The Express. — London, England, 1863-01-15 00:00:00

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Veen. &Ahern and Bockstoos ; Mrs. L FltswWlant. -RASsELAS PRINCIC OF ABYSSINIA. Mr. Compton nod Miss I. Keeley. —And MLA WHIT& Mr. Compton and Miss Mansur. PRINCILATS. Tills Drawled, TUX TRIPLII ALLIANCE. Miss Constance Aylmer. - And the Pantomime, RIQI'ILT WITH THE. TUFT. or, Harlequin and Mother Shlpton. Messrs. Milano, R. Power, and Helloed; MW A. Oallinson. BRITANNIA.. Tms Eviamw, the Pantoinin;,.6l3l4 HASSAN. 11m. lane . Means. Keane. Lona; Newham, and Mille. Celeste Stephan : Tom Sayers and his two performing Yuba—And 80316 HELLS THAT RANG.—Commence at half-past O. MGR WATTILAT LONDON 11111DGB.. Tun Dar mei/wow. on. ♦la To-moamow—Monalske, 106 12a.. ..Afloraoce. 11k. 41a. LONDON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15. THE condition of Lancashire appears to be • standing difficulty to at least -one of our contem poraries. Not that it is owned as a difficulty, or spoken of with hesitating voice. Every ex pression of opinion is loud even to annoy ance, confident to the point of dogmatism : the misfortune is that infallibility cannot always contrive to be in agreement with itself. Every great and social problem, like that which is now being solved in the North, is to some extent hard to understand ; and no wise man would wish to prophesy the events of air months to come. But the kind of difficulty is that which induces care in the forma tion and caution in the publication of opinion ; which leads an observer, if be alters his views at all, to alter them slowly and by degrees. 'T,he rapidity with which the Times blows hot and cold by turns, from every quarter of the compass, can not be 'scribed to such a cause as this. Only a week ago we were told, on the authority of Dr. Bucnaxalr's report, that the Lancashire work people were under-fed to the verge of disease, that fever in its deadliest form was already epidemic, and that an immediate rise in the rate of relief was demanded of us by the most obvious policy of self-preservation. Now it appears that 25 per cent. of cases relieved are oases of imposture ; that an intelligent correspondent, walking through the streets of Manchester, sees a fat and contented population ; that the gallery of the theatre is crowded ; and that the distressed opera tives (including the sailors of Liverpool, and every ploughman in the county) have, during the past half-year, consumed 2i pints of spirits per bead. Which statement are we to believe t Which picture is the accurate photograph—the pale, haggard, spectral forms, almost inviting the stroke of pestilence, or the rosy faces of those who are fattening on fraud, and spending relief in gin and the pantomime? Perhaps if the Times, in dealing with Lancashire distress, could succeed in putting aside for a while every political or social arriire pen:lie—could condone the offences of the Manchester school, and forget what particular manufacturing interest it is that now suffers, it might, from the abundant evidence within its reach, arrive at conclusions, if not more accurate, at least more creditable to its own power of con sistent judgment. The actual administrators of relief, upon whom, in the last resort, the responsi bility must rest, might then be in part freed from the addition to their other difficulties of a perplexed and vacillating public opinion, to which at present they can look for neither guidance nor support. But a more genuine uncertainty than that which finds a voice in the columns of our contemporary seems to be gaining ground throughout the country. The progress of consumption has at last forced up the price of goods, compared with that of cotton, to such • degree as to cause a revival of trade, and a consequent resumption of manufacture. At the same time Mr. FARN•Tz announces a diminution of pauperism so gradual, and still so steady, as to be plainly attributable to no other cause than a partial return to work. Measured by the amount of pauperism, the distress touched its lowest point in the week ending December 6, when 271,983 per sons were receiving out-door relief in twenty-seven unions. Since that time • gradual decrease in the number of paupers has taken place, amounting in the whole to 18,847 ; and the local relief com mittees report a corresponding diminution of their Pensioners. The Manchester Central Board holds a large and constantly increasing balance, sufficient for the necessities of the district during the next four months, even on the supposition that the in creased activity of manufacture is not maintained. And the question which people were beginning everywhere to whisper one to another has now been audibly put by the Dublin Collecting Com mittee—Ought more money to be subscribed now, or • further effort be reserved for the time, should it unhappily come, of again darkening distress ? This question is essentially one which every donor or collector of money must answer for him self ; our function is performed when we have placed before the public all the facts of the cam, and indicated their weight and bearing in the controversy. First, let not the diminution in the amount of pauperism be taken at more than its true value. Eighteen thousand, a large number in itself, becomes small when it is compared with the quarter of a million who still remain upon the parish books, especially when we set against the 253,146 now being relieved the 65,406 who alone were dependent upon the same help in the corre sponding week of last year. For all practical pur pose; the evil is yet undiminished; the demand upon the committees of distribution stall unalackened ; a ray of hope has fallen upon the dark places of the North, and that is all. How long the mills can be kept at work even to the present modi fied extent, it is impossible to say. The markets both of Manchester and Liverpool are characterised by a feverish uncertainty, than which nothing can be more unlike the healthy energy of prosperous times. But the important fact, to which no temporary excitement of hope should blind tia, is, that except in the im probable event of peace in America, we have no prospect of more cotton in 1863 than will suffice for three days' work. Here is the necessary limit of production. One firm may succeed in running its mills for something like full time ; fluctuations of demand may induce the whole trade to anticipate in one week the supply of two ; but all such excess will be compensated by corm -1 THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1863. sponding