The Express. — London, England, 1856-12-25 00:00:00

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A !vortlormenb Inttoded for Boil tondos Ilowilag yam • ilat. be at the °Moo, 10, rool. by Two (Mak ow the day o! NIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. lap DAT—Morning. Oh. nes.- ittirsoce. Oh. We. To-itmaow—lloraing. lb. 12 Afternoce, ii. S. LONDON, THURSDAY. DECEMBER 25. " HFRE'S ► health to Mends far away!" is the tout of the day. It is a chorus that goes up from all the households in the land except the few whose friends are all at hand. You by year these few become fewer. No longer shut up in our own islands, with the Continent closed to us, America an unmanageably long way 6114 and our colonies difficult of acovesi—no longer proud of our insularity, and averse to going out from it, like the last generation, within our living memory, we British are not only scattered as travellers over every civilised land, bet are actual residents in all. The English keep their Christman, not only under the mistletoe in the light of the Yule log, or with sparkling snow underfoot and steely cold stars Overhead, but panting in the Shanamin in one continent, fanning themselves under a palms is am other--elsewhere listening to " service high and anthem clear" in Papal cathedrals, or sitting down to meditate, as Christians may now, in the decent and quiet mosque, where old folks some for rest, and children for play or sleep. The solitary hornbill he the far west hear the winds moaning under the he which closes in the great lakes; and our room he the far east watch the free breezes curling the surf of tropical seas, and sporting with the spray on coral reefs. Far, far away as are these of our friends, we drink their health' cheerily, and think of them es pursuing their put poses and fulfilling their chosen lot. The age has arrived for our little kingdom to poor out its youth, to occupy the remote portions of our empire. It is no undesirable destiny to found a colonial family, to help to settle a new region, or even to be • eesuser. clad exile for a time, in order to return home lads pendent. Such adventurers as these we do not wish home again, however we may mime them, sad perm for their prima. Bat there are other absent Mends of whom we can not but think with lees complacency; and especially this year. More and more of our countrymen and their families live in the heart of foreign nations, I ender government and laws, customs and objects very unlike our own; and the present is not • time when we can think of their position and prospects with entire 6/didactics and fearlessness. So recently as the earlier years of the present century it was a rare thing for Englishmen to live in con tinental countries. Mr.Lomizz's sojourn in Italy, to learn the secrets of the silk manufacture, was one of the wonders of cur childhood, like the adventures of MCNCiO Peas in search of the mysterious African river. Admiral Onitio in the Baltic, and Colonel Urroor in the Black Bea—both in the service of Rusin—were regarded as incomprehensible men, whose motives could not be fathomed. We felt an exasperation of pity for the English who had to live is France after being caught en the renewal of the war. In Germany, no British were 'opposed to reside. The merchants in the Portuguese, Dutch, and Mediterranean ports were regarded se we now regard our residents at Canton or Shanghai —es men snaking enormous temporary samillose foe the sake of independence or wealth for the rest of their lives. Steadily and rapidly, the whole cans has altered sines the pesos of 1816. English gentry whose fortunes are lower than their pride or love of we have gone is constantly increasieg numbers to live in cheap French and Belgian, sad even German town'. Seekers of health, and lovers of fine art and fine climate, live in Italy by thousands. As mince and the arts of life have improved, more and more of our countrymen have gone to Ramie, to Austria and to almost every continental country, to manage Government departments, military or civil, or to administer the affairs of rich men or companies. The stir that there is at this moment in the United States to get appointments in Ramis, in the place of the British, who are believed to be on the eve of dismissal from the Government works there—to be replaced, according to Imperial command, by Americans—shows something of the extent to which the English have made their homes Is the CZAR'S dominions. That there should be a settlement of 12,000 Irish in Buenos Ayres and Monte Video is not very mrprielig, considering the influence of the priests over the emigrant clam of Irish, and the discouragement that Catholics have encountered in North America; but there appears to be something more unnatural in the success of efforts to induce Englishmen to settle in Mohammedan mentrier. A traveller cannot go to Demme or lopes without being urged by English residents to mend more of their countrymen, to invest capital In mulberry plantations, and spin silk, and grow traits or wince. The iodsosurents held out are wealth, a floe climate for luxury—though not for health, beauty of scenery, and unlimited means of personal indulgence. There was no chance till lately of any fair consideration of Christians in those coun tries; and it seemed wonderful, in the face of this fact, and in the midst of utter insecurity of mete and property (which could be protected only by Con suls whore own position was precarious is the ex treme), that anybody could ask anybody elms to give cep good government and laws, religious and civil liberties —all the moral advantages, in short, of social existexos—for wealth and luxury. THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 25, 1858; Such thoughts have been revived of late in the minds of those who have had most occasion to cos template the position and prospects of our countrymen on the Continent. For a long wares of years we have thought of them on Christmas-day, if not without wonder that they could find anything in a foreign residence which could compensate to them for the loss of native and national privileges, yet without the solicitude which the present aspect of affairs may well awakeo. In reviewing the countries of Europe this Christmas, we cannot but speculate on what our countrymen may