The Express. — London, England, 1863-04-23 00:00:00

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On the 23rd of April, in the year 1664, was born, in the pleasant town of Stratford-on-Avon, the greatest Poet the world has ever seen, and as we are accustomed in the narrower circles of axial and domestic life to celebrate the personal anni versaries of those we love and honour, so it is per fectly natural and fitting that the birthday of .our greatest national benefactor, the Poet-philosopher whom all Englishmen love and honour, should re ceive at least a pawing remembrance. If, indeed, our recognition of the day were at all proportionate to the benefits we have received through the event it celebrates, scarcely any anniversary in our na tional calendar would stand higher, or be wel comed with a more sincere, grateful, and reverent gladness. It is difficult, indeed, at this distance of time, to imagine what our national literature and life would have been apart from the pervading, the elevating and refining influence of SALK arr.aaa's writings. They have done far snore than anything beside to mould the language, refine the taste, fill the imagination, stimulate the intellect, and stir the heart of the nation. The influence of that one master mind, that serene and universal intellect, permeates the entire range of our national thought and expression, and is clearly perceptible in its humblest as well as its highest manifertatioas. While the homely but pregnant maxima of the Poet's wit sad wisdom have enriched our colloquial speech, and are heard every day in the familiar talk of ordinary life, his delineations of the primal human passim., et the grander forms of character and action, remain as perfect types and examples for the admira tion end study of the moat gifted and accomplished minds. All the passions and affection., as well as the moods and maladies of the mind, all the humorous and tragic experience, of life, all the typical forms of humble and heroic character, are traced with the subtlety of Nature by that unfalter ing head ; and those multitudinous creations of Saixerwta's genius people that world of dramatic life which has supplied not only a boundless field of instruction and delight, but inexhesetible ma terials for study and reflection to his countrymen and critics in every succeeding age. Whfle, however, those more profound qualities of filaansraw's writings which fascinate the critical student of poetry can be fully appreciated only by the few, they are in the truest and largest sense written for the many, and are both designed and adapted to influence the nation at large. This public, patriotic, and national aspect of the Poet's labours deserves to be specially celebrated. He created our national drams--a drama thoroughly popular, and at the same time intensely poetical. At the time Flimasresas appeared as • writer poetry, indeed, existed, and the drama existed, but they were almost hopelessly divorced. The stage had emerged from the buffoonery of the " Mysteries " and " Mocalities" only to be plunged in the depths of collagnial rant, fustian, and extravagance. On the one hand, the poetry et the time kept itself steadily aloof from the stage, addressed only • very limited circle of readers, and was restricted to an elevated sphere of ideal experience, classic fancies, and highly wrought expression. Saaxarasaa did for poetry what SOCRATES is said to have done for philosophy —brought it down from heaven to earth, from the airy heights of a metaphysical and romantic fancy to the joys and sorrows of our common humanity, the humorous and tragical realities of actual life. Desiring a larger audience than the lettered and in structed few, he boldly spoke to the people at large on the subjects most likely to interest them, and having thoroughly secured their ear, the extent of his influence in rousing the public spirit and ele vating the national character of hi conatrymen can notibe overrated. While the form of his writings was thus popular, theirpervadingspirit wasin the highest as noble and salutary. Considering not only the age in which he wrote, but the general character of contemporary literature hardly anything i n th e writings of SEI•IBP/L•li is more remarkable than the lofty moral spirit that pervades them. In none of his plays is there any confusion of the clear judgment pronounced on actions of the reflective reason and conscience of mankind. He has " no innocent adulteries, no interesting inmate., " no virtuous vice. He never renders that amiable " which religion and reason alike teach us to " detest, nor clothes impurity in the garb of virtue, " like Basumoirr and Ftareasn. ihriasraana's " fathers are roused by ingratitude, his husbands " are stung by unfaithfulness—in him, in short, " the affections are wounded in those points in " which all may, nay, must feel." A poet gifted with such rare and transcendent powers, if thus ex citing the passions in the interest of virtue, is in Al f :11.4 THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APR/Is APNI" -- the highest sense • natio nal beneftelor. 'ATM rNTELLIGENCIL AMERICA.