The Express. — London, England, 1866-02-23 00:00:00

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We 131 " 1161 :: • " gig. 16.111116 ~,. 1 Tonnage. 'Joshua Liam_ Is se 1.600 2,C00 1,000 ro7o;iiii.warreal --_ --=----- --- BLACK BALL PAS SBNGEB LINK of S minus kr •178TILLLIA trots Lowden direst. --r-z —-- ------ - - IL India March 10 I. India Feb. 15 IL India March 26 Ordies. FAIL to 1111 Mom& StQIILS\BLir of lagiand .1 LOOO Z. India Feb. t 9 —a . I WandelL Eton ' Groot. Paola& • • 1,600 Liverpool March 16 u mbels .... Young Australia 1,600 L blab March 60 r/ astaltratad line ad packets haw, by their yanctuatity and r ot we earned. world-known repatation. and tisk Ca► m oor accommodation to nnaurpunsd by any ~eta afloat...4'off % let :Late ' r i lte t rgr a r4ette for Um adeallo aPttal pa us• ; sad T. M. MACKAY and Co., 1, Lemiarbblioliresa, Mob& LC. ii3LAOKWALL LINE of PACKETS. — For RILDOURNI (Port Phillip) Direct —Yawn OREM% alp DOVER CASTLE. 1,200 tons, Coign B. Y. DEACON, will bee East India Docks on 10 th musk and carry an modem:ell ornson.—Apply to P. GREEN and CA, 140, Loadenball-sirsot, MESSRS. MONEY WIGRAM and SONS' (of Micheal-yard, London) LINE el PACE IT BEIM lISTEALIA. For MELBOUBITI. Port Phil)* direct %Tatra ths Docks on Tuesday, 10th IMlXT.cining tb), the splsudtd clipper ship TO 1.100 lona ANDZIPON Bar the Kent), Commander to load In the East India Docks. accommodations tor all dares c wawa* are unsoupamed, and she will carry an eiParleneed —For &des& or pelage apply to ALLPORT sad YORGaIt, FUh Kum MONEY vnot.m sod BON/. MAN FROM unezom. OR (=crow' TO NEW YORE. TWICE ♦ THE LIVERPOOL, NEW YORK, and PHILLDELPHIA ITIA3I4IE/2 CONYANY Intend de. B risontne their ipowerimiltd•-buus boa &sew ilsormadri, iambi tie Untidadatetes FROM LIVERPOOL for NEW TOLL CITY OF BOSTON, Wednesday, Feb. IR CITY OF COM. Wanly, Itareb, 3. CIFX-0.-ELYWONWFON,-Wedneeday, Marsh 7. lad sway Wiriatiely, sod allorerie 7214176 4110 d gelardarh Cobh pimp by the mesa slesaness a iallr o =l o F en. edne= um, sad IN rilaelik aosonnal to . =iby tie Frkley's sad nalmOdre demons, IS daimon nesuge hiatuses a ton mopply cd cooked epto - tar Clouds sad the Thalt•iasbis booked SCIn terms —lam turibor porde:alai* to MUM gdea SIAN, U, Wsterelaled, Lamed ; es Se sod mAcanr. Ling asielmoss, Louden. STEAM to NEW YORK. UNITED STATES MAIL LINL—The splendid and hmoartie side-Irked steamers of the New York and havre Steam Ship Company twin. resumed their plaoes this serrlos are appoinkd to Wafer New York as follows : STODATUL --34j i t y t=entatiOli.—TELEATRE a BLUM f. —II4.IIIISUI ha 144010 and TANTZILOQUMM, r peefirmed by command before bee Majesty the QOM and tie Soya Family at Windaor, Tardy Evening, Nov. IL 1846. The marvellous Mina. the birth of Flower Trees, and iroodares celebrated Indian Basket Far, as only performed by him.—IVEILY EVENING, at 8; W and drarday, at at Mitchell's, oid Bond.t.idazest Ban os a Egyptian.halL—Adialmion, Is. and he : Mani. Be. " Almost miracaloas."—Vide "Vhs Times," April 18. 18IL VOREIGN Wll ES,cheap and pure :—Catalonian Sherry, 17s. ; Andalusian Post, 17a ed. ; Preach. les.; 2salach ah•l 7 7. per dome Beaujolais. 18a 62. ; 21s. : Reillinol4 11a. lid. ; Chablis, 21s. ; Hock. Pls. to fau l t= Sparkling Hoek and Mosel* 48a a dome ; Cognac Brandy. Ws or brown, 401, a damn bottles included. Terms cub. Caris paid upon four dozen into the country. IiDWABD BOWIISBANI and SONS, Diemen and Imported. 771, SuzsatreeS, Loudon. Rdablished 1782. THE PANTHEON TURKISH BATHS, rams. mundays. s. Gnat man ta. =r i zet, w. sH °User days. WELSH HARP, ESSEX-STREET, ROUTERDWMIXIT.—The FEW PROPRIETOR bop to Invite the attention of gentlemen to the Temple r tr:erboartood to the mtherlor seoeinmcdstion he offers.— Dinners from 12 WI 4; on hemisge at 2. A large gab-room suitable for socletke meetings, &c.—RUORNSTKIN, Proprietor. pEtnaxes and COMPANY'S TEAS era EiIET sad cammer. STRONG t TM BUCK TEA. ls. ed., 2a, 2s. Id., La. I. 4d. Red delicious Black Tee is now only fia ed. per pound. Pure, rimrrww choke Ceres, is. 4d., Ia id, la. Sa. PWLLIPS and Co., Tea Ilerchnuta. S. Ling Wililamatreek MY. London. LC. A prim surreat free. Sugars at market pekes. PRILLIPS and Co. send all seeds combos tree within eight miles of Ne. S. Mug Willlam-drest COL worth sonless free to any rehire, station or market town in Englsad.—Plialips and Co. base se agents, nor say connexion with say hones in Wor easter or direness. S •UON.—LEA sad PERRINO' women BAWL Ibis &lido= condiment. senor i tani coono w neare red ONIX D &AI/ Is prepared solely by and The WAG Sr. rape Wall' rationed worst worthier bedta• Was, and should see that Lea and !antra' names are on wrapper, label bottle. and stpper. AM kw LTA lel Faso, 11A1701. Sold whored, end Ice export by We Proprietors, Won/err Nears. men; and BIACLIML; Marra. BAIICLLY 11114 90278. London. Be.,and b 7 grocers and oilmen aniveresilY. Just published, Pro sloe, prise ; whol• scarlet cloth, 6d., GOUNOIYB MUSE SOLENNELLE (St. Cecilia). to Vosal Boor% with Latin words (0147). Edited, and the Pianoforte Accompaniment arranged by JOIDIPH BAWL London : Novell() sad Co., OD, DiSbiittei, Bobo, W. last published, Bro she, price 2s. ; whole scarlet cloth, 3s. ed., GOUNOD'S COMMUNION SERVICE (Mesas Solennelle), as sung at St. Andrew's Church s Wells-stresa. The Eardsh wards adapted by the Rey. W. G. LOWDEN, M.A. Rated by lows BAWDY, Orpaiet and Director of the Choir of SL Andrew's. London : Rondo and Co., IS, Dean4treet, Soho. W. Just published, oblong folio Mse handsomely bound in whole clothes Ba, ,EFEBURE-WELY' SIX GRAND OFFER, 1.4 TOIIIB for the a n y . Each Oft'artolre may also be had singly. leo. 1, in B flat, u ; No. 2, in P, la. dd. ; No. S, in C, la. ; No. ' Lond o n MA. ed. : Novell° and Co., ell, Dean-street, Bono, W. Price SI. each, Tx DRUMS for PARISH CHOIR& Sot to -a- music br Dr. C. SteinslL A. S. Sullivan, J. Baraby, G. Allen. G. H. Garrett, Dr. L G. Monk, G. A. Xagarren, J. Bap tiste Catkin . 8.. Hakim& Rev. Bir Frederick Onager, J. Hamilton Clarke, W. H. Monk, Dr. P. Amok J. L. Hopkins, Dr. G. B. Arnold, and W. T. Bed. London : Novello and Ce., SO, Drain-greet, Soko, W. CASUALS and CONVICTB.—The UNION B ANK. —The BUILDER, of THIS DAY. WL, or by post contains ;--Fins View and Plan of the New Union Bank of Lon don. Chanoery-lnos on the Manatactture of Convicts; Archi tecture in Liverpool ; Oeone in Relation to Beath ; Public Works Department, India; Ventilations the Monks' ChaDeL Norwich ; Railway H o mo Art Foliage ; and other papers, with all cognate Newand Foreign.