The Express. — London, England, 1863-12-15 00:00:00

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Miaow, ; Mrs. Z. Fits -THE GOLDEN FLEECY. Mr. C. Mathew. —COOL A 8 A CUCUMBER. Mr. C. Mathewk—MY BCBBANLYS GROBf. LYCZpIf. TUB EVILTIWO, IINCLIliB : . Mr. Wlddlcoma an.l Situ C. Leclerc,' DMVOXIO, a Love Story. Mews. Tecate!. Brougham, Merles, abel Jordan Maws Tarry, Lemur, and aa,i Mrs. Lee. Teas ETltstitO, THE Taylor mid Um. Pleon.—After which Tom King, the ChampJou or England. with his second, hos Tyler, will appear on the stage —THE 011.1 CAT GEOBI itrYhtli.--Coneluduis with TILE liUt TIE. ZION WATER AT LONDON BRIDIER TM DAT x t >.agoasaw.- Maratag, .511. 49a... Allaraoaa. 60. 16a. LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15. THE last few days have given to us the largest ship of war in the world, establishing more firmly a superiority of magnitude we already held, in virtue of a whole squadron of gigantic vessels which the Minotaur alone could place in the second rank. But within only a few weeks we have also become possessed of &gun which is in much greater proportion in advance of all our previous efforts, and which, if it prove able to stand the work of war, relieves us from the position of inferiority, humiliation, and peril in which, in comparison with other nations, we have for some time stood. This gun is Sir W. ARMSTRONG'S 600-pounder. Nor, while we still retain the opinion that the special advantages given during several years to that gentleman have operated unfairly to his com petitors and injuriously to the nation, shall we grudge him full recognition, or stint the measure of thanks, if he shall finally prove successful in supplying the weapon which the maintenance of our honour and security requires. It is therefore not carpingly, but only in needful caution, that we observe that this enormous piece of ordnance has as yet been fired not a dozen times, and that judgment on its merits must be suspended till further trial is made. But whether Sir W. ARMSTRONG shall be finally victorious, or whether we have yet to expect from Mr. WHITWORTH, or Captains BLAKELEY or PAL usza, the true gun of the future, the trial of the 600-pounder, combined with the success of the Panaorr guns in America and of the KEVPP guns in Russia, makes tolerably clear the fact that im mense rifled guns are possible and practicable. Therefore, when the manufacture of steel (which every one of the rivals declares his preference for, at least to the extent of forming the inner tube) shall have further advanced, we must be prepared to accept as one of the conditions of war the em ployment of guns which, like the new 600- pounder, while weighing not much over 20 tons, shall project at each discharge a Mein of a quarter of a t o n of itoii,cagiing a loaded mine of n early &hundredweight of gunpowder, and -' a distance of 2,000, and quite possibly of 4,000 yards, hit a stationary object of only 12 feet diameter, and shall pierce the Warrior's side with as much ease as the old 241 b. shot broke through the oak planking of the Victory. Now though this result may not be realised in practice for several years, it is yet wise to look so far a-head as to consider its consequences if it is realised. And the first question, is whether the advantage will be wholly on the side of land de fences, or whether the navy will be able to avail itself of the same improvements. That it will there can be little doubt. The 600-pounder weighs only four times as much as the present 68-pounders that form the chief armament of the navy, and might, therefore, at once be substituted for them in the proportion of one to four. Of course it could not be worked without mechanical ap pliances, but Captain Cons has shown how these could be adapted, and Mr. REED declares that they are equally available in the case of broadside ports. Machinery must, however, be employed for loading as well as for pointing, and in this there will probably be found an inevitable source of delay which will limit the usefulness of the huge guns. Ten minutes at Shoeburyness elapsed be tween each round, and though the time will to some extent be shortened with practice, there must always elapse so much as to allow an enemy's ship to change its position to an extent which will render the aim and elevation of the next shot very doubtfuL So it does not seem as if sailors would ever come to like these monstrous pieces for their chief armament. One or two on board ship will be useful, but a handier weapon will be employed for the main work of fighting. But supposing only one discharge from the big gun to take effect, what will be the effect on the enemy f It is clear that we have already all but reached the limit of thickness of armour plate which • ship can carry, and we must, therefore, expect that it will prove no effectual defence. But a ship, as we have often reminded our readers, does nut sink at once because • cannon shot has gone through her sides. And, though the cannon shot in question is bigger, and will make a bigger hole than has ever yet been seen, yet there are several ways of meeting the difficulty. We can, above all, now build iron ships so that their sides consist of as many cells as • honeycomb, and the whole interior is merely an agglomeration of in dependent watertight boxes. Any one, almost any number of these may be pierced and filled with out endangering the ship. It is true that the ex plosion of a monster shell within them will do great damage and cause terrible loss of life. But it must be recollected that the fatal effect of al , ella against ships has hitherto in treat measure resulted from the in fiani ability of the ship, combined with the THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1863. fact that a single leak, if large enough, allowed the water to fill the whole vessel. Removing, as we have done, independently of armour, and by the mere principles of construction in iron, the liability to burn and the liability to sink, it re mains to be seen in practice whether any amount of slaughter by one or two missiles can drive our seamen from their guns, or compel the lowering of our flag. And at the most, the skill which can so handle ship and gun as to fire the first fatal shot will still, under the new circumstances, maintain its relative superiority. In this skill we have little cause to fear defeat. Obviously, however, what we have now more than ever to strive for is the power of rapid movement combined with the smallest bulk which will carry efficient guns in a sea