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There are too many great international questions open, political decwtrerte of menacing magnitude, and there is too little dia. position to solve them by reasonable scoominoda tions, which never seem to be in season but on the morrow of a decisive battle, to permit us to hope that Europe is about to settle down in a state of permanent tranquillity. It is much if we can live on in peace from year to year. The Exreaoa reminds us that alarms were heard and uneasiness was felt last year, and that never theless the peace was not broken. Reviewing the relations of France with foreign Powers, at the beginning of a new year, he finds in them grounds for the most entire satisfaction. Austria has not the honour of individual mention, but is of course included in this pleasing generality. The diflicultMs which the EMPEROR'S government finds at Rome are similarly evaded. Prussia is named for the purpose of a compliment which will surprise the majority of her second Chamber. The reference to Italy is vague, as was, perhaps, neces sary. French policy in Italy does not follow a very obvious programme, and can only be tracked in events. If, however, the contending interests which the Eursaoa will seek to reconcile are the nationality and independence of Italy on the one side, and the respect of the Catholic world for its spiritual head on the other, be will have the best wishes of England in his work. Nobody can con tribute so powerfully as he to this end, since he alone has hitherto upheld the POPE in a position which, while it exposes his weakness, is the cause of trouble to Italy. The civil war in America is next referred to in terms which, cold and even repellent as they are, compared with the vain expectations which our cousins indulged to a late period, are not more so than might reasonably have been ex petted. The war is declared to be seriously damaging the commercial interests of France. It does this not only by means of the blockade, which forbids the beneficial exchange of commodities, but by deranging the industry which produces the objects of trade. This is inevitable. It is im possible to make war upon an exporting country without inflicting harm on third parties. If Germany were compelled to make war on Russia for any cause however good, the effects would be seen in the price of every poor man's bread in England. It may he hoped that whenever an opportunity occurs for reviaang the law •of war something will be done to mitigate the effects of warfare upon innocent parties, and make its operation more directly dependent on the shock of fleets and armies. The present practice of blockade is altogether barbarous, and the right ought to be contracted so as only to per mit of the blockade of ports and coasts where the active operations of war are carried on. Proposi tions to this effect have been much discussed within the last few years in Germany, France, Amsaima, and also in this country. Here, however, they have been vehemently opposed, because their adop tion would deprive this country, as a great mari time Power, of a simple and efficacious means of obtaining redress. It is singular that America, the proposer of this important reform, should be the very Power to harm us and France by using a weapon which we insisted on retaining in the arnioury of modern warfare. The Eicrlium'a practical reflections on the commercial consequences of the war to France are very brief. He says, " However, as long as the rights of nentrals shall " be respected, it is proper that we confine our selves to the hope that them dimensions may " soon reach their term." Nothing fairer could have been said. The Exrraus refers to the unpromising adventure in Cochin-China only in its military aspects, and the expedition to Mexico receives but little elucidation from him. It is noticeable, however, that he restricts the latter to the end originally professed, " to protect THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1862. "oar countrymen, sod put an end to offences 0, against humanity and thy , kw of nations." The wild projects which UM telegraph i daily bringing from Madrid, &Mb ibayare; atteibideel to the Ministers of the Queen of 8 ram, receive no countenance in the &VISOR'S speech. On financial matters the Eurenoa has, of course, nothing very new to say after M. Poeta. Meet ing the representatives of France for the first time since the celebrated penitential confession which the country received so incuriously, he was obliged to talk • little about the deficit, especially as new taxation is proposed. The ENIPEROWN argu ment is a little inconsistent ; he seems to say that the irregular outlay has done • great deal of good, and must not be allowed to occur again. Why expenditure which " has given " increased vitality to all useful works " throughout the Empire," and can be appealed to ea the source of the increased public pros perity, should be suddenly interrupted, and that, too, at a time when, as we are told further on, provisions are dear and employment is scarce, and the people suffer, and new taxes are required, are questions which we leave to be settled between the &draws and M. FOLrLD. We have no desire M figure among those crieurs who are always reedy to discredit the most praiseworthy acts and atieenderstand the purest intentions of the great. We only hope that the economical necessities to which the Emmaus candidly attributes the merit of his financial retrenchment, may lead him to base the prosperity of his Empire more and more on the liberty of commerce, and on the co-operation of the intelligence and virtue of France under • free constitution. 