The Express. — London, England, 1867-01-25 00:00:00

LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—During the storms of the past year 3866, the National Lifeboat institution, by its lifeboats and other means, contributed to the saving of 913 persons from different wrecks on our Coasts. The institution also expended E 31,430 In the same period on Its lifeboat eats. lillshments, in addition to granting C 2.173 for rewards The Committee of the Invtitution earnestly APPEAL to the public fur ASSISTANCE to enable them to meet the continued Leary demands on the 172 lifeboat stations of the Institution. Conti•igutleasaie — racef;ea by 1171.47n . 5.7n "ast,ll7;;;;itry Rankers: and by the Secretary, RICHARD LEN IS, Esq., at the Inititutlea,l4, Jetta-street, Atlelphl, Leaden. bIAPPIN BROTHERS. —Establiahed A. D. 1810. OHESTSof SILVERPLATE for theCOLONIIM CUTLERY and SILVER PLATE for FURNISHING. MAYPIN BROTHERS, LONDON-BRIDGE. MAPPIN BROTHERS, 222, REGENT STILIIIT. BENSO'NS WATCHES. 58 and* LodeatablU; 25. Oldßoadstreet. BROWN and POLSON'S OORN FLOUR for CHILDRgrEI DIET. 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THE present Ministry is justifying the descrip tion given of it very soon after its formation as the Ministry of the recess. As the Parliamentary session approaches, it manifests increasing signs of helplessness. Mr. Disr-tsm is not that daring pilot in adversity, who, pleased with the danger, when the waves run high, will seek the stonu ; but he is a tolerable pilot in deep seas and smooth water. He can navigate the vessel of the State under conditions amid which the vessel of the State might almost be left to navigate itself. But when the situation becomes critical, and skilful seamanship is really required, all he can do is to hoist signals of distress. Parliament and the nation are waiting to know what the Government will do ; and the Government is waiting to know what Parliament and the nationwill require it to do, or allow it to leave undone. The proper guidance which the constitution provides is not forthcoming, and it seems likely that a part or the whole of next session will be wasted in indecisive negotiations and experiments, for lack of a Minister with courage and capacity to take the initiative. At any rate, if the Government has a policy, and the boldness to act upon it, its organs and supporters do it gross injustice. The fluctuating rumours which appear from day to day, and the incidents which generate or con firm them, reflect probably, with some accuracy, the Ministerial bewilderment and uncertainty. What desperate men may resolve upon at the last moment is of course beyond the range of compu tation, or even of reasonable conjecture. The plan of the day was not that of yesterday, and may not be that of to-morrow. As well might we expect a drowning man to elect beforehand the plank by which he will save himself and to go down rather than depart from his election as look for a steady purpose and course of action on Reform in the Government of Lord DERBY. To ordinary minds there would seem to be no intermediate course between dealing with the Reform question and refusing to deal with it. There are lions in both paths. Either alternative is attended with difficulties and dangers. To avoid them Her MAJ MTV'S Ministers are believed for the moment to meditate a line of conduct which has the singular recommendation of uniting all the disadvantages of action and of inaction with none of the credit which a resolute policy might derive from either. According to a plausible rumour, they have fallen back, or a short time since had fallen back, on the profound statesmanship of Lord ELcno, and think of referring the subject of Reform to a Royal Commission. To do so is to declare want of con fidence in themselves, in the House of Commons, and in the nation. It is to suspend the principle of parliamentary government on the most impor tant question which can occupy Parliament, the reconstruction of the constituent body which elects the House of Commons. Unsound as we believe Mr. Dninsem's theories of representation to be, they are wise and constitutional compared with the proposed method of procedure. If the Royal Commission is competent to do what the Cabinet is unequal to, the Royal Commission should forth with become the Cabinet. It may be said that further information is needed. But it follows, then, that Mr. DISRAELI'S plans of Reform were based on insufficient data. The demand fur more statistics itself assumes a false theory of re presentation, that of the so-called balance of political power, and the artificial subordination of a majority to a minority of politically competent persons. It is an obvious device for evading Ministerial responsibility, and for retaining office at the sacrifice of all that makes office honourable. How can the House of Commons or the country be asked to have confi dence in a Government which betrays a complete want of confidence in itself ? Another course which has been suggested, and which probably has been, is, or will be, under discussion in one or other of the Cabinet Councils which are now of daily occurrence, is even leis creditable than the plan of a Royal Commission. Ministers, it is said, will go to Parliament, avow ing themselves without a policy on the subject of Reform, and will ask the House of Commons to present them with one. They will admit that they have opinions on the subject of the represen talon, or at least that Mr. Dismal.' has, and that they say ditto to Mr. Disaastt ; but they will be quite willing to waive any ideas of their own, and to do as they may be directed by a majority of the House. Such, in plain words, and stripped of plausible circumlocutions, is tho line of conduct which is marked out for them. A more dangerous perversion of the true theory of ministerial responsibility and the dependence of the execu tive on the legislature cannot be imagined. For the confidence of the House of Commons in the Ministry, it substitutes the confi dence, or pretence of confidence, of the Ministry in the House of Commons. It is not enough that the Government should obey a par liamentary majority, and submit to its dictation. They should be taken from that majority, and share in the opinions to which they give effect. Ministers are naturally the leaders of their own party, and not the unwilling servitors of the Oppo sition. These are truisms ; but they are truisms which seem in danger of being neglected. If Lord Demi and his colleagues adopt the proce dure which they are thought to contemplate as a possible way out of their difficulties, they will cease to be the advisers of the Crown, and become simply a body of chief clerks and parlia mentary draughtsmen. Only two courses are honourably open to the Government. It may produce a Reform Bill framed on the principles which we are told on authority have the unanimous support of the Conservative party, and stand or fall by it. Or it may contend that the advantages even of a beneficial readjustment are not equal to the incon- ' veniences of disturbing a settlement which in their view is on the whole satisfactory to the country and works well, and may therefore refuse to bring forward any measure at all, standing or falling in this case also by the determination to which they have come. Lord DERBY and his colleagues can not look for a long or an illustrious term of office, but it need not be a dishonourable one. If they cannot serve Parliament and the country, they can avoid demoralizing them. OUR CONTEMPORARIES. (THIS DAY.) THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1867. attempt to use force to support a corrupt system, is un• doubted. But, for the sake of ensuring a speedy issue to the great question, the Star hopes to see it even more im posing in point of numbers than the last. In any other city than London • meeting of thirty or forty thousand people would be conxidered enormous, and would be judged the sure harbinger of change, but the class with whom reformers have to deal are tenacious of their unjust privileges, and they will not give way until they are fairly overshadowed by the numerical importance of those opposed to them. The greater the forthcoming demon- stration the leas necessity will there be for its repetition. In Lord Ernest Vane Tempest's case the Times thinks the court mighthave given more effect to the considerations which Mr. Justice Blackburn noticed in his sentence. A young man who at the age of twenty has been subjected to the severest punishment that an officer ever meets with in this country—that of being dismissed the service—who has been expatriated for ten years, and on whom the pro- secutor has heaped the ignominy of an outlawry, has been sufficiently punished for any fault► which the petulance of extreme youth may have urged him to commit, The defendant, at the discreet age of thirty-one, might have been allowed to begin a new and more prudent career, without prejudice from his ancient misdeeds. the Court. OSBORNE, JAN. 21. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, at tended by the Dowager-Ducheas of Athole and Mini lll`Gregor ; and her Majesty walked in the grounds this morning, attended by Miss M`Gregor. The Duke and Duchess D'Aumale, attended by Mdlle. Clinchamp, arrived at Osborne yesterday, on a visit to her Majesty. Princess Christian drove out this morning with the Duchess D'Aumalc, Prince Christian and the Duke D'Aumale walked in the pounds. The Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Prince Leopold, Princess Beatrice, and Prince Henry of Prussia went out also. Captain Mangles and Mr. Wilson, two of the directors of the Royal West Indies Mail Steam Packet Company, had an interview with the Lord President of the Council, at the Privy Council-office, yesterday, on the subject of quarantine. Mr. Sherriff, M.P., and Mr. Woof, town-clerk of Wor- cester, had an interview with the Right Hon. Spencer H. Walpole, at tho Home-office, yesterday, on the subject of the amalgamation of the prisons of the county and city of Worcester. The Earl and Countess of Essex have arrived in town for the season. The Right Hon. Seymour and Mrs. Fitzgerald have left Farrance's Hotel for Bombay. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) CAMBRIDGE, JAN. 2.1. LINT OF HONOURS AT THE BACHELOR OF ARTS' COMMENCF.SIENT, JANUARY 26, 1867.—Moderators: John Clough Williams Ellis, M.A., Sidney Swum College ; Anthony William Wilaon Steel, M.A., Gonville and Cains College. Examiners: Norman Macleod Ferree, M.A., Gonville and Caine College ; James Clerk Maxwell, M.A., Trinity College. (In all cues of equality the names are bracketed.) WRANGLER/. Ds SiVell Trinity. 22 Bone 2 Clifton., Trinity. 23 Thorpe St. John's. S Lambert Pembroke. {Gremlin Bt. John's. 4 Stevens At. John's. Oran, Gonville and 5 Humphreys St. John's. Caine. • Carpmael St. John,. Bodkin King's. 7 Reynolds Queen's. Cruohie Tr ilty. (Ch: rnloy • U. John's. lioneyburne S.Catbarins's II Jardine Gousille and N sentun Pembroke. Calm. 30 Di e ekaon.F.C. Trinity. Nbaw Clare. JDeakin Emmanuel 11 Parkin Clare. , Hallett Trinity. !Garners Go Calve. and 311 Clarke Emmanuel. Calve. Si Kennett Trinity.. 1 gimin 8. CaUtarine's (Bremner Clam. 14 Wanklyn 81d. Buren. .,' (,welkin St. John's. m (15 810 Rt. John's. Prior Emmanuel. Milian Bt. John's. { Beaumont Ht. John's. Reynolds Christ's. Bevan Emmanuel. 18 Green St . John's. Hell Trinity. 19 Puller Trinity. 41 Johnston Christ's. 20 Chaplin St. Juliris. 42 Grove C. Christi. 21 Watherston Emmanuel. seNtok orrixEs. Ds Landon St. John's. J Chamberlain Queen's. I lAirfe Bids. Sussex. I Fisher St. John's. 't Soutter Emmanuel. I Dearden Trinity Hall. 46 Stokes Trinity Hall. 1 Field Cluist's 47 Amp Emmanuel. 65 Smyth Jesus. 48 Pollock Triulty. J Boys Emmanuel. 49 Maestri Jesus. 1 Grsin St. Peter's 50 Fortescue St. Miu7 Msg. 118 Hope St. John's. dalene. OS Cluisons S. Catharine's 51 Barr St. Peter's. 70 Thompson hid. 241WICX. 52 Milner Pembroke. 71 Begley Col?. Christi. {s I Schroeder Dowr , tig. Francis Jesus. Simms Christ ' s. Tatham Christ's. Wren St. Peter's. 74 Daniell 'Privity. Morgan 84. Peter's. 75 Bromby Christ's. 1 Pearson 85 Mary Mag. 76 Loyd Trinity. dalene. 77 Bell Trinity. Askyrith Trinity. 78 Pengelly Christ's I Mai tin Claire. 