The Express. — London, England, 1866-05-25 00:00:00

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Cardinal Wolsey, Mr. Maria Bean ; Queen Katherine, Mra Chlet• lean. LI CRUM Teas Immo, SIMPSON AND 00. Mr. Row, and VW Elaworthy—And THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Maws. Pech ter, Jordan, Emery, Vezln, Wlddlcorab. Moreland. & Ilteratrick; Madams Laren, Durarney, Remade, and Tessa, BRITANNIA. Tne Iteirriu,RlCH AND POOR; OR, THE POUR SEASONS. —The Hungarian Dancers, tom the Orford and Alhambra—To conclude with THE CORPORAL'S DAUGHTER. Mem% Rer , mitts, Cranford, & Itigwood ; IllatClara SR Gime &Ma S. Dm. HIGH-WATER AT LONDON-BILIDOL Tnm DAT —Morning, 111 Elm Afternoon, 11h. Aftn. TO-Xosaow—Morning, Oh. Om Afternoon, Oh. lam LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 25. AT a public meeting held yesterday in the Mansion-house, it was resolved to erect a public statue on some conspicuous spot in the City of London, in honour of Mr. PEABODY, and in acknow ledgment of his magnificent benefaction to the in dustrious poor. The occasion of the meeting was almost unique in the annals of the Egyptian Hall, where complimentary speeches and panegyrics are as common as the delicacies of the season. The Marion-house ideal of human heroism is seldom of so unconventional a type as that of the illus trious American. It seems a pity that the natural impatience of grateful admiration to express itself in some enduring form should have found none more congenial to the character and life of the man whose munificence was declared to be "more than " princely," and who in doing good had shunned ostentation as others seek it, than a vulgar effigy in a thoroughfare, after the manner of a ca nonized GEORGE the FOURTH. There is probably no cheaper or more vulgar way of dis charging an obligation to a benefactor than this, and we may be allowed to regret that Mr. PEABODY (who was happily far out of hearing when his statue was proposed) should be con demned to fall a sacrifice to the genius of English monumental sculpture. One speaker, indeed, at the meeting yesterday, ventured to express a doubt whether the erection of a statue was the best way of recognising Mr. PEABODY'S services to humanity, and whether, having already de clined the honours proposed to be conferred upon him by her MAJESTY, and having " objected " to be dinnered and feted," Mr. PEABODY would be peculiarly pleased to find himself pilloried for ever in the street. As Mr. BILLING remarked, neither the climate of this country, nor the atmosphere of this town, is propitious to public statues. On the other hand, a statue is the most classical and the most con spicuous embodiment of public gratitude, and as it is undoubtedly far easier to erect a statue than to found a hospital, and far easier to do either of these things than to copy a great example, and to cherish the memory of a benefactor by emu lating his virtues or following in his footsteps, we need not be surprised to find that the opinion of the meeting was unanimously in favour of the statue. A Peabody Hospital, or some other similar institution, founded by public subscrip tions, might, as it was suggested, appropriately be decorated with statues, which need not be exposed to the rain and dust, and such an insti tute would be a worthier monument of the great benefactor. But it is a simpler process for the richest men in the richest city in the world to relieve their consciences and pay homage to unexampled virtue by celebrating it in stone. THE most important movement in the Stock Exchange yesterday was a continuance of the fall in bank shares, the depression in which was again serious, especially as regards London and County, and Agra and Masterman's. Pro fiting by the dislocated condition of mercantile credit, and by the belief that further failures will take place in the cotton and other trades, which are greatly hampered by the difficulty attending sales in the present state of the money market, speculators for a fall yesterday pressed sales with extraordinary boldness. These operations have now been organised into a complete system by a clique of speculators, who seem to be more nume rous outside than inside the Stock Exchange. Day after day they make a set against some particular bank, in the same way as they did recently with the financial companies. They are well aware that by persistent sales they can greatly depress prices, and that in these anxious times a daily fall is very likely both to induce refs lisatione by bona fide but timid holders, and to in fluence withdrawals of deposits or current balances by some of the customers of the banks. All this, together with the sedulous dissemination of rumours prejudicial to credit, is done solely with the object of buying back the shares at a lower price. The Bank of London adds one more to the list of companies which have been destroyed by these tactics; for, however unsound, con sidered from a banking point of view, may have been its policy in locking up its funds indefinitely in securities of an inconvertible nature, and suitable only to a financial company, that bank would not have succumbed, and been obliged to utterly sacrifice a valuable and well established business, had it not been for the pressure by deposi tors and other customers, caused by the fall in the price of the shares. It is very desirable that the public, before falling victims to these speculative snares, should take counsel with sound advisers. The real nature of the depreciatorymovementis seen more clearly now that the speculators, having worked their will upon banks of recent formation and weak credit, are beginning to attack the older and better established in stitutions, which, from their standing at comparatively high premiums, present, in their view, a proportionate scope for a fall. If bon& fide holders, satisfied with the soundness of their property, would but be calm, and view these transient market movements wii mischief would not esten4i , • and would, bring its own cure. But, cinforisamidli, credit is a tender plant, especially in trues lite these, and the depreciation is only too likely to work upon the fears of persons at a distance who have no imam of judging accurately of the manoeuvres by which it is produced. The only