1? seems that the difficulties with the Cadets at Woolwich have been solved, like a good many other official difficulties. A new Governor has been appointed. The officer who had the chief direction of the studies of the Cadets is said to be super seded, and the Academy is about to open under an entirely new set of regulations. It is needless to recur to the history of the disturbances which led to these changes, or to repeat the just censures which were peeped upon the Horse Guards for appointing men who, however excellent as military officers, were unfitted to discharge the very peculiar duties required of the managers of such an institu tion as a military college. It must be assumed that the C..MNI osa-iw-Cuier has seen his mistake, and has taken efficient means to remedy it. And if report speaks truly, the officers who have been selected in place of those who were lately in au. thority are persons of name and discretion. But amid the general congratulations it is impossible to forget the fate of those few young men who are now suffering the penalty of their not unnatural insubordination. It is abundantly clear that the proposed change would never have been made had it not been for the petty rebellion which oc curred. It is admitted that the young men remonstrated in vain. Their complaints were suppressed by the late Governor ; and for this high-handed imprudence that officer warn quietly rebuked by the COMMAND/at-IN-CHI/CT him self. It is no exaggeration, indeed, to say that the young men were driven into open rebellion as a lad resource, and that by open rebellion they have actually succeeded in obtaining the necessary reform. It is no doubt difficult for persons in authority to overlook the riotous conduct of those under their control ; but there are cases in which even this is more judicious than to persist in ignoring the real character of what has occurred. It is obviously idle for the COMMANDIII•IN- Cdfir to persuade ether the public or the Cadets that the authorities at Woolwich were not more to blame even than the young men under them. It may have been necessary, in order formally to save the credit of the Governor and his staff, to rusticate the ringleaders of the riotous Cadets. But now that the staff at the Academy has been changed it would be injudicious and even unjust to persist in enforcing the penalty which some of the Cadets have been condemned to suffer. It is obviously a ease for leniency, and the prompt remission o the sentence is the natural remedy. It is not simply that by adhering to the sentence both the Cadets themselves and their parents or friends must suffer serious inconvenience, but it is that such conduct on the part of the Horse Guards and the War-office would show an almost vindictive spirit of obstinacy and injustice. The Ordnance corps is now recruited from the whole youth of the empire, and it is of the utmost importance to the public service that the Cadets should be selected from the Elite of the British youth. It is absurd to suppose that either parents or sons will expeud their money or their time in preparing for the competition for entrance into Woolwich if the suc ceed& competitors are liable to be treated like those who are now undergoing the penalty of rusti cation. Indefensible as their conduct was, it has been substantially admitted that their grievances were real, and that those grievances required an immediate remedy. That remedy has now been granted ; but its efficacy ought not to be rendered doubtful by the continued punishment of lime whose pardonable violence was the real cause of the changes now about to be carried into effect ebe Court. aIIIORNE, :LS. 27. The King of the Belgians is remaining at Buckingham Palace, but is expected 'hardy to return to Osborne. The Duke de Nemours visited the King of the Brigiaus yesterday at Buckiegham Palace. Despatches were received yesterday at the ColoniateMoe from the (}overman of fit. Helena, Malta, Ceylon, and Hoeg Kong; despetches were sent to the governors of the Austra -1 lien colonies, the Mauritius, and Labuso. Castwier Conscm—Summonses were issued yesterday fora Cabinet Council at the First Lord of the Treasury's official residence in Downing street, at three p.m. THE PRINCE CONSORT MEMORIAL FENIX—The amount received la skl ci the food for raising a memorial to the late Prince Consort, op to yesterday afternoon, was con. tide/ably over 18,0001. Amongst the principal amounts re. mired yesterday we. 2411., being s subscription of one guises each train the members of the Stock Exchange, per Mr. Hartridge ; 1001. from Yeasts. Day and Martin; SU. from Vice-CbanneUor Kindersley ; 211. from Sir James Wigram ; and 211. from Henry Hunt, Esq. His Majesty the King of the Belgians is ex pected to leave Buckingham Palace to-morrow to join the Queen and royal family at Osborne, basin quite recovered from his severe cold. In consequence of his Malady's indiapaaition the King will not pay his intended visit to Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, at Broadlands. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princes' Leiniages, at /buddies Hotel, yesterday. The Duke of Nemours visited his Majesty the King of the Belgians yesterday, at Buckingham Mace. The Duke of Newcastle isa returned to Thomas's Hotel, Berkelora:ram from Gimbal. York, Notts. . Frances Ann ]Marchioness of Londonderry has been surrounded the LA few weeks by ► family circle at Wyoyard Park, anscept whom were the Duchess of lit Albans and Viseount Falk/sad sad Lady Diem Scandals, the Duke of St. Albans, the Duchess of Marlborough, the Fan and Countess Vane and Indy Frances Vane, Loot Adolphus and Lady Susan Vane Tempest, Mr. Henry Kill bank, Sir Hedworth Williamson, Mr. Georg B►tsson, he. The Earl and Countsom of Dartmouth have arrived in Grawsmorwqnare from Patehull, their seat in Warwickshire. The Earl of Rosalyn has left Claridge's Hotel for Dysart Home, N.B. His Excellency the Earl of Elgin, accompanied by the °onetime and family, intended to leave town to-day far Calcutta, to mums the duties of his new appointment as Clovarsor-Geoeral of India, as esesessor to the Earl Can ning ; but we undentsad the noble esti will delay his de perture from London until the anima d the Banshee at Marseilles, which Teasel is to take the noble east and coun ts end suite to Alexandria, on their way overland to India. A serious accident occurred on Tuesday last to Mr. Mallet, of the Foreign-ollioe. While walking in Ken , singtostore his foot slipped on a slide, sad, falling to the ground, he metered his leg. We learn that, though suf fering greatly, Mr. Mallet is progressing favourably. The following is the list of preachers at St. Paul's for February : Feb. 2, Rey. T. Rowlett, rector of St. Margaret's, Lothbary ; 9th, Rev. J. Kemp*, rector of St. Jeatees ; 18th, the Bishop of Ohio, Dr. ifaollvalue; lid, Rey. Daniel Moore, iocumbest of Camden Church, Camberwell, and lecturer at St. Margaret's, Lothbury. The Right Hon. J. Napier,ex-LOrd Chancellor of Ireland, still continues his weekly lectures on " Butler's Amlogy" before the Young Men's Christian Association at Dublin. In the fourth of the smile, delivered es Saturday evening, he performed a glowing eulogises es the obaracters of the late lamented Prince Consort sad Lad Fglinton, the late popular Viceroy, instancing the univalent esteem which they commanded as a proof of Butler's theory that public honours are the natural rewards of public virtue. Some interesting facto respecting country notes and cheques have been brought to the knowledge of Mr. Mayo minor the commencement of his duties as financial oSosr of the Introstrial Exhibition. There are many persons who still hold notes of country banks that have long sire stopped payment, greasy, dirty, and well worn docu ment* and upon every occasion on which a chance arise of converting Wes worthier representatives at pew money into more substantial forms of currency the holders test their convertibility. Some attempts have hese made to obtain the meson tickets in exchange for these " shin•plasten ;'' bat Mr. Mayo is not " a young man from the country " to be so easily taken in, and the coated,. racy banded together fur the purpose of dealing in notes of banks that have stopped payment, or in the purchase of blank forms of cheques at one shilling each, will And no opportunity of doing business with the Commissioners of the International Exhibition. With the view, therefore, of preventing these fraudulent attempts, it lus been de cided that no cheques or country notes shall be received as payment for season tickets. A request for permission to exhibit at the Inter national Exhibition has just come to hand from a monarch who claims admission among the nations of the world. It is King Radium 11. of Madagascar. Au intimation to the effect that his Majesty is desirous of exhibiting has been forwarded through the Governor of the Mauritius, and, though somewhat late in his application, under the pecu liar circumstances of his case, a point will be strained in order to admit the products of Madagascar to a place among the industry of all nations. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THE PRIVATEER 817MTER. A letter from Gibraltar, dated January 90, or You will have already heard by telegraph of the arrival of the Sumter in this bay. On Friday night a manage was received here saying that she had left Cadiz, but that her oouree was not known. Al the wind was favourable for the pelage of vessels through the Straits to the westward, it wail thought not unlikely that she would steam for Gibraltar, with the object of intercepting the many Federal merchantmen homeward bound. On Saturday morning signal wee made from the look oat on the summit of the rock that the Sumter was mix miles to the outward, capturing two large Federal ships. The news, as may be imagined, caused the greatest excite ment, and everybody rushed out to catch a glimpse of the privateer and her prey. The seizure was accomplished simply enough ; no de fence could be made. A boat's crew was sent on board, the Federal flag hauled down, and the thing was dose. The cruiser was evidently used to her work. No time was lost in searching the prizes, the few valuable effects wise removed, the match was lighted, and in another moment the blazing ship was fast drifting away with the current. When evening closed the flames were still viands, darting upward in fitful Rashes on the eastern horizon. The first ship taken was laden with sulphur, consigned, as the master endeavoured to make out, to Baring Brothers, but, as Captain Simmer afterwards remarked, sulphur being the principal ingredient of gunpowder, and its exportation from Esgland being just at this time prohibited, it was considered siffwell to destroy it, especially us the master had no papers to show. The other vessel taken, a large barque, proved to be laden with an Engtieh cargo, so she was mimed. and came in here yesterday. In the evening of Saturday the Swaim anchored In this bay. On Sunday I went on board, most anxious to see the celebrated craft that has led the Federal navy a dame ever so many miles of ocean. When going alongside I could searoely believe that so poor a venial could have escaped so may dieser& She is screw steamer, with three mune, a teasel strangely out of proportion to her size, and a tall black ►ull so high out of water that she gives you the idea of being insufficiently ballasted. Four 32-pounders peeped from her sides, and • large 8-inoh pivot gun was on her