The Express. — London, England, 1864-05-24 00:00:00

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AMONG the probable successors to Pius the N ism, whose lingering malady, like the temporal power to which he clings, hovers between con valescence and relapse, the name of a famous English Cardinal has sometimes been idly rumoured as " the favourite." For ours is an age of business rather than of faith a dying Pope is discounted on every Bourse ; and not in the Sacred College only, but in the highest circles of the whole betting world, ardent speculators make a book on " the double " event," watching the performances of the poor old man when he is led out for a walk or shown at a window, as they might watch the morning gallops of a winner of the Two Thousand or the Chester Cup who, it is feared, is to be "got at." All this is odious and sad enough ; but we must take the age in which we live for what it is worth. An English Pope would not be unprecedented ; and he might be imagined, of all ecclesiastical states men, the fittest, or, more strictly speaking, the only one capable of consenting to a settlement of the Roman question on a liberal, a constitutional, and a national basis ; unhampered by any continental European policy, unfettered by liabilities and en gagements to any European Power, and free to carry out the grand and sovereign idea of • free church in a free state. There is something, no doubt, singularly neat and comprehensive in such an arrangement ; but no one who knows whet a Conclave is, and how it is worked ; with what a mixture of prodigious naivete, trivial and pro found conning, and far-reaching purpose, its in spired operations are transacted—will hesitate for • moment to pronounce the idea of an English Pope—at all events while the temporal power is in its agony—an amusing fable. Onr English Cardinal, however, to do him simple justice, ap pears to be perfectly content with the paramount and even unique position he occupies in his Arch diocese of Westminster. In some sort he may be a greater man at Rome than any Cardinal, or even the MIK•DO or the GRAND LLLAILI himself, could be in the midst of the immense indifference of London ; on the other hand a Cardinal is a drug in the Holy City, whilst in London he is quite a Pope in partibus, and an heretical public regards him in his tame state with a fond zoolo gical interest, when he lectures like a charming man of the world at some popular institution on street architecture, or the mutual relations of science and art, or any other equally harmless sub ject, or when he lounges placidly through a fashionable bazaar with a smile that is a benedic tion, or when they are enjoying in good Catholic company his Eminence's unctuous fun, in a farce actually written by the tremendous author of the last Trinity Sunday Pastoral Nowhere in the world can a real live English Cardinal play so many parts, and play them to so critical yet indulgent an audience, as in England. Take the Pastoral, for example, which was read in all the Roman Catholic churches and chapels last Sunday, and published to the whole Protestant world yesterday. It is impossible to read this magnificent prose without understanding the ad mirable influence which long residence in • free but heretical country exercises upon a Prince of the Church, and bow well founded were the con gratulations which his Eminence exchanged with the Catholic Congress at 3lalines on the advantages enjoyed by Catholics in England. An Archdiocese of Westminster is evidently something more than a title. It implies the duty and the prerogative of lecturing and condoling with all the Anglican Episcopate, and rescuing them and their brethren from the fangs of the Judicial Com mittee of the Privy Council. And the Cardinal teaches our " learned men in high dignity " the incredible resources of the vulgar tongue in defence of the faith. Rabid dog-Latin done into bloated Anglican—we dare not call it English —is really • tremendous weapon for disposing of a assiviN, • HCILILY, or a Cor.esso. " The stump of a fossil tree, the bones " of an extinct animal, a broken shell found in " some inexplicable place, but requiring a solu " lion equally from our assailants "—what are these' against his Eminence's sesquipedalian syn. tax t Cardinal Wisemsoi attributes, of course, all the horrible theories that have sprung from " • " solitary cranium, an antiquated 6shbone, or a " fragment of pottery," to our miserable Protestant private judgment and liberty of thought ; he anathematizes the science of to-day, as he would have anathematized it three centuries ago ; though the theories he attacks are simply researches and observations by students and inquirers, who use the gifts and faculties with which they are endowed, to explore the wonders of creation and the works of GOD with earnest and reverent humility, and without a thought of hostility to any theology or church under the sun. The Cardinal Archbishop has his infallible prescription for keep. ing human reason in good health—the prescription that silenced Galileo; but he does not explain how it was in Jesuit colleges that the destructive Encyclopedists of last century were trained ; while it is in the schools of heretics that some of the ablest controversialists of his own church were nursed. The Cardinal deplores the abuse of Biblical criticism among us ; he would have pre vented it, perhaps, as they do in Spain, by THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 24, 1864. keeping the Bible out of laymen's hands, and it even bishops and clergy wentleihrogy, their armee would have been purged in a "110 of priesta,#instesof of by " the tribunalof Cimaz,....dily the sword of the spirit, drawn, "if not to smite theblasphemers, "to cut out the infecting sore." Alm ! in our poor blundering Anglican way, " answers, totally " inadequate," have indeed appeared from other contending scholars, to these learned men of high dignity, who have " lifted up, if they have " not thrown off, the dock which wrapped up in " decent conoealment the hideous sore." So, if answers not totally inadequate are wanted, we know where to go to. The Church that does not lift up the cloak which wraps