The Express. — London, England, 1863-02-20 00:00:00

EZOOND-HAND PIANOFORTES.. CRAMER, DIAL; mod WOOD lave s Wes rowlaisot . soxid-hand Pisacdortio. by the nod mammal sasses. a{ 1 graft reduced prices.-201. RAWIENIONIL Eke erortos• TO COIIII2SPONDINT II . advertisements Intended for The Exproso" Loudon Imam pit, mast be at the office, 10, Bouvorlsobrook, by Two itit on the day of publication. a:MINT GARDEN. nits ZyggiiiKX SATANILLA. Hewn. Penes, W. H. Wets, an d H . Corn , Mow Bars Dolor" Thlrlwall, sad Rusin Pine. —And HARLEQUIN BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. —Geoductor, Hr. A. Milloo.—Ocastown at T. EMMA/WIT._ Tilll smuts, OU ,IMUILCJ2I COUSIN. Warm Hotbern and Buokatoma ittayWiam —BASMELAB PitlNCg 0? ABYSSINIA. Ur. Compton and L Keeley. Mitd. WHIT& Mr. Compton and M 1 liardenr. PIPTNCESTEL Two vrenva, TH3 WINNING BUTT. Morns. H. Moreton, Venn, and Cathcart ; Amy Turr Gedgwick and Mn. H. Warefoo. B.IQU IN WITH Tin Barloquin and Mother Minton. Hama 101ona, tower, end Milford; 13• 5 COWn•ML LYCEUM. THIS Eentrna. A /SUDDEN ATTACK. Mesas. Mara and Wlddicomb : Min Hamada and Mn. Las.—And THE IDLIESS MOTTO. Mown Yachter, O. Wain& Brougham, and Hamad ; Mines C. Laden% IL Terry, and Maworthy. BRITANNIA. Tim gnaws, ABON HASSAN. Mrs. S. UDC Harm 409'1Louts. Newham, sad Italia C. Stepban ; Tom Sayan 1 two Yale,. —THE ma= OF GOLD. MN Sophie SlGeß—And MART RDMONETOIR—Commence at halt-put 6. ZION WAY= AT LONDON BJ.IDOL TESS DAT Mau*" SA. 30es.....ADarawn4 Sh. Oa Tuahnsow—ltsralsis. M. 9a.....ifberuses. 4b. Va. LONDON, FRIDAY, FRBRUARY 20. THE House of Commons has resolved, on the motion of Lord PAL MERSTON, to charge the Conso lidated Fund with a grant of 40,0001. a-year for the establishment of the Prince of Wilms4and 10,0001. a year for the special use of the PRINCES& Lord PiLMERSTON explained that the object of his pro posal was that the Panics might be in command of an annual income of 100,0001.—the Duchy of Cornwall producing 60,0001. a year. I Wedo not think that any one who reflects on the place which the eldest son of the Quasi' has to fill in our social system will think 100,0001. too great an in come for the Panics. Of course no human being ever wanted • tenth part of this income for his personal happiness : of course to get through it the Panics will have to keep about him a crowd of useless attendants from which he will often sigh in vain to be delivered. But this is the penalty of high birth, and not peculiar to royalty. There is not a democrat in the country who would like to hear • year henoe that the Palncx's state was being overtopped by the aristocratic persons whose magnificence will be compared with his. The Ministerial proposal was hailed by the House of Commons as fair and moderate. If that should also be the opinion of the country, it will be an additional reason for regretting the manner in which the measure has been brought before Parliament. We cannot think the PRINCE has been well used by the Government. It has acted just as a Government might be expected to act which bad some bad business in band to be got over as soon as possible. The House of Commons meets without any adequate information about the state of the Parses's pro perty, it learns from the Minister the sum he thinks proper to ask, and then and there it is called to vote exactly that sum without delibera tion or delay. We can understand why a Minister, compelled to come down to the House as Ministers in past times have had to come down, to ask for money to cover the debts of a Royal spendthrift, should take this course ; but it is difficult to see why it should be followed on this occasion. In 1840, when the annuity of the lamented PRINCE CONSORT was under consideration, one of the leading members of the House of Commove observed, " that it was peculiarly the duty of " Ministers to take care that the House should " proceed upon such information as would en " tirely relieve its members from the imputation "of having acted in the dark." Accordingly the vote was discussed with the utmost deliberation. The circumstances which justified it were elicited, and, after a full consideration and some necessar, postponements, a resolution was come to which, although not that recommended by the Govern ment of the day, was most conducive to the horour and welfare of the PRINCE. On the meant occa sion Ministers have recognised no such duty. The House, as the speeches of all those Members who proved that they had given any atten tion to the subject proved, was quite unpre pared to form any judgment of the mutableness of the sum it was asked to vote. As Sir HENRY WILLOUGHBY observed, " the whole question tented " upon the condition of the revenue of the " Duchy of Cornwall, of which honourable mem " ben at present knew nothing." There is not only the annual revenue of the Duchy, which Lord Parsixamros estimated in general terms, but the sum which has accumulated during the minority of the PaiNce. This property was managed by the lamented PRINCZ Coneowr with great fidelity and prudence, and the aocumulations„ it should seem, must yield a large . income. It is true, indeed, that Mr. Dusgaina thought proper to express surprise that the good management of the Duchy of Cornwall should be brought into the question, and to suggest that it mattered nothing to Parliament, in deciding bow much it should vote, what revenues the Prince of WALES derives at pre sent from that source. But it is no more necessary to refute that insinuation than to remark on the arrant impertinence of denouncing discussion of the Ministerial resolution as unnecessary. Such argu ments and reflections prove only how much the Conservative opposition has declined from the manly loyalty of Pau, GRAHAM, and GOULMTEN. The country may or may not be satisfied with the voting of this money in the absence of all inquiry, and as a mere expression of feeling. But however that may be, it mirtainly will not confound the character of the Pantos with that of his inju dicious friends on both sides of the House. The PRINCE is as little answerable for the manner in which this matter has been handled in Parliament, as he is for the wanton and cruel insult which Lord Pautraurrox offered at the commencement of his speech to the free and generous people of America who received him so cordially in 1860. On the part of the nation one unmixed feeling will accom pany the provision now voted by Parliament--a feeling of hope and confidence, and a warm desire that the act it is now performing by its representa tives may promote the happiness of the PRINCE and the worthy Canned of his choice. 