practical remedy at the moment would seem to consist in an organisation amongst bon/. fide holders similar to that formed by the ad , verse speculators. Directors ought never to be encouraged to traffic in the shares of the companies which they manage ; but it is quite competent for some of the large shareholders to take counsel with their fellow partners, and, by means of a common subscription, under prescribed conditions, to commission brokers in the Stock Exchange to buy all such shares as may be offered within a certain limit of price during the present crisis. In each case the only real question ought to be that of price. Assuming that the sales were merely speculative—and in nine cage out of ten this is the fact, at least at the beginning of a fall— the sellers would soon become tired, and think how , beat to beat a retreat, when they found that their object was foiled, and that they could not produce any appreaciable effect upon the price. The rally that took place yesterday afternoon in Agra and Idasterman's Bank shares, which, after being forced down in the morning to 101., or 15 dis., re bounded suddenly to 181. at the close, shows how liable speculators for a fall are, in their turn, to panic ' and how easily they may be punished for any unfair practices, provided real holders have sufficient confidence in themselves and in the solidity of their property. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) THE NATIONJJ. DZBT. The scheme explained last night by Mr. Glad- stone of redeeming the national debt by the conversion into terminable annuities of 24,000,0001. out of 800,000,0001. which form its capital, is stated by the Times to be no new scheme, and to have been sanctioned in principle by one of the first acts passed this session. The Chancellor of the Exchequer improved his position yesterday by put ting on one Ode the argument from the probable ex haustion of our coal fields, but in the opinion of the Times he propounded many fallacies while meeting the stock argument against paying off the debt at all. With the moat respectful hesitation it hints the suspicion that the right hon. gentleman is not himself thoroughly master of his own plans. The special merit of the scheme evidently lies in the pledge on the part of the nation to pay off a capital debt of thirty millions or so by instalments spread over the years between this and 1885. The resolution is a good resolution, though it is rather a small one ; but it is plain that it may be re voked at any time. The danger of having to borrow money to repay a debt on which some enlarge vanishes because the process of repayment may always be suspended ; the merit of binding parliament to a course of redemption is equally evanescent, since Mr. Gladstone, or any other Chancellor of the Exchequer, might call upon parliament to set aside what it had proposed. Terminable annui ties held by the National Debt Commissioners might be converted back into permanent, just es permanent an nuities held by them have been converted into terminable. We hesitate to declare this truth, because it is perhaps desirable that a lavish House of Commons should be hood winked; but it is a truth, nevertheless, and Mr. Glad stone's scheme deserves to be adopted because of the hood winking. POLITICAL PAICTIII9. The Daily News, which has been accustomed to feel a certain degree of respect for Sir J. Pakington, who has advocated a liberal policy on the education question and shown an enlightened interest in social questions, needs the recollection of his better qualities to plead in his favour against the vulgar and intemperate harangue, outraging in almost every sentence the limits of good taste and of legitimate political discussion, which he delivered the other day at Tewkesbury. The speech from beginning to end was rather personal than political, bearing the impress of a perfectly honest, but somewhat dull and narrow mind constitutionally incapable of throw ing itself into the views of others, and profoundly con vinced that to dissent from Lord Derby is wilfully to sin against the light. It seems honestly impossible to Sir John Pakington, and to men of his calibre, to abstain from evil thinking and speaking. But happily his opponents are not bound to think as ill of him, as he, by intellectual and moral limitations for which he is not responsible, is forced to think of them. On one point Sir John may reckon on the hearty concurrence of the great majority of his country men, namely, in his preferring to be in opposition with Lord Derby than to be in office for life with Mr. Gladstone. It would be a heavy price to pay even for the services of Mr. Gladstone, to have to take Sir John Pakington with him for the term of that estimable baronet's natural life. To the Herald the speech of Sir J. Pakington appears calm and judicious, expressing the language of a clear sighted and sagacious politician. The Herald anticipates that the conservatives will be joined by many of the libe ral party in their opposition to the Reform Bill. Not a single voice of recantation, it lam has yet been heard from the cave of Adullsm. The great opportunity for punishing the ministers is still to come, and has, it seems, been expressly reserved. The Pan thinks that there ham been more than enough criticism bestowed upon the measures of the government, and that it might not be unreasonable to desire to know in what direction the alternative course would take us. It is rather late in the day to profess simply a willingness to calmly reconsider the representative system. The truth is, according to the Telegraph, that Sir. J P•kington is • man of thin and departmental brain, which has neither strength of grasp nor rapidity of insight. Although sitting on the same bench with Mr. Disraeli, his mental constitution is that of "an old whig ;" it is eminently " respectable," and deplorably limited His sincerity can never be called in question ; the purity of his motives is beyond • doubt ; and there is every reason to believe that he would be cleverer if he could. Unfortunately, he cannot. The Star is content to know that after a fortnight's consideration one of the heaviest chieftains of the tory party can find nothing to say against the Reform Bill but that he liked Mr. Lowe's speech, and that the