have to witness in the course of the coming ye3r ; and we may reasonably wonder how much they are prepared to endure without coming home. As the Americans say, "Look at Europe Only seo ! There are Poland, France, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Sicily, fallen from liberalism into despotism And how do our countrymen take it?' Thou who are there to save their lives by a good climate, end holders of public office on behalf of England, are of course not in question here. How is it with the rest? Why, some write home that it is very shocking to seethe gallant French nation muzzled and managed by an usurper ; or the sensitive Italians bullied and dragooned by au Autrian soldiery : " say they, "what can we do? My dear friend, it is the way of the world ; it is the actual state of things —we cannot help it, and so the less we think about it the better." The consequence is that all political virtue dies out of the hearts of such people. If they do not miss the free speech, the generous modal care, the patriotic aspirations of home, they may as well lin under an autocrat as under Queen and Parlia ment ; bat how do we feel about them on our histori eel and religions anniversaries? How can we draw *sea hamewards in thought, to mingle in our national lestivoist Sven since last year there has been a bree deedspoent of despotism on the Continent; and further changes, within a short date, are u cer tain ILO anything future can be. Already we find ourselves so far liable to suspicion and insult in despotic countries that we are glad to be able to come away, lest we should grow restive or suspicious —demoralised in temper one way or another. Already we see the day at hand when thousands of British will have to make their choice between full sequin once under the yoke of Roman Catholic despotism, or living in a suspected, insecure, and degrading position, or coming home, probably with broken fortunes and without a prospect. While this day wishing health and all good things to friends far away, who are wishing the same to us, and emu lating oar English observance of the day, we cannot but feel misgivings as to how long the conditions of residence abroad may be compatible with the tru British qualities which have placed us first among the nations of the earth in our union of prac tical liberty with social order. If those far away bad rather succumb to despotism than defy fortune, let them stay : but let them take the name of the country in which they are living, and no more call themselves Britons, nor share in our national thanksgivings and aspirations. If they find them/elves driven to a choice between re maining free and continuing prosperous, let them come home, and see how they shall be welcomed. There is no man who shall have surrendered wealth and use far freedom's asks and the honour of his nation who will not find himself repaid a *wand fold by the sympathy and pride of welcome which will await his return. We may salute «toms far away with sours apprehension and aningleimg en this day—e day standing between a bead peel year and a threatening future one; bat wfin events have ones shown us who, of the friends far may, are true Britons, there will be no quaver er \Siltation in the cheer with which we wish them joy et their Protestant freedom and ever expanding British fiber- tie. Theirs shall be a merry Christmas! Zbe Court. WINDSOR, Du. 21. The dinner party yesterday included the Princess Royal, the Doke of Cauhridp, Lady Elisabeth de Roe, the Roo. Ma. Grey, Colonel Tyrwbttt, sad Mr. Gibbs. The Duke of Cambridge took leave of her Majesty this esernbig, sad Mat Windsor for Loader, Weeded by Colonel Tyrwbltt. The customary distributions of her Majesty's royal eha• titles to aged aid meritorious poor who had been ream goaded to the Lord Bishop of Oaford, as Lord Sigh Almoner, by the dew and other pumas in the various parishes I. lesdoss, took place is the put sad merest week at the Almonryofba, in Whitehall, seder the dinetion of his lordship, the Rey. Dr. Jolt, Bab•Almoaer, assisted by Joseph Hamby, ifsq., Bostetary,ad Yeoman in Ordinary. - ' LOrd St dq of ilderley 101 l tows yesterday for Alder ley-puk. . . Viscount Nineteen arrived hs London yesterday non log, and returned to Broadlands In the afternoon. Lord Noma», Mr. Thump, M.P., and Mr. Danlop, M.P.. Wife du rusts ea Monday evitleg of Mr. W. E. Baiter, M.P.. at Dana's. _ The Earl of Stamford and Warrington hu given a plot of load la etraadel-street, Moseley, sass Stourbt idp, for the site of a new bending for a Mechanics' Isetitetio The Worcafe►shire Chronicle reports the death of Colonel Clutton Brock, which took place on Tneaday, et the gallant celonere country eat, Penes: Conn, after a painfal Muse of long derctloo. By hie Os* the °ninthly of the Worcester Militia becomes vacant. We (Cheo lenlaam Paosniner) regret to state that ' Captain Little, the well-known steeplechase rider, met with a severe widest when out with the Doke of Beauferes hounds es Taseday. The load, from Me resent wet wea ther, wee very slippery, aad in about tan Minutes after the bust the captain's horse, in taking • stile, fell, throwing the rider and rifling over him. The iejmies sustained were serious; besides severe hushes, the pliant esptain had *rib broke.. Captain Little woe conveyed to Bad ssiatomboles, where he had medical essistince, and he I. mow going ea welL Tie otolfoothoot Excitation easouaces that at the wet gonna election a astorminsd attempt will be made to get rid of the political control of the Date of Boonton over the coatribstory boroughs of Monmouth, Usk, and New port. A local intemaster of noted enterprise and ability is asstissed as the intended liberal candidate at the forth coming desolation of peellashet. Thi Right Hon. H. Lsbootthere, Coloalal Secretary, U about le meet a sew family earasioa ea his property at Stormy, Somerset. The ..strut has brew already takes by s Loudon dim, sad sweats to about 16,0001. The works mete be mended with immediately. Ws (Gbh) aadorstand that a Treasury commis. gas bee Dan Sewed, appointing Lord Parham, H. Ear &yaw Beg., MP., 1. K. Bread, Beg , CM , Bobart BewllaLot, Erg., CM., Professor J. T. Way, J. B. Lewes, Beg., sad Bontheosol Seine, Bog., M.D., to baptise Sato the moat effeetaal seam of distributing tke seeress ei town. sad of applyiag It to baneadal sad prodtabis EPISCOPAL LIBEZALIET.