111 emu.—The —' - ---- -•-- -- ILILIrAIf AND °ANA emu.—The number of bi relating to railways in Orest Britain and Ireland de- posited for this session amounts to 23& Of this number 190 authorise sow works. The proposed new works to be antboeised by the 190 before-mentioned tills may be 'leased as follows :—New companies . — England . 82 bills, 1,010 miles ; flootlsod, 3 bills, 13 lades ; Ireland, 8 bills, 94 miles. Total, 93 UM, 1,117 miles. Existing companies. l ir i t Baglend, 76 bills, 700 miles ; Scotland, 16 bills. 159 miles ; Ireland. 5 bills, 17 miles. Tot a l, 97 bill s , 876 miles. The total length of new limes Is, therefore, 1.993 miles, and timer are in addition 106 miles of deviation hies. ; be Court. i WINDSOR CASTLE, Fin. 19. Baron Gros, and Earl and Countess Russell, arrived at the Castle yesterday. Lord Russell had an audience of the Queen. Baron Gros, French Ambassador, war presented to the Queen at an audience by Earl RusalL The Judge Advocate-General arrived at the Oaatle to-day, and had an audience of the Queen. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieutenant-General Knollys and Major Teesdale, went to London this morning. The christeniog of the infant moo of Count Gleichen (Prince Victor of Hohenlohe) and the Countess Gleichen took place yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The sponsors were the Prince of Wales, the Princess of Leiningen (represented by Rio Emily Gore), and Captain William Frederick Seymour. The child was named by the Prince of Wales—Albert Edward Wilfred. The ceremony of baptism was performed by the Rey. Francis Garden, M.A., Chaplain of the Queen's House hold, St. James's Palace. . . . ideputation on the proposed alteration of the tobacco duties., introduced by Bir H. Cairns, M.P., Mr. Maguire, M.P., Mr. J. P. Hennessy, M.P., and Mr. B. G. Getty, M.P., and consisting of Jas. lambkin and Co., Cork ; H. Murray and Son, Belfast; Mr. Murray, Belfast; and P. Johnston and Son, Belfast, had au interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, at hie official residence in Downing street. . The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yester day. An appeal from Madras, " Abraham v. Abraham" (part heard), was resumed. The lords present were Lord Kinpdown, the Lords Justices Knight Bnioe and Turner, Sir J. Coleridge, Rir L. Peel, and Sir J. Colvile. . . Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-office to the Governors of Gibraltar, Malta, Ceylon ' Hong Kong, lAlman, the Australian Colonies, and Canad a. LATEST INTELLIGENCE, PRUSSIA. 1 The Pattie says that the Prusso-Russian conven tion, the existence of which has been denied, was signed at St. Petersburg on Feb. S, the plenipo tentiaries being General Alvensleben for Prussia and Prince Gortchakoll for Russia. ITALY. A Turin letter bas the following : The disown= on the lam will commence next week, and bids fair to be very animated. Neither the loan in itself, nor the amount of it, is objected to, for everyone admitted, from the day when 700 millions were talked of, that they must be voted, but the Opposition intend on this occasion to attack the whole policy of the government. M. Ratassi will probably speak, for the first time since 'he left the ministry. The statement of M. Mingbetti will doubtless be attended with a good result ; that of urging the chamber to get on more rapidly with the despatch of business. Everyone comprehends that if the situation is not fright ful, as some represent it to be, it is nevertheless grave, and that it may become alarming if prompt and effectual reme- dies are not applied. The bills relative to credit institu tions will be voted without difficulty. M. Minghetti has, as it were, laid down the ministerial question, by insetting those institutions in his programme. The meeting at Genoa in favour of Poland went off very quietly. M. de Boni, a deputy, presided. Some speeches were made, and then, at the re quest of the police, the assemblage dispersed. Everyone is now engaged in the &mune of the Carnival, which is very gay and animated. The grand lottery for the benefit of the victims of brigandage has just been drawn. The net produce will exceed 50,000 fr. The donations have flowed in with patriotic enthusiasm. The Count de Sartiges, the Preach Ambeasador, yesterday gave a grand fete, at which the Hite of Turin society assembled. MM. Peraszi and Menabrea, sad almost all the other ministers, with the whole of the diplomatic body, were present. (uvTlß's TILDGRAIIS.) THE POLISH INSURRECTION. POSEN, FIB. 20. The Posener Zeitung of to-day publishes a de claration of the President of the Association for the promotion of German interests in the Province of Posen. After fully stating the grounds of the views which he puts forward, the president concludes by saying that all measures taken by the Prussian government for the protection of the frontier be tween Prussian and Russian Poland are to be thankfully acknowledged by the German inhabi tants of the province. They would, however' consider any special intervention of Prussia in favour of Russia as dangerous and fatal to the welfare of the province of Posen. CRACOW, Fn. 20. The Russians have attacked Staszsw, but were repulsed. THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1863. MUSIC. THE MADRIGAL SOCIETY. The one hundred and twenty-second anniversary festival of this great and ancient society was held yesterday evening at the Freemasons' Tavern. Sir George Clerk, Bart., the president of the society, was in the chair, and there was • numerous meeting of members and visitors. When dinner was over, the music-books were laid on the table, according to the antique fashion so quaintly described by old Morley ; and, the company being arranged according to their respective voices, the trebles consisting of a detachment of young gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, an admirable selection was sung, composed chiefly of the secular part.music of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, intermixed with a few modern compositions. Among them were some of the Ached gems of the great English madrigalists of the Elizabethan age; Ward's " Phillis the bright;" Morley's "Lo, where with flowery head ;" Bennett's pathetic " Flow, 0, my teals ;" and Wilbye's "Sweet honey-sucking bees," probably the most beautiful madrigal in existence. The modern pieces were two