way. And more than ever, therefore, is there reason to defer entering into further expenditure on broadside frigates till the capabilities of cupola ships are fully tested. The influence of monster ordnance on the ques tion of forts and ships is no less interesting, but scarcely so obscure as in regard to purely naval combats. For the more unwieldly the gun, and the tardier its discharge, the greater is the advan tage of that mobility which can select its own posi tion and time, and puzzle the opponent by a con stant alteration of range. Grant, to take the famous illustration of Portsmouth, that all our batteries are mounted with guns which by a few successful discharges could send the Gloire to the bottom, or into the air, still to a successful dis charge there are some conditions necessary, which the Gloire could greet or withhold almost at her pleasure. For before being sunk or blown up it is necessary to hit, and as ships can move to their stations with entire safety when darkness or weather makes them invisible at a thousand yard range, the size of the guns which would be pointed at them if they could be seen does not very much matter. The game is in truth a very unequal one. The attack ing ships would need only light enough to distin guish the dockyard, an area of a quarter of a mile square piled with stacks of timber and sheds of cordage, tar, and stores. But the forts would need light enough to make out low black hulls of 200 or 300 feet long, moving at uncertain ranges above a mile away. To perform the exploit of shelling the dockyard at such a risk would cer tainly be attempted, and probably with little loss. For the big guns at most only so far modify the conditions as against iron ships as the shell guns modified them as against wooden ships. They make the running the passage in broad day, by slow vessels, a matter of great hazard. But to swift vessels, in half light, or haze, they still leave the exploit as practicable as the running the bat teries of the Plate or of New Orleans was to the wooden steamers which performed the service. So, on the whole, if it be granted that the new guns, in French ships, will not wholly annihilate our fleets, it must on the other hand be conceded that, placed in our forts, they will not necessarily drive away hostile cruisers. We must still come to closer quarters, and trust to a yard-arm to yard arm or hand-to-hand combat, however mighty the future missiles, or prodigious the future range of guns may be. POLAND. The beginning of December has brought several successes to the insurgents. On the 4th 400 Rue aims, from Jeudrzcjow, attacked Rembajlo's in fantry oorpa, near Mierzwin, in the palatinate of Cracow, and were completely defeated, one of their officers, Captain Fefer, and nine men being killed, and ten severely wounded. After the battle the Russians tied in disorder to Jendrzcjow, throwing away their arms on the road. Itembajlo lost two killed and five wounded. On the same day as Rembejlo was fighting at Mierzwin, a body of Polish horse engaged the Russians aboutfortymiles further west, at Bzczekocin. This corps formed • portion of General Bosak's detachment, and under the command of that officer and of Colonel Chiui , clinski had proceeded on a cavalry rconnaissance, the infantry remaining in the woods after their victory at Ociesenk. The Russians consisted of four companies of infantry and a detachment of Cossacks and dragoons, under Colo nel Wlaslow. The ,Poles, numbering 350 men, began the attack by a charge on the enemy's cavalry, which retired behind the infantry, where it was so strongly posted that the Poles did not deem it expedient to continue the attack, and re tired to Raszkow, losing only two horses. Here the Russians, having obtained reinforcements from Zamowiec, attacked them with six companies of infantry and a detachment of cavalry. After a valiant resistance, in which the Poles were opposed by overwhelming numbers, they proceeded in com plete order to Rakoazyn, and then joined Rem bajlo's corps, the Russians following them all the way with more than ten times their numbers, but not daring to come to any decisive engagement. The coolness and courage shown by this small body of horse in their perilous retreat were extraordinary, and in all their skirmishes they lost but one officer and two soldiers killed and a few wounded. The /*rah& Rune of the Bth December gives a long list of battles which took place in Poland during the last fortnight in November, from which it appears that the Russians had engagements with fourteen different detachments in fifteen days. The following are the detachments in question :—One under Lenartowicz, in the district of Ostrolenka ; one in the district of Pultusk ; three under Syrewicz, OkuntieWski, and Puttkammer, in the palatinate of Mazovin ; several under Krysinski, in the district of Biala ; three under Kruk,Leniewski, and Marecki, in the district of Rodzvn ; two under Kozlowski and Eitmanowicz, in the district of Lublin ; and two under Chiniolinski and Bosak, in the palatinate of Radom. On the 7th instant the Warsaw station of the Warsaw and Vienna Railway was surrounded and searched by the troops. General Lewazyn entered the office of the railway himself, and arrested all the officials of Polish extraction. It is said they are to be sent to Russia and replaced by Germans and Frenchmen—the Russians being too careless and impractical to do the duties. The severities at Cracow are daily becoming more intolerable. Houses are entered and searched by the police almost nightly, and patrols march through the streets during the day, and arrest every one without a passport. Nearly 200 persons have been arrested within the last four days. Confisca tions of arms are constantly taking place. 3,500 weapons, one-half at least of which are fire-arms, have been seized within the last month. The Czas has appealed against the decision of confisca tion pronounced against it by the Austrian autho rities, and informs its subscribers that they will continue to be supplied with political news. The citadels of Cracow and Lemberg have been forti fied, and arms, ammunition, and troops are pour ing into Galicia from Hungary and other provinces of Austria. Vile Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Dec. 14. Her Majesty bas passed this most sad anniversary and the preceding day in complete seclusion. The Queen, accompanied by all the members of the royal family, proceeded early this morning to the Royal Maus*. Imam (where her Majesty is in the habit of going conetantly), and permission way given to all the member, of the house hold, including the servants', to go there, and pay a tribute of love and raped to the memory of their beloved, and revered, and ever to be regretted master. A deputation respecting Australia, ineludiog Sir Charles Nicholson, Mr. G. Hamilton, Mr. Marsh, M.P., Mr. H. Childers, M.P., Mr. Torrans, and Mr. James Macarthur, had an interview with the Duke of Newautie yesterday at the Colonial-office. Deepatches wets received yesterday at the Colonial-office from the governors of New Zealand, South Australia, Tea mania, Victoria, the Bahamas, Malta, sod from the Lord High COMMiIOWIN, of the looks IsLode.. DEPARTuas OP THE CROWN PRINCE AND PRINCESS OP PRUSSIA.