-1, Yorkatrost, and all Bowmen. THE SUNDAY GAZETTE, containing all the latest Telegrams and Upraises of Saturday, exclusive and early podded Intennottou, and comprehensive City Weill ace,rprotassiond news sod epitome of public opinion of . aloortikg. th•slridal , ado arts, Ind. medical, olericeL literary. naval and vullttary. and civil service news, is published eve SUNDAY MORNING in Una for distribution in the ot Loudon by 9 eelock. l w from Havre. Yr= labiostia. ---- - ii We Fulton ridgy, Marsh 13. AMP TUesday, Aprll 10. Tilton Tueelay, May S. Aran Tuesday, June 6. IWednesda4, Marsh la. Wednesday, April U. Wednesday, May 9. Vednesday, Joao 9. Funs :—First-clan, Ste ; astrad.otor, Bls.—For Won appCwt IIFEBETTB, LIM Co ., rano sad Bars ;G. B. W. FOX and ~ Pasoan' or H. STABS and Co., 146, Cbsoondo, Lawton. DEPOSITS MC/IY= BY THE CREDIT ENGFONCIE (Limit R and MOBILIZE of LAND ed). RATES ter NON7LY on DEPOSIT.—This Company received' money on Deposit. fr in sums or LIO and upwars, at the under mentioned rates, om this day until farther n d otice, : At fourteen days' notice 56 per cent. per annum. A month's notice 6 per cent. per annum. forfixd periods of Not less than S months and up to 6 months per cent. per annum. Beyond 6 months and up to 9 months 6 per cent. per annum. Beyond 9 months and up to 12 months 61 per cent. per annum. Beyond 12 months and up to Si months tge per cent. per annum. Forms of application can be obtained of the ilearetary, to whom an commwsicatiens must betaddressed. By order of the Cour, AIJ'B.ED LOWI, Secretary. Roe. 17 and 18, Cornhill„ London, Feb. 22, 1800. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. TUE NEW SEASON NOTICE. 111 l the BM BOOKS of the SEASON and of the part twenty Haan are in dreulation at lIUDIRS SELECT LIBRARY. /MT CLASS SUBSCRIPTION, ONE GUINEA Pia ANNUM Commensing at any data Book Clubs supplied en liberal terms. uses on application. MITDIrI c trI t iCT LIB R A tti z ir Linsited), NEW ORM city 04444, 4. smo-wrsza, csiArarDs. IeWAINE'S wholesale sod export UPHOL irxxr and MINERAL TOENISIIINGI WILIAROGeIe. Nob 11$ W 131. Newington-butts. newt" rrsoeb4orett. U the largest and wog varied stock in louden. r goods warranted, and delivered free. New Uluetrated priced lista of furniture, bedding. ie., retie. "OW worth beet floorelothe !part at Taylor's Depositmt, all new patterns sad well seasoned. b. 9d. per yard, worth In 9d. KYAM and Co.'s JUVENILE CLOTHING. Hy= and Co., 66 and 67. Orford-street, have special arrangements by which the Newest Modos and the most &wiz able materials are employed in the proaisagon of every &endp late of Boys' and Youths Clothing. HYAM and Co.'s GARMENTS and PRICES. The new Prusee of Wales sad Prince Alfred Overcoats sad Copse, 15e. sd. to 42a ; Knickerbocker, Eton, Harrow, and Osborne Salts, 15e. 6d. to 66e.; Jackets, Bs. 6d. to Wss; Trousers, Si. fki. to Its fki.; Vesta, 4a. Od. to Ta id.; Jackets sad Vesta alike Ha fld. to I7s. 6d. BTAM and Co. GENERAL TAILORS, CLOTHIER: 4 , HATTERS, HOSIERS, Es., to. ; II and 17, Oztord•atreet, W an d , snd 23, Neer-eireet, Birmingham; Briggate, Lee ds ; westgate, Dewabary. R UPTIFRE S. The PATENT SELF- Kw ADJUSTING GERMAN TRUSS, acting effectually with oat any complications, Is recommended by the faculty for the cure and relief of hernia. The necessary quality of a good truss Is an cadent resisting power, without unnecessary pres sure= the part affected, which desirable object la alone obtained In a truss unencumbered with straps, spiral springs, or pad behind.—J. EGG and Co., 1, Piccadilly, W. ARTIFICIAL TRETE—lmportant Improve ment and Great Reduction in Prices .— Yr. EPHRAIM MOSTLY, purse..n.deatiat, 0, Greavenonstreet, Grosvenor square, sole inventor end patentee of artificial teeth on a soft, elastic, chymically-prepared India-rubber gum. No unsightly fastenings being required, they are more natural, durable, end *comfortable than any yet introduced. They are self-adhesive, render support to the adjoining teeth, are wee en a perfectly painless principle, and supplied at charges within the reach of all. Clergymen. lecturers, and public speakers will flied this system particularly adapted to their wants ; it combines eons vide enuaciati.s and yerfect mastication. Consultation free. Nes cot.nszion with anyone of the same name. lietablished lsos. BLOSSOM of HONEYSUCKLE, a delicate sod distinguC perfume, extracted from the Bowers, by J2io. GOBNELL and Co., P.rfutuers to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales, Red Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames•street, Landon. TONIC BITTERS. WATERS' QTININA WINM. The most palatable and wholesome bitter In exidenee. AN EFFICIENT TONIC, An unequalled stomachic, and a gentle stimulant. Reid by grocer., Italian warehousemen, wine merchant; cow tectioners, and others, at 30.. a cloaca. Manufactured by WATERS and WILLIAMS, 2, Martins-lane, Cannonwtreet, Loudon. Wholevde Agent; IL Lewis and Co.. Worcester. THE INS IGORATIVE NERVINE ESSENC E The most scientitically prepared and most powerful nutri tive cordial ever Introduced ; restores to their normal condition en the secretions, en the integrity of which perfect health de pends, It is a specific for debility of all kinds. and from Ite owe- Whin& =mg other Ingredients, poplin' and phosphate of soda. will prove lushly beneficial to the nervous and dyspeptic. Price fia per bottle, or four quantities In one for ifs. Sole Agent; Mimic liaunigarten and Co., 510. Oziard-strest. 1 ,4 1. and Mt. renchurch.strest. LC_ London. TVINNEFORD'S FLIIID ItLiGNESLL—The .a." medical profs stop for thirty years have approved of this pure solution of magnesia as the beat remedy for acidity of stomach, heini..che, beartturn, gout, and indige.tion ; and es a mild aperient it is especially suspect' for ladles and children. Prepared by DINNSFORD and Co., Chemists, &c., lte, Neer Poudetreet, London, and sold throughout the world by all resoectstae Caution—See that '• Irionstord and Co:' Is on sec% bottle and red label over the wort. liEATING'S COD LIVER OlL.—Tbs Finest Imported this Season—The PALE NEWFOUNDLAND, DIM and tasteless the LIGHT DROWN, cheaper and of good quality. The demand for these OW, moat hi hly recommended for the medicinal prottrtles, has an greatly increases, that Mr. Innfirg. being anxious to bring them within the reacts of all chimes, new imports direct, the Pale from Newfoundland. and the Brown from the Norwetian Islands. The Pale may be bad in lalt.puthi, la. Outs, '. 