part.songs by the late B. L. Pearsall, who died, at an early age, some two or three years ago ; a composer little beard of in his lifetime, but now, like m•ay other artiste, beginning to gain posthumous fame when be can no longer benefit by it. We need scarcely tell our musical readers that his charming Part- Songs are now in general request wherever lovers of English vocal harmony "do congregate." His Part-Songs sung last night, "Great God of Love, some pity show," and " Why with toil thy life consuming," are delightful specimens of his genius, and, being lately published, must, of course, become very popular. Mr. Cipriani Potter acted as conductor ; and, under his firm baton, the music was executed with a steadi. new, precision, and attention to the nuances of effect and expression, not a little remarkable, when it is considered that so large • body of voices sang together without the support of an instrumental accompaniment. The musical performances, as is always the case at the meetings of the Madrigal Society, were mingled with a good deal of pleasant conviviality. The right honourable prezi. dent is an expellent chairman—cheerful, courteous, and an accomplished amateur. His adduces in proposing the customary toasts were brief, animated, and thoroughly to the purpose. He proposed that the company, though it was a departure from the usual practice of the misty, should begin, at a period so auspicious, by singing "God save the Queen." It wee sung ac cordingly as harmonised by Mr. Pearsall, in so masterly a manner as to produce an effect equally new and delightful. The chairman made some allusion' to the unknown authorship of our national hymn. This brought forth some observations on the subject from the learned secretary, Mr. Oliphant, who, on returning thank for himself and his colleagues, the office!' of the society, when their health, were proposed, took occasion to mention some curious particulars respecting the early history of this song. Nothing, it appears, is known about it earlier than the time of the Jacobite rebellion, when it was sung with the same words as the present every night at the two great theatres of Drury-lane and Covent . _ garden, by way of testifying the - loyalty of the pub lic at that troubled period. For this purpose it was harmonised and arranged, for the one theatre by Dr. Arne, and for the other by Dr. Burney, the historian. From this it would seem that the melody must have existed earlier ; but, if so, nothing whatever is known about it. The most probable supposition is that it was composed by the cele brated Henry Carey ; but it does not room likely that this question, about which so much has been said, will ever be resolved. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) 70.11222, THWART 20. 8 1.2 L THE PRINCE OF WALES'S MARRIAGE. Yesterday at a numerously attended meeting of the representative vestry of St. Marylebone, held at the ' Marylebone Court-house, Mr. Churchwarden hisrraxws in the chair, the Rector of Marylebone, the Rev. F.. J. P. Eyre, asked permission to propose • loyal resolution in refe rence to the approaching marriage of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the Princes. Alexandra of Denmark. Bit James Hamilton, Bart., the Crown Church warden, seconded the resolution, and it was car ried unanimously. It is understood that a proposal will be made at the next meeting that the parishes of Maryle bone and Paddington should join in some public demonstra tion along the line of the Edgware-red, which divides the two, and through which the royal cortege will par from the wrbleoreh tothe terminus of the Orest Western Railway. The directors and guardians of the poor of St. Pennine have resolved to indulge the whole of the poor in the workhouse, to the number of nearly 1,700, with a dinner of roastbeef, plum-pudding, &c., and venous entertainments on Use 10th of March, with a holiday to all who desire it. It is also contemplated by the churchwardensand vestrymen to deoorate the spacious Veetry•hall, and give an entertain ment and ball at their own expense on the evening of the royal marriage, and in honour of the event. _ _ The Rev. J. Patteson, the Rector of Chris- Church, Spitalfields, sad the Rev. J. W. Reynolds, the Incumbent of St. Stephen's, Commercialetreet, in the .me parish, in order practically to improve upon this in- Wresting national event, have osneed„notices to be published throughout the district to the effect that on the 10th of March next, the day fixed for the celebration of the mar riage of their Prince, they will marry free and without charge any of their poor parishioners who may feel inclined to be united in the bands of matrimony. They also contemplate, as a further mark of respect for the occasion, providing a dinner for the school children and those of the aged and infirm poor who have resided in the parish of Christ Church for the last twelve months, should the loyal inhabitants who can afraid it mist them with funds to enable them to doss HER ROYAL HIOHNIBB THE CROWN PRINCES: OP PREMBIA. The Crown Princes of Primal:L . (the Princess Royal), we learn by Wei/mph from Berlin, left the Prussian capital at 7 o'clock this (Friday) morning foc Antwerp oa her way to visit the Queen sad royal family ia Ragland. Tax PRINCI OF WALES AND THE LIFEBOAT Ostrow—His Royal Highness the Primo of Wes has inti mated through GwenllCnollys, his great pleasure inbecom- Mg the rice-patron of the Royal National Lifeboat Inset*. Non, and in oontributing a donation of 301. for the purposes of the institution. It is stated that the Prince of Wales has granted permimioo to Yr. Pechter that the theatre of which the bitter is sow lease shall be re-samsd after his royal high ness. The Lyon= is therefor* to be called in future the Prince of Wales's Timmins. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge is so far nuovwsd frost his recut alight attack of gout u to be able to attend at the Huss Guards yesterday. The Duke of Rutland, by the latest acoounta received in town, u better ; but still there exists some anxiety as to the condition of his oleos. Lady Herbert of Lea, with the Earl of Pembroke ouxi sisters, is still at Roms, sad is not expected home till atter Raster. The Right Hon. B. Diemen gave s parliamen tary dinner on Wedneaday at his residence, Grosvenor-gate. There were present the Duke al Marlborough, the Earl of Osruervos, Viscount Exmouth, Lord Edward rhymes, Lord Med Hamilton, Major-General the Hoe. George Upton, Oolong the Hon. Charles Bewiry, Sir James Elphinstone, Sir Mem Kelly, Sir Hugh Mims, Mr. Her Seymer, Mr. Sealer Booth, Mr. Cavendish Beetle* Mr. Drat, Mr. Hume, Mr. Peel Dawson, and Mr. retread. The Duke of Devonshire, who, on the death of the Countess (Dowager) Granville 'came into poseession of the late duke's polities villa at Chiswick, he. presented it es a residence to the Dualism (Dowager) of Eintherknd for her life. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe have left the Clarendon Hotel, for Brighton, for a few days. The Marquis and Marchioness of Clanricarde hare arrived at their residence, in Strattonwtreet, Pic cadilly, from Returns& Castle, county Galway, for the 114110011. Lord and Lady Henniker will return to town on Tuesday amt, from their mat, Thanks= Hall, Suffolk, k g the mama. Lady Colchester has issued cards for assemblies, oa Wedoesday, the 4th of Harsh, and ea Thursday, the 12th of Hank, at the family residesce, is Borkeleyequan. Lord and Lady Methuen are expected in town is a few days from Conham Court, Chippeshans. His lordship has takes a residence in Lowed's-square for the OBSOCKI. Lord Ebury has issued cards for a parliamentary dinner to-morrow evening, at his residence in Park-street, Grosvenor-square. Last night the Marchioness of Salis'oury gave her Let reception this saws, at the family mansion in Adios tes-etreet. It was a small and early party. Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley entertained at dinner last evening, at their residence in Dover- street, his Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the Counties Appoayi, the Fad and C.euntesa Russell, the Earl of St. Germans, Viscountess Palmerston, Viaeusat amine's, Vis count sad Viscousness Sydney, Viscount Canterbury, Lord Stanley, ILP., krt. Law la the evening hse ladyship gave a diming party.. A oo;respondeot of the Times writes :—" Would you inform me of what use is Convooatiou? My MODS for asking is this :—ln February and March, 1261, both the Upper and Lower House of the Province of Oanterbwry passed resolutions amending the 29th canon, whice far. bide a west to steed as aponsor for his owe child. In my ignorance, as I numbed that by remelt of shies rasolutioes the 29th Genoa bed been revised, es that • parent might 'tend as sparser, I lately presented a child for baptism, but I was intensely surprimed when the Gla ciating clergyman asked my wife, who was steadies as ace of the godmothers, whether she stood for herself, and a being answered io the affirmative positively refoaerl to p with the ehriatenieg, said this after bell the service bed bes• performed. The clergyman ghee as hie only races that it it not legal for a parent to dared as sponsor, and I have since found that, strictly speak's., he is right, as se sat of parliament is wearer, to make legal soy alteration resolved upon by Coevoestioe." EGYPT. ALEXANDRIA, Fn. 19. Ismail Pacha has taken his departure for Con. stantinople on board a Turkish steamer. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. " IMPERLiL " LIBERTY. (rzom °au owa connarommar.) PARIS, TetriaDAT Rvisruo. The following correspondence, inserted in this evening's Prose, with the ironical heading, " Pro gressive Liberty" is well worthy the attention of students of imperial institutions : MITER ADORE:MED TO TES PRZFECT Or POLIO,. Paris, Feb. 11, 1863. Monsieur le Prefect,—On behalf al the noder•meationed persons, members of the Institute and others, I have the honour to inform you that we have conceived the project • at giving a series of leetures or literati convereatiOns for the benefit of the poor victim, of the cotton The laws and regulations in this matter rendering the wrest of the administrative authorities necessary to the realisation of our project, I subjoin the names of the proposed lec turers, with the subject which each of them will treat of : N. E. Charton—" Narratives of Travels." Llaboalaye(ot the Irttitute)—" On Popular Education in the United States." M. F. de Lasteyrie (of the Institute)—" Recollection. o • Tour is Atost:oa." L Legonve (of the Institute)—" Morel Studies in the Modern Family ; and fragments of a comedy in verse." M. Litter (of the Institute)—" Philosophical Prsi..nents." M. Homy Martln—" The Life of a Gallic 8.-d." Sense (of the Institute)—" Narrative of a Journey on the Banks of Lake Tiberias." M. L. Reybaud (of the Institute)—" Chapters from an . Unpublished Novel." M. Sannon—"Reading and Analysis of the PCncipal Roma at the Misanthrope ci Moliire." M. H. de Triqueti—" On the artistic education of the working claim." . . . • ' Oar Itestion is to hire M. Hen's ooncert-room, in the Bete de la retain, for oar intone The meetings will take place in the afternoon, and two, or at most three, lec tures will be delivered at each meeting. This idea, conceived in a purely charitable view, cannot fail, as we hope, to meet with the kind sympathy of the We therefore venture to assume that nothing will occur to prevent the execution of our plan ; and we hope, Monsieur L Prefet, that you wil' honour us with a prompt answer. and thereby aid us in our desire to contribute oar part towards the alleviation of that distress which now molten so much emotion throughout France.—Accept, &a., FrHDIJLID DI LAWIMIL TRI rawer OF FOLIOS% MISR= Patio, Fob. 14. Nousienr,—You did me the honour to write on the 11th instant, to submit to the approbation of the administrative authorities a project conceived by you and several of your colleague of the Institute and literary friends, to give a serial of lectures for the benefit of the victims of the cot tan wigs. I quite admit the excellent and honourable in tentions, and the eminent merit of the persons who desire t o concur in this work, the object and nature of which are most certainly worthy of all sympathy. I cannot, more over, but express my unqualified approbation of the sub jects chosen for the lectures ; but it seems to me that, under existing circumstances, there would be some inoonvenience in the execution of each a plan, which resembles one lately proposed to me by men who perhaps did not hold out .0 the 'manatees desirable, and whose request I was on that amount obliged to refuse. You will be good enough to ob serve, betides, that these readings, which would inevitably be accompanied by comments, and which hear upon many subjects appertaining to " superior instruction," might turn cut to be in reality public lectures of the kind which ought babe submitted to the previous authorisation of the univer silty authorities. This is an observation made by the Minim. ter of Public Instruction, whose advice I have asked, and I do not think he is favourably disposed towards any such request as that which you address to me. Moreover, you see how ample has been the response by evee7 ekes of the public to the charitable appeals lately made. Do you not think that there are now sufficient funds in hand to get over this painful crisis ? I hope, air, that them latter considerations, as a general import, will strike you m they have struck NM It is cot. be well 'scored, without repot that I refuse to comply with your wiehes.