The Express. — London, England, 1864-01-01 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1, 1864. ALFRED WEBB MILES, Iby no route can that be again reached.. The delu- Everybody knows Mr. MILES, REMOVID tram Bonds reek to 73. BROOK STRBILT. apparent strength, and the ft euiridenen Eanoveraquare, in inta. The Is. TiOUSIR3 ;originated n 1 which served as wretched sated for resit taw in ell the New Patterns for Winter, better than ever." SPICIAL NOTICM TO OISNTLEMILN. organic national force can never be restored. The A. W. MILES begs moat realmeatnili to announce that bin world now knows and understands the secret of stock In the radon. departments of his establishment is now replete fee Overcoat., Testis's. Bedford Cords. and scarlet Austrian strength and Austrian weakness. It would waterproof cloth for hunting. The wool-dyed Black and Blue Frock Costr..so. A choice of te pieces of Indestructible be a misfortune if the Imperial family should prove woaded Math( Medd Cloths. WTABLIMIED 134 L Only to be the only persons ill-informed on this point. address. Suppose the best wishes of the reactionary party ful filled : suppose the arms of Austria once more vic torious on a great European battle-field, the old military influence predominant in the State, Parliamentary government despised and the Reich,- nth closed, the Empire would only have entered again the fatal circle from which it has been brought out at so great a cost of effort and after so many sacrifices. The charge of armaments already so burdensome would necessarily be aug mented. Debts and deficits would increase. Dis content would grow in the very heart of the Empire, and the conciliation of the various nationalities would be indefinitely postponed. We in England should deplore the infatuation which could produce results so disastrous. We have watched the new career of Austria with eager interest and the most sanguine hopes. We have seen in the rise and growth, and as we trusted the consolidation of the constitutional system, the pledge of her prosperity and the possibility of an alliance closer than we could cultivate with a despotic State at variance with all the principles of our own progress. And notwithstanding the temporary cloud overhanging the pleasant pro spect, we will still hope to see Austria soon again advancing boldly in the path of honour and safety. CRINOLINES.—SANSFLECTIIMS. 10e. 6d. PH ILPOTTA, 37, PICCADILLY. C RINOLINES for EVENING WEAR. 15e. 6d. PIIILPOTTS, 37, PICCADILLY. C RINOLINES for LITTLE GIRLS. 3s. Gd. PHILPOTTS, 37, PICCADILLY. CRINOLINES.—ONDINA, or WAVED. 21e. The PATENT ON DI NA, or Waved Jupon, does sway with the unsightly melts of the ordinary hoops, and so perfect spathe wavelike bands, that a lady mey ascend a steep r atr, lean against • table, throw herself into an aren-chalr, pass to her stall at the onreetZ•otro°°e"Prfaorforth seat others, or in pro s voldnu rtrde 'l re th urgr of without the 'e observers, thus moat() In in an important degree all those pten llarities tending to destroy the modesty of English women; and, lastly, It allows the dress to tall into graceful folds. Price. 31a. and 2,5. 6d. Iltuttretlons free. PICCADILLY. W. HOW COLD IT HAS BEEN.-NEGRETTI and ZAIIBRA'S ceistirsted T UEIISIOII ETERa will tor rectly register the lowest temperature. Price :W. —I. Hatton garden . 59, Cornhill 154 rleetetrcet and 1 Regentstreet. Agents wanted. WHERE CAN WE MEET AFTER THE PANTO Ist Es Ali dear telow ! gentlemen sup at EVANSS, Covent-garden. ;the erprews• THE Revenue Returns for the year and quarter which ended last night can be considered no other wise than as very satisfactory. They show a small decrease, but it is a decrease due to remissions of taxation in the Tea Duty and the Property Tax to a much greater amount; the recuperative forces at work, both io production and consumption, having done much to fill up the void caused by reductions in the rates of those imposts. The gross decrease of the year is 1,913,0001., and the net decrease 552,809?., the difference, 1,350,1911., represent ing the increase accruing from every class of revenue except Customs and Property Tax. The loss under the two last-mentioned heads, resulting from remissions, is less than was estimated by Mr. GLAI.,TONE. rbr Court. OSBORN Dec. 31. The Queen, the Princess of Wales, Princess Louise. and Priseese Beatrice, drove out yesterdaymoreiag. Litotenant-Colonel the Hon. 1). de Roe attended on honsbeek. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred went out shooting. Earl Russell ►nd the Right Hoe. T. Kilmer Gibson ar rived yesterday, and tad audiences of her Majesty. Earl Russell had the honour of dining with the Queen and Royal Family. Despatches were received yesterday at the C,olooial-oflice from the Governors of the West Indian blends, British Columbia, Bermuda. and Heligoland. Despatches were net to the Governor of ('►osda. Pttrnr E —His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by Maior Elphinstoue, craned from Os- borne to Portsmouth yesterday morning in the royal yacht Fairy, Captain his Serene Highness the Priam of Leiningen, and landed at the dockyard, from whence the prince pro. castled to visit Colonel Gordo°, commanding the Royal Engineers. His royal highness returned at three o'clock in the Fairy to Osborne. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge will receive a large party at dinner at the Cottage, Kew, this esetieg. Her Royal Highneaq the Grand Ducbeaa of Slecklenburg-Strelitz will arrive in London on or 'boat the 15th lest. from Germany. on a visit to the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess guy. The Duchess of Inverness received their Royal Highnesses the Daher of Cambridge and the Princess Mary at dinner on Wednesday evening, at her apartments in Kensington Palace. A select party were invited to meet their royal highnesses. The Duke of Wellington will return to Apley House to-morrow from visiting the Marquis and Mar gloom of Salisbury, at Hatfield. The Earl and enunteas of Derby are about to receive biz Royal Highnees the Duke of Cambridge and a select party, at their Beat, Knowsley Park, Laicashire. _ . --- The Earl of Durham left England on Wednes day, for Alexandria, in order to meet his sister, the Coun tess of Elgin, widow f the late Governor-General of India, who is on her route to England. ----- Miss Alicia Campbell, the only girder of the late Lord Clyde, died at her residence, 4, Stanbope-terrace, Hyde-park, at two o'clock yesterday morning. The consecration of Dr. Trench as Archbishop of Dublin will take place at Christchurch Cathedral to-day. Service (full choral) will commence at 11 