The Express. — London, England, 1863-01-03 00:00:00

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Wiaao, IL Power, and Raiford; Mir A. Oolllneon. BRITANNIA. TKO! Entwurf:l, the Pantomime, ANON KAMAN. Yrs. Lon Messrs. Evans, Lon* Newham. and MILL Orients Stephan Tom So ers and his two pertormang Males. — And SOILI BILLS THAT RANO. —Conisessos at ball past O. HIGH W I I7I3IAT LONDON 6i1D91. MO DATlZlfiffili,Ciiii.7.7:ikeTZW.lts. Isla to-gotamr—morstu g . 1L 4101L....11110r00a. IL Wm LONDON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3. Is the present state of Japan considerable interest attaches to the lecture on that country delivered at Leeds this week by Sir RUTHERFORD ALoocx, her Muserv's Minister to the Court of the %moots. Few men living have had so much oppor tunity as Sir Rxrritearoan of becoming acquainted with the Japanese, and though his opinion of them is not to be received implicitly, and espe cially when there may appear grounds to chal lenge it, yet it must always be deserving o: high consideration and respect. In reply to Mr. BAINES and without giving any decided opinion as to how far such a course was justifiable, he said that Europeans " had forced themselves upon the " Japanese : they had begun by force, and if " they wished for commerce they must " establish it by force. If they did not wish for " commerce at that price, then they should be " consistent, and withdraw from the Japanese " Empire." Coming from such an authority this is • very important statement, and not the less so because in one particular its strict accuracy is owl to question. However it may have been wids the Russians, certainly neither the English, Dutch, nor French treaties with Japan were obtained by any open use, or even threat, of force, and it is not likely that this country would have consented to the employment of any such means. At the same time, however—and this was doubtless Sir RUTHERFORD'S meaning —there are indirect, irre sponsible ways of threatening resort to force : and the attack made upon China just before Lord Ewu demanded a treaty at Yedo, together with the presence of a large naval force at Japan or in its neighbourhood, might easily have been understood by the advisers of the Taicoox as amounting to more than a mere moral demon stration. Even if this country had openly employed force in opening up Japan, that would by no means require it, in order to be consistent, to employ further force for the make of creating commerce, when it finds that commerce does not follow in the natural coarse of events. The circumstances of Japan were very peculiar, for foreigners were so entirely excluded that it was difficult to say what might happen were that outer barrier broken down ; but the case is very different now that the experiment has been tried, and the breach made has disclosed only more serious barriers bel ,, nd. At this date we actually find ourselves further off from intercourse with the Japanese than when Lord &GL' landed at Yedo, and those who are moat urgent for what is celled an " energetic " policy confess that nothing will create commerce in Japan except the destruction of the power of the feudal chiefs—that is to say, of the whole existing political and social organization of the country. If everything seems to point to Sir Rtrrwaaroan Atcoca's opinion, that commerce with Japan can only be established byviolent means, it is well worth our while to inquire what amount of effort will pro bably be required for that end. Setting aside at present the serious political and moral questions thus raised, it is obvious that we shall have to deal with a brave people, more indifferent to death than almost any other in the world, in a state of very high organization, if not 0! civiliza tion, completely under the command of their chiefs, fond of fighting, and well armed. More than four years ago, Captain SHCILARD °snow; said, in his "Cruise in Japanese Waters," " A Russian officer who was staying at Nagasaki, " and who had seen much of Japan, spoke of the " perfect military organization of the empire in " the warmest terms. From his description, the " entire population formed one complete army, of " which every town, village, and hamlet might be " said to be companies or section." Since that time, we are told, the Japanese have been extreme'y active in studying European drill and filling the country with European arms. It is long since the retainers of the principal Daimios have been furnished with Sasses rifles, bayonets, and Cutr's revolve-s ; and these weapons are even manufactured in the country itself. Their missions to America and Europe have been busily engaged in studying the latest improvements in warfare, having been allowed to do so on the supposition that that would tend to frighten them. Their country is as hilly and well wooded as Virginia, while it is more mountainous. Almost every step made upon it might be contested by very ordinary troops or by guerillas, and no security for an invading army could be obtained against men so reckless as the Japanese are. It is in these circumstances, aphid twenty millions of s courageous, proud, and organized nation, that some people talk of using force, as they would of punishing a few Borneo pirates or Papuan cannibals. The last China expedition would be nothing compared with a Japanese war. Instead of the rusty jingalls, bows and snows, and _.~ THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1863. swords apparently made out of iron hoops which were scattered so plentifullysbout the Taku Forts, we should meet arms scarcely, if anything, infe rior to those employed by our own soldiers. In stead of a population regulated by its own imme diate local interests, unwarlike in its habit., and ready to trade with the invader, we should find one vast camp of men, among whom fortitude is the highest virtue, who visit the craven in their ranks with • swift doom, and who would effec tually prevent trade by driving back all the in habitants from spots which might be occupied by the foreigner. Certainly it is very objectionable that the Japanese should refuse to enter the comity of na tions ; but it is no new thing for them to resist the demand. Many centuries have elapsed since the great Kurats Klux, "who did a pleasure " dome decree," sent a message to them—" Al " ready philosophers desire to see all mankind one " famay : I am determined to carry out this " principle, even though I should have to do so "by force of arms." The Japanese, however, steadily refused to see the matter in this light, and when he tried force, the warrior who had con quere.i China found it would have been much better for him to have left them alone. Early in the seventeenth century the English were the first to withdraw from Japan, and so avoided the dis asters which there soon after befel the Dutch and Portuguese. If our present position can only be maintained by force of arms it is more than likely that England will do as it has done before, and retire in a dignified manner, leaving to more im pulsive nations the teak of going to war for a most dubious prospective trade, and perhaps: of finally retiring for more cogent remorse. At the same time it is worthy of consideration whether the footing we have alre►dy obtained in Japan might rot be turned to good account in • quiet way. Why should Englishmen there be on a footing different from that on which they stand in other countries f It is worth while trying whether Japan might not be slowly but really " opened up " by foreigners, who would learn the language of the nation, adapt themselves to its manners, and not set themselves more above its laws than they do over those of many other nations which are not a whit superior to it. The Australian Company's ship City of Sydney has been totally lost at Cape Green. The shipments of gold since the departure of the last mail &Mount to 121,250 ozs. Tiede has decidedly improved. 001(1110.0fAL LNTELLIGENCE. CANTON, Nov. 30. Tea firm. Total export to date, 72,500,0001ba. Exchange on London, 4s. TO. SHANGHAE, Nov. 23. Tea and silk firm. Settlements of ;ilk daring the past fortnight, 3,000 bales. Total export to date, 51,260 bales. Exchange on London, be. CALCUTTA, Dmc.ls. Imports rising, freights firm. BOMBAY, Dac.l6. Cotton piece goods and mule twist lower. Five and-a-Half per Cent. government 'comities, 1121. JUBAL, JAM. 1, 7.46 P.M. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer with the above mails has passed here en route for Suez. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Renter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company : MARSEILLES, JAN. 2. The Euzine, with the above mails, arrived here this morning at 9 p.m. The mails leave for London by the 10.30 p.m. die Court. OSBORNE, JAY. 2. The Queen drove out yesterday, accompanied by Pewees Helena. Major-General the Hon. A. N. Hood and Colonel the Hoo. A. Hardinge bare arrived, in whiting on ber Majesty, in succession to Major-General Seymour and Lieutenant. Colonel Do Plat. ACCIDENT TO THE PRINCESS LOUIS OF We are sorry to learn that an accident occurred to her Royal Highness the Princess Alice on Wednesday last, and it was at first feared that it would be attended with serious consequences. Her Royal Highness, attended by the Hon. Miss Bruce, was proceeding in a waggonette from Osborne, by the °owes road, and round the neighbour hood of Newport, for a morning drive, when the pos tilion attempted to drive between two other vehicles which were on the road. The wheels of the vehicles came into collision, the waggooette was overturned, and the Princess and her oompsoion were thrown out with con siderable violence. The ankle of the Princess was spraineri, and she was severely shaken, but sustained no further damage. Her attendant was also considerably shaken, and the muscles of her hand were severely lacerated. The unfor tunate ladies were removed to the residenee of Yr. H. Nunn, close by, being assisted to the house by Mr. Groves, • medical student, who was parsing at the time. Herßoyal Highness and companion were subsequently removed to Osborne. One of our (A theneum) letters from Rome has some gossip about the visit of the Prince of Wales. The Prince ran round the studios with the ease of a private pa. Haman. He bought only two pictures —one from Peary Williams, the other from Rudolph Lehmann. At the studio of the latter as incident occurred which ezhibits the thoughtfukias sad good nature of the young Prince. Mr. Wuhan was arranging his room, and whitewsehing his lobby, what aa Italian valet de p/are rushed in upon him announcing "11 Pi :wipe Inglese." The artist was a little embenassed ; the Prince tried to pat him at his ease by faking to see his book of portrait& Even that was at home—not at the studio. Mr. Lehmann offered to go and fetch it. " How long will it take you r 'eked the Prince. " A quarter of an hour." " Mesa will wait with pleasure." The Priam lit a cigar, and Mr. Lehmann rolled home io the Priarres carriage. Louis %Pl., ander a similar trial, had to say "Tai failli atkindre." The Prince eat out the time, and bought one of the anguished pictures on the wall ; the artist returned, and ha I the honour of a sitting and an invitation to dinner. A portrait of the Prince of Wales has been added to Mr. Lehmann's book of contain. pantry beads. A letter from Naples says :—" Although his Royal Highness Prince Alfred had been invited to dine at Ledy Holland's on Christmaeday, he spelt it at Babe with his brother officers, and in every respect the rules of the service are observed with as much strictness towards the prince em towards any on board. As soon em he has passed his examination for ► lientenaaey the prince will, I em told, join the Swoon, which until lately had been expected down here." His Excellency the Saxon Minister has returned to town from Drewlse to resume his diplomatic duties. The Duchess of Hamilton has left Paris for Nice. His grace, who arrived in town a few days since from his seat in Suffolk, will leave early next week to join the duchess and family. The