79 Graham St. Peter's. GO Fernell Trinity Hall. Juishih St. Johu's. 101 Purim Christ's. THE CONFERENCE OF WORKING lin ON RELIGION. The Deily News speaks of the conference at the London Coffee-house on Monday as a meeting to which there has been no parallel in any professedly Christian country. The promise of a patient hearing which was given by the originators was faithfully kept, and much that was erroneous was borne for the sake of the good that must come from the frank expression of opinions honestly held. The circular assumed that the artisan class were more alienated than others from the religious institutior of the country, but the Daily News suspects that the largo majority of the middle class do not regularly attend any place of worship. Nevertheless, tke alienation of the most numerous class is a serious fact. Of the objec tions they offer, while some must be dismissed as de void of all seriousness, others are deserving of earnest attention. The character of the objections was not irreligious, but to the effect that what is given to the people as Christianity is not the true and simple religion of Christ. This is not pleasant for those who call them selves Christians to hear, but if they are sincere they would rather that reproach should fall on them than on their Master. And we do not think that anyone can read the speeches at this meeting without being struck with the profound impression which the character of Christ has made on the minds of many of those who shrink from call ing themselves by His name. The artisan speakers allege substantially that the men whom they find in the front of our religious organisations are notoriously living on a dif ferent life-plan from that set forth in the Bible. Church arrangements, it is said, are not founded on Christian but worldly ideas, and though Christianity is a religion of sacrifice all the churches are full of the spirit of class. There was a good deal to be said on the other side, as was shown in the brief speeches of Dr. Miller and Mr. Hall. Perhaps, if these good people had a larger share in the management of church affairs, many of the arrange ments to which objection is made would disappear. One thing comes out pretty clearly from this conference. If Christians want to increase the power of their religion over their generation they must not hope to do so by ac commodating it to the temper or prejudices of any class —whether higher or lower—more or less numerous. MIERICA. The Times reviews the proceedings relative to the proposed impeachment of Mr. Johnson in a spirit which is very unfriendly to the Congress. It as sumes that the majority will persevere in the course they have determined upon. On the 4th of March the present Congress will expire, and in accordance with an act passed last month, the new Congress will immediately commence its sittings. The interval will be consumed in preparing Articles of Impeachment. Thea, when the new Congress is inaugurated, and the radical party, strong now, becomes even stronger, when, above all, the two-thirds majority in the Senate will be secured beyond the possibility of doubt, the impeachment will be presented, a condemnation will be secured by which the main defence against the despotiamot a temporary majority will be swept away. In another article, after a sketch of the case of the Rappahannock, which has been concluded in the Court of Admiralty, and describing it as a transaction of which as a nation we have reason to be ashamed, the Times bawds a conjecture as to the ultimate decision in the Alabama case. That Great Britain will be held legally responsible in damages for the depredations of the Alabama by any corn potent arbitrator is very improbable ; that she will be re commended, in equity and honour, to make some com pensation for what her government might possibly have prevented is almost certain. Public opinion would accept this solution of the difficulty with perfect satisfaction, and support any reasonable enactment which might put an effectual stop to the equipment of Rappahannock*, or facilitate their prompt confiscation. 111BCT.LLANEOCA TOPICS. The Herald finds in the wide-spread distress among the mechanics and labourers of London reasons which seem to it unanswerable against the holding of meetings with a view to co-operating with the reform league. There is something, it thinks, excessively repulsive in the idea of the working classes of London electing to " make a holi day" under present circumstances. It is no time for "play" when thousands are starving for want of work. The Tines counsels French public men to make the best of the changes which have jest been made by the Emperor in the constitution. It was France who placed herself un conditionally in the power of one man ; beggars must not be choosers, and France voluntarily beggared herself. She should accept restitution even by the smallest instal ments, and, while waiting for more, learn to make the most of what she can get. The present ministerial arrange ment, the Tines also says, is purely temporary ; and, however disposed the Emperor may be to use his ministers as mere clerks, nothing can be predicted as to his future policy till the real men are known who are to usher in the new order of things. According to the Tdearaph the fruitfulness or uufruit. fulness of the coming session will be determined by the conduct of the Adullamites. The bulk of the latter, it is said, propose to fight with their tongues in debate, and when the division bell rings they mean to run away. Found nowhere in the lobbies at the critical moment of the fight, their names will not appear on the fatal record of those who vote against reform. 117 the adoption of this ingenious device they hope to escape the penalties which pursue deserters from the field of battle. The Telegraph objects to the plan of mustering at Tra falgar-square on the 11th February and marching to ti e Agricultural-ball, and thinks it would be much better to divide the metropolis into districts, each having its own meeting—all to be held simultaneously. The whole body could be directed from their different points to one large centre such as the Agricultural-hall, where the passing of the final resolutions would contribute something like a united approval to the previous proceedings of tho day. That the demonstration will pass over, says the Star, as did the lest, in perfect peace, unless the government are goaded into a panic by their frantic supporters, and LATEST INTELLIGENCE. OtIIITIR'S TELEG RA MS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JAN. 25. A grand banquet will take place to-day at the Palace of the Crown Prince to celebrate the anni versary of his royal highness's marriage. The British Ambassador and Lady Loftus are among the distinguished personages invited. ENGLAND AND EGYPT. MALTA, J. v. 24. Lord Clarence Paget has left for Alexandria in the Psyche in order to invest the Viceroy of Egypt with the Order of the Bath. Her Majesty's ship Caradoc, with the naval staff on board, has pre ceded his lordship. The Arethusa, Endymion, and Racer are already waiting at Alexandria in order to assist at the ceremonial. AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. (BY TELEGRAPH THOM GALLE.) MELBOURNE, Dzc. 26. Intelligence received here from New Zealand announces that the Maori King has signified his submission to the English authorities. The shipments of gold from Australia since the departure of the last mail are 8,000 (1) oz. for England, and 20,500 oz. for Galle. AMERICA. IN, JAN. 25, The North German Lloyd's steamer Hansa, from New York, passed the Needles at 19.55 a.m. to-day. WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.) .IANO•RY 25, 8 LEL Asa, 1 a IT.I I w. n r. s—r•ir.