a.m., directly be fore which • prooession will faros in the chapterroom, and enter the cathedral, cJosisting of toe boys of the choir. the vicars choral, the clergy of the chapter of St. Patrick's Cathedral, the verger, preceptor, chancellor, arch deacon, prebendaries, the consecrating prelates—who will be the Lord Primate, the Lord Bishop of Killaloe, and the Lord Bishop of Cork—and followiog them the vicar-gegen'. who will precede the arcbbisbop-designate. The sermon will be preached by the Rev. William Lee, his grace's chap'aio. The new archbishop will tame:rate the new church of St. Jude on Saturday. At:Mt Or THE NOBILITY, find from " Who's Who in NA," that the oldest duke is the Duke of Cleveland, aged 75 ; the youngest, the Duke of Norfolk, aged 16 ; the oldest marquis, the Marquis of Westmeath, aged 78 ; the youscest, the Marquis of Ely, aged It ; the oldest earl (since the death of the Earl of Charlemoot, on 26th December. aged 88) is the Earl of Stair, aged 87 the youngest the Earl of Charlaville, aged 11 ; the oldest viscount, Viscount Combermere, aged 90; the youngest, Viscount Dower, aged 19 ; the oldest baron is Lord &mtg. ham, aged s7i ; toe yotiogest, Loyd Rommors, aged 12 ; the oldest member of the Pricy Council isViscount Combertuere, aged 90 ; the youngest, the Prince of Wales. •ged ; the ofileet member of the House of Commons is Geneial Hon. Sir Hugh Arbuthnot; member for Kiecardioeshire, aged 84 ; the youngest is Hon. Charles It, D. H. Tracy, member for Montgomery, aged 21; the oldest i j:2e is England is the Right Hon. Stephen Luishington 81 ; the youngest, Sir James P. Wilde, aged 47 ; th e oldest judge is Ireland is Chief Justice Lefroy, aged 87 ; the youngest justice, Keogh. aged 4'; ; the oldest Scotch Lord of Session is the Lord Justice General. aged i 0; the vociagee, the Lord Justice Clerk, aged 7:3 ; the oldest archbishop is the Arch. bishop of Canterbury. aged 61, ; the youngest, the Arch. bishop of York, aged 44 ; the oldest bishop is the Bishop of Exeter. aged r. : the younceet, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. aged 44 ; the oldest colonial bishop is the Bishop of Toronto. aged 84 ; the youngest. the Bishop of Nissan, aged ; the oldest baronet I. Sir William W. Dolling, aged cu ; the youngeet, Sir George }l. Sitwell, aged 3; the oldest civil or military knight is General Str Arthur B. Clifton, aged 91 ; the youngest, Sir Charles T. Bright, aged:3l. WEATHER. PREDIeTIONA.—AdmiraI Fitzroy says that enough is not yet knows to enable a reliable predic tion of the weather to be made in theme climates for many days in advance. By the Bard of Trade, which has ex tol:W.omM rapid daily notices of weather, only probsbilities for two dar sID ads are published, acid these are subject not only to • later revision, but to the telegraphic cautions induced by sudden and important changes. "To those," writes the admiral, " who are not aware how weather may be foreseen for even two days at this or any similar centre of a telegraphic correspoodeoce. may I say that ordinary means afford observer, es) when faci lities for ,t hart one day's forecast ; that similar facilities me be afforded, bp tri•graph. for many places ; tad that as any atmospheric . - vnditton moves toward the east, nearly ten miles an boor. more or loss. there is usually about • day's interval before Irish weather reacher Esgland, and similarly respecting other reenacts. Thus London may know one day in advance by local obeervation, and the day fol. lowing that by Irish notices. This seems a simple way of explaining the emend principle of forecasts for two days, but, in practice, many dysernie, chemical, and electric oonsideratimis are indispensable even for the brief interval of forty-eight hours." 7 -7 LATEST INTELLIGENCE. HOLSTIIN. • The federal commissioners in Hobnails have thought it necessary at l►st to warn the inhabitants against their own enthusiasm. By a proclamation dated Altana, Dec. 26, they refer to perturbations on different points in Holstein ; they also express regret that the public should have gone so far in its meetings as to proclaim Prince Frederick of Angustenburg without awaiting the decision of the German diet, and that the people should have been guilty of " menacing excesses" against func tionaries. The address terminates by a threat : We expect (it says) that the.. warnings will 'Mks fee malatainieg the population within the bonds of legality ; we also reckon especially on the support of all well-thinking people, and bops that by these means order and tranquillity will be maiataimed, in order that the commissioners may sot be plead under the necessity of adopting measures of which the lamentable consequences would fall upon the country. The Berlin Gault?, which publishes this docu ment, states that it has produced a disagreeable effect on public opinion. The federal commissioners have already passed from words to acts, and sus pended the municipality of Ploen. OPENING OP THE NEW SOUTHWARK STREET. (THIS DAY.) This afternoon the Metropolitan Board of Works IsnusHy delivered one to public see their first new street. IS is only 1,100 yards bon, and it has bean formed the oath of the very poorest district. of the metropolia m t this thoroughfare has eon 600,0001.- that is to say, the actual works cat 51,0001., or 1.12tb of Use whole sum, the remaining 11-12ths being 'speeded in purchase of freeholds, goodwills, companions, do. ; and this will very probably ' be otie of our cheapest new streets, mud if it cod twice as much would dill be cheap as far as public sinfulness is concerned. This min thoroughfare extends from High street, Southwark (within 200 garde of London-bridge), to the Blnkftints-road, monies oat exactly op= gib, the estrum to Stamford-street. It gives a direct sad ample wide communication along Stam ford-street and the York-road between Leedom and West minter bridge.. Whoa the southern embankment of the Thames and to roadway is complete, as it will be is three ' =more, times will be one spacious unbroken road from -bridge to Vauxhall. The actual length of the new street is 3.253 ft., and its width is 70ft. throughout. from sod to sad, or 10ft wider than New Caanosi-strest. The novel feature in the construction of this roadway is, as we stated yesterday, the formation of • subway in the metre of the road. This subway is ea arched pas sage, 12ft. wide and nearly 711. high, built of the most solid sod probably the most carefully finished brickwork that has been seen for years. From this subway side plu nges, each eft. high by 3ft. wide, lead to the cellars, which are already built beseech the footwalka, is