The Express. — London, England, 1863-05-14 00:00:00

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Oi Om TO4lollloW—Morelakt Altarnoom o.L 110 a LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 14. IT would be impossible, we are assured, to form .an adequate idea of the indignant shame which was felt throughout the provinces of the Prussian monarchy when the insults which M. Von BISMARCK addressed to the Chamber of Represen tatives were known, and were found to haveremained unanswered. Loud and deep were the expressions of anger against the Parliament and of contempt against its PRESIDENT, who did not know how to -vindicate the honour of the Assembly over which he presides. The Chamber, and every individual member of it, have since been made to feel and to know the sentiments of the constituent body. The press, in deed, could not speak out, but letters and remon strances have been showered on the luckless De puties, who were one and all made perfectly ashamed of themselves. " Get yourselves broken " or dissolved, rather than continue to sit to be " insulted, and to remain a disgrace to the coun " try." Such was the universal tenor of the mis sues which the constituencies of the provincial dis tricts forwarded to their too patient representatives. They were all smarting under the national Leah, and eager to redeem their pusillanimity, when the War Minister, Von Rows, the most contemned, if not the most obnoxious, of the ministerial faction, thought proper to imitate and repeat his colleague M. Di BISMARCK'S insolence towards one of the snot eminent as well as moderate members of the Chamber, M. Von SYBEL. The PRESIDENT this time did his duty, called the Minister to order, and an altercation ensued—for it is the cue of the Prussian Minister to insult the national representatives, and attest the Pala:Darr put on his hat, and suspended the sitting. This firmness which should have beenexercised in theatre of M. ns Mammies, has come better late than never. Ministers declined to attend the sitting when it was resumed. In truth, the House was too hot for them. Parliament will no longer bear with them, nor they with the Parliament. They must, there fore, definitively adjourn or angrily dissolve without fixing any period of re-election : another breach of the constitution. This is the very thing the Prussian Liberals desire—a complete and open breach between the Government and the Parliament. The Chamber claims to have done all that was possible in a liberal sense. It bad lately protested against the Russian alliance for the oppression of Poland, and its Commission had condemned the Cartel Convention for the giving up of fugitives under the name of deserters. The last flagrant defiance of its authority has only cat short a sterile debate upon the four projects of mili tary reorganization ; for although Ministers had the impudence to feel their way towards a grant of funds under the pretext of deve loping the Prussian navy, they were not listened to. They hoped that such an appeal to North German antipathy towards Denmark would filch some millions of florins from the Chamber. ID vain. Denmark may be odious, but BIM/ACK is more odious still. Better le.: the Danes have their way than succumb to the Prussian POLIGNAC. The real dispute is not, however, between the Government and the Chamber. The whole country sees that the difference is irreconcilable, and that neither Crown nor Parliament can terminate it unless the nation itself intervene. How that intervention is to take place or to manifest itself does not yet very clearly appear. But of the ne cessity every one is convinced. The truth is, that it is no longer the KING that is on his trial. His feeble obstinacy is known, and his moral inability to understand the saving virtue of concession. It is the constitutional party, and the upper middle class composing it, that are on their trial, now for the second time in Prussia within the last Sfteen years. They are accused by the democrats of having spoilt and thrown away all the opportunities opened to them by the revolution of 1848. They then lost Germany. They are now in the same way, it is alleged, losing Prussia. The Gcrnia party undertook to unite Germany ; but in order to unite Germany by rallying it round Prussy they should have first kept Prussia constitutional. They have failed ; and it is manifest that Prussia's failure has flung the rest of Germany away. The elections in Bavaria, which have just taken place, display the Great German party, that is, the party of union with Austria, completely in the majority and the ascendant. Wurtemberg is following the same course. And even the Northern States show more aversion than ever to a " Narrow Union " with Prussia, and turn to France for political support and commercial alliance. The Prussian constitution has been shivered, Prussian ascendancy lost, and the Prussian lead in the path of progress disowned. So that King WLLIJAJI is only too consistent when he avows that a close alliance with and dependence upon Russia is the only thing left for the dynasty, which he has almost denationalised. Unfortunately, whilst the Moderates and Con stitutionalists blame the Monarch and his ill chosen advisers for the irretrievable retrogres sion of Prussia, not only in its internal progress, but in its German influence, the more advanced parties blame the Moderates and the Constitu tionalists for displaying a total want of both )., THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1863. • alcill and courage. It was the deep murmur of this thorough liberal and patriotic party which was heard throughout the land when the Chamber and its PRDII VENT submitted to Bismszces insolence. And whether the spirit which M. BocKum-DoLrs has shown in putting down Von Root/ will redeem his character and that of the Chamber remains to be seen. We should be glad to hear that the Chamber had reinstated itself in public opinion, and that all shades of its liberalism presented a united front to the reactioniats. It must not be disguised, however, that the infatuation of the KING is every day creating and strengthening a popular ultra-democratic sen timent