—TM Lord Bishop of Gloucester sad Bristol providled lodelassolthio ova expeare, for every candidate for the mast erdisatioe, sad Caroled that all their seeds should be promptly sad liberally esp. Tbe vast of s palms at Bristol has thus sot bees Mid by the right rev. prolate to be as emu for arileetiog the thee si borpitallty. DIM OP DR. PARIS, THE PRESIDENT OP THE COLLION 01 Parsiciens.—lt is with very Macon regret that we anaernee Oa death of this eacelleat sad dials. gabbed mu, whisks:mewed yesterday taming, at half-put e ight e'eleak, at his realism* in Dover -stmt. Few men bare rd se hag, end at the s►me time so honourable a career. For half a century predeely Dr. Paris bad prim:- Used as a physicists, end had then to the very highest bemoan which it was i. the power of his professional brethren to be stow. He was born at Cambridge on the 7th of August, is the year 1785, and at twenty-two years of age ►e was thaw physicisa.to the Westminster Hospital —a most gbusguhud -, • henoar for so yoga,/ a MS, and he oratinned in the active exercise of his profesaissal Ostia until witkia a tonal& of his death. DAY. Tb. moths: this morning was hardly such, in the metropolis at least, as the nation have been accustomed from time immemorial to associate with the festive sum of Christmas. Len might then was a w►ite frost, end the at mosphere Wu eseeediegly tees. Early in the mornieg there was a dull grey fog of considerable density, under the ope ration of which the relics of ste frost speedily disap• peered; but as the day advanced, the overhanging mist seemed disposed to vanish, sa if coascious that it had no businue to show itself on an oeusion so fraught with sheer , fat infloences. The bells of the metropolis sang their . . merriest peals both on Christmu•eve and after daybreak this morning. when there MU everything in the upset of the metropolis to harmonise with the advent of the groat holiday of Christendom. At midday the poor were feasted bountifully on the time-honoured Eoglish cheer of roast beef and plum pudding; sad similar provision was made for the entertainment of the inmates of the veritus charitable institutions, end the children of many of the public mhos& The prisoners in the gaols, too, were not forgotten, the prima regulations being so far relaxed ea to enable them to feel that they WOTO not considered to have lost their penonal interest in the grand jubilee of humanity. BANQUET TO THE AMERICAN OFFICERS OF TEE RESOLUTE. PORTSMOUTH, DM 24. The banquet of the Mayor sad Corporation of Ports mouth to Copula Hertatein and the officers who have brought the Resolute, Arctic discovery ship, to England, wee given last night at the Portland Hotel, Seethe. Every member of the corporation was present, with the empties of one or two who were prevented being so from illness or other causes. The Mayor, Charles Croat'sller, E q., occu pied the chair, and amongst them present were Captain if ortotoin, of the Rosolat;. M.jor : iletieral Breton; t h e Lieutenant Ooserner, Lord George Lennox, Colossi Foster (Commandant of Royal Artillery), Colonel Wright, Capt. Harris (her Majesty's ship Illustrious), Mr. Crorkey Malted States Consul for the district), Aldermen G. C. litigant, 1 Alderman Bramble, Alderman 0 nen, Alderman Gauntlet', Alderman Orange, Alderman Beechen, Alderman Sheppard. Alderman White, Colonel Eyre, R. E., Colonel Perim, Captain Richards, Captain Crister, the Rev. J. P. 2.143 . M, vicar of Portsmouth, Major Nelson, of the staff. Dr. B• Scott Mr. Ashby, secretary to the Major VeHanoi, dtc. The Commander-in-Chief, Sir Cf. ' Seymour, was absent, owing to the recent death of his brother. The other *aeries Olean present were First' Lieutenant Wells, Dr. Maccoun, Dr. Otia, secretary. Mr. Grinnell, of the United State*, was also an honoured gust., The band of the 22nd Regiment performed during the evening a series of pieces in a very admirable manner. The touted "The Queen" wu given by the CHAIRMAN, and was drunk with load applauw. The CHAIRMAN then gays the tout of " The President of the United States," and said he wee sure it would pro. dues a reverberation if feeling is the bouts of all who drank it. (The tout was drank with great enthusiasm.) Alderman Biumnis gave the tout of His Royal High nese Prince Albert aid the other members of the royal family." (Applause.) The MAYOII, raid the ant tout was is Tehran to the occasion that had called theta together. That occasion wig for the remembrance of the restoration to this country of the let ship the Resolute. It bad been hcped that the szpedition of which the Resolute formed a pin would have been successful in its search; bat that was not the result. It was unimseassary to say anything as to the het of the stesadonment of the Resolute, and how she escaped fn. the ICI. The captain and °Seen who had brought home that ship were, however, the representatives of the American people, and the town of Portsmouth could not do less than make some demonstration of respect towards those °Scan. (The toast was drunk with the greatest ap plause, the ebeeriog being repeated two or three timer.) Captain Hairerranissid—Myeelf sad brother racers are sent to your shores on a mission of friendship—(loud sp plause)—and we have received from you a welcome that we did not expect. (Chews) To the people of Portsmouth we return thanks for the oompliment they have paid to the adman who have brought to England the Boolute, for it was ono of the first towns that held oat tits hand of friend. ship to se. Ho (Captain Hartatein) hoped the union of the two flogs of Britain and America, which had been &room pushed es board the Baclute, might cement the friendly smogs WlllOll already existed betweea the two conctrks, and provost that good feeling being damaged. (Cheers.) Captain Hartatein concluded by proposing ",The Health of the Herr end the Members of the Corporation." The /taloa reissued thanks. Aldermen STLOANT prcpmed " The Health' of the Ameri can Consul end Vioo Consul," and expressed a hops that the oosesion that had brought them together would be a soiree of continued friendship for the Inters. . . It,. CatMitY, the American Consul, retained thanks, and said—Yr. Mayor and gentlemen, my o ffi cial duties as lb* sommenial represeatative