Earl Delawarr is much better, but still remains at his lordship's house in Upper Grosvenor-street. Lord West is stayirsi at Bockhorn Park. The Countess Cowper, the Earl Cowper, and the Wen Cowper ban anived at Broadlends, on a visit to Viaooeat and Viscountess Palmerton, from Panebaoger, Harts. Lord Stanley is (says the Norfolk News) at pre. last on a Melt to Richard Bs," ER., at Haywood Hall, Lye°. His lordship has visited the some of the Marshland diadem sad mamised the localities sad maim adopted to remedy the evils. The marriage of Viscount Royston with Lady Georgians Wellesley, daughter of Earl Cowley, and ambas sador at the French court, will take plam. (says the Cane. bridge Independent Press) early In the ensuing mouth at Park We (Sunderland Herald) understand that a matri monial alliance is about to take place between Sir Had worth Williamson, Bart., of Whitburn Hall, and his cousin, the Hon. Elizabeth Liddell, third and eldest unmarried daughter of the Right Hoc. Lord Ravensworth. The wedding is intended to come off next month. The Moat Rev. Dr. Cullen delivered a discourse in his cathedral at Dublin, on Wednesday evening, in which he reviewed the old year from his church'. stand point. Referring to Italy he rid:—"One after another, the enemies of the Holy Bee and of religion are taming from the scene of their iniquities. Many of the leaders in the sacrilegious warfare have goes already before the eternal judge to account for their misdeeds ; many have fallen from the height of their usurped authority never to rise again. Disorder and contagion, robbery and bloodshed, have been the consequences of their crimes; and the as. happy man who was saluted by infatuated crowds as a re deemer, who was hailed as the first of heroes, and almost placed upon the altars of protestant England because he swore eternal enmity to catholic clergy and proclaimed the Pope to be Antichrist—this unhappy man, ignominiously defeated by • handful of soldiers. wounded, and taken pri soner at Aspromonte, has lout all his prestige, and become an object of contempt even to those who puffed him up with their praises, and he has retired into obscurity—there, it is to be hoped, to weep over his follies and transgres sion, and to bemoan the many calamities inflicted on his country" LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (aurriesi Tumuli.) AMERICA. CABINET CRISIS. PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND THE EMAN CIPATION PROCLAMATION. (Per Ar►bie.) NEW YORK, Doe. 22, Emma. A cabinet crisis has occurred in Washington. The Republican members of the Senate, in a caucus, declared want of confidence in the government, their action being principally directed against Mr. Seward. Mr. Seward immediately tendered his resigna tion, which was followed by a similar step on the part of Mr. Chase, the Secretary of the Treasury. President Lincoln accepted neither resignation, and requested both to resume their offices. Mr. Seward and Mr. Chase have accordingly resumed their functions in the State and Treasury Departments. General Burnside assumes personally the whole responsibility of the movement on Fredericksburg. President Lincoln has informed the Border State Committee that he issued the emancipation pro clamation from a belief that it would effect good results, but if convinced of the contrary he would modify his position on that subject, as he desired to do the best under the circumstances. The Secretary of the Treasury has completed a finance bill, recommending • loan of 900,000,000 dollars at not over 7.30 per annum, and the repeal of the 5.20 Conversion Act. He adheres to the opinion that money can be raised by loan. NEW YORK, Dec. 23, EVININO. General Burnside has tendered his resignation, bat President Lincoln refused to accept it. It is supposed in some quarters that a recon struction of the Federal cabinet will yet take place. The hostile public feeling against General Halleck and Mr. Stanton daily increases. General Burnaide admits that he attacked Fre dericksburg from Falmouth, instead of from War renton, contrary to the advice of President Lin coln, General flalleck, and Mr. Stanton, and at an earlier period than they directed. He estimates his loss at 1,100 killed and 9,000 wounded. A large Federal expedition has left Memphis to attack Vicksburg or Granada, Mississippi. Federal General Foster announces that ho has captured Kinston, North Carolina, with 11 pieces of artillery and 400 prisoners. It is reported that the Confederates have ad vanced in force through Pound Gap, from Western Virginia, into Kentucky, with the view of attack ing Lexington. Despatches from Mobile state that eight Federal transports from Lake City have been captured at Carson's Landing, Mississippi. In Congress Mr. Vallandigham has introduced a resolution urging the adoption of measures for the restoration of peace. Congress has passed a resolution directing the government to inquire if the American minister in Mexico used his influence to favour the French. The steamer Herald arrived at s Southern port on the 17th. Two barques, apparently privateers, have been seen off the west edge of • the Bank of Newfoundland. The New York journals assert that the officers of several British war steamers were present, with their steamers' bands, at a ball given by the Con federate consul at Havana. General Duke arrived at Havana on the Bth, and General Serrano embarked for Spain on the 12th Mat (Pa Arabia, vii Halifax.) NEW YORK, Dic. 24, Sylmar°. President Lincoln has issued an order thanking the army for the bravery it displayed at Fredericks burg. He says that, although not successful, the attempt was no error. General Burnside announces that his wounded do not exceed 7,000. General Burnside has stated to the Congressional Committee appointed to inquire into the facts of the disaster at Fredericksburg that he accepted the command against his will, and had positively re fused the position, but, by the advice of General M'Clellan and others, be accepted it. A bill has been introduced authorising Congress to raise 200 regiments of coloured soldiers. The Secretary of the Treasury has sent in a bill recom mending a loan of 900,000,000 dollars, at a rate of interest not exceeding that authorised by law. He does not suggest any augmentation of the Trea sury notes. Both houses have adjourned to Ja nuary 15. Federal General Foster has captured Golds borough, North Carolina, with much loss, and, after tearing up the railroad, returned to Newbern. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.. NEW YORK, Ore. 23, Emu°. Money easy. Gold, 132 i. Exchange, bankers' bills, 145. Stocks steady. New York Central, 1031. Illinois, 79. Erie, 621. NEW YORK, D. 24, Evrma. Money easy. Gold, 34 premium. Exchange : Bankers' bills, 144. Stocks dull. New York Central, 104. Illinois, 79. Erie, 621. Cotton quiet ; middling Upland, 66}. Flour dull ; wheat quiet ; corn improving. Provisions quiet. Coffee dull. Sugar, good inquiry. Molasses steady. SPAIN. MADRID, Jaa. 2, Evraufly In to-day's sitting of the Congress Senor Mara redo most strongly appealed to Senor Salaverria not to arrange the settlement of the English cou pons before England should have delivered up Gibraltar to Spain. Senor Salaverria stated in reply that the govern ment was not about to propose the settlement of the English coupons. INDIA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA. (via inlai) BIIANGHAE, Nov. 23. Alarming reports are current of the rebels being in the neighbourhood of this city. An engagement has taken place at Paokong be tween Colonel Burgeione, the successor of General Ward, and the rebels, in which the latter lost 2,000 killed. The Russians have offered their assistance for the capture of Nankin. POINT DE OALLE, Die. 17. The Japanese Ambassadors have arrived here on their way to Japan. CANTON, Nov. 30. There has been a violent gale off Manilla, during which ten Spanish ships were lost. MELBOURNE, Nov. 25. There has been a run on the Colonial Bank, but it subsided the day after it commenced. The English Bank notes lately forged have been discovered in circulation in Australia. New South Wales has won the intercolonMl rifle match. FIRS AND LOSS OF SEVEN LIVES AT PORTSSA. At an early hour yesterday (Friday) morning a fire broke out in Oonsp-sinest, POllOOl4 a narrow street running through • dem* populated neighbourhood, and it resulted in the death of • woman named Keane, and her ix children The husband and father of the deceased is a shoe maker, and kept a small shop. On Thursday night he and his wife were entertaining two friends, the children, six in number, having been put to bed in the upper rooms of the house, which was three stories high. There was also in the house, as • lodger, the wife of • seaman and her infant child. The Lines and their two friends were sitting in • room at the back of the shop, when about half-pest one o'clock in the morning they suddenly dis covered the front part of the premises on fire. Keane and his wife immediately rushed upstairs with a view to save the children, when the flames burst forth and cut off com munication with the lower part of the house. It is sup posed that in attempting to remove the children from the back to the front room the woman was overcome by the fumes, and with her children fell • sacrifice to the fire. Keane himself, finding that the same fate awaited him if he remained a moment longer, sprung from the top window down to the ground, breaking his fall by grasping the lower projections, and he escaped without sustaining any serious injury. The lodger, when the alarm of fire was given, ran to one of the windows in the wood story, threw her child into the arms of some persons stand ing beneath, and afterwards escaped in the same way her self. The borough, dockyard, and military engines were soon on the spot, but owing to the fact that the water is turned off from the mains at night, and to other causes, Dearly an hour elapsed before they were got thoroughly to work. The fire was, however, canfioed to the house in which it broke out, and which is covered by insur ance. Sir out of the seven bodies have been discovered in a frightfully mutilated condition, the extremities of both mother and some of the children being completely burnt to a cinder. The remains were dis covered amongst the debris on the basement story, in such • position as to lead to the inference that the woman had suonieded in getting her children out of the back room into the front room of the upper story, and that their bodies fell through with the burning floors. The reining were re moved to the Porton police-station, to await • coroner's inquest. GREAT FIRS Ar SALFORD. On Thursday, at midnight, a fire broke out in the bleaching and finishing works of Mr. Henry Statham, late Messrs Thorpe and Statham, Sawa& Works, Ordeal. lane, Salford. These works are very extensive ; they com prise a four-story mill, measuring in length about 180 feet ; and two-story finishing, pressing and packing rooms. The mill runs down to the bank of the Irwell, and is hugged on both sides by large mills. We are informed that no work had been in operation during the day, which, being New You'a-day, is customarily a holiday. On the appearance of the fire, • messenger was despatched to the Salford Town Hall, for the fire engine; and before its arrival a large number of men voluntarily entered the burning building, and the houses in the neighbourhood were stored with the goods that were saved. The mill was an old one, having was filled with a very valuable stock, business having been exceedingly good, and all the hands being in constant employment. The fire made rapid pro gress, and before the arrival of the fire brigade had obtained a complete mastery of the building. The floors buret through in rapid succession, a loud report marking the moment that each story . gave way. The roof seemed to be e burnt through in sections, and as each portion fell, pillars of fire and smoke shot up into the heavens to great heights. illuminating the district by the firceness