in the nation, and especially in the masses. An ela pleat demagogue has appeared who contrives to address crowds, and to preach doctrines that may well appal King ih'ict.ism and the feudal party. If the KING had eyes to see, and ears to hear, he would perceive that the Constitutionalists alone can save him, if there be yet time. And they are for him the only and the true Conservatives. But this is a truth that the Prussian STUART may come to recognise too late. LATEST INTELLIGENOL THE LATE SCENE IN THE PUIISSIAN CHAMBER. At the sitting of the Prussian Chamber on the 11th, the following scene, already briefly reported by telegram, occurred during the diacuasion on the subject of the military law : Y. VON ROWS, the Minister of War, replying to a phrase of N. Von Betel, " that the ministry would do well not to talk so much about patriotism, after having violated the ceestitution," said that when " personal assertions of that kind were directed against ministers or any one of them, it was an act of arrogance which nothing could justify." Y. Vox Bocaort•Dor.rra (Vice.President)—l mast inter- rapt the Minister of War. M. VON HOON—I beg that I may not be interrupted. The PILIMIDiNT (ringing his bell)- I wish to speak, and I most interrupt the Minister of War. M. VON Boos—l beg pardon, lam in possession of the house, and I shall not give way. (The President rings his bell.) I am in possession of the house, and 1 have a right to coot:Duo speaking according to the constitution. There is no bell, no manifestation, no interruption which The President again rings his bell amid loud calls of "Order, order!" The ntIisIDLNT —When I find it necessary to interrupt the Minister of War, he ought to be silent. (" Oh, oh!" from the right, and cries of " Bravo !" from the left of the chamber.) For this purpose I have rung the bell, and if the Minister of War does not obey this signal I have only to put on my hat and close the sitting. lf.. Volt Boos—l have nothing to say to the President's putting on his hat—(Cries of " Be silent" from the left) — bat I think it right to observe—(uproar on the left)—Ora• Cameo, 350 voices can drown one voice. I maintain my constitutional right. The constitution gives me the right to speak, and no one ought to interrupt me. The PIMIDENT (ringing his bell)—I interrupt the Minis. ter of War. When the President speaks every one in the chamber, whether on that beach or in the tribune, ought to be silent. I wished to my that if M. Von Bybel had spoken in the way stated by the Minister of War, I should have called him to order ; bat I did not consider that hie words bore the construction put on them, and, therefore, I did not call him to order. I now call on the Minister of War to speak. ("Bravo.") M. Vow Boos—l beg to say that I protest anew against the right which thePreisident arrogates to himself in respect of the King's government. I believe that the functions of the President extend, as has been said on a former occasion, to that table (the ministerial one) and no farther. (loud interruptions and uproar. The President then put no his hat, and the ministers rose amidst load cheers on the left) The Pawpaw—l suspend the sitting for an hour. At a quarter past 1 the sitting was resumed uni.er the presidency of hi Bockum-Dollfs, but none of the minidars were preeent. A proposition was made to impend the sitting and to require the presence of the ministate, accord tog to Article 60 of the constitution. Before the question was put, however, two secretarial of the Ministry of War entered the chamber, and Colonel Boner announced that the minister were prevented for the moment from attending the sitting. pd. Von Bodehchwing, the Minister of Finance, subsequently entered and took his seat on the ministerial bench. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY. The Hammonis arrived here this morning. She left New York on the 2nd inst. Amongst her cargo is specie to the value of 102,184 dollars for Eng land. She experienced fine weather during the voyage. She had light easterly winds, except the last four days, when she had W.S.W. and W. breeze. She passedseveral icebergs in Ist 43.22 N. 51.20 W. On the 4th she spoke the Tentonia and the Australasian, on the 7th the English barque Charles Bowden and the Bremen ship Orpheus, on the Bth the American ship Fontabelle, and on the 12th the English schooner Triune. seizure, and for thilexcellent reason, th►t the work oontains not a word, from beginning to end, which by possibility could be twisted into a political libel. The last of the Conchls mentioned in the book is the famous general who died in the reign of Louis XIV., and there are no allusions whatever to modern times. But it seems that in a moment of panic M. de Persigny wrote a circular instructing the prefects throughout France to confiscate any and every publication emanating from the banished princes ; and it was upon these general instructions that M. Boitelle acted. Bad as French political laws are, there is no scrap of legislation to justify the Prefect of Police in con fiscating property on the mere ground of the owners being obnoxious to M. de Persigny. Accordingly, after waiting a reasonable time, the Duke d'Aumale and the printer have brought an action against the Prefect of Police for the restitution of the 4,000 copies. MM. Dufaure and Hebert, who appeared for the plaintiffs, had no difficulty in showing that the proceeding of the prefect was scandalously ille gal That fact was scarcely disputed. But the prefect's counsel, M. Busson (who is M. Billault's son-in-law, and has been by his powerful patron put into various good things, besides being made counsel to the prefecture), was fain to fall back upon the shameless argument which has so often protected oppression, that the Pre fect of Police was a high functionary who could not be sued without the authority of the Council of State. MM. Dufaure and Hebert, who anticipated this line of defence, endeavoured to meet it by contending that inasmuch as the present form of action did not touch the prefect either in purse or person, but merely sought to remove his hand from property upon which he had illegally