of the liaised States for this district have required my more frequent presence is the more emstnacial town of Southampton, and I have there. fen bees deprived of the pleasure of forming many personal aequistanote Is this Imo commercial bat otherwise moil important port within my onsulate. And while I meet naturally regret seek dieprintlea of personal acquaintance, I especially after the desuestvaticiaa of this sualag, sur rounded as I am by sub mum Marta and genial spirits, I have the unalloyed satisfaction to feel that the tout which I am called upon to acknowledge is divested of any per• weal compliment to arid, and most be considered se a fresh evidence of that growing friendship sow springing op ia the hearts of your sountryncen, Mr. Mayor, towards miae—a friendship which every good sea mast hope will endure, inuesse, and Boarish to all eternity. I meet, however, be permitted to join with you in the tribute of praise which is so justly due to my worthy friend and most efficient repreeentative, the Chevalier Pap. palardo. He is knows to you all, and appreciated wherever he is knows; and you all will admit that, on the retina of the Resolute, which yes have now met to celebrate with eine boson. he has exerted himself with admirable tun, sleepless seal, and indefatigable attention. His conduit has dished the highest commendations from the Americas odors of the Resolute ; and although it will be my duty to report him meet honourably to my government, I feel booed to make this public acknowledgmeat of the high opinion I entertain for him, not only as my representative, but as my friend. It is nearly fourteen years that I have bad the honour to be American consul for Bonthemptan sad places adjoent, and daring that long period of time I have had every opportunity of study. fog, and I hope of forming • correct opinion of, the lloglish character. I am satisfied, notwithstanding the fay estarior be generally wean on fint sequaintaace . , that Jells Ball has • big heart—in fain that his heart to the part of his body. One touch of nature makes the met kin, and nee touch of kindness will make Jobs Ball's heart overflow with theism reedy milk of hums Madness. I have, therefore, sot been at all 'throned by HO manner la which you have received this pledge of affair Ihrei es the pert of the government, from the Quin who alma% rather than is adorned by, the diadem which the 1111111111.11 Ills humblest of her subjects. I should have bees llNippiatiti had one jot or tittle been omitted. Yes he* am all that could be dons; bad you done leis, ;on had egg Milled the expectations of those who know what ossemine sestiments pervade the English people, sad hew well eed 'ruefully they are accustomed to earns theme Nations% sot only by word but by deed. Hardly a yam peemo_boll me ham of some individual seta of kindness; per. NOW hit Ihir Maio or subjects of out kindred nations M eadi Merh, as the high sue, but the pude' mmplimeat by my government to yours, and by years as imesially acknowledged, forms an era th the barmy of the twesationa of which all posterity, as well as the mesas pnentloo, mat reap incalculable bonds. Although it has fallen to the happy lot of America to in augurate this most suspicion event la See amnia of nations, I am an, from the manner is which England had applauded the est, that Ind the untie* positions of the two countries been reversed she would have deo as we have done, sad that she has sow so greater wish than fa tome opportunity to ciao wherein she weld .rove that in such acts she will sot be excelled eves by her Bret-bon daughter—America. Even is this est Zealand must fled the imprint of • kindred rues ; and whoa oiled upon to point to that which she eon olden her greatest honor, she ean,,Uhe the mother of the Orwell of old, point witl:affeetionate pride to her now kV grown offspring—Ameries—and lay, "In the vigorous growth of my child , and in the bleb position ehe bee at tained is the family of nations, do I fled my ehief glory." Yes, gentlemen, England should glory in America's pro sperity.ltmenla rejoices whoa she hears of the therms, of British prosperity and the exteesion of British empire in a legitimate direction, for the knows that such leatensioa Is accompanied by those emblems of eivilisatioa, the Bible, the newspaper, sad the plough—she knows that wherever the busier of Bt. George waves there will be food Modem of opinion, freedom of epee*. personal liberty, and that tininess! benefactor of mankind—eon meree ; and therefore she rejoices. Wby should not Erg land else rejoice If new territory be placed varier the benign' Inflanes of or institutions, which ensure like benefits to the world at urge, and give self-governsuat to and develop the natural resonate of the eountrise that may join oar salon The world is loge enough for both natio= to fulfil their respective manifest destinies without soothig his. eta diet with each other. The Best seems oesallerly die Add of sedge, whereto the elvilleiag duties of England mod eell. Usue to be employed. The West would appose MI Is both geographically and otherwise the sphere is alga America rather than England should lea the lollessai which the Anglo-Baaon nee have never failed to exordia amend semi barbarous people, or over aadevelepod muffle& At all eyes* while the hair of the two (*settles are now warmed towards eadt other by t►is hippy event, it becomes the duty of both not only to totter the present kindly feelings, bat to adopt such ileum as will guard against anythiog that may tend to dis turb them. Let us hoar no more talk of war between Eng land and America. If the words should be uttered or printed, let us refuse to hear them Or to see them. Let each be chary of the other's honour and feelings as our own. Let us always remember that bard words too often lead to hard blows, and that as both nations speak the same language, whatever is written or said about either is diffusely circu lated, and the full force and meaning is felt and appreciated. I would not be undentood to deprecate the free discussion in either country of the domestic sffsirs or polities of the other, but let it be done in kindness and with kind words, "Nothing eztannate, nor set aught down in malice." If difficult questions arise, they will be settled by that good common sense