present go vernment have no right to reduce in 1866 the representa tion of • borough which his own government and himself proposed to reduce in 1859. FORRIGN AFFAIRS. If the Archduke Maximilian, one of the greatest per sonages in Europe, could be tempted by Mexico, where he is confronted with a turbulent people and opposed with strong antipathy by the great republic which is his neigh bour, no wonder, observes the Tina, that Prince Charles of Hohenzollern, a captain of Prussian Dragoons, has not been able to resist the offer of • pleasant and comfortable throne in the Principalities. But there are difficulties in the way. The states men who have represented Europe thought that the Principalities would have a rarer guarantee of inde pendence if they remained even Nominally • part of the Sultan's empire, but in the last 10 years they have made considerable progress in self government, and in the opinion of their popular leaders, another step towards na tionality is to obtain a foreign prince al Hospodar. By de claring the father of Prince Charles • naturalised Roumain, they hope to comply with the letter of the constitution. How far the powers will be satisfied with this ingenious expedient remains to be seen. The conference is to meet to-morrow, at the invitation of the Turkish ambassador, to deliberate on what has taken place. It is proposed that the conference shall protest against the proceedings of the Prince as an act of usurpation. Thus, at • time when more important interests are to be discussed, the affairs of this little State are likely to give some trouble to the plenipo tentiaries, if they persist in upholding their old opinions. As far as the English people are concerned the Time* believes there will be little objection to let the Roumains take their own course. The Daily New remarks that there is no confirmation of the report of the entry of the armies of litusaia and Turkey into the Principalities, and it is difficult to believe 'RV*, tap. WV . -1 7/40•41 1 6iittFould ri aa s • emiellst to an tervention the cf the In *fairs utPealligralt Wm 13,€erewee Orr diplimmay will tared the q km, ' p os t . %rent spectators, standing on the millacn level o f humanity, will be pf opinion that the title of a Christian prim* elected by a Christian people to be its ruler cannot be inferior to that of afiCamsalman to dispute the election. At all events, the Daily News confidently assumes that no liberal government will be a party to handing over the Danubian Principalities in any font& way as a territorial _ . eompennation to Austria for the renunciation of the Em- peror's rights in Venice. The Pod says that we may now hope to see a songless most in Paris about the second week in June, and that it is not improbable the powers attending it will be repre sented by their respective Ministers of Foreign Affairs ; if this supposition prove correct, M. Drouyn de Lhuys, Lord Clarendon, Prinoe Gortschakoff, Count de Bismarck, Count de Mensdorff, General dells M•rmora, and the Baron de Kubeek will assembas to endeavour to solve the knotty questions connected with Vene ti a, Bahleswig- Holstein, and the Germanic Confederation. The Herald does not believe a conference is likely to avert • war. If it meets, it will meet without any defined intentions, any line of action, beyond an avowed preference for talking instead of fighting, so long as there is • bare shame that talking may do something. The very can menosment of the debate will lay bare irreconaileable dis cord on every subject that is touched upon. The power that first proposed the congress, finding that resort fail it, may thus feel called upon, as it professed to be in 1859, to promote the peace of the world by action of a more open and energetic kind. tkt Court. WINDSOR CASTLE, Ws 24. This day her Majesty completed her 47th year. The Queen drove in the grounds yesterday afternoon, and walked and drove spin this morning, accompanied by the Princess Helena. The Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Arthur also walked and drove. The Prince and Princess of Wales, attended by the Countess of Macclesfield and Major Teesdale, and Prince Alfred, attended by the Hon. Eliot Yorke, arrived at the Castle this morning, and remained to luncheon. Count Gleichen also arrived, and remained to luncheon. Prince Arthur arrived at the Castle yesterday, attended by Major Elphinstosie. The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by Prince Alfred, visited the Queen at Windsor Castle yes terday morning. Their royal highnesses dined with the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Stafford-house in the evening. Despatches were received yesterday et the Colonial office from the Governor of Canada. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Canada. The name of the Countess Therese de Bernstorff was inadvertently omitted from the list of attendances in the diplomatic circle at the Queen's Drawing-room on Wednes day last. CABINET COUNCIL.—There will be a Cabinet Council this afternoon, at the Earl Russell's official resi dence, in Downing-street. The council is summoned for 2 o'clock. The Prince and Princess of Wales honoured the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland by their presence at dinner last evening, at Stafford House, St. James's. Among the company invited to meet their royal high nesses were her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary, his Highness Prince Teck, &c. Later in the evening the duchess had a concert and dancing party. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary and Prince Teck will honour the Duchess of Inver. nese with their presence at dinner on Saturday next at her apartments at Kensington Palace. His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador's first ball is fixed to take place on the 20th of the ensuing month. The Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter received the following company at dinner yesterday evening, at their residence in Grosvenor-square :—The Earl of Har rowby, Lady Mary Sandon, Sir John and Miss Trollope, Sir Fowell and Lady Victoria Buxton, Mr. and Lady Louisa Fortesoue and Mule Fortescue, Mr. and Lady Louisa Finch and Miss Finch, Mr. and Lady Adeline Norman, Captain Smith, &c. On Wednesday evening, Alderman Copeland the late, and Mr. Beresford Hope, the present, conservative member for Stoke-upon-Trent, were entertained at dinner. A dessert service waa presented to Mr. Copeland in recog nition of his services as member for the borough during the period of twenty-three years. Speeches were made by Mr. Adderley and Mr. Beresford Hope against the minis terial measure of reform. The Duke of Arun, in reply to a request that he would sign a petition in defence of the Westminster Confession, and against innovations, which is being pre pared for presentation to the General Assembly of Scot land, declines to comply with the request, because he is not aware that any doubt has been cast on the West minster Confession u the " doctrinal standard of the church," and because he does not know that any changes have been made in the forms of public worship which ex ceed the reasonable liberty which ought to be allowed to the various congregations of the church. WILLS AND BEQUESTS. The will, with three codicils, of John Gibson, R.A., sculptor, late of 144, Via del Babuino, in the city of Rome, formerly of Liverpool, was proved in London, on the 3rd inst., under 40,0001. personalty in England. The appointment of executors runs thus :—" Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, Philip Hardwick, and William Boxall, as my general executors ; and Messrs. Penry Williams, painter, and Benjamin Spence, sculptor, both of Rome, as executors of my effects in Rome." The wills dated May 1855, and the first codicil March 22,1565; these are translated from the Italian Linguage. The second and third codicils are in English, and are both dated Jan. 10, 1866, being a few days before his death, which event took place at Rome on January 27, and at the age of 75. To these documents he had attached his mark ; they are in the handwriting of Joseph Severn, H. B. M. Consul at Rome, and contain a few private legacies. By the will he has bequeathed to his executor, P. Williams, 500/. ; to W. Theed, sculptor, London, 4001 ; to his cousin, Benjamin Gibson, 2001. ; Thomas Dessoulary, of Rome, painter, 100/. ; Giuseppe Inooronati. Wimpole-street, master of the Italian language, 100/. ; to each of his general execu tors, 1001. ; to his executor, Benj. Spence, all his printed books and engravings ; to his brother, Solomon Gibson, of Liverpool, sculptor, an annuity of 100/. ; and there are a few other legacies, all to be paid free of duty. To the Royal Academy he bequeaths the sum of 30,0001. and all his works in marble in his studio, and all his composition works, plaster casts, and model'', to be used for the development and advancement of the study of drawing and modelling, and for public exhibition ; and to the council of the Royal Academy he bequeaths the residue of his property, to be applied by them to the like purposes. The will of the Right Hon. Fanny Viecounteso Pon sonby, of 62, Chester-square, was proved in London on the Ist inst. by her executors, Lawrence Walker, Esq., the Rev. Lewis Begot (her nephew), and William Peaks, Esq., of Westbourne Park Villas ; to each of whom is left a lewy of 1001. The personal property was sworn under 7,0001. Her ladyship was the daughter of the fourth Earl of Jersey, and married in 1803, John Viscount Ponsonby, G.C.8., and died without issue, April 14, 1866, at the age of eighty. The will and codicil bear the same date, March 14,1863, the second and third in February and October, 1864. Her ladyship has be- quatthed to her confidential attendant, Madame Marie Noyan, the whole of her plate and a legacy of 1,0001., free of duty, and has left legacies to all her domestics, ac cording to length of service. To her sister, Lady Harriet Bagot,widow of the late Right Rev. Richard Begot, D.D., Bishop of Bath and Wells, she leaves all her jewellery, including diamond earrings, bracelets, turquoise, and other personal ornaments, and appoints her said sister residuary legatee. The will of Sir John MacGregor, M.D., K.C.8., Inspector-General of Hospitals, formerly of Upper Hamil ton-terrace, St. John's Wood, and late of Corstophine Loige, Ryde, Isle of Wight, was proved in London under 14,000/. personalty, by his relict, Lady MacGregor ; his son, Major James Duncan Mao-Gregor, 78th Highlanders ; and Frederick Halsey Janson, Esq., the joint acting executors. The will is dated Oct. 8, 1863, and a codicil Jan. 8, 1866. This distinguished military surgeon and physician died Jan. 13, at the Isle of Wight, at the age of 75. To Lady Mac-Gregor he leaves all his wines and consumable stores absolutely, and the use of his furniture, books, musical instruments, plate, and all other household effects, andan annuity of 1501. The furniture at her decease is to be divided among st his three daughters, Jessie, Flora, and Ellen, and the residue of his property also amongst them in equal shares.—lllugrated London News. The French court removes to Fontainebleau towards the end of the month. MAY TaIfINTELLIGEII TS ITAtift The Florence correspondent of the Dad!, sari* The situation may be summed tip in a few words :—A mmgrese is talked of, and war is prepared for. In birth nobody believes in a emigres. er sepals the negotiations as serious, or perhaps as even sincere. The volunteers, accompanied by music and the bravos of the populations, are proceeding dig by dal to their depots. Their number is oonsiderable—especially in Lombardy. Milan alonehas sup. plied 4,000. New regiments will have to be organised. Already in addition to the 10 regiments called out two corps of Carbineere are being formed. The volunteers will be ready by Sunday. Garibaldi will not enter upon the scene till the last moment. The Official Gaunt con tains a decree empowering the government to press horses and males. This measure is generally one of the last adopted before actual warfare. The 99th of May is said bbe the date fixed by the terms of the treaty between Prussia and Italy for the commencement of hostilities. The time may of course be prolonged by common consent, but there are strong reasons for bringing matter' to a . crisis. The dilatoriness of diplomacy is begining to irri tate public opinion. It must be admitted that Italy has made a supreme, military, financial, end moral effort—that she has put forward all her strength and energy. And all see that if