% I W. I H. 11to 9. Nairn .. - 29.23,351 8.8. W. 1. 1 &&W. err Ito; 3 Aberdeen 20.239 01 S.S.E. I , 1 9. m 10.20; 2 Leith 20.9642 W.B.W. 2' 1 W. mr 10.23, 1 Ardrosean _12033'441 W.N.W. 61 4 S. oe 10.93' 4 Gresocaatle 129.45441 W.N W. 3, 4 W. 949. rc .0.10 2 V4leatia 1 29. 7646, N.W. 4 4 W. oc 0.14 2 Cape elear 29.7264 i N.W. 4 6 &W. mb —' 4 liverpool I 1-1 - - Holyhead —119.49 40 W.N.W. 0 1 4 S.B.W. 0 601.6 Penzanoe ,29.71 I 47 i N.N.W. 4 7 &W. 7. 0.19 2 Lortent '29.63 48' W.N.W. 13 t 6 S. o OAS 4 Itochefor4 '29.61 621 W. 6• 4 S.W. x0'0.32 6 I Plymouth. 129.00 4d N.W. 6 2 1 S.W. ,ro .0.14 2 Weymouth 20.6648 N.W. . 2 5 , B.W. /DO 10.37 3 Portemouth 29.50 46 ?W.N.W. 2 2 ' W.S.W. I rf 0.49 2 Loudon 24.46 43 W. 1, 4 , &W. 0 11.62 - Yarmouth 29.46 44 W. 2 6 W. 2 1 —. 2 Scorbereogi 29.37 43 S.W. 1 1 . R.S.W. int ,002 2 Melds 1— 29.33 41 S.W. W. .2 1 • 3 B.W. I o 1 2 Helder 1 i - 5 1 ; I ! REMARKS. In the west of Ireland barometers have risen rapidly, and are now about half an loch higher there than in the north of Scot land. Temperature has declined on our southern coasts. Mode rate northwesterly winds chictly prevsil on our southern and western coasts, and light southerly winds on our other coasts. Bain has fallen very generally. Preparations are being made in New York to give the members of the yacht squadron, when they return from Europe, a grand reception. An escort up the bay, a banquet, and a ball are among the features proposed. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company have appointed Captain Samuels, of the successful yacht Henrietta, to the command of one of their new steamers now building in New York to ply between San Franciaeo and China. The celebrated breeding establishment of Prince Esterhazy, at °sore, in Hungary, after having flourished for nearly two centuries, has been brought to the hammer. It had been very much reduced two years ago, but circum stances made its entire discontinuance necessary, and the last 2 horses were sold a week ago. The ',Hoes obtained were satisfactory. The Emperor of Austria, although still King of Jerusalem, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Duke of Lorraine, Parma, Modena, &a, has laid aside his title of King of Lombardy and Venetia, and it appeess no more at the head of his decrees. He still, however, retains the right of conferring the Order of the Iron Crown of Milan, an order instituted by Napoleon when he was crowned King of Italy. A book collector at Lille purchased, two days back, at • stall, a volume at least • century old, but on afterwards examining his purchase some of the leaves appeared to be wanting. A closer inspection, however, showed that in three places the edges of the opposite pages had been pasted together, and in each pocket thus formed a 100 fr. note was concealed. The amateur, on inquiry, learned that the book had been purchased at the sale of a man recently deceased, and the finder immediately restored the notes to his son, • carpenter, in straightened circumstances, who had just been obliged to sell a part of his furniture to pay for his father's funeral. _ _ The marriage of M. Le Play, eon of the Coun cillor of State and CommissarpOeneral of the Universal Exhibition, with Madlle. Marie, daughter of M. Michel Chevalier, senator, took place the day before yesterday. M. Rouher was one of the bride's witnesses, and a great number of senators and high functionaries were present at the ceremony. _ _ . Such is the activity in the Prussian gun manu factories that by the beginning of May the whole of the North German troops will, it is hoped, be armed with needle-guns. With equal zeal the neweast-steel 4-pounders, which are to entirely supersede the &pounders, are being manufactured in the foundries. At Krupp's, at Essen, no less than 2,370 cast-steel cannon have been ordered by this and other governments. A Paris letter says :—" Some Russian peasants have recently arrived in Paris, and are now daily occupied in the building of huts in the park surrounding the palace of the Exhibition, after the fashion of thew adopted in their own country. These poor people are far from being pleased with their new mode of life. They seem to look back with regret to their immense forests, and long to hear the wind whistling through the tall pines, and contemplate their clear winter nights. The gaiety and brilliancy of the French capital have apparently no charms for them. Our theatres, monuments, and pro menades, to which they have been conducted, have utterly failed to dissipate the ennui that weighs upon them." The Japanese embassy now staying at the Grand Hotel, Paris, occupy a suite of elegant rooms, for which they pay 3.30 fr. a day. The arms they wear consist of long dagger and short sabres, richly ornamented, and are beautifully finished and formidable weapons. The chief of the embassy dresses in European costume, with trousers and black frock coat. His name is Ko-Tole, and he bears the title of Yamato-no-Kami. He is a Minister of Foreign Affairs at Japan, grand officer of the Taicoon, and governor of a province as large as the whole of France. Before returning to Paris he will pay a visit to St. Petersburg, and afterwards to America, The Japanese ambassadors appear to be much pleased with the cookery of the Grand Hotel. " They take five meals a day, and appear to have an excellent sp. petite. Of wines they seem to prefer Madeira and cham pagne, but they have a strong predilection for beer, and are sufficiently good judges of malt and hops to give the preference to the English beverage." SKATING AT PARIS. —The long talked-of