which distinguishes both nations, provided the preposterous idea is done away with that either nation wishes to insut the other. When I recently heard the possibility of a war between the two countries spoken of, so unnatural did the idea appear to me, that I found myself repeating an old nursery rhyme, as familiar on ear side of the Atlantic as on yours, with the transpositions of a few words th►t made it appear to me peculiarly applicable, and it may not be in appropriate on the proem Geese on torepeat them: Let dap OW* le hunt red bite, For OM Bs& Sam go ; Let Terbs awl Ihmelans growl and Wit, For %a et rim ko. But AmalnAmena gionad never let Thar saw paniess rine, Their rat liag Ire were never made To tear ugh caws hie - - And I recommend both Engßib and American mothers to adopt this version in teaching their children. Yes, gen tlemen, a wer between England and America, which this happy event is calculated to make mil remote, if not int poesible, would be so fearful a estastrophe, that an awful ' responsibility would net epic whomsoever should strike the first blow, and both Englishmen and Americans should remember the very trite and quaint but valuable maxim that if neither will strike the first blow then there con be no fight. Bo appalling would bet each a catastrophe and unnatural, that if it should ever take place, the very fiends in hell would laugh In mockery, the angels in H would weep, humanity itself would shedder at the spec• tad.. It would be in violation of the first principles of , would be 'secreted by all lovers of their Mad, and In dimthediencis to the law of the great Ruler of the uni v . (The epeach of Hr. Crathey was listened to with the greatest interest, and elicited load applause.) The MAYOR then gave the toast of ^ The Armies and Navies of the United Stales and Great Britain." Lieutenant WILLS, United States navy, in responding, said—they (the American officers) felt they were not strangers in a strange land. (Cheers.) They bed always loved the Queen of England and the people of England, I and they would carry back to the United States a thousand gratifying recollections of their visit to this country. Mr. CROSLET, in also responding, said the time might come when England end the United States would have to form a coalition for the defence of common interests and cmilieation. If that time should come, England had only I. ask the United States, and then those States would be ready to join the mother nosentry la the defense of those principles which each nation so highly priced. (Chun.) MajorC I BRETON and Captain Haunts, R N., also returned thank on the part of the British army and navy. Several other touts were proposed, end the whole matter passed cff is the most estiefactory manner. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE NEW CONFERENCES. The following telegraphic despatch, dated yester day evening, has been received from Paris: " The substance of the instructions received by the Turkish ambassador as regards the Conferences is that Bolgrad and the Isle of Serpents shall be given up by Russia. " Full and complete fulfilment of the Treaty of Paris for the organisation of the Danubian Princi palities. . . " To settle sa soon as possible the Turco-Russian frontier line in Asia, when the mason of the year will permit it. "The great Powers are begged to take into serious consideration the state of Turkey, which desires to develops its resources, to become a strong Power, and to be no longer a source of anxiety to the West. Its rivalries of influence, and the lamentable, misunderstanding on the Treaty of Paris, have pre vented it from occupying itself with the great com mercial and financial measures which its wants require. "The Sardinian plenipotentiary has received in structions. " The day for the opening of the Conferences has not yet been flied. " The French and English governments are per fectly agreed on the points under disci:Lesion. 0 The Conferences will only be occupied with the questions of Bolgrad and of the Isle of Serpents. " It is hoped that the Neufchatel question will be amicably settled. "The Bank of France will discount bills at ;5 days' sight." EXPRESS FROM PARIS. C7lOll 0011 OWN PARIS, WEDNESDAY ETBNING. I am informed that the instructions for the Aus trian ambassador, which up to yesterday had not arrived, have come this morning, and that the Con ferences will in all probability actually meet on December 29. The meeting, however, will be merely a formal one, if we are to credit the following (doubt less) communicated paragraph which appears in this evening's P ays: It is positively stated that the new Conferences will be opened in Paris between this and the lit of January. After having constituted itself in its first sitting, the meeting will, it,is said, adjourn till after the fates of New-year's Day. Count de Moray is expected in Paris from St. Petersburg next week. Preparations are making for his reception at his official residence at the Corps' Legislatif. Constantinople letters, just received, confirm the 'Moment that Ferukh Khan's negotiations with Lord de Redone are broken off; and that he (the Persian ambassador) is coming at once to Paris. The Bourse opened with great animation. The, Rente, for account, which closed yesterday at 66fr. 75c., ran up to 67fr. 100. At half-past :two o'clock the announcement was placarded that the Bank had resolved to discount bills with seventy flve dsys to run. This announcement was felt as a disappointment, it having been somewhat con fidently anticipated in the morning that the period would hue been extended to ninety days. Business was accordingly comparatively fiat at the close. The ultimate rise for account was 15c., the last quotation being 66fr. 90c. For cash there was a rise of 25c. Mobilier rose 26fr. The railwa3s were very firm. Two or three lines rose 16fr., and most of the others from fife. to 7fr. 50c. The elections for two vacant seats in the Corps Legislatif for the department of the Cher took place on Saturday and Sunday last. The reset excites not the least Interest in Parts, and is not Jot publicly known. There can be no doubt, however, that both the government candidates are elected. In the first circumscription, out of 36,144 registered voters, 16,722 were induced to go to the poll, and of these 16,404 