—(THIS DAY.) The Charing-cross Railway was this day used for public traffic for the first time, in the conveyance over it of the Crown Prince and Prinmen of Prussia and suite from Windsor direct to Dover. The royal train left Windsor this morning by the South Western Railway at 6.30 a.m., and plumed through Waterloo- Maio° at 7.10. It then proceeded over the Charing-cross Railway, passed London•bridge-station at 7.18, and from thence by the South Eastern line to Dover. Compared with the route usually taken by her Majesty's guests on their journiee between Windsor and Dover, there was a laving of more than an hour between the two points, a matter of no small importance in the month of December. By Readingor Wokiagham the journey would have occupied 3i hours whereas by the new route it is performed in 2 1 hours,, without shunting. THE COURT.—Her Majesty and the princes and princesses will leave Windsor Cutlet on Thursday next. The Prince and Princess of Wales will leave Frogman Lodge for Osborne on the 22nd inst., when they will re main 14 days on a visit to her Majesty, and afterwards return to Windsor. The servants will go out of mourning and resume their scarlet liveries on Motility, the 28th inst. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIVE—(THIS Der.)—This (Tuesday) mornisg the marriage of Lady Beatrice Violet Graham, the mooed daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Montrose. D.C.L., sad F. Greville, Esq., eldest son of Lady Rose Emily Mary Anne G:eville, daughter of the Marquis of Westmeath, and Wand Fulke Soothed! Gee- Mlle, IL P., took place at 3t. George's, Hanover-square. His Excellency the Austrian Ambassador and the the Countess Appouyi left Mandan Howe yesterday for Longboat, Wilts, oe a visit to the Marquis and Marchiooess of Bath, to inset his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge. His Excellency the Earl of Carlisle left town yesterday morning for Dublin, to resume bis duties an Lonl Lieutenant of Ireland. The Counters of Elgin, as we understand from the last telegram received by the family from Indie, is on her way home from Lahore. The day after the interment of the late earl's remains the mutter and suite left for Bombay, whence they return home. It is expected that the counter and family will arrive in Enka towards the latter end of January or in February. The Ron. Admiral Roux and Mrs. Rona have arrived at Dean Park, on a visit to the Berl sad Donates' of Cardigan. The death is announced, in his 80th year, at his sores resideoce, Barton Grano, York, of the Bev. dams Palsy, vicar of Leask, Wilts, third sad last surviving sou of the late Archdeacon Palsy, D.D. At the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society yesterday even*, Lord Strangford in the chair, paper was read, communicated by Mr. Swinhoe, ao Formosa, which island was opened to British contmeres by the late Lord Elgin. Mr. Swichos was appointed vies. cosset of Formosa, and visited different parts of the coast to ascertain which port would be best edapted for trade. In his communication he stated some of the results of his investigations in the character of the island and its inhabitants. The large military gymnasium recently erected at Chatham is now complete, sod only awaits the formal order from the War-office for its being taken over by the military authorities of the pirrison. In future the arm oire of the gymeasium will form a daily portion of the physical traieiog of every officer sad soldier at Chatham, they being, in abort, incorporated with his daily drill, LATEST INTELLIGENCE. RUSSIA AND DENMARK. We find in the Gazette of Augsburg a detailed analysis of the instructions given by the Russian government to State Councillor Ewers, charged to compliment King Christian on the occasion of his accession to the throne. The representative of the Emperor Alexander has for his special mission to induce King Christian to modify the constitution of the 18th of November, by which, rightly or wrongly, he is accused of wishing to incorporate Schleswig in the Danish monarchy. Moreover, he was instructed to declare to the Danish Cabinet, that if it did not yield on this point the powers would throw upon him the responsibility of the consequences which might result from the refusal of that mission. BELGIUM. At the last elections in Belgium the clerical party, afterdeaperate efforts, succeeded in carrying its candidates at Bruges. One of the must illustrious reprreeutatives of liberal policy, M. Devaux, was not re-elected. After a great number of sittings, devoted to the verification of the powers of the five deputies from Bruges, the Chamber of Representa tives has decided that their election was void, be cause of fraudulent manwuvres, especially on the part of the clergy. POLAND. "The Cuts of Cracow," says the Sikle, " conti nues to appear, and we have received its number of the Bth. According to information which has reached us, the Minister of Justice at Vienna manifested great surprise at being questioned rela tive to the suspension of that journal for three months. He replied that he knew nothing of the measure, which must be attributed exclusively to the initiative of the local authorities of Cracow. It is therefore probable that the proceeding taken against the journal has been annulled at Vienna." (arum's Tariauhts.) AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Dxc. 14, Evanito. All the reports in circulation of the ministerial crisis are authentically declared entirely devoid of foundation. The old conservative party in Hungary, headed by Counts Forgach and Sczecsen, are endeavouring to prepare the way for the election of a Diet favour able to the views of the government. FRANCE. THE PARIS ELECTIONS. PARIS, Dm 15. It is officially stated that the result of the voting in the Paris