main deck forward. Before she was fisted for her present work she was • Tee nager ship, running between New Orleans and the fla• venni& Her unsightly appearance arises from the skis does that lave bees ends la her deck& I. order to afford more eireessiedatim. sod to give more cover for the engines and guns, a light, Wpm, fedi deck has been built over what was originally the only desk of the ship. This raises her an additional 10 feet out at water, and a► the we time dwarfs her was sad fans& She is wink and leaky. Her engines are partially above the Wet leek, and, with the object of preserving them from the sleet, of goehiel. the, are surrounded by s cylioddeed mho( of nixdwak weed covered with half -inch iron han—a very poor prelediesi against an eight-inch shot. Her *flews and crew weaker 90 in all. The latter are a hardy, devil. me-nee set of fellow, ready for any work—men who would stick at nothing. ' They are of all nittollll-OVOO the Irish brogue wee smug them. The commander, Captain Simms, is a reeenved, determineddooking man, whose left head knows sot when hie right doeth. He received me most °Dui-Woody, and took me over his ship. I expressed my astonishasset at his imps from Martinique, when, with great clearssea, and with tie eminence of a diagram, he showed me bow he had no the blockade—deluded the Iroquis. Captain Palmer may be surprised to learn that he wee beaten at his own weepone The Coufederstes dimmivered the nature of the signals that were to be made from the shore when the ship got wider way, and the trap was laid accordingly. As the evening gun fired the cable that held the Sumter to the wharf wee leased, and she darted out, under the shadow of the land, to the southward. At the first turn of her screw the signal blue lights blazed from the shore, and the Iroquois, at full steam, made for the south of the harbour, to intercept her. Keeping near the land .for • few miles, Captain Simmer' suddenly put his skip about, and ran in • northerly direction, while the Iroquois continued her course, sod in three hours the two vessels were fifty miles l a - _ _ . The French ship, which, it will be remembered, Captain Palmer meations as having left the harbour at the same time, was, he will be happy to learn, no other than the Sumter doubling back to the northward. The Akbar, of the 22nd inst., a paper published at Algiers, has the following : On Monday last, between 10 and 11 In the evening, an event °warred opposite Post Peeeade, which will, doubt ' lees, soon be explained. Meantime we have received the following details : "About 10 o'clock a heavy cannonade was heard at sea distinctly by the tokelitants of the village of St, Buena. It was also beard at Algiers. A fisherman, who had been out late, was for a short time in danger from the projectiles of two vessels espied In combat. It is supposed that a naval combat was taking place between the two American ships, the Sumter and Iroquois." The Moniteur de l' A lgerie says On Monday, between 10 and 11 in the evening, a well• sustained cannonade at sea excited the population of Algiers. Two police agents were immediately sent to Pee. earls Point, in which direction the guns were heard. The coast-guard officer on duty gave the fo!lowieg report : " Two vessels, about six mules out at sea, were engaged in combat. When the fight was over one of the vessels hoisted a flag on her cameo and went out of sight. The combat limited about one hour." To-day (Wednesday) a steamer with a red funnel with a black stripe at the top was signalled off Cape Matifon. She leas three masts, heavy canvass, and stern deep in the water. Ow melt* Cape Matifon she suddenly tacked, as if giving chase to some weal, and was lost sight of. She li&B again sem in the evening off Point Peace& This ven ial has all the appearance of a pirate. She appears to mount about 20 guns, and @betook' like a trader turned into a wea sel of war. She hoisted no flag while cruising in the Bay of Algiers. It is generally believed here that she is the Sumter, which left Cedia on the 17th, and which gave chase to the vessel she attacked on Monday evening. (Isom'® TILICHIAXIL) FRANCE. PARIS, Jam 28. The Monitenr of to-day announces that the go vernment will make a communication to the Corps Legialatif to-day. The Paris papers contain the following :—" It is asserted that the Archduke Maximilian has accepted the throne of Mexico on condition that the allies agree to maintain the occupation of Mexico for ten years." The battery of artillery whose departure was adjourned left yesterday fur Mexico. SPAIN. MADRID, JAx. 27, Evriugo. In to-day's sitting of the Congress, Marshal O'Donnell expressed his approval of the conduct of General Serrano, and declared that Vera Cruz was occupied in the name of the three powers. A Naples letter of the 21at says :—" We are now at the height of the carnival, sad though there ins few foreigners here, Naples is very gay. In my last I en• ported Mdme. Le Marmora's ban, and now I have to speak d • magnificent entertainment which wrier= kat Battu , . . ler by the Duchess of Bovine,. There were a legion of garde and a sit-down supper for SOD petwass, all the details of Willa are diSCUMIed with as k een se appo sit e u that with which they were devoured. I believe another ball, en the suns magnificent scale, is in contemplation by the duchos. Then the Duchess of St. Arpina and the Countess di Nociglia receive two evenings a week ; while tea-fights and gossips are matters of course. For the great public we have masqued balls at the theatres, sad a good voice or two and an extraordinary danseure in San Carlo ; but of these matters I must discourse more at length in another letter. Take it altogether, if the carnival is nut it is. tinder the circumstances, sufficiently gay ; and if our effete nobility, who did not appear on the walls of Gaeta as real cavaliers should have done, and who lament their sacrifices inertia, while they spend the revenues which they draw frum Naples in the luxurious salons of Paris—. if such are &begat, why we an do very well without thou.'. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. (now on cows PAWS. MONDAY Evan G. The first remark to be made upon the Emperor's speech is that it is less demonstrative—more in colore—than most of his preceding discourses from the throne. The immediate necessity of support ing M. Fould's financial scheme is so strongly felt that all other subjects are touched upon with un wonted circumspection. Uncommon pains seems to have been taken to expose as small a surface as pos sible to criticism. I quite believe tbo report that this speech was read at a Ministerial Council on Saturday, whereas the Emperor has heretofore been in the habit of producing his speech from his pocket at the moment of opening the session with out having previously shown it to anybody. There ia, I think, little of his own composition in this production, although in a studiedly ambiguous phrase of the first paragraph, and the few closing sen tences, in which he assumes his favourite character of un homme ineompris, his hand is distinctly visible. The first sentence of the speech affirming that because "in spite of certain inquietude." the year of 1861 passed off without war, therefore peace is " consolidated," will scarcely command universal assent. If a European war is less probable now than a year ago, the reason is that in obedience to the spirit of the age, nations show themselves less ready to rush into war than formerly—not that any one of the many causes of apprehension is laid. What is meant by the "rumours designedly propagated of imaginary pretensions" which have fallen of themselves before the " simplicity of facts," I have not the least idea, and my ignorance is shared by all the Frenohmen from whom I have vainly sought for information. The address, which, though not precisely as in England an echo of the speech, is supposed to retied the principal topics, should clear this matter up. It will be satisfactory to know that the pretensions of Murat to the throne of Naples or of France to the possession of the Isle of Sardinia are stigmatised by the Emperor as " intaginary,"or that any other causes of uneasi- ness attributed to France are unfounded ; but the benefit of the disclaimer is lost so long as a doubt bangs over the subject. The emphatic way in which we are assured that the Emperor regards hie relations with foreign powers " with the most entire satisfaction " may fairly be accepted as a pledge of his desire for peace. The paragraph relating to Italy, although if in• terpreted by the letter it propounds the impossible problem of " reconciling " Italian unity with papal obetiurcy, must be interpreted favourably to Italy rather than otherwise. Somebody's band must be forced before the reconcilement declared to be so necessary can be brought about, and unless we suppose the Emperor prepared to suffer inde finitely that " antagonism—a universal cause of trouble to minds and consciences "—which he solemnly complains of, and which he has the power to put an end to without war, the inference is that he means, with all the soft sawder possible, to put a pressure upon the Pope. In confirmation of this view I am happy to say 'that Mgr. Chigi, the new papal nuncio, expresses himself highly dissatisfied with the aspect of affair.. The six lines devoted to America are very satis factory. They distinctly affirm the principle of non-intervention, so long as the rights of neutrals are respected, and leave it to be understood that there is for the present no thought of recognising the Confederated States, or raising the blockade of Charleston. This is in socordanoe with the infor mation I sent you on Friday last. I am not able to explain what is meant by the expression of a hope that the Spaniards may find in Cochin China a reward for their aid to the French expedition there. The Mexican war is spoken of lightly, and as one "not of a nature to affect confidence iu the future." No allusion is made to the project of , putting Archduke Maximilian or any other Euro -1 pean prince upon the throne of Mexico. The above are the only leading topics of the speech, except that of finance, which is treated of at length, and with a minuteness scarcely com patible with the dignity of the crown. On this head the speech is a mere repetition of articles which may have been read in the government journals any time last week. An elaborate apology is made for the amount of the floating debt, the responsibility for much of which is thrown, and not unfairly, on preceding governments. But then the fact is con veniently sunk that under this present government loans making a permanent addition of two milliards to the funded debt have been effected. The speech winds up with the expression of a re solution, while taking the "initiative" of all desi rable reforms, to maintain thee. celebrated "bases of the constitution" whose only true meaning is that the Emperor is all in all, though M. Saint Mare Girardin was warned the other day for saying so. The Bourse was very animated, and there were considerable fluctuations in the Bente, which, after being quoted as high as 71fr. 45c., and as low as 71fr. 15c., left off at 71fr. 30c., with a rise of 10e. and 30c. Mobilier fell 3fr. 75c. The Lyons Rail way rose 6fr. 25c., Southern bfr., and Eastern 2fr. 50e. ; Western fell 2fr. 50e., and Orleans lfr. 25€. The Emperor's speech can hardly be said to have produced any efloct on