laid an embargo, the legislation which required the permission of the Council of State in certain cases did not apply. Judgment is post poned to this day week. From wtat is known of the composition of the court, not the slightest doubt is entertained that the confiscation will be confirmed. If it should occur to you to ask why the plaintiffs did not obtain the consent of the Councii of State in order to make their action more regular, the answer is that they were per fectly certain that they would not have obtained it. Here is the vicious circle which renders all aorta of illegality possible in France. The springs of justice are defiled when ever the government chooses to oppress a political opponent. On this subject an anecdote is told which seems so perfectly in harmony with the existing situation that I repeat it. A friend of the Orleans family lately called on the Prefect of Police, and in a friendly way pointed out to him the mon strous illegality of this seizure. The prefect, who is a pleasant, jolly fellow, replied, with amiable candour :—" Don't talk to me about legality. If your friends had thought less about legality they would have been here yet ; and I recommend them, if ever they get a chance again, to do as I do now." I think there cannot be very good news from Mexico, because the expected packet Louisiana, with news from Vera Cruz to April 17, arrived at St. Nazaire at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and yet none of the intelligence brought by her is yet given to the public. The rumour of the Duke of Malakoff's dismissal from the government of Algeria is contradicted by an autograph letter of the Emperor, assuring him of his continued affection, and that the reports in question were false. The Bourse is heavy, but without much change. Isthmus of Suez shares are 12fr. higher. The Daily News is seized. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) THUUDAT, MAT 14. II A.M. n Lin w. Liz.ll.l 8. n. L . ft. —--- — Nairn .8968 ^ 1 110 o 9 0.36 8 kberdeen R. Leith 62 51 W. 3 422 a, 41 6.10 3 N.W. 6 16 20 co ! 7 RN 4 Portrush -16148 &W. 11 16 eI- 3 Galway Valentia Queesstown 29.741113 &W. 36 20 rl2 10.11 3 M olyhead 1471154 &W. 4 713 a 2 0.16 3 Liverpool 99.7642 W.&W. 3 818 e II 0.00 3 Pembroke 2 25.84 52 W.S.W. 4 I 622 b' 2 0.10 3 Peumace IMAM LW. 46 14 el- 4 Janes Brest .. W. -, ; TCI I's-Z ; L'Orient 06 1 ,6 1 WILY/. I 6 n - - 5 Rochefort • , 30 . .11 59 2 W. 17 24 '- I • Plymouth . 2•172 67 3 B.W. ,6 20 1 / 0.10 2 Weymouth 29.9354 3 W.B.W. 17 20 1 '0.06 4 Portsmouth 29.8 166 4 W.S.W. 822 Kew. 29.9062 4 W.S.W. -, -1I I - Loodou 29 88 61 4 &W. 8 20 1 0.08 - Dover 299266 8 W. 6 10 Yarmouth —19.8164 It W.& W. 620 Sarborough.,l9.67W.S.W. 61 4 W. 7 13 Shields .. ...17.83 51 6 N.W. 223 -- 4 0111 3 32 -I— . I (b Hellgoimid '192761' 1 LW. BAO,b- - i 0 ternbe4e Lisboa PSOBABLL FRIDAY. N.N.E. to W. and R.W., 80011 AND strong. some rain. N.W. to S.W. and to MIAMI" N strong, unsettled. As next above. W.CANTRAL SATTRDAT. 9. W. to N.W., fresh. unsettled. W.N.W. to N.N.H. fresh. equally. W. to N fresh to ma . .. —. dents.. , S.W. to N. W., a gale, W.Yx.incit W. to N., strong to relay. fresh. WS. W. to N.N W., S.W.E.voLswn, N. W. to Nit., fresh, strong to fresh, squslly. showery. As next above. S.R. FINLAND. As next above. N.N.W. to N.E. sad IL COAST N.N.R. to li.E., ',song E. B. C., strong, to fresh. squally. Despatches were received at the Colonial-office yesterday from the Governors of the settlements on the West Coast of Africa. --- Lord Brougham has passed through Paris on Ms way front Cannes to Loudon. /Ms lordship, we (Galigiani) are happy to say, seemed in excellent health, and was coo gratulated on Monday, by his oolleagues at the Institute, on looking so well. _ . . The committee of the First Chamber of the Grand Duchy of Baden, charged with the revision of the penal cede, has recommended, by eight votes to three, that the punishment of death shall be abolished. Accounts from Munich state that the ordinary professors of Augsburg and of Spire hare interdicted the students and candidates in theology from frequenting the lectures of Professor Frorchammer, who was lately con demned by the Congregation of the Index. The AugAurg Gazttte states that, in contequenoe of this interdiction, the auditory at the lectures of the professor is more numerous than heretofore. _ Adv ices from Chau x-de-Fonds (Switzerland)state that more than 3,C30 foreign riflemeo are about to take part in the grand shooting-match at that place. The majority of them are from Germany, but several English and French shots have signified their intention to be present. _ A Naples letter mentions a curious dilemma which recently occurred to the inmates of a convent in that city. A Frenchwoman named Mener hid made an ascent in a balloon which, after floating for some time in the sir, alighted on a building inhabited by a considerable number of nuns. The embarrassment in the fold was extreme. Should they go to the assistance of the person in the balloon or not It might contain a man! This was a case not foreseen by the canon law. After deliberation the sisters came to the conclusion that they might risk themselves, and, with their fares concealed in their veils, they helped down their aerial visitor, and let her out of the convent gates, promising to send her balloon after her. Dr. Reid, well known in connexion with the ventilation of the Houses of Parliament, St. George's Hilt, Liverpool, and other public buildings, died suddenly at Washington on the sth of April. Dr. Reid had been ap pointed by the American government medical inspector to the sanitary commission, and be was about to leave Wash ington. to be employed in ventilation the new military hospitals which have been erected in different parts of the country. THE LOSS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON. THE FIRST OFFICER'S STATEMENT. The Auglo-Saxon left Liverpool on the 16th ult., at 5 p.m. She experienced strong westerly gale" until Saturday, the 25th. at 8 p.m., when she fell ia with ice and a thick fog. The engines were immediately slowed. At 10 p.m. the ice being so thick and heavy the engines were stopped