election, yesterday, was—For M. Pel letan, the opposition candidate, 15,115; for M. Picard, the government candidate, 9,778. DIJON. Dec. 15. The result of the election in this town was an nounced this morning. M. Magnin, the opposition candidate, obtained 16,172 votes, against 13,116 obtained by M. Sau nac, the government candidate. THE PAPAL STATES. ROME, DEC. 13. The Pope, without any previous announcement to King Victor Emmanuel and contrary to the wish of the Italian government, has nomi nated Cardinal Gusdi Archbishop of Bologna, and Monsignori Clementi, Vittelesold, Cardoni, and Micaleff, bishops of Rimini, Osimo, Recaute, and Castello respectively ; all these sees being in the former pontifical provinces now form ing part of the Italian kingdom. ROME, Dec. 14. The Pope, in consistory to-day, appointed bishops to the vacant dioceses in the Romagna, the Marches, and Umbria. THE WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Dec. 15. The Royal Mail steamship Seine, with the above mails, arrived off the Needles at IL3O a.m. to-day. EXPRESS FROM PARTS• Tli DANISH QUESTION. (liOlt OUR OWN COVEZSPONDZNT.) PARIS, MONDAY EVINLNG. The Nation states positively that General Fleury has a mission to offer the mediation of France in the difference between Denmark and Germany. It is much to be hoped that Lord Wodehouse's recom mendations may previously lead to a satisfactory arrangement, because " mediation " when offered by a power which desires to get up a war is very apt means for effecting that object. The Temps says that both public opinion and government in Copenhagen are now very much discouraged. The national party had hoped that the revocation of the decree of March 30 would suffice to suspend federal execu tion. At the present time it is doubtful whether even the suspension of the constitution of Nov. 18 would stay the march of the federal troops. It must not be forgotten that all this would only consolidate the status quo, whereas what the con federation demands is the fulfilment of the engage ments of 1851 and 1852. Furthermore, the refusal of Sweden to sign a treaty of alliance and the counsels of all the powers to make concessions have dispelled all hope of effectual resistance. Under these circumstances it is probable that Denmark will resign herself to make every con cesaion nut incompatible with the integrity of the monarchy. If, however, the demands of Germany should go beyond the limits of the constitutional ' conflict, England would most likely use her influ ence with the two great German powers to bring the Diet to reason. The bill for the loan of 300,000,000 was pre :looted to the Corps Legislatif to-day, and voted to be taken into consideration forthwith as " urgent." On Wednesday the bureaux will appoint a com mittee to make a report upon it. The Emperor presided at a council of ministers at the Tuileries to-day, and remained in consultation several hours. The Pays says that he was to leave for Compiegne at 5 o'clock, and will join a wild boar bunt in the forest to-morrow. But there is a rumour that the council could not get through its business, and that the Emperor remains in torn for a aeoond sitting tomorrow. The opposition deputies had a meeting yesterday, to consider their amendments to the address. The majority pronounced in favour of a pacific policy. There is no characteristic feature in the Bourse. It opened with some buoyancy, but afterwards became dull, and closed with scarcely any change. It is rumoured that the bullion in the Bank of France has declined by 14 millions since the last returns. The shortening of the days in the evening finished on the Stb. From that day to yesterday the sun set at ese minute after four. The day, will diminish in the morning by ten minutes until the 21st look, the shortest day, the sun only remaining eight hones and ten minutes above our horizon ; but they will, on the other band, kagthes in the evening. LIFEBOAT SIRTICES. THURSO CAITHNESS-BRIAR, Die. 12. This morning, while the wind was blowing very bud from the W.N.W., the barque Grains. of Shields, was observed io the bay with a signal of distress flying. The lifeboat of the National Lifeboat lastitatiois at moil pat off to the assistance of the crew, and succeeded in bringing the whole of them, consisting of 15 men, safely ashore. The vessel was dragging her anchors when the lifeboat was launched. It is, however, hoped that she will be ultimately saved. The expense of this excellent lifeboat was presented to the society by A. W. Jaffrey, Rol., of Loodun. IRVINE, AYRSHIRE, Dix. 12. While it was blowing a gale from the W.8.W., and a heavy sea was running, on Monday the smock Lewis, of and for Caombeltown, attempted to take the bar with the ebb ' tide, but gut amongst the rocks at the entrance of the har boar. Seeing the imminent peril in which the crew were placed, the lifeboat belonging to the National Institution was forthwith manned and launched. The smack was in a very dangerous position amongst the broken water, hut for tunately the lifeboat succeeded in saving the crew of three men, although the mate was severely hurt in getting into th e boat. The cost of this lifeboat was the gift to the insti tution of Miss Pringle Kidd, of Lapwade Rusk. SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE CONSORT.—Yesterday being the second anniversary of the death et the lamented Priem Consort, her MaW..; and the members of the royal family attended a religious service, which took place about half-past 10, within the walls of the royal mausoleum at Frogmen. In the after noon the whole of the servants of the Queen's sod Prince of Wales's households were allowed to visit the mausoleum, between 12 and 4 o'clock, by permission of her Majesty, when some hundreds of the servants and their familias availed themselves of the apportunity of inspecting the prince's tomb. The interior of the mausoleum, which is octagon in shape, and still in an untioished condition, a portion of the work being boarded, was beautifully deco rated with choice exotics, while the recumbent effigy of the Prince Consort, beneath a canopy of carved wood, and also the tomb, were ornamented with wreaths of evergreens and intnwrtelks, placed there by the hand. of the Queen and the princes and princesses. During the time the mauso leum was open there was a 000stact stream of the royal servants to and from the Frowners grounds, all wearies; mourning, while many of the public, attracted by the scene, applied in vain for admission at the gates of the pri vate road leading from the Long-walk to the mausoleum. Those of tbo servants who had brought friends with them had to leave them behind at the gates, the police having strict orders to admit none but persons employed in the Castle and the domestics of the royal households. It is hoped that her Majesty will, on the completion of the mau soleum, allow the general public an opportunity of seeing the resting-place of the Prince Consort. THE PRINCE CONSORT MF.MORlAL.