anticipation of the houses which are to follow. In this subway the gas, water main, and telegraph wires are to be laid, the side passages cooveying the two former seminaries direct into I the cells,., nod thence into the houses themselves. As with the gas and water so with the sewers. The drains from the future houses are formed of strong stone-' ware pipes, passing at • rather steep incline be neath the subway iota the main sewer, which is placed below the door of the subway in the centre, but not so deep but that it au instantly be opened for repairs or removal of stoppages. Every part of the subway is ventilated in the most perfect manner. With little up and down coat air shafts, and its fine being recently gravelled, it is, when lighted up as it was to-day, more pleasant to look at and walk is than one could suppose a mere sewer case, such as it really is, could ever be made. The midway above is formed of 9-inch granite cubes, laid upon solid women, ad the footways paved with large slabs of York stone, similarly embedded. Only a few houses have yet been built at the London-bridge sod of the thoroughfare, but other plots of land at either side have been sold, and the work of erecting shops and warehouses will soon begin. The width of Mod taken for the street is sufficient iu most cases to allow of large and deep buildings being constructed at either side. The first part of the thoroughfare was constructed by Mr. Downs at a cost of 36=91. • the second half was contracted for by Mr. Pearson for 24,9.50/. The arrangemeuta for the new street along the waterside into Canooo-etreet are well advanced, and the works for bridging over the gully which divides Holborn from Seow bill will, it is said, soon be begun. At Westminster the CaillsooB are already being forced down into the gravel for the Thames embankment. Already nearly one-half of the sewage . is diverted by the main drainage, sad cam only find egrar unto the river at Erith-reach ; and by next July the whole system of main drainage will be complete, except the short length of the low level sewer, and front that date all but about one-tenth of the sewage will be swept off by the ebb tide below Barking The more interesting portion of . t..O.clay's proceedings will be observed this evening, when the board will provide a grand banquet for 90 at the Bridge-house Hotel. This morning the street was partitioned off into three parts. Through that part nearest to London ! bridge there was a constant stream of traffic, which found its way off by the side street.. The centre portion was care fully guarded by police, and strangers ware excluded, the works not bay* been completed. At the Slackfriars sod people were at liberty to go in and inspect the works. WEATHER REPORT.--(THIS DAY.) FRIDAY, JANYART 1, 8 LK. Nmro caw iidrosexn Ga'way . ValetaUs .. Cape Clear I: I,temastovem liverpool Pembroke Brost Cochefort Portsmouth Leedom Dover 17 Yaresouth icsrborough ihlekts SATCRDAI E. to N. and W. B. E 7-07 F. I. 44. I. IL 130.15 31 - 1A.21 30 3 10.13 3 4 10.13 37 1 129.07 30 2 I.N.E. S.R.L E.S.E. S.E. R. 4. E. 2 3 10 b 1 , 5 6 14 0 0.20 3 3 4 12 e 3 6 5 10 b 4 5 7 12 0 2 6.12 r 0.32 3 cV 25 11 rtt c 'I . 1 3 6 4 1 7 1G 0 —.l 3 4 10 o 2 4 7 12; e 3 3 7' 12 j 0 0.44 3 2 8 16 r 0.753 6 6 22 r 0.58 7 3 5 22 c 0.20 4 ' 7 6 , r 0.2 a 7 4; 8 16 , 3 5 9 10 o 0.64 6 5 8 14 o'o.Bo 4 5 7 . 4 o 0.11 - 4, 4 16 e 6 2 6 14 b S 5 8 16 b a 5 16 ! 234 42 I 20.!24. 2 125/.113 42 1 133.71 41 0 122. W... 3! 4 20.03 3! 1 al.B 41 2 29.0047 0 20.00 46 2 .N. 73 43 1 33,4 4S 0 /3ABI 42 2 20.823• 2 0.33 371 1 29.0034 2 129.10; 1 29.0113:, 9.88 37 . 3 130.1312 3 EWE. N. W. N. W. W. N. W. N. W. C. N.E. E. N. E. LE. PIIOS/MIA os N01T1110.31 BINDAT. fresh COAST!. W. to N. and Z„ fresh. to strong. N.W. to N.C. and BE, wzgruns. N.E. to B.E. and B. W., strong to trash, souse trash, generally fine. JAIL As nest show. MIDDLI. Al Sled above. NAV. to L, strong to SUCITIMUL E. to S. and c. W., freak some rain or fresh to moderate. snow. N. N. W. to L N L and Earrtai. As next above. E.s. L, Aron, gene rally floe. Cautionary Drum on all coasts on Thursday. Northern=nentiond. Western= !reload. lilddlo=-Walss, o pposite and adjacent. 01.nthem,..Efixtish Camas! mad Biscay Boy. Watern =Eastward England mod . . 14.—liammeter corrected and reduced to 32° at half tide level. Each ten feet, of vertlial elevation, cousin: about one hundredth of an inch IHMLIICTIO3I . and each ten degrees, above IV, caus ing nearly three hundredths 13011:1311 E —Exposed thermo meter In shade. l).—Differeuce of wet bulb for evaporation and dew point::. W.—Wind, direction of 'raCa—two points bier of magnetic). to lt—estisnateit. X.—Extremie form since last report. Q.—quarter Whrnee KXTRIIMIC forego ,NNE,— . I, to St= Yi). 1. : b.—blue sky: c. —clouds ,detached); f.—fog: h.—hall L —lightning m.—mist y hazy . o.—overeast dull . r.—raln s. —snow . t .— thunder . k =Rain-fall, snow sr Intl smelted„ dace last report. S.—ffes disturbance (1 to 9. Z.—Cals. THE OLD AND NEw TEAL—Last night and this morning churchmen and dissenters were actively engaged is the popular ceremony of " seeing the old year out and the new year in." Amongst the numerous body of Wes leyan methodist, the last night of the year is called '• watch night," and with them appears to have originated the custom now so general amongst members of the esta blished church and various dissenting sects. In the chapels of Great Queen-street, Slottee-square, Hiode-street, and others belonging to the Wesleyan methodists, the service commenced in moat came about 11 o'clock, and coexisted of prayers, singing, and brief pulpit addressee. As midnight approsched the whole congregation knelt down, and • n silence was preserved. At length the clock announced that the old year had come to a close, and as the last stroke of 12 sounded the members of the congregation roes, and, having song a hymn, went to their homes. At the pariah church of St. Clement !roes, in the Strand, there was a fall evening service with holy communion. Prayers were said by the Rev. Alfred Strugnell, M.A., of Queen's College, Cam • bridge, ark a sermon preached by the Rev. It. H. _ Lilliek, M.A., the rector, from the 2.5 th chapter of St. Matthew's Gospel, verse el—" Our lamps are gone out." He arti of the dangers of spiritual iamb, sod of the duty incumbent oa every Christian to make the beet use of the time allowed to him oa earth. At Clare-market Chapel, in the same parish, there was a midnight service, with communion, at which wetly of the poorer clam*, with which the neighbourhood abounds, attended. As Bedford Chapel, Bloomsbury, there wee a midnight service. A sermon