altogether, a light breeze from the south forcing the ship ahead about one knot an hour. At 5 am. on the 26th the fog lifted, and the ice having slackened we set the fore ' topsails and head sails, running the engines occasionally at a dead slow. At half-past 10 am. the fog cleared away altogether, and we maw clear water to the west. northwest from the masthead. We continued our course towards clear water. At 2 p.m. we got the ship clear of ice sad steered northwest by west with full speed and with all possible sail. A moderate breeze was blowing from the southward at this time. At noon latitude 46 57, longitude 57 24, by the chronometer. At 10 p.m. the breeze freshened and blew strongly from the south-south-east and a dense fog sat in. We took in all sail at 8 am. on the 27th. The fog still continued to be dense, and supposing the ship to be 40 miles off Ceps Race, we altered her course to west boil north, and slowed the engines to half -speed, which we supposed would have taken us 17 miles south of Ceps Race. At ten minutes past 11 a.m. breakers were reported on the starboard beam. Capt. Burgess immediately ordered the engines to be reversed at full speed ; but before her headway could be stopped she struck fiat on the rocks off Clam Cove, about four miles north of Cape Race. A heavy sea rolling in drove her quarter on the rocks, car rying away her rudder, starnpost, and propeller. Finding that there was no possibility of the ship coming off, the order was given to let go both anchor', to hol4 the ship on the rocks. The carpenter was forthwith sent to examine the forepeak, aid found it filling fast with water. He also examined the forehold, but found DO water there. The chief engineer, coming up directly afterwards, reported the forward stokehole filling fast. He opened the valves and blew the steam out of the boilers. The boat" were all immediately lowered successfully, except No.l and No. 3. The ship was so close to the rocks that these could not be got *at. Boat No. 2, with some of the crew and passengers, commanded by Captain Crawford. was sent to find a place to land the pamengers. Some of the crew being lauded on the rocks by means of a studding sail boom, with the help of some of the passengers got a hawser secured to a rock to keep the vessel from listing out. We then commenced to land the female passengers on the rocks by means of the fore yard arm. The first dam passengers were put into s boat. At about noon the ship's stern swung off from the rocks and she settled down very fast, listing to poet at the same time, and sunk in deep water. The captain and a great many passengers were on deck at the time, and, with a part of the crew, were all lost. WHO IS TO BLAME? (From the New York. Herald of May 1.) . . . . . We have already alluded to the total wreck of this fine vessel, some four miles east of Caps Race, and the conse quent loss of a large number of valuable lives. The Anglo- Saxon left Liverpool with no less than four hundred and forty-four persons on board. The first accounts from the wreck informed us that only one hundred sod eighty of We number had been saved ; but we are glad that a subsequent despatch from Montreal redness the total of lives lost to two hundred and thirty-seven—a frightful figure for contem plation, under say circumstances. For a long time peat it has been the practice of the Ame rican press to nes all its exertions for receiving sod pub lishing the news brought from Europe by these fast ocean steamers with the slightest possible delay. Is order to facilitate this design, they have for many years kept • news boat at Cspe Race, which goes out to meet the steamers that pass this dangerous coast, and thus obtains the news for transmission by telegraph long before the vessel that brings it can reach her destination. The Associated Press have even considered the propriety of keeping a fast steamer at the Cape, for the purpose of anti_ cipatiog these European steamships—a purpose which they may yet carry out. The continual danger incurred by thorned steamers which pass by this route, from the precipitous cliffs and dangerous breakers which exist all along this part of the coast, sa well as from the impenetrable fogs which so frequently prevail there, induced the Associated Press some time ago to propose that one of Hitholl's powerful steam whistles, or air trumpets, should be purchased and erected at Cape Race. The proposition was made is the iuterest of humanity, of European and American commerce, as well as for the advantage of the press. This invaluable apparatus, it was intended, should have been connected with • caloric engine, by which it would be put in motion and sounded during foggy or perilous weather—the power of the whistle being such that it can be heard ten miles out at sea. To secure against unforeseen accidents it was also agreed that an extra engine should always be kept on hand, in case the other should be at any time temporarily disabled. The project was generally admitted to be an excellent one, and met with the warm support of all the European and American steamship lines. On the applica tion of the Associated Press, the Canard line, the Montreal steam navigation companies, the Inman line, and the Bremen, Hamburg, sod other companies all concurred in the idea, and, with the Associated Press and uoderwriters, readily subscribed the amount of money necessary to put the scheme into practical applica tion. When everything was reedy to carry out this wise pre caution, it was decided that, in order that this improve ment should not assume too much the appearance of Yankee enterprise, and as the steam whistle was to be placed on British territory, the moment of the British government should first be obtained. This they positively refused to give, alleging as a reason that they could take care of their own coasts, with sundry other objections. Therefore, for the time, the matter had to be set aside. Now we are once more confronted with an awful cotes• trophe—one of those terrible evils which might have been prevented if the humane proposition of the press had been carried out. But the English government would not permit the precaution of the steam whistle, although two-thirds of the expense was to have been paid by the subjects of Great Britain, who are more interested in the safety of omit steam navigation than we are. We firmly believe that if this powerful alarm whistle had been shriek ing off the coast when the Anglo-Saxon became enveloped in the fog we would not have had to record the loss of that noble ship. In view of the fact, however, and of the constant danger of shipwreck incurred by all vessels coming by Cape Race, we hope that the British government will either place one of these warning whistles on the meat themselves or allow the original projectors of the idea to do so. No time should be lost in so senous a matter ; and if the matter be left in the hands of the press it will be attended to at once ; for the money is ready and can be instantly applied. TEE " Arrow-Saxow."