brigandage, the Church which feeds failing faith with winking pictures, and makes science its accomplice in miraculous lique factions ; that is the sanctuary and asylum for onr Anglican in:elides. Cardinal WIIIIKAN touches and adorns such a vast variety of topics in his Pastoral, that it is to be regretted he did not, for the edification of the Protestant managers of theatrical entertainments, point the moral of the Santiago catastrophe. The LORD CHAMBERLAIN would have been grateful for any suggestion from so high a quarter. The memorable conflagra tion of two thousand women in a church through the careless arrangement of the lights and the excessive display of muslin, might have been treated by the Cardinal at once from the dog matic, the mystical, and the common sense point of view, and have been " improved" for all classes of readers. Instead of this his Eminence has di gressed into an intemperate libel on the great majority of his countrymen and their late illustrious guest, General GARIBALDI, and he has f ur• nished bigoted Protestants with another striking instance of th►t dogmatic weakness of garbling testa and falsifying evidence, and dressing up odious in ventions. Cardinal Wisineks is so rash as to quote what he describes as a passage from an address by General Gaittisaxin to the English nation, dated September 28, 1862. " The initiative that to " day belongs to you might not be yours to-mor " row. May God avert this ! Who more bravely " took the initiative than France in 'B9 t Sbe, " who in that solemn moment gays to the world " the Goddess Beason, levelled tyranny to the dust, " and consecrated free brotherhood between " nations. After almost a century, she is re " duced to combat the liberty of nations, to pro " tact tyranny, and to direct her only efforts to " steady on the Ruins of the Temple of Reason, " that hideous immoral monstrosity, the Papacy." Now, we have referred to the translation of the General's Address as it appeared in the English newspapers, and we cannot find the words " the " Goddess Ramon " or " the ruins of the Temple "of Reason," in any part of the Address. In deed, it is obvious that GARIBALDI (even were he not, as he is, one of the most religious of men, and a Christian, not only in life, bat in faith) could not have spoken of France giving to the world the Goddess of Reason in 1789. We fear the Cardinal has been betrayed into the sin of adding to what was written, and to the imprudence of adding somewhat clumsily. We respectfully re commend to his attention Dr. Nrwiwe's words, which are as true now as in 1840 :—" We " Englishmen like manliness, openness, con '• aiatency, truth. Rome will never gain on us " till she learns these virtues, and uses them." trig ann. BALMORAL, MAT 21. The Queen and the Princess Louise drove in the moraine to the Ballo& Bide. In the aftenewe her Mayeity, with the Priam@ Lainin gee and the Primal Helene, drove by the Bridge of Dee round by Ahem/der. Priam Leopold and Princess Beatrice we to the Falls of Garth&lt. Tho Prince of Wales rods on horseback yesterday fore noon, attended by Major Teesdale. The Princess of Weis took a carriage drive, attended by lady Morton. The Priam of Wales visited the (rand Duke of Rack baba( Strata, at IA Jannis Palace. Hie Royal Hinhaeor went to the Hoare of Lads is the aft/caeca. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial-o Mos from the Governer, of Canada, Heliavlsod, sad Malt► Dispatches were mat to the Gorman of the Settlements on the West Coast of Africa. STATE CONCERT. By command of the Queen, • State Conoert was gime tut eve•ieg at Buckingham Palace, to which a party of *early SOO was lavited. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales wore a black tulle dross with donnas of tulle and jet ornaments, and • tunic trimmed with lace and jet. Head•drs. • tiara of jet with jet ornaments. Her Royal Inghams also wore the Victoria and Albert badge and the Portuguese Order of Her Royal Higbee• the Duchess d Cambridge wore a black elk diem, trimmed with flowers of tulle, and covered with a deep lace tonic. Head-dreee • tiara of diamonds and pearl, with white feather. Stomacher, necklace, sod mining, pearls end diantoed& Her Royal Highness the Primrose Mary wore • white satin dram trimmed with tulle and retie ribbon, covered with a tunic of Brussels Leos. Head-drew • diadem of diamond, and water lilies. Stomacher, necklace, and earrings of pearls and diamonds. Hi Royal Higheres the Prince of Wales wore the uniform of a general officer, with the insignia of the Order of the Garter and of the Star of India The Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard, with their officers, Lieut.-Colonel Cooke, the ensign, and Colossi Bourke, the cam in waiting, were on duty at the palace. As soon aa their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prince= of Wales entered the saloon the concert eommenaed. The programme of the mimic was as follows : east 1. Overture Bong with Chore!, ' You spotted Bmakea, Ndlia. A Midsummer I. Mendelsohn W Patti e Itise Leaoallee Night's Dream. 1 Bartholdy. edang March lisal Bob, Mlle] Patti Aria, "Ak lon' a IS" • LaTrartala) Mille. Patti Verdi. Lied, •••Beklat Mold du Sasser Neel du," liar Wachtel Qaartetto. " E scherzo ed a Scalia" {Up hallo to Mashers', Mdlle Patti, Mdse. Present, ghost Gordon, e Dells 5.M. Verdi. Arta, "Pear al la Potato (L'lteilaas In Mdse. ?shell' losaint. Chorus, "Amid, maid, 2 este II Bole' ,Masaniello) PAW 11. ON ertine, Zatapa Duettino,"el, la etaaehaana" til Trovabrio), knetteWrW • Her Givalpsy al Chorus, The Stara that above us are us." iPreeleasi Weber . Duo, Marinate ta guardia Ma," filsmori Gerdoni e Dello Settle RcesinL Villanelle a cinq volz, "Tour lee Attralts tile:is Stuart , Menlo. Patti, Milani, Trikelll Nice lan:elks, Sisson Gondol • Deily Salle Introduction, Instrwasatal Bridal Proves- !Oedema/cr. don, Weddlag Moak, and Itsdthalambun, WaSter - The performer, exceeding NO in number, consisted of her Majesty's private band, aided by several instrumen talists of the Philharmonic Society, her Majesty's Theatre, and the Royal Italian Opera, the chains being selected from the operas and the Sacred Harmonic Society, Exeter hall. The performance was oondocted by Mr. Anderson, the director of her Majesty's private band. At the pianoforte, Mr. Caine. His Royal Highness the Field Marshal Com manding-in-Chief held a levee yesterday ahem= at the Horse Guards ; upwards el 100 officers attended. