occurring. The jury returned • verdict of "Death from epilepsy, caused by want of food." CHURCH MISSIONARY Ba:inv.—Yesterday ever lag the Archbishop of Canterbury preached is the parish church of St. Brace, Fleet-street, before the president, committee, and members of the Church Missionary Society. The church was filled to overflowing. The prayers were read by the Rev. Charles Marshall, M.A., the vicar. His grace selected for hie text the 16th verse of the let chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans—" I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation." He adverted to the infidel speculations which were so unblushingly put forward in various quarters, and warned those who were engaged in missionary work against any doubts relative to those Christian verities which had remained unscathed amidst all the tionvalsions of the world. He spoke in hopeful terms of the society's opera tions in Ind* Africa, and various parte of the world. and expressed his deep regret that the society's income for the last year had fallen short of that of the previoos year by 5,000/. Unless that amooot were supplemented the opera tions of the society must be severely crippled. His grace also spoke of the efforts being made to spread Christianity in the Island of Madagascar, where penecutioo of the Christian faith was in former times so rampant. His grace made an earnest appeal on behalf of the feuds of the society, and it was liberally responded to. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before the Barter of the Bak) HOWARD V. GUNN. Yr. Rice moved ex parte for an injunction to restrain the publication of certain letters written by the plaintiff, res pecting the affairs of the City of London and gene ral Fire and Life Assurance Company, which the defend an t Gunn was publishing in a pamphlet, wntteu by hi m on the affairs of that compsay. it appeared that Gann had been the secretary and manager, pro tempore, of the company, and that disputes had arisen between him and them ending in the termination of his connexion with them, upon which he had written the pamphlet in question, setting oat two letters the publication of which the plaintiff now tonight to restrain. The publisher and printer were also defendants. - The Kanter of the Rolls granted an injunction restraining the publishing or printing of the letters in question. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Banco.—(Betas Lord Chid Justice Cockburn , and Justices Crompton, Blackburn, and Mellor.) This was the first of the Wit four days of term appro- priated to motions and new trials. LLIOTENANT-COLONEL INCEDON V. THE EARL OF (OMITC MEM, THE EARL OP WILTON, AND GENERAL PrEL Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., applied on behalf of the plaintiff for a rule nisi calling upon General Peel to show muse why certain interrogatories disallowed by Mr. Justice Wightman at chambers should not be allowed to be put to General Peel. The action against the Mee. dents was for conspiracy. The declaration oontaios two counts. The first count charges the defendant. with know ingly intending to injure the plaintiff, and that they falsely and maliciously conspired to prevent him from gaining any employment in the army and from pining further emolu ment therefrom, and that they falsely and maliciously caused to be represented to the Queen that cer tain alleged misconduct attributed to the plain. tiff woe true and well founded and that be was not a proper person to continue in the rank of lieutenant colonel. The second count also alleged that the defend. ante canoed the plaintiff to be dismissed. The learned counsel mid the learned judge had allowed certain intern. Werke to be put to the other defendants, but he had dis allowed some with regard to General Peel. The charges against those distinguished men, if capable of being made out, most be done to a certain extent from their answers to the interrogatories of facts which the plaintiff alleged had taken place in reference to him. An action mu tried some time Niue between Lieut.-Colonel Dickson and the Earl of Wilton, when the defendant and several other distinguis h ed persona were examined, and amongst others the late Kr. T. Duncombe, M.P. for Fiosbury. He made a statement and gave an account of what took plats between him and the Earl of Wilton and General Peel. It was essential to the plaintiff's cue that the circumstance connected with and the remit of what took place between Mr. Duncombe and General Peel should be placed before the jury in the trial of this action. The interrogatories that had been disallowed had reference in the first place to Mr. Duncombe's question to General Peel in the Howe of Commons in July, 1838, relative to the proceedings that were going on with re gard to Lieut.-Colonel Dickson sod the Tower Hamlets Militia, whereby the plaintiff, after tbirty.thres years' ter ries, was called upon to resign, without any inquiry into the charges that had been made wawa him, mid when Gee. Peel, in his answer, said that Lord Combermere believed the documentary evidence that had been submitted to him proved the charges preferred against Lieut.