was preached by the Rev. J. C. M. Bellew, S.C.L. At St. Paul's Church, Backlashes'. gate. there :as a fall choral midnight service, mu ducted by the Rev. E. Davison. At St. Luke's, Berwick street, a very poor cod populous district of Lomb's, there was also a midnight choral service, con ducted by the Rev. Harry .fones. Is. A. At the parish church of Bermondsey the parishioners attended in large numbers, and a plain service, with sermon, was conducted by the Rev. W. Duncan Long, M.A., the rector. At West street Chapel, • district of St. Giles's, the service was conducted by the Rev. It, W. intake, M.A. At many other churches connected with the establishment there were similar services. some with communion kept up until the new year had commeaced. At some independent and baptist chapels there were services, but they were Dot so general es amongst churchmen and Wesleyan methodist& At St. Clement's Daum, St. Matthew's (Spriug.gardens), and other metropolitan churches, there were services with communion this morning ; and this evening Dr. Cumming will deliver an address in the National Scotch March, Belirrave-Nuant, on the events of the past year. THE AGRARI•N OUTRAGE IN KING'. COUNTY.— FERTHER PARTICULARs.—TERVLEVORE, WEDNESDAY.— It was about 12 o'clock noon, oe Monday, when the daring outrage mentioned in my note of yesterday was committed. Captain Byrne was entering the town of Mooeyrrall. leading to which there is a very steep bill, where, it is supposed, he would be obliged to walk the horse. The animal, however, being young and unbroken, wee held by two ropes front the bit besides the reins, and was going at the speed of shout eight miles an hour up the bill at the'time—to which circumstance, under Providence, the escape of Captain Byrne sod of the bailiff (who, I now learn, sat beside him on the ear) is due. The bailiff had accompanied Captain Byrne for the purpose of prosecuting the parties, who, it appears, not only took possession of the houses from which they had bees ejected, bat also at their stock hack again on the land, taking forcible poseesaiou of it also. It seems that en some of those lauds over which Captain Byrne is agent, tenants owing three years rent sold their stock at a very high rate in the fair before his eyes, and whilst be offered to accept even one year's rent he could not get a penny. A clue has been obtained which, it is believed, will lead to the apprehension of the guilty parties.—Dablin Smiley Mail. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Meters Mr. Oomsainioser Goulburs.) Is ss DAVIS AID SSOCIGHTON.—DICIDESD. The bankrupts were beakers in Shorediteli, who failed about four Taus ago for upward. of 100,000/. This I. as a dividend mitt*. Divideads of is. Gd. have been paid, an d it was stated that the assets now is band will yield a fur ther dividend of about U. in the pound. The bankrupt WPlldescribed as a farmer and brickmaker, of oberatees-hill•rosd. ; awe., to,cl . Him expenditure had been 300 f. a year Ivt two years pre ceding the bankruptcy. Mr. Misch, for the assignees, asked for an adjournment for additioaal account., which was ordered. TO OORIUMPONDINTS. . . . . - dverneementa inteided for ..Tiiii:zpr;;;" Loudest Evening Paper, most be et the office. 10, Bouverle-etreet. by Two o'clock as the day of publication. CONIENT-GA RDEN. rßta LVIIRMO. 'the 2ad Act of THE BOHLIIITAN GIRL —And HARLEQUIN ST. GEORGE AND ISE DRAWN. Messrs. W. H. Fayae, H. Payee, F. Yayne, the Brother. Stouette, Yale. lather —Corumence at 7 HAYMARKET. Tilts Ityrtnto, 01" R Aifilaerl.iEo;l'M N. Mesas Sothern, Bud:stone, Chippendole. Gordon. Roger. Coe. and Clark ; Mesdames Slogs' and Snowdon —Aud KING ARTHUR,. Mr. Compton . Mesdames L Keeley, Term Lindley, E. Romer. PRIYCIL3.i :9. ..... Thin Evcvnio. THE HoNEYSIOON.—And HARLISQUIN LITTLE TWA rtretaat mews. **ion, Cathcart. A. and C. Leelrmi. Huhn* and Son, Milano, Saylor, and Chapin°, Meadatnes Barnett. Adams. and Howard LYCZI True Emma, THE awiiiru.D. Mr. Wlddlcomb and Him P. Lederon —BEL DEMONIO, a Love Story. Amara Irectitei. Brougham, Emery, Charles, and Jordan ; Maim Terry, Laramie, and EJawaiMy, and Mrs. Lee. BRITANNIA. Tius ErCNINCS. the New Pantomime HICKORY. HICKORY, D 4 IcK Mrs Lane and tint-rate Pantom —The Harrel, of Prru. • THE GREAT GHOST trthur and Bertranol —ma Fair) Yountaiu.Aud THE GORILLA HUNT. HIGH WATER AT LONDON MUDD". Tim DA? Nownhac. 6h. 15m... .Atterooes. 6h. 317. Tu.stohhor Mceolna. 6h 61w. . All Goss. 7ra. 'um LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY L THE importance justly attached at the present time to the action of the Austrian Government in the atlairs of Europe has, to a great extent, di verted attention from • crisis in the internal politics of that Empire, which is serious enough to occupy the anxious thoughts of her best friends in this country. The progress of Constitutional Government in Austria hsa been watched in England with various degrees of faith in the chief agents in its development, but with only one con viction as to its desirableness and necessity. In the eyes of intelligent Englishmen the security of the Empire at home, and the measure of respect it may command abroad, must all depend on the extent to which the Imperial Go vernment can inform the various parts of the heterogeneous monarchy with a true national life, sustained and perpetually renewed by the exercise of public liberty. With us this belief is elemen tal and out of doubt. But we are a people in the old enjoyment of constitutional rights, whereas Austria has only lately made trial of Parliamen tary institutions. Rulers who have inherited traditions of personal government and unlimited power find it hard to adopt fully and frankly all the conditions of the representative system—a system which only flourishes where it is accepted heartily. Difficulties arise ; the new method does not at once yield all the profit that was looked for ; coutidence fails to meet its expected return ; the new bodies of the State claim more power than it was hoped they would be content with, or use that which was conceded otherwise than was expected. Thereupon ensue misgivings, regrets, and hesitation ; councils are dubious, the champions of the old vicious systems suddenly recover voice and courage, the patriotic are sad- dened, and all progress is suspended. Something like this is the situation of the Austrian Government at this moment. The Vienna papers,which have respectively affirmed and denied the existence of a hlinisterial crisis, may settle among themselves the precise meaning to be attached to that well-known phrase. The fact is, that within the Ministry for the