defect. For every hundred hands work ing full time here, there must be a hundred hands wholly idle there ; and a period of prosperity to the working clans will be paid for by a period of pri vation. To whatever degree of comfort or distress, then, may be implied in half-work and half-wages, Lan cashire may confidently look forward for the coming year. Under ordinary circumstances we might fairly expect th►t whatever cotton comes will be worked up ; but of this the undeniable fact that stocks of manufactured goods are everywhere becoming low affords now an additional security. Whether some of the smaller manufacturers will be able to sustain themselves during a lengthened period of unprofitable trade, much more to main tain their present exertions for the relief of their people, is another and very serious question. While half-work means half wages for the hands, it means also a steady certainty of loss to their masters ; and the permanent closing of mills, at a time when surplus labour cannot be rapidly absorbed, may introduce an additional ele ment of aggravation into the distress. And although mill property may be eagerly bought at its present deteriorated value by those who believe in the return of prosperity, and are anxious to begin the race of competition only half weighted, a factory whose gates are now closed by the failure of its owner may be safely looked upon as idle till the storm is passed. The old cannot transfer to the new proprietor his obligation, of employment and relief, and no one who can help it will willingly assume them. The question, therefore, is not so much whether Lancashire will need more money, as whether it shall be subscribed now or when the fresh need is felt. In the former case the subscribers must run the risk of the lavish expenditure which inevitably follows upon the possession of large balances ; in the latter, the administrators of relief will be subject to the difficulty of rekindling the flame of popular sympathy. Of one thing there can be no doubt, that during the period of transition from old to new conditions of cotton supply, however long it may last, Lancashire will need all the help which more prosperous provinces can give her. rbt Court. OSBORNE. JAN. 14. . _ The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess Louis and Princela Beatrice, drove oat yesterday afternoon. Colonel the Hon. A. Harding, attended on horseback. The Prussian Ambassador and Countess Bernstorff have returned to London. Despatches Were remised yesterday at the Casuist-Ake from the Governors al the West India Wands and British Coiambic DATIRMINED BURGLARY Ar BATLEY, NEAR lialWiliella' Yesterday morning the warehouse of Messrs. Ro bert Brenriey and Boos, woollen manufacturers, Batley, was entered by mesas of skeleton keys, and an attempt made to break open the safe (one of Milner's) in the counting. hones. It is supposed that about six men were engaged in the attempt, and from the traces they have left it is per ceived that they had with them a most extensive, power ful, and elaborate set of tools. It appears that they first broke away some masonry from one of the two ✓ates in the room, and hit upon that which contained gold to the amount of about 500!., and notes and other 'enmities to a still higher figure. The other safe, it may be stated, did not cootain anything but books and papers. They applied a wheel drill, and bored a hole through the door at the bottom and near to the centre, and with other implements they wrenched it from its binges and then hid it on the Boor. They next endeavoured to force the inner door, and had they pursued the same course of drilling, it must have yielded. They tried to forge it inwards, and used for that purpose a large crowbar, which they stole from equerry, but being bevilled oe the edges, it became fast. The house of the jroprietor of the works adjoins the warehouse, and the noise the burglars made, in trying to drive in the second door, aroused Mr. Brearley. He got up, and throwing up the sash, called cloud for the watch man. The men must have heart his cries, for they decamped at once, but without being seen, and left behind them most of their implements, including a portable wheel drill, wrench and screw, two jemmies, three sacks, and • dark lantern. Some of these were left in the counting house, but the others were found in the road adjoining the warehouse and a field close at band. A reward of "Of, bee been offered by the firm for such information as will lead to the apprehension and conviction of the offenders. The implements are now io the possession of the police authori. ties at Dewsbury, and they have been inspected by great numbers of persons. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TIORIMAY, JAmat ti, il A.N. IL I. D. W. 17. 1..0. L Z., 1 1. 11. - ------ Nairn ..40 B.W. 4-- Aberdeen - 1 -- Leith ,.49 42 W. S Ardruesea Portrush Galway ........34 41 13. W. 11 Valenti* o rol ee y nstown ...I:1:i N.N.R.. . Liverpool Pembroke SOO 60 N.l. 3 0 Penzance Jersey Brest &Aleut 26 41 N. 9 o Rochefort Plymouth . N. 3 b Weymouth n0.42 N.R. 1 b Portsmouth F 64 .19 N.E. 4 e Kew. London - 30.40 INC.. 4 7 e Yarmouth 10.47 IN.B. T 9 IN Scarborough 30.6077 W.N.W. g $ t Shields _. bo 59 N.N.W. 9 IN Helgoland 39.49 IN.IL 0 7 1 He der — - - - - - Lisbon — - - - - - 700060 i FRIDAY. SATURDAY. N. to K., fresh. some GOOTICAND., N.K. to N.W., fresh to mow. light. N.W. to N.&, fresh to IgILAND. variable, ECM. As next above. W. CerenAL. As nett above. N.Y. W. to LILL, N.W.FiAww. N. to L. moderate. fresh to light. N.N.E. to LAL, trash S.W.ltsanawn. to moderate. As next above. LiOt.Ann. N. to L. fresh to E. noun. moderate. N.E. to B.E, trett to 'telt As nest above. N. It. to 8. K., moderate. On Tuesday last, Mr. James Hannay, F.R.S.E., delivered the fist of two lectures on the " Naval Heroes of the Seventeenth Century," to the member of the Philoso phical Institution, Edinburgh. There was a crowded au dience. According to the Weekly British Colonist of Vic toria, Vancouver's Island, of the 4th of November, two stamen had just arrived there from New Westminster, with upwards of 200 passengers, and gold-dust to the value of quarter of a million dollars. According to the last accounts from British Colum bia, a gold region, u rich u Cariboo, had been discovered at James Lake, out of which the Peace River flows. The North Pacific Review, a monthly literary journal of considerable merit, ban been started at San Fran cisco. Each number is to be illustrated. THE LONDON JOINT-STOCK BANK. (THIS DAY. This day the ordinary general meeting of share holders was held at the bank ' premises, in Princes-street, Mr. Bacons° in the chair. The following is the report and statement of facts :- "By the annexed accounts, which the directors have the pleasure of submitting to the shareholders, it will be seen that the net profit realised by the bank during the six mouths eating the 31st December last amounts to 75,4041. 