the Bourse one way or another. There is now confirmation in various quarters of the important news I sent on Saturday, that the sup plementary expedition to Mexico was suspended. The Conatitutionnel says that General de Lorenoees departure is put off for a day or two, because he is waiting for the Mexican General Almonte, who is now in Belgium, negotiating on the subject of Archduke Maximilian's accession to the throw. It mentions that a battery of artillery, which was to have gone from Buie ou Saturday, received counter orders, and gives as a reason that arrange ments for their embarkation at Cherbourg were not completed. But this evening news comes from Toulon that the troops there have also received couuter orders, and the suggestion is made that acceptable propositions for peace have come from Mexico. It is quite plain that the whole truth is not told. RM.& SHANNON. (annals Truarux.l SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 2& Her Majesty's steam frigate of war Shannon ran ashore at C►ishot Spit this morning. Having hoisted signals, she was boarded by Nicholls, a Southampton pilot, who got her off in about an hour without damage. The King of Bavaria arrived at Lyons on &tar day. His Majesty, who travels incognito, was not able to obtain a seat in the (hand Theatre, all the places having been taken beforehand on acoount of the performanoe of M. About's Gaetano. His Majesty in consequence went to the Celestine, and witnessed the performance. The Vaterland of Vienna states that the Em peror Francis• Joseph will again visit Venice in April next, and that in May be will return co Vienna with the Empress and the imperial children. PITTIOOS TO MI WOW. PSOBABLZ N.Bettata-8. to W., treat to S. to N.W., strong, with rain. May. and to a Similar. MOS/ TIVZSDAL , strong to a ploy strong gale. Central--O.L to 8.W., fresh to B.S. F.. to W. and N.W., fresh to strong. strong, a gale in Mame rainy. Fs. Coast-8. to S.W., moderate S. to W. and to .W., treat to to strong, some rain. strong, with rain. 8. ,England—S.K. to W.S.W., Similar, and to a strong gale moderate to strong, a gale in In places. places, some rain. at mean ma EXPLANATION. 6.—llarameter corrected and reduced to tt lend ; 441414 10 feet, of vertical rise. causing about cd m inch diminution and en% IO deg., above 9t neatly thee-hundredths increase. 11.—Itaposed In slide. M.—Motstenett bulb (tor evaporation and den point). D.—Direction of wind ,true--two points int 01 mit. nena). I.—Votte Il to IY—estimated). C.—Cloud (1 fey. blinds :h, blue sky c. clouds ,detached) ; t, foi ; iR, NU Ughtaine n 4 unlit (bast) o. overcast (dull) r. ribs: a. snow: thunder. S.--Ses.disturbaax .1 to rais-tin, or snow, or hall, since lest report, In uschea and decimals. Z.— Win Caution Cone (Smith) on Monday. deg., cau~/m~ The Berlin journals state that the Prince of Wales will visit the Court of Berlin on his way to Trieste, where he is to embark for the East. Aulola* from Turiu state that M. Fariui, formerly Dictator of Emilia, being afflicted with a grave malady, has been forced to withdraw for a long time, if not for a►er, from public affairs. The literary and professfbnal celebrities of Berlin of both sexes met in a great public hall to honour the memory of Leasing on his birthday, Jan. 22. His monu ment is to be placed in front of the great public staircase of the Royal Mean as the third to the statues of &Julien end Goethe. An unfortunate man is sometimes consoled at the sight of one more miserable than himself. The Journal de Constantinople compares the financial position of Turkey with that of Austria, and seems to find much consolation and encouragement in the comparison. RAILWAY COLLISION NISH. CHELNIbTORD.—AN accident, which might have been attended with the mast disastrous cousequenore to life and limb, occurred on the Easters. Comities line, near Chelmsford, on Friday evening. The goods train which leaves London for Witham at 7.50 pm. passed the Ingatestooe station at eleven o'clock, and on arriving at Ve iilford cutting was brought to a standstill, owing to some defect in the engine. The guard iu .barge of the train, finding it impossible to proceed, went back A distance of twenty-are telegraph posts, sixty yards apart, making a total of 1,250 yards, for the purpose of protecting the train by putting down fog signals, encoding to the com pany's instructions under such circumstances. He states that he laid down three signals, when he heard a whistle, and supposing it to be a signal for him to return to his own engine, he did so, but on arriving at the train found that he was mistaken, and there is now no doubt that the whistle be heard was that of a train approaching !opts. stone station. Finding he was mistaken be started back towards the spot he had left, where it was his duty to remain until signalled to his engine ; but before he had proceeded a distance of twelve telegraph poste be heard the Loudon and Bury train, which leaves Loudon at 9.40, coming along the line. The train ran over two of the fog signals, which exploded, but in consequence of the incline, the sharpness of the curve at that particular spot, and the damp state of the rails, the driver of the Bury train was un able to mill up, /sod the result was, that it ran into the sta tionary train, smashing several trucks cootainieg goods. Intelligence of the collision was promptly conveyed to Chelmsford, and Mr. Seeley, the station-master, was soon on the spot, when the &Iris of the broken trucks and goods was removed from the line, and as soon as possible the trains prooeeded on their jouraies.