last month harmony, decision, and confidence have given place to discord, uncertainty, and distrust. It would be well if personal rivalry and personal antagonism could be assigned as the adequate cause of this deplorable state of things. If the question were merely what eminent men should carry out a method of government fully and finally accepted by all parties, it would be different we might then congratulate the EMPEROR on the patriotic zeal and statesmanlike ability at his service. But while personal jealousies count for much in the present crisis—while it is true that the advancement of M. &Hass the pillar of the constitutional system, is most distasteful to the crowd of illustrious personages who before his advent brought the Empire so near to ruin, the great peril of Austria at this moment is the growth of a reac tionary feeling, a longing after the old system, a desire to get rid of the restraints of coustitutionalism in the highest regions of the State. This need not surprise us much. The Reichs rath has lately been unmanageable, as Parliaments at times will be, and the persons composing the c ntim ra f p of the Emei:Hou are reactionary to • nm. These persons tell him that the true national re presentation of Austria has always been, is now, and ever must be—not a Chamber of talkers, managed by a Frankfort lawyer, but—the Army. They tell him that Parliamentary triumphs are beneath his notice ; that only the victories of the battle-field are worthy of his line ; and that among the great Powers Russia is the one with which he should cultivate a peculiar friendship and form a close alliance. It need hardly be said that the knowledge of these facts--the weakness and want of union among the Ministry, and the misgivings and regrets in a higher region --are causing distress, and almost dismay, among intelligent patriots, who are compelled to hear wild and guilty hopes that have for three years been suppressed now proclaimed with hardihood. They may well be dismayed, for what are the prospects of the Imperial Austrian State without a Parliament truly representing the tuition 7 To the revival of national life which has accompanied the inauguration and developmentof Constitutional Government, Austria owes an increase of material prosperity and mural order at home, and of respect abroad, such as she had not known before in modern times. If her rulers mean to retrograde, to what are they to go back Not to the situation of 1858; ROME. The Paris Monde publishes an account of a con flict which occurred at Rome on Dec. 26 between a patrol of French soldiers and some Papal dragoons. According to the ifohde, the French soldiers were in the wrong ; three of the Pope's troops were killed and seven wounded. The number of English visitors in Rome just now is so great that the protestant chapel outside the Porta del Popolo does not suffice for their ac commodation on Sundays. Application has there fore been made to Mr. Severn by a deputation of clergymen for the use of a room in his consular residence, as a supplementary chapel for the use of the surplus congregation, amounting prcbabl) for two or three mouths to about 300 persons. But the proposition will apparently find a degree of opposition at the very outset, which will discourage its continuation, for Cardinal Autouelli gave a de cided negative to the consul when he applied to his eminence for his approbation. (RECTEICA TELEGRAMS.) NEW ZEALAND. (By Telegraph from Suez.) MELBOURNE, Nov. 25. Advices from New Zealand announce that the war is proceeding. The natives are said to be evacuating their .troughold. CHINA AND JAPAN. SHANGHAI, Nov. 25. Major Gordon's steamer, the Firefly, has been seized by rowdies. Affairs in Japan ara mare pacific. Prince Satsuma has proposed by way of settle ment to pay au iudemity and erect a mausoleum to Mr. Richardson, and otherwise to atone for his death. INDIA AND CHINA MAILS. SUEZ, DEC. 30. The Messa,geries luip;riales steamer Cambodge, with the above 76 passengers, and 412 bales of silk, arrived here to day. The followin telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company. THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND BOMBAY MAILS. The Valetta, Ripon, anti Ceylon left Alexandria with the above mails at 7 a.m. yesterday, having been detained in port forty hours by bad weather. The Valetta may be expected at Marseilles about the 6th, and the Ripon and Ceylon at Southampton about the 13th inst. THE CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRA- LAN MAILS. The Candia, which hit Calcutta on the 9th De cember, reached Suez on the night of the 30th idem. AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, ..4.1r. 1. The North German Lloyds' steamer Bremen, from New York on the 19th inst., has arrived off Cowes. She brings G 3 passengers, 102,950 dollars for England, 162,000 dollars for France, 500 dollars for Bremen, and 36 mail bags for England. Her news has been anticipated. A circular, lately addressed by the French Minis ter of the Interior to prefects of departments requiring in. formatios with respect to the offspring of near relations united in marriage Is exciting great ettention. The facts collected by the committee appointed by the Academy of Sciences give to the minister's circular additional interest. At the last sitting of the institute one of the members, • medical practitioner. called attention to some facts observed by him in his practice. Of marriages between relations of the third and fourth degree 14 were sterile, seven pro duced children who all died in their infancy. 16 produced scrofulous or rieketty children. The offspring of the re maining 15 families gave no cause for observation. A Paris letter says :—" We have bad a brilliant night at the Grand Opera, Emilia's 3fo,se was revived (Moser in with great splendour of scenery. The Emperor and Empress were present. The great musical event is the approaching representation of a new opera, by the veteran Auber, the most decided genius of tie lyrical French drama. Auher's melodies have become familiar all over the civilised world ; and. as • French author observes— ' Soagez-y, rappelez.vous cette pence : c'est la melodic et non Pharnionie .jui ale pouvoir ds traverser ins ages.' The title of the new opera is Li Itane:t do Rot de Gar 4 g, the libretto by M. Saint Georges. The opera is promised for the 6th of January. Patti and Mario are to appear soon at the Italia° Opera. To, i'.,,i.iao winter season may be said now to have commenced, although the weather is any ' thiag but wintry." A considerable sensation has been created in Mexico by the circulation of a printed paper beaded