—Yesterday Mr. Scott's model of the memorial, which is intended to be erected by the nation to the memory of the late Prince Consort, arrived at Windsor Castle. It is being erected on a stand fitted for the purpose in the Grand Reception Room, for the iespection of Her Majesty. The model is about seven feet in height and about six feet in width. COMMEMORATION OF TAE PRINCE CONSORT.—The annual performance of the " Dead March" in Sow/ will take place to-morrow eight in memory of the Great aid Good Prince, by the National Choral Society, prior to the commenc ement of Handel's oratorio, the Messiah, at Exe ter-ball. Mr. Sims Reeves end other eminent vocalists are engaged for the occasion. Mr. G. W. Martin will conduct as usual. The performance will cowmen°. at 7.30. THE PRINCES AT HOLYROOD.—Yesterday being held as the anniversary of the death of the Prince Consort, diets* service was ounduited in Holyrood Palace in the forenoon by the Rev. Dr. Macleod. of Glasgow. Prince Alfred, Prince William of Heine, Major Cowell, and Lis &ogee were present. Dr. Macleod arrived on Satur day night at the palace, where he will remain till Tuesday. It is understood that the princes will leave Holyrood on Friday next for Whither, where they will spend tim Christ mas holidays. niece Alfred will return to Edinburgh in the beginning of January.— gdisiburylt Courant. "ESSAYS AND REviews." —On Saturday the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council concluded the sittings, and the judgment in the long pending case of the op ma y g and Reviews" was deferred. The eau appeared in the printed list of their lordships' sittings', and the judg ment was expected to be pronounced, but it must tow ne cessarily stand over for some time. The Lord Chancellor will have to give the judgment of the committee, and his lordship will sit in the Court of Chancery for some time longer. Hilary term will begin on January 11, sod judg meat in the " Essays and Reviews" will not be given until after next term. SOCIETY OF Alms. —Yesterday evening a meeting of the members of the Society of Art, was held in the society's rooms, Johe-street, Adelphi, for the purpose of bearing a emend lecture from Mr. Hastings on the "Lew lof Blockade." Mr. W. Hawn occupied the chair. Mr. Haat ! ingessid it was his belief thatoommercial blockades would ere long entirely cesse,beresnie it could not be imagined that neu ' t rals would lone imbed' to be deprived of the necessaries of life, and raw materials for manufacture, in consequence of a quartet between two other tuitions with which they (the I neutrals) had nothing to do. They would ultimately cuss from another cause ; they would become inoperative. Take France, for instance ; if all her porta were blockaded, she eould get all she minted through Spain, Italy, or Belgium, the ume as we got the Russian produce, during the Crimean war, through Preemie. The chairman announced that the next lecture would be given shortly after Christmas. 0111/11TAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAT. •—• Moaner, Dec. 14.—Adreieetons on payment, 000; ditto seams tickets, 879; total, 1,779. THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND. The latest advice; from New Zealand being ac counts of fresh eanffiets between our troops and the Maoris,. In one of these twenty or thirty of the natives are said to have been put hors de combat, and Captain Swift, of the 65th Regiment, was killed In another encounter one of our offioers and several privates were severely wounded. At the latest dates General Cameron was endeavouring to bring on a general engagement at hieremere, but it was feared that the natives, who were reported to be 2,000 strong there, would evacuate the place, and so prolong the struggle. The following account of the events above referred to is from the Auckland Daily Southern Cross : Oa Monday, Sept. 7, an attack was made upon the escort of friendly natives, who, under tbeldirection of Mr. Armitage, the late magistrate of the lower Waikato district, were em ployed in conveying in canoes, from the store ship City of Melbourne, at the mouth of Cie Waikato, large quantities of stores, principally bone forage of various sorts. It appears that these natives had • small fortified enclosure at a place called Cameroatown, which was by courtesy termed • posh, although of no strength to resist soy attack. Here it seems they were about to stay the night before going further up the river, and Mr. Armitage and one of the two Europeans who were with him landed and prxeeded quietly in the direction of the aforemeatiooed stockade. They had not gone far when they were fired upon from an ambush by a number of concealed natives, one of the shots wounding Mr. Annitage in the arm ; be immediately made for the refuge of the pah with what haste he could, when • fresh ambush fired upon the unfortunate gentleman and brought him to the ground, when he was taken prisoner by the Maoris. It is known that he wee afterwards barba rously murdered, the natives say at his own request, to put him out of pain, which seems improbable, but may of course be true. The wont part of the transection, however, was the desertion of the remaining Europeans by the so-called friendly natives, who made off, no one keows exactly in what direction, leaving the white men totheir fate,which was murder at the hands of the natives, committed in cold blood upon defenceless men. On the following morning new. of this reached the general's bead-quarters at Pokiest', by some of the friendly native fugitives, who professed that It of their own men had fallen io the combat. which is since proved to have been totally false, as no single Dative is miming. lie reoeipt was at once followed by an order sent to Tuakau, where part of the 65th Regiment were @tattooed, sod which is considerably nearer Cameroutown, the scene of the murders, that a force was to be sent to ascertain what could be done, or whether the natives still held the place Captain Swift, one of the moat promising young offioers of the forces here now, was placed in command of a body of 50 men for