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam bridge and the Priam, Mary wired yesterday at their mi. dame st St. Janeen Palace, heel Ounbridse Oatture, Kew. T4ll QUEEN'S DIRTHIpAY.-.-(THIS DAY.) This y her Maissty's 46th birthday was °slo ths rejoins.' cuitow.sy for so many years. but whica have been interrupted of isis. One of the prettiest eights was an loops:Mon of the household troops on the parade ground, Hens Guards, by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales sod Duke of Cambridge. In attendance on the Prises were Brevet Major Christopher C. Temdabe, C. 8., Captain George Hoary Grey, Lieutenant- Colonel F. C. Koppel, Lioutsoant•General H. T. Knollyin Lieutenant-General Hen. Sir James Yorke &what, .C. 8., with many other general officers. Hie royal highness was dressed in the Humor uniform. He entered the ground with the Commander-is-Chief and staff, the bands playing "God says the Queen," and the Goards presenting arms. Peals of balls were rung from the various church steeples of the metropolis to-day. The royal standard was hoisted from the Post-Aloe, Tower, Custorn•house, Arsenal, Wool wich ; Tilbury Fort, sad other goverummit offices. The venlig lying in the river were dressed out with flags of all entices, and a royal salute was fired. The Hon. Aril l y Company, Bashi 11-row, had a grand inspection, which was aumarously attendad. His Royal Highness Prim* Alfred passed the 19th at the court at Carlanais, whieli capital he left on the 2Dth to visit the Queen of Prunia at Baden, whence he is to continue his journey through Switserland. At a meeting of the ladies patconeeses of the Calecloaka bell yesterday diorama it was announced th►t this Royal Highnesses the Priam and Prinoes• of Wales hare signified their intuition of hamming the ball with their preasnoe. The smusgemente for the ball, which will be restricted as to numbers, are proceeding ettidstorily. The Conatem of Fife will have the Highland Quadrille, sad another character quadrille is is the tonne of farms tiom. The Duchess of Roxburgh, the Coasts, of 'Lanolin, the Oonatimm of Fife, Viseountem Stormost, and Lady Hen rietta Alien, were smoog the ladies present at the cons. mittee yesewday. Earl and Countess Russell and family arrived in lowa yesterday tress Panbrskeledgs, Riehmosd-park. The Countess Cowper has issued cards for an easembly on Thursday next, also for a ball on the tad pron. Mine Burdett Conttea ball will bike place on Tuesday, the 14th of June. Ou Saturday afternoon the christening of the infant son of the Earl and Counting of Dalkeith was per. formed by the Rev. Lord John Thynne, D.D., sub-dean of Westminster (uncle of Lord Dalkeith), in the baptistry of Westminster Abbey. with which venerable building the Duke of Buocleuch is officially connected as high steward of the city of Westminster, under the dean and chapter. The child was named " John Charles." Among the few relatives present were the Duke and Duchess of Bacchus& and the Ladies Scott, the Marchioness of Alien:lora, Lord Henry Scott, /sc. We (Scotsman) understand that the eminent sculptor and our townsman, Mr. Calder Marsha% R.. 4-, has been commissioned by her Majesty to mom& one of the large sculptural groups for the Priam Consort memorial about to be erected in Hyde-park. Mr. James Namuyih delivered a lecture at the Royal Inetitation on Friday evening " On Day and Night is the Moon." The lecture was illustrated with numerous well.exeouted drawinp on a large male of various parte of the moon's surfaoe es sees through a powerful telescope, exhibiting in every part Indications of extinct volcanoes. There were also suspended in the lecture-room two globes of the relative sizes of the earth sod moos, and at a corre sponding distance from each other. On the motion for going into committee on Testa Abolition (Oxford) Bill, Mr. Scully will move that the bill be oommitted to a aslant committee. Mr. Farnall reported to the Central Relief Com mittee, yesterday. that daring the fortnight ending the 14th inst. 13,916 pewee were struck off the relief lists of the Ti unions composing the cotton manufacturing districts. Mr. Hugh Moses gave notice of a motion to main " the Pre sident of the Poor-law Bawd to seek for further powen wider the Public Works A et, to enable him to lend a for. ther sum of at least 500,0001., in order to promote sanitary sod other improvements in the nwinfactaring district; and thus to provide employment and wages for cotton ope ratives." A large audience assembled in the Manchester Free-trade Hall last night, in rapport of the Permissive BiJI of Mr. Wilfrid Lawson. The object of the meeting, ea described by the chairmen, war to obtain parliamentary striation to "a permissive bill for any district where three fourths of the inhabitants, householders, believed it de sirable that pablic-honese should be closed." The meeting adopted resolutions in socardanoe with this design. At Capron, where the inhabitants are princi pally Garibaldi'. own retainers, and .steely erased 30 in number, the general was received with every spark of &treaties. A good dinner wsa provided, the colon* (hos beadroaa) was meet for, and the hero of Manila, the object of specadation at this moment to the whole world, is great on the subject of potatoes and beans and grapes. Soon after leaving Gibraltar Garibaldi wrote the following note to the Duke al Sutherland :—" Gibraltar, May 3.—My dear Friend,—Having reed in the London journals that you and your friends have formed the generous intention to epee a subscription in favour of myself and my children, I most let you koow that it is impossible for me to accept it. It is, however, bat one demand the more on the gratitude which I owe to you and be your noble friends for so much kindness.