the "Censures of the Church," declaring that any person who should presume to convert to his own use or usurp under any pretext whatsoever property belonging to the church should be " Cursed in his house and out of his house, in the city and out of the city, waking and sleeping, eating and drinking, sitting and walking ; be is to be cursed in his flesh and is his bones, from the tip of his toe to the top of his head ; the vengeance denouoeed by God against the children of iniquity is to fall upon him ; hie name is to be effaced from the book of the living, and not to be inscribed in the book of the just ; his lot an.l inheritance is to be with the fratricide Cain, 'When. and Abiram, with Ananias, with Simon Magus. and with the traitor Judas ; he is to perish ow the day of judgment, devoured by eternal fire, with the devil sad his angels." OUTWARD AMERICAN MAIL—The Hamburg and American Company's mail steamship Teuton* Captain P. Haack, which did not arrive till 2 a.m. on Tuesday morn ing, being detained by the weather, sailed from Southamp ton at 10 a.m. yesterday, with the United States mail, 2.5 cabin and 60 steerage passengers, and a large eargo. On freight the Tentoma took jewellery from Havre. vales 400 f. Toaseco CVLTt . It e.—California lout some advan tages over the eastern states for cultivation this article. The strength of the tobscco ie in the gum which coven the top of the leaf. sod i■ soluble in water. This gum la dis solved and washed away by rain, and the crop is worthless if a heavy shower f►lls upon it just before the leaves anent or pulled. In the eastern states rains frequently COlllO about the time of ripening of the tobacco, and the crop is thus often lost. Here there is no danger of such an event. The lobate* of California is, however, not so sweet, nor dose it contain so much saccharine matter by 60 per Gent, as that of the east, but this deficiency can be supplied by curing. —Ca.Vvrnia paper. EXPRESS FROM PART& (now oft owx PARIS. THURSDAY EVIZING. The France, in its new year article, pronounces strongly in favpur of peace. After reviewing the situation, and expressing an opinion that the best thing for France is "to wait," and that any im patience on her part would " weaken her initia tive ;" and saying also, with reference to the motive which it is commonly thought urges the Emperor to war, "Our best frontier is our army ; we shall be better protected by our eagles than by the Rhine," it thus concludes : What our country wants, and what we hope for from the prudence of the Emperor and his government, is a policy of expectation and conciliation. The object of France is Pew" and the means by which she would obtain that ob ject is also peace. She has no thought of throwing herself into quarrels and conflicts to embitter and extend them. She remains calm and confident, holding in her hands the arbitrage of Europe as a perpetual appeal to the roma° and conacieoce of the Sovereign'. It is for this reasoo that we think all the activity of the government should be concen trated upon our home affairs. Let us create stability at home, by conciliation, moderation, legality, and a large and sincere practice of public liberty. In a word, let us give to Europe the example of a free people with a strong govern ment, and let as say that it la by founding legal liberty in Frewe that we shall seek to create rooml order in Europe. Let us do this, and the year now commencing may give us as many guarantees for security as the year which finishes this evening leaves us troubles and miner taintioa The above are excellent words ; let us hope that M. de la Gueronniere may have some warrant for using them. Hitherto the French government journal+, pur suant to their system of unscrupulous misrepre sentation, have stated that Spain was altogether and without reserve in favour of the concress. It now appears from the Epoea, the Madrid journal which, more than any other, is always favourable to the French government, that Spain is of opinion, in the first place, that renewed efforts should be made to get all the sovereigns to join in the con gress, and next, that she makes "certain reserves on special questions, and particularly on the Roman question." As the Presto" observes, if Spain makes these difficulties, other powers will probably do the like, and then what becomes of the congress ? I hare not hitherto noticed rumours frequently repeated, and which originally had no better ap parent foundation than the nou-renewal of the lease of his country house at Chantilly, that Lord Cowley is about to be replaced by another ambas sador at Paris. The Pays, however, announces conspicuously to-night that this rumour is ge nerally accredited iu London ; it gives the news with the standing formality, "under all reserve." The Paine contains a consinunigni , of a totally new kind, for it is one dictated by the Russian embassy. The Patric said the other day that there was no telegraphic news except a contradiction by the Russian government of intelligence from Poland, which, though pur porting to come from Warsaw, might just as well have been dated from the office of the Russian embassy in Paris. The Russian ambassador has complained of this statement to the French govern ment, and has had his claim allowed. The "com municated note " states that the Russian embassy is quite right, and that the telegrams, the authority of which is questioned, do really come from War saw—and that in open letters and not in cypher. This precedent may perhaps be considered very valuable by the various goveninients of Europe. It shows that France is quite ready to extend to them all the fatuous principle of " equality "of 1789. and that they have only to behave well to exercise over the French press a summary jurisdiction which the unenlightened jurisprudence of their own country will often not admit. The prospect of this advantage is, perhaps, worth reflecting upon in England. Only think ! If Lord Russell would be a little more conciliatory about the congress, Lord Cowley, or the successor which the Pays says be is about to Lave, might enjoy the inflicting a ronimunnei or a warn ing upon any French journal which might say any thing disagreeable to him. Consider whether that is an advantage to be lightly sacrificed. The Bourse is a good dead better. Rente root I and Mobilier, 12fr. r,Oc. FRENCH SAVINGS BASKS. The Moniteur publishes a long report of the operations of the savings banks for the year 1862. ad dremed to the Emperor by M. Beide, Minister of Agricul ture, Commerce, and Public Works. This document is, as usual, divided into six tables. The first onsmerstes the banks