9d. ; quarts, 6a. The Lip,ht Brown. fi pints, IL &r ; quarts, 34.—At 79, Bt. Partrachurchyard, London. KAYE'S WORSDELL'S PILLS, the best remedy for UOUT and ItHEIMIATISM.—naId by an chemists, dc.. at In ltd.. In ad., and 4a. ad. per box. DR SCOTT'S BILIOUS &nd LIVES PILLS, a never tailing remedy. prepared without any mercurial beredlent, from the recipe of Dr . Scott, will be foun d Invaluable b all who suffer from bilious and liver complaints, indigsetlou. wind, swans, giddiness. dizzlikeer of the eyes, to. Per habitual custieeuess, as a family aperient medicine, sad as a swifter of the Diced, they are truly excelleot mild is their operable sod Mimi to the stomach, they create aspen, DM"b d r aika • sad strengthen the whole nervous stem.—Sold by . lam bllff,chemitt, 8, Sing Willlassetrest as 11104 unielpits, I s boxes, Is. lid. sad 2s. 91. De sure to ask or Dr. &oft Billow and Liver Pills. The genuine are to a wars pees Dick's. with ^ W illlam Lambert" engraved en the damp. GOUT or RHEUMATISM is quiskly relieved sod aural sad few days by that adebraial Indians, BLAIR'S GOUT REUGUNATIO Oblabod through 55 3 Cbsallsa. at L. Iyd. aad 2a. td. per box. THE EMPEROEHONAPARTE3 LIBRARY. The 19th volume of the Napoleon correspondence has jest been published et Perim. It fills 634 pages, and contains 751 letters written or dictated between the 14th of May, 1809, and the 15th of October of the mine year, Knowing what vast projects Napoleon was engaged in during the whole period they embraced, one is surprised to find he could write or dictate on an average five or six letters a day. The Emperor closes a day full of matters of the highest moment with the following letter to bis private librarian, M. Bsrbier, at Paris : " Behtiabrun, May 14, 1809. " Tho Emperor thinks that his library is badly organised. There are many useless books in it. Of this number are the following :--The Works of Parny, 5 vols., in 12mo. ; ditto of Bertia, 2 vols., la 12mo. ; Thant of Second class authors,' 8 vols., is 12mo. ; 'bisoourses on &nun and Toning,' 4 vols., in 12mo. ; The Lives of Cele brated Mariners,' 12 vols., in 12mo. ; ' The Letters of Dupaty on Italy,' 3 vols., in 12mo. ; ' The Three King doms,' by Delillq 2 vole., in 12mo. ; History el Jovianns,' 2 vols., in 12m0.; 'The Lenten of Madame de &vivre,' 11 vole., is 12mo. ; ' The Bamako,' 1 vol., in 12mo. ; 'Selec tions from Billion,' 1 vol., in 12mo. ; The Memoirs of Rochefoucalt,' 1 vol., in 12mo. ; 'The Recollections of MadamedeCaylns,' 1 vol. in 12mo. ; The Bible of Cologne,' 1 voL, in 12mo. ; The Iliad,' 2 vole., in 12mo. ; Tomo, 2 vols., in 12mo ; Camoens, 3 vols., in 12mo. ; ' The 2Erieid,' 4 vole., in 12mo. ; Milton, 3 vols., in 12mo. The last six wcrks are to be exchanged for aDe Sao; Bible, in 12mo. ; the ' Hind,' in 12mo. ; Tomo, in 12m0., Italian and French ; Camoess, in 12mo. ; lEneld,' prose, in 121110.. and Milton, in prose, in 12mo. All to be of small size. The Emperor will not have any works of poetry and literature in 12mo. This oize should be reserved only for history and chroniolee. The collection of Greek romances is too large. The print of the Cologne Bible is not legible: The /Eoeid,' and Milton are in verse, and his Majesty deeres to have prose translatioon Eleven volumes of Madame de Sevigni talcs up too much room ; you must get a collection of her letters of small size. All the Wises above-mentioned are rejected as =elem. Here are the books which M. Berner will put in their plecoo-Tecitne, in French, in 12mo. ; Gibbon, in 12mo. ; Didorus Sicedun in 12mo. ; the poem of Pitif, is 12mo. ; sod 'Gil Bias,' the same. The ' Men_oirs of Da Betz' are printed on horribly bad paper, and the printing is equally bed ; they must be exchanged for somethiog bettor. Fina'ly, the following must be sent-1. Tacitas, in French ;2. Gibbon ;3. Dio dome Siculas ;4. Memoirs of De Betz ; 5. A selection of ' Madame de Sevignd's Letters ; 6. De Sacy Bible-- the whole six in 12mo. ; 7. ' The Iliad ;' 8. 'The 2Eneid,' in prole ; 9. Tomo, Italian and Preach ; 10. Canioens; 11. Milton, in pry ; 12, a selection of Greek romances ; 13, ' Gil Bias ; and 14, 'La htie', a poem. All these from the 70, to bs of a small sire. The Madrid correspondent of the Times writes . " The wretchedness of the people here is stilt on the in censes. The usual results of the Carnival season begin to be visible ; it has brought to beggary marry of the wretches who. while bordering on the brink of it, were, however, i m p r ovident enough to squander away their last copper in the silly indulgence of dancing and masquerad ing pleasures. The number of mendicants in Madrid is appalling. Nor are the provinces free from the same plague. At Avila, where I was the other day, it seemed as if every sawed person I met was a beggar. They crowd the doors and the very staircases of the inns to the upper floors ; they swarm in and out of the churches ; they lie everywhere on the pavement. It ie sad, shocking , heart-rending sight. Ofte good thing there is about the generality of Spanish beggars, however ; they are not importunate, and slink away, on the first rebuke." A greater number of Americana are now in Rome than have been there goes the wee. Last week there were shoat 000, and at one time in the Hotel de Rome close there were 200. A Voixwrasa DII3I3IZD Orr.—A few days size& at Bradford-on-Avon, one of the members of the 9th Wilts drum and fife band, who had moved rebellious, was drowned out, tha band playing the " Rogue's Manh." —Dnisa Gamete. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE (asursx's Tirazowce.) CLOSING OF THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS BY ROYAL DECREE. BKRLIN, Faa. 22, Arrzasoos. Count von Bismarck has just communicated to the Chamber of Deputies a royal decree ordering both houses of the Diet to be closed to-morrow, and to remain adjourned until the end of the pre sent session. BERLIN, Fn. 22, Evitimia. The closing of the Prussian Chambers, which took place to-day, was entirely unexpected. Even Herr Grabow, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, was not aware that this measure was impending. After the reading of the royal order, Herr Grabow said :—" I hope that the Prussian people will stand by their representatives, and that they will consider the constitution as sacred as ever. I close the session with the cry, Long live the I )1 THE BANK OF PRUSSIA. BERLIN, FEB. 22. The Bank of Prussia has reduced its rates of discount to 6 and 6 per cent. for bills and advances respectively. AUSTRIA. VLIODIA, Fn. Si. A report circulated to-day on the Bonne that the Emperor would shortly issue an important mani festo. The rumours of a ministerial crisis are stall prevalent. -- THE HIJNGARIAN DIET• PESTH, Frs. 22. In to-day's sitting of the Upper House of the Hungarian Diet, the address, in reply to the speech from the throne, was agreed to by a large majority. In the Upper House, the Transylvanian Metropolitan, Mgr. Zaguna, took his seat to-clay for the first time, and several Transylvanian deputies also made their first appearance in the Lower House. CHINA. (By (Mesa Tekgnph from Gala) HONG KONG, P. L Total export of tea to date, 110,625,000 lbs. Exchange on London, 4e. Id. SHANGHAE, JAN. 26. Tea quiet. Bilk steady : total export to date, 50,000 bales. Exchange on London, 6e. 3d. PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND THE NEGROFA. A delegation of coloured representatives from different btates of America now in Washington to urge the interests of the coloured people before the government had an interview with President John son on the 7th inst. Among the members of the delegation was Frederick Douglass. The President shook hands with him first, and then with each of the other members. The first speaker (Mr. G. T. Donning) who addressed the President said that the coloured people were not satisfied with the amendment prohibiting slavery, but wished it to be enforced by appropriate legislation. They cherished the hope that they might be fully enfranchised, not in one district alone, but throughout the land ; anything less than that would be lees than their just due. On the day succeeding that on which this inter view took place, the delegation published a reply to the President, in which they state their belief that the views and opinions he had expressed were "entirely unsound," and prejudicial to the highest interests of the negro race and of the country. They take exception to his attempt to base a policy ad verse to the enfranchisement of the blacks upon an alleged hostility of the former slaves to the poor whites of the South. They urge that he commits an error in drawing an argument from an incident of a state of slavery, and making it a basis for a policy adapted to a state of freedom. They add : Hardee, even it were true, as you allege, that the hostility of the blacks toward the poor whites must necessarily be the same in a state of freedom as in a state of slavery, in the name of Heaves, we reverently ask, how can you, in view of your professed desire to promote the welfare of the black man, deprive him of all means of defence, and clothe him whom you regard as his enemy in the panoply of political power? Can it be that you would recommend a policy which would arm the strong and cart down the defenceless? Can you by any possibility of reason ing regard this as just, fair, or wise ? Experience proves that thews are of Menet abused who can be abused with the greatest impunity. Mee an, whipped °Betted who are whipped easiest. Peace bet ease races is not to be secured by degrading one rue and exalting another; by giving power to one race and with holding it from another ; but by maintaining estate of equal justice between all parties. On the colonisation theory that you were pleased to broach very much could be said. It is impossible to suppose, in view of the usefulness of the bleak man in time of peace as a labourer in the Beath and in time of war as a soldier at the North, and the growing respect for bis rights among the people, and his increasing adaptation to a high state of civilisation in this his native land, there can ever come a time when he can be removed from this country without a terrible shock to its prosperity and peace. Besides, the worst enemy of the nation could not oast upon its fair name a greater infamy than to suppose that negroes could be tolerated them in a state of the most degradiog slavery and oppresssioe, and must he cut away and driven into exile for no other cause than having been freed from their chains. THE RECIPROCITY TREATY. FAILURE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS AT WASHINGTON. The Toronto Globe of the Bth instant says that there seems no reason to doubt that tht final offer for the renewal of the Reci procity Treaty, made by Messrs. Galt and How land to the American government, has been re jected, and that the Washington negotiations are at an end. It congratulates the colony that the proposals of the United States have not been ac cepted, and expresses its opinion that the abolition of the treaty must lead to the speedy confederation of all the British American provinces. CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS.—MALTA, FED. 22. —The Poonab leaves at noon tc-elay for Marseilles, where she may be expected on the 25th inst. The Mongolia left at 8 a.m. to-day for Southampton, where she may be ex pected on the 3rd March. Outward Bombay Mail : The Para, from Southampton on the 12th, reached Malta yes. lierday at noon, and left at midnight for Alexandria. THE BOMBAY (HEAVY) MAIL.—GIBRALTAR, FEB. 21.—The Massilia left here for Southampton at 8 a.m. to day ; 'seethe. good ; all well. Qumesrowe, FRB. 22.—The Inman steamship Etna, from New York on the 10tb iost,, arrived here at IL3O p.m. to-day, with the mails, 115,882 dole. in specie, and 123 passengers. She landed 19 of the latter, and pro ceeded at IL4O p.m. for Liverpool, Her news has been anticipated. SOUTHAMPTON, FRB. 22.—The North German Lloyd steamship New York, Captain von Oterendorp, from New York on the 10th instant, bee arrived. She brings 139 bags of mails, of which 41 bags are for London, and 129 ngers for this port, Havre, and Bremen. The New York brings on freight for England 111 bars of silver, value 1 1 33,500 dole., and gold value 63452 dole. ; and for Bremen a fall cargo of general merchandise. SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE FINE Airm—Let evening Mr. Thomas Temple delivered an interesting lecture on " The English ArtifiaLkl School of Comedy," in which, after explaining his definition of the term " be illustrated his messing by reference to the works of Etberage, Wycherley, Congrevo, brush. Farquhar, Farquhar, Goldsmith, and Sheridan, from whose principal works be read examples. The lecture pve great satisfaction to a numerous a many of whose task past in an animated disson whic h it gave rise be. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (nom ous ovng PARIS, THOBSDAT EVIIIIIRL The elevation of M. Boitelle to the Senate was, of course, understood to be a preliminary to his dismissal from the Prefecture of Police. The new prefect, gazetted to-clay, is M. Pietri, the Prefect of the Nord, a brother of the late M. Pietrl, who was Prefect of Pollee for many years in the early days of the Empire. The reason for this, as for many other changes equally puzzling to the public, will only come out by degrees. The new Prefect is a Corsican. M. Camille Donoet, the academician elected to fill the chair of the late Count Alfred de Vigny, made his academic reception speech to-day. It is far too long to be analysed in a daily corres pondent's letter. I quote the opening sentence, which gives the diapason of the whole :—" ' All for letters, all by letters—such has been my life,' said to me one day the illustrious author of Elou, Chat tartan, and Cinq Mars." I will cite also the pero ration : When Jordeiens began one of these pictures which were to be pissed by a more illustrious name, Rubins took up his ;len palette and fi nished the work. In like manner the reit which I have so imperfectly sketched is now about to be completed before your ayes by a mace able, a more experfeaced, and • more brilliant pencil— s pencil which has every quality for tracing in • manner worthy of the subject the image of the departed brother honoured by your regret, of a master for whom, according to his owe desire, posterity raises up troops of friends ; of a gentleman writer who, faithful to the last to the religion of Ulmer as well as honour, was able proudly to repeat at the hour of his death the motto of his whole life —" all for letters and by letters.' M. Jules Bandeau, replacing M. Flonrens, pre vented from attending by indisposition, replied to the novice ; and according to usage drew a second picture of M. de Vigny previous to giving a com plimentary description of his successor. M. Camille Doncet is 54 years of age. He was brought up to the bar, but soon left it for a literary career. His first drama, Leonfe, was played at the Varilitifs in 1830. He has written many since, some of which, Le Baron Lafleur, La Chasse aux Fripons, and Le Fruit Defends, were brought out at the Francais. The new academician is an extremely popular man. He was " Secretary of Charity" to Louis Philippe, a position which gave him many opportunities of showing to advantage the natu rally benevolent bent of his disposition. M. Prevost Paradol's reception is fixed for March 8. M. Guizot will reply to him, and the meeting in expected to be very exciting. The de mand for tickets of admission far exceeds the pos sible supply. It must be rather galling to Count Walev/ski, who some time ago took a prominent position as the advocate of that impossible thing "perpetual copyright," to have to preside in the Corps Legis latif on the discussion of such a tame bill as the one on the copyright of works by deceased authors, which has just been printed and distributed to the members of the Legislative Body. The text is as follows : Art. 1. The duration of the rights accorded by existing laws to the heirs of anthers, composers, or artists, is in creased to thirty yeah, dating either from the author's death, or from the expiration of the rights of the widow, in favour of elk the heirs, irregular sueesmors, or powwows by donation or inheritance in conformity with the Cods Nspole'ou. However, when the succession falls to the state, the exclusive right becomes extinct, with the excep tion of oases in which it shall have bean ceded by the author or his representatives, without, however, the period exceeded thirty years as above established. Art. 2. The heirs, possessors by gift or inheritance, whose rights re sulting from anterior laws have not expired at the moment of the promulgation of the present law, shall enjoy the advantages it accords. They shall also enjoy the benefits of the present measure after the expiration of the copy right cessions in force at the same moment, and which shall not have reserved to the holder the benefit of an eventual extension of the copyright. While a good many Frenchmen and Belgians have volunteered to serve in the Pope's army, not shrinking from the liability to be beaten with sticks, it is observed that the Pope has not made a single recruit among his own subjects. All the young men in Rome ambitious of a military career enlist in the Italian service. The simultaneous diminution in the rate of dis count by the Banks of France and England pro duced a good effect at the Bourse. Route rose 17tc. for cash and account, closing at 69fr. 30c. in each case. MOilier rose 7fr. 50c.; and Italian 12hc. THE BANS OF FRANCE. (REDTWEI roma.) PARIS, FIB. 22. --- • The following is the return of the Bank of Franoe for the week ending to-day. together with the oorresponding figures of the previous account : lab. 22. Feb. 15. DIWYOIL Pr. S. Tr. a Capital of the Bank Profits In addition to capital Art %law of June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 2 2, 040 , 772 2 Reserve of the Bank and its 22,106,750 1 4 22,104760 14 branches Reserve in landed property Notes in i.ircul.itiou Bauk notes to order and receipts payable at sight. . Treasury aecounts—earrent ere ditor 67.00,478 72 66,05058 23 Current scaounts, Paris 174,158.744 59 109,451,920 a MU* branch banks 17 0 Di v id e nds payable R Diccounts and sundry interests . 6,247,622 6 5,854, 899 66 e-discoanted the last six months 2.074,001 92 2,076,902 92 SUrata of receipts not distri buted ll..Arbea 6,907,491 8 7,261.965 81 1,299:209,105 71 1,417,953,70 5 09 Feb. IL Fr. S. Feb. IS. IT. CalinTrOit. Cash to hand and In branch 448,771,418 SC 410 , 101,150 4 banks Commercial bills °verde' Commercial bills discounted, not yet des Ditto branch banks Advances on deposits of bullion 7,239,000 0 6,768,40 6 0 Ditto branch banks 6,858,600 0 6,361,800 0 Advances on French public se curities 11.677,6 00 0 11,8 , 8,300 0 Ditto branch banks t, and on railway shares and debentures Ditto branch banks *247.900 0 10,511,0 00 0 Advances oa Credit Fonder Bonds Ditto branch banks ... .... Advances to the State (conven tion 10th June, 18671 Government stock reserve 18,900,760 14 194 00 . 750 1 4 Ditto disposable 96,416,787 84 3441 6 . 