—Esser Herald. DESTRUCTION OF LIGHTHOUSES BY THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT. The New Y. Worid publishes a list of 131 lighthouses destroyed and light-ships removed by the rebels since the war began, furnished by E. and G. W. Blunt, the well-known nautical pub lishes. Tb;Charl mkt n lighthouse on Morris Nand was blown up by order of the rebel military authori ties= the night of the 28th ult. TROOPS THROUGH MAINE. Ws learn frame Portland that Mr. Seward hag /Nerd to permit PAY troops Is pot litrenitt Mobs on lisle way to Cori . The proffer in a Mad was, reed indi mike a desire out the part of tie Aiaeriesa government to &ow that they whim Wood to sake wet as Britain see fear that she will sake war on them It will sot be ae opted, of course. The governable. far dimertioa woad be too numerous and 411•11p—rereleie Ghee. Jas. 13. In answer to an appeal from the Rev. E. Forbes to hie reggrepties so dr Int day of the year, woods al 5001. los bees tervamid to him towards paying Of do debt oaths reitish eloreh, Hue d'Ayosseaws, Paris. Coa soled with this church there is sew • chaplain sad soiskat-chaplain sod a Scripture reader constantly ea peed among • Imp sad scattered English population. - - . M. Aboues oaelana has had nu better Gnomes at Lyons thsa Paris. Comparing small thins sits grist, Or row IS the first sight was as considerable there as at tbs 1-11:13BtRD'Il DAY. —J ust now matters WO quirt 'sough ; the clergy are prudent; times are good ; rases set well paid ; and there is uo considerable pigmies 'drat ; but we have only to look back a few years, sad we way remember times, that may possibly recur, whoa say spark might be fanned into • flame. Just sow is the triumph of negative legislatioo. Under the shelter of French Imperialism and American soarchy as] reform may be easily and safely cried down. nisi is Yr. Hubbard's day. It is well enough in He way, even am* is has sot waved us from the income tax, and from pespesations for war, which Yr. Hubbard suggests way seat um dye miasma. But another day may be Bob very her &Meat when the first reflection in the heart of all good ass will he, " Why did we ant set our house in order whsn we mold have dose it eci easily in the quiet times tea or twenty years ego "—Timm THE HARTLEY COLLIERY RELIEF FUND. The Lord Mayor requested the acknowledgment the receipt at the Moo-house of the following dona tions for the relief of the widows and orphans of three who lost their lives at Hartley Colliery -From the workmen in the employ of Jackass sod P ; clickers of the firm of Woman and Co., it. 7s. ed. •George Sanger, IL la. ; Mrs. G. Singer, lli, &L ; Richard Haynes, IL la. ; Thomas Mead. 10a ; clerks of Messrs. A. de Arroyave and Co., 5/. 7s. ; employee of Rt. Silverlock, 2L 7s 6d. ; Grant, Grant and Co., 101. 10s. ; D. Tod, 21. ; C. C., es. ; collected at the Edward-street Literary Institute, SI. ; Haman and Co., N. 3s. ; employes of ditto, D. 15a. ; the potholes of the Inspector-Caporal's caked Importsand Exports, Casloni. Louse, 51. ; WilliaaHewNsss, H. 2'. ; Frederick Gosling, 51. ;J. Todd and Lund, 10a ; W. H., 3e. ; F. Gensler and Co., 51. ss. ;IL J . Kitchener, 11. ; Mts. Elden sad daughter, IL • Henry Webber, 11. is As sistants and servants of Timms &yes and Co., IL ; lea ; gentlemen at Glyo, Mills. and CO, a 25.; W.G. SL ; Cap tain John Ford, 21.25. ; workmen at Hoot as st Bookers, manufactory, 31. 4s. Gd. ; "Out of Work," 2a. ; Cheek. Maw, 101. lea ; Young men at Marriott. WmettisoindOo.'s, J. IL Barcliett, 21. 2s. ; Waterside Potato Sales men. 201. ltems. Samuel Smith, 51. • clerks at Nelson, Utica, a nd Co.'s, N. je. ; Edmond Goddard, 21. Ss. ; hone Maher, 11. ; Benjamin Gibes, el. ',s il ly. B. Robinson sad CM OL ; D. A., 31 . 35. ; lf. le. ; Lake Ilkstrissit, 11. lz. ; ainissaasa G erl e D.Obttad Cs, Ila. ; weslomem employed by Mr. G. Woods, IL 3d. ; by the Editor al . the Tiara, from Frederick B. Grammy, 11. la. ; a working man, ls. ; a sexagenanaa, 31. Is. ; F. E. Evylys ; 222, Regeut-street, de. bd. ; J. sad W. /mistimed, 5/. ss. • C. S. 21. ; four working wee. 11. ; Henry Houghton, 11101. ; this employer of J. F. Pamela and Co., 51. ss. ; assistants, 26, Moodetreet, Win. tilIL Ba. ; collected at St. Jade's, Whitechapel, per . 11 11. Thornton, W. 12a; Lient.-Oolonel G. G. Batt, 51.; Henry Nichols, 55.; collected at the King's Read, Prorpect-plooe, Bothualgreen, IL es.; Registrar's Office, Cosaty Court, Brighton, is. 6d.; Abesbam Alexander, H. ; lied-Colonel Hough. U. es.; Mks Y. C. Whitehead, 11. la; employes al David Emma and Co.. 11.144.6 d.; J. E. sad family, U. ;H. Wanwe, IL Is.; Mrs. John Aird, jun. 21.2 e. ; Jacopo BMWS, 10a. ; Beddow°, 11. ; George Bond, 11. Is. • A Friend, 11. 12z. ; Robert Cunning ham, 11. Is.; Henry oho* 11 ls.; collected in Harley greet Chapel. Bow.roed, per Rev. W. Berea, 141. 12s. 24.; sellieted at St. George's Church, Tuffsel-park-road, per Rev. H. Hampton, 2101. • Edward Bateman, 51. • Napo°, Brothers, 51. 51. ; selec t ed at 84. Michael's, Conthill, per Rev. G. W. Wreack, 171. 13s. lid. • employes Cif, Press edlca, 11. 16s. &L ; Benestois Friend:lol. Thomas W. Archbett, Ioe. dd.; John Broadwood. sad Ike, 501. ; George Harker, 10/. 10s. ; eierks to T. and IL, 16a. ; employee d Jones end Co., W. k ; Drew, J. N., b. ed. ; J. G. Dm* 31. ;U. ' • B. Bradley, 2s. 6d. • 11.., Bays. water, fla. ; a Clerk, Canalsa-town, 2s. 6d. ; Firemen at Watlingotreet statism, 21. ; employes of Woolley and Co., Holborn, par 114. Bush° ' 11. 13s. 3d. •, B. 8. Edwards, 21.2. ; the Mimes Vagg , 11. is ; clerks of a firm of solicitors, es. ; C. J. ROL ; H. 0., Rood-lane, 108. lid. ; Rewire. Ruskin and OD., 501. ; Joha Fitzpatrick, 101. ; Th ree little girls, Newmarket, ; Com seinioser Harvey, 21. 25.; B. L., Si. ; B. O.H. Lewis, IL la. ;J. O. Lewis, 2t. ;F. 8., IL ls. ;G. IL Lewis 11. la. ; Dr. N. Davis, 11. is ; collected at York-street Walworth, 161. la. ld. ; J. N., 21. St. ; J. H. IL, 11 4 . 