-;? can be no question that Sitaimmana helped not only to purify the taste, but raise the tone and reform the mariners of lis le& But on even broader grounds than the just de lineation and judgment of individual character and action his works have a public bearing, and his name well deserves popular commemoration. They breathe throughout the genuine spirit of freedom, that mingled love of liberty and reverence for law which is in principle and tendency fatal to tyranny and oppression in every form. Everywhere he shows the invincible respect of a great, • well ordered and independent nature for justice and right, for individual rights, social rights, public rights, and everywhere he visits with scathing re buke those who attempt to trample them under foot. In the widest sense, therefore, and apart from his wonderful truth of individual portraiture, he is the true poet of humanity, the poet who in spirit and purpose directly and powerfully ministers to the true freedom, mcral elevation, and social pro gress of the race. • What, however, is of peculiar interest to us, and ought to be specially remembered on his birthday, is the great Poet's rare simplicity of life and manners. Amidst the toils and excitement of his City life, brilliant associations, and literary labours, he maintained unimpaired the freshness of his early feeling, his quiet love of nature, his at tachment to the scenes, the pastimes, and the companions of his youth. During the whole time of his residence in London, we are told on good authority, "he was wont to go to his native " country once • year ;" and having realised • competence by his writings, he retired to Stratford to live amongst his relations and friends, and enjoy again the rural walks amongst the meadows and woods of Warwickshire that had delighted him in his youth. After enjoying for a few years the retirement he loved and had so long looked forward to, he died amidst his old friends, beloved as he had lived. The example of such fresh and natural feeling, such perfect simplicity of life, maintained to the end by one who holds the first place in the literature of the world, is instruc tive, and may be remembered with advantage even in our own more advanced and more enlight ened days. ebt Court. WINDSOR CASTLE. Aria 22. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess of Wales and Princess Beatrice, sad attended by the Maraidoomw el Ely and Major-Geaseal the Ron. A. Head, visited the Windsor Royal Infirmary yesterday. The Priam aad PASOMB 01 Wales, attended by the Ron. Hrs. Stoner and Oa Lein Grey, went to Leaden, and re. tamed in the main. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Tressury, in Downing-street. The Ministers pre sent were Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan cellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Sir George Grey, Earl Russell, the Duke of Newcastle, Sir Charles Wood, the Chancellor of the !:che quer, the Duke of Somerset, the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers. • MEWS It is will known that a difficulty was raised on the subject of the vacancy of the Greekthrone, and Prince Christian was desirous to legitimatise, as it were, the accession of his son by means of a formal abdication of the ex-King Otho. This obstacle, we (Morning Port) understand, will be overcome by a protocol drawn up by the three powers, on the basis of the protocols of 1890 and 1832, declaring the state of things then established to have passed away, and making, as it were, a tabula rasa of the reign and the pretensions of the Bavarian dynasty. In this liberal proposition Prince Christian has cheerfully concurred ; and on the basis of such a declaration, King George L of Greece will ascend his throne with not leas of legal and titular security than Otho. In this manner one of the difficulties for some time in suspense has been cleared away. The other main condition made by Prince Christian referred to the provision which his son should enjoy ; and Prince Christian and his family have expressed their readiness to leave in the hands of the British government the settlement of that question with the Greek National Assembly. In this manner, also, the pecuniary difficulty to which the Copenhagen journal adverts has also been surmounted. Immediately on George I. attaining the royal age, a few mouths hence, he will enter upon the duties of government ; and due provision will be made for the satisfactory administration of the affairs of the Greek kingdom during the abort interval. That brief period will serve in some measure to prepare his mind for the new duties which he is about to undertake ; and will serve also for the execution of such technicalities as are required to complete the for mal union of the lonian Islands with the Greek kingdom. King George will continue to be a pro testant, with the ready concurrence of the Greek AUSTRIA. The A ustrian Gazette of the 18th says : THE ATTACK ON CHARIASTON. 801JTHAMPTON, Tiusauf& The North German Lloyd's steamship Ilene% from New York on the 11th inst., has arrived here with 208 passengers and 102,940 dollars for Lon don, and 26,200 dollars and 400 tons of cargo. The following is the " situation," from the New York 'Jerald of April 11 : The long expected attack upon Charleston commenced on Tuesday last. In the early part of the day only four of our iron-clads were engaged—probably three fitted with submarine devils, and one other. According to the rebels the firing from both parties was very heavy, and during the notion the trembles grounded, but got off and dropped out of range. About 2 o'clock in the afternoon seven Monitor batteries, the Keokuk and Ironsides, again renewed the contest at about one mile and three-quarters distant, as in all proba bility no abstractions were found, and for three hours the firing was rapid and heavy. Fort Sumter seams to have been the object and aim of the opera tions at that time. At 4 o'clock the Ironsides and Keokuk withdrew, leaving the other vessels to continue the work for an hour longer. It is probable that the signals