voted for M. de Neale, the government can didate. The returns from eight communes are not known, but the above figures show clearly that in this district, the opposition continues to prao. doe the policy of abstention against which the Sleds has long been preaching with so little success. In the second circumscription the state of things appears to have been somewhat diffe ren►. The number of registered electors there was 39,527. Of these 29,347 went to the poll, but 19,021 only voted for M. Ouillaumio, the government candi date. Upwards of 10,000 electors, therefore, voted for some one else, but for whom, or under what circumstances, is not known. Whether the prefect acted upon the jurisprudence of the Court of Cuss' tion, and openly prohibited opposition bulletins from being distributed, is also unknown here:st present. The affair of the Univers against the Abbe Cognat and M. Dente, the publisher, for having libelled it by the publication of a pamphlet called the " L'Uni vers jags par lui meme," mime on yesterday before the Tribunal of Correctional Police, and the whole ' day was occupied in hearing pleadings for the com plainant, which were not finished. The court was very crowded with priests and ladies. Many advocates is their robes were standing outside the doors, un able to obtain admittance. The further hearing was postponed for a week. No report of the cue can by law be published in France, and of course, therefore, So facilities were given for the admission of reporters. M. Emile Fusin, the banker, has written the following letter to the editor of the Figaro : Illr,-15 your last number you say that for some time illset I h►ve been In the hebit of going every day at the same boy to a house is the Rue St. George, and you ask whe ther I have in hand a railway from Idalie to Paphos, with • branch to Cytbera I My moral character and my respect for family ties ars the most precious inheritance which I aspire to leave to my children. I beg you to publish s distinct contradiction of the fact you bare advanced. I might appeal to the law, bet I confine myself to demanding the tested insertion of this letter. EItILI Piano ILL Paris, Dec 18. The Emperor and Empress were present yester day evening at the representation of the " Faux Bonshommes," at the Vaudeville theatre. The house was brilliantly illuminated, and the peristyle and staircase were decorated with shrubs and flags. Mademoiselle Rachel, whose health has improved, has left Grand Cairo to travel in Upper Egypt. The Monigeur publishes the official return of the customs revenue for last month, which amounted to 13,043,6211 r., being an increase of 487,116 fr. on the corresponding period of 1855. The receipts for the eleven expired months of the present year amount to 159,086,30.1fr.,being a decrease of 17,796,749 fr., as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The items of ne which show the principal falling off during the last eleven months are foreign sugar, 16486,6631 r.; raw wool, 6,052.9331 r.; bar iron, 406,471 fr.; coffee, 2,185.273 ft.; brandy, 1,893,504 k. ; copper, let fusion, 127,903 fr.; olive oil, 494,684 fr. oxen and bulls, 13,307 fr. The articles which show the greatest improvement are raw cotton, 2.185,850 fr. ; opal, 604,045 tr.; oleaginous seeds, 131,646 fr. ; flax, 1,110,4301 r.; spirits of wine, 1,142,178 fr. ; French colonial sugar, 4,431,9831 r., &o. DRESDEN, DEC. 21.—There u i talk of i visit of l the Greed Doke Communities to Paris. It is said that be will fr , Om on his return from Nice, whither he is about to escort his wife to la the Empress Dowager. SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION. A meeting of the friends of Mr. Wegaelin took plop at the Royal Victoria Rooms on Wedneeday night. About 1,000 penone were pnient, anoogot whom were apparently a umber of torn*, as well as eurportars of Mr. Andrews, the other liberal candidate. Mr. WiLitout LANILISTIM, irenfonodor, was in the choir. Mr. Wzoontax addreseed the isiembly in a lengthened speech. He vindicated the Bonk of England from the charges that had been brought against it, such as that It was a monopoly. He declared that it we. an institution necessary foe the goveranoot and the country, aced that it rendered essential service to both. He denied that it had any greater privileges than other backs, and only differed from the latter to its superior security. In answer to the charge that as a Ramis& merchant he bad Russian sodas' , none, he stated that he had counselled the government to pet an entire stop to the trade with Russia during the war with that country, and which counsel could not be acted on in consequence of the conduct of Prussia. His boas., he said, had also received the thanks of the government for advice rendered to the latter during the time the British army wee at Varna. After Mr. Wessell& had ooseladed his address, The CNAIRNAN Ned a efaament, which noorded a conversation he had had a day or two previous with Lord Palmerston at Broadlande, in which ►is lordship declared that Mr. Andrews was totally unfit to be a member of parliament, sod that his onion was very impolitic in dividing the Liberal putt'. This statement caused great ecstasies in the meeting, the friends of Mr. Weguelin cheating it immensely, white it was received with shoats of derision and disapprobation, mingled with cries of " Who's Palmerston!" and " He isn't fit for a Prime Minister," by Mr. Andrew' . friends. Mem'. Dixon and W. Randall, two of Mr. Wessell's . ' friends, baying spoken, and several attempts having bees side by parties to speak from the body of the meeting, a person named Goodman at length insisted goo' replying to Mr. Wegeelin and his advootes. He and Dr. Cooper, &sup porter of Mr. Wessell', spoke together for some considerable time. The soles and omission arising from this was inde scribable. The shouting of Goodman and the ' , intones vole. of Dr. Cooper, combined with the laughter of the crowd, end the noise of boatswains' whistles, which pre vented a single articulate sound from being audible, crested • scene which no caricaturist could sanguine. Mr. Wegnelln, who be. probably only been used to the deco rous oratory of the Bank Parlour, looked snood. At length Goodman was oompletely buten, and Dr. Cooper, who spoke very elogniatly and with much