—We have been favoured by MINIM James and Alexander Allan, siesta at Glasgow for the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company, with a copy of extract from the letter of instructions addressed to Captain Burgess, on being appointed to the eommand of the steamer " North American," from which he was transferred to the command of the " Anglo-Saxon" in January last. It appears from these instructions that caution and a strict regard to safety are especially recom mended to the masters of the company's steamers, as of the first importance in the navigation of these vessels. . . _ . . A picket of the Spahia lately arrived in Paris is now doing duty at the Tuileries. They defiled for the first time on Monday in the courtyard of the palace at the hour of parade, together with the infantry and cavalry of the Imperial Guard on duty. The picket is likewise employed to escort the Imperial Prince during his drives. According to their custom, when on horseback, in place of carrying their sword in hand like the French meshy, they carry their carbine, because, like the majority of Arab warriors, they prefer the arm which, according to their expression, "makes the powder speak." ARMY CORRESPONDENTS IN AMERICA.—The fol lowing order respecting army correspondents has bees issued by General Hooker :—" Head-quarters, army of the Poto mac, camp near Falmouth, Va., April SO, 1863.—The fre quent transmission of false iotelligeurs, end the betrayal of the movements of the army to the enemy, by the publica tion of injudicious correspondence of an anonymous charac ter, make► it oecems7 to require all newspaper correspon dents to publish their communications over their own au natures. In case of failure to comply with this order, through their own or their employers neglect, such oorr . erpoodenia will be excluded from, and the circulation of the journals for which they correspond suppressed within, the lines of this army. Commanding officers and proved marshals are directed to enforce this order, sod will keep themselves in formed of all the correspoodents within the limits of their respective camps, and should any such darregird its require ments, will seed them forthwith beyond the lines of this annv.—By command of Major-General Roo's& —EL WIL LIAMS, Asaistant-Adjutant-Genered. F. && n ova, A.A.G." NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BDAY. ) ANK OP ENGLAND . ( The thirtieth annual meeting of proprietors w ag held at 112, Bishop/ate-street ; Hr. J. LiUME is tks chair. The followits are the principal paragraphs of the rep., —`• The year 1862 was ushered in by distress sad in the manufacturing districts, coomequeot os the niahed supply of ootton arising from the contest bit e ., the Northern and Southern states of %merino ; th e th eme , greatly ridoord prc -Action in that important branch rd manufacture stimulated Use activity of other departme n t s of trade, sod was accompanied by en extended coatinentel demand, which, however very madequately filled up A n vacuum that bad been rest ed . The cuPPIJ a capital th em by released led to great rednadancy in the moray market. The result of the year's operations is as follows, e i n. Jan. 1, 1862. Rest, or undivided profits, at 31st Domenhe• 1861, es exhibitr4 at annual meeting, in m ay, 1 , 62 186,4151. 3s. 78., lees bonus declared and paid i n cask is , 1862, out of this amount, 50,4001., reserve hued set &pug in government as 1.3.%0154 Is. 7d.—Dee. 31. S e s Airoilia of 1862, after making allowance for bad &ad doubtful debts, sad paying • boons of 10 per ce n t. Ito officers, 127,685/. 16..99. ; making '262,7014 O• ; a dd undivided profits carried forward hem 39,0034 ; total, 282,701/. Oa. 4d. Deduct—Di n t oompaity's stook, paid Jam, 1862, 26,8C31. ; Dee., IM2, pad Jae., 1863, 31,16:4 D. sd .; boons of 5 per asst, ditto. 56,C.10/. • undivided proem tied to seat hall-year, 4.9711. Os. lOd. ; together 10,9 w. 19s. 2d. ; leaving 181,7641. le. 2d. Out of these pron. the directors propo - e to declare, in addition to the forega il . dividend and bonus paid to proprietors as above stin e 4 a further bonus of 6 per cent., making the division of profits in 1962 in all 19 per cent. upon the mid. up capital, free of income tax, amounting t o 40,i7 .14 17a. 7& —leaviog reserve as beture at 135,0151. 3• 7d. i n reference to the proposal contained in the tun report for the increase of the capital of the beak by an Sem of 30000 ' new shares of 204 each, the directors are bap s . repo . that the scheme has been ootirely successful ;- 29,574 1 d... have been taken up by the proprietors, ou which a first instalment of 24 per share was paid in July last, amounting to 59,1484, and a premium of 44 per share realised, ing to 118,296/. The directors have determined to erect ma the present site such a building as may he adequate to the ea .s a of the bank for many years to come. Temporary c a m have been wonred daring the rebuilding of the teak i n t h e adjoining premise* belonging to the Oriental Bask. To provide adequately for the new building, it a propoisd to transfer 240034 from premium account rained from the new shares to the present building hind of 31,7521. 