—Aompt, The Prof of of Police, Boanut. I have not the least doubt that it was with a feeling of both regret and shame that the Prefect of Police, who is but one of the instruments of the most cunningly-devised system for the repression of liberty which was ever known in the history of world, signed the above letter. Aod yet M. Baroche, speaking from the ministerial bench, complacently says that France is in possession of every liberty that can be rationally desired. The Boum° is a little better. Rage rose 20c. for cash and bc. for account, closing at 70fr. The. and 70fr. 10c. Mobilier rose 6c and most of the railways about 2fr. 50c. ; Western, however, fell 10fr. The Seine transport., having on board the battalion of blacks which had bees placed at the disposal of France by Bald Bache, the late Viceroy of Egypt, foe the Mexican ex psditioe, arrived at Madeira on the 211th alt., sad after a short stay =Maned her voyage to Vera Ores. 333136 3 I.E. mom 1 D i: i4 W. _•. I 4 :1 L ou i_ A LB. 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Mr. LAIRD—TO ask the Secretary of State for War whether he has any objections to ly upon the table of the house a copy of any correspondence that haa taken place between her Majesty's government and Sir William Armstrong. Sir J. HAT—To ask the Secretary of State for the Home De. t • question in reference to the funds which have lately =Z ed to relieve the sufferers in India, in the Crimea, the Hartley Colliery Fund, and others. Mr. DRIOLAR—To ask the Secretary of State for the Rome ent whether any Instructions have recently been issued wt reference to the revocation of tickets of leave for infringe ment of the conditions endorsed thereupon. Mr. BAXTER—To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the paper+ with reference to the renewal of the Galway contract will be laid upon the table; and if the government has been apprised cf any proposal on the part of the Atlantic Royal Mail Company is to make nob Galway, but Liverpool, or some other port, the point of the departure and arrival of their steamers. Mr. W. Ewer—To ask the That Lord of the Treasury whether any reliable account has been received of a convention said to have been concluded between the governments of Russia and of Prussia respecting the present state of affairs In Poland. Sir F. SMITH—To ask the Secretary to the Admiralty a question in reference to the resignation of Mr. Isaac Watts, C. IL, chief constructor of the navy. Colonel W. Parrott—To ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether there is an truth In the report that Sir George Grey has tendered his Les on of the government of New Zealand, unless more troops are sent there. Mr. COWPER—London Coal and Wine Duties Continuance—ln committee of the whole house, to move that the chairman be directed to move the house that leave be given to bring in a bill toe further continuing and appropriating the London coal and wine duties. Mr. Box rest—Education of Factory Children BBL Mr. Burr—lnnkeepers' Liability (No. k) BilL Mr. Barn:a—Bleaching and Dyeing Works Act Amendment Bill. Mr. O. HARDY—BiII to amend the acts relating to the torn. pikeroads in the neighbourhood of the metropolis north of the River Thames. Sir W. KlM—Tickets of Leave—Address for returns. Mr. M. HlBRON—Private Bill Legislation—To nominate select committee. On going into committee of supply : Mr. Giurerni—To ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether the government will afford their support to Ismail Perla In the execution of his declared intention to abolish forced labour in Fount LLITILD —To put a question to the First Commis sioner of Works relative to the closing of the carriage road that was opened last year through a portion of Hydupark, between the districts of Bayswater and South Kensington. Sir L. PALL —To call the attention of the house to the distress existing In the manufacturing districts : and to move for a royal 00111M111100 to consider the best mode of obtaining a permanent supply of cotton. Yr. Mamma—To ask the Chief Secretary for Ireland if the attention of the government has been directed to the distress now existing In Ireland ; and, if so, whether it is In their con templation to adopt any measures for its relief. Mr. Lira —To call the attention of the house to the railway schemes affecting the metropolis. BILE or• ARM'r COMMISBIONS.—This morning • return was bawd, showing the number of officers, who, within the last seven years, have been permitted to sell their commissions for commuted or other same without having either purchased or oompleted 20 yews' service, with the name and rank of each of them. It appears that the total numbers in the period stated were 19 lieut.- colonels, 36 majors, 515 captains, 504 lieutenants, 14 comets, and 57 ensigns. THE TRANSFER OF LAND ACT, 1862.-A return to the House of Lords issued this morning shows that up to the 9th instant 21 applications had been made for titles to be registered under the provisions of this act. The cams appointed are :—A registrar, Mr. Follett, Q. 0., at a salary of 2,5001. par annum ; Mr. R. H. Holt, barrister, aesistairt regietrar, at 1,5001. per annum ; a chief olerk, at 4001. per annum; a sawed clerk, at 2501.; and two examiners of titles, without salary. TICILINT-01-LZ4VE CoNvicra.—This morning a return was issued of convicts to whom tickets of leave have been granted from the Ist January, 1860, to the let July, 1862, and also, so far as Is practicable, of the number who during the same period have again been apprehended at and convicted of any new offence, specifying the nature and character of such offence. In 1860 the number of cor.victa released on license was 1,047. The number of licensed holders reoonvicted in the same year was 109, 32 of whom had been released in that year. In 1861 the number of convicts released on license was 2,069, and of those re ' convicted 183, 141 of whom had been released in 1860 and 1861. In 1862, 2,297 convicts were released on license, and 283 license holders were reconvicted. 