1. 1 111 ; Eidson, Trittoo, and Co., 2131.; R. &combs. ; Workmen of W. tfiowes and Soo, 21. 15a. ; G. Wood, fa. • John Jensoo, 5/. •E.G. E. P., 7s. Gd. ; P. K., 10a ; Srr Gee. sad Lady S mart., 101. Till GREAT EXHIBITION.-A NEW ROAD. Two very important points in connexion with the SOCC4OII and effect of the Greet Exhibition were decided yesterday, when a final decision was come to as to the road across Use park, and also as to the style of decoration to be adopted in the interior of the building. Yesterday, the Chief Commissioner of Public Works went over the ground, and fluidly decided upon the plan for sunk road through Kensington-gardem. The road on the north will some Yaw in the us west of the Serpentine, and and run parallel with the new broad walk, emerging on Ken. eington.gore opposite the new north entrance to the Horticultural Gardens, and therefore close upon the Exhibition Beall. Its length is to be just three•quarters of • mile, and it interferes with none of the views in the gardens, as it is carried across at • uoi• form level of 12 feet below the suntaoe. It passes beneath the carriage drive and Botten•row by insane of two shod tunnels. The total width of the roadway is to be 40 feet, of whkh about eight will be devoted to • footway on one aids. Both sides of the cutting will be formed of gently eloping banks of turf, and none of the grown timber will be interfered with. By this short route a circuit of two miles is saved on the eastern side, and a mile and • quarter on the western. The cost of the whole road is estimated at ()sly 35,0001.,1 the Commissioners al Public Worta under taking to pave sad light it. The tolls ere to be the esme as at Heoaington•gate-3d. for one horse, fol. for two and • balm; y for each foot passenger along the pathway. The road is to be open day and night. Every holder el • 1001. debenture will receive an ivory, or ticket, whiff will pass himself and his cab or carriage toll-fns, Yr. Cowper is to apply to parliament at coos upon its meting far the necessery powers, and the act is not to come into operation till 30,0001. out of the 35,0001. have been subscribed for. So far, therefore, this most difficult question as to thoroughfare" has been in a great measure solved, for the road is to be opened for traffic by the let of May, or, if from aoy unforeseen canine it is not complete by that time, Yr. Cowper guarantees the use of • temporary road till the permanent sunk way is ready. We believe, however, that the road will be open in time, and that it will not be long before it fully remunerates its spirited promoters. Yesterday the agents for the French exhibitors applied to the West It iddkosx Water Company to supply water for the chief fountain in the French Court at the rate of 40,C00 Allow an hour. It must be a fountain of very unusual size and power to require such • supply u this, which, at the per minute rate of throw, amounts to one-fifth of the whole downpour of water fr om the great cascade in the Michell tural Gardens. Bet all that is heed of the French mope. rations show them to be undertaken on the most magnifi. cent and costly scale. The season tickets are selling rapidly, and the sale of the five guinea admissions is as 3 et almost SI great is the sale of those at three guineas. The arrangements (says the Times) for the musical por tion of the programme to be gone through at the opening are fast adnnoing towards completion. It will be recol lected that at an early period the commissioners invited &Soli irayediair, Lahr, sad Verdi each to write a march for the ocessium, sai smaimily the invitation was amepted by all but the but-naisted artist. Dr. Sterndsle Ben nett has also been invited to set to musk some words to be written for the eceasion by the Poet Laments. Subsequently, Mr. Ocala was invited to undertake the mu sical &mansions* sad to waded the music at the opening on the Lt of May. Mr. Onsta has accepted the invitation of the commiesionens; sad since then attention has been given to the extent eithe orchestra which would be re quired to render the opssieg worthy cif the occesioe. After Intl consideration it has been determlosd to employ a mu vial force of no lees then 1,800 performers, of whom 403 will be instramentalistn, via., 240 stringed instruments and 180 wind inebraments, the kip number of the latter being required for M. Anber's march, which is almost entirely written for wind instruments. Of the 1,400 choral singers, about 500 will be taken tram the principal choral societies and choirs throughout the coun try ; the remainder, with the exception of • few of the peinelpl grehmional eliontlists, will be amateurs from the thtael Hermeeto Society and other carefully selected 1101110111. The entire working anangententa for the orchestra, midst the direction of Hr. Costa, have been confided to the Sacred Harmonic Society. An extensive and appropriate orchestra will be erected for the erase aelimaity partly under the eastern dome near the intersestkm of the nave and transept. WRATH= REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) TOINDAT. 41310A1T AAL S. L 1 11. -- 1 i. 47. - L117W7 —,— . NAM 44 '6O W. 2 1 c 4 Amami Kura .61 65 41 6. 1 r 1 BMW= 37 4 B. 5 r 6 45 44 LW. 7 Sr 7 CU 10.030611 :. 44 42 15. 1 0 4 $8 717 8. 6 r 4 Guwar . Unarm. niacin 49 47 0 LW. 4 Sr 6 0.51 Q9Butzuws V JAMMU Longs 44 40 U L 6 Dom . 41 40 LW. 4 • 4 4 Puiraouru 47 46 LW. 4 ir II 0.07 71maciora faarwom Sittings J untie, and M The 1 yr*" U M pump J tu.ea a I%e A dined t busine! Mr. 1 promot The upon Ix to realm he ie d should Rule Thu at the Mr. upon 1 Wag VI The Col 2 2 , b moot aim moot Dean and The caner Woe Th tence