—Devotedly yours, G. Galli. BLLDI. To the Duke of Sutherland." The Count and Countess de Chambord, &wont palsied by the children of the late Dachas of Perm, have returned to Preluded from Venice. Prince Charles of Prussia has returned from the scene of war and goes to Glinike, near Spandau. On the 19th be paid a visit to the King at Berlin. He travelled in the strictest intortito to avoid the ovatioas of the people. The Echo of Honfleur states that for some days past a stranger from Paris, with an official introduction, has been matins experiment, with electric light in fishiug. The fish, attracted by this great light, arrive in shoals at the surface of the WSW, and are taken without any difficulty with a net. The imperial Al= cutter Rainier, of the coast guard service, has beep placed under the direction of the stranger to continue his experiments. THE DUKE OP SUTHERLAND AT NAPLES. A letter from Naples, of the 18th, in the Times, reports addremes, serenades, and demonstrations to his grace the Duke of Sutherland. On Monday week a depu tation from Santa Mari► (Capin Vetere), with an address in English to the Lord Mayor of London, waited on his grace and requested him to present it on his arrival in England. We give this document at length : "My Lord,—The high stab of civilisation existing in free England, the country which appreciates all that is great and free in romans/ a promise of the cordial reoeptioo she would giee to our illustrious Italian. But the maddening enthusiasm which buret forth from mar, more accustomed to the serious eampatious of life thee to the attractions of passing joys, has surpassed every expietatioe and touched every heart. The inhabiteate of this city could not remain idle spectators of this general enthusiasm, the more so as in the last and crowning victory pined by Garibaldi in Italy they were spectators of the valour of the English under the walla of their city, and can fully appreciate the public declaration male by the general to the noble nation that took so lam a part in the independence of our country, and for which it has deepened our eternal patitode. We consider the splendid honours paid to the general am paid also to our nation, to whose independence be has so greatly contributed. But his unanimous election to the freedom of the city of London is an irresistible proof of the imperishable affections of the British people for the illustrious citizen of Italy. Allow as, my lord, to offer to the British nation through you oar Moore acknowledgments for the high honour paid to us, nod to express the deep debt of gratitude we owe you. Gratitude is no idle word, but a awed duty, which demands every sacridee in its payment ; and if his tory records the triumphant reception of Garibaldi in Ermined. l it must also record the eternal gratitude of all who me talians. " Savanna Cum mw, Synaia " 0101111111 TZICKRTINT, Municipal Secretary. " Senna Maria (oapua Vetere), April 29, 1864." The admen le illuminated. and is beautifully bound in mph' velvet, and decorated with gold ornaments. At Shute Marta, it will be remembered, the find engagement took place between Garlheldi and the royal army, and there, too, the British Legion first same into action and met with its earliest losses. On the same evening there war a de monstration or serenade in honour of the Duke of Suther land, before the palace of the Duke San Arpieo, where kin grace and a small psi* were dieing. Sim= HAntorric Soma:, lase-nALL.—The lasi °escort this way takes plass sa Friday next, whoa mill be performed Handel's mule& &stem Principal vacant* Madame Simeriegtoo. Madame Wotan-Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeser, Yr. Patsy, sad 2Lr. Smiley ; trumpet aoM, Mr. HNp LATEST INTELLIGENCE. PRUSSIA'S DIFFICULTIES AT HOME. Under the heading of " The Price of Victory" the Kretaz Zeitung publishes an article, of which the following are the principal passages : The great powers have victoriously combatted by arms the Danish democracy. Internal struggles cannot now be delayed much longer. Democracy in Prussia and in Germany has still to be conquered, and this victory will be the most difficult. There mno means of satisfying de. =army ; it roust be combatted and vanquished. The union of Prussia and Austria has already been a greet stop taken in this direction. At Oversee and at Duppel it was not only the Danes who were conquered, but also the Nationalverein and its associates. But this victory is yet incomplete ; it must be finished. Bight alone will be able definitively to suppress revolu tion and democracy. It is only when this result is obtained that we shall have the reward of the victory of Doppia. An augmentation of power is the natural and legitimate result of just wars terminated victoriously. But desires of annexatioe would lead Prussia far from that end. Every violation of right, every injustice, weakens Prussia for the contests which are imposed on her in the interior, and in Germany. Desires for annexation are an anachronism—reminiscences of a past time. We have now to solve much greater questions. The position of Prussia and of Austria has been far too elevated since December, 1863, for a small increase of territory and of population to eater into the scale u a result of their action. The irritation against England continues to increase in Germany. At Berlin, the exasperation is such that the Nord-Deutache Zeitung, a minis terial organ, does not hesitate to use the following language :—" The cannon of Miasunde has been the signal of combat against the system of perfidy by which England has maintained her domination ; it Is not for the duchies only, but to deliver Europe from that intolerable yoke that the German battalions have fought." THE DANISH FLEET. A letter from Copenhagen, of the 19th, says : By order of the Winister of Marine, all the Danish vessels now cruising in the German Ocean and in the Baltic are to return as soon as possible to this roadstead, in order to there form a compact fleet. That measure has been considered neesseary by the expected arrival in the German Oman of four freak Austrian vessels of war, to join those now under repair at Curhaveu. The concentration of oar Beet will bays the double advantage of placing us in a situation to be able to combat with moor the reinforced Austrian squadron, if it should venture further into the Garman Ooesn, and of preventing its junction with the Prussian gunboats train the ports in the Baltic. The three vessels which took part in the combat against the German squadron on the 9th are now here in a perfect state for service. SPAIN AND ROME. In the Spanish Chamber of Deputies, the other day, M. Galindo was called to order for the vio- lence with which he attacked the King of Italy. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, while professing absolute devotion to the Holy See, made a very moderate reply, and declared that Spain could not dream of playing the part of Don Quixote in Europe. In answer to another question, the Pre sident of the Council stated that Spain would have intervened in Italy, more particularly in fa vour of the King of Naples after the peace at Vil lafranca, if the French government had not an nounced at that moment that it would make war on any nation which did not remain neutral in the matter. (istrria's nucciwie.) ALLEGED DECISION OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE RESPECTING SOUTH SLESWIG AND HOLSTEIN. BERLIN. MAT 24. The Spersersehe Zeitung, of to-day, publishes • telegram from Vienna asserting that the represen tatives of England and France have made declara tions to Count Rechberg abandoning the treaty of 1852, agreeing to the union of South Sleswig with Holstein as a separate state, independent of Denmark, and absolutely rejecting • personal union with that state. FRANCE. PARIS, MAT 24. The Emperor received Baron von Beust in pri vate audience on Saturday. Official despatches from Algeria announce that General Deliguy obtained a fresh success over the insurgents on the 16th inst. CALCUTTA AND CUNA MAILS. MALTA. NAT Z. The Ripon leaves at 4 p.m. for Southampton, where she may be expected about the let of Jane. The Syria will leave at 10 p.m. for Marseilles. ~'- Psomurnm 1110111111D1Y. 011 Nom! men .111111110017. N.IIL to N W., truth to comm. N.W. to N.& and &L, moderato, Inc madman., Ana. N.W. to N.& and &L, wiarzia 2i.L to 8 L and B.W moderate, generally moderate, general; fine. line. La next above. 8011THI1111. !CLIO &L, moderato if) tridanZ N. N. Wto &N.V. ,tresb Lama. As nert above. to m?dsrate, floe. _ Boriberanirstland. Western. Ireland. Wales, and ad jacencies. antihero= English Channel and Blow Bay. &unarm Brainard Ragland and North Sea A pariah priest was condemned a few days ago by this Tribunal of Siena to four months' imprisonment, for having, while performing mama, uttered impreratiosa against ow of his dock, and instigated the congregation to sass& him. His advice, however, had fortunately not been fol lowed. The Spanish Cortes have just passed s law empowering the government to make arraegenieuts with the Innniiipality of limbid for the ereotioa of & °Damsel brow statue of Christopher Columbus in one el the public plans of the city. It is mooned to inscribe on the pedestal the denim of the Dukes de Vengass, the greet discoverer's deenedanta, u follows : " A Castilla y e Leon Nueva maid° din Oolou." _ _ fro Orgill* and Leers, Columbus pee the Now World.) Darrow nom I/TAB.—Tim brig W. D. Rice, from Sun Pedro, brought shout 11 toes of mums, which won mimed in Utah territory. It was brought on mule Issok from the neighbourhood of Balt lake City in 42 days' time, the wham sMUng that a Urge amount wan left behind, which walk! be Ink pped to this purl in ars the mature pold.--ans Proncisco Build* March 8. OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL The Baroda, from Southampton on the 12th May, arrived at Malta on the 20th, at 9 a.m., and sailed at 4 p.m. for Alexandria. The Masailia, from Marseilles on the 20th May, reached Malta on the 23rd, at 1 am., and left at 8 am. for Alexandria. .-(TRIB DAY.) 11 AAR. IA A 1 S.W. I N. 1.. I N. - - LN.L W. N.W. N .W N. . I. LI. bi 1 -- b I - I oe •11 se &II Ise o : 7 . N. W.X.W. N. FOC', it N. N.B. or ale coat I eo e. 0.17 eo O.IPT ee oe be EXPAWS FROM PARIS. (1110 M 0011 OWN PAM. MOADAT EVENING. 1 1 M. de Benet is invited to dine with the Emperor at the Tuileries to-day. He leaves for London to-morrow. There are rumours to-night that the Emperor has secured a slice—although but a small one—of the Rhine frontier in the neighbourhood of liarrelouis. There is no reliable news of the pro sputa of the conference. The evening papers are devoid of interest. The France mentions at the head of its " News of the day," that rumours of ministerial changes continue to be circulated ; it adds ironically that, of course, after the denial of the Moniteur no import ance can be attached to " rumours which people will persist in spreading." After much delay Meyerbeer's will has been opened at Berlin. All that has yet transpired of its contents is that the rumour of his having pro hibited the performance of his great unpublished work L'Africaine was unfounded. The will de siree that it shall be played, but subject to certain l conditions which may perhaps create difficulties. The international shooting match at Vinoennes began this morning, and is said to be fairly at tended by foreign as well as French marksmen. Complaints are made that the fees charged are un reasonably high. The Bourse is inanimate. Bente remains within a shade of Saturday's quotations. Mobilier fell 3fr. Mc. The Mexican Loan was officially quoted for the first time, but for cash transactions only. The price was from 60 to 60}, being about 3 per cent. dis. Money is more plentiful, and the bullion in the Bank of France is said to be increasing. The Masonic body of Paris was informed at its last meeting that the Emperor restored to it the traditional right of electing its Grand Master. This announcement was received with enthusiastic applause, and Marshal Magnan, who held his nomination by imperial decree, was unanimously re-elected by the delegates of all the lodges present. The last number of the Reales de France, aweekly publication, which contained a letter from K Edgar Quinet, was seized the day before yesterday. M. Nnma Nunez, formerly a merchant at Bor e demi:, but who barn resided for some years past at I Biarritz, committed suicide two days since, on his daughter's tomb, in the cemetery of this latter town, by shooting himself through the heart with a pistoL