effect, was heard out. Messrs. T. Pester, and Hillier spoke afterwards. The resoletions, which the spoken proposed and sesonded, in favour of Mr. Weguelin, were carried by large minorities. Mr. Andrews bee resigned the office of Mayor, and, as well u Mr. Wessell*, Sir Edward Bailer, and Mr. Carden, or their friend.. is carrying on en active canvass daily. Very nearly 3,000 goons will, it is *sputa, vote, and the candidate that hes a few more than 1,000 was will, it is anticipated, win the election. All three candidate, are sanguine of success. A large number of liberal voters have refused to promise either Mr. Wegnelin or Mr. Lndrews, ' Intendieg to vote for t►e one who has the most votes when the election is three-pute over, In order to keep out the oonseentive candidate. Mr. Andrew. wrote to Lord Polloonton yesterday, asking his lordship if he said what Mr. Lenkeeter at the meeting I stated Itedid, sad if his lordship did say so, whether he gave Mr. Lukensr permission to mention it is poblio. Teo I eludes daily beams' more 'inciting. It will not be over , or at least six weeks from the present time. BRIONTON.—The Duke of Devonshire purposes pinion his Christmas in Kemp Town, and probably some time looser. Oa Monday be' grace had a select dinner party, including the Marwtis of Absecon' and Lady Louisa Hamilton, Counties of Durham, Hon. Mrs. Hodgson and Mks Hodgeou, Lord Cavesdish, Captain end Mrs. Davidson, Colonel Clifford, Mrs. Giles, and Mr. Erskine. The Dowses, Countess Granville is among the latest arrivals at Use biased Hotel. Too Marquis and Ma/ablaut's of Hoadfort have arrived at the Bedford Hotel. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, after a stay of some days at the Royal Albion HotA has taken hie departure for Landow—Brightens Useeteet. BiRMORIAL TO TEE LATE BIZ R. H. lieoLle.—Ths Coastal of King's College. having received through William Balk Esq., a demotion of 6001., to be entered in the college books as • small messerial to the lat. Right Hon. Sir Ruben Harry loglis, bees one *tics* family loved him," have determined that the nu In question, and soy other Nuns that may be emstributed towards the memorial, shall be applied towards the establishment and endowment of • distinct scholarship, or selsolerships, bearing the name of Sir H. H. Inglis, for the reward and promotion of merit in seceders history end English literature. The sebscriptioas amount to s coseiderable sus, and among them we notice that of George Monekton, Esq., of Somerford, for 6001. ROYAL COLLEGE Or BORORONts.—The following having under/one the emissary ezamiestioss efts dip loma, were admitted members of the college et Ibs sesting of the Court of Ezamieers on the 22nd lest : Kamm Charles Culledp Balding, Barkway, Herta: Dresser, Athersteis, Wuwiekshire ; Edwis Kellett, Lolosseer ; Francis Josses Bailey, Blackburn, Lancashire; Themes Atitertea Keusard, Lushouree, Berkshire; Edward Benbow, Army; sad Richard Georg* White, Bouthgatt-road, Isliostos. CRIPPLIOATE-WlTOOllT.—Yeaterday the adjourned wordiest' for this ward was held is the School Itoons, Red Crosostrest, to enable Alderman Challis to state the conies Its should pursue in eroaesquenee of two of the candidates having polled equal numben on Tee•day. Aldermen Challis said he should (feelers the Brat seven gentlemes ea the list duly sleeted, vit., Mune. Stillwell, Pickers g, Outtiberl, Kent, Read. Johnson, and Morriss', and, with respect to the eighth member, be should make a doable mere et He asses of Mr. Howell and Mr. Sparer, who bad polled equal nuahers, and he bad no doubt a trash preempt would be imbed for the 'kakis of one member to fill up the vataney. Resolution were nest agreed to Is favour of cor; oratlos reform, end also of a meeting to be convened at ea early ass relative to the property and icoome tag. Alderman Challis said be geed say of his own knowledge that no body had dose so much for the last tweet, years to e ff ect norm, lithe corporation itself. Mr T moved, and Mr. Atkin wooded, • vote eaprearive nl the satisfaction if the ward with the services of Mr. Deputy Meadway (resigned) during a period of cistern years in whieb he had served the ward, be baying also been an iebabitant upwards of half • eontery. Carried tinsel. mously. A vote of thanks was passed to the chairing°, and the wardinote was dissolved. CRYSTAL PALACIL ONE SHILLING MM.—. WIDSISDAT, Deo 24.—Adatintees cm wawa', 404; ditto by oases debate, 224. Total stilts's, CS. PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND. FRANKFORT, Dec. 23. Prussia has demanded a passage for its troops for the 15th of February next. BERLIN, DEC. 23. The Kreuz Zeitung: a ffi rms that an amnesty after will not satisfy Prussia. It is stated in the Nord of Brussels, that Genera! Dufour has refused to take the command of the bwisa army, and the inference drawn is that he disap proves of the conduct or the Federal Council, and i. using his influence to induce Switzerland to give way to France. But a correspondence of later date in the Prase of Paris says, on the contrary, that General Dufour having been sent for by the Federal Council, to give them the benefit of hie opinion, said that Switzerland was perfectly able to defend herself, and that he should be proud to command troops, which, united with ardent patriotism, possessed all the qualities of good soldiers. Mom ♦ SPECIAL BERLIN, Dec. 22. The Prussian government has issued order, to all military officiala to hold themselves ready for mobilisation. the definite order for which they may expect to receive immediately after the commence ment of the new year. Within a fortnight alter the publication of the definite order the troops most all be cn the march. Each of the eight provinces is to contribute a division with its lull contingent of landwehr, 16,000 strong; making, together with a division of the guards, a total of 144,000 men to be sent to the south as a demonstration against Switz-rland. They will probably first be thrown into the Prussian Principality of Hohenzollern, hard on Swiss confines, Whither the Prussian government has an Beappert-Strasse, or military right of way, through the intervening German States. It is highly probable that one of the King's chief motives for the acquisition of Hohenzollern was the advantage of such an advanced