from the flag ship were not readily seen on account of the dense smoke from the guns, and it was not until sometime afterwards they noticed she had left. This may account for their remaining an hour later. It is apparent that the rebels have but little confidence in their iron-clads, as they did not attempt to engage until oar reseals withdrew. The casualties in Fort Sumter were one klllcd and five badly wounded, showing that some good gunnery was exhibited either at their barbette or throegh the embrantres. No reports bad been received from the other rebel batteries at the time of sending the despatch to Itichmond, and it is fair to presume that our wooden vessels, with their long range rides, had been engaging some of the rebel earthworks. Wednesday there seemed to have been no signs of a renewal of the snuck; but of course the rebels bad no means of knowing the intentions of Admiral Dupont, and therefore they are not justified in feeling very Joyous over the fact that no signs were visible of a movement. Twenty.two Union weekly were reported off the tar. These cowries the wooden gunboats, the ordnance vessels and skeeshipa. The Keokuk was evidently injured—ehe is re ported sunk off Morris Island—ea only eight ironelade are reported inside the ter on Wednesday. It is pos sible that she may have been penetrated by a shot, end was beached, in hopes to repair the damage by plugging up the hole, and then get her off. She must have been out of the range of the rebel guns, or they would have made an effort to keep up snob a bet fire upon her as topes vest us from extricating her from her position. It is possible, therefore, that our fleet went up to draw the fire of the forte, to feel for the rebel obstructions and prepare fora dash by the forte, and that as soon as they are in readi ness another more in greater force would be made on Thursday or yesterday, for certainly the wooden vessels, with the number of heavy guns they carry, can do something to draw off some of the fire from the forte, which would other wise he directed at the iron-cla3s. The New York Tribune of the 11th says that the rebel pipers do not boast at all of the gnomes with which they have resisted the attack. The rebels expect that Charleston will be taken, and are removing their hospitals. Motions have been made in the rebel Congress to recall Mason and remove the seat of government. The New York Times says that the arrival of the Federal iron-clad fleet inside Charleston bar is a triumph. The Federal ram Switzerland is reported to have repaired the injuries she received in passing the Vicksburg batteries, sod to have started up Red River. Admiral Porter's official report of his attempt to reach Yazoo by way of the Sunflower River is published. During eight days he worked his way up with his gunboats only 70 miles, and back again. The channels were exceedingly narrow and filled with obstructions. The expedition was finally checked when within 800 yards of the point Ad miral Porter desired to reach. He estimates that the Confederates burned 20,000 bales of cotton along his route, besides what he himself burned. Many planters manifested affection for the Federal Rig, and the negroes were unanimous in devotion to it. The Confederates have burned two Federal steamers on the Tennessee River. General Curtis officially announces from Missouri that General Hicks's band of guerillas, who robbed the steamer Samsaky, hay, been deft dyed, 17 being killed and two hung. _ The Confederates have crossed the Rio Grande 1 into Mexico, and captured two Federal officers and three private'. The Mexican authorities, however, having demanded the surrender of the prisoners, they were all released except one, who was reported to have been hung by the Confederates. The Richmond Sentinel, referring to the recent riot in Richmond, says it was an attempt to rob under the excuse of a scarcity of food, as the dry goods antlered as much as others. There has also been a bread riot at Petersburg. Symptoms of insubordination have manifested themselves among a Maasachusette cavalry regi ment at Boston. One of the mutineers was killed by the colonel. The majority of the Pennsylvania Senatorial Investigating Committee, in their report, declare General Cameron guilty of the charges of bribery preferred against him. The prize steamer Dolphin, captured by the Fe , deal steamer Wachusset, has arrived at Ha vannah. The steamer Julia has also arrived at Havannab from Mobile with cotton. _ _ _ The New York legislature has passed the bill prohibiting the bank from loaning money on gold. Preaident Lincoln has reviewed the army of the Potomac by brigades. Confederate despatches state that the Federals, 15,000 strong, are advancing on Columbia, Ten nessee, and that a battle is imminent. A new canal, eight miles long, has been com menced across the peninsula near Vicksburg, beyond the range of the Confederate batteries. General Grant and Admiral Porter have gone up the Yazoo river on a reconnaissance• Confederate despatches from Fort Pemberton, dated sth inst., state that the Federal, had em barked on their steamers, and were in full retreat. Southern journals state that General Banks, with ten thousani men, has left New Orleans, and gone down Bayou Plague Mine to reinforce Weitzel and attack the Bayou reche country. The Bavaria arrived at New York on the evening of the 10th, the City of Baltimore on the morning of the 11th, and on the same day the Bremen ship No. 197. The Hansa spoke on the 17th inst. the Prussian barque 3 D, pendant 8,347, and on the 19th the American ship Isaac Webb. The Glasgow and Africa have arrived out. The City of Washington takes out 189 passengers, 187,284 dollars, and 11,4801. in specie. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW TORE, Aram 9, Dynamo. The markets are irregular and generally lower; business being much affec ted by the continued fluctuations in the price of gold. Money easy. Gold, 471 per cent prem. Exchange on London: Bankers' bills, 161 to 162. _ . . Stocks quiet. New York Central, 1131 ; Illi nois, 88i ; Brie, 761 ; Six per Cent. United States Bonds, 104. NEW YORK. Aran. 10, MOANING. Gold, 444. NMI YORK, Ann. 10, EvEuro.. The bill forbidding loans to be effected on gold has only passed the Senate and the New York Legislature, bnt it is not supposed that it will pass Congress. Money abundant : Gold 49 per cent. premium. Exchange on London : bankers' bills, 183 to 164. Stocks improving : New York Centrals, 114 e; Illinois shares, 88 ; Erie, 761 ; Six per Cent. United States Bonds, 104. Cotton market dull : middling uplands, Ma There is a good demand for flour. Wheat is quiet, and corn heavy. Provisions in active. Coffee improving, and sugar and molasses quiet. Petroleum very dull. WIATILER RZPORT.-alith DAY.) THIMSIST, ►lint 2S, II A. 14 ADDRESSES TO THE PRINCE of WALKS. Official notioe hes been given that his Royal Weiner the Prince of Wales will receive oddments of con gratulation upon bin Royal Highness's marriage, on behalf of himself and of her Royal Rieman the Princes of Wales, floe corporate and Misr public bodies, at ibillorough home, on Weimoday, the 29th inst., at 2 o'clock pm. A deputatioa to pouset an address meet not emceed four me mos. A card, costabilag the seines of the gestleasm who will form the deputations end • Mideastern of the object ci the eddreas, and the body from which it origieates, mast be submitted, on at Wont Monday, the 27th inst., to Lieute mat-Genaral Haan tremble end comptsoller to his Royal Highness, at Marlborough-hoar. Alike time of preventing the addrem a similar card mart be pieced la the halide of the Oroom of the Stole to hi Royal Highness, who will eancensoe its contents to his Royal Highborn The address will be presented to his Royal Highborn by the dapatatioe, who will then pees oz. No other elateraeat is on thin mat sloe to be addromed to his Royal Highness. A duplicate card should be Lit with the pegs in the corridor. Pull dress will be wore, via., court dregs or 'acorn or robes over court dram Viscountess Palmerston has issued cards for an eananbly on Saturday evening slit, sad also for the fol. lowlag Saturday evening . . _ _ Lord Londeaborough bas arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Park. The Esti and Countess of Malinesbary were hosaind by the company of their Royal Highnesses the Dumber el Cambridge end the Princess Mary at claim last seeming, at their renidesee L Biestford-pleas. The loyal dacha. and princess, atteeded by Colonel Perms and Lady Geraldine 80011,11* arrived at eight o'clock. There were present to meet their royal highsenes the Earl and Onetime of Derby, the Earl and Countess ot Hardwick*, the Earl Grenville, the Earl of Cermaryon, Lard Hankellia, lard Onertessy, Coast Wimplles, Lard and Lady Robert and Er. and Lady Elisabeth Mama Lord Ronald Lemon Gower bas left Paris for 0111111 Va. The noble lard Winds Is pass several weeks is Bwitaerlead. Lord Hotham, M.P., received a select party at diner list amiss at kis risidamos in Grosyseaustrest. Lord Edward Perm St. Maur has been suffering severely from patriot fever niece his return from Graeae. Some improvement hes, however, taken place in his lord ahip's condition. A marriage is arranged between Mr. Welby- Gregory, X.P., eldest sou of Sir Glynn* Eerie Welby. Gregory, and the Hot Victoria Stuart Wortley, maid of harmer to her Majesty. Mira Bndgeman, sister of Lady Otho Fitzgerald, L about to be married to the eldest am of the Hoe, Sir Edward Omit. Y.C.H. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladdens enlarge/Aid the Archbishop of York, the Duke of Argyll, the Eel and Lady Coastwise Grosvenor, the Ociretees (Dowager) of Weatmcealand and lady Ross Fine, the Bishop of Oxford, the Right Ron. as speaker and lAdy Charlotte Denies, the Right How W. F. Cowper, ILE, and Mn. Cowper, Hoe. F. LIMSI2II Gower, Ron. Charles Howard, kc., at dinner Let erasing at the basil, manes= on Cachou Hous►tenaas. Mrs. Giailetone at • War hour had a reception widish was very folly Wended. The Birmingham Town Council has, after a long sad warm debate, voted a aim of 8001. for building a Ronan oithorm chapel in the Borough Oentetre7, by a majority of 24 spinet 2L _ _ _ At the meeting of the Society of Arte last night, Rear. Admiral the Has. J. Denman is tha chair, the paper read was "Os the Coortructioa of Twin Screw Steam. ships," by Captain T. E. Symonds, R.N. It is said that cases of lunacy are becoming alarmingly frequent in 'France. It appears from official dem:mute that the number of lunatics in Franco, which a few years since was 12,000, has at present increased to 60,001 On Saturday last a confirmation wag held in the English church, Rue cravenness, Paris, by the Bishop of Ooulburn. The Re►. Mr. Beale, chaplain to the embassy, sad the Rev. E. Parham took Fart is the service. Nicety-four yeeac pongee were eisellueed, sad ss impressive address was delivered by the bishop, w►o preached oe the follow lag day in the English churches is Peril on behalf of his yew diocese. ♦ curious circumstance connected with the cotton Made is that large unantitiro of American eotton exported to Frames, have been re-imported into America through the United tandem