this ends in a miscarriage it must be her ruin- Those prolonged efforts without any remit fatigue and enervate the nation. A feeling of impatience is the consequence, and this is especially the case in Turin, which is generally at the head of public opinion in Italy. To these moral reasons must be added Anancial oonsiderations. The army is ousting enormous sums, which aro increasing every dey by the Galling out of the volunteers end the mobilising of the national guards. The receipts are not increasing, and cannot possibly meet the daily deficit. It is quite clear that such a state of things cannot be prolonged for months, nor even weeks. Arrests on a large scale of persons suspected of reactionary tendencies are being made in Naples by Signor Gualterio, the prefect. The clerical and Bourbonian party are in a state of terror. The ifortimento contains the following letter from Garibaldi : Caprera, Kay 11. Dear Bagnamoo,—lt is in every way advantageous for the country that all are ready and united. It is a question of life or death for the nation, and it is for all Italy to solve the problem. I shall accept of all who are willing to op pose foreign oppression. As for instructions, apply to our friends on the commission, and especially to Benedetto Cairoli. A truce to disaeludons and opinions. We must act.—Yours, ttc., G. GLItIEALDL THE PRINCIPALITIES. `~~l The Nord publishes the following despatch from Jassy, dated yesterday :—" It is absolutely false that a Russo-Turkish force has entered Moldavia." (luarna's TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. BIT/MIN, KAY 25. In case of war Prussia intends to convoke a German parliament to meet in Berlin, to which will be admitted all representatives from the diffe rent German States, who are returned on tho elec toral basis of the number of inhabitants. POTSDAM, MAT 25. At the baptism of the infant princess, which took place yesterday, the royal infant was held during the ceremony by the King of Prussia and the Princess Marie of Hohenzollern. The Prince of Hohenzollern, father of the Rou manian Hoapodar, was not present. His absence, it was stated, was caused by the fact of his prepa ring to take his departure for tho Principalities at the invitation of the Roumanian deputation. '• _. 6. . LIA 4 fount 00171 M. (Before Vios-Chanosllor Mr B. T. Bindersley.) EX MUM =MT, *JD 00. Kr. Glans and Mr. Edmund James appeared in support of the petition of Thomas Masters Usbome, a contributory, for the winding up of the company nyder the provision of the Companies' Act of ME, and sided that the petit*, might stand over till the mit petition day. Mr. Roxburgh, who ',preemie& the company, Mated that at a meeting of shareholders which toot place yesterday, a resolution wee pawed, in consequence of which it was hoped that the matter might be settled out of murk The petition was ordered to stand over for a week. ILIGENCE. DAY.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCEL filittimps in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Jostles sad Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and MOO 111 PAWS TILE nnv. JORN HZYSIUMG Mr. J. Browne, Q.C., moved far • rule to show mule why a mandamus should not ism directed to the parishioners of Lazenby, in Cumberland, commanding them to meet in vestry, and proceed to the election of • churchwarden on the ground that the present chief warden had been illegally elected. The perish of Lazenby was divided into two townships , and during the whole of the incumbency of the rev. applicant and for 40 years the practice bad been for the incumbent to appoint one churchwarden, and the parishioners of the whole parish in vestry to elect another. On the 25th March last a vestry meeting was convened of the inhabitants of one of the townships for the purpose of electing overseers end surveyors of highways, and after they had been elected, the vestry, against the protest* f the umembeet, proceeded to elect • churchwarden for the whole of the parish. That was clearly an illegal proceeding because the act required that at least three days' notice should be given of the special purpose for which the vestry was to be held. Rule granted. 711 Z WEST DKRBT LOCAL BOARD V. Mr. Charles Russell appeared on behalf of the defendant for a rule calling upon certain justices to show cause why they should not state a case for the opinion of this court. The defendant was charged and connoted before the jus tices, under the 10th and 11th Via, cap. 34, sea. 126, of the Towns Clauses Improvement Act, for using cer tain premises m a slaughter-honse, without first having obtained a licence. The defendant was a servant in the employ of a butcher named Bennett and he had taken certain sheep by his master's direction to the Liverpool New Cattle Market Company's premises and slaughtered them in a place which we. not licensed. The act imposed a penalty not exceeding 51. on any person who without having first obtained a license used it for the purpose of slaughtering cattle. The learned counsel con. tended that the set did not apply to the servant who obeyed his master's orders, but to the person who was in the use or occupation of the premises. It was smatter of great im portance, although the magistrates had refused to state a case on the ground that the objection was frivolous and it was desirable to have the point argued and decided by this court. Rule granted. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. Sittings at Nisi Prins.—(Before Baron Pigott and Common Jury.) HOWARD T. In this cam, whicliWas;nactionfor the seduction of the plaintiff's daughter, the trial of which was yesterday, after some discussion, postponed until this morning, on the suggestion of the learned judge, with a view to a settlement, the parties agreed to withdraw the record. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, MAT Z. The Neue Freie Presse asserts that Austria has consented to the discussion of the Venetian ques tion by the Congress, on the basis of territorial compensation. The withdrawal of the prohibition against the exportation of corn was ordered by the Emperor at the request of Saxony. ITALY. TRIESTE, M•c 24, RvEyrso. It is reported here that an Italian patrol ap peared to-day at the frontier on the Caffaro (1), and took away the half of the bridge on the Italian side of the river. THE PRINCIPALITIES. BUCHAREST, MAT 24, Evarnia. A new ministry has been formed, composed as follows: President of the Council IM. Labear catardii. Minister of the Interior 5 Minister of Foreign Affairs Marojewi. Minister of War Jean Ghika. Minister of Finance Brattano. Ministerof Public Worship Rosetti. Minister of Justice Jean Cantacuzene. Minister of Public Works DemetriusStourdza. THE PRINCE OF HOITENZOLLERN. BRUSSELS, MAT 25. Prussia has confidentially proposed to Russia a marriage between the Prince of Hohenzollern and the Princess Eugenie Maximianorna Romanovska of Leuchtenberg. It is doubtful whether Russia will accept the pro posal• SAXONY. DRESDEN, MAY 25. The Saxon Chambers will meet to-morrow, and will be formally opened by the King in person on Monday, the 28th inst. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE MISSISSIPPI AND ETNA. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 25. The North American Lloyd's steamer Missis sippi, from New York on the 10th inst., passed the Needles at 9.40 a.m. to-day. QUEENSTOWN, MAT 25. The Inman Company's steamer Etna, from New York on the 12th inst., arrived here at 9 a.m. to day. She brings the mails, 477,731 dole. and 2,0001. in specie, and 219 passengers, 54 of whom she landed, and proceeded at 9.10 a.m. . . _ Her telegraphic advice* have been anticipated. CHINA. (Yid Trieste.) SHANGHAI, Aram 9. 6,000 more Imperial troops, in addition to 2,000 from Pekin, have been sent from Shanghai to the province of Shantung, to meet the rebels who are assembled there in large numbers. The government is said to be offering Mandarin buttons to the rebel chiefs, upon condition that they swear allegiance. The ice at Neuchuang has broken np, and the port is now open. Petty disturbances have occurred there, in con sequence of which the English consul has requested settlers to be constantly armed. 2,000 boxes of tea have been shipped by the over. land steamer. The coolies on board the Italian ship, Napoleon Canivers, revolted and fired the vessel, 620 coolies were burned. Advice' from Japan announce the arrival of the left wing of the 9th Regiment. Peace addresses oontinue to flow in at the Berlin Palace. The lest three received are from the Rhenish manufacturing towns of Julich, Bookolt, and langberg. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) CLERKENWELL. MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A YINALZ. Catherine Dutton, aged 50, of 17, Leather-lane, was charged before Mr. D'Eyneourt with committing a mur derous assault on Mary Oram with a jug. Mr. H. Allen, of the Associate Institute for Improving and Enforcing the Laws .for the Protection of Women, watched the case. The complainant, who appeared very weak from loss of blood, and whose head was enveloped in surgical bandages, said that she resided in the same house as the prisoner. For some time past the prisoner has threatened to do for her, and yesterday she was very abusive. Last night as she was passing the complainant's room she threw a china jug at her. The jug struck the complainant on the forehead, indicted a severe wound, and for some time ren dered her insensible. Police-constable 53 G was called, and found the complainant in such a dangerous state that he at once removed her to the Royal Free Hos pital, Gray's-inn-road, where her wounds were dressed, and she was allowed to leave this morning to come to this court to give evidence. Mr. D'Eyncourt asked the complainant if she now felt any pai. The c n omplainant said that she was so weak from loss of blood that she could hardly stand. The only provocation that she had given the prisoner was her asking her for some money that she owed her. Both the prisoner and her daughter were violent persons, and annoyed and insulted all the lodgers in the house. The prisoner, in defence, did not deny the charge, but said she had received great provocation, and that caused her to do what she did. She was more sinned against than sinning, and as this was the lint time she had ever been in a court of justice she hoped the magistrate would for give her. Mr. D'Eyncourt said the assault appeared to be a very aggravated one, and the results might be very serious. He should remand the prisoner to the House of Detention for a week, and refused to take bail at present. WORSHIP-STREET. OUTRAOR ON A GIRL-EXTRAORDINARY CABE. „.. ..... _ William Goat, 20, • costermonger, and Howard Lambert, 18, a labourer, were brought up by Sergeant Keenan, 18 N division, charged with the following fearful outrage on the person of Elisabeth Badcock, a servant out of place, and living with her parents at 3, Tyason.pasesge, Holston. The prosecutor, a fine grown and good-looking girl, has • alight impediment in her speech. She gave the follow ing evidence :—I am 18 years of age. Between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the 22nd inst., I was returning home along the Lea-bridge-road. The prisoners and James Gou (not apprehended) followed me, and other chaps came on after them. The three caught hold of and dragged me into • field, then into a second field, where they flung me down on my back. (Prosecutor then detailed the criminal offence as having been committed by each of the three.) One of them then pulled me up. I saw James Goss and Howard Lambert walk away. I got • little way and then fell down from weakness. William Goes asked me to have some ale. I refused ; he used filthy language to me, and he also went away, joined the other two, and on leaving the field all three ran off. I remained on the ground from five to ten minutes, unable to move. At length I got into the high road, and an old woman seeing me crying, came up and ques tioned me. I don't know who she is, but I made a complaint to her, and by her advice went to the Kineland police-station ; there I was told to go to the Hackney station, but did not, as I could scarcely walk, but I went the following morning, and gave • description of the men. Yesterday I was examined by • doctor. In reply to questions by the magistrate and Mr. Abbott, wbo conducted the case, proeecutrix stated — l screamed as they pulled me across the field, but I have known them from childhood, and thought they were only lark ing (this was understood as