fate in the Bois do Boulogne cams off the night before the thaw came on. From 9 o'clock till 11 the reserved lake was thronged by skaters and sla, the lanterns of which gleamed like so many will-o'-the-wisps. The enclosure was brilliantly illuminated with coloured lamps, and in addition with a number of electric lights. The pavilions of the clubs formed quite a fairy scene of light and flowers ? while a band of music played over. tures and popular airs. The thee of Paris high life was present at this aristocratic scene ; the Emperor. Empress, and Prince Imperial, however, not attending. A •srret with all the delicacies of the season was provided, to which the guests, stimulated by the exercise, did ample justice. The fete terminated at 11 by a display of fire works, and some hours after the thaw set in. Many stated on the thawing ioe till 1 in the morning, and then a shower of rain occasioned a general snow peal. PRESENTATION OF A MEDAL TO MRS. LINCOLN.— CHICAGO. JAN. 9.—Last Monday morning arrived a gentle man from France, who quietly proceeded to the residence of Mrs. Lincoln, and without pomp or speech, presented her with a medal in behalf of .10,000 French people, in token of their respect for Abraham Lincoln.—New York Tribune, Jan. 10. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Bovill and Justices Wilk., Harting, and Smith.) IN THE MATTER OF THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. D. Keane, Q.C., said that he was instructed by Mr. Barwell, a wine merchant, living at Norwich, to apply for • rule calling upon the Great Eastern Railway Company to show cause why an injunction should not issue against them, commanding them, as fairly and efficiently to keep up and maintain the Victoria station at Norwich and the line running therefrom to London as they were kept up and maintained at the time of the pasoog of the Company's Amalgamation Act. The learned counsel said that the railway company bad two stations at Norwich, one called the Thorp and the other the Victoria station, and that the latter was by far the most convenient one. The 178th section of the Company's Amalgamation Act said that the company should not close or discontinue the Victoria station, nor do anything to prejudice or impair the use of the same by the public, and that the Eastern Union Railway should be as fairly and efficiently kept up and worked as the route between London and Norwich as the same was kept up and worked prior to the passing of that act ; and there was a proviso that the company might, with the consent of the 'corporation of Norwich, make such alterations as they thought fit in the arrangements respecting the use of the Victoria station and the railway in con nexion therewith. The 180th section said that if the company did anything contrary to this enactment it should be lawful for the Board of Trade to make such order as they should think proper; and the party com plaining might apply to this court under the Railway and Canal Traffic Act. The affidavit stated that for several months past the company had discontinued running the 2.20 up train and the 3 o'clock down train, and no other trains had been substituted for them, and that this ar rengement had caused great inconvenience. The Lord Chief Justice, after some discussion, said that he did not think that the affidavits were sufficient, espe cially in this that they did not show that there had been any demand for • remedy upon the company. He added that it would be extremely difficult for this court to go into the traffic arrangements of the company, and probably they could not do so at all without refer ring the matter to the master, or to some engineer. The Board of Trade, however, had all the necessary machinery for such an inquiry to hand, and he suggested that the learned counsel should consider whether it would not be prudent in the first instance to apply to the Board of Trade. _ _ Mr. lEtane thought it probable that the facts would be so far admitted that it would not be necessary to have any inquiry ; but still it appeared that there had been no suffi cient demand upon the company T therefore he would for the present withdraw his application, to take time to con sider the course which he should advise. Application withdrawn. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) HANCOCK (FALIIIKLY CALLED PEATY)) C. PEATY. EXTRAORDINARY CARL _ _ The Queen's Advocate and Dr. Tristram for the peti tioner; Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Serle for the respon dent. The petitioner was the guardian of the alleged wife and he prayed that her marriage might be declared null on the ground that at the time it waa contracted she was insane. Her name was Mary Ann Hancock, and she was the daughter of • manufacturer, who died in 1835. Her mother, it was stated, was afflicted with hallucinations both before and after her confinement, and in fact died in an asylum. Her daughter, who was born in 1827, was always looked upon by her family as insane ; and she was, at any rate, in the habit of dressing herself in • very eccentric manner. The respondent, Mr., Hobert Augustus Peaty, a clerk in the Bank of England, had paid his addresses to her in spite of the remonstrances of the family ; but he said that if she was mad it was for love of him. A few days before the wedding she placed herself naked in • bath, and remained looking at • picture of a bridge under which she said the respondent would have to peas before he could be married to her. She was with great difficulty removed from the bath and dressed. She also laboured under the notion that her food was poisoned, and that she was • person of great political importance. Nevertheless, in August, 180, a marriage took place ; and during the ceremony (which was performed at St. Matthias's, Paddington) she conducted herself in a very strange fashion. Afterwards she insisted on discussing in the vestry the relations of church and state. The new-married couple went on • wedding tour and after wards took up their residence in Osnaburg-terrace ; but three weeks after they became man and wife, Mrs Peaty's sister visited them and found that the lady had already been underrestaint. She waaultimately removedto St. Luke's Asylum, where she remained till the 17th of the present month. She had since been liberated, but she was still under medical treatment Since themarriage she had become entitled to an