Several thousand pockets of hops which were exported to the Channel Islands some time dam, to be wasehoesed there null tits hop duty was taken off, are sow being re-imported into this country. The Reichsrath will, it is mid, be convoked far the sod at May. It will meet at first so a restricted assembly, and . . . _ . . will Inn to it different bills relative to the adnikastration of Initial. After referring those bills to committee; it will adjourn. In the !usenet= the Trasgl •enisn question may be solved, and the Baisherath will then be declared complete, and will immediately campy itself with the examination and discussion of the budget. The Tramps oi to-day says : We hays annoancied the sending by the Emperor of Napoleon of an autograph letter to the Empror of Andric We now bear that this letter was mooted a fortnight ago by the Duke of Grammont to the Emperor Frannie Joky!). Wean also assured that the reply has reached the hands of the Emperor Napoleon. SPAIN. In the sitting of the Madrid Chamber of Depu ties on the 18th the Minister of Marine gave the following explanations: We have fourteen war vowels under meelanotion in Spain and four abroad, all screws and large vowels, as there are mom them seven armour-plated frigates of from 800 to 1,000 hone power. These vessels were expected to have been completed earlier, but their oonstrootioe requires tiros. It was thought they would be prepared for patting out to ma by the let July, but they will Dot be ready for four or five month, Igor. We have effected an economy in the expedition to the Pacific. That squadron was to have gone to the Philippines, and returned by the Cape of Good Hope. We have now given General Puma instructions for the fleet to return direct, and to await Galen at the Rio de la Plata station, instead of going from San Fmadeeci to the Phi lippines. That coulee will nurse a raving of expense. In the Ministry of War no retrenchment whatever is possible. There is even reason to fear that the sum in the budget applied for provisions will be ineafikreat, esPecley d Gel altou'd Dot shortly favour us with rain ; in that case, short ness of food is to be feared. PORTUGAL " King Fernando of Portugal," says a letter from Lisbon, " will shortly leave this capital on a journey of several month& His Majesty will first visit Spain, France, and Belgium, and then go:and spend some time with his daughters the Princesses of Hohenzollern and Saxony. The King will after wards proceed to Hungary to see his brother, Prince Leopold. This will be the first time since his marriage in 1836 that Don Fernando will have visited Germany. " The presentation of the bill on free trade in wine in the Douro has led to some tumultuous meetings at Regos and other towns in that pro vince, at which the maintenance of the present sys tem was called for. In presence of those mani festations, the ministry thought it better to call for the postponement of the discussion of the bill until the question shall have been more maturely examined. That step appears, however, to have only encouraged the exciters of those popular meet ings, for accounts from Villa Reale state that 20,000 persons bad assembled there to petition against free trade, and that a permanent central committee had been appointed." SWEDEN. The Cologne Gazette attributes to the King of Sweden the following words. Having been asked some weeks ago what assistance Sweden could offer to France in case of war with Russia, King Charles XV. replied, "Let two French vessels enter the Baltic and I will be there with 100,000 men." (acorn's Tzzaniang.) FRANCK. ELSIE, Arzu. XL The Monies*r of this morning says : "Some journals style the candidates for the Legislative Body put forward by the opposition as independent candidates. " This designation is an electoral manoeuvre, and an insult to those candidates wbo enjoy the sym pathies of the country and the confidence of the government. The administration will repress manoeuvres of this kind with severity." SPAIN. MADRID, Ana n, Enatero. Tha debate on the bill authorising the govern ment to collect the taxes was continued in the Congress to-day. "Several Swiss journals," says the Science pour Toes, " demises that there is a project for making a new merge through the Alps for the railway, not rider Moot Cad, but eider the flimploo. In a oonfereoce held at Lauds* by the delegates of the governments of the Seim mated, it mu; decided that a special *condones should he appolated by the educes of Genes's, Vaud, Tribes', and the Valais to come to so noderstaadiag with the company which hoe remised the coooessid of the Italian railway, and to caddis the measures to be takes to obtain the realisa tion ot that project. The Wadi would have a total tomtit el hots 4,000 to 4,700 metres. rte rook is may to pose trate, ad is so uniform and solid that there are hopes that masoary might be dispensed with." Litters from Madrid relate wonders of the dra matis psoforammee gives In the pain* of the Duke and Duchies of Mellea-Cali I. the presses& of the King and Queue On the anal of their Mojesties the groat court of the mime was lined with 150 danssoliso bearing torches. After the play. is which both actors sad spectators be ' lemsd to the detest nobility of Opals, the game took the I ass of the Duke of Medina , Osli, sad preceded to the supper-menu the Sing giving his am to the duchess. The recent ball of the Mardian= de Ferns-Nnees was deo fully equal to the grad expeciatioas farmed of it. In the different rooms were dit*yed all the precious objects brought from the country of the loom The P croon-Nunn faddy, as