referring to the Goues). When on the ground William placed his hand over my mouth, and I could not scream. I tried to do so. I tried to get away. When lambert held my head, I don't think his hand was on my mouth, but I was exhausted , had no strength, and was in greepain. What occurred was against my wilL Each remained with me from five to ten minutes. I can hardly tell, but I think so. Each took down his clothes. One of the sleeves of my dress was torn nearly out, and my skirt from the gathers through struggling. Three months since these prisoners got hold of me in the Cat and Mutton fields, but I screamed and a policeman came. They ran off. At the time I was being abused the prisoners' companions I spoke of were around us—as close to us as is that chair (within arm's length). I wanted one of them to force the hand of William GOllll from my mouth, but he swore and would not. Since then some of them have tried to prevent my coming here to-day ; they said it would not me any good. I believe that the prisoners and they had been on the water just before they met with me. Two girls, named Eliza Langley and Betsy Grey were with me when prisoners followed us ; they went fc:rward; they are young and could not have assisted me ; besides, I said I thought it was larking. Cromemmined by the prisoners —I had not been walking with any chaps. There was not a policoueurtable near. I did see one afterwards when I was crying, but he was far off on the bridge. Mr. Abbott deemed it proper to inform the court that the proarcutrix had been previously intimate with • young man whose acquaintance she had formed. A certificate from Dr. Wright, the divisional surgeon of police, residing in Clapton-square, stated that there was an absence of proof the assaults had been committed. The prisoners, who bad been apprehended by constables Briers, 217 N, and Last, 355 N, rested their defence oa not having used violence, and in consequence of the press of business waiting, were remanded. ILtELBOROUGH43THEET. ITIDS/INOTING IN KIIISLWOTOII4IARDZIFIL Jaws leitmiont and Aims Chattels, two lads, were before Mr. Knox with wilfully damaging trees and shrubs in Kensington-gardens, the property of the Com missioners of Woods, tin Park-constable Howes, No. 14, makl he was an duty lest night, about • quarter past 8 o'clock, near the Prince Albert Memorial, when he new the prisoners in turn up the chestnut trees after birds' nest., and breaking oft the branches, and in addition to the damage done to the trees, they also damaged some shrubs and flowers. iqUI Mr. Knox inquired whether there wee mush of the dos ng on. The me park constable said it we e o fee o Z s there were 30 or 40 mass s day, the aommis che. 11l of closing time, while one of the b i ttt i t o d e r i t gates, the trees being much damaged by then *g o 41 pursuit tit bird's note end duck's m in. Mr. Knox asked the elnount of The park-constable said about hsifa-conws. -,, Mr. Knox ordered the prisoners to pay II er‘k lez • ins al 71. Id., or seven days, datum that the =net be pat •• stop to. gnaw= mine nt anour.gegg ar k it - 1 p o ur lads, named Joke Quistaa, Jerry Drina, 0 4 4 1 crinti*, sad JeremiaA Ducey, were charged a s persons loitering in Regent-street for the p urples milting felony. The cue was proved by Shrives, 83 C, aneCheae h ar w h o saw the prisoners yesterday afternoon i n Itepn e ji pushing amongst crowds of persons at a photogn s k .6. en d 6 toy , amp. and altar watching the prisoners fi r ' W4 time, they saw one of than touch a gentl ema n ey Being observed by the ream, the 17teonees ..... Dam remarking to hie eoegisoioue. ' it's no use al we can't do any good, and met get new t b ms. prisoners were then tab= into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox, the constable stated the a t knew the prisoners as aseociatcs of thieves, a n d C, said he !mew three of them to go about with a Zi g b ores o f a night, and to be with a gang cl thieves ; two girls who had been Waned with robbing ti e praise day also belonged to the gang. The prisoners said they got th eir livin g 11°°°4 1, 1 111 that all the police knew of theta wee that thir ties 44. Cheney mid that Driscoll told him that they vi n phg up Regent-street to see who bad you the fight. Mr. Knox committed them fora month each, *eh h id Labour. MARYLEBONE. OUTILONOUN CONDUCT. A well-droned man who described hinaeß as a Ws * at Slough, and who gave the name of Jaws was accused of bMng &unhand disorderly at th il e el road station of the lisMopolken Railway, sad maiig Inspector Gittens, of the company's polies, Inspector Gibbons appeared on behalf of the wh i p authorities. William Gittens said—l am railway M e m* d. 1 Bishop's-road station of the Metropolitan Railw a y, w , 12 o'clock last night just as a train was going to Mr* the City, and immediately subsequently to my cos * ing the porter to shut the gate, I r aw (the prisoner's brother) precipitate himself w e the gate, and he must have sustained ra is injury had not the porter caught hi, thus broken the fall. On going and expostulatirs Ytt the man on his mad conduct the prisoner came R * began to abuse me in a most abominable manna, lei lr fort he spoke to me he threatened to punch the pan head. The prisoner then became very much mend, is when the next train came up he, after making ra obscene expreesions, entered a carriage, where, a in;, quence of his violent gesticulations,, the other pra m* left the compartment, and several ladies appaina much alarmed. Seeing that the prisoner was drank, as he continued to um abusive language I dashed * ta leave the carriage, and as he refused I put bin Nit, al in doing so he struck me in the face, and tore my* / then called a constable and gave him into custody. Other evidence was called in support of the 'ogre tors evidence, after which the prisoner was ordered a fine of 2/., with the alternative of one moral's hd labour. SOUTHWARK. BURGLARY AT A LICRNBRI) TICTUALLTRI. . . William; Coombs, • young man described as • ioineu mi brought up for final examination charged with h. ously breaking and entering the Havelock Ana Tavern, Ford-road, Grange-road, Bermondsey, sadist* therefrom upwards of 31. in gold and silver the Fescasyj Mr. John Cornell, the landlord. It Appeared from the evidence of the prosecuta,til the prisoner was his potman, but slept out of the km His duty was to come at 7 in the morning, sat hes at the closing of the house. On Sunday night the plot left early and witness closed the house, leaving glass on a shelf in the bar 31. 