12e., making that amount 56,752/. tk. le order to preserve the bank's property in the country e t its true value in the company's books, the directors pro posed to transfer a further *um of 23,004 from premium amount for that purpose.. After mekimi provinces fee theme two objects, there will remain 68,296/. at the credit of premium account, which they recommend avoid be carried to the reserve fund of 135,013/. 3s. 74., which will then stand at 203,3111. 3s. 7d. To meet the requiramots of eertaio districts, agencies at Brigham, in Devonshire, and Aberayon, in Wales, have been opened, since last meeting, with encouraging prospects of remunerative regalia" The Cashman, in moving the adoption of the report, regretted that the meeting wee not presided over by Ih. Robertson, their late chairman, who possessed is alloy qualifications for the office and who contributed so much to the success and prosperity of the bank. For thirty 'van he presided over the bank with great skill and judgmeet, and it was with great reluctance that they accepted his reap.. tion, which, under the pressure of dl-health, he placed in their hands. They had, however, awarded him a liberal retiring allowance and el ected M r . Robertson an boo. member of the board. (Hear, ben.) The measure adopted last year for increasing the capital was entirley successful, sod their affairs were never in • more prosperous condition. The pristory list had increased in consequence from 1,125 to 1,340. Mr. HANSON seconded the report, which was unanimously a te retiring directors, Sir J. & D. Scott, Bart., lir. Wade, and kir. Ellis were re-elected. Sir J. Scow returned thanks. lir. C. Ramr congratulated the shareholders on the w alla of the bank, which was only second to one in London in the divided it gave, sod stood inferior to none in the estimation is which it was held by the public. (Rear, hear.) He thought that the proprietors should mark their reuse of obligation to the directors, and with that view be proposed that the 426 unappropriated shares be divided amocgst the directon, subject oaly to the calls upon them. The motion having been received was posed unanimously. The chairman, on behalf of the directors, returned thanks, which terminated the proceedings. LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-(THIS DAY.) The anniversary meeting of this society was held to-day, at Exeter-hall, which was densely crowded. ln the unavoidable ammo of the Fed of Aberdeso, who had beta previously announced as chairman, Sir S. M. Pare. M.P., presided. ,e On the platform were Mr. E. Baines, ILP., Hr. M.P. Mr. Hadfield, M.P., the Revs J. Person (of York), H. Alloo, G. Smith, J. Stotightoe, Dr. Brown, Dr. Vaughan, E. Mellor, Dr. Ferguson, J. Kennedy, &a The following is the financial statement for the year :- lecome, 1862-3 : For ordinary puritans-Subscriptions, do nation', sad collections. 42,980/. 19.. 7d.; legacies, 3,9931.6 a; food for widowsand orphans, and superannuated missionaries, 2,8791. Os. Ild. ; Australia and foreign auxiliaries, 1,2511. 19a. 4r1.; dividends, Law. 11.15. 11d.; total, 52,170/. 16e. 911.; For Special Objects-For the extension of missions io India, 8381. 10s. sd. ; ditto ditto China, 1,6361. 19s. 9d.; for the support sad extension of the Madagascar inhales, 2,377/. He. 4d. ; for the erection of memorial churches in Madagascar, 8,680/. 4s. 2d. ; contributions as missionary stations, 16,8501.8.. 9d.-total, 81,9241. 13.. Bd. Expenditure : Payments by the &remover, 62,9661. ss. 9d. ; raised and appropriated at the mission stating., 15,735/. 17e. 9d. ; total, 78,7021. 3e. 6d. From the foregoing state ment, if compared with that of last year, it will be seen that the several items in the ordinary income of the society full below those of 1861.62: subscriptions, donations, tied collections are less by 3,4941. ss. 9d., and legacies (always variable), by 1,9471. ss. 6d. The fund for widows and orphans, and superannuated missionaries, is also 485/. 2.. less than last year ; mid the receipts from Australia and foreign auxiliaries fall short by 1.0511. 611. 6d. But oc the other hand, the cootrilmtiona from the missionary stations exceed those of 1861-62 by 1.7871. 10a. 3d. For the erection of memorial churches in Madagascar, there have been received 8,6601. 4s. 2d making the total receipts for the year 81,9241. 13.. Bd., which exceeded those of last year by 2.3481. 84. 6/1. It is with more regret than surprise (says the report) that the directors have thus to repeat that the ordinary receipts of the society, exclusive of legacies, have fallen short of those of the preceding year by 5,0001. But in presenting a deficiency, the void/ suffers in common with all kindred institutions, an d, it is almost superßuous to remark•from a common cause. That great and widespread calamity which has befallen our industrious countrymen ii, the manufacturing dis tricts of the North, has awakened the deepest sym pathy of the nation, and presented irresistible claims on the liberality of all classes. Did the defic:eocy in the funds of religious institutions arise from the coldness or alienation of friends, we should most bitterly bewail the fact; but since it must be attributed to the pressure of claims that could not and ought not to be neglected, al though we may regret, we must tot complain that our funds have somewh‘t suffered. The number of the society's missionaries now actually io the field, exclusive of those about to leave England, is 170. They are divided among the several spheres of the society's operations, as follows :-In Polynesia, twenty-eight; West Indies, twenty ; South Africa, thirty-eight; Chien, seventeen ; sixty ; and Madagascar, six. On the motion of the Rev. GEORG' Serino, BeCoOded by the Key. J. Tudarrore, the report was adopted, and the committee appointed for the ensuing year. SUICIDE IN THE REGENT'S CANAL THROUGH THE INFIDELITY OP A HUSBAND. An inquiry was held at the Black Horse Tavern, Kingsland•rced, by Mr. H. Raffles Wa!thew. the deputy comber last evening, respecting the death of Mrs. Anne Grey, Aged . 