of their glow, and people in streets a considerable distance off shrank before the intensity of the hot breams which were borne on the wind. The Salford Fire Brigade. under Mr. Superintendent Atherton, worked heroically. The men scrambled up the roofs of the adjacent building, and standing upright on the stone window sills of rooms in an adjoining mill which had caught:fire, directed jets of water upon the flames. Masses of burning timber fell into the midst of groups of firemen, who, from the ground, were directing streams of water upon the interior of the building ; and great apprehensions were at one time excited for the safety of some men who had penetrated into the engine room, and, with flames on every hand, stood with the utmost coolness, stand-pipe in han playing on the burning mass • a large quantity of burning debris fell while the men stood in the position des cribed, and completely obscured them for a moment from Night, but when the smoke cleared away they were seen to be shales in the same position and apperently unhurt. The mill, which was built up to the wall of Mr. Statham's, was occupied by Mr. Bilhngton, and was need for the manufacture of emallwarea. One end caught fire, but the damage will be, comparatively iidng. slight. The sight when the fire was its height was most picturesque. Regent-road Bridge seemed the most favourite spot for the crowds that were attracted by the fire, as the reflection of the flickering flames, the showers of redsparks, and pillars of light in the tree% combined to make up a picture of unusual brilliancy. There wee a large police fora on the ground to keep the crowd in order, end as there were many officious drunken men, the police had plenty of work. The total damage is upwards of 20,000 i. • but the building, and contents also, we believe, are insured. New Banowsra —Lord Palmerston has signified to our townsman, David Baxter, Esq., the head of the dis tinguishedfirm of Baxter Brothers and Co., her Majeety's pleasure to raise him to the barosetage of the United Kingdom. "in consideration of his eminent commercial position and generous conduct to the town of Duo& a." The patent conferring on Mr. Baxter the title of Sir David Baxter Baronet, of Bilmaron and Balgarvie, is, we believe, now being made out, and we shall only anticipate by • few days the execution of • formal document, in speaking of Mr. Baxter as Sir David Baxter, Bart. It is understood that the same honour will be conferred, at the same time, on Mr. William Brown, the eminent shipowner of Liver pool, and Mr. Frank Crossley. the enterprising manufacturer of Halifax.—Dundee Advertiser. THE REPRESENTATION OP TOTNES.—Canvassing wen continued on Thtinday by Mr. Alfred Seymour and his friends, and on behalf of Mr. Dent. Both parties express themselves to be well pleased with the result. Large bills were posted on the walls announcing that "Mr. Dent's dona tion of 1001. " would be distributed on Monday next, at 10 o'clock, by the Mayor and Mr. Gill. We have been re quested to state that the arrangement with reference to the management of property under the control of the War office, referred to in this paper yesterday was made in De cember, 1861, and bad no referent* to Tobias election or politica, the gentleman appointed having always been a con servative... 7 Western Morning New.. _ . — Tee REPRESENTATION OF EXETER. —Mr. John Duke Coleridge has issued his address to the electors of Exeter. In it he states that in consequence of Mr. Sey mour's retirement from the contest and departure to Totnes, he no longer feels any delicacy in coming forward. He refers to the long acquaintance which the citizens of Exeter have had with his family, and adds that the electors have a right to know further what are his own political opinions. He declares himself to be, as he hu always been, a member of the great liberal party, opposed to centralisa tion, in favourof the ballot, opposed to the unconditional abolition of church rates, but io favour of relieving dis senters from them. He further adds that he approves of Lord Palmerston's policy, and will give that statesman • hearty but independent support. Mr. Coleridge will shortly address the electors at a public meeting.— Western Morning News. THE CHANCERY VACATION. —On Wednesday morning the Chancery offices will open at the usual hours, in preparation for Term commencing on the following Mon. day. Hilary Term is fixed for the 11th January, but that day falling on • Sunday it will date as did last Term, from the following daz, FIRE IN • COTTON MILL AT OLDHAM. About eight o'clock on Wednesday night a lire was discovered in the spinning room of Messrs. J. Meliowden and Son's cotton mill. Albion-street, and the Oldham and West of England fire brigades having been informed, went to the place and succeeded in extinguishing the fire in about an hour. The fire wu confined to the flooring of the third storey, which was burned through to such an extent that it was expected part of the machinery would fall into the room beneath. The damage is covered by insurances in the Royal and West of England offices. The origin of the fire has not been auertained. _ _ Tun Mt lITER OF Ma. BRADDELL.—SOme of the constabulary who were qualified to identify Hayes have, after the searches, returned to their quarters, and two of the number from America, whither they followed in the hope of arresting him. The report also prevails that he was captured in one of the back settlements, but that whilst he wea in course of being conveyed to New York, when passing a body of Irishmen he cried aloud that he was taken one false charge, and was rescued from his captors, one of whom, it is rumoured, lost his life in the effort to retain the prisoner. This much is certain, that the expeditions in search of the murderer have ceased, and that the belief of his canape to America is entertained both by the people of his native district and those who seem to know the opinion of the authorities on the subject. The assertion made haphazard, that his escape was effected by the aid of " Ribbonism," is sheer nonsense, u the wretched minelayer was too coovereent with wiles and ways of travel. ling, and too intelligent to require any aid, as well as too wiry to entrust his life to the avidity of parties who would tlent.a by large government rewards. If he were not y mistrustful and cautious he would have been put ;;M " gruint by the known eagerness with which it was ought to sell Walsh, by which that miserable young man was driven to surrender. It I. believed that Hayes travelled in disguise to queenstown immediately after the murder, and took shipping theme for America Wore • search for him could be well oanised.