17s. Id. After providing for the usual dividend at the rate of 120. par cent. per annum, the directors are enabled to declare a bonus of 10.. per share, and to carry the sum of 8,1041. 17s. Id. to the credit of the guarantee fund. This fund, with the accruing interest and enhanced value of government and I•;ast Indian securities held by the bank since the 30th of June now amounts to 267,1731. Os. sd. The following gentlemen retire from the direction under the provisions of the deed of settlement :- Francis Joseph Delafease, Philip William Flower, John George Maclean, George Taylor. Tnedivideadand bonne, free frominconie-tax, will be payable on and after Friday, tizeZ3rd inst. The liabilities endued., up to the 3lst December, 1862, are as follows :-Dr. To capital paid up, via., 60,000 shares at 101. each, 600,0001. ; to amount due by the bank, 11,472,7331. 17s. 10E1. To amount of the guarantee fund, 30th Jane, 1862, 249,5251. ss. 9d. ; to six months' interest oa ditto, at 31. per cent. per annum, 3,742/. 17s. Id.-total, 253,2684 It 4d. Add increase since the valuation on 30th June, 1862, in the mast value of govern ment and East Indian securities held by the Bank, 5,8001, ; together, 214,0681. as. 4d. ; to undivided profit for the last half year, 7,2701. Is. sd. ; to amount car ried to profit and lees account, 106,9151. 18s. VEL ; together, 116,1861. 4s. 2d. ; total, 12,447,9661. Is. 4d. Cr.-By Ex chequer Balls, East India Debentures. and Government Stock, 1,T24,1831. 5.. 7d. by rah, loans, bills discounted and other securities, 11,1 47,7291. 19s. 9d. ; by building, far. niture, Sic., in Princes-street, V,4sol. ; by ditto in Pall mall, 6,6251. ,• together, 36,075 ; total, 12,447,988/. sa. 4d. The profit and keg account, for the half-year ending 31st December, was as follows :-Dr. : To current expenses, pro portiou of building expenses, director.' remuneration, bad debts, income tax, /cc., 25,1121. 10s. 10EL ; to amount car. ried to profit and lees, new account, being rebate of interest on bills discounted not yet due, 15,468/. 16s. 3d. ; to divi dend account for the payment of half-a•year's dividend, at the rate of 124/. per rectum per annum, upon W 0,0001.. amount o: paid-up capital upon 60,099 shares, 37,5001. • To ditto, for the payment at a bonus of 10a, per akar*: 30,0001. ; to amount carried to the guarantee fund, 8,1041.17 x lA-116,1861. 4s. 2d. Cr.: By halloos brought d0wc,106,9151. 18a. 9d. ; by undivided profit brought for ward from the last half-year, 7,2701.55. scl. -116,1861. 41. 2d." The CakuurAN moved a dividend in accordance with the report, which was adopted. The CHAIRMA2I then moved that the report be received and printed for the use of the shareholders. lie did sot think it nes:emery for him to my anything on the report, which he believed would be considered satisfactory. Mr. Clime= ascended the motive, which wee agreed to. Oa the motion of the Casmisse the retiring directors were reelected. Mr. MACLEAN returned thanks. On the motion of Mr. Guam votes of thanks were pared in favour of the directors, the manager, and the other officers of the company. The ()natures hoped that the directors would be able to meet the shareholders the next half-year with as Betide°. tory a statement as the present one, and as they had realised the present dividend on a half year which began with a Beak of Ragland rate of discount at 2 per cent., it was probable they would have at least quite as satisfactory a report next half year, when the rate of intemit was 4 per osat., for be had to inform them that the Bank of England had that day raised its diacount rate to 4 per taut (dear.) The Marian= haying returned thanks, the meeting New rated. DANUBE AND BLACK SEA RAILWAY AND KUS TRNDJIE HARBOUR COMPANY.-( THIS DAY.) This day the ordinary general meeting of share holders eras bald at the company's offices, Abingdon-street; Sir S. Cuasao in the chair. THE PRINCE OF WALES IN THE HUNTING BNETrISHAX, WZDNIEDAY Arraxtroos. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales honoured the tweet of the West Norfolk foxhounds with hie pre sence yesterday; and the highly popular master of the hound. found himself surrounded by the largest field ever known in this district. The meet was fixed on a pretty piece of rising pasture land, directly adjoining Snettishara, and belonging to Captain Camp bell, and from an early hour in the morning the vil lagers were busy making preparations to give some evidence of their loyalty. Flags ware hoisted in various parts of the village, and a triumphal arch was erected at the en trance to the ball, with the word " Welcome" suspended from it on some drapery. There could not have been key thee 2,000 persona present. His Royal Highs.. arrived at about eleven o'clock in a private carriage, and at the entrance to the village he mounted his horse, and was encompanied by Captain Grey to the place of meet. His Royal Highneer repeatedly acknowledged and re turned the salutes of those prompt. The huntsmen pro ceeded to draw Cane•bill cover—a most extensive one— but though several foxes were found, some two hours elapsed before Master Renard broke cover, and the welcome " Hark forward" of the master was heard. No sooner was this the case than the whole field, which consisted of not lees than five hundred mounts, were away. and after ► brilliant run of about eight miles, which was accomplished in thirty-two minutes, the fox was splendidly killed in a hollow near the Soettisham Red Barn. His Royal Higbee= rode well to the hounds and was up at the kill, when Mr. Villebois presented him with the brush, which was ploiessly wonted. His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador has left Doggiest on a visit to Lord Broughton at Brlentoke Park, Devises. His excellency returns to town on Saturday. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury have Joined the company assembled at Lousiest, on a visit to the Marquis mad Marehionew of Bath. The Earl Granville has mined cards for a full dram parliamentary dinner on Wednesday, the 4th of February, at his residence in Hradec-street. The Earl of Dudley has arrived at his residence is Perk-Las from Witty Court, Worcestershire. _ . The Karl and Countess of Cork are entertaining • sated party at Marston House, limersetshire. His lord ship is expected in town on Monday next. The Earl of St. Germans returns to town to =anew from visiting Lord and Lady Harry Vane at Battle Abbey, Nor= The Karl and Countess Pltzwilliam are enter taining a soled party at their seat, Wentworth Howe, . . . The Ear 1 and Countess Delawarr and family will move from Upper Grosvenor-street to the seaside as soon as her ladyship is convalescent. The noble earl is much better. The Earl of Shelburne baa arrived at Lansdowne Boar. The Marquis of Lansdowne and the Counter of Shelburne remain ►t Bowood. Viscount Canterbury has left town for Brighton. Lord and Lady Cremorne are expected in town os the 19th asst. from their seat, Autrey, Rockoorry, Ireland. Lord and Lady Aveland have been entertaining a saeoession el visitor, during the Christine& holidays at Normanton Park. The company have included Lord and Lady Oarhigton and the Hee. Xis, Claringtan, Lord and Lady Harry Vane end the Hon. Miss Primrose, Lad Lyvedeo, Hon. R. Ceringtoo. Sir David Dundee, Hon. Gilbert Heathen* Hon. Mrs. When, Mr. Sykes, ar.c. Lord Lyttelton comes to town on the 26th inst. from Hagley Park, Worcestershire. Her ladyship will not return to town till the middle of February. The Duke of Hamilton has arrived at the Hotel Bridal, from England, oo his way to Nice. One of the most influential meetings held in Glasgow for many yean took place on Monday, on the in. vitiation of the Lord Provost, to arrange for the proposed banquet to Viscount Palmerstoo. The attendance included members of every shade of political party. The proosediap were most harmonious end unanimous ; and steps were taken to do honour in April next to the prime minister, in honouring whom the chisel's of Glasgow honour themselves. We (North. British Mail) understand the banquet will take piste in the City Hall, a most suitable place, where 600 persons can be aooommodated at dinner in the eras, while 300 Wks can be admitted to the galleries to grace the occaaion. During hie late tour in South India, Sir W. and Indy Denison visited the synagogue at Jews' Town, Coohin. Oa the occasion a special prayer was offered up, of which the following were the first and last sentences :—" Our Father, who art in Heaven, who blessed our ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, shall bless his Exoellesey Sir William T. Denison, 1C.C.8., and magnify his fame The Father of Mercies inspire him and all his rules to be gracious unto us, and to be good to us and to all Israel our brethren ; in his days end in their days and also in our days, let the trumpet of salvation be heard, and let the Redeemer speedily oome unto Zion. Amen.* LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE THRONE OF GREECE. The Independance Beige has the following tele gram, dated Vienna, Tuesday evening : Within the List twenty.four hours England has put for ward the reigning Duke of Sars•Coburg as the new candi date for the throne of Greece. The Prince, having no children of his own, would adopt the eldest son of Duke Augustus of Coburg and the Duchess Clementine d'Orleans. Prince Alfred would succeed him in the Duchy of Cobourg. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND THE 1 CONFEDERATE STATES. ‘We find the following bitter attack uponlEng in the Richmond Whig of Deo. 29: ,The grovelling and cold-blooded selfishness of the British Ministry toward the Confederate States is fast engendering toward that country a bitterness of feeling in this that cannot fail to tell upon the future relations of the two governments, and still more materially upon the basins:es intercourse of their people. If we credit appearances, nine tenths of the British people are with us and for us, an equal or greater proportion of the press, and a large minority, if not a majority, of the ministry. Yet, so passive is their sympathy, that they permit, almost without remonstrance, those two old painted mummies, Russell and Palmerston, to place the British nation in an attitude toward us heart lamely and cruelly unjust. There can be no doubt that thaw who direct the policy of England secretly rejoice in the fact that the late United States are arrayed against each other in bitter strife, literally threatening the complete annihila tion of each other, thus relieving her of a powerful rival of whom she lived in continual dresd. As the Missiseippian says, they desire the restoration of the Union less than any other event, and feeling that that remit is impossible they do not wish to see the independence of the Confederate States established until the people both North and South are prostrated in strength, bankrupted in finance, and disgraced as a free people. With ► hypo critical profession of anxiety that the war may man, they have pursued the very course calculated to inflame and prolong the contest. They have patted the southerner es the shoulder saying "Bravo ! my gallant young lad, we admire your courage," insidiously from time to time en• counging our people to persevere, and recognition would noon come. At the same time they heap abuse upon the North, taunting her with her inability to whip the Southern gamecock, only for the purpose of exasperating that see. ton. They have acted the part of a brutal bystander, losing no opportunity to intensify the hot contest raging between two alienated brothers. They have a purpose to gain in this savage and perfidious policy, and the wicked ness of the Northern people in waging an unholy war upon the liberties of the South enables them to carry it out. The Confederate States needed no encouragement to sti mulate them to the assertion and the maintenance of their rights. They acted alone upon their own judgment and convictions of duty ; but we cannot help revolting at the inhuman demonstrations of the government of England. We have beeen undeceived in regard to it. We judge the English ministry rightly now ; and, next to the abominable North, we have right to hate them more than any other government upon earth. If it were possible that the old United Stater, could be restored—an event for ever beyond the pale of possibility—the English government would find • wholesome and intense hatred for them both North and South, which wee only *gunned by that which their bru tality inspired in the tenure of our grandfathers. sThe fact is remarkable that Napoleon, to whose people we are not connected by the ties