is well knows, are the damndest" of Fernando Gleam KxcrrEMU'r AGAINST ENGLAND. The New York Neenisig Post says it is rumoured in Washington that Mr. Seward has sent despatches containing strong remonstrances to the British go vernment concerning the war vessels fitting out for the South in England, and that hints will soon be thrown out of reprisals and non-intercourse. If the Federal agents now in England do not succeed in purchasing the vessels fitting out for the South, and these vessels are permitted to leave England, trouble between England and America is antici pated. • The New York Herald is of opinion that there are strong probabilities of a speedy rapture between England and America, growing out of the offensive attitude of England on the privateer question. The motion in the Confederate Congress to change the mat of the government wee rejected. The New York World thinks that the ridicule which the arrests at Beading, Pennsylvania, will excite, will be an excuse for the government to abandon arbitrary arrests. GENERAL WAR NEWS. The Richmond Whig asserts that the Federal. have withdrawn their troops from the peninsula opposite Vicksburg, and have cut the levee, turn ing the water into their old oamping ground. Commodore Farragut with three vessels remained above Port Hudson. He has landed and destroyed the Confederate stores at Bayou Sara. The attack on Vicksburg is expected this week. The Federals have contracted their lines at Memphis. General Footer's position at Washington, North Carolina, is still critical. One gunboat from New ham is reported to have reached him, but the others were repulsed. Some accounts say that Washington was burnt, but do not state by whom. The Richmond Despakh says :—"TheConfede- - _ rata; have captured a battery seven miles below Washington, and sunk one steamer which was going to the assistance of General Foster. General Foster has refused General Hill's demand to surrender." The Confederates under Van Dorn have attacked the Federals at Franklin, Tennessee, and after two hours' fighting, retreated, leaving their dead on the field. General Wright has issued a proclamation to the people of California, stating, although the great mass of the people on the Pacific coast are loyal, there are traitors who are endeavouring to involve the country in a civil war. He warns such that retributive juatioe will be their doom. The arrest of four persons charged with being Knights of the Golden Circle caused a large mob to assemble at Reading, Pennsylvania, but order was preserved. Oue witness swore he was at a meeting of Knights when the abduction of Mr. Lincoln and the establishment of the North- Western Confederacy were proposed, but the im portance of affairs seems to have been exaggerated, and the testimony of the witness not very credit. able. News has been received from New Orleans of the capture by the Confederates of the Federal steamer Diana in the Outchafalaya River. The Diana left Brathear on a reconnoitring ex pedition, but encountered some Confederate masked batteries at Patersonville, and after &sharp engage. ment, in which Capt. Peterson and several gunners were killed, the Diana surrendered. A Federal expedition has reached a point on the west side of the Mississippi, half way between Port Hudson and Point Coupe, and after destroying a Confederate steamer loaded with molasses, and burning Confederate stores, returned to Baton Rouge. The Federal expedition to Pontchatonla and Pass Mancha° is reported to be successfuL The Federal, had oocitipied both places. The Confederates are building batteries on the Yazoo Pass, three miles from Greenwood. ♦ Federal gunboat expedition started for Yazoo River on the lat. The Confederates are oonstructing • fleet of cotton-protected Qoubo•ts at Shreveport, Louisiana. t: LI D. W. I. IS. LL I. I I. N. 14. 16. oi l Mare , 41! W.S.W. 6 r 3 6.16 11 Aberdeea _16 . 87 43 W. 8 b I 6.0 6 leitb 3.•146 L&L ` lli •- a l 2 Ardromea —369046 N. • 6 4 Pamela 1N.05f46 N.W. U b - • Galway _280.3140 N. b - 2 Valena —.60.1650 N.W. ;le b 1 11l 6 =1'1.39'48, N.N.R. 8 ill • - 3 6 a - —1: TATerpoOl gor , W.N.W. • U • 1 •1.01 8 Pembroke .l 411 N.N.W. 6 b- 4 Prams 1 N.W. 613 • - • Jersey - - - - - Bred SO. 86 4 X.W. 3 6 I 16. 3 L'Orleet. 3O. U 8 N.W. i 4 b - 1 keobefori . 130.14 r : N.W. I a - i rirwara . • k. 0.1 1, 1 N.N.W. 7 II wermouth , ao 14 50 4 N.W. 6 6 Portemoutb 180.00 50 4 N.W. 6 8 1 6.97 6 Kew. 30.0e49, • N.W. 3 - London 10.06146 4 N.W. 1 1 &NI purer._.,....a g. 2 2 ,221 2 Ill: 4 b- 1 i soacuorampLE 4 N.W. 8 •-- 4 15614144 iTallgoisad I N.W. T 6 11 0.171 1111DLY. 8.8. W. to N.N.W., SODIUM strong to moderate. W.B.W. to N.N.L. nutrias. Wong, squally. B.W. to N.W., stavag, W.OspaAs.. SATURDAY. N.W. to ita, -mode rate, squally. N. to Z. and to &1., fresh to N.W. V.I . and . unsottled. W. to N. sad L, frisk W.F/Axci. trsolkoooally. N. to I. sod book, Won& twoottlod. W. to N., trek to moderate. rattly. W.to a sod to N.W., S.W.Zootroo. both to "r°7 . . &LW. toN.W., LI. loOtAiD. fresh to at dusts. W. to N. aabd 1, fresh i nun. N. to LOOd g.L. MO to zoodintio. dusts to troth. As mat above. SALE or CLYDI Br'Aussa.