7110 9 1 Bentes tnintobilislies (law Lid June, 1857) Hotel and furniture of the bank& landed property, branches Espenses of management Sundries --. ---- 1,20,t09,206 71 1.417,963,146 On Gorildod by the UMW! Governor of the Bonk of Ironer. ißllnenn Rerionn. --- Mr. John Thompson, the eminent wood engraver, died on Tuesday lest at Kensington, at the age of 81 years. As far beak am 1817 Mr. Thompeoe's IMMO was attached to works of ossaiderable merit ; and roasy yews &go. together with his brother Charles, he was much employed by Free& Eibll'hen, when loomoodY • wood enUsver existed la Frew*. Mr. Thompson engraved the whole of the drawisgs for laulready's "Vicar of Wakefield ;" also the postage-stomp dwigood by Malreidy. CLOSING OF THE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS. As will be seen by the telegraphic intelligence, in another column, a royal decree bas been Issued, by which the Prussian Chambers are to be closed this day. Herr von Bismarck had previously addressed a letter to the President of the Chamber of Deputies, denying its right to declare null and void a treaty concluded by the King. The following is the letter in question, dated Berlin, Feb. 18 : " The royal ministry having been made acquainted by me with your letters of the 3rd, the 10th, and the 16th linst., has re solved to refuse to receive these documents, because the resolutions contained in them are not only be yond the competence conferred upon the Chamber of Deputies by the constitution, but because they violate various articles of the fundamental law. The Chamber of Deputies has neither the right to declare null and void a public treaty concluded by his Majesty the King, nor to give directions to officials belonging to the executive power. The resolution of the house dated the 3rd mat. violates article 48 of the constitution ; that of the lOth, article 86 ; that of the 16th, article 46. The King'si government cannot receive official communications from the president of the house respecting resolu tions passed illegally, and I consequently have the honour to return you herewith the communications forwarded to me of the resolutions with respect to the duchy of Lanenburg, the motion of Baron Ho ' verbeck, and the petition of Herr Classen-Kappel ' mann." THE GUARDIANS OF THE HOLBORN UNION AND THE CASUAL POOR. We can supplement the strictures just passed by the Poor-law Board upon the treatment of the houseless poor at the workhouse of the Holborn Union. Lord Enfield's letter touches principally upon the absence of task-work, the neglect to pro vide new wards, and the stimulus given to vagrancy by the ready bestowal of tickets for a lodging house. But those sheltered in the workhouse are not properly housed. An utter want of supervision over the men and boys locked up together for the night is so common an evil as to be the rule of metropolitan casual wards ; and it would be therefore unfair to arraign the Holborn guardians on this particular head. But the sleeping place for casuals seems unsuited to its purpose; and is certainly insuffi ciently appointed. It is underground, and its windows are on a level with the workhouse yard. Upon a previous visit we found it unit and pestiferously close ; but on Tuesday the ventilation was so far improved u to be of a highly gusty character, for the windows are now nailed down, and permanently open for an inch or two at the top. There was no fire in the ward, and the one jet of gas had no effect in diminishing the intense cold. The tramps in bed complained bit terly of want of covering, and on examination it was seen that some coarse brown canvas, spoken of as " hop-sacks" by our pauper-guide, was the in efficient substitute for rugs. The night was frosty and oold, and the reader will best understand the condition of the mauls seen hare by imagining a large cellar, with open windows, where the protection of those in bad from the keen night air is a rough sheet of linen, like the sail of a fishing smack. The prevalence of vermin in all woollen fabrics contaminated by contact with tramps is the reason assigned for withholding the usual rug. This difficulty has been more efieotually met by the guardians of the Strand Union, who pro vide leather sheets—a novelty in bedding,which the casuals declare to be warm and comfortable, and in which the vermin never linger. Those sleeping at the Holborn Union workhouse complain bitterly of the cold, and it is impossible to visit its casual ward without being painfully impressed with the unnecessary harshness of its discomforts. COMMEMORATION OP WASHINGTON. Yesterday evening the American citizens in London celebrated the hundred end thirty-fourth anniver sary of the birthday of Washington by a dinner at Willis's Rooms. The Hon. FRIEMAN IL Mona; United States consul at London, took the chair, and among these present were his Excellency the United States Minister, Professor Goldwin Smith, Professor J. E. Cairaes, Hon. George Folsom, Mr. Benjamin Moran, secretary of the United States Legation, London ; Ilr. Dennis R. Alward, entries'. secretary of the United States Legation, London ; Mr. Henry Lord, United Metes consul, Manchester ; Dr. W. B. galard, Mr. Henry T. Parker, Mr. J. H. Betcourt, Captain E. G. Tinker, Judge G. T. Sewall, of Nevada ; Mr. C. F. Dsnnet, Colonel Griffin, Mr. J. E. Mayan, Mr. Cyrus W. Field, Mr. Ingersoll Lockwood, late United States consul, Hanover • Mr. Mason Jones, Mr. James Basle% Ms. Geo. W. Bearrislee, Rev. C. W. Denison, Mr. C. R. Schaller, Mr. J. G. Avery, Captain Wm. Mansion Stewart, C.R, superintendent of Chatham Dockyard, Captain D. C. Pierce, Mr. Sewell Warner, Sir Richard do B urgh, Mr. Rowdiso, Captain Kelly, Hon. Mr. Chichester, and Mr. D. D. Dymer. The large room was handsomely decorated with thefts". of Great Britain sod the United States, and an original portrait of Washington, painted at Mount Vernon in 1785 by Robert Edge Pine, and presented by Washington to his godecio, G. W. Phillips. It is now the property of Mr. Ben min Moran, Secretary of the United States Legat i o n at LoLndon, having been presented to him by en American entleman resident in London. The flag presented by the late Prince Cnnsort to thesbip Prince Albert of the American line was kindly lent by Captain Davis. of the ship York Town, and was suspended near a life sire portrait of Mr. Bright, lent by Mr. .11aya Before dinner prayer was offered by the Rev. JW. Bonldiog. After the cloth was removed, The Castausis delivered a brief and feeling address upon the character of Washington sod his place io American history, sod concluded by proposing " His memory." The toast was drunk in