of a common language and kindred, and whose interest in the cessation of hostili ties in America is not one-third as great as that of the English, should offer terms of mediation in the spirit of humanity, the object of which was to gain an armistice, in order that the effusion of blood might be stayed, and the parties in the strife might settle honourably their diffi culties, and that the humane offer should be coldly rejec. ted by England, whom we have celled oar mother. Even Eau* from whom we bad no right to expect anything, and who had nothing to gain, could not treat with iodif tempos an offer which common humanity so strongly re commended. The failure of the mediation scheme, if, indeed, it turns out to be a failure, is attributable entirely to the heartless selfishness and base fears and short-righted polity of England, our mother. The Confederate States will remember England in the future. There was a time when she could have made fast friends of us, but that time, we believe, is going by for ever. We look upon her present government es little less corrupt than that of the North. The conduct of her ministers in our affairs has been characterised by sordid lust and base teen. A threat from Seward will silence Earl Rued' more effectually than the wails of the suffering poor of his country. Treachery being the predominant characteristic of both the Yankee and the English premiers, we are not surprised that there is • mutual hostility to the South, and perhaps a tacit underst►ndiog to despoil us of the products of our country. Seward is by far the shrewder knave of the two, sod his voice seems to be as potent with Earl Bissell as it is in the cabinet at Washington. Cer tain it is that he has dictated, in the most supercilious terms, the course which he wished England to pantie since the establishment of the blockade and the recognition of the Confederates as belligerents. Up to the consummation of the latter event, the wily Yankee fox had not put hie thumb upon the old English premier. Since then, how ever, the conduct of England has been dictated by Seward. PRESIDENT DAVIS IN ItID3SISSIPPL The Jackson Mississippian, of the 21st ult. , an nouncing the arrival there of Jefferson Davis and General Johnston, says : We are happy to seethe President in excellent health and spirits. His peesetioe in the state which has honoured and loved him so long at this critical juncture will be worth almost as much as "an army with banners." Everybody sewed to be re-invigorated and better contented,when it was ascertained that the President bad arrived. We augur much good to the canes to grow out of his visiting and encouraging the troops, and overlooking personally our various defences. With his keen and quick soldierly tact, be can tell at a glance what is needed tome us from the devastation of the North ern vandals ; and we doubt not that new life and vigour and a more heroic and determined spirit will mark the conduct of the soldiers wherever be goat. A committee of the Rouse of Representatives visited the President this morning to invite him to address the legislature. His reply was, that he had coals to work, not to spook ; but he would do io Mississippi what he would not anywhere des. He would meet the legislature either publicly or privately, advise with the members in secret session, or deliver an address in the hall to the people. He left for an important point yesterday evening, but will return in a day or two, when he will comply with the invitation of the legislature and the minus! wish of the people. The reception of the Pre. adept among his old friends and neighbours was, of course, meet cordial ; and notwithstanding the vast responsibility, which would weigh heavily upon any other man, yet he met his friends with the same pleasant warmth, and cour teous unassuming candour of former and leas eventful times. (azurra's Tutus Am.) SPAIN. MADEID, JA.r. 14. The Treasury Bonds, which became due at the beginning of the present year, have been paid by the government. A bill will shortly be submitted to the Congress by which the government . of the colonies will be assimilated to the home administration. It is still believed that a modification of the ministry will take place. After the ceremony of opening the French Chambers on Monday a grand dinner of 42 coven wae given at the Tuileries, at which there were present all the mem bers of the imperial f►mily, and the °Blows of the Cent- Gerdes and of the Geisha, who had served as the escort, were present. At half inset nine there wee • ball, at which the company numbered about 450. Their Majesties entered the saloons at ten. The Empress wore • dream of sky-bloc satin, splendidly trimmed, and • head-deem ornamented with diamonds and rabies. Her Majesty's regiments throughout India have shown gre►t liberality is sober:Tibia' to the cotton &strew relief fund. The DelAi Gazette states that the officers end men of the 17th Lancers have subscribed Ra. 1,200, the 18th Rcyal Irish upwards of 900, and the lit Royals upwards of GOO rupees, sod other corps is the presidency in proportion. The 74th Highlanders at Denary have rained 1,000 rupees. In thus expreeaing ourselves we are but echoing the Em peror. The head of the state concludes his speech by pro claiming that much 11301,1i011 to be done to perfect our institutions, propagate useful ideas, and accustom the country to rely upon itself. Yes! doubtless, seltrelisace Is the great point. But, let us ask, among the acts and measures enumerated in the speech from the throne bow many are there which tend that way, or from which any such result may be hoped for! Now, if fair moderate discussion like the above is to be held criminal, how idle is it to talk about public opinion in France ? What waste of space is it when the English papers transfer to their columns from Gafignani long translations beaded " Opinions of the French Press !" How still more absurd is it when the French papers boast, as I see many of them do to-day, of the " unanimous " approval of the speech by the departmental papers, which are even more enslaved than those of Paris, and quote complacently fulsome panegyrics, written in the offices of the prefects. The Emperor must choose between one of two things. He is no doubt extremely sensitive about public opinion, and sets great store by it when it is in his favour. But all his ingenuity has been expended in vain for many years, and will be vain to the end of the chapter, in the attempt to create a press whose praise shall be of any value while it does