233 of the latter were released in 1860, 1861, and 1862. Tug RgIOATJ PETITION. —With the parliemen !my votes boned this morning is a petition from James Searle, of Furze Hill, Reigate, and Thomas North, of Wray Common, Reigate, gentlemen, alleging that at the late election Mr. Gower was, by himself, his agents, friends, or partisans, and by others on his behalf, guilty of bribery, treating, and undue influence, and praying that the election may accordingly be declared null and void. On the motion for the second reading of the Tobacco Duties Bill, Mr. Ayrton will move to love out all the words after the word "That," in order to add the words, "sealant committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of altering the laws for raising a revenue on tobacco." On Tuesday, Mr. Edward Pleydell Bouverie will introduces bill to prohibit the issue of writs for actions of debt in the superior courts for sums of less than 201. Mr. Alderman Salomons will ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Monday it her Majesty's government intend to act upon the recommendation of the Sydney Branch Mint Committee of lut session, for legalising the circulation in the United Kingdom of the sovereigns coined at the branch of the Royal Mint at Sydney. The Lisburn election, we learn by telegraph, took place yesterday, when Mr. Barbour and Mr. Verner were put in nomination. The show of hands was in favour of the former, and a poll was demanded which take place to. day. The retiring member, Mr. Richardson, was a comer vative, and his family support Mr. Verner. A lamentable accident happened on the 20th ult. to her Majesty's steam-sloop Pelican, through grounding on a sandbank at Vourlab, near Smyrna. It was late in the afternoon when the mewl touched and became fast on the bank, the sea being rather rough at the time. The follow ing night was very dark, and while the lieutenant and crew of the pinnace were taking out an anchor to drop at some distance from the steamer in order to heave on it the boat was swamped, and three men and a boy were drowned. Meanwhile the second lieutenant was sent to Smyrna for assistance, and returned next day with the French advice boat Mouette, Captain Dianna°, by whose aid the Pelican was got off that afternoon quite uninjured, and returned to Smyrna. A number of non-commissional officers and pri vates have arrived in Paris from Mexico, h►ving been sent back to Fano, either definitively dim:barged, or for the re covery of their health. This garden of the Luxembourg, which was already remarkable for Re extensive and valuable collection of Nees and nursery of fruit tress, has just been enriched by the addition of three new gime buildings. One is an ordinary conservatory, but the others are warmed by hot air. A large space in those buildings is reserved for the propagation of tropical plants, which have so greatly come into favour within the last few years, and are now so much used in the decoration of apartments. A collection of rare orchids of singular form occupy a separate compartment, the temperature of which is maintained at the elevation re. quired for those erotica The indepeadance inserts the following letter, connected with the late gambling affair in Paris. It bears neither date nor address :—" Sir,—l am a foreigner. I had not a single friend at the demi-monde meeting, where I was completely cleaned out. lam well pleased that a judicial investigation is inquiring how the matter took place. I promise to present myself on the day when the discumion shall commence, in order to answer the strange wparte which are in circulation relative to that unfortunate night. —Accept, he..—G.tricto."—The Journal do Barre speaks of a rumour to the effect that M. Gerais has been arrested and lodged is the prison Mama. La Mule de Pedro, composed by M. MaaieS, is De arly ready for represe•tation at the Grand Open, Paris. The opera of Berlioz, Lea Troyens, is finally to be produced at the Lyriquee, Paris. M. Offenbach, we ((Idignani) hear, is engaged upon a verities opera, the story German, arranged by • F renc h dramatist, for Vienna. A glance at the Christiania Theatre reveals the existence of a life and nationality in the drama of the far moth. Danish plays by Herr Andersen (in Gomm, Malaita* end ifekr ale Perks and Gold) ; by Herr Oostrop, /fin nacht int Gebirge ; Norwegian ones, Herr Ooldschmidt's Rabbi Slicer ; Herr Etlar's Int Dyvekil, Herr Bjornson 's Everre and Raids are mentioned. GalMyriani says :—" Mr. Crockett, described as the celebrated English tamer of animals, has arrived at the Cirque Napoleon, sod exhibitr various feats of daring and boldness surrounded by lime, lionesses, he. ; among others lea puts his bead between the jaws of one of these farecious b ru tes, which terrifies, at least as mach as it pleases, the 'pastas:fn. This is very well worth a visit, sad attracts vast crowds of the many who love semeatioe specter-lea." Baneful'. N.N.W. to mo- BOMAN% N. derate, some snow. N. to E. and S. E., freak IltiLara some min or snow. N.W. to N.& and F.., W.ClorriAL. N. moderste to fresh, showery. to LE.Z., fresh, N.W.EPAIMA 10111 MY. tot. freak snowy. s shore, or with some :E. to B.IL, moderat. XL to 8.E., fresh, some rain or Mow. N.E. to 3.N., trash, N.W.INGIAND. abowem N.N.Z. to &NIL mo- ILL swum% rate to frothothomm. N.N.W. to E.N.E., i. 00/JR. N.N.E. to 1.5. E., fresh trash, scam mow or to mows. rola some mow. E.N.L to 8.8. E., ire& aho As Dezwritove. The Rev. W. J. E. Bennett, vicar of Frome, declines to take part in any festivities on the occasion of the' Prince of Wales's marriage, as that event is to be oak. basted in Lent. The Prince de la bloskowa, aide-de-camp to the Emperor Napoleon, gave a grand fancy dress bell on the night of Mardi-Gm, at his residence in the Ere de }twig- DSO. The Duchess de Moray and Mine. de Girarclin repre sented white rose trees, the drop of dew being formed of diamonds. The Princess de Metternich wore the drew of an Incroyable under the Directory. About midnight • great bustle suddenly arose, and • village wedding•party made their appearance. The happy bride was represented by a senator, and the mayor, the gendarmes, and the goods all admirably dressed, by counts, dukes, and princes. The party then danced an extraordinary quad rille amidst loud shouts of laughter. Two domino. were laid to