48 years, who committed suicide under the following circumstances : Percival Grey. 6, Harris-place, Kinpland-reed, said that he was a bootmaker. He and deceased lived unhappily together for some time past, and sit weeks ago she insisted noon his leaving the house. He did not know the noun of the unhappiness. They had one daughter, aged 20. .4 young woman used to come to the house to bind the boots, and deceased was jealous of her. He had bees familiar with her in his wife's house. Elisabeth Grey said that the quarrels and the separation arose entirely out of the last witness living with the you; women in question. Last Wednesday evening &cavil was apparently much distressed in mind', and she abed VW , * The nest morning she was not in the house, and on Tues day she was found dead in the Regent's Canal near the Kinplaed-road bridge. Mr. Waller said that deceased had called at her husband's present house, apparently with a view to a reconciliation. The door was, however, opened by the young women men boned, who was living with Grey. That circumstance seemed to drive deoreawd almost beside herself. The Coroner said that there was not the slightest douSt that deceased committed suicide through the di,gravfd conduct of her husband, but there was no evidence of the fact. An open verdict was therefore returned. Colonel Colson, who wan deputed by the French Minister of War to examine the state of the cemeteries in which the French who fell at SebAstopol are interred, Las returned to Pails. It is said that he found the cemeteries in a state of the most deplorable rain.. Almost all the monument* were thrown down and profaned. The Russian authorities excused themselves on the ground of the im pouibility of discovering the perpetrators of these acts of Vandalism. The French government, it is said, is now de• termined to collect the remains of the brave warriors in one great oesuary, over which a mausoleum is to be erected to their memory. The entire is to be inclosed by a solid wall, and as officer who served in the Crimean war is to appointed to guard it. Cbe Court. By command of the Queen a levee was held yesterday afternoon in Si. 'James's Palace by the Prince of Wales, on behalf of her Majesty. The presentations exceeded 600, and the attendances were also very numerous. The presentations to his royal high ness are by the Queen's pleasure considered as equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. The new corridor recently erected was used for the first time. The Royal Body Guard of her Majeety's Honourable Comic., Gentlemen-at-Arens wee on duty in the 'tete saloons under the command of the lieutenant. Captain Philips, the sub-officer, was on duty with the corps. The Prince of Wales, escorted by a detachment of Life Guards, arrived, from Marlborough-house, about 2 o'clock at St. James's Palace, and was received by the great officers of state of the Queen's household. Prince A tired was attended by Major Cowell. The Prince of Orange arrived attended by his gentlemen in waiting. The Duke of Cambridge was attended by the Hon. James Macdonald. Prince Frederick of Holstein was also present at theleves. The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty, commanded by Captaie Parker Rickford, the Ilion in Waiting. The Prince of Wales entered the Throe. Room accom panied by Prince Alfred, the Prince of Orange, the Duke of Cambridge, and the Prince of Holstein. In attendance were the various officers of the household. The Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers were introduced, when the following presentations to the Prince of Wales for the Queen took place in the diplomatic circle : By the Austrian Ambassador, Baron de Leykam, ministe resident in the Austrian diplomatic service. By the Russian Ambassador, M. L'Amiral Boutakoff, de la Marine Imperials. By the Halite Envoy, Le Marquis Belbi, Attache de la Legation Loadrea. By the Peruvian Envoy, Y. Gensales de Penilloo. By the Spanish Envoy, Don Jose de Argais, Atteché to her Catholic Majesty's Legation at this Court. The diplomatic circle was fully attended. The general circle, which was well attended, included the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, and most of her Majesty's ministers. The hat of presentations has aot as yet been furnished. OSBORNE, MAT 13. The Queen end Prince's Louis of Heels welkcd in the grounds. - Prince Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, left Osborne for Lmadre this morning. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Counts= of Macclesfield, Lord A. Hervey, and Major Teesdale, visited the Royal Botanic Gardens yesterday morning. Price; Alfred, attended by Major Cowell, visited the Prises and Princess of Wales yesterday, and partook of • &fusser at Marlborough Roues. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred, attended by Major Teesdale, rode on bombs& in the afternoon. The Princess of Wales, attended by the Counts= of Mac clesfield, took a drive is an open carriage. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The Council was attended by Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan cellor, Earl Granville, Sir George Grey, Earl Rus sell, the Duke of Newcastle, Earl de Grey, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers., and the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell. A deputation on the subject of the Inmates' navigation had ea interview with the Right H. T. Milner Gibsoo, yesterday, at the Aloe of the Board of Trade. The depu tatioo consisted of the Duke of Devonshire, Lord Frederick Caveodish, Mr. iterenies, and Mr. N'Lears. THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS LOUIS OF HE1382. SOUTHAMPTON, May 14, 11.30 a.m. The royal yacht Fairy, Prince Leiningen com mander, has arrived from Nicene, with their Royal High nesses hints and Primer Louis of Hesse and nits ea route for London. Her Majesty the Queen has made a donation of one hundred guineas to Unlveraity College Hospital, in an ticipation of the annual dinner on June 2, et 'bleb Lord Brougham is to pneide. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Primates Mary arrived at their residence in St. James's Palace yesterday, from Cambridge Cottage, Hew, for the same. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston were bosomed by the employ of their Royal Highnesses the Prices and Princess of Wake at dinner last evening at Cambridge-home, Piecadilly. The illustrious guests arrived precisely at eight o'cicak, the Prince end Princess beirg attended by the Countess of Mscalestield and Major Tees dale. Viscount Palmerton was in waiting to welcome the royal guests as they alighted. His Royal Highness Prince Alfred also honoured the noble host and hostess by his compasy. Covers were laid for 24. The Fart and Countess de Grey entertained • select party at dinner, last evening, at their residence in Cariteeprdens. Mrs. Washington Hibbert had an assembly last evening, at the family mansion in Doveretred. Hie Royal Highness the Count de Paris was amongst the company. A marriage will shortly take place between the Hoe. Georgians Copley, daughter of Lord sod Lady Lynd hurst, and Mr. Du Cane, IL P. for North Essex. The Duk3 and Duchess of Northumberland en tertained at dinner, last evening, at Northumberland House, his nice Sway the Netherkiwis Minister, his Easel• leery the Swedish Yielder, the Marquis end Marchioned of Selig/cry, the Bari and Lady Camden., Grosvenor, Lord George and lady Addis' Mennen, Lord Itavensworth, Colonel and Bender North, the Rev. George and Mrs. Bourke, Rev. William Humphrey, and Mr. Morrill, IL P., and Mrs. ldorritt. The Earl and Countess of Derby had a dinner party yesterday eveniog at their mansion in St. James's square. There were present the Earl and Counter of Longford, Viscount and Viscountess Ingmar*, Viacouot Rewards's, Lord and L►dy Colchester, Lord and Lady Robert Carl, Lord Redid&le and Hon. Miss Mitford, the Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, M.P., acid Lady Yekuigtee, the Right Hon. B. Disraeli, M.P., and Mrs. Disraeli, Mr. Seymour Fitzgerald, Lora Stanley, Mr. Alex. B. John stone, be. Sir Ralph and Lady Howard received at dinner Let evening, at their 1111106011 in Belpareaguare, his Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Counter de Bernstorff, his Excellency the Italian Minato., the Earl and Countess Stanhope and Lady lif.sry Stanhope, Lord and Lady Egerton of Tattoo, Lord and Lady Otho Fitzgerald, Lord Chelmsford and the Hoe. Mae Tbesiiter, Sir Edward and Lady Carolise Harrison, and Sir Charles Russell. Mr• and Mrs. Henry Baring entertained at dinner lasi evesiaw, at their madame in Wilton-place, the Earl of Dudley, the Earl and Countess of Beaborough, the Earl and Countess of Teakorrillis, Lord sad lady Foley, Lord Dunkelliu, ke. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (MON OUR OWN oolueroinnar.) PARIS. WED/MOAT EVIIONO. The great electoral news is that M. Thiers, at the request of an influential deputation, has consented to stand for Paris. He does not present himself as one of the nine members of MM. Ravin and Gueroult's list, but as a purely independent candi date, relying upon local support in the 2nd circum scription. lam told that K Laboulaye, one of the nine, retires in his favour, but I cannot be sure of this, because I see M. Laboulaye's name still printed at the head of the Opinion Nationale this evening. He would, however, do well to withdraw, for he has not the ghost of a chance against M. Thiers. There is this objection to be made against the list of nine—that although every name is individually unobjectionable, yet, as a whole, the set of men brought together by the committee do not form a sufficient representation 'of Paris. The metropolis should aspire to a more varied representation than is afforded by four ad vocates and five journalists, all belonging to the same set. The name of M. Thiers is an immense improvement to the list. I bear that in revising an electoral address laid before him in which oc curred the phrase " extend political liberties," the historian of the Consulate and the Empire struck out the word "extend " and substituted "restore." K Thiers will stand for Valenciennes as well as for Paris. A great many electoral addresses have now ap peared in the provincial journals. Tho opposition candidates' ask very generally for more liberty and fewer taxes, more economy and fewer arbitrary acts, a more just partition between the great powers of the state, and more effective control by the country in the management of its own affairs. Several of the addresses seek to stimulate the courage of the con stituencies, adjure the electors to rely manfully upon their rights and the secrecy of the ballot box, and assure them that the administration, how ever it may threaten, cannot, and will not, dare to , hurt them. In many districts, however, publicity is exceedingly difficult. Of the thirteen journals published in the department of the Pas de Calais, not one can be found to mention the candidature of M. Degouve Denuncques, an eminent member of former parliaments, who is determined to come forward. Many candidates are forced to I send to Paris to get their addresses printed, the local printers being afraid of the prefect's taking away their license. Some select the liberal passages from M. de Persigny's last circular, and place them as mottoes at the head of their addresses, in the desperate hope of nailing the minister to his word, and forcing the prefects to allow fair play. It must be remembered that, con ! teary to the proverb, M. de Persigny's bite is worse than his bark. That circular in which there is not, perhaps, much to be found fault with, was meant for foreign readers, and to curry favour with Euro pean opinion. This the prefects know well, and they, in too many instances, act accordingly. While, as I have mentioned, several provincial journals do • not dare speak of opposition candidates, some of them are forced to insert the names of the govern ! meat men in COMMUlikplid. M. Prevost Paradol will, I believe, stand for one of the circumscriptions in Paris. The action of the Duke d'Aumale against the Prefect of Police came on to-day before the Tribunal of First Instance, presided by M. Benoit Champy. The simple ease is that the Duke d'Aumale, ha% ing published at Michel Levy's " A History of the Princes of Condii during the 16th and 17th Centuries," the Prefect of Police, under gene ral orders from M. de Persigny, seized 4,000 copies at the printer's. Ho prosecution followed the 1