interest in 3,000/. Dr. Cumming, of Chelsea, the medical attendant of the lady, expressed his opinion that she was undoubtedly mad, and was not fit to marry. Nevertheless be thought that Mr. Peaty had been Mused, for he ought to have been allowed to many her at all; and if he was to be sepa rated from her, the petition ought to have been tiled three years ago, instead of which the family had waited till the lady had become entitled to property. Had understood that the engagement was one of long standing. The wedding was to have taken place in 1850. Her state varied • good deal. At times she was quite incompetent to manage her own affairs, but she had lucid intervals when she could attend to them. _ _ _ -- ----- [The case wag proceeding when our report left.] COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commiesioner Holroy.L) IN RE WIG{ AND MILD& The banlcrupta were straw hat and bonnet manu facturers, of Wood-street, Cheapside. The liabilities are 4,941/. ; assets of uncertain amount. At the last sitting an adjournment had been taken on the representation that the bankrupts would be able to make an offer to their creditors and take the case out of court. It was now stated that nothing had been done towards that end, and the bankrupt Wilde was not in attendance. An adjournment sine die w►s ordered. IN RE B. P. HARRIS. The bankrupt, a publican, of Newington Butts, applied for his order of discharge from debts of 8211. Mr. R. Griffiths oppo;ed for Miss Kemp, a creditor for 21t1., damages and coats in an action for breach of pro. mice of marriage. He stated that his client was not the only lady in that position, for Mine Pluebe Myers was also a creditor for 1151. for a similar action. The bankrupt had pledged jewellery to the amount of 80/. shortly before his failure, and it was evident that the bankruptcy was solely for the purpose of defeating the claim of the ladies, who had obtained verdicts against the bankrupt. The creditors wished for further time to make inquiries as to the property. After hearing Mr. Reed for the bankrupt, His Honour directed an adjournment. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN NN CAPTAIN MEN. The bankrupt was a captain on half-pay, residing in HaLey-street, Chelsea. Debts, about 300/. Mr. Reed opposed and elicited from the bankrupt in examination that he bad pledged some plate and had lost the duplicates ' • be had given • bill of sale for 300/. on his furniture. He had lust 700/. in working a patent refrige rator. Mr. Llama and Mr. Doris alm appeared in the case. An adjournment was ordered for additional amounts. IN RE ELLINGTON. The bankrupt was described as a manufacturer, of Addle•street. The debts were upwards of 6,0001. of which 84:5/. were in respect of accommodation bills. A ssets about 400 f. . If; Dori* asked for additional accounts, which were (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE WIIALPHET. The bankr.apt, a merchant of New York, applied for his release from custody. His liabilities are about 10,0001. Mr. Chidley supported the application, and stated that the bankrupt had come to this country for the purpose of making some business arrangements, and while here he had been arrested on a writ of espies. . . . Mr. M R. Griffith 4 opposed for the detaining creditor, whose debt wu 2,330/., in respect of bills of exchange discounted at Liverpool, and dishonoured ou presentation at New York. . . . Mr. Linklater, for the petitioning creditor and other creditors, supported the application on the ground that the estate would be benetitted by the bankrupt being et liberty. He had been extensively engaged to the pro motion of public comp: ' . His Honour slid he would grant the relense on the bank rupt finding two sureties of NNW, each, and entering into his own recognisance of MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (THIS !)AY.) SECOND COURT. (Before Mr. Payne.) A DARING HOUsEBILEAKER.—HEATT SENTENCE. John Wilkinson, 2'J, a low, determined-looking fellow, was placed in the dock, charged with breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Henry Pettifer, and stealing therein two shawls and other articles, his property. The prisoner is a dangerous,determined inan,and an extra prison warder was placed in the (lock in case of any violence from the prisoner, which was apprehended on account of his determined character. Miss Elizabeth l'ettifer, who gave her evidence with great propriety, said she lived at 54, De Beauvoir-rteid, and at about 8 o'clock in the evening of the 7th inst., she saw a man rush out of her house. She could not see his face, but believed the prisoner to be the person. She pointed him out to Mr. Jackson, and he followed him. She found a large bundle made up consisting of shawls, dresses, and other articles of wearing apparel. Mr. W. Jackson, who lived in the same house, said he ' heard the last witness cry out, and be followed th e loner and after a struggle secured him. On the way t o the pollee station he took from the prisoner's hand . packet which the policeman would produce. John Howell, 49 N, produced some very nicely made skeleton keys, six in number, but as each key contain e d two sets of wards there were in fact 12 keys ; some silent matches and • wax taper were also found upon the 1., loner. The jury immediately found the prisoner Gadtv. Herbert Reeves, warder of the House of Corm,ticx Coldbatli-fields, said the prisoner was a most character. On the 19th of Feb., 1861, he was convicted at the Middlesex Serrions in the name of John Althea, szd sentenced to two years' imprisonment with hard labue r , and since then to three imprisonments. He wu sex; sentenced to three years' penal servitude at the Old 81 1 1 e, for burglary, of which sentence he only served two atrj half years. He was now out on a ticket-of leave. lie IF ai connected with a desperate gang of housebreakers. Mr. Payne, in pawing sentence, said the pri soner b ad suffered a variety of imprisonments, and as he ecemed to be a dangerous person, and there could not be any dank but that he was • systematic housebreaker, be touts be sentenced to a heavy sentence. For the protection of iL e public he (Mr. Payne) felt it to be his duty to sentence th, prisoner to be kept in penal servitude for ten years. Sarah Hobson, 20 years of age, but who looked c,..1 younger, • quiet, decent-looking girl, was indicted for stealing a half-sovereign, belonging