this service, a number which, as the proved, and as common sense might we think have sug gested, was greatly below the number that should have been considered requisite for such a service. The event, as we have said, showed this, and the evidence of heroic daring which oar men exhibited was dearly purchased by the loss of the truly gallant young officer who commanded them. The country through which they had to march is entirely covered with dense forest, and the only road being a mere broad track, no precautions could by soy possibility have presented a surprise, had one been attempted by the natives. As it was, Captain Swift found out that he waa in the imme diate neighbourhood of natives before they themselves seem to have been aware of it. He could not, how ever, succeed in drawing them into an ambush, as he attempted to do, and so was at length obliged boldly to attack them. This was done with the greatest gallantry, and although the natives numbered at least four to one, the attack was at last successful, as he drove the ;enemy before him, and eventually, fitter some hours most severe fighting, succeeded in making them re treat, having inflicted on them a loss estimated by eye. witnesses at thirty men. Our own loss was by oo means so heavy in number, although by the death of Illiptain Swift, who fell mortally wounded at the very beginning of the actin, the gallant 65th. and indeed the whole service, has suffered • severe Ices. There were two private soldiers killed, while lieutenant Butler and another soldier were severely wounded. The detachment, however, held the ground, al. though it was not until the next day that the arrival of • larger force under Colonel Murray enabled the dead and wounded soldiers to be removed from the field of battle. It was now evident that a large force of natives had taken possesnoo of the wide extent of dense forest Led which borders upon the Waikato, below the south road, aid extends about twelve miles to the settlement of Waiuku. One thing which rendered this certain beyond a doubt was, that on the same afternoon on which Captain Swift's party were engaged, another engagement, although not nearly so hotly contested, took place about seven miles off, between • party verging on one hundred Maoris and • body of fifty of our local ritle ranging corps. The local corps came upon the natives a, they were shooting down settlers' cattle, un • clearing deep iu the heart of the forest. The natives retreated into the forest, where they were unhesi tatingly followed by the civilian troops, who were as well accustomed to forest travelling as the Maoris could be. A very sharp engagement followed, which lasted for about half an hour, when, despite the superior numbers of the Miter* they fled with • rapidity which Defiled pursuit, as tracts are very difficult to follow in the New Zealand forest. The plunder, however, which the natives had evi 'tautly been most industrious in collecting, fell into their beads, as also the huts which they had erected for their convenient* during their stay in the neighbourhood ; these latter were burped down, and the plunder removed to the stockade at Mauku. Since then there have been a great number of small Aim ishiug attacks in almost every direction along our lines, in every one of which, happily, the natives have been repulsed, generally with heavy loss, even when, as at the Waiora, the force with which they had to contend was composed of volunteers so young as to be scoffingly stig matised by the natives as children. The most considerable of these affairs was that which took place at Pukekohe, on the 14th September, and which, whether its length or its severity be considered, was probably the most important engagement of the month. On the morning of the day in question the small party of volunteers who formed the gsrnson of the Pukekohe stockade were fired upon from the nest which approaches the stockade very nearly on all sides, whilst they were engaged in their ordinary avocations uuiside the defences. They at once retreated under cover, zz.d returned the fire of the large body of natives, who had evidectl.; come with the idea of cutting off the garrison. The heavy and coutiouoes firing soon attracted attention at the nearer posts on the eocth road, and each , scot out • small party to proceed to the scene of action through the forest. The soldiers, who are rapidly getting used to bush warfare, began to strive early in the afternoon, in detachmenta of El or so at • time. The support encou raged our men to leave the stockade, and the fight was con tinued on the open cleared land aid along the edge of the forest. The force of the natives was not far short of 300 men, if indeed it was not fully that, and in the afternoon our own force reached about 150 men. With this force, and our vast superiority both of weapons, and, much more, of skill in their use, it was not long before the natives made off, taking with them, as usual, all their wounded and killed that had fallen, under cover, so that they could be removed with a comparatively small risk, but leaving the others The native loss must have been heavy, as our men buried nine bodies which were only left on account of the exposed positions in which they lay. A moderate calculation will give their loss at certainly not less than 50 men. Our own loss was three men killed and seven wounded. The following is a list of the killed and wounded iu the engagements above deacribed. Killed—Captain Swift; Privates S. Grace and R. Bell ringer. Wounded—Lieutenant Butler, dangerously ; Pri vate F. Powell, severely ; and Private sl'Lean. Captain Swift was • brave and dashing officer, and much respected in the 65th, to which he had not been very long promoted. He was previously iu the 80th and 81st, serving with the former iu the Burmese war of 1852-3, including the expedi lion to the relief of Kampen in August, 1863, for which he received • medal ; Ensign P. K. Powys, seven ; Sergeant Samuel Harvey, seven ; Corporal Fdwiud Rea, dangerous ; Drummer Dudley Stagpool; slight ; Private William Reeves, dangerous; Private Patrick Burke, dangerous; Private Thomas Finn, modal; Private Michael Foley, severe; Private Henry Cain, dangerous. ' The Otago Daify Times of Oct. 17 says, with reference to the war, " Every day proves more and more the wily nature of the foe, and it is impossible to foresee the duration of the war." Lary OCT IN THE COLD.