—Notwithetanding the havoc that has already been made amongst our flee fleet of swift river steamers (m)s the /forming Journal) the Fates seem to have destined • still further inroad among those left. The Cbsocellor, well known on the Arrochar stenos, has been sold to an Isle of Wight company for sailing in the Channel as a eonsort to the Gareloalt, which left the river some mouths ago. The Juuo, the deist and swiftest steamer at the Large sad Arran route, has also been *old, to whom it is not mid, but it is nemerally behoved to that metal, though mythical iadividual, his Highness of China. It is rumoured that the emissaries who made the purchase of the Juno have also offered for the mail Rotary Castle, flag Janitor, all first-class steamers, the two fanner being almost sew, sad among the Neat and swiftest stamen on the Clyde. It is also said that offers hays been made for Captain Bookansa's new steamers, bat we understand the owners are very I/Dwane' to part with them, the mama being so close at hand, and there being no time to get new ones built. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) 00IIRT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Sittings in Biusou.-11Sefum Lord Chief .1 usties e and Junkies Ormapleo, Slaekborn, end Hrleal " ' mt win THI Amu, UT CARDIUAtiI C. ustrr.-cotoslt VIZ HON. lantioner TALBOT CALTHOI/2.--111E ILAVA LIGHT C•ViLAY CHAJIGE. Yr. Bovall, Q. 0., with whom was Yes. Oarth, applad ha behalf of Hajor•General the Earl of Oirdigsa • rule calla* upon Lieutenant-Colonel the Ha , Somerset Talbot nWthertoa, the author of a 'staled " Letters from Headquarter*: or, the Sa n k ties of the War in the Crimea, by as ofßoer Cop the Star, " to show came why a criminal information shout' sot be er.hibited against him fora libel on the Earl of Cardima The libel complained of was contained hi a description°, th a attack by the light cavalry brigade wider the command of the Earl of Cardin/ea upon the Hamian batteries at B a k klaini, is which the noble earl contended th a t by military diameter and !mow bad be.. * ma w by its being stated that be did not take his hew. , through battery, bat that on " pt th battery ( a y e afterwards himself described it & rwa fired close to him, and for a MM. " %neat mined was gone. Such wee not the cam, se he re . wawa However, his bone took flight_ swerved roosd—aod galloped off with him to Ih n rear, the way of the 4th light Dregooes and 8M flumare"Vore in those regimeate got up to the battery." Earl Cardigan, after the but editors of the work, calla:lth. author's attention to the above seromoas statement; owl i n the second edition, without 'Darin the original Lett , he published a uotice, in which be simply stated that no (Leah the statement that his horse ran away with him was en n . mous. In a third edition be still retained the objection. aide peerage, with a similar note. Mr. g ap lake's recent work on the Crimea had again ciao attention to the events there, and the nay earl found that these calumoies in reference to the Bak. klevaeharge were being freely spoken about in public society, In February be called upon the author to stop the publics. lion of the work, or expunge the objectionable raise" but be declined to do so, and he, therefore, felt bound to make the prepaid , application. After oomidembie discumion the court granted a rule. The Seri el Cardigan woe prurient and eat by the side of his comma COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittinp s.llliilirlus is Macitilassx.—(Bstais Yr. Jutice WiILAMB sad • Cosmos J ery.) DM O. DRODIL —ALLIGID 1.11P50M bissisan. ISINGULAB CM. This was as 'Woe torecove; damages for an th e w improper dismimal from the defendant's service, and also to recover mousy claimed to be due for Work done. Hr. Hawkins, Q.C., and lir. Besesty, appeared for the plaintiff ; and Hr. fferjeant 13alleatine, and Mr. Pearce, for the defendant. The defendant in the ease was formerly in the army, bet subsequently carried on business as a milituy outfitter ia Priam-strut, Hanover-square. In the spring of net year he met the plaintiff at the corner of Covesitryctrest, market, and soon afterwards he employed him and p u g him 21. 6e. • week. The plaintiffs work seemed to be combioation of the duties of clerk and neseeseger. ft: employment continued until the 18th October, whee It was terminated by the defendant in consequence of 110•111 diagreemot between them. Upon these facie both pu kka agreed, bat as to the remainder of the cue the MMus was very contradictory. Th. p l a i n tiff' s male was, that at the time of the Ho minid t he re was three weeks' salary doe to him ; sal Mt deer the dismissal he was re-engaged for a twelvemonth certain. He after this frequently attended at the plaintiffs place of business, but it was not alleged that be wee occupied with any regular work ; and he received from time to tines small sums, bet was sot peidhis wages in fell. Ha now claimed to recover the three weeks' salary ; damages for dismissal before the =Malice of the twelvemonth for which he was subsequetly had ; and another head of claim was for 2001., which the plaiatif alleged that the defendant had promised him for his envies is reference to some provided he (the defendant) was (as be turned out to be) suocensfuL The defendant denied that there was any Wary des to the till.; that be was ever Maimed after hie ie ; and that be had even promised him 2001., or say other sum, for his services in respect al the litigation. He admitted that be bad beaded the plaintiff small sums at 'lt rims times after October, but he maid that the money es given in charity, the plaintiff hang in distrem ad ill ; sot as payments. The defeedent had else Neural times set the plaintiff with messages about beanies, and given him money for going ; and on one occasion he bad paid 381. to get the plaintiff out of the hands of • sheriff's officer. In addition to the statements of the parties to the mit, there was evidence on both sides is oorroboratioo of whit bad been mid. Both the plaintiff and the defendant ware