Death was iustastaneons. Heavy pecu niary losses are said to have been the cause of this desperate act. ROYAL OZOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. The anniversary meeting of this society took place yesterday at Burlington Home, Picoadilly ; Bir RO DIULICI Mummer, the president, in the chair. The report of the council, which wan read by one of the secretaries, stated that rocs the last anniversary meeting that. had been elected Z 3.3 new member ; and within the lame period there have occurred 61 vacenciee, of which 32 are by death and 29 by resignation, ended these 9 are life compotueders. The council had also had the satiefertios of reoectly enrolling amongst the fellows of the society a num ber of distinguished foreigners. The society according to the list of fellows oterseted up to April, 1864, omelets at present of 1,907 members, of whom 498 are life °am pounders, and 1,409 are nominally life subscriber, besides 4 honorary end 65 honorary corresponding members. The number of members who, according to the het corrected o p to the let of limitary, 1863, compounded for their aa oral subscription was 461, and 1,4(19 emanate' subscribers —total, 1,750 members; so that, after deducting the ca sualties, there are 37 additional lifircompositioas and 120 annual paying members, making a total becomes of 157 mambas, annual and life antecribere The council hod arab the satisfaction of making a favourable report of the socket 's funds, although the expenses of the year had been co sid le, from the shame of the donation to Dr. Shaw appearing in this year's account., as sanctioned at the bat anniversary meeting. The balancealteet for the year ending 31st December, 1863, showed that the re ostpte sod expenditure laid before last year's meeting had differed from the actual., but in a way favourable to the society, the receipts estimated having been stated at 4,5021. 10a., exclusive of the cash in hood ; whereas the no tools amounted to 5,1561. 9s. 3d., exclusive of the cash Wanes. The estimated expenditure also was put down at 5,7471.5 a. 2d., or at 3,897/. se. 7c1., excluding the money proposed to be invested ; but the outlay, exclusive of the ash and amount Weeded, was only 3,6551. 4s. Id. The difference bestrew the eoWal recei and actual outlay bad left a surplus balance in band of 1,60 U. ss. 3d. ; and be • diminution of the rah-balance kept in head, from 1,2441. 15s. 21d., at which it stood on 31.4 December, 1882, to Low. 10s. 44d. oa 31st December, 1 1)363, the council had available foe invedeneet in the foods • stun of 1,8371., for which theca had been massed 2,0001. amount of stock in the Three per Cents. The report west on b ay, amoegut many other things, that the patroo's or Victoria gold medal would be presented to Captain Grant, for his journey from Zanzibar across Eerier° Equatorial Africa to Egypt, in company with Captain Spoke, and for his ocintribataeas to the work of that explorer. The founder's gold medal would be given to Baron C. von der Decks., for his two a of the lofty mountains of Kili manjaro, which he ddesmloed to be capped with snow, and to have an altitude of not lam than 20,000f1. A testimonial would be also awarded to the Bev. Gifford Palmy* for his •dvienturous journey across Arabia. The PILISIDINT *an presented the patron's gold medal to Baron roe der Deck= and to Captain Grant. The PILINIMINT then proceeded to deliver his annual ad dress, ia which he gay* a biographical sketch of the more distinguished fellows of the society who died within the past year, end dwelt at some length on the valuable cereals of she lOW Lard Aelebortoo, the Earl of Elgin, Admiral Wrhiaston, Mr. Richard Thereto., U. The address was followed by papas from she chairman upon various geolo gical and geographical subjects, ad• vote of thaaks was proposed to the &airtime, who was afterwards ensconced to have been re-elected president for the ensuing year. The CIWZILAN acknowledged the great boomer which hod been conferred upon him ; but expressed his reprt that at the next anniversary he should he compelled to retire.—The boatmen than terminated. The annual dinner of the society took place at Walk's Rooms, lit. James's, la the evening. Air R. Murchison again =al. One of the speakers was the Chancellor of the oar, who, I. adverting to a remark from the chair man the effect produced oe the fortunes of the society y salukis( a local habitation, observed :—" To judge from the speech of the president, the condition of the members of the Geographical Society before that happy era arrived must have been not, perhaps, pm asely the same, but not very differeot from that of parish vagrants. (A laugh.) The society would appear to have been in Use condition of being owned by nobody, some what in the manner is which ancient fable tells us the island of Delos was—sad I refer to this as a phioal illustration. ( Hear, hear,' and a laugh.) it I. said, was is the habit of oavigatiog about the Archi pelago, Onlnil24 into constant media with one island or another ; and it sever acquired any distinct site of its own ' until Latona took it one day into her head to be brought to bed there under a palm-tree, and I have no doubt in • delightful atmosphere. (Laughter and cheers.) From that moment Delos struck root at the bottom of the ma, arid, just as the Geographical Society did the moment it got • local kabitattes, became famous and flourishing, with • some celebrated throughout the world.' (Cheers.) The oapprehension which be thought the most sensitive could entertain was use oosueoted with the approseb leg exhaustico of that mate to which, for the present at least, their labours were cceilsed—" I mom the limited surface of this glob itself. (' Hear,' and 'laugh.) Abrades it hie day thought he might reach • point in his career when he would desire to have new worlds to cougar. You, too, seem likely at soma time or other to reach that Foist, and I lave no doubt that when you do reach it, whether it be sooner or later, our excellent and distinguished bleed Si, R. Murchison, whatever he may say to the contrary, will be here in the chair, presiding over you (cheers mid laughter)—and endeavouring to consider with you what new field, of enterprise you can explore in some, at any rate, of the nearest planate with which you can occupy yourselves until •061106, so rich la bar enplanes', enables you to reach those that me mare distant." (Renewed cheers and laughter.) PUBLIC SCHOOL/ CLUB, 17, Sr. J•lllWee-PLACZ, Sr. Jaws, H.W.