—The Costemporarenn believes that his Majesty the ex-King of the Two Sicilia., and him Imperial Highness the ex-Grand Duke of Tuscany, al though they h►ve not received an invitation to the congress, have written to the Emperor of the French a courteous letter, aooompanied by more than 1,600 documents. They call the attention of the Emperor to the situation of toe Two Sici lia@ and of Tuscany, remind Napoleon 111. of solemn pro. arises, and conclude by asking him to be their advocate be fore the sovereign Areopagus which was to assemble at Paris. EDITORS AND DEPUTIES AT MADRID.—A serious dispute has broken out between the President of the Chamber of Deputies at Madrid and the editors of the twenty-two political journals of that capita. The latter, feeling their dignity offended by some orders given by the president concerning the journalists' tribune, abstained from attending the sit tings. and the orders not having teen modified, all the journal. have published the following identical declara tion : —•• The President of the Chamber having adopted measures which affect the dignity of the representatives of the prow in the tribune which is assignol to them, the director. of the politi cal journals of Madrid hive decided-1. Not to enter the said tribune until the measures in question shall have been revoked. 2. Not to publish any report of the sittings or to express in any way their opinion. on the said sitting.. 3. Not to publish in their columns anything more than the official account of the sittings published in the Ga:ette." Several deputies have aonmioceil their intention to make proptaitioos to obtain a satisfactory /elution of the to grisoroursis FEU HINIPITAL, DEVONSHIRE RQUAZI, CITT.—Ths aggregate number of patients relieved daring the week ending Dec. 12 was—medical, 984 ; sur gical. 514 ; total, LUZ ; of which 530 were new asses. THE RELIEVING OFFICER OP ST. MArrginr . BETHNAL-OWN. It will be remembered that the Poor-law Bo ar d instituted an inquiry into the conduct of Mr. Chriatey, eau of the relieving officers of Beehnel.green, in respect te e woman named Caroline Janos, whose death was said i e have been accelerated b 7 his neglect. The decision of lh beard has bean oommuenated to the guardian: "It is evident," writes Mr. C. Gilpin, " although th e fact is denied by the relieving officer, that he used cone and improper language towards Caroline Hahne, one of d e neighbours in attendance upon the deceased, as he IN leaving the house, and the board have reason bilk to , that his conduct in other remote was not, so tampon, and forbearing as it ought to have been. The board ar t , however, usable to arrive as the conclusion that the doll of Caroline James was accelerated in any sensible degre e h, the course pursued by the relieving officer ; and, hone regard to the fact that she was afterwards tak es and mac. tamed by her mother, and that her funeral expenses v et afterwards paid by her brother and sister, they thin ti,„ t the circumstances of the case are not such as to raisin extreme a step as that of requiring his resignation, cially when they take into consideration the length of !d r. Chantey's services, and the deliberate opinion expressed le the guardians, that in this instance there is great exten. lion of his conduct. The board at the same time meads that Mr. Christen is censurable for his °enjoins to ton, dm inquiry into the circumstances of the deceased, oath, for using the very improper expressions already referr e d te. He ought also to have known that, if he c ons id ere d the de. ceased a tit object for the workhouse, he was not jnitib e ' in attaching to his offer any such condition as that siren;, alluded to. This is not the first occasion on which cots. planate have been preferred against Mr. Christey, and tie board request that, in conveying to him their decian the case, the gasohol, will remind him that if any Ono neglect or omission in the discharge of his duty eeri e . bliabed against him hereafter, he will not be allowed to re. talc his office." Mr. COUSIN moved, yesterday, that Mr. Christ*, la called in, and cautimed abouc using more mild and tams., rate language. Mr. Chnstey having been summoned, The CHAnuisx uid that the board Were called opts% reprimand him for the unseemly lingwe whi c h b e hid used towards the friends of the deceased. Both lawn, was most improper to use towards the poor, and hs d uttk i be more mild in future. Mr. CHRIRTIT solemnly denied that he ever used the pugs imputed to him. No one ever heard such sloth pees his lip.. The proosedinp this tereeinsted in the anal Er Ana. WRATH= RIPOBT.-(THIS DAY.) _ _ T7IMY, MONO= 14 8 LL N_ -Ws ..... Morelia 4 X. Q. 1. •'f 4 .f• f 4 26 0 ▪: SI a 3:>l c 1. 21 c 4 a a 3 16 f 2 14 1;u • 3 24 • 3.10 e l 1, IS ri 111* 0 II I , eII 4 . 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IfootmStralt ol Dover so Llosolasktre mot klotlcalawL Tan New JUDon or rwz Qcrzuw's Bun.- Mr. Serjeant ghee, who, as was stated is yesterday ens lug's Express, has been appointed the new judge of Court of Queen's Bench is the place of the late Mr. Jar, Wightman, has appointed as his "chamber clerk" Y. Morris, who held the same situation under the judge. . _ Mg LATE Mg. Jain% LUNN.—This gentlenr.. who died at Brighton last week, will be remembered ht ed playgoers a, the author of many successful dramatic pee in the time of Liston, who played the principal cbawro in some of these productions, among others. Fish ,t Water and Falai!, Jars—pieces which still keep pees slurs of the stags. Mr. Lunn, who was a member of de Dramatic Authors Society from its foundation, was tren:- , esteemed in private life, not only for his agreeable We qualities, hat also for his high moral worth and integrity. The Manchester Shakspeare Committee yesterday, adopted the report of the sub-committee. ai conferred with a deputation from Stretford-on-Avon. Ta work which the Manchester committee propose to Joint found two Shakapeare echolarshios to connexion Owens College and the Free Grammar School, to ply. bust of Shakspeare in the Town-hall, and to moist the Sim ford committee beside. About 4,000/. will be regime.; fe these purposes, and it was resolved to raise that amount Patrick Hirley was sentenced to death at Y.% yesterday, for the murder of Anthony Golding, at Lodi The murder may be briefly told. There was a street roe in Leeds late one Saturday eight, and Golding interfere. as it was shown, on the side of peace. The prinoson. rage drew oat his knife and gave him • fatal wound. Th jury gave him • strong recommendation to mercy, uric Mr. Zustl.".: Y.lt.n rr..miserl to send to the pro7e. authority. CRUELTY TO LlTNATies.