—illesseter News. TOTTFNIIAN, LIAMPATIAD, AND HIONOATZ RAIL WAY.—TIN Hiegel" Munch proposed by this company will commence at t main line ie Islington, and terminate near Swain's-lane by the cemetery on the Net of the Highgate road, together with a branch line to the Junetioweeed, et an estimated cost of 40,0001., the Great Eastern Company contributing to defray the coat of the undertaking. train. PRUSSIA. Since the fat inst. there has been no " officious " journal at Berlin. The Stern Zeitung, which held that position, has ceased to appear. The Chambers had refused the subsidy which had been allotted to it by the government, and the merchants of Berlin had withdrawn their advertisements. In its last number it declares that the govern ment has determined not to have a semi official organ by the aide of the official journal. The government will avail itself of the non-official part of the Prussian Moniteur, " to give when it shall be necessary statements adapted to guide and rectify opinion," and it hopes to find in the inde pendent conservative organs " the support neces sary for the defence of its views against the polemics of parties." General Willisen, who has just gone to Turin as the Prussian minister, is regarded with great dis favour in the Italian capital. It appears that in 1849 he was at Turin during the armistice, in the capacity of an officer of a neutral power, sent to study the movements of the army from a purely military point of view. He stopped at Turin some weeks, and left on the eve of the resumption of hostilities. Some days later the officers who had forwarded his objects at Turin were astonished to meet him on the battle field of Novara, in Radetaki's staff. This conduct was deemed un military, and it appears that the aristocracy of Turin have resolved to close their doors against him. The Minister of Foreign Affairs has, it is also said, asked the Prussian government to sub stitute for him some one whose name does not so strongly revive unpleasant associations. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (mon oux owl' PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING. The Emperor's short new year's speech to the Corps Diplomatique will probably have been thought merely formal and singularly colourless. The Pays, however, thinks it impossible not to see, in the few words expressive of a desire to livo on friendly terms with foreign powers, an allusion to " events too recent for it to be necessary to reca pitulate them." It thinks it pertinent to the occa sion to say that the initiative of France spoke the Snit word of peace to America ; that it was France who " allowed" England to pursue &policy in Greece which it would perhaps have been dangerous to re press at first, and from which, thanks to France's "apparent indifference,"a clear and distinct situation, free from all inquietude, will result ; that France, after being " patient " with England, could, with out difficulty, be " indulgent " for Spain ; that nothing can trouble the " serenity " of French policy ; and that the Pope's nuncio must have un derstood the full importance of the Emperor's words. All this the Pays discovers in the new year's complements. The other journals make no comment upon them. The Paris says that in a private conversation with M. Muro, the Spanish chargi d'affaires, the Emperor expressed his regret at the departure of General Concha, and his hope that the relations between France and Spain might be established on the beat possible footing. It is certain that General Concha is not coming back to Paris. His luggage is now being packed up to be sent to Madrid. M. Darnour, major of the 23rd battalion of the National Guard of Pantin, fell dead on the stair cue of the Tuileries on New Year's-day, imme diately after he had Sled past the Emperor at the head of his men. His Majesty, who heard of the melancholy event, immediately sent one of his or derly officers to break the news to the family of the deceased, and the body was sent home in a court carriage. Major Damour felt at before he went into the Tuileries, and was obliged to rest at the cafe at the corner of the Rue de l'Echelle. His comrades advised him to go home, but he insisted on resuming the march, and in a few minutes after wards he was dead. The Nation says the story circulated by the France on tho faith of "several journals," of there ever having been an idea of opening the Corps Legislatif without a speech from the throne, fol lowed by a debate on the address, is "pure inven tion." The Nation indignantly declares that the Emperor will never, "without being provoked to do so" [the importance of this saving clause may be noticed in passing), withdraw liberties sponta neously granted, and which have been so mode rately and usefully enjoyed. The Archbishop of Florenoe issued, on the 4th of „Tune, 1861, a decree against an ecclesiastical mutual benefit s ociety, suspending a disinis all priests who should not have left the society within a stated period. The society appealed agsinst the decree to the Council of State on the ground of abuse of power. The matter has just come be- fore the Council of State, which, after hearing the fiscal solicitor—who moved that the revenues of the archbishopric be placed under sequestration until the obnoxious decree be revoked—issued a summons to the archbishop to present his defence within