to her father ialse, This was • very sad case, tha poor prisoner in tht de,, whom it was admitted was • girl of respectability, had brought herself into the trouble through oint m ., Her father-in-law sent the prisoner into his too l.; to fetch a half-sovereign, and when she returned t h e ge . him a sovereign which she had found, but denied err; having seen • half-sovereign. Her father pressed her u to the half-sovereign, but she denied it altogether. It ti proved, however, that the prisoner had taken it and oup coaled it under a mattress. He did not wish to p re .", her, and had told her that if she would tell hire sh e , (the half-sovereign) was he would forgive her. Tim she refused to do, and he gave her into custody. The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but straw, commended her to the merciful consideration of the mart, in consequence of her youth and respectability. In answer to the Court, the father-in-law said the LAI always been • good girl. Her husband was in the country. The foreman of the jury respectfully submitted that the court could let the prisoner out upon her own le. cognisance' it might meet the justice of the case, as it. pnsonsr had already been in prison several days. Mr. Payne said he could not do that, as she was a nib ried woman. He would take her husband's recogitimum The father-in-law offered to become responsible. act having entered into the required bond the prisoner..,, liberated, and left the court curtseying and thanking the gentlemen of the jury and the court for their kindness. THE POLICE COURTS. (THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH STREET. ♦ WIFZ BEATER PROPERLY PUNISHED. TAos. Dennis ('Brady, resi • in Hunt's-court, Castle. street, Leioeeter-square, was before Mr. Knot with assaulting his wife, Mary Elizabeth. The wife, whose face bore marks of ill•usage, About half-past 1 o'clock this morning my hualxind ca‘s home drunk, end knocked and kicked sae about. He do seized me by the hair and swung me down. Mr. Knox—Has he ever assaulted you before! Complainant—Yee air, and he was here once hefcre. He took up a knife and threatened to stab me. Mr. Knox—Has he ever attempted to use a knife or: you ? Complainant--Yes, sir. Police-constable Shrives, /12. C—About half-past I flit morning I was called to a house in Hint's-court, sea ebe complainant gave the prisoner into custody for amulusg her and threatening to stab her. The prisoner deni e d doing so, but afterwards admitted that he took ups knife and threatened to run it into his wife. The complainant had a bruise on her eye and her hair was hanging &ea I took the prisoner into custody. Prisoner—l had had a drop to drink, and if I couple of glasses, you know, I don't know what Ira about. If you look over it this time I'll not otf•ad again- The complainant, in answer to Mr. Knox, said-The last time I charged the prisoner be was committed fn.' month ; that was nine months ago, and ever since is conduct has been very bad. Mr. Knoz—He will now be committed for two month. BRNAKING INTO BCILDER'd coraroal-Hot‘E. loAn Cararuwk, a young roan was charged before*. Knox with breaking into a counting-house at Ara Hove, Argyll-atreet, belonging to Mr. Owen Lewis, builder. Great Portland-street. It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Lewis has a 1~'t• able counting-house in the inclosed ground of Aran HMO, and that about ii o'clock yesterday afternoon aceWrnu s the employ of Mr. Naig, wine•merchant. who has earn under the house, found theprisoner in Mr. Lewis's cosati4• house, which had been broken open. He secured the pe• Boner, who resisted violently, and handed him ore u Solomon Peisley, 69 C, and he was taken to the etz2e and on searching him Peisley found he was woriq. coat which turned out to be the property of Mr. Lewis. stl which had been taken out of the counting-house, alai: the prisoner's possession 19 duplicates, 13 relating to colt were found. It farther appeared that on a former•• caution some one had entered the same counting-house .2 stolen some valuable drawing instruments. The prisoner, who stated that he was in great distru was remanded for a few days. MIDDLE-CLASS Ss:HooLs. —The National Sociei. at the Sanctuary, Westminster, has just commenced an et. tensive movement for the purpose of establishing church middle-class schools, or schools for the - lower middle an upper artisan classes ' "throughout England and Wale.. the committee, among others, are the Archbishop of Yorii, the bishops of both provinces, the Duke of Buccleuch.:ls Earls Diary, Nelson, Romney, Carnation, Ilarrowl.y.sal Powis ; the Lords Itedesdale, Lyttelton, and Cranhorti . .; the Right Hon. Messrs. Hardy, M.P.. Spencer M.P., J. W. Henley, M.P., C. B. Adderley,3l.P.. Taylor Coleridge, Ce ice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood. W.Heathoote, /d.P., Sir Thomas Phillips, lt.('., Mr. lirio ford-Hope, M.P., Mr. Hubbard, M.l'.. Mr. F. S. Poop. M.P., Mr. Goat, M.P., Mr. Adana, M.l'., the C. L. Wood, Mr. Cubitt, .trclleacons Sind,/ and Bickersteth, the Dean of Manchester, the H o y. lf. Cadman, the Rev. Dr. Miller, of Greenwich, the Rev. It. Barry, the Rev. Dr. Atlay, the Hou. R. 4'. E. Abbot. : Rev. A. Blomfield„ the Rev. R. Gregory, Mr. John tit!. hot, ke. The two main objects to which the fund , to be devoted at first are the erection of suitable eii.• rooms and theprovision of a due supply of .malitiolte.oi.c. Schools will be established by local cooperation with society at convenient centres in county towns, crowded cities, and it is believed that iu a short tittle schools will be self-supporting. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.—The nap rejection of Professor Martineau, who was a ramill.l for the professorship of mental philosophy and loge a University College, seems likely to give riso to • -1 further discussion. A considerable number of t' Fellows and proprietors have called upon the Co, the college to take the matter into consideration, iir. , e council having acceded to the requcct, have fixed """::* day, the 2nd of February, for the meeting. day, COLLEGE, LONI , ON. —Yesterday then"" ing classes in connexion with this college were • The theological department was also o p e ned yoti.i.-1 under the direction of the Rev. Canon Jelf, the Rev.i_i Robertson, the Rev. Professor Leaths, the Rev. Proi.