—The gentlemen vb published in the Tines the partieubus of the eoefissoorc the poor lunatic at Flushing states that since the put r tion of his letter four fresh cases have come to his ke"Ceo.,e. not all of them of equal atrocity, but still so dreaded as. had he not been somewhat inured to such horrors brM experience of the Flushing case, be should hie considered these equelly incredible. One of art is the cue of a poor wretch who has been fr , two years colifereiedly shut up in • box is M corner of an apple loft : no fire, no light, so ovum* ship at any time, tor he is the sole occupant of the here his relatives living in another some 100 yards away. nee is no wietiow to this box, the only light that ever re,cle it. interior struegles over the top of the boarding.? the small space between that and the uncoiled rsii " Phu well-known sickenieg stench busts us as we ere There lies the lunatic crouched with the updrawa tees which seems the rule in these caws. A raven tic: moustache and beard, a face pallid as snow. crank. emaciated limbs, nails that might be measured by the eat the limbs spotted with filth, cobwebs decorating tie." and some mildewed epee, mee them and on the liedgo! which have an ugly look." Dr. Byrne suggest that a ere made a misdemeanour to have a lunatic in any fond , . or low, rich or poor, without onnimaairetieg the flea tsv board; he suggests, also, the appointment of violin!" throughout the country ' whose duty it should be to `sots their own pleasure th e house containing such la% satisfy themselves he is well cared for, and report to commiasiooers. BUSHRANGERS " .tT Hots"—Not Robin 11' in England nor Rob Roy in Scotimel were ever tie thoroughly neuters of their respective eiteetalls the 10th of this very mouth were Messrs. Gilbert. 011eslr and companions, at the cheerful township of Canomedrg the district of Bathurst. in the colony of New 'Sao Wile& At:cordite." to "promise," tire of thew it , : tious thieves entered the piece on the aftercare that day. Having pat up their horses they w'e.,„' work. They first cleared out the purses *al of the town ; and then, with admirable delibriaii adjourned to the principal inn, and took tea landlorers sister and (according to the coersePgggig ut Times) with the two Mimes Flanagan. Te.o7 freehment over, and Mr. Gilbert luoriug leis soothe ) .3 • tune on the piano by Miss Flanalae, he weal isrie.. to the neighbours to • ball to be given at his own er at his hotel. The citizens. their wives, ore! ilie•A''' s suabled of nurse. Dancing commenced at o'de:a 4 : onatinued until an early boor next moraine. The decorum prevailwl, 'sad," mys the correq iondeet ..f " not slow or improper word " wee heard which o..tti a blush to the fair cheeks of the Flanagan.. The e. rr the jest lay is the fact that a certaisCoostoble dated as master of the ceremonies. and robbers 1:0-Cr $ Olord on ly b. , h il i c f red of ul t o h u e s bas er t de u fia ilbe nt at o gai " Bean of laughter" rewarded the robbers' ; their achievements. The festivities over, sad t` returned home, the bushrangers slept or in ; dock opposite, arid in the morning departed. The , • ' a ccording to another version. they retuned f. grog. more piano, and more Flanagan, and for ti kept pessaries. of the township of Canowindra. r t tr l e o f;: ‘. i ve "4. th " . do 1 making prioniers of all who pausal through. latest adviors was the state of the Bathurst .fist ,, • the position and prospects of Gilbert and his no . . 5001. is now offered by the tartly goverment as for their apprebession ; but no arrests are as yet a. • yral weeder, after this, at Australia" objectrog thieves to their own ".—Letter n et the reeee,/rose Oct. 6. t l a sd• Sorrrff Kaffsmierox Mrsnuff.—D , iring ending 12th December the visitors were as Monday, Tuesday, and Saaurtley, free drega or°, cm. to 10 p.m., 7,9104 ;on Worinesder, Thar* • , Friday, electorate' days (admission to the pnblic I from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m, 1.7.27 total, 9,50. 1' I opening of the museum, 4,249,334. 144 s 8.6. w. j 1 10 1 1 W. 61 3 W.W. 8. &W. &W. &W. &W. Z. 8 8 W. W.N.W. N. W. 00111t7 DS THE 0 The Lie 1 testseseeiar, babilitiee be made a lir. Homan: the 'newt. he which the tine of his d executed pea the documeo Dr. Spiolu for letters of a general rat tion of all that the lath case the oodi deed ; the re the other Will in the world codicil was tl to have it is Sir J. WI The object testator's as compaoy. an with an ino in the do impending destroyed. A called a co& the earlier in administmth In Shia cal Mn. Cook. Fte r - ritiont N olk. bad of craelty. Fredericil indictment °huge for 1, guts of Aegli Mr. F. H. reieoner. wi The ll atirbe " ;l P—diw tr w6 l .d t a a h :p luimmin pear vi l the prisoner, position of m for 1.0001. 1 Mr. Peters, a directed him discountiog. bill for 1,00( in Cannon-ea bridge," sod I erasure ; the told that it matter, u I intimate tern of Anglesey. who met biro another ball f of Uxbridge tmeY. end E Mr. Pe to discount U anerutire him that the could gamily g he thought h sonar maid he stamps, but would All Peters got t them up. ea United Sera se appoint:me to ago the United flervici saying their lo residences in close b•. Tho of getting the half ea hour, with both bill ear," and he bills were take were afterwar prisoner was when another Wertmorelano Mr. Sleigh I decline to oca jury, but ury whether the • them with e g The jury de to the utosis they had airy sod alter a el livered a verd The prison sod seatenoec ATMIt A suileu who gave the Y a eoel-roe Berko. with Sarah Dunn, was further e ow Wedneeda The oomph benevolent c regretted to compelled to to his drum morning, bet home the monstrated e food belongin abominable ni manner. Th, be had hurt enfferieg be had three Was only last and on the dreadful oath that the date esse..aed he e for h im, and tobacco he threatened la Mr. Barker been in cnstm The oomph been tour tin him. All the over to keep Mr. Barker year life from The oomph is aot restreii The defend like a spoilt e forgive me th Ulm* soy woe Mr. Heater defendant did FrSOCIIII Dv defeadeat wa returned hoe thee struck I He had seen murder his m Mr. Harker Witasse—f the fruitiest ma thud the Mr. Barker his father Witness —1 and Mr. Harker People? Witanne—lf to Pa) their vi Police-conal defendant in feeble state fr violence. Td I , cd been pre saulting his r smiths with bay. Re Its work if h net work, awl and smi t h al do.. a , forgiven he we say more. H Mr. Barker cowardly and lad two nape the Peace for of that period, L ~i CENI