esti:tensed down to the 31st December, 1862, amounting is ell to 478, of which 19 were authorised during the year, but 450 only had been in actual operation. The second table ghee the number and seat of the seviogs banks is each department, as well as of their branch establish ments, with the capihtl of their dotation sod reserve funds. expenses of administration, &c. The total resources of the banks amounted on the 31st of Decem ber, 1862, after deducting expenses of administration, to 11,326,260 f. showing an increase of 641,2421. over the previous year. The number of branch establishments was 318, being 113 more than that at the close of 1861. The third table shows that the number of account' openoo the Ist January, 1862, was 1.302.7914 and as 2:e2,606 new accounts were opened, and 156,216 closed during the veer, there remained on the 21st December of the same year, 1,479,180, showing an increase of 76.390. Comparing the number of accounts with the total popu lation, there was at the close of 1862 one depositor for every twenty-seven inhabitants,' whereas the proportion is the previous year was 1 in 28. dt Paris, the number of depositors was 247,814, being 1,981 more than in 1861 ; the lacrosse is Lyons was 2,384 ; in Marseilles, 1,701, and at Bordeaux, 1,040. The total amount due to depositor, by the 450 banks, on let January, 1861, wee 402,146.399 f., and on the 31st I.le comber of the same year, 424,209,662 f., showing an increase of 22,063,263 f.. or nearly 6 percent. The average sum dime to each depositor on the 31st December. 1862, was 307 f. iisc. to 3013 f. 57e. at the same date in le6l. The depart mental averages exceed the general average is 62 depart ments, sod fall short in 29 ; Vancluse presenting thehirbeet (490 f. 70c.), and the Seine the lowest (234 f. 59c.) lo Paris the total of sew deposits in 1862 was 22,988,233 f., being 1,104,5181. WO than in 1861. There was also a ccesidereble diminution at Ronen and other manufacturing towns, but the total sum due to depositor' use higher is 1862 that in 1861 in every town, except P.otien where it diminished 96,862 f. The fourth table chenille* the; depository according to the sums due to them. There are I,o24.4l3accounte of 500 f. and under ;171,444 bet veenlo3(. and 1810(. ;105,996 bet ogee 800 f. and 1,0001.; 15, 1.0001. and upwards, liable to reduction io three moethr, sad 1.902 exempt from reductioa by law. The fifth table classes the depositors seoordiag to their occupatioes. There ere 75,037 operatives, with deposit, of 14.368,5781. ; 37,813 dociesSce with 6,011,2441. ; 12,086 clerks and shopmen, 2 , 074,777 f.; divers professions, 50,183, with 12,182,365 f. ; 301 mutual benefit encistie., with 164.075(. ; and 37,624 minors, with 4,552,25 A The sixth table shows the inscriptions of rent, purchased for depo- sitors during the year ; throe purchased ex officio, to reduce deposits within the iciest limit, produce an interest of 19.9631. belonging to 1,932 depositors ; while those pur chased at the request of depositors produce 378,5911. loosing to 9.422 persona. The total of the inscriptions bald by the bank for depositor. on the 31st December, 1862, produce 322,612 f ~ belonging to 12,496 persons. The Minis ter concludes his report by eulogising the zeal and intelli gence displayed by the admieistrabrws of the savings honks and their brooches in all parts of Preece. A MISSING STEANIZR.—The anxiety caused at Marseilles and Algiers by the diaappearaees of the Atlas is becoizieg more and more intense. The Minister of Maria* has just ordered the naval commanders at Algiers and at Alexandria, as well as the maritime authorities on all parts of the Mediterranean coast, to make all the necessary re. searches for obtaining some news of the steamer; similar instructions have been forwarded by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the different Fowl* consular agents, and an ep• peal of the same nature bas bean made to the captains of trading vessels, and to the chambers of commerce in marl• time towns, IA RZ JAN!. JACINON. The bankrupt, derwibed as a commission agent, of I ; t i e e. church-street and Pimlico, had been secretary to the Alines Loan Insurance Company. His liabilities were 1,8'L4t., of which 1,60tW. was in respect of the above-immed compeny ;no wets. It appearing that the bankrupt bad b a d some oil paintings, valued at about 1:i01., for which he had not satisfactorily accounted, au adjournment was ordered. ~ Mr. Aldridgeappeared for the official auignee ; and Mr. E. E. Reed for the bankrupt. LM RE E. THEWITIELD. The bankrupt wee a billiard-table proprietor, of Brighton. Debts, 7851. • assets, about 4001., besides an estimated sur plus from Lb:, secured property. Mr. E. Reed, for the saugnees. stated that a dispute bad arisen as to the ownenbip of the billiard tables and other property on the bankrupt's premises, albeit it was proposed to submit to his Honour's decision. Mr. Bagley appeared for the landlord of the premises. Is answer to the Commissioner it was stated that the trode aseigsee was not present. His Homier said if he did Dot attend at the seat witting to give isformatios as to the bankrupt's estate, he should amulet bias is the costs. Yr. Reed said the assignee bad left those matters to hie solicitors, and if he bad come up from Brighton it would oily have been puttiog the estate to unnecessary expeose. His Armour said that assignees who accepted a trust on behalf of creditors ought not to be allowed to devolve their responsibility oe attorneys. If this were sanctioned, cues could not moored uuder the sew law, which was specially passed for one purpose, to give creditors control over the estates of their debtors. There would be an adjournment of the examination, this question of costs being reserved. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERK EN WELL. THE FEVER DM{ OF I•iLINGTON. .1014 n Taylor, of So. :,, Braod•street. Holloway, Islin,;- too, the owner of the premises situate and beiog at the rear of Nos. 13, 14, 15, and 16, Brandatreet, appeared before Mr. D'Eyncourt at the instance of the vestry of St. Mary, lishogton, to answer a complaint under the • Nuisances Re moval Act fur England, 1855, to the effect that the said premises were ID such a state as to be a nuisance and inju rious to health and unfit for human habitation. Mr. Ldyton , the vestry clerk. attended to support the complaint, and stated that the defendant wu the owner of four small waahhowies, cottages the defendant called them, which were occupied as dwellings. These wash houses were situated at the beck of the homes in Brand street, and when they were built were intended for human habitatioos, sal he could not see what the dietrict sur veyor bad been about cohere allowed them to be erected at aIL Three places were in a filthy condition and improperly venti lated, having no bock windows. There was only one closet between the house No. for the use of the occupants of the eight houses. sod all must admit that each a state of things was very disgraceful. The yard was also mowed ; there mow dust-bin, audio° of the waterbutta were rotten. In addition the places were very damp, and were quite unfit for human habitations. Ooe of the cottages was occupied ' by four persona, and., the entire area of each hones was only TOOL 9i0., there was only 177 ft. of air to each person. The defendant had had the taus! notices served on him as to the state of the premises, and had aeon him (Yr. Layton) and had promised to remedy the evils complained of, but as he had failed to comply with the request of the vestry, or to keep his own promise, it was ousidered oe °smeary, not only for the health of the inhabitant, of the place in question, but of the parish at large, that these pro eeedinp should be taken. The defendant said the homes were his, and no one could do more that he did to Leep them clean, for every morn *be threw water down the drains. As for the houses being dump, that could Dot be, as he bad oompoed them. The num these proceedings were taken was bemuse when be put his hands etc his pockets and took them out he could not finding anything to give to Dunham, the inspec tor. (A laugh.) Dr. &thud, medical officer of health, said the places were unfit fur families to reside in, and there was no through ven tilation ; they were in a filthy condition. Mr. DEinoourt made an order for the houses to be pro perly ventilated, and also that the other work required by Mr. Layton should be done. He told the defendant that if he allowed any overcrowdiag.as had bun stated he did, the authoritieswould proceed against him under another sec tion, and that course he hoped would be taken before any of the inmates died. The defendant would have to pay the meta. The defendant said he would at ones set about the work, and he wished to assure him worship, amidst much laughser, that there was a dewier or • harder-working Luldlord than he was.. — .l - d:c;tictWilliaals, of ureham•street, WAS summoned for a like offence, and pleaded not guilty. Mr. Layton said that the state of one of the bosuns would show pretty nearly tho state of the whole of the others. At N 0.3, the house was in a bad state of repair, and very filthy, the paving also being defective, the drain, owing o its being made of brick, and not having a proper fall, was offensive. There were no dust bins to any et the houses, and the yards were very . dirty. Se waterbott was rotten, awl Dot covered, and had no tap et bail-gook, and the temente had to dip the water. At Nc 4 the ceilings were so defective that they admitted both light ead'air. The state of No. 3 applied to all the other bowies. Dr. Ballard con6rmed the statement, and said that the houses .ere imperfectly ventilated. The defendant said be was doing all he could to remedy the evils oomplaised of, and would do as the vestry wished him. . . . Mr. D'Eyoccort made en order for the immediate doing of the aeoeseary work, sad ordered costa TIM LATI FATAL ACCIDENT AT HORNSET. J.,lat Hear!, Hatfield, aged IS, of 128, St. James's-road, Holloway, who described himself as a traveller, was charged with unlawfully discharging a pistol in Horniey.wood-lane, a public thoroughfare, to theconinion dupe of passengers, at the parish of Horasey. From the evidence of James Smith, ostlers' the Horn sey-wood Tavern, it appesred that yesterday afternoon, wnilat the inquest on the young man who was killed at Massey was being held, the prisoner was amusiog himself by firing off a pistol near to the footpath. He was taken into custody by police-inspector Lengdon, who took a pistol from him which was loaded to the muzzle. Mr. R. Collins stated that be was foremen of the inquest, sad was requested to attend by the jure, to complain of the common practice of letting off loaded firearms on the public highway. It often happened that when parties were passing along the highway, they could hear the shots rattle over their hats. A verdict wan retuned in the ease of the young men Banks of accidental death, and attached to the verdict was a recommendation to Sir R.. Mayne to use stringent means for the purpose of suppressing so dangerous a auisance. Mr. D'Eyneourt said he had received several letters on the subject, and ordered the defendant to pay a fine of Tia, which yeast aces dose. WORSHIP-STREET. FIRST CHARGE ON THE NEM TE 101-DAT. Georpe Melevalfe, a wiry-framed young fellow, was charged before Yr. Cooke with burglary. ' Yr. (horse Wiley, residing in the Hackney-road. said— About on* o'clock this morning I was alarmed by hearing some person walking about the rear of the premises. and while listening, a voice called out. •• Who's there!" This I afterwards learned proceeded from Mr. Lulea, my lodger, who was then lookieg out of the upper window. I sprang from my bed and saw a man mowing through a wicket-gate in the back-garden, but cannot swear it was the prisoner. gave alarm, and subsequently charged the prisoner with ' this offence. my premises having been broken oen. Welch, 20l N, said—l heard cries of " Police ' at the time in gaieties. and guarder; to the spot from whence they pro -waded saw the prisoner in a stooping position near We prosecutor's garden wall. He walked away oa perceiving me, and when I questioned him as to his business there replied. " Nothing, you are wanted tonal the corner; don't von bear that they are calling police!" I said, " I think that you are wanted round the corner, so come with me." He resisted violently when I laid hold of him. and on taking him to the rear of the place I found the parlour window open, this jemmy lying on the window stone, and this piece of candle by its side, some matches and • screw driver being a short distance from them. On my way to this court this morning, prisoner said, " If I had bad anything about use, you should not have done this so easily, but, never mind, they can't do anything with es if nothing's stolen." I had prisoner in custody two year's since, and he wax sentenced here to three months' insprioonmeet. Primmer made no defence, and was fully committed for trial on the charge of burglary. TOTAL SCHUR OF CHAR .:Es AT THIS COORT DURINk: THI rA.T IKAIL The entries in the daily charge book• at Worship-street police-court for the year 144 numbered 10,(4I ; those is the pokes commitment book, 1,11;4. r