2s. 6d. in gold sad abet for a specific purpose, and 10s. in another glass for thee in the morning The prisoner came an usual ea Bay and performed his work, but it was not till the Iliad the day that the money was missed. Witness it Stettin had only himself, his wife, her sister, and the barmaid imp ing at the house, and the latter getting up fun bins tioned her about the loss. She knew nothing eked 6 as she had not required change. The primer vide questioned about it, and he coolly denied all of the loss. In consequence of that suspicion tret barmaid, but fortunately only for a short tine, se • opposite neighbour gave him such information r land him to give the prisoner into custody. Amelia Moore, a married woman, residing ma* said that on the Monday morning in question eite gst. at 5 o'clock to let her husband out, as he wee Mla Portsmouth. A little while afterwards she wee out of her window, when she saw the prisoner &milts the prosecutor's house by the tap room window. Sheet him pans through into the bar, where he remised AM 20 minutes, and came out by the front door, leaving bit open. He then closed I the tap-room window, ead eYe looking round quietly went away. She wee sure dupl. goner was the man, andwhen she heard of the many cks told the prosecutor of it. Police-constable 135 M, said he took the primee la custody, when he denied all knowledge of the ccetsq. On searching his lodgings witness found a purse costs* 31. Os. 3d. in small silver money. In answer to the charge the prisoner said bent entered the house before 6 o'clock. The magistrate observed that it was a very daring impudent robbery, and oouimitted him for trial. THE CHINESE Musarox. Having prrTioadt visited the Thames-tunnel and Mesas. Bair) 126 Perkins' establishment, his Excellency PialuTa sd suite, accompanied by Major Brine, R. 8., and 14 Bourn, yesterday afternoon paid a visit to the bier tional Horticultural Show, where they were met hyir president, secretary, Mr. Fortune, ke., and &Nana the grounds and flowers. CORONERS AND MEDICAL WITNESSIA — At meeting of Middlesex magistrates yesterday some sion took place in reference to complaints which havens recently made by medical men of the difficult, dal di experience in getting paid their fees for attending NO noises on inquests. The subject was referred to * s o* nrittoe of accounts and general purposes for turtles sc. Ligation. COURT-MARTIAL. Yesterday a naval tot t. martial assembled on board the Formidable, 24, fimsliii Vice-Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, commode. chief at the Nore, for the trial of Mr. Cherie Gl* &assistant-paymaster of and belonging to her . 11 0 Dauntless, 31, 580-horse power, Capt. E. Ti• Donop, for having, on or about the sth inst., droll • toxicating liquors to such an extent as to unfit him het proper performance of his duty on board the said ail The prisoner gave a complete denial to the charge , 11 " urged that he was suffering from heart disease as del* the excitement caused by which inight have been mile" for intoxication. The prisoner called four wieners" the defence, awl also handed in certificates from del under whom he had served, giving him an mare ris racier. The court found the prisoner " Guilty," soil consideration of his former good conduct, as shows b 1! certificates produced, sentenced him to forfeit OM Yl k seniority of his rank. and to be dismissed from be* jest ' s ship Dauntless. DEATH IN A BATH IN LEEDR.—The WOOS whose death at the Princess-street Baths on Tomas_ already been recorded, has been identified as Pe" Fawcett, of Templar-lane, and yesterday : 1 1° upon her body was held by Mr. Emaley, the toner. Deceased entered the above establisbms t 5.30 on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of boll bath. This wee duly prepared by the servanf•M "" left the room. She returned in about tea wsds,, rapped at the door. Receiving no answer she idea bath-room, and to her great alarm found the deemed the bath entirely immersed in the water, with 1 1 •___, 11° Lion of her nose, and quite dead. The body 110."7_,„,1 to the Three Horse Shoes. Not returning ban' "r. deceased's husband, a labourer, concluded that sit left the town to visit some friends at a distance- I" working near the above inn next day, out of curiosity, he joined in the crowd of people • 11 •• °0 see the body of deceased, and his horror can be 4, when he discovered it to be his own wife. Mr. made a post-mortem examination of the body. appwsred that deceased was suffering from disease ss,, heart, and gave it as his opinion that on entering* she had fainted, and becoming immersed in the „ya w l been su ff ocated by it. Verdict accordingly-10. VOW. Tees EDMONTON WITE MUIRDSE.—Kr• held an inquiry it the Angel Inn, Upper Fore. Edmonton, into the alleged murder of Sarah HI aged 34 years. The circumstances of the wows • have already been reported in our columns. At ths.' elision of the evidence, the jury returned a nit " Wilful murder avant Thomas Hopkins.," who o. wards taken before the magistrates, and trial. THE CHOLERA AT LITESPOOL.—TIDN I O cholera amongst the foreign emignints ,bwri happily abating in virulence, it has not yet ent ire!! its ravages. Of 24 patients admitted into the weld h e o u tt , al wit tliss ee v ene e di en st e an ted d the e disease eveictetirne w / r iad • ., was yesterday recovering. There was one &dm": the hospital yesterday, • boy a 16 y ears t his symptoms were not very bad. It is ex ," ~ Helvetia will be able to sail again in few days bulk of her passengers. DROUGHT - IN Youssimen.—The lengthenot% tinnanos of dry weather,extremely hot days and °IL nights, with east winds,is making bad work on the 1; farms in this eosustry. Grass is daily going b" of clover-fields is disappearing without Wag with the stock. Early potatoes have nn chance and ea for the turnip lands they are so hard and hat sfe working is next to impossible. All born )cod a) and root-bound. Farmers are fearing • 'b ud Vs P u and present appearances have had the effect a price of bay some shillings per ton.