—The Int annual pistol meeting of the above club took place yesterday ; Dalrymple Spence. Fol., in the chair, in the abases of Sir Claude de employ, Bert., the chairman of the committee. The secretary read the report of the morel ewers of the club, showing that since the opening of the club is September last searly 250 members had Joined, rmessentieg the following colleges sod De b ac le : Charter-home. Eton, Harrow, Rugby, West minster, and Wischealor. This club, sew in its origin, EZhisia time to he a great succese, and may beams the earters of the minket, football, sad rifle matches, as well as the literary contents between our public schools. THZ NSW VICTORILit GOVZILZMINT HOI7BZ. The sew government been about to be ereeted for the random* of the Goverser of Victoria will cost 50,000 f. one half the amers• ham bees already voted, the ether half will appear in Deli year's adage& —.Australian paper. WEATHER REPORT. TIIIMAT, MAT Abordssa bilk I Greeocastie IL Osiway Volentia 81 Ceps Clear 85.17 filleelekeWerarell 61 LA= 88.20 Plume Loeb/dove II .261 N.l. .uI 1: Z. g r aluth l4 1.8. Z. 34.1181. 18.1. food= ... IS N.N.I. Dover 60.1752 N.N.L Yoneoslat lBO.lB 49 N.N.Z. Wei sairboroagh 30.& da , 3$Y N . W. N. Hekoleol 41.0867 N.W. t .s.v i W.N.W. B.E. N.'. NALL SAIL NATIONAL BAIII.-(THIS DAY.) The annual meeting of the proprietors was bell at 1 o'clock, at the head office of the company, 13, gm Broad-street, Mr. J. N. MCICARNA in the chair. The report, after suiting that the Lett harvest warn bout. titd in comparison with that of any of the three preceding years, and that the directors had availed themselves of the improved condition of the country aid judiciously extended their Mainers in safe sad profitable channel., said the dividends paid for theyeo 1863 bad been at the same rates as those plod for 1862, but compared with a surplus of 4,67,, 9s. 4d., arising from the operations of 1862, the directors had from the profits of 1863 carried a unpins of 25,4451. 13s. to the reserves of the bank. The e. counts in the usual fonts exhibited, it was observed, the state of the company's affairs at the close of 1863. The CHAllltAlf, a mew* the *deem of the report, said that during the last three years bank had lulus] profits exceeding 300,0001., while the dividends and nob bonuses amounted to 230,000/., and 100,00 W. bad been added to the reserve. The profits of the thr, years had in fact exceeded 20 share, teat. per annum. As regarded the calL on the n ew ea . which he had been much questioned, it was his opoioe that they would be made at intervals, so that by do, next year 301. would have been called up. (Hear, het;! The profits of the LoJdon bwinee, had not dimiakhed the advances in Ireland. The circulation of that bank had increased more than that of the three gre a t earthmen banks of Ireland together ; and the bask h,d fully contributed its quota to such progress as Ireland lud made since the passing of Sir Hobert Peers Bask Act al 1845. In conclusion he stated that since the report vas drawn up it had been determined to open a branch at ha • lino, near Buckingham PaLcs, and expressed his belief that at the uext meeting the report would be even. more satid,. . tory than that just presented. (Cheers.) Mr. B. Fox seconded the motion, which after a diort, ~ cumin wail adopted unsoimonaly. The retiring directors were re-elected ; end the elect ue by the board of Mr. Albert Ricardo to fill the vi canev the direction occasioned by the decease of Mr. satton confirmed. On the motion of Mr. Para GRARIX, seconded by Mr. WHZILXIL, thanks were given to the officers of the I, , nk, and the meeting terminated with a vote of thaeki toper chairman. BRAZILIAN AND PORTUGUESE BASE. (THIS DAP.) At noon to-day the first ordinary general ineetn..,- of shamholden was held M the bank pre 13, st. Helen's-place, BishopegateMreet ; Mr. Geo. I'. Hnoower; in the chair. _ . The following report was taken as read :—" The directors beg to present herewith the first stateroom! of accounts of this book, which has been confirmed by the auditors. The gross profits amount to 10,371/. re. from which are deducted, rebate of interest or bills diicounted not due, 2,146/. Bs. 11d., amid all charges and expenses at the heed: oftios and brooches, aa well as the entire preliminary ex. plasm incurred in establishing the bank, amouoting to ii.,116/. be. 7d., lea • net prolit of 1.8721.26.6 d., .hich the di rec t ors recommend be carried forward to the credit of profit and leis account. The shareholders will beer in mind, that the first osll was paid on the 21.11 September only , and that the time since elapsed has been devoted to proceedings required for the establishmeut and recognition of the hack in Portugal and in Brazil, so that the above account dose not exhibit as yet any result of the motive world./ of the bank, but simply the returns upon safe invest/nest of capital, and the limited expenditure seder the head of preliminary expenses, which it has been the pmerthring aim of the directors to economise. It If setinfarnory to be enabled to 11•001/008 that, thanks to the exertions of oar eo.operatars, the conthesions by the tenet. {fee tornearnests were made, not only without any los of time and with the least practicable delay required by the laws of the country, bat were also accompanied with the most gratifying aseuraneen of favour and confidence. The royal decree in Portugal was signed in !December last ; the imperial signature of Brasil was obtained on the 2nth De comber, and according to law the branch was opened at Rio de Janeiro on the 2nd March. The future coulee of the beak will, it is hoped, fulfil the favourable prospect now opened for its motive operations, in anticipation of which the director, thought it expedient to make the locoed call of 7,t. per share, payable on the inst." _ . Mr. Pitici thanhalrier expressed satisfaction at the email &monist of the • expensed, and that it bad already been entirely written of. The report wan unasimonaly adopted, and in amordsoce with • pledge given to the Committee of the Stock Ex. change, a resolution was pseud rescinding those clauses is the articles of associaticie which authorised the board after 1866 to purchase shares for the benefit of the bank. The name of Mr. Geo. A. Holt wan added to the board, sod the diurnal win meisated, their remuneratioe heir; fixed at 801. for the peat year, and 1201. foe the preasat. The promedinp terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.