examined as to matters sot creditable to them. The plaintiff said clubs had been for three years • clerk in the Bank of Incited, but he left that employment, and two or three years due he mu of age he was insolvent, his debts being skeet 1,7001. He also admitted that he had forged a cheese for 151.. and had obtained 31. upon it foss the proprietor of • night house in the asiglehoar• hood of the Haymarket. The plaintiff said JIM ha committed the forgery when he was drunk, and had oe re. collection of the areumeteaces. It seemed that the Sion, in reference to which the plaintiff bed misted the de. consisted of three actions, which were referred to arbitration. The nature of the actions was that the pith tiff seed • pesos named Pugh for 3401., and mother pm aimed Speen for Mt ;both sums due for money lent ; whilst ea the other hand, Pegh seed the defendant for " commie. den' for introducing him to • Was Dissect. The sem claimed was 1,1001., and the " commimice" was calsilated upon the bath of an alleged agreement that the defendant should give Pugh half the amount el =eel which he should obtain from Hiss Dermot by way of pH or Mo. The defendant's version of hie connexion with KM Dermot was, that about three years ago he met bar promis• stonily." and wu not introduced to her by Pugh. The as quietens wee broken off, but was of terwards renewed and they cohabited together, although the defendant had at the time a wife ad family. Hies Dermot gave him 2,50 X. to set up in business, sod he had also had of her about 2,0001. in tion, His Lordshi in mum* up, west carefully through the evidence, and dire td the jury to emider which set of evidence they nave credence to. The jar', mmmilmeies the matter for half an hour, found • venlig for the defesdant. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Mttings in Pmen.—(Before Lard Chid Bares Pollock sad BIM= Martin, Bramwell, and Wilde.) sacs V. 1111111T.—AOCIDIST. This wss as action against a contractor for injuries sustained by a girl from tumbling into • hole unman' sear some works ; and at the trial, which took pima is London, before Mr. Berm ("batmen, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff. Mr. Joseph Browse sow moved to eater • verdict for the defendant for a sew trial, on the ground of eniodirectioo sad the verdict being against the evidence. The teamed maned mid the alleged segligeue of the defoliants wee that the hobo was not properly lighted and watched, but he had en tered into an agreement with a sub-oontramor, is which the latter had covomated to light and watch it ; mid be them feet conteeded that the defendant war sot liable far the I mischief which was due. The court held upon the authority of "Roll v. Sting ' bourse Runway," that the defendant was batik The belt was dug by the cedar and under the direc ti on of the Un dant ; sod it win no answer to the actin to it, that be had takes a covenant from another party to bars it lighted col watched. Application refund. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Ootenumicese Gouitem) 111 as SOBOODOS.—sCPLICATIOS roe MSS= Thaisaltrapt was described as a vamoose jeweller. late of Twiekeebnin, formerly of the Strand, and of Wellington street. He now applied for his release from custody. Mr. Manion supported. Mr. Strong opposed the release on the ground of misde al:R*4m is the petition. The beekrupt had omitted one plain of residence where he had coatracted debts. lie Honour mid that might be a ground for applyirig for the petition to be dismissed, but not for opposing au elem. Strong mid be should ask for the petition to be dis misted when the proper time awns. Mr. R. GriMths eppw for Messrs, Stillwell aed Ca, wholesale jewellers, Bmrb ed ion, detaining creditors. The bankrept, babes sworn, denied that be bad ordered • mite of jewels from Mews. Stillwell, stating that they ware for the Earl of Ripon, the deputy grand master of the Freemason, for England. He gave thee an order for some embroidery in October last, the summit being only 12.. 6d. He never asked for goods to take to • weenie There was not • particle of truth in the allegation lips Honour maid there was no pretence for refusing the release. U the bankrupt had misdeecribed himself, that might he • ground fee making af terwards that the Witios 'Wald be dismissed. (Brion Mr. Holroyd.) IS AS 121A.AU11.111. The bankrupt. Edward Thomas le colon, was described as of 23, limpthilloquam, monetary &rot, bill discounter. and occasiousUy betting on the turf. This was the sittiof far esamination sod discharge. The accounts, prepared I! Eases. Hart Brothers and Hoyt's, avow unsecured debts 01 2.7571. ; liabilities on bill. discounted. 2,8811. ; ditto es bonds for Sir Henry Dimwit and Lady Domini. 13,0001. With two or three exceptions she unsecured creditors are tradespeople, with claims from 10!. or 101. upwards, Including sailors, batters, shoo l oshers, wise merchsote, lisksamgers, ocaeli-boilers, Oc. Hr. Goiter. of Fiodoo, sear Worthier, is a creditor f or .SFU, the balance of so account for the training mul kespiof of hones. Mr. radwick, of Berkeley-Nuns claims 3111. for • horse sold to the bankrupt. no haskrapt was also jointly Babb, along with Lady ikursat, widow, and Sir Hoary l)urrest, on four hoods to the swum of 13,000 L, Gas of which, for 10,0001., was ffiees to Menem Dram. Charles, and Co., so recently as the sth January hat. The other three bonds are for 1,000/. each. the moony baring been advai ..ed to Sir H. Durant. TM only item oo the credit side of tho balsam-sheet is 4.50 F. for lad debts, of which 2,000/. Is dotal to be doe to Jobs r,