post and tree passage to the south when the time for recovering Neufchatel should come. It may well be imagined that the prospect of a war, or even potions demonstration, for such an object as the titular sovereignty over a small and distait Canton in Switzerland, excites unequivocal dissatisfaction among all classes of the Prussian people. The de puties who at the opening of the session, in a moment of loyal effusion, cheered the appeal in the King's speech to their courageous patriotism, little thought that the empty compliment of their acclamation would be construed as a national acquiescence in plans of serious warfare. The country has for several years been suffering under bad h is and high prices, and has only now begun to breathe more freely under the return of comparative abundance ; it had with difficulty just begun to get over the monetary crisis eased by last summer's over-speculation; it has had to bear, in recent times, no inconsider able increase of taxation ; and, above all, it is just recovering from the anxiety caused by its equivocal position during the Oriental war. Its hope of secured peace and returning prosperity is now again crushed in the bud. To the evils of an impending conflict it is not blinded by any ex , citement of passion. The Prussian people hss no animosity whatever against the Swiss, nor will it be easy to excite any. There is, no doubt, a strong personal feeling of offended dignity on the part of the King, and kings do not forget affronts ; but Neufchatel's secession took place during the year of general revolution, when sovereigns had to put up with worse things than the disaffection of a remote and inconsiderable depen dency ; and that Neufchatel was one of the few points over which the subsequent reactionary movement bad not re-established its sway was naturally a matter of perfect indifference to the Prussian people in general. To pretend that Neufchatel's refractoriness compro- miles the military and political position of the Prue. sian nation is as absurd as to say that Prussia's authority is lowered by the refractoriness of any Prussian political fugitive in Switzerland who has thrown off his allegiance, and equally disregards the summonses and the Sentences lof Prussian tribunals. There is no question that the force of Prussia could coerce to obedience the canton as easily as the individual, if it got bold of either ; but the nation feels that its dignity must be more injured by efforts disproportionate to the object than by justly disregarding an occurrence in which no national in terest whatever is involved. It is generally hoped that matters will not go further than a military demonstration—which, how ever will cost a considerable sum ; nevertheless the publi c mind here is uneasy enough. When once an armed force is set in motion, there is no saying how far it will go ; for, unfortunately, it is but imperfectly objected to the control of reason and justice. The Austrian Gazette contains a letter from Ber lin, which says that in consequence of the expense of the military preparations of Prussia against Neufchatel, it is probable that the Prussian Chamber will not vote the sums necessary for the fortification of Berlin, projected by the government. In the Second Chamber of the Prussian Diet, on the 19th, some important communications from the government were expected, but none were made. The Chamber, on rising, adjourned for the Christmas holidays to the sth January. As tor Switzerland, besides the measures we have already announced, it is stated in La Presse that the Federal Council, in an extraordinary sitting held on Sunday, the 21st of December, decided on ca►ling out immediately the staffs of tour new divisions the second, commander-in-chief F. Veillou ; the fourth, commander-in-chief Katz; the sixth, commander-iu- chief Egloff; the eighth, commander-in-chief Zoo meoli. Each staff is immediately to repair to its own head-quarters, and there await the orders that may subsequently be issued. The head-quarters of the third and fifth divisions already called out are—the former at Lientall, the capital of the canton of Basle, and the latter at Frauenfeld, the capital of Thurgovia. The greatest emulation prevails amongst all the cantons in the exertions which they make to comply with the requirements of the circular issued by the federal government with regard to the completion of the equipments and numbers.of the troops. The government of Argovia has granted an extraordinary credit to the board of military admi nistration. The canton of Berne has allowed 150,000 francs for the purchase of greatcoats for the soldiers. The federal board of military administration made some weeks ago a contract with an Alsatian house for the delivery of 20,000 rations of bread. It is evident that Switzerland will not be caught unpro• Tided. At Zurich, 130 students of the University and the Federal Polytechnic School have petitioned as a favour that they may be organised into an aca demic legion. TURKEY. (MON AN OCCASIONAL CONASSPONDIINT.) CONSTANII:COI'LE, Dec. 11 Slifer Pacha has cent here from Circuits his dor. fidential agent, Ahmed Aga, to give information to his friends about the twelve provincee which have 000 more elected him for theirgovernor. They are inhabited by 126,140 tribute-paying families. Twelve persons ate reckoned, on the average, to each family. The popu lation is divided into four classes, aocording to the wealth of each family. Those of the first class pay 13 moneta (one of which coin is equal to a Rubio rouble); the second-class pay 10 monets, the third-class pay five, and the fourth class pa) . three. The contributions of horses and rd. visions for the government service are levied in the same proportions. Every family it bound to supply one soldier for the defence of the State; but in case of great need as many as font soldiers are to be supplied from each family. Ahmed Aga relates the affair of Soujouk•Elskh to the following manner :—Five thousand Eustis: troops, under the command of General Philipsod. arrived at Soujouk-Kaleh for the purpose of recoil. noitring the country, and also making an eximins tion previous to a plan for rebuilding the ruined fortifications being drawn up. The Ruvsi , n troop got into Soujouk - Kaleh without any fighting. licr" I, i i e 1 rl 1