-(THIS DAY.) A special general meeting was held at noon at the Loudon Tavern, Mr. GOODSON in the chair, to ocesider with the view of obtaining the asset of the sharabolden. u required by the Wharncliffe standing order, to th e follow ing bills now pending in parliament :—A. bill to authorise the Great Festers Railway Company to tasks a railway from their Loaghton line 14 near Highbeech-green in Ep ping Forest, the cost being estimated at 120,00 u .. A bill to anthories the waking of railways from the Great Foment Railway to North Wal th am and Honied, In the county of Norfolk, and for other purposes. Toward, this goZthe Great Postern will have powers to subscribe A bill to enable the Great Northern Rad. way Company to use cestaia pottier of the Great Beaters Railway, tad to make amigo. meats with the Great Rasters Railway Company. Au act to authorise the onstruction of • pier at Aldbo• rough, in the county of Suffolk, and of a railway therefrom to the Gnat Eastern Railway at Aldbarough, with a branch railway to Slangiaden, sad for other pinnace. An act to authorise the construction of a rail from Ely, e. thronzli Haddeshain, to Button, in Cam • • An act to enable the mayor, aldermen, and hu geness of the borough of Harwich, to molaim frail the sea certain lands near Harwich, and to constrect a pier sod other works, and for other wooers. Towards this stherse the Great Seaters is to contribute a rum not exeseding 15,0001. A bill for making a railway from the Lyon sad Hanstanton Railway at Beacham to the Great &stem Railway at Wolls, to be called "The West Norfolk Junction Railway, " all in the musty of Noddle. The thetributica of the Great Rasters is not to exceed 30,0004 A bill to authorise the Misaley, Thorpe, and Wawa Railway Company to make a railway to calmest their lies with as authorised extension of the Ten6ing Hundred Railway Company, and for other purposes. The Grist Eastern contribution to this is sot to exceed 4,0001. A bill to enable the Tesdring Hundred Railway Company to alter their line to Waite, In R ex, sad for other PerPeer'• Resolutions abusing these bills were proposed by the Cutnuram, and earned unanimously. There were onward other bills on the list, bat as they bad not made snakiest Ciia paHiainent they were not submitted. The meet eZadjoursed until Tuesday, Ye 7th of Jan LAUNCH OP A CUPOLA SHIP. Yesterday at high water, the bell of what when completed will be • very formidable noel of war, upon the new cupola principle, was launched from the building yard of the Mews. Smanuda, at Poplar. There wan • select, but by no means a munewoos company present co the ommien, sad the list of orstabilities smoeget the visitors was singularly meagre. The new ship has been cos• droned express!)7 ander theordereof the BorirdotAdminlty. Mr. Luke, the Adrvinity inspector ; Mr. Reed, the Adm. salty mostrustor of skips ; again Rickard Bee, of theism department; Sir H. Willoughby, ILP. ; and Oommaoder Evans. R. N., were present, and honored these the °email consisted prieoipally of the beads of the gnat shipbuilding. . sod ahipowsing firms of the port of Losdos, = a ndie d" gthe Mirewre. Greene, the Minn Rees* the Messrs. Wigrent, moat 4 whom were accompanied by the lady members of their families. A few etiolates before lark water she cermitoey of christening wee perforated by her Ada Elemoda, who with the anal formalities earned the ship the Prince Albert, end almost immeelialiely a fterwards the dog shorn were knocked away, end the vessel glided essay out into the Themes, and wee towed down the river by three powerful tugs to nearly opposite Blackwell where she sow lies in midstream. 1.56 parr builders' statistics of the Prince Albert are A/ follows : Length brewers permodieulare. 240 feet; extreme breadth. 48 feet ; depth in bold, 25 fest 3 inches ; hoodoo, 2,533 tons (builders' onemerseieet) ; weight of iron in the 000nnetios ' of the ball, 1,399 toes ; weight of the wood backing for the iron plates, 309 tone ; weight of armour plates, 255 ions ; anchors, cables, and hawsers, 21 tone ; screw, tube. shaft, he., 18 tom. Her which are being built by tifeers. Humphries and Toone/at will be of 500 born power, end her draft of water, with regime and armament on board, about 19 feet. She is to be fitted with 4 mix" towers upon her deck from which her guns will be worked. What her armament will be is sae yet positively decided. but will no doubt domed very mock upon the result of the experiments still go i ng on as to the relative merits of onl descriptions of ordnance. The present arresgeonta, it tit maid, is that she is to be armed with three 300-pounders, aid two 210. pounders. Her dock rims in the none, and elopes outward all need towards the water. Apparently there see to be so bulwarks, and as her broadside rues but a verr, few feet shove the water li ne she offer but • very en" surface indeed to the enemy's shot. Like all velem& of her character, she is anything bet a graceful craft Oast. st leer/ so far se her presses aspect affords the opportunity of MeV. Ties Tamew Poucz Boar.—Owing to the rapid }legiwhich is being made by Yr. Batson, the contrector t:Thames Embesinneut between Waterlowteidgs mad the 'estop sod d the Temple-gardess, the Royalist, the Thames folios boat. which has bees sectored for some yews past at the end of Norfolk•strest, had yesterday to shift her quarter. • little lower Sews the rive. The Royalist O 01 " of the vemele which west out to the Arotic anises is sawth of Str Jobs Ftsaklia. CeststrAi. Pura.. ONs flatianto DAT. -- M0111:1AY, KAT 23.—Adiefeelese es must, 3,02 ; din ° by rem Wks* MI; told, 4,400. Ek - E