emoted two august personages who had some to give to the fete the remembrance of their presence. The usual series of concerts which usually take place during Lent we to be given at the Tuileries, when the most distinguished artistes of the lyrical theatres will be I heard by the exclusive court circle. The season of Paris is divided into three series. The first the Carnival, the second the ssicariese ; the third commences with &liter and ends with midsummer. During the first there are official ball; large parties, and crowded saloons; in the wooed there are select balls, con mrte, dramatic fetes : in the third there are breakfasts, morning assemblies, picoics, and rural parties. Each of these seasons has its peculiar physiognomy. The festival that has just closed has more of the splendid outward ap pearance, more European celebrities are brought together, and the world of fashion is more decidly represented. President Lincoln's last message was telegraphed amen the 000tinent of America, from Washington to Cali fareia—a distance of 3,000 miles. The Sacramento Weekly Thilessays :—" Having isceived aPhiladelphis journal, con. Mining a copy of the President's message, we have carefully compared the text with our telegraphic report, and have been unable to discover more than two or three unimport ant errors. Not a line of the original is missing, nor was the muse changed in a single sentence. Considering the length of the document and the peculiarities of the President's style, the telegraphic report wee a wonderful gnomes." CiiicamrrEn Eiacriox.—Mr. John Abel Smith addressed a numerously attended meeting of the electors of Chichester on Wednesday evening. He expressed his ap proval of the financial policy of the present government, and said he should support it, although be should offer rea sonable resistance to extravagant expenditure. lie was against all interference is the affairs of other countries, but thought that England ought to exercise that moral influence which power, wealth, position, and civilisation gave her, and that if her voice were raise d on the side of truth, virtue, and good government, It could not fail to have some in fluence. The election takes plasm to-morrow (Saturday) at 11 o'clock. MELTING OF MIDDLILEIE MAGINTZATES.—A general meet's( of the magistrates of the most of Middle sex was held yesterday at the Sessions-house. Clerkenwell. green ; Mr. Henry Powaall in the chelr. The geoerel busi- Dem transacted possessed ao features of public interest. In committee it was resolved, after a short discussion, that an address should be presented to her Majesty and the Prince of Weiss on the occasion of the approaching marriage of the prince of Wales, and that a banquet should be given, at which the Yearns of Salisbury, lord-lieutenant of the county, would preside. A committee was also appointed to superintend the necessary arrangement. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) EQUITY COURT. (Before Vim-Chancellor Wood.) CHAXBRILLAIN V. RUM& This case came on upon a motion to entrain the defen. dents from selling or parting with two vessels, called the Assai and the Punjanb, upon the ground that they were under contract already to sell them to the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs contended that upon a correspondence which they set out in their bill they had bought theme vessels for 95,000 f., to be paid partly in onsh and partly in cotton. The defendants, however, insisted that the matter had never reached a contract, but still reefed in negotiation. And accordingly they had on the sth Feb. written to say that unless a contract was concluded on the 12th inst., they would consider the negotiation at an end; in that letter they stated the terms on which they would sellorcich differed from those alleged by the plaintiffs, and were these 90,0001. part in cash, and the remainder in approved bills. Nothing was done on the 12th Feb., and the defendant therefore proposed to deal with their ships, considering the negotiation at an end. Mr. Bolt and Mr. Dickenson, and Mr. Druce were in the CAM The Vice-Chancellor intimated his strong impression upon the facts then before him that no complete contract had been come to. In order, however, that the matter might be determined speedily, and once for all, he would grant an injunction upon the plaintiff paying 10,0001. into court before Monday next at four o'clock, and undertaking to take steps to bring the calm to a hearing without delay. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Bernie the Judge Ordinary.) C11.18F121 V. DOOLICM. This morning the case on behalf of the plaintiff was re sumed, and the proceedings and judgments in the courts of Portugal were reed. The Court of First instance at Faro had pronounced in an affiliation suit that the plaintiff was the natural son of Henry Crispin and Barbara Julia Cortes and this decree bad been isonfirmed by the Court of Reines° and by the Supreme Tributes'. The case was still proceeding when we went to press. THE POLICE COURTS. alas DAY.) SCENE AT ma ISLINGTON VIETZT. Octavita EelZanre, iT7rii;alit skirt maker, residing at 67, Rotherfieldatreet, Islingtoo, wascharged before Mr. D'Byncourt with wilfully a square of glass at the Vestry-hall, Upperatemt, Islington, value 15a., and yip. hotly asesting and biting John Tattoo , the hallkeeper. From the evidence, it appeared that Lit night the de- fendant attended before the appeal committee at the Islington-hall to appeal spinet one of the rates, and after his cam was beard and decided, he made a great disturbance, and ref used to leave the room when he was asked. He bold his clenched fist near the chairman's face, and threa tened to strike him. Tattoo, the hall-keeper, asked him to leave, but be would not, and struck him* violent blow on the side of the face. In the comes of the scuffle he also bit one of Tattoo's fingers, and took off the skin. After this he was asked to leave quietly, but he would not, and purposely pushed his hand through • square of glens It was with some difficulty that he was got to the poorest'. tine, although it was only next door. The defendant was rather the worse for liquor. One of the witnesses observed that the scene in the committee-room exactly resembled those described in Brookes's " Demo:rata of Muyiebous," and was shogether of • very exciting character. The defe nda nt in reply to the charge said he was not drank nor did he did he strike the complainant; as for biting him that was all moonshine. He was not • democrat. (A laugh.) Police constable Charles Aldridge, 97, N mid he took the defendant into custody, and he apprized to him to hare been drinking. Mr. D'Eyncoart—What do you say to that. Four wit news have sworn that you were the worse for liquor. Defendant—Well, my dear friend, you ace that they are mistaken. (A laugh.) Mr. 7YEynooart said that the defendant must pay a fine of 10s. for the wean, or in default four days' imprison ment. For the damage he would have to pay a floe of Is., and the damage 15a., or in default 10 days' imprisonment in the House of Correction. It he had kept himself sober he would not have brought this on himself. The defendant asked if there was any appeal ; and being answered in the negative, paid the money. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ♦ NEW 17111 701 CRINOLINE. Thomas GoodWIZ and Alfred Sanders, two journeymen in the employ of Mr. Benjamin Oox, butcher, of Swallow passage, Regent-etreet, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a quantity of fat, the property of their employer, and Goodman visa further charged with being in pomemon of • quantity of meat, at his lodging, believed to be stolen. Butcher, 137 C, deposed that about a quarter to seven that morning be was in Prinemstreet. Regentstamet, with Dawson, 301 A, when he saw Sanders open the shop door of Mr. Oox, sad beckon Goodman in. Goodman went in, and remained about eve minutes, and on coming out he (Butcher) noticed that he had something very heavy in his pockets, and followed him to 25, Union-street, Middlesex Hospital, and on following him into the house and telling him he was a police officer, and liking him what he had in his pockets, he replied, " That's my business," and walked upstairs. He (Butcher) fol. lowed him up, and, on looking in his (Goodman's) °oat pockets, most extensive 011111, he found • large quantity of fat, and on searching the room he found a lot more fat similar to that contained in the pockets, and apiece of salt beef, 22 lit in weight, and on a further search he found secreted under a crinoline a quantity of mutton. Goodman said the meat had been brought to his hones the previous day by a man named Waite, but afterwards said the fat found in hi pockets was from Mr. Cox's. Mr. Knox inquired the value of the fat produced, and was informed it was worth 3jd. a pound. Dawson, 301 A, said that on asking Sanders what the other prisoner wee doing in the shop, be said that he MM US &mak to him about a horse he backed the previous day, and that whatever he had in his pockets when he came into the shop be took away with him. He said that he had given Goodman no fat, although he (Dawson) had said nothing about fat. Mr. Benjamin Cox, an invalid, said that in consequence of being laid up with an injured arm, he could not identify the whole of the property, but could the beef. The robberies had been going on while the foreman was at market. Mr. Knox said it was a serious matter, a case for trial, and he should remand the prisoners. The prisoners applied to be admitted to bail, but Mr. Knox said he should distinctly refuse it. Mr. Cox said he had no doubt he had been robbed to • large extent. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. At the monthly general weeds; held yesterday at the society's house, Remove/ramie/9 ; J. H. Gurney. Esq., M.P., in the chair ; Viscount Oualmoese, Id.P., Sir Humphrey de Tref. ford, Bert., Messrs. W. Graham, John K. Lord, Faq., Charles liammendey, Req., Michael Biddulph, Fag., J. H. Esq., John H. Omdon, Esq., were elected fellow C s h ; 111 Robert Swift, Fail., • oorreepooding member of the society; Lienteuant-Colonel A. Learmonth, Lieutenent-Colooel H. Moore, C. 8., Captain H. Baring, Messrs. J. Simpson, R. H. Combs, C. M. tempos, J. W. Warden, J. E. Fox, and A. Austen were proposed es candidates for the fellowship; T. V. Berber de Bocage, director Museum. Lisbon, was recommended by the council as • foreign member ; and E. W. Goodlake, Fig., of the Falkland Islands, se a cone. VOW:En member of the society. SOGGIEETIOI4 BY "STEEPLE JACK."—J. Dnnttn Wright, known in many towns both in Scotland and Eng land u "Steeple Jack," writes as follows to the Dundee Advertiser :—" Amid the many proposals that hays been made in regard to the celebration of the nuptials of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in Dundee, I think that what lam about to suggest should not be lost sight of. Along with the bonfires, fireworks i illumination', and the bring of royal salutes, I should like to see ' Bonnie Duodee ' decked out on that auspicious day in a sort of holiday attire, by means of • display of flags and banners from the principal steeples in town. Should my proposal meet the approbation of those having charge of the arrangements, I hereby make offer of my gratuitous services incari it out. My suggestion is, that flags should be e rected on the steeples of St. Paul's Et.iecopal Church, the Town House, Trades Hall, Free St. Paul's, tbe Old Steeple, and the Cowgate Church. A fine effect can be produced and by fastening a rope between the steeple of Free St. Paul's the Old Steeple, and suspending a large banner from it to wave over the Nethergste. The same arrangement could be adopted with the Town House steeple and St. Paul's Episcopal Church spire." THE VACANT COZONERSHIP or RITTLAND.—AII election contest for the coronership vacated by the resigns. tion of Mr. Hugh is about to take place is this county. It will be • pitiable struggle, for the competitom are two brothers, both in practice as surgeons, viz., Mr. W. end Mr. J. T. Keel. It is said that each is sanguine of swum, each feeling that he has the largest amount of popularity. Election contests being a rarity in Rutland, a few permed may covet the excitement ; but all sober-minded people will be reluctant to take part in a contest which must name. airily widen • family breach, and add intensity to fraternal aaimosity. As regards eligibility for the offioe, we lent that one is quit* as competent as the other. —Stamford Mammy. A third man wait apprehended y e sterday in suspicion of haring been concerned in the robbery at the Bank of Manchester. He gives the name of Smith, and was taken into custody at Huddersfield, where he wee found offering large quantities of silver in exchange for gold. The men apprehended at Crewe and in Ludas have ham brought down to Manchester. LONDON Owszakithewistre ComeAwv(Lnetrati).- Truth° receipts fee the week ending Feb. 15, 10,3/171.