solemn *ileac*, the band playing " Washingten's March." " The memory of Abraham Lia coin" was then given from the chair, and similarly ho noured, the band playing " The Dead March in Haul." The next toast was" The health of the President of the United States," spoken to by Colonel Griffith, of Chicago , , , and Mr. Mason Jona; music, " The Star-spangled Banner. "The health of the queen" was next drunk upstanding, the band playing the National Anthem. The Chairman then proposed " The health of his Excellency the American Mster at the Court of St. James's," music, " Hail to the chief." Mr. ADAMS. after briefly. but warn:lly, aramow kriging the personal compliment, and adverting to the re serve which wee imposed on him by wring events, spoke of Wanhiocton's patriotism and his concern for tbe press?. vatioo of the Union, commending that great man's last patriotic counsels to the oonsideration of his countrymeo. Our whole country" was next given. and responded to by the Bev. C. W. Denison and Mr. T. Walker. Professor Goldwin Smith made an elo q uent speech in responding to the toast of " The United States and Great Britain." He drew a sketch of Washington as the English gestleman, displaying an eminently English type of character even when English principles of liberty taught him to fight English soldiers, and distinguishing between his school of statesmanship fashioned on she best English model, and that of Jefferson. whose ideas bad been formed under the innu epee of the French Revols'ion. Several other toasts fol lowed, and a vote of tbaaks to the chairman concluded the proceedings. eintberchtg 3Enteiiigenct. • OAMBRIDOR, Fl3l. 22. Tag PROPOSED Argisicaar Lim:imam —ln congregation this day, the Vice-Chanoellor presitlitvg, a grace was submitted to authorise the placing at the service of the lecturer from Harvard University, on the terms pro posed by Yr. 8. Y. Thompson, of Tnnity College. The grate wee nos-placated, and lost by 101 nog-placets to 81. Owes. There were • number of breed sheets, pro sad am, circulated in the seoate house. The above via at course a virtual rejection of the proposition. *parting 3Entalfgence. BETTING AT MANCIIESTER--TarasDAY. LIVIERYOOL ISTIMPLECHASS 10 to I Mg Laura (off) I4oto 1 yet laaellaa (t) 10 to • 1 C,oetolvln (oll) *0 to 1 =cabers (t) 100 to 7 liletletoe LO to 1 Aceldeut (t) 100 to 7 Creole (off, t 100 60 to 1 Oldpewestry(off to 6) 60 to 1 Agog off) 10 to 1 Ilerrhase (off) 66 to 1 Aceattlearta(t) =MY. 6to 1 eget Bustle (oft) 46 to t apt Amigo 1 42 Bto 1 Lord I,you (off, 100 L) tato 1) 25 to 1 Janitor (off) Me. Fit' Mica's ILIKESs.—We understand Mr. Pentriek is rather better, and that the state - meets of our contemporaries as to his having typhus fever are wholly unfounded. It is not supposed, however, that he will venture to appear on the hustisep, se that course wo uld be somewhat to his health la the preset date et the weathe d r a . A W: ear parliameatery prosesdinp it will be seen that the writ wee issued by the House of Commons last night. sad the election will no doubt take place on Monde yor Tuesday next. Three clear days are required to elapse between the proclamation of the writ and the elec tion, and as the ploolansation will be made to-day, no doubt the election may take place on the day we have stated. Sunday may be counted as one of the days, as it is not exempted in the acts as a dice non. On Wednesday night, the following bulletin was issued by Mr. Yemen:des com mittee :—" Sceithhill, Feb. 21.—Mr. Yemen& has been suffering for the last six days from serious indisposition, and his illness might speedily become dangerous, oulre he remains perfectly quiet. EDWARD Camthron, M.D., and W. R. finierz, Surgeon."—Newcastle Chronicle. THE REPRESENTATION 07 RICH MOND.—Mr.SIIMME Milbank, whose eisdidatere was *thawed as Tuesday, has retired in favour of Mr. Marmaduke Wyvill, who for eseti* repreated the borough for several yews up till the last election. Mr. Wyvill arrived is the town on Tuesday afternoon. and has since been engaged canvassing the elec tors. His principles are wing. Be is opposed by a Mr. Ro berta, said to be • member of the legal profession, who is actively canvassing the borough in the conservative inte rest. There has bees no mutest in Richmond for nearly 30 years. - REOISTRATION 07 TRADE-MARES. —A deputation on this subject from the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the United Kinedom. holding their annual congress in London this week, yesterday waited upon the President of the Board of Tr de, in conjunction with the trade-marks committed the Society of Arts, represented by Mr. W. Hawes, F.G.S., chairman of the council, Mr. K Akroyd, M.P.. Mr. Edmund Johnson, hon. reporter, tic. P. Is Neve Foster, secretary, and others. The deputation was intro duced by Mr. Bass, M.P., lied its objects entered into by Mr. B. Jsekton, of Sheffield, sad other gentlemen, Mr. J. Travers Smith submitting • draft bill, which the President promised should have the attention of the government. ASSOCIATED CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE. —The con gress of delegates tram the Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom re-sesemblod yesterday meriting et the Westminster Palace Hotel ; Mr. Sampson S. Lloyd in tho chair. Colonel Akroyd brought up the following resolution from the Halifax Chamber of Commerce :—" That the re port of the committee appointed at the Edinburgh Cho miser of Commerce to consider the prevent condition of thieve. phis communication in the United Kingdom be reed at the associated chambers, and the same be discussed with a view of adopting MOMS measure to secure improvement in the present system of telegraphic oommusicatiso." The motion having been agreed to, puled Akroyd having read the as pect, submitted a petition, praying leie Majesty's govern ment to appoint a royal commission to inquire into the whole subject of telegraphic communication with a view to its improvement. Mr. Falk wooded the motion, which after • few words from Mr. Behrens was unanimously adopted. SAMARITAN FREE HOSPITAL.-The annual meet ing of the subscribers and friends of the hospital for women ofd children WU hld yesterday afternoo in the theatre the Mer e ylebons Literary Institution in n, Edward-street, Portman-impart., adjoining the holtelta l - Admiral Sir Obeid Rowley, Bast., presided, and observed that the meeting would no doubt learn with the deepest regret that a charity of so valuable • oharseler, a hospital which, so far as the weaker sex and poor children wereconcerned, etleetetl, be believed, more good than any other in London, was at that moment in debt and difficulty. The report concluded by urging renewed exertions to pi event such a charity !all ies to the ground. ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY or LoNoon.—At the monthly geoeral meeting held yesterday at the society's home in Hthover•squere, Admiral Sir William Bowles, K.C.8., in the chair, the Hon. Seton liontgomerie, Captain C. E. Singleton, and Messrs. E. Turner, W. H. Berry, G. H. Phillips, George Ross, R. When, Henry E. Dresser, Wil liam Houghton, 1). Stewart, M. Within. F. T. Jennings, Thomas Brown, P. H. Harper. N. Strode, and O. Cemteell. were elected fellows ; and Mr. F. Waterhouse, curator of I the museum, Adieside, New South Wales • ' Dr. Hector, director of the geological envoy, New Zealand ; Dr. J. Anderson, curator of the Imperial Museum of Natural History, Calcutta ; and Dr. Ludwig Pfeiffer, of Camel, • g members of the society. Twenty four new ca • ate ter the fellowship were proposed for election at the next meeting. THE CATTLE PLAGUE IN THE REIGN OF Ifrowslin M.—Entracte from an account of the steward of John de Hardrathull, lord of the 012.00 , of &daisy, from Michel me in the 32nd year of the reign of Edward 111. to the following Michaelmas :—" Received for the skins of three bullocks which died of the murrain, 3e. Gd. ; for ye skin. of 27 sheep that died of the murrain or were killed, while the plague lasted in the summer, la. 441. ; for 22 unshorn skins of steak that bad die d of the murrain or been slaughtered for the supply of the house, ss. 61. ; for six skins of lambs that were soid or died of the murrain at tie time of lambing, 401.* Account for the Gird of E. lIL :—" 01 12 plough cattle there died of the murrain 4 ; 3 colts ; of 22 bullocks 2 ; of 22 calves 2 ; of 29 pig? 9 ; of 227 sheep (webers) 11 hefiire and 12 after he of 86 ewes before atomise and lamb* 4 ; of 36 capons, 4.*—Esforeford Mercury. Lutz IN B ELL -YARD.—Last night, about eight o'clock, a fire broke out on the premises occupied by Messrs. Stevens and Norton, law booksellers, of 29, Bell yard. Fleetatree t . The Same spread tepidly, and a eon enterable partite of the stock in trade was destroyed. The house was not occupied except as offices, and whet the fire broke out the premises had been closed for the night. The steam 61e-engine, the engine from Crown-street, /km, f were promptly attendance, and a plentiful supply o water being available, the fire wee extiemished before it bad obtained polemic° of the top portion' of tbe home. G REA T WESTERN RAILWAY. The directors of this company will recommen d to the proprietors the follow ing dividends for th e six mouths ending the 31st ult. :—On Great Western Osiginal stock at the rats of 2 ger cent. pee annum ; ditto (West Midland) Oxford, 184. 6d. • ditto (West Midland) Newport, 17s. Si;. ditto South 'Wales frolicify, 31. 51. Carrying forward • balance of about 12,8001. SOUTH BABTrathl RAILWAT.—The directors have resolved to recommend the proprietors, at their half-yearly meeting, to be held on the Bth proximo, to declare a divo. deed at the rate of 4i per mt. per mum. EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT.-0 00 of the moat extraordinary aecidente wee member to have recorded in this town ormurred tbe premises of Mr. Edward Marriage, East Mill, Co'chester, on Wednes. day. About half-prat 11 a.m. a wagon load of core, the property of Mr. Green, fanner and miller, of Forlham, errived at East Mill, and after unloading two of the hones were brought round to torn the wagon. la coming beak. however, it bad to pass close to the edge of the mill arch, and in raisin over this arch one of the horses swooned or shied at the tail water, and the animal falling heavily on the irof sit ing ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE Laws OF MARRIAGE. skirting theme way dragged the other horse along with —The oommiadoners met yesterday at 32, Abin g don- it. The wagheld firmly to his hones unt.l the rail street. Preeent—Right Hon. the Lord Chelmsford, Right i ir ga, posts, and brickwork gave way, when the horses Hon. the Lord Lyvedeo, the Right Hon. Spencer Horatio were hurled over • &stases et 12 feet into the river. Walpole, Q.C.. M.P.. and Mr. Travers Twin!, Q.C.. D.C.L. turniag a comple te somersault sod dragging the empty Mr. John F. Maequesn, Q.C., secretary; and Mr. John A. wagon after them. The panic-stricken wagoner, • man Shand, barrister-staaw, Mix The Lord Bishop of Oxford of 50, miraculously escaped going over with the horses gave evidence. by quitting hie bold at the :nearest ; and on alarming Tun LOBB ow THE STEAKSHIP of the miners My instantly abut off the water, which day Mr. Raffles delivered the judgment of tbe Cowl of was . driving four pairs of atones and the dressing Inquiry at Liverpool, as follows :—" The court hae • machine. A somber of peewee were weedily at pleasing duty to perform in acquitting the master of the hand, and procreeded to release the horses, which Amalie and his °doers of all blame in p p to tire loss of were lying on their skies, ens over the other, covered with this vessel Oa the crestrary, they • appear to have does water, though by keeping their heads above it they were everything is their power in anticipation of bad weather, saved from drowning. Alter a hpser of sheet threocinuters and when they subsequently encountered a stmarmieu et et an boar they were got out apparently usisiured, the gales and shipped the heavy aeon which occasioned so the force el the current, whir* was three feet dm, bay. many bra they sad the whole of the mow acted iog probably served to break the fall. Hail the aocideat oc. promptly an ds, sogetiey ia repairing the mischief, and /tarred at high tide, reboil the water is 10 or 12 feet deep, do root appear to have left their ship until the last extre- the horses must have been drowned. The wagm, which mity. The court has therefore great pleasure in restoring was turned bottom upward, fortunately did sot fall on the to Captain Piroie his certificate. The mart will imam. horsea, and the bod of the Miele beieg disoosneetai from. di make its report to the Board of Trade, and will the eals„ was s drawn out of the river by !bomb) deal with the matters which have been brogght be. the home under the sroh of East Itridga—Chelnuford fore it is the course of this important inquiry." Chrosicie. it --~~. lii ___A