-Col. Dickson, but that he (General Peel) bad not come to the conclusion that the more serious part of the oomplaiot bad not beet proved, but he was of opinion that great irregularities bad hem permitted by the plaintiff, and that instead of digs missing him be had called upon him to resign. Lieu* nut-Colonel Dickson declined and asked for an inquiry. and General Peel intended to appoint • umber of officers to inquire into the matter and report thereon. The interrogatory with regard to that was disallowed i but the following one—asking if the officers were so appointed —was allowed. The Lord Chief Justice said the disallowed inter rogatory had referenos to something stated by • member of the government in his place in parliament, and be doubted if the matter could be inquired into. Mr. Coleridge said that if General Peel was put in the box he apprehended be had a right to put the question to Mr. Justice Blackburn said the statement referred to wee made fa the House of Commons. He confessed he should not like to enforce the interrogatory whilst the house was sitting. It was spoken in the house, and WWI no doubt a privileged statement. Mr. Justice Crompton said it was inquiring of something he had said in the House of Commons. Mr. Coleridge Certainly. It was not so much the words mad on that occasion by General Peel that were wanted, as the fact that on a certain day certain things took place in the Hogue of Commons. That the result was so and so. and that sutesqueetly so and so was doe that was inconaistent with that statement. lir.insti;eCrocapton said be thought it might be tinily proved by the journals of the homey or by the reporters. The Lord Chief Justice said he understood the plaintiff wanted to show that certain inquiries were made on a certain day in the House of Commons. Mr. Coleridge said that what be wanted to show was that on the 19th July, 1818, General Peel bad not made up his mind, but was ready to inquire further into the matter. It turned out afterwards, sod it was important to show that date, that at that time communications were going on between those three distinguished of (the defendant) treating the whole thing am practically settled. The Lord Chief Justice said it was very doubtful if the interrogatories as framed could be put to an M.P. requmsg of him what he had said on a given occasion. He, however, thought they might be put in a lees objectionable form. Mr. Coleridge said that the late Mr. Dunoombe, when in the witness box, stated what was now required of General Peel. The Lord Chief Justice said that was quite another thing. Mr. Coleridge said that General Peel was not called on the trip , referred to by Earl Wilton, and the plaintiff had no opportunity of putting those questions to him. The Lord Chief Justice said the question if pat must be pot in a lees objectionable form. Mr. Coleridge said he did not want the words used by General Peel, but whether he thought himself justified in saying what he did. Mr. Justice Blackburn said that raised the question of privilege. As a matter of discretion for the court he thought they would sot wisely in not allowing the question to be put. Mr. Coleridge said, the next interrogatory disallowed had reference to the board of inquiry on Lieut.-Colonel Dick eon's conduct. At the former trial a great deal turned on it. The Earl of Wilton was called oo thattrial, and he stated that he refused to attend the board of •mgmiry as a tritons. though he had been summoned, because General Peel told him his evidence was not required. General Peel was not called by the Earl of Wilton to affirm that statement, and it would be a very strong thing for the plaintiff to show in the forthcoming trial that General Peel had such a strong animus against Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson as to tell Earl Wilton that he need not attend before the board of inquiry, and as showing that the three distinguished defendant, had joined together to get rid of Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson from the service as an bacon. violent officer. The interrogatory to General Peel to know it he made that statement to Earl Wilton was disallowed, though it was such a question as might have been put to him if he bad been called into the box, and which he would have been bound to answer. Mr. Justice Crompton said he thought it was material to the action. Coleridge e could not be considered a fishing question, because it bad reference to a fact that had been distinctly stated by Earl Wilton. The next interrogatory disallowed had reference to the report referred to by Geoe ral Peel, and it was whether the board of inquiry made their report on the "28th August. AU that was required was the date, because Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson was dismissed after that period. Mr. Justice Blackburn said the date when the rep , rt came to General Peel's knowledge was, no doubt, material to the case. — Mr. Coleridge said the next question was whether_aq private instructions were given by General Peel to Lord /tither Hay, and the members of the board of inquiry. There was no desire to know what they were, if any went given. The Lord Chief Justice doubted whether anything would be gained by the manner in which the iuterrogatory wen proposed to be put. Mr. Coleridge said of course it must be opera to the pomi bility of its vagueness. The next interrogatory was to ascertain whether, on the 6th of September, 18'd, subse quent to the date of the receipt of the report of the board of inquiry by General Peel, he directed the plaintiff to mums the command of his regiment, the Tower Mom lets Militia. If so, that was a negation aoootding military rules of all that had previously taken place ; further, it was desirable to ascertain whether, on the Ina September or on any other and what date, General Peel gave instructions as Secretary of State for War for the transmission by telegraph of orders to the effect that the plaintiff shook, not take the command of his regiment until be (General Peel) had bad an opportunity of forming Wale decision on the report of the board of inquiry, because if it were true that General Peel telegraphed to that effect cat the 16th September the plaintiff would be able to show that General Peel had been stating to other persons sod had been acting upon the report as if he bad made up his mind upon it. Yet it would appear that be bad tele• graphed instructions that the plaintiff should out take the command of his regiment till be had had so opPor tibilttay of forming soma decisive on the report of the of inquiry. If it should appear that he bad not read the report, yet professing to act on it as if he had read it, it wee very materiel to the plaintiff's case sod ; I