not enjoy freedom. BaUier's Correspondence announces that the ex- Queen of Naples, about whose movements and intentions the truth is very difficult to get at, is expected at Nice next week, that she will stay there till the end of February, and go to Rome for the religious ceremonies of Passion Week. The Bourse has been decidedly depressed, Bente falling 25c, for cash, and 10c. for amount, and Mobilier 7fr. 50c. In railway shares, however, the heaviest fall was that of sfr. in Lyons, and there was not much change in the other lines. The Bombay Review records the vigorous proceed inset the cotton commission recently appointed, in destroy. ing and confiscating adulterated cotton. An experi ment was made the other day at a spinning mill in Bom bay with • quantity of Broach cotton, and the loss on manufacturing it into cloth, from the admixture of seed and dirt, was fully 25 per cent. One or two large dealers have been sentenced each to six months' imprisonment with hard labour, sod the rest have asked government again to estab lish the supervision which was suspended • year ago, at the' very time when it was moat required. The New York Tribune says :—" Two nephews of the distinguished Hungarian, Governor Kossuth, who have been serving in the army of Italy for the last two year, have just arrived in this city, intending to offer their services In any capacity to the government of the United States in its contest with the rebellion. They are sons of Madame Zulaceki, whom decease a year ago was noticed ge nerally by the press. Ama of Madame Rtittkei, another sister of the ex-governor, has also entered our service. We are glad to learn, by the most recent arrivals, that the ru mours of Governor Kosauth's ill-health were without foun dation. He is in excellent health and spirits." PHIL&DELPIIIA STFAMSHIPA. —We hear with hearty satisfaction that arrangements have been made for starting frorn Philadelphia a line of swift and strong steam ships to Liverpool and another to California —both to be put in operation within the current year, and perhaps in the spring. We are informed that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, with characteristic liberality, has subscribed 200,000 dollars towards the enterprise, to which Drexel and Co. and • few others in the Californian trade have added 100.000 dollars, while European capital hae come forward in gsoerous rivalry with the efforts of the Philadelphians. Captain H. Randall, late of California and long in command of steamships on the Pacific coast, has been • prominent promoter of the undertaking, and is to take • leading part in its management, while J. Edgar Thompson, of the Pennsylvania Railroad, is warmly inte terested in and gives the aid of his personal influence and business experience. There are ultimately to be fire steam ships in the California and four in the European line, and certain nessatly patented improvements in the application of steam er e to be adopts& whereby the voyage from Phila delphia to Europe i■ (it is hoped) will be shortened to six or saves days.—.Wcw York Tribune, Jan. 3. The pearl fisheries of Ceylon are in a flourish ing state. If present anticipations be fulfilled, a contribu tion of 100,0004 to the revenue, from that source, may be expected during this year, and, even makiog allowance for disappointments, the Coiamb° Observer is confident that, at the very lowest estimate, 50,0001. will be realised from this source during 1863, with a fair prospect of the pearl banks yielding a net return of from 100,0001. to 150,0001. in the next three years. _ Da. Cocesrso.-1 carte de viaite portrait of the Bishop of Natal ham jost been issued by the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. It is • pod specimen of the photographic art and appears to be • faithful likeness. — PRINCE ANATOLE DE DICIIIDUPIOB PICTURGS. Tile large centre room of the Hotel des Ventth, Bus Drouot, on Sunday presented an extraordinary appearance, as not only was every part of it filled te suffocation, but an eager crowd stood outside at both doors in the hope of hearing the bidding; for as to their seeing anything that passed inside, it was utterly impossible. Thirty-four pic tures were sold, and brought unusually high prices. The famous "Stratonice," of Ingrth, was knocked down for the large sum of 92,000 fr. ; it had been adjudged in 1853, at I the sale of the Duchies of Orleans, for 63,0001 r. The "Sam son combating the Philistioes," by Decamps,‘ brought 45,000 fr., in place of 21,600 f r.,at the sale in 103 ; the "Chan table Lady,"by Grouse, 49,000 f r. ; " A Sea-piece," by Isabey, 8,950 fr ; • "Standard Bearer," by lifeiesonier, 8,900 fr. ; "Country Amusement," by W ater, 17,800 fr. ; • " Sea pthos," by Bakhuisen, 9,100 fr. ; the " Interior of • Stable," by Kayo, 7,100 fr. ; '` Landscape," by linysdael. B,ooofr. ; Drinking Some," by Ostade, 5,5001k.;"The Quack," by the same, 8,500 fr. ; Life," by Weenix, 17,500 fr. ; " A Horseman," by Woovermans, 5,450 fr., The cata logue contains only 118 lots, of which 34 are paintings, dis posed of yesterday, 43 drawings, • suit of armour, supposed to have belonged to Francis 1., and chased by Benvenuto Celliai; 72 snuffboxes of rare beauty 29 lots of Sevres sod Dreads° china, and 9 articles in silver, bronze, or ivory. —Gaol' aani. FATAL FLAT.—A cad catastrophe occurred re cently in Havannah at the Plaza Tones Bull Bing. Mr. Parini, the celebrated tightrope walker, and rival of Blue din, advertised that he would carry his wife across the rope stretched from one side of the ring to the other, at • height of about 80ft, upon his back—a feat he bad performed in other places. He started with the lady upon his back, and had nearly finished his journey aerate, within about four feat, when the audience applauded the daring act, it seem ingly being completed, and the lady, in acknowledgment of the &opinion, loosened her hold upon her husband's neck and waved her hands, and. on the instant of doing so, lost her balance and fell. Her husband caught her by the skirt of her dress, but it gave way, and she went down crashing upon the seats that ascend front the curve of the ring to the top of the enclosure. She lingered from Sunday until Thursday morning, when death put an end to her suf ferings. The wealthiest ladies of Havamith were at her bedside and soothed her dying moments. She was embalmed and placed in one of the niches of the burying-ground. It is said that from 10,000 to 20,000 dollars will be raised by subscription for her child. NINETEEN NEGROES HUNG IN CHARLDITON.— , Tax NUMMI SWEATING Anws.—A Norfolk letter con ' tains the followsog :—" A British subject who came here I from Charleston, South Carolina, within a few days, brings the information that nineteen negroea were hung in the streets just prior to his departure. This occurred in oonsequeuce of a discovery made in a rather singular mariner. The whites there for tome time peat have been closely watching the movements of the blacks, and thinking they observed au unusual number of funerals among them, • white man disguised himself, and, following in one of the processions, on arriving at the burying-ground he discovered that the coffin oontainsd arms, which were taken and buried in a vault in which a number had already been deposited. The consequence of this discovery was the execution of nineteen of the most intelligent of the conspi rators." A LEPER VILLAGE—Lieut. Powlett has drawn up an interesting report on a leper village at Turn-Tarn in the district of Umritaur. Some fifty years ago Ituojeet Singh built a temple there, and among the beggars who flocked to share in the offering. was • large body of lepers who were employed sa menials. The reputation of the tank for mitigating leprosy attracted others, and gradually the whole establishment passed into their hands. There are now 138 under • leper fdabunt who organises them into begging gangs perambulating the country for months. The Punjab government has decided to send all the Lahore and Umritaur leper. there, and to contribute BOrs. a month with some land for their support. This arrangement will, of course, be so made as to prev en t the contribution being accepted as if for the temple. DESTITUTION AND APPREHENDED RIOT IN TEL cu. TIN Dublin Freeman of yesterday morning sax that • large number of unemployed people streets of Tildes on Tuesday, carrying a black IC I at P ! sign of destitution. The authorities, fearing a revolt, summoned all available force from the country districts. A telegram fromTralee, dated yesterday, says :—" This afternoon, a bo ut 800 of the Reemployed labouring classes (men and women) paraded the striate as on yesterday, carrying • large black Bag. Some half-dozen of those who appeared to the police to be the ringleaders were arrested. No rioti ng has yet taken place." The report of the directors congratulates the share holders on the improvement that has taken place, since the date of the last report, io the position and prospect . of the company. lamp additions have been made to the engine power, themlling stock, and the machinery for cleaning grain. The line has been mimed where needed. The har bour works have been repaired, extended, and strengthened, and the anchorage enlarged by dredging. The effect of these preparations for an extended trade had scarcely begun to be felt at the time when the account close, but have been very evident in the increase of business during the last three months. The autumn gales, which have bees of unusual seventy and duration in the Black Sea, as elsewhere, have proved the stability of the Mole. The damage sustained by it has been very trifling, and confined to a settlement of the new part. A number of vessels were in the har bour during the of these gales, and they were all perfectly protected by the works. There are new berths for five vessels, and thee will very shortly be room for six to load at one time alongside the wharves in perfect seen. rity, besides good shelter for from 20 to 30 500 toe ships within the harbour. The company is well provided with plant of every description, and are in a position to inrry es• large trade economically and efficiently. A comparison be- tween the receipt of the last half-year and those of the preceding ones discloses the fact of a steady advance. They hare amounted, independently of the sum charged for set. vice of construction, to 7,862!. Bs. 3d., against 4,2261. 45. 3d. in the previous half -year, sad 2,4294 15.. lid. in the corres ponding period of last year. The receipts, from September to the present time have amounted to 5,0001., against 3,1001. for the same period in 1861-62 ; and we are informed that on 10th instant 19,000 qrs. were warehoused, M 0 0.6 qrs. on board vesicle at or &mod to Tchernavoda, Manage for 17,000 qrs. was at Kusteodjie. The weather had became open, and business was going on actively. The above increase is due not to the one article of grain only, but te distributed, though io a less degree, over the items of pessetiger traffic and general merchandise. The elevators, and other mechanical appliances for moving grain, which are being gradually introduced, may be expected in future to le-nen the expense of handling, and the whole of the working expenses will be considerably reduced when these traffic arrangements are completely systematimd. The local trade of the district has begun to avail itself generally of the facilities for loading provided by the company, and to pay dues for the accommodation so afforded. This wires of income had bat just commenced at the period when the half-year's amounts close. The company's right to dues on all vessels owing the port for shelter, as well as trade, will, however, be determined by a mixed commission, which hes DOW been appointed in accordance with the terms of the coecession. The increased expenditure, beyond their ex pectations at that time, has prevented the payment of the debenture debt out of calls, and they have renewed the loan of 25,0001. for two years, at 5 per cent. being • reduction of one per cent., and it will ultim ately be necessary to exercise the remaining borrowing powers. Breolutious will be submitted for altering clauses la the articles of association, so as to enable the compaey, for the future, to hold their meetings io February and August, as 1100011000X1 in the notice convening the meeting. The Cleanness having moved it adoption, Mr. WGAIt/tELL and Mr. TIPPING made some observations on the expenditure, which seemed to them somewhat ex cosies. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said that there had been inch a food in the country as bad not been known for half a cet2, which retarded the works and in r the expenditure. But as regarded the expenditure on the works, an far from its being excessive it was rather a drawback that it had not been more. This directors had the more entire confidence in the result of the undertaking. . . _ . . The =taco was thou carried. as was also a resolation for re-ela:tieg the retiring dirsotors and auditors. An exaordinary ge'neral meeting was held after the ge• sera' meeting, the object of which was to alter the time of holding the meetings. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro• neediugs. Le-st night the distribution of prizes to the suc cessful competitors in the 36th Middlesex Rifle Corps took place at the Weethotirae-ball, Weetbourne-grove, in the presence of Colooel Vice-Chancellor Sir B. lloodersley, Sir (leo. and Lady Nicholls, General Strea tham, Colonel Erskine, C.D., Rey. Canon Boyd, Colonel Whitehead, Mr. Harwood, Colonel Hangout (The Buffs), Colooel Wood, the Commander of the Corp, Limit*. rant Penns, dm. Tho ball was completely Wad by the volun teers and their friends. The statue which was in the centre of Leicester aware. and which was removed to make way for the erec tion of the Great Globe, is about to be replaced in its original position. When Mr. Wyld obtained the ground, which was leased to him from the crown, about four years ago. one of the oovenanta of the lease was, that upon the termination of it. and upon the " square " again reverting to the crown, the area should be restored, with the eques trian statue upon its site. This agreement is now being carried out, and since Monday last aeveml men have been engaged so the erection of a scaffold foe ghat purpose. TURNKEY'S MIISIC-HALL —The euccem which has attended the above new hall since its opening affords another new instance of the growing popularity of these lyric establishments in London. The bedding is situated in the Edgware-road, and has been erected. at a great out lay, in the Italian style, and hexagonal in plan. The di mensions of the ball are considerably in ridvance of mane of its competitors ; the prevailing colour is white sad gold, whilst the lighting and other details are in excellent keeping. A strong company has been brought together. most of whose Nees ere familiar to the public. In a selection from John Burnett's " Mountain Sylph," considerable efficiency is displayed. The performances of Arthur Barnes, lesicrilwal as the "Champion vaulter," and of Mr. Chadwick, the " Parisian grotesque," are remarkable in their way ; sad thereare, beside', the "great Mackney" and other vocalists of acknowledged reptite. THE GAROTTE ROBBERY ON THE MEWHESTIII. EXCHANGE —Yeaterrlay, at the City police court. James harms was brought up for formal committal for the at tempted garotte robbery upon Mr. W. Brooks. Mr. Super ! intendeut Gee said he had ascertained that the prisoner had been four times 000victed at Knutsford, and eight times summarily dealt with. He only came from Portland prison oo the 3rd of this month, after having served four years' penal servitude, and had previously served four years. His [ real name was Shelmardine. The prisoner was sent to the EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (fox °Era owx PARIS, WZDNIBDAY EVENING. The Daily News is seized on account of a leading article which, we learn by telegraph, contains some "smart criticisms" on the Emperor's speech. After this, the courtly journals tell us that the Em peror loves discussion, and is so strong in the affection of his subjects that he fears no investiga tion of his sayings and doings. The Moniteur greedily culls from the London press the most favourable passages that it can find, and publishes them conspicuously in its bulletin. Other govern ment prints (not, I will venture to say, telling the truth) inform their readers that, with the unhappy exception of the Daily News, all the organs of public opinion in England abound in praise of the speech from the throne. Surely it would have been politic in this state of things, if only for the sake of a little shade in the too bright picture, to have allowed the public an opportunity of exercising its own judgment upon the enormities of the Daily News. While writing I receive my copy of this evening's Temps, and at the head of it I find a warning, signed by Count de Persigny, for its yesterday's article on the speech. The warning recites, "that the article, by distorting the sense of the Empe ror's speech and calumniating the home and foreign policy of France, endeavours to discredit the go vernment!' I have looked through the incriminated article, and seek in vain for any passage which any regular and well established government could reasonably consider dangerous. I subjoin a few extracts in which I undertake to say that you will find the very worst parts of the libel. The Temps said : The language of government' is habitually optimist, and this consideration it is which renders the task of an opposi tion so necessary. Only suppose for a moment a country in which there should be only one journal, and that such a one as the Cons! itut ionael, to comment upon the speech from the throne! No, the words of the monarch can only be truly understood, tan only have their real value and their true meaning, when they are freely discussed by free opinions. . . . The speech is on no point so explicit as on the Roman question. Our arms, we are told, have defended the independence of Italy " without abandoning the Holy Father, whom our honour and our pad engagements obliged us to support." This language cannot be so cased of ambiguity. We are at Rome to support the Pope; we are there to maintain the temporal power, since the spiritual power is not in danger ; we are there to de fend the Holy Father, not against Victor Emmanuel, whom our veto would suffice to control, but against the Roman people; we are there in despite of international law—it is M. Billault himself who admitted this ; we are there, it is manifest, in the teeth of the principle of non-intervention. But there we are, sad, since our withdrawal would inevit ►bly involve the downfall of the papacy, there we are obliged to stay in order that we may not assume the respon sibility of such a catastrophe. It is a strange situation, and one the difficulties of which we most willingly admit ; but it is a knot which France must of neoesrity cut sooner or later. To remain for ever at Rome would be a defeat, for it is a defeat for a go►ernment to alienate its liberty of notion. After expressing (but with great moderation, and with an admission that relief, in some way or other, to the starving cotton operatives is para mount to all other considerations) an opinion, shared by many, that the proposed parliamentary grant is to be regretted because it comes at a moment when a new impetus had been given to voluntary subscriptions, and leads to repress that self-reliance which is so great a desideratum, the article concludes as follows : I