-r Cheetham, the Rev. A. 1 l'orsey, the Her. Plurntre, and the Rev..l. M'(' nil. The opening t departments of general literature and the applied also took place. SI t' LAS TRIAL AT VIENN.I. —A criminal act 1 has been brought at Vienna against a young girl hY family of a nobleman for fraud and extortion. . 1 Baron Urn had been induced by a girl whom he aecia" . tally inet to promise either to many leer or to ei‘e , 10,00011. After a few month.' aoluaintence le hire , : • her to his family, who were li, pug at Freilitirg, in and she was at first kindly receiscd a s his wife. As soon, however, as the peceatirY action that had passed between then, b.r.e. o known. • scene changed. The young lady was drive,. with from the home of her intended hualt.ind. :girl his • sued her for extortion and fraud, at the same time •:'; ing to the authorities for a de ar..tion thot the km'. s . - an imbecile and incapable of inattagies hi. own At the trial two medical witness's or,, " Glared that they considered liana, t" be eiaapos r and, although their loathe sms o se• shaken by the counsel for the defiece. the ust•t• who in Austria perform the f unct ion ..of ploy tt. 11:e —found the young woman pithy of ex tort " - of fraud), and sentenced her to six mouths meat with hard labour. Admitting the Elm, his promise to pay 10,00011. ea,. also 4111111 E., them. Baron Clio appeared as a cs at the. his behaviour was perfectly rational, slid, rious Windham affair in England a few y, iis which the present case has some analogy. tie ea u-I"'' of the public were entiiely with the periiecuu ' The defects in the Ault , ri n law which b,ca oi on this oceason are—that there is no such ti mission " de lunatic* inimirendo :" that itot.T• cannot be called for the defence in such c mop the medical witnesses who give evidence on th,-, i.e.'. • are not independent pbytticions, bat arc otti dloeer and permanently attached to the Ci • Justice for all medictilegal eases. CHOLERA SERVIcES IN THE LON PON 110--a k On Tuesday afternoon last. the London 110,Mtal mitten presented to several of their medical ioi I staff certain testimonials of valuable articles. e having the following inscription :---" l'reseitted by the Governors of the London Hospital. acknowledgment of valuable cervices ill the Jearael. LONDON GENERAL (}MN I BUS COM E %NV (I. O " Tr , --Traffic receipts for the week enclit4 8,418 Gs. 10d. Ds Poole. I French Emmanuel. 192 Load Pembroke. 1 Stook. St. John's. :Oct Taylor St. John's. i Crosthwalte Pembroke. 104 Roumleu Jeans. Jokes Trinity. 106 Winter Trinity. Alford St. John's. 106 Greenwood St. Maly Malmo Trinity. Magdalene. IDuncan Jesus. J Nempe Trinity. Lowe Sidney Sussex 1 Martyrs Gonville and 89 Radcliffe St John's. Caine. . .. 90 irnton iiinlly Flail. 109 Edwards Cop Cbziatl. I Clark Corp. Christi. i Fester Trinity. Forbes At. John's. 1 Taylor Christ's. 03 Eller p i eeo . l. ) Rue At. John's. 94 Ark wright nity. i Taylor Trinity. 9.5 Joni , ' S.CAtharine's 114 Hart At. John's. fill Mackrell Queens' 115 Murray °olivine and 97 Roberts Christ's Coins .... . .. ' Butler i t Trin it y . 116 Bolitho TritTitT . t Sidman &Catharine's 117 Isherwood St. Jul. Ws. 100 Dickson, R. 118 Anderson Trinity. 11. Trinity AGnorrr. 1101er, St. Peter's. Mr. Chu. Niven, the emirs wrangler, is 21 yeah of age, • native of Peterhead ; he wu educated at the University of Aberdeen, where be obtained the Simpson mathematical price, and the Fullerton mathematical scholarship. He also bolds the Ferguson mathematical scholarship 0001' peted for at Glasgow amongst students from all Scotch universities. He entered at Cambridge in October, 18Gf, having previously obtained by open competition one of the open minor scholarships at Trinity College. Once entered at Trinity, his career was most successful, he obtained all college honours, and weed Propter Merit= in the first class of his year. From the minor be passed to a founda tion scholarship as soon as statutably eligible. Mr. Niven also achieved an honour never previously won by any under the grade of Senior Wrangler—he carried off the Sheepshanks exhibition, previously held by the HIM J. W. /Brett. Mr. Niven was on the Public Orator and Mr. Blore's side, and Mr. Routh was his private tutor. Mr. Clifford, the second wrangler, is • native of Exeter, 21 years of age, and has been intellectually reared under private tuition before entering upon the university curriculum. He carried off a minor scholarship at Trinity, and proceeded thence to a foundation scholarship. His name is to be found in the first class of each of his yearn. This gentleman was on the Public Orator and Mr. Blore's side. He won the declamation prize lut year on a subject dear to the heart of all Cambridge men, and especially at " Old Trinity," to wit, " William WheweiL" Mr. Perceval Frost was Mr. Cliffonl's private tutor. It is understood that Mr. Clifford has, during his university career, devoted a great deal of his time to other branches of mathematical science than those that would have won him a place in the mathematical tripes. He is already distinguished in modern analytical methods, of which Pro fessor Cayley is the great exponent. Yesterday, shortly after twelve o'clock, the mortal remains of the late Marquis of Exeter, K.G., were placed within the family vault in St. Martin's Church, Stamford, Northamptonshire. A great number of persona congre gated at the church, and during the day the shops and houses of the inhabitants of Stamford and its neighbour hood ware closed out of respect to the late marquis, and the bells of the churches in Stamford tolled at intervals during the day. The Right Hon. Lord Burghley, M.P., was chief mourner, and with him in the first mourning coach were Lord Thomas Cecil and Lords Brewnlow and Adelbert Cecil, the brother and sons of the deceased. in the three other mourning coaches were the Earl Spencer, Viscount Sandon, Right HOG. Viscount Cranhorne, M.P., the Earl Percy, Hon. William Evans Freke, Hon. Mr. Cecil, Hon. Arthur Wellesley, Hon. William Cecil, the Earl of Longford, Dr. Hopkinson, Dr. Newman, and Mr. William Higgs. Then came the private carriage of the late marquis, and the household of Iturghleyon foot closed the procession, which moved at a slow pace through the co irk and by the principal lodge to the high road. At that point a number of the family tenantry joined the proem sionland accompanied it to the church. ~ RA tioldi, 17th 4 A 900 ti moat, imu k ditto,