a month, or to revoke the decree. It is generally remarked that the ceremonial of the French court is becoming more imposing, and the regu lations for the receptions of New Year's-day more precise each year. These rules are issued several days beforehand, to give time to the persons who figure on these occasions to study them carefully. Four-and-twenty quarto pages are filled with the details of the ceremonial observed at court on the Ist and 2nd. The municipality of Florence have done honour to the memory of Mrs. Barrett Browning by placing a marble slab in the wall of the house the occupied in that city. The slabhearsaninscription in Italian to this effect :—"Elizabeth Barrett Browning lived, wrote, and died in this house. She was* woman who, with a woman's heart, possessed the wisdom of a sage and the spine of a true poet, and made tier poetry &golden band between Italy and England." SUSPECTED WIPE MURDER 4T BRADPORD. Yesterday, at the Bradford Borough Court, Patrick Cronin, a wooloomber, aged about 50, wee brought baring be en instrumental to th e d eath 71:1: wife, , Superintendent Shattlewort, stated, that on Wednesday night he received information that a man had killed his wife at a holies in Irvi ng . street, Bolton-road. He immedi ately went thither, and found the house crowded with people, and the soma' lying dead in their midst. Several persons stated, in th e presence of the prisoner, that be had been throwing pots at the woman, that he had beaten her, and giv en h er a blac k eye. lie could not get any direct evidence at the time. He took the prisoner into custody, removed him to the station, and then went back in company with a surgeon, t o make inquiries. Be had, however, only to ask that 'm o be remanded till Saturday, for the inquest mukluk Cli c' el sr d till half-past nine on that day. A pot-marten examination had been made by Messrs. Terry and Smith. The prisoner was accordingly remanded till to-day. H o seems to be in good spirits, and quite unconscious apparently of the serious nature of the charge brought against him. ATTEMPTED WIPE MURDER AT BIRMINGHAM At the Birmingham Police-court yesterday, be. fore a full bench of Henry Gri ff iths. Set, for ger Howard-place, Birmrwee placed in the dock charnel with attempting to murder his wife, Sarah Griffiths. The evidence went to show that for some time tack the prisoner and his wife had lived very unhappily together, in come. queuee of an unhappy jealousy with which he had been inspired. He often ill-treated her, and he told her no later than on Thursday night that he would serve her as the woman in Tauter-street had been served, alluding to the ease of the woman murdered by Thompeou's son, sir months ago. About six o'clock yesterday morning be got up in the dark, leaving his wife in bed, and went downstairs. He soon returned, and then walked about the room for some time, after which be went to the side of the bed and without saying anything put his arm round her neck. Immediately she felt scene sharp Instrument being drawn saws her throat, and natu rally put up her hands to save herself. SLe caught hold of a knife which the prisoner bad in his hand, and shrieked and struggled as well as she could. Soon some of the neigh bours came in and found her trying to defend herself against her husband, who had a large and sharp knife in his hand. Both her hands were fear full y cut, and there was a slight cut on her throat. In the court, the prisoner examined his wife very closely, and stated that she was not only • drunkard, but had been unfaithful to him, and that he had suffered a great deal more from her than the murderer Thompson had from the woman he bad killed. The magic. treks sent the prisoner to the ensuing Warwick assizes, to take his trial on the charge of attempting to murder. ANOTHER MURDER AT BIRMINGHAM. In less than a month after the young man Henry Carter shot his sweetheart, another murder has been com mitted in Birmingham. At about 9 o'clock on Thursda y night, a tramp went into the beerbowie kept by Charles Roue, in Coleshill.etreet, and 'begged for driok. He was refund, when he began to use 'burrs language to Rase and his wife. Ross ordered him to leave the house, and eventually he went and crossed to the other side of the street. While he was starling there, Rose and another man earns out of the becrhouse and went up to him. Rod said, " Are you lot sahamed of yourself ?" and then hit him • violent blow ott the face, and the other man also struck him heavily. He staggered against s door near which he was standing, but in a few momenta be recovered himself, and then they both hit him on the head again. This time he fell down senseless on the pavement, with his head on the kerbstone, and he never moved again. A crowd had gathered around, and deceased was put in a csb, and conveyed to the General Hospital, but when examined by a surgeon he was found to be quite dead. Ilia face was much bruised and con- Weed, the bridge of his noes was broken, and there was an extensive cut on the right temple. The name of the de ceased has not yet been ascertained. He is apparently • labouring man, about 45 years old, of • dark complexion, and having dark hair beginning to turn grey. On Thurs day night, Rose was apprehended in his own house, bat his companion is as yet at large. Yesterday morning, Rose was brought before the Birmingham magistrates, charged " with c :using the death of • man unknown," and was remanded to await the result of the inquest. SHOCKING OCCI7RRENOR AT FARNHAM. An extraordinary sensation has beeu created in Farnham, and for mac► miles round, in consequence of the fearful and melancholy death of Mr. Simmonds, the pro• prietor of the Bourne Mill, and which took place on the morning of Wednesday last, nader circumstances of a truly dreadful character. _ The following may be fully relied on. It appears that the deceased went into the mat about a quarter before 8 o'clock, and having arranged for the business of the day asked Mr. Ellis, the miller, where his lamp was, and was told in the window. He procured the lamp, and after lighting it went into the eogioe•house. The miller went to the top of the mill to shoot a sack of " shafta," sad in returning hard a jerk in the tackle and the meal staggered. He felt sure there was something the matter with the water wheel, and then heard the deceased going round the lathe shaft which is cooneeted with the water wheel. He immediately went to the top of the mill, wending 80 rounds of ladder before he could stop the mill ; this being done be ran into the office for the eldest SOD of the deceased, and told him what had hap pened, and on their return the unfortunate man wan found wound up on the lathe shaft. Immediately Dr. Clarke, of Farnham, was sent for, two relatives going on horseback. The miller instantly obtained assistance from five persons, but they were obliged to cut the whole of the clothes off before the body mulct be released. His head was bathed with cold water. Dr. Clarke and his assistant were oo the spot as soon as possible, and, we scarcely need add, every thing warn done, but the unfortunate men, after gasping for nearly two hourly expired. He was about 47 years of age, and team a widow and no lees that' tee children, but although the loss is a matter of course a great calamity to the family, we are happy to say Mr. Simmoode was a man of large property. It is a very remarkable thing that notwithstanding the shaft made six revolutions a minute, it is the opinion of the medical gentlemen who attended that there are no bones broken. The back part of the bead has three very severe cute, and is much beaten in, but the face is not at all dis figured. One of the eyes is ;lightly cat. sod on. le g in also frightfully cut. He was on the shaft it is supposed about ten minutes. _ _ It appears that rather better than 12 months ago some clamps of iron bars were put on to strengthen the clutch, by order of the deceased, and from which slightly projected two mita The deceased has to peas over the shaft on to a short ladder, and would have had then to proceed through • narrow parer, to the water wheel, his object being to see the progress the water bad made, which leaked through the wall from the top of the mill. lie had a shooting jacket on, and there can be no doubt whatever that the bottom of his jacket caught one of the nuts before alluded to, and which resulted in his dreadful end. l'he mill has both steam and water power. Too much probe aunt be gives to the miller, who has been seventeen years in the service of the decea sed, for the praiseworthy manner in which he acted on the melancholy occasion. When it is stated that every time the unfortunate man was hurled round his head came in contact with an iron wheel on one aide of the shaft, and the brick wall on the other, it is truly won derful his head and body were not completely torn to peon —and this no doubt would have been the case but for hie clothes. The most remarkable part of this truly melancholy cue, however, remains to be told. We have it on good autho rity that at dinner time on Tuesday the deceased at his other mill bad some new rivets instead of laces put into the saint machine strap, when they got entangled with the shaft ►nd broke to pieces and nearly caught hold of the de ceased's arms. An inquest on the body will be held this day (Saturday), and in the meantime the mill will not be worked in order that the coroner and jury may see the spot where the accident occurred exactly in the same state at when the body wee removed from the shaft. Mrs. Sim monde is as well as can possibly be rxpectecL —Scarce Ex pm,. SHOCKING DEATH AT A SILK MILL NEAR Dews. BURT.—On Thursday afternoon last a yoing woman named Elisabeth Bennett, aged 21 years, was killed at the silk mill of Mr. William Holdswortb, at Whitley Tower, near Dews bury. It appears from a statement made by one of de ceased's fellow-workers, that they were 6th engaged in reeling on the above day along with another yours' woman. About 5 o'clock deceased went to look out of one of the windows, and the attention of the others was called to her by her screaming, "Oh ! I'm fast, I'm fest !" On looking towards her they saw that her clothes were fastened to a shaft, and she was revolving rapidly. One of the women, with eat presence of mind, immediately ran downstairs an d informed a spinner ; but, instead of running at mice and telling the engineer of what had oc curred, he west upstairs, thinking he could extricate lien. nett from her fearful position. Seeing that to attempt to do so would involve a great risk, and probably do no good, he next ran to the eogineer, who at once stopped the engine. The two men, with Mr. Holdaworth, then made all speed to the poor woman ; but when 1 hey came to extricate her from the shaft, they found that she was dead, and that some of her limbs were broken. The abaft, we have been in• formed, was unfenced. A WOMAN KILLED BY A Cow.—Ott Wedneeday week an inquest was held at the Dog public - house . Watford. before IL G. Lowe, Fog., coroner, on the body of Mrs. Elisa beth Coz , aged 62, of Two Wa ters, lie.nel Hempstead, who wee killed by a cow on the previous day. George Males deposed that on the precious day he was driving • cow and call, which Lad been purchased in Watford Market, to Laugley Bury. and when • little way from Watford be was overtaken by the deceased , who walked with him. When they had proye.ileil a short dm taws the cow suddenly turned round and butted the de ceased oo her cheat, knocking her back walls and pressing her body with its head. The wombs died from the effects of the attack about • quarter of an hour afterwards. The jury returned a verdict in scronlsore with the foots, and recommended that the animal should be alaughterecL— Iferthrd Mercury. iCOP;;:recvenal rhe in: It is en st a Pow& Mzensai iv" far the y. F h sh 'A irsiddiumi • gt K ash 0101